{"id":175,"date":"2014-10-21T11:31:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T18:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:48:55","slug":"kongowea-yaugua","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swahilipoetry.humspace.ucla.edu\/?page_id=175","title":{"rendered":"K’ongowea Yaugua"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
K\u2019ongowea Yaugua<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nKongowea is Sick<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(i) K’ongowea yaugua kwa kit<\/em><\/span>e na uuguzi,<\/span><\/td>\nKongowea is sick from suffering and disease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kwa mambo kuyageua, kugeua mageuzi,<\/span><\/td>\nFrom over-turning things, from turning them topsy-turvy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rabi, Ngwaipa afua! Na kuiafu si kazi<\/span><\/td>\nLord, May God give it relief! And providing relief (for Him) is not difficult<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kutanani wamaizi shauri jema mtende.<\/span><\/td>\nMeet together, you smart ones, and come to a good decision.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(ii) Wamaizi kutanani, welewa wana wa Gongwa,<\/span><\/td>\nConfer together, learned ones, you are most intelligent, you\u00a0sons of Gongwa,<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wenye urembo na shani, waungwana wa kut<\/em><\/span>unga,<\/span><\/td>\nYou men of beauty and splendor, free-born who respect themselves<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mwime na mikono t<\/em>‘ani, muombe lenyi muwanga,<\/span><\/td>\nStand-up straight with your arms facing towards heaven, and pray for enlightenment (something possessing light)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zisiwe nyoyo kuzinga, shauri jema mtende.<\/span><\/td>\nSo that your hearts may not waver, that you carry out a good plan.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Summary<\/h5>\n

Mombasa is hit with smallpox (Hichens 1940:16). Muyaka appeals to the elders to assemble and pray to God for deliverance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mohamed H. Abdulaziz translation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(i) Kongowea is groaning with painful sickness<\/p>\n

As a result of changing things, making them topsy-turvy,<\/p>\n

May God cure it! This is no great matter (for Him)!<\/p>\n

Meet you wise men to decide on the right course of action.<\/p>\n

(ii) Meet you wise men, the discerning sons of Gongwa.<\/p>\n

Full of splendour and dignity, free-born and self-respecting\u00a0men<\/p>\n

And raise your hands with fingers well outstretched to pray for something bright to happen<\/p>\n

Never to change your minds, but to carry on doing what is right.<\/p>\n

Glossary<\/h5>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
afu<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[v. tr.]<\/span><\/td>\nSave, deliver, pardon, preserve, cure (FJ) Rabi, Ngwaipa afua! Na kuiafu si kazi<\/em>; Lord, May God give it relief! And providing relief (for Him) is not difficult (MY-KY1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
afua<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nRelief (MHA). Deliverance from calamity, ill luck, disaster, etc.; preservation (FJ). Rabi, Ngwaipa afua! Na kuiafu si kazi<\/em>; Lord, May God give it relief! And providing relief (for Him) is not difficult (MY-KY1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
elewa<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[v. i.]<\/span><\/td>\nBe intelligent, understanding, quick-witted, perceptive (TJH). Wamaizi kutanani, welewa wana wa Gongwa<\/em>; Confer together, learned ones, you are most intelligent, you\u00a0sons of Gongwa (MY-KY2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
geuzi\/ma-<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 5\/6]<\/span><\/td>\nReversal, rearrangement, reordering, changes, etc. (TJH). Topsy-turvy (MHA). That which causes change, alteration, shifting, turn, transformation; us. in pl. (FJ). See \u2013geua.<\/em> Kwa mambo kuyageua, kugeua mageuzi<\/em>, From over-turning things, from turning them topsy-turvy (MY-KY1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ima<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[v. i.]<\/span><\/td>\nStand upright, be erect, etc. (TJH). See wima<\/em> upright position (FJ). Mwime na mikono t<\/u>‘ani, muombe lenyi muwanga<\/em>, Stand-up straight with your arms facing towards heaven, and pray for enlightenment (something possessing light) (MY-KY2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kit<\/u><\/em>e<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 7]<\/span><\/td>\nSuffering, agony, strong emotion (TJH). Cries of pain (MHA). Passion, souffrance intime. -lia kwa kit<\/u>e <\/em>pleurer avec passion, am\u00e8rement (Sx). K’ongowea yaugua kwa kite na uuguzi<\/em>, Kongowea is sick from suffering and disease (MY-KY1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mmaizi\/wa-<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 1\/2]<\/span><\/td>\nLearned, smart, educated, enlightened person, wise (TJH). Wise man (MHA). Qui discerne tout (Dieu); see \u2013maizi<\/em> distinguer, avoir le discernement; maizi <\/em>Age de raison, de discretion (Sx). Kutanani wamaizi shauri jema mtende<\/em>, Meet together, you smart ones, and come to a good decision (MY-KY2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
moyo \/ny-<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 3\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nHeart, etc.; ND nyoyo\u00a0<\/em>10 :: SD\u00a0mioyo <\/em>4\u00a0(TJH). Zisiwe nyoyo kuzinga, shauri jema mtende<\/em>, So that your hearts may not waver, that you carry out a good plan (MY-KY2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
muwanga\/mi-<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 3\/4]<\/span><\/td>\nLight, illumination, brightness (TJH). See mwanga<\/em> a light, shining, that which gives light (FJ). Mwime na mikono t<\/u>‘ani, muombe lenyi muwanga<\/em>, Stand-up straight with your arms facing towards heaven, and pray for enlightenment (something possessing light) (MY-KY2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ngwa<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 1]<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0God (MHA). A contaction of Mungu+a <\/em>used in prayers and curses: Ngwakujazi<\/em> may God reward you; Ngwakupe<\/em> may God give you (success). Ngwamlaani,<\/em> may God condemn him (Sx). Rabi, Ngwaipa afua! Na kuiafu si kazi<\/em>; Lord, May God give it relief! And providing relief (for Him) is not difficult (MY-KY1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
shani<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nSplendor, grandeur, ornateness (TJH). Startling (rare, unlocked for) thing or occurrence, a wonder, novelty, a curiosity; an adventure, sudden mishap, accident (FJ). Wenye urembo na shani, waungwana wa kut<\/u>unga<\/em>, You men of beauty and splendor, free-born who respect themselves (MY-KY2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u2019<\/em><\/strong>ani<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[adv.]<\/span><\/td>\nUpright, up, facing upwards (TJH). See St. juu<\/em> (MHA). ND t<\/u>\u2019<\/em>ani<\/em> :: chani<\/em> \u2018in a supine position, upright\u2019 (TJH; also FJ). Mwime na mikono t<\/u>‘ani, muombe lenyi muwanga<\/em>, Stand-up straight with your arms facing towards heaven, and pray for enlightenment (something possessing light) (MY-KY2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t<\/u><\/em><\/strong>unga<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[v. tr.]<\/span><\/td>\nTake care of, guard, watch out for, etc. (TJH). See \u2013a kut<\/u>unga <\/em>self-respecting (MHA); i.e., of to care for one\u2019s reputation (TJH). ND –t<\/u>unga<\/em> :: SD \u2013chunga<\/em> q.v. Wenye urembo na shani, waungwana wa kut<\/u>unga<\/em>, You men of beauty and splendor, free-born who respect themselves (MY-KY2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
uuguzi<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 14]<\/span><\/td>\nIllness, sickness, disease (TJH). See \u2013ugua<\/em> fall ill (FJ). K’ongowea yaugua kwa kit<\/u>e na uuguzi<\/em>, Kongowea is sick from suffering and disease (MY-KY1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zinga<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[v. i. & tr.]<\/span><\/td>\nGo round, go about; (2) stroll, walk; (3) turn about, waver, change, chop, veer, e.g. of winds, change of mind, &c.; (4) turn round, roll round, coil, wind; (5) search; (6) loiter about aimlessly\u2014and so with a bad object, i.e. go after women, solicit (FJ). Zisiwe nyoyo kuzinga, shauri jema mtende<\/em>, So that your hearts may not waver, that you carry out a good plan (MY-KY2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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