widow oor Xhosa

widow

/ˈwɪ.dəʊ/ werkwoord, naamwoord

A woman whose husband has died (and has not re-married); feminine of widower.

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Was this rich, older man cleverly seduced by Ruth—a poor, young widow from a pagan country?
Ngaba le ndoda esisityebi nesele ikhulile yalukuhlwa ngobulumko nguRute—umhlolokazi olihlwempu noselula owayesuka kwilizwe labahedeni?

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“A Judge of Widows”
‘Umgwebi Wabahlolokazi’

(Matthew 10:41) The Son of God also honored this widow when he held her up as an example before the faithless people of his hometown, Nazareth. —Luke 4:24-26.
(Mateyu 10:41) UNyana kaThixo naye wamzukisa lo mhlolokazi xa wamkhankanya njengomzekelo kubantu ababengenalukholo bedolophu yakokwabo, iNazarete.—Luka 4:24-26.

But Jesus, who could know the hearts of others, knew that she was “a poor widow.”
Kodwa uYesu, owayezazi iintliziyo zabanye abantu, wayesazi ukuba ‘lalingumhlolokazi olihlwempu.’

Jesus was deeply grieved when he met a widow of Nain and saw her dead son.
UYesu waba buhlungu gqitha xa wadibana nomhlolokazi waseNayin waza wabona unyana wakhe ofileyo.

On another occasion, Jesus met a funeral procession involving a widow whose only- begotten son had died.
Kwesinye isihlandlo, uYesu wadibana nomngcelele womngcwabo owawuquka umhlolokazi owayefelwe ngunyana okuphela kwakhe.

• A widowed sister from the northern province of Niassa was concerned about how she and her six children were going to attend the “God’s Way of Life” District Convention.
• Omnye udade ongumhlolokazi kwiphondo elikumntla laseNiassa wayexhalabele indlela yena nabantwana bakhe abathandathu ababeza kuya ngayo kwiNdibano YeSithili ‘Yendlela KaThixo Yokuphila.’

Were things finally starting to look up for this young widow?
Ngaba izinto zaziqalisa ukumhambela kakuhle lo mhlolokazi uselula?

(1 Kings 17:8-24) Imagine that widow’s joy as her faith was rewarded by the first recorded resurrection —that of her own dear son!
(1 Kumkani 17:8-24) Khawube nombono wendlela awavuya ngayo lo mhlolokazi njengoko ukholo lwakhe lwavuzwa ngovuko lokuqala olwabhalwayo—olo lonyana wakhe amthandayo!

Boaz gave Ruth six measures of unspecified weight —perhaps to suggest that just as six work days were followed by a Sabbath rest, Ruth’s own days of toil as a widow were soon to be followed by the “rest” that a secure home and a husband could provide.
UBhohazi wanika uRute imilinganiselo emithandathu—mhlawumbi kwakungenxa yokuba wayefanele asebenze iintsuku ezintandathu ngaphambi kweSabatha, ukubulaleka kukaRute ngenxa yokuba engumhlolokazi kwakusele kuza “kuphela” wayeza kuba nekhaya nomyeni oza kumnyamekela.

The widow kept begging: “See that I get justice from my adversary at law.”
Lo mhlolokazi wathi gqolo ecela: “Ndikhulule kummangaleli wam.”

The Bible speaks of Christian “orphans and widows” who have tribulation.
IBhayibhile ithetha ‘ngeenkedama nabahlolokazi’ abangamaKristu ababandezelekileyo.

The apostle Paul explains: “Honor widows that are actually widows.
Umpostile uPawulos uyacacisa: “Babeke abahlolokazi abangabahlolokazi ngenene.

After Mary’s death in 1987, I married Bettina, a widow whom Mary and I had known for many years.
Emva kokufa kukaMary ngowe-1987, ndatshata noBettina, umhlolokazi ekwakukudala simazi mna noMary.

During his earthly ministry, he resurrected three people —the son of a widow in Nain, the daughter of the presiding officer of a synagogue, and his close friend Lazarus.
Ngethuba lobulungiseleli bakhe apha emhlabeni, wavusa abantu abathathu—unyana womhlolokazi waseNayin, intombi yegosa elongamelayo nomhlobo wakhe osenyongweni uLazaro.

(2 Chronicles 7:13) During the resulting drought, ravens fed Elijah in the torrent valley of Cherith, and later a widow’s meager supply of flour and oil was miraculously extended to provide him with food.
(2 Kronike 7:13) Ebudeni baloo mbalela, uEliya wayesondliwa ngamahlungulu kwintlambo yeKeriti, kwaye kamva umgubo kunye neoli ezazisele zibuphela zomhlolokazi othile zandiswa ngokungummangaliso ukuze afumane ukutya.

Other women are in a situation similar to that of widows because their husbands left them.
Amanye amabhinqa akwimeko efanayo neyokuba ngabahlolokazi kuba eshiywe ngabayeni bawo.

(Romans 13:1, 6) Widows and divorcées face similar challenges.
(Roma 13:1, 6) Abahlolokazi nabaqhawule umtshato nabo banocelomngeni olufanayo.

Consider what happened some 3,000 years ago when the aged widow Naomi and her widowed daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, were on the road from Moab to Judah.
Cinga nje ngoko kwenzeka kwiminyaka emalunga nama-3 000 eyadlulayo xa umhlolokazi osele ekhulile uNahomi noomolokazana bakhe abangabahlolokazi, uOrpa noRute babesendleleni esuka kwaMowabhi eya kwaYuda.

20 Though James does not cite every aspect of clean worship, he says that it includes ‘looking after orphans and widows in their tribulation.’
20 Nangona uYakobi engazicaphuli zonke iinkalo zonqulo oluhlambulukileyo, uthi lubandakanya “ukuvelela iinkedama nabahlolokazi embandezelweni yabo.”

Understandably, widows, divorced women, and older single women are sometimes lonely.
Kuyaqondakala ukuba, abahlolokazi, abafazi abaqhawule umtshato namabhinqa angatshatanga amadadlana maxa wambi aba ngamalolo.

(Deuteronomy 24:17-21) Recognizing how difficult life could be for such families, Jehovah himself became their fatherly Judge and Protector, the one “executing judgment for the fatherless boy and the widow.”
(Duteronomi 24:17-21) Ekuqonda ukutsala nzima kwezo ntsapho, uYehova ngokwakhe waba nguMgwebi noMkhuseli wazo othantamisayo, lowo “ogwebela inkwenkwe engenayise nomhlolokazi.”

For some weeks, the prophet Elijah has been a guest of the widow of Zarephath, living in a chamber on her roof.
Kangangeeveki, umprofeti uEliya ebelundwendwe lomhlolokazi waseTsarefathi, ehlala kwigumbi eliseluphahleni lwendlu yakhe.

At her side were two younger widows, Orpah and Ruth, Moabitesses who had been the wives of Naomi’s deceased sons Chilion and Mahlon.
Ecaleni kwakhe yayingabahlolokazi abaselula ababini, uOrpa noRute, ababengamaMowabhikazi awayengabafazi boonyana bakaNahomi ababefile uKiliyon noMalon.

Jehovah commanded that widows and fatherless boys be included in the nation’s annual festivals, where they could enjoy association with fellow Israelites.
UYehova wayalela ukuba abahlolokazi namakhwenkwe angenayise abe khona kwimithendeleko yakwaSirayeli eyayisenziwa minyaka le.

Dorcas cared for needy widows. —Acts 9:36-39
UDorkas wayebanyamekela abahlolokazi abasweleyo.—IZenzo 9:36-39