The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Numbers 2English
Mbalo 2African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe na Aroni bakati,
- English2
“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting some distance from it, each man under his standard with the banners of his family.”
African Kalanga“Baiziraela bagale mu makotokelo abo, mmwe ne mmwe nge gupo lile pana zwilakidzo zwe ng'umba dza botate babe. Babambule mishasha yabo yakakombeledza nshasha we bushanganilo.”
- English3
On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
African KalangaBanobiga mishasha ku bhezhuba babe be ludzi gwa Juda, bagale ne makupo abo, bali pasi kwe ntungamili sawhoku: Be gupo la Juda ndibo banowobhuda beyenda bali bekutanga.
Ludzi Ntungamili Mbalo Juda Nashoni nkololo wa Aminadabu 74 600 Isakari Nethanele nkololo wa Zuari 54 400 Zebuluni Eliabu nkololo wa Holoni 57 400 Bose 186 400 - African Kalanga
Read with verses 3–9 above in the source edition.
- English5
The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
African KalangaRead with verses 3–9 above in the source edition.
- African Kalanga
Read with verses 3–9 above in the source edition.
- English7
The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
African KalangaRead with verses 3–9 above in the source edition.
- African Kalanga
Read with verses 3–9 above in the source edition.
- English9
All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.
African KalangaRead with verses 3–9 above in the source edition.
- English10
On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
African KalangaKu burwa kowobe be ludzi gwa Rubheni nge makupo abo, banowogala pasi kwe ntungamili wabo sawhoku: Be gupo la Rubheni banowomilika beyenda bali be bubili.
Ludzi Ntungamili Mbalo Rubheni Elizuri nkololo wa Shedeuri 46 500 Simiyoni Shelumieli nkololo wa Zurishadayi 59 300 Gadi Eliyasafu nkololo wa Reueli 45 650 Bose 151 450 - African Kalanga
Read with verses 10–16 above in the source edition.
- English12
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
African KalangaRead with verses 10–16 above in the source edition.
- African Kalanga
Read with verses 10–16 above in the source edition.
- African Kalanga
Read with verses 10–16 above in the source edition.
- African Kalanga
Read with verses 10–16 above in the source edition.
- English16
All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.
African KalangaRead with verses 10–16 above in the source edition.
- English17
Then the Tent of Meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in his own place under his standard.
African KalangaShule kwa ikoku kowomilika nshasha we bushanganilo ne goko le Balevi banowomilika bali pakati kwe makupo wose, banowomilika kwakafanana mu magalo abo mmwe ne mmwe nge mamo sekwa aliiko.
- English18
On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
African KalangaKu golombedzo kowomilika ba pasi kwe tjilakidzo tja Ifureimi nge makupo abo, bali pasi kwe ntungamili wabo sawhoku: Be gupo la Ifureimi banowomilika beyenda bali be butatu.
Ludzi Ntungamili Mbalo Ifureimi Elishama nkololo wa Amihudi 40 500 Manase Gamaliel nkololo wa Pedazuri 32 200 Bhenjamini Abidani nkololo wa Gideoni 35 200 Bose 108 100 - African Kalanga
Read with verses 18–24 above in the source edition.
- English20
The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
African KalangaRead with verses 18–24 above in the source edition.
- African Kalanga
Read with verses 18–24 above in the source edition.
- English22
The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
African KalangaRead with verses 18–24 above in the source edition.
- African Kalanga
Read with verses 18–24 above in the source edition.
- English24
All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third.
African KalangaRead with verses 18–24 above in the source edition.
- English25
On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standard. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
African KalangaKu bunandzwa kowomilika ba pasi kwe tjilakidzo tja Dani nge makupo abo, bali pasi kwe ntungamili wabo sawhoku: Be gupo la Dani banowomilika beyenda bali be bupelo.
Ludzi Ntungamili Mbalo Dani Ahieza nkololo wa Ammishadai 62 700 Asheri Pagiele nkololo wa Okirani 41 500 Nafutali Ahira nkololo wa Enani 53 400 Bose 157 600 - African Kalanga
Read with verses 25–31 above in the source edition.
- English27
The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.
African KalangaRead with verses 25–31 above in the source edition.
- African Kalanga
Read with verses 25–31 above in the source edition.
- English29
The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.
African KalangaRead with verses 25–31 above in the source edition.
- African Kalanga
Read with verses 25–31 above in the source edition.
- English31
All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards.
African KalangaRead with verses 25–31 above in the source edition.
- English32
These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All those in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550.
African KalangaAba ndibo bathu be Iziraela sekwa bakabagwa nge ng'umba dza botate babo bose bakabe bali mu mishasha bakabagwa nge makupo abo bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili mazana ali matathatu ana butatu ne mazana ali makumi mashanu ana makumi ali mashanu (603 550).
- English33
The Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.
African KalangaKoga Balevi bakabe basabaligwa mu bathu be Iziraela Yahwe sekwa bakadwa Mushe.
- English34
So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each with his clan and family.
African KalangaNdizo bathu be Iziraela bakathama tjimwe ne tjimwe Yahwe sekwa bakadwa Mushe. Bakakotoka bali pasi kwe zwilakidzo zwabo, bakabhuda beyenda mmwe ne mmwe ali mu nsha uwe, kuyenda nge ng'umba ya tate babe.
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.