The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Corinthians 11English
1 Bakorinta 11African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Ibeni bayedzi bangu, sami ndili n'yedzi wa Khirisiti.
- English2
I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you.
African KalangaNdomukudza, ngobe mondikumbula mu tjimwe ne tjimwe, ngono mukabhata zwidiyo koga sekwa ndakamudiya izo.
- English3
Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
African KalangaKoga ndohaka kuti muwhisise kuti n’holo we nlume mmwe ne mmwe ndi Khirisiti, n’holo we nkadzi nlume ne n’holo wa Khirisiti Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Nlume mmwe ne mmwe unotembezela kene unoleba dama le Ndzimu akaambala tjimwe mu n’holo unolengudza n’holo uwe,
- English5
And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head–it is just as though her head were shaved.
African Kalangakoga nkadzi unotembezela kene unoleba dama le Ndzimu asakaambala tjimwe mu n’holo uwe, kofanana ne angabe akatesegwa n’holo.
- English6
If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
African KalangaHa nkadzi asingaambale tjimwe mu n’holo uwe ngaatesele mavudzi awe; koga ha kubhatisa honi kuti nkadzi atesegwe, ngaambale tjimwe mu n’holo uwe.
- English7
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
African KalangaNlume aazofanila ambala tjimwe mu n’holo uwe, se ali tjifano ne gudzo* le Ndzimu. Koga nkadzi i gudzo le nlume.
- African Kalanga
Ngobe nlume aazobva mu nkadzi, koga nkadzi wakabva mu nlume.
- African Kalanga
Kakale nlume aazobumbigwa nkadzi, koga nkadzi wakabumbigwa nlume.
- English10
For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.
African KalangaNdizo nkadzi wakafanila ambala tjimwe mu n’holo uwe tjinolakidza simba nekwe batumwa be kudzimu, kukudza batumwa be kudzimu.
- African Kalanga
Nenguba kwakajalo muna He, nkadzi ate ali tjimwe kuhhe kwe nlume, ne nlume ate ali tjimwe kuhhe kwe nkadzi,
- African Kalanga
ngobe nenguba nkadzi akathamwa kubva mu nlume, ngwenu nlume wozwagwa ne nkadzi. Ngono zwinhu zose zobva ku Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Muzwibonegwe, apa kwakalingisana kene kuti nkadzi atembezele Ndzimu asakafukidza n’holo?
- English14
Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
African KalangaApa mbumbiko ye zwinhu ne kwayo aitomudiya kuti mavudzi malefu mu nlume anobhatisa honi?
- English15
but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
African KalangaKoga ha nkadzi ana mavudzi malefu, bubuya gugwe, ngobe mavudzi awe wakaapiwa kube tjifukidzi.
- English16
If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice–nor do the churches of God.
African KalangaHa mmwe asingabvumane na ikoku, akuna mmwe nlenje watinawo ne makubungano e Ndzimu aana mmwe nlenje.
- English17
In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
African KalangaKoga mu zwidiyo zwinotobela, anditomukudza, ngobe ha muhangana amutohanganila bubuya koga mohanganila bubi.
- English18
In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.
African KalangaTjekutanga ndowha kuyi, ha muhangana mu gubungano kuna kusawhanana pakati kwenyu, ngono ndobvuma kungaba kuna lebeswa muna itjetji,
- African Kalanga
ngobe kwakafanila kube ne kuthubukana pakati kwenyu kuti ndizo ibabo bana malebeswa pakati kwenyu baboneke.
- African Kalanga
Ha muhangana, ate tjilayilo tja He tjamunodla,
- English21
for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.
African Kalangangobe ha mudla, mmwe ne mmwe unondila mbeli ngodla asingamilile kene ani, ngono kube kuthama kuti bamwe babe ne hhala koga bamwe balaladze.
- English22
Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!
African KalangaIni ikoku, apa amuna mizi yamungadlila muili mukang'wila muili kene? Kene molingila pasi gubungano le Ndzimu mukabhatisa honi ibabo basina tjabo? Ndimubve nditini kene? Apa ndimukudze muna ikoku kene? Aa, andingamukudze.
- English23
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
African KalangaNgobe imi ndakaamutjila muna He itjetjo tjandakapindisila kumuli. He Jesu bakati mu busiku gwabakawongiwa bakatola tjiwunga,
- English24
and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
African Kalangabakati baboka bakatjipemula, ndizo bakati, “Oyu mbili wangu unopigwa imwi. Muthame ikoku tjili tjikumbuludzo tjangu.”
- English25
In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
African KalangaNe zila iyeyo zwayo, hule kwe tjilayilo, He bakatola bhepe le nkumbi we n’hhambi ngono bakati, “Bhepe ileli Tjibvumano tjitshwa mu malopa angu. Muthame ikoku misi yose mung'we kundikumbula.”
- English26
For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
African KalangaTjibaka tjimwe ne tjimwe itjetji ha mudla tjiwunga mung'wa mu bhepe le nkumbi we n’hhambi, moleba lufu gwa He kudzina behha.
- English27
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
African KalangaNdizo wali ani naani unodla tjiwunga kene eng'wa mu bhepe la He ne zila isingakudze He una nlandu we kulonga mbili ne malopa a He hambgwa.
- African Kalanga
Mmwe ne mmwe ngaazwihakisise kutanga ekotjiti edla tjiwunga ne kung'wa mu bhepe.
- English29
For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.
African KalangaNgobe iye unodla ebe eng'wa asingazibe mbili wa He unozwidanila kusumikilisiwa.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo wali bunjinji gwenyu muli zwiworoworo mugwala ne bamwe benyu bakafa.
- African Kalanga
Ha tabe tingazwihakisisa kutanga, tabe tisingawosumikilisiwa.
- English32
When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
African KalangaKoga ha tisumikilisiwa ndi He, totjemegwa kuti ndizo tisilahiwe kang'ompela ne hango.
- African Kalanga
Ndizoke makamu, ha mukubungana mudla, mililanani.
- English34
If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.
African KalangaHa mmwe ana hhala, ngaadle ku nzi kuti musikubunganile kubong'wa nlandu. Nekwe zwimwe zwithu ndowopa milayo ndahha.
Source: The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible, Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo, 2026. This online edition was extracted and reformatted from the PDF edition. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.