The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
New Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Titus 1English
Tito 1African Kalanga
- English1
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness–
African KalangaNdimi Paulo nlanda we Ndzimu kakale ndili ntumwa wa Jesu Khirisiti kuyendisi-lambeli bugalimoyo mu bahalugwa be Ndzimu nenge kuyendisilambeli mubali luzibo gwe bundzimu gwe malebeswa,
- English2
a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
African Kalangagwe kugalabgwe kwe butjilo gusingapele kwatakapiwa ntolo ntolo ne Ndzimu usingatongo nyepa,
- English3
and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
African Kalangangono kukati mu lubaka gwakafanila kugadziwabgwe ikoku kukabvila patjena mu dama lawo, n’hingo we diya wandakapiwa ne ndaulo ye Ndzimu, Ntjidzi wedu.
- English4
To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
African KalangaKuna Tito, mwana wangu mu bugalimoyo gwatinago tose: Ngoni ne kunyalala kunobva ku Ndzimu Tate na Khirisiti Jesu Ntjidzi wedu ngadzibe nawe.
- English5
The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
African KalangaEtji nditjo tjakathama kuti ndi kusiye ku Kirete, kuti upedzise zwakabe zwisapela, kakale uhalule bakulu mu makubungano, mu mizi yose sekwa ndakakubva.
- English6
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
African KalangaWahalugwa kube nkulu wakafanila abe ali nlume usina nlandu waangatilikiwa, ali nlume we nkadzi nng'ompela ana bana banoteedza bazwadzi kakale basingazwilahilile.
- English7
Since an overseer is entrusted with God’s work, he must be blameless–not overbearing, not quick- tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
African KalangaNekwe ntungamili we gubungano se ali ntjengeti we ng'umba ye Ndzimu, wakafanila kuti asibe ne nlandu. Aazofanila kube ne mazwikudzo kene kube moyana kene kube tjidakwa kene kube govu le fumwa,
- English8
Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
African Kalangakoga wakafanila kube ne n’hhazho, kakale ade zwakanaka, azwilise, abe nhu wakatambunuka, akayengemala kakale ezwibhata.
- English9
He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
African KalangaWakafanila yendilambeli akasimidzila mu dama le malebeswa sekwa akalidiyiwa, kuti ndizo atubule kulidiya ne zila yakalingisana, kuti ndizo akunde banyanyayidzi babe.
- English10
For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
African KalangaNe kuti kuna balume banjinji be bapanduki, banoleba ndebo dzisina tjadzinobva kakale bali batjengedzi,
- English11
They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach–and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
African KalangaBakafanila nyaladziwa mu zwinhu zwabanoleba, ne kuti banodzonga miha yakabakwa, ne diyila mbuzilo ye mari isina n’hingo bediya nekwe zwinhu zwa basaka fanila diya ne kwazo.
- English12
Even one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”
African KalangaMmwe wabo, we nlebesambeli, wakati, “Bakirete banyepi misi yose, bazwibandana zwibiibi, basimbe dze magovu.”
- English13
This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
African KalangaButendeki igogu malebeswa, ndizo ubatjemele wakasima, kuti ndizo babe ne bugalimoyo gwakasima,
- English14
and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth.
African Kalangamu bumo gwe kuteedza zwilebo zwe tjilenje tje Bajuta, kene milayo ye banhu banolaha malebeswa.
- English15
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
African KalangaKu banhu babuyanana zwinhu zose zwibuyanana, koga kuna ibabo babi kakale basingagalemoyo, akuna tjibuyanana. Njalakang'wa dzabo ne hana dzabo imbimbi.
- English16
They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
African KalangaBanoleba kuti banoziba Ndzimu, koga banoulandula ne mihingo yabo, banohemesa, kakale abatowha, akuna tjakalulwama tjabakalizanila kutjihinga.
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.