The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Acts 4English
Mihingo 4African Kalanga
- English1
The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
African KalangaPita na Johani bakati batjalebeleka ne banhu Baphirisiti ne nlauli we ng'umba ye Ndzimu ne Basadusi bakahha kubali.
- English2
They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
African KalangaBakahha bakadzoneka ngoti batumwa bakabe bediya banhu beleba nekwe musiwa kwe bafi ndi Jesu.
- English3
They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day.
African KalangaBakabhata Pita na Johani, ngobe kwakabe kuli madekwana bakabalonga mu ng'umba ye busungwa kuswikila tjimuka.
- African Kalanga
Koga banjinji bakawha dama bakagalamoyo, Ngono mbalo ye balume yakakula ikalizana zwiwulu zwili zwihanu.
- African Kalanga
Tjimuka balauli babo ne batungamili ne Badiyi be nlayo bakakubungana mu Jerusalema,
- English6
Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and the other men of the high priest’s family.
African KalangaAnasi mphirisiti nkulu na Kaifasi na Johani na Alekizanda na bose be ng'umba ye buphirisiti.
- English7
They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
African KalangaBakati Pita na Johani behhisiwa mbeli kwabo bakatangisa babhuzwa beti, “Makahinga ikoku ne simba lipi kene ne zina laani?”
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Pita, ali hhele Meya Yakayenemala kati kubali, “Balauli ne bakulu be banhu!
- English9
If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed,
African KalangaHa ili kuti todang'wa nasi kuwodabilila n’hingo mbuya wathamigwa tjilema ngono tibhuzwiwa kuti tjapodziwa tjini,
- English10
then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
African Kalangandizo zibani whoku mose imwi ne banhu bose be Iziraeli, takahinga ikoku ne zina la Jesu Khirisiti we Nazareta iye wamakabambula, iye Ndzimu wawakamusa mu bafi, ne kukwe nlume iwoyu umile mbeli kwenyu apola kwakapelela.
- African Kalanga
Ndiye ‘Bgwe lamakalamba imwi babaki, koga ndilo lakabe bgwe linotambunudza mbako.’
- English12
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
African KalangaJidzo alitowang'wa mu mmwe kakale, ngobe akuna limwe zina kakale mu hango lakapiwa banhu latingatjidziwa ndilo.”
- English13
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
African KalangaBakati bebona kube ne tjilopa kwa Pita na Johani, ngono beziba kuti abazodiyika, banhu koga, bakatjenama ndizo bakapedzisisa kuti banhu ibaba bakabe bana Jesu.
- English14
But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say.
African KalangaKoga ngobe bebona nlume wakabe apodziwa ali mile ipapo nabo, kwakabe kusina tjabangaleba benyanyayidza.
- African Kalanga
Koga bakababva bakati babhudile kuhhe kwe lubahhe, ngono bakalebeleka bali boga.
- English16
“What are we going to do with these men?” they asked. “Everybody living in Jerusalem knows they have done an outstanding miracle, and we cannot deny it.
African KalangaBakabhuzwa beti, “Ini tjatinowohinga ne balume ibaba kene? Mmwe ne mmwe mu Jerusalema unoziba kuti bahinga jenamiso gulu, ngono atingalandule ikoko.
- English17
But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn these men to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”
African KalangaKoga kumisa tjinhu itjetji kuandama mu banhu, ngatitjemeleni balume ibaba kuti basitjayite wabanolebeleka naye ne zina ileli.”
- English18
Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
African KalangaIpapo bakabakowomesedza kuti basibe batjabe belebeleka kene bediya ne zina la Jesu.
- English19
But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God.
African KalangaKoga Pita na Johani bakahandula beti, “Muzwinhubukanyile imwi kuti apa kwakalulwama mu meho e Ndzimu whuwha imwi kene Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Ngobe atingatubule letja lebeleka nekwe tjatakabona ne tjatakawha.”
- English21
After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened.
African KalangaBakati basinobatjemela bakabaletja bakayenda. Abazoziba kuti bangabapa hamu tjini nekwe banhu, ngobe banhu bose bakabe bekudza Ndzimu nekwe tjakabe tjahingikala.
- African Kalanga
Nlume iwoyu wakapodziwa ne kunotjenamisa, wakabe ana makole anopinda makumi manna.
- English23
On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
African KalangaBakati basinobe basunungugwa Pita na Johani bakabgwilila ku bakwhinya babo ngono bakababikila kose kwakabe kwalebgwa ne Baphirisiti bakulu ne bawhola.
- English24
When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.
African KalangaBakati bewha ikoku, bakamilidzila mawhi abo bose ku Ndzimu betembezela beti, “He una masimba, imwi makathama kudzimu ne hango ne gungwa naizo zose zwimu magalo iyawa.
- English25
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: “ ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
African KalangaMakaleba ne Meya Yakayenemala ne nlomo we nlanda wenyu, tate bedu Dafite muti, ‘Ini zwitjaba zwihhala buhongola, ne banhu belanganila suli?
- English26
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed One.’
African KalangaBohe bakulu be hango bakazwilulwamisa, ne balauli bakakubungana mukila ne Ndzimu He ne Mesiya uwe.’
- English27
Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
African KalangaNe malebeswa Herode na Pontiyo Pilato ne Bezwitjaba ne banhu be Iziraeli mu nzi iwoyu bakahangana kulangana nekwe Nlanda wenyu wakayenemala Jesu iye wamakahalula.
- African Kalanga
Bakahinga tjakabe tjabigwa kale ne simba nene kuda kwenyu kuti tjowohingikala.
- English29
Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.
African KalangaNgwenu He, bonani hlisidzila kwabo, ngono muyite kuti balanda benyu batubule leba dama lenyu ne simamoyo kukulu.
- English30
Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
African KalangaTambunudzani luboko gwenyu kupodza ne thama zwilakidzo ne matjenamiso ne zina le nlanda wenyu wakayenemala iye Jesu.”
- English31
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
African KalangaHule kwe batembezela, panhu pabakabe bakakubunganilapo pakazunguzika. Ngono bose bakahhala Meya Yakayenemala bakaleba dama le Ndzimu ne kusimamoyo.
- English32
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had.
African KalangaBagalimoyo bose bakabe bana moyo ng'ompela ne nkumbulo ng'ompela. Akuna wakabe eti tjinhu tjaanatjo nde tjitje, koga bakabe bekobana tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabanatjo.
- English33
With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all.
African KalangaNgono, ne simba gulu batumwa bakayendila mbeli bepa butendeki nekwe muka kwa He Jesu, ngono ngoni whulu dzinobva ku Ndzimu dzakabe dzili mubali.
- English34
There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales
African KalangaKwakabe kusina n’hayi pakati kwabo. Ibabo bakabe bana minda kene ng'umba bakabe betenesa, behhisa mari ibva mu kutenesa
- African Kalanga
beiyisa ku batumwa, ngono ikokobanyiwa mmwe ne mmwe kulizana ne haya kukwe.
- English36
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement),
African KalangaJosefa, wakabe ali Nlevi we Sipuro, iye batumwa wabakadana beti Bhanabhasi, kunobva kuti “Nkololo we Gulumbidzo,”
- African Kalanga
wakatenesa nnda wakabe uli uwe, ngono kahhisa mari kaiyisa ku batumwa.
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.