1 Corinthians 9 | New Testament

1 Corinthians 9English

1 Bakorinta 9African Kalanga

English1
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?
African Kalanga
Apa andizosununguka kene? Apa ate ndili ntumwa wa Jesu kene? Andizobona Jesu He wedu kene? Apa ate muli mbhayilo we n’hingo wangu muna He kene?
English2
Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
African Kalanga
Ha kuli kuti ku bamwe andite ndili ntumwa wa Jesu, iko ndi iye kumuli, ngobe imwi ndimwi lutjwayo gwe kuti ndi ntumwa wa He.
English3
This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me.
African Kalanga
Ndowozwidabilila muna ibabo banowondibhuzwa nditi;
English4
Don’t we have the right to food and drink?
African Kalanga
Apa atina fanilo kupiwa zodliwa ne zwinong'wiwa kene?
English5
Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
African Kalanga
Apa atina fanilo dze kuyenda ne nkadzi wakalobogwa we n’Khirisiti mu njendo se bamwe batumwa ne banung'una ba He na Pita kene?
English6
Or is it only I and Barnabas who must work for a living?
African Kalanga
Kene ndimi na Bhanabhasi koga basina fanilo dze kuletjedza kuhingila kuzwitjidza kene?
English7
Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk?
African Kalanga
Ndiupi unohinga n’hingo we bubhayani, ngono ezwilipa kene? Ndiani unoti alima n’hhambi mu nnda kasidle ntjelo wawo kene? Ndiupi unopfuwa zwipfuwo kasing'we nkaka wazo kene?
English8
Do I say this merely from a human point of view? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
African Kalanga
Apa ndoleba ikoku nge ndaulo ye banhu kene? Nlayo autoleba itjo zwatjo kene?
English9
For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
African Kalanga
Ngobe kwakakwagwa mu nlayo wa Mushe kuyi, “Usisunge nlomo ng'ombe inohokola mapfunde.” Apa Ndzimu ipapa unoleba nekwe ng'ombe kene?
English10
Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they ought to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.
African Kalanga
Apa autoleba ne kwedu kene? Kwakakwaligwa iswi, ngobe ha nlimi elima ne n’hokoli ha ehokola, bakafanila thama ikoku ne kugalabgwe kose kuti banowobe ne gobe muna tjavung'wa.
English11
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?
African Kalanga
Ha tadzwala mbewu ye tjimeya mumuli, apa akuzofanila kuti tiwane zwe tjinyama zwatinotjila ndizo mumuli kene?
English12
If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
African Kalanga
Ha bamwe bana fanilo iyeyi ye kutjidziwa mumuli, apa iswi atizofanila kube ne whulu kupinda yabo kene? Koga atizoihingisa fanilo iyeyi, kakale todzikitadzila tjimwe ne tjimwe pana kuti tidzinganyidze ndebo mbuya ngekwa Khirisiti.
English13
Don’t you know that those who work in the temple get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?
African Kalanga
Apa amutoziba kuti ibabo banohinga mu ng'umba ye Ndzimu, banowana zodliwa zwabo mu ng'umba ye Ndzimu kene, na ibabo banopila zwibhayilo mu tjibeso bana gobe mu tjibhayilo kene?
English14
In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
African Kalanga
Ne kunofanana, He bakalaula kuti ibabo banosumikila ndebo mbuya bawane tjabanotjila nditjo ne ndebo mbuya.
English15
But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me. I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of this boast.
African Kalanga
Nenguba kwakajalo andizotongo hingisa imwe ye fanilo idzedzi, kakale anditokwala ikoku kuti mutjitangisa kundipa. Bukulu ndingafa pana kuti ndiletje mmwe anditolele tjandinozwikudza nditjo.
English16
Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
African Kalanga
Ha ndisumikila ndebo mbuya andingazwikudze, ngoti ndakafanila kuisumikila. Yee mme wee ndapalala, ha ndisingasumikile ndebo mbuya.
English17
If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.
African Kalanga
Ha ndithama ikoku ngoda kwangu, ndingalingilila mbhayilo. Ha ndisingathame ngoda kwangu, koga ndokuthama uli n’hingo wandakapiwa,
English18
What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make use of my rights in preaching it.
African Kalanga
ngono mbhayilo wangu ini? Ndiwoyu: ndosumikila ndebo mbuya kuhhe kwe ndipo, ndisingahingise fanilo dzangu nge buhhalo se nsumikili.
English19
Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
African Kalanga
Nenguba imi ndakasununguka ndisina wakandipfuwa ndakazwithama nlanda wa bose kuti ndizo ndiwane banji.
English20
To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.
African Kalanga
Ku Bajuta ndakabe Njuta, kuti ndiwane Bajuta. Kuna ibabo bapasi kwe nlayo ndakabe nhu upasi kwe nlayo, nenguba imi ndisi pasi kwe nlayo, kuti ndizo ndiwane bapasi kwe nlayo.
English21
To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law.
African Kalanga
Kuna ibabo bakuhhe kwe nlayo ndakanga nhu u kuhhe kwe nlayo kuwana ibabo bakuhhe kwe nlayo. Oku akutobva kuti anditolondolodza nlayo we Ndzimu, ngobe ndi pasi kwe nlayo wa Khirisiti.
English22
To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.
African Kalanga
Ha ndili pakati kwe basakasima ndobe usakasimabo, kuti ndiwane basakasima. Ndabe zwinhu zose ku banhu bose, kuti ha kutubuka nditjidze bamwe babo ne zila imwe ne imwe.
English23
I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
African Kalanga
Ndothama ikoku ndithamila ndebo mbuya, kuti ndibe ne gobe mu mhahhambuya yayo.
English24
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
African Kalanga
Apa amutoziba kuti mu kutangidzana ne lubilo balabuki banolabuka bose, koga nng'ompela kawana tjiala* kene? Ndizo labukani ne zila yamunowowana tjiala.
English25
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
African Kalanga
Mmwe ne mmwe nlabuki unozwibhata mu zwinhu zose. Banokuthama kuwana tjiala tjinohakala, koga iswi tothama kuwana tjisingahakale.
English26
Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.
African Kalanga
Imi anditolabuka koga, anditoloba veyisi se nhu unoloba mhepo koga,
English27
No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
African Kalanga
ngono ndoloba mbili wangu aulaula, kuti ndisiti hule kwe ndasumikila ku bamwe, imi ne kwangu ndibe ndiwang'wa ndakafanilo lahiwa.

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.