The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Genesis 20English
Kutangisa 20African Kalanga
- English1
Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar,
African KalangaKudwa ikoko Abhurahama kayendila ku ntuthu we Negebu kanogala pakati kwe Kadeshi ne Shuri, kayenda ku Gera kanogalako kwe tjibakana.
- English2
and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.
African KalangaAbhurahama kati ngekwe nkadzi uwe Sara, “I hazwadzi yangu.” Ndizo Abimeleki mambo we Gera katuma bathu bakanontolela Sara.
- English3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”
African KalangaKoga Ndzimu ukazha kuna Abimeleki mu kuwolota busiku ukati, “Bona, u nkwinya we nthu wakafa ngekwe nkadzi wawatola, ngoti nkadzi una mweni.”
- English4
Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?
African KalangaKoga Abimeleki wakabe asathu kasedzela panli, ndizo kati, “She, apa mungabulaya itjaba tjisina nlandu kene?
- English5
Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He is my brother’? I have done this with a clear conscience and clean hands.”
African KalangaApa ate ali iye wakandidwa kati, ‘Iwoyu i hazwadzi yangu kene?’ We tjikadzi naiyebo kati, ‘I hazwadzi yangu.’ Ndakathama ikoku nge hana mbuyanana kusina tjibiibi tjandakabe ndakumbula.”
- English6
Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
African KalangaIpapo Ndzimu ukati kunli mu kuwolota, “Ndoziba kuti wakakuthama ikoku mu kusaziba kusina tjakabipa tjawakumbula, ndizo wali ndimi ndakudziba kuti usinditjinyile. Ndizo ndisakuletja ukankutha.
- English7
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all yours will die.”
African KalangaNgono ngwenu wali bgwiliza nkadzi una mweni, nlume uwe nlebesambeli unowokutembezelela ukatjila. Koga ha usingambgwilize, unowofa ne bathu babo bose.”
- English8
Early the next morning Abimelech summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid.
African KalangaKukati tjimuka mangwanana Abimeleki kadana makulukota awe, ngono kababudza zwithu zose izwezwi, ngono bakazhigwa ngotja kukulu.
- English9
Then Abimelech called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
African KalangaIpapo Abimeleki kadana Abhurahama ngono kati kunli, “Watithamilani kene? Ini tjandakutjinyila tjathama kuti imi ne bushe gwangu utithamise nlandu nngapa kene? Wandithamila zwithu zwisakafanila kube zwingathamwa.”
- African Kalanga
Abimeleki kabhuzwa Abhurahama kati, “Wakabe wakumbulani tjakayita kuti uthame ikoku kuthu kene?”
- English11
Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
African KalangaAbhurahama kashandula eti, “Ndakathama ikoku ngoti ndakumbula kuti, Ndzimu autotjiwa tjoselele mu magalo iyawa, ndizo bathu banowondibulaya be ndibulayila nkadzi wangu.
- English12
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife.
African KalangaPezhugwi kwa ikoku iye nge malebeswa i hazwadzi yangu, ali nkololokadzi wa tate, tisi bana be nkadzi, ngono anlobola.
- English13
And when God had me wander from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.” ‘”
African KalangaNgono kwakati Ndzimu undidusa mu nsha wa tate bangu kuyenda yenda, andwa ati, ‘Buthu gwaunowondithamila whogu, bugalo gumwe ne gumwe gwatingaswika uti nge kwangu, “I hazwadzi yangu.” ’ ”
- English14
Then Abimelech brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him.
African KalangaIpapo Abimeleki katola pkhwizi ne ng'ombe ne balandakadzi ne balandalume kapa Abhurahama, kabe ebgwiliza Sara ku nlume uwe.
- African Kalanga
Abimeleki kabe eti, “Bona shango yangu ndiyo iyeyi, wakailinga, ungabaka pawada.”
- English16
To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.”
African KalangaKabe edwa Sara eti, “Bona, ndapa hazwadzi iyo tjiwulu tje mari e siliva (1 000) kukusuka mu mesho e bathu bose baunabo kuti auna nlandu.”
- English17
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his slave girls so they could have children again,
African KalangaIpapo Abhurahama katembezela Ndzimu, ngono Ndzimu ukapodza Abimeleki ne nkadzi uwe ne balandakadzi babe kuti babe ne mbeleko kakale,
- English18
for the Lord had closed up every womb in Abimelech’s household because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.
African Kalangangoti Yahwe bakabe bamisa mbeleko dzose mu nsha wa Abimeleki kuti dzisitongo wana bana ngekwa Sara nkadzi wa Abhurahama.
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.