Psalms 149

1 Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise is in the Church of the saints.

Dumisani uThixo. Hlabelelani uThixo ingoma entsha, indumiso yakhe ebandleni labathembekileyo.

2 Let Israel rejoice in him who made them, and let the sons of Zion exult in their king.

Akuthi u-Israyeli athokoze ngoMenzi wakhe; akuthi abantu baseZiyoni bajabule ngeNkosi yabo.

3 Let them praise his name in chorus. Let them sing psalms to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.

Kabadumise ibizo lakhe ngokusina, batshaye amagedla lamachacho.

4 For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.

Ngoba uThixo uyathokoza ngabantu bakhe; abathobekileyo ubapha umqhele wensindiso.

5 The saints will exult in glory. They will rejoice upon their couches.

Akuthi abathembekileyo bathokoze ngale inhlonipho, bahlabele ngentokozo besemibhedeni yabo.

6 The exultations of God will be in their throat, and two-edged swords will be in their hands:

Sengathi indumiso kaNkulunkulu ingaba semilonyeni yabo lenkemba esika nxazonke ibe sezandleni zabo,

7 to obtain vindication among the nations, chastisements among the peoples,

ukuthi benze impindiselo phezu kwezizwe lesijeziso phezu kwabantu,

8 to bind their kings with shackles and their nobles with manacles of iron,

babophe amakhosi azo ngentambo lezikhulu zabo ngezibopho zensimbi,

9 to obtain judgment over them, as it has been written. This is glory for all his saints. Alleluia.

ukugcwalisa kubo isigwebo abasibhalelwayo. Lokhu kuyinkazimulo yabathembekileyo bakhe bonke. Dumisani uThixo.