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The Bible in isiNdebele

IsiNdebele 2012

The first book of the Bible to be published in isiNdebele, the Gospel according to Mark, was published in 1977. The New Testament and a selection of Psalms appeared in 1986. In 2012, the translation of the complete Bible was published. IsiNdebele was the last of South Africa’s 11 official languages to receive a complete Bible.

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