The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Matthew 3English
Matewu 3African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Mu mahhuba iyawo kukaha Johani we Mbvubiki, esumikila mu tjilambanyika tje Judiya
- African Kalanga
eti, “Handukilani matjinyo enyu ngobe buhe gwe kudzimu gwasedzela.”
- English3
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”
African KalangaOyu ndiye wakalebgwa ne kukwe ndi Isaya nlebesambeli eti, “Whi le unodanilila mu tjilambanyika eti, ‘Lulwamisani zila ya He, tambunudzani zidlana dzidze.’”
- English4
John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
African KalangaJohani wakabe embala zwiambalo zwakathamiwa ne bukuse gwe kamela ne mmwandabula we ganda mu nhunji dzidze, ngono zodliwa zwizwe zwakabe zwili mhaho ne butji gwe nyutji.
- African Kalanga
Bunji gwe banhu be Jerusalema ne Judiya ne be ntunhu we Jorodani, gukayenda kuunli,
- African Kalanga
bakazwileba zwibi zwabo, ngono kababvubika mu gwizi gwe Jorodani.
- English7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
African KalangaKoga kati ebona Bafarisi banjinji behha kuwobvubikiwa, kati kubali, “Bana be nyoka ndimwi! Ndiani wamutjenjedza kuti mutihhe buhongola gunohha kene?
- African Kalanga
Hingani mihingo inolakidza kuti makahandukila matjinyo enyu.
- English9
And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
African KalangaNgono musitongo kumbula kuti mungazwibva muti, ‘Iswi ti bana ba Abhurahama.’ Ndomubva nditi, Ndzimu unotubula thamila Abhurahama bana ne mabgwe iyawa.
- English10
The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
African KalangaNangwenu wali hanhu lakabigwa kale pa midzi ye miti, ndizo nti mmwe ne mmwe usingazwale zwizwalo zwakalulwama unowotemwa ukalahigwa mu moto.
- English11
“I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
African KalangaImi ndomubvubika mu vula ili tjilakidzo tjekuhandukila matjinyo enyu. Koga unohha hule kwangu una masimba kundipinda, iye wandisakalizana senga khwebana dzidze. Iye unowomubvubika mu Meya yakayengemala nenge mu moto.
- English12
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
African KalangaLuselo gugwe gumu luboko gugwe, unowulusa mapfunde awe wose mu lutombo kaabiga mu dula lile, koga unowopisa bunye ne moto usingadzimike.”
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Jesu kahha ebva ku Galili, kayenda ku Jorodani kuna Johani kunobvubikiwa ndiye.
- English14
But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
African KalangaKoga Johani kagwisa lamba, eti, “Ndakafanila bvubikiwa ndiwe, apa unohha kundili kene?”
- English15
Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
African KalangaJesu kahandula eti, “Letja kube sa ikoko ngwenu, ngobe kwakafanila kuti kuhingikadziwe ndulamo yose.” Ipapo Johani kabvuma.
- English16
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
African KalangaJesu kati abvubikwa kabhuda mu vula tjinyolotjo. Ipapo kudzimu kukahhuka ngono kabona Meya ye Ndzimu ideluka se njiba ngono ikagala pehhugwi kukwe.
- African Kalanga
Ngono whi likabva kudzimu liti, “Oyu ndiye Nkololo wangu wandinoda, unondihanhisa kwazo.”
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.