Psalms 129

1 A song of degrees. They haue often times afflicted me from my youth (may Israel nowe say)

Nkunga wunyimbudulu mu nzila yikuendila ku nzo Yave. Bandiamisa ngolo tona mu bumuana buama, bika Iseli katuba.

2 They haue often times afflicted me from my youth: but they could not preuaile against me.

Bandiamisa ngolo tona mu bumuana buama vayi basia ku ndunga ko.

3 The plowers plowed vpon my backe, and made long furrowes.

Minkuni midima manima mama; batula muawu minkala miawu mimula.

4 But the righteous Lord hath cut the cordes of the wicked.

Vayi Yave widi wusonga; niandi wuzenga minsinga mi batu bambimbi muingi ndiba mu kiphuanza.

5 They that hate Zion, shalbe all ashamed and turned backward.

Bika babo beti lenda Sioni bavutuka fua tsoni.

6 They shalbe as the grasse on the house tops, which withereth afore it commeth forth.

Bika baba banga biti bi mbata muanzu, biobi bieti yuma tuamina biyunduka;

7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither the glainer his lap:

biobi mvedi kalendi wesa mu mioko miandi ko; voti mutu wowo wunkanga mvumba kalendi wesi mu mioko miandi ko.

8 Neither they, which go by, say, The blessing of the Lord be vpon you, or, We blesse you in the Name of the Lord.

Bika bobo bamviokila vana babika tuba: “lusakumunu lu Yave lubanga yeno! Tueti kulusakumuna mu dizina di Yave!”