Job 7 | Old Testament

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Job 7English

Jobe 7African Kalanga

English1
“Does not man have hard service on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired man?
African Kalanga
“Apa nthu aana nshingo wakasima mu shango kene? Apa mazhuba awe aatonga e nshingi wakatapiwa kene?
English2
Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,
African Kalanga
Se nlanda unoyemula mitutshi ye madekwana, se nthu wakatapiwa wakalindila ndipo iye ye zhuba,
English3
so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.
African Kalanga
ndizo ndapiwa mimwedzi ye suli, masiku e buyendasi ndakaapiwa.
English4
When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’ The night drags on, and I toss till dawn.
African Kalanga
Andiizela ndozwibhuzwa nditi, ‘Ndowomuka lini?’ Koga busiku bulefu, ndolala ndipitukana kudzina kuyedza.
English5
My body is clothed with worms and scabs, my skin is broken and festering.
African Kalanga
Mbili wangu wakaambadziwa nge whonyana ne shambgwa, ganda langu lowomelela, likakwanganyuka.
English6
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.
African Kalanga
Mazhuba angu anopinda elibilidza kupinda thali imu nnali, anopela koga kusina kugalabgwe.
English7
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.
African Kalanga
“Kumbulani, kuti butjilo gwangu i phepo koga, mesho angu aatjowofa abona tjakanaka kakale.
English8
The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be no more.
African Kalanga
Zhisho le unondibona alitjowondibona kakale, mowondishaka koga ndowobe ndisitjipo.
English9
As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to the grave does not return.
African Kalanga
Se gole linopaladza likasitjabong'we kwakajalo, nthu unongina mu gomba le lufu aatjabuya.
English10
He will never come to his house again; his place will know him no more.
African Kalanga
Aatjowofa abgwilila ku ng'umba iye kakale, ne bugalo gugwe agutjowofa gwan'ziba.
English11
“Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
African Kalanga
“Nenguba kwakajalo andingazhalile nlomo wangu! Ndowolebeleka koga nenguba meya yangu ili mu buyendasi. Ndowong'ong'ola koga ndili mu kugwadzika.
English12
Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that you put me under guard?
African Kalanga
Apa ndi gungwa kene bhukanana le gungwa kene? Kwamungadzina mukandilisa kene?
English13
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
African Kalanga
Ha nditi bulawo gwangu gowondinyaladza, bulalo gwangu gowobhatsha kutapudza ng'ong'ola kwangu,
English14
even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,
African Kalanga
ipapo monditjisa nge mawoloto, mukandipalusa moyo nge mibono,
English15
so that I prefer strangling and death, rather than this body of mine.
African Kalanga
kwandinowana ndishalula kusiniwa, pa kutjila ndili mafupa koga.
English16
I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning.
African Kalanga
Ndoshima butjilo gwangu, aanditowotjilila tjose. Mundiletje, ngoti butjilo gwangu i phepo koga!
English17
“What is man that you make so much of him, that you give him so much attention,
African Kalanga
Apa nthu uni, kwamunga ntolela pezhugwi kene, kakale wamungashwa muna hanya nge kukwe kene?
English18
that you examine him every morning and test him every moment?
African Kalanga
Wamungashwa mushola mangwanana mamwe ne mamwe kene? Wamungashwa mulika tjibaka ne tjibaka kene?
English19
Will you never look away from me, or let me alone even for an instant?
African Kalanga
Apa kowotola tjibaka tjingapani kudusa mesho enyu mundili, kene kundipa tjibaka tje fema kene?
English20
If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you?
African Kalanga
Apa ha ndatjinya ndinga thamani kumuli imwe nlindi we bathu? Ini mandithama panobhaya nsebe wenyu kene? Ini ndabe ntolo mu muli kene?
English21
Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be no more.”
African Kalanga
Ini musingandizwiibhatigwe milandu yangu kene? Ini musingaduse kutjena jinyo langu kene? Ngoti tjinyolotjo ndowobe ndabe mu gomba ndafa, ngono mowondishaka mukasindibone.”

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.