ProZ.com translation contests »
35th Translation Contest: "Once Upon a Myth" » Swahili to English » Entry #39232

Source text in Swahili

Translation #39232

[…] 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. […]
[…]Praises about this genius started when he led his community in fighting and persecuting their neighbors who were their enemies for a long time. Before his emergence, the Sidhos were being killed in large numbers and their property taken away from them. When he took charge of his clan’s army, they gained great victory in all the wars they fought against Jo lango (Kalenjin). They even went to the homes of their enemies and took away their property in broad daylight. This made the Sidho people very happy because they had suffered for a long time.


Despite that, what really puzzled his people and his enemies is the way he killed so many enemies more than any other person did and he was not being injured. Arrows, spears and other weapons of war did not penetrate his flesh in any way whereas his weapons pierced his enemies and killed them in large numbers. This fact made his enemies and his own people to fear him even more. The clan of Sidho saw this as a big blessing to them and a big whip for the Nandi. […]