The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
2 Samuel 8English
2 Samuwele 8African Kalanga
- English1
In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
African KalangaShule kwa ikoku, Dafite kakunda Bafilisitiya, kabayisa pasi kukwe, katola Metegama mu maboko e Bafilisitiya.
- English2
David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought tribute.
African KalangaKakale kakunda Bamoabu, kabaladza pasi, kabalizanya nge nsungo, mizila yose mibili ikabulawa, ngono nzila we butatu ukasibulawe. Ndizo Bamoabu bakabe pasi kwa Dafite bakadusa ndilo ya nzinda.
- English3
Moreover, David fought Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control along the Euphrates River.
African KalangaKapapha kakunda Hadadezeri nkololo wa Rehobi, mambo we Zoba, paakabe eyenda kunomusa mbuso uwe ku gwizi gwe Yufuratesi.
- English4
David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
African KalangaDafite kantapila batathi be mbizi bali tjiwulu tjina mazana ali kutendeka (1 700) ne babhayani be makumbo bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili (20 000). Dafite katema mbizi dzose dzinokweba koloyi makanyu, koga kasiya dzakaswika koloyi dzili zana (100).
- English5
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty- two thousand of them.
African KalangaKwakati Baaramu be Damasiko bezha kuwobhatsha Hadadezeri mambo we Zoba, Dafite kabulaya balume bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana mabili (22 000).
- English6
He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
African KalangaDafite kabiga makotokelo e babhayani mu ntuthu we Baaramu be Damasiko, ngono Baaramu bakabe balanda ba Dafite ngono bakadusa lukhetho. Yahwe bakathama kuti Dafite akunde kumwe ne kumwe kwaanoyenda.
- English7
David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
African KalangaDafite wakatola zwivikili zwe golide zwakabe zwakasengwa nge balanda ba Hadadezeri, kazwizhisa ku Jerusalema.
- English8
From Tebah and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.
African KalangaKudwa ku Bheta ne kudwa ku Bherotai mizi ya Hadadezeri, Mambo Dafite bakatola phangula njinji kwazo.
- African Kalanga
Kukati Toi mambo we Hamati ewha kuti Dafite wakakunda babhayani ba Hadadezeri bose,
- English10
he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze.
African Kalangakatuma nkololo uwe Joramu kuna Dafite, kunon'dumilisa ne kunlumbidza ngobe akakunda Hadadezeri mu ngwa, ngobe Hadadezeri wagala egwa na Toi. Joramu kabuya ne zwithu zwe siliva ne golide ne phangula.
- English11
King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:
African KalangaMambo Dafite kapa Yahwe zwithu izwezwi, kose ne siliva ne golide zwaakabe epa Yahwe kudwa mu tjaba dzose dzaakakunda,
- English12
Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
African Kalangakudwa ku Edomu ne Moabu ne Baamoni ne Bafilisitiya ne Amaleki ne kudwa pana zwakatapigwa Mambo Hadadezeri nkololo wa Rehobi mambo we Zoba.
- English13
And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
African KalangaDafite wakawana tjilumbi shule kwe asinobuya edwa kubulaya Baedomu bali zwiwulu zwili gumi lina zhanakadzi (18 000) mu Nkuku we Mwenyu.
- English14
He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
African KalangaDafite kabaka makotokelo e babhayani mu Edomu yose, Baedomu bose bakabe pasi kukwe. Yahwe bakathama kuti Dafite akunde kumwe ne kumwe kwaakabe eyenda.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Dafite wakabusa Iziraela yose, eshingila bathu babe bose ndulamo ne kulizalizana.
- African Kalanga
Joabu nkololo wa Zeruya wakabe ali ntungamili we babhayani, Jehoshafati nkololo wa Ahiludi wakabe ali nkwali we zwiyitikalo.
- African Kalanga
Zadoki nkololo wa Ahitubu na Ahimeleki nkololo wa Abiathari bakabe bali bapirisiti, Seraya ali nkwalili.
- English18
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were royal advisers.
African KalangaBhenaya nkololo wa Jehoyada wakabe ali nlauli we Bakhereti ne Bapeleti ngono bakololo ba Dafite ibo bakabe bali bapirisiti.
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.