Banzembo 54

1 Nzembo ya Davidi. Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Eyembamaki na lindanda tango bato ya Zifi bayaki koyebisa Saulo: « Davidi abombami kati na biso. » Oh Nzambe, bikisa ngai na nzela ya Kombo na Yo, longisa ngai na nzela ya nguya na Yo.

to/for to conduct in/on/with music Maskil to/for David in/on/with to come (in): come [the] Ziphite and to say to/for Saul not David to hide with us God in/on/with name your to save me and in/on/with might your to judge me

2 Oh Nzambe, yoka libondeli na ngai, yoka maloba ya monoko na ngai.

God to hear: hear prayer my to listen [emph?] to/for word lip my

3 Bapaya batelemi mpo na kobundisa ngai; mpe bato na kanza bazali koluka koboma ngai, batalelaka Nzambe te.

for be a stranger to arise: attack upon me and ruthless to seek soul: life my not to set: make God to/for before them (Selah)

4 Tala, Nzambe azali lisungi na ngai, Nkolo azali eyekamelo na ngai.

behold God to help to/for me Lord in/on/with to support soul: life my

5 Tika ete akweyisela bayini na ngai mabe! Kati na boyengebene na Yo, bebisa bango.

(to return: rescue *Q(K)*) [the] bad: evil to/for enemy my in/on/with truth: faithful your to destroy them

6 Nakobonzela Yo mbeka na motema malamu, nakokumisa Kombo na Yo, Oh Yawe, pamba te ozali malamu.

in/on/with voluntariness to sacrifice to/for you to give thanks name your LORD for be pleasing

7 Okangoli ngai na pasi nyonso; mpe miso na ngai etali lokola molongi ya banguna na ngai.

for from all distress to rescue me and in/on/with enemy my to see: see eye my