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fortune

/ˈfɔːtjuːn/, /`foːtʃən/ werkwoord, naamwoord

Destiny or fate.

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Fortune

Chance, personified; commonly imagined as a mythical creature distributing arbitrarily the outcomes in life to people.

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For instance, Deuteronomy 18:10-13 states: “There should not be found in you . . . anyone who employs divination, anyone practicing magic, anyone who looks for omens, a sorcerer, anyone binding others with a spell, anyone who consults a spirit medium or a fortune-teller, or anyone who inquires of the dead.”
Ngokomzekelo, kwiDuteronomi 18:10-13 ithi: ‘Maze kungafunyanwa namnye kuwe ovumisayo, noqhelisela umlingo, nohlaba izihlabo nokhafulayo, nobopha ngoomabophe, nobuza koneshologu, noyinkunkqele ekuxeleni iziganeko kwangaphambili, nobuzisa kwabafileyo.’

We should not be misled by the apparently abundant supply in some fortunate parts of the world.
Asifanele siqhathwe kukubona ngathi amanzi maninzi kwiindawo zehlabathi ezinethamsanqa.

People of every social class believed in astrology, witchcraft, talismans, fortune-telling, and many other forms of divination.
Abantu bazo zonke iindidi zasekuhlaleni babekholelwa ekuvumiseni ngeenkwenkwezi, kubugqwirha, kumakhubalo, ekuxeleni ithamsanqa, nakwezinye iindlela ezininzi zokuvumisa.

7:1-17; 12:1-15) Thus Jehovah used Nathan, whose name means “[God] Has Given,” and Gad, whose name means “Good Fortune,” to record the inspired and beneficial information in Second Samuel.
7:1-17; 12:1-15) Ngaloo ndlela uYehova wasebenzisa uNatan, ogama lakhe lithetha ukuthi “[UThixo] Unikile,” noGadi, ogama lakhe lithetha “Ithamsanqa,” ukuba babhale inkcazelo ephefumlelweyo neyingenelo ekweyesiBini kaSamuweli.

Fortunately, in 1950 a convention in New York City helped me to readjust my course.
Okuvuyisayo kukuba, indibano eyayikwisiXeko saseNew York ngowe-1950 yandinceda ndatshintsha indlela endandicinga ngayo nendandisenza ngayo izinto.

* “If the Seventies sent out a negative signal about the benefits of education,” says Fortune magazine, “the Eighties hit people over the head with a different cue: Get a degree or else.”
* Iphephancwadi iFortune lithi: “Ukuba kwiminyaka yee-1970 abantu babeyijonga imfundo ingeloncedo, ngoko iminyaka yee-1980 yabagqebh’ olungophiyo ngokuthi ivele ikhuthaza nto yimbi eyile: Kufuneka ube nesidanga okanye uya kuba sengxakini.”

Through the centuries, the I Ching has been the basis for all manner of fortune-telling, geomancy, and other forms of divination in China.
Kwiinkulungwane ezininzi, i-I Ching ibingumthombo osisiseko wazo zonke iintlobo zokuxela ithamsanqa, igeomancy (ukuvumisa ngamanani okanye ngemigca), nezinye iindlela zokuvumisa ezazisetyenziswa eTshayina.

Many view divination as harmless fun, but the Bible shows that fortune-tellers and wicked spirits go hand in hand.
Abaninzi bakujonga njengolonwabo olungenabungozi ukuvumisa, kodwa iBhayibhile ibonisa ukuba abaxeli-thamsanqa noomoya abangendawo ngumtya nethunga.

“People would come up to us children and tell us what a wonderful father we had and how fortunate we were,” she bitterly recalls.
Libuhlungu likhumbula oku: “Abantu babedla ngokuza kuthi baze basixelele indlela utata wethu alunge ngayo nendlela esinethamsanqa ngayo thina.”

Fortunately, her sense of humor helped her cope.
Eny’ into eyayincedayo kukuba ingumntu onoburharha.

Sandalwood was worth a fortune, and these trees alone were enough reason for the Portuguese to establish a trading outpost.
Lo mthi wawubiza imali eninzi, yaye ngenxa yoko, amaPhuthukezi aqalisa ukurhweba kule ndawo.

Fortunately, Mollie got some help from congregation elders before the situation became more serious.
Ngethamsanqa, uMollie wafumana uncedo kubadala bebandla ngaphambi kokuba imeko ibe mandundu kakhulu.

By the time he was 32 years old, he had made a large personal fortune as a mining engineer and consultant.
Wathi esiba neminyaka engama-32 ubudala, waba sele engunonjineli nengcali kwezemigodi kwaye esisinhanha.

A desire to know what the future holds in store prompts many to consult fortune-tellers, gurus, astrologers, and witch doctors.
Umnqweno wokwazi oko kuya kwenzeka kwikamva ubangela ukuba abaninzi baye kubaxeli-thamsanqa, kubefundisi bamaHindu, kubavumisi ngeenkwenkwezi nasemagqirheni.

* His innovations had saved the company a fortune during the six years he was employed there.
* Kwiminyaka emithandathu awayichitha esebenzela enye inkampani, uFred wayesele eyongele imali eninzi ngemisebenzi yakhe.

My family was fortunate, since we were allowed to take some food along—flour, corn, and beans.
Intsapho yethu yayinethamsanqa, ekubeni savunyelwa ukuba sithabathe ukutya—umgubo, umbona neembhotyi.

Fortunately, many soldiers were friendly and remembered the truck from previous trips.
Ngethamsanqa, amajoni amaninzi ayenobuhlobo yaye ayengaqali ukudibana nale lori.

“WHAT is wrong with fame, fortune and power anyway?”
“YINTONI embi ngokuba ngumntu odumileyo, osisityebi nonegunya?”

But 40 of those who remained were less fortunate and were burned at the stake, among them the very man who had smuggled the Bibles into the country.
Kodwa abangama-40 kwabo basalayo baba selishweni yaye batshiselwa ezibondeni zemithi, phakathi kwabo kwakukho loo ndoda kanye yayithubelezise iBhayibhile ngokungekho mthethweni kwelo lizwe.

Jesús, who eagerly shares his love of the forest with others, is fortunate.
UJesús, owabelana nabanye ngothando lwakhe ngamahlathi, unethamsanqa.

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.

She was however less fortunate than her sisters.
Yena zange abenathamsanqa njengodade wabo .

(2 Corinthians 12:7) Fortunately, you don’t have to face your problems alone.
(2 Korinte 12:7) Ngethamsanqa, akuyomfuneko ukuba ujamelane neengxaki zakho uwedwa.

Fortunately, they did not face any opposition on the march, but they did meet many interested observers.
Ngethamsanqa azizange zichaswe kodwa zadibana nabantu abanomdla.

His fortune, however, pales into insignificance when compared with the billions of dollars some corrupt 20th-century rulers have hidden away in secret bank accounts.
Noko ke, obo butyebi bakhe abunto xa buthelekiswa namawaka ezigidi zeerandi afihlwe ngabanye abalawuli benkulungwane yama-20 abanganyanisekanga kwiiakhawunti zabo zebhanki ezaziwa zizo zodwa.