The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Exodus 34English
Kufuluka 34African Kalanga
- English1
The Lord said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.
African KalangaYahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Bezha zwileiti zwe mabgwe zwinonga izwezwije zwe kutanga, ngono ndowokwala mu zwili matama akabe ali mu mabgwe ekutanga awakapkhwanya.
- English2
Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain.
African KalangaTjimuka ube wakazwilulwamisa utathile pezhugwi kwe Dombo le Sinai uzhe kundili pezhugwi kwe dombo.
- English3
No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain.”
African KalangaKusiyite nthu unotatha nawe, naiko kusitongo boneka nthu mu dombo lose, kusibe ne zwithuwo zwinofula pasi kwe dombo.”
- English4
So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the Lord had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.
African KalangaNdizo Mushe kabezha zwileiti zwibili zwe mabgwe zwinonga zwe kutanga, kamilika tjimuka mangwanana katatha Dombo le Sinai se kwaakadwiwa ndi Yahwe. Kayenda ne zwileiti zwibili.
- English5
Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord.
African KalangaYahwe bakadeluka bali mu gole bakama naye ipapo ngono bakaleba zina la Yahwe.
- English6
And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
African KalangaYahwe bakapinda panli belebeleka beti, “Ndi Yahwe, Ndi Yahwe, Ndzimu una ngoni ne kuwhila zogwadza, bana ludo gusingazunguzike ne kugalikamoyo.
- English7
maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.”
African KalangaBanolondolodzela ludo gwabo zwiwulu ne zwiwulu zwe bathu, banozwiibhatigwa matjinyo e mwaza ne bupanduki ne tjibi, koga kene kwatini abatosiya una jinyo basanloba, banolobela bana matjinyo a botate babo, kudwa mu tjizekugwana kuyenda mu tjimwe kunoti muna tje bunna.”
- African Kalanga
Mushe kalibilidza kathigama kanamata.
- English9
“O Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes,” he said, “then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff- necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance.”
African KalangaKabe eti, “Ha mandida imi, She, ndomukumbila, yendani naswi, nenguba tili bathu bakawoma misholo, mutizwiibhatigwe matjinyo edu e mwaza ne zwibi zwedu, mutitole tibe thaka yenyu.”
- English10
Then the Lord said: “I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the Lord, will do for you.
African KalangaYahwe bakabe beti kuna Mushe, “Bonani, ndothama tjidumano. Ndowothama matjenamiso mu mesho e bathu bose, matjenamiso asakatongo shingwa mu shango yose kene mu gumwe ludzi. Bathu bose bauli pakati kwabo banowobona nshingo wa Yahwe, ngoti nge tjakabangalala tjandinowoshinga ndiwe.
- English11
Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
African KalangaYela njele tjandinokudwa mu zhuba lino. Bonani, ndowotata Baamori ne Bakanana ne Bahiti ne Baperizi ne Bahivi ne Bajebusi.
- English12
Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you.
African KalangaMuyele njele kuti musitongo thama tjidumano ne bagali be shango yamunoyenda ku ili kudwa kube dati pakati kwenyu.
- African Kalanga
Mukolomodze zwibeso zwabo zwe zwibhayilo muvune phanda dzabo mukolomodze matala a bo Ashera midzimu yabo.
- African Kalanga
“Musitongo thigamila mmwe ndzimu ngoti Yahwe ibo bana zina linoyi Fupa, Ndzimu una fupa.
- English15
“Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.
African KalangaMusitongo thama tjidumano ne bagali be shango iyeyi, bedwa beti ha bethama bufukula gwabo nge midzimu yabo beyibhayila zwibhayilo bebe bemukoka mudwa muja zwibhayilo zwabo.
- English16
And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same.
African KalangaMube mulobodza bakololokadzi babo bakololo benyu, bakololokadzi babo bethama bufukula ne midzimu yabo bebe bethama bakololo benyu kuti bathame bufukula ne midzimu yabo.
- African Kalanga
“Musitongo zwithamigwa midzimu yamabumba.
- English18
“Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in that month you came out of Egypt.
African Kalanga“Mulondolodze Nzano we Tjiwunga tjisina Mbidzo. Muje tjiwunga tjisina mbidzo mazhuba ali kutendeka se kwandakamudwa, mutjije nge tjibaka tjakabigwa mu mwedzi wa Abibi, ngoti makabhuda mu shango ye Egipiti mu mwedzi wa Abibi.
- English19
“The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock.
African KalangaMbano dzose nge dzangu, mbano dze ng'ombe dzenyu dzose, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjazwagwa kutanga tje zwithuwo, ng'ombe ne tjadwa mu ngubi.
- English20
Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem all your firstborn sons. “No one is to appear before me empty- handed.
African KalangaMbano dze donki mudzidzutunule nge pkhwizana kene muavune ntshibha ha musaadzutunula. Bakololo benyu bose banobe bali mbano mubadzutunule. “Kusibe ne mmwe wenyu unozha pandili asakabhata tjimwe.
- English21
“Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.
African Kalanga“Mushinge mu mazhuba ali matathatu, koga muna le butendeka munyaluluke, nenguba kukabe kuli mu tjibaka tje ndimo kene tje kuvuna.
- English22
“Celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.
African Kalanga“Mulondolodze Nzano we zwavung'wa mu minda, kuvung'wa kwe koroni ne kuvungwa kwe bupelo gwe gole.
- English23
Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel.
African Kalanga“Balume bose mu muli bazhe pana Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela katatu nge gole.
- English24
I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.
African KalangaNdowotata njudzi mbeli kwenyu atalabudza migathu yenyu, akuna unowoyemula shango yenyu ha muyenda kuzwilakidza pana Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu katatu mu gole.
- English25
“Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.
African Kalanga“Musitongo pisa malopa e tjibhayilo tjangu ne mbidzo, ne tjibhayilo tje Nzano we Kupinda pezhugwi kakale tjisibe maladzwa.
- English26
“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
African Kalanga“Zwitshwa zwe mitjelo yenyu yabidwa kutanga mu zwizhise ku ng'umba ya Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu. “Usitongo bhika mbudzana nge nkaka wa mayi bayo.”
- English27
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
African KalangaYahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Kwala matama iyawa; ngoti ndathama tjidumano nawe ne Baiziraela kuyenda nge matama iyawa.”
- English28
Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant–the Ten Commandments.
African KalangaMushe wakabe ikoko na Yahwe mazhuba ali makumi manna ne masiku ali makumi manna (40) asingaje tjiwunga kene kuli kung'wa vula. Ndizo kakwala mu zwileiti zwe mabgwe matama e tjidumano, milayo ili gumi.
- English29
When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.
African KalangaMushe wakati edeluka mu Dombo le Sinai ne zwileiti zwibili zwe mabgwe zwina nlayo, kabe asingazibe kuti ganda le buso gugwe lakabe lipenya ngoti akabe abe elebeleka ne Ndzimu.
- English30
When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
African KalangaAroni ne Baiziraela bakati bebona buso gwa Mushe gupenya bakatja kusedzela pa nli.
- English31
But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them.
African KalangaKoga Mushe kabadana ngono Aroni ne batungamili bose be gubungano bakabgwilila kunli, ngono Mushe kalebeleka nabo.
- English32
Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.
African KalangaKukati shule Baiziraela bose bakasedzela panli, ngono kabalaya muna zose Yahwe zwabakaleba naye mu Dombo le Sinai.
- African Kalanga
Kukati Mushe apedza lebeleka nabo kaambadza buso gugwe nge isitilo.
- English34
But whenever he entered the Lord ‘s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded,
African KalangaKoga kwakabe kuti Mushe eyenda kunolebeleka na Yahwe edusa isitilo kudzina ebhuda ipapo, ngono wakabe eti abuya ebudza Baiziraela tjaadwiwa,
- English35
they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord.
African KalangaBaiziraela ibo belinga buso gwa Mushe bakabona kuti gopenya, ngono Mushe ekombala isitilo mu buso gugwe kakale kuswikila engina kunolebeleka na Yahwe.
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.