Kereke yako inogona kupa shanduro yezvirevo zvechiShona nguva chaiyo
— Live Sermon Translation into Shona
Vanhu vazhinji vanodaira chiShona vanosangana nedambudziko rekuziva munamato wese weSvondo. Church Translation Live ishandura nguva chaiyo, zvakananga kumafoni yako. Hapana chikamu. Hapana mairi. Manyorwa chete anoratidzwa mufundisi paanonamata.
Koka mufundisi wako kuedza mahara mazuva 14.
Shona-speaking Christians are found across Zimbabwe and in growing diaspora communities in the UK (particularly since 2000), South Africa, and beyond. Zimbabwe has a large Christian majority, and Shona-speaking diaspora Christians often form or attend African diaspora churches where their mother tongue is used alongside English. Many also attend English-language churches where mother-tongue sermon access is greatly valued.
Shona Christian theological vocabulary was developed through the work of Protestant missionaries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, producing the Shona Bible (Bhaibheri Dzvene). Key terms like nyasha (grace), ruponeso (salvation), and kutenda (faith) have established Shona Christian renderings.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son."
"Nokuti Mwari akada nyika zvakadaro, akapa Mwanakomana wake wakeposwa." — Standard rendering.
"Nokuti Mwari akada nyika kudai, akapa Mwanakomana wake wakeposwa, kuti ani naani anotenda kwaari arege kufa, asi ave neupenyu husingaperi." — Full Shona Bible rendering familiar to Shona-speaking believers.
Kereke yako inogona kupa shanduro yezvirevo zvechiShona nguva chaiyo
Koka mufundisi wako kuedza mahara mazuva 14.
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Sign in, create a session, and select Shona as a translation channel. One click — no specialist configuration.
AUX cable or USB audio interface from your mixing desk to any laptop. Open the capture page and press Start.
They scan the QR code, choose ChiShona from the list, and the translation appears as the pastor speaks.
