INTRODUCING BIBLE BASICS / KUSANDULULA KWA BBAIBBELE KUTAANZI

Introduction & Lesson 1 The Bible / Ciiyo 1 Bbaibbele || Lesson 2 / Ciiyo 2. Leza || Lesson 3 / Ciiyo 3 Mizezo a Makanze akwa Leza || Lesson 4 Death / CIIYO 4 / LUFU ||

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BASIC BIBLE TEACHING: TONGA LANGUAGE (Zambia)

“… BE READY ALWAYS TO GIVE AN ANSWER TO EVERY MAN THAT ASKS YOU A REASON OF THE HOPE THAT IS IN YOU, WITH MEEKNESS AND FEAR “
1 Peter 3:15

THIS IS TO HELP YOU FIND THE ANSWER

“…KOLIMBABILA LYOONSE KUPA BWINGUZI KU MUNTU OONSE UKUBUZYA CIKUPA BUKULWAIZI BULIMULINDUWE. MUBULEMU EKU LIBOMBYA…”
1 Peter 3;15

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BY BRO JOSEPH MULAWO – MUZOKA ECCLESIA

* The Bible is God speaking
- I BIBELE NGU LEZA UKANANA
John 20:30,31; 2 Timothy 3:16,17; Hebrews 1:1,2; 2 Peter 1:19-21.

* God created the world and controls it
- LEZA NGUWAKALENGA NYIKA ALIMWI NGUIKWABILILA
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 33:6-11; 74:15-17; Daniel 4:17; Acts 17:24-28.

* God is one
LEZA NGOMWE BUYO
Deuteronomy 4:35; 6:4; Isaiah 45:1-5; 46:9,10; Mark 12:29; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6; Ephesians 4:6.

* Christ is God’s son
- KRISITO MWANA WAS LEZA ALIMWI MUBELESI
Matthew 3:17; 4:10;17:5; 28:18; John 5:18; 19:30; 10:36; 12:49; 14:28;
1 Corinthians 11:3; 15:24-28.
* Jesus was a man like us
-JESU WAKALI MUNTU MBULI NDISWE
Romans 5:17; 8:3; Hebrews 2:14,15; 4:15: Galatians 4:4.

* The Holy Spirit is the power God uses to do His work
- MOZA USALALA NINGUZU ZYA LEZA NZYOBELESYA KUCITA NCHITO YAKWE.
Isaiah 11:2; Luke 1:35; 4:18; John 15:26; Acts 1:4,5; 2:4; 1 Corinthians 2:4,5,10.

* We cannot earn salvation: God gives it to us
- TETUKONHI KUJANA URFUTUKO: LEZA NGULUPA KULINDISWE
Psalm 32:1,2; John 3:16; Romans 4:22-24; 5:1,2,16,17; 6:22,23;
1 Corinthians 1:21; Ephesians 2:8,9.

* We have to be baptised if we want to be saved
- TWEEFEDE KUBBIZIGWA KUTI KATUYANDA KU FUTULWA
Matthew3:13-15; Mark 16:16; John 3:5,22; Acts 2:38; 4:12; 8:36; 9:18; 22:16; Romans 6:3-8 ; Galatians 3:26,27; Colossians 2:11,12; Hebrews 10:22,23;
1 Peter 3:20,21

* All men sin
- BANTU BOONSE BULABISYA
Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:23; 5:12; James 1:14

* Man does not live for ever
- MUNTU TOPONI KUKABE KUTAMANI
Genesis 2:17; 3:19,22; Isaiah 40:6-8; Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:22;
James 4:14

* Death is the end of man’s life
LUFU MAMANINO ABIRUMI BWA MURTHI
Psalm 6:5; 9:5,6,10; 146:3,4; Ecclesiastes 3:17-20; 9:5,6; Isaiah 38:18,19

* The soul
* – BIRUMI
- Muntu:- Genesis 2:7; Ecclesiastes 12:7
- Ulafwa:- Ezekiel 18:4

GOD MADE PROMISES TO MEN
- LEZA WAKAPA ZISYOMEZYO KU BANTU
PERSON - MUNTU PROMISE - CHISYOMEZYO FULFILMENT - KUZUZIKIZYA

ABRAHAM

ISAAC

ISRAEL Genesis 12:1-3,7 Hebrews 11:8-10,39,40
Genesis 13:14-17 Pete tabunaba mubu lelo bwa mwami
Genesis 15:18 Acts 26:6-8
Genesis 17:8 Joshua 24:13
Genesis 22:17 Exodus 12:37
Genesis 26:3 Numbers 26:51
Genesis 28:4,13 Luke 1:68,73
Genesis 35:12 Matthew 1:1
Leviticus 26:42 Acts 7:
DAVID 2Samuel 7:12-16 Matthew 1:1; Luke 1:32,33
US - NISWE Galatians 3:6,16,18,27-29

* There will be a resurrection
- KUYOKUBA BUBUKE
Romans 6:8,9; 1 Corinthians 15:13,14; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-16

* God still has a purpose with the Jews
-LEZA UCIJISI MUUMO ABA JUDA
Jeremiah 30:11; 31:36,37; 33:24-26; 46:28; Amos 9:8;
Romans 11:1-5,11-15, 25-31.

* The Kingdom of God: when it first happened
- BULELO BWA MWAMI LEZA: BWAKA TALIKA LILI
Exodus 19:5,6; 2 Samuel 5:12; 1 Chronicles 29:23; 2 Chronicles 9:8.

When it ended
- CIINDI NIBWAKAMANA
Ezekiel 21:26,27: Hosea 3:4,5; Luke 21:24; John 19:15.

* It will happen again
- BUYAKUBA ALIMWI
Isaiah 24:23; Ezekiel 37:21-28; Obadiah 1:15-21; Micah 4:6-8;
Zechariah 14:9-21; Luke 1:32,33; Revelation 22:3-5.

* The Kingdom of God will be on the earth
- BULELO BWOMWOMI LEZA BUYA KUBA ANYIKA.
Psalm 37:9,11,22,29,34; 72:5,19; Proverbs 2:21; 10:30; Jeremiah 23:5;
Daniel 7:27; Matthew 5:5; Revelation 5:10; 11:15.

* Christ is coming back to the earth
- KLISTO ULO BOOLA ALIMWI (ANSI) ANYIKA ONO
Matthew 16:27; 24:39; Luke 18:8; 19:11-27; John 14:3; Acts 1:11; 3:21; Philippians 3:20-22; Colossians 13:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 4:16; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:28; 10:37: 1 John 2:28; 3:2; Revelation 22:16,20.

* There will be a judgement
- KUYA KUBA LUBETA
Daniel 12:2,3; Matthew 25:46; Act 17:31; John 5:29; Romans 14:10-12;
2 Corinthians 5:10.

* What about the people who have no knowledge*
- * CILIBUTI KU BANTU BATAJISI LUHIBO*
Psalm 49:20; John 12:47,48; Romans 2:12.

* Man is responsible for his own sin
- MUNTU NGULA CINYONYONO CAKWE
Genesis 8:21; Jeremiah 17:9; Ezekiel 18:20-29; Matthew 15:18-20;
Mark 7:15-23; Romans 7:15-21.

* Devil means accuser
- DEVO CAAMBA SIKUTOMIKIZYA
Hebrews 2:14, compare kozyenisya a Romans 6:23 alimwi Romans 8:3
Devil = Sin
Devo = chinyonyono

* Demons
- MA DAIMONA
* Idols – zifwanikiso
Leviticus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:17; 2 Chronicles 11:15; Psalms 106:37;
1 Corinthians 10:20,28.

* ILLNESSES – Ma lwazi
- DUMB, - Chimuumu Matthew 4:32,33
- EPILEPTIC, - Kasuntu Matthew 17:14-18
- SPLIT MIND, - Kusondoka Luke 8:26-39
- STRANGE BEHAVIOUR, - Kugauka Matthew 11:18; John 10:20
- REBUKES, - Kusumuna Mark 4:39; Luke 4:35,39

* Satan means adversary
* SATANI CHOOMBA KUTI KUKAZYA
- Men can be Satans Bantu balakonzya kuba ba Satani
Matthew 16:23; Luke 4:8.
God can be called Satan
- Lezo ulakonzya kwiitwo kuti Satani
2 Samuel 24:1; 1 Chronicles 21:1
Governments are Satans
- Malelo ma Satani
Ephesians 6:12

* Who is Lucifer*
- INO LUSIFA NGUNI*
Isaiah 14:4 – Mwami waku Babbiloni
12 – Wakali muntu
11 – Bangelo tabakonzyi kubisya, Luke 20:35-36; Hebrews 1:13,14
12 – Kuwa kuzwa kujulu, Lamentations 2:1; Matthew 11:23
13 – Imbunga ya cikombelo a nyika kutali ku Julu – Psalm 48:2

* Tongues are foreign languages
- MILAKA MISHOBO YAMASI
Acts 2:4-12

* We should worship God as often as possible
- TWELEDA KUMUKOMBA LEZA CIINDI COONSE
Acts 2:46; 20:7; Galatians 14:9,10; Colossians 12:16,17.

* Commandments to us
- MILAWO KULI NDISWE
Exodus 20; Matthew 22:37-39; Mark 16:16; John 13:34,35; Acts 10:42; 17:30:
1 Corinthians 11:25,26.

* Real Christians live like Jesus
- BANA CHRISTO BENIBENI BA PONA MBULI JESO
* Showing love
- Kutondezya luyando
Deuteronomy 15:7-11; Matthew 5:41,48; 6:14,15; 25:35-40; Luke 3:10,11; John 15:12; Colossians 13:13; 1 John 3:17
* The fruit of the spirit
- Muchelo wa muuya
Galatians 15:22; Philippians 4:8,9; 2 Peter 1:5-8
* Prater
- Mupailo
Isaiah 62:6,7; Luke 22:40; Philippians 4:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:17;
James 1:5; 5:16: 1 John 5:14.

* Avoiding sin
- KULESYA CHINYONYONO
* Drinking
The Tonga for this word is missing
Proverbs 23:20,21,29,30; 1 Corinthians 6:10-12
* Fighting
- Kulwana
Matthew 5:39; 26:52
Sexual immorality
- Bulale lale
Genesis 39:7-10: Proverbs 5:1-8; 6:23-29; 1 Corinthians 6:15-19
* Stealing
- Bubbi
Exodus 20:15; Luke 18:20; Romans 2:21; Ephesians 4:28
* Lying
- Bubeji
Proverbs 6:16-19; Acts 5:4; Colossians 13:9,10
Wanting possessions
- Kuyandisya lubono
Ecclesiastes 5:9-14; Proverbs 30:8; Luke 12:13-34; 1 Timothy 6:17.

DO NOT PUT YOUR BIBLE AWAY!
- UTABIKI BAIBBELE LYOKO KULALA PE!
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* Read a little every day
- Weledo kubala asyoonto mazuba oonse
Luke 16:29; Acts 17:11