[1] Kuyankha kofatsa kumathetsa mkwiyo, koma mawu ozaza amautsa ukali.
[2] Munthu wanzeru amayankhula zinthu za nzeru, koma pakamwa pa zitsiru pamatulutsa za uchitsiru.
[3] Maso a Yehova ali ponseponse, amayangʼana pa oyipa ndi abwino omwe.
[4] Kuyankhula kodekha kuli ngati mtengo wopatsa moyo, koma kuyankhula kopotoka kumapweteka mtima.
[5] Chitsiru chimanyoza mwambo wa abambo ake, koma wochenjera amasamala chidzudzulo.
[6] Munthu wolungama amakhala ndi chuma chambiri, zimene woyipa amapindula nazo zimamugwetsa mʼmavuto.
[7] Pakamwa pa anthu anzeru pamafalitsa nzeru; koma mitima ya zitsiru sitero.
[8] Nsembe za anthu oyipa zimamunyansa Yehova, koma amakondwera ndi pemphero la anthu owona mtima.
[9] Ntchito za anthu oyipa zimamunyansa Yehova koma amakonda amene amafunafuna chilungamo.
[10] Amene amasiya njira yabwino adzalangidwa koopsa. Odana ndi chidzudzulo adzafa.
[11] Manda ndi chiwonongeko ndi zosabisika pamaso pa Yehova, nanji mitima ya anthu!
[12] Wonyoza sakonda kudzudzulidwa; iye sapita kwa anthu anzeru.
[13] Mtima wokondwa umachititsa nkhope kukhala yachimwemwe, koma mtima wosweka umawawitsa moyo.
[14] Mtima wa munthu wozindikira zinthu umafunafuna nzeru, koma pakamwa pa zitsiru pamadya uchitsiru wawo.
[15] Munthu woponderezedwa masiku ake onse amakhala oyipa, koma mtima wachimwemwe umakhala pa chisangalalo nthawi zonse.
[16] Kuli bwino kukhala ndi zinthu pangʼono nʼkumaopa Yehova, kusiyana ndi kukhala ndi chuma chambiri uli pamavuto.
[17] Kuli bwino kudyera ndiwo zamasamba pamene pali chikondi, kusiyana ndi kudyera nyama yangʼombe yonenepa pamene pali udani.
[18] Munthu wopsa mtima msanga amayambitsa mikangano, koma munthu woleza mtima amathetsa ndewu.
[19] Njira ya munthu waulesi ndi yowirira ndi mtengo waminga, koma njira ya munthu wolungama ili ngati msewu waukulu.
[20] Mwana wanzeru amakondweretsa abambo ake, koma mwana wopusa amanyoza amayi ake.
[21] Uchitsiru umakondweretsa munthu wopanda nzeru, koma munthu womvetsa zinthu amayenda mowongoka.
[22] Popanda uphungu zolinga zako munthu zimalephereka, koma pakakhala aphungu ambiri zolinga zimatheka.
[23] Munthu amakondwera ndi kuyankha koyenera, ndipo mawu onena pa nthawi yake ndi okoma.
[24] Munthu wanzeru amatsata njira yopita ku moyo kuti apewe malo okhala anthu akufa.
[25] Yehova amapasula nyumba ya munthu wonyada koma amasamalira malo a mkazi wamasiye.
[26] Maganizo a anthu oyipa amamunyansa Yehova, koma mawu a anthu oyera mtima amamusangalatsa.
[27] Munthu wofuna phindu mwachinyengo amavutitsa banja lake, koma wodana ndi ziphuphu adzakhala ndi moyo.
[28] Munthu wolungama amaganizira za mmene ayankhire, koma pakamwa pa munthu woyipa pamatulutsa mawu oyipa.
[29] Yehova amakhala kutali ndi anthu oyipa, koma amamva pemphero la anthu olungama.
[30] Kuwala kwa maso kumasangalatsa mtima ndipo uthenga wabwino umalimbitsa munthu.
[31] Womvera mawu a chidzudzulo amene apatsa moyo adzakhala pakati pa anthu anzeru.
[32] Amene amanyoza mwambo amadzinyoza yekha, koma womvera mawu a chidzudzulo amapeza nzeru zomvetsa zinthu.
[33] Kuopa Yehova kumaphunzitsa munthu nzeru, ndipo kudzichepetsa ndi ulemu chili patsogolo ndi kudzichepetsa.