Yobe
18 Bhildhadhe+ wa ku Suwa atawira:
2 “Unapitiriza kulonga pyenepi mpaka lini?
Pangiza luso yakubvesesa, buluka penepo tinacedza.
3 Thangwi yanji tisafunika kuoniwa ninga pinyama,+
Mbationeka ninga madzemwa pamaso pako?
4 Maseze ukhadzule wekhene manungo ako thangwi yakuipirwa kwako,
Kodi dziko inadzasala madembe thangwi ya iwe,
Peno miyala mikulu inathukusika thangwi ya iwe?
5 Inde, ceza ca munthu wakuipa cinadzathimiswa,
Malirimi a moto wace anadzathima.+
6 Ceza ca mu nsasa wace cinadzakhala cidima,
Pontho nyale iri padzulu pace inadzathimiswa.
7 Mathanyo ace amphambvu anadzacepeswa,
Pontho pinanyerezera iye kucita pinadzan’gwisa.+
8 Thangwi miyendo yace inamuendesa ku nsampha,
Iye anandzendza-ndzendza mbamangwa na nsampha unoyu.
9 Nsampha unam’manga pa citende;
Iye anadzamangwa na nsampha.+
10 Pana nkhambala idabiswa pantsi toera kum’manga nayo,
Pontho njira yace yateyiwa nsampha.
11 Pinthu pyakuipa pisan’gopesa konsene kwene,+
Mbapintowerera dhuzi na iye.
13 Khanda yace isadyiwa;
Utenda wakugopswa usadya makhundu a manungo ace.
15 Anthu anakhonda iye kudziwa anadzakhala pa nsasa wace;
Nyumba yace inadzafudzwa na moto wa enxofre.+
16 Mitcitci yace inadzauma pantsi pace,
Nthawi zace zinadzauma padzulu pace.
17 Iye nee anadzakumbukirwabve pa dziko yapantsi,
Dzina yace inadzaduwalika* m’miseu.
18 Iye anadzathamangiswa pa ceza toera kuenda kucidima,
Pontho anadzathamangiswa pa dziko yapantsi.
19 Iye nee anadzakhala na ana, nee adzukulu pakati pa mbumba yace,
Pontho nkhabe munthu anafuna kudzapulumuka pa mbuto inakhala iye.
20 Ntsiku yace ingafika, anthu a Kumadokero a Dzuwa anatsukwala,
Pontho anthu a Kumabulukiro a Dzuwa anadzagopa.
21 Pyenepi ndipyo pinacitikira misasa ya anthu akuipa,
Na pinacitikira mbuto ya munthu anakhonda kudziwa Mulungu.”