The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Chronicles 23English
2 Zwiyitikalo 23African Kalanga
- English1
In the seventh year Jehoiada showed his strength. He made a covenant with the commanders of units of a hundred: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri.
African KalangaKoga kwakati mu gole le butendeka Jehoyada kasimisa moyo kathama tjidumano ne balauli be bali zana, Azariya nkololo wa Jehorahamu na Ishimaele nkololo wa Jehohanani na Azariya nkololo wa Obedi na Maaseya nkololo wa Adaya na Elishafati nkololo wa Zikiri.
- English2
They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites and the heads of Israelite families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,
African KalangaNgono bakatendeleka ne Juda yose bekubunganya Balevi ne misholo yose ye misha ye Iziraela mu mizi mikulu yose ye Juda bakabazhisa ku Jerusalema.
- English3
the whole assembly made a covenant with the king at the temple of God. Jehoiada said to them, “The king’s son shall reign, as the Lord promised concerning the descendants of David.
African KalangaNgono gubungano lose likathama tjidumano na mambo mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu. Jehoyada kati ku bali, “Bonani nkololo wa mambo, ndiye unowobusa koga Yahwe sekwa bakaleba ngekwe zwizekugwana zwa Dafite.
- English4
Now this is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are going on duty on the Sabbath are to keep watch at the doors,
African KalangaNgono tjamakafanila shinga ndi etji: Imwi bapirisiti ne Balevi banoyenda benonyaluluka nge Sabata, bang'ompela mu butatu banowobe balindi be mikoba,
- English5
a third of you at the royal palace and a third at the Foundation Gate, and all the other men are to be in the courtyards of the temple of the Lord.
African Kalangabang'ompela mu butatu gumwe banowobe ku ng'umba ya mambo ngono bang'ompela mu butatu gumwe kakale banowobe balindi ku Nkoba we Thiwa ngono bathu bamwe bose bagale ku zwibata zwe Ng'umba ya Yahwe.
- English6
No one is to enter the temple of the Lord except the priests and Levites on duty; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the other men are to guard what the Lord has assigned to them.
African KalangaKushete wangina mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe kuzhe kwe bapirisiti ne Balevi banoshinga, ibo bangangina ngobe bakayengemala koga bathu bamwe bose batjengete yendiso ya Yahwe.
- English7
The Levites are to station themselves around the king, each man with his weapons in his hand. Anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
African KalangaBalevi bagale bakapoteleka mambo, mmwe ne mmwe akabhata thumo lile nge maboko, iye ungangina mu ng'umba abulawe. Mube na mambo abengina nebe bhuda.”
- English8
The Levites and all the men of Judah did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one took his men– those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty–for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
African KalangaBalevi ne bathu bose be Juda bakashingikadza tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabakadwiwa ndi Jehoyada we mpirisiti. Mmwe ne mmwe katola goko le balume babe bakabe bakafanila kuyenda ku Sabata kunonyaluluka bakabashanganya na ibabo bakabe bakafanila kuzha ku nshingo ne zhuba le Sabata, ngoti Jehoyada we mpirisiti wakabe asapaladza makupo.
- English9
Then he gave the commanders of units of a hundred the spears and the large and small shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of God.
African KalangaNgono Jehoyada we mpirisiti kapa balauli be babhayani mathumo ne matati makulu ne matukununu akabe akabigwa mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu ali a Mambo Dafite.
- English10
He stationed all the men, each with his weapon in his hand, around the king–near the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
African KalangaKabiga bathu bose kuti bagale bakalinda mambo nlume mmwe ne mmwe akabhata thumo mu maboko awe bakapoteleka ng'umba ne tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo.
- English11
Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; they presented him with a copy of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
African KalangaKudwapo kadusila Joashi nkololo wa mambo kuzhe, bakan'ambadza tjiala tje bumambo, kampa ntutshi we nlayo ngono kaleba ha ali mambo. Jehoyada ne bakololo babe bakan'zhodza mafuta ngono bakabe beti, “Mambo ngabatjile tjibaka tjilefu!”
- English12
When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went to them at the temple of the Lord.
African KalangaNgono Athaliya kawha nsindo we bathu belabuka labuka bekudza mambo, ngono kayenda ku bathu mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe.
- English13
She looked, and there was the king, standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”
African KalangaNgono wakati elinga kabona kuna mambo umile pa phanda iye ku nkoba ne balauli ne balidzi be nyanga bali mile whunde naye ngono bathu bose bakabe bepululudza belidza nyanga ne bambi bakabhata zwilidzo zwabo bakatungamila nzano. Ngono Athaliya kapalula zwiambalo zwizwe emimila eti, “Bupanduki! Bupanduki!”
- English14
Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of units of a hundred, who were in charge of the troops, and said to them: “Bring her out between the ranks and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not put her to death at the temple of the Lord.”
African KalangaNgono kudwapo Jehoyada kazhisa balauli be babhayani kabe eti ku bali, “Mun'duse na pakati kwe zijana dze balisi ngono mmwe ne mmwe unogwisa kun'gwila abulawe nge thumo.” Ngoti mpirisiti wakabe ati, “Musimbulayile mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe.”
- English15
So they seized her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
African KalangaNdizo bakambhata ngono bakan'yisa kunonging'wa ku nkoba we mbizi we ng'umba ya mambo, ngono bakambulaila ipapo.
- English16
Jehoiada then made a covenant that he and the people and the king would be the Lord’s people.
African KalangaMpirisiti Jehoyada kathama tjidumano pakati kukwe ne bathu bose na Mambo Joashi kuti banowobe bathu ba Yahwe.
- English17
All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
African KalangaIpapo bathu bakamilika bose bakayenda ku Ng'umba ya Bhaale bakaikolomola. Bakapkhwanya zwibeso ne zwifano zwizwe zwikasala zwili zwikwetje kwetje, bebuya bebulaila mpirisiti wa Bhaale Matani mbeli kwe zwibeso.
- English18
Then Jehoiada placed the oversight of the temple of the Lord in the hands of the priests, who were Levites, to whom David had made assignments in the temple, to present the burnt offerings of the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as David had ordered.
African KalangaJehoyada wakabiga balindi kulinda Ng'umba ya Yahwe bakatungamigwa ne Balevi be bapirisiti ne Balevi bakabe babigwa ndi Dafite kuti batjengete Ng'umba ya Yahwe kuti badusile Yahwe zwibhayilo zwinopisiwa sekwa kwakakwagwa mu Nlayo wa Mushe, bakathama beijalo ngoshatha bakabhata bemba koga sekwa kwakaleba Dafite.
- English19
He also stationed doorkeepers at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was in any way unclean might enter.
African KalangaJohoyada kabiga balisi be mikoba ku mikoba ye Ng'umba ya Yahwe kuti kusiyite wangina muili ungadwa akatemapala nge zila imwe.
- English20
He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the temple of the Lord. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the royal throne,
African KalangaWakatola balauli be babhayani bali zana ne banokudziwa ne balauli be bathu ne bathu bose bakapeleka mambo kudwa mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe betshamba bebhuda ne nkoba ukunotathila ku Ng'umba ya mambo. Ngono bakagadza Mambo Joashi mu tjigalo tje bumambo.
- English21
and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword.
African KalangaNdizo bathu bose be shango iyeyo bakashatha kwazo. Ngono nzi ukabe ne kunyalala, ngobe Athaliya wakabe abulawa nge thumo.
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.