The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Revelation 13English
Zumbunulo 13African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Ngono abona tjibandana tjibhuda mu gungwa tjina nyanga dzili gumi ne miholo ili kutendeka, pehhugwi kwe lunyanga gumwe ne gumwe kuna tjialana tje buhe, ngono pehhugwi kwe nholo mmwe ne mmwe kuna zina linotuka Ndzimu.
- English2
And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
African KalangaTjibandana itjetjo tjandakabona tjakabe tjinga n'gwe, matshambo atjo enga e bhira, nlomo watjo unga we humba. Ngono bhophona likatjipa masimba alo ne buhe gwalo ne ndaulo whulu.
- English3
One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was astonished and followed the beast.
African KalangaMmwe we miholo yatjo wakabe unabanga lingabulaya, koga banga ilelo likapola. Koga hango yose ikatobela tjibandana itjetjo yakatjenama.
- English4
Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?”
African KalangaBanhu bakanamata bhophona ngoti lakabe lapa tjibandana buhe gwalo. Bakanamata tjibandana beti, “Ndiani unonga tjibandana itjetji? Ne ungagwa natjo ndiani?”
- English5
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months.
African KalangaTjibandana tjakapiwa nlomo we kuzwikudza ne tuka Ndzimu, tjiletjedzegwa kube ne ndaulo mimwedzi ili makumi manna ana mimwedzi mibili.
- English6
He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.
African KalangaTjikatangisa tuka Ndzimu ne zina lawo ne magalo awo ne banobagala kudzimu.
- English7
He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.
African KalangaTjikapiwa ndetjedzelo ye bhayana ne bayenemali ne kubakunda, kakale tjakabe tjapiwa ndaulo pehhugwi kwe ludzi gumwe ne gumwe ne banhu bamwe ne bamwe ne lulimi gumwe ne gumwe ne tjaba tjimwe ne tjimwe.
- English8
All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast–all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.
African KalangaNgono bose banogala mu hango banowotjinamata, bose be mazina asakakwagwa kubva mu kuteyiwa kwe hango, mu lukwalo gwe butjilo gwe Mwhizana yakabulawa.
- African Kalanga
Ha mmwe ana zebe, ngaawhe.
- English10
If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints.
African Kalanga“Ha ili kuti kuna wakalingisana nosungwa, unowosungwa, wakalingisana ne bulawa ne thumo, unowobulawabo ne thumo. Oku kohaka dzikitadza ne kugalamoyo kwe bayenemali.”
- English11
Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
African KalangaIpapo abona tjimwe tjibandana tjibhuda mu hango, tjina nyanga dzili mbili dzifanana ne nyanga dze Mwhizana, ngono tjikalebeleka se bhophona.
- English12
He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
African KalangaTjohinga ne ndaulo yose ye tjibandana tje kutanga se mmilili watjo. Tjokombeledza hango na bose banogala muili kuti banamate tjibandana tje kutanga, tje banga linohlisa lakapola.
- English13
And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men.
African KalangaTjibandana itjetji tje bubili tjothama zwilakidzo zwikulu, tjothama moto ukabva kudzimu ukahha pasi mu hango mu meho e banhu bose.
- English14
Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
African KalangaNdizo tjotjebela banhu banogala mu hango ne zwilakidzo zwatjinoletjedziwa thama mbeli kwe tjibandana tje kutanga tjibabva tjiti bathame tjifano tje tjibandana tjakabe tjakubadziwa ne thumo ngono tjikatjila.
- English15
He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.
African KalangaTjakapiwa simba kufemela meya mu tjifano tje tjibandana tje kutanga kuti tjifano tje tjibandana tjilebeleke ne thama kuti ibabo basinganamate tjifano tje tjibandana babulawe.
- English16
He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,
African KalangaTjokombeledza banhu bose batukununu ne bakulukulu, bafumi ne bahayi, bakasununguka ne balanda kutjayiwa mu maboko abo e ludli kene mu mhahha dzabo,
- English17
so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
African Kalangakuyita kuti kusibe ne ungatenesa kene akatenga asina lutjayo igogo. Kobva kuti zina le tjibandana kene mbalo ye zina latjo.
- English18
This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666.
African KalangaIkoku kohaka butjenjebvu. Iye wakatjenjela ngaazibe tjimiligwe ne mbalo ye tjibandana itjetjo, ngoti mbalo imilile zina le nhu. Mbalo yatjo mazana mathanhatu ana makumi matanhatu ana tanhatu (666).
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.