lie oor Xhosa

lie

/leɪ/, /laɪ̯/, /laɪ/, /lein/ Verb, werkwoord, naamwoord

(intransitive) To be in a horizontal position.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

isikrabaso

A false statement made with the intention to deceive.

ubuxoki

falsehood

Every lie is an untruth, but not every untruth is a lie.
Bonke ubuxoki abuyonyaniso, kodwa asiyiyo yonke into engeyonyaniso ebubuxoki.

Lie

naamwoord

Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

LIE

afkorting

The Long Island Expressway, I-495.

voorbeelde

On the other hand, if there is only a cross wind the wakes do lie along the ground tracks of the ships.
Kwesinye isandla, ukuba apho kukho umoya onqumlayo ovusa ulale ngakwindlela enomkhondo wenqanawa.

The roots —the life source of the tree— lie hidden deep in the ground.
Iingcambu—umthombo wobomi bomthi—zifihlakele ngaphantsi komhlaba.

She fondly recalls an occasion when Rufus came “snorting, puffing and crashing” through the bush, “charging up the garden only to stop dead in front of the veranda, walk solemnly up the steps and lie down by the side of [her] deck- chair.”
Ngothando ukhumbula isihlandlo xa uRufus weza “efutha, ekhefuzela kwaye edubuleka” ukuphuma etyholweni, “evunguza ephuma esitiyeni waza wema ngxi phambi kweveranda, wahamba ngondiliseko ukunyuka izinyuko waza wangqengqa ecaleni kwesitulo esigotywayo [somnikazi wakhe].”

While some seeds germinate after just one year, other seeds lie dormant for a number of seasons, awaiting just the right conditions for growth.
Ngoxa ezinye iimbewu zintshula emva konyaka, ezinye ziye zingantshuli, zilindele ixesha elifanelekileyo lokukhula.

Their trust in worldly alliances for peace and security was “a lie” that was swept away by the flash flood of Babylon’s armies.
Ukukholosa kwabo ngezivumelwano zehlabathi ukuze bazuze uxolo nonqabiseko ‘kwakububuxoki’ obathi bashenxiswa sisibetho esingumkhukula semikhosi yaseBhabhiloni.

Within seconds the bad guys lie motionless on the ground.
Ngemizuzwana nje embalwa izikrelemnqa zithi waca emhlabeni.

Don't let the bitter end of the towline lie slack on deck as it could go under the boat.
Sukuyeka isiphelo esikude sentambo yokutsala silale nyhenge-nyhenge emgangathweni ngenxa yale yokuba ingaya phantsi kwesikhephe.

The traveling elder then tells them that there is another satanic lie that is usually not recognized as such.
Wandula ke lo mdala uhambahambayo athi kukho nobunye ubuxoki bukaSathana ngokuqhelekileyo obungaqondwayo.

(So the Devil was the source of the first lie, spoken in Eden.
(Ke uMtyholi wayengumthombo wobuxoki bokuqala obathethwa e-Eden.

* Do ye imagine you can lie unto the Lord, Alma 5:17.
* Nizicingela ukuba ninganako ukuxokisa iNkosi, Alma 5:17.

In effect, they say as Isaiah foretold: “We have concluded a covenant with Death; and with Sheol we have effected a vision; the overflowing flash flood, in case it should pass through, will not come to us, for we have made a lie our refuge and in falsehood we have concealed ourselves.”
Enyanisweni, bathetha njengoko uIsaya waxela kwangaphambili: “Sinqophisene nokufa, sivumelene nelabafileyo; isibetho esingumkhukula, xa singenelayo, asiyi kufika kuthi, kuba amanga siwenze ihlathi lethu, sasithela ngobuxoki.”

Even if no outright lie is told, what of God’s direction: “You must not deceive”?
Nangona ungakhange uxoke ngokuphandle, uthini ngalo myalelo kaThixo othi: “Ningakhohlisi”?

As regards the remaining ones of Israel, they will do no unrighteousness, nor speak a lie, nor will there be found in their mouths a tricky tongue; for they themselves will feed and actually lie stretched out, and there will be no one making them tremble.”
Amasalela akwaSirayeli akayi kwenza ngobugqwetha, akayi kuthetha amanga, aluyi kufumaneka emlonyeni wawo ulwimi lwenkohliso; ngokuba wona aya kudla, abuthe, kungabikho uwothusayo.”

What prospects lie ahead, and what can we do now?
Sinethemba lantoni, ibe yintoni esinokuyenza ngoku?

“When you walk about, it will lead you; when you lie down, it will stand guard over you; and when you have waked up, it itself will make you its concern.” —Proverbs 6:20-22.
“Ekuhambeni kwakho uya kukukhokela; ekulaleni kwakho, uya kukulinda; nasekuvukeni kwakho, uya kuzixhalabisa ngawe.”—IMizekeliso 6:20-22.

By the time she reached us, she was so exhausted that she fell to the ground and had to lie there until she could catch her breath.
Ngexesha elalifika ngalo kuthi, lalidinwe liyimfe kangangokuba lawa phantsi yaye kwafuneka lilale apho de libe lalinokukwazi ukuphefumla.

(2 Corinthians 4:2; 7:2; Proverbs 20:23) Remember, the originator of dishonesty is none other than Satan the Devil, “the father of the lie.” —John 8:44.
(2 Korinte 4:2; 7:2; IMizekeliso 20:23) Khumbula, owavelisa ukunganyaniseki nguSathana uMtyholi, ‘uyise wamaxoki.’—Yohane 8:44.

When I lie down and when I rise anew.
Xa ndilala kwanaxa ndivuka.

Since Satan used a lie in order to lead our first parents into sin, Jesus labeled him as the “........” [uw p. 53 par.
Ekubeni uSathana waxokayo ukuze akhokelele abazali bethu bokuqala esonweni, uYesu wambiza ngokuthi ‘........’ [uw-XO iphe. 53 isiqe.

From my hand you will certainly come to have this: In sheer pain you will lie down.”
Ngokuqinisekileyo esandleni sam naku eniya kuba nako: Niya kulala phantsi nisentlungwini ngokupheleleyo.”

5. (a) How was Babylonian belief about death really an embellishment of Satan’s lie to Eve?
5. (a) Inkolelo yamaBhabhiloni engokufa, ngokwenene yayikukuhonjiswa njani kobuxoki obathethwa nguSathana kuEva?

Though that claim was a lie, this sad incident gave a witness to all the people in that area.
Nakuba eso sityholo sasibubuxoki, eso siganeko sibuhlungu sanikela ubungqina kubo bonke abantu baloo mmandla.

A staff member of a sports complex in Lisbon, Portugal, explained to one of Jehovah’s Witnesses: “When people ask me what I think of you, I can’t tell a lie.
Ilungu labasebenzi kwibala lezemidlalo eliseLisbon, ePortugal, lathi komnye wamaNgqina kaYehova: “Xa abantu bendibuza ngoko ndikucingayo ngani, andinakuthetha ubuxoki.

Instead of rejecting such an improper desire, this spirit son of God nurtured it until it gave birth to a lie and then to rebellion.
Kunokuba iwugatye lo mnqweno ungafanelekanga, le ngelosi yawukhulisa, nto leyo ekugqibeleni eyayibangela ukuba ibe lixoki nomvukeli.

(Genesis 4:9) That outright lie and denial of responsibility exposed Cain’s heartlessness.
(Genesis 4:9) Ubuxoki obuphandle ngolo hlobo nokukhanyela kwabonakalisa ukungabi namfesane kukaKayin.