Banzembo 113

1 Bokumisa Yawe! Bino basali ya Yawe, bokumisa Ye; bokumisa Yawe!

Hallelujah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah, praise the name of Jehovah.

2 Tika ete Kombo ya Yawe epambolama kobanda sik’oyo kino libela na libela!

Blessed be the name of Jehovah, from this time forth and for evermore!

3 Longwa na este kino na weste, tika ete Kombo ya Yawe epambolama!

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, let Jehovah's name be praised.

4 Yawe azali na likolo ya bikolo nyonso, nkembo na Ye ezali na likolo koleka Lola.

Jehovah is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.

5 Nani akokani na Yawe, Nzambe na biso, oyo avandi na Kiti ya Bokonzi kati na bisika oyo eleki likolo?

Who is like unto Jehovah our God, who hath placed his dwelling on high;

6 Agumbamaka mpo na kotala likolo mpe mokili.

Who humbleth himself to look on the heavens and on the earth?

7 Wuta na putulu, atombolaka moto oyo akelela; wuta na fulu ya matiti, abimisaka mobola

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,

8 mpo na kovandisa ye esika moko na bakambi, na bankumu ya bato na Ye.

To set [him] among nobles, among the nobles of his people.

9 Avandisaka mwasi ekomba kati na ndako na ye, lokola mama ya esengo kati na bana na ye. Bokumisa Yawe!

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [as] a joyful mother of sons. Hallelujah!