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John Kaltjirrpulhelanhelanhala relha ntjarranha kaltjinthaka, tjatjatuka turta
(Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-18; John 1:19-28)
1 John Kaltjirrpulhelanhelanha erantama worritjurna lhaka, pmara Judea-ala. Tanhala era relha ntjarranha kaltjinthaka. 2 Era relha ntjarranha ilaka, “Altjirrurna toperrai! Altjirranha kala relha ingkarrakaka ntelalhitjikerrama, era Ingkarta etnaka namanga.”
3 John nhanha era kunha artwa era naka, ekuriperrala Altjirraka urrpia Isaiah-ala imanka relha ntjarranha ilakala,
“Artwa nyinta worritjala ilkama,
‘Rrangkarra Ingkartaka tjaiya mpaarai,
tjaiya ekuranha arratja inthorrilamala.’ ”
4 Mantarra nhanga John-anhala ekarralhakala, nhanha relha arrpunhala camel ponganga mpaarakala. Era turta mantarra ekuranha yinpa belt-ala yirnakala. Era intaltja, ngkwarla urltampa turta ilkutjata.
5 Relha ntjarra inthorrantama John-urna pitjika. Jerusalem town-anga, pmara Judea ntjaparanga, Jordan Lhira ekuranga kutanga turta. 6 Etna John-aka ilalhaka etna relha kornarintja namanga. Era turta etnanha Jordan Lhirala kaltjirrpulhelaka.
7 John-alantama araka artwa Pharisee ntjarra, artwa Sadducee ntjarra turta pitjimanga, era etnanha kaltjirrpulhelitjika. John-ala pula etnanha ilaka, “Apma ngerra ntjarrai. Ngunhalama rrangkarranha ilaka rrangkarra kula Altjirraka aa kngarranga erruntarerritjinala? 8 Arrkurla rrangkarra ntelalharrirrai rrangkarra nthurrpa toperrakala, arratja turtantama namanga. 9 Rrangkarra turta itja tnakalhitjika Altjirrala kula rrangkarranha makaritjinala, rrangkarra Abraham-aka ramarama namanga. Atha rrangkarranha ilama, Altjirrala Abraham-aka ramarama arrpunha parta nhanha ntjarranga irrpalthala arrpmarnamara. 10 Arai, inguntha wara Altjirrala relha lenha ntjarranha kala rrarrathala tutjina, etnala itja korna etnakanhanga toperramanga, arratja turtantama ntelalhamanga.
11 “Atha rrangkarranha kwatjalanta wara kaltjirrpulhelama, arrpunha ntjarra kaltja nitjinanga rrangkarra kornanga toperrakala. Artwa arrpunha pula nukanga ingkarna pitjima, erala nukanga ekarltalkura nama. Yinga turta itja yalknga nama sandal ekuranha kngarnitjika. Artwa nhanha era rrangkarranha Enka Alkngaltarala, urala turta kaltjirrpulhelitjina. 12 Era relha ingkarrakanha ilkngakitjina, relhalala annga marra ntjarra irrtnya kornanga ilkngakamala ngerra. Relha marra ntjarranha era pmara ekuranhaka arrarnitjina, kanha relha korna ntjarranha era ura ngampakalurnala iwutjina.”
John-ala Jesuanha kaltjirrpulhelaka
(Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21,22)
13 Kurunga Jesuanha Jordan Lhirurna lhaka pmara Galilee-angatjina, John-ala erinha kaltjirrpulhelitjika. 14 John-anha pula porerramala angkaka, “Untatitja yinganha kaltjirrpulheleikanha. Nthakinhala unta nukurna ingkama, atha nganha kaltjirrpulhelitjika?”
15 Jesuala erinha ilaka, “Arai, nhanha kala ungkwangathaka nama, unta yinganha lyarta kaltjirrpulhelitjika. Lakinha ilirna tharrantema Altjirraka arratja kangkwerritjina.” John-alantama erinha kaltjirrpulhelaka.
16 John-ala erinha kaltjirrpulhelamaliperra, Jesuanha kala kwatjanga rrataka. Jesualantama araka alkira era altjurerramanga, Altjirraka Enka turta nturrurta ngerra tnanpentjimanga, ekurakarlaka arrarnalhamanga turta. 17 Relha etna turta wuka Altjirranha alkiranga etnakurna angkamanga, “Nhanha 'Lira nuka nama. Yinga ekura kngarra inthorra kangkama.”

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