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Umboni bwakunama na kuponderera
1 Lekani kupereka umboni bwakunama, ndipo lekani kuthandiza wakuipa pakum'citira umboni bwa cakulinga cakuipa.
2 “Leka kutewera mthithi pakukacita cakuipa. Pakupereka umboni bwa mulandu, leka kugonyolesa cirungamo kuti uthandize mthithi. 3 Leka kutawirira munthu pamulandu, napo wakusauka.
4 “Penu iwepo uniwona ng'ombe yakutaika ayai bulu omwe ni wa nyamadulanthaka wako, tenga ukapereke kuna iye. 5 Penu iwepo uniwona bulu wa munthu omwe ambakuwenga wagwa na mtolo wace, leka kumusiya, nyang'ana kum'thandiza.
6 “Leka kupotosa mulandu wa wakusauka. 7 Leka kupitira nkhani zakunamizirana ngakhale kupasa nyathwa ya impfa munthu wakusaya thangwe napo wakulungama, thangwe nin'dzapasa nyathwa kuna wakuphonya.
8 “Leka kutambira bobobo, pakuti bobobo ambacitisa kuti atongi aleke kuwona cadidi, ndipo ambapundiza omwe ana cirungamo.
9 “Leka kuponderera nyakudza. Imwepo mun'dziwa kuti ni ciyani kukhala nyakudza, pakuti mukhali anyakudza muIjipito.
Gole lakupuma na ntsiku yakupuma
10 “Bzalani mucibvuna m'minda mwanu mkati mwa magole matanthatu, 11 tsono mugole lacinomwe irekeni ipume mwakusaya kulimidwa. Tenepoyo wakusauka wa mbumba yanu an'dzadya bzomwe bzin'dzamera bzicikula bzokha, ndipo bzomwe bzin'dzasala bzin'dzakhala bza bzirombo bza mthengo. Citani bzibodzi-bodzi na minda ya uva ndipo na ya oliva.
12 “Muntsiku zithanthatu muphate basa lanu, tsono ntsiku yacinomwe, pumani kuti ng'ombe yanu na bulu wanu bzipume, ndipo nyagirinya wanu na nyakudza akhale pomwe na mphambvu.
13 “Lekani kuyebwa kucita bzentse bzomwe ndakuuzani. Lekani kucemera mirungu inango, napo kubveka madzina ya mirunguyo pamiromo panu.
Mtemo wa bzikondwereso bzikulu bza pagole
14 “Imwepo mumbandicitire cikondwereso katatu pa gole.
15 “Mumbacite Cikondwereso ca pau zakusaya cakufufumisa, m'kati mwa ntsiku zinomwe dyani pau zakusaya cakufufumisa, ninga momwe Ine ndidakuuzani. Citani bzimwebzi panthawe idatalidwa ya mwezi wa Abibe*Mwezi wa Abibe ni mwezi omwe ungakhale ninga Março ayai Abril. pakuti mwezi umweyo ni omwe mudacoka kuIjipito.
“Palibe omwe an'dzabwera kuna Ine cimanja-manja.
16 “Mumbacite Cikondwereso cakubvuna bzisapo bzakuyamba bza basa lanu lakubzala m'minda.
“Mumbacite Cikondwereso cakumaliza kubvuna pakumala kwa gole, pomwe imwepo mun'koya bzakubvunabzo m'minda.
17 “Amuna wentse bzin'funika kuti ambadzawonekere kwa Mbuya Mulungu katatu pa gole.
18 “Lekani kupereka mulopa wa ntsembe yangu na pau yakufufumisidwa.
“Mafuta ya bzinyama ya ntsembe za bzikondwereso bzangu mbayaleke kukoyedwa mpaka mangwana yandzace.
19 “Bweresani pa Nyumba ya Mbuya, Mulungu wanu, bzisapo bzakuyamba bza kubvuna kwanu.
“Lekani kuphika kambuzi mum'kaka wa mai wace.
Mulungu an'picira kuwapasa Kenani
20 “Onani, nin'tumiza anju patsogolo panu kuti akukhocherereni munjira yentse ndipo akufikiseni kumbuto yomwe ndakondza. 21 Khalani na cheru ndipo mubvere bzomwe anirewa. Lekani kum'pandukira, thangwe an'dzalekerera lini bzitazo bzanu, pakuti mwa anjuyo muna dzina langu. 22 Tsono imwepo mungabvesesa bzomwe iye an'dzalewa, mucidzacita bzentse bzomwe nin'kuuzani, nin'dzakhala muwengi wa awengi wanu ndipo nyamadulanthaka wa anyamadulanthaka wanu. 23 Anju wangu an'dzayenda patsogolo panu ndipo an'dzakufikisani kudziko la aAmori, la aHiti, la aFerezi, la aKenani, la aHevi, na la aJebusi ndipo Ine nin'dzawadzonga. 24 Lekani kugodamira mirungu yawo, ngakhale kuipemba, napo kutewezera bzakucita bzawo. Idzongeni yentse ndipo svani minyala ya mirungu yawo. 25 Pembani Mbuya, Mulungu wanu, ndipo Iye an'dzakudalisani acikupasani bzakudya na madzi. Nin'dzacosa matenda pakati panu. 26 Mudziko mwanu pan'dzawoneka lini mkazi omwe an'dzabala mwana wakufa, ngakhale kudzawoneka mkazi wakusaya kubala. Nin'dzakupasani ntsiku zizinji za moyo wanu.
27 “Nin'dzatumiza kugosva kwangu kukulu patsogolo panu, komwe kun'dzabweresa phiringu kuna madziko yentse yomwe imwepo mun'dzagumana. Nin'dzacitisa kuti anyamadulanthaka wanu wentse adzacungunuke acithawa. 28 Nin'dzabweresa phiringu†Phiringu: Ayai malume. pakati pa aHevi, aKenani na aHiti kuti awathothe patsogolo panu. 29 Nin'dzawathotha lini pagole libodzi, pakuti dziko lingadzakhale liribe wanthu ndipo bzirombo bza mthengo bzingadzawande, bzicikugosvani. 30 Ine nin'dzawathotha pang'ono-pang'ono mpaka imwe muwande kufikira mudzatenge dziko.
31 “Nin'dzaikha malire ya dziko lanu kuyambira kuNyandza Ifuira mpaka kunyandza ya aFilisti‡Nyandza ya aFilisti: PaciPutikizi adalewa kuti: “Mediterrâneo”., ndipo kuyambira kucidambo mpaka kumkulo wa Eufarate, nin'dzapereka m'manja mwanu mbumba zomwe zimbakhala mudziko, zomwe imwepo mun'dzathotha patsogolo panu. 32 Lekani kucita cipangano nawo ngakhale na mirungu yawo. 33 Lekani kulekerera mbumbayo kuti ikhale mudziko mwanu, kuti ireke kudzakuphonyesani kwa Ine, nakuti kupemba mirungu kwawo kun'dzakhala diwa kuna imwe”.