The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Philippians 1English
Bafilipi 1African Kalanga
- English1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
African KalangaNdimi Paulo, ndina Timoti, tili balanda ba Khirisiti Jesu. Ku bayengemali bose muna Khirisiti Jesu bamu nzi we Filipi ne badiyi ne batiyakoni be gubungano:
- African Kalanga
Ngoni ne kunyalala kunobva ku Ndzimu Tate bedu na He Jesu Khirisiti ngakube namwi.
- African Kalanga
Ndoboka Ndzimu wangu misi yose ha ndimukumbula.
- African Kalanga
Lubaka gumwe ne gumwe gwandinomutembezelela, ndotembezela ne kuhanha,
- African Kalanga
ndiboka sekwa makabhatana nami mu n’hingo we ndebo mbuya, kubva mu hhuba le kutangisa kowoti ngwenu,
- English6
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
African Kalangandina malebeswa e kuti iye wakatangisa n’hingo wakanaka mumuli, unowoupedzisa mu hhuba la Khirisiti Jesu.
- English7
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me.
African KalangaKwakandilulwamila kuzwiwha sa ikoku ne kwenyu mose, ngobe mumu moyo wangu misi yose. Mose makahanganila ngoni dze Ndzimu nami, kose mu busungwa gwangu ne mu kuvikilila ne kusimisa ndebo mbuya.
- African Kalanga
Ndzimu ntendeki wangu, kuti ndoyemula kumubona mose kwazo ne ludo gwa Khirisiti Jesu.
- English9
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
African KalangaNgono ntembezelo wangu whuti, ludo gwenyu guyendilembeli gupamhidzike ne luzibo nenge kuwhisisa ne buhhalo,
- English10
so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,
African Kalangakuti ndizo mutubule kuhalula tjakalulwama kupinda zose, ngono mube bakatjenapala musibe ne nlandu mu Hhuba la Khirisiti,
- English11
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God.
African Kalangamowowang'wa muna mitjelo ihhele ye ndulamo inohha ndi Jesu Khirisiti kukudza ne kulumbidza Ndzimu.
- English12
Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.
African KalangaNdohaka muziba etji makamu, zwakandihingikalila zwakabhatsha kuandamisa ndebo mbuya.
- English13
As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
African KalangaNgono nekwa ikoku, babhayani bose pano ne bamwe bose banoziba kuti ndi mu busungwa nekwa Khirisiti.
- English14
Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly.
African KalangaBunjinji gwe makamu, bakasimisiwa muna He ne busungwa gwangu, kakale batjibe ne tjilopa kuleba dama le Ndzimu basingahle.
- African Kalanga
Malebeswa whukuti bamwe banosumikila Khirisiti ne ndandala nenge kukakabadzana, koga bamwe banonsumikila ne mazwiwo akalulwama.
- African Kalanga
Aba banokuthama ne ludo, ngobe beziba kuti Ndzimu wakandipa n’hingo we kuvikilila ndebo mbuya.
- English17
The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.
African KalangaIbabo bamwe banosumikila Khirisiti ne kuhaka kuzwihingila bali boga kusi ne moyo wakalulwama behaka kundidziyidza kunjinji mu busungwa gwangu.
- English18
But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.
African KalangaApa koti tjimwe kene? Kene Khirisiti unosumikigwa ne zila ipi kene ipi, yakabipa kene ye malebeswa, ngono nekwa ikoko ndohanha. Ee ndowohanha,
- English19
Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.
African Kalangangobe ndoziba kuti ne mitembezelo yenyu nenge lubhatsho gwe Meya ya Jesu Khirisiti, ikoku kowohanduka kukandisunungula.
- English20
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
African KalangaSekwa ndinoyemula, kakale ndigalabgwe kuti anditowobhakhwa ne honi mu n’hingo wangu, koga ne kulebeleka ndakasimisamoyo sekwa ndagala ndithama, Khirisiti unowokudziwa mu mbili wangu; kene kuli ne butjilo kene ne lufu.
- African Kalanga
Ngobe kundili kutjila ndi Khirisiti, kufa imbuzilo.
- English22
If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!
African KalangaKoga ha ili kuti kutjila ndiko kuna n’hingo una mbhayilo, ipapo anditoziba kuti ndingahalula kupi.
- African Kalanga
Ndi pakati kwe mikumbulo mibili, ndoyemula kuthubukana ne butjilo ndikanobe na Khirisiti, ngobe ikoku kobhatsha kwazo.
- African Kalanga
Koga kube nditjatjila mu nyama kohakika kupindisa, kuti mubhatshike.
- English25
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
African KalangaNdogalamoyo ndi ikoku, ndoziba kuti ndowotjila, ngono ayendilambeli namwi mose, ndithamila ikoku kuyendilambeli kwenyu ne kuhanha mu kugalamoyo,
- English26
so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me.
African Kalangakoyita kuti mundili mube ne tjamungazwikudza nditjo muna Khirisiti Jesu nekwe kuhha kwangu kumuli kakale.
- English27
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel
African KalangaTjikulu whuti, zila ye butjilo gwenyu ngaiyendilane ne ndebo mbuya ya Khirisiti, kuti ndizo kene ndihha kuwomubona kene ndisipo, ndiwhe ne kwenyu kuti makabhata makasimisa ne meya ing'ompela ne nkumbulo nng'ompela mugwisila kugalamoyo kwe ndebo mbuya,
- English28
without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and that by God.
African Kalangamusingahle tjimwe mu zwita zwenyu, woku tjilakidzo kubali tje kulobesiwa kwabo, koga tje jidzo lenyu, linobva ku Ndzimu.
- English29
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him,
African KalangaNgobe makakupiwa kuti, nekwa Khirisiti musigalemoyo muunli koga, mudziyilebo ne kukwe,
- English30
since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
African Kalangamuli mu ngwa iyozwayo yamakabona, koga ngwenu muwha kuyi ndi muili.
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.
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