Ihubo 97
1 UThixo uyabusa, umhlaba kawuthokoze;
akuthi amakhumbi akude ajabule.
2 Amayezi lomnyama omkhulu kumsibekele;
ukulunga lokwahlulela kuhle kuyisisekelo sesihlalo Sakhe sobukhosi.
3 Umlilo uhamba phambi Kwakhe
uzihangule izitha zakhe inxa zonke.
4 Umbane wakhe ukhanyisa umhlaba;
umhlaba ukubone lokho uthuthumele.
5 Izintaba zincibilika njengengcino phambi kukaThixo ,
phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.
6 Amazulu amemezela ukulunga kwayo,
labantu bonke bayayibona inkazimulo yayo.
7 Bonke abakhonza izifanekiso bathelwa ihlazo,
labo abazikhukhumeza ngezithombe
mkhonzeni, lonke lina bonkulunkulu!
8 IZiyoni iyezwa ithokoze
lemizi yakoJuda iyajabula
ngenxa yokwahlulela Kwakho, Oh Thixo .
9 Ngoba wena, Oh Thixo ungoPhezukonke kuwo wonke umhlaba;
uphakeme ngaphezulu kakhulu kwabonkulunkulu bonke.
10 Akuthi bonke abamthandayo, uThixo , bazonde okubi,
ngoba uyazilinda impilo zabathembekileyo bakhe
abakhulule esandleni sababi.
11 Ukukhanya kuyehliselwa kwabalungileyo
lentokozo kwabaqotho enhliziyweni.
12 Thokozani kuThixo lina elilungileyo,