Barome 14
1 Boyamba malamu moto oyo alenda te na kondima, na kotiana lisusu tembe te na tina na makanisi.
Him that is weak in his faith, receive ye, —not for disputing opinions: —
2 Moto oyo azali na kondima aliaka bilei nyonso, kasi moto oyo alenda te na kondima aliaka kaka bandunda.
One, indeed, hath faith to eat all things, whereas, he that is weak, eateth herbs:
3 Moto oyo aliaka bilei nyonso asengeli te kotiola moto oyo aponaka bilei, mpe moto oyo aponaka bilei asengeli te kosambisa moto oyo aliaka bilei nyonso, pamba te Nzambe asila koyamba ye.
Let not, him that eateth, despise him that eateth not, and let not, him that eateth not, judge him that eateth; for, God, hath received him.
4 Boni, ozali nani mpo na kosambisa mosali ya moto mosusu? Atelema to akweya, ezali likambo ya nkolo na ye. Tembe ezali te, akotelema kaka, pamba te Nkolo na ye azali na makoki ya kotelemisa ye.
Who art, thou, that judgest another’s domestic? To his own master, he standeth or falleth; he shall, however, be made to stand, —for his master is able to make him stand.
5 Moko akanisaka ete mokolo songolo ezali bule koleka mokolo pakala, mpe mosusu akanisaka ete mikolo nyonso ezali kaka ndenge moko: tika ete moto na moto kati na bango andimisama makasi na makanisi na ye.
[For], one, indeed esteemeth one day beyond another, whereas, another, esteemeth every day: —let, each one, in his own mind be fully persuaded.
6 Moto oyo akesenisaka mikolo asalaka yango mpo na lokumu ya Nkolo. Moto oyo aliaka bilei nyonso asalaka yango mpo na lokumu ya Nkolo, mpe azongisaka matondi epai ya Nzambe; mpe moto oyo aponaka bilei asalaka yango mpo na lokumu ya Nkolo, mpe azongisaka matondi epai ya Nzambe.
He that regardeth the day, unto the Lord, regardeth it, —and, he that eateth, unto the Lord, doth eat, for he giveth thanks unto God; and, he that eateth not, unto the Lord, doth not eat and give God thanks.
7 Moko te kati na biso abikaka bomoi mpo na ye moko, mpe moko te akufaka mpo na ye moko.
For, none of us, unto himself liveth, and, none, unto himself dieth;
8 Soki tozali kobika bomoi, tozali kobika yango mpo na Nkolo; soki mpe tokufi, tokufi mpo na Nkolo. Yango wana, tobika bomoi to tokufa, tozali kaka bato ya Nkolo.
For both, if we live, unto the Lord, we live, and, if we die, unto the Lord, we die; whether therefore we live, the Lord’s, we are; or whether we die, the Lord’s, we are;
9 Ezali mpo na yango nde Klisto akufaki mpe asekwaki, mpo ete azala Nkolo ya bakufi mpe ya bato ya bomoi.
For, to this end, Christ died and lived, in order that, both of dead and living, he might have lordship.
10 Bongo yo, mpo na nini ozali kosambisa to kotiola ndeko na yo? Biso nyonso tokotelema na esambiselo ya Nzambe mpo na kosamba.
But, thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? Aye! and thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For, all of us, shall present ourselves unto the judgment seat of God;
11 Pamba te ekomama: « Na Kombo na Ngai, » elobi Nkolo, « mabolongo nyonso ekofukama liboso na Ngai, mpe minoko nyonso ekotatola Nzambe. »
For it is written—Living am, I, saith the Lord, unto me, shall bow every knee, and, every tongue, shall openly confess unto God.
12 Boye, moko na moko kati na biso akosamba liboso ya Nzambe mpo na makambo na ye moko.
Hence, [then], each one of us, of himself shall give account unto God.
13 Yango wana, totika kosambisana biso na biso. Nzokande, bosalela mayele na bino te mpo na kobetisa ndeko moko libaku to mpo na kokweyisa ye.
No longer, then, upon one another, let us be sitting in judgment, but, this, judge ye rather—not to be putting a cause of stumbling before your brother or an occasion to fall.
14 Nayebi mpe nandimisami kati na Nkolo Yesu ete eloko ya mbindo ezalaka te. Nzokande, soki moto moko amoni ete eloko songolo ezali mbindo, wana ezali mbindo mpo na ye.
I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus—that, nothing, is profane of itself, —save to him who reckoneth anything to be profane, unto that man, [it is] profane,
15 Boye soki, likolo ya bilei, ozali koyokisa ndeko na yo motema pasi, wana ozali lisusu kotambola na bolingo te. Likolo ya bilei, kobungisa te ndeko na yo, oyo Klisto akufelaki.
If, in fact, because of food, thy brother is being grieved, no longer, by the rule of love, art thou walking: —do not, by thy food, that man, be destroying, on whose behalf Christ died!
16 Yango wana, tika ete bolamu na bino etiolama te.
Therefore, suffer not to be defamed, your own good thing;
17 Pamba te Bokonzi ya Nzambe ezali te likambo ya kolia to ya komela, kasi ezali nde likambo ya bosembo, ya kimia mpe ya esengo kati na Molimo Mosantu.
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in Holy Spirit;
18 Moto oyo asalelaka Klisto na lolenge oyo asepelisaka Nzambe, mpe bato bandimaka ye.
For, he that in this doeth service unto the Christ, is acceptable unto God, and approved unto men.
19 Yango wana, tolukaka tango nyonso makambo oyo ememaka kimia mpe elendisaka bamoko mpe bamosusu kati na kondima.
Hence, then, the things pertaining to peace, let us pursue, and the things which belong to the upbuilding one of another:
20 Kobebisa mosala ya Nzambe te likolo ya biloko ya kolia. Solo, biloko nyonso ezali peto, kasi ezali mabe kolia eloko oyo ekoki kobetisa moto mosusu libaku.
Do not, for the sake of food, be throwing down the work of God! All things, indeed, are pure; but, ill, is it for the man who with occasion of stumbling doth eat, —
21 Likambo oyo eleki malamu ezali: koboya kolia misuni, koboya komela vino, koboya kosala eloko nyonso oyo ekoki kobetisa ndeko na yo libaku.
Well, is it not to eat flesh nor to drink wine nor [to do aught] whereby thy brother is caused to stumble.
22 Boye, batela mpo na yo moko liboso ya Nzambe, kondima oyo ozali na yango. Esengo na moto oyo amikweyisaka te na nzela ya makambo oyo andimaka!
The faith which thou hast, have to thyself before God: happy, he that bringeth not judgment upon himself by that which he approveth;
23 Kasi moto oyo alie, wana motema na ye ezali kopamela ye, asili kokweyisama na miso ya Nzambe, pamba te asali te kolanda kondima na ye; mpe nyonso oyo esalemaka te kolanda kondima ezali lisumu.
But, he that is in doubt, if he eat, hath condemned himself, —because, [it was] not of faith, and, everything which is not of faith, is sin.
