Swahili
It is also known as Kiswahili (languagecode: sw, autonym: Kiswahili) and is spoken by around 100 million people in Southeast Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, and Congo. For more information see Wikipedia:Swahili language
Swahili Bible translations
There are several Bible translations into Swahili, and its various dialects: [1]
Kiswahili Contemporary Version (Neno: Bibilia Takatifu)
This is a contemporary translation of the Bible into Swahili finished in 2014.
It is freely available in the following ways:
- Reading online:
- Smartphone apps and software:
- YouVersion smartphone app: Text of the whole Bible, no recordings. Can be downloaded and is then available for offline use. Select "Kiswahili" in the language selection and then select "Neno: Bibilia Takatifu 2014".
- bible.is smartphone app: Text of the whole Bible, recordings of the whole Bible. Select "Kiswahili" in the language selection and then select "Kiswahili Contemporary Version (Neno: Bibilia Takatifu)".
- Audio Bible:
- bible.is smartphone app (see above)