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NYIRTINGU MANYKA WANTHARNA NGURRAY

The Gospel According to Luke in the Yindjibarndi language of Australia

copyright © 1983 Wycliffe Bible Translators
Language: Yindjibarndi

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NYIRTINGU MANYKA WANTHARNA NGURRAY

(THE YOUNGER SON LEAVES HOME)

based on a story told by Jesus in Luke 15: 11-32

Wycliffe Bible Translators 1983.

The story is written in the Yindjibarndi language which is spoken by about 500 aboriginal people living in and around Roebourne, Western Australia.

The story was translated by members of the Summer Institute of Linguistics with the help of the following Yindjibarndi people:- Alec Tucker, Alan Jacobs, Eve Adams.

The following people were also involved in checking the story:- Yilbi Warrie, Lilla Snowball, Woodley King, Gladys Walker, David Walker. We thank these people for their help.

The work was checked by the Translation Department of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, Australian Aborigines Branch. This story was produced with a cassette, so that it can be used by non-readers, learners, and literate people alike.

Luke

Luke

15

Nyirtingu Manyka Wantharna Ngurray

11 Papuna kanjarna kuyharraw manykawuyhaw. 12 Nyirtingku manyka wangkana ngunatharntu papu, “Papu, nyinta nyurntiwarnayi, nyinta yungkway ngaliyaw ngurrinngaliyu. Nygayi prupi ngurrinngali nyinkarntu yalampa.” Papuna julu yungkuna ngurrinngali ngunatharntu manykawuyhaw.

13 Mirnawa, nyirtingu manyka wantharna ngurray, kraparna muni pangkarringumarnu ngurrarta warruwarta. Nyirtingu manyka yurlumarna juluwarlu muni. 14 Yala ngunana parni jajawa, muni warrimartawa. Maynu ngunana. Nganimakay ngumana? Ngunhangaatu ngurra thaka warrimarta. Ngunana kamungu puwarri. Ngunana mirtaawarlu mankuna thakay. 15 Nyirtinguna jaapu mankuna. Ngunana kraparna thakay yungkway ngurralaw yartmayalaw. 16-17 Yala nyirtinguna kamunguwa. Ngunana ngarrkuna ngurralayarntu thakay.

Ngunana krukanjarna, Ngananyu mirtawarlu ngayu yungkuna thakay. Papula parni maru ngartangali muntiwa ngarrkungu thakay. Maynu ngayi. Ngayi parni kamungu. 18 Ngunana krukanjarna, ngayi kalinjarri papunguwarta. Ngunana krukanjarna, ngani ngayi wangkay papungu. Ngayi wangkay ngunaku, “Wajimunti ngayi parnina. Wajimana nyinkarntu wirrartku. Wajimana Papungarntu Minkalarntu wirrartku.” 19 Ngayi wangay papungu, “Ngayi wajimunti nyinkarntu mirtawa manyka nyirtinguna. Ngayi nyinkarntu mirtawa manyka parni yala. Ngayi warkinman nyinkarntu parni.”

20 Nyirtinguna manyka kalinjarrina ngurrarta. Papuna nawuna manykay warruwaymu kanangkarriyangu. Papuna mirta payawirrina, ngunana ngurruwarnina. Karramana ngunatharntu manykay.

21 Nyirtingunampa wangkana papungu, “Wajimunti ngayi parnina. Wajimana nyinkarntu wirrartku. Wajimana Papungarntu Minkalarntu wirrartku. Ngayi wajimunti nyinkarntu manyka nyirtinguna. Ngayi nyinkarntu mirtawa manyka parni yala.”

22 Papuna yunina ngunatharntu warkinmanngali. Wangkana, “Kanangkarrima murtimarnu. Krapanma klinpala warangali wanthakay ngularta. Jujiku wanthanma jinangka. Murtimanma. 23-24 Ngayintharri kumalamarri ngarrkway. Ngayintharriyarntu yangupala puliman nyurntimanma. Ngayintharri ngarrkway.”

25 Marartana manka kanangkarrina warkamulangu. Ngunana nawuna juluu ngarrkungu.

26-30 Ngunana payawirrina. Papuna wangkana, “Kanangkarrima ngayintharriyarta ngarrkway. Nyinkarntu maraa wantharna ngurray. Yala kalinjarrina ngunana.” Mararta wangkana, “Nyinta ngayu mirta nyurntimana pulimanku. Ngayi parinina mirtawaji.”

31 Papuna wangkana marartangu manykay, “Nyinta parnina ngayhala. Ngani ngarntu nhungkiirri yala, julu nyinkarntu. 32 Ngayuwarta parni ngurru. Nyinkarntu marraa ngurray wantharna. Yala ngunana kalinjarrina. Kuway, kanangkarrima ngayintharriyarta ngarrkway.”