Banzembo 114

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

When Israel went out of Egypt, Jacob’s house from a barbarous people,

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

God chose Judah for himself, Israel became his kingdom.

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

The sea saw it, and fled, Jordan river ran backwards.

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

Mountains skipped like rams, hills like the young of the flock.

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

Why, sea, do you flee? Jordan, why run backwards?

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

Mountains, why skip ram-like? Why, hills, like the young of the flock?

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

Earth, tremble before the Lord, at the presence of Jacob’s God,

8 oyo abongolaka libanga monene liziba, mpe libanga etima.

who turns rocks into pools of water, and flint into fountains of water.