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Djon gan djawarrkthurr ŋäthilmirriyaŋal yolŋuny walalany
The Preaching of John the Baptist
Mathuyu 3.1-12
(Mäk 1.1-8; Luk 3.1-18; Djon 1.19-28)
Ga ŋula nhämunha' dhuŋgarra djuḻkthurr, bala ŋayiny Djondhuny* ŋunhi ŋayi walalany gan ḻiya-ḻupmaraŋal yolŋu'-yulŋuny ŋurruyirr'yurra marrtjin djawarrkthurra ŋunhiliny gawarrka'ŋurnydja wäŋaŋur ḏiltjiŋurnydja yäkuŋur Djudiyany.* Ga bitjarra ŋayi gan ŋunhi lakaraŋalnydja walalaŋ gam', “Way walal bilyurra walal, bala yan ganarrthula nhumalaŋguwuy nhuma dhuwurr-yätjkurrnydja rom mala, bili God-Waŋarrwuny ŋunhi rom galki dhu maḻŋ'thunna.”
Ŋäthilnydja+ baman'tja God-Waŋarrwal djawarrkmirriy yäkuy Yitjayay* gan lakaraŋal waŋganynha yolŋuny yäkuny Djonnha,* ŋunhi ŋayi dhu yalalaŋumirr marrtji dhuḏitj. Ga bitjarra ŋayi gan ŋunhi wukirriny gam',
“Ŋunhalnydja nharaŋurnydja wäŋaŋur ḏiltjiŋurnydja
yolŋu dhu boŋguŋ djawarrkthurr,
yurr waŋiny ŋayi dhu gi ŋunhiliyi biyakun gam',
‘Walal, girri'-ŋamathin ga dhukarr-buŋun Garraywuny,
ga dhukarrnydja nhanŋu marrtjinyarawnydja biyakun dhunupayaŋun!’ ”
Yo, ga yuwalknha yan ŋayi gan ŋunhi Djondhuny bitjarryiny lakaraŋal ŋunhiliny ŋayilpi'ŋurnydja wäŋaŋur. Ga dhaṯthunminany ŋayi gan ŋunhi girriyny'tja gamuḻwal* bulkay', ga biralyuny ŋayi gan ḏapmaranhamin ga barrwaṉ'thuyi yan, ga ḻukanhany ŋayi ŋuli ganha rumbal-ḏetjthinyan ga wiripuny guku.
Ga dharrwan dhika yolŋuny walal marrtjin ŋänharawnydja nhanŋu beŋur Djurutjalamŋur* ga beŋur bala Djudiyaŋur* makarrŋur wäŋaŋur, ga beŋur wäŋaŋur galki Djodan* mayaŋ'ŋur, ga ḻika'-ḻikanŋurnydja yolŋu walal marrtjindhi nhänharaw nhanŋu Djongu.* Ga dharrwan gan ŋunhi yolŋuny walal waŋan bitjarr, “Yuwalk muka ŋarrany dhuwal dhuwurr-yätjkurr yolŋu. Ŋarrany dhu dhuwal bilyunna, bala yan ganarrthaman ŋarrakuwuy ŋarra dhuwurr-yätjkurrnydja mala.” Bala ŋayi gan Djondhuny buku-ḻupmaraŋala walalany ŋunhilin Djodannha mayaŋ'ŋurnydja.
Ga bitjarryi bili walalnydja ŋunhi Baratjiny* mala marrtjin nhanukal Djongal, ga wiripuny yolŋu walal yäku Djatutji* mala balayi marrtjindhi nhanukal buku-ḻupmaranharaw. Ga ŋunhi ŋayi walalanhany Djondhu nhäŋal, bala yan ŋayi waŋanany bitjarra walalaŋ gam', “Nhumany dhuwal bäpin mala, mayali'-ganhamirra mala. Yolthu nhumalany dhuwal waŋanany balanyarawyiny, yanbi nhuma dhu waṉḏirr winya'yun God-Waŋarrwalaŋaŋurnydja, ŋunhi ŋayiny dhu galki bunan, dhä-gir'yunarawnha nhumalaŋ? 8-9 Ma'! nhumany bilyurra yuwalkkuŋun yan, bala djäman yan manymaknha. Yakan waŋi biyakuny, ‘God-Waŋarryuny ŋarranhany dhu bäyŋu warray dhä-gir'yurr, bili ŋarrakuny dhuwal mala-ŋurrkanhayŋu Yipurayim* warray.’ Yaka yan nhuma dhu ga ŋunhi bitjandhiny lakaranhamirr ŋapatjkunhamirrnydja nhumalanhawuynha nhuma. Bili God-Waŋarryun ga ŋunha ganydjarrnydja ŋayatham, ŋayi balaŋ märraŋ dhuwal guṉḏa mala, bala ŋayi balaŋ djäman bilmaraŋun yolŋukuŋun dhipuŋurnydja ŋunhi guṉḏaŋurnydja, bala walalnha balaŋ djamarrkuḻiny' nhanŋu Yipurayimguny. 10 God-Waŋarrnydja ga dhärra girri'-ŋamathinyawuynha, bitjan nhakun yolŋu ŋuli ga dhärra goŋ-ḏakulmirr djatthunarawnha, ŋayi dhu djatthunna dhä-mälkum yan yuṯuŋgurrwurr, dharpanhany malaŋuny. Ga ŋunhiyiny dharpa malany borummiriwnhany, ŋayi dhu bitjandhi bili yan djatthun bala ŋayi dhu ŋurrkaman gurthalila.”
11 Bala ŋayiny Djondhuny lakaraŋal balany walalaŋguny bitjarr, “Ŋarrany ŋuli ga dhuwal nhumalany gapuy warray yan waŋganydhu buku-ḻupmaram, ŋunhi ga maŋutji-lakaram ŋunhi nhumany bilin gan bilyurra beŋurnydja ŋunhi dhuwurr-yätjŋurnydja romŋur nhumalaŋgiyingal nhuma. Ŋany ŋula yol dhu boŋguŋ yalalany dhurrwaraŋur ŋarrakalnydja buni mirithirra yindi, ganydjarr-ḏumurra djuḻkmaraman ŋayi ga ŋarranhany. Ga yaka ŋarra dhuwal ganany' dhapathuŋ'kuny gänharaw nhanukalaŋaw. Ŋayiny nhumalany dhu gi ḻiya-ḻupmaraŋ Dhuyu-Birrimbirryun ga gurthaynha. 12 Ga ŋayin dhu ga ŋunhiyin yolŋu dhärriny girri'-ŋamathinyawuynydja, mala-djarr'yunarawnydja barrkuwatjkunharawnydja yolŋuwnydja walalaŋ. Bitjanna ŋayi dhu ŋunhi marrtji rurr'rurryundja nhakun ŋuli marrtji yolŋuy djalk-djalkthun ŋatha birrali maŋutji, ŋunhi ŋayi ŋuli ga gänaŋ'maraman barrkuwatjkuman beŋurnydja ŋunhi dhukunŋurnydja. Bala ŋayi dhu ŋathany ŋunhi ḏarrtjalktja rulwaŋdhunna balan nhanukiyingala ŋayi wäŋalil, ga ŋunhi dhukundja ŋunhiŋuwuyyi ŋathapuynydja ŋayi dhu djalkthunna gurthalila, ŋunhiwiliyin gurthalil ŋunhi ga nhäran bitjanna bili yan bulŋuyukthinyamiriwnha.” Ga bitjarryin ŋayi gan ŋunhi Djondhuny lakaraŋalnydja yolŋu'-yulŋuwalnydja.
Djondhu ḻiya-ḻupmaraŋal Djesuny
Djon baptises Jesus
Mathuyu 3.13-17
(Mäk 1.9-11; Luk 3.21-22)
13 Yo, Djesuny gan ŋunhi baḏak nhinan ŋunhiliyi makarrŋur wäŋaŋur yäkuŋur Galali.* Ga beŋuryin wäŋaŋur ŋayi balany marrtjin Djodinlilnydja* mayaŋlil, märr ŋayi dhu Djondhuny ŋanya Djesunhany ḻiya-ḻupmaraman ŋunhiliyin mayaŋurnydja. 14 Yurr ŋayiny nhanŋu Djondja bitjarr warray waŋan Djesuwnydja gam', “Nheny dhuwal ŋarrakal warray marrtjin buku-ḻupmaranharaw? Nhe balaŋ dhuwal yuwalktja ŋarrany muka ḻiya-lupmaranhany.”
15 Ga ŋayiny Djesuny waŋan nhanukal Djongalnydja bitjarra, “Nhen dhu ŋarranhany buku-ḻupmaram dhiyaŋun bala, bili dhuwaliyin ŋunhi dhunupany dhukarr ŋunhi ŋayi God-Waŋarryuny Bäpaynydja nhirrpar.” Bala ŋayiny yan Djondja yoraŋalnha nhanŋu Djesuwnydja, bala yan ḻiya-lupmaraŋalnha ŋanya ŋunhilin mayaŋ'ŋura.
16 Ga ŋunhi ŋanya Djondhu buku-ḻupmaraŋalnydja, ga ŋunhi ŋayi Djesu dhawaṯthurrnydja gapuŋurnydja, ga dhunupan yan ŋunhany garrwarnydja wäŋa ḻapthurra, bala ŋayi Djesuynydja nhäŋal Birrimbirrnha God-Waŋarrwuny ŋayi marrtjin yarrupthurr räli beŋur ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwal yirralkaŋur, rumbalnydja ŋayi ŋunhi balanya nhakun murryil, dhuryurrnydja ŋayi marrtjin räli-i-i, bala yan nhinanan Djesuwala. 17 Bala walal yan ŋäkula rirrakaynydja, ŋayi gan waŋanany beŋura ŋunhi djiwarr'ŋurnydja bitjarra gam', “Dhuwaliyin ŋarrakuwuynydja Gäthu'mirriŋu marrkapthunamirrnydja, mirithirra yan ŋarra ga dhuwal goŋmirriyirrnydja nhanukal.” Bitjarra ŋayi gan ŋunhi God-Waŋarryu Bäpaynydja ŋanya lakaraŋal Djesunhany.
* 3:1 John * 3:1 Judea + 3:3 Isaiah 40.3 * 3:3 Isaiah * 3:3 John * 3:4 camel * 3:5 Jerusalem * 3:5 Judea * 3:5 Jordan * 3:5 John * 3:7 Pharisees * 3:7 Sadducees * 3:8-9 Abraham * 3:13 Galilee * 3:13 Jordan