Tatu na mbili jumlisha tano. Tano na saba jumlisha kumi na mbili. Kumi na mbili na tatu jumlisha kumi na tano. Habari za asubuhi. Kumi na tano na saba jumlisha ishirini na mbili. Ishirini na mbili na tano jumlisha ishirini na saba. Ishirini na sita na tano jumlisha thelathini na moja. Huh! Kisha hiyo inafanya milioni mia tano na moja, laki sita ishirini na mbili, mia saba thelathini na moja.

🔊 "Eh? Are you still there? Five-hundred-and-one million—I can't stop ... I amuse myself with balderdash. Two and five make seven."

"Eh? Bado uko hapo? Milioni mia tano na moja—siwezi kusimama ... Ninajiburudisha kwa upuuzi. Mbili na tano jumlisha saba."

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amuse /əˈmjuːz/

v. kufurahisha, kuwapendeza

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balderdash /ˈbɔːldədæʃ/

n. upuzi, maneno yasiyo na maana

🔊 He never in his life had let go of a question once he had asked it.

Hakuwahi katika maisha yake kuacha swali mara tu alipoliuliza.

🔊 The businessman raised his head.

mjasiriamali aliinua kichwa chake.

🔊 "During the fifty-four years that I have inhabited this planet, I have been disturbed only three times. The first time was twenty-two years ago, when some giddy goose fell from goodness knows where. He made the most frightful noise that resounded all over the place, and I made four mistakes in my addition. The second time, eleven years ago, I was disturbed by an attack of rheumatism. I don't get enough exercise. I have no time for loafing. The third time—well, this is it! I was saying, then, five-hundred-and-one million—"

"Katika miaka hamsini na nne niliyokaa kwenye sayari hii, nimesumbuliwa mara tatu tu. Mara ya kwanza ilikuwa miaka ishirini na mbili iliyopita, wakati bata mwenye kichaa mmoja alianguka kutoka mtu hajui wapi. Alifanya kelele za kutisha kabisa zilizosikika kila mahali, na nikafanya makosa manne katika hesabu yangu. Mara ya pili, miaka kumi na moja iliyopita, nilisumbuliwa na mshtuko wa baridi kali. Sipati mazoezi ya kutosha. Sina muda wa kutafuna mate. Mara ya tatu—kisima, hii ndiyo hiyo! Nilikuwa nikisema, basi, milioni mia tano na moja—"

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inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

v. imekaliwa, kuishi mahali

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disturbed /dɪˈstɜːbd/

v. kusumbuliwa, kuvurugwa

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giddy /ˈɡɪdi/

adj. mwenye kizunguzungu, mwenye mshangao

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resounded /rɪˈzaʊndɪd/

v. kupiga kelele, kusikika kwa nguvu

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addition /əˈdɪʃn/

n. kuongeza, hesabu ya kujumlisha

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rheumatism /ˈruːmətɪzəm/

n. ugonjwa wa mifupa na misuli unaosababisha maumivu

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loafing /ˈləʊfɪŋ/

v. kupoteza wakati, kutofanya kazi

🔊 The businessman suddenly realized that there was no hope of being left in peace until he answered this question.

mjasiriamali aligundua ghafla kuwa hakuna tumaini la kuachwa katika amani hadi atakapojibu swali hili.

🔊 "Millions of those little objects," he said, "which one sometimes sees in the sky."

"Mamilioni ya vitu hivyo vidogo," alisema, "ambavyo mtu wakati mwingine huyaona angani."

🔊 "Oh, no. Little glittering objects."

"Oh, hapana. Vitu vidogo vinavyong'aa."

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glittering /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/

adj. kinachometameta, kinachong'aa

🔊 "Oh, no. Little golden objects that set lazy men to idle dreaming. As for me, I am concerned with matters of consequence. There is no time for idle dreaming in my life."

"Oh, hapana. Vitu vidogo vya dhahabu vinavyowafanya wavivu watafune ndoto. Kwa upande wangu, mimi ninajishughulisha na mambo muhimu. Hakuna muda wa kutafuna ndoto katika maisha yangu."

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golden /ˈɡəʊldən/

adj. ya dhahabu, yenye rangi ya dhahabu

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idle /ˈaɪdl/

adj. bure, lisilo na shughuli

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consequence /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/

n. umuhimu, jambo la maana

🔊 "Ah! You mean the stars?"

"Ah! Unamaanisha nyota?"

🔊 "Yes, that's it. The stars."

"Ndio, hivyo ndivyo. Nyota."

🔊 "And what do you do with five-hundred millions of stars?"

"Na unafanya nini na milioni mia tano za nyota?"

🔊 "Five-hundred-and-one million, six-hundred-twenty-two thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one. I am concerned with matters of consequence: I am accurate."

"Milioni mia tano na moja, laki sita ishirini na mbili, mia saba thelathini na moja. Ninajishughulisha na mambo muhimu: mimi ni sahihi."

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accurate /ˈækjərət/

adj. sahihi, halisi

🔊 "And what do you do with these stars?"

"Na unafanya nini na nyota hizi?"

🔊 "What do I do with them?"

"Ninafanya nini nazo?"

🔊 "Nothing. I own them."

"Hapana. Mimi ninamiliki."

🔊 "You own the stars?"

"Unamiliki nyota?"

🔊 "But I have already seen a king who—"

"Lakini nimeshawahi kuona mfalme ambaye—"

🔊 "Kings do not own, they reign over. It is a very different matter."

"Wafalme hawamiliki, wanaitawala. Ni jambo tofauti kabisa."

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reign /reɪn/

v. kutawala (kama mfalme)

🔊 "And what good does it do you to own the stars?"

"Na inakufaa nini kumiliki nyota?"

🔊 "It does me the good of making me rich."

"Inanifaa kwa kunifanya mimi kuwa tajiri."

🔊 "And what good does it do you to be rich?"

"Na inakufaa nini kuwa tajiri?"

🔊 "It makes it possible for me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered."

"Inanifanya niweze kununua nyota zaidi, ikiwa zitatokea."

🔊 Nevertheless, he still had some more questions.

Hata hivyo, bado alikuwa na maswali mengine.

🔊 "How is it possible for one to own the stars?"

"Inawezekanaje mtu kumiliki nyota?"

🔊 "To whom do they belong?" the businessman retorted, peevishly.

"Ni za nani?" mjasiriamali alijibu, kwa hasira.

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retorted /rɪˈtɔːtɪd/

v. kujibu kwa hasira au kwa haraka

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peevishly /ˈpiːvɪʃli/

adv. kwa hasira ndogo, kwa uchungu

🔊 "I don't know. To nobody."

"Sijui. Za mtu yeyote."

🔊 "Then they belong to me, because I was the first person to think of it."

"Basi ni zangu, kwa sababu mimi ndiye mtu wa kwanza kufikiria hivyo."

🔊 "Is that all that is necessary?"

"Je, hiyo ndiyo yote inayohitajika?"

🔊 "Certainly. When you find a diamond that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you discover an island that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you get an idea before any one else, you take out a patent on it: it is yours. So with me: I own the stars, because nobody else before me ever thought of owning them."

"Bila shaka. Unapopata almasi ambayo si ya mtu yeyote, ni yako. Unapogundua kisiwa ambacho si cha mtu yeyote, ni chako. Unapopata wazo kabla ya mtu mwingine yeyote, unachukua hati miliki juu yake: ni lako. Vivyo hivyo kwangu: ninamiliki nyota, kwa sababu hakuna mtu mwingine kabla yangu aliyewahi kufikiria kuzimiliki."

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diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/

n. almasi

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patent /ˈpætnt/

n. haki miliki ya uvumbuzi

🔊 "Yes, that is true," said the little prince. "And what do you do with them?"

"Ndio, hiyo ni kweli," alisema mfalme mdogo. "Na unafanya nini nazo?"

🔊 "I administer them," replied the businessman. "I count them and recount them. It is difficult. But I am a man who is naturally interested in matters of consequence."

"Ninazisimamia," alijibu mjasiriamali. "Nazihisabu na kuzihisabu tena. Ni ngumu. Lakini mimi ni mtu ambaye kiasili anavutiwa na mambo muhimu."

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administer /ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)/

v. kusimamia, kudhibiti

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recount /ˌriːˈkaʊnt/

v. kuhesabu tena

🔊 The little prince was still not satisfied.

Mfalme mdogo bado hakuwa radhi.

🔊 "If I owned a silk scarf," he said, "I could put it around my neck and take it away with me. If I owned a flower, I could pluck that flower and take it away with me. But you cannot pluck the stars from heaven ..."

"Kama ningemiliki kitambaa cha hariri," alisema, "ningeweza kukizungusha shingoni mwangu na kukichukua na mimi. Kama ningemiliki ua, ningeweza kuchuma ua hilo na kulichukua na mimi. Lakini huwezi kuchuma nyota kutoka mbinguni..."

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silk /sɪlk/

n. hariri

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scarf /skɑːf/

n. skafu, kitambaa cha shingo

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pluck /plʌk/

v. kuchuma, kukwamua

🔊 "No. But I can put them in the bank."

"Hapana. Lakini ninaweza kuziweka benki."

🔊 "Whatever does that mean?"

"Hiyo inamaanisha nini hasa?"

🔊 "That means that I write the number of my stars on a little paper. And then I put this paper in a drawer and lock it with a key."

"Hiyo inamaanisha kuwa ninaandika nambari ya nyota zangu kwenye karatasi ndogo. Kisha ninaweka karatasi hii kwenye droo na kuifunga kwa ufunguo."

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drawer /drɔː(r)/

n. droo, sanduku linalosukumwa ndani ya meza

🔊 "And that is all?"

"Na hiyo ndiyo yote?"

🔊 "That is enough," said the businessman.

"Hiyo inatosha," alisema mjasiriamali.

🔊 "It is entertaining," thought the little prince. "It is rather poetic. But it is of no great consequence."

"Inaburudisha," alifikiria mfalme mdogo. "Ina ushairi kidogo. Lakini sio jambo la umuhimu mkubwa."

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entertaining /ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/

adj. kinachovutia, kinachofurahisha

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poetic /pəʊˈetɪk/

adj. kishairi, kinachofanana na mashairi

🔊 On matters of consequence, the little prince had ideas which were very different from those of the grownups.

Kuhusu mambo muhimu, mfalme mdogo alikuwa na maoni yaliyokuwa tofauti kabisa na ya watu wazima.

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grownups /ˈɡrəʊnʌps/

n. watu wazima

🔊 "I myself own a flower," he continued his conversation with the businessman, "which I water every day. I own three volcanoes, which I clean out every week (for I also clean out the one that is extinct; one never knows). It is of some use to my volcanoes, and it is of some use to my flower, that I own them. But you are of no use to the stars ..."

"Mimi mwenyewe ninamiliki ua," aliendelea mazungumzo yake na mjasiriamali, "ambalo ninalimwagia maji kila siku. Ninamiliki volkeno tatu, ambazo nazisafisha kila wiki (kwa maana mimi husafisha hata ile iliyokwisha; mtu hajui). Inawafaa volkeno zangu kwa kiasi fulani, na inamlifaa ua langu kwa kiasi fulani, kwamba ninamiliki. Lakini wewe haumfai nyota..."

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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz/

n. volkeno, milima inayotoa moto na moshi

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. zilizokwisha, zisizo na uhai tena

🔊 The businessman opened his mouth, but he found nothing to say in answer. And the little prince went away.

Mjasiriamali alifungua kinywa, lakini hakupata chochote cha kusema kujibu. Na mfalme mdogo akaondoka.

🔊 "The grown-ups are certainly altogether extraordinary," he said simply, as he continued on his journey.

"Watu wazima kwa hakika wana ajabu kabisa," alisema tu, alipokuwa akiendelea na safari yake.

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altogether /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə(r)/

adv. kabisa, kwa ujumla

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extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːdnri/

adj. ajabu, la kipekee

Chapter XIII (Sura ya Kumi na Tatu)