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Ŋäthiliŋuny ŋunhi rom bäyŋun ŋayi dhu ga buluny limurruŋ buŋgawathirr
We are no longer bound by the old law
Romans 7.1-6
1 Wäwa ga yapa walal ŋarraku, buthuru-bitjurrnydja walal manymakkuŋun yan, dhuwal ŋarra nhumalaŋ dhu dhäwuny' lakaraman. Ga nhumany dhu yänan dharaŋanna, bili nhumany bilin marŋgin dhiyakiyiny ŋunhi romgu. Romdja ŋuli ga ŋunhi dhärra ḏälnha yan, nhakun ŋayi ŋunhiyiny buŋgawan yolŋuwnha walalaŋ, waŋan ŋayi ŋuli ga, djäman gurrupan ŋunhi nhaltjanna walal dhu ga nhina, balanyarawnha bili yan wiyinŋuwnha, ga yan bili ga dhiŋgam walal dhu. Ga bäy ŋayi dhu yolŋu ŋunhi dhiŋgaman, ŋunhiyin nhakun ŋayi dhu gulyundja beŋuryiny ŋunhi romŋurnydja malthunaŋur.
2 Ga bitjanna ŋayi ŋuli ga ŋuriŋiyi romdhuny lakaram gam'. Ŋunhi maṉḏa ŋuli yolŋu maṉḏa ḏirramu ga miyalk märranhamirrnydja, ŋayiny dhu ga ŋunhi miyalktja nhina dhuway'mirriŋuwala nhanukiyingalaŋuwala ŋayi, yan bili ga dhiŋgam ŋayi dhu nhanŋu dhuway'mirriŋu. Ga ŋunhi nhakun ŋayi dhu dhuway'mirriŋuny dhiŋgam, bala ŋayi dhu ga ŋunhiyiny miyalktja gänan nhina, yurr yaka nhakun ŋanya dhu ga ŋunhi gulmaramany ŋula nhaliynydja romdhu, wiripuŋuwalnydja ḏirramuwal märranhaŋur. 3 Yo, ga ŋunhi nhakun ŋayi ŋuli ga miyalk nhina wiripuŋuwalnydja ḏirramuwal, ŋunhi nhanŋuwuynydja dhuway'mirriŋu baḏak yan ga walŋa nhina, ŋunhiyiny nhakun balanyayiny rom ŋayiny ŋuli ga ŋunhi miyalkthuny marramban' djäma. Yurr ŋuli nhakun dhu nhanŋu dhuway'mirriŋuny dhiŋgaman, ŋayiny ŋunhi miyalktja bilin baḻanydjarratjarran, yakan ŋanya ga bulu garrpin ŋuriŋiyi romdhu wäŋapuyyu ŋunhi maṉḏa gan nhinan dhuway'mirriŋu nhanŋu. Ga ŋunhiyiny nhakun nhanŋu manymaknha ŋunhi ŋayi dhu märram wiripuŋunhany ḏirramuny; yakan dhu ŋayi ŋunhiyiny djäma marramba'.
4 Ga balanyayi bili ŋayi ga dhuwaliyi romdja barraŋga'yun nhumalaŋguny wäwa walal ga yapa walal, bilin yanbi nhuma ŋunhi dhiŋgaŋalnha nhumalaŋgiyingal ŋäthiliŋuŋurnydja romŋur ga ganydjarrŋur, ŋulawitjarryin rumbalkurrnydja Djesu-Christkalaŋuwurra, märr nhumany dhu ŋunhi dhambay-manapanna nhanukalnha rumballil ŋurikalyin ŋunhi ŋayi rur'yurr beŋur dhiŋganhaŋur, märr nhanukalnydja walŋay nhumany dhu marrtji djämany ŋamakurrnha yan romdja nhanŋuwuynha yan God-Waŋarrwun.
5-6 Yo, ŋunhi limurr gan nhinan dhiyaŋuny bili yan munatha'wuyyuny rumbalyu limurrnydja gan ŋunhi djämany yätjkurra yan, djälwun ŋuli ganha malthuna litjalaŋguwuy ŋali, bili ŋuriŋiyin gan ŋunhi Mawtjitjkala romdhu gur'kur-gurruparnydja litjalany yätjkurruwnydja djämaw, bili ŋalipiny ŋunhi ganydjarrmiriwnha maṉḏa, ga bukmaknha limurr gan ŋunhi murrmurryurra yulŋuny. Ga dhiyaŋuny bala limurr ga dhuwal nhina gänaŋ'thuna beŋuryiny ŋunhi ŋäthiliŋuŋurnydja romŋur, dhiŋganhawuynha limurr dhuwal ŋurikiyiny romgu ŋunhi limurruny ŋayi gan ŋayathaŋal baṯ-bitjarr rambuŋal yan. Ga bäyŋun limurr dhuwal buluny djämamirr ŋurikiyiny ŋunhi ŋäthiliŋuwnydja romgu wukirriwuywuny, ŋany dhuwandja limurr ga nhinany wiripuŋura gali'ŋurnydja yuṯaynha dhukarryu Dhuyu-Birrimbirrwala ŋayin ga nhina limurruŋgal ŋayaŋuŋur.
Romdja dhuwal manymak, yurr yolŋun walal dhuwal dhuwurr-yätjtjinany bukmaknha yan
The law is good, but all people are sinful
Romans 7.7-13
7 Nhaltjanna dhu limurrnydja ŋunhiyiny romnha ŋunhi ŋayi God-Waŋarryu gurrupar Mawtjitjkal?* … yätjkurr-lakaraman? Bäyŋu! Bili dhuwaliyiny ŋunhi romdja manymak yan, yaka yätjkurr. Yurr ŋuriŋiyiny ga ŋunhi romdhuny lakaraman warraŋulkuman ŋarrakuny ŋunhi nhä dhuwal yätjkurr rom.
Yo, ŋarrapiny balaŋ ŋunhi yakan marŋgithinya ŋurikiyiny yätjkurruw ŋunhi balaŋ ŋayi ŋunhiyi rom yakany waŋanha bitjana. “Yaka maŋutji-ŋamathi ŋula nhä wiripuŋuw yolŋuw,” bitjanany. 8 Ŋäthilnydja ŋunhi mel-ŋamathinyamirrnydja rom gan ŋorran muka ŋarrakal ŋayaŋuŋur, yurr ŋarrapiny gan ŋunhi dhuŋa marrtjin ŋurikiyiny romgu. Ga dhäŋur beŋuryin nhakun bala ŋarrany ŋäkulnha ŋunhiyi Mawtjitjkuŋuny rom, bala dhunupan ŋunhiyiny mel-ŋamathinyamirrnydja rom ŋutharnha marrtjin yindithinan, bili ŋarra gan ŋunhi guyaŋanany bitjarrnydja bili djälnha yan ŋarrakuwuy ŋarra, bala ŋarra gan ŋunhi marrtjinany djäl-ḏumurra yan ŋula nhakuny malaŋuw. Ŋuli balaŋ ŋarra bäyŋuny ŋänha ŋunhiyi God-Waŋarrwuŋuny rom-nhirrpanawuy, ŋarrany balaŋ ŋunhi ŋarranhawuynhany ŋarra bäyŋuyi yan dharaŋanminyany ŋunhi ŋarrany dhuwal dhuwurr-yätjkurr yolŋu, yaka yan ŋarra dhuwurr-dhunupa. 9 Yo, ŋäthilnydja ŋunhi ŋarra bäyŋu yan marŋgi ŋurikiyiny romgu ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwuŋuny nhirrpanawuy; gäna muka ŋarra gan nhinan, gänaŋ'thurr gan beŋuryi romŋur. Ga dhäŋur beŋuryin bala ŋarra yan marŋgithinan ŋurikiyiny romgu, bala ŋayi ŋunhi yätjkurrnydja rom rur'yurra ŋarrakalnydja ŋayaŋuŋur, ga balanyamirriyyin nhakun ŋarrapiny nhänhaminan dharaŋanminan bitjanminan, “Yuwalk muka dhuwal ŋarra yätjkurrnydja. 10 Dhunupa nhanŋuny ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwuny dhiŋganhamaranharawnydja ŋarrakuny.” Bili romdhuny ga ŋunhi lakaram bitjanna gam', “Djämany gi biyakun manymakkuŋun yan, märr nheny dhu ga nhina walŋa.” Yurr ŋuriŋiyiny romdhu ŋarrany gan gäŋal dhiŋganhamirrilil, yakan walŋathinyaraw, bili ŋarrapi baḏatjtjurr, ga gaŋgan ŋarra gan ŋunhi bilmaranhaminany ŋarranhawuynhany ŋarra God-Waŋarrwalaŋawnydja romgu malthunaraw.
11 Yo, ŋuriŋiyiny yätjkurruynydja romdhu dhukarrnydja maḻŋ'maraŋala, bala yan ŋayi ŋarrany gan ŋurru-warryurra mayali'-wilkthurra. Bitjarrnha ŋarrany gan ŋunhi guyaŋanany gam', “Dhuwandja ŋarra dhu ga ŋayathaman yan God-Waŋarrwuny rom, märr ŋarra dhu ga walŋan muka nhina.” Yurr gaŋgan ŋarra gan ŋunhi malthurrnydja ŋurikiyiny romgu, bili ŋarra gan djäma yätjkurrnha yan, bakmaraŋala gan ŋunhiyiny romnha manymaknhany. Ga ŋuriŋiyi yätjkurruynydja ŋarrany gan gäŋal balan bitjarra dhiŋganhamirrilila romlil, yakan walŋamirrililnydja. Bili bäyŋun dhu gi ŋunhi balanyayiny rom-bakmaranhamirrnydja mala ŋunhiliyiny nhini wäŋaŋur walŋamirriŋurnydja. Yo. Ga bitjarryin ŋayi gan ŋunhi yätjkurruynydja romdhu mayali'-gäŋalnydja ŋarrany. 12 Yurr ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwuny rom gäna warray dhika, dharrpal; ga dhäruk-nhirrpanminyawuy mala nhanŋu ŋunhi warrpam' yan dharrpal dhika ga dhunupa ga manymak.
13 Nhaliy ŋarrany gan ŋunhi dharrwunuŋalnydja balayiny ŋunhi dhiŋganhamirrililnydja? … dhiyaŋ ŋunhi manymakthu romdhu? Bäyŋu warray! Ŋuriŋi bili ŋarrany gan ŋunhi yätjkurruy yan bumarnydja, yurr bumarnydja ŋayi ŋarrany gan ŋunhi dhiŋganhamaraŋalnydja ŋuriŋi bili yan ŋunhi ŋamakurruy romdhuny God-Waŋarrwal. Bala ŋuliwitjarryiny romgurr ŋarra ŋunhi dharaŋarnha yätjkurrunhany romnha, nhäthinya ŋayi ŋunhiyi. Ga dhuwanna ŋunhi ŋarra ŋuli ga dhiyaŋuny bala djäman ŋula nhä mala yätjkurr, ŋunhiyiny nhakun ŋarra ŋuli marrtji nhanŋun God-Waŋarrwun romdja bakmaram, ga God-Waŋarrwalnydja maŋutjiŋur ŋarra dhuwal dhuwurr-yätjkurra. Dhiŋgaman ŋarrany dhu dhuwal muŋbunuman yan, bili ŋarrapiny dhuwal bäyŋu rom-dhunupa ga manymak nhinanharaw nhanukalnydja, bäyŋun yan.
Bunhamirra maṉḏa ga dhuwal djinawany' yolŋuwalnydja ŋayaŋuŋur, maṉḏa manymak ga yätjkurr
Good and bad fight each other in a person's heart
Romans 7.14-25
14 Yo. God-Waŋarrwuŋuny ŋunhi rom gurrupanawuy dharrpal warray ga walŋamirr. Yurr ŋarrapiny dhuwal yolŋu yan, dhuwalaŋuwuy munatha'wuy, biliŋuwuynha ŋayaŋu-garrpinawuynha yätjkurruwuŋun. 15 Yo, yakan ŋarra gi dhuwal yuwalkkuŋuny nhakun dharaŋul ŋunhi nhä ŋarra ŋuli ga dhuwal djäma, bili yakan ŋarra gi dhuwal djäma ŋunhiyiny ŋunhi manymaktja rom ŋunhi ŋarra ŋuli ga djälthirr ŋurikiyi djämaw, ŋany djämany ŋarra ga dhuwal ŋunhiyin dhuwurr-yätjnha romdja ŋunhi ŋarra ŋuli ga nyinyaŋdhunna ŋurikiyi. 16 Ga ŋunhi ŋarra ŋuli ga malthundja ŋurikiyiny ŋunhi yätjkurruwnydja romgu, ga balanyamirriyyi bili ŋunha ŋarraku djinawany' ŋayaŋuny ga djälthirr manymakkun dhukarrwu, ga dhiyaŋiyiny ga ŋunhi maŋutji-lakaram ŋunhi ŋarrapiny ga nhakun manymak-lakaraman ga yoraman ŋunhi Godkalaŋawnha romgu.
17 Dhiyaŋuny bala ŋarra dhuwal djälnha djämaw manymakkun, yurr ŋunha ŋayaŋuŋurnydja ŋarrakal ga baḏak yan ŋorra yätjkurrnydja, ga ŋayin ŋuli ga ŋunhi bilmaramany ŋarrany yätjkurrulilnydja. 18 Bilin ŋarra dhuwal marŋgin ŋarrakuwuynydja ŋarra ŋayaŋuw; ŋarrany dhuwal yätjkurr yan, yakan ŋamakurr. Yuwalk yan ŋarra dhuwal djäl djämaw manymakkuny, yurr gaŋgan ŋarra ŋuli ga dhuwal ŋayaŋu-bilmaranhamirrnydja ŋarranhawuynhany ŋarra manymakkuny djämaw; ganydjarrmiriwnha ŋarra dhuwal. 19 Bäyŋun ŋarra ŋuli gi dhuwal djäma manymaktja, ŋunhi ŋarra djäl dhuwal ŋurikiyi ŋamakurruw romgu. Ŋany baḏaknha ŋarra ŋuli ga djämany yätjkurra yan malany romdja, ŋunhiyiny mala ŋunhi ŋarra yaka djäl ŋurikiyi malaŋuw.
20 Yo. Ŋarra ŋuli ga dhuwal djäma yätjkurrnydja bitjanna bili yan, ŋunhi ŋarra gi dhuwal yaka djälthi ŋuriki yätjkurruw. Ga ŋuriŋiyiny ga maŋutji-lakaram ŋunhi ŋunhiyiny yätjkurr bäyŋu ŋarrakiyinguŋuny guyaŋanhawuy. Yurr ŋayaŋuŋurnydja ŋarrakal ga baḏak yan ŋorra yätjkurrnydja, ga ŋayi ŋuli nhakun bondi yan bilmaramany ŋarrany yätjkurrulilnydja. 21 Yo, yuwalk dhuwandja. Djälthirr warray ŋarra ŋuli ga dhuwal manymakkuny djämaw, yurr yätjkurrnydja rom ŋuli ga baḏak yan djäma ŋarrakal, dharrwunum ŋarrany ŋuli ga bitjanna bili yan yätjkurruwnha djämaw. 22 Yurr ŋarrapiny ŋuli ga dhuwal guyaŋa bitjanna, “Godkalaŋawnydja romgu ŋarra ga dhuwal märr-ŋamathirr warray, mirithirr yan ŋarra ŋuli ga djälthirrnydja ŋurikiyiny romgu malthunaraw.” 23 Yo, ŋarrakal ḻiyaynydja ŋarra ŋuli ga guyaŋa yoraman Godkalaŋawnydja romgu, yurr ŋayaŋun ŋarraku yätjkurrnydja, ga ŋayin ŋuli gi ŋunhi yakany djälthi ŋarraku ŋarra dhu ga djäma manymak. Ŋuriŋiyin yätjkurruynha ŋarrany ŋuli ga ŋunhi ŋayathamany baṯ-bitjandja dhuwandja rumbalnydja ŋarraku, mirithirra ŋuli ga gulmaraman ŋarranhany manymakŋurnydja. Bala ŋarra ŋuli ga dhuwal bitjanna bili yan djämany yätjkurrnha yan, bili garrpinawuynha ŋarra dhuwal biliŋuwuynha ŋurukuŋdhin yätjkurruwuŋun ŋunhi ŋuli ga ŋorra dhuwal ŋayaŋuŋur ŋarrakal.
24 Ye-e-e, gumurr-djararrk ŋarra! Dhiyaŋ ŋunhi yätjkurruynydja ŋarrany ga gäma balan bitjanna dhiŋganhamirrilila. Yolthun dhika ŋarrany dhu guŋga'yundja? … märr ŋarra dhu ga yakan buluny djäma bitjandja bili ŋunhiyiny bili yan yätjkurrnydja?
25 Go limurr wokthunna God-Waŋarrwuny! Bili ŋayipi muka ŋunhi ŋarrany dhawaṯmaraŋalnydja beŋurnydja ŋunhi yätjkurruŋurnydja. Bilin ŋayi ŋunhi God-Waŋarryuny dhukarrnydja bumara ŋarrakuny ŋamathanharawnha yan nhinanharawnydja, dhuwalatjarra ŋunhi Djesu-Christkalaŋuwurra ŋunhi ŋayi Garray limurruŋ.
Yo. Ḻiyaynydja ŋarrakal ŋuli ga dhuwal mala-djarr'yundja Godkalaŋawnha yan romguny malthunaraw, yurr dhuwandja rumbalnydja ŋarraku gi yakan warray djälthi ḏaḏawyunaraw beŋur yätjkurruŋurnydja djämaŋur.
* 7:7 Moses