2 John 1 | New Testament

2 John 1English

2 Johani 1African Kalanga

English1
The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth–and not I only, but also all who know the truth–
African Kalanga
Ndimi nkulu we gubungano. Ku mfumakadzi wakahalugwa kose ne bana babe, bandinoda mu malebeswa, kusi imi koga, na bose banoziba malebeswa,
English2
because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:
African Kalanga
ne zila ye malebeswa agele mutili kakale anowobe naswi ne kusingapele kose.
English3
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.
African Kalanga
Ngoni ne mawhilozogwadza ne mbakiso zowobe naswi kubva ku Ndzimu Tate nenge kuna Jesu Khirisiti Nkololo wa Tate, mu malebeswa ne ludo.
English4
It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
African Kalanga
Ndakahanha kwazo kuwana bamwe be bana babo belondolodza malebeswa koga sekwa takabudziwa ndi Tate.
English5
And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another.
African Kalanga
Ngono ngwenu ndokukumbila, iwe mfumakadzi, ndisingange ndinokukwalila nlayo ntshwa. Ndokukwalila nekwe nlayo watakawha mu kutangisa, unoti tidane.
English6
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
African Kalanga
Ludo ndi wogu, kuti titobele milayo yabo; nlayo ndiwoyu, sekwa makawha mu kutangisa, makafanila tjilila mu ludo.
English7
Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
African Kalanga
Batjebeli batjibe banjinji mu hango, ibabo basingabvume kuti Jesu Khirisiti wakahha ali nhu. Nhu mmwe ne mmwe wakajalo ntjebeli kakale tjita tja Khirisiti.
English8
Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.
African Kalanga
Muzwitjengete kuti musilahikigwe ne tjamakahingila, koga muzwiwanile mbhayilo.
English9
Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
African Kalanga
Iye unoyendilambeli asingatobele zwidiyo zwa Khirisiti aana Ndzimu. Iye unoyendilambeli ne kutobela zwidiyo una Tate ne Nkololo.
English10
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him.
African Kalanga
Ha kuli kuti kuna ungahha kumuli asingahhise zwidiyo izwezwi, musitongo n'amutjila mu ng'umba dzenyu nenguba kuli kumbuyisa;
English11
Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work.
African Kalanga
ngobe kumbuyisa nhu wakajalo kobe kuli kuhanganyila naye bubi gwe mihingo iye.
English12
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
African Kalanga
Nenguba ndina zwinhu zwinjinji zwandakafanila kumukwalila ne kwazo, anditowohingisa phepha ne inki, koga ndogalabgwe kuti ndowohha kuwomubona kuti ndilebeleke namwi takalingisana, kuti ndizo hanha kwedu kupelele.
English13
The children of your chosen sister send their greetings.
African Kalanga
Bana be hazwadzi iyo yakahalugwa banomubuyisa.

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.