Masalimo 49
1 Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Salimo la ana a Kora. Imvani izi anthu a mitundu yonse; mvetserani, nonse amene mumakhala pa dziko lonse,
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” Hear this, all ye nations; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world;
2 anthu wamba pamodzi ndi anthu odziwika, olemera pamodzinso ndi osauka:
Both high and low, rich and poor alike!
3 Pakamwa panga padzayankhula mawu anzeru; mawu ochokera mu mtima mwanga adzapereka nzeru.
My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my mind shall be understanding.
4 Ndidzatchera khutu langa ku mwambo, ndi pangwe ndidzafotokoza momveka mwambi wanga.
I will incline mine ear to a poem; I will utter my song upon the harp.
5 Ine ndichitirenji mantha pamene masiku oyipa afika, pamene achinyengo oyipa andizungulira.
Why should I fear in the days of adversity, When the iniquity of my adversaries encompasseth me;
6 Iwo amene adalira kulemera kwawo ndi kutamandira kuchuluka kwa chuma chawo?
They who trust in their riches, And glory in the greatness of their wealth?
7 Palibe munthu amene angawombole moyo wa mnzake kapena kuperekera mnzake dipo kwa Mulungu.
No one can redeem his brother from death, Nor give a ransom for him to God,
8 Dipo la moyo ndi la mtengowapatali, palibe malipiro amene angakwanire,
That he should live to eternity, And not see the pit.
9 kuti iye akhale ndi moyo mpaka muyaya ndi kusapita ku manda.
Too costly is the redemption of his life, And he giveth it up for ever.
10 Pakuti onse amaona kuti anthu anzeru amamwalira; opusa ndi opanda nzeru chimodzimodzinso amawonongeka ndipo amasiyira chuma chawo anthu ena.
For he seeth that wise men die, As well as the foolish and the ignorant; They perish alike, And leave their wealth to others.
11 Manda awo adzakhala nyumba zawo mpaka muyaya, malo awo okhalako kwa nthawi yonse ya mibado yawo, ngakhale anatchula malo mayina awo.
They imagine that their houses will endure for ever, And their dwelling-places from generation to generation: Men celebrate their names on the earth.
12 Ngakhale munthu akhale wachuma chotani, adzafa ngati nyama.
Yet man, who is in honor, abideth not; He is like the beasts that perish.
13 Izi ndi zimene zimachitikira iwo amene amadzidalira okha, ndi owatsatira awo amene amavomereza zimene amayankhula. (Sela)
Such is the way which is their confidence! And they who come after them approve their maxims. (Pause)
14 Monga nkhosa iwo ayenera kupita ku manda, ndipo imfa idzawadya. Olungama adzawalamulira mmawa; matupi awo adzavunda mʼmanda, kutali ndi nyumba zawo zaufumu. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep they are cast into the underworld; Death shall feed upon them; And the upright shall soon trample upon them. Their form shall be consumed in the underworld, And they shall no more have a dwelling-place. (Sheol h7585)
15 Koma Mulungu adzawombola moyo wanga kuchoka ku manda; ndithu Iye adzanditengera kwa Iye mwini. (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my life from the underworld; Yea, he will take me under his care. (Pause) (Sheol h7585)
16 Usavutike mu mtima pamene munthu akulemera, pamene ulemerero wa nyumba yake ukuchulukirachulukira;
Be not thou afraid, when one becometh rich; When the glory of his house is increased!
17 Pakuti sadzatenga kanthu pamodzi naye pamene wamwalira, ulemerero wake sudzapita pamodzi naye.
For, when he dieth, he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.
18 Ngakhale pamene munthuyo ali moyo amadziyesa wodala, ndipo ngakhale atamandidwe pamene zinthu zikumuyendera bwino,
Though in his life he thought himself happy, —Though men praised thee, while thou wast in prosperity, —
19 iyeyo adzakakhala pamodzi ndi mʼbado wa makolo ake, amene sadzaonanso kuwala.
Yet shalt thou go to the dwelling-place of thy fathers, Who never more shall see the light!
20 Munthu amene ali ndi chuma koma wopanda nzeru adzafa ngati nyama yakuthengo.
The man who is in honor, but without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
