THE WALUM OLUM

Book One
The Beginning
 

 
Sayewi talli wemiguma wokgetaki, 
At first the land was covered with sea water. 
Hackung kwelik owanaku wak yutali kitanitowit-essop. 
Above all of the water was fog and God was the creator of these.
Sayewis hallemiwis nolemiwi elemamik Kitanitowit-essop. 
First being eternal being invisible everywhere God was the creator.
Sohawalawak kwelik hakik owak awasagamak. 
He made the water, the land, the clouds, and the heavens.
Sohalawak gishuk nipahum alankwak. 
He made the sun, the moon, the stars.
Wemi-sohalawak yulikyuchaan. 
He made them all to move well.
Wich-owagan kshakan moshakwat kwelik kshipehelep. 
Then the wind blew violently, and it cleared up, and the deep water ran off.
Opeleken mani-menak delsin-epit. 
And groups of islands formed, and there remained.
Lappinup Kitanitowit manito manitoak, 
Again spoke the creator God, who is a Spirit, and made the spirits,
Owinwak angelatawiwak chichankwak wemiwak. 
And mortal beings, and souls for all of them.
Wtenk manito jinwis lennowak mukom. 
Thereafter He made man, young, full grown, ancestor.
Milap netami gaho owini gaho. 
He gave him the first mother, the mother of all people.
Namesik milap, tulpewik milap, awesik milap, awesik milap, cholesak milap. 
He gave him the fish, turtles, animals, birds.
Makimani shak sohalawak makowini nakowak amangamek. 
But an evil spirit caused evil men, evil snakes and monsters.
Sohalawak uchewak, sohalawak pungusak. 
He caused the flys and caused the mosquitoes.
Nitisak wemi owini w'delisinewuap. 
All people behaved and were friends.
Kiwis, wunand wishimanitoak essopak. 
And were happy, dwelling with God.
Nijini netami lennowak, nigoha netami okwewi, nantinéwak. 
To him the first man took a wife, the first mother.
Gattamin netami mitzi nijini nantiné. 
Who went to pick berries, the first food, and the young man followed.
Wemi wingi-namenep, wemi ksinelendamep, wemi wullatemanuwi. 
Everyone was glad and pleased, everyone felt lively, everyone was happy.
Shukand eli-kimi mekenikink wakon powako inti'ako. 
But secretly the snake spirit, guardian of shamans, came upon the earth.
Mattalogas pallalogas maktaton owagan payat-chik yutali. 
And with him brought badness, quarreling, unhappiness.
Maktapan payat, wihillan payat, mboagan payat. 
He brought bad weather, sickness, and death.
Won wemi wiwunch kamik atak kitahikan netamaki epit. 
This all took place very long ago beyond the great ocean at the first land.