{"id":17733,"date":"2021-10-29T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=17733"},"modified":"2021-10-29T22:52:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T22:52:29","slug":"new-bible-translation-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2021\/new-bible-translation-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bible translation close to completion in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Translation of the New Testament into Margi South, a language of northeast Nigeria, is close to completion according to Sikabiya Ishaya Samson. He is a minister with Ekklesiyar Yan\u2019uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) who has been working on the translation as a language programs manager for ITDAL (Initiative for the Development of African Languages) based in the city of Jos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMargi Tiwi Nga T\u01ddm (Margi South) is said to be at 80 percent completion, all the books have been drafted, and are waiting for consultant checking,\u201d he wrote in an email report to Newsline. \u201cThe Gospels and Acts have been typeset for publication, we are trusting God to get it ready so that it may be dedicated and launched in December 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He reported that the project is in its fourth year. Also, \u201ca Jesus film has been published and it is in use in the Margi land,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coincidentally, it was almost exactly a year ago&#8211;on Oct. 27, 2020&#8211;that EYN ministers reported in Newsline about the near-completion of a long-awaited Bible translation into the Kamwe language. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2020\/bible-translation-for-kamwe-people\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/news\/2020\/bible-translation-for-kamwe-people\">www.brethren.org\/news\/2020\/bible-translation-for-kamwe-people<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/amy-gall-ritchie-elected-moderator\/\">Amy Gall Ritchie to serve as Annual Conference moderator-elect, among other election results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/new-church-plant-and-new-fellowship\/\">Church of the Brethren welcomes a new church plant and a new fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/international-guests-attend-conference\/\">International guests attend Annual Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/loving-our-immigrant-neighbors\/\">Loving our immigrant neighbors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/a-reunion-and-a-planning-committee\/\">A reunion and a planning committee: The Brethren Disaster Ministries and Children\u2019s Disaster Services breakfast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-TranslatorsMeeting-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-TranslatorsMeeting-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-TranslatorsMeeting-600px-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-TranslatorsMeeting-600px-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Among photos of the translation project provided by Sikabiya Ishaya Samson are (above) translators during a check-in with consultant Randy Groff from Dallas, Texas; (below) Margi elders who serve as reviewers for the translation; and (at bottom) a book of Bible stories in Margi South is shared in schools.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-EldersGroup-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-EldersGroup-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-EldersGroup-600px-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-EldersGroup-600px-560x384.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-SchoolchildrenReceiveBooks-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-SchoolchildrenReceiveBooks-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-SchoolchildrenReceiveBooks-600px-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/MargiSouthTranslation-SchoolchildrenReceiveBooks-600px-560x421.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Translation of the New Testament into Margi South, a language of northeast Nigeria, is close to completion according to Sikabiya Ishaya Samson. He is a minister with Ekklesiyar Yan\u2019uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) who has been working on the translation as a language programs manager for ITDAL (Initiative for the Development of African Languages) based in the city of Jos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1703],"tags":[2252,3,45,1542,2251,2253,13,2254],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-17733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-church-of-the-brethren-newsline","tag-bible-translation","tag-church-of-the-brethren","tag-ekklesiyar-yanuwa-a-nigeria","tag-eyn","tag-margi-south","tag-new-testament-translation","tag-nigeria","tag-sikabiya-ishaya-samson"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17733"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17742,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17733\/revisions\/17742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17733"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=17733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}