Glossary Term
Risk: High- Approved rendering
- amandla kaNkulunkulu
- Transliteration
- amandla kaNkulunkulu
- Rejected alternatives
- amandla omuthi (power of traditional medicine, never use), ubuthakathi (witchcraft, never use)
Power Of God
amandla kaNkulunkulu is standard. Must be kept categorically distinct from amandla omuthi (the power attributed to traditional medicine/muthi) and ubuthakathi (witchcraft power), both real and actively discussed categories in Zulu cultural life; Romans 1:16’s gospel-power is saving and moral, not a stronger version of traditional spiritual power-seeking.
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