John 1:15-45

¹⁵Nawu John benhmarnemulewani birriwern bininj kore kunwoybuk namekbekenh nawu beywurd nuye God. Nungka wokkidarrarrhmi bu benhmarneyimi, “Nanihnjanu wanjh bininj ngaye yingkihmarnemulewani ngudberre. Ngaye marneyimeng ngudberre bu nungka kamhre yerre kumunke ngardduk. Kaluk nungka wanjh nadjalwernhkukenh duninjh nawu ngardduk. Nungka nadjalwernhyungkini, dja ngaye yerre ngarranginj.”

¹⁶Dja namekbe nawu ngeyyoy Kunwok, nungka wanjh kukbarlmiyindi kunwern kunmakmak dja mak munguyh kandjalkongibun. Dja kunmekbekenh nungka wanjh kandjalwonowon kunmakmak munguyh munguyh kadberre.

¹⁷Kunkareni wanjh God biwong Moses manbu mankarre nuye. Dja bu bolkkime God kanwon nawu Jesus Christ nawu kandjalwernhkongibun bulkkidj dja kanbukkabukkan kadberre bu djal kunwoybuk rowk nuye nawu God.

¹⁸Nungka wanjh nadjalkudji birrarrkidnang God. Minj nangale bininj birrarrkidnayi God. Dja Jesus Christ, namekbe wanjh God duninjh rerrih, nungka wanjh nadjalkudji beywurd nuye Ngabbard God, dja kahdi kore kukange nuye. Wanjh nungka kankukbukkang kadberre nawu Ngabbard God.

¹⁹Kaluk nawu Priests dja mak nawu Levites birriwam kore Jerusalembeh dja birrimarnebebmeng John. Nawu birriwohrnani Jews bininj bindimunkeweng bedda kore John birridjawayi bu nangale nungka.

²⁰Kuhni John yimeng, minj warlkkarrimeninj bu benhmarnemulewarreni djal woybukkih duninjh djalmulewarreni bedberre, “Ngaye kunu minj Christ.”

²¹Wanjh kuhni birridjawam, birrimarneyimeng, “Dja kaluk baleh, yiddok ngudda kunu Elijah?” Nungka benmarneyimeng, “Ngaye ngawid.” Wanjh birriyimeng, “Yiddok ngudda nawu namekbe nabuyika prophet nawu Moses biyolyolmeng?” Dja nungka benwokmey, yimeng, “Burrkyak.”

²²Kalukburrk birrimarneyimeng, “Ngudda nangale? Kanmarnemulewarremen ngadberre ba ngarridurndeng ngarrbenmarneyime nawu kandimunkeweng bu nguddahkah.”

²³Wanjh John benwokmey, yimeng kore nawu prophet Isaiah biyingkihmulewani, yimeng, “Ngaye nawu ngahkayhme kore kubolkdarleh, kore ngayime, ‘Ngurriyingkihbolhmarnbu mandjad nuye nawu Kawohrnan Rowk!’ Isaiah 40:3 Kuhni ngakurduyime yiman bu yimeng Isaiah nawu prophet bu korroko biwokyolyolmeng nuye God.”

²⁴Kaluk yikahwi birribuyika birrihdi nawu Pharisees bindimunkeweng, dja birridjawani John.

²⁵Wanjh birrimekbe birriyawoyhdjawam, birriyimeng, “Ngayh, bu ngudda minj nawu Christ, dja mak ngudda minj nawu Elijah, dja mak ngudda minj namekbe nawu Prophet, dja njalekenh ngudda yibenkukdjuhke bininj?”

²⁶John yimeng, “Ngaye ngabenkukdjuhke bininj kore kukku, dja kumekbe ngurridjarrkdi nakudji nawu ngudda minj ngurrikukburrbun.

²⁷Dja nungka nawu yerre kamhre. Minj ngaye ngamak bu yimankek ngawohdengeyerrke nuye nawu karrengedjongbuyindi.”

²⁸Kuhni rowk kurduhkurduyimerrangeni kore kabolkngeyyo Bethany kaluk kore borledmikenh mankabo Jordan kore John benhkukdjuhkeyi.

²⁹Kunbarnangarrabuyika John binang Jesus kumhrey kore nungka, wanjh John yimeng, “Ngurrina! Nahni nawu bininj wanjh mayh lamb nawu God bimunkeweng! Nungka wanjh kanmarnebularrbun kunwarre rowk kadberre ngad karriwarlahkenh bininj rowk.

³⁰Nahni wanjh namekbe nanu nawu ngahmulewani bu ngayimeng, ‘Nakudji bininj nawu kamhre yerre ngardduk wanjh nanu kawernhkuken duninjh dja nganyurrhke. Dja nungka wanjh yingkihyingkihni bu ngaye ngayakni.’

³¹Ngaye minj ngayeman ngakukburrbuyinj. Dja ngaye wanjh ngamwam kukdjuhkeyi ngudberre kore kukku ba bu ngudda bininj nawu Israel ngunkebmawahmeng, wanjh ngurrikukburrbun nungka nawu nangale.”

³²Dja warridj John mulehmulewani yimeng, “Ngaye nganang Namalngmakkaykenh kumkoluy kaddum heavenbeh kore nungka, yiman kayime doddorok kamkolung, dja wanjh benedjarrkdi munguyh.

³³Ngaye minj ngabangmekukburrbuyinj namekbe bininj. Dja God nawu nganmunkeweng bu ngabendjuhkeyi kukku dorrengh, korroko yimeng ngardduk, ‘Yinan Namalngmakkaykenh kamkolung dja kayerrkan kore bininj. Namekbe nanu wanjh nungka kabenkukdjuhke Namalngmakkaykenh dorrengh.’

³⁴Dja woybukkih ngaye nganang kumekbe kurduyimerranj rowk. Kumekbekenh kunu wanjh marneyime ngudberre woybukkih bu nahni bininj wanjh nawu Beywurd nuye God.”

³⁵Kunbarnangarrabuyika John birridjarrkdi bininj nuye bokenh nawu benbenehbukkabukkani.

³⁶Jesus rengehrey wanjh John biwernhnang duninjh dja yimeng, “Ngurrina! Nanihnjanu bininj nawu God bimmunkeweng. Nungka wanjh yiman kayime Lamb nuye God.”

³⁷Bu nawu John nuyeni bininj bokenh benebekkang kuhni John yimeng, wanjh bedda benemunkebom nawu Jesus.

³⁸Wanjh Jesus borledmeng, benbenenang benehmunkekadjungi wanjh benbenedjawam, “Njale ngunehyawan?” Wanjh bedda benewokmey beneyimeng, “Rabbi, baleh ngudda yihreddi?” Kuhni kunwok “Rabbi” kayime “Nawu kanbukkabukkan”.

³⁹Wanjh benbenemarneyimeng, “Ngunemray dja ngunenan.” Wanjh birridjarrkwam benenang kore Jesus yongohyoy. Kunu wanjh kumdungbidbom kaddumkah. Dja birridjarrkdi kumekbe bu kunbarnangarrakuyeng.

⁴⁰Nakudji nawu kumekbe benebokenh benebekkang bu John yimeng wanjh benemunkekadjuy Jesus, nanu Andrew nawu Simon Peter benedanginj.

⁴¹Kundjalburrikudji rerrih Andrew wam, bingalkeng nawu benedanginj ngeyyoy Simon, wanjh bimarneyimeng, “Ngad ngarringalkeng nawu Messiah.” Kuhni kunngey kayime “nawu Christ”.

⁴²Wanjh Andrew bimey Simon, bikang kore Jesus. Wanjh Jesus biwernhnang Simon dja bimarneyimeng, “Ngudda nawu Simon, beywurd nuye John. Kaluk ngaye ngeykurrme ngudda Cephas.” Kunmekbe kunngey bokenh Simon dja Cephas kamenyime, “Kunwardde.”.

⁴³Wanjh kunbarnangarrabuyika Jesus djareminj bu rawinj kore kubolkkimuk Galilee. Nungka kunyungki wam binang Philip, bimarneyimeng, “Ngaye kanmunkekadju.”

⁴⁴Philip nakka wanjh nakang kunred kabolkngeyyo Bethsaida. Kumekbe nawu birriredboni warridj nawu Andrew dja Peter.

⁴⁵Philip biyikang dja bimarneyimeng Nathanael, “Yiburrbun kore Moses bimbom kore mankarre bu biyingkihmulewani nahni nakudji bininj, dja mak prophets warridj birriyingkihmulewani kore birribimbuni. Namekbe wanjh ngad ngarringalkeng, dja nakka wanjh Jesus nawu Nazarethbeh, nawu beywurd nuye Joseph.”