The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
James 2English
Jakubo 2African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Makamu, se bagalimoyo muna Jesu Khirisiti He we tjedza, musitongobe ne halaulo.
- English2
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
African KalangaNe kuti ha kuhha banhu mu gubungano lenyu, mmwe akaambala linga le golide ne zwiambalo zwakanaka, mmwe ali n’hayi wakapalukigwa,
- English3
If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,”
African Kalangamube muti kuna we zwiambalo zwakanaka, “Ihha ugale apa pakalulwama,” mube mubva n’hayi muti, “Mila apaye,” kene “Gala pasi,”
- African Kalanga
apa amuzohalaula mukabe basumikilisi bana mikumbulo mibi kene?
- English5
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
African KalangaWhililani makamu anodika. Amutoziba kuti Ndzimu wakahalula bahayi mu hango kuti babe bafumi mu bugalimoyo nenge kuti babe ibo banowobe bana be buhe mu buhe gwe kudzimu, igo gwawakabagadzabgwe banouda kene?
- English6
But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?
African KalangaKoga makalengudza bahayi. Apa ate ili bafumi banomutshambilidza bemukwebela mu lubahhe kuti musumikilisiwe kene?
- African Kalanga
Apa bafumi ate ibo banotuka zina gulu, ileli lamunodang'wa ndilo kene?
- English8
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.
African KalangaHa mulondolodza nlayo we buhe umu whalo dze Ndzimu unoti, “Ida mmwe nhu sekwa unozwida,” mothama zubuyanana.
- African Kalanga
Koga ha muhalaula banhu mothama tjibi, ne nlayo unomubona nlandu we kuti mu batjinyi.
- English10
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
African KalangaNe kuti iye unotobela milayo mimwe yose koga katjuluka nng'ompela, unofanana ne watjuluka yose.
- English11
For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
African KalangaNe kuti iye wakati, “Usi thame bupombgwe,” ndiyezwe wakati, “Usibulaye.” Ngono ngwenu ha usingathame bupombgwe koga ubulaya, unobe watjuluka milayo yose.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo muti tjamunoleba mutjihinge, muziba kuti mowosumikilisiwa ne nlayo we lusununguko.
- English13
because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!
African KalangaNgobe sumilikisa akuna mawhilongoni muna usakabe ne mawhilongoni, se mawhilongoni e kun'da kusumikilisa.
- English14
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
African KalangaKobuzilani makamu, ha nhu eti unogalamoyo, koga asina mihingo? Galamoyo kwakajalo kungantjidza kene?
- African Kalanga
Ha makamu amwe ehha kumuli eamba hhala ne zwiambalo asina,
- English16
If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?
African Kalangangono mmwe wenyu kabe ezwibva eti, “Yendani ne mbakiso, mudle mugute, mufuke mudziyigwe,” koga musaapa zodliwa ne zwiambalo, kobhatshani kene?
- African Kalanga
Ne galamoyo ha kusina mihingo, kuli galamoyo koga, kwakafa.
- English18
But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
African KalangaKoga mmwe ungati kumuli, “Iwe una kugalamoyo, ngono imi ndina mihingo.” Tongo ndilakidza galamoyo kuko kusina mihingo, imi ndowokulakidza galamoyo kwangu ne mihingo.
- African Kalanga
Mobvuma kuti kuna Ndzimu nng'ompela, mothama zubuyanana. Ne meya mibi inobvuma, ika tetema.
- African Kalanga
Tjilengwe ndiwe! Apa unohaka lakidziwa kuti galamoyo kusina mihingo aatekwetjimwe kene?
- English21
Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
African KalangaAutoziba kuti tate bedu Abhurahama bakatogwa balinlulwami ne Ndzimu ne mishingo yabo, ne kuti bakabe bapa Ndzimu mwana wabo Isaki, tjili tjibhayilo tje tjibeso kene?
- English22
You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
African KalangaUnobona kuti galamoyo kukwe kwakabe kwakahangana ne mihingo kene?
- English23
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
African KalangaNdizo kukahingikala matama amu whalo dze Ndzimu anoti, “Abhurahama wakagalamoyo mu Ndzimu, ngono ne galamoyo kukwe Ndzimu wakanthama nlulwami.” Ndizo kadang'wa kuyi nzwalani we Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Mobona kuti nhu unothamwa nlulwami ne mishingo kusi nge kugalamoyo kuli koga?
- English25
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
African KalangaAmutoziba kuti Rahabu we fukula wakathamwa nlulwami ne mishingo kene? Wakati kaamutjila hodzi, ngono kadzilonga mu zila isina zwita.
- African Kalanga
Ngono se mbili usina meya wakafa, galamoyo kusina mihingo na ikobo kwakafa.
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.