< Banzembo 63 >
1 Nzembo ya Davidi. Ayembaki yango tango azalaki kati na esobe ya Yuda. Oh Nzambe, ozali Nzambe na ngai; nazali koluka Yo, molimo na ngai ezali na posa na Yo, bomoi na ngai ezali na posa na Yo makasi, kati na mabele ekawuka mpe ezanga mayi.
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
2 Natalaki Yo kati na Esika ya bule mpo na komona makasi mpe nkembo na Yo.
So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
3 Pamba te bolingo na Yo ezali malamu koleka bomoi, bibebu na ngai ekosanzola Yo.
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
4 Boye, nakopambola Yo bomoi na ngai mobimba, nakotombola maboko na ngai mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Yo.
So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
5 Nakotonda lokola moto oyo asili kolia misuni kitoko mpe mafuta; bibebu na ngai ekoganga na esengo mpe monoko na ngai ekokumisa Yo.
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
6 Soki nakanisi Yo na mbeto na ngai, nasambelaka Yo na butu;
When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
7 pamba te ozali lisungi mpo na ngai, mpe nagangaka na esengo wana nazali na se ya elili ya mapapu na Yo.
For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
8 Nakangami na Yo; loboko na Yo ya mobali esimbi ngai makasi.
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
9 Bato oyo balukaka koboma ngai bakozinda na mabele
But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
10 Bakoboma bango na mopanga mpe bakokoma bilei ya bambwa ya zamba.
They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
11 Kasi mokonzi akosepela kati na Nzambe; moto nyonso oyo alapaka ndayi na Kombo ya Nzambe akomikumisa mpo na yango, pamba te minoko ya bakosi ekokangama.
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.