The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Kings 24English
2 Bomambo 24African Kalanga
- English1
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he changed his mind and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
African KalangaMu mazhuba a Jehoyakimu, Nebukadineza mambo we Bhabhiloni kanginilila shango, Jehoyakimu kabe nlanda uwe kwe makole matatu. Koga kashandukila Mambo Nebukadineza kampandukila.
- English2
The Lord sent Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite and Ammonite raiders against him. He sent them to destroy Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets.
African KalangaYahwe bakatumila zwilalume zwe Khaladiya nezwe Siriya nezwe Moabu nezwe Amoni kuti banginilile Juda bayilobese. Kuyendidzana nge dama la Yahwe labakaleba nge balanda babo balebesambeli.
- English3
Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command, in order to remove them from his presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all he had done,
African KalangaNgelebeswa zwithu izwezwi zwaka shingikalila Juda kuyenda nge ndaulo ya Yahwe, kuti babaduse mu mesho abo ngekwe zwibi zwa Manase na zose zwaakathama,
- English4
including the shedding of innocent blood. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.
African Kalanganenge lopa lisina nlandu laakatebula, ngoti wakazhadza Jerusalema nge lopa lisina nlandu ngono Yahwe bakasibazwiibhatigwe.
- English5
As for the other events of Jehoiakim’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
African KalangaMimwe mishingo ya Jehoyakimu na zose zwaakathama zwakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe zwiyitikalo gwa bomambo be Juda.
- African Kalanga
Jehoyakimu kalala na botate babe, Jehoyakini nkololo uwe kan'gala thaka.
- English7
The king of Egypt did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
African KalangaMambo we Egipiti kasitjabhude mu shango iye, ngoti mambo we Bhabhiloni wakabe atola zose zwakabe zwili zwa mambo we Egipiti kudwa ku nkuku we Egipiti kunoti ku gwizi gwe Yufuratesi.
- English8
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
African KalangaJehoyakini wakabe mambo ana makole ali gumi lina ali zhanakadzi (18), ngono kabusa mimwedzi mitatu mu Jerusalema. Zina la mmeyabe liyi Nehushita nkololokadzi wa Elinatani we Jerusalema.
- African Kalanga
Kathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe, sekwatate babe bakathama.
- English10
At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it,
African KalangaMu tjibaka itjetjo makombgwa a Nebukadineza mambo we Bhabhiloni bakazha ku Jerusalema ngono bakayikomba nge ngwa.
- African Kalanga
Nebukadineza mambo we Bhabhiloni kazha ku nzi nkulu makobgwa awe atjakaukomba,
- English12
Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered to him. In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner.
African KalangaJehoyakini mambo we Juda kazwipila muna mambo we Bhabhiloni na mmeyabe ne makombgwa awe ne bashingi be ng'umba iye, mambo we Bhabhiloni kalonga Jehoyakini mu busungwa mu gole le bu zhanakadzi le mbuso wayo,
- English13
As the Lord had declared, Nebuchadnezzar removed all the treasures from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and took away all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord.
African Kalangangono kasenga fumwa yose ye ng'umba ya Yahwe ne fumwa ye ng'umba ya mambo, katola kose ne zwija zose zwe golide zwakabe zwathamiwa na Solomoni mambo we Iziraela zwili zwe ng'umba ya Yahwe koga sekwa Yahwe bakabe baleba.
- English14
He carried into exile all Jerusalem: all the officers and fighting men, and all the craftsmen and artisans–a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest people of the land were left.
African KalangaKalonga bathu bose be Jerusalema ne makombgwa wose ne babhayani ne nyambi ne bathuli mu busungwa, bose bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000). Kwakasala bathu banodziyila koga mu shango.
- English15
Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother, his wives, his officials and the leading men of the land.
African KalangaNgono kasengela Jehoyakini ku Bhabhiloni na mme ba mambo ne bakadzi ba mambo ne makombgwa awe ne batungamili be shango, kabadusa mu Jerusalema, kabatapila ku Bhabhiloni.
- English16
The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand craftsmen and artisans.
African KalangaMambo we Bhabhiloni kazhisa batapiwa ku Bhabhiloni kuli balume be ngwa bali zwiwulu zwili tendeka (7 000) ne nyambi ne bathuli bali tjiwulu (1 000) bose bakasima bakalizanila ngwa.
- African Kalanga
Ngono mambo we Bhabhiloni kabiga Mataniya batatenini ba Jehoyakini kube mambo mu bumo gugwe ngono kashandula zina lile kan'dana Zedekiya.
- English18
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
African KalangaZedekiya wakabe ana makole ali makumi mabili ana gole (21) tjibaka tjaakabe mambo, wakabusa makole ali gumi lina gole (11) mu Jerusalema. Zina la mmeyabe liyi Hamutali nkololokadzi wa Jeremiya we Libina.
- African Kalanga
Wakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe koga sekwakathama Jehoyakimu.
- English20
It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust them from his presence. Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
African KalangaKwakabe kuli nge bushongola gwa Yahwe kuti Jerusalema ne Juda dzibedzakashingikaligwa na itjetji, ngono kubupelo bakabadusa mu mesho abo. Zedekiya ka pandukila mambo we Bhabhiloni.
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.