The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
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1 Chronicles 6English
1 Zwiyitikalo 6African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Levi wakabe ana bakololo bali batatu. Ibo bakabe bali bo Geshoni na Kohati na Merari.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Kohati bakabe bali bo Amuramu na Izhari na Heburoni na Uziele.
- English3
The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
African KalangaBana ba Amuramu bakabe bali bo Aroni na Mushe na Miriamu. Bana ba Aroni bakabe bali bo Nadabi na Abihu na Eleazari na Ithamari.
- African Kalanga
Eleazari wakabe ali tate ba Finihasi, Finihasi ali tate ba Abishuwa,
- African Kalanga
Abishuwa ali tate ba Bhuki, Bhuki ali tate ba Uzi,
- African Kalanga
Uzi ali tate ba Zeraya, Zeraya ali tate ba Meraoti,
- African Kalanga
Meraoti ali tate ba Amariya, Amariya ali tate ba Ahitubu,
- African Kalanga
Ahitubu ali tate ba Zadoki, Zadoki ali tate ba Ahimazi,
- African Kalanga
Ahimazi ali tate ba Azariya, Azariya ali tate ba Johanani,
- English10
Johanan the father of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),
African KalangaJohanani ali tate ba Azariya (ndiye wakabe eshinga ali mpirisiti mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu yakabakwa ndi Solomoni ku Jerusalema).
- African Kalanga
Azariya wakabe ali tate ba Amariya, Amariya ali tate ba Ahitubu,
- African Kalanga
Ahitubu ali tate ba Zadoki, Zadoki ali tate ba Shalumu,
- African Kalanga
Shalumu ali tate ba Hilikiya, Hilikiya ali tate ba Azariya,
- African Kalanga
Azariya ali tate ba Seraya, Seraya ali tate ba Jehozadaki.
- English15
Jehozadak was deported when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
African KalangaJehozadaki iye wakatapiwa ndi Nebukadineza tjibaka Yahwe tjabakathama kuti Juda ne Jerusalema dzitapiwe.
- African Kalanga
Levi wakabe ana bakololo bali batatu. Ibo bakabe bali bo Geshoni na Kohati na Merari.
- African Kalanga
Awa ndiwo mazina e bakololo ba Geshoni: Libini na Shimeyi.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Kohati bakabe bali bo Amuramu na Izhari na Heburoni na Uziele.
- English19
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
African KalangaBakololo ba Merari ndi Mahili na Mushi. Idzedzi njudzi dze Balevi nge kulongoloka kwa botate babo.
- African Kalanga
Ludzi gwa Geshoni gwakabe guna nkololo uwe Libini, Libini kazwala Jehati, Jehati kazwala Zima,
- African Kalanga
Zima kazwala Jowa, Jowa kazwala Ido, Ido kazwala Zera, Zera kazwala Jeatherayi.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Kohati zwakabe zwili bo Aminadabu, Aminadabu kazwala Kora, Kora kazwala Asiri,
- African Kalanga
Asiri kazwala Elikana, Elikana kazwala Ebiasafu, Ebiasafu kazwala Asiri,
- African Kalanga
Asiri kazwala Tahati, Tahati kazwala Urieli, Urieli kazwala Uziya, Uziya kazwala Shaulo.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Elikana zwakabe zwili bo Amasayi na Ahimoti,
- African Kalanga
Ahimoti kazwala Elikana, Elikana kazwala Zofayi, Zofayi kazwala Nahati,
- African Kalanga
Nahati kazwala Eliabu, Eliabu kazwala Jerohamu, Jerohamu kazwala Elikana, Elikana kazwala Samuele.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Samuele bakabe bali bo Jowele ali mbano na Abija ali thobeledzi iye.
- African Kalanga
Zwizekugwana zwa Merari bakabe bali bo Mahili, Mahili kazwala Libini, Libini kazwala Shimeyi, Shimeyi kazwala Uza,
- African Kalanga
Uza kazwala Shimeya, Shimeya kazwala Hagiya, Hagiya kazwala Asaya.
- English31
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there.
African KalangaAba ndibo bakabigwa ndi Dafite kuti babe ibo bakabhata kuna zwe zwilidzo mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe shule Bhokisi le Tjidumano latjidzikama ko.
- English32
They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.
African KalangaBakabe beshinga lidza njimbo mbeli kwe bugalo gwe Ndzimu iko mbeli kwe nshasha we bushanganilo kudzina Solomoni abaka Ng'umba ya Yahwe mu Jerusalema. Bakabe belidza kuyendidzana ne sekwa bakabe balayiwa.
- English33
Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the musician, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
African KalangaAba ndibo balume bakabe beshinga nenge bakololo babo: Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Kohati bakabe bali bo Hemani, nyambi ye mba ne nkololo wa Jowele, Jowele ali nkololo wa Samuele,
- African Kalanga
Samuele ali nkololo wa Elikana, Elikana ali nkololo wa Jerohamu, Jerohamu ali nkololo wa Elieli, Elieli ali nkololo wa Towa,
- African Kalanga
Towa ali nkololo wa Zufu, Zufu ali nkololo wa Elikana, Elikana ali nkololo wa Mahati, Mahati ali nkololo wa Amasayi,
- African Kalanga
Amasayi ali nkololo wa Elikana, Elikana nkololo wa Jowele, Jowele ali nkololo wa Azariya, Azariya ali nkololo wa Zefaniya,
- African Kalanga
Zefaniya ali nkololo wa Tahati, Tahati ali nkololo wa Asiri, Asiri ali nkololo wa Ebiasafu, Ebiasafu ali nkololo wa Kora,
- African Kalanga
Kora ali nkololo wa Izhari, Izhari ali nkololo wa Kohati, Kohati ali nkololo wa Levi, Levi ali nkololo wa Iziraela.
- English39
and Heman’s associate Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,
African KalangaAsafa wakabe ali mbhatshi wa Hemani ibo ludzi gwabo gwabe guli sawhoku: Asafa nkololo wa Bherekiya, Bherekiya ali nkololo wa Shimeya,
- African Kalanga
Shimeya ali nkololo wa Mikaele, Mikaele ali nkololo wa Bhaseya, Bhaseya ali nkololo wa Malikija,
- African Kalanga
Malikija ali nkololo wa Etini, Etini ali nkololo wa Zera, Zera ali nkololo wa Adaya,
- African Kalanga
Adaya ali nkololo wa Ethani, Ethani ali nkololo wa Zima, Zima ali nkololo wa Shimeyi,
- African Kalanga
Shimeyi ali nkololo wa Jahati, Jahati ali nkololo Geshoni, Geshoni ali nkololo wa Levi.
- English44
and from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
African KalangaKudwa mu bashingi nabo kwakabe kuli ludzi gwa Merari bakabe bali babhatshi bakabe bali bo: Ethani nkololo wa Kishi, Kishi ali nkololo wa Abidi, Abidi ali nkololo wa Maluki,
- African Kalanga
Maluki ali nkololo wa Hashabiya, Hashabiya ali nkololo wa Amaziya, Amaziya ali nkololo wa Hilikiya,
- African Kalanga
Hilikiya ali nkololo wa Amuzi, Amuzi ali nkololo wa Bani, Bani ali nkololo wa Shemeri,
- African Kalanga
Shemeri ali nkololo wa Mahili, Mahili ali nkololo wa Mushi, Mushi ali nkololo wa Marari, Marari ali nkololo wa Levi.
- English48
Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God.
African KalangaHama dzabo dze Balevi bakapiwa mishingo yose ye bugalo gwe Ndzimu gwe Ng'umba ye Ndzimu.
- English49
But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
African KalangaKoga Aroni ne zwizekugwana zwizwe ndibo bakabe bezhisa zwibhayilo mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo zwinopisiwa ne mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa motsha beshinga mishingo yose ye Bugalo gwakayengemala kupindisa kakale bethama gadzanyo na Yahwe sekwakaleba Mushe nlanda we Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Aba ndibo bakololo ba Aroni, Eleazari, Eleazari nkololo uwe wakabe ali Finihasi, Finihasi nkololo uwe ali Abishuwa,
- African Kalanga
Abishuwa nkololo uwe ali Bhuki, Bhuki nkololo uwe ali Uzi, Uzi nkololo uwe ali Zeraya,
- African Kalanga
Zeraya nkololo uwe ali Meraoti, Meraoti nkololo uwe ali Amariya, Amariya nkololo uwe ali Ahitubu,
- African Kalanga
Ahitubu nkololo uwe ali Zadoki, Zadoki nkololo uwe ali Ahimazi.
- English54
These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):
African KalangaIyawa ndiwo magalo abo ne sekwa bakabe bazwithubukanya nge migathu yabo: Zwizekugwana zwa Aroni zwe ludzi gwa Kohati. Ibo bakapiwa kutanga ngoti hakata dzakatendeka ibo kutanga.
- African Kalanga
Bakapiwa Heburoni mu shango ye Juda ne mafulo ayo aka ipoteleka,
- African Kalanga
koga minda ye nzi nkulu ne mizana yawo yakabe ili pasi kwe nzi nkulu yakapiwa Khalebu nkololo wa Jefune.
- English57
So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
African KalangaNdizo zwizekugwana zwa Aroni zwakapiwa Heburoni nzi we dizhilo, ne Libina ne Jatiri ne Eshitemoa
- African Kalanga
ne Hileni ne Dibiri
- African Kalanga
ne Ashani ne Bhetishemeshi ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyo.
- English60
And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. These towns, which were distributed among the Kohathite clans, were thirteen in all.
African KalangaKudwa mu ludzi gwa Bhenjamini ibo bakapiwa Geba ne Alemeti ne Anatoti kose ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyo. Mizi yose yakakobanyiwa ludzi gwe Kohati yakabe ili gumi lina mitatu (13) yose yose.
- English61
The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.
African KalangaBamwe bose be ludzi gwa Kohati bakakobegwa mizi ili gumi mu mizi ye gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase.
- English62
The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
African KalangaZwizekugwana zwa Geshoni, kuyenda nge ludzi zwakakobegwa mizi ili gumi ina ili mitatu (13) kudwa mu ludzi gwa Isakari na Asheri na Nafutali ne mu ludzi gwa Manase guku Bhashani.
- English63
The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
African KalangaZwizekugwana zwa Merari kuyenda nge ludzi zwakakobegwa mizi ili gumi lina mibili (12) kudwa mu ludzi gwa Rubheni negwa Gadi negwa Zebuluni.
- African Kalanga
Bathu be Iziraela bakakobela Balevi mizi iyeyi ne mafulilo ayo.
- African Kalanga
Mu ludzi gwa Juda negwa Simiyoni negwa Bhenjamini bakakobegwa ngoposa hakata.
- African Kalanga
Bamwe be misha ye bakololo ba Kohati bakapiwa mizi kudwa mu ludzi gwa Ifureimi.
- African Kalanga
Mu shango ye matombo ye Ifureimi bakapiwa Shekemu nzi nkulu we matizhilo ne Gezeri
- African Kalanga
ne Jokimeamu ne Bhetihoroni
- African Kalanga
ne Aijaloni ne Gatirimoni kose ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyi.
- English70
And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
African KalangaKudwa mu gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase bakabe bapiwa nzi we Aneri ne mafulilo awo ne Bileyamu ne mafulilo awo kose ikoku kwakapiwa bose be misha ye Bakohati.
- English71
The Gershonites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;
African KalangaBe ludzi gwa Geshomu ibo bakapiwa mu gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase sawhoku: Bakapiwa nzi we Golani mu Bhashani ne Ashitaroti kose ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyo.
- African Kalanga
Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Isakari bakapiwa mizi ye Kedeshi ne Daberati,
- African Kalanga
ne Ramoti ne Anemu kose ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyo.
- African Kalanga
Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Asheri bakapiwa mizi ye Mashali ne Abedoni,
- African Kalanga
Hukoku ne Rehobu kose ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyi.
- English76
and from the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
African KalangaKudwa mu ludzi gwa Nafutali bakapiwa mizi ye Kedeshi mu Galili ne Hamoni ne Kiriyathayimu kose ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyo.
- English77
The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they received Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;
African KalangaBathu be Merari bakapiwa mizi ye Jokineamu ne Karita ne Rimono ne Tabori kose ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyi kudwa mu ludzi gwa Zebuluni.
- English78
from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho they received Bezer in the desert, Jahzah,
African KalangaKudwa mu ludzi gwa Rubheni seli kwe Jorodani ku Bhezhuba kwe Jerikho bakapiwa nzi we Bhezera umu tjilambanyika ne nzi we Jahaza,
- African Kalanga
newe Kedemoti ne Mefaati kose ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyi.
- African Kalanga
Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Gadi bakapiwa mizi ye Ramoti mu Giliyadi ne Mahanayimi,
- African Kalanga
ne Heshibhoni ne Jazeri kose ne mafulilo e mizi iyeyo.
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.