
The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Murrinh-Patha
Yile Neki Murrinh Kardu Mampunthawingkarnu
- Bere kardu-ka daniwithpit-deyida-dha wurrini i ngarra kardu wurnangat da mana pardidha. I murrinh-ka murrinh numi da matha pardingerrentha-yu.
- Bere kardu wurnangat nhini-ka purnidha kanhi warda wangu ngarra tina kathu pangarnturtuy pirrim i da ngarra darrinpirr ngala parrarntuy, da-ka murrinh-ka Babylonia-wa. I da punnungampinhingka nhini da.
- I murrinh warda pumemnu, “Ya. Nanhthi putek parldart parlartnemenu i nanhthi palyirr wanku pumangkarnunemenu i pumawathanemenu i pinariwunemenu ngarra thungku, i nhini-ka teteman-nu thathpirr, i nanhthi terert nimin-ya pumawathanemenu.” Bere nanhthi warda pumampatha thelput-nu i nanhthi letetmam parnamkut nanhthi ngarra pumaletetnu-yu.
- I murrinh deyida pumemnu, “Ya peneme. Da thelput terert warda pumawathanemenu. Mu thelput numi-ka pangkuy thathpirr pumawathanemenu puy wangu ngarra marnirra ngana da ngatha wangu pirranu, i nhini-ka kardu ngala warda pubuynupaknungime. I nekingime-ka mere nukun pumerdarrarrngime pubuylang-nukun-ngime da pana ngangka-re. Mu kanhi da matha paninungime.”
- Bere da nhini thangunu-ka Yile neki-ka wurdanthut i bangampunmangkardu thelput terert nhini i thelput pangkuy nhini ngarra kardu-re pumewathadha pardi-yu.
- I murrinh memnu, “Kardu kanhi-ka kardu numi da matha parnam i murrinh-te numi da matha parnamngerren. I da ngarra mange marra-re pigunu da matha warda marda pumanganart pumpan. I da ngarra nhini da matha warda wangu mange pamam pumpan-ka da nhini da matha mange puyemanu puru.
- Ka, purdithuthneme,” Yile neki kathu-ka mam. “Murrinh ngarra pigunu parnamngerren-ka pumarrungkarnuneme. I nhini kardu-ka peyetmutnu warda puru nhini-yu.”
- Bere Yile neki-ka murrinh mampunthawingkarnu, i nhini-re warda kardu-ka parnampart warda ngarra pumewathadha pardi da thelput terert nhini-yu. I nhini thangunu-ka pumemnarrarr warda da pana ngangka-re ngarra putek kanhi Yile neki-re banpunlang.
- Bere da nhini murrinh pumpanparl-ka Babel-wa, murrinh kanhi-nu-ya murrinh memkarnu. I da-ka nhini da Yile neki-re murrinh mampirrungkarnu-yu i nhini thangunu-ka banpunlang warda kardu nhini-yu da pana ngangka-re da ngarra putek ngala kanhi-yu.
Source: http://aboriginalbibles.org.au/Murrinhpatha/frame_GEN11.htm
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
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