compunction oor Xhosa

compunction

/kəmˈpʌŋkʃn/ naamwoord

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

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usizi

Feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

voorbeelde

To repent means to “change one’s mind with regard to past (or intended) action, or conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction,” or to “feel regret, contrition, or compunction for what one has done or omitted to do.”
Ukuguquka kuthetha “ukuguqula ingqondo kabani ngokubhekisele kwisenzo, okanye ihambo yangaphambili (okanye esacetywayo), ngenxa yokuzisola okanye ukunganeliseki,” okanye “ukuba nemvakalelo yokuzisola, yokuba buhlungu, okanye ukuba lusizi ngoko ubani akwenzileyo okanye aye akakwenza.”

Every Christian who feels true compunction has of right plenary remission of punishment and guilt even without letters of pardon.”
Wonke umKristu ozigwebayo ngokwenene unelungelo lokuxolelwa ngokupheleleyo kwisohlwayo nakwityala nangaphandle kweencwadi zokuxolelwa kwezono.”

Because much of the fighting is done by those with no military training, there are few compunctions about violating traditional rules of war.
Ngenxa yokuba ubukhulu becala kusilwa abantu abangaqeqeshelwanga umkhosi, abazisoli kangako ngokwaphula imithetho eqhelekileyo yemfazwe.

(Ecclesiastes 8:9) In their pursuit of power, ambitious men and women continue to show little or no compunction about crushing the freedoms of others.
(INtshumayeli 8:9) Ekufuneni kwabo igunya, amadoda namabhinqa anamabhongo aqhubeka ngokungenasazela eyinyathelela phantsi inkululeko yabanye abantu.

To repent means to “feel regret, contrition, or compunction, for what one has done.”
Ukuguquka kuthetha “ukuzisola, ukuba lusizi, okanye ukuzohlwaya ngoko ubani akwenzileyo.”

“I had no hesitation in spinning a story —lying— to my dad in order to get money,” he explains, “and before I was out of my teens, I had no compunction about stealing from the till in my dad’s shop to finance my gambling habit.”
Uthi, “Ndandingathandabuzi ekuqwebeni ibali —ukuxoka— kutata ukuze ndifumane imali, yaye ngaphambi kokuba ndibe ngaphezu kweminyaka yam yeshumi elivisayo, ndandingenasazela ekubeni imali kumatshini wokugcina imali kwivenkile katata ukuze ndifumane imali yokwanelisa umkhwa wam wokungcakaza.”

Even MTV, a U.S. TV channel known at times to broadcast immoral videos with little compunction, refused to air this one.
KwaneMTV, ijelo laseUnited States likamabonwakude elaziwa maxa wambi ngokupapasha iivideo ezibonisa ukuziphatha okubi kodwa ngokungakhululekanga, lakwala ukuyipapasha le.