Job 30 | Old Testament

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Job 30English

Jobe 30African Kalanga

English1
“But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.
African Kalanga
“Koga ngwenu ndosekwa ne batjetjana mundili, ibo botate babo bandakabe ndilingila pasi, ndisingake abashanganya ne mbgwa dze pkhwizi dzangu.
English2
Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigor had gone from them?
African Kalanga
Naiko ndobuyigwa neni mu simba le maboko abo, ngoti simba labo lapela mubali.
English3
Haggard from want and hunger, they roamed the parched land in desolate wastelands at night.
African Kalanga
Bakapeleledziwa nge kusheta nenge zhala, bepupuna mu shango yakawomelela ye tjilambanyika.
English4
In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom tree.
African Kalanga
Betjela mazhani ana mwenyu mu matenjana bebesa nti unoyi ntshwayilo kuzwidziyisa.
English5
They were banished from their fellow men, shouted at as if they were thieves.
African Kalanga
Banotatigwa kutjena pakati kwe bathu, banomimiligwa sekunomimiligwa mbava.
English6
They were forced to live in the dry stream beds, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
African Kalanga
Bakapelela begala mu phili dze mikukwana yakawoma, mu mimwina ye shango ne mu makuwu.
English7
They brayed among the bushes and huddled in the undergrowth.
African Kalanga
Banomimila bali pakati kwe matenje, bezwikubunganya mu mibabashulo.
English8
A base and nameless brood, they were driven out of the land.
African Kalanga
Bana be zwilengwe! Bana be banolingigwa pasi, bakatatigwa kutjena mu shango belidzigwa tjimi.
English9
“And now their sons mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
African Kalanga
“Ngono ngwenu ndatjibe lumbo gwabo, anditobhuda pa milomo yabo.
English10
They detest me and keep their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
African Kalanga
Banondishinyata, banomila kule kule nami, abatotja naiko kundithwila mate mu buso.
English11
Now that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they throw off restraint in my presence.
African Kalanga
Ngoti Ndzimu wakatoba nshongonshongo wangu ndikawobama, bandishandukila, bakaposela tomo mbeli kwangu.
English12
On my right the tribe attacks; they lay snares for my feet, they build their siege ramps against me.
African Kalanga
Ku luboko gwangu gwe luji banolingigwa pasi banomilika bendinginilila, bebiga mapuzhu kuteya makumbo angu, banobaka makuma anotathila kundinginilila.
English13
They break up my road; they succeed in destroying me–without anyone’s helping them.
African Kalanga
Banokolomola zila yangu. Banobhudilila mukundikolomodza, akuna unobadziba.
English14
They advance as through a gaping breach; amid the ruins they come rolling in.
African Kalanga
Banongina se ungati nkoba wakazhuka, banokomba bezha bekunguluka.
English15
Terrors overwhelm me; my dignity is driven away as by the wind, my safety vanishes like a cloud.
African Kalanga
Lutjo gwakandiambala, Gudzo langu latatigwa kutjena se phepo, kubhudilila kwangu kwapadza se makole.
English16
“And now my life ebbs away; days of suffering grip me.
African Kalanga
“Ngono ngwenu butjilo gwangu gobipila mbeli, mazhuba angu e kudziyidzika anondikulila.
English17
Night pierces my bones; my gnawing pains never rest.
African Kalanga
Busiku mafupa angu anopanda, panda kunondipanda akutoma.
English18
In his great power God becomes like clothing to me; he binds me like the neck of my garment.
African Kalanga
Nge masimba makulu zogwadza zotjinga tjiambalo tjangu, zondipomba se iphika tje tjiambalo tjangu.
English19
He throws me into the mud, and I am reduced to dust and ashes.
African Kalanga
Wakandilashila mu dope, ndotjinga whuluba ne nlota.
English20
“I cry out to you, O God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me.
African Kalanga
Ndolilila kumuli, koga amutondidabila, Ndoma mbeli kwenyu ngono amuna hanya nami.
English21
You turn on me ruthlessly; with the might of your hand you attack me.
African Kalanga
Makandishandukila kube nkukutu mundili, nge simba le luboko gwenyu mogwa nami.
English22
You snatch me up and drive me before the wind; you toss me about in the storm.
African Kalanga
Mondimilidzila mu phepo, munditathisa iyo, mondiwhuwhunganya mu matutu.
English23
I know you will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
African Kalanga
Dumbu, ndoziba kuti mondiyisa ku lufu, ku ng'umba yakabigigwa bose banotjila.
English24
“Surely no one lays a hand on a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.
African Kalanga
“Dumbu, akuna ungamilidza luboko gugwe ali mu duluthulu le dongo, mu kudziyidzika kukwe elila ekumbila bhatsho kene.
English25
Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?
African Kalanga
Apa andizolilila ibabo bakamanikana kene? Andizowhila ngoni nshayi kene?
English26
Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness.
African Kalanga
Koga ndakalindila bubuya, kukazha mbipo, ndikati ndakamilila tjedza kukazha zhalima.
English27
The churning inside me never stops; days of suffering confront me.
African Kalanga
Moyo wangu wakati tshi! Andizodzikama. Mazhuba e buyendasi anozha kundili.
English28
I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
African Kalanga
Ndabe ntema koga kusi ngekutshwa ne zhuba, ndomilika mu gubungano ndililila bhatsho.
English29
I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of owls.
African Kalanga
Ndatjibe hama ye phungubgwe, nkwinya we fukumudzi!
English30
My skin grows black and peels; my body burns with fever.
African Kalanga
Ganda langu labe demadema, lokwakwanyuka, mafupa angu anopisa nge nthuto.
English31
My harp is tuned to mourning, and my flute to the sound of wailing.
African Kalanga
Tjilidzo tjangu tje laya tjatjibe tje tjililo, ne lunyanga gwangu gwabe nlidzo kuna bamu tjililo.

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.