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Guŋga'yunamirrinhany walal märraŋal 7-nha
They chose 7 helpers
Acts 6.1-7
1 Yo, bitjarrnha bilin marrtjin ŋunhi Garraywalaŋumirrnydja yolŋu walal ŋutharnydja bala yindithinan, dharrwathinan mirithinan dhikan. Dharrwan mirithirra gan yolŋuny walal bilyurr, malthurrnydja gan nhanŋu Djesuwnydja, wiripuny wäŋa-nininyŋun ŋunhiŋuwuynha banydjiŋuwuynha yolŋu walal Djuw malan, ga wiripuwurrnydja Djuw mala wiripuŋuwuy wäŋapuy mala, ŋunhi walal ŋuli ganha ŋunhiwurryi waŋanha wiripu matha Gurik. Ga ŋunhiwurrnydja ŋunhi walal ŋuli ganha waŋanha wiripuny matha, walalnydja gan ŋunhi waŋan ŋayaŋuy-ŋaramurryu warray, ga gupa-waŋanany walal gan ŋunhi bitjarrnha, “Yaka dhuwali manymak; limurrnydja dhuwal be muka waŋgany mala, yurr nhuma ga dhuwali rrupiyany gurrupan dhuwalaŋuwuynhan yan wäŋapuynhany yolŋu'-yulŋunhany, ga ŋanapurruŋguny miyalkkurruwurr ŋunhi dhuwaymiriwnydja mala ga dhuwal yänan nhina marryan'.”
2 Bala walal ŋunhi Djuy'yunawuynydja yolŋu walal 12-tja wäthurra wiripuwurruŋguny Garraywalaŋumirriw yolŋuw walalaŋ, ḻuŋ'maraŋala marrtjin walalany, bala walal waŋanan bitjarra, “Yaka dhuwal ŋamakurr, ŋunhi napurr dhu Djuy'yunawuynydja yolŋu walal ḏaḏawyunna beŋurnydja ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwalnydja dhäwuŋur lakaranhaŋur, märr napurr dhu ga ŋathan gurrupan yolŋunhan walalany.
3 Nhumany dhu wäwa walal djarr'yundja wiripuwurruny ŋunhi yolŋuny walalany dhiyakiyiny djämaw. Yurr märraŋuny walal djarr'yurrnydja ŋunhi bili yan yolŋunhany ŋunhi ŋayi ŋayaŋu-dhaŋaŋmirr Dhuyu-Birrimbirrwalaŋumirr, ŋunhin bili yan yolŋunhany ŋunhi ŋayi ga guyaŋa God-Waŋarrwal yan djambatjthuny. Märraŋuny walal marrtji djarr'yurrnydja 7-nha yolŋunhany walalany dhipuŋuryiny nhuma-malanhany, bala napurr dhu walalany nhirrpanna marrtji dhiyakiyiny djämaw.
4 Ga napurrnydja dhu ga Djuy'yunawuyyuny yolŋuy walal bukumirriyaman, ga dhäwuny' dhu ga lakaram ŋunhi bili yan manymak; ŋunhiyi bili yan waŋgany napurrnydja dhu ga djäma.”
5 Bala walalnydja ŋunhi wiripuwurrnydja yänan yoraŋala ŋurikiyi dhärukkuny ŋunhi walal waŋan, bala walal yan märraŋalnydja 7-nhan yolŋunhany walalany. Waŋganydja walal märraŋal Dhepinnha* yäkuny, bili ŋunhiyi yolŋu gan märr-yuwalkthin mirithin yan Garraywu, ga bulu ŋayi ŋunhiyi ŋayaŋu-dhaŋaŋdhin Dhuyu-Birrimbirryuny muka. Ga bitjarryi bili walal märraŋalyi dhuwalawurrunhany gam', Bilipnha,* ga Burakuruny,* ga Nikanany,* ga Daymunnhany,* ga Bämanany,* ga Nikalatjnha,* wäŋa-Yandiyukpuynha.* Djan'tayilnha yolŋu, ŋunhi ŋayi ŋäthil yan bilyurr balan buku-ŋal'yunaraw Djuw malawalaŋuwnha God-Waŋarrwu.
6 Yo, märraŋalnydja walal ŋunhi walalany 7-nhany ḏirramuwurruny, bala walal gäŋala walalany ŋurikiwurruŋgalnha Djuy'yunawuywalnha yolŋuwalnydja walalaŋgal, bala walal waŋanany walalaŋ bitjarrnha, “Dhuwalawurruny ŋanapurr ŋunhi märraŋalnydja ḏirramuwurrunhany dhiyakuny djämaw.” Bala walal gan ŋunhi Djuy'yunawuynydja mala bukumirriyaŋala walalaŋ, goŋ-ŋal'yurra gan ḏämbulila walalaŋgal ŋurikiwurruŋgalyiny malawal, bala walal marrtjin gänaŋ'maraŋalnha walalany ŋurikiyiny djämawnha.
7 Bala God-Waŋarrwu dhäruktja ŋunhi ŋuthara yindithinan, barrkuwatjthinan ŋuliwitjarryiny wäŋakurr buku-ḻiw'maraŋala, ga ŋunhili Djurutjalamdja wäŋaŋur Garraywalaŋumirrnydja mala ŋutharnha mirithinan dhikan, ga bitjarryi yan bili dharrwayi yan djirrikaymirriynydja yolŋuy walal gan märraŋal ŋunhiyiny dhäwu, bala gan märr-yuwalkthinan Djesuwnydja.
Yolŋuy walal ŋayathaŋal Dhepinnha dhä-birrka'yunaraw
The arrest of Stephen
Acts 6.8-15
8 Yo, ŋunhiyi Dhepindja yäku yolŋu ŋamakurr dhika, ga djäma ŋayi gan yindi mirithirr ganydjarr-ḏumurr rom, bili God-Waŋarryu gan nhanukalaŋuwurr djäma mirithin yan nhä mala ŋamakurrnydja ga ŋoy-ganyim'thunamirrnydja, ga dharrwaynha yolŋuynydja walal ŋanya gan nhäŋalnydja ŋoy-ŋamathinan nhanŋu.
9 Yurr wiripuny mala ŋunhi yolŋu walal yaka djälthinya nhanŋu Dhepingu; ŋuyulkthin walal nhanŋu gan, ŋunhiwurrnydja yolŋu mala ŋunhi walal gan yäku-lakaranhamin walalanhawuynha walal bitjanmin, “Dhawaṯthunawuynha Yolŋu mala”, yurr walalnydja ŋunhiwurryiny yolŋu walal Djuw malan wäŋa-Djärinipuynha* ga wäŋa-Yaliktjandiriyapuynydja.* Ga ŋuriŋiyi malay ga wiripuwurruy Djuw malay ŋunhi walal Djilitjiyapuy* mala ga Yaytjapuy, walalnydja ŋunhi ŋunhiwurryiny ŋurru-nyinyaŋdhurr warray nhanŋu Dhepinguny, bala walal gan waŋanany dhä-ḏälthinan nhanŋu ŋarrtjurra manapar ŋanya.
10 Yurr ŋayiny ŋunhi Dhepindja gan waŋan ŋunhi bili dhäruktja djambatj, bili ŋunhiyiny nhanukal gan Dhuyu-Birrimbirryu dhäruk-gurrupar waŋanharaw. Ga walal ŋuriŋiwurruyyi yaka ŋula dhäruk maḻŋ'maranha buku-roŋanmaranharawnydja nhanŋu Dhepinguny.
11 Bala walal dhäruknha gurrupar wiripuwurruŋgun yolŋuw mala dhanaran-nhirrpar nyäḻyurra, ŋoy-dhuŋgur'yurra bitjarrnha gam', “Dhuwal napurr ŋäkul waŋganynha yolŋuny Dhepinnha, ŋayi gan dhä-wiripuŋuyin waŋan Mawtjitjku, ga bitjarryi bili ŋayi gan dhuwaliyi ḏirramu dhä-wiripuŋuyin waŋan God-Waŋarrwuny.”
12 Bala walal ŋunhiwurryiny marrtjinany gan ḻiw'maraŋala wäŋakurra malaŋuwurr, lakaraŋala marrtjin ŋunhiyin dhäruknha, ga walalnydja ŋunhi ŋaḻapaḻmirrnydja yolŋu walal ga rom-marŋgikunhamirrnydja mala, bukmaktja ŋunhi yolŋu walal mirithinan dhikan ŋoy-dhärranany, maḏakarritjthinan ŋuriŋiyiny dhärukthu. Bala walal yan ŋayathaŋala ŋanya Dhepinnhany, ga gäŋalnydja walal ŋanya ŋunhi balan ŋaḻapaḻmirriwala dhä-birrka'yunarawnydja.
13 Ga bitjarryi bili walal gäŋalyi wiripuwurrunhany ŋunhi ḏirramuwurruny, märr walal gan ŋunhi lakaraŋalnydja nyäḻ'yurra ŋanya Dhepinnhany. Ga ŋuriŋiwurruyyiny ḏirramuwurruy lakaraŋalnydja ŋanya Dhepinnhany bitjarrnha, “Dhiyaŋuny gan gay'yi ḏirramuy bitjarr bili yätjkurr-lakaraŋal ŋunha God-Waŋarrwuny Buṉbu, ga dhuwal ŋunhi limurruŋgun dharrpalnhan wäŋany, ga wiripuny ŋayi ŋuli ganha dhiyaŋiyi nyamir'yuna ŋunhan ŋunhi romnhan, ŋunhi ŋayi God-Waŋarryu gurrupar Mawtjitjkal.
14 Ŋanapurrnydja ŋanya gan ŋäkul, ŋayi gan waŋanany bitjarr, ‘Djesuynydja dhu ŋuriŋi wäŋa-Nätjuritjpuyyuny yolŋuy, ḏaw'maraman dhu dhuwandja God-Waŋarrwuny Buṉbu, buḻwaŋ'maraman dhu warrpam'thunna, ga romdja malany ŋayi dhu ŋunhi limurruŋguny djambin marrtji wiripuŋuyaman, ŋunhiny rom mala ŋunhi ŋayi mala-ŋurrkanhayŋuy Mawtjitjthu goŋ-gurrupar limurruŋgal.’ ” Bitjarryin walal gan ŋunhi nyäḻ'yunminany lakaranhamin ŋanyanhany Dhepinnhany.
15 Ga bukmakthun gan ŋunhi ŋunhiliyiny ŋaḻapaḻmirriynydja nhäŋalnydja ŋanya Dhepinnhany wiyinnha dharr-bitjarra, ga bitjarryi bili nhäŋalyi walal gan ŋanya bukuny, bili ŋayi ŋunhi bukuny wiripuŋuyinan yäwulu'yinan walalaŋgal maŋutjiŋurnydja, bitjarrnha ŋayi bukuny nhakun ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwun Djiwarr'puynha Yolŋu.