16. kapena kusautsa wina ali yense, wosatenga cigwiriro, wosatenga zofunkha; koma anapatsa wanjala cakudya cace, nabveka wamarisece ndi cobvala,
17. naletsa dzanja lace pa wozunzika, wosalandira phindu kapena coonjezerapo, wocita maweruzo anga, nayenda m'malemba anga; uyu sadzafera mphulupulu ya atate wace, adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu.
18. Atate wace, popeza anazunza cizunzire, nafunkha za mbale wace, nacita cimene siciri cabwino pakati pa anthu ace, taona, adzafa mu mphulupulu yace.
19. Koma inu mukuti, Alekeranji mwana kusenza mphulupulu za atate wace? Mwanayo akacita ciweruzo ndi cilungamo, nakasunga malemba anga onse, ndi kuwacita, adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu.
20. Moyo wocimwawo ndiwo udzafa; mwana sadzasenza mphulupulu zaatate wace, ndi atate sadzasenza mphulupulu za mwana; cilungamo ca wolungama cidzamkhalira, ndi coipa ca woipa cidzamkhalira,
21. Koma woipayo akabwerera kusiya macimo ace onse adawacita nakasunga malemba anga onse, ndi kucita ciweruzo ndi cilungamo, adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu, sadzafa.
22. Nnena cimodzi conse ca zolakwa zace zonse adazicita cidzakumbukika cimtsutse; m'cilungamo cace adacicita adakhala ndi moyo.
23. Ngati ndikondwera nayo imfa ya woipa? ati Ambuye Yehova, si ndiko kuti abwerere kuleka njira yace, ndi kukhala ndi moyo?
24. Koma wolungamayo akabwerera kuleka cilungamo cace, nakacita mphulupulu, ndi kucita monga mwa zonyansa zonse azicita woipa, adzakhala ndi moyo kodi? Nnena cimodzi ca zolungama zace zonse adzazicita cidzakumbukika m'kulakwa kwace analakwa nako, ndi m'kucimwa kwace anacimwa nako; momwemo adzafa.
25. Koma mukuti, Njira ya Ambuye njosayenera. Tamvera tsono nyumba ya Israyeli, Kodi njira yanga njosayenera? njira zanu si ndizo zosayenera?
26. Wolungamayo akatembenukira kuleka cilungamo cace, nakacita mphulupulu, adzafa momwemo; m'mphulupulu yace adaicita adzafa.
27. Ndipo woipayo akatembenukira kuleka coipa cace adacicita, nakacita ciweruzo ndi cilungamo, adzapulumutsa moyo wace.
28. Popeza anasamalira, natembenukira kuleka zolakwa zace zonse adazicita, adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu, sadzafa.
29. Koma nyumba ya Israyeli imanena, Njira ya Ambuye njosayenera, Inu, nyumba ya Israyeli, kodi njira zanga nzosayenera? njira zanu si ndizo zosayenera?
30. Cifukwa cace ndidzakuweruzani inu, nyumba ya Israyeli, yense monga mwa njira zace, ati Ambuye Yehova. Bwererani, nimutembenukire kuleka zolakwa zanu zonse, ndipo simudzakhumudwa nazo, ndi kuonongeka nayo mphulupulu.