Aho kale olihoyi ngikulu uyo witanagwa Ng’wanagasemela. Ung’wanagasemela ng’wunuyo oli na kaya yakwe iyo wikalaga weyi na bhizukulu bhakwe. Ikaya yiniyo ikalaga na makoye ga gubhiza na nzala nhale bhuli ng’waka. Bhuli ng’wene uyo ojaga aha kaya yiniyo agingaga adalile. Hunagwene abhanhu bhagaihaya ikaya yiniyo giki, “lyang’eng’enya lya Ng’wanagasemela.”

Akahayile kenako kagalenganijiyagwa ku kaya ya bhanhu abho bhadatumamaga milimo yabho chiza, umukikalile kabho. Abhanhu bhenabho, bhagikalaga bhigashije duhu nulu lyashigaga ilikanza lya gulima kunguno ya bhugokolo bho gutumama milimo yabho bhunubho. Abhoyi bhagikalaga bhukoya na nzala nhale bhuli ng’waka aha kaya yabho yiniyo, kunguno ya bhugokolo bho guleka gutumama milimo yabho ahikanza lya gulima, umuwikaji bhobho bhunubho.

Ikaya ya bhanhu bhenabho igikolaga ni ya ngikulu uyo okoyaga na nzala nhale bhuli ng’waka aha kaya yakwe, kunguno na bhoyi bhagikala bhukoya na nzala yiniyo iyagugayiwa jiliwa bhuli ng’waka aha kaya yabho yiniyo. Hunagwene abhanhu bhagayihayaga ikaya yabho yiniyo giki, “lyang’eng’enya lya Ng’wanagasemela.”

Akahayile kenako kalanga bhanhu higulya ya gwigulambija gutumama milimo yabho chiza kugiki bhadule kupandika jiliwa ja gubhalisha abhanhu bhabho pye amakanza ga bhulamu bhobho.

Mithali 13:4.

Mithali 15:19.

Mithali 19:24.

Mithali 20:4.

Mithali 21:25.

KISWAHILI: HALI NGUMU YA NG’WANAKASEMELA.

Hapo zamani alikuwepo bibi kizee aliyeitwa Ng’anakasemela. Ng’wanakasemela huyo, alikuwa na familia yake aliyoishi yeye na wajukuu zake. Familia hiyo ilikuwa ikisumbuliwa na tatizo la njaa kila mwaka. Kila mtu aliyeenda kwenye familia hiyo alitoka pale bila kula chakula. Ndiyo maana watu waliisema familia hiyo kuwa ni “hali ngumu ya Ng’wanakasemela.”

Msemo huo, hulinganishwa kwenye familia ya watu wale ambao huwa hawafanyi kazi zao vizuri, katika maisha yao. Watu hao, huwa wamekaa tu hata  wakati wa kulima ukiwa umefika kwa sababu ya uvivu wao huo wa kufanya kazi zao. Wao hukumbwa na tatizo la njaa kwenye familia yao kila mwaka kwa sababu ya uvivu wao huo wa kuacha kufanya kazi wakati wa kilimo, maishani mwao.

Familia wa watu hao, hufanana na yile ya bibi kizee aliyesumbuliwa na tatizo la njaa kila mwaka, kwa sababu nao hukumbwa na tatizo la kukosa chakula kwenye familia yao hiyo kila mwaka. Ndiyo maana watu huisema familia hiyo kuwa ni “hali ngumu ya Ng’wanakasemela.”

Msemo huo hufundisha watu juu ya kujibidisha kufanya kazi zao vizuri ili waweze kupata chakula cha kutosha kuwalisha wanafamilia wao, wakati wote wa uhai wao.

Mithali 13:4.

Mithali 15:19.

Mithali 19:24.

Mithali 20:4.

Mithali 21:25.

ENGLISH: THE DIFFICULT SITUATION OF NG’WANAKASEMELA.

Once upon a time, there was an old lady named Ng’anakasemela. Such Ng’wanakasemela had a family where she and her grandchildren lived. Her family was plagued by hunger every year. Everyone who went to that family left it without eating. That is why people called that family “the difficult situation of Ng’wanakasemela.”

This saying is compared to a family of people who do not work well in their lives. These people just sit around even when it is time to farm because of their laziness in doing their works. They suffer from hunger in their family every year because of their laziness of staying without working during farming time in their lives.

This family is similar to that of the old lady who suffered from hunger every year, because they also suffer from problem of lacking food in their family every year. That is why people refer to the family as “the difficult situation of Ng’wanakasemela.”

This saying teaches people of working hard enough to do their jobs well so that they can have enough food for feeding their family members, throughout their lives.

Proverbs 13:4.

Proverbs 15:19.

Proverbs 19:24.

Proverbs 20:4.

Proverbs 21:25.