Job 17 | Old Testament

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Job 17English

Jobe 17African Kalanga

English1
My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.
African Kalanga
Meya yangu inopela, mazhuba angu wopela gomba lakandimilila.
English2
Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
African Kalanga
Nge malebeswa badadi bakandipoteleka, ndogala ndakabalonga zhisho nge sekwa banobhayana nami.
English3
“Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?
African Kalanga
“Ndomukumbila, mundibigile tjamunoshaka, ndiani ungabe mbakilili wangu kene?
English4
You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
African Kalanga
Ngoti makabazwina mikumbulo yabo kuwhisisa, ndizo amutobaletjedza bakakunda.
English5
If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.
African Kalanga
Iye unoshaka gobe nge kuwonga bakwinya babe, bana babe ndibo banowopelela bedziyidzika nge kwako.
English6
“God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.
African Kalanga
“Wakandithama sumo ku bathu, ndatjibe unothwigwa mate mu buso.
English7
My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
African Kalanga
Mesho angu aatjabonesesa nge tjililo, ndungululo dzangu dzabe mafupa koga.
English8
Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly.
African Kalanga
Balulwami bakatjenamila kose ikoko, usina nlandu unomukila usina bundzimu.
English9
Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
African Kalanga
Koga nlulwami wakadzikila mu zila dzidze, be maboko mabuyanana banowodwilila ngo sima.
English10
“But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you.
African Kalanga
Koga imwi, shandukilani kundili, imwi mose, akuna ne nng'ompela wandingawana akatjenjela mu muli.
English11
My days have passed, my plans are shattered, and so are the desires of my heart.
African Kalanga
“Mazhuba angu akapinda, mikumbulo yangu yakashangashangana, kose ne njemulo dze moyo wangu.
English12
These men turn night into day; in the face of darkness they say, ‘Light is near.’
African Kalanga
Busiku banoguthama masikati, ‘Tjedza’ banoti, ‘tjipejo ne zhalima.’
English13
If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
African Kalanga
Ha ndilinga bugalo gwe bafi ndoti i ng'umba yangu, mu zhalima ndolulwamisa bulawo gwangu.
English14
if I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’
African Kalanga
Ndodwa ikumbu nditi, ‘U tate bangu,’ ku gonye ndoti, ‘Mme bangu’ kene ‘Hazwadzi yangu.’
English15
where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
African Kalanga
Kugalabgwe kwangu kungayi ngono? Ndiani unobona kugalabgwe kwangu kene?
English16
Will it go down to the gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?”
African Kalanga
Apa kowodelukila ku phanda dze bugalo gwe bafi? Apa towodelukila tose ku whuluba kene?”

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.