Yobu
34 Elihu anapitiriza kulankhula kuti:
2 “Mvetserani mawu anga, anthu anzeru inu.
Ndimvetsereni, inu anthu amene mukudziwa zambiri.
4 Tiyeni tifufuze tokha zimene zili zoyenera.
Tisankhe tokha zimene zili zabwino.
6 Kodi ndinganame za mmene chiweruzo changa chimayenera kukhalira?
Chilonda changa sichikupola ngakhale kuti sindinachimwe.’+
7 Kodi pali munthu wina wofanana ndi Yobu,
Amene amamwa mawu onyoza ngati madzi?
10 Choncho ndimvetsereni, inu amuna omvetsa zinthu:*
11 Chifukwa iye amapereka mphoto kwa munthu mogwirizana ndi zimene amachita,+
Ndipo amamusiya kuti akumane ndi mavuto chifukwa cha zochita zake.
13 Ndi ndani anamupatsa udindo woyangʼanira dziko lapansi?
Ndipo ndi ndani anamusankha kuti azilamulira dziko lonse?
14 Iye akakwiyira anthu,
Nʼkutenga mphamvu ya moyo* komanso mpweya wawo,+
15 Anthu onse amafera limodzi,
Ndipo anthuwo amabwerera kufumbi.+
16 Choncho ngati mumamvetsa zinthu, mvetserani izi,
Mvetserani mosamala zimene ndinene.
17 Kodi amene amadana ndi chilungamo angakhale wolamulira,
Kapena kodi munthu wamphamvu amene ndi wolungama, mungamunene kuti ndi woipa?
18 Kodi mungauze mfumu kuti, ‘Ndinu wopanda pake,’
Kapena anthu olemekezeka kuti, ‘Ndinu oipaʼ?+
19 Pali wina amene sakondera akalonga,
Komanso sakondera anthu olemera kuposa osauka,*+
Chifukwa onsewo anapangidwa ndi manja ake.+
20 Iwo angafe mwadzidzidzi,+ pakati pa usiku.+
Amaphupha nʼkufa.
Ngakhale anthu amphamvu amawonongedwa, koma osati ndi manja a anthu.+
23 Chifukwa Mulungu sanaikiretu nthawi yoti munthu aliyense
Akaonekere pamaso pake kuti aweruzidwe.
26 Amawamenya anthu onse akuona,
Chifukwa choti ndi oipa,+
27 Chifukwa asiya kumutsatira,+
Ndipo salemekeza chilichonse chimene iye akuchita,+
28 Iwo amachititsa kuti osauka amulilire,
Moti amamva kulira kwa anthu ovutika.+
29 Ngati Mulungu atakhala chete, ndi ndani angamudzudzule?
Ngati atabisa nkhope yake, ndi ndani angamuone?
Kaya abisire nkhope yake mtundu wa anthu kapena munthu mmodzi, zotsatira zake nʼchimodzimodzi.
30 Kuti munthu woipa* asalamulire+
Kapena kutchera anthu misampha.
31 Kodi munthu angauze Mulungu kuti,
‘Ndalandira chilango ngakhale kuti sindinalakwe chilichonse.+
32 Ndiphunzitseni zimene sindikudziwa,
Ngati ndachita cholakwika chilichonse, sindidzachitanso?’
33 Kodi ukufuna kuti akupatse mphoto mogwirizana ndi mmene iweyo ukuonera, pamene ukukana chiweruzo chake?
Iweyo usankhe wekha, osati ine.
Choncho ndiuze zimene ukuzidziwa bwino.
34 Anthu omvetsa zinthu* adzandiuza,
Munthu aliyense wanzeru amene akundimvetsera adzandiuza kuti,
35 ‘Yobu sadziwa zimene akunena,+
Ndipo mawu ake amasonyeza kuti ndi wosazindikira.’
36 Yobu ayesedwe mpaka pamapeto
Chifukwa akuyankha ngati mmene anthu oipa amayankhira.