Nzeru kwa Olemera ndi Osauka
Dzina labwino limaposa chuma, pamene olemera amalamulira osauka ndipo wobwereka ndi kapolo wa wobwereketsa. Pakatikati mawu akusintha, ndipo mphunzitsi akupereka mawu makumi atatu: usabe kwa wosauka chifukwa ndi wosauka, ndipo usakhale bwenzi la munthu wapsa mtima.
22 1Dzina labwino liyenera kusankhidwa koposa chuma chambiri, ndipo chiyanjo ndi chabwino koposa siliva kapena golide. 2Olemera ndi osauka amakumana pamodzi; Atate wathu ndiye Mlengi wa onsewo. 3Wochenjera amaona ngozi nabisala, koma wopusa amangopitiriza napeza mavuto. 4Mphotho ya kudzichepetsa ndi kuopa Atate wathu ndi chuma, ulemu ndi moyo. 5Minga ndi misampha zili mu njira ya wokhotakhota; amene amasamalira moyo wake amakhala kutali nazo. 6Phunzitsa mwana njira yoyenera kuyenda, ndipo ngakhale atakalamba sadzapatukako. 7Wolemera amalamulira wosauka, ndipo wobwereka ndi kapolo wa womubwereketsa. 8Amene amafesa chisalungamo adzakolola mavuto, ndipo ndodo ya ukali wake idzatha. 9Amene ali ndi diso lopatsa adzadalitsidwa, pakuti amagawana chakudya chake ndi osauka. 10Thamangitsa wonyoza, ndipo mkangano uchoka naye; kukangana ndi chipongwe zidzatha. 11Amene amakonda mtima wangwiro nalankhula modekha, mfumu idzakhala bwenzi lake. 12Maso a Atate wathu amayang'anira chidziwitso, koma amagubuduza mau a wachiwembu. 13Munthu waulesi amati, “Kunja kuli mkango! Ndidzaphedwa mumsewu!” 14Pakamwa pa akazi oletsedwa ndi dzenje lakuya; amene adzutsa mkwiyo wa Atate wathu adzagweramo. 15Uchitsiru umamangiriridwa mu mtima wa mwana, koma ndodo ya chilango imauthamangitsa kutali. 16Amene amapondereza osauka kuti adzilemeretse, kapena amene amapatsa olemera, adzafika pa umphawi wokha.
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17Tchera khutu ku mau a anzeru, ndipo yang'anitsitsa mtima wako ku chidziwitso changa, 18pakuti chidzakhala chokoma ngati uwasunga mkati mwako, ngati onse ali okonzeka pa milomo yako. 19Kuti chikhulupiriro chako chikhale mwa Atate wathu, ndakudziwitsa iwe lero, inde iwe. 20Kodi sindinakulembere miyambi makumi atatu ya uphungu ndi chidziwitso, 21kuti ndikuphunzitse zolungama ndi zoona, kuti upereke yankho loona kwa amene anakutuma?
22Usabere wosauka chifukwa ndi wosauka, kapena kupondereza wosautsidwa pa chipata, a a v22 Chipata cha mzinda chinali pamene milandu ndi zochitika za anthu zinkachitikira m'mizinda yakale. 23pakuti Atate wathu adzawateteza pa mlandu wawo, ndipo adzalanda moyo wa amene amawabera.
24Usacheze ndi munthu wopsa mtima, ndipo usayende ndi munthu waukali, 25mwina udzaphunzira njira zake ndi kudzikodwa wekha mu msampha.
26Usakhale mmodzi wa amene amapereka chikole, amene amakhala chikole cha ngongole. 27Ngati ulibe kanthu kolipira nako, bwanji bedi lako litengedwe pansi pako?
28Usasunthe mwala wakale wa malire umene makolo ako anauika.
29Kodi umaona munthu waluso pa ntchito yake? Adzaima pamaso pa mafumu; sadzaima pamaso pa anthu wamba.