The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Numbers 27English
Mbalo 27African Kalanga
- English1
The daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. The names of the daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. They approached
African KalangaIpapo kukazha bakololokadzi ba Zelofehadi nkololo wa Heferi, Heferi ali nkololo wa Giliyadi, Giliyadi ali nkololo wa Makiri, Makiri ali nkololo wa Manase, Manase ali bhalule le ludzi gwe Bamanase iye ali nkololo wa Josefa. Mazina e bakololokadzi babe akabe ali bo Mahila na Nuwa na Hogila na Milikha na Tireza,
- English2
the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the whole assembly, and said,
African Kalangabakama mbeli kwa Mushe na Eleazari we mpirisiti na mbeli kwe batungamili bose be gubungano pa nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo beti,
- English3
“Our father died in the desert. He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the Lord, but he died for his own sin and left no sons.
African Kalanga“Tate bedu bakafila mu tjilambanyika, bakafa basina nkololo, bakabe basi mmwe we goko la Kora lakapandukila Yahwe, koga bakabulawa nge tjibi tjabo.
- English4
Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives.”
African KalangaApa zina la tate bedu lingafilani mu ludzi gwa kanyi kwabo kene, ngobe bakabe basina nkololo? Mutipebo thaka mu bana ba tate bedu.”
- African Kalanga
Mushe kayisa tjililo tjabo mbeli kwa Yahwe.
- African Kalanga
Ngono Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English7
“What Zelophehad’s daughters are saying is right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and turn their father’s inheritance over to them.
African Kalanga“Bakololokadzi ba Zelofehadi banolebesa. Ubape tjabakafanila wana tje thaka mu makamu atate babo. Uthame kuti thaka ya tate babo ibalingisane.
- English8
“Say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, turn his inheritance over to his daughter.
African KalangaUbudze bathu be Iziraela kuti, ‘Ha nlume afa asina nkololo, nkololokadzi uwe wakafanila tola lukata gwa tate babe.
- African Kalanga
Ha asina nkololokadzi, thaka iye ipiwe bakulu kene banung'una babe be tjilume,
- African Kalanga
abasipo thaka iye ipiwe bobatatenkulu kene bobatatenini babe,
- English11
If his father had no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, that he may possess it. This is to be a legal requirement for the Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.’”
African Kalangabobatatenini kene bobatatenkulu babe abasipo thaka iye ipiwe gamu lipejo. Ngono kowobe nlayo ne ndaulo mu Iziraela Yahwe sekwa bakadwa Mushe.’ ”
- English12
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain in the Abarim range and see the land I have given the Israelites.
African KalangaYahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Tathila pezhugwi kwe Dombo le Abarimu, ngono ubone shango yandinopa bathu be Iziraela.
- English13
After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,
African KalangaNgono unoti usinokuibona unowofa, se nkulu uwo Aroni akabatobela,
- English14
for when the community rebelled at the waters in the Desert of Zin, both of you disobeyed my command to honor me as holy before their eyes.” (These were the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.)
African Kalangangobe mose amuzolondolodza nlayo wangu mu tjilambanyika tje Zini. Amuzolakidza gubungano kuyengemala kwe zina langu muli pa vula mbeli kwabo.” (Meriba nsenya uku Kadeshi mu tjilambanyika tje Zini.)
- African Kalanga
Mushe kadwa Yahwe kati,
- African Kalanga
“Dzene Yahwe, Ndzimu unopa bathu bose meya ye butjilo bangashalula nlume ungatungamila gubungano ileli,
- English17
to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
African Kalangamukubhuda kwalo ne mukungina kwalo, kuti gubungano la Yahwe lisitongoshaya ntungamili se pkhwizi dzisina nlisi.”
- English18
So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand on him.
African KalangaNgono Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Tola Joshuwa nkololo wa Nuni, nlume una meya untembezelele nge kumbiga maboko.
- English19
Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him in their presence.
African KalangaUmmise mbeli kwa Eleazari we mpirisiti na mbeli kwe gubungano lose, ube uzibisa gubungano kuti ndiye unotola mukuli.
- African Kalanga
Umpe simba lawakabe ushinga nalo, kuti gubungano lose le bathu be Iziraela lin’whilile.
- English21
He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain decisions for him by inquiring of the Urim before the Lord. At his command he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his command they will come in.”
African KalangaUnowoma mbeli kwe mpirisiti Eleazari, unowombhuzwila tjaangathama mbeli kwa Yahwe nge Urimu. Nge ndaulo iye, Joshuwa ne gubungano lose le Iziraela banowobhuda bakayenda kakale ne ndaulo iyezwe banowoshanduka.”
- English22
Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole assembly.
African KalangaNgono Mushe kathama sekwa apiwa ndaulo ndi Yahwe. Katola Joshuwa kammisa mbeli kwa Eleazari mpirisiti ne gubungano lose.
- African Kalanga
Kantembezelela nge kumbiga maboko, ebe ethama Joshuwa n'gali thaka uwe ebe enlaya sekwa apiwa ndaulo 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.