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| name = Paul Bwembya Mushindo | | name = Paul Bwembya Mushindo | ||
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| relatives = [[Patrick Mumba]] (son) | | relatives = [[Patrick Mumba]] (son) | ||
| other_names = | | other_names = | ||
| occupation = Church minister, teacher, author, politician | | occupation = Church minister, teacher, author, [[:Category:Zambian politicians|politician]] | ||
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| known_for = Translating the Bible into [[Bemba language|Bemba]] | | known_for = Translating the Bible into [[Bemba language|Bemba]] | ||
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Reverend '''Paul Bwembya Mushindo''' (born 1896) was a [[Zambia]]n minister of the church, teacher, writer and politician. He translated the Bible from English to [[Bemba language]]. | Reverend '''Paul Bwembya Mushindo''' (born 1896) was a [[Zambia]]n minister of the church, teacher, writer and [[:Category:Zambian politicians|politician]]. He translated the Bible from English to [[Bemba language]]. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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All that time, Rev Mushindo walked and cycled barefoot. Nobody remembers the exact date when he stopped wearing of shoes, but the incident which led him to stop wearing shoes is well remembered and collaborated by many who lived with Rev Mushindo. | All that time, Rev Mushindo walked and cycled barefoot. Nobody remembers the exact date when he stopped wearing of shoes, but the incident which led him to stop wearing shoes is well remembered and collaborated by many who lived with Rev Mushindo. | ||
One day, it happened that while at Mpandala working on the translation of the Bible in the 1940s, a hawker passed through Rev Mushindo’s office selling some merchandise which included a pair of shoe. Rev Mushindo bought without knowing that | One day, it happened that while at Mpandala working on the translation of the Bible in the 1940s, a hawker passed through Rev Mushindo’s office selling some merchandise, which included a pair of shoe. Rev Mushindo bought without knowing that the shoes were stolen from somewhere. A few days later, the hawker was arrested and he revealed that he had sold the shoes to the Reverend. The hawker was taken to Mpandala where Rev Mushindo was found wearing them. After hearing the story and the confession of the hawker, Rev Mushindo took off the shoes and handed them back to the owner and, vowed never to wear shoes again. He stuck to this decision until his dying day. He never forgot the incident, which he even made as his main theme in many of his sermons. | ||
He always warned people against stealing saying in Bemba: ''"Nga waiba ilaya lika kulaya umweo, Nga waiba akaputula kakakuputula umweo, Nga waiba insapato shikakusapulula umweo."'' (If you steal a shirt it will steal your spirit, if you steal a short, it will break your spirit, and if you steal shoes, they will desecrate your spirit). | He always warned people against stealing saying in Bemba: ''"Nga waiba ilaya lika kulaya umweo, Nga waiba akaputula kakakuputula umweo, Nga waiba insapato shikakusapulula umweo."'' (If you steal a shirt it will steal your spirit, if you steal a short, it will break your spirit, and if you steal shoes, they will desecrate your spirit). | ||
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==Books== | ==Books== | ||
It is incredible that Rev Mushindo had time to write books despite his heavy days. He wrote three Bemba titles | It is incredible that Rev Mushindo had time to write books despite his heavy days. | ||
He wrote three Bemba titles: | |||
*''[[Imilumbe Nenshimi]]'' (Riddles and Folktales) - 2 editions published between 1957 and 1960 in Bemba | |||
*''[[Amapinda Mulyashi]]'' (Proverbs in Conversations) | |||
*''[[Ulubuto Mumfifi]]'' (Light in Darkness) - 1 edition published in 1970 in Bemba | |||
and two English titles: | |||
*''[[A Short History of the Bemba]]'' - 7 editions published between 1976 and 1977 in 3 languages | |||
*''[[The Life of A Zambian Evangelist: the Reminiscences of Reverend Paul Bwembya Mushindo]]'' - 1 edition published in 1973 in English | |||
Historian Andrew D Roberts describes Rev Mushindo’s A Short History of the Bemba as a ‘very important source for Bemba history up to the death of [[Chitimukulu Chitapankwa]] in 1883.’ | |||
Another writer Audrey I Richards describes the book as “the fullest version of Bemba traditions to be written by a Mubemba and the people of Zambia will be grateful to Mushindo for writing down these traditions before the old men and women who could remember the past had died one by one, taking their memories with them.” | Another writer Audrey I Richards describes the book as “the fullest version of Bemba traditions to be written by a Mubemba and the people of Zambia will be grateful to Mushindo for writing down these traditions before the old men and women who could remember the past had died one by one, taking their memories with them.” | ||
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==Honours== | ==Honours== | ||
In 1947, Rev. Mushindo was honoured by King George of England for his contribution to society. | [[File:Paul_Mushindo_University.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Paul Mushindo University in Lubwa Mission of Chinsali District]] | ||
In 1947, Rev. Mushindo was honoured by King George of England for his contribution to society. A university, [[Paul Mushindo University]], was constructed at [[Lubwa Mission]] of [[Chinsali District]] in his honour.<ref>[http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/paul-mushindo-university-to-complete-soon/ Paul Mushindo University to complete soon], 25 April 2017, [[Zambia Daily Mail]]</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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When President Chiluba was informed about the accident, he arranged for her to undergo a hip bone replacement operation at the Italian Hospital in Lusaka. | When President Chiluba was informed about the accident, he arranged for her to undergo a hip bone replacement operation at the Italian Hospital in Lusaka. | ||
After the operation, she was transferred to [[Maina Soko Military Hospital where a Dr Banda operated on her eyes and her sight was restored. She spent many months recuperating in Lusaka and her nephew’s house. | After the operation, she was transferred to [[Maina Soko Military Hospital]] where a Dr Banda operated on her eyes and her sight was restored. She spent many months recuperating in Lusaka and her nephew’s house. | ||
President Chiluba visited her and during the visit, he learnt that the old lady would not be able to use a pit latrine at her Lubwa house because of the artificial hip bone. It was against this background that Dr Chiluba decided to buy a house for her in [[Chinsali]] Boma at a cost of ZMK 6 million (ZMW 6,000). She died in dignity in that house in 1999. | President Chiluba visited her and during the visit, he learnt that the old lady would not be able to use a pit latrine at her Lubwa house because of the artificial hip bone. It was against this background that Dr Chiluba decided to buy a house for her in [[Chinsali]] Boma at a cost of ZMK 6 million (ZMW 6,000). She died in dignity in that house in 1999. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[History of Christianity in Zambia]] | |||
*[[Paul Mushindo University]] | *[[Paul Mushindo University]] | ||
*[[Paul Bwembya Mushindo Congregation]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | |||
*[http://www.times.co.zm/?p=26475 PAUL MUSHINDO’S GREAT LEGACY DESERVES PROPER RECOGNITION] [[Times of Zambia]], 8 July 2014 | *Main reference: [http://www.times.co.zm/?p=26475 PAUL MUSHINDO’S GREAT LEGACY DESERVES PROPER RECOGNITION] [[Times of Zambia]], 8 July 2014 - by Expendito Chipalo | ||
[[Category:People of Zambia]] | [[Category:People of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:People from Chinsali]] | [[Category:People from Chinsali]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian politicians]] | |||
[[Category:Zambian authors]] | |||
