Usavutike Mtima — Khulupirira ndi Kudikira
Salmo la Davide.
Yankho la munthu wokalamba ku kaduka. Waona anthu ankhanza akufalikira ngati mtengo wobiriwira kenako n'kungozimiririka, choncho akulangiza kuti tisadandaule: perekani njira yanu kwa Atate wathu, dikirani, pitirizani kupereka. Dziko limapita kwa odzichepetsa, osati kwa iwo amene amalilanda.
37 1Usavutike mtima chifukwa cha anthu oipa; usachitire nsanje amene amachita zoipa, 2pakuti ngati udzu posachedwa adzafota, ndipo ngati masamba obiriwira adzauma.
3Khulupirira Atate wathu nuchite zabwino; khala m'dziko, nulime kukhulupirika. 4Kondwera mwa Atate wathu, ndipo Iye adzakupatsa zokhumba za mtima wako.
5Pereka njira yako kwa Atate wathu; khulupirira Iye, ndipo Iye adzachitapo kanthu. 6Adzaonetsa chilungamo chako ngati kuwala, ndipo chiweruzo chako ngati dzuwa la masana.
7Khala chete pamaso pa Atate wathu, nudikire moleza mtima Iye; usavutike mtima chifukwa cha munthu amene akupeza bwino m'njira yake, chifukwa cha munthu amene akuchita machenjerero oipa.
8Leka mkwiyo, nutaye ukali wako; usavutike mtima—zimenezi zimangopititsa ku zoipa. 9Pakuti anthu oipa adzachotsedwa, koma amene adikira Atate wathu adzalandira dziko.
10Patsala kanthawi kochepa, ndipo woipa sadzakhalaponso; ngakhale uyang'ane bwino pa malo pake, sadzapezekako. 11Koma odzichepetsa adzalandira dziko ndipo adzakondwera ndi mtendere wochuluka. a a v11 Yesu anatenga lonjezo ili n'kuliyika mu Madalitso ake: “Odala ndi ofatsa, pakuti adzalandira dziko lapansi” (Mateyu 5:5).
12Woipa amakonzera chiwembu wolungama ndipo amamkukutira mano; 13koma Atate Wolamulira amamseka, pakuti Atate wathu akuona kuti tsiku la munthu woipa likubwera.
14Oipa akusolola lupanga ndipo akukoka uta wawo kuti agwetse osauka ndi osowa, kuti aphe amene njira yawo ndi yolungama. 15Lupanga lawo lidzalasa mitima yawo yomwe, ndipo mauta awo adzathyoledwa.
16Zabwino ndi zochepa zimene wolungama ali nazo, kuposa zochuluka za oipa ambiri; 17pakuti mphamvu za oipa zidzathyoledwa, koma Atate wathu amachirikiza olungama.
18Atate wathu amadziwa masiku a anthu opanda chilema, ndipo cholowa chawo chidzakhala kosatha. 19Sadzachititsidwa manyazi m'nthawi yoipa; m'masiku a njala adzakhuta.
20Koma oipa adzawonongeka, ndipo adani a Atate wathu adzatheratu ngati maluwa a kuthengo—ngati utsi adzazimirira.
21Woipa amakongola koma sabweza, koma wolungama ndi wachifundo, ndipo amapereka. 22Pakuti amene Iye wawadalitsa adzalandira dziko, koma amene Iye wawatemberera adzachotsedwa.
23Mapazi a munthu amakhazikitsidwa ndi Atate wathu, ndipo Atate wathu amakondwera ndi njira ya munthuyo; 24ngakhale apunthwe, sadzagwa chagada, pakuti Atate wathu amamgwira dzanja.
25Ndinali wamng'ono, ndipo tsopano ndakalamba, komabe sindinaoneko wolungama akusiyidwa, kapena ana ake akupempha chakudya. 26Tsiku lonse ali wachifundo, nabwereketsa, ndipo ana ake amakhala madalitso.
27Tembenuka kuchoka ku zoipa nuchite zabwino, ndipo udzakhala kosatha. 28Pakuti Atate wathu amakonda chiweruzo cholungama ndipo sadzasiya okhulupirika ake; adzasungidwa kosatha, koma mbewu ya oipa idzachotsedwa.
29Olungama adzalandira dziko nadzakhalamo kosatha.
30Pakamwa pa wolungama patulutsa nzeru, ndipo lilime lake limanena chiweruzo cholungama. 31Malangizo a Atate wake ali mu mtima mwake; mapazi ake sateleka.
32Woipa amabisalira wolungama ndipo amafuna kumupha; 33koma Atate wathu sadzamusiya m'manja mwake, kapena kumulola kutsutsidwa pamene aweruzidwa.
34Dikira Atate wathu, nusunge njira yake, ndipo Iye adzakukweza kuti ulandire dziko; udzaona pamene oipa adzachotsedwa.
35Ndaona munthu woipa, wankhanza akufalikira ngati mtengo wobiriwira wobadwira m'dzikomo; 36koma anamwalira, ndipo mwadzidzidzi analibenso; ndinamufunafuna, koma sanapezeke.
37Yang'ana munthu wopanda chilema, nupenye wolungama, pakuti pali tsogolo kwa munthu wamtendere. 38Koma ophwanya malamulo adzawonongedwa kotheratu; tsogolo la oipa lidzachotsedwa.
39Chipulumutso cha olungama chichokera kwa Atate wathu; Iye ndiye linga lawo m'nthawi ya mavuto. 40Atate wathu amawathandiza ndi kuwapulumutsa iwo; amawalanditsa kwa oipa, nawateteza, chifukwa amathawira kwa Iye.