Mlaliki 11
1 Ponya chakudya chako pa madzi, udzachipezanso patapita masiku ambiri.
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
2 Ndalama zako uzisungitse kwa anthu asanu ndi awiri, inde kwa anthu asanu ndi atatu, pakuti sudziwa ndi tsoka lanji limene likubwera pa dziko.
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
3 Ngati mitambo yadzaza ndi madzi, imagwetsa mvula pa dziko lapansi. Mtengo ukagwera cha kummwera kapena cha kumpoto, ndiye kuti udzagonera kumene wagwerako.
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
4 Amene amayangʼana mphepo sadzadzala; amene amayangʼana mitambo sadzakolola.
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
5 Momwe sudziwira mayendedwe a mphepo, kapena momwe mzimu umalowera mʼthupi la mwana mʼmimba mwa amayi, momwemonso sungathe kudziwa ntchito za Mulungu, Mlengi wa zinthu zonse.
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of Elohim who maketh all.
6 Dzala mbewu zako mmawa ndipo madzulo usamangoti manja lobodo, pakuti sudziwa chimene chidzapindula, mwina ichi kapena icho, kapena mwina zonse ziwiri zidzachita bwino.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
7 Kuwala nʼkwabwino, ndipo maso amasangalala kuona dzuwa.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
8 Munthu akakhala wa zaka zambiri, mulekeni akondwerere zaka zonsezo, koma iye azikumbukira masiku a mdima, pakuti adzakhala ochuluka. Chilichonse chimene chikubwera ndi chopanda phindu.
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
9 Kondwera mnyamata iwe, pamene ukanali wamngʼono, ndipo mtima wako usangalale pa nthawi ya unyamata wako. Tsatira zimene mtima wako ukufuna, ndiponso zimene maso ako akuona, koma dziwa kuti pa zinthu zonsezo Mulungu adzakuweruza.
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things Elohim will bring thee into judgment.
10 Choncho uchotse zokusautsa mu mtima mwako, upewe zokupweteka mʼthupi mwako, pakuti unyamata ndi ubwana ndi zopandapake.
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
