Psalms 97
1 Jehovah hath reigned, The earth is joyful, many isles rejoice.
UThixo uyabusa, umhlaba kawuthokoze; akuthi amakhumbi akude ajabule.
2 Cloud and darkness [are] round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.
Amayezi lomnyama omkhulu kumsibekele; ukulunga lokwahlulela kuhle kuyisisekelo sesihlalo Sakhe sobukhosi.
3 Fire before Him goeth, And burneth round about His adversaries.
Umlilo uhamba phambi Kwakhe uzihangule izitha zakhe inxa zonke.
4 Lightened have His lightnings the world, The earth hath seen, and is pained.
Umbane wakhe ukhanyisa umhlaba; umhlaba ukubone lokho uthuthumele.
5 Hills, like wax, melted before Jehovah, 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 honour.
Amazulu amemezela ukulunga kwayo, labantu bonke bayayibona inkazimulo yayo.
7 Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods.
Bonke abakhonza izifanekiso bathelwa ihlazo, labo abazikhukhumeza ngezithombe mkhonzeni, lonke lina bonkulunkulu!
8 Zion hath heard and rejoiceth, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Thy judgments, O Jehovah.
IZiyoni iyezwa ithokoze lemizi yakoJuda iyajabula ngenxa yokwahlulela Kwakho, Oh Thixo.
9 For Thou, Jehovah, [art] Most High over all the earth, Greatly Thou hast been exalted over all gods.
Ngoba wena, Oh Thixo ungoPhezukonke kuwo wonke umhlaba; uphakeme ngaphezulu kakhulu kwabonkulunkulu bonke.
10 Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.
Akuthi bonke abamthandayo, uThixo, bazonde okubi, ngoba uyazilinda impilo zabathembekileyo bakhe abakhulule esandleni sababi.
11 Light [is] sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart — joy.
Ukukhanya kuyehliselwa kwabalungileyo lentokozo kwabaqotho enhliziyweni.
12 Rejoice, ye righteous, in Jehovah, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness!
Thokozani kuThixo lina elilungileyo, lidumise ibizo lakhe elingcwele.
