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

Mankanya (Uhula)

Katoh kaweek ki ŋşoobra ki Babel

1. Bañaaŋ bŧi ţi mboş baţup uţup uloolan.
2. Jibi bañaaŋ bakyaanţuŋ du umayar unuur, bawin dko dloŋ danwooŋ daanwo na inkuŋ du uŧaak wi Şineyar aya afëţ da.
3. Wal mënţ kë başë ŧiinkar aji : « Nawulën ŋdo induba yi ŋkjuŋuŋ ţi bdoo. Kë bajej induba mënţ na bnag bloŋ aniwna . »
4. Bakak aji : « Nawulën ŋniw ubeeka na katoh kaweek ki ŋşoobra kankyaaŋ te du baţi! Hënk katimun kapënala, ŋkuţ ŋwo ŋënkwayşër kaniink mboş bŧi. »
5. Kë *Yawe Nawat Kabuka aşë wala ţi mboş pten ubeeka na katoh kaweek ki ŋşoobra ki bañaaŋ bajën bawooŋ ţi pniw,
6. aşë ji : « Nawin hënkuŋ! Bañaaŋ bŧi bawo baloolan, aţup uţup uloolan. Woli hënk di ulemp wi babaaŋ ajun jun uwooŋ, we ukluŋ kaneenan baka pdo uko wi baŋaluŋ?
7. Ŋwala hënkuŋ ŋhoŧan uţup wi baka bawut kado kaŧiinkar. »
8. Hënk di di Yawe Nawat Kabuka agaruŋ baka kë baya aniink mboş bŧi aţañan pniw ubeeka.
9. Uko waŋ ukaaŋ kë badu da aji Babel* ţiki dul di Yawe Nawat Kabuka ahoŧanaanuŋ uţup ţi mboş bŧi kë dul di di agarnuŋ bañaaŋ kë baniink mboş bŧi.

*Babel : Ţi uhebërë daka kaŧiinkare kaloolan na phoŧan.

Source: Ujuni (Genesis). Ulibra wi Naşibaţi. The Bible in Mankanya. Wycliffe Bible Translators, 2014.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

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