Imbuki ya kahayile kenako, yilolile bhutale wi sindi ilo lidina ndete.  Ilisindi linilo, lilitale noyi ubho gulilola. Umunhu uyo alichola ndete ugulipelela wangu kugiki adule gupandika ndete ja gulanga na gujilwa. Aliyo lulu, ilyoyi kihamo nubhutale bholyo bhunubho, lidina ndete. Hunagwene abhanhu bhagayombaga giki, ‘bhukulu wi sindi bhugaya ndete.’

 Akahayile kenako, kagalenganijiyagwa kuli munhu uyo ali ntale, aliyo adina masala, umuwikaji bhokwe. Umunhu ng’wunuyo, agiiganikaga weyi duhu bhung’wene, kunguno ya masala gakwe ayo gadadulile uguilanghana chiza ikaya yakwe. Uweyi nulu agapandika sabho agajikenagulaga bho gujing’wela walwa, ukunu ikaya yakwe ililalila kuguno ya kugaiwa ijiliwa.

Umunhu ng’wunuyo, agikolaga nu bhutale uwisindi ilo lidina ndete, kunguno nuweyi alintale, aliyo adina masala agagujitumila isabho bho uguidilila chiza ikaya yakwe. Uweyi adadebhile ugubhalanja abhanhu bhakwe, akikalile akawiza. Hunagwene abhanhu bhagang’wilaga giki, ‘bhukulu wisindi bhugaya ndete.’

Akahayile kenako, kalanga bhanhu higulya ya kubhiza na masala gagujilanghanila chiza ikaya yabho, bho gujitumamila chiza isabho jabho, kugiki bhadule gujibheja chiza ikaya jabho jinijo, umuwikaji bhobho.

Yeremia 4:22.

Mhubiri 10:3.

Yakobo 1:4.

Yakobo 1:5.

KISWAHILI: UKUBWA WA MUMUNYA KUKOSA MBEGU.

Chanzo cha msemo huo, chaangalia ukubwa wa mumunya ambalo halina mbegu ndani yake. Mumunya hilo ni kubwa kwa kuliangalia kwa macho. Mtu anayetafuta mbegu za kukaanga na kula anaweza kulikimbilia haraka sana. Lakini basi, lenyewe pamoja na ukubwa wake huo, halina mbegu ndani yake. Ndiyo maana watu husema kwamba, ‘ukubwa wa mumunya kukosa mbegu.’

Msemo huo, hulinganishwa kwa mtu yule ambaye ni mkubwa kwa umbo, lakini hana akili, maishani mwake. Mtu huyo, hujifikiria yeye mwenyewe tu, badala ya kuwafikiria watu wake, kwa sababu ya kukosa akili za kuitunza vizuri familia yake hiyo. Yeye akipata mali, huzimalizia kwenye matumizi ya hovyo, yakiwemo yale ya kuzinyewe pombe, badala ya kuisaidia familia yake hiyo.

Mtu huyo, hufanana na ukubwa wa mumunya ambalo halina mbegu, kwa sababu naye ni mkubwa, lakini hana akili za kumwezesha kuzitumia mali katika kuitunza familia  yake hiyo. Yeye hafahamu kuifundisha familia yake hiyo, mwenendo ulio mwema. Ndiyo maana watu humwambia kwamba, ‘ukubwa wa mumunya kukosa mbegu.’

Msemo huo, hufundisha watu juu ya kuwa na akili za kuzilinda familia zao, kwa kuzitumia mali zao katika kuzitunza vizuri, ili waweze kuziendeleza vizuri familia zao hizo, maishani mwao.

Yeremia 4:22.

Mhubiri 10:3.

Yakobo 1:4.

Yakobo 1:5.

 

ENGLISH: THE BIGGER THE SIZE OF WATERMELON DOES NOT MEAN THE HIGHER THE NUMBER OF ITS SEEDS.

The source of this proverb is the watermelon and its seeds. In its appearance, a watermelon can appear to be very big in size to the extent of confusing someone, who doesn’t know them well, that they have a good number of seeds. To describe this scenario, people can use the proverb that ‘the bigger the size of watermelon does not mean the higher the number of its seeds.’

This proverb can be compared to a person who appears to be matured enough to carry out his/her responsibilities but, unfortunately, he/she is not clever enough to handle those responsilities. This person can spend much of the time thinking about himself/herself with no consideration of others. He/she likely even to fail in taking care of his/her family because of not having good management of resources available. People of this nature can spend much of their time spending the little they have instead of accumulating more for future use. Such people can die without leaving any legacy to their families.

The proverb teaches people about having a mind to protect their families. They have to use the available resources to take good care of themselves and their children.

Jeremiah 4:22. Ecclesiastes 10: 3. James 1: 4. James 1: 5