Nthanthi
24 Ungachitiyanga sanji ŵanthu aheni cha,
Ndipu ungakhumbiranga cha kuja pa gulu lawu,+
2 Pakuti mitima yawu yilunguruka nkhaza,
Ndipu milomu yawu yilongoro vakukwaskana ndi chiwawa.
3 Nyumba yizengeka chifukwa cha zeru,+
Ndipu yikho chifukwa cha kuwamu.
4 Chifukwa cha kuziŵa vinthu, vipinda vaki vizaza
Ndi vinthu vakupambanapambana vakuzirwa ndipuso vakukondwesa.+
5 Munthu wazeru ngwanthazi,+
Ndipu chifukwa cha kuziŵa vinthu, munthu wasazgiyaku nthazi zaki.
6 Chita nkhondu yaku ndi ulongozgi wazeru,+
Ndipu asani pe ŵanthu anandi wo apereka ulongozgi, patuŵa kuthereska.*+
7 Muzereza wangazisaniya cha zeru chayizu,+
Ndipu iyu walivi chechosi chakuti wakambi pageti la tawuni.
8 Weyosi yo wanozga viŵembu
Wadanikengi kuti mweneku wa viŵembu.+
11 Taskani ŵanthu wo atoleke ku nyifwa,
Ndipu wezaniku ŵanthu wo ambendyambendya kuluta kuchibayika.+
12 Asani mukambengi kuti, “Kweni isi taviziŵanga cha,”
Asi Yo wasanda mitima* waziŵa?+
Hinya, Yo watikuwonani waziŵengi
Ndipu waweziyengi munthu weyosi mwakukoliyana ndi ntchitu zaki.+
13 Wamwana wangu, yirya uchi, chifukwa ngwamampha;
Uchi wa muchisa unowa ukongwa.
14 Mwakuyanana ŵaka, ziŵa kuti zeru zamampha* kwaku yiwi.+
Asani wazisaniya, vinthu vikuyendiyengi umampha kunthazi
Ndipu chilindizga chaku chidumulikengi cha.+
15 Ungakhazanga pafupi ndi nyumba ya munthu murunji cha;
Ndipu malu ngaki ngakupumuliyapu, ungangananganga cha.
16 Pakuti munthu murunji wangawa maulendu 7, kweni wayuka so,+
Kweni munthu muheni waguŵa chifukwa cha soka.+
17 Asani murwani waku wawa, ungasekeriyanga cha,
Ndipu asani waguŵa, mtima waku ungakondwanga cha;+
18 Chifukwa Yehova wawonengi kweniso wakwiyengi,
19 Ungakwiyanga cha chifukwa cha ŵanthu aheni;
Ungachitiyanga sanji ŵanthu aheni cha,
20 Pakuti ŵanthu aheni kulivi kawu kunthazi;+
Ndipu nyali ya munthu muheni yizimwisikengi.+
21 Wamwana wangu, uwopengi Yehova kweniso fumu.+
Ndipu ungachitiyanga vinthu limoza ndi ŵanthu akususka cha.*+
22 Pakuti soka liŵawiyengi mwamabuchibuchi.+
Ndiyani yo waziŵa pharanyiku lo wosi ŵaŵi* aŵawisiyengi?+
23 Mazu yanga nangu nga ŵanthu azeru:
Kuyeruzga mwakwanjiya nkhwamampha cha.+
24 Weyosi yo wakambiya munthu muheni kuti, “Ndiwi murunji,”+
Watembekengi ndi ŵanthu ndipuso mitundu ya ŵanthu yimususkengi.
26 Ŵanthu afyofyonthengi milomu ya munthu yo wamuka uneneska.*+
27 Nozga ntchitu yaku yakubwalu kweniso nozga vosi mumunda waku;
Pavuli paki, zenga nyumba yaku.
28 Ungajanga kaboni wakususkana ndi munyaku cha asani ulivi ukaboni.+
Ungagwiriskiyanga ntchitu milomu yaku cha kuti upusisi anyaku.+
29 Ungakambanga cha kuti: “Vo iyu wandichitiya ndivu nani ndimuchitiyengi;
30 Ndingujumpha pafupi ndi munda wa munthu mulesi,+
Pafupi ndi munda wa mphereska wa munthu wambula zeru.*
31 Ndipu ndinguwona kuti waŵinda ndi dondu;
Kweniso vakume vakunyenye vingubulumutizga munda wosi,
Ndipu mpanda waki wamya wenga wakubwanganduka.+
32 Ndinguwona venivi ndipu ndinguviŵika mumtima;
Ndinguviwonesesa ndipu ndingusambirapu kuti:*
33 Asani ulutirizgengi kugona kamanavi, asani usiwengepu kamanavi,
Asani upetengi manja kamanavi kuti upumuwi,
34 Ukavu waku uzengi nge munkhungu,
Ndipu kusoŵa vinthu vakukhumbika kukuziyengi nge munthu yo we ndi vidya.+