The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Acts 8English
Mihingo 8African Kalanga
- English1
And Saul was there, giving approval to his death.On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
African KalangaNgono Saulo kabvumila bulawa kwa Sitifani. Mu hhuba ilelo gubungano limu Jerusalema likatangisa kube ne dziyidziwa kwakayipa. Bose bakabe bepalala betinhila ku mitunhu ye Judiya ne Samariya kuhhe kwe batumwa ba Jesu.
- African Kalanga
Balume banohla Ndzimu, bakabiganya Sitifani, bakanlilila ne tjililo tjikulu.
- English3
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
African KalangaKoga Saulo kapaladza gubungano, engina ng'umba ne ng'umba ekwebela kuhhe bagalimoyo, balume kose ne bakadzi ebalonga mu ng'umba ye busungwa.
- African Kalanga
Bagalimoyo ibabo bakapalala bakayenda kumwe ne kumwe, besumikila dama.
- African Kalanga
Filipo kayenda ku nzi nkulu we Samariya, ngono kasumikila nekwa Mesiya kubali.
- English6
When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he did, they all paid close attention to what he said.
African KalangaMibunga ikawhilila tjakabe tjilebgwa ndi Filipo ne moyo nng'ompela nene njele, ben’whilila bebona zwilakidzo zwaakabe ehinga.
- African Kalanga
Meya mibi yakabe ibhuda mu banhu banjinji imimila ne banjinji bakalobgwa ne gulukadzi ne zwilema bakapodziwa.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo kwakabe ne hanha kukulu mu nzi iwoyo.
- English9
Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,
African KalangaKwakabe kuna nlume unodang'wa Simoni wakabe abe ne lubaka ethama masalamusi mu nzi ngono akadziyanya tjaba tje Samariya ezwikudza eti iye ne kukwe mmwe nkulu kulu.
- English10
and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is the divine power known as the Great Power.”
African KalangaBose bakabe ben’whilila kubva mu ntukununu kunoti mu nkulu tjose beti, “Nlume iwoyu ndiye masimba e Ndzimu anodang'wa kuyi masimba makulu.”
- African Kalanga
Bakabe ben’whilila, ngobe kwakabe kwabe lubaka ebadziyanya ne masalamusi awe.
- English12
But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
African KalangaKoga bakati begalamoyo Filipo esumikila Ndebo Mbuya ye buhe gwe Ndzimu nene zina la Jesu Khirisiti, bakabvubikwa, bose balume ne bakadzi.
- English13
Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.
African KalangaSimoni na iyebo kagalamoyo, ngono Hule kwe abvubikwa, kabhatana na Filipo. Ngono kati ebona zwilakidzo ne makaabadzo makulu ehingwa katjenama.
- English14
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
African KalangaBatumwa ba Jesu mu Jerusalema bakati bewha kuti banhu mu Samariya bakaamutjila dama le Ndzimu, bakatuma Pita na Johani kubali.
- African Kalanga
Bakati beswika, bakabatembezelela kuti baamutjile Meya Yakayenemala.
- English16
because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
African KalangaNgobe Meya Yakayenemala yakabe isanhu ikadelukila mubali, koga bakabe babvubikiwa ne zina la He Jesu koga.
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Pita na Johani bakababiga maboko, ngono bakaamutjila Meya Yakayenemala.
- English18
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money
African KalangaSimoni kati ebona kuti Meya yapiwa bagalimoyo ha batumwa ba Jesu bebabiga maboko, kapa Pita na Johani mari,
- English19
and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
African Kalangaeti kubali, “Mundipebo simba ileli, kuti mmwe ne mmwe wandinobiga maboko aamutjile Meya Yakayenemala.”
- English20
Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
African KalangaKoga Pita kan'dabila kati, “Mari iyo ngailobe nawe, ngobe wakumbula kuti tjipo tje Ndzimu tjingatengwa ne mari!
- African Kalanga
Auna bugalo kene gobe muna ikoku, ngobe moyo uwo auzolulwama mu meho e Ndzimu.
- English22
Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
African KalangaHanduka mu bubi gugo igogu, utembezele He, kuti, ha kutubuka bakuzwiibhatigwe mazwimisilo e moyo uwo.
- African Kalanga
Ngobe ndobona kuti uhhele ndandala kakale u nsungwa we jinyo.”
- English24
Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
African KalangaSimoni kati kuna Pita na Johani, “Ndomukumbila munditembezelele kuna He, kuti kusibe ne tjimwe tje zwinhu izwezwi zwamaleba tjinowondihingikalila.”
- English25
When they had testified and proclaimed the word of the Lord, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.
African KalangaHule kwe bapa butendeki, basumikila dama la He, Pita na Johani bakabgwilila ku Jerusalema, besumikila Ndebo Mbuya mu mizi minjinji ye Basamariya.
- English26
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
African KalangaNtumwa wa He kati kuna Filipo, “Milika uyende ku ndzibo we ku burwa ku zila inodeluka ibva ku Jerusalema iyenda ku Gaza.” I zila inopalama tjilambanyika.
- English27
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
African KalangaNdizo Filipo kamilika kayenda, kahangana ne nlume we ngomwa we ku Itiyopiya wakabe ali nkadzaha nkulu ali mbhati we fumwa ya Kandake (kunobva kuti Hekadzi we Itiyopiya), wakabe abe ahha ku Jerusalema kuwonamata Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo wakabe wobgwilila kanyi akatanha koloyi iye ebala lukwalo gwe nlebesambeli Isaya.
- African Kalanga
Meya ikati kuna Filipo, “Yenda ku koloyi iyeya uyende nayo.”
- English30
Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
African KalangaFilipo kalabukilako, ngono kan’wha ebala mu lukwalo gwe nlebesambeli Isaya. Kambhuzwa kati, “Apa unowhisisa tjaunobala kene?”
- English31
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
African KalangaNlandalume kahandula eti, “Ndingawhisisa tjini kusina unonditjenesela kene?” Ndizo kakumbila kuti Filipo atanhe agale naye mu koloyi.
- English32
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
African KalangaPaakabe ebala mu lukwalo ndiapa, “Se mwhizi inokwebegwa ku mbulayi, kene mwhizana inyelele mbeli kwe nteseli wayo, ndizo aazohhula nlomo.
- English33
In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”
African KalangaKalengudziwa kalambigwa ndulamo. Ndiani kene ungaleba nekwe ludzi gugwe? Ngoti butjilo gugwe gwapela mu hango.”
- English34
The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
African KalangaNlanda kabhuzwa Filipo kati, “Mundibudze kuti, nlebesambeli unoleba ikoku nekwa ani? Unoleba ne kukwe kene nekwe mmwe upoga?”
- English35
Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
African KalangaIpapo Filipo kahhula nlomo, ngono katangisa ne lukwalo igogu, kambudza Ndebo Mbuya nekwa Jesu.
- English36
As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. Why shouldn’t I be baptized?”
African KalangaBakati beyenda mu zila, bakaswika panhu pakabe pana vula, ngono nlanda kati, “Bona, eyi vula. Ini tjingandidzibila bvubikwa kene?”
- African Kalanga
[Filipo kati kuunli, “Ungadubvikwa ha ugalamoyo ne moyo uwo wose.” Kadabila eti, “Ndogalamoyo, kuti Jesu Khirisiti Nkololo we Ndzimu.”]
- English38
And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.
African KalangaNlanda kamisa koloyi, ngono bose Filipo ne nlanda bakangina mu vula, ngono Filipo kambvubika.
- English39
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.
African KalangaBakati bebhuda mu vula, Meya ya He ikatola Filipo. Nlanda aazotjambona kakale, koga kayendilambeli mu zila iye akahanha kwazo.
- English40
Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
African KalangaFilipo kaboneka mu Azothasi; ngono kayendila mbeli esumikila Ndebo Mbuya ku mizi yose, kudzina eswika ku Sizariya.
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.