Babel

The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)

Kaluli

Gode eyo꞉ towo꞉ aloba꞉da꞉sa꞉ga꞉ modo꞉ ta꞉fo꞉

  1. Tamin amio꞉ henfelo꞉ kaluka꞉isale tambo towo꞉ imilise elen.
  2. Kaluka꞉isaleyo꞉ ofdo꞉ yan doba꞉da꞉ ta꞉i ha꞉na꞉sa꞉ga꞉, hen fua꞉lo꞉wa fa꞉la꞉dowa꞉sa꞉ga꞉, a꞉na asifo꞉. Hen a꞉ma꞉ wiyo꞉ Sinal.
  3. Iyo꞉ a꞉na silikiyo꞉, egele nenelakiyo꞉ a꞉la꞉sio꞉, “Niliyo꞉ ko꞉fo꞉ tamo dola꞉sa꞉sa꞉ga꞉, halaido꞉ fa꞉la꞉doma꞉ki, deya so꞉fa꞉niki” a꞉la꞉sio꞉. A꞉la꞉fo꞉ko꞉lo꞉ iliyo꞉ ayo꞉ uwa꞉yo꞉ mo꞉dia꞉no꞉ dowabiyo꞉, ko꞉fa꞉yo꞉ ayo꞉ a꞉na dimido꞉. A꞉la꞉ta꞉ga꞉ ko꞉f so꞉fa꞉ a꞉no꞉ kuduma꞉kiyo꞉, oga꞉dan kelego꞉ nowo꞉ di.
  4. Iliyo꞉ a꞉la꞉sio꞉, “Nini amisa꞉no꞉ dimidama꞉niki. Us a꞉namio꞉, a alan badio꞉ nowo꞉, walala꞉li dia꞉i fa꞉la꞉ ha꞉na꞉la꞉ga꞉ akina fa꞉la꞉doma꞉niki. Henfelo꞉ amio꞉ hen ko꞉li ko꞉lilo꞉ amio꞉ dalale ha꞉nabena꞉ki, nio꞉ wabulun wilo꞉ mesa꞉niki, niliyo꞉ nanogo꞉ a꞉la꞉dimidama꞉no꞉.”
  5. Gode Yawe eyo꞉ henfelo꞉ kaluka꞉isaleya꞉lo꞉ amisa꞉n o꞉lia꞉ a alan badio꞉ o꞉lia꞉ diab a꞉no꞉ ko꞉lo꞉ ba꞉ba꞉ni mio꞉.
  6. Yawe eyo꞉ ba꞉da꞉sa꞉ga꞉ a꞉la꞉sio꞉, “Amayo꞉, kaluka꞉isale wema꞉yo꞉ so꞉lo꞉wo꞉ imilise a꞉la꞉ta꞉ga꞉ towo꞉ imilise dowab. A꞉la꞉ta꞉ga꞉ ililo꞉ nanogo꞉ dimidab we, mo꞉mo꞉da꞉sa꞉ga꞉yo꞉ semo꞉ kedefo꞉ ko꞉lo꞉, tif amio꞉ inido꞉ dimidama꞉no꞉ saetab a꞉no꞉ tambo dimida꞉i ha꞉na꞉ib.
  7. A꞉la꞉gabo꞉lo꞉biki, nio꞉ tina꞉sa꞉ga꞉yo꞉, egeledo꞉ to sa꞉lab a꞉no꞉ babale doma꞉ki, ililo꞉ to sa꞉lab a꞉no꞉ niliyo꞉ to ko꞉li ko꞉lilo꞉ dia꞉fa꞉no꞉.” Yawe eyo꞉ a꞉la꞉sio꞉.
  8. A꞉la꞉dimida꞉sa꞉ga꞉yo꞉ Yawe eyo꞉ iyo꞉ alobandakiyo꞉, henfelo꞉ amio꞉ hen ko꞉li ko꞉lilo꞉wa hamana꞉ki iliga꞉fo꞉ ko꞉lo꞉, amisa꞉n ilido꞉ dimida꞉len a꞉no꞉ ka ta꞉fo꞉.
  9. A꞉la꞉fo꞉ko꞉lo꞉ amisa꞉n a꞉no꞉ “Babel” a꞉la꞉wikilo꞉. A꞉la꞉do꞉ sio꞉wo꞉ mo꞉wo꞉ we. Amisa꞉n a꞉namio꞉ Yawe eyo꞉ kaluka꞉isaleya꞉ towo꞉ babale alifa꞉. Hen a꞉na a꞉la꞉ta꞉ga꞉yo꞉, Yawe eyo꞉ kaluka꞉isaleyo꞉ henfelo꞉ amilo꞉ hen ko꞉li ko꞉lilo꞉wa ta꞉i hamana꞉ki iliga꞉felo꞉.

Source: Godeya꞉ To Nafayo꞉ We. Kaluli Bible portions. The New Testament, Genesis, and Ruth in the Kaluli language of Papua New Guinea.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

Kaluli is a Bosavi language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

More information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaluli_language

Tower of Babel in Trans-New-Guinea languages

Amele, Awara, Barai, Beami, Bimin, Binumarien, Blagar, Borong, Burum-Mindik, Dadibi, Faiwol, Gizrra, Guhu-Samane, Huli, Kaluli, Kamono, Kamula, Kanasi, Kanite, Komba, Kosarek, Kosena, Kyaka, Maia, Maring, Narak, Ngaing, Numanggang, Samberigi, Siroi, Tairora, Tuma-Irumu, Una, Waris, Waskia, Yali, Yipma, Yongkom

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