lad oor Xhosa

lad

/lʌd/, /læd/ naamwoord

(UK) A boy or young man.

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He began working in coal mines in England when he was a lad of only 13.
Waqalisa ukusebenza kwimigodi yamalahle eNgilani xa wayeyinkwenkwana eneminyaka eli-13 kuphela ubudala.

Paolo Mantegazza writes in his book The Sexual Relations of Mankind that the Moabites of Bible times performed obscene sexual acts “in chorus, as they danced about the incandescent statue of Moloch, after the seven bronze mouths of the god had devoured the offerings of the faithful, offerings which consisted of flour, turtle-doves, lambkins, rams, calves, bulls, and young lads.”
UPaolo Mantegazza ubhala kwincwadi yakhe ethi The Sexual Relations of Mankind ebonisa ukuba amaMowabhi awayekho ngamaxesha okubhalwa kweBhayibhile enza izenzo ezingcolileyo zesini “emculweni, njengokuba ayengqungqa ejikeleza umfanekiso oqingqiweyo nowawushushu ngumlilo kaMoleki, emva kokuba imilomo esixhenxe yobhedu yalo thixo ibimbilize iminikelo yabathembekileyo, iminikelo eyayiquka umgubo wengqolowa, amahobe, amatakane eegusha, iinkunzi zeegusha, amathole eenkomo, iinkunzi zeenkomo, nabafana abaselula.”

Even as a lad, he revered the fundamental truth: “Not by bread alone . . . but by every expression of Jehovah’s mouth does man live.”
Eseligatyana lomfana, wayeyihlonele le nyaniso isisiseko yokuba: “Akaphili ngasonka sodwa umntu . . . uphila ngento yonke ephuma emlonyeni kaYehova.”

I spoke with these lads and said: “We have suffered for nothing.
Ndathetha naloo matyendyana ndathi: “Sifane sabandezelekela ilize.

Such an attitude likely would permanently have estranged the lad.—Compare 2 Corinthians 2:6, 7.
Isimo sengqondo esinjalo kusenokuba sasiya kumphephetha lo mfana.—Thelekisa 2 Korinte 2:6, 7.

In a letter accompanying his donation, a 15-year-old lad in Papua New Guinea wrote: “When I was little, my father used to tell me, ‘When you start working, you must give the firstfruits to Jehovah.’
Kwileta eyayipheleka umnikelo wayo, inkwenkwe ene-15 leminyaka ubudala yasePapua New Guinea yabhala: “Xa ndandisemncinane, utata wayedla ngokuthi kum, ‘Ukuqalisa kwakho ukusebenza, intlahlela uze uyinikele kuYehova.’

Annas was high priest when Jesus as a 12-year-old lad amazed the rabbinic teachers at the temple.
UAnas wayengumbingeleli omkhulu xa uYesu owayeyinkwenkwana owathi engoneminyaka eli-12 ubudala wamangalisa abafundisi bamaYuda etempileni.

(Mark 8:22-25; Luke 9:10-17) Among his miracles in or near Capernaum was his curing a sick lad from a distance, healing a demonized man, enabling a paralytic to walk, and resurrecting the daughter of an officer of the synagogue.
(Marko 8:22-25; Luka 9:10-17) Phakathi kwemimangaliso awayenzayo eKapernahum okanye kufuphi nayo yayikukuphilisa kwakhe igatyana lomfana elaligula nelalivela kude, waphilisa indoda eyayinedemon, waphilisa isiqhwala, waza wavusa intombazana yegosa lendlu yesikhungu.

Consider what happened to the family of a 12-year-old lad whom we will call Milan.
Masenze umzekelo ngento eyenzeka kwintsapho kaMilan oneminyaka eyi-12.

DAVID, the son of Jesse, grew up as a shepherd lad in the vicinity of Bethlehem.
UDAVIDE, unyana kaYese, wakhula engumalusi kufuphi neBhetelehem.

People almost always listened when they opened the door and saw this cute little lad on his big brother’s shoulders.
Phantse abantu babephulaphula ngalo lonke ixesha xa bevula ezindlwini zabo baze babone lo mfana usemagxeni abakhuluwa bakhe.

When King Saul heard that this lad, though unarmed and untrained as a warrior, would face the awesome Goliath, he offered the use of his armor.
Xa uKumkani uSawule wevayo ukuba lo mfana, nangona wayengaxhobanga ibe engaqeqeshwanga njengejoni, wayeza kujamelana ubuso ngobuso nalo Goliyati woyikekayo, wamnika izikrweqe zakhe.

(Acts 22:3) While this is true, Jews of the first century considered it honorable to teach a lad a trade even if he was to receive a higher education.
(IZenzo 22:3) Ngoxa oku kuyinyaniso, amaYuda enkulungwane yokuqala ayekugqala njengokubalulekileyo ukufundisa umfana umsebenzi othile enoba wayeza kuphinda afumane imfundo eyongezelelekileyo.

As a lad, Jesus probably hiked in the area around Nazareth, such as to “Cana of Galilee,” eight miles [13 km] north, where he later performed his first miracle.
Njengomfana, ngokunokwenzeka ukuba uYesu wayehambahamba kummandla ojikeleze iNazarete, ‘njengaseKana yelaseGalili,’ oziikhilomitha ezili-13 ngasemantla, apho wathi kamva wenza ummangaliso wakhe wokuqala.

Knowing this will enable you to visualize this famous victory of the lad anointed as Israel’s future king.
Ukwazi oku kuya kukwenza ube nombono wolu loyiso ludumileyo lo mfana owayethanjiswe njengokumkani wakwaSirayeli wexesha elizayo.

The priest got so vexed that he took his cross and hit the lad over the head, knocking him senseless to the floor; he still has the mark on his head.
Lo mfundisi waba nomsindo waza wayigqebha ngomnqamlezo wakhe entloko loo nkwenkwana, yawa yafa isiqaqa; nangoku lisabonakala elo duma entloko.

Working with Bert was exciting, especially for a lad my age.
Kwakumnandi gqitha ukusebenza naye, ngakumbi kuba ndandiseyinkwenkwana.

When German aircraft attacked us, we young lads aimed our rifles and shot at them.
Xa sahlaselwa yinqwelo-moya yaseJamani, thina njengabafana sajolisa imipu yethu kuyo sayidubula.

I just don’t believe in it,” said an 18-year-old Danish lad.
Andikholelwa kuwo konke konke,” watsho umfana waseDenmark oneminyaka eli-18 ubudala.

Hans Stossier, a neighbor lad of only 20, soon joined him in the house- to- house ministry.
UHans Stossier, umfana owayeneminyaka engama-20 kuphela nowayengummelwane, kungekudala wamthelela kubulungiseleli bendlu ngendlu.

31 And when Enoch had heard these words, he abowed himself to the earth, before the Lord, and spake before the Lord, saying: bWhy is it that I have found favor in thy sight, and am but a lad, and all the people chate me; for I am dslow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant?
31 Kwaye xa uEnoki wathi weva la mazwi, waqubuda emhlabeni, phambi kweNkosi, waye wathetha phambi kweNkosi, esithi: Kungokuba kutheni ndifumene ukuthandwa ebusweni bakho, ndaye kodwa ndingumfana, kwaye bonke abantu bayandicaphukela; kuba andilithintitha; ngako oko ke ndisiso na isicaka sakho?

The Greek historian Xenophon (431-352 B.C.E.) wrote: “When a boy ceases to be a child, and begins to be a lad, others release him from his [tutor] and from his [teacher]; he is then no longer under them, but is allowed to go his own way.”
Umbhali-mbali wamaGrike uXenophon (owayephila ngowama-431-352 B.C.E.) wabhala wathi: “Xa inkwenkwe iphuma ebuntwaneni isiba ngumfana, abanye abazali bayamkhulula kwigunya [lomkhapheli] okanye [lotitshala]; akasekho ngaphantsi kwegunya labo kodwa unelungelo lokuhamba ngayibonayo.”

It was also used as fuel for lamps and to treat bruises and wounds, such as a lad like Abijah might get while playing.
Kwakukhanyiswa ngayo izibane kunyangwe ukugruzuka namanxeba, njengalawo ayenokufunyanwa yinkwenkwana uAbhiya xa idlala.

The lad slung a stone so forcefully that it sank into Goliath’s forehead, killing him.
Lo mfana walijula eli litye ngamandla kangangokuba latshona ebunzini likaGoliyati, lambulala.

The lad’s appearance was undoubtedly altered.
Alithandabuzeki elokuba nenkangeleko le yakhe yayisele itshintshile.