Babel

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

Basari / Oniyan

End acapëra and ɓela ɓenëng ɓenëng eŋ

  1. Amëd aŋo, eyeƴan eɓat fo ebax ngwën iŋ ɗek, do elo fo bani yeƴanënd ɓela ɓën.
  2. Ga xaniw këni apën-eñan, sëk këni angëni añangax gër ebar ed Ŝinehar. Ata lëgëra këni na.
  3. Ata ỹana këni këni rend: «Ɓaƴëne tan osingiri do ene bëkaye mo mbëka ex kemaxën!» Gër ed ebax eni ɓaƴ gë oxaỹ, nëmb këni osingiri. Ata këni ɓaƴënd gë eɗaka ed petërol el, gër ed ebax eni ɓaƴ gë simaŋ.
  4. Akey amat, re këni: «Angol and këne xwëne këne ɓaƴe, do gë aciw̃ atëndëndër and gë ejur ed kë h̃at ŋëŝ gër orën. Mondako këne hiye ɓangwëlik, do ane capërëraye ex na ɗek ebar el!»
  5. Axwën Kaxanu feda ko exo nëkon angol aŋ, do gë aciw̃ atëndëndër and bani ɓaƴënd ɓela ɓëjo aŋ.
  6. Re ko Axwën Kaxanu: «Watinëɓi ɓela ɓëjo ga hi këni ɓulunda iɓat, do këni yeƴanënd eyeƴan eɓat. Angëmëne mondako ỹana këni, er këni wëlër eni di yo, axor këni xor!
  7. Awa pedane tan ene bële eyeƴan edeɓën elo, eni tëkwanaxën ewëlër ed andeɓën reɓën el!»
  8. Ata Axwën Kaxanu, mondako ŝapëreli baɓi ɓela ɓëjo, ebar el ɗek, do kwël seɓ këni eɓaƴ ed angol el.
  9. Mëŋ w̃acaxën këni angol aŋo «Babel», mëne ngëŋ «Ambële». Gayikwa Axwën Kaxanu na wël ko eyeƴan eɓat ed ebax ɗek ebar el. Yatijo ŝapëreli këɓi ɓela ɓën do yëcar këni ebar el ɗek.

Source: Akayëta and eter ekaŝax aŋ. Akayëta Añanar aŋ. Wycliffe Bible Translators.

Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl

Bassari is a Senegambian language spoken in Guinea and Senegal.

Tower of Babel in Senegambian languages

Basari, Fula(ni), Wolof

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