Amahubo 149

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

Praise the Lord! Sing a new song to the Lord! Praise him wherever his faithful followers gather!

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

Let Israel celebrate their Creator; let the people of Zion be happy in their King.

3 Kabadumise ibizo lakhe ngokusina, batshaye amagedla lamachacho.

Praise his nature with dancing; sing praises to him, accompanied by tambourine and harp.

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

For the Lord enjoys his people; he honors the oppressed with salvation.

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

Let the faithful celebrate how he honors them; let them sing happily even from their beds.

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

May their praises of God always be on their lips, a double-edged sword in their hands,

7 ukuthi benze impindiselo phezu kwezizwe lesijeziso phezu kwabantu,

ready to take revenge on the nations, to punish the foreign peoples,

8 babophe amakhosi azo ngentambo lezikhulu zabo ngezibopho zensimbi,

to imprison their kings in shackles and their leaders in iron chains,

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

to impose the judgment decreed against them. This is an honor for all his faithful followers. Praise the Lord!