Job 23 | Old Testament

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Job 23English

Jobe 23African Kalanga

English1
Then Job replied:
African Kalanga
Ipapo Jobe kashandula eti,
English2
“Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
African Kalanga
“Nanasi kose nditjang'ong'ola kwazo luboko gwawo gondilemela nenguba ndatjipelegwa.
English3
If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!
African Kalanga
Ha ndingabe ndiziba kwandingaubona, pamwe azha pa bugalo gwawo!
English4
I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
African Kalanga
Ndabe ndowozhisa ndebo yangu mbeli kwawo, ngono azwilebelekela.
English5
I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say.
African Kalanga
Ndabe ndowoziba matama aunondishandula ndiwo, ne kuwhisisa zwaunondidwa.
English6
Would he oppose me with great power? No, he would not press charges against me.
African Kalanga
Apa unowonyanyaidzana nami nge bukulu gwawo kene? Ndodwa, nge malebeswa unowonditeedza.
English7
There an upright man could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.
African Kalanga
Ikoko nlulwami unowozwilebelekela nawo asunungugwa tjatjose mu nsumikilisi wangu.
English8
“But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him.
African Kalanga
“Bonani, ha ndibhudila kunobhuda zhuba aupo ko, ha ndibhudila kunomila zhuba anditouwana ko.
English9
When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.
African Kalanga
Ngono apa uli mu nshingo ku bunadzwa, anditoubona apa ushandukila ku burwa naiko anditoubona.
English10
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
African Kalanga
Koga unoziba zila imwe ne imwe yandinotola ausina kundilika, ndowobhuda ndinga golide.
English11
My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.
African Kalanga
Ndakatshamba mu thambo dzawo, ndakalondolodza zila dzawo ndisingapambukile ntome.
English12
I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
African Kalanga
Andizotongo letja sala shule ndaulo dzawo dzawakaleba, Ndakabiganya matama awo awakaleba.
English13
“But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases.
African Kalanga
Koga iwo autoshandukila nkumbulo wawo, ndiani ungaunyanyaidza? Tjaunoyemula unotjithama.
English14
He carries out his decree against me, and many such plans he still has in store.
African Kalanga
Unowopeleledza tjawakalongolosa nge kwangu, ngono ndongoloso dzakajali dzinji mu nkumbulo wawo.
English15
That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him.
African Kalanga
Ndizo wali ndina kutja kukulu mbeli kwawo andikumbula kose ikoko, ndoutja dumbu.
English16
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
African Kalanga
Ndzimu wathama kuti nditjekeke bula, Masimbawose unonditjisa.
English17
Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
African Kalanga
Koga ate lili zhalima linonditjisa, nenguba zwako zhalima lakandizwimba mesho.

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.