The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
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1 Chronicles 8English
1 Zwiyitikalo 8African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Bhenjamini wakabe ana bakololo bali bashanu. Mbano ali Bhela, thobeledzi iye ali Ashibheli etobegwa ndi Ahara,
- African Kalanga
Ahara etobegwa ndi Noha ali we bunna kube kutobela kologwe Rafa ali we bushanu.
- African Kalanga
Bhela wakabe ne bakololo, bo Adari na Gera na Abihudi,
- African Kalanga
na Abishuwa na Naamani na Ahoa,
- African Kalanga
na Gera na Shefufani na Huramu.
- English6
These were the descendants of Ehud, who were heads of families of those living in Geba and were deported to Manahath:
African KalangaBanotobela zwizekugwana zwa Ehudi, izo zwakabe zwili misholo ye misha ya ibabo bakabe begala mu Geba ngono bakatapigwa ku Manahati:
- African Kalanga
Naamani na Ahija na Gera iye wakabatata mu shango, iye wakabe ali tate ba Uza na Ahihudi.
- African Kalanga
Shaharaimu wakabe ne bakololo bakazwaligwa ku Moabu shule kwe athubukana ne bakadzi babe Hushimu na Bara.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo babe baakazwala ne nkadzi uwe Hodeshi ndibo Jobabu na Zibiya na Mesha na Malikamu na
- African Kalanga
Jeuzi na Sakiya na Mirima. Bakololo ibaba bakabe bali bakololo babe, kakale bali misholo ye misha.
- African Kalanga
Shaharaimu wakabe ne bakololo Abitubu na Elipali nge nkadzi uwe Hushimu.
- English12
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages),
African KalangaBakololo ba Elipali bakabe bali bo Eberi na Mishamu na Shemedi iye wakasika mizi ye Ono ne Lodi ne mizana yakaipoteleka.
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and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of families of those living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
African KalangaBheriya na Shema ibo bakabe bali misholo ye misha ya ibabo bakabe begala ku Aijaloni basinotatila kutjena bagali be Gati
- African Kalanga
na Ahio na Shashaki na Jerimoti.
- African Kalanga
Zebadiya na Aradi na Ederi
- African Kalanga
na Mikaeli na Ishifa na Joha ibaba bakabe bali bakololo ba Bheriya.
- African Kalanga
Zebadiya na Meshulamu na Hiziki na Heberi
- African Kalanga
na Ishimirayi na Iziliya na Jobabu ibo bakabe bali bakololo ba Elipali.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Shimeyi bakabe bali bo Jakimu na Zikiri na Zabadi
- African Kalanga
na Elienayi na Zilethayi na Elieli
- African Kalanga
na Adaya na Bheraya na Shimirati.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Shashaki bakabe bali bo Ishifani na Eberi na Elieli
- African Kalanga
na Abedoni na Zikiri na Hanani
- African Kalanga
na Hananiya na Elamu na Anthotija
- African Kalanga
na Ifedeya na Penuele.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Jerohamu bakabe bali bo Shamisherayi na Shehariya na Athaliya
- African Kalanga
na Jareshiya na Elija na Zikiri.
- English28
All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.
African KalangaAba ndibo bakabe bali misholo ye misha, sekwa bakalongolodziwa nge njudzi dzabo, bakulu, bakabe begala mu Jerusalema.
- African Kalanga
Jeyele tate ba Gibiyoni wakabe egala mu nzi we Gibiyoni, nkadzi uwe wakabe edang'wa Maaka,
- African Kalanga
nkololo uwe whola wakabe ali Abidoni etobegwa ndi Zuri na Kishi na Bhaale na Nadabu
- African Kalanga
na Gedori na Ahio na Zeka,
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and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
African KalangaZeka etobegwa ndi Mikiloti, iye wakabe ali tate ba Shimeya. Naibobo bakabe begala pejo ne makamu abo mu Jerusalema.
- English33
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.
African KalangaNeri wakabe ali tate ba Kishi, Kishi ali tate ba Saulo, Saulo ali tate babo Jonatani na Malikishuwa na Abinadabu na Eshibhaale.
- African Kalanga
Nkololo wa Jonatani wakabe ali Meribubhaale iye wakabe ali tate ba Mika.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Mika bakabe bali bo Pithoni na Meleki na Tarea na Ahazi.
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Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
African KalangaAhazi wakabe ali tate ba Jehoada, Jehoada ali tate ba Alemeti na Azimaveti na Zimiri, Zimiri iye ali tate ba Moza.
- African Kalanga
Moza wakabe ali tate ba Bhineya, Bhineya kazwala Rafa, Rafa kazwala Eleasa, Eleasa kazwala Azele.
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Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
African KalangaAzele wakabe ana bakololo bali tathatu ngono bakabe bali bo: Azirikamu na Bokheru na Ishimaele na Sheariya na Obadiya na Hanani. Bose ibaba bakabe bali bakololo ba Azele.
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The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second son and Eliphelet the third.
African KalangaBakololo be nnung'una uwe Esheki bakabe bali bo Ulamu ali mbano na Jeushi ali thobeledzi iye na Elifeleti ali we butatu.
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The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons-150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
African KalangaBakololo ba Ulamu bakabe bali babhayani bakasima bakabe betubula kuposa misebe. Bakabe bana bakololo ne bana be bana bali banjinji, bose bose bakabe bali zana ling'ompela lina makumi mashanu. Bose ibaba bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Bhenjamini.
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.