Je was op zoek naar: and i was raised with good values (Engels - Swahili)

and i was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
nilipokuwa kwenu nilikuwa dhaifu, natetemeka kwa hofu nyingi.

and i was commanded to be of the believers.”
na nimeamrishwa niwe miongoni mwa waumini.

and i was a witness to them so long as i was among them.
na mimi nilikuwa shahidi juu yao nilipo kuwa nao.

now i was in an afrikaans school and i was also in the voortrekkers.
sasa nilikuwa katika shule ya lugha ya afrikaans na pia nilikuwa kwenye kikundi cha voortrekkers.

and i was commanded to be the first of those who submit.”
na nimeamrishwa niwe wa mwanzo wa waislamu.

my wage falls only on god, and i was commanded to be of those who submit.”
ujira wangu hauko ila kwa mwenyezi mungu. na nimeamrishwa niwe miongoni mwa waislamu.

(moses) replied: "i did do that and i was in the wrong,
(musa) akasema: nilitenda hayo hapo nilipo kuwa miongoni mwa wale walio potea.

my parents said if i didn't have a wife and i was very wrong, then you would have found me
wazazi wangu walisema kama sina muke n makosa sana aki kwa mana wewe to ni mepata

i was lying on my bed talking to a friend on the phone, and i suddenly felt that the bed was shaking.
nilikuwa nimelala kwenye kitanda changu huku nikongea kwa simu na rafiki yangu, na ghafla nikahisi kitanda kikitetemeka.

and i was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
niliogopa, nikaificha fedha yako katika ardhi. chukua basi mali yako.

he said, “the knowledge is only with god, and i inform you of what i was sent with; but i see you are an ignorant people.”
mimi nakufikishieni niliyo tumwa. lakini nakuoneni kuwa nyinyi mnafanya ujinga.

after we graduated, we remained friends and i introduced him to writing for opendemocracy.net where i was a commissioning editor for a few years.
baada ya kuhitimu, tulibaki kuwa marafiki na nilimfahamisha kuhusu uwezekano wa yeye kuandikia mtandao wa opendemocracy.net ambapo nilikuwa mhariri kwa miaka michache.

and i was a witness over them while i dwelt amongst them, but when you took me up, you were the watcher over them, and you are a witness to all things.
na mimi nilikuwa shahidi juu yao nilipo kuwa nao. na ulipo nifisha ukawa wewe ndiye muangalizi juu yao.

certainly, i communicated to you the messages of my lord, and i was your well-wisher. so how should i grieve for a faithless lot?’
nimekufikishieni ujumbe wa mola mlezi wangu, na nimekunasihini; basi vipi niwahuzunikie watu makafiri?

and i was a witness over them while i was among them; but when you took me to yourself, you became the watcher over them—you are witness over everything.
na ulipo nifisha ukawa wewe ndiye muangalizi juu yao. na wewe ni shahidi juu ya kila kitu.

and i was a witness over them as long as i was among them; but when you took me up, you were the observer over them, and you are, over all things, witness.
na ulipo nifisha ukawa wewe ndiye muangalizi juu yao. na wewe ni shahidi juu ya kila kitu.

sorry brother yesterday i was not okay there are problems i failed to do what i did at that time i found myself crying and i called you but saivi i am okay don't worry about me
samahani kaka jana nilikuwa siko sawa kuna matatizo nilishindwa nifanye nini kwa wakati ule nilijikuta nalia ndomana nikakupigia ila saivi niko sawa usijali kuhusu mimi

and i was a witness over them, while i remained among them; but when thou didst take me to thyself, thou wast thyself the watcher over them; thou thyself art witness of everything.
na ulipo nifisha ukawa wewe ndiye muangalizi juu yao. na wewe ni shahidi juu ya kila kitu.

there is a difference between a holiday and a retreat, i was looking at the dictionary this morning and i said, ‘do these people know?’
kuna tofauti kati ya likizo na mapumziko, nilikuwa nachungulia kamusi yangu asubuhi hii na ninajiuliza, 'hawa watu wanajua tofauti hii?'

say, “i was prohibited from worshiping those you invoke besides god, now that clear revelations have come to me from my lord; and i was commanded to submit to the lord of the worlds.”
sema: mimi nimekatazwa kuwaabudu hao mnao waomba badala ya mwenyezi mungu, zilipo nijia hoja zilizo dhaahiri kutokana na mola wangu mlezi. na nimeamrishwa nisilimu kwa mola wa walimwengu wote.