< Zvirevo 2 >
1 Mwanakomana wangu, kana ukagamuchira mashoko angu, ukachengeta mirayiro yangu mauri,
Mwana wanga, ngati ulandira mawu anga ndi kusunga malamulo anga mu mtima mwako,
2 ukarerekera nzeve yako kuuchenjeri uye ukaisa mwoyo wako pakunzwisisa,
ndiponso kutchera khutu lako ku nzeru ndi kuyikapo mtima pa kumvetsa zinthu;
3 uye kana ukadanidzira kuti uwanze njere uye ukadanidzira nenzwi guru kuti uwane kunzwisisa,
ngati upempha kuti uzindikire zinthu inde kupempha ndi mtima wonse kuti ukhale womvetsa zinthu,
4 uye kana ukahutsvaka sounotsvaka sirivha nokuhutsvaka sounotsvaka pfuma yakavanzwa,
ngati ufunafuna nzeruyo ngati siliva ndi kuyisakasaka ngati chuma chobisika,
5 ipapo uchanzwisisa kutya Jehovha uye uchawana ruzivo rwaMwari.
ndiye udzamvetsa bwino tanthauzo la kuopa Yehova; ndipo udzapezanso tanthauzo la kumudziwa Yehova.
6 Nokuti Jehovha anopa uchenjeri, uye mumuromo make munobuda zivo nokunzwisisa.
Pakuti Yehova ndiye amapereka nzeru, ndipo mʼkamwa mwake mumachokera chidziwitso ndi kumvetsa zinthu.
7 Anochengetera vakarurama kukunda, iye ndiye nhoo kuna avo vane mufambiro usina chaunopomerwa,
Anthu olungama zinthu zimawayendera bwino chifukwa Yehova amakhala nawo. Paja Yehova ndiye chishango cha amene amayenda mwangwiro,
8 nokuti anochengetedza nzira yavakarurama, uye anodzivirira nzira yavakatendeka vake.
pakuti ndiye mlonda wa njira zolungama. Iye amasamala mayendedwe a anthu ake okhulupirika.
9 Ipapo uchanzwisisa zvakarurama, kururamisira nokuenzanisira nzira dzose dzakanaka.
Choncho udzamvetsa tanthauzo la ungwiro, chilungamo, kusakondera ndi njira iliyonse yabwino.
10 Nokuti uchenjeri huchapinda mumwoyo mako, uye ruzivo ruchafadza mweya wako.
Pakuti nzeru idzalowa mu mtima mwako, kudziwa zinthu kudzakusangalatsa.
11 Kungwara kuchakuchengetedza, uye kunzwisisa kuchakurinda.
Kuganizira bwino za mʼtsogolo kudzakusunga; kumvetsa zinthu bwino kudzakuteteza.
12 Uchenjeri huchakuponesa panzira dzavanhu vakaipa, vanhu vane mashoko asakarurama,
Nzeru idzakupulumutsa ku mayendedwe oyipa, kwa anthu amabodza,
13 vanosiya nzira yakarurama kuti vafambe munzira dzerima,
amene amasiya njira zolungama namayenda mʼnjira zamdima,
14 vanofarira kuita zvakaipa uye vanofarira kusarurama kwezvakaipa,
amene amakondwera pochita zoyipa namasangalala ndi kuyipa kwa ntchito zawo zonyansa.
15 vane nzira dzakaminama uye vanonyengera pamaitiro avo.
Amenewa ndi anthu a njira zawo zokhotakhota, ndipo makhalidwe awo ndi achinyengo.
16 Zvichakuponesazve pamukadzi chifeve, kubva pamudzimai asingazvibati, anokwezva namashoko ake,
Nzeruyo idzakupulumutsanso kwa mkazi wachigololo; kwa mkazi wachilendo woyankhula moshashalika,
17 uyo akasiya murume woumhandara hwake uye akashaya hanya nesungano yaakaita pamberi paMwari.
amene wasiya mwamuna wa chitsikana wake ndi kuyiwala pangano limene anachita pamaso pa Mulungu wake.
18 Nokuti imba yake inoenda kurufu, uye nzira dzake kumweya yavakafa.
Pakuti nyumba yake imatsetserekera ku imfa; njira zake zimamufikitsa ku manda.
19 Hakuna anoenda kwaari achidzoka kana kuzowana nzira dzoupenyu.
Opita kwa iye palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amabwerera kapena kupezanso njira zamoyo.
20 Naizvozvo iwe uchafamba munzira dzavanhu vakanaka uye ucharamba uri munzira dzavakarurama.
Choncho iwe uziyenda mʼnjira za anthu abwino, uzitsata njira za anthu ochita chilungamo.
21 Nokuti vakarurama vachagara munyika, uye vasina chavanopomerwa vacharamba vari mairi;
Pakuti anthu olungama ndiwo ati adzakhale mʼdziko ndipo anthu angwiro ndiwo ati adzakhazikike mʼmenemo;
22 asi vakaipa vachaparadzwa panyika, uye vasina kutendeka vachabviswa pairi.
Koma anthu oyipa adzachotsedwa mʼdzikomo, ndipo anthu onyenga adzachotsedwamo.