The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Chronicles 22English
1 Zwiyitikalo 22African Kalanga
- English1
Then David said, “The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
African KalangaIpapo Dafite kabe eti, “Ipapa ndipo pakunowobe Ng'umba ya Yahwe Ndzimu ne pakunowobe tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo zwinopisiwa zwe Iziraela.”
- English2
So David gave orders to assemble the aliens living in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God.
African KalangaNgono Dafite kadusa ndaulo ye kuti kukubunganyiwe bataya bamu shango ye Iziraela, ngono kabiga babezhi be mabgwe kuti babezhe mabgwe anobaka Ng'umba ye Ndzimu.
- English3
He provided a large amount of iron to make nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, and more bronze than could be weighed.
African KalangaDafite wakadusa butale bunjinji gunothama zwipikiri zwili zwinothama zwizhalilo zwe mikoba ne zwinobhatshanya, kadusa kakale ne phangula isi shoma,
- English4
He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.
African Kalangane mapulanka e nti we sida manjinji ngobe Basidoni ne Batire bakabe bapa Dafite mapulanka manjinji.
- English5
David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.
African KalangaNgono Dafite wakabe akumbula eti, “Solomoni nkololo wangu utji ntjetjana kakale aathu kabe ne luzibo ngono Ng'umba ye Ndzimu yakafanila bakiwa yakanaka kupindisisa, ina tjilumbi kakale yakanaka kupinda mu ntuthu wose. Ndizo ikoko ndowokululwamisila.” Ndizo Dafite kalulwamisa zwishingisiwa zwili zwinjinji asathu kafa.
- English6
Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.
African KalangaKudwa ipapo Dafite kadana nkololo uwe Solomoni kanlaya kuti abake Ng'umba ya Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela.
- English7
David said to Solomon: “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of the Lord my God.
African KalangaWakadwa Solomoni kati, “Nkololo wangu, ndakabe nako mu moyo wangu kuti ndibakile zina la Yahwe Ndzimu wangu ng'umba.
- English8
But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.
African KalangaKoga dama la Yahwe likazha kundili liti, ‘Wakatebula lopa njinji kakale wakagwa ngwa dzili njinji, ndizo aungandibakile ng'umba ngoti wakatebula malopa manjinji mbeli kwangu mu shango.
- English9
But you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon, and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
African KalangaNgono bona unowozwala mwana we tjilisana, unowobe nthu we mbakiso. Ndowompa mbakiso mu zwita zwizwe zose kupoteleka, ngono zina lile unowodang'wa kuyi Solomoni ngono ndowopa Iziraela mbakiso ne kunyalala mu mazhuba awe wose.
- English10
He is the one who will build a house for my Name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
African KalangaUnowobakila zina langu ng'umba kukudza zina langu. Unowobe nkololo wangu, ndowobe tate babe ngono ndowosimisa tjigalo tjitje tje bushe mu Iziraela tjatjose.’
- English11
“Now, my son, the Lord be with you, and may you have success and build the house of the Lord your God, as he said you would.
African Kalanga“Ndizo ngwenu nkololo wangu, Yahwe ngababe nawe kuti ndizo ubhudilile mukubaka Ng'umba ya Yahwe Ndzimu uwo sekwa bakaleba nge kuko.
- English12
May the Lord give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
African KalangaTshene Yahwe bangakupa butjenjedu ne whisiso kuti ndizo ubuse Iziraela kuyendidzana nge nlayo wa Yahwe Ndzimu uwo.
- English13
Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
African KalangaUnowobhudilila ha ungabe ne njele kulondolodza milayo Yahwe yabakapa Mushe kuipa Iziraela. Sima ube nge tjilopa, usitje usitemeke mafupa.
- English14
“I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.
African KalangaNdakatukutila kubi ndilulwamisila Ng'umba ya Yahwe, ndakakubunganya talenta dze golide dzili zwiwulu zwili zwinna ne dzimiliyoni dze talenta dze siliva ne phangula ne butale bunjinji gusina mbalo, mapango ne mabgwe zwiyapo, ngono wakafanila kuti uzwipaphidze.
- English15
You have many workmen: stonecutters, masons and carpenters, as well as men skilled in every kind of work
African KalangaUna bashingi bali banjinji: una bathuli be mabgwe ne babaki be mabgwe ne babezhi ne nyambi dze mishingo ngo siyana kwadzo kusina mbalo,
- English16
in gold and silver, bronze and iron–craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you.”
African Kalangauna bashingi bana luzibo gwe golide ne siliva ne phangula ne butale. Tangisa ushinge, Yahwe babe nawe.”
- African Kalanga
Dafite kadwa batungamili bose be Iziraela kuti babhatshe Solomoni nkololo uwe eti,
- English18
He said to them, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? For he has handed the inhabitants of the land over to me, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people.
African Kalanga“Apa Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu abanamwi kene? Apa abazomupa mbakiso kumwe ne kumwe kene? Ngoti bakathama kuti ndikunde bagali bose be shango iyeyi ngono ngwenu bapasi kwa Yahwe ne bathu babo.
- English19
Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the Lord.”
African KalangaNdizo ngwenu longa meya mu nyama kushaka Yahwe Ndzimu uwo. Milika bakila Yahwe Ndzimu bugalo gwakayengemala kuti ndizo Bhokisi le Tjidumano tja Yahwe ne zwishingisiwa zwakayengemala zwizhisiwe ku ng'umba inokudza zina la Yahwe.”
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.