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brick

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A building material usually made from clay, molded as a rectangular block, and baked or burned in a kiln.

Ngokomzekelo, kusenokuwa isitena kwisakhiwo esiphakamileyo siye kubetha umntu nje ozihambelayo.
For example, a brick may break loose from the top of a high building and strike a pedestrian.

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(Isaya 41:10; Nahum 2:1, NW; 2 Kronike 24:13) Amazwi akho amele ngobuchule akwakhe kwakhona ukuzixabisa komntu odandathekileyo, ngokungathi kunjalo, isitena ngesitena.
(Isaiah 41:10; Nahum 2:1; 2 Chronicles 24:13) Your words must skillfully rebuild the depressed person’s self-esteem, brick by brick, as it were.

ISITENA ESENZIWE NGAMALAHLE (OKANYE QINISA).
CLINKER (OR CLENCH).

Bafunda indlela yokwenza iifestile, ukuqhuba oogandaganda, ukujika ikonkile, nokubeka isitena.
They learned how to fabricate windows, operate tractors, mix concrete, and lay bricks.

Sekunjalo, abazalwana abakumaqela akhayo babefuna ukuba noodade babek’ isitena ukuze wonke umntu oseqeleni enze into ebonakalayo.
However, the construction teams were eager to get sisters involved in the actual building work and to make full use of the workforce.

Kwakhona bayaluxabisa uncwadi lweBhayibhile, maxa wambi oku bakubonisa ngokunikela ngamaso, isitena sesepha kunye nobisi olusenkonxeni yaye ngokufanayo kubanjalo ekusekeleni kubulungiseleli boBukumkani.
They also appreciate Bible literature, showing this at times by donating beads, a bar of soap, canned milk, and the like in support of the Kingdom ministry.

Isitena sisenokubonakala singabalulekanga, kodwa ngasinye sinendima ebalulekileyo, yaye sixabisekile.
A brick may seem insignificant, but each one has its place, its value.

Ngokomzekelo, kusenokuwa isitena kwisakhiwo esiphakamileyo siye kubetha umntu nje ozihambelayo.
For example, a brick may break loose from the top of a high building and strike a pedestrian.

UAkan wabona isambatho esihle, isitena segolide, neengqekembe zesilivere.
Achan saw a beautiful robe, a bar of gold, and some pieces of silver.

Maxa wambi siye sifumane isitena sesepha, esifanele sigqibe inyanga yonke.”
Sometimes we also receive a bar of soap, which is to last a whole month.”

Mthetho ngamnye onyenyis’ intambo owiswa yinkundla ufana nokongezelela ilitye okanye isitena esilutsho olu donga lungokwasemthethweni lokukhusela amalungelo amaNgqina kaYehova nawabantu ngokubanzi lube ngumankankela.
Each favorable court ruling is like an added stone or brick strengthening the legal wall that protects the rights not only of Jehovah’s Witnesses but of all people.

Ngokomzekelo, eBritani kusetyenziswa isitena seplatinum ne-iridium alloy xa kulinganiselwa ubunzima obuyikhilogram enye.
For instance, in Britain the standard for measuring mass is a bar of platinum and iridium alloy that weighs one kilogram.

Emva koko uqaba isitena esikhulu sesepha eyenziwe ngesundu aze acikice le mpahla phezu kwelitye.
Next, he lathered up a huge block of palm-oil soap and one by one pummeled the pieces of clothing against a rock.

Umphathi wenye inkampani owayetyelele apho kweso siza ngokukhawuleza emva koko wabuza inani leengcibi esiziqeshileyo zokubeka isitena.
The manager of one company who visited the site soon afterward asked how many bricklayers we had employed.

NguAkan weba umnweba, isitena segolide neeshekele zesilivere, kungekhona isithixo.
Achan stole a garment, a gold bar, and silver shekels, not an idol.

Ngokomzekelo: Isitena esinye sisenokubonakala singabalulekanga, kodwa xa sibeka izitena ezininzi kakuhle, sinokwakha indlu entle.
To illustrate: A single brick may seem insignificant, but if we carefully place many of them together, we can build a fine home.

UDiane uthi: “Kwaba ngathi kufakwa isitena somkhenkce phakathi kwethu.
“It was like a block of ice coming between us,” Diane explains.