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66 Tûhan Dibâwah (the Lord below) made the earth, and lives beneath it; it is supported by an iron staff sustained by crossbars. Beneath these again is Tânah Nyâyek (land of Nyâyek), which is inhabited by a sort of "sêtan," who have children, not born in the ordinary way, but pulled out of the pit of the stomach.

They were visited by M'ĕrtang, the first "pôyang" who brought back this account of them.

Tûhan Dibâwah dwells beneath Tânah Nyâyek, and by his power supports all above him.

The earth was first peopled through M'ĕrtang, the first Pôyang, and Bĕlo his younger brother.

Their mother was Tânah Sak'ĕpal (a handful of earth) and their father Âyĕr Satîtik (a drop of water).

They came from Tânah B'angun in the sky, and returned to it, taking with them a house from Húlu Kĕnaboi, on the other side of J'ĕlĕbu, which flows into the Paháng.

B'ĕlo died, and when he was buried a mĕngkârong came towards the grave, and M'ĕtang threw his pârang at it, and cut off his tail, and the "měngkârong" ran away tail-less, and Bĕlo thereupon came to life again, left his grave, and returned to his house.