Amahubo 148

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

to boast: praise LORD to boast: praise [obj] LORD from [the] heaven to boast: praise him in/on/with height

2 Mdumiseni zingilosi zakhe zonke, mdumiseni lonke mabutho asezulwini.

to boast: praise him all messenger: angel his to boast: praise him all (army his *Q(K)*)

3 Mdumiseni, langa lenyanga, mdumiseni lonke zinkanyezi ezikhazimulayo.

to boast: praise him sun and moon to boast: praise him all star light

4 Mdumiseni lina ziqongo zamazulu lani manzi ngaphezulu komkhathi.

to boast: praise him heaven [the] heaven and [the] water which from upon [the] heaven

5 Konke kakudumise ibizo likaThixo ngoba yena watsho ilizwi kwadaleka.

to boast: praise [obj] name LORD for he/she/it to command and to create

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

and to stand: stand them to/for perpetuity to/for forever: enduring statute: decree to give: give and not to pass

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

to boast: praise [obj] LORD from [the] land: country/planet serpent: monster and all abyss

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

fire and hail snow and smoke spirit: breath tempest to make: do word his

9 lina zintaba lamaqaqa wonke, zihlahla zezithelo lemisedari yonke,

[the] mountain: mount and all hill tree fruit and all cedar

10 zinyamazana zeganga lenkomo zonke, zinanakazana lezinyoni eziphaphayo,

[the] living thing and all animal creeping and bird wing

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

king land: country/planet and all people ruler and all to judge land: country/planet

12 majaha lezintombi, maxhegu labantwana.

youth and also virgin old with youth

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

to boast: praise [obj] name LORD for to exalt name his to/for alone him splendor his upon land: country/planet and heaven

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

and to exalt horn to/for people his praise to/for all pious his to/for son: descendant/people Israel people near his to boast: praise LORD