2 Corinthians 8 | New Testament

2 Corinthians 8English

2 Bakorinta 8African Kalanga

English1
And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.
African Kalanga
Tohaka kuti muzibe, makamu, nekwe ngoni dze Ndzimu idzo dzakalakidziwa mu makubungano e Makedoniya.
English2
Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.
African Kalanga
Mukulikwa kwakayipa ne kudziyila kwabakawilana nako, koga kuhanha kwabo kwakabe kukulu kwakayita kuti bakobane bakasununguka nenguba bakabe bali bahayi.
English3
For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,
African Kalanga
Ndotendeka kuti bakapa kunolizana notubula kwabo ne kupinda kuda kwabo.
English4
they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
African Kalanga
Bakatikumbila bakalonga meya kuti babe ne gobe kuhinga mu kubhatsha bayengemali be Ndzimu mu Judiya.
English5
And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God’s will.
African Kalanga
Ikoku kwakabe kuli kwatisakaalakana. Tje kutanga bakazwipa kuna He, ngono bakazwipa ne mutili ne kuda kwe Ndzimu.
English6
So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part.
African Kalanga
Ndizo iswi takakulumbidza Tito, kuti sekwa akatangisa kale ngaapedzise n’hingo iwoyu wakanaka pakati kwenyu.
English7
But just as you excel in everything–in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us–see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
African Kalanga
Ngono ngwenu sekwa muli mbeli mu tjimwe ne tjimwe, mu kugalamoyo nemu ndebeleko nemu zibo nemu kumusa meya nemu kutida kwenyu, mubone kuti mu mbeli nemu n’hingo iwoyu wakanaka.
English8
I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
African Kalanga
Anditomupa nlayo, koga ndohaka kubona kuti kene ludo gwenyu nge gwakwako ne kugufanidzanya ne kutukutila kwe bamwe.
English9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
African Kalanga
Moziba ngoni dza He wedu Jesu Khirisiti, kuti nenguba akabe akafuma, wakabe n’hayi ne kwenyu, kuti ne buhayi gugwe, imwi mufume.
English10
And here is my advice about what is best for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.
African Kalanga
Mu ndebo iyeyi ndomupa tjikumbuludzo: Koyita kuti mupedzise tjamakatangisa makenyi, musingahinge koga muhinga noda,
English11
Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means.
African Kalanga
kuti ndizo kuzwilulwamisila kuda kwenyu kuyendidzane nopedzisa ne matatabuko enyu.
English12
For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
African Kalanga
Ha kutukutilila kuli yapo, tjipo tjoamutjilika ku Ndzimu kuyendidzana ne tjaunatjo, kusi ne tjausinatjo.
English13
Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.
African Kalanga
Anditobva kuti bamwe baamugwe, imwi mulemesegwe, koga ndobva kuti kube nge kulizalizana,
English14
At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality,
African Kalanga
kuti zwinjinji zwamunazo ngwenu zwibhatshe kuhaya kwabo, kuti ndizo zwinjinji zwabanowobe nazo zwihhe zwibhatshe kuhaya kwenyu. Ha kwakajalo kowobe ne kulizalizana.
English15
as it is written: “He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little.”
African Kalanga
Sekwa kwakakwagwa kuyi, “Iye wakatonotha kunjinji aazobe ne kunjisa, na iye wakatonotha kuhomanana aazobe ne kuhomanisa.”
English16
I thank God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you.
African Kalanga
Ngakubokiwe Ndzimu iwo wakalonga ludo muna Tito kumubhatsha, igogo gwandinagobo.
English17
For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.
African Kalanga
Tito aazoamutjila kunkumbila kwedu koga, koga wakagala abe ehaka hha kumuli noda kukwe.
English18
And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel.
African Kalanga
Ton’hhisa ana gamu linozibgwa kwazo nosumikila ndebo mbuya kwalo mu makubungano wose.
English19
What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.
African Kalanga
Ngono kusi nekwa ikoku koga, wakahalugwa ne makubungano kuti ayende naswi mu n’hingo iwoyu wakanaka watinoyendisa kukudza He ne kulakidza mazwimisilo edu akalulwama.
English20
We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift.
African Kalanga
Tohaka kuti kuhaye watibona nlandu nekwe tjipo itjetji tjakanaka tjatinoyendisa.
English21
For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of men.
African Kalanga
Takazwimisila thama tjakalulwama, kusi mu meho a He koga, koga nenge mu meho e banhu.
English22
In addition, we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in many ways that he is zealous, and now even more so because of his great confidence in you.
African Kalanga
Ngono banohha ne gamu ledu latakalika kanjinji tikawana lakatukutila mu zwinhu zwinjinji, koga ngwenu watjitukutila kupindisa misi yose ne kugalabgwe kwaanako mumuli.
English23
As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; as for our brothers, they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ.
African Kalanga
Tito, iye nkhwinya wangu kakale n’hingi nami mu kumuhinga kwedu; nekwe makamu edu, ibo batumwa be makubungano, ndibo Khirisiti baanokudziwa ne kwabo.
English24
Therefore show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you, so that the churches can see it.
African Kalanga
Ndizo mubalakidze ludo gwenyu mbeli kwe makubungano nenge tjatinomukudzila.

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.