<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWenye mamlaka kutoka nchi nzima walimshauri aache mbio na kuacha kiti kwa mtu ambaye wengi wao walimwona kama mrithi wake halali.  <response>: Influential blacks from around the country advised him to quit the race and leave the seat to the man many of them viewed as its rightful heir. 