¹ Munthu wanzeru ndi ndani? Ndani akudziwa tanthauzo la zochitika m'moyo? Nzeru mwa munthu imawalitsa nkhope yake, ndipo kuuma kwa nkhope yake kumasintha. ² Ndikukulangizani kuti muzimvera lamulo la mfumu chifukwa cha lumbiro la Mulungu lomuteteza. ³ Usatuluke msanga pamaso pake, ndipo usayimire choipa chifukwa mfumu ichita chili chonse chikufuna. ⁴ Mawu a mfumu amalamulira, ndiye ndani angamuuze kuti, "Mukuchita chiyani?" ⁵ Aliyense wosunga malamulo a mfumu amapewa mavuto. Mtima wa munthu wanzeru umazindikira njira yoyenera ndi nthawi yochitapo kanthu. ⁶ Pazinthu zilizonse pali yankho lolondola komanso nthawi yoyankha, chifukwa mavuto amunthu ndi akulu. ⁷ Palibe amene akudziwa zomwe zikubwera mtsogolo. Ndani angamuuze zomwe zikubwera? ⁸ Palibe amene ali ndi mphamvu youletsa mphepo, ndipo palibe amene ali ndi mphamvu patsiku lakufa kwake. Palibe amene amasulidwa kunkhondo pankhondo, ndipo zoyipa sizingapulumutse iwo omwe ali akapolo ake. ⁹ Ndazindikira zonsezi; Ndayesetsa ndi mtima wanga ntchito zonse zochitidwa pansi pano. Pali nthawi yomwe munthu amapondereza mnzake kuti amupweteke. ¹⁰ Chifukwa chake ndidawona oyipa akwiriridwa m'manda. Adatengedwa kuchokera kumalo oyera ndipo adayikidwa m'manda ndipo adayamikiridwa ndi anthu mumzinda momwe adachitiramo zoyipa zawo. Izinso zilibe tanthauzo. ¹¹ Chilango chokhudza mlandu woipa chikapanda kuchitidwa mwachangu, chimakopa mitima ya anthu kuti ichite zoyipa. ¹² Ngakhale wochimwa amachita zoyipa nthawi zana ndipo amakhala ndi moyo nthawi yayitali, komabe ndikudziwa kuti zidzakhala zabwino kwa iwo amene amalemekeza Mulungu, kwa iwo amene amaima pamaso pake ndikumupatsa ulemu. ¹³ Koma munthu woyipa sadzamuyendera bwino; moyo wake sudzatalikitsidwa. Masiku ake ali ngati mthunzi wakanthawi chifukwa salemekeza Mulungu. ¹⁴ Palinso chinthu china chopanda tanthauzo chomwe chimachitika padziko lapansi: pali olungama omwe amalandira zomwe oyipa amayenera, ndipo pali anthu oyipa omwe amalandira zomwe oyenera amayenera. Ndidanenanso kuti izi ndi zopanda tanthauzo. ¹⁵ Chifukwa chake ndimalimbikitsa chimwemwe, chifukwa munthu alibe kanthu kabwino pansi pano kunja kwa kudya ndi kumwa, ndi kukondwa. Ndicho chisangalalo chimene chidzatsagana naye m'ntchito zake masiku onse a moyo wake amene Mulungu wamupatsa pansi pano. ¹⁶ Nditaika mtima wanga kuti ndidziwe nzeru ndi kumvetsetsa ntchito yomwe imagwiridwa pa dziko lapansi, ntchito yomwe imagwiridwa nthawi zambiri osagona kwa maso usiku kapena masana, ¹⁷ ndimaganizira ntchito zonse za Mulungu, ndikuti munthu sangathe kumvetsetsa ntchitoyi zomwe zachitidwa pansi pano. Ngakhale munthu agwire ntchito mwakhama kuti apeze mayankho, iye sawapeza. Ngakhale munthu wanzeru atha kukhulupirira kuti akudziwa, sadziwa.