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.
And he established them for ever and to eternity: he gave a decree which none shall transgress.
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 vapor; thou storm-wind that fulfillest his word;
9 lina zintaba lamaqaqa wonke, zihlahla zezithelo lemisedari yonke,
Ye mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars;
10 zinyamazana zeganga lenkomo zonke, zinanakazana lezinyoni eziphaphayo,
Ye beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and winged birds;
11 makhosi omhlaba lezizwe zonke, lina makhosana lababusi bonke emhlabeni,
Ye kings of the earth, and all nations; ye princes, and all judges of the earth;
12 majaha lezintombi, maxhegu labantwana.
Young men and also virgins; old men, together with boys: —
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 majesty is above earth and heaven.
14 Ubaphakamisele abantu bakhe uphondo, indumiso yabo bonke abathembekileyo bakhe, eka-Israyeli, abantu abasesifubeni sakhe. Dumisani uThixo.
He also exalteth the horn of his people, a praise unto all his pious servants, [even] unto the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah.
