bribe oor Xhosa

bribe

/braɪb/ werkwoord, naamwoord

Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.

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isinyobo

At times, a bribe may provide a convenient means of avoiding punishment.
Maxa wambi, isinyobo sisenokuba yindlela elula yokuphepha isohlwayo.

voorbeelde

Those paying bribes were continually harassed afterward by corrupt officials wanting additional payments.”
Abo bantu babeziqhelise ukunyoba babedla ngokuphela sele bexhatshazwa ngaloo magosa anobuqhophololo efuna imali engakumbi.”

Later, however, he sent for the apostle often, hoping in vain for a bribe.
Noko ke, kamva wambiza ngokufuthi lo mpostile, ngelize enyeke ukunyotywa.

If the silver pieces were shekels, the offer of 5,500 shekels was a huge bribe.
Ukuba la maqhosha esilivere ayeziishekele, ukuba zamnika iishekele ezingama-5 500 zamnyoba oko kuthetha ukuba zamnyoba ngesityhwentyhwe esikhulu gqitha.

(Deuteronomy 10:17) Moreover, Paul doubtless remembered the specific instruction found in the Law of Moses: “You must not be partial or accept a bribe, for the bribe blinds the eyes of wise ones and distorts the words of righteous ones.”
(Duteronomi 10:17) Ngaphezu koko, ngokungathandabuzekiyo uPawulos wayewukhumbula umyalelo ongqalileyo ofumaneka kuMthetho kaMoses othi: “Ungakhethi buso okanye wamkele isinyobo, kuba isinyobo simfamekisa amehlo ezilumko, sigqwethe amazwi amalungisa.”

(Hebrews 11:26) God does not offer this reward as a bribe.
(Hebhere 11:26) UThixo akasinyobi ngalo mvuzo.

After all, what can one slip as a bribe to an immortal spirit person?
Ngapha koko, yintoni ubani anokumnyoba ngokufihlakeleyo ngayo umntu wokomoya nongafiyo?

So Daniel did not need to be bribed or paid to provide the interpretation.
Ngoko uDaniyeli wayengafuni kunyotywa okanye ukuhlawulwa ukuze achaze ukutyhilwa kwalo mbhalo.

Keep in mind that there is a difference between extending a gift for a legitimate service and offering a bribe for an unlawful favor.
Ukhumbule ke ukuba kukho umahluko phakathi kokupha umntu into ngenxa yomsebenzi abefanele akwenzele wona kakade, nokunyoba umntu ukuba akwenzele into abengafanelanga akwenzele yona.

The only inhabitants to survive were the governor and his bodyguard, after a large bribe was paid.
Ekuphela kwabemi abasindayo yirhuluneli kunye nomlindi wayo, emva kokuba benyobe ngesikhuntyu semali.

Woe to those who are mighty in drinking wine, and to the men with vital energy for mixing intoxicating liquor, those who are pronouncing the wicked one righteous in consideration of a bribe, and who take away even the righteousness of the righteous one from him!”
Yeha ke abo banamandla ekuseleni iwayini, namadoda anamandla okuphithikeza isiselo esinxilisayo, abo bavakalisa ongendawo elilungisa ngokunikela ingqalelo kwisinyobo, nabo basusa ubulungisa belungisa kulo!”

Paul, however, is kept in prison for two years, as Felix hopes to receive a bribe that never comes. —Acts 23:33–24:27.
Noko ke, uPawulos uhlala entolongweni iminyaka emibini njengoko uFeliks enethemba lokuba uza kumnyoba, nto leyo uPawulos angazange ayenze.—IZenzo 23:33–24:27.

According to the British magazine The Economist, as much as 10 percent of the $25 billion spent every year in international arms trade serves to bribe potential customers.
Ngokutsho kwephephancwadi laseBritani iThe Economist, kusetyenziswa i-10 ekhulwini le-153 lezigidi zeerandi minyaka le ukuze kuthengwe izixhobo zamazwe ngamazwe kuze kunyotywe abo banokuba ngabathengi.

“More than half of Russians think bribing officials is the best way to ‘solve problems.’” —REUTERS NEWS SERVICE, RUSSIA.
“Abantu baseRashiya abangaphezu kwesiqingatha bathi ukunyoba abasemagunyeni yeyona ndlela ilula ‘yokucombulula iingxaki.’”—IREUTERS NEWS SERVICE, YASERASHIYA.

14 Jehovah and his executional forces cannot be bribed.
14 UYehova nemikhosi yakhe etshabalalisayo abanakunyotywa.

Jesus rejected the most massive bribe ever offered
UYesu wasikhaba ngawo omane esona sinyobo sakhe sasikhulu

Well, Micah said that some head ones were ‘judging merely for a bribe, and priests were instructing just for a price.’
UMika wathi abanye abantu ababeziintloko ‘babegweba ngenxa yokunyotywa, nababingeleli babeyalela nje ngenxa yexabiso.’

But Felix holds out in hopes of getting bribe money for Paul’s release.
Kodwa uFelikis uyalixhoma eli tyala kuba enethemba lokuba uPawulos uza kumnyoba ukuze amkhulule.

They “did not walk in his ways, but they were inclined to follow unjust profit and would accept a bribe and pervert judgment.”
Bona ke “babengahambi ngeendlela zakhe, kodwa babetyekele ekulandeleni ingeniso yokungekho sikweni yaye babesamkela nokunyotywa baze bagqwethe nomgwebo.”

(Hebrews 11:24-26) The prophet Samuel refused to abuse his authority by accepting bribes.
(Hebhere 11: 24-26) Umprofeti uSamuweli wala ukusebenzisa kakubi igunya ngokwamkela ukunyotywa.

He is “the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the God great, mighty and fear-inspiring, who treats none with partiality nor accepts a bribe.”
“NguThixo woothixo yena, nguNkosi kankosi, nguThixo omkhulu, oligorha, owoyikekayo, ongakhethi buso, ongamkeli sicengo [“onganyotywayo,” NW].”

Of course, there is a difference between a bribe and a tip.
Kakade ke, ukho umahluko phakathi kwesinyobo nesipho.

Felix did see Paul many times after that, not because he wanted to learn the truth, but because he hoped that Paul would give him a bribe. —Acts 24:25, 26.
UFeliks wambona izihlandlo ezininzi uPawulos emva koko, kungekhona ngenxa yokuba wayefuna ukuva inyaniso, kodwa ngenxa yokuba wayenethemba lokuba wayeya kunyotywa nguPawulos.—IZe. 24:25, 26.

Nevertheless, Jehovah assures us that in the long run, “a greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live.”
Sekunjalo, uYehova uyasiqinisekisa ukuba ekuhambeni kwexesha, “umntu obawayo uyizisela ingxaki intsapho yakhe, kodwa lowo uzithiyileyo izinyobo uya kuphila.”

(Job 1:9, 10) The Devil thus slandered Jehovah by implying that nobody loves and worships Him for what He is but that He bribes creatures to serve Him.
(Yobhi 1:9, 10) Ngaloo ndlela uMtyholi watyhola uYehova ngokuthi akukho mntu umthanda nomnqula ngenxa yesikhundla Sakhe kodwa uyazinyoba izidalwa ukuze zimkhonze.

(12:20-25) He was in a fighting mood against the Phoenicians of Tyre and Sidon, who bribed his servant Blastus to arrange a hearing at which they could sue for peace.
(12:20-25) Wayewaqumbele kakhulu amaKanan aseTire nawaseTsidon, awathi anyoba isicaka sakhe uBlasto ukuba alungiselele intlanganiso apho ayeya kuthi azicelele uxolo.