Banzembo 94
1 Yawe, Nzambe oyo azongisaka mabe na mabe, Nzambe oyo azongisaka mabe na mabe, mimonisa kati na nkembo na Yo!
God vengeance LORD God vengeance to shine
2 Mosambisi ya mokili, telema mpo na kozongisela bato ya lolendo mabe na mabe na bango!
to lift: raise to judge [the] land: country/planet to return: pay recompense upon proud
3 Yawe, kino tango nini bato mabe, kino tango nini bato mabe bakosepela?
till how wicked LORD till how wicked to exult
4 Bazali komilakisa, bazali kobimisa mafinga; bato nyonso ya misala mabe bazali komikumisa!
to bubble to speak: speak arrogant to say all to work evil: wickedness
5 Yawe, bazali konyokola bato na Yo mpe bazali koyokisa libula na Yo pasi;
people your LORD to crush and inheritance your to afflict
6 bazali koboma mwasi oyo akufisa mobali, mopaya mpe bana bitike;
widow and sojourner to kill and orphan to murder
7 bazali koloba: « Yawe amonaka eloko moko te, Nzambe ya Jakobi asosolaka eloko moko te! »
and to say not to see: see LORD and not to understand God Jacob
8 Bino bato ya kilikili, bososola! Bazoba, bokokoma mayele tango nini?
to understand be brutish in/on/with people and fool how be prudent
9 Boni, Ye oyo asala litoyi akoki koyoka te? Ye oyo asala liso akoki komona te?
to plant ear not to hear: hear if: surely yes to form: formed eye not to look
10 Ye oyo apesaka bikolo etumbu akoki kopesa etumbu te? Ye oyo apesaka bato boyebi.
to discipline nation not to rebuke [the] to learn: teach man knowledge
11 Yawe ayebi makanisi ya bato; ayebi ete ezali na tina te.
LORD to know plot man for they(masc.) vanity
12 Yawe, esengo na moto oyo ozali kozongisa na nzela, moto oyo ozali kolakisa mibeko na Yo
blessed [the] great man which to discipline him LORD and from instruction your to learn: teach him
13 mpo na kopesa ye bopemi na tango ya pasi, kino libulu etimolama mpo na moto mabe!
to/for to quiet to/for him from day bad: evil till to pierce to/for wicked pit: grave
14 Pamba te Yawe asundolaka bato na Ye te, abwakaka libula na Ye te.
for not to leave LORD people his and inheritance his not to leave: forsake
15 Bakosambisa lisusu kolanda bosembo, mpe bato nyonso oyo bazali na mitema alima bakotosa bosembo yango.
for till righteousness to return: return justice and after him all upright heart
16 Nani akotelema mpo na ngai mpo na kotelemela bato mabe? Nani akokotela ngai liboso ya bato ya misala mabe?
who? to arise: rise to/for me with be evil who? to stand to/for me with to work evil: wickedness
17 Ah, soki Yawe asungaki ngai te, mbele nakendeki noki na mokili ya kufa!
unless LORD help to/for me like/as little to dwell silence soul my
18 Soki nalobi: « Makolo na ngai ekomi kolenga na somo, » bolingo na Yo, Yawe, epesaka ngai makasi.
if to say to shake foot my kindness your LORD to support me
19 Soki natungisami na makanisi ebele, kobondisama na Yo epesaka ngai esengo.
in/on/with abundance anxiety my in/on/with entrails: inner parts my consolation your to delight soul my
20 Boni, bokonzi ya mabe oyo ememelaka bato pasi na nzela ya mibeko na yango; boni, ezali lisanga moko elongo na Yo?
to unite you throne desire to form: plan trouble upon statute: decree
21 Bato mabe basanganaka mpo na kobundisa bomoi ya moto ya sembo mpe kokatela moto oyo asali mabe te etumbu ya kufa.
to cut upon soul: life righteous and blood innocent be wicked
22 Kasi Yawe azali, mpo na ngai, ndako batonga makasi; Nzambe na ngai azali libanga epai wapi nazwaka ebombamelo.
and to be LORD to/for me to/for high refuge and God my to/for rock refuge my
23 Akozongisela bango mabe na bango mpe akobebisa bango mpo na kanza na bango. Solo, Yawe, Nzambe na ngai, akoboma bango.
and to return: return upon them [obj] evil: wickedness their and in/on/with distress: evil their to destroy them to destroy them LORD God our
