Te Baibara, ae ana taeka te Atua, ae kanoana te O Tetemanti ma te Nu Tetemanti, ae kaetaki man taetae nako ake e moa ni koreaki iai

This volume represents the complete Bible in Gilbertese (Kiribati), a significant achievement in linguistic preservation and missionary history. It was produced to provide the I-Kiribati people with the full text of the Old and New Testaments in their native language, building upon earlier translation efforts that began in the 19th century by missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and later the London Missionary Society.

The translation process involved decades of meticulous collaboration between Western missionaries and local speakers to capture the nuances of the Gilbertese language. By adapting religious concepts into a syntax and vocabulary suitable for the islands, the translation became a foundational text for literacy and education in the region. Its publication serves as a primary example of 20th-century missionary printing aimed at creating a standardized written form for a previously oral-dominant language.