Banzembo 71
1 Yawe, ozali ebombamelo na ngai; kondima te ete nayoka soni!
A Psalm of David. Of the sons of Jonadab and the former captives. In you, O Lord, I have hoped; do not let me be brought to ruin forever.
2 Na bosembo na Yo, kangola mpe bikisa ngai. Yoka ngai mpe bikisa ngai.
Free me by your justice, and rescue me. Incline your ear to me, and save me.
3 Zala mpo na ngai ekimelo ya libanga epai wapi nakoki kokende tango nyonso. Ozwaki mokano ya kobikisa ngai, pamba te ozali libanga mpe ndako na ngai batonga makasi.
Be a God of protection and a place of strength for me, so that you may accomplish my salvation. For you are my firmament and my refuge.
4 Nzambe na ngai, kangola ngai wuta na maboko ya bato mabe, na maboko ya batomboki mpe bato na kanza.
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, and from the hand of the unjust and those who act against the law.
5 Nkolo Yawe, ozali elikya na ngai; wuta bolenge na ngai, namipesaka na Yo.
For you, O Lord, are my patience: my hope from my youth, O Lord.
6 Wuta mbotama na ngai, natalelaka Yo; Yo nde obimisaki ngai na libumu ya mama na ngai. Nakokumisa Yo tango nyonso.
In you, I have been confirmed from conception. From my mother’s womb, you are my protector. In you, I will sing forever.
7 Nazali likamwisi mpo na bato ebele; ozali ebombamelo na ngai ya makasi.
I have become to many as if I were a portent, but you are a strong helper.
8 Tika ete monoko na ngai etonda na masanzoli mpo na lokumu na Yo; tika ete etatolaka tango nyonso kongenga ya nkembo na Yo.
Let my mouth be filled with praise, so that I may sing your glory, your greatness all day long.
9 Kobwaka ngai te awa nakomi mobange, kotika ngai te awa makasi na ngai ekomi kosila.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age. Do not abandon me when my strength will fail.
10 Pamba te banguna na ngai bazali koloba mabe na tina na ngai, mpe bato oyo balukaka koboma ngai basaleli ngai likita.
For my enemies have spoken against me. And those who watched for my soul have taken counsel as one,
11 Bazali koloba: « Nzambe asundoli ye; bolanda ye, bokanga ye; moto oyo akokangola ye azali te! »
saying: “God has abandoned him. Pursue and overtake him. For there is no one to rescue him.”
12 Oh Nzambe, kozala mosika na ngai te! Nzambe na ngai, yaka noki mpo na kosunga ngai.
O God, do not be far from me. O my God, provide for my assistance.
13 Tika ete bato oyo bafundaka ngai bakufa soni mpe balimwa! Tika ete ba-oyo balukaka pasi na ngai basambwa mpe bayokisama soni!
May they be confounded, and may they fail, who drag down my soul. Let them be covered with confusion and shame, who seek evils for me.
14 Kasi ngai, nakozala na elikya tango nyonso mpe nakokoba kokumisa Yo.
But I will always have hope. And I will add more to all your praise.
15 Monoko na ngai ekosakola tango nyonso misala ya bosembo mpe ya lobiko na Yo, pamba te nayebi motango na yango te.
My mouth will announce your justice, your salvation all day long. For I have not known letters.
16 Nkolo Yawe, nakoya epai na Yo mpe nakotatola misala na Yo ya nguya; nakotatola misala malamu ya bosembo na Yo, misala ya bosembo na Yo kaka.
I will enter into the powers of the Lord. I will be mindful of your justice alone, O Lord.
17 Nzambe, wuta bolenge na ngai, oteya ngai; mpe kino lelo, nazali kotatola bikamwa na Yo.
You have taught me from my youth, O God. And so I will declare your wonders continuously,
18 Ezala ndenge nakomi sik’oyo mobange mpe suki na ngai ekomi pembe, oh Nzambe na ngai, kotika ngai te, mpo ete natatola makasi na Yo epai ya bato ya ekeke oyo, mpe misala ya nguya na Yo epai ya bato nyonso oyo bakoya sima.
even in old age and with grey hairs. Do not abandon me, O God, while I announce your arm to every future generation: your power
19 Nzambe, bosembo na Yo ekenda kino na likolo, pamba te osalaka makambo minene. Oh Nzambe, nani akokani na Yo?
and your justice, O God, even to the highest great things that you have done. O God, who is like you?
20 Atako osalaki ete tokutana na pasi mingi mpe na makambo ya bololo, kasi okotika lisusu biso kozala na bomoi, okobimisa ngai lisusu wuta na mozindo ya mabele.
How great is the tribulation that you have revealed to me: very great and evil. And so, turning back, you have brought me to life, and you have led me back again from the abyss of the earth.
21 Okomatisa lisusu lokumu na ngai, mpe okobondisa ngai lisusu.
You have multiplied your magnificence. And so, turning back to me, you have consoled me.
22 Nzambe na ngai, nakosanzola Yo na lindanda mpo na boyengebene na Yo; Mosantu ya Isalaele, nakobeta lindanda mpo na lokumu na Yo.
Therefore, I will confess your truth to you, with the instruments of the Psalter. O God, I will sing psalms to you with stringed instruments, O Holy One of Israel.
23 Nakoganga na esengo tango nakoyemba banzembo mpo na lokumu na Yo, pamba te okangoli bomoi na ngai.
My lips will exult, when I sing to you, and also my soul, which you have redeemed.
24 Lolemo na ngai ekotatola tango nyonso misala ya bosembo na Yo, pamba te bato oyo balukaka pasi na ngai bayokisami soni mpe basambwe.
And even my tongue will meditate on your justice all day long, when those who seek evils for me have been confounded and set in awe.
