Miyambo

15 Kuyankha modekha* kumabweza mkwiyo,+

Koma mawu opweteka amayambitsa mkwiyo.+

 2 Lilime la anthu anzeru limalankhula zabwino zimene anthuwo akudziwa,+

Koma pakamwa pa zitsiru pamangolankhula mawu opusa.

 3 Maso a Yehova ali paliponse,

Amaona anthu oipa ndi abwino omwe.+

 4 Lilime lodekha* lili ngati mtengo wa moyo,+

Koma mawu achinyengo amachititsa kuti anthu ataye mtima.

 5 Munthu wopusa amanyoza malangizo* a bambo ake,+

Koma munthu wochenjera amamvera ena akamudzudzula.+

 6 Mʼnyumba ya munthu wolungama muli chuma chambiri,

Koma zokolola za munthu woipa zimamubweretsera mavuto.+

 7 Milomo ya munthu wanzeru imafalitsa zimene akudziwa,+

Koma mtima wa munthu wopusa suchita zimenezo.+

 8 Nsembe ya munthu woipa ndi yonyansa kwa Yehova,+

Koma pemphero la munthu wowongoka mtima limamusangalatsa.+

 9 Yehova amanyansidwa ndi njira ya munthu woipa,+

Koma amakonda munthu amene amachita chilungamo.+

10 Chilango chimaoneka choipa* kwa munthu amene wasiya njira yabwino,+

Koma aliyense amene amadana ndi kudzudzulidwa adzafa.+

13 Mtima wachimwemwe umapangitsa kuti nkhope izioneka yosangalala,

Koma munthu sasangalala ngati mtima ukumupweteka.+

14 Anthu anzeru* amayesetsa kuti adziwe zinthu,+

Koma pakamwa pa anthu opusa pamasangalala ndi zinthu zopusa.+

15 Masiku onse a munthu amene akukumana ndi mavuto amakhala oipa,+

Koma munthu amene ali ndi mtima wosangalala* amachita phwando nthawi zonse.+

16 Ndi bwino kukhala ndi zinthu zochepa ukuopa Yehova,+

Kusiyana ndi kukhala ndi chuma chambiri koma uli ndi nkhawa.*+

17 Ndi bwino kudya zamasamba koma pali chikondi,+

Kusiyana ndi kudya nyama ya ngʼombe yamphongo yonenepa* koma pali chidani.+

18 Munthu wosachedwa kupsa mtima amayambitsa mkangano,+

Koma munthu amene sakwiya msanga amaziziritsa mkangano.+

19 Njira ya munthu waulesi ili ngati mpanda wa mitengo yaminga,+

Koma njira ya munthu wowongoka mtima ili ngati msewu wosalazidwa bwino.+

20 Mwana wanzeru amasangalatsa bambo ake,+

Koma munthu wopusa amanyoza mayi ake.+

21 Munthu wopanda nzeru amasangalala ndi uchitsiru,+

Koma munthu wozindikira ndi amene amayenda panjira yabwino.+

22 Mapulani sakwaniritsidwa ngati anthu sakambirana,*

Koma alangizi akachuluka zinthu zimayenda bwino.+

23 Munthu amasangalala akapereka yankho labwino,*+

Ndipo mawu onenedwa pa nthawi yoyenera ndi abwino kwambiri.+

24 Munthu amene ndi wozindikira ali panjira yokwezeka yopita kumoyo,+

Ndipo amapewa kuyenda mʼnjira yotsikira ku Manda.*+

25 Yehova adzagwetsa nyumba za anthu odzikuza,+

Koma adzateteza malire a malo a mkazi wamasiye.+

26 Yehova amadana ndi ziwembu za munthu woipa,+

Koma mawu osangalatsa ndi oyera kwa iye.+

27 Munthu wopeza phindu mwachinyengo amabweretsa mavuto* kwa anthu amʼbanja lake,+

Koma amene amadana ndi ziphuphu adzakhalabe ndi moyo.+

28 Mtima wa munthu wolungama umayamba waganiza usanayankhe,+

Koma pakamwa pa anthu oipa pamangolankhula zoipa.

29 Yehova ali kutali ndi anthu oipa,

Koma amamva pemphero la anthu olungama.+

30 Maso owala amapangitsa* kuti mtima usangalale.

Uthenga wabwino umachititsa kuti mafupa akhale amphamvu.*+

31 Munthu amene amamvetsera chidzudzulo chopatsa moyo,

Amakhala pakati pa anthu anzeru.+

32 Aliyense amene amakana malangizo amanyoza moyo wake,+

Koma amene amamvetsera akadzudzulidwa amakhala wozindikira.+

33 Kuopa Yehova nʼkumene kumaphunzitsa munthu kuchita zinthu mwanzeru,+

Ndipo ulemerero umabwera pambuyo pa kudzichepetsa.+