The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Revelation 10English
Zumbunulo 10African Kalanga
- English1
Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars.
African KalangaHule kwaikoku ndakabona mmwe ntumwa we kudzimu una simba edeluka ebva kudzimu, akapombedzwa ne gole, ana nlalabungwe pehhugwi kwe nholo uwe, ngono buso gugwe gwakabe gunga hhuba, makumbo awe enga mhanda dze moto.
- English2
He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,
African KalangaWakabe akabhata lukwalo gutukununu gwakahhuka mu luboko gugwe. Akatshamba ne gumbo lile le ludli mu gungwa, ne le lumewhe akatshamba mu hango,
- English3
and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke.
African Kalangangono kadana ne whi gulu se humba inokuma, kati edana, titima kuli kutendeka kukatitima.
- English4
And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”
African KalangaKwakati titima kuli kutendeka kwatitima, abe ndili pedlo nokwala, koga awha whi libva kudzimu liti, “Hhalila tjalebgwa ne titima kuli kutendeka usitongo tjikwala.”
- English5
Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.
African KalangaNgono ntumwa we kudzimu wandakabona ali mile mu gungwa ne mu hango, kamilidza luboko gugwe gwe ludli, kagulingisa kudzimu.
- English6
And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay!
African KalangaKatuna ne zina laiye unotjila ne kusingapele, iye wakabumba kudzimu na zose zwi kudzimu, ne hango na zose zwimuili, ne gungwa ne tjimwe ne tjimwe tjimulili. Katuna eti, “Kusitjabe ne kunonoka,
- English7
But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”
African Kalangakuti mu nsi unolidziwa lunyanga ne ntumwa we kudzimu we butendeka, masazibgwe e Ndzimu sekwa wakabudza balanda bawo, balebesambeli anowohingikala.”
- English8
Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
African KalangaIpapo whi landakabe ndawha lilebeleka libva kudzimu likalebeleka nami kakale likati, “Yenda unotola lukwalo gwakahhuka gumu luboko gwe ntumwa we kudzimu umile mu gungwa ne mu hango.”
- English9
So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
African KalangaNdakayenda ku ntumwa we kudzimu, ngono ankumbila kuti andipe lukwalo igogo gutukununu, ngono iye kati kundili, “Ugutole ugudle, gowobaba mu ntumbu uwo, koga gowozipa se butji gwe nyutji mu nlomo uwo.”
- English10
I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.
African KalangaNdakatola lukwalo igogo gutukununu mu luboko gugwe agudla, gukazipa se butji gwe nyutji mu nlomo wangu. Ndakati ndagudla gukababa mu ntumbu wangu.
- English11
Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”
African KalangaNgono abviwa kukayi “Wakafanila kulebelambeli kakale nekwe banhu banjinji ne kwe zwitjaba ne kwe ndimi nenge kwa bohe bakulu.”
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.