Miyambo 16

¹Zolinga za mu mtima ndi za munthu,

²Zochita zonse za munthu zimaoneka zabwino pamaso pake,

³Pereka ntchito zako zonse mʼmanja mwa Yehova,

⁴Yehova amachita zonse ndi cholinga chake,

⁵Munthu aliyense wodzikuza amamunyansa Yehova.

⁶Chifukwa cha chikondi chosasinthika ndi kukhulupirika, munthu amakhululukidwa machimo ake;

⁷Pamene makhalidwe a munthu akondweretsa Yehova,

⁸Kuli bwino kukhala ndi zinthu pangʼono zozipeza mwachilungamo,

⁹Mtima wa munthu umalingalira zochita,

¹⁰Mawu a mfumu ali ngati mawu ochokera kwa Mulungu;

¹¹Miyeso ndi masikelo achilungamo zimachokera kwa Yehova;

¹²Kuchita zoyipa kumanyansa mafumu,

¹³Mawu owona amakondweretsa mfumu.

¹⁴Ukali wa mfumu ndi mthenga wa imfa,

¹⁵Kuwala kwa nkhope ya mfumu kumapatsa moyo;

¹⁶Nʼkwabwino kwambiri kupeza nzeru kupambana golide.

¹⁷Msewu wa munthu wowongoka mtima umapewa zoyipa;

¹⁸Kunyada kumafikitsa ku chiwonongeko,

¹⁹Nʼkwabwino kukhala ndi mtima wodzichepetsa pakati pa anthu oponderezedwa,

²⁰Munthu womvera malangizo zinthu zimamuyendera bwino,

²¹A mtima wanzeru amatchedwa ozindikira zinthu,

²²Kumvetsa zinthu ndi kasupe wa moyo kwa iwo amene ali nako,

²³Mtima wanzeru umathandiza munthu kuyankhula mwa nzeru,

²⁴Mawu okometsera ali ngati chisa cha njuchi,

²⁵Pali njira ina yooneka ngati yowongoka kwa munthu

²⁶Njala ya munthu wantchito imamuthandiza kulimbikira;

²⁷Munthu wopanda pake amakonzekera kuchita zoyipa

²⁸Munthu woyipa mtima amayambitsa mikangano,

²⁹Munthu wandewu amakopa mnansi wake,

³⁰Amene amatsinzinira maso ake amalingalira zinthu zokhota;

³¹Imvi zili ngati chipewa chaufumu chaulemerero;

³²Munthu wosapsa mtima msanga amaposa munthu wankhondo,

³³Maere amaponyedwa pa mfunga,