The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Chronicles 19English
1 Zwiyitikalo 19African Kalanga
- English1
In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son succeeded him as king.
African KalangaKwakati shule Nahashi mambo we Baamoni kafa ngono kukabusa bakololo babe.
- English2
David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father. When David’s men came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites to express sympathy to him,
African KalangaDafite ngono kabe eti, “Ndowothamila lubu Hanuni nkololo wa Nahashi ngobe tate babe bakabe ne lubu mundili.” Ndizo Dafite katumila batumwa kunonyaladza Hanuni ngekwe lufu gwa tate babe. Kwakati balanda ba Dafite baswika kuna Hanuni mu shango ye Baamoni kunnyaladza,
- English3
the Ammonite nobles said to Hanun, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending men to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his men come to you to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?”
African Kalangamakulukota e Baamoni bakati kuna Hanuni, “Apa unokumbula kuti se Dafite atumila banyaladzi ku kuli wali unoteta tate babo wali kene?” Apa ate ili kuti balanda babe bazha kuwoshakisisa ne shola kuti batole shango kene?
- English4
So Hanun seized David’s men, shaved them, cut off their garments in the middle at the buttocks, and sent them away.
African KalangaNdizo Hanuni katola balanda ba Dafite kabatesela kapalula zwiambalo zwabo na pakati kunoti mu thunji ngono kabe ebatata.
- English5
When someone came and told David about the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for they were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho till your beards have grown, and then come back.”
African KalangaBathu bakayenda bakanobudza Dafite ngekwe tjashingikalila balanda ngono katumila ndaidzo kuti balume ibaba bagale mu Jerikho kudzina ndedu dzabo dzatjikula bekowotjibuya ngobe bakabe babhatisiwa shoni kwazo.
- English6
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench in David’s nostrils, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah and Zobah.
African KalangaKwakati Baamoni bebona kuti batjizhisa lubengo pakati kwabo na Dafite Hanuni ne Baamoni bakatumila zwiwulu (1 000) zwe talenta dze siliva kutapa koloyi dze ngwa ne batathi be mbizi ku Mesopotamiya neku Aramaka neku Zoba.
- English7
They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and charioteers, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba, while the Ammonites were mustered from their towns and moved out for battle.
African KalangaBakatapa koloyi dze ngwa dzili zwiwulu zwili makumi matatu ana babili (32 000) ne babhayani ba mambo we Maaka bakazha bakakotokela kupoteleka Medeba. Ngono Baamoni bakazhabo kudwa ku mizi yabo mikulu bazwilulwamisila ngwa.
- African Kalanga
Dafite wakati ewha ngekwa ikoku katumila Joabu ne babhayani be balume bakasima.
- English9
The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
African KalangaBaamoni bakabhuda bakama zubuyanana pa nkoba we nzi nkulu nabo mambo bakabe bazhakuwobhatsha bakabe bazwilulwamisa zubuyanana pa tjibata.
- English10
Joab saw that there were battle lines in front of him and behind him; so he selected some of the best troops in Israel and deployed them against the Arameans.
African KalangaJoabu wakati ebona kuti ngwa yakabazwilulwamisila ku banginilila mbeli na shule kashalula bamwe be balume be Iziraela kababiga bakalinga ku Siriya,
- English11
He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai his brother, and they were deployed against the Ammonites.
African Kalangabamwe bose be balume babe bakabe basala kabiga Abishayi nnung'una uwe kube ntungamili wabo ngono bakabigwa kulingisana ne Baamoni.
- English12
Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to rescue me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will rescue you.
African KalangaNgono Joabu wakandwa eti, “Ha Basiriya bangandikulila ube uzhawondibhatsha koga ha Baamoni bangakukulila ndowozha kukubhatsha.
- English13
Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”
African KalangaSimani mube ne tjilopa, ngati gwileni bathu bedu ne mizi mikulu ye Ndzimu wedu, ngono Yahwe ngabathame tjabanobona tjakabalulwamila.”
- English14
Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him.
African KalangaNdizo Joabu ne bathu baakabe anabo bakasedzela mbeli kwe Basiriya kugwa ngono bakabatizha.
- English15
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans were fleeing, they too fled before his brother Abishai and went inside the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
African KalangaNgono Baamoni bakati bebona Basiriya betizha bakatizhabo bakadwa mbeli kwa Abishayi nnung'una wa Joabu bakatizhila mu nzi nkulu. Ipapo Joabu kayenda ku Jerusalema.
- English16
After the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they sent messengers and had Arameans brought from beyond the River, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
African KalangaKoga Basiriya bakati bebona kuti bakundiwa nge Baiziraela bakatuma batumwa kuti badwe Basiriya bakabe bali seli kwe gwizi gwe Yufuratesi bali pasi kwa Shofaki nlauli we babhayani ba Hadadezeri kuti babuye.
- English17
When David was told of this, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan; he advanced against them and formed his battle lines opposite them. David formed his lines to meet the Arameans in battle, and they fought against him.
African KalangaNgono Dafite wakati ebudziwa ikoku kakubunganya Baiziraela ngono bakatjuluka Jorodani bakazha ku bali bakama kulingisana nabo. Dafite katangisa ngwa ne Basiriya naibo bakangwisa.
- English18
But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
African KalangaBasiriya bakatizha bakadwa mbeli kwe Baiziraela. Dafite wakabulaya balume be Basiriya be koloyi dze ngwa bali zwiwulu zwili kutendeka (7 000) ne babhayani bali zwiwulu zwili makumi manna (40 000) banoyenda nge makumbo kabulaya kakale ne nlauli we babhayani babo.
- English19
When the vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were not willing to help the Ammonites anymore.
African KalangaNgono balanda ba Hadadezeri bakati bebona kuti bakundiwa ne Baiziraela bakagadzana na Dafite ngono bakabe pasi kukwe. Ndizo Basiriya bakasitjade kubhatsha Baamoni.
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.