The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9)
iciBemba (Bemba)
Ulupungu Iwa Babeli
- Kale abantu pakubala baaleelanda ululimi lumo lwinefye icaalo conse, baaleesosa naamashiwi yamo yeenefye.
- Nomba ilyo baaimine nookulaalola lubali lwakukabanga, baafikiliile pamo apaabatama mucaalo ca Shina, epo baaikala.
- Elyo baalaaebana abati: “Bane, aleeni tutame amatafwali, tuyooce nookuyooca.” Baapekanya amatafwali, eemabwe yaabo ayaakukuulila, baapekanya naamanenekela, eeloba lyabo ilyakukuulila.
- Baalaati nookuti; “Aleeni, naatuikuulile umusumba, tukuulemo noolupungu ulutali ulwakuti lukafike nakumuulu kwine. Uleke tukalumbuke, twikasalanganina mucaalo conse.”
- Imfumu Leesa eepakwika kukwisamona umusumba noolupungu ulo abantu baaleekuula.
- Elyo aasosa ati: “Niico aba bantu baaba umutundu umo winefye nookulanda niico baalanda ululimi lumo lwinefye, eco baatendekeele ukulaacita ici cintu; nakuntanshi kwine takwakaleeba cintu ico bakalaafilwa ukucita.
- Aleeni, naatwike, tuyefulunganya ululimi lwabo, eepakuti cila muntu eelaatesha ifyo umunankwe aleelanda.”
- Kanshi Imfumu Leesa eepakubasalanganishisha mufyaalo fyonse, abantu nabo eemilekele, baaleka nookulaakuula umusumba.
- Eco umusumba wabo waleeitilwa Babeli, pantu nimu Babeli emo Imfumu yafulunganishiishe ululimi lwabantu bonse, kabiti emo mwine yasalanganishiishe abantu bonse mufyaalo fyonse.
Source: Ifipangano Fyakwa Leesa. The Bible in Bemba. The Bible Society of Zambia, Lusaka, 1983.
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
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