Results for weka mate niteleze kama nyoka pan... translation from Swahili to English

maneno matamu humtoa nyoka pangoni
sweet words bring forth serpents from the cave

alipo iona ikitikisika kama nyoka, aligeuka nyuma wala hakungoja.
but when he saw it moving as if it were a snake, he turned in flight, and did not look back.

basi alipo iona ikitikisika kama nyoka, akarudi nyuma wala hakutazama.
and when he saw it wriggling as if it were a snake, he turned his back [to flee], without looking back.

alipo iona ikitikisika kama nyoka, aligeuka nyuma wala hakungoja. ewe musa!
and when he saw it quivering like a serpent he turned about, retreating, and turned not back.

na itupe fimbo yako! alipo iona ikitikisika kama nyoka, aligeuka nyuma wala hakungoja.
cast down your staff' and when he saw it writhing like a serpent, he turned about retreating, and did not turn back.

basi alipo iona ikitikisika kama nyoka, akarudi nyuma wala hakutazama. (akaambiwa): ewe musa!
and when he saw it move as though it were a serpent, he turned his back and fled, and did not look back.

"sasa, mimi nawatuma ninyi kama kondoo kati ya mbwa mwitu. muwe na busara kama nyoka, na wapole kama njiwa.
behold, i send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

maana nguvu ya farasi hao ilikuwa vinywani mwao na katika mikia yao. mikia yao ilikuwa na vichwa kama nyoka, na waliitumia hiyo kuwadhuru watu.
for their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.