Ephesians 6 | New Testament

Ephesians 6English

Baefeso 6African Kalanga

English1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
African Kalanga
Bana, iwhani bazwadzi benyu muna He, ngobe oku kwakalulwama.
English2
“Honor your father and mother”–which is the first commandment with a promise–
African Kalanga
“Teta tate babo na mmeyabo,” oku nlayo we kutanga una kugadziwabgwe,
English3
“that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
African Kalanga
“Kuti ndizo ululwamigwe ne butjilo nenge kuti utjile butjilo bulefu mu hango.”
English4
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
African Kalanga
Botate, musihongole bana benyu, koga mubakudzile mu kudiya ne kulaya kwa He.
English5
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
African Kalanga
Balanda, iwhani botetshi benyu be hango, mubahle kakale mubatetema ne moyo nng'ompela, sekwa mungawha Khirisiti.
English6
Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
African Kalanga
Kusi kuti mubawhe ne kubabona ne meho muhaka kubahanhisa, koga mubawhe se balanda ba Khirisiti muthama kuda kwe Ndzimu ne mimoyo yenyu yose.
English7
Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men,
African Kalanga
Ne mazwimisilo akalulwama hingani se munohingila He, kusi nhu,
English8
because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
African Kalanga
ngobe moziba kuti mu n’hingo mmwe ne mmwe wakalulwama, kene uli upi mowouwanila mbhayilo kuna He, kene unlanda kene wakasununguka.
English9
And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
African Kalanga
Botetshi, hingilani balanda benyubo mujalo, letjani kubadziyidza. Muzibe, kuti iye He wabo, kakale ali He wenyu u kudzimu ngono aatohalaula.
English10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
African Kalanga
Gwe bupelo, simani muna He ne mu simba lile gulu.
English11
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
African Kalanga
Ambalani zwiambalo zwe ngwa zose zwe Ndzimu kuti ndizo muzwigwile mu butjengedzi gwe Nvanganyi,
English12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
African Kalanga
ngobe ngwa yedu aizolingisana ne nyama ne malopa, koga yakalingisana ne babusi ne balauli ne masimba e hhalima anolaula hango ino, nenge meya mibi mu magalo ekudzimu.
English13
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
African Kalanga
Ndizo ambalani zwiambalo zwe ngwa zose zwe Ndzimu, kuti hhuba le mbipo liti lihha muzwigwile, kakale mutimagwa ngwa yose, mume makasima.
English14
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
African Kalanga
Imani makasima makazwilulwamisa, makazwisunga nhunji ne malebeswa ali mmwandabula mu nhunji dzenyu, makaambala tjivikili tje ndulamo mu fuba,
English15
and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
African Kalanga
ne makumbo enyu akambadziwa kuzwilulwamisa kuleba ndebo mbuya ye mbakiso.
English16
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
African Kalanga
Pehhugwi kwa ikoku, tolani thebe ye kugalamoyo, yamungadzimisa misebe inopfuta ye mbi.
English17
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
African Kalanga
Mbalani tjivikili tje jidzo mu n’holo ne thumo le Meya, ilo dama le Ndzimu.
English18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
African Kalanga
Tembezelani misi yose mu Meya, ne mitembezelo yose yakasiyanasiyana. Tjengetani kakale muyendilembeli mutembezelela bayengemali bose misi yose.
English19
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
African Kalanga
Munditembezelelebo kuti ha ndihhula nlomo wangu koga, ndipiwe matama akalulwama, kuti ndizo ne kusahla, ndizibise banhu masazibgwe e ndebo mbuya,
English20
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
African Kalanga
yandili mmilili wayo mu busungwa. Tembezelani kuti, dzene ndingaileba sekwa ndakafanila, ndisingahle.
English21
Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing.
African Kalanga
Tikikasi gamu linodika, kakale ali nlanda unogagwabgwe muna He, unowomubudza tjimwe ne tjimwe, kuti ndizo namwibo muzibe kuti ndomuka tjini nenge kuti ndohingani.
English22
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.
African Kalanga
Nditjo tjandantumila kumuli, kuti muzibe mamuko edu ne nge kuti amukulumbidze.
English23
Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
African Kalanga
Kunyalala ngakube ku makamu ne ludo guna kugalamoyo kunobva ku Ndzimu Tate na He wedu Jesu Khirisiti.
English24
Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
African Kalanga
Ngoni dze Ndzimu ngadzibe kuna bose banoda He wedu Jesu Khirisiti ne ludo gusingame.

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.