Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower  with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”
ወተባሀሉ ፡ ንዑ ፡ ንንድቀ ፡ ሀገረ ፡ ወማኅፈደ ፡ ዘይበጽሕ ፡ ርእሱ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ወንግበር ፡ ለነ ፡ ስመ ፡ እንበለ ፡ ንዘረው ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ገጸ ፡ ምድር ።