Psalms 106

1Dumisani uThixo.

Bongani uThixo, ngoba ulungile;
uthando lwakhe lumi lanini.

2Ngubani ongamemezela imisebenzi emikhulu kaThixo
loba atsho ngokugcweleyo udumo lwakhe na?
3Babusisiwe labo abahlala besenza ngendlela enhle,
abahlezi besenza okulungileyo.

4Ungikhumbule, Thixo, nxa usuveza umusa ebantwini bakho,
woza ungisize nxatshana usubasindisa,
5ukuze lami ngikholise ukuphumelela kwalabo obakhethileyo,
ukuze ngabelwe entokozweni yesizwe sakho
ngihlanganyele lelifa lakho ekudumiseni.

6Sonile, njengalokho abakwenzayo okhokho bethu;
senzile okubi senza izinto ezimbi.
7Lapho okhokho bethu beseGibhithe,
kabayinakanga imimangaliso yakho;
kabazikhumbulanga izenzo zakho zomusa ezinengi,
bahlamuka besolwandle, uLwandle oluBomvu.
8Kodwa wabasindisa ngenxa yebizo lakhe,
ukuze amandla akhe amakhulu aziwe.
9Walukhuza uLwandle oluBomvu, loma qha;
wabahola badabula ezinzikini njengasenkangala.
10Wabasindisa esandleni sesitha;
wabahlenga esandleni sesitha.
11Amanzi asibekela izitha zabo,
kakho loyedwa wazo owasindayo.
12Lapho-ke base bezikholwa izithembiso zakhe
bahlabelela indumiso yakhe.

13Kodwa baphanga bakukhohlwa lokho ayekwenzile
kabaze balindela ukweluleka kwakhe.
14Enkangala bakhulelwa yizinkanuko zabo;
khona emqothwini bamlinga uNkulunkulu.
15Ngakho wabapha lokho abakucelayo,
kodwa wabathela ngomkhuhlane ocikizayo.

16Ezihonqweni basuka babalomhawu loMosi njalo lango-Aroni,
owayengcwelisiwe kuThixo.
17Umhlaba wavuleka waginya uDathani;
wagqibela ixuku lika-Abhiramu.
18Umlilo walavuza phakathi kwabalandeli babo;
ilangabi labatshisa ababi.
19EHorebhi benza ithole,
bakhonza isithombe esenziwe ngensimbi.
20Badela ukuKhazimula kwabo
bakhetha isithombe senkunzi edla utshani.
21Bakhohlwa uNkulunkulu owabasindisayo,
owayenze izinto ezinkulu eGibhithe,
22imimangaliso elizweni likaHamu
lezenzo ezibabazekayo ngasoLwandle oluBomvu.
23Ngakho wathi uzababhubhisa
aluba kungesuMosi, owakhethwayo wakhe,
owema phambi kwakhe
ukuvalela ulaka lwakhe ukuze angababhubhisi.

24Kwathi njalo baleyisa ilizwe elihle;
kabasikholwanga isithembiso sakhe.
25Bakhonona besemathenteni abo
kabaze bamlalela uThixo.
26Ngakho wafunga kubo ephakamise isandla sakhe
ukuthi wayezabenza bafele enkangala,
27enze izizukulwane zabo ziqedwe ngabezizwe
zihlakazeke emazweni wonke.

28Bazibopha ingathi kusejogweni kuBhali wasePheyori
badla imihlatshelo eyayinikelwe kubonkulunkulu abangaphiliyo;
29bamthukuthelisa uThixo ngezenzo zabo ezimbi;
kwavela isifo phakathi kwabo.
30Kodwa uFinehasi wema wancenga
isifo sadeda.
31Lokhu kwenza kuthiwe wayelungile
kwaziswa izizukulwane zonke ezizayo.
32Bamzondisa uThixo ngasemthonjeni weMeribha,
uhlupho lwase lusehlela uMosi ngenxa yabo;
33ngoba bahlamukela uMoya kaNkulunkulu,
uMosi waze wakhupha amazwi amabi ngezindebe zakhe.

34Kabababhubhisanga abantu bezizwe
njengalokhu ababekulaywe nguThixo,
35kodwa baphithikana labezizwe
bathatha imikhuba yazo.
36Bakhonza izithombe zazo,
kwaba yisifu kubo.
37Benza imihlatshelo ngamadodana abo
lamadodakazi abo emadimonini.
38Bachitha igazi elalingelacala,
igazi lamadodana lamadodakazi abo,
abenza ngabo imihlatshelo yezithombe zaseKhenani,
ilizwe langcola ngegazi labo.
39Bazingcolisa ngalokho abakwenzayo;
ngezenzo zabo baziphatha njengeziphingi.

40Ngakho uThixo wabathukuthelela abantu bakhe
wanengwa yilifa lakhe.
41Wabanikela kwabezizwe,
izitha zabo zabusa phezu kwabo.
42Izitha zabo zabancindezela
zababeka ngaphansi kwamandla azo.
43Izikhathi ezinengi wabakhulula,
kodwa babezimisele ukuhlamuka
bacikizeka ngenxa yesono sabo.
44Kodwa wananzelela ukuhlupheka kwabo
esezwile ukukhala kwabo;
45ngenxa yokubahawukela wakhumbula isivumelwano sakhe,
kwathi ngothando lwakhe olukhulu wadeda.
46Wenza bonke labo ababebathumbile
ukuthi babelesihawu kubo.

47Sisindise, Oh Thixo Nkulunkulu wethu,
usiqoqe usikhulule phakathi kwezizwe,
ukuze silibonge ibizo lakho elingcwele
sijabule ekukudumiseni.


48Kabongwe uThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,
kusukela nini kuze kube nininini.

Akuthi bonke abantu bathi, “Ameni!”

Dumisani uThixo.