The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Revelation 3English
Zumbunulo 3African Kalanga
- English1
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
African Kalanga“Kwalila ntumwa we kudzimu we gubungano limu Sadisi sawhoku: “Awa matama a iye una meya ili kutendeka ye Ndzimu ne nyenyedzi dzili kutendeka. Ndoziba mihingo iyo, unodang'wa kuyi unotjila, ngono wakafa,
- English2
Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.
African Kalangandizo muka, ngono usimise tjaunatjo na itjo tjabe pedlo nofa, ne kuti andizowana mihingo iyo ili yakapelela mu meho e Ndzimu wangu.
- English3
Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
African KalangaNdizo, alakana zwidiyo zwawakadiyiwa. Bhatilila mu zwili utjile, uhandukile matjinyo awo. Ha usingamuke, ndowohha kukuli se mbava, ngono autowoziba lubaka gwandinowohha ndigo.
- English4
Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.
African KalangaKoga kutjina basibangana mu Sadisi basakahhadza zwiambalo zwabo hambgwa, ngono banowoyenda nami bakaambala zwiambalo zwitjena, ngoti kwakabafanila.
- English5
He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels.
African KalangaIye unokunda unowombadziwa sa ikoko, zwiambalo zwitjena, ngono anditowobuhika zina lile mu lukwalo gwe butjilo. Ndowoleba zina lile pana Tate nepa batumwa babo.
- African Kalanga
“Iye una zebe, ngaawhe tjinolebgwa ne Meya ku makubungano.
- English7
“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
African Kalanga“Kwalila ntumwa we kudzimu we gubungano limu Filadelifiya sawhoku: “Awa matama e wakayengemala, una malebeswa, una tjihhulo tja Dafite, unohhula kukahaya ungahhalila, unohhalila kukahaya ungahhula.
- English8
I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
African KalangaNdoziba mihingo iyo. Bonani, ndahhula nkoba mbeli kuko, iwo usina unotubula kuuhhalila. Ndoziba kuti muna masimba matukununu, koga makalondolodza dama langu kakale amuzondizwilandula.
- English9
I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars–I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
African KalangaBona, ndowothama ibabo be ng'umba ya Satani, banozwibva beti Bajuta, ngono basi ibo koga be nyepa, bonani, ndowothama kuti bahhe banamate pa makumbo enyu, bazibe kuti ndakamuda.
- English10
Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.
African KalangaNe kuti makalondolodza ndayo yangu ne kudzikitadza ne moyo nlefu, ndowomulondolodza mu nsi we ndiko inohha mu hango yose, kulika ibabo bagele mu hango.
- African Kalanga
Ndohha tjinyolotjo, bhatisisani tjamunatjo, kuti ndizo kusitongobe ne mmwe ungamutolela tjiala tjenyu.
- English12
Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name.
African KalangaIye unokunda ndowonthama mhanda mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu wangu. Aangatjafe abhuda muili. Ndowokwala muunli zina le Ndzimu wangu ne zina le nzi nkulu we Ndzimu wangu, Jerusalema ntswha, unodeluka ubva ku Ndzimu wangu kudzimu. Kakale ndowokwala zina langu dzwa muunli.
- African Kalanga
“Iye una zebe ngaawhe tjinolebgwa ne Meya ku makubungano.
- English14
“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
African Kalanga“Kwalila ntumwa we kudzimu we gubungano limu Laodikeya sawhoku: “Awa matama anobva kuna Ngakujalo, ntendeki unogagwabgwe we malebeswa, bubvilo gwe lubumbo gwe Ndzimu.
- English15
I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!
African KalangaNdoziba mihingo yenyu, amutotonhola kakale amutopisa. Kwabe kungayita ha mabe mutonhola kene mupisa!
- African Kalanga
Ndizo, se mudziya, musingatonhole kakale musingapise, ndowomupfa amudusa mu nlomo wangu.
- English17
You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
African KalangaUkati, ‘Ndakafuma, ndimile zubuyanana, andina tjandinohaya.’ Koga autoziba kuti umu buyendasi, unowhisa ngoni! U n’hayi, u mbudlo kakale u bhofu.
- English18
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
African KalangaNdizo, ndokukumbuludza kuti utenge golide mundili yakatjenesiwa ngopisiwa mu moto kuti ufume, ne zwiambalo zwitjena ufuke uzwimbe mbudlo iyo inobhatisa honi kuti isibong'we, utenge ne mafuta aungahhodza mu meho awo kuti ubone.
- African Kalanga
Ibabo bandinoda ndobatjemela abalaya. Ndizo, simidzila uhandukile matjinyo awo.
- English20
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
African KalangaBonani, ndimile pa nkoba ndokokodza, ha mmwe angawha whi langu kahhula nkoba, ndowongina adla naye, ngono na iye unowodla nami.
- English21
To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
African KalangaIye unokunda ndowompa ndetjedzelo yegala nami mu tjigalo tje buhe gwangu koga sekwa ndakakunda, ndigele na Tate mu tjigalo tje buhe gwabo.
- African Kalanga
“Iye una zebe ngaawhe tjinolebgwa ne Meya ku makubungano.”
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.