John 1:28-46

²⁸John-anha lakinha angkaka Bethany-ala, era Jordan Lhiranga ekngarrampinyala relha ntjarranha kaltjirrpulhelamalanga.

²⁹Arlta arrpunhala John-ala Jesuanha araka urlarra pitjimanga. Erantama relha ntjarranha ilaka, “Arai, artwa nhanha kunha Altjirraka Lamb. Era relha ingkarrakaka korna iwuma.

³⁰Artwa nhanha ekuriperra kunha atha nhanga rrangkarranha ilakala, ‘Artwa erala nukanga ingkarna pitjima, era kunha nukanga kngarralkura nama. Era naka yinga itjantema namanga.’

³¹Atha pula erinha itjarrka lhangkaraka. Nukathaka naka erinha Israel-arinya ntjarraka imarnitjika. Nhanga erinha imarnitjika kunha yinga pitjikala. Nhanhakakwia turta atha relha ntjarranha kwatjala kaltjirrpulhelaka.”

³²John-ala etnanha nhanha turtantama alpmelaka, “Arai, atha Enka erinha araka ekururna pitjimanga, nturrurta ngerra, ekuralela kuterramanga turta.

³³Atha erinha itjarrka lhangkaraka. Altjirrala yinganha yairnaka relha ntjarranha kwatjala kaltjirrpulhelitjika. Era yinganha lakinha ilaka, ‘Unta aritjina Enka era artwa nyinturna pitjimanga, ekuralela kuterramanga turta. Artwa nhanhala relha ntjarranha Enka Alkngaltarala kaltjirrpulhelitjina.’

³⁴Athantama erinha araka. Yinga turtantama kaltja artwa nhanha era Altjirraka 'Lira namanga.”

³⁵Arlta arrpunhala John-anha Bethany-ala nakantema, Jordan Lhiranga ekngarrampinyala. Kurtungurla tharra ekuranha, ekuralela nakantema.

³⁶John-alantama Jesuanha anpara lhamanga araka. Erinha aramala era angkaka, “Arai, artwa nhanha kunha Altjirraka Lamb.”

³⁷Kurtungurla eratharra John-anha wuka era lakinha angkamanga. Eratharrantama Jesuanga tnaartangala lhaka.

³⁸Ilkngaralhamala, Jesuala erinhatharra araka ekuranga tnaartangala pitjimanga. Erantama erinhatharra pmarraka, “Iwunhakama mpala antja?” Eratharra angkaka, “Rabbi,” (nhanhatitja “Kaltjinthanhinthanhai”), “pmara nthanhalama unta intama?”

³⁹Era erinhatharra ilaka, “Aritjika pitjai.” Eratharrantama ekuralela lhaka, pmara ekuranhurna. Eratharrantama ekuralela kuterraka, kala ngurrangurrerrakalanga warta.

⁴⁰Kurtungurla eratharrala John-anha wukala, Jesuanga tnaartangala lhakala turta, ekuratharranga nyinta naka Andrew, Simon Peter-aka tjia.

⁴¹Ingutnhalantama Andrew-anha parrpa lhaka kalya ekuranha Simon-aka yonthitjika. Erinha arltaramala era erinha ilaka, “Arai, nurnataka Messiah erinha araka.” (Nhanhatitja Krista erinha.)

⁴²Erantama Simon-anha Jesuurna rretjingaka. Simon-anha intarra aramala, Jesuala erinha ilaka, “Unta kunha rretnya Simon. Unta John-aka 'lira nama. Atha pula nganha rretnya Cephas-ala alpmelama.” (Nhanhatitja Peter.)

⁴³Arlta arrpunhala Jesuanha antja naka Galilee-urna lhitjika. Lhapalhamala era Philip-anha araka, erinha ntangkaka turta, “Nukanga tnaartangala pitjai!”

⁴⁴Philip era pmara Bethsaida-arinya naka. Andrew, Peter tharra turta town lenharinya nakantema.

⁴⁵Philip-alantama Nathanael-aka yonthaka. Erinha arltaramala era erinha pmarraka, “Unta ilpangkamama artwa ekuriperra Moses-ala intalhelakala, Altjirraka urrpia imankinya ntjarrala turta? Era nama Jesua, Joseph-aka 'lira, pmara Nazareth-arinya.”

⁴⁶Nathanael-ala pula erinha pmarraka, “Artwa marra Nazareth-anga pitjimarama?” Philip-ala erinha ilaka, “Kala aritjikanta pitjai.”