Miyambo 22
1 Mbiri yabwino ndi yofunika kuposa chuma chambiri; kupeza kuyanja nʼkwabwino kuposa siliva kapena golide.
to choose name from riches many from silver: money and from gold favor pleasant
2 Wolemera ndi wosauka ndi ofanana; onsewa anawalenga ndi Yehova.
rich and be poor to meet to make all their LORD
3 Munthu wochenjera akaona choopsa amabisala, koma munthu wopusa amangopitirira ndipo amadzanongʼoneza bondo.
prudent to see: see distress: harm (and to hide *Q(K)*) and simple to pass and to fine
4 Mphotho ya munthu wodzichepetsa ndi woopa Yehova ndi chuma, ulemu ndi moyo.
consequence humility fear LORD riches and glory and life
5 Mʼnjira za anthu oyipa muli minga ndi misampha, koma amene amasala moyo wake adzazipewa zonsezo.
thorn snare in/on/with way: conduct twisted to keep: guard soul his to remove from them
6 Mwana muzimuphunzitsa njira yake, ndipo akadzakalamba sadzachokamo.
to dedicate to/for youth upon lip: word way: conduct his also for be old not to turn aside: depart from her
7 Wolemera amalamulira wosauka, ndipo wokongola zinthu amakhala kapolo wa womukongozayo.
rich in/on/with be poor to rule and servant/slave to borrow to/for man to borrow
8 Amene amafesa zoyipa amakolola mavuto, ndipo ndodo yaukali wake idzathyoka.
to sow injustice (to reap *Q(k)*) evil: trouble and tribe: staff fury his to end: expend
9 Amene ali ndi diso lachifundo adzadalitsika, pakuti iye amagawana chakudya chake ndi anthu osauka.
pleasant eye he/she/it to bless for to give: give from food: bread his to/for poor
10 Chotsani munthu wonyoza, ndipo kukangana kudzatha; mapokoso ndi zonyoza zidzaleka.
to drive out: drive out to mock and to come out: come strife and to cease judgment and dishonor
11 Amene amakonda kukhala woyera mtima ndi kumayankhula mawu abwino, adzakhala bwenzi la mfumu.
to love: lover (pure *Q(K)*) heart favor lip: words his neighbor his king
12 Maso a Yehova amakhala pa anthu odziwa bwino zinthu, koma Iye adzalepheretsa mawu a anthu osakhulupirika.
eye LORD to watch knowledge and to pervert word to act treacherously
13 Munthu waulesi amati, “Kunjaku kuli mkango. Ine ndidzaphedwa mʼmisewu!”
to say sluggish lion in/on/with outside in/on/with midst street/plaza to murder
14 Pakamwa pa mkazi wachigololo pali ngati dzenje lozama; amene Yehova wamukwiyira adzagwamo.
pit deep lip be a stranger be indignant LORD (to fall: fall *Q(k)*) there
15 Uchitsiru umakhala mu mtima mwa mwana, koma ndodo yomulangira mwanayo idzachotsa uchitsiruwo.
folly to conspire in/on/with heart youth tribe: staff discipline to remove her from him
16 Amene amapondereza anthu osauka kuti awonjezere chuma chake, ndiponso amene amapereka mphatso kwa anthu olemera onsewa adzasauka.
to oppress poor to/for to multiply to/for him to give: give to/for rich surely to/for need
17 Utchere khutu lako ndipo umvere mawu anzeru; uyike mtima wako pa zimene ndikukuphunzitsa kuti udziwe.
to stretch ear your and to hear: hear word wise and heart your to set: make to/for knowledge my
18 Zidzakhala zokondweretsa ngati uzisunga mu mtima mwako ndi wokonzeka kuziyankhula.
for pleasant for to keep: guard them in/on/with belly: body your to establish: prepare together upon lips your
19 Ndakuphunzitsa zimenezi lero koma makamaka uziopa Yehova.
to/for to be in/on/with LORD confidence your to know you [the] day also you(m. s.)
20 Kodi suja ndinakulembera malangizo makumi atatu okuchenjeza ndi okupatsa nzeru,
not to write to/for you (officer *Q(K)*) in/on/with counsel and knowledge
21 malangizo okudziwitsa zolungama ndi zoona ndi kuti ukawayankhe zoona amene akutumawo?
to/for to know you truth word truth: true to/for to return: reply word truth: true to/for to send: depart you
22 Mʼmphawi usamubere chifukwa ndi osauka, ndipo usawapondereze anthu osowa mʼbwalo la milandu,
not to plunder poor for poor he/she/it and not to crush afflicted in/on/with gate
23 pakuti Yehova adzawateteza pa mlandu wawo ndipo adzalanda moyo onse amene amawalanda iwo.
for LORD to contend strife their and to rob [obj] to rob them soul: life
24 Usapalane naye ubwenzi munthu wosachedwa kupsa mtima ndipo usayanjane ndi munthu amene sachedwa kukwiya
not to accompany with master: men face: anger and with man rage not to come (in): come
25 kuopa kuti iwe ungadzaphunzire njira zake ndi kukodwa mu msampha.
lest to teach/learn (way his *Q(K)*) and to take: recieve snare to/for soul: myself your
26 Usakhale munthu wopereka chikole kapena kukhala mboni pa ngongole;
not to be in/on/with to blow palm in/on/with to pledge loan
27 ngati ulephera kupeza njira yolipirira adzakulanda ngakhale bedi lako lomwe.
if nothing to/for you to/for to complete to/for what? to take: take bed your from underneath: under you
28 Usasunthe mwala wamʼmalire akalekale amene anayikidwa ndi makolo ako.
not to remove border: boundary forever: antiquity which to make father your
29 Kodi ukumuona munthu waluso pa ntchito yake? Iye adzatumikira mafumu; sadzatumikira anthu wamba.
to see man quick in/on/with work his to/for face: before king to stand not to stand to/for face: before obscure
