Amahubo 66
1 Mhubeleni ngentokozo uNkulunkulu, mhlaba wonke.
For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
2 Hlabelani ubukhosi bebizo lakhe, lenze udumo lwakhe lube lenkazimulo.
Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
3 Tshonini kuNkulunkulu lithi: Yeka ukwesabeka kwezenzo zakho! Ngenxa yobukhulu bamandla akho izitha zakho zizakuthobela ngenkohliso.
Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
4 Umhlaba wonke uzakukhonza, uhlabelele kuwe, bahlabelele ibizo lakho. (Sela)
All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.”
5 Wozani libone izenzo zikaNkulunkulu; uyesabeka ekwenzeni ebantwaneni babantu.
Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
6 Ulwandle waluphendula lwaba ngumhlaba owomileyo; bachapha umfula ngenyawo. Lapho sathokoza kuye.
He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
7 Ubusa ngamandla akhe kuze kube nininini; amehlo akhe ayazilinda izizwe; abalenkani kabangaziphakamisi. (Sela)
He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.
8 Bongani uNkulunkulu, zizwe, lizwakalise ilizwi lendumiso yakhe.
Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
9 Obeka umphefumulo wethu empilweni, ongavumanga ukuthi unyawo lwethu lutshelele.
He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
10 Ngoba usihlolile, Nkulunkulu, wasicenga njengokucengwa kwesiliva.
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
11 Wasingenisa embuleni, wabeka inhlupheko enkalweni zethu.
You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
12 Wenze abantu bagade phezu kwekhanda lethu; sadabula emlilweni lasemanzini, kodwa wasikhuphela endaweni elokunengi.
You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
13 Ngizangena endlini yakho ngileminikelo yokutshiswa; ngizakhokha kuwe izifungo zami,
I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
14 indebe zami eziziphumisileyo, lomlomo wami ozikhulumileyo ngisekuhluphekeni.
the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
15 Ngizanikela kuwe iminikelo yokutshiswa yezinonileyo, kanye lempepha yezinqama; ngizanikela inkomo kanye lezimpongo. (Sela)
I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.
16 Wozani lizwe lina lonke elimesabayo uNkulunkulu, ngizalandisa akwenzele umphefumulo wami.
Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
17 Ngakhala kuye ngomlomo wami, waphakanyiswa ngaphansi kolimi lwami.
I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
18 Uba benginanze ububi enhliziyweni yami, ibingayikuzwa iNkosi.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19 Qotho uNkulunkulu uzwile, walalela ilizwi lomkhuleko wami.
But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
20 Kabongwe uNkulunkulu, ongabuyiselanga emuva umkhuleko wami, kumbe umusa wakhe kimi.
Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
