The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Matthew 16English
Matewu 16African Kalanga
- English1
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
African KalangaGupo le Bafarisi ne Basadusi lakahha kuna Jesu ngon'lalila benkumbila kuti abalakidze tjilakidzo tjinobva kudzimu.
- African Kalanga
Kabadabila eti, “Ha kuli madekwana makole ali mahaba moti, ‘Kowomuka kwakalulwama,’
- English3
and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
African Kalangakakale ha hhuba libhuda moti, ‘Nasi kowobe matutu, ngobe hhuhhugwi kuhaba kuna makole matema.’ Moziba tjenesa lingika kwe makole, koga musingazibe tjenesa zwilakidzilo zwe misi.
- English4
A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.
African KalangaBana bangwenu babi basingagalikebgwe ne Ndzimu banohaka tjilakidzo, koga akuna tjilakidzo tjabanowopiwa kuhe kwe tjilakidzo tja Jona.” Ipapo Jesu kabasiya kayenda.
- African Kalanga
Kukati badiyiwa beswika seli kwe gungwa, bakabe bakangang'wa senga tjiwunga.
- English6
“Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
African KalangaJesu kati kubali, “Lingani mube ne njele nekwe mbidzo ye Bafarisi ne ye Basadusi.”
- African Kalanga
Bakalebeleka tje kwabo beti, “Akuna tjiwunga tjatahha natjo.”
- English8
Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?
African KalangaJesu kaziba tjabanoalakana ndizo kababhuzwa kati, “Banhu be kugalamoyo kutukununu ndimwi, ini mulebeleka tje kwenyu nekwe kuti amuna tjiwunga?
- English9
Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
African KalangaApa amunhu mukawhisisa zwenyu kene? Amutoalakana zwiwunga zwihanu zwakadliwa ne bali zwiwulu zwihanu (5000) ne kuti makahhadza seme dzili ngana?
- African Kalanga
Kene zwiwunga zwili kutendeka zwakadliwa ne bali zwiwulu zwinna (4000) ne kuti makahhadza seme dzili ngana?
- English11
How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
African KalangaIni musingawhisise kuti imi ndabe ndisingalebeleke namwi nekwe tjiwunga? Koga ibeni ne njele nekwe mbidzo ye Bafarisi ne Basadusi.”
- English12
Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
African KalangaIpapo bakawhisisa kuti aatobva kuti batjenjelele mbidzo ye tjiwunga, koga kuti babe ne njele nekwe zwidiyo zwe Bafarisi ne Basadusi.
- English13
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
African KalangaKukati Jesu ehha mu ntunhu we Sizariya Filipi kabhuzwa badiyiwa babe kati, “Banhu banoti Nkololo we Nhu ndiye ani?”
- English14
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
African KalangaBakahandula beti, “Bamwe banoti ndi Johani we Mbvubiki, bamwe banoti ndi Elija, koga bamwe banoti ndi Jeremiya kene mmwe we balebesambeli.”
- African Kalanga
Kababhuzwa kati, “Koga imwi moti ndimi ani?”
- African Kalanga
Simoni Pita kahandula eti, “Ndimwi Mesiya, Nkololo we Ndzimu unotjila.”
- English17
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.
African KalangaJesu kadabila kati, “Unamhahhambuya Simoni Nkololo wa Jona, ngobe oku auzokuzumbunuligwa ne nhu koga wakazumbunuligwa ndi Tate bangu ba kudzimu.
- English18
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
African KalangaKakale ndokubudza kuti ndiwe Pita, ngono pehhugwi kwe hongwe iyeyi, ndowobaka gubungano langu, ngono masimba e lufu atowolikunda.
- English19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
African KalangaNdowokupa khiyi dze buhe gwe kudzimu, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjawasunga mu hango tjowosungwa kudzimu ne tjimwe ne tjimwe tjawasunungula mu hango tjowosunungugwa kudzimu.”
- African Kalanga
Ipapo kabva badiyiwa babe akasimisa kuti bahaye wabanobudza kuti ndiye Mesiya.
- English21
From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
African KalangaKubva mu lubaka igogo Jesu katangisa lakidza badiyiwa babe kuti wakafanilo yenda ku Jerusalema, ngono adziyidziwe ne zwinjinji mu maboko e Bakulu ne Baphirisiti banolaula ne Badiyi be nlayo ne kuti wakafanila bulawa, ngono mu hhuba le butatu amusiwe.
- English22
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”
African KalangaPita kantolela ntome, katangisa kuntjemela eti kuunli, “Akungajalo He! Zwinhu izwezwi azwitowo muhingikalila!”
- English23
Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
African KalangaJesu katjebuka kati kuna Pita, “Ibva pandili Satani! Utjidzibilidzi kundili, ngobe autoalakanila zwinhu zwe Ndzimu, unoalakana zwinhu zwe banhu koga.”
- English24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
African KalangaIpapo Jesu kati ku badiyiwa babe, “Ha mmwe enditobela, ngaazwilandule, atole tjileyano tjitje anditobele.
- English25
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.
African KalangaNgobe iye unohaka kuzwitjidza, butjilo gugwe gowonlahikila, koga iye unowolahikigwa ne butjilo gugwe ne kwangu, unowoguwana.
- English26
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
African KalangaKobuzilani kuti nhu apfuwe hango yose koga atjinyikigwe ne meya iye. Apa nhu ungatetshanya butjilo gugwe ngeni kene?
- English27
For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.
African KalangaNgobe Nkololo we Nhu unowohha ne gudzo la Tate babe, ana batumwa babe be kudzimu ngono ipapo unowolipa nhu mmwe ne mmwe muna tjaakathama.
- English28
I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
African KalangaNdolebesa ndoti kumuli, kuna bamwe bamile ipapa banowobona hha kwe Nkololo we nhu mu Buhe gugwe, basanhu bakafa.”
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.