Jericho B 9 (1)

Time: 00.00 10.00

Interviewer: James Nyaga: Nyg.
Interviewees: John: Joh.
Fred: Fre.
Nyg: Si one hour?
Swa: Saa moja tu?
Eng: Just one hour?
Fre: Sinilikuambia hawa watu wakiuma
Swa: Si nilikwambia hawa watu wakienda
Eng: I told you if these people go
Nyg: akini watu wengine watiaji!
Swa: akini watu wengine ni wabaya!
Eng: "ut some people are bad
Joh: #wa nini?
Swa: #wa nini?
Eng: $hy?
Nyg: %&hi kwan'a ameninii bana!
Swa: %&hi kwan'a ame ninii!!!bwana!
Eng: First %&hi has man!
Joh: (mefanya nini?
Swa: (mefanya nini?
Eng: $hat has he done?
Nyg: (ko jimaa! )ako motis kama mjinga %&hi kwan'a hee!!! %&hi *angote+ eeebu nikae
wewe eeh!
Swa: (melewa )amelewa kama mjinga %&hi *angote+ hebu nikae wewe hee!
Eng: ,e is drunk )he is drunk like a stupid person %&hi *angote+ you let me sit!
Fre: ,akuna -ile mimi nawe'a simama nanyi mumekaa na mi ndio the supplier!
Swa: ,akuna -ile mimi nawe'a kusimama na nyinyi mumekaa na mimi ndio
nimewakaribisha!
Eng: .here is no way I &an stand and you are seated and I/m the supplier!
Nyg: ,ee hawa watu hawaoni -ile si ni wa'ee bana hamutuheshimu bana? )nani?+ si nyinyi!
Swa: ,ee hawa watu hawaoni -ile sisi ni wa'ee bwana hamutuheshimu? )nani?+ si nyinyi!
Eng: .hese guys are not seeing the way we are old0 you don/t respe&t us? )who?+ you!
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Fre: ,ebu niskie )ndakuwekea ndakuwekea ngojea+ hii ndio mi&? )hee+ hii hakuna -ile mtu
anawe'a shikanisha na simu ikuwe manini manini!!!! ?
Swa: ,ebu nisikie )nitakupa nitakupa ngoja+ hii ndio kisiki'o? )hee+ hii hakuna -ile mtu
anawe'a unganisha na simu ikawa ninii?
Eng: et me listen )wait I will put for you+ this is the mi&rophone? )yes+ is there a way one &an
join this to form a?
Joh: akini huwe'i kusikia haina ma ear pie&e?
Swa: akini huwe'i kusikia haina 2ear pie&e/?
Eng: "ut you &an not hear it doesn/t ha-e an ear pie&e?
Nyg: ,ee haina ma ear pie&e! ,ii huwa nini tuu #wani mahesabu 'imekataa kuingiana pale?
)$api?+ pale! Ilikuwa ilete hii hapa!
Swa: ,ee haina -isiki'o! ,ii huwa ni ninii tuu #wani hesabu ha'ijakuwa sawa pale? )wapi?+
pale! Ilikuwa ilete hii hapa!
Eng: 3eah it doesn/t ha-e the ear pie&e! .his is just a you mean the a&&ounts is not
balan&ing there )where?+ there! It was supposed to bring this there!
Fre: ,aiwe'i haiwe'i )mawaya ndio 'ako+ sasa hio waya ndio short ebu &heki hio re&order
inakaa kaa nyongo si unajua -ile nilienda nayo kemfa kwan'a sikuwa nimeshika form
)halafu+ 4eogy ndio aliniambia hio ndio re&order! Sikuwa nimeshika foam
sikundanganyi! Sikuwa naijua!
Swa: ,aiwe'i haiwe'i )nyaya ndio 'ako+ sasa hiyo waya ndio fupi hebu angalia hio radio
inakaa kama nyongo si unajua -ile nilienda nayo kwa nyumba kwan'a sikuwa nimejua
-i'uri )halafu+ 4eorge ndiye aliniambia hio ni radio! Sikuwa nimejua -i'uri sikudanganyi
nilikuwa sijui!
Eng: It &an/t it &an/t )the wires are short+ now that wire is short just look at that radio it looks
like a spleen you know when I went with it to the house I did not know )then+ 4eorge is
the one who told me that it was a re&order! I didn/t know I/m not lying to you I did not
know!
Nyg: Ndakugei ndakugei tuu ngojea! $alikuwa wanaongea joo lakini
Swa: Nitakupa nitakupa walikuwa wanaongea bwana lakini
Eng: I will gi-e you I will gi-e you! .hey were talking man but
Fre: $ole najua ameongea! ,ahaha )$ole imefika mahali maji ikaisha!+
Swa: $ole najua ameongea sana! ,ahaha)$ole imefika mahali maji ikaisha!+
Eng: I know $ole has talked mu&h! ,ahaha)It rea&hed apoint where water got finished!+
Joh: *ushajifanya hapa hamuwe'i nitembelea?
Swa: *umeringa hapa hamuwe'i kunitembelea?
Eng: 3ou are boasting here you &an not -isit me?
Fre: $ole amerudi ushago?
Swa: $ole amerudi mashambani?
Eng: $ole has gone ba&k to the -illage?
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Nyg: $ee Fred hebu niletee hio stool nilikuwa nimeketia! Jemo sijui amekula nini siku hi'i
bana )kwa nini?+ amenona mbaya!
Swa: $ewe Fred hebu niletee hio kitu nilikuwa nimekalia! Jemo sijui amekula nini siku hi'i
bwana )kwa nini?+ amenona -ibaya!
Eng: 3ou Fred bring me that stool I was seated on! I don/t know what Jemo is eating this days
)why+ he is too fat!
Joh: (na&homa thutha mbaya!
Swa: (menona nyuma -ibaya!
Eng: ,e has a -ery fat behind!
Fred: ,aa musimu&homee bana na mi ni mtu huenda hi'o area 'enu!
Swa: ,aa musimwonee bwana na mimi huenda huko kwenu!
Eng: 3eah don/t harass him and the way I &ome those areas of yours!
Nyg: ,apana ukienda rodi mguu bana ndio powa! )hapana hee siati hi-yo+ *atha ametoka
4ikomba ameleta kifish kiombambula unaji&hapa hapa heheee
Swa: ,apana ukienda ma'oe'i kwa miguu bwana ndio -i'uri! )hapana sio ati hi-yo+ *ama
ametoka 4ikomba ameleta samaki ombambula inakula hapa heheee
Eng: No if you go for e6er&ises on foot it is good! )no it is not like that+ mother has &ome from
4ikomba with %mbambula fish and then you eat it here heheee
Fre: )singing+ 2life is a diggy0 life is a diggy/!
Swa: )anaimba+ 2maisha ni mlima0 maisha ni mlima!
Eng: )singing+ 2life is a diggy0 life is a diggy/
Nyg: ,aa lakini %&hi joo!! )%&hi amegeiwa hata sasa mpaka haongei+
Swa: ,aa lakini %&hi bwana )%&hi amepatiwa hata sasa haongei+
Eng: 3eah but %&hi man )%&hi has been gi-en until he is not talking+
Joh: %&hi unasikia anadai aje? 2wa&ha nilale &hini kidogo!)wa&ha nilale &hini+
Swa: %&hi unasikia anasema nini? 2wa&ha nilale &hini kidogo! )wa&ha nilale &hini+
Eng: 3ou know what %&hi is saying? 2let me lie down a bit/! )let me lie here+
Fre: *ulikuwa wapi hapo kwani? )si apo tuu kwa 7ale+ hapo tuu kwa obaro? )hee+ watu
kama $ole ndio wanatakikana! Ndio $ole ata&hangamuka!
Swa: #wani mlikuwa wapi hapo? )si hapo tu kwa 7ale+ hapo tu kwa barabara? )hee+ watu
kama $ole ndio wanatakiwa wa&hangamushwe!
Eng: $here were you? )just there at 7ales/ pla&e+ just there on the road? )3es+ 8eople like
$ole needs to be put on toes!
Nyg: ,ee $ole nimwoga )ni mwoga na nini?+ anaona mabamba hi-i anapa&huka )anahepa+
hee mara mbili hata wajatokea hi-i wanaenda hi-i )makabuti?+ hee )$ole akahepa ?+ hee
mara mbili )huyo ni majuu majuu+!
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Swa: ,ee $ole ni mwoga )ni mwoga -ipi?+ anaona polisi hi-i anatoroka )anakimbia+ hee mara
mbili hata wajatokea hi-i wanaenda upande mwingine )polisi?+ hee )$ole akatoroka?+
hee mara mbili )huyo ni mwoga mwoga+
Eng: 3eah $ole is -ery s&ared )how s&ared?+ he sees the poli&e like this and he runs away!
)he runs away+ yeah two time e-en they ha-e not &ome our way 0 they are going the
opposite side )poli&e+ yes and he runs away ) he is -ery s&ared!+
Joh: .ukiwa wadogo $ole lakini -itu mob yee huwa mjinga!
Swa: ,ata tukiwa wadogo $ole lakini -itu -ingi yeye huwa mjinga !
Eng: E-en when we were young "ut $ole most of the things he is stupid!
Nyg: ,alafu hii ndai ilikuwa ya :puya 'amani unaikumbuka? hapa down hapa ):puya wa
kina *ose+ hee )hee huyo kemfa lakini si amekuwa mbaya+ ,ee ame&hange!
Swa: ,alafu hii gari ilikuwa ya :puya 'amani unaikumbuka? ,apa &hini ):puya wa kina
*oses?+ hee )hee huyo msi&hana lakini amekuwa mbaya+ hee amebadilika
Eng: Now this &ar was :puyas/ long time you remember? ;own here! ):puya0 *oses/
brother?+ yeah ) yeah that lady has be&ame bad+ yeah she has &hanged!
Fre: $atu huwanga wamemtilia mess!
Swa: $atu huwa wamemuharibu!
Eng: 8eople ha-e mislead her!
Nyg: ,ee si mufanye kitu? )haa ile haiwe'i bana Nyaga+ #wa nini? )hee kwa urefu hatuwe'ani
na wale jamaa+ kwa nini? )hee unajua sio sisi tumeweka hao watu bana+ ,ee John
usiniambie siku hi'i umefika )hee+ ama ile itha ulikuwa unasema ndio ulikuwa unataka
)ya wapi?+ ile ulikuwa umeuli'a ule boy!
Swa: ,ee si mfanye jambo? )haa ile haiwe'i bwana Nyaga+ kwa nini? )hee kwa urefu hatuwe'i
mambo ya wale jamaa+ kwa nini? )hee unajua sio sisi tume waweka wale jamaa+ ,ee
John usiniambie siku hi'i umefika )hee+ ama ile ka'i ulikuwa unasema ndio ulikuwa
unataka )ya wapi?+ ile ulikuwa umeuli'a yule jamaa!!
Eng: ,ey do something? ),ey Nyaga that one we &an/t + why not? )hey in long terms we &an/t
deal with those guys+ why not? )hee you know we are not the ones keeping them+ ,ey
John0 don/t tell me these days you ha-e rea&hed! )yeah+ or that work you were saying is
the one you wanted!!!) from where?+ the one you had asked that guy!
Fre: "oy mugani? ,ee wa&hana na ile )hee+ ile ni ma&omfort ile ya Jeri haiwe'i )ati
haiwe'i?+ hio sio number one bana )number one ni wapiwa?+ number one ni sehemu ya
kina 8op huko )uliendanga uko hi-yo na ukaangukia?+ ,ee niliendanga huko nika
ji&ho&ha ranking0 ranking ma&ho&h )hehehe+ we m'ee ranking ma&ho&h )wapi huko?+
#wa kina 8op niliendanga nikaji&ho&ha nini roho juu0 kumbe roho juu hee!!!
Swa: Jamaa mgani? ,ee wa&hana na hiyo )hee+ ile ni mapum'iko ile ya Jeri&ho haiwe'i )ati
haiwe'i?+ hio sio numberi moja bwana )nambari moja ni wapi?+ nambari moja ni sehemu
ya kina 8op huko )uliendanga huko hi-yo na ukapata?+ hee nilienda huko nikapanga
foleni kwa mpango )hehehe+ wee foleni kwa mpango )wapi huko?+ huko kwa kina
8op nilienda nikapanga foleni nikiomba kimoyomoyo kumbe maombi hee
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Eng: $hi&h guy? ea-e that one! .hat one is just rela6ing! .hat one from Jeri&ho it &an/t
)you mean it &an/t+ that is not number one )where is number one?+ number one is those
sides of 8op )you went there and got what?+ 3es I went there and lined up in style
)hehehe+ you in style )where?+ there at 8ops/ pla&e and I was praying silently you
ne-er know prayers!

Nyg: =oho juu ndio ikakusaidia? )heeroho juu ikanisaidia+ ,io ni poa! =ed ndio bado haji
&ho&ha? )haa ule alikuwa na ma injury+ hee! John saa hi'o ni wimbo gani unasiki'a bana!
Swa: *aombi tu ndio ilikusaidia? ,ee maombi tu ndio ikanisaidia+ hio ni m'uri! =ed ndio
bado hajatafuta? )haa yeye alikuwa ameumia+ hee! John sasa hi'o ni nyimbo gani
unasiki'a bwana!
Eng: 8rayers are the ones that helped me! )yeah prayers is what helped me+ that is good! =ed is
the one who has not sear&hed? )he had an injury+ hee! John what kind of songs are you
listening to man!
Joh: ,i'i ni kali ma'e si ati hoho sijui nini )nini hooo?+$ashington anaseam sijui nini
Swa: ,i'i ni n'uri bwana sio ati hoho Sijui nini! )nini hooo? $ashington anasema sijui
nini
Eng: .hese ones are good it is not that ! I don/t know what )what hooo?+ $ashington is
saying I don/t know what
Ngy: "aas si mi huambia John hapa 4len ni mtu o-yo sana bana!
Swa: "ass si mimi humwambia John hapa 4len ni mtu o-yo sana bwana!
Eng: %k I always tell John here that 4len is a -ery useless man!

Fre: $a&hana na 4len ni ujinga siku hi'i bana kwani husikii0 siku hi'i sijui ni akina nanii
Swa: $a&hana na 4len ni ujinga siku hi'i bwana kwani husikii0 siku hi'i sijui ni akina nanii
Eng: ea-e 4len alone he has a lot of &rap these days you ha-e not heard it is those guys!
Nyg: ,uyu ni nani sasa anaimba? )ni Suspender0 akaloni0 (ntony "ishop0 #apliton0=etreat
Fight+ hao ndio watu siku hi'i?
Swa: ,uyu ni nani sasa anayeimba? )ni Suspender0 akaloni0 (ntony "ishop0 #apliton0=etreat
Fight+ hao ndio watu siku hi'i?
Eng: $ho is that singing: )it is Suspender0 akaloni0 (ntony "ishop0 #apliton0 =etreat Fight+
those are the people these days?
Joh: ,ee!!! hao ndio watu hao ndio wanaimba rege )"uju?+ )hee "uju ni mambo mbaya+)na
"uju?+ wa&hana na "uju! "uju ni wa'imu! ,i'i ni ngoma gani hi'o )gani hi'o?+ ,i'i
tunaimba? )weed weed na hata hamu-utangi+ wa&hana na weed bana! Sio la'ima ujue
mtu kaa ye ana-uta bangi mi nawe'a kwambia mi u-uta bangi na uwe'i amini!
Swa: ,ee hao ndio watu ambao wanaimba rege )"uju?+ )hee "uju ni mambo mabaya+ )Na
"uju?+ wa&hana na "uju ni wa'imu! ,i'i ni ngoma gani hi'o? )gani hi'o?+ ,i'i
tunaimba? )bangi bangi na hata hamu-uti+ wa&hana na bangi bwana! Sio la'ima ujue mtu
kama ana-uta bangi mimi nawe'a kukwambia mimi na-uta bangi lakini huwe'i kuamini!
Eng: 3eah those are the people who sing reggae musi&! )what about "uju?+ ),ee "uju is bad+
news )what about him?+ lea-e him alone he is mad! $hi&h musi& is this )whi&h one?+ the
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one we are singing )weed0 weed and you don/t e-en smoke+ 3ou lea-e those stories of
bhang! It is not a must for you to know that someone smokes! *e I &an tell you now that
I smoke but you &an not belie-e me
Ngy: ,eehehe Fredo we u-uta weed? $api? )hee ni -ile tuu mi ni snipper+!hakuna &ha
usnaipper mii kwani na kaa kami u-uta? )Siata wewe u-uta+ hahaha Fred wewe
umenishukishia mbaya lakini hakunanga ubaya )hebu kidogo+ wa&ha ngoja nitakushow
)umetoa nini hapo?+ hakuna hii si ni -ile likuwa nayo tuu hapa!
Swa: ,eehehe!! Fred wewe una-uta bangi? $api? ) hee ni -ile tuu mimi ni mtu wa
kunyama'a+ hakuna kunyama'a kwani mimi nakaa kama mtu anaye -uta? )sihata wewe
una-uta+ hahaha Fred wewe umenionea -ibaya sana lakini hakina ubaya ) hebu
kidogo+ wa&ha ngoja nitakuonesha )umetoa hio kitu hapo?+ hakuna hii iko tuu -ile -ile!
Eng: ,eehehe!! Fred do you smoke bhang ? where? )yeah it is only that I/m ?uiet+ there is
nothing like being ?uiet do I look like I smoke bhang? )yes you also smoke+ ,ahaha
Fred you are really on my &ase! )ha-e you remo-ed that thing?+ No0 it is the way it was
before!
Fre: akini -itu kaa weed ha'inanga ubaya! #ila kitu ha'inanga ubaya ukisha o-erdo ndio
mbaya! akini kutilia kitu si mbaya!
Swa: akini -itu kama bangi haina ubaya! #ila kitu haina ubaya ukitumia kupita kiasi ndio
-ibaya! akini kutumia kitu sio -ibaya!
Eng: "ut things like bhang are not bad! E-ery thing has no harm it only has harm when you
o-eruse but using something is not bad!
Ngy: $a&ha nikushow weed ni poa sana kaa unajua kitu undo nayo )hakuna -ile utanisiki'a?+
wa&ha ni kushow Fred si ati nakusiki'a mi nakwambia uwe'i niambia iko &ountry/s ni
legal unaona -ile msee uenda hi-i majuu unaweka ka ashu hi-i unatolewa -itu 'ako kaa
&ountry gani? Netherlands unaenda kaa kwa 7ale hapo hi-yo paa kumanga0 kila kitu ile
inapikwa pale in la'ima iwe na weed mukate ina weed nini ina weed nyake ina weed ehe
ebu niambie hee!
Swa: $a&ha nikwambie bangi ni n'uri sana kama unajua -ile unafanya! )hakuna -ile
utanisiki'a?+ wa&ha ni kwambie Fred sio ati nakusiki'a mimi nakwambia huwe'i niambia
kuna in&hi ambyao wamekubalisha bangi kama -ile mtu anawe'a kwenda na kuweka
shilingi yake kumi na kutoa -itu -ile ana-yo hitaji kama -ile in&hi ya Netherlands!
:naenda kama pale kwa 7ale mahali paa kula &hakula kila kitu imepikwa pale ni la'ima
iwekwe bangi! *kate0 nyama na -itu -ingine -yote -iko na bangi ehe!! hebu niambie?
Eng: et me tell you bhang is good so as long as you know what you are doing with it! )there
is no way you are going to listen to me+ et me tell you Fred it is not that I/m listening to
you0 I/ m telling you there is no &ountry that ha-e made it legal like the way you go to
those ma&hine and put in your ten shillings and get what e-er you wanted to get like in
Netherlands! 3ou go to a pla&e like 7ale/s where people go to eat and e-ery thing that is
&ooked there has bhang in it! "read0 meat and e-ery thing else has bhang in it 0 hee you
tell me?
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Fred: Sasa unasema yaani tufanye hi-i!
Swa: Sasa unasema tufanye hi-i!!
Eng: Now you are saying we do like this
Ngy: $akenya ndio uji&hota weed msee ame&hapa weed asubuhi0 lun&h time0 jioni na hapo
katikati amenda kwa beste wake amempata aki&hapa ame&hapa! *bona usifwetuke )ni
kaa fegi+ hee ana-uta kaa fegi! (ta fegi yenyewe uki-uta unajiharibu!
Swa: $akenya ndio hujiu'a bangi0 jamaa ame-uta bangi asubuhi0 m&hana0 jioni na hapo
katikati ameenda kwa rafiki yake amepata aki-uta naye pia ana-uta! *bona usi&hanuke
)ni kama sigara+ ndio ana-uta kama sigara! ,ata sigara yenyewe uki-uta inakuharibu!
Eng: #enya/s are the one who mess themsel-es up! Someone smokes bhang from morning to
e-ening and in between he goes to -isit his friend and find s him smoking he also smokes
why &an/t you be smart? )it is like &igarette+ yeah he smokes like &igarette! E-en the
&igarette itself if you smoke it harms you!
Fred: (na-uta fegi lakini ameona sports )weed hio hukusaidia kimwili+ yeye huwa mtu wa
embassy lights lakini ameona sport akasema tuu hiyo fegi0roster hio fegi )yaani ni hi fegi
tuu+ hio fegi itakuwa ni jina0 hio fegi!
Swa: (na-uta sigara lakini aameona sporti )bangi hio hukusaidia kwa mwili+ yeye hu-uta
embassy lights lakini kwa -ile ameona sporti anasema tuu hio sigara0 roster hio sigara
)yaani ni sigara tu+ hio sigara itakuwa ni jina!
Eng: ,e smokes &igarette but he has seen sports )weed is helpful to your body+ ,e smokes
embassy lights but be&ause he has seen sports he wants sports0 if it is roster he wants it!
)it is just &igarette+ that &igarette will turn into a name!
Nyg: ,eee &hali hawe'i! :si a buse hata ,erioine0 ,eroine ni sedati-e sindiyo? ,eroine
hutumiwa hosi sindiyo? hio ndio utadungwa ulale lakini sasa ukisha&hukuwa
ujindungange hapa daily unajifinya!! msee anakwambia -uta weed kama moja in one
week ama twi&e a week unajua huwa abuse ama huja wai sikia pale kwa e6planation
$eed huwa abused amani uongo ? 3ou are abusing the drug mbona hao huita abusing
hawasemangi using too mu&h?
Swa: ,eeemtu hawe'i! :situmie -ibaya hata 2,erione/ ni dawa ya kulala na hutumuwa
katika hosipitali sindiyo? ,io ndio unadungwa ulale! Sasa uki&hukuwa ujidunge hapa kila
siku mtu anakwambia -uta bangi kama mara moja kwa wiki ama kwa wiki mbili hio
utakuwa hautumii -ibaya ama huja wahi sikia pale kwa maele'o wamesema bangi
hutumika -ibaya ama ni uongo? *una tumia bangi -ibaya0 mbona wao huita kutumia
-ibaya na sio kwa wingi?
Eng: 3eah somebody &an not manage! ;on/t abuse drugs! ,eroine is used as a sedati-e in
hospitals isn/t it? It is used to make you sleep! Now if you smoke it Somebody tells
you to smoke bhang on&e a week or on&e in two weeks that way you will not be abusing!
3ou ha-e ne-er heard from the instru&tions that say people are abusing drugs0 or it is not
true? $hy do they say abusisng and not in plenty?
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Joh: Sasa hata hii marijuana nikitaka na jimada on&e a week? )hee inakusaidia kimwili+!
Inategemea na mwili wa mtu!
Swa: Sasa hata hii marijuana nikitaka na -uta mara moja kwa wiki? )ndio inakusaidia kwa
mwsili+ inategemea na mwili wa mtu!
Eng: Now e-en marijuana I take it on&e a week? )yes it will help your body+ it depends with
someone/s body!
Ngy: :najua empower yako unaenda unashika hi-i ndambel una&hapa seti tano straight bila
kulirela6!
Swa: :najua kulingana na ngu-u 'ako unaenda unakunywa pombe &hupa tano bila
mupum'ika!
Eng: ;epending on your strength you go and drink fi-e bottles without resting!
Joh: Inategemea na -ile mwili ya mtu iko kuna mwili ingine haitaai&hukuwa -i'uri kama
'ingine!
Swa: Inategemea na -ile mwili ya mtu iko! #una miili mingine ha'iwe'a kubalina na hiyo
kama 'ingine!
Eng: It will depend with indi-idual/s body! .here are those that will not &ope like others!
Ngy: ,akuna &ha nini .ots ame&hapa miaka ngapi na saa hi'i unaona -ile yuko!
Swa: ,akuna kitu .ots ame-uta mara ngapi na saa hi'i unaona -ile yuko!
Eng: .here is nothing0 .ots has smoked for se-eral years and look at him now!
Fre: #una mtu hashawai &hapa mara moja akona obaro ikiwa re-erse!
Swa: #una mtu amewai -uta mara moja akaona barabara ikiwa imerudi nyuma!
Eng: .here is somebody who has smoked on&e and saw the road going re-erse!
Ngy: $a&ha akina .ots huyu ni mtu alikuwa hajui kile anafanya!
Swa: $a&ha kina .ots huyu ni mtu alikuwa hajui kile ana&hofanya!
Eng: ea-e alone .ots that is a person who was doing what he doesn/t understand!
Joh: (li-uta mpaka long/i aka-uka obaro kama amekunja long/i hi-i alitoa -iatu na ni obaro
anatafuata mawe akanyage ndani ya maji na ni obaro! )wewe una&he'a nini!!?+
Swa: (li-uta mpaka suruali ndefu aka-uka barabara kama amekunja hio suruali ndefu hi-i
alitoa -iatu na ni barabarani halafu anatafuta mawe akanyage ndani ya maji na ni kwa
barabara! )wewe una&he'a nini!!?+
Eng: ,e pulled his trousers and &rossed the road while it was folded and he remo-ed his shoes
on the road! ,e looked for a stone so that he &an step inside the water! )are you joking or
what?+
Ngy: $a&ha nikushow Fred0 msee kama 4ej0 4ej *ondo nani hapa hi-i kwa kina %this juu
huyo m'ee unajua anamiaka ngapi? ,ebu guess ana miaka ngapi )ama unasema (mo0
thirty+ ati thirty kaa sister yangu mwenyewe msoo $ambui ana thirty four 4ej ana
ngapi? 4ej ana fifty we unafikiri 4ej anatoshana aje wee imagine tukiwa wadogo 4ej
tulikuwa tuna mwona! Na alikuwa msoo sasa uniambie ati yuko thirty amekuwaa&ha na
miaka ashu! ,eheee )kweli ni m'ee+
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Swa: $a&ha ni kwambie Fred0 mtu kama 4ej *ondo huyu hapo hi-i kwa akina %this0 huyo
m'ee unajua yuko na miaka ngapi? ,ebu fikiria ana miaka ngapi! )unasema (mo0
thelathinii+ ati thelathini0 kama dadangu kubwa $ambui yuko na miaka thelathini na nne
4ej yuko na ngapi? 3uko na hamsini! $ewe inafikiria anatoshanaje? $ewe fikiria
tukiwa wadogo 4ej tulikuwa tukimwona na alikuwa mkubwa sasa uniambie ati yuko
thelathini amekushinda na miaka kumi! ,eheee )kweli ni m'ee!+
Eng: et me tell you Fred0 a person like 4ej *ondo that at %this pla&e do you know how old
he is? Just guess his age! )(re you talking of (mo0 thirty+ thirty0 if my older sister
$ambui is thirtyCfour! ,ow old is 4ej? 4ej is fifty imagine when we were still young
we used to see him and he was big and you tell me he is thirty0 you mean he is ten years
older than you? )it is true he is old!+
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