On June 20, 2021, Brother Robert Batko, a member of the Central America Branch Committee, presented the New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in Chol. The Bible was released in electronic format during a prerecorded program that was streamed to an estimated audience of 800.

• Chol is an indigenous language spoken primarily in the state of Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico

• An estimated 200,000 people speak Chol

• More than 500 publishers serve in 22 Chol-speaking congregations and 2 groups

• 3 translators worked for 27 months to complete the project

A brother who assisted with the translation project stated: “This new translation employs common words that we use in our daily lives. I enjoy reading every chapter.”

Another brother said: “I can read the Bible in Spanish, but when I read this translation in Chol, my mother tongue, it warms my heart. It’s like enjoying a home-cooked meal.”

We know that this Bible will help our Chol-speaking brothers in their search for the “hidden treasures” of God’s Word, the Bible.—Proverbs 2:4, 5.