< Banzembo 97 >
1 Yawe azali kokonza! Tika ete mabele esepela; tika ete ebele ya bisanga ezala na esengo!
LORD to reign to rejoice [the] land: country/planet to rejoice coastland many
2 Mapata mpe molili makasi ezingeli Ye, bosembo mpe bosolo ezali miboko ya Kiti na Ye ya Bokonzi.
cloud and cloud around him righteousness and justice foundation throne his
3 Moto etambolaka liboso na Ye, ezikisaka banguna na Ye, oyo bazingeli Ye.
fire to/for face: before his to go: went and to kindle around enemy his
4 Mikalikali na Ye engengisaka mokili; mpe tango mabele emonaka bongo, elengaka.
to light lightning his world to see: see and to twist: tremble [the] land: country/planet
5 Bangomba enyangwamaka lokola mafuta liboso ya Yawe, liboso ya Nkolo ya mokili mobimba.
mountain: mount like/as wax to melt from to/for face: before LORD from to/for face: before lord all [the] land: country/planet
6 Likolo epanzaka sango ya bosembo na Ye, mpe bikolo nyonso bamonaka nkembo na Ye.
to tell [the] heaven righteousness his and to see: see all [the] people 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!
be ashamed all to serve: minister idol [the] to boast: boast in/on/with idol to bow to/for him all God
8 Yawe, Siona eyoki yango mpe esepeli; bingumba ya Yuda ezali na esengo mpo na mikano na Yo!
to hear: hear and to rejoice Zion and to rejoice daughter Judah because justice: judgement your LORD
9 Pamba te, na mokili mobimba, Yo nde Yawe, ozali Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo; oleki banzambe nyonso.
for you(m. s.) LORD high upon all [the] land: country/planet much to ascend: establish upon all God
10 Bino bato oyo bolingaka Yawe, boyina mabe! Yawe abatelaka bomoi ya bayengebene na Ye mpe akangolaka bango na maboko ya bato mabe.
to love: lover LORD to hate bad: evil to keep: guard soul: life pious his from hand: power wicked to rescue them
11 Moyi elonami mpo na moto ya sembo, mpe esengo, mpo na bato oyo bazali na mitema alima.
light to sow to/for righteous and to/for upright heart joy
12 Bino bato ya sembo, bosepela kati na Yawe; bosanzola Ye na kotatola bosantu na Ye.
to rejoice righteous in/on/with LORD and to give thanks to/for memorial holiness his