The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Thessalonians 3English
1 Batesalonika 3African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Ndizo takati tibona tikong'wa, tikayemula kuti tisale toga mu Atene.
- English2
We sent Timothy, who is our brother and God’s fellow worker in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
African KalangaTakatuma Timoti gamu ledu, n’hingili we Ndzimu naswi mu kusumikila ndebo mbuya ya Khirisiti, kumusimisa nenge kumukulumbidza mu bugalimoyo gwenyu,
- English3
so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. You know quite well that we were destined for them.
African Kalangakuti ndizo kuhaye unosagadzinyiwa ne ndiko idzedzi. Moziba zubuyanana kuti ikoku kwakatilingisana.
- English4
In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.
African KalangaNe malebeswa takati tinamwi, takabe timubudza lubaka gutjipo kuti towodziyidziwa; ngono sekwa munoziba, nditjo tjakahingikala.
- English5
For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter might have tempted you and our efforts might have been useless.
African KalangaNdizo nekwa ikoku ndakati ndibona kuti andingatjatubule kudzikitadza, ndakatumila nhu ndida ziba sekwa munotjila mu bugalimoyo gwenyu. Ndidziyidzika mu meya ndialakana kuti pamwe nliki wakamulika, ngono n’hingo wedu ukasibe ne mbhayilo.
- English6
But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.
African KalangaKoga se Timoti akatjibuya edwa kumuli ngono katihhisila nhawu dzakanaka nekwe bugalimoyo nenge ludo gwenyu. Wakatibudza kuti lubaka gose motikumbula ne kwakanaka nenge kuti makahuba kutibona, se naswibo takamuhuba.
- English7
Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.
African KalangaNdizo ngwenu makamu, mu buyendasi gwedu ne kudziyidziwa, takakulumbidzika ne kwe bugalimoyo gwenyu.
- African Kalanga
Ngobe ngwenu tozwiwha titjila dumbu, ngoti mumile makasima muna He.
- English9
How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?
African KalangaApa tingaboka Ndzimu kungapani ne kwenyu, nekwe kuhanha kose kwatinako ne kwenyu mbeli kwe Ndzimu wedu kene?
- English10
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.
African KalangaSiku ne sikati totembezela ne kugalamoyo, kuti titubule kumubona kakale kuti ndizo timupe tjamunohaya mu kugalamoyo kwenyu.
- African Kalanga
Tshene Ndzimu wedu, ibo Tate ne kwabo na He wedu Jesu bangatihhulila zila kuti tihhe kumuli.
- English12
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
African KalangaTshene He bangayita kuti, ludo gwenyu gupamhidzike, kuswikila mudana kwazo, kakale mudzine mude banhu bose sekwa tinomuda iswi.
- English13
May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
African KalangaTshene bangasimisa mimoyo yenyu mu buyengemali, kuti ha He Jesu ehha ne bayengemali babe musibe ne nlandu mbeli kwe Ndzimu wedu, kakale bali Tate bedu.
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.