1. Khalani cete pamaso pa Ine, zisumbu inu, anthu atengenso mphamvu; ayandikire; pamenepo alankhule; tiyeni, tiyandikire pamodzi kuciweruziro.
2. Ndani anautsa wina wocokera kum'mawa, amene amuitana m'cilungamo, afike pa phazi lace? Iye apereka amitundu patsogolo pace, namlamuliritsa mafumu; nawapereka monga pfumbi ku lupanga lace, monga ciputu couluzidwa ku uta wace.
3. Iye awathamangitsa, napitirira mwamtendere; pa njira imene asanapitemo ndi mapazi ace.
4. Ndani wacipanga, nacimariza ico, kuchula mibadwo ciyambire? Ine Yehova, ndine woyamba, ndi pacimariziro ndine ndemwe.
5. Zisumbu zinaona niziopa; malekezero a dziko lapansi ananthunthumira; anayandikira, nafika.
6. Iwo anathangata yense mnansi wace, ndi yense anati kwa mbale wace, Khala wolimba mtima.
7. Cotero mmisiri wa mitengo analimbikitsa wosula golidi, ndi iye amene asalaza ndi nyundo anamlimbikitsa iye amene amenya posulira, nanena za kulumikiza ndi nthobvu, Kuti kwabwino; ndipo iye akhomera fanolo misomali kuti lisasunthike.
8. Koma iwe, Israyeli, mtumiki wanga, Yakobo, amene ndinakusankha, mbeu ya Abrahamu bwenzi langa;
9. iwe amene ndinakuwira iwe zolimba kucokera ku malekezero a dziko lapansi, ndi kukuitana iwe kucokera m'ngondya zace, ndipo ndinati kwa iwe, Ndiwe mtumiki wanga ndakusankha, sindinakutaya kunja;
10. usaope, pakuti Ine ndiri pamodzi ndi iwe; usaopsyedwe, pakuti Ine ndine Mulungu wako; ndidzakulimbitsa; inde, ndidzakuthangata; inde, ndidzakucirikiza ndi dzanja langa lamanja la cilungamo.
11. Taona, onse amene akukwiyira iwe adzakhala ndi manyazi, nasokonezedwa; iwo amene akangana ndi iwe adzakhala ngati cabe, nadzaonongeka.
12. Iwe udzawafuna osawapeza, ngakhale iwo amene akangana ndi iwe; ocita nkhondo ndi iwe, adzakhala ngati cabe, ndi monga kanthu kopanda pace.
13. Pakuti Ine Yehova Mulungu wako ndidzagwira dzanja lako lamanja, ndi kunena kwa iwe, Usaope ndidzakuthandiza iwe.
14. Usaope, Yakobo, nyongolotsi iwe, ndi anthu inu a Israyeli; ndidzakuthangata iwe, ati Yehova, ndiye Mombolo wako, Woyera wa Israyeli.