It says that they were caught up with the cares of this life (eating and drinking, marrying, etc.) and was not paying attention to the signs of the times, so they were unprepared and were lost.
Kuenje, wa amisako hati, va sakalalele lika lovopange avo eteke leteke, ndeci oku lia, oku nyua, kuenda oku kuela, kuenje ka va yevelile ondaka Noha a va sapuila.