The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Corinthians 6English
2 Bakorinta 6African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Tili bahingi ne Ndzimu, tomukumbila kuti musiamutjilile ngoni dze Ndzimu suli,
- English2
For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
African Kalangangobe Ndzimu ukati, “Ne lubaka gwakalingisana ndakamuwha, ngono amubhatsha mu hhuba le kutjidziwa.” Bonani, ngwenu ndigo lubaka gwakalingisana, bonani ngwenu ndilo hhuba le jidzo.
- African Kalanga
Atina watinobigila tjikunhi mu zila iye, kuti ndizo kusiwang'we nlandu mu n’hingo wedu.
- English4
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
African KalangaKoga se balanda be Ndzimu tozwikudza mu zila imwe ne imwe ne kudzikitadzila kudziyila, mu mang'oni nenge mu manikano
- African Kalanga
Tolobgwa tikalongwa mu ng'umba dze busungwa, tikabe mu phipiti, tikahinga kunolema, tikasibone whope, tikafa ne hhala.
- African Kalanga
Ne bubuyanana gwedu ne zibo ne moyonlefu ne bunhu ne Meya yakayengemala ne ludo gwakwako,
- English7
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
African Kalangane ndebo ye malebeswa ne simba le Ndzimu ne zwibhayano zwe ndulamo, tjimwe tjibhayano tje luboko gwe ludli, tjimwe tje luboko gwe lumewhe,
- African Kalanga
mu kukudziwa ne mu kusakudziwa, mu kulebgwa zubuyanana ne mu kulebgwa zwakabipa. Tobhakhwa se batjengedzi, koga iswi tili mu malebeswa,
- African Kalanga
tobhakhwa se tisingazibgwe, koga iswi tizibgwa zubuyanana, totogwa se bakafa, koga bonani, iswi totjila. Nenguba tilobgwa hamu atinhutabulawa,
- English10
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
African Kalanganenguba tina buyendasi, misi yose takahanha. Tonga bahayi, koga tothama banjinji kuti babe bafumi. Tonga tisina tjatinatjo, koga tina zwinhu zose.
- African Kalanga
BaKhorinte, takalebeleka namwi takahalabvuka.
- African Kalanga
Ate kuli kuti ludo gwedu kumuli guhomanana koga imwi ndimwi musingatide ne buzhalo.
- African Kalanga
Ndolebeleka se ndinolebeleka ne bana bangu nditi, mutihhulile mimoyo yenyu sekwa takamuhhulila yedu.
- English14
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
African KalangaMusikwebe ne jokwe ling'ompela ne basingagalemoyo. Ngobe apa ndulamo ne mbipo zwina bukhwinya poni kene? Kene tjedza ne hhalima zohanganyilani kene?
- English15
What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
African KalangaApa Khirisiti na Bheliali banobvumana poni kene? Kene n'galimoyo uneni tjaakahanganyila ne usingagalemoyo kene?
- English16
What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
African KalangaNg'umba ye Ndzimu inobvumana poni ne midzimu? Iswi ti ng'umba ye Ndzimu unotjila, se Ndzimu wakati, “Ndowogala mubali, ayenda pakati kwabo, ngono ndowobe Ndzimu wabo, ibo banowobe banhu bangu.”
- English17
“Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
African KalangaNdizo “Bhudani mubali, muthubukane nabo,” kojalo He, “Musibhate tjimwe tjakatemapala, ipapo ndowomuamutjila,
- English18
“I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
African Kalangangono ndowobe tate kumuli, imwi mukabe bakololo ne bakololokadzi bangu,” kojalo He Masimbawose.
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.