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Acoli[ach]
“Dano adi ma ngeyo ni watye ka kwero kwer pa lukamfiri ka ce wamiyo ki dok wagamo mic me Karama kun bene waketo jami ma tye alum alum i odiwa ki dong i kanicawa?” —Buk me The Externals of the Catholic Church
Afrikaans[af]
“Hoeveel van ons besef dat ons, wanneer ons Kersgeskenke gee of ontvang en groen kranse in ons huise en kerke ophang, waarskynlik heidense gebruike onderhou?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Amharic[am]
“የገና ስጦታዎችን በምንሰጥበት ወይም በምንቀበልበት እንዲሁም የአበባ ጉንጉን በቤታችን ወይም በቤተ ክርስቲያናችን በምንሰቅልበት ጊዜ የጣዖት አምልኮ ልማዶችን እየተከተልን ሊሆን እንደሚችል የምናውቅ ስንቶቻችን ነን?” —ዚ ኤክስተርናልስ ኦቭ ዘ ካቶሊክ ቸርች
Arabic[ar]
«كم واحدا منا يعرف اننا نتبع على الارجح تقاليد وثنية حين نتبادل هدايا الميلاد ونعلّق اكاليل خضراء في بيوتنا وكنائسنا؟». — المظاهر الخارجية في الكنيسة الكاثوليكية
Bemba[bem]
“Bushe twalishiba ukuti nga twapeela bamo nelyo ukupokelela ifya bupe pa Krisimasi, no kukobeka amaluba mu mayanda yesu na mu macalici, ninshi tulekonka intambi sha basenshi?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Cebuano[ceb]
“Dihang manghatag o makadawat tag mga regalo sa Pasko, ug magbitayg mga dekorasyon sa atong mga balay ug simbahan, pila ra ba nato ang nahibalo nga nagsaulog na diay tag paganong mga kostumbre?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Danish[da]
„Hvor mange af os er klar over at vi, når vi giver eller modtager julegaver og hænger grønne kranse op i vores hjem og kirker, formentlig følger hedenske skikke?“ — The Externals of the Catholic Church
German[de]
„Wenn wir Weihnachtsgeschenke geben oder empfangen und wenn wir den grünen Tannenbaum oder Lorbeer- und Mistelzweige in Haus und Kirche zur Dekoration verwenden, denken sicher die wenigsten daran, dass sie damit alte heidnische Bräuche weiterleben lassen“ (Die äußeren Formen der katholischen Kirche)
Ewe[ee]
“Ne míeɖu Kristmas na amewo alo woɖui na mí, eye míeti seƒoƒotsihe damawo ɖe míaƒe aƒewo alo sɔlemexɔwo me la, mía dometɔ nenie nyana be trɔ̃subɔlawo ƒe kɔnuwoe ma wɔm míele?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Efik[efi]
“Ke ini inọde m̀mê ibọde owo n̄kpọ ke usen Christmas inyụn̄ ikọn̄de ndiye flawa ke ufọk nnyịn ye ke ufọkabasi, owo ifan̄ isidiọn̄ọ ke inam se mme okpono ndem ẹkesinamde?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Greek[el]
«Όταν ανταλλάσσουμε Χριστουγεννιάτικα δώρα και κρεμάμε πράσινα στεφάνια στο σπίτι μας και στους ναούς, πόσοι από εμάς γνωρίζουμε ότι πιθανόν τηρούμε ειδωλολατρικά έθιμα;» —Η Όψη της Καθολικής Εκκλησίας
English[en]
“When we give or receive Christmas gifts, and hang green wreaths in our homes and churches, how many of us know that we are probably observing pagan customs?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Persian[fa]
در اصل، شب یلدا «روزی مقدّس برای مهرپرستان بود.»—کتاب آیینها و جشنهای کهن در ایران امروز
Fijian[fj]
“Vakacava eda siqema nida sa vakaitavi tiko ena ivakarau ni lotu butobuto nida ciqoma se soli iloloma ni Kirisimasi kei na noda vakaliliga na itoqi senikau drokadroka e vale se valenilotu?” —Na ivola na Externals of the Catholic Church
Ga[gaa]
“Kɛ́ wɔke nii loo ake wɔ nii yɛ Blonya beaŋ, ni wɔkɛ fɔfɔi akekerei tsotsoro shi yɛ wɔtsũi kɛ sɔlemɔtsui amli lɛ, wɔteŋ mɛi enyiɛ le akɛ wɔkɛ wɔhe miiwo wɔŋjamɔ nifeemɔi amli?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Gilbertese[gil]
“Ngkana ti karekei ke ti anganako bwaintangira ibukin te Kiritimati, ao ni katinei katamaroa aika uee ni mwengara ke n umwantabu, iraman mai buakora aika a ataia bwa ti boni bae ni karinei katei ni beekan?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Guarani[gn]
“Heta hénte omeʼẽ ha orresivi rregálo de Navidad ha omoĩ hokẽre térã pe iglésiare umi koróna navidéña, péro ni ndoikuaái hikuái umíva ouha umi pagánogui” (The Externals of the Catholic Church)
Hiligaynon[hil]
“Kon maghatag kita ukon magbaton sang regalo sa Krismas, kag magsab-it sang berde nga purongpurong sa aton balay kag mga simbahan, nakahibalo bala kita nga pagano ang ginhalinan sini?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Haitian[ht]
“Lè nou bay kado Nwèl oubyen nou resevwa kado Nwèl, lè nou pandye fèy vèt nan kay nou oubyen nan legliz nou, konbyen nan nou ki konnen li posib pou se koutim payen n ap suiv?” — The Externals of the Catholic Church.
Armenian[hy]
«Երբ սուրբծննդյան նվեր ենք տալիս կամ ստանում, կանաչ ծաղկաշղթաներ ենք կախում մեր տներում կամ եկեղեցիներում, մեզնից քանի՞սը գիտի, որ թերեւս հետեւում ենք հեթանոսական սովորությունների» (The Externals of the Catholic Church)
Indonesian[id]
”Ketika kita memberikan atau menerima hadiah Natal, dan menggantung hiasan dedaunan di rumah dan di gereja, berapa banyak dari kita yang tahu bahwa itu bisa jadi merupakan kebiasaan kafir?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Igbo[ig]
“Mgbe anyị na-enye ndị mmadụ onyinye ma ọ bụ na-anata ha onyinye n’oge Krismas, werekwa ahịhịa ndụ a kpara okirikiri na-achọ ụlọ anyị na chọọchị anyị mma, mmadụ ole n’ime anyị ma na ọ ga-abụ omenala ndị na-ekpere arụsị ka anyị na-eme?”—Akwụkwọ bụ́ The Externals of the Catholic Church
Iloko[ilo]
“No mangted wenno umawattayo kadagiti regalo iti Krismas, ken mangibitintayo kadagiti berde a balangat wenno parol kadagiti pagtaengan ken simbaantayo, mano kadatayo ti makaammo a selselebrarantayo gayamen dagiti pagano a kostumbre?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Italian[it]
“Quando diamo o riceviamo regali di Natale e appendiamo ghirlande verdi nelle nostre case e nelle chiese, quanti di noi sono consapevoli che stanno verosimilmente osservando delle usanze pagane?” (The Externals of the Catholic Church)
Kongo[kg]
“Keti beto ke zabaka nde beto ke sadilaka binkulu ya mimpani ntangu beto ke pesaka to ke bakaka bakado na Nkinsi ya Lubutuku mpi ke tulaka bintuntu na banzo na beto mpi na banzo-nzambi?” —Mukanda The Externals of the Catholic Church
Kikuyu[ki]
“Rĩrĩa tũraheana na tũkaamũkĩra iheo cia Krismasi, na tũgacuuria mahũa mĩciĩ-inĩ o na makanitha-inĩ, hihi nĩ aigana harĩ ithuĩ mamenyaga atĩ tũkoragwo tũkĩrũmĩrĩra mĩtugo ya ndini cia maheeni?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Kazakh[kk]
“Исаның туылған күні мейрамы кезінде сыйлықтар бергенде не алғанда, үйімізде не шіркеуде жасыл гирляндалар ілгенде, бөтен діндердің салт-жораларын орындап жатпағанымызды қайдан білеміз?”
Kimbundu[kmb]
“Kioso ki tu bhana mba tu tambula maujitu ni ku ta ithulu mu jinzo jetu ni mu jingeleja phala ku ji fuamesa, ki tuejiia kuila tua mu bhanga kála ki bhanga o ji pagá” —As Aparências da Igreja Católica (O Ifua ia Katolika)
Korean[ko]
“크리스마스 선물을 주고받거나 녹색 화환으로 집이나 교회를 장식하면서 사실상 그것이 이교 관습이라는 것을 알고 있는 사람이 얼마나 되겠는가?”—「가톨릭교회의 체계와 의식」
Kaonde[kqn]
“Inge twapana nangwa kwitupa bya bupe bya pa Kiminshiminshi, kukobeka maluba a manzhamatamba mu mazubo ne mu machechi, nanchi tuyuka kuba’mba tubena kusekela bisho byafumine ku bantu babulanga kupopwela Lesa nyi?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
San Salvador Kongo[kwy]
“Vava tuvananga yovo tambula lukau muna lumbu kia Noele yo manika e mvuma muna nzo zeto ye muna nzo za nzambi, akwa muna yeto tuzeye vo mavangu mama kwa mindembi kwikila matuka?”
Ganda[lg]
“Bwe tugabira abalala ebirabo oba bwe tuweebwa ebirabo ku Ssekukkulu, bwe tutimba ebimuli mu mayumba gaffe ne mu masinzizo, bameka ku ffe ababa bamanyi nti tuba tukola bulombolombo bwa kikaafiiri?” —Ekitabo ekiyitibwa The Externals of the Catholic Church
Lingala[ln]
“Ntango topesaka mpe tozwaka bakado ya Noele mpe todiembelisaka ba-couronne ya ngɛlingɛli na bandako mpe na baeglize, bato boni bayebaka ete tozali komekola mimeseno ya bapakano?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Lozi[loz]
Buka ya The Externals of the Catholic Church i bulela kuli: “Ha lu fanga kamba ha lu amuhelanga limpo za fa Ngilisimusi, ni ku tamelela lipalisa fa mandu a luna kamba kwa likeleke za luna, ki ba ba kai ku luna ba ba ziba haiba lu sweli ku latelela lizo za sihedeni kamba kutokwa?”
Luba-Katanga[lu]
“Kitatyi kyotutambula ne kupāna byabuntu bya Noele, ne kukobeka maluba mu mobo ne ku bipwilo byetu, le i banga motudi bayukile amba padi tulondanga bisela bya bajentaila?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Luba-Lulua[lua]
“Patudi tupeshangana bintu bua Nowele, tulengeja mu nzubu yetu ne mu bitanda bia Nzambi ne bilongo, tudiku bamanye ne: tudi tuanyisha bilele bia bantu badi kabayi bamanye Nzambi anyi?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Luo[luo]
“Sama wachiwo kata wakawo mich mag Krismas, kendo ng’awo maupe e utewa kod e kanisewa, gin ji adi kuomwa mong’eyo ni watimo nyasi mag joma ne lamo nyiseche manono?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Malagasy[mg]
“Rehefa mifanolotra fanomezana isika amin’ny Krismasy ary manaingo ny tranontsika sy ny fiangonantsika amin’ny zavamaniry, firy amintsika moa no mahalala hoe izany ange ka mety ho fanaon’ny mpanompo sampy e?”—Ny Fivavahana Katolika etỳ Ivelany
Mòoré[mos]
“Nowɛllã sasa, d sã n mi n kõt taab kũuni, la d nagsd d zagsã ne d pʋʋsgã roto, tõnd sʋkã neb a wãn n tagsd tɩ tõe tɩ d sẽn maandã yaa ziri tũudum yɛla?”—Les Externes de l’Église catholique
Maltese[mt]
“Meta nagħtu jew naqilgħu rigali tal- Milied, u ndendlu girlandi ħodor fi djarna u fil- knejjes, kemm minna jafu li probabbilment inkunu qed nosservaw drawwiet pagani?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Norwegian[nb]
«Når vi gir eller får julegaver og henger opp grønne kranser i hjemmene og kirkene våre, hvor mange av oss vet da at vi trolig følger hedenske skikker?» – The Externals of the Catholic Church
North Ndebele[nd]
“Nxa sinika abanye izipho ngeKhisimusi kumbe sisemukela ezivela kubo, njalo sicecisa ngamaluba ezindlini zethu lasemansontweni, bangaki phakathi kwethu abakwaziyo ukuthi singabe sinanza imikhuba yabahedeni?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Nepali[ne]
“क्रिसमसको लागि उपहार साटासाट गर्दा, घरमा वा चर्चमा फूलमाला झुन्ड्याउँदा हामीले मूर्तिपूजक रीतिथिति मानिरहेका हुन्छौं भनेर के तपाईंलाई थाह छ?” —द एक्सटर्नल्स अफ द क्याथोलिक चर्च
Dutch[nl]
„Wie weet er nog dat we waarschijnlijk heidense gebruiken volgen als we kerstcadeaus geven of krijgen en kerstkransen in onze huizen en kerken hangen?” — The Externals of the Catholic Church
Northern Sotho[nso]
“Ke ba bakae ba rena bao ba tsebago gore re ka ba re keteka metlwae ya boheitene ge re nea goba re amogela dimpho tša Keresemose le ge re lekeletša dikgare tša go dirwa ka matlakala a matala ka magaeng a rena le dikerekeng?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Nyanja[ny]
“Tikamapereka ndi kulandira mphatso za pa Khirisimasi kapena kupachika maluwa a Khirisimasi m’nyumba komanso m’tchalitchi mwathu, ambirife sitidziwa kuti tikuchita miyambo yachikunja.”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Nyaneka[nyk]
“Tyina tupewa ine tuava ovipuka vio Natale nokuhiwisa meumbo lietu ovipuka vio Natale no mokapela, veñgapi puonthue vetyii okuti tukahi nokulinga oviso viatuka kovanthu vahafende Huku?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Nyankole[nyn]
“Ku turikuha abandi ebiconco nari bo bakabituha, tukahunda enju zaitu n’amakanisa, ni bangahi ahariitwe abarikumanya ngu nitubaasa kuba nitukuza emikoro y’abakaafiire?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Nzima[nzi]
“Saa yɛkyɛ Bolonyia debie anzɛɛ yɛdie bie, na yɛfa ninyɛne ngɛnlɛma yɛkenda yɛ sua nu nee asɔnesua nu a, ɛnee yɛ nuhua nyɛ a ze kɛ yɛlɛyɛ awozonlezonlenlɛ nyɛleɛ a?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Papiamento[pap]
“Kuantu di nos probablemente sa ku ora nos ta duna i haña regalo di Pasku i kologá krans bèrdè den nos kas i na misa, nos ta siguiendo kustumbernan pagano?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Portuguese[pt]
“Ao dar ou receber presentes de Natal ou colocar guirlandas nas casas e igrejas, quem de nós poderia imaginar estar seguindo costumes pagãos?” — The Externals of the Catholic Church
Quechua[qu]
“¿Ëkaqtaq musyantsik navidächö qaranakïkuna, wayikunapa punkunkunachö y iglesiakunachö corönakunata churayanqanqa mana alli religionpa costumbrin kanqanta?”
Cusco Quechua[quz]
“Pisillan yachanchis navidadpi regalo qoy, wasikunaq iglesiakunaq punkunpi churakusqan coronakunapas pantasqa religionkunapi costumbrekunawan tupasqanta” (The Externals of the Catholic Church)
Rundi[rn]
“Ni bangahe muri twebwe bamenya ko dushobora kuba turiko turakurikiza umugenzo w’abapagani igihe duhanahana ingabirano n’igihe tumanika ingori z’amashurwe y’urwatsi rutoto mu mazu yacu no mu nsengero zacu?” —Vyakuwe mu gitabu The Externals of the Catholic Church
Ruund[rnd]
Buku The Externals of the Catholic Church ulondin anch: “Pa chisu tupanininga ap tutambwilinga yipan ya Nowel, turijekininga mu yikumbu yetu mu ma egliz metu nich yisalamb, ov, nany pakach petu wija anch tukat chakin kamu kulam yinshakur ya chipagan?”
Russian[ru]
«Сколькие из нас знают, что, когда мы дарим или получаем рождественские подарки и украшаем наши дома и церкви зелеными венками, мы, по сути, следуем языческим традициям?»
Kinyarwanda[rw]
“Abantu benshi batanga impano za Noheli cyangwa bakazihabwa, bagategura amakamba y’indabyo mu ngo zabo no mu nsengero, nyamara batazi ko barimo bakurikiza imihango ya gipagani.” —The Externals of the Catholic Church.
Sango[sg]
“Tongana e mû acadeau ti Noël na azo wala azo ni la amû na e ni, e kanga aguirlande na yâ ti da ti e wala na eglize, azo oke la na popo ti e ayeke hinga peut-être so e yeke sara matanga ti apaïen la?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Sidamo[sid]
“Gannu uduunne uyineemmonna adhineemmo wote, hattono haanja seesiinsoonni awawa mininkeranna beetekiristaannankera wodhineemmo wote, Magano affinokki daga bude harunsinanni heeˈnoommota afinohu ninke giddo meˈˈeho?”—Ze Ekisternaalis Ovi ze Kaatoliki Cherchi
Slovak[sk]
„Keď si dávame vianočné darčeky a vešiame zelené vence v našich domoch a kostoloch, mnohí z nás pravdepodobne netušia, že sa tým zrejme držíme pohanských zvykov“ (The Externals of the Catholic Church)
Samoan[sm]
“Pe a tatou avatu pe maua se meaalofa o le Kerisimasi, ma tautau ni pale i o tatou fale ma falesā, e toʻafia nisi o i tatou e iloa atonu o loo tatou faamanatuina ni tū faapaupau?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Shona[sn]
“Patinopa vanhu zvipo zveKrisimasi kana kuti pavanotipa, uye patinorembedza maruva egirini anenge akaita sehata mudzimba dzedu nemumachechi, vakawanda vedu tinogona kunge tisingazivi kuti tiri kutevedzera zvakatangwa nevahedheni.” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Songe[sop]
“Nsaa yatupa bantu ma kado a Nowele sunga yabetupa anka, na yatupudika bilongo bi bulese ku mashibo eetu na ku bipwilo, mbantu bungi kinyi ba kwatudi abauuku shi tukwete kusepeela bipikwa bya ba mpangano?”—(The Externals of the Catholic Church)
Albanian[sq]
«Kur marrim ose japim dhurata për Krishtlindje dhe kur varim kurora lulesh në shtëpitë tona ose në kishë, sa prej nesh e dinë se ndoshta po ndjekim zakone pagane?» —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Sranan Tongo[srn]
„Wi e gi Kresneti kado èn wi e kisi kado, wi e anga moi kransi na ini oso èn na ini kerki, ma omeni fu wi sabi taki den sani disi na gwenti fu sma di ben e anbegi falsi gado?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Southern Sotho[st]
“Ha re fana kapa re fuoa limpho tsa Keresemese ’me re fanyeha meqhaka e metala ea lipalesa ka matlung a rōna le likerekeng, ho tseba mang hore re keteka litloaelo tsa bohetene?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Swahili[sw]
“Tunapotoa na kupokea zawadi za Krismasi, na kuning’iniza maua ya kijani kibichi nyumbani na makanisani, ni wangapi kati yetu wanaojua kwamba wanaiga desturi za kipagani?” —Kitabu The Externals of the Catholic Church
Congo Swahili[swc]
“Wakati tunatoa ao kupokea zawadi za Noeli, na kupamba maua ya kimanjano (vert) katika nyumba zetu na makanisa yetu, ni watu ngapi kati yetu wanaojua kama wanafanya desturi za kipagani?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Thai[th]
“เมื่อ เรา ให้ หรือ รับ ของ ขวัญ วัน คริสต์มาส ได้ แขวน พวงมาลัย สี เขียว ใน บ้าน และ ใน โบสถ์ ของ เรา จะ มี สัก กี่ คน ที่ รู้ ว่า เรา กําลัง ทํา ตาม พวก นอก รีต?”—หนังสือ The Externals of the Catholic Church
Tigrinya[ti]
“ህያባት ልደት ክንህብን ክንቅበልን ከለና፡ ወይ ከኣ ኣብ ኣባይትና ዀነ ኣብ ኣብያተ ክርስትያናትና ስልማት ልደት ክንስልም ከለና፡ ክንደይ ካባና ኢና ንኣረማዊ ልምድታት ነኽብር ከም ዘለና እንፈልጥ፧” —ዘ ኤክስተርናልስ ኦቭ ዘ ካቶሊክ ቸርች
Tagalog[tl]
“Alam ba ninyo na kapag tayo ay nagbibigay o tumatanggap ng mga regalo kung Pasko, at nagsasabit ng luntiang mga bungkos o putong sa ating mga tahanan at simbahan, nagdiriwang na pala tayo ng paganong kaugalian?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Tetela[tll]
“Etena kashaso kana kalongolaso weshasha wa difɛstɔ dia Nɔɛlɛ, ndo kahanɛso alɛmbɔlɛmbɔ lo mvudu kana l’ɛtɛmwɛlɔ aso, anto angana l’atei aso weya ɔnɛ ondo tekɔ lo nsala mbekelo y’apanganu?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Tswana[tn]
“Fa re aba kgotsa re amogela dimpho tsa Keresemose, re pega dikgare tse tala mo matlong a rona le mo dikerekeng, ke ba le bakae ba rona ba ba ka tswang ba itse gore re dira meetlo ya boheitane?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Tonga (Zambia)[toi]
“Ciindi notupa naa kutambula zipego zya Kkilisimasi alimwi akwaanzika maluba mumaanda eesu alimwi amuzikombelo, balibongaye akati kesu ibazyi kuti tusekelela zilengwa zyabantu batakali kukomba Leza wakasimpe?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Tok Pisin[tpi]
“Taim yumi givim o kisim ol presen bilong Krismas, na yumi hangamapim ol grinpela lip samting insait long haus bilong yumi na haus lotu, dispela i olsem yumi bihainim pasin bilong ol haiden.”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Turkish[tr]
“Birbirimize Noel hediyeleri verirken, evlerimize ve kiliselere yeşil çelenkler asarken kaçımız pagan geleneklerini uyguladığımızın farkındayız?”
Tsonga[ts]
“I vangani eka lava tivaka leswaku loko hi nyika kumbe hi amukela tinyiko ta Khisimusi, hi khavisa hi swiluva swa rihlaza swa xirhendzevutana emakaya ya hina ni le tikerekeni, hi va hi landzela mikhuva ya vuhedeni?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Tswa[tsc]
“A xikhati lexi hi nyikelako kutani ku amukela zinyikiwo xikhatini xa Khisimuso, ni laha hi hayekako zitsangi lomu tindlwini ni lomu tichechini ta hina, vanhu vangani xikari ka hina va zi tivako a ku za koteka ku ngha na hi maha mikhuwo ya wuhedeni ke?” — Ku wula a bhuku: The Externals of the Catholic Church
Tumbuka[tum]
‘Kasi tikumanya kuti para tikupokera panji kupeleka vyawanangwa na kuchita vinthu vinyake pa Khisimasi, ndikuti tikulondezga maluso gha ŵanthu awo ŵakusopa ŵachiuta ŵatesi?’—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Tuvalu[tvl]
“Kafai e maua ne tatou a meaalofa Kilisimasi io me fakatau‵tau ne tatou a mea fakagaligali lanu launiu i ‵tou fale, io me ko koga tapuaki, e mata e tokofia i a tatou e iloa ne latou me ko aofia ‵tonu eiloa tatou i faifaiga fapaupau?”—The Externals of the Catholic Church
Twi[tw]
“Buronya du na sɛ obi kyɛ yɛn adeɛ anaa yɛkyɛ obi adeɛ na yɛde nhwiren sensɛn yɛn fie ne asɔredan mu a, yɛn mu dodoɔ sɛn na ɛba yɛn adwene mu sɛ ebia ɛyɛ abosonsom?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Umbundu[umb]
“Eci tu eca ale tu tambula olombanjaile Vionatale, oku posuisa olonjo vietu kuenda olonembele lovianja, vañami pokati ketu tu limbuka okuti tu kasi oku panga onepa kovihilahila viaco?” —Elivulu losapi, The Externals of the Catholic Church
Vietnamese[vi]
“Khi tặng và nhận quà Giáng Sinh, treo vòng hoa màu xanh tại nhà riêng và nhà thờ, thì bao nhiêu người trong chúng ta biết rằng có lẽ mình đang thực hành các phong tục ngoại giáo?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Xhosa[xh]
“Xa siphana izipho zeKrismesi, size sixhome namagqabi aluhlaza abusazinge emakhayeni ethu nasezicaweni, bangaphi kuthi abayaziyo into yokuba ezi zizithethe zobuhedeni?”—IThe Externals of the Catholic Church
Yoruba[yo]
“Nígbà tá a bá ń fún ara wa lẹ́bùn Kérésì, tá a sì ń ṣe ilé àti ṣọ́ọ̀ṣì wa lọ́ṣọ̀ọ́ fún Kérésì, mélòó nínú wa ló mọ̀ pé àṣà ìbọ̀rìṣà là ń tẹ̀ lé?” —Ìwé náà, The Externals of the Catholic Church
Isthmus Zapotec[zai]
«Panda de laanu nanna ora gusigaʼdelisaacaʼ xiixa dxi Navidad o ugaandacaʼ ti corona ra puertaʼ lídxicaʼ ne ra puertaʼ iglesia sticaʼ nácani ti costumbre stiʼ cani cadi xpinni Cristu» (The Externals of the Catholic Church)
Chinese[zh]
“当我们互送礼物、在家里和教堂挂起花环时,有多少人知道这些都是异教的习俗呢?”——《关于天主教会》
Zande[zne]
“Ho ani afuka gamahe ni watadu ho ani adia agu agamahe ni nga ga Krisimasi, na kini moi akpe ti gaani akporo na akanisa, ada dagbarani ini gupai nga ani nairiso gu mangapai nga ga apagano?” —The Externals of the Catholic Church
Zulu[zu]
“Lapho sipha abanye noma samukela izipho zikaKhisimusi, lapho sihlobisa ngamagoda aluhlaza ezimbali emakhaya ethu nasemasontweni, bangaki kithi abaziyo ukuthi kungenzeka ukuba senza amasiko obuqaba?”—I-The Externals of the Catholic Church