Udziwi Usamanga Nyumba
Kumanga na kupulumusa. Nyumba isamangwa na unyakudziwa, ndipo munthu wakulungama asagwa kanomwe mbalamuka. Kunakhonda cikondwero ca kugwa kwa nyamadzawe, ndipo kunakhonda cipembedzo ca kuti 'nee tidadziwa' pomwe anthu asatsogolerwa kuenda ku infa. Munda wa mphesa wakudzala na mauswa usapfundzisa.
24 1Leka kuchitira njiru anthu akuipa, mbukhonda kufuna kukhala pabodzi na iwo, 2thangwi mitima yawo isanyerezera uphanga, na milomo yawo isalonga pya nyatwa.
3Na udziwi nyumba isamangwa, na kubvesesa isakhwimiswa; 4na kudziwa makwartu yace asadzala na mpfuma zonsene zakufunika na zakukoma.
5Munthu waudziwi ndi wakudzala na mphambvu, na munthu wakudziwa asathimiza mphambvu yace, 6thangwi na uphungu waudziwi unakwanisa kumenya nkhondo yako, na kupembera kusabwera na anyakupereka uphungu azinji.
7Udziwi ndi wakukwira kakamwe kwa dzemwa; pa nsuwo, iye nkhabe cinthu cakulonga. 8Ule anasankhula kucita pyakuipa anacemerwa nyakunyerezera pyakuipa. 9Kunyerezera kwa dzemwa ndi madawo, na nyakuseka ndi wakunyanyasa kuna anthu.
10Ungafewa mu n'dzidzi wa nyatwa, mphambvu yako ndi ing'ono. 11Pulumusa ale anakwatwa kuenda ku kufa, mbukhondesa ale anagwegweduka mukuenda kuna kuphiwa. 12Ungalonga kuti: “Onani, ife nee tidadziwa pyenepi,” kodi ule anayeza mitima nkhabe kupizindikira? Kodi ule anakoya moyo wako nkhabe kupidziwa? Pontho iye cipo anabwezera munthu m'bodzi na m'bodzi mwakulingana na macitiro ace?
13Mwananga, idya uci, thangwi ndi wadidi, na madontho a uci ndi akutapira ku kulawa kwako. 14Dziwa kuti udziwi ndi tenepo kuna moyo wako; ungaugumana, pana kutsogolo, na cidikhiro cako nkhabe kudzagwandwa.
15Leka kubisalira, iwe munthu wakuipa, nyumba ya wakulungama; leka kufudza mbuto yace yakupumira, 16thangwi ngakhala wakulungama agwa kanomwe, iye asalamuka pontho, mbwenye akuipa asagwegweduka mu dzedze.
17Leka kukomerwa pangagwa nyamalwa wako, mbukhonda kutawirisa ntima wako kutsandzaya pangagwegweduka iye, 18panango Baba wathu anapiona mbakhonda kukomerwa, mbabulusa ukali wace kuna iye.
19Leka kutsukwala thangwi ya anyakucita pyakuipa, mbukhonda kuchitira njiru akuipa, 20thangwi munthu wakuipa nkhabe kutsogolo; nyale ya akuipa inadzadzimwa.
21Mwananga, gopa Baba wathu na mambo, mbukhonda kuphatana na ale anawukira iwo, 22thangwi dzedze yawo inadzabwera mwakucimbiza, na mbani anadziwa kufudzika kunakwanisa kubweresa awiri onsene?
Kutonga Mwakukhonda Kusankhula Anthu
23Awa ndimbo mafala a anyaudziwi: Kusankhula anthu pa kutonga si kwadidi tayu. 24Ule analonga kuna nyakudaswa kuti: “Iwe ndiwe wakusowa mulandu,” mbumba inadzan'temberera, na madzindza anadzan'sandika, 25mbwenye pinadzakhala pyadidi kuna ale anatonga nyakudaswa, na nkhombo ikulu inadzabwera pa iwo. 26Ntawiro wandimomwene uli ninga kupswompsona pa milomo. 27Khunganya basa yako kunja, sasanyira minda yako, buluka penepo manga nyumba yako. 28Leka kukhala mboni yakupambizira ndzako mwakusowa thangwi; kodi usafuna kunyengeza na milomo yako? 29Leka kulonga kuti: “Ndinam'citira ninga mudandicitira iye; ndinabwezera mamuna unoyu thangwi ya pidacita iye.” 30Ndapita pa munda wa munthu waulesi, pa munda wa mauva wa munthu wakusowa ndzeru, 31onani, onsene ukhadamera na minga; nthaka ikhadafukidzwa na maswa, na mpanda wace wa miyala ukhadagwa. 32Penepo ndaona mbandikoya mu ntima; ndaona mbanditambira cipfundziso. 33Kugona pang'ono, kusinza pang'ono, kupfinya manja pang'ono toera kupuma, 34na usiwa unadzabwera pa iwe ninga mbava, na kusowa ninga mamuna wakuphata pida.