Passage

Romans 14

• Glossary Term

  Exhort

  Context-sensitive: use kusihi (entreaty, beseeching) for urgent appeal; kutia moyo (encourage, literally 'to put in heart') for edification/encouragement contexts.

  ROM.14.19

• Glossary Term

  Jesus

  Yesu is the standard Union Version form used across all Swahili Christian traditions.

  ROM.14.9

• Doctrine

  Kingdom Mission

  God's reign advancing through the gospel must be distinguished from any this-worldly political kingdom or post-colonial nation-state framing (dola).

  ROM.14.17

• Glossary Term

  Kingdom Of God

  Established Union Version term.

  ROM.14.17

• Glossary Term

  Lord

  Bwana is the established Union Version term.

  ROM.14.9

• Doctrine

  Lordship of Christ

  Romans 10:9's confession 'Yesu ni Bwana' is a direct, exclusive claim of divine lordship; must be kept distinct from Islamic-register terms for Lord/Master (e.g.

  ROM.14.9

• Doctrine

  Mutual Edification

  Building one another up in faith; no significant doctrinal risk.

  ROM.14.19

• Doctrine

  Thanksgiving

  Standard term, shared as Islamic vocabulary too.

  ROM.14.6

• Glossary Term

  Thanksgiving

  Standard term, shared as Islamic vocabulary too (shukrani/shukr).

  ROM.14.6