The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Chronicles 1English
1 Zwiyitikalo 1African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Adamu wakabe ali tate ba Seti, Seti iye ali tate ba Enoshi, Enoshi ali tate ba Kenani,
- African Kalanga
Kenani iye kabe tate ba Mahalaleli, Mahalaleli ali tate ba Jaredi.
- African Kalanga
Jaredi wakabe ali tate ba Enoki, Enoki iye kabe tate ba Methusela, Methusela iye kabe tate ba Lameki,
- African Kalanga
Lameki iye wakabe ali tate ba Nuwa, Nuwa wakabe ne bakololo bali batatu bo Shemu na Hamu na Jafeti.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Jafeti bakabe bali bo Gomeri na Magogi na Madai na Javani na Tubali na Mesheki na Tirasi.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Gomeri zwakabe zwili bo Ashikenazi na Difati na Togama.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Javani zwakabe zwili bo Elisha na Tashishi na Khitimu na Rodanimu.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Hamu bakabe bali bo Khushi na Egipiti na Puti na Kanana.
- English9
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
African KalangaZwizekugwana zwa Khushi zwakabe zwili bo Sheba na Havila na Sabuta na Raama na Sabuteka. Bakololo ba Raama bakabe bali bo Sheba na Dedani.
- African Kalanga
Kushi wakabe ali tate ba Nimirodi, Nimirodi wakakula kabe mbhayani nkulu mu shango.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Egipiti zwakabe zwili Baludi ne Baanami ne Balehabi ne Banafutu
- African Kalanga
ne Bapatirusi ne Bakasilu ibo budwilo gwe Bafilisitiya ne Bakhafutori.
- African Kalanga
Kanana iye wakabe ali tate babo Sidoni na Heti, Sidoni ali iye mbano.
- African Kalanga
Kanana wakabe ali bhalule le Bajebusi ne Baamori ne Bagirigashi ne
- African Kalanga
Bahivi ne Baariki ne Basini
- African Kalanga
ne Baarivadi ne Bazemari ne Bahamati.
- English17
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.
African KalangaBakololo ba Shemu bakabe bali bo Elamu na Ashuri na Aripakishadi na Ludi na Aramu na Uzi na Hule na Getheri na Mesheki.
- African Kalanga
Aripakishadi wakabe ali tate ba Shela, Shela iye ali tate ba Eberi.
- English19
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
African KalangaEberi kazwala bakololo babili Pelegi ngoti mu tjibaka itjetjo bathu mu shango bakabe bakathubukana, mmwe wakabe ali Jokitani.
- African Kalanga
Jokitani wakabe ali bhalule le bathu be Alimodadi ne Shelefu ne be Hazamaveti ne be Jera ne be
- African Kalanga
Hadoramu ne be Uzali ne be Dikila ne be
- African Kalanga
Ebali ne be Abimaele ne be Sheba ne be
- African Kalanga
Ofira ne be Havila ne be Jobabu.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Shemu kunoti kuna Abhuramu ndi yezwi: Shemu na Aripakishadi na Shela na
- African Kalanga
Eberi na Pelegi na Rewu na
- African Kalanga
Serugi na Nahori na Tera
- African Kalanga
na Abhuramu iye unodang'wa Abhurahama.
- African Kalanga
Abhurahama wakabe ana bakololo bali babili Isaki na Ishimaele.
- African Kalanga
Ezwi ndizo zwizekugwana zwabo: Mbano ya Ishimaele yakabe ili Nebayoti, banung'una babe betobedzana sawhoku, Kedari na Adibhele na Mibisamu na
- African Kalanga
Mishima na Duma na Masa na Hadadi na Tema na
- African Kalanga
Jetu na Nafishi na Kedema.
- English32
The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
African KalangaAbhurahama wakabe ana mmwe nkadzi edang'wa Ketura, Ketura kathamila Abhurahama bakololo bali batathatu, ibo bakabe bali bo Zimurani na Jokoshani na Medani na Midiyani na Ishibhaka na Shuwa. Bakololo ba Jokoshani bakabe bali bo Sheba na Dedani.
- English33
The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah. Descendants of Sarah
African KalangaBakololo ba Midiyani bakabe bali bo Efa na Eferi na Hanoki na Abida na Elida.
- African Kalanga
Abhurahama wakabe ali tate ba Isaki. Isaki iye ali tate babo Esau na Iziraela.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Esau bakabe bali bo Elifazi na Rewueli na Jeushi na Jalamu na Kora.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Elifazi ibo bakabe bali bo Temani na Omari na Zefo na Gatamu na Kenazi na Timina na Amaleki.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Rewueli ibo bakabe bali bo Nahati na Zera na Shama na Miza.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Seiri bakabe bali bo Lotani na Shobali na Zibeyoni na Ana na Dishoni na Ezeri na Dishani.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Lotani bakabe bali bo Hori na Homamu. Hazwadzi ya Lotani yakabe ili Timina.
- English40
The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
African KalangaBakololo ba Shobali bakabe ili bo Aliani na Manahati na Ebali na Shefi na Onami. Bakololo ba Zibeyoni bakabe bali bo Aiya na Ana.
- African Kalanga
Nkololo wa Ana wakabe ali Dishoni. Bakololo ba Dishoni ibo bakabe bali bo Hamarani na Eshibhani na Itirani na Kerani.
- English42
The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. The Rulers of Edom
African KalangaBakololo ba Ezeri bakabe bali bo Bhilihani na Zaavani na Jaakani. Bakololo ba Dishani bakabe bali bo Uzi na Arani.
- English43
These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned: Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.
African KalangaBanotobela ndi bomambo bakabusa shango ye Edomu kutanga tanga kusathu kukabe ne mmwe mambo wakatongobe abusa Baiziraela. Bhela nkololo wa Bheori edwa ku nzi nkulu Dinihaba.
- African Kalanga
Bhela wakati asinofa, Jobabu nkololo wa Zera we Bhozira kan'gala thaka mu bushe.
- African Kalanga
Jobabu wakati asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Hushamu we shango ye Batemani.
- English46
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
African KalangaKwakati Hushamu asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Hadadi nkololo wa Bhedadi, Bhedadi iwoyu ndiye wakakunda bathu be Midiyani mu shango ye Moabu, nzi uwe nkulu wakabe udang'wa Aviti.
- African Kalanga
Kwakati Hadadi asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Samila we Masireka.
- African Kalanga
Samila kati asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Shaulo we ku Rehoboti ipa gwizi.
- African Kalanga
Shaulo wakati asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Bhaalehanani nkololo wa Akibo.
- English50
When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
African KalangaBhaalehanani wakati asinofa kagagwa thaka mu bushe ndi Hadadi, nzi nkulu uwe wakabe udang'wa Pau, nkadzi uwe wakabe edang'wa Mehetabele ali nkololokadzi wa Matiredi, Matiredi ali nkololokadzi wa Mezahabu.
- African Kalanga
Hadadi naiye kafabo. Boshe be Edomu bakabe bali bo Timina na Aliva na Jeteti
- African Kalanga
na Oholibama na Ela na Pinoni na
- African Kalanga
Kenazi na Temani na Mibizari na
- African Kalanga
Magidieli na Iramu.
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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