Bildadi Muxuhi Atawira
Bildadi asalonga patwa: Mulungu nkhabe kupotolola cilungamo, natenepa ana a Yobe atambira pidafunika na madawo awo. Funa Mulungu, khala wakucena, mbakumalisa kunadzapiringana kutoma. Cithunzi cace ca anthu akusowa Mulungu, mabango akusowa thaka ya madzi, nyumba ya buwe, ciri cakulozera Yobe kwene-kwene.
8 1Na tenepo Bildadi Muxuhi atawira tenepa: 2“Mpaka lini unadzapitiriza kulonga pinthu pyenepi? Mafala a mulomo wako ndi mphepo ikulu yamphambvu basi. 3Kodi Mulungu asapotosa ulungami? Kodi Wamphambvu Zonsene asapotosa pyakulungama? 4Ana ako angadawa kuna Iye, Iye aapereka ku nyatwa ya kupanduka kwawo. 5Mbwenye ungasaka Mulungu na ntima onsene, mbudembetera ntsisi kuna Wamphambvu Zonsene, 6ungakhala wakucena na wakulungama, mwandimomwene cincino Iye anadzakulamukira, mbakubwezera ku mbuto yako yakuthema. 7Maseze kutoma kwako kukhali kung'ono, pyaka pyako pyakumalisa pinadzathimizirika kakamwe kwakukhonda kuyezeka. 8Bvundza mibadwo ya kale-kale, mbunyerezera pidafufudza ababa awo. 9Thangwi ife tadabalwa dzulo basi, nee tisadziwa cinthu; ntsiku zathu pa dziko ino ndi cithunzithunzi basi. 10Kodi iwo nee anakupfundzisa mbakupanga iwe, mbabulusa mafala kubulukira m'kudziwa kwawo? 11Kodi nthete inakwanisa kukula pa mbuto yakusowa dambo? Kodi matete anakula pakusowa madzi? 12Mukali cibiriwiri, mbukhonda kugwandwa, usauma mwakucimbiza kupiringana uswa onsene. 13Tenepo ndi cimaliziro ca onsene ale anaduwala Mulungu; tenepo ndimo unafudzika cidikhiro ca ale asasowa Mulungu. 14Cinyindiro cace ndi cakufewa, na nyindiro yace ndi ukonde wa nkhangaiwa. 15Iye asasendama pa nyumba yace, mbwenye nee isalimira; asaiphata mwamphambvu, mbwenye nee isapirira. 16Iye ali ninga muti wakuthirirwa madzi mwadidi pa dzuwa, mbuthambalaza mphukira zace pa munda onsene. 17Midzi yace isazungulira mulu wa miyala, mbisaka pakati pa miyala mbuto yakukhomerera. 18Mbwenye angang'olwa pa mbuto yace, mbuto isan'lamba, mbilonga: ‘Nee ndakuonapo iwe.’ 19Tenepo ndi kutsandzaya kwa njira yace—na kubulukira m'mataka, anango asamera pa mbuto yace. 20Mulungu nkhabe kuramba munthu wakusowa mulando, nee anaphata djanja anyakucita pyakuipa. 21Iye anadzadzadza mulomo wako na kuseka, na milomo yako na kukhuwa kwa kutsandzaya. 22Ale anakuida anadzabvazikwa manyadzo, na nsasa wa anyakuipa nkhabe kudzakhalapo pontho.”