검색어: hapana si kweli (스와힐리어 - 영어)

hapana si sawa
no am not fine

na siku watakapo letwa makafiri motoni wakaambiwa: je! haya si kweli?
and on the day that the unbelievers will be placed before the fire, (they will be asked,) "is this not the truth?" they will say, "yea, by our lord!"

na lau ungeli ona watavyo simamishwa mbele ya mola wao mlezi, akawaambia: je, si kweli haya?
and could you see when they are made to stand before their lord.

lakini baada ya upuuzi uliotokea florida, maamuzi ya mahakama ya rufaa, na urais dhaifu uliofuatia, nilijifunza somo moja: si kweli kuwa wanasiasa wote wako sawa.
but after the debacle in florida, the supreme court decision, and the abysmal presidency that followed, i learned a simple lesson: not all politicians are equal.

maana bado mu watu wa kidunia. je, si kweli kwamba bado uko wivu na magombano kati yenu? mambo hayo yanaonyesha wazi kwamba ninyi bado ni watu wa kidunia, mnaishi mtindo wa kidunia.
for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

mmoja wa wale wahalifu waliotundikwa msalabani, alimtukana akisema: "je, si kweli kwamba wewe ndiwe kristo? basi, jiokoe mwenyewe, utuokoe na sisi pia."
and one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, if thou be christ, save thyself and us.

kuna baadhi ya watu waliojibu mjadala huu kwa kusema, "hapana, si tatizo, haina maana awe ni msagaji au sio," lakini sawa, jambo la kwanza tunalopaswa kuwa tunalisema ni "ndio, ndo, ni muhimu"...ndio, maamuzi binafsi ni muhimu kwenye mahakama, ndio, yanaleta jambo fulani kwenye kazi zake za kila siku, ndio, tofauti ni muhimu majaji wnaapotekeleza kazi zao , na kama mtu binafsi, kama maite oronoz, ana uzoefu wa kimaisha kwa mtazamo huo, ningeweza kusema kwamba kuwa hilo ni suala kubwa isivyo kawaida.
there are some people who have responded to this discussion by saying, "no, it's not important, it's irrelevant whether or not she's a lesbian," but well, the first thing we should be saying is "yes, yes, it is important"... yes, subjectivities are important in court, yes, they do bring something to the table, yes, diversity is important when the judges are deliberating , and if an individual, like maite oronoz, has a life experience from that perspective, i would say that's extraordinary.