James 3 | New Testament

James 3English

Jakubo 3African Kalanga

English1
Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
African Kalanga
Makamu angu, musitongobe badiyi muli banjinji, ngobe moziba kuti iswi badiyi towosumikilisiwa kwakasima kupinda bamwe.
English2
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.
African Kalanga
Ne kuti tose toti tikapambuka kanjinji, ha kuli kuti kuna usingatongopambuka muna tjaanoleba, nhu wakajalo wakalulwama kwakapelela, ngobe unotubula kulaula mbili uwe wose.
English3
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.
African Kalanga
Ha tilonga matomu mu milomo ye mbizi kuti dzitiwhe, tobetiti tilaule mibili yadzo.
English4
Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.
African Kalanga
Bonani zwikepe naizobo, nenguba zwili zwikulu kungapani, zwitutudziwa ne mhepo dzina masimba makulu kwazo, zolaugwa ne n'goti ntukununu kuti zwiyende kumwe ne kumwe kunohakiwa nge n'yendisi wazo.
English5
Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
African Kalanga
Sa ikoko lulimi gutukununu mu mbili, koga gozwikudza ne zwinhu zwikulu kulu. Bonani, hango isi homa inopisiwa ne moto ntukununu.
English6
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
African Kalanga
Ngono lulimi gonga moto. I ndungululo ihhele bubi mu mibili yedu ngobe goyipisa mbili wose gulonga moto mu butjilo gwedu gose. Gobhatidziwa ne moto usingadzimike.
English7
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
African Kalanga
Ne kuti mhuka imwe ne imwe ne nyuni ne zwitjili zose zwinosoba na pasi ne zwitjili zwimu gungwa, zokatisiwa kakale zwagala zwikatisiwa ne bathu.
English8
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
African Kalanga
Koga akuna nhu ungakatisa lulimi. Agutolaulika guhhele bubi kakale guhhele buhungu gunobulaya.
English9
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
African Kalanga
Tokudza He Tate ne lulimi, tikabuya tilonga bhiso mu banhu ndigo zwago, ibo bakathamiwa mu tjifano tje Ndzimu.
English10
Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.
African Kalanga
Mu nlomo uli nng'ompela kobva donhodzo ne bhiso. Makamu, akuzofanila kuti kube saikoko.
English11
Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
African Kalanga
Apa makatongo bona tshime libvilila vula inobaba ne inozipa lubaka gung'ompela kene?
English12
My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
African Kalanga
Mpaya aungazwale matoba ne n’hambi aungazwale phaya. Ndizo nditi akuna tshime lingabvilila vula inobaba ne inozipa lubaka gung'ompela.
English13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
African Kalanga
Ndiani wakatjenjela unowhisisa pakati kwenyu kene? Ngaalakidze mihingo iye ne butjilo gugwe gwakalulwama ne kuzwiyisa pasi kunozwagwa ne butjenjebvu.
English14
But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
African Kalanga
Koga ha muna fupa ne njemulo mu mimoyo yenyu dze kuzwihanhisa musizwikudze munyepela malebeswa.
English15
Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil.
African Kalanga
Butjenjebvu gwakajalo agutobva pehhugwi, nde gwe hango, aategwe Tjimeya ndegwe Nvanganyi.
English16
For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
African Kalanga
Ne kuti pana fupa ne njemulo dzakayipa, pakahanga-hangana kakale kuna mihingo yose mibi.
English17
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
African Kalanga
Koga butjenjebvu gunobva pehhugwi gwakatjena, goda mbakiso, bunyolo kakale gowhisisa, guna mawhilo zogwadza ne mihingo mibuyanana ne buhhalo, aguna halaulo kene butjengedzi.
English18
Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
African Kalanga
Ngono ntjelo we ndulamo unodzwagwa ne mbakiso ne banothama mbakiso.

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.