<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliInstead, he consolidated the state by expanding eastward and accepting minority populations, including persecuted Jews from across Europe, into the predominantly Catholic nation.  <response>: Badala yake, aliimarisha serikali kwa kupanua upande wa mashariki na kukubali idadi ya watu wachache, ikiwa ni pamoja na Wayahudi waliodhulumiwa kutoka kote Ulaya, katika taifa lenye Wakatoliki wengi. 