Job 28 | Old Testament

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Job 28English

Jobe 28African Kalanga

English1
“There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
African Kalanga
“Nge lebeswa kuna kunotshiwa siliva, ne kunokuyungiwako golide.
English2
Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
African Kalanga
Butali gotshiwa mu mavu, khopa inokuyungiwa kudwa mu mabgwe.
English3
Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
African Kalanga
Nthu unopeleledza zhalima, eshaka phangula kule kule kwakanginilila, mu mabgwe akusi kusi.
English4
Far from where people dwell he cuts a shaft, in places forgotten by the foot of man; far from men he dangles and sways.
African Kalanga
Unotsha mukatikati kusingagale bathu, kusina ndodwa ne nthu wakatongo tshambako, unoshinga ali mu bushoma akanganika, akalembelekela yeno na yeno ali misungo ye migodi.
English5
The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
African Kalanga
Shango iyo inomela zojiwa kusi kwayo kotshindunugwa nge moto.
English6
sapphires come from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
African Kalanga
Mabgwe ayo bugalo gwe mabgwe e safire ne whuluba yayo ina golide.
English7
No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
African Kalanga
“Dzu alitoziba zila inoyenda ko ne luphangu aguthu kuka ibona.
English8
Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
African Kalanga
Akuna tjibandana tjakatongo yenda muili, ne shumba ayithu ikatongo yenda muili bo.
English9
Man’s hand assaults the flinty rock and lays bare the roots of the mountains.
African Kalanga
“Luboko gwe nthu goswika ku mabgwe akasima, gutshindinula matombo nge midzi yawo.
English10
He tunnels through the rock; his eyes see all its treasures.
African Kalanga
Unozhula ngolo mu mabgwe, mesho awe anobona zose zwakanaka.
English11
He searches the sources of the rivers and brings hidden things to light.
African Kalanga
Unoshakisisa misenya kuti vula isiunge ne tjakasumbikala unotjidusila pa tjena.
English12
“But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
African Kalanga
“Ngono kanti butjenjedu gobong'wa ngayi, ne bugalo gwe whisiso gobong'wa ngayi kene?
English13
Man does not comprehend its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
African Kalanga
Nthu aatoziba zila inoyenda kuguli, agutowang'wa mu shango ye batjili.
English14
The deep says, ‘It is not in me’; the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
African Kalanga
Kwakangina kukati, ‘Agupo mundili,’ gungwa naigobo gukati, ‘Agupo mundili.’
English15
It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.
African Kalanga
Agutotengwa nge golide mbuyanana, ne themba yago aingalizanyiwe ne siliva.
English16
It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.
African Kalanga
Agungatengwe ne themba ye golide ye Ofi, nanga ili Onikisi ye safire iyo i pezhugwi kwazo.
English17
Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
African Kalanga
Golide ne halasi azwingafanidzanyiwe nago, kene kuli kugutenganya nge jegwa le golide.
English18
Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
African Kalanga
Apa kuli mabgwe e khorala ne safire akuna tjingalebgwa nge kwawo, themba ye butjenjedu ipezhugwi kwazo kupinda ndalama.
English19
The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
African Kalanga
Topazi ye Khushi aingafanidzanyiwe nayo, ne golide mbuyanana aingagutenge.
English20
“Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
African Kalanga
“Dumbu ngono bhalule le butjenjedu ini? Whisiso yakabaka ngayi ngono?
English21
It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds of the air.
African Kalanga
Gwakasumbikala mu mesho e zwitjili zose, gwakasumbikala ne mu nyuni dzinowuluka dumbu.
English22
Destruction and Death say, ‘Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.’
African Kalanga
Golomodzo ne lufu zoti, ‘Takawha makwayi koga nge zebe dzedu.’
English23
God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
African Kalanga
“Ndzimu ndiwo unoziba zila inoyenda kuguli, ndiwo woga unoziba kwagunogala.
English24
for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
African Kalanga
Ngoti ndiwo unobona kunoti ku phelelo dze shango, unobona zose zwipasi kwe zhuzhugwi.
English25
When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
African Kalanga
Wakati upa phepo simba, ukakala vula, udzipa tjilizanyo,
English26
when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
African Kalanga
ukadusila vula nlayo, ukathamila lupenyo gwe vula zila,
English27
then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
African Kalanga
ndipo kee, pawakagubona ukaleba nge kwago, ukagusisithila, ukagulika.
English28
And he said to man, ‘The fear of the Lord–that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.’”
African Kalanga
Ngono Ndzimu ukadwa nthu uti, ‘Bona, kutja She ndigo butjenjedu, kuleya mbipo ndiko whisiso.’ ”

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.