Psalms 29

1 You angels in heaven, praise Yahweh! Praise him because he is very glorious and powerful.

Ihubo likaDavida. Mupheni uThixo, lina ziphakanyiswa, mupheni uThixo ubukhosi lamandla.

2 Proclaim that (he/his name) is glorious; bow down before Yahweh in his holy [temple].

Mupheni uThixo ubukhosi obufanele ibizo lakhe; mkhonzeni uThixo ekukhazimuleni kobungcwele bakhe.

3 Yahweh’s voice is heard above the oceans; Yahweh, the glorious God, thunders. His voice thunders over the huge oceans [DOU].

Ilizwi likaThixo liyazulazula phezu kwamanzi; uNkulunkulu wenkazimulo uyandindiza, uThixo uyandindiza phezu kwamanzi amanengi.

4 His voice is powerful and majestic.

Ilizwi likaThixo lilamandla; ilizwi likaThixo lilobukhosi.

5 The sound of Yahweh’s voice breaks great cedar trees, the cedars that grow in Lebanon.

Ilizwi likaThixo lephula imisedari; uThixo uyiqamula ibe yizicucu imisedari yaseLebhanoni.

6 He causes [the mountains in] Lebanon to jump like calves jump, and causes Hermon [Mountain] to jump like a young bull jumps.

Wenza iLebhanoni itshakale njengethole, iSiriyoni njengeguqa lenyathi.

7 Yahweh’s voice causes lightning to flash.

Ilizwi likaThixo litshaya ngezikhatha zombane.

8 His voice causes the desert to shake; he shakes Kadesh Desert [in the southern part of Judah].

Ilizwi likaThixo liyayizamazamisa inkangala; uThixo uyayizamazamisa iNkangala yaseKhadeshi.

9 Yahweh’s voice shakes the huge oak trees and strips the leaves from the trees while the people in the temple shout, “Praise [God]!”

Ilizwi likaThixo liyayitshila imikusu likhwebule izihlahla amagusu asale eze. Njalo ethempelini lakhe bonke bazamemeza bathi, “Inkazimulo!”

10 Yahweh ruled over the flood [that covered the earth]; he is our King who will rule forever.

UThixo uhlezi ebukhosini phezu kwesikhukhula; uThixo unguMbusi lanininini.

11 Yahweh enables his people to be strong, and he blesses them by causing things to go well for them.

UThixo unika amandla ebantwini bakhe; uThixo ubusisa abantu bakhe ngokuthula.