Job 33 | Old Testament

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Job 33English

Jobe 33African Kalanga

English1
“But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.
African Kalanga
“Koga ngwenu Jobe iwha ndebeleko yangu, uwhilile matama angu wose.
English2
I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.
African Kalanga
Bona, ndozhula nlomo wangu ndakazwilulwamisila leba tjipa moyo wangu.
English3
My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.
African Kalanga
Matama angu anodwa mu moyo wangu wakatambunuka, nlomo wangu unowoleba itjo tjandinoziba koga.
English4
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
African Kalanga
Meya ye Ndzimu yakandibumba mafemo a Masimbawose anondipa butjilo.
English5
Answer me then, if you can; prepare yourself and confront me.
African Kalanga
Undishandule, hautubula, lulwamisa ndebeleko iyo, tilingisane.
English6
I am just like you before God; I too have been taken from clay.
African Kalanga
Bona, mbeli kwe Ndzimu ndofanana koga nawe, namibo ndakabumbiwa nge vu koga sa we.
English7
No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy upon you.
African Kalanga
Bona, akuna kutjiwa kwangu kwakafanila kukulobese hana, kubeyapo kwangu kokukulila.
English8
“But you have said in my hearing–I heard the very words–
African Kalanga
“Koga walebeleka ndakateedza nge dzangu zebe, ndakuwha ulebeleka matama anoti,
English9
‘I am pure and without sin; I am clean and free from guilt.
African Kalanga
‘Ndimbuyanana, andina nlandu wandathama, ndakatjenapala, akuna jinyo mu ndili.
English10
Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.
African Kalanga
Bona, Ndzimu unobona itoyi mundili, ukandibona ndili tjita tjawo.
English11
He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
African Kalanga
Unosungila makumbo mu bhangwana, kayela njele zila dzangu dzose.’
English12
“But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than man.
African Kalanga
“Ngono, ima ndikudabile, autolebesa, Ndzimu nkulu kupinda nthu.
English13
Why do you complain to him that he answers none of man’s words?
African Kalanga
Ini ukakabadzana nawo, uti, ‘Autodabila kene?’
English14
For God does speak–now one way, now another– though man may not perceive it.
African Kalanga
Ndzimu unolebeleka nge zila imwe, ukalebeleka kakale nge ipoga, nenguba bathu basina njele nako.
English15
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men as they slumber in their beds,
African Kalanga
Unolebeleka nge mawoloto ne nge mbono busiku, ha bathu bakaizela, bakaizela mu malawo abo,
English16
he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
African Kalanga
ipapo unozhula zebe dze bathu, ngono ukabatjenjedza ngekubatjisa,
English17
to turn man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
African Kalanga
kuti ndizo bafupatile kutjinya kwabo ne kubadziba mukuzwikudza kwabo.
English18
to preserve his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword.
African Kalanga
Autobaletjedza bakawila mu gomba, unotjengeta bupenyu gwabo mu kulobesiwa nge thumo.
English19
Or a man may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in his bones,
African Kalanga
“Nthu unosolobgwa shamu kabe mu thobo dzinopisa kabe mu zogwadza zwe mafupa anopanda kusingapele,
English20
so that his very being finds food repulsive and his soul loathes the choicest meal.
African Kalanga
meya dzidze dzikati zwi ha dzibona zojiwa, ne zojiwa zwinozipa kawana zwimbipila.
English21
His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his bones, once hidden, now stick out.
African Kalanga
Nyama dzidze dzikashashamuka, mafupa awe akasala ali patjena.
English22
His soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
African Kalanga
Bupenyu gugwe kwasendela gomba, ne butjilo gugwe kuna ibabo banozhisa lufu.
English23
“Yet if there is an angel on his side as a mediator, one out of a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
African Kalanga
Ha kuna ntumwa we Ndzimu ungama naye, ali n'gadzanyi muna bali tjiwulu (1 000), kowokumbuludza nthu kuti tjakanlulwamila nditjipi,
English24
to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for him’-
African Kalanga
unangoni kunnli ngoni unoti, ‘Undzutunule mukungina mu gomba, ndawana tjinga ndzutunula,
English25
then his flesh is renewed like a child’s; it is restored as in the days of his youth.
African Kalanga
mbili uwe unowobgwilila ku tjimo tje butjetjana,’ unobgwilila ku mazhuba e simba le butjetjana gugwe,
English26
He prays to God and finds favor with him, he sees God’s face and shouts for joy; he is restored by God to his righteous state.
African Kalanga
aetembezela Ndzimu ukan'amutjila, unozha mbeli kwawo nge kushatha, unom'bgwilizila mu tjimo tjekutanga,
English27
Then he comes to men and says, ‘I sinned, and perverted what was right, but I did not get what I deserved.
African Kalanga
Ngono unozwilebulula mbeli kwe bathu eti, ‘Ndakatjinya apambusa tjakabe tjakalulwama, koga andizolobgwa shamu yakandifanila.
English28
He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the light.’
African Kalanga
Wakadzutunula bupenyu mukungina mu gomba, ngono butjilo gwangu gowobona tjedza.’
English29
“God does all these things to a man–twice, even three times–
African Kalanga
“Bona Ndzimu unothama zwithu izwezwi, unozwithama kabili ne katatu uthamila nthu,
English30
to turn back his soul from the pit, that the light of life may shine on him.
African Kalanga
kubuza bupenyu gugwe kudwa mu gomba, kuti ndizo abone tjedza tje butjilo.
English31
“Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
African Kalanga
Undibhulutane kaa Jobe, nditeedze, nyalala ngono ndowolebeleka,
English32
If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want you to be cleared.
African Kalanga
ha una tjimwe tjaunoshaka leba, utjilebe, lebeleka, ndoyemula kutendeka kuti wakatambunuka.
English33
But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
African Kalanga
Ha usina tjaungaleba, unditeedze, nyalala, ndowokudiya butjenjedu.”

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.