Psalms 120

1 A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me.

Nkunga wuyimbudulu mu nzila yikuendila ku nzo Yave. Nditela Yave mu ziphasi ziama ayi niandi wupheni mvutu.

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Wuphukisa, a Yave, mu bididi bi luvunu ayi mu ludimi luidi mayuya.

3 What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue?

Mbi kalenda kuvangila ayi mbi kalenda buela, ludimi luidi mayuya e?

4 Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

Wela kuvana thumbudulu mu madionga ma kinuani malengulu bumboti; mu makala ma mbazu, ma nungu-tsendi,

5 Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled amongst the tents of Kedar.

mabienga kuidi minu bu ndilembo vuandi ku Metsiseki; bu ndieti zingila mu zinzo zi ngoto zi Kedali.

6 My soul has long been a sojourner;

Mu bilumbu biwombo ndizingila va khatitsika batu bobo banlendanga ndembama.

7 I was peaceful amongst them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.

Minu ndidi mutu wu ndembama; vayi minu yoluka, buna bawu beka yindula mvita.