Babel

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

Efik

  1. Ndien ofụri isọ ẹkesem usem kiet ẹnyụ ẹtị ukem ikọ.
  2. Edikem nte mmọ ẹsaade ẹka edem usiahautịn mmọ ẹdikụt unaisọ itịghede kiet ke isọ Shinar, ndien mmọ ẹdụ do.
  3. Ndien mmọ ẹdọhọ kiet eken ẹte: “Mbufo ẹdi! Ẹyak nnyịn inam kọrikọri inyụ ida ika ifọp mmọ ẹsat.” Ntem mmọ ẹda kọrikọri nte itiat, ẹnyụ ẹda itai nte mbat.
  4. Ndien mmọ ẹdọhọ ẹte: “Mbufo ẹdi! Ẹyak nnyịn ibọp obio inọ idem nnyịn, ye tọwa emi etịe esie esịmde ikpaenyọ, ẹnyụ ẹyak nnyịn inam ọwọrọetop enyị inọ idem nnyịn, mbak nnyịn idisuana iyọhọ ofụri iso isọ.”
  5. Ndien Jehovah osụhọde aka man ekese obio ye tọwa oro nditọ owo ẹbọpde.
  6. Ekem Jehovah ọdọhọ ete: “Sese! Mbon emi ẹdi kiet, kpukpru mmọ ẹnyụ ẹsem usem kiet, ndien kamse se mmọ ẹtọọde ndinam. Sese, idụhe se mmọ ẹdiduakde ke esịt mmọ emi mmọ mîdinamke.
  7. Di! Yak nnyịn isụhọde ika do iketịmede usem mmọ mbak mmọ ẹdikop usem kiet eken.”
  8. Ntem ke Jehovah anam mmọ ẹdaha do ẹsuana ẹyọhọ ofụri iso isọ ndien mmọ ẹtre ndibọp obio oro.
  9. Ntak edi oro ẹkotde obio oro Babel, koro do ke Jehovah eketịmede usem ofụri isọ, ndien Jehovah anam mmọ ẹdaha do ẹsuana ẹyọhọ ofụri iso isọ.

From: Edisana wed Abasi – Edikabade Eke Obufa Ererimbot

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