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John Godumu kuku yirrkan.
1 Yala-yalaku ngadiku nyulu John the Baptist kadan. Nyulu bama banabu dukul-damal-damanya. Nyulu kuku yirrkay-yirrkan bubungu jirrbu-jirrbungu Judeanga. 2 Nyulu yalaman, “Yurra jurrkijika buyun-buyunmun. Bama nyikuku Godundumun kaday. Godungku nyungu bama ngulkurrduku kujinka. Nyulu majamal wubulkuku.” 3 Ngadiku prophetangka Isaiahangka kuku Godundumun manin Johnunku. Isaiahangka kuku kabanba balkan,
“Bama nyubun yirrkan-yirrkay bubungu jirrbu-jirrbungu. Nyulu yirrkay, ‘Readymakada, Maja God kadanyamunku. Junkayku dungay, ngulkurrku dungay. Readymaka nyungunku.’ ”
4 Johnumu kambi balkan camelandamun mungkamun. Nyulu wayarri yulban didan nyunguwundurr yinkandarr. Nyungu mayi yinja-yinja and wunba. 5 Bama wubulku nyungundu kadarin, townmun Jerusalemmun, bubumun Judeamun, bubumun wawubajamun Jordanmun. 6 Jana mala-yirrkan Godundu, nyulu Johnungku jananin banabu dukul-daman wawubajanga Jordan.
7 Kanbal yinyarrin Pharisee-warra. Jana law janangaku ngulkurrduku kujin, yamba jana kanbalanka bamanka wawu kari. Kanbal yinyarrin Sadducee-warra. Johnungku jananin Pharisee-warra, Sadducee-warra nyajin, nyungundu kankadanya, banabu dukul-damajinka. Nyulu jananda yalaman, “Yurra yala jarba kuliji. Nyulu Godungku juma kuli jirray yungal bubungu. Yurrangan wanyangka milka-bakan Godundumun kulimun ngakijinka? 8 Junkaymakada. Ngulkurrmakada, yurra bamanda milbi yurra buyun-buyunmun jurrkijinda. 9 Yurra yurraku balkal, ‘Ngana bama Jew-warra, Abrahamandamun, ngana yalada. Ngana kari must jurrkijika.’ Kari, yurra manubajaku kari. Yurra must jurrkijika. Yurra Abrahamandamunkuda, yamba yinyanka kari yurra Godundu dungay. Yurra must jurrkijika. Ngayu yurranda balkanka, kaki God wawu, nyulu bama Abrahamandamun balkal yinyamun kuljimun. 10 Bama yala juku mayiji. Kaki mayi kari balkaji, bamangka nyandal, yilbal bayanga. Nyulu waymbil ready-bungal, juku nyandanka, bada-bada bajaku, ngara. Yinya yala God. Nyulu readyda, kuli yunganka bamanda, jana kari ngulkurrku bundanya, kari junkayku dunganya. 11 Ngayu yurrangan dukul-damal banabu, bamanda milbinka yurra buyun-buyunmun jurrkijinda. Kari, nyubun bama kaday, ngaykunku kudamundu. Ngayu jarra buban nyungunku. Nyulu yurranin dukul-damal Godundumundu Wawubu dayirrda. Nyulu yala baya, buyun-buyun wayjunku. Nyulu maja yalbay bajaku, ngayu karrkay bajaku. 12 God yala bama marra yanday-bungal. Bamangka marra mujal, wayjul, yinyamun dudal, dirka-bungal, baljingada yijarril, bananga ngabal. Yinyamun kaka yilbaji wuyarmun. Kaka kunbay, bamangka nukalda. God yala yinya bama. Nyulu bama wubulku mujal, nyulu bama buyun yilbal bayanga, bama ngulkurr kujil nyungunji.”
Johnungku Jesus banabu dukul-daman.
13 Yala-yalaku nyulu Jesus bubumun Galileemun dungan, wawubajanga Jordan. Nyulu Johnundu kadan, babajin, “Yundu nganya banabu dukul-dama?” 14 Yamba Johnungku wawu kari nyungun banabu dukul-damanka. Johnungku Jesusanda yalaman, “Yinya wadu-wadu. Ngayu jarra buban yununku. Yunduku nganya banabu dukul-dama, ngayu yunun kari banabu dukul-dama.” 15 Yamba Jesusangka yalaman nyungundu, “Kari, yalada. Yinyamundu ngali God kuku nyajil, nyungu kuku wukurrilkuda.” John wawumaynda, Jesus banabu dukul-damaynda.
16 Johnungku Jesus banabu dukul-daman, Jesus banamun wandinda. Yinyamun Jesusangka jiri nyajin walngajinya. Nyulu Jesusangka Godumu Wawu dayirr nyajin bada-bada kankadanya. Godumu Wawu dayirr yala bakamu, Jesusanda jalaman. 17 Nyulu kuku jirimun nyajin Godundumun. Godungku yalaman, “Yinya ngaykuku kangkal, nyungunku ngayu wawurr-wawurrmal. Ngayu nyungunku wawu jirray bajaku.”

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