Mathayo 6
1 Zingatia kutotenda matendo ya haki mbele ya watu ili kujionyesha, vinginevyo hutapata thawabu kutoka kwa Baba aliye mbinguni.
Make sure not to do your good deeds in front of people, just so they can be seen. Otherwise you won't have any reward from your Father 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 you give to the poor, don't be like the hypocrites who blow their own trumpets to announce what they're doing in the synagogues and in the streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth: they already have their reward.
3 Lakini wewe unapotoa, mkono wako wa kushoto usijue kinachofanywa na mkono wa kulia,
When you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand's doing.
4 ili kwamba zawadi yako itolewe kwa siri. Ndipo Baba yako aonaye sirini atakupatia thawabu yako.
That way what you give will be in secret, and your Father who sees what happens in secret will reward you.
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.
When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand up and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people can see them. I promise you, they already 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 you, when you pray, go indoors and close the door, and pray to your Father in private, and your Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.
7 Na unapokuwa ukiomba, usirudie rudie maneno yasiyo na maana kama mataifa wanavyofanya, kwa kuwa wanafikiri kwamba watasikiwa kwa sababu ya maneno mengi wanayosema.
When you pray, don't babble on meaninglessly like the foreigners do, who think they will be heard because of all the words they repeat.
8 Kwa hiyo, usiwe kama wao, kwa kuwa Baba yako anatambua mahitaji yako hata kabla hujaomba kwake.
Don't be like them, for your Father knows what you need even before you ask him.
9 Hivyo basi omba hivi: Baba yetu uliye mbinguni, ulitukuze jina lako.
So pray like this:
10 Ufalme wako uje, mapenzi yako yafanyike hapa duniani kama huko mbinguni.
Our heavenly Father, may your name be honored. May your kingdom come! May your will be carried out in earth as it is in heaven.
11 Utupatiye leo mkate wetu wa kila siku.
Please give to us today the food we need.
12 utusamehe deni zetu, kama nasi tunavyowasamehe wadeni wetu.
Forgive our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.
13 Na usitulete katika majaribu, lakini utuepushe kutoka kwa yule mwovu.'
Don't let us be tempted to do wrong, and save us from the evil one.
14 Ikiwa mtawasemehe watu makosa yao, Baba yako aliye mbinguni pia atawasamehe ninyi.
For if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 Lakini ikiwa hamtawasamehe makosa yao, wala Baba yenu hatawasamehe makosa yenu.
But if you don't forgive those who sin against you, then your heavenly Father won't forgive your sins.
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.
When you fast, don't be like the hypocrites who put on sad faces and make themselves look terrible so that everyone can see they're fasting. I tell you the truth, they already have their reward.
17 Lakini wewe, unapokuwa umefunga, paka mafuta kichwa chako na uoshe uso wako.
Instead, when you fast, wash your face and look smart,
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 people won't see you're fasting, and your unseen Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.
19 Usijitunzie hazina yako mwenyewe hapa duniani, ambapo nondo na kutu huharibu, ambapo wezi huvunja na kuiba.
Don't pile up wealth here on earth where moths and rust ruin it, and where thieves break in and steal it.
20 Badala yake, jitunzie hazina yako mwenyewe mbinguni, ambapo wala nondo wala kutu hawezi kuharibu, na ambapo wezi hawawezi kuvunja na kuiba.
Instead, you should store up your wealth in heaven, where moths and rust don't ruin it, and where thieves don't break in and steal it.
21 Kwa kuwa hazina yako ilipo, ndipo na moyo wako utakapokuwepo pia.
For what you value the most shows who you really are.
22 Jicho ni taa ya mwili. Kwa hiyo, ikiwa jicho lako ni zima, mwili wote utajazwa na nuru.
The eye is like a lamp that lights the body. So if your eye is healthy, then your whole body will have 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 your eye is evil, then your whole body will be in the dark. If the light in you is darkness, how dark is that!
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 one can serve two masters. Either you'll hate one and love the other, or you'll be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Money.
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?
That's why I'm telling you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about what to eat, or what to drink, or what clothes to put on. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
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 at the birds—they don't sow or reap or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they are?
27 Na ni nani miongoni mwenu kwa kujihangaisha anaweza kuongeza dhiraa moja kwenye uhai wa maisha yake?
Who of you by worrying can add a minute to your 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 you worried about clothes? Look at the beautiful flowers in the field. See how they grow: they don't work hard, they don't spin thread.
29 Bado ninawaambia, hata Sulemani katika utukufu wake wote hakuvikwa kama mojawapo ya haya.
But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these flowers.
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?
So if God decorates the fields like this, grass which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, won't he do much more for you, you people who trust so little?
31 Kwa hiyo msiwe na wasiwasi nakusema, 'Je tutakula nini?' au “Je tutakunywa nini?” au “Je tutavaa nguo gani?”
So don't worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32 Kwa kuwa mataifa wanatafuta mambo haya, na Baba yenu wa mbinguni anajua kuwa mnahitaji hayo.
These are all the things that the heathen chase after, but your heavenly Father knows everything you need.
33 Lakini kwanza tafuteni ufalme wake na haki yake na haya yote yatakabidhiwa kwako.
Seek his kingdom first, and his way of living right, and everything will be given to you.
34 Kwa hiyo, usione shaka kwa ajili ya kesho, kwa kuwa kesho itajishughulikia yenyewe. Kila siku inatosha kuwa na tatizo lake yenyewe.
So don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow can worry about itself. There's already enough evil in every day.
