The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Mpongwe (Pongoué)
- Nli yodu y’avegagi nl’onlumb’ omo, nl’igamb’ imo.
- Nl’aroenli gw’agӗndi wao avila go tângwa nli nkombe, w’alӗngi odӗdӗ go ntye yi Syainar, nl’aloanli wao ṽâṽâ.
- Nl’awuli wao onlome gore oganganlo wӗ inlӗ, Oviroanli, azuӗ ga vange ibrik avezya so njâlizaga; nl’aroenli gore wao ibrik gw’ado, nl’ojo nlambe w’aroenli gore wao iwonlo.
- Nl’awuli wao inlӗ, Oviruanli, azuӗ ga nloginle ikui yazyo nka mpolo, nli nago ndondui, ewonjo zi ga luke g’orowa; azue ga vanginl’ ikui yazyo ina, azue vende pazanganla g’ozyo wi ntye yodu.
- Nl’azuminli Jehova go jenle nka’ mpolo nli nago ndondui y’anlogio nl’awanlaga.
- Nl’awuli Jehova inlӗ, Anlaga, wi r’omo, nl’onlumb’ omo wi re gore waodu; ndo zinlâ z’apakili wao go denda, ndo venâ zye’ zâma zi dego wao, zi re wao pikilia pa go denda.
- Oviro, azue ga zuminle aṽeṽiza ṽâṽâ nkambinli yao; yenlâ kâ w’âgotize onlom᷃e onlumbu w’oganganlo wӗ.
- Yenlâ avazanganli Jehova wao avila ṽâṽâ g’ozyo wi ntye yodu; nl’arigi wao noge nka’ mpolo.
- Yenlâ aṽelio ina nya yo inlӗ Bebal, kânde ṽâṽâ Jehova aṽeṽizi nkambinli yi ntye yodu; nl’avila ṽâṽâ avazanganli Jehova wao g’ozyo wi ntye yodu.
Source: Jӗnisis. Yango Y’Irӗndâ Y’Orunda: Kalunlio P’Avila Go Hebrew Nli Greek, Go Nkambinli Yi Mpongwe, Go Misyân Y’Amӗrika, Go Gaboon, West Afrika. American Bible Society, New York – 1885.
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
Mpongwe is a variety of Myene, a cluster of closely related Bantu varieties spoken in Gabon.
More information about Mpongwe (Naga)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpongwe_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/mye
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