<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliBy 1500, Melaka had become the leading port in Southeast Asia, drawing Chinese, Indian, Javanese, and Arab merchants away from the hitherto vital port of Pasai in Sumatra.  <response>: Kufikia mwaka 1500, Melaka lilikuwa bandari kuu ya Asia ya Kusini-Mashariki, likivutia wafanyabiashara Wachina, Wahindi, Wajwani, na Waarabu kutoka bandari ya Pasai huko Sumatra. 