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!

[the] song of The ascents of David if not Yahweh who was for us let it say please Israel.

2 Soki Yawe abatelaki biso te tango bato babundisaki biso,

If not Yahweh who was for us when rose up on us anyone.

3 mbele bamelaki biso ya bomoi tango basilikelaki biso makasi.

Then alive they had swallowed up us when burned anger their on us.

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

Then the waters they had overflowed us a torrent it had passed over self our.

5 Mayi makasi elingaki kozindisa biso.

Then it had passed over self our the waters raging.

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

[be] blessed Yahweh who not he has given us prey to teeth their.

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

Self our like a bird it has escaped from a snare of fowlers the snare [has been] broken and we we have escaped.

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

Help our [is] in [the] name of Yahweh maker of heaven and earth.