Chichewa Bible for Python

Chichewa Bible pip package: Access and integrate the Chichewa translation of the Bible into your python applications with ease. Simplify verse retrieval, text search, and more using this lightweight and versatile pip package.

Features

• Access verses, chapters, and books of the Chichewa Bible programmatically.
• Retrieve text content in Chichewa for quoting, referencing, and display.
• Flexible search functionality for finding specific passages or keywords.
• Lightweight and easy-to-use API for seamless integration into Node.js applications.
• Continuously updated to reflect the latest versions of the Chichewa Bible text.

Installation

You can install the Chichewa Bible python package using pip:

pip install bible-chichewa

Examples

To use the bible-chichewa library to retrieve a verse from the Chichewa Bible, follow these steps:

Example: Retrieving a Bible Verse

from biblechichewa import Bible
bible = Bible()
books = bible.get_books()
print(f"There are {len(books)} books in the bible")

book_number = 1  # Genesis
book = books[book_number-1]
chapter = 1
verse = 1

verse_text = bible.get_verse(book_number, chapter, verse)
print(f"{book} {chapter}:{verse}: {verse_text}")

Example: Retrieving a Bible Chapter

from biblechichewa import Bible
bible = Bible()
books = bible.get_books()
book_number = 1  # Genesis
book = books[book_number-1]

chapter = 1 

chapterVerses = bible.get_chapter(book_number, chapter)

print(f"Chapter {book} {chapter}:")
for i in range(0, len(chapterVerses)):
    verse = i+1
    print(f"{verse}. {chapterVerses[i]}\n")

Example: Retrieving a Bible Verses within Range

from biblechichewa import Bible
bible = Bible()

books = bible.get_books()
book_number = 2 ## Exodus
book = books[book_number-1]

chapter = 20
verse_start = 1
verse_end = 5

verses = bible.get_verses(book_number, chapter, verse_start, verse_end)

print(f"{book} {chapter}:{verse_start}-{verse_end}:")
for index in range(0, len(verses)):
    verse = verses[index]
    print(f"{verse_start + index}: {verse}\n")