African Goodwill Network

​Zulu (isiZulu) is the language of the Zulu people with about 12 million people (2011 census) using it as their first language. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa (24% of the population, as well as being understood by over 50% of the population.) In 1994 it became one of the official languages in South Africa.

Zulu migrant populations have taken it to adjacent regions, especially to Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Swaziland. Like most indigenous South African languages, it was not a written language until contact with missionaries from Europe, who documented the language using the Latin Script. The first written document in isiZulu was a Bible translation that appeared in 1883 from Norway.

The Zulu language: Person – umZulu; People – amaZulu; Language: – isiZulu; Country – kwaZulu.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_language  
   
The Zulu version of the Great Invocation was tested for its esoteric correctness by requesting Zulu speaking experts to judge it. Corrections were made and this is the esoteric correct version that was accepted by Lucis Trust.

​The Great Invocation in isiZulu

Umthandazo Omkhulu

 Kusukela kulokho kukhanya
phakathi komcabango kaNkulunkulu
ukukhanya makusabalalele
emiqondweni yabantu.
Ukukhanya makwehlele emhlabeni.

Kusukela kulo uThando
ngaphakathi kwenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu
uThando maludluliselwe
ezinhliziyweni zabantu.
Makabuyele uKristu emhlabeni.

Kusukela phakathi emongweni
Lapho iNtando kaNkulunkulu yaziwa khona
Injongo ayihole izifiso zabantu –
Injongo leyo abaphathi abayaziyo
futhi abaphila ngayo.

Kusukela phakathi emongweni
esiwubiza ngokuthi yisizwe sabantu
Makuphumelele icebo
lothando nokukhanya
Malivale umnyango
lapho kuhlala khona ububi.

UkuKhanya noThando
naMandla makubuyisele iCebo
LikaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.

​This month we highlight the Great Invocation in Swahili or Kiswahili

Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people.  It is the lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of Southeast Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  The closely related Comorian language, spoken in the Comoros Islands, is considered a dialect.

​Estimates of Swahili speakers vary widely, from 60 million to over 150 million.  It is the national language of four nations: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is one of the official languages of the African Union and the East African Community.

A significant fraction of Swahili vocabulary is derived from Arabic through contact with Arabic speaking Muslim inhabitants of the Swahili coast.  It has also incorporated German, Portuguese, English, Hindustani and French words into its vocabulary through contact with empire builders, traders, and slavers during the past five centuries.

The Great Invocation in Swahili
DUA KUU

Kutoka kwenya kiini cha Nuru katika akili ya Mungu
Nuru naisambae katika akili za wanadamu
Nuru hiyo iteremke Duniani.

Kutoka kwenye kiini cha Huba katika moyo wa Mola
Huba iwachwe itapakae katika mioyo ya wanadamu
Na Yesu masihi arudi Duniani.

Kutaka katikati ambapo Matakwa ya Mola yajulikana
Haja iwachwe kuongoza nia hafifu za wanadamu
Nia ambayo ni bwana pekee anayeijua na kuitumikia.

Kutoka katikati tunapo liitia kabila la wanadamu
Mpango wa Huba na Nuru ufanye kazi
Na ufunge mlango ambao ni chimbuko la maovu.

Nuru na Huba na Uwezo udhibiti Mpango wa Mola huo Duniani.
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This month we highlight the Great Invocation in Shona or chiShona.

Shona is a language spoken in Zimbabwe and southern Zambia.  Botswana and Mozambique also host Shona language speakers.  There are people who speak one of the Shona language dialects: Zezuru, Karanga, Manyika, Ndau and Lorekore.  Shona is a principal language of Zimbabwe, along with Ndebele and the official business language, English.  The 2007 census revealed that there are approximately 8, 3 million speakers of Shona.

Shona speakers most probably moved into present Zimbabwe from the Mapungubwe and K12 communities in Limpopo, South Africa, before the influx of Europeans primarily British settlers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shona_language

The Great Invocation in Shona
MUNOMATO MUKURU                                                             

Kubva mullunde yeChiedza mupfungwa dzaTenzi
Chiedza ngacchiererere mupfungwa dzaVanhu,
Chiedza ngachidzake Panyika.

Kubva mullunde yeRudo Mumoyo waTenzi
Rudo ngaruererere muMwoyo yaVanhu,
Dai Kristu achidzoka Panyika.

Kubva PaChivara apo panozikanwa Kudakwa Tenzi
Chinangwa ngachitungamirire tuzvido twaVanhu – 
Chinangwa icho Chinozikanwa nokuriritirwa NeMahare.

Kubva Muchivara chatinoti Mhuri ya Vanhu
Zano reRudo neChiedza ngarikurumbire;
Rigonama musuo weumo munogara huipi.
Chiedza, Rudo naMasimba ngazvichengetedze Chinangwa Choupenyu panyika.
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This month we highlight the Great Invocation in Setswana.

Setswana or Tswana is a language spoken in Southern Africa by about 6.1 million people.  It belongs to the Niger-Congo family within the Sotho language branch, and is closely related to the Northern and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgadagadi language and the Losi language.  Tswana is an official language and lingua franca of Botswana spoken by a little over 2 million of its inhabitants.  Tswana is one of the 11 official languages of South Africa where a little over 4 million people speak the language. A number of speakers are also found in Zimbabwe and Namibia, where respectively 29,400 and 12,300 people speak the language. Differences between Tswana and Setswana are mainly phonological in nature.
Wikipedia
The Great Invocation in Setswana
Thapelo e Kgolo
Go tloga kwa nltheng ya Lesedi le le mo Tlhaloganyong ya Modimo
A lesedi le phasalelele mo ditlhaloganyong tsa batho.
A Lesedi le fologele mo Lefatsheng

Go tloga kwa ntlheng ya Lerato le le leng mo Pelong ya Modimo
A lorato lo elelele mo dipelong tsa batho.
A Keresete a boele Lefatsheng.

Go tloga kwa bo gareng kwa thato ya Modimo e itseweng teng
A boikaelelo bo kaele  dikeletso tse di potlana tsa batho –
Boikaelelo jo Beng ba bo itseng le go bo direla.

Go tloga kwa bogareng jo re bo bitsang lotso lwa batho
A Thulaganyo ya Lorato le lesedi e dire.
Mme a e kane lobati kwa bosula bo agileng teng.

A Lesedi le Lorato le Thata di busetse Thulaganyo mo Lefatsheng.
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The Great Invocation in Tswana
Kopo Gongwe Thapelo
Go tswa mo Leseding je le mo Moeng wa Modimo
A lesedi le tsene moMegopolong ya batho.
Alesedi le hologele mo Lehatshing.

Go twsa mo Lorantong je le mo Pelung ya Modimo
A lorato le tsene modipelung tsa batho.
A Kreste A boele mo Lehatshing.

Go tswa mo bogaring mo Thato ya Modimo e itseweng
A tlhaloganyo o goge dithatonyana tsa  batho –
Tlhaloganyo e Morena O e  itseng gape O e direleng. 

Go tswa mo bogaring jo re bo bitsan gore batho
A leano la Lorato le Lesedi le diriswe.
Ere gongwe le tswalele bosula mo bo agang agone.

A Lesedi le Lorato le Nonoho di busetse tshiamo mo Lehatshing.
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The Great Invocation in Sesotho - Lesotho

THAPELO E NACHA

Setsiketsing sa Leseli se leng Mohopolong oa Malimo
A lesili le ke le tsolohele mehopolong ea batho.
A ho theohele Leseli lefatseng.

Setsiketsing sa Lerato se pelong ea Molimo
A Lerato le ke le tsolohele pelong tsa batho.
Eka Kreste a ka khutlela lefatseng.

Setseng seo Thato ea Molimo e tsejoang ho sana
A ho ke ho tsoe boikemisetso bo lebelang thato a batho – 
Boikemisetso bo tsejoang ke Monghali boo a bo sebe letsang.

Setseng seo re se bitsang leloko la batho
A no ke ho phethehe Morero oa Lerato le Leseli.
‘Me o koale monyako oo bobe bo lulang ho oona.

This month we highlight the Great Invocation in Nyanja widely spoken in Zambia.
An urban variety of Nyanja, sometimes called Town Nyanja, is the lingua franca of the Zambian capital and is widely spoken as a second language throughout Zambia.  Alternate names for Nyanja are Chi Nyanja, Chewa, and  Chichewa. (The gender prefix chi is used for languages.) It is spoken in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.  


Nyanja has its origin in the Moravia Empire, which dominated and controlled most of present day Malawi and part of Mozambique and Zambia from the 15th Century to the 18th Century. The language remained dominant despite the break-up of the empire and the Nguni invasions and was adopted by Christian missionaries at the beginning of the colonial period. 
Native speakers are 12 million (2007). 


Native speakers are 12 million (2007). 





The Great Invocation in Nyanja - Zambia
PEMPHERO
Kucokera ku kuunika ku mtima wa Mulungu
Kuunika kumene kulowe mitima ya anthu
Kuunika kumene kutsikire dziko lapansi.

Cikondi ca mkati mwa mtima wa Mulungu
Cikondi cimene cilowe mitima ya anthu
Kristu abwerere pa dziko lapansi.

Kucokera komweko kodziwika cifuniro ca Mulungu
Tizifuniro ta anthu tilamulidwe
Kutu tidziwe ndi kutumikera Ambuye.

Cikondi ndi kuunika zilongosole
Kukhalirana kwa mitundu ya anthu.
Niziletse zoipa.

Cikondi, Kuunika ndi Mphamvu zikonze dziko lapansi

This month we highlight Ndebele spoken in South Africa.















There are at least two There are at least two languages commonly called Ndebele and they should not be confused as the same language:

• The Northern Ndebele language, a Nguni  language, spoken in Zimbabwe.
• The Southern Ndebele language, a Nguni language, spoken in South Africa.

 Most people speaking Southern Ndebele are situated in and around the Limpopo
Province, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Northwest Provinces. Approximately 2 million
people speak Southern Ndebele and it is one of the 11 official languages in South Africa.

The Great Invocation in Ndebele:

UKHUTHAZO OLUKHULU

 ESibaneni sokuKhanya esiseNqondweni kaNkulunkulu
UkuKhanya makungene kuzinze enqondweni zabantu.
UkuKhanya makwehlele emhlabeni.

OThandweni olujulileyo oluseNhlisziyweni yeNkosi
Uthando malungene enhliziyweni zabantu.
UKristu makabuyele emhlabeni.

Enzikini lapho iNtando kaNkulunkulu yaziwa khona
I njongo efanele mayikhokhele intandokazana zabantu –
Injongo eyaziwa loku khonzwa  yiziKhokeli.

Inzikini esiyibiza ngokuti yisizwe soluntu
IQhinga loThando lokuKhanya makusebenze,
Makuvale ngei umnyango lapho okuhlala ona ububi.

UkaKhanya loThando laMandla makugxilise
LeloQhinga emhlabeni wonke jikelele.

This month we highlight The Great Invocation in Lunya  Ruanda.

Lunya Ruanda is spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.

Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.


 


INZIR’ IMURIKIRWA ‘n UMUCYO

Icyaduh’ Umucyo w’Imana
Ukamurikir’ umitima y’abantu.
Umwana wayo ni we Mucyo w’isi.

Icyaduh’ urukund’ Imana idukunze
rukagera mu mitima y’abantu:
kandi Yesu akagaruka vuba mw isi.

Icyaduha tukajya tuyoborwa
n’iby’ Imana ishaka.
kukw aribyo Unwami wacu yagambiriye.

Icyaduha tugasohoz’ imigambi y’ Imana,
tukagwiz’ urukundo n’umucyo byayo. 
kugira ngw ibibi bitsembge.

Icyaduh’ Umucyo w’Imana n’urukundo rwayo
Bigafatanya n’imbaraga zayo,
Kugira ngo bihesh’ abo mw isi amahoro.