Banzembo 3
1 Nzembo ya Davidi. Ayembaki yango tango azalaki kokima Abisalomi, mwana na ye. Oh Yawe, banguna na ngai bazali motango boni! Banguna boni oyo bazali kobundisa ngai!
A psalm of David when fled he from before - Absalom son his. O Yahweh how! they are many opponents my many [people] [are] rising up on me.
2 Ebele bazali koloba na tina na ngai: « Nzambe akobikisa ye te! »
Many [people] [are] saying of self my there not [is] deliverance for him in God (Selah)
3 Nzokande Yo, Yawe, ozali nguba mpe nkembo na ngai, Yo nde omatisaka lokumu na ngai.
And you O Yahweh [are] a shield behind me honor my and [the one who] lifts up head my.
4 Nabelelaka Yawe, mpe ayanolaka ngai wuta na ngomba na Ye ya bule.
Voice my to Yahweh I called out and he answered me from [the] mountain of holiness his (Selah)
5 Nalalaka mpe nazwaka pongi; nalamukaka lisusu, pamba te Yawe azali makasi na ngai.
I I lay down and I slept! I awoke for Yahweh he sustains me.
6 Nakobanga te atako ebele ya bankoto bazingeli ngai na bangambo nyonso.
Not I will be afraid from ten thousands of people who all around they have taken a stand on me.
7 Yawe, telema! Nzambe na ngai, kangola ngai! Beta banguna na ngai nyonso bambata, buka bato mabe minu.
Arise! O Yahweh - save me O God my for you have struck all enemies my jaw [the] teeth of wicked [people] you have broken.
8 Kokangolama na ngai ewutaka na Yawe. Tika ete lipamboli na Yo ewumela kati na bato na Yo.
[belongs] to Yahweh deliverance [is] towards people your blessing your (Selah)
