1Palanga waninyikinyi nyungu waraja Israel-ja (-jaja ?) pirirri. Paliny waraja Levi-milirranguja. Palinymili nyupajimurniny Levi-milirranguja pukun.
2Palalu mirtawalu partany kanya pirirri. Palinyju parrjarna pala partany ngalypa purrpurnkata. Palinyju kuku jirni pala partany kujarrapa warajanga wirlarranga wirntijartinyju nyampalingimarra.
3Yartikarra palinyju munu kuku jinaka pala partany. Palajalu manajaninyi jurlunkurrangu, yarni marna pitikapali, yamarna miljirrkapalilu. Palajalu wirrirni pala partany palanga pitikapalingi, wirrirni pala pitikapali kankarni ngapanga jurlunkurrangungu rirri-rirringi ngapanga. Palajun jirni kuku jinaku palaku partanyku.
4Palamilalu partanymililalu kangkujilu parrjarnikinyi wararrju kajangulumarta.
5Palajalu Pharaoh-mili kurntalmurniny yana pijukarti mirtawarrangu palinymili warrkamukatarrangujartiny. Yana janpakarti janpanyaku. Palarrangu warrkamukatarrangu yananyikinyiyi rirri-rirringi pijungu. Palalu yirrirni pala pitikapali jurlunkurrangungu, ngakarna waraja mirtawa mananya kulpanyaku palinykartiku.
6Palinyju yatirni pala pitikapali, yirrirni partany, ngangkurl jirnikinyi. Palinyju paju karrinyalu palaku, karra marna, “Nyungu waraja Israel-milijarrangu partany.”
7Kangkujimurninyju palamilalu partanymilalu karra marnalu nyampalimilaku kurntalku, “Wunyjurru? Yankulumarnajanaku Israel-jaku mirtawanyjarriku mananya kulpanyaku, tuku jilapiyinga nyungu partany nyuntuku.”
8“Yu!” Karra marna palalu. Palalu partanymilalu kangkujimurninyju yananyakanu mana palamili partanymili waljangarra pipimurniny.
9Nyampalimilalu kurntalju karra marnalu palaku partanymilaku pipiku, “Kawa nyungu partany, tuku jila, wirtu jilapijinpa. Ngajulu warnku yungkulumarnanta.” Palalu pipimurninyju kanya pala partany palinymilikarti waljakarti ngurrakarti, palinyju tuku jinikinyi.
10Pala partany wirtu jarrinyi. Palajalu palinymilalu waljalu pipimurninyju kanyali Pharaoh-milikarti kurntalmurninykarti. Pala partany palamili pujamu jarrinyalu. Palinyju karra marna, “Ngajulungarra manarna nyungu partany ngapaja, palajunjalu yini malamarna Moses.”
11Moses-ju wirtu jarrinyi, pirirri yija yiji jarrinyi. Warajanga karrpungu yanajanaku yirrinaku palinymilirranguku marrngurranguku, palarrangu Israel-ja. Palinyju yirrirnijaninyi yijanga kurluny-kurlunyja waninyikinyiyi, Egypt-jalu nyampalirrangulu yijalu warrkamuku jakurlinikinyiyijaninyi marrjalu. Palaja yirrirni warajalu Egypt-jalu wirlarnikinyi waraja Israel-jaja marrngu, palinymilingarra warrarn walja marrngu.
12Moses-ju parrjan-parrjarna, palanga jintaku munu parrjarnajanaku. Palaja wirlarna pala Egypt marrngu marlkarri, palinyju kawu palinymili kuku jini kaninykurti jungkanga, yamarna.
13Karrpu warinyja paliny puru yana-yananyikinyi, yirrirnipulinyi kujarra Israeli-ja marrngujirri kulipatirnikinyipulu. Karra marnalu warajaku, “Nganijalu wirlarnan nyungu pirirri, nyuntumili marrngu walja?”
14Purntaju karra marnalu, “Ngalayaku nganurtulu nyuntu nyampali wirrirnanta? Nganijalu wurrarnan ngajulu kurlujartiny jinarni, palinyju nyungulu ngalypa jini? Nyuntulu marlkarri wirlarnan nyarra Egyptian. Ngajuku pukun karrinyajin marlkarri wirlalaminyin palajun?” Palaja Moses-ju kurlkarri marna, -rninyi? ? “Miranu jana nyungu ngajulu marlkarri wirlarnarna nyarra pirirri.” Paliny wirnti karrinyi.
15Jampa Pharaoh-lu pinakarrinyi Moses-ju marlkarri wirlarna nyarra Egyptian, paliny kuli yiji jarrinyalu. Kurlkarri marna, “Ngajulu marlkarri yija wirlalamarna Moses.” Purlpi nyungu Moses mirti jirni pala Pharaoh-ngimarra wirntijartiny. Paliny yana kakarra warrarn warinykarti, pala warrarn yini Midian. Palamanga wani-waninyikinyi. Warajanga karrpungu milpanyajanaku pala janukungu.
16Paliny palamanga kajarnikinyi, 7 mirtawarrangu kurrinyjarri turlpanyiyi pala janukukarti. Jana kurntalmurniyarrangu priest-ku yini Jethro. (What did we use in Mark's Gospel for 'priest'?) Kurntalmurninyarrangulu tuku jinikinyiyijaninyi kukurnjari janamilaku japartuku. Janalu ngapa nyirnirnikinyiyijanaku janukuja kukurnjariku.
17Palamangangarra jinta pukun pirirrimarta milpanyiyi kukurnjariku tuku jinakata. Shepherd?? Janalu munu-munu jiniyijaninyi pala mirtawanyjarri ngapaja nyirninaja, purrja piniyijaninyi janukuja. Moses-ju purntu karrinyijanaku, palinyju karnti-karntinyijanaku palarrangungu pirirrimartanga, palaja ngapa nyirnirnijanaku pala mirtawanyjarrimilaku kukurnjariku.
18Palarrangu mirtawanyjarri kulpanyiyi janamilikarti japartumili ngurrakarti, Jethro-karti. Palinyju karra marnajanaku, “Nyurra kuwarri nyampa kulpanyanyurru. Wunyjurruja?”
19Janalu puntaju karra marnayalu, “Egypt-ja pirirrilu purntu karrinyinganaku, kartuwarra marnanganinyi jinta kukurnjariku tuku jinakatarrangungamarra. Have we a descriptive word for a 'shepherd'? japartamu jinakata was phonemicised from the English. Yijalu palinyju ngapa nyirrirnijanaku kukurnjariku pukun.”
20Palinyju puntaju karra marnajanaku palinymili kurntalmurninyarranguku, “Wanyjarningi pala pirirri? Nganijalu palamanga yakarnanyurru? Kulpanya marrayi nyungukarti milpulinyi, mayipa nyungungu ngalkulinynganyjurruku.”
21Moses waninyi pala Jethro-mili ngurranga punja. Palaja Jethro-lu yinya palinymili kurntal Zipporah nyupajimurniny jarrinyalu.
22Palaja partany kanya pirirri. Palaja Moses-ju karra marna, “Ngaju ngajarri warinyja warrarnja. Palajunjalu yini marna palinymili pujamu “Gershom”. How should we handle these puns in names? They were very common in Hebrew culture. Should we Ignore them? Or put them in footnotes?
23Moses waninyi Midian-ja punja yiji. Yarti partunurrangu kurrngalmartaja pala Nyampali Egypt-ja marlkarri jarrinyi. Wariny pirirri nyampali jarrinyi Egypt-ja. Jalypalu ngarrany Egypt-jalu kurluny-kurlunyja kalkunikinyiyijaninyi Israel-ja marrngurrangu, marrjalu yiji warrkamuku jakurlirnikinyiyijaninyi yija ———-??, janalu Ngarrkangarra kurlkarri marnikinyiyipa japirr marnikinyiyi kartuwarra manaku.
24Palinyju pinakarrinyijaninyi, kurlkarri marnajaninyi muwarr nyarra wurrarnajanaku purlpilu mirtanya-mirtanyanga Abraham-japa Isaac-japa Jacob-ja. Purlpilu muwarr nyarra wurrarnajanaku, “Yijalu ngajulu tuku jilamarnanyurrinyi. Ngajulu yungkulumarnajaninyi nyurramili nyirrirnikartija warrarn Canaan. Pala warrarn wantulinyjanaku janamili.” Palajun karra muwarr pinijanaku Abraham-japa Isaac-japa Jacob-ja. Munu pala muwarr kakurnama palinymili, tukulungarra parrjarnikinyijaninyi Israeli-ja marrngurrangu, kurlkangarra waninyikinyijanaku, paju karrinyikinyijanaku.
