chief oor Xhosa

chief

/tʃiːf/ adjektief, werkwoord, naamwoord

A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. [from 13th c.]

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On one occasion the paramount chief even burst out in laughter at the consternation of the clergy over what a Witness said.
Ngesinye isihlandlo ingotya yada yadubuleka ngentsini besakothuka abefundisi zizinto ezazithethwa liNgqina.

3 And it came to pass that they ran in their might, and came in unto the judgment-seat; and behold, the chief judge had fallen to the earth, and did alie in his blood.
3 Kwaye kwenzekile okokuba babaleka ngamandlakazi abo, baza bangena ngaphakathi kuso isihlalo-sokugweba ; kwaye qaphelani, umgwebi oyintloko wayewele emhlabeni, kwaye awayelele egazini lakhe.

Well in advance Jesus tried to help the disciples to realize “that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the older men and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised up.”
Kusengaphambili uYesu wazama ukunceda abafundi bakhe baqonde “okokuba umelwe kukuba aye eYerusalem, eve ubunzima obukhulu kuwo amadoda amakhulu nababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali, abulawe, athi ngomhla wesithathu avuke.”

In the meantime, the chief priests and the older men of the people have gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, Caiaphas.
Okwangoku, ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu ebantwini baye bahlanganisana entendelezweni yombingeleli omkhulu, uKayafa.

Then, like a bolt from the blue, a letter dated June 26, 1986, came from the chief of security, saying that all missionaries must leave the country.
Kwathi ke, ngephanyazo, kwafika ileta eyabhalwa ngoJuni 26, 1986, ivela kumphathiswa wezokhuseleko, iyalela bonke abavangeli basemazweni ukuba balishiye elo lizwe.

The chief turned to his assistant and said, “In all my 32 years of serving on the force, I have never heard anyone thank us for our work!”
Umphathi wajika wajonga isekela lakhe waza wathi, “Kuyo yonke le minyaka iyi-32 ndilipolisa, zange ndeva sinconywa ngomsebenzi wethu!”

The scribes and chief priests now recognize that Jesus is speaking about them, and they want to kill him, the rightful “heir.”
Ababhali nababingeleli abakhulu ngoku bayaqonda ukuba uYesu uthetha ngabo, ibe bafuna ukumbulala, ‘indlalifa’ eselungelweni.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Usihlalo weNtloko ziDibene zoMkhosi

Some time ago, the chief security officer of the Pretoria Show Grounds, South Africa, commented on the behavior of Jehovah’s Witnesses, from all races, who use those facilities for their annual conventions.
Kwixesha elidluleyo, igosa eliyintloko lokhuseleko kwiPretoria Show Grounds, eMzantsi Afrika, lagqabaza ngokuziphatha kwamaNgqina kaYehova, azo zonke izizwe, asebenzisa ezo zakhiwo ukuze aqhube iindibano zawo zaminyaka le.

We do not ‘plan ahead for the desires of the flesh’ —that is, we do not make our chief purpose in life the reaching of secular goals or the satisfying of fleshly desires.
‘Asiyicebeli kwangaphambili iminqweno yenyama’—okuthetha ukuthi, injongo yethu ebomini asikokufikelela usukelo lwehlabathi okanye ukwanelisa iminqweno yenyama.

Says the account: “Then the king said to Ashpenaz his chief court official to bring some of the sons of Israel and of the royal offspring and of the nobles, children in whom there was no defect at all, but good in appearance and having insight into all wisdom and being acquainted with knowledge, and having discernment of what is known, in whom also there was ability to stand in the palace of the king.”—Daniel 1:3, 4.
Ingxelo ithi: “Ngoko ukumkani wathi kuAshpenazi igosa lakhe eliyintloko lenkundla makazise abanye boonyana bakaSirayeli nabenzala yasebukhosini nabezidwangube, abantwana ababengenasiphene konke konke, iinzwana ezilumkileyo nezikrelekrele, ezinolwazi nezikufanelekeleyo ukuma ebhotweni lokumkani.”—Daniyeli 1:3, 4.

The Fourth Officer keeps the watches with the Chief Officer.
Umphathi wesine ugcinisa eziwotshi kumphathi oyintloko.

At the end of the convention, the chief of security said that he hoped to see the Witnesses back again soon.
Ekupheleni kwendibano, umphathi wezokhuselo wathi unethemba lokubona amaNgqina ebuya kwakhona kungekudala.

One of the chief scientists involved in the genetic decoding humbly remarked: “We have caught the first glimpse of our own instruction book, previously known only to God.”
Esinye sezazinzulu eziphambili ekuphandeni ngemizila yemfuza sathi: “Noko ngoku sinalo ufifana ngendlela esidalwe ngayo, nto leyo ibikade isaziwa nguThixo kuphela.”

Zacchaeus, formerly a chief tax collector, abandoned his greedy way of life.
UZakeyu, owayengumbuthi werhafu ngaphambili, washiya ubomi bokubawa awayebuphila.

The Communist Party won elections and established its government with Enver Hoxha as chief of state.
AmaKomanisi aluphumelela ukhetho aza amisela uEnver Hoxha njengomlawuli.

Elijah was zealous for pure worship and served Jehovah despite becoming the target of great hatred and opposition from the worshipers of Baal, the chief god of the Canaanite pantheon.—1 Kings 18:17-40.
UEliya wayenenzondelelo ngonqulo olunyulu yaye wakhonza uYehova phezu kwako nje ukuba sisisulu sokucatshukelwa nokuthiywa gqitha ngabanquli bakaBhahali, uthixo omkhulu wamaKanan.—1 Kumkani 18:17-40.

“Jehovah sold them into the hand of Jabin the king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; and the chief of his army was Sisera . . .
“UYehova wabathengisa kwisandla sikaYabhin ukumkani wakwaKanan, owayelawula eHatsore; intloko yomkhosi wakhe yayinguSisera . . .

In speaking about what enabled Jesus to endure, Paul also pointed out the course for us when he wrote: “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, as we look intently at the Chief Agent and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus.”
Ethetha ngento eyenza uYesu akwazi ukunyamezela, uPawulos wakwalatha kwikhondo esimele silithabathe xa wabhala esithi: “Silubaleke ngomonde ugqatso olubekwe phambi kwethu; sise amehlo kuyo iMbangi noMgqibelelisi wokholo lwethu, uYesu.”

When the chief priests, scribes, and principal ones of the people hear what Jesus has done, they again seek a way to have him killed.
Xa ababingeleli abakhulu, ababhali, nabo baziintloko zabantu besiva oko kwenziwe nguYesu, kwakhona bafuna indlela yokumbulala.

What a reward this has been to faithful old-timers who made Jehovah’s worship ‘ascend above their chief cause for rejoicing’ in such lands!
Onjani wona umvuzo kwaba thambo-dala bathembekileyo abaye benza ukunqula uYehova ‘kwangaphezu kwemivuyo yabo yonke’ kuloo mazwe!

After the meeting concluded, the chief respectfully spoke on behalf of the community: “We wish to thank Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Emva kokuphuma kweSikhumbuzo, usibonda wathetha egameni labahlali wathi: “Siyawabulela amaNgqina kaYehova.

When Jesus returns, Pilate calls the chief priests, the Jewish rulers, and the people together and says: “You brought this man to me as one inciting the people to revolt, and, look! I examined him in front of you but found in this man no ground for the charges you are bringing against him.
Xa uYesu ebuya, uPilato ubizela ndawonye ababingeleli abakhulu, abalawuli bamaYuda nabantu aze athi: “Nizise kum lo mntu, ngathi ngophambukisa abantu; niyabona ke, ndimncinile mna emehlweni enu, andafumana tyala kulo mntu, kwezo zinto nimmangalele ngazo; kwanoHerode, kuba ndinithumela kuye.

In three watches the Chief Officer has the morning watch, 4 to 8, and generally the two dog-watches, 4 to 6, 6 to 8.
Kwiwotshi ezintathu, uMlawuli oyintloko unewotshi yakusasa, ne ukuya kwisibhozo, kwakuye nezimbini iiwotshi, ne ukuya kwisithandathu, isithandathu ukuya kwisibhozo.

Barnaby had been made Chief Constructor in 1872 after Reed's resignation in 1870.
UBarbany wenziwa inkosi yokwakha ngonyaka wewaka elinamakhulu asibhozo anamashumi asixhenxe anesibini emva kokuyeka kuka Reeds ngonyaka wewaka elinamakhulu asibhozo anesixhenxe.