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Acts 21English

Mihingo 21African Kalanga

English1
After we had torn ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Cos. The next day we went to Rhodes and from there to Patara.
African Kalanga
Tikati tathubukana nabo, tikayenda ne gungwa takatambunukila ku Kosi, tjimuka tikanoti ku Rodesi, kubva ipapo tikayenda ku Patara.
English2
We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went on board and set sail.
African Kalanga
Takawana kepe tjitjulukila ku Fenishiya tikatanha ngono tikayenda ne gungwa.
English3
After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to unload its cargo.
African Kalanga
Tikapinda nzi we Sipuro tili ku burwa tiwubonela kudlana ngono tikayendilambeli tiyenda ne gungwa ku Siriya. Takadeluka ku Tire kepe tjedu kwatjakabe tjakafanilo tula thundu yatjoko.
English4
Finding the disciples there, we stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
African Kalanga
Tikati tiwana badiyiwa ikoko, tikagala nabo mahhuba ali kutendeka. Ne Meya, bakakumbila Paulo kuti asipindile ku Jerusalema.
English5
But when our time was up, we left and continued on our way. All the disciples and their wives and children accompanied us out of the city, and there on the beach we knelt to pray.
African Kalanga
Koga kukati mahhuba edu ikoko awila, tikayendilambeli mu zila yedu. Bagalimoyo bose ne bakadzi babo ne bana babo bakatidusa mu nzi, ngono ipapo mu mhili dze gungwa tikatembezela tikawonekana.
English6
After saying good-by to each other, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
African Kalanga
Kubvapo tikatanha kepe, ngono ibo bakabgwilila kanyi.
English7
We continued our voyage from Tyre and landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
African Kalanga
Takati tawidza gwendo gwedu kubva ku Tire tikaswika ku Pitolemeo ngono takabuyisa makamu tikagala nabo hhuba ling'ompela.
English8
Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven.
African Kalanga
Takapinda tjimuka tikanoti ku Sizariya ngono tikaswika ku ng'umba ya Filipo nsumikili mmwe we bali kutendeka tikagala naye.
English9
He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
African Kalanga
Wakabe ana bakololokadzi bali banna basakalobogwa bakabe belebesambeli.
English10
After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
African Kalanga
Tikati tagala ikoko mahhuba mahomanana, nlebesambeli unodang'wa Agabhasi kaswika ebva ku Judiya.
English11
Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
African Kalanga
Kahha kutili, ngono katola mmwandabula wa Paulo kazwisunga ndiwo maboko ne makumbo, ngono kati, “Meya Yakayenemala ikati, ‘Ne zila iyeyi Bajuta be Jerusalema banowosunga mweni we mmwandabula iwoyu, ngono banowompa Bezwitjaba.’”
English12
When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
African Kalanga
Tikati tiwha ikoku, iswi ne banhu bakabe bali ipapo tikakumbila Paulo kuti asiyende ku Jerusalema.
English13
Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
African Kalanga
Ipapo Paulo kadabila eti, “Apa ini mulila muwhisa moyo wangu zogwadza kene? Andizozwilulwamisila sungwa koga, koga ne fila ku Jerusalema ndakakuzwilulwamisila, ndifila zina la He Jesu.”
English14
When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
African Kalanga
Kukati Paulo asingabvumane naswi tikatoboka ngono tikati, “Kuda kwa He ngakuyitiwe.”
English15
After this, we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
African Kalanga
Hule kwe mahhuba iyawa takazwilulwamisa, ngono tikatatnila ku Jerusalema.
English16
Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us and brought us to the home of Mnason, where we were to stay. He was a man from Cyprus and one of the early disciples.
African Kalanga
Bamwe batobeli be ku Sizariya bakayenda naswi bakatiyisa ku nzi wa Munasoni kwatakabe takafanila gala. Wakabe ali nlume unobva ku Sipuro kakale ali mmwe we badiyiwa be kutanga.
English17
When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers received us warmly.
African Kalanga
Takati tiswika ku Jerusalema, makamu akatiamutjila zubuyanana.
English18
The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present.
African Kalanga
Tjimuka, Paulo kayenda naswi kunobona Jakubo, ngono bakulu bose bakabe bali yapo.
English19
Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
African Kalanga
Paulo kababuyisa, ngono kabika ne buhhalo kuti Ndzimu wakathamani pakati kwe Bezwitjaba ne kuuhingila kukwe.
English20
When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
African Kalanga
Bakati bewha ikoku, bakakudza Ndzimu. Ipapo bakati kuna Paulo, “Gamu Paulo unobona kuti zwiwulu zwingapani zwe banhu pakati kwe Bajuta zwagalamoyo? Ngono bose bakatukutilila londolodza nlayo.
English21
They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.
African Kalanga
Bakabudziwa ne kuko kuti unodiya Bajuta bose banogala ne Bezwitjaba kufupatila Mushe, ubabudza kuti basithumbile bana babo kene londolodza milenje.
English22
What shall we do? They will certainly hear that you have come,
African Kalanga
Towothamani? Ne malebeswa banowowha kuti wahha,
English23
so do what we tell you. There are four men with us who have made a vow.
African Kalanga
ndizo hinga tjatinokubudza. Tina balume banna bakatuna.
English24
Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everybody will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.
African Kalanga
Tola balume ibaba uzwitjenapadze kang'ompela nabo ulipe tjinyikilo dzabo kuti miholo yabo itesegwe. Ipapo mmwe ne mmwe unowoziba kuti akuna malebeswa mu ndebo dzinolebgwa ne kuko ne kuti iwe unotjilila mu kuwha nlayo.
English25
As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.”
African Kalanga
Koga nekwe Bezwitjaba bakabe bagalimoyo takabatumila lukwalo tibabudza kuti takalebeleka tikapedza titi basitongo dla zodliwa zwakapiwa midzimu kene malopa kene mhuka yakasiniwa nenge kuti bazwidzibe mu bupombgwe.”
English26
The next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went to the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would end and the offering would be made for each of them.
African Kalanga
Tjimuka Paulo katola balume ibabo ngono kazwitjenapadza nabo. Ipapo kayenda ku Ng'umba ye Ndzimu kupa tjizibiso tje kuti mahhuba etjenapadziwa anowowila lini nenge kuti tjibhayilo tjithamigwe mmwe ne mmwe wabo.
English27
When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
African Kalanga
Kukati mahhuba ali kutendeka abe pedlo nopela, bamwe Bajuta banobva ku Ezhiya bakabe babona Paulo ku Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, bakadzonga mbunga wose, kakale bakambhata
English28
shouting, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple area and defiled this holy place.”
African Kalanga
bemimila beti, “Balume be Iziraeli, mutibhatshe! Oyu ndiye nlume unodiyila banhu bose ntome nekwe banhu bedu ne nlayo wedu nenge bugalo igogu. Pehhugwi kwa ikoko, wakahhisa BaGiriki kabalonga mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, ngono bakatemapadza bugalo igogu gwakayenemala.”
English29
(They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Paul and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple area.)
African Kalanga
Bakabe batongo bona Tirofimo N'efeso ali mu nzi ana Paulo, ngono bakaalakana kuti Paulo wakabe an’hhisa ku Ng'umba ye Ndzimu.
English30
The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.
African Kalanga
Nzi nkulu wose ukadzoneka, ngono banhu bakahha bose bakalabuka. Bakabhata Paulo ngono bakankakatila kuhhe kwe Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, ngono tjinyolotjo mikoba ikahhaligwa.
English31
While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman troops that the whole city of Jerusalem was in an uproar.
African Kalanga
Bakati batjagwisa kumbulaya, matama ekuti nzi wose we Jerusalema wapanduka kaswika ku Nkulu we babhayani be Roma.
English32
He at once took some officers and soldiers and ran down to the crowd. When the rioters saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
African Kalanga
Tjinyolotjo katola babhayani ne balauli be babhayani bali zana ngono bakalabukila ku mbunga. Kukati bapanduki bebona Nkulu ne babhayani bakamisa loba Paulo.
English33
The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
African Kalanga
Nkulu we babhayani kahha kansunga, ngono kati asungwe ne ketani mbili. Ipapo kabhuzwa kuti ndiani nenge kuti watjinyani.
English34
Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another, and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.
African Kalanga
Bamwe mu mbunga bakamimila beleba tjimwe, koga bamwe belebabo tjipoga, ngono Nkulu we babhayani kasitubule wha malebeswa ne hhoba, kalaya kuti Paulo ayisiwe ku nzi we babhayani.
English35
When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the mob was so great he had to be carried by the soldiers.
African Kalanga
Paulo kati eswika pa danho dzongeka kwe mbunga kwakabe kuli kukulu kwaakadzina kasengwa ne babhayani.
English36
The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Away with him!”
African Kalanga
Mbunga wakatobela ukayendilambeli mbeli umimila uti, “Mumbulaye!”
English37
As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?”
African Kalanga
Kukati babhayani babe pedlo nolonga Paulo mu nzi we babhayani, kabhuzwa Nkulu we babhayani kati, “Apa ndingaleba tjimwe nawe?” Kadabila eti, “Unoziba Tjigiriki kene?
English38
“Do you speak Greek?” he replied. “Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolt and led four thousand terrorists out into the desert some time ago?”
African Kalanga
Apa ate iwe N'egipiti wakatangisa bupanduki, ngono kabe ntungamili we bapanduki be babulayi bali zwiwulu zwili zwinna (4 000) ku tjilambanyika mahhuba akapinda kene?”
English39
Paul answered, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.”
African Kalanga
Paulo kadabila kati, “Imi ndi Njuta, unobva ku Thasasi mu Silisiya, ndili n'gali we nzi wakalumba. Ndokumbila kuti mundiletje ndilebeleke ne banhu.”
English40
Having received the commander’s permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When they were all silent, he said to them in Aramaic:
African Kalanga
Paulo kati abvumigwa ne Nkulu we babhayani kama mu danho ngono kanyaladza bose ne maboko awe, kukati kwabe ne kunyalala kukulu kati kubali ne Tjihebheru:

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.