1 John 1 | New Testament

1 John 1English

1 Johani 1African Kalanga

English1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched–this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
African Kalanga
Tomuzibisa nekwe dama le butjilo, ilo lakabe lilipo mu kutangisa, ilo latakawha, latakabona ne meho edu, latakalinga tikalibhata ne maboko edu, ilo Dama le butjilo.
English2
The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.
African Kalanga
Butjilo igogu gwakazumbunugwa, ngono tikagubona, totendeka ne kwago, timusumikilila nekwe butjilo gusingapele gwakabe guna Tate ngono tikaguzumbunuligwa.
English3
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
African Kalanga
Tjatakabona kakale tikatjiwha nditjo tjatinomusumikilila, kuti ndizo mube bang'ompela naswi mu whanano yatinayo na Tate ne Nkololo wabo Jesu Khirisiti.
English4
We write this to make our joy complete.
African Kalanga
Tokwala sa ikoku kuti ndizo tihanhe ne buhhalo.
English5
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
African Kalanga
Eyi ndiyo ndailo yatakawha kuna Jesu, ngono tomubudza titi Ndzimu tjedza, muunli akuna hhalima ndobva.
English6
If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
African Kalanga
Ha titi tina whanano nawo koga tiyendilambeli ne kutjilila mu hhalima, tobe tinyepa tisingatjilile mu malebeswa.
English7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
African Kalanga
Koga ha titjilila mu tjedza, sa iwo uli mu tjedza, tobe tina whanano pakati kwedu, ngono malopa e Nkololo wawo Jesu anotisuka jinyo lose.
English8
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
African Kalanga
Ha titi atina jinyo, tozwitjengedza, ngono akuna malebeswa mutili.
English9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
African Kalanga
Ha tileba matjinyo edu, Ndzimu unogalikamoyo kakale wakalulwama ngono unowotizwiibhatigwa matjinyo edu ukatisuka kusalulwama kose.
English10
If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
African Kalanga
Ha titi atizotjinya tobe tiuthama nnyepi, ngono dama lawo lobe lisi mutili.

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.