Psalms 104

1Dumisa uThixo, Oh mphefumulo wami.

Oh Thixo Nkulunkulu wami, umkhulu kakhulu;
ugqoke inkazimulo lobukhosi.

2Uyazigoqela ngokukhanya kungathi njengesivunulo;
amazulu uyawelula njengethente
3anqumise intungo zezindlu zangaphezulu zilale phezu kwamanzi.
Wenza amayezi inqola yakhe yamabhiza,
undiza ngezimpiko zomoya.
4Wenza izikhatha zomoya zibe yizithunywa zakhe,
amalangabi omlilo izinceku zakhe.

5Wawugxilisa umhlaba ezisekelweni zawo;
ungeke wagudlulwa.
6Wawembesa ngolwandle njengesivunulo;
amanzi ema ngaphezu kwezintaba.
7Kodwa wathi ngokukhwaza amanzi abaleka,
ngomsindo wokuduma kwakho asibathela;
8ageleza phezu kwezintaba,
ehlela ezigodini
endaweni owamisele kuyo.
9Wamisa umkhawulo angeke aweqe;
kasayikubuya awugubuzele njalo umhlaba lanini.

10Wenza imithombo impompozele amanzi ezindongeni;
ageleza phakathi kwezintaba,
11zipha amanzi kuzozonke izinyamazana zeganga;
labobabhemi beganga bacitsha lapho ukoma.
12Izinyoni zomoya zakhela eduze kwamanzi;
ziyatshiloza phakathi kwezingatsha.
13Uyazithelezela izintaba esezindlini zakhe eziphezulu;
umhlaba uyawusuthisa ngezithelo zomsebenzi wakhe.
14Umilisela inkomo utshani,
ahlanyelele abantu bona bahlakule
kuzuzakale ukudla emhlabathini:
15iwayini elijabulisa inhliziyo yomuntu,
amagcobo enza ubuso bakhe bukhazimule,
lesinkwa esilulamisa inhliziyo yakhe.
16Izihlahla zikaThixo ziyathelelwa okwaneleyo,
imisedari yeLebhanoni ayihlanyelayo.
17Izinyoni zakhela kuyo izidleke zazo;
ingabuzane lakha indlu yalo ezihlahleni zephayini.
18Izintaba eziphakemeyo ngezamagogo,
amawa ayisiphephelo sezimbila.

19Inyanga yehlukanisa izibanga zomnyaka,
lelanga liyazi ukuthi litshona nini.
20Uletha umnyama, kube sebusuku,
lapho zonke izinyamazana zeganga zizingele.
21Izilwane ziyabhonga zifuna inyama yazo
zidinga ukudla kwazo kuNkulunkulu.
22Ilanga liyaphuma, zibe sezicatsha;
ziyabuyela ezikhundleni zazo zilale.
23Umuntu abe esephuma aye emsebenzini wakhe,
ayotshikatshika kuze kube ntambama.

24Minengi kanganani imisebenzi yakho, Oh Thixo!
Zonke wazenza ngenhlakanipho;
umhlaba ugcwele izidalwa zakho.
25Nantuyana ulwandle, uthwaca olungakaya,
olunyakazela ngezidalwa ezingelakubalwa
izinto eziphilayo ezinkulu lezincinyane.
26Kulapho imikhumbi endenda khona isiyale lale,
loleviyathani, isilo owasenza ukuthi sidlale khona.

27Zonke lezi zikhangele kuwe
ukuthi uziphe ukudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo.
28Uthi ungazipha bese zikubuthela ndawonye;
uthi ungavula isandla sakho,
zisuthiswe ngezinto ezinhle.
29Uthi ungafihla ubuso bakho zitshaywe luvalo;
uthi ungathatha umphefumulo wazo,
zife zibuyele othulini.
30Uthi ungathumela uMoya
wakho zidalwe,
uwenze ube muhle umhlaba.

31Sengathi inkazimulo kaThixo ingema lanini;
sengathi uThixo angathokoza ngemisebenzi yakhe
32yena okhangela umhlaba uthuthumele,
othinta izintaba zithunqe intuthu.

33Ngizahlabelela kuThixo impilo yami yonke;
ngizahlabelela indumiso kuNkulunkulu wami lanini nxa ngisaphila.
34Sengathi iminakano yami ingamthokozisa,
ngoba ngiyathokoza kuThixo.
35Kodwa sengathi izoni zinganyamalala emhlabeni
lezigangi zingabe zisaba khona.

Dumisa uThixo, Oh Mphefumulo wami.

Dumisa uThixo, Oh Mphefumulo wami.