{"id":777,"date":"2016-08-05T11:31:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T18:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/?page_id=777"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:48:37","slug":"ni-bora-afaye-macho","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/?page_id=777","title":{"rendered":"Ni Bora Afaye Macho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ni Bora Afaye Macho<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBetter is the Blind Person<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(1) Mfa macho ni mbora, ukiwa \u2018thabiti moyo\u2019<\/span><\/td>\nA blind person is the best, if his heart is resolute<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ni tajiri wa busara, hekima pia anayo<\/span><\/td>\nHe is rich in prudence, wisdom he has as well<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Siyo mtu mdubira, bahati asiyonayo<\/span><\/td>\nHe is not a failure, someone who never has (lit. sees, experiences) any luck<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ni bora afaye macho, kuliko afaye moyo.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBetter is the blind person, than one who is hardhearted.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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(2) Afaye moyo hatendi, huvuruga watendao<\/span><\/td>\nThe unfeeling person does nothing, he only harasses those who act<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penye faraja haendi, dharula ni yake ngao<\/span><\/td>\nWhere it\u2019s comfortable he never goes, scorn is his shield<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ajizi kwake ushindi, kuzuia washindao<\/span><\/td>\nNegligence for him is a victory, stopping the winners<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ni bora afaye macho, kuliko afaye moyo.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBetter is the blind person, than one who is hardhearted.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Glossary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
ajizi<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n.9\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nNegligence (MASB). Slackness, remissness, lateness; see \u2013ajazi<\/em> be slack, feeble, etc. (FJ). Ar. Ajizi kwake ushindi, kuzuia washindao<\/em>; Negligence for him is a victory, stopping the winners (MASB-MM2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dharula<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nScorn (MASB). See dharau<\/em> n.9 scorn, contempt, insult (FJ). Ar. Penye faraja haendi, dharula ni yake ngao<\/em>; Where it\u2019s comfortable he never goes, scorn is his shield (MASB-MM2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fa macho<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[v. i.]<\/span><\/td>\nBe blind, sightless; lit. <\/em>die as to the eyes (TJH). Ni bora afaye macho, kuliko afaye moyo<\/em>; Better is the blind person, than one who is hardhearted (MASB-MM1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fa moyo<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[v. i.]]<\/span><\/td>\nBe heartless, unsympathetic, hardhearted, lit<\/em>. die as to the heart (TJH). Ni bora afaye macho, kuliko afaye moyo<\/em>; Better is the blind person, than one who is hardhearted (MASB-MM1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
faraja<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nComfort (MASB). Comfort, relief, cessation of pain, ease, consolation (FJ). Ar. Penye faraja haendi, dharula ni yake ngao<\/em>; Where it\u2019s comfortable he never goes, scorn is his shield (MASB-MM2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mbora<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 1\/2]<\/span><\/td>\nFine person, best person (TJH). See bora<\/em> adj. of special quality (importance, or value), fine, high class, first-rate, etc. (FJ). Ar. Mfa macho ni mbora, ukiwa \u2018thabiti moyo\u2019<\/em>; A blind person is the best, if his heart is resolute (MASB-MM1)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mdubira\/wa-<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 1\/2]<\/span><\/td>\nFailure, underachiever, loser, etc. (TJH). Person who always appears to have bad luck, everything he attempts fails (FJ). Mtu asiyefanikiwa na mambo anayoyafanya (MASB). Siyo mtu mdubira, bahati asiyonayo<\/em>; He is not a failure, someone who never has (lit<\/em>. sees, experiences) any luck (MASB-MM1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mfa macho<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 1\/2]<\/span><\/td>\nSightless person, lit. deceased as to the eyes, thus blind person (TJH) Mfa macho ni mbora, ukiwa thabiti moyo<\/em>; A blind person is the best, if his heart is resolute (MASB-MM1)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mfa\/wa-<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[n. 1\/2]<\/span><\/td>\nDead person, deceased person (TJH). Mfa macho ni mbora, ukiwa thabiti moyo<\/em>; A blind person is the best, if his heart is resolute (MASB-MM1)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
thabiti<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[adj.]<\/span><\/td>\nFirm, proved, constant, strong; (2) resolute, brave, steadfast (FJ). Ar. Mfa macho ni mbora, ukiwa thabiti moyo<\/em>; A blind person is the best, if his heart is resolute (MASB-MM1)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vuruga<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n[v. tr.]<\/span><\/td>\nDisrupt (MASB). Disturb, upset, create confusion; harass (TJH). Stir up, stir, stir round (about), mix by stirring, (2) fig. stir up the feeling of, excite, exasperate (FJ). Afaye moyo hatendi, huvuruga watendao<\/em>; The unfeeling person does nothing, he only harasses those who act (MASB-MM2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ni Bora Afaye Macho Better is the Blind Person (1) Mfa macho ni mbora, ukiwa \u2018thabiti moyo\u2019 A blind person is the best, if his heart is resolute Ni tajiri wa busara, hekima pia anayo He is rich in prudence, wisdom he has as well Siyo mtu mdubira, bahati asiyonayo He is not a failure, … Continue reading Ni Bora Afaye Macho<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-777","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=777"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":783,"href":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/777\/revisions\/783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}