Afrikaans is spoken by 6,385,000 people: 6,200,000 in South Africa, 146,000 in Namibia, 20,000 in Botswana, 19,000 elsewhere.
Publishing History
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1893.
The complete Bible was first published in 1933.
This Page
This shows the first few verses from John's Gospel in the 1953 Revision, first published in 1953 by British & Foreign Bible Society, Cape Town. This page is taken from a Bible published in 1996 by Bible Society of South Africa, Cape Town.
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1893.
The complete Bible was first published in 1933.