The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Leviticus 16English
Zwipo 16African Kalanga
- English1
The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord.
African KalangaYahwe bakalebeleka na Mushe shule kwe lufu gwe bakololo ba Aroni babili, pabakasedzela mbeli kwa Yahwe bebe befa.
- English2
The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
African KalangaNgono Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Budza Aroni nkulu uwo kuti asingine tjibaka tjimwe ne tjimwe mu bugalo gwakayengemala mukati kwe tjisitilo, mbeli kwe tjigalo tje ngoni tji pezhugwi kwe Bhokisi le Tjidumano, kuzhe kwa ikoko unowofa, ngobe ndowozwilakidza ndili mu gole pezhugwi kwe tjigalo tje ngoni.
- English3
“This is how Aaron is to enter the sanctuary area: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
African KalangaKoga Aroni wakafanila ngina mu bugalo gwakayengemala ana nkong'wana we tjibhayilo tje tjibi ne nyundo ye tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa.
- English4
He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.
African Kalanga“Wakafanila mbala hazu yakayengemala ye jila ne burukhwi gwe jila kuzwizwimba mbili, akazwisunga nge mwandabula we jila mu thunji, ambale whutshe ye jila, ndizo zwiambalo zwakayengemala, angule mbili abe e zwiambala.
- English5
From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
African Kalanga“Atole mbudzi mbili mu gubungano le Baiziraela dze phoko dze tjibhayilo tje tjibi ne nyundo ing'ompela ye tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa.
- English6
“Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.
African KalangaAroni ayise nkono uli tjibhayilo tje tjibi tjitje, abe ezwigadzanya na Yahwe, iye ne be nsha uwe.
- English7
Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
African KalangaNdizo abe etola phoko mbili adziyise mbeli kwa Yahwe pa nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Aroni akandile kushalula pakati kwe phoko mbili, imwe ishaluligwa Yahwe imwe ishaluligwa Azazele.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Aroni ayise phoko yaati ekandila ikashaluligwa Yahwe, aiyise ili tjibhayilo tje tjibi.
- English10
But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement by sending it into the desert as a scapegoat.
African KalangaKoga phoko yaati ekandila ikashaluligwa Azazele aiyise itjila mbeli kwa Yahwe, kuthama kugadzana na Yahwe ndiyo, iyeyo ibe itatigwa ku tjilambanyika kuna Azazele.
- English11
“Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household, and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.
African Kalanga“Aroni unowoyisa nkong'wana uli tjibhayilo tje tjibi tjitje, unowozwigadzanya na Yahwe ezwithamila iye ne be nsha uwe, unozwibhayila nkono uli tjibhayilo tje tjibi.
- English12
He is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain.
African KalangaNgono unowotola lukambana gwe moto guli zhele masimbe anothuta mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo mbeli kwa Yahwe ne motsha unozipa uli zhele luboko kabili, ebe euzhisa mukati kwe tjisitilo.
- English13
He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover above the Testimony, so that he will not die.
African KalangaAlonge motsha mu moto mbeli kwa Yahwe, busi gwe motsha gufukidze tjigalo tje ngoni tjipezhugwi kwe Bhokisi le Tjidumano, kuti asife.
- English14
He is to take some of the bull’s blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover.
African KalangaNgono atole mamwe e malopa e nkono, aanyase nge tjinyala tjitje tjinotendeka mbeli kwe tjigalo tje ngoni, anyase kakale mbeli kwe Bhokisi le Tjidumano tje Ndzimu katendeka.
- English15
“He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and take its blood behind the curtain and do with it as he did with the bull’s blood: He shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it.
African Kalanga“Ipapo abhaye mbudzi ye tjibhayilo tje tjibi tje bathu be Iziraela, ayise malopa ayo mukati kwe tjisitilo, athame nge malopa ayo sekwa athama nge malopa e nkono, aanyase pezhugwi kwe tjigalo tje ngoni na mbeli kwe Bhokisi le Tjidumano tje Ndzimu.
- English16
In this way he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
African KalangaNdizo athamile bugalo gwakayengemala gadzano na Yahwe ngekwe kutemapala kwe bathu be Iziraela nenge matjinyo abo, zwibi zwabo zose, kakale ethamila ne nshasha we bushanganilo wakabe uli mu bali pakati kwe kutemapala kwabo.
- English17
No one is to be in the Tent of Meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel.
African KalangaKube kusina nthu mu nshasha we bushanganilo ha engina enothama gadzano mu bugalo gwakayengemala kudzina ebhudila kuzhe athama gadzano na Yahwe ezwithamila iye ne be nsha uwe ne gubungano lose le Iziraela.
- English18
“Then he shall come out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement for it. He shall take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar.
African KalangaShule abe ebhudila kuzhe ku tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo tjimbeli kwa Yahwe, abe etjithamila gadzano, atole mamwe e malopa e nkono ne e mbudzi, abe ebhoma mu nyanga dze tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo kutjipoteleka.
- English19
He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and to consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.
African KalangaNgono anyase mamwe e malopa pezhugwi kwatjo nge tjinyala tjitje tjinotendeka katendeka, abe etjitjenapadza abuye atjiyengemadze kudwa mu kutemapala kwe bana be Iziraela.
- English20
“When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat.
African Kalanga“Ngono ha awidza kuthama gadzano ye bugalo gwakayengemala neye nshasha we bushanganilo neye tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo unowoyisa mbudzi yakashaluligwa Azazele kuna Yahwe.
- English21
He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites–all their sins–and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the desert in the care of a man appointed for the task.
African KalangaNgono Aroni unowobiga maboko awe wose pezhugwi kwe nsholo we mbudzi inotjila, ebe elebela pezhugwi kwayo matjinyo wose e bathu be Iziraela ne milandu yabo yose ne zwibi zwabo zose, ebe ezwipitshila mu nsholo we mbudzi, ebe eitatila ku tjilambanyika yakakwebiwa nge nlume wabe agala aishaluligwa.
- English22
The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place; and the man shall release it in the desert.
African KalangaMbudzi inowosengela matjinyo abo wose ku shango isingagagwe, ngono iwoyo nlume unowoletja mbudzi ikayenda nge tjilambanyika.
- English23
“Then Aaron is to go into the Tent of Meeting and take off the linen garments he put on before he entered the Most Holy Place, and he is to leave them there.
African Kalanga“Ndizo Aroni unowongina mu nshasha we bushanganilo, ebe embula zwiambalo zwe bupirisiti zwaabe ambala engina mu bugalo gwakayengemala, ebe ezwisiya ipapo.
- English24
He shall bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his regular garments. Then he shall come out and sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and the burnt offering for the people, to make atonement for himself and for the people.
African KalangaUnowobe engula mbili mu bugalo gwakayengemala, ebe eambala zwiambalo zwizwe, ebe ezha kakale eyisa tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa tjitje ne tje bathu, ebe ethama gadzano na Yahwe, iye ne ye bathu.
- African Kalanga
Ebe episa mafuta e tjibhayilo tje tjibi mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo.
- English26
“The man who releases the goat as a scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.
African KalangaIwoyo wakwebela mbudzi ku tjilambanyika kuna Azazele asuke zwiambalo zwizwe abuye angule mbili asathu kabgwilila mu bukotokelo.
- English27
The bull and the goat for the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh and offal are to be burned up.
African KalangaNkono ne mbudzi zwe tjibhayilo tje tjibi zwe malopa akazhisiwa kuthama gadzano mu bugalo gwakayengemala, zowosengegwa kuzhe kwe bukotokelo, makanda ne nyama yadzo ne miswane zowopisiwa nge moto.
- English28
The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.
African KalangaIwoyo wazwipisa asuke zwiambalo zwizwe abuye angule mbili, shule kwa ikoku abe ebgwilila mu bukotokelo.
- English29
“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work–whether native-born or an alien living among you–
African Kalanga“Kube nlayo nge kusingapele mu Iziraela kuti, nge mwedzi we butendeka, mu zhuba le bugumi le mwedzi, muzwinyime zojiwa, kakale kusibhakhwe nshingo, kuli ntebe kene ntaya ungabe amukumba;
- English30
because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins.
African Kalangangobe mu zhuba ileli makagadzanyiwa na Yahwe, kuti mutjenapale, mowotjenapala mu zwibi zwenyu mbeli kwa Yahwe.
- African Kalanga
I zhuba le Sabata lakayengemadzigwa kuti munyaluluke, kakale muzwinyime zojiwa, nlayo nge kusingapele.
- English32
The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He is to put on the sacred linen garments
African KalangaKakale mpirisiti wakazhodziwa kakale akashaluligwa bupirisiti mu bumo gwa tate babe, athame kugadzana akaambala zwiambalo zwakayengemala zwe bupirisiti.
- English33
and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, for the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the community.
African KalangaAthamile Bugalo gwakayengemala kupindisa kugadzana, athamile nshasha we bushanganilo kugadzana kose ne tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo atjithamile bo, abuye athamile bapirisiti ne bathu bose be gubungano.
- English34
“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites.” And it was done, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaOyu ube nlayo mu muli nge kusingapele kose, kuti kugadzana na Yahwe kuthamigwe bathu be Iziraela kang'ompela nge gole ngekwe zwibi zwabo.” Ngono Mushe kathama sekwa adwiwa ndi Yahwe.
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.