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Encyclopedia of African Religion, editors Molefi kete asante ,
Ama Mazama
"Thus god is praised as the unknown, the mysterious one, as a kikongo saying puts it explicitly: ku tombi nzambi ko, kadi ka mean ye nitu ko- don't look for god, he does not have a body. The baluba and other people liken god to the wind or to the word of the mouth.
A traditional Twa hymn:
In the beginning was god
Today is god
Tomorrow will be god
Who can make an image of God?
He has no body
He is a word which comes out of your mouth
That word! It is no more,
It is past, and still it lives!
So is god."
Page 287
Ama Mazama
"Thus god is praised as the unknown, the mysterious one, as a kikongo saying puts it explicitly: ku tombi nzambi ko, kadi ka mean ye nitu ko- don't look for god, he does not have a body. The baluba and other people liken god to the wind or to the word of the mouth.
A traditional Twa hymn:
In the beginning was god
Today is god
Tomorrow will be god
Who can make an image of God?
He has no body
He is a word which comes out of your mouth
That word! It is no more,
It is past, and still it lives!
So is god."
Page 287