Baba Nkhabe Kucita Cakuipa
Elihu asabwereza mafala a Yobe kuna iye mbakhotcerera cilungamo ca Baba: ule asatonga pyonsene nkhabe kukwanisa kupotokesa cilungamo, nkhabe kusankhula amambo, na asaona citambo ciri-cense cakuikhwa m'cidima. Kumalisa kwace ndi kwa ukali, kuti Yobe akwanira kuyesiwa mpaka kumalisa.
34 1Na tenepo Elihu apitiriza mbalonga tenepa: 2“Bverani mafala anga, imwe anthu a ndzeru; ndibveserani, imwe ale musadziwa. 3Thangwi khutu isayesa mafala ninga mulomo usalawa cakudya. 4Tisankhule cinthu cakulungama; tidziwe pakati pathu cinthu cadidi. 5Thangwi Yobe alonga kuti: ‘Ine ndine wakulungama, Mulungu akwata cirungamo canga; 6maseze ndiri wakulungama, ndisawerengwa ninga nyakunama; cironda canga nkhabe kuwanga, maseze ine nkhabe kupandukira.’ 7Mamuna wa ninga Yobe mbani, ule asamwa kunyoza ninga madzi, 8ule asacita uxamwali na anyakucita pyakuipa, mbafamba pabodzi na anthu akuipa? 9Thangwi iye alonga kuti: ‘Munthu nkhabe kugumana cinthu mukukomerwa na Mulungu.’ 10Natenepa ndibverani, imwe anthu a ndzeru: Mulungu nkhabe kucita pyakuipa, na Wamphambvu Zonsene nkhabe kucita cakuipa. 11Thangwi mwakubverana na basa ya munthu iye asam'bwezera, na mwakubverana na njira zace asam'bweresera pyenepi pa iye. 12Mwandimomwene Mulungu nkhabe kucita pyakuipa, na Wamphambvu Zonsene nkhabe kupotosa cirungamo. 13Mbani adam'pasa utongi pa dziko yapantsi, mbani adan'thusira dziko yonsene? 14Iye angaikha ntima wace pa munthu, mbabulusa nzimu wace na kupuma kwace, 15manyama onsene mbadafa pabodzi, munthu mbadabwerera ku pfumbi. 16Mungakhala na ndzeru, bverani pyenepi; tetekerani lizu la mafala anga. 17Kodi ule asaida cirungamo anakwanisa kutonga? Kodi munam'pasa mulandu ule ndi wakulungama na wamphambvu, 18ule asapanga mambo kuti: ‘Iwe wakukhonda kufunika,’ na kuna akulu kuti: ‘Imwe anthu akuipa,’ 19ule nkhabe kusankhula ana a amambo, nee kulemedza anyamapfuma kupita anyakutcerenga, thangwi onsene ndi basa ya manja ace? 20Mwakucimbiza iwo asafa; pakati pa masiku anthu asatekenyeka mbamala, anyamphambvu asakwatwa mwakukhonda phatwa na manja a munthu. 21Thangwi maso ace ali pa njira za munthu, iye asaona matawu ace onsene. 22Nkhabe cidima nee mthunzi ukulu kunakwanisa anyakucita pyakuipa kubisala. 23Thangwi Mulungu nkhabe kufunika kupitiriza kudinga munthu, toera iye aende pamaso pa Mulungu toera kutongwa. a a v23 Pinafuna kulonga Elihu: Mulungu nkhabe kusakira mudgo wakutonga peno n'dzidzi wakukhazikiswa toera kubweresa ciruzu — iye asacita basi ene. 24Iye asafwanya anyamphambvu mwakukhonda kubvundza, mbaikha anango m'mbuto mwawo. 25Natenepa, mukudziwa mabasa awo, iye asaagwisa namasiku, mbafwanyika. 26Iye asaamenya thangwi ya pyakuipa pyawo pamaso pa ale anaaona, 27thangwi iwo abuluka pa kuntowera, nee nkhabe kutsalakana njira zace zonsene, 28mwakuti acitisa anyakutcerenga kulira kuna iye, iye abva kulira kwa anyakutambudzika. 29Iye angakhala dzii, mbani anakwanisa kupasa mulandu? Iye angabisa nkhope yace, mbani anakwanisa kuona iye—khala ndi dziko peno ndi munthu, 30toera munthu wakukhonda Mulungu akhonde kutonga peno kutega anthu. 31Thangwi kodi alipo adapanga Mulungu kuti: ‘Ndathukula nyatwa yanga; nee ndinadawa pontho; 32ndipfundziseni pinthu pyakuti nkhabe kupiona; ndingakhala ndacita cakuipa, nee ndinacicita pontho’? 33Kodi iye anakubwezera mwakubverana na kufuna kwako, thangwi iwe usakhonda kusandika kwace? Thangwi ndiwe unafunika kusankhula, tayu ine; natenepa longa pinadziwa iwe. 34Anthu a ndzeru anandipanga, na munthu onsene wa ndzeru anandibva analonga kuti: 35‘Yobe asalonga mwakusowa cidziwiso; mafala ace nkhabe kubvesesa.’ 36Mbingadakhala Yobe mbayeswa mpaka kunkhomo thangwi ya kutawira kwace ninga anthu akuipa! 37Thangwi iye asathimizira kupanduka pa madawo ace; asatinyoza pakweca mbathimiza mafala ace akutcinga Mulungu.”