Imbuki ya kalagu yiniyo yilolile simu na lukulume. Isimu yiniyo, jili ginhu ja gwiyombeja ulu yukandwa bho lukulume. Gashinaga lulu, ulu munhu adatumilile lukulume bho guikanda, idutumama unimo goyo. Hunagwene abhanhu bhagiganilaga giki, ‘ulu udatumillie lukulume adutumama unimo’ bhashosha, ‘Simu.’

Ikalagu yiniyo yigalenganijiyagwa kuli namhala uyo agayitongelaga chiza ikaya yakwe. Unamhala ng’wunuyo agabhapangilaga abhanhu bhakwe imilimo iya gutumama bhuli lushugu. Uweyi agabhalanjaga inzila ja gubhatongela chiza abhichabho umukikalile kabho.

Umunhu ng’wunuyo, agikolaga n’ulukulume ulo lugaikandaga isimu yatumama unimo goyo, kunguno n’uweyi agaipangilaga imilimo ikaya yakwe mpaga yang’wigwa chiza. Hunagwene abhanhu bhagiganilaga giki, ‘ulu udatumilile lukulume adutumama unimo’ bhashosha, ‘Simu.’

Ikalagu yiniyo yalanga bhanhu gudebha kubhatongela chiza abhanhu bhabho bho gubhapangila imilimo ya gutumama, kugiki bhadule gupandika matwajo mingi umuwikaji bhobho.

(Kutoka 20:12; Mathayo 4:18-22; Mithali 4:1-4).

KISWAHILI: KITENDAWILI  – TEGA: USIPOTUMIA DOLE GUMBA HATAFANYA KAZI – SIMU.

Chanzo cha kitendawili hiki chaangalia simu na dole gumba. Simu ni chombo cha mawasiliano yanayofanyika baada ya kubonyezwa kwa kutumia dole gumba. Kumbe basi, mtu asipotumia dole gumba lake kukibonyeza, hakitafanya kazi yake. Ndiyo maana watu hutegeana kitendawili kwamba, ‘usipotumia dole gumba hatafanya kazi’ na kujibu, ‘Simu.’

Kitendawili hiki hulinganishwa kwa mzee yule ambaye anafahamu kuiongoza vizuri familia yake. Mzee huyo huwapangia watu wake kazi za kutekeleza kila siku. Yeye huwafundisha watu namna ya kuongoza wenzao katika maisha yao.

Mtu huyo hufanana na dole gumba ambalo huiwezesha simu kufanya kazi kwa kuibonyeza, kwa sababu naye huwapangia majukumu watu wa familia yake, nao humwelewa na kuyatekeleza vizuri. Ndiyo maana watu hutegeana kitendawili, ‘Usipotumia dole gumba hatafanya kazi’ na kujibu, ‘Simu.’

Kitendawili hiki hufundisha watu kuelewa namna ya kuwaongoza watu wao kwa kuwapangia majukumu ya kutelekeza, ili waweze kupata mafanikio mengi maishani mwao.

(Kutoka 20:12; Mathayo 4:18-22; Mithali 4:1-4)

 

ENGLISH: I HAVE A RIDDLE – LET IT COME: IF YOU DON’T USE YOUR THUMB HE WON’T WORK – A PHONE.

The origin of this riddle is a phone and a thumb. The phone is a tool for communication that works after being tapped with a thumb. However, if a person does not use his/her thumb to press it, it will not do its job. That’s why people pose a riddle, ‘if you don’t use your thumb, he won’t work’ and reply,  ‘A phone.’

This riddle is used comparatively to refer to a family head who knows how to lead well his/her family by way of assigning family members daily tasks to perform. He/she teaches them how to lead their peers in their lives. He/she person is like a thimb that enables the phone to work after pressing it, because he/she also assigns responsibilities to the members of his/her family, who understand and carry out the instructions. That’s why people pose a riddle, ‘If you don’t use your thumb he won’t work’ and respond. ‘A phone.’

This riddle teaches people about understanding how to lead their people, by assigning responsibilities to fulfil, so that they can achieve more in their lives.

(Exodus 20:12; Matthew 4: 18-22; Proverbs 4: 1-4).