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ancestor

/ˈæn.sɛs.toɹ/, /ˈænsɛstə/, /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/ naamwoord

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.

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eyona indala

In a tree structure, the element of which a given element is a child. Equivalent to a parent element.

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ancestor element
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Propitiation, supplication, prayer, and sacrifice are various ways in which the living can communicate with their ancestors.”
Isicamagusho, isikhungo, umthandazo, nedini ziindlela ezahlukeneyo abaphilayo abanokunxibelelana ngazo nookhokho babo.”

Ancestors were “conceived as living and powerful spirits, all vitally concerned about the welfare of their living descendants, but capable of punitive anger if displeased.”
Iminyanya “yayigqalwa njengemimoya ephilayo nenamandla, yonke iyixhalabele ngokwenene impilontle yenzala yayo esaphilayo, kodwa ikwazi nokukhupha isohlwayo somsindo xa icatshukisiwe.”

Both divinities and ancestors are believed to have power either to help or to harm those on earth.
Kukholelwa ukuba abavumisi neminyanya banamandla okunceda nokwenzakalisa abo basemhlabeni.

Those who do not perform acts of ancestor worship are often persecuted by family members and neighbors.
Abo bangazinquliyo izinyanya ngokufuthi batshutshiwa ngamalungu entsapho nabamelwane.

Although Jesus does not deny that David is the physical ancestor of the Christ, or Messiah, he asks: “How, then, is it that David by inspiration [at Psalm 110] calls him ‘Lord,’ saying, ‘Jehovah said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies beneath your feet”’?
Nangona uYesu engalikhanyeli elokuba uDavide unguyisemkhulu wokwenyama kaKristu, okanye kaMesiya, uyabuza: “Yini na phofu ukuba uDavide ngoMoya [kwiNdumiso 110] ambize ngokuthi, Nkosi, esithi, Yathi iNkosi [uYehova, NW] eNkosini yam, Hlala ngasekunene kwam, ndide iintshaba zakho ndizenze isihlalo seenyawo zakho?

“They allegedly told the woman that she would suffer misfortune unless she conducted a special service to commemorate the souls of her ancestors and to ward off spirits,” stated The Daily Yomiuri.
IThe Daily Yomiuri yathi: “Kuthiwa bathi kweli bhinqa liya kuba nelishwa ukuba alenzi inkonzo ekhethekileyo yokukhumbula imiphefumlo yookhokho balo nokuze lizikhusele kwimimoya.”

Archaeologists, on the other hand, have a theory of a great land bridge across the Bering Strait, over which Asians migrated to the Americas; these Asians, the theory maintains, were the ancestors of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere.”
Kwelinye icala, abembi bezinto zakudala, banengcamango yomhlaba omkhulu ongumchankcatho onqumla iBering Strait, owasetyenziswa ngabantu baseAsia xa babefudukela kumazwe aseMerika; le ngcamango ithi, aba bantu baseAsia babengookhokho babantu bomthonyama baMazwe aseNtshona.”

These practices were not ancestor worship, nor were they based on the mistaken belief that the dead continue to influence the affairs of the living.
Ezi zinto zazisenziwa zazingekokunqula izinyanya, yaye zingasekelwanga kwinkolelo engachananga yokuba abafileyo baqhubeka bephembelela imicimbi yabaphilayo.

Consequently, the elderly chief mentioned at the outset expected to join his ancestors and work along with them in the spirit realm.
Ngenxa yoko, inkosi eyalupheleyo ekhankanywe ekuqaleni yayilindele ukuba ibe kunye nookhokho bayo ize isebenze nabo kwelemimoya.

Among the commands coming down from their ancestor Jehonadab was that as alien residents, they not drink wine.
Phakathi kwemiyalelo awayeyinikwe ngukhokho wawo, uYehonadabhi kwakukho othi, ekubeni ayengabaphambukeli ayengamele ayisele iwayini.

She bears him a son named Obed, and thus Ruth and Boaz became ancestors of King David and consequently of Jesus Christ. —Ruth 4:13-17; Matthew 1:5, 6, 16.
Umzalela unyana ogama linguObhedi, yaye ngaloo ndlela uRute noBhohazi baba ngookhokhokazi bakaKumkani uDavide yaye ekugqibeleni bakaYesu Kristu.—Rute 4:13-17; Mateyu 1:5, 6, 16.

13 We are well-aware, though, that despite all Jehovah did in their behalf, Israel did not show respect for him nor for their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
13 Noko ke, sazi kakuhle ukuba, nakuba wamenzela izinto ezingako, uSirayeli akazange amhlonele uYehova engazange abahlonele nookhokho bakhe uAbraham, uIsake noYakobi.

Since Jesus descended from both Jesse and David, why is he called “the root” of his ancestors Jesse and David?
Ekubeni uYesu eyinzala kaYese noDavide, kutheni ebizwa ngokuba ‘yingcambu’ yookhokho bakhe uYese noDavide?

Later, we learn, Ruth’s son became an ancestor of the great King David.
Kamva sifunda ukuba lo nyana kaRute waba ngukhokho kaKumkani uDavide obalaseleyo.

Following the centuries-old customs of her ancestors, she worshiped her gods in the Hindu temples and had idols in her home.
Elandela amasiko ookhokho bakhe ekudala ekho kangangeenkulungwane, wayekhonza izithixo zakhe kwiitempile zamaHindu kwaye enezithixo ekhayeni lakhe.

On January 20, 1815, my ancestor Thomas (1)* Williams was born at Horncastle, England.
Ukhokho wam uThomas (1)* Williams wazalwa nge-20 kaJanuwari 1815 eHorncastle eseNgilani.

No longer do they offer costly sacrifices to appease their ancestors, nor do they worry that their loved ones are being mercilessly tormented for their errors.
Abasazifaki ezindlekweni ngokwenza amadini okuxolisa izinyanya, bengasenalo nexhala lokuba abathandekayo babo bathuthunjiswa kabuhlungu ngenxa yeziphoso zabo.

Some may even offer sacrifices and perform rituals in hopes of appeasing their dead ancestors.
Kusenokwenzeka ukuba abanye benza amadini baze babandakanyeke kwizithethe ezithile ngethemba lokuzicengezela kwizinyanya zabo.

6 Practiced mainly in Japan, Shinto enters into daily life with family shrines and offerings to ancestors.
6 UbuShinto, obukho ngokuyintloko eJapan, buqheliselwa mihla le ngokugcina kweentsapho iityesi ezinamathambo eengcwele nangokwenzelwa kweminyanya amadini.

17 Jehovah reminded the contemporaries of Amos that He had brought their ancestors into the Promised Land and had helped them to clear it of all their enemies.
17 UYehova wabakhumbuza abo babephila ngexesha lika-Amosi ukuba Yena wabangenisa ookhokho babo kwiLizwe Lesithembiso waza wabanceda ukuba bagxothe zonke iintshaba zabo.

Hindus thus practiced ancestor worship and laid out food for the souls of their dead to consume.
Ngenxa yoko amaHindu ayenqula izinyanya yaye ayebekela imiphefumlo yabafi ukutya ukuze igxoth’ iphango.

The Native American writers Tom Hill and Richard Hill explain five gifts that they say Native Americans have received from their ancestors.
Ababhali abangamaMerika Omthonyama uTom Hill noRichard Hill bachaza izipho ezihlanu awathi amaMerika Omthonyama azifumana kookhokho bawo.

She traveled to the temple to perform ordinances for her ancestors.3
Wakhenkethela eTempileni eyokwenza imimiselo yezinyanya zakhe.3

The Tupinamba Indians of Brazil spoke of a time when a great flood drowned all their ancestors except those who survived in canoes or in the tops of tall trees.
AmaIndiya angamaTupinamba aseBrazil athetha ngexesha laxa umkhukula omkhulu warhaxa bonke ookhokho bawo ngaphandle kwabo basinda kumaphenyane okanye ngokukhwela kwimithi ephakamileyo.

However, a review of Bible accounts shows that a man did not need to be a firstborn son to be an ancestor of the Messiah.
Kodwa xa sijonga ezinye iZibhalo kubonakala ukuba ukuze umntu abe ngukhokho kaMesiya kwakunganyanzelekanga ukuba abe lizibulo.