ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɜːθ ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn θɹˈiː stˈeɪdʒᵻz: æt fˈɜːst, ðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌvðɪ ˈɜːθ wʌzɐ ɹˈaʊnd, flˈæt dˈɪsk, flˈoʊɾɪŋ ɪnðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚz ðæt fˈɪld ðə lˈoʊɚ hˈæf ʌvðə "skˈaɪ".
The creation of the earth is described in three stages: At first, the surface of the earth was a round, flat disk, floating in the center of the waters that filled the lower half of the "sky".