Mau Osasamala, Lilime Lochiritsa
Makamaka za ntchito, mawu, ndi zimene ena angathe kuona. Manja akhama amalamulira pamene ulesi umathera m'ntchito yokakamiza; mawu osaganizira amabaya, ndipo lilime lonama limakhalapo kanthawi kochepa. Pakati pawo pali mawu amodzi achete: nkhawa imalemetsa mtima, ndipo mawu okoma amaukweza.
12 1Aliyense wokonda chilango amakonda nzeru, koma wodana ndi chidzudzulo ndi wopusa. 2Munthu wabwino amapeza chisomo kwa Atate wathu, koma amatsutsa munthu wokonza zoyipa. 3Palibe munthu amene angakhazikike ndi kuyipa, koma muzu wa olungama sudzagwedezeka. 4Mkazi wa makhalidwe abwino ndi korona wa mwamuna wake, koma wochititsa manyazi ali ngati chivundi m'mafupa ake. 5Maganizo a olungama ndi olungama, koma malangizo a oyipa ndi achinyengo. 6Mau a oyipa amabisalira magazi, koma mau a owongoka mtima amapulumutsa osalakwa. 7Oyipa amagwetsedwa ndipo sathanso, koma nyumba ya olungama idzayima. 8Munthu amatamandidwa molingana ndi nzeru zake, koma wa mtima wokhotakhota amanyozedwa. 9Nkwabwino kukhala wonyozeka koma uli ndi wantchito, kuposa kudzitama kukhala wamkulu uli ndi njala. 10Wolungama amasamalira zosowa za ziweto zake, koma ngakhale chifundo cha oyipa ndi chankhanza. 11Amene amalima munda wake adzakhala ndi chakudya chochuluka, koma wothamangira zinthu zopanda pake alibe nzeru. 12Oyipa amalakalaka zofunkha za anthu oyipa, koma muzu wa olungama umabala zipatso. 13Munthu woyipa amakodwa ndi mau ake auchimo, koma wolungama amapulumuka ku mavuto. 14Munthu amakhuta zinthu zabwino kuchokera ku chipatso cha pakamwa pake, ndipo ntchito ya manja ake imabwerera kudzamupatsa mphotho. 15Njira ya chitsiru imaoneka yolondola pamaso pa iye mwini, koma wanzeru amamvera malangizo. 16Chitsiru chimaonetsa mkwiyo wake nthawi yomweyo, koma wochenjera amalekerera chipongwe. 17Amene amanena zoona amapereka umboni wokhulupirika, koma mboni yabodza imanena zabodza. 18Mau osasamala amabaya ngati lupanga, koma lilime la wanzeru limabweretsa machiritso. 19Milomo yoona idzakhalapo nthawi zonse, koma lilime labodza limakhala kwa kanthawi kochepa. 20Chinyengo chimadzaza mitima ya amene amakonza zoyipa, koma chimwemwe chili ndi amene amalimbikitsa mtendere. 21Palibe choyipa chimagwera wolungama, koma oyipa ali odzaza ndi mavuto. 22Milomo yabodza ndi yonyansa kwa Atate wathu, koma amene amachita mokhulupirika ndiwo chikondwerero chake. 23Wochenjera amasunga nzeru zake mwa iye yekha, koma mtima wa zitsiru umalavula uchitsiru. 24Manja olimbikira adzalamulira, koma ulesi umatsogolera ku ntchito yokakamiza. 25Nkhawa imalemetsa mtima, koma mau abwino amausangalatsa. 26Wolungama amatsogolera mnansi wake, koma njira ya oyipa imawasocheretsa. 27Waulesi saotcha nyama yomwe wasaka, koma wolimbikira amalemekeza chuma chake. 28Mu njira ya chilungamo muli moyo, ndipo m'njira imeneyo mulibe imfa.
