The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Revelation 17English
Zumbunulo 17African Kalanga
- English1
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
African KalangaIpapo mmwe we batumwa be kudzimu bali kutendeka bakabe bana ndilo dzili kutendeka, kahha kundili kati, “Ihha ngeno ndiwokulakidza sumikilisiwa kwe fukula iyeyi igele mu vula njinji.
- English2
With her the kings of the earth committed adultery and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”
African KalangaBohe bakulu bakahinga bupombgwe naye, ngono bagali be hango bakalaladzisiwa nong'wa nkumbi we bufukula gugwe.”
- English3
Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
African KalangaNtumwa we kudzimu kandisenela ku tjilambanyika ndili mu Meya. Ikoko ndakabona nkadzi ali gele pehhugwi kwe tjibandana tjihaba, tjili hhele mazina anotuka Ndzimu; tjibandana itjetjo tjakabe tjina miholo ili kutendeka ne nyanga dzili gumi.
- English4
The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.
African KalangaNkadzi iwoyo wakabe akambala zwiambalo zwe mbala we buhaba gwakabondelela ne n’haba, zwakanakisiwa ne golide nenge mabgwe akanaka anopenya ne ndalama. Mu luboko gugwe wakabe akabhata tjing'wilo tjakathamiwa ne golide, tjili hhele zwinhu zwinohemesa ne hambgwa ye bufukula gugwe.
- African Kalanga
Mu mhahha iye kwakabe kwakakwagwa zina le masazibgwe, “Bhabhiloni nkulu, mme be fukula dzose ne mihingo yose inohemesa mu hango.”
- English6
I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.
African KalangaNgono ndakabona kuti nkadzi iwoyo wakabe akalaladza ne malopa e bayenemali nene malopa e bakafila kutendekela Jesu. Ndakati ndimbona, akaabala kwazo.
- English7
When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
African KalangaKoga ntumwa we Kudzimu kandibhuzwa kati, “Ini wakakaabala? Ndowokutjenesela nekwe masazibgwe e nkadzi iwoyu ne tjibandana tjaakatanha tjina miholo ili kutendeka ne nyanga dzili gumi.
- English8
The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because he once was, now is not, and yet will come.
African KalangaTjibandana itjetjiya tjawabona tjakatongobe yapo ngono ngwenu atjitjipo, tjowobhuda mu gomba lisina palinoma, ngono tjowoyenda kunoloba. Bagali be hango, bana mazina asakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe butjilo kubva mu kuteyiwa kwe hango banowotjenamila kutjibona, ngobe tjakabe tjili yapo, ngono ngwenu tjisitjipo koga ngono tjitjowobe yapo.
- English9
“This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits.
African Kalanga“Ikoku kohaka una butjenjebvu. Miholo ili kutendeka matombo ali kutendeka agegwe pehhugwi ne nkadzi iwoyo.
- English10
They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while.
African KalangaKuna bohe bakulubo bali kutendeka. Bahanu babo bakawa, ng'ompela uyapo, mmwe aanhu kahha; ha ehha unowobepo lubaka guhomanana koga.
- English11
The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction.
African KalangaNgono tjibandana itjetjo tjakatongo bepo, koga ngwenu tjisipo ndi he nkulu we buhhanakadzi. Mmwe we bali kutendeka, koga unoyenda kunolobesiwa.
- English12
“The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.
African Kalanga“Manyanga ali gumi awabona ndi bohe bakulu bali gumi basanhu bakaamutjila buhe, ngono banowoamutjila masimba kubusa awara i nng'ompela ne tjibandana itjetjo.
- African Kalanga
Ibaba ne bugumi gwabo, bana mazwimisilo mang'ompela, banopa tjibandana simba labo ne buhe gwabo.
- English14
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings–and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
African KalangaBanowogwa ne Mwhizana, koga Mwhizana inowobakunda, ngobe ndi He wa bohe, ndi He nkulu wa bohe bakulu, baanabo ne bakadang'wa bakahalugwa, banogagwabgwe.”
- English15
Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.
African KalangaNtumwa we kudzimu kati kundili, “Vula dzawabona dzigegwe ne fukula, zwitjaba ne mibunga ye banhu nenge ndimi.
- English16
The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
African KalangaNyanga dzili gumi dzawabona ne tjibandana dzowobenga fukula iyeyo, dzowotola tjimwe ne tjimwe tjainatjo, ngono dzikaisiya ili mbudlo, dzowodla nyama ye mbili wayo, dzikampisa ne moto,
- English17
For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God’s words are fulfilled.
African KalangaNdzimu wakalonga mu mimoyo yabo kuda kwawo kuti kuhingikale mazwimisilo awo nohinga bebvumana, beyisa mibuso yabo pasi kwe tjibandana kudzina kose kumu dama le Ndzimu kuhingikale.
- African Kalanga
“Nkadzi wawabona, unzi iwoya nkulu unobusa bohe bakulu be hango.”
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.