1 Samuel 12
1 And Samuel said unto all Israel: 'Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
Samuele alobaki na bato nyonso ya Isalaele: — Napesi nyonso oyo bolobaki na ngai: natieli bino mokonzi.
2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day.
Bozali sik’oyo na mokonzi lokola mokambi. Kasi ngai nakomi mobange, nasili na ngai konuna, mpe bana na ngai ya mibali bazali awa elongo na bino. Nazalaki mokambi na bino wuta bolenge na ngai kino na mokolo ya lelo.
3 Here I am; witness against me before the LORD, and before His anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? or whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.'
Natelemi lelo liboso na bino. Bofunda ngai liboso ya Yawe mpe liboso ya mopakolami na Ye. Nazwaki ngombe ya nani? Nazwaki ane ya nani? Nanyokolaki nani, mpe namonisaki nani pasi? Nazwaki kanyaka na maboko ya nani mpo na kokanga miso na ngai? Soki nasalaki likambo moko kati na makambo oyo nyonso, nakozongisa yango.
4 And they said: 'Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.'
Bato bazongiselaki ye: — Onyokolaki biso te mpe omonisaki biso pasi te; ozwaki ata eloko moko te na maboko ya moto.
5 And he said unto them: 'The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand.' And they said: 'He is witness.'
Samuele alobaki na bango: — Yawe azali Motatoli mpo na kotelemela bino, mpe mopakolami na Ye azali motatoli na mokolo ya lelo ete bomoni ata eloko moko te kati na maboko na ngai. Bato bazongisaki: — Azali penza Motatoli.
6 And Samuel said unto the people: 'It is the LORD that made Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
Bongo Samuele alobaki na bato: — Ezali Yawe nde aponaki Moyize mpe Aron, mpe Ye nde abimisaki bakoko na bino na Ejipito.
7 Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD, which He did to you and to your fathers.
Sik’oyo, botelema awa liboso na Ye, pamba te nalingi kosamba na bosolo elongo na bino, liboso ya Yawe, na tina na makambo nyonso ya bosembo oyo Yawe asalaki mpo na bino mpe mpo na bakoko na bino.
8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, then your fathers cried unto the LORD, and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and they were made to dwell in this place.
Sima na Jakobi kokota na Ejipito, bakoko na bino bagangaki epai na Yawe mpo na kosenga lisungi. Mpe Yawe atindaki Moyize mpe Aron oyo babimisaki bango na Ejipito mpo na kovandisa bango na esika oyo.
9 But they forgot the LORD their God, and He gave them over into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
Kasi babosanaki Yawe, Nzambe na bango. Yango wana Ye Yawe akabaki bango na maboko ya Sisera, mokonzi ya basoda ya Atsori; na maboko ya bato ya Filisitia mpe na maboko ya mokonzi ya Moabi oyo babundisaki bango.
10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve Thee.
Bongo bagangaki lisusu epai na Yawe mpo na kosenga lisungi; balobaki: « Tosali masumu, pamba te tosundoli Yawe mpe tosaleli banzambe Bala mpe Asitarite. Kasi sik’oyo, kangola biso na maboko ya banguna na biso, mpe tokosalela Yo. »
11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelt in safety.
Boye, Yawe atindaki Yerubali oyo babengi Jedeon, Bedani, Jefite mpe Samuele. Akangolaki bino na maboko ya banguna na bino, oyo bazingelaki bino na bangambo nyonso. Mpe bovandaki na kimia.
12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when the LORD your God was your king.
Kasi tango bomonaki Naashi, mokonzi ya bato ya Amoni, koya kobundisa bino, bolobaki na ngai: « Te! Tozali na posa ya mokonzi mpo na kokamba biso. » Nzokande ezali Yawe, Nzambe na bino, nde azalaki mokonzi na bino.
13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for; and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
Sik’oyo, botala mokonzi oyo boponaki, mokonzi oyo bosengaki. Ezali Yawe nde atie ye mokonzi mpo na kokamba bino.
14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve Him, and hearken unto His voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of the LORD your God —;
Kobanda lelo, soki botosi Yawe, soki bosaleli Ye, soki bobateli mitindo na Ye, mpe soki bino elongo na mokonzi oyo azali kokamba bino bolandi Yawe, Nzambe na bino, makambo nyonso ekotambola malamu.
15 but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, and against your fathers.
Kasi soki botosi Yawe te mpe bobateli te mibeko na Ye, loboko na Ye ekobalukela bino ndenge ebalukelaki bakoko na bino.
16 Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
Yango wana sik’oyo lisusu, bobongama mpo na kotala likambo monene oyo Yawe alingi kosala na miso na bino.
17 Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto the LORD, that He may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.'
Boni, mokolo ya lelo ezali te tango ya kobuka ble? Nakobelela Yawe mpo ete atinda kake mpe mvula, bongo bokomona mpe bokososola ndenge nini ezali monene, mabe oyo bosalaki na miso ya Yawe tango bosengaki mokonzi.
18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Bongo Samuele abelelaki Yawe, mpe, na mokolo wana kaka, Yawe atindaki kake mpe mvula. Boye bato nyonso babangaki makasi Yawe mpe Samuele.
19 And all the people said unto Samuel: 'Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.'
Bato nyonso balobaki na Samuele: — Sambela Yawe, Nzambe na yo, mpo na basali na yo mpo ete tokufa te, pamba te tobakisaki lisusu na likolo ya masumu na biso, likambo ya mabe ya kosenga mokonzi mpo na biso.
20 And Samuel said unto the people: 'Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
Samuele azongiselaki bango: — Bobanga te! Solo, bosalaki mabe nyonso wana; nzokande bokoba te kozala mosika na Yawe, kasi bosalela Yawe na mitema na bino mobimba.
21 and turn ye not aside; for then should ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.
Bopengwa te na kolanda banzambe na bino ya bikeko, oyo ezanga na yango tina, oyo ekoki kosalela bino ata bolamu moko te, oyo ekoki te kobikisa bino, pamba te ezali banzambe ezanga tina.
22 For the LORD will not forsake His people for His great name's sake; because it hath pleased the LORD to make you a people unto Himself.
Mpo na lokumu ya Kombo monene na Ye, Yawe akobwaka bato na Ye te, pamba te asepelaki kokomisa bino bato na Ye moko.
23 Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
Kasi mpo na ngai, ekozala penza likambo ya nkele soki nasali masumu liboso ya Yawe, soki natiki kobondela mpo na bino! Nakolakisa bino nzela oyo ezali malamu mpe alima.
24 Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things He hath done for you.
Kasi, na ngambo na bino, botosa Yawe mpe bosalela Ye na bosembo mpe na mitema na bino mobimba; botala malamu makambo minene oyo asalelaki bino.
25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be swept away, both ye and your king.'
Kasi soki bokobi kosala mabe, bino mpe mokonzi na bino bokobebisama.
