Psalms 123

1 A Song of Ascents. Unto thee, have I lifted up mine eyes, O thou who art enthroned 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 Lo! as the eyes of men-servants are unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid-servant, unto the hand of her mistress, so, are our eyes, unto Yahweh our God, until that he show us favour.

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 Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:

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

4 Exceeding sated therewith, is our soul, —The scorn of the careless, The contempt of the proud.

Tolembi penza kotiolama na bato ya lolendo mpe ya lofundu!