^{3 1} Chilichonse chili na nthawi yake, na nyengo yavintu vonse paziko lapansi. ² Kuli ntawi yakubadwa na ntawi yakufa, ntawi yobyala na ntawi yakunyula mbeu, v 3 ntawi yaku paya na ntawi yakupolesa, ntawi yakuwononga na ntawi yakumanga. ⁴ Pali ntawi yolira ndi nthawi yoseka, nthawi yolira ndi nthawi yovina, ⁵ nthawi yoponya miyala ndi nthawi yosonkhanitsa miyala, nthawi yolandira anthu ena, ndi nthawi yosiya kukumbatira. ⁶ Kuli ntawi yakufuna vinthu na ntawi yakuleka kufuna vinthu, ntawi yakusunga vinthu na mphindi yakutaya zinthu, ⁷ mphindi yakung'amba zovala ndi mphindi yakukonza zovala, mphindi yakutonthola ndi nthawi yolankhula . ⁸ Pali nyengo yakutemwa na nyengo yakudana, nyengo ya nkhondo na nyengo ya mtende. ⁹ Kodi wogwira ntchito amapindulapo chiyani pantchito yake? ¹⁰ Ndawona ntchito yomwe Mulungu wapatsa anthu kuti aimalize. ¹¹ Mulungu adapanga chilichonse kukhala choyenera nthawi yake. Komanso waika zamuyaya m'mitima mwawo. Koma anthu sangathe kumvetsetsa zomwe Mulungu wachita, kuyambira pachiyambi mpaka kumapeto. ¹² Ndikudziwa kuti palibenso china chabwino kwa munthu kuti azisangalala ndi kuchita zabwino masiku onse a moyo wake. ¹³ ndikuti aliyense adye ndi kumwa, ndipo azindikire momwe angasangalalire ndi zabwino zochokera pantchito yake yonse. Iyi ndi mphatso ya Mulungu kwa anthu. ¹⁴ Ndikudziwa kuti chilichonse chimene Mulungu amachita chimakhala mpaka muyaya. Palibe chomwe chingawonjezedwe kapena kuchotsedwa, chifukwa ndi Mulungu amene wachita izi kuti anthu amupemphere ndi ulemu. ¹⁵ Chilichonse chomwe chinalipo chinalipo kale; chilichonse chomwe chidzakhalepo chinalipo kale. Mulungu amapangitsa anthu kufunafuna zobisika. ¹⁶ Ndaona zoipa zimene zili pansi pano, pamene pakuyenera kuweruzidwa, ndipo m'malo mwa chilungamo, zoipa zinali pomwepo. ¹⁷ Ndinati mumtima mwanga, "Mulungu adzaweruza olungama ndi oipa pa nthawi yoyenera pa nkhani iliyonse ndi zochita zonse." ¹⁸ Ndinati mumtima mwanga, "Mulungu amayesa anthu kuti awawonetse kuti ali ngati nyama." ¹⁹ Tsoka la ana a anthu ndi tsogolo la nyama ndi chimodzimodzi. Imfa ya m'modzi ili ngati imfa ya mnzake. Mpweyawo ndi wofanana ndi onsewo. Palibe mwayi kwa anthu kuposa zinyama. ²⁰ Zonse ndi zopanda pake. Chilichonse chikupita kumalo omwewo. Chilichonse chimachokera kufumbi, ndipo chilichonse chimabwerera kufumbi. ²¹ Ndani akudziwa ngati mzimu wa anthu upita kumwamba ndipo mzimu wa nyama umatsikira pansi? ²² Chifukwa chake ndidazindikiranso kuti palibe chabwino kwa munthu koposa kusangalala ndi ntchito yake, chifukwa ndi gawo lake. Ndani angamubweretse kudzawona zomwe zidzachitike pambuyo pake?