Bingu la Mawu Ake
Mtima wa Elihu ukugunda chifukwa cha bingu. Akufotokoza chipale chofewa, madzi oundana, ndi mitambo yozungulira mwa lamulo la Mulungu, yotumizidwa kuti ilange kapena chifukwa cha chikondi cha pangano, ndipo akufunsa ngati Yobu angathe kuyala thambo. Ima chilili ndipo ganizira, akutero, pamene mphepo yamkuntho ikusonkhana kumapeto kwa thambo.
37 1“Pa ichinso mtima wanga ukunjenjemera, nkulumpha kuchoka pamalo pake. 2Mvetserani mosamala bingu la mawu ake, ndi kugunda kumene kutuluka m'kamwa mwake. 3Pansi pa thambo lonse amalimasula, ndi mphezi zake kufika m'ngodya za dziko lapansi. 4Pambuyo pake mawu abangula; iye amagunda ndi mawu ake aulemerero, ndipo saletsa mphezi pamene mawu ake amveka. 5Mulungu amagunda modabwitsa ndi mawu ake; amachita zinthu zazikulu zimene sitingathe kuzimvetsa. 6Pakuti amauza chipale chofewa kuti, ‘Gwera pa dziko lapansi,’ ndi mvula yamkuntho kuti, ‘Khala chigumula champhamvu.’ 7Amatseka dzanja la munthu aliyense, kuti aliyense amene Iye adamlenga adziwe ntchito yake. a a v7 “Kutseka dzanja” ndi mawu achihebri: mkuntho wa Mulungu umaletsa ntchito zonse za anthu, kuwachititsa kuyima ndi kuona chimene Iye akuchita. 8Pamenepo nyama zimalowa m'maenje awo, nikhalabe m'mapanga awo. 9M'chipinda chake mumachokera kamvuluvulu, ndi ku mphepo yobalalika kumabwera kuzizira. 10Ndi mpweya wa Mulungu madzi oundana amapangika, ndipo madzi akuluakulu amaundana gwaa. 11Amadzaza mtambo wakuda ndi chinyontho; mitambo imabalalitsa mphezi zake. 12Imazungulira uku ndi uku motsogozedwa ndi Iye, kuti ichite chilichonse chimene amailamula pa nkhope ya dziko lonse lokhalamo anthu. 13Kaya ndi kulanga, kapena chifukwa cha dziko lake, kapena chifukwa cha chikondi cha pangano, amazichititsa kuti zichitike.
14“Mvetsera izi, Yobu; imirira chete ndipo ulingalire zodabwitsa za Mulungu. 15Kodi umadziwa mmene Mulungu amaikira lamulo lake pa iyo, ndi kuchititsa mphezi za mtambo wake kung'anima? 16Kodi umadziwa mmene mitambo imayimira moyenjezeka, zodabwitsa za Iye amene ndi wangwiro m'nzeru? 17Iwe amene zovala zako zimatentha pamene dziko likhala chete pansi pa mphepo yakummwera, 18kodi ungathe, pamodzi ndi Iye, kutambasula thambo, louma ngati galasi la chitsulo chowumbika?
19“Tiphunzitse zomwe tiyenera kunena kwa Iye; sitingathe kukonza mlandu wathu chifukwa cha mdima. 20Kodi Iye auzidwe kuti ine ndikufuna kuyankhula? Kodi alipo amene angapemphe kuti amezedwe kotheratu? 21Ndipo tsopano palibe amene angathe kuyang'ana kuwala pamene kukuwala m'thambo, mphepo itadutsa ndi kuchotsa mitambo. 22Kuchokera kumpoto kumabwera kuwala kwagolide; ulemerero woopsa wazungulira Mulungu. 23Wamphamvuzonse—sitingathe kumfika; ndi wamkulu mu mphamvu, komabe mu chiweruzo ndi chilungamo chochuluka sachita choyipa. 24N'chifukwa chake anthu amaopa Iye; saganizira onse amene amadziyesa anzeru m'maso mwawo.”
