Luke 7:19-30

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.