Psalms 97
1 YHWH has reigned, The earth is joyful, many islands rejoice.
UThixo uyabusa, umhlaba kawuthokoze; akuthi amakhumbi akude ajabule.
2 Cloud and darkness [are] around Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.
Amayezi lomnyama omkhulu kumsibekele; ukulunga lokwahlulela kuhle kuyisisekelo sesihlalo Sakhe sobukhosi.
3 Fire goes before Him, And burns around His adversaries.
Umlilo uhamba phambi Kwakhe uzihangule izitha zakhe inxa zonke.
4 His lightnings have lightened the world, The earth has seen, and is pained.
Umbane wakhe ukhanyisa umhlaba; umhlaba ukubone lokho uthuthumele.
5 Hills, like wax, melted before YHWH, Before the Lord of all the earth.
Izintaba zincibilika njengengcino phambi kukaThixo, phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.
6 The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory.
Amazulu amemezela ukulunga kwayo, labantu bonke bayayibona inkazimulo yayo.
7 All servants of a carved image are ashamed, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to Him, all you gods.
Bonke abakhonza izifanekiso bathelwa ihlazo, labo abazikhukhumeza ngezithombe mkhonzeni, lonke lina bonkulunkulu!
8 Zion has heard and rejoices, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Your judgments, O YHWH.
IZiyoni iyezwa ithokoze lemizi yakoJuda iyajabula ngenxa yokwahlulela Kwakho, Oh Thixo.
9 For You, YHWH, [are] Most High over all the earth, You have been exalted greatly over all gods.
Ngoba wena, Oh Thixo ungoPhezukonke kuwo wonke umhlaba; uphakeme ngaphezulu kakhulu kwabonkulunkulu bonke.
10 You who love YHWH, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Akuthi bonke abamthandayo, uThixo, bazonde okubi, ngoba uyazilinda impilo zabathembekileyo bakhe abakhulule esandleni sababi.
11 Light [is] sown for the righteous, And joy for the upright of heart.
Ukukhanya kuyehliselwa kwabalungileyo lentokozo kwabaqotho enhliziyweni.
12 Rejoice, you righteous, in YHWH, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness!
Thokozani kuThixo lina elilungileyo, lidumise ibizo lakhe elingcwele.
