¹ Pamenepo Yobu anayankha nati, ² "Ndamva zinthu zambiri zotere; nonsenu ndinu otonthoza omvetsa chisoni. ³ Kodi mawu opanda pake adzatha? Kodi muli ndi vuto lanji kuti muyankhe chonchi? ⁴ Inenso ndikanatha kulankhula monga inu, mukadakhala m'malo mwanga; Nditha kusonkhanitsa ndikuphatikizira mawu motsutsana nawe ndikupukusa mutu wanga kukutonza. ⁵ Ndikanakulimbitsa ndi pakamwa panga, ndipo kunjenjemera kwa milomo yanga kukakupatsa mpumulo. ⁶ Ndikalankhula, chisoni changa sichichepa; ndikapanda kuyankhula, ndithandizidwa bwanji? ⁷ Koma tsopano, Mulungu, mwanditopetsa; mwasandutsa banja langa lonse kukhala bwinja. ⁸ Mwandiumitsa, womwe ndi mboni yanga; kuwonda kwa thupi langa kwanditsutsa, ndipo zikuchitira umboni motsutsana ndi nkhope yanga. ^{9 10} Ndikalankhula, chisoni changa sichichepa; ndikapanda kuyankhula, ndithandizidwa bwanji? Koma tsopano, Mulungu, mwanditopetsa; mwasandutsa banja langa lonse kukhala bwinja. Mwandiumitsa, womwe ndi mboni yanga; kuwonda kwa thupi langa kwanditsutsa, ndipo zikuchitira umboni motsutsana ndi nkhope yanga. ¹¹ Mulungu andipereka mmanja mwa anthu osapembedza, ndipo amandiponya mmanja mwa anthu oyipa. ¹² Ndinali phee, ndipo anandilekereza. Ndithu wandigwira pakhosi ndi kundiphwanyaphwanya. wandikhazikitsanso ine ngati chandamale chake. ¹³ Oponya mivi ndi uta andizungulira ponseponse. Mulungu alasa impso zanga ndipo sandimvera chisoni; amatsanulira ndulu yanga pansi. ¹⁴ Amaphwanya khoma langa mobwerezabwereza; Andithamangira ngati wankhondo. ¹⁵ Ndasoka chiguduli pakhungu langa; Ndaponya nyanga yanga pansi. ¹⁶ Nkhope yanga yofiira ndi kulira; pa zikope zanga pali mthunzi wa imfa ¹⁷ ngakhale mulibe chiwawa m'manja mwanga, ndipo pemphero langa ndi loyera. ¹⁸ Iwe dziko lapansi, usabisa magazi anga; kulira kwanga kulibe mpumulo. ¹⁹ Ngakhale tsopano, onani, mboni yanga ili kumwamba; iye amene amanditsimikizira ali pamwamba. ²⁰ Anzanga amandinyoza, koma diso langa limatsanulira misozi kwa Mulungu. ²¹ Ndikupempha mboniyo kumwamba kuti itsutsane ndi munthuyu ndi Mulungu monga momwe munthu amachitira ndi mnzake! ²² Pakuti zaka zingapo zitadutsa, ndipita kumalo komwe sindidzabwerera.