The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Corinthians 7English
2 Bakorinta 7African Kalanga
- English1
Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
African KalangaSetina kugadziwabgwe ikoku, badiwa, ngatizwitjenapadzeni mu tjimwe ne tjimwe tjinotemapadza mbili ne meya, ngono tibe ne buyengemali guhhele mu kuhla Ndzimu.
- English2
Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
African KalangaMutihhulile mimoyo yenyu. Atina watakatjinyila, atina watakatenga, atina watakatjebela.
- English3
I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die with you.
African KalangaAnditoleba ikoku kumubona nlandu, ngobe ndakaleba kuli kale kuti mu mimoyo yedu tinako, kuti tife tose nenge kuti titjile tose.
- English4
I have great confidence in you; I take great pride in you. I am greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.
African KalangaNdomugalabgwe kwazo. Ndina kuzwikudza kukulu mumuli. Ndihhele kunyaladzika. Mu kudziyidzika kwedu kose, ndina kuhanha kunjisa.
- English5
For when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn– conflicts on the outside, fears within.
African KalangaNe patakahha mu Makedoniya, mibili yedu aizotongobe ne kunyaluluka, koga takabe takalingisana ne mang'oni wose, tikweba kwebana ne zwita zwedu, tidzulana ngohla mukati kwedu.
- African Kalanga
Koga Ndzimu iwo unonyaladza bakanyala mikumbulo, wakatinyaladza ngohha kwa Tito.
- English7
and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.
African KalangaAte kuhha kukwe koga kwakatinyaladza, koga nenge nyaladzo yamakan'nyaladza ndiyo. Wakatibudza sekwa makandihuba, ne sekwa munogwadzika ndiko, ne sekwa munondida ndiko, ngono ndizo ndakahanha kupindisa.
- English8
Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it–I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while–
African KalangaNenguba lukwalo gwangu gwakamugwadza anditozwisola, nenguba ndakazwisola, ngobe ndobona kuti lukwalo igogo gwakamulonga buyendasi, nenguba kwakabe kwe lubaka gufutshwanana.
- English9
yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us.
African KalangaSekwa kuli iko, ndohanha, koga ndisingahanhisiwe ne kuti makagwadzika, koga ne kuti kugwadzika kwenyu kwakamuthama kuti muhandukile matjinyo enyu. Gwadzika ikoku kwakahingisiwa nge Ndzimu, kuti ndizo kube kusina tjimwe tjakayipa tjatakamuthama.
- English10
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
African KalangaGwadzika kunolaugwa ne Ndzimu kohhisa kuhandukila matjinyo kunoyisa ku jidzo, akutohhisa kupunamoyo, koga gwadzika kwe hango kohhisa lufu.
- English11
See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
African KalangaBonani kuti gwadzika kwenyu kwakamubuzila kutukutila kwakatini, kuzwimisila kulakidza ha musi nlandu, kugwadzamoyo, kulobgwa ne hana, kuhuba, ludo ne kuloba hamu. Mazwilakidza amusi nlandu mu tjimwe ne tjimwe nekwa ikoku.
- English12
So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong or of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are.
African KalangaNdizo nenguba ndakamukwalila, kwakabe kusi nekwe wakatjinya kene wakatjinyigwa, koga kwakabe kuli kuti, kutitukutilila ne kutida kwenyu kuzumbunugwe kumuli mu meho e Ndzimu.
- English13
By all this we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
African KalangaNdizo takanyaladzika. Pehhugwi kwe kunyaladzika kwedu takahanhila kwazo kuhanha kwa Tito, ngobe meya iye yakahanhisiwa ndimwi mose.
- English14
I had boasted to him about you, and you have not embarrassed me. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting about you to Titus has proved to be true as well.
African KalangaNdakazwikudza ne kwenyu kuunli, ngono imwi amuzondibhatisa honi. Takamubudza malebeswa misi yose, ngono kuzwikudza kwedu kuna Tito kwakajalobo, kwakalakidza kuti ku malebeswa.
- English15
And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient, receiving him with fear and trembling.
African KalangaNgono ludo gugwe gwaanomuda ndigo gokula, ha ekumbula kuwha kwenyu mose ne hla ne kutetema kwamakan'amutjila ndiko.
- African Kalanga
Ndohanha, ngobe ndina kugalabgwe kuhhele mumuli.
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.