Sotho: Southern is spoken by 4,197,000 people: 2,704,000 in South Africa, 1,493,000 in Lesotho.
Reading the Scriptures
in Sotho: Southern
Publishing History
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1839.
The New Testament was first published in 1855.
The complete Bible was first published in 1878.
This Page
This shows the first few verses from John's Gospel in the Interconfessional version, first published in 1976 by Bible Society of South Africa, Roggebaai. This page is taken from a New Testament published in 1991 by Bible Society of South Africa, Roggebaai.
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1839.
The New Testament was first published in 1855.
The complete Bible was first published in 1878.