Matthew 6 (SWH1850)

1“Jihadharini msije mkafanya matendo yenu mema mbele ya watu kusudi mwonekane nao. La sivyo, Baba yenu aliye mbinguni hatawapeni tuzo.“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“Basi, unapomsaidia maskini, usijitangaze. Usifanye kama wanafiki wafanyavyo katika masunagogi na njiani ili watu wawasifu. Kweli nawaambieni, hao wamekwisha pata tuzo lao.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.

3Lakini wewe unapomsaidia maskini, fanya hivyo kwamba hata rafiki yako asijue ufanyalo.But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4Toa msaada wako kwa siri, na Baba yako aonaye yaliyofichika, atakutuza.so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

5“Mnaposali, msifanye kama wanafiki. Wao hupenda kusimama na kusali katika masunagogi na katika pembe za njia ili watu wawaone. Kweli nawaambieni, hao wamekwisha pata tuzo lao.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.

6Lakini wewe unaposali, ingia chumbani mwako, funga mlango, kisha umwombe Baba yako asiyeonekana. Naye Baba yako aonaye yaliyofichika, atakutuza.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.

7“Mnaposali, msipayuke maneno kama watu wasiomjua Mungu. Wao hudhani kwamba Mungu atawasikiliza ati kwa sababu ya maneno mengi.And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

8Msiwe kama wao. Baba yenu anajua mnayoyahitaji hata kabla ya kumwomba.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9Basi, hivi ndivyo mnavyopaswa kusali: Baba yetu uliye mbinguni: Jina lako litukuzwe.So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

10Ufalme wako ufike. Utakalo lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni.Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

11Utupe leo chakula chetu tunachohitaji.Give us this day our daily bread.

12Utusamehe makosa yetu, kama nasi tunavyowasamehe waliotukosea.And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13Usitutie katika majaribu, lakini utuokoe na yule Mwovu. is Baadhi ya makala za zamani zina; Kwa kuwa ufalme ni wako, na nguvu, na utukufu, hata milele. Amina.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

14“Maana mkiwasamehe watu makosa yao, Baba yenu wa mbinguni atawasamehe ninyi pia.For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15Lakini msipowasamehe watu makosa yao, naye Baba yenu hatawasamehe ninyi makosa yenu.But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16“Mnapofunga, msiwe na huzuni kama wanafiki. Wao hukunja nyuso zao wapate kuonekana na watu kuwa wanafunga. Nawaambieni hakika, hao wamekwisha pata tuzo lao.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.

17Wewe lakini unapofunga, paka kichwa chako mafuta, nawa uso wako,But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18ili mtu yeyote asijue kwamba unafunga, ila ujulikane tu kwa Baba yako asiyeonekana. Naye Baba yako aonaye yaliyofichika atakutuza.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“Msijiwekee hazina hapa duniani ambako nondo na kutu huharibu, na wezi huingia na kuiba.Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

20Jiwekeeni hazina mbinguni ambako nondo na kutu hawawezi kuiharibu, wala wezi hawaingii wakaiba.But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21Maana pale ilipo hazina yako, ndipo pia utakapokuwa moyo wako.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22“Jicho ni taa ya mwili. Kama jicho lako ni zima, mwili wako wote utakuwa katika mwanga.The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

23Lakini ikiwa jicho lako ni bovu, mwili wako wote utakuwa katika giza. Basi, ikiwa mwanga ulioko ndani yako ni giza, basi, hilo ni giza la kutisha mno.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“Hakuna mtu awezaye kutumikia mabwana wawili. Maana atamchukia mmoja na kumpenda huyo wa pili; au ataambatana na mmoja na kumdharau huyo mwingine. Hamwezi kumtumikia Mungu na mali pamoja.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“Ndiyo maana nawaambieni, msiwe na wasiwasi juu ya chakula na kinywaji mnavyohitaji ili kuishi, wala juu ya mavazi mnayohitaji kwa ajili ya miili yenu. Je, maisha ni chakula tu au zaidi? Na mwili, je, si zaidi ya mavazi?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?

26Waangalieni ndege wa mwituni: hawapandi, hawavuni, wala hawana ghala yoyoye. Hata hivyo, Baba yenu wa mbinguni huwalisha. Je, ninyi si wa thamani kuliko hao?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?

27Ni nani miongoni mwenu kwa kuwa na wasiwasi sana anaweza kuuongeza muda wa maisha yake?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28“Na kuhusu mavazi, ya nini kuwa na wasiwasi? Tazameni maua ya porini jinsi yanavyostawi. Hayafanyi kazi wala hayasokoti.And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

29Lakini nawaambieni, hata Solomoni mwenyewe na fahari zake zote hakupata kuvikwa vizuri kama ua mojawapo.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

30Ikiwa basi Mungu hulivika hivyo jani la shambani ambalo leo liko na kesho latupwa motoni, je, hatafanya zaidi kwenu ninyi? Enyi watu wenye imani haba!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?

31“Basi, msiwe na wasiwasi: Tutakula nini, tutakunywa nini, tutavaa nini!Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32Maana hayo yote yanahangaikiwa na watu wasiomjua Mungu. Baba yenu wa mbinguni anajua kwamba mnahitaji vitu hivyo vyote.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33Bali, zingatieni kwanza Ufalme wa Mungu na matakwa yake, na hayo mengine yote mtapewa kwa ziada.But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

34Basi, msiwe na wasiwasi juu ya kesho; kesho inayo yake. Matatizo ya siku moja yanawatosheni kwa siku hiyo.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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