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?

song to/for step to lift: raise eye my to(wards) [the] mountain: mount from where? to come (in): come helper my

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

helper my from from with LORD to make heaven and land: country/planet

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

not to give: allow to/for yoke foot your not to slumber to keep: guard you

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

behold not to slumber and not to sleep to keep: guard Israel

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

LORD to keep: guard you LORD shadow your upon hand right your

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

by day [the] sun not to smite you and moon in/on/with night

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

LORD to keep: guard you from all bad: evil to keep: guard [obj] soul: life your

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

LORD to keep: guard to come out: come you and to come (in): come you from now and till forever: enduring