<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliAmong the first people to join the staff of Slate, way back in 1996, were Associate Publisher Betsy Davis and Program Manager Bill Barnes.  <response>: Miongoni mwa watu wa kwanza kujiunga na wafanyakazi wa Slate, nyuma katika 1996, walikuwa Mshirika Mchapishaji Betsy Davis na Program Meneja Bill Barnes. 