Banzembo 120

1 Nzembo ya mobembo tango bazalaki kokende na Tempelo ya Yawe. Kati na pasi na ngai, nabelelaki Yawe, mpe ayanolaki ngai.

[the] song of The ascents to Yahweh in distress of me I called out and he answered me.

2 Oh Yawe, kangola ngai wuta na maboko ya bakosi mpe wuta na lolemo ya lokuta!

O Yahweh deliver! self my from a lip of falsehood from a tongue deceit.

3 Yo, lolemo ya lokuta, Yawe akopesa yo nini, akofuta yo nini?

What? will anyone give to you and what? will anyone add to you O tongue deceit.

4 Akobeta yo na makonga ya elombe ya bitumba, oyo ezali ya songe, elongo na makala ya moto ya nzete ya nzube.

Arrows of a warrior sharpened with burning coals of broom plants.

5 Mawa na ngai, mpo ete navandi lokola mopaya kati na Mesheki, kati na bandako ya kapo ya Kedari.

Woe! to me that I have sojourned Meshech I have dwelt with [the] tents of Kedar.

6 Navandaki tango molayi kati na bato oyo balingaka kimia te.

Much it has dwelt itself self my with [one who] hates peace.

7 Ngai, nazali moto ya kimia; kasi soki kaka nameki koloba na tina na kimia, bango baponaka mbala moko bitumba.

I [am] peace and that I speak they [are] for war.