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The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible

New Testament

Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.

1 Peter 1English

1 Pita 1African Kalanga

  1. English1

    Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,

    African Kalanga

    Ndimi Pita, ntumwa wa Jesu Khirisiti. Ku bahalugwa be Ndzimu banonga bataya bakaandama ntunhu wose we Ponto ne mu Galatiya ne mu Kapadokiya ne mu Ezhiya ne mu Bhitiniya,

  2. English2

    who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

    African Kalanga

    bakahalugwa ngozibila mbeli kwe Ndzimu Tate, bakayengemadziwa ne Meya yakayengemala, kuwha Jesu Khirisiti kuti munyasiwe ne malopa awe: Ngoni ne kunyalala ngakuwande pakati kwenyu.

  3. English3

    Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

    African Kalanga

    Ngakukudziwe Ndzimu kakale bali Tate ba He wedu Jesu Khirisiti! Ne ngoni dzabo whulu, takazwagwa butshwa mu kugalabgwe kunotjila, ne kumusiwa kwa Jesu Khirisiti mu bafi,

  4. English4

    and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade–kept in heaven for you,

    African Kalanga

    nekugala nhaka tjisingalobe, tjisina hambgwa, kakale tjisingafubale, tjamakabigigwa kudzimu,

  5. English5

    who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

    African Kalanga

    imwi bavikiligwa ne masimba e Ndzimu, ne bugalimoyo kuyitila jidzo lakalindila zumbunugwa mu nsi we bupelo.

  6. English6

    In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

    African Kalanga

    Hanhani muna ikoku, nenguba mu nsi uno mungadziyila kuhomanana ne ndiko dzakasiyana siyana,

  7. English7

    These have come so that your faith–of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire– may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

    African Kalanga

    kuti ndizo malebeswa e bugalimoyo gwenyu guna themba inopinda ye golide inoti nenguba iloba, koga inolikiwa ne moto, sa ikokobo bugalimoyo gwenyu gungabe mbhayilo mu kukudza ne kumilidzila pehhugwi ne kutetiwa mu kuzumbunugwa kwa Jesu Khirisiti.

  8. English8

    Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

    African Kalanga

    Nenguba musakambona, muna ludo muunli, nenguba musingambone sangwenu mogalamoyo muunli, muhanha kunotjenamisa, kukulu kwazo.

  9. English9

    for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

    African Kalanga

    Mohanha ngobe muamutjila mbuzilo ye bugalimoyo gwenyu, ilo jidzo lenyu.

  10. English10

    Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,

    African Kalanga

    Balebesambeli bakaleba nekwe ngoni dzakabe dzowobe dzenyu, bakahakisisa kakale bakabhuzwisisa nekwe jidzo ileli.

  11. English11

    trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.

    African Kalanga

    Bakabhuzwisisa kuti kowobe kwakatini kene nsi upi unotjenesiwa ne meya ya Khirisiti imubali, ha ilebesambeli nekwe kudziyidziwa kwa Khirisiti nenge kukudziwa kunowotobela.

  12. English12

    It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

    African Kalanga

    Bakazumbunuligwa kuti bakabe basingazwithamile, koga bakabe bethamila imwi, mu zwinhu izwezwi zwamunobudziwa misi ino ndi ibabo bakasumikila ndebo mbuya kumuli ne Meya yakayengemala yakatumwa ibva kudzimu, ili izo zwinhu batumwa be kudzimu zwabagala behaka kubona.

  13. English13

    Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self- controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

    African Kalanga

    Ndizo, lulwamisani njalakang'wa dzenyu kuhinga, muzwibhate. Kugalabgwe kwenyu ngakube mu ngoni dzinohha kumuli mu kuzumbunugwa kwa Jesu Khirisiti.

  14. English14

    As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.

    African Kalanga

    Se bana banowha, musitjayendidzane ne njemulo dzinobva mu kuhaya luzibo kwenyu kwa ntolo.

  15. English15

    But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;

    African Kalanga

    Koga, sa iye wakamudana ali n'yengemali, ibeni bayengemali namwibo, mutjimwe ne tjimwe tjamunothama;

  16. English16

    for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

    African Kalanga

    sekwa kwakakwagwa, kuyi “Yengemalani, ne kuti imi ndakayengemala.”

  17. English17

    Since you call on a Father who judges each man’s work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.

    African Kalanga

    Ha mudana muti Tate bedu, ibo banosumikilisa mmwe ne mmwe ne mihingo iye kuhhe kwe halaulo, mutjilile mu kuhla Ndzimu mu misi yose ye butaya gwenyu mu hango.

  18. English18

    For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers,

    African Kalanga

    Moziba kuti makadzutunugwa mu mipanga isina shingo yamakadiyiwa ndi botate benyu. Amuzodzutunugwa ne zwithu zwinoloba se siliva ne golide,

  19. English19

    but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

    African Kalanga

    koga makadzutunugwa ne malopa anodika kwazo a Khirisiti, sa iyawaye e pkhwizana isina bulema kene tjifo.

  20. English20

    He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

    African Kalanga

    Wakagala abigigwa nhingo iwoyu hango isanhu ikabambiwa, koga kazumbunugwa mu bupelo gwe misi ne kwenyu.

  21. English21

    Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

    African Kalanga

    Makagalamoyo mu Ndzimu ndiye, iwo wakammusa mu bafi ukampa gudzo, ndizo bugalimoyo ne kugalabgwe kwenyu zwimu Ndzimu.

  22. English22

    Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.

    African Kalanga

    Sekwa makatjenapadza meya dzenyu ne kuwha malebeswa, kuti ndizo mube ne ludo gwakalulwama mu makamu, danani ne malebeswa ne moyo yenyu yose.

  23. English23

    For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

    African Kalanga

    Makazwagwa butshwa, kusi ne mbewu ye nyama inobola, koga ne mbewu isingabole, ilo dama linotjila kakale ligelile tjose le Ndzimu.

  24. English24

    For, “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

    African Kalanga

    Ngoti kwakakwagwa kuyi, “Banhu bose banonga buwha, nenge bubuya gwabo gonga luba le hango. Buwha goswabiswa ne hhuba, ngono luba likawa,

  25. English25

    but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.

    African Kalanga

    koga dama la He ligele ne kusingapele tjose.” Dama ilelo i ndebo mbuya yamakasumikiligwa.

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.

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