Yobu

21 Tsopano Yobu anayankha kuti:

 2 “Amuna inu, mvetserani mwatcheru mawu anga.

Zimenezi zikhale zokutonthozani.

 3 Ndilezereni mtima kuti ndilankhule.

Ndikamaliza kulankhula, aliyense wa inu akhoza kuyamba kunyoza.+

 4 Kodi ineyo ndauza munthu nkhawa zanga?

Kapena n’chifukwa chiyani mzimu wanga sukukwiya?

 5 Tembenuzirani nkhope zanu kwa ine n’kundiyang’ana modabwa,

Ndipo muike dzanja lanu pakamwa.+

 6 Ndikakumbukira, zikundisokoneza maganizo,

Ndipo thupi langa lonse likumanjenjemera.

 7 N’chifukwa chiyani oipa amakhalabe ndi moyo,+

Amakalamba komanso amalemera kwambiri?+

 8 Ana awo akhazikika nawo limodzi pamaso pawo,

Ndiponso mbadwa zawo zakhazikika iwo akuona.

 9 Nyumba zawo zili pa mtendere, zosaopa chilichonse,+

Ndipo ndodo ya Mulungu sili pa iwo.

10 Ng’ombe zawo zamphongo zimapereka bere, ndipo siziwononga mphamvu zobereketsa.

Ng’ombe zawo zazikazi zimabereka+ ndipo sizibereka ana akufa.

11 Iwo amalola ana awo kutuluka panja ngati nkhosa,

Ndipo anawo amakhala akudumphadumpha pabwalo.

12 Iwo amafuula nthawi zonse poimba maseche ndi azeze.+

Amakhala akusangalala poimba zitoliro.

13 Masiku awo onse amakhala moyo wabwino,+

Ndipo posakhalitsa amatsikira ku Manda.

14 Amauza Mulungu woona kuti, ‘Chokani kwa ife!+

Sitikufuna kudziwa njira zanu.+

15 Kodi Wamphamvuyonse ndani kuti tim’tumikire?+

Ndipo kulankhula naye kungatipindulitse chiyani?’+

16 Komatu, ulemerero wawo saupeza chifukwa cha mphamvu zawo.+

Malangizo a anthu oipa atalikirana nane.+

17 Kodi nyale ya oipa imazimitsidwa kangati?+

Ndipo tsoka lawo limawagwera kangati?

18 Kodi iwo amakhala ngati udzu wouluzika ndi mphepo?+

Kapena ngati mankhusu* ouluka ndi mphepo yamkuntho?

19 Zoipa zimene munthu anachita, Mulungu adzazisungira ana ake omwe,+

Adzam’patsa mphoto yake, ndipo iye adzaidziwa.+

20 Maso ake adzaona kuwola kwake,

Ndipo iye adzamwa mkwiyo wa Wamphamvuyonse.+

21 Kodi adzatha kusangalala ndi ana ake iyeyo atapita,

Chiwerengero cha miyezi yake chitadulidwa pakati?+

22 Kodi adzaphunzitsa Mulungu nzeru,+

Pamene Mulunguyo azidzaweruza anthu apamwamba?+

23 Munthu ameneyo adzafa ali wokhutira.+

Adzafa ali pa mtendere ndiponso wosatekeseka.

24 Ntchafu zake zitadzaza mafuta,

Ndiponso mafuta a m’mafupa mwake akadali ofewa.

25 Winanso adzafa ali wokwiya,

Asanadye zinthu zabwino.+

26 Iwo adzagona limodzi m’fumbi,+

Ndipo mphutsi zidzawakuta.+

27 Inetu ndikudziwa bwino maganizo anu amuna inu,

Ndiponso zachiwawa zimene mungapangane kuti mundichitire.+

28 Popeza mukuti, ‘Kodi nyumba ya wolemekezeka ili kuti,

Ndipo hema wa oipa ali kuti? Kodi malo awo okhala ali kuti?’+

29 Kodi simunafunse anthu oyenda m’misewu,

Ndipo simuonetsetsa zizindikiro zawo,

30 Kuti pa tsiku la tsoka woipa amapulumuka,+

Ndipo pa tsiku la mkwiyo amawomboledwa?

31 Ndani angamuuze za njira yake pamasom’pamaso,+

Ndipo ndani adzam’patse mphoto ya zimene wachita?+

32 Iyeyo anthu adzam’tengera kumanda,+

Ndipo anthu adzachezera pamanda ake.

33 Kwa iye zibuma za dothi lochokera m’chigwa* zidzakhala zotsekemera.+

Pambuyo pake adzakoka anthu onse,+

Ndipo amene anapita iye asanapite n’ngosawerengeka.

34 Choncho, amuna inu mukungodzivuta poyesa kunditonthoza,+

Ndipo mayankho anu ndi mabodza okhaokha.”