The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Joshua 13English
Joshuwa 13African Kalanga
- English1
When Joshua was old and well advanced in years, the Lord said to him, “You are very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.
African KalangaNgwenu Joshuwa wakabe atjikula kwazo, ngono Yahwe bakan'dwa bakati, “Wakwegula kwazo, ngono kutjina shango isishoma yakafanila tapiwa.
- African Kalanga
Shango yasala ndiyeyi: Mituthu yose ye Bafilisitiya neye Bageshuri
- English3
from the Shihor River on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite (the territory of the five Philistine rulers in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron–that of the Avvites);
African Kalangakudwa pa gwizi gwe Shihori ku bhezhuba kwe Egipiti kunoti ku ntuthu we Baekoroni uku bunandzwa, yose ili ye Bakanana yakabe ina bomambo bashanu be Bafilisitiya bakabe begala mu Gaza ne mu Ashidodi ne mu Ashekeloni ne mu Gati ne mu Ekironi we Baavimi,
- English4
from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek, the region of the Amorites,
African Kalangakudwa ku burwa ne shango yose ye Bakanana ne kudwa mu shango ye Ara we Basidoni kuyenda tjose kunoti ku Afeki ne ntuthu we Baamori.
- English5
the area of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
African KalangaNe shango ye Bagebali ne shango yose ye Lebanoni kuyendila ku bhezhuba ne kudwa mu Baligadi kusuphisa Dombo le Hemoni kunoti ku nkoba we Hamati
- English6
“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,
African Kalangane kunoti ku bagali bose be shango ye matombo kudwa mu Lebanoni kunoti ku Misirefotimayimi whuti bathu bose be Sidoni, imi ndowobatatila kutjena ne bathu be Iziraela. Iwe ubone kuti unokobela shango iyeyi Baiziraela kuti ibe thaka koga sekwa ndakakubudza.
- African Kalanga
Ndizo ngwenu koba shango iyeyi ibe thaka ku njudzi dzili zhanalume ne gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase.”
- English8
The other half of Manasseh, the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan, as he, the servant of the Lord, had assigned it to them.
African KalangaGwamu limwe le ludzi gwa Manase ne ludzi gwa Rubheni ne gwa Gadi ibo bakabe bakakobegwa shango kale yatjibe thaka ku bhezhuba kwe Jorodani ndi Mushe nlanda wa Yahwe,
- English9
It extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
African Kalangakudwa tjose mu shango ye Aroeri nzi umu phili ye nkuku we Arinoni ne kudwa mu nzi upakati kwe nkuku kuyenda tjose ku tjibata tjose tje Medeba kunoti ku Diboni
- English10
and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, out to the border of the Ammonites.
African Kalangane mizi yose ya Sihoni mambo we Baamori, iye wakabe ebusa mu Heshibhoni kuyenda tjose kunoti ku n'gathu we Baamoni
- English11
It also included Gilead, the territory of the people of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salecah–
African Kalangane Giliyadi ne ntuthu we Bageshuri newe Bamaaka ne dombo lose le Hemoni ne shango yose ye Bhashani kuyenda tjose kunoti Salekhahi
- English12
that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had survived as one of the last of the Rephaites. Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.
African Kalangawhuti ntuthu wose wa Ogi mu Bhashani iye wakabusa mu Ashitaroti ne Edireyi, ndiye koga wakasala ali limbelimbe le Barefayi. Mushe wakabe abakunda kakale abatolela shango yabo.
- English13
But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
African KalangaKoga Baiziraela abazotata Bageshuri ne Bamaaka, ndizo bakagala ne Baiziraela kuswikila nasi.
- English14
But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the offerings made by fire to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them.
African KalangaBe ludzi gwa Levi akuna shango yabakakobegwa kube thaka, ngoti zwipo zwinopisiwa zwipisigwa Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela ndizo thaka yabo sekwa Mushe akabagadzabgwe.
- African Kalanga
Mushe wakakobela ludzi gwa Rubheni shango nge misha yabo kube thaka.
- English16
The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba
African KalangaNdizo shango yabakakobegwa yakabe itangisa mu Arinoni yakasuphisa phili ye nkuku we Anoni ne kudwa mu nzi upakati kwe nkuku kuyenda tjose ku tjibata tje Medeba,
- African Kalanga
kunoti ku Heshibhoni ne mizi yose yawo imu tjibata: Diboni ne Bhamotibali ne Bhetibalemeyoni
- African Kalanga
ne Jahazi ne Kedemoti ne Mefaati
- African Kalanga
ne Kiriyathayimu ne Sibima ne Zeretishahari mu dombo limu nkuku
- African Kalanga
ne Bhethipeori ne shango yakakunguluka ye Pisiga neye Bhetijeshimoti
- English21
-all the towns on the plateau and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba–princes allied with Sihon– who lived in that country.
African Kalangawhuti mizi yose koga imu tjibata ne mbuso wose wa Sihoni mambo we Baamori, iye wakabusa mu Heshibhoni. Mushe wakabe ankunda kose ne batungamili be Midiya bo Evi na Rekemu na Zuri na Huri na Reba ibo bakabe bali pasi kwa Sihoni kakale begala mu ntuthu uwe.
- English22
In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination.
African KalangaPezhugwi kwe bakabulawa ne Baiziraela mu ngwa, Baiziraela bakabulaya nge thumo Bhalamu nkololo wa Bheori wakabe ali ngan'ga.
- English23
The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, clan by clan.
African KalangaN'gathu we ludzi gwa Rubheni wakabe uli gwizi gwe Jorodani. Mizi iyeyi ne mizana yayo yakabe thaka dze bathu be ludzi gwa Rubheni nsha ne nsha.
- African Kalanga
Mushe wakakobela ludzi gwa Gadi shango nsha ne nsha sawhoku:
- English25
The territory of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
African KalangaNtuthu we Jazeri ne mizi yose ye Giliyadi ne gwamu le shango ye Baamoni kunoti ku Aroeri nzi uku bhezhuba kwe Rabha
- English26
and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir;
African Kalangane kudwa mu Heshibhoni kunoti Ramatimizipa ne Bhetonimu ne kudwa mu Mahanayimi kunoti ku ntuthu we Dibiri
- English27
and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth).
African Kalangakose ne nkuku we Betiharamu ne Betinimura ne Sukoti ne Zafoni ne mibuso yose ya Sihoni mambo we Heshibhoni, n'gathu wabo uli gwizi gwe Jorodani kuyendila ku ntuthu kunopelela gungwa gwe Khinereti.
- African Kalanga
Mizi iyeyi ne mizana yayo yakabe thaka ye ludzi gwa Gadi nsha ne nsha.
- English29
This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, clan by clan:
African KalangaMushe wakakobela gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase, whuti gwamu le nsha we zwizekugwana zwa Manase nsha ne nsha shango sawhoku:
- English30
The territory extending from Mahanaim and including all of Bashan, the entire realm of Og king of Bashan–all the settlements of Jair in Bashan, sixty towns,
African KalangaNtuthu unotangisa mu Mahanayimi unoshangana ne we Bhashani ne mbuso wose wa Ogi mambo we Bhashani ne mizi yose ya Jairi imu Bhashani, mizi ili makumi ali tathatu,
- English31
half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan). This was for the descendants of Makir son of Manasseh–for half of the sons of Makir, clan by clan.
African Kalangagwamu le nzi we Giliyadi ne Ashitaroti ne Edireyi mizi ye bushe gwa Ogi mu Bhashani. Mizi iyeyi yakapiwa bathu ba Maki nkololo wa Manase nsha ne nsha.
- English32
This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab across the Jordan east of Jericho.
African KalangaNdiko Mushe sekwa akakoba shango kube thaka paakabe ali mu Moabu bhezhuba kwe Jerikho seli kwe gwizi gwe Jorodani.
- English33
But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them.
African KalangaKoga be ludzi gwa Levi Mushe akuna tjaakabapa kube thaka ngobe Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela wakabagadzabgwe kuti ndibo thaka yabo.
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.