Mathayo 6
1 Kana upange makowe ganoite kwa bandu linga ubonekane, wapata kwaa thawabu buka kwa Tate abile kumaunde.
“When you do your good deeds, make certain that you do not do them when other people are watching so that they may see you [and think highly of you]. If [you do good deeds merely in order that other people may think highly of you, God], your Father who is in heaven, will not give you any reward.
2 Kwaiyo mana kopiya kana upage ndoti na kuipuna mwene kati nanfiki babapanga mumasinagogi gabe ni mumitaa, linga panga bandu balumbe, kweli nenda kuakokiya, bayowine pokya thawabu yabe.
So, whenever you give something to the poor, do not [announce it as people announce something that they want other people to know about] by playing a [fanfare] on a trumpet [MET]. That is what the hypocrites do (in the synagogues/in the Jewish meeting places) and on the main roads in order that people might [see what they do and] praise them. Keep this in mind: [People praise those hypocrites], [but] that is the [only] reward they will receive!
3 Lakini wenga mana kopiya, liboko lyako lya mashoto kunkeya lwa mmalyo kana lutange chakipanga.
Instead [of doing as they do], when you give something to the poor, do not let other people know that you are doing that [MET].
4 linga panga zawadi yako ipijilwe kwa siri, ni Tate bako babakubona kwa siri alowa kukupeya zawadi yake ipiyilwa kwa siri.
In that way, you will be giving to the poor secretly. [As a result God], your Father who observes [you] while no one else sees [you], will reward you.
5 paupanga, kana ube kati wa nnafiki, maana bapendike yema ni loba 'mumasinagogi ni mulukona, linga panga babonekane ni bandumkweli nenda kuakokiya bapokite thawabu yabe.
Also when you pray, do not do what the hypocrites do. They like to stand in the Jewish meeting places and on the corners of the main streets to pray, in order that other people will see them [and think highly of them]. Keep this in mind: [People praise them, but] that is the [only] reward they will get.
6 Lakini wenga, mana ulobie, kuyingii mu, chumba, ujigale nnango, ni ulobe kwa mwanja tate bako ywa abile musiri, Nga Tate bako ywaaibona siri alowa kupeya thawabu yako.
But as for you, when you pray, go into your private room and close the door in order to pray to [God], your Father, whom no one can see. He observes you where no one else observes you, and he will reward you.
7 Na paaloba, kana ukeme kwaa marudio kati ya apanga amataifa, kwasababu bawasa panga balowa kwayowa kwa mwanza makowe gabe gana nchima.
When you pray, do not repeat words many times as the people who do not know God do [when they pray. They repeat meaningless words] because they think that if they use many words, their gods will listen to them and give them [what they ask for].
8 Kwa eyo, kana mube kati bembe, mana Tate bako atangite ywagapala hata balo waloba kwake.
Do not [repeat words] as they do, because [God] your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Kwa eyo, mulobe nyonyo, “Tate bitu waubile kumaunde, lina lyako litukuzwe.
So pray [things] like this: Father, [you who are] in heaven, we [(exc)] desire that you be honored/revered {that people honor/revere you}.
10 Upwalume wako uiche, champendile kipangilwe hapa pakilambo kati kwo kumaunde.
We [(exc)] desire that people let you rule [over their lives]. We(exc) want [people who live] on the earth to do what you desire, as those who live in heaven [do what you want them to do].
11 Utupei lino nkate witu wa kila lisoba.
Give us [(exc)] each day the food [SYN] that we [(exc) need for] that day.
12 Utusamee madeni yitu, kati twenga twatuwasamee wadeni witu.
Forgive our sins just like we [(exc)] have forgiven the people who sin against us [(exc)].
13 Kana utupei majaribu, lakini utulopwe ni yulu nchela.
Do not let us(exc) do wrong things when we(exc) are tempted {someone or something tempts us}, and rescue us [(exc)] when Satan the evil one tempts us to do evil things.”
14 mana itei mwalowa kwasamiya kwa makosa gabe, Ni Tate bako ywabile kumaunde apala kwasamee mwenga.
“[Forgive the people who sin against you], because, if you forgive other people, [God], your Father who is in heaven, will forgive your [sins].
15 Lakini yaibile muwasamee kwaa makosa gabe, Tate binu awasamee kwaa makosa yinu ni mwenga.
But if you do not forgive other people, neither will God forgive your sins.”
16 Zaidi ya yoti, mana autabike, kana ubonekane kuminyo kwati kekenaa kati anafiki mwabapaga, mana benda kekenala kuminyo yabe linga bababonikine ni bandu, panga batabike. Kweli niaalokiya, bayomwite pokya thawabu yabe.
“When you abstain from eating food [in order to please God], do not look sad as the hypocrites look. They make their faces appear sad in order that people will see that they are abstaining from food [and will think highly of them]. Keep this in mind: [People will think highly of those people for that], but [that is the only] reward those people will get!
17 Lakini wenga, mana utabike, upakile mauta mutwe wako ni uuluwe kuminyo.
Instead, [each of] you, when you abstain from food, should comb your hair and wash your face [as usual],
18 Nyoo watanganikwa kwaa ni bandu panga utabike, ila Tate bako ywabile musiri, alowa kupeya thawabu yako.
in order that other people will not notice that you are fasting [because you will look as you always do]. But [God], your Father, whom no one can see, [will observe that you are abstaining from food. God] your Father sees [you] even though no one else sees [you], and he will reward you.”
19 Kna ubeke akiba mukilambo, mabongo ni kutu yalowa alibiya, ni bai tekwana ni jiba.
“Do not [selfishly] accumulate large quantities of money and material goods for yourselves on [this] earth, because [the earth is where everything is destroyed. For example], on earth termites ruin things, and things rust, and thieves enter [buildings] and steal things.
20 Itunzie akiba yako mwene kumaunde, hakwo mabongo wala kutu ialabiya kwaa ni mwii aweza kwaa tekwana ni jiba.
Instead, do [deeds that will please God. Your doing such deeds will be like] storing treasures in heaven [MET]. [Nothing perishes in heaven]. In heaven no termites ruin [things], nothing rusts, and thieves do not enter buildings and steal.
21 Mana akiba yako paibile, ni mwoyo bako nga walowa baa.
[Remember that] the things [that you think are the most] valuable are [the things that] you will be constantly concerned about [MET]. [So if you want to be storing treasures in heaven], you [need to be] constantly thinking [about God and heaven], [instead of your earthly possessions].”
22 Liyo nga taa ya payega, kwa eyo, mana itei liyo lyako likoto, yega yoti walowa panga ni bwega.
“Your eyes are [like] a lamp [MET] for your body, because they enable you to see things. So if your eyes are healthy, you are able to see everything well [MET]. [Similarly, if you are generous with your money and other possessions, you will be able to know much of what God wants you to know] [MET].
23 Lakini mana liyo lyene libou, yega yako yoti, iba twelya lybendo totoro. Kwa eyo, mana itei bweya waubile nkati yake lubendo hasa, lubendo lukolo kiasi gani!
But if your eyes are bad, you are not able to see things well. And if that continues, the time will come when you will not be able to see at all. You will be in complete darkness [MET]. [Similarly, if you continue to be greedy, you will be in spiritual darkness. If all that your eyes can see and your mind can think about involves your greedily desiring material possessions, all that you do will be evil] [MET].”
24 Ntopo hata yumo ywaweza kwatumikya ngwana abele, mana alowa kunchukiya yumo ni umpenda ywenge, au alowa tama kwa yumo ni kunzalau ywenge, mwaweza kwaa kuntumikya Nnongo ni mali.
“No one is able to serve two [different] bosses [at the same time]. If [he tried to do that], he would dislike one of them and love the other one, or he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one [DOU]. [Similarly], you cannot [devote your life to] worshipping God and [worshipping] money and material goods [at the same time].”
25 Kwa eyo nendakukokiya, kana mube ni masaka husi maisha gako, panga mwalwaa namani ni mwawala namani.
“Because [you should be concerned about what God thinks is important and not about material goods, I] tell you that you should not worry about [things that you need in order to] live. [Do not worry] about whether you will have [enough food] to eat, and [something] to drink, or [enough] clothes to wear. It is important to have [sufficient] food [and drink] and clothing, but the way you conduct your lives is much more important [RHQ].
26 Lola iyuni ya kunani, bapanda kwaa, bauna kwaa, ni kana bakusanye ni kutunza mughala, lakini Tate binu ywaabile kumaunde ubalisha. Namani mwenga mwa thamani kwaa kuliko iyuni?
Look at the birds. They do not plant [seeds, and they do not] harvest [crops] and gather them into barns. [But they always have food to eat because God], your Father who is in heaven, provides food for them. And you are certainly worth a lot more than birds [RHQ]! [So you can be assured that God will supply what you need!]
27 Nyai nkati yinu ywaisumbukiya ywa enda weza kwiyongeya miaka ya maisha gake?
(None of you can, just by worrying, [add time to your life]./Can any of you, just by worrying, [add time to your life]?) [RHQ] [You cannot] add [even] one minute to your life! [So you should not worry about things such as food and clothing!]
28 Mwanja namani mukonda mashaka husu mawalo? muwase maloba ga mumigunda, mwaganawili. Gapanga kwaa lyengo ni gaweza kwiwalika.
You should also not worry about [whether you will have enough] clothes [to wear] [RHQ]. Think about the way flowers [grow] in the fields. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes.
29 Bado niakokiya, hata Sulemani wakati wa utawala wake awalikwe kwa kati ga mulobe.
But I tell you that even though [King] Solomon, who [lived long ago], [wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
30 Mana itei Nnongo agawalika manyei mu'ng'unda ni gatama kwaa miaka yananchima malao baika kagataikulya kumwoto, tubwe kwa kitiwi mwalowa kumwalika mwenga, mwenga mwabile ni imani njene?
God makes the wild plants very beautiful, [but they grow] in the field [for only a short time]. One day they grow, and the next day they are thrown into an oven {someone [cuts them and] throws them into an oven} [to be burned to make heat for baking bread. But you are more important to God than wild plants are, and you live much longer]. So (God will certainly provide clothes for you who [live a long time but] trust him so little!/will not God surely very adequately clothe you, [who live a long time but] trust him so little?) [RHQ]
31 Tubwe kana bube ni mashaka kamukoya,'mwakolongwa tulolya namani?'Au “Twalowa nywaa kele?” au twalowa waa ngobo gani?”
Because of God’s caring for you, do not worry and say, ‘Will we have anything to eat?’ or ‘Will we have anything to drink?’ or ‘Will we have clothes to wear?’ [RHQ]
32 Mana amataifa nembe bapala makowe aga, ni Tate binu ywa kumaunde atangite panga mwenda gapala goo.
Those who do not know God are always worrying about things like that. But God, your Father who is in heaven, knows that you need all those things, [so you should not worry about them].
33 Lakini wete mupale utawala wake ni kweli wake ni ago goti mwalowa peyelwa.
Instead, the most important thing you should be concerned about is to let [God] completely direct your life, and to strive [to live] righteously. [If you do that], all the things that you [need] will be given to you {God will give you all the things [that you need]}.
34 Kwa eyo, kana ubeke shaka kwaajili ya malabo, mana malabo yaisumbukya yene. Kila lisoba lyalengani kwa litatizo lyake lyene.
So [each day] do not be worried about what will happen to you the next day, because [when] that day [PRS] comes, [you] will be concerned about [what happens during] that day. You will have enough to be concerned about each day. [So do not worry ahead of time].”
