The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Kings 13English
2 Bomambo 13African Kalanga
- English1
In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years.
African KalangaMu gole le bumakumi mabili ana matatu (23) le mbuso wa Joashi nkololo wa Ahaziya mambo we Juda, Jehoyahazi nkololo wa Jehu katangisa kubusa Iziraela ali mu Samariya, ngono kabusa makole ali gumi lina ali kutendeka (17).
- English2
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord by following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit, and he did not turn away from them.
African KalangaWakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe ngono katobela zwibi zwa Jeroboamu nkololo wa Nebati, zwaakathamisa Iziraela tjibi nazo, aazozwilasha.
- English3
So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad his son.
African KalangaBushongola gwe Ndzimu gukapisikila Baiziraela ngono ukabalonga mu maboko a Hazaele mambo we Siriya ne mu maboko a Bhenihadadi nkololo wa Hazaele tjibaka ne tjibaka.
- English4
Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.
African KalangaNgono Jehoyahazi kakumbila bhatsho kuna Yahwe ngono Yahwe bakanteedza. Ngobe wakabe ebona Iziraela itshambilidziwa kwazo ndi mambo we Siriya.
- English5
The Lord provided a deliverer for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before.
African KalangaYahwe bakazhisila Iziraela ntjidzi, ngono bakasunungugwa mu simba le Siriya. Baiziraela bakagala mu mizi yabo sekwakamuka kuliiko.
- English6
But they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit; they continued in them. Also, the Asherah pole remained standing in Samaria.
African KalangaKoga bakasiletje zwibi zwe be nsha wa Jeroboamu, zwaakathamisa Iziraela tjibi ndizo, bakadwilila balimuzwili ngono ne bhango le Ashera lakasala lilimile mu Samariya.
- English7
Nothing had been left of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust at threshing time.
African KalangaAkuna tjakabe tjatjisalila Jehoyahazi kuzhe kwe bataswi be mbizi bali makumi mashanu (50) ne koloyi dze ngwa dzili gumi ne babhayani banoyenda nge makumbo bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000), ngobe mambo we Asiriya wakabe abalobesa bakasala benga whuluba mu nsi we kupula.
- English8
As for the other events of the reign of Jehoahaz, all he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
African KalangaImwe mishingo ya Jehoyahazi na zose zwaakathama ne zwaakatubula zwakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe zwiyitikalo gwa bomambo be Iziraela.
- English9
Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And Jehoash his son succeeded him as king.
African KalangaJehoyahazi kalala na botate babe ngono kabiganyigwa mu Samariya, ngono Joashi nkololo uwe kan'gala thaka.
- English10
In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
African KalangaMu gole le bumakumi matatu ana ali kutendeka la Joashi mambo we Juda, Jehoyashi nkololo wa Jehoyahazi katangisa busa Iziraela ali mu Samariya ngono kabusa kwe makole ali gumi lina ali kutathatu.
- English11
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he continued in them.
African KalangaWakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe, aazoletja zwibi zose zwa Jeroboamu nkololo wa Nebati, zwaakathamisa Iziraela tjibi nazo ngono waka yenda muzwili.
- English12
As for the other events of the reign of Jehoash, all he did and his achievements, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
African KalangaMimwe mishingo ya Joashi na zose zwaakathama ne zwaakatubula, kose nenge simba laakagwisa Ahaziya mambo we Juda ndilo, zwakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe Zwiyitikalo gwa bomambo be Iziraela.
- English13
Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
African KalangaNdizo Joashi kalala na botate babe ngono kabiganyigwa mu Samariya na bomambo be Iziraela. Jeroboamu kan'gala thaka.
- English14
Now Elisha was suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
African KalangaKwakati Elisha egwala bugwele gwakambulaya, Jehoyashi mambo we Iziraela kayenda kunli, kalilila mbeli kukwe eti, “Tate bangu, Tate bangu, koloyi dze ngwa dze Iziraela ne bataswi be mbizi.”
- African Kalanga
Ngono Elisha kandwa kati, “Tola dati ne misebe.” Ndizo katola dati ne misebe.
- English16
“Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.
African KalangaIpapo kadwa mambo we Iziraela eti, “Kweba dati.” Ngono kalikweba. Ngono Elisha kabiga maboko awe pezhugwi kwe maboko a mambo,
- English17
“Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”
African Kalangakandwa kati, “Zhula fesitere tjekubhezhuba,” Ngono kalizhula. Ipapo Elisha kandwa eti, “Posa.” Ngono kaposa. Kandwa kati, “Nsebe wa Yahwe wa kunda, nsebe wa kunda Basiriya, unowogwa ne Basiriya ngono ukabalobesa ku Afeki.”
- English18
Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped.
African KalangaElisha kabe eti, “Tola misebe.” Ngono kaitola. Ngono kadwa mambo we Iziraela kati, “bhaya pasi nayo.” Ngono kabhaya katatu kabe ema.
- English19
The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.”
African KalangaNlume we Ndzimu kazhala bushongola nge kukwe kandwa kati, “Unobe wabhaya kashanu kene katathatu, ndiko kwawabe wowokunda Basiriya ukabalobesa tjoselele, koga unowobakunda katatu koga.”
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Elisha kafa ngono kabiganyiwa. Ngono kwakabe kuna goko le Bamoabu lakabe linginilila shango mu tjibaka tje nyauko.
- English21
Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet.
African KalangaKwakati limwe zhuba Baiziraela batjabiganya nthu, tjinyolotjo bakabona goko le babhayani, ndizo bakalashila itumbu mu ikumbu tja Elisha bakatizha. Ngono kwakati itumbu tjikutha mafupa a Elisha, tjikamuka tjikama nge makumbo.
- African Kalanga
Hazaele mambo we Siriya wakabe e tshambilidza Baiziraela mu tjibaka tjose tja Jehoyahazi.
- English23
But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence.
African KalangaKoga Yahwe bakabe nge ngoni mu bali ne ludo ngono bakashandukila kubali ngekwe tjidumano tjabo na Abhurahama na Isaki na Jakubo ngono bakasibalobese nanga iko kubatata mbeli kwabo kuswikila nasi.
- African Kalanga
Hazaele mambo we Siriya kafa ngono Bhenihadadi nkololo uwe kan'gala thaka.
- English25
Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben- Hadad son of Hazael the towns he had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Three times Jehoash defeated him, and so he recovered the Israelite towns.
African KalangaNgono Jehoyashi nkololo wa Jehoyahazi katolela Bhenihadadi nkololo wa Hazaele mizi mikulu yakabe ya togwa muna tate babe Jehoyahazi mu tjibaka tje ngwa. Jehoyashi kankunda katatu, ndiko sekwa akabgwiliza mizi mikulu ye Iziraela.
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.