Psalms 48

1 A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.

Ingoma. Ihubo lamaDodana kaKhora. Umkhulu uThixo, ufanele ngokuphindiweyo ukudunyiswa, emzini kaNkulunkulu wethu, intaba yakhe engcwele.

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Muhle kakhulu ngokuphakama kwakhe, uyintokozo yomhlaba wonke. Njengeziqongo zeZafoni injalo intaba iZiyoni, umuzi weNkosi eNkulu.

3 God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

UNkulunkulu usemithangaleni yawo; ubonisa ukuthi nguye oyinqaba yawo.

4 For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

Kwathi lapho amakhosi ehlanganisa izimpi zawo, lapho ehlasela kanyekanye,

5 They saw, — so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:

awubona umuzi lo ethuka aphaphatheka esetshaywa luvalo.

6 Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

Ahle athuthumela khonapho, ezwa ubuhlungu obuzwiwa ngowesifazane ehelelwa.

7 With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.

Wena wabatshabalalisa njengemikhumbi yaseThashishi ibhidlizwa ngumoya wempumalanga.

8 As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God doth establish it for ever. (Selah)

Lokho esikuzwileyo yikho esikubonileyo emzini kaThixo uSomandla, emzini kaNkulunkulu wethu: uNkulunkulu uzawuvikela lanini.

9 We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

Phakathi kwethempeli lakho, Oh Nkulunkulu, siyacabanga ngothando lwakho olungaphuthiyo.

10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

Njengebizo lakho, Oh Nkulunkulu, udumo lwakho lufika emikhawulweni yomhlaba; isandla sakho sokunene sigcwele ukulunga.

11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

Intaba iZiyoni iyathokoza, imizi yakoJuda iyathaba ngezahlulelo zakho.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;

Hambahamba eZiyoni, ibhode, bala izilindo zayo eziphezulu,

13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following.

nanzelela kuhle imithangala yayo, hlola izinqaba zayo, ukuze ukwazi ukulandisela isizukulwane esizayo.

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.

Ngoba uNkulunkulu lo nguNkulunkulu wethu nini lanini; uzakuba ngumholi wethu lasekupheleni.