Amahubo 99

1 INkosi iyabusa; abantu kabathuthumele; ihlezi phakathi kwamakherubhi; umhlaba kawuzamazame.

YHWH has reigned, peoples tremble, The Inhabitant of the cherubim, the earth shakes.

2 INkosi yinkulu eZiyoni; njalo iphakeme phezu kwezizwe zonke.

YHWH [is] great in Zion, And He [is] high over all the peoples.

3 Kazidumise ibizo lakho elikhulu lelesabekayo; lingcwele lona.

They praise Your Name, “Great, and fearful, [it] is holy!”

4 Lamandla eNkosi athanda isahlulelo; wena umisa ukuqonda; wena wenza isahlulelo lokulunga kuJakobe.

And the strength of the king Has loved judgment, You have established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, You have done.

5 Phakamisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, likhonze esenabelweni sezinyawo zayo. Ingcwele yona.

Exalt our God YHWH, And bow yourselves at His footstool, He [is] holy.

6 UMozisi loAroni phakathi kwabapristi bayo, loSamuweli phakathi kwababiza ibizo layo, babiza iNkosi, yona yasibaphendula.

Moses and Aaron among His priests, And Samuel among those proclaiming His Name. They are calling to YHWH, And He answers them.

7 Yakhuluma labo iphakathi kwensika yeyezi; bagcina izifakazelo zayo lesimiso eyabanika sona.

He speaks to them in a pillar of cloud, They have kept His testimonies, And He has given the statute to them.

8 Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, wena wabaphendula; waba nguNkulunkulu obathethelelayo, lanxa uphindisela ezenzweni zabo.

O YHWH, our God, You have afflicted them, You have been a forgiving God to them, And taking vengeance on their actions.

9 Phakamisani iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, likhonze entabeni yayo engcwele; ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ingcwele.

Exalt our God YHWH, And bow yourselves at His holy hill, For our God YHWH [is] holy!