The Scriptures of the amaNazaretha
of EKuphaKameni
Selected Writings of the Zulu Prophets Isaiah and Londa Shembe

Irving Hexham, editor; translated by Londa Shembe and Hans Jürgen-Becken, with an essay by G.C. Oosthuizen

About the Book

Considerable controversy has been generated about the exact nature of the movements known as African Independent Churches. Are they, as some writers suggest, simply African adaptations of Christianity, or are they new religions in their own right? To date, most of the people arguing about these issues have lacked access to the sacred scriptures of the movements they claim to study.

This translation presents for the first time in English the major scriptures of the best-known of all African Independent Churches, the amaNazaretha of South Africa. The translation of the Zulu prophet Isaiah Shembe's work was made by his grandson Londa Shembe, who succeeded his father as the "third Shembe" and prophet of the church at the holy city of EKuphaKameni. Now, the key scriptures of the amaNazaretha of EKuphaKameni are available in English.

About the Contributors

Londa Shembe was the grandson of Isaiah Shembe, Zulu prophet and founder of the amaNazaretha.

Hans Jürgen-Becken was a Lutheran missionary in Natal and Professor of Theology at the Lutheran Zulu College at Mapamulu for thirty years.

Irving Hexham is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Irving Hexham

The Theology of Londa Shembe and the amaNazaretha of EKuphapKameni by G.C. Oosthuizen

Part I

Some Prayers and Writings of the Servant of Sorrows: Isaiah Shembe, translated by Londa Shembe

Part II

Preface by Londa Shembe

The Hymns of Londa Shembe, translated by Dr. Hans-Jürgen Becken

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