law oor Xhosa

law

/lɔ/, /lɔː/, /lɑ/, /lɔ:/ naamwoord, tussenwerpsel

(uncountable) The body of rules and standards issued by a government, or to be applied by courts and similar authorities.

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Umthetho

system of rules and guidelines, generally backed by governmental authority

According to Communist law, all citizens had to be employed.
Umthetho wamaKomanisi wawusithi, bonke abemi bamele baphangele.

Law

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A patronymic surname.

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Everyone is restricted in his freedom by physical laws, such as the law of gravity, which cannot be ignored with impunity.
Inkululeko yakhe wonk’ ubani isikelw’ imida yimithetho yemvelo, enjengomthetho womxhuzulane, ongenakuyityeshela uze ubhungce.

12 According to Jehovah’s laws given through Moses, wives were to be “cherished.”
12 Ngokwemithetho kaYehova awayidlulisela ngoMoses, abafazi babefanele ‘baxatyiswe.’

As Christians, we are judged by “the law of a free people”—spiritual Israel in the new covenant, having its law in their hearts.—Jeremiah 31:31-33.
NjengamaKristu, sigwetywa “ngomthetho wabantu abakhululekileyo”—uSirayeli wokomoya okumnqophiso omtsha, nonemithetho yawo ezintliziyweni zakhe.—Yeremiya 31:31-33.

Moses asked his brother-in-law, ........, to act as a ........ for the nation of Israel during their move from the region of Mount Sinai toward the ......... [it-1 p.
I ........ yayikuphela kwesixeko kuwo wonke umhlaba uYehova awayesibiza ngegama lakhe. Yayikwalikomkhulu ........ obabunconyelwe nguThixo. [kl-XO iphe. 96 isiqe.

Therefore, you can experience true happiness only if you fill those needs and follow “the law of Jehovah.”
Ngoko ke, ekuphela kwendlela onokulufumana ngayo ulonwabo lokwenene kukwanelisa ezo ntswelo uze ulandele “umyalelo kaYehova.”

Learn the laws of the Kingdom and obey them. —Isaiah 2:3, 4.
Funda imithetho yoBukumkani uze uyithobele.—Isaya 2:3, 4.

(Deuteronomy 14:21) But a proselyte was bound by the Law and would not eat the unbled meat of such an animal.
(Duteronomi 14:21) Kodwa lowo uguqukele ebuYudeni wayephantsi koMthetho yaye wayengasayi kuyidla inyama yesilwanyana esingophiswanga.

The Law also provided for thanksgiving and vow offerings, which were entirely voluntary.
Kwakhona uMthetho wenza nelungiselelo leminikelo yokubulela nokwenza izifungo, eyayisenziwa ngokuzithandela.

This incorporates the Law, as restated and explained by Moses, that will guide Israel as they enter the Land of Promise.
Lo mnqophiso ubandakanya uMthetho, njengoko waphinda wachazwa nguMoses, oya kuba lukhokelo kumaSirayeli njengoko engena kwiLizwe Ledinga.

Unlike human laws, which often need to be amended or updated, Jehovah’s laws and regulations are always trustworthy.
Ngokungafaniyo nemithetho yabantu ekuye kufuneke ilungiswe okanye ihlaziywe, imithetho nemimiselo kaYehova ithembekile.

Hence, the Law was “weak through the flesh.”
Ngenxa yoko, uMthetho “wawubuthathaka ngayo inyama.”

Would his being allowed to live forever on earth in his transgression magnify God’s law and display His absolute justice, or would it teach disrespect for God’s law and imply that God’s word was unreliable?
Ngaba ukuvunyelwa kwakhe ukuba aphile ngonaphakade emhlabeni ekubeni wayenze isigqitho kwakuya kuwuzukisa umthetho kaThixo kuze kubonakalise ukuba sesikweni Kwakhe ngokupheleleyo, okanye ngaba kwakuya kufundisa ukungabi nantlonelo ngomthetho kaThixo kuze kudlulisele ingcamango yokuba ilizwi likaThixo lalilelingenakuthenjwa?

One such law had to do with the disposal of human waste, which had to be properly buried away from the camp so that the area where people lived would not be polluted.
Omnye waloo mithetho wawunento yokwenza nokushenxiswa kwelindle lomntu, ekwakufuneka ligqunyelelwe kude nenkampu ukuze lingangcolisi ummandla ohlala abantu.

To what conclusion does an examination of Israel’s laws lead us?
Ukuhlolisisa imithetho yakwaSirayeli kusikhokelela kwesiphi isigqibo?

These elevated laws have an effect on the hearts of responsive people, motivating them to imitate the God they worship.
Le mithetho iphakamileyo inempembelelo ezintliziyweni zabantu abaphulaphulayo, ibashukumisela ukuba baxelise uThixo abamnqulayo.

6 Yes, those divine laws had great value.
6 Eneneni, loo mithetho kaThixo yayixabiseke gqitha.

Evidently, that was the case with the psalmist who said to God: “How I do love your law!
Kuyabonakala ukuba, kwakunjalo ngomdumisi owathi kuThixo: “Hayi indlela endiwuthanda ngayo umthetho wakho!

She learned that the Law that Jehovah had given to his people in Israel included a loving provision for the poor.
Weva nokuba uMthetho owanikwa abantu bakaYehova kwaSirayeli wawuquka ilungiselelo lothando elenzelwe amahlwempu.

Paul pointed out that by means of God’s spirit and the ransom sacrifice of his Son, God has accomplished something that the Mosaic Law could not.
UPawulos waphawula ukuba ngomoya kaThixo nangedini lentlawulelo loNyana wakhe, uThixo uye waphumeza into uMthetho kaMoses owawungenakuyiphumeza.

(1 Corinthians 7:19; 10:25; Colossians 2:16, 17; Hebrews 10:1, 11-14) Jews—including the apostles—who became Christians were released from the obligation to keep laws that they were required to obey when they were under the Law covenant.
(1 Korinte 7:19; 10:25; Kolose 2:16, 17; Hebhere 10:1, 11-14) AmaYuda awaba ngamaKristu—kuquka nabapostile—ayengasanyanzelekanga ukuba agcine imithetho ekwakufuneka ayigcine ngoxa ayesephantsi komnqophiso woMthetho.

1:7) In such places as Azerbaijan, Benin, Romania, and Sweden, it was possible to get Jehovah’s Witnesses formally and officially recognized, not merely as an association, but as a religion, thus providing greater protection under laws guaranteeing freedom of worship.
1:7) Kwiindawo ezinjengeAzerbaijan, iBenin, iRomania neSweden, amaNgqina kaYehova amkelwa ngokusemthethweni, kungekhona njengomanyano kodwa njengonqulo, ngaloo ndlela efumana inkuselo enkulu phantsi kwemithetho eqinisekisa inkululeko yonqulo.

What the Law says on the matter is found at Deuteronomy 22:23-27.
Oko kuthethwa nguMthetho ngalo mbandela kufumaneka kwiDuteronomi 22:23-27.

These are Jehovah’s laws.
Kaloku yimithetho kaYehova le.

(Leviticus 18:22, The New Jerusalem Bible) God’s Law to Israel stipulated: “When a man lies down with a male the same as one lies down with a woman, both of them have done a detestable thing.
(Levitikus 18:22) UMthetho kaThixo kuSirayeli wabethelela ukuba: “Indoda esukuba iyilala indoda njengokuba kulalwa umfazi, abo benze amasikizi; mababulawe bafe bobabini.”

A newspaper reporter stationed in eastern Africa wrote: “Young people choose to elope to escape excessive dowries demanded by tenacious in-laws.”
Enye intatheli yephephandaba yasempuma Afrika yabhala: “Ulutsha luthe rhuthu umkhwa wokugcagca kuba lusoyika ukuqongqothw’ izipaji ngabakhozi abaqin’ okwenyengane ngekhazi.”