The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Kings 5English
1 Bomambo 5African Kalanga
- English1
When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
African KalangaKukati Mambo Hiramu we Tire awha kuti Solomoni wakazhodziwa kube mambo mu bumo gwa tate babe Dafite, katumila balanda babe kuna Solomoni ngobe wakabe agala ewhanana na Dafite.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Solomoni katuma bathu kuna Hiramu kunon'dwa beti,
- English3
“You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
African Kalanga“Unoziba kuti tate bangu Dafite abazotubula kubakila zina la Yahwe Ndzimu wabo ng'umba ngobe zwita zwabo zwakabe zwakabakomba nge ngwa, kudzina Yahwe bethama kuti bazwikunde.
- English4
But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster.
African KalangaKoga ngwenu Yahwe Ndzimu wangu bakandipa mbakiso mu migathu yangu mbizho dzose, akutjina nyanyayidzi kene tjimwe tjakabipa.
- English5
I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’
African KalangaNdizo ngwenu, ndakazwimisila kubakila ng'umba zina la Yahwe Ndzimu wangu, Yahwe sekwa bakadwa tate bangu Dafite bakati, ‘Nkololo uwo, wandinowogadza pa tjigalo tjitjo tje bushe mu bumo gugo, unowobakila zina langu ng'umba.’
- English6
“So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians.”
African KalangaNdizo ngwenu, tjidwa balanda babo banditemele mapango e sida ye Lebanoni, balanda bangu banowoshanganyila nshingo ne babo, imi ndowolipa balanda babo ndipo yaunowobe wandibigila iyo. Ngoti unoziba kuti mutili akuna una luzibo gwe kutema mapango se Basidoni.”
- English7
When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the Lord today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”
African KalangaKukati Hiramu ewha matama a Solomoni, kashatha kwazo kabuya kati, “Nasi Yahwe ngabakudziwe, ibo bakapa Dafite nkololo wakatjenjela kun'gala thaka kubusa itjaba itjetji tjikulu kulu!”
- English8
So Hiram sent word to Solomon: “I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and pine logs.
African KalangaHiramu kabgwiliza shandulo kuna Solomoni eti, “Matama awanditumila bathu ndaawha, ngono ndowothama njemulo dzidzo dzose ngekwe mapango e sida ne misipuri.
- English9
My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will float them in rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food for my royal household.”
African KalangaBalanda bangu banowo asenga kudwa ku Lebanoni bakaayisa ku gungwa. Ngono ndoasungilikanya kabe thala kayenda akaangama mu gungwa kunoti pa unowobe watendeka kuti abigwepo. Ndowodwa balanda bangu kuti baapalalanye ikoko, ube uaamutjila. Iwe undibhatshe ngopa be ng'umba yangu zojiwa.”
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Hiramu kapa Solomoni mapango wose e sida ne e misipuri aakabe akumbila.
- English11
and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths, of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year.
African KalangaSolomoni kapa Hiramu masaka e koroni ali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili (20 000) ne zwikuyu zwe mafuta e ntoba zwili zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili (20 000) gole ne gole.
- English12
The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
African KalangaNgono Yahwe bakapa Solomoni butjenjedu sekwa bakan'gadza bgwe, kwakabe kuna mbakiso pakati kwa Hiramu na Solomoni, bubili gwabo bakathama tjidumano tje kushingidzana.
- African Kalanga
Mambo Solomoni kashalula bashingi bali zwiwulu zwili makumi matatu (30 000) mu Iziraela yose.
- English14
He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
African KalangaKabatumila ku Lebanoni belabadzana bakathubukana kuli makupo matatu, e bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000) zwe balume mu gupo limwe ne limwe, bakabe betola mwedzi uli ng'ompela bali ku Lebanoni bezha bewobe kanyi kwe mimwedzi mibili. Ntungamili we bashingi wakabe ali Adoniramu.
- African Kalanga
Solomoni naiyebo wakabe ana basengi be mabgwe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi ali kutendeka (70 000) ne banobezha mabgwe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi ali zhanakadzi (80 000) mu shango ye matombo.
- English16
as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workmen.
African KalangaNgono kuzhe kwa ibaba wakabe ana balume be batungamili bali zwiwulu zwitatu zwina mazana ali matatu (3 300) bakabe bakatungamila bathu ibaba ne kubona kuti nshingo unoyenda.
- English17
At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of quality stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.
African KalangaNge ndaulo ya Mambo Solomoni, bakatsha mabgwe makulu e ntengo upezhugwi kuwala thiwa dze ng'umba ndiwo.
- English18
The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and the men of Gebal cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.
African KalangaBabaki ba Solomoni ne babaki ba Hiramu ne balume be Gebali, bakabezha mabgwe, bakalulwamisa mapango ne mabgwe kubaka Ng'umba ye Ndzimu.
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.