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1-2 Dhuwandja ŋarra ga lakaraman nhumalaŋ ŋunhi nhaltjarr ŋarra gan djäma yindi nhumalaŋ, ga ŋurikiwurruŋ yolŋuw walalaŋ wäŋa Layaditjiyawuywu walalaŋ, ŋayaŋuynydja ḏapmaranharay, märr ŋunhi balanya nhakun ŋarrany, walalnydja dhu ŋunhi bäyŋun barrarirr ŋula nhakuny malaŋuw barrari-wapthunamirriwnydja romgu, märr walalnydja dhu bitjandhiyi bili milkunhamirr walalaŋguwuynydja märr-ŋamathinyawuy bala-räli'yunmirr yan, nhakun dhuwal ŋarra ga walalaŋ djäma, märr walal dhu ga nhämany ŋamathaman ga barrku-ḏakthunna, bala walal dhu ŋunhi dhunupan yan marŋgithirra, ŋunhi nhaltjan ŋayi ga God-Waŋarryu walalaŋ djäma. Manymaknha nhakun ŋunhiyiny mirithirra ŋunhi nhe dhu yuwalkkumany marŋgithirr dharaŋandja manapan. Yo, bala walal dhu maḻŋ'maraman ŋunhiyiny God-Waŋarrwuny yuwalknhany dharrpalnha, ŋunhi gan ŋayipin ŋayathaŋal yolŋuwalnydja walalaŋgal marŋgithinyaŋur.
3 Waŋganygurra yanbi limurr dhu ŋunhi yuwalktja marŋgithirr God-Waŋarrwalaŋuwnydja romgu ga dhukarrwu nhanukiyingalaŋuwurra yan Djesu-Christkalaŋuwurra, ŋunhi limurr ganha bäyŋu ŋäthil dharaŋana ga maḻŋ'maranha.
4 Ga wiripuny dhuwal yolŋu walal ŋunhi walal ŋuli ga nyäḻ'yunna dhäwu lakaram, ga waṉa-gämany walal ŋuli ga djarrpi'kuman. Nhumany yakan yan walalaŋ märr-yuwalkmirriyi, bäydhi walal dhu ga ŋunhi yuwalkkumany dhäwu nhumalaŋ lakaram.
5 Ŋarrany ga dhuwal barrkun nhina nhumalaŋgalaŋaŋur, yurr ŋarra ga dhuwal nhumalany guyaŋa yulŋuny, ga dhuwal ŋarra ga nhumalaŋ galŋa-djulŋithirr yulŋuny ŋunhi nhumalaŋ dhuwali märr-nhirrpanminyawuynydja Djesu-Christkalnydja ḏälnha mirithirra.
Djesu-Christthun ŋuli ga ŋunhi ŋayipin yuwalktja walŋa gurrupan
Christ brings real life
Colossians 2.6-19
6 Ŋayathulnydja gi baṯ-biyakun yan Djesu-Christnhany. Yo, bitjandhiyin nhe dhu ga ŋunhi nhinany, bili nhakun nhe ŋunhi bilin märraŋala ŋanya Garraykuŋala nhokiyingala nhe ŋayaŋuynydja muŋbunuŋala.
7 Ga biyak bili yan gi marrtjiny galkithiny nhanukal Garraywalnydja, ga dhäruktja ŋanya gi biyakiyi bili yan märraŋdhi, märr-nhirrpanmirra manapul nhanukal marrtji bala. Yo, bili muka nhe ŋunhi ŋäkulnydja, ŋunhi nhaltjan nhe dhu ga ŋunhi nhina, bala yan djämamirriyaŋun. Ga buku-gurrpulnydja ŋanya God-Waŋarrnhany biyak bili yan ŋunhiŋuwuynydja ŋunhi nhä malany manymak ŋayi gan djäma nhumalaŋ.
8 Gatjuy dharraḏayin yan, walal balaŋ bäynha nhumalany mayali' gäŋu ŋuriŋin ŋunhi walalaŋgiyingala walal guyaŋanharaynydja munatha'wuyyun marŋgi-gurrupanawuyyu, ŋuriŋin ŋunhi dhärukthuny waŋaraynha dharaŋanamiriwyun, ŋunhi gan ŋunhiyi marŋgithinyawuy marrtjin beŋur ŋunhi yolŋuwal walalaŋgal ga wakinŋuwal birrimbirrwal ganydjarryu munatha'wuywal, ga yakan nhanukuŋuny Djesu-Christkuŋuny.
9 Ŋayipin yan ŋunhi Djesu-Christnha yuwalktja yolŋu, balanyany bili yan dharaŋanany nhakun God-Waŋarrnydja yan. Ga nhä malany ŋunhi bukmak yan God-Waŋarrwuny rom, ŋayin ga ŋayatham.
10 Ga ŋunhi nhakun nhuŋu walŋany dhambay-manapar Garraywalnydja, bala ŋayi God-Waŋarryuny gurrupara nhuŋu ŋunhi yuwalktja walŋa. Djesu-Christ dhuwal buluny dhika ganydjarr yindiny, djuḻkmaraman ŋayi ga ŋunhi wiripunhany mala birrimbirrnha ŋunhi limurr ŋuli ga yolŋuy walal märryu-ŋayatham.
11 Yo, ŋunhi ŋayi nhuna God-Waŋarryu dhambay-manaparnydja Djesu-Christkalnydja, ŋunhiyiny nhakun ŋayi ḏarrtjalkkuŋala ŋunhan ŋunhi ŋayaŋun nhuŋu, gänaŋ'maraŋala yätjkurruŋura, yaka ḏarrtjalkkunhawuy yolŋuwuŋuny djämapuy. God-Waŋarryu dhuwal nhunanhany ḏarrtjalkkuŋal, balanyamirriy muka yan ŋunhi ŋayi nhuna dhawaṯmaraŋala beŋuryin ŋunhi ganydjarrŋur yätjkurruwala, ŋunhi ŋayi gan nhinan dhiyaliyi ŋayaŋuŋur nhokal djinawa'.
12 Ŋunhiyiny ŋayi ŋunhi God-Waŋarryu bitjarra djäma gam', nhakun nhuma ŋunhi rrambaŋin dhiŋgaŋalnydja Garraynha, ga rrambaŋiyi yan ŋayi ŋunhi nhumalany rur'maraŋalnydja dhiŋganhaŋurnydja. Ŋunhi nhe buku-ḻuptja märraŋal ŋuriŋiyin ga ŋunhi maŋutji-lakaramany, ŋunhi walal nhuna djurrkuḏupmaraŋal balan gapulila, ga buluyi nhuna walal dhawaṯmaraŋal.
13 Ŋäthilnydja nhe ŋunhi yolŋu dhiŋganhawuy muka, bili yaka yan nhakun nhe ŋunhi waŋganydja dhuwurr-yätjkurrnydja, ŋany barrkun nhe mirithirra Godkalaŋumirriwalnydja yolŋu'-yulŋuwal, yätjkurra yan mirithirra, bäyŋu yan nhe marŋgi ŋurikiny ŋunhi romgu, ŋunhi ŋayi gurrupar Mawtjitjkal. Yurr dhiyaŋuny bala nhe dhuwal walŋan, rrambaŋin nhuman Garraynha. Yo, yuwalk muka ŋayi ŋunhi God-Waŋarryu bäy-lakaraŋalnydja limurruŋ yätjkurrnydja mala. Balanyan dhuwal limurrnydja, nhakun yolŋuy ŋuli djorra' märram bala ŋayi ŋuli marrtji wukirrin bukmak yan nhämunha' ŋayi gan dhukarrarrayurr, ga ŋunhiŋuwuyyin mala ŋayi dhu ŋunhi buku-roŋanmaramany bukmakpuynha yan. Ŋunhiyiny nhakun ŋayi God-Waŋarryuny bäy-lakaraŋala limurruŋ.
14 Ŋunhiyiny ŋayi bitjarrnha nhakun ŋayi ŋunhi djorrany' märraŋal bala ŋayi dhuḻ'yurra balayin dharpalila mälakmaranhawuylila.
15 Bilin ŋayi ŋunhiliyiny dharpaŋur mälakmaranhawuyŋurnydja Garrayyu djuḻkmaraŋala rom mala yätjkurrnydja, ga dhiŋganhamirrnydja, bala yan ŋayi ŋunhi ganydjarrnydja walalany yätjkurrunhany birrimbirrnha malany ŋunhi mokuynhany ga be buŋgawany mala ganydjarr-ḏilkurruny dhuwalaŋuwuynha ŋunhi munatha'wuynhany mala gombuŋala warrpam'thurra yan, ga yuwalknha yan walalnydja ŋunhi ganydjarrmiriwnha mala.
16 Wiripuny ŋuli ga yolŋuy walal lakaram nhumalaŋ bitjanna; Bäyŋu nhe dhu dhuwandja gay'yi ḻuka, ga ŋunhany bala, ga gatjuy ŋunhi dharrpalnydja walu mala gänaŋ'maraŋun, ga ŋula nhä ŋunhi buŋgul mala nhuma dhu ga djäma, ga wiripuny waŋganynha yan walu gänaŋ'maraŋ dharrpalkuŋ. Dhuwaliyiny mala ŋunhi rom nhokiyingala guyaŋanharaw, wanha nhe dhu malthun dhiyakiyi malaŋuw romgu wo yakan yan.
17 Ga ŋunhiny yolŋu mala, ŋunhi walal nhumalaŋ ŋuli ga lakaram balanyayiny mala dhäwu, ŋunhiyiny yan wuŋuḻi dhuwalaŋuwuy munatha'wuy, yurr ŋayipi warray ŋunhi yuwalktja Djesu-Christ yan ŋunhi ŋayi Maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuynha.
18 Wiripuny ŋuli ga ŋunhi yolŋuy walal lakaram nhumalaŋgal yanbi nhumany dhu gi ŋunhi bäyŋun yalalaŋumirriynydja mundhurr märraŋ, ŋunhi nhuma ŋuli ga galkun ŋurikiyi märranharaw, bili yaka yanbi nhe ŋuli gi ŋunhi mirithiny bukumirriyaŋ, ga bäyŋu nhe ŋuli gi märr-ŋal'yurr Godkalaŋuw dhäwu-gänhamirriw walalaŋ. Ga lakaramany walal ŋuli ga ŋunhi dhäwuny nhumalaŋguny bitjandhiyin, bili walalnydja gan ŋunhi ŋäthilnydja balanyayi mala maḻŋ'maraŋal. Nhumany dhu bäyŋun ga walalaŋguny märr-yuwalkthirr, bili dhäwuny mala walal gan ŋunhi lakaraŋalnydja walalaŋgiyinguŋun nyäḻ'puynha guyaŋanhawuynydja mala.
19 Bili walalnydja ŋunhiwurryiny yolŋu walal biliŋuwuynha gänaŋ'maranhaminyawuynha Garraywalnydja, bäyŋun walal ŋanya gi buluny märr-yuwalkthi, yurr ŋayipi yan ŋunhi waŋgany ŋurruŋuny Godkalaŋumirriwnydja yolŋuw bukmakku yan, balanya nhakun ŋunhi dhuwal muḻkurrnydja waŋganynha yan bukmakkuny rumbalwu. Bili ŋayipi yan ŋunhi Garray muḻkurrnydja Godkalaŋumirriwnydja yolŋuw walalaŋ, bala ŋuli ŋunhi märr-nhirrpanminyawuynydja ḏälthirra ŋulatjandhiny, ŋunhi nhaku ŋayipi ga God-Waŋarr walalaŋ djälthirr. Ga biliŋuwuynha limurrnydja dhuwal waŋgany-manapanminyawuynha yolŋuny walal, galkiwatjnha yan mirithirra, balanyan bili yan nhakun dhuwal rumbalŋur limurruŋgal marrtji mam'thu-mam'thun wiripun ga wiripun wakany' mala.
Djesu-Christthun ŋuli ga ŋunhi yuṯany walŋa ŋayatham
Christ brings new life
Colossians 2.20—3.17
20 Ŋäthilnydja nhuma gan ŋunhi nhinan ŋurikiwurruŋgalyi goŋŋur wakinŋumirriwal birrimbirrwal munatha'wuywal walalaŋgal, ga ŋayathaŋalnydja walal nhumalany gan ŋunhi baṯ-bitjarra yan rambuŋala. Yurr ŋayiny ŋunhi Djesu-Christtja dhiŋgaŋal, ŋunhiyiny nhakun nhuman rrambaŋin dhiŋgaŋalnydja, ga yakan walal nhuŋu ŋunhi buluny buŋgawa ŋunhiyiny mala wakinŋumirrnydja birrimbirr ŋunhi dhuwalaŋuwuynydja munatha'wuynydja. Ga nhakun nheny ŋuli ga ŋunhi bitjandhiyiny nhina munatha'wuywalnydja yan romdhu? Nhakun nheny ŋuli ga ŋunhi yolŋuwnydja walalaŋ buthuru-bitjun, ŋunhi walal ŋuli ga waŋany bitjandja gam',
21 “Yaka dhuwandja nhuŋu ŋayathanharaw, ga yaka dhuwandja ḻuki,” wo “Yaka dhuwandja bala ŋayathul.”
22 Ga balanyayin walalaŋguŋ ŋunhi rom-nhirrpanawuynydja nyäḻnha, ŋunhi yaka wiyin'tja bala ŋayi dhu ŋunhi buwayakthirra, bäyŋun ŋayi dhu ga ŋunhiyi rom ŋorra wiyinŋumirr, bili nhä mala limurr ŋuli ŋunhi djämany wo ḻukany limurr ŋuli ŋula nhä mala, bala ŋuli ŋunhiyiny nhä mala dhawar'yunna yan.
23 Ŋurruŋuny limurr gan ŋunhi ŋäkul balanyayi mala muka dhäwu, ga rom walal gan ŋunhi lakaraŋal limurruŋgal, yanbi ŋunhiyiny mala yuwalknha, bili limurr gan ŋunhi bitjarra guyaŋanany gam', “Ŋarrany dhu ga dhuwal nyilŋ'maranhamirra ŋarranhawuynhany ŋarra ŋurukuwurruŋguny ŋunhi dhäwu-gänhamirriwnydja yolŋuw walalaŋ, ga mirithirra yan ŋarra dhu ga dhuwal bukumirriyamany.” Ga ŋuli nhe ŋuli ga ŋunhi dhar'thar-gurrupanmirr balanyarawyiny malaŋuw djämaw, bala nhe dhu ga ŋunhi gulkurun nhakun gulmaranhamirrnydja nhunapinya nhe balanyaŋuryiny malaŋuŋur djälŋur.