The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Numbers 26English
Mbalo 26African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Shule kwe bugwele Yahwe bakadwa Mushe na Eleazari nkololo we mpirisiti Aroni bakati,
- English2
“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families–all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army of Israel.”
African Kalanga“Bala gubungano le Baiziraela bose, kudwa muna bana makole ali makumi mabili ne kuyenda pezhugwi, nge misha yabo. Ubale bose bamu Iziraela bangatubula kuyenda ku ngwa.”
- English3
So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said,
African KalangaNgono Mushe na Eleazari bakalebeleka nabo bali mu lubala gwe Moabu seli kwe gwizi gwe Jorodani kulingisana ne Jerikho beti,
- English4
“Take a census of the men twenty years old or more, as the Lord commanded Moses.” These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:
African Kalanga“Balani bathu bana makole ali makumi mabili kuyenda pezhugwi, Yahwe sekwa bakadwa Mushe.” Aba ndibo Baiziraela bakadwa ku Egipiti:
- English5
The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were: through Hanoch, the Hanochite clan; through Pallu, the Palluite clan;
African KalangaRubheni wakabe ali mbano ya Iziraela. Bakololo ba Rubheni bakabe bali bo Hanoki, ali bhalule le Bahanoki na Phalu ali bhalule le Baphalu
- African Kalanga
na Hezironi wakazwala Bahezironi na Kharimi ali bhalule le Bakharimi.
- African Kalanga
Ibaba bose bakabe bali be misha ya Rubheni, bose bose bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi manna ne butatu ne mazana ali kutendeka ana makumi matatu (43 730).
- African Kalanga
Nkololo wa Phalu wakabe ali Eliyabu.
- English9
and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the Lord.
African KalangaBakololo ba Eliyabu bakabe bali bo Nemueli na Dathani na Abiramu. Dathani na Abiramu ndibo bakabe bashalugwa nge gubungano, ngono bedwa beshandukila Mushe na Aroni bengina mu goko la Kora pa bakapandukila Yahwe.
- English10
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign.
African KalangaPasi kukaashama kukabamidza bose na Kora, bakafa. Moto ukapisa balume bali mazana ali mabili ana makumi mashanu (250) ngono bakabe tjilakidzo mu bathu be Iziraela.
- African Kalanga
Koga bakololo ba Kora bakasife.
- English12
The descendants of Simeon by their clans were: through Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; through Jamin, the Jaminite clan; through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;
African KalangaBakololo ba Simiyoni kuyenda nge minsha yabo bakabe bali bo Nemueli wakazwala Banemueli na Jamini ali bhalule le Bajamini na Jakini ali bhalule le Bajakini,
- African Kalanga
ne nsha wa Zera wakazwala Shawuli wakazwala Bashawuli.
- African Kalanga
Bathu ibaba be nsha wa Simiyoni bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bubili ne mazana ali mabili (22 200).
- English15
The descendants of Gad by their clans were: through Zephon, the Zephonite clan; through Haggi, the Haggite clan; through Shuni, the Shunite clan;
African KalangaBakololo ba Gadi nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Zefoni ali bhalule le Bazefoni na Hagi ali bhalule le Bahagi na Shuni ali bhalule le Bashuni
- African Kalanga
na Ozini ali bhalule le Baozini na Eri ali bhalule le Baeri
- African Kalanga
na Arodi wakazwala Baarodi na Areli ali bhalule le Baareli.
- African Kalanga
Bathu be misha iyeyi bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi manna ana mazana ali mashanu (40 500).
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Juda bakabe bali bo Eri na Onani, ngono bubili gwabo bakafila ku shango ye Kanana.
- English20
The descendants of Judah by their clans were: through Shelah, the Shelanite clan; through Perez, the Perezite clan; through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.
African KalangaBakololo ba Juda nge misha yabo bakabe bali Shela
- English21
The descendants of Perez were: through Hezron, the Hezronite clan; through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.
African Kalangana Perezi na Hezironi na Hamuli.
- African Kalanga
Bathu be misha ya Juda iyeyi bakabakagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi ali kutendeka ana butathatu ne mazana ali mashanu (76 500).
- English23
The descendants of Issachar by their clans were: through Tola, the Tolaite clan; through Puah, the Puite clan;
African KalangaBakololo ba Isakari nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Tola wakazwala Batola na Puva wakazwala Bapuva
- African Kalanga
na Jashubu ali bhalule le Bajashubu na Shimironi wakazwala Bashimironi.
- African Kalanga
Aba bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi ali tathatu ana bunna ne mazana ali matatu (64 300).
- English26
The descendants of Zebulun by their clans were: through Sered, the Seredite clan; through Elon, the Elonite clan; through Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan.
African KalangaBakololo ba Zebuluni nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Seredi ali bhalule le Baseredi na Eloni wakazwala Baeloni na Jahileeli ali bhalule le Bajahileeli.
- African Kalanga
Aba bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili tathatu ne mazana ali mashanu (6 500).
- African Kalanga
Bakololo ba Josefa nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Manase na Ifureimi.
- English29
The descendants of Manasseh: through Makir, the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead); through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.
African KalangaBakololo ba Manase bakabe bali bo Makiri ali bhalule le Bamakiri, Makiri iye wakabe ali tate ba Giliyadi ali bhalule le Bagiliyadi,
- English30
These were the descendants of Gilead: through Iezer, the Iezerite clan; through Helek, the Helekite clan;
African KalangaAba ndibo bakololo ba Giliyadi: Iezeri iye wakazwala Baiezeri na Heleki ali bhalule le Baheleki,
- African Kalanga
na Asiriele wakazwala Baasiriele na Shekemu ali bhalule le Bashekemu
- African Kalanga
na Shemida ali bhalule le Bashemida, na Hefiya ali bhalule le Bahefiya.
- English33
(Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons; he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.)
African KalangaZelofehadi nkololo wa Hefiya wakabe asina bana be tjilume, koga ana be tjikadzi, mazina abo ndi Mahila na Nuwa na Hogila na Milikha na Tireza.
- African Kalanga
Aba ndibo be misha ya Manase, bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi mashanu ana bubili ne mazana ali kutendeka (52 700).
- English35
These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan; through Beker, the Bekerite clan; through Tahan, the Tahanite clan.
African KalangaAba ndibo bakololo ba Ifureimi nge misha yabo, Shuthela wakazwala ba Bashuthela na Bhekheri wakazwala Babhekheri na Tahani wakazwala ba Batahani.
- African Kalanga
Ngono aba bakololo ba Shuthela, ndi Erani wakazwala Baerani.
- English37
These were the clans of Ephraim; those numbered were 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.
African KalangaAba ndibo be misha ye bakololo ba Ifureimi, bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi matatu ana bubili ne mazana ali mashanu (32 500), ndizo zwizekugwana zwa Josefa kuyenda nge misha yabo.
- English38
The descendants of Benjamin by their clans were: through Bela, the Belaite clan; through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan; through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;
African KalangaBakololo ba Bhenjamini nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Bhela wakazwala Babhela na Ashebheli wakazwala Baashebeli na Ahiramu wakazwala Baahiramu
- African Kalanga
na Shufamu wakazwala Bashufamu na Hufamu iye wakazwala Bahufamu.
- English40
The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were: through Ard, the Ardite clan; through Naaman, the Naamite clan.
African KalangaBakololo ba Bhela bakabe bali bo Aridi na Naamani, Aridi wakazwala Baaridi, Naamani iye wakazwala Banaamani.
- African Kalanga
Aba ndibo bakololo ba Bhenjamini kuyenda nge misha yabo, bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi manna ana bushanu ne mazana ali tathatu (45 600).
- English42
These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: through Shuham, the Shuhamite clan. These were the clans of Dan:
African KalangaAba bakololo ba Dani nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Shuhamu wakazwala Bashuhamu. Ndiyo misha ya Dani ne zwizekugwana zwayo.
- African Kalanga
Bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi ali tathatu ana bunna ne mazana ali manna (64 400).
- English44
The descendants of Asher by their clans were: through Imnah, the Imnite clan; through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan; through Beriah, the Beriite clan;
African KalangaBakololo ba Asheri nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Imuna wakazwala Baimuna na Ishevi iye wakazwala Baishevi na Bheriya wakazwala Babheriya.
- English45
and through the descendants of Beriah: through Heber, the Heberite clan; through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.
African KalangaBakololo ba Bheriya bakabe bali bo Heba wakazwala Baheba na Malekhieli iye wakazwala Bamalekhieli.
- African Kalanga
Asheri wakabe ana nkololokadzi we zina lakabe liyi Sera.
- African Kalanga
Bathu be misha iyeyi bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi mashanu ana butatu ne mazana manna (53 400).
- English48
The descendants of Naphtali by their clans were: through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan; through Guni, the Gunite clan;
African KalangaBakololo ba Nafutali nge misha yabo bakabe bali bo Jahizeeli wakazwala Bajahizeeli na Guni iye wakazwala Baguni,
- African Kalanga
na Jezeri wakazwala Bajezeri na Shilemu iye wakazwala Bashilemu.
- African Kalanga
Ibaba zwizekugwana zwa Nafutali nge misha yabo, bakabagwa bakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi manna ana bushanu ne mazana ali manna (45 400).
- African Kalanga
Bathu bose be Iziraela bakabagwa bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili mazana ali tathatu ne kung'ompela ne mazana ali kutendeka ana makumi matatu (601 730).
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- African Kalanga
“Njudzi dzikobegwe shango kube thaka kuyendidzana nge mbalo ye mazina abo.
- English54
To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one; each is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those listed.
African KalangaLudzi guna bathu banjinji ugukobele shango whulu kube thaka. Ngono guna bathu bashomanana ugukobele shango tukunu, ludzi gumwe ne gumwe ugukobele shango kuyenda nge bunji gwago.
- English55
Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe.
African KalangaKoga shango inowokobiwa ngokandigwa, kukobiwa thaka kuyenda nge mazina a bobatategulu babo.
- African Kalanga
Ludzi gukulu gukobegwe shango whulu, gutukununu gukobegwe shango tukununu kube thaka, kuyendidzana ngesekwa kwakandigwa ndiko.”
- English57
These were the Levites who were counted by their clans: through Gershon, the Gershonite clan; through Kohath, the Kohathite clan; through Merari, the Merarite clan.
African KalangaNsha we Balevi unobumbiwa nge misha yabo Gerishomi na Kohati na Merari.
- English58
These also were Levite clans: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, the Korahite clan. (Kohath was the forefather of Amram;
African KalangaNsha wabo unolonga misha mitukunu yabo Libini na Heburoni na Mahili na Mushi na Kora na Kohati tate ba Amuramu.
- English59
the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam.
African KalangaAmuramu wakabe akalobola nkololokadzi wa Levi Jokebedi wakazwaligwa ku Egipiti. Wakazwalila Amuramu Aroni na Mushe ne hazwadzi yabo Miriamu.
- African Kalanga
Aroni wakabe ana bakololo bali banna Nadabu na Abihu na Eleazari na Ithamari.
- English61
But Nadab and Abihu died when they made an offering before the Lord with unauthorized fire.)
African KalangaNadabu na Abihu bakafa pabakabe bayisila Yahwe moto usakatjenapala.
- English62
All the male Levites a month old or more numbered 23,000. They were not counted along with the other Israelites because they received no inheritance among them.
African KalangaBalevi be tjilume bakabe bana mwedzi nng'opela kuyenda pezhugwi bakazwagwa bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana butatu (23 000). Ngono abazobaligwa mu bathu be Iziraela bawola, ngobe ibo basakakobegwa shango kube thaka yabo.
- English63
These are the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
African KalangaIbaba ndibo bathu be Iziraela bakabagwa ndi Mushe na Eleazari we mpirisiti mu lubala gwe Moabu guseli kwe gwizi gwe Jorodani kulingisana ne Jerikho.
- English64
Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai.
African KalangaKoga akuna nlume ne nng'ompela wakasala mu bathu be Iziraela muna ibaba bakabagwa ndi Mushe na Aroni we mpirisiti ku tjilambanyika tje Sinai.
- English65
For the Lord had told those Israelites they would surely die in the desert, and not one of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
African KalangaNgoti Yahwe bakabe bati, “Banowofila bose mu tjilambanyika.” Akuna ne nlume nng'ompela wakasala, kuzhe kwa Khalebu nkololo wa Jefune na Joshuwa nkololo wa Nuni.
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.