Miyambi ya Solomo
Mndandanda wa mau anzeru a moyo wa tsiku ndi tsiku—okhudza kalankhulidwe, ntchito, ndalama, ubwenzi, ndi kuopa Yehova kumene ndiko chiyambi cha nzeru zonse. Malangizo othandiza operekedwa ndi bambo kwa mwana wake.
1 1Miyambi ya Solomo, mwana wa Davide, mfumu ya Israeli:
2Kudziwa nzeru ndi malangizo, kumvetsa mau a kuzindikira, 3kulandira malangizo a khalidwe lanzeru, a chilungamo, chiweruzo cholungama, ndi kusakondera, 4kupatsa opusa kuchenjera, chidziwitso ndi kulingalira kwa achinyamata, 5anzeru nawonso amve ndipo awonjezere kuphunzira, ndipo womvetsa apeze chitsogozo, 6kumvetsa mwambi ndi fanizo, mau a anzeru ndi miyambi yawo yobisika.
7Kuopa Atate wathu ndiye chiyambi cha chidziwitso; zitsiru zimanyoza nzeru ndi malangizo.
Liwu la bambo kwa mwana wake
8Imva, mwana wanga, malangizo a bambo ako, ndipo usasiye chiphunzitso cha amayi ako, 9pakuti ndi nkhata yokongola ya pamutu pako, ndi mikanda yokongoletsa khosi lako.
10Mwana wanga, ngati anthu ochimwa akunyengerera iwe, usavomere. 11Akanena kuti, “Bwera nafe, tibisalire magazi, tibisalire wosalakwa popanda chifukwa; 12ngati manda, tiwameze ali amoyo, athunthu, ngati amene atsikira kudzenje; 13tidzapeza katundu wamtengo wapatali wa mitundumitundu, tidzadzaza nyumba zathu ndi zofunkha; 14phatikiza gawo lako pamodzi ndi ife; tonse tidzakhala ndi chikwama chimodzi,” 15mwana wanga, usayende nawo panjira; letsa phazi lako panjira zawo, 16pakuti mapazi awo amathamangira ku zoipa, ndipo amafulumira kukhetsa magazi. 17Pakuti ukonde woyalidwa pamaso pa mbalame iliyonse sukola kanthu; 18koma awa amabisalira magazi awo omwe; amabisalira miyoyo yawo yomwe. 19Umu ndi m'mene zilili njira za aliyense wadyera wa phindu lopanda chilungamo; limalanda moyo wa eni akewo.
Nzeru M'misewu
20Nzeru ikufuwula mumsewu; m'mabwalo ikukweza liwu lake. 21Pamutu pa misewu yaphokoso ikuitana; pa zipata za mzinda ikuyankhula kuti:
22“Kodi mpaka liti, inu opusa, mudzakonda kupusa? Kodi mpaka liti onyoza adzakondwera ndi kunyoza kwawo ndipo zitsiru zidzadana ndi chidziwitso? 23Ngati mutembenukira kudzudzula kwanga, Ine, Nzeru, ndidzakhuthulira mzimu wanga pa inu; ndidzakudziwitsani mau anga. a a v23 Nzeru imene ikuyankhula pano, Paulo akuzindikiritsa kuti ndi Khristu — nzeru ya Atate wathu (1 Akorinto 1:24, 1:30; Akolose 1:15-17). Mwana amene anali ndi Atate chilengedwe chisanayambe akuitana onse amene adzatembenuka ndi kumvera. 24Chifukwa ndinaitana koma inu munakana, ndinatambasula dzanja langa ndipo panalibe amene anasamala, 25ndipo munanyalanyaza uphungu wanga wonse nakana chidzudzulo changa chonse, 26Inenso ndidzaseka tsoka lanu; ndidzanyoza pamene mantha adzakugwerani, 27pamene mantha adzakufikirani ngati mphepo yamkuntho ndipo tsoka lanu lidzafika ngati chimphepo, pamene masautso ndi zowawa zidzakugwerani.
28Pamenepo adzandiitana, koma Ine sindidzayankha; adzandifunafuna mwachangu koma sadzandipeza, 29chifukwa anadana ndi chidziwitso ndipo sanasankhe kuopa Atate wathu, 30anakana uphungu wanga nanyoza chidzudzulo changa chonse. 31Choncho adzadya chipatso cha njira yawo yomwe nakhuta ndi machenjerero awo omwe. 32Pakuti kusochera kwa opusa kudzawapha, ndipo kusasamala kwa zitsiru kudzawawononga; 33koma aliyense wondimvera adzakhala mwa chitetezo ndi mtendere, wopanda mantha a tsoka.”