Job 27 | Old Testament

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Job 27English

Jobe 27African Kalanga

English1
And Job continued his discourse:
African Kalanga
Ngono Jobe kadwilila nge ndebeleko iye eti,
English2
“As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made me taste bitterness of soul,
African Kalanga
“Se Ndzimu unotjila, iwo wakadusila kutjena fanilo dzangu, Masimbawose bakathama kuti ndilabile kugwadzika kwangu,
English3
as long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils,
African Kalanga
ha meya yangu itjimundili, ne meya ye Ndzimu ili mu zwimilo zwangu,
English4
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will utter no deceit.
African Kalanga
nlomo wangu aungafe waleba bubi, kakale lulimi gwangu agungafe gwaleba butjebeli.
English5
I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity.
African Kalanga
Ngakube kutjena nami kuti nditi molebesa kudzina ndifa andingazane nge kube ne ntutshi kwangu.
English6
I will maintain my righteousness and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.
African Kalanga
Ndowobhatilila mu ndulamo yangu, andingafe ndaletja ikayenda, hana yangu i mbuyanana, moyo wangu aungandisole.
English7
“May my enemies be like the wicked, my adversaries like the unjust!
African Kalanga
“Tjita tjangu ngatjifanane ne nthu mbi, unondimukila ngaafanane ne nthu usina ndulamo.
English8
For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
African Kalanga
Ngobe kugalabgwe kwe usina Ndzimu ini, ha Ndzimu utola butjilo gugwe kene?
English9
Does God listen to his cry when distress comes upon him?
African Kalanga
Apa Ndzimu unoteedza tjililo tjitje ha kudziyidzika kwazha munli kene?
English10
Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
African Kalanga
Apa unowowana kushatha muna Masimbawose? Apa unowodana Ndzimu misi yose kene?
English11
“I will teach you about the power of God; the ways of the Almighty I will not conceal.
African Kalanga
“Ndowomudiya ngekwe simba le Ndzimu, zwimuna Masimbawose andingazwisumbike.
English12
You have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?
African Kalanga
Bonani, mose imwi makazwibonela nge mesho enyu, ini ngono ndebo dzenyu dzili madatha koga kene?
English13
“Here is the fate God allots to the wicked, the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:
African Kalanga
“Ileli ndilo gobe le nthu mbi ku Ndzimu ne lukata gwe wakabipa moyo gwaanoamutjila kudwa muna Masimbawose.
English14
However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.
African Kalanga
Ha bana babe bangawanda, banowandila thumo koga, bana babe abatofa baja zojiwa bakaguta.
English15
The plague will bury those who survive him, and their widows will not weep for them.
African Kalanga
Malimbelimbe awe anobulawa nge bugwele, tjilikadzi dzabo adzitobalilila.
English16
Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,
African Kalanga
Nenguba ekubunganya siliva se whuluba, ezwitjekela zwiambalo zwinjinji se duluthulu le vu,
English17
what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver.
African Kalanga
unowozwitjekela izo koga zowoambagwa ne nlulwami, usina nlandu unowokoba siliva.
English18
The house he builds is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman.
African Kalanga
Ng'umba yaanobaka inonga ludandi gwe tjibubi inonga nshasha wathamwa ne nlindi.
English19
He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
African Kalanga
Unonoizela akafuma, koga kowopela unoti ezhula mesho awe kawana fungwa iye isipo.
English20
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest snatches him away in the night.
African Kalanga
Lutjo gon'wila gukankulila se nkubila mu busiku unolala asengwa nge tjampupudze.
English21
The east wind carries him off, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
African Kalanga
Phepo ye bhezhuba inontutudzila kutjena kasibepo, inontutudzila kutjena ne nzi uwe,
English22
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
African Kalanga
inontutudza isina ngoni, akabhata egwisa kwazo kutizha.
English23
It claps its hands in derision and hisses him out of his place.
African Kalanga
Phepo inonlobela phande, inonsumila kudwa mu bugalo gwayo.

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.