Malay is one of the major languages of South East Asia, where it has official status in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei. It is spoken as a first language by about 40 million people, primarily in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and parts of Sumatra. Additionally, a version of Malay is the lingua franca in the rest of Indonesia, where it is spoken as a second language by about 140 million people. It is the sixth most widely spoken language in the world.

The first Anglican liturgical translations into Malay were published in 1836, with subsequent revisions and expansions in both Jawi script (based on Arabic) and in Roman characters (called Rumi) continuing under missionary auspices throughout the nineteenth century. Today, the Rumi script is far more commonly used.

The Anglican Diocese of Sabah, which published this translation of portions of the Book of Common Prayer in 1969, includes the Malaysian states of Sabah and Labuan on the island of Borneo. It is part of the Province of South East Asia.

Griffiths identifies this translation as No. 100:9 in his Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer. William Muss-Arnolt discusses earlier Malay translations in Chapter XXXVIII of The Book of Common Prayer among the Nations of the World.
 

Peratoran Sembahyang Pagi
Morning Prayer 1-12

Peratoran Sembahyang Petang
Evening Prayer 13-23

Peratoran Sembahyang Perjaimmuan Tahun
Holy Communion 24-37

Peratoran Sembahyang Akan Membaptiskan Orang
Administration of Baptism 38-48

Peratoran Sembahyang Ketetapan
Confirmation 49-51

Peratoran Sembahyang Akan Menguduskan Nikah
Solemnization of Matrimony 52-58

Peratoran Sembahyang Akan Menanam Orang Mati
Burial of the Dead 59-65