Miyambo 21 – CCL & TNCV

1Mtima wa mfumu uli ngati mtsinje wamadzi mʼdzanja la Yehova;

Iye amautsongolera pa chilichonse chimene akufuna.

2Makhalidwe a munthu amaoneka olungama kwa mwini wakeyo,

koma Yehova ndiye amayesa mtima wake.

3Za chilungamo ndi zolondola

ndi zomwe zimakondweretsa Yehova kuposa kupereka nsembe.

4Maso odzikuza ndi mtima wonyada,

zimatsogolera anthu oyipa ngati nyale nʼchifukwa chake amachimwa.

5Zolinga za munthu wakhama zimachulukitsa zinthu zake;

koma aliyense wochita zinthu mofulumira amadzakhala wosauka.

6Chuma chochipeza ndi mawu onyenga ndi chosakhalitsa

ndipo chimakola anthu mu msampha wa imfa.

7Chiwawa cha anthu oyipa chidzawawononga,

pakuti iwo amakana kuchita zolungama.

8Njira ya munthu wolakwa ndi yokhotakhota,

koma makhalidwe a munthu wosalakwa ndi olungama.

9Nʼkwabwino kukhala wekha pa ngodya ya denga la nyumba,

kuposa kukhala mʼnyumba pamodzi ndi mkazi wolongolola.

10Munthu woyipa amalakalaka zoyipa;

sachitira chifundo mnansi wake wovutika.

11Munthu wonyoza akalangidwa, anthu opusa amapeza nzeru;

koma munthu wanzeru akalangizidwa, amapeza chidziwitso.

12Zolingalira za munthu woyipa nʼzosabisika pamaso pa Yehova,

ndipo Iye adzawononga woyipayo.

13Amene atsekera mʼkhutu mwake wosauka akamalira,

nayenso adzalira koma palibe adzamuyankhe.

14Mphatso yoperekedwa mseri imathetsa mkwiyo,

ndipo chiphuphu choperekedwa mobisa chimathetsa mphamvu ya ukali woopsa.

15Chilungamo chikachitika anthu olungama amasangalala,

koma anthu oyipa amaopsedwa nazo.

16Munthu amene amachoka pa njira ya anthu anzeru

adzapezeka mʼgulu la anthu akufa.

17Aliyense wokonda zisangalalo adzasanduka mʼmphawi,

ndipo wokonda vinyo ndi mafuta sadzalemera.

18Anthu oyipa adzakhala chowombolera cha anthu olungama

ndipo osakhulupirika chowombolera anthu olungama mtima.

19Nʼkwabwino kukhala mʼchipululu

kuposa kukhala ndi mkazi wolongolola ndi wopsa mtima msanga.

20Munthu wanzeru samwaza chuma chake,

koma wopusa amachiwononga.

21Amene amatsata chilungamo ndi kukhulupirika,

amapeza moyo ndi ulemerero.

22Munthu wanzeru amagonjetsa mzinda wa anthu amphamvu

ndi kugwetsa linga limene iwo amalidalira.

23Amene amagwira pakamwa pake ndi lilime lake

sapeza mavuto.

24Munthu wonyada ndi wodzikuza amamutcha, “Mnyodoli,”

iye amachita zinthu modzitama kwambiri.

25Chilakolako cha munthu waulesi chidzamupha yekha

chifukwa manja ake amangokhala goba osagwira ntchito.

26Tsiku lonse anthu oyipa amasirira zambiri,

koma anthu olungama amapereka mowolowamanja.

27Nsembe ya anthu oyipa imamunyansa Yehova,

nanji akayipereka ndi cholinga choyipa!

28Mboni yonama idzawonongeka,

koma mawu a munthu wakumva adzakhala nthawi zonse.

29Munthu woyipa amafuna kudzionetsa ngati wolimba mtima,

koma munthu wowongoka amaganizira njira zake.

30Palibe nzeru, palibe kumvetsa bwino, palibenso uphungu,

zimene zingapambane Yehova.

31Kavalo amamukonzera tsiku la nkhondo,

koma ndi Yehova amene amapambanitsa.