Amahubo 148
1 Dumisani uThixo. Dumisani uThixo emazulwini, mdumiseni eziqongweni ngaphezulu.
Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him on the heights.
2 Mdumiseni zingilosi zakhe zonke, mdumiseni lonke mabutho asezulwini.
Praise him, all his Angels. Praise him, all his hosts.
3 Mdumiseni, langa lenyanga, mdumiseni lonke zinkanyezi ezikhazimulayo.
Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars and light.
4 Mdumiseni lina ziqongo zamazulu lani manzi ngaphezulu komkhathi.
Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens
5 Konke kakudumise ibizo likaThixo ngoba yena watsho ilizwi kwadaleka.
praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.
6 Wazibeka ezindaweni zazo okwanini lanini; wanika isahlulelo esingela kuguquka.
He has stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. He has established a precept, and it will not pass away.
7 Dumisani uThixo emhlabeni, lina zidalwa zasolwandle lezinziki zalo zonke,
Praise the Lord from the earth: you dragons and all deep places,
8 umbane lesiqhotho, ungqwaqwane lamayezi, umoya wesiphepho owenza intando yakhe,
fire, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, which do his word,
9 lina zintaba lamaqaqa wonke, zihlahla zezithelo lemisedari yonke,
mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,
10 zinyamazana zeganga lenkomo zonke, zinanakazana lezinyoni eziphaphayo,
wild beasts and all cattle, serpents and feathered flying things,
11 makhosi omhlaba lezizwe zonke, lina makhosana lababusi bonke emhlabeni,
kings of the earth and all peoples, leaders and all judges of the earth,
12 majaha lezintombi, maxhegu labantwana.
young men and virgins. Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord.
13 Kabalidumise ibizo likaThixo, ngoba ibizo lakhe lodwa liphakeme; inkazimulo yakhe ingaphezulu komhlaba lamazulu.
For his name alone is exalted.
14 Ubaphakamisele abantu bakhe uphondo, indumiso yabo bonke abathembekileyo bakhe, eka-Israyeli, abantu abasesifubeni sakhe. Dumisani uThixo.
Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, and he has exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his holy ones, to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him. Alleluia.
