The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Leviticus 8English
Zwipo 8African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English2
“Bring Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams and the basket containing bread made without yeast,
African Kalanga“Tola Aroni ne bakololo babe bazhe ne zwiambalo zwabo zwe bupirisiti ne mafuta anozhodziwa ne nkong'wana we tjibhayilo tje tjibi ne nyundo mbili ne seme ina zwiwunga zwisina mbidzo.
- African Kalanga
Ube ukubunganyila gubungano lose mbeli kwe nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo.”
- English4
Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
African KalangaMushe kathama sekwa adwiwa ndi Yahwe, ngono gubungano likakubunganila mbeli kwe nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo.
- African Kalanga
Mushe kadwa gubungano kati, “Etji nditjo tjakalaugwa ndi Yahwe kuti tjithamiwe.”
- African Kalanga
Ndizo Mushe kapitshila Aroni ne bakololo babe mbeli, ngono kabangudza nge vula.
- English7
He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him. He also tied the ephod to him by its skillfully woven waistband; so it was fastened on him.
African KalangaKaambadza Aroni hazu, kansunga nge mwandabula, kan'ambadza jasi, kan'ambadza efodi, kansunga nge mwandabula we efodi wakalukwa zwakanaka nge bunyambi.
- African Kalanga
Kan'ambadza khiba ye ifuba, mu khiba iyeyo kalonga urimu ne thumimu.
- English9
Then he placed the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the sacred diadem, on the front of it, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaKan'ambadza whutshe mu nsholo, ngono mbeli kwayo kanamatidza golide ili tjilakidzo tje kuyengemala, Yahwe sekwa bakadwa Mushe.
- English10
Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, and so consecrated them.
African KalangaNdizo Mushe katola mafuta anozhodziwa kazhodza bugalo gwe Ndzimu kose ne zwija zwimuguli, kabe ezwipa Yahwe.
- English11
He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.
African KalangaKanyasa mafuta anozhodziwa mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo katendeka, kazhodza tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo ne zwija zwatjo zose ne bhavu linonguligwa ne tjigadziko tjalo, kazwiyengemadza.
- African Kalanga
Kadila Aroni mafuta mamwe mu nsholo, enzhodzela bupirisiti kumpa Yahwe.
- English13
Then he brought Aaron’s sons forward, put tunics on them, tied sashes around them and put headbands on them, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaNdizo Mushe kasedzedza bakololo ba Aroni, kabaambadza hazu, kabasunga nge mwandabula mu thunji, kabaambadza zwiala sekwakadwiwa Mushe ndi Yahwe.
- English14
He then presented the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
African KalangaMushe kasedzedza nkong'wana we tjibhayilo tje tjibi, ngono Aroni ne bakololo babe bakabiga maboko abo pezhugwi kwe nsholo wawo.
- English15
Moses slaughtered the bull and took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on all the horns of the altar to purify the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. So he consecrated it to make atonement for it.
African KalangaMushe kaubhaya, ngono katola malopa nge tjinyala tjitje kaabhoma mu nyanga dze tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo kutjipoteleka, etjitjenapadza, katebulila malopa kuzhe ku tjigadziko tje tjibeso, etjipa Yahwe kuthamila gadzanyo mutjili.
- English16
Moses also took all the fat around the inner parts, the covering of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it on the altar.
African KalangaMushe katola mafuta wose e zwamukati ne lutembe gwe moyo ne so mbili ne mafuta adzo, kazwipisila mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo.
- English17
But the bull with its hide and its flesh and its offal he burned up outside the camp, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaNgono nyama yose ye nkono ne ganda lawo ne zwamukati kanozwipisila kuzhe kwe bukotokelo sekwakadwiwa Mushe ndi Yahwe.
- English18
He then presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
African KalangaNdizo kazhisa nyundo ye tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, ngono Aroni ne bakololo babe bakabiga maboko abo pezhugwi kwe nsholo we nyundo.
- African Kalanga
Mushe kaibhaya, kanyasa malopa ayo mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo kutjipoteleka.
- African Kalanga
Kukati nyundo isinotjekelegwa nge mitezho, Mushe kapisa nsholo ne mitezho ne mafuta.
- English21
He washed the inner parts and the legs with water and burned the whole ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made to the Lord by fire, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaKukati zwamukati ne thozo zwasukwa nge vula, Mushe kapisa nyundo yose mu tjibeso, tjili tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, kube nnuwho unonuwha zwinozipa, tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto kupiwa Yahwe, Yahwe kwabakadwa Mushe.
- English22
He then presented the other ram, the ram for the ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
African KalangaNdizo kazhisa imwe nyundo, ili ye kuzhodziwa kwe bapirisiti, ngono Aroni ne bakololo babe bakabiga maboko abo pezhugwi kwe nsholo we nyundo.
- English23
Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
African KalangaMushe kaibhaya, katola mamwe e malopa ayo kaabhoma pa theswi ye zebe ye luji ya Aroni ne mu tjinyala tjikulu tje luboko gugwe gwe luji ne mu tjinyala tjikulu tje gumbo lile le luji.
- English24
Moses also brought Aaron’s sons forward and put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he sprinkled blood against the altar on all sides.
African KalangaNe bakololo ba Aroni baka sedzedziwa, ngono Mushe kabhoma mamwe e malopa pa theswi dze zebe dzabo dze luji ne mu zwinyala zwikulu zwe maboko abo e luji ne mu zwinyala zwikulu zwe makumbo abo e luji, Mushe katebulila malopa asala mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo kutjipoteleka.
- English25
He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat around the inner parts, the covering of the liver, both kidneys and their fat and the right thigh.
African KalangaNdizo katola mafuta ne bhesu ne mafuta wose e zwemukati ne lutembe gwe moyo ne so mbili ne mafuta adzo ne tjidzwa tje luji,
- English26
Then from the basket of bread made without yeast, which was before the Lord, he took a cake of bread, and one made with oil, and a wafer; he put these on the fat portions and on the right thigh.
African Kalangamu seme ye zwiwunga zwisina mbidzo yakabe ili mbeli kwa Yahwe, katola tjiwunga tjing'ompela ne khekhe ling'ompela lina mafuta ne kokisi ling'ompela, kazwibiga pezhugwi kwe mafuta ne tjidzwa tje luji.
- English27
He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the Lord as a wave offering.
African KalangaKatola zwithu zose izwezo kazwipa Aroni ne bakololo babe mu maboko, bakazwizunguza zwili zwipo zwinozunguziwa pana Yahwe.
- English28
Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering as an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made to the Lord by fire.
African KalangaIpapo Mushe katola zwithu izwezo mu maboko abo, kazwipisila mu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo pezhugwi kwe tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, tjikabe tjibhayilo tje kuzhodziwa, kube nnuwho unonuwha zwinozipa, tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto kupisigwa Yahwe.
- English29
He also took the breast–Moses’ share of the ordination ram–and waved it before the Lord as a wave offering, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaNgono Mushe katola ifuba, katjizunguza kube tjibhayilo tjakazunguziwa mbeli kwa Yahwe, wakabe uli ntezho wa Mushe we nyundo ye kuzhodziwa, sekwakadwiwa Mushe ndi Yahwe.
- English30
Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood from the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments and his sons and their garments.
African KalangaNdizo Mushe katola mamwe e mafuta anozhodziwa ne mamwe e malopa amu tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo kaanyasa muna Aroni ne mu zwiambalo zwizwe ne mu bakololo babe ne mu zwiambalo zwabo, kayengemadza Aroni ne zwiambalo zwizwe ne bakololo babe ne zwiambalo zwabo.
- English31
Moses then said to Aaron and his sons, “Cook the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread from the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’
African KalangaMushe kadwa Aroni ne bakololo babe kati, “Tolani nyama muibhikile pa nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo, ngono muijilepo ne tjiwunga tjimu seme ye tjipo tje kuzhodziwa sekwandakaleba nditi, ‘Aroni ne bakololo babe banotjija.’
- African Kalanga
Ngono kunowobe kwasala mu nyama ne tjiwunga mowokupisa nge moto.
- English33
Do not leave the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for your ordination will last seven days.
African KalangaMusitongobhuda mu nshasha we bushanganilo mu mazhuba ali kutendeka, kudzina mazhuba e kutjwayiwa kwenyu aswika, ngobe kutjwayiwa kwenyu kowotola mazhuba ali kutendeka.
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakalaula kuti kuthamiwe sekwa kwathamiwa nasi muthamigwa gadzano na Yahwe.
- English35
You must stay at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and do what the Lord requires, so you will not die; for that is what I have been commanded.”
African KalangaMugale pa nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo siku ne sikati kwe mazhuba ali kutendeka, muthame tjinoshakwa ndi Yahwe, kusajalo mowofa, ngobe ndiko sekwa ndakalauligwa.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Aroni ne bakololo babe bakathama zwithu zose zwakalauligwa Mushe 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.
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