Banzembo 108
1 Nzembo ya Davidi. Nzambe, motema na ngai ezali na kimia! Nakoyembela Yo, nakosanzola Yo na mindule; ezali mpe lokumu na ngai.
song melody to/for David to establish: establish heart my God to sing and to sing also glory my
2 Lindanda mpe nzenze, bolamuka! Nalingi kolamusa tongo.
to rouse [emph?] [the] harp and lyre to rouse dawn
3 Nkolo, nakosanzola Yo kati na bato, nakoyembela Yo kati na bikolo.
to give thanks you in/on/with people LORD and to sing you not people
4 Pamba te bolingo na Yo ezali monene koleka Lola, mpe bosembo na Yo ekenda kino na mapata.
for great: large from upon heaven kindness your and till cloud truth: faithful your
5 Oh Nzambe, tika ete otombolama na likolo ya Lola, mpe nkembo na Yo ezala awa na mokili mobimba!
to exalt [emph?] upon heaven God and upon all [the] land: country/planet glory your
6 Bikisa biso na nguya ya loboko na Yo mpe yanola biso, mpo ete balingami na Yo bakangolama!
because to rescue [emph?] beloved your to save [emph?] right your and to answer me
7 Nzambe alobaki kati na Esika na Ye ya bule: « Nakolonga! Nakokabola Sishemi mpe nakotia bandelo ya lubwaku ya Sukoti.
God to speak: promise in/on/with holiness his to exult to divide Shechem and valley Succoth to measure
8 Galadi ezali ya ngai, Manase mpe ezali ya ngai; Efrayimi ezali ekoti na ngai ya ebende, mpe Yuda ezali lingenda na ngai ya bokonzi.
to/for me Gilead to/for me Manasseh and Ephraim security head: leader my Judah to decree me
9 Moabi ezali sani monene oyo nasukolelaka, Edomi ezali esika oyo nabwakaka sandale na ngai. Nazali kobeta milolo ya bitumba mpo na kobundisa mokili ya Filisitia. »
Moab pot washing my upon Edom to throw sandal my upon Philistia to shout
10 Nani akomema ngai na engumba batonga makasi? Nani akotambolisa ngai kino na Edomi?
who? to conduct me city fortification who? to lead me till Edom
11 Ezali Yo te, Nzambe oyo obwakaki biso, Nzambe oyo ozalaki lisusu te kokende bitumba elongo na mampinga na biso!
not God to reject us and not to come out: come God in/on/with army our
12 Yaka kosunga biso, kangola biso liboso ya moyini! Pamba te lisungi ya bato ezali pamba.
to give [emph?] to/for us help from enemy and vanity: vain deliverance: salvation man
13 Elongo na Nzambe, tokosala makambo minene mpe ya kokamwa; ezali Ye nde akonyata banguna na biso.
in/on/with God to make: do strength and he/she/it to trample enemy our
