The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Kings 4English
1 Bomambo 4African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Solomoni wakabe ali mambo we Iziraela yose.
- African Kalanga
Aba ndibo bakabe bali hadzasha dzidze: Azariya nkololo wa Zadoki wakabe ali mpirisiti.
- African Kalanga
Elihorefu na Ahija bakololo ba Shisha bakabe bali bakwalili. Jehoshafati nkololo wa Ahiludi wakabe ali nkwalili.
- African Kalanga
Bhenaya nkololo wa Jehoyada wakabe ali nlauli we babhayani. Zadoki na Abiathari bali bapirisiti.
- English5
Azariah son of Nathan–in charge of the district officers; Zabud son of Nathan–a priest and personal adviser to the king;
African KalangaAzariya nkololo wa Nathani wakabe ali ntungamili we hadzasha dze ntuthu. Zabudi nkololo wa Nathani wakabe ali mpirisiti kakale ali nkumbuludzi wa mambo.
- African Kalanga
Ahishari wakabe ali nlauli we bashingi mu ng'umba ya mambo. Adoniramu nkololo wa Abida wakabe ali ntjengeti we bashingi nge maboko.
- English7
Solomon also had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.
African KalangaSolomoni wakabe ana hadzasha dze mituthu dzili gumi lina mbili (12) mu Iziraela yose. Bakabe beyisila mambo ne be nsha uwe zojiwa kudwa ku mituthu yabo. Mmwe ne mmwe eyisa zojiwa mwedzi wose ung'ompela mu gole.
- African Kalanga
Mazina e hadzasha ne e mituthu yabakabe bali batungamili muili awa: Bhenehuri mu shango ye matombo ye Ifureimi.
- African Kalanga
Bhenidekeri mu Makazi, Shalibimi, Bhetishemeshi ne Elonibhetihanani.
- African Kalanga
Bhenehesede mu Arubhoti ne Soko ne mituthu yose ye Hefa.
- African Kalanga
Bheneabinadabe mu ntuthu wose we Nafatidori wakabe akalobola Tafati nkololokadzi wa Solomoni.
- English12
Baana son of Ahilud–in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam;
African KalangaBhaana nkololo wa Ahiludi mu Taanaki ne Megido ne Bhetisheani imu wunde ne Zarethani pasi kwe Jezirele ne kudwa mu Bhetisheani kunoti ku Abelimehola, kunoswika seli kwe Jokimeamu.
- English13
Ben-Geber–in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the district of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars);
African KalangaBhenegebheri, mu Ramotigiliyadi ne mizana imu Giliyadi ipasi kwe misha ya Jairi nkololo wa Manase mu ntuthu we Arigobi umu Bhashani kuli mizi mikulu ili makumi ali matathatu (60) yakabakiligwa nge maswingo ina mazhalilo e nkoba e phangula.
- African Kalanga
Ahinadabe nkololo wa Ido mu Mahanayimi.
- African Kalanga
Ahimaazi mu Nafutali wakabe wakalobola mmwe nkololokadzi wa Solomoni unoyi Bhasemati.
- African Kalanga
Bhaana nkololo wa Hushayi mu Asheri ne Bheyaloti.
- African Kalanga
Johushafati nkololo wa Paruwa mu Isakari.
- African Kalanga
Shimeyi nkololo wa Ela mu Bhenjamini.
- English19
Geber son of Uri–in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.
African KalangaGeberi nkololo wa Uri mu ntuthu we Giliyadi wakabe ubusiwa ndi Mambo Sihoni we Baamoni na Mambo Ogi we Bhashani. Ngono kwakabe kuna hadzasha ing'ompela mu ntuthu wose we Juda.
- English20
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.
African KalangaItjaba tje Juda ne Iziraela tjakabe tjili tjinjinji se nsetje upa gungwa, beja beng'wa bakashatha.
- English21
And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.
African KalangaSolomoni wakabe ebusa mibuso yose kudwa ku Gwizi gwe Yufuratesi kunoti ku shango ye Bafilisitiya, kunoti ku n'gathu we Egipiti. Bedusa makhetho bempa, bali pasi kukwe butjilo gugwe gose.
- African Kalanga
Zojiwa zwakabe zwakalingisana Solomoni, dzakabe dzili dzilithara dzili zwiwulu zwili zwishano (5 000) dze bgwisa gwe tjiwunga ne kilolithara dzili zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000) dze bgwisa gwe mathunde nge zhuba.
- English23
ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl.
African KalangaNe ng'ombe dzakakodziwa dzili gumi (10) ne dzili makumi mabili (20) dzakafudziwa ku mafulo ne pkhwizi dzili zana (100). Pezhugwi kwa izwezo, kuli ngolomu ne phala ne ngama ne whuku dzakakodziwa.
- English24
For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides.
African KalangaNgoti wakabe ebusa ntuthu wose uku golombedzo kwe Gwizi gwe Yufuratesi, kudwa mu Tifisa kunoti ku Gaza. Bomambo bose be ku golombedzo kwe Gwizi gwe Yufuratesi bakabe bali pasi kukwe. Kakale ebusa nge mbakiso ne mu shango dzaakabe egathudzana nadzo kumpoteleka.
- English25
During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree.
African KalangaMu butjilo gwa Solomoni mmwe ne mmwe mu Juda ne Iziraela wakabe aligele akasununguka, kudwa ku Dani ne kunoti ku Bheresheba, bakalonga misholo mu mitutshi ye mizhambi yabo ne mipaya yabo.
- African Kalanga
Solomoni wakabe ana matanga e mbizi dze koloyi dze ngwa ali makumi manna (40) ne bataswi be mbizi bali zwiwulu zwili gumi lina kubili (12 000).
- English27
The district officers, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king’s table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
African KalangaHadzasha idzedzo dzakabe dzizhisila Solomoni na bose bakabe beja mu ng'umba iye ye bushe zojiwa, mmwe ne mmwe kang'ompela mu mwedzi, basingaletje tjimwe tjikasheteka.
- English28
They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.
African KalangaHadzasha imwe ne imwe yakabe izhisa gobe le mathunde e bhali ne mashanga zwinojiwa nge mbizi, kuyendidzana sekwa Mambo Solomoni akabe eshaka ndiko.
- English29
God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
African KalangaNdzimu wakapa Solomoni butjenjedu ne nkumbulo uzhele kwakawanda kupinda nsetje we gungwa.
- English30
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
African KalangaNdizo butjenjedu gwa Solomoni gukapinda gwe bathu bose be ku bhezhuba ne batjenjedu bose be Egipiti.
- English31
He was wiser than any other man, including Ethan the Ezrahite–wiser than Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.
African KalangaNgoti wakabe akatjenjela kupinda bathu bose, akatjenjela kupinda Ethani we Nzera na Hemani na Kalikoli na Darida bakololo ba Maholi. Ngono tjilumbi tjitje tjikazibgwa mu tjaba dzose kupoteleka.
- African Kalanga
Wakakwala makungulupeswa ali zwiwulu zwili zwitatu (3 000) ne njimbo dzidze dzili tjiwulu tjina mido ili mishanu (1 005).
- English33
He described plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also taught about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.
African KalangaWakaleba ngekwe miti ne matenjana kudwa mu miti ye sida ye Lebanoni kudelukila pasi ku mitinyana ye hisopo inomela mu makuma. Kaleba ngekwe phuka ne nyuni ne zwinosoba pasi nenge whobe.
- English34
Men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.
African KalangaKukazha bathu banodwa mu njudzi dzose kuwowha ngekwe butjenjedu gwa Solomoni ne kudwa muna bomambo be shango yose, bakawha ngekwe butjenjedu gugwe.
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.