The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Obolo
Uwu-oket Baben
- Me ike mgbọ ya, otutuuk linyọn̄ ekaan̄ otu usem ge gaalek, mè ikitumu ida amọn yaage.
- Ebilene enenibene ije ikije inyi agan̄ mbum-ura, mè isi imun̄ òla ijọn̄ ge me inyọn̄ ijọn̄ Babilonia, mè iniluk me ere ya.
- Ema enenitọt me lek kiban̄ ibe, “Ngwa, eji enebot okpungwu, mè ewọp me ukan̄, inyi inye ijaan̄ lek.” Ema enenisa okpungwu cha irọ ewuuk inama-uwu, mè isa ulobo ulobo agba ofifit ichọkọ ewuuk cha igba igọm.
- Ema enenitumu ibe, “Ngwa, eji enenama ikpele ama ge enyi lek kiji, mè enama si ikpele uwu-oket eyi inyọn̄ kan̄ môbenebe isi ichak me isinyọn̄, inyi eji esa me ikeya etaan̄ etip, mè eji ekayiyala ìkana otutuuk linyọn̄.”
- Okumugwem osisibi inu inikpọ ama ya mè uwu-oket eyi ebilene ekinama,
- mè ibe, “Eyi ebi ife chi erebe ge, mè ikaan̄ otu usem ge, mè ibene ikirọ inu yi, kpunu inu geege eyi ema etọtbe irọrọ eyi òboyọt ema me lek.
- Eya orọ, eji enesibi esi ewuwọlọ usem kiban̄, inyi ge ikayaka ìnọ inu ogwu melek kan̄ okitumu.”
- Sa me ikeya ke Okumugwem oyiyala ebi ife cha ikana otutuuk linyọn̄. Ema kpeyaka ikọt inama ama ya igak ikeya.
- Eya orọ egwenbe ama ya Baben, mije, îre me ere ya ke Okumugwem owuwọlọ otu usem otutuuk linyọn̄, mè iyiyala ebilene ikana otutuuk linyọn̄.
Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1587/GEN.11.OBOLO
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