The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Exodus 6English
Kufuluka 6African Kalanga
- English1
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”
African KalangaKoga Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Ngwenu utjawobona tjandinowoshinga Faro, nge simba langu ndowokombeledza Faro kuti aduse bathu bangu mu shango iye.”
- African Kalanga
Ndzimu ukadwa Mushe ukati, “Ndimi Yahwe.
- English3
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them.
African KalangaNdakazwilakidza kuna Abhurahama ne kuna Isaki ne kuna Jakubo nditi ndimi Ndzimu Masimbawose, koga andizothama kuti bandizibe nge zina langu Yahwe.
- English4
I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they lived as aliens.
African KalangaNdakati athama tjidumano tjangu nabo, kubapa shango ye Kanana, shango yabakagala bali bataya.
- English5
Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
African KalangaPezhugwi kwa ikoku, ndakawha kutshinda kwe Baiziraela bakathamwa balanda nge Baegipiti, ndizo wali ndakumbula tjidumano tjangu.
- English6
“Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
African KalangaNdizo wali budza Baiziraela uti, ‘Ndimi Yahwe ngono ndowomutula mitolo yamakasengeswa nge Baegipiti abuya amudusa mu bulanda gwabakamulonga muguli. Ndowomudzutunula nge masimba nenge shamu dzinogwadza.
- English7
I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
African KalangaNdowomutola mukabe bathu bangu, imi ndowobe Ndzimu wenyu, ngono mowoziba kuti ndimi Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu iwo wakamutula mitolo yamakasengeswa nge Baegipiti.
- English8
And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’”
African KalangaNdowomuyisa ku shango yandakatuna kuipa Abhurahama na Isaki na Jakubo. Ndowomupa iyo kube yenyu. Ndimi Yahwe.’ ”
- English9
Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and cruel bondage.
African KalangaMushe kabudza Baiziraela ikoku ngono bakasiteedze Mushe beikhwa nge kunyala moyo nenge bulanda gwabo gunogwadza.
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- African Kalanga
“Yenda kuna Faro Mambo we Egipiti undwe aletje Baiziraela babhude mu shango iye.”
- English12
But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips?”
African KalangaMushe iye kadabila Yahwe eti, “Bonani Baiziraela abazonditeedza, Faro iye ngono unowonditeedza tjini, imi ndisi nyambi ye leba?”
- English13
Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
African KalangaKoga Yahwe bakalebeleka na Mushe na Aroni kuti babudze Baiziraela na Faro Mambo we Egipiti kuti ibo batumwa kudusa Baiziraela mu shango ye Egipiti.
- English14
These were the heads of their families: The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
African KalangaAba ndibo bakololo ba Rubheni mbano ya Iziraela: Hanoki na Phalu na Hezironi na Khami, ibo bali misholo ye misha yabo.
- English15
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
African KalangaBakololo ba Simiyoni ndi Jemuyele na Jamini na Ohadi na Jakini na Zohari na Shaulo mwana we nkadzi we Nkanana. Ndigo ludzi gwa Simiyoni igogu.
- English16
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
African KalangaAwa mazina e bakololo ba Levi kuyenda nge zwizekugwana zwabo: Geshoni na Kohati na Merari. Levi wakatjila makole ali zana lina makole ali makumi ali matatu ne makole ali kutendeka (137).
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Geshoni ndi Libini na Shimeyi nge misha yabo.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Kohati ndi Amuramu na Izha na Heburoni na Uziele. Kohati wakatjila makole ali zana lina makole ali makumi ali matatu ne makole ali matatu (133).
- English19
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
African KalangaBakololo ba Merari ndi Mahili na Mushi. Ibaba i bana be bana ba Levi kuyenda ngozwagwa kwabo.
- English20
Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
African KalangaAmuramu kalobola maahadzi babe Jokebedi ngono bakazwala Aroni na Mushe. Amuramu katjila makole ali zana lina makole ali makumi matatu ne makole ali kutendeka (137).
- African Kalanga
Izha wakabe ana bakololo batatu: Kora na Nephegi na Zikiri.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Uziele ndi Mishayele na Elizafani na Sitiri.
- English23
Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
African KalangaAroni kalobola Elishebha nkololokadzi wa Aminadabhu hazwadzi ya Nashoni ngono bakazwala Nadabhu na Abihu na Eleazari na Ithamari.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Kora ndi Asiri na Elikana na Abiyasafu. Iyeyi ndiyo misha ye Bakora.
- English25
Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.
African KalangaEleazari nkololo wa Aroni kalobola mmwe we bakololokadzi ba Putiele ngono bakazwala Finihasi. Aba ndibo misholo ye misha ye bana ba Levi.
- English26
It was this same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.”
African KalangaAroni na Mushe ndibo bakati bakadwiwa ndi Yahwe bakati, “Dusani Baiziraela nge njudzi dzabo mu shango ye Egipiti.”
- English27
They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. It was the same Moses and Aaron.
African KalangaMushe iwoyu na Aroni, ndibo bakalebeleka na Faro ngekwe kudusiwa kwe Baiziraela mu shango ye Egipiti.
- African Kalanga
Zhuba lakati Yahwe bakalebeleka na Mushe mu shango ye Egipiti,
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Ndimi Yahwe, budza Faro Mambo we Egipiti tjimwe ne tjimwe tjandinokubudza.”
- English30
But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
African KalangaKoga Mushe kabe eti kuna Yahwe, “Bonani, imi anditotubula kulebeleka, Faro unowonditeedza tjini kene?”
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.