Mhubiri huyo mwanamke alitoa ujumbe mfupi kuhusu wema na subira.

This is a way of specifying who the person is: mhubiri means preacher, and mwanamke means woman.

So Mhubiri huyo mwanamke means something like:

• that woman preacher
• that female preacher
• or literally, that preacher, the woman

In Swahili, it is common to place nouns together like this to clarify identity. Since mhubiri by itself does not tell you gender, mwanamke adds that detail.

Huyo is a demonstrative, meaning that for a singular person.

So:

• mhubiri huyo = that preacher

In Swahili, demonstratives usually come after the noun, not before it as in English.

Compare:

• mtu huyo = that person
• mwanamke huyo = that woman

So the order is normal Swahili word order:

• noun + demonstrative

Swahili has more than one demonstrative, and they can show things like distance or whether the person has already been identified in the conversation.

Very roughly:

• huyu = this
• huyo = that / that one near you / that one we’re referring to
• yule = that over there

In real usage, the differences are not always translated neatly into English. Here, huyo points to a specific known person: that woman preacher.

Swahili often puts the main identifying noun first, then adds more information after it.

Here the speaker is treating mhubiri as the main label:

• Mhubiri huyo = that preacher
• mwanamke adds the fact that the preacher is a woman

If you said mwanamke huyo mhubiri, the focus would feel more like that woman who is a preacher. The meaning is similar, but the emphasis shifts depending on which noun comes first.

Alitoa can be broken into parts:

• a- = he/she
• -li- = past tense marker
• toa = give out, produce, deliver

So:

• a-li-toa = he/she gave / delivered

In this sentence, it means she delivered or she gave a message.

Swahili does not normally mark grammatical gender the way English does with he and she.

The subject marker a- means:

• he
• she

So alitoa can mean either he gave or she gave. You know it is she here because the noun phrase includes mwanamke.

Ujumbe means message, and mfupi means short.

So:

• ujumbe mfupi = a short message

In Swahili, adjectives usually come after the noun:

• kitabu kikubwa = a big book
• mtoto mdogo = a small child
• ujumbe mfupi = a short message

That is the normal pattern:

• noun + adjective

Swahili adjectives usually agree with the noun class of the noun they describe.

The adjective stem is -fupi = short.
The m- at the front is an agreement marker.

So:

• mfupi = short with the correct agreement for ujumbe

This agreement system is a major feature of Swahili grammar. The adjective changes shape depending on the noun it describes.

Kuhusu means about, concerning, or regarding.

So:

• kuhusu wema na subira = about goodness/kindness and patience

It is a very common word for introducing a topic.

Examples:

• kitabu kuhusu historia = a book about history
• walizungumza kuhusu kazi = they talked about work

• wema means goodness, kindness, or benevolence
• subira means patience

So the message was about positive moral qualities:

• wema = being good or kind
• subira = being patient

Depending on context, wema may be translated as either goodness or kindness.

Swahili does not have articles like English a/an and the.

So ujumbe mfupi can mean:

• a short message
• the short message

The exact meaning depends on context. In many beginner translations, it will often be rendered as a short message unless the context clearly makes it definite.

Na means and.

So:

• wema na subira = goodness and patience

It works just like English and in this kind of list.

Yes. Kutoa literally means to give out, but in many contexts it is used more broadly, including:

• to give
• to issue
• to deliver
• to present

So alitoa ujumbe is a normal way to say:

• she gave a message
• she delivered a message

It sounds natural in formal or public-speaking contexts.

Yes, that is a very good translation.

Because mhubiri is clarified by mwanamke, English may naturally translate it as:

• that woman preacher
• that female preacher
• that preacher, the woman

And the rest of the sentence can be translated smoothly as:

• gave/delivered a short message about kindness and patience

So The female preacher gave a short message about kindness and patience is a very natural English rendering, depending on context.