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Iyandula ke, enye imvubu ivele kumanzi angenzulwanga kufutshane nesiqithi, ize ngakuthi —ngokusondele kangangokuba lo mzimba mkhulu uzala wonke kwisilanga sekhamera yethu.
Then, from the shallow waters near the island, another hippo walks straight toward us —so close that his massive body fills the lens of our camera.

Njengoko inofele olulushica, ingenaboya, yaye ikhangeleka ixazalala, imvubu emile okwefatyi ayikho ntle tu kwaphela.
Thick-skinned, hairless, and seemingly clumsy, the barrel-shaped hippo would certainly fare badly in any beauty contest.

Hayi indlela enamandla amakhulu ngayo iBhehemote (imvubu) neLeviyatan (ingwenya)!
What power Behemoth (the hippopotamus) and Leviathan (the crocodile) have!

Kunokwenzeka ukuba ezi zaziquka ingonyama, imvubu, ingcuka nenkunzi yengulube.
These likely included the lion, the hippopotamus, the wolf, and the wild boar.

Kuthe kanti esi siqobo sikweli chibi sisilo esikhohlakeleyo samanzi—imvubu.
The grazers have just beheld a vicious aquatic animal —the hippopotamus.

Imvubu iyakwazi ukuhlala imini yonke ithe gabhu okanye ingaphantsi kwamanzi, yaye umzimba wayo omkhulu uyayivumela yonke loo nto.
The hippo spends the whole day partially or totally submerged in water, and its large body is well suited for this.

Kuba ichitha ixesha elininzi isemanzini, imvubu icocwa “ngabahlobo” bayo, abaziintaka neentlanzi.
Because of its aquatic habits, the hippopotamus gets cleaned by both feathered and finned “friends.”

“Kufuneka sicinge indlela yokuyigcina ivalekile laa milomo yazo,” imbombozele yatsho imvubu.
“We have to think of a way to keep those beaks shut,” mumbled the hippo.

INOBUNZIMA obufikelela kwiitoni ezine, imvubu isisilwanyana esanyisayo sesibini ngobukhulu esiphila emhlabeni.
WEIGHING up to four tons, the hippopotamus is the second largest living land mammal.

Ngaphezu koko, ukuba yenzakele, imvubu iba nongathethekiyo umsindo yaye ingamdlakaza nabani na onokusondela kuyo.
Furthermore, if a hippo is wounded, it is even more irritable and hence capable of inflicting greater damage on any intruder.

Xa umlambo uphuphuma, imvubu ikhupha intloko yayo ngaphandle kwamanzi, ize iye ngakwicala ovela kulo umsinga.
If the river it lives in overflows, the hippo can keep its head above water and swim against a deluge.

Ukubonisa isizathu sokuba abantu befanele bamoyike uMdali, uYehova wathetha kuYobhi ngezilwanyana ezinjengengonyama, iqwarhashe, inkunzi yenkomo yasendle, iBhehemote (okanye, imvubu) neLeviyatan (ekubonakala ukuba yingwenya).
To show why man should be in awe of the Creator, Jehovah once spoke to Job about such animals as the lion, the zebra, the wild bull, Behemoth (or, hippopotamus), and Leviathan (evidently the crocodile).

yatsho imvubu.
the hippo called.

Emva koko, omnye waba bahlaseli wayigxeka le ndoda yayiphethe imvubu ngelithi uElijah akahlali kuloo mmandla wabo.
Then one of the attackers criticized the man who had the whip, saying that Elijah was not from their community.

Nangona ingeyondadi iphum’ izandla njengezinye izilwanyana eziphila emhlabeni nasemanzini, imvubu inokuntywila ngaphantsi kwamanzi kangangemizuzu eli-15!
Although it may not be an accomplished swimmer like its amphibious neighbors, the hippo can stay submerged for up to 15 minutes!

Yomelele injalo, imvubu ayidlali ngethole layo, ingakumangalisa ngendlela elinyamekela ngayo.
As strong as it is, the hippo takes parenting seriously, treating the baby with surprising tenderness.

Bathe xa sele bemalunga nekota yomgama wokuwela, yathi imvubu kwiNdodana yeSoseji, “Uza kubamanzi.
When they had got a quarter of the way across, the hippo said to the Boerewors Man, “You’re going to get wet.

Xa imvubu isemanzini, intlanzi enkulu iblack labeos efumaneka emilanjeni nasemachibini isusa ubulembu, isikhumba esiqinileyo nezinye izinambuzane ezifunxa igazi—phantse nantoni na enamathela kwisikhumba sesi silwanyana.
When a hippo is in the water, fish called black labeos, a species of carp, “vacuum” away algas, dead skin, and parasites —practically anything clinging to the animal.

Incwadi ethi Conservation in Africa icacisa ithi: “Izilwanyana ezininzi ezikhulu zaseAfrika azivisisani neendlela ezininzi zokuphucula iindawo zasemaphandleni, ngokomzekelo indlovu, imvubu, umkhombe, inyathi, ingonyama nengwenya, kwaneenyamakazi ezithile ezinkulu, nezilwanyana ezifana neenkawu neehagu.”
“Many species of large African animal are incompatible with most forms of rural development, for example elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and crocodile, as well as some of the larger antelopes, primates and pigs,” explains the book Conservation in Africa.

Isemhlabeni, isemanzini, imvubu iba ndlongondlongo ngendlela efanayo.
On land the hippo is as brutish as it is in water.

Wonke ubani wayebukele lo gama imvubu idada isiya kwelinye icala lomgxobhozo ibeleke Indodana yeSoseji emqolo.
Everyone watched as the big hippo swam towards the other side of the vlei with the Boerewors Man on its back.

Imvubu efumaneka kumachibi nakwimilambo yasempuma Afrika, yodlulwa yindlovu kuphela ngobukhulu.
Found in pools, rivers, and lakes in eastern Africa, the hippo is surpassed in size only by the elephant.

Phakathi kwazo kukho iBhehemote, okanye imvubu.
Among these is Behemoth, or the hippopotamus.

Imvubu ehamba yodwa, iba sesichengeni sokuhlaselwa ziingonyama xa isitya emhlabeni.
Grazing on land, a lone hippo is vulnerable to attack by lions.

Ngoko ke, iqela lamadoda kwiHwange National Park, eZimbabwe, lamangaliswa xa labona imvubu isenza into ababengalindelanga ukuba iyenze.
Thus, a group of men at Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, were quite surprised when they saw a hippo behave in a way that struck them as out of character —to say the least.