The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Leviticus 3English
Zwipo 3African Kalanga
- English1
“ ‘If someone’s offering is a fellowship offering, and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he is to present before the Lord an animal without defect.
African Kalanga“Ha kuna unobe edusa tjipo tjili tjibhayilo tje mbakisano, ha edusa ithuwo mu danga, tjili tjilume kene tjikadzi, atjiduse tjisina bulema mbeli kwa Yahwe.
- English2
He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood against the altar on all sides.
African KalangaNgono abige luboko gugwe pezhugwi kwe nsholo we tjipo tjitje, abe etjibhayila pa nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo, ngono bakololo ba Aroni bapirisiti banyase tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo nge malopa betjipoteleka.
- English3
From the fellowship offering he is to bring a sacrifice made to the Lord by fire: all the fat that covers the inner parts or is connected to them,
African KalangaNgono mu tjibhayilo tje mbakisano, tjili tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto kupisigwa Yahwe, ayise lizwizwi ne mafuta wose e zwimukati,
- English4
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the covering of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.
African Kalangane so mbili ne mafuta adzo ne lutembe gwe moyo, azwidusilanye ne so.
- English5
Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
African KalangaNdizo bakololo ba Aroni banowozwipisila mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo pezhugwi kwe tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, itjetji tjipezhugwi kwe whuni dzimu moto, tjili tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto, tjili nnuwho unonuwha zwinozipa kupiwa Yahwe.
- English6
“ ‘If he offers an animal from the flock as a fellowship offering to the Lord, he is to offer a male or female without defect.
African Kalanga“Ha tjipo tjitje tje tjibhayilo tje mbakisano tjinopiwa Yahwe tjili tjinodwa mu ngubi, tjili tjilume kene tjikadzi, atjiyise tjisina bulema.
- African Kalanga
Ha eyisa pkhwizana kube tjipo tjitje, ndizo aiyise mbeli kwa Yahwe,
- English8
He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.
African Kalangaabige luboko gugwe pezhugwi kwe nsholo we tjipo tjitje, ngono atjibhaye mbeli kwe nshasha we bushanganilo, ngono bakololo ba Aroni banyase tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo nge malopa betjipoteleka.
- English9
From the fellowship offering he is to bring a sacrifice made to the Lord by fire: its fat, the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, all the fat that covers the inner parts or is connected to them,
African KalangaNdizo mu tjibhayilo tje mbakisano, tjili tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto kupisigwa Yahwe, aduse mafuta atjo, mafuta wose e bhesu, ali lungunule kudwa pa thunji ne lizwizwi ne mafuta wose e zwimukati,
- English10
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the covering of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.
African Kalangane so mbili ne mafuta adzo ne lutembe gwe moyo azwidusilanye ne so.
- African Kalanga
Ngono mpirisiti unowopisila tjibhayilo mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo zwili zojiwa zwe zwipo zwinopisiwa mu moto zwipisigwa Yahwe.
- African Kalanga
“Ha tjipo tjitje ili mbudzi, ndizo unoiyisa kuna Yahwe,
- English13
He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.
African Kalangaabige luboko gugwe pezhugwi kwe nsholo wayo, abe eibhayila mbeli kwe nshasha we bushanganilo, ngono bakololo ba Aroni banyase tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo nge malopa kutjipoteleka.
- English14
From what he offers he is to make this offering to the Lord by fire: all the fat that covers the inner parts or is connected to them,
African KalangaNdizo ayise zwimu ili, kube tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto tjitje, tjinopisigwa Yahwe, lizwizwi ne mafuta wose e zwimukati,
- English15
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the covering of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.
African Kalangane so mbili ne mafuta adzo kudwa ku thunji ne lutembe gwe moyo azwidusilanye ne so.
- English16
The priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the Lord ‘s.
African KalangaNgono mpirisiti unowozwipisila mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo kube zojiwa zwe zwipo zwinopisiwa mu moto zwipisigwa Yahwe, zwili nnuwho unonuwha zwinozipa. Mafuta wose nge a Yahwe.
- English17
“ ‘This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.’”
African KalangaIbe ndaulo isingapele kuyenda nge zwizekugwana zwenyu mu magalo enyu wose, musitongoja mafuta kene malopa.”
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.