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 Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, 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, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, 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 call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4 Minsinga mi lufua mimfietikisa. Bosi khuka nlangu yimbunganga yimbuila mu kinzimbukila.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented 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 distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.
7 Buna ntoto wunikuka ayi wutita. Zifondasio zi miongo zinikunu ayi zinikuka, bila wuba wufuema ngolo.
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8 Muisi wutotuka mu mayilu mandi, ayi mbazu yi nlalikisanga yitotuka mu munuꞌandi; muawu mu totukila makala ma mbazu.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9 Wukulula diyilu ayi wukuluka, ayi matuti ma ndombe maba ku tsi malu mandi.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet.
10 Wukuma va yilu kheluba ayi wudumuka. Wuvevumuka va yilu mavavi ma phemo.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 Wukitula tombi buangu kiandi kisuamina; kapu andi yiba kunzungidila, tombi kinokisa mvula yi matuti ma diyilu.
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
12 Mu kiezila kiba va ntualꞌandi mutotukila matuti, mvula yi matadi ayi zitsiemo.
At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.
13 Yave wuduma tona mu Diyilu; mbembo yi Nzambi yizangama yiwakakana.
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.
14 Niandi wuloza madionga mandi ayi wusasikisa bambeni; zitsiemo zinneni ayi wuba zimbikisa nzila.
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Tsi nlangu yi mbu yimonika, ayi zifondasio zi ntoto zimonika ngeyo Yave bu wutema mu phemo yitotukila mu mayilu maku.
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 Wunonuna koko kuandi tona ku yilu ayi wutsimba, wuthotula mu minlangu minneni midi thipula.
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
17 Niandi wukhula mu mbeni ama yingolo, ayi mu batu bobo bandenda bila bawu bandutila ngolo.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18 Bawu banduanisa mu lumbu ki ndiba mu mabienga, vayi Yave niandi wuba singumunu kiama.
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
19 Niandi wuthotula ayi wuthula va buangu kikambulu tsisi; wukhula bila khini kaba monanga mu minu.
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 Yave wuphangidi bobo boso buididi busonga buama; wupheni mfutu boso buididi vedila ku mioko miama
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
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, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 Mina miandi mioso midi va ntualꞌama ayi ndisia vengama ko mu zithumunu ziandi.
For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
23 Ndiba mutu wukambu tsembolo va ntualꞌandi Ndikikeba mu diambu di masumu.
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Yave wupheni mfutu boso buididi busonga buama, boso buididi vedila ku mioko miama va ntuala meso mandi.
Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25 Kuidi mutu widi wukuikama, ngeyo wukukimonisanga wukuikama. Kuidi mutu wukambulu tsembolo ngeyo wukukimonisanga mutu wukambulu tsembolo.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
26 Kuidi mutu wuvedila, wukukimonisanga wuvedila. Kuidi mutu wumbimbi, wukukimonisanga wumbimbi.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27 Ngeyo wumvukisanga batu beti kukikula ayi wunkululanga meso madi luyanu.
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28 Ngeyo a Yave, keba muindꞌama wuba wulema A Nzambiꞌama, kitula tombi kiama; kikituka kiezila.
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 Mu lusadusu luaku ndilenda nuanisa nkangu masodi, va kimosi ayi Nzambi ama, ndilenda dumuka baka kikunzama.
For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped 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] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust 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 save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God?
32 Nzambi, niandi wukuphananga ngolo ayi wunkitulanga nzilꞌama yi fuana.
[It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33 Wunkitulanga malu mama banga malu ma tsesi, ayi wukuthelimisanga va bibuangu biama bizangama.
He maketh my feet like hinds’ [feet], and setteth me upon my high places.
34 Wunlongisanga mioko miama mu nuana mvita, mioko miama milenda leka mbasa wusengo.
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35 Wuphana nkaku aku wu ndungunu, ayi koko kuaku ku lubakala kukhindisa ayi wukuluka mu diambu di kukhitula mutu wunneni.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
36 Ngeyo wukubikidi nsolo wuyalumuka ku tsi bitambi biama, muingi bikodi biama bibika visuka.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
37 Ndikuka bambeni ziama ayi ndizibakidila. Ndisia vutuka manima ko enati ndisia mana kuzivonda.
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38 Ndiba kosikisa ayi basia buela baka bu telimina ko; babua ku tsi malu mama.
I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
39 Ngeyo wuphana zingolo zi nuanina mvita; Ngeyo weti komvika batu beti kundenda ku tsi malu mama.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40 Ngeyo wuntinisanga bambeni ziama va ntualꞌama ayi ndibunga bobo bakundendanga.
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 Bayamikina mu tomba lusadusu, vayi kadi mutu mu kuba vukisa. Bayamikina kuidi Yave vayi kasia ku bavutudila mvutu ko.
They cried, but [there was] none to save [them: even] unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
42 Ndiba kosikisa banga mbungi-mbungi yeti vevumunu kuidi phemo. Ndiba loza thama banga nyamba wu zinzila.
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
43 Wukhula mu minzonza mi batu, ayi wukhitula ntu wu makanda; batu bobo ndisia zaba ko, bawu ndiela yadila.
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; [and] thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people [whom] I have not known shall serve me.
44 Bu batumbu kungua bathumukina; banzenza zikikulula va ntualꞌama.
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
45 Zinzenza zilembo vongi, balembo titi sumbu bantotuka mu bibuangu biawu bisuama ngolo.
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
46 Yave wulembo zingi Nzitusu wuba kuidi ditadi diama yayusu kuba kuidi Nzambi Mvulusi ama.
The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 Niandi Nzambi wukuphutudilanga landi; ayi wutula makanda ku tsi luyalu luama.
[It is] God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
48 Wuphukisa mi bambeni ziama, Ngeyo wundiayisa va yilu batu bobo bandenda. Ngeyo wukhula mu batu ba matsita.
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
49 Diawu ngeyo Yave, ndiela ku zitisa va khatitsika makanda. Ndiela yimbila minzitusu mu diambu di dizina diaku.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy 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 deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
