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Ŋayipin dhuwal waŋganynha Bimbin yuwalktja ganany' ḻapmaranharawnydja dhiyakiyiny ŋunhi djorrawny'tja
Only the Lamb is good enough to open the book
Revelation 5.1-14
1 Dhäŋur beŋuryiny ŋarra nhäŋal djorran', ŋayipin gan ŋayathaŋal dhunupa'ŋuynha goŋdhu ŋuriŋiyin ŋunhi ŋayi ga ŋunhayi nhina ṉapuŋga; yurr djorrany' ŋunhiyi warrpam'nha wukirriwuynha dhärukmirra yuṯuŋgurrmirra yulŋuny, ŋunha bala djinawa'wurr ga warraŋulkurr, yurr dhoṯkunhawuynha ŋunhiyi djorrany', ga biliŋuwuynha ŋunhi dhaḻ'maranhawuynha ḏälkunhawuynha, ḏälnha ŋula nhämirra girri'mirrnydja, yurr mam'maranhawuynydja ŋunhi 7-nha. 2 Ga beŋuryiny ŋarra nhäŋal God-Waŋarrwun dhäwu-gänhamirrinhan yolŋuny djiwarr'puynhan ganydjarr-ḏumurrunhan, ŋayi marrtjin waŋan yatjurra. Ga bitjarr ŋayi marrtjin ŋunhi waŋanany gam', “Yolthun dhika ŋayi dhu ḻapmaramany ŋunhany ŋunhi djorrany'? Yolnha ŋayi ŋunhi yuwalktja dhunupa ŋurikiyiny ḻapmaranharaw?” 3 Yurr ḻarruŋalnydja ŋayi gan ŋunhiyi, ŋunhal ŋathil banydji djiwarr'ŋur, ga bulu dhiyalnydja muka munatha'ŋurnydja, ga be bala djinawa' ḏandjaŋur munatha'ŋur; ga bäyŋu warray ŋayi ŋunhi ŋayi maḻŋ'maranhany ŋula yolnhany waŋganynha yuwalknhany dhunupany yolŋuny ŋurikiyiny djorrawny'tja ḻapmaranharaw, ga nhänharaw ŋurukuny ŋunhi djinawa'puywuny. Ḻarruŋalnydja ŋayi gan ŋunhi ḏaḏatjnha, bäyŋun ŋayi maḻŋ'maranhany. 4 Bala ŋarra yan ŋäthinany, murruy'-murruyurra dhikan, galŋa-miḏikinan manapar, bili bäyŋun gan nhinan ŋula waŋgany yolŋu maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuy ga ganany' ḻapmaranharawnydja ŋurikiyiny djorraw'. 5 Bala ŋayi waŋganydhuny worruŋuy ŋarrany waŋanan bitjarra, “Way, yaka nhe gi ŋäthi!” bitjarr. “Nhäŋun. Dhuwanna ŋunhi dhuwurr-dhunupany yolŋu, ŋunhi walal ŋuli ga lakaram ŋanya bitjan, Läyin Djudawal* yarraṯaŋur ŋunhi Geŋ-Daybitkuŋ* mala-bunhawuy, ŋayin dhuwal yuwalktja gal'ŋu Djuḻkthunayŋuny; ŋayin dhu marrtji ŋunhi ḏiwirrkthundja ŋunhiyiny ŋunhi 7-nhany mam'-mamaranhawuynha, bala dhu marrtji ḻap-ḻapmaraman ŋunhiyi djorrany'.”
6 Bala ŋarra nhäŋala ŋunhi Bimbinhany God-Waŋarrwuny, ŋayi gan dhärranany dhunupan yan ŋunhiliyin ṉapuŋgan' nhinanhawuyŋura, ga ṉapuŋga'yaŋalnydja ŋanya gan ŋunhi ḻiw'maraŋalnydja ŋuriŋiyin ḏämbumiriwyun walŋamirriynha buṯthunamirriy mala, ga ŋuriŋiwurruy ŋunhi waṉa-nhirrpanawuyyu worru'-wurruŋuy, nhinanany walal gan ŋunhi ḻiw'maraŋala ŋanya. Yo, ga dhärranany ŋayi gan ŋunhiyi Bimbiny mimbu'mirra, dharpunhawuynha yurr dhandurruŋmirra ga djabin nhanukal gan ŋunhi dhandurruŋdja gorruŋal, ga maŋutjiny mala nhanukal ŋunhi ga balanyayi bili yan djabindhiyi yan, ga mayaliny' ga ŋuriŋiyi lakaram djabindhuny maŋutjiy malaŋuy Dhuyu-Birrimbirrnhan, ŋunhi ŋanya ŋayi djuy'yurr ŋanya räli dhipal munatha'lil wäŋalil buku-ḻiw'maraŋal yan, bawalamirrilil wäŋalil malaŋulil. 7 Bala ŋarra nhäŋala ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwuny Bimbiny, ŋayi marrtjin waṉḏinany warrnha-märraŋal ŋunhiyiny djorrany' dhunupa'ŋuynha goŋdhu, ŋurikalyiny goŋŋur ŋunhi ŋayi gan nhinan ṉapuŋga' nhinanhawuyŋur.
8 Ga dhunupan yan ŋayi ŋunhi Bimbiynydja märraŋalnha ŋunhiyiny djorrany', bala walalnydja ŋunhi ḏämbumiriwnydja walŋamirrnydja ga 24-ny worru'-wurruŋu galkirrinan gan, buku-nyilŋ'thurra gan gumurrlila nhanukal ŋurikalyin Bimbiwala. Ga bukmak ŋunhi ḏämbumiriw walŋamirr mala ga ŋaḻapaḻmirr yolŋu walal, goŋ-getamirra walal gan ŋunhi dhärra'-dharranany, ga bulaymirr banikin' mala walal marrtjin ŋunhi ŋaya'-ŋayathaŋalnydja, yurr wiyika'mirra mala ŋunhi warrpam'nha, buŋgan bäw'mirra mala yulŋuny; ga mayaliny' ga ŋuriŋiyi buŋgan-bäw'yuny maŋutji-lakaram bukumirriyanhawuynha Godkalaŋumirriwuŋun yolŋu'-yulŋuwuŋ, ŋunhi ŋuli marrtji dhawuṯthunna bala bukumirriyanhawuynydja walalaŋguŋ. 9 Bala+ walal marrtjin ŋunhi ḏar'ṯaryurrnydja yuṯan manikaynydja bitjarra,
“Nhepin yan dhuwal waŋganynha ŋamakurrnydja,
nhuŋuwuynha waŋganygun dhuwal dhunupany ga ganany' märranharaw dhiyakuny ŋunhi djorrawny'tja;
nhepin yan dhu waŋganydhun bakmaramany ŋunhi ḏälkunhawuynydja mam'maranhawuy,
bala dhu ḻapthunna.
Bili nhepi muka ŋunhi gurrupanminany nhunapinya nhe,
bala yan nhe dhiŋgaŋala yolŋuwnydja walalaŋ,
nhokiyingal warray nhe gulaŋdhu roŋanmaraŋal yolŋu'-yulŋunhany balayi God-Waŋarrwalnydja.
Yo, bala nhe märraŋala dhawaṯmaraŋala yolŋunhany walalany beŋurnydja ŋunhi bukmakŋurnydja malaŋur ga malaŋur bäpurruŋur,
bala yan nhe nhirrparnydja walalany God-Waŋarrwala romlilnydja.
Ga walalnydja dhuwal nhuŋuwuynha yan, waŋganynha malany;
10 nhe walalany ŋunhi waṉa-nhirrparnydja, ga walalnydja dhuwal djirrikaymirra mala nhuŋun,
buku-ŋal'yunarawnydja ga djämawnydja ŋanapurruŋgiyingalaŋawnha God-Waŋarrwu,
bala walal dhu yan ŋurruŋuyirra yulŋuny ŋunhalnydja munatha'ŋurnydja bawalamirriŋura wäŋaŋurnydja.”
11 Ga buluny ŋarra nhäŋal, ga ŋäkul rirrakaynha dharrwanhan dhika mirithirra dhäwu-gänhamirrinhany yolŋuny walalany djiwarr'puynhany mala, ga walal ŋunhi ḏämbumiriwyuny walŋamirriynydja mala ga worru'-wurruŋuynydja gan ḻiw'maraŋala dhärran ŋunhi nhinanhamirrinhany ŋunhi gan dhärran ṉapuŋga', ga bukmak ŋunhi djiwarr'puynydja yolŋu walal marrtjin dhärran ŋuliwitjarra warraŋulkurra, yurr bulun dhika dhaŋaŋnha yan mirithirra, 12 ga ḏar'ṯaryurrnydja walal marrtjin ŋunhi yatjurra mirithinan bitjarra gam',
“Dhuwanna ŋayi Bimbiny ŋunhi yuwalktja gal'ŋu garrwar;
burakinany ŋayi ŋunhi, bala gulaŋdja nhanŋu waṉḏinan.
Yurr gänan ŋayiny, ḏarrtjalknha warrpam'nha;
Ŋayipin ŋunhi waŋganynha ganany' ga dhunupany ganydjarrwuny märranharaw God-Waŋarrwalaŋawnydja,
ga ŋula nhakuny malaŋuw ḻukunydja'kunharawnydja.
Guyaŋanhawuynydja nhanŋu ŋunhi garrwar mirithirr,
ga ganydjarrnydja nhanŋu ŋunhi yindin
ga yuwalknha ga dhunupan yan.
Go limurr lakaranhamirra ŋanya yäkun yindikuman,
bala manymak-lakaraman ŋanya,
ga wokthundja nhanŋu mirithirra yan,
märr-ŋal'yundja manapan, goŋmirriyirra mirithirra yan dhika.”
13 Bala ŋarra yan dhäŋur beŋuryiny ŋäkul manikaynha ḏar'ṯaryunawuynha, yindin dhika rirrakaynydja; ŋunhi nhä malany ga nhina dhiyal barrkuwatj, ŋäkula ŋarra gan ḏar'ṯaryunawuynha walal gan wokthurra nhanŋu, ŋunhaŋuwuynha ŋunhi djiwarr'puynha ŋula nhäny mala, ga dhuwalaŋuwuy munatha'wuy, ga wiripuny dhika djinawa'puynha ḏandjapuynha munatha'wuy ŋula nhä malany, ga ŋunha bala ŋunhi gapupuy nhä malany warrpam'; ŋunhiwurryiny gan ŋunhi bukmaknha yan märr-yiŋgathinany wokthurra gan, ga bitjarra walal gan ŋunhi ḏar'ṯaryurrnydja gam',
“Go limurr wokthunna dhiyakuny ŋunhi, dhuwal ŋayi ga nhina ṉapuŋga',
ga bitjandhi bili limurr dhu nhanŋuny Bimbiwnydja wokthundhi.
Limurr ŋanya manymak-lakaraman,
bili ŋayipin dhuwal yäku yindiny, buluny gal'ŋu garrwar.
Limurr wokthundja nhanŋu bitjanna bili yan wiyinŋumirra.”
14 Bala ŋunhi ḏämbumiriwnydja walŋamirrnydja mala buku-bakmaraŋal bitjarra, “Yo, yuwalk yan dhuwaliyiny!” Bala marrtjin ŋunhi worru'-wurruŋuny yolŋu walal buku-nyilŋ'thurra, märr-ŋal'yurra manapar nhanŋu.
* 5:5 Lion of Judah; David + 5:9 Psalm 33.3; Isaiah 42.10; Psalm 98.1