Amahubo 149

1 Dumisani uThixo. Hlabelelani uThixo ingoma entsha, indumiso yakhe ebandleni labathembekileyo.

Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.

2 Akuthi u-Israyeli athokoze ngoMenzi wakhe; akuthi abantu baseZiyoni bajabule ngeNkosi yabo.

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

3 Kabadumise ibizo lakhe ngokusina, batshaye amagedla lamachacho.

Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

4 Ngoba uThixo uyathokoza ngabantu bakhe; abathobekileyo ubapha umqhele wensindiso.

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

5 Akuthi abathembekileyo bathokoze ngale inhlonipho, bahlabele ngentokozo besemibhedeni yabo.

Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.

6 Sengathi indumiso kaNkulunkulu ingaba semilonyeni yabo lenkemba esika nxazonke ibe sezandleni zabo,

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

7 ukuthi benze impindiselo phezu kwezizwe lesijeziso phezu kwabantu,

to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

8 babophe amakhosi azo ngentambo lezikhulu zabo ngezibopho zensimbi,

to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,

9 ukugcwalisa kubo isigwebo abasibhalelwayo. Lokhu kuyinkazimulo yabathembekileyo bakhe bonke. Dumisani uThixo.

to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!