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01What it does

Bhaibheri is the Shona Bible and the hymn book your church sings from, in one app and on the web. It carries every chapter of the Bhaibheri Dzvene in Shona with English versions beside it, and the full words of every hymn from six Zimbabwean church hymnals, stanza by stanza, so reading and singing sit in the same place.

Read the Shona text with NIV, NKJV, KJV, AMP, NET or BBE alongside it, two versions side by side, verse for verse. Open the AFM, Methodist, RCZ, UMC, Baptist or SDA hymnal. Search covers verses, hymns, topics and names, and it forgives a misspelt or half-remembered word.

Each day the app opens on where you stopped reading, the verse of the day, a hymn and a topic, and a morning reminder can bring the verse to you. Keep a verse or hymn with a heart, mark it in one of six colours, write a note on it or share it as a picture. Everything you save stays on your own device.

7Bible versions
6church hymnals
5languages of the SDA hymnal
2,622Bible names with meanings
Who it is for
  • Christians in Zimbabwe who read the Bible in Shona
  • Members of AFM, Methodist, RCZ, UMC, Baptist and SDA congregations
  • Readers who want an English version beside the Shona text
  • Anyone reading at church or at home without a network
02Features
Seven Bible versions

The Shona Bible with NIV, NKJV, KJV, AMP, NET and BBE, any two side by side, verse for verse.

Six church hymnals

AFM (191 hymns), Methodist (321), RCZ (413), UMC Ngoma (361), Baptist (212) and SDA (341), every stanza and chorus in full.

The SDA hymnal in five languages

The Adventist book is printed in Shona, English, Ndebele, Tonga and Venda, and you pick the sheet you sing from.

Search that forgives spelling

Type part of a word, or a word spelled the way it sounded, and search finds the verse, hymn, topic or name.

Topics and Bible names

Eleven topics pair verses with the hymns that belong to them, and 2,622 Bible names each carry their meaning.

Highlights, notes and sharing

Mark a verse or stanza in one of six colours, write a note on it, and share it as text or as a picture with the reference on it.

03What people say
good App for Christians.
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The best thing ever made loved it
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Perfect app for my needs
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05Questions

Is Bhaibheri free?

Yes. The website is free to read with nothing to sign up for, and the Bhaibheri app is free to download on Google Play and the App Store.

Does the app work without a network?

Yes. The app carries every book, every hymn and seven Bible versions on your phone, and no network is needed for any of it.

Which hymnals are included?

Six: AFM, Methodist, RCZ, UMC Ngoma, Baptist and SDA. Every hymn is printed in full, and the SDA hymnal comes in Shona, English, Ndebele, Tonga and Venda.

Which Bible versions can I read?

The app has the Shona Bhaibheri Dzvene with NIV, NKJV, KJV, AMP, NET and BBE. The website publishes the Shona text and the King James, and the other five English versions are in the app only.

Why does the website show only one sheet for an SDA hymn?

The web shows one sheet per hymn: Shona where a Shona sheet exists, and Venda or Tonga for the numbers that were never printed in Shona. The app carries all five languages and lets you pick the one you sing from.

How do I report a mistake in a hymn?

Write to us and we will act on it. The same applies if you hold rights in a hymn text and would like it removed.