The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Mark 3English
Mako 3African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Mu gumwe lubaka Jesu kangina mu Ng'umba ye Ntembezelo, ngono kukabe kuna nlume una luboko gwakawhewhana mukati.
- English2
Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.
African KalangaBamwe be banhu bakabe bali imomo bakabe behaka tjimwe tjabangabona Jesu nlandu nditjo, bakanlinga ne njele kubona kene unowompodza ne nsi we Sabatha.
- African Kalanga
Jesu kabva nlume una luboko gwakawhewhana kati, “Ihha ngeno.”
- English4
Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.
African KalangaIpapo kabhuzwa gubungano kati, “Apa kumu nlayo ne nsi we Sabatha hinga ndulamo kene hinga mbipo, tjengeta butjilo kene bulaya?” Ngono bakanyalala koga.
- English5
He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
African KalangaKabalinga kupoteleka akagwadzamoyo, ewhisiwa zogwadza ne mimoyo yabo mikukutu, ngono kabva nlume iwoyo kati, “Tambunudza luboko gugo.” Katambunudza luboko gugwe, ngono gukapola.
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Bafarisi bakabhudila kuhhe, bakatangisa langana ne Batobeli ba Herode kuti bangambulaya tjini.
- African Kalanga
Jesu kayenda ku gungwa ne badiyiwa babe, ngono mbunga nkulu we banhu unobva ku Galili ukantobela.
- English8
When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.
African KalangaBanhu banjinji bakati bewha kose kwaakabe ethama, bakahha kuunli bebva ku Judiya ne ku Jerusalema ne ku Idumeya ne ku ntunhu useli kwe Jorodani na pedlo ne mizi mikulu ye Tire ne Sidoni.
- English9
Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.
African KalangaJesu kabva badiyiwa babe kati ban’hhisile n'goro, ngobe banhu bakabe bali banjinji kwabakabe bangan’tshamba.
- African Kalanga
Wakabe apodza bali banjinji, ndizo bose bakabe begwalabo, bakabe besundila mbeli kuti bambhate.
- English11
Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
African KalangaMeya mibi yakabe iti koga imbona, iwila pasi mbeli kukwe imimila iti, “U Nkololo we Ndzimu.”
- African Kalanga
Koga wakabe eitjemela akasimisa, kuti isilebe kuti ndiye ani.
- African Kalanga
Jesu kabe etanha dombo, ngono kadana baanohaka, ndizo bakayenda kuunli.
- English14
He appointed twelve–designating them apostles–that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach
African KalangaKahalula bali gumi lina babili kabadana kati “Batumwa” kuti babe naye nenge kuti abatume kunosumikila
- African Kalanga
nenge kube ne ndaulo ye dusa meya mibi.
- African Kalanga
Aba ndibo bali gumi lina babili baakahalula, Simoni, iye waakatumila zina kati Pita.
- English17
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder);
African KalangaJakubo nkololo wa Zebhedi ne nnung'una uwe we tjilume Johani ibo baakatumila zina eti Bhoanegesi, kunobva kuti “Bakololo be dadamula kwe vula,”
- English18
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
African Kalangana Enduru na Filipo na Bhatolomeo na Matewu na Tomasi na Jakubo nkololo wa Alifeo na Tadeo na Simoni Nzeloti
- African Kalanga
na Judasi Isikariyoti iye wakawonga Jesu.
- English20
Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
African KalangaIpapo Jesu kangina mu ng'umba, ngono kakale mbunga we banhu ukakubungana kukadza kukati iye ne badiyiwa babe bakasitubule dla.
- English21
When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
African KalangaBe n’ha uwe bakati bewha ikoku bakayenda beti banonontola, ngobe kwakabe kuyi, “Unopenga!”
- English22
And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebub! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”
African KalangaBadiyi be nlayo bakabe bebva ku Jerusalema bakati, “Wakasungwa ndi Bheelizebhuli, unohingisa he we meya mibi kudusa meya mibi.”
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Jesu kabadana, ngono kalebeleka nabo ne zwifaniso eti, “Satani ungadusa Satani tjini wali?
- African Kalanga
Ha buhe gwakathubukana kakale gugwa tjekwago, buhe igogo agungayendilembeli.
- African Kalanga
Ha n’ha wakathubukana ne kwawo, ugwa, n’ha iwoyo aungayendilembeli.
- African Kalanga
Satani ha ezwipandukila, akathubukana, aangayendilembeli. Loba kukwe kobe kwatjiswika.
- English27
In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house.
African Kalanga“Dumbu akuna nhu ungangina mu ng'umba ye nlume wakasima katola thundu iye asasunga mweni we ng'umba kutanga, kuti ndizo ekotapa thundu iye.
- African Kalanga
“Ndomubudza tjose ati, Ndzimu unowobazwiibhatigwa matjinyo abo wose ne masapa abanotuka Ndzimu ndiwo.
- English29
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.”
African KalangaKoga iye unotuka Meya yakayengemala, Ndzimu autowonzwiibhatigwa, koga una jinyo lisingapele.”
- African Kalanga
Wakabe elebeswa ikoku ne matama abo abakabe beti, “Una meya mbi.”
- English31
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.
African KalangaIpapo kukaswika mmeyabe ne banung'una babe. Bakama kuhhe bakatuma mmwe kunodana Jesu mukati.
- English32
A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
African KalangaMbunga we bathu wakabe uli gele pasi wakampoteleka, wakati kuunli, “Mmeyabo ne banung'una babo bakuhhe banokuhaka.”
- African Kalanga
Kabadabila eti, “Mmeyangu ne banung'una bangu ndiboani kene?”
- English34
Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
African KalangaKati ejalo, kalinga bahu bakabe bali gele kumpoteleka, kabe eti, “Bonani! Bomme yangu ne banung'una bangu ababa!
- African Kalanga
Iye unohinga da kwe Ndzimu ndiye nnung'una ne hazwadzi na mmeyangu.”
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.