Mambila, Nigeria Genesis Translation

1 « Efeh 6h Chang dohge-neh wong eh

(Genesis 1)

Kfeh "bii leh; w6ng kini^ non kini, nbr kini,
nyam kinij ylr kini^ tu h6 njiur h6 kini de*
Eh fe Chango Eh keh bii so kell chip tlm mbal,
naa Chang ya gia chip b6 s^n^ Chang eh gia
hd- neh a^ yilla hd neh deh chia^ deh naa yilla
chipo Bii nu Chang "be gil h ten chia ch^hn-eho
Chang eh hen a 9 jia hohnic

A ten chia f&l-eh naa 9 Chang he b^ neh
vullup bd w6ngo Chang tua jia vullup a 9 nd^
yoo tehr, ^a jia mia a 9 tl Ife S. deho Vullup
nda b^ neh h tehrj naa mia ti le bd neh h deh.
Chang yilla bd neh deh vullup, da yilla bd
neh deh w6ngo Chang eh hen a 9 jia hohnio

A ten chia tar-eh naa 9 Chang sum loh
kwuna gi chir & nfehme bo« Jia n5hme a 9 sh
bfehle jh bd chir chir^ N^^hme be ka wula ^h
Chang tua-neh Iho Chang jia mia a 9 k chi bdl
si!toi njiuTo Mia be ka wula 6h. Chang tua-neh
Ih dec Chang eh hen a, jia hohmo

A ten chia na,-neh Chang be bd neh lu bd
vYehll b6 mbi;imbon b6o Chang gia heh bd neh

bo sa h "bone« Chang jia lu a,

"A chi wa, Mil dium 6h menjoOo"

Naa jia v/ehll "bd mlovmbon 1d6 a,

"A behnGj Mil diiici 6h lu yillio"

Lu Td6 wehll Td6 mbumbon "bb be bd neh hoiio

Chang eh hen a, jia hohaio

A ten chia tln-eh^ Chang jia, kvvdna non
bo yuli h tehr kal "\rullup h^ naa bo yuli bd
neh hon^ deh b5 mere-neh^ deh b5 bili^ deh
b5 yillij deh b5 hulli^ deh bb dua^ da deh
bb te^ wula ^h Chang tua-neh Ih deo Chang
jia^ kwi3na chlar bo gbl nyam-eh deh bb yini
yini yam yu h nbhme^-neh^ naa bo yam ba neh^
wula ^h Chang tua-neh Ih de^ Chang eh hen a,
jia hoipio

A ten chia tenjen-eh naa^ Chang be bd
neh nyam b6 nbr bbe Chang be sum gbl nyame
yini yini^ deh bb dua 6h liul h gwull a, deh
bb dua naa liul h gwull a" kini, deh bb te^
6h liul men seh^ deh bo te^ naa liul kini dOo
Chang jia^ neh dohge nda nbr, a bii v/al wula
neh 1^0 Chang eh dohge bd neh nbr a 9 Chang
ya kwima bd neh nbr mbbn h gwull a' nyam b6
njbhlip bb 6h gi-neh chemao Chang eh hen a.^
jia njbhl seh gi hohmo

A ten chia tefel-eh naa, Chang seh bd
neh h deh, naa Chang ya lOTuna Td^ neh chia M
tefel-^h nu chia talle h tema ten chia deh h5
S, sehe Kwuna h^ chia M so chia sdne, ^h keh
"ba chia M nu eh chia ^h Chang seh-neh h deh,
ha sa h hehne gil eh seh.

2* Adam hd Eye hdl mvur (Genesis 2-3)

Chang eh nda h^. neh n5r dohge-neh naa,
?70hl mia, naa dohge hd neh nbv 6h seh.
Chang V70hli tull chuchu h hehne h Ih nbv a 9
naa n5r kor ha neh chuchu, Chang yilla hd neh
yill h hii Adam.

Chang heh hii l-Cil galle ho]rjiiie, a hii ti ^
ten. Chang wohl njfehlip ho gallehe^ kvmna yu
kell a mell-eh, a Adam hii ngwa h neri, tua hd
neh jia Adam a,

"G51 yallipe nu seh y^a yaa. MSh heh gi
hal 6h w5o. Chdhn deh h ten hon h naa, mSh
giun ngwal 6h w6o yaa-neh. Ba w6o ta gwull
dh m&h, w6o woh yaa ndia, w6o kwoh."

Eh k^h hii so Adam ti dehne dh yun. Nh
deh ^h to Adam tua-neh yilin Sh kini. Non hd

nyam Td6 "bon jrtm tua kell eh kini« Chang eh
hen a 5 jia Adam ^h yun^ naa via^ naa jia,
^kwiina mfeh be heh M nh deh^ a bo ti fS^lo"

Eh chia deh naa9 Chang be bd neh Adam
cha bd neh lilmo Adam bd, k^ll kumil der^ naa
Chang sum wohl kv/oh kwiare k Adame9 naa dohge
bd, neh nh deh <§h seh^ heh ndi bd. neh ^h Adania
Adam da bd. neh bii yill "nave"o Adam jia,

^'Eh vfehl ^ mbhj dh ndal-eh h yur m5h 6,."
Adam da b^ neh bii yill v6hle Eveo Bo
mberi f&le gi dehne tene sooll, naa gwull
gvYulle hehn bo jk ngwale

Njfehlip seh 6h Chang dohge -neh ^ yS^p yoh
giu gil deh b6 6h. gehll^ y&p mene toll nda b^
neh 6h dil bil galle ^h Chang ya lur kwima-neh
^h Adam b6 Eveo Eh hen a, Eve ti dehne ^h
jrni, nda h yur hehn h, bi behlle bii jia,

"Meh Chang jia behn a^ yalllp bo nu seh
ch^h y^.al ma ? "

Eve jia bii a,

"Chang jia behl a, j&a yaa, naa ch^h bii
k tema ten mell~eh ydal ndia, behl nda favoh-
neh^ jia^ men ^h bu^ behl ch^h kfemal de ndia^
behl nda kwoh-^neh."

9

Y^p jia M a J

"Behn Icwoh nda eh kinio Chang he hehlle
hehn jia^hehn nda wixLa neh Id. ti-nehp"

Y?ip ya mua lur hd neh thj) tu da^ naa nybm
ya bd. neh Eve 6h sehc Eve jia, kwdna neh yaa,
a neh ti wula Chang IS. 9 naa woh yaa hd neh 5 heh
"boo ^h Adam^ a bi5. yaa de. Bo eh yaa a^ bo hen
kell jia^ bo tene sooll, naa gwull gv^mlle ya
bd neh bo 9 bo tull bd neh wfe tUo

Eh lu yillij Chang ndi bal-eh^ jia neh nda
bo fe giu-neh. Bo se lep g6o j"uine tu &. Chang
yilla bo jia,

"Adam, Adam, w6o lep dehne ^h keh ba?"

Adam jia^

"Mfeh tene sooll^ gwoll gwulle ya dehne mfeh

yae"

Chang jia^

"W5o kell ^h keh? V/5o y^.al t^p tu 6h mhh
jia behn a 9 ch^h ydal-eh ba ? "

Adam 3ia9

"Ee9 m^h yd,al-eho Nave heh m5h kOa"

10

Chang ;jia nave a,

"Eh nu la, w6o h^l keh ? "

Nave jia M a,

"Y5.p tua hehlle mSh ko,"

Chang 3ia yS^p a,

"¥/6o 060 gi nda b^ ^h Ife, gull h yur chi
^ M kini sel,"

Naa jia Eve a,

"V/60 o5o hen nda glar ^h mun har-eh,"

Jia Adam a 9

"Behn nda b^ kwoh-neh. Yallip naa, w6o ki
nda M ^h hu & chi, w5o 360 hen nda glar ^h "bur
ki-neho"

Chang wohl par nyame, siu tull bd neh bo h
yor^ naa kua sum bd, neh bo ^h dll bii galle dio«

J E N E S I S 1-35
S-fcories from the book of Genesis

Institute of Linguistics
December 1973
Provisional edition of 150 copies