1-2 Ga yolŋu yäku Lätjuritj* gan rirrikthurr ŋunhili wäŋaŋur yäkuŋur Bithini.* Ga yapa'mirriŋuny maṉḏa nhanŋu ŋunhi Meri* ga Mätha.* Lazarus; Bethany; Mary; Martha Dhuwandja ŋunhi Meriny yäku miyalk ŋunhi ŋayi buŋgan bäw'nha rarryurr Garraywala Djesuwala ḻukulil, bala ŋanya ŋayi ŋunhi mulka'kuŋalnydja ḻukuny marwatthun nhanukiyingal ŋayi.

3 Bala maṉḏa ŋunhi yapa'mirriŋuny maṉḏa dhäruk djuy'yunminan nhanŋun Djesuwnha lakaraŋala ŋunhi nhanŋu gan ḻundu'mirriŋuny Lätjuritjtja rirrikthurra.

4 Ga ŋunhi ŋayi Djesuy ŋäkulnydja ŋanya Lätjuritjnhany, bala ŋayi yan waŋanany bitjarra, “Ŋunha ŋayi rirrikthurr, yurr yakan ŋayi dhu ŋunha dhiŋgamany. Rirrikthurrnydja ŋayi ŋunha, märr dhu dhuwaltjandhin ŋunhi rerriwurra yolŋuynydja walal nhäman latjuny' ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwuny ganydjarrmirrnydja rom, bala walal dhu wokthunna nhanŋu ŋurikiyiny ŋunhi Godkalaŋawnydja Gäthu'mirriŋuw.”

5 Manymak. Mirithin yan ŋayi gan ŋunhi Djesuny marrkapthurr Mäthawnydja ga Meriwnydja ga nhanŋuwuynydja nhakun Lätjuritjkuny. 6 Ga ŋunhi ŋayi Djesuy ŋäkulnydja ŋanya rerrililnydja, ga yakan ŋayi ŋunhi bondiny guwatjmanna walalany, nhinanan ŋayi gan ŋunhi ŋunhilin banydjin yan wäŋaŋura, yan bili ga märrma' munha djuḻkthurr. 7 Bala ŋayi Djesuynydja waŋanan nhanŋuwuy ŋayi malthunamirrinhany mala bitjarra, “Go limurr marrtjin roŋiyirra Djudiyalilyi makarrlil wäŋalil.”

8 Ga walalnydja ŋunhi malthunamirrnydja mala nhanŋu waŋan, “Way Garray. Märr-barpuruny ŋunhi Djudiyapuynydja yolŋu walal ga ŋayan'tharran bunharawnha nhuŋu, walal balaŋ ganha bunhan nhuna guṉḏaynha rakunygunhan. Ga nheny ga dhuwal balayi bili djälthirr roŋiyinyaraw ŋunhiwiliyi bili yan wäŋalil?”

9 Bala ŋayipiny Djesuny waŋan walalaŋ bitjarra, “Waluny ŋuli ga dhuwal dhärra walupuynydja märr-wiyin, ga yurrnha nhakun ŋuli ŋunhi munhawuyirrnydja, munhany ŋuli yupthun. Ŋunhi ŋuli ga yolŋu marrtji walupuynydja, ŋayiny ŋuli ga ŋunhi marrtjiny ŋamathaman, yakan ŋayi ŋuli ŋula galkirriny, bili baḏayala'mirr muka dhuwal wäŋany. 10 Ga ŋunhi nhakun ŋayi ŋuli yolŋu marrtji munhawuny, ŋunhiny ŋayi ŋuli yan ḏaŋgalkthunna galkirrin, bili baḏayala'miriwnha ŋunhiny wäŋa.”

11 Ga ŋunhi ŋayi gan Djesu bitjarryiny waŋan, ga buluny ŋayi waŋan bitjarra, “Lätjuritjtja, ŋunhi ḻunduny limurruŋ, yakurrnha ga ŋorra. Yurr ŋarrapiny dhu dhuwal marrtjin bala dhirr'yunna ŋanya.” 12 Bala walalnydja ŋunhi malthunamirrnydja mala nhanŋu waŋan bitjarr warray, “Way Garray. Ŋunhi ŋayi ga ŋunha yakurrnydja ŋorra, ŋayiny dhu ŋunhi ŋamathirra balanyarayyiny ŋorranharaynydja.” 13 Yurr ŋayi gan ŋunhi Djesuy mayaliny' lakaraŋal ŋanya rakunydhinyawuynha, yurr walalnydja gan ŋunhi malthunamirriynydja mala nhanukal guyaŋan yanbi ŋayi gan ŋunhi mayali' lakaraŋal waŋganybuy yan yakurrpuy ŋorranhawuy.

14 Bala ŋayi Djesuynydja dhunupayaŋala yan lakaraŋal walalaŋgal bitjarra, “Yolŋuny ŋunha bilin dhiŋgaŋala, 15 ga ŋarrapiny ga dhuwal galŋa-djulŋithirra mirithirra ŋunhi ŋarra bäyŋu ŋunhiliyi nhanukal, bili ŋulatjandhin nhuma dhu ŋunhi märr-yuwalkthirrnydja. Go limurr marrtjin nhanukal.”

16 Bala ŋayi waŋganydja yolŋu yäku Dumitjtja,* Thomas ŋunhi ŋayi wiripuny yäku Yaŋara-Märrma', waŋanan ŋunhi wiripuwurruŋgalnydja malthunamirriwal walalaŋgal bitjarra, “Go limurr marrtjin malthunna Garraywun, märr limurr dhu rrambaŋin dhiŋgamany.” Bala walal marrtjin wäŋgaŋala balan Bithinilila wäŋalil.

17-19 Ga ŋunhi ŋayi Djesu bunanany ŋunhiliyiny Bithininy* wäŋaŋur bala ŋayi ŋäkula ŋunhi Lätjuritjtja* gan märrkitjthinan mathirraŋura, ga ḏämbumiriwnha nhanŋu ŋunhi waluny ŋunhiliyiny mathirraŋurnydja. Yurr ŋunhi Bithininy wäŋa galki Djurutjalam,* ga dharrwaynha ŋunhi yolŋuynydja walal wäŋa Djudiyapuyyuny* guwatjmarnydja maṉḏany Mäthanhany* ga Merinhany,* Bethany; Lazarus; Jerusalem; Judea; Martha; Mary marrparaŋgunharawnydja maṉḏaŋ, yukuyuku'mirriŋuwalnydja bäpurrulil.

20 Bala ŋayi Mäthaynydja ŋäkula ŋanya Djesunhany bunanhawuynha, bala ŋayi dhunupan gumurr'yurra nhanŋu, ga ŋayiny Meriny yakan gumurr-waṉḏinya nhanŋu, nhinanan ŋayi gan ŋunhal banydji yan buṉbuŋura. 21 Bala ŋayi Mäthany waŋanan nhanukal Djesuwalnydja bitjarra, “Way Garray, ŋuli balaŋ nhe ŋunhi ŋäthilnydja bunanha, ŋayiny balaŋ ŋunhi wäwa'mirriŋuny ŋarraku bäyŋun dhiŋganha. Yurr dhiyaŋuny bala dhuwal dhuḏitjnha nhuŋu. 22 Yurr ŋarrapiny ga dhuwal dharaŋan nhuna, ŋuli nhe dhu ŋunhi ŋäŋ'thundja ŋanya God-Waŋarrnhany ŋula nhakuny, ŋayiny nhuna dhu ŋunhi gurrupanna yan.”

23 Ga ŋayiny Djesuny waŋan nhanŋu bitjarra, “Wäwa'mirriŋuny nhuŋu dhu ŋunhi buluyi walŋathirr.” 24 “Yo Garray,” bitjarr ŋayiny Mäthany buku-bakmaraŋal. “Marŋgi warray ŋarra dhiyakiyiny, ŋunhi ŋayi dhu walŋathiyi ŋuriŋiny ŋunhi dhä-dhawar'yunamirriynydja waluy.”

25 Yurr ŋayiny Djesuny lakaranhamin bitjanminan, “Ŋarrapi dhuwal yuwalktja walŋa, ga ŋarra muka ŋuli ga ŋunhi walŋakumany yolŋunhany walalany beŋurnydja ŋunhi dhiŋganhaŋurnydja, bili ŋarrapi dhuwal walŋa-gurrupanamirrnydja. Ŋuli balaŋ dhu ga ŋula yolthu yolŋuy märr-yuwalkmirriyirr ŋarranhany, ŋayiny dhu ga ŋunhiyiny yolŋu walŋan yan nhina, bäydhi nhanŋu dhu ŋunhi rumbalnydja dhiŋgam. 26 Ŋuli dhu ga ŋula yol yolŋu ŋarrakuny märr-yuwalkthirr, ŋayiny dhu ŋunhiyiny yolŋu bäyŋun dhiŋgam, nhinany ŋayi dhu ga ŋunhi bitjanna bili yan wiyinŋumirra. Märr-yuwalkthirr muka nheny ga dhuwal? … dhiyakiyiny malaŋuw?”

27 “Yo Garray,” bitjarr ŋayiny Mäthany buku-bakmaraŋal nhanŋu Djesuwnydja. “Yuwalk yan ŋarra ga dhuwal märr-yuwalkthirrnydja nhuŋu, ŋunhi nheny dhuwal ŋunhiyi warray Maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuy Gäthu'mirriŋu God-Waŋarrwu, yäku Masaya,* Messiah ŋunhi ŋayi God-Waŋarryu wäwunguŋal ŋäthil, ŋunhi ŋayi dhu yarrupthun räli dhipal munatha'lil.”

28 Ga dhäŋur beŋuryiny ŋunhi ŋayi gan Mätha waŋanany nhanŋu bitjarryiny, bala ŋayi roŋiyinan wäŋalila, ga garr'yurr ŋayi nhanŋuwuy yukuyuku'mirriŋuny Meriny, yurr gayulnha maṉḏa ŋunhi gaḏaymanminany. Bala ŋayi Mäthany waŋanan Meriwnydja bitjarra gam', “Way dhuwanna ŋayiny Marŋgikunhamirrnydja, ŋunha dhärra ŋayi ga dhukarrŋur, yurr ŋayi ŋunha waŋanany nhuŋun.” 29 Ŋäkulnydja ŋanya ŋayi ŋunhi Meriynydja, bala ŋayi yan burruḏaw'nha rur'yurrnydja, bala marrtjinan guwatjmara ŋanya Djesunhany.

30 Yurr ŋayiny ŋunhi Djesuny bäyŋu muka yan gärrinya ŋunhiwili buṉbu-dharrwamirrililnydja wäŋalil, ŋunhal banydji yan ŋayi gan galkurrnydja dhukarrŋur, ŋunhi ŋayi nhanŋu Mätha bunan ŋunhili ŋäthil. 31 Ga walalnydja ŋunhi ŋuriŋiwurruynydja yolŋuy walal ŋunhi walal gan maṉḏany Meriny ga Mäthany ŋayaŋu-marrparaŋguŋal, nhäŋala walal ŋanya Merinhany rur'yunawuynha, bala walal ŋunhi guyaŋanany bitjarrnha yanbi ŋayi ŋunhi marrtjinya balan mathirralila ŋäthinyarawnha, bala walal yan bukmaknha ḻaw'yurrnydja goyurr-ŋupara ŋanya.

32 Ga ŋunhi ŋayi Meri bunanany nhanŋu Djesuwnydja, bala ŋayi yan dhunupan ḻukulila nhanukal Djesuwalnydja ḏur'yunmin, bala ŋayi waŋanany bitjarra, “Garray, ŋuli balaŋ nhe ŋäthilnydja bunanha dhiyal, ŋayiny balaŋ ŋunhi wäwa'mirriŋuny ŋarraku bäyŋun dhiŋganha.”

33 Ga ŋunhi ŋayi Djesuy nhäŋalnydja ŋanya Merinhany ŋäthinyalilnydja, ga bitjarryi bili ŋunhi wiripuwurrnydja yolŋu walal gan ŋäthinyamindhi, bala ŋanya warwuynha ŋayathaŋal yindiynha. 34 Bala ŋayi dhä-birrka'yurra walalany bitjarra, “Wanhawal dhika nhuma barpuru ŋanya molulilnydja gäma?” Bala walal garr'yurra ŋanya, “Go marrtjin Garray. Nhe dhu nhepin nhäma,” bitjarr. 35 Bala yan ŋayi Djesuny dhunupan ŋäthinan.

36 Ga ŋunhi walal yolŋuynydja walal nhäŋalnydja ŋanya Djesunhany ŋäthinyalilnydja bala walal waŋanhaminan bitjanminan, “Nhäŋun ŋathil ŋanya. Mirithirr yan ŋayi ga ŋunha märr-ŋamathirrnydja nhanŋu.” 37 Yurr walalnydja ŋunhi wiripuwurrnydja yolŋu walal waŋan bitjarra, “Dhuwandja ḏirramu ŋunhiyi muka? … ŋunhi ŋayi maŋutjimirriyaŋal bambaynha yolŋuny? Ga nhakun ŋayi ŋunha ganarrthaŋal ŋunhayiny yolŋuny, bili ŋayin ga dhuwal ganydjarrnydja ŋayatham walŋakunhamirrnydja, märr balaŋ ŋayiny yaka muka dhiŋganha?”

38 Ga baḏak yan ŋayiny gan ŋunhi Djesuny ŋayaŋu-warwumirriyin mirithin yan, bala yan ŋayi dhunupan marrtjinany balayin mathirralila, yurr dhurrwarany ŋunhiyi mathirrany gan dhärran dhaḻ'yunawuynha; yindiynha guṉḏay gan gunguŋal. 39 Bala ŋayi waŋanan ŋunhi yolŋunhany walalany bitjarra, “Ma', giṯmaraŋun walal dhuwali guṉḏany dhurrwaraŋurnydja.”

Ga ŋayiny Mäthany waŋan bitjarra, “Way Garray, ḏämbumiriwnha dhuwal munhany nhanŋu dhiyaliyiny mathirraŋurnydja ŋayi dhu limurruny gurrupanna.”

40 Ga ŋayiny Djesuny buku-bakmaraŋal bitjarra, “Bili muka ŋarra nhuŋu ŋunhi lakaraŋalnydja ŋäthil yan, ‘Ŋuli nhe dhu ga yuwalkkumany yan märr-yuwalkthirr, nheny dhu ŋunhi nhäman ŋunhiyiny God-Waŋarrwuny mäwilimirrnydja ga djeŋarrany' rom.’ ” 41 Bala walal yan giṯmaraŋala ŋunhi guṉḏany, ḻapmaraŋala beŋurnydja ŋunhi dhurrwaraŋurnydja.

Bala yan ŋayi Djesuny buku-garrwarthinan, ga waŋanany ŋayi ŋunhi bitjarra, “Bäpa, ŋarra nhuna ga dhuwal buku-gurrpandja mirithirr yan dhiyakuny, ŋunhi nheny ŋuli ga buthuru-bitjun warray ŋarrakuny. 42 Ŋarrany dhuwal marŋgi dhiyakiyi, ŋunhi nheny ŋuli ga bitjan bili yan buthuru-bitjun ŋarrakuny. Yurr dhuwal ŋarra ga waŋany nhuna milman dhiyakuwurruŋgala yolŋuwala walalaŋgal, märr walalnydja dhu märr-yuwalkthirra ŋunhi ŋarrany dhuwal nhokuŋ warray djuy'yunawuy.”

43 Ga ŋunhi ŋayi bukumirriyanhaŋurnydja dhawar'yurr, bala ŋayi yan Djesuny dhunupan wäthurra bitjarra, “Go Lätjuritj, dhawaṯthurra rälin.” 44 Bala ŋayi ŋunhiyiny dhiŋganhawuynydja yolŋu rur'yurra, bala dhawaṯthurra beŋuryiny ŋunhi mathirraŋurnydja walŋathinan. Yurr ŋayi ŋunhi dhawaṯthurrnydja ŋunhiŋumirr bili yan manydjarrka'mirrnydja, garrpi'-garrpinawuy yan ŋapa-manapanawuy waṉa maṉḏany ga rumbal, ga yan bili ga ḻukulil wapthurr, ga buku. Bala ŋayi Djesuny waŋanan, “Gatjuy ḻarrmaraŋun walal girriny' nhanukal rumbalŋurnydja, dhayaḻakuŋun ŋanya.” Bala walal marrtjin ḻarrmaraŋala nhanukal ŋunhi manydjarrkany', bala ŋayi marrtjinan wäŋalila.

45 Yo. Ga dharrwaynha gan ŋunhi yolŋuynydja walal nhäŋalnydja ŋanya ŋunhi nhaltjarr ŋayi Djesuy walŋakuŋal Lätjuritjnha* beŋur ŋunhi moluŋur, ŋuriŋiwurruynydja wäŋa-Djudiyapuyyuny* yolŋuy walal ŋunhi walal gan marrtjin balayi ŋayaŋu-marrparaŋgunharaw nhanŋu Meriw.* Lazarus; Judea; Mary Bala walal nhakun märr-yuwalkthinan nhanŋu. 46 Ga wiripuwurrnydja ŋunhi yolŋu walal marrtjin balan ŋurikiwurruŋgala Baratjiwala yolŋuwal walalaŋgal, ga lakaraŋalnydja walal gan ŋunhi ŋunhiŋuwuyyin dhäwuny' ŋunhi nhaltjarr ŋayi gan Djesuy djäma.

47 Bala walalnydja ŋunhi Baratjiny yolŋu walal ga ŋurruŋu djirrikaymirrnydja mala ga wiripuwurrnydja rom-djägamirr mala, ḻuŋ'maranhaminan waŋganylila dhäruknha gan bakmaraŋal. Ga bitjarra walal ŋunhi waŋanhaminany gam', “Nhaltjanna limurr dhu ŋanya? Djämany ŋayi ga dhuwal dhiyaŋiyi ḏirramuynydja romdja ganydjarrmirra mirithirra. 48 Ŋuli limurr dhu dhuwal yakany ŋanya gulmaram, bala dhu ŋunhi bukmaknha yolŋuny walal malthundja, ga märr-yuwalkthirrnydja ga nhanŋun. Ga walalnydja dhu ŋunhi Rawumbuyyuny* Roman buŋgaway mala djuy'yunna miriŋunhan mala, walal dhu marrtjin bala bakmaraman dhuwandja ŋunhi dhuyunhany buṉbuny limurruŋguny, ga limurrunhany walal balaŋ dhuwal buŋun bäpurruny dhawar'maraŋun yan.” Ga bitjarra walal gan ŋunhi ḏilkurruwurrnydja waŋanhamin.

49 Ga waŋgany ḏirramu rom-djägamirr yäku Gäyapatj,* Caiaphas ŋunhi ŋayiny balanya bili yan ŋurruḏawalaŋu djirrikaymirr yolŋu, waŋan ŋayi bitjarr, “Nhä nhuma dhuwal yolŋuny walal? … baḏak yan dhuŋamirr? 50 Yaka yan nhuma dhuwal marŋginy muka? Manymak dhuwal, ŋunhi ŋayi dhu waŋganydja yan yolŋu dhiŋgam bukmakkuny limurruŋ Djuw malaw yolŋuw walalaŋ, märr dhu yakan ŋunhi bukmaktja bäpurru mala buwayakthirr,” bitjarr.

51 Yurr ŋunhiyiny dhäruk ŋunhi ŋayi waŋan bitjarryiny, yaka ŋunhiyiny nhanukiyinguŋuny Gäyapatjkuŋuny guyaŋanhawuy. Ga balanyamirriynydja dhuŋgarray ŋayin gan ŋunhi nhinan ŋurruḏawalaŋuny djirrikaymirr, bala nhakun ŋayi gan ŋunhi lakaraŋalnydja dhunupamirriyaŋalnydja ŋanyanhan Djesunhan, ŋunhi ŋayi warray dhu yuwalktja dhiŋgam ŋurikiwurruŋdhiny Djuw malawnydja yolŋuw walalaŋ. 52 Ga bitjandhi bili ŋayi dhu ŋunhi dhiŋgamdhi ŋurikiwurruŋguny bukmakku yan Godkalaŋumirriwnydja djamarrkuḻiw', ŋunhi walal gan barrkuwatjthin, bäpurru ga bäpurru, märr dhu ŋayiny waŋgany-manapandhi limurrunhany, waŋganynha yan dhu malany.

53 Yo. Ga dhäŋur beŋuryiny, bala walalnydja marrtjin ŋunhi rom-djägamirrnydja yolŋu walal waŋanhaminan nhanŋu Djesuwnydja bunharawnha, nhaltjan walal ŋanya dhu ŋunhi buma murrkay'kum. 54 Bala ŋayi Djesuny gan ŋunhi yakan marrtji'-marrtjin gaykarraŋgurrnydja wäŋakurr; yänan ŋayi ganarrthaŋala ŋunhiyiny wäŋa Djudiyany, bala ŋayi ŋunhi marrtjinany balan bitjarra wäŋalilnydja yäkulil Yiprayimlila,* Ephraim yurr galkin ŋunhi wäŋany ḏiltjiŋura gapu-ranhdhakŋura, ga ŋunhilin wäŋaŋur ŋayi gan ŋunhi nhinanany nhanukiyingalaŋuwalnha ŋayi malthunamirriwalnydja walalaŋgal.

55 Yurr waluny marrtjin ŋunhi bilin galkithinan Ḻäy-djuḻkmaranhamirra, bala dharrwan marrtjin ŋunhi yolŋuny walal ḻuŋ'thurr balayiny wäŋalil Djurutjalamlilnydja,* Jerusalem wäŋapuy ga wäŋapuy ga wäŋapuy, yolŋuny mala; ḻaw'yurra walal ŋunhi ŋäthila ḏarrtjalkkunhaminyarawnha, girri'-ŋamathinyarawnha ŋurikiyin waluw.

56 Ga ŋunhiliyiny gan ŋunhi yolŋuny walal maŋutji-ḻarruŋala nhanŋuny Djesuwnydja; ga ŋunhiliny ŋunhi buṉbuŋurnydja buku-ŋal'yunamirriŋurnydja walalnydja marrtjin dhä-birrka'yunminan bala-räli'yunminan bitjanminan gam', “Nhaltjan nhuma ga dhuwal guyaŋany nhanŋu? Ŋula muka ŋayi dhu marrtji räliny dhipalnydja ŋunhi buŋgullil Ḻäy-djuḻkmaranhamirrililnydja?” 57 Bala walal ŋunhi ŋurruŋu djirrikaymirrnydja yolŋu walal, ga Baratjiynydja mala, bilin dhäruk gurrupanminan yolŋuwalnydja walalaŋgal, ŋuli walal dhu nhämany ŋanya Djesuny ŋula wanhaminy, walal dhu lakaraman yan walalaŋgal. Ga bitjarryin walal gan ŋunhi gatjpu'yurrnydja nhanŋu ŋayathanharawnydja.