The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Mark 11English
Mako 11African Kalanga
- English1
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples,
African KalangaBakati babe pedlo ne Jerusalema, beswika mu Bhetifage ne Bhetani pa Dombo le Mitoba, Jesu katuma badiyiwa babe bali babili.
- English2
saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
African KalangaKababva kati, “Yendani mungine mu nzi iwoyu wamakalingisana nawo, mowoti tjinyolotjo mungina muuli mukawana kakambe tjisina wakatongo tjitanha, mutjisunungule mutjihhise.
- English3
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”
African KalangaHa kuli kuti kuna ungamubva eti, ‘Ini muthama mujali?’ mumbve muti, ‘He banotjihaka, banowotjibuza tjinyolotjo.’”
- African Kalanga
Bakayenda bakanowana kakambe tjakasungigwa pa nkoba pedlo ne zila. Bakasunungula kakambe itjetjo.
- African Kalanga
Koga ibabo bakabe bali mile ipapo bakababva bakati, “Motani, mosunungulilani kakambe itjetji kene?”
- African Kalanga
Bakababudza sekwa leba Jesu. Ndizo bakabaletja bakayenda.
- African Kalanga
Bakahhisa kakambe kuna Jesu. Bakawala hazu dzabo pehhugwi kwe kakambe, ngono Jesu katjitanha.
- English8
Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
African KalangaKoga banji bakawala hazu dzabo mu zila, bamwe bakawala nhabi dzina mahhani manjinji dzabakakwaula ku hango.
- English9
Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna! “ “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
African KalangaKukati bose bakabe bali mbeli kene hule kwa Jesu bakapululudza beti, “Hosana! Unamhahhambuya unohha ne zina la He.
- African Kalanga
Gunamhahhambuya buhe gwa tate bedu Dafite, gunohha! Hosana, Ndzimu Upehhugwi hhugwi.”
- English11
Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
African KalangaJesu kangina mu Jerusalema, ndizo kanongina mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, ngono kati alinga tjimwe ne tjimwe, se lubaka gwakabe gwayenda, kabhuda kayenda ne bali gumi lina babili ku Bhetani.
- African Kalanga
Kwakati tjimuka bebva ku Bhetani, Jesu kabhakhwa ne hhala.
- English13
Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
African KalangaKabona nkuyu uli nhambgwana wakasinila, kayenda kunobona kuti kene ungawana tjimwe muuli. Kati eswika pauli kasiwane tjimwe, ha kusi mahhani koga, ne kuti kwakabe kusanhu kukabe lubaka gwe makuyu.
- English14
Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
African KalangaNgono kaubva kati, “Kuhaye unowodla mitjelo inobva mukuli kakale.” Badiyiwa babe bakawha.
- English15
On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,
African KalangaNdizo bakaswika mu Jerusalema, Jesu kangina mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, katata bakabe betengesa ne bakabe betenga mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu. Kapitula tafuli dze bakabe betenganya mari ne bakabe betengesa ngurukuku.
- African Kalanga
Kukasibe ne waanobvumila palama Ng'umba ye Ndzimu akasenga thundu.
- English17
And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
African KalangaNgono kadiya, ebabva eti, “Apa akuzokwagwa kuyi, ‘Ng'umba yangu inowodang'wa Ng'umba ye Ntembezelo ye njudzi dzose kene?’ Koga imwi makaithama guwu le mbava.”
- English18
The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
African KalangaBaphirisiti bakulu ne badiyi be nlayo bakawha, ngono bakahaka zila yabanganlobesa ndiyo, ngobe bakabe ben’hla, ne kuti banhu bose bakabe betjenamisiwa ne zwidiyo zwizwe.
- African Kalanga
Kukati kwabe madekwana, bakabhuda mu nzi nkulu.
- African Kalanga
Bakati bepinda mangwanana, bakabona nkuyu wakalongwa bhiso ndi Jesu wakawoma kunoti ku midzi.
- African Kalanga
Pita kaalakana, ngono kabva Jesu kati, “N'diyi, bonani, nkuyu wamakalonga bhiso wakawoma.”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kabadabila eti, “Galanimoyo mu Ndzimu.
- English23
“I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.
African KalangaNdolebesa ndoti kumuli, iye unowobva dombo ileli eti, ‘Simuka uwile mu gungwa,’ asingadudumwe mu moyo uwe, egalamoyo kuti tjaanoleba tjowohingikala, unowotjithamigwa.
- English24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
African KalangaNdizo wali ndomubudza nditi, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaunokumbila ne ntembezelo, ugalemoyo kuti watjiamutjila, ngono tjowobe tjitjo.
- English25
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
African KalangaKakale uti ha uma utembezela, uzwiibhatigwe bana milandu nawe, ndizo tate babo ba kudzimu banowokuzwiibhatigwabo milandu iyo.”
- African Kalanga
[Koga ha usingazwiibhatigwe bamwe, tate babo ba kudzimu abatowokuzwiibhatigwa milandu iyo.]
- English27
They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him.
African KalangaBakahha kakale ku Jerusalema, Jesu kati atjayenda mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, Baphirisiti bakulu ne badiyi be nlayo ne bakulu be Bajuta bakahha kuunli,
- English28
“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
African Kalangabakambva bakati, “Unohinga zwinhu izwezwi ne simba lipi? Ndiani wakakubvumila kuti uzwihinge?”
- English29
Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
African KalangaJesu kababva kati, “Ndowomubhuzwa mbhuzo ung'ompela, mundidabile, ngono ndowomubudza kuti i simba lipi landinothama zwinhu izwezwi ndilo.
- African Kalanga
Bvubika kwa Johani kwakabe kubva kudzimu kene ku banhu? Mundidabile.”
- English31
They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
African KalangaNgono bakakangahhana tje kwabo, “Ha tingati, ‘Kwakabva kudzimu,’ unowoti ‘Ini ngono musakan'galamoyo?’
- English32
But if we say, ‘From men’....” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)
African KalangaKoga ha tingati, ‘Kwakabva mu banhu?’” Bakabe behla banhu, ne kuti mmwe ne mmwe wakabe eziba kuti Johani nlebesambeli we malebeswa.
- English33
So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
African KalangaNdizo bakahandula Jesu beti, “Atitoziba.” Jesu kababva kati, “Namibo andingamubudze kuti ndohinga zwinhu izwezwi ne ndaulo ipi.”
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.