Mathaio 6
1 “Mme elang tlhoko! Se direng tshiamo ya lona fa pele ga batho gore ba lo tlotle, fa lo dira jalo ga lona go bona tuelo e e tswang kwa go Rraeno yo o kwa legodimong.
“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 Fa o naya mokopi mpho, se bue kaga yone mo mpepeneneng jaaka baitimokanyi ba dira: ba letsa ditorompeta mo dikerekeng le mo mebileng ya motse gore ditiro tsa bone tsa lorato di tle di bonwe! Ke a lo bolelela ka pelo yotlhe, ba setse ba amogetse tuelo yotlhe, e ba neng ba tlaa e bona.
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 Mme fa o direla mongwe tshiamo, ka sephiri, se bolelele lebogo la gago la molema se se dirwang ke lebogo la moja.
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 Mme Rraeno yo o itseng diphiri tsotlhe o tla go duela.
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 “Mme jaanong kaga thapelo. Fa lo rapela, lo se ka lwa nna jaaka baitimokanyi ba ba ipaang jaaka o ka re ke ba ba obamelang Modimo ka go rapela mo ponong ya mongwe le mongwe mo makopanelong a mebila le mo dikerekeng mo ba ka bonwang ke mongwe le mongwe teng. Ammaaruri ke yone tuelo yotlhe e ba tlaa lalang ba e bonye.
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 Mme fa o rapela, tsamaya o le nosi, o itswalele mo tlung mme o rapele Rraeno ka sephiri, mme Rraeno yo o itseng diphiri tsa gago, o tlaa go duela.
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 “Se, boaboele thapelo ya gago jaaka baheitane ba dira, ba ba gopolang gore dithapelo di arabiwa fela ka go boaboelwa. Gakologelwa gore Rrago o itse se tota o se tlhokang pele ga o mo kopa!
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].
Do not [repeat words] as they do, because [God] your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Rapelang jaana: ‘Rraetsho yo o kwa legodimong re tlotla leina la gago le le itshephileng.
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 Re kopa gore bogosi jwa gago bo tle ka bofefo. A go rata ga gago go dirwe mono lefatshing jaaka go dirwa kwa legodimong.
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 Re neele dijo tsa rona gape gompieno jaaka malatsi otlhe.
Give us [(exc)] each day the food [SYN] that we [(exc) need for] that day.
12 Mme o re itshwarele dibe tsa rona, jaaka re itshwaretse ba ba re leofetseng.
Forgive our sins just like we [(exc)] have forgiven the people who sin against us [(exc)].
13 Se re ise mo thaelong, mme o re golole mo go yo o bosula. Amen.’
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 Rraeno wa Legodimo o tlaa go itshwarela, fa o itshwarela ba ba go leofelang, mme fa o gana go ba itshwarela ga a kitla a go itshwarela.
“[Forgive the people who sin against you], because, if you forgive other people, [God], your Father who is in heaven, will forgive your [sins].
But if you do not forgive other people, neither will God forgive your sins.”
16 “Jaanong ka ga go ikitsa dijo; fa o ikitsa dijo, o tlogela dijo ka maikaelelo a semowa, se dire jalo mo mpepeneneng, jaaka baitimokanyi ba dira ba leka go itlhontsha difatlhogo le go tlhoka go apara sentle gore batho ba ba utlwele botlhoko. Ammaaruri, ke yone tuelo e ba tlaa lalang ba e bonye.
“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 “Mme fa o ikitsa dijo, apara sentle,
Instead, [each of] you, when you abstain from food, should comb your hair and wash your face [as usual],
18 Gore le fa e le ope a seka a belaela gore o bolailwe ke tlala, fa e se Rraeno fela yo o itseng sephiri sengwe le sengwe. Mme o tlaa go duela.
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 “Se boloke dikhumo tsa gago fano mo lefatshing mo di ka senyegang kgotsa tsa utswiwa.
“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 Di boloke kwa legodimong kwa di se kitlang di latlhegelwa ke tlhwatlhwa teng, di bolokesegile mo magodung!
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 “Fa dikhumo tsa gago di le kwa legodimong le pelo ya gago e tlaa nna teng.
[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 “Fa leitlho la gago le itshekile go tlaa nna lesedi mo pelong ya gago.
“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 Mme fa leitlho la gago le sirilwe ke dikgopolo tse di bosula le dikeletso, o mo botennye jwa lefifi la semowa. Ao, kana lefifi leo le ka nna legolo thata jang!
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 “Ga o ka ke wa direla barena ba le babedi: Modimo le madi. Ka o tla ila yo mongwe o rate yo mongwe, kgotsa go nne ka tsela e sele.
“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 “Jalo he, tlhagiso ya me ke e: se tshwenyegeng ka ga dilo-ebong dijo, dino, madi le diaparo. Ka gore o setse o na le botshelo le mmele-mme di botlhokwa go na le se se tshwanetseng go jewa le se se tshwanetseng go aparwa.
“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 Bonang dinonyane! Ga di tshwenyege kaga se se jewang ga di tlhoke go jala kgotsa go roba kgotsa go boloka dijo ka gore Rraalona wa Legodimo o a di otla. Mme lona lo tlhwatlhwa kgolo mo go ene go na le tsone.
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 A ditlhobaelo tsa lona tsotlhe di ka oketsa botshelo jwa lona ka motsotso o le mongwe?
(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 “Mme ke eng fa o tlhobaela kaga diaparo tsa gago. Lebang dithunya tsa naga! Ga di tlhobaele kaga diaparo tsa tsone.
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 Le fa go ntse jalo, Kgosi Solomone mo kgalalelong ya gagwe o na a sa apesiwa bontle jaaka di ntse.
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 Mme fa Modimo o tlhokomela dithunya tse di fano gompieno ka tlhokomelo e kgolo, mme ka moso di be di seyo, a tota ga o na go lo tlhokomela, lona batho ba tumelo e potlana?
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 “Jalo he, se tlhobaeleng gotlhelele kaga go nna le dijo tse di lekanyeng le diaparo. Ke eng fa lo nna jaaka baheitane ka gore ba nna le boikgantsho mo dilong tse tsotlhe, gape ba amega thata kaga tsone, mme Rraeno wa legodimo o setse a itse sentle gore lo a di tlhoka.
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]
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 “Mme ka boitumelo o tlaa di lo naya fa lo mo naya tlotlo e kgolo mo botshelong jwa lona.
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 “Jalo he, se tlhobaeleleng bokamoso, Modimo o tlaa tlhokomela bokamoso jwa lona. Lebogelang tlhabo ya letsatsi e lo e boneng.
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].”
