Psalms 135
1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD’s name! Praise him, you servants of the LORD,
Dumisani uThixo. Dumisani ibizo likaThixo; mdumiseni lina zinceku zikaThixo,
2 you who stand in the LORD’s house, in the courts of our God’s house.
lina eliqhuba inkonzo endlini kaThixo, emagumeni endlu kaNkulunkulu.
3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
Dumisani uThixo ngoba uThixo ulungile; hlabelani indumiso ebizweni lakhe ngoba lokho kuhle.
4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession.
Ngoba uThixo usemkhethile uJakhobe ukuba ngowakhe, u-Israyeli ukuba yinotho yakhe eligugu.
5 For I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is above all gods.
Ngiyazi ukuthi uThixo mkhulu, lokuthi iNkosi yethu inkulu kulabonkulunkulu bonke.
6 Whatever the LORD pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
UThixo wenza loba yini ayifunayo, emazulwini lasemhlabeni, enlwandle lasezinzikini zazo.
7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with the rain. He brings the wind out of his treasuries.
Wenza amayezi aqubuka emikhawulweni yomhlaba; uthuma umbane kanye lezulu, avulele umoya oseziphaleni zakhe.
8 He struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal.
Wawalahla phansi amazibulo aseGibhithe, amazibulo abantu lawezinyamazana.
9 He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.
Wathumela izibonakaliso lezimangaliso zakhe phakathi kwakho, wena Gibhithe, phezu kukaFaro lezinceku zakhe zonke.
10 He struck many nations, and killed mighty kings—
Wazilahla phansi izizwe ezinengi wabulala amakhosi alamandla,
11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan—
uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, u-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani lawo wonke amakhosi aseKhenani
12 and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people.
wanika ilizwe labo laba yilifa, ilifa labantu bakhe, u-Israyeli.
13 Your name, LORD, endures forever; your renown, LORD, throughout all generations.
Ibizo lakho, Oh Thixo, limi kuze kube nininini, udumo lwakho, Oh Thixo, ezizukulwaneni zonke.
14 For the LORD will judge his people and have compassion on his servants.
Ngoba uThixo uzabalamulela abantu bakhe abe lesihawu ezincekwini zakhe.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
Izithombe zezizwe ziyisiliva legolide, zenziwe ngezandla zabantu.
16 They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see.
Zilemilomo, kodwa kazikhulumi, amehlo, kodwa kaziboni;
17 They have ears, but they cannot hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths.
zilezindlebe, kodwa kazizwa, njalo kazilamphefumulo emilonyeni yazo.
18 Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them.
Labo abazenzayo bazakuba njengazo, kube njalo lakulabo abathemba kuzo.
19 House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!
Wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, dumisa uThixo; wena ndlu ka-Aroni, dumisa uThixo;
20 House of Levi, praise the LORD! You who fear the LORD, praise the LORD!
wena ndlu kaLevi, dumisa uThixo lina elimesabayo, dumisani uThixo.
21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
Udumo alube uThixo lusuka eZiyoni, kuye ohlala eJerusalema. Dumisani uThixo.
