Nthanthi
21 Mtima wa fumu we nge timisinji ta maji mujanja laku Yehova.+
Iyu watiwulongozge kwekosi ko wakhumba.+
3 Kuchita vinthu mwaurunji kweniso mwakunyoloka
Kutimukondwesa ukongwa Yehova kuluska sembi.+
4 Masu ngakujikuzga kweniso mtima wakujiŵikamu
Ndi nyali yo yilongozga ŵanthu aheni ndipu mbubudi.+
5 Vinthu vo munthu waphamphu waŵanaŵana vichitiska kuti vinthu viyendi umampha,+
Kweni wosi wo achita vinthu mwakupupuluma akavukengi.+
6 Kusaniya chuma mwakugwiriskiya ntchitu lilimi laboza
Kwe nge nyankhuŵinda yo wazilimitiya, ndipu ntchiŵana chakofya.*+
7 Ŵanthu aheni apeyekengi ndi vinthu vankhaza vo yiwu achita,+
Pakuti yiwu akana kuchita vinthu mwaurunji.
8 Nthowa ya munthu yo we ndi mulandu njachinyengu,
Kweni vakuchita va munthu wakutowa vakunyoloka.+
11 Asani munthu wakunyoza walangika, yo waleka kuziŵa vinandi waja ndi zeru,
Kweniso asani munthu wazeru walonde kuwamu, wasazgiyaku kuziŵa vinthu.*+
12 Chiuta Murunji wawonesesa nyumba ya munthu muheni;
Iyu waparanya ŵanthu aheni mpaka kuŵamala.+
13 Weyosi yo wajala gutu laki kuti waleki kuvwa kuliya kwa munthu wakusika
Nayu wadanengi kweni palivi yo wamumukengi.+
14 Mphasu yo yaperekeka mwachisisi yiweza ukali,+
Ndipu chinyeda cho chaperekeka mwakubisa* chimalisa ukali wakofya.
15 Munthu murunji wakondwa kuchita vinthu mwaurunji,+
Kweni munthu yo wachita vinthu viheni wawona kuti kuchita viyo, nkhuheni.
16 Munthu yo walanda pa nthowa yazeru
Wagonengi limoza ndi ŵanthu wo akufwa.+
17 Munthu yo watanja ukongwa kukondwa* wakavukengi;+
Ndipu yo watanja ukongwa vinyu ndipuso mafuta wakhupukengi cha.
18 Munthu muheni waperekekengi pakuwombo munthu murunji,
Ndipu munthu muryarya watolekengi mumalu mwa munthu wakunyoloka.+
20 Chuma chakuzirwa kweniso mafuta visanirika munyumba ya munthu wazeru,+
21 Weyosi yo wapenja urunji ndipuso chanju chambula kumala
Wasaniyengi umoyu, urunji kweniso unkhankhu.+
22 Munthu wazeru wangakwera mpanda wa* tawuni ya ŵanthu anthazi
Ndi kuparanya nthazi zo yiwu athemba.+
23 Munthu yo wavikiliya mulomu waki kweniso lilimi laki
Watijivikiliya ku masuzgu.+
24 Munthu yo wachita chechosi mwakujikuzga wadanika kuti
Munthu wakujikuzga kweniso wakujiŵikamu ukongwa.+
25 Chinthu cho munthu mulesi wakhumbira ndichu chimubayisengi,
Pakuti manja ngaki ngakana kugwira ntchitu.+
26 Zuŵa losi lamphumphu wakhumbira ukongwa,
Kweni munthu murunji wapereka, palivi cho wakaniriya.+
27 Sembi ya munthu muheni ntchinthu chaukazuzi.+
Sonu kwe wuli asani watiyipereka ndi chilatu chiheni?*