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The Ten Commandments. 



Purmesur ital iltiir. 



God thus spake. 



1. Kodawund niwa Purmesur mmna andiir, namunne niwiir Deo bore 

 The Lord thy God I am, besides me thy gods not 



hille audiir. 

 any shall be. 



2. Apun lane kital penk, bore budde ai jins ital budrate 

 To yourselves graven images, any sort of creature such as in heaven 



nuui dhurtile, unni yete mundar, atal miuni kemut imat wurea kal 

 and on earth, and in sea are, such do not make — you their feet 



minni kurmat, unde wurrun ramakisni minni kemat ; iden laine laine mak 

 do not embrace, and their obeisance do not perform ; because to me 



an mundur, unde dourana papun sate chawun purro sasiut dusta-tona, 

 jealousy is, and father's sins for children on, punishment inflict, 



nati unni punti-lor purro, wurg admirun bor nowa 



grand children and great-grand children upon those men who my 



bairi munda, unde mat awen — men sun hazaron nakun mink 

 enemies are, and I from among those a thousand (who) me as 



pdndaturg, unde nowa wunktan purro taki-turg, nunna wurrun 

 a friend take, and my commands according to walk, I on them 



purro durmi kia tona. 



my shadows throw. 



3. Purmesur-da parrol labarit purro minni yeumat, tin-lainun papi 



God's name in falsehood do not take, for guilty 



ainun wurg manwal bor Purmesur-da parrol labarit purro 

 will be that man who God's name in falsehood 



yetaniir. 

 shall take. 



4. Purmesur-da pial purriat unde tan swaf irat samin pialk bunni 



God's day remember and it holy keep ; six days daily 



biita kimpt, unde sub miwa kam kimpt, at erniida pial Purmesur-da 

 work do, and all thy labour perform, but seventh day God'* 



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