Transcript for "Respect among the youth"

Ese mumasina bananga bali Pauline Namaemba Matere.

My name is Pauline Namaemba Matere.

Samweni ndi omukhana mubuya.

I am from the Babuya clan.

Mukhufwe.

By clan.

Lakini ngamwaa ebulonja.

My maternal side is the Balonja clan.

Nekhulwasai luno nenyile ndomalomekho alubeka we siribwa mubaraka.

At this moment, I wanted to talk about respect amongst the youths.

Nende busasi khubasasi boosi.

And parenthood to all the parents.

Eeh alubeka wesiribwa sino mubana baraka sayi siekhile asi kabisa.

At the moment, respect amongst the youths has deteriorated much.

Nolelela anyuma aa.

When you look back then.

Babandu bebulwakho anyuma aa baelewa lukali.

People who were born back there understand better.

Bana baraka baba siribwa khubasasi bwabwe sana.

Youths had a lot of respect to their parents.

Ata engo bele papa namwe mayi nakhulanga ata ocha khufukilila aba wamwolilekho.

At home, you would get to your father or mother when they call you even before responding.

Lakini khulwaluno ari omwana omuraka ata nabona papa wewe ata.

But at the moment when a youth sees their father.

Ata sabonakho ali omundu yesiyesi ebweni wewe ta, siribwa siekhile asi kabisa.

They don't see him of any value, respect has deteriorated much.

Nololela engo bana bele anyuma aa babana baraka bele ata.

When you look at home, back then the youths.

Senyola omwana bali kekhale nende papa wewe khumesa namwe bali bakachula bali bapa embakha namwe ata mayi tawe.

You would not find a child seated on the table with their father or mother having a conversation.

Lakini khulwaluno ari babana bechekhela busa nende papa ata omwana ayingana nende papa wewe ebweni we bakeni.

But nowadays children laugh with their parents and even argue with their father infront of the visitors.

Ata lundi amurafwirira ali papa lundi sakabele kario ta ata khane sobone ta.

They even tell them off that whatever they are saying was not the case.

Lakini anyuma aa bele likhuwa lirio ata bele soliulila tawe.

But back then you would not hear such a thing.

Ne alubeka wee.

And on the issue of.

We biselelo, siribwa siabao sili sikali sana.

On marriage, there was much respect.

Abele ata omwana busa wesikhana sabakhunyola bali beyimelesie khungila bali olosia nende omwana we sisoleli ta.

A female child was not found to be carelessly standing on the road talking to a boy.

Abele ata noloma oli sina.

When you said that.

Omusasi kenyekhana anyoe amanye onyoe wekesie mayi oli mayi ta bele kafwanile kari.

You are supposed to inform your parent, you should tell your mother how things are going.

Lakini khulwaluno luno.

But as it is today.

Ata omusasi acha khumanyanga omwana ali khale nesisombo.

Before a parent knows, the child will already be pregnant.

Omusasi acha khurebanga.

Before the parent asks.

Ata lundi sisombo esio sasiliyo ta omwana okworwa aba asirere waena ta okhebulila busa bali karusisie sisombo chana.

The pregnancy will not be there, you will be surpised that she had an abortion.

Nono eshima yabao mala yayetanga kabisa.

So respect was there and was helping much.

Lakini khulwaluno luri.

But as it is today.

Biabele buchafu musirekere ata onyola ata khaba akhola kimiaka ata khaba kirano sita ta.

It has become embarassing in the village where you may find a child who is not yet 5-6 years.

Omwana yesi kanjile khale khwima nebisoleli khungila.

The child will have already also started standing with boys on the road.

Nabali bana basoleli chana bano omwana bele babana bengila nebali nekamakesi.

Boys used to get circumcised when they had the brains.

Omwana bele olabona acha musingilo aba ali nekamakesi ata kaelewile sisingilo sino sina nisio.

If a child got circumcised it meant they were knowledgable and understood what circumcision was.

Lakini khubialuno bino omwana busa ata ali babene bali chekechea.

But as today a child may be in nursery.

Omwana ata akhamanya khwesinga ta.

The child may not know how to bathe.

Bali omwana bali ali yesi kenya kengile.

The child will also want to get circumcised.

Nga kengila ario omwana kanja eshima embi khubasasi.

When he gets circumcised, he becomes disrespectful to the parents.

Kenya bali alome ali ooh.

He will want to say.

Ata sesi omusani papa yesi sali omusani kenya kekalasie khubasasi bewe.

"I am also a man" he will want to equate himself to his parents.

Nono eshima yabele embi kabisa sana.

So respect has deteriorated much.

Ne nololela alubeka wesukuli.

When you look on the school issue.

Bele babana nebacha musisomelo baba nende siribwa sili sikali khubalimu babwe.

Children had much respect to the teachers when they went to school.

Ata bele mwalimu ata somukhesia mukhono ta.

You would never shake your teachers hand.

Ata wamubona khungila ata chimbilo nicho otima ata omundu auka ali esang'i yakhwongilekho.

You would ran very fast like someone being chased by a wild animals when you meet them on the way.

Lakini khubaluno bano omwana ata kechekhela busa nemwalimu ata ayingana nemwalimu.

But those of today, the child laughs and even argues with the teacher.

Ata namubona aloma ali mwalimu niaje?

Even when they see them, they say "How are you teacher?"

Eshima sayi seliyo tawe.

There is no respect now.

Bionake ata batondobanie.

It has been destroyed and they have confused.

Sirekere ata sayi luno eshima seliyo ta.

The village until there is no respect today.

Khusili babele babalimu chana benyekhana babe basasi khubana.

As expected for the teachers to be parents to the children.

Balimu chana nibo bawa babana bisombo.

The teachers are the one's who impregnant the children.

Anyuma aa abele sonyola mwalimu ata yesiyesi omalile ata niye bakhaandika nende serekali.

Back then you would not find a teacher who was not employed by the government.

Bele somunyola ata nekemile nomwana wesikhana ta.

You would not find him standing with a female child.

Lakini baluno bano.

But the ones of today.

Siribwa siabatambilemo.

They lack respect.

Ata siene ta areba omwana omukhana chana areba omusasi womwana chana.

Without shame, he will seduce the girl and her parent.

Nono eshima yabele enditi sana.

So respect has extremely deteriorated.

Ne alubeka we busasi.

On the issue of parenthood.

Abele basasi babechanga yaani embi kabisa khubana babwe besikhana nende besisoleli.

Parents used to be close to their daughters and sons.

Lundi bele bamanyilisia bala omwana akonile wae namwe alile wae namwe akendile ariena.

They would have knowledge on where the child slept, ate or how where they walked.,

Lakini khulwasayi luno omwana ata mayi akworwa omwana akonele wae aloma busa ali achile nowasie khane bachile wae.

But nowadays the mother will not know where the child slept, she will just say they went with a colleague at some place.

Ata mayi sakenanakho khureba ta, omwana chana nakalukha munju.

The mother will not bother to ask, when the child comes back home.

Mayi ati sakenanakho ata kareba omwana chana sakhinda khumuwa luyi ta.

The mother will not bother to ask the child because they may slap her.

Eshima yaani selikhoo ta omwana achibana busa nemusasi.

There is no respect, the child exchange words with the parent.

Papa nalomakho ali ewe wanjala nabone omukhana musimba mwoo.

When the father says "Wanjala, I saw a girl in your bachelor house"

Omwana kemia busa papa wewe siamoni ata amuyobia busa ali ata lundi wabone mukhana si?

The child will tell his father off and ask him which girl he saw.

Sanabonekho omundu ta.

I didn't see any person.

Omwana yaani abona busa ali papa yesi yaani erika busa yewe.

The child will view his father as an age mate.

Basasi babele sinao nebabana.

Parents are distant from their children.

Babana sabali karibu nebasasi ta.

Children are not close to their parents.

Nono onyola mbo.

So you find that.

Babana nibio bakhola sabalikho nende obayeta obakelekela ta.

The children have nobody to help and guide them.

Bana chana noloma oli omukelekele omwana abona busa ali nono yuno naye khakambolela si.

The same children will look down on you when you try to advise them.

Ali mayi naloma ali amubolele.

When the mother tries to tell them.

Ali ewe mayi koo wamala.

They will say, "Mother, you finished your own"

Ali ewe mayi kakoo ata okhambolela efwe sayi khuli muusibal sikeni ata ewe somanyile kano ta.

That you should not tell me anything mother because we are in a new world and you don't know these.

Bindu biechile bali.

Things have come that.

Bali chisimu babene balii.

They call them phones they themselves..

Bali chisimu bali bapanila chisimu.

That the call each other on phone.

Omwana ata wekhale naye khumesa okhebulila busa ali khalo ali khalo narekukha.

You may be seated with the child on the table and you will be surprised they say hello hello and leave.

Ewe olalindanga oli omwana aundi ali anje.

You will be waiting thinking the child may be outside.

Khane omwana amalile sibala ata kolile ebukanda.

Yet the child will have left and already in Uganda.

Kene obe oli muchuli kecha.

When they come back tomorrow.

Sakhubolelakho niyo achile ta.

They will not tell you where they went.

Salomakho ali ata khane bibele waena ta.

They will not say where they were.

Oli omusasi olomakho oli orebamo nomwana sakhinda ata khukhuanjula khaba ata biboko chana ta, khaba akhunywekhe busa oli nanywekha owasie.

When you want to find out out, the child may even cane you like you are their fellow.

Nono basasi babele sinao sana nebabana babwe.

So parents have been distant with their children.

Lundi anyuma aa bele omwana alamala kengila bele ata sakona munju nebasasi ta.

Back in the day, a child would not sleep in the house with his parents after getting circumcised.

Lakini chinyanga chalelo chino omwana kengile ata samanyile khwesinga ta.

But nowadays, a child will get circumcised and still not know how to bathe.

Mayi omwene alamusinga.

The mother will was him herself.

Mayi omwene olamalilao bulili.

The mother will make the bed for him herelf.

Omwana ata akworwa kanjile waena ta.

The child will not know where to start from.

Nono obona oli yaani omwana akhola bindu bila khuelewa ata sina siendelea ta.

You will see the child doing things without any understanding.

Achakhumanyanga ali niye omusani.

Before he knows he is a man.

Kosisie kimiaka salasini.

He will be 30 years old.

Acha khumanya ali ata nono sayi yesi kenyekhana ache munju nali wesikhana.

Before she knows she has reached the marriage stage when she is a girl.

Kimiaka ata khakiola salasina mbili.

She will be almost 32 years.

Lakini mayi salikho karibu oloma ali khumuwe mawaidha ta.

But the mother will not be around to give her advise.

Namwe mukelekele namwe ngelesiekhomo mbakalekhomo emuma.

I will either guide her or teach her something.

Lakini babona busa bali ta.

But they not will see that.

Babana babene bakhole niko bamanyile.

The children themselves should do what they want.

Nololela alubeka we bisomelo.

When you look on the issue to do with schools.

Biosi biachangie kabisa.

It has also contributed a lot.

Khubele anyuma aa babana bele basomanga khumuda mutiti nebaba engo nebasasi.

Because back then, the children used to study for a few hours and spend time home with the parents.

Basasi boosi bakelesieakhomo boosi babawakho engila nga benyekhana bamenye.

The parents also guided them on the ways to live.

Lakini khulwaluno luno bikuli biabukule babana babana bamenya esukuli ata omwana anyala kaba esukuli khwama asubui paka silo.

But nowadays schools keep children for like morning to evening.

Ewe olabona busa omwana nakecha khukona.

You will only see the child when they come to sleep.

Nono omusasi salikho nende muda nikwo aloma ata akelekele omwana chana ta.

So the parent has no time to guide the child.

Namwe alome ali nono amurebekho limenya lino ali sina siendelea namwe sina, salikho nebise ta.

Or time to ask them about what is happening in life.

Omwana ali busa nende bise nende bitabu biong'ene.

The child only has time for the books.

Oba omwana chana achoa acha enju.

When that child grows up and gets married.

Omwana ata, masalawe naloma ali atekhe echai.

When the mother in-law says she should make tea.

Omwana ata sakhinda khuramo chumbe badala yesukari ta.

The child may put in salt instead of sugar.

Masalawe naloma ali mayi ta bukula embako khuche khwake ali ese ewefwe sakhwakakho ta.

When the mother in-law tells her to take the hoe to go and cultivate, she will say, we never cultivated at our home.

Babana lelo sabamanyilekho ata munju chana kanjila waena ta.

The children nowadays don't know where to start from in the house.

Samanyilekho ata omusecha wewe chana amulisia arie namwe amanya ariena kekhale ariena namwe alosia arie.

She does not know how to feed or know how the husband spend his time or what he talks about.

Omwana ata oba acha munju chana.

When the child gets married.

Kenya kekeliane khumusecha wewe.

She will want to equate herself to her husband.

Nomanyile basilambele sali omulebe woo ta.

As you know the husband is not your relative.

Ata anyala kakhurusia khubusuma chisa chosichosi.

He can kill you any time.

Nono babana bama engo bila khumanya mbo benyekhana bakhole bariena tawe.

So the children come from home without knowing what they are supposed to do.

Nono sibala mabadiliko kabele kamakali bindu bikholekhana bili tofauti.

So the world has many changes and things are happening differently.

Nono bikila babana ata boosi bachanganyiwa ata akworwa akhole lilala sina ta khubela nilio ketilakho abona ali libi liong'ene.

So it causes the children to get confused because they feel everything they do is wrong.

Nilio ketilakho abona ali libi liong'ene.

They feel something wrong way on everythng they do.

Khubela nga nisio ketilakho bila mawaidha ta bila bamukelekele ta.

Because everything they do without guidance.

Omwana abona ali kachile sibacho nende nga kenyekhana kakhole.

The child feels they have gone against the norm.

Khubela nolola ata alubeka wekelesia, ekelesia yosi yayetanga ali akali sana.

When you look on the church issue, the church also helped much.

Lakini khulwasai luno.

But as it is today.

Babele babekelesia bachana bali ba pastor.

The teachers including the pastors.

Nibo lundi babanoka babana chana.

They are the ones who destroy the same children.

Omwana kachileyo ali bamwekesie kamakhuwa kakhakaba omwana oli kamayo ata konekhe lukali ata nono salinga ata nachile ta.

The child will have gone to be shown things to do with God the giver but when the child comes back, they will be worse than they went.

Obele wekelesia eyo chana.

The one who was from the church.

Niye khotondobania omwana chana kamayo ata esukulu chana ata saelewa ta sikila niko bamubolele likoloba nendee omwekelesia kamutondobanie omwana ata abona ali mayi ali nende aja nenaye ta.

It will be them confusing the child, they will come back from school more confused from what the teacher told them and they will feel the mother does not care about them.

Khubela baba oli babona bali owekelesia yuno khamura mungila niyo yesi kekomba yesi abone.

Because they will see that the pastor will be putting them in a way they can also see.

Nabona ali khane oyo niye okhomubolela kang'ali.

They will see that one is the one telling them the truth.

Nono balekelesia basasi.

So they look down at the parents.

Sebabonakho bali bandu bano bababukulamo lukendo lwosilwosi tawe.

They don't see that these people care about them.

Nolola alubeka wesikhebo ata khale bele balonda kimila.

When you look at the circumcision issue, long ago, they followed the tradition.

Buli sindu bakhole nomwana ache khuluya bamukhebe.

They did everything before they circumcised the child at the circumcision area.

Lakini khulwasayi chino ata omusasi salangakho basie basakhulu basie.

But as it is today, the parents does not even invite his fellow men.

Namwe ata nali maayi alolekho besikhasi basie ababolele ali ese omwana bona sina sina.

Or if it is the mother to invite her fellow women and tell them about the child.

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Omwana bona ese wase kenya khwingila namwe kabolelile ali kumoyo kulimo yicha munjete.

My child wants to get circumcised or he has said he is ready and you should come and help me.

Mayi kekholela busa sindu ata, ata babasie bachakhumanyanga.

The mother will do everything on her own, before her collegues find out.

Aah niye kakheba khale omwana ata kaonile.

Aah she will have already circumcised the child and he will have already been healed.

Nali papa chana samanyakho ali babakoki kenyekhana amanye ali bekhale bariena omwana yuno kengila ariena babakoki omwana yuno bamuyetakho bariena kamebasio.

If it is the father, he might not recognize how his age group could offer support to the child through their insights and advice.

Bakoki bacha khumanyanga omwana kalukha khale.

The age group will know about it when the child has already graduated into adulthood.

Nono basasi.

So parents.

Sabalabukulanga muda okwokwo mala bamanya bali barumikhila khwekesia babana engila efwaa ta.

They are not using that opportunity to teach the child the right way.

Omwana chana kengile obona kiminyawe nikio kenyaa.

The child will be circumcised but you will see the games he plays.

Kifwana busa oyo okhengila ta.

They fit someone who is not circumcised.

Omwana chana nolola esukuli atondobana busa mukilasi khubela sakanyola khokho, sabamwekesiakhokho engila niyo kenyekhana kekhalilemo amanye ali.

When you look at the child's performance, it will be poor because he was never taught the way he is supposed to behave and know that.

Nese nga wingile namwe omalile sikhebo nenyekhana nekhale ndindi.

As a circumcised person, I am supposed to behave this way.

Basasi wakati wesingilo kenyekhana barumukhile wakati wakhubita babana bano baremo lubito lunyala lwabayeta mumaisha kabwe.

The parents should use circumcision time to teach the children the teachings that could help the them in future.

Bamwekesie bali nono ewe wekele omusani.

They should show him that you have now become a man.

Ewe nono mayi wamurureyo.

You are nolonger associated with the mother.

Ewe nono bawandayo omanya nga wikhala nenabo.

You should know how you will relate with your siblings.

Omwana ata khubita aulilakho sa khubasie aundi nibo babita kimiaka kenyuma ekio, niye nomureba oli lubito.

The child will only be hearing about adult graduation teachings from those who were taught back in the days, when you ask him about the techings.

Niye samanyilekho elio ta.

He does not know that.

Nono basasi badala yekhurumikhila muda okwo babite babana.

So the parents instead of using that opportunity to teach the children.

Babekesie kimila nga yenyekhana, babekesie sikhale ng siabechanga nga bandu bengilanga.

To show them how traditions and how people used to get circumcised in the old days.

Omusasi abona sa ali ebioo.

The parent will just see as.

Sisi tumeokoka sisi ni wa yesu.

"We are saved, we are for Jesus"

Abona busa ali ebio sabienyekhana ta.

They will not see that to be important.

Mala aba batondobania babana bano, babana bakhula nebatondobane.

So they confuse these children, the chidren grow when they are confused.

Oba oli bosi bakhula banja khuba nono babandu besikhulu bachile kamase.

When they also grow and become old.

Bosi nebali basakhulu batondobana busa.

As old people, they also get confused.

Oba oli omusakhulu chana abe nabita babana.

When the old man will be teaching the children.

Ata alikhumubita kakhaliyo ta.

They will teach them things that are not there.

Khubela yesi sabamubit ta.

Because they never taught him.

Sekabonakho ta.

He never saw.

Sebamukhukholelakho ta.

They never did for him.

Nono basasi ese mbasaya kabisa.

So parents, I am pleading with you.

Kenyekhana mwikhale nebabana mube nenabo karibu.

You are supposed to seat close with the children.

Mubekesie nga benyekhana bekhale.

You should show them how they are supposed to leave.

Nga benyekhana bekhale nebabasiabwe.

How they are supposed to relate with their fellows.

Mala babe nebamanya bali kenyekhana khube khurio.

For them to know that is how they are supposed to be.

Ata nololelela anyuma aao.

When you look back then.

Babana besikhana bekhalanga nende kukhu.

The girls used to seat with the grandmaother.

Kukhu niye obita babana abolele ali ta kukhu bona enywe khamukhula enywe muli babana besikhana khamukhula.

The grandmother was the one to teach them by telling them, "grandchildren you are female children and you are maturing"

Kenyekhana mube muri kenyekhana mube muri.

You are supposed to be this, you are supposed to be this.

Bakukhu balelo.

The current grandmothers.

Sebalikho bakukhu ta bosi bafwara busa chingubo cholile munda bali bafwarire chisikati.

They are not grandmothers, they also put on clothes reaching the waist claiming they have put on skirts.

Nebamala bakukhu bekhale sabafwarakho esikati ta bafwaranga chingubo chindeyi maxi.

The old days grandmothers never put on skirts, they used to put on long clothes, maxi.

Ata baboa kamaleso ata lundi bele nacha womwana.

They would tie leso's (wrappers) when they go to their children's place.

Afwala oli khocha ebukhwe oli khocha khubona omusani wewe.

She would dress like someone going to the in-laws to see her son in-law.

Lakini babele bamayi bano bosi bekesia eshima embi khubana babwe.

But these mothers don't show respect to their children.

Mayi oyosi khafwala elong'i omwana wewe omukhana khwafwala elong'i.

The mother is putting a trouser and her daughter is also putting on a trouser.

Nono munju nowingilmo ata korwa aba papa niye nanu.

So when you enter the house you will wonder who is the father.

Mayi niye nanu.

Who is the mother.

Nono biosi biosi bikila munju eshima sebamo namwe siribwa sasibamo tawe.

So it also makes the respect to lack in the house.

Nono bele kukhu kekhala nomwana kamwekesia nga kenyekhana atekhe khulunga.

So the grandmother would seat with the child and show her how to cook traditional vegetables.

Nakhuli khutekha chinyenyi amanye chindekha otekha orie.

If it is cooking vegetables, she should know how to cook the boiled vegetables.

Nechili chinunga kenyekhana amanye alunga arie.

If they are traditional ones, she should know how to cook them.

Nekhuli kumunyu kumufuma amanya nga bakufuma nekube kumunyu.

If it is the tradition ash soup, she should know how to prepre it to be come the traditonal ash soup.

Lakini babana balelo.

But the children of nowadays.

Ata nomurakho oli tekha murere.

When you ask her to prepare the traditional vegetables

Niye bora are kamafura khumayika nasinga murere chana aramo.

Provided she put cooking oil on fire, she will wash the traditional vegetables and put in.

Bali aba katekhile.

Then she will have cooked.

Kane oba oli ara khumesa chana awelesia omusecha wewe chana.

When she will put on the table to give the husband.

Khubela sekabamwekesia khutekha ta.

Because she was not taught how to cook.

Nelilia liwa.

The marriage will end.

Khubela omusecha alaloma ali ta, ese bino sanabonakho ta.

Because the husband will say, I have never seen this one.

Yila ewenywe myi woo akhwekesie khutekha.

Go back to your home for your mother to teach you how to cook.

Ebino saundekhela ese ori ta.

You cannot cok these one's for me.

Omwana samanyilekho ali chinunga nenchino chindekha chino otekha orie tawe.

The child does not know that these is the traditional oned'sand these are the boiled ones.

Bele kukhu niyo yabechanga ekasi yakukhu khwekesia omwana omukhana kumutekho.

That was the grandmothers responsibility to teach a female child how to cook.

Bana balelo omwana omukhana noloma oli enyama eyisina sikaa.

The nowadays children, when you give them the meat and ask them to roast it.

Akhubolela ali eyo nono osika aba khawonaka.

She will tell you that roasting it is destroying it.

Omwana ata masalawe khakecha aundu khumubona namwe bakhwe becha mungo.

The in-laws will be coming to see the child at home.

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Omwana khubela sabamwekesia khutekha ta alakula busa enyama mubucha.

Because the child was not taught to cook, she will just buy the meet from the butchery.

Nekecha ara khuumaika aramo kamafura narera khumesa.

She will put it on fire, put in the cooking oil then bring it on the table

Khubela sabamwekesiakho bali bakhwe obatekhela ori.

Because she was never taught that this is how you should cook for your in-laws.

Bandu bakhulu obatekhela ori tawe.

You cook this way to adults, no.

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Nolola babana besisoleli.

When you look at the boys.

Babana abo nibo bele bekhalanga nende bakuka.

Those children are the one's who sat with the grandfathers.

Namwekesia khukhwaya.

Who would teach him how to look after the cattle.

Amwekesia khuu nga benyekhana baa.

He will teach him how to.

Bape chinyuni khulasa chinyuni chifandiri amwekesia nga ang'ona chifandiri.

He would teach him how to make the catapults and how to hunt the birds.

Nakhuli khucha khuaya bele kuka kekesia omwana.

If it was going to hunt, the grandfather would teach the child.

Khuaya amanye aaya sang'i si.

How to hunt and the animals to hunt.

Nenocha khuaya.

When you go hunting.

Ocha khuaya orie?

How do you go to hunt?

Sowama busa munju busa nobukula lijembe namwe embako namwe lipanga bali ocha khuaya ta.

You don't just come from the house and take a hoe or a matchet claiming you are going to hunt.

Bele kuka kekesia omwana wesisoleli khuaya.

The grandfather was to show a male child how to hunt.

Amwekesie nga kepanga munju.

He shows him how to organize in the house.

Asuta sina, acha arie.

What to carry and how to go by.

Nawenya esang'i embofu olareka oriena nesang'i eyeyo okitile.

How you should trap a huge animal in order to catch it.

Lakini babana balelo ata oba oli abona ekhima.

But the children of nowadays when they even see a monkey.

Akukula ali abone esimba.

They scream claiming they have seen a lion.

Omwana oli abona ekhisi ali mbone embusi.

The child will see an antelope and claim to have seen a goat.

Omwana ata samanyilekho chisang'i chemundaa nende chengo ta.

The child does not know the wild animals and the domesticated ones.

Babana bamenya engo bamenyaa babene bali mutauni nende basasi babwe.

The children live in town with their parents.

Omwana oli kecha engo abona embwa.

When the child comes home and sees a dog.

Akukula ata bachirani becha nende chisimbo bali omwana abone shetani namwe aba abone sina.

They will scream until the neighbours will come with canes thinking the child may have seen satan or what could they have seen.

Oli bola khane omwana abone epusi munju.

They will arrive and realize they had seen a cat in the house.

Babana sabanyilekho siosisiosi tawe.

The children don't know anything.

Bana bele bekhalanga nende babandu besikhulu nababekesia.

The children used to seat with the adults who showed them.

Bali yino esang'i fulani yino esang'i fulani.

That this is a certain animal and this is a certain animal.

Nebele lundi omusakhulu abolela omwana.

The old man would also tell the child.

Nocha khulanya chikhafu.

When you go look after the cows.

Ocha nende, nocha khubuta esimbo.

When you go to pick a stick.

Abele sobuta sa kumusala kwosi okwo bali ocha khwayila chikhafu namwe ocha khulanyila chikhafu ta.

You would not just any stick to go and use to look after the cows.

Abele basakhulu bekesia omwana, kuka kekesia omwana.

The grandfather was to show the child.

Newenya esimbo yaya.

If you a stick to look after the cattle.

Obuta khumusala si?

You pick from which tree?

Lakini khubela sayi basasi sabali karibu nebabana ta.

But because nowadays the parents are not close to their children.

Babana sabamanyile khukhwaya ta noloma oli yima siakhafu.

The children don't know how to look after the cattle, when you tell them to look after the cows.

Ata ekhafu sekhinda khumusambaata kecha natamba kameno ta.

The cow may kick him to come back without the teeth.

Omwana noloma oli choboe ekhafu eyosina bona echamubiakhulia biabene.

When you tell the child to tie a cow from not eating other people's crops.

Omwana sanyala khuboa ekhafu ta.

The child will does not know how to tie the cow.

Khubela sakaboakho ta sabamwekesiakho ta.

Becuse he never tied and was never taught.

Aundu abonelanga busa khupicha chisang'i chino.

Maybe he just sees the animals from the pictures.

Lakini noloma oli ache aboe sanyala ta khubela sakayanga ta nesekabonakho ta.

But when you ask him to tie them, he cannot do it because he does not look after the cattle neither has he ever seen it.

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Nololela alubeka we buruki buno.

If you look on the leadership concerns.

Abele omusasi niye obolela omwana oweleselia omwana khukhwama omwana nali mutiti.

It was a parent who would have a conversation with a child from a childhood.

Ali nawenya khuruka namwe nawenya obe omuruki omwami omulayi oba ori oba ori.

That when you want to rule or be a good leader, you should be this way.

Lakini babana ba sayi.

But the current children.

Sabalikho nende basasi bababola ta.

They don't have the parents who tell them.

Omwana oli kanjaa.

When the child begin.

Amala esukuli bali yesi kenya kanjaa kenya sisala namwe kenya bubwami.

They finish school and want a position or power.

Omwana oli bamurera khundebe.

When they put the child in a chair (leadership position).

Atondobana busa khulomaloma ata nebamubolela bali nono omwami fulani khakenyokhe akhesio sisikhasio.

They will confuse how to speak when they are requested to greet the audience.

Samanyilekho khulomaloma ta.

They don't know how to speak.

Ata kanja khulomalomela sisikhasio muluswaili namwe babene bali lunyanyakhanu.

They will start addressing the audience in Swahili or in English.

Samanyilekho alosia ariena nende babandu besikhulu ta.

They don't know how to talk to the adults.

Lundi samanyilekho ali ata nali abundu nekakhale.

They also don't know that when they are seated somewhere.

Bandu besikhulu nebechile kenyekhana kabenyokhela kabawa sisala ta.

They are supposed to give the seat to adults when they come over.

Omwana kekhala busa ali eeh sembele webweni, nise obele wamatayi ano.

The child will just seat and say I was the first one here.

Ninyokha ndie mala ese obele webweni.

How can I stand yet I was the first one.

Samanyilekho ali omundu omukhulu nekechile omwinyokhela ta.

They don't know that you are supposed to give your seat when an adult comes over.

Khubela basasi sabalikho simbi bamwekesia ta.

Because the parents are not near to guide them.

Babana chana bapuuza babelel basasi babekesia mwelekeo kuli kumulayi.

The same children ignore the parents who would guide them to the right direction.

Nono omwana abona busa ali aah.

So the child will just see that.

Ese sesi sendi omundu wenyekhana sisala.

I am also a person who deserves the seat.

Lundi basasi niyo balakoselanga badala yekhubita babana.

Also where the parents are making a mistake instead of guiding the children.

Oba oli kachile musila mbole chana omwo.

When they go to a traditional alcohol joint.

Kanyolilemo omwana wowasie alimo aundi alimo nende chirupia.

He has found colleague's child there who has the money.

Badala ya khuloma ali ta omwana yuno omutiti khakanjinyokhele khusisala.

Instead of saying this is a young child who should give me a seat.

Omwana yuno alamunyolao.

When this child finds him there.

Khubela kamanyile ali kenya kamalwa omwana yuno amuwelesie.

Because he knows he needs this child to buy him alcohol.

Niyo okhomwinyokhela khusisala.

It is him who will give him his seat.

Omwana yuno kekhale ili bali nono amuwelesie chisendi.

For this child to seat in order to give him money.

Nesamanyakho ali aba kakosile tawe.

He does not know that he will be making a mistake.

Aba khakerisia omwana wowasie yuno.

He will be killing his colleague's child.

Ewe noli omukhulu sawinyokhela omwana omutiti ta.

When you are an adult, you don't stand for a child to seat.

Nomwana omutiti nabone omundu omukhulu.

And when a child sees an adult.

Yaba bele sabamubolela ta bele abona busa nechimoni.

They would not be told, they would just see with their eyes.

Nemala aba kenyokhela omundu omukhulu.

And he would stand for an adult.

Nono sanenya khucha kamakali mbaluye ta.

So I don't want to bore you with much.

Nekakhali nilio mbabitamo basasi mbabolela ndi.

But what I will instist telling the parents is that.

Mube simbisimbi mwikhalile simbisimbi nebabana benywe mukhekhala sinao tawe.

You should be close to your children and avoid keeping a distance from them.

Nemwikhala sianao nebabana bano, babana bano sabali khumanya engila niyo baba nebalondakho ta.

When you keep a distance from your children, they will not know the direction to follow.

Balikhuba oli bosi bakhula sebamanya khubita babana babwe ta khubela sabababitakho ta.

They will also not be able to guide their children when they mature because they were never guided.

Lakini mulaba simbisimbi nebabana bano.

But when you are very close to this children.

Balamanya engila niyo kenyekhana benya balonde.

They will know the direction they should follow.

Nemala bosi ata oba oli.

And they will also.

Busia buri khaba siene ta bosi baba babami.

They may become tomorrow's leaders.

Balamanya nga baruka sibala.

They will know how to rule the world.

Ata busia buri khaba siene ta ali mukanisa, alamanya khwekelesia.

They may be in church the following day and they will know how to teach.

Mukelesia omwomwo niko aeleselia bandu.

In that church on what to teach the people.

Salabola busa khubela asomile mubitabu chana ta.

They will not just say from reading from the books.

Lakini nekhuba karibu karibu nebabana befwe.

But when we are very close to our children.

Babana balaba nende mwelekeo kuli kumulayi.

Our children will have a good direction.

Nesibala siefwe silaba nesikhula.

And our world will be growing.

Nefwesi khulaba nekhucha ebweni.

And we shall all be moving forward.

Ta ese kali kario niko mbele nenyile khubaeleselia.

Okay, that is what I wanted to tell you.

Nga mubolele abweni ao.

As I told you earlier.

Ese mumasina.

My name is.

Bananga bali Pauline Namaemba Matere.

They call me Pauline Namaemba Matere.

Ndi omukhana mubuya.

I am from the Babuya clan.

Omwichukhulu mulonja.

A grandchild from the Balonja clan.

Asanti.

Thank you.