The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Numbers 30English
Mbalo 30African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Mushe kadwa batungamili be bathu be Iziraela kati, “Yahwe bakandipa ndaulo beti,
- English2
When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.
African Kalanga‘Ha nthu atuna kuna Yahwe, kene etuna ezwisunga ku shingila Yahwe tjimwe, wakafanila shingikadza tuna kukwe, ngothama tjimwe ne tjimwe sekwa aleba nge nlomo uwe.
- English3
“When a young woman still living in her father’s house makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge
African Kalanga“ ‘Ha mwanadi utji pasi kwe bazwadzi atuna kuna Yahwe, ezwisunga mu butjetjana gugwe,
- English4
and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand.
African Kalangangono tate babe bebe ben’wha etuna ezwisunga, bebe basingan'dwe tjimwe, tuna kukwe kowoma kwakajalo, muna sekwa azwisunga ndiko.
- English5
But if her father forbids her when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the Lord will release her because her father has forbidden her.
African KalangaKoga ha tate babe balakidza kusadumana naye, kutji nge zhuba la bawha tuna kukwe, ku zwisunga kukwe ngotuna akutowonsunga, ngobe tate babe bakalamba, ndizo Yahwe banowonsunungula ngobe tate babe balamba.
- English6
“If she marries after she makes a vow or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself
African Kalanga“ ‘Ngono ha elobogwa nge nlume atjakazwisunga ngotuna kwaakathama nge nlomo uwe,
- English7
and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand.
African Kalangangono ha nlume uwe angawha ngekwe kutuna kukwe, ebe asingalebe tjimwe mu zhuba laawha ndilo, kuzwisunga kukwe kowoma kwakajalo. Ne mazwimisilo awe aakazwisunga nawo anowoma akajalo.
- English8
But if her husband forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.
African Kalanga“ ‘Koga ha kungati mu zhuba nlume uwe laawha ndilo, kalakidza kusadumana ngo tuna kwe nkadzi, ndizo unoshandukila tuna kukwe ne mikumbulo isina nshingo yakalebgwa nge nkadzi, ngono Yahwe banowonzwiimbhatigwa.
- African Kalanga
“ ‘Koga tuna kwe tjilikadzi kene nkadzi wakapalaligwa nge nsha, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaakazwisunga nditjo, tjowoma tjakajalo.
- English10
“If a woman living with her husband makes a vow or obligates herself by a pledge under oath
African Kalanga“ ‘Ngono ha nkadzi atuna akalobogwa, kene azwisunga nge kugadzabgwe ngotuna,
- English11
and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her and does not forbid her, then all her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand.
African Kalanganlume uwe ebe ewha ngekwako, ebe asinga lebe tjimwe, asinganyanyayidze, ndizo tuna kukwe kose kowoma kwakajalo ne kugadzabgwe kukwe nge kuzwisunga kukwe kowodwilila.
- English12
But if her husband nullifies them when he hears about them, then none of the vows or pledges that came from her lips will stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the Lord will release her.
African KalangaKoga ha nlume uwe angathama kuti tuna ne gadzabgwe kwe nkadzi uwe kumisiwe mu zhuba laawha ndilo, ndizo nenguba kungabe kuli ini tjakalebgwa nge nkadzi uwe ngotuna kene nge kugadzabgwe kukwe, akutowodwilila. Ngoti nlume uwe alamba tuna kukwe, ngekujalo Yahwe banowonzwiimbatigwa.
- African Kalanga
Nlume unafanilo mu nkadzi uwe ye kuduma kene kulamba tuna kwakagadziwabgwe nge nkadzi uwe.
- English14
But if her husband says nothing to her about it from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or the pledges binding on her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears about them.
African KalangaKoga ha kungati mu zhuba nlume laawha ndilo ngotuna kene kugadzabgwe kwe nkadzi uwe akasilebe tjimwe, unowobe adumana nako, ngobe asalakidza kuti walamba.
- English15
If, however, he nullifies them some time after he hears about them, then he is responsible for her guilt.”
African KalangaKoga ha nlume angalamba shule kwe tjibaka tjaakawha nditjo, unowosenga nlandu we nkadzi uwe nge mathudzi.’ ”
- English16
These are the regulations the Lord gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and his young daughter still living in his house.
African KalangaEyi ndiyo ndaulo Yahwe yabakapa Mushe ngekwe nlume ne nkadzi kene nkololokadzi mu butshwa gugwe atji pasi kwa tate babe egala mu nzi wabo.
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.