< Amahubo 97 >
1 UThixo uyabusa, umhlaba kawuthokoze; akuthi amakhumbi akude ajabule.
YHWH has reigned, The earth is joyful, many islands rejoice.
2 Amayezi lomnyama omkhulu kumsibekele; ukulunga lokwahlulela kuhle kuyisisekelo sesihlalo Sakhe sobukhosi.
Cloud and darkness [are] around Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.
3 Umlilo uhamba phambi Kwakhe uzihangule izitha zakhe inxa zonke.
Fire goes before Him, And burns around His adversaries.
4 Umbane wakhe ukhanyisa umhlaba; umhlaba ukubone lokho uthuthumele.
His lightnings have lightened the world, The earth has seen, and is pained.
5 Izintaba zincibilika njengengcino phambi kukaThixo, phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.
Hills, like wax, melted before YHWH, Before the Lord of all the earth.
6 Amazulu amemezela ukulunga kwayo, labantu bonke bayayibona inkazimulo yayo.
The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory.
7 Bonke abakhonza izifanekiso bathelwa ihlazo, labo abazikhukhumeza ngezithombe mkhonzeni, lonke lina bonkulunkulu!
All servants of a carved image are ashamed, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to Him, all you gods.
8 IZiyoni iyezwa ithokoze lemizi yakoJuda iyajabula ngenxa yokwahlulela Kwakho, Oh Thixo.
Zion has heard and rejoices, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Your judgments, O YHWH.
9 Ngoba wena, Oh Thixo ungoPhezukonke kuwo wonke umhlaba; uphakeme ngaphezulu kakhulu kwabonkulunkulu bonke.
For You, YHWH, [are] Most High over all the earth, You have been exalted greatly over all gods.
10 Akuthi bonke abamthandayo, uThixo, bazonde okubi, ngoba uyazilinda impilo zabathembekileyo bakhe abakhulule esandleni sababi.
You who love YHWH, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11 Ukukhanya kuyehliselwa kwabalungileyo lentokozo kwabaqotho enhliziyweni.
Light [is] sown for the righteous, And joy for the upright of heart.
12 Thokozani kuThixo lina elilungileyo, lidumise ibizo lakhe elingcwele.
Rejoice, you righteous, in YHWH, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness!