The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Chronicles 15English
1 Zwiyitikalo 15African Kalanga
- English1
After David had constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
African KalangaDafite wakazwibakila ng'umba njinji mu nzi nkulu wa Dafite, ngono kalulwamisa bugalo gwe Bhokisi le Ndzimu ngono kalibakila ne nshasha.
- English2
Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before him forever.”
African KalangaKudwapo Dafite kabe eti, “Akuna mmwe wakafanila senga Bhokisi le Ndzimu, kuzhe kwe Balevi ngobe ndibo bakashalugwa ndi Yahwe kuti balisenge ne kuti babashingile nge kusingapele.”
- English3
David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.
African KalangaDafite wakakubunganya Baiziraela bose mu Jerusalema kuti bazhise Bhokisi la Yahwe ku bugalo gwalo gwaakabe alilulwamisila igo.
- African Kalanga
Dafite kakubunganya bakololo ba Aroni ne Balevi:
- African Kalanga
Mu bakololo ba Kohati kwakabe kuli Urieli akatungamila bali zana lina makumi mabili (120) e zwikamu,
- African Kalanga
muna ba Merari kwakabe kuli Asaya akatungamila bali mazana mabili bana bali makumi mabili (220)
- African Kalanga
mu bakololo ba Gerishomu kwakabe kuli Jowele akatungamila bali zana ling'ompela lina makumi matatu (130),
- African Kalanga
mu bakololo ba Elizafani kwakabe kuli Shemaya akatungamila bali mazana mabili (200),
- African Kalanga
mu bakololo ba Heburoni kwakabe kuli Elieli akatungamila bali makumi ali zhanakadzi (80),
- African Kalanga
mu bakololo ba Uziele kwakabe kuli Aminadabu akatungamila bali zana lina gumi lina babili (112).
- English11
Then David summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites.
African KalangaDafite kadana bapirisiti bo Zadoki na Abiathari kose ne Balevi bo Urieli na Asaya na Jowele na Shemaya na Elieli na Aminadabu
- English12
He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
African Kalangangono kabadwa kati, “Ndimwi misholo ye misha ya botate benyu ye Balevi, muzwitjenapadze, imwi ne zwikamu zwenyu kuti ndizo mukowozhisa Bhokisi la Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela ku bugalo gwandalilulwamisila igo.
- English13
It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.”
African KalangaSe musakalisenga mu kutanga Yahwe Ndzimu wedu bakatiloba ngobe tisakalitjengeta nge zila yakafanila.”
- English14
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.
African KalangaNdizo bapirisiti ne Balevi bakazwitjenapadzila kuzhisa Bhokisi la Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela.
- English15
And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the Lord.
African KalangaNgono Balevi bakasenga Bhokisi le Ndzimu mu mathudzi lili mu mapango koga Mushe sekwa akaleba kuyendidzana nge dama la Yahwe.
- English16
David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers to sing joyful songs, accompanied by musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
African KalangaDafite kakale kadwa batungamili be Balevi kuti bashalule mu zwikamu zwabo bambi bangalidzila pezhugwi zwilidzo zwe matende ne zwe laya ne dzisimbali kuthama zhoba inoshathisa.
- English17
So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berekiah; and from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
African KalangaNdizo Balevi bakashalula Hemani nkololo wa Jowele ne ikamu tjitje Asafa nkololo wa Bherekiya ne bakololo ba Merari ne zwikamu zwabo na Ethani nkololo wa Kushaya
- English18
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed- Edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
African Kalangane zwikamu zwabo bebubili mu mamo bakabe bali bo Zekariya na Jaziele na Shemiramoti na Jehiele na Uni na Eliabu na Bhenaya na Maseya na Mathitiya na Elifelehu na Mikineya ne balindi be mikoba bali Obediedomu na Jeyele.
- African Kalanga
Bambi bakabe bali bo Hemani na Asafa na Ethani bakabe belidza dzisimbali dze phangula,
- English20
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to alamoth,
African KalangaZekariya na Shemiramoti na Jehiele na Uni na Eliabu na Maseya na Bhenaya bakabe belidza matende sekwa akabe elidziwa ndi Alamoti,
- English21
and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to sheminith.
African Kalangakoga Mathitiya na Elifelehu na Mikineya na Obediedomu na Jeyele na Azaziya bakabe bakatungamila kulidza zwilidzo zwe laya sekwa kwakabe kulidza Sheminiti.
- English22
Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.
African KalangaKhenaniya ntungamili we Balevi kumba wakabe embisa ngobe akabe ana luzibo gwako.
- African Kalanga
Bherekiya na Elikana bakabe bali balisi be nkoba weku Bhokisi.
- English24
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer the priests were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also to be doorkeepers for the ark.
African KalangaShebaniya na Joshafati na Nethanele na Amasayi na Zekariya na Bhenaya na Eliezeri ne bapirisiti bakabe belidza lunyanga mbeli kwe Bhokisi le Ndzimu. Obediedomu na Jehiya bakabe bali bamwebo be balindi be nkoba weku Bhokisi.
- English25
So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing.
African KalangaNdizo Dafite ne bakulu be Baiziraela ne balauli be babhayani be bali zwiwulu (1 000) bakayenda kunotola Bhokisi le Tjidumano tja Yahwe ku ng'umba ya Obediedomu nge shatho.
- English26
Because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, seven bulls and seven rams were sacrificed.
African KalangaNgobe Ndzimu wakabhatsha Balevi bakabe bakasenga Bhokisi le Tjidumano tja Yahwe, badusa zwibhayilo zwe mikono ili kutendeka ne nyundo dzili kutendeka.
- English27
Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the singers, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a linen ephod.
African KalangaDafite wakabe akaambala hazu ye jila lakanaka ne Balevi bose bakabe bakasenga Bhokisi ne bambi na Khenaniya ntungamili we bambi, Dafite wakabe akaambala efodi.
- English28
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
African KalangaNdizo Baiziraela bose bakazhisa Bhokisi le Tjidumano tja Yahwe nge mpululu ne kulidziwa kwe nyanga ne dzisimbali ngono bakathama zhoba nge matende ne laya.
- English29
As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.
African KalangaNgono kwakati Bhokisi le Tjidumano tja Yahwe liswika mu nzi wa Dafite, Mikali nkololokadzi wa Saulo kashozhela nge fensitere ngono kabona Dafite ezana akashatha ngono kan'nyunda.
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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