The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
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2 Chronicles 34English
2 Zwiyitikalo 34African Kalanga
- English1
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
African KalangaJosiya wakabe ana makole ali zhanakadzi tjibaka tjaakatangisa busa, wakabusa makole ali makumi matatu ana gole (31) mu Jerusalema.
- English2
He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.
African KalangaWakathama ndulamo mbeli kwa Yahwe, katshamba thambo dza batategulu babe Dafite, kasi pambukile ku luji kene ku lumeshwe.
- English3
In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles, carved idols and cast images.
African KalangaNgono kwakati mu gole le buzhanakadzi le mbuso wa Josiya atji ntjetjana, katangisa kunamata Yahwe Ndzimu wa batategulu babe Dafite. Kwakati mu gole le bugumi lina mabili katangisa kutjenapadza Juda ne Jerusalema nge kukolomodza magalo a pezhugwi akabe athigamigwa midzimu kakolomodza ne ndzimukadzi Ashera ne zwifano zwakabezhiwa ne zwimwe zwakabumbiwa zwe midzimu.
- English4
Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles, the idols and the images. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
African KalangaNge ndaulo iye zwibeso zwe zwibhayilo zwa bo Bhaale zwakakolomodziwa ne zwibeso zwinopisigwa motsha zwakabe zwakabakwa pezhugwi kwe zwe zwibhayilo zwakakolomogwa zwikabe zwipithu pithu, kaligila kutjena panda dze ndzimukadzi Ashera ne midzimu yakabezhiwa ne yakabumbiwa kaikwiya katola mavu yawo kaipaladzila pezhugwi kwe zwikumbu zwa ibabo bakabe bepisila midzimu.
- African Kalanga
Wakapisila mafupa e bapirisiti mu zwibeso zwabo ngono katjenapadza Juda ne Jerusalema.
- English6
In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,
African KalangaKu mizi ye Manase ne Ifureimi ne Simiyoni kunoti ku Nafutali ne matongo akapoteleka,
- English7
he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.
African Kalangawakakolomola zwibeso ne zwifano zwe ndzimukadzi Ashera kapkhwanya midzimu kaikwiya ikasala inga bgwisa kapkhwanya ne zwibeso zwakabe zwipisigwa motsha. Kudwapo kabgwilila ku Jerusalema.
- English8
In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, to purify the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the ruler of the city, with Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the temple of the Lord his God.
African KalangaKwakati nge gole le bugumi lina makole ali zhanakadzi (18) le mbuso wa Mambo Josiya shule kwe batjenapadza Ng'umba ye Ndzimu kose ne shango, bakatuma Shafani nkololo wa Azaliya na Maaseya nlauli we nzi nkulu na Joahi nkololo wa Joahazi we nkwalili, kuti banomusa Ng'umba ya Yahwe Ndzimu uwe.
- English9
They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the temple of God, which the Levites who were the doorkeepers had collected from the people of Manasseh, Ephraim and the entire remnant of Israel and from all the people of Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
African KalangaBakayenda kuna Hilikiya ntungamili we bapirisiti ngono bakampa mari akabe adusigwa Ng'umba ye Ndzimu akubunganyiwa ne Balevi ne balisi be nkoba we Ng'umba ya Yahwe, mari iyawa akabe akubunganyiwa kudwa mu bathu be Manase ne Ifureimi ne mu malimbelimbe wose e Iziraela ne mu bathu bose be ntuthu we Juda ne Bhenjamini ne mu bagali bose be Jerusalema.
- English10
Then they entrusted it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the Lord’s temple. These men paid the workers who repaired and restored the temple.
African KalangaBakatola mari iyawa bakaapa batungamili bakabe babigwa kubona kuti nshingo we Ng'umba ya Yahwe unoyenda zubuyanana kuti ndizo balipe bashingi banomusa Ng'umba ye Ndzimu
- English11
They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to purchase dressed stone, and timber for joists and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin.
African Kalangane babezhi ne babaki kuti batenge mabgwe akabezhiwa ne mapango embalilo ne makwasayile e mbako dzakabe dzaletjedziwa ndi bomambo be Juda kuti dziwe.
- English12
The men did the work faithfully. Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites–all who were skilled in playing musical instruments–
African KalangaBalume bakabe beshinga bakashinga nge mimoyo yabo yose. Bakabe bakatungamigwa ne Balevi bakabe bali be nsha wa Merari ibo bali bo Jahati na Obadiya na Zakhariya na Meshulamu bakabe bali be nsha wa Kohati. Balevi ibaba bakabe bali nyambi dzelidza zwilidzo,
- English13
had charge of the laborers and supervised all the workers from job to job. Some of the Levites were secretaries, scribes and doorkeepers.
African Kalangakakale bakabe bakalingisana ngobona kuti bashingi bose banoshinga mishingo yabo ngosiyana kwayo. Balevi bamwe bakabe bali bakwalili bamwe bali balisi be mikoba.
- English14
While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that had been given through Moses.
African KalangaNgono bakati batjadusa mari abakabe babiga mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe, Hilikiya mpirisiti nkulu kawana Lukwalo gwe Nlayo wa Yahwe gwa Mushe gwaakabe apiwa ndi Yahwe.
- English15
Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.” He gave it to Shaphan.
African KalangaHilikiya kabe eti kuna Shafani we nkwalili, “Ndawana lukwalo gwe Nlayo mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe.” Hilikiya kagupa Shafani
- English16
Then Shaphan took the book to the king and reported to him: “Your officials are doing everything that has been committed to them.
African KalangaNgono Shafani kayisa lukwalo kuna mambo, kabikila mambo eti, “Balanda benyu banoshinga kose kwamakati bathame.
- English17
They have paid out the money that was in the temple of the Lord and have entrusted it to the supervisors and workers.”
African KalangaMari akabe ali ku Ng'umba ya Yahwe bakaapa batungamili be bashingi be bathu ne bashingi.”
- English18
Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.
African KalangaNdizo Shafani nkwalili kadwa mambo kati, “Hilikiya mpirisiti wandipa lukwalo igogu.” Ngono Shafani kagubala mbeli kwa mambo.
- African Kalanga
Kwakati mambo basinowha matama e lukwalo igogu gwe nlayo, bakapalula zwiambalo zwabo.
- English20
He gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king’s attendant:
African KalangaNgono bakapa Hilikiya na Ahikamu nkololo wa Shafani na Abidoni nkololo wa Mika na Shafani nkwalili na Asaya nlanda wa mambo ndaulo inoti,
- English21
“Go and inquire of the Lord for me and for the remnant in Israel and Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the Lord’s anger that is poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written in this book.”
African Kalanga“Yendani kuna Yahwe Ndzimu munondibhuzwila imi ne bathu na bose bakasala mu Iziraela ne Juda ngekwe lukwalo igogu gwawang'wa, ngobe Yahwe bazhala bushongola kwazo nge kwa bobatategulu bedu basakabhulutana matama a Yahwe kakale abazolondolodza tjakakwagwa mu lukwalo igogu.”
- English22
Hilkiah and those the king had sent with him went to speak to the prophetess Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
African KalangaNdizo Hilikiya na bose bakabe batumwa na mambo bakayenda kuna Hulida nlebesambeli wakabe ali nkadzi wa Shalumu nkololo wa Tokhati, Tokhati ali nkololo wa Hasira wakabe ali ntjengeti we hazu dze Ng'umba ye Ndzimu. Hulida wakabe egala ku Jerusalema ku Ntuthu ntshwa. Bakalebeleka naye nge kwako.
- English23
She said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me,
African KalangaNgono Hulida kabadwa kati, “Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela bakati, ‘Endani munodwa nlume wamutumila kundili
- English24
‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to bring disaster on this place and its people–all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah.
African Kalangamuti, “Ndowodelusa mbipo mu ntuthu iwoyu ne mu bagali bawo, bhiso lose lakakwagwa mu lukwalo igogu labagwa mbeli kwa Mambo we Juda,
- English25
Because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods and provoked me to anger by all that their hands have made, my anger will be poured out on this place and will not be quenched.’
African Kalangangoti bakandifupatila bakapisila midzimu ipoga motsha. Ndizo bakandishongola nge mishingo yabakathama nge maboko abo, ndizo bushongola gwangu gowothuta ngono agutowodzimika.”
- English26
Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard:
African KalangaKoga ngekwa mambo we Juda wamutuma kuwobhuzwa kuna Yahwe mubadwe muti Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela bakati, “Se wawha matama angu mu lukwalo,
- English27
Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he spoke against this place and its people, and because you humbled yourself before me and tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the Lord.
African Kalangangobe moyo uwo wabe nnyolo, ukazwiyisa pasi mbeli kwangu, ukapalula zwiambalo zwizo ukalilila mbeli kwangu, ndakuwha, koleba Yahwe.
- English28
Now I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place and on those who live here.’” So they took her answer back to the king.
African KalangaNdizo bona, unowotobela bobatategulu babo, unowobiganyiwa nge kunyalala, autowobona bubi gose gwandinozhisa mu bugalo igogu ne mu bagali bose bago.” ’ ” Ndizo bakabgwilila kuna Mambo Josiya nge matama iyawa.
- African Kalanga
Mambo Josiya kakubunganya bathu bakulu bose be Juda ne be Jerusalema.
- English30
He went up to the temple of the Lord with the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites–all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord.
African KalangaMambo bakayenda ku Ng'umba ya Yahwe ne bakololo bose be Juda naibo bose be Jerusalema ne bapirisiti ne balebesambeli ne bathu bose bakulu ne batukununu, ndizo bakababalila matama wose e lukwalo gwe tjidumano gwakabe gwa wang'wa mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe.
- English31
The king stood by his pillar and renewed the covenant in the presence of the Lord -to follow the Lord and keep his commands, regulations and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, and to obey the words of the covenant written in this book.
African KalangaMambo bakama mu magalo abo ngono bakathama tjidumano ne meya dzabo dzose mbeli kwa Yahwe ili tjidumano tjekutobela ne kutjengeta milayo ya Yahwe ne kuthama zose zwakabe zwakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe tjidumano.
- English32
Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin pledge themselves to it; the people of Jerusalem did this in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
African KalangaBakathama kuti bathu bose bakabe bali mu Jerusalema ne Bhenjamini babe ne mazwimisilo ekuti banoshinga tjidumano itjetjo. Bathu be Jerusalema bakathama koyendidzana ne tjidumano tje Ndzimu, Ndzimu wa bobatategulu babo.
- English33
Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the territory belonging to the Israelites, and he had all who were present in Israel serve the Lord their God. As long as he lived, they did not fail to follow the Lord, the God of their fathers.
African KalangaMambo Josiya kadusa midzimu yose inoshimisa mu ntuthu we Baiziraela kakale kakulumbidza bose bakabe bali mu Iziraela kuti bashingile Yahwe Ndzimu wabo. Mu butjilo gugwe gose abazopambuka mukutobela Yahwe Ndzimu wa bobatategulu babo.
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.
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