Babel

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

Achuar-Shiwiar

Yus aintsu chichamen akantramuri

Nujang nangkamarai, aints ainau ataksha yujararmiayi. Tura mash nungkanam pujusar, kichik chichamnak chichau armiayi. Tura asar chikich nungkanam wear, nungka nekas pengkeran wainkarmiayi. Tura nuna wainkar nuni pujusarmiayi. Tura asar mai nuwamtak chichainak:

—Watska, nuwe nanerar jea jeamkarmi. Tura jea nekas juun yurangkim antitak jeamkarmi. Tura iisha mash iruntrar juun yaktanam pujusarmi. Nu turakrikia kanakchatatji, —tiarmiayi. Nuna tusar juun jea ningki nintimsar iruntrar najaninamtai, Yus nuna jiis chichaak:

—Juni aints untsuri matsatinawai, tura mash nu chichamnak chichau ainawai. Tura asar mash iruntrar juun jean jeamkartas nangkamawari, tura tuke tunau nintimin asar, ni wakeramurin najantan pengké inaisachartinuitai, —Yus timiayi. Tura asa aintsu chichamen aneachmau pachimramiayi. Turamtai aints ainau aujnainaksha anturnaikiacharmiayi. Tura aints ainau chikich aintsu chichamen anturnainachak, juun jean jeaminayat ukukiarmiayi. Tura kanakar chikich chikich nungkanam wearmiayi. Tura nu juun yaktan jeamkartas wakeriarmia nuna naaringkia Babel ayayi.

Source: Las Escrituras en Achuar-Shiwiar del Perú. La Liga Bíblica, 2008.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

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