Amagama - Okuhlabelela 113
REPORT: EXEGESIS AND ANALYSIS OF PSALM 113 (AMAGAMA OKHLABELELA 113)
- Uhlu lokuhlaziywa kwamagama (verse-by-verse) kwengoma 113.
- Izinhlelo zokuqeqesha abaculi benkonzo yokuhlabela.
- Uhlu lwezinguquko ezivumelekile zokuhlela ingoma ibe yefomethi yesimanje.
Introduction
Amagama Okuhlabelela 113 (literally, “113 Song Titles”) is a widely‑circulated Zulu hymnbook that has become a cornerstone of worship in many congregations across South Africa, particularly within the African Independent Churches (AICs) and the United Methodist Church of Southern Africa. Compiled in the early‑1990s and subsequently revised in 2008, the volume gathers 113 hymns whose lyrics are written entirely in isiZulu, the language of the Zulu nation, while the musical settings draw on both Western hymnody and indigenous African melodic idioms. amagama okuhlabelela 113
He did not explain then. He just walked through the parting crowd, fell to his knees before his father, and wrapped his arms around Mfundo’s legs. Mfundo dropped the hymnbook. He dropped to his knees. And the two of them, father and son, did not sing. They just wept. REPORT: EXEGESIS AND ANALYSIS OF PSALM 113 (AMAGAMA
4.Haleluya! Amen.Siyakubonga, Nkosi;Makube njalo njalonjalo,Naphakade, Amen. Spiritual Insight: Why This Hymn Matters 1. A Call to Universal Worship Uhlu lokuhlaziywa kwamagama (verse-by-verse) kwengoma 113
The Significance of the Number 113
In the numerical sequencing of the Amagama Okuhlabelela, each number carries a specific slot in the worship service.
Verse 2 (Leader):
Izono zami zisuliwe,
Ngegazi likaJesu,
Ngikhululekile manje,
Ngegazi likaJesu.
