Job 3 | Old Testament

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Job 3English

Jobe 3African Kalanga

English1
After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
African Kalanga
Shule kwa ikoku, Jobe kazhula nlomo uwe ngono kalonga bhiso zhuba laakazwagwa nalo.
English2
He said:
African Kalanga
Jobe kalebeleka eti,
English3
“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is born!’
African Kalanga
“Ungati zhuba landakazwagwa nalo lingaloba, kose ne busiku gwakayi, ‘Mwana we mbisana wazwisengwa!’
English4
That day–may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine upon it.
African Kalanga
Thamani kuti zhuba ilelo libe zhalima, Dzene Ndzimu upezhugwi ungakangang'wa nge kwalo, dzene kukasibe ne tjedza tjinopenya mulili.
English5
May darkness and deep shadow claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm its light.
African Kalanga
Dzene zhalima ne dutshi zwingati zwi mulili. Dzene makole kalikwitidza. Dzene zhalima lingakulila tjedza tjalo.
English6
That night–may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months.
African Kalanga
Busiku igoguje ngagukuligwe nge zhalima! Ngalisibaligwe mu mazhuba e gole kene kuli kugubalila mu mimwedzi.
English7
May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
African Kalanga
Dzene busiku igoguje gukabe balumbila, dzene kukasiwhike nsindo we mpululu muguli.
English8
May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
African Kalanga
Budzani ibabo banolonga bhiso mazhuba balonge bhiso zhuba ilelo, ibabo banoziba kumusa zhithu le gungwa linoyi Livatani.
English9
May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
African Kalanga
Thamani kuti nyenyedzi ye masasi itundubale, dzene gungalindila suli tjedza tje zhuba ngagukong'we ngobona mazazi ekutanga e zhuba mangwanana.
English10
for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
African Kalanga
Ngobe aguzozhalila mikoba ye tjibumbilo tja mmeyangu, gukasumbikila mesho angu mang'oni.
English11
“Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?
African Kalanga
“Ini ndisakafa nditjazwagwa koga, kene ndakatjinyikila mu tjibumbilo?
English12
Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
African Kalanga
Ini kwakabe ne zwidwi kundiamutjila kene? Ini kwabe ne mazhamu kundimwisa kene?
English13
For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
African Kalanga
Ngobe ngwenu ndingabe ndililele nge mbakiso zwangu, ndingabe ndililele ndakanyaluluka zwangu,
English14
with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
African Kalanga
ndina bomambo ne bakumbuludzi be shango, bakazwibakila magalo ngono ngwenu abe matongo,
English15
with rulers who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
African Kalanga
kene ndina bakololo be bushe bakabe bana golide, ibo bakabe bana ng'umba dzizhele siliva.
English16
Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
African Kalanga
Kene ini ndisakabiganyiwa se wazwagwa asingatjile kene? Se lushabana gusathu gukabona tjedza tje zhuba kene?
English17
There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
African Kalanga
Ikweno babi bamisa kudziyidzika, ikweno bakanyala bakanyaluluka.
English18
Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.
African Kalanga
Basungwa bagele bose bakaliga makumbo, abatowha whi le nshingisi.
English19
The small and the great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
African Kalanga
Batukunu ne bakulu bayikweno, balanda bakasununguka muna botetshi babo.
English20
“Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
African Kalanga
“Ini tjedza tjipiwa umu kudziyidzika, ne butjilo gupiwa una meya dzakagwadzika kene?
English21
to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
African Kalanga
Ibabo banoyemula lufu ngono gusipo, ibo banogushaka kupinda fumwa yakasumbikika,
English22
who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?
African Kalanga
ibo banoshatha kwazo ha bebona gomba le lufu.
English23
Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
African Kalanga
Ini butjilo gupiwa nthu we zila dzakasumbikala, iye wakabakiligwa bhakasa nge Ndzimu?
English24
For sighing comes to me instead of food; my groans pour out like water.
African Kalanga
Ngoti shungu yangu yatjibe zojiwa zwangu, ndotshinda ngo gomela kwangu kunonga vula inowunga.
English25
What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
African Kalanga
Ngoti tjandagala nditja tjandishingikalila, tjandagala nditja tjandiwila.
English26
I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.”
African Kalanga
Andizo gadzikana, andina kunyaluluka, kuzhe kwe mang'oni 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.