The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Chronicles 7English
1 Zwiyitikalo 7African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Isakari bakabe bali bo Tola na Puva na Jashubu na Shimironi, bose bose bakabe bali banna.
- English2
The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel–heads of their families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600.
African KalangaBakololo ba Tola kakale bali boshe be misha yabo bakabe bali bo Uzi na Refaya na Jerieli na Jahamayi na Ibusamu na Samuele. Mu misi ye mbuso wa Dafite zwizekugwana zwa Tola zwakabe zwili babhayani bakasima, nge mbalo zwakabe zwili zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili zwina zwibili ne mazana ali tathatu (22 600).
- English3
The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
African KalangaBakololo ba Uzi bakabe bali bo Izirahiya, Izirahiya kazwala Mikaele na Obadiya na Jowele na Ishiya. Nge bushanu gwabo bakabe bali boshe.
- English4
According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children.
African KalangaKuyenda nge njudzi dzabo ne kuyenda ne misha yabo bakabe bali makupo e babhayani bakazwilulwamisila ngwa bali zwiwulu zwili makumi matatu ana tathatu (36 000), ngoti bakabe bana bakadzi banjinji ne bana.
- English5
The relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all.
African KalangaBakanyi kwabo kudwa mu misha yose ya Isakari bakabe bali babhayani bali zwiwulu zwili makumi ali zhanakadzi ana bali kutendeka (87 000) bakabe bakakwagwa kuyenda nge lutshinga.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Bhenjamini bakabe bali bo Bhela na Bekheri na Jediale bose bakabe bali batatu.
- English7
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families–five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.
African KalangaBakololo ba Bhela bakabe bali bo Eziboni na Uzi na Uziele na Jerimoti na Iri, bose bakabe bali bashanu kakale bali boshe mu misha yabo. Bakabe bali babhayani bakasima bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili zwina makumi matatu ana bali banna (22 034) bakabe bakakwagwa nge lutshinga.
- English8
The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.
African KalangaBakololo ba Bekheri bakabe bali bo Zemira na Joashi na Eliezeri na Eliyonayi na Omiri na Jerimoti na Abija na Anatoti na Alemeti. Bose ibaba bakabe bali bakololo ba Bekheri.
- African Kalanga
Bakabe bakakwagwa nge lutshinga bali boshe mu misha yabo ne babhayani bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana mazana mabili (20 200).
- English10
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.
African KalangaNkololo wa Jediele wakabe ali Bhilihani. Bakololo ba Bhilihani bakabe bali bo Jeushi na Bhenjamini na Ehudi na Kenaana na Zethani na Tashishi na Ahishahari.
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All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war.
African KalangaIbaba bose bakololo ba Jediele bakabe bali boshe mu misha yabo kakale bali babhayani bakazwilulwamisila ngwa nge mbalo bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili gumi lina kutendeka ne mazana ali mabili (17 200).
- English12
The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher.
African KalangaBathu be Shupimu ne Hupimu bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Iri. Bathu be Hushimu ibo bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Aheri.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Nafutali bakabe bali bo Jahiziele na Guni na Jezeri na Shalumu bali zwizekugwana zwa Bhiliha.
- English14
The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
African KalangaManase wakawana bakololo babili Asiriele na Makiri nge nkadzi uwe ntukunu we N'aramu. Makiri wakabe ali tate ba Giliyadi.
- English15
Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
African KalangaMakiri wakabe akalobola kudwa mu Bahupimu ne Bashupimi. Hazwadzi iye wakabe ali Maaka. Tjizekugwana tjimwe tjakabe tjidang'wa Zelofehadi, iye wakabe ana bakololokadzi koga.
- English16
Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
African KalangaNkadzi wa Makiri Maaka, wakabe ne bakololo bali babili, bakabe bedang'wa Pereshi na Shereshi. Pereshi kabe ne bakololo bali babili Ulamu na Rakemu.
- African Kalanga
Ulamu kazwala Bedani. Ibaba bakabe bali bakololo ba Giliyadi nkololo wa Makiri, Makiri ali nkololo wa Manase.
- African Kalanga
Hazwadzi ya Giliyadi Hamolekiti wakabe ana bakololo bali batatu, bo Ishodi na Abiezeri na Mahla.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Shemida bakabe bali bo Ahiani na Shekemu na Likhi na Aniamu.
- English20
The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
African KalangaBakololo ba Ifureimi bakabe bali bo Shuthela, Shuthela kazwala Beredi, Beredi kazwala Tahati, Tahati kazwala Eleyadi, Eleyadi kazwala Tahati,
- English21
Zabad his son and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the native-born men of Gath, when they went down to seize their livestock.
African KalangaTahati kazwala Zabadi, Zabadi kazwala Shuthela, Shuthela kazwala Ezeri na Eleyadi ibo bakabulawa pabakabe begwisa kwiba zwithuwo zwe bathu be Gati.
- African Kalanga
Tate babo Ifureimi bakabe mu tjililo nge kwabo kwe mazhuba ali manjinji ngono banung'una babe bakabe begala bezha kunyaladza.
- English23
Then he lay with his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his family.
African KalangaIfureimi kawalilana ne nkadzi uwe ngono kazwisenga kazwala mwana we tjilisana kan'dana eti Bheriya edwa kuti, “Zhalima lawila nsha uwe.”
- African Kalanga
Nkololokadzi uwe wakabe ali Shera, ndiye wakasika mizi ye kwakatathila ne kwakakungulukila kwe Bhetihoroni ne Uzeni Shera.
- African Kalanga
Ifureimi wakabe ana mmwe nkololo wakabe edang'wa Rafa, Rafa kazwala Rashefi, Rashefi kazwala Tela, Tela kazwala Tahani,
- African Kalanga
Tahani kazwala Ladani, Ladani kazwala Amihudi, Amihudi kazwala Elishama,
- African Kalanga
Elishama kazwala Nuni, Nuni kazwala Joshuwa.
- English28
Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.
African KalangaMagalo abakatapa akabe ali Bhetele ne mizana yayo ne kunobhuda zhuba kwe Naarani ne kunomila zhuba kwe Gezeri ne mizana yayo ne Shekemu ne mizana yayo kose ne Aya ne mizana yayo,
- English29
Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
African Kalangakose ne migathu ye ludzi gwa Manase ne Bhetisheani ne mizana yayo ne Taanaki ne mizana yayo ne Megido ne mizana yayo ne Dori ne mizana yayo. Mu magalo iyawa kwakabe kugala bakololo ba Josefa, Josefa ali nkololo wa Iziraela.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Asheri bakabe bali bo Imina na Ishiva na Bheriya ne hazwadzi yabo Sera.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Bheriya bakabe bali Heberi na Malikile iye wakabe ali tate ba Bhizaiti.
- African Kalanga
Heberi wakabe ali tate ba Jafeleti na Shomeri na Hothamu ne hazwadzi yabo Shuwa.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Jafeleti bakabe bali bo Pasaki na Bimihali na Ashivati. Ibaba bose bakabe bali bakololo ba Jafeleti.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo be nnung'una uwe Shemeri bakabe bali bo Rogha na Jehubha na Aramu.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo be nnung'una uwe Helemu bakabe bali bo Zofa na Imina na Sheleshi na Amali.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Zofa bakabe bali bo Suwa na Harineferi na Shuali na Bheri na Imira,
- African Kalanga
na Bhezeri na Hodi na Shama na Shilishahi na Itirani na Bheera.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Jetheri bakabe bali bo Jefune na Pisipa na Ara.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Ula bakabe bali bo Ara na Haniele na Riziya.
- English40
All these were descendants of Asher–heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.
African KalangaBose ibaba bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Asheri bali misholo ye misha, balume bakasima, balume bana babhayani bana zwilopa kakale bali batungamili bakwako. Mbalo ye balume bakabe bakazwilulwamisila ngwa sekwa yakakwagwa mu whalo dzabo dze mazwago yakabe ili zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana tathatu (26 000).
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.