Results for majivu translation from Swahili to English

jumatano ya majivu
ashes

tunapaka majivu hapa ni wapi
we're close to where we are

baada ya muda huu, mwili wa mfalme utachomwa hadi kuwa majivu kulingana na mila na desturi za budha.
after this period, the king's body will be cremated according to buddhism ritual.

watu waliokuwa najisi kidini waliweza kutakasika na kuwa safi waliponyunyiziwa damu ya mbuzi na ya ng'ombe pamoja na majivu ya ndama.
for if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

moto huo uliunguza karibu kila kitu chenye thamani na wakati wazima moto walipomaliza kuuzima moto huo; kila kitu kilikuwa ni majivu isipokuwa kuta za zege na nguzo.
the fire burnt nearly every valuable item and by the time the fire service personnel were done putting out the inferno; everything was down to ashes except the concrete walls and pillars.

mugabe anasema itakuwa ni kosa kung’atuka” *brendah anajimwagia majivu kichwani, anavaa nguo ya gunia akiomboleza usiku kucha katika milango ya jiji*
mugabe says it would be wrong to step down” *brendah pours ashes on head, dons sack-cloth and spends night wailing at city gates*

"ole wako korazini! ole wako bethsaida! maana, kama miujiza iliyofanyika kwako ingalifanyika kule tiro na sidoni, watu wake wangalikwisha vaa mavazi ya gunia na kujipaka majivu zamani, ili kuonyesha kwamba wametubu.
woe unto thee, chorazin! woe unto thee, bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in tyre and sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.