The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
Toma
Nuɓusɛi ɠaka fai Ɓaɓɛle
- Eteai pɛ ge ɠɛni zii woo ɠilagi wosu, ti ɠɛni ɓɔɛzu ga woo ɠilagi.
- Ti zeɠeni ga folo ɠulazu ʋelei, ti nɛmɛ wola ɠila kaani Sineyaal yooi zu, miná ɠa ti zeini ná.
- Ti ɠɛni ɓɔɠɔ ma: «Ade li, ade ɓilikiiti doɠa, ade ti ɠala abui zu.» Ɓilikii ɠɛni ti ʋɛ ga pɛlɛ lo kɔtui, ti ɗa sei ga managi.
- Ti ɠɛni ɓɔɠɔ ma mɔnɔ: «Ade li, de taai ta lo ɓɔɠɔ ʋɛ, ta pɛlɛ ɠaaɠoozagi nii nɔungi a zei geei ʋa. Ade ɓɔɠɔ lɔɠɔ ɠula, naa ɠa a kɛ ade mina vaza zooi ɠa ná pɛ.»
- Ɠɔoɠɔ GALAGI yeini taai ʋɛtɛsu ta pɛlɛ ɠaaɠoozagi, nii nuiti ti ɠɛni tosu.
- Ɠɔoɠɔ GALAGI ɠɛni ma: «Wɛlɛ, ta ga zii ɠilagi nɔ, woo ɠilagi nɔ ɠa é ti-la. Ni ta tɔɔzeina ɠani, ani nɔpɛ ge la mɔ pele ɓesaga ti luɠɔ naa ɠɛɛ vai zu, nii a ɠɛ ti ɠisu.
- Ade yei, de li, de ti-laawooi zupu, naa ɠa a kɛ, ti mina ɓɔɠɔ laawooiti mɛni.»
- Ɠɔoɠɔ GALAGI ti zuvazani, ti maaɠooza ná ʋa, ti li eteai zu ná pɛ. Ti looɠoni taai lo fai ʋa.
- Naa ɠa é kɛai taai naa laasei pɛai ga Ɓaɓɛle,*mazɔlɔɔ miná ɠa Ɠɔoɠɔ GALAGI eteai kpein gooi zupuai ná. Ná ɠa Ɠɔoɠɔ GALAGI ti zuvazani ná, ti li eteai zu ná kpein.
* Ɓaɓɛle:dasseigi nii ti maaɓuɠaai ʋa ta «faazupui».
Source: GALA Sɛʋɛi. Zenɛze.
© Pioneer Bible Translators and Bible Society of Guinea
© Traducteurs Pionniers de la Bible et Alliance Biblique de Guinée
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
Toma is a variety of Loma, a Mande language spoken in Liberia and Guinea
More information about Toma
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loma_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/tod
Tower of Babel in Mande languages
Boko,
Busa,
Dyula,
Kpelle,
Maninka,
Mixifore,
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Susu,
Toma,
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