< Psalms 16 >

1 A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Preserve me, O God, for I trusted in You.
Nzembo ya Davidi. Nzambe, batela ngai, pamba te nabombami kati na Yo.
2 You have said to YHWH, “You [are] my Lord”; My goodness [is] not above You;
Nalobaka na Yawe: « Ozali Nkolo na ngai, Yo moko kaka nde ozali bolamu na ngai. »
3 For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honorable, all my delight [is] in them.
Natatolaka na tina na basantu oyo bazali kati na mboka ete bazali penza bato minene oyo nasepelaka na bango makasi.
4 Their griefs are multiplied, [who] have hurried backward; I do not pour out their drink-offerings of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.
Bato oyo bapotaka mbangu mpo na koluka bolamu epai ya banzambe mosusu bakomona pasi mingi. Nakosopa te mbeka na bango ya makila epai ya banzambe ya lolenge wana mpe nakotanga bakombo na yango te na bibebu na ngai.
5 YHWH [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, You uphold my lot.
Yawe, Yo moko kaka nde ozali libula mpe bomoi na ngai; ozali ndanga ya bozwi na ngai.
6 Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Indeed, a beautiful inheritance [is] for me.
Nazwi etando ya motuya makasi, ezali libula ya kitoko penza mpo na ngai!
7 I bless YHWH who has counseled me; Also [in] the nights my reins instruct me.
Nakopambola Yawe oyo apesaka ngai toli mpe, ezala na butu, angengisaka makanisi na ngai.
8 I placed YHWH before me continually, Because [He is] at my right hand I am not moved.
Natalelaka Yawe tango nyonso, pamba te azali pene na ngai mpo ete naningana te.
9 Therefore my heart has been glad, And my glory rejoices, Also my flesh dwells confidently:
Yango wana motema na ngai etondi na esengo, molimo na ngai ezali kosepela, nzoto na ngai mpe ekopema na kimia.
10 For You do not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor give your Holy One to see corruption. (Sheol h7585)
Oh Yawe, okosundola ngai te kati na mboka ya bakufi, okotika mpe te ete mosantu na Yo apola. (Sheol h7585)
11 You cause me to know the path of life; In Your presence [is] fullness of joys, Pleasant things [are] by Your right hand forever!
Okolakisa ngai nzela ya bomoi; okotondisa ngai na esengo kati na bozalisami na Yo, elongo na bilengi ya suka te na ngambo ya loboko na Yo ya mobali.

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