The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Sankaran Maninka
Babɛli sankaso jan na ko
- Dunuɲa mɔɔilu bɛɛ tɛrɛ ye kan kelen de mɛnna. Alu bɛɛ tɛrɛ ye i ɲɔɔn famunna.
- Alu bɔra telebɔ fan dɔ, ka wa gbɛkannan ba do tɛrɛn Sineyari jamana rɔ. Alu ka i sii dinkira wo rɔ.
- Lon do rɔ, alu ka a fɔ i ɲɔɔn yɛ ko: «An ye birikilu gbasi ka alu janin kosɛbɛ.» Alu ma kabakurun ta fo biriki. Alu ma boro fanan ta, fo tulubɔ fasani.
- Alu kan ko: «An ye so lɔ an jɛrɛ yɛ, ka sankaso jan lɔ a kɔndɔ. Wo lɔ ye se haan sankolo ma, sa an di tɔɔ sɔrɔn. Ni an ma wo kɛ, an di jɛnsɛn duukolo fan bɛɛ fɛ.»
- Allabatala jiira ka so ni sankaso jan dagbɛ, adamadenilu ka mɛn lɔ.
- A kan ko: «A ragbɛ. Alu bɛɛ ye siya kelen de ri, alu bɛɛ ye kan kelen de mɛnna. Alu ye baara mɛn kan ɲin, alu la baara fɔlɔ le wo ri. A tɛ mɛn bakɛ, alu wa alu miri fen fen ma, alu ri se wo kɛla.
- An ye jii ka alu kan basan, sa alu kana se i ɲɔɔn kan mɛnna butun.»
- Wo rɔ, Allabatala ka alu farafara ka alu bɔ dinkira wo rɔ, ka alu jɛnsɛn duukolo fan bɛɛ rɔ. Alu la so lɔ ko ra dan wo rɔ.
- Wo le kosɔn, dinkira wo tɔɔ lara ko Babɛli, baa Allabatala ka dunuɲa mɔɔilu bɛɛ kuma kan basan ye le, ka ban ka alu jɛnsɛn duukolo fan bɛɛ rɔ.
Source: Alla la Kitabu Seniman. A Damira. Pioneer Bible Translators.
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
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