The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Chronicles 4English
1 Zwiyitikalo 4African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Juda bakabe bali bo Perezi na Hezironi na Khami na Huri na Shobali.
- English2
Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
African KalangaShobali wakabe ali tate ba Reya, Reya ali tate ba Jahati, Jahati ali tate ba Ahumayi na Lehadi. Ibaba bakabe bali be ludzi gwe Bazora.
- English3
These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
African KalangaAba bakabe bali bakololo ba Etamu, ibo bakabe bali bo Jezirele na Ishima na Idibashi. Hazwadzi yabo wakabe ali Hazeleliponi.
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Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and father of Bethlehem.
African KalangaPenuele wakabe ali tate ba Gedori, Ezeri ali tate ba Hushahi. Ibaba bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Huri mbano ya Efurati iye wakasika Bhetelehema.
- African Kalanga
Ashuhuri iye wakasika nzi we Tekowa wakabe ana bakadzi babili Hela na Naara.
- English6
Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
African KalangaNaara kazwala Ahuzamu na Heferi na Temeni na Haahashitari. Ibaba bose bakololo ba Naara.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Hela bakabe bali bo Zereti na Izhari na Etinani.
- English8
and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
African KalangaKozi wakabe ali tate ba Anubu na Zobeba ne njudzi dze nkololo wa Harumi.
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Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
African KalangaKwakabe kuna nlume wakabe etolegwa pezhugwi muna bakanyi kukwe kuyi Jabezi. Mmeyabe bakabe bampa zina beti Jabezi bedwa kuti bakantshibama bali mu zwibhayo zwikulu.
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Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
African KalangaJabezi wakalila ku Ndzimu we Iziraela eti, “Ungati munga ndikombolela mukatalabudza ntuthu wangu! Ibeni nami, mundibakilile mu mbatsha kuti ndizo ndisibe mu tjimwe tjinga ndiwhisa zogwadza.” Ngono Ndzimu ukampa tjaakabe ekumbila.
- African Kalanga
Khelubu nnung'una wa Shuha wakabe ali tate ba Mehiri, Mehiri ali tate ba Eshitoni.
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Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Recah.
African KalangaEshitoni wakabe ali tate babo Bheti Rafa na Phaseya na Tehina, Tehina ali tate ba Iri Nahashi. Ibaba bakabe bali balume be ku Reka.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Kenazi bakabe bali bo Othiniyeli na Seraya. Bakololo ba Othiniyeli bakabe bali bo Hathathi na Meonothai.
- English14
Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge Harashim. It was called this because its people were craftsmen.
African KalangaMeonothai wakabe ali tate ba Ofira na Seraya, Seraya ali tate ba Joabu bhalule le Geharashimu, iyo yakabe idang'wa kuyi nkuku we bunyambi ngoti bathu bako bali nyambi dze kubezha.
- African Kalanga
Khalebu nkololo wa Jefune wakabe ana bakololo bali batatu Iru na Ela na Naamu. Ela wakabe ali tate ba Kenazi.
- African Kalanga
Jehalele wakabe ana bakololo bali banna Zifu na Zifa na Tiriya na Asarele.
- English17
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
African KalangaBakololo ba Eziraha bakabe bali bo Jetheri na Meredi na Eferi na Jaloni. Meredi kalobola Bithiya nkololokadzi we Egipiti ngono bakazwala nkololokadzi Miriamu, Miriamu kawana bakololo babili Shamai na Ishibha tate ba Eshitemoa.
- English18
(His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.
African KalangaNkadzi we Njuta wa Meredi wakazwala Jaredi tate ba Gedori na Heberi tate ba Soko na Jekuthiele tate ba Zanowa. Ibaba bali bana be nkololokadzi wa Faro Bhitiya wakalobogwa ndi Meredi.
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The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
African KalangaBakololo be nkadzi wa Hodiya hazwadzi ya Nahamu bakabe bali tate ba Keila we ludzi gwe N'gama na Eshitemoa we ludzi gwe Maakati.
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The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben- Zoheth.
African KalangaBakololo ba Shimoni bakabe bali bo Amunoni na Rina na Bheni Hanani na Tiloni. Zwizekugwana zwa Ishi bakabe bali bo Zoheti na Bheni Zoheti.
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The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,
African KalangaBakololo ba Shela, Shela ali nkololo wa Juda bakabe bali bo Eri tate ba Leka na Lada tate ba Mareshahi be ludzi gwe baluki be matyila ku Bheti Ashibeya,
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Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.)
African Kalangana Jokimu ne balume beku Kozeba na Joashi na Sarafu iye wakabusa shango ye Moabu ngono kabgwilila ku shango ye Lehemu. Thawu idzedzi ngedza ntolo tjose.
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They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.
African KalangaIbaba bakabe bali babumbi be hali begala ku Netaimu neku Gedera, bakabe begalako beshingila mambo.
- African Kalanga
Simiyoni wakabe ana bakololo bali bashanu. Bakabe bali bo Nemueli na Jamini na Jaribu na Zera na Shaulo.
- African Kalanga
Nkololo wa Shaulo wakabe ali Shalumu, Shalumu iye kazwala Mibisamu, Mibisamu iye kazwala Mishima.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Mishima bakabe bali bo Hamuele, Hamuele kazwala Zakhuri, Zakhuri iye kazwala Shimeyi.
- English27
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah.
African KalangaShimeyi iye kazwala bakololo bali gumi lina bali tathatu ne bakololokadzi bali tathatu koga banung'una babe ibo bakabe basina bana ndizo nsha wose ukasibe ne bathu banjinji sewe bathu be Juda.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Simiyoni zwakabe zwigala mu mizi ye Bheerisheba ne Molada neye Hazarishuali
- African Kalanga
neye Bhiliha neye Ezemu neye Toladi,
- African Kalanga
neye Bhethuwele neye Horima neye Zikilagi,
- English31
Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.
African Kalanganeye Bheti Marikaboti neye Hazari Susimi neye Bheti Bhiri ne Shaaraimu.
- African Kalanga
Mimwe ye mizi mishanu yabakabe begala yakabe ili Etamu ne Aini ne Rimoni ne Tokheni ne Ashani,
- English33
and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.
African Kalangane mizi yakapoteleka kunoti ku Bhaale. Iyeyi yakabe ili mizi yabo ngono bakabiganya nge nkwalo njudzi dzabo.
- African Kalanga
Misholo ye njudzi dzabo bakabe bali bo Meshobabu na Jamileki na Joshahi nkololo wa Amaziya
- African Kalanga
na Jowele na Jehu, Jehu ali nkololo wa Joshibiya, Joshibiya ali nkololo wa Seraya, Seraya ali nkololo wa Asiele
- African Kalanga
na Eliyonayi na Jaakuba na Jeshohaya na Asaya na Adiele na Jesimiele na Bhenaya na Ziza,
- English37
and Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.
African KalangaZiza ali nkololo wa Shifi, Shifi ali nkololo wa Aloni tjizekugwana tja Jedaya ba Shimiri na Shemaya.
- English38
The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,
African KalangaBose ibaba balebgwa bakabe bali misholo ye misha yabo. Misha yabo yakakula ikawanda kwazo,
- English39
and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks.
African Kalangabakatendebukila ku golombedzo pejo ne Gedori, bakabe beshakila pkhwizi ne mbudzi dzabo mafulo ku bhezhuba kwe nkuku.
- English40
They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.
African KalangaIkoko bakawana mafulo akanaka ne shango yakazhuka ina mbakiso ne kunyalala, bagali bayo bekutanga bakabe bali bathu be Hamu.
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The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
African KalangaNgono ibaba bakakwagwa nge mazina bakayendako mu misi ya Hezekiya mambo we Juda, bakaswika bekolomola mishasha yabo kose neye Bameuni bakabe begalabo ko. Bakabatatila kutjena tjatjose ngono bakagala mu shango yabo ngoti yakabe ina fulo le pkhwizi ne mbudzi dzabo.
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And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.
African KalangaMazana ali mashanu e balume ibaba be Basimiyoni bakabe bakatungamigwa ndi Pelatiya na Neriya na Refaya na Uziele ne bakololo ba Ishi, ibo bakanonginilila shango ye matombo ye Seiri.
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They killed the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
African KalangaBakabulaya malimbelimbe e Baamaleki bakabe bapudzumuka ngono bakagala ikoko na nasi.
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.