The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Judges 13English
Basumikilisi 13African Kalanga
- English1
Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.
African KalangaNgono bathu be Iziraela bakathama mbipo kakale mu mesho a Yahwe, ngono Yahwe bakabalonga mu maboko e Bafilisitiya kwe makole ali makumi manna (40).
- English2
A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was sterile and remained childless.
African KalangaKwakabe kuna nlume we Zora edang'wa Manowa, we ludzi gwa Dani, wakabe ana nkadzi usina mbeleko, asina mwana.
- English3
The angel of the LORD appeared to her and said, “You are sterile and childless, but you are going to conceive and have a son.
African KalangaNtumwa wa Yahwe kazwilakidza kunli ukandwa kati, “Bona, u balumbila auna mwana, koga unowozwisenga uka wana mwana we tjilisana.
- English4
Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean,
African KalangaNgono uyele njele kuti autong'wa nkumbi we zhambi kene busukwa kene kuli kuja tjimwe tjisitjibuyanana,
- English5
because you will conceive and give birth to a son. No razor may be used on his head, because the boy is to be a Nazirite, set apart to God from birth, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”
African Kalangangoti unowozwisenga uka wana mwana we tjilisana. Kusheteke reza inowoshingisiwa mu nsholo uwe, ngobe mbisana unowobe Nnaziri, unowopiwa Ndzimu mu kuzwagwa kukwe, ngono unowotangisa ku sunungula Baiziraela mu maboko e Bafilisitiya.”
- English6
Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God came to me. He looked like an angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name.
African KalangaNkadzi kayenda kanobudza nlume uwe eti, “Nlume we Ndzimu wazha kundili. Wabe elingika se ntumwa we Ndzimu, etjenamisa. Andizombhuzwa kwaanodwa, ngono naiye aazondibudza zina lile.
- English7
But he said to me, ‘You will conceive and give birth to a son. Now then, drink no wine or other fermented drink and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from birth until the day of his death.’”
African KalangaKoga wandidwa eti, ‘Unowozwisenga ukawana mwana we tjilisana. Ngono ngwenu, using'we nkumbi we zhambi kene busukwa, usije tjimwe tjisitjibuyanana, ngobe mbisana unowopiwa Ndzimu kudwa mukuzwagwa kunoti zhuba le lufu gugwe.’ ”
- English8
Then Manoah prayed to the LORD: “O Lord, I beg you, let the man of God you sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born.”
African KalangaNgono Manowa katembezela kuna Yahwe kati, “Imwi Yahwe, ndokumbila kuti ntumwa we Ndzimu wamatumila kutili azhe kakale kutili ngono atidiye kuti tilele tjini mbisana unowozwagwa.”
- English9
God heard Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was out in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.
African KalangaNdzimu bakawha whi la Manowa, ngono ntumwa we Ndzimu kazha kakale ku nkadzi ali ku minda koga nlume uwe Manowa wakabe asinaye.
- English10
The woman hurried to tell her husband, “He’s here! The man who appeared to me the other day!”
African KalangaNkadzi kalibilidza kanobudza nlume uwe eti, “Bona, nlume wakazha kundili zhuba elilije wazwilakidza kundili.”
- English11
Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he said, “Are you the one who talked to my wife?” “I am,” he said.
African KalangaManowa kamilika kasala nkadzi uwe shule. Wakati eswika pa nlume, kabhuzwa kati, “Apa ndiwe nlume wakalebeleka ne nkadzi wangu kene?” Kadabila eti, “Ndimi.”
- English12
So Manoah asked him, “When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule for the boy’s life and work?”
African KalangaNdizo Manowa kati, “Apa matama awo ashingikadziwa, mbisana wakafanila tjila tjini, ashingeni?”
- African Kalanga
Ngono ntumwa wa Yahwe akadwa Manowa eti, “Nkadzi ngaabe ne njele muna zose zwandakambudza.
- English14
She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”
African KalangaAsije tjimwe tjinodwa mu zhambi, kene kuli kung'wa nkumbi we zhambi kene busukwa kene kuja tjimwe tjisitjibuyanana, zose zwandambudza azwithame.”
- English15
Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “We would like you to stay until we prepare a young goat for you.”
African KalangaManowa kadwa ntumwa wa Yahwe kati, “Tokumbila ugale, tikululwamisile tjibudzana.”
- English16
The angel of the LORD replied, “Even though you detain me, I will not eat any of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD.” (Manoah did not realize that it was the angel of the LORD.)
African KalangaNtumwa wa Yahwe kashandula eti, “Kene ukandinonosa, anditowoja zojiwa zwizo, koga apa ululwamisa tjibhayilo, utjithamile Yahwe.” Ngobe Manowa wakabe asinga zibe kuti ntumwa wa Yahwe.
- English17
Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes true?”
African KalangaManowa kabhuzwa ntumwa wa Yahwe eti, “Zina lilo ndiyani, kuti ndizo apa matama awo angashingikala tikukudze?”
- African Kalanga
Ntumwa wa Yahwe kashandula eti, “Ini ubhuzwa zina langu kana ndelinotjenamisa.”
- English19
Then Manoah took a young goat, together with the grain offering, and sacrificed it on a rock to the LORD. And the LORD did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched:
African KalangaIpapo Manowa katola tjibudzana kose ne tjipo tje mathunde, kadusila Yahwe tjibhayilo pezhugwi kwe shongwe. Ngono Yahwe bakathama tjinotjenamisa Manowa ne nkadzi uwe bakalingilila
- English20
As the flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground.
African Kalangasekwa nthuto wakayenda pezhugwi kudzimu udwa mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo, ntumwa wa Yahwe katathila ali mu nthuto. Manowa ne nkadzi uwe bakati bebona ikoku bakawila pasi nge njiso.
- English21
When the angel of the LORD did not show himself again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it was the angel of the LORD.
African KalangaNtumwa wa Yahwe ukasitjaboneke muna Manowa ne nkadzi uwe. Ndizo Manowa kaziba kuti kwabekuli ntumwa wa Yahwe.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Manowa kadwa nkadzi uwe kati, “Ngemalebeswa towofa, ngoti tabona Ndzimu.”
- English23
But his wife answered, “If the LORD had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this.”
African KalangaKoga nkadzi uwe kandwa eti, “Apa Yahwe babeshaka kuti bulaya, banobebasa amutjila tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa ne tjipo tje mathunde kudwa mu maboko edu, kene kuli kutilakidza zwithu zose izwezwi kene kutibudza zwakajali.”
- African Kalanga
Ngono nkadzi kawana mbisana, kandana Samisoni, mbisana kakula ngono Yahwe bakankombolela.
- English25
and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
African KalangaNgono Meya ya Yahwe ikatangisa shinga naye ali mu Mahanehidani pakati kwe Zora ne Eshitaole.
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.