Acts 7:23-51

²³“Ga ŋunhi ŋayi Mawtjitj ḏarramuna wal'ŋu, dhuŋgarra nhanŋu 40-na, ŋayi gurku'yurruna bitjarra, ‘Ŋarranydja dhuwala marrtjina bala ŋunha ya', nhäma marrtji ŋarrakuway miṯtjinha yolŋu'-yulŋunha Yitjuralpuyŋunha.’

²⁴Bala ŋayi marrtjinana ŋunhimalayi wäŋalilinydja, ga dharr-way ŋayi nhäŋalanydja wäŋawuynha ŋurikiynha Yetjippuynhana yolŋunha, ŋayi yukurrana ŋuriŋiyi ḏarramuyu bumara bartjunmaraŋala yolŋunha Yitjuralpuyŋunha. Bala ŋayi dhunupana waṉḏina Mawtjitjtja, guŋga'yurrunana ŋunhiyi maṉḏa-miṯtjinhanydja yolŋunha, bala ŋayi wutthurrunana rakunyguna ŋunhiyi Yetjippuyŋunhanydja yolŋunha.

²⁵Ŋayi guyaŋina yukurrana yanapi walala ŋuriŋiyi walala-miṯtjiyunydja dharaŋana, ŋunhi Godthu yurru walalanha walŋakuma ŋuriŋiyi nhanukala goŋdhu Mawtjitjkala. Yurru walalanydja ŋunhi walala-miṯtjiyunydja ŋanya Mawtjitjnha yakana dharaŋara yol ŋayi ŋunhiyi; yaka walala ḏukṯuk nhanŋu Mawtjitjku.

²⁶“Yo, wiripuŋuyunydja munhayu ŋayi Mawtjitj balayi marrtjina roŋiyina ŋunhimalayi walalaŋgala wäŋalili, walala-miṯtjiwala, ga nhäŋala ŋayi ŋunhiyinydja märrma'nhana, maṉḏa yukurrana bunharamina maṉḏa-miṯtjina yära, Yitjuralpuyŋuna maṉḏa yana. Ga ŋayinydja ŋunhi marrtjina Mawtjitjtja, ḏukṯukthina ŋayi guŋga'yunarawu maṉḏaku, maṉḏanha ŋayi yurru barrkuwatjkuma. Bala ŋayi galkithinanydja ga waŋana bitjarrana maṉḏakala, ‘Way maṉḏa, nhumanydja dhuwala be muka gutha'manydji. Nhäkuna nhuma yukurra dhuwala bunharamirrinydja?’ bitjarra.

²⁷Ga ŋayinydja ŋunhi waŋganydja bilyurruna, bala ḏur'yurrunana ŋayi dhunupana Mawtjitjnha, bala waŋana bitjarrana, ‘Gatjala. Yol dhuwala nhe yolŋunydja? Yolthu dhika nhuna nherraranydja?... nhe yurru ŋanapurruŋgunydja be buŋgawa mala-yarr'yunarawu?

²⁸Nhaltjan nhe yurru yolŋunydja ŋarranha?... Buma murrkay'kumana?... bitjana nhe yawungu ŋunhi Yetjippuyŋunha bunha murrkay'kunha?’ bitjarra ŋayi ŋunhi yolŋunydja waŋana Mawtjitjkala.

²⁹Bala ŋayi ŋunhi Mawtjitjtja wirrkina beyaṉiyina, bala dhunupana ŋayi ŋunhi gonha'yurrunana ŋunhiyinydja wäŋa Yetjiptja, bala waṉḏina barrkulilina wäŋalili. Nhinananydja ŋayi yukurrana ŋunhala mulkuruŋurana wäŋaŋura Midiyannha yäkuŋura weyinŋumirrina, yana liŋgu-u-u, ga märraŋala ŋayi miyalknha, ga märrma'na nhanŋu yothunydja maṉḏa ḏarramunydja maṉḏa dhawal-wuyaŋina ŋunhiliyinydja.

³⁰“Yo, Mawtjitj ŋunhili nhinana yukurrana weyinŋumirrina dhikana, yana liŋgu-u-u ga 40 dhuŋgarra djuḻkthurruna. Bala waŋganymirrinydja ŋayi Mawtjitj nhinana yukurrana ḏiltjiŋurana ŋanhdharkŋurana, galki Bukuŋura Djäniya yäkuŋura, ga dhunupana ŋayi ŋunhi djiwarr'wuynydja dhäwu'mirri maḻŋ'thurrunana yana nhanukala ŋunhili. Yo, nhäŋala ŋayi Mawtjitjthu ŋunhiyi man'tjarr, ŋayi nhärana marrtjina, yurru yakana ŋayi ŋunhiyi man'tjarr nhärana räwakthinanydja ŋuriŋiyi gurthayu ŋäṉarryu.

³¹Bala ŋayi nhäŋala yukurrana Mawtjitjthunydja ŋunhi ṉirryurruna wirrkina, bala ŋayi marrtjina galkithinana, ŋayi yurru nhäma galkiŋuruna. Bala ŋayi ŋäkula rirrakaynha Garraynhana Godnha, ŋayi bitjarra waŋana gam',

³²‘Ŋarranydja dhuwala God Waŋarr nhokalaŋuwu märi'muwu walalaŋgu, Yipurayimgu ga Yitjakku ga Djaykupku,’ bitjarra. Bala ŋayi ŋunhi Mawtjitjtja yukurrana marrmarryurrunana djingaryurrunanydja, wirrkina yana ŋayi barrarina nhänharawu ŋurikiyinydja.

³³Bala ŋayi ŋunhi Garraynydja waŋana nhanukala bitjarrana, ‘Yupmaraŋana dhuwali dhapathuŋ'tja nhuŋuwuy, liŋgu dhuwalanydja wäŋa dhuwala nhe yukurra dhärra dharrpalnha wal'ŋu ganaŋ'thunarana Garraywu.

³⁴Nhäŋala ŋarra ŋunhi ŋarrakuway yolŋunhanydja walalanha ŋunhi walala yukurra burakirri ŋunhili Yetjiptja wäŋaŋura, ga ŋäma ŋarra yukurra walalanha ŋäthinyaranydja, ga dhuwalanydja ŋarra marrtjina walŋakunharawuna walalaŋgu, ŋarra yurru walalanha dhawaṯmaramana ŋuliŋuruyi garrpiṉaraŋurunydja romŋuru. Go marrtjiyana lili ŋarrakala, ŋarra yurru nhunanydja djuy'yun balayi Yetjiplili,’ bitjarra ŋayi Garrayyunydja ḻakaraŋala Mawtjitjku.

³⁵“Yo, ŋäthilinydja walala Mawtjitjnha yukurrana nyinyaŋdhurruna muka nhäŋala, waŋana walala yukurrana bitjarra ŋanya ŋunhi Mawtjitjnha, ‘Yolthu nhuna nherraranydja dhiyakuyi?... nhe yurru ŋanapurruŋgu be ŋurruŋunydja, ga mala-yarr'yunarawunydja yukurranharawu?’ Bitjarra walala yukurrana ŋunhi ŋäthilinydja ŋanya Mawtjitjnha waŋana, yurru ŋunhiyi yana liŋgu yolŋunha ŋayi Godthunydja djuy'yurruna walalaŋgu guŋga'yunarawu, ŋayina yurru walalaŋgu ŋurruŋunydja, ŋayina yurru Mawtjitjthuna walalanha gäma dhawaṯmaramanydja ŋuliŋuru garrpiṉaraŋurunydja romŋuru. Yurru yaka ŋayi yurru ŋunhiyi gänanydja wal'ŋu djäma ŋayipinydja, ŋuriŋina bili djiwarr'wuyyu yolŋuyu yurru yukurra ŋanya guŋga'yun gäma, galkikuma ŋanya, ŋunhi ŋayi maḻŋ'thurruna nhanukala ŋunhili man'tjarrŋura.

³⁶“Yo, Mawtjitjthu ŋurru-warryurrunana gäŋalana ŋuliŋuruyi yolŋu'-yulŋunhanydja Yetjipŋurunydja wäŋaŋuru dhawaṯmaraŋalana, ga djämanydja ŋayi yukurrana biyapul wal'ŋu bathala rom, ganydjarrmirrina wal'ŋu ŋunhili Yetjip wäŋaŋura, ga biyapul ŋunhili ṉapuŋgany'tja gapu yäku ‘Miku gapu’ ŋunhi ŋorrana marrtjina, ŋunhili ŋayi bathalanydja wal'ŋu dhika ganydjarr ḏumurru djäma rom, ga bitjarrayi liŋgu ŋunhalanydja ŋanhdharkŋuranydja wäŋaŋura ŋayi bitjarrayi yana djäma yukurrana, ŋunhi walala yukurrana nhinana ŋunhiliyi 40 dhuŋgarra ŋupara.

³⁷Yo, ŋayi Mawtjitjthu yukurrana gäŋalanydja walalanha dhika ḻatju'kuŋala bala, ga waŋana ŋayi Mawtjitjthu walalanha, ḻakaraŋala walalaŋgu ŋurikiyi nhanukalaŋuwu miṯtjiwunydja Yitjuralpuyŋuwunydja bitjarra, ‘Godthu yurru nherraṉ waŋganynha yolŋunha, dhäwu'-gänharamirrinha nhumalaŋgu, ŋayi yurru ŋunhiyinydja yolŋu dhawaṯthun ŋuliŋuru nhumalaŋgala miṯtjiŋurunydja dhipuŋuruyi, balanyara ŋayi bitjan ŋarra.’

³⁸Yo, ŋunhiyi yana liŋgu Mawtjitj walalaŋgala ŋunhili ŋanhdharkŋuranydja wäŋaŋura nhinana yukurrana Godkalaŋuwalanydja miṯtjiwala yolŋu'-yulŋuwala, ŋilimurruŋgalaŋuwala märi'muwalanydja walalaŋgala, ga ŋurikala djiwar-wuywala yolŋuwala ŋunhi ŋayi waŋana nhanukala ŋunhala bukuŋura yäkuŋura Djäniya; ga ŋunhiyinydja ŋurikalayi Mawtjitjkala ŋayi Godthu wekaŋala ŋunhi walŋamirri wal'ŋu dhäruk ḻakaranhaminyarawu marrtjinyarawu bala ŋilimurruŋgu.

³⁹“Bala nhaltjarrana ŋunhiyi ŋilimurruŋgala märi'muyunydja walalay?... Ŋawatthurruna muka märraŋala ŋunhiyi Mawtjitjku dhäruk? Yäääw, yaka walala ŋunhiyi ŋuriŋiyi walalay märraŋalanydja ga malthurruna nhanŋu dhärukku, yana walala ŋunhi ŋuyulkthinana nhanŋu Mawtjitjku, bala bukuyu-ŋurrkaŋalana ŋanya, liŋgu walala yukurrana ḏukṯukthinanydja walala yurru marrtji balayi roŋiyirri Yetjiplili.

⁴⁰“Bala walala ŋunhiyi walala waŋananydja Mawtjitjkalaŋuwalana wäwa'mirriŋuwala, Yärungalana yäkuwala, bitjarrana, ‘Way, nhe ŋanapurruŋgu yurru djäma ŋula nhä ŋi',... waŋarrkuma, märr yurru ŋayi marrtji ŋuriŋiyi ŋurru-warryun ŋanapurrunha, liŋgu ŋunhinydjayi ḏarramu Mawtjitjtja ŋunhi ŋayi ŋilimurrunha gäŋala beŋuru yukurrana lili, dhika winya'yurrunana, wanhakana mak ŋayi.’

⁴¹Bala walala djämana yukurrana ŋamaŋamayurrunana ŋunhiyi be nhänydja waŋarrnydja walalaŋguway, rumbalnydja djäma bitjarra buliki, bala walala yukurrana ŋunhiyina wäyinnha malanha bathara wekaŋalanydja ŋurikiyi waŋarrwunydja, bala buku-ŋal'yurrunanydja yukurrana ŋurikiyinayi waŋarrwu, goŋbuynha ŋunhi walalaŋguŋuwaynha walala djämawuy.

⁴²Bala ŋayi Godtja bilyurruna, ŋapana walalaŋgu wekaŋala ŋuriki walalaŋgu; gonha'yurruna ŋayi walalanha, märr walala yukurra yurru buku-ŋal'yun ŋula nhäkuna djiwarr'wuywu malaŋuwu, ganyu'wuna malaŋuwu ŋula nhäkuna, bitjarra yana liŋgu bitjarra yolŋuyu dhäwu'-gänharamirriyu yukurrana wukirri ŋäthili wal'ŋu baman', bitjarra gam', ‘Nhuma yolŋu walala Yitjuralpuy. Yolku nhuma yukurrana buku-ŋal'yurrunanydja ŋunhiliyi ŋayilpiŋura wäŋaŋura?... ŋula yolku yana waŋarrwu? Yaka ŋarrakunydja nhuma ŋunhi yukurrana bumara wäyinnhanydja ga bathara, bitjarra mundhurr ŋunhiyi; yaka ŋarrakunydja nhuma yukurrana bitjarrayi buku-ŋal'yurruna, ŋunhi nhuma yukurrana nhinana ŋunhili gawarrka'ŋura wäŋaŋura 40 dhuŋgarra ŋupara.

⁴³Nhumanydja yukurrana ŋunhi buku-ŋal'yurruna waŋarrwu Molikkuna yäkuwu, nhanŋuna ŋurikiyinayi ŋunhiyinydja nhuma yukurrana gäŋala buṉbu ḏalwaḏalwa buku-ŋal'yunaramirri, ga wiripunydja nhuma yukurrana buku-ŋal'yurruna ŋuriki ganyu'wuna, nhumalaŋgalaŋuwu waŋarrwu Repanguna yäkuwu ganyu'wu ŋuriki; buku-ŋal'yurruna nhuma yukurrana ŋurikiyinydja waŋarrwu malaŋuwu ŋunhi nhuma yukurrana djäma nhumapina goŋdhuna. Bala ŋarranydja yurru nhumalanha djuy'yun barrkumalana yana wäŋalili; nhuma yurru yukurra nhinanydja ŋunhana bala gali'ŋura Bapilunnha wäŋaŋura.’ Bitjarra ŋayi yukurrana Godtja waŋana ŋilimurruŋgalaŋuwala märi'muwalanydja walalaŋgala.

⁴⁴“Yo, ŋunhalana ŋanhdharkŋurana wäŋaŋura ŋilimurruŋgala ŋunhi märi'muyu yukurrana ḏälkuŋala ŋunhi buṉbu ḏalwaḏalwa, Godkuna ŋunhiyinydja buṉbu, ŋunhi ŋayi ŋuli yukurranha nhinanha ŋunhili walalaŋgala. Godthunydja ŋunhi ḻakaraŋala ŋäthili yana Mawtjitjkala, nhaltjan walala yurru djäma ŋunhiyi ḏalwaḏalwa, Godku buṉbu, bala walala ŋunhi djämanydja ŋunhiyi yana liŋgu djan'kukuŋala ŋunhi ŋayipi Godthu ḻakaraŋala walalaŋgala.

⁴⁵Ga ŋunhiyi yolŋu walala ŋunhi walala djäma ŋunhiyi ḏalwaḏalwa, walala worruŋuyinana, bala marrtjina raku'-rakunydhinana ŋunhili ŋanhdharkŋura wäŋaŋura, bala walalaŋgala yumurrku'yunydja walalay gäŋala yukurrana ŋunhiyi Godku buṉbu, yana liŋgu-u-u ga gulŋiyina walala dhipalayi wäŋalili Gaynanlilinydja ŋurikimirriyina. Marrtjinanydja walala ŋunhiyi, malthurruna nhanŋu Djajtuwawuna yäkuwu, bala märraŋalana yana dhuwalayi wäŋanhanydja, djaw'yurrunana yana ŋurikala wiripu-guḻku'walanydja bäpurru'wala. Liŋgu Godthu ŋayipi ŋunhiyi gukuŋala dhawaṯmaraŋala yukurrana ŋäthili yana walalanha wiripu-guḻku'nhanydja ŋunhi miṯtjinha. Yo, ŋilimurruŋguna märi'munydja walala yukurrana nhinana dhiyala wäŋaŋura, ga mukthurruna walala yana yukurrana buku-ŋal'yurrunanydja Godku ŋunhiliyi yana liŋgu ḏalwaḏalwa'ŋura, yana liŋgu-u-u ga Daypitmirriyuna waluyu.

⁴⁶“Yo, Godtja ŋunhi mirithina märr-ŋamathina nhäŋala ŋanya Daypitnhanydja, ga ŋayinydja ŋunhi ḏukṯukthina ŋunhiyi Daypit, ŋayi yurru djäma yuṯana buṉbu Godku, märr walala yurru Djaykupkala yarraṯaŋuru mala buku-ŋal'yun yukurra Godkunydja ḻatju'ŋura dhika buṉbuŋuranydja.

⁴⁷Yurru ŋayi Daypitthunydja ŋunhiyi yaka warray buṉbuŋalanydja djämanydja ŋunhiyi buṉbuŋha; gäthu'mirriŋuyuna nhanukala Daypitkala, Djalamandhuna yäkuyu ŋunhiyi djäma dhuḻ'yurrunanydja buṉbunydja Godku.

⁴⁸Yurru ŋilimurruŋgunydja God garrwar warray wal'ŋu waŋarr, biyapul warray, yaka ŋayi ŋuli nhina yukurra Godtja ŋunhilimi buṉbuŋura yolŋuwalanydja ŋunhi goŋbuynydja djämawuy. Ŋäthili baman'tja dhäwu'-gänharamirriyu yolŋuyu waŋana yukurrana bitjarra gam',

⁴⁹‘Djiwarrny'tja dhuwala ŋarraku wäŋa nhinanharawu, ga dhuwalinydja munathany'tja wäŋa ŋarraku ḻuku-nherraṉminyarawuna. Nhäyinyara buṉbu nhuma yurru djäma ŋarrakunydja dhika? Wanhami wäŋaŋura ŋarranydja yurru nhina yukurra?... nhäyinyaraŋura buŋguŋura?

⁵⁰Liŋgu dhuwalayinydja bukmak nhä malanha ŋarrakuŋuway yana djämawuy.’ Bitjarra ŋayi yukurrana Garraynydja waŋana ḻakaranhamina.”

⁵¹Bala ŋayi Dhepindhunydja yana mukthurruna warray waŋana marrtjina, ḻakaraŋala ŋunhiyi ŋaḻapaḻmirriwa ŋuripa, ga bitjarrana ŋayi yukurrana waŋananydja, “Nhä nhuma dhuwala yolŋunydja walala? Raypirri-waḏatjmirri?... ŋänharamiriw walala? Ŋayaŋunydja nhumalaŋgu dhuwala ḏälnha wal'ŋu yana, ga mäkiri' nhumalaŋgu dhumuknha, liŋgu yaka nhuma ḏukṯuk Godkalaŋuwu dhärukku ŋänharawu. Yakana nhuma ŋuli yukurra mäkiri'-witjun ŋuruku Garrkuḻukkunydja wal'ŋu Birrimbirrwu; bitjan liŋgu nhuma yukurra ŋanya bukuyu-ŋurrkamana, liŋgu nhumanydja dhuwala balanyarana yana bitjan ŋunhiyi märi'mumirriŋu walala nhumalaŋgu.