Banzembo 45
1 Nzembo ya bolingo oyo bana ya Kore bayembaki. Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Eyembamaki na lindanda oyo babengaka Lisi. Motema na ngai etondi na maloba kitoko. Namilobeli: Nakotatola misala na ngai mpo na mokonzi. Tika ete lolemo na ngai ezala lokola ekomeli ya mokomi ya mayele.
To the Chief Musician. On Shoshannim. For the Sons of Korah. A Psalm of Instruction. A Song of Love. Overflowed hath my heart, with an excellent theme, I will recite my poem concerning the king, Be, my tongue, [like] the pen of a scribe who is skilled.
2 Oleki bato nyonso na kitoko, mpe bibebu na Yo ebimisaka ngolu; yango wana Nzambe apambola Yo mpo na libela.
Most beautiful thou art, beyond the sons of men, Graciousness hath been poured forth by thy lips, For this cause, hath God blessed thee, to times age-abiding.
3 Elombe ya bitumba, kanga mopanga na loketo na Yo! Lata lokumu mpe kongenga.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, [’Tis] thine honour and thy majesty;
4 Kati na kongenga na Yo, zala molongi, mata na shar na Yo, telema mpo na solo, mpo na komikitisa, mpe mpo na bosembo; tika ete loboko na Yo ya mobali esala misala minene.
And, [in] thy majesty, be successful! ride forth! on behalf of faithfulness, and humility—righteousness, And let thine own right hand show thee wonderful things.
5 Tika ete makonga na Yo ya minu etobola mitema ya banguna ya mokonzi; tika ete bikolo ekweya na se ya matambe na Yo.
Thine arrows, are sharp—Peoples, under thee, fall! In the heart of the foes of the king.
6 Nzambe, Kiti ya Bokonzi na Yo ekowumela seko na seko; lingenda ya bokonzi na Yo ezali mpo na bosembo.
Thy throne, O God, is to times age-abiding and beyond, A sceptre of equity, is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
7 Olingaka bosembo mpe oyinaka mabe; yango wana, oh Nzambe, Nzambe na Yo apakoli Yo mafuta ya esengo, asepeli na Yo koleka baninga na Yo.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated lawlessness, —For this cause, hath God, thine own God, anointed thee, With the oil of gladness, beyond thy partners.
8 Bilamba na Yo nyonso ezali kolumba solo kitoko ya malasi ya mire, ya aloe mpe ya kaneli; wuta na bandako minene oyo ebongisama na pembe ya nzoko, mandanda ezali kosepelisa Yo.
Myrrh and aloes, cassias, all thy garments, —Out of the palaces of ivory, the tones of strings, have rejoiced thee.
9 Bana basi ya bakonzi bazali kati na basi ya lokumu; mwasi ya mokonzi azali na ngambo ya loboko na Yo ya mobali, alati biloko ya wolo ya Ofiri.
Daughters of kings, are among thine honourable women, Stationed is the bride at thy right hand, in gold of Ophir.
10 Mwana na ngai ya mwasi, tala mpe yoka; bosana bato na yo mpe ndako ya tata na yo.
Hearken, O daughter, and observe, Incline also thine ear, Forget, then, thine own people, And the house of thy father;
11 Mokonzi asepeli na kitoko na yo; lokola azali nkolo na yo, gumbama liboso na ye.
When the king shall desire thy beauty, Surely, he, is thy lord, then bow down to him.
12 Tiri, mboka kitoko, bato oyo baleki na bozwi kati na bato bakomemela yo bakado mpo ete olinga bango.
Also, the daughter of Tyre, [cometh in] with a present! Thy face, shall the rich of the people appease.
13 Mwana mwasi ya mokonzi azali kongenga na kitoko kati na ndako ya mokonzi, alati elamba batonga wolo.
All glorious—the daughter of a king [sitteth] within, Brocades, wrought with gold, [are] her clothing!
14 Alati bilamba batonga bililingi kitoko na basinga, mpe bamemi ye epai ya mokonzi. Bamemi mpe balingami na ye epai na yo, bilenge basi oyo batambolaka elongo na ye.
In embroidered raiment, shall she be brought unto the king—The virgins that follow her, her companions, are to be conducted unto thee:
15 Bamemi bango na nsayi mpe na esengo; bakoti na ndako ya mokonzi.
They shall be brought, with rejoicings and exultation, —They shall enter into the palace of the king!
16 Bana na yo ya mibali bakozwa esika ya bakoko na bango; okotia bango bakambi kati na mokili mobimba.
Instead of thy fathers, be thy sons, Thou shalt make them rulers in all the earth.
17 Nakosala ete bikeke nyonso ebosana kombo na yo te. Boye bikolo nyonso ekosanzola Yo tango nyonso, seko na seko.
I will keep in remembrance thy Name, through each succeeding generation, For this cause, peoples, shall praise thee, to times age-abiding and beyond.
