Job 12 | Old Testament

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Job 12English

Jobe 12African Kalanga

English1
Then Job replied:
African Kalanga
Ipapo Jobe kashandula eti,
English2
“Doubtless you are the people, and wisdom will die with you!
African Kalanga
“Nge malebeswa ndimwi bathu dumbu, butjenjedu gowofa namwi!
English3
But I have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know all these things?
African Kalanga
Koga ndina whisiso koga samwi, andite ndili ntukununu mu muli. Ndiani usinga zibe zwithu izwezwi zwakajali kene?
English4
“I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called upon God and he answered–a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
African Kalanga
Ndatjibe tjiseko ku bakwinya bangu, imi ndakabe ndidana Ndzimu ukandidabila, nlulwami kakale usina nlandu watjibe itjo tjiseko.
English5
Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
African Kalanga
Iwoyu wakaliga makumbo una kulingila pasi kusheta phazha, beti kuwigwa nge mang'oni koshingikalila ibabo banodengadenga.
English6
The tents of marauders are undisturbed, and those who provoke God are secure–those who carry their god in their hands.
African Kalanga
Koga mishasha ye batoleli imile nge kunyalala, na ibabo banotanga Ndzimu bakabakililika, ibo banosenga ndzimu wabo nge maboko abo.
English7
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
African Kalanga
“Koga bhuzwa phuka ngono dzowokudiya, kene nyuni ngono dzowokubudza,
English8
or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you.
African Kalanga
kene lebeleka ne shango ngono inowokudiya, kene whobe dze gungwa dzowokubudza.
English9
Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?
African Kalanga
Ndizwipi zwe zwithu izwezwi zwisingazibe kuti luboko gwa Yahwe gwakathama ikoku kene?
English10
In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.
African Kalanga
Ibo mu luboko gwabo kuna butjilo gwe zwitjili zose, ne meya ye bathu bose.
English11
Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?
African Kalanga
Apa zebe aitoshakisisa matama kene, koga se bgwasha guwha kuzipa kwe zojiwa?
English12
Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?
African Kalanga
Apa butjenjedu ate guli mu sholotjena kene, ne kuwhisisa akutozha nge mazhuba manji kene?
English13
“To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.
African Kalanga
“Ku Ndzimu kuna butjenjedu ne simba ndiwo una gumbuludzo ne whisiso.
English14
What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man he imprisons cannot be released.
African Kalanga
Bona, aukolomola akuna ungamusa, auzhalilila nthu akuna ungazhula.
English15
If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
African Kalanga
Bona, ha udzibila vula kuna kobe ne bhamba, ha uiletjedza kobe ne nkubila ngono zokulila shango.
English16
To him belong strength and victory; both deceived and deceiver are his.
African Kalanga
Ku uli kuna simba ne butjenjedu batjebeli ne banotjebegwa nge bawo.
English17
He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges.
African Kalanga
Unotatila kutjena bakumbuludzi basakasungila, basumikilisi ukabathama zwilengwe.
English18
He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.
African Kalanga
Unosungunula misungo ya bomambo, ukasunga thunji dza bomambo nge mwandabula we jila.
English19
He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established.
African Kalanga
Unotatila kutjena bapirisiti basakasungila, ukakudubhula bakasima.
English20
He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.
African Kalanga
Unonyaladza milomo ye banogalikabgwe, katola butjenjedu gwe sholotjena.
English21
He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
African Kalanga
Unolonga kulingigwa pasi mu bakololo ba bomambo, ukanyebesa mwandabula we balume bakasima.
English22
He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light.
African Kalanga
Unozumbunula masazibgwe mu zhalima, ukadusila zwimu zhalima gulu mu tjedza.
English23
He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
African Kalanga
Unothama zwitjaba zwikabe zwikulu ngono ukabuya ukazwikolomodza, unothama zwitjaba kuti zwiwande ngono ukazwipaladzila kutjena.
English24
He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; he sends them wandering through a trackless waste.
African Kalanga
Unotolela batungamili be shango mikumbulo, ukabamaamisa bakalashika pasina zila.
English25
They grope in darkness with no light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.
African Kalanga
Banoambaamba mu zhalima kusina tjedza, ukabathama kuti batshatsharike se bakalaladza.

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.