The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Numbers 10English
Mbalo 10African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English2
“Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out.
African Kalanga“Thula nyanga mbili dze siliva dzaunowoshingisa kudana gubungano ne kulipaladza mu bukotokelo.
- English3
When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
African KalangaNgono ha nyanga dzilidziwa nge bubili, gubungano lose lowokubunganila ku kuli pa nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo.
- English4
If only one is sounded, the leaders–the heads of the clans of Israel–are to assemble before you.
African KalangaKoga ha kungalidziwa gung'ompela, batungamili, hadzasha dze njudzi dze Iziraela, dzowokubunganila ku kuli.
- African Kalanga
Ha ulidzila lunyanga pezhugwi, bakakotokela ku bhezhuba banowobhuda bakatola gwendo.
- English6
At the sounding of a second blast, the camps on the south are to set out. The blast will be the signal for setting out.
African KalangaHa ulidzila lunyanga pezhugwi gwe bubili, bakakotokela ku burwa banowobhuda bakatola gwendo. Lunyanga gulidzigwe pezhugwi kwazo pabanowobe bebhuda betola gwendo.
- African Kalanga
Koga ha ulidzila lunyanga kudana gubungano lose, ugulidze nge nlidzo upoga.
- English8
“The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to blow the trumpets. This is to be a lasting ordinance for you and the generations to come.
African KalangaNyanga dzilidziwe nge bapirisiti bakololo ba Aroni. “Oyu ndiwo nlayo kumuli nge kusingapele kuyenda nge zwizekugwana zwenyu.
- English9
When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies.
African KalangaHa mubhuda muyenda ku ngwa munogwa ne tjita tjinomunginilila, mulidze lunyanga, kuti mukumbugwe mbeli kwa Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu, ngono mowoanguligwa mu zwita zwenyu.
- English10
Also at your times of rejoicing–your appointed feasts and New Moon festivals–you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the Lord your God.”
African KalangaMulidze lunyanga kakale mu misi yenyu ye kushatha se mu mizano yakabigiwa ne mu mizano ye mwedzi ugala, ne mu tjibaka tje tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa ne tjibaka tje tjibhayilo tje mbakiso ngono zowobe ikumbuludzo kumuli mbeli kwe Ndzimu wenyu. Ndimi Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu.”
- English11
On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony.
African KalangaMu gole le bubili, mu mwedzi we bubili una mazhuba ali makumi mabili (20), gole lakamilidziwa pezhugwi kwe nshasha we butendeki.
- English12
Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran.
African KalangaBaiziraela bakadwilidza gwendo kudwa mu tjilambanyika tje Sinai kudzina gole linoma pa tjilambanyika tje Parani.
- African Kalanga
Bakamilika kuli gwe kutanga nge ndaulo ya Yahwe yabakadwa Mushe.
- English14
The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab was in command.
African KalangaGupo le bukotokelo gwe ludzi gwa Juda lakamilika kutanga nge makupo abo, nlauli wabo ali Nashoni nkololo wa Aminadabu.
- African Kalanga
Mbunga we ludzi gwa Isakari wakabe utungamigwa ndi Nethanele nkololo wa Zuari.
- African Kalanga
Mbunga we ludzi gwa Zebuluni wakabe waka tungamigwa ndi Eliabu nkololo wa Holoni.
- English17
Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, set out.
African KalangaKudwapo shule kwaligiwa bugalo gwe Ndzimu, kukamilika ludzi gwa Geshoni, ibo bakasenga bugalo gwe Ndzimu.
- English18
The divisions of the camp of Reuben went next, under their standard. Elizur son of Shedeur was in command.
African KalangaMbunga we bukotokelo gwa Rubheni wakamilika ne makupo abo, nlauli we mbunga wabo ali Elizuri nkololo wa Shedeuri.
- African Kalanga
Nlauli we mbunga we ludzi gwe bana ba Simiyoni wakabe ali Shelumieli nkololo wa Zurishadayi.
- African Kalanga
Nlauli we mbunga we ludzi gwe bana ba Gadi wakabe ali Eliyasafu nkololo wa Deuele.
- English21
Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.
African KalangaNdizo Bakohati bakamilika bakasenga zwithu zwakayengemala, ngono bugalo gwe Ndzimu gwakabambugwa basathu bakaswika.
- English22
The divisions of the camp of Ephraim went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud was in command.
African KalangaMbunga we bukotokelo gwe ludzi gwa Ifureimi wakamilika nge makupo abo, nlauli we mbunga wabo wakabe ali Elishama nkololo wa Amihudi.
- African Kalanga
Nlauli we mbunga we ludzi gwe bana ba Manase wakabe ali Gamaliyele nkololo wa Pedazuri.
- African Kalanga
Nlauli we mbunga we ludzi gwe bana ba Bhenjamini wakabe ali Abidani nkololo wa Gideoni.
- English25
Finally, as the rear guard for all the units, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out, under their standard. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was in command.
African KalangaNdizo kukamilika mbunga we bukotokelo gwe ludzi gwa Dani, bali be bupelo mu makotokelo wose, bakamilika nge makupo abo, nlauli wabo ali Ahieza nkololo wa Ammishadai.
- African Kalanga
Nlauli we mbunga we ludzi gwe bana ba Asheri wakabe ali Pagiele nkololo wa Okirani.
- African Kalanga
Nlauli we mbunga we ludzi gwe bana ba Nafutali wakabe ali Ahira nkololo wa Enani.
- African Kalanga
Ikoku ndiko sekwa makupo e bathu be Iziraela akabe emilika ndiko, kuyenda nge mibunga yabo.
- English29
Now Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place about which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”
African KalangaMushe wakadwa Hobabu nkololo wa Reueli we N'midiati nkalabgwa uwe kati, “Tomilika toyenda ku bugalo gwa takagadziwabgwe ndi Yahwe beti, ‘Ndowomupa igo atiyendeni tose, towokuthamila zwakanaka, ngobe Yahwe bakagadza bgwe Baiziraela zwithu zwakanaka.’ ”
- African Kalanga
Hobabu kashandula Mushe eti, “Anditowoyenda, ndowobgwilila kanyi kwedu ku bazwadzi bangu.”
- English31
But Moses said, “Please do not leave us. You know where we should camp in the desert, and you can be our eyes.
African KalangaMushe kadwa Hobabu kakale kati, “Ndokukumbila, usitilashe, ngobe unoziba sekwa tinokotokela mu tjilambanyika, unowotilingisa.
- African Kalanga
Kakale ha ungayenda naswi, tjakanaka Yahwe tjabanowotithamila, tjowobe tjedu tose.”
- English33
So they set out from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest.
African KalangaKwakati bathu bemilika ku Dombo le Sinai la Yahwe lakayengemala bakatola gwendo gwe mazhuba matatu, Bhokisi le Tjidumano tja Yahwe lakabatungamila kubashakila bugalo gwa banganokotokela ko.
- African Kalanga
Bakati bemilika mu bukotokelo gole la Yahwe likashwa liyenda lili pezhugwi kwabo.
- English35
Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Rise up, O Lord! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you.”
African KalangaKwakabe kuti Bhokisi le Tjidumano tja Yahwe limilika, Mushe ebe eti, “Milikani imwi Yahwe, mupaladze zwita zwenyu, banomubenga batizhe mbeli kwenyu.”
- African Kalanga
Kuti ha lima, ebe eti, “Buyani imwi Yahwe, ku zwiwulu zwisi zwishoma zwe Baiziraela.”
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.