Psalms 124

1 “A song of the degrees by David.” If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel say;

Nkunga Davidi wunyimbudulu mu nzila yikuendila ku nzo Yave. Bika Iseli katuba: Enati Yave kasia ba ku ndambuꞌeto ko;

2 If it had not been the Lord who was for us, when men rose up against us:

Enati Yave kasia ba ku ndambu eto ko mu thangu batu batelama mu kutunuanisa;

3 Then would they have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

mu thangu nganzi awu yitubuila, keti nganu mina batumina bamoyo;

4 Then would the waters have overwhelmed us, the stream would have passed over our soul;

khuka nlangu yitumbu kutuvitumuna ayi nguma yi nlangu yitudiamisa,

5 Then would have passed over our soul the presumptuous waters.

minlangu mi nguma mitulalumuna.

6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us up as a prey to their teeth.

Nzitusu wuba kuidi Yave mutu wowo wukambu kutuyekula batukanzuna mu meno ma miunu miawu.

7 Our soul is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

Tutina banga nuni bu keti tinina mu dikondi di ntambi wu zinuni. Dikondi dikanzuka ayi beto tutina.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.

Lusadusu lueto luidi mu dizina di Yave, mvangi wu diyilu ayi ntoto.