The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Matthew 1English
Matewu 1African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Ogu lukwalo nekwe ludzi gwa Jesu Khirisiti nkololo wa Dafite, Dafite iye ali nkololo wa Abhurahama:
- English2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
African KalangaAbhurahama wakazwala Isaki, Isaki kazwala Jakubo, Jakubo kazwala Juda ne banung'una babe.
- English3
Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
African KalangaJuda kazwala Perezi na Zera, mme babo bali Tama, Perezi kazwala Hezironi, Hezironi kazwala Aramu.
- African Kalanga
Aramu kazwala Aminadabhu, Aminadabhu kazwala Nashoni, Nashoni kazwala Salimoni.
- English5
Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
African KalangaSalimoni kazwala Bhoazi mmeyabe bali Rahabu, Bhoazi kazwala Obhedi mmeyabe bali Ruti; Obhedi kazwala Jesi.
- English6
and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
African KalangaJesi kazwala Dafite He. Dafite ne nkadzi wa Uriya bakazwala Solomoni.
- African Kalanga
Solomoni kazwala Rehobhoamu, Rehobhoamu kazwala Abhija, Abhija kazwala Asafi.
- English8
Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
African KalangaAsafi kazwala Josafati, Josafati kazwala Joramu, Joramu kazwala Uziya,
- African Kalanga
Uziya kazwala Jotamu, Jotamu kazwala Ahazi, Ahazi kazwala Hezekiya.
- African Kalanga
Hezekiya kazwala Manase, Manase kazwala Amoni, Amoni kazwala Josiya,
- African Kalanga
Josiya kazwala Jekoniya ne banung'una babe be tjilume ne lubaka gwe tapigwa ku Bhabhiloni.
- English12
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
African KalangaHule kwe tapigwa ku Bhabhiloni, Jekoniya kazwala Sheyalitiyele, Sheyalitiyele kazwala Zerubhabheli.
- African Kalanga
Zerubhabheli kazwala Abhiudi, Abhiudi kazwala Eliyakimu, Eliyakimu kazwala Azori.
- African Kalanga
Azori kazwala Zadoki, Zadoki kazwala Akimu, Akimu kazwala Eliudi.
- African Kalanga
Eliudi kazwala Eleaza, Eleaza kazwala Matani, Matani kazwala Jakubo.
- English16
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
African KalangaJakubo kazwala Josefa nlume wa Mariya iye kazwala Jesu unoyi Mesiya.
- English17
Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
African KalangaNdizo kwakabe ne zwizekugwana zwili gumi lina zwinna kubva kuna Abhurahama kunoti kuna Dafite ne zwizekugwana zwili gumi lina zwinna kubva muna Dafite kunoti mulubaka gwetapigwa ku Bhabhiloni ne zwizekugwana zwili gumi lina zwinna kubva mu tapigwa ku Bhabhiloni kunoti lubaka gwakazwagwa Mesiya.
- English18
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
African KalangaZwagwa kwa Jesu Khirisiti kwakahha sawhoku: Mmeyabe Mariya bakabe bakabigilidzigwa lobogwa ndi Josefa, ngono bakati basanhu bakawalilana Mariya kaboneka atjizwisenga ne Meya yakayengemala.
- English19
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
African KalangaJosefa nlume uwe wakabe ali nhu wakalulwama kakale asingahake kumbhatisa honi, ngono kakumbula kunlamba ne zila yakasumbikala.
- English20
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
African KalangaKoga kwakati atjakumbula ikoku, ntumwa wa He kaboneka kuunli mu whope eti, “Josefa nkololo wa Dafite, usihle kukotosa Mariya nkadzi uwo, ngobe tjaakazwisenga nde tje Meya yakayengemala.
- English21
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
African KalangaUnowowana mwana we tjiyisana, ngono unowontumila zina uti Jesu, ngobe unowotjidza banhu babe mu matjinyo abo.”
- African Kalanga
Kose ikoku kwakahingikala kuti matama a He akalebgwa ne nlebesambeli asiwile pasi. Nlebesambeli wakabe aleba eti,
- English23
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”–which means, “God with us.”
African Kalanga“Mmwanadi unowozwisenga kawana mwana we tjiyisana ngono banowon’dana Imanuwele.” Kubva kuti, “Ndzimu Unaswi.”
- English24
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
African KalangaNdizo Josefa kati emuka mu whope kahinga tjaabudziwa ne ntumwa wa He ngono kakotosa nkadzi uwe.
- English25
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
African KalangaKoga kasiwalilane naye kudzina atshibama mwana we tjiyisana, ngono kantumila zina eti Jesu.
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.