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Chilichonse Chili ndi Nthawi

1Chinthu chilichonse chili ndi nthawi yake,

ndi nyengo yake yomwe anayika Mulungu:

2Nthawi yobadwa ndi nthawi yomwalira,

nthawi yodzala ndi nthawi yokolola.

3Nthawi yakupha ndi nthawi yochiritsa,

nthawi yogwetsa ndi nthawi yomanga.

4Nthawi yomva chisoni ndi nthawi yosangalala,

nthawi yolira maliro ndi nthawi yovina.

5Nthawi yotaya miyala ndi nthawi yokundika miyala,

nthawi yokumbatirana ndi nthawi yoleka kukumbatirana.

6Nthawi yofunafuna ndi nthawi yoleka kufunafuna,

nthawi yosunga ndi nthawi yotaya.

7Nthawi yongʼamba ndi nthawi yosoka,

nthawi yokhala chete ndi nthawi yoyankhula.

8Nthawi yokondana ndi nthawi yodana,

nthawi ya nkhondo ndi nthawi ya mtendere.

9Kodi wantchito amapeza phindu lanji pa ntchito yake yolemetsa? 10Ine ndinaona chipsinjo chimene Mulungu anayika pa anthu. 11Iye anapanga chinthu chilichonse kuti chikhale chabwino pa nthawi yake. Anayika nzeru zamuyaya mʼmitima ya anthu; komabe anthuwo sangathe kuzindikira zomwe Mulungu wachita kuyambira pa chiyambi mpaka chimaliziro. 12Ine ndikudziwa kuti palibenso kanthu kabwino kwa anthu kopambana kusangalala ndi kuchita zabwino pamene ali ndi moyo. 13Ndi mphatso ya Mulungu kwa munthu kuti azidya, azimwa ndi kumakondwera ndi ntchito zake zolemetsa. 14Ndikudziwa kuti chilichonse chimene Mulungu amachita chidzakhala mpaka muyaya; palibe zimene zingawonjezedwe kapena kuchotsedwa. Mulungu amazichita kuti anthu azimuopa.

15Chilichonse chimene chilipo chinalipo kale,

ndipo chimene chidzakhalapo chinalipo poyamba;

Mulungu amabwezanso zakale zimene zinapita kuti zichitikenso.

16Ndipo ndinaona chinthu chinanso pansi pano:

ku malo achiweruzo, kuyipa mtima kuli komweko,

ku malo achilungamo, kuyipa mtima kuli komweko.

17Ndinalingalira mu mtima mwanga kuti;

“Mulungu adzaweruza

olungama pamodzi ndi oyipa omwe,

pakuti anayika nthawi yochitikira chinthu chilichonse,

nthawi ya ntchito iliyonse.”

18Ndinalingaliranso kuti, “Kunena za anthu, Mulungu amawayesa ndi cholinga choti awaonetse kuti iwo ali ngati nyama. 19Zimene zimachitikira munthu, zomwezonso zimachitikira nyama; chinthu chimodzi chomwecho chimachitikira onse: Monga munthu amafa momwemonso nyama imafa. Zonsezi zimapuma mpweya umodzimodzi omwewo; munthu saposa nyama. Zonsezi ndi zopandapake. 20Zonse zimapita kumodzimodzi; zonsezi zimachokera ku fumbi, ndipo zimabwereranso ku fumbi komweko. 21Kodi ndani amene amadziwa ngati mzimu wa munthu umakwera kumwamba, ndipo mzimu wa nyama umatsikira kunsi kwa dziko?”

22Kotero ndinaona kuti palibe chinthu chabwino kwa munthu kuposa kuti munthu azisangalala ndi ntchito yake, pakuti ichi ndiye chake chenicheni. Pakuti ndani amene angamubweretse kuti adzaone zimene zidzamuchitikira iye akadzamwalira?