<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliAs a result, the English parliament enacted the Penal Laws of 1704, which disenfranchised the Catholic Irish; their purpose was to keep the majority of Irish poor and powerless.  <response>: Kwa sababu hiyo, Bunge la Uingereza lilipitisha sheria ya Sheria za Uhalifu ya mwaka wa 1704, ambayo iliwazuia Wakatoliki wa Ireland wasiwe na haki za kupiga kura; kusudi lao lilikuwa kuwafanya wengi wa Wairelandi wawe maskini na wasio na nguvu. 