Banzembo 114

1 Tango Isalaele abimaki wuta na Ejipito, tango libota ya Jakobi elongwaki na ekolo ya bapaya,

When Israel went out of Egypt, and the house of Iaakob from the barbarous people,

2 Yuda ekomaki Esika ya bule ya Yawe, mpe Isalaele ekomaki mabele na Ye.

Iudah was his sanctification, and Israel his dominion.

3 Ebale monene emonaki yango mpe ekimaki, mayi ya Yordani ezongaki na sima,

The Sea sawe it and fled: Iorden was turned backe.

4 bangomba epumbwaki lokola bameme, bangomba mike epumbwaki lokola bana ya ntaba.

The mountaines leaped like rams, and the hils as lambes.

5 Ebale monene, nini ezalaki kati na yo mpo ete okima? Yordani, mpo na nini ozongaki na sima?

What ailed thee, O Sea, that thou fleddest? O Iorden, why wast thou turned backe?

6 Bino bangomba, mpo nini bopumbwaki lokola bameme? Bongo bino bangomba mike, mpo na nini bopumbwaki lokola bana ya ntaba?

Ye mountaines, why leaped ye like rams, and ye hils as lambes?

7 Mokili, lenga liboso ya Yawe, liboso ya Nzambe ya Jakobi,

The earth trembled at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Iaakob,

8 oyo abongolaka libanga monene liziba, mpe libanga etima.

Which turneth the rocke into waterpooles, and the flint into a fountaine of water.