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==Translation of the Bible== | ==Translation of the Bible== | ||
When he was headmaster at [[Lubwa Mission|Lubwa]], he worked at the school from 07:00hr to 12:30 and then after an hour’s rest. He would spend from 13:30hr to 17:30hr on the huge task of translating the Bible from English to [[Bemba language]], a task that took 53 years to complete. | When he was headmaster at [[Lubwa Mission|Lubwa]], he worked at the school from 07:00hr to 12:30 and then after an hour’s rest. He would spend from 13:30hr to 17:30hr on the huge task of translating the Bible from English to [[Bemba language]], a task that took 53 years to complete. The translation of the Bible led by Reverend Robert McMinn started in 1913 at [[Mpandala]] and was only completed in 1966 at [[Lubwa Mission|Lubwa]]. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
