Amahubo 136
1 Bongani uThixo, ngoba ulungile.
Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is eternal.
2 Bongani uNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu.
Confess to the God of gods, for his mercy is eternal.
3 Bongani uMbusi wababusi:
Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.
4 Kuye yedwa owenza izimanga ezinkulu,
He alone performs great miracles, for his mercy is eternal.
5 Owathi ngokuzwisisa kwakhe wenza amazulu,
He made the heavens with understanding, for his mercy is eternal.
6 Owendlala umhlaba phezu kwamanzi,
He established the earth above the waters, for his mercy is eternal.
7 Owenza izibane ezinkulu,
He made the great lights, for his mercy is eternal:
8 Ilanga ukubusa emini,
the sun to rule the day, for his mercy is eternal:
9 Inyanga lezinkanyezi ukubusa ebusuku,
the moon and the stars to rule the night, for his mercy is eternal.
10 Kuye owatshaya walalisa amazibulo aseGibhithe,
He struck Egypt along with their first-born, for his mercy is eternal.
11 Wakhupha u-Israyeli phakathi kwabo,
He led Israel away from their midst, for his mercy is eternal:
12 Ngesandla esilamandla lengalo eyeluliweyo,
with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm, for his mercy is eternal.
13 Kuye owadabula uLwandle oluBomvu lwehlukana,
He divided the Red Sea into separate parts, for his mercy is eternal.
14 Wakhuphula u-Israyeli phakathi kwalo,
And he led out Israel through the middle of it, for his mercy is eternal.
15 Kodwa wakhukhulela uFaro lempi yakhe eLwandle oluBomvu,
And he shook off Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his mercy is eternal.
16 Wahola abantu bakhe enkangala,
He led his people through the desert, for his mercy is eternal.
17 Owalahla phansi amakhosi amakhulu,
He has struck great kings, for his mercy is eternal.
18 Wabulala amakhosi esabekayo,
And he has slaughtered strong kings, for his mercy is eternal:
19 uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori,
Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his mercy is eternal:
20 lo-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani,
and Og, king of Bashan, for his mercy is eternal.
21 Wanikela amazwe abo njengelifa,
And he granted their land as an inheritance, for his mercy is eternal:
22 Abayilifa encekwini yakhe u-Israyeli,
as an inheritance for his servant Israel, for his mercy is eternal.
23 Kuye Yedwa owasikhumbula singesibantu balutho,
For he was mindful of us in our humiliation, for his mercy is eternal.
24 Wasikhulula ezitheni zethu,
And he redeemed us from our enemies, for his mercy is eternal.
25 Njalo onika ukudla izidalwa zonke,
He gives food to all flesh, for his mercy is eternal.
26 Bongani uNkulunkulu wasezulwini,
Confess to the God of heaven, for his mercy is eternal. Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.
