The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Leviticus 7English
Zwipo 7African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
“Oyu ndiwo nlayo we tjibhayilo tje nlandu, tjakayengemala kwazo.
- English2
The guilt offering is to be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and its blood is to be sprinkled against the altar on all sides.
African KalangaMu bugalo gwabagala bebhayila tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, babhayilepo tjibhayilo tje nlandu, ngono malopa atjo anyasiwe kupoteleka tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo.
- African Kalanga
Mafuta wose adusiwe apisigwe mu tjibeso, mafuta e mwise ne lizwizwi,
- English4
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the covering of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
African Kalangane so mbili ne mafuta adzo kudwila ku thunji ne lutembe gwe tjilopa gudusigwanyiwe ne so.
- English5
The priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made to the Lord by fire. It is a guilt offering.
African KalangaMpirisiti azwipisile mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo tjili tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto tjipisigwa Yahwe. Etji nditjo tjibhayilo tje nlandu.
- English6
Any male in a priest’s family may eat it, but it must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
African KalangaMmwe ne mmwe we tjilume mu misha ye bapirisiti ungatjija, tjijigwe mu bugalo gwakayengemala, ngekuti tjakayengemala kwazo.
- English7
“ ‘The same law applies to both the sin offering and the guilt offering: They belong to the priest who makes atonement with them.
African Kalanga“Tjibhayilo tje nlandu tjonga tjibhayilo tje tjibi, nlayo wazo nng'ompela, mpirisiti unothama gadzano na Yahwe, unowotola nyama yatjo.
- African Kalanga
Mpirisiti unowothamila mmwe ne mmwe tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa azwitolele ganda le tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa.
- English9
Every grain offering baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who offers it,
African KalangaTjimwe ne tjimwe tjipo tje mathunde tjakagotjegwa mu oveni na kose kwakagotjiwa nge pani kene nge thiwa, zowobe zwe mpirisiti wayisa tjipo.
- English10
and every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.
African KalangaTjipo tjimwe ne tjimwe tje mathunde, tjakashanganyiwa ne mafuta kene tjakawoma, zose zowobe zwe bakololo ba Aroni, banowozwikobana.
- African Kalanga
“Oyu ndiwo nlayo we tjibhayilo tje mbakisano tjingazhisiwa kuna Yahwe nge nthu.
- English12
“ ‘If he offers it as an expression of thankfulness, then along with this thank offering he is to offer cakes of bread made without yeast and mixed with oil, wafers made without yeast and spread with oil, and cakes of fine flour well–kneaded and mixed with oil.
African KalangaHa nthu etjidusa tjili tjibhayilo tje mboko, unodusa tjibhayilo tje mboko tjina tjiwunga tjisina mbidzo ne makokisi akabhong'wa mafuta ne makhekhe e bgwisa gwakanathiwa gwakashanganyiwa zubuyanana ne mafuta.
- English13
Along with his fellowship offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of bread made with yeast.
African KalangaPezhugwi kwe tjibhayilo tjitje tje mbakisano tje mboko, azhisilanye ne tjipo tje zwiwunga zwakavangwa nge mbidzo.
- English14
He is to bring one of each kind as an offering, a contribution to the Lord; it belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the fellowship offerings.
African KalangaMu tjimwe ne tjimwe tjipo ayise tjiwunga tjing'ompela tjili tjipo tjinopiwa Yahwe, tjowobe tje mpirisiti watola malopa e tjibhayilo tje mbakisano kaanyasa mu tjibeso.
- English15
The meat of his fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered; he must leave none of it till morning.
African KalangaNyama ye tjibhayilo tje mbakisano tjili tje mboko, ijiwe mu zhuba latjazhisiwa, kushete yasala kunoti tjimuka mangwanana.
- English16
“ ‘If, however, his offering is the result of a vow or is a freewill offering, the sacrifice shall be eaten on the day he offers it, but anything left over may be eaten on the next day.
African Kalanga“Koga ha tjibhayilo tjitje tjili tje kutuna kene tjili tje tjipo tje moyo ntjena, tjijiwe mu zhuba layisiwa tjibhayilo, ngono tjasala, mangwana tjijiwe,
- African Kalanga
koga tjasala mu zhuba le butatu tjipisiwe nge moto.
- English18
If any meat of the fellowship offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who offered it, for it is impure; the person who eats any of it will be held responsible.
African KalangaHa kuna nyama yajiwa mu zhuba le butatu, iye wayisa tjibhayilo tje mbakisano aatowoamutjigwa nenguba kuli kutogwa sewathama tjimwe, ngoti ya temapala, ngono unowoija unozwidanila nlandu.
- English19
“ ‘Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up. As for other meat, anyone ceremonially clean may eat it.
African KalangaHa nyama ingakuthana ne tjimwe tjakatemapala isijiwe, ipisiwe nge moto. “Bose bakatjenapala bangaja nyama ye tjibhayilo.
- English20
But if anyone who is unclean eats any meat of the fellowship offering belonging to the Lord, that person must be cut off from his people.
African KalangaKoga nthu unoja nyama ye tjibhayilo tjapiwa Yahwe tjili tjibhayilo tje mbakisano akatemapala, nthu wakajalo unowothubugwa mu gubungano le Ndzimu.
- English21
If anyone touches something unclean–whether human uncleanness or an unclean animal or any unclean, detestable thing–and then eats any of the meat of the fellowship offering belonging to the Lord, that person must be cut off from his people.’”
African KalangaNgono ha kuna ungakutha tjimwe tjakatemapala, kene kuli mu nthu, kene phuka yakatemapala kene ili tjimwe koga tjingabe tjishimisa mbeli kwe Ndzimu, ngono ebe eja nyama ye tjibhayilo tjapiwa Yahwe tjili tjibhayilo tje mbakisano, nthu wakajalo athubugwe mu bathu be Ndzimu.”
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- African Kalanga
“Idwa bathu be Iziraela uti, Musitongoja mafuta e ng'ombe kene e pkhwizi kene e mbudzi.
- English24
The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.
African KalangaMafuta e phuka yazwifila ne mafuta e phuka yabhakhwa nge tjibandana, angashingisiwa tjimwe tjipoga, koga asitongojiwa nenguba kwakatini.
- English25
Anyone who eats the fat of an animal from which an offering by fire may be made to the Lord must be cut off from his people.
African KalangaNthu unowoja mafuta e phuka yathamiwa tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto tjipisigwa Yahwe, athubugwe mu bathu be Ndzimu.
- African Kalanga
Musitongoja malopa e nyuni kene e phuka mu magalo enyu.
- African Kalanga
Ha kuna nthu unoja malopa, nthu wakajalo athubugwe mu bathu be Ndzimu.”
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English29
“Say to the Israelites: ‘Anyone who brings a fellowship offering to the Lord is to bring part of it as his sacrifice to the Lord.
African Kalanga“Lebeleka ne bana be Iziraela uti iye unodusa tjibhayilo ili tjibhayilo tjitje tje mbakisano etjiyisa kuna Yahwe azhise mmwe ntezho uli tjipo kuna Yahwe, kudwa mu tjibhayilo tjitje tje mbakisano.
- English30
With his own hands he is to bring the offering made to the Lord by fire; he is to bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast before the Lord as a wave offering.
African KalangaAtjizhise nge maboko awe tjili tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto tjipiwa Yahwe, azhise mafuta e tjibhayilo ne ifuba, kuti ifuba tjizunguziwe tjili tjipo tjinozunguziwa mbeli kwa Yahwe.
- African Kalanga
Mpirisiti unowopisa mafuta mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo, koga ifuba ngetja Aroni ne bakololo babe.
- English32
You are to give the right thigh of your fellowship offerings to the priest as a contribution.
African KalangaTjidzwa tje luji tjipiwe mpirisiti tjili tjipo tjinodwa mu tjibhayilo tje mbakisano.
- English33
The son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of the fellowship offering shall have the right thigh as his share.
African KalangaMpirisiti unowodwa mu bakololo ba Aroni unoyisa malopa ne mafuta e tjibhayilo tje mbakisano wakafanila kupiwa gobe le tjidzwa tje luji.
- English34
From the fellowship offerings of the Israelites, I have taken the breast that is waved and the thigh that is presented and have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as their regular share from the Israelites.’”
African KalangaNgobe ifuba tjakazunguziwa ne tjidzwa tjadusiwa ndazwitola mu bana be Iziraela, zwidwa mu tjibhayilo tjabo tje mbakisano, ndibe ndizwipa Aroni mpirisiti ne bakololo babe, kuli gobe lakabalingisana nge kusingapele mu bana be Iziraela.
- English35
This is the portion of the offerings made to the Lord by fire that were allotted to Aaron and his sons on the day they were presented to serve the Lord as priests.
African KalangaOyu ndiwo ntezho wa Aroni ne bakololo babe unodwa mu zwipo zwinopisiwa mu moto zwipisigwa Yahwe, wabakashaluligwa mu zhuba labakazhodzegwa kushingila Yahwe bali bapirisiti.”
- English36
On the day they were anointed, the Lord commanded that the Israelites give this to them as their regular share for the generations to come.
African KalangaYahwe bakalaula kuti bapirisiti bapiwe ntezho uwoyu nge bana be Iziraela, mu zhuba labakazhodziwa, ili ndingisano yakabalingisana kunoti ku zwizekugwana zwabo zose.
- English37
These, then, are the regulations for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering and the fellowship offering,
African KalangaIwoyu ndiwo nlayo we tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, tjipo tje mathunde ne tjibhayilo tje tjibi ne tjibhayilo tje nlandu ne tjibhayilo tje kuzhodziwa ne tjibhayilo tje mbakisano,
- English38
which the Lord gave Moses on Mount Sinai on the day he commanded the Israelites to bring their offerings to the Lord, in the Desert of Sinai.
African Kalangatjakalauligwa Mushe ndi Yahwe ali pezhugwi kwe Dombo le Sinai, mu zhuba Yahwe labakalaulila bana be Iziraela kuti bazhise zwipo zwabo kuna Yahwe, bali mu tjilambanyika tje Sinai.
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.