The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Chronicles 25English
1 Zwiyitikalo 25African Kalanga
- English1
David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
African KalangaDafite ne makulukota e nshingo bakashalula bamwe be bakololo ba Asafa neba Hemani ne muna ba Jeduthuni kuti bashinge nshingo we bulebesambeli gwakashangana ne kulidza zwilidzo zwe laya ne matende ne dzisimbali. Nlongolongo wa ibabo bakabe beshinga nenge mishingo yabo wakabe uli sawhoku:
- English2
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.
African KalangaKudwa mu bakololo ba Asafa kwakabe kuli Zakhuri na Josefa na Nethaniya na Asarela. Bakololo ba Asafa bakabe bakatungamigwa ndi Asafa iye wakabe elebelambeli ali pasi kwa mambo.
- English3
As for Jeduthun, from his sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp in thanking and praising the Lord.
African KalangaBakabe bakatungamigwa ndi Jeduthuni bakabe bali bakololo ba iye Jeduthuni bo Gedaliya na Zeri na Jeshaya na Shimeyi na Hashabiya na Mathitiya bose bose bali tathatu nge mbalo. Jeduthuni wakabe elebelambeli nge zwilidzo zwe laya mu kuboka nemu kukudza Yahwe.
- English4
As for Heman, from his sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.
African KalangaKudwa muna bakabe bakatungamigwa ndi Hemani kwakabe kuli bakololo babe bo Bhukiya na Mataniya na Uziele na Shebuweli na Jerimoti na Hananiya na Hanani na Eliyathahi na Gidaliti na Romamitiezeri na Joshibekashahi na Malothi na Hothiri na Mahaziothi.
- English5
All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
African KalangaBose ibaba bakabe bali bakololo ba Hemani we nlebesambeli nkulu wa mambo, Ndzimu wakabe wapa Hemani bakololo bali gumi lina banna ne bakololokadzi bali batatu sekwa wakabe wagadzabgwe kuti ndizo Hemani akudziwe.
- English6
All these men were under the supervision of their fathers for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
African KalangaBose bakabe bali pasi kwe butungamili gwa tate babo mu zwilidzo zwe dzisimbali ne matende ne zwe laya zwe Ng'umba ye Ndzimu. Ngono Asafa na Jeduthuni na Hemani bakabe bali pasi kwe butungamili gwa mambo.
- English7
Along with their relatives–all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord -they numbered 288.
African KalangaMbalo yabo yakashangana neye zwikamu zwabo bakabe badiyigwa kumbila Yahwe na bose bakabe bana luzibo bakabe bali mazana mabili ana bali makumi ali zhanakadzi (288).
- African Kalanga
Bakakandila kuti ndizo babone kuti nshingo upi unonoshingwa ndiani nkulu kene ntukunu, badiyi ne badiyiwana.
- English9
The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons and relatives, 12 the second to Gedaliah, he and his relatives and sons, 12
African KalangaNgono dziba le kutanga lakawila nsha wa Asafa kuna Josefa, le bubili lakawila nsha wa Gedaliya, liwila iye ne bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le butatu lakawila nsha wa Zakhuri, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bunna lakawila nsha wa Iziri, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bushanu lakawila nsha wa Nethaniya, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le butathatu lakawila nsha wa Bhukiya, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le butendeka lakawila nsha wa Jesharela, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le buzhanakadzi lakawila nsha wa Jeshaya, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le buzhanalume lakawila nsha wa Mataniya liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi lakawila nsha wa Shimeyi liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi lina ling'ompela (11) lakawila nsha wa Azarele, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi lina mabili (12) lakawila nsha wa Hashabiya, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi lina matatu lakawila nsha wa Shebuweli, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi lina manna (14) lakawila nsha wa Mathitiya, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi li mashanu lakawila nsha wa Jerimoti, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi le matathatu lakawila Hananiya, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi lina butendeka (17) lakawila nsha wa Joshibekashahi, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi lina zhanakadzi (18) lakawila nsha wa Hanani, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bugumi lina zhanalume (19) lakawila nsha wa Malothi, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le bumakumi mabili (20) lakawila Eliyathahi, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le makumi mabili ana ling'ompela (21) lakawila Hothiri, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le makumi mabili ana mabili (22) lakawila nsha wa Gidaliti, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le makumi mabili ana matatu (23) lakawila nsha wa Mahaziothi, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe,
- African Kalanga
le makumi mabili ana manna (24) lakawila nsha wa Romamitiezeri, liwila bakololo babe ne zwikamu zwizwe.
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.