The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Chronicles 16English
2 Zwiyitikalo 16African Kalanga
- English1
In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
African KalangaNge gole le bumakumi matatu lina tathatu (36) le mbuso wa Asa, Bhaasha mambo we Iziraela kanonginilila Juda ngono kabaka Rama kuti ndizo kusibe ne unobhuda kene unongina kuna Asa mambo we Juda.
- English2
Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of his own palace and sent it to Ben-Hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.
African KalangaIpapo Asa katola siliva ne golide mu matula e Ng'umba ya Yahwe ne mu ng'umba ya mambo kazwiyisa kuna Bhenihadadi mambo we Siriya wakabe egala ku Damasiko eti,
- English3
“Let there be a treaty between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.”
African Kalanga“Ngakube nge tjidumano pakati kwangu nawe koga sekwa kwakabe kuli iko pakati kwa tate bangu na tate babo. Ndakutumilila siliva ne golide. Ndizo ngwenu kolomola tjidumano tjitjo na Bhaasha mambo we Iziraela ngono ndizo aduse babhayani babe mu ntuthu wangu.”
- English4
Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim and all the store cities of Naphtali.
African KalangaBhenihadadi kateedza Asa ngono katumila balauli be babhayani babe kuti banonginilila mizi mikulu ye Iziraela. Bakakunda mizi ye Ijoni ne Dani ne Abele Maimu ne mizi mikulu ye mabiganyilo ye Nafutali.
- African Kalanga
Ngono kwakati Bhaasha ewha kuti kwashingikalani kamisa baka nzi we Rama kaletjedza nshingo uwe ukama.
- English6
Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah.
African KalangaMambo Asa kakubunganya bathu be Juda bose kuti basenge mabgwe ne mapango e Rama nzi wakabe ubakiwa ndi Bhaasha ngono bakanoshingisa ku matizhilo e Geba ne Mizipha.
- English7
At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
African KalangaMu tjibaka itjetjo Hanani we nlebesambeli kayenda kuna Asa mambo we Juda ngono kaswika kandwa kati, “Ngoti wakabe wakabiga muna mambo we Siriya ngono ukasigalebgwe Yahwe Ndzimu uwo ndizo ngwenu babhayani ba mambo we Siriya bakupudzumuka.
- English8
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen? Yet when you relied on the Lord, he delivered them into your hand.
African KalangaApa Baitopiya ne Balibhiya bakabe basina mibunga ye babhayani ne koloyi dze ngwa ne bataswi be mbizi banji kene? Koga kwakabe kuti ha ubiga muna Yahwe, bakabalonga mu maboko awo.
- English9
For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”
African KalangaNgoti Yahwe banotjengeta shango yose kulakidza simba labo muna ibabo bakabiga mubali. Iwe wathama bulengwe ngono kudwa nasi unowogala mu ngwa.”
- English10
Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison. At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people.
African KalangaIkoko kukathama kuti Asa azhalile nlebesambeli bushongola ngono kansunga nge ketani kanlonga mu ng'umba ye busungwa. Asa katangisa tjose kubhata bamwe bathu nge bukukutu.
- English11
The events of Asa’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
African KalangaMishingo ya Asa kudwa mu kutangisa kunoti ye bupelo yakakwagwa mu Thawu dza Bomambo be Juda ne Iziraela.
- English12
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help from the Lord, but only from the physicians.
African KalangaMu gole le bumakumi matatu ana zhanalume (39) le mbuso wa Asa, Asa katangisa kagwadziwa nge makumbo ngono bugwele gugwe gukakulila mbeli ngono ne mu tjibaka tje gwala kukwe azoshandukila kuna Yahwe ngono wakabe eshaka bhatsho ye dzi ng'anga.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Asa kafa, wakafa mu gole le bumakumi manna ana ling'ompela (41) lekubusa kukwe.
- English14
They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor.
African KalangaBakanombiganya mu ikumbu tjaakabe azwikobolela itjo mu nzi nkulu wa Dafite, bakashingisa zwipayisi ne mafuta anonuwha zwinozipa ngono bakabesa moto nkulukulu ili kunteta.
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.