<prompt> Translate the following text to Swahilino uh fifty years ago the automobile was a luxury but its a necessity today and uh as hard as they try to get these public transit things going i have never seen nor heard of one that uh really really got of the ground  <response>: Miaka 50 iliyopita, magari yalikuwa ya anasa, lakini leo ni ya lazima, na hata kama wanajaribu sana kuendesha magari haya ya usafiri wa umma, sijawahi kuona au kusikia kuhusu gari ambalo limeanza kutumika. 