Amahubo 148

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

Praise ye the LORD. 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 host.

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 be 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 stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass away.

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

Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, 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 flying 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 the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.