Sofoni 1
1 Wuta na buku ya motambolisi banzembo. Babetaki yango na mandanda. Na tango Joziasi, mwana mobali ya Amoni, azalaki mokonzi ya mokili ya Yuda, Yawe alobaki na Sofoni, mwana mobali ya Kushi, mwana mobali ya Gedalia, mwana mobali ya Amaria, mwana mobali ya Ezekiasi:
The word of Jehovah that came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2 « Nakosilisa kobebisa biloko nyonso oyo ezali kati na mokili, » elobi Yawe,
I will utterly take away everything from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah:
3 « solo, nakoboma ezala bato to banyama, ezala bandeke ya likolo to bambisi ya ebale; nakolongola, na mokili, bato mabe mpe biloko oyo ebetisaka bato mabaku » elobi Yawe.
I will take away man and beast; I will take away the fowl of the heavens and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling-blocks with the wicked, and I will cut off mankind from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.
4 « Nakosembola loboko na Ngai mpo na kopesa mokili ya Yuda mpe bavandi nyonso ya Yelusalemi etumbu; nakosilisa koboma, na esika oyo, nyonso oyo etikali, ya losambo ya nzambe Bala elongo na bakombo ya banganga-nzambe ya bapagano, oyo basalelaka banzambe ya bikeko:
And I will stretch forth my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, the name of the Chemarim with the priests;
5 bato nyonso oyo bafukamaka na likolo ya bandako mpo na kosambela mampinga ya likolo, bato nyonso oyo bagumbamaka na kolapa ndayi na Kombo na Yawe mpe na kombo na nzambe Moloki,
and them that bow down to the host of the heavens upon the housetops; and them that bow down to Jehovah, that swear by [him], and swear by Malcham;
6 bato nyonso oyo bapesaka Yawe mokongo, oyo balukaka Ye te mpe batunaka Ye te.
and them that turn back from after Jehovah, and that do not seek Jehovah, nor inquire for him.
7 Bovanda kimia liboso ya Nkolo Yawe, pamba te mokolo ya Yawe ekomi pene! Yawe abongisi mbeka, abulisi babengami na Ye.
Be silent at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath hallowed his guests.
8 Na mokolo ya mbeka ya Yawe, nakopesa etumbu epai ya bakambi, epai ya bana mibali ya mokonzi mpe epai ya bato nyonso oyo balataka bilamba ya bapaya.
And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
9 Na mokolo wana, nakopesa etumbu epai ya bato nyonso oyo bapumbwaka ekotelo ya tempelo, bato oyo batondisaka tempelo ya banzambe na bango ya bikeko na makambo ya kanza mpe na lokuta.
And in that day will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
10 Na mokolo wana, » elobi Yawe, « koganga makasi ekoyokana wuta na Ekuke ya Bambisi, kolela ekoyokana wuta na Mboka ya sika mpe lokito monene wuta na bangomba mikuse.
And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate, and a howling from the second [quarter], and a great crashing from the hills.
11 Bino bavandi ya etuka Makiteshi, bolela, pamba te bato nyonso ya mombongo bakokufa, mpe bato nyonso oyo batekaka palata bakobebisama!
Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are cut down, all they that are laden with silver are cut off.
12 Na tango wana, nakoluka engumba Yelusalemi na nzela ya mwinda, nakopesa etumbu epai ya bato nyonso oyo bamimonaka ete bakoka mpe bamilobelaka: ‹ Yawe asalaka na Ye eloko te, ezala ya malamu to ya mabe. ›
And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.
13 Bakobotola bango bomengo na makasi mpe bakobuka bandako na bango; bakotonga bandako, kasi bakotikala kovanda yango te; bakosala bilanga ya vino, kasi bakotikala komela vino na yango te. »
And their wealth shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation; and they shall build houses, and not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and not drink the wine thereof.
14 Mokolo monene ya Yawe ekomi pene, solo ekomi pene mpe ezali koya noki penza. Boyoka! Makelele ya mokolo na Yawe ekozala bololo; ezala basoda ya mpiko, bakoganga mpo na koluka lisungi.
The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly. The voice of the day of Jehovah: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
15 Mokolo yango ekozala mokolo ya kanda makasi, mokolo ya pasi mpe ya somo, mokolo ya komitungisa mpe ya kobebisama, mokolo ya butu mpe ya molili makasi, mokolo ya mapata mpe mapata ya mwindo,
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness,
16 mokolo ya kobeta bakelelo mpe ya makelele ya bitumba mpo na kobundisa bingumba batonga makasi mpe bandako milayi oyo batonga makasi.
a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fenced cities and against the high battlements.
17 Nakotindela bato pasi ya makasi: bakokoma kotambola lokola bato balangwe masanga, pamba te basalaki masumu liboso ya Yawe; bakopanza makila na bango lokola putulu mpe bakobwaka misopo na bango lokola salite.
And I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like blind men; for they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung:
18 Na mokolo ya kanda na Yawe, ezala palata to wolo na bango ekobikisa bango te. Na moto ya zuwa na Ye, mokili mobimba ekozikisama, pamba te akosukisa na mbalakata bavandi nyonso ya mokili.
their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them, in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for a full end, yea, a sudden [end], shall he make of all them that dwell in the land.
