Miyambo 17

¹Nʼkwabwino kudya mkute koma pali mtendere,

²Kapolo wanzeru adzalamulira mwana wochititsa manyazi,

³Siliva amamuyesa mʼngʼanjo ndipo golide amamuyesa mʼngʼanjo,

⁴Munthu woyipa amamvera malangizo oyipa;

⁵Iye amene amalalatira mʼmphawi amanyoza mlengi wake;

⁶Zidzukulu ndiye ulemu wa anthu okalamba,

⁷Kuyankhula bwino sikuyenerana ndi chitsiru,

⁸Chiphuphu chili ngati mankhwala amwayi kwa wochiperekayo;

⁹Iye amene amakhululukira zolakwa za wina, amafunitsitsa chikondi;

¹⁰Munthu wanzeru amamva kamodzi kokha,

¹¹Munthu woyipa maganizo ake ali pa kuwukira basi;

¹²Nʼkwabwino kukumana ndi chimbalangondo cholandidwa ana ake

¹³Ngati munthu abwezera choyipa kusinthana ndi zabwino,

¹⁴Chiyambi cha mikangano chili ngati kukhamulira madzi,

¹⁵Kumasula munthu wolakwa kapena kumanga munthu wosalakwa,

¹⁶Ndalama zogulira nzeru zili ndi phindu lanji mʼmanja mwa chitsiru

¹⁷Bwenzi lako limakukonda nthawi zonse,

¹⁸Munthu wopanda nzeru amavomereza zopereka chikole

¹⁹Wokonda zolakwa amakonda mkangano,

²⁰Munthu wamtima woyipa zinthu sizimuyendera bwino;

²¹Mwana wopusa amamvetsa chisoni abambo ake,

²²Mtima wosangalala uli ngati mankhwala abwino,

²³Munthu woyipa amalandira chiphuphu chamseri

²⁴Munthu wozindikira zinthu, maso ake amakhala pa nzeru,

²⁵Mwana wopusa amamvetsa chisoni abambo ake

²⁶Sibwino kulipitsa munthu wosalakwa,

²⁷Munthu wosunga pakamwa ndiye wodziwa zinthu,

²⁸Ngakhale chitsiru chimakhala ngati chanzeru chikakhala chete;