Sofoni 3
1 Mawa na engumba ya batomboki, engumba ya makambo ya mbindo, mpe engumba oyo enyokolaka bato!
Woe to the provocatrix and the redeemed city, the dove.
2 Etosaka moto te, endimaka pamela te, etiaka elikya na Yawe te, epusanaka pene ya Nzambe na yango te.
She has not heeded the voice, nor has she accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she did not draw near to her God.
3 Bakalaka na yango bazali lokola bankosi oyo ezali koganga; bakambi na yango bazali lokola bambwa ya zamba oyo esalaka bokila na pokwa, bongo etikaka ata eloko moko te na tongo.
Her leaders are in her midst like roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing for the morning.
4 Basakoli na yango bazali bato ya lolendo mpe ya lokuta. Banganga-Nzambe na yango babebisaka Esika ya bule mpe batosaka mibeko te.
Her prophets are crazed; men without faith. Her priests have polluted what is holy; they have acted unjustly against the law.
5 Kati na engumba yango, Yawe azali sembo, asalaka mabe te; mokolo na mokolo, alakisaka bosembo na Ye mpe azangaka te kokokisa yango tongo na tongo. Nzokande, moto oyo atambolaka na bosembo te amonaka likambo ya soni te.
The just Lord is in their midst; he will not do iniquity. In the morning, in the morning, he will bring his judgment into the light, and it will not be hidden. But the impious one has not known shame.
6 Nabomi bato ya bikolo mosusu, bandako na bango ya makasi ebebisami. Nasali ete babalabala na bango etikala lisusu na bato te mpo ete moto moko te alekela lisusu wana. Bingumba na bango ebebisami, ata moto moko te atikali lisusu kuna.
I have dispersed the nations, and their towers have been torn down. I have made their ways deserts, until there were none who passed through. Their cities have become desolate, with no man remaining, nor any inhabitant.
7 Namilobelaki boye na tina na engumba oyo: « Solo, okobanga Ngai mpe okondima pamela na Ngai! » Boye bandako na yango ekobukana lisusu te, mpe nakotindela yango lisusu etumbu moko te. Kasi atako bongo, bakobaki kaka kosala misala na bango ya mabe.
I said: Nevertheless, you will fear me; you will accept discipline. And her dwelling place will not perish, despite all the things about which I have visited her. Yet truly, they arose with the dawn and corrupted all their thoughts.
8 Yango wana, « bozela Ngai, » elobi Yawe, « bozela Ngai na mokolo oyo nakoya mpo na kosamba elongo na bino; nazwaki mokano ya kosangisa bato ya bikolo nyonso mpe ya mikili nyonso mpo na kosopela bango kanda na Ngai, makasi nyonso penza ya kanda na Ngai: mokili mobimba ekozika na moto ya nguya ya kanda na Ngai.
Because of this, expect me, says the Lord, in the day of my resurrection in the future, for my judgment is to gather together the Gentiles, and to collect the kingdoms, and to pour out over them my indignation, all the fury of my anger. For by the fire of my zeal, all the earth will be devoured.
9 Boye nakopetola bibebu ya bato ya bikolo mpo ete bango nyonso bazala ya kokoka mpo na kobelela Kombo ya Yawe mpe kosalela Ye na motema mobimba.
For then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, so that all may invoke the name of the Lord and may serve him with one shoulder.
10 Longwa na likolo ya bibale ya Kushi, bato na Ngai, oyo bagumbamelaka Ngai; bato na Ngai, oyo bapalangana bipai na bipai, bakomemela Ngai makabo.
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, my supplicants, the sons of my diaspora, will carry a gift to me.
11 Na mokolo wana, oh bato na Ngai, bokoyokisama lisusu soni te mpo na mabe nyonso oyo bosalaki Ngai, pamba te nakolongola bato oyo bamimatisaka na lolendo kati na bino. Boye bokomitombola lisusu te na lolendo na ngomba na Ngai ya bule.
In that day, you will not be ashamed over all of your inventions, by which you have transgressed against me. For then I will take away from your midst your arrogant boasters, and you will no longer be exalted on my holy mountain.
12 Kasi kati na bino, nakotika bato oyo bakelela, bato oyo batambolaka na komikitisa, bato oyo bakozwa ebombamelo kati na Kombo na Yawe.
And I will bequeath into your midst a poor and needy people, and they will hope in the name of the Lord.
13 Batikali ya Isalaele bakosala lisusu mabe te, bakokosa lisusu te to lokuta ekozala lisusu te kati na minoko na bango. Bakolia mpe bakolala na kimia, mpe moto moko te akobangisa bango lisusu.
The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. For they will pasture and will recline, and there will be no one to strike them with terror.
14 Siona, mboka kitoko, yemba nzembo! Isalaele, ganga makasi! Yelusalemi, mboka kitoko, sepela; mpe tika ete motema na yo etonda na esengo!
Give praise, daughter of Zion. Shout joyfully, Israel. Rejoice and exult with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.
15 Yawe alongoli etumbu na yo mpe akimisi banguna na yo. Yawe, Mokonzi ya Isalaele, azali elongo na yo; kobanga lisusu pasi moko te.
The Lord has taken away your judgment; he has turned aside your foes. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall no longer fear evil.
16 Na mokolo wana, bakoloba na Yelusalemi: ‹ Oh Siona, kobanga te! Tika ete maboko na yo elemba te!
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Do not be afraid,” and to Zion, “Do not let your hands be weakened.”
17 Yawe, Nzambe na yo, azali elongo na yo, azali Elombe Mobikisi. Akosepela na yo makasi mpe akopemisa yo, na bolingo na Ye; akoyemba banzembo ya esengo na tina na yo. ›
The Lord your God is the strength in your midst; he will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. In his love, he will be silent. He will exult over you with praise.
18 Lokola na mikolo ya bafeti oyo ekatama, nakolongola pasi kati na yo mpo ete ozala lisusu na soni te.
The triflers who withdrew from the law, I will gather together, because they were from you, so that you may no longer suffer disgrace over them.
19 Na tango wana, nakobeta bato nyonso oyo banyokolaki yo, nakosunga moto oyo atambolaka tengu-tengu mpe nakosangisa bato oyo bapanzana bipai na bipai. Nakopesa bango lokumu mpe nakosala ete sango na bango epanzana na mikili nyonso epai wapi basambwisaki bango.
Behold, I will execute all who have afflicted you in that time, and I will save those who are lame, and I will gather together her who had been cast out. And I will place them in praise and in renown, in all the land where they had been put to shame,
20 Na tango wana, nakosangisa bino, nakozongisa bino na mokili na bino. Nakopesa bino lokumu mpe nakosala ete sango na bino epanzana kati na bato ya bikolo nyonso ya mokili tango, na miso na bino, nakozongisa bato na bino, oyo bakendeki na bowumbu, » elobi Yawe.
in that time, when I will lead to you, and in the time when I will gather for you. For I will deliver you into renown and into praise, among all the peoples of the earth, when I will have converted your captivity before your very eyes, says the Lord.
