The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible
Old Testament
Read each verse in English beside its African Kalanga equivalent.
Numbers 6English
Mbalo 6African Kalanga
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
- English2
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of separation to the Lord as a Nazirite,
African Kalanga“Lebeleka ne Baiziraela ubadwe uti, ‘Ha nlume kene nkadzi etuna ngozwipa kube Nnaziri mbeli kwa Yahwe,
- English3
he must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or from other fermented drink. He must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.
African KalangaAzwidzibe mu kung'wa nkumbi we zhambi ne busukwa. Basitongong'wa tjing'o tjakathamwa nge ntubgwi we zhambi kene kuli kuja zhambi nyolo kene dzakawanikiwa.
- English4
As long as he is a Nazirite, he must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.
African KalangaMu misi ye kuzwipa kukwe ali Nnaziri asitongoja tjimwe tjakathamwa nge zhambi, nenguba dzili phudzi kene makanda e zhambi.
- English5
“ ‘During the entire period of his vow of separation no razor may be used on his head. He must be holy until the period of his separation to the Lord is over; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
African Kalanga“ ‘Mu misi yose ye kutuna kukwe kwe kuzwipa kube Nnaziri asitongotesegwa nsholo, kudzina tjibaka tjitje tje kuzwipa Yahwe tjiwila. Unowobe akayengemala, aletjedze mavudzi awe akule abe malefu akapombana.
- African Kalanga
“ ‘Mu misi yose ye kuzwipa Yahwe asitongosedzela pa itumbu.
- English7
Even if his own father or mother or brother or sister dies, he must not make himself ceremonially unclean on account of them, because the symbol of his separation to God is on his head.
African KalangaNenguba guli lufu gwa tate babe kene mme yabe kene nkulu kene nnung'una kene hazwadzi iye, mmwe wabo ha afa, asitongo zwitemapadza ndibo, ngobe kuzwipa kukwe ku Ndzimu kuli mu nsholo uwe.
- African Kalanga
Mu misi yose ye kuzwipa kukwe kube Nnaziri unowobe akayengemala kuna Yahwe.
- English9
“ ‘If someone dies suddenly in his presence, thus defiling the hair he has dedicated, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing–the seventh day.
African Kalanga“ ‘Ngono ha angawigwa nge lufu paayapo akazwikangang'wa, katemapadza nsholo uwe wakatjenapala, kuti shule kwe mazhuba ali kutendeka atesegwe mavudzi, ndizo unowotjenapala.
- English10
Then on the eighth day he must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
African KalangaKuti mu zhuba le buzhanakadzi ayise njiba mbili kene ngurukukwana mbili ku mpirisiti ku nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo.
- English11
The priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him because he sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. That same day he is to consecrate his head.
African KalangaNgono mpirisiti unoyisa imwe ili tjibhayilo tje tjibi imwe ili tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa kunthamila gadzano, ngobe akathama tjibi nge itumbu. Ngono kudwa mu zhuba ilelo atjenapadze nsholo uwe.
- English12
He must dedicate himself to the Lord for the period of his separation and must bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. The previous days do not count, because he became defiled during his separation.
African KalangaNgono azwipe kuna Yahwe mu mazhuba awe e kuzwipa ali Nnaziri, abe eyisa pkhwizana ina gole ling'ompela ili tjibhayilo tje nlandu, koga misi ye kutanga ikanganike, ngobe kuzwipa kukwe kwakabe kwatemapala.
- English13
“ ‘Now this is the law for the Nazirite when the period of his separation is over. He is to be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
African Kalanga“ ‘Oyu ndiwo nlayo we Nnaziri, ha misi ye kuzwipa kukwe yawila, ayisiwe ku nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo.
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There he is to present his offerings to the Lord: a year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram without defect for a fellowship offering,
African KalangaAbe eyisa tjipo tjitje kuna Yahwe, ili pkhwizana ndume ina gole ling'ompela isina bulema kube tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa, ne pkhwizana hadzi ina gole ling'ompela isina bulema kube tjibhayilo tje tjibi, ne nyundo ing'ompela isina bulema kube tjibhayilo tje mbakisano.
- English15
together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and a basket of bread made without yeast– cakes made of fine flour mixed with oil, and wafers spread with oil.
African KalangaAduse itundu tje zwiwunga zwisina mbidzo, ne makhekhe e bgwisa gwakanathiwa gwakashanganyiwa ne mafuta ne makokisi akabhomwa mafuta, ne tjipo tje mathunde ne tje tjing'o.
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“ ‘The priest is to present them before the Lord and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.
African KalangaMpirisiti unoyisa zwibhayilo mbeli kwa Yahwe, ebe eyisa ne tjibhayilo tje tjibi ne tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa.
- English17
He is to present the basket of unleavened bread and is to sacrifice the ram as a fellowship offering to the Lord, together with its grain offering and drink offering.
African KalangaMpirisiti unoyisa tjibhayilo tje nyundo kuna Yahwe tjili tjibhayilo tje mbakisano, nenge itundu tje zwiwunga zwisina mbidzo, ne tjipo tje mathunde ne tje tjing'o.
- English18
“ ‘Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that he dedicated. He is to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.
African KalangaNnaziri unowotesela nsholo uwe wakazhodziwa pa nkoba we nshasha we bushanganilo kudwa ipapo unowopisila mavudzi awe mu moto ukusi kwe tjibhayilo tje mbakisano.
- English19
“ ‘After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair of his dedication, the priest is to place in his hands a boiled shoulder of the ram, and a cake and a wafer from the basket, both made without yeast.
African Kalanga“ ‘Mpirisiti atole bhandabuko le nyundo lakabhikwa ne tjiwunga tjing'ompela tjisina mbidzo mu itundu ne kokisi ling'ompela, azwitshitshe Nnaziri, shule kwe asinobe atesegwa mavudzi awe e kutjenapala.
- English20
The priest shall then wave them before the Lord as a wave offering; they are holy and belong to the priest, together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
African KalangaMpirisiti unozunguza tjibhayilo mbeli kwa Yahwe tjowobe tjibhayilo tjazunguziwa tja Yahwe, i gobe lakayengemala le mpirisiti, unozwipiwa ne ifuba ne tjidzwa se zwili zwakafanila mpirisiti, shule kwa ipapo Nnaziri ungang'wa nkumbi we zhambi.
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“ ‘This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the Lord in accordance with his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford. He must fulfill the vow he has made, according to the law of the Nazirite.’”
African Kalanga“ ‘Oyu ndiwo nlayo we Nnaziri unobe atuna. Kudusila Yahwe tjibhayilo kwakafanila yendidzana ngotuna kukwe se Nnaziri, kuzhe kwe tjimwe tjaangatubula, wakafanila shingikadza kutuna kukwe kuyendidzana nge nlayo we kuzwipa kukwe ali Nnaziri.’ ”
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe beti
- African Kalanga
alebeleke na Aroni ne bakololo babe bakombolele bathu be Iziraela nge matama anoti,
- African Kalanga
“Yahwe bakukombolele bakutjengete:
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakupenyesele buso gwabo, bakuwhile ngoni:
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakubige tjiso, bakupe kunyalala.”
- African Kalanga
Yahwe bakabe beti, “Ndizo ha beleba zina langu belileba lili gombolelo mu bathu be Iziraela, ndowobakombolela.”
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.