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A-Rutha kanda-arri jabungka ki-badikila ki-Buwaj
1 Baji Bidiliyima kalu-arri lankili-nganji wu-Niyumi. Arrkula bajiwa, jina barra mirningiya, na-wini Buwaj, baji ka-arri nyungku-mangaji ki-awarala wirdi nyuwu-mangaji ki-awarawu, danyawiji, kulu mirningiya nyiki-nganji wunumbanyngu ki-Yilimilika wumba kumba-mirra akarru, jinangu barra.
2 A-ja a-Rutha, a-nganji alunga, nakaringu Muwab, kanda-wukanyi anku wuwankurru-yuwarniyu, karrandu-yalbanga a-Niyumi, “Bawuji karna-wingkala ngandarra wajkaliya bajinju, mujinjalu ma-ngarra barra ma-bali, li-mangaji wumba jalini jabungka baji wumba jala-ndayi nuwarrku ngulakari. Nungka bajiwa nya-arrkula karnilu-wirrangarru ngarna mulmujinjarra ma-mangaji ma-bali, nungka karnilu-jirrinymala, ‘Warriya wakaya kangka kala-nda nuwarrku,’ ” kanda-arri nganinya anku. Kanda-ngayama anku, kanda-arri, “Yamulu barra, yuwarni. Narnu-yabi barra wingkaya nganambaji rdumanthalu ngalinga.”
3 Baki kanda-wingka, karrandi-ja barra wu-Niyumi nambiwuthu kulu a-Rutha kanda-wingka minja bajinju nyungku-mangaji ki-awaralu, nya-mangaji badiki baji ka-arri wumba nya-mangaji kalu-yirdardinjangundayaninya, ma-ngabiya ma-bali baji. Nya-mangaji awara badiki niwarrku nyikungu ka-arri ki-mirningiyawu na-wini Buwaj, nyiki-nganji ki-Yilimilika nya-mangaji. Kulu kanda-arri barra baji, bawuji jabungka kanda-wingkayaninya ngulakari aluwa mujinjarra namba nuwarrku wumba kala-ndayaninya. Kiwa-nbayaninya nakaringu aluwa ngalalu rdumantharra, ngalanda ngulakari kanda-wingka rdulurdumantharra.
4 Baki baku barra ka-wingka barra walkurrawala mirningiya Buwaj, ka-lhakanba nakaringu Bidiliyima. Kulu kalila-kala likungu li-jawina. Ka-arri alunga, “Marrirru, marnajingarna. Wirdiwalangu bajiwa yirruwa yurrngumantha.” Kulu kalinyamba-ngarninyma yiku, “Ki-Wirdiwalangu kirnilu-mirlirlmirlirlmala.”
5 Kulu ka-warnkanga baki kayila-kala a-ja mili a-Rutha, baji ngulakari aluwa jabungka. Baki kilu-yalbanga nya-mangaji nyikungu wirdi wumba kalilu-jirrinymanthaninya nuwarnu-jabuwu, kilu-yalbanga nganinya, “A-ngani baji rra-mangaji? A-nganthangu a-mangaji a-nhanawaya?”
6 “Yiya,” ka-ngayama nya-mangaji mirningiya, “A-mangaji rra-nganji, a-yalkuyi nakaringu nyungkarrku ki-awarala. A-mangaji kanda-wingka andaa wu-Niyumi ngalanda kanda-wani karakarra nakaringu Muwab.
7 “Karnandu-yalbanga anda wingkayawu ngulakari aluwa linji-mangaji wumba jalini jabungka rdirrirrantharra ma-bali kurarra baji, mujinjawu ma-bali anku. Kanda-arri jabungka wungkuwungkulamba, kanda-arri nirrinjarra i...i yurrngumantha, ngala minja bajanda jandini mingkiya nganduwa waluku,” ka-arri nganinya nya-mangaji mirningiya nyikungu ki-Buwaj.
8 Ka-wingka andalu Buwaj bajinju, baki ka-wukanyi anku, “Ngabiyarra! Nganha-nykarriya! Bawuji barra ka-nmala marnaji jabungka yurrngumantha. Barni-lhuwarrinja marnajingu, barni-yibakantha nyungkarrku ki-awarala ki-badikilu nambiwuthu nungkalarrku. Marnaji biya aluwa linji-ja linji-nhanawala linji-jawinala, anmaya marnajingulaji.
9 “Linya-nganthani nganthiwuthu jalini jabungka. Bajingulaji anmanthani aluwa, nirrinjarra ngulakari. Jirna-yibarranji ngarna barra, kangka ngarna wirdiwalangu jarnini barra marnaji. Kulu karna-arri alunga, kurdardi kirnalu-wardimarru linji-wulungku. Namba wabuda, barni-wardankaya wunjayawu jinangu wabuda wumba kalu-kurda! Wunjayani baji linji-ja nungkalarrku,” ka-arri nganinya anku.
10 Kanda-ruwama yiku, yiwa yabimanthawu awara nganinya anku, kulu kanda-arri mududu wajkaliya awaralu nyamba-yibarranthawu a-buyi yiku, kulu kanda-wukanyi nganinya, “Ngalhiyu barra jinyamba-nykalanykarrinjimu ngatha yabimanthawu awara? Ngalhiyu jinyu-yabimanjimu awara ngatha nganinya, ngarna rra-nganji?”
11 Kumba-ngarninyma, “Yiya, kirna-nykarri, kirna-nykarri kangka yinda barra ka-arrinyu andaa wu-Niyumi yurrngumantha ngalinda a-miyaji, ka-arri yurrngumantha andaa, baji barra nyungku-ja ki-awarala, nganambaji kirna-nykarri. Kulu wumba kalinya-ndanhu nyinki-biyi kulu yinkurra-wibi, kalinya-ndanhu wambu. Ngala yurrngumantha karra-mirlirlmirlirlmanhu, ka-arrinya andaa yinkurra-yuwarnila. Kinya-ndanhu awara, ka-wingkanhu nyungku-ja ki-awarala ki-nganjinyu. Kulu marninda barra andaa yurrngumantha jimu. Kurdardi kinyamba-nykarrinjima, kurdardi ka-nmanma aluwa akarru, andaa rrungkinkurru-wibila, nganambaji kinya-ndanhu awara, yinkurra-wibi, nyinki-biyi, kangka kalinya-ndanha wambu, ngala yurrngumantha ka-arrinju andaa. Kulu marninda barra ki-nganjinya ki-awarala, nganuwa linji-nganj inya.
12 Kulu bajingu jarna-yalbanganji yinku ankaya Wirdiwalangu, yiwa yabimanthawu kulu mirlirlmirlirlmanthawu nda-wurdu, yiwa ngundayawu ngabiya narnu-yabi narnu-jakarda yinku, yiwa ngundayawu nganinya, nya-mangaji Yijan alunga liyi-Yijrayilaja, Yijan nganunga, wumba kinyamba-yibarra nda-wurdu yilaa, yiwa kunkunmanthawu yinku anmanthawu Yijan yinku.”
13 Kanumba-ngarninyma a-Rutha, “Kirna-barlirra ngabinya, nya-yabi jimu ngatha, janha-yabimanjimu ngarna-wurdu. Yinda barra nya-walkurrawala, ja-wukanyinjimu ngatha narnu-yabi barra ngalingarna marnajingarna a-nganji, minja a-buyi. Kurdardi karnima a-jibiya marnaji yinkurra-nganji barramarni li-ja li-jawina linkungu, kurdardi, ngala minja ngarna a-nganji a-buyi, ngala ja-wukanyinjimu ngatha yabimantharra, janha-yabiman jimu ngarna-wurdu, kirna-barlirra,” kanda-arri nganinya, bawuji.
14 Bawuji barra jinangu barra mukunjarna kalinyamba-wudurrumanha kulu Buwaj barra ka-yibanda. Baki ka-wajba anku wu-Rutha, “Kawa wingkaya marnajinju!” Kanda-wingka bajinju baki kilu-ma ma-ngarra anku baki karrilu-ngunda. “Nyamba-wudurrumaya ma-ja ma-burlurlu, baki lhakarraya marnaji wajka, marnaji ma-ja nyungku-ja ki-ngilinya.” Baki kandu-lhakarra ki-ngilinya, kanumba-wudurruma. Kulu kandu-yibanda aluwa linji-mangaji linji-jawinala. Baki yurrulu mili ki-Buwaj karrilu-ngunda ma-mangaji ma-bali ma-wunhunhu. Kanumba-wudurruma wakulamba, kulu bawuji kanda-ngayama. Baki kandu-yibarra nuwarrku wambu baku anku wu-Niyumi, kanda-wuluwuluma kangka kanumba-wudurruma wakulamba bawuji, karrilu-wudurruma yiwa ki-Buwaj. Kanda-yabirri, kanda-mirlirlmirlirlirri nanda-manka bawuji.
15 Kanda-lhuwarri barra yurrulu, anda mujinjawu. Baki ki-Buwaj, kalili-nu li-jawina likungu ngalalu kalu-arri ngulakari barra ngalalu kalinyamba-wudurruma bawuji, ngalalu kalu-lhuwalhuwarri barra bawuji jabungku yurrulu, baki ka-arri alunga, “Rra-ja a-nhanawaya rrirra-karra. Kanda-rdumanthanama ngulakari yirruwa, nganambaji wumba ma-mbangu jirra-ndayi ngulakari.
Namba kurdardi kanda-wingkanma ngulakari, namba nu-wurun kanda-nirrinjima wunumbarra yirruwa wumba jirru-rdirrirranji kurarra, barni-mirirrinja anku, wambu rrirra-ndarra nirrinjarra.
16 “Marda rri-rrbundayani bajingu nakaringu mungkirrunga, namba kirri-rrbundayanama anku nirrinjawu, barni-ngabiyantha, barni-mirirrinja anku. Yirru wirranganthani nganambaji rdumantharra,” ka-arri nganinya nya-mangaji Buwaj.
17 Bawuji baku barra ngabungabula kanda-arri jabungka barra baji kulu kanda-nba a-kamba barra aya, ngabungabula barra ngalanda barra kandu-rduma nu-lhangka bawuji. Kulu kandu-rama barra baji, nu-mi awunbayawu wajkaliya lhulundu, kandu-rama barra baki wakulamba, ku-matha bawuji.
18 Kulu kanda-ka barra ankaya birndawarawiji barra alanjilu rruwankurru-yuwarniyu anku, baji ki-barrawula. Kulu kanda-yunduyunduma ma-ngarra wumba kanda-nirri. Kulu karrandu-rduma nuwarrku ma-ngarra nakaringu mukunjarna, ma-wunhunhu karrandu-ngunda.
19 Kulu a-Niyumi, kanda-yabirri nanda-wurdu, kanda-arri, “Yaa! Ngantha baji kuwu-rdumanhu ma-ja ma-ngarra nu-rarrawumba? Jingki-nganthangu ji-badikila ka-arrinyu jabungka? Janyarna-yalbanganji ankaya, nyu-Wirdiwalangu kanyilu-mirlirlmirlirlmala nya-mangaji nya-mirningiya wumba kiya-arri yabi yinku nganinya.” Kanda-arri a-Rutha anku nganinya, “Baji karna-arri jabungka barrungku jingkiku nyu-Buwaj,” kanda-arri nganinya anku.
20 Ngala a-Niyumi kanda-yabirri nanda-wurdu wakulamba, kanda-arri, “Janyarna-yalbanganji ankaya, nyu-Wirdiwalangu kanyilu-mirlirlmirlirlmala nya-mangaji nya-mirningiya niya-manka, kalngiya wakulamba. Barranamba nya-Wirdiwalangu kiya-wukanyi alunga liyi-mbangu ambuliyalu liyi-wuluwu, yiwa yabimanthawu awara, barranamba kilu-yabimanji awara awara ngulakari ngalalu jalini liyi-lhungkuwu; ngalalu kalinyamba-mirra bawuji ngaliwa yabimanthawu awara mili barranamba ka-wukanyi alunga liyi-mangaji wumba kalu-arri li-lhungku. Jilu-yabimanji awara ngalinga, nya-marringaya jiwini nya-Wirdiwalangu,” nganinya kanda-arri a-Niyumi. Mili kanda-arri, “Nya-mangaji barra nya-Buwaj, kalngi nyangambalanga-nganji nya-mangaji, nya-mangaji arrkula aluwa, alu kunkunmanthawu ngalinga rriyi-miyajiyu.”
21 A-Rutha kanda-wukanyi, “Kalngiya nya-marringaya kiya-arri ngatha, ngarna mujinjarra nu-wurun yurrngumantha ma-ngarra aluwa linji-mangaji wumba jalini jabungka kulu baku ngalalu kalu-wayathala rdumanthawu baji.”
22 A-Niyumi kanda-wukanyi anku, “Yiya, a-kayibanthangathangkalu, narnu-yabi nganinya jimu jabungka, aluwa nungkalarrku linji-yibuwunyarrala jabungka ki-badikila nyikungu ki-Buwaj. Barni-wingkaya nungkalarrku nambiwuthu, kangka kirnalu-wardimanma linji-wulungku nungkalarrku.”
23 Kulu a-Rutha, kanda-arri jabungka aluwa linji-nhanawala linji-jawinala likungu ki-Buwaj, kanda-arri mujinjarra ma-ngarra barra nganambaji, ma-mangaji ma-bali ambuliyalu, kulu marrku ma-wid, ma-mangaji barranamba ma-kingkirra marda, kanda-nirri ngalalu kalu-rduma ma-mangaji ma-wid ngulakari bawuji. Kulu kanda-ninya nungku-alanjila andaa rrungkankurru-yuwarnila yurrngumantha bawuji.