1 Taonani, cikondico Atate watipatsa, kuti tichedwe ana a Mulungu; ndipo tiri ife otere. Mwa ici dziko lapansi silizindikira ife, popeza silimzindikira iye.
2 Okondedwa, tsopano riri ana a Mulungu, ndipo sicinaoneke cimene tidzakhala. Tidziwa kuti, pa kuoneka iye, tidzakhala ofanana ndi iye, Pakuti tidzamuona iye monga ali.
3 Ndipo yense wakukhala naco ciyembekezo ici pa iye, adziyeretsa yekha, monga Iyeyu ali Woyera.
4 Yense wakucita cimo acitanso kusayeruzika; ndipo cimo ndilo kusayeruzika.
5 Ndipo mudziwa kuti iyeyu anaonekera kudzacotsa macimo; ndipo mwa Iye mulibe cimo.
6 Yense wakukhala mwa iye sacimwa; yense wakucimwa sanamuona iye, ndipo sanamdziwa iye.
7 Tiana, munthu asasokeretse inu; iye wakucita colungama af wolungama, monga Iyeyu ali wolungama: