Misangani
19 Mphyadidi kukhala ntcerengi mbufamba mwakukhulupirika,+
Kupiringana kukhala dzemwa mbulonga uthambi.+
2 Munthu wakusowa cidziwiso si wadidi tayu,+
Pontho munthu anacita pinthu mwakukhonda kunyerezera asadawa.
3 Udzemwa wa munthu usamuendesa munjira yakuipa,
Mbwenye ntima wace usaipirwa na Yahova.
4 Munthu wakupfuma asakhala na axamwali azinji,
Mbwenye ntcerengi asathawiwa ngakhale na xamwali wace ene.+
5 Mboni wauthambi nee anasiyiwa tenepo mbakhonda kutcunyuswa,+
Pontho ule analonga uthambi ndzidzi onsene nee anadzapulumuka.+
6 Azinji asasaka kukhala akutawirika kuna atsogoleri,*
Onsene ndi axamwali a munthu anapereka miyoni.
7 Khala ntcerengi asaidiwa+ na abale ace onsene;
Ndiye tani axamwali ace,+ iwo anancalira na kutali kakamwe!
Iye asaenda nduli mwawo toera kuphemba ciphedzo, mbwenye nkhabe anantawira.
8 Munthu anagumana ndzeru asafunika ekhene.*+
Ule anakoya luso yakudzindikira, pinthu pinanfambira mwadidi.+
9 Mboni wauthambi nee anasiyiwa tenepo mbakhonda kutcunyuswa,
Pontho ule analonga uthambi ndzidzi onsene anadzafa.+
10 Si pyakuthema tayu kuti dzemwa akhale na mpfuma;
Nee ntumiki kutonga akulu-akulu.+
11 Udziwisi wa munthu usamʼphedza toera akhonde kuipirwa mwakucimbiza,+
Iye asakhala wakubalika thangwi yakupwaza* pyakuipa pinacitirwa iye.+
12 Ukali wa mambo ndi ninga kulira kwa nkhalamu,+
Mbwenye ntsisi zace ndi ninga bume pa tsanga.
13 Mwana wakuti ndi dzemwa asabweresera nyatwa pai wace,+
Nkazi wanthonga ndi ninga ntsoi ya nyumba yakuti isapitiriza kucuca.+
14 Nyumba na mpfuma ndi unthaka unapereka pai kuna mwanace,
Mbwenye nkazi wandzeru ndi muoni unabuluka kuna Yahova.+
15 Kupolola kusabweresa citulo cikulu,
Pontho munthu wakupolola anakhala na njala.+
16 Munthu anakoya matongero asatsidzikiza umaso wace;+
Ule anakhonda kucita mphole-mphole na pinacita iye anadzafa.+
17 Ule anacitira pyadidi nyakutcerenga asabwerekesa Yahova,+
Pontho iye anadzampasa nkhombo* thangwi ya pinthu pinacita iye.+
19 Munthu anaipirwa mwakucimbiza anatcunyuswa;
Ungayesera kuntsidzikiza,unacita pyenepi mwakubwereza-bwereza.+
21 Munthu asanyerezera pinthu pizinji toera kucita,
Mbwenye pinafuna Yahova ndipyo pinafuna kucitika.+
22 Cinthu cakufunika muna munthu ndi ufuni wace wakukhonda mala;+
Mphyadidi kakamwe kukhala ntcerengi kupiringana kukhala nyauthambi.
23 Kugopa Yahova kusatsogolera ku umaso;+
Ule ananʼgopa anadzapuma mwakupfulika, nkhabe cinthu cakuipa cinafuna kuncitikira.+
24 Nyakupolola asaikha manja ace mu mbale,
Mbwenye nee asawangisira toera kuabweza pontho pamulomo pace.+
25 Menya nyakusingirira+ toera nyakusowa luso akhale wandzeru,+
Pontho sandika munthu waluso yakubvesesa, toera cidziwiso cace cithimizirike.+
26 Munthu anathabusa pai wace mbathamangisa mai wace,
Ndi mwana wakupasa manyadzo na wakupwazisa.+
27 Mwananga, ungasiya kubvesera uphungu,
Unadzatayika mbusiya njira ya cidziwiso.