Judges 5 | Old Testament

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Judges 5English

Basumikilisi 5African Kalanga

English1
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
African Kalanga
Mu zhuba ilelo Debora na Baraki bakamba lumbo gwe mboko beti,
English2
“When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves–praise the LORD!
African Kalanga
“Ngoti batungamili bakatungamila Iziraela, ngoti bakazwipa nge moyontjena, kudzani Yahwe.
English3
“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I will sing to the LORD, I will sing; I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel.
African Kalanga
Iwhani imwi bomambo, teedzani imwi babusi. Ndowombila Yahwe, ndowothamila Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela njimbo.
English4
“O LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the land of Edom, the earth shook, the heavens poured, the clouds poured down water.
African Kalanga
“Imwi Yahwe makati mubhuda mu Seyiri, mutshamba mutshambuka mubhuda mu shango ye Edomu, shango yakatengenyeka, zhuzhugwi likadotha, makole akatebula vula.
English5
The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.
African Kalanga
Matombo akatetema mbeli kwa Yahwe, ilo Dombo le Sinai mbeli kwa Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela.
English6
“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the roads were abandoned; travelers took to winding paths.
African Kalanga
“Mu mazhuba a Shamaga nkololo wa Anati, mu mazhuba a Jayeli zila dzakafupatigwa bapindi bakayendila ntome kwe zila.
English7
Village life in Israel ceased, ceased until I, Deborah, arose, arose a mother in Israel.
African Kalanga
Kwakabe kusheteka babusi mu Iziraela bakabebapela kudzina ndimuka imi Debora, ndimuka ndili mme be Iziraela.
English8
When they chose new gods, war came to the city gates, and not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.
African Kalanga
Kwakati kushalugwa midzimu mitshwa, kukabe nge ngwa ku mikoba ye nzi nkulu, apa tjivikisi ne thumo zwakatongoboneka pakati kwe zwiwulu zwili makumi manna (40 000) mu Iziraela?
English9
My heart is with Israel’s princes, with the willing volunteers among the people. Praise the LORD!
African Kalanga
Moyowangu unoyenda ne balauli be Iziraela bakazwipila nge moyontjena mu bathu. Kudzani Yahwe.
English10
“You who ride on white donkeys, sitting on your saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road, consider
African Kalanga
Lebani nge kwako imwi bakatatha madonki matjena, bagele mu thobo dzakalukwa imwi banoyenda mu zila,
English11
the voice of the singers at the watering places. They recite the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous acts of his warriors in Israel. “Then the people of the LORD went down to the city gates.
African Kalanga
Teedzani mawhi e bambi baku madziba anodilidzila kwabanokudzila mishingo ya Yahwe yakalulwama mishingo yakalulwama ye babhayani babe mu Iziraela. “Ipapo bathu ba Yahwe bakadelukila ku mikoba ye nzi.
English12
‘Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, break out in song! Arise, O Barak! Take captive your captives, O son of Abinoam.’
African Kalanga
Muka, muka, Debora Muka, muka, dusa lumbo. Milika, Baraki, utape batapiwa babo, iwe nkololo wa Abinoyamu.
English13
“Then the men who were left came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came to me with the mighty.
African Kalanga
Ngono malimbelimbe e banokudziwa akadeluka, ngono bathu ba Yahwe bakazha kundili bana babhayani.
English14
Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek; Benjamin was with the people who followed you. From Makir captains came down, from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s staff.
African Kalanga
Bamwe bakadwa kuna Ifureimi bakabe bakabaka mu Amaleki, Bhenjamini wakabe una bathu bakakutobela. Kudwa ku Makiri, balauli bakadeluka kudwa ku Zebuluni kuli banobhata ludozo gwe ntungamili.
English15
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah; yes, Issachar was with Barak, rushing after him into the valley. In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart.
African Kalanga
Balauli ba Isakari bakabe bana Debora, ngono Isakari wakabe ana Baraki, bakabe bakansalashule ku nkuku. Mu njudzi dza Rubheni kwakabe kuna kushakisisa kukulu kwe moyo.
English16
Why did you stay among the campfires to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart.
African Kalanga
Wakabe uligelileni ku matanga e pkhwizi, wakabe ushaka wha milidzo ye ngubi? Mu njudzi dza Rubheni kwakabe kuna kushakisisa kukulu kwe moyo.
English17
Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan. And Dan, why did he linger by the ships? Asher remained on the coast and stayed in his coves.
African Kalanga
Giliyadi wakagala seli ye Jorodani, ini Dani iye akagala pa migoro ye vula? Asheri kasala pa tjekelo dze gungwa kagala panowunga vula.
English18
The people of Zebulun risked their very lives; so did Naphtali on the heights of the field.
African Kalanga
Bazebuluni bathu bakalonga matjilo abo mu mbatsha ne Banafutali bakajalobo mu shango dzakatathila.
English19
“Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they carried off no silver, no plunder.
African Kalanga
“Kwakazha bomambo bakagwa, bomambo be Kanana bakagwa ku Taanaki pa vula dze Megido bakasitape thundu ye siliva.
English20
From the heavens the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera.
African Kalanga
Kudwa kudzimu nyenyedzi dzakagwa mu zila dzakagwa na Sisera.
English21
The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong!
African Kalanga
Gwizi gwe Kishoni gukabakubila kutjena, gwizi gwa ntolo, gwizi gwe Kishoni. Meya yangu, tshamba ne simba.
English22
Then thundered the horses’ hoofs–galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.
African Kalanga
Kukabe nsindo we thozo dze mbizi ne matha matha kwe mbizi dzidze.
English23
‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the LORD. ‘Curse its people bitterly, because they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’
African Kalanga
“Longani bhiso mu nzi we Merozi, koleba ntumwa wa Yahwe longani bhiso bagali bawo, ngobe abazozha kubhatsha Yahwe, kubhatsha Yahwe muna banasimba.
English24
“Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
African Kalanga
“Ngakukombolegwe Jayeli kwazo muna betjikadzi nkadzi wa Hebha we N'keni, wakakombolegwa mu bakadzi banogala mu mishasha.
English25
He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
African Kalanga
Sisera wakakumbila vula, ngono Jayeli kampa nkaka, kanzhisila mashwe nge ndilo ya botetshi.
English26
Her hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.
African Kalanga
Kayisa luboko ku lubambo gwe nshasha, luboko gwe luji kaguyisa ku hamuli ye bashingi kaloba Sisera, kankwiya nsholo, kambhaya kusi kwe zebe.
English27
At her feet he sank, he fell; there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell–dead.
African Kalanga
Kawila pasi, katimbama, kakandalala pa makumbo awe. Katimbama kawila pasi pa makumbo awe, paakakandalalila, kafilapo.
English28
“Through the window peered Sisera’s mother; behind the lattice she cried out, ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’
African Kalanga
“Mme ba Sisera bakashozhela nge fesitere, bakalila bali shule kwe tjisitilo. ‘Ini koloyi iye ye ngwa inonoka kuzha? Ini misindo ye mbizi isingaswike?’
English29
The wisest of her ladies answer her; indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
African Kalanga
Mmwe we bakatjenjela we bakololokadzi babe kandabila, ngono naiye kazwidwa eti,
English30
‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils: a girl or two for each man, colorful garments as plunder for Sisera, colorful garments embroidered, highly embroidered garments for my neck–all this as plunder?’
African Kalanga
‘Apa abazowana thundu ngono batjaikobana? Kuti mmwe ne mmwe nlume atole mwanadi kene babili, thundu ye zwiambalo zwakanakisiwa zwa Sisera, zwiambalo zwakanakisiwa zwakakwagwa, zwakakwagwa zwe ntengo upezhugwi, thundu ye ntshiba wangu kene?’
English31
“So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But may they who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years.
African Kalanga
“Atshene zwita zwenyu zose zwingalobesiwa, imwi Yahwe. Koga atshene banomuda bakanga zhuba libhuda nge simba lalo.” Ngono shango ikabe nge kunyalala kwe makole ali makumi manna (40).

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.