Amahubo 148

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

Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD 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 ye 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 the LORD; for He commanded, and they were created.

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

He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath made a decree which shall not be transgressed.

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

Praise the LORD 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, fruitful 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 and children;

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

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.

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

And He hath lifted up a horn for His people, a praise for all His saints, even for the children of Israel, a people near unto Him. Hallelujah.