Zofari Atawira Pontho
Zofari atawira na kuthithimirwa kwace ene mbalonga cithunzi ca kukunda kwa nthawi ing'ono kwa munthu wakuipa: iye asamedza pfuma mbaisanza, asabisa pyakuipa pantsi pa lilime lace mpaka pyasanduka ululu wa nyoka. Iye asacemera pyenepi kuti ndi gawo lakupaswa na Mulungu, mbakhonda kupereka pinthu pinango.
20 1Na tenepo Zofari Munaamati atawira tenepa: 2“Ndi thangwi yace manyerezero anga akutsukwala asandikakamiza toera nditawire, thangwi ya nyongonyongo iri mukati mwanga. 3Ndisabva kusandikwa kunandicitisa manyadzo, na mu kubvesesa kwanga nzimu usandikakamiza toera nditawire. 4Mwandimomwene iwe usadziwa kuti pikhakhala tani kubulukira ku n'dzidzi wakale, kutomera pidaikhwa anthu pa dziko yapantsi: 5kukunda kwa anyakuipa ndi kwakucepa, na kutsandzaya kwa ale akukhonda lemedza Mulungu kusakhala n'dzidzi ung'ono basi. 6Maseze kudzikuza kwace kukwana kudzulu, na nsolo wace ukhuye makole, 7iye anafa kwenda na kwenda, ninga mavi ace ene; ale akhamuona anabvundza, ‘Ali kupi?’ 8Anabuluka mbaenda ninga maloto, cipo anagumanika, athamangiswa ninga masomphenya a namasiku. 9Diso idamuona nee inamuonabve; mbuto yace nee inamuyang'anabve. 10Anace anadzaphemba kuna anyakutcerenga; manja ace ene asafunika kubweza mpfuma yace. 11Mphambvu za uphale zidadzala m'magogodo mace zinagona pabodzi na iye m'pfumbi. 12Maseze kuipa kukhale kwakutapa m'kanwa mace, mbacibisa pantsi pa lirimi yace, 13maseze iye akhonde kufuna kucilekerera mbacikoya m'kanwa mace, 14mbwenye cakudya cace cinasanduka cakuwawa m'mimba mwace; cinakhala utci wa nyoka mukati mwace. 15Iye asameza mpfuma mbwenye anazilukisa; Mulungu anazibulusa m'mimba mwace. 16Iye anayamwa utci wa nyoka; mano a nyoka yakupha anamupha. 17Iye cipo anaona mikulo, mikulo inakhuluka na uci na mkaka wakutsukwa. 18Iye asafunika kubweza misapo ya nyatwa zace mbakhonda kuimeza; nee anatsandzaya na phindu ya malonda ace. 19Thangwi iye apswanya mbasiya anyakutcerenga; akwatira nyumba idakhonda iye kumanga. 20Thangwi mimba yace nee idadziwa ntendere, nee anapulumuka na pinthu pidasirira iye. 21Nkhabe cinthu cidasala toera iye adye; natenepa kupfuma kwace nee kunakhalisa. 22Mu kudzala kwa pizinji pyace, nyatwa inadzamgwanya; cithukutu consene ca nyatwa cinadza pa iye. 23Pakudzala mimba yace, Mulungu anamtumizira ukali wace wakugaka, mbaubvumbisa pa iye ninga cakudya cace. 24Maseze iye athawe cida ca utale, museve wa nkuwa unamtchokomola. 25Iye anausumpha, mbaubuluka mu manungo mace; nsonga wakuyetima unabuluka mu ndulu yace. Kugopswa kunamgwera. 26Cidima consene cisamdikhira mpfuma zace; moto udakhonda kugonekwa na munthu unadzampisa iye, mbudya pyonsene pidasala m'nyumba yace ya cihema. 27Kudzulu kunadzapangiza kudawa kwace, na dziko yapantsi inadzalamuka toera kumenyana na iye. 28Mpfuma zonsene za nyumba yace zinadzakwatwa, zifudzwe pa ntsiku ya ukali wa Mulungu. 29Uyu ndi mugawo wa munthu wakuipa unabuluka kuna Mulungu, unthaka udansankhulira iye Mulungu.”