Sofoni 3
1 Mawa na engumba ya batomboki, engumba ya makambo ya mbindo, mpe engumba oyo enyokolaka bato!
Woe to the provoking, and redeemed city, the dove.
2 Etosaka moto te, endimaka pamela te, etiaka elikya na Yawe te, epusanaka pene ya Nzambe na yango te.
She hath not hearkened to the voice, neither hath she received discipline: she hath not trusted in the Lord, she drew not 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 princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left 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 senseless men without faith: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, 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 the midst thereof, he will not do iniquity: in the morning, in the morning he will bring his judgment to light, and it shall not be hid: but the wicked man hath 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 destroyed the nations, and their towers are beaten down: I have made their ways desert, so that there is none that passeth by: their cities are desolate, there is not a 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: Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive correction: and her dwelling shall not perish, for all things wherein I have visited her: but they rose early 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.
Wherefore expect me, saith the Lord, in the day of my resurrection that is to come, for my judgment is to assemble the Gentiles, and to gather the kingdoms: and to pour upon them my indignation, all my fierce anger: for with the fire of my jealousy shall all the earth 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.
Because then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, that all may call upon 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, shall my suppliants the children of my dispersed people bring me an offering.
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 thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proud boasters, and thou shalt no more be lifted up because of 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 leave in the midst of thee a poor and needy people: and they shall 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 shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and shall lie down, and there shall be none to make them afraid.
14 Siona, mboka kitoko, yemba nzembo! Isalaele, ganga makasi! Yelusalemi, mboka kitoko, sepela; mpe tika ete motema na yo etonda na esengo!
Give praise, O daughter of Sion: shout, O Israel: be glad, and rejoice with all thy heart, O 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 hath taken away thy judgment, he hath turned away thy enemies: the king of Israel the Lord is in the midst of thee, thou shalt fear evil no more.
16 Na mokolo wana, bakoloba na Yelusalemi: ‹ Oh Siona, kobanga te! Tika ete maboko na yo elemba te!
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy 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 thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save: he will rejoice over thee with gladness, he will be silent in his love, he will be joyful over thee in praise.
18 Lokola na mikolo ya bafeti oyo ekatama, nakolongola pasi kati na yo mpo ete ozala lisusu na soni te.
The triflers that were departed from the law, I will gather together, because they were of thee: that thou mayest no more suffer reproach for 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 cut off all that have afflicted thee at that time: and I will save her that halteth, and will gather her that was cast out: and I will get them praise, and a name, in all the land where they had been put to confusion.
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.
At that time, when I will bring you: and at the time that I will gather you: for I will give you a name, and praise among all the people of the earth, when I shall have brought back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.
