The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Exodus 20English
Kufuluka 20African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Ngono Ndzimu ukaleba matama wose iyawa ukati,
- African Kalanga
“Ndimi Yahwe Ndzimu uwo, iye wakamudusa mu shango ye Egipiti, kudwa mu ng'umba ye bulanda.
- African Kalanga
“Usitongobe ne mimwe midzimu ipoga kuzhe kwangu.
- English4
“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
African Kalanga“Usitongo zwithamigwa midzimu yakabezhiwa, kene tjili ifano tje tjimwe tje zhuzhugwi, kene tjimwe tjimu shango pasi, kene tjimwe tjimu vula kusi kwe shango.
- English5
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
African KalangaUsitongo ikotamila kene kuli kuinamata ngoti imi Yahwe Ndzimu uwo ndi Ndzimu una fupa, ndolobela bana shamu milandu ya botate babo kunoti mu tjizekugwana tje butatu ne tje bunna tja ibabo banondibenga.
- African Kalanga
Koga ndolakidza ludo gusingazunguzike kuna bali zwiwulu banondida banolondolodza milayo yangu.
- English7
“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
African Kalanga“Usitongo danila zina la Yahwe Ndzimu uwo suli ngobe Yahwe abatowonshaya nlandu iye unodanila zina labo suli.
- African Kalanga
“Kumbula zhuba le Sabata kuliyengemadza.
- African Kalanga
Mu mazhuba ali matathatu ushinge nshingo uwo wose,
- English10
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.
African Kalangakoga zhuba le butendeka izhuba le kunyaluluka la Yahwe Ndzimu uwo; mu lili usitongo shinga nshingo kene uli upi, iwe kene nkololo uwo kene nkololokadzi uwo kene nlanda uwo kene nlandakadzi uwo kene ng'ombe dzidzo kene mwezi umu nzi uwo.
- English11
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
African KalangaNgoti mu mazhuba ali matathatu Yahwe bakabumba kudzimu ne shango ne gungwa ne zwithu zose zwimu zwili ngono bakanyaluluka mu zhuba le butendeka, ndizo Yahwe bakakombolela zhuba le Sabata kakale bakaliyengemadza.
- English12
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
African Kalanga“Teta tate babo na mmeyabo kuti ndizo mazhuba awo abe manji mu shango yaunopiwa ndi Yahwe Ndzimu uwo.
- African Kalanga
“Usitongo bulaya.
- African Kalanga
“Usitongo thama bupombgwe.
- African Kalanga
“Usitongo kwiba.
- African Kalanga
“Usitongo pa butendeki gwe manyepkhwa ngekwe mbakidzani uwo.
- English17
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
African Kalanga“Usitongo yemula ng'umba ye mbakidzani uwo. Usitongo yemula nkadzi we mbakidzani uwo kene nlandalume uwe kene nlandakadzi uwe kene ng'ombe iye kene donki iye kene tjimwe tje mbakidzani uwo.”
- English18
When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance
African KalangaKwakati bathu bebona matutu ne kudadamula kwe vula ne kupenya kwayo ne kulila kwe lunyanga, ne dombo lithungayila busi bakatja bakatetema, ngono bakamila kutjena.
- English19
and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.”
African KalangaBakadwa Mushe bakati, “Lebeleka naswi iwe, ngono towowhilila, koga Ndzimu usitongolebeleka naswi, tingadwa tifa.”
- English20
Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”
African KalangaNgono Mushe kashandula bathu eti, “Musitje ngobe Ndzimu wazha kuwomulika kuti ndizo tjiwa kwawo kube mu muli, kuti ndizo musithame tjibi.”
- English21
The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
African KalangaBathu bakamila kutjena, Mushe iye kabe esedzela pejo ku zhalima lakati zwititi Ndzimu pawakabe ulipo.
- English22
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites this: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven:
African KalangaYahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Udwe Baiziraela uti, ‘Mazwibonegwa kuti ndalebeleka namwi kudwa kudzimu.
- English23
Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.
African KalangaMusitongo thama midzimu ye siliva kuibapisa nami, nenguba ili ye golide.
- English24
” ‘Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you.
African KalangaUndithamile tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo nge vu ngono undipile zwibhayilo zwinopisiwa ne zwibhayilo zwe mbakisano zwili zwe pkhwizi dzidzo ne ng'ombe dzidzo mu magalo mamwe ne mamwe kwandinothama zina langu kuti likumbugwe. Ndowozha ku kuli akukombolela.
- English25
If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it.
African KalangaKoga ha undithamila tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo nge mabgwe, usitongo tjibaka nge mabgwe akabezhiwa, ngoti aumilidzila mbezhwana iyo pezhugwi kwalo walitemapadza.
- African Kalanga
Usitongotathila pezhugwi kwe tjibeso tjangu tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo nge zwitubhu kuti mbujo iyo isibe patjena pezhugwi kwatjo.’ ”
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.