Banzembo 114

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

When went out Israel from Egypt [the] house of Jacob from a people speaking a foreign language.

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

It became Judah sanctuary his Israel dominion his.

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

The sea it saw and it fled the Jordan it turned around to backwards.

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

The mountains they skipped about like rams hills like young ones of sheep.

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

What? [is] to you O sea that you will flee O Jordan you will turn around to backwards.

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

O mountains you will skip about like rams O hills like young ones of sheep.

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

From to before [the] lord tremble O earth from to before [the] God of Jacob.

8 oyo abongolaka libanga monene liziba, mpe libanga etima.

Who turned the rock a pool of water flint into spring of his water.