Yobu 21

¹Pamenepo Yobu anayankha kuti,

²“Mvetserani bwino mawu anga;

³Ndiloleni ndiyankhule

⁴“Kodi ine ndikudandaulira munthu?

⁵Ndipenyeni ndipo mudabwe;

⁶Ndikamaganiza zimenezi ndimachita mantha kwambiri;

⁷Chifukwa chiyani anthu oyipa amakhalabe ndi moyo,

⁸Amaona ana awo akukhazikika pamodzi nawo,

⁹Mabanja awo amakhala pa mtendere ndipo sakhala ndi mantha;

¹⁰Ngʼombe zawo zazimuna sizilephera kubereketsa;

¹¹Amatulutsa ana awo ngati gulu la nkhosa;

¹²Amayimba nyimbo pogwiritsa ntchito matambolini ndi azeze;

¹³Zaka zawo zimatha ali mu ulemerero

¹⁴Koma anthuwo amawuza Mulungu kuti, ‘Tichokereni!’

¹⁵Kodi Wamphamvuzonseyo ndani kuti timutumikire?

¹⁶Komatu ulemerero wawo suli mʼmanja mwawo,

¹⁷“Koma nʼkangati kamene nyale ya anthu oyipa imazimitsidwa?

¹⁸Nʼkangati kamene iwo amakhala ngati phesi lowuluka ndi mphepo,

¹⁹Paja amati, ‘Mulungu amalanga ana chifukwa cha machimo abambo awo.’

²⁰Mulole kuti adzionere yekha chilango chake,

²¹Nanga kodi amalabadira chiyani zabanja lake limene walisiya mʼmbuyo,

²²“Kodi alipo wina amene angaphunzitse Mulungu nzeru,

²³Munthu wina amamwalira ali ndi mphamvu zonse,

²⁴thupi lake lili lonenepa,

²⁵Munthu wina amamwalira ali wowawidwa mtima,

²⁶Olemera ndi osauka omwe amamwalira ndi kuyikidwa mʼmanda

²⁷“Ndikudziwa bwino zimene mukuganiza,

²⁸Inu mukuti, ‘Kodi nyumba ya mkulu uja ili kuti,

²⁹Kodi munawafunsapo anthu amene ali pa ulendo?

³⁰Zakuti munthu woyipa amasungidwa chifukwa cha tsiku la tsoka,

³¹Kodi ndani amadzudzula munthu wochimwayo?

³²Iye amanyamulidwa kupita ku manda

³³Dothi la ku chigwa limamukomera;

³⁴“Nanga inu mudzanditonthoza bwanji ine ndi mawu anu opandapakewo