Banzembo 75
1 Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Nzembo ya koyemba lokola « Koboma te! » Nzembo ya Azafi. Nzambe, tozali kosanzola Yo, tozali kosanzola Kombo na Yo; mpo ete Kombo na Yo ezali pene, bato bazali kotatola bikamwa na Yo.
“To the chief musician, Al-tashcheth, a psalm or song of Asaph.” We give thanks unto thee, O God, we give thanks, and nigh is thy name: men relate thy wondrous deeds.
2 Olobaki: « Na tango oyo ngai moko nakobongisa, nakokata makambo na bosembo.
“For I will take up a fixed time when I will judge uprightly.
3 Mokili ekoki kolenga elongo na bavandi na yango nyonso, kasi ezali ngai nde nalendisaka makonzi na yango. »
The earth and all her inhabitants are melting away: I myself establish firmly her pillars.” (Selah)
4 Nazali koloba na moto ya lofundu: « Kotombola lisusu mapeka te; » mpe na bato mabe: « Bosala lisusu lolendo te.
I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn.
5 Bomeka lisusu te kosala lofundu mpe koloba na lolendo. »
Lift not up on high your horn, speak not with a stiffly erect neck.
6 Botombwami ewutaka na Este te, na Weste te, ewutaka mpe na esobe te.
For neither from the rising [of the sun], nor from [his] setting, nor from the wilderness of mountains [cometh this];
7 Pamba te ezali Nzambe nde akataka makambo: akitisaka moto songolo mpe atombolaka moto pakala.
But God is the judge: he lowereth one, and lifteth up another,
8 Loboko na Yawe esimbi kopo oyo etondi na vino ya makasi mpe ya bololo. Azali kosopa yango, mpe bato mabe nyonso ya mokili bazali komeka mpe komela yango kino na mbindo oyo etikalaka na se ya kopo.
For there is a cup in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foameth, it is full of mixture: and he poureth out of the same; but its lees they drain, they drink—all the wicked of the earth.
9 Mpo na ngai, nakotatola makambo oyo tango nyonso, nakoyemba mpo na lokumu ya Nzambe ya Jakobi,
But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 oyo azali koloba: « Nakosilisa makasi nyonso ya bato mabe; kasi nguya ya bato ya sembo ekomata lisusu makasi. »
And all the horns of the wicked will I hew off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
