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12 Kumbuka Nciti wako Wankulu mu ntsiku za uphale wako,+ mbazidzati kufika ntsiku za nyatwa,+ pontho mbapidzati kufika pyaka pyakuti unadzalonga kuti: “Nee ndisakomerwa na umaso”; 2 cita pyenepi mu ndzidzi wakuti ceza ca dzuwa, ca mwezi na ca nyenyezi cidzati kuthima,+ makole mbadzati kubwera pontho pakumala* kubvumba; 3 pa ntsiku yakuti anyakuonera nyumba anatetemera, amuna amphambvu anadzafewa manungo, akazi anadzasiya kupeya thangwi anadzasala akucepa, pontho akazi anayangʼana kunja na pajanela anadzaona cidima;+ 4 pa ntsiku yakuti misuwo yakuenda mu nseu inadzafungwa, kulira kwa libwe kunadzapunguka, munthu anadzalamuka ncitulo thangwi yakulira kwa mbalame, pontho ana akazi onsene anadzaimba mwakusowa mphambvu;+ 5 pa ntsiku yakuti munthu anadzagopa nthunda, mu nseu munadzagopesa; muti wa amendwa unadzabuluka maluwa,+ nthete inadzakwekweteka, cifuno cakudya mbacimala,* thangwi munthu ali kuenda kunyumba yace inafuna iye kukhala kwenda na kwenda,+ pontho anyakulira anadzafamba mu nseu.+ 6 Kumbuka Nciti wako nkufu wa parata mbudzati kuthumuka, mbale ya ouro mbidzati kuswiwa, nkhali mbidzati kusweka pa ncera, roda inafambisa nkhambala yakutunga nayo madzi mu ncera mbidzati kugwandika. 7 Penepo, pfumbi inabwerera ku mataka+ kudabuluka iyo, mbwenye mphambvu ya umaso inabwerera* kuna Mulungu wandimomwene, ule adaipereka.+
8 Mpfundzisi alonga:+ “Mphyakusowa basa kakamwe. Pinthu pyonsene ndi pyakusowa basa.”+
9 Mpfundzisi nee adzakhala basi ene munthu waudziwisi, mbwenye apitirizambo kupfundzisa mbumba pinthu pikhadziwa iye;+ pontho iye anyerezera mwadidi mbasaka kubvesesa pinthu pyakunentsa toera kulemba misangani mizinji.+ 10 Mpfundzisi asaka mafala adidi,+ mbalemba mafala a undimomwene munjira yakulinganira.
11 Mafala a anthu audziwisi ndi ninga miti yakusongoka yakufambisa nayo ngʼombe,+ mafala awo adidi ndi ninga maperego adakhomerwa mwadidi; mafala awo aapaswa na nkumbizi mʼbodzi basi. 12 Mwananga, pinthu pinango pyonsene kusiyapo pyenepi, ine ndiri kukucenjeza kuti: Kulemba mabukhu mazinji nkhabe kumala, pontho munthu angawangisira kakamwe toera kualeri asaneta.+
13 Pakumala kubvesera pyonsene, cinthu cakufunika kakamwe ndi ici: Gopa Mulungu wandimomwene+ mbubvera mitemo yace,+ thangwi pyenepi ndi pinthu pyakuti munthu asafunika kupicita.+ 14 Thangwi Mulungu wandimomwene anadzatonga anthu mwakubverana na pyonsene pinacita iwo, kuphatanizambo pinthu pyonsene pidabisika, mbaona khala ndi pyadidi peno pyakuipa.+