Funeral Programme in Sepedi
A Sepedi programme opens with the direto honoured beside the name and follows the tatelano ya tirelo through hymns, the life history, tributes, and the sermon to the closing tebogo. TributeFold ships that structure ready to fill.
How the service is structured
- Direto (praise names) accompany the name on the cover.
- Tebelelo — the vigil — is often held the night before with its own short programme.
- Tributes follow the respected order from family outward; the programme director keeps time, and the programme names them.
- The tombstone unveiling (go apolwa ga leswika) months later uses its own programme with the graveside order and inscription reading.
Sepedi programme headings — the glossary
These are the section headings the editor uses when you choose Sepedi — shown here so you can check them against your family's and congregation's usage:
| English | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Order of Service | Tatelano Ya Tirelo |
| Life Story / Obituary | Kakaretšo Ya Bophelo |
| Clan Names / Praises | Direto |
| Hymn | Sefela |
| Prayer | Thapelo |
| Scripture Reading | Go Balwa Ga Lengwalo |
| Sermon | Thuto |
| Tribute | Tlhompho |
| Vote of Thanks | Tebogo |
| Programme Director | Mosepetši Wa Lenaneo |
| Pallbearers | Barwadi |
| Acknowledgements | Mantšu A Tebogo |
| Night Vigil | Tebelelo |
| Memorial Service | Tirelo Ya Kgopotšo |
| Unveiling of the Tombstone of the Late… | Go Apolwa Ga Leswika La |
Headings follow common published-programme usage and are undergoing native-speaker review; your own wording is never changed by the editor.
Common questions
Are the Sepedi headings verified?+
They follow common Limpopo programme usage — Tatelano Ya Tirelo, Kakaretšo Ya Bophelo, Sefela, Thapelo, Thero, Tebogo — with native review underway before we mark them verified.