¹ Pamenepo Yobu anayankha nati, ² "Zowonadi ndinu anthu; nzeru zidzafa pamodzi ndi inu. ³ Koma inenso ndili ndi chidziwitso monga inu; sindine wotsika kwa inu. Zowonadi, ndani akudziwa zinthu ngati izi? ⁴ Ndine chinthu choti mnansi wanga aseke- ine, amene ndimayitana Mulungu ndipo amene amandiyankha! Ine, munthu wolungama ndi wopanda cholakwa, tsopano ndine choti ndikuseka. ⁵ M'malingaliro a munthu amene amakhala mosatekeseka, pamakhala kunyozedwa kwa tsoka; amaganiza m'njira yomwe imabweretsa tsoka kwa iwo omwe phazi lawo limaterereka. ⁶ Mahema a achifwamba akula bwino, Ndi iwo amene akwiyitsa Mulungu amadzimva kukhala otetezeka; manja awo ndi milungu yawo. ^{7 8} Koma tsopano funsani nyamazo, ndipo zidzakuphunzitsani; Funsani mbalame zam'mlengalenga, ndipo zidzakuwuzani. Kapena lankhulani ndi dziko lapansi, ndipo lidzakuphunzitsani; nsomba zam'nyanja zidzakufotokozerani. ⁹ Ndi chinyama chiti mwa zonsezi chomwe sichikudziwa kuti dzanja la Yehova ndi lomwe lachita izi? ¹⁰ M'dzanja lake muli moyo wa zamoyo zonse, ndi mpweya wa anthu onse. ¹¹ Ndi chinyama chiti mwa zonsezi chomwe sichikudziwa kuti dzanja la Yehova ndi lomwe lachita izi? ¹² M'dzanja lake muli moyo wa zamoyo zonse, ndi mpweya wa anthu onse. ¹³ Kwa Mulungu kuli nzeru ndi mphamvu; ali nawo uphungu ndi luntha. ¹⁴ Taona, aphwanyika, osamangidwanso; ngati amanga wina, sipangakhale kumasulidwa. ¹⁵ Taona, ngati aletsa madziwo kuti aphwetse; ndipo akawatumiza, amadzaza dziko. ¹⁶ Iye ali ndi mphamvu ndi nzeru; anthu onyengedwa komanso wonyengayo onse ali m'mphamvu yake. ¹⁷ Amatsogolera aphungu, opanda nsapato; amasandutsa oweruza kukhala opusa. ¹⁸ Amachotsa unyolo wa mafumu kwa mafumu; akumanga nsalu m'chiuno. ¹⁹ Amawachotsa ansembe opanda nsapato achisoni ndikuwononga anthu amphamvu. ²⁰ Amachotsa kuyankhula kwa iwo omwe anali odalirika ndikuchotsa kumvetsetsa kwa akulu. ²¹ Amatsanulira mnyozo pa akalonga ndipo amasula lamba wa anthu amphamvu. ^{22 23} Amavumbula zakuya zamdima ndikubweretsa mithunzi yakuya mkuunika. Alimbitsa amitundu, nadzawawononganso; Amakulitsa mitundu, ndiponso amawatsogolera monga andende. ²⁴ Amachotsa kumvetsetsa kwa atsogoleri a anthu padziko lapansi; awachititsa kuti ayendeyende m'chipululu momwe mulibe njira. ²⁵ Afufuza mumdima wopanda kuunika; amawachititsa kudzandama ngati munthu woledzera.