Psalms 123

1 A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have lifted up my eyes to You, O dweller in the heavens.

Nzembo ya mobembo mpo na kokende na Tempelo ya Yawe. Natomboli miso na ngai epai na Yo, Yawe, oyo ovandi na Kiti na Yo ya Bokonzi kati na Lola.

2 Behold, as eyes of menservants [Are] to the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maidservant [Are] to the hand of her mistress, So [are] our eyes to our God YHWH, Until He favors us.

Ndenge miso ya bawumbu etalaka nkolo na bango, mpe miso ya mwasi mosali etalaka nkolo na ye ya mwasi, ndenge wana mpe miso na biso ezali kotala Yawe, Nzambe na biso, kino asalela biso ngolu.

3 Favor us, O YHWH, favor us, For we have been greatly filled with contempt,

Yawe, salela biso ngolu, yokela biso mawa! Pamba te tolembi kotiolama!

4 Our soul has been greatly filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!

Tolembi penza kotiolama na bato ya lolendo mpe ya lofundu!