The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Acts 6English
Mihingo 6African Kalanga
- English1
In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
African KalangaMu mahhuba iyawo badiyiwa ba Jesu bakabe bewanda, Bajuta banoleba Tjigiriki bakanenela ibabo banoleba Tjihebheru, ngobe tjilikadzi dzabo dzakabe dzihayigwa hanya mu makobe e hhuba ne hhuba.
- English2
So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.
African KalangaNdizo batumwa ba Jesu bali gumi lina babili bakakubunganya badiyiwa bose panhu pang'ompela bakati, “Akuzolulwama kuti tiletje sumikila dama le Ndzimu kuti ndizo tihine n’hingo wekoba zwinohayiwa ne tjilikadzi.
- English3
Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them
African KalangaMakamu, halulani pakati kwenyu balume bali kutendeka banozibgwa bakatambunuka bali hhele Meya Yakayenemala ne butjenjebvu, batingapa n’hingo iwoyu.
- African Kalanga
Koga iswi towozwimisila n’hingo we tembezela ne yendisa dama.”
- English5
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
African KalangaTjabakaleba tjakahanhisa mbunga wose. Bakahalula Sitifani, nlume wakabe ali hhele kugalamoyo ne Meya Yakayenemala. Bakahalula na Filipo na Purokoro na Nikanori na Timoni na Pamenasi na Nikolasi unobva ku Antiyokhi wakabe ahandukila mu bugalimoyo gwe Tjijuta.
- African Kalanga
Bakayisa balume ibabo ku batumwa ba Jesu, bakatembezela bakababiga maboko.
- English7
So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
African KalangaNdizo dama le Ndzimu likaandama. Badiyiwa bakawanda kwazo mu Jerusalema ngono Baphirisiti banjinji bakahanduka bakagalamoyo muna Jesu.
- English8
Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
African KalangaSitifani, nlume wakabe ali hhele ngoni dze Ndzimu ne masimba, kahinga makaabadzo makulu ne zwilakidzo zwinotjenamisa pakati kwe banhu.
- English9
Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. These men began to argue with Stephen,
African KalangaIpapo bamwe be banhu be Ng'umba ye mitembezelo ye Balume Bakasununguka (sekwa yakabe idang'wa) ne Bajuta be Sirene ne be Alekizanda, bose ne Bajuta be mitunhu ye Silisiya ne Ezhiya bakatangisa kakabadzana na Sitifani.
- African Kalanga
Koga bakabe basingatubule midzana ne butjenjebvu kene Meya yaakabe elebeleka ndiyo.
- English11
Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
African KalangaIpapo ne kwakasumbikala bakakulumbidza bamwe banhu kuti bati, “Tawha eleba matama anotuka Mushe ne anotuka Ndzimu.”
- English12
So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
African KalangaNdizo bakadzonga banhu ne batungamili babo kose ne badiyi be nlayo. Bakabhata Sitifani bakan’hhisa mbeli kwe lubahhe.
- English13
They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
African KalangaBakahhisa batendeki be manyepkwha bakapa butendeki beti, “Nlume iwoyu aatotongo misa leba kusakalulwama nekwe panhu ipapa pakayenemala nene nlayo.
- English14
For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”
African KalangaTakawha eti Jesu iwoyu we Nazareta unowokolomodza bugalo igogu kakale kahandula mipanga Mushe yaakatipa.”
- English15
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
African KalangaBose bakabe bali gele mu lubahhe bakalingisisa Sitifani, ngono bakabona buso gugwe gunga buso gwe ntumwa we kudzimu.
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.