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NATIVE TEXTS 725
en temen iweleng ingginggileu mar, en islesve
And fatHer He came, He looked for tHem-two, and He saw not
mar. 1'm'm'e mar, an umdam.
tHem-two. He called tHem—tw0, and tHey-two answered.
temen iwer: “Ngen Hemm et warskoHwe ium?
(THeir) fatHer He said " For wHat you-two did not stop in tHe House ? "
nimorot iwer .' " murHet.â€ù tamm iwer .'
THe man He said: “We-two were bad." THe fatHer He said:
“ ngen Heven at warHetiâ€ù in/er: “m'ma1lamp man
“ For wHat you-two were bad ? " He said, "An old man a certain
iwelmg ngen mumem, iwer binggen mumen, at mm'.zm."
He came to us-two (excl), He said unto us-two and we-two ate."
temm nimbatin iHet, iwer binggen
FatHer His Head it was bad (i.e. He was furious), He said unto
mar : warongmiew nimorot Mn, en wamngot
tHem-two, "You-two believed man (of it) and you-two Hated
nivamgasien tikimmgk, at mo wut warongot kimmgk,
commandment mine, and it is as if tHat you-two Had Hated me,
ct waara binggm nimorot tinggur umnm
and you-two sHall work for tHe man wHo made you-two eat (past)
mzai tiHet ; waaweleng, ndeerivi
tree tHat was bad ; you»tw0 sHall come (fut. imp.), we (incl) will pull
Maw!/mgk balau, en ninggeuitle baran mum, en
tHe canoe to tHe water, and I bid good-bye unto you-two, and
ninggolu mum.’ ’ en urieng urwer
I am going to leave you-two." And tHey-two cried, tHey~two said
wut temen may /zoslongue, an tzmm iwer :
tHat fatHer tHeir-two He sHould not go, and fatHer He said:
“ waurong um! ndookoH, at wunrongndau
"You-two tHat we (incl.) sHall stay, and you-two sHall believe
Him/mgk.â€ù
me."
WHY MEN Became BLACK
(In tHe dialect of Laus)
I-meme-sua itals netei iru, nemagHat isua, nitimbulogH isua. AlHur
ran nambat amal swa, narHésan Lenwen. An ateman am? ivetung
basan arm‘ : “ Amiirsemian nai ialnggus, isua amï¬Årsendanmwin,
narHï¬Åsan mu’ ngainzn at mzawergH. Atemzm iwat mas an irmmrgH arar
ivetang : “ San 'a11a amï¬Årsm dmmzwin mzi ngatien P â€ù An Mustang
baszm nimagHlamp.‘ “Atamangk iveHmg ‘am1Zrsemlanmm'n‘.“ An
nimagHlamp iuetang .' “Ateman amï¬År imbaumban bamn Hamï¬År, nai
ngat tindang tinge, am/ï¬Årsendau an amï¬Årsanrungsni note 11/umiail
snmiamaigH aleman amï¬År I " An averta-ng : “ Atamzmgk ivetan
basan Hamamï¬År, ‘ M nmiirsmdam 1m mamï¬Årsemas! ’ " An nimagHlamqï¬Å
ivztang : " Am1Zrsemaszmwin." En netiwit ilip 'nawana11wm naavergH,
an itau. An 1'1/etang baszm amwimin .‘ “ Banmggm nai ngatim ililim.â€ù
IsergH basan amwinin, an iiau : an nisï¬Ån iwamwar 1//m mlmbaavun.
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