Acts 11 | New Testament

Acts 11English

Mihingo 11African Kalanga

English1
The apostles and the brothers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
African Kalanga
Batumwa ba Jesu ne makamu mu Judiya bakawha kuti Bezwitjaba na ibobo bakaamutjila dama le Ndzimu.
English2
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him
African Kalanga
Ndizo Pita wakati etanhila ku Jerusalema ibabo bakabe beda buthumbi bakan'gongobola
English3
and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
African Kalanga
beti, “Ini wangina mu ng'umba dze banhu basakathumbigwa ukadla nabo?”
English4
Peter began and explained everything to them precisely as it had happened:
African Kalanga
Pita katangisa tjenesa tjimwe ne tjimwe kubali ne buhhalo sekwa kwakahingikala eti:
English5
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
African Kalanga
“Ndakabe ndili mu nzi we Jopa nditembezela, abona mbono. Ndakabona tjimwe tjinonga jila gulu gulu tjidelusiwa kubva kudzimu ne midzibo yatjo minna, ngono tjikahha pasi pandakabe ndilipo.
English6
I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
African Kalanga
Ndakalinga mukati ne njele, abona mhuka ne zwibandana ne zwibumbiwa zwinosoba na pasi ne nyunyi dzinowuluka.
English7
Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’
African Kalanga
Ipapo awha whi lindibva liti, ‘Milika Pita, bhaya udle!’
English8
“I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
African Kalanga
Koga ahandula nditi, ‘He ne malebeswa andingadle! Akuna tjimwe tjina hambgwa kene tjakatemapala tjakatongo ngina mu nlomo wangu!’
English9
“The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
African Kalanga
Koga whi likalebeleka kakale gwe bubili libva kudzimu liti ‘Ndzimu tjawakatjenapadza usitjidane uti ate tjili tjibuyanana.’
English10
This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again.
African Kalanga
Ikoku kwakashingikala katatu, ngono kose kukabva kukwebegwa kudzimu kakale.
English11
“Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
African Kalanga
Ipapo balume batatu bakabe batumwa kundili bebva ku Sizariya bakaswika pa ng'umba yatakabe tili muili.
English12
The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
African Kalanga
Meya ikandibudza kuti ndisihle yenda nabo. Makamu iyawa matathatu na iwo akayenda nami, ngono tikangina mu ng'umba ye nlume iwoyo.
English13
He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
African Kalanga
Ngono katibudza sekwa akabona ntumwa we kudzimu ali mile mu ng'umba iye, ngono eti, ‘Tumila nhu ku Jopa kuna Simoni unodang'wa kuyi Pita.
English14
He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.’
African Kalanga
Unowomuhhisila matama anowoti iwe ne nzi uwo mukatjidziwa.’
English15
“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning.
African Kalanga
Ati nditangisa lebeleka Meya Yakayenemala ikadelukila mubali sekwa yakadelukila mutili mu kutangisa.
English16
Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
African Kalanga
Ipapo ndakaalakana He tjabakaleba beti, ‘Johani wakadubvika ne vula koga imwi mowobvubikiwa ne Meya Yakayenemala.’
English17
So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could oppose God?”
African Kalanga
Ndizo ha kuli kuti Ndzimu wakabapa tjipo itjo zwatjo tjawakatipa iswi takagalamoyo muna He Jesu Khirisiti, ndakabe ndili ani imi kukumbula nyanyayidza Ndzimu kene?”
English18
When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
African Kalanga
Bakati bewha ikoku bakanyalala. Bakakudza Ndzimu beti, “Bezwitjaba naibobo Ndzimu wabapa kuhandukila kuunli kubapa butjilo.”
English19
Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, telling the message only to Jews.
African Kalanga
Koga ibabo bakabe bapaladziwa ne kudziyidziwa kwakakula pakukikithidziwa kwa Sitifani bakayenda kunoti ku Fenishiya ne Sipuro ne Antiyokhi besumikila dama ku Bajuta boga.
English20
Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.
African Kalanga
Koga bamwe babo, balume banobva ku Sipuro ne Sirene bakayenda ku Antiyokhi bakatangisa sumikilabo ku BaGiriki nekwa He Jesu.
English21
The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
African Kalanga
Luboko gwa He gwakabe gunabo, ngono banhu banjinji kwazo bakagalamoyo bakahandukila kuna He.
English22
News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
African Kalanga
Nhawu nekwa ikoko dzikaswika mu zebe dze gubungano liku Jerusalema ngono bakatuma Bhanabhasi ku Antiyokhi.
English23
When he arrived and saw the evidence of the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.
African Kalanga
Wakati eswika ebona ngoni dze Ndzimu kahanha kabakulumbidza bose kuyendilambeli ne bugalamoyo muna He ne mazwimisilo asingazunguzike.
English24
He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
African Kalanga
Wakabe ali nlume wakalulwama ali hhele Meya Yakayenemala nene kugalamoyo, ngono banhu banjinji bakapamhidzika muna He.
English25
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
African Kalanga
Ipapo Bhanabhasi kayenda ku Thasasi kunohaka Saulo,
English26
and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
African Kalanga
ngono kati an'wana kahha naye ku Antiyokhi. Ndizo gole lose Bhanabhasi na Saulo bakabe behangana ne gubungano, ngono bakadiya banhu banjinji. Bagalimoyo bakatangisa dang'wa BaKhirisiti ku Antiyokhi.
English27
During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
African Kalanga
Mu lubaka igogo balebesambeli bamwe bakabva ku Jerusalema beyenda ku Antiyokhi.
English28
One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)
African Kalanga
Mmwe wabo unodang'wa kuyi Agabho, kamilika, ngono ne Meya kaleba kuti bhamba gulu lowohhala mu hango yose. Oku kwakahingikala ne lubaka gwe buhe gwa Kilaudiyo.
English29
The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers living in Judea.
African Kalanga
Badiyiwa bakazwimisila kuti mmwe ne mmwe wabo unowotumilila tjaangatubula kubhatsha makamu akabe egala mu Judiya.
English30
This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
African Kalanga
Oku bakakuthama, ngono bakabhatisa Bhanabhasi na Saulo zwipo zwabo zwinoyenda ku bakulu be gubungano.

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.