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1 Chronicles 3English

1 Zwiyitikalo 3African Kalanga

English1
These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second, Daniel the son of Abigail of Carmel;
African Kalanga
Aba ndibo bakololo ba Dafite baakazwaligwa ku Heburoni: Mbano iye ndi Amunoni mmeyabe bali Ahinoami be Njezerele, Daniele mmeyabe bali Abigaile bedwa ku Karimeli,
English2
the third, Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
African Kalanga
we butatu ndi Abusalomu nkololo wa Maaka, Maaka ali nkololokadzi wa Talimayi mambo we Geshuri, we bunna ali Adonija mmeyabe bakabe bali Hagita,
English3
the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
African Kalanga
we bushanu ali Shefatiya iye mmeyabe bakabe bali Abitali, Itiremu iye mmeyabe bakabe bali Egila.
English4
These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
African Kalanga
Bose ibaba bali tathatu bakazwaligwa ku Heburoni mu tjibaka Dafite tjaakabusako makole ali kutendeka ana gaswa. Wakabusa makole ali makumi ali matatu (30) mu Jerusalema.
English5
and these were the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These four were by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
African Kalanga
Aba bakololo ba Dafite bakazwaligwa ku Jerusalema: Shimeya na Shobabu na Nathani na Solomoni ibaba banna bakabe bali bana ba Bhatishuwa nkololokadzi wa Amiele.
English6
There were also Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,
African Kalanga
Bakololo bamwe ba Dafite bakabe bali bo Ibihari na Elishuwa na Elifeleti
English7
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
African Kalanga
na Noga na Nefegi na Jafiya na
English8
Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet–nine in all.
African Kalanga
Elishama na Eliyada na Elifeleti, ibaba bose bakabe bali zhanalume.
English9
All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister. The Kings of Judah
African Kalanga
Bose ibaba bakabe bali bakololo ba Dafite kusinga bagwe bakololo baakabe nabo ne balongwana babe hazwadzi yabo ili Tama.
English10
Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
African Kalanga
Solomoni wakabe ali tate ba Rehobhoamu, Rehobhoamu ali tate ba Abija, Abija ali tate ba Asa, Asa ali tate ba Jehoshafati,
English11
Jehoram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
African Kalanga
Jehoshafati ali tate ba Jehoramu, Jehoramu wakabe ali tate ba Ahaziya, Ahaziya ali tate ba Joashi,
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Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
African Kalanga
Joashi wakabe ali tate ba Amaziya, Amaziya ali tate ba Azariya, Azariya ali tate ba Jothamu,
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Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
African Kalanga
Jothamu ali tate ba Ahazi, Ahazi ali tate ba Hezekiya, Hezekiya ali tate ba Manase, Manase ali tate ba
English14
Amon his son, Josiah his son.
African Kalanga
Amoni, Amoni ali tate ba Josiya.
English15
The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second son, Zedekiah the third, Shallum the fourth.
African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Josiya bakabe bali banna ibo bali bo Johanani ali mbano etobegwa ndi Jehoyakimu, Jehoyakimu etobegwa ndi Zedekiya ali we butatu, kologwe tjakabe tjili Shalumu ali we bunna.
English16
The successors of Jehoiakim: Jehoiachin his son, and Zedekiah. The Royal Line After the Exile
African Kalanga
Jehoyakimu wakabe ana bakololo bali babili ibo bali bo Jehoyakini na Zedekiya,
English17
The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive: Shealtiel his son,
African Kalanga
bakololo ba Jehoyakini wakabe atapiwa bakabe bali kutendeka bali bo Sheatiele na
English18
Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.
African Kalanga
Malikhiramu na Pedaya na Shenazari na Jekamiya na Hoshama na Nedabiya.
English19
The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister.
African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Pedaya bakabe bali bo Zerubhabeli na Shimeyi. Bakololo ba Zerubhabeli bakabe bali bo Meshulamu na Hananiya, hazwadzi yabo yakabe ili Shelomiti.
English20
There were also five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.
African Kalanga
Zerubhabeli wakabe ana bamwe bakololo bali bashanu bali bo Hashuba na Ohele na Bherekiya na Hasadiya na Jushabuhasedi.
English21
The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah and of Shecaniah.
African Kalanga
Hananiya wakabe ana bakololo bali babili Phelatiya na Jeshaya. Jeshaya wakabe ali tate ba Rafaya, Rafaya ali tate ba Amani, Amani ali tate ba Obadiya, Obadiya ali tate ba Shekaniya.
English22
The descendants of Shecaniah: Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat–six in all.
African Kalanga
Shekaniya wakabe ana nkololo ali nng'ompela ali Shemaya, bakololo ba Shemaya ibo bakabe bali bo Hatushi na Igali na Bhariya na Neriya na Shafati bose bose bakabe bali tathatu.
English23
The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam–three in all.
African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Neriya bakabe bali bo Eliyonayi na Hezekiya na Azirikamu bose bose bakabe bali batatu.
English24
The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani–seven in all.
African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Eliyonayi bakabe bali bo Hodaviya na Eliyashibi na Pelaya na Akubu na Johanani na Delaya na Anani, bose bose bakabe bali kutendeka.

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.