Yobu 29

1 Yobu anapitiriza kuyankhula kwake:

2 “Aa! Ndikanakhala momwe ndinalili miyezi yapitayi, masiku amene Mulungu ankandiyangʼanira,

3 pamene nyale yake inkandiwunikira ndipo ndi kuwunika kwakeko ine ndinkatha kuyenda mu mdima!

4 Ndithu, masiku amene ndinali pabwino kwambiri, pamene ubwenzi wa Mulungu unkabweretsa madalitso pa nyumba yanga,

5 nthawi imene Wamphamvuzonse anali nane, ndipo ana anga anali atandizungulira mʼmbalimu,

6 pamene popondapo ine panali patakhathamira mafuta a mkaka, ndipo pa thanthwe pamatuluka mitsinje ya mafuta a olivi.

7 “Pamene ndinkapita pa chipata cha mzinda ndi kukhala pa mpando wanga pabwalo,

8 anyamata amati akandiona ankapatuka ndipo anthu akuluakulu ankayimirira;

9 atsogoleri ankakhala chete ndipo ankagwira pakamwa pawo;

10 anthu otchuka ankangoti duu, ndipo malilime awo anali atamatirira ku nkhama zawo.

11 Aliyense amene anamva za ine anayankhula zabwino zanga, ndipo iwo amene anandiona ankandiyamikira,

12 chifukwa ndinkapulumutsa mʼmphawi wofuna chithandizo, ndiponso mwana wamasiye amene analibe aliyense womuthandiza.

13 Munthu amene anali pafupi kufa ankandidalitsa; ndinkasangalatsanso mkazi wamasiye.

14 Chilungamo chinali ngati chovala changa; chiweruzo cholungama ndiye chinali mkanjo ndi nduwira yanga.

15 Ndinali ngati maso kwa anthu osapenya; ndinali ngati mapazi kwa anthu olumala.

16 Ndinali ngati abambo kwa anthu aumphawi; ndinkayimira mlendo pa mlandu wake.

17 Ndinkawononga mphamvu za anthu oyipa ndi kulanditsa amene anali atagwidwa.

18 “Ndinkaganiza kuti, ‘Ndidzafera mʼnyumba yanga, masiku a moyo wanga ali ochuluka ngati mchenga.

19 Mizu yanga idzatambalalira ku madzi, ndipo mame adzakhala pa nthambi zanga usiku wonse.

20 Ulemerero wanga udzakhala wosaguga mwa ine, ndipo uta wanga udzakhala watsopano nthawi zonse mʼdzanja langa.’

21 “Anthu ankamvetsera zimene ndinkanena mwachidwi, ankadikira atakhala chete kuti amve malangizo anga.

22 Ndikayankhula, iwo sankayankhulanso; mawu anga ankawagwira mtima.

23 Ankayembekezera ine monga momwe amayembekezera mvula ndipo ankalandira mawu anga ngati mvula ya mʼmalimwe.

24 Ndikawasekerera, iwo sankatha kukhulupirira; kuwala kwa nkhope yanga chinali chinthu chamtengowapatali kwa iwowo.

25 Ndinkawasankhira njira yawo ndipo ndinkawatsogolera ngati mfumu; ndinkakhala ngati mfumu pakati pa gulu lake lankhondo; ndinali ngati msangalatsi pakati pa anthu olira.”