Amahubo 148

1 Dumisani uThixo. Dumisani uThixo emazulwini, mdumiseni eziqongweni ngaphezulu.

Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies.

2 Mdumiseni zingilosi zakhe zonke, mdumiseni lonke mabutho asezulwini.

Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.

3 Mdumiseni, langa lenyanga, mdumiseni lonke zinkanyezi ezikhazimulayo.

Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.

4 Mdumiseni lina ziqongo zamazulu lani manzi ngaphezulu komkhathi.

Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.

5 Konke kakudumise ibizo likaThixo ngoba yena watsho ilizwi kwadaleka.

Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.

6 Wazibeka ezindaweni zazo okwanini lanini; wanika isahlulelo esingela kuguquka.

He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken.

7 Dumisani uThixo emhlabeni, lina zidalwa zasolwandle lezinziki zalo zonke,

Give praise to the Lord from the earth, you great sea-beasts, and deep places:

8 umbane lesiqhotho, ungqwaqwane lamayezi, umoya wesiphepho owenza intando yakhe,

Fire and rain of ice, snow and mists; storm-wind, doing his word:

9 lina zintaba lamaqaqa wonke, zihlahla zezithelo lemisedari yonke,

Mountains and all hills; fruit-trees and all trees of the mountains:

10 zinyamazana zeganga lenkomo zonke, zinanakazana lezinyoni eziphaphayo,

Beasts and all cattle; insects and winged birds:

11 makhosi omhlaba lezizwe zonke, lina makhosana lababusi bonke emhlabeni,

Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:

12 majaha lezintombi, maxhegu labantwana.

Young men and virgins; old men and children:

13 Kabalidumise ibizo likaThixo, ngoba ibizo lakhe lodwa liphakeme; inkazimulo yakhe ingaphezulu komhlaba lamazulu.

Let them give glory to the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be praised: his kingdom is over the earth and the heaven.

14 Ubaphakamisele abantu bakhe uphondo, indumiso yabo bonke abathembekileyo bakhe, eka-Israyeli, abantu abasesifubeni sakhe. Dumisani uThixo.

He has put on high the horn of his people, for the praise of all his saints; even the children of Israel, a people which is near to him. Let the Lord be praised.