The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Mark 5English
Mako 5African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Jesu ne badiyiwa babe bakatjulukila seli kwe gungwa ku hango ye Bagerasa.
- African Kalanga
Kati ebhuda mu n'goro, kahanganidziwa ne nlume wakabe ana meya mbi, ebva ku zwikumbu.
- African Kalanga
Nlume iwoyo wakabe egala ku zwikumbu, ngono kwakabe kusitjina na iye ungansunga kene ne ketani dumbu.
- English4
For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
African KalangaNlume iwoyo wakabe kanjinji esungwa makumbo ne maboko, koga ethubula ketani, evuna tshipi dzakansunga makumbo. Akuna wakabe akasima kwaangankulila ne masimba.
- English5
Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
African KalangaMisi yose siku ne sikati wakabe egala mu zwikumbu na pehhugwi kwe matombo, emimila lubaka gose ezwitjekanya ne mabgwe.
- African Kalanga
Wakati ebona Jesu ali nhambo kalabuka kampfigamila.
- English7
He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me!”
African KalangaKamilidzila whi pehhugwi kati, “Unohakahingani ndimi Jesu, Nkololo we Ndzimu Upehhugwi hhugwi? Ndokumbila ne zina le Ndzimu kuti usindiwhise zogwadza.”
- African Kalanga
Jesu wakabe ati kuunli, “Bhuda mu nlume iwoyu, meya mbi ndiwe!”
- English9
Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
African KalangaJesu kabhuzwa meya mbi kati, “Zina lilo ndiani?” Kadabila eti, “Zina langu ndi Mphatho, ngobe tibanjinji.”
- African Kalanga
Ukakumbila Jesu utshambilidza uti, asiyitatile kuhhe kwe ntunhu iwoyo.
- African Kalanga
Kwakabe kuna ngubi ye whotji yakabe ifula pedlo ne dunhu.
- African Kalanga
Meya mibi ikakumbila Jesu iti, “Utitatile mu whotji idzedzi, utibvumilile kungina mudzili.”
- English13
He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
African KalangaKaibvumila, ngono meya mibi ikabhuda ikangina mu ngubi ye whotji dzili zwiwulu zwibili (2000). Dzikatihha ne phili ye gungwa yakakunguluka, dzikawila mu gungwa dzikafa.
- English14
Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
African KalangaIbabo bakabe bakadzilisa bakatihha, bakanoleba ku nzi nkulu ne mu hango, ngono banhu bakabhuda bakayenda kunobona kuti ini tjahingikala.
- English15
When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
African KalangaNgono bakahha kuna Jesu, bakawana nlume wakabe abe ana meya mibi ali gele ipapo, akasungila ali mpehha, ndizo bakahla.
- English16
Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man–and told about the pigs as well.
African KalangaIbabo bakabe babona bakabudza banhu tjahingikalila nlume wakabe abe ana meya mibi ne tjahingikalila whotji.
- African Kalanga
Ngono ipapo bakakumbila Jesu kuti abhude mu ntunhu wabo.
- English18
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.
African KalangaKukati Jesu engina mu n'goro, nlume wakabe abe ana meya mibi kankumbila kuti ayende naye.
- English19
Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”
African KalangaJesu kalamba kati, “Yenda kanyi kuna be n’ha uwo unobabudza kuti He wakuhingila tjikulu kungapani nenge kuti wakuwhila ngoni kungapani.”
- English20
So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
African KalangaNdizo nlume iwoyo kayenda, katangisa leba kuti Jesu wan’hingila kungapani mu mizi ili gumi inoyi Dekapoli. Banhu bose bakakaabala.
- English21
When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.
African KalangaJesu wakati atjuluka gungwa kakale ne n'goro ali seli, mbunga nkulu we banhu ukakubungana paanli pa whunde ye gungwa.
- English22
Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet
African KalangaIpapo kukahha mmwe we balauli be Ng'umba ye Ntembezelo unodang'wa Jairo. Kati ebona Jesu kawila pa makumbo awe,
- English23
and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”
African Kalangangono kankumbila kwazo eti, “Nkololokadzi wangu unofa. Ihha umbige maboko kuti ndizo apole, atjile.”
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Jesu kayenda naye. Mbunga nkulu kulu we banhu ukantobela ukammanikanya.
- English25
A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.
African KalangaKwakabe kuna nkadzi wakabe ana makole ali gumi lina mabili egwala bugwele gwe bhihha malopa.
- English26
She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.
African KalangaWakabe adziyila kwazo alapiwa ne ng'anga njinji, ahingisa kose kwaakabe anako, ngono bugwele gugwe gukulila mbeli.
- African Kalanga
Kati ewha nekwa Jesu kahha ali hule kukwe mu mbunga, ngono kabhata hazu ya Jesu.
- African Kalanga
Wakazwibva mu nkumbulo uwe kati, “Ha ndingabhata nenguba zwili izo zwiambalo zwizwe koga, ndowopola!”
- English29
Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
African KalangaNgono bhihha malopa kukwe kukama tjinyolotjo, kawha mu mbili uwe kuti wapodziwa bugwele gugwe.
- English30
At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
African KalangaJesu kawha kuti simba lile labhuda muunli, ipapo katendebuka pakati kwe mbunga, ngono kabhuzwa kati, “Ndiani wabhata zwiambalo zwangu?”
- English31
“You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’”
African KalangaBadiyiwa babe bakan’handula beti, “Se mubona banhu bakamumanikanya saikoku mungabhuzwa wali muti, ‘Ndiani wandibhata kene?’ ”
- African Kalanga
Koga Jesu kayendilambeli elinga kumpoteleka kubona kuti ndiani wakabe ambhata.
- English33
Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth.
African KalangaNkadzi iwoyo wakabe eziba tjan’hingikalila, ndizo kawila pa makumbo a Jesu etetema ngohla, ngono kambudza malebeswa wose.
- English34
He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
African KalangaJesu kambva kati, “Nkadzi, galamoyo kuko kwakupodza. Yenda ne kunyalala, upole gwala kuko.”
- English35
While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher any more?”
African KalangaJesu wakati atjalebeleka, kukahha banhu bebva ku ng'umba ya Jairo, nlauli we ng'umba ye ntembezelo beti, “Nkololokadzi uwo aatjipo. Utjadziyidzilani N'diyi kene?”
- African Kalanga
Jesu wakati ewha tjabaleba, kabva nlauli we ng'umba ye ntembezelo kati, “Usihle, galamoyo koga.”
- African Kalanga
Ngono kasitongo bvumila mmwe nhu kuntobela kuhhe kwa Pita na Jakubo na Johani nkulu wa Jakubo.
- English38
When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly.
African KalangaBakati baswika ku nzi we nlauli we ng'umba ye mitembezelo, Jesu kawana banhu be poyongana belila bekuwa.
- English39
He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.”
African KalangaKangina, ngono kati kubali, “Poyongana ikoku ne lila ndekweni? Mwana wakayizela aazofa.”
- English40
But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was.
African KalangaKoga bakanseka mahanya. Kabadusila kuhhe bose, katola tate be mwana na mmeyabe ne baakabe anabo, ngono kangina kwakabe kuna mwana.
- English41
He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).
African KalangaKambhata ne luboko kati, “Talitha, kumi,” kunobva kuti, “Mmwanadana, ndoti kukuli, milika.”
- English42
Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.
African KalangaTjinyolotjo mmwanadana kamilika kayenda yenda. Wakabe ana makole ali gumi lina mabili. Banhu bakakaabala kwazo.
- English43
He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
African KalangaNgono kabalaya esimisa eti kusiyite nhu waziba nekwa ikoku, ipapo kababva kati bape mmwanadana tjimwe tjaangadla.
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.