NAMBYA CHRISTIAN TEXTS (in chronological order)
Ibuku lya maKristo : minamato ne katekizima (1960, with many later edition). Trans. A. Alapont, (initially in Wankie, then Gweru by Mambo Press), 139 pp.
Indebo mbuya yakakwalwa na Marko unganho wokutanga (1961).
Untebulo wedu = Nambya prayer and hymn book. (Gwelo: Mambo Press, 1977)
INdebo IMbuya yaJesu Kristo: the Gospels in Nambya, trans. Patrick Gwaba, Jonathan Shana, Patrick Nekatambe (Mambo Press: 1984), 388 pp.
—INdebo IMbuya yakakwalwa naMateu UNchena: Matthew in Nambya. Trans. Patrick Gwaba, 111 pp.
— INdebo IMbuya yakakwalwa naMarko UNchena: Mark in Nambya. Trans. Patrick Gwaba, 69 pp.
—INdebo IMbuya yakakwalwa naLuka UNchena: Luke in Nambya, trans. Patrick Nekatambe, 120 pp.
—INdebo IMbuya yakakwalwa naJohane UNchena: John in Nambya, trans. Jonathan Shana, 85 pp.
INdebo IMbuya sokukwala kwaJohane. (London : Trinitarian Bible Society, 1987?), 61 pp.
IMbalo INchena jaMazhuba eNsondo naMambwe Mazhuba Makulwana eGubungano I Jena (1992, 2nd ed. 2002), 581 pp. —Sunday Lectionary prepared by the Nambya Liturgical Sub-Committee, coordinated by Fr Alexander Alapont and Rm. Patrick Gwaba.
Bible (2003, 2006) — both O.T. and N.T.
Sacramentary trans. Alexander Alapont.
Additional prayer booklets and sacramental booklets (marriage, baptism, confirmation, anointing) by the Nambya Liturgical Committee of the Diocese of Hwange. Also translations of the Zimb. Cath. Bishops’ Conf. documents.
The beginning of the Gospel of Mark:
1 Eritsuka ryengulu yowene ya Yesu Kristo, oMugala wo Mungu. 2 Ngoko kisakire nomuminyereri Isaya ati,
Lebaya ngatuma omukwenda wage embere syawe,
Oyo wasyakokotya enzira yawe;
3 Omulenge woyu kabirikira omo mbwarara: ati,
Mukokotaye enzira yoMukama,
Mutungananaye esyonzira siwe—
4 Yoane Mubatisa mwabanika omo mbwarara, iniakatula omwatsi weribatisya ryeribinduka busana neribugira ryebibi.