About Us

Our Mission

Committed to serving the Lord Jesus Christ and His Church in Malawi in ensuring the availability of the affordable Holy Scriptures which are faithful to the original texts, without doctrinal note or comment in various formats and media for worship, witness, discipleship and spiritual growth through Translation, Production, Distribution and Non-print Media Programmes.

Publishing History

Vernacular Language Full Bibles in circulation

Buku Lopatulika (Chewa)—first published in1923, Revised Orthography1966
Tumbuka Bible—first published in 1952
Tonga Bible—first published in 1985
Tumbuka Common Language Bible—first published in 1981
Tumbuka Common Language Bible with DC—first published in 1981
Ngonde Bible—first published in 1992
Buku Loyera (New Chichewa Common language Bible)—first published in 1999
Buku Loyera with Deuterocanonicals (New Chichewa Common language Bible with DC) —first published in 2000
Sena Common Language Bible— First published in 2005

Vernacular Language New Testaments in circulation

Chichewa New Testament—published in 1977, revised in 2006
Sena New Testament—published in 1998
Sena New Testament and Psalms—published in 2004
New Tumbuka common language Testament—published in 2004
Sena New Testament (Audio) - 2003
New Tumbuka common language Testament (Audio) - 2004

Bible Translation Projects currently Underway

Chichewa Study Bible Project based in Zomba
Chitumbuka Common language Bible Translation Project based in Mzuzu
Chiyao Common language Bible Translation Project based in Mangochi
Elhomwe Common language Bible Translation Project based in Luchenza, Thyolo

Our Contacts

The Executive Director
Bible Society in Malawi
PO Box 740
Blantyre
Malawi
+265-1-821-443/1-824842 Fax +265 1-833-091
E-mail: bsmalawi@malawi.net

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How do i become a member?

As a member you will belong to the largest interdenominational missionary organisation in the world. You will join in fellowship with those who love God’s Word and want others to have it too. You will have unique opportunities to help fulfill Christ’s command to make the Gospel available to all, through prayers and gifts. You will support an organisation that supplies 80% of all scriptures produced to churches and missions.
Specifically, Bible Society membership will enable you to: Pray for the translators, administrators and distributors who work in this ministry; Use your special talents, gifts and abilities to promote the Bible cause; become involved in voluntary assistance and share news and information about the Bible Society with your church or fellowship and financially support the Bible Society.

To become a member contact: bsmalawi@malawi.net