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

Kirinit (Kapingamarangi)

Di angulaa i Babylon

1. Matagidagi, nia daangada o henuailala huogodoo nogo helekai be di mee e dahi, gei nogo hai hegau hua i nia kai be di mee e dahi.
2. Digaula nogo heehee hua digi noho baba i di bahi i dai, ga loomoi gi di gowaa maalama i Babylonia, gaa noho i golo.
3. Digaula ga helehelekai i nadau mehanga boloo, “Lloomoi, gidaadou gaa hai tadau hadu hau hale, gaa hai gi hamaaloo.” Gei digaula guu hai nadau hadu hau hale mono ‘tar’ belee hagapigipigi nia maa.
4. Digaula ga helekai, “Gidaadou gaa hau tadau waahale, e hai dono angulaa dela e hai gii tugi i di langi, e haga damana ai tadau ingoo gi hagalee modoho gidaadou laa hongo henuailala.”
5. Gei Dimaadua ga haneia belee mmada gi di waahale mo dono angulaa dela e hau go nia daangada,
6. gei Mee ga helekai, “Dolomeenei digau aanei la digau hua be di mee e dahi, gei digaula e helehelekai hua i di helekai e dahi. Deenei la go taamada o di nadau hai dela gaa hai. Hoohoo hua gei digaula gaa mee di hai di ingoo hua di mee dela e hiihai ginai.
7. Gidaadou gaa hula gi lala e hagahinihini nia helekai digaula gi de iloo ginaadou nadau helekai i nadau mehanga.”
8. Gei Dimaadua gaa hai digaula gi modoho gi hongo henuailala, gei digaula guu dugu di moomee belee hau di nadau waahale.
9. Di waahale le e haga ingoo bolo Babylon*, idimaa, deelaa di gowaa Dimaadua ne hagahinihini nia helekai digau huogodoo, gei mai i di gowaa deelaa, gei Mee gaa hai digaula gi modoho adu gi hongo henuailala hagatau.

*11.9: Di bida helekai Babylon i nnelekai Hebrew e hai dono lee be di bida helekai hagahinihini

Source: Beebaa Dabu. Baebel Kapingamarangi. The Kapingamarangi Bible translation committee 2014.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

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