1 Chronicles 24 | Old Testament

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1 Chronicles 24English

1 Zwiyitikalo 24African Kalanga

English1
These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
African Kalanga
Awa ndiwo makupo e bakololo ba Aroni. Bakololo ba Aroni bakabe bali bo Nadabu na Abihu na Eleazari na Ithamari.
English2
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.
African Kalanga
Koga Nadabu na Abihu bakafa betangila tate babo basathu bawana bana, ndizo Eleazari na Ithamari bakabe bapirisiti.
English3
With the help of Zadok a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelech a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering.
African Kalanga
Dafite ebhatshiwa ndi Zadoki tjizekugwana tja Eleazari na Ahimeleki tjizekugwana tja Ithamari bakalongolosa bapirisiti nge mishingo yabo.
English4
A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants.
African Kalanga
Ngono se kwakabe kuna misholo ye misha ili minjinji mu zwizekugwana zwa Eleazari kupinda be nsha wa Ithamari, mu zwizekugwana zwa Eleazari bakathubukanyiwa bakabe makupo ali gumi lina bali tathatu (16), ba Ithamari ibo bakabe makupo ali zhanakadzi.
English5
They divided them impartially by drawing lots, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
African Kalanga
Bakathubukanyiwa ngoposa hakata ngobe kwakabe kuna makulukota e bugalo gwakayengemala ne makulukota e Ndzimu mu zwizekugwana zwa Eleazari ne zwa Ithamari.
English6
The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites–one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.
African Kalanga
Ngono nkwalili Shemaya nkololo wa Nethanele kakale ali Nlevi wakabakwala bose mbeli kwa mambo ne makulukota na mbeli kwa Zadoki we mpirisiti na mbeli kwa Ahimeleki nkololo wa Abiathari na mbeli kwe misholo ye misha ye bapirisiti ne Balevi, kwakabe kutogwa nsha nng'ompela kudwa mu zwizekugwana zwa Eleazari ne tjing'ompela kuna Ithamari.
English7
The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
African Kalanga
Ngono dziba le kutanga likawila Jehoyaribi le bubili likawila Jedaya
English8
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
African Kalanga
le butatu likawila Harimu le bunna kuna Seorimu,
English9
the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
African Kalanga
le bushanu likawila kuna Malikija le butathatu likawila kuna Mijamini,
English10
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
African Kalanga
le butendeka likawila kuna Hakozi, le buzhanakadzi likawila kuna Abija,
English11
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
African Kalanga
le buzhanalume likawila kuna Jeshuwa le bugumi likawila kuna Shekaniya,
English12
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
African Kalanga
le bugumi lina nng'ompela (11) likawila kuna Eliyashibi, le bugumi lina bali babili (12) likawila kuna Jakimu,
English13
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
African Kalanga
le bugumi lina batatu (13) likawila kuna Hupa, le bugumi lina banna (14) likawila kuna Jeshebiabu,
English14
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
African Kalanga
le bugumi lina bashanu (15) likawila kuna Biliga, le bugumi lina bali tathatu (16) likawila kuna Imeri,
English15
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
African Kalanga
le bugumi lina bali kutendeka (17) likawila kuna Heziri, le bugumi lina bali zhanakadzi (18) likawila kuna Hapizezi,
English16
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
African Kalanga
le bugumi lina bali zhanalume (19) likawila kuna Pethahiya le bumakumi mabili (20) likawila kuna Jehezikele,
English17
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
African Kalanga
le bumakumi mabili ana nng'ompela (21) likawila kuna Jakini, le bumakumi mabili ana babili (22) likawila kuna Gamuli,
English18
the twenty-third to Delaiah and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
African Kalanga
le bumakumi mabili ana batatu (23) likawila kuna Delaya, le bumakumi mabili ana banna (24) likawila kuna Maziya.
English19
This was their appointed order of ministering when they entered the temple of the Lord, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
African Kalanga
Ibaba bose bakabe bapiwa nshingo wekushinga mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe koga sekwa kwakabe kuli mu ndongoloso yakabigwa ndi Aroni batategulu babo iye sekwa akadwiwa ndi Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela.
English20
As for the rest of the descendants of Levi: from the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
African Kalanga
Ngono bakasala be zwizekugwana zwa Levi bakabe bali: Zwizekugwana zwa Amuramu kuli Shebuweli, mu zwizekugwana zwa Shebuweli kwakabe kuli Jedaya.
English21
As for Rehabiah, from his sons: Isshiah was the first.
African Kalanga
Mu zwizekugwana zwa Rihabiya bakabe bali bo Ishiya ali nsholo we nsha.
English22
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
African Kalanga
Mu zwizekugwana zwe Baizhari bakabe bali Shelomoti, mu zwizekugwana zwa Shelomoti bakabe bali bo Jahati.
English23
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Heburoni bakabe bali bo Jeriya ali nsholo we nsha, we bubili ali Amariya, Jahaziele iye ali we butatu, Jakameamu ali we bunna.
English24
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
African Kalanga
Nkololo wa Uziele wakabe ali Mika, kudwa mu bakololo ba Mika kwakabe kuli Shamiri.
English25
The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.
African Kalanga
Nnunguna wa Mika kwakabe kuli Ishiya, kudwa mu bakololo ba Ishiya kwakabe kuli Zekariya.
English26
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Merari bakabe bali bo Mahili na Mushi. Nkololo wa Jaziya wakabe ali Bheno.
English27
The sons of Merari: from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.
African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Merari kudwa kuna Jaziya bakabe bali bo Bheno na Shohamu na Zakhuri na Ibiri.
English28
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
African Kalanga
Kudwa kuna Mahili wakabe ali Eleazari, Eleazari wakabe asina bakololo.
English29
From Kish: the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
African Kalanga
Kudwa kuna Kishi kwakabe kuli nkololo wa Kishi edang'wa Jerahimeli.
English30
And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, according to their families.
African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Mushi bakabe bali bo Mahili na Ederi na Jerimoti. Ibaba bakabe bali Balevi kuyenda nge misha yabo.
English31
They also cast lots, just as their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same as those of the youngest.
African Kalanga
Naibo bakakandila koga se hama dzabo zwizekugwana zwa Aroni, mbeli kwa Mambo Dafite na Zadoki na Ahimeleki ne misholo ye misha ye bapirisiti ne Balevi. Misha ye hama whola yakabe itobegwa koga sa iyeyi mitukunu.

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.