Results for izembe translation from Xhosa to English

amatye abotshelelwe kwintonga yahlukeneyo ingenza ihamile okanye izembe.
stones tied in a split stick will make a hammer or axe.

izembe malisuke emanzini kakuhle ekuphelemi okanye ekugqityweni kokutsala, okushiya amanzi eshukuma.
the blade should leave the water cleanly at the end of the stroke, leaving a swirl in the water.

ukuba izembe lingena emanzini oko kubonakalisa ukuba ukubamba kukhawuleze kwaqala, okungunobangela wokubambisa unonkala.
if the blade enters the water with a splash it is a sign that the catch has started too early, which is a frequent cause of catching a crab.

ekupheleni kokutsaleka izandla maziyekelelwe phambi kwezihlahla ukuqinisekisa ukuba izembe elenziwe ngomthi lisemanzini phambi kokuba likhululeke.
at the end of the stroke the hands must be dropped before the wrists to ensure that the blade is clear of the water before it is feathered.

ukupa umphezulu wamanzi ushiya izembe elenziwe ngomthi njengoko lishiya amanzi umqheba wambathiswe kwangoko ngokuyekelela izihlahla phambi kwezandla.
if a feathery sheet of water runs off the blade as it leaves the water the oar has been feathered too early by dropping the wrists before the hands.

ukutsalela enzulwini, xa izembe lisika amanzi ekuqaleni komgama wokutsala, unobangela ingakukuba sengxakini okanye ukuyekelela emva kwexesha elibekiweyo.
rowing deep, due to slicing the blade into the water at the start of the stroke, the cause of which may be a faulty grasp or a late recovery.

kananjalo izembe selibekiwe engcanjini yemithi; ngoko umthi wonke ongavelisi siqhamo sihle, uyagawulwa, uphoswe emlilweni.
and now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

ukuceba amanzi, okubangelwa kukufumana ingxaki yomqheba ekuqaleni komgama wokutsala, oko kuvumela izembe elenziwe ngomthi lingene emanzini ngendlela engalunganga okanye engeyiyo.
clipping the water, due to faulty grasp of the loom at the start of the stroke, thus allowing the blade to enter the water at an incorrect angle.

kule ndawo izembe lomthi okanye imiqheba eyenziwe ngomthi mayibe kwiqondo legophe elingamashumi amathathu ukusukela ngaphambili nangasemva kwesikhitshane, inamazembe okanye ubukhali obungangeeqela lee-intshi ukusukela emanzini nakancinci imile nkqo.
in this position the oars should be at an angle of about 30° from the fore-and-aft line of the boat, with the blades about a couple of inches off the water and slightly over the vertical.

waya nommelwane wakhe ehlathini, esiya kugawula imithi, isandla sakhe sajiwula izembe, enqumla imithi, yaphunyuka intsimbi emphinini, yabetha kummelwane wakhe, wafa: lowo wosabela komnye umzi kuloo mizi, asinde;
as when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: