Yobu 24

¹“Chifukwa chiyani Wamphamvuzonse sayikiratu nthawi yoti aweruze?

²Anthu amasuntha miyala ya mʼmalire, kuti akuze dziko lawo;

³Amalanda abulu a ana amasiye

⁴Amachotsa mʼmisewu anthu osauka,

⁵Amphawiwo amakhala ngati mbidzi mʼchipululu,

⁶Iwo amakolola za mʼminda ya eni ake,

⁷Amagona maliseche usiku wonse kusowa zovala;

⁸Amavumbwa ndi mvula ya mʼmapiri

⁹Amatsomphola mwana wamasiye wa ku bere;

¹⁰Amphawi amangoyenda maliseche kusowa zovala;

¹¹Iwo amayenga mafuta a olivi mʼminda ya anthu oyipa;

¹²Kubuwula kwa anthu amene akufa kumamveka kuchokera mu mzinda,

¹³“Pali ena amene amakana kuwala,

¹⁴Dzuwa likalowa, wopha anzake amadzuka

¹⁵Munthu wachigololo amadikira chisisira;

¹⁶Mbala zimathyola nyumba usiku,

¹⁷Pakuti kwa onsewa mdima wandiweyani ndiye kuti kwawachera.

¹⁸“Komatu iwowo ndi thovu loyandama pa madzi;

¹⁹Monga momwe kutentha ndi chilala zimasungunulira madzi owundana

²⁰Mayi wowabereka amawayiwala,

²¹Amachitira nkhanza mayi wosabala ndi mayi amene alibe mwana,

²²Koma Mulungu amawononga munthu wamphamvu mwa mphamvu zake;

²³Mulungu atha kuwalola kuti akhale mosatekeseka,

²⁴Kwa kanthawi kochepa oyipa amakwezedwa ndipo kenaka saonekanso;

²⁵“Ngati zimenezi sizoona, ndani angaonetse kuti ndine wabodza