Psalms 148

1 Praise ye Yah, Praise Yahweh, out of the heavens, Praise him, in the heights;

Dumisani iNkosi! Dumisani iNkosi lisemazulwini, idumiseni endaweni eziphezulu.

2 Praise him, all his messengers, Praise him, all his host;

Idumiseni lonke zingilosi zayo. Idumiseni lonke mabandla ayo.

3 Praise him, sun and moon, Praise him, all ye stars of light;

Idumiseni langa lenyanga. Idumiseni lonke zinkanyezi ezikhanyayo.

4 Praise him, O ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens;

Idumiseni mazulu amazulu, lani manzi aphezu kwamazulu.

5 Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for, he, commanded, and they were created;

Kakudumise ibizo leNkosi; ngoba yona yalaya, kwasekudalwa.

6 So caused he them to stand perpetually—age-abidingly, A decree, hath he given, and it passeth not beyond.

Yakumisa kuze kube nini lanini; yakhupha isimiso esingayikwedlula.

7 Praise Yahweh, out of the earth, sea monsters, and all resounding deeps;

Dumisani iNkosi lisemhlabeni, migobho yolwandle, lani zinziki zonke,

8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

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

9 Ye mountains, and all hills, fruit trees, and all cedars;

zintaba lamaqaqa wonke, zihlahla zezithelo lemisedari yonke,

10 Thou wild-beast, and all ye cattle, crawling creature, and bird of wing;

zinyamazana zeganga lezifuyo zonke, zinto ezihuquzelayo lenyoni eziphaphayo.

11 Kings of earth, and all peoples, Rulers, and all judges of earth;

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

12 Young men, yea even virgins, elders, and children.

majaha, lani-ke zintombi, maxhegu labatsha.

13 Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for lofty is his Name alone, His splendour is over earth and heavens.

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

14 Therefore hath he exalted a horn for his people, a praise for all his men of lovingkindness, for the sons of Israel—a people near him, Praise ye Yah!

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