I can’t provide copyrighted PDFs directly. I can instead:
- Bible.com (YouVersion): While primarily an app, YouVersion allows you to view the Kinyarwanda Bible online. You can print sections to PDF directly from your browser.
- BibleGateway.com: Search for "Kinyarwanda Bible" (Kinyarwanda: Biblia Yera). Use your browser’s "Print" function and select "Save as PDF" to create your own copy.
- Faith Comes By Hearing: This ministry often provides audio Bibles and downloadable PDF scripts for the Kinyarwanda New Testament.
- Rwanda Bible Society (Bible Society of Rwanda): The official source. Visit their website or contact them directly; they often have downloadable samples or low-resolution PDFs for missionaries.
- The "Izina Ryawe Ni We Wanye" Version: This is the classic, widely accepted translation used by the majority of Protestant churches in Rwanda. It is the standard text for liturgy and public reading.
- The Catholic Version (Bibiliya Yera): While the core text is similar, Catholic editions include the Deuterocanonical books (Apocrypha). PDFs of this version are essential for the Catholic majority in Rwanda.
- Modern Revisions: There have been recent efforts to update archaic terms to make the text more understandable to the younger generation, though the classic translation remains the most circulated in PDF form.
- Do not republish a copyrighted Kinyarwanda Bible PDF on your own website without permission.
- Do not sell the PDF.
- Do donate to the Rwanda Bible Society (Bibiliya Sosiyeti y’u Rwanda) if you use their PDF regularly. A small contribution helps fund audio Bibles for the blind and print Bibles for rural congregations.
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