Bilidadhi Alonga Pontho
Bildadi asaipirwa kulingiriwa ninga ng'ombe mbatawira na mafala akukonzedwa a pyakugumana anthu akuipa: nyale yakuzimwa, msampha pa citende, nkhabe mwana wakusala maso. Cithunzi ciri-cense cisagwera mamuna ule adamala kufuciga ana ace.
18 1Penepo Bilidadhi Muxuhi atawira tenepa: 2“Mpaka lini unadzasaka mafala? Khala na ndzeru, buluka penepo tinakwanisa kulonga. 3Thangwi yanji tisaoniwa ninga ng'ombe, mbatiwerengwa ninga apswiru pamaso pako? 4Iwe ule unabzung'amba ekha na ukali wako—kodi dziko inakwanisa kusiyiwa thangwi ya iwe, peno mwala ukhuduluswe pa mbuto yace? 5Inde, ceza ca nyakuipa cinazimwa, na malalawi a moto wace anadzima. 6Ceza cinacita cidima m'nyumba yace ya thenda, na nyale ya pa mwamba pace inazimwa. 7Kufamba kwace kwamphambvu kunacepeswa, na masasanyiro ace ene anamugwisa. 8Miyendo yace ene isamupitisa mu ukonde, mbafamba mbapita mu nsampha wace. 9Nsampha usamphata pa citende; diwa isamumangirira mwamphambvu. 10Nthambo yabisirwa pantsi thangwi ya iye, na nsampha unamudikhira pa njira yace. 11Pinthu pyakugopswa pisamudzudzumisa m'mbali zonsene, mbapimuthamangisa pa citende pace. 12Mphambvu zace zisamala na njala, na nyatwa iri dzololo toera kumugwisa. 13Matenda asadya makhundu a nkhanda yace; mwana wakutoma wa kufa asadya manungo ace. a a v13 Mafala akuti “mwana wakutoma wa kufa” ndi ndakatulo inalonga matenda akupha anafewesa manungo—nyakupha wankulu wa kufa. 14Iye asabuluswa mwakukakamiza mu nyumba yace ya thenda mbaendeswa kuna mambo wa pinthu pyakugopswa. 15Moto usakhala m'nyumba yace ya thenda, yakuti nee kukhalabve yace; sulufure yakupisa isamwazwa pa panyumba pace. 16Midzi yace isauma pantsi, na nthambi zace zisabvinya pa mwamba. 17Kukumbukwa kwace kunamala pa dziko, pontho nkhabe dzina m'miseu. 18Iye asabuluswa mu ceza mbaendeswa mu cidima, mbathamangiswa kubuluka pa dziko yapantsi. 19Iye nkhabe kusiya mwana nee dzindza pakati pa mbumba yace, nkhabe wakupulumuka pa mbuto ikhakhala iye. 20Ale a kumadokero a dzuwa anadzumatirwa na pidacitikira iye, na ale a kumabulukiro a dzuwa anaphatwa na kugopa kukulu. 21Mwandimomwene, pyenepi ndi pinagwera panyumba pa anyakuipa, mbuto ya ule anakhonda kudziwa Mulungu.”