South African Languages

IsiZulu text

English version

Baba wethu osezulwini,
malingcweliswe igama lakho;
mawufike umbuso wakho;
mayenziwe intando yakho
emhlabeni njengasezulwini;
usiphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla;
usithethelele amacala ethu,
njengalokhu nathi sibathethelela abanecala kithi;
ungasingenisi ekulingweni,
kodwa usikhulule kokubi;
ngokuba umbuso ungowakho,
namandla, nenkazimulo, kuze kubephakade.
Amen.

ITESTAMENTE ELISHA. LeNkosi Yethu UJESU KRISTU. New Testament in Zulu (1977)

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever.
Amen.

IsiZulu text

Translation

Uphiko lweziLimi kuZweIonke (NLS) lugqugquzela futhi lwenza lula ukuxoxisana ngezilimi ezahlukene. Ekuzameni ukuhambisana nokushiwo uMthethosisekelo i-NLS ilawula ukwehlukahluka kwezilimi emphakathini wethu futhi kuwumthwalo wayo ukwakha ubudlelwano kuzo zonke izilimi zabantu bakuleli ngokusebenzisa lokho okushiwo yinqubomgomo ngenhloso yokuthi kugqugquzelwe ukusentshenziswa kwalezi zilimi, kanye nazo zonke izilimi ebezinganakiwe emlandweni wakuleli.

The National Language Service promotes and facilitates communication across languages. In keeping with the language requirements of the Constitution the NLS manages the linguistic diversity of our society and is responsible for harnessing all the languages of our people by putting into practical effect policy measures aimed at promoting the use of these languages, also those languages that have historically been neglected.