Galatians 5 | New Testament

Galatians 5English

Bagalatiya 5African Kalanga

English1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
African Kalanga
Khirisiti wakatisunungula kuti tibe ne lusununguko. Ndizo simidzilani, musitjabgwilile mu jokwe le bulanda kakale.
English2
Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
African Kalanga
Whililani! Imi, Paulo, ndomubva nditi ha muthumbigwa, kobva kuti Khirisiti aatowobe ana n’hingo mu muli.
English3
Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
African Kalanga
Kakale ndoti ku mmwe ne mmwe unothumbigwa, kohakika kuti mulondolodze nlayo wose.
English4
You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
African Kalanga
Imwi banohaka kululwamisiwa ne kulondolodza nlayo, makazwithubukanya na Khirisiti. Mukuhhe kwe ngoni dze Ndzimu.
English5
But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope.
African Kalanga
Noti iswi ne kugalamoyo takalindila ne Meya kululwamisiwa kwatakagadziwabgwe.
English6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
African Kalanga
Ha tili muna Khirisiti Jesu, kuthumbigwa kene kusathumbigwa akutobva tjimwe, tjinohakika whugalamoyo kunozwilakidza ne mihingo ye ludo.
English7
You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth?
African Kalanga
Makabe makayendilambeli zubuyanana! Ndiani wakamudzinganyidza, kuti musiwhe malebeswa?
English8
That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.
African Kalanga
Kukulumbidza ikoku akutobva ku Ndzimu, iwo unomudana.
English9
“A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”
African Kalanga
Mbidzo homanana inobidza bgwisa gose gwe tjiwunga gwavangwa.
English10
I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.
African Kalanga
Ndogalabgwe muna He kuti amutowoamutjila mmwe nkumbulo upoga, kuhhe kwe wangu, koga iwoyo unomu-diyila ntome, kene ali ani, unowolobgwa ne Ndzimu.
English11
Brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
African Kalanga
Makamu, ha ndabe nditjasumikila kuthumbigwa, ini nditjadziyidziwa? Ha kwakajalo, ipapo tjileyano tja Khirisiti aatjina nlandu.
English12
As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
African Kalanga
Ndoyemula kuti banhu ibabo banomu-dzonga mazwiwo, bazwikatshile.
English13
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
African Kalanga
Imwi makamu angu, makadanigwa lusununguko. Ngono musihingise lusununguko gwenyu kuthama zwe tjinyama. Koga hingilanani ne ludo.
English14
The entire law is summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
African Kalanga
Ngobe nlayo wose waka-hingikadziwa mu dama ling'ompela linoti, “Ida mmwe nnhu sekwa unozwida.”
English15
If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
African Kalanga
Koga ha mulumana, mudlana ne meno, ibeni ne njele kuti musilobesane.
English16
So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
African Kalanga
Koga tjandinoleba ndi etji, tungamigwani ne Meya, kuti ndizo musihanhise njemulo dze tjinyama.
English17
For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.
African Kalanga
Ngobe njemulo dze tjinyama dzothama tjinonyanyayidzana ne Meya ne njemulo dze Meya, dzonyanyayidzana ne njemulo dze tjinyama. Zwinhu izwezwi, zonyanyayidzana, kuti musithame tjamunohaka thama.
English18
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.
African Kalanga
Koga ha makatungamigwa ne Meya, amute muli pasi kwe nlayo.
English19
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
African Kalanga
Zwinohingwa ne mbumbiko ye tjinyama zwipatjena: Kuwalilana nhobo kusaka-lingisana, kuwalilana nhobo kunobhatisa honi ne njemulo dzisakanaka dzekuwalilana nhobo,
English20
idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
African Kalanga
ne pfigamila midzimu yakabehhiwa ne buloyi ne lubengo ne fupa ne gwadzamoyo ne yemula kuna ndandala. Banothubukana ne mibungana, bethama zwikowa zwinonyanyayidzana,
English21
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
African Kalanga
banotjiba, banon'gwa, bana kusazwidziba ne kuhinga zwimwe zwakabipa. Ndomutjenjedza sekwa ndakamutjenjedza kutanga, ibabo bano-thama zwithu izwezwi, kuti abatowowana gobe mu BuHe gwe Ndzimu.
English22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
African Kalanga
Koga zwizwalo zwe Meya ludo ne hanho ne mbakiso ne moyonlefu ne bunhu ne kululwama ne kugagwabgwe
English23
gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
African Kalanga
ne bunyolo ne kuzwiibhata. Akuna nlayo unonyanyayi-dzana ne zwinhu izwezwi.
English24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
African Kalanga
Kakale ibabo ba Khirisiti Jesu, bakasiya mbumbiko yabo ye tjinyama, ne nyota mbi ne njemulo dzayo mbi.
English25
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
African Kalanga
Ha titjila ne Meya ngatitungamigweni ne Meya.
English26
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
African Kalanga
Ngatisizwikudzeni kene kuli kutangana, kene kube ne fupa mu bamwe.

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.