
The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Dawan (Uab Meto)
- Ma nbin pah-pinan nobamesen, ala uab mesê ma tekas
mesê es mapakê.
- Es onane sin natbokan neu neonsaet ma nít naijamnesat
nbin pah Sinear, ma sin natuan nabala nbin nae.
- Ma sin nak es neu es: Aim he tmoê fatumtasâ
ma tout sin leko-leko.’ Ma sin a-npaek fatumtasâ nane
on fatu ma haulitê on naijamakâliät.
- Okemsat sin nak: Aim he tahakeb tan kota-es nok ‘tolfatu
mesê lê namnaun ma in tunan ntea neno-tunan; ma aim
he tânaeb hit kanak, henait hit kaisâ tauf-tasanök
teu pah-pinan ok-okê.’
- Okete Uis-Neno nsaun he nkios kota ma ‘tolfatu lê
liänmansian-sin nahakeb,
- ma In nakua aän nak: Sin ok-okê tokaüf
mesê ma namolok uab mesê. Sin mepu i fê naübon;
nmulai nâko oras i sâ-sâ lê a-njail sin salit,
lof natisbon natuin sin lomit.
- Neu aim he tsaun he tasulib sin uab, henait sin ka nahín
fa es-es in molok.’
- Es onane, Uis-Neno nbait-nasanâ sin nâko bale nane
neu pah-pinan nfunamnatéf, ma sin ka nahakeb nan fa kota nane.
- Fun onane talantea munî i kota nane matekâ nak Babel,
fun nbin bale nane Uis-Neno nasulib uab pah-pinan ok-okê ma
nâko nane msat Uis-Neno nbait-nasanâ sin neu pah-pinan
nfunamnatéf.
Source: http://ymanhitu.blogspot.com/2007/04/tolfatu-babel-tower-of-babel-genesis-11.html
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