Matthew 6 (CCL)

1“Samalani kuti musachite ntchito zanu zolungama pamaso pa anthu kuti akuoneni. Popeza ngati mutero simudzalandira mphotho yochokera kwa Atate anu akumwamba.“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.

2“Pamene mupereka zachifundo, musachite modzionetsera monga amachita achiphamaso mʼmasunagoge ndi pa misewu kuti atamidwe ndi anthu. Zoonadi, Ine ndikuwuzani kuti iwowo alandiriratu mphotho yawo yonse.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.

3Koma pamene mupereka zachifundo, dzanja lanu lamanzere lisadziwe chimene dzanja lanu lamanja likuchita,But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4kotero kuti kupereka kwanu kukhale mwachinsinsi. Ndipo Atate anu amene amaona zochitika mwachinsinsi, adzakupatsani mphotho.so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

5“Pamene mupemphera, musakhale ngati achiphamaso, chifukwa iwo amakonda kupemphera choyimirira mʼmasunagoge ndi pa mphambano za mʼmisewu kuti anthu awaone. Zoonadi, Ine ndikuwuzani kuti iwo alandiriratu mphotho yawo yonse.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.

6Koma pamene mupemphera, lowani mʼchipinda chanu chamʼkati, ndi kutseka chitseko ndipo mupemphere kwa Atate anu amene saoneka. Ndipo Atate anu, amene amaona zochitika mseri, adzakupatsani mphotho.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.

7Ndipo pamene mukupemphera, musamabwerezabwereza monga akunja, pakuti iwo amaganiza kuti adzamveka chifukwa chochulutsa mawu.And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

8Musakhale ngati iwo chifukwa Atate anu amadziwa zimene musowa musanapemphe.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9“Chifukwa chake pempherani motere: “ ‘Atate athu akumwamba, dzina lanu lilemekezedwe,So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

10Ufumu wanu ubwere, chifuniro chanu chichitike pansi pano monga kumwamba.Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

11Mutipatse chakudya chathu chalero.Give us this day our daily bread.

12Mutikhululukire mangawa athu, monga ifenso tawakhululukira amangawa athu.And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13Ndipo musatitengere kokatiyesa; koma mutipulumutse kwa woyipayo.’And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

14Ngati inu mukhululukira anthu pamene akuchimwirani, Atate anu akumwamba adzakukhululukirani.For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15Koma ngati inu simukhululukira anthu zolakwa zawo, Atate anunso sadzakukhululukirani machimo anu.But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16“Pamene mukusala kudya, musaonetse nkhope yachisoni monga achita achiphamaso, pakuti iwo amasintha nkhope zawo kuonetsa anthu kuti akusala kudya. Zoonadi, Ine ndikuwuzani kuti iwo alandiriratu mphotho yawo yonse.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.

17Koma pamene ukusala kudya, samba mʼmaso nudzole mafuta kumutu,But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18kuti usaonekere kwa anthu kuti ukusala kudya koma kwa Atate ako ali mseri; ndipo Atate ako amene amaona za mseri adzakupatsa mphotho.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.

19“Musadziwunjikire chuma pa dziko lapansi, pamene njenjete ndi dzimbiri zimawononga ndi pamene mbala zimathyola ndi kuba.Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

20Koma mudziwunjikire chuma kumwamba kumene njenjete ndi dzimbiri siziwononga ndipo mbala sizithyola ndi kuba.But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21Pakuti kumene kuli chuma chako, mtima wako udzakhala komweko.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22“Diso ndi nyale ya thupi. Ngati maso ako ali bwino, thupi lako lonse lidzakhala mʼkuwala.The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

23Koma ngati maso ako sali bwino, thupi lako lonse lidzakhala mu mdima. Koma ngati kuwala kuli mwa iwe ndi mdima, ndiye kuti mdimawo ndi waukulu bwanji!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!

24“Palibe munthu angathe kukhala kapolo wa ambuye awiri. Pakuti pena adzamuda mmodzi ndi kukonda winayo kapena adzagwira ntchito mokhulupirika kwa mmodzi, nadzanyoza winayo. Simungathe kukhala kapolo wa Mulungu ndi wa chuma pa nthawi imodzi.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.

25“Nʼchifukwa chake ndikuwuzani kuti musadere nkhawa za moyo wanu kuti mudzadya chiyani kapena mudzamwa chiyani; kapenanso za thupi lanu kuti mudzavala chiyani. Kodi moyo suposa chakudya? Kodi thupi siliposa zovala?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?

26Onani mbalame zamlengalenga sizifesa kapena kukolola kapena kusunga mʼnkhokwe komabe Atate anu akumwamba amazidyetsa. Kodi inu simuziposa kwambiri?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?

27Kodi ndani wa inu podandaula angathe kuwonjeza ora limodzi pa moyo wake?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28“Ndipo bwanji inu mudera nkhawa za zovala? Onani makulidwe a maluwa akutchire. Sagwira ntchito kapena kuwomba nsalu.And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

29Ndikukuwuzani kuti angakhale Solomoni mu ulemerero wake sanavale mofanana ndi limodzi la maluwa amenewa.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

30Ngati umu ndi mmene Mulungu avekera udzu wa kutchire umene ulipo lero ndipo mawa uponyedwa ku moto, kodi sadzakuvekani koposa? Aa! Inu a chikhulupiriro chochepa!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?

31Chifukwa chake musadere nkhawa ndi kuti, ‘Tidzadya chiyani?’ kapena ‘Tidzamwa chiyani?’ kapena ‘Tidzavala chiyani?’Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32Pakuti anthu akunja amazifuna zinthu zonsezi ndipo Atate anu akumwamba adziwa kuti musowa zimenezi.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33Koma muyambe mwafuna ufumu wake ndi chilungamo chake ndipo zinthu zonsezi zidzapatsidwa kwa inu.But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

34Chifukwa chake musadere nkhawa ndi za mawa, popeza tsiku lililonse lili ndi zovuta zake zokwanira.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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