The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Joshua 19English
Joshuwa 19African Kalanga
- English1
The second lot came out for the tribe of Simeon, clan by clan. Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah.
African KalangaDziba le hakata le bubili likawila ludzi gwa Simiyoni nsha nge nsha. Ntuthu wabo wakabe uli mu ntuthu wa Juda.
- African Kalanga
Ntuthu wabo wakabe utola mizi ye Bheerisheba ne Sheba ne Molada ne
- African Kalanga
Hazarishuali ne Bhala ne Ezemu ne
- African Kalanga
Elitoladi ne Bhethuli ne Horima ne
- African Kalanga
Zikilagi ne Bhetimakaboti ne Hazarisusa ne
- African Kalanga
Bhetilebawoti ne Sharuheni. Mizi yose yose ne mizana yayo yakabe ili gumi lina mitatu (13).
- African Kalanga
Ayini ne Rimoni ne Eteri ne Ashani yose ne mizana yayo yakashangana yose yose yakabe ili mizi ili minna,
- English8
and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev). This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, clan by clan.
African Kalangakushangana ne mizana yose yakapoteleka mizi iyeyi kunoti ku Bhaalatibheera whuti Rama ye Negebu. Yose iyeyi yakabe ili shango yakapiwa ludzi gwa Simiyoni kuti ibe thaka nsha ne nsha.
- English9
The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the share of Judah, because Judah’s portion was more than they needed. So the Simeonites received their inheritance within the territory of Judah.
African KalangaShango yakapiwa ludzi gwa Simiyoni yakatogwa mu gobe le shango ye ludzi gwa Juda ngoti Bajuda bakabe batjekegwa pa kulusa. Ndizo ludzi gwa Simiyoni gwakapiwa thaka mu ntuthu we ludzi gwa Juda.
- English10
The third lot came up for Zebulun, clan by clan: The boundary of their inheritance went as far as Sarid.
African KalangaDziba le butatu likawila ludzi gwa Zebuluni nsha nge nsha. N'gathu wabo wakabe unoti ku Saridi,
- African Kalanga
kudwapo uyenda kunomila zhuba unoti ku Marala unotigu ku Dabesheti ne nsenya uku bhezhuba kwe Jokineyamu,
- English12
It turned east from Sarid toward the sunrise to the territory of Kisloth Tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
African Kalangakudwa mu Saridi wakashanduka wakalinga ku bhezhuba kwe ntuthu we Khisilotitabori, uyenda ku Daberati unoti ku Jafiya.
- English13
Then it continued eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin; it came out at Rimmon and turned toward Neah.
African KalangaKudwapo ukadwilila wakalinga ku bhezhuba kwe Gatiheferi ne Etikazini, unopubuka uli ku Rimoni ube ushandukila ku Neya,
- English14
There the boundary went around on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.
African Kalangaukopoteleka uli ku bunandzwa gwe Hanathoni unopelela uli ku nkuku we Ifafaeli.
- English15
Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah and Bethlehem. There were twelve towns and their villages.
African KalangaWakabe ulonga mizi ye Katati ne Nahalali ne Shimironi ne Idala ne Bhetelehema. Mizi yose yakashangana ne mizana yayo yakabe ili gumi lina mibili (12).
- African Kalanga
Mizi ne mizana iyeyi yakabe ili iyo yakapiwa ludzi gwa Zebuluni kuti ibe thaka yago nsha ne nsha.
- African Kalanga
Dziba le bunna likawila ludzi gwa Isakari nsha ne nsha.
- African Kalanga
Ntuthu wago wakabe utola mizi ye Jezirele ne Khesuloti ne Shunemu ne
- African Kalanga
Hafarayimu ne Shiyoni ne Anaharati ne
- African Kalanga
Rabiti ne Kishiyoni ne Ebezi ne
- African Kalanga
Remeti ne Eniganimu ne Enihada ne Bhetipazezi.
- English22
The boundary touched Tabor, Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen towns and their villages.
African KalangaN'gathu wakabe unotigu ku Tabori ne Shahazuma ne Bhetishemeshi unopelela ku gwizi gwe Jorodani. Ntuthu wose wakabe una mizi ne mizana ili gumi lina ili mitathatu (16).
- English23
These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, clan by clan.
African KalangaMizi ne mizana iyeyi yakabe iyo yakapiwa ludzi gwa Isakari kuti ibe thaka yago nsha ne nsha.
- African Kalanga
Dziba le bushanu likawila ludzi gwa Asheri nsha nge nsha.
- African Kalanga
Ntuthu wabo wakabe utola mizi ye Helikati ne Hali ne Bheteni ne Akishafa ne
- African Kalanga
Alameleki ne Amadi ne Mishali. Kunomila zhuba n'gathu wakabe unotigu ku Karimeli ne Shihorilibinati.
- English27
It then turned east toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
African KalangaKudwapo ushandukila ku bhezhuba wakalinga ku Bhetidagoni unotigu ku Zebuluni ne nkuku we Ifafaeli, uyenda ku bunandzwa gwe Bhetiemeki ne Neyeli upinda Khabuli ku lumeshwe,
- African Kalanga
wakalinga ku Eburoni ne Rehobi ne Hamoni ne Kana unoti tjose ku Sidoni nkulu,
- English29
The boundary then turned back toward Ramah and went to the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah and came out at the sea in the region of Aczib,
African Kalangakudwapo ushandukila shule wakalinga ku Rama unoti ku matizhilo e nzi we Tire, ube ushanduka wakalinga Hosa unopubuka pa gungwa le ntuthu we Akizibi ne
- African Kalanga
Uma ne Afeki ne Rehobi. Mizi ne mizana yose yakashangana yakabe ili makumi mabili ana mizi mibili (22).
- African Kalanga
Mizi ne mizana iyeyi ndiyo yakapiwa ludzi gwa Asheri kuti ibe thaka yago nsha nge nsha.
- African Kalanga
Dziba le butathatu likanowila ludzi gwa Nafutali nsha nge nsha.
- English33
Their boundary went from Heleph and the large tree in Zaanannim, passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.
African KalangaN'gathu wabo wakabe udwa pa Helefu ne pa nti we n'oko mu Zaananimi upinda Adaminekebu ne Jabineele kunoti ku Lakumi unopelela ku gwizi gwe Jorodani.
- English34
The boundary ran west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok. It touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west and the Jordan on the east.
African KalangaKudwapo n'gathu uyenda kunomila zhuba wakalinga ku Azinotitabori, udwa ipapo unoti ku Hukoki, unotigu mu Zebuluni ku burwa ne Asheri kunomila zhuba ne Jorodani ku bhezhuba.
- African Kalanga
Mizi ye matizhilo yakabe ili Zidimi ne Zeri ne Hamati ne Rakati ne Khinereti ne
- African Kalanga
Adama ne Rama ne Hazori ne
- African Kalanga
Kedeshi ne Edireyi ne Enihazori ne
- English38
Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh. There were nineteen towns and their villages.
African KalangaYironi ne Migidalieli ne Horemu ne Bhetianati ne Bhetishemeshi. Mizi ne mizana yose yakashangana yakabe ili gumi lina ili zhanalume (19).
- English39
These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali, clan by clan.
African KalangaMizi ne mizana iyeyi yakapiwa ludzi gwa Nafutali kuti ibe thaka yago nsha nge nsha.
- African Kalanga
Dziba le butendeka likawila ludzi gwa Dani nsha nge nsha.
- African Kalanga
Ntuthu wabo wakabe utola mizi ye Zora ne Eshitaole ne Irishemeshi ne
- African Kalanga
Shaalabini ne Aijaloni ne Itila ne
- African Kalanga
Eloni ne Timina ne Ekironi ne
- African Kalanga
Eliteke ne Gibethoni ne Baalati ne
- African Kalanga
Jehuda ne Bheneberaki ne Gatirimoni ne
- African Kalanga
Jarikoni ne Rakoni ku n'gathu wakalingisana ne Jopa.
- English47
(But the Danites had difficulty taking possession of their territory, so they went up and attacked Leshem, took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named it Dan after their forefather.)
African KalangaKwakati bathu be ludzi gwa Dani batolegwa ntuthu wabo, bakayenda bakanonginilila bathu be Leshemu ngono bakatola ntuthu we Leshemu. Bakagala mu ntuthu we Leshemu bakautumila zina la batategulu babo Dani.
- African Kalanga
Mizi ne mizana iyeyi yakapiwa bathu be ludzi gwa Dani kuti ibe thaka yago nsha ne nsha.
- English49
When they had finished dividing the land into its allotted portions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,
African KalangaBakati basinopedza kukoba shango, Baiziraela bakapa Joshuwa nkololo wa Nuni shango pakati kwabo kuti ibe thaka iye.
- English50
as the Lord had commanded. They gave him the town he asked for–Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built up the town and settled there.
African KalangaKoga Yahwe sekwa bakabe baleba bakapa Joshuwa nzi waakabe akumbila we Timinatisera mu shango ye matombo ye Ifureimi. Ngono kamusa nzi iwoyo kagalapo.
- English51
These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel assigned by lot at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. And so they finished dividing the land.
African KalangaIyeyi ndiyo mituthu yakati Eleazari we mpirisiti na Joshuwa nkololo wa Nuni ne batungamili be misha ye njudzi dze Baiziraela bakaikoba nge kuposela hakata bali mbeli kwa Yahwe ku Shilo pa nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo. Ndizo bakawidza kukoba shango.
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.