The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Peter 1English
2 Pita 1African Kalanga
- English1
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
African KalangaNdimi Simoni Pita, nlanda kakale ndili ntumwa wa Jesu Khirisiti. Kuna ibabo bakaamutjila bugalimoyo gunolizana ne gwedu, mu ndulamo ye Ndzimu wedu ne Ntjidzi wedu Jesu Khirisiti:
- African Kalanga
Dzene tshene ngoni ne kunyalala kungamuwandila mu luzibo gwenyu nekwe Ndzimu ne ngekwa Jesu He wedu.
- English3
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
African KalangaSimba le buyengemali gugwe lakatipa zwinhu zose zwatinohaya mu butjilo ne bundzimu, ne luzibo gwedu nekwa iye wakatidana ne gudzo lile nenge kululwama kukwe.
- English4
Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
African KalangaNe zwinhu izwezwi wakatipa kugalabgwe kukwe kukulu, kuti ne zwinhu izwezwi, mutihhe mbhatsha dze bubi gumu hango gwe nyota ye kutjinya, ngono mube ne gobe mu zwinhu zwakayengemala.
- English5
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
African KalangaNekwa iko ikoku, gwisani ne matatabuko wose kupamha bugalimoyo gwenyu ne thama zwakalulwama, muna zwakalulwama pamhani luzibo.
- English6
and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
African KalangaMu luzibo pamhani kuzwidziba, mukuzwidziba pamhani kusimidzila, mukusimidzila pamhani bundzimu,
- African Kalanga
mu bundzimu pamhani kuwhanana ne makamu, mu whanano ye makamu pamhani ne ludo.
- English8
For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
African KalangaNgobe zwinhu izwezwi ha zwili zwenyu kakale zwakawanda, zowomuthama kuti musibe simbe mu luzibo nekwa He wedu Jesu Khirisiti.
- English9
But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
African KalangaIye usina zwinhu izwezwi unobonela pedlo, i bhofu, kakale wakakangang'wa kuti wakasukwa mu zwibi zwizwe zwa ntolo.
- English10
Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,
African KalangaNdizoke makamu, mutukutilile kusimisa kudang'wa kwenyu ne halugwa, ngobe ha muthama sa ikoku, amutowokong'wa ngoyendilambeli.
- English11
and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
African KalangaNgono mowoamutjigwa kwakanaka mu kungina mu buhe gusingapele gwa He wedu, kakale Ntjidzi wedu Jesu Khirisiti.
- English12
So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.
African KalangaNdizo ndakazwimisila kumukumbuludza misi yose nekwe zwinhu zwakajali, nenguba muzwiziba kakale muhinga ne buhhalo malebeswa amunawo.
- African Kalanga
Ndobvuma nditi kwakalulwama kuti ha nditjatjila ndimuzunguze, ndimualakanise,
- English14
because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
African Kalangase ndiziba kuti lubaka gwe kolomogwa kwe n’haha wangu gwabe pedlo, sekwa He wedu Jesu Khirisiti akandilakidza.
- English15
And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.
African KalangaKoga ndowothama kose kwandingatubula kuti nditi ndanyalala, mualakane nekwe zwinhu izwezwi.
- English16
We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
African KalangaAtizotobelela ngano dzakathamiwa ne butjenjebvu gwe banhu, ha timuzibisa nekwe masimba ne kuhha kwa He wedu Jesu Khirisiti, koga iswi ne kwedu takabona ne meho edu bukulu gwe buhe gugwe.
- English17
For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
African KalangaNgobe wakati eamutjila kutetiwa ne gudzo kubva ku Ndzimu Tate. Whi le Ndzimu Masimbawose lakahha kuunli liti, “Oyu ndiye Nkololo wangu unodika, ndohanha kwazo ne kukwe!”
- English18
We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
African KalangaIswi ne kwedu takawha whi ileli libva kudzimu, ngobe takabe ti naye mu dombo lakayengemala.
- English19
And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
African KalangaNdizo tina malebeswa akapelela mu matama akalebgwa ne balebesambeli. Mowobe muthama zubuyanana kuwhilila matama iyawa, kowobe kunga ha mubhatidza luvone mu hhalima. Yendilanimbeli kuswikila mahhokuyedza na masasi tjipenya mu mimoyo yenyu.
- English20
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation.
African KalangaKutanga zibani kuti akuna bulebesambeli gwe whalo dze Ndzimu gunozwitjenesegwa ne nhu,
- English21
For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
African Kalangane kuti akuna dama le bulebesambeli lakatongo bhuda ne kuda kwe nhu, koga banhu bakabe belebeleka matama anobva ku Ndzimu, belaugwa ne Meya yakayengemala misi yose.
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.