Banzembo 149

1 Bokumisa Yawe! Boyembela Yawe nzembo ya sika, bokumisa Ye na banzembo kati na mayangani ya bayengebene!

Praise the Lord! Sing a new song to the Lord! Praise him wherever his faithful followers gather!

2 Tika ete Isalaele asepela na Mokeli na Ye! Tika ete bato ya Siona bazala na esengo mpo na Mokonzi na bango!

Let Israel celebrate their Creator; let the people of Zion be happy in their King.

3 Tika ete bakumisa Kombo na Ye na mabina; tika ete babetela Ye bambunda mpe mandanda!

Praise his nature with dancing; sing praises to him, accompanied by tambourine and harp.

4 Pamba te Yawe asepelaka na bato na Ye, alatisaka babola motole ya elonga.

For the Lord enjoys his people; he honors the oppressed with salvation.

5 Tika ete bayengebene na Yawe basepela kati na lokumu oyo; tika ete bayemba na esengo na bambeto na bango!

Let the faithful celebrate how he honors them; let them sing happily even from their beds.

6 Tika ete bakumisa Nzambe kati na minoko na bango elongo na mopanga ya minu na bangambo nyonso mibale kati na maboko na bango

May their praises of God always be on their lips, a double-edged sword in their hands,

7 mpo na kozongisa mabe na mabe ya bikolo mpe kopesa bato etumbu;

ready to take revenge on the nations, to punish the foreign peoples,

8 mpo na kokanga bakonzi na bango na minyololo, kokanga bato na bango ya lokumu na mabende

to imprison their kings in shackles and their leaders in iron chains,

9 mpe mpo na kopesa bango etumbu oyo ekomama na tina na bango! Yango nde lokumu ya bayengebene na Ye nyonso. Bokumisa Yawe!

to impose the judgment decreed against them. This is an honor for all his faithful followers. Praise the Lord!