The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Revelation 14English
Zumbunulo 14African Kalanga
- English1
Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
African KalangaIpapo alinga, ngono abona Mwhizana ilimile pehhugwi kwe dombo le Ziyoni, bakabe banayo bakabe bali 144000, ibabo bakakwagwa zina layo ne zina la tate bayo mu mhahha dzabo.
- English2
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
African KalangaNgono ndakawha whi libva kudzimu liwhika linga nsindo we vula njinji. Kakale linga titima kwe vula. Ndakawha whi linonga le banhu banolidza zwitinkani zwabo.
- English3
And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
African KalangaBanomba lumbo gutswha mbeli kwe tjigalo tje buhe, na mbeli kwe zwibumbgwa zwinotjila zwinna ne bakulu. Akuna wakabe angazwidiya lumbo igogo kuhhe kwe bali 144000, ibo bakabe badzutunugwa mu hango.
- English4
These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.
African KalangaNdibo basakazwitemapadza ne bakadzi, ndizo babuyanana; ndibo bakatobela Mwhizana pamwe ne pamwe painoyenda. Bakadzutunugwa pakati kwe banhu, bali mitjelo ye kutanga ye Ndzimu ne Mwhizana.
- African Kalanga
Akuna manyepkwha akawang'wa mu milomo yabo ngoti basina nlandu.
- English6
Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth–to every nation, tribe, language and people.
African KalangaNgono abona mmwe ntumwa we kudzimu ewuluka pehhugwi, akasenga ndebo mbuya isingapele, kuisumikilila bagali be hango mu tjaba tjimwe ne tjimwe ne mu ludzi gumwe ne gumwe ne mu lulimi gumwe ne gumwe ne mu banhu bamwe ne bamwe.
- English7
He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
African KalangaWakati ne whi lipehhugwi, “Lumbidzani Ndzimu, muukudze, ngobe lubaka gwe kuti usumikilise banhu gwatjiswika! Muunamate iwo wakathama kudzimu ne hango ne gungwa ne misenya ye vula!”
- English8
A second angel followed and said, “Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”
African KalangaMmwe ntumwa we kudzimu we bubili wakatobela we kutanga eti, “Wawa, wawa Bhabhiloni nkulu, iye wakathama zwitjaba zose kuti zwing'we nkumbi we bupombgwe gugwe.”
- English9
A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand,
African KalangaNtumwa we kudzimu we butatu kabatobela eti ne whi lipehhugwi, “Iye unonamata tjibandana ne tjifano tjatjo, kakale kaamutjila lutjayo gwatjo mu mhahha kene mu luboko,
- English10
he, too, will drink of the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
African Kalangakakale unowong'wa nkumbi we buhongola gwe Ndzimu wawapimhila usakadzimugwa mu tjing'wilo tje buhongola gwawo! Banowowhisiwa zogwadza mu moto ne salifa inopisa, mbeli kwe batumwa be kudzimu bakayenemala ne mbeli kwe Mwhizana.
- English11
And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name.”
African KalangaBusi gwe moto we kuwhisiwa zogwadza kwabo gomilikila pehhugwi ne kusingapele. Abana kunyaluluka masikati kene busiku ibabo banonamata tjibandana ne tjifano tjatjo ne mmwe ne mmwe una lutjayo gwe zina latjo.”
- English12
This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God’s commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.
African KalangaIkoku kohaka dzikitadza mu bayenemali, ibabo banolondolodza milayo ye Ndzimu begalamoyo muna Jesu.
- English13
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”
African KalangaKubva ipapo awha whi libva kudzimu liti, “Kwala ikoku, ‘Bana mhahhambuya bafi banofila muna He kubvila ngwenu kuyenda mbeli.’” Meya ikati, “Bana mhahhambuya dumbu kuti banyaluluke mu mihingo yabo inolema ngobe zwiyito zwabo zobatobela.”
- English14
I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one “like a son of man” with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
African KalangaNgono ndakati hule alinga, ndikabona gole jena, ngono pehhugwi kwalo kuli gele mmwe unolingika se Nkololo we Nhu, ana tjiala tje buhe tje golide mu n’holo uwe, akabhata sikili inopiza mu luboko gugwe.
- English15
Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
African KalangaNgono mmwe ntumwa we kudzimu kabhuda mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, kadana iwoyo ugele pehhugwi kwe gole ne whi lipehhugwi eti, “Tola sikili iyo uvune, ngoti lubaka gwe vuna gwaswika; hango yayibva ne buhhalo kuvung'wa.”
- English16
So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
African KalangaNdizo iwoyo ugele pehhugwi kwe gole, kabe ebuzila sikili iye mu hango, ngono hango ikavungwa.
- African Kalanga
Ngono ndakabona mmwe ntumwa we kudzimu ebhuda mu ng'umba ye Ndzimu kudzimu, ngono na iyebo kabe akabhata sikili inopiza.
- English18
Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.”
African KalangaMmwe ntumwa we kudzimu kabva pa tjibeso tje zwibhayilo, iye wakabe elaula moto, ngono kamilidza whi kadana ntumwa wakabhata sikili inopitza kati, “Tola sikili iyo uthubule hhambi mu nnda we mihhambi we hango ne kuti hhambi dzakayibva.”
- English19
The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
African KalangaNdizo ntumwa we kudzimu kabuzila sikili iye mu hango, kathubula hhambi mu n’hhambi kadziposela mu dolo lisihoma le buhongola gwe Ndzimu.
- English20
They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
African KalangaHhambi dzakakobogwa mu dolo kuhhe kwe nzi nkulu, kukabhuda malopa mu duni, kukabe gwizi gwe malopa gwe bulefu gwe khilomitha dzili mazana matatu (300), ngono malopa iyawo akabe angama Nhu pa mapfudzi.
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.