Mathayo 6
1 Zingatia kutotenda matendo ya haki mbele ya watu ili kujionyesha, vinginevyo hutapata thawabu kutoka kwa Baba aliye mbinguni.
Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.
2 Hivyo basi unapotoa usipige tarumbeta na kujisifu mwenyewe kama wanafiki wanavyofanya katika masinagogi na katika mitaa, ili kwamba watu wawasifu. Kweli nawaambia, wamekwisha kupokea thawabu yao.
When therefore thou do charity, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
3 Lakini wewe unapotoa, mkono wako wa kushoto usijue kinachofanywa na mkono wa kulia,
But when thou do charity, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does,
4 ili kwamba zawadi yako itolewe kwa siri. Ndipo Baba yako aonaye sirini atakupatia thawabu yako.
so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.
5 Na unapokuwa ukiomba, usiwe kama wanafiki, kwa kuwa wanapenda kusimama na kuomba kwenye masinagogi na kwenye kona za mitaani, ili kwamba watu wawatazame. Kweli nawaambia, wamekwishapokea thawabu yao.
And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray having stood in the synagogues and in the corners of the thoroughfares, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
6 Lakini wewe, unapo omba, ingia chumbani. Funga mlango, na uombe kwa kwa Baba yako aliye sirini. Ndipo Baba yako aonaye sirini atakupatia thawabu yako.
But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee in the open.
7 Na unapokuwa ukiomba, usirudie rudie maneno yasiyo na maana kama mataifa wanavyofanya, kwa kuwa wanafikiri kwamba watasikiwa kwa sababu ya maneno mengi wanayosema.
And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.
8 Kwa hiyo, usiwe kama wao, kwa kuwa Baba yako anatambua mahitaji yako hata kabla hujaomba kwake.
Be not therefore like them, for your Father knows what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
9 Hivyo basi omba hivi: Baba yetu uliye mbinguni, ulitukuze jina lako.
Pray ye therefore this way: Our Father in the heavens, hallowed be thy name.
10 Ufalme wako uje, mapenzi yako yafanyike hapa duniani kama huko mbinguni.
May thy kingdom come. May thy will happen on the earth as also in heaven.
11 Utupatiye leo mkate wetu wa kila siku.
Give us this day the bread sufficient for us.
12 utusamehe deni zetu, kama nasi tunavyowasamehe wadeni wetu.
And forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.
13 Na usitulete katika majaribu, lakini utuepushe kutoka kwa yule mwovu.'
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.
14 Ikiwa mtawasemehe watu makosa yao, Baba yako aliye mbinguni pia atawasamehe ninyi.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 Lakini ikiwa hamtawasamehe makosa yao, wala Baba yenu hatawasamehe makosa yenu.
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 Zaidi ya yote, unapokuwa umefunga, usioneshe sura ya huzuni kama wanafiki wanavyofanya, kwa kuwa wanakunja sura zao ili kwamba watu wawatambue wamefunga. Kweli ninakuambia, wamekwisha kupokea thawabu yao.
And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
17 Lakini wewe, unapokuwa umefunga, paka mafuta kichwa chako na uoshe uso wako.
But when thou fast, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
18 Hivyo haitakuonesha mbele ya watu kuwa umefunga, lakini tu itakuwa kwa Baba yako aliye sirini. Na Baba yako aonaye sirini, atakupa thawabu yako.
so that thou may not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father in secret. And thy Father, who sees in secret, will reward thee.
19 Usijitunzie hazina yako mwenyewe hapa duniani, ambapo nondo na kutu huharibu, ambapo wezi huvunja na kuiba.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,
20 Badala yake, jitunzie hazina yako mwenyewe mbinguni, ambapo wala nondo wala kutu hawezi kuharibu, na ambapo wezi hawawezi kuvunja na kuiba.
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
21 Kwa kuwa hazina yako ilipo, ndipo na moyo wako utakapokuwepo pia.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 Jicho ni taa ya mwili. Kwa hiyo, ikiwa jicho lako ni zima, mwili wote utajazwa na nuru.
The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye is sound, thy whole body will be bright.
23 Lakini ikiwa jicho lako ni bovu, mwili wako wote umejaa giza totoro. Kwahiyo, ikiwa nuru ambayo imo ndani yako ni giza hasa, ni giza kubwa kiasi gani!
But if thine eye is bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 Hakuna hata mmoja anayeweza kuwatumikia mabwana wawili, kwa kuwa atamchukia mmoja na kumpenda mwingine, au la sivyo atajitoa kwa mmoja na kumdharau mwingine. Hamuwezi kumtumikia Mungu na mali.
No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one, and disparage the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Kwa hiyo nakuambia, usiwe na mashaka kuhusu maisha yako, kuwa utakula nini au utakunywa nini, au kuhusu mwili wako, utavaa nini. Je! Maisha si zaidi ya chakula na mwili zaidi ya mavazi?
Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?
26 Tazama ndege walioko angani. Hawapandi na hawavuni na hawakusanyi na kutunza ghalani, lakini Baba yenu wa mbinguni huwalisha wao. Je ninyi si wa thamani zaidi kuliko wao?
Look to the birds of the sky, because they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not more valuable then they?
27 Na ni nani miongoni mwenu kwa kujihangaisha anaweza kuongeza dhiraa moja kwenye uhai wa maisha yake?
And which man of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span?
28 Na kwa nini mna kuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu mavazi? Fikiria kuhusu maua kwenye mashamba, jinsi yanavyokua. Hayafanyi kazi na hayawezi kujivisha.
And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin,
29 Bado ninawaambia, hata Sulemani katika utukufu wake wote hakuvikwa kama mojawapo ya haya.
yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
30 Ikiwa Mungu anayavalisha majani katika mashamba, ambayo yadumu siku moja na kesho yanatupwa katika moto, je ni kwa kiasi gani atawavalisha ninyi, ninyi wenye imani ndogo?
And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more you, O ye of little faith?
31 Kwa hiyo msiwe na wasiwasi nakusema, 'Je tutakula nini?' au “Je tutakunywa nini?” au “Je tutavaa nguo gani?”
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we wear?
32 Kwa kuwa mataifa wanatafuta mambo haya, na Baba yenu wa mbinguni anajua kuwa mnahitaji hayo.
For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that ye need all these things.
33 Lakini kwanza tafuteni ufalme wake na haki yake na haya yote yatakabidhiwa kwako.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 Kwa hiyo, usione shaka kwa ajili ya kesho, kwa kuwa kesho itajishughulikia yenyewe. Kila siku inatosha kuwa na tatizo lake yenyewe.
Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.
