Blurry boundaries between Ṅwali and Jehovah in some Tshivenḓa modern poems

Contrary to some Vhavenḓa poets who recognise Ṅwali and/or Raluvhimba as Jehovah, this article argues that and Jehovah are two distinct deities. It further asserts there is no kinship or continuity between these Although possibilities of being similarities attributes deities, their conceptual distinctions highlight significant incongruities them. in Tshivenḓa traditional religion (TTR) identified the Semitic Ṅwali, which arguably evidence has been a ‘Hellenisation’ TTR Vhavenḓa’s concept God. Consequently, have left with essentially deities consider – fact contributed still contributes immensely ambivalence modern-day spiritual lifestyle. This might add ongoing discourse on decolonisation African religions attendant theology.