Meaning

1. to tell, to narrate (to present a series of events using words)
2. to be about (of stores, to contain some content about a particular subject)
3. (obsolete) to inform, to tell, to announce
4. (obsolete) to announce an animal's location by barking
5. to repeat, to pass along
6. to order, to commission
7. to bode
8. to back, to side with [with za (+ instrumental) ‘someone/something’],
9. to justify (to explain actions or intentions so as to gain the approval of someone)
10. to announce one's arrival or departure
11. to tell about oneself
12. to speak one's mind, to express one's opinion
13. to declare, to make known
14. to institute
15. to be declared, to be made known
16. to be announced