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(2 Timoti 2:3, The English Bible in Basic English) Xa wayehamba noPawulos, uTimoti wafunda ukwaneliseka naphantsi kwezona meko zinzima.
(2 Timothy 2:3, The English Bible in Basic English) In Paul’s company, Timothy learned the secret of being content in even the most difficult circumstances.

Ngaloo ndlela, sinokukuqonda oko kwakuthethwa ngumpostile xa wathi: “Kuye uThixo silivumba elimnandi likaKristu, phakathi kwabasindiswayo naphakathi kwabatshabalalayo. Kwabanye silivumba lokufa elisa ekufeni; kwabanye silivumba lobomi elisa ebomini [“ivumba elibalulekileyo eliphilisayo,” The New English Bible; “ivumba elihlaziyayo lobomi ngokwabo,” Phillips].”—2 Korinte 2:15, 16.
Thus, we can appreciate what the apostle meant when he said: “To God we are a sweet odor of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the latter ones an odor issuing from death to death, to the former ones an odor issuing from life to life [“a vital fragrance that brings life,” The New English Bible; “the refreshing fragrance of life itself,” Phillips].” —2 Corinthians 2:15, 16.

Kungenxa yoko le nto ezinye iinguqulelo zeBhayibhile ziguqulela ibinzana elithi “ekuphumeni komphefumlo wakhe” ngokuthi “ukuphela kobomi bakhe” (Knox), “waphefumla okokugqibela” (JB), nangokuthi “ubomi bakhe baphuma kuye” (Bible in Basic English).
That is why other Bible translations render the phrase “her soul was going out” as “her life was ebbing away” (Knox), “she breathed her last” (JB), and “her life went from her” (Bible in Basic English).

Eneneni, iingelosi zathi ukuzalwa kwakhe kwakuya kuzisa “uxolo emhlabeni kwabo [uThixo] akholiswa ngabo.”—Luka 2:14, Today’s English Version.
In fact, the angels indicated that his birth would bring “peace on earth to those with whom [God] is pleased.” —Luke 2:14, Today’s English Version.

Ukusondelelana okunjalo kusinika ulweyiseko lokuba, kungakhathaliseki ukuba sibandezeleke njani, uYehova “akayi kubalahla abantu bakhe; akayi kubashiya abo bangabakhe.”—INdumiso 94:14, Today’s English Version.
Such intimacy gives us confidence that, regardless of our distresses, Jehovah “will not abandon his people; he will not desert those who belong to him.” —Psalm 94:14, Today’s English Version.

Ezobupolitika bezichazwa “njengemisebenzi enxulumene norhulumente welizwe okanye wengingqi, ingakumbi impikiswano okanye imfazwe eba phakathi kwabantu okanye amaqela athile anegunya okanye anethemba lokuba nalo.”—The New Oxford Dictionary of English.
Politics has been defined as “the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate or conflict between individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.” —The New Oxford Dictionary of English.

(Yobhi 36:27; 37:16; The New English Bible) Amafu aya kuhlala esibhakabhakeni logama nje eyinkungu: “Ubopha amanzi emafini akhe, lingagqabhuki ilifu [“inkungu,” NW] ngaphantsi kwawo.”
(Job 36:27; 37:16; The New English Bible) The clouds float as long as they are mist: “He fastens up the waters in his clouds —the mists do not tear apart under their weight.”

(1 Kumkani 18:21, New English Bible) Kunokuba bazilazile, bafanele bathabath’ inyathelo ngoku baze bazabalazele ukuzalisekisa usukelo lokuba ngabakhonzi bakaYehova abazahluleleyo nababhaptiziweyo.
(1 Kings 18:21, New English Bible) Instead of delaying, they need to take decisive action now and zealously work toward the goal of becoming dedicated, baptized worshippers of Jehovah.

Apha sicaphula kwinguqulelo yakutshanje kaGia-fu Feng noJane English ukuze sifumane amavandlakanya eTao Te Ching.
Here we quote from a modern translation by Gia-fu Feng and Jane English to get a glimpse of Tao Te Ching.

Kamva kuhlaziyo lwaseMerika lwale English Revised Version lwaphumela ekubeni kupapashwe iAmerican Standard Version.
Later a minor American revision of the resulting English Revised Version was published as the American Standard Version.

“Abantu abalungileyo bayacinga ngaphambi kokuba baphendule.”—IMizekeliso 15:28, Today’s English Version.
“Good people think before they answer.” —Proverbs 15:28, Today’s English Version.

“Umntu othanda imali akaneli,” itsho njalo iNtshumayeli 5:10.—iThe New English Bible.
“The man who loves money can never have enough,” says Ecclesiastes 5:10. —The New English Bible.

(King James Version, Douay, English Revised Version, Moffatt) Abantu abaninzi namhlanje ‘abanakuzeyisa,’ okanye ‘baziindlobongela.’
(King James Version, Douay, English Revised Version, Moffatt) Many people today are “without self- control,” or “violent.”

(Hezekile 18:2, Today’s English Version) UThixo wawaxelela amaYuda ukuba kwakungeyomfuneko ukuba kube njalo, iimpazamo zexesha elidluleyo kwakungeyomfuneko ukuba ziphindwe kwixesha elizayo.
(Ezekiel 18:2, Today’s English Version) God told the Jews that it did not need to be that way, that past errors need not be repeated in the future.

Nokuba imeko iyintoni na, ukwenjenjalo kuphikisana nentsingiselo yokwenene yendinyana yeBhayibhile ekuIsaya 2:4, eyaxela kwangaphambili ukuba abantu bakaThixo babengayi “kuphinda baqeqeshelwe imfazwe.”—The New English Bible.
At the very least, doing so runs counter to the spirit of the Bible text at Isaiah 2:4, which foretold that God’s people would not “ever again be trained for war.” —The New English Bible.

(Mateyu 7: 12, The New English Bible) Ukuze sisebenzise loo mgaqo, simele sikwazi ukuzibeka kwindawo yomnye umntu, ukuze sibone indlela ebesiya kuthanda ukuphathwa ngayo ukuba besisendaweni yakhe.
(Matthew 7:12, The New English Bible) To apply that rule, we must be able to put ourselves in the other person’s place, to see how we would like to be treated if we were in his place.

(INtshumayeli 3:4, Today’s English Version) Ikwaluleka isithi: “Vuya . . . ebutsheni bakho.”
(Ecclesiastes 3:4, Today’s English Version) It also admonishes: “Rejoice . . . in your youth.”

(The New English Bible) Ngaba uyasibona isizathu sokuba uYesu, owayemthanda ngokwenyaniso uYise, athandazele ukuba igama Lakhe lingcwaliswe?
(The New English Bible) Can you see why Jesus, who truly loved his Father, prayed that His name be sanctified?

Ukuhlonela abalupheleyo: ILevitikus 19:32 (Today’s English Version) ithi: “Bonisa intlonelo kubantu abakhulu uze ubabeke.”
Respect for the aged: “Show respect for old people and honor them,” says Leviticus 19:32.

Ufuna ngenene ukuwunikezela lo mdlalo? The text may not be too wide. So please use some HTML-BR-tags to have something more or less as wide as in english. Thanks!
Do you really want to give up this game?

Ngokomzekelo, iThe New English Bible icaphula uMoses esithi: “Sendinekhulu elinamashumi amabini eminyaka ubudala ngoku, ibe andisakwazi ukuhambahamba ndiye apho ndifuna khona.”
For example, The New English Bible quotes Moses as saying: “I am now a hundred and twenty years old, and I can no longer move about as I please.”

(Eksodus 4:1, 10, 13, ngokweContemporary English Version) Ekugqibeleni uMoses wasamkela isabelo sakhe yaye wakwenza kakuhle konke uYehova awamyalela kona.
(Exodus 4:1, 10, 13, Contemporary English Version) Moses finally accepted his assignment, and the rest is history.

Kwelinye icala, iThe New English Bible isibeka ngolu hlobo isiphumlisi emazwini kaYesu: “Ndikuxelela oku: namhlanje uya kuba nam eParadisi.”
On the other hand, The New English Bible punctuates Jesus’ words this way: “I tell you this: today you shall be with me in Paradise.”

Kodwa ke wabuyekezwa kakhulu ngaloo nto —kangangokuba lwathi luphela utyelelo lwakhe, wabe sele “ekhwankqisiwe yaye emangalisiwe.” —2 Kronike 9: 4, Today’s English Version.
But she was richly rewarded —so much so that by the end of her visit, she was left “breathless and amazed.” —2 Chronicles 9:4, Today’s English Version.

IThe New English Bible iguqulela isenzi sesiHebhere ngokuthi “ukuphinda.”
The New English Bible renders the Hebrew verb “repeat.”