Imbuki ya lusumo lunulo yilolile mihayo na amino. Imihayo yiniyo mumo yigakwilila, idadulile ugubhigutya abhanhu, kunguno abhanhu bhenabho b’adalyaga mihayo. Ulu bhaliyihoyela imihayo yiniyo, b’agasegaga mpaga bhuli ng’wene agabhona amino ga ng’wiye. Gashinaga lulu, umumahoya genayo bhagatub’aga abho abhanhu bhenabho, kunguno b’adalyaga mihayo nulu, bhadilyaga mino. Hunagwene abhanhu bhagayombaga giki, ‘b’adalyaga mihayo b’adilyaga mino.’

Ulusumo lunulo lugalenganijiyagwa kuli munhu uyo aliming’holo aha ng’wakwe. Umunhu ng’wunuyo ulu bhanhu bhungeniha, agayombaga mihayo mingi, ukunhu agusekaga, aluguzuga nduhu. Hunagwene abhanhu bhagang’wilaga giki, ‘b’adalyaga mihayo b’adilyaga mino.’

Ulusumo lunulo lolanga bhanhu higulya ya guleka nhungwa ja wiming’holo, umuwikaji bhobho, kugiki bhadule gubhagalila chiza ab’ageni bhab’o.

Yakobo 2:15-17.

 1 Yohane 3:18.

 Mathayo 15: 8-9.

KISWAHILI: HAWALI MANENO HAJIILI MENO.

Chanzo cha methali hiyo chaangalia maneyo na meno. Maneno hayo hata yawe mengi namna gani, hayawezi kuwashibisha watu, kwa sababu watu hao hawali maneno. Waongeapo maneno hayo, watu hao hucheka hali ambayo humuwezesha kila mmoja kuyaona meno ya mwenzake. Kumbe katika maongezi hayo watu hayo hujisikia njaa, kwa sababu hawali maneno wala hawajiili meno. Ndiyo maana watu husema kwamba, ‘hawali maneno hawajiili meno.’

Methali hiyo hulinganishwa kwa mtu ambaye ni mchoyo nyumbani kwake. Mtu huyo akifikiwa na wageni nyumbani kwakwe, huendelea kuongea maneno mengi, huku akicheka, bila kuwapikia chakula wageni wake hao. Ndiyo maana watu humwambia kwamba, ‘hawali maneno hawajiili meno.’

Methali hiyo hufundisha watu juu ya kuacha tabia za uchoyo maishani mwao, ili waweze kuwa wakarimu wa kuwatunza  vizuri wageni wao.

Yakobo 2:15-17.

 1 Yohane 3:18.

 Mathayo 15: 8-9.

 

ENGLISH: THEY NEITHER EAT WORDS NOR TEETH.

The source of the above saying is how someone can receive a visitor through words and teeth. When the two individuals meet, they can converse in sweet words to the extent of causing laughter; exposing their teeth. Those words and teeth cannot cure people’s hunger.  At the end, these people will still feel hungry.

This saying can be compared to greedy people who, when visited by guests, end up talking mere words with a lot of laughters without cooking food for them/visitors. Such people are being warned by telling them that ‘they neither eat words nor teeth.’

The saying teaches people to avoid selfishness in their lives rather embrace the habit of caring guests who visit their homes.

James 2: 15-17.

1 John 3:18.

Matthew 15: 8-9.