The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Leviticus 17English
Zwipo 17African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English2
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘This is what the Lord has commanded:
African KalangaIdwa Aroni ne bakololo babe ne bathu bose be Iziraela uti, “Oku ndiko Yahwe kwabakalaula beti,
- African Kalanga
Ha mmwe we Baiziraela angabhayila ng'ombe kene pkhwizana kene mbudzi mukati kwe bukotokelo kene kuzhe,
- English4
instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord -that man shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; he has shed blood and must be cut off from his people.
African Kalangaebe asingaizhise mbeli kwe nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo, kuidusa ili tjipo tja Yahwe mbeli kwe bugalo gwa Yahwe, iwoyu nthu abaligwe nlandu we kutebula malopa, kakale athubugwe mu gubungano la Yahwe.
- English5
This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.
African KalangaIkoku kodwa kuti bathu be Iziraela bangazhisa zwibhayilo zwabo zwabanobhayila mu shango. Kuti bazwizhise kuna Yahwe ku mpirisiti ku nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo, babe bezwibhaya zwili zwibhayilo zwe mbakisano.
- English6
The priest is to sprinkle the blood against the altar of the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
African KalangaMpirisiti abe enyasa malopa mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo tja Yahwe pa nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo, abe episa mafuta kuthama nnuwho unonuwha zwinozipa kuna Yahwe.
- English7
They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.’
African KalangaNdizo basitjafe babhaya zwibhayilo zwabo bebhayila midzimu ye mbudzi yabanonamata. Oyu nlayo, mu Baiziraela nge kusingapele kuyenda nge zwizekugwana zwabo.
- English8
“Say to them: ‘Any Israelite or any alien living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice
African Kalanga“Ngono ubadwe uti, ‘Nthu mmwe ne mmwe we Iziraela, kene ntaya ungabe ali pakati kwabo ali nshabi, eyisa tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa kene tjibhayilo,
- English9
and does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the Lord -that man must be cut off from his people.
African Kalangaebe asingatjizhise ku nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo kutjidusila Yahwe, iwoyo nthu unowothubugwa mu bathu bakanyi kwabo.’
- English10
“ ‘Any Israelite or any alien living among them who eats any blood–I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people.
African Kalanga“Ha nthu we ng'umba ye Iziraela kene ntaya ungabe ali pakati kwabo ali nshabi ebe eja malopa, iwoyo nthu waja malopa ndowolingisana naye, ngono ndonthubula mu bathu bakanyi kwabo.
- English11
For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.
African KalangaNgobe butjilo gwe itjili tjimwe ne tjimwe gumu malopa, ndakamupa iwo mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo kuthamila meya yenyu kugadzana, ngobe malopa ndiwo anozhisa kugadzana ngekwe butjilo.
- English12
Therefore I say to the Israelites, “None of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood.”
African KalangaNdizo ndakadwa bathu be Iziraela nditi kushaye nthu pakati kwenyu unowoja malopa nenguba ali ntaya wakawoshaba pakati kwenyu asije malopa.
- English13
“ ‘Any Israelite or any alien living among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth,
African Kalanga“Nthu mmwe ne mmwe we Iziraela kene ntaya unoshaba pakati kwabo, anovima phuka kene nyuni aitebule malopa abe eyavukidzila nge mavu.
- English14
because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, “You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.”
African KalangaNgobe butjilo gwe itjili tjimwe ne tjimwe gumu malopa atjo, ndizo ndakadwa bathu be Iziraela nditi, basitongoja malopa e itjili tjipi kene tjipi, ngobe butjilo gwe itjili tjimwe ne tjimwe gumu malopa atjo, ngono ungaja malopa athubugwe mu bathu bakanyi kwabo.
- English15
“ ‘Anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean.
African Kalanga“Ngono nthu mmwe ne mmwe waja tjazwifila, kene tjabulawa nge tjibandana, ungabe ali ntebe kene ntaya, asuke zwiambalo zwizwe, abe engula mbili, abe etemapala kuswikila zhuba lingina, ndiko kwaanowobe atjenapala.
- African Kalanga
Koga ha asasuka zwiambalo zwizwe kene asangula mbili, unowosenga nlandu uwe.”
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.