< Banzembo 90 >

1 Losambo ya Moyize, moto na Nzambe. Oh Nkolo, ozalaki ekimelo na biso, na bikeke nyonso.
prayer to/for Moses man [the] God Lord habitation you(m. s.) to be to/for us in/on/with generation and generation
2 Liboso ete bangomba ezala, liboso ete okela mabele mpe mokili, libela na libela, ozali Nzambe.
in/on/with before mountain: mount to beget and to twist: give birth land: country/planet and world and from forever: enduring till forever: enduring you(m. s.) God
3 Ozongisaka moto na putulu, pamba te oloba: « Bino bato, bozonga na putulu! »
to return: return human till dust and to say to return: return son: child man
4 Na miso na Yo, mibu nkoto moko ezali lokola mokolo ya lobi oyo esili koleka, lokola ngonga moko ya butu.
for thousand year in/on/with eye: seeing your like/as day previously for to pass and watch in/on/with night
5 Olekisaka yango lokola pongi ya butu, oyo na tongo, esilaka lokola lititi.
to flood them sleep to be in/on/with morning like/as grass to pass
6 Na tongo, ebimisaka fololo mpe etelaka noki; kasi na pokwa, enzulukaka mpe ekawuki.
in/on/with morning to blossom and to pass to/for evening to circumcise and to wither
7 Kanda na Yo elembisaka biso nzoto, mpe kanda makasi na Yo epesaka biso bobangi.
for to end: finish in/on/with face: anger your and in/on/with rage your to dismay
8 Otiaka masumu na biso liboso na Yo mpe obimisaka na polele makambo oyo tobombaka.
(to set: make *Q(k)*) iniquity: crime our to/for before you to conceal our to/for light face: before your
9 Mikolo nyonso ya bomoi na biso elimwaka mpo na kanda na Yo, mpe mibu na biso esilaka lokola kolela.
for all day our to turn in/on/with fury your to end: finish year our like moaning
10 Molayi ya bomoi na biso ekoki kozala mibu tuku sambo to mibu tuku mwambe mpo na bato oyo baleki makasi; nzokande, etondi na pasi mpe na minyoko, pamba te elekaka noki, mpe tolimwaka.
day: year year our in/on/with them seventy year and if in/on/with might eighty year and pride their trouble and evil: trouble for to cut off quickly and to fly [emph?]
11 Nani ayebi makasi ya kanda na Yo? Moto oyo azalaka na botosi mingi epai na Yo asosolaka malamu kanda makasi na Yo.
who? to know strength face: anger your and like/as fear your fury your
12 Lakisa biso kotanga malamu mikolo ya bomoi na biso mpo ete tokoma na mitema ya bwanya.
to/for to count day our so to know and to come (in): bring heart wisdom
13 Yawe, lembisa moke! Kino tango nini ekowumela? Yokela basali na Yo mawa!
to return: return [emph?] LORD till how and to be sorry: comfort upon servant/slave your
14 Tongo nyonso, tondisaka biso na bolingo na Yo mpe tokoganga na esengo, mpe tokosepela mikolo nyonso ya bomoi na biso.
to satisfy us in/on/with morning kindness your and to sing and to rejoice in/on/with all day our
15 Zongisela biso na mikolo ya esengo, mikolo oyo onyokolaki biso; zongisela biso na mibu ya esengo, mibu oyo tomonaki pasi.
to rejoice us like/as day to afflict us year to see: see distress: evil
16 Tika ete biso, basali na Yo, tomona misala na Yo; mpe ete bana na biso bamona kongenga makasi ya nkembo na Yo!
to see: see to(wards) servant/slave your work your and glory your upon son: child their
17 Tika ete boboto ya Nkolo, Nzambe na biso, ezala elongo na biso! Mpo na biso, sala ete misala na biso ekende liboso! Iyo, sala ete misala na biso ekende kaka liboso!
and to be pleasantness Lord God our upon us and deed: work hand our to establish: establish [emph?] upon us and deed: work hand our to establish: establish him

< Banzembo 90 >