Afadhali kuanza kuwa maskini kidogo kuliko kuwa tajiri mara.
Instead of being rich at once it is better to be poor first.
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Afadhali asaidiaye kuliko afunguaye mdomo kucheka
Afadhali asaidiaye kuliko afunguaye mdomo kucheka.
The one who helps is better than the one who laughs.
Afadhali achimbaye jiwe kuliko azuruaye
Afadhali achimbaye jiwe kuliko azuruaye (m.y. afadhali anayefanya kazi yo yote kuliko mvivu) .
Setter the one who digs a stone than the one who loaves. (i.e. a worker is better than a lazy person).
Aangukaye kwao fuvu huwa safi
Aangukaye kwao fuvu huwa safi (Kihaya: Agwa owabo akaanga kera) .
One who falls at his home or where there are his relatives, his skull shines.
Aambiwaye akasikia takuwa mhekima
Aambiwaye akasikia takuwa mhekima.
One who receives instructions will be wise.
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Heri kufa macho kuliko kufa moyo
Heri kufa macho kuliko kufa moyo.
It is better to lose your eyes than to lose your heart.
Heri kujikwa kidole kuliko ulimi
Heri kujikwa kidole kuliko ulimi.
Better to stumble with toe than toungue.
Hucheka kovu asiye kuwa na jeraha
Hucheka kovu asiye kuwa na jeraha.
He laughs at scar who has received no wound.
Ikiwa hujui kufa,tazama kaburi
Ikiwa hujui kufa,tazama kaburi.
If you don't know death look at the grave.
Jino la pembe si dawa ya pengo
Jino la pembe si dawa ya pengo.
An ivory tooth is not cure for the lost tooth.
Jogoo la shamba haliwiki mjini
Jogoo la shamba haliwiki mjini.
The village cock does not crow in town.
Kafiri akufaye si Isilamu asiyekufa
Kafiri akufaye si Isilamu asiyekufa.
An infidel who does you good turn is not like a Muslim who does not
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