[1] Mwana wanga, usayiwale malangizo anga, mtima wako usunge malamulo anga.
[2] Ukatero zaka za moyo wako zidzachuluka ndipo udzakhala pa mtendere.
[3] Makhalidwe ochitira ena chifundo ndi owonetsa kukhulupirika asakuchokere. Uwamangirire mʼkhosi mwako ngati mkanda ndi kuwalemba pa mtima pako.
[4] Ukatero udzapeza kuyanja ndi mbiri yabwino pamaso pa Mulungu ndi anthu.
[5] Uzikhulupirira Yehova ndi mtima wako wonse ndipo usadalire nzeru zako za kumvetsa zinthu.
[6] Pa zochita zako zonse uvomereze kuti Mulungu alipo, ndipo Iye adzawongola njira zako.
[7] Usamadzione ngati wa nzeru. Uziopa Yehova ndi kupewa zoyipa.
[8] Ukatero thupi lako lidzakhala la moyo wabwino ndi mafupa ako adzakhala olimba.
[9] Uzilemekeza Yehova ndi chuma chako chonse; zokolola zonse zoyamba kucha uzilemekeza nazonso Yehova.
[10] Ukatero nkhokwe zako zidzadzaza ndi zinthu zambiri, ndiponso mitsuko yako idzadzaza ndi vinyo.
[11] Mwana wanga usanyoze malangizo a Yehova, ndipo usayipidwe ndi chidzudzulo chake.
[12] Paja Yehova amadzudzula amene amamukonda, monga abambo achitira mwana amene amakondwera naye.
[13] Wodala munthu amene wapeza nzeru, munthu amene walandira nzeru zomvetsa zinthu,
[14] pakuti phindu la nzeru ndi labwino kuposa la siliva, phindu lakelo ndi labwino kuposanso golide.
[15] Nzeru ndi yoposa miyala yamtengowapatali; ndipo zonse zimene umazikhumba sizingafanane ndi nzeru.
[16] Mʼdzanja lake lamanja muli moyo wautali; mʼdzanja lake lamanzere muli chuma ndi ulemu.
[17] Njira zake ndi njira zosangalatsa, ndipo mu njira zake zonse muli mtendere.
[18] Nzeru ili ngati mtengo wopatsa moyo kwa oyigwiritsitsa; wodala munthu amene amayigwiritsa kwambiri.
[19] Yehova anakhazikitsa dziko lapansi pogwiritsa ntchito nzeru. Anagwiritsanso ntchito nzeru zakudziwa bwino zinthu pamene ankakhazikitsa zakumwamba.
[20] Mwa nzeru zake Yehova anatumphutsa madzi kuchokera mʼnthaka ndiponso mitambo inagwetsa mvula.
[21] Mwana wanga usunge nzeru yeniyeni ndi khalidwe lomalingarira zinthu bwino. Zimenezi zisakuchokere.
[22] Zimenezi zidzakupatsa moyo, moyo wake wosangalatsa ndi wabwino ngati mkanda wa mʼkhosi.
[23] Choncho udzayenda pa njira yako mosaopa kanthu, ndipo phazi lako silidzapunthwa;
[24] pamene ugona pansi, sudzachita mantha; ukadzagona pansi tulo tako tidzakhala tokoma.
[25] Usaope tsoka lobwera mwadzidzidzi kapena chiwonongeko chimene chidzagwera anthu oyipa,
[26] pakuti Yehova adzakulimbitsa mtima ndipo adzasunga phazi lako kuti lisakodwe mu msampha.
[27] Usaleke kuchitira zabwino amene ayenera kulandira zabwino, pamene uli nazo mphamvu zochitira zimenezi.
[28] Usanene kwa mnansi wako kuti, “Pita, uchite kubweranso. Ndidzakupatsa mawa” pamene uli nazo tsopano.
[29] Usamukonzere chiwembu mnansi wako, amene anakhala nawe pafupi mokudalira.
[30] Usakangane ndi munthu wopanda chifukwa pamene iye sanakuchitire zoyipa.
[31] Usachite naye nsanje munthu wachiwawa kapena kutsanzira khalidwe lake lililonse.
[32] Pakuti Yehova amanyansidwa ndi munthu woyipa koma amayanjana nawo anthu olungama.
[33] Yehova amatemberera nyumba ya munthu woyipa, koma amadalitsa nyumba ya anthu olungama.
[34] Anthu onyoza, Iye amawanyoza, koma amakomera mtima anthu odzichepetsa.
[35] Anthu anzeru adzalandira ulemu, koma zitsiru adzazichititsa manyazi.