Neyemi 5

1 Mibali elongo na basi na bango bayimaki-yimaki makasi mpo na kotelemela bandeko na bango, Bayuda.

and to be cry [the] people and woman: wife their great: large to(wards) brother: compatriot their [the] Jew

2 Bamoko bazalaki koloba: — Biso elongo na bana na biso ya mibali mpe ya basi, tozali ebele; tozali na posa ya ble oyo ekoki na motango na biso mpo ete tolia mpe towumela na bomoi.

and there which to say son: child our and daughter our we many and to take: take grain and to eat and to live

3 Bamosusu bazalaki mpe koloba: — Tozali kosimbisa bilanga na biso, bilanga na biso ya vino mpe bandako na biso lokola ndanga mpo na kozwa ble na tango ya nzala makasi.

and there which to say land: country our and vineyard our and house: home our we to pledge and to take: take grain in/on/with famine

4 Bamosusu lisusu bazalaki koloba: — Topesaki bilanga na biso mpe bilanga na biso ya vino lokola ndanga mpo na kodefa mbongo ya kofuta mpako ya mokonzi.

and there which to say to borrow silver: money to/for tribute [the] king land: country our and vineyard our

5 Nzokande tozali nzoto moko mpe makila moko na bandeko na biso, mpe bana na biso bakeseni te na bana na bango; kasi tala ndenge nini tosili kosambwa: tosengeli koteka bana na biso ya mibali mpe ya basi lokola bawumbu; mpe bana na biso mosusu ya basi bakomi bawumbu, mpe tozangi nguya ya kosikola bango, mpo ete bilanga na biso mpe bilanga na biso ya vino ekomi ya bato mosusu!

and now like/as flesh brother: compatriot our flesh our like/as son: child their son: child our and behold we to subdue [obj] son: child our and [obj] daughter our to/for servant/slave and there from daughter our to subdue and nothing to/for god: power hand: power our and land: country our and vineyard our to/for another

6 Tango nayokaki koyimayima na bango mpe maloba wana nyonso, nasilikaki makasi.

and to be incensed to/for me much like/as as which to hear: hear [obj] outcry their and [obj] [the] word [the] these

7 Nazwaki mokano ya kopamela bakambi mpe bankumu; nalobaki na bango: — Tango bodefisaka bandeko na bino, bosengaka bango mileki! Bozali nde komemisa bandeko na bino moko mokumba monene boye! Nabengisaki mayangani moko ya monene mpo na kolobela makambo yango elongo na bango.

and to advise heart my upon me and to contend [emph?] with [the] noble and with [the] ruler and to say [emph?] to/for them interest man: anyone in/on/with brother: compatriot his you(m. p.) (to lift: aid *Q(K)*) and to give: make upon them assembly great: large

8 Nalobaki na bango: — Biso, kolanda makoki na biso, tosikolaki bandeko na biso, Bayuda, oyo batekamaki epai ya bapagano. Kasi bino sik’oyo, bozali bino moko koteka bandeko na bino, mpe bozali koteka bango kaka epai ya bato ya ekolo na biso! Bavandaki kimia mpe bazangaki liloba ya kozongisa.

and to say [emph?] to/for them we to buy [obj] brother: compatriot our [the] Jew [the] to sell to/for nation like/as sufficiency in/on/with us and also you(m. p.) to sell [obj] brother: compatriot your and to sell to/for us and be quiet and not to find word

9 Nabakisaki: — Makambo oyo bozali kosala ezali malamu te. Bosengelaki te kotambola na kotosa Nzambe na biso mpo ete topesa te na bapagano oyo bazali banguna na biso nzela ya kotiola biso?

(and to say *Q(K)*) not pleasant [the] word: thing which you(m. p.) to make: do not in/on/with fear God our to go: walk from reproach [the] nation enemy our

10 Ngai, bandeko na ngai mpe basali na ngai, todefisaki bango mbongo mpe ble. Nabondeli bino, totikela bango niongo yango!

and also I brother: male-sibling my and youth my to lend in/on/with them silver: money and grain to leave: forsake please [obj] [the] interest [the] this

11 Bozongisela bango na lombangu bilanga na bango, bilanga na bango ya vino, bilanga na bango ya banzete ya olive mpe bandako na bango; mpe botikela bango eteni ya nkama moko ya mbongo, ya ble, ya vino ya sika mpe ya mafuta oyo bokatelaki bango lokola mileki.

to return: return please to/for them like/as [the] day land: country their vineyard their olive their and house: home their and hundred [the] silver: money and [the] grain [the] new wine and [the] oil which you(m. p.) to lend in/on/with them

12 Bazongisaki: — Tokosala ndenge olobi, tokozongisa yango mpe tokosenga bango lisusu eloko moko te na likolo. Bongo nabengisaki Banganga-Nzambe; mpe nasengaki na bakambi mpe bakalaka ete balapa ndayi, liboso ya Banganga-Nzambe, ete bakosala ndenge balaki.

and to say to return: rescue and from them not to seek so to make: do like/as as which you(m. s.) to say and to call: call to [obj] [the] priest and to swear them to/for to make: do like/as Chronicles [the] this

13 Mpe napupolaki songe ya nzambala na ngai na koloba: — Tika ete Nzambe apupola ndenge ngai nazali kosala mpe abengana, mosika ya ndako na ye mpe ya biloko na ye, moto nyonso oyo akokokisa te elaka na ye; mpe tika ete bapupola ye ndenge wana mpe atikala maboko pamba! Lisanga mobimba ezongisaki: — Amen! Bakumisaki Yawe mpe bakokisaki makambo oyo balakaki.

also bosom my to shake and to say [emph?] thus to shake [the] God [obj] all [the] man which not to arise: establish [obj] [the] word: promised [the] this from house: home his and from toil his and thus to be to shake and worthless and to say all [the] assembly amen and to boast: praise [obj] LORD and to make: do [the] people like/as Chronicles [the] this

14 Wuta mokolo oyo mokonzi akomisaki ngai moyangeli kati na mokili ya Yuda, elingi koloba: kobanda na mobu ya tuku mibale ya bokonzi ya Aritakizerisesi kino na mobu ya tuku misato na mibale, elekaki mibu zomi na mibale, ezala ngai to bandeko na ngai, totikalaki mokolo moko te kobika na mpako oyo bapesaka na moyangeli.

also from day which to command [obj] me to/for to be governor their in/on/with land: country/planet Judah from year twenty and till year thirty and two to/for Artaxerxes [the] king year two ten I and brother: male-sibling my food: allowance [the] governor not to eat

15 Nzokande, bayangeli oyo bakambaki liboso na ngai bazalaki konyokola bato mpe kosenga na makasi ete bapesa bilei, vino mpe mbongo ya bibende ya palata, tuku minei. Ezala bakalaka na bango mpe bazalaki kaka konyokola bato. Kasi ngai, natikalaki kosala bongo te, pamba te nazalaki kotosa Nzambe.

and [the] governor [the] first: previous which to/for face: before my to honor: heavy upon [the] people and to take: take from them in/on/with food: allowance and wine after silver: money shekel forty also youth their to domineer upon [the] people and I not to make: do so from face: because fear God

16 Kutu, namipesaki lisusu koleka na mosala ya kobongisa mir oyo; basali na ngai nyonso bamipesaki mpe na mosala mpe totikalaki kosomba ata eteni moko te ya mabele.

and also in/on/with work [the] wall [the] this to strengthen: persevere and land: country not to buy and all youth my to gather there upon [the] work

17 Na mesa na ngai, bato nkama moko na tuku mitano, Bayuda mpe bakalaka, bazalaki kolia elongo na bato oyo bazalaki koya epai na biso wuta na bikolo ya bapaya ya zingazinga.

and [the] Jew and [the] ruler hundred and fifty man and [the] to come (in): come to(wards) us from [the] nation which around us upon table my

18 Mikolo nyonso, bazalaki kolambela ngai ngombe moko ya mobali, meme motoba ya malamu mpe basoso; mpe sima na mikolo zomi nyonso, bazalaki koya kotikela ngai vino ebele. Atako bongo, natikalaki kosenga eloko moko te kati na biloko oyo esengeli mpo na moyangeli, pamba te mokumba ya misala ezalaki makasi na mito ya bato.

and which to be to make: do to/for day one cattle one flock six to purify and bird to make: do to/for me and between ten day in/on/with all wine to/for to multiply and with this food: allowance [the] governor not to seek for to honor: heavy [the] service upon [the] people [the] this

19 Oh Nzambe na ngai, kanisa ngai mpe talisa ngai ngolu na Yo mpo na nyonso oyo nasili kosala mpo na bato oyo!

to remember [emph?] to/for me God my to/for welfare all which to make: do upon [the] people [the] this