calf oor Xhosa

calf

/kɑvz/, /kɑːf/, /kæf/, /kɑf/ naamwoord

(anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

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anatomy: back of the leg below the knee

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18 Earlier, while Moses was receiving the Law on Mount Sinai, the Israelites became idolaters, engaging in calf worship and sensual pleasures.
18 Ngaphambilana, xa uMoses wayeye kunikwa uMthetho kwiNtaba yeSinayi, amaSirayeli aba ngabanquli-zithixo, anqula ithole enza nemibhiyozo.

For vellum, only the delicate skins of calf or kid or of stillborn calves or lambs were used.
Xa kwakusenziwa ivellum, kuphela zizikhumba ezicekethekileyo zethole okanye zetakane lebhokhwe okanye zamathole okanye zamatakane egusha azalwe efile ezazisetyenziswa.

(Genesis 18:4, 5) That “piece of bread” turned out to be a banquet of fattened calf along with round cakes of fine flour, butter, and milk—a feast fit for a king.
(Genesis 18:4, 5) Kwathi kanti elo “qhekeza lesonka” sisidlo sethole elityetyisiweyo namaqebengwana omgubo ocoliweyo, ibhotolo nobisi—isidlo esifanele ukumkani.

After two or three weeks, the calf instinctively begins to nibble on the tender tips of acacia branches and soon gains enough strength to keep up with its mother’s long strides.
Emva kweeveki ezimbini okanye ezintathu, eli thole liqalisa ukugramza amagqabi athambileyo akwiincam zamasebe omnga yaye kungekudala lifumana amandla awaneleyo okugxanya nonina.

“One picture,” he wrote, “showed the wolf and the lamb, the kid and the leopard, the calf and the lion —all in peace, being led by a little boy. . . .
Wabhala wathi: “Omnye umfanekiso wawubonisa ingcuka nemvana, itakane, ithole lenkomo nengonyama, zonke ziseluxolweni, ziqhutywa yinkwenkwana. . . .

The rabbis rejected the legend of the 72 translators, stating: “It happened once that five elders wrote the Torah for King Ptolemy in Greek, and that day was as ominous for Israel as the day on which the golden calf was made, since the Torah could not be accurately translated.”
Oorabhi bayikhaba ngaw’ omane imbali yabaguquleli abangama-72, besithi: “Kukho amadoda amakhulu athile amahlanu awabhala iTorah ngesiGrike esenzela uKumkani uPtolemy yaye loo mini yaba yintlekele njengamhla amaSirayeli enza ithole legolide, ekubeni iTorah yayingenako ukuguqulelwa ngokuchanileyo.”

One picture showed the wolf and the lamb, the kid and the leopard, the calf and the lion—all in peace, being led by a little boy.
Omnye umfanekiso wawubonisa ingcuka netakane, itakane lebhokhwe nehlosi, ithole lenkomo nengonyama—zonke ziseluxolweni, ziqhutywa yinkwenkwana.

BACK in the ninth century B.C.E., the prophet Amos was commanded by wicked Amaziah, a calf-worshipping priest, to stop prophesying in Israel.
EMVA phayaa kwinkulungwane yesithoba ngaphambi kweXesha Eliqhelekileyo, umprofeti uAmosi wayalelwa nguAmatsiya ongendawo, umbingeleli wonqulo lwethole ukuba ayeke ukuprofeta kwaSirayeli.

“The wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them. . . .
“Ingcuka iya kuhlala ithutyana nenkunzi yemvana, ihlosi libuthe netakane, kubuthe ndawonye ithole lenkomo nengonyama entsha enesingci, nesilwanyana esondlekileyo; nenkwenkwana iziqhube ezo zinto. . . .

As a result, “the wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them. . . .
Ngenxa yaloo nto, “ingcuka iya kuhlala nemvana, ingwe ibuthe netakane lebhokhwe; kubuthe ndawonye ithole lenkomo, nengonyama entsha, nenkomo etyetyisiweyo; nomntwana aziqhube ezo zinto. . . .

Hence, like former kings of Israel, he attempted to keep them separate by perpetuating calf worship.
Ngenxa yoko, njengabanye ookumkani bakwaSirayeli, wazama ukuwenza ubonakale lo mahluko ngokukhuthaza ukunqulwa kwethole.

10:17) Jehovah saw to it that the way back to true worship was kept open so that in later generations others from the northern kingdom could abandon calf worship and return to Judah. —2 Chron.
10:17) UYehova waqinisekisa ukuba indlela ebuyela kunqulo lokwenyaniso ihlala ivulekile ukuze nakwizizukulwana eziya kulandela nabanye abantu abasuka kubukumkani basentla bashiye unqulo lwethole baze baye kwaYuda.—2 Kron.

* Cocktail wear: Knee or calf length dress or evening suit.
* Isinxibo setheko: Ilokhwe ebude buphela emadolweni okanye isuti yangokuhlwa.

“The wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them.
“Ingcuka iya kuhlala ithutyana nenkunzi yemvana, ihlosi libuthe netakane, kubuthe ndawonye ithole lenkomo nengonyama entsha enesingci, nesilwanyana esondlekileyo; nenkwenkwana iziqhube ezo zinto.

And though the people persuaded Aaron to make the calf, he later showed that his heart was not with them, for he joined the sons of Levi in taking Jehovah’s side.
Nangona abantu bacenga uAron ukuba abenzele ithole legolide, kamva wazibonakalisa ukuba wayengahambisani nabo, kuba yena nabo bonke oonyana bakaLevi bema baqina ngakwicala likaYehova.

In the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, Isaiah 11:6 reads: “The wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them.”
KwiNew World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, uIsaya 11:6 ufundeka ngolu hlobo: “Ingcuka okunene iya kuhlala okwethutyana nemvana eliduna, yaye ihlosi ngokwalo liya kubutha netakane lebhokhwe, yaye ithole lenkomo nengonyama entsha nesilwanyana esityetyisiweyo ziya kubutha ndawonye; yaye inkwenkwana nje encinane iya kuzikhokela.”

(1 Kings 12:28-30) When the calf idol was carried into exile, the people would be frightened for it.
(1 Kumkani 12:28-30) Xa esi sithixo silithole sasisiwa kwilizwe lokuthinjwa, abantu babeya kutyhwatyhwa nokuba sasikho.

Upon returning, Moses found this crowd of rebels eating, drinking, dancing, and bowing down to a golden calf!
Ekubuyeni kwakhe, uMoses wafika esi sihlwele sabavukeli sisitya, sisela, singqungqa yaye siqubuda kwithole legolide!

The Golden Calf
Ithole Legolide

After all, they had been like an untrained calf.
Eneneni, babefana nethole lenkomo elingekaqeqeshwa.

Thus they made a golden calf for worship.
Ngaloo ndlela benza ithole legolide ukuze balinqule.

Incensed by the prophet’s message, Amaziah, a priest of calf worship, falsely charges Amos with treason and orders him to ‘run to the land of Judah and no longer do any prophesying’ at Bethel.
Ecatshukiswe sisigidimi somprofeti, uAmatsiya, umbingeleli wonqulo lwethole, ngobuxoki utyhola uAmosi ngokungcatsha aze amyalele ukuba ‘ahambe aye ezweni lakwaYuda, aze angaphindi aprofete’ eBheteli.

(Matthew 16:13–17:2) Another stream emerges from the mound where the city of Dan was built, in which Israelites of the northern kingdom set up a golden calf.
(Mateyu 16:13–17:2) Omnye umsinga uphuma kwindulana ekwakwakhiwe kuyo isixeko sakwaDan, apho amaSirayeli obukumkani bangasentla amisa khona ithole legolide.

(2 Kings 17:13) Despite this, Israel adds to its sin of calf worship by engaging in divination, immoral Baal worship, and the use of sacred poles and high places.
(2 Kumkani 17:13) Phezu kwako nje oku, uSirayeli uye wasongeza isono sakhe sokunqula ithole lenkomo ngokuthi abandakanyeke ekuvumiseni, kunqulo olungcolileyo lukaBhahali, nasekusebenziseni izibonda ezingcwele neendawo eziphakamileyo.

“You have corrected me . . . like a calf that has not been trained.”
“Undilungisile . . . njengethole lenkomo elingaqeqeshwanga.”