The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Matthew 9English
Matewu 9African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Jesu wakangina mu n'goro kabgwilila seli ku nzi wa kanyi kwabo.
- English2
Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”
African KalangaNgono banhu bakahhisa nlume kuunli wakalobgwa ne gulukadzi akasengwa ne nhobo. Jesu kati ebona kugalamoyo kwabo, kati kuna wakalobgwa ne gulukadzi, “Simamoyo, nkololo wangu, ndakuzwiibhatigwa matjinyo awo.”
- African Kalanga
Ipapo bamwe be badiyi be nlayo bakati bewha ikoku bakalebesana beti, “Nlume iwoyu unotuka Ndzimu!”
- African Kalanga
Ne ziba mikumbulo yabo, Jesu kati kubali, “Ini mukumbula mikumbulo yakayipa mu mimoyo yenyu?
- African Kalanga
Ndikupi kulelu kuti, ‘Matjinyo awo waazwiibhatigwa,’ kene kuti, ‘Milika uyende?’
- English6
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins....” Then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”
African KalangaNgono kuti ndizo muzibe kuti iye Nkololo we Nhu una ndaulo mu hango ye kuzwiibhatigwa matjinyo.” Ndizo ipapo kati kuna wakalobgwa ne gulukadzi, “Milika, tola nhobo iyo uyende kanyi.”
- African Kalanga
Ndizo kamilika kayenda kanyi kwabo.
- English8
When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men.
African KalangaKukati mbunga we banhu ubona ikoku, ukabe ne hla, ukakudza Ndzimu, iwo wakapa banhu ndaulo yakajali.
- English9
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
African KalangaJesu kabva paakabe alipo kayenda ngono kabona nlume unoyi Matewu ali gele pa bugalo gwe bakhethisi. Jesu kati kuunli, “Unditobele.” Ndizo Matewu kamilika kantobela.
- English10
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples.
African KalangaJesu kati atjimu ng'umba ya Matewu edla, bakhethisi ne batjinyi banjinji bakahha bakadla naye ne badiyiwa babe.
- English11
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”
African KalangaBafarisi bakati bebona ikoku bakabhuzwa badiyiwa ba Jesu beti, “Ini n'diyi wenyu edla ne bakhethisi ne batjinyi kene?”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kati ewha ikoku kati, “Ate banhu banomuka zubuyanana banohaka ng'anga koga bagwele ndibo banohaka ng'anga.
- English13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
African KalangaNdizo yendani munozwidiya kuti oku kobvani, ‘Ndohaka mawhilo ngoni, kusi tjibhayilo.’ Andizohha kuwodana balulwami, koga ndakahha kuwodana batjinyi.”
- English14
Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”
African KalangaIpapo badiyiwa ba Johani bakahha kuna Jesu bakambhuzwa bakati, “Ini iswi ne Bafarisi tizwinyima zodliwa, koga badiyiwa babo basingazwinyime izo?”
- English15
Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
African KalangaJesu kabahandula ne mbhuzo eti, “Apa banhu bakokiwa ndobolo bangalila nkwaha atji nabo tjini? Koga misi inowohha ye kuti batolegwe nkwaha, ipapo ndiko kwabanowozwinyima zodliwa.”
- English16
“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.
African KalangaAkuna unolonga nguli tshwa mu tjiambalo tjikulukugwi, ngobe nguli tshwa inowobuya ngono ikawhewhana, ndizo paluka kukapindilila.
- English17
Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
African KalangaAkuna nhu unodila nkumbi ntshwa mu makukhwa makulukugwi. Ha angadila, makukhwa anowophutuka, nkumbi ukatebuka, ngono makukhwa katjinyika. Nkumbi ntshwa unodigwa mu makukhwa matshwa, ngono kose kukatjengeteka.
- English18
While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.”
African KalangaKati atjaleba ikoku nabo, kukahha ntungamili we nzi kapfigama mbeli kukwe kati, “Nkololokadzi wangu wafa sangwenu. Ngono ihha umbige maboko awo ndizo unowotjila.”
- African Kalanga
Jesu kamilika kantobela ne badiyiwa babe.
- English20
Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.
African KalangaIpapo nkadzi wakabe ana makole ali gumi lina mabili egwala e bhihha malopa, kahha hule kukwe kabhata lupeto gwe tjiambalo tjitje.
- African Kalanga
Ngono nkadzi kati mu nkumbulo uwe, “Ha ndingakunha tjiambalo tjitje koga, ndowopola.”
- English22
Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that moment.
African KalangaJesu katjebuka, kambona ngono kati kuunli, “Sima nkololokadzi wangu, galamoyo kuko kwakupodza.” Ipapo nkadzi iwoyo kapola.
- African Kalanga
Jesu kati engina mu ng'umba ye nlauli ebona balidzi be nyele ne mbunga we banhu upoyongana,
- African Kalanga
kati kubali, “Ibvani ipapa. Mmwanadi aazofa ulele.” Koga bakanseka mahanya.
- English25
After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
African KalangaMbunga we banhu wakati wadusigwa kuhhe, kangina mukati kambhata ne luboko, ngono mmwanadi kamilika.
- African Kalanga
Nhawu dza ikoku dzikaandama ne ntunhu iwoyo wose.
- English27
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
African KalangaJesu kati ebva ipapo balume babili be mapofu bakantobela bedanilila beti, “Utiwhile ngoni Nkololo wa Dafite!”
- English28
When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied.
African KalangaKati engina mu ng'umba, balume ibabo be mapofu bakahha kuunli, ngono kababhuzwa kati, “Mogalamoyo kene kuti ndingakuyita ikoku?” Bakadabila beti “Ee, He.”
- African Kalanga
Ipapo kabhata meho abo eti, “Ne kugalamoyo kwenyu ngakuyitikale mumuli.”
- English30
and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”
African KalangaMeho abo kapofunuka. Jesu kakowomedza eti, “Mubone kuti akuna waziba nekwa ikoku.”
- African Kalanga
Koga bakabhuda bakaandamisa tjilumbi tjitje mu ntunhu iwoyo wose.
- English32
While they were going out, a man who was demon- possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.
African KalangaBakati batjayenda, mmwe nlume we mbebebe wakabe akasungwa ne meya mibi, kahhisiwa kuna Jesu.
- English33
And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
African KalangaNgono kukati meya mbi wadusiwa, nlume iwoyo we mbebebe kalebeleka. Mbunga we banhu ukakaabala ukati, “Akuna tjinonga itjetji tjakatongo bong'wa mu Iziraela.”
- African Kalanga
Koga Bafarisi bakati, “Unodusa meya mibi ehingisa he we meya mibi.”
- English35
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
African KalangaJesu kapalama mizi yose ne mizana ediya mu ng'umba dzabo dze mitembezelo esumikila ndebo mbuya ye buhe gwe kudzimu kakale epodza dzingwele dzose ne buworoworo gose.
- English36
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
African KalangaKati ebona mibunga ye banhu kabawhila zogwadza, ngobe bakabe bedziyidzika basina lubhatsho, benga mwhizi dzisina nlisi.
- African Kalanga
Ipapo kati ku badiyiwa babe, “Vuna kukulu kulu koga bavuni bahomanana.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo kumbilani kuti He we ndimo atumile bavuni ku nnda uwe.”
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.