Atate wathu Amakhazikitsa Mapazi Ake
Mtima umakonza zolinga ndipo Atate wathu amatsogolera mapazi. Kusamvana kumeneku kukudutsa m'mutu wonse mpaka ku maere oponyedwa pamiyendo. Zambiri mwa izo zikukhudza mafumu ndi maganizo awo. Kunyada kumatsogolera kugwa, ndipo kulamulira mzimu wako kumaposa kulanda mzinda.
16 1Malingaliro a mtima ndi a munthu, koma yankho la lilime limachokera kwa Atate wathu. 2Njira zonse za munthu nzoyera pamaso pake, koma Atate wathu amayeza zolinga. 3Pereka ntchito zako kwa Atate wathu, ndipo malingaliro ako adzakhazikika. 4Atate wathu anapanga chinthu chilichonse ndi cholinga chake, ngakhale oyipa pa tsiku la mavuto. 5Aliyense wodzikuza mtima ndi wonyansa kwa Atate wathu; dziwani kuti, iye sadzakhala wopanda chilango. 6Chifundo ndi kukhulupirika zimakhululukira tchimo, ndipo kuopa Atate wathu kumachotsa munthu ku zoyipa. 7Pamene njira za munthu zikondweretsa Atate wathu, Atate wathu amachititsa ngakhale adani a munthuyo kukhala naye mwa mtendere. 8Ndi bwino kukhala ndi zochepa pamodzi ndi chilungamo kuposa phindu lalikulu pamodzi ndi kusalungama. 9Mtima wa munthu umakonza njira yake, koma Atate wathu amakhazikitsa mapazi ake. 10Chiweruzo cha Mulungu chili pa milomo ya mfumu; pakamwa pake sipalakwa pa chilungamo. 11Masikelo ndi miyeso yolungama ndi za Atate wathu; cholemera chilichonse ndi muyeso uliwonse ndi ntchito yake. 12Ndi chonyansa kwa mafumu kuchita zoyipa, pakuti mpando waufumu umakhazikika ndi chilungamo. 13Milomo yolungama ndiyo chikondwerero cha mafumu, ndipo amakonda amene amayankhula zoona. 14Mkwiyo wa mfumu ndi mthenga wa imfa, koma munthu wanzeru adzautonthoza. 15M'kuwala kwa nkhope ya mfumu muli moyo, ndipo chiyanjo chake chili ngati mtambo wobweretsa mvula ya masika. 16Nʼkwabwino kwambiri kupeza nzeru kuposa golide! Kupeza nzeru zomvetsa zinthu nʼkofunika kuposa siliva. 17Msewu waukulu wa olungama umapatuka ku zoyipa; amene amasunga njira yake amateteza moyo wake. 18Kunyada kumatsogolera chiwonongeko, ndipo mzimu wodzikuza umatsogolera kugwa. 19Ndi bwino kukhala wodzichepetsa mumtima pakati pa osauka kuposa kugawana zofunkha ndi odzikuza. 20Amene amamvera mau adzapeza zabwino, ndipo wodala ndi amene amadalira Atate wathu. 21Wanzeru wamtima amatchedwa wozindikira, ndipo mawu okoma amawonjezera mphamvu yokopa. 22Nzeru zomvetsa zinthu ndi kasupe wa moyo kwa amene ali nazo, koma zitsiru zimalangidwa ndi uchitsiru wawo womwe. 23Mtima wa wanzeru umachititsa mau ake kukhala anzeru ndipo umawonjezera mphamvu yokopa pa milomo yake. 24Mawu okoma ali ngati chisa cha uchi, otsekemera ku moyo ndi ochiritsa mafupa. 25Pali njira imene imaoneka yolungama kwa munthu, koma mathero ake ndi njira ya imfa. 26Khumbo la wantchito limamugwirira ntchito; njala yake imamukakamiza kupitiriza. 27Munthu wopanda pake amakumba zoyipa, ndipo pa milomo yake pali moto wopsereza. 28Munthu wachinyengo amafalitsa mikangano, ndipo wamiseche amalekanitsa mabwenzi apamtima. 29Munthu wankhanza amanyengerera mnansi wake ndipo amamutsogolera ku njira yoyipa. 30Amene amatsinzina maso ake amakonza zinthu zokhotakhota; amene amafinya milomo yake watsimikiza kuchita zoyipa. 31Imvi ndi chipewa cha ulemerero; zimapezeka mu njira ya chilungamo. 32Munthu woleza mtima ndi wabwino kuposa wamphamvu, ndipo wolamulira mzimu wake kuposa wogonjetsa mzinda. 33Maere amaponyedwa pa mphako, koma chigamulo chake chilichonse chimachokera kwa Atate wathu.