Matthew 6 (YAO)

1“Nlilolechesye, nkatenda yambone pa ŵandu kuti mmoneche. Pakuŵa mwatendaga yeleyo ngampegwa ntuuka kutyochela kwa Atati ŵenu ŵa kwinani.“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“Nipele pankunkamuchisya jwakulaga, nkagomba lipenga. Nkatenda mpela yakuti pakutenda ŵaulamba mmajumba ga kupopelela ni mmatala kuti ŵandu anlape. Ngunsalila isyene, ŵelewo ŵamale kupochela ntuuka wao.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.

3Nambo mmwe pankunkamuchisya jwakulaga, ntende yeleyo mwakusisa namose ambusanga ŵenu akamanyilila,But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4nipele mwakamuchisye ŵakulaga mwakusisika ni Atati ŵenu ŵakulola yakusisika, chachimpa mbote.so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

5“Sooni pankupopela, nkaŵa mpela ŵaulamba. Pakuŵa ŵelewo ikwanonyela kupopela achijimaga mmajumba ga kupopelela ni pamalekano melepe aoneche ni ŵandu. Ngunsalila isyene, ŵelewo ŵamale kupochela mbote jao.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.

6Nambo mmweji pankupopela, njinjile nkati mwenu, mmugale nnango ni mwapopele Atati ŵenu ŵangakuwonekana. Nombe Atati ŵenu ŵakulola inkuipanganya kwakusisika, champe mbote.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“Pankupopela, nkaŵecheta maloŵe ga wamba mpela ŵandu ŵangakwamanyilila Akunnungu. Pakuŵa ŵanyawo akuganisya kuti Akunnungu chachapilikanila kwa ligongo lya maloŵe gao gamajinji.And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

8Nipele nkalandana ni ŵanyawo, pakuŵa Atati ŵenu akumanyilila chinkusaka nkanaŵe kwaŵenda.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9Nipele ŵanyamwe mpopeleje yeleyi, ‘Atati ŵetu ŵandi kwinani, Liina lyenu lichimbichikwe kwannope.So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

10Umwenye wenu uiche. Chinkusaka cho chitendekwe pachilambo pano mpela kwinani.Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

11Ntupe chakulya chetu cha lyuŵa ni lyuŵa.Give us this day our daily bread.

12Ntulechelesye ileŵo yetu, mpela uweji itukuti kwalechelesya wose ŵakutuleŵela.And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13Nkatujinjisya nkulinjikwa, nambo ntukulupusye ni jwangalumbana.’ Pakuŵa umwenye uli wenu ni machili ni ukulu moŵa gose pangali mbesi.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

14“Pakuŵa mwalechelesyaga ŵandu ileŵo yao, Atati ŵenu ŵa kwinani channechelesye ni ŵanyamwe ŵakwe.For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15Nambo iŵaga ngamwalechelesya ŵandu, nombe Atati ŵenu ŵa kwinani ngasannechelesya ni ŵanyamwe ŵakwe.But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16“Pankutaŵa, ngasimma mpela ŵaulamba. Ŵanyawo akutaŵa sinya ku meeso kwao melepe awoneche ni ŵandu kuti akutaŵa. Nambo une ngunsalila isyene kuti ŵelewo ŵamale kupochela ntuuka wao.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.

17Nambo mwe pankutaŵa, nsukusule ku meeso ni kupakala mauta muntwe,But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18kuti ŵandu anamanyilile kuti nkutaŵa, nambo mmanyiche ni Atati ŵenu ŵangakuwoneka. Nombe Atati ŵenu pe ŵakulola yakusisika, chachimpa mbote jenu.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“Nkaligosela mbiko pa chilambo pano pajikonasika ni idudu ni imbulukutu, ni ŵawiyi akwinjila ni kwiŵa.Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

20Nambo nligosele mbiko kwinani kwangajonasika chindu ni idudu namose imbulukutu, atamuno ŵawiyi ngakukombola kwinjila ni kwiŵa.But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21Pakuŵa pajili mbiko jenu pele ntima wenu ni pachiuŵe.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22“Liso lili lulanga lwa chiilu. Nipele liso lyenu lyaŵaga lyansima, chiilu chenu chose chichiŵe mu lilanguka.The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

23Nambo liso lyenu lyaŵaga ngaŵa lyansima, chiilu chenu chose chichiŵe mu chipi. Nipele lilanguka lyalili nkati mwenu lyaŵaga mu chipi, chipi cho chili totoloo!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“Ngapagwa jwakukombola kwatumichila achambuje ŵaŵili. Pakuŵa chanchime jumo ni kunnonyela jwine. Pane chanchimbichisye jumo ni kunnyelusya jwine. Ngankukombola kwatumichila Akunnungu nchitumichilaga mbiya kwanakamo.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“Kwa lyele ligongo ngunsalila, ngasinlilagasya kwa ligongo lya umi wenu kuti chindye chichi ni ching'we chichi namose kwa ligongo lya iilu kuti chimmwale chichi. Pakuŵa umi utopele kupunda yakulya ni chiilu chitopele kupunda iwalo.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?

26Nnyilole ijuni ya mwikonde, ngaikupanda namose ngaikugungula atamuno nganiikola ikuti yaili yose. Nambo Atati ŵenu ŵa kwinani akuilisya. Ŵanyamwe ndi wakutopela kwipunda ijuni yo.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?

27Nipele, ŵaani mwa ŵanyamwe kwakulichenjeusya nnope akukombola kulijonjechesya namose lyuŵa limo mmoŵa ga umi wakwe?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28“Yankati iwalo, kwachichi nkulajilila? Nnole uluŵa wa mwikonde yaukuti umele wakwe. Ngaukupanganya masengo atamuno ngaukuliluchila iwalo.And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

29Nambo ngunsalila kuti, namose mwenye che Selemani ni ukulu wao wose nganawale yambone mpela limo lya uluŵa wo.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

30Nipele iŵaga Akunnungu akulitakusya yeleyo lisamba lya mwitinji lyalikumela lelo ni malaŵi likupatuka ni kwasikwa pa mooto ana ngati chantakusye kwakupunda ŵanyamwe ŵandi ni chikulupi chamwana?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“Nipele ngasinkola lipamba chindye chichi? Atamuno ching'we chichi? Namose chimbwale chichi?Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32Pakuŵa yose yo ikuchenjeuchilwa ni ŵandu ŵangakwamanyilila Akunnungu. Nambo mwanya Atati ŵenu ŵa kwinani akumanyilila kuti nkuilajila yele indu.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33Nipele nsose kaje Umwenye wa Akunnungu ni kupanganya yaili yambone paujo pa Akunnungu, ni indu ine chiijonjechekwe kukwenu.But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

34Nipele ngasinkola lipamba yankati malaŵi, pakuŵa malaŵi ikwete yakwe. Kulaga kwa lyuŵa limo kukunkwana kwa lyele lyuŵa.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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