The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Numbers 15English
Mbalo 15African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English2
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘After you enter the land I am giving you as a home
African Kalanga“Idwa bathu be Iziraela uti, ‘Kuti maswika mu shango yandinomupa,
- English3
and you present to the Lord offerings made by fire, from the herd or the flock, as an aroma pleasing to the Lord - whether burnt offerings or sacrifices, for special vows or freewill offerings or festival offerings–
African Kalangamuduse tjipo tje ng'ombe kene pkhwizi kene mbudzi mutjipe Yahwe. Tjili tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, kene tjili tjinozhadzisa kutuna kwenyu kene tjili tjemoyo ntjena, kene mu nzano kuthamila Yahwe tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa nge moto kube nnuwho unonuwha zwinozipa ku bali.
- English4
then the one who brings his offering shall present to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil.
African KalangaNgono unodusa tjipo tjitje, adusile Yahwe tjipo tje mathunde mu ithuwo tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanodusa adusilanye ne seme ing'ompela ye bgwisa gwakanathiwa gwakashanganyiwa ne mafuta, ali zhele lithara ing'ompela tjili tjipo tje mathunde.
- English5
With each lamb for the burnt offering or the sacrifice, prepare a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.
African KalangaTjibhayilo tje pkhwizi tjimwe ne tjimwe tjinopisiwa tjiyisiwe ne lithara ing'ompela ye nkumbi we zhambi.
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“ ‘With a ram prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil,
African KalangaTjibhayilo tje nyundo, tjidusigwanyiwe ne seme ing'ompela ye bgwisa gwakanathiwa ne lithara ina gaswa ye mafuta e ntjelo we ntoba kube tjipo tje mathunde.
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and a third of a hin of wine as a drink offering. Offer it as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
African KalangaNgono tjipo tje tjing'o tjibe gaswa le lithara. Nnuwho we zwibhayilo izwezwi unowobe nnuwho unonuwha zwinozipa kuna Yahwe.
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“ ‘When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, for a special vow or a fellowship offering to the Lord,
African KalangaNgono ha ululwamisa nkono kube tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, kene tjibhayilo tjinozhadzisa kutuna, kene tjipo tje mbakisano kuna Yahwe,
- English9
bring with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil.
African Kalangauwupeleke ne tjipo tje mathunde tje tjilizanyo tje seme dzili thatu dze bgwisa gwakanathiwa gwakashanganyiwa ne lithara mbili dze mafuta,
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Also bring half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It will be an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
African Kalangane tjipo tje tjing'o kuli lithara mbili dze nkumbi we zhambi, tjili tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto kube nnuwho unozipa kuna Yahwe.’ ”
- African Kalanga
“ ‘Kuthamigwe nkong'wana mmwe ne mmwe, kene nyundo imwe ne imwe, kene pkhwizana ndume imwe ne imwe, kene mbudzana ndume imwe ne imwe, kuiyago.
- African Kalanga
Kuyendidzana nge mbalo iyeyo yamunolulwamisa, mowothamila tjimwe ne tjimwe ithuwo kuyenda nge mbalo yazo.
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“ ‘Everyone who is native-born must do these things in this way when he brings an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
African KalangaBatebe bose be Baiziraela banowothama zwithu izwezwi nge zila yakajalo mukudusa tjipo, tjili tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto kube nnuwho unozipa kuna Yahwe.
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For the generations to come, whenever an alien or anyone else living among you presents an offering made by fire as an aroma pleasing to the Lord, he must do exactly as you do.
African KalangaNgono ha ntaya unobe awolubila kene ugelile tjatjose namwi kuyenda nge zwizekugwana zwenyu zose, ebe eyemula kudusa tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto kube nnuwho unozipa kuna Yahwe, athamebo sekwa munothama.
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The community is to have the same rules for you and for the alien living among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the alien shall be the same before the Lord:
African KalangaMu gubungano, ndaulo ibe ing'ompela mu muli ne mu ntaya unobe egala namwi, ibe ndaulo nge kusingapele kuyenda nge zwizekugwana zwenyu, sekwa kuli iko mu muli, ne mu ntaya kuijalobo mbeli kwa Yahwe.
- African Kalanga
Kube nlayo nng'ompela ne ndaulo ing'ompela mu muli ne mu ntaya unobe elubila mu muli.’ ”
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English18
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land to which I am taking you
African Kalanga“Lebeleka ne bathu be Iziraela ubadwe uti, ‘Ha maswika mu shango yandinomupa,
- African Kalanga
ngono ha muja zojiwa zwe shango iyeyo, makafanila dusila Yahwe tjipo.
- English20
Present a cake from the first of your ground meal and present it as an offering from the threshing floor.
African KalangaMu tjiwunga tje bgwisa gwe kutanga madwa pa shokola muduse tjibhayilo tje tjiwunga, mutjiduse tjili tjipo tjinodwa mu lutombo.
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Throughout the generations to come you are to give this offering to the Lord from the first of your ground meal.
African KalangaMu tjiwunga tje kutanga tjabhikwa madwa pashokola, mupe Yahwe tjipo mutjili, kuyenda nge zwizekugwana zwenyu zose.’ ”
- African Kalanga
“ ‘Koga ha mungazwiwana mapambuka mukulondolodza mimwe milayo Yahwe yabakadwa Mushe,
- English23
any of the Lord’s commands to you through him, from the day the Lord gave them and continuing through the generations to come–
African Kalangamilayo yose yaka lauligwa Mushe ndi Yahwe, kudwa mu zhuba Yahwe labakampa ndaulo kudwa shule kuzwizekugwana zwenyu,
- English24
and if this is done unintentionally without the community being aware of it, then the whole community is to offer a young bull for a burnt offering as an aroma pleasing to the Lord, along with its prescribed grain offering and drink offering, and a male goat for a sin offering.
African Kalangaipapo ha gubungano lakaleyanya ngosaziba, gubungano lose liduse nkong'wana we tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, kuthama tjibhayilo tjithamwa nge moto kube nnuwho unonuwha zwinozipa kushathisa Yahwe, ne tjipo tje mathunde ne tje tjing'o, kuyenda nge nlayo, ne mbudzi ing'ompela ye phoko ye tjibhayilo tje tjibi.
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The priest is to make atonement for the whole Israelite community, and they will be forgiven, for it was not intentional and they have brought to the Lord for their wrong an offering made by fire and a sin offering.
African KalangaNgono mpirisiti unowothamila gubungano lose le bathu be Iziraela gadzano na Yahwe, ngono Yahwe banowobazwiibhatigwa. Se bakabe baleyanya ngosaziba, bebe bedusa tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa nge moto kupiwa Yahwe, ne tjibhayilo tje tjibi mbeli kwa Yahwe, bethamila leyanywa kwabo.
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The whole Israelite community and the aliens living among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong.
African KalangaGubungano lose le Baiziraela lowozwiibhatigwa, ne bataya babanogala nabo, ngobe itjaba tjose tjakabe tjaleyanya ngosaziba.
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“ ‘But if just one person sins unintentionally, he must bring a year-old female goat for a sin offering.
African Kalanga“ ‘Ha nthu nng'ompela atjinya ngosaziba, aduse mbudzi hadzi ing'ompela ina gole ling'ompela ye tjibhayilo tje tjibi.
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The priest is to make atonement before the Lord for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.
African KalangaMpirisiti unowothamila nthu iwoyo wathama nlandu ngosaziba gadzano mbeli kwa Yahwe, ngono Yahwe banowonzwiibhatigwa.
- English29
One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether he is a native-born Israelite or an alien.
African KalangaNlayo wenyu ube nng'ompela mu ntebe upakati kwe bathu be Iziraela kene banolubila mu muli, banowobe bathama nlandu ngosaziba.
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“ ‘But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native- born or alien, blasphemes the Lord, and that person must be cut off from his people.
African Kalanga“ ‘Koga nthu unothama tjibi mwaza, ungabe ntebe kene nlubili, etuka Yahwe, nthu uwoyu abulawe mu gubungano le Iziraela.
- English31
Because he has despised the Lord’s word and broken his commands, that person must surely be cut off; his guilt remains on him.’”
African KalangaNgobe alengudza dama la Yahwe, kavuna nlayo wabo, uwoyu nthu abulawe tjoselele, jinyo lile lowobe mu mathudzi awe.’ ”
- English32
While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
African KalangaKwakati Baiziraela batji mu tjilambanyika, bakawana nthu eshaka whuni nge zhuba le Sabata.
- African Kalanga
Ngono ibaba bakan'wana eshaka whuni bakantola bakan'yisa kuna Mushe na Aroni, ne ku gubungano lose.
- African Kalanga
Kazhaliligwa akalisiwa, ngobe kwakabe kusathu kukazibgwa kuti ungaying'wi.
- English35
Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.”
African KalangaYahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Nthu uwoyo ngaabulawe, gubungano lose linkikithidze nge mabgwe kuzhe kwe bukotokelo.
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So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaIpapo gubungano likantolela kuzhe kwe bukotokelo, likankikithidza nge mabgwe kafa Yahwe sekwa bapa Mushe ndaulo.”
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English38
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
African Kalanga“Idwa Baiziraela uti, ‘Muzwithumile mahadzwana mu mipeto ye hazu dzenyu, mube mulunjila nsungwana we mbala we makole mu hadzwana limwe ne limwe. Mukuthame kuyenda nge zwizekugwana zwenyu nge kusingapele.
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You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by going after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes.
African KalangaNgono mowotimulinga ku mahadzwana mowokumbula milayo ya Yahwe yose, kuiwhilila, musingatobele njemulo dzenyu ne sekwa munobona zwithu ndiko, zwamunotobelela muthama sekwa munoshaka.
- African Kalanga
Mahadzwana anowomukumbuludza mukawhilila milayo yangu yose, mukabe bakayengemala ku Ndzimu wenyu.
- English41
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord your God.’”
African KalangaNdimi Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu, wakamudusa ku shango ye Egipiti, kube Ndzimu wenyu, ndimi Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu.’ ”
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.