2 Timothy 4 | New Testament

2 Timothy 4English

2 Timoti 4African Kalanga

English1
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:
African Kalanga
Ndokulaya mbeli kwe Ndzimu na Khirisiti Jesu, iye unowosumikilisa batjili ne bafi nenge kuboneka kukwe ne buhe gugwe nditi,
English2
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and careful instruction.
African Kalanga
sumikila dama, ugale wakazwilulwamisa misi ili iyo kene isi iyo, handula, tjemela, ukulumbidze, ube ne moyonlefu kwazo, udiya ne njele.
English3
For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
African Kalanga
Ngobe lubaka gowohha panowoti banhu bakasimililane ne zwidiyo zwakalulwama. Koga, kugutsha njemulo dzabo, banowokubunganya bezwipoteledza ne badiyi banjinji banodiya tjabanohaka zebe dzabo dzitjiwha.
English4
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
African Kalanga
Banowozwina zebe dzabo mukuwha malebeswa ngono bakawhilila ngano dze manyepkhwa.
English5
But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
African Kalanga
Koga iwe, uzwiibhate mu zwibaka zose, simidzila mu kudziyila, dzwala ndebo mbuya, hinga n’hingo we Ndzimu ne buhhalo.
English6
For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure.
African Kalanga
Ngobe imi ndatjibe mu tjimo tje kuthamiwa tjibhayilo ne lubaka gwe kuyenda kwangu gwahha.
English7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
African Kalanga
Ndakagwa ngwa yakalulwama, ndakapedza kulabuka, ndakabhatilila bugalimoyo.
English8
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day–and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
African Kalanga
Ngwenu ndakabiganyidzigwa tjiala tje ndulamo, itjo He, Nsumikilisi waka-lulwama, tjaanowondipa mu hhuba ilelo, kusi imi ndoga, koga na ibo bose bakalinda ne ludo kuboneka kukwe.
English9
Do your best to come to me quickly,
African Kalanga
Gwisa kwazo hha kundili tjinyolotjo,
English10
for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
African Kalanga
ngobe Demasi, ne kuda hango iyeyi kukwe, wakandifupatila kayenda ku Tesalonika. Kiresikensi wakayenda ku Galatiya ngono Tito kayenda ku Dalimatiya.
English11
Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.
African Kalanga
Luke ndiye yega unami. Haka Mako ubuye naye, ngobe unondibhatsha kwazo mu n’hingo wangu.
English12
I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
African Kalanga
Ndakatumila Tikikasi ku Efeso.
English13
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.
African Kalanga
Ha uhha uhhe ne hazu yandakasiya kuna Karipo ku Tiroasi nenge whalo dzangu, kwazo kwazo dze ganda.
English14
Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.
African Kalanga
Alekizanda mpfuli we tshipi, wakandiwhisa zogwadza kwazo. He banowompa mbhayilo we tjaakathama.
English15
You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.
African Kalanga
Nawe uzwilise muunli, ngobe wakanyanyayidza thumo yedu kwazo.
English16
At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.
African Kalanga
Ndakati ndizwimilila mu ndebo gwe kutanga akuna wakama nami, koga bose bakandifupatila. Dzene bangasabong'wa nlandu nekwa ikoku!
English17
But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.
African Kalanga
Koga He bakama nami bakandipa masimba kuti ndizo bandihingise kuleba dama ne buhhalo, kuti ne Bezwitjaba bose baliwhe. Ngono ndakaanguligwa mu nlomo we humba.
English18
The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
African Kalanga
He banowondiangulila mu bubi gose bakanditjidzila buhe gwe kudzimu. Ngakube ne gudzo kubali, ne kusingapele kose. Ngakujalo.
English19
Greet Priscilla and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.
African Kalanga
Buyisa Purisila na Akhwila ne be n’ha wa Onesiforo.
English20
Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick in Miletus.
African Kalanga
Erasito wakasala mu Korinta, ngono ndakasiya Tirofimo mu Mileto egwala.
English21
Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers.
African Kalanga
Gwisa kuti uhhe ngeno kusanhu kukabe mu mbaba. Yebhulosi unokubuyisa na Pudenisi, na Lino, na Kilaudiya ne makamu ose banomubuyisa.
English22
The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
African Kalanga
Dzene He bangabe nawe. Ngoni ngadzibe namwi.

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.