1. Dolu-dolu, samua orang di dunya ba'omong pake satu bahasa sa.
2. Waktu dong saparu mulai bapinda pi di sablá matahari nae, dong sampe di satu tana rata di Sinear, ju dong tenga di situ.
3-4. Dong samua ba'akór, bilang, "We! Sodara-sodara dong! Mari kotong bangun satu kota bésar. Kotong musti bekin batu bata, ais kotong bakar sampe karás. Deng kotong susun itu batu bata dong pake ter. Ais kotong kasi badiri satu manara tinggi, yang dia pung ujung sampe di langit, ko biar kotong dapa nama. Biar ko kotong jadi satu bangsa bésar yang sonde usa tabagi-bagi."
5. Ju TUHAN turun ko maloi coba itu kota deng dia pung manara yang dong bangun.
6. Ais Dia omong, bilang, "Ini manusia dong samua, satu bangsa, deng pake satu bahasa. Apa yang dong bekin sakarang ni, baru mulai langka partama sa. Beso-lusa, kalo dong samua ta'ika jadi satu sama ke sakarang ni, nanti dong bisa bekin apa sa.
7. Lebe bae Kotong turun bekin dong pung bahasa jadi laen-laen, ko biar dong sonde bisa mangarti satu deng satu lai."
8. Ais ju Tuhan turun ko bekin kaco dong pung bahasa. Deng bagitu, Dia bekin itu manusia dong tasiram pi di samua tampa di dunya. Ju dong su sonde bangun tarús itu kota lai.
9. Andia ko dong kasi nama itu kota, Babel, (yang amper sama ke satu kata yang dia pung arti ‘babingung’), tagal TUHAN bekin kaco dong pung bahasa, deng kasi tasiram sang dong pi mana-mana di dunya.
Source: Carita Mula-Mula (Genesis). Tuhan Allah Pung Janji Baru. Genesis & The New Testament in Kupang Malay. Copyright © 2007 UBB-GMIT. http://www.e-alkitab.org
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
Kupang is a Malay-based creole spoken in Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara on the west end of Timor Island in Indonesia.
Information about Kupang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_trade_and_creole_languages#Kupang_Malay
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/mkn
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