Miyambo 26

¹Ngati chisanu choti mbee nthawi yachilimwe kapena mvula nthawi yokolola,

²Ngati timba wokhalira kuwuluka kapena namzeze wokhalira kuzungulirazungulira,

³Mkwapulo ndi wokwapulira kavalo, chitsulo ndi cha mʼkamwa mwa bulu,

⁴Usayankhe chitsiru monga mwa uchitsiru wake,

⁵Koma nthawi zina umuyankhe monga mwa uchitsiru wake,

⁶Kutuma chitsiru kuti akapereke uthenga

⁷Monga miyendo ya munthu wolumala imene ilibe mphamvu

⁸Kupereka ulemu kwa chitsiru

⁹Monga umachitira mtengo waminga wobaya mʼdzanja la chidakwa

¹⁰Munthu amene amalemba ntchito chitsiru chongoyendayenda,

¹¹Chitsiru chimene chimabwerezabwereza uchitsiru wake

¹²Munthu wa uchitsiru aliko bwino popeza pali chiyembekezo

¹³Munthu waulesi amati, “Mu msewu muli mkango,

¹⁴Monga chitseko chimapita uku ndi uku pa zolumikizira zake,

¹⁵Munthu waulesi akapisa dzanja lake mu mʼbale;

¹⁶Munthu waulesi amadziyesa yekha wanzeru

¹⁷Munthu wongolowera mikangano imene si yake

¹⁸Monga munthu wamisala amene

¹⁹ndi momwe alili munthu wonamiza mnzake,

²⁰Pakasowa nkhuni, moto umazima;

²¹Monga alili makala pa moto wonyeka kapena mmene zimachitira nkhuni pa moto,

²²Mawu a munthu wamiseche ali ngati chakudya chokoma;

²³Monga mmene chiziro chimakutira chiwiya chadothi

²⁴Munthu wachidani amayankhula zabwino

²⁵Ngakhale wotereyu mawu ake ali okoma, koma usamukhulupirire,

²⁶Ngakhale amabisa chidani mochenjera,

²⁷Ngati munthu akumba dzenje, adzagweramo yekha;

²⁸Munthu wonama amadana ndi amene anawapweteka,