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One's male child.

Kuthekani ukuba umfana oselula uye walwa esikolweni okanye intombazana ekwishumi elivisayo ifika ekhaya isithi ibonwe lisoka?
What if a young son gets into a fight at school or a teenage daughter comes home and says that she is in love?

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Njengoko sasiphuma evenkileni, sadibana nomnye umfana onobubele owayegoduka evela emsebenzini, eqhuba ibhayisekile.
As the two of us were leaving the shop, we met a very pleasant young man who was going home from work, riding a bicycle.

Umfana osisityebi owaya kuYesu wayefuna ukuphila ngonaphakade emhlabeni.
The rich man who approached Jesus wanted to gain eternal life on earth.

Luluphi uhlengahlengiso olwenziwa ngomnye umfana ngokuphathelele umsebenzi wakhe, ibe kwakutheni ukuze enjenjalo?
What step as to employment did a young man take, and why?

Umfana ogama linguJayson ukhumbula oku: “Kwintsapho yasekhaya, rhoqo kusasa ngoMgqibelo sasisiya entsimini.
A young man named Jayson recalls: “In my family, Saturday mornings were always devoted to field service.

Ekuphela kwento eza kwenzeka kungekudala, kukusuka nje ndife yaye akukho namntu uya kuyiphawula loo nto.”—UArnulfo, umfana ongenakhaya oneminyaka eli-15 ubudala.
If I expect anything for the future, it is to die without anyone taking notice.”—Arnulfo, a 15-year-old homeless boy.

Bambi bacinga ukuba ukuba umfana uhlakulela iimpawu zobudoda, usenokungatsaleleki kangako kwamanye amadoda.
Some have suggested that if a young man develops masculine traits, he may be less attracted to other men.

Umdumisi wabuza wathi: “Umfana uya kuwuhlambulula njani na umendo wakhe.”
“How will a young man cleanse his path?” asked the psalmist.

Oko kuthethwa ngamantombazana: “Iyandikruqula into yokuba umfana angafuni ukundiyeka nangona sele ndimalile.”—UColleen, oneminyaka engama-20 ubudala.
What girls say: “It irritates me when I say a definite no to a boy but he keeps on trying.” —Colleen, 20.

Eneneni, asiyombopheleleko yakho ukuphembelela umfana othandana naye ukuba atshintshe.
In any event, it is not your responsibility to make your boyfriend change.

Ngokomzekelo: Umfana uyayithanda intombi aza kutshata nayo.
To illustrate: A young man loves a young woman whom he is going to marry.

Umfana esiya kumbiza ngokuba nguTom, abazali bakhe abaqhawula umtshato xa wayeneminyaka esibhozo ubudala, ukhumbula oku: “Emva kokuba uTata emkile, sasisoloko sinako ukutya, kodwa ngequbuliso, sasiphila ngenkonkxa yesiselo esibandayo.
A young man we’ll call Tom, whose parents divorced when he was eight years old, recalls: “After Dad left, well, we always had food, but all of a sudden, a can of soda was a luxury.

Omnye umfana ogama linguJohn uthi: “Umsebenzi ofuna amandla ukufundisa ukuba nomonde.
A young man named John says: “Physical work helps you to learn patience.

UKati oneminyaka eli-16 ubudala uthi, “Mna nomnye umfana sathumelelana imiyalezo, kodwa wathi akubonisa isincwaso, yaqina imiyalezo phantse yonk’ imihla.
“A boy and I would text each other,” recalls 16-year-old Kati, “but soon he began flirting and we were texting each other almost every day.

UROBERT, umfana waseKhanada, wayekhenketha kwelaseYurophu efuna injongo yakhe yobomi.
ROBERT, a young man from Canada, wandered through Europe in search of his place in life.

Xa waqalisa ukushumayela komnye umfana, wafumanisa ukuba wayeliNgqina likaYehova!
When she began to preach to a young man, she realized that he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses!

Omnye oselula owayefuna ukuba nguvulindlela othe ngxi wakhuliswa ngendlela yokuba umfana ufanele azifumbele imali.
A youth who wanted to regular pioneer was raised in a culture where the prevailing custom is for young men to become financially secure.

Omnye umfana oku-zero-zero-one uyichaza ngolu hlobo eyakhe imeko: “Nditya kanye ngemini.
A young man on zero-zero-one explains his situation: “I eat once a day.

Umfana oye wafumana ulwazi ngemilinganiselo yeBhayibhile usenokuzama ukufundisa umntwana wakhe ngeminye imigaqo yeLizwi likaThixo.
A young man who has gained an appreciation for Bible standards may even try to teach his child some of the principles of God’s Word.

Enyanisweni, umfana olungeleleneyo uya kukhangela intombazana eneempawu ezithandekayo neziya kuphelelisa ulwalamano lwabo.—Mateyu 19:6.
The fact is, a balanced young man will look for a girl who can bring her strengths to a partnership. —Matthew 19:6.

UMzalwan’ uSzabó wanikel’ ubungqina nakuSándor Józsa, umfana owayesebenza kwaEnyedi.
Brother Szabó also witnessed to Sándor Józsa, a young man who worked for the Enyedi family.

(Galati 6:5) Amantombazana akamthandi umfana ongahlaliyo emsebenzini kuba esonqena okanye ethanda ukudlala.
(Galatians 6:5, Contemporary English Version) Girls won’t be attracted to a young man who can’t hold down a job because he is lazy or because he spends too much time at play.

Waluleka umfana oselula uTimoti esithi: “Nika imiyalelo kwabo bazizityebi . . . babeke ithemba labo, kungekhona kubutyebi obungaqinisekanga, kodwa kuThixo, osinika zonke izinto ngokobutyebi ukuze siyoliswe; basebenze okulungileyo, batyebe emisebenzini emihle, . . . beziqwebela ngokukhuselekileyo isiseko esihle sekamva, ukuze babubambe ngokuqinileyo ubomi benene.”—1 Timoti 6:17-19.
He counseled the young man Timothy: “Give orders to those who are rich . . . to rest their hope, not on uncertain riches, but on God, who furnishes us all things richly for our enjoyment; to work at good, to be rich in fine works, . . . safely treasuring up for themselves a fine foundation for the future, in order that they may get a firm hold on the real life.”—1 Timothy 6:17-19.

Umfana, ogama linguViliame wayeyincutshe kwibhola yombhoxo yaye ekulangazelela ngamandla ukudlalela ilizwe lakhe.
A young man named Viliame proved to be an exceptional rugby player and aspired to play for his country.

Omnye ubawo wathi: “Unyana wam wayechitha ixesha elininzi nomnye umfana abadala ababendilumkisile ngaye besithi akasosinxulumani sihle.
“My son was spending quite a bit of time with a youth that the elders had warned me was not good association,” one father noted.

Umfana ongumKristu ogama linguPeter ubhala oku: “Utata wayeyindlamanzi yaye wayesoloko embetha umama, yaye, maxa wambi, ebetha nathi bantwana.
A young Christian man named Peter writes: “My father was an alcoholic and regularly beat my mother and, at times, us children.