Yobu Atemberera Tsiku Limene Anabadwa
Yobu akuswa chete potemberera tsiku limene anabadwa. Akufuna kuti usiku umenewo ufafanizidwe pa kalendala, ndipo akusirira ana obadwa akufa ndi mafumu akufa chifukwa manda ali ndi bata. Akufunsa kuti, n'chifukwa chiyani kupereka kuwala kwa munthu amene Mulungu wamutsekereza?
3 1Zitatha izi, Yobu anatsegula pakamwa pake natemberera tsiku limene anabadwa. 2Iye anati: 3“Tsiku limene ndinabadwa litayike, ndi usiku umene unati, ‘Watengeka mwana wamwamuna.’ 4Tsiku limenelo—likhale mdima! Mulungu wa Kumwamba asalifunefune, ndipo kuwala kusaliwalire. 5Mdima ndi mthunzi lakuda zilitenge; mtambo ukhazikike pamwamba pake; kuda kwa tsiku kulichititse mantha. 6Usiku umenewo—mdima wandiweyani uugwire; usakondwere pakati pa masiku a chaka, kapena usawerengedwe pakati pa miyezi. 7Inde, usiku umenewo ukhale wosabala; kufuula kwachimwemwe kusalowe mwa iwo. 8Otemberera masiku autemberere—iwo amene akonzeka kudzutsa Leviyatani. a a v8 M'dziko lakale ankakhulupirira kuti anthu otemberera aluso anali ndi mphamvu pa masiku abwino ndi masiku oyipa. 9Nyenyezi za m'bandakucha wake zikhale mdima; uyembekezere kuwala koma usakupeze, ndipo usaone konse kuwala koyamba kwa m'mawa, 10chifukwa sunatseke zitseko za mimba ya amayi anga, kapena kubisa mavuto kuti maso anga asaone. 11Nchifukwa chiyani sindinafe pamene ndinabadwa, nditatuluka m'mimba ndi kupuma mpweya wanga wotsiriza? 12Nchifukwa chiyani panali mawondo ondilandira ine, kapena mawere oti ndiyamwe? b b v12 Ku Near East wakale, kuyika mwana wobadwa kumene pa mawondo a wachibale kunali chizindikiro chovomerezeka cholandira mwanayo. 13Pakuti tsopano ndikanakhala ndigona mwabata; ndikanakhala ndagona tulo ndipo ndapumula, 14pamodzi ndi mafumu ndi aphungu a dziko lapansi amene anadzimangira mabwinja, 15kapena pamodzi ndi akalonga amene anali ndi golidi, amene anadzaza nyumba zawo ndi siliva. 16Kapena nchifukwa chiyani sindinakhale mwana wobadwa wakufa woikidwa m'manda, ngati makanda amene sanaone kuwala? 17Kumeneko oyipa amaleka chiwawa chawo, ndipo kumeneko otopa amapumula. 18Pamodzi ogwidwa amakhala mwamtendere; samvanso mawu a woyang'anira akapolo. 19Wamng'ono ndi wamkulu ali kumeneko mofanana, ndipo kapolo wamasuka kwa mbuye wake. 20Nchifukwa chiyani kuwala kumapatsidwa kwa munthu wosautsika, ndi moyo kwa wowawidwa mtima, 21amene amalakalaka imfa imene sibwera, ndipo amaifukula koposa chuma chobisika, 22amene amalumpha ndi chimwemwe ndipo amasangalala akapeza manda? 23Nchifukwa chiyani kuwala kumapatsidwa kwa munthu amene njira yake yabisika, amene Mulungu wamuzinga ndi mpanda? 24Pakuti kusisima kwanga kumadza ndisanadye chakudya changa, ndipo kubuula kwanga kumatuluka ngati madzi. 25Pakuti chinthu chimene ndinkachiopa chandigwera, ndipo chimene ndinkaopa chandipeza. 26Ndilibe mtendere, ndilibe bata, ndilibe mpumulo—koma chisokonezo chokha.”
