Psalms 119
1 (Yahweh is pleased with/Happy are) those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong, those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.
Lusakumunu kuidi bobo bandiatilanga mu zinzila ziawu zikambulu tsembolo, bobo bandiatilanga boso buididi mina mi Yave.
2 Yahweh is pleased with those who (obey his requirements/do what he has instructed them to do), those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them [to do that].
Lusakumunu kuidi bobo bankebanga zinzengolo ziandi; ayi bakutombanga mu mintima miawu mimvimb;
3 They do not do things that are wrong; they behave like Yahweh wants them to.
bavanganga ko kadi diambu di mbimbi, bandiatilanga mu zinzila ziandi.
4 Yahweh, you have given [us] (your principles of behavior/all the things that you have declared that we should do), [and you told us] to obey them carefully.
Ngeyo wuvana minsiku mu diambu mikinzuku bumboti.
5 I desire that I will faithfully/always obey all (your statutes/that you have said that [we] should do).
A bika zinzila ziama ziba zitelama dio ngui mu diambu ndikizika zinzengolo ziaku;
6 If I continually (heed/pay attention to) all (your commands/that you have commanded), I will not be disgraced/ashamed.
Buna ndilendi fua tsoni ko bu ndiela keba zithumunu ziaku zioso.
7 When I learn [all of] (your regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)], I will praise you with a pure inner being [IDM].
Ndiela kuzitisa mu ntima wululama; banga minu ndilonguka mina miaku misonga.
8 I will obey all (your statutes/that you have decreed that [we] should do); do not desert/abandon me!
Ndiela kinzika zinzengolo ziaku, kadi tumbu ku ndiekula.
9 [I know] [RHQ] how a youth can (keep his life pure/avoid sinning); it is by obeying what you have told us to do.
Buevi ditoko kalenda kebila nzilꞌandi yi vedila e? Mu zinganga boso buidi mambu maku.
10 I try to serve you with my entire inner being; do not allow me to (wander away from obeying/disobey) (your commands/what you have commanded).
Ndikutomba mu ntimꞌama wumvimba, kadi tala ti ndivengama mu zithumunu ziaku.
11 I have (memorized/stored in my mind) [many of] (your words/what you have promised) in order that I will not sin against you.
Ndisimbidila mambu maku mu ntimꞌama mu diambu ndibika vola masumu kuidi ngeyo.
12 Yahweh, I praise you; teach me (your statutes/what you have declared).
Nzitusu kuidi ngeyo, a Yave wundonga zinzengolo ziaku.
13 I [MTY] tell others (the regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)].
Mu bididi biama, ndilembo tangi mina mioso mintotukanga mu munu aku.
14 I like to obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; I enjoy that more than being very rich.
Ndieti mona khini mu landakana zinzengolo ziaku banga mutu wowo wumona khini mu kimvuama kiwombo.
15 I will (study/think about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I will pay attention to what you have showed [me].
Ndieti yindula minsiku miaku ayi ndieti kinzika zinzila ziaku.
16 I will be happy [to obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), and I will not forget your words.
Ndieti mona khini mu zinzengolo ziaku, ndilendi lenza ko mambu maku.
17 Do good things for me, who serve you, in order that I may continue to live and obey (your words/what you have told us to do) during all my life.
Vangila kisadi kiaku mamboti ayi mu ndiela zinga; ndiela tumukina mambu maku.
18 Open my mind in order that I may know the wonderful things that [are written] in your laws.
Zibula meso mama mu diambu mona mambu matsiminanga mu mina miaku.
19 I am living [here] on the earth for only a short time; (do not prevent me from [understanding]/help me to understand) [LIT] (your commands/what you have commanded).
Ndidi nzenza vava mbata ntoto; kadi kutsuekila zithumunu ziaku.
20 In my inner being I strongly desire to know (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) all the time.
Muelꞌama widi dilemina di ngolo; mu diambu di mina miaku mu zithangu zioso.
21 You rebuke those who are proud; cursed are those who disobey (your commands/what you have commanded).
Ngeyo wunteminanga batu badi luniemo, bobo basingu ayi bobo bavengama mu zithumunu ziaku.
22 Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me; [I request this] because I have obeyed what you have instructed us to do.
Thatudila tsoni ayi dienzi bila ndieti keba zinzengolo ziaku.
23 Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me, but I will (meditate on/study) (your statutes/what you have decreed).
Ka diambu ko minyandi mivuendi va kimosi ayi mikuthubidila; kisadi kiaku kiela yindula zinzengolo ziaku.
24 I am delighted with (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; [it is as though] they are my advisors.
Zinzengolo ziaku zinkumbonisanga khini, zikuphananga zindongi.
25 [I think that] I will soon die [IDM]; revive/heal me, as you have told me that you would.
Ndivuanda mu mbungi-mbungi; keba luzingu luama boso buididi mambu maku.
26 When I told you about my behavior, you answered me; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
Nditangila zinzila ziama ayi ngeyo wuphana mvutu; wundonga zinzengolo ziaku.
27 Help me to understand (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and [then] I will (meditate on/think about) the wonderful things that you [have done].
Bika ndisudika malongi ma minsiku miaku; buna ndiela yindula matsiminanga maku.
28 I am very sad/sorrowful [IDM], with the result that I have no strength; enable me to be strong [again], like you promised me that you would do.
Muelꞌama widi wuvonga mu kiadi, wukhindisa boso buididi mambu maku.
29 Prevent me from doing what is wrong, and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.
Bika wuphengumuna mu zinzila zi luvunu; wumbonisa nlemvo mu mina miaku.
30 I have decided that I will faithfully/always [obey you]; I have (paid attention to/heeded) (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
Ndisobula nzila yi Kiedika; nditula ntimꞌama mu mina miaku.
31 Yahweh, I try to carefully hold fast to what you have instructed [us to do]; do not [abandon me, with the result that] I would become disgraced.
Ndidi wukangama mu zinzengolo ziaku, a Yave; kadi kumbika ndifua tsoni.
32 I will eagerly obey [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), because you have enabled me to understand more [what you want me to do].
Ndilembo zawula mu nsolo wu zithumunu ziaku bila ngeyo wuvuandisa ntimꞌama mu kiphuanza.
33 Yahweh, teach me the meaning of (your statutes/the things that you have decreed that we should do), and [then] I will obey them, every one of them.
Wundongisa, a Yave, mu landakana zinzengolo ziaku buna ndiela kuzikeba nate ku tsukulu.
34 Help me to understand your laws in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.
Wuphana diela ayi ndiela keba mina miaku ayi ndiela ku mikinzika mu ntimꞌama wumvimba.
35 I am happy with (your commands/what you have commanded), so (lead me along the paths/enable me to walk on the road) that you [have chosen for me].
Wuthuadisa mu nsolo wu zithumunu ziaku bila muawu ndieti moninanga khini.
36 Cause me to want to obey your rules and not to want to become rich.
Balula ntimꞌama kuidi zinzengolo ziaku; vayi bika kuidi ndandu yi luvunu.
37 Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless, and allow me to continue to live, like you promised that you would do.
Botula meso mama mu bima biphamba; keba luzingu luama boso buididi mambu maku.
38 [Because] I serve you, do what you promised to do for me, which is what you also promise to do for [all] those who revere you.
Dukisila kisadi kiaku tsilꞌaku, muingi babaka bukukinzikila.
39 [People] insult me; protect me from those insults, [because] I hate them. The (regulations/rules that you have given [to us]) are [very] good!
Vengumuna mvuezolo wowo ndilemou moni tsisi bila mina miaku midi mimboti.
40 I very much desire [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live (OR, be good to me).
Phila phuila ndidi yi minsiku miaku; keba luzingu luama mu busonga buaku.
41 Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me, and rescue/save me, like you have said/promised that you would.
Bika luzolo luaku lungolo lutula kuidi minu, a Yave, phulusu aku boso buididi tsilꞌaku,
42 After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me, because I trust in (your word/what you have promised that you would do).
buna ndiela baka bu vanina mvutu kuidi mutu wowo wulembo kumfingi bila nditula diana diama mu mambu maku.
43 Always enable me to [LIT] speak your truth, because I have confidence in (your regulations/the rules that you have given us).
Kadi tumbu botula mvimba mambu ma kiedika mu munuꞌama bila ndintulanga diana diama mu mina miaku.
44 I will always obey your laws, forever.
Ndiela tumukinanga Mina miaku kadika thangu mu zithangu zioso ayi mu kadika mvu.
45 I will be free [from (affliction/my enemies’ attacks)], because I have tried [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Ndiela diatilanga mu kiphuanza bila nditomba minsiku miaku.
46 I will tell to kings (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do); and [because I did not abandon you], those kings will not cause me to be ashamed.
Ndiela yolukila zinzengolo ziaku va ntuala mintinu ayi ndilendi fua tsoni ko.
47 I am delighted to [obey] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them.
Bila khini ndieti mona mu zithumunu ziaku, bila ndieti ku zizola.
48 I respect/revere [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them, and I will (meditate on/think about) (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Ndimvumuna mioko miama kuidi zithumunu ziaku, ziozi ndieti zola ayi ndiela yindulanga zinzengolo ziaku.
49 Do not forget what you said/promised to do for me, who serve you, [because] what you have said has caused me to confidently expect [good things from you].
Tebukila moyo mambu maku kuidi kisadi kiaku; bila ngeyo wuphana diana.
50 When I have been suffering, you comforted me; you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.
Mbombolo ama mu ziphasi ziama yawu yayi: tsilꞌaku yeti kitula luzingu luama lumona.
51 Proud people are always making fun of me, but I do not (turn away from/stop) [obeying] your laws.
Batu ba luniemo batsekinina ngolo boso buididi luzolo luawu vayi ndisia vengama ko mu Mina miaku.
52 Yahweh, when I think about (your regulations/the rules) that you gave to us long ago, I am comforted/encouraged.
Nditebukila moyo mina miaku mikhulu, a Yave ayi ndintambula mbombolo mu miawu.
53 When [I see that] wicked people have disregarded your laws, I become very angry.
Kiadi kimbuila mu diambu di batu bambimbi; bobo beti loza Mina miaku.
54 While I have been living here for a short time on the earth, I have written songs about (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
Zinzengolo ziaku ziawu zingudi zi mambu ma minkunga miama ku kadika buangu kioki ndieti leka.
55 Yahweh, during the night I think about you [MTY], and [so] I obey your laws.
Nditebukilanga moyo dizina diaku va builu, a Yave, ayi ndiela keba Mina miaku.
56 What I have always done is to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Diadi diba diambu ndisadila: ndintumukina minsiku miaku.
57 Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and I promise to (obey your words/do what you have told us to do).
Ngeyo kuku kiama, a Yave. Ndivana tsila ti ndiela tumukina mambu maku.
58 With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me; be kind to me, like you promised/said that you would do.
Nditomba zizi kiaku mu ntimꞌama wumvimba, wutsila nlemvo boso buididi tsilꞌaku.
59 I have thought about my behavior, and I [have decided to] return to [obeying] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
Ndiyindula zinzila ziama ayi nditadisa malu mama kuidi zinzengolo ziaku.
60 I hurry to obey (your commands/what you have commanded); I do not delay [at all].
Ndiela tula nsualu ayi ndilendi zingila ko; mu diambu di keba zithumunu ziaku.
61 Wicked people have [tried to] seize me, [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a net [MET], but I do not forget your laws.
Ka diambu ko batu bambimbi bakhengi mu minsinga vayi ndisia zimbakana ko Mina miaku.
62 In the middle of the night I wake up, and I praise you for (your commands/the rules that you have given us to do); they are fair/just.
Ndieti kotuka va midi miphipa mu kuvutudila matondo mu diambu di Mina miaku misonga.
63 I am a friend of all those who revere you, those who obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Ndidi nkundi wu batu boso bobo beti kukinzika ayi wu bobo beti landakana minsiku miaku.
64 Yahweh, you faithfully/always love [people] all over the earth; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Ntoto wufulukidi mu luzolo luaku, a Yave; bika wundonga zinzengolo ziaku.
65 Yahweh, you have done good things for me, like you promised/said that you would do.
Vangila kisadi kiaku mamboti boso buididi mambu maku, a Yave.
66 Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do, and [teach me other things that I need to] know, because I believe [that it is good for us to obey] (your commands/what you have commanded).
Bika wundongisa nzayilu ayi tsudukulu yimboti bila ndiwilukila zithumunu ziaku.
67 Before you afflicted/punished me, I did things that were wrong, but now I obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
Tuamina ndiba mu phasi, minu ndiba ndiengidi vayi buabu ndieti tumimina mambu maku.
68 You are [very] good, and what you do is good; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Ngeyo widi wumboti ayi momo weti vanga madi mamboti; bika wundongisa zinzengolo ziaku.
69 Proud people have told many lies about me, but [the truth is that] with all my inner being I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Ka diambu ko batu ba luniemo balembo bivisa nzitusu ama mu mambu ma luvunu mu diambu diama minu ndiela kebanga minsiku miaku mu ntimꞌama wumvimba.
70 Those proud people (are stupid/do not understand your laws) [IDM], but [as for me], I am delighted with your laws.
Mintima miawu midi mi matadi ayi miwanga ko vayi minu khini ndieti mona mu mina miaku.
71 It was good for me that [you] afflicted/punished me, because the result was that I learned (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Didi diambu di mboti kuidi minu mu monoso phasi muingi ndilonguka zinzengolo ziaku.
72 The laws that you [MTY] gave/told [to us] are [worth] more to me than gold, more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
Mina mitotukila mu munu aku milutidi mfunu kuidi minu viokila zimili zimili zi bivanzi bi nolo ayi bi palata.
73 You created me and formed my body (OR, kept me safe); help me to be wise in order that I may learn (your commands/what you have commanded).
Mioko miaku miawu mikhubika ayi miphanga. Bika wuphana tsudukulu yi longukila zithumunu ziaku.
74 Those who have an awesome respect for you will see [what you have done for] me, and they will rejoice, because [they will see that] I have trusted in (your words/what you told us).
Bika bobo beti ku kinzika bamona khini bu beti kumbona, bila nditula diana diama mu mambu maku.
75 Yahweh, I know that (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are right/fair and that you have afflicted/punished me because you faithfully do [what you have promised].
Nzebi, a Yave, ti mina miaku midi misonga mu kikhuikizi ngeyo wumbonisa phasi.
76 Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by [knowing that] you faithfully love [me], like you said to me that you would do.
Bika luzolo luaku lu ngolo luba mbombolo ama boso buididi tsila yoyi wusila kisadi kiaku.
77 Be merciful to me in order that I may [continue to] live, because I am delighted with your laws.
Bika kiadi kiaku kiba va minu mu diambu ndizinga bila khini ndieti mona Mina miaku.
78 Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be ashamed, [but] as for me, I will [continue] (meditating on/thinking about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Bika batu ba luniemo bafua tsoni, mu mambimbi beti kuphangila mu kambu bila vayi minu ndiela yindulanga minsiku miaku.
79 Cause those who revere you to come [back] to me in order that they may (OR, specifically, those who) know (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do]).
Bika bobo beti ku kinzikanga babaluka kuidi minu; bobo beti sudika zinzengolo ziaku.
80 Enable me to perfectly [obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do) in order that I may not be ashamed [because of not doing that].
Bika ntimꞌama wuba wukambu tsembolo va ntuala zinzengolo ziaku mu diambu ndibika fuisu tsoni.
81 I am very tired/exhausted while I wait for you to save [me from my enemies]; [but] I confidently expect that you will tell [me what you will do].
Muelꞌama wuvongidi mu diambu di phuila yi phulusu aku; vayi ndintula diana diama mu mambu maku.
82 My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised/said that you would do, and I ask, “When will you help/encourage me?”
Meso mama mavongidi; malembo tadidila tsilꞌaku; ndituba: “thangu mbi wela kuiza ku mbomba e?”
83 I have become [as useless as] [MET] a wineskin that is [shriveled from hanging a long time] in the smoke [inside a house], but I have not forgotten (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Ka diambu ko ndidi banga kamununu ki vinu kitudulu va muisi; vayi ndisia zimbakana ko zinzengolo ziaku.
84 How long must I wait? When will you punish those who (persecute/cause trouble for) me?
Nate thangu mbi kisadi kiaku kafueti vingidila e? Thangu mbi wela vanina thumbudulu kuidi batu bobo beti ku ndiamisa e?
85 [It is as though] proud people have dug deep pits for me [to fall into], people who do not obey your laws.
Batu ba luniemo bakebi mabulu ma mintambu mu diambu diama; buawu ko bobo buididi Mina miaku.
86 All (your commands are/what you have commanded is) trustworthy; [but] people are (persecuting/causing trouble for) me by telling lies [about me, so please] help me!
Zithumunu ziaku zioso zifueni mu tudulu diana; bika wutsadisa bila batu balembo ndiamisa mu kambu bila.
87 Those people have almost killed me, but I have not stopped [obeying] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Keti fioti kuandi fisiala nganu bambotudi va ntoto; vayi minu ndisia loza ko minsiku miaku.
88 Because you faithfully love [me], allow me [to continue] to live in order that I may [continue to] obey (your rules/what you have instructed [us to do]).
Keba luzingu luama boso buididi luzolo luaku ayi ndiela tumukina zinzengolo zi munu aku.
89 Yahweh, your words will last forever; they will last as long as heaven lasts.
Mambu maku, a Yave, manzingilanga mu zithangu zioso; madi matelama dio ngui mu diyilu.
90 You will faithfully [continue doing] ([for people who are not yet born/in every generation]) what you have (promised/said that you would do); you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly [there].
Kikhuikizi kiaku kinzingilanga mu zitsungi zioso. Ngeyo wukindisa ntoto ayi wawu wulembo zingila.
91 To this day, [all things on the earth] remain because you decided that they should remain; everything [on the earth] serves you.
Mina miaku minzingilanga nate lumbu kiaku: bila bima bioso bieti kusadila.
92 If I had not been delighted [in obeying] your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.
Enati Mina miaku misia kumbonisa khini ko nganu ndibiva mu ziphasi ziama.
93 I will never forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), because as a result of [my obeying them] you have enabled me to [continue to] live.
Ndilendi zimbakana ko minsiku miaku bila mu miawu weti kebila luzingu luama.
94 I belong to you; save/rescue me [from my enemies], because I have tried to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Wuphukisa bila ndidi waku; nditomba minsiku miaku.
95 Wicked [men] are waiting to kill me, but I [will] think about what you have instructed [us to do].
Batu bambimbi balembo mfiedi mu diambu bambunga; vayi ndiela yindula zinzengolo ziaku.
96 I have learned that there is a limit/end for everything, but what you command (has no limits/never ends).
Mu kadika diambu di fuana, ndilembo moni ndilu; vayi zithumunu ziaku zisiko kadi ndilu.
97 I love your laws very much. I (meditate on/think about) them all during the day.
A phila ndieti zodila mina miaku! Miawu ndieti yindula mu lumbu kimvimba.
98 Because I know (your commands/what you have commanded), and because I think about them all the time, I have become wiser than my enemies.
Zithumunu ziaku zikhitula mutu wu nduenga viokila bambeni ziama bila ziawu zidi kaka yama mu zithangu zioso.
99 I understand more than my teachers do, because I (meditate on/think about) (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
Minu ndieti luta sudika viokila minyiyisi miama mioso bila ndinyindulanga zinzengolo ziaku.
100 I understand more than [many] old people do, because I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Minu ndieti luta sudika viokila bakulutu bila ndinkebanga minsiku miaku.
101 I have avoided all evil behavior in order that I may obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
Ndikeba malu mama mu diatila mu woso-woso nsolo wu mbimbi mu diambu dikeba mambu maku.
102 I have not (turned away from/quit) [obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), because you have taught me [while I have studied them].
Ndisia vengama ko mu mina miaku bila ngeyo veka wundonga.
103 [When I read] your words, they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat, [yes], they are even sweeter than honey.
A phila lueki mambu maku madi mu munu ama viokila niosi mu munu ama.
104 Because [I have learned] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), I am able to understand [many things]; therefore, I hate all evil things [that some people do].
Mbeki diela mu diambu di minsiku miaku; diawu ndinlendilanga woso-woso nsolo wu mbimbi.
105 Your words are [like] [MET] a lamp to guide me; they are [like] a light [MET] to show me the path [that I should walk on].
Mambu maku madi muinda mu malu mama ayi kiezila mu nsoloꞌama.
106 I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again, that I will [always] obey your (regulations/rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] fair/just.
Ndinzenga ndefi ayi ndiyikindisa: ti ndiela landakana mina miaku mi busonga.
107 Yahweh, I am suffering very much; cause me to be strong/healthy [again], as you have promised to do.
Ndimona ziphasi ziwombo; keba luzingu luama, a Yave, boso buididi mambu maku.
108 Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is [like] [MET] a sacrifice to you; [please] accept it, and teach me your (regulations/rules that you have given to us).
Kikinina, a Yave, minsitusu mi luzolo mi munu ama ayi wundongisa mina miaku.
109 [My enemies are] often trying to kill me [IDM], but I do not forget your laws.
Ka diambu ko kadika thangu ndieti nata luzingu luama mu mioko miama, ndikadi zimbakana Mina miaku.
110 Wicked [people] have tried to seize me [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a trap [MET], but I have not disobeyed (your principles of behavior/what you declared that we should do).
Batu bambimbi balekidi ntambu mu diambu diama, vayi ndisia vengama ko mu minsiku miaku.
111 (Your requirements/What you have instructed us to do) are my possession forever; because of them [PRS], I am joyful.
Zinzengolo ziaku zidi kiuka kiama mu zithangu zioso; ziawu zidi khini yi ntimꞌama.
112 I (have decided/am determined) [IDM] to obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do) until the day that I die [MTY].
Ntimꞌama wuvuendi mu kebanga zinzengolo ziaku nate kuna tsuka.
113 I hate people who are [only] partly committed to you, but I love your laws.
Ndieti lenda batu badi mintima miodi, vayi ndieti zola Mina miaku.
114 You are [like] a place where I can hide [from my enemies], and you are [like] a shield [MET] [behind which I am protected from them], and I trust in your promises.
Ngeyo suamunu kiama ayi nkakuꞌama; nditula diana diama mu mambu maku.
115 You evil people, stay away from me in order than I may obey (my God’s commands/what my God has commanded)!
Bika luthatukila beno batu lueti vanga mambu mambimbi; muingi ndikeba zithumunu zi Nzambi ama.
116 Enable me to be strong, as you promised/said that you would do, in order that I may [continue to] live. I am confidently expecting [that you will restore me]; (do not disappoint me/do not allow me to be disappointed).
Bika wukhindisa boso buididi tsilꞌaku buna ndiela zinga; kadi tala ti diana diama dilalukusu.
117 Hold me up, in order that I will be safe and always (pay attention to/heed) (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
Bika ngeyo wuba singumunu kiama ayi ndiela kulu; buna ndiela talanga zinzengolo ziaku mu zithangu zioso.
118 You reject all those who disobey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do); but what they deceitfully plan to do will be (useless/in vain).
Ngeyo wuloza batu boso bobo beti zimbala mu zinzengolo ziaku bila luvunu luawu luidi lu phamba.
119 You get rid of all the wicked [people] on the earth like [SIM] [people throw away] trash; therefore I love what you have instructed us to do.
Batu boso bambimbi ba ntoto, ngeyo weti kuba vengumuna banga tsobo diawu minu ndieti zodila zinzengolo ziaku.
120 I [SYN] tremble because I am afraid of you; I am afraid [because you punish those who do not obey] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
Nsuni ama wulembo titi mu diambu di tsisi aku; thelimini mu boma bu mina miaku.
121 [But] I have done what is right and fair/just; [so] do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.
Ndivanga mambu masonga ayi mafuana kadi kundiekula kuidi minyamisi miama.
122 Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud [people] to oppress me.
Kubikila kisadi kiaku mamboti; kadi tala ti batu ba luniemo bandiamisa.
123 My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue [me], for you to save [me] like you promised/said that you would.
Meso mama mavongidi, malembo tadidila phulusu aku, malembo tadidila tsilꞌaku yisonga.
124 Do something for me to show that you faithfully love [me], and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
Vangila kisadi kiaku mamboti boso buididi luzolo luaku ayi wundonga zinzengolo ziaku.
125 I am one who serves you; enable me to understand [what you want me to know] in order that I will know (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
Ndidi kisadi kiaku; wuphana diela, muingi ndisudika zinzengolo ziaku.
126 Yahweh, now is the time for you to [punish people] because they have disobeyed your laws.
Thangu yifueni kuidi ngeyo mu sala, a Yave; mina miaku mibundukidi.
127 Truly, I love (your commands/what you have commanded) more than I love gold; I love them more than I love [very] pure gold.
Bila ndieti zola zithumunu ziaku viokila nolo, viokila kutu nolo yithalu;
128 So I conduct my life by (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I hate all the evil things that [some people do].
ayi bila ndilembo kinzika minsiku miaku mioso milulama Ndinlendanga woso-woso nsolo wu mbimbi.
129 (Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) wonderful, so I obey them with all my inner being.
Zinzengolo ziaku zidi zi matsiminanga diawu ndieti kuzitumukina.
130 When someone explains (your words/what you have said), [it is as though] they are lighting a light; what they say causes [even] people who have not learned your laws to be wise.
Zaba ti mambu maku meti vana kiezila; meti vana diela kuidi batu baphamba.
131 I eagerly desire to know (your commands/what you have commanded), like [SIM] a [dog] that pants with its mouth open [wanting to be fed].
Ndinzibula munu ama ayi ndivumuna mu phuila yi ngolo yi zithumunu ziaku.
132 Listen to me and act kindly to me, like you do to [all] those who love you [MTY].
Baluka kuidi minu ayi wumbona kiadi, banga bobo weti vangila mu zithangu zioso kuidi bobo banzolanga dizina diaku.
133 Guide me as you promised/said that you would do and help me not to fall/sin; do not allow evil [people] to control what I do.
Tuadisa zithambi zi malu mama boso buididi mambu maku, kadi tala kadi disumu di ndiadila.
134 Rescue/Save me from those who oppress me in order that I may obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Wukhula mu kuamusu wu batu mu diambu ndibaka bu tumukina minsiku miaku.
135 Be kind to me and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Kienzudila kisadi kiaku zizi ayi wundongisa zinzengolo ziaku.
136 I cry very much because [many] people do not obey your laws.
Matsuela mawombo malembo kumbi mu meso mama banga mila mi nlangu mu diambu Mina miaku mikadi kinzuku.
137 Yahweh, you are righteous and (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are just/fair.
Ngeyo widi wusonga, a Yave ayi mina miaku midi milulama.
138 (Your requirements/All the things that you have instructed us to do) are true and are all very right and fair.
Zinzengolo wutula zidi zisonga, zidi zifuana mboti mu siwulu diana.
139 I am (furious/very angry) because my enemies disregard (your words/what you have told us to do).
Bufula buama mu kusadila bulembo tsukisa ntima, bila bambeni ziama zisi zaba ko mambu maku.
140 (Your promises are/All the things that you have said that you will do are) dependable and I love them.
Zitsila ziaku zimonika ti zidi zikiedika, ayi kisadi kiaku wukuzizolanga.
141 I am not important and people despise me, but I do not forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Ka diambu ko ndidi mutu wuvumbama ayi wulenzu, ndikadi zimbakana minsiku miaku.
142 You are righteous and you will be righteous forever, and your laws will never be changed.
Busonga buaku buidi mu zithangu zioso ayi mina miaku midi mikiedika.
143 I [constantly] have troubles/difficulties and I am worried, but (your commands cause/what you have commanded causes) me to be happy.
Ziphasi ayi maniongo bimbuididi, vayi zithumunu ziaku zikumbonisanga khini.
144 (Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) always fair; help me to understand them in order that I may [continue to] live.
Zinzengolo ziaku zidi zilulama mu zithangu zioso; wuphana diela muingi ndizinga.
145 Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you; answer me and I will obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Nditela mu ntimꞌama wumvimba; wuphana mvutu, a Yave ayi ndiela kinzika zinzengolo ziaku.
146 I call out to you; save/rescue me in order that I [can continue to] obey [all] (your requirements/the things that you have instructed us to do).
Ndikutela, wuphukisa ayi ndiela keba zinzengolo ziaku.
147 [Each morning] I arise before dawn and call to you to help me; I confidently expect you to do what you have (promised/said that you will do).
Ndieti kotuka tuamina nkielo buisi wuba ayi ndinyamikinanga muingi wutsadisa; minu nditula diana diama mu mambu maku.
148 All during the night I am awake, and I (meditate on/think about) what you have (promised/said that you would do).
Meso mama meti ba mazibuka tuamina khiesa yi builu, mu diambu ndiyindula zitsila ziaku.
149 Yahweh, because you faithfully love me, listen to me [while I pray], and keep me safe because of [my obeying] (your regulations/what you have told us to do).
Wa mbemboꞌama boso buididi luzolo luaku keba luzingu luama, a Yave, boso buididi mina miaku
150 Those evil people who oppress/persecute me are coming closer to me; they do not pay any attention to your laws.
Bobo beti kubika zikhanu zimbimbi bafikimini, vayi thama badi ayi Mina miaku.
151 But Yahweh, you are near to me, and [I know that] (your commands/what you command) will never be changed.
Muaki, ngeyo widi wufikama, a Yave ayi zithumunu ziaku zioso zidi zikiedika.
152 Long ago I found out about (your requirements/all the things that you have instructed us to do), and [I know that] you intended them to last forever.
Tona thama ndizaba, ndilongukala zinzengolo ziaku ti ngeyo wumana zibieka mu zithangu zioso.
153 Look at me and see that I am suffering [very much], and heal me, because I do not forget your laws.
Bika wutala ziphasi ziama ayi bika wukhula bila ndisia zimbakana ko Mina miaku.
154 Defend me [when others accuse me], and rescue me [from them]; allow me to [continue to] live, as you promised/said that you would.
Bika wunduanina ayi bika wukhula, keba luzingu luama boso buididi zitsila ziaku.
155 Wicked [people] do not obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), so you will certainly not save them.
Phulusu thama yidi mu diambu di batu bambimbi bila batombanga ko zinzengolo ziaku.
156 Yahweh, you are very merciful; allow me to [continue to] live because of [my obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
Kiadi kiaku kidi kinneni, a Yave; keba luzingu luama boso buididi mina miaku.
157 Many [people] are my enemies and [many people] (cause me to suffer/persecute me), but I (do not turn aside from/have not stopped obeying) [LIT] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
Batu bobo beti kundenda badi bawombo ayi beti kundiamisa; vayi ndikadi vengama mu zinzengolo ziaku.
158 When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted because they do not obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us] to do).
Ndieti kakumukina batu bobo bakambulu minu bila batumukinanga ko mambu maku
159 [Yahweh], notice that I love (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you faithfully love [me], allow me to [continue to] live.
Tala phila ndieti zodila minsiku miaku, keba luzingu luama, a Yave, boso buididi luzolo luaku.
160 All that you have said is truth, and all (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) will endure forever.
Mambu maku moso madi makiedika; Mina miaku mioso misonga midi mu zithangu zioso.
161 Rulers persecute me for no reason, but in my inner being I revere (your words/what you have said).
Minyadi mindiamisini mu kambu bila vayi ntimꞌama wulembo titi va ntuala mambu maku.
162 I am happy about (your words/what you have promised [to do for me)], as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
Khini ndieti mona mu tsilꞌaku banga mutu beki kiuka kinneni mu mvita.
163 I thoroughly hate [DOU] [all] lies but I love your laws.
Ndieti lenda ayi ndieti kakumukina luvunu vayi ndieti zola Mina miaku.
164 Seven/Many times each day I thank you for (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] just/fair.
Ndieti kuzitisa mu tsambuadi di zikhumbu mu lumbu mu diambu di Mina miaku misonga.
165 Things go well for those who love your laws; there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.
Ndembama yiwombo yidi kuidi bobo banzolanga Mina miaku; kuisi ko diambu dimosi diba lenda buminina thutu
166 Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me [from my troubles], and I obey (your commands/what you have commanded us).
Ndilembo vingila phulusu aku, a Yave ayi ndieti landakana zithumunu ziaku.
167 I obey (what you require/what you have instructed) us to do; I love it [all] very much.
Ndieti tumimina zinzengolo ziaku bila ndieti kuzizola ngolo
168 I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and you see everything that I do.
Ndieti tumimina minsiku miaku ayi zinzengolo ziaku bila ngeyo zebi zinzila ziama zioso.
169 Yahweh, listen while I pray [for you to help me]; help me to understand [(your words/what you have told us to do)].
Bika yamikina kuama kutula va ntualꞌaku, a Yave wuphana diela boso buididi mambu maku.
170 Hear me while I pray and rescue/save me as you promised/said that you would.
Bika ndombolo ama yitula va ntualꞌaku; wukhula boso buididi tsilꞌaku.
171 I [MTY] will always praise you because you teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Bika bididi biama bisapika mu nzitusu aku bila weti kundonga zinzengolo ziaku
172 I will sing about (your words/what you have promised to do) because (all your commands are/everything that you have commanded is) just/fair.
Bika ludimi luama luyimbila mambu maku bila zithumunu ziaku zioso zidi zisonga.
173 I ask you [SYN] to [always] be ready to help me because I have chosen [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Bika koko kuaku kuba kukubama mu kutsadisa bila ndisobula minsiku miaku.
174 Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me [from my enemies]; I am delighted with your laws.
Phuila yingolo ndiba mu mona phulusu aku, a Yave ayi Mina miaku mikumbonisanga khini.
175 Allow me to [continue to] live in order that I can [continue to] praise you, and that your regulations/rules [that you have given to us] will continue to help me.
Bika ndizinga muingi ndizitisa ayi bika mina miaku mitsimba
176 I have [wandered away from you] like [SIM] a sheep that has become lost; search for me, because I have not forgotten (your commands/what you have commanded us).
Ndidiengila banga nkangu wu mamemi mazimbala, tomba kisadi kiaku, bila ndisia zimbakana ko zithumunu ziaku.
