Amahubo 146

1 Dumisani uThixo. Dumisa uThixo mphefumulo wami.

Praise ye the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!

2 Ngizamdumisa uThixo impilo yami yonke; ngizahlabela indumiso kuNkulunkulu wami nxa ngisaphila.

I will praise the LORD, as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God, while I have my being.

3 Lingabeki ithemba lenu emakhosini, ebantwini benyama, abangeke basindise.

Put not your trust in princes, In the son of man, in whom is no help!

4 Kuthi umoya wabo ungaphuma, babuyele emhlabathini; mhlalokho nje amacebo ahle abhidlike.

His breath goeth forth; he returneth to the dust; In that very day his plans perish.

5 Ubusisiwe lowo osizo lwakhe lunguNkulunkulu kaJakhobe, othemba lakhe likuThixo uNkulunkulu wakhe.

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help; Whose hope is in the LORD, his God;

6 UnguMenzi wamazulu lomhlaba, ulwandle lakho konke okulapho: uThixo owala elokhu ethembekile laphakade.

Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is therein; Who keepeth truth for ever;

7 Uyabalwela abancindezelwayo anike abalambileyo ukudla. UThixo ukhulula izibotshwa,

Who executeth judgment for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. The LORD setteth free the prisoners;

8 uThixo wenza iziphofu zibone, uThixo uyabaphakamisa labo asebebhazalele, uThixo uthanda abalungileyo.

The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind; The LORD raiseth up them that are bowed down; The LORD loveth the righteous.

9 UThixo uyabalinda abezizweni asekele izintandane labafelokazi, kodwa anyampise izindlela zababi.

The LORD preserveth the strangers; He relieveth the fatherless and the widow; But the way of the wicked he maketh crooked.

10 UThixo uyabusa nini lanini, uNkulunkulu wakho, wena Ziyoni, ezizukulwaneni zonke. Dumisani uThixo.

The LORD shall reign for ever; Thy God, O Zion! to all generations! Praise ye the LORD!