The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Chronicles 9English
2 Zwiyitikalo 9African Kalanga
- English1
When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan–with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones–she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her mind.
African KalangaKukati mambokadzi we Sheba ewha ngekwe tjilumbi tja Solomoni, kazha ku Jerusalema, kuwonlika nge bhuzo dzakasima. Wakazha akapelekwa nge bunji gusi bushoma gwe bathu, nenge kamela dzakabelesa zwipayisi ne golide isi shoma ne mabgwe akanaka. Ngono kwakati beshangana na Solomoni belebesana, kadusa kose kupa moyo uwe.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Solomoni kadabila bhuzo dzidze dzose, kusina tjimwe tjakabe tjakasimila mambo, kutjitjenesela mambokadzi iwoyu.
- African Kalanga
Ngono kukati mambokadzi ebona butjenjedu gose gwa Solomoni ne ng'umba ye bushe yaakabaka,
- English4
the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, the cupbearers in their robes and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.
African Kalangane zojiwa zwakabe zwipakugwa pa tafuli iye ne bugalo gwe hadzasha dzidze ne kuma kwe balanda babe ne zwiambalo zwabakaambala, ne babhati be bhepe la mambo ne tjibhayilo tjitje tjinopisiwa, tjipisigwa kupiwa Yahwe, mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, mambokadzi we Sheba kapelegwa nge simba.
- English5
She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true.
African KalangaNgono kadwa mambo kati, “Tjandakawha ndili ku shango yangu ngekwe mishingo iyo nenge butjenjedu gugo malebeswa.
- English6
But I did not believe what they said until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report I heard.
African KalangaKoga andizotongo duma tjandakabe ndiwha, kudzina ndizha ndizwibonegwa nge mesho. Ngono bona, gwamu le zwandabona andizobe ndazwibudziwa. Butjenjedu ne fumwa iyo zopinda zwandakabudziwa.
- English7
How happy your men must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
African KalangaBakakombolegwa seni bakadzi babo! Bakakombolegwa seni hadzasha dzidzo idzedzi, banoti nge misi yose bakabe bali mile mbeli kuko bewha butjenjedu gugo!
- English8
Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”
African KalangaNgakukudziwe Yahwe, Ndzimu uwo, bakakuda bakakugadza pa tjigalo tjabo kube mambo wa Yahwe Ndzimu uwo! Ngoti ludo gwa Yahwe mu Iziraela gumile nge kusingapele. Bakakuthama mambo kuti usumikilise nge ndulamo.”
- English9
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
African KalangaMambokadzi we Sheba kadusa zwipo zwe talenta dze golide dzili zana lina makumi mabili (120) ne zwipayisi zwe bunji gusi bushoma ne mabgwe akanaka. Zwipayisi izwezwi mambokadzi zwaakapa Mambo Solomoni, zwakabe zwili zwe themba whulu kwazo, zwisakatongoti Mambo Solomoni kazwiwana kumwe kakale.
- English10
(The men of Hiram and the men of Solomon brought gold from Ophir; they also brought algumwood and precious stones.
African KalangaPezhugwi kwa izwezo zwikepe zwa Huramu zwikazhabo ne golide kudwa ku Ofira ne mapango e nti unoyi alamugi ne mabgwe akanaka.
- English11
The king used the algumwood to make steps for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen in Judah.)
African KalangaNgono mambo kathama mapango kube phanda dze Ng'umba ya Yahwe ne ng'umba ye bushe. Kabuya kathamila bambi zwilidzo zwe laya ne zwe dende zwakasiyana. Akuna mapango e nti we alamugi akatongozha kene kuli kubong'wa mu shango ye Juda.
- English12
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
African KalangaMambo Solomoni kapa mambokadzi we Sheba zose zwaakabe ayemula, kuzhe kwe zwaakapiwa ndi Mambo Solomoni mu ng'umba ye bushe ngoda kukwe. Ndizo mambokadzi kabgwilila ku shango ye Sheba ne balanda babe.
- African Kalanga
Gole ne gole Solomoni wakabe eamutjila talenta dze golide dzili mazana ali tathatu ana makumi ali tathatu ana kutathatu (666),
- English14
not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders. Also all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought gold and silver to Solomon.
African Kalangakusingabaligwe ne yakabe idwa mu baseenyi ne mu ndipo ye mimwiso ye batengesi ne yakabe idwa muna bomambo bose be Arabiya ne yakabe idwa mu balauli be mituthu ye shango ye Iziraela.
- English15
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred bekas of hammered gold went into each shield.
African KalangaMambo Solomoni kathama zwivikisi zwili mazana mabili (200) zwe golide yakathugwa, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjakathamwa nge shekele dze golide yakathugwa dzili mazana ali matathatu (600).
- English16
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred bekas of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
African KalangaKathama zwimwe zwivikisi zwitukununu zwe golide yakathugwa zwili mazana ali matatu (300), tjimwe ne tjimwe tjakathamwa nge shekele dze golide dzili mazana matatu (300) e golide yakathugwa. Ngono mambo kabiga zwivikisi zose izwezwi mu Ng'umba ye Ishaka tje Lebanoni.
- African Kalanga
Kakale mambo kathama tjigalo tjikulu tje nyanga dze zhowu, katjidzulula nge golide yakanaka kwazo.
- English18
The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them.
African KalangaTjigalo tjakabe tjina matathilo ali matathatu, shule kwatjo kuna ifano tje nsholo we phulu, mu lubadu gumwe ne gumwe gwe panogagwa tjina panobigwa maboko, ne zwifano zwe shumba mbili muwunde kwe panobigwa maboko.
- English19
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom.
African KalangaKwakabe kulimile zwifano zwe shumba dzili gumi lina mbili (12) ku bupelo gumwe ne gumwe gwe matathilo ali matathatu. Akuna tjigalo tje bushe tjakatongobepo mu mbuso mmwe tjakabe tjinga itjetji.
- English20
All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s day.
African KalangaMikombe yose ya Mambo Solomoni yakabe ili ye golide ne zwija zose zwe ng'umba ye Ishaka tje Lebanoni zwakabe zwili zwe golide yakanaka, kusina tjazo tje siliva, ngoti mu misi ye butjilo gwa Solomoni siliva yakabe itogwa isi tjimwe.
- English21
The king had a fleet of trading ships manned by Hiram’s men. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.
African KalangaMambo wakabe ana zwikepe zwinjinji kwazo zwe Tashishi ku gungwa ne zwa Hiramu. Mu makole matatu mamwe ne mamwe zwikepe zwizwe zwakabe zwibuya zwizhisa golide ne siliva ne nyanga dze zhowu ne shoko ne dziphikoko.
- African Kalanga
Ndiko Mambo Solomoni wakabe epinda bomambo bose be shango nge fumwa nenge butjenjedu.
- English23
All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
African KalangaBomambo bose be shango bakabe beshaka kuzha kuna Solomoni kuwoteedza butjenjedu gugwe gwaakapiwa nge Ndzimu.
- English24
Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift– articles of silver and gold, and robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
African KalangaGole ne gole mmwe ne mmwe wabo wakabe enzhila tjipo, zwithu zwe siliva ne golide ne zwiambalo ne zwibhayano ne zwipayisi ne mbizi ne moulo.
- English25
Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
African KalangaSolomoni wakabe ana matanga e mbizi ali zwiwulu zwili zwi nna (4 000) ne koloyi dze mbizi dzili zwiwulu zwili gumi lina zwibili (12 000) ne bataswi be mbizi bali zwiwulu zwili gumi lina babili (12 000). Ngono wakabe akadzibiga mu mizi mikulu ye koloyi dze ngwa yakathubukana ne kunli mu Jerusalema.
- English26
He ruled over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.
African KalangaWakabe ali mambo nkulu muna bomambo bose kudwa mu ntuthu we gwizi gwe Yufuratesi kunoti ku Filisitiya nekunoti ku n'gathu we Egipiti.
- English27
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.
African KalangaMu misi ye kubusa kwa Solomoni kathama kuti siliva ibong'we pamwe ne pamwe mu Jerusalema se lushale, kathama kuti miti ye misida ibe minji se miti ye mikuyu ye Shefela.
- African Kalanga
Mbizi dzakabe dzitengesegwa Solomoni kudwa ku Egipiti ne kudwa mu dzimwe shango.
- English29
As for the other events of Solomon’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
African KalangaMimwe mishingo ya Solomoni kudwa mu kutangisa kudzina kunoti ku bupelo aizokwagwa mu Thawu dza Nathani nlebesambeli ne mu Bulebesambeli gwa Ahija we Shilo ne mu Mbono dza Ido mboni iyo inoleba ngekwa Jeroboamu nkololo wa Nebati kene?
- African Kalanga
Solomoni wakabusa mu Jerusalema makole ali makumi manna (40).
- English31
Then he rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.
African KalangaSolomoni wakafa ngono kanobiganyiwa ku nzi nkulu wa Dafite tate babe ngono nkololo uwe Rehoboamu kabe iye mambo.
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.