< Banzembo 56 >
1 Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Eyembamaki ndenge moko na « Ebenga ya terebente ya mosika. » Nzembo ya Davidi, tango bato ya Filisitia bakangaki ye kati na mboka Gati. Nzambe, yokela ngai mawa, pamba te bato bazali kotungisa ngai. Babundisaka mpe banyokolaka ngai mikolo nyonso.
to/for to conduct upon Dove on Far-off Terebinths Dove on Far-off Terebinths Dove on Far-off Terebinths to/for David Miktam in/on/with to grasp [obj] him Philistine in/on/with Gath be gracious me God for to crush me human all [the] day to fight to oppress me
2 Bayini na ngai batungisaka ngai mikolo nyonso; bato oyo babundisaka ngai na lolendo bazali ebele.
to crush enemy my all [the] day for many to fight to/for me height
3 Mokolo oyo nazalaka na bobangi, natiaka elikya na ngai kati na Yo.
day to fear I to(wards) you to trust
4 Epai ya Nzambe, nakumisaka Liloba na Ye; Epai ya Nzambe, natiaka motema mpe nabangaka te. Moto oyo akokufa akoki kosala ngai nini?
in/on/with God to boast: praise word his in/on/with God to trust not to fear what? to make: do flesh to/for me
5 Babongolaka maloba na ngai mikolo nyonso; mabongisi na bango nyonso ezalaka mpo na kosala ngai mabe.
all [the] day word my to hurt upon me all plot their to/for bad: evil
6 Basalaka makita, babombamaka, balandaka ngai mpo na kosala ngai mabe.
to quarrel (to treasure *Q(K)*) they(masc.) heel my to keep: look at like/as as which to await soul: life my
7 Mpo na makambo oyo ya mabe, boni, bazanga etumbu? Oh Nzambe, kweyisela bikolo kanda na Yo!
upon evil: wickedness (nothing *X*) to escape to/for them in/on/with face: anger people to go down God
8 Solo, oyebi motango ya matambe ya bomoi na ngai ya mitelengano. Sopa mpinzoli na ngai kati na mbeki na Yo, oyo ezali buku na Yo ya ekaniseli.
wandering my to recount you(m. s.) to set: put [emph?] tears my in/on/with wineskin your not in/on/with scroll your
9 Bongo, na mokolo oyo nakobelela mpo na kosenga lisungi, banguna na ngai bakozonga sima. Na nzela ya likambo yango, nakoyeba ete Nzambe azali mpo na ngai.
then to return: return enemy my back in/on/with day to call: call out this to know for God to/for me
10 Pembeni ya Nzambe oyo nakumisaka Liloba na Ye, pembeni ya Yawe oyo nakumisaka Liloba na Ye,
in/on/with God to boast: praise word in/on/with LORD to boast: praise word
11 pembeni ya Nzambe oyo natielaka motema mpe nazalaka na bobangi te, moto akoki kosala ngai nini?
in/on/with God to trust not to fear what? to make: do man to/for me
12 Epai na Yo Nzambe, nakokokisa bandayi na ngai mpe nakobonza bambeka ya matondi.
upon me God vow your to complete thanksgiving to/for you
13 Pamba te okangoli ngai na kufa mpe obateli makolo na ngai ete ebeta mabaku te, mpo ete natambola liboso na Yo Nzambe kati na pole ya bomoi.
for to rescue soul my from death not foot my from falling to/for to go: walk to/for face: before God in/on/with light [the] alive