The Kom Bible Project
Ŋwàʼlɨ̀ Fɨyini nɨ̀ Kom
Translating, reading, meditating, listening to, and sharing God's word in the Kom language so that Kom people may be transformed into Christlikeness.
24books596chapters15,475versesfree to read, and readable offline
Where every book stands
Publications and downloads →Each book moves through six stages, and this is where each of them has got to — so you know what you are reading.
- 1exegesis and first draft
- 2team check
- 3community testing
- 4back translation
- 5quality assurance
- 6published
| Book | Stages | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GenesisŊwàʼlɨ̀ Nzɨ̀tɨ50 chapters | 50 | 1,533 | |
| ExodusŊwàʼlɨ̀ Exodus40 chapters | 40 | 1,213 | |
| LeviticusIfu i nyoʼnɨ-i27 chapters | 27 | 859 | |
| Numbers36 chapters | 36 | 1,288 | |
| DeuteronomyŊwàlɨ̀ Ditòlonomì34 chapters | 34 | 959 | |
| JoshuaŊwàʼlɨ̀ Joshwà24 chapters | 24 | 658 | |
| JudgesŊwàʼlɨ̀ Ghelɨ ghɨ Tisɨnɨ21 chapters | 21 | 618 | |
| RuthLût4 chapters | 4 | 85 | |
| 1 SamuelŊwàʼlɨ̀ 1 Samwèl31 chapters | 31 | 810 | |
| 2 SamuelŊwàʼlɨ̀ 2 Samwèl24 chapters | 24 | 695 | |
| 1 Kings22 chapters | 22 | 816 | |
| 2 Kings25 chapters | 25 | 715 | |
| 1 Chronicles29 chapters | 29 | 901 | |
| 2 Chronicles36 chapters | 36 | 822 | |
| Ezra10 chapters | 10 | 278 | not reportedDraft |
| NehemiahNèhèmayà13 chapters | 13 | 406 | |
| Esther10 chapters | 10 | 167 | |
| Psalms61 of 150 chapters | 61 of 150 | 703 | not reportedDraft |
| Isaiah66 chapters | 66 | 1,275 | not reportedDraft |
| Daniel12 chapters | 12 | 357 | In progress |
| Amos9 chapters | 9 | 143 | |
| Obadiah1 chapters | 1 | 21 | |
| JonahŊwàʼlɨ̀ Jona4 chapters | 4 | 48 | |
| Micah7 chapters | 7 | 105 |
Translated by Kom people, for Kom people
The Kom New Testament was completed in 2004 and has been used enthusiastically ever since. Engaging with it gave people a hunger for more, and the churches asked for the Old Testament too.
Since 2020 a local team in Bamenda has been translating it — the first community-driven translation project of its kind in Cameroon. 20 books are complete. Every checked and unchecked draft is published here, so that Kom readers can review the work as it is done.
Kom 1
March 2020 – 2023
Seven narrative books translated, and the teams that would carry the rest of the Old Testament trained.
Kom 2
March 2023 – February 2026
Thirteen further books translated and all four Gospels revised, bringing the Old and New Testaments into alignment.
Kom 3
Proposal under review
With nearly all the narrative books now translated, the team turns to the major prophets and some of the wisdom books.
“More transformed lives.”
- Churches including Joseph Merrick Baptist Church, Fundong, and many Roman Catholic churches use Kom Scripture for Sunday readings during worship.
- There is a significant part of the population, especially older people who do not read, who have shown a particular love for Scripture in Kom.
- On social media, many people quote Kom Scripture to make a point or to express strong feeling. The translators see this as a blessing on the work.
- Each morning the team uses the drafts for devotion. Passages are chosen by Rev Jam Chahbih Patrich, a Kom pastor, who gives the devotional in English while the Old Testament passages are read from the Kom drafts.
Genesis 1
Read the chapter →Ŋwàʼlɨ̀ Nzɨ̀tɨ
Nzɨ̀tɨ
1A n-læ nà ghɨ a nzɨ̀tɨ Fɨyini fɨ ɨ faytɨ ìyvɨ nɨ̀ nse. 2A ghɨ tì mbzɨ ɨ ghɨ kɨ iyum, ɨlwêʼ ɨ bɨm ghɨ kɨ tèyn, abe-a fɨmà, ma mû luyn meyn kɨ̀ ɨlwêʼ ɨ̀ jɨ̀m, Ayvɨs a Fɨyini-à ɨ jêl atû àteyn.
3Fɨyini fɨ taŋi ɨ bè na, “Ibayn i na ghɨ.” Ibayn i ɨ gvì. 4Fɨyini fɨ yeyn ibayn ateyn ɨ nà saŋlɨ-à, ɨ gwòsɨ̀ ìbayn nɨ̀ àbe a fɨmnɨ-a, 5ɨ toŋtɨ ìbayn na, “Nɨ̀nchuè” ɨ toŋtɨ àbe a fɨmnɨ-a na “Nɨ̀ntuʼ.” Ɨtuʼ ni kfa jɨ ɨ læ bɨs layn, a nà ghɨ àchi akɨ asɨ-a.
6-7Fɨyini fɨ ɨ fi taŋi ɨ bè na, “Ayemi-a na ghɨ gwôsɨ̀ mu ɨlweŋ ɨ̀ bwò ta ka ɨ̀n lì na ghɨ iyvɨ, ɨ̀n lì ɨ ghɨ a nse.” Yi nà ghɨ kɨ tì. À ti ta Fɨyini fɨ nɨn læ faytɨ ayemi kì a kɨ n-gwôsɨ̀ mu mzɨ̀ a mɨ̀ n-ghɨ iyvɨ nɨ ɨmzɨ̂ a mɨ̀ n-ghɨ a nse, 8ɨ toŋtɨ àyemi ateyn na, “Iyvɨ.” Ɨtuʼ ni kfa jɨ, ɨ læ bɨs layn a nà sɨ ghɨ ànkùmtɨ̀ achi.
Who carries the work
Wycliffe Bible Translators
Funding
Funds the Kom Old Testament project.
CABTAL
Mentoring and oversight
Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy mentors the team and carries financial oversight and management advice.
April & CID
Website and communications
Runs this website and the project's social media, and provides translation consultancy and translator training.
Local churches
Translators and governance
The Cameroon Baptist Convention and the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon provide translators and serve on the project's review committee.