Miyambo 23

¹Ngati ukhala pansi kuti udye pamodzi ndi wolamulira,

²ngati ndiwe munthu wadyera

³Usasirire zakudya zake,

⁴Usadzitopetse wekha ndi kufuna chuma,

⁵Ukangoti wachipeza chumacho uwona posachedwa kuti palibepo.

⁶Usadye chakudya cha munthu waumbombo,

⁷paja iye ndi munthu amene

⁸Udzasanza zimene wadyazo

⁹Usayankhule munthu wopusa akumva,

¹⁰Usasunthe mwala wa mʼmalire akalekale

¹¹paja Mpulumutsi wawo ndi wamphamvu;

¹²Mtima wako uzikhala pa malangizo

¹³Usaleke kumulangiza mwana;

¹⁴Ukamukwapula ndi tsatsa

¹⁵Mwana wanga, ngati mtima wako ukhala wanzeru,

¹⁶Mtima wanga udzakondwera

¹⁷Mtima wako usachite nsanje ndi anthu ochimwa,

¹⁸Ndithu za mʼtsogolo zilipo

¹⁹Tamvera mwana wanga, ndipo ukhale wanzeru,

²⁰Usakhale pakati pa anthu amene amaledzera

²¹Paja anthu oledzera ndi adyera amadzakhala amphawi

²²Mvera abambo ako amene anakubala,

²³Gula choonadi ndipo usachigulitse;

²⁴Abambo a munthu wolungama ali ndi chimwemwe chachikulu;

²⁵Abambo ndi amayi ako asangalale;

²⁶Mwana wanga, undikhulupirire

²⁷Paja mkazi wachiwerewere ali ngati dzenje lozama;

²⁸Amabisala ngati mbala yachifwamba,

²⁹Ndani ali ndi tsoka? Ndani ali ndi chisoni?

³⁰Ndi amene amakhalitsa pa mowa,

³¹Usatengeke mtima ndi kufiira kwa vinyo,

³²Potsiriza pake amaluma ngati njoka,

³³Maso ako adzaona zinthu zachilendo

³⁴Udzakhala ngati munthu amene ali gone pakati pa nyanja,

³⁵Iwe udzanena kuti, “Anandimenya, koma sindinapwetekedwe!