Banzembo 11

1 Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Nzembo ya Davidi. Kati na Yawe, nazali koluka ebombamelo. Ndenge nini bokoka koloba na ngai: « Kimela na ngomba na bino lokola ndeke? »

To the choirmaster of David in Yahweh - I have taken refuge how? will you say to self my (take flight *Q(K)*) mountain your a bird.

2 Pamba te, tala, bato mabe babendaka batolotolo na bango, batiaka bambanzi na bango na singa mpo na kobamba yango longwa na molili bato oyo bazali na mitema sembo.

For there! the wicked they bend! a bow they have prepared arrow their on [the] string to shoot in darkness to [people] upright of heart.

3 Soki miboko ebukani, moto ya sembo akoki kosala nini?

If the foundations they will be torn down! [the] righteous what? does he do.

4 Yawe azali kati na Tempelo na Ye ya bule; Yawe avandi na Kiti na Ye ya Bokonzi kati na Lola. Azali kotala bato nyonso; mpe miso na Ye ezali kososola mozindo ya mitema na bango.

Yahweh - [is] in [the] temple of holiness his Yahweh [is] in the heavens throne his eyes his they see eyelids his they test [the] children of humankind.

5 Yawe atalaka mozindo ya moto ya sembo, kasi ayinaka makasi moto mabe elongo na moto oyo asepelaka na mobulu.

Yahweh [the] righteous he tests and [the] wicked and [one who] loves violence it hates self his.

6 Tika ete akweyisela bato mabe makala ya moto, sofolo ya moto! Mpe mopepe ya moto ekozala libula na bango.

He will rain down on wicked [people] snares fire and sulfur and [will be] a wind of burning heat [the] portion of cup their.

7 Pamba te Yawe azali sembo, alingaka bosembo. Bato ya sembo bakomona elongi na Ye.

For [is] righteous Yahweh righteousness he loves [the] upright they will see faces their.