The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Genesis 4English
Kutangisa 4African Kalanga
- English1
Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.”
African KalangaAdamu kashangana ne nkadzi uwe Efa, ngono nkadzi kazwisenga kawana Kaini. Efa kabe eti, “Ndawana nkololo nge bhatsho ya Yahwe.”
- African Kalanga
Shule kwe tjibaka kan'wanila nnung'una Abele. Abele kabe nthuwi we pkhwizi, Kaini iye kabe nlimi.
- English3
In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord.
African KalangaTjibaka tjakati tjiyenda, Kaini kazhisa zwimwe zwe zwidzwalo tjili tjibhayilo kuna Yahwe.
- English4
But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
African KalangaKoga Abele kazhisa pkhwizi ne mbudzi dzidze dzakazwagwa kutanga dzakakola. Ngono Yahwe bakayitila hanya Abele ne tjibhayilo tjitje,
- English5
but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
African Kalangakoga bakashayila hanya Kaini ne tjibhayilo tjitje. Kaini kagwadza moyo kwazo ngono kasunamwa.
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Yahwe bakabhuzwa Kaini bakati, “Wakagwadzilani moyo? Ini wakasunamwa?
- English7
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”
African KalangaApa ha ushinga tjakanaka aungaamutjigwe kene? Koga ha usingashinge tjakanaka, tjibi tjikulelile pa nkoba, tjoyemula kukulaula, koga iwe utjikunde.”
- English8
Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
African KalangaKaini kalebesana ne nnung'una uwe Abele kati, “Ngatibhudile kuzhe ku shango.” Ngono bakati babe ku shango, Kaini kamukila nnung'una uwe Abele kambulaya.
- English9
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
African KalangaNgono Yahwe bakabhuzwa Kaini bakati, “Nnung'una uwo Abele ungayi?” Kadabila eti, “Anditoziba. Apa ndi nlisi we nnung'una wangu kene?”
- English10
The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.
African KalangaNdizo Yahwe bakabe beti, “Wathamani kene? Malopa e nnung'una uwo anolilila kundili kudwa mu mavu.
- English11
Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
African KalangaNgono ngwenu wabe ne bhiso, ngono watatiwa mu shango iyeyi yaashamisa nlomo wayo kuamutjila malopa e nnung'una uwo kudwa mu luboko gugo.
- English12
When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
African KalangaUnowoti ulima, pasi apatjawodusa zwizwalo. Iwe unowobe n'yendan'yendi ne ndzungayili mu shango.”
- African Kalanga
Kaini kabe eti kuna Yahwe, “Shamu yandalobgwa inondikulila.
- English14
Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
African KalangaBonani, nasi manditata mu shango, anditjowoboneka pamulipo. Ndowobe n'yendan'yendi ne ndzungayili mu shango. Mmwe ne mmwe wandiwana, unowondibulaya.”
- English15
But the Lord said to him, “Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
African KalangaKoga Yahwe bakati kunli, “Akuzojalo, ha mmwe nthu angabulaya Kaini, unowobgwilizigwa shamu dzili kutendeka.” Ndizo Yahwe bakatjwaya Kaini kuti kusitongoyita ungan'wana kammbulaya.
- African Kalanga
Ipapo Kaini kadwa pana Yahwe kanogala mu shango ye Nodi, ku bhezhuba kwe Edeni.
- English17
Cain lay with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.
African KalangaKaini kashangana ne nkadzi uwe ngono nkadzi kazwisenga kawana Enoki. Ipapo Kaini kabaka nzi nkulu, ngono kaudana nge zina le nkololo uwe Enoki.
- English18
To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
African KalangaEnoki kazwala Iradi, Iradi kazwala Mehujaeli, Mehujaeli kazwala Methushaele, Methushaele kazwala Lameki.
- African Kalanga
Lameki kalobola bakadzi babili, mmwe edang'wa kuyi Ada, mmwe kuyi Zila.
- English20
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
African KalangaAda kazwala Jabala, Jabala wakabe tate be ludzi gwakabe gugala mu mishasha guli bathuwi.
- African Kalanga
Nnung'una uwe wakabe eyi Jubala, iye wakabe ali tate be balidzi be tjilidzo tje laya ne nyele.
- English22
Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.
African KalangaZila iye kazwala Tubalakaini, oyu wakabe nthuli we zwija zwakathamiwa nge phangula ne tshipi. Hazwadzi ya Tubalakaini yakabe ili Naama.
- English23
Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.
African KalangaLameki kati ku bakadzi babe, “Ada na Zila, mundiwhilileni, imwi bakadzi ba Lameki, iwhani matama angu. Ndabulaya nlume ngoti andikubadza, nzhuzha wandiwhisa zogwadza.
- African Kalanga
Ha kubulaya Kaini kubgwilizigwa shamu dzili kutendeka, wabulaya Lameki unowobgwilizigwa dzili makumi ali kutendeka ana dzili kutendeka (77).”
- English25
Adam lay with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
African KalangaAdamu kashangana ne nkadzi uwe kakale ngono kawana mwana we tjilisana kantumila eti Seti, edwa kuti, “Ndzimu wandipa mmwe mwana mu bumo gwa Abele wakabulawa ndi Kaini.”
- English26
Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name of the Lord.
African KalangaSeti iye kawanabo mwana we tjilisana kantumila eti Enoshi. Mu tjibaka itjetjo bathu bakatangisa kudana zina la Yahwe.
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.