The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Hebrews 7English
Bahebheru 7African Kalanga
- English1
This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,
African KalangaMelikizedeki iwoyu wakabe ali He we Salema, kakale ali mpirisiti we Ndzimu Upehhugwi hhugwi wakahanganidza Abhurahama ebva kubulaya bohe mu ngwa ngono kantila mhahhambuya,
- English2
and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
African Kalangaipapo Abhurahama kan'dusila tjebugumi muna kose kwaakabe anako. Tje kutanga handulidzo ye zina la Melikizedeki lobva kuti, “He we ndulamo;” kakale wakabe ali he we Salema, kubviwa kuti, “He we kunyalala.”
- English3
Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest forever.
African KalangaMelikizedeki aana tate kene mme kene ludzi, aana panotangisa butjilo gugwe kene pagunopelela, unonga Nkololo we Ndzimu, bupirisiti gugwe goyendilambeli ne kusingapele.
- African Kalanga
Bonani ngono kuti nkulu kungapani! Na Abhurahama batategulu bedu wakan'dusila tjebugumi muna kose kwabakabe batapa mu ngwa.
- English5
Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people–that is, their brothers–even though their brothers are descended from Abraham.
African KalangaBana ba Levi bakapiwa bupirisiti bana ndayilo mu nlayo inoti batole tjebugumi mu banhu, betjitola mu bana batate babo, nenguba bali bakololo ba Abhurahama naibobo.
- English6
This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
African KalangaKoga nlume iwoyu usi we ludzi gwabo, wakapiwa tjebugumi ndi Abhurahama, ngono Abhurahama iye wakaamutjila kugadzabgwe kwe Ndzimu, katila mhahhambuya Melikizedeki.
- African Kalanga
Akuna ungalandula kuti nhu ntukunu unothamigwa mhahhambuya ne nkulu.
- English8
In the one case, the tenth is collected by men who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.
African KalangaMu ndongoloso iyeyi tjebugumi tjoamutjigwa ne banhu banofa, koga mu ndongoloso iyeya tjakaamutjigwa ne unotendekwa ne kukwe kuti unotjila.
- African Kalanga
Nhu ungana kati Levi ne kukwe iye unoamutjila tjebugumi, wakadusa tjebugumi muna Abhurahama;
- African Kalanga
ngobe Levi wakabe atji mu malopa a batategulu babe Abhurahama, ha Melikizedeki en’hanganidza.
- English11
If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the law was given to the people), why was there still need for another priest to come–one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron?
African KalangaHa lulwama kwakapelela kwawanika ne bupirisiti gwa Levi, se banhu bakaamutjila nlayo balipasi gwago, kwakabe kowobe kutjahakigwani kuti kube ne mmwe mpirisiti kuyendidzana ne ndongoloso ya Melikizedeki kuhhe kwe wakatumigwa ne ndongoloso ya Aroni?
- African Kalanga
Ngobe ha kuna kuhanduka mu bupirisiti ne mu nlayo kube ne kuhandukabo.
- English13
He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.
African KalangaIye unolebegwa zwinhu izwezwi, ne we ludzi gupoga, kusina unobva mu guli wakatongo hinga pa tjibeso tje zwibhayilo.
- English14
For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
African KalangaKu patjena kuti He wedu wakazwagwa ali we ludzi gwa Juda, ngono nekwe ludzi igogo, Mushe aazoleba tjimwe nekwe Bapirisiti.
- African Kalanga
Ikoku kobe patjena kwazo ha mpirisiti upoga ehha, enga Melikizedeki.
- English16
one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.
African KalangaAazothamwa mpirisiti kuyendidzana ne milayo ye lutshinga, koga wakathamwa ne simba le butjilo gusingalobe.
- African Kalanga
Ngobe kotendekwa ne kukwe kuyi, “Iwe u mpirisiti ne kusingapele, kuyendidzana ne ndongoloso ya Melikizedeki.”
- African Kalanga
Ngono nlayo we kutanga wakabigigwa ntome, ngobe wakabe usakasima kakale usina n’hingo.
- English19
(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
African KalangaNgobe nlayo awuna tjimwe tjawakathama tjikapelela. Koga ngwenu galabgwe kunoyita kwakahhisiwa, iko kunoti sedzedza pedlo ne Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Kwakathamiwa ne tuna kwe Ndzimu. Ibabo bakabe bakathamiwa Bapirisiti kutanga bakabigwa kuhhe kwe tuna ikoku.
- English21
but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
African KalangaKoga Jesu wakabigwa mpirisiti hule kwe kutuna kwe Ndzimu pawakan'dwa ukati, “He wakatuna ngono aangahanduse nkumbulo uwe.” Kati, “U mpirisiti ne kusingapele.”
- African Kalanga
Nekwa ikoku Jesu kabe itjo tjatingawana mu tjibvumano tjinoyita.
- English23
Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;
African KalangaBapirisiti be kutanga bakabe bali banjinji, ngoti lufu gwakabe gubadzibisa yendilambeli n’hingo ngobe bakabe befa.
- African Kalanga
Jesu ne kusingapele una bupirisiti gusingapele.
- English25
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
African KalangaNdizo unotubula tjidza mu misi yose, ibabo banohha ku Ndzimu ndiye, se etjila misi yose ku Ndzimu.
- English26
Such a high priest meets our need–one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
African KalangaNgobe kwakalingisana kuti tibe ne Ntungamili we Bapirisiti wakajali wakayengemala, usina nlandu, mbuyanana, wakathubukana ne batjinyi wakamilidzigwa pehhugwi kwe kudzimu.
- English27
Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.
African KalangaAkutohayika kuti ayise zwibhayilo se Bapirisiti bakulu ibabaye, akutohayika kuti azwiyisile tjibhayilo tje zwibi zwizwe kutanga ekoyisila banhu hule; wakathama ikoku kang'ompela ethamila misi yose paakazwipa kube tjibhayilo.
- English28
For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
African KalangaNe malebeswa nlayo unobiga banhu basakasima kube Bapirisiti bakulu, koga dama le tuna ileli lakahha hule kwe nlayo lobiga Nkololo, iye wakathamiwa mpehha ne kusingapele.
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.