1 Baman'tja ŋurruṉaŋgalnydja, balanyamirriynydja waluy ŋunhi yaka muka yan dhuwandja wäŋany maḻŋ'thuna, ŋäthilnydja ŋunhi waŋgany gan nhinan ŋunhal God-Waŋarrwalnydja Bäpawalnydja wanydji'ŋur, yäkuny ŋayi ŋunhiyi Dhäruk, yurr ŋayi ŋunhi balanya bili yan dharaŋana nhakun God-Waŋarrnha Bäpan; rrambaŋin maṉḏa ŋunhi waŋganynha yan, yakan ŋula barrkuwatj. 2 Yo, balanyamirriyyiny ŋäthilnydja ŋayiny gan ŋunhiyi Dhäruktja nhinan ŋunhal God-Waŋarrwal yan muka, 3 yurrnha gan ŋunhi ŋula nhäny mala maḻŋ'thurr yalalan. Yurr warrpam' ŋunhiyi ŋula nhäny mala gan maḻŋ'thurrnydja ŋuliwitjarryin nhanukiyingalaŋuwurra yan Dhärukkalaŋuwurra, ga bäyŋun nhakun nhanukuŋ ŋula nhäny waŋganydja monhawuy. Yo, djämany maṉḏa gan ŋunhi rrambaŋi yan Dhärukthuny ga God-Waŋarryuny.

4 Yo, ŋayipiny ŋunhi Dhäruktja yäku walŋamirr warray, ga bulu nhakun ŋayi walŋa-gurrupanamirr, ga ŋuriŋiyin nhanukal walŋay limurrnydja ŋuli ga ŋunhi yolŋuny walal nhina baḏayala'ŋurnydja. 5 Ga ŋuriŋiyi baḏayalayny'tja ŋuli ga ŋunhi djeŋarra'yamany buku-munha'nhan, ga bäyŋun ŋanya dhu buku-munhaynydja djuḻkmaram ŋunhiyi baḏayala'nhany.

6 Waŋgany yolŋu gan nhinan ŋunhiliyi dhäwu-lakaranhamirr God-Waŋarrwu, yäkuny ŋayi ŋunhiyi Djon.* John 7 Yurr marrtjinany ŋayi gan ŋunhi ŋunhiyiny yolŋu maŋutji-marŋgin ŋurikiyin baḏayalaw'nha lakaranharawnha, märr dhu ŋunhi bukmaktja yolŋu walal märr-yuwalkthirrnydja nhanukalaŋawurra. 8 Djondja ŋunhi yolŋu yaka ŋunhi ŋayiny baḏayala'; yan warray ŋayiny ŋunhi marrtjin lakaranharaw dhunupayanharaw ŋurikiyi baḏayalaw'. 9 Yurr yuwalktja ŋunhi baḏayalany' ŋayipin yan ŋunhi ŋayi marrtjin räli dhipal munatha'lil, ga ŋayin ŋuli ga ŋunhi djeŋarra'yamany bukmaknhan yan ŋayaŋuny yolŋunhany walalany, ŋunhi walal ŋuli ga nhina dhiyal munatha'ŋur.

10 Yo, nhinanany ŋayi gan ŋunhi dhiyala wäŋaŋurnydja munatha'ŋura, ŋunhiyi Dhäruktja yäku. Yurr ŋayiny ŋunhi God-Waŋarryuny dhuwandja munathany' wäŋa djäma ŋurikalaŋuwurryin muka Dhärukkalaŋuwurra, ga bitjarryi bili ŋayi djäma yolŋunhany walalany bukmaknha yan. Yurr walalnydja ŋunhi yaka warray dharaŋana ŋanyanhany ŋunhiyiny Dhäruknhany; nhäŋalnydja walal ŋanya gan ŋunhi buku-moŋal warray, yanbi ŋayiny ŋunhi ŋula yolnha yolŋu. 11 Yo, marrtjinany ŋayi ŋunhi räliny dhipalnydja munatha'lilnydja wäŋalil, bili nhanukiyinguŋ muka ŋunhi dhuwandja munathany' wäŋa djämapuy. Yurr ŋuriŋiwurruynydja yolŋuynydja walal ŋunhi ŋayipi muka walalaŋ ŋuyulkŋuny, yaka warray ŋanya märranha. 12 Yurr wiripuwurruynydja ŋunhi bilin ŋanya märraŋalnha Dhäruknhany, bala nhakun walal yan märr-yuwalkmirriyinan nhanŋu, bala ŋayiny yan walalany märraŋala, walalnydja gan ŋunhi nhinanany nhanŋuwuynha God-Waŋarrwun yan djamarrkuḻiny'. 13 Yurr yaka walal ŋunhi gärrin God-Waŋarrwalnydja yarraṯalil ŋuriŋiyiny ŋunhi walal gan maḻŋ'thurr ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuwal ga bäpa'mirriŋuwal munatha'wuywalnydja, ŋany yuwalktja walal ŋunhi ŋayaŋuny walŋathin ŋunhi walal bulu nhakun dhawal-guyaŋan God-Waŋarrwala walŋay, balanyamirriy waluy ŋunhi walal märr-yuwalkmirriyinan nhanŋun Dhärukkun.

14 Yo, Dhäruktja ŋunhi yolŋuthinan, ga yolŋun yan rumbalnydja ŋayi gan nhinanany ŋanapurruŋgalnydja dhiyalnydja ŋunhi munatha'ŋurnydja wäŋaŋur, ga ŋanapurrnydja nhäŋala gan nhanŋu ŋunhi djeŋarra'mirrnydja rom. Dharaŋanan yan ŋayi ŋunhi yulŋuny balanyan bili yan nhakun God-Waŋarrnha Bäpan djeŋarra'mirra, bili ŋayipiny ŋunhi Dhäruktja waŋgany warray God-Waŋarrwuny Gäthu'mirriŋu. Ŋanapurrnydja gan ŋanya ŋunhi nhäŋala, ga romdja nhanŋu gan ŋunhi marrtjin mirithirra buḻaŋgitjnha ga märr-ŋamathinyamirra, ga yuwalknha yan, ga märr-dhunupan. 15 Djondhuny gan ŋunhi lakaraŋal dhunupanmirriyaŋalnydja ŋanya Dhäruknhany bitjarra, “Dhuwanna ŋayi ŋunhiyiny yolŋu ŋunhi ŋarra gan dhäwuny' lakaraŋal nhanukalaŋuwuy bitjarrnydja, ‘Yolŋu dhu ŋunhi marrtji dhuḏikurr ŋarrany ŋapa-munguyurr. Ga dhuwaliyiny ŋunhi yolŋu bulun ŋayi ga djuḻkmaram ŋarranhany, bili ŋayiny beŋur warray bili, ŋurruŋu warray gan nhinan walŋa yan ŋäthil, yurrnha ŋarrany dhuwal dhawal-guyaŋan dhä-gandarrkurra.’ ” Bitjarr ŋayi gan ŋunhi Djondhuny lakaraŋal ŋanya.

16 Ŋayiny ŋunhi Dhäruktja märr-ŋamathinyamirr warray, ga ŋamakurr dhika, ŋunhi nhanukal märr-ŋamathinyaraynydja dhu marrtji dhaŋaŋguman limurrunhany, bala ŋayi yan gurrupanminan ŋanyapinyany ŋayi limurruŋgun. 17 God-Waŋarryuny ŋunhi bili muka romdja gurrupar yolŋu'-yulŋuwnydja Mawtjitjkala* Moses goŋlilnydja. Yurr yindiny ŋunhi mirithirrnydja märr-ŋamathinyawuy, ga yuwalktja, maḻŋ'thurr limurruŋguny Djesuwalaŋuwurra ŋunhi ŋayiny Maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuynha. 18 Yaka dhuwal ŋula yolthu waŋganydhu yolŋuy nhänha God-Waŋarrnhany. Ŋayin ga ŋunha nhina galkiny God-Waŋarrwalnydja wanydji'ŋur ŋunhiyin Gäthu'mirriŋun, ga ŋayin limurruŋ ŋunhi dhawaṯmaraŋalnydja ŋanya God-Waŋarrnhany.

19 Yo, walalnydja ŋunhi wäŋa-Djurutjalambuyyuny* Jerusalem ŋurruḏawalaŋuy mala Djuw* Jews bäpurruy djuy'yurra wiripuwurrunhany yolŋuny walalany ŋunhi djirrikaymirrinyhany mala balan nhanukala Djongala, ga wiripuny Lebaywala* Levi yarraṯaŋur. Ga djuy'yurrnydja walal ŋunhi walalany Djongalnydja, märr walal dhu maḻŋ'maram nhanukal, yol ŋayi ŋunhi yolŋu.

Ga ŋayiny walalaŋgal lakaranhamin dhunupa yan bitjarr,

20 “Bäyŋu! Yaka ŋarra dhuwal ŋunhiyi Maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuy* Messiah,” bitjarr ŋayiny Djondja buku-bakmaraŋal walalaŋguny.

21 “Yol bili nhe dhuwal? … Yilaydja* Elijah nhe dhuwal muka?” bitjarr walalnydja dhä-birrka'yurr ŋanya.

“Yaka dhuwal ŋarra Yilaydja,” bitjarr ŋayiny Djondja.

“Ŋany yolnha dhuwal nhe yolŋuny? Dhuwandja nheny ŋunhiyin yolŋu djawarrkmirra muka, ŋunhi napurr gan galkurr nhanŋu?”

“Yaka dhuwal ŋarra ŋunhiyi,” bitjarr ŋayiny Djondja lakaranhamin walalaŋ.

22 Ga bulu walal ŋanya waŋan, “Yol dhuwal nhe yolŋuny? Ma', lakaranhamirra nhunapinya nhe ŋanapurruŋgal, märr napurr dhu dhäwun' gäma ŋurukuwurruŋgun yolŋuw walalaŋgal ŋunhi walal napurruny djuy'yurr räli. Yol dhuwal nhe yuwalktja yolŋu?” Bitjarra walal gan ŋunhi Djonnhany dhä-birrka'yurr.

23 Bala Isaiah 40.3 ŋayi Djondja lakaranhaminan walalaŋgal bitjarra, “Ŋarrany dhuwal yolŋu ŋunhiyi muka ŋunhi ŋäthil gan waŋganydhu yolŋuy djawarrkmirriy lakaraŋal ŋarrakalaŋuwuy bitjarr,

“Yo. Dhuwanna ŋarra ŋunhiyiny yolŋu, ŋunhi ŋayi gan Yitjayay* Isaiah lakaraŋal ŋarrany ŋäthil. Ga lakaramany ŋarra ga dhuwal bitjanna gam',

Ga bitjarra ŋayi gan ŋunhi Djondhu lakaraŋalnydja.

24 Ga walalnydja ŋuriŋiwurruynydja yolŋu'-yulŋuynydja ŋunhi walal djuy'yunawuy ŋurruḏawalaŋuwuŋ walalaŋguŋ, Baratjiwuŋ walalaŋwuŋ, 25 bulu walal dhä-birrka'yurr ŋanya Djonnha bitjarr, “Ŋuli nhe dhuwal yakany be Maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuynydja yolŋu, ga yakany nhe Yilaydja, ga yaka nhe dhuwal ŋunhiyiny yolŋu ŋunhi djawarrkmirrnydja, ga nhakun nhe ŋuli ga ŋunhi yolŋunhany walalany ḻiya-ḻupmaram?”

26 Ga ŋayiny Djondja buku-bakmaraŋal walalaŋguny bitjarra, “Ŋarrany ŋuli ga ŋunhi ḻiya-ḻupmaram gapuy warray waŋganydhu yan, yurr ŋayiny ŋunhiyiny waŋganydja yolŋu dhuwanna limurruŋgala, yurr bäyŋun nhuma ŋanya gi dhuwal dharaŋulnydja nhäŋu, 27 ŋayiny dhu ŋuriŋiyiny yolŋuy ŋarranhan ŋapa-munguyun, ga ŋunhiyin yolŋu buluny gal'ŋu barrku ŋarrakalnydja; yaka ŋarrany dhuwal dhunupa nhanukalaŋaw dhapathuŋ'kuny yupmaranharaw.” Ga bitjarryiny ŋayi gan ŋunhi Djondhuny lakaraŋal dhunupamirriyaŋalnydja ŋanyanhan Djesunhan. 28 Yurr ŋunhiyiny ŋayi bitjarryiny gan Djondja waŋan ŋunhala wäŋaŋur yäkuŋur Bithinin,* Bethany galkin yänan mayaŋŋura yäkuŋur Djodinnha, bili ŋunhiliyin ŋayi gan ŋunhi mayaŋŋurnydja yolŋunhany walalany ḻiya-ḻupmaraŋalnydja Djondhuny.

29 Ga wiripuŋuynydja waluy ŋayi ŋanya Djondhuny nhäŋala Djesunhany, ŋayi marrtjin räli waṉḏin guwatjmar ŋanya. Bala ŋayi Djondhuny lakaraŋala ŋunhi yolŋuwalnydja walalaŋgal bitjarra, “Nhäŋun walal, dhuwanna ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwuny Bimbi, ŋayin dhu ŋunhi djaw'yundja yätjkurrnydja dhuwurr bukmakkala yan yolŋuwalnydja walalaŋgal ŋayaŋuŋurnydja!”

30 “Dhuwaliyin ŋunhi yolŋunhany, ŋarra gan lakaraŋalnydja nhumalaŋgal ŋäthilnydja. Bitjarr ŋarra gan ŋunhi waŋanany gam', ‘Ŋarranhany dhu ŋapa-munguyun, yolŋu dhu buna mirithirra dharrpal ga buḻaŋgitjnha ga dhuwurr-dhunupan, yakan balanyany nhakun ŋarrany, bili ŋayiny gan nhinan ŋäthilnydja walŋa warray ŋunhal God-Waŋarrwalnydja, yurrnha ŋarrany ŋunhi dhawal-guyaŋan.’ 31 Yaka ŋarrany nhanŋu ŋunhi marŋgi ŋäthilnydja, yurr ŋarrany nhumalany gan ŋunhi ḻiya-ḻupmaraŋal gapuy yan waŋganydhu, märr dhu bukmaktja yolŋu walal Yitjuralnydja* Israel bäpurru marŋgithirra nhanŋu.” Ga bitjarra ŋayi gan ŋunhi Djondhu lakaraŋalnydja.

32 Ga bulu ŋayi Djondhu lakaraŋal bitjarr, “Ga buluny ŋarra nhäŋal Dhuyu-Birrimbirrnhan, ŋayi marrtjin räli dhuryurr djiwarr'ŋur balanyan rumbalnydja nhakun murryilnha, bala yan ŋayi nhinanany nhanukala Djesuwala. 33 Ŋarrany yaka muka yan marŋgi nhanŋu ŋäthilnydja, yan ŋayi ŋarrany ŋunhi manymakkuŋalyi God-Waŋarryu djuy'yurr, märr ŋarra dhu ga gapuy yan waŋganydhu buku-ḻupmaram yolŋunhany walalany; ga waŋanany ŋayi ŋarrany ŋunhi God-Waŋarryuny bitjarr, ‘Nheny dhu nhäman ŋarraku Dhuyu-Birrimbirrnhany, ŋayi dhu marrtji dhuryun djiwarr'ŋur, ga nhinany ŋayi dhu ŋunhi ŋurikalyin ḏirramuwalnydja. Ga dhuwaliyin ŋunhi yolŋuny, dhiyaŋiyin dhu ga ŋunhi yolŋuy ḻiya-ḻupmaram yolŋunhany walalany Dhuyu-Birrimbirryuny.’ 34 Bitjarryin ŋayi gan ŋunhi God-Waŋarrnydja waŋan ŋarrakal ŋäthilnydja, ga dhuwandja ŋarra nhäŋala dhä-yuwalknha yänan. Bala ŋarra marŋgithinan nhanŋu, ga dhuwandja ŋarra ga lakaraman nhumalaŋguny yuwalknha yan ga dhunupan. Ŋunhayin ŋayi ŋunhi walkurnydja nhanŋuwuynydja yan God-Waŋarrwuny.” Bitjarra ŋayi gan ŋunhi Djondhu lakaraŋalnydja.

35 Ga wiripuŋuynha waluy, ŋayiny gan ŋunhi Djondja dhärranan rrambaŋin walalnha ŋunhi malthunamirra yolŋu maṉḏa nhanŋu. 36 Bala ŋayi Djondhuny nhäŋala Djesunhany dhukarrlila ŋayi gan marrtjin, bala ŋayi waŋanan ŋurikalyiny ŋunhi yolŋuwalnydja maṉḏaŋgal bitjarra, “Nhäŋu ŋathil maṉḏa! Ŋunhan ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwuny Bimbi.” 37 Ga ŋunhi maṉḏa ŋäkulnydja Djonnhany dhäruk, bala maṉḏa yan malthurra Djesuwnha.

38 Ŋayiny Djesuny ḏawa'yurr, ga dharrnha maṉḏany nhäŋal, bala ŋayi waŋanan maṉḏaŋ bitjarra, “Way maṉḏa, nhaku nhuma djälnydja? Nhaku nhuma ga dhuwal ḻarrumany?” Ga maṉḏany waŋan nhanukal Djesuwalnydja bitjarra, “Way Rabay,* Rabbi wanhal nhe ŋuli ga dhuwal nhinany?” “Yurr dhuwaliyi Rabaynydja yäku mayali' nhakun Marŋgikunhamirra.” Ga bitjarryi maṉḏa ŋunhi dhä-birrka'yurrnydja Djesunhany. 39 Ga ŋayiny Djesuny waŋan maṉḏaŋgal bitjarra, “Go marrtjin maṉḏa, ga nhumapin dhu nhämany ŋunhi wanhal ŋarra ŋuli ga nhina.” Bala maṉḏa yan malthurra nhanŋu, bala nhäŋala ŋunhiyin wäŋa ŋunhi ŋayi gan nhinan, yurr bunanany walal ŋunhi milmitjpan ḏämbumiriwyun waluynydja, ga nhinanany walal gan ŋunhiliyin nhanukala, ga yan bili ga munha ŋayi yindi yupthurr.

40 Yurr waŋganydja ŋunhi yolŋu ŋunhi ŋayi gan ŋäkul Djonnha waŋanhawuy, bala malthurra ŋayi Djesuwnha ŋunhiyiny yolŋu yäku Wanduru,* ga yukuyuku'mirriŋuny ŋayi ŋunhi Djäyman-Betaw.* Andrew; Simon Peter 41 Ga dhunupan yan ŋayiny Wanduruny waṉḏinan ga lakaraŋal wäwa'mirriŋuwala nhanukalaŋuwal ŋayi Djäymangala, ga bitjarra ŋayi ŋunhi waŋanany, “Way wäwa! Go marrtjin! Bilin linyu dhuwal maḻŋ'maraŋala ŋunhiyiny Maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuynhany* Messiah yolŋuny.” (Ŋunhiyiny Yeburukurrnydja yäku “Masayany” balanya bili yan mayali' nhakun Maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuy God-Waŋarrwuŋ.)

42 Bala ŋayi Wanduruynydja gäŋala Djäymannhany balan Djesuwala. Ga dhunupan ŋanya ŋunhi Djesuynydja gan nhäŋala rumbi'yurra, bala ŋayi nhanŋu waŋanan Djäymanguny bitjarra, “Nheny dhuwal Djäyman muka? … gäthu'mirriŋu Djongu. Yuṯany nhe dhu dhuwal yäku Djepatjnha.”* Cephas (Ga dhuwali ŋunhi Djepatjtja mayali' yäku guṉḏa, balanya bili nhakun ŋunhi wiripuny yäku Beta.)

43 Ga wiripuŋuynydja waluy bala ŋayi Djesuny ŋamaŋamayunminan roŋiyinyarawnha Galalilila* wäŋalil. Ga ŋunhiliyiny wäŋaŋur ŋayi maḻŋ'maraŋal waŋganynha ḏirramuny yäkuny Bilipnhan,* Galilee; Philip ga dhunupan ŋayi ŋunhi waŋanany nhanukal bitjarra, “Go malthurra ŋarrakun,” bitjarr. 44 Yurr Biliptja ŋunhi yolŋu wäŋa-ŋunhiŋuwuy Bithdjaydapuy,* Bethsaida ŋunhiŋuwuy banydji yan ŋunhi maṉḏa Wanduru ga Beta ŋuli ganha nhinanha ŋunhili wäŋaŋur.

45 Bala ŋayi Biliptja marrtjinan, bala ŋayi bunanan yolŋuw yäkuw Nathanyulwun,* bala ŋayi waŋanan nhanukal, “Way! Ŋanapurrnydja dhuwal bilin maḻŋ'maraŋala ŋunhiyiny yolŋuny ŋunhi ŋanya gan ŋuriŋiyi Mawtjitjkal* wukirriwuyyu mala lakaraŋal, ga walal gan ŋunhi djawarrkmirriy mala lakaraŋal nhanukalaŋuwuy dhäwu. Ŋunhiyiny dhuwal Djesun, gäthu'mirriŋu Djawutjipkun,* ŋunhi wäŋa Nätjuritjpuywun.”* Nathanael; Moses; Joseph; Nazareth 46 Yurr ŋayiny Nathanyulnydja buku-bakmaraŋal Bilipkuny bitjarr, “Bäyŋu ŋuli gi dhuwal ŋunhiŋuwuyyiny wäŋapuy-Nätjuritjpuynydja maḻŋ'thurr ŋula ŋamakurr nhä malany.” Ga ŋayi Biliptja waŋan nhanŋu Nathanyulwuny bitjarra, “Go marrtjin, nhe dhu nhepin nhäma.” Bala yan maṉḏa marrtjinan Djesuwala.

47 Ga ŋunhi ŋayi Djesuy nhäŋalnydja ŋanya Nathanyulnhany, ŋayi gan marrtjinany räli guwatjmarnydja ŋanya bala ŋayi Djesuynydja lakaraŋal walalaŋgal ŋanya Nathanyulnhany bitjarra, “Nhäŋu ŋathil walal. Dhuwaliyin ŋunhi yuwalktja gal'ŋu Yitjuralpuynydja* Israel yolŋu, dhuwurr-dhunupany, yakany nyäḻ'yunamirr.”

48 Ga ŋayiny Nathanyulnydja buku-bakmaraŋal nhanŋu Djesuwnydja bitjarra, “Way, nhaliy nhe dhuwal marŋgithinany ŋarraku?” Bala ŋayiny Djesuny waŋanan nhanukal bitjarra, “Way, ŋunhi muka ŋarra nhuna dhuwal nhäŋalnydja, ŋunhi nhe gan nhinan dhuḏiŋur dharpaŋur yindiŋur, yurrnha ŋayi Bilipthuny nhuna garr'yurr räliny ŋarrakalnydja.”

49 Ga ŋayiny Nathanyulnydja waŋan nhanŋuny Djesuwnydja bitjarra, “Marŋgikunhamirr, nheny dhuwal yolŋu Gäthu'mirriŋu God-Waŋarrwun, ga bulu nhe dhuwal Ŋurruŋu Buŋgawa ŋurikiwurruŋ yolŋuw walalaŋ Yitjuralpuywu bäpurruw.” 50 Ga ŋayiny Djesuny waŋan Nathanyulwuny bitjarra, “Nheny dhuwal bilin marŋgithinan, ga märr-yuwalkthinan nhe ŋarrakuny, bili ŋarra nhuŋu ŋurruŋuny lakaranhamin ŋathil ŋunhi ŋarra nhuna nhäŋal dhuḏilil dharpalil nhe gan nhinan. Yalalany nhe dhu nhäma manymaknha mirithirra dharrpalnha rom, bulun ga djuḻkmaram.”

51 Ga dhäŋur beŋuryiny ŋayi Djesuny waŋanan walalaŋgal bitjarra, “Yuwalk ŋarra ga dhuwal lakaramany. Nhäman nhuma dhu djiwarrny'tja ḻapthunawuynha, ga nhämany nhuma dhu ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwuny dhäwu-gänhamirrinhany mala walal dhu ga wäŋgamany bala-rälin, buku-djuḻkmaranhamirra dhu ga beŋurnydja ŋunhi djiwarr'ŋurnydja rälin ŋarrakala, ŋunhi ŋarrany dhuwal yuwalk warray Gäthu'mirriŋu Yolŋu.”