Amahubo 148

1 Dumisani iNkosi! Dumisani iNkosi lisemazulwini, idumiseni endaweni eziphezulu.

Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.

2 Idumiseni lonke zingilosi zayo. Idumiseni lonke mabandla ayo.

Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.

3 Idumiseni langa lenyanga. Idumiseni lonke zinkanyezi ezikhanyayo.

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.

4 Idumiseni mazulu amazulu, lani manzi aphezu kwamazulu.

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.

5 Kakudumise ibizo leNkosi; ngoba yona yalaya, kwasekudalwa.

Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:

6 Yakumisa kuze kube nini lanini; yakhupha isimiso esingayikwedlula.

And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass.

7 Dumisani iNkosi lisemhlabeni, migobho yolwandle, lani zinziki zonke,

Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;

8 mlilo lesiqhotho, liqhwa elikhithikileyo lenkungu, siphepho esenza ilizwi layo;

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word;

9 zintaba lamaqaqa wonke, zihlahla zezithelo lemisedari yonke,

Mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and all cedars;

10 zinyamazana zeganga lezifuyo zonke, zinto ezihuquzelayo lenyoni eziphaphayo.

Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;

11 Makhosi omhlaba, lani zizwe zonke, ziphathamandla, lani babusi bomhlaba,

Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;

12 majaha, lani-ke zintombi, maxhegu labatsha.

Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, —

13 Kabadumise ibizo leNkosi, ngoba ibizo layo lodwa liphakeme; ubukhosi bayo buphezu komhlaba lamazulu.

Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.

14 Njalo iphakamisile uphondo lwabantu bayo, indumiso yabo bonke abangcwele bayo, eyabantwana bakoIsrayeli, abantu abaseduze layo. Dumisani iNkosi!

And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah!