2 Corinthians 2 | New Testament

2 Corinthians 2English

2 Bakorinta 2African Kalanga

English1
So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.
African Kalanga
Ndizo ndakapeleledza ndabona kuti ndisitjamukumbe kunowobva kumuwhisa zogwadza kakale.
English2
For if I grieve you, who is left to make me glad but you whom I have grieved?
African Kalanga
Ngobe ha ndingamuwhisa zogwadza, ndiani ungandihanhisa kene, kuhhe kwenyu imwi bandawhisa zogwadza?
English3
I wrote as I did so that when I came I should not be distressed by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy.
African Kalanga
Ngono ndakakwala gumwe lukwalo sekwa ndakakwala ndisingahake, kuti ndisiwhisiwe zogwadza ndi ibabo bakafanila ndihanhisa, ngobe ndakabe ndina malebeswa ne kwenyu mose, kuti hanha kwangu kowobe hanha kwenyu mose.
English4
For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.
African Kalanga
Ndakamukwalila ndili mukudziyidzika, ndiwha zogwadza mu moyo, nditebula mihodzi kusi kuti ndimuwhise zogwadza, koga ili kumuzibisa nekwe ludo gwandinago mumuli.
English5
If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you, to some extent–not to put it too severely.
African Kalanga
Ngono, ha mmwe akawhisa mmwe zogwadza, aazokuthama kundili, koga wakakuthamila imwi mose, kene bamwe benyu zwako. Ndoleba ikoku, ngobe anditohaka kupamhidza.
English6
The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
African Kalanga
Hamu yaalobgwa ne bunji gwenyu yakanlizana.
English7
Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
African Kalanga
Ndizo ngwenu munzwiibhatigwe mun'nyaladze, kuti ndizo asikuligwe ne buyendasi gwakapindilila.
English8
I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.
African Kalanga
Ndomukumbila kuti munlakidze kakale kuti mon'da.
English9
The reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
African Kalanga
Ndakakwala lukwalo igoguya, ngobe ndakabe ndihaka kumulika ne kubona kene mondiwha mutjimwe ne tjimwe.
English10
If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven–if there was anything to forgive–I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,
African Kalanga
Ani naani wamunonzwiibhatigwa namibo ndonzwiibhatigwabo; ngobe tjandanzwiibhatigwa mutjili, akuli kuti kuna tjandakafanila kunzwiibhatigwa ndithamila imwi mbeli kwa Khirisiti.
English11
in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
African Kalanga
Kudzibila Satani kuti asitibhatilepo, ngobe ate kuli kuti atitoziba njalakang'wa dzidze.
English12
Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me,
African Kalanga
Ngwenu ndakati ndayenda ku Tiroasi kunosumikila ndebo mbuya ya Khirisiti, ndikawana He bandihhulila nkoba,
English13
I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-by to them and went on to Macedonia.
African Kalanga
koga nkumbulo wangu ukasigadzikane, ngobe andizowana gamu langu Tito ikoko. Ndizo ndakabawoneka apindila ku Makedoniya.
English14
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.
African Kalanga
Koga ngakubokwe Ndzimu, iwo unotitungamila misi yose mu kukunda ndi Khirisiti. Ndzimu unoyendisa zibo ye nnuwho unozipa nekwa Khirisiti kumwe ne kumwe ndiswi.
English15
For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
African Kalanga
Ngobe ti nnuwho unozipa wa Khirisiti unopiwa Ndzimu, muna ibabo banotjidziwa ne muna banoloba.
English16
To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?
African Kalanga
Kuna unolobesiwa ti nnuwho we lufu, kuna unotjidziwa ti nnuwho we butjilo. Ndiani ngono wakalizanila n’hingo wakajali?
English17
Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.
African Kalanga
Iswi atitonga bunji gunohaba ne dama le Ndzimu, koga ti bathu ba Khirisiti bakahanduka bana malebeswa, bakatumwa ne Ndzimu, tolebeleka mu meho e Ndzimu muna Khirisiti.

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.