Banzembo 122

1 Nzembo ya Davidi. Nzembo ya mobembo mpo na kokende na Tempelo ya Yawe. Nasepelaka tango balobaka na ngai: « Tokende na Tempelo ya Yawe! »

A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.”

2 Yelusalemi, makolo na biso etelemi na bikuke na yo!

Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 Yelusalemi, engumba oyo etongama malamu; engumba oyo biteni na yango ekangana esika moko.

Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself.

4 Ezali kuna nde mabota ekendaka, mabota ya Yawe, kolanda mibeko kati na Isalaele, mpo na kosanzola Kombo ya Yawe.

For to that place, the tribes ascended, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to confess to the name of the Lord.

5 Pamba te bakiti ya bokonzi ya bato oyo basalelaka bosembo ezali kuna, bakiti ya bokonzi mpo na ndako ya Davidi.

For in that place, seats have sat down in judgment, seats above the house of David.

6 Bosenga kimia ya Yelusalemi! Tika ete bato oyo balingaka yo, Yelusalemi, babika na kimia!

Petition for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for abundance for those who love you.

7 Tika ete kimia ezala kati na yo mpe kati na bandako na yo ya bokonzi!

Let peace be in your virtue, and abundance in your towers.

8 Likolo ya bolingo na ngai mpo na bandeko mpe balingami na ngai, nalobi: « Tika ete kimia ezala kati na yo! »

For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I spoke peace about you.

9 Likolo ya bolingo na ngai mpo na Tempelo ya Yawe, Nzambe na biso, nasengi bolamu mpo na yo.

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you.