Nthanthi
13 Mwana wazeru wavwiya ulongozgi wa awisi,+
Kweni wakunyoza wavwiya cha asani atimuchenya.*+
2 Munthu waryengi vamampha kutuliya mu chipasu cha mazu ngaki,*+
Kweni munthu muryarya wakhumba viwawa.
3 Munthu yo wavikiliya mulomu waki,* wavikiliya umoyu waki,+
Kweni yo wayasama mulomu waki waparanyikengi.+
5 Munthu murunji watinkha maboza,+
Kweni vo munthu muheni wachita vidana soni ndipuso vilengesa.
6 Urunji uvikiliya ŵanthu ambula kunanga,+
Kweni uheni uchitiska kuti munthu wakubuda wawi.
7 Pe munthu yo wachita vinthu nge kuti ngwakukhupuka, uku walivi chechosi;+
Pe so munthu munyaki yo wachita vinthu nge ndi mukavu, uku we ndi chuma chinandi.
11 Chuma chakusanirika mwaliŵiliŵi* chimalengi,+
Kweni chuma cha munthu yo wawunjika kamanakamana* chiŵengi chinandi.
12 Asani vo ukhaza* viswera kufiskika, vitamisa mtima,+
Kweni asani vo wakhumbanga vafiskika, ntchimiti cha umoyu.+
13 Weyosi yo wayuyuwa ulongozgi,* walangikengi,+
Kweni weyosi yo watumbika dangu, walondiyengi mphotu.+
15 Munthu yo waziŵa vinthu umampha walongoreka lisungu,
Kweni nthowa ya munthu muryarya mbukali.
16 Munthu wakuchenje wachita vinthu mwakulongo kuti wativiziŵa,+
Kweni muzereza walongo uzereza waki.+
18 Yo waziŵaniza ulongozgi wakavuka kweniso walengeseka,
Kweni yo wazomera kuchenyeka wakankhuskikengi.+
19 Asani vo munthu wakhumbanga vafiskika, watuvwa umampha,+
Kweni munthu wakupusa watinkha kuweku ku uheni.+
20 Munthu yo watenda ndi ŵanthu azeru wajengi wazeru,+
Kweni yo wachitiya limoza vinthu ndi ŵanthu akupusa wapwetekekengi.+
22 Munthu wamampha wasiliya chihara azuku ŵaki,
Kweni chuma cha munthu wakubuda chisungikiya munthu murunji.+
23 Munda wo munthu mukavu walima utuzga chakurya chinandi,
Kweni chingapeyeka* chifukwa cha vinthu vambula urunji.