36 Musamalandire chiwongoladzanja kwa iye kapena kumukongoza mwa katapira,*+ koma muziopa Mulungu wanu.+ Mnansi wanu ayenera kukhala ndi moyo pakati panu.

15 Abwanamkubwa amene analipo ine ndisanakhale, ankalemetsa anthu, ndipo tsiku ndi tsiku anali kulandira masekeli* 40 a siliva kuti akagule chakudya ndi vinyo. Komanso atumiki awo anali kupondereza anthu.+ Koma ine sindinachite zimenezo+ chifukwa choopa Mulungu.+

13 Kuopa Yehova kumatanthauza kudana ndi zoipa.+ Ndimadana ndi kudzikweza, kunyada,+ njira yoipa ndiponso pakamwa ponena zopotoka.+

12 Ngakhale woipa atachita zoipa+ maulendo 100 n’kukhala ndi moyo wautali akuchitabe zofuna zake, ine ndikudziwa kuti anthu amene amaopa Mulungu woona zidzawayendera bwino,+ chifukwa chakuti anali kumuopa.+

6 “‘Mwana amalemekeza bambo ake+ ndipo wantchito amalemekeza mbuye wake.+ Ngati ine ndili atate,+ ulemu wanga uli kuti?+ Ngati ndili Ambuye Wamkulu, n’chifukwa chiyani simundiopa?’+ watero Yehova wa makamu kwa inu ansembe amene mukunyoza dzina langa.+

“‘Inu mukunena kuti: “Kodi dzina lanu talinyoza motani?”’