Kuyesa Zokondweretsa
Mlaliki ayesa chilichonse chimene ndalama zingamange, nyumba, minda ya mphesa, minda, oimba, chuma, ndipo apeza kuti chisangalalo ndi zochita zonse ndi zopanda pake, popeza anzeru amafa ngati opusa ndipo wolowa m'malo angathe kuwononga zonse. Chotsala ndi kudya, kumwa, ndi ntchito, zoperekedwa kuchokera m'dzanja la Mulungu.
2 1Mu mtima mwanga ndinati, “Tabwera, ndidzakuyesa ndi zokondweretsa; sangalala ndi zabwino.” Koma izinso zinali zosakhalitsa. 2Ndinanena za kuseka kuti, “Ndi misala,” ndiponso za zokondweretsa kuti, “Zimakwaniritsa chiyani?”
3Ndinafufuza mu mtima mwanga mmene ndingasangalatsire thupi langa ndi vinyo—mtima wanga ukundisogolerabe ndi nzeru—ndi kugwiritsa uchitsiru, kufikira nditaona chimene chili chabwino kwa anthu kuchita pansi pa kumwamba masiku owerengeka a moyo wawo. 4Ndinachita ntchito zazikulu. Ndinadzimangira nyumba ndi kudzala minda ya mphesa. 5Ndinadzipangira minda ndi mapaki, ndipo ndinadzalamo mitengo ya zipatso yamitundumitundu. 6Ndinadzipangira maiwe a madzi othirira nkhalango ya mitengo yomera. 7Ndinagula akapolo aamuna ndi aakazi, ndipo ndinali ndi akapolo obadwira pakhomo panga. Ndinali ndi ng'ombe ndi nkhosa zambiri kuposa aliyense amene anandiyambira mu Yerusalemu. 8Ndinadziunjikira siliva ndi golidi, chuma cha mafumu ndi cha zigawo. Ndinapeza oyimba aamuna ndi aakazi, ndi zokondweretsa za amuna—adzakazi ambiri. 9Choncho ndinakhala wamkulu, wamkulu kuposa onse amene anandiyambira mu Yerusalemu; ndipo nzeru yanga inakhalabe nane. 10Chilichonse chimene maso anga anafuna sindinachimane. Sindinaumitse mtima wanga chimwemwe, pakuti mtima wanga unakondwera ndi ntchito yanga yonse, ndipo ichi chinali mphoto yanga ya ntchito yanga yonse. 11Ndipo ndinapenda zonse zimene manja anga anachita ndi ntchito yolemetsa imene ndinagwira, ndipo zonse zinali zosakhalitsa, kuthamangitsa mphepo; palibe phindu linapezeka pansi pa dzuwa.
Nzeru Poyerekeza ndi Uchitsiru
12Choncho ndinatembenuka kulingalira za nzeru, misala, ndi uchitsiru. Pakuti kodi amene adzalowa m'malo mwa mfumu angachite chiyani? Chokhacho chimene chinachitidwa kale. 13Ndinaona kuti nzeru ili ndi phindu loposa uchitsiru, monga kuwala kuli ndi phindu loposa mdima. 14Munthu wanzeru ali ndi maso mu mutu mwake, koma chitsiru chimayenda mu mdima. Komabe ndinazindikira kuti chochitika chimodzi chimagwera onse. a a v14 “Ali ndi maso mu mutu mwake” ndi mawu achihebri: munthu wanzeru amaona bwinobwino. 15Ndipo ndinaganiza kuti, “Chochitika cha chitsiru chidzandigweranso ine. Nanga chifukwa chiyani ndakhala wanzeru kwambiri?” Ndipo ndinatsimikiza kuti izinso ndi zosakhalitsa. 16Munthu wanzeru, monga chitsiru, sadzakumbukikira nthawi yaitali; m'masiku akudza onse awiri adzaiwalika. Taonani mmene munthu wanzeru amafera monga chitsiru! 17Choncho ndinadana ndi moyo, chifukwa ntchito imene imachitika pansi pa dzuwa inandimvetsa chisoni; zonse ndi zosakhalitsa, kuthamangitsa mphepo.
Ntchito Yosiyidwira Mlendo
18Ndinadana ndi ntchito yanga yonse yolemetsa pansi pa dzuwa, popeza ndiyenera kuisiyira amene adzabwera pambuyo panga. 19Ndani akudziwa ngati adzakhala wanzeru kapena chitsiru? Komabe adzalamulira zonse zimene ndinazigwirira ntchito ndi nzeru yanga pansi pa dzuwa. Izinso ndi zosakhalitsa.
20Choncho mtima wanga unataya mtima pa ntchito yonse yolemetsa imene ndinagwira pansi pa dzuwa. 21Munthu angagwire ntchito ndi nzeru, chidziwitso, ndi luso, komabe ayenera kuzisiyira zonse kuti zisangalatse munthu amene sanazigwirire ntchito. Izinso ndi zosakhalitsa, choipa chachikulu. 22Kodi munthu amapeza chiyani pa ntchito yonse yolemetsa ndi kuvutika kwa mtima kumene amagwira pansi pa dzuwa? 23Masiku ake onse amabweretsa chisoni, ntchito yake imabweretsa chowawa; ngakhale usiku maganizo ake sapuma. Izinso ndi zosakhalitsa. 24Palibe chinthu chabwino kwa munthu koposa kudya, kumwa, ndi kusangalala ndi ntchito yake. Ichinso, ndinaona, chimachokera m'dzanja la Mulungu, 25pakuti popanda Iye, ndani angadye kapena ndani angapeze chisangalalo? 26Mulungu amapereka nzeru, chidziwitso, ndi chimwemwe kwa munthu amene amamukondweretsa Iye, koma kwa wochimwa amapereka ntchito yosonkhanitsa ndi kuunjika, kuti pamapeto apereke kwa munthu amene amakondweretsa Mulungu. Izinso ndi zosakhalitsa, kuthamangitsa mphepo.