swahili
Swahili.Bible
Welcome to Swahili Bible site! Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of eastern and southeastern Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is estimated that around 15 Million users speak it. The New Testament was first translated into Swahili around 1850. United Bible Societies is working towards making this Bible available to all who need it.
Bible Society of Kenya
Bible Society of Kenya
Bible House, Langata Road
Madaraka, Nairobi
PO Box 72983
Madaraka, Nairobi
PO Box 72983
Tel: 254 20602807
E-mail: info@biblesociety-kenya.org
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A Song of degrees for Solomon.
1Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it:
Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late,
To eat the bread of sorrows:
For so he giveth his beloved sleep.
3Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord:
And the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man;
So are children of the youth.
5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:
They shall not be ashamed,
But they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.