Job 5 | Old Testament

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Job 5English

Jobe 5African Kalanga

English1
“Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
African Kalanga
“Tjitongo dana ngwenu, apa kuna unowokudabila kene? Apa ndiupi we bayengemali waunowoshandukila kunli kene?
English2
Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
African Kalanga
Shungu dzobulaya tjilengwe! Fupa lobulaya nlelulelu.
English3
I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
African Kalanga
Imi ndakabona tjilen'gwe tjiwatshika nge midzi, koga tjinyolotjo alonga bhiso mu nsha watjo.
English4
His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
African Kalanga
Bana batjo abazobakililika, bano tshambilidziwa ku lubazhe akuna unobalebelekela.
English5
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
African Kalanga
Banofa nge zhala banozwitolegwa tjaakavuna, bakatola nenge mathunde awe akamela pakati kwe miwha, bana njemulo dzinopisa banoyemula thundu dzidze.
English6
For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
African Kalanga
Ngoti zogwadza azwitodwa mu whuluba, mang'oni aatomela mu mavu.
English7
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
African Kalanga
Koga nthu iye unozwaligwa mang'oni, anonga sasi dze moto dzinowuluka.
English8
“But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
African Kalanga
“Koga imi, ndingabe ndishaka bhatsho ku Ndzimu, ndabe ndowobikila Ndzimu ndebo yangu,
English9
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
African Kalanga
iwo unothama zwithu zwinotjenamisa kakale zwisingawhisisike, iwo unothama matjenamiso manjinji asina mbalo.
English10
He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.
African Kalanga
Iwo unonisa vula mu shango, iwo unodilidzila shango.
English11
The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
African Kalanga
Unomilidzila pezhugwi bapasi, ibabo banolila unobamilidzila kuna mbakililo.
English12
He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
African Kalanga
Iwo unodzinganyidza butjakwani gwe batjenjedu, kuti ndizo kushete tjabanothama tjinotubuka.
English13
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
African Kalanga
Unobhatila batjenjedu mu butjakwani gwabo, njanga dze bupitipiti dzozha ku bhelelo tjinyolotjo.
English14
Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
African Kalanga
Zhalima lobawila kuli masikati, bakazwiwana beambaamba masikati se mu lima.
English15
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
African Kalanga
Unodzutunula nshayi mu thumo linodwa mu milomo yabo, unobadzutunula mu maboko ebana masimba.
English16
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
African Kalanga
Kuti ndizo bashayi bawane kugalabgwe, nekuti anyaladze banobashayila ndulamo.
English17
“Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
African Kalanga
“Bona, wakakombolegwa nthu unotjemegwa nge Ndzimu! Ndizo usilingile pasi kutjemegwa ndi Masimbawose.
English18
For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
African Kalanga
Ngobe unobanga banga, ngono ukalisunga, unoloba ngono maboko awo kapodza!
English19
From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will befall you.
African Kalanga
Unowokudzutunula mu mang'oni ali tathatu, ngono gwe butendeka akuna mbipo inowoku kutha.
English20
In famine he will ransom you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
African Kalanga
Mu nsi we bhamba unowokudzutunula mu lufu, mu nsi we ngwa unowokudzutunula mu simba le thumo.
English21
You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
African Kalanga
Unowokubakilila mu matama anopitsha, ngono autowotja ha golomodzo lizha.
English22
You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
African Kalanga
Unowoti ubona bhamba ne golomodzo ukamwemwetela, ngono autotja zwibandana zwe shango.
English23
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
African Kalanga
Ngoti paunowolima kowobe kuli pa buyanana, zwibandana zwe shango zowobe zwakabakidzana nawe.
English24
You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
African Kalanga
Unowoziba kuti nshasha uwo wakabakililika, unowoti ulinga zwithuwo zwizo ukawana zwilipo zose.
English25
You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
African Kalanga
Unowoziba kuti bana babo bawanda, zwizekugwana zwizo zowobe zwinji zwikanga bushwa gwakaambadza shango.
English26
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
African Kalanga
Unowongina mu ikumbu wakula, se mathunde abidwa atjilulwamila vung'wa.
English27
“We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself.”
African Kalanga
Bona, woku takakushakisisa, i lebeswa, bhulutana ngobe kwakululwamila.”

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.