The inception of Bible Society in Zambia can be traced back to the coming of the first Protestant missionary societies towards the end of the 18th Century. When these missionaries arrived they set-up translation programs for the purpose of supplying the poor people of the local area with some portions of the Bible. The earliest New Testament was published by the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1901 and the first full Zambian language Bible was Chinyanja published by the Bible Society of Scotland in 1905.

• To promote the Holy Scriptures in whole or part and make them available to people by widest     possible effective circulation at a price they can afford and in a useable format.
• To help people interact with the Word of God in partnership and co-operation with the churches.
• To mobilise support from local contributions and the Global Fellowship to fund new translations and on-going work.