Shona Bibles

We are delighted to announce that the first printing of the new TBS Shona Bible has been completed and these Bibles are now available to purchase.

Shona is one of three major languages spoken in Zimbabwe and is the language predominantly spoken by 70% of its 16 million inhabitants. The Shona people mainly live in an area of Zimbabwe known as Mashonaland.

From the mid-1800’s to mid-1900’s various Bible translations were produced in Shona. However, each had its own problem owing to different dialects used but also the different theological persuasions of the translator.

When mission work was begun by the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Zimbabwe, a reliable Shona Bible was still needed. In 2009 TBS began a project in conjunction with the FPCS to translate the Word of God into Shona from the Hebrew Masoretic and Greek Received Texts, with reference to the Shona Union Bible. A New Testament was published in 2014 and was well received. We pray that the Lord will continue to bless His Word as it goes forth, now in its entirety.

Each Bible costs £13.00 and is available here or by calling the Society on (020) 8543 7857 where a member of the sales team will be happy to help you.