The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Exodus 35English
Kufuluka 35African Kalanga
- English1
Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do:
African KalangaMushe kakubunganya gubungano lose le Iziraela kalidwa kati, “Zwamadwiwa ndi Yahwe kuti muzwishinge yezwi,
- English2
For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death.
African Kalangamushinge mishingo yenyu mu mazhuba ali matathatu, koga mu zhuba le butendeka mube ne kunyaluluka kwakayengemala kwa Yahwe, iye unowoshinga nshingo kene uli upi mu lili ngaabulawe.
- African Kalanga
Musitongo besa moto mu magalo enyu wose mu zhuba le sabata.”
- African Kalanga
Mushe kadwa gubungano le Baiziraela kati, “Etji nditjo tjakalebgwa ndi Yahwe:
- English5
From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze;
African Kalanga‘Mudusile Yahwe tjipo, mmwe ne mmwe aduse se kwada moyo uwe, azhisile Yahwe tjipo tje golide kene siliva kene phangula,
- African Kalanga
mupe ne matyila e mmbala we gova ne ana mmbala nshaba ne ana bushaba gwakabondelela ne matyila mabuya akalukwa ne bukuse gwe mbudzi;
- African Kalanga
ne makukuta e nyundo akatakiwa bushaba ne makukuta e mbudzi; ne mapangwana e n'wunga’
- African Kalanga
ne mafuta e thoba anoshinga mu mavone ne zwipayisi zwinothama mafuta anozhodziwa ne anothama mimotsha kunuwha zwinozipa.
- African Kalanga
Muzhise ne mabgwe anoyi onikisi ne mabgwe anonamatidziwa mu efodi ne mu tjiambalo tje pa ifuba.
- African Kalanga
“Nyambi dzose mu muli ngadzithame kose kwakalebgwa ndi Yahwe: Bugalo gwe Ndzimu,
- African Kalanga
ne nshasha wago ne buthulilo gwago ne zwiwheko zwago ne mbakililo dzago ne mbalilo dzago ne phanda dzago ne zwigadziko zwago.
- African Kalanga
Bathame Bhokisi le Tjidumano ne mapangwana anolisenga ne tjigalo tje ngoni ne isitilo,
- African Kalanga
ne tafuli ne mapangwana anoisenga ne zwija zwinoshingisiwa paili ne tjiwunga tjapiwa Ndzimu,
- African Kalanga
bathame tjigadziko tje mavone ne zwija zwinoshingisiwa pa tjili ne mavone atjo ne mafuta e mavone.
- English15
the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
African KalangaBathame tjibeso tje motsha ne mapangwana anotjisenga ne mafuta anozhodziwa ne motsha unonuwha zwinozipa ne isitilo tje nkoba bugalo gwe Ndzimu,
- English16
the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin with its stand;
African Kalangane tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo ne sefo yatjo ye phangula ne mapangwana anotjisenga ne zwija zwatjo zose ne bhavu ne tjigadziko tjalo.
- English17
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
African KalangaBathame matyila anolembeledziwa anobaka bhakasa ne phanda ne magadziko ayo ne isitilo tje nkoba we bhakasa,
- African Kalanga
ne mbambo dze bugalo gwe Ndzimu ne mbambo dze bhakasa ne misungo yadzo.
- English19
the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary–both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.”
African KalangaBathame zwiambalo zwakathamiwa nge bunyambi zwinoshingisiwa kushingwa mu bugalo gwakayengemala, zwili zwiambalo zwakayengemala zwa Aroni mpirisiti ne zwe bakololo babe ha beshinga bali bapirisiti.”
- African Kalanga
Ipapo gubungano lose le Baiziraela likapalala lidwa pana Mushe.
- English21
and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved him came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.
African KalangaNgono bakabuya bezhisa zwipo zwabo, mmwe ne mmwe ezhisa sekwa adisiwa nge moyo uwe, bakazhisa zwipo kuna Yahwe kuti zwishingisiwe kubaka nshasha we bushanganilo nenge mu mishingo yawo yose nenge kuthama zwiambalo zwakayengemala.
- English22
All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the Lord.
African KalangaNdizo bakazha balume ne bakadzi, bose bakabe bana ludo, bakadusa nge moyo ntjena zwabanazo; zwikopelo ne mang'ina ne rin'gi ne maseka, kose kwakathamiwa nge golide, mmwe ne mmwe epa Yahwe tjipo tje golide.
- English23
Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or hides of sea cows brought them.
African KalangaNgono mmwe ne mmwe wakabe ana jila le mbala we gova kene nshaba kene bushaba gwakabondelela kene jila buyanana kene bukuse gwe mbudzi kene makukuta e nyundo akasukiwa katakiwa bushaba kene makukuta e mbudzi wakazhisa.
- English24
Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it.
African KalangaMmwe ne mmwe wakabe ana siliva kene phangula kazhisa tjili tjipo kuna Yahwe, ne wakabe ana mapangwana e n'wunga akabe angashinga kazhisa.
- English25
Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun–blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen.
African KalangaBakadzi bose bakabe betubula kuluka bakazhisa zwabakaluka zwe mibala ye gova ne mibala mishaba ne mishaba yakabondelela ne matyila mabuya akalukwa.
- African Kalanga
Bakadzi bose bakabe ne ludo bali nyambi dze kuluka bakaluka bukuse gwe mbudzi.
- African Kalanga
Batungamili ibo bakazhisa mabgwe anoyi onikisi ne mabgwana anonamatidziwa mu efodi ne mu tjiambalo tje pa ifuba
- English28
They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.
African Kalangane zwipayisi ne mafuta anolongwa mu mavone ne mimotsha inothama mafuta anozhodziwa ne motsha unonuwha zwinozipa.
- English29
All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the Lord freewill offerings for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.
African KalangaBose balume ne bakadzi, Baiziraela bakati mimoyo yabo ikabazunguza kuzhisa tjimwe ne tjimwe tjina nshingo kuna Yahwe sekwa bakadwa Mushe bakazhisa tjipo tje moyo ntjena kuna Yahwe.
- English30
Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
African KalangaMushe kadwa Baiziraela kati, “Bonani, Yahwe bakashalula Bhezaleli nkololo wa Uri, Uri nkololo wa Huri we ludzi gwa Juda
- English31
and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts–
African Kalangabakanzhadza nge Meya ye Ndzimu ne bunyambi ne butjenjedu ne zibo ye mishingo yose ye maboko
- African Kalanga
kuluka mano elongolosa nge bunyambi se kungashingisiwa golide ne siliva ne phangula,
- English33
to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic craftsmanship.
African Kalangane kubezha mabgwe ne kubezha makwasayile kushingisiwa nge bunyambi.
- English34
And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
African KalangaYahwe bakampa tjipo tje kudiya, bakapabo na Oholiyabu nkololo wa Ahisamaki we ludzi gwa Dani.
- English35
He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers–all of them master craftsmen and designers.
African KalangaBakabapa bunyambi kuthama nshingo mmwe ne mmwe unoshingwa nge maboko, kunyemba ne kuluka zwe mibala ye gova ne mishaba ne mishaba kwakabondelela ne matyila mabuya akalukiwa.
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.
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