Psalms 120

1 IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

Nzembo ya mobembo tango bazalaki kokende na Tempelo ya Yawe. Kati na pasi na ngai, nabelelaki Yawe, mpe ayanolaki ngai.

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

Oh Yawe, kangola ngai wuta na maboko ya bakosi mpe wuta na lolemo ya lokuta!

3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

Yo, lolemo ya lokuta, Yawe akopesa yo nini, akofuta yo nini?

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Akobeta yo na makonga ya elombe ya bitumba, oyo ezali ya songe, elongo na makala ya moto ya nzete ya nzube.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

Mawa na ngai, mpo ete navandi lokola mopaya kati na Mesheki, kati na bandako ya kapo ya Kedari.

6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

Navandaki tango molayi kati na bato oyo balingaka kimia te.

7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

Ngai, nazali moto ya kimia; kasi soki kaka nameki koloba na tina na kimia, bango baponaka mbala moko bitumba.