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24 “Thangwi yanji Wamphambvu Zonsene nkhabe kukhazikisa ndzidzi wakutonga?+
Thangwi yanji ale anandziwa nkhabe kuona ntsiku yakutonga kwace?
2 Anthu asacinja madire a mbuto za andzawo;+
Iwo asaba pifuyo, mbaenda napyo mu mbuto zawo zinadyesera iwo pifuyo.
3 Iwo asakwata buru ya ana aumphawi,*
Pontho asaphatira ng’ombe ya nzice toera abweze pidafiyari iye.+
4 Iwo asakakamiza anyakutcerenga toera abuluke n’njira;
Anyakusowa ciphedzo pa dziko yapantsi asabisala thangwi ya kuagopa.+
5 Anyakutcerenga asaenda kasaka cakudya ninga pinacita buru ya ntsanga+ n’thando;
Iwo asasaka cakudya n’thando toera kupasa anawo.
6 Iwo asafunika kubvuna m’minda ya anthu anango,
Mbaphalakatira m’munda wa mauva wa munthu wakuipa.
7 Namasiku iwo asagona cipezipezi;+
Iwo nkhabe cakufinika toera kupha mphepo.
8 Iwo atota na madzi anabvumba m’mapiri;
Asaphatirira miyala thangwi iwo nkhabe pakuthawira.
9 Mwana waumphawi* asabuluswa pa bere ya mai wace;+
Pontho nguwo za anyakutcerenga zisaphatirwa toera abweze pidafiyari iwo.+
10 Asakakamizwa toera kufamba cipezipezi,
Anyanjala asathukula misumbu ya pyakudya pinabvunwa.
11 Iwo asaphata basa mwakuwanga n’khundu mwa mapiri pakati pa mipanda ya miyala, mbapya na dzuwa;
Iwo asakamula mauva, ngakhale tenepo, asathabuka na nyota.+
12 Ale akuti ali kufa, asapitiriza kukhuwa mu nzinda;
Ale adaphekeswa kakamwe asakhuwa toera kuphemba ciphedzo,+
Mbwenye Mulungu nee asaona pyenepi ninga pinthu pyakuipa.
13 Alipo anthu anaida ceza;+
Iwo nee asadzindikira njira za ceza,
Pontho iwo nkhabe kufamba munjira zace.
14 Phanga asalamuka namacibese;
Mbapha nyakusowa ciphedzo na nyakutcerenga,+
Mbwenye namasiku, iye asaba.
Iye asaphimbira nkhope yace.
16 Ncidima, iwo asaenda mbaswa nyumba za anaciro;
Namasikati, iwo asafungirika n’nyumba zawo.
Iwo asacalira ceza.+
17 Iwo asagopa macibese ninga munagopa anthu cidima cikulu;
Thangwi iwo adzolowera pinthu pinagopa anthu ncidima cikulu.
18 Mbwenye iwo asakwatwa na madzi mwakucimbiza.
Mbuto yawo inadzapaswa dzedze.+
Iwo nee anadzabwerera ku minda yawo ya mauva.
19 Ninga malimwe na kupisa kusapwesa madzi pantsi,
Nthumbi* zisakwata ale adacita madawo!+
20 Mai wawo anadzaaduwala; mpfunye zinadzakomerwa na kuadya.
Iwo nkhabe kudzakumbukirwabve.+
Anyakuipa anadzagwiswa ninga muti.
21 Iwo asaponderera nkazi wakukhonda kubala,
Pontho asathabusa nzice.
22 Mulungu anadzaphatisira mphambvu zace toera kufudza anyamphambvu;
Maseze asadzikuza, iwo nkhabe cinyindiro thangwi ya umaso wawo.
23 Mulungu asatawirisa kuti iwo akhale na cinyindiro, mbaona kuti ali akutsidzikizika,+
24 Iwo asakuzwa mu ndzidzi wakucepa, buluka penepo asazambazika.+
Iwo asacepeswa,+ mbafa ninga munafa anthu onsene;
Asagwandwa ninga munabvunwa tirigu.
25 Cincino mbani anafuna kupangiza kuti ndine nyauthambi,
Peno kupokanya mafala anga?”