The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Genesis 40English
Kutangisa 40African Kalanga
- English1
Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt.
African KalangaKwakati nge tjimwe tjibaka shule kwa ikoku mbhati we bhepe la mambo ne mbhiki wa mambo we Egipiti bakatjinyila mambo we Egipiti.
- African Kalanga
Faro kagwadzila moyo hadzasha dzidze idzedzi mbili, mbhati we bhepe nkulu ne mbhiki nkulu,
- English3
and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.
African Kalangangono kabalonga mu ng'umba ye nkulu we batjengeti be ng'umba ye busungwa kwakabe kuna Josefa.
- English4
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been in custody for some time,
African KalangaNkulu we batjengeti kabapa Josefa kuti abashingile. Bakagala mu ng'umba ye busungwa tjibaka tjilefu.
- English5
each of the two men–the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison–had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.
African KalangaGumwe busiku mu ng'umba ye busungwa mmwe ne mmwe we balume ibaba, mbhati we bhepe la mambo ne mbhiki wa mambo we Egipiti kawolota whope dzakasiyana nenge kutjenesiwa kwadzo.
- African Kalanga
Josefa kati ezha ku bali tjimuka mangwanana kawana bakatemeka mafupa.
- English7
So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so sad today?”
African KalangaNgono kabhuzwa hadzasha idzedzo dza Faro dzaakabe anadzo mu ng'umba ye busungwa mu nzi wa tetshi uwe kati, “Ini njiso dzenyu dzakafuba nasi?”
- English8
“We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
African KalangaBakanshandula beti, “Talala tawolota ngono tasheta ungatjenesa mawoloto iyawa kuti anodwani.” Ipapo Josefa kabe eti, “Apa kutjenesiwa kwe whope akutodwa ku Ndzimu kene? Mundibudze whope dzenyu.”
- English9
So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said to him, “In my dream I saw a vine in front of me,
African KalangaNdizo mbhati we bhepe nkulu kabudza Josefa whope dzidze eti, “Ndakawolota ndibona nzhambi mbeli kwangu.
- English10
and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters ripened into grapes.
African KalangaNzhambi iwoyo wakabe una thabi dzili thatu. Tjinyolotjo ukathinila ngono ukabe ne zhambi dzakabidwa.
- English11
Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup and put the cup in his hand.”
African KalangaBhepe la Faro lakabe lili mu luboko gwangu ngono atola zhambi adzishabila mu bhepe la Faro answiswa ilo.”
- African Kalanga
Josefa kabe eti, “Tjadzinodwa etji. Thabi thatu mazhuba matatu.
- English13
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.
African KalangaMu mazhuba ali matatu Faro unowowhilila luposwa gugo ngono unowokubgwiliza ku nshingo uwo. Unowobhatila Faro bhepe lile sekwa wakabe uthama utji mbhati we bhepe lile.
- English14
But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison.
African KalangaKoga kuti ha zwithu zwikuyendila zubuyanana undikumbule undiyitile buthu, ubudze Faro nge kwangu kuti ndibhude mu ng'umba ye busungwa iyeyi.
- English15
For I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”
African KalangaNgoti dumbu ndakakwibiwa mu shango ye Bahebheru na ipapa akuna tjandakathama tjingathama kuti ndilongwe mu ng'umba ye busungwa.”
- English16
When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets of bread.
African KalangaKukati mbhiki nkulu ebona kuti Josefa wapa tjeneso mbuya kati kuna Josefa, “Namibo ndakawolota. Ndakabe ndakasenga seme thatu dzakatiliyana pa nsholo wangu.
- English17
In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
African KalangaMu seme yakabe ili pezhugwi tjose kwakabe kuna zojiwa zwakasiyana zwakabhikwa zwa Faro koga nyuni dzakabe dzizwija dzidusa mu seme pa nsholo wangu.”
- African Kalanga
Josefa kabe eti tjadzinodwa etji, “Seme thatu mazhuba matatu.
- English19
Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat away your flesh.”
African KalangaMu mazhuba matatu Faro unowowhilila luposwa gugo ngono unowokulembeledza mu nti. Nyuni dzowoja nyama ye mbili uwo.”
- English20
Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials:
African KalangaZhuba le butatu lakabe lili le mazwago a Faro ngono kathamila balanda babe nzano we zojiwa. Kabe egalila ndebo ye mbhati we bhepe nkulu ne ye mbhiki nkulu mbeli kwe hadzasha dzidze.
- English21
He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand,
African KalangaNgono kabgwiliza mbhati we bhepe nkulu mu nshingo uwe ndizo kabhatila Faro bhepe kakale,
- African Kalanga
koga kalembeledza mbhiki nkulu mu nti se kwakaleba Josefa etjenesa whope dzabo.
- African Kalanga
Koga mbhati we bhepe nkulu kasitongo kumbula Josefa kankangang'wa.
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.