Tsonga Bible History (1)

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**List: Tsonga Ministry

the Bible ( the Bible )
(Shi)Tsonga...
"The Tsonga language is spoken in several dialects by almost one
million people in Mozambique, south of Lourenço Marques, and
in adjacent Transvaal, South Africa.   Ronga, Shangaan, Jonga,
Gwamba, and Hlengwe are usually considered Tsonga dialects."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "First publication, Scripture se-
    lections in 1883 at Lausanne by G. Bridel; tr. by E. Creux and Paul
    Berthoud of the French Swiss Mission.   St. Luke’s Gospel and the Acts,
    BFBS, 1892; tr. by Paul and Henri Berthoud and A. Jaques.   New
    Testament, French Swiss Mission, Lausanne, 1894; Genesis and Exodus,
    1896; tr. by Henri Berthoud.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

"1892 Luke   Acts   BFBS, London
1894 New Testament   1896 Genesis   Exodus
Printed privately, Lausanne
Translated by Paul and Henri Berthoud, Swiss Romande Mission."
- -1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1905 New Testament (revised)   1906 Genesis-Psalms
1907 Bible   1917 New Testament (revised)
1929 Bible (revised)   BFBS, London
Translated and revised by mies. of the SRM, primarily by
E. Thomas, Abel de Meuron, R. Cuenod, and Josefa Mawelele.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

       "Genesis to Psalms, BFBS (Lausanne
    printed
    ), 1906; tr. by members of the French Swiss Mission, of whom
    E. Thomas was the principal translator.   Bible, 1907.   Revised,
    1929; by Rev. R. Cuénod with French and African colleagues.
       CP: BFBS.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

THONGA--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:14b-26a, 29-4:6 {correct w/ God 3 times @ John 3:34}.]

"1961 [m]ark (with Portuguese)   Swiss BS, Zürich
1965 John (with Portuguese)   BFBS, London
1968 Luke (with Portuguese)   BS of South Africa
A revision prepared by P. T. Leresche, SRM, assisted by a committee."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
"1961" Mark 1:2 incorrect (muprofeta Esaya = prophet Isaiah).]

"formal-equivalent translations of the Bible were made in... Tsonga (Swiss Mission) 1906, Revised 1929."

Tsonga Bible (1989)   [Bib. Soc. of S. Africa]   [Info only: Probably corrupt--"Dynamic-/functional-equivalent translation".]

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