Uphungu wa Atate wathu Udzima
Umphawi ndi ubwenzi, zonenedwa popanda kukometsa: chuma chimaonjezera abwenzi, pamene ngakhale abale a munthu wosauka amamupewa. Pambali pake pali kudziletsa, popeza nzeru imachititsa munthu kuchedwa kukwiya, ndipo kunyalanyaza cholakwa kumatchedwa ulemerero wake. Kupatsa osauka ndi kukongoza Atate wathu.
19 1Munthu wosauka woyenda m'moyo wake wangwiro ndi wabwino koposa chitsiru chimene mau ake ngokhotakhota. 2Komanso, chilakolako chopanda nzeru sichabwino, ndipo wochita zinthu mofulumira amaphonya njira. 3Uchitsiru wa munthu umawononga njira yake, koma mtima wake umakwiyira Atate wathu. 4Chuma chimawonjezera abwenzi ambiri, koma wosauka amasiyanitsidwa ndi bwenzi lake. 5Mboni yonama sidzakhala yopanda chilango, ndipo wonena mabodza sadzapulumuka. 6Ambiri amafunafuna kukoma mtima kwa munthu wowolowamanja, ndipo aliyense ndi bwenzi la wopereka mphatso. 7Abale onse a munthu wosauka amada iye; nanji abwenzi ake, amakhala kutali naye kwambiri! Amawaitana, koma iwo apita kale. 8Wopeza nzeru amakonda moyo wake; wosunga kuzindikira adzapeza zabwino. 9Mboni yonama sidzakhala yopanda chilango, ndipo wonena mabodza adzawonongeka. 10Moyo wapamwamba suyenerana ndi chitsiru—nanji kapolo kulamulira akalonga! 11Nzeru za munthu zimamchititsa kukhala wochedwa kukwiya, ndipo ndi ulemerero wake kunyalanyaza cholakwa. 12Mkwiyo wa mfumu uli ngati kubuma kwa mkango, koma kukoma mtima kwake kuli ngati mame pa udzu. 13Mwana wachitsiru ndi chiwonongeko kwa atate wake, ndipo mikangano ya mkazi ili ngati madzi otonthola kosalekeza. 14Nyumba ndi chuma ndi cholowa chochokera kwa makolo, koma mkazi wanzeru achokera kwa Atate wathu. 15Ulesi umagwetsa munthu mu tulo tofa nato, ndipo munthu waulesi adzakhala ndi njala. 16Wosunga lamulo amasunga moyo wake; wonyoza njira zake adzafa. 17Wochitira chifundo wosauka amakongoza Atate wathu, ndipo Atate wathu adzamubwezera chifukwa cha ntchito yake. 18Langiza mwana wako pamene pali chiyembekezo, ndipo usaike mtima wako pa kuwonongeka kwake. 19Munthu wa mkwiyo waukulu ayenera kulipira chilango; pakuti ngati umupulumutsa, udzayeneranso kuchita zomwezo. 20Mvera uphungu ndipo landira chilangizo, kuti upeze nzeru m'masiku a mtsogolo. 21Maganizo ali ambiri mu mtima mwa munthu, koma uphungu wa Atate wathu ndiwo udzima. 22Chimene chimafunidwa mwa munthu ndi chikondi cha pangano, ndipo munthu wosauka ndi wabwino koposa wabodza. 23Kuopa Atate wathu kumatsogolera ku moyo, ndipo amene ali nako amapumula mokhutitsidwa, osakhudzidwa ndi choipa. 24Munthu waulesi amapisa dzanja lake mu mbale ndipo sabweza nalo kukamwa kwake. 25Menya wonyoza, ndipo wopusa adzaphunzira nzeru; dzudzula munthu wozindikira, ndipo adzapeza chidziwitso. 26Wozunza atate wake ndi kuthamangitsa amayi ake ndi mwana wobweretsa manyazi ndi mnyozo. 27Leka kumvera malangizo, mwana wanga, ndipo udzasochera kuchoka ku mau a chidziwitso. 28Mboni yopanda pake imanyoza chilungamo, ndipo pakamwa pa oyipa pamameza zoyipa. 29Chilango chakonzedwa kwa onyoza, ndipo mikwapulo ya misana ya zitsiru.
