The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Ephesians 1English
Baefeso 1African Kalanga
- English1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
African KalangaNdimi Paulo, ntumwa wa Khirisiti Jesu ne kuda kwe Ndzimu. Ku bayengemali bamu Nzi we Efeso, ibo bakagalamoyo muna Khirisiti Jesu.
- African Kalanga
Ngoni ne kunyalala kunobva ku Ndzimu Tate bedu na He Jesu Khirisiti ngakube namwi.
- English3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
African KalangaNgakukudziwe Ndzimu Tate ba He wedu Jesu Khirisiti, bakatipa mhahhambuya muna Khirisiti ne mhahhambuya imwe ne imwe ye tjimeya mu magalo e kudzimu.
- English4
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
African KalangaNgobe Ndzimu wakatihalula kale kube bawo muna Khirisiti, hango isanhu ikabambiwa, kuti ndizo tiyengemale tibe basina nlandu.
- English5
he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will–
African KalangaNdzimu wakatithama bakololo bawo bakapelela ndi Jesu Khirisiti mu ludo gwawo, kuyendidzana ne mazwimisilo e kuda kwawo.
- African Kalanga
Ngatikudzileni Ndzimu ngoni dzawo whulu dza wakatipa ne sununguko mu nkololo wawo unodika!
- English7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
African KalangaMuunli tina kusununguka ne lopa lile, ne kutizwibhatigwa matjinyo edu, kuyendidzana ne bukulu gwe ngoni dzawo,
- African Kalanga
dzawakatiwhila kungapangapa, mu butjenjebvu gwawo ne kuwhisisa,
- English9
And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,
African Kalangangobe Ndzimu wakathama kuti tiwhisise masazibgwe e kuda kwawo, kuyendidzana ne mazwimisilo awo akalulwama awakapedza kale muna Khirisiti.
- English10
to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment–to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
African KalangaIkoku ili ndongoloso ye Ndzimu kuswikila lubaka gwakafanila guhha, kubhatshanya zwinhu zose muna Khirisiti, zwinhu zose zwi kudzimu ne zwinhu zwimu hango.
- English11
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,
African KalangaMuna Khirisiti, kuyendidzana ne ndongoloso ye Ndzimu unothama zwinhu zose kuyendidzana ne njendiso ye kuda kwawo,
- English12
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
African Kalangaiswi takagalabgwe kutanga muna Khirisiti, takahaluligwa kuti titjilile kulumbidza gudzo lawo.
- English13
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,
African KalangaNamwibo sekwa makawha dama le malebeswa, iyo ndebo mbuya ye jidzo lenyu, koga mukagalamoyo muna Khirisiti, makatjwayiwa ne Meya yakayengemala yawaka-gadzabgwe,
- English14
who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession–to the praise of his glory.
African Kalangaili itjo tjibigilidzo tje nhaka yedu yatakagadziwabgwe ne Ndzimu, ngono ikoku kotipa malebeswa e kuti, Ndzimu unowodzutunula bana bawo kuuteta ne kuukudza.
- English15
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
African KalangaNekwa ikoku nenge kuwha nekwe bugalimoyo gwenyu muna He Jesu ne ludo gwamunoda bayengemali bose ndigo,
- African Kalanga
anditoletja boka Ndzimu ne kwenyu, ndimu- kumbula mu mitembezelo yangu,
- English17
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
African Kalangakuti Ndzimu wa He wedu Jesu Khirisiti, Tate banokudziwa bamupe meya inowomutjenjedza ikamuzumbunulila Ndzimu, kuti muuzibe.
- English18
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
African KalangaMikumbulo yenyu ngaibe ne tjedza kuti muzibe kuti kugalabgwe kwawakamudanila ini, ne kuti muzibe bukulu gwe fumwa yawo yawakagadzabgwe kuti unowoipa bayengemali,
- English19
and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength,
African Kalanganenge kuziba simba lawo gulu lisina palinoma, lili mutili iswi banogalamoyo, kuyendidzana ne simba lawo gulu.
- English20
which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
African KalangaNdzimu wakahingisa simba ileli mu kumusa Khirisiti mu bafi, ngono ukan'gadza ku luboko gwawo gwe ludli mu magalo e kudzimu,
- English21
far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
African Kalangapehhugwi kwe babusi bose ne balauli ne masimba na boHe ne pehhugwi kwe zina limwe ne limwe lingadang'wa, kusimu nsi uno koga ne muna unohha.
- English22
And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,
African KalangaNdzimu wakabiga zwinhu zose kusi kwe ndaulo ya Khirisiti, ukanthama n’holo we zwinhu zose mu gubungano.
- African Kalanga
Gubungano ileli, ndilo mbili uwe, ilo linohhadziwa ndiye unohhadza tjimwe ne tjimwe.
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.