The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Philemon 1English
Filimoni 1African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Ndimi Paulo, nsungwa nekwa Khirisiti Jesu, ndina Timoti gamu ledu. Ku n’hingi naswi unodika Filimoni
- English2
To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker, to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets in your home:
African Kalangana Afiya, hazwadzi yedu, na Akipo mbhayani naswi ne gubungano linohanganila mu nzi uwo.
- African Kalanga
Ngoni ne kunyalala kunobva ku Ndzimu Tate bedu na He Jesu Khirisiti ngakube namwi.
- African Kalanga
Lubaka gumwe ne gumwe ndoboka Ndzimu wangu ha ndikukumbula mu mitembezelo yangu,
- African Kalanga
ngobe ndowha nekwe ludo gugo mu banhu bose be Ndzimu ne kugalamoyo kwaunako muna He Jesu.
- English6
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
African KalangaNdotembezela kuti usime mukukobana bugalimoyo kuko kuti ndizo ube ne kuwhisisa kuhhele ne tjimwe ne tjimwe tjatinatjo muna Khirisiti.
- English7
Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
African KalangaGamu langu, ndina kuhanha ne kukulumbidzika kukulu kunobva mu ludo gugo! Wakahanhisa mimoyo ye banhu be Ndzimu bose.
- African Kalanga
Nekwa ikoku, nenguba ndina halabvuko tjose muna Khirisiti, kukulaya hinga tjakafanila hingiwa,
- English9
yet I appeal to you on the basis of love. I then, as Paul–an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus–
African Kalangakoga ngobe ndokuda, mu bumo gwekuti ndikulaye ndokukumbila. Imi Paulo nhuntana, nsungwa nekwa Khirisiti Jesu,
- African Kalanga
ndokukumbila nekwa Onesimasi nkololo wangu muna Khirisiti, wandakabe tate babe ndili mu busungwa.
- African Kalanga
Wakatongobe asina n’hingo kukuli, koga ngwenu watjibe ne n’hingo kukuli ne kundili.
- African Kalanga
Ndombgwiliza kukuli ngwenu, ndin’da kwazo ne ludo gwangu gose.
- English13
I would have liked to keep him with me so that he could take your place in helping me while I am in chains for the gospel.
African KalangaNdabe ndingada gala naye ngeno nditjimu busungwa nekwe Ndebo mbuya kuti andibhatshe mu bumo gugo.
- English14
But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and not forced.
African KalangaKoga anditoyemula tola nhambo imwe kuhhe kwe ndingaziba iwe sekwa unoalakana, kuti ndulamo iyo isitongobe ne kukombeledzwa, koga kube iwe unothama nosununguka.
- English15
Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good–
African KalangaPamwe wakathubukanyiwa nawe kwe luibaka gufupi kuti ndizo uhhe ube naye kwatjose,
- English16
no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.
African Kalangaasitji nlanda koga, ngono abe nhu unopinda nlanda atjibe gamu linodika muna Khirisiti. Ndon’da seni! Ngono iwe wakafanila kun’da kupinda, se nlanda kakale gamu lilo muna He!
- African Kalanga
Ndizo ha ndili nkhwinya uwo, un’amutjile sekwa ungandiamutjila.
- African Kalanga
Ha akakutjinyila kene ekukolota tjimwe, utjikwale mu nlandu wangu.
- English19
I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back–not to mention that you owe me your very self.
African KalangaImi Paulo, ndokwala ikoku ne luboko gwangu nditi, “Ndowokulipa.” Andinako, kakale andizofanila kube nako kukukumbuludza, kuti unondikolota butjilo gugo.
- English20
I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
African KalangaNdoyemula gamu langu, kuti ndibe ne lubhatsho gunobva mukuli, muna He. Nyatutusa moyo wangu muna Khirisiti.
- English21
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
African KalangaNgobe ndogalabgwe kuwha kuko, ndokukwalila ndiziba kuti unowohinga ne kunopinda tjandinokumbila.
- English22
And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers.
African KalangaKakale undilulwamisile buyizelo, ngobe ndogalabgwe kuti Ndzimu unodabila mitembezelo yenyu mose, ukathama kuti ndihhe kumuli.
- African Kalanga
Epafurasi nsungwa nekwa Khirisiti Jesu sami, unokubuyisa,
- African Kalanga
na Mako, na Arisitako, na Demasi, na Luke, bahingi nami banobuyisabo.
- African Kalanga
Ngoni dza He Jesu Khirisiti ngadzibe namwi.
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.