Real Religion
1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Angalieni msifanye wema wenu machoni pa watu, kusudi mtazamwe na wao; kwa maana mkifanya kama hayo, hampati thawabu kwa Baba yenu aliye mbinguni.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Basi wewe utoapo sadaka, usipige panda mbele yako, kama wanafiki wafanyavyo katika masinagogi na njiani, ili watukuzwe na watu.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
Amin, nawaambieni, Wamekwisha kupata thawabu yao. Bali wewe utoapo sadaka, hata mkono wako wa kushoto usijue ufanyalo mkono wako wa kuume;
4 that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
sadaka yako iwe kwa siri; na Baba yako aonaye sirini atakujazi.
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Tena msalipo, msiwe kama wanafiki; kwa maana wao wapenda kusali hali wamesimama katika masinagogi na katika pembe za njia, ili waonekane na watu. Amin, nawaambia, Wamekwisha kupata thawabu yao.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Bali wewe usalipo, ingia katika chumba chako cha ndani, na ukiisha kufunga mlango wako, usali mbele za Baba yako aliye sirini; na Baba yako aonaye sirini atakujazi.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Nanyi mkiwa katika kusali, msipayuke-payuke, kama watu wa mataifa; maana wao hudhani ya kuwa watasikiwa kwa sababu ya maneno yao kuwa mengi.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Basi msifanane na hao; maana Baba yenu anajua mnayohitaji kabla ninyi hamjamwomba.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Basi ninyi salini hivi; Baba yetu uliye mbinguni, Jina lako litukuzwe, Ufalme wako uje,
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Mapenzi yako yatimizwe, hapa duniani kama huko mbinguni.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Utupe leo riziki yetu.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Utusamehe deni zetu, kama sisi nasi tuwasamehevyo wadeni wetu.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Na usitutie majaribuni, lakini utuokoe na yule mwovu. [Kwa kuwa ufalme ni wako, na nguvu, na utukufu, hata milele. Amina.]
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Kwa maana mkiwasamehe watu makosa yao, na Baba yenu wa mbinguni atawasamehe ninyi.
15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Bali msipowasamehe watu makosa yao, wala Baba yenu hatawasamehe ninyi makosa yenu.
16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Tena mfungapo, msiwe kama wanafiki wenye uso wa kukunjamana; maana hujiumbua nyuso zao, ili waonekane na watu kuwa wanafunga. Amin, nawaambia, wamekwisha kupata thawabu yao.
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
Bali wewe ufungapo, jipake mafuta kichwani, unawe uso;
18 that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
ili usionekane na watu kuwa unafunga, ila na Baba yako aliye sirini; na Baba yako aonaye sirini atakujazi.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Msijiwekee hazina duniani, nondo na kutu viharibupo, na wevi huvunja na kuiba;
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
bali jiwekeeni hazina mbinguni, kusikoharibika kitu kwa nondo wala kutu, wala wevi hawavunji wala hawaibi;
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
kwa kuwa hazina yako ilipo, ndipo utakapokuwapo na moyo wako.
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Taa ya mwili ni jicho; basi jicho lako likiwa safi, mwili wako wote utakuwa na nuru.
23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
Lakini jicho lako likiwa bovu, mwili wako wote utakuwa na giza. Basi ile nuru iliyomo ndani yako ikiwa giza; si giza hilo!
True Wisdom
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Hakuna mtu awezaye kutumikia mabwana wawili; kwa maana atamchukia huyu, na kumpenda huyu; ama atashikamana na huyu, na kumdharau huyu. Hamwezi kumtumikia Mungu na mali.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Kwa sababu hiyo nawaambieni, Msisumbukie maisha yenu, mle nini au mnywe nini; wala miili yenu, mvae nini. Maisha je! Si zaidi ya chakula, na mwili zaidi ya mavazi?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Waangalieni ndege wa angani, ya kwamba hawapandi, wala hawavuni, wala hawakusanyi ghalani; na Baba yenu wa mbinguni huwalisha hao. Ninyi je! Si bora kupita hao?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
Ni yupi kwenu ambaye akijisumbua aweza kujiongeza kimo chake hata mkono mmoja?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Na mavazi, ya nini kuyasumbukia? Fikirini maua ya mashamba, jinsi yameavyo; hayafanyi kazi, wala hayasokoti
29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
nami nawaambia, ya kwamba hata Sulemani katika fahari yake yote hakuvikwa vizuri kama mojawapo la hayo.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Basi, ikiwa Mungu huyavika hivi majani ya kondeni, yaliyopo leo, na kesho hutupwa kalibuni, je! Hatazidi sana kuwavika ninyi, enyi wa imani haba?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Msisumbuke, basi, mkisema, Tule nini? Au Tunywe nini? Au Tuvae nini?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Kwa maana hayo yote Mataifa huyatafuta; kwa sababu Baba yenu wa mbinguni anajua ya kuwa mnahitaji hayo yote.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Bali utafuteni kwanza ufalme wake, na haki yake; na hayo yote mtazidishiwa.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Basi msisumbukie ya kesho; kwa kuwa kesho itajisumbukia yenyewe. Yatosha kwa siku maovu yake.
