noun

Plural – Ba Lesa

MEANING

God

Example of use    

Lesa musuma, MEANING:God is good.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE: Lepushanishanya.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/ IDOMS/ PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION                     

Nil

PROVERBS

·        Lesamufushi tafulila umo.

Literaltranslation

God is a blacksmith who does not forge for one manonly, he works for all.

Meaning

God has no favours for one individual only, he givesto everyone.

Bembameaning

Lesa tabanamuncishanya apeela onse mu mulinganya

 

Similarproverbs

1.     Lesa tona cakwe, mupuma limo.

2.     Lesatumba nambo mutima kaebele. (God is all powerful. Hedoes what he likes.)

3.     Kwimbakati kusansha na Lesa.

4.     ApatebetaLesa tapafuka cushi.

5.     Lesatula uwatulile mulonda londa ngaliputwike.

6.     Lesatalaba ciminine. (God does not forget any living being. Hetakes care of all.)

7.     Lesaalabansa. (God does not sweep all people at once.)