The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Romans 16English
Baroma 16African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Ndomuzibisa hazwadzi yedu Febhe, ntiyakoni mu gubungano le Kenikiriya,
- English2
I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many people, including me.
African Kalangamun'amutjile muna He ne kwakafanila bayengemali kakale mumpe lubhatsho gumwe ne gumwe gwaangahaka mumuli, ngobe wakabe mbatshi we banhu banjinji kose nami ntja wakandibhatsha.
- African Kalanga
Buyisani Purisila na Akhwila, bahingi nami muna Khirisiti Jesu.
- English4
They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
African KalangaBakalonga matjilo abo mu mbhatsha ne kwangu. Kusi imi koga, ne gubungano lose le Bezwitjaba lobatenda.
- English5
Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
African KalangaBuyisanibo gubungano linohanganila ku nzi wabo. Buyisani Epeneto wandinoda, wakabe iye we kutanga kuhanduligwa muna Khirisiti mu ntunhu we Ezhiya.
- African Kalanga
Buyisani Mariya iye wakamuhingila kwazo.
- English7
Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
African KalangaBuyisani makamu angu Andironiko na Juniyasi busungwa nami. Banozibgwa kwazo pakati kwe batumwa kakale bakaamutjila Khirisiti imi ndisanhu.
- African Kalanga
Buyisani Ampiliyato wandinoda muna He.
- African Kalanga
Buyisani Ubhanosi n’hingi naswi muna Khirisiti ne n'diwa wangu Sitakisi.
- English10
Greet Apelles, tested and approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
African KalangaBuyisani Apelesi wakagagwabgwe muna Khirisiti. Buyisani ibabo be n’ha wa Arisitobhulo.
- English11
Greet Herodion, my relative. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
African KalangaBuyisani Herodiyoni gamu langu. Buyisani ibabo be n’ha wa Narikiso ba muna He.
- English12
Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.
African KalangaBuyisani Tirifina na Tirifosa, bakadzi ibabo banohinga kwazo muna He. Buyisani n'diwa wangu Pesisi iye mmwe nkadzi wakahinga kwazo muna He.
- African Kalanga
Buyisani Rufu, iye unozibgwa kwazo muna He, na mmeyabe, ibo bakabe mme kundilibo.
- African Kalanga
Buyisani Asinikirito, Fulegoni, Hemesi, Patirobhasi, Hemasi ne makamu abanawo.
- African Kalanga
Buyisani Filologo, Juliya, Nereusi ne hazwadzi iye na Olimpasi kose ne bayengemali babanabo.
- African Kalanga
Buyisanani ne kubutjilana kwakayengemala. Makubungano wose a Khirisiti anomubuyisa.
- English17
I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
African KalangaNdomukumbila makamu, kube ne njele muna ibabo banohhisa kuthubukana kakale bebiga zwinopinganyidza mu zila dzenyu zwinonyanyayidzana ne kudiya kwamakawana. Thubukanani nabo.
- English18
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
African KalangaNgoti banhu bakajalo abatohingila He wedu Khirisiti, koga banohingila njemulo dzabo. Banotjebela banhu basingazibe tjimwe ne matama abo akanaka kakale anokudza kwe manyepkhwa.
- English19
Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.
African KalangaMmwe ne mmwe wakaziba nekwe kuwha kwenyu, ndizo ndihhele kuhanha ne kwenyu, koga ndohaka kuti mutjenjele muna tjakalulwama kakale mube basina nlandu muna tjakayipa.
- English20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
African KalangaNdzimu unotipa kunyalala unowotjimbidza wakanyanga Satani kusi kwe makumbo enyu. Ngoni dza He wedu Jesu Khirisiti ngadzibe namwi.
- English21
Timothy, my fellow worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my relatives.
African KalangaTimoti, n’hingi nami, unomubuyisa, kose na Lukiyo, Jasoni na Sosipata bahingi nami.
- African Kalanga
Imi Tetiyo, nkwalili we lukwalo igogu, ndomubuyisa muna He.
- English23
Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings. Erastus, who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.
African KalangaGayo, iye n'amutjili wangu ne banhu be gubungano mu nzi uwe unobuyisa. Erasito, iye mbhati we mari e nzi nkulu ne gamu ledu Kwato banomubuyisa.
- African Kalanga
[Ngoni dza He wedu Jesu Khirisiti dzingabe namwi mose. Ngakujalo.]
- English25
Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past,
African KalangaNgatikudzeni Ndzimu, iwo unotubula kumusimisa mu kugalamoyo kwenyu mu Ndebo mbuya yandinosumikila nekwa Jesu Khirisiti kakale kuyendidzana ne zumbunuko ye malebeswa akabe akasumbikiwa lubaka gulefu.
- English26
but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him--
African KalangaKoga ngwenu, malebeswa iyawa akalebgwa edusigwa patjena ne whalo dze balebesambeli, ezibisiwa zwitjaba zose, se Ndzimu usingapele wakalaula, kuti kuhhe kuwha kwe kugalamoyo.
- African Kalanga
Ngakukudziwe ndi Jesu Khirisiti Ndzimu wakatjenjela mu zwinhu zose ne kusingapele kose. Ngakujalo.
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.
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