The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Romans 5English
Baroma 5African Kalanga
- English1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
African KalangaNdizo se takalulwamisiwa ne kugalamoyo tina kunyalala ne Ndzimu ndi Jesu Khirisiti, He wedu.
- English2
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
African KalangaNekukwe takawana zila ye ngina mu ngoni dze Ndzimu, dzatili mudzili, ngono ne kugalamoyo tohanha ne kugalabgwe kuti towobe ne gobe mu gudzo le Ndzimu!
- English3
Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
African KalangaTjikulu tohanha mu kudziyila kwedu, ngobe toziba kuti dziyila kohhisa kusimidzila.
- African Kalanga
Simidzila kohhisa mbumbiko yakasima inohhisa kugalabgwe.
- English5
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
African KalangaNgono galabgwe akutotibhatisa honi ngoti ludo gwe Ndzimu gwakadigwa mu mimoyo yedu ne Meya yakayengemala iyo yatakapiwa.
- African Kalanga
Takati tisina sekwa tingazwibhatsha, Khirisiti kafila babi ne lubaka gwaka-lingisana.
- English7
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
African KalangaKwakasima kuti nhu afile nlulwami, nenguba pamwe kungatikala kuti mmwe afile nhu una n’hhahho.
- English8
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
African KalangaKoga Ndzimu unolakidza ludo gwawo mutili ne kuti takati titji batjinyi Khirisiti katifila!
- English9
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!
African KalangaNdizo se ngwenu takalulwamisiwa ne malopa a Jesu, kukulu kwazo towotjidziwa mu buhongola gwe Ndzimu!
- English10
For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
African KalangaHa kuli kuti takati tili zwita zwe Ndzimu, tikagadzanyiwa ne Ndzimu ne lufu gwe Nkololo wawo, tjidziwa kwedu ndiye kukulu.
- English11
Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
African KalangaKusi ikoko koga, iswi tohanha mu Ndzimu ndi He Jesu Khirisiti, iye wakati-gadzanya ne Ndzimu.
- English12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned--
African KalangaNdizoke, se tjibi tjakahha mu hango ne nhu nng'ompela, lufu gukahhisiwa ne tjibi, lufu gwakaandama ne banhu, ngobe bose bakathama tjibi.
- English13
for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
African KalangaTjibi tjakabe yapo mu hango nlayo usanhu ukabigwa, koga pasina nlayo tjibi atjitobagwa.
- English14
Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come.
African KalangaKoga lufu gwakabusa kubva mu nsi wa Adamu kunoti muna wa Mushe ne muna ibabo bakabe basatjinya sa Adamu, iye wakabe ali tjifano tje wakabe ewohha, iye Jesu.
- English15
But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
African KalangaKoga tjipo tje Ndzimu atjitonga tjibi. Ha banhu banjinji bakafa ne tjibi tje nhu nng'ompela. Ngoni dze Ndzimu iwulu seni dzinodelukila banji dzinohha ne nhu nng'ompela Jesu Khirisiti.
- English16
Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification.
African KalangaTjipo tjoleyana ne tjibi tje nhu iwoyo nng'ompela: Ngobe sumikilisiwa kwakahha ne jinyo ling'ompela, kwakazwala kubong'wa nlandu, koga tjipo tjinohha hule kwe matjinyo manji, tjohhisa kuhayiwa nlandu.
- English17
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
African KalangaHa nekwe jinyo le nhu nng'ompela lufu gwakabusa ne nhu iwoyo, ibabo banoamutjila ngoni dzakawanda ne tjipo tje ndulamo, banowobusa kukulu seni mu butjilo ne nhu nng'ompela iye Jesu Khirisiti.
- English18
Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men.
African KalangaNgono se jinyo le nhu nng'ompela lakahhisa kubong'wa nlandu kwe banhu bose, kwakajalobo n’hingo we ndulamo we nhu nng'ompela wakahhisila banhu bose kusabong'wa nlandu nenge kubapa bose butjilo.
- English19
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
African KalangaNgobe se banhu banji bakabe batjinyi ne kusawha kwe nhu nng'ompela, sa ikokobo, ne kuwha kwe nhu nng'ompela, banhu bose banowolulwamisiwa.
- English20
The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
African KalangaNlayo wakahha kuwandisa jinyo, koga tjibi patja kawanda, ngoni dze Ndzimu dzakawanda kupinda.
- English21
so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
African KalangaNdizo se tjibi tjakabusa mu lufu, ngoni dze Ndzimu dzobusa ne ndulamo dzititungamilila ku butjilo gusingapele ndi Jesu Khirisiti He wedu.
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.