If you're trying to practice your Swahili Reading then the page below should help. You will be able to sharpen your comprehension and understanding of the sample text below, which is part of the Article 26 and 27 from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The first section is in Swahili and the second part is in English. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Swahili. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Read the following text very carefully and see what you can understand without looking at the English translation, and see what you understood from it, you can use our Swahili dictionary if you want.
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Kifungu cha 26. 1) Kila mtu ana haki ya kuelimishwa. Elimu yapasa itolewe bure hasa ile ya madarasa ya chini. Elimu ya masarasa ya chini ihudhuriwe kwa lazima. Elimu ya ufundi na ustadi iwe wazi kwa wote. Na elimu ya juu iwe wazi kwa wote kwa kutegemea sifa ya mtu. 2) Elimu itolewe kwa madhumuni ya kuendeleza barabara hali ya binadamu, na kwa shabaha ya kukuza haki za binadamu na uhuru wake wa asili. Elimu ni wajibu ikuze hali ya kueleana, kuvumiliana na ya urafiki kati ya mataifa na kati ya watu wa rangi na dini mbali-mbali.Kadhalika ni wajibu iendeleze shughuli za Umoja wa Mataifa za kudumisha amani. 3) Ni haki ya wazazi kuchagua aina ya elimu ya kufunzwa watoto wao. Kifungu cha 27. 1) Kila mtu anayo haki ya kushiriki katika maisha ya utamaduni ya jamii yo yote, na ana haki ya kufurahia ustadi wa kazi na kushiriki katika maendeleo ya mambo ya sayansi na faida zinazotokana nayo. 2) Kila mtu ana haki ya kulindwa kwa kila hali kutokana na mambo ya sayansi aliyoandika, aliyochora au aliyogundua. |
Below is the translation of the above text, check what you understood without the help of the dictionary, after reading the translation one time, go back up and read the Swahili text and see if you can recognize the more words this time.
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Article 26 1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. 2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. 3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. Article 27 1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author. |
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