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The Zulu of Zimbabwe

The Zulu of Zimbabwe, numbering approximately 167,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Nguni ethnolinguistic group indigenous to Southern Africa. They mostly adhere to African Traditional Religion and Zulu is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Zimbabwe
People Cluster: Bantu, Nguni
Primary Language(s): Zulu (zul)
Primary Religion(s): African Traditional Religion
Population: 167,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG015689
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Pray for the Zulu of Zimbabwe

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: African Traditional Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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African Traditional Relig… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zulu
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Zulu Speakers

Media Resources in Zulu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Zulu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
IsiZulu 1959/1997 (New Orthography)✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Zulu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Zulu are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Zulu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Zulu of Zimbabwe

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that those who are lost and unaware of God's blessings will come to know Him as the one true God, put their trust in Him, and join in praising Him among the nations.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Zulu Across Countries (ROP3 - 111193) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
ZuluPG015689ZuluZimbabwe167,000No Longer UnreachedZuluAfrican Traditional Religion
ZuluPG015561ZuluEswatini117,000No Longer UnreachedZuluProtestantism
ZuluPG015551ZuluSouth Africa14,430,000No Longer UnreachedZuluProtestantism
ZuluPG015429ZuluMozambique73,500No Longer UnreachedZuluAfrican Traditional Religion
ZuluPG015285ZuluLesotho363,000No Longer UnreachedZuluProtestantism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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