20ga bitjaya ŋayi ŋunhi dhäruk-wekanhamina djäkamiwayatja gamꞌ, “Dhiyakuya nhuma yurru gurra latjuꞌkuma yana djäka.” Ga wirrkina ŋayi ŋunhi yindiyuya buŋgawayu Herod-thuya waŋana John-naya märryu-ḏapmaŋaya ga beyaṉiyina manapaya. Ga marŋgi ŋayi ŋunhi, ŋanya God-Waŋarryu lili djuyꞌyuna ga nhäwi ŋayi ŋunhi ŋayaŋu-dhunupa balanya latjuꞌ yolŋu. Ga djäl ŋayi ŋunhi wirrki yana nhanŋu ŋayi yurru gurra ŋäma ŋanya dhäwuꞌyi ḻakanhayi. Yurru guḻkuꞌmi ŋayi gurrana ŋunhi John-dhu ŋayaŋu-yätjkuŋaya ŋanya ŋunhi ŋayi ŋuli waŋanha dhäwuꞌ ḻakanha.
21Manymak, ga waŋganymiyu waluyu waya marrtjina ḻuŋꞌthuna ŋathawuna ḻukanhawu, ga ŋuliwitjaya waya guyaŋina ŋunhi Herodku dhawal-wuyaŋinyami walu. Manymak, ga balanyamiyu ŋayi ŋunhi miyalkthu yäkuyu Herodius-thu guyaŋina bitjayana, “Yä-a-a, dhuwaya ŋarra yurru buku-roŋinymamana ŋurikiwuy John-guna, ŋunhi ŋayi nhattjaya John-dhu gulinybuŋaya Herod-nha ga ŋarrana.” Ga guḻkuꞌ waya marrtjina ŋathawu lukanhawu balanya bitjan ŋurru-warryunayŋu gapman waya, ga maḏakarritjmiwu miriŋuwu wayaŋgu buŋgawaꞌmiŋu ga ŋaḻapaḻmi ŋurukuwuynha makarrwuy wäŋawuy Galilee-wuynha.
22Yo, ḻukanaya waya marrtjina ŋathaya ga gapuya, ga ŋunhaya gurrana wirrkuḻ miyalk giritjina, yurru ŋayi ŋunhi wakuꞌmiŋuya ŋuriki miyalkku Herodius-ku. Yo, giritjina ŋayi gurrana ŋunhi wirrkuḻ miyalk latjuꞌkuŋayana dhika. Ŋayŋu ŋayi ŋunhi yindiya buŋgawa Herod-tja ga yolŋu waya wirrkina maŋmaŋdhuna nhanukaya buŋgulyu. Ŋayŋu ŋayi Herod-tja wätthunana nhanŋu bitjayana, “Ŋuli nhe yurru ŋarrana ŋäŋꞌthun ŋula nhäku nhe djäl, ŋarraya yurru yana wekamana nhuŋu.
23Ga ŋuli nhe djäl ŋarra yurru mala-wulkthun bukmaknha yana, ga wanhaka wäŋa makarr malanynha ŋarrakaya goŋŋu, ŋarraya yurru yana gulkthuna nhuŋuya ga ŋarrakuway. Ga ŋunhi yurru dhuwayi bäyŋuya bitjan malŋꞌthun, ŋarra yurru ŋäŋꞌthun ŋayi yurru ŋarrana God-Waŋarryuya dhä-dirꞌyuna yana.” bitjaya.
24Ga ŋayiya ŋunhi wirrkuḻya miyalk marrtjina ŋäthiyi dhawaṯthuna ŋunha ŋäṉḏiꞌmiŋuwu ḻarruŋaya ga ŋäŋꞌthuna ŋayi, “Wäy... ŋäṉḏi,... nhäku ŋarra yurru ŋunha yindinaya buŋgawana ŋäŋꞌthun?” bitjaya. Ga ŋayiya ŋunhi ŋäṉḏiꞌmiŋuya waŋana bitjayana, “Gatjuy... buku-djulŋi, ŋäŋꞌthuna John-galaŋuwuna yana muḻkurrwu.”
25Ŋayŋu yana ŋayi wirrkuḻya roŋiyina ŋayŋuyi Herod-kaya, ŋayŋu bitjayana waŋana, “Yindi buŋgawa, ḏukṯuktja ŋarra dhuwaya nhe yurru gupa gulkthun John-nha ŋunhi Buku-ḻupthunamina yolŋuna dhiyaŋuna bala yana, ga gurrunhandja nhe yurru muḻkurrya ḻimbiḻimbiḻkthi rupaꞌyi ŋayŋu gäŋuna ŋarrakayana,” bitjaya.
26Ga ŋunhi ŋayi Herod-thu balanyawuy ŋäkuya, ŋayŋu yana ŋayi ŋayaŋuya-yätjthinana märr-dhumbalꞌyunana manapaya. Yurru yakana ŋayi gurrana ŋunhi ḏukṯukthinaya ŋayi yurru dhäwuꞌya nhanŋu ḏawꞌyun, bili ŋayi ŋunhi dhawuꞌ-nherraya ŋanya guḻkuꞌwaya ŋaḻapaḻmiwaya.
27Ŋayŋu ŋayi Herod-tja wäthunana miriŋuwuna buŋgawawu ŋayŋu dhäruknha-wekaŋaya, “Gatjuy marrtjina ŋunha dharruŋguyina wanhaka gurra John nhina ŋayŋu gupana ŋanya gulkthu.”
28Ga ŋayi ŋunhi ŋätthunaya ŋanya gupaya ga muḻkurrya ŋayŋu gurrunhaya biḻitthina ŋayŋu gäŋaya ŋurikayana wirrkuḻwayana. Ga ŋayiya ŋunhi ŋuriŋi wirrkuḻyuya ŋätthunaya ŋayŋu wekaŋaya ŋunha ŋäṉḏiꞌmiŋuwuna nhanukalaŋuwu.
29Ga ŋunhi waya John-gaya guyurrꞌmiŋuyu wayay ŋäkuya dhäwuꞌya nhanukalaŋuwuy rakunydhinyawuyya, ŋayŋu waya yana marrtjinana ŋätthunawuna nhanŋu rumbalwuna ŋayŋu moluyina märrkitjkuŋaya. Ga bitjayana ŋayi gurrana Herod-thuya guyaŋina yana be ŋayi Djesuya John-na ŋunhi Buku-ḻupthunamina yolŋu. Ga balanya ŋayi ŋunhi dhäwuꞌya.
30Manymak, ga ŋunhi waya ḻuṉḏuꞌmiŋu waya nhanŋu Djesuwu gumurr-roŋiyina beŋu djämaŋuya, ŋayŋu waya gurrana ḻakaŋayana Djesuwuna nhä waya gurrana djäma ga marŋgikuŋaya yolŋuna wayana.
31Ga balanyamiyuya gurrana ŋunhi guḻkuꞌna wirrkina yolŋuya waya ḻarruŋaya nhanŋu Djesuwu, ga bäyŋuna wayaŋgu ŋunhi waluya ŋäthawuya ḻukanhawu, Djesuwuya ga ḻuṉḏuꞌmiŋuwuya wayaŋgu. Ŋayŋu ŋayi waŋanana ŋuriki ḻuṉḏuꞌmiŋuwutja wayaŋgu bitjayana, “Go, ŋilimu ŋathiyi marrtji ŋula gänaŋuyi wäŋayi märr ŋilimu yurru ŋirꞌyunmi.”
32Ŋayŋu waya wapthunana marthaŋayina ŋayŋu marrtjina gänaŋuyina wäŋayi.