¹ Imvani mawu amene Yehova akulengeza kwa inu, inu nyumba ya Isiraeli. ² Yehova wanena kuti, ‘Musaphunzire njira za amitundu, musachite mantha ndi zizindikiro zakumwamba, chifukwa amitundu achita mantha ndi izi. ³ Pakuti miyambo ya anthu awa ili yachabe; wina akudula mtengo m’nkhalango, ndipo mmisiri auumba ndi chida chake. ⁴ Kenako amakongoletsa ndi siliva ndi golide. Amachilimbitsa ndi nyundo ndi misomali kuti chisagwe. ⁵ Zomwe amapanga ndi manja awo zili ngati zowopseza akhwangwala m'munda wa nkhaka, chifukwa nawonso sanganene chilichonse, ayenera kunyamulidwa chifukwa sangathe kuyenda. Musawaope, pakuti sangathe kubweretsa choipa, ndiponso sangathe kuchita chilichonse chabwino. ⁶ Palibe wina wonga Inu, Yehova; Inu ndinu wamkulu, ndipo dzina lanu ndi lalikulu mu mphamvu. ⁷ Ndani amene sakuopani inu mfumu ya amitundu? Pakuti izi n’zimene mukuyenera kuchita, pakuti palibe aliyense wonga inu mwa anzeru onse a mitundu ya anthu kapena maufumu awo onse. ⁸ Onse ali ofanana, ali opusa ndi opusa, ophunzira a mafano omwe sali kanthu koma mtengo. ⁹ Iwo anabwera ndi siliva wosula wochokera ku Tarisi, ndi golide wa ku Ufazi wopangidwa ndi amisiri, ndi manja a oyenga. Zovala zawo ndi nsalu zabuluu ndi zofiirira. Amuna awo aluso anapanga zinthu zonsezi. ¹⁰ Koma Yehova ndiye Mulungu woona. Iye ndiye Mulungu wamoyo ndi Mfumu yamuyaya. Dziko lapansi ligwedezeka ndi mkwiyo wake, ndipo amitundu sangathe kupirira mkwiyo wake. ¹¹ Mukatero kwa iwo, ‘Milungu imene sinapange kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi idzawonongeka padziko lapansi ndi pansi pa thambo. ¹² Koma iye amene analenga dziko lapansi ndi mphamvu yake, ndipo anakhazikitsa dziko lapansi ndi nzeru zake, ndipo mwa luntha lake anayala kumwamba. ¹³ Mawu ake achititsa mkokomo wa madzi m’mwamba, ndipo akweza makungu ku malekezero a dziko lapansi. Iye amapangira mphezi pamvula, natumiza mphepo m’nkhokwe zake; ¹⁴ Munthu aliyense wakhala mbuli, popanda kudziwa. Aliyense wosula zitsulo achitidwa manyazi ndi mafano ake. Pakuti mafano ake osema ndi onyenga; mulibe moyo mwa iwo. ¹⁵ Zili zopanda pake, ntchito ya onyoza; adzaonongeka pa nthawi ya chilango chawo. ¹⁶ Koma Mulungu, ndiye gawo la Yakobo, sali ngati awa, pakuti ndiye amene amaumba zinthu zonse. Israyeli ndilo fuko la cholowa chake; Yehova wa makamu ndilo dzina lake. ¹⁷ Sonkhanitsani mtolo wanu, ndi kutuluka m'dziko, inu anthu okhala m'misasa; ¹⁸ Pakuti atero Yehova, Taonani; Ndatsala pang’ono kutaya anthu okhala m’dzikoli nthawi ino. Ndidzawavutitsa, ndipo adzapeza kuti ndi choncho ¹⁹ Tsoka kwa ine! Chifukwa cha mafupa anga othyoka, bala langa ladwala. Pamenepo ndinati, Zoonadi izi ndi zowawa, koma ndiyenera kupirira. ²⁰ Chihema changa chasakazidwa, ndipo zingwe za hema wanga zonse zaduka pakati. Anandilanda ana anga, moti palibenso. Palibenso munthu woyala chihema changa kapena kukweza nsalu za m’hema wanga. ²¹ Pakuti abusa ndi opusa, ndipo safuna Yehova kotero kuti sanapambane, ndi zoweta zawo zonse zabalalika. ²² Nkhani yafika,Onani! Ikubwera, chivomezi chachikulu chadza kuchokera ku dziko la kumpoto, kuti midzi ya Yuda ikhale mabwinja, ndi mabusa a mimbulu. ²³ Ine ndikudziwa, Yehova, kuti njira ya munthu sichokera kwa iye mwini; Palibe munthu akuyenda wolunjika mapazi ake. ²⁴ Yehova, mundilangize mwachilungamo, osati mu mkwiyo wanu, kuti mungandiononge. ²⁵ Thirani ukali wanu pa amitundu osadziwa inu, ndi pa mabanja osaitana pa dzina lanu; Pakuti iwo adya Yakobo ndi kumuwononga kuti amuwononge ndi kupasula pokhala pake.