Zosangalatsa Nʼzopandapake
1Ine ndinaganiza mu mtima mwanga, “Tsopano ndiyese zosangalatsa kuti ndipeze zomwe ndi zabwino.” Koma izi zinaonekanso kuti ndi zopandapake. 2“Kuseka,” ndinati, “imeneyo ndi misala. Ndipo kodi chisangalalo chimabweretsa phindu lanji?” 3Ndinayesa kudzisangalatsa ndi vinyo, koma umenewu unali uchitsiru, pamenepo nʼkuti maganizo anga akutsogozedwa ndi nzeru. Ine ndinkati mwina kapena njira yotero nʼkukhala yopambana, imene anthu amatsata pofuna kusangalala pa masiku owerengeka a moyo wawo.
4Ndinagwira ntchito zikuluzikulu: Ndinadzimangira nyumba ndi kuwoka mipesa. 5Ndinalima madimba ndi minda yamitengo; ndipo ndinadzalamo mitengo ya zipatso za mitundu yonse. 6Ndinakumba mayiwe osungiramo madzi woti ndizithirira minda ya mitengo yodzalidwa ija. 7Ndinagula akapolo aamuna ndi akapolo aakazi, ndiponso ndinali ndi akapolo ena omwe anabadwira mʼnyumba mwanga. Ndinalinso ndi ngʼombe ndi nkhosa zambiri kupambana aliyense mu Yerusalemu amene analipo ndisanabadwe. 8Ndinadzikundikira siliva ndi golide, ndiponso chuma chochokera kwa mafumu ndi madera awo. Ndinali ndi amuna ndi akazi oyimba ndiponso azikazi; zinthu zokondweretsa mtima wa munthu. 9Ndinali munthu wotchuka kupambana wina aliyense mu Yerusalemu amene analipo ndisanabadwe. Mu zonsezi nzeru zanga zinali nane.
10Sindinadzimane chilichonse chimene maso anga anachifuna;
mtima wanga sindinawumane zokondweretsa.
Mtima wanga unakondwera ndi ntchito yanga yonse,
ndipo iyi ndiyo inali mphotho ya ntchito zanga zonse zolemetsa.
11Koma pamene ndinayamba kuyangʼanayangʼana zonse zimene ndinachita ndi manja anga,
ndi zimene ndinazivutikira kuti ndizipeze,
zonsezi zinali zopandapake; kungodzivuta chabe,
palibe chomwe ndinapindula pansi pano.
Nzeru ndi Uchitsiru Nʼzopandapake
12Kenaka maganizo anga anayamba kulingalira zakuti nzeru nʼchiyani,
komanso kuti misala ndi uchitsiru nʼchiyani.
Kodi munthu wodzalowa ufumu tsopanoyo angachite chiyani
choposa chimene chinachitidwa kale?
13Ndinaona kuti nzeru ndi yopambana uchitsiru,
monga momwe kuwala kumapambanira mdima.
14Munthu wanzeru amayenda maso ali patsogolo,
pamene chitsiru chimayenda mʼchimbulimbuli;
koma ndinazindikira kuti chomwe
chimawachitikira onsewo ndi chimodzi.
15Pamenepo ndinalingalira mu mtima mwanga,
“Zochitikira chitsiru zidzandichitikiranso ine.
Nanga tsono phindu langa nʼchiyani pakukhala wanzeru?”
Ndinati mu mtima mwanga,
“Ichinso ndi chopandapake.”
16Pakuti munthu wanzeru, pamodzinso ndi chitsiru sadzakumbukiridwa nthawi yayitali;
mʼmasiku amʼtsogolo awiriwo adzayiwalika.
Mmene chimafera chitsiru ndi mmenenso amafera wanzeru!
Kugwira Ntchito Nʼkopandapake
17Kotero ndinadana nawo moyo chifukwa ntchito zimene zimagwiridwa pansi pano ndi zosautsa kwa ine. Ntchito zonsezo ndi zopandapake, nʼkungodzivuta chabe. 18Ine ndinadana nazo ntchito zonse zimene ndinazigwira pansi pano, chifukwa ndinayenera kudzazisiyira wina amene adzalowa mʼmalo mwanga. 19Ndipo ndani amadziwa kuti munthu ameneyo adzakhala wanzeru kapena chitsiru? Komabe munthuyo adzakhala wolamulira zonse zimene ndinazichita pansi pano mwa nzeru zanga. Izinso ndi zopandapake. 20Motero ndinayamba kutaya mtima chifukwa cha ntchito zonse zimene ndinazivutikira pansi pano. 21Pakuti munthu atha kugwira ntchito yake mwanzeru, chidziwitso ndi luntha, ndipo kenaka nʼkusiyira wina amene sanakhetserepo thukuta. Izinso ndi zopandapake ndiponso tsoka lalikulu. 22Kodi munthu amapindulanji pa ntchito zonse zolemetsa ndi zodetsa nkhawa zimene amazichita pansi pano? 23Masiku ake onse amakhala achisoni, ntchito yake imakhala yovuta; ngakhale usiku womwe, mtima wake supumula. Izinso ndi zopandapake.
24Kwa munthu palibe chabwino china kuposa kudya, kumwa ndi kukondwerera ntchito zake. Izinso ndaona kuti ndi zochokera kwa Mulungu, 25pakuti popanda Iye, ndani angadye ndi kupeza chisangalalo? 26Munthu amene amakondweretsa Mulungu, Mulunguyo amamusandutsa wanzeru, wozindikira ndi wachisangalalo, koma wochimwa, Mulungu amamupatsa ntchito yosonkhanitsa ndi kusunga chuma kuti adzachipereke kwa amene Mulunguyo amakondwera naye. Izinso ndi zopandapake, nʼkungodzivuta chabe.