The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Luke 20English
Luka 20African Kalanga
- English1
One day as he was teaching the people in the temple courts and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him.
African KalangaLimwe hhuba Jesu kati ediya banhu mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu esumikila ndebo mbuya, Baphirisiti bakulu ne badiyi be nlayo ne bakulu be Bajuta bakahha kuunli,
- English2
“Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”
African Kalangabakati, “Utibudze kuti unohinga zwinhu izwezwi ne simba lipi, ndiani wakakupa simba ileli?”
- African Kalanga
Kadabila eti, “Ndowomubhuzwabo mbhuzo ung'ompela. Mundibudze,
- African Kalanga
dubika kwa Johani kwakabva kudzimu kene mu banhu?”
- English5
They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
African KalangaBakalebeleka tje kwabo beti, “Ha tingati, ‘Kwakabva kudzimu,’ unowoti, ‘Ini musakagalamoyo munli?’
- English6
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
African KalangaKoga ha tingati, ‘Kwakabva mu banhu,’ bathu banowotikikithidza ne mabgwe, ngobe bose banogalamoyo kuti Johani wakabe ali nlebesambeli.”
- African Kalanga
Ndizo bakahandula beti, abatoziba kwakwakabva.
- African Kalanga
Jesu kati kubali, “Namibo andingamubudze kuti zwinhu izwezwi ndozwihinga ne simba lipi.”
- English9
He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.
African KalangaJesu katangisa budza banhu tjifaniso etji, eti, “Mmwe nlume wakalima nnda we mihhambi. Kauhhirisa ku bamwe balimi, ngono iye kayenda ku imwe hango lubaka gulefu.
- English10
At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty- handed.
African KalangaKukati lubaka gwe hhambi guswika, katuma nlanda ku bahhiri be nnda uwe kuti bampe imwe mitjelo ye hhambi. Koga bahhiri be nnda bakanloba bakantata kayenda akalembedza maboko.
- English11
He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed.
African KalangaMweni we nnda katuma nlanda we bubili ngono na iyebo bakanloba bakambhatisa honi, bakantata kayendabo akalembedza maboko.
- African Kalanga
Katuma we butatu, na iyebo bakanloba bakandusa mbonje bakanlahila kuhhe.
- English13
“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’
African KalangaIpapo mweni we nnda we mihhambi wakati, ‘Ndowotini kene? Ndowotuma nkololo wangu, wandinoda, pamwe banowonteta.’
- English14
“But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
African KalangaKoga kukati bahhiri be nnda bembona, bakalangana beti, ‘Oyu ndiye n'gali nhaka. Ngatimbulayeni, kuti ndizo nhaka ibe yedu!’
- African Kalanga
Bakamposela kuhhe kwe nnda we mihhambi bakambulaya. “Ngono mweni we nnda we mihhambi unowobatini kene?
- English16
“What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said, “May this never be!”
African KalangaUnowohha kalobesa bahhiri ibabo, ngono unowohhirisa nnda iwoyo we mihhambi kuna bapoga.” Kukati banhu bewha ikoku bakati, “Ikoku akungahingikale!”
- English17
Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone ‘?
African KalangaJesu kabalingisisa, kababhuzwa kati, “Ngono kobvani ikoku kwakakwagwa kuyi ‘Bgwe lakalambiwa ne babaki ndilo lakabe bgwe linotambunudza mbako?’
- English18
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
African KalangaIye unowila pehhugwi kwe bgwe ilelo, unowovunikana kasala ali zwitibhutibhu, koga ha liwila nhu lowompkhwanya.”
- English19
The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
African KalangaBadiyi be nlayo ne Baphirisiti bakulu bakagwisa kumbhata ipapo, ngobe beziba kuti wabe elebeleka ne kwabo mu tjifaniso itjetji. Koga bakabe behla banhu.
- English20
Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
African KalangaNdizo bakanlalila ngono bakatuma hodzi dzakabe dzizwithama banhu bana malebeswa. Bakabe bekumbula kuti banowombhatshila muna tjaangaleba, kuti ndizo ban'yise ku nlayo ne mu simba le nlauli.
- English21
So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
African KalangaNgono hodzi dzakambhuzwa dziti, “N'diyi, toziba kuti moleba kakale mukadiya tjakalulwama, amutohalaula, koga modiya zila ye Ndzimu ne malebeswa.
- African Kalanga
Apa kumu nlayo kene, kuti tilipe lukhetho kuna Khaisara he nkulu we Roma kene aa?”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kaziba bupitipiti gwabo ngono kati,
- African Kalanga
“Mundilakidze loso ling'ompela. Tjifano tjaani itjetji, kakale kwakakwagwa ne kwaani mulili?” Bakahandula beti, “Ne zwa Khaisara.”
- English25
“Caesar’s,” they replied. He said to them, “Then give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
African KalangaKati kubali, “Ndizo ipani Khaisara zwinhu zwizwe, ngono mupe Ndzimu zwawo.”
- English26
They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.
African KalangaBakasitubule kumbhatshila ne matama pakati kwe banhu. Kakale ne kutjenamisiwa ne dabilo dzidze, bakanyalala.
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Basadusi bamwe, ibo banoti akuna muka kwe bafi, bakahha kuunli ne bhuzo,
- English28
“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.
African Kalangabeti, “N'diyi, Mushe wakati kwalila eti, ‘Ha nlume efa esiya nkadzi asina bana, nnung'una uwe ngaan'gale nhaka, athamile nkulu uwe bana.’
- African Kalanga
Kwakabe kuna thobeledzani dze balisana dzili kutendeka, ngono whola yabo ikalobola, koga ikafa isina bana.
- African Kalanga
Ipapo nhobeledzo iye ikan'gala nhaka, ngono ikafabo isina bana.
- African Kalanga
We butatu katolabo tjilikadzi iyeyo ngono ne zila iyeyo, bose bali kutendeka bakafa basina bana.
- African Kalanga
Bhelelo nkadzi kafabo.
- English33
Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
African KalangaNdizo ngwenu, mu kumuka kwe bafi, unowobe nkadzi waani muna bose bali kutendeka bakanlobola?”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kabahandula eti, “Banhu be misi ino banolobola bakalobodziwa.
- English35
But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage,
African KalangaKoga ibabo banowobe bakalizana ngina mu nsi iwhoyo we kumuka mu bafi, abatowolobola kene kuli kulobodziwa,
- English36
and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
African KalangaNgoti abangatjafe, ngobe banolizana ne batumwa be kudzimu kakale bana be Ndzimu, ngoti bali bana be kumuka mu bafi.
- English37
But in the account of the bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
African KalangaMushe na iye unotjenesa mu ndebo ye denje linotshwa, kuti bafi banowomusigwa mu butjilo. Unoleba ngekwa He eti ndibo, ‘Ndzimu wa Abhurahama, Ndzimu wa Isaki ne Ndzimu wa Jakubo.’
- African Kalanga
Ndizo ate uli Ndzimu we bafi, koga nde we batjili, ngobe bose banoutjilila.”
- African Kalanga
Bamwe badiyi be nlayo bakadabila beti, “Maleba zubuyanana, n'diyi!”
- African Kalanga
Ngono bakasitjabhuzwe bhuzo dzimwe kakale.
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Jesu kati kubali, “Banobvatjini ha beti Mesiya nkololo wa Dafite?
- English42
David himself declares in the Book of Psalms: “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand
African KalangaNgobe Dafite ne kukwe mu lukwalo gwe Njimbo unoti, ‘He bakati kuna He wangu, Gala ku luboko gwangu gwe ludli,
- African Kalanga
kudzina ndithama zwita zwizo tjigalo tjaunobiga makumbo awo.’
- African Kalanga
Dafite unon’dana eti, ‘He.’ Ngono ungabe nkololo uwe tjini kene?”
- African Kalanga
Kukati banhu bose bakawhilila, Jesu kati ku badiyiwa babe,
- English46
“Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
African Kalanga“Tjenjelelani badiyi be nlayo. Banoda yenda bakaambala hazu dze makubakuba, beda buyisiwa pakati kwe banhu ne gala mu zwigalo zwi pehhugwi mu ng'umba dze mitembezelo ne magalo a whunde ne nkoki mu mizano ye zodliwa.
- English47
They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely.”
African KalangaBanotjebela tjilikadzi ne kudzitolela thundu dzadzo, bakayita mahungwa ndibong'we ne mitembezelo milefu. Banhu bakajali banowolobgwa hamu inogwadza kwazo.”
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.