The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
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1 Kings 11English
1 Bomambo 11African Kalanga
- English1
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter–Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.
African KalangaMambo Solomoni kada bakadzi banjinji be njudzi dzipoga, kubaligwa ne nkololokadzi wa Faro mambo we Egipiti, wakalobola bakadzi be Bamoabu ne be Baamoni ne be Baedomu ne be Basidoni ne be Bahiti,
- English2
They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.
African Kalangabedwa mu njudzi Yahwe dzabakadwa Baiziraela bakati, “Musitongo lobolelana ne njudzi dzipoga, ngoti nge malebeswa bangadwa beshandulila moyo yenyu ku midzimu yabo.” Nenguba kwakajalo Solomoni wakabhatilila mu kubada.
- English3
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.
African KalangaWakabe akalobola bakadzi bali mazana ali kutendeka (700) bali bakololokadzi ba bomambo ne balongwana bali mazana ali matatu (300) ngono bakadzi babe ibaba bakandusa mu zila.
- English4
As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
African KalangaNgoti kwakati Solomoni akwegula bakadzi babe bakashandulila moyo uwe ku midzimu ipoga. Moyo uwe ukasitjabe mu malebeswa kuna Yahwe Ndzimu uwe, se moyo wa tate babe Dafite wakabe uli iko.
- English5
He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites.
African KalangaNgoti Solomoni wakabe atjitobela Ashitoreti ndzimukadzi we Basidoni na Milikhomu ndzimu unoshimisa we Baamoni.
- English6
So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done.
African KalangaNdizo Solomoni kathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe, kasitjatobele Yahwe nge buzhalo, sekwakabe kuthama tate babe Dafite.
- English7
On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites.
African KalangaIpapo Solomoni kabakila Khemoshi ndzimu unoshimisa we Moabu na Moleki ndzimu unoshimika we Baamoni bugalo gwakatuthumala, pezhugwi kwe dombo bhezhuba kwe Jerusalema.
- English8
He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.
African KalangaKathamila bakadzi babe bose be njudzi dzipoga saikoko, ngono bakapisila midzimu yabo motsha ne zwibhayilo ikoko.
- English9
The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
African KalangaYahwe bakagwadzila moyo Solomoni, ngobe afupatila Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela, ibo bakazwilakidza kunli kabili kose,
- English10
Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the Lord’s command.
African Kalangakakale bakantjemela ngekwe kuthu ikoku, kuti asitobele midzimu ipoga, koga kasiwhilile Yahwe muna tjabakandwa.
- English11
So the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates.
African KalangaNdizo Yahwe bakadwa Solomoni bakati, “Se kwabe iwo mpanga uwo, kusalondolodza tjidumano tjangu, ndowopaladza mbuso uwo, autola mukuli, aupa mmwe we balanda babo.
- English12
Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
African KalangaNenguba kwakajalo ngekwa tate babo Dafite, anditowoupaladza mu mazhuba e butjilo gugo, koga ndowoupaladza watjibe mu maboko e nkololo uwo.
- English13
Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
African KalangaNgono anditowopaladza mbuso wose, koga ndowosiyila nkololo uwo ludzi gu ng'ompela, ngekwa Dafite nlanda wangu ne ngekwe Jerusalema nzi nkulu wandakazwishalulila.”
- English14
Then the Lord raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
African KalangaNgono Yahwe bakathama kuti Hadadi we ng'umba ye bushe gwe Edomu amukile Solomoni.
- English15
Earlier when David was fighting with Edom, Joab the commander of the army, who had gone up to bury the dead, had struck down all the men in Edom.
African KalangaNgoti kwakatongoti Dafite anogwa ne Edomu, kukati Joabu nlauli we babhayani anobiganya bakabulawa mu ngwa, kabulaya balume bose mu Edomu.
- English16
Joab and all the Israelites stayed there for six months, until they had destroyed all the men in Edom.
African KalangaJoabu ne Baiziraela bose bakagala mu Edomu mimwedzi ili mitathatu, kuswikila babulaya balume bose mu Edomu.
- English17
But Hadad, still only a boy, fled to Egypt with some Edomite officials who had served his father.
African KalangaKoga Hadadi katizhila ku Egipiti ana bamwe balanda ba tate babe, be Baedomu atji ntjetjana.
- English18
They set out from Midian and went to Paran. Then taking men from Paran with them, they went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house and land and provided him with food.
African KalangaBakadwa mu Midiyani bakanoti ku Parani. Bakatolana ne bamwe balume bakanoswika ku Egipiti, kuna Mambo Faro. Faro kapa Hadadi ng'umba, kampa gobe le zojiwa, kabuya kampa shango.
- English19
Pharaoh was so pleased with Hadad that he gave him a sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes, in marriage.
African KalangaNgono Hadadi kashathisa Faro, ndizo Faro kashakila Hadadi nkadzana uwe nnung'una we nfumakadzi uwe Tahipenesi kanlobola.
- English20
The sister of Tahpenes bore him a son named Genubath, whom Tahpenes brought up in the royal palace. There Genubath lived with Pharaoh’s own children.
African KalangaNgono nnung'una wa Tahipenesi kazwalila Hadadi mwana we tjilisana kantumila zina linoyi Genubathi. Nfumakadzi Tahipenesi kankudzila mu ng'umba ye bumambo ne bakololo ba Faro.
- English21
While he was in Egypt, Hadad heard that David rested with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was also dead. Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”
African KalangaKwakati Hadadi ewha ali mu Egipiti kuti Dafite wakatobela botate babe bakafa na Joabu nlauli we babhayani wakafa bo, Hadadi kadwa Faro kati, “Imani ndiyende, ndibgwilile ku shango ya kanyi kwedu.”
- English22
“What have you lacked here that you want to go back to your own country?” Pharaoh asked. “Nothing,” Hadad replied, “but do let me go!”
African KalangaKoga Faro kadwa Hadadi kati, “Washetani mundili, tjathama kuti ushake bgwilila ku shango ya kanyi kwenyu?” Ngono kadabila Faro eti, “Akuna tjandasheta, koga imani ndiyende.”
- English23
And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah.
African KalangaNdzimu ukathama kuti Rezoni nkololo wa Eliyada wakabe atizha kuna tetshi uwe Hadadezeri mambo we Zoba naiye abe tjita tja Solomoni.
- English24
He gathered men around him and became the leader of a band of rebels when David destroyed the forces of Zobah; the rebels went to Damascus, where they settled and took control.
African KalangaNgono kakubunganya goko le batoleli kabe ntungamili walo. Ikoku kwakashingikala shule Dafite asinokunda ngwa ya Hadadezeri. Rezoni ne bathu babe bakayenda ku Damasiko bakanogalako, bathu babe bakambiga mambo we Damasiko.
- English25
Rezon was Israel’s adversary as long as Solomon lived, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled in Aram and was hostile toward Israel.
African KalangaWakabe tjita tje Iziraela mu butjilo gose gwa Solomoni eshima Baiziraela sekwakabe kuthama Hadedezeri ngono kabusa Aramu.
- English26
Also, Jeroboam son of Nebat rebelled against the king. He was one of Solomon’s officials, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, and his mother was a widow named Zeruah.
African KalangaMmwe we balanda ba Solomoni, Jeroboamu nkololo wa Nebati, N'ifureimu we ku Zereda, ali mwana we tjilikadzi yakabe iyi Zeruwa naiyebo kapandukila mambo.
- English27
Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the supporting terraces and had filled in the gap in the wall of the city of David his father.
African KalangaTjakathama kuti apandukile mambo ndiyetje; Solomoni wakabaka bundo linodang'wa Duluthulu, kazwina mikoba pakabe pakakolomoka mu nzi nkulu wa tate babe Dafite.
- English28
Now Jeroboam was a man of standing, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
African KalangaNlume uwoyo Jeroboamu wakabe ali nyambi, ngono kukati Solomoni ebona kuti nzhuzha uwoyo unoshinga kwazo, kambiga nlingi we bashingi bose be ng'umba ya Josefa.
- English29
About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh met him on the way, wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone out in the country,
African KalangaKukati mu tjibaka itjetjo Jeroboamu ebhudila kuzhe kwe Jerusalema, kawang'wa nge nlebesambeli Ahija we N'shilo mu zila. Ipapo Ahija wakabe akaambala tjiambalo tjitshwa, bubili gwabo bakabe bali boga mu shango.
- African Kalanga
Ahija kabhata tjiambalo tjitshwa tjaakabe akaambala, katjipalulanya tjikabe mapenga ali gumi lina mabili (12).
- English31
Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘See, I am going to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand and give you ten tribes.
African KalangaNlebesambeli Ahija kadwa Jeroboamu kati, “Uzwitolegwe mapenga ali gumi, ngobe Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela bakati, ‘Bona, ndipejo ngopaladza mbuso mu luboko gwa Solomoni, ngono ndowokupa njudzi dzili gumi.
- English32
But for the sake of my servant David and the city of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, he will have one tribe.
African KalangaKoga ngekwe nlanda wangu Dafite nenge kwe nzi nkulu Jerusalema, nzi nkulu wandakashalula mu njudzi dzose dze Iziraela, Solomoni unowosala nge ludzi gu ng'ompela.
- English33
I will do this because they have forsaken me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Molech the god of the Ammonites, and have not walked in my ways, nor done what is right in my eyes, nor kept my statutes and laws as David, Solomon’s father, did.
African KalangaNdowothama saikoku, ngobe Solomoni wakandilasha, ngono kanamata ndzimukadzi Ashitoti we Basidoni, na Khemoshi ndzimu we Moabu na Milikhomu ndzimu we Baamoni. Kasitobele zila dzangu, kuthama tjakalulwama mu mesho angu, kulondolodza milayo sekwa kwakabe kuthama tate babe Dafite.
- English34
“ ‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who observed my commands and statutes.
African KalangaNenguba kwakajalo, anditowotola mbuso wose mu luboko gwa Solomoni, koga ngekwe nlanda wangu Dafite wandakashalula, wakabe elondolodza milayo yangu, ndowothama kuti abuse mu mazhuba wose e butjilo gugwe.
- African Kalanga
Koga ndowotola mbuso mu luboko gwe nkololo wa Solomoni, ndibe ndikupa njudzi dzili gumi.
- English36
I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.
African KalangaNdowopa nkololo wa Solomoni ludzi gu ng'ompela, kuti ndidwilidze tjizekugwana tje nlanda wangu Dafite mbeli kwangu, tjibusa mu Jerusalema, nzi nkulu wandakashalulila kubiga zina langu.
- English37
However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule over all that your heart desires; you will be king over Israel.
African KalangaNgono iwe ndowokutola ukabusa pamwe ne pamwe panowobe peyemugwa nge moyo uwo, unowobe mambo we Iziraela.
- English38
If you do whatever I command you and walk in my ways and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.
African KalangaNgono ha uwhilila zose zwandinokudwa, ubuya utobela zila dzangu, uthama kwakalulwama mu mesho angu, ulondolodza milayo yangu, sekwakathama Dafite nlanda wangu, ndowobe nawe, akubakila nzi una tjilumbi sekwa ndakabakila Dafite, ngono ndowokupa Iziraela.
- African Kalanga
Ngekwe tjibi tja Solomoni, ndowodziyidza zwizekugwana zwa Dafite, koga kusi nge kusingapele.’ ”
- English40
Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam fled to Egypt, to Shishak the king, and stayed there until Solomon’s death.
African KalangaNdizo Solomoni kagwisa bulaya Jeroboamu, ngono Jeroboamu katizhila kuna Mambo Shishaki we Egipiti, kagala mu Egipiti kudzina Solomoni efa.
- English41
As for the other events of Solomon’s reign–all he did and the wisdom he displayed–are they not written in the book of the annals of Solomon?
African KalangaMimwe mishingo ya Solomoni na zose zwaakathama ne butjenjedu gugwe, azwizokwagwa mu lukwalo gwe mishingo ya Solomoni kene?
- African Kalanga
Solomoni wakabusa Baiziraela bose makole ali makumi manna (40) ali mu Jerusalema.
- English43
Then he rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.
African KalangaNgono Solomoni kafa, katobela botate babe, kabiganyiwa mu nzi nkulu wa tate babe Dafite. Kagagwa thaka mu bushe nge nkololo uwe Rehoboamu.
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.