The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Luke 5English
Luka 5African Kalanga
- English1
One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God,
African KalangaLimwe hhuba kukati Jesu ali mile pa gungwa gwe Genezareta, mbunga we banhu ukankubunganila kuwhilila dama le Ndzimu.
- English2
he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.
African KalangaJesu kabona migoro mibili ili pa gungwa, ngono babhati be whobe bakabe babhuda muili besuka njanga dzabo.
- English3
He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
African KalangaKangina mu mmwe we migoro iyeyo wakabe uli wa Simoni, ngono kankumbila kuti ausedzedze mu vula kubva mu mhili. Ipapo kagala pasi kadiya mbunga we banhu ali mu n'goro iwoyo.
- English4
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
African KalangaKati apedza lebeleka, kabva Simoni kati, “Sedzelani tjapakati kwe vula pakangina, ngono mulonge njanga dzenyu mu vula mubhate whobe.”
- English5
Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
African KalangaSimoni kadabila eti, “He, talalila hinga kwazo busiku gose, koga akuna tjatakabhata. Koga se mujalo, ndowolonga njanga mu vula.”
- English6
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.
African KalangaBakati bata sa ikoko bakabhata whobe njinji, njanga dzikatangisa paLuke.
- English7
So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
African KalangaNdizo bakadana bakhwinya babo bamu n'goro mmwe, kuti bahhe bababhatshe. Bakahha, ngono bakahhadza migoro yose, migoro ikatangisa nyungila.
- English8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
African KalangaKukati Simoni Pita ebona ikoku, kawila pasi pa zwibvi zwa Jesu, kati, “He milikani pandili, ngobe imi ndi ntjinyi!”
- African Kalanga
Iye ne baakabe anabo, bakatjenamila bunji gwe whobe dzabakabhata,
- English10
and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.”
African Kalangakose na Jakubo na Johani bakololo ba Zebhedi, bakhwinya ba Simoni. Ipapo Jesu kati kuna Simoni, “Usihle. Kubva ngwenu kuyenda mbeli, unowobhata banhu.”
- African Kalanga
Ndiko bakakwebela migoro yabo mu mhili, bakasiya kose, bakantobela.
- English12
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
African KalangaKukati Jesu atji mu mmwe we mizi mikulu, kukahha mmwe nlume wakabe egwala mapele. Kati ebona Jesu kawa pasi ne buso gugwe kankumbila, kati, “He, ha muda, munganditjenapadza.”
- English13
Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
African KalangaJesu katambunudza luboko gugwe, kambhata, kati “Ndoda. Tjenapala!” Tjinyolotjo mapele kabhuda muunli.
- English14
Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
African KalangaJesu kambva kati, “Kusibe ne waunobudza. Koga yenda unozwilakidza ku mphirisiti ngono uduse tjibhayilo tjakalebgwa ndi Mushe tjekutjenapala tjili tjilakidzo ku banhu kuti wapodziwa.”
- English15
Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
African KalangaNhawu nekwa Jesu dzikaandamila mbeli, ndizo mibunga mikulu ye banhu ikakubungana kuwonteedza ne podziwa dzingwele dzabo.
- African Kalanga
Koga Jesu kayenda ku hango kusina banhu kanotembezela.
- English17
One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick.
African KalangaHhuba limwe mu mahhuba iyawo Jesu kati atjadiya, Bafarisi ne badiyi be nlayo bakabe bahha bebva mu mizi yose ye Galili ne ye Judiya ne ku Jerusalema, bakabe bali gele ipapo. Simba la He lakabe linaye kupodza bagwele.
- English18
Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.
African KalangaBamwe balume bakahha bakasenga nlume ne nhobo wakalobgwa ne guLukedzi, bakagwisa kunlonga mu ng'umba, kumbiga mbeli kwa Jesu.
- English19
When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
African KalangaBakati bahaya zila ye thama ikoku nekwe mbunga we banhu, bakatanha pehhugwi kwe denga, ngono bakahhula denga bakan'delusila pasi pakati kwe mbunga, mbeli kwa Jesu ali mu nhobo iye.
- African Kalanga
Jesu kati ebona galamoyo kwabo kati, “Lumewe, zwibi zwizo zwazwiibhatigwa.”
- English21
The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
African KalangaBafarisi ne badiyi be nlayo bakatangisa kumbula tjekwabo, bezwibhuzwa beti, “Ndiani iwoyu unotuka Ndzimu? Ndiani ungazwiibhatigwa zwibi ha usi Ndzimu woga kene?”
- English22
Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
African KalangaJesu kaziba tjabakabe bekumbula, ngono kabhuzwa eti, “Ini mukumbula zwinhu izwezwi mu mimoyo yenyu kene?
- African Kalanga
Ndikupi kulelu, kuti, ‘Zwibi zwizo zwazwiibhatigwa,’ kene kuti, ‘Milika uyende?’
- English24
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins....” He said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”
African KalangaKoga, kuti ndizo muzibe kuti Nkololo we Nhu una simba mu hango le kuzwiibhatigwa zwibi, kati ku nlume wakalobgwa ne guLukedzi, ‘Ndokubva nditi, milika, tola nhobo iyo uyende kanyi.’ ”
- English25
Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God.
African KalangaTjinyolotjo kamilika mbeli kwabo, katola tjaabe ali lele mutjili kayenda kanyi, ekudza Ndzimu.
- English26
Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
African KalangaBose bakakaabala, ngono bakakudza Ndzimu. Bakahhala luhlo, beti, “Nasi tabona zwinotjenamisa.”
- English27
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him,
African KalangaHule kwa ikoku Jesu kayenda, ngono kabona nkhethisi unodang'wa Levi ali gele pa bugalo gugwe gwe nkhethisi. Jesu kati kuunli “Unditobele.”
- African Kalanga
Levi kamilika, kasiya tjimwe ne tjimwe ngono kantobela.
- English29
Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.
African KalangaIpapo Levi kathamila Jesu nzano nkulu we zodliwa ku ng'umba iye ne mbunga nkulu we bakhethisi ne bamwe banhu kadla naye.
- English30
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”
African KalangaKoga Bafarisi ne badiyi babo be nlayo bakang'ong'ola ku badiyiwa babe bebhuzwa beti, “Ini mudla mung'wa ne bakhethisi ne batjinyi!”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kabadabila, kati, “Ate banomuka zubuyanana banohaka ng'anga, koga bagwele ndibo banohaka ng'anga.
- African Kalanga
Andizohha kuwodana balulwami, koga ndakawodana batjinyi, kuhandukila matjinyo abo.”
- English33
They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”
African KalangaBakati kuunli, “Badiyiwa ba Johani banozwinyima zodliwa betembezela, kose ne badiyiwa be Bafarisi, koga babo banodla beng'wa.”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kahandula kati, “Apa mungata kuti bakokiwa be nkwaha bazwinyime zodliwa atji nabo kene?
- English35
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast.”
African KalangaKoga mu misi inowohha nkwaha kwaanowodusiwa mubali. Mu misi iyeyo banowozwinyima zodliwa.”
- English36
He told them this parable: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
African KalangaKababudza tjifaniso etji, “Akuna ungatjeka tjibata tjitshwa mujila dzwa ekotjithumila mu tjiambalo tjikulukugwi. Ha ethama ejalo, unowobe apalula jila dzwa, ngono tjibata tje jila dzwa ha tjitowodumana ne jila gulukugwi.
- English37
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined.
African KalangaNa iko akuna unodila nkumbi ntshwa mu makukhwa makulukugwi. Ha ethama ejalo, nkumbi ntshwa unowobila ukaphutula makukhwa, ngono nkumbi ukatebuka ne makukhwa kabe atjinyika.
- African Kalanga
Nkumbi ntshwa wakafanilo digwa mu makukhwa matshwa.
- African Kalanga
Kakale ukuna ungati hule kwe ng'wa nkumbi nkulukugwi kahaka ntshwa, ngobe unowoti, ‘Nkulukugwi unozipa.’ ”
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.