view, watch, behold, look at
face, be oriented toward, be confronted by
attend, look after, supervise
anticiate, expect, wait for
go towards, head for, point to
or used in the imperative form, as an order:
Bheka
A word rich in meanings
I now recall a placename, up the coast from East London, inland
Bekabantwana, I think
Look after the children.
Izibonelo:
Wazesula izinyembezi wabheka phansi.
She wiped her tears and looked down.
"Ngisahamba, Dumazile," kusho unina, "wena uzosala, ubheka ingane."
"I am going now, Dumazile," says her mother, "you shall remain behind and look after the child."
Ngabamba indlela ebheke eMpumalanga, ngakhabuzela ngaze ngayosithela.
I took the road that goes towards Mpumalanga, and walked briskly until I was out of sight.
Vocabulary from isizulu.net
Examples from the isiZulu Oxford Living Dictionary
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