Job 21 | Old Testament

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Job 21English

Jobe 21African Kalanga

English1
Then Job replied:
African Kalanga
Ipapo Jobe kashandula eti,
English2
“Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you give me.
African Kalanga
“Teedzani mu bhulutane matama angu, etjo nditjo koga tjingabe nyaladzo yangu.
English3
Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, mock on.
African Kalanga
Musindinyalile moyo, ima ndowolebeleka, shule kwe ndalebeleka ukowondidadila zo.
English4
“Is my complaint directed to man? Why should I not be impatient?
African Kalanga
Apa imi, kung'on'gola kwangu ndokulingisa ku nthu kene? Ini ndakafanila kuti ndisipele meya?
English5
Look at me and be astonished; clap your hand over your mouth.
African Kalanga
Mundilinge, mutjename, mubhate milomo.
English6
When I think about this, I am terrified; trembling seizes my body.
African Kalanga
Andikumbula nge kwako, ndotetema, anditjina gwangu mbili wangu unotetema koga.
English7
Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
African Kalanga
Ini babi betjila, bedzina bekwegula, masimba abo epaphidzika kene?
English8
They see their children established around them, their offspring before their eyes.
African Kalanga
Bana babo bagele baligedzikane mbeli kwabo, bana be bana babo banokulila mu mesho abo.
English9
Their homes are safe and free from fear; the rod of God is not upon them.
African Kalanga
Ng'umba dzabo dzakabakililika akuna tjinobatjisa, shamu ye Ndzimu aitobaloba.
English10
Their bulls never fail to breed; their cows calve and do not miscarry.
African Kalanga
Nkono uwe unokwiila usina mang'oni ng'ombe mayi ina luzwalo aitosodza.
English11
They send forth their children as a flock; their little ones dance about.
African Kalanga
Banozhulila bana babo se pkhwizi, ngono bana babo bakatamba tamba.
English12
They sing to the music of tambourine and harp; they make merry to the sound of the flute.
African Kalanga
Banomba belidza dzithamborini ne matende beshathila milidzo ye zwilidzo.
English13
They spend their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.
African Kalanga
Banotjila zwinozipa mazhuba wose, nge mbakiso banoyenda ku bugalo gwe bafi.
English14
Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.
African Kalanga
Banoti ku Ndzimu, ‘Idwani patili, atitoyemula kuziba zila dzenyu.
English15
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?’
African Kalanga
Masimbawose ndiani, watingashwa tishingila kene? Kakale towobuyigwa ngeni atintembezela?’
English16
But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stand aloof from the counsel of the wicked.
African Kalanga
Bonani, kubhudilila kwabo ate kuli mu maboko abo kene? Gumbuludzo le babi ndomila kule nalo.
English17
“Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger?
African Kalanga
“Apa ndikangana luvone gwe babi godzimiwa kene? Apa mbatsha dzabo dzobawila kangana kene? Apa Ndzimu unosodelusila bushong'ola gwawo mu bali kangana kene?
English18
How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?
African Kalanga
Apa ndikangana betutudziwa se lushanga nge phepo kene, se bunye gunosengwa nge matutu kene?
English19
It is said, ‘God stores up a man’s punishment for his sons.’ Let him repay the man himself, so that he will know it!
African Kalanga
Moti, ‘Ndzimu unobigila mwana shamu ye nlandu wa tate babe.’ Ndzimu ngaulobe shamu iye wakafanigwa ne lobgwa, ngauthame uijalo kuti azibe kuti unolobegwa zwibi zwizwe.
English20
Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
African Kalanga
Ngaabone golomodzo lile nge mesho awe, ngaang'we bushongola gwa Masimbawose.
English21
For what does he care about the family he leaves behind when his allotted months come to an end?
African Kalanga
Ngobe dumbu ini tje nsha uwe tjingan'dziyidza asinokufa, ha mimwedzi ye bupenyu gugwe ithubugwa kene?
English22
“Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he judges even the highest?
African Kalanga
Apa nthu ungadiya Ndzimu luzibo kene, iwo unosumikilisa bamu magalo a pezhugwi kene?
English23
One man dies in full vigor, completely secure and at ease,
African Kalanga
Mmwe unofila mukubhudilila kukwe, aligele akaliga makumbo akabakililika,
English24
his body well nourished, his bones rich with marrow.
African Kalanga
mbili uwe unokwidzima, mafupa awe azhele mongo.
English25
Another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having enjoyed anything good.
African Kalanga
Mmwe nthu unofa ali mu kuwha zogwadza, asatongo labila nzipo we butjilo.
English26
Side by side they lie in the dust, and worms cover them both.
African Kalanga
Bose banoizedziwa panofanana mu whuluba, bejiwa nge whonyana ngofanana.
English27
“I know full well what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
African Kalanga
“Bonani, ndoziba njalakang'wa dzenyu, ne mikumbulo yenyu kunditanga.
English28
You say, ‘Where now is the great man’s house, the tents where wicked men lived?’
African Kalanga
Mobhuzwa muti, ‘Ng'umba ye nkololo we bushe ingayi, nshasha wakabe ugagwa nge babiibi ungayi?’
English29
Have you never questioned those who travel? Have you paid no regard to their accounts–
African Kalanga
Apa makatongo bhuzwa bapindi be zila kene? Apa amutoduma zwabanoleba kene?
English30
that the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, that he is delivered from the day of wrath?
African Kalanga
Kuti mbi unotjidziwa mu zhuba le mbatsha ne kuti unotjidziwa mu zhuba le bushong'ola kene?
English31
Who denounces his conduct to his face? Who repays him for what he has done?
African Kalanga
Ndiani ungambudzilila mbeli kukwe, kene unontjemelela zwaakathama kene?
English32
He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
African Kalanga
Ha eyisiwa ku ikumbu, kobigwa nlindi mu ikumbu tjitje,
English33
The soil in the valley is sweet to him; all men follow after him, and a countless throng goes before him.
African Kalanga
ne mavu e nkuku anon'zipila, bathu bose banon'sala shule, ne bakantungamila abana mbalo.
English34
“So how can you console me with your nonsense? Nothing is left of your answers but falsehood!”
African Kalanga
Apa ngono mungandinyaladza nge zwithu zwisina nshingo? Mu dabilo dzenyu akuna tjamusalila kuzhe kwe kusagalikabgwe koga!”

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.