Mambwe Bible History (1)

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(Ichi)Mambwe...
"The Mambwe language is spoken southwest of Lake Rukwa, in
southwestern Tanzania and adjacent Zambia, south of Lake
Tanganyika.   It is a Bantu language, closely related to IchiLungu.
The Mambwe-Lungu ‘Union’ usage accommodates speakers of
both tongues."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "First publication, St. Mark’s Gospel in
    1893 by the BFBS; tr. by Rev. D. Picton
    Jones of the LMS.   St. John’s Gospel, 1898.
       New Testament, 1901.   Committee ver-
    sion: St. Mark’s Gospel, BFBS, 1909; tr. by
    LMS mies.; St. Matthew’s and St.
    [m]ark’s
    (revised) Gospels, Ephesians, and the
    Epistles of St. John, 1913; St. Luke’s Gospel
    and Romans, 1914; tr. by the Rev. E. H.
    Clark.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

MAMBWE--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:15-18 unknown.]

"1893 Mark   1898 John   1901 New Testament
BFBS, London
Translated by D. Picton Jones, London MS."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1909 Mark   1912 Acts   1913 Matthew   Ephesians
1-3 John   1914 Luke   Romans   BFBS, London
Translated and revised by Ernest H. Clark, Harold E. Wareham, and
W. Draper, LMS, assisted by a committee.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1913" (Recomposed) Mark 1:2 incorrect (Eseya = Isaiah).]

(Ichi)Mambwe-Lungu Union...
"‘Union Mambwe-Lungu’ was devised to provide a common
literary language for speakers of both IchiMambwe and
IchiLungu, numbering together about 100,000.   IchiLungu is
spoken in Zambia, southwest of Lake Tanganyika.   It is closely
related to IchiMambwe."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "[g]ospels
    and Acts, 1921; the Mambwe text revised by Rev. W. G. Robertson,
    Mr. Clark, Dr. Wareham, W. Draper and Rev. J. A. Ross, all of the
    LMS; Romans-Revelation, 1922; Psalms, 1924.   CP: BFBS.
    "
    -- 1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

MAMBWE-LUNGU: Union--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:11- 18 unknown.]

"1921 [g]ospels   Acts   1922 Romans-Revelation
1924 Psalms   BFBS, London
A revision of the London MS Mambwe version, prepared by a
committee including W. G. Robertson, E. H. Clark, H. E. Wareham,
W. Draper, and J. A. Ross, LMS.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
"1921" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Esaia = Isaiah).]

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