John 1:19-37

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.