Tetela Bible History (1)

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(O)Tetela...
"OTetela is spoken both east and west of the Lomami River,
above Tshofa in south-central Congo- Kinshasa.   Excluding the
Kusu, who are sometimes referred to as Tetela, the BaTetela
are thought to number almost 400,000.   A Bantu language,
OTetela is related to BaNkutu and OKela."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "Reduced to written form by members of
    the Methodist Episcopal
    (South) Congo Mission about 1915.   First
    publication, Catechism and New Testament stories in 1915 at Luebo by
    the Mission; tr. by Dr. D. L. Mumpower.   St. Matthew’s Gospel, M. E.
    Congo Mission, Wemba Niama, 1919; the Acts, 1920; tr. by Rev. H. P.
    Anker.   1 Corinthians, 1925; tr. by Rev. C. C. Bush; St. John’s Gospel,
    1925; tr. by Mr. Anker; Timothy, Peter, and James, 1929; St. Luke’s
    Gospel and Romans, 1934; tr. by E. B. Stilz.   New Testament,
    ABS, 1937; tr. by Mr. Stilz and the Mission Language Committee.
       CP: ABS.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

TETELA or OTETELA--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: "1937" John 3:14b-19 unknown.]

"1919 Matthew   1920 Acts
1925 Matthew (revised)   John   1 Corinthians
1929 James   2 Timothy   2 Peter   1934 Romans
Methodist Episcopal Congo Mission, Wembo Nyama
1938 New Testament ABS, New York
Translated by mies. of the MECM, including E. B. Stilz,
J. Leighton Wilson, C. C. Bush, D. L. Mumpower, and H. P. Anker.
"
- -1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1959" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Isaya = Isaiah).]

"1962 Genesis   1966 Bible   SSB au Congo, Kinshasa
Translated by William Chappell and Mr. & Mrs. Honore Lokale,
Methodist Mission in Central Congo, advised by a committee.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

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