The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Jude 1English
Judi 1African Kalanga
- English1
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:
African KalangaNdimi Judi, nlanda wa Jesu Khirisiti, ndili nnung'una wa Jakubo. Ndokwalila ibabo bakadang'wa, banodika mu Ndzimu Tate, koga bakatjengetigwa Jesu Khirisiti:
- African Kalanga
Mawhilo ngoni ne mbakiso ne ludo ngazwibe namwi zwimuwandile.
- English3
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.
African KalangaBadiwa, nenguba ndakabe ndihaka kwazo kumukwalila nekwe jidzo latinalo tose, ndawana kwakalingisana kumukwalila ndimukulumbidza kugwila kugalamoyo igogu gwati gukapiwa bayengemali.
- English4
For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
African KalangaBanhu bamwe bakati kulobesiwa kwabo kukakwagwa ntolo bamunginilila ne kwakasumbikika. Banhu banonyanyayidza Ndzimu, banohandula ngoni dze Ndzimu wedu bedzithama bugovu, bezwilandula Tetshi wedu nng'ompela koga, iye Jesu Khirisiti.
- English5
Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.
African KalangaKene muziba zwenyu ikoku kose kale, ndohaka kumukumbuludza kuti iye wakasunungula bahu mu Egipiti, wakati hule kalobesa ibabo bakabe basingagalemoyo.
- English6
And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home–these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
African KalangaNe batumwa be kudzimu basakatjengeta mamo abo koga bakasiya nzi wabo, wakababiga mu hhalima mu busungwa gusingapele kuti basumikilisiwe mu hhuba gulu.
- English7
In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
African KalangaKoga se Sodoma ne Gomora ne mizi mikulu yakaipoteleka yakathama bupombgwe bunjisa ne kuthama zwinhu ne zila isi ye tjilenje kube kupa tjilakidzilo tja ibabo banowoamutjila hamu ye moto usingadzimiwe.
- English8
In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings.
African KalangaNe zila yakajalobo ibaba bawoloti banothama mibili yabo hambgwa belamba ndaulo ye Ndzimu kakale betuka bakudziwa be kudzimu.
- English9
But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
African KalangaKoga ntumwa we kudzimu nkulu Mikaele, paakabe enyanyayidzana ne Nvanganyi nekwe mbili wa Mushe aazotongo nsumikilisa, koga wakati, “He ngabakutjemele.”
- English10
Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals–these are the very things that destroy them.
African KalangaKoga ibaba banhu banotuka tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabasingazibisise; ngono banolobesiwa ne zwinhu izwezo zwabanoziba ne mbumbiko se mhuka dzisingakumbule.
- English11
Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.
African KalangaYee mme wee! Mapalala imwi bakatobela zila ya Kaini! Bakatihhilila mbuzilo ne zila ye kulahika sa Bhalamu, bakalobesiwa mu kupanduka sa Kora.
- English12
These men are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm–shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted–twice dead.
African KalangaAba zwibadzi mu mizano yenyu ye ludo, bejadla namwi basina luhlo ne lutukununu gose; bakazwilinga ibo koga; makole asina vula, anowulusiwa ne mhepo, miti isina mitjelo mu lubaka gwe mitjelo, yakafa, ikadzikunugwa.
- English13
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
African KalangaMabundo e vula ye gungwa, anopfa mafulo anobhatisa honi. Banonga nyenyedzi dzinoyendayenda dzakabiganyidzigwa hhalima dema ne kusingapele.
- English14
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones
African KalangaEnoki, iye we tjizekugwana tje kutendeka kubva muna Adamu, wakalebela mbeli nekwa ibaba eti, “Bonani, He unohha ne bali zwiwulu wulu zwe babe bakayengemala
- English15
to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
African Kalangakusumikilisa mmwe ne mmwe, ne kubona nlandu bose bakahinga mihingo yabo isina Ndzimu nenge matama wose mabi akalebgwa nge batjinyi nekwe Ndzimu!”
- English16
These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
African KalangaAba bang'ong'oli ne bakombeledzi banotobela njemulo dzabo dzakabiya banozwikudza banozipisa lulimi betjengela bamwe kuti kubhatshike ibo koga.
- African Kalanga
Koga, badiwa, kumbulani tjakalebegwa mbeli ne batumwa ba He wedu Jesu Khirisiti.
- English18
They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”
African KalangaBakati kumuli, “Mu nsi we bupelo kowobe ne badadi banotobela njemulo dzabo dzakayipa dzisina meya ye Ndzimu.”
- English19
These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
African KalangaIbaba ndibo banodana kupalalana, bana meya isi iyo abana Meya yakayengemala.
- English20
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
African KalangaKoga imwi, banodika, muzwibumbeni ne buhhalo mu kugalamoyo kwenyu kwakayengemala kwazo, mutembezela mu Meya yakayengemala.
- English21
Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
African KalangaMuzwitjengetele mu ludo gwe Ndzimu, lindilani mawhilo ngoni a He wedu Jesu Khirisiti kumupa butjilo gusingapele.
- African Kalanga
Ibeni ne ngoni kuna banodudumwa.
- English23
snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear–hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
African KalangaTjidzani bamwe ne kubabhula mu moto usingadzimike; ku bamwe mulakidze ngoni dzakahangana nohla, muhema na itjo tjiambalo tja ibaba bakahhodzeka nge hambgwa ye njemulo dzabo dzakayipa.
- English24
To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy–
African KalangaNgwenu kuunli iye unotubula kumutjengeta kuti musiwe, kamuyisa mbeli kukwe ali mu gudzo musina nlandu ngono muna kuhanha kukulu,
- English25
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
African Kalangaku Ndzimu nng'ompela koga Ntjidzi wedu, muna Jesu Khirisiti, He wedu, ngakube gudzo ne bukulu ne masimba ne ndaulo se kwakabe kuli iko kutanga nangwenu nenge kusingapele. Ngakujalo.
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.