The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Mark 13English
Mako 13African Kalanga
- English1
As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”
African KalangaJesu kati ebhuda mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, mmwe we badiyiwa babe kambva kati, “Bonani N'diyi, mabgwe anotjenamisa ne mbako unotjenamisa seni iwoyu!”
- English2
“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
African KalangaJesu kambva kati, “Unobona mbako iwoyu ne bukulu gwawo kene? Akuna ne bgwe ling'ompela linowosala lakatiliyana ne limwe, lisingawoligigwa pasi.”
- English3
As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,
African KalangaKati agala mu Dombo le Mitoba, kulingisana ne Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, kukahha Pita na Jakubo na Johani na Enduru bakambhuzwa pasipo banhu beti,
- English4
“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”
African Kalanga“Utibudze kuti ikoku kowohingikala lini, tjilakidzo tjowobe tjipi kulakidza ha zwinhu izwezo zose zwabe pedlo nohingikala?”
- African Kalanga
Ngono Jesu katangisa babva eti, “Ibeni ne njele kuti kusibe ne mmwe ungamudzimidza.
- African Kalanga
Banji banowohha bezwidana ne zina langu beti, ‘Ndimi iye,’ ngono banowolaha banhu banjinji.
- English7
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
African KalangaKoga muti ha muwha kulebgwa nekwe ngwa, musitongo lobgwa ne hana, ngobe kwakafanila kuti kuhingikale, koga bupelo gwe gowobe gusanhu gukaswika.
- English8
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
African KalangaLudzi gowomukila gumwe ludzi ne buhe gowomukila gumwe buhe. Kowobe ne kutengenyeka kwe hango mu mitunhu yakasiyana, kukabe ne bhamba. Ngono ikoku kowobe kunga tangisa kwe zwibhayo zwe nhumbgwa.
- English9
“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
African Kalanga“Koga imwi muzwitjengete, ngobe banowomuyisa ku mabahhe, mowolobgwa mu ng'umba dze mitembezelo, mukasumikilisiwa ndi bohe na bohe bakulu ne kwangu kupa butendeki mbeli kwabo.
- African Kalanga
Ndebo mbuya yakafanila kuti iswike ku njudzi dzose kutanga.
- English11
Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
African KalangaMuti ha bemusunga bemuhhisa ku lubahhe, bemutilika nlandu, musitongo dziyidzika noalakana kuti mowolebeleka mutini. Koga mulebe itjo tjamunowobe mubudziwa ne lubaka igogo, ngobe akutowobe kulebeleka imwi, koga kowobe kulebeleka Meya yakayengemala.
- English12
“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
African KalangaWhola inowowongela nnung'una ku lufu, tate be nnhu banowon'wongela mu lufu, bana banowomukila bazwadzi babo bakabawongela mu lufu.
- African Kalanga
Mowobengiwa ne banhu bose nekwe zina langu. Koga iye unowodzikitadza kunoti ku bupelo, unowotjidziwa.
- English14
“When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong–let the reader understand–then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
African Kalanga“Muti mubona mbipo isina gudzo le tjakayengemala ili payisakafanila kubepo (unobala ngaawhisise), ipapo bose bamu Judiya batihhile ku matombo.
- African Kalanga
Iye upehhugwi kwe ng'umba asideluke kangina mu ng'umba iye kutola tjimwe;
- African Kalanga
naiye uku minda, asibgwilile kanyi kunotola ngubo.
- African Kalanga
Yee mme wee! Kowobangalala seni kumuli imwi bakadzi bakazwisenga ne banomwisa mu misi iyeyo!
- African Kalanga
Tembezelani kuti ikoku kusihingikale mu nsi we mbaba.
- English19
because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now–and never to be equaled again.
African KalangaNgoti mu misi iyeyo kowobepo dziyidzika kukulu kusakatongo bepo kubvila mu kubumbiwa kwe hango ne Ndzimu kuswikila ngwenu, akutowopamha kukabe yapo kakale.
- English20
If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.
African KalangaNgono ha He akabe asatapudza mahhuba iyawo, akuna nhu wabe angatjidziwa. Koga nekwe bahalugwa babe baakahalula wakathama kuti mahhuba iyawo abe mahomanana.
- English21
At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
African Kalanga“Mu lubaka igogo ha mmwe angamubva kati, ‘Bonani woyu Mesiya kene woyaa,’ musitongo bvuma.
- English22
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect–if that were possible.
African KalangaKowohha Bomesiya be manyepkhwa ne balebesambeli be manyepkhwa be lakidza zwilakidzilo bethama matjenamiso kulaha banhu, bukulu kwazo ibabo bakahalugwa, ha kwabe kutubuka.
- African Kalanga
Koga mube ne njele, ngoti ndamubudza tjimwe ne tjimwe kutjikale.”
- English24
“But in those days, following that distress, “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
African Kalanga“Kowoti mu mahhuba iyawo, hule kwe mamanikano, hhuba lowoti zwititi, ne mwedzi awutowopa tjedza tjawo,
- African Kalanga
ne nyenyedzi dzowowila pasi ne masimba a pehhugwi anotengenyeka.
- African Kalanga
Ngono ipapo banowobona Nkololo we Nhu ehha ali mu makole ana masimba makulu ne tjedza.
- English27
And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
African KalangaIpapo unowotumila batumwa be kudzimu ku mbihho nna dze hango, kukubunganya bahalugwa kubva mu bhelelo dze hango kunoti ku bhelelo dze hhuhhugwi.
- English28
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
African Kalanga“Muzwidiye ne nkuyu, ha utangisa usinila, muzibe kuti tjilimo tjabe pedlo.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo namwibo muti ha mubona zwinhu izwezwi zwihingikala, muzibe kuti wabe pedlo pedlo, upa nkoba.
- English30
I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
African KalangaNdolebesa ndoti kumuli, tjizekugwana itjetji atjingapinde zwinhu izwezwi zose zwisanhu zwikahingikala.
- African Kalanga
Hhuhhugwi na pasi zowopela, koga matama angu anowosala.
- English32
“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
African Kalanga“Koga hhuba ilelo kene lubaka igogo, akuna unoguziba, batumwa be kudzimu kene iye Nkololo, abasi Tate boga.
- African Kalanga
Ibeni ne njele, mulinde, mutembezele, ngobe amutoziba kuti lubaka gowoswika lini.
- English34
It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
African KalangaKonga nhu ha etola gwendo, unoti ha ebhuda kapa balanda babe mihingo, mmwe ne mmwe kalingisana ne uwe. Kabva ntjengeti we nkoba kati, ugale wakalinda.
- English35
“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back–whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.
African KalangaNamwibo mugale makalinda, ngobe amutoziba kuti batezi be nzi banowoswika lini. Pamwe banowoswika madekwana, kene pakati kwe busiku, kene whuku dzilila kene mangwanana.
- African Kalanga
Lindani, ndizo basiti behha makafala, bakamuwana makayizela.
- African Kalanga
Tjandinomubudza, ndobudza bose, ‘Lindani.’ ”
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.