Zintharika
14 Mwanakazi uyo ngwavinjeru nadi wakuzenga nyumba yake,+
Kweni chindere chikuyipankhura na mawoko ghake.
2 Uyo wakwenda mu kunyoloka wakopa Yehova,
Kweni uyo mendero ghake ngaheni* wakumupepura.
3 Ndodo ya kujikuzga yili mu mulomo wa chindere,
Kweni milomo ya ŵavinjeru yiŵavikilirenge.
4 Usange ng’ombe palije, mu chakulyeramo mukuŵa mwakutowa,
Kweni nkhongono za ng’ombe zikupambika vuna yinandi.
5 Kaboni wakugomezgeka wakuteta yayi,
Kweni kaboni mutesi mvuchi wake mbutesi pera.+
6 Munthu wakugoska wakupenja vinjeru, ndipo wakuvisanga yayi,
Kweni munthu wakupulikiska wakumanya luŵiro vinthu.+
7 Khala kutali na chindere,
Pakuti pa milomo yake palije icho ungamanyapo.+
8 Na vinjeru, munthu wakuchenjera wakumanya makora nthowa iyo wakwendamo,
11 Nyumba ya muheni yiparanyikenge,+
Kweni hema la wakunyoloka likhalilirenge.
13 Mtima ungapulika vyakuŵinya nanga munthu wakuseka,
Ndipo kusekelera kungababa chitima.
14 Uyo ngwakupuluka mu mtima wavunenge vipasi vya mendero ghake,+
Kweni munthu muwemi wakuvuna njombe ya milimo yake.+
15 Munthu muzeleza wakugomezga mazgu ghalighose,
Kweni wakuchenjera wakulanguruka pa mendero ghake ghose.+
16 Wavinjeru wakuchita vinthu mwamahara na kupatukako ku uheni,
Kweni chindere chikupwelerako yayi* ndipo chikujithemba.
17 Uyo wakukwiya luŵiro wakuchita uchindere,+
Kweni munthu uyo wakughanaghanira dankha* wakutinkhika.
18 Ŵazeleza ŵaharenge uchindere,
Kweni ŵakuchenjera ŵakuvwalikika mphumphu yaumanyi.+
19 Ŵanthu ŵaheni ŵasindamenge panthazi pa ŵawemi,
Ndipo ŵakwananga ŵajikamenge pa vipata vya ŵarunji.
21 Uyo wakupepura mzengezgani wake wakwananga,
Kweni uyo wakuchitira chiwuravi wakuyuyuka ngwakukondwa.+
22 Asi awo ŵakupangana kuchita chiheni ŵapulukenge?
Kweni awo ŵakukhumbisiska kuchita uwemi ŵasangenge lusungu* na kugomezgeka.+
23 Ntchito yiliyose iyo munthu wakulimbikira kuyichita yili na chandulo,
Kweni munthu wakutemwa waka kuyowoya wakavukenge.+
24 Mphumphu ya ŵavinjeru mbusambazi wawo.
Kweni uchindere wa ŵazeleza mbuchindere pera.+
25 Kaboni waunenesko wakuponoska umoyo,
Kweni muryarya mvuchi wake wose mbutesi pera.
27 Kopa Yehova ntchisimi cha umoyo,
Kuti munthu wawukeko ku vipingo vya nyifwa.
28 Wumba wa ŵanthu ndiwo mbukuru wa themba,+
Kweni muwusi wambura ŵanthu, wakuparanyika.
31 Uyo wakulyera ŵakuyuzgika wakupepura Mlengi wake,+
Kweni yose uyo wakuchitira chiwuravi ŵakavu wakumuchindika.+
32 Muheni wawenge chifukwa cha uheni wake,
Kweni murunji wasangenge chiphokwero mu kunyoloka kwake.+
33 Vinjeru vikukhala waka chete mu mtima wa munthu wakupulikiska,+
Kweni vikujiphara pakati pa vindere.
34 Urunji ukukwezga mtundu,+
Kweni kwananga ni soni ku ŵanthu.