The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Exodus 25English
Kufuluka 25African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English2
“Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give.
African Kalanga“Idwa Baiziraela bandidusile tjipo. Undiamutjilile tjipo mu mmwe ne mmwe unondidusila tjipo nge moyo ntjena.
- African Kalanga
Zwipo zwaunowoamutjila mu bali ndi yezwi: Golide ne siliva ne phangula,
- African Kalanga
ne jila le mbala we gova ne le mbala nshaba ne bushaba gwakabondelela ne jila lakathang'wa nge bukuse gwe mbudzi,
- African Kalanga
ne makukuta e nyundo akatakiwa bushaba ne e mbudzi ne mapango akasima e n'wunga,
- African Kalanga
ne mafuta e mavone ne mafuta e motsha anozhodziwa ne motsha unonuwhisa zwinozipa,
- African Kalanga
ne mabgwe anoyi onikisi ne mabgwe anonamatidziwa mu efodi ne e khiba ye ifuba.
- African Kalanga
Ngabandibakile bugalo gwakayengemala kuti ndigale pakati kwabo.
- African Kalanga
Uithame iyendidzane ne mbumbiko ye bugalo gwe Ndzimu gwandinowokulakidza naizo zose zwija zwayo, uzwithame saikoko.
- English10
“Have them make a chest of acacia wood–two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
African Kalanga“Muthame bhokisi le makwasayile e n'wunga le bulefu gungapa thambo mbili, bupabi guli thambo ing'ompela ina gaswa.
- African Kalanga
Mulidzulule nge golide mukati na kuzhe, muthame mpeto nge golide kulipoteleka.
- English12
Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
African KalangaMulithamile milipo ili minna ye golide uilonge mu zwibhali zwalo zwi nna, milipo mibili ibe mu lubadu gumwe, mibili ibe mu gumwe.
- African Kalanga
Muthame mapango e n'wunga muadzulule nge golide.
- African Kalanga
Mapango iyawa muashomeke mu milipo imu whunde dze bhokisi mulisenge ndiwo.
- African Kalanga
Mapango iyawa agale mu milipo iyeyo asitongo dusiwa.
- African Kalanga
Mu bhokisi ilelo ulonge tjidumano tjandinowokupa.
- English17
“Make an atonement cover of pure gold–two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
African Kalanga“Ube uthama tjigalo tje ngoni tje golide mbuyanana, bulefu gwatjo gube thambo dzili mbili, bupabi igo gube thambo ing'ompela.
- African Kalanga
Uthame kherubhu dze golide dzili mbili, udzithule ube udzimisa ku midzibo mibili ye tjigalo tje ngoni.
- English19
Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends.
African KalangaUthame kherubhu ku ndzibo we tjigalo tje ngoni, imwe ithame ku mmwe ndzibo, udzibhatshanye ne tjigalo tje ngoni dzibe ku midzibo yatjo.
- English20
The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.
African KalangaDzikherubhu idzedzi dzitambunudzile mapapilo pezhugwi kwe tjigalo tje ngoni dzitjisitile nge mapapilo adzo, njiso dzadzo dzilingisane dzakalinga ku tjigalo tje ngoni.
- African Kalanga
Ubige tjigalo tje ngoni pezhugwi kwe bhokisi ngono mu bhokisi ulonge tjidumano tjandinowokupa.
- English22
There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.
African KalangaIpapo ndipo pandinowoshangana nawe. Ndowolebeleka nawe ndili pezhugwi kwe tjigalo tje ngoni pakati kwe dzikherubhu mbili dzi pezhugwi kwe Bhokisi le Tjidumano, ndowolebeleka nawe zose zwandinowokupa uli nlayo ku Baiziraela.
- African Kalanga
“Uthame tafuli nge makwasayile e n'wunga, bulefu gwayo gube thambo mbili, bupabi gube thambo ing'ompela, bulefu kuyenda pezhugwi gube thambo ina gaswa.
- African Kalanga
Uidzulule nge golide ube uthama mpeto we golide kuipoteleka.
- African Kalanga
Uyithamile ikombeledzo tje bupabi gungapa gwe tjiazha ne mpeto we golide kupoteleka ikombeledzo.
- English26
Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are.
African KalangaUithamile milipo minna ye golide mu midzibo yayo minna kulingisana ne makumbo ayo manna.
- African Kalanga
Milipo iyeyi ibe pejo ne ikombeledzo kubhata mapango anoshingisiwa kusenga tafuli iyeyi.
- African Kalanga
Uthame mapango e n'wunga uadzulule nge golide abe iwo aunosengesa tafuli.
- English29
And make its plates and dishes of pure gold, as well as its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings.
African KalangaUithamile ndilo ne ndigwana dzinopisila motsha ne mapepe ne ndilo whulu dzinoshingisiwa mu tjipo tje tjing'o, zose uzwithame nge golide.
- African Kalanga
Ubige tjiwunga tje Ndzimu pa tafuli mbeli kwangu misi yose.
- English31
“Make a lampstand of pure gold and hammer it out, base and shaft; its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms shall be of one piece with it.
African Kalanga“Uthame tjigadziko tje mavone nge golide mbuyanana. Bhato ne mmbili watjo zwithamiwe nge golide yakathugwa, thabi dzatjo ne zwilongwana zwatjo ne maluba akatjinakisa zwibe zwakabhatana natjo.
- English32
Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand–three on one side and three on the other.
African KalangaKube ne thabi dzili tathatu mu tjigadziko itjetji tje mavone, thabi thatu dzibe mu lubizho gumwe, dzimwe thatu dzibe mu gumwe.
- English33
Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.
African KalangaLutabi gumwe ne gumwe gube ne zwilongwana zwili zwitatu zwinofanana ne luba linoyi alimondi, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjibe ne lutabi gwatjo. Thabi dzose dzili tathatu dzinodwa mu mmbili we tjigadziko tje mavone dzibe ne zwilongwana zwakajalo.
- English34
And on the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
African KalangaMu tjigadziko tje mavone nge kwatjo kube ne zwilongwana zwili zwinna zwakathamiwa se maluba e alimondi zwina thabi dzazo ne maluba azo.
- English35
One bud shall be under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair–six branches in all.
African KalangaKube ne zwilongwana kusi kwe thabi dzimwe ne dzimwe mbili dze thabi dzili tathatu dzinodwa mu tjigadziko tje mavone.
- English36
The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
African KalangaZwilongwana ne thabi dzazo zwibe zwakabhatana kuli tjithu tjing'ompela, kose kuli kuthu kung'ompela kwakathamiwa nge golide mbuyanana yakathugwa.
- English37
“Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.
African KalangaUtjithamile mavone ali kutendeka. Mavone iyawa abigwe nge zila inowoti kavoneka tjibata tjimbeli kwawo.
- African Kalanga
Zwinoshingisiwa kubhatidza mavone ne ndigwana dzazo zwithamiwe nge golide mbuyanana.
- African Kalanga
Tjigadziko itjetjo ne zwishingisiwa zwatjo zose zwithamiwe nge golide ye tjilizanyo tjingapa talenta.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo ubone kuti unozwithama kuyendidzana nge ndongoloso yawalakidziwa pezhugwi kwe dombo.
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.