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Angalieni msifanye wema wenu machoni pa watu, kusudi mtazamwe na wao; kwa maana mkifanya kama hayo, hampati thawabu kwa Baba yenu aliye mbinguni.
“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.
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Basi wewe utoapo sadaka, usipige panda mbele yako, kama wanafiki wafanyavyo katika masinagogi na njiani, ili watukuzwe na watu.
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.
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Amin, nawaambieni, Wamekwisha kupata thawabu yao. Bali wewe utoapo sadaka, hata mkono wako wa kushoto usijue ufanyalo mkono wako wa kuume;
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
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sadaka yako iwe kwa siri; na Baba yako aonaye sirini atakujazi.
so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Nanyi mkiwa katika kusali, msipayuke-payuke, kama watu wa mataifa; maana wao hudhani ya kuwa watasikiwa kwa sababu ya maneno yao kuwa mengi.
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
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Basi msifanane na hao; maana Baba yenu anajua mnayohitaji kabla ninyi hamjamwomba.
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
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Basi ninyi salini hivi; Baba yetu uliye mbinguni, Jina lako litukuzwe, Ufalme wako uje,
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
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Mapenzi yako yatimizwe, hapa duniani kama huko mbinguni.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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Utupe leo riziki yetu.
Give us this day our daily bread.
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Utusamehe deni zetu, kama sisi nasi tuwasamehevyo wadeni wetu.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
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Na usitutie majaribuni, lakini utuokoe na yule mwovu. [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.’
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Kwa maana mkiwasamehe watu makosa yao, na Baba yenu wa mbinguni atawasamehe ninyi.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
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Bali msipowasamehe watu makosa yao, wala Baba yenu hatawasamehe ninyi makosa yenu.
But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
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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.
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.
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Bali wewe ufungapo, jipake mafuta kichwani, unawe uso;
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
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ili usionekane na watu kuwa unafunga, ila na Baba yako aliye sirini; na Baba yako aonaye sirini atakujazi.
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.
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Msijiwekee hazina duniani, nondo na kutu viharibupo, na wevi huvunja na kuiba;
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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bali jiwekeeni hazina mbinguni, kusikoharibika kitu kwa nondo wala kutu, wala wevi hawavunji wala hawaibi;
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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kwa kuwa hazina yako ilipo, ndipo utakapokuwapo na moyo wako.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Taa ya mwili ni jicho; basi jicho lako likiwa safi, mwili wako wote utakuwa na nuru.
The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
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Lakini jicho lako likiwa bovu, mwili wako wote utakuwa na giza. Basi ile nuru iliyomo ndani yako ikiwa giza; si giza hilo!
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!
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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.
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.
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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?
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?
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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?
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?
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Ni yupi kwenu ambaye akijisumbua aweza kujiongeza kimo chake hata mkono mmoja?
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
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Na mavazi, ya nini kuyasumbukia? Fikirini maua ya mashamba, jinsi yameavyo; 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.
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nami nawaambia, ya kwamba hata Sulemani katika fahari yake yote hakuvikwa vizuri kama mojawapo la hayo.
Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
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Basi, ikiwa Mungu huyavika hivi majani ya kondeni, yaliyopo leo, na kesho hutupwa kalibuni, je! Hatazidi sana kuwavika ninyi, enyi wa 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?
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Msisumbuke, basi, mkisema, Tule nini? Au Tunywe nini? Au Tuvae nini?
Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
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Kwa maana hayo yote Mataifa huyatafuta; kwa sababu Baba yenu wa mbinguni anajua ya kuwa mnahitaji hayo yote.
For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
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Bali utafuteni kwanza ufalme wake, na haki yake; na hayo yote mtazidishiwa.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
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Basi msisumbukie ya kesho; kwa kuwa kesho itajisumbukia yenyewe. Yatosha kwa siku maovu yake.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.