The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Timothy 1English
1 Timoti 1African Kalanga
- English1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
African KalangaNdimi Paulo ntumwa wa Khirisiti Jesu ne ndayo ye Ndzimu Ntjidzi wedu na Khirisiti Jesu, iye kugalabgwe kwedu.
- English2
To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
African KalangaKuna Timoti nkololo wangu tjose mu bugalimoyo: Ngoni ne mawhilo zogwadza ne kunyalala kunobva ku Ndzimu Tate na Khirisiti Jesu He wedu ngakube nawe.
- English3
As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer
African KalangaSekwa ndakakukulumbidza ndiyenda ku Makedoniya, gala ku Efeso, kuti ndizo ubve bamwe banhu kuti basidiye zwidiyo zwipoga,
- English4
nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work–which is by faith.
African Kalangakene kuzwipa mu ngano ne mazina e lutshinga gwa bobatategulu asingapele. Oku kohhisa kunyanyayidzana mu bumo gwe n’hingo we Ndzimu, iwo unohha ne kugalamoyo.
- English5
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
African KalangaMazwimisilo e ndayo iyeyi ludo, igo gunobva mu moyo mbuyanana ne njalakang'wa mbuyanana ne kugalamoyo kwe malebeswa.
- African Kalanga
Bamwe bakabhuda muna izwezwi, ngono bakalahika ne kuhandukila ku ndebo dzisina n’hingo.
- English7
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
African KalangaBanoyemula kube badiyi be nlayo koga abatoziba tjabanoleba nenge nekwaizo zwabanoti i lebeswa ntja.
- African Kalanga
Toziba kuti nlayo wakanaka, ha nhu euhingisa zubuyanana,
- English9
We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
African Kalangaeziba kakale kuti nlayo auzothamigwa banhu bakalulwama, koga wakathamigwa basingaulondolodze ne basingawhe, basingazibe Ndzimu ne batjinyi, basakayengemala ne basinganamate Ndzimu, ibo banobulaya botate kene bomme yabo, babulayi,
- English10
for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers–and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine
African Kalangamhombgwe ne betjilume banowalilana nhobo ne banotenga betengesa balanda ne banyepi ne banopa butendeki gwe manyepkhwa ne tjimwe ne tjimwe tjinonyanyayidzana ne zwidiyo zwakatambunuka,
- African Kalanga
zwinobvumana ne ndebo mbuya yandakapiwa, ye Ndzimu una gudzo kakale una mhahhambuya.
- English12
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service.
African KalangaNdoboka Khirisiti Jesu He wedu, iye wakandipa matatabuko, ngobe wakandibona ndili unogalikabgwe, nekundihalulila n’hingo uwe.
- English13
Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
African KalangaNenguba ndakatongo ntuka, ndikandziyidza ndikansapula, koga ndakawhigwa ngoni ngobe ndakahinga sa ikoko ne kusaziba nenge kusagalamoyo.
- English14
The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
African KalangaNgono He wakadila ngoni dzidze dzikahhala tupu mundili ne kugalamoyo ne ludo zwimuna Khirisiti Jesu.
- English15
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners–of whom I am the worst.
African KalangaNdebo ye lebeswa ntja yakwako, yakafanila amutjigwa ne buhhalo ndi eyi, Khirisiti Jesu wakahha mu hango kutjidza batjinyi, ibo bandinopinda bose mu butjinyi.
- English16
But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.
African KalangaKoga ndakawhigwa ngoni, kuti ndizo mundili, imi ntjinyi unopinda bose, Jesu Khirisiti alakidze bumoyonlefu gugwe, tjili tjilakidzilo tja ibabo banowogalamoyo muunli, ngono bakawana butjilo gusingapele.
- English17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
African KalangaNgwenu ngakube ne kuteta gudzo ne kusingapele kose kuna He nkulu tjose, usingafe kakale usingaboneke. Ngakujalo.
- English18
Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight,
African KalangaTimoti nkololo wangu, ndokupa ndayo iyeyi kuyendidzana ne kulebesambeli kwakalebgwa ne kuko kuti ndizo mukusima kuko, mukutobela bulebesambeli igogu, ungagwa ngwa yakanaka,
- English19
holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith.
African Kalangawakabhatilila mu kugalamoyo ne hana mbuyanana. Bamwe bakalamba whilila hana dzabo, ndizo bakatjinya kugalamoyo kwabo,
- English20
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
African Kalangamubali ili Himeneo na Alekizanda, ibo bandakapa Satani kuti bazwidiye kusatuka Ndzimu.
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.