Babel

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

Kikamba (Kamba)

Mwako mũtũlũ wa mũnyoolo wa Mbaveli

  1. Na nthĩ yonthe yaĩ ya kĩthyomo kĩmwe na kĩneeno kĩmwe.
  2. Na kweethĩwa, yĩla maendete kyalo wumĩlonĩ wa syũa, moona ũiĩ nthĩ ya Sinali; na matũa vo.
  3. Na meeana, Ũkai, tũmbe mavali, na tũimavĩvya vyũ. Na meethĩwa na mavali vandũ va mavia , na lami vandũ va ndaka.
  4. Na masya, Ũkai, twĩyakĩe, ndũa, na mwako mũtũlu wa mũnyoolo, ũla mũthya waw’o ũtonya ũvika ĩtunĩ, na twĩmanthĩe syĩtwa; tũikese kũnyaĩĩkw’a ĩũlũ wa nthĩ yonthe.
  5. Na Yeova atheea one ndũa na mwako ũsu mũtũlu, ũla ana ma andũ makite.
  6. Na Yeova asya, Sisya, mo nĩ ũko ũmwe, na onthe me na kĩthyomo kĩmwe, na ũũ nĩ ũndũ mambĩlĩlya kwĩka; namo yu maikasiĩĩwa ũndũ meũsũanĩa kwĩka.
  7. Ũkai, tũtheee, na tũithokoan’ya kĩthyomo kyoo vo, maikew’ane ũneeni.
  8. Na ĩndĩ Yeova amanyaĩĩkya ĩũlũ wa nthĩ yonthe kuma vau: na maeka kwaka ndũa.
  9. Kwondũ wa ũu syĩtwa yayo yeetwa Mbaveli; nũndũ nivo Yeova wathokoanĩsye kĩthyomo kya nthĩ yonthe: na kuma vau Yeova amanyaĩĩkya ĩũlũ wa nthĩ yonthe.

Source: Mwambĩlĩlyo. Maandĩko Matheu ma Ngai Metawa Mbivilia. Nĩmo Ũtianĩo Mũkũũ na Ũtianĩo Mweũ. Kikamba Bible. The Bible Society of Kenya, 2003.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

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