18 Ndidzanyamuka ndipite kwa atate wanga, ndipo ndidzanena nave, Atate, ndinacimwira Kumwamba ndi pamaso panu;
19 sindiyeneranso konse kuchulidwa mwana wanu; mundiyese ine ngati mmodzi wa anchito anu.
20 Ndipo iye ananyamuka, nadza kwa atate wace. Koma pakudza iye kutali, atate wace anamuona, nagwidwa cifundo, nathamanga, namkupatira pakhosi pace, nampsompsonetsa.
21 Ndipo mwanayo anati kwa iye, Atate ndinacimwira Kumwamba ndi pamaso panu, sindiyeneranso konse kuchulidwa mwana wanu.
22 Koma atateyo ananena kwaakapolo ace, Turutsani msanga mwinjiro wokometsetsa, nimumbveke; ndipo mpatseni phete ku dzanja lace ndi nsapato ku apazi ace;
23 ndipo idzani naye mwana wa ng'ombe wonenepa, mumuphe, ndipo tidye, tisekere;
24 cifukwa mwana wanga uyu anali wakufa, ndipo akhalanso wamoyo; anali wotayika, ndipo wapezedwa. Ndipo anayamba kusekera.