fourscore oor Xhosa

fourscore

/ˈfɔːskɔː/ adjektief, naamwoord, Syfer

(archaic) Eighty

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

amashumianesibhozo

voorbeelde

No doubt this was a veiled reference to these words of the Bible psalmist Moses: “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.”
Alithandabuzeki elokuba ngoku yayibhekisela ngokungangqalanga kula mazwi omdumisi weBhayibhile uMoses: “Imihla yeminyaka yethu iyiminyaka engamashumi amabini aphindwe kathathu neshumi; yaye ukuba kungenxa yamandla iba yiminyaka engamashumi amabini aphindwe kane, kanti ingamandla abo okusebenza nosizi; ngokuba iphela ngokukhawuleza, size sibhabhe simke.”