The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Genesis 25English
Kutangisa 25African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Abhurahama kalobola mmwe nkadzi wakabe eyi Ketura.
- African Kalanga
Ketura kan'wanila Zimurani na Jokoshani na Medani na Midiyani na Ishibhaka na Shuwa.
- English3
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites and the Leummites.
African KalangaJokoshani kazwala Sheba na Dedani. Bana ba Dedani bakabe bali bo Ashurimu na Letushimu na Leumimu.
- English4
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
African KalangaBakololo ba Midiyani bakabe bali bo Efa na Eferi na Hanoki na Abida na Elida. Ibaba bose bakabe bali bana ne bana be bana ba Ketura.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Abhurahama wakasiyila Isaki thundu iye yose,
- English6
But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.
African Kalangakoga wakati atjatjila kapa bana be balongwana zwipo ngono kabafulusila ku shango dze ku bhezhuba ebadusa pa nkololo uwe Isaki.
- African Kalanga
Abhurahama wakatjila makole ali zana lina makole ali makumi ali kutendeka ana makole ali mashanu (175).
- English8
Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.
African KalangaAbhurahama kakula ngono katjinyika akwegula nge buzhalo ana makole manjinji, ngono kafa.
- English9
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite,
African KalangaIsaki na Ishimaele bakololo babe bakambiganya mu guwu le Makipela mu nnda wa Efuroni nkololo wa Zohari we Nhiti ku bhezhuba kwe Mamure.
- English10
the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.
African KalangaNnda iwoyo wakabe watengwa ndi Abhurahama mu Bahiti. Ndipo pakabiganyiwa Abhurahama ne nkadzi uwe Sara.
- African Kalanga
Shule kwe lufu gwa Abhurahama, Ndzimu ukakombolela Isaki nkololo uwe wakabe egala ku Bheerilahairoyi.
- English12
This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s maidservant, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.
African KalangaOgu ndigo ludzi gwa Ishimaele nkololo wa Abhurahama na Haga we Egipiti nlandakadzi wa Sara.
- English13
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
African KalangaAwa ndiwo mazina e bakololo ba Ishimaele etobedzana ngozwagwa kwabo, kuyendidzana ne zwizekugwana zwabo: Mbano ya Ishimaele yakabe ili Nebayoti, banung'una babe betobedzana sawhoku, Kedari na Adibhele na Mibisamu,
- African Kalanga
kuzha Mishima na Duma na Masa na
- African Kalanga
Hadade na Tema na Jetu kukoti Nafishi na Kedema.
- English16
These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps.
African KalangaIbaba ndibo bakololo ba Ishimaele, mazina iyawa ndiwo mazina e batungamili be njudzi dzili gumi lina mbili kuyenda nge mituthu yabo nenge mizi yabo.
- English17
Altogether, Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.
African KalangaIshimaele wakatjila makole ali zana lina makole ali makumi matatu ne makole ali kutendeka (137). Katjinyika ngono kabiganyiwa kwakabe kubiganyiwa bakanyi kwabo.
- English18
His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt, as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
African KalangaLudzi gwa Ishimaele gwakabe gugala kudwila mu Havila kunoti ku Shuri pejo ne Egipiti kuyendila ku Asiriya. Ndiko kwaakagala asingawililane ne bana ba tate babe.
- African Kalanga
Eyi i ndongoloso ngekwe ludzi gwa Isaki nkololo wa Abhurahama. Abhurahama wakazwala Isaki.
- English20
and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
African KalangaIsaki kati ana makole ali makumi manna (40) kalobola Ribeka nkololokadzi wa Bhethuwele we N'aramu we Padani Aramu hazwadzi ya Labani we N'aramu.
- English21
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
African KalangaIsaki katembezela Yahwe ekumbilila nkadzi uwe ngoti wakabe asina mbeleko. Yahwe bakadabila ntembezelo uwe ngono Ribeka kazwisenga mabili.
- English22
The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.
African KalangaNgono phulu dzikagwisana mu ntumbu uwe, ngono iye kabe eti, “Ha kwakajali ndotjililani?” Ndizo kayenda kunobhuzwa Yahwe.
- English23
The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
African KalangaNgono Yahwe bakati kunli, “Njudzi mbili dzi mu ntumbu uwo, Unowosununguka ukawana njudzi mbili dze bathu banonyanyayidzana. Ludzi gumwe gowobe gwakasima kupinda gumwe, Whola inowoshingila ntjetjana.”
- African Kalanga
Ngono kwakati tjibaka tje kusununguka tjaswika, kukawanika dumbu akabe akazwisenga mabili e balisana.
- English25
The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.
African KalangaWe kutanga kazha ali nshaba, mmbili uwe wose una mmbethe unga tjiambalo tje bukuse, ndizo bakantumila beti Esau.
- English26
After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.
African KalangaShule kukazha nnung'una uwe akabhata Esau nge itshitshino ndizo katumigwa kuyi Jakubo. Isaki wakabe ana makole ali makumi matathatu (60) tjibaka tjabakazwagwa.
- English27
The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man, staying among the tents.
African KalangaBalisana ibaba bakakula, Esau kabe ndzimba nkulu, nthu we shango, koga Jakubo wakabe ali nthu wakatebama egala mu mishasha.
- African Kalanga
Isaki wakabe eda Esau ngoti wakabe empa nyama yaanoda ye phuka, koga Ribeka wakabe eda Jakubo.
- African Kalanga
Limwe zhuba Jakubo kati atjakabhika nyemba, Esau kazha edwa ku shango akabhakhwa nge zhala.
- English30
He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
African KalangaEsau kadwa Jakubo kati, “Undipebo nyemba idzedzi shaba dzawabhika ngoti ndafa nge zhala.” Ndizo Esau akadang'wa kuyi Edomu.
- African Kalanga
Jakubo kashandula eti, “Unditengesele fanilo dzidzo dze bumbano kutanga.”
- African Kalanga
Esau kati, “Bona, ndipejo ngofa, fanilo dze bumbano dzina bhatsho yeni mundili kene?”
- English33
But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.
African KalangaJakubo kabe eti, “Tuna takhwa.” Esau kabe etuna etengesa fanilo dze bumbano gugwe kuna Jakubo.
- English34
Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.
African KalangaNdizo Jakubo kabe epa Esau tjiwunga ne nyemba. Kaja kang'wa ngono kamilika kayenda. Esau kalengudza fanilo dze kuzwagwa kukwe ali mbano.
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.