The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Timothy 6English
1 Timoti 6African Kalanga
- English1
All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.
African KalangaBose bamu jokwe le bulanda bakafanila linga botetshi bali banhu banofanigwa ne kutetiwa kwakapelela, kuti ndizo zina le Ndzimu ne zwidiyo zwisitjinyiwe.
- English2
Those who have believing masters are not to show less respect for them because they are brothers. Instead, they are to serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers, and dear to them. These are the things you are to teach and urge on them.
African KalangaIbabo bana botetshi banogalamoyo abazofanila kubahayila mazwibhato ngobe bali maikamu. Koga bakafanila kubahingila kupinda, ngobe ibabo banobuyigwa mu n’hingo wabo bagalimoyo kakale bali badiwa. Ezwi ndizo zwinhu zwawakafanila kubadiya ne kubalaya.
- English3
If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,
African KalangaHa mmwe ediya zwidiyo zwipoga, asingabvumane ne zwidiyo zwe malebeswa zwa He wedu Jesu Khirisiti ne zwidiyo zwinoyendidzana nohla Ndzimu,
- English4
he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions
African Kalangaunozwida kakale akuna tjaanoziba. Unowhanana ne kunyanyayidzana nenge kukakabadzana nekwe matama kunohhisa ndandala ne kutukana ne ndebo dzinotjinya bamwe mazina, kukumbulila kwakayipa
- English5
and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
African Kalanganenge kusayendidzana kusingapele pakati kwe banhu be mikumbulo yakaleleka bakalahikigwa ne malebeswa, kakale banokumbula kuti kunamata Ndzimu ndiyo zila ye kuwana fumwa ye mari.
- African Kalanga
Koga kunamata Ndzimu, i mbuyilo whulu, ina kugutshika ne tjaunatjo.
- African Kalanga
Ngobe akuna tjatakahhisa mu hango, akuna tjatinowotola mu hango iyeyi.
- African Kalanga
Koga ha kuli kuti tina zodliwa ne zwiambalo, takafanila kugutshiwa ndi ikoko.
- English9
People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
African KalangaKoga ibabo banohaka kufuma, banowowila mu kulikwa ne mu dati le njemulo njinji dze bulengwe dzinokubadza, kakale dzinolahila nhu mu kuloba ne kukolomoka.
- English10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
African KalangaNgobe ludo gwe mari ndigo ndzi we bubi gose, bamwe banhu, noda mari, bakabhuda mu kugalamoyo, ngono bakazwiwhisa zogwadza kunjinji.
- English11
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
African KalangaKoga iwe, nhu we Ndzimu, tihha ikoku kose, uzwimisile ndulamo, ne hla Ndzimu ne kugalamoyo ne ludo ne kudzikitadza nenge moyon'nyolo.
- English12
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
African KalangaIgwa ngwa mbuyanana ye bugalimoyo. Uwane butjilo gusingapele gwawakadanigwa pawakazwileba bugalimoyo gugo kwakatambunuka mbeli kwe batendeki banjinji.
- English13
In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you
African KalangaMu meho e Ndzimu iwo unopa tjimwe ne tjimwe butjilo ne mu meho a Khirisiti Jesu iye wakati epa butendeki mbeli kwa Pontiyo Pilato kazwileba kwakatambunuka, ndokulaya kuti
- African Kalanga
ulondolodze ndayo iyeyi kusina toyi kene nlandu kuswikila kuboneka kwa He wedu Jesu Khirisiti,
- English15
which God will bring about in his own time–God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
African Kalangaiko Ndzimu kwaunowohhisa ne lubaka gwawo, Ndzimu iwo una makombolelo, iwo Mbusi ali yega. Iye He nkulu wa bohe bakulu, kakale He wa bohe,
- English16
who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
African Kalangaiwo woga usingafe, kakale unogala mu tjedza tjisingasedzegwe kutjili, usina wakatongo ubona kene ungaubona. Ngakubepo gudzo ne simba lisingapele kuunli. Ngakujalo.
- English17
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
African KalangaIbva ibabo bakafuma fumwa ye hango iyeyi, kuti basihiye kene kubiga kugalabgwe kwabo mu fumwa dzisina malebeswa, koga bagalebgwe mu Ndzimu, iwo unotipa ne buhhalo tjimwe ne tjimwe tje kuhanha kwedu.
- English18
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
African KalangaBakafanila thama zwakalulwama, babe ne fumwa mu mihingo yakalulwama ne kupana nenge kuzwimisila kukobana ne bamwe.
- English19
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
African KalangaNe zila iyeyi, banowozwibigila pfiwa yakalulwama ye mangwana, kuti ndizo bawane butjilo gwe malebeswa.
- English20
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
African KalangaTimoti, lisa tjawakapiwa mu maboko awo. Thubukana ne ndebo dzisina bundzimu nenge kukakabadzana kwe bulengwe iko kunodang'wa “Luzibo,”
- African Kalanga
bamwe gwabakati banago ngono ne zila iyeyi bakabhuda mu kugalamoyo. Ngoni dze Ndzimu dzibe namwi.
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.