The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Luke 13English
Luka 13African Kalanga
- English1
Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
African KalangaKwakabe kulipo bamwe banhu lubaka igogo, bakabudza Jesu nekwe Bagalili Pilato baakabulaya batjapa Ndzimu zwibhayilo.
- English2
Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
African KalangaJesu kabadabila eti, “Mokumbula kuti Bagalili ibabo bakabe bali batjinyi bakulu kupinda Bagalili bamwe bose ngobe bakafa sa ikoko kene?
- African Kalanga
Aa, ndomubudza nditi koga kuhe kwe kuti muhandukile ku Ndzimu, namwibo mowoloba mose saibo.
- English4
Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them–do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
African KalangaKene ibabo bali gumi lina bali hhanakadzi (18) bakafa, bawigwa ne thungamakole mu Siloame, mokumbula kuti bakabe bana nlandu kupinda bamwe bose bakabe begala mu Jerusalema kene?
- African Kalanga
Aa, ndomubudza nditi koga kuhhe kwe kuti muhandukile ku Ndzimu namwibo mowoloba mose saibo.”
- English6
Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
African KalangaIpapo kaleba tjifaniso etji kati, “Mmwe nhu wakabe ana mpaya wakadzwagwa mu nnda uwe we mihhambi, ngono kayenda kunohola mitjelo muuli, koga kasiwane tjimwe.
- English7
So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
African KalangaNdizo kati ku ntjengeti we nnda we n’hhambi, ‘Bona, kwabe makole matatu ndihha kuwohola mitjelo mu mpaya iwoyu, koga ndisingawane tjimwe. Uuteme uulige! Unozanisilani mavu?’
- English8
“ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.
African KalangaNtjengeti we nnda iwoyo kahandula eti, ‘Tetshi wangu, muuletjedze gole ileli ndiulimile ndiudilonge mpfudze.
- African Kalanga
Ha ungazwala mitjelo gole linohha, kobe kwakalulwama! Ha usingazwale, ipapo muuteme muulige.’”
- African Kalanga
Jesu wakabe ediya mu imwe ng'umba ye mitembezelo ne hhuba le Sabatha ngono kukabe kuliyapo
- English11
and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.
African Kalangammwe nkadzi wakabe akalemadziwa ne meya mbi makole ali gumi lina makole ali hhanakadzi. Wakabe akagongonyala, asingatubule kuzwitambunudza.
- English12
When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.”
African KalangaNgono Jesu kati embona kan'dana kanmbva kati, “Nkadzi, wasunungugwa mu bulema gugo.”
- African Kalanga
Ipapo kambiga maboko tjinyolotjo nkadzi iwoyo katambunuka, kakudza Ndzimu.
- English14
Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”
African KalangaNgono ntungamili we ng'umba ye mitembezelo kahhala buhongola, ngobe Jesu apodza nkadzi ne nsi we Sabatha, kati ku banhu, “Kuna mahhuba matanhatu e hinga. Ndizo ihhani muwopodziwa mu mahhuba iyawo, kusi munsi we Sabatha.”
- English15
The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water?
African KalangaHe kan'dabila eti, “Batjengedzi ndimwi! Apa mmwe ne mmwe wenyu aatoti mu nsi we Sabatha kasunungula ng'ombe iye kene kakambe tjitje mu danga kazwitakulila kuhhe kanozwing'wisa kene?
- English16
Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”
African KalangaNgono apa nkadzi iwoyu, tjizekugwana tja Abhurahama, wetjinga wakasungwa ndi Satani makole ali gumi lina makole ali hhanakadzi, asisunungugwe mu nsi we Sabatha muna tjakabe tjakansunga kene?”
- English17
When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
African KalangaKati eleba ikoku zwita zwizwe zose zwikabhakhwa ne honi, koga banhu bakahanhiswa ne zwinhu zose zwinotjenamisa zwaakabe eyita.
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Jesu kabhuzwa kati, “buhe gwe Ndzimu gungani kene? Ndowogufanidzanya neni?
- English19
It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches.”
African KalangaGonga mbewu nhukununu ye lusaba, yakati nhu kaitola kaidzwala mu nnda uwe. Ngono ikakula ikabe denje, ngono nyuni dzinowuLuke dzikabaka zwihaka mu nhabi dzalo.”
- African Kalanga
Kapamha kati, “Ndowofanidzanya buhe gwe Ndzimu neni?
- English21
It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
African KalangaGonga mbidzo yakatogwa ne nkadzi kaihanganya ne bgwisa gunjinji gwe tjiwunga, bhelelo bgwisa gose gukabila.”
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Jesu kapalama mizi ne mizana ediya ali mu zila iye eyenda ku Jerusalema.
- African Kalanga
Mmwe kambhuzwa kati, “He, apa kowotjidziwa banhu bahomanana koga kene?” Ngono kati kubali,
- English24
He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
African Kalanga“Gwisani tjose ngina ne nkoba wakamanikana, ngobe ndomubudza nditi, banji banowogwisa ngina, koga abatowotubula.
- English25
Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
African KalangaKowoti koga mweni we ng'umba amilika ahhalila nkoba, mowoma kuhhe mukokodza muti, ‘He, mutihhulile,’ koga unowodabila eti, ‘Anditoziba kuti mobva poni.’
- African Kalanga
Ipapo mowoti, ‘Takadla tikang'wa namwi, kakale makadiya mu zila dzedu.’
- English27
“But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
African KalangaKoga unowodabila eti, ‘Ndomubudza, anditoziba kuti mobva poni. Ibvani pandili, bahingi be mbipo ndimwi.’
- English28
“There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.
African KalangaIpapo mowolila mukalobanya meno ne gwadziwa kukulu, mubona Abhurahama na Isaki na Jakubo na bose balebesambeli, bali mu buhe gwe Ndzimu koga imwi malahigwa kuhhe.
- English29
People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.
African KalangaBanhu banowohha bebva ku bhehhuba ne ku golombedzo ne ku bunamdzwa ne ku burwa, ngono banowogala pasi bakadla zodliwa mu buhe gwe Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Ngono bonani, bamwe bahule banowobe bambeli ne bamwe bambeli banowobe bahule.”
- English31
At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.”
African KalangaNe lubaka igogo, bamwe Bafarisi bakahha kuna Jesu bakati kuunli, “Bhuda ipapa uyende ntome ngobe Herode unohaka kubulaya.”
- English32
He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’
African KalangaJesu kadabila kati, “Yendani munobudza mhungubgwe iyeya kuti, ‘Ndowodusa meya mibi, apodza banhu nasi na mangwana, ngono mu hhuba le butatu ndowowidza n’hingo wangu.’
- English33
In any case, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day–for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!
African KalangaNekwakajalo, ndakafanila yenda nasi na mangwana na mangwanawudla, ngobe dumbu, akuzofanila kuti nlebesambeli ungafila kuhhe kwe Jerusalema.
- English34
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
African Kalanga“Jerusalema! Jerusalema wee! Iwe unobulaya balebesambeli ukakikithidza ne mabgwe batumiwa kukuli, ndikangana ndiyemula kubunganya bana babo, se whuku ibubatila whukwana, koga ulamba?
- English35
Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
African KalangaBonani, ng'umba yenyu yabe dongo. Ndomubudza, amutowondibona kakale, kudzina muti, ‘Unamhahhambuya iye unohha ne zina la He!’”
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.