< Psalms 136 >

1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is eternal.
Bongani uThixo, ngoba ulungile.
2 Confess to the God of gods, for his mercy is eternal.
Bongani uNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu.
3 Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.
Bongani uMbusi wababusi:
4 He alone performs great miracles, for his mercy is eternal.
Kuye yedwa owenza izimanga ezinkulu,
5 He made the heavens with understanding, for his mercy is eternal.
Owathi ngokuzwisisa kwakhe wenza amazulu,
6 He established the earth above the waters, for his mercy is eternal.
Owendlala umhlaba phezu kwamanzi,
7 He made the great lights, for his mercy is eternal:
Owenza izibane ezinkulu,
8 the sun to rule the day, for his mercy is eternal:
Ilanga ukubusa emini,
9 the moon and the stars to rule the night, for his mercy is eternal.
Inyanga lezinkanyezi ukubusa ebusuku,
10 He struck Egypt along with their first-born, for his mercy is eternal.
Kuye owatshaya walalisa amazibulo aseGibhithe,
11 He led Israel away from their midst, for his mercy is eternal:
Wakhupha u-Israyeli phakathi kwabo,
12 with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm, for his mercy is eternal.
Ngesandla esilamandla lengalo eyeluliweyo,
13 He divided the Red Sea into separate parts, for his mercy is eternal.
Kuye owadabula uLwandle oluBomvu lwehlukana,
14 And he led out Israel through the middle of it, for his mercy is eternal.
Wakhuphula u-Israyeli phakathi kwalo,
15 And he shook off Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his mercy is eternal.
Kodwa wakhukhulela uFaro lempi yakhe eLwandle oluBomvu,
16 He led his people through the desert, for his mercy is eternal.
Wahola abantu bakhe enkangala,
17 He has struck great kings, for his mercy is eternal.
Owalahla phansi amakhosi amakhulu,
18 And he has slaughtered strong kings, for his mercy is eternal:
Wabulala amakhosi esabekayo,
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his mercy is eternal:
uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori,
20 and Og, king of Bashan, for his mercy is eternal.
lo-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani,
21 And he granted their land as an inheritance, for his mercy is eternal:
Wanikela amazwe abo njengelifa,
22 as an inheritance for his servant Israel, for his mercy is eternal.
Abayilifa encekwini yakhe u-Israyeli,
23 For he was mindful of us in our humiliation, for his mercy is eternal.
Kuye Yedwa owasikhumbula singesibantu balutho,
24 And he redeemed us from our enemies, for his mercy is eternal.
Wasikhulula ezitheni zethu,
25 He gives food to all flesh, for his mercy is eternal.
Njalo onika ukudla izidalwa zonke,
26 Confess to the God of heaven, for his mercy is eternal. Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.
Bongani uNkulunkulu wasezulwini,

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