The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Exodus 39English
Kufuluka 39African Kalanga
- English1
From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary. They also made sacred garments for Aaron, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaNgono nge butala gwe gova ne bushaba gwakatundubala ne bushaba gwakabondelela bakathama zwiambalo zwakathamiwa nge bunyambi zwinoshingisiwa mu bugalo gwakayengemala, bakathamila Aroni zwiambalo zwakayengemala Yahwe sekwa bakadwa Mushe.
- English2
They made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
African KalangaNgono kathama efodi ye golide, butala gwe gova, bushaba gwakabondelela, bushaba gwakatundubala, ne jila lakalukwa zwakanaka.
- English3
They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen–the work of a skilled craftsman.
African KalangaNgono bakathula golide kuti ibe ndelundelu, bakaitjeka ikabe thetjanana, bakailukila mu butala gwe gova ne mu bushaba gwakabondelela ne mu bushaba gwakatundubala ne mu jila lakalukwa zwakanaka, nge ntjeko we bunyambi.
- English4
They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so it could be fastened.
African KalangaBakathamila efodi mitjijana kuibhatshanya ne midzibo yayo mibili.
- English5
Its skillfully woven waistband was like it–of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaNgono mwandabula wakalukwa zwakanaka wakabhatshanyiwa ne efodi ukasungigwa muili kuli jila ling'ompela lakathamwa nge bunyambi nge golide ne butala gwe gova ne bushaba gwakabondelela ne bushaba gwakatundubala Mushe sekwa akadwiwa ndi Yahwe.
- English6
They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
African KalangaNdizo kathama mabgwe e onikisi akanamatidziwa mu golide, akabe akakobogwa nkwalo we tjilakidzilo, kuyendidzana ne mazina e bakololo be Iziraela.
- English7
Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaKaabiga mu mitjijana ye mathudzi e efodi, kuti abe mabgwe e tjikumbuludzo tje bakololo be Iziraela Mushe sekwa akadwiwa ndi Yahwe.
- English8
They fashioned the breastpiece–the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
African KalangaKathama tjiambalo tje ifuba nge bunyambi sekwa kwakathamiwa efodi nge golide ne butala gwe gova ne bushaba gwakabondelela ne bushaba gwakatundubala ne jila lakalukwa kwakanaka.
- African Kalanga
Tjakabe tjakalizalizana midzibo yose bunna gwatjo, tjiambalo tje ifuba tjakabe tjakapetiwa kabili, tjakabhatshanyiwa nge bulefu tjibuya tjibhatshanyiwa nge bupabi ha tjipetiwa kabili.
- English10
Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row there was a ruby, a topaz and a beryl;
African KalangaBakathama mizila minna ye mabgwe mutjili. Nzila we mabgwana e sadiwusi ne e topazi ne khabhuniki kuli nzila we kutanga.
- African Kalanga
Nzila we bubili uli we mabgwana e emeraledi ne safire ne e dayimani,
- African Kalanga
nzila we butatu uli we mabgwana e jakinti ne e agate ne amethiyisiti,
- English13
in the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree settings.
African Kalanganzila we bunna uli we mabwana e dayimani ne e onikisi ne jasiperi, mabgwana akabe akanamatidziwa mu golide.
- English14
There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
African KalangaAkabe ali mabgwana ali gumi lina kubili (12) kuyendidzana nge mazina e bakololo be Iziraela, akabe enga rin'gi ye tjitshambiso, limwe ne limwe lakakobogwa zina lalo mu mazina e njudzi dzili gumi lina mbili (12).
- African Kalanga
Ngono mu tjiambalo tje ifuba bakathama ketani yakanaka inonga misungo ye golide mbuyanana.
- English16
They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece.
African KalangaBakathama zwinonamatidza zwili zwibili zwe golide ne milipo mibili ye golide, bakalonga milipo mibili mu phelelo mbili dze tjiambalo tje ifuba,
- African Kalanga
ngono bakalonga ketani mibili dze golide mu milipo mibili ku phelelo dze tjiambalo tje ifuba.
- English18
and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
African KalangaNgono bakasungila phelelo dze misungo mibili mu zwinamatidziwa zwibili zwabakabe banamatidza mbeli kwe mathudzi e efodi.
- English19
They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
African KalangaNdizo bakathama milipo mibili ye golide, bakailonga ku phelelo mbili dze tjiambalo tje ifuba, mukati kwatjinopelela pejo ne efodi.
- English20
Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod.
African KalangaBakathama milipo mibili ye golide kakale, bakailonga mbeli tja pasi kwe mathudzi e efodi, pejo ne mpeto pezhugwi kwe mwandabula wakalukwa kwakanaka we efodi.
- English21
They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband so that the breastpiece would not swing out from the ephod–as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaBakasungila tjiambalo tje ifuba nge milipo yatjo mu milipo ye efodi nge nsungo ntala gwe gova, kuti tjinamatile pezhugwi kwe bhante lakalukwa nge bunyambi le efodi, ne kuti tjiambalo tje ifuba tjisitongo nyeba tjikasununguka mu efodi sekwa kadwiwa Mushe ndi Yahwe.
- African Kalanga
Kakale kathama hazu ye efodi yakalukwa yose nge butala gwe gova.
- English23
with an opening in the center of the robe like the opening of a collar, and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear.
African KalangaNtshibha we hazu wakabe unga ntshibha umu tjiambalo, wakatendeledziwa nge nluko wakathumigwa kuudziba mu kupaluka.
- English24
They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen around the hem of the robe.
African KalangaPasi kwe mathudzi e hazu bakathama dzipomegiranate nge butala gwe gova ne bushaba gwakabondelela ne bushaba gwakatundubala ne jila lakalukwa kwakanaka.
- English25
And they made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates.
African KalangaKakale bakathama tilokwana nge golide mbuyanana, bebe belonga tilokwana pakati kwe dzipomegiranate pezhugwi kwe mathudzi e hazu kuipoteleka, dzili pakati kwe dzipomegiranate.
- English26
The bells and pomegranates alternated around the hem of the robe to be worn for ministering, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaBelonga tilokwana ne pomegiranate, belonga tilokwana ne pomegiranate kupoteleka pasi kwe mathudzi e hazu, ili hazu ye kushingisiwa sekwa kadwiwa Mushe ndi Yahwe.
- African Kalanga
Kakale bakathamila Aroni ne bakololo babe zwiambalo zwe jila zwakalukwa kwakanaka,
- English28
and the turban of fine linen, the linen headbands and the undergarments of finely twisted linen.
African Kalangane whutshe ye jila lakanaka, ne dzimwe whutshe dze jila lakanaka ne marukhwi e jila lakanaka lakakoshiwa,
- English29
The sash was of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn–the work of an embroiderer–as the Lord commanded Moses.
African Kalangane mwandabula we jila lakanaka lakakoshiwa nge butala gwe gova ne bushaba gwakabondelela ne bushaba gwakatundubala gwakalukigwa ngothumigwa sekwa kadwiwa Mushe ndi Yahwe.
- English30
They made the plate, the sacred diadem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE Lord.
African KalangaBakathama tjiala tje ndilo tjakayengemala nge golide mbuyanana, bakakwala pezhugwi kwatjo nge nkwalo unonga kubezhegwa kwe ring'i ye lutjwayo, “Kwakayengemala kuna Yahwe.”
- English31
Then they fastened a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaBakatjisunga nge nsungo we butala gwe gova, kuti batjisungile pezhugwi kwe whutshe, sekwa kadwiwa Mushe ndi Yahwe.
- English32
So all the work on the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaNshingo wose we bugalo gwe Ndzimu, we nshasha we bushanganilo wakawidziwa nge zila iyeyi. Ngono bathu be Iziraela bakathama kuyendidzana ne sekwa kadwiwa Mushe ndi Yahwe.
- English33
Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;
African KalangaBakazhisa bugalo gwe Ndzimu kuna Mushe, nshasha ne zwija zwayo zose, zwiwheko ne mbakililo dzawo ne mbalilo dzawo ne phanda dzayo ne zwigadziko zwawo,
- English34
the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of hides of sea cows and the shielding curtain;
African Kalangane makukuta e pkhwizi akatakiwa bushaba ne e mbudzi akasukiwa anofukidza ne tjisitilo tje nkoba
- African Kalanga
ne bhokisi le butendeki ne mapango anolisenga ne tjigalo tje ngoni,
- African Kalanga
ne tafuli ne zwija zwayo zose ne tjiwunga tje Ndzimu
- English37
the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its accessories, and the oil for the light;
African Kalangane tjigadziko tje luvone tje golide mbuyanana ne mavone atjo ne zwija zwatjo zose ne mafuta e mavone
- English38
the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
African Kalangane tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo tje golide ne mafuta anozhodziwa ne motsha unonuwha zwinozipa ne zwisitilo zwe nkoba we nshasha
- English39
the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
African Kalangane tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo tje phangula ne sefo ye phangula ne mapango atjo ne zwija zwatjo zose ne bhavu linongulila ne tjigadziko tjatjo,
- English40
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;
African Kalangazwisitilo zwe nsha ne mapango awo ne zwigadziko zwawo, zwisitilo zwe nsha ne tjisitilo tje nkoba ne misungo yawo ne mbambo dzawo ne zwija zose zwinoshingisiwa mu bugalo gwe Ndzimu, zwe nshasha we bushanganilo,
- English41
and the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.
African Kalangazwiambalo zwakalukwa kwakanaka zwinoshingisiwa mu bugalo gwakayengemala ne zwiambalo zwakayengemala zwa Aroni we mpirisiti ne zwe bakololo babe zwabanoshingisa bali bapirisiti.
- African Kalanga
Bathu be Iziraela bakathama nshingo wose kuyendidzana ne sekwa kadwiwa Mushe ndi Yahwe.
- English43
Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
African KalangaNgono Mushe kabona nshingo wose, ngono bonani, bakauthama sekwa kalaula Yahwe, ndizo bakauthama. Ngono Mushe kabakombolela.
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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