The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Acts 12English
Mihingo 12African Kalanga
- English1
It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.
African KalangaMu lubaka igogo He nkulu Herode katangisa dziyidza bamwe be gubungano.
- African Kalanga
Ngono kabulaya Jakubo nkulu wa Johani ne bukanu.
- English3
When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
African KalangaKati ebona kuti ikoku kwahanhisa Bajuta, kayendilambeli kabhata Pita. Ikoku kwakahingikala mu lubaka gwe Nzano we Tjiwunga Tjisina Mbidzo.
- English4
After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.
African KalangaHerode kati asunga Pita kanlonga mu ng'umba ye busungwa, kwaakayisiwa kulindiwa ne makoko manna enlinda ne kulabadzana, limwe ne limwe lawo lina balume banna. Wakabe akazwimisila kuti unowonsumikilisa mbeli kwe banhu hule kwe Nzano we Pinda Pehhugwi.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Pita kagadziwa mu ng'umba ye busungwa, koga gubungano likantembezelela ne masimba ku Ndzimu.
- English6
The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance.
African KalangaMu busiku gwakabe Herode ewomuka en’hhisa mbeli kwe banhu, Pita wakabe ali lele pakati kwe balindi babili akasungwa ne ketani mbili, ngono kwakabe kuna balindi pa nkoba we ng'umba ye busungwa.
- English7
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
African KalangaTjinyolotjo ntumwa wa He kaboneka, tjedza tjikapenya mu ng'umba ye busungwa ina Pita ngono ntumwa iwoyo kazunguza Pita mu lubabvu kati, “Muka ulibilidza.” Ipapo ketani dzikawa mu maboko a Pita.
- English8
Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him.
African KalangaNtumwa we kudzimu kati, “Ambala zwiambalo uambale khwebana dzidzo.” Pita kathama sa ikoko, ngono ntumwa we kudzimu kati, “Ambala hazu dzidzo unditobele.”
- English9
Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.
African KalangaPita kantobela kabhuda mu ng'umba ye busungwa, koga asingazibe kuti kene tjakabe tjihingwa ne ntumwa we kudzimu tjakabe tjili tjakwako; wakabe ekumbula kuti unobona mbono.
- English10
They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.
African KalangaBakapinda balindi be kutanga ne be bubili bakaswika ku nkoba we hhalilo lakathamwa ne tshipi unobhudila ku nzi. Nkoba ukazwihhula, ngono bakabhuda. Bakatobela zila bakanowila mu imwe zila kakale, ngono tjinyolotjo ntumwa kasiya Pita.
- English11
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
African KalangaIpapo Pita kadzimunuka ngono kati, “Ngwenu ndoziba ne malebeswa kuti He batuma ntumwa wabo kundiangulila mu maboko a Herode ne mu tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabe tjiyi tjowohingikala ne Bajuta.”
- English12
When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.
African KalangaKati abona ikoku, kayenda ku nzi wa Mariya, mme ba Johani wakabe limwe zina lile lili Mako, kwakabe kwakakubungana banhu banjinji betembezela.
- English13
Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer the door.
African KalangaPita kakokodza pa nkoba utjakuhhe, ngono nlandakadzi unoyi Roda kahha kudabila.
- English14
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!”
African KalangaKaziba whi la Pita, ngono kahanha kwazo kwaakalabukila hule mukati asingahhule nkoba, ngono kaleba kuti Pita umile kuhhe.
- English15
“You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
African KalangaBakati kuunli, “Unopenga!” Koga katshambilidza kuti malebeswa. Ndizo bakadabila beti, “Untumwa uwe.”
- English16
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.
African KalangaPita iye kayendilambeli ne kukokodza. Gwe bupelo bakahhula nkoba, ngono bakati bembona bakatjenama.
- English17
Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James and the brothers about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.
African KalangaKabanyaladza ne luboko, ngono katjenesa sekwa adusiwa mu ng'umba ye busungwa ndi He. Kabe eti kubali, “Ikoku mukubudze Jakubo ne makamu ose.” Ipapo kamilika kayenda ku gumwe bugalo.
- English18
In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
African KalangaKukati kuyedza kukabepo kuhangana miholo kukulu pakati kwe balindi nekwe kuti Pita uponi.
- English19
After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed.
African KalangaHerode kalaya kuti ahakwe, ngono bakasimbone. Ndizo kabhuzwisisa balindi, ngono kalaya kuti babulawe. Hule kwa ikoku, Herode kabhuda mu Judiya kayenda ku Sizariya kapedza mahhubako.
- English20
Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there a while. He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. Having secured the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.
African KalangaHerode kagwadzilamoyo banhu be Tire ne Sidoni kwazo, ndizo bakayenda kuunli bali mbunga. Tje kutanga bakazwiwhananya na Bhulasito, nlume wakabe ali iye nlingi we nzi wa He nkulu kuti ababhatshe. Ipapo bakayenda kuna Herode bakankumbila mbakiso, ngobe hango yabo yakabe iwana zodliwa zwayo mu hango ya He nkulu.
- English21
On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.
African KalangaMu hhuba lakabigwa Herode kaambala hazu dzidze dze buhe, kagala pa tjigalo tjitje tje buhe kalebeleka ne banhu.
- African Kalanga
Banhu bakamimila beti, “Ate whi le nhu koga ndele ndzimu!”
- English23
Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
African KalangaTjinyolotjo ntumwa wa He kaloba Herode, ngobe asingalumbidze Ndzimu. Kadliwa ne wonyana kafa.
- African Kalanga
Koga dama le Ndzimu likayendilamebli nokula ne andama.
- English25
When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
African KalangaBhanabhasi na Saulo bakapedza n’hingo wabo, ngono bakahanduka mu Jerusalema, bakatola Johani wakabe kakale edang'wa kuyi Mako.
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.