Kiswahili · Swahili
Live Swahili interpretation for your church
Help your Swahili-speaking visitors follow every word of your service, live and in their own language, from the moment they walk in.
Why Swahili
Welcoming Swahili speakers
Swahili is a vibrant language of trade, song, and community spoken across East Africa and far beyond. Welcoming Swahili speakers means they can hear the message of hope and worship freely in the warm, familiar words of home. When someone follows the service in Kiswahili, the gathering becomes truly their own.
Including Swahili speakers tells East African families and newcomers that they belong here, turning a visit into a sense of home and helping the whole church practice genuine hospitality.
Who speaks it
Around 200 million speakers worldwide
Where it is spoken
Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and across East Africa
A word of welcome
Amani iwe nanyi
Peace be with you
How it works
One voice in. Swahili out.
Speak
Your speaker talks normally. Nothing to wear, nothing to learn.
Transcribe
Speech becomes text in real time, tuned for sermons and live settings.
Translate
Swahili is translated instantly for anyone who is listening.
Hear
Listeners read live captions and hear a natural voice in Swahili.
Included
What your Swahili listeners receive
A natural voice
Live spoken Swahili a few seconds behind the speaker, on their own phone.
Live captions
On-screen Swahili subtitles to read along with, word by word.
Transcripts and recaps
A written record and a clear summary after the service, in Swahili.
A place to belong
Not just translation, but the feeling of being fully part of the gathering.
Get started
Bring Swahili into your church
Start free today, or send us a note and we will help you set up your first service. New churches receive $200 in free credit.
Get $200 in free credit
New churches that get in touch receive $200 in GraceTranslate credit to run their first services on us.
Prefer email? Write to hello@gracetranslate.com and we will reply within one business day.