Atate Sachita Cholakwa
Elihu abwereza mawu a Yobu kwa iye mwini ndipo ateteza chilungamo cha Atate: amene amalamulira zonse sangapotoze choyenera, sakondera mafumu, ndipo amaona sitepe iliyonse yoyendedwa mumdima. Mapeto ake ndi owawa, kuti Yobu akuyenera kuyesedwa mpaka kumapeto.
34 1Ndipo Elihu anapitiriza nati: 2“Imvani mau anga, inu anzeru; tcherani khutu kwa ine, inu amene mukudziwa. 3Pakuti khutu limayesa mau monga pakamwa pamalawa chakudya. 4Tiyeni tisankhe chimene chili cholungama; tiyeni tidziwe pakati pathu chimene chili chabwino. 5Pakuti Yobu wanena kuti, ‘Ine ndine wolungama, ndipo Mulungu wandichotsera chilungamo changa; 6ngakhale ndili wolungama, ndawerengedwa kukhala wabodza; chilonda changa nchosachiritsika, ngakhale ndilibe kuwukira.’ 7Kodi ndi munthu wotani wofanana ndi Yobu, amene amamwa chipongwe ngati madzi, 8amene amayanjana ndi ochita zoipa ndipo amayenda ndi anthu oyipa? 9Pakuti iye wanena kuti, ‘Munthu sapindula kanthu pokondwera mwa Mulungu.’ 10Choncho ndimvereni, inu anthu anzeru: zisatheke kwa Mulungu kuchita zoipa, ndi kwa Wamphamvuzonse kuchita cholakwa. 11Pakuti molingana ndi ntchito ya munthu amamubwezera, ndipo molingana ndi njira zake amamubweretsera zomwezo. 12Zoonadi Mulungu sadzachita zoipa, ndipo Wamphamvuzonse sadzapotoza chilungamo. 13Ndani anamupatsa ulamuliro pa dziko lapansi, ndipo ndani anamusenzetsa dziko lonse lapansi? 14Iye akanaika mtima wake pa munthu nachotsa mzimu wake ndi mpweya wake, 15zamoyo zonse zikanawonongeka pamodzi, ndipo munthu akanabwerera ku fumbi. 16Ngati uli ndi nzeru, imva ichi; mvetsera liwu la mau anga. 17Kodi amene amadana ndi chilungamo angalamulire? Kodi ungamutsutse Iye amene ali wolungama ndi wamphamvu, 18Iye amene amati kwa mfumu, ‘Wopanda pake,’ ndi kwa olemekezeka, ‘Anthu oyipa,’ 19amene sakondera ana a mafumu, ndipo saona olemera kuposa osauka, pakuti onse ndi ntchito ya manja ake? 20Mu kanthawi kochepa amafa; pakati pa usiku anthu amagwedezeka naonongeka, ndipo amphamvu amachotsedwa osati ndi dzanja la munthu. 21Pakuti maso ake ali pa njira za munthu, ndipo amaona mapazi ake onse. 22Palibe mdima kapena mthunzi wozama kumene ochita zoipa angabisale. 23Pakuti Mulungu safunikira kulingaliranso munthu, kuti apite pamaso pa Mulungu ku chiweruzo. a a v23 Mfundo ya Elihu: Mulungu safuna kumva mlandu movomerezeka kapena nthawi yoikika kuti abweretse chiweruzo — Iye amangochitapo kanthu. 24Amaphwanya amphamvu popanda kufufuza ndipo amaika ena pa malo awo. 25Motero, podziwa ntchito zawo, amawagubuduza usiku, ndipo amaphwanyidwa. 26Amawakantha chifukwa cha zoipa zawo pamaso pa oonerera, 27chifukwa anapatuka kuleka kumutsatira Iye ndipo sanalabadire za njira zake zilizonse, 28kotero kuti anachititsa osauka kulirira kwa Iye, ndipo anamva kulira kwa osautsidwa. 29Pamene Iye akhala chete, ndani angatsutse? Pamene abisa nkhope yake, ndani angamuone Iye— kaya ndi mtundu wa anthu kapena munthu, 30kuti munthu wosapembedza Mulungu asalamulire kapena kutchera anthu msampha. 31Pakuti kodi wina wanena kwa Mulungu kuti, ‘Ndasenza chilango changa; sindidzalakwanso; 32ndiphunzitseni chimene sindikuchiona; ngati ndachita cholakwa, sindidzachitanso’? 33Kodi adzakubwezera monga mwa zofuna zako chifukwa wakana chidzudzulo chake? Pakuti ndiwe amene uyenera kusankha, osati ine; choncho lengeza chimene udziwa. 34Anthu anzeru adzanena kwa ine, ndipo munthu aliyense wanzeru amene amandimva adzanena kuti, 35‘Yobu akuyankhula mopanda chidziwitso; mau ake alibe nzeru.’ 36Akanakhala bwino Yobu akanayesedwa mpaka potsiriza chifukwa choyankha ngati anthu oyipa! 37Pakuti amawonjezera kuwukira pa tchimo lake; amatinyoza poyera naonjezera mau ake otsutsana ndi Mulungu.”