Job 39 | Old Testament

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Job 39English

Jobe 39African Kalanga

English1
“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
African Kalanga
“Apa unoziba tjibaka tjinozwala n'gululu kene, kene unosolingilila ha zilawa izwala kene?
English2
Do you count the months till they bear? Do you know the time they give birth?
African Kalanga
Apa unoziba kuti inobe methu mimwedzi mingana kene, kene unoziba tjibaka tjadzinozwala kene?
English3
They crouch down and bring forth their young; their labor pains are ended.
African Kalanga
Apa unoziba tjibaka tjadzinolala pasi kene, dzizwala bana badzo kene?
English4
Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds; they leave and do not return.
African Kalanga
Bana badzo banokula bakasima, bakayenda ne shango bakayendila tjose.
English5
“Who let the wild donkey go free? Who untied his ropes?
African Kalanga
“Apa ndiani wakaletjedza madonki e shango kayenda, kene ndiani wakaasunungula kuti ayende kene?
English6
I gave him the wasteland as his home, the salt flats as his habitat.
African Kalanga
Ndakaapa tjilambanyika kube nzi wazo, ne ikwakwa kuti agaleko.
English7
He laughs at the commotion in the town; he does not hear a driver’s shout.
African Kalanga
Anogala kule kule ne zhoba ye mizi mikulu, aatowha nsindo we bayendisi be dzikoloyi.
English8
He ranges the hills for his pasture and searches for any green thing.
African Kalanga
Anofulila ku matombo kule kule, eshaka tjimwe ne tjimwe tjitala.
English9
“Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
African Kalanga
“Apa nyati ingada kukushingila kene? Apa ingagala paunojisila zojiwa kene?
English10
Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he till the valleys behind you?
African Kalanga
Apa ungasunga nyati nge ntjili kuti ilime kene, kuti ikwebe bhadza mu nnda uwo kene?
English11
Will you rely on him for his great strength? Will you leave your heavy work to him?
African Kalanga
Apa ungaigalabgwe nge masimba ayo makulu, kuti ikushingile nshingo uwo unolema kene?
English12
Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
African Kalanga
Apa unogalabgwe kuti inowobuya, ikawosengela mathunde awo ku lutombo kene?
English13
“The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but they cannot compare with the pinions and feathers of the stork.
African Kalanga
“Phowu inolobanya mapapilo nge shatho seni, koga aingawhuluke se hanganlobe.
English14
She lays her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand,
African Kalanga
Ngobe inosiya mabumbulu ayo, ikaaletja akadziyisiwa nge nsetje,
English15
unmindful that a foot may crush them, that some wild animal may trample them.
African Kalanga
isingakumbule kuti gumbo lingaatshamba kapkhwanyika, nekuti phuka dzimwe dze shango dzingaapkhwanyabo.
English16
She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain,
African Kalanga
Inobhata bana bayo nge bukukutu, ungati ate bayo, ingati aina hanya ngekuti yakashingila suli.
English17
for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.
African Kalanga
Whuti Ndzimu auzoipa butjenjedu, ukasitongo ipa gobe mu kuwhisisa.
English18
Yet when she spreads her feathers to run, she laughs at horse and rider.
African Kalanga
Koga ha imilidza mapapilo ayo itizha, inoseka mbizi ne ntaswi wayo.
English19
“Do you give the horse his strength or clothe his neck with a flowing mane?
African Kalanga
“Apa ndiwe wakathama mbizi kuti dzisime kene, nekuti dzibe ne nzezema kene?
English20
Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
African Kalanga
Apa ndiwe unodzithama kuti dzitjuluke se phashu kene, kuti dzitjise bathu nge bundula kene?
English21
He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength, and charges into the fray.
African Kalanga
Dzipala se nkono pa gwizi dzakashatha, dzikabhuda dzakasima dzinoshanganidza mbhatsha.
English22
He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; he does not shy away from the sword.
African Kalanga
Adzitoziba lutjo kuti kodwiwani, adzitotja tjimwe. Adzitotja lingisana ne mathumo.
English23
The quiver rattles against his side, along with the flashing spear and lance.
African Kalanga
Mathumo anolila akasengwa ne batathi badzo, Mu ali kopenya nsebe ne thumo.
English24
In frenzied excitement he eats up the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
African Kalanga
Nge kusima moyo ne bushongola inomidza shango, ne lunyanga gulila adzitoma.
English25
At the blast of the trumpet he snorts, ‘Aha!’ He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shout of commanders and the battle cry.
African Kalanga
Tjibaka ne tjibaka ha lunyanga gulila dzoti, ‘Ahaa!’ Ngono dzotunila ngwa dzitjikule kule, dzikawha balauli be ngwa bemimila.
English26
“Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread his wings toward the south?
African Kalanga
“Apa luphangu ha guwuluka, guangamadza mapapilo ago, guwulukila ku burwa gobe gwadiyiwa ndiwe kene?
English27
Does the eagle soar at your command and build his nest on high?
African Kalanga
Apa dzu lowulukila pezhugwi kunobaka shaka, pezhugwi nge ndaulo iyo kene?
English28
He dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is his stronghold.
African Kalanga
Lobaka magalo alo mu matombo libe lilalako busiku, logala mu phaswa dze matombo ne mu theswi dzawo.
English29
From there he seeks out his food; his eyes detect it from afar.
African Kalanga
Ikoko loshaka tjalingaja, mesho alo anobona zwikule kule.
English30
His young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there is he.”
African Kalanga
Majindana alo anong'wa malopa, ngono pana itumbu madzu aipapobo!”

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.