The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Chronicles 25English
2 Zwiyitikalo 25African Kalanga
- English1
Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin; she was from Jerusalem.
African KalangaAmaziya wakatangisa kubusa ana makole ali makumi mabili ana mashanu (25), wakabusa makole ali makumi mabili ana ali zhanalume (29) mu Jerusalema. Zina la mmeyabe lakabe liyi Jehodani bedwa ku Jerusalema.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Amaziya wakashinga bubuya mbeli kwa Yahwe koga asingashinge nge moyo uwe wose.
- English3
After the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king.
African KalangaNgono wakati koga atjisima mu bushe kabulaya makombgwa akabe abulaya mambo ibo tate babe.
- English4
Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded: “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sins.”
African KalangaKoga aazobulaya bana babo koga sekwa kwakakwagwa mu nlayo wa Mushe pa Yahwe pabakalaula beti, “Botate abatobulayigwa milandu ye bana babo ne bana abatobulayigwa milandu ya botate babo. Koga nthu mmwe ne mmwe unofila tjibi tjitje.”
- English5
Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men ready for military service, able to handle the spear and shield.
African KalangaAmaziya wakakubunganya balume be Juda ngono kababiga nge misha ya botate babo bali pasi kwe balauli be bali tjiwulu (1 000) ne bebali zana (100) be Bajuda bose ne be Bhenjamini. Ngono kabala ibabo bakabe bana makole ali makumi mabili ne kuyenda pezhugwi ngono kawana ili kuti bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili mazana matatu (300 000) e balume bakabe bakalizanila ngwa, betubula bhata thumo ne dati.
- African Kalanga
Pezhugwi kwa ibabo katapa babhayani bamwe bali zwiwulu zwili zana ling'ompela (100 000) bedwa mu Iziraela bakahiriwa nge talenta dze siliva dzili zana (100).
- English7
But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, these troops from Israel must not march with you, for the Lord is not with Israel–not with any of the people of Ephraim.
African KalangaKoga nlume we Ndzimu kazha kuna mambo kaswika eti, “Mambo, babhayani be Baiziraela basitongo yenda namwi ku ngwa, ngobe Yahwe abatebalimile ne Baiziraela nanga ibo Baifureimi.
- English8
Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow.”
African KalangaNenguba mungayenda munogwa makasima ku ngwa, Ndzimu unowomukunda mbeli kwe zwita zwenyu. Ndzimu ndiwo unopa kukunda ne kukundiwa.”
- English9
Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite troops?” The man of God replied, “The Lord can give you much more than that.”
African KalangaAmaziya kabhuzwa nlume we Ndzimu eti, “Ndithame tjini ngono nge talenta dze siliva dzili zana dzandapa babhayani be Baiziraela kene?” Nlume we Ndzimu kashandula eti, “Yahwe banotubula kukupa kupinda ikoku.”
- English10
So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were furious with Judah and left for home in a great rage.
African KalangaNdizo Amaziya kadwa babhayani bakabe batapiwa kuti babgwilile ku mizi yabo. Ngono bakabgwilila ku mizi yabo bali zhele bushongola kwazo nge kwe balume be Bajuta.
- English11
Amaziah then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he killed ten thousand men of Seir.
African KalangaAmaziya kasimisa moyo ngono katungamila bathu babe ngono bakayenda ku Nkuku we Mwenyu ngono bakabulaya balume be babhayani be Seiri bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000),
- English12
The army of Judah also captured ten thousand men alive, took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
African Kalangabakatapa bamwe bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000) betjila ngono bakabatola bakabatathisa shongwe bakati babe pezhugwi kwe shongwe bakabasundila pasi bakanowila pasi bakasala bali zwitibhutibhu.
- English13
Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had sent back and had not allowed to take part in the war raided Judean towns from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed three thousand people and carried off great quantities of plunder.
African KalangaKwakati kutjakajalo balume be babhayani bakashandusiwa ndi Amaziya kuti basitongo yenda naye ku ngwa bakanonginilila mizi mikulu ye Juda kudwa mu Samariya kunoti ku Bhetihoroni ngono bakabulaya bathu bali zwiwulu zwili zwitatu (3 000) ngono bakatapa thundu isishoma.
- English14
When Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down to them and burned sacrifices to them.
African KalangaNgono Amaziya wakati ebuya kugwa ne Baedomu kazha akasenga midzimu ye bathu be Seiri kaibiga kube midzimu iye ngono kaithigamila kaidusila zwibhayilo.
- English15
The anger of the Lord burned against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why do you consult this people’s gods, which could not save their own people from your hand?”
African KalangaNgono ikoku kwakathama kuti Yahwe bazhale bushongola ngono bakatuma nlebesambeli kuna Amaziya ngono kaswika kan'dwa kati, “Ini uthigamila midzimu ya kong'wa ne tjidza bathu bayo mu simba lilo kene?”
- English16
While he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
African KalangaKoga wakati atjalebeleka Amaziya kangina mu nlomo kandwa kati, “Gala takakubiga lini kuti ube nkumbuludzi wedu? Uti tuu, ausingashake lufu gugo!” Ndizo nlebesambeli kanyalala koga kansiya ne dama linoti, “Ndoziba kuti Ndzimu wakazwimisila kukubulaya ngobe wakathama kose ikoku kakale walamba gumbuludzo langu.”
- English17
After Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, he sent this challenge to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel: “Come, meet me face to face.”
African KalangaIpapo kukati limwe zhuba Amaziya awana gumbuludzo katumila dama kuna Joashi nkololo wa Jehoahazi, Jehoahazi ali nkololo wa Jehu, mambo we Iziraela kati, “Buya tilingisane.”
- English18
But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot.
African KalangaJoashi mambo we Iziraela kashandula Amaziya mambo we Juda eti, “Kwakati tjimwe tjibaka denjana le miwha ku Lebanoni likatumila dama ku nsida we Lebanoni liti, ‘Lobodza nkololo wangu nkololokadzi uwo, kukati kutjakajalo kukapinda tjibandana tjikatshamba denjana le miwha.
- English19
You say to yourself that you have defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant and proud. But stay at home! Why ask for trouble and cause your own downfall and that of Judah also?”
African KalangaNgwenu wakakunda Edomu dumbu, ndizo wali uzwikudza. Gala ku ng'umba iyo, ngobe kobhatshani kuzwidanila mbatsha iwe ne bathu babo kene.’ ”
- English20
Amaziah, however, would not listen, for God so worked that he might hand them over to Jehoash, because they sought the gods of Edom.
African KalangaKoga Amaziya kasiteedze, ngobe kwakabe kuli kuda kwe Ndzimu kuti Amaziya alongwe mu maboko e zwita zwizwe ngoti wakabe wonamata midzimu ye Baedomu.
- English21
So Jehoash king of Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemesh in Judah.
African KalangaNdizo Joashi mambo we Iziraela kamilika kayenda kunolingisana na Amaziya mambo we Juda mu ngwa ku Bhetishemeshi mu Juda.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Juda kakundiwa ne Iziraela, kwakati balume bose bakatizhila ku mizi yabo.
- English23
Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate–a section about six hundred feet long.
African KalangaJoashi mambo we Iziraela wakatapa Amaziya mambo we Juda, nkololo wa Joashi, nkololo wa Ahaziya ku Bhetishemeshi ngono kan'yisa ku Jerusalema, ngono kaswika kaliga guma le Jerusalema kazhula nkoba ungabe thambo dzili mazana mabili (200), kudwa pa nkoba we Ifureimi kunoti ku nkoba uku ndzibo.
- English24
He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-Edom, together with the palace treasures and the hostages, and returned to Samaria.
African KalangaKatola golide ne siliva yose ne zwija zose zwaakawana mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu ne fumwa yaakawana mu ng'umba ya mambo yakabe yakalindiwa ne zwizekugwana zwa Obediedomu, katapa kose ne bathu ngono kabgwilila ku Samariya.
- English25
Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
African KalangaMambo Amaziya nkololo wa Joashi mambo we Juda wakatjila makole ali gumi lina mashanu (15) shule kwe lufu gwa Joashi nkololo wa Jehoahazi wakabe ali mambo we Iziraela.
- English26
As for the other events of Amaziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
African KalangaMishingo yose ya Amaziya kudwa mu kutangisa kunoti ku bupelo gwe mbuso uwe yakakwagwa mu Thawu dza Bomambo be Juda ne Iziraela.
- English27
From the time that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord, they conspired against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish, but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.
African KalangaKudwa tjose tjibaka tjaakapandukila Yahwe bakanlukila gwanga mu Jerusalema. Kwakati kubupelo katizhila ku nzi nkulu we Lakhishi koga zwita zwizwe zwikantobela ngono zwikambulaila ko.
- African Kalanga
Itumbu tjitje tjakasengegwa ku Jerusalema nge mbizi ngono kanobiganyiwa ku zwikumbu zwa bomambo ku nzi nkulu wa Dafite.
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.