Bilidadi Mshuhi Ayankha
Bilidadi akulankhula mwachindunji: Mulungu sapotoza chilungamo, choncho ana a Yobu ayenera kuti analandira zimene tchimo lawo linayenera. Funafuna Mulungu, khala woyera, ndipo mapeto adzaposa chiyambi. Chithunzi chake cha anthu osaopa Mulungu, gumbwa wopanda dambo, ukonde wa kangaude, chikulunjika kwa Yobu.
8 1Ndipo Bilidadi Mshuhi anayankha, nati: 2“Kodi udzakhala ukunena zinthu zotere mpaka liti? Mau a pakamwa pako ali ngati mphepo yamkokomo basi. 3Kodi Mulungu angapotoze chiweruzo cholungama? Kodi Wamphamvuzonse angapotoze chimene chili cholondola? 4Ngati ana ako anachimwira Iye, ndiye anawapereka ku zotsatira za kuwukira kwawo. 5Koma ngati udzafunafuna Mulungu ndi mtima wonse, ndi kupempha chifundo kwa Wamphamvuzonse, 6ngati uli woyera ndi wolungama, ndithudi tsopano Iye adzadzuka chifukwa cha iwe, nakubwezera pa malo ako oyenera. 7Ngakhale chiyambi chako chinali chaching'ono, zaka zako zamtsogolo zidzachuluka koposa muyeso. 8Funsa mibadwo ya kale lomwe, ndipo ganizira zimene makolo awo anafufuza. 9Pakuti ife tinabadwa dzulo lomwe, ndipo sitidziwa kanthu; masiku athu pa dziko lapansi ali ngati chithunzithunzi basi. 10Kodi iwo sadzakuphunzitsa ndi kukuuza iwe, ndi kutulutsa mau ochokera m'nzeru zawo? 11Kodi bango lingakule msinkhu pamene palibe dambo? Kodi mapisi angakule bwino popanda madzi? 12Likanali liwisi ndipo losadulidwa, limafota msanga kuposa udzu uliwonse. 13Umu ndi mmene zilili ndi onse amene amaiwala Mulungu; momwemo chiyembekezo cha wosapembedza chimatha. 14Kudalira kwake nkofooka, ndipo chikhulupiriro chake chili ngati ukonde wa kangaude. 15Amatsamira nyumba yake, koma siyima; amaigwiritsa mwamphamvu, koma siikhalitsa. 16Iye ali ngati chomera chothiriridwa bwino pa dzuwa, chotambalitsa nthambi zake pa munda wonse. 17Mizu yake imakulunga mulu wa miyala, ndi kufunafuna pakati pa matanthwe malo ogwiritsa. 18Koma pamene iye wazulidwa pa malo ake, malowo amamkana, nati, ‘Sindinakuonepo iwe.’ 19Umu ndi mmene chilili chimwemwe cha njira yake— ndipo kuchokera m'dothi ena amamera m'malo mwake. 20Mulungu sadzakana munthu wopanda cholakwa, ndipo sadzathandiza ochita zoipa. 21Iye adzadzazanso pakamwa pako ndi kuseka, ndi milomo yako ndi mfuwu wachimwemwe. 22Odana nawe adzavala manyazi, ndipo tenti ya oipa idzatheratu.”
