< Zechariah 3 >

1 And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord: and Satan stood on his right hand to be his adversary.
Yawe alakisaki ngai Jozue, mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, oyo azalaki ya kotelema liboso ya Anjelu ya Yawe. Alakisaki ngai lisusu Satana oyo azalaki ya kotelema na ngambo ya loboko ya mobali ya Jozue mpo na kofunda ye.
2 And the Lord said to Satan: The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan: and the Lord that chose Jerusalem rebuke thee: Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
Yawe alobaki na Satana: — Satana, tika ete Yawe apamela yo! Tika ete Yawe oyo apona Yelusalemi apamela yo! Boni, moto oyo azali te lokola koni ya moto oyo balongoli na moto?
3 And Jesus was clothed with filthy garments: and he stood before the face of the angel.
Nzokande, Jozue alataki bilamba ya salite tango atelemaki liboso ya Anjelu.
4 Who answered, and said to them that stood before him, saying: Take away the filthy garments from him. And he said to him: Behold I have taken away thy iniquity, and have clothed thee with change of garments.
Bongo Anjelu alobaki na ba-oyo bazalaki kotelema liboso na ye: — Bolongola ye bilamba wana ya salite! Mpe alobaki na Jozue: — Tala, nalongoli masumu na yo mpe nakolatisa yo bilamba ya talo.
5 And he said: Put a clean mitre upon his head: and they put a clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments, and the angel of the Lord stood.
Nalobaki: — Bolatisa ye kitendi ya peto oyo bakangaka na moto. Boye, bakangaki ye kitendi ya peto na moto mpe balatisaki ye bilamba mosusu wana Anjelu ya Yawe atelemaki pene na ye.
6 And the angel of the Lord protested to Jesus, saying:
Anjelu ya Yawe ayebisaki na Jozue maloba oyo:
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and Beep my charge, thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt keep my courts, and I will give thee some of them that are now present here to walk with thee.
— Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Soki otamboli na nzela na Ngai mpe obateli mitindo na Ngai, okokamba ndako na Ngai mpe okobatela lopango na Ngai, mpe nakotia yo na molongo ya ba-oyo batelemaka awa.
8 Hear, O Jesus thou high priest, then and thy friends that dwell before thee, for they are portending men: for behold I WILL BRING MY SERVANT THE ORIENT.
Jozue, mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, yo elongo na bandeko na yo, Banganga-Nzambe oyo basalaka elongo na yo, bozali bilembo oyo etalisaka makambo oyo ekoya. Nakobimisa Mosali na Ngai; bakobenga Ye: Moto ya nzete oyo ebimaka na mobimbi.
9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Jesus: upon one stone there are seven eyes: behold I will grave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will take away the iniquity of that land in one day.
Tala, natie libanga liboso ya Jozue. Libanga yango ezali na miso sambo, nakokoma makomi na likolo na yango, » elobi Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, « mpe nakolongola masumu ya mokili oyo na mokolo moko.
10 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, every man shell call his friend under the vine and under the fig tree.
Na mokolo wana, moko na moko kati na bino akobengisa moninga na ye mpo ete bavanda na se ya nzete ya vino mpe ya figi, » elobi Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga.

< Zechariah 3 >