The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Revelation 7English
Zumbunulo 7African Kalanga
- English1
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.
African KalangaHule kwa ikoku, ndakabona batumwa be kudzimu bali banna bali mile ku mbihho nna dze hango, bedzibila mhepo kuti isitutudze mu hango kene mu gungwa kene zunguza nti ne ng'ompela wose.
- English2
Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
African KalangaIpapo abona ntumwa mmwe we kudzimu ebva ku bhehhuba akabhata lutjayo gwe Ndzimu unotjila, edana ne whi lipehhugwi, edana batumwa be kudzimu banna bakapiwa simba ne Ndzimu kutjinya hango ne gungwa.
- English3
“Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
African KalangaNtumwa iwoyo we kudzimu wakalebeleka eti, “Musitongo kolomola hango, kene gungwa kene miti kuswikila tatjaya balanda be Ndzimu wedu mu mhahha dzabo.”
- African Kalanga
Ngono ndakawha kuti mbalo ye banhu bakatjayiwa yakabe ili 144000. Bakabe bebva mu njudzi dzili gumi lina mbili dze Iziraela,
- English5
From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
African Kalangazwiwulu zwili gumi lina zwibili (12000) zwibva mu ludzi gwa Juda, zwili (12000) muna gwa Rubheni, zwili (12000) zwibva muna gwa Gadi;
- English6
from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
African Kalangazwiwulu zwili gumi lina zwibili (12000) zwibva mu ludzi gwa AHeri, zwili (12000) muna gwa Nafutali, zwili (12000) muna gwa Manase;
- English7
from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
African Kalangazwiwulu zwili gumi lina zwibili (12000) mu ludzi gwa Simiyoni, zwili (12000) muna gwa Levi, zwili (12000) muna gwa Isakari;
- English8
from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
African Kalangazwiwulu zwili gumi lina zwibili (12000) mu ludzi gwa Zebhuloni, zwili (12000) mu ludzi gwa Josefa ne zwili (12000) muna gwa Bhenjamini.
- English9
After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
African KalangaHule kwa ikoku ndakalinga, ngono abona mbunga we banhu nkulu, kwakabe kusina ungabala banhu bose ibaba bakabe bebva mu tjaba tjimwe ne tjimwe ne mu njudzi dzose ne mu banhu bose ne mu ndimi dzose bali mile mbeli kwe tjigalo tje buhe na mbeli kwe Mwhizana, bakambala hazu tjena ndefu dzinoma ku zwinyala bakabhata nhabi dze milala mu maboko abo.
- English10
And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”
African KalangaBakalebeleka ne whi lipehhugwi beti, “Jidzo lobva ku Ndzimu wedu ugele mu tjigalo tje buhe ne ku Mwhizana.”
- English11
All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
African KalangaBatumwa be kudzimu bose bakama bakakombeledza tjigalo tje buhe belonga mukati bakulu ne zwibumbiwa zwinotjila zwinna. Bakawila pasi ne njiso dzabo mbeli kwe tjigalo tje buhe be namata Ndzimu
- English12
saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
African Kalangabeti, “Ngakujalo! Ndumbidzo ne gudzo ne butjenjebvu ne mboko ne gudzo ne buhe ne masimba kube kwe Ndzimu ne kusingapele kose! Ngakujalo.”
- English13
Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes–who are they, and where did they come from?”
African KalangaNdizo mmwe we bakulu wakandibhuzwa kati, “Ndiboani banhu ibaba bakambala hazu tjena, banobva ngayi?”
- African Kalanga
Ahandula nditi, “Ndimwi mungaziba He wangu.” Kati kundili, “Ibaba ndibo bakabva mu ndiko whulu kwazo; bakasuka hazu dzabo mu malopa e Mwhizana dzikabe njena.
- English15
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, “they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.
African KalangaNdizo bali mile mbeli kwe tjigalo tje buhe gwe Ndzimu, bewunamata siku ne sikati mu Ng'umba yawo. Ndizo iwo ugele mu tjigalo tje buhe unowobabakilila ne kube yapo kwawo.
- English16
Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat.
African KalangaAbatjawotongo bhakwha ne hhala kene ne nyota kakale; hhuba alitowotongo tjabapisa kene kuli mhepo inopisa.
- English17
For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
African KalangaMwhizana iyo pakati kwe tjigalo tje buhe inowobe nlisi wabo kakale inowobatungamilila ku misenya ye vula inopa butjilo. Ngono Ndzimu unowobuhika n’hodzi mmwe ne mmwe mu meho abo.”
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.