Banzembo 121

1 Nzembo ya mobembo tango bazalaki kokende na Tempelo ya Yawe. Natomboli miso na ngai na ngambo ya bangomba: lisungi na ngai ekowuta wapi?

A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes, unto the mountains, From whence cometh my help!

2 Lisungi na ngai ewutaka na Yawe oyo akela likolo mpe mabele.

My help, is from Yahweh, who made heavens and earth.

3 Akotika te ete lokolo na yo eselumuka; Ye oyo abatelaka yo animbaka te.

May he not suffer thy foot, to slip, May thy keeper, not slumber!

4 Te, Ye oyo abatelaka Isalaele animbaka te mpe alalaka pongi te!

Lo! neither will slumber nor sleep, The keeper of Israel.

5 Yawe azali mobateli na yo; Yawe azali, na ngambo ya loboko na yo ya mobali, lokola elili oyo ebatelaka yo.

Yahweh, is thy keeper, Yahweh, is thy shade, on thy right hand:

6 Ezala na moyi to na butu, moyi mpe sanza ekosala yo mabe ata moke te!

By day, the sun, shall not smite, nor, the moon, by night.

7 Yawe akobatela yo na mabe nyonso, akobatela bomoi na yo;

Yahweh, will keep thee from all harm, He will keep thy life.

8 Yawe akobatela kokende mpe kozonga na yo, sik’oyo mpe libela na libela.

Yahweh, will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth, even unto times age-abiding.