siLozi is spoken by more than 557,000 people: 473,000 in Zambia, 70,000 in Zimbabwe, 14,000 in Botswana, an unknown number in Namibia.
Publishing History
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1922.
The New Testament was first published in 1925.
The complete Bible was first published in 1951.
This Page
This shows the first few verses from John's Gospel in the Common Language Translation, first published in 1978 by The Bible Society of Zambia, Lusaka. This page is taken from a New Testament published in 1990 by The Bible Society of Zambia, Lusaka.
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1922.
The New Testament was first published in 1925.
The complete Bible was first published in 1951.