Atate wathu Amayesa Mitima
Mabanja ali m'mavuto: mikangano imene ili bwino kuisiya kuposa kuipambana, wantchito wanzeru woposa mwana wochititsa manyazi, zidzukulu ngati korona wa nkhalamba. Ukuona zimene kudzudzula kumachita: kumalowa mozama mwa munthu wozindikira kuposa zikwapu zana mwa wopusa. Ndipo umayamikira bwenzi lokhalitsa.
17 1Kuli bwino kudya kakamba kowuma mwamtendere, koposa nyumba yodzala ndi madyerero pamodzi ndi mkangano. 2Kapolo wanzeru adzalamulira mwana wochititsa manyazi, ndipo adzagawana cholowa pakati pa abale. 3Mbiya yosungunulira ndi ya siliva, ndipo ng'anjo ndi ya golidi, koma Atate wathu amayesa mitima. 4Wochita zoyipa amamvera milomo yoyipa; wabodza amamvera lilime lowononga. 5Amene amanyoza osauka amachitira chipongwe Mlengi wake; amene amakondwerera tsoka la ena sadzakhala wopanda chilango. 6Zidzukulu ndi chipewa chaufumu cha okalamba, ndipo ulemerero wa ana ndi makolo awo. 7Mawu okongola sayenerana ndi chitsiru—koposanso milomo yabodza kwa munthu wolemekezeka. 8Chiphuphu chimaoneka ngati mankhwala amatsenga kwa amene amachipereka; kulikonse kumene atembenukira, amaganiza kuti adzapambana. 9Amene amaphimba cholakwa amafunafuna chikondi, koma amene amabwerezabwereza nkhani amalekanitsa abwenzi apamtima. 10Kudzudzula kumalowa mozama mwa munthu womvetsa zinthu, koposa makofi zana limodzi mwa chitsiru. 11Munthu wopanduka amafunafuna zoyipa zokha, ndipo mthenga wankhanza adzatumizidwa kudzamuthira nkhondo. 12Kuli bwino kukumana ndi chimbalangondo cholandidwa ana ake, koposa chitsiru mu uchitsiru wake. 13Ngati munthu abwezera choyipa m'malo mwa chabwino, choyipa sichidzachoka m'nyumba mwake. 14Kuyambitsa mkangano kuli ngati kubowola damu, choncho leka mkangano usanaphulike. 15Amene amamasula wochimwa ndi amene amaweruza wolungama kuti ndi wolakwa—onse awiri ndi onyansa kwa Atate wathu. 16Chifukwa chiyani chitsiru chikhale ndi ndalama m'manja kuti chigule nzeru, pamene chilibe mtima wophunzira? 17Bwenzi limakonda nthawi zonse, ndipo m'bale amabadwira nthawi ya masautso. 18Munthu wopanda nzeru amagwirana chanza pa lonjezo, nakhala chikole cha mnansi wake. 19Amene amakonda kuchita zoyipa amakonda mkangano; amene amamanga chipata chake chachitali amaitana chiwonongeko. 20Mtima wokhotakhota supeza chabwino, ndipo lilime losokonekera limagwera m'mavuto. 21Amene amabala chitsiru amabweretsa chisoni pa iye mwini; bambo wa chitsiru chosaopa Mulungu alibe chimwemwe. 22Mtima wosangalala ndi mankhwala abwino, koma mzimu wosweka umawumitsa mafupa. 23Munthu woyipa amalandira chiphuphu mwachinsinsi kuti apotoze njira za chilungamo. 24Munthu wozindikira amakhazikitsa nzeru pamaso pake, koma maso a chitsiru amayendayenda kumalekezero a dziko lapansi. 25Mwana wopusa ndi chisoni kwa bambo wake, ndipo chowawa kwa amayi amene anamubala. 26Kulanga wolungama sikwabwino, ngakhalenso kukwapula munthu wolemekezeka chifukwa cha ungwiro wake. 27Amene amasunga mawu ake ali ndi chidziwitso, ndipo amene ali ndi mzimu wodekha ndi munthu womvetsa zinthu. 28Ngakhale chitsiru chimene chakhala chete chimaganiziridwa kuti ndi chanzeru; chikatseka milomo yake, chimaoneka ngati chozindikira.
