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John Yingkihbolkmarnbom Nuye Jesus
Matthew 3:1-12
(Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-9,15-17; John 1:19-28)
1 Wanjh kumekbe rerrih John nawu benkukdjuhkeyi bininj, wanjh kumwam kore kubolkdarleh kore kubolkkimuk Judea, dja wanjh yolyolmi. 2 Dja benmarneyimi, “Ngurrikangeborledkerrimen, dja ngurridjalbawon kunwarre ngudberre. God wanjh kamre darnkih ngudberre kore heavenbeh.”
3 God biyingkihmulewam John, bu biwokwong Isaiah nawu bimbom, dja yimeng, “Nakudji bininj kakayhme kore kubolkdarleh, kayime, ‘Ngurriyingkihmarnebolhmarnbu manbolh nuye nawu Kawohrnan Rowk. Ngurribolhdjaddjadwo nungka nuye!’ ” [Isaiah 40:3]
4 Kaluk John djongbuyindi kunmadj yiman mayh nawu camel kunngabek marnbom. Dja mak leather nawu ngardmodukkayindi, mak djalnguni djaddedde dja mak mankung. 5 Kaluk birrimirndewern bininj birrihrey kore nungka. Birriwern birrimwam kore Jerusalembeh, dja mak kore kubolkwarlah Judeabeh dja mak nawu birrikang kunredbubuyika darnkih mankabo Jordan. 6 Bedda birriyorrmeng birriyikang John, wanjh kumekbe birriwarnyakmulewarreni kunwarre bedberre, wanjh John benkukdjuhkeng kore mankabo Jordan.
7 Kunu wanjh John bennang birrimirndewern nawu Pharisees dja mak nawu Sadducees birrimhrey birridjareni nungka benkukdjuhkemeninj, wanjh yimihyimi bedberre, “Ngudda nawu yiman rerrih nabang nayin! Nangale ngunyingkihbengdayhkeng ngudberre ngurrimhkelerlobme, ba yimankek God minj ngunkinje ngudberre nawu nungka kamhre ngundjadme? 8 Ngurriburrbun bu yiman mandulkmak kabarnemdangen manmak manme, ngudda wanjh ngurrikurduyimen kunmak manbu ngunmulewan ngudberre bu woybukkih ngurribawong kunwarre dja ngurrikangeborledmeng kore God. 9 Dja yuwn bu mak ngurridedjdjingmang ngurrimarneyimerren, ‘Ngad kunu wanjh Abraham Mawah kadberre!’ Dja ngayime ngudberre, wanjh God kakarrme kundulkarre maninjmanu kunwardde kakukborledke bu kabenmarnbun wurdwurd nuye Abraham! 10 Dja ngokko wanjh kurdburru kahdjurryo kore kurredjmahdedjmad ngarre kundulk, dja kundulk rowk manbu minj kabarnemdangen manmak manme wanjh manmekbe rowk karrulkdjobke karrulkburriwe kore kunak kahrung.”
11 “Ngaye bonj, ngaye kukdjuhke ngudberre kukkuwi bu ngudda ngurribawon kunwarre ngudberre dja ngurrikangeborledkerren kore God. Dja ngaye yiman ngangudjyahwurd, dja nabuyika nawu nawernhngudjkimuk duninjh kamre. Ngayenu ngawarre, minj ngamak bu yimankek ngamarnekan nuye nawu kahdengedjongbuyindi. Wanjh nungka kaluk ngunkukdjuhke kore Namalngmakkaykenh dja mak kunak dorrengh. 12 Nungka yiman rerrih kakarrme kundulk nawu kamimbunkenh ba kawernhwerrwerrhme, dja mak ba manmim duninjh manbu kangeyyo wheat, nungka kamimngimowon kore kunrurrk nuye kore kahkarekurrme, dja manbu manwerrk, kaluk kawerrkkinje kore kunak nawu minj nangale kabirludombun, dja kadjalrung munguyh munguyh.” Kuhni wanjh John benbengdayhkeng.
John Bikukdjuhkeng Nawu Jesus
Matthew 3:13-17
(Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22)
13 Wanjh kunmekbe rerrih Jesus bolkbawong Galilee dja bimarnebebmeng kore mankabo Jordan, dja bidjawam John bu bikukdjuhkeyi. 14 Kaluk John biwokmey yimeng, “Ngudda kandjalkukdjuhkeyi ngardduk, dja njalekenh ngudda yimwam kandjawam ngaye?” 15 Wanjh Jesus bimarneyimeng, “Aba, bonj. Yidjalkurduyimen bu bolkkimekenh, ba ngarrkurduyime kunmak rowk kore God kadjare.” Wanjh John njilngmakminj.
16 Kaluk bu Jesus kukdjuhmi, wanjh werrk kumhbidbuni kore karrkad. Wanjh kundjalburrikudji yerre, kaddum kore kunngol dangmarrhmiwam, dja Jesus binang Namalngmakkaykenh kumkolungi yiman dorddorok yerre, dja barndanginj kore nungka. 17 Wanjh kumdjalwokdanj kore heavenbeh+, yimeng, “Nahni nawu ngardduk beywurd, nawu ngawernhmarnedjare. Ngaye wanjh ngawernhnjilngmak nuye.”
+ 3:17 Genesis 22:2; Psalms 2:7; Isaiah 42:1; Matthew 12:18; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:5