U-Hambo lom-Hambi

U-Hambo lom-Hambi is the Xhosa translation of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, completed by Tiyo Soga in 1866. Soga was a Xhosa journalist, minister, and collector of Xhosa traditions. His translation significantly influenced the Xhosa language, much like the Authorized Version of the Bible did for English. Soga was among the first literate Xhosa speakers and the first African minister ordained in Great Britain. His work, including hymns and writings on social changes, had a lasting literary impact on subsequent Xhosa writers. The Soga family itself was a powerful Japanese clan in the 7th century, known for introducing Buddhism to Japan.12