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Seven in ten Mozambicans are Christian — Father's Heart Bible reveals God as a loving Father. Free online in Sena, Chichewa and Portuguese, with audio in English.

Yes — you can read the Bible free online in Mozambique right now. A 2026 Afrobarometer survey found 68.6% of Mozambicans Christian and 21.3% Muslim, with Protestants outnumbering Catholics. The Father’s Heart Bible™ is free to read and hear on any phone, with no app and no account, and the Sena edition is free to read today — the language of the lower Zambezi, where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals God as a near and loving Father.

Last updated October 2026

Key takeawayMozambique stretches along the Indian Ocean with many peoples and many tongues — and Father's Heart Bible™ (FHB) offers a Father near to each, in Sena, Chichewa, Portuguese and English.

Mozambique at a glance

Mozambique lies on the Indian Ocean coast of south-east Africa. Portuguese is the official language, Bantu languages such as Sena are spoken at home, and the Zambezi River crosses the centre of the country.

People
about 34.6 million
Christians
68.6% (2026 survey)
Muslim
21.3%
Sena speakers
about 2.9 million

What Mozambique is known for

A long coast, a great river and a nation of many tongues.

The Indian Ocean coast

A long coastline of beaches, islands and fishing towns runs the length of the country.

Maputo

The capital, on the southern coast, is the country’s largest city.

The Zambezi

The great river crosses Mozambique on its way to the sea, past Sena-speaking communities.

Many languages

Portuguese is official; Sena, Chichewa and many other Bantu languages are spoken at home.

A church in many forms

Christians are 68.6% of the population, and Protestants outnumber Catholics.

Faith and the Bible in Mozambique

Mozambique is a secular state with a Christian majority. In a 2026 Afrobarometer survey, 68.6% of Mozambicans were Christian, 21.3% Muslim, 7.7% had no religion and 0.4% followed traditional beliefs. Protestants outnumbered Catholics.

For readers of every background, Father’s Heart Bible™ offers the Scriptures free, in the language of the home, revealing God as a near and loving Father.

Sources: World Bank, Population, total (2024) — compiled from UN World Population Prospects 2024 and national statistics offices2026 Afrobarometer survey (Christian 68.6%, Muslim 21.3%, no religion 7.7%, traditional 0.4%), as summarised in Religion in Mozambique — WikipediaSena language — WikipediaChewa language — Wikipedia (recognised minority language in Tete province of Mozambique)Mozambique — WikipediaLanguage-reach register, Father's Heart Bible (speakers of Sena worldwide)

What “our Father” offers Mozambique

From the coast to the Zambezi valley, many families are looking for a Father who stays. Father’s Heart Bible™ does not bring a foreign religion — it answers a universal longing: to be held by a Father who never abandons His children.

For the one who feels alone

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” Read John 14 free.

For the brokenhearted

“Our Father is near to the brokenhearted; he saves those crushed in spirit.” Read Psalm 34 free.

For the one who is afraid

“Fear not, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your Father.” Read Isaiah 41 free.

For every community

Sena, Chewa, Makua, Tsonga and every people of Mozambique — the Father calls each Mozambican His beloved son or daughter.

Why Father's Heart Bible™ for Mozambique

God revealed as Father

Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals God as Father wherever Scripture reveals Him that way — from Genesis 1:1 onward.

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No purchase, no app, no sign-up. The whole Bible is free to read online, with audio on every English chapter.

In Sena

The Sena edition is published: read it free — the language of the lower Zambezi, with Chichewa and Portuguese editions beside it.

Bible languages for Mozambique

Portuguese is the official language of Mozambique, while Sena, Chichewa and other Bantu languages are spoken at home. Each is free to read today.

Every language is a door. You can start reading the editions available today, free. English has verse-by-verse audio.

Side by side, in the Father’s voice

Read the opening of Scripture side by side — the English Father’s Heart Bible on the left, Portuguese on the right.

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Genesis 1 · Gênesis 1 31 verses

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 No princípio, nosso Pai celestial criou os céus e a terra.

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 A terra era sem forma e vazia, e havia trevas sobre a face do abismo; e o Espírito de nosso Pai pairava sobre a face das águas.

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 Então nosso Pai disse: "Haja luz", e houve luz.

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 Ele viu que a luz era boa e separou a luz das trevas.

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 Ele chamou a luz de "dia", e às trevas chamou de "noite". E houve tarde, e houve manhã—o primeiro dia.

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 E nosso Pai disse: "Haja um firmamento entre as águas, para separar águas de águas."

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 Assim ele fez o firmamento e separou as águas que estavam debaixo do firmamento das águas que estavam por cima dele. E assim foi.

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 Ele chamou o firmamento de "céu". Assim houve tarde, e houve manhã—o segundo dia.

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 Então nosso Pai disse: "Ajuntem-se as águas que estão debaixo do céu num só lugar, e apareça a parte seca." E assim foi.

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 Ele chamou a parte seca de "terra", e às águas reunidas chamou de "mares". E ele viu que isso era bom.

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 Então ele disse: "Produza a terra vegetação: plantas que deem semente e árvores que deem fruto com semente, cada uma segundo a sua espécie." E assim foi.

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 A terra produziu vegetação: plantas que dão semente segundo as suas espécies e árvores que dão fruto com semente segundo as suas espécies. E nosso Pai viu que isso era bom.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 E houve tarde, e houve manhã—o terceiro dia.

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 E nosso Pai disse: "Haja luminares no firmamento do céu para separar o dia da noite, e sirvam eles de sinais para marcar as estações, os dias e os anos,"

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 "e sejam luminares no firmamento do céu para iluminar a terra." E assim foi.

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 Nosso Pai fez dois grandes luminares: o maior para governar o dia e o menor para governar a noite. Ele fez também as estrelas.

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 Ele os colocou no firmamento do céu para iluminar a terra,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 para governar o dia e a noite e para separar a luz das trevas. E ele viu que isso era bom.

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 Assim houve tarde, e houve manhã—o quarto dia.

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 Então nosso Pai disse: "Fervilhem as águas de criaturas viventes, e voem as aves sobre a terra pelo firmamento do céu."

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 Assim ele criou as grandes criaturas do mar e todo ser vivente que se move e fervilha nas águas, cada um segundo a sua espécie, e toda ave que voa segundo a sua espécie. E ele viu que isso era bom.

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 Nosso Pai os abençoou, dizendo: "Sejam férteis e multipliquem-se e encham as águas dos mares, e multipliquem-se as aves na terra."

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 E houve tarde, e houve manhã—o quinto dia.

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 E nosso Pai disse: "Produza a terra criaturas viventes segundo as suas espécies: animais domésticos, criaturas que rastejam pelo solo e animais selvagens, cada um segundo a sua espécie." E assim foi.

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 Ele fez os animais selvagens segundo as suas espécies, os animais domésticos segundo as suas espécies e todas as criaturas que rastejam pelo solo segundo as suas espécies. E ele viu que isso era bom.

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 Então nosso Pai disse: "Façamos a humanidade à nossa imagem, conforme a nossa semelhança, para que domine sobre os peixes do mar e as aves do céu, sobre os animais domésticos, sobre toda a terra e sobre toda criatura que rasteja pelo solo."

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 Assim nosso Pai criou a humanidade à sua própria imagem; à imagem do Pai, do Filho e do Espírito Santo os criou; homem e mulher os criou.

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 Nosso Pai os abençoou e lhes disse: "Sejam férteis e multipliquem-se; encham a terra e sujeitem-na. Dominem sobre os peixes do mar e as aves do céu e sobre toda criatura vivente que se move na terra."

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 Então ele disse: "Eu dou a vocês toda planta que dá semente sobre a face de toda a terra e toda árvore que dá fruto com semente. Elas servirão de alimento a vocês.

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 "E a todos os animais da terra, a todas as aves do céu e a todas as criaturas que rastejam pelo solo—a tudo o que tem em si o fôlego de vida—dou toda planta verde por alimento." E assim foi.

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 Nosso Pai viu tudo o que havia feito, e era muito bom. Assim houve tarde, e houve manhã—o sexto dia.

John 3 · João 3 36 verses

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

1 Havia um homem entre os fariseus chamado Nicodemos, um dos líderes dos judeus.

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 Ele foi ter com Jesus de noite e lhe disse: "Rabi, sabemos que és um mestre vindo da parte de nosso Pai, pois ninguém pode fazer esses sinais que tu fazes, a não ser que nosso Pai esteja com ele."

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 Jesus lhe respondeu: "Em verdade, em verdade te digo: se alguém não nascer de novo, não pode ver o reino de nosso Pai."

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 Nicodemos lhe disse: "Como pode um homem nascer, sendo velho? Pode, porventura, entrar pela segunda vez no ventre de sua mãe e nascer?"

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 Jesus respondeu: "Em verdade, em verdade te digo: se alguém não nascer da água e do Espírito Santo, não pode entrar no reino de nosso Pai."

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 O que é nascido da carne é carne, e o que é nascido do Espírito Santo é espírito.

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 Não se admirem de eu lhes ter dito: 'É necessário que vocês nasçam de novo.'

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 O vento sopra onde quer, e você ouve o seu som, mas não sabe de onde vem nem para onde vai. Assim é todo aquele que é nascido do Espírito Santo.

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 Nicodemos lhe disse: "Como pode ser isso?"

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 Jesus lhe respondeu: "Você é o mestre de Israel e não entende essas coisas?"

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 Em verdade, em verdade te digo: nós falamos do que sabemos e damos testemunho do que temos visto, mas vocês não aceitam o nosso testemunho.

12 If I told you earthly things and you don't believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

12 Se eu lhes falei de coisas terrenas e vocês não creem, como crerão se eu lhes falar de coisas celestiais?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 Ninguém subiu ao céu, senão aquele que desceu do céu, o Filho do Homem.

14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

14 E, assim como Moisés levantou a serpente no deserto, assim importa que o Filho do Homem seja levantado,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 para que todo aquele que nele crê tenha a vida eterna.

16 For our Father so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

16 Porque tanto amou nosso Pai o mundo, que deu o seu Filho único, para que todo aquele que nele crê não pereça, mas tenha a vida eterna.

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 Pois nosso Pai não enviou o seu Filho ao mundo para condenar o mundo, mas para que o mundo fosse salvo por meio dele.

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 Quem nele crê não é condenado, mas quem não crê já está condenado, porque não creu no nome do Filho único de nosso Pai.

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 E este é o julgamento: a luz veio ao mundo, e as pessoas amaram mais as trevas do que a luz, porque as suas obras eram más.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 Pois todo aquele que pratica o mal odeia a luz e não vem para a luz, com receio de que as suas obras sejam expostas.

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 Mas quem pratica a verdade vem para a luz, a fim de que se manifeste claramente que as suas obras foram realizadas em nosso Pai.

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 Depois disso, Jesus foi com os seus discípulos para a região da Judeia, e ali permaneceu com eles e batizava.

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 João também batizava em Enom, perto de Salim, porque havia ali muitas águas; e as pessoas vinham e eram batizadas,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 pois João ainda não tinha sido lançado na prisão.

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 Surgiu, então, uma discussão entre alguns dos discípulos de João e um judeu a respeito da purificação.

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 E eles foram ter com João e lhe disseram: "Rabi, aquele que estava contigo do outro lado do Jordão, de quem deste testemunho—olha, ele está batizando, e todos vão a ele."

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 João respondeu: "Uma pessoa não pode receber coisa alguma, se não lhe for dada do céu."

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 Vocês mesmos podem testemunhar que eu disse: 'Eu não sou o Cristo, mas fui enviado adiante dele.'

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 Aquele que tem a noiva é o noivo — Jesus. Mas o amigo do noivo, que está presente e o ouve, alegra-se muito com a voz do noivo. Por isso, essa minha alegria está agora completa.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 É necessário que ele cresça e que eu diminua.

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 Aquele que vem de cima está acima de todos. Aquele que é da terra pertence à terra e fala de maneira terrena. Aquele que vem do céu está acima de todos.

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 Ele dá testemunho do que tem visto e ouvido, mas ninguém aceita o seu testemunho.

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 Quem aceita o seu testemunho confirma que nosso Pai é verdadeiro.

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 Pois aquele que nosso Pai enviou fala as palavras de nosso Pai, porque ele dá o Espírito Santo sem medida.

35 Our Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

35 Nosso Pai ama o Filho e entregou todas as coisas nas suas mãos.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 Quem crê no Filho tem a vida eterna; quem não obedece ao Filho não verá a vida, mas a ira de nosso Pai permanece sobre ele.

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“…so will my word be that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” — Isaiah 55:11

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Kevin White

Founder, Spirit Media Publishing · Father's Heart Bible™

Kevin White is founder of Spirit Media Publishing the publisher of Father's Heart Bible™, a translation centered on revealing God's heart as Father through every passage. He pastors readers toward the love of our Father — in plain English — and writes here about Scripture, sonship, and the modern Father-heart movement.

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