Psalms 148

1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights.

Dumisani iNkosi! Dumisani iNkosi lisemazulwini, idumiseni endaweni eziphezulu.

2 Praise him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts.

Idumiseni lonke zingilosi zayo. Idumiseni lonke mabandla ayo.

3 Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars and light.

Idumiseni langa lenyanga. Idumiseni lonke zinkanyezi ezikhanyayo.

4 Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens

Idumiseni mazulu amazulu, lani manzi aphezu kwamazulu.

5 praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.

Kakudumise ibizo leNkosi; ngoba yona yalaya, kwasekudalwa.

6 He has stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will not pass away.

Yakumisa kuze kube nini lanini; yakhupha isimiso esingayikwedlula.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth: you dragons and all deep places,

Dumisani iNkosi lisemhlabeni, migobho yolwandle, lani zinziki zonke,

8 fire, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, which do his word,

mlilo lesiqhotho, liqhwa elikhithikileyo lenkungu, siphepho esenza ilizwi layo;

9 mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,

zintaba lamaqaqa wonke, zihlahla zezithelo lemisedari yonke,

10 wild beasts and all cattle, serpents and feathered flying things,

zinyamazana zeganga lezifuyo zonke, zinto ezihuquzelayo lenyoni eziphaphayo.

11 kings of the earth and all peoples, leaders and all judges of the earth,

Makhosi omhlaba, lani zizwe zonke, ziphathamandla, lani babusi bomhlaba,

12 young men and virgins. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord.

majaha, lani-ke zintombi, maxhegu labatsha.

13 For his name alone is exalted.

Kabadumise ibizo leNkosi, ngoba ibizo layo lodwa liphakeme; ubukhosi bayo buphezu komhlaba lamazulu.

14 Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, and he has exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his holy ones, to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him. Alleluia.

Njalo iphakamisile uphondo lwabantu bayo, indumiso yabo bonke abangcwele bayo, eyabantwana bakoIsrayeli, abantu abaseduze layo. Dumisani iNkosi!