Jeremiah 4
1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith Jehovah, return unto me; and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not be a wanderer;
« Oh Isalaele, soki okozonga, zonga epai na Ngai, » elobi Yawe, « soki olongoli banzambe na yo ya bikeko liboso na Ngai mpe otiki kotambola libanda ya nzela na Ngai;
2 — and thou shalt in truth, in justice, and in righteousness swear, [As] Jehovah liveth! and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
soki olapi ndayi na bosolo mpe na bosembo: ‹ Na Kombo na Yawe, › bikolo ekomipambola mpe ekomipesa nkembo mpo na yo. »
3 For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up for you a fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi epai ya bato ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi: « Bokata bilanga ya sika, mpe botika kolona kati na banzube.
4 Circumcise yourselves for Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my fury come forth like fire and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Bomibulisa mpo na Yawe, bopetola mitema na bino, bino bato ya Yuda mpe bato ya Yelusalemi; noki te kanda na Ngai ekopela mpe ekozikisa bino lokola moto mpo na mabe oyo bozali kosala; ekopela makasi mpe moto moko te akokoka koboma yango.
5 Declare ye in Judah, and cause it to be heard in Jerusalem, and say, ...and blow the trumpet in the land, cry aloud and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities.
Bopanza sango na mokili ya Yuda, botatola na Yelusalemi mpe boloba: ‹ Bobeta kelelo na mokili! › Boganga makasi mpe bobelela: ‹ Bosangana, bino nyonso! Tokima na bingumba batonga makasi! ›
6 Set up a banner toward Zion; take to flight, stay not! For I am bringing evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Botombola bendele mpo na kokende na Siona! Bobombama noki, pamba te nakoyeisa pasi wuta na nor mpe kobebisama ya somo! »
7 The lion is come up from his thicket, the destroyer of the nations is on his way; he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate; thy cities shall be laid waste, without inhabitant.
Nkosi moko ebimi na ndako na yango; mobebisi moko ya bikolo abimi. Atiki esika na ye mpo na koya kobebisa mokili na yo. Bingumba na yo ekobukana mpe ekotikala lisusu na bato te.
8 For this, gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl! for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned away from us.
Yango wana, bolata bilamba ya basaki, bosala matanga mpe bolela, pamba te kanda makasi ya Yawe elongwe na mito na biso te.
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall be amazed.
« Na mokolo wana, » elobi Yawe, « mokonzi mpe bakalaka na ye bakolemba nzoto, Banganga-Nzambe bakoyoka somo mpe basakoli bakokamwa. »
10 And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
Bongo nalobaki: « Oh Nkolo Yawe, tala ndenge okosaki bato oyo mpe Yelusalemi tango olobaki: ‹ Bokozala na kimia! › Nzokande mopanga ezalaki kozela biso. »
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind [cometh] from the heights in the wilderness, on the way of the daughter of my people, not for fanning, nor for cleansing.
Na tango wana, bakoloba na bato oyo mpe na Yelusalemi: « Wuta likolo ya bangomba oyo ezali kati na esobe, mopepe moko ya makasi ezali koya epai ya bato na ngai; ezali koya te mpo na koyungola to mpo na kopetola.
12 A wind more vehement than that shall come from me: now will I also pronounce judgments against them.
Ezali mopepe moko ya makasi penza, pamba te ewuti epai na ngai. Sik’oyo, ngai moko nde nazali kosambisa bango. »
13 Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are destroyed.
Tala! Monguna azali koya na elulu lokola mapata, bashar na ye ezali konguluma lokola mopepe ya makasi; mpunda na ye kutu eleki mpongo na mbangu. Mawa na biso! Tokufi na biso!
14 Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Oh Yelusalemi, petola motema na yo na mabe mpo ete obikisama. Kino tango nini okotika kosala mabongisi ya mabe?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
Mongongo moko ezali koyokana wuta na Dani, ezali kopanza sango ya pasi na bangomba ya Efrayimi.
16 Inform the nations; behold, make Jerusalem to hear: Besiegers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
« Boloba yango na bikolo mpe botatola yango na Yelusalemi: ‹ Wuta na mboka mosika, mampinga ya banguna ezali koya, ezali koya na lokito mpo na kobundisa bingumba ya Yuda.
17 As keepers of a field are they against her round about; for she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.
Ezingeli Yelusalemi lokola bakengeli bilanga, pamba te etombokelaki Ngai, › » elobi Yawe.
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these [things] unto thee; this is thy wickedness, yea, it is bitter, yea, it reacheth unto thy heart.
« Etamboli mpe misala na yo moko nde ememelaki yo yango. Tala, etumbu na yo ezali bololo mpe ekosala pasi makasi na motema. »
19 My bowels! my bowels! I am in travail! [Oh, ] the walls of my heart! My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace: for thou hearest, my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the clamour of war.
Ah ngai eh! Ah motema pasi eh! Ah! Motema na ngai ezali kobeta makasi, ezali koswa makasi kati na ngai, mpe nazali kokoka kokanga monoko te, pamba te nayoki lolaka ya kelelo mpe ya bitumba.
20 Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents laid waste, my curtains, in a moment.
Sango moko kaka ezali kotambola: libebi na libebi; mokili mobimba ekufi. Na mbalakata, bandako ya kapo ekufi-kufi, mpe ebombamelo na ngai ebebi na mbala moko.
21 How long shall I see the standard, [and] hear the sound of the trumpet?
Kino tango nini nakomona bendele ya bitumba, mpe nakoyoka makelele ya bitumba?
22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
« Bato na Ngai bazali bazoba, bayebi Ngai te; bazali bana bazangi bososoli, bazali na mayele te, bayebi kaka kosala mabe, kasi bayebi kosala bolamu te. »
23 I beheld the earth, and lo, it was waste and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Tango natalaki mabele, namonaki ete ezalaki kaka bongo-bongo mpe ezalaki ata na eloko moko te; tango natalaki likolo, namonaki ete pole ezalaki lisusu te.
24 I beheld the mountains, and lo, they trembled, and all the hills shook violently.
Tango natalaki bangomba, namonaki yango koningana, bangomba nyonso ya mike ezalaki kobukana.
25 I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled.
Mpe tango natalaki malamu, namonaki lisusu ata moto moko te, mpe bandeke nyonso ya likolo ekimaki.
26 I beheld, and lo, the fruitful land was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down, before Jehovah, before his fierce anger.
Tango nakobaki kotala, namonaki ete mokili oyo ezalaki na mabele ya malamu ekomaki esobe; bingumba na yango nyonso ebebisamaki liboso ya Yawe, na kanda makasi na Ye.
27 For thus saith Jehovah: The whole land shall be a desolation; but I will not make a full end.
Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Mokili mobimba ekobebisama, kasi nakobebisa yango nyonso te.
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back therefrom.
Yango wana, mokili ekozala na matanga; mpe kuna na lola, likolo ekokoma mwindo pamba te nalobaki yango, mpe nakobongola maloba na Ngai te; lokola nazwaki mokano, nakozonga lisusu sima te. »
29 At the noise of the horsemen and bowmen, every city fleeth; they go into the thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city is forsaken and no man dwelleth therein.
Bato nyonso ya engumba bakimi, kaka na makelele ya basoda oyo batambolaka likolo ya bampunda, mpe oyo babundaka na matolotolo. Bamoko babombami na bazamba, bamosusu bakimi na madusu ya mabanga ya bangomba; bingumba nyonso etikali lisusu na bato te, mpe ata moto moko te atikali kuna.
30 — And thou, wasted one, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rendest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair: [thy] lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.
Oh engumba ekufa, ozali kosala nini? Olati bilamba ya motane mpe babiju ya wolo; otie bonzenga na miso na yo. Ozali komikomisa kitoko na pamba, bamakangu na yo bazali kotiola yo mpe bazali koluka koboma yo.
31 For I hear a voice, as of a woman in travail, anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion: she moaneth, she spreadeth forth her hands, [saying], Woe unto me! for my soul faileth because of murderers.
Nayoki makelele lokola koganga ya mwasi oyo azali na pasi ya kobota, kolela ya pasi lokola mwasi oyo azali kobota mwana na ye ya liboso: ezali makelele ya kolela ya Siona, mboka kitoko; azali kolela, maboko likolo, mpe azali koloba: « Nabebi na ngai, nakomi na suka liboso ya babomi. »
