Amahubo 148

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

Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.

2 Mdumiseni zingilosi zakhe zonke, mdumiseni lonke mabutho asezulwini.

Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.

3 Mdumiseni, langa lenyanga, mdumiseni lonke zinkanyezi ezikhazimulayo.

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.

4 Mdumiseni lina ziqongo zamazulu lani manzi ngaphezulu komkhathi.

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.

5 Konke kakudumise ibizo likaThixo ngoba yena watsho ilizwi kwadaleka.

Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:

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

And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass.

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

Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;

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

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word;

9 lina zintaba lamaqaqa wonke, zihlahla zezithelo lemisedari yonke,

Mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and all cedars;

10 zinyamazana zeganga lenkomo zonke, zinanakazana lezinyoni eziphaphayo,

Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;

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

Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;

12 majaha lezintombi, maxhegu labantwana.

Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, —

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

Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.

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

And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah!