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15 Elifaji+ wa ku Temani atawira:
2 Kodi munthu wandzeru anatawira na mafala akusowa basa,*
Peno mbadadzadza mimba yace na mphepo yakumabulukiro a dzuwa?
3 Kusandika na mafala apezi ndi kwakusowa basa,
Pontho kulonga basi nkhabe phedza.
4 Thangwi iwe usafewesa kugopa Mulungu,
Mbupwaza kuperekeka kuna Mulungu.
5 Thangwi madawo ako asapangiza pinalonga iwe,*
Iwe usasankhula mafala akunyengeza.
6 Mulomo wako ndiwo unakusandika, tayu ine;
Mulomo wako ndiwo unapereka umboni wa madawo ako.+
7 Kodi munthu adatoma kubalwa ndiwe,
Peno wabalwa mapiri mbadzati kuoneka?
8 Kodi iwe usabva mafala acibisobiso a Mulungu,
Peno ndiwe basi ali na udziwisi?
9 Ninji pinadziwa iwe pyakuti ife nkhabe kupidziwa?+
Ninji pinabvesesa iwe pyakuti ife nkhabe kupibvesesa?
10 Pakati pathu pali na anthu ali na imbvi na ankhalamba,+
Anthu adakalamba kakamwe kupiringana pai wako.
11 Kodi cibalangazo ca Mulungu nkhabe kwana kuna iwe,
Peno mafala acitsalakano anapangwa iwe?
12 Thangwi yanji ntima wako usadzikuza kakamwe,
Thangwi yanji maso ako asafuira thangwi yakuipirwa?
13 Thangwi iwe usaipirwa na Mulungu,
Mbutawirisa kuti mafala ninga anewa abuluke pamulomo pako.
14 Pinakwanisika tani kuti munthu akhale wakucena,
Peno, pinakwanisika tani kuti ule adabalwa na nkazi akhale wakulungama?+
16 Mphapo ndiye tani munthu wakunyanyasa na wakuipa,+
Munthu wakuti asamwa uipi ninga ali kumwa madzi!
17 Ndibvesere; ine ndinakupanga!
Ndinalonga pidaona ine,
18 Pinthu pidalonga anthu audziwisi, mwakubverana na pidapangwa iwo na ambuyawo,+
Pinthu pyakuti iwo nee apibisa.
19 Dziko yaperekwa kuna iwo basi,
Nkhabe munthu wa dziko inango adapita pakati pawo.
20 Munthu wakuipa asathabuswa ntsiku zonsene za umaso wace,
Iye asaona nyatwa mu pyaka pyonsene pya umaso wace.
21 M’makutu mwace, iye asabva pinthu pyakugopesa;+
Mu ndzidzi wantendere, anyakutapata asabwera kuna iye.
23 Iye asandzendza-ndzendza toera kusaka cakudya, mbalonga: ‘Ciri kupi?’
Iye asadziwa kuti ntsiku ya cidima iri dhuzi.
24 Nyatwa na kutsukwala pisan’gopesa;
Pisabwera kuna iye ninga mambo wakuti ali dzololo toera kumenyana naye.
25 Thangwi iye asalamusa nkono wace toera kuthimbana na Mulungu,
Mbayesera kukunda Wamphambvu Zonsene;
26 Mwakuuma ntima, asathamanga mbaenda kathimbana naye,
Na xango yace ya mphindza na yakuwanga;
27 Nkhope yace yadzala na mafuta a m’manungo mwace,
Pontho ncunu mwace mwadzala na mafuta;
28 Iye asakhala m’mizinda yakuti inadzafudzwa,
N’nyumba zakuti nkhabe anakhalamo,
Zakuti zinadzakhala mikuku ya miyala.
29 Iye nee anapfuma, pinthu pyace nkhabe kudzanjipa,
Pontho pinthu pyace nkhabe kudzamwazika pa dziko yapantsi.
30 Iye nkhabe kudzapulumuka pa cidengwa;*
Malirimi a moto anadzaumisa nthawi zace zipswa,
Iye anazambazika angapepeswa na muya wa pamulomo wa Mulungu.+
31 Iye nkhabe funika kutayika, nee kunyindira pinthu pyakusowa basa,
Thangwi iye anadzatambira pinthu pyakusowa basa;
32 Pyenepi pinacitika mbidzati kufika ntsiku yace,
Pontho nthawi zace cipo zinadzakula mwadidi.+
33 Anadzakhala ninga muti wa mauva wakuti mauva ace asagumika mbaciri mawisi,
Ninga mulivera wakuti maluwa ace asamala kugumika.
34 Thangwi nsoka wa anyakuipa nkhabe kubala cinthu,+
Pontho moto unadzafudza misasa ya ale anatawira kudyekerwa.