The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Thessalonians 1English
1 Batesalonika 1African Kalanga
- English1
Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
African KalangaNdimi Paulo, ndina Silivano, na Timoti. Ku gubungano le Batesalonika mu Ndzimu Tate na He Jesu Khirisiti: Ngoni ne kunyalala ngakube namwi.
- African Kalanga
Toboka Ndzimu misi yose ne kwenyu mose, timutembezelela mu mitembezelo yedu.
- English3
We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
African KalangaTogala tikumbula mbeli kwe Ndzimu Tate bedu, n’hingo wenyu unozwagwa ne bugalimoyo, kuhinga kwenyu kukulu kunozwagwa ne ludo nenge kusimisila kwenyu kunozwagwa ne kugalabgwe muna He wedu Jesu Khirisiti.
- African Kalanga
Makamu* anodiwa ne Ndzimu, toziba kuti wakamuhalula,
- English5
because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.
African Kalangangobe ndebo mbuya yedu aizohha kumuli ne matama koga, yakahha ne masimba ne Meya yakayengemala nenge kubvuma kwakapelela. Moziba sekwa takabe tizwiibhata tili gele pakati kwenyu tithamila imwi.
- English6
You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
African KalangaMakabe bayedzi bedu ne ba He; nenguba makabe ne kudziyila kukulu, makaamutjila dama nge kuhanha kunobva mu Meya yakayengemala.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo makabe tjilakidzilo ku bagalimoyo bose be Makedoniya ne Akaiya.
- English8
The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia--your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it,
African KalangaNgobe dama nekwa He alizoti kubhuda mumuli, likazibgwa mu Makedoniya ne Akaiya koga, lakazibgwa kumwe ne kumwe nenge zila yamakabe mu kugalamoyo ndiyo mu Ndzimu. Ndizo akutjina tjatingaleba ne kwako,
- English9
for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
African Kalangangobe ibo ne kwabo banoleba ne sekwa makatiamutjila nenge sekwa makaletjedza pfigamila midzimu, ngono motjipfigamila Ndzimu unotjila, wakwako,
- English10
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead--Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
African Kalanganenge kulindila kuhha kwe Nkololo wawo ebva kudzimu, iye wawakamusa mu bafi. Jesu iye unotiangulila mu buhongola gunohha.
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.