About 35 divers continued on Saturday, with their efforts to complete 64 hours of reading the Afrikaans translation of the Bible under water, SABC reported.
The Handwritten Bible and Underwater Bible Reading Marathons were some of the activities lined up by the Bible Society of South Africa to mark the 75th anniversary of the Afrikaans Bible in Bloemfontein.
The readathon started on Wednesday at the Bible House in Bloemfontein, in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of world records.
One of the divers, Eckhard Hesse said they have already set a record, as it is the first time that a bible is read under water.
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He said it was also the first time that an Afrikaans bible is being read under water and monitored on a speaker system.
A previous attempt in 2002 failed due to technical reasons. The under water reading of the Bible was one of the activities taking place to mark the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Afrikaans translation of the Bible.
A church service would be held on Sunday to close the celebration activities.
The first Afrikaans Bible was launched in 1933 in Bloemfontein.
According to Bible Society of South Africa, the anniversary was regarded as a great celebration for Afrikaans speaking people. - Sapa
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