The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
1 Samuel 8English
1 Samuwele 8African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Kwakati Samuele atjikwegula kabiga bakololo babe basumikilisi mu Iziraela.
- English2
The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
African KalangaNkololo uwe we mbano wakabe eyi Jowele, ngono thobeledzi iye ili Abija, ndibo bakabigwa basumikilisi mu Bheerisheba.
- English3
But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
African KalangaKoga bakololo babe abazotshamba thambo dza tate babo, bakabe bakakombamila mu kushaba nge bupitipiti, beamutjila zwizwimba nlomo, bekombamisa ndulamo.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo bakulu bose be Iziraela bakazwikubunganya bakazha kuna Samuele ku Rama.
- English5
They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.”
African KalangaBakandwa bakati, “Bonani, imwi makula, ngono bakololo benyu abatotshamba mu thambo dzenyu, ndizo ngwenu, mutibigile mambo kutibusa koga se zwitjaba zose.”
- English6
But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord.
African KalangaKoga bakati beti, “Mutipe mambo kuti atibuse,” kuthu ikoku kukasishathise Samuele, ndizo katembezela kuna Yahwe.
- English7
And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.
African KalangaNgono Yahwe bakadwa Samuele bakati, “Teedza tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabanokudwa, ngoti abazolamba iwe, koga balamba imi kuti ndibe mambo wabo.
- English8
As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
African KalangaKoga se kwabakathama mundili, kudwa mu zhuba landakabadusa mu Egipiti kuswikila nasi, bandilasha beshingila midzimu ipoga, ndizo nawebo banokuthama beijalo.
- English9
Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do.”
African KalangaNdizo ngwenu thama tjabanoshaka, koga ubatjenjedze wakasimisa, kakale ubazibise tjinowoshingwa ndi mambo unowobabusa.”
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Samuele kabudza bathu bakabe bekumbila mambo munli matama wose alebgwa ndi Yahwe.
- English11
He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will do: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.
African KalangaWakabadwa kati, “Eyi ndiyo zila ya mambo yaanowomubusa ndiyo: Unowotola bakololo benyu kabathama bashingi be mbizi ne koloyi dzidze dze ngwa, ngono banowolabuka bali mbeli kwe koloyi iye ye ngwa.
- English12
Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
African KalangaBamwe unowobathama balauli be bali zwiwulu ne balauli be bali makumi mashanu, ngono bamwe banowolima bakavuna minda iye, bebuya bethama zwibhayano zwizwe zwe ngwa ne zwishingisiwa zwe kara dzidze.
- African Kalanga
Unowothama bakololokadzi benyu bathami be zwizholo zwinonuwha zwinozipa ne babhiki be zwiwunga.
- English14
He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants.
African KalangaUnowotola minda yenyu yakanaka ne minda ye mizhambi ne mitoba ebe eipa bashingi babe.
- English15
He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.
African KalangaUnowotola kwe bugumi kwe mathunde enyu ngekwe minda ye mizhambi kakupa makulukota ne bashingi babe.
- English16
Your menservants and maidservants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use.
African KalangaBalandalume ne balandakadzi benyu ne ng'ombe dzenyu mbuya kwazo ne madonki mabuya unozwitolegwa izo kuzwishingisa.
- African Kalanga
Unowotola zwe bugumi zwe ngubi yenyu, ngono imwi mowobe balanda babe.
- English18
When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the Lord will not answer you in that day.”
African KalangaNgono mu zhuba ilelo alaswika, mowodoroma ngekwa mambo wenyu wamunowobe mazwishalulila, koga Yahwe abatowomudabila mu zhuba ilelo.”
- African Kalanga
Koga bathu bakalamba teedza Samuele, bakandwa bakati, “Atidi! Toshaka mambo atibuse,
- English20
Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
African Kalangakuti ndizo naswibo tifanane ne zwimwe zwitjaba, kuti mambo wedu atibuse, atitungamile atigwile mu ngwa dzedu.”
- African Kalanga
Kwakati Samuele asinowha matama wose e bathu, kaabudza Yahwe kakale.
- English22
The Lord answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.” Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Everyone go back to his town.”
African KalangaYahwe bakadwa Samuele bakati, “Ubateedze ngono ubabigile mambo.” Ndizo Samuele kadwa bathu be Iziraela kati, “Mmwe ne mmwe ngaabgwilile ku nzi wa kanyi kwabo.”
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.