Banzembo 97
1 Yawe azali kokonza! Tika ete mabele esepela; tika ete ebele ya bisanga ezala na esengo!
Yahweh he reigns let it be glad the earth let them rejoice islands many.
2 Mapata mpe molili makasi ezingeli Ye, bosembo mpe bosolo ezali miboko ya Kiti na Ye ya Bokonzi.
Cloud and thick darkness [are] around him [is] righteousness and justice [the] foundation of throne his.
3 Moto etambolaka liboso na Ye, ezikisaka banguna na Ye, oyo bazingeli Ye.
Fire before him it goes and it may burn up all around opponents his.
4 Mikalikali na Ye engengisaka mokili; mpe tango mabele emonaka bongo, elengaka.
They light up lightning flashes his [the] world it sees and it trembled the earth.
5 Bangomba enyangwamaka lokola mafuta liboso ya Yawe, liboso ya Nkolo ya mokili mobimba.
Mountains like wax they melt from to before Yahweh from to before [the] lord of all the earth.
6 Likolo epanzaka sango ya bosembo na Ye, mpe bikolo nyonso bamonaka nkembo na Ye.
They declare the heavens righteousness his and they see all the peoples glory his.
7 Tika ete soni ekanga basambeli nyonso ya bikeko, bato oyo bamikumisaka mpo na banzambe ya lokuta! Bino banzambe nyonso, bogumbama liboso na Ye!
Let them be ashamed - all [those who] serve an image those [who] boast in worthless idols bow down to him O all gods.
8 Yawe, Siona eyoki yango mpe esepeli; bingumba ya Yuda ezali na esengo mpo na mikano na Yo!
It hears and it rejoiced - Zion and they were glad [the] daughters of Judah on account of judgments your O Yahweh.
9 Pamba te, na mokili mobimba, Yo nde Yawe, ozali Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo; oleki banzambe nyonso.
For you O Yahweh [are] most high over all the earth exceedingly you are exalted above all gods.
10 Bino bato oyo bolingaka Yawe, boyina mabe! Yawe abatelaka bomoi ya bayengebene na Ye mpe akangolaka bango na maboko ya bato mabe.
O [you who] love Yahweh hate evil [he is] protecting [the] lives of faithful [people] his from [the] hand of wicked [people] he delivers them.
11 Moyi elonami mpo na moto ya sembo, mpe esengo, mpo na bato oyo bazali na mitema alima.
Light [is] sown for the righteous and for [people] upright of heart joy.
12 Bino bato ya sembo, bosepela kati na Yawe; bosanzola Ye na kotatola bosantu na Ye.
Rejoice O righteous [people] in Yahweh and give thanks to [the] remembrance of holiness his.
