Give Thanks Unto the LORD

¹Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.

²Mabasho njalo abahlengiweyo bakaJehova, abahlengileyo esandleni sesitha;

³wababutha emazweni, empumalanga nasentshonalanga, enyakatho naselwandle.

⁴Bazulazula ehlane ngendlela yakwahlongasibi, abafumananga umuzi wokuhlala.

⁵Belambile, bomile, umphefumulo wabo waphela amandla phakathi kwabo.

⁶Base bekhala kuJehova ekuhluphekeni kwabo; wabakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

⁷Wabahola ngendlela elungileyo ukuba baye emzini wokuhlala.

⁸Mababonge uJehova ngomusa wakhe nezimangaliso zakhe kubo abantwana babantu.

⁹Ngokuba usuthisa umphefumulo olangazelayo; umphefumulo olambayo uyawugcwalisa ngokuhle.

¹⁰Babehlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa beboshiwe osizini nasensimbini,

¹¹ngokuba babephambene namazwi kaNkulunkulu, babesidelele isiluleko soPhezukonke.

¹²Wathobisa inhliziyo yabo ngokuhlupheka; bawa kungekho osizayo.

¹³Base bekhala kuJehova ekuhluphekeni kwabo, wabakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

¹⁴Wabakhipha ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, wagqabula izibopho zabo.

¹⁵Mababonge uJehova ngomusa wakhe nangezimangaliso zakhe kubo abantwana babantu.

¹⁶Ngokuba waphulile amasango ethusi, wanquma imigoqo yensimbi.

¹⁷Babe yizithutha ngenxa yeziphambeko zabo; ngenxa yobubi babo babehlushwa.

¹⁸Umphefumulo wabo wenyanya konke ukudla; basondela emasangweni okufa.

¹⁹Base bekhala kuJehova ekuhluphekeni kwabo; wabakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

²⁰Wathuma izwi lakhe, wabaphilisa, wabakhulula emathuneni abo.

²¹Mababonge uJehova ngomusa wakhe, nezimangaliso zakhe kubo abantwana babantu.

²²Mabanikele iminikelo yokubonga, balande imisebenzi yakhe ngokwethaba.

²³Behlela elwandle ngemikhumbi, bathengiselana emanzini amakhulu.

²⁴Laba babona imisebenzi kaJehova nezimangaliso zakhe ekujuleni.

²⁵Ngokuba wakhuluma, wavusa umoya wesiphepho owaphakamisa amadlambi olwandle.

²⁶Bakhuphukela ezulwini, babuye behlela kuzo izintwa; umphefumulo wancibilika ngosizi.

²⁷Bayendayenda, bantengezela njengodakiweyo; konke ukuhlakanipha kwabo kwagwinywa.

²⁸Base bekhala kuJehova ekuhluphekeni kwabo, wabakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

²⁹Wathulisa isiphepho, kwaze kwaba ngukuthula, kwathula namadlambi olwandle.

³⁰Base bethokoza, ngokuba kwaba ngukuthula; wabaholela ethekwini lokufisa kwabo.

³¹Mababonge uJehova ngomusa wakhe nangezimangaliso zakhe kubo abantwana babantu.

³²Mabamphakamise ebandleni labantu, bamdumise emhlanganweni wamalunga.

³³Imifula wayiphendula ihlane, nemithombo yamanzi isigagadu,

³⁴nomhlabathi ovundileyo waba lugwadule lukasawoti ngenxa yobubi babahlezi khona.

³⁵Ihlane waliphendula amachibi amanzi, nomhlabathi owomileyo imithombo yamanzi.

³⁶Wabahlalisa khona abalambileyo, bakha khona umuzi wokuhlala.

³⁷Balima amasimu, batshala isivini, kwabathelela izithelo.

³⁸Wababusisa, banda kakhulu, akanciphisa izinkomo zabo.

³⁹Babuye bancipha, bathotshiswa ngokucindezelwa, nangobubi, nangosizi.

⁴⁰Wathela ukudelelwa phezu kwezikhulu, wabazulazulisa ehlane elingenandlela.

⁴¹Nokho waphakamisa ompofu, wamkhipha osizini, enza imindeni njengomhlambi.

⁴²Olungileyo uyakukubona, ajabule; ububi bonke bumelwe ukuvala umlomo.

⁴³Ohlakaniphileyo makaqaphele lokhu; bayakuqonda umusa kaJehova.