Missionaries who spread Christianity and Islam would do it in Kiswahili, with Ludwig Krapf becoming the first person to translate the New Testament of the Bible to Swahili. “Then came the era of ...

Whether you know your Scriptures chapter and verse or you rarely take a peek at the Good Book, these Bible facts will surprise you. Though the word Bible comes from the Greek word biblios ...

A question was once posed by revered Kiswahili scholar, writer and journalist, the late Ken Walibora at a Kiswahili conference. "Tunajenga nyumba moja, kwa nini tupiganie fito?” “We are ...

The word Bantu is the name for a family of African languages, including Swahili, Zulu ... him and then accepted an invitation to attend Bible studies at his house. The woman spoke to CT on ...

A convening General Conference approves the new denomination with singing, prayer, a constitution, and interim bishops.

When it comes to Tetema (meaning "twerking" in Swahili), by Tanzanian artist Diamond ... He insists, however, that he does not "regulate using the Bible". Mr Mutua says that while Kenya has ...

Yet in other ways, she’s independent, reading her Bible by using her tongue and chin ... “Bwana Yesu asifiwe,” she has written in Swahili. “Lord Jesus be praised.” Emma and Staford ...

Like the Torah and the Bible, the Quran is a complex work ... In the early stages of conversion, trade passing from Yemen and the Swahili coast across to the Malabar Coast and then Bay of Bengal was ...

‘Jengo’, a Swahili name means ‘building dreams ... The name Joel, meaning ‘Yahweh is God’, is linked to a prophecy about dreams in the Bible. You might also consider Angela, a name derived from ...

Underneath the image is a Swahili quote that Atem remembers from childhood, a darker part of her reflections on gender. "It's ...

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