The Lombole audio scripture resource produced by the Communauté des Eglises Travaillistes (CET) makes the Word of God available to speakers of Mbole, a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mbole is also known as Lombole, Nkembe, and by various community subgroup names including Botunga, Inja, Yaamba, and Yangonda. The language is spoken by an estimated 531,000 people in the DRC. [1] The Communauté des Eglises Travaillistes is a Congolese church community that has partnered with Faith Comes By Hearing to produce and distribute audio scripture, enabling believers who may have limited literacy access to hear God's Word in their heart language. Audio scripture is especially significant for a community of this size that lacks a complete printed New Testament, serving as a bridge toward broader scripture engagement.

Language and People

Mbole / Lombole (ISO 639-3: mdq) is spoken by approximately 531,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [Glottolog: mbol1235]

Publishing and Organizations

Produced by Communauté des Eglises Travaillistes (CET).

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