Mateyu 6
1 “Samalani kuti musachite ntchito zanu zolungama pamaso pa anthu kuti akuoneni. Popeza ngati mutero simudzalandira mphotho yochokera kwa Atate anu akumwamba.
"But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.
2 “Pamene mupereka zachifundo, musachite modzionetsera monga amachita achiphamaso mʼmasunagoge ndi pa misewu kuti atamidwe ndi anthu. Zoonadi, Ine ndikuwuzani kuti iwowo alandiriratu mphotho yawo yonse.
'When you give in charity, never blow a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets in order that their praises may be sung by men. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
3 Koma pamene mupereka zachifundo, dzanja lanu lamanzere lisadziwe chimene dzanja lanu lamanja likuchita,
But when you are giving in charity, let not your left hand perceive what your right hand is doing,
4 kotero kuti kupereka kwanu kukhale mwachinsinsi. Ndipo Atate anu amene amaona zochitika mwachinsinsi, adzakupatsani mphotho.
that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
5 “Pamene mupemphera, musakhale ngati achiphamaso, chifukwa iwo amakonda kupemphera choyimirira mʼmasunagoge ndi pa mphambano za mʼmisewu kuti anthu awaone. Zoonadi, Ine ndikuwuzani kuti iwo alandiriratu mphotho yawo yonse.
"And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
6 Koma pamene mupemphera, lowani mʼchipinda chanu chamʼkati, ndi kutseka chitseko ndipo mupemphere kwa Atate anu amene saoneka. Ndipo Atate anu, amene amaona zochitika mseri, adzakupatsani mphotho.
But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
7 Ndipo pamene mukupemphera, musamabwerezabwereza monga akunja, pakuti iwo amaganiza kuti adzamveka chifukwa chochulutsa mawu.
"And when praying, do not use needless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they expect to be listened to because of their multitude of words.
8 Musakhale ngati iwo chifukwa Atate anu amadziwa zimene musowa musanapemphe.
Do not, however, imitate them; for your Father knows what things you need before ever you ask Him.
9 “Chifukwa chake pempherani motere: “‘Atate athu akumwamba, dzina lanu lilemekezedwe,
"In this manner therefore pray: 'Our Father who art in Heaven, may Thy name be kept holy;
10 Ufumu wanu ubwere, chifuniro chanu chichitike pansi pano monga kumwamba.
let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth;
11 Mutipatse chakudya chathu chalero.
give us to-day our bread for the day;
12 Mutikhululukire mangawa athu, monga ifenso tawakhululukira amangawa athu.
and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;
13 Ndipo musatitengere kokatiyesa; koma mutipulumutse kwa woyipayo.’
and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'
14 Ngati inu mukhululukira anthu pamene akuchimwirani, Atate anu akumwamba adzakukhululukirani.
"For if you forgive others their offences, your Heavenly Father will forgive you also;
15 Koma ngati inu simukhululukira anthu zolakwa zawo, Atate anunso sadzakukhululukirani machimo anu.
but if you do not forgive others their offences, neither will your Father forgive yours.
16 “Pamene mukusala kudya, musaonetse nkhope yachisoni monga achita achiphamaso, pakuti iwo amasintha nkhope zawo kuonetsa anthu kuti akusala kudya. Zoonadi, Ine ndikuwuzani kuti iwo alandiriratu mphotho yawo yonse.
"When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
17 Koma pamene ukusala kudya, samba mʼmaso nudzole mafuta kumutu,
But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and wash your face,
18 kuti usaonekere kwa anthu kuti ukusala kudya koma kwa Atate ako ali mseri; ndipo Atate ako amene amaona za mseri adzakupatsa mphotho.
that it may not be apparent to men that you are fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
19 “Musadziwunjikire chuma pa dziko lapansi, pamene njenjete ndi dzimbiri zimawononga ndi pamene mbala zimathyola ndi kuba.
"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 Koma mudziwunjikire chuma kumwamba kumene njenjete ndi dzimbiri siziwononga ndipo mbala sizithyola ndi kuba.
But amass wealth for yourselves in Heaven, where neither the moth nor wear-and-tear destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 Pakuti kumene kuli chuma chako, mtima wako udzakhala komweko.
For where your wealth is, there also will your heart be.
22 “Diso ndi nyale ya thupi. Ngati maso ako ali bwino, thupi lako lonse lidzakhala mʼkuwala.
"The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eyesight is good, your whole body will be well lighted;
23 Koma ngati maso ako sali bwino, thupi lako lonse lidzakhala mu mdima. Koma ngati kuwala kuli mwa iwe ndi mdima, ndiye kuti mdimawo ndi waukulu bwanji!
but if your eyesight is bad, your whole body will be dark. If however the very light within you is darkness, how dense must the darkness be!
24 “Palibe munthu angathe kukhala kapolo wa ambuye awiri. Pakuti pena adzamuda mmodzi ndi kukonda winayo kapena adzagwira ntchito mokhulupirika kwa mmodzi, nadzanyoza winayo. Simungathe kukhala kapolo wa Mulungu ndi wa chuma pa nthawi imodzi.
"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.
25 “Nʼchifukwa chake ndikuwuzani kuti musadere nkhawa za moyo wanu kuti mudzadya chiyani kapena mudzamwa chiyani; kapenanso za thupi lanu kuti mudzavala chiyani. Kodi moyo suposa chakudya? Kodi thupi siliposa zovala?
For this reason I charge you not to be over-anxious about your lives, inquiring what you are to eat or what you are to drink, nor yet about your bodies, inquiring what clothes you are to put on. Is not the life more precious than its food, and the body than its clothing?
26 Onani mbalame zamlengalenga sizifesa kapena kukolola kapena kusunga mʼnkhokwe komabe Atate anu akumwamba amazidyetsa. Kodi inu simuziposa kwambiri?
Look at the birds which fly in the air: they do not sow or reap or store up in barns, but your Heavenly Father feeds them: are not you of much greater value than they?
27 Kodi ndani wa inu podandaula angathe kuwonjeza ora limodzi pa moyo wake?
Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height?
28 “Ndipo bwanji inu mudera nkhawa za zovala? Onani makulidwe a maluwa akutchire. Sagwira ntchito kapena kuwomba nsalu.
And why be anxious about clothing? Learn a lesson from the wild lilies. Watch their growth. They neither toil nor spin,
29 Ndikukuwuzani kuti angakhale Solomoni mu ulemerero wake sanavale mofanana ndi limodzi la maluwa amenewa.
and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence could array himself like one of these.
30 Ngati umu ndi mmene Mulungu avekera udzu wa kutchire umene ulipo lero ndipo mawa uponyedwa ku moto, kodi sadzakuvekani koposa? Aa! Inu a chikhulupiriro chochepa!
And if God so clothes the wild herbage which to-day flourishes and to-morrow is thrown into the oven, is it not much more certain that He will clothe you, you men of little faith?
31 Chifukwa chake musadere nkhawa ndi kuti, ‘Tidzadya chiyani?’ kapena ‘Tidzamwa chiyani?’ kapena ‘Tidzavala chiyani?’
Do not be over-anxious, therefore, asking 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 Pakuti anthu akunja amazifuna zinthu zonsezi ndipo Atate anu akumwamba adziwa kuti musowa zimenezi.
For all these are questions that Gentiles are always asking; but your Heavenly Father knows that you need these things--all of them.
33 Koma muyambe mwafuna ufumu wake ndi chilungamo chake ndipo zinthu zonsezi zidzapatsidwa kwa inu.
But make His Kingdom and righteousness your chief aim, and then these things shall all be given you in addition.
34 Chifukwa chake musadere nkhawa ndi za mawa, popeza tsiku lililonse lili ndi zovuta zake zokwanira.
Do not be over-anxious, therefore, about to-morrow, for to-morrow will bring its own cares. Enough for each day are its own troubles.
