23 Bwanji uti, Sindinaipitsidwa, sindinatsata Abaala? Ona njira yako m'cigwa, dziwa cimene wacicita; ndiwe ngamila yothamanga yoyenda m'njira zace;
24 mbidzi yozolowera m'cipululu, yopumira mphepo pakufuna pace; pokomana nayo ndani adzaibweza? onse amene aifuna sadzadzilemetsa; adzaipeza m'mwezi wace.
25 Kaniza phazi lako lisakhale losabvala nsapato, ndi m'mero mwako musakhale ndi ludzu; koma unati, Palibe ciyembekezo, iai; pakuti ndakonda alendo, ndipo ndidzatsata pambuyo pao.
26 Monga mbala iri ndi manyazi pamene igwidwa, comweco nyumba ya Israyeli iri ndi manyazi; iwo, mafumu ao, akuru ao, ansembe ao, ndi aneneri ao;
27 amene ati kwa mtengo, Iwe ndiwe atate wanga; ndi kwa mwala, Wandibala; pakuti anandipatsa Ine mbuyo, si nkhope yao; koma m'nthawi ya kubvutidwa kwao adzati, Ukani, tipulumutseni.
28 Koma iri kuti milungu yako imene wadzipangira? Iuke, ikupulumutse iwe m'nthawi ya kubvutidwa kwako; pakuti milungu yako ilingana ndi kucuruka kwa midzi yako, Yuda iwe.
29 Cifukwa canji mudzatsutsana ndi Ine nonse? mwandilakwira Ine, ati Yehova.