Matthew 6
1 Make sure not to do your good deeds in front of people, just so they can be seen. Otherwise you won't have any reward from your Father in heaven.
“Kpacharanụ anya ka unu ghara ime ezi omume unu naanị ka ndị mmadụ hụ unu. Nʼihi na unu mee nke a, unu agaghị enweta ụgwọ ọrụ ọbụla site nʼaka Nna unu bi nʼeluigwe.
2 When you give to the poor, don't be like the hypocrites who blow their own trumpets to announce what they're doing in the synagogues and in the streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth: they already have their reward.
“Unu afụla opi mgbe unu na-enye ndị nọ na mkpa onyinye, nʼihi na otu a ka ndị ihu abụọ na-eme nʼụlọ nzukọ na nʼokporoụzọ, ka ndị mmadụ too ha. Nʼezie, ana m agwa unu, ha anatala ụgwọ ọrụ ha nʼizuoke.
3 When you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand's doing.
Mgbe unu chọrọ ịrụ ọrụ ebere, meenụ ya na nzuzo. Ekwela ka aka ekpe gị mata ihe aka nri gị na-achọ ime.
4 That way what you give will be in secret, and your Father who sees what happens in secret will reward you.
Ka onyinye gị bụrụ na nzuzo. Mgbe ahụ, Nna gị, onye na-ahụ ihe dị na nzuzo ga-akwụghachi gị.
5 When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand up and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people can see them. I promise you, they already have their reward.
“Mgbe ọbụla unu chọrọ ikpe ekpere, unu emela dị ka ndị ihu abụọ, nʼihi na ha hụrụ iguzo nʼime ụlọ ekpere, nakwa nʼakụkụ ụzọ nʼanya na-ekpe ekpere, ebe ndị mmadụ ga-ahụ ha. Nʼezie, agwa m unu, ha anatala ụgwọ ọrụ ha nʼebe o zuruoke.
6 But you, when you pray, go indoors and close the door, and pray to your Father in private, and your Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.
Kama, mgbe unu chọrọ ikpe ekpere, baanụ nʼime ime ụlọ unu. Mechiekwanụ ụzọ unu, kpọkuonụ Nna unu nʼekpere na nzuzo. Mgbe ahụ Nna unu, onye na-ahụ ihe e mere na nzuzo, ga-enye unu ụgwọ ọrụ unu.
7 When you pray, don't babble on meaninglessly like the foreigners do, who think they will be heard because of all the words they repeat.
Mgbe unu na-ekpe ekpere, unu ekwula okwu nkwukwasị efu dị ka ndị na-amaghị Chineke na-eme. Ha chere na a ga-anụ ekpere ha nʼihi ọtụtụ okwu ha na-ekwu.
8 Don't be like them, for your Father knows what you need even before you ask him.
Unu adịla ka ha. Chetanụ na tupu unu arịọ arịrịọ ọbụla, Nna unu bi nʼeluigwe maara ihe na-akpa unu.
9 So pray like this:
“Sinụ otu a na-ekpe ekpere: “‘Nna anyị nke bi nʼeluigwe, ka e doo aha gị nsọ.
10 Our heavenly Father, may your name be honored. May your kingdom come! May your will be carried out in earth as it is in heaven.
Ka alaeze gị bịa, ka e mee uche gị nʼụwa, dịka e si eme ya nʼeluigwe.
11 Please give to us today the food we need.
Nye anyị nri nke ụbọchị taa.
12 Forgive our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.
Gbaghara anyị mmehie anyị, dịka anyị si agbaghara ndị na-emehie megide anyị.
13 Don't let us be tempted to do wrong, and save us from the evil one.
Ekwela ka anyị daba nʼime ọnwụnwa, kama, zọpụta anyị nʼaka ajọ onye ahụ.’
14 For if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Ọ bụrụ na unu agbaghara ndị mmadụ mgbe ha mehiere megide unu, Nna unu nke bi nʼeluigwe ga-agbagharakwa unu mmehie unu.
15 But if you don't forgive those who sin against you, then your heavenly Father won't forgive your sins.
Ọ bụrụkwanụ na unu agbagharaghị ndị ọzọ mmehie niile ha, Nna unu nke bi nʼeluigwe agaghị agbaghara unu mmehie unu.
16 When you fast, don't be like the hypocrites who put on sad faces and make themselves look terrible so that everyone can see they're fasting. I tell you the truth, they already have their reward.
“Ọzọ, mgbe ọbụla unu na-ebu ọnụ, unu agbarụla ihu unu dịka ndị ihu abụọ na-eme. Nʼihi na ha na-agbarụ ihu ha ka ndị ọzọ hụ na ha na-ebu ọnụ. Nʼezie agwa m unu, ha anatala ụgwọ ọrụ ha.
17 Instead, when you fast, wash your face and look smart,
Mgbe ị na-ebu ọnụ, tee isi gị mmanụ, ma saakwa ihu gị mmiri,
18 so that people won't see you're fasting, and your unseen Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.
ka ndị ọzọ ghara ịhụta na ị na-ebu ọnụ kama ka ọ bụrụ naanị nye Nna gị, onye anya na-adịghị ahụ. Nna gị, onye na-ahụ ihe niile na-eme na nzuzo, ga-akwụ gị ụgwọ.
19 Don't pile up wealth here on earth where moths and rust ruin it, and where thieves break in and steal it.
“Unu akpadola akụ nʼụwa nye onwe unu, ebe ọ ga-agba nchara, akịka atakwa ya, ebe ndị ohi ga-etiwa ma zukwaa ha.
20 Instead, you should store up your wealth in heaven, where moths and rust don't ruin it, and where thieves don't break in and steal it.
Kama kwadoonụ akụ nʼeluigwe nye onwe unu, ebe ha na-agaghị agba nchara, ebe akịka na-agaghị eri ha, ebe ndị ohi na-adịghị etiwa maọbụ zuo ihe.
21 For what you value the most shows who you really are.
Nʼihi na ebe ọbụla akụ unu dị ka obi unu ga-adịkwa.
22 The eye is like a lamp that lights the body. So if your eye is healthy, then your whole body will have light.
“Anya bụ oriọna nke anụ ahụ. Ọ bụrụkwa na anya gị adịrị ọcha, ahụ gị niile ga-ejupụta nʼìhè.
23 But if your eye is evil, then your whole body will be in the dark. If the light in you is darkness, how dark is that!
Ọ bụrụ na anya gị ajọọ njọ, akụkụ ahụ gị niile ga-ejupụta nʼọchịchịrị. Ọ bụrụkwa na ìhè ahụ dị nʼime gị aghọọ ọchịchịrị, ọchịchịrị ahụ ga-adị ukwuu.
24 No one can serve two masters. Either you'll hate one and love the other, or you'll be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Money.
“Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla pụrụ ife nna ukwu abụọ, nʼihi na ọ ga-achọ ịhụ otu nʼime ha nʼanya, kpọkwa nke ọzọ asị, maọbụ sọpụrụ otu ma lelịa nke ọzọ anya. Otu a kwa i nweghị ike ife Chineke na akụ otu mgbe ahụ.
25 That's why I'm telling you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about what to eat, or what to drink, or what clothes to put on. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
“Nʼihi nke a ka m ji na-asị unu, unu echegbula onwe unu banyere ndụ unu, ihe unu ga-eri, maọbụ ihe unu ga-aṅụ, maọbụ banyere ahụ unu, ihe unu ga-eyi nʼahụ. Ọ bụ ndụ akarịghị nri eji azụ ya, ka ọ bụ ahụ akarịghị ihe e ji ekpuchi ya?
26 Look at the birds—they don't sow or reap or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they are?
Werenụ ụmụ nnụnụ dị ka ihe ịmaatụ. Ha adịghị akụ mkpụrụ nʼubi maọbụ ewe ihe ubi. Ha adịghị achịkọtakwa ihe debe nʼọba. Ma Nna unu nke bi nʼeluigwe na-azụ ha. Ọ bụ na unu adịghị oke ọnụahịa karịa ha?
27 Who of you by worrying can add a minute to your life?
Onye nʼetiti unu pụrụ itinye otu nkeji nʼogologo ụbọchị nke ndụya site nʼichegbu onwe ya?
28 And why are you worried about clothes? Look at the beautiful flowers in the field. See how they grow: they don't work hard, they don't spin thread.
“Gịnị mekwaranụ unu ji na-anọ nʼechiche oge niile maka uwe? Leenụ okoko osisi nke ọhịa. Ha adịghị arụ ọrụ maọbụ dọgbuo onwe ha nʼọrụ.
29 But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these flowers.
Ma asị m unu, ọ bụladị Solomọn nʼebube nke ịbụ eze ya niile, eyighị uwe ọbụla mara mma dị ka otu nʼime okoko osisi nke ọhịa ndị a.
30 So if God decorates the fields like this, grass which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, won't he do much more for you, you people who trust so little?
Ma ọ bụrụ na Chineke si otu a chọọ ahịhịa efu nke ubi mma, nke pụrụ ịdị ndụ taa ma echi atụba ha nʼite ọkụ, ọ bụ na ọ gaghị a chọọ unu mma karịa. Unu ndị okwukwe nta?
31 So don't worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
Nʼihi nke a, unu echegbukwala onwe unu na-asị, ‘Gịnị ka anyị ga-eri?’ maọbụ, ‘Gịnị ka anyị ga-aṅụ?’ maọbụ, ‘Gịnịkwa ka anyị ga-eyi?’
32 These are all the things that the heathen chase after, but your heavenly Father knows everything you need.
Ọ bụ ihe ndị a ka ndị na-amaghị Chineke na-achọsi ike. Ma Nna unu bi nʼeluigwe maara na ọ dị unu mkpa.
33 Seek his kingdom first, and his way of living right, and everything will be given to you.
Ma burunu ụzọ chọọ alaeze ya na ezi omume ya, a ga-atụkwasịkwara unu ihe ndị a niile.
34 So don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow can worry about itself. There's already enough evil in every day.
Ya mere, unu echegbula onwe unu banyere echi, nʼihi na echi ga-echere onwe ya. Nsogbu nke ụbọchị taa ezuorola ụbọchị taa.
