Job 11 | Old Testament

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Job 11English

Jobe 11African Kalanga

English1
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
African Kalanga
Ipapo Zofa we N'namathi kadabila eti,
English2
“Are all these words to go unanswered? Is this talker to be vindicated?
African Kalanga
“Apa matama wose mangapa aatodabigwa kene? Apa nthu unoleba matama manjinji ungashayiwa nlandu kene?
English3
Will your idle talk reduce men to silence? Will no one rebuke you when you mock?
African Kalanga
Apa matama awo e ludado anonyaladza balume kene? Apa audada akuna unowokutjemela kene?
English4
You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless and I am pure in your sight.’
African Kalanga
Unoti, ‘Kudiya kwangu kwakatjena, kakale ndi mbuyanana mu mesho enyu.’
English5
Oh, how I wish that God would speak, that he would open his lips against you
African Kalanga
Koga ungati Ndzimu ungalebeleka, ukakuzhulila nlomo wawo ukakubudza,
English6
and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.
African Kalanga
ukakubudza zwikowha zwe butjenjedu, ngobe butjenjedu gwe lebeswa gukabili. Ziba woku, Ndzimu unokuloba shamwana isakalizana zwibi zwizo.
English7
“Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
African Kalanga
“Apa ungashaka ukabona zwithu zwikulu zwe Ndzimu? Apa ungashaka ukabona bhelelo le simba la Masimbawose kene?
English8
They are higher than the heavens–what can you do? They are deeper than the depths of the grave -what can you know?
African Kalanga
Lopinda zhuzhugwi dumbu, ungathamani wali? Lopinda kungina kwe bugalo gwe bafi, ungazibani wali?
English9
Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
African Kalanga
Tjilizanyo tjalo tjopinda shango nge bulefu, bupabi gwalo gopinda gungwa.
English10
“If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him?
African Kalanga
Ha Ndzimu uti upinda ukakulonga mu ng'umba ye busungwa, ukadanila kusumikilisiwa, apa ndiani ungaudziba kene?
English11
Surely he recognizes deceitful men; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?
African Kalanga
Nge malebeswa unoziba bathu basi betjimwe, apa aubona bubi autobe ne hanya nge kwangu kene?
English12
But a witless man can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born a man.
African Kalanga
Tjilengwe tjingatjenjela, koga ha donki ye shango inga zwagwa ili nthu.
English13
“Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,
African Kalanga
“Ngono koga ha ungaupa moyo uwo, ukamilidzila maboko awo kuuli,
English14
if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,
African Kalanga
ha ungalashila kutjena jinyo limu luboko gugo, ukasiletjedzele bubi gukagala mu nshasha uwo,
English15
then you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and without fear.
African Kalanga
ipapo ndiko unowomilidza buso gugo usina shoni, unowoma wakasima usingatje.
English16
You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.
African Kalanga
Ngelebeswa unowokangang'wa mang'oni awo ukaakumbula se vula yakatongowunga.
English17
Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.
African Kalanga
Butjilo gugo gowopenya kupinda masikati makulu, zhalima lago likanga mangwanana.
English18
You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.
African Kalanga
Unowonyaladzika ngoti kuna kugalabgwe, unowobakililika ngono ukanyaluluka wakabakililika.
English19
You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.
African Kalanga
Unowolala kusina unokutjisa, banji banowoyemula kushathisiwa ndiwe.
English20
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”
African Kalanga
Koga mesho e babi anowokong'wa, bakasibone pabangapudzumuka ndipo. Kugalabgwe kwabo kowobe kuti bangafa.”

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.