2 Corinthians 4 | New Testament

2 Corinthians 4English

2 Bakorinta 4African Kalanga

English1
Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.
African Kalanga
Ndizo atitonyalamoyo, ngobe Ndzimu ne ngoni dzawo wakatipa kuhingila ikoku.
English2
Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
African Kalanga
Takalambana ne zila dzakasumbikala dzinobhatisa honi, atitohinga ne bupitipiti, kene kuli kutjinya dama le Ndzimu, koga ne kuleba malebeswa a patjena kuzwilakidza kumwe ne kumwe kuti togalikabgwe mbeli kwe Ndzimu.
English3
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
African Kalanga
Ha ndebo mbuya yatinosumikila yakasumbikala, yakasumbikalila ibabo banoloba koga.
English4
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
African Kalanga
Ne kwabo ndzimu we hango ino, iye Satani wakapofupadza mikumbulo ye basingagalemoyo kuti basibone tjedza tje ndebo mbuya ye kupenya kwa Khirisiti, iye mbumbiko ye Ndzimu.
English5
For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
African Kalanga
Ngobe atitozwisumikila iswi, koga tosumikila Jesu Khirisiti ali He, koga iswi tili balanda benyu nekwa Jesu.
English6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
African Kalanga
Ngobe Ndzimu ndiwo wakati, “Tjedza ngatjipenye kubva mu hhalima” Ndiwozwawo wakathama kuti tjedza tjawo tjipenye mu mimoyo yedu kutipa zibo ye kupenya kwe Ndzimu mu buso gwa Khirisiti.
English7
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
African Kalanga
Koga tina fumwa iyeyi mu majegwa, kulakidza kuti simba gulu lobva ku Ndzimu, alitobva kutili.
English8
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
African Kalanga
Iswi togwadzisiwa ne zila dzose, koga atitokundiwa, mimwe misi todudumwa, koga tikasinyalemoyo,
English9
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
African Kalanga
Todziyidziwa, koga Ndzimu autotisiya, mimwe misi tolobgwa tikawila pasi koga tikasife.
English10
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
African Kalanga
Misi yose takasenga lufu gwa Jesu mu mibili yedu, kuti ndizo butjilo gwa Jesu gubonekebo mu mibili yedu.
English11
For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body.
African Kalanga
Ngobe atitjatjila, togala takalingisana ne lufu tibulayigwa Jesu, kuti ndizo butjilo gwa Jesu gubonekebo mu mibili yedu inobola.
English12
So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
African Kalanga
Ndizo wali lufu gohinga mutili, koga butjilo gohinga mumuli.
English13
It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak,
African Kalanga
Setina meya iyo zwayo ye kugalamoyo sa iye akakwala eti, “Ndakagalamoyo, ndizo alebeleka,” naswibo togalamoyo, ndizo tolebeleka,
English14
because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence.
African Kalanga
tiziba kuti iwo wakamusa He Jesu mu bafi unowotimusabo na Jesu kakale ukatihhisa namwi paulipo.
English15
All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
African Kalanga
Ikoku kose kobuzila imwi, kuti ndizo ngoni dze Ndzimu dzinoyendilambeli dzitjidza banhu banjinji dzipamhidze mitembezelo ye kuboka ne kukudza Ndzimu.
English16
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
African Kalanga
Ndizo atitonyalamoyo. Nenguba mbumbiko yedu ya kuhhe itjinyika, mbumbiko yedu ya mukati inobumbiwa butshwa hhuba limwe ne limwe.
English17
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
African Kalanga
Ngobe kudziyila ikoku kwe lubaka gufutshwanana kotilulwamisila gudzo gulu lisingapele lisina tjalingafananidziwa natjo.
English18
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
African Kalanga
Ngobe atitolinga zwinobong'wa, koga tolinga zwisingabong'we; ngobe zwinobong'wa zopinda, koga zwisingabong'we zogalila tjose.

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.