Mathayo 6
1 Zingatia kutotenda matendo ya haki mbele ya watu ili kujionyesha, vinginevyo hutapata thawabu kutoka kwa Baba aliye mbinguni.
Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
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 doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
3 Lakini wewe unapotoa, mkono wako wa kushoto usijue kinachofanywa na mkono wa kulia,
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 ili kwamba zawadi yako itolewe kwa siri. Ndipo Baba yako aonaye sirini atakupatia thawabu yako.
that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
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 ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received 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 prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
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 in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Kwa hiyo, usiwe kama wao, kwa kuwa Baba yako anatambua mahitaji yako hata kabla hujaomba kwake.
Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9 Hivyo basi omba hivi: Baba yetu uliye mbinguni, ulitukuze jina lako.
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Ufalme wako uje, mapenzi yako yafanyike hapa duniani kama huko mbinguni.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
11 Utupatiye leo mkate wetu wa kila siku.
Give us this day our daily bread.
12 utusamehe deni zetu, kama nasi tunavyowasamehe wadeni wetu.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 Na usitulete katika majaribu, lakini utuepushe kutoka kwa yule mwovu.'
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one].
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.
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
17 Lakini wewe, unapokuwa umefunga, paka mafuta kichwa chako na uoshe uso wako.
But thou, when thou fastest, 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.
that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense 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 consume, 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 doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 Kwa kuwa hazina yako ilipo, ndipo na moyo wako utakapokuwepo pia.
for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.
22 Jicho ni taa ya mwili. Kwa hiyo, ikiwa jicho lako ni zima, mwili wote utajazwa na nuru.
The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
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 be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be 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 else he will hold to one, and despise 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?
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
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?
Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?
27 Na ni nani miongoni mwenu kwa kujihangaisha anaweza kuongeza dhiraa moja kwenye uhai wa maisha yake?
And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
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 concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 Bado ninawaambia, hata Sulemani katika utukufu wake wote hakuvikwa kama mojawapo ya haya.
yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not 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?
But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] 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 shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 Kwa kuwa mataifa wanatafuta mambo haya, na Baba yenu wa mbinguni anajua kuwa mnahitaji hayo.
For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 Lakini kwanza tafuteni ufalme wake na haki yake na haya yote yatakabidhiwa kwako.
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto 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 for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
