Mateu 6
1 Mu mamele kuti kanji mu citi inkezo zo vulotu vwenu havusu vwa vantu kuti mu voniwe ku vali, heva njovulyo kete mu wane mupuzo kwe shenu wina kwi wulu.
"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 Cwale ha muha intuso, kanji mu lizi mpeta ha vusu vwenu mu va citila ba lihele muma sinagoge ni makululu, kuti va lumbiwe ku vantu. Ca buniti ni mi wambila, ci vava tambuli mupuzo wavo.
'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 Kono ho ha intuso, kanji u zuminini iyanza lwako lya cimonso kwi ziva cili panga iyanza lyako lya cilyo,
But when you are giving in charity, let not your left hand perceive what your right hand is doing,
4 njikuti i intuso yako yoha i hewe vulipatite. Cwale Iso yo vona zi patitwe mwa ku vozekeze.
that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.
5 Mi hamu lapera, kanji mu swani uvu va lihele, va saka kuzimana ni ku lapera mu masinagoge ni mu ma cailo a migwagwa, kuti va voniwe vantu. Luli ni mi wambila niti; ci va va tambili mipuzo yabo.
"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 Kono iwe, co lapera, wi njile mu malivela, imi ci we yala ciyazo, u lapere kweso wina ku mbali; imi Iso yo vona ku mbali, mwa ku vozekeze.
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 Ci mu lapera, kanji mu boleli boleli zi sena intuso uvu mu ba citila va sa zumini; va nahana kuti va wola ku zuwiwa caku wamba wamba ahulu kwabo.
"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 Hakuva vulyo, kanji mu swani na vo; kakuli Ishenu wizi zi mu vulite, ni mu seni ku mu kumbila.
Do not, however, imitate them; for your Father knows what things you need before ever you ask Him.
9 Ci kwina vulyo mu lapele vuti, 'Ishetu wina mwi wulu' ku lumbiwe izina lyako. vu simwine vwako vwize.
"In this manner therefore pray: 'Our Father who art in Heaven, may Thy name be kept holy;
10 Ci sakiwa kwako ci tendahale hansi mu ci nani mwi wulu.
let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth;
11 Tuhe sunu zilyo ze zuva ni zuva.
give us to-day our bread for the day;
12 U kwatile milandu yetu, uvu naswe mu tu ba kwatili va vatu fosezi.
and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;
13 Hape kanji utu twali mu muliko, kono utu lukulule ku muntu muvi.
and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'
14 Mi ho kwatila vantu zi va ku fosekeza, ni Iso mwi wulu naye mwaku kwatile.
"For if you forgive others their offences, your Heavenly Father will forgive you also;
15 Kono ho sa kwatili vamwi zi vaku fosekeza, niheli Iso kete na kukwatile zo mu fosekeza.
but if you do not forgive others their offences, neither will your Father forgive yours.
16 Imi, hape ho li nyima zilyo, kanji u linyanisi cifateho cako, ubu mu vacitila va lihele, va linyanisa zifateho njikuti va voneke ku vantu kuti vena ha ku linyima zilyo. Faa ni ku rwira, ci va va tambuli mipuzo yavo.
"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 Kono iwe ho lilinyima zilyo, uli singe mafuta ku mutwi ni ku samba ku cifateho caku.
But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and wash your face,
18 Nji kuti kanji u vonahali ku vantu kuti wina ha kuli nyima zilyo, kono konji kweso wina kumbali. Mi iso yo vona kumbali, mwaku vozekeze.
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 Kanji uli kunganyizi cifumu ca hansi, hena mafele ni mafumi a wola kuci lya, ni hena vasa va wola kutulula mwateni ni ku iva.
"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 Kono, u likunganyize cifumu umwine kwi wulu ku sena mafele ni mafumi alya hateni, hasena ni vasa va wola ku tulula ni ku iva.
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 Kakuli hena cifumu cako nji hena inkulo yako.
For where your wealth is, there also will your heart be.
22 Linso nji lambi lya muvili. Cikwina vulyo, heva linso lyako li vona hande, muvili wako onse mu uve mwiseli.
"The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eyesight is good, your whole body will be well lighted;
23 Heva linso lyako li towele, ni muvili wako wonse wina mucinzime. Cikwina vulyo, heva iseli lina kwako lina luli mucinzime, cikando vule ico cinzime!
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 Kakwina muntu yete na tendele vasimwine vovele, hesi ka toye yenke ni ku saka zumwi, kamba mwa kuteke yenke ni ku shwaula zumwi. Koti co wola ku tendela Ireza ni cifumu.
"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 Ci kwina vulyo ni ku wambila, kanji u vilaeli ni za vuhalo vwako, cete ulye ni cete uñwe, kambe kaza mubili wako, cete u zwate. njikuti vuhalo kavu hiti zilyo, ni muvili kuhita zizwato?
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 Mu lole zizuni za mwibyumbyulu. Kazi vyali kazi sinzi kamba ku vika zi kutulwa mu ciduli; kono Ishenu wina kwi wulu uzi lela. Aho inwe kana muva tokwa ahulu ku zi zamba?
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 Njeni kwenu yo wola ku vulaela ku ekeza ku vuhalo vwakwe? Cwale cinzi hamu vilela ni za kuzwata?
Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height?
28 Mu hupule nanga ziyangayanga za mu mawa, mu zi menena. Kazi tendi, kazi hosi vwanda.
And why be anxious about clothing? Learn a lesson from the wild lilies. Watch their growth. They neither toil nor spin,
29 Kono ni mi wambila niti, nanga Salumoni munkanya yakwe kana ava zwati niheva ku likana ni lyoke lyao.
and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence could array himself like one of these.
30 Heva Ireza u zwatika lyani lya mumawa, lihala sunu ni zona lici li sohelwa mwi ziko, ku woleka vule ku zwatika inwe, inwe muve ntumelo inini?
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 Ni ha kwina vulyo kanji mu vileli ni muti, 'Mu tulye nzi?' kamba 'Mutu ñywe nzi?' kamba 'Mutu zwate zizwato nzi?'
Do not be over-anxious, therefore, asking 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 Vantu vasa zimini nji va saka izi zintu, imi ishenu wa kwiwulu wizi kale zimu saka.
For all these are questions that Gentiles are always asking; but your Heavenly Father knows that you need these things--all of them.
33 Kono pili musake vusimwine ni ku shiyama kwabo imi zintu zonse ka muzihewe.
But make His Kingdom and righteousness your chief aim, and then these things shall all be given you in addition.
34 Cikwina bulyo, kanji mu vileli ni ze zona, mukuti izona li vilela ni zalyo. Izuva limwi ni limwi lilikenwe vuvi vwalyo.
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.
