Dear Theophilus,

1 Bamangka wubuldu kabanba balkan Jesusanka, nyulu wanjarrmalman bubunguku bundandan. 2 Kanbalda Jesus wukurril-wukurrin, nyajil-nyajin, yinyarrinyangka nganjinanda kuku balkan nyungunku. Nganjin yinya kuku kabanba balkan. 3 Ngayu kuku kabanba balkanka Jesusanka, ngayu jananga kuku mumbarabuku nyajinya, binalmanya. Ngayu yinya kuku kabanba balkanka, yunundu yunganka. 4 Yinyamundu kabanda yununin mumbarabuku binal-bungalda kukuku jana yunundu balkan. Ngayu wawu yundu kukuku manubajakaku binalmanka Jesusanka.

5 Ngadiku Herod nyulu king bubuku Judeamunku. Nyubun priest yinyaymba burri Zechariah, nyungu jawun-karra dingkarandamun Abijahandamun. Jana dingkar-dingkar jawun-karra Abijahandamun, jana wubulku priestman. Nyungu manyarr burri Elizabeth. Nyungu jawun-karra dingkarandamun Aaronandamun. Aaronamu kangkal-kangkal dingkar-dingkar, jana yalarrku priestman. 6 Bula Zechariah junkayku bundandan Godunku. Bula Godumu kuku wukurrin, nyungu law kari buyun-daman. 7 Bula kangkal-kangkal wantim-bungan, yamba Elizabeth kari kulngkulman. Bula wulman, and wulbumanda.

8 Juma Zechariahmu turn kadan Godundumunbu bayanba workmanijinka. 9 Jana priest yalaku; jana junjuy yala dice yilban, nyajinka wanju roommunbu walanka, junjuy jila ngulkurr wayjunku Godunku. Jana dicemundu Zechariah bamban. 10 Yinyamun Zechariahngka jila ngulkurr wayjul-wayjun, jana bama wubulku ngalkalba miyil nandajin, praymanijin.

11 Yala, nyubun angel nguwimal milbijin Zechariahnda, janjanan right sidemunbu tablebu Zechariahangka yinya junjuy jila ngulkurr wayjun. 12 Zechariahangka angel nyajin, nyulu wawu-dudajin, yinyilmankuda. 13 Yamba nyulu angelangka yalaman, “Kari yinyilmaka, Zechariah. Godungku yunu kuku prayer nyajin. Yunu manyarr, Elizabeth juma kulngkulmal, yubalanga kangkal dingkar balkaji. Yubal burri dalki John, nyungun. 14 Wawu balkajinyamun yubal wawurr-wawurrmal. Yalarrku bama wubul wawurr-wawurrmal nyungunku. 15 Godungku nyungunin nyajil, jarra jirray bamanka kanbalanka. Nyulu kamu-kamulu kari bajaku nuka. Nyulu balkajinjiku, Godumu Wawu nyunguwunbu dukurrbu walal, bunday nyungunji. 16 Nyulu yalbaymal, nyulu bama wubul Jew-warra jurrki-manil. Jana jurrkiji buyun-buyunmun, jananga Maja Godku wukurrilda. 17 Nyulu Godumu kuku yirrkay bamanda yala prophetangka Elijahngka ngadiku yirrkan. Godundumundu Wawubu nyungun junkurrji-bungal yala nyulu Elijah junkurrji-bungan. Johnungku kuku balkal nganjan-karranda, jana kari kuli-kaday baja janawunku kangkal-kangkalanka. Bama yinyarrin kanbal dukul-dandilu Godunku, jana nyungun kari kuku nyajil. Johnungku jananin jurrki-manil, jana ngulkurrku dungarinka. John jakalba kaday, yinyamun nyulu Maja kudamundu kaday. Johnungku bama ready-bungal Majanka.” Angelangka yinya kuku balkan Zechariahnda.

18 Zechariahngka yalaman, “Ngayu wanjarrku binalmal if yinya kuku manubajakuda? Ngayu wulman bajaku, yalarrku ngayku manyarr wulbumankuda.” 19 Angelangka nyungundu yalaman, “Ngayu angel burri Gabriel. Ngayu jakalba Godundu janay, nyungun kuku wukurrinka. Nyulu nganya yungan yinya kuku ngulkurr balkanka yunundu. 20 Yamba yundu ngaykuwunbu kukungu kari milka-janan. Yinyaynka yundu kuku-karimalda. Juma time kaday, Godungku ngayku kuku manubaja-bunganka. Yala-yalabi yinya kangkal balkaji. Wawu yinyamun yundu kukujimal baja.”

21 Jana bama ngalkalba waitmalman Zechariahnka. Jana jana-karrajiku balkawan, “Nyulu wanyurrinku kariku wandin?” 22 Nyulu kadan, nyulu kuku-kariku wandin. Yinyaynka bama wubulku binal angel Godundumun nyungundu kadan. Nyulu marabu balkan jananda, kuku-karimanya.

23 Zechariahngka nyungu work kunbay-manin Godundumunbu bayanba, yinyamun nyulu bayanbaku dungan baja. 24 Wawu yinyamun nyungu manyarr Elizabeth kulngkulman. Kija 5-bala nyulu kari wandin bayanmun. 25 Nyulu nyuluku balkan, “Ngayku Maja God ngaykunku ngulkurrman. Wawu nyikumun ngayu kari murru-kaday baja, kangkal kari maninya.”

26 Yala, Elizabeth kulngkulman. Kija 6-balaman, Godungku angel Gabriel bubungu yungan baja. Nyulu nyungun bubungu Galilee, townbu Nazareth yungan. 27 Angelangka Gabrielangka kuku wundin maralanda Marynda. Maryngka dingkar kariku dunyu-bungan, dingkaranji kariku wunan. Jana Mary Josephanda promiseim-ban, wunanka. Joseph, nyulu King Davidandamun. 28 Angelangka Marynda yalaman, “Ya, nyulu Maja God yununji, yununku wawu jirray. Nyulu yunun ngulkurrduku kujin-kujil.”

29 Yamba Mary wawu-dudajin yinyaynka kukuku. Nyulu nyuluku yalaman, “Ya, wanyurrinku nyulu ngaykundu yala balkan?” 30 Nyulu angelangka Marynda yalamanda, “Kari yinyilmaka, Mary. God yununku wawu jirray, yunun ngulkurrduku kujin-kujil. 31 Yundu juma kulngkulmalkuda. Yinyamun yunu kangkal dingkar balkaji, yundu nyungun burri dalki, Jesus. 32 Nyulu Majamu Godumu jirraymu kangkal. Nyulu junkurrjikuda. Majangka Godungku nyungun king-bungal, yala David ngadiku, nyulu Davidandamunku kaday. 33 Nyulu Jew-warramu kingmal wuljaljiku. Nyulu jananin wuljaljiku ngulkurrduku kujil.”

34 Maryngka angelanda yalamanda, “Wanjarrku ngayu kulngkulmal? Ngayu dingkar kariku dunyu-bungan.” 35 Angelangka nyungundu yalaman, “Godumu Wawu ngulkurr yunundu kaday. Nyulu yunundu walal, Godundumundu junkurrdu yalbaynja yunun nandal. Yinyamun yundu kulngkulmalkuda. Nyulu kangkal Godumu, buyun kari bajaku. Bamangka nyungun bambal Godumu kangkal.” 36 Nyulu angelangka yalaman baja, “Yunu kambanmu Elizabeth yalarrku kulngkul. Nyulu wulbuman, yamba nyulu kulngkulman. Godungku Elizabethanda and nyunguwunbu dunyundu kangkal dingkar yungan. Jakalbaku Elizabeth kari kulngkulman, yamba nyulu kulngkulmankuda 6 months. 37 God, nyulu yalbay bajaku, junkurrji bajaku. Junjuy-junjuy wubulku nyuluku balkal. Kanbal binal kari. Nyuluku. Godku.” 38 Maryngka angelanda yalamanda, “Godungku nganya juru-kulbal, ngayu nyungun juru-wukurril. Yundu Godumu kuku balkan ngaykundu. Ngayu kaji Godumu, ngayu yinya kuku maninka, wukurrinka.” Wawu yinyamun nyulu angel nyungundumun dunganda.

39 Yinyamun Mary jinbalku Elizabethanda dungan. Nyulu naka dungan bubungu Judea, wuburr-wuburrbu. Nyulu townbu kadan, 40 nyulu Zechariahndamunbu bayanba walan, Elizabethanda yalaman, “Wanjarr yundu, yalada yundu?” 41 Nyulu Elizabethangka Marymu kuku milkabu nyajin, nyungu kangkal waralba burrkin. Yinyamun Godumu Wawu Elizabethandamunbu dukurrbu walan. 42 Nyulu yaykarrdaku yalaman Marynda, “Godungku yunun wawurr-wawurr-bungal, kanbalanka jalbu-jalbunku. Yalarrku yunu kangkal wawurr-wawurrmanijikuda. 43 Yundu ngaykuwunbu Majamu ngamukuda. Karibi. Godungku yununin ngaykundu yungan. 44 Yala-yala ngayu yunu kuku nyajin, ngayku kangkal wawurr-wawurrman, burrkin waralba. 45 Yundu Godumu kuku yununku believeim-bungal manubajamanya. Yinyaynka yundu yalarrku wawurr-wawurrmalkuda.”

46-47 Maryngka yalaman, “Ngayku wawu wawurr-wawurrmalarrkuda. Ngayu yinyaynka ngayku Maja God buyay-manil. Ngayku wawu wawurr-wawurrmal Godunku. Nyulu nganya wawu juran-bungan. 48 Ngayu jarra bangkarr buyun, yamba nyulu ngaykunku kari milka-wulan. Wawu nyikumun bamangka wubulduku nyajil ngayu wawurr-wawurrku bundandanya. 49 Ngayu wawurr-wawurrku bunday, Godungku junjuy-junjuy yalbay balkanya ngaykunku. Nyulu God ngulkurr bajaku, dayirr bajaku. 50 Kaki bama Godundu milka-janay and nyungunku wawu jirray, nyulu jananka manun-manunmal. Nyulu manun-manunmal jananka bundandari nyiku, janawunku kangkal-kangkalanka, bamanka wuljaljiku. 51 Yamba kanbal bama bulmbuymanka, majamanka. Nyulu jarra junkurrji jananka. Nyulu jananin ngami-ngami-bungal, yayin-yayin-bungal. 52 Nyulu Government maja jirray buban-bungal. Yalarrku, nyulu bama buban yalbay-bungal, jananda work jirray dajil. 53 Nyulu mayi dajil bamanda dakwuyku bundanday. Yamba nyulu bama rich-bala nyungundumun yungal, yamba-karijiku. 54 Nyulu Godungku nyungu kuku kujin jananka bamanka Jew-warranka ngadimunku. Nyulu kuku kujin, jananin ngulkurrduku kujinkuda. 55 Nyulu wuljaljiku manun-manunmal Abrahamanka, bamanka nyungundumun. Nyulu jananka kari milka-wulay.” Maryngka yalurrin kuku wubulku balkan Godunku.

56 Nyulu kija kulur bundan Elizabethanji, yinyamun nyulu bayanbaku dungan baja.

57 Elizabethamu time kadanda, nyungu kangkal balkajinka. Kangkal balkajinda, kangkal dingkar. 58 Bamangka wubulduku kuku nyajin Elizabethandamunku kangkalanka. Bamangka wubuliynjaku, jawun-karrangka yinya kuku nyajin, jana wawurr-wawurrmankuda Elizabethanka, God manun-manunmanya nyungunku.

59 Nyulu ngawa warngku 8-balaman, jana nyungun yulban yakan. Yala-yala jana nyungun burri dalkinka, Zechariah, burri yala nyungu nganjanku. 60 Yamba nyunguwundu ngamungku yalaman, “Kari, ngana nyungun John burri dalkil.” 61 Jana nyungundu yalaman, “Wanyurrinku yundu nyungun John burri dalkinka? Yubal nyungun Zechariah burri dalki yala nyungu nganjan. Yubalanga jawun-karra yamba-kari burri John.” 62 Zechariah, nyulu jakalbaku kuku-kariman. Jana marabu balkan nyungundu, nyungundu babajinka wanju burri kangkalamu. 63 Zechariahangka kabanka babajin. Nyulu kabanba balkan, “Ngayku kangkal burri John.” Jana wubulku kungkurr-kadarin. 64 Yala-yala nyulu Zechariah kukujiman baja. Nyulu God buyay-maninda.

65 Jana bamangka yinya nyajin, jana yinyilmarinkuda. Kuku yinya yiringkurrku dungan bubungu wuburrdurr Judeanga. 66 Bamangka wubuliynjaku yinya kuku nyajin, jana janaku babajin, “Yanya ngawa ngananka balkajinda, nyulu wanjarrmalkuda? Nyulu yalbaymal, nyulu nguba majamalkuda.” Jana binal Godundumundu junkurrdu nyungun junkurrji-bungankuda.

67 Wawu yinyamun Godumu Wawu Zechariahanda dukurrbu walan. Nyulu Godumu kuku yanyu balkan, 68 “Ngana Maja God Jew-warramu buyay-mana. Nyulu kadan nyungu bama helpim-bunganka, jananin yunganka buyun-buyunmun. 69 Nyulu Christ junkurrji yungan, bamanga wawu juran-bunganka. Nyulu Christ Davidandamun. Davidangka ngadiku Godumu kuku wukurrinkuda. 70 Godungku ngadiku prophet-prophet kukuji nyunguwunji yungan. Godumu kuku yalaku:

76 Yinyamun Zechariahangka kangkalanda Johnundu yalaman, “Ngayku kangkal, Majangka jirrayngka yunun yungal nyungu kuku balkanka bamanda. Jana yunun Godumu prophet bambal. Yundu jakalba Majanka Christanka dungay, bama ready-bunganka nyulu kadanyamunku. 77 Yundu jakalba nyungunku dungay, nyunguwunbu bamanda balkal nyulu bama juran-bunganka, buyun-buyun kidanya wawumun janandamun. 78 Ngananga God, nyulu manun-manun ngananka. Nyulu ngananga wawu juran-bunganka. Nyulu dingkar yala light dayirr ngananda yungal. 79 Yinyamundu lightmundu heavenmun balbal bama nguwul-nguwulbu bundandari, balbal bama wulan-wulari. Lightmundu jananga baral balbal, jana wawu-ngulkurrku dungarinka.” Zechariahangka yinya kuku balkan.

80 Nyulu karrkay yalbayman, nyulu God ngulkurrduku wukurrin. Jakalbaku nyulu bubungu jirrbu-jirrbungu bundandan, yinyamun nyulu bamanda Jew-warranda dungan, Godumu kuku yirrkanka.