Amahubo 148

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

Praise ye Yah, Praise Yahweh, out of the heavens, Praise him, in the heights;

2 Mdumiseni zingilosi zakhe zonke, mdumiseni lonke mabutho asezulwini.

Praise him, all his messengers, Praise him, all his host;

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, O 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 Yahweh, for, he, commanded, and they were created;

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

So caused he them to stand perpetually—age-abidingly, A decree, hath he given, and it passeth not beyond.

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

Praise Yahweh, out of the earth, sea monsters, and all resounding 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,

Ye mountains, and all hills, fruit trees, and all cedars;

10 zinyamazana zeganga lenkomo zonke, zinanakazana lezinyoni eziphaphayo,

Thou wild-beast, and all ye cattle, crawling creature, and bird of wing;

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

Kings of earth, and all peoples, Rulers, and all judges of earth;

12 majaha lezintombi, maxhegu labantwana.

Young men, yea even virgins, elders, and children.

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

Let them praise the Name of Yahweh, for lofty is his Name alone, His splendour is over earth and heavens.

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

Therefore hath he exalted a horn for his people, a praise for all his men of lovingkindness, for the sons of Israel—a people near him, Praise ye Yah!