Psalms 18
1 Nkunga Davidi, kisadi ki Yave, kuidi Pfumu minyimbidi. Wuyimbila nkunga wawu mu diambu di Yave mu thangu Yave kankula mu mioko mi bambeni bandi ayi mu mioko mi Sawuli. Yave, ndikuzolanga, ngeyo zingolo ziama.
To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord, of David, who said the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord made him free from the hand of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul; and he said, I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.
2 A Yave, niandi ditadi diama, tinunu kiama ki ngolo, ayi ngeyo nkudi ama. Nzambi ama, niandi ditadi diama; mu niandi ndintombila suamunu, niandi nkaku ama, ayi phoka yi phulusu ama, ayi tinunu kiama ki zangama.
The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 Ndiela tela Yave, niandi fueni mu zitusu ayi ndiela vuka mu bambeni ziama.
I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
4 Minsinga mi lufua mimfietikisa. Bosi khuka nlangu yimbunganga yimbuila mu kinzimbukila.
The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.
The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me. (Sheol h7585)
6 Mu ziphasi ziama, nditela Yave Ndiyamikina kuidi Nzambi ama mu tomba lusadusu wuwa mbemboꞌama tona kuna nzoꞌandi, ayi yamikina kuama kutula va ntualꞌandi, mu matu mandi.
In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.
7 Buna ntoto wunikuka ayi wutita. Zifondasio zi miongo zinikunu ayi zinikuka, bila wuba wufuema ngolo.
Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
8 Muisi wutotuka mu mayilu mandi, ayi mbazu yi nlalikisanga yitotuka mu munuꞌandi; muawu mu totukila makala ma mbazu.
There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.
9 Wukulula diyilu ayi wukuluka, ayi matuti ma ndombe maba ku tsi malu mandi.
The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
10 Wukuma va yilu kheluba ayi wudumuka. Wuvevumuka va yilu mavavi ma phemo.
And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
11 Wukitula tombi buangu kiandi kisuamina; kapu andi yiba kunzungidila, tombi kinokisa mvula yi matuti ma diyilu.
He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12 Mu kiezila kiba va ntualꞌandi mutotukila matuti, mvula yi matadi ayi zitsiemo.
Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.
13 Yave wuduma tona mu Diyilu; mbembo yi Nzambi yizangama yiwakakana.
The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.
14 Niandi wuloza madionga mandi ayi wusasikisa bambeni; zitsiemo zinneni ayi wuba zimbikisa nzila.
He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
15 Tsi nlangu yi mbu yimonika, ayi zifondasio zi ntoto zimonika ngeyo Yave bu wutema mu phemo yitotukila mu mayilu maku.
Then the deep beds of the waters were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of your words of wrath, O Lord, because of the breath from your mouth.
16 Wunonuna koko kuandi tona ku yilu ayi wutsimba, wuthotula mu minlangu minneni midi thipula.
He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
17 Niandi wukhula mu mbeni ama yingolo, ayi mu batu bobo bandenda bila bawu bandutila ngolo.
He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
18 Bawu banduanisa mu lumbu ki ndiba mu mabienga, vayi Yave niandi wuba singumunu kiama.
They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.
19 Niandi wuthotula ayi wuthula va buangu kikambulu tsisi; wukhula bila khini kaba monanga mu minu.
He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
20 Yave wuphangidi bobo boso buididi busonga buama; wupheni mfutu boso buididi vedila ku mioko miama
The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
21 Bila ndikebidi zinzila zi Yave ayi ndisia tamba Nzambi ama mbusa ko mu diambu di vanga mambimbi.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
22 Mina miandi mioso midi va ntualꞌama ayi ndisia vengama ko mu zithumunu ziandi.
For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
23 Ndiba mutu wukambu tsembolo va ntualꞌandi Ndikikeba mu diambu di masumu.
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
24 Yave wupheni mfutu boso buididi busonga buama, boso buididi vedila ku mioko miama va ntuala meso mandi.
Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
25 Kuidi mutu widi wukuikama, ngeyo wukukimonisanga wukuikama. Kuidi mutu wukambulu tsembolo ngeyo wukukimonisanga mutu wukambulu tsembolo.
On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
26 Kuidi mutu wuvedila, wukukimonisanga wuvedila. Kuidi mutu wumbimbi, wukukimonisanga wumbimbi.
He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
27 Ngeyo wumvukisanga batu beti kukikula ayi wunkululanga meso madi luyanu.
For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.
28 Ngeyo a Yave, keba muindꞌama wuba wulema A Nzambiꞌama, kitula tombi kiama; kikituka kiezila.
You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.
29 Mu lusadusu luaku ndilenda nuanisa nkangu masodi, va kimosi ayi Nzambi ama, ndilenda dumuka baka kikunzama.
By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in; by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
30 Kuidi Nzambi, nzilꞌandi yidi yi fuana, mambu ma Yave madi ma kiedika. Niandi nkaku wu batu boso bobo bansuaminanga mu niandi.
As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.
31 Bila nani Nzambi, enati ka Yave ko e? Ayi nani ditadi di ngolo, enati ka Nzambi eto ko e?
For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?
32 Nzambi, niandi wukuphananga ngolo ayi wunkitulanga nzilꞌama yi fuana.
God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
33 Wunkitulanga malu mama banga malu ma tsesi, ayi wukuthelimisanga va bibuangu biama bizangama.
He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
34 Wunlongisanga mioko miama mu nuana mvita, mioko miama milenda leka mbasa wusengo.
He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
35 Wuphana nkaku aku wu ndungunu, ayi koko kuaku ku lubakala kukhindisa ayi wukuluka mu diambu di kukhitula mutu wunneni.
You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.
36 Ngeyo wukubikidi nsolo wuyalumuka ku tsi bitambi biama, muingi bikodi biama bibika visuka.
You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.
37 Ndikuka bambeni ziama ayi ndizibakidila. Ndisia vutuka manima ko enati ndisia mana kuzivonda.
I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
38 Ndiba kosikisa ayi basia buela baka bu telimina ko; babua ku tsi malu mama.
I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
39 Ngeyo wuphana zingolo zi nuanina mvita; Ngeyo weti komvika batu beti kundenda ku tsi malu mama.
For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.
40 Ngeyo wuntinisanga bambeni ziama va ntualꞌama ayi ndibunga bobo bakundendanga.
By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
41 Bayamikina mu tomba lusadusu, vayi kadi mutu mu kuba vukisa. Bayamikina kuidi Yave vayi kasia ku bavutudila mvutu ko.
They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
42 Ndiba kosikisa banga mbungi-mbungi yeti vevumunu kuidi phemo. Ndiba loza thama banga nyamba wu zinzila.
Then they were crushed as small as dust before the wind; they were drained out like the waste of the streets.
43 Wukhula mu minzonza mi batu, ayi wukhitula ntu wu makanda; batu bobo ndisia zaba ko, bawu ndiela yadila.
You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
44 Bu batumbu kungua bathumukina; banzenza zikikulula va ntualꞌama.
From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.
45 Zinzenza zilembo vongi, balembo titi sumbu bantotuka mu bibuangu biawu bisuama ngolo.
They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
46 Yave wulembo zingi Nzitusu wuba kuidi ditadi diama yayusu kuba kuidi Nzambi Mvulusi ama.
The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured.
47 Niandi Nzambi wukuphutudilanga landi; ayi wutula makanda ku tsi luyalu luama.
It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
48 Wuphukisa mi bambeni ziama, Ngeyo wundiayisa va yilu batu bobo bandenda. Ngeyo wukhula mu batu ba matsita.
He makes me free from my haters; I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
49 Diawu ngeyo Yave, ndiela ku zitisa va khatitsika makanda. Ndiela yimbila minzitusu mu diambu di dizina diaku.
Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.
50 Niandi wuvana ndungunu yinneni kuidi ntinu andi ayi wummonisanga mamboti mandi ma ngolo kuidi mutu andi kavinda mafuta, kuidi Davidi ayi nkuna andi mu zithangu zioso.
Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
