The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
John 8English
Johani 8African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Koga Jesu iye wakayenda ku Dombo le Mitoba.
- English2
At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.
African KalangaKwakati ku tjimangwanana muhhuba linotobela kabgwilila ku Ng'umba ye Ndzimu. Banhu bose bakahha kuunli, ndizo kagala pasi katangisa badiya.
- English3
The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group
African KalangaBadiyi be nlayo ne Bafarasi bakahhisa mmwe nkadzi wakabe abhakhwa bupombgwe kuna Jesu, ngono bakammisa pakati kwe banhu,
- African Kalanga
bakabva Jesu bakati, “N'diyi, nkadzi iwoyu wabhakhwa bupombgwe.
- African Kalanga
Mu Nlayo, Mushe wakatilaya kuti nkadzi wakajali wakafanila kikithidziwa ne mabgwe kudzina efa. Iwe unoti aying'wi?”
- African Kalanga
Bakabe beleba bejalo beteya Jesu, kuti bawane tjabangambhatila patjili. Koga Jesu kakotama kakwala mu mavu ne tjinyala tjitje.
- English7
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
African KalangaBakati beyendilambeli ne mbhuzwa, kakotamuka kati kubali, “Iye wenyu usina tjibi, ngaabe we kutanga kuposa nkadzi iwoyu ne bgwe.”
- African Kalanga
Kakotama kakale kakwala mu mavu.
- English9
At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
African KalangaBakati bewha matama awe, bose bakayenda, nng'ompela ne nng'ompela, kutangisa ne bawhola. Jesu kasala abe ega ne nkadzi iwoyo ali mile ipapo.
- African Kalanga
Kakotamuka kati ku nkadzi iwoyo, “Baponi? Akuna wakubona nlandu?”
- English11
“No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
African KalangaNkadzi kan'dabila eti, “Akuna, tetshi wangu.” Jesu kati, “Kwakalulwama, nami anditokubona nlandu. Yenda, koga usitjatjinye kakale.”
- English12
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
African KalangaJesu kalebeleka ne Bafarasi kakale kati, “Ndimi tjedza tje hango, iye unonditobela unowobe ne tjedza tjinopa butjilo, ndizo aatjowoyenda muhhalima.”
- English13
The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”
African KalangaBafarasi bakati kuunli, “Unozwitendekela ne kuko, ngono matama awo aana malebeswa.”
- English14
Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
African KalangaJesu kabahandula eti, “Nenguba ndizwitendekela ne kwangu, butendeki gwangu malebeswa, ngobe ndoziba kwandakabva ne nge kwandinoyenda. Imwi amutoziba kwandakabva kene kwandinoyenda.
- African Kalanga
Imwi mosumikilisa ne mpanga we banhu, koga imi andina wandinosumikilisa.
- English16
But if I do judge, my decisions are right, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.
African KalangaHa ndabe ndisumikilisa, sumikilisa kwangu kobe kuli kwe malebeswa, ngobe anditosumikilisa ndili ndoga, koga ndina Tate ibo bakandituma.
- African Kalanga
Kwakakwagwa mu nlayo wenyu kuti, ha butendeki gwe banhu babili gubvumana, tjabanoleba malebeswa.
- African Kalanga
Ndozwitendekela, mmilili wangu mmwe ndi Tate, ibo bakandituma.”
- English19
Then they asked him, “Where is your father?” “You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”
African KalangaBakambhuzwa bakati, “Tate babo baponi?” Kabadabila eti, “Amutoziba kuti ndimi ani, ndizo na Tate amutobaziba. Ha mabe mundiziba, na Tate mobe mubaziba.”
- English20
He spoke these words while teaching in the temple area near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his time had not yet come.
African KalangaJesu wakaleba kose ikoku ediya ali mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu pedlo ne mabiganyilo e zwipo zwadusigwa Ndzimu. Akuna wakambhata, ngobe lubaka gugwe gwakabe gusanhu gwaswika.
- English21
Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”
African KalangaJesu kapamha kati kubali, “Ndoyenda, mowondihaka, ngono mowofila mu zwibi zwenyu. Kwandinoyenda amungahhe ko.”
- English22
This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?”
African KalangaNdizo Bajuta bakati, “Unohaka kuzwibulaya kani? Se eti, ‘Kwandinoyenda, amungahhe ko?’”
- English23
But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
African KalangaJesu kababva kati, “Imwi mube hango ino ipasi, imi ndobva ku hango ipehhugwi. Imwi mobva mu hango ino, koga imi anditobva muili.
- English24
I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.”
African KalangaNdamubva ati mowofila mu zwibi zwenyu, nelebeswa mowofila mu zwibi zwenyu, ha musingagalemoyo kuti ‘Ndi iye wandili iye!’”
- African Kalanga
Bakambhuzwa beti, “Ndiwe ani?” Jesu kabadabila eti, “Nditjandakamubudza mukutangisa.
- English26
“Just what I have been claiming all along,” Jesus replied. “I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is reliable, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.”
African KalangaNdina zwinjinji zwandinowoleba ne kwenyu ne zwinjinji zwandinowomusumikilisila. Koga iye wakandituma, una malebeswa, ngono ndobudza hango tjandawha ndiye.”
- African Kalanga
Abazowhisisa kuti wakabe elebeleka nabo nekwa Tate.
- English28
So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.
African KalangaNdizo Jesu kati kubali, “Mowoti mamilidzila Nkololo we nhu pehhugwi, ipapo mukaziba kuti ‘Ndi iye wandili iye.’ Mowoziba kuti andina tjandinohinga ne kwangu, koga ndoleba tjandinobe ndilayiwa ndi Tate kuti nditjilebe.
- English29
The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.”
African KalangaIye wakandituma unami, aazondisiya ndoga, ngobe ndohinga tjinon’hanhisa misi yose.”
- African Kalanga
Wakati elebeleka sa ikoko banhu banjinji bakagalamoyo muunli.
- English31
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
African KalangaNdizo Jesu kati ku Bajuta bakabe bagalamoyo muunli, “Ha mulondolodza matama angu, mu badiyiwa bangu bakwako,
- African Kalanga
mowoziba malebeswa, ngono malebeswa anowomusunungula.”
- English33
They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”
African KalangaBakan’handula beti, “Iswi ti zwizekugwana zwa Abhurahama, kakale atinhu tikatongobe balanda. Unobvani ha uti, ‘Mowosunungugwa?’ ”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kati kubali, “Ndolebesa tjose ndoti kumuli, mmwe ne mmwe unotjinya nlanda we tjibi.
- African Kalanga
Nlanda aatogalila tjose mu nzi usi wa kanyi kwabo, koga nkololo unogalila tjose.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Nkololo ha emusunungula mowosununguka kwakwako.
- English37
I know you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are ready to kill me, because you have no room for my word.
African KalangaNdoziba kuti mu zwizekugwana zwa Abhurahama, koga mogwisa ndibulaya, ngobe amutoamutjila matama angu.
- English38
I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
African KalangaNdoleba nekwe tjandakalakidziwa ndi Tate, koga mohinga tjamakawha ndi tate benyu.”
- English39
“Abraham is our father,” they answered. “If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would
African KalangaBakan'dabila beti, “Tate bedu ndi Abhurahama.” Jesu kabahandula eti, “Ha mabe muli bana ba Abhurahama mobe muhinga zwakahingwa ndi Abhurahama.
- English40
do the things Abraham did. As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.
African KalangaKoga makazwimisila ndibulaya, imi ndakamubudza malebeswa andakawha ne Ndzimu. Abhurahama aazothama zwinhu zwakajalo!
- English41
You are doing the things your own father does.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”
African KalangaImwi mohinga mihingo ya tate benyu.” Bakan'dabila beti, “Ndzimu ne kwawo ndi Tate bedu, atizozwagwa mu bupombgwe.”
- English42
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me.
African KalangaJesu kabadabila eti, “Ha Ndzimu wabe uli tate benyu, mobe mundida, ngobe ndakadwa ku Ndzimu ngono ndi pano. Andizozwihhigwa ne da kwangu, ndakatumwa ne Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Ini musingawhisise tjandinoleba? Whuti amungamilane nge kuwha dama langu.
- English44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
African KalangaMu bana ba tate benyu, ibo Nvanganyi, ngono mohaka thama da kwa tate benyu. Bakabe bali mbulayi kubva mu kutangisa, kakale abana tjimwe ne malebeswa, ngobe kusina malebeswa mubali. Ha benyepa banobe belebeleka lulimi gwe mbumbiko yabo, ngobe bannyepi kakale ndibo tate be manyepkhwa.
- African Kalanga
Koga ngoti ndoleba malebeswa, amutondigalamoyo.
- English46
Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?
African KalangaNdiupi wenyu ungatendeka tjibi tjangu? Ha ndileba malebeswa, ini ngono musingandigalemoyo?
- English47
He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
African KalangaIye unobe ali we Ndzimu unowhilila matama e Ndzimu. Tjinoyita kuti musiwhe whuti amute muli be Ndzimu.”
- English48
The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?”
African KalangaBajuta bakan'dabila beti, “Apa atitolebesa kene, ha titi, u Nsamariya kakale una meya mbi?”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kabahandula eti, “Andina meya mbi, koga ndokudza Tate, ngono imwi mondilengudza.
- African Kalanga
Anditozwihakila gudzo ngono uyapo unolihaka, iye ndiye nsumikilisi.
- African Kalanga
Ndolebesa tjose ndoti kumuli, iye unolondolodza dama langu aatowofa.”
- English52
At this the Jews exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your word, he will never taste death.
African KalangaBakati kuunli, “Ngwenu tina malebeswa ekuti una meya mbi. Abhurahama wakafa ne balebesambeli bakafa, koga iwe ukati, ‘Iye unolondolodza dama langu aatowofa.’
- English53
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
African KalangaApa u nkulu pana tate bedu Abhurahama kene? Bakafa ne balebesambeli bakafabo. Unozwibva uti ndiwe ani kene?”
- English54
Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.
African KalangaJesu kabadabila eti, “Ha ndizwikudza, zwikudza kwangu akutobva tjimwe. Koga ndokudziwa ndi Tate ibo bamunoti Ndzimu wenyu.
- English55
Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word.
African KalangaImwi amutobaziba, koga imi ndobaziba. Ha ndingati anditobaziba, ndowobe ndili nnyepi samwi. Koga ndobaziba, kakale ndolondolodza dama labo.
- African Kalanga
Tate benyu Abhurahama bakahanhila hha kwangu mu hango, bakabona nsi we hha kwangu ngono bakahanha.”
- African Kalanga
Bajuta bakati kuunli, “Iwe usanhu ukabe ne makole ali makumi mahanu unoti wakabona Abhurahama kene?”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kabahandula eti, “Ndolebesa tjose ndoti kumuli, Abhurahama wakati asanhu kazwagwa, ndakabe ndilipo Ndi iye wandili iye.”
- English59
At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.
African KalangaWakati ejalo, bakanunga mabgwe beti bamphobole ndiwo, koga kabgwata ngono kabhuda mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu kayenda.
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.