ass oor Xhosa

ass

/ɑːs/, /æs/ naamwoord

(zoology) A beast of burden, particularly a donkey.

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As for the ass, he walked straight to the door, and up to ‘his master’s crib.’”
Nalo iesile, laya ngqo esangweni, ‘emkhumbini womninilo.’”

“He saw a war chariot with a span of steeds, a war chariot of asses, a war chariot of camels.
“Wabona inqwelo yokulwa inesipani samahashe okulwa, inqwelo yokulwa yamaesile, inqwelo yokulwa yeenkamela.

3 Now they durst not slay them, because of the aoath which their king had made unto Limhi; but they would smite them on their bcheeks, and exercise authority over them; and began to put heavy cburdens upon their backs, and drive them as they would a dumb ass—
3 Ngoku bebengekhe balinge ukubabulala, ngenxa yesifungo awathi wasenza ukumkani wabo kuLimhayi; kodwa babeya kubabetha aezidleleni zabo, baze basebenzise igunya phezu kwabo; baza baqalisa ukubathwalisa bimithwalo enzima phezu kwemiqolo yabo, kwaye babaqhube njengoko babeya kwenza kulo iesile elisisimumu—

(Proverbs 21:31) In the ancient Middle East, oxen pulled the plow, asses carried burdens, people rode on mules, and horses were used in warfare.
(IMizekeliso 21:31) KuMbindi Mpuma wamandulo, iinkomo zazirhuq’ ikhuba, amaesile ethwal’ imithwalo, abantu bekhwela iimeyile yaye amahashe esetyenziselwa imfazwe.

And the cattle and the full-grown asses cultivating the ground will eat fodder seasoned with sorrel, which was winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.”
Kwaye iinkomo namaesile akhule ngokupheleleyo alima umhlaba aya kutya ukutya kwezilwanyana okunongwe ngomuncwane, okweliweyo ngomhlakulo nefolokhwe.”

Jacob soon amassed great wealth, flocks, servants, camels, and asses, not because of his own ingenuity, but because of Jehovah’s backing.
Ngokukhawuleza uYakobi wazuza ubutyebi obuninzi, imihlambi, izicaka, iinkamela namaesile kungengenxa yobulumko bakhe, kodwa ngenxa yenkxaso kaYehova.

He then picked up the jawbone of an ass and struck down a thousand foes with it. —Judges 15:10-15.
Wandula wathabatha ithambo lomhlathi we-esile waxabela ngalo iwaka leentshaba zakhe.—ABagwebi 15:10-15.

Concerned about the welfare of such draft animals, God told the Israelites: “You must not plow with a bull and an ass together.”
Kuba exhalabele ezi zilwanyana zibotshwayo, uThixo wathi kumaSirayeli: “Uze ungalimi ngenkunzi yenkomo ne-esile kunye.”

23 This portion of the prophecy concludes: “Happy are you people who are sowing seed alongside all waters, sending forth the feet of the bull and of the ass.”
23 Le nxalenye yesiprofeto iqukumbela ngokuthi: “Ninoyolo nina nihlwayela imbewu ecaleni kwamanzi onke, nithumela amanqina enkunzi yenkomo nawe-esile.”

(Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 8:16, 17) As foretold, he entered Jerusalem on the colt of an ass.
(Isaya 53:4; Mateyu 8:16, 17) Njengoko kwakuxelwe kwangaphambili, wangena eYerusalem ekhwele inkonyana le-esile.

By the first century C.E., Jews in Palestine were familiar with such a mill, for Jesus spoke of “a millstone such as is turned by an ass.” —Mark 9:42.
Ngenkulungwane yokuqala yeXesha Eliqhelekileyo, amaYuda asePalestina ayeqhelene nalo matshini, kuba uYesu wathetha ‘ngelitye lokusila elinjengelo lijikeleziswa nge-esile.’—Marko 9:42.

Why, one prophecy spoke of his arriving humbly, riding upon the colt of an ass, while another spoke of his coming in glory upon the clouds!
Kaloku, esinye isiprofeto sithetha ngaye efika ethobekile, ekhwele ithole le-esile, ngoxa esinye sithetha ngokuza kwakhe ngamafu esebuqaqawulini!

Upon hearing the report, the old man asks them to saddle an ass for him so that he might catch up with God’s prophet.
Isakuva loo ngxelo, le ngwevu yabacela ukuba bayifakele isali kwiesile layo ukuze isukele lo mprofeti kaThixo.

AAMOF: as a matter of fact AFAIK: as far as I know AISE: as I see it BFN: bye for now BION: believe it or not BRB: be right back BTW: by the way CMIIW: correct me if I am wrong FUD: fear, uncertainty, and doubt FWIW: for what it 's worth FYI: for your information HTH: hope this helps IIRC: if I recall correctly IMHO: in my humble opinion LOL: laughing out loud MYOB: mind your own business PITA: pain in the ass ROTFL: rolling on the floor laughing RTFM: read the fine manual SOP: standard operating procedure TIA: thanks in advance YMMV: your mileage may vary
AAMOF: njengento eyinyaniso AFAIK: njengoko ndisazi AISE: njengoko ndiyibona BFN: hamba kakuhle ngoku BION: uyikholelwa okanye hayi BRB: lunga emva BTW: ngendlela CMIIW: ndilungise ukuba andilunganga FUD: uloyiko, ukungaqiniseki, nentandabuzo FWIW: kokuxabisekileyo FYI: kulwazi lwakho HTH: themba oku kuyanceda IIRC: ukuba ndibiza kakuhle IMHO: kulwazi lwam oluphantsi LOL: uhleka kakkhulu MYOB: jonga eyakho ingxaki PITA: intlungu empundwini ROTFL: uzibhuqa emgangathweni ehleka RTFM: funda incwadi elungileyo SOP: inkqubo esezantsi esebenzayo TIA: enkosi ngaphambili YMMV: umgama wakho uzakwahluka

Jesus observes: “Whoever stumbles one of these little ones that believe, it would be finer for him if a millstone such as is turned by an ass were put around his neck and he were actually pitched into the sea.”
UYesu uthi: “Nothe wakhubekisa noko amnye wabancinane abakholwayo kum, ngekumlungele kanye ukuba ubegangxwe ilitye lokusila entanyeni yakhe, waphoswa elwandle.”

In contrast with Israel, in what way do the bull and the ass display a sense of faithfulness?
Ngokungafaniyo noSirayeli, yintoni ebonisa ukuba inkomo ne-esile zithembekile?

To take one example: “If a seignior has purchased or he received for safe-keeping either silver or gold or a male slave or a female slave or an ox or a sheep or an ass or any sort of thing from the hand of a seignior’s son or a seignior’s slave without witnesses and contracts, since that seignior is a thief, he shall be put to death.”
Ngokomzekelo: “Ukuba umnini-mhlaba uye wathenga okanye wagciniswa isilivere okanye igolide okanye ikhoboka eliyindoda okanye ikhoboka elilibhinqa okanye inkabi yenkomo okanye igusha okanye iesile okanye nayiphi na into ngunyana wakhe okanye likhoboka lakhe ngaphandle kwamangqina okanye kwezivumelwano ezibhaliweyo, ulisela, yaye umele abulawe.”

We read: “Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his ass and took two of his attendants with him and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering.
Sifunda oku: “UAbraham wavuka ekuseni, walifaka isali iesile lakhe waza wathabatha ababini kubalindi bakhe kunye noIsake unyana wakhe; wacanda iinkuni zomnikelo otshiswayo.

Because of Jehoiakim’s thoroughly bad attitude, Jehovah, through his prophet, declared that the king would have “the burial of a he-ass.”
Ngenxa yesimo sengqondo esibi sikaYehoyakim, uYehova wathumela umprofeti wakhe ukuze axelele ukumkani ukuba ‘wayeza kungcwatywa njengenkunzi ye-esile.

Furthermore, history confirms that the Persian army used both asses and camels in warfare.
Ngaphezu koko, imbali iqinisekisa ngokuba umkhosi wamaPersi wawusebenzisa amaesile neenkamela emfazweni.

On the day of his triumphal ride into Jerusalem, mounted on an ass in fulfillment of prophecy, the exulting crowd of Jews that accompanied him and his apostles cried out jubilantly: “Save, we pray, the Son of David!
Ngosuku awathi ngoloyiso wangena eYerusalem, ekhwele e-esileni ukuze azalisekise isiprofeto, isihlwele samaYuda esasinemincili nesasimpheleka nabapostile bakhe ngovuyo badanduluka bathi: “Hosana kuye unyana kaDavide!

The central figure among them was a man riding upon the colt of an ass.
Oyena mntu wayebalasele phakathi kwazo yayiyindoda ekhwele inkonyana le-esile.

Jesus then fulfills the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9 by riding up to the city on an ass.
Wandula ke uYesu azalisekise isiprofeto sikaZekariya 9:9 ngokungena esixekweni ekhwele iesile.

(Isaiah 1:3)* The bull and the ass are draft animals familiar to those living in the Middle East.
(Isaya 1:3)* Inkunzi yenkomo ne-esile yayizizilwanyana ezazisetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo ekuthutheni imithwalo kuMbindi Mpuma.

(Genesis 18:4, 5; 19:2; 24:32, 33) Travelers who did not wish to be a burden on their hosts carried with them the needed provisions —bread and wine for themselves and straw and fodder for their asses.
(Genesis 18:4, 5; 19:2; 24:32, 33) Abahambi ababengafuni ukuba ngumthwalo kubamkeli-zindwendwe babeziphathela umphako—ukutya newayini nokutya kwamaesile abo.