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Ibhayibheli Liguqula Izizwe

Kusekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-1800. Umfana waseNigeria oneminyaka eyi-12 nomndeni wakhe bayathathwa ekhaya labo baphoqelelwa ukuba bangeniswe emkhunjini wezigqila wasePortugal oya eMelika. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba isikebhe sibe nethuba lokushiya ugu lwase-Afrika, sihlaselwa yinqola elwa nobugqila futhi abashushumbisi bayaboshwa. Umfana nomndeni wakhe bakhululwa base bethunyelwa eSierra Leone. Kulapha lapho ethola khona amandla eBhayibheli.

Ngemuva kokuba ngumKristu, uSamuel Ajayi Crowther waqala ukufunda izilimi eziningi futhi wenza nemikhankaso yezithunywa zevangeli emazweni aseduze kweSierra Leone. Kodwa sonke lesi sikhathi, wayefunda iBhayibheli ngesiNgisi ngoba lalingekho ngesiYoruba — ulimi lwakhe lwaseNigeria.

Lokhu kusho ukuthi abantu baseNigeria ababengasikhulumi isiNgisi babengakwazi ukuzifundela iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke u-Ajayi wasiza ekwakheni uhlelo lolimi olubhaliwe lwesiYoruba wabe esehumushela iBhayibheli kulolo limi.

Lapho eseqedile iBhayibheli lesiYoruba, waqhubeka nokuhumushela imiBhalo kwezinye izilimi zaseNigeria ukuze abantu abaningi bathole ushintsho lwempilo ayebhekane nalo.

Ngokulandelayo uCowther wakhethwa “njengoMbhishobhi waseNiger” yisonto laseSheshi, waba ngumbhishobhi wokuqala omnyama waseSheshi. Futhi namhlanje, iSonto LaseSheshi laseNigeria yisifundazwe sesibili ngobukhulu saseSheshi esinamalungu angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-18 abhapathiziwe.

Unkulunkulu ofanayo osebenze ngokusebenzisa konke futhi ufuna ukusebenza ngawe ukuthinta umhlaba ngeZwi lakhe. Kunabantu abalinde ukuguqulwa yiBhayibheli wena kuphela omi kahle ukufinyelela kubo.

Ngakho-ke namuhla, cela uNkulunkulu ukuthi aveze indima ongayidlala kule ndaba ayixoxayo, futhi ubuke njengoba enza okuningi ngempilo yakho kunakho konke ongakucela, ucabange, noma ucabange.