Babel

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

Apali

Asɨ Iaue agaŋ hulaŋ iamɨgali agɨladɨ ciaŋ sɨbaŋ mɨŋaihuihu lɨmi

  1. Vaka sɨbaŋ hulaŋ iamɨgali agɨlaŋ ciaŋ sɨbaŋ pabiŋ laci abavɨhadami.
  2. Lɨdɨŋ uaiaŋ iahaiaha kɨlikɨli heŋ hɨnihɨni hɨdavɨhadami. Hɨdahɨda uavɨla Babilonia fɨli tɨbɨ iahuavɨla fɨli abɨlɨ agadɨ igavɨla heŋ hɨniavɨhadami.
  3. La nɨbɨlaŋ nukeŋ nukeŋ abavɨmi. Alialaŋ uavɨmi. Fɨli caŋ agadɨ vivi eŋala eŋala avɨŋ hɨvɨ hɨlɨdamɨli vɨdɨvɨdɨŋ lɨhavɨm uavɨmi. Vɨdɨvɨdɨŋ lɨdɨŋ lɨba me hɨniavɨbali uavɨmi. Hameŋ abavɨla fɨli caŋ agadɨ vivi eŋalavɨdaci lɨba me hɨniavɨmi. Hɨniavɨdaci vivi nulɨdɨ hɨvɨ ulaŋ hafiavɨmi. Lɨba agɨladɨ mɨlɨm daŋ lamalama ifɨhapuhapu iahuavɨmi.
  4. Lavɨla abavɨmi. Alialaŋ uavɨmi. Haiabɨla hekɨlɨ vimɨli uavɨmi. La ulaŋ hɨvɨ hekɨlɨ vimɨli uaiaŋ susu hɨvɨ iahubali uavɨmi. Lɨci hulaŋ iamɨgali aludɨ sibɨla agadɨ igavɨla aludɨ ibi mɨŋaiahavɨbali uavɨmi. Aludɨ lahuavɨci hɨtɨŋ hɨtɨŋ hɨnimagalu uavɨmi.
  5. La sibɨla vihavɨdaci Asɨ Iaue agaŋ ulaŋ hɨvɨ hekɨlɨ agadɨdaŋ haiabɨla agadɨdaŋ igɨben aba mɨgami.
  6. Mɨga igavɨla abami. Hulaŋ iamɨgali nagɨlaŋ hɨdɨlɨ pabiŋ laci ciaŋ sɨbaŋ avi pabiŋ laci hɨnihɨni haiabɨla hekɨlɨ nagadɨ vihavadi uami. Nulɨdɨ hɨji hɨvɨ nukeŋ akuaba akuaba viben aba lavɨla ha nɨbɨlaŋ nukeŋ huaci vihavɨbali uami.
  7. La nudɨ hɨvɨ iahuavɨla abami. Alia uami. Viaŋ cɨhu mɨguavɨla nulɨdɨ ciaŋ sɨbaŋ pabiŋ laci agadɨ mɨŋaihuihu lɨben uami. Hameŋ lɨlɨŋ nɨbɨlaŋ ciaŋ sɨbaŋ hɨtɨŋ hɨtɨŋ aba aba uavauava iahuavɨbali uami.
  8. Hameŋ abavɨla hɨdɨlɨ pabiŋ laci agɨladɨ mɨŋa hɨtɨŋ hɨtɨŋ lɨci sibɨla agadɨ valavɨla fɨli tɨbɨ hɨtɨŋ hɨtɨŋ hɨvɨ uavɨmi.
  9. Asɨ Iaue nukeŋ nulɨdɨ ciaŋ sɨbaŋ agadɨ mɨŋaihuihu lɨci hɨdɨlɨ pabiŋ agɨlaŋ latɨhavɨla hɨtɨŋ hɨtɨŋ uavɨla fɨli tɨbɨ mu hɨvɨ mu hɨvɨ hɨniavɨmi. Ciaŋ sɨbaŋ mɨŋaihuihu lɨmi sadaŋ haiabɨla agadɨ ibi lamavɨla abavɨmi. Babelɨ uavɨmi.

Source: https://www.bible.com/fr/bible/3351/GEN.11.APALGENT

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

Apali is a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea.

More information about Apali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apali_language

Tower of Babel in Trans-New Guinea languages

Amele, Apali, Awara, Barai, Beami, Bimin, Binumarien, Blagar, Borong, Burum-Mindik, Dadibi, Faiwol, Gizrra, Guhu-Samane, Huli, Kaluli, Kamono, Kamula, Kanasi, Kanite, Komba, Kosarek, Kosena, Kyaka, Maia, Maring, Narak, Ngaing, Numanggang, Orokolo, Samberigi, Siroi, Tairora, Tuma-Irumu, Una, Waris, Waskia, Yali, Yipma, Yongkom

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