147 Dumisani uJah!
Kuhle ukuhlabela sidumisa uNkulunkulu wethu,
Kumnandi njalo nguye okufanele adunyiswe!+
2 UJehova uyayakha iJerusalema,+
Uyabaqoqa abako-Israyeli abasabaleleyo.+
3 Uyabelapha abalenhliziyo ezidabukileyo,
Abophe amanxeba abo.
4 Ubala izinkanyezi,
Zonke azibize ngamabizo azo.+
5 INkosi yethu inkulu njalo ilamandla amakhulu,+
Ukuzwisisa kwayo akulamkhawulo.+
6 UJehova uyabaphakamisa abamnene,+
Kodwa abenza okubi ubaphosela phansi.
7 Hlabelelani uJehova limbonge,
Hlabelelani uNkulunkulu wethu limdumise litshaya amahabhu,
8 Lowo owembesa amazulu ngamayezi,
Enze izulu line emhlabeni,+
Lotshani bumile+ ezintabeni.
9 Unika izinyamazana ukudla,+
Anike lamaphuphu ewabayi ukudla nxa ekukhalela.+
10 Kathokoziswa ngamandla ebhiza,+
Njalo kajatshuliswa yikuqina kwenyawo zomuntu.+
11 UJehova uthokoziswa yilabo abamesabayo,+
Uyathokoza ngalabo abalindele uthando lwakhe oluqotho.+
12 Khazimulisa uJehova, awu Jerusalema.
Dumisa uNkulunkulu wakho, wena Ziyoni.
13 Wenza imigoqo yamagedi edolobho lakho iqine,
Uyawabusisa amadodana akho.
14 Wenza indawo yakho ibe lokuthula,+
Ukunika ingqoloyi enengi enhle kakhulu.+
15 Uthumela umlayo wakhe emhlabeni,
Ilizwi lakhe lihamba ngesiqubu esikhulu.
16 Wembesa umhlaba ngongqwaqwane kube angathi yingubo emhlophe,+
Ahaze iliqhwa njengomlotha.+
17 Unisa amatshe esiqhotho angathi zimvuthu zesinkwa.+
Ngubani ongawumela umqando ovela kuye?+
18 Uthumela ilizwi lakhe kuncibilike ungqwaqwane.
Wenza kuvunguze umoya,+ amanzi ageleze.
19 Umemezela ilizwi lakhe kuJakhobe,
Atshele u-Israyeli imilayo lezahlulelo zakhe.+
20 Lokhu kazange akwenze kuloba yisiphi esinye isizwe,+
Izizwe kazazi lutho ngezahlulelo zakhe.
Dumisani uJah!+