Miyeso Yolungama Ndiyo Chikondwi Chake
Miyeso, kupatsa ndi mbiri ya munthu ndi zimene zikutsogola. Mutuwu ukulimbikira kuti chimene chikuoneka ngati kutaya sichili choncho: kupatsa mwaufulu ndi kulemerabe, kubisa tirigu ndi kutembereredwa chifukwa cha zimenezo. Kukongola kopanda nzeru kukupatsidwa mawu akuthwa koposa: mphete yagolide m'mphuno mwa nkhumba.
11 1Masikelo achinyengo ndi chonyansa kwa Atate wathu, koma miyeso yolungama ndiyo chikondwi chake. 2Kunyada kukadza, pamenepo pamadza manyazi, koma nzeru imabwera ndi odzichepetsa. 3Kuona mtima kwa olungama kumawatsogolera, koma kukhotakhota kwa osakhulupirika kumawawononga. 4Chuma sichipindulitsa pa tsiku la mkwiyo, koma chilungamo chimapulumutsa ku imfa. 5Chilungamo cha wopanda cholakwa chimawongola njira yake, koma woipa amagwa ndi kuipa kwake. 6Chilungamo cha olungama chimawapulumutsa, koma osakhulupirika amakodwa ndi zilakolako zawo. 7Munthu woipa akafa, chiyembekezo chake chimatha, ndipo kudalira kwake mphamvu zake kumasanduka chabe. 8Wolungama amapulumutsidwa ku masautso, ndipo woipa amalowamo m'malo mwake. 9Ndi pakamwa pake wosapembedza amawononga mnansi wake, koma mwa chidziwitso olungama amapulumutsidwa. 10Zinthu zikayenda bwino kwa olungama, mzinda umakondwera, ndipo oipa akawonongeka, pamakhala mfuwu wachimwemwe. 11Mwa madalitso a olungama mzinda umakwezedwa, koma mwa pakamwa pa oipa umagwetsedwa. 12Amene amanyoza mnansi wake alibe nzeru, koma munthu wozindikira amakhala chete. 13Miseche amayendayenda nawulula zinsinsi, koma munthu wa mzimu wokhulupirika amatha kusunga chinsinsi. 14Pamene palibe malangizo, anthu amagwa, koma mu kuchuluka kwa aphungu muli chitetezo. 15Amene amaika chikole cha mlendo adzavutika ndithu, koma amene amadana ndi kugwirana chanza pa lonjezo ali otetezeka. 16Mkazi wachisomo amapeza ulemu, ndipo amuna ankhanza amapeza chuma. 17Munthu wachifundo amadzipindulitsa yekha, koma munthu wankhanza amadzibweretsera mavuto. 18Woipa amalandira malipiro achinyengo, koma amene amafesa chilungamo amalandira mphotho yoona. 19Amene akhazikika mu chilungamo amapeza moyo, koma amene amathamangira zoipa amathamangira imfa yake. 20Anthu amtima wokhotakhota ndi chonyansa kwa Atate wathu, koma amene njira zawo ndi zopanda cholakwa ndiwo chikondwi chake. 21Zoonadi, munthu woipa sadzakhala wopanda chilango, koma ana a olungama adzapulumuka. 22Monga mphete yagolide pa mphuno ya nkhumba, ndi momwe alili mkazi wokongola wopanda nzeru. 23Chikhumbo cha olungama chimathera mu zabwino zokha, koma chiyembekezo cha oipa chimathera mu mkwiyo. 24Munthu wina amapereka mowolowa manja, komabe amalemera koposa; wina amamana chimene chili choyenera, koma amangotsiriza mu umphawi. 25Munthu wowolowa manja adzalemeretsedwa, ndipo amene amatsitsimutsa ena nayenso adzatsitsimutsidwa. 26Anthu amatemberera amene amabisa tirigu, koma amene amawugulitsa amadalitsidwa. 27Amene amafunafuna zabwino mwakhama amafunafuna chisomo, koma amene amasakasaka zoipa, zoipa zidzamgwera. 28Amene amadalira chuma chake adzagwa, koma olungama adzakula bwino ngati masamba obiriwira. 29Amene amabweretsa mavuto pa banja lake adzalandira cholowa cha mphepo, ndipo chitsiru chidzakhala kapolo wa wanzeru wamtima. 30Chipatso cha wolungama ndi mtengo wa moyo, ndipo amene amakopa miyoyo ndi wanzeru. 31Ngati wolungama amalandira mphotho pa dziko lapansi, nanga woipa ndi wochimwa koposa kotani!