12Kanbal bama Johnundu kadan banabu dukul-damajinka. Yinyanguy bama tax money mujal-mujan bamandamun Governmentamu. Jana Johnundu babajin, “Teacher, nganjin wanjarrmalkuda?”
13Johnungku yalaman jananda, “Yurra kari money jirray muja bamandamun. Buban muja, yala Governmentanda daya. Kanbal kari ngaki.”
14Kanbalda soldier-soldierangka Johnundu babajin, “Yala nganjin? Nganjin wanjarrmalda?” Johnungku yalaman, “Yurra bama kari wumbabuku nyuya, janandamun money maninka. Jananin kari yinyil-bunga, money maninka. Yurranga pay mana, wawurr-wawurrmakada.”
15Bamangka John nyajin kuku yirrkanya, jana jana-karrajiku balkawan, yalaman, “Nyulu John nguba yinya bama Godundumun, Christ, nguba kari.”
16Yala-yalaku Johnungku jananda yalamanda, “Ngayu yurranin banabu dukul-damal, yamba nyubun dingkar kudamundu kaday, nyulu jarra jirray ngaykunku. Ngayu jarra yala nyungunku. Yinyaynka ngayu murru-kaday nyungu dambal walnganka. Nyulu yurranin dukul-damal Godundumundu Wawubu. Yinyamun yurranga buyun-buyun kunbayda yala bayabu wayjujin.
17Nyulu Christ yala bamangka mayi marra ready-bungal. Bamangka mayi marra mujal, wayjul, yinyamun dudal, dirka-bungal, baljingada yijarril, bananga ngabal. Yinyamun kaka yilbaji wuyarmun. Yinyamun kaka kunbay, nukalda. Christ yala yinya bama. Nyulu bama wubulku mujal, nyulu bama buyun yilbal bayanga, bama ngulkurr kujil nyungunji.”
18Johnungku bama milka-bakan buyun-buyun bawanka, nyulu Godumu kuku yirrkan walu-yindu walu-yindu.
19Johnungku yalarrku King Herod milka-bakan nyunguwunku buyun-buyunku. Herodangka jalbu Herodias wunan nyunguwumun yabajundumun. Nyulu King Herod buyun bajaku, nyulu yarbarrka buyun-daman baja, buyun-daman baja.
20Nyulu jarra buyun-daman baja, John jailbakuda mumban.
Lukeumu 3
Lukeumu 3:12-20