The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
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Genesis 36English
Kutangisa 36African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Aba ndibo bana ba Esau wakabe edang'wa Edomu.
- English2
Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite–
African KalangaEsau wakalobola bakadzi be Tjikanana, Ada nkololokadzi wa Eloni we Nhiti na Oholibama nkololokadzi wa Ana mwana we mwana wa Zibeyoni we Nhivi,
- African Kalanga
na Bhasemati nkololokadzi wa Ishimaele hazwadzi ya Nebayoti.
- African Kalanga
Ada kazwala Elifazi, Bhasemati kazwala Rewueli,
- English5
and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.
African KalangaOholibama kazwala Jeushi na Jalamu na Kora. Aba ndibo bakabe bali bakololo ba Esau bakazwaligwa mu Kanana.
- English6
Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the members of his household, as well as his livestock and all his other animals and all the goods he had acquired in Canaan, and moved to a land some distance from his brother Jacob.
African KalangaEsau katola bakadzi babe ne bakololo ne bakololokadzi babe na bose be nsha uwe kose ne ng'ombe dzidze ne zwimwe zwithuwo zwizwe zose, katola thundu iye yose yaakashaba mu Kanana kayenda ku shango ikule kudwa pa nnung'una uwe Jakubo.
- English7
Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock.
African KalangaThundu dzabo dzakabe dzawanda kwazo kwabasingake bakagala bose, shango yabakabe bali muili yakabe yamanikana ngekwe zwithuwo zwabo.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Esau (Edomu) kanogala mu shango ye matombo ye Seiri.
- African Kalanga
Ezwi ndizo zwizekugwana zwa Esau batategulu be Baedomu mu shango ye matombo ye Seiri.
- English10
These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.
African KalangaAwa ndiwo mazina e bakololo ba Esau: Elifazi mwana wa Ada nkadzi wa Esau na Rewueli mwana wa Bhasemati nkadzi wa Esau.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Elifazi ndi Temani na Omari na Zefo na Gatamu na Kenazi.
- English12
Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine named Timna, who bore him Amalek. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
African KalangaElifazi nkololo wa Esau wakabe ana mmwe nkadzi edang'wa kuyi Timina ngono iye kanzwalila Amaleki. Ibaba ndibo bana be bana ba Ada nkadzi wa Esau.
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The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
African KalangaBakololo ba Rewueli ndi Nahati na Zera na Shama na Miza. Ibaba ndibo bana be bana ba Bhasemati nkadzi wa Esau.
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The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
African KalangaBakololo ba Esau be nkadzi uwe Oholibama nkololokadzi wa Ana mwana wa Zibeyoni ndi Jeushi na Jalamu na Kora.
- English15
These were the chiefs among Esau’s descendants: The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
African KalangaAba ndibo bakabe bali boshe pakati kwe zwizekugwana zwa Esau, bakololo ba Elifazi mbano ya Esau, Temani na Omari na Zefo na Kenazi
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Korah, Gatam and Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in Edom; they were grandsons of Adah.
African Kalangana Kora na Gatamu na Amaleki. Ibaba ndibo boshe bakazwagwa ndi Elifazi mu Edomu bali bana be bana ba Ada.
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The sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in Edom; they were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
African KalangaBakololo ba Rewueli nkololo wa Esau ndi boshe Nahati na Zera na Shama na Miza. Ibaba ndi boshe bakazwagwa ndi Rewueli mu Edomu. Bakabe bali bana be bana ba Bhasemati nkadzi wa Esau.
- English18
The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah.
African KalangaBakololo ba Esau ne nkadzi uwe Oholibama ndi boshe Jeushi na Jalamu na Kora. Ibaba ndi boshe bakazwagwa ndi Esau ne nkadzi uwe Oholibama nkololokadzi wa Ana.
- African Kalanga
Ibaba ndibo bakololo ba Esau (Edomu) na boshe babo.
- English20
These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the region: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
African KalangaAba bakabe bali bakololo ba Seiri we Nhori, bakabe begala mu ntuthu iwoyu: Lotani na Shobali na Zibeyoni na Ana
- African Kalanga
na Dishoni na Ezeri na Dishani. Bakololo ibaba ba Seiri mu Edomu bakabe bali boshe be Bahori.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Lotani ndi Hori na Hemani. Timina wakabe ali hazwadzi ya Lotani.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Shobali ndi Alivani na Manahati na Ebali na Shefo na Onami.
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The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
African KalangaBakololo ba Zibeyoni ndi Aiya na Ana. Ana iwoyu ndiye wakawana misenya ye vula inopisa mu tjilambanyika akalisa madonki a tate babe Zibeyoni.
- African Kalanga
Bana ba Ana ndi Dishoni na Oholibama nkololokadzi wa Ana.
- African Kalanga
Bana ba Dishoni ndi Hemidani na Eshibhani na Itirani na Kerani.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Ezeri ndi Bhilihani na Zaavani na Akani.
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Dishani ndi Uzi na Arani.
- African Kalanga
Boshe be Bahori bakabe bali bo Lotani na Shobali na Zibeyoni na Ana
- English30
Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These were the Horite chiefs, according to their divisions, in the land of Seir.
African Kalangana Dishoni na Ezeri na Dishani. Ndibo ibaba bakabe bali boshe be Bahori kuyenda nge migathu yabo mu shango ye Seiri.
- African Kalanga
Bomambo bakabusa mu Edomu kusathu kukabe ne mambo we Iziraela wakabusa ndi aba:
- African Kalanga
Bhela nkololo wa Bheori wakabe mambo we Edomu. Nzi uwe nkulu wakabe udang'wa kuyi Dinihaba.
- African Kalanga
Bhela wakati efa, Jobabu nkololo wa Zera we ku Bhozira kabe mambo.
- African Kalanga
Jobabu kati efa bumambo gukatogwa ndi Hushamu we shango ye Batemani.
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When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
African KalangaHushamu kati efa bumambo gukatogwa ndi Hadadi nkololo wa Bhedadi iye wakati kakunda Midiyani ku shango ye Moabu. Nzi uwe nkulu wakabe udang'wa kuyi Aviti.
- African Kalanga
Hadadi kati efa, Samila we Masireka kabe mambo.
- African Kalanga
Samila kati efa Shaulo we Rehoboti ku gwizi gwe Yufuratesi kabe mambo.
- African Kalanga
Shaulo kati efa Bhaalehanani nkololo wa Akibo kabe mambo.
- English39
When Baal-Hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
African KalangaBhaalehanani nkololo wa Akibo kati efa Hadadi kabe mambo. Nzi uwe nkulu wakabe udang'wa Pau, zina le nkadzi uwe liyi Mehetabele ali nkololokadzi wa Matiredi nkololokadzi wa Mezahabu.
- English40
These were the chiefs descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
African KalangaAwa mazina a boshe bakazwagwa ndi Esau kuyenda ne misha yabo ne mituthu yabo: Timina na Aliva na Jeteti
- African Kalanga
na Oholibama na Ela na Pinoni
- African Kalanga
na Kenazi na Temani na Mibitsari
- English43
Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied. This was Esau the father of the Edomites.
African Kalangana Magidieli na Iramu. Ibaba ndibo bakabe bali boshe be Edomu kuyenda nge mituthu yabo mu shango yabakabe bali gele. Esau ndiye batategulu be Baedomu.
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.