The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Timothy 4English
1 Timoti 4African Kalanga
- English1
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
African KalangaMeya inoleba kulipatjena kuti, mu zwibaka zwe bupelo bamwe banowosiya kugalamoyo, ngono bakatobela meya inotjebela ne zwidiyo zwinodiyiwa ne meya mibi.
- English2
Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
African KalangaZwidiyo izwezo zohha ne batjebeli be banyepi, be hana dzakadingindila dzonga dzakababugwa.
- English3
They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.
African KalangaBanodzibila banhu kulobola, bebadziba kuti basidle zwimwe zodliwa zwakathamiwa ne Ndzimu kuti zwiamutjigwe ne kutenda ndi ibabo banogalamoyo ne banoziba malebeswa.
- English4
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
African KalangaNgobe tjimwe ne tjimwe tjakathamiwa ne Ndzimu tjakanaka, kakale akuna tjakafanila lambiwa ha ili kuti tjoamutjigwa ne kutenda,
- African Kalanga
ngobe tjayengemadziwa ne dama le Ndzimu ne ntembezelo.
- English6
If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
African KalangaHa ubudza makamu zwinhu izwezwi, unowobe n’hingi wakalulwama wa Khirisiti Jesu, wakakudzigwa mu malebeswa e kugalamoyo ne kudiya kwakalulwama kwamakatobela.
- English7
Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.
African KalangaKoga thubukanani ne ngano, ne bvumilo dze manyepkhwa dzisi mu Ndzimu, uzwiwolobedze kutjila butjilo gwe kunamata Ndzimu.
- English8
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
African KalangaKusimisa mbili kwakalulwama, koga kunamata Ndzimu kwakalulwamila zwinhu zose, ngobe kogadzabgwe mu butjilo guno ne butjilo gunohha.
- African Kalanga
Ndebo ye malebeswa inohaka kuamutjigwa ne buhhalo ndi eyi:
- English10
(and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.
African KalangaNgoti tohinga kwazo nekuti takabiga kugalabgwe kwedu mu Ndzimu unotjila, iwo Ntjidzi we banhu bose, kwazo ibabo banogalamoyo.
- African Kalanga
Laya, udiye zwinhu izwezwi.
- English12
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
African KalangaKuhaye unokudeyelela ngobe uli ntjetjana, koga bigila bagalimoyo tjilakidzilo ne tjaunoleba nenge mu mazwiibhato awo mu ludo, mu kugalamoyo ne mu bubuyanana.
- English13
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
African KalangaKuswikila ndihha ugale ubalila banhu whalo dze Ndzimu, ne kubalaya, ne kubadiya.
- English14
Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
African KalangaUsihayile hanya tjipo tjitjo tjawakapiwa ne kubigiwa maboko ne Gulukota le bakulu, ili thumo ye bulebesambeli.
- English15
Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.
African KalangaHinga zwinhu izwezwi, uzwipe muzwili ne buhhalo, kuti ndizo mmwe ne mmwe abone kubhudilila kuko.
- English16
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
African KalangaUtjengete butjilo gugo kwazo ne tjaunodiya, uzwibhatilile mutjili, ngobe ha ujalo unowozwitjidza iwe kose ne bawhilili babo.
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.