The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Chronicles 5English
1 Zwiyitikalo 5African Kalanga
- English1
The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,
African KalangaAba bakololo ba Rubheni mbano ya Iziraela. Rubheni wakalashikigwa nge fanilo dze bumbano gugwe asinolengudza ndobolo ya tate babe ngowalilana ne mmwe we bakadzi ba tate babe ngono fanilo dzidze dzikapiwa bakololo ba Josefa nkololo wa Iziraela, ndizo Rubheni asakakwalisiwa nge mazwago awe e bumbano.
- English2
and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)-
African KalangaNenguba kwakajalo Juda wakabe akasima mu banung'una babe nlauli wakabhuda munli koga fanilo dze mbano dzakabe dza Josefa.
- African Kalanga
Rubheni mbano ya Iziraela wakabe ana bakololo bali banna bo Hanoki na Phalu na Hezironi na Khami.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Jowele bakabe bali bo Shemaya, Shemaya ali tate ba Gogi, Gogi ali tate ba Shimeyi,
- African Kalanga
Shimeyi ali tate ba Mika, Mika ali tate ba Reya, Reya ali tate ba Bhaale,
- English6
and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
African KalangaBhaale ali tate ba Bheera iye wakatapiwa ndi mambo we Asiriya Tiligati Filineseri. Bheera wakabe ali ntungamili we Barubheni.
- English7
Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,
African KalangaHama dzabo nge misha yadzo dzakalongolosiwa mu nkwalo: She wabo wakabe ali Jeyele kube kuti Zekariya,
- English8
and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.
African Kalangana Bhela nkololo wa Azazi, Azazi ali nkololo wa Shema, Shema ali nkololo wa Jowele. Bakagala mu Aroeri kunoti ku Nebo neku Bhaale Meyoni.
- English9
To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.
African KalangaKu bhezhuba bakabe batola shango yose kunoti ku tjekelo dze tjilambanyika kukwebela ku gwizi gwe Yufuratesi ngobe zwithuwo zwabo zwakabe zwawanda mu Giliyadi.
- English10
During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.
African KalangaMu misi ye mbuso wa Saulo Barubheni bakanginilila Bahagiri bakababulaya mu ngwa ngono bakagala mu mishasha yabo kuyenda nge ntuthu wose ku bhezhuba kwe Giliyadi.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Gadi bakabe begala kubapa ne Barubheni bali ku bunandzwa mu shango ye Bhashani kunoti ku Saleka.
- African Kalanga
Jowele wakabe ali she wabo, etobegwa ndi Shefamu kube kuti Janai na Shafati mu Bhashani.
- English13
Their relatives, by families, were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber–seven in all.
African KalangaHama dzabo kuyenda nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Mikaele na Meshulamu na Sheba na Jorayi na Jakani na Ziya na Eberi bose bose bakabe bali kutendeka.
- English14
These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.
African KalangaAba bakololo ba Abihaile, Abihaile ali nkololo wa Huri, Huri ali nkololo wa Jarowa, Jarowa ali nkololo wa Giliyadi, Giliyadi ali nkololo wa Mikaele, Mikaele ali nkololo wa Jeshishayi, Jeshishayi ali nkololo wa Jado, Jado ali nkololo wa Bhuzi.
- African Kalanga
Ahi wakabe ali nkololo wa Abidiele wakabe ali iye she we misha yabo, Abidiele wakabe ali nkololo wa Guni, Guni wakabe ali she mu nsha wabo.
- English16
The Gadites lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its outlying villages, and on all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as they extended.
African KalangaBagadi bakabe begala mu Giliyadi ne mu Bhashani ne mizi yakaipoteleka betendebukila ku shango ye mafulilo e Sharoni.
- English17
All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
African KalangaBose ibaba bakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe mazwago mu misi ye mbuso wa Jothamu mambo we Juda na Jeroboamu mambo we Iziraela.
- English18
The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men ready for military service– able-bodied men who could handle shield and sword, who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle.
African KalangaBarubheni ne Bagadi ne gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase bakabe bana balume bali zwiwulu zwili makumi manna ana banna ana mazana ali kutendeka ana bali makumi ali tathatu (44 760) bakabe balulwamisigwa ngwa. Bakabe bali balume bakasima bangatubula bhata tjivikili ne thumo, bakabe betubula shingisa dati, bali balume bakadiyiwa ngwa.
- African Kalanga
Bakabanga ngwa mu Bahagiri ne Jetu ne Nafishi ne Nodabu.
- English20
They were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.
African KalangaNgono bakati bewana bhatsho kugwisa bathu ibaba, Bahagiri na bose babakabe banabo bakakundiwa, ngobe bakati bali mu ngwa bakalilila ku Ndzimu ngono Ndzimu ukawha mitembezelo yabo.
- English21
They seized the livestock of the Hagrites–fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive,
African KalangaBakatolela Bahagiri zwithuwo zwabo: Kamela dzili zwiwulu zwili makumi mashanu (50 000) ne pkhwizi ne mbudzi dzili zwiwulu zwili mazana mabili ana makumi ali mashanu (250 000) ne madonki ali zwiwulu zwibili (2 000). Bakatapa bathu bali zwiwulu zwili zana ling'ompela (100 000),
- English22
and many others fell slain, because the battle was God’s. And they occupied the land until the exile.
African Kalangabunji gwe bathu gwakabulawa ngobe ngwa yakabe ili ye Ndzimu, ngono bakagala mu magalo abo kudzina beyenda mukutapiwa.
- English23
The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous; they settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).
African KalangaBathu be gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase bakagala mu ntuthu we Bhashani kunoti Baale Hemoni ne Seniri betendebukila ku Dombo le Hemoni ngono bakawanda kwazo.
- English24
These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads of their families.
African KalangaAba ndibo bakabe bali boshe be misha yabo: Eferi na Ishi na Elieli na Aziriele na Jeremiya na Hodaviya na Jadieli. Bakabe bali babhayani bakasima, balume banozibgwa kakale bali boshe mu misha yabo.
- English25
But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
African KalangaKoga bakabe ne kusagalikabgwe mu Ndzimu wa botate babo ngono bakazwipa midzimu ipoga ye Bezwitjaba, ibo Ndzimu bawakabe wabatatila kutjena.
- English26
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half- tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.
African KalangaNdizo Ndzimu we Iziraela ukadzonga meya dza Puli mambo we Asiriya iye wakabe edang'wa Tigilati Pileseri kuti unonginilila shango yabo. Katapila tjatjose Barubheni ne Bagadi ne gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase ku Hala neku Habori neku Hara ne whunde ye gwizi gwe Gozani.
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.