Luke 15:1-23

¹Kunkudjihkenh birriwern bininj birrimyikang Jesus dja birrimirnderri kore nungka bu kabirribekkan benhmarneyolyolmi. Bedda yiman birriwarre bininj, dja nawu tax kunwardde birrimangi.

²Kunmekbekenh kunu kaluk nawu Pharisee dja mak bininj nawu bindibukkabukkani mankarre, bedda wanjh birriwokkihnjurlunjurlukmi, birriyimeng, “Nahni bininj kabenhkimang birriwarre bininj, dja mak kabirridjarrkngun.”

³Wanjh kunu Jesus benmarneyolyolmeng manih parable manbu kunwarlkkayken kunwok, yimeng,

⁴“Ngudda nawu ngurrihmirnderri, yimankek bu nakudji ngudberre kakarrme namirndewern mayh kangeyyo sheep, dja bu nakudji mayh kakukbengwabun. Yiddok minj nahni bininj kabenmirndebawon nawu birriwern 99 sheep kore kabirridalkngun, dja nungka kare kayawan nadjalkudji mayh nawu kukbengwabom? Yoh. Woybukkih. Kadjalyawan munguyh dja kalukburrk kangalke.

⁵Kaluk bu kangalke, wanjh kakuniwarnmakmen, dja kangorrmang kukarlang nuye.

⁶Dja kangorrkan kuredwi. Wanjh bu kabebme kured, kabenkayhme nawu nuye birridabbolk dja nawu kabirriredbo bu kabirrimmornnamerren dja wanjh kakuniyime, ‘Karridjarrkwarnmaknin, dja ngangalkeng sheep ngardduk nawu kukbengwabom.’”

⁷Wanjh Jesus benmarneyimeng, “Wanjh yiman kunmekbe rerrih ngayime ngudberre, God nawu heaven kahni dja kumekbe rowk kahkarrme, wanjh kabirriwarnmakmen duninjh bu nakudji nawu nawarre bininj kabawon nuye kunwarre, dja kaborledme kore God. Dja nawu birribuyika birridjalmak nawu yiman ninety nine bininj, nawu yimankek ngokkokenh birrimak, nanu wanjh bonj.”

⁸Wanjh Jesus yawoyhyolyolmeng, yimeng, “Dja mak bu daluk yimankek kakarrme ten kunwardde nawu namakmak silver, dja kawarrhke nakudji. Yiddok minj nuk kawurlhke kamang lamp bu kakan dja kawernhyawan, kabolkbirrhme, kadjalyawan, kadjalyawan, kalukburrk kangalke?

⁹Bu kangalke, wanjh kabenkayhme nawu birridabbolk dja nawu birriredbo, kakuniyime, ‘Karridjarrkwarnmaknin, dja ngangalkeng kunwardde ngardduk nawu ngawarrhkeng.’”

¹⁰Wanjh Jesus yimeng, “Wanjh yiman kunmekbe rerrih, ngayime ngudberre, God nuye angels wanjh kabirriwarnmakmen bu nakudji nawu nawarre kabawon nuye kunwarre dja kakarreborledme kore God.”

¹¹Mak Jesus yawoyhyolyolmeng, yimeng, “Nakudji bininj ni nawu benbenekarrmi bebeywurd bokenh.

¹²Wanjh nawu nawalawalak bimarneyimeng kornkumo, ‘Ngabba, yilarlma rowk nawu yehyeng yihkarrme ngarrewoneng, dja kanwo rowk nawu ngayeman ngardduk.’ Wanjh kornkumo berrewoneng larlmey rowk nawu karrmihkarrmi, benbenebebbehwong.

¹³Wanjh yonginj nawu nawalawalak, wanjh mey yehyeng rowk nawu nuye, dja dolkkang wam djarreh kore birridjenbubuyika bininj, wanjh kumekbe djalkukwarrehwarrewong duninjh kunwardde nuye bu kundjarekenh kurduyimi.

¹⁴Kaluk bu kunwardde nuye yakminj rowk, wanjh djewkwarrewong duninjh kumekbe kunred kore nungka ni, dja wanjh manme yakminj. Wanjh namekbe bininj kaluk dedjdjingmey yawahyawarreni.

¹⁵Wanjh kunu nungka wam kore nakudji bininj nawu nakang kumekbe kunred bibelbmeng bu bimarnedurrkmirri, dja nungka bimunkeweng kore kabbal nuye, bu manme kabenwon bik nuye.

¹⁶Kaluk namekbe bininj wurrmangi djareni nguyi worrkmeninj manme manwerrk manbu bik birrihnguni, dja minj nangale bininj birriwoyi njale bu nguyi.”

¹⁷“Wanjh kalukburrk bengdayhmeng burrbohburrbom, marneyimerrinj, ‘Nawu Ngabbard kabenhkarrme bininj birrimirndewern kabirrihmarnedurrkmirri, minj kabirrimarrwedowen, manwern manme kabirrihkarrme, minj nuk kabirringun kabirriyakwon, dja manwern duninjh, dja ngaye konhda ngokko darnkih ngarrowen kunmarrwe.

¹⁸Wanjh ngarrolkkan ngare kore Ngabbard, ngamarneyime, “Ngabba, ngaye kunwarre ngayimeng nuye God, dja mak ngudda warridj ngayimeng ke kunwarre,

¹⁹ngaye wanjh bonj ngawarreminj, minj ngamak bu ngudda kanmarneyime beywurd ke, dja kanmarnbu yiman nawu ngundihmarnedurrkmirri.” ’ ”

²⁰“Wanjh bu kunmekbe marneyimerrinj, namekbe bininj wanjh dolkkang balhdurndengi kore kornkumo nuye. Dja bu djarreh kumhrey kumhbebmi kured, kornkumo nuye bolknahbolknani dja binang kamhre, wanjh bikongibom, rlobmeng, birrabkeng bimey, berlwakbom biwanjbimey dja bibunjhmey.

²¹Wanjh nawu beywurd bimarneyimeng kornkumo, ‘Ngabba, ngaye kunwarre ngayimeng nuye God, dja mak ngudda warridj ngayimeng ke kunwarre. Ngaye wanjh bonj, ngawarreminj, minj ngamak bu ngudda kanmarneyime beywurd ke.’

²²Dja nawu kornkumo benmarneyimeng bininj nawu birrihmarnedurrkmirri, ‘Werrkwerrk ngurrimka manburrba namak duninjh ngurridjongbu, dja kunbidkenh ngurrinamen, dja kundengekenh ngurridengedjongbu.

²³Dja ngurriray ngurrimang nawu djurddudjurdduh bulikki yaw, ngurribu wanjh karringun mulil manbu karrinjilngmarnburren.