Mapulaneng is the "Place of the Mapulana people." The language community is spread across northeastern Mpumalanga and southeastern Limpopo, with Sepulana being a non-official community language spoken by most people in Bushbuckridge. Having been marginalised during apartheid, the community community have since lobbied to have Sepulana as an official language of Mpumalanga. In 2018, a government entity agreed to use their long marginalised language in official signage, and then in 2019  the Mapulaneng Writer’s Association introduced and launched six newly published novels written in Sepulana.

There are around 30 active languages in South Africa, many of which are still waiting for the Bible to be translated into their heart language. For the Mapulana, having the scriptures available will encourage them to study God’s Word and will strengthen the work of reaching out to the unsaved among the Mapulana. The whole community is eager to give Sepulana the status it deserves.  

Itireleng Florence Chiloane is a single parent and a reviewer for the Sepulana Bible Translation project. She loves the Lord to an extent that she assists in building church structures for churches of South Africa. She is a mother of three and ready to serve the ministry whole heartedly.

She says that the Sepulana Bible translation transformed her spirit and faith. Her English vocabulary has increased and her love for reading the Bible has improved drastically since she joined the team. As a retired teacher and a Curriculum Implementer, the position of being a reviewer inspired her to start writing Sepulana songs, as well as praying and preaching the Word of God more in the language she understands the most.