Banzembo 85
1 Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Nzembo ya bana ya Kore. Yawe, osalelaki mboka na Yo bolamu, ozongisaki bato ya Jakobi, oyo bazalaki na bowumbu,
To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob:
2 olimbisaki mabe ya bato na Yo mpe olongolaki masumu na bango nyonso.
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; thou hast covered all their sin. (Selah)
3 Otikaki kanda na Yo nyonso ya makasi mpe okitisaki motema na Yo.
Thou hast withdrawn all thy wrath; thou hast turned from the fierceness of thine anger.
4 Nzambe Mobikisi na biso, zongela biso! Longola kanda na Yo na tina na biso!
Bring us back, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.
5 Boni, okosilikela biso penza mpo na libela? Okokangela penza biso kanda mpo na tango nyonso?
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation?
6 Okozongisela biso lisusu bomoi te mpo ete bato na Yo basepela kati na Yo?
Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7 Yawe, talisa biso bolingo na Yo, mpe pesa biso lobiko na Yo!
Shew us thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.
8 Yawe, nakoyoka maloba na Nzambe; pamba te alobaka mpo na kimia ya bato na Ye mpe ya bayengebene na Ye. Kasi tika ete bazongela te botomboki na bango.
I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his godly ones: but let them not turn again to folly.
9 Solo, lobiko na Ye ezali pene ya bato oyo batosaka Ye mpo ete nkembo na Ye ewumela kati na mboka na biso.
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Bolingo mpe boyengebene ekutanaka, bosembo mpe kimia eyambanaka.
Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other:
11 Bosolo ebotaka wuta na mabele, mpe bosembo etalaka wuta na likolo.
Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from the heavens.
12 Ye moko Yawe akopesa esengo, mpe mabele na biso ekobota bambuma.
Jehovah also will give what is good, and our land shall yield its increase.
13 Bosembo etambolaka liboso na Ye mpe elakisaka nzela oyo ekolekela.
Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way.
