Babel

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

Ut Main (U̠t-Ma'in)

Ma-u̱ Babira

  1. U̱ da-u̱ taku̱n-du̱ u-dak rem-de̱ u̱r-gan du̱ ne̱t-tu̱ nomte̱ u̱s-rem.
  2. Da-u̱ ne̱t-tu̱ rwu̱ne̱ du̱gu̱ u-do̱m, e̱ kum dak-u̱ o̱o̱ge̱ nu̱ru̱gse̱ u̱-me̱ dak-u̱ Shinar e̱ shu̱'u̱t u̱ku̱n.
  3. E̱ zu̱ o̱r-u̱t e̱ ne̱, «Haanu̱n in no̱m u̱t-kunku in zom-to̱ so̱k.» U̱n no̱m u̱t-kunku to̱ shu̱'u̱t u̱ka u̱t-taar, tu̱msu̱ rwab-tu̱ shu̱'u̱t u̱ka m-kwarta.
  4. E̱ zu̱, «Haanu̱n, in no̱mu̱ hi-du̱ war in u-bo̱, u̱ ma-u̱ m-wu̱r u̱ do̱'e̱ te-du̱ do̱m u-ru̱ in no̱mo̱n hi-du̱ war in u̱r-dim taas in bu̱ru̱gse̱ u-dak da.»
  5. Tu̱msu̱ Yawe cu̱zu̱n u̱ remu̱ wa got bo̱-u̱ ma-u̱ m-wu̱r u̱ ya'ag-u̱ u̱t-ne̱t o̱ u̱t-ma.
  6. Yawe zu̱, «A-mu̱u̱ne̱ zu̱ ne̱t-tu̱ o̱ same̱-du̱ u̱t-hi ne̱ tu̱msu̱ e̱ wu̱r u̱r-rem u̱r-gan e̱ taku̱n no̱m-du̱ go̱-du̱ u̱no̱ no̱m-o̱, o̱ko̱n zaar u̱ e̱ do̱'e̱ u̱t-zo̱ng u̱t-no̱m u̱ do̱'e̱ ze̱g-du̱ be̱b-u̱r e̱ da.
  7. Haane̱, in ciz u-dak, in wagu̱sse̱ rem-u̱r u̱n, u̱ka u̱n zatte̱ u̱t-nap rem-du̱ o̱r-u̱t u̱n ne̱ o̱ u̱t-war da.»
  8. Iya-o̱ Yawe bu̱rgu̱sse̱ u̱n ko̱he̱ne̱ u-dak u-be̱e̱t, se̱ u̱n yage̱ ma-du̱ u-bo̱.
  9. Remu̱ iya na fogte̱ be-u̱r re̱ Babira, remu̱ zu̱ ku̱na Yawe e̱ngu̱sse̱ u̱t-rem tu̱ u-dak u-be̱e̱t, u̱ ku̱na Yawe bu̱rgu̱sse̱ u̱t-ne̱t u-dak u-be̱e̱t.

Source: ut-Mai'n Scripture portions (Bible). 2024 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

Ut Main is a Northwest Kainji language spoken in northern Nigeria.

Information about Ut Main
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ut Main_dialect

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