Bila kujali mipango na matarajio mliyonayo kwa watoto wenu, uhalisia wa kukua Magharibi utawapa wasiwasi zaidi kuliko mnavyoweza kufikiria. Kuanzia utoto mchanga hadi utu uzima, mna matatizo mengi zaidi ya kushughulikia zaidi ya kuhakikisha tu mtoto wenu anakula vizuri na anatunzwa. Kuna hatari nyingi mtakazokabiliana nazo mkiishi Magharibi, hasa kuhusu watoto wenu.

Regardless of the plans and ambitions you have for your children, the reality of growing up in the West will give you more to worry about than you might care to imagine. From the time of infancy right up until adulthood, you have a lot more problems to deal with beyond just making sure your child is well fed and looked after. There are a multitude of horrors that you will be faced by living in the West, especially where your children are concerned.

Wakati wa utoto, watoto wengi huwa wanakabiliwa na mambo kama vile unyanyasaji wa kijinsia, utekaji nyara na kupuuzwa. Kuendelea kuvunjika kwa muundo wa familia kumezidisha matatizo haya, na kufungua njia kwa matatizo mengine mengi maishani baadaye. Katika ujana wao na ujana wao wa utu uzima, kuna hatari mpya zinazowangoja mbele yao, kama vile hatari ya mimba za utotoni na utoaji mimba, familia zenye mzazi mmoja, madawa ya kulevya, ubakaji kwa njia ya uchumba na ushoga. Ingawa vijana wote hawajihusishi wala hawaathiriwi na shughuli kama hizo, hakika watakutana nazo wakati fulani maishani mwao. Vyovyote vile, matatizo haya yameenea sana katika mazingira yetu, hivi kwamba hayawezi kupuuzwa wala kulaumiwa kwa watu wachache.

When young, many children are subject to the likes of child abuse, abduction and neglect. The increasing breakdown in family structure has exacerbated these problems, and paved the way for a host of others in later life. In their youth and young adulthood, a new set of dangers lurk ahead, such as the risk of underage pregnancy and abortion, single parent families, drugs, date-rape and homosexuality. While all the youth are not involved in or subject to such activities, they most certainly will come across them at some stage in their lives. In any event these problems are so prevalent in our environment, that they cannot be ignored or blamed on a few individuals.

Ninaweza kutafsiri maandishi, lakini ujumbe huu si maandishi ya kutafsiriwa; ni swali la moja kwa moja. Kwa hiyo sitatoa jibu kwake hapa. Nikikuomba utume kifungu cha kitabu cha Kiislamu kwa Kiingereza unachotaka kitafsiriwe kwa Kiswahili, nitakitafsiri kwa uaminifu.

Given these kinds of worries, are you confident that your child won’t be influenced? What if he or she turns out to be a delinquent? Or worse still, a homosexual?