fool oor Xhosa

fool

/fuːl/ werkwoord, naamwoord

(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

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Proverbs 14:9 (Knox) says: “Fools make light of the guilt that needs atonement.”
IMizekeliso 14:9 (Knox) ithi: “Izidenge zilenza libonakale lilincinane ityala elifuna ukucanyagushelwa.”

We are fools because of Christ.”
Thina siziziyatha ngenxa kaKristu.”

The people of the region thought that all of them were fools.
Abantu bendawo ahlala kuyo bacinga ukuba uNowa nentsapho yakhe bashiywe ziingqondo.

Imagine, then, the angels shouting the same message to you: “Do not be fooled by Satan’s lies!”
Yiba nombono weengelosi zisithi kuwe: “Ungamyeki uSathana akuqhathe!”

Do not let their independent streak fool you —adolescents need the anchor of family stability as never before.
Mayingakuqhathi into yokubonakala ngathi bangakwazi ukuzimela—xa bekwishumi elivisayo abantwana bakufuna ngamandla ukukhulela kwintsapho ezinzileyo.

Satan can fool even zealous servants of Jehovah
USathana unokuqhatha nkqu nabo bakukhuthaleleyo ukukhonza uYehova

Whoever believes in these matters . . . is but a fool and lacking in sense.” —Mishneh Torah, “Laws of Idolatry,” chapter 11; compare Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 18:9-13.
Nabani na ozikholelwayo ezi zinto . . . sisidenge yaye akanangqondo.”—Mishneh Torah, “Imithetho Yonqulo-zithixo,” isahluko 11; thelekisa iLevitikus 19:26; Duteronomi 18:9-13.

Luther said of Copernicus: “This fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy.”
Lo kaLuther wathi ngoCopernicus: “Esi sidenge sifuna ukuguqula yonke inzululwazi ngeenkwenkwezi.”

Jehovah later consulted with his angels about the best way to fool Ahab into joining the battle that would end his life.
UYehova wacela enye yeengelosi zakhe ukuba iqhathe uAhabhi ukuba aye emfazweni, apho wayeza kufela khona.

One practical step you can take is to heed this principle found in the Bible: “The wise see danger ahead and avoid it, but fools keep going and get into trouble.”
Enye yezinto onokuzenza kukuphulaphula eli cebiso leBhayibhile: “Umfo ohlakaniphileyo uthi akuyibona isiza ingozi ayiphephe; ke yena ongaqondiyo uthwabaza aye kungena kuyo aze ke eve ubuhlungu yiloo nto.”

Fortunately, Andrew and Julian (mentioned at the outset) saw in time that gambling is a fool’s game.
Ngethamsanqa, uAndrew noJulian (abakhankanywe ekuqaleni) bakubona kwangexesha ukuba ukungcakaza ngumdlalo wezidenge.

So we must be on guard that Satan and his demons do not fool us.
Ngoko simele silumke singalahlekiswa nguSathana needemon zakhe.

He said: “For many years I had been fooled by false religion, and I wanted to continue receiving the truth from Jehovah forever.”
Wathi: “Kangangeminyaka emininzi ndiye ndakhohliswa lunqulo lobuxoki, yaye ndandifuna ukuqhubeka ndifumana inyaniso evela kuYehova ngonaphakade.”

According to one reference work, this proverb could also suggest that “wealth is an ornament to those who use it well . . . [whereas] fools only have their folly.”
Ngokutsho kwenye imbekiselo, lo mzekeliso usenokuthetha ukuba “ubutyebi buyabahombisa abo babusebenzisa kakuhle . . . [ngoxa] izidenge ziqhubeka nobudenge bazo.”

Those who rely on cheating are only fooling themselves.
Abo baxhomekeke ekukopeni bayazikhohlisa.

Do not be fooled by false promises of “freedom.”
Musa ukukhohliswa zizithembiso zobuxoki ‘zenkululeko.’

How have Jehovah’s Witnesses become ‘fools,’ and what are God’s preachers of the good news determined to do?
AmaNgqina kaYehova aye aba ‘zizidenge’ njani, ibe yintoni abashumayeli bakaThixo beendaba ezilungileyo abazimisele ukuyenza?

The Bible gives this advice: “Wisdom and discipline are what mere fools have despised.
IBhayibhile inikela eli cebiso: “Ubulumko noqeqesho izimathane ziludelile.

Two hundred years ago, an English squire put the matter bluntly, saying: “[From what] I see, foreigners are fools.”
Kwiminyaka engama-200 eyadlulayo, esinye isithwala-ndwe sasemaNgesini lo mbandela sawubeka krwada, sathi: “[Ngendlela] endibona ngayo, abantu bamanye amazwe ziziyatha.”

Spirituality based on accurate knowledge of the Bible makes you a more discerning and perceptive person—someone who is not fooled by cheap, secular definitions of success.
Ukuthanda izinto zokomoya okusekelwe kulwazi oluchanileyo lweBhayibhile kukwenza ube ngumntu onengqiqo—umntu ongenakuqhathwa yindlela ngokuqhelekileyo echazwa ngayo impumelelo.

Do not be fooled by the mistaken notion that a cynical, critical, pessimistic attitude is the same as intelligence.
Musa ukulahlekiswa yingcinga engachananga yokuba isimo sengqondo sokugxeka, sokuhlaba amadlala nesokubona into embi ngalo lonke ixesha siyafana nokuba krelekrele engqondweni.

(2 Corinthians 11:13-15) But just as an alert, experienced captain and crew were less likely to be fooled by deceptive lights, Christians “who through use have their perceptive powers trained to distinguish both right and wrong” are not misled by those who promote false teachings and hurtful philosophies. —Hebrews 5:14; Revelation 2:2.
(2 Korinte 11:13-15) Kodwa, kanye njengokuba umatiloshe ophaphileyo nabantu asebenza nabo bengenakuqhathwa zizibane zenkohliso, amaKristu ‘athe ngokuwasebenzisa amandla awo okuqonda awaqeqeshela ukwahlula okulungileyo nokubi’ awalahlekiswa ngabantu abakhuthaza iimfundiso zobuxoki neentanda-bulumko eziyingozi.—Hebhere 5:14; ISityhilelo 2:2.

You too may find that you are “fooled” as God gives you strength to face obstacles successfully, with boldness instead of fear.
Nawe usenokufumanisa ukuba uThixo ‘uyakuqhatha’ njengoko ekunika amandla ukuze ukwazi ukuhlangabezana neengxaki ngokuphumelelayo nangesibindi.

When this man of God thought that he had reached his limit and could not keep going, Jehovah exercised a persuasive force so that Jeremiah was fooled, as it were.
Xa le ndoda kaThixo yayicinga ukuba yenze konke okusemandleni ayo, uYehova wasebenzisa amandla akhe awenza kwabonakala ngathi le ndoda iqhathiwe.

Moreover, since Hitler constantly violated it, the pope was accused of lulling Catholic consciences and disarming the bishops by making a fool’s deal.”
Ngaphezu koko, ekubeni uHitler wayesoloko esaphula esi sigqibo, uPopu wayebekw’ ityala lokwenzakalisa izazela zamaKatolika nokuhlutha ubhishophu igunya ngokwenza isivumelwano sobudenge.”