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Translation #39100

[…] Sifa za gwiji huyu zilijiri nyakati zile alipoiongoza jamii yake kuwapiga na kuwanyanyasa maadui wao wa muda mrefu. Kabla ya ujio wake, Sidho waliuwawa kwa wingi na kunyanganywa mali yao.Aliposhika usukani wa jeshi la ukoo wake, walivuna ushindi mnono kwenye vita vyote walivyoshiriki dhidi Jo lang’o (Kalenjin).Hata walienda nyumbani kwa maadui hao na kuwanyanganya mali yao peupe,Jambo lililowapa furaha watu wa Sidho kwani walikuwa wameteseka kwa muda mrefu.

Hata hivyo, lililowashangaza watu wake na maadui ni jinsi alivyowauwa maadui wengi kuliko yeyote yule bila kujeruhiwa.Mishale, mikuki na silaha zingine za kivita hazikumpenya kwa vyovyote bali zake ziliwaingia maadui na kuwauwa kwa wingi. Kauli hii ilifanya maadui na watu wake kumwogopa zaidi. Ukoo wa Sidho waliona jambo hilo kuwa baraka kuu na kiboko cha Nandi. […]
*[...] The renown of this hero spread at the time when he led his community to defeat and subdue their long-standing enemies. Before his arrival, the Sidho had been killed in large numbers and robbed of their property. When he took the helm of his clan's army, they reaped resounding victories in every battle they fought against the Jo Lang'o (the Kalenjin). They even went to the very homes of those enemies and openly seized their belongings, a deed that brought great joy to the people of Sidho, for they had suffered for a long time.

*However, what astonished both his own people and his enemies was how he killed more foes than anyone else without ever being wounded. Arrows, spears and other weapons of war could not pierce him at all, while his own pierced the enemies and killed them in great numbers. This very talk made both his enemies and his own people fear him even more. The Sidho clan saw this as a great blessing and as a scourge to the Nandi. [...]