The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Genesis 39English
Kutangisa 39African Kalanga
- English1
Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
African KalangaBaishimaeli bakayenda na Josefa ku Egipiti. Potifa we Egipiti wakabe ali mmwe we hadzasha dza Faro, ali ntungamili we batjengeti, kantenga mu Baishimaeli bakabe bayenda naye ikoko.
- English2
The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
African KalangaYahwe bakabe bana Josefa ngono kabhudilila kwazo. Wakabe egala mu nzi wa tetshi uwe we Egipiti.
- English3
When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,
African KalangaTetshi uwe kabona kuti Yahwe bakabe bana Josefa nenge kuti tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanoshinga Yahwe banothama kuti tjibhudilile.
- English4
Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.
African KalangaPotifa kashathisiwa ndi Josefa ngono kanthama ntjengeti uwe kampa simba kutjengeta zose zwe nsha uwe.
- English5
From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.
African KalangaKudwa mu zhuba ilelo laakanthama ntjengeti wa zose zwe nsha uwe Yahwe bakakombolela nsha wa Potifa N'egipiti ngekwa Josefa. Yahwe bakakombolela tjimwe ne tjimwe Potifa tjaakabe anatjo, zose zwakabe zwili mu nzi kene ku minda.
- English6
So he left in Joseph’s care everything he had; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
African KalangaNdizo kalonga tjimwe ne tjimwe mu maboko a Josefa kutjitjengeta. Potifa wakabe asitjina tjimwe tjaanozwidziyidza nge kwatjo kuzhe kwe zojiwa zwaakabe eja. Josefa wakabe akabumbika kakale ali mmbuya ngolingwa.
- African Kalanga
Shule kwe tjibaka nkadzi wa tetshi uwe katangisa kuyela Josefa njele ngono kandwa kati, “Lala nami.”
- English8
But he refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.
African KalangaKoga Josefa kalamba kadwa nkadzi wa tetshi uwe kati, “Bonani tetshi wangu aatodziyidzika nge tjimwe tji mu nzi, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanatjo wakatjilonga mu maboko angu kutjitjengeta.
- English9
No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”
African KalangaAkuna mmwe nkulu pandili mu nzi iwoyu. Tetshi wangu wakandipa masimba mu zwithu zose kuzhe kwenyu moga ngoti mu nkadzi uwe. Ngono ndingathama mbipo yakajali tjini nditjinyila Ndzimu?”
- English10
And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.
African KalangaNenguba akalebeleka na Josefa zhuba ne zhuba Josefa wakalamba kulala naye na iko kube naye.
- English11
One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside.
African KalangaLimwe zhuba Josefa kangina mu ng'umba kunoshinga mishingo iye. Kwakabe kusina mmwe we balanda mukati.
- English12
She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.
African KalangaNkadzi iwoyo kambhata nge jasi kati kunli, “Lala nami.” Koga Josefa kaphunyuka katizha kabhuda mu ng'umba esiya jasi mu luboko gugwe.
- African Kalanga
Nkadzi wa Potifa kati ebona kuti Josefa waphudzumuka katizhila kuzhe kasiya jasi lile mu luboko gugwe,
- English14
she called her household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed.
African Kalangakadana balanda babe kati ku bali, “Bonani, wakatizhisila Nhebheru kuwotibilimila. Wangina imomu kuwolala nami, ngono abe ndimimila.
- African Kalanga
Kati ewha ndimimila kabe esiya jasi lile pandili etizha ebhuda mu ng'umba.”
- African Kalanga
Nkadzi uwoyo katjengeta jasi ilelo kuswikila nlume uwe ebuya kanyi.
- English17
Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me.
African KalangaKabe etaulila nlume uwe eti, “Nlanda iwoyu we Nhebheru wamakatizhisila wakazha kuwondibilimila.
- African Kalanga
Koga ndati ndimimila kabe esiya jasi lile pandili etizhila kuzhe kwe ng'umba.”
- English19
When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger.
African KalangaTetshi uwe kati ewha lingano gwe nkadzi uwe eti, “Iyeyi ndiyo zila nlanda uwo yaandibhata ndiyo,” kazhala bushongola kwazo.
- English20
Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison,
African KalangaKatola Josefa kanlonga mu ng'umba ye busungwa yakabe ili ye basungwa ba mambo. Koga Josefa kati ali mu ng'umba ye busungwa,
- English21
the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
African KalangaYahwe bakabe naye, bakanthamila ludo gusingazunguzike bakathama kuti ashathise ntjengeti we ng'umba ye busungwa.
- English22
So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.
African KalangaNtjengeti we ng'umba ye busungwa kalonga basungwa bose ba mu ng'umba ye busungwa mu maboko a Josefa. Tjimwe ne tjimwe tjakabe tjishingwa imomo tjakabe tjishingwa ndiye.
- English23
The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
African KalangaNtjengeti we ng'umba ye busungwa wakabe asingazwidziyidze nge tjimwe muna zwakabe zwili mu maboko a Josefa ngoti Yahwe bakabe bana Josefa bethama kuti tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanothama tjibhudilile.
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.