Yobu 30

¹“Koma tsopano akundinyoza,

²Kodi mphamvu zawo ndi za phindu lanji kwa ine,

³Anali atatheratu kuwonda ndi njala,

⁴Ankathyola therere ndi masamba owawa,

⁵Anapirikitsidwa pakati pa anthu anzawo,

⁶Anawumirizidwa kukhala ku zigwembe za mitsinje yowuma,

⁷Ankalira ngati nyama kuthengo

⁸Anali anthu achabechabe ndi wopanda dzina,

⁹“Ndipo tsopano ana awo akundiyimba nyimbo zachipongwe;

¹⁰Iwo amanyansidwa nane ndipo amandithawa;

¹¹Tsopano pakuti Mulungu wakhwefula uta wanga ndipo wandisautsa,

¹²Ku dzanja langa lamanja anthu akulimbana nane;

¹³Iwo anditsekera njira;

¹⁴Akundithamangitsa ngati madzi olowera pa mpanda wobowoka,

¹⁵Zoopsa zandithetsa mphamvu;

¹⁶“Ndipo tsopano mtima wanga wachokamo;

¹⁷Mafupa anga akuphwanya usiku pakuti

¹⁸Mʼmphamvu zake Mulungu wakhala ngati chovala changa;

¹⁹Wandiponya mʼmatope,

²⁰“Inu Mulungu, ine ndikulirira kwa Inu, koma simukundiyankha;

²¹Inuyo mumandichitira zankhanza;

²²Mwandinyamulira ku mphepo ndipo mwandiwulutsa ndi mphepoyo;

²³Ndikudziwa kuti Inu mudzandifikitsa ku imfa,

²⁴“Ndithudi palibe munthu amene amalanga munthu wosweka mtima,

²⁵Kodi ine sindinalire nawo iwo amene anali pamavuto?

²⁶Koma pamene ndinkayembekezera zabwino, zoyipa ndiye zinandigwera;

²⁷Kuwawa kwa mʼkati mwanga sikukuleka;

²⁸Ndikuyenda wothimbirira, komatu osati ndi dzuwa;

²⁹Ndasanduka mʼbale wa nkhandwe,

³⁰Khungu langa layamba kuda ndipo likufunduka;

³¹Pangwe wanga wasanduka woyimbira maliro,