The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Revelation 1English
Zumbunulo 1African Kalanga
- English1
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
African KalangaEyi i zumbunulo ya Jesu Khirisiti yaakapiwa ne Ndzimu kulakidza balanda bawo tjinowohingikala tjinyolotjo. Jesu kayizibisa ne tuma ntumwa uwe we kudzimu kuyizibisa nlanda uwe Johani.
- English2
who testifies to everything he saw–that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
African KalangaJohani kapa butendeki nekwe dama le Ndzimu nekwe tjakahingwa ndi Jesu Khirisiti, kaleba tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaakabona.
- English3
Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
African KalangaUnamhahhambuya unobalila pehhugwi matama e bulebesambeli igogu, ne banowha matama iyawo bana mhahhambuya ne banolondolodza tjakakwagwa muguli ngobe lubaka gwasedzela.
- English4
John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits
African KalangaNdimi Johani, ndokwalila makubungano ali kutendeka mu ntunhu we Ezhiya: Ngoni ngadzibe namwi ne kunyalala kunobva ku Ndzimu iwo wakabepo, nangwenu uyapo, kakale utjawohha, nene kunobva ku meya ili kutendeka imbeli kwe tjigalo tje buhe gwe Ndzimu,
- English5
before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
African Kalangane kuna Jesu Khirisiti iye ntendeki unogalikabgwe, mbano muna bakamusiwa mu bafi, kakale ali mbusi wa bohe be hango. Kuunli iye unotida, kakale akatisunungula mu zwibi zwedu ne malopa awe,
- English6
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father–to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
African Kalangakatithama kuti tibe buhe ne Baphirisiti be Ndzimu uwe, ibo tate babe. Kuna Jesu Khirisiti ngakube ne gudzo nenge simba ne kusingapele kose. Ngakujalo.
- English7
Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
African KalangaBonani, unohha ne makole, ngono meho wose anowombona, kose na ibabo bakambhaya ne njudzi dzose dze hango dzowolila ne kukwe. Ngakujalo.
- English8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
African Kalanga“Ndimi bhalule kakale bhelelo,” kolebeleka He Ndzimu, iwo uyapo, kakale wakabe yapo, kakale utjawohha, iwo Masimbawose.
- English9
I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
African KalangaNdimi Johani gamu lenyu, imi ndakahanganyila namwi muna Jesu kudziyidziwa nenge buhe ne moyonlefu mu kudzikitadza, ndakabe ndili mu tjigwizi tje Patimosi nekwe dama le Ndzimu nenge butendeki gwa Jesu.
- African Kalanga
Ndakabe mu Meya ne hhuba la He, ngono awha whi gulu linonga nsindo we lunyanga gunolidziwa hule kwangu,
- English11
which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”
African Kalangaliti, “Kwala mu lukwalo tjaunobona, ngono ugutumilile ku makubungano ali kutendeka, mu nzi we Efeso newe Simirina newe Pegamo newe Tiyatira newe Sadisi newe Filadelifiya newe Laodikeya.”
- English12
I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
African KalangaIpapo atendebuka alinga hule kuti ndibone unolebeleka nami, ngono abona zwigadziko zwe mavone ali kutendeka zwakathamiwa ne golide,
- English13
and among the lampstands was someone “like a son of man,” dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest.
African Kalangangono pakati kwazo kwakabe kuna mmwe unonga Nkololo we Nhu, akaambala hazu ndefu, akazwisunga pa fuba ne mmwandabula we golide.
- English14
His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.
African KalangaN’holo uwe ne mavudzi awe akabe ali matjena se lungudze, ali matjena enga makaa e vula, ngono meho awe enga mpfuto we moto,
- English15
His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
African Kalangamakumbo awe epenya se tshipi inoyi bhurasi yakapholitjiwa, yakapisiwa mu vutho ikakuyungiwa, ngono whi lile lakabe linga nsindo we vula njinji.
- English16
In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
African KalangaWakabe akabhata nyenyedzi dzili kutendeka mu luboko gugwe gwe ludli, ngono mu nlomo uwe kukabhuda bukanu gunopiza guna mahali mabili. Buso gugwe gwakabe gupenya se hhuba linopenya ne masimba wose.
- English17
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.
African KalangaNdakati ndimbona awila pasi mbeli kwe makumbo awe ndinga ndafa, wakabiga luboko gugwe gwe ludli pehhugwi kwangu, ebe eti, “Usihle, ndimi we kutanga kakale we bupelo.
- English18
I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
African KalangaNdimi unotjila, ndakabe ndafa, ngono bona ndotjila ne kusingapele kose. Ndina simba pehhugwi kwe lufu ne bugalo gwe bafi.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo kwala zwinhu zwaunobona, zwinhu zose zwiyapo sangwenu ne zwinhu zwinowohingikala hule kwa ipapa.
- English20
The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
African KalangaAkuli nekwe masazibgwe e nyenyedzi dzili kutendeka dzawabona mu luboko gwangu gwe ludli ne zwigadziko zwe mavone zwe golide zwili kutendeka, nyenyedzi idzedzi dzili kutendeka batumwa be kudzimu mu makubungano ali kutendeka. Zwigadziko zwe mavone zwe golide zwili kutendeka makubungano ali kutendeka.”
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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