The problem began centuries ago when the Jews superstitiously ceased to pronounce the divine name and started to substitute the Hebrew word for "Sovereign Lord" whenever they came to the divine name as they read the Scriptures.
Inkinga yaqala emakhulwini eminyaka adlule ngenkathi amaJuda eyeka ukuphimisela igama likaNkulunkulu ngenxa yenkolelo-ze, futhi eqala ukusebenzisa igama lesiHeberu elihunyushwa ngokuthi "Nkosi Engumbusi" nomaphi lapho ethola khona igama likaNkulunkulu uma efunda imiBhalo.