Job 18 | Old Testament

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Job 18English

Jobe 18African Kalanga

English1
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
African Kalanga
Ipapo Bhilidadi we N'shuhi kashandula eti,
English2
“When will you end these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk.
African Kalanga
“Apa unowomisa lini kulebanya kene? Kumbula, ndiko tikolebeleka.
English3
Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight?
African Kalanga
Apa ini titogwa se ng'ombe koga kene? Apa ini titogwa se zwilengwe mbeli kwenyu kene?
English4
You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, is the earth to be abandoned for your sake? Or must the rocks be moved from their place?
African Kalanga
Iwe unozwipalula nge kugwadzamoyo kuko, shango inowolamwiwa nge kuko kene? Kene shongwe dzotshedugwa mu magalo adzo kene?
English5
“The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning.
African Kalanga
“Ndodwa, tjedza tje mbiimbi tjowodzimiwa, nthuto we moto uwe unowotundubala.
English6
The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out.
African Kalanga
Tjedza tjabe zhalima mu nshasha uwe, ne luvone gugwe pezhugwi gowodzimiwa.
English7
The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down.
African Kalanga
Thambo dzidze dzakasima dzatapudziwa, Ndongoloso iye inonlasha.
English8
His feet thrust him into a net and he wanders into its mesh.
African Kalanga
Ngoti unobhatshigwa nge gwanga laateya iye, unoyenda engina mu gomba.
English9
A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast.
African Kalanga
Silaha inon'bhatshila mu itshitshino, dati likan'bhatshila.
English10
A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path.
African Kalanga
Wakasumbikigwa nsungo pasi, wakabigigwa bhuzhu mu zila.
English11
Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.
African Kalanga
Zwinotjisa zowompalusamoyo kumwe ne kumwe, zwakansala shule pamwe ne pamwe.
English12
Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls.
African Kalanga
Mbatsha dzina zhala nge kukwe, dziyidzika kwakan'lalila kuti akuthiwe,
English13
It eats away parts of his skin; death’s firstborn devours his limbs.
African Kalanga
koja ndungululo dze mbili uwe, mbano ye lufu inoja ndungululo dzidze.
English14
He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.
African Kalanga
Unowodzikunugwa mu nshasha waanogalabgwe, akazhisiwa kuna mambo we zwinotjisa.
English15
Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.
African Kalanga
Mu nshasha uwe kogala bose basi babe, sibaboli tjakapaladzigwa mu magalo awe.
English16
His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.
African Kalanga
Midzi iye inowomelela kusi, ne matabi awe anobuna.
English17
The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land.
African Kalanga
Aatja kumbugwa mu shango, aatjina zina mu shango.
English18
He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.
African Kalanga
Unotatiwa mu tjedza etatigwa ku zhalima, unotatiwa mu shango.
English19
He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.
African Kalanga
Aana mwana kene tjizekugwana pakati kwe bathu bakanyi kukwe, akuna limbelimbe lakasala kwaakabe egala.
English20
Men of the west are appalled at his fate; men of the east are seized with horror.
African Kalanga
Mu zhuba laawigwa, bakazha shule bakatjenama, baku bhezhuba ne baku golombedzo banotetema ngotja.
English21
Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who knows not God.”
African Kalanga
Nge malebeswa izwezwi magalo e babiibi, gwakajalo bugalo gwe usingazibe Ndzimu.”

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.