7Wanjh kunu birriwokmey Jesus, birriyimeng, “Ngad ngarriwakwan bu balehbeh John benhkukdjuhkeyi.”
8Wanjh Jesus yimeng bedberre, “Ngaye minj mak marneyime ngudberre bu balehbeh ngaye ngawohrnan bu kuhni yarrkka ngahkurduyime.”
9Wanjh Jesus dedjingmey benmarneyolyolmeng bininj manih manbu parable manbu kunwarlkkayken kunwok, yimeng, “Nakudji bininj dudji manrakel manwern kore kabbal nuye, dja benkurrmeng bininj kabirrinahnan dja kabirrikarremulewan. Wanjh nungka wam kubolkbuyika, kaluk kumekbe ni kunkuyeng.
10Kaluk bu kumwam ngarre manme kadjolengmen wanjh namekbe bininj bimunkeweng nakudji nawu bihmarnedurrkmirri, wam kore bininj nawu birrihmarnenahnani kabbal, ba bedda birriwoyi yikahwi manme manbu manrakelbeh, dja bedda nawu birrinahnani wanjh birriwidjbihkeng namekbe bininj, dja birrimunkeweng bidlarrkni.
11Wanjh nabuyikawali bimunkeweng nawu bihmarnedurrkmirri, dja nungka warridj birriwidjbihkeng birriyemikang, dja birrimunkeweng bidlarrkni.
12Dja mak nabuyikawali bimunkeweng, wanjh nungka warridj birribom birrikukmarladjwong dja birrikukburriweng kuberrkkah.
13Kaluk bininj nawu nuye kabbal djawarrinj, yimeng, ‘Kaluk baleh ngayime? Ngaye ngamunkewe ngardduk beywurd nawu ngamarnedjare duninjh, wanjh kunubewu nungka wanjh kabirriwokmarrkmang.’
14Dja birrimekbe bininj nawu birrihmarnenahnani kabbal bu birrinang nawu beywurd, wanjh kunu birrihdjawarreni, kaluk birriyimeng, ‘Nanih nawu wanjh beywurd nuye nawu kawohrnan, kaluk kamang maninjmanu kabbal bu kornkumo kabiyiwakwan, wardi karribu ba ngadman karrimang nawu nuyeniwirrinj.’
15Wanjh bedda birrikukburriweng kuberrkkah kore manrakel kahdudjihdudjindi, wanjh kumekbe birribom birrikukkurrmeng.” Wanjh Jesus yimeng, “Kaluk baleh kabenmarneyime nawu nuye kabbal?
16Nungka kamre kabenbun kabenyakwon rowk nawu birrihmarnenahnani kabbal, dja birribuyika kabenwon manmekbe kabbal kore manrakel kahdudjindi.” Bu kuhni birribekkang Jesus wanjh birriyimeng, “Yuwn nuk kunukka kakurduyimerran!”
17Dja nungka Jesus bendjalnang bedberre dja yimeng, “Dja njale kamenmenyime bu kunih kawokbimdi kore God nuye kunwok bu yimeng, ‘Kunwardde kunrurrkkenh manbu bininj nawu birrirurrknami birriwarreweng, wanjh mandjalmekbe manbu kaluk yimerranj bu manwernhkuken manbu kawernhdokme’? Psalm 118:22
18Dja birriwern rowk nawu kabirrimankan kore manmekbe kunwardde wanjh kabenkukdjalkdjalkmang, dja bu kunwardde ngalengman kamankan bininj kabenngerrehme wanjh kabenkukdjubulhme duninjh.”
19Bu kuhni birribekkang bininj nawu bindibukkani mankarre dja nawu birrikihkimuk priests, wanjh birriburrbom bu Jesus yiman bedda benyolyolmeng kore parable yolyolmeng. Wanjh kunmekbekenh kunu bedda birribolkyawani birridjareni birrimayi bu kundjalmekbe rerrih, dja burrkyak, kaluk bindikengemeng bininj rowk.
20Wanjh kunu bedda birriwernhnani birribolkyawani birrimayikenh, ba kabirriwon bininj nawu kumekbe wohrnani governor, bu nungka kabimarnewohrnan dja kabidjadme. Wanjh kunmekbekenh kunu bedda bindimunidjmunkeweng yikahwi bininj nawu birrimarnburreni yimankek birrimakni, bedda wanjh birrimunidjmadbuni ba nungka kunwok nuye dukkarrimeninj.
21Wanjh bedda nawu birrimunidjmadbuni birridjawam Jesus, birriyimeng, “Ngudda nawu kanhbukkabukkan ngadberre, ngad ngarriburrbun bu ngudda mandjad yiwokdi dja mak kanbukkabukkan, dja ngudda minj yikahwi bininj yibenmarnedjare dja birribuyika yibendjalbawon, dja ngudda kunwoybukkenh kanhbukkabukkan God nuye, bu baleh nungan kadjare bininj kakurduyime.