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 3 Nʼchifukwa chiyani ukutiona ngati zinyama+

Ndiponso ngati anthu opusa?*

 4 Ngakhale utadzikhadzulakhadzula chifukwa choti wakwiya,

Kodi dziko lapansi lingasiyidwe chifukwa cha iwe?

Kapena kodi thanthwe lingasunthe pamalo ake?

 5 Inde, kuwala kwa woipa kudzazimitsidwa,

Ndipo malawi a moto wake sadzawala.+

 6 Kuwala kwa mutenti yake kudzazima,

Ndipo nyale imene ili mutenti yake idzazimitsidwa.

 7 Adzakhala alibe mphamvu zoti nʼkuyendera,

Ndipo mapulani ake adzamubweretsera mavuto.+

 8 Mapazi ake adzamugwetsera mu ukonde,

Ndipo adzayenda mʼzingwe za ukondewo.

 9 Msampha udzamugwira chidendene.

Khwekhwe lidzamukola.+

10 Chingwe chabisidwa pansi kuti chimukole,

Ndipo msampha uli panjira yake.

11 Zoopsa zimamuchititsa mantha paliponse,+

Ndipo zimamuthamangitsa zili naye pafupi kwambiri.

12 Mphamvu zake zimachepa,

Ndipo tsoka+ lidzamuchititsa kuti ayende modzandira.*

13 Khungu lake ladyeka.

Matenda oopsa kwambiri agwira* manja ndi miyendo yake.

14 Iye adzachotsedwa mʼmalo otetezeka amutenti yake,+

Ndipo adzamupititsa kwa mfumu ya zinthu zoopsa.*

15 Anthu achilendo adzakhala* mutenti yake.

Sulufule adzamwazidwa panyumba yake.+

16 Pansi, mizu yake idzauma,

Ndipo pamwamba, nthambi zake zidzafota.

17 Anthu sadzamukumbukiranso padziko lapansi,

Ndipo mumsewu dzina lake silidzadziwika.*

18 Adzamuchotsa powala nʼkumupititsa kumdima

Ndipo adzamuthamangitsa padziko lapansi.

19 Iye sadzasiya ana kapena mbadwa pakati pa anthu ake,

Ndipo sipadzakhala wopulumuka pamalo amene iye akukhala.*

20 Tsiku la tsoka lake likadzafika, anthu a Kumadzulo adzachita mantha kwambiri,

Ndipo anthu a Kumʼmawa adzagwidwa ndi mantha aakulu.

21 Izi nʼzimene zimachitikira matenti a munthu wochita zoipa,

Komanso malo a munthu amene sadziwa Mulungu.”