Psalms 97
1 Yahweh reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad.
UThixo uyabusa, umhlaba kawuthokoze; akuthi amakhumbi akude ajabule.
2 Clouds and darkness surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Amayezi lomnyama omkhulu kumsibekele; ukulunga lokwahlulela kuhle kuyisisekelo sesihlalo Sakhe sobukhosi.
3 Fire goes before him and consumes his adversaries on every side.
Umlilo uhamba phambi Kwakhe uzihangule izitha zakhe inxa zonke.
4 His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
Umbane wakhe ukhanyisa umhlaba; umhlaba ukubone lokho uthuthumele.
5 The mountains melt like wax before Yahweh, the Lord of the whole earth.
Izintaba zincibilika njengengcino phambi kukaThixo, phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.
6 The skies declare his justice, and all the nations see his glory.
Amazulu amemezela ukulunga kwayo, labantu bonke bayayibona inkazimulo yayo.
7 All those who worship carved figures will be shamed, those who boast in worthless idols— bow down to him, all you gods!
Bonke abakhonza izifanekiso bathelwa ihlazo, labo abazikhukhumeza ngezithombe mkhonzeni, lonke lina bonkulunkulu!
8 Zion heard and was glad, and the towns of Judah rejoiced because of your righteous decrees, Yahweh.
IZiyoni iyezwa ithokoze lemizi yakoJuda iyajabula ngenxa yokwahlulela Kwakho, Oh Thixo.
9 For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
Ngoba wena, Oh Thixo ungoPhezukonke kuwo wonke umhlaba; uphakeme ngaphezulu kakhulu kwabonkulunkulu bonke.
10 You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He protects the lives of his saints, and he takes them out of 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 gladness for those with honest hearts.
Ukukhanya kuyehliselwa kwabalungileyo lentokozo kwabaqotho enhliziyweni.
12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous; and give thanks when you remember his holiness.
Thokozani kuThixo lina elilungileyo, lidumise ibizo lakhe elingcwele.
