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Mara

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(Biblical, otherwise rare) A female given name

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a rodent, scientific name Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina

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Mara would stalk me with great stealth, belly low to the ground in proper lion fashion and then there would be the final lightning rush and she would land on top of me.
UMara wayeya kwandula achwechwe ngobunono obukhulu, isisu siphantsi emhlabeni kanye njengokuba iingonyama zisenza aze ke enze umtsi okhawuleza ngokombane aze kuwa phezu kwam.

She even felt that her name should be changed from Naomi, which means “My Pleasantness,” to Mara, which means “Bitter.”
Wayecinga nokutshintsha igama lakhe elinguNahomi, elithetha “Uyolo lwam,” libe nguMara, elithetha “Ubukrakra.”

The Maras then moved to Tahaa, where they remained for four years.
Bandula ke abakwaMara bafudukela eTahaa, apho bahlala kangangeminyaka emine.

Deeply saddened, she wanted to change her name from Naomi, meaning “My Pleasantness,” to Mara, meaning “Bitter.” —Ruth 1:3-5, 20, 21, footnote.
Libuhlungu ngendlela engathethekiyo, lafuna ukulitshintsha igama lalo elithi Nahomi, elithetha “Ubumnandi,” libe nguMara, othetha “Ubukrakra.”—Rute 1:3-5, 20, 21.

These include the Mara, Haamarurai, and Terii families, as well as Ato Lacour, whose family was not in the truth.
Phakathi kwabo kwakukho intsapho yakwaMara, eyakwaHaamarurai, neyakwaTerii kwakunye noAto Lacour owayenentsapho engakholwayo.

Call me Mara [meaning “Bitter”], for the Almighty has made it very bitter for me.” —Ruth 1:20, 21.
Ndibizeni ngokuba ndinguMara [othetha ukuthi “Krakra”], kuba uSomandla wenze ukuba kube krakra kakhulu kum.”—Rute 1:20, 21.

She told her friends to call her, not Naomi, but Mara, a name that reflected the bitterness of her experiences.
Waxelela abahlobo bakhe ukuba bangambizi ngokuthi nguNahomi, bambize ngokuthi nguMara, igama elalivakalisa intlungu ngenxa yamava awaba nawo.

A chief tempter among them is Mara, with his three daughters Rati (Desire), Raga (Pleasure), and Tanha (Restlessness).
Oyena mhendi uphambili kuzo nguMara, kunye neentombi zakhe ezintathu uRati (uMnqweno), uRaga (uYolo), noTanha (Ukungabi nanzolo).

Materially speaking, life on either island was not easy for the Mara family.
Kwezi ziqithi, izinto azizange ziyihambele lula intsapho yakwaMara ngokwezinto eziphathekayo.

The wildebeests will also take their chances by crossing the crocodile-infested Mara River.
Kwakhona iinqu ziza kubeka ubomi bazo esichengeni xa zinqumla iMara River ezaliswe ziingwenya.

To calm her down, Joy’s husband, George Adamson, moved his tent against Mara’s enclosure.
Ukuze amthomalalise, umyeni kaJoy, uGeorge Adamson, wagxumeka intente yakhe ecaleni kwendawo awayevalelwa kuyo uMara.

The marae was originally a sacred enclosure used for religious and social purposes.
Imarae ekuqaleni yayiyindawo engcwele ebiyelweyo eyayisetyenziselwa ünjongo zonqulo nezentlalo.

“Together,” explains International Wildlife magazine, “the Serengeti-Mara supports one of the world’s greatest wildlife populations: 1.7 million wildebeest, 500,000 gazelles, 200,000 zebras, 18,000 elands, plus a substantial number of elephant, lion and cheetah.”
Iphephancwadi i-International Wildlife liyacacisa: “Zikunye iSerengeti-Mara zixhasa ezinye zezona zilwanyana zasendle zininzi: izinqu ezisisi-1,7 sezigidi, amabhadi angama-500 000, amaqwarhashe angama-200 000, iimpofu ezili-18 000, kunye neendlovu, iingonyama namahlosi amaninzi.”

(Acts 24:15) Since Mara never had the desire to become like an angel in heaven, the words of Psalm 37:11 have touched her heart: “The meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.”
(IZenzo 24:15) Ekubeni uMara engazange anqwenele ukufana nengelosi ezulwini, amazwi eNdumiso 37:11 aye ayichukumisa intliziyo yakhe: “Abalulamileyo baya kuwudla ilifa umhlaba, baziyolise ngokugqibeleleyo ngobuninzi boxolo.”

She even felt that her name should be changed from Naomi, which means “My Pleasantness,” to Mara, which means “Bitter.”
Wade wathi negama lakhe lifanele litshintshwe angabi nguNahomi, othetha “Ubumnandi bam,” abe nguMara, othetha “krakra.”

The older generation of Maori in New Zealand can still remember when Jehovah’s name was in common use —especially on the marae.
Isizukulwana sabantu abakhulu baseMaori eNew Zealand sisalikhumbula ixesha elalisetyenziswa gqitha ngalo igama likaYehova—ingakumbi kwimarae.

In contrast, consider the example of Kossi and his wife, Mara.
Ngokwahlukileyo koko, cinga ngomzekelo kaKossi, nowakwakhe uMara.

Call me Mara [“Bitter,” ftn.], for the Almighty has made it very bitter for me.
Ndibizeni ngokuba ndinguMara [igama elithetha “Ubukrakra”], kuba uSomandla wenze ukuba kube krakra kakhulu kum.

Resisting attacks and temptations by the devil Mara, he continued steadfast in his meditation for four weeks (some say seven weeks) until he supposedly transcended all knowledge and understanding and reached enlightenment.
Exhathisa iintlaselo nezilingo zikaMara umtyholi, waqhubeka ngenzondelelo ecamngca kangangeeveki ezine (bambi bathi kangangeeveki ezisixhenxe) de wazuza lonke ulwazi nokuqonda waza wafumana nokhanyiselo, njengoko kucingelwa njalo.

In this regard, a young Christian woman named Mara said: “If I don’t prepare for the meetings, I don’t enjoy them.
Ngokuphathelele oku, ibhinqa eliselula elingumKristu uMara lathi: “Ukuba andizilungiseleli iintlanganiso, andizinandiphi.

(1:15-17) However, the widowed and childless Naomi, whose name means “My Pleasantness,” suggests for herself the name Mara, meaning “Bitter.”
(1:15-17) Noko ke, uNahomi ongumhlolokazi nongenabantwana, ogama lakhe lithetha ukuthi “Luyolo Lwam,” uzibiza ngegama elithi Mara, elithetha “Ubukrakra.”

Call me Mara [“Bitter”], for the Almighty has made it very bitter for me.” —Ruth 1:13, 20.
Ndibizeni ngokuba ndinguMara [“Ubukrakra”], kuba uSomandla wenze ukuba kube krakra kakhulu kum.”—Rute 1:13, 20.

Call me Mara, for the Almighty has made it very bitter for me.
Ndibizeni ngokuba ndinguMara, kuba uSomandla wenze ukuba kube krakra kakhulu kum.

THE American tourist was avidly snapping pictures of hippos by the Mara River when he slipped on some rocks and fell in.
UMKHENKETHI waseMerika ngomdla wayethabatha imifanekiso yeemvubu ngakuMlambo iMara xa watyibilika ematyeni waza wawela ngaphakathi.

THE large pool within the sprawling Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya is bathed in the quiet radiance of the evening sun.
XA ILANGA lisithi ndithenge, lidla ngokuthi qhashi kwichibi elikhulu elikuMzi Wezilwanyana oyiMasai Mara eKenya.