Psalms 48

1 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

Ingoma. Ihubo lamaDodana kaKhora. Umkhulu uThixo, ufanele ngokuphindiweyo ukudunyiswa, emzini kaNkulunkulu wethu, intaba yakhe engcwele.

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Muhle kakhulu ngokuphakama kwakhe, uyintokozo yomhlaba wonke. Njengeziqongo zeZafoni injalo intaba iZiyoni, umuzi weNkosi eNkulu.

3 God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

UNkulunkulu usemithangaleni yawo; ubonisa ukuthi nguye oyinqaba yawo.

4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together.

Kwathi lapho amakhosi ehlanganisa izimpi zawo, lapho ehlasela kanyekanye,

5 They saw it, then were they amazed; they were dismayed, they hasted away.

awubona umuzi lo ethuka aphaphatheka esetshaywa luvalo.

6 Trembling took hold of them there; pain, as of a woman in travail.

Ahle athuthumela khonapho, ezwa ubuhlungu obuzwiwa ngowesifazane ehelelwa.

7 With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

Wena wabatshabalalisa njengemikhumbi yaseThashishi ibhidlizwa ngumoya wempumalanga.

8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. (Selah)

Lokho esikuzwileyo yikho esikubonileyo emzini kaThixo uSomandla, emzini kaNkulunkulu wethu: uNkulunkulu uzawuvikela lanini.

9 We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

Phakathi kwethempeli lakho, Oh Nkulunkulu, siyacabanga ngothando lwakho olungaphuthiyo.

10 As is thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

Njengebizo lakho, Oh Nkulunkulu, udumo lwakho lufika emikhawulweni yomhlaba; isandla sakho sokunene sigcwele ukulunga.

11 Let mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of thy judgments.

Intaba iZiyoni iyathokoza, imizi yakoJuda iyathaba ngezahlulelo zakho.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

Hambahamba eZiyoni, ibhode, bala izilindo zayo eziphezulu,

13 Mark ye welt her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

nanzelela kuhle imithangala yayo, hlola izinqaba zayo, ukuze ukwazi ukulandisela isizukulwane esizayo.

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide [even] unto death.

Ngoba uNkulunkulu lo nguNkulunkulu wethu nini lanini; uzakuba ngumholi wethu lasekupheleni.