Banzembo 124

1 Nzembo ya Davidi. Nzembo ya mobembo mpo na kokende na Tempelo ya Yawe. Soki Yawe abatelaki biso te; tika ete Isalaele aloba bongo!

“A song of the degrees by David.” If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel say;

2 Soki Yawe abatelaki biso te tango bato babundisaki biso,

If it had not been the Lord who was for us, when men rose up against us:

3 mbele bamelaki biso ya bomoi tango basilikelaki biso makasi.

Then would they have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

4 Boye mayi elingaki kozindisa biso, mbonge makasi elingaki komema biso.

Then would the waters have overwhelmed us, the stream would have passed over our soul;

5 Mayi makasi elingaki kozindisa biso.

Then would have passed over our soul the presumptuous waters.

6 Tika ete Yawe apambolama, Ye oyo andimaki te ete minu na bango epasola biso!

Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us up as a prey to their teeth.

7 Tobikaki lokola ndeke liboso ya motambo ya mokangi bandeke; motambo ekatanaki, mpe tokimaki.

Our soul is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

8 Lisungi na biso ezali kati na Kombo na Yawe oyo akela likolo mpe mabele.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.