Acts 7:1-21

¹Bininj nawu benmarnewohrnani priests bidjawam Stephen, yimeng “Yiddok kuhni woybukkih ngudda yihyimi?”

²Stephen benmarneyimeng nawu bininj birridi rowk, wanjh yimeng, “Kandibekka ngaye bu marneyime ngudberre bininj nawu karridangerrinj dja mak nawu kandibornang. Nungka nawu Nawernhmakkaykenh kadberre God bimarnebebmeng Abraham nawu kankebmawahmeng bu kumekbe nungka ningihni kore kunred bolkngeyyoy Mesopotamia, wanjh yerrehkah nungka wabmeng kunred bolkngeyyoy Haran.

³Wanjh God bimarneyimeng Abraham, ‘Mah wanjh, yibolkbawo kunred ke dja mak namud ke. Yiray, kaluk bolkbukkan kore yini.’ ” Genesis 12:1

⁴“Wanjh Abraham bolkbawong kore nawu Chaldeabeh bininj birrihni, dja wam yerrkang ni kore Haran. Kaluk bu Abraham nuye kornkumo doweng, wanjh God biwabkeng bikurrmeng kondah kunbolk kore ngad bolkkime karrihni.”

⁵“God minj bibangmebolkwoyi kunred kunbolkkilehkilelk Abraham. Dja ngaleng God bidjalberrebbom bu kabenbolkwon nawu Abraham kabenkebmawahme kondanjkunu kunred. Dja kunmekbeni bolkyimi Abraham minj yawkarrmeninj wurdyaw nuye.

⁶Kuhni wanjh God bimarneyimeng, ‘Kaluk kundjalkudji yerrekah nawu yibenkebmawahme kabirrihni djarreh nawu minj kunred kabirribolkkarrme. Wanjh nakka kabindimarnedurrkmirrikenh kunrayek nawu birribuyika bininj nawu kabindidjalbun munguyh bu kunkuyeng 400 mandjewk.

⁷Kaluk ngaye kumekbe kunred ngabolkbun bedberre nawu kabindibongname bininj nawu ngudda ke yibenkebmawahme. Wanjh bedda kabirribolkbawon dja kabirrimre kondanjkunu bu ngandimarnedi yiwarrudj.’ Genesis 15:13-14 Kuninjkunu wanjh God bimarneyimeng Abraham.”

⁸“Wanjh God bimarnewokrayekworrinj bu biberrebbom Abraham. Wanjh bimarneyimeng nawu benkebmawahmeng rowk, nakka wanjh birrilakkayenni ba bu birridjalburrbuyi bu God korroko bendjalyingkihberrebom bedberre. Kaluk yerrekah wanjh Abraham biyawbornang Isaac, wanjh kunu biyawlakkayenwong bu kunbidkukudji dja danjbik kunkodjke kore danginjbeh. Kaluk bu Isaac baldahbolkminj wanjh beywurd bornarrinj nawu ngeyyoy Jacob, wanjh kunu nunganwali bilakkayenwong. Wanjh Jacob nunganwali benlakkayenwong nawu twelve bebeywurd nuyeni, nawu birriyimerranj kadberre mawahmawah.”

⁹Wanjh Stephen benyawoyhmarneyimeng, “Nakudji nawu birrimekbe twelve mawahmawah kadberre, wanjh nakka Joseph ngeyyoy, dja nawu birribadmirndebuyika nawu mawahmawah kadberreni, wanjh bedda birrimkirndanginj nuye. Wanjh kuhni bu bedda birrikukweykang bu birribuyika birribalkang kunbolk Egypt kore bongdihbongdi durrkmihdurrkmi. Dja God nungka benedjaldjarrkrey.

¹⁰God bibidyikarrmeng rowk kore kunyid karrmikarrmi kumekbe, dja mak bimarnbom bu wernhmayalimakminj. Wanjh kumekbekenh Pharaoh nawu king bolkwohrnani kubolkwarlah Egypt, wanjh bimarnedjareni Joseph bu bimakwam dja mak bimarnbom bu nungka benmarnewohrnani bedberre nawu birrihmarnedurrkmirri Pharaoh, dja bimarnbom bu djalwohrnani kubolkwarlahkenh ngarre Egypt.”

¹¹“Kaluk yerrehkah kore kubolkwarlahkenh ngarre Egypt dja Canaan bolkdarlehminj rowk, minj mak manme djordmerrimeninj kumekbe. Wanjh birridjalmirndewern bininj birrihdjalmarrwedoweni. Nawu kadberre mawahmawah minj mak birrikarrmeninj manme kore birrihni kunred Canaan.

¹²Wanjh Jacob wobekkang bu bedda birrikarekurrmi manbu manmim manme kore kunbolk Egypt. Wanjh nungka benmunkeweng nawu kadberreni mawahmawah bu birriwam kore Egypt bu kuhni wanjh kerrngehkenhni birriwam.”

¹³“Kaluk bu yerrekah bedda birriyawoyhwam, wanjh kumekbe kunu nungan Joseph benmarneyolyolmerrinj nawu mawahmawah kadberre birridangerrinj nuye. Wanjh Pharaoh benwobekkang nawu Joseph nuyeni namud.

¹⁴Wanjh Joseph bimarnewokmunkewerrinj Jacob, nawu nakornkumo nuyeni, dja mak birridjalwernkenh nawu namud nuyeni birrimwam rowk kore Egypt. Kaluk bu bedda birridjalmirndewernni wurd 75 nawu birridangerrinj, ngalbihbininjkobeng, dja wurdwurd bedberre.

¹⁵Wanjh Jacob nungka balkoluy kumekbe kore kunred Egypt, wanjh nungka doweng kumekbe, dja mak nawu twelve mawahmawah kadberreni bedda birridowerrinj rowk.

¹⁶Kaluk bu yerrekah bedberre nawu namud bindikukkang kore kunred kabolkngeyyo Shechem, wanjh kumekbe bedda bindikukkurrmeng kore yingkihbolkmidjdi manbu Abraham korroko yingkihbolkmangi bu benkarremulewam nawu beybeywurd nuye Hamor.”

¹⁷Wanjh nawu Stephen benyawoyhmarneyimeng, “Nawu mawahmawah kadberreni nakka wanjh birridjalwernmerreni kumekbe kore kunred Egypt. Kuninjkunu bolkyimi wanjh God biberrebbom Abraham, dja wanjh darnkih yimerrangeni woybukkendanj.

¹⁸Wanjh nakerrnge king bebmeng nawu wohrnawohrnani kore kubolkwarlah ngarre Egypt. Nungka minj bikukburrbuyi namekbe Joseph, bu korroko doweng.

¹⁹Wanjh namekbe nawu king benkoweyi nawu mawahmawah kadberreni dja kunwarre benhmarneyimi bendjalkukmarladjwoni bedberre. Nungka kunwok kunrayek kurrmeng bedberre bu bindiyawbebkeyi kuberrk ba bu birriyawdowerreni.”

²⁰“Bu kunmekbe bolkyimi bu nungka Moses danginj, dja nungka wanjh yawkukmakni. Bu dird danjbikni ngalbadjan dja kornkumo benedjalyawnahnani munguyh.

²¹Bu bedda beneyawbebkeng kuberrk, wanjh ngalbeywurd nuye Pharaoh kumwam bimey biyawdjordmihweng yiman ngalengngarreni nawu namekbe wurdyaw.