Yobu
29 Yobu wakalutilira kuyowoya mwantharika, wakati:
2 “Nkhudokera kuti mphanyi nanguŵa mu myezi iyo yajumpha,
Mu mazuŵa agho Chiuta wakaŵa mulinda wane,
3 Apo wakaŵaliskanga nyali yake pa mutu wane,
Apo nkhendanga mu mdima ndipo ungweru wake ukaniŵaliranga,+
4 Apo nkhaŵa mu* uwukirano wane,
Apo Chiuta wakaŵa mubwezi wane wapamtima ndipo wakaŵa mu hema lane,+
5 Apo Wankhongonozose wakaŵa kuti wachali nane,
Apo ŵana* ŵane ŵakanizingilizganga,
6 Apo malundi ghane ghakagezanga mu chambiko,
Ndipo majalawe ghakanipunguliranga tumilonga twa mafuta.+
7 Apo nkhalutanga ku chipata cha msumba+
Na kukhala mu luŵaza lwa msumba,+
8 Ŵanyamata ŵakaniwonanga na kusezgekera kumphepete,*
Nanga ŵangaŵa ŵalara ŵakawukanga na kwimilira.+
9 Ŵakaronga ŵakalekanga kuyowoya.
Ŵakaŵikanga woko lawo pa mulomo wawo.
10 Mazgu gha ŵakumanyikwa ghakapulikikwanga yayi.
Malulimi ghawo ghakademelera ku chavu chawo.
11 Waliyose uyo wakanipulikanga wakayowoyanga viwemi vya ine,
Ndipo awo ŵakaniwonanga ŵanganikhalira ukaboni.
12 Pakuti nkhathaskanga mukavu uyo wakaliliranga wovwiri,+
Pamoza na mwana mulanda na waliyose uyo wakaŵavya movwiri.+
13 Munthu uyo wakaŵa pafupi kuparanyika wakanitumbikanga,+
Ndipo mtima wa chokoro nkhawukondweskanga.+
14 Nkhavwara urunji nga ntchakuvwara chane.
Urunji wane ukaŵa nga ni munjilira* na nduŵira.
15 Nkhaŵa jiso ku ŵachibulumutira
Na lundi ku ŵakupendera.
17 Nkhaphyoranga miskati ya wakwananga,+
Na kupokeska nyama ku jino lake.
18 Nkhatemwanga kuyowoya kuti, ‘Nifwirenge mu nyumba yane,*+
Ndipo mazuŵa ghane ghaŵenge ghanandi nga ni mchenga.
19 Misisi yane yithazirenge mu maji,
Ndipo jumi likhalenge usiku wose pa minthavi yane.
20 Uchindami wane ukuŵa uphya nyengo zose,
Uta uwo uli mu woko lane ulutilirenge kulasa.’
21 Ŵanthu ŵakategherezganga mwakunweka,
Ŵakakhalanga chete kulindilira ulongozgi kwa ine.+
22 Para namara kuyowoya, ŵakaŵavyanga chakuyowoya,
Mazgu ghane ghakanjiranga makora* mu makutu ghawo.
23 Ŵakanilindiliranga nga ŵakulindilira vula,
Ŵakayasamanga mulomo wawo pwankhu nga ŵakukhazga vula ya chizimwaluphya.+
24 Para nkhaŵamwemweteleranga, ŵakagomezganga yayi,
Kuŵala kwa chisko chane kukaŵakhozganga.*