Banzembo 74
1 Nzembo ya Azafi. Oh Nzambe, mpo na nini kosundola biso mpo na tango nyonso? Mpo na nini kongalisa kanda na Yo likolo ya etonga oyo oleisaka?
A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
2 Kanisa lisusu lisanga ya bato na Yo, oyo osikola wuta kala, libota oyo okomisa libula na Yo. Kanisa ngomba Siona epai wapi ovandaka.
Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance— Mount Zion where You dwell.
3 Tika ete matambe na Yo ekoma kino na bisika oyo ebebi nye! Kati na Esika na Yo ya bule, monguna abebisi nyonso;
Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
4 bayini na Yo bagangi lokola nkosi, ata kati na esika oyo okutanaka na biso, batelemisi bendele na bango lokola elembo.
Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,
5 Bazali lokola bato oyo basimbi bipasola mpe bazali kokata banzete kati na zamba.
like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
6 Babuki-buki bililingi nyonso oyo batobola na mabaya, na nzela ya bipasola mpe bamarto na bango;
and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
7 batumbi Esika na Yo ya bule, bakweyisi mpe bakomisi mbindo esika oyo Kombo na Yo evandaka.
They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
8 Bazalaki komilobela: « Tokopanza yango nyonso! » Kati na mokili, bazikisi esika nyonso epai wapi bagumbamelaka Nzambe.
They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
9 Tozali lisusu komona te bilembo na biso, basakoli bazali lisusu te; mpe moko te kati na biso ayebi tango boni makambo oyo ekowumela.
There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
10 Oh Nzambe, kino tango nini monguna akofinga Yo? Boni, akokoba tango nyonso kotiola Kombo na Yo?
How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?
11 Mpo na nini ozongisi loboko na Yo na sima, loboko na Yo ya mobali? Mpo na nini okangi maboko na Yo?
Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!
12 Nzokande, Yo Nzambe, ozali Mokonzi na ngai wuta kala; Yo nde omemaka lobiko kati na mokili.
Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
13 Yo nde opasolaki ebale na nguya na Yo, opanzaki mito ya bilima ya mayi;
You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
14 Yo nde opanzaki mito ya Leviatani mpe opesaki yango lokola bilei epai ya banyama ya esobe;
You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
15 Yo nde osalaki ete bitima ya mayi mpe miluka etiola, mpe okawusaki bibale mpo na libela.
You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
16 Moyi ezali ya Yo, butu mpe ezali ya Yo; Yo nde osalaki sanza mpe moyi.
The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
17 Ezali Yo nde otiaki bandelo nyonso ya mokili, Yo nde osalaki tango ya malili mpe tango ya moyi.
You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.
18 Yawe, kobosana te ete monguna afingi Yo, ete bato bazanga tina batioli Kombo na Yo!
Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.
19 Kokaba te bomoi ya ebenga na Yo na monoko ya nyama oyo ezali na nzala, kobosana te mpo na libela bomoi ya babola oyo bazali bato na Yo!
Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
20 Tala lisusu Boyokani na Yo! Pamba te, kati na mokili, bisika ya molili ekomi ebele, etondi na makambo na kanza.
Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
21 Sala ete moto oyo bazali konyokola azwa lisusu lokumu! Sala ete mobola mpe moto akelela bakumisa Kombo na Yo.
Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.
22 Oh Nzambe, telema mpe lobela Kombo na Yo! Kanisa lisusu ndenge nini bazoba bafingaka Yo mikolo nyonso!
Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
23 Kobosana te makelele ya bayini na Yo, mangungu ya banguna na Yo, oyo ezali kaka komata se komata!
Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.
