Amahubo 149

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

Alleluia. Sing to the Lord a new song. His praise is in the Church of the saints.

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

Let Israel rejoice in him who made them, and let the sons of Zion exult in their king.

3 Kabadumise ibizo lakhe ngokusina, batshaye amagedla lamachacho.

Let them praise his name in chorus. Let them sing psalms to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.

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

For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.

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

The saints will exult in glory. They will rejoice upon their couches.

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

The exultations of God will be in their throat, and two-edged swords will be in their hands:

7 ukuthi benze impindiselo phezu kwezizwe lesijeziso phezu kwabantu,

to obtain vindication among the nations, chastisements among the peoples,

8 babophe amakhosi azo ngentambo lezikhulu zabo ngezibopho zensimbi,

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

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

to obtain judgment over them, as it has been written. This is glory for all his saints. Alleluia.