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

Ditammari (Tammari)

Didènnì bɛ̀tu dì Bɑbɛɛdi di kó mumɑrimù

1. Bɛnìtìbɛ̀ bɛmɔu do nɑ́ɑ́ ntinɑ́ɑǹtì timɑ́ɑ̀ ndi, onìtì nɑ́ɑǹtì do í cɑ̃́ɑ̃́.
2. Kɛ̀ bɛ̀ɛ kɔtɛ diyiè yìɛ̀ní kɛ̀ɛ̀ bíɛ́kɛ̀ kɛ́yɑ̀ kubiriku mɑkù, dihɛì bɛ̀ tu dì Sindeɑɑ kɛ bo mɑɑ́,
3. kɛ́nɑ́kɛ́ bɛtɔbɛ̀ kɛ dɔ̀: Ítɛ́nɛ̀ kɛ̀ ti pííkú yɛdombiɛ, kɛ́ yɛ̀ pũ̀ńnɛ́ kɛ̀ yɛ̀ɛ kpenkɛ kɛ́ndò nyɛtɑ̃́rɛ̀, kɛ̀ tí wɑɑ́ nkùtìnɔ́ɔ̀ kɛ́nsĩɛ̃kù.
4. Kɛ̀ tí mɑɑ́ dihɛì, kɛ́mɑɑ́ didènnì kɛ̀ dìi kɑ́ɑ́kɛ́ tiwɛtì, kɛ̀ ti yètìrìi feitɛ́, kɛ̀ ti bɑ́ɑ́ cíɛ́tɛ́ kɛtenkɛ̀ kɛmɔu.
5. Kɛ̀ ti Yiɛ̀ nKuyie ncútɛ́ní kɛ bo yɑ̀ bɛnìtìbɛ̀ mɑɑ́ dìì ɛì nɛ̀ didènnì.
6. Kɛ dɔ̀: Bɛ̀ mɛ̀ ntúmɛ̀ kubotí kùmɑ́ɑ̀ kɔbɛ kɛ nɑ́ɑ́ ntinɑ́ɑǹtì tìmɑ́ɑ̀, dɛ̀mɑrɛ̀ í yóó bɛ̀ dìtínnɛ́ bɛ̀ yóó nɑmu kɛ́dɔɔ̀ bɛ̀ dɔ́mɛ̀.
7. Ti cútɛ́nɛ̀ kɛ́kɔkɛ́ bɛ nɑ́ɑǹtì, kɛ̀ bɛ̀ nnɑ́ɑ́ nkɛ í yo bɛtɔbɛ̀ tu mù.
8. Kɛ̀ ti Yiɛ̀ nKuyie mbɛ̀ cíɛ nkɛtenkɛ̀ kɛmɔu, bɑ́ bɛ̀ í mmɑɑ́ dɛ kó dihɛì.
9. Dɛɛ̀ te kɛ̀ bɛ̀ yu dɛ kó didènnì kɛ tú Bɑbɛɛdi. Ti Yiɛ̀ nKuyie ndɛ nkɔkɛ́ bɛnìtìbɛ̀ nɑ́ɑǹtì, kɛ́ bɛ̀ cíɛ nkɛtenkɛ̀ kɛmɔu miɛkɛ.

Source: TENKETƐ. Bibiri Kuyie Nnɑ́ɑǹtì Pɑ́tíri. The Holy Bible in the Ditammari language of Benin. SIM International, 2001.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

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