The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
John 10English
Johani 10African Kalanga
- English1
“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
African KalangaJesu kalebeleka kati, “Ndolebesa tjose ndoti kumuli, iye usingangine mu danga le mwhizi ne pa nkoba, engina nopfukila, i mbava kakale ntoleli,
- African Kalanga
koga unongina ne nkoba ndiye nlisi we mwhizi.
- English3
The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
African KalangaNlindi we pa nkoba unon’hhulila, mwhizi dzowha whi lile. Ngono unodana mwhizi dzinobe dzili dzidze ne mazina adzo edzitungamilila kuhhe.
- English4
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
African KalangaHa adzidusa, unodzitungamila, ngono dzikantobela, ngobe dziziba whi lile.
- English5
But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a strangers voice.”
African KalangaAdzingatobele mwezi, dzowontihha, ngobe dzisingazibe whi lile.”
- African Kalanga
Jesu wakababudza tjifano itjetji, koga bakasiwhisise tjaanobva.
- African Kalanga
Jesu kapamha kati, “Ndolebesa tjose ndoti kumuli, Imi ndimi nkoba unongina ne mwhizi.
- African Kalanga
Bose bamwe bakahha mbeli kwangu i mbava ne batoleli ngono mwhizi adzizobawhilila.
- English9
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture.
African KalangaNdimi nkoba. Iye unongina ndimi unowotjidziwa, unowongina kabhuda kawana mafulo.
- English10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
African KalangaMbava inohha kuwokwiba ne kuwobulaya ne kuwolobesa. Imi ndakahha kuti babe ne butjilo, kakale babe nago ne buhhalo.
- African Kalanga
“Ndimi nlisi wakalulwama. Nlisi wakalulwama wakazwimisila fila mwhizi dzidze.
- English12
The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
African KalangaNhu unolisila lipiwa, ate ali nlisi, kakale ate ali mweni we mwhizi, unoti ebona mhele ihha, katihha kasiya mwhizi, ngono mhele ikabhata mwhizi ikadzipaladza.
- African Kalanga
Unotihha, ngobe ali mbhatshi koga, asina hanya ne mwhizi.
- African Kalanga
Ndimi nlisi wakalulwama, ndoziba mwhizi dzangu, na idzo dzondizibabo,
- African Kalanga
koga sa Tate bendiziba nami ndibaziba sekwa banondiziba. Ndakazwimisila fila mwhizi dzangu.
- English16
I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.
African KalangaNdina dzimwe mwhizi dzangu dzisi dze danga ileli. Ngono ndakafanila ndidzihhisebo, ngono dzowowha whi langu, ndizo kowobe ne danga ling'ompela lina nlisi nng'ompela.
- African Kalanga
“Nekwa ikoku, tate banondida, ngobe ndawopila butjilo gwangu kuti ndizo ndiguamutjile kakale.
- English18
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
African KalangaAkuna unonditolela butjilo gwangu. Ndimi ndakazwimisila kuti ndife. Ndina simba le kugukoba kakale ndina simba le kuguamutjila kakale. Etji nditjo tjandakabviwa ndi Tate.”
- African Kalanga
Kukabe ne kuthubukana kakale pakati kwe Bajuta nekwe matama iyawa.
- African Kalanga
Bunji gwabo guti, “Una meya mbi! Unopenga! Mowhilililani tjaanoleba?”
- English21
But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
African KalangaBamwe beti, “Nhu una meya mbi aangalebe matama akajali. Apa meya mbi ungapofunula mapofu tjini kene?”
- African Kalanga
Kwakabe kuli mu mbaba, ngono kukabe kuli mu nzano we tjikumbuludzo tje kuyengemadziwa kwe Ng'umba ye Ndzimu mu Jerusalema.
- African Kalanga
Jesu wakabe eyenda yenda mu ntuzi unodang'wa Denga la Solomoni mu bhakasa le Ng'umba ye Ndzimu.
- English24
The Jews gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
African KalangaBajuta bakankubunganila bakambhuzwa beti, “Unowotilindisa kungapani usanhu ukatibudza malebeswa? Ha uli iwe Mesiya, utibudze kube patjena.”
- English25
Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for me,
African KalangaJesu kabahandula eti, “Ndakamubudza ntolo, koga amutobvuma. Mihingo yandinohinga ne zina la Tate inolakidza ne kwangu,
- African Kalanga
koga amutobvuma, ngobe ate muli mwhizi dzangu.
- African Kalanga
Mwhizi dzangu dzowha whi langu, ndodziziba na idzo dzonditobela.
- English28
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.
African KalangaNdodzipa butjilo gusingapele, ngono adzingalobe. Akuna ungadzidzamula mu maboko angu.
- English29
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
African KalangaTate bakandipa idzo ba nkulu pana bose, ngono akuna ungadzamula tjimwe mu maboko a Tate.
- African Kalanga
Imi na Tate ti banng'ompela.”
- African Kalanga
Bajuta bakanunga mabgwe kakale beti bankikithidze.
- English32
but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”
African KalangaKoga Jesu kababva kati, “Ndakahinga mihingo minjinji mibuya inobva kuna Tate muli yapo, ndiupi wayo wamunohaka kundikikithidzila iwo?”
- English33
“We are not stoning you for any of these,” replied the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”
African KalangaBajuta bakan’handula beti, “Atitokukikithidzilila mihingo mibuya, koga tokukikithidzilila tuka Ndzimu! Unozwithama Ndzimu koga uli nhu!”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kabahandula eti, “Kwakakwagwa mu nlayo wenyu kuyi Ndzimu wakati, ‘Mu midzimu.’
- African Kalanga
Toziba kuti tjinolebgwa ne Whalo dze Ndzimu malebeswa ne kusingapele, Ndzimu wakabadana midzimu,
- English36
what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?
African Kalangangono motini ne kwa iye wakayengemadziwa ndi Tate bakantuma mu hango kene? Ini munditendeka ne tjinyala muti ndotuka Ndzimu andati ndi Nkololo we Ndzimu?
- African Kalanga
Ha ndisingahinge mihingo ya Tate musigalemoyo mundili.
- English38
But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
African KalangaKoga ha ndihinga tjinodiwa ndi Tate, nenguba musingagalemoyo mundili, bukulu galanimoyo zwiyeto zwangu, ndizo muzibe kuti Tate bamundili, nami ndimuna Tate.”
- African Kalanga
Bakagwisa kumbhata kakale, koga kapudzumuka mu maboko abo.
- English40
Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. Here he stayed
African KalangaKabgwilila seli kwe gwizi gwe Jorodani pakabe Johani e bvubikila banhu kutanga, kaswika kagala ikoko.
- English41
and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a miraculous sign, all that John said about this man was true.”
African KalangaBanhu banjinji bakahha kuunli. Bakati, “Johani aazotongobe ethama zwilakidzo, koga tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaakaleba nekwe nlume iwoyu tjakabe tjili malebeswa.”
- African Kalanga
Banji bakagalamoyo muunli ipapo.
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.