Emoniseli 1
1 Emoniseli kowuta na Yesu-Klisto. Nzambe apesaki Ye yango mpo ete alakisa na basali na Ye makambo oyo esengeli koya kala mingi te. Yesu-Klisto atindaki anjelu na Ye koyebisa emoniseli yango epai ya Yoane, mosali na Ye.
Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified [it], sending by his angel, to his bondman John,
2 Lokola motatoli, Yoane asakolaki Liloba na Nzambe ndenge Yesu-Klisto ayebisaki ye yango; asakolaki makambo nyonso oyo amonaki.
who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.
3 Esengo na moto oyo atangaka maloba ya lisakoli oyo, mpe esengo na bato oyo bayokaka maloba yango mpe babatelaka makambo oyo ekomama kati na yango, pamba te tango ekomi pene.
Blessed [is] he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time [is] near.
4 Yoane; Epai ya Mangomba sambo kati na etuka ya Azia: Tika ete ngolu mpe kimia epesamela bino, kowuta na Ye oyo azali, azalaki mpe azali koya, kowuta na milimo sambo oyo bazalaka liboso ya Kiti na Ye ya Bokonzi,
John to the seven assemblies which [are] in Asia: Grace to you and peace from [him] who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which [are] before his throne;
5 mpe kowuta na Yesu-Klisto, Motatoli oyo akosaka te, Mosekwi ya liboso kati na bakufi, mpe Mokonzi ya bakonzi ya mokili! Epai na Ye oyo alingaka biso mpe akangolaki biso na masumu na biso na nzela ya makila na Ye,
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,
6 Ye oyo akomisaki biso ekolo ya bakonzi mpe ya Banganga-Nzambe mpo na kosalela Nzambe, Tata na Ye: Tika ete nkembo mpe nguya ezonga epai na Ye mpo na libela na libela! Amen! (aiōn g165)
and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him [be] the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
7 « Botala, azali koya kati na mapata! Miso nyonso ekomona Ye, ezala bato oyo batobolaki Ye mopanzi; mpe bikolo nyonso ya mokili ekomilela-lela likolo na Ye. »
Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen.
8 « Nazali Alifa mpe Omega, » elobi Nkolo Nzambe, « Ye oyo azali, azalaki, mpe azali koya, Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso. »
I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
9 Ngai Yoane, ndeko na bino, oyo azali kokabola elongo na bino pasi, bokonzi mpe molende kati na Yesu, nazalaki kati na esanga ya Patimosi, likolo ya Liloba na Nzambe mpe litatoli na ngai na tina na Yesu.
I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus.
10 Na mokolo ya Nkolo, Molimo ya Nzambe asimbaki ngai, mpe nayokaki sima na ngai mongongo moko ya makasi lokola kelelo
I became in [the] Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet,
11 koloba: « Koma na buku makambo oyo ozali komona, mpe tinda yango na Mangomba sambo oyo: Efeso, Simirne, Pergame, Tiyatire, Sarde, Filadelfi mpe Laodise. »
saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
12 Nalukaki kobaluka mpo na koluka koyeba nani oyo azali koloba na ngai. Mpe tango nabalukaki, namonaki bitelemiselo sambo ya minda, basala na wolo.
And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps,
13 Mpe kati na bitelemiselo yango, ezalaki na moto moko lokola Mwana na Moto. Alataki nzambala ya molayi mpe mokaba moko ya wolo zingazinga ya tolo na Ye.
and in the midst of the [seven] lamps [one] like [the] Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle:
14 Moto mpe suki na Ye ezalaki pembe makasi lokola mvula ya pembe. Miso na Ye ezalaki lokola moto oyo ezali kopela makasi.
his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
15 Makolo na Ye ezalaki lokola bronze oyo babimisi sika longwa na fulu ya moto makasi, mpe mongongo na Ye ezalaki koyokana lokola makelele ya mayi ya ebale monene.
and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters;
16 Na loboko na Ye ya mobali, asimbaki minzoto sambo; mpe wuta na monoko na Ye, mopanga moko bapelisa na bangambo na yango nyonso mibale ezalaki kobima. Elongi na Ye ezalaki lokola moyi, na tango oyo engalaka makasi.
and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.
17 Tango namonaki Ye, nakweyaki na makolo na Ye lokola moto akufi. Bongo asimbaki ngai na loboko na Ye ya mobali mpe alobaki na ngai: « Kobanga te! Nazali Ya liboso mpe Ya suka.
And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,
19 Yango wana, koma makambo oyo omoni, oyo ezali sik’oyo, mpe oyo ekoya na sima.
Write therefore what thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to be after these.
20 Tala mabombami oyo ezali kati na minzoto sambo oyo omonaki na loboko na Ngai ya mobali, mpe bitelemiselo sambo ya minda, oyo basala na wolo: minzoto sambo elakisi ba-anjelu ya Mangomba sambo; mpe bitelemiselo sambo ya minda, oyo basala na wolo elakisi Mangomba sambo. »
The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. — The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies.
