Kungabe izihumusho zebhayibheli zinendaba?

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Kungabe izihumusho zebhayibheli zinendaba?

• Kwisigaba esibaluleke kakhulu kumele sithi, YEBO!

Ngamanye amazwi umbuzo lapha yilona: Kungabe izihumusho esinazo zebhayibheli zihumusha ngokuyikho kangakanani izibhalo esinazo? Lezo zibhalo zibhalwe ngolwimi lwesiHeberu Kanye nolimi lwesi Arabhu (Izilimi zethestamente elidala) nesiGrekhi (Ulimi lwethestamente Elisha).

Futhi nje asibeke kanje: Kukhona izihumosho zebhayibheli ezingashayi khona, kube khona nezishaya khona.

Ngakho-ke kumele udlalele kude nezihumusho ezingashayi khona uhlale kulezi ezilungile. Isibonelo sesihumusho esingashayi khona yi NWT (New word translation) ‘Ibhayibheli’ lofakazi bakaJehova elihumusha ezinye izingxenye ukuze zizohambisana nabakukholwayo – ikakhulukazi ngobuNkulunkulu bukaJesu.

• Kepha futhi kwenye ingxenye singathi CHA!

Ngamanye amazwi, uma siqhathanisa izihumusho ezilungile zebhayibheli kulelo zinga. Ukuthi sikhetha liphi, akunendaba kangako. Isibonelo, Uma uqhathanisa isihumusho se NIV ne ESV Kanye ne CSV alikho elidlula ezinye. Kungenzeka sibe nezihumusho esizincamelayo (I-CSB mina!), ukukhetha okunjalo kungenzeka ukuba kuvela kokuthile okukholwa kakhulu – kepha okukhulu kakhulu, sikhetha kwizihumusho ezilungile!

Sekushiwo lokho: ngiyayibona inqwaba yezihumusho zebhayibheli lesingisi, nokuthi kwezinye izilimi izihumusho aziziningi kangako, futhi azive zilungile. Ngakho-ke;

-khulekela izihumusho ezinye ezilungile njengehumusho lowe-2020 ibhayibheli lesizulu.

-Cabanga ngokuhumusha ibhayibheli uma abantu bolimi lakho bengatholi kahle.

Imibuzo efanayo

1. Yiziphi izinhlobo zamafilosofi asetshenziswayo uma kuhumushwa ibhayibheli?

Yithi ngikuyalele lelikhasi nge CSB (Christian Standard bible) eliveza izakhi ezahlukene zomsebenzi wokuhumusha: https//csbible.com/about-the-csb/translation-philosophy/

Hlampe lapha kuhle ukubuka lokhu, njengokuba benza, iphutha elijwayelekile lokulinganisa isihumusho (esihumusha izwi nezwi) njengesincono. Akuhlezi kunjalo – Izwi ngezwi alihlezi lisho okulungile, ikakhulukazi uma kufanele uqonde ulimi wenze nomqondo ube sobala kwabafundayo.

2. Senzenjani ngezihumusho “ezingathathi izwi nezwi”?

oKokuqala nje kumele siqonde ukuthi akusiwo amahumusho athatha izwi nezwi kwizibhalo futhi ahunyushiwe.

Futhi ingaba khona indawo yawo, hlampe uma ubuka abantu abenza isingisi njengolimi lwesithathu noma olwesine, amabhayibheli afana ne ‘the message’ noma i-TEV, neTLB ingaba wusizo futhi. Kepha futhi nje nokuwabeka ‘njengezihumusho’ zebhayibheli, yizihumusho ezingashayi khona!

3. I-KJV kuphela (yebo, inkolelo etholakala ngisho e-Africa…)

Laqala lashicilelwa ngowezi-1611, akukho kungabaza ukuthi inkosi u-James noma isihumusho (esigunyaziwe) saba nomthelela kakhulu kuzwelonke. Ukulijabulela lelihumusho kusele nathi. Kwzinye izindawo ngicathi lelihumusho liveza kahle izinkondlo, kancono kunezihumusho ezintsha (lapha sibuka wena, ESV). Kepha ekuphenduleni laba be KJV yodwa, singasho ukuthi isihumusho se King James kukhona lapho khona sinamaphutha – ngisho noma selenziwe kwalula  kwisihumusho esisha…njengalokho okunzima ukukuthola nokukubamba, noma incwadi yokuqala KaJohane 5:7-8. Futhi uma ngikhumbula kahle kwenye inkathi ivumela isihumusho solimi lwesilathini lube nesisindo esikhulu ekuhumusheni. Kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu, ngisho kungukuthi izibhalo zaziseqopheleni, abahumushayo babengakwazi ukuthola izibhalo abazisebenzisayo abahumushi abeze emva kwabo. Ukukholelwa kwisihumusho se King James kuphela kuyinkinga – Ngokweqiniso nje (akusiyo inkinga), ngokwemfundiso yenkolo (akukwazi ukuba njalo uma ubuka indlela uNkulunkulu asebenza nasebenze ngayo).

4. Kungabe umlando wamahumusho amaningi, ‘nangcono’ kumele usikhathaze?

Qha nakanye.

Umlando wamahumusho ebhayibheli ngumlando wokuthembeka kukaNkulunkulu enza ukuba umyalezo kaJesu utholakale kithi, ngokuqhubeka, ngezilimi eziningi  ezahlukene. Uma ubeka eceleni izihumusho ezingashayi khona. Ukungavumelani okukhona kwizihumusho ezilungile nezishaya khona ngamavesi angamaphesenti ambalwa ebhayibhelini. Kukho konke, umyalezo kaJesu ugciniwe wahanjiswa ezikhathini. Konke ngaphansi komusa neso likababa obhekile.

5. E-Afrika, kwaba iyiphi indima eyadlalwa ngamamishinari (izisebenzi senkosi) asentshonalanga Kanye nabahumushi bebhayibheli maqondana nezilimi zabomdabu Kanye namasiko?

Ubudlelwane phakathi kwamamishinari ahumusha ibhayibheli Kanye namasiko abomdabu (ngisho nezilimi) ngaphansi kwesikhathi sokuthathelwa umhlaba kwabomdabu bungobunzima. Bunzima futhi buhlukile kunalento esiyibona manje yokupenda amamishinari njengabantu ababi futhi abangenabo ubuhlakani. Ungangizwa kabi. Amacala amaningi ayayithola indawo! Njengokuba kunjalo kumakhrestu ezinhlanga ezahlukene namhlanje kwizinto ezahlukene. Kepha njengokuba kukhona amaphuzu okumele aphakanyiswe ukukhuza nokulungisa nezinyembezi, akhona futhi namaphuzu okuhle amaningi, akufanele ukugqanyiswa. Awuthi ngiphakamise amaphuzu amathathu avezwa ngusolwazi uLamin Sannech waseGambia owashona kowezi-2019 awabekayo kweminye yemisebenzi yakhe.

USanneh ubenokuveza ukuthi amamishinari asentshonalanga aziphosa emsebenzini wokuhumusha ibhayibheli ngezilimi zabomdabu. Akwenza lokho ngenxa yokuthi awukholwa umyalezo, ayefuna ukuthi nabanye bawuzwe. Futhi uSanneh ubenokuthi, angeke ubabeke icala ngalokho! Kepha ngenkathi benza umsebenzi wokuhumusha, izinto ezimbalwa zenzeka:

• Okokuqala, “balahlekelwa yisikhundla sokuba ngochwepheshe”. Ngamanye amazwi, ngenkathi amamishinari ehumusha ibhayibheli eliyisa kwizilimi zomdabu kwehlisa amandla ababengase babe nawo njengabanolwazi bodwa.

• Okwesibili, ngenkathi abomdabu sebeqonda izibhalo ngokwabo, beguquka, bekholwa, beba ngamakhrestu base bekwazi ukuba nemibuzo maqondana “nokuthembeka kwamaqhinga abokufika ababebusa – amasiko, ezepolitiki Kanye nezamasiko.” Ngamanye amazwi, amamishinari, emsebenzini wawo wokuhumusha anikeza izikhali (zisuka ebhayibhelini uqobo), ukumelana nocindezelo nokuthatha umhlaba Kanye nokunye. Lokho sikubona eNingizimu Afrika ngisho ngezikhathi zika Biko nangenhlangano I black consciousness movement (eyayithi umuntu omnyama akazigqaje, athathe amalungelo akhe), Kanye nakubaholi bamakristu abahlukene ababemelene nokucwasana ngokobuhlanga nezinhlangano zezepolitiki.

• Okwesithathu, lapho isingisi, isiFrentshi, isiputukezi noma isi-Arabhu zazifuna ukucindizela izilimi zabomdabu, umsebenzi wamamishinari kwaba ngukugcina zona izilimi ngokuhumushela kuzo izilimi zabomdabu (namasiko).

Ungafunda kabanzi ngenkulumo ka Sanneh kwincwadi ‘Translating the message: The missionary impact on culture’ (2009), Kanye nesiqephu ‘Christian missions and the western guilt complex’ (1978).

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