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leopard

/ˈlɛpəd/ naamwoord

A large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus, indigenous to Africa and Asia.

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Chapter 7 contains a vivid tableau of “four huge beasts” —a lion, a bear, a leopard, and a fearsome beast with big teeth of iron.
Isahluko 7 siqulethe inkcazelo ecacileyo ‘yamarhamncwa amakhulu amane’—ingonyama, ibhere, ihlosi nelinye irhamncwa eloyikekayo elinamazinyo amakhulu entsimbi.

“Well done,” said Leopard, half asleep.
“Wenze kakuhle, ndiyavuyisana nawe,” latsho lihebhuza bubuthongo.

Leopard pelts, elephant ivory, tiger bones, rhino horns, and turtles are among currently banned commodities.
Izikhumba zamahlosi, amabamba eendlovu, amathambo ezingwe, iimpondo zemikhombe neemfudo zaselwandle ziphakathi kwezinto ekuphelisiweyo ukuzithengisa ngoku.

“One picture,” he wrote, “showed the wolf and the lamb, the kid and the leopard, the calf and the lion —all in peace, being led by a little boy. . . .
Wabhala wathi: “Omnye umfanekiso wawubonisa ingcuka nemvana, itakane, ithole lenkomo nengonyama, zonke ziseluxolweni, ziqhutywa yinkwenkwana. . . .

The route is lined with predatory animals, such as lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and leopards.
Kule ndlela kukho amarhamncwa, anjengeengonyama, amahlosi, kunye namaxhwili.

One picture showed the wolf and the lamb, the kid and the leopard, the calf and the lion—all in peace, being led by a little boy.
Omnye umfanekiso wawubonisa ingcuka netakane, itakane lebhokhwe nehlosi, ithole lenkomo nengonyama—zonke ziseluxolweni, ziqhutywa yinkwenkwana.

Jehovah’s prophet inquired: “Can a Cushite change his skin? or a leopard its spots?
Umprofeti kaYehova wabuza oku: “UmKushi unokuluguqula na ulusu lwakhe, nengwe inokuwaguqula na amabala ayo?

When I came up here at the beginning of summer, I met an enormous leopard.
apha ekuqaleni kwehlobo, ndadibana nehlosi elikhulu.

Left unchallenged, the leopard tends to be shy and retiring and will avoid a confrontation with man.
Xa kungekho nto elicela undikho, ihlosi lityekela ekubeni neentloni lilulame yaye liya kukuphepha ukujongana nabantu.

The leopard was so scared of what he had heard that he turned around on the path and ran for his life.
Ihlosi loyika kakhulu ngenxa yento elaliyiva laze lajika endleleni yalo labalekela ukusindisa ubomi balo.

Then comes a leopard with four wings and four heads!
Emva koko kulandela ihlosi elinamaphiko amane neentloko ezine!

“The wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them. . . .
“Ingcuka iya kuhlala ithutyana nenkunzi yemvana, ihlosi libuthe netakane, kubuthe ndawonye ithole lenkomo nengonyama entsha enesingci, nesilwanyana esondlekileyo; nenkwenkwana iziqhube ezo zinto. . . .

As a result, “the wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them. . . .
Ngenxa yaloo nto, “ingcuka iya kuhlala nemvana, ingwe ibuthe netakane lebhokhwe; kubuthe ndawonye ithole lenkomo, nengonyama entsha, nenkomo etyetyisiweyo; nomntwana aziqhube ezo zinto. . . .

Although pairs are seen from time to time, leopards are solitary hunters.
Nangona izibini zibonwa ngamaxesha athile, amahlosi ngabazingeli abangamalolo.

If injured or cornered, however, the leopard displays no fear whatsoever of his enemy.
Phofu ke, ukuba lenzakalisiwe okanye livingcelwe, ihlosi alibonisi loyiko nakancinane ngotshaba lwalo.

In some areas granite outcrops, worn smooth by wind and rain, rise up from the plains and provide ideal lookouts for lions and leopards.
Kwezinye iindawo kukho amatye enyengane agudileyo ngenxa yomoya nemvula, yaye kulapho zihlala khona iingonyama namahlosi.

During the years 1918-26, one leopard in India killed 125 humans, as reported by Colonel J.
Ebudeni beminyaka yee-1918-26, ihlosi elinye eIndiya labulala abantu abali-125, ngokutsho kwengxelo kaColonel J.

At Daniel 7:2-8 he describes four beasts coming out of the sea, the first resembling a lion, the second a bear, the third a leopard, and “see there! a fourth beast, fearsome and terrible and unusually strong . . . and it had ten horns.”
KuDaniyeli 7:2-8 uchaza ngamarhamncwa amane aphuma elwandle, elokuqala lifana nengonyama, elesibini lifana nebhere, elesithathu lifana nehlosi, yaye “ndabona irhamncwa lesine, eloyikekayo nelinkwantyisayo nelomelele ngokungaqhelekanga . . . yaye lalineempondo ezilishumi.”

Or what of the prophecy of the wolf with the lamb and the kid with the leopard?
Okanye kuthekani ngesiprofeto sengcuka eya kuhlala netakane legusha nehlosi netakane lebhokhwe?

The leopard’s method of play with Singh’s dog Eelie was also remarkable.
Indlela eli hlosi elalidlala ngayo nenja kaSingh uEelie yayikwabalasele.

“The wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them.
“Ingcuka iya kuhlala ithutyana nenkunzi yemvana, ihlosi libuthe netakane, kubuthe ndawonye ithole lenkomo nengonyama entsha enesingci, nesilwanyana esondlekileyo; nenkwenkwana iziqhube ezo zinto.

These are like a lion, a bear, a leopard with four heads, and a beast that has big teeth of iron, ten horns, and later a small horn.
La anjengengonyama, ibhere, ingwe eneentloko ezine, nerhamncwa elinamazinyo amakhulu esinyithi, iimpondo ezilishumi, yaye kamva elinophondo oluncinane.

“Mmmm,” said the leopard.
“Mmmm,” latsho ihlosi.

When she reached the hills, she forgot all about the leopard.
Yathi yakufika ezindulini, yalibala shici ngehlosi.

In the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, Isaiah 11:6 reads: “The wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them.”
KwiNew World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, uIsaya 11:6 ufundeka ngolu hlobo: “Ingcuka okunene iya kuhlala okwethutyana nemvana eliduna, yaye ihlosi ngokwalo liya kubutha netakane lebhokhwe, yaye ithole lenkomo nengonyama entsha nesilwanyana esityetyisiweyo ziya kubutha ndawonye; yaye inkwenkwana nje encinane iya kuzikhokela.”