Nthanthi
3 Wamwana wangu, ungaluwanga cha vo nditikusambiza,*
Ndipu mtima waku usungi marangu ngangu,
2 Chifukwa vikusazgiyengeku mazuŵa nganandi
Kweniso vyaka va umoyu ndipuso chimangu.+
3 Ungazomerezanga cha kuti chanju chambula kumala kweniso kugomezgeka* vikuleki.+
Uvimangiriyi mukhosi laku;
Kweniso uvilembi pamtima waku;+
4 Ndipu usaniyengi wezi ndipuso zeru zamampha
Pa masu paku Chiuta kweniso ŵanthu.+
7 Ungajiwonanga kuti ndiwi wazeru cha.+
Uwopengi Yehova ndi kupetuka pa cho ntchiheni.
8 Venivi vichizgengi liŵavu laku*
Kweniso visisipuwengi viwanga vaku.
9 Utumbikengi Yehova ndi vinthu vaku vakuzirwa,+
Kweniso ndi vipasu vakwamba* va mbewu zaku zosi.*+
10 Asani wachita venivi nkhokwi zaku zizazengi ukongwa,+
Kweniso vinyu wasonu wasapaliyengi mumisuku yaku.*
11 Wamwana wangu, ungachikananga cha chilangu chaku* Yehova,+
Ndipu ungakutinkhanga cha kuchenya kwaki,+
12 Pakuti Yehova wachenya ŵanthu wo watiŵayanja,+
Nge mo ada achitiya ndi mwana wawu yo watiŵakondwesa.+
13 Ngwakukondwa munthu yo wasaniya zeru+
Kweniso munthu yo wasaniya kuwamu;
14 Kuzisaniya nkhwamampha kuluska kusaniya siliva,
Ndipu kuja nazu nge phindu nkhwamampha kuluska kuja ndi golidi.+
15 Zakuzirwa ukongwa kuluska mya ya korali;*
Pa vinthu vo utivikhumbira, palivi cho chingayanana nazu.
16 Umoyu utali we kujanja laki lamaryi;
Ndipu chuma kweniso unkhankhu ve kujanja laki lamazge.
17 Nthowa zaki zakukondwesa,
Ndipu nthowa zaki zosi zachimangu.+
18 Ntchimiti cha umoyu kwaku wo atizikolesa,
Ndipu ŵanthu wo atizikolesa mwanthazi adanikengi kuti mbakukondwa.+
19 Yehova wakupanga fawundeshoni ya charu chapasi ndi zeru.+
Iyu wakujalikiska kuchanya mwakukho chifukwa cha kuwamu.+
20 Chifukwa chakuti iyu waziŵa vinthu, maji ngandimba ngangugaŵikana
Ndipu mitambu yakuchanya yingunthonya dungwi.+
21 Wamwana wangu, venivi* vingatuwangapu cha pa masu paku.
Usungi zeru zakovya ndipuso lusu la kuŵanaŵana;
22 Vikupaskengi umoyu
Ndipuso vijengi nge nekelesi mukhosi mwaku;
23 Pavuli paki, uyendengi munthowa yaku mwakuvikilirika,
25 Uwopengi cha chinthu chechosi chakofya chamabuchibuchi+
Pamwenga chimphepu cho chiwiya ŵanthu aheni.+
28 Ungamukambiyanga cha munyaku kuti, “Luta dankha; ukazi so nyengu yinyaki! Mawa ndikupaskengi,”
Asani ungamupaska nyengu yeniyo.
29 Ungamunozgiyanga chiŵembu cha munyaku+
Penipo iyu waŵanaŵana kuti waja nawi mwachimangu.
31 Ungachitiyanga sanji munthu wankhaza cha+
Pamwenga kusankha yeyosi mwa nthowa zaki.
32 Pakuti Yehova waseruka nayu munthu muryarya,+
Kweni waja pa ubwezi wakukho ndi munthu wakunyoloka.+
35 Ŵanthu azeru aharengi ulemu,
Kweni azereza atumbika vinthu vakulengesa.+