Luke 7:17-38

¹⁷Wanjh birriwobekkani bu kuhni birrimulewani kumekbe kubolkwarlahkenh rowk ngarre Judea, dja mak kubolkwernkenh rowk kore darnkih Judea.

¹⁸Nawu John nuye benhbukkabukkani, bedda birrimarnemulewam kuhni rowk kore nungka.

¹⁹Dja nungka benbenekayhmeng bokenh nawu nuye benhbukkabukkani, benbenemunkeweng kore Jesus nawu Kawohrnan Rowk bu kabenedjawan, “Yiddok ngudda namekbe nawu ngarriburrbun kamre? Dja ngudda yiddok yiwid, dja yiddok nabuyika karridjalmadbun?”

²⁰Wanjh bu benemarnebebmeng Jesus wanjh beneyimeng, “John nawu kabenkukdjuhke bininj, wanjh kanbenemunkeweng kore ngudda, bu ngundidjawan, ‘Yiddok ngudda namekbe nawu ngarriburrbun kamre? Dja ngudda yiddok yiwid, dja yiddok nabuyika ngarridjalmadbun?’ ”

²¹Wanjh bu kunmekbe rerrih Jesus benmarnbom birriwern nawu kundjakbubuyika birridoweni, yikahwi nawu birridjakbekkani bulkkidj, dja warridj benmarnbom nawu namalngwarre bindikarrmi, dja birriwern nawu birrimimdubbeni, nungka benmarnbom kabirribolknan.

²²Wanjh Jesus benbenewokmey nawu John benbenemunkeweng, yimeng, “Nguneray, ngunemarneyimen John bu baleh bolkkime ngunenang dja ngunebekkang. Nawu birrimimdubbeni, bedda wanjh kabirrihbolknan, nawu birriburriwarreni, bedda wanjh kamak kabirrihre, nawu kundjak birrikarrmi birrikulahwarreni, bedda wanjh birrimakminj. Nawu birrikanemdubbeni, bedda wanjh kabirrihbekkan, nawu birrihdoweng, bedda wanjh ngabendolkkayhweyi kumidjbeh kabirrihdarrkid, dja nawu birrimarladj, bedda wanjh ngabenbengdayhke kunwok kunmak bedberre.

²³Dja kanjilngmak bininj nawu minj ngankukmidjbun mak minj ngankewkme dja nganbawon.”

²⁴Bu benemekbe bininj nawu John benbenemunkeweng benebolkbawong, wanjh Jesus dedjdjingmey benmarneyolyolmi bedberre nawu birrihmirnderri, kaluk Johnkah bihyolyolmi, yimeng, “Njale yimankek ngudda ngurridjareni ngurrinayi bu ngurriwam kore kubolkdarleh? Yiddok ngurridjareni ngurrinayi nawu yiman mandalkkuyeng manbu kunmayorrk karokayhwon?

²⁵Dja bu burrkyak, wanjh djawan njale ngurriwam ngurridjareni ngurrinayi? Yiddok ngurridjareni ngurrinayi bininj nawu djongburrimeninj namak? John nakka nawid, dja marneyime ngudberre, bininj nawu medjmakkaykenh kabirrihdjongburren, dja mak yehyeng nawu namakmak kabirrihkarrme, bedda wanjh kabirriyo kore kunrurrkmak bedberre king nawu kabirriwernhwohrnan.

²⁶Dja njale ngurriwam ngurridjareni ngurrinayi? Yiddok ngurridjareni ngurrinayi prophet? Yoh wanjh ngayime ngudberre, nungka wanjh prophet, dja prophet nawu nakuken duninjh.

²⁷Nahni wanjh namekbe nawu kabimarnewokbimdi kore God nuye kunwok bu kayime, ‘Kanbekka, marneyime, ngaye God ngamunkewe ngardduk bininj nawu nganmarnekan kunwok ba ngunyingkihmarnedokme, manbolh ngunyingkihmarnebolhmarnbun.’” Malachi 3:1; Exodus 23:20

²⁸Dja mak Jesus yimeng, “Ngayime ngudberre, kore nawu bininj birriwarlahkenh rowk wanjh John kabenmarnedokme, bedda rowk rerre kabirrimarnedi. Dja bolkkime wanjh nangale nawu yiman nadjalyahwurd duninjh kore God kabenmarnewohrnan, kaluk namekbe yiman kakukdokme dja John rerre kabimarnedi.”

²⁹Bu kuhni birribekkang, wanjh nawu bininj birriwern rowk, dja nawu tax kunwardde bindimarnemangi, bedda wanjh birriyimeng bu God kahkurduyime kunmak. Kuhni birriyimeng bu kunmekbehkenh bedda John benkukdjuhkeyi.

³⁰Dja nawu Pharisees dja mak bininj nawu bindibukkabukkani mankarre, bedda yiman rerrih birridjalweng kore nawu God djareni bedberre. Kuhni birrikurduyimeng bu bedda minj birridjareniwirrinj bu John benkukdjuhkemeninj.

³¹Mak Jesus yimeng, “Njale ngayolyolme ngunmulewan bininj nawu bolkkime ngurrihmimbi? Njale kaluk ngurrirohrok?

³²Ngudda wanjh ngurrirohrok wurdwurd nawu kabirrihni kurobbe kore bininj birriwern kabirrihbayahme njalenjale, dja nawu kabirrimarneyimerren, ‘Ngad bimarnebuhmeng ngudberre mako, dja ngudda minj ngurriborrkkemeninj, dja warridj ngad ngarriwayini yiman bininj dowimeninj rerrih, dja ngudda minj ngurrinalkbuyi.’

³³Dja John nawu benkukdjuhkeyi, bu nungka kumwam, minj buriddi nguyi, dja minj manbang bonguyi, dja ngudda ngurriyimi, ‘Nakka namarnde kabihkarrme.’

³⁴Dja ngaye nawu Bininj Duninjh ngamwam ngahngun dja ngahbongun, dja ngudda ngurriyime, ‘Yina, nakka nawu kawernhngun manme, dja mak kawernhbongun manbang, dja warridj nungka kamarnburren kabirridabbolkmen bininj nawu kabindimarnemang tax kunwardde, dja mak nawu birriwarre bininj.’” Mak Jesus yimeng,

³⁵“Dja bininj rowk nawu kabirridjare God nuye kunmayali, bedda wanjh kabirrimayalimulewan bu nungka nuye kunmayali wanjh kundjalmak kabirrikurduyime.”

³⁶Kaluk nakudji Pharisee wanjh bikimey Jesus kabenedjarrkngun. Wanjh Jesus wam kore kunrurrk nuye dja neyhneykendi manme nguni.

³⁷Wanjh kaluk ngalkudji daluk ngalbu ni kunmekbe kubolkkimuk, ngalbu kunwarre yimihyimi. Bu ngalmekbe daluk bekkang bu Jesus kumekbe kahngun manme kore Pharisee nuye kunrurrk, wanjh ngaleng kumwam kumkang djabbirlana mankalkkidmanjmak dorrengh.

³⁸Wanjh ngaleng danginj kubodme nuye kaluk kore kurrenge, dja nalkbuhnalkbuni, dja mimnalkwarrahwarrhmi birrengedjuhkeyi kunnalk ngarreni, dja warridj birrengeborndungi kunngabek ngarreni, dja birrengebunjhmangi, dja mak warridj birrengebarungi mankalkkidmanjmak.