The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Peter 3English
2 Pita 3African Kalanga
- English1
Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.
African KalangaBadiwa, ogu lukwalo gwe bubili gwanda mu kwalila, mu whalo idzedzi dzandakamukwalila ndakagwisa kumukumbuludza kuti ndimuse njalakang'wa dzenyu mbuyanana.
- English2
I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
African KalangaKuti mualakane matama akalebgwa ntolo ne balebesambeli bakayengemala nenge ndayo yakabva kuna He kakale ali Ntjidzi, yakahha ne batumwa babe kumuli.
- English3
First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
African KalangaTje kutanga makafanila whisisa kuti mu mahhuba e bupelo badadi banowohha bedada kakale betobela njemulo dzabo dzakayipa,
- English4
They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
African Kalangabemubva beti, “Wakamugadzabgwe kuti unowohha, ngono uponi? Botate bedu tjinga kwabakafa, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjigele sekwa tjakabe tjili itjo kubva ku mabvilo e hango.”
- English5
But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
African KalangaBanokangang'wa mwaza kuti, ntolo kwazo Ndzimu wakadusa dama, ngono kudzimu kukabumbika. Hango yakabumbiwa kubva mu vula, ibumbiwa ne vula,
- African Kalanga
ngono ndinge vula ye nkubila yakanyeledza ikalobesa hango ye kutanga.
- English7
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
African KalangaNe dama ilelo zwalo, kudzimu kwa ngwenu ne hango ya ngwenu zwakabiganyidzigwa moto. Zwakabiganyidziwa kuswikila hhuba le kusumikilisiwa nenge kulobesiwa kwe basinga tjile ne kunohakwa ne Ndzimu.
- English8
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
African KalangaKoga musitongo kangang'wa tjing'ompela etji, badiwa! Kuna He hhuba ling'ompela lofanana ne makole ali tjiwulu (1000), na iwo makole ali tjiwulu anofanana ne hhuba ling'ompela.
- English9
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
African KalangaHe abatononoka mu kuhinga tjabakagadzabgwe se kunokumbula bamwe. Koga bana moyonlefu ne kwenyu, ngti abatohaka kuti kube ne mmwe unolobesiwa, koga banoyemula kuti bose bahanduke mu matjinyo abo.
- English10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
African KalangaKoga hhuba la He lowohha se mbava, ngono hhuhhugwi kowonyelela ne hhoba whulu ne lubumbo gose gwe hhuhhugwi gowokolomodziwa ne moto, ngono ne hango ne tjimwe ne tjimwe tjimuili tjowopisiwa.
- English11
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives
African KalangaNgono se zwinhu zose izwezwi zowonyeledziwa ne zila yakajali, imwi makafanila mube banhu bakatini? Makafanila tjila butjilo gwe buyengemali ne bundzimu,
- English12
as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
African Kalangamakalindila hhuba le Ndzimu kakale muthama kuti lihhe tjinyolotjo. Hhuba ilelo linowothama kuti hhuhhugwi kupisiwe kakale kunyeledziwe nenge lubumbo gose gwe hhuhhugwi gukolomodziwe ne moto.
- English13
But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
African KalangaKoga nekwe kugadzabgwe kukwe takamilila kudzimu kutshwa ne hango tshwa, iko kunowobe kuli nzi we ndulamo.
- English14
So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.
African KalangaNdizo badiwa, muti se makamilila hhuba ilelo, tukutililani kuti muwang'we muna kunyalala musina tjibadzi tje bubi.
- English15
Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.
African KalangaZibani kuti bumoyonlefu gwa He i jidzo koga sekwa makakwaligwa ndi Paulo, gamu ledu linodika, ehingisa butjenjebvu gwaakapiwa,
- English16
He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
African Kalangaeleba sa ikoku mu whalo dzose dzaanokwala nekwako. Kuna zwinhu zwakasima kuwhisisika mu whalo dzidze, zwinoyita kuti banhu basina luzibo ne bana njalakang'wa dzisakagadzikana bakazwitjenesa, ne zila ipoga sekwa banothama ne whalo dzimwe dze Ndzimu ngono bakaloba.
- English17
Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position.
African KalangaKoga imwi badiwa, moziba kale ikoku. Muzwitjengete kuti ndizo musitongokwebegwa mu zila ye jinyo, ye banhu basina nlayo mubva muletja kugadzikana kwenyu.
- English18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
African KalangaKoga kulani mu ngoni ne mu luzibo gwa He wedu Ntjidzi Jesu Khirisiti. Ngaakudziwe ngwenu nenge kusingapele! Ngakujalo.
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.