The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Joshua 21English
Joshuwa 21African Kalanga
- English1
Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel
African KalangaMisholo ye misha ye Balevi, bakazha kuna Eleazari we mpirisiti na Joshuwa nkololo wa Nuni ne misholo ye misha ye njudzi dze Iziraela,
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at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, “The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.”
African Kalangabali ku Shilo mu shango ye Kanana beti, “Yahwe bakapa Mushe ndaulo ye kuti mutipe mizi yatingagala muili kakale ina mafulilo e zwithuwo zwedu.”
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So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
African KalangaNdizo sekwakaleba Yahwe, Baiziraela bakapa Balevi mizi iyeyi sawhoku:
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The first lot came out for the Kohathites, clan by clan. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.
African KalangaHakata dzakati dzilobgwa dziba le kutanga likawila ludzi gwa Kohati nsha nge nsha. Balevi bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Aroni we mpirisiti zwakapiwa mizi ili gumi lina mitatu (13) kudwa mu mizi ye ludzi gwa Juda ne muna gwa Simiyoni ne muna gwa Bhenjamini.
- English5
The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.
African KalangaBakohati bakabe basala bakapiwa mizi ili gumi kudwa mu ludzi gwa Ifureimi ne gwa Dani ne mu gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase.
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The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
African KalangaZwizekugwana zwa Geshoni zwakapiwa mizi ili gumi lina mitatu kudwa mu ludzi gwa Isakari ne gwa Asheri ne gwa Nafutali ne mu gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase mu Bhashani.
- English7
The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
African KalangaZwizekugwana zwa Merari nsha ne nsha izo zwakapiwa mizi ili gumi lina mibili kudwa mu ludzi gwa Rubheni ne gwa Gadi ne gwa Zebuluni.
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So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
African KalangaNdizo Baiziraela bakapa Balevi mizi iyeyi ne mafulilo iyawa, koga Yahwe sekwa bakabe babudza Mushe.
- African Kalanga
Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Juda ne gwa Simiyoni bakabapa mizi ye mazina iyawa,
- English10
(these towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them):
African Kalangayakapiwa zwizekugwana zwa Aroni zwakabe zwili zwe ludzi gwa Kohati gwe Balevi ngono dziba le hakata likawila izo kutanga.
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They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
African KalangaBakapiwa nzi we Kiriyatiaribha unodang'wa Heburoni, (Abha wakabe ali tate ba Anakimu) ne mafulilo akaupoteleka mu shango ye matombo ya Juda.
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But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
African KalangaKhalebu nkololo wa Jefune wakapiwa minda ye mizi ne mizana yakapoteleka kuti ibe thaka iye.
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So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah,
African KalangaNdizo zwizekugwana zwa Aroni we mpirisiti zwakapiwa Heburoni, nzi we matizhilo e babulayi ne Libina ne
- African Kalanga
Jatiri ne Eshitemoa ne
- African Kalanga
Holoni ne Dibiri ne
- English16
Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands–nine towns from these two tribes.
African KalangaAyini ne Jutha ne Bhetishemeshi yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili zhanalume (9) kudwa mu njudzi idzedzi mbili.
- African Kalanga
Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Bhenjamini bakabapa nzi we Gibiyoni newe Geba newe
- African Kalanga
Anatoti newe Alimoni kose ne mafulilo ayo, yose yose yakashangana yakabe ili mizi ili minna.
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All the towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
African KalangaMizi yose ye bapirisiti ne zwizekugwana zwa Aroni yakabe ili gumi lina mitatu yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo.
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The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:
African KalangaBakohati be nsha we Balevi bakabe basala bakapiwa mizi mu ludzi gwa Ifureimi.
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In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,
African KalangaIbo bakapiwa nzi we Shekemu (nzi we matizhilo e wabulaya abe asakazwimisila bulaya) ne mafulilo awo mu shango ye matombo ye Ifureimi ne Gezeri ne mafulilo awo,
- African Kalanga
ne Kibizayimu ne Bhetihoroni, yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo awo yakabe ili mizi ili minna.
- African Kalanga
Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Dani bakapiwa nzi we Eliteke ne we Gibethoni newe
- African Kalanga
Aijaloni newe Gatirimoni yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili mizi ili minna.
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From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands–two towns.
African KalangaKudwa mu gwamu le ludzi gwa Manase bakapiwa nzi we Taanaki newe Gatirimoni, yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili mibili.
- African Kalanga
Mizi iyeyi ili gumi yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakapiwa be nsha we Kohati bakabe basala.
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The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Be Eshtarah, together with their pasturelands–two towns;
African KalangaBe nsha mmwe we Balevi, banodang'wa Bagerishoni ibo bakapiwa kudwa mu gwamu le nsha wa Manase nzi we Golani mu Bhashani (nzi we matizhilo e wakabulaya abe asakazwimisila bulaya) newe Bheeshitera, yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili mizi mibili
- African Kalanga
Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Isakari bakapiwa mizi ye Kishiyoni ne Daberati ne
- African Kalanga
Jarimuti ne Eniganimu, yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili mizi ili minna.
- African Kalanga
Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Asheri bakapiwa Mishali ne Abidoni ne
- African Kalanga
Helikati ne Rehobi, yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili mizi ili minna.
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from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands–three towns.
African KalangaKudwa mu ludzi gwa Nafutali bakapiwa Kedeshi mu Galili (nzi we matizhilo ewabulaya asina mazwimisilo ekubulaya) ne Hamotidori ne Karitani, yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili mizi ili mitatu.
- African Kalanga
Mizi yose ye nsha we Bagerishoni yakabe ili gumi lina mitatu yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo.
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The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given: from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam, Kartah,
African KalangaBalevi bakabe basala bali be nsha wa Merari bakapiwa kudwa mu ludzi gwa Zebuluni bakapiwa Jokineyamu ne Karita ne
- African Kalanga
Dimina ne Nahalali, yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili mizi ili minna.
- African Kalanga
Kudwa mu ludzi gwa Rubheni bakapiwa Bhezera ne Jahazi ne
- African Kalanga
Kedemoti ne Mefaati, yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili mizi ili minna.
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from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,
African KalangaKudwa mu ludzi gwa Gadi bakapiwa Ramoti mu Giliyadi (nzi we matizhilo ewabulaya asina mazwimisilo ekubulaya) ne Mahanayimi ne
- African Kalanga
Heshibhoni ne Jazeri, yose yose yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo yakabe ili mizi ili minna.
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All the towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, were twelve.
African KalangaMizi yose yakapiwa misha ya Merari bakabe bali Balevi basala, yakabe ili gumi lina mibili.
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The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.
African KalangaMizi yose ye Balevi yakabe ili mu ntuthu we bathu be Iziraela yakabe ili makumi manna ana ili zhanakadzi (48) yakashangana ne mafulilo ayo.
- African Kalanga
Nzi mmwe ne mmwe wakabe una mafulilo awo akaupoteleka, kwakabe kwakajalo nge nzi mmwe ne mmwe we mizi iyeyi.
- English43
So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their forefathers, and they took possession of it and settled there.
African KalangaNdizo Yahwe bakapa bathu be Iziraela shango koga sekwa bakabe bagadzabgwe bobatategulu babo ngono ndizo Baiziraela bakatola shango bakagalako.
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The Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their forefathers. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord handed all their enemies over to them.
African KalangaYahwe bakapa Iziraela mbakiso mu mbizho dzose koga sekwa bakagadzabgwe bobatategulu babo. Akuna ndodwa ne ung'ompela we zwita zwabo wakama mbeli kwabo, Yahwe bakaba bhatsha kuti bakunde.
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Not one of all the Lord ‘s good promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
African KalangaYahwe bakagadzabgwe bathu be Iziraela kuti banobathamila bubuya ngono kose bakakushingikadza.
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.