kwizura

How to say it

Meaning

to rise from the dead by one's own power.

Good to know

a rare, mainly theological word - contrasts with kuzurwa (to be resurrected, by another's power).

Examples

• Yezu yavuzwe ko yashoboye kwizura.Jesus was said to have risen from the dead by his own power.
• Nta muntu ashobora kwizura ku bushobozi bwiwe bwite.No human being can raise themselves from the dead by their own power.
• Ivyanditswe bivuga ivy'ukwizura kw'abapfuye.The scriptures speak of the resurrection of the dead.
• Ntibashobora kwizura keretse Imana ibashoboje.They cannot rise from the dead unless God enables it.