Matthew 6

1 “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

1 “Angalieni msitende wema wenu mbele ya watu ili wawaone. Kwa maana mkifanya hivyo, hamna thawabu kutoka kwa Baba yenu aliye mbinguni.

2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

2 “Hivyo mnapowapa wahitaji, msipige panda mbele yenu kama wafanyavyo wanafiki katika masinagogi na mitaani, ili wasifiwe na watu. Amin nawaambia wao wamekwisha kupokea thawabu yao.

3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

3 Lakini ninyi mtoapo sadaka, fanyeni kwa siri, hata mkono wako wa kushoto usijue mkono wako wa kuume unachofanya,

4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

4 ili sadaka yako iwe ni siri. Ndipo Baba yako wa mbinguni, yeye aonaye sirini atakupa thawabu kwa wazi.

5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

5 “Nanyi msalipo, msiwe kama wanafiki, maana wao hupenda kusali wakiwa wamesimama katika masinagogi na kando ya barabara ili waonekane na watu. Amin nawaambia, wao wamekwisha kupata thawabu yao.

6 But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

6 Lakini wewe unaposali, ingia chumbani mwako, funga mlango na umwombe Baba yako aliye sirini. Naye Baba yako aonaye sirini atakupa thawabu yako.

7 And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

7 Nanyi mnaposali msiseme maneno kama wafanyavyo watu wasiomjua Mungu. Kwa maana wao hudhani kwamba watasikiwa kwa sababu ya wingi wa maneno yao.

8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

8 Msiwe kama wao, kwa sababu Baba yenu anajua kile mnachohitaji kabla hamjamwomba.

9 So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

9 “Hivi basi, ndivyo iwapasavyo kuomba: “ ‘Baba yetu uliye mbinguni, Jina lako litukuzwe.

10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

10 Ufalme wako uje. Mapenzi yako yafanyike hapa duniani kama huko mbinguni.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

11 Utupatie riziki yetu ya kila siku.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

12 Utusamehe deni zetu, kama sisi nasi tulivyokwisha kuwasamehe wadeni wetu.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

13 Usitutie majaribuni, bali utuokoe kutoka kwa yule mwovu [kwa kuwa Ufalme ni wako, na nguvu, na utukufu, hata milele. Amen].’

14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

14 Kwa kuwa kama mkiwasamehe watu wengine wanapowakosea, Baba yenu wa mbinguni atawasamehe ninyi pia.

15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

15 Lakini msipowasamehe watu wengine makosa yao, naye Baba yenu hatawasamehe ninyi makosa yenu.

16 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

16 “Mnapofunga, msiwe wenye huzuni kama wafanyavyo wanafiki. Maana wao hukunja nyuso zao ili kuwaonyesha wengine kwamba wamefunga. Amin, amin nawaambia wao wamekwisha kupata thawabu yao kamilifu.

17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

17 Lakini mnapofunga, jipakeni mafuta kichwani na kunawa nyuso zenu

18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

18 ili kufunga kwenu kusionekane na watu wengine ila Baba yenu aketiye mahali pa siri; naye Baba yenu aonaye sirini atawapa thawabu yenu kwa wazi.

19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

19 “Msijiwekee hazina duniani, mahali ambapo nondo na kutu huharibu, nao wevi huvunja na kuiba.

20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

20 Lakini jiwekeeni hazina mbinguni, mahali ambapo nondo na kutu haviharibu, wala wevi hawavunji na kuiba.

21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

21 Kwa sababu mahali hazina yako ilipo, hapo ndipo pia moyo wako utakapokuwa.

22 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

22 “Jicho ni taa ya mwili. Kama jicho lako ni nyofu, mwili wako wote utajaa nuru.

23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

23 Lakini kama jicho lako ni ovu, mwili wako wote utajawa na giza. Kwa hiyo basi, kama nuru iliyomo ndani yako ni giza, hilo ni giza kuu namna gani!

24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

24 “Hakuna mtu awezaye kuwatumikia mabwana wawili. Kwa kuwa atamchukia huyu na kumpenda yule mwingine, au atashikamana sana na huyu na kumdharau yule mwingine. Hamwezi kumtumikia Mungu pamoja na Mali.

25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

25 “Kwa hiyo nawaambia, msisumbukie maisha yenu kwamba mtakula nini au mtakunywa nini; au msumbukie miili yenu kwamba mtavaa nini. Je, maisha si zaidi ya chakula, na mwili zaidi ya mavazi?

26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

26 Waangalieni ndege wa angani; wao hawapandi wala hawavuni au kuweka ghalani, lakini Baba yenu wa mbinguni huwalisha. Je, ninyi si wa thamani zaidi kuliko hao ndege?

27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

27 Ni nani miongoni mwenu ambaye kwa kujitaabisha kwake anaweza kujiongezea hata saa moja zaidi katika maisha yake?

28 And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

28 “Nanyi kwa nini mnajitaabisha kwa ajili ya mavazi? Fikirini maua ya shambani yameavyo. Hayafanyi kazi wala hayafumi.

29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

29 Lakini nawaambia, hata Solomoni katika fahari yake yote hakuvikwa vizuri kama mojawapo ya hayo maua.

30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

30 Basi ikiwa Mungu huyavika hivi majani ya shambani, ambayo leo yapo na kesho yanatupwa motoni, je, hatawavika ninyi vizuri zaidi, enyi wa imani haba?

31 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

31 Kwa hiyo msiwe na wasiwasi, mkisema, ‘Tutakula nini?’ au ‘Tutakunywa nini?’ au ‘Tutavaa nini?’

32 For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

32 Watu wasiomjua Mungu ndio wanaoshindania hayo, lakini Baba yenu wa mbinguni anafahamu kuwa mnahitaji haya yote.

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

33 Lakini utafuteni kwanza Ufalme wa Mungu na haki yake, na haya yote atawapa pia.

34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

34 Kwa hiyo msiwe na wasiwasi kuhusu kesho, kwa sababu kesho itajitaabikia yenyewe. Yatosha kwa siku masumbufu yake.