The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Matthew 8English
Matewu 8African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Jesu wakati edeluka mu dombo, mibunga mikulu ye banhu ikantobela.
- English2
A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
African KalangaNgono kukahha mmwe nlume egwala mapele, kahha kapfigama mbeli kukwe kati, “He, ha muda, mungandipodza.”
- English3
Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cured of his leprosy.
African KalangaJesu katambunudza luboko gugwe kankunha kati kuunli, “Ndoda. Pola!” Tjinyolotjo kapola.
- English4
Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
African KalangaIpapo Jesu kati kuunli, “Ubone kuti akuna waunobudza ikoku. Koga yenda uzwilakidze ku mphirisiti, uduse tjipo tjakalebgwa ndi Mushe, ili ndakidzo mubali.”
- African Kalanga
Jesu wakati engina mu Kapenaume, nlauli we babhayani bali zana kahha kuunli ekumbila
- African Kalanga
eti, “He, nlanda wangu ulele ku nzi aatotubula yenda, unogwala kwazo.”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kati kuunli, “Ndowohha awompodza.”
- English8
The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
African KalangaNlauli we babhayani bali zana kadabila kati, “He andizolizanila kuti mungangina mu ng'umba yangu. Lebani dama koga, ngono nlanda wangu unowopola.
- English9
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
African KalangaNgobe ndi nhu upasi kwe nlayo, ndina babhayani pasi kwangu. Ndoti kuna whoyu, ‘Yenda!’ kayenda, ati kuna whoya, ‘Ihha!’ kahha. Ndoti ku nlanda wangu, ‘Hinga whoku!’ kakuhinga.”
- English10
When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, “I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
African KalangaJesu kati ewha ikoku katjenama kwazo, ngono kati kuna bakabe bakantobela, “Ndolebesa tjose, andinhu abona nhu ne nng'ompela mu Iziraela una bugalimoyo bukulu zwingapa.
- English11
I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
African KalangaNdoti kumuli, banjinji banowohha bebva ku bhehhuba neku golombedzo, ngono banowogala pa tafuli na Abhurahama na Isaki na Jakubo mu buhe gwe kudzimu.
- English12
But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
African KalangaKoga bana be buhe banowolahigwa kuhhe mu hhalima, ngono kowobe ne tjililo tjikulu kwazo ne lobana kwe meno ne wha zogwadza kwazo.”
- English13
Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! It will be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
African KalangaIpapo Jesu kati ku nlauli we babhayani, “Yenda! Ngakukuhingikalile koga sekwa wagalamoyo kuti kowojalo.” Ndizo nlanda uwe wakapola ne lubaka igogo.
- English14
When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
African KalangaJesu kati engina mu nzi wa Pita, kabona mmezwale ba Pita bali lele bakabhakhwa nge luhhahhamo.
- African Kalanga
Kabhata luboko gwabo, luhhahhamo gukabhuda mubali, bakamilika bakampa tjinodliwa.
- English16
When evening came, many who were demon- possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
African KalangaMadekwana iyawo banhu bakahhisa kuunli banhu banjinji bakabe bakabhakhwa ne meya mibi, ngono kadusa meya ne dama, kapodza bose banogwala.
- English17
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
African KalangaOku kwakathama kuti kuhingikale matama akalebgwa ne nlebesambeli Isaya eti, “Wakatola buworoworo gwedu kasenga dzingwele dzedu.”
- English18
When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.
African KalangaJesu kati ebona mbunga nkulu we banhu wakampoteleka, kabe eti kutjulukigwe seli kwe gungwa.
- English19
Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
African KalangaIpapo N'diyi we nlayo kahha kuunli kati, “N'diyi, ndowomutobela kumwe ne kumwe kwamunoyenda.”
- English20
Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
African KalangaJesu kan'dabila kati, “Mhungubgwe dzina madzete ne nyuni dzinowuluka dzina zwihaka, koga iye Nkololo we Nhu aana paanobiga n’holo uwe.”
- African Kalanga
Mmwe kakale we badiyiwa babe kati kuunli, “He mundiletje ndinobiganya tate bangu kutanga.”
- African Kalanga
Koga Jesu kan'dwa kati, “Unditobele, letja bafi babiganye bafi babo.”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kati engina mu n'goro, badiyiwa babe bakantobela.
- English24
Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
African KalangaIpapo kukamuka dutu gulu mu gungwa, mapundu e vula kangina mu n'goro. Koga Jesu wakabe akaizela.
- African Kalanga
Badiyiwa bakammusa bakati, “He, mutitjidze tonyungila mu vula!”
- English26
He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
African KalangaKabadabila kati, “Banhu be bugalimoyo butukununu ndimwi! Mohlisiwa neni?” Ipapo kamilika katjemela mhepo ne gungwa, ngono kukabe ne kunyalala kukulu.
- English27
The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
African KalangaBalume ibabo bakakaabala kwazo, bakati, “Unhu wakatini iwoyu unowhiligwa ne mhepo nenge gungwa dumbu?”
- English28
When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
African KalangaJesu wakati eswika seli mu ntunhu unoyi Gerasa, balume babili bakabhakhwa ne meya mibi bakan’hanganidza bebva ku zwikumbu. Bakabe bana buhongola kwakabe kusina ungapinda ne zila iyeyo.
- English29
“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
African KalangaNgono bakamimila beti, “Unohakani mutili kene Nkololo we Ndzimu? Apa wahha kuwotiwhisa zogwadza lubaka gisanhu gukaswika kene?”
- African Kalanga
Whotji njinji dzakabe dzifula nhambgwana kubva pabali.
- African Kalanga
Meya mbi ikakumbila Jesu iti, “Ha utidusa, utitatile mu whotji idzedzi.”
- English32
He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water.
African KalangaKati ku ili, “Yendani!” Ndizo ikabhuda ikanongina mu whotji, ngono, danga lose le whotji likapadzamuka likatihha ne mhili yakakunguluka. Danga lose ilelo le whotji likawila mu gungwa likafila mu vula.
- English33
Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
African KalangaBanhu bakabe bakalisa whotji bakatihhila ku nzi, bakanoleba kose ne tjaka hingikalila balume bakabe bakabhakhwa ne meya mibi.
- English34
Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
African KalangaIpapo nzi wose ukakulumuka kunohanganidza Jesu. Bakati bembona bakankumbila kuti abhude mu ntunhu wabo.
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.