1 Waŋganymirriyunydja waluyu ŋayi marrtjina * SamsonDjämdjin bala wäŋalili yäkulili † GazaGäthalili, marrtjinanydja ŋayi bala, dharr‐way nhäŋala dhäykanha, marramba'‐ḏumurrunha miyalknha, ga ŋayinydja Djämdjindja malthurrunana nhanbala, dhäykawalana ŋurikalana wäŋalili. 2 Ga ŋuriŋi yolŋu'‐yulŋuyunydja wäŋa‐ŋurikiynydja walalay ŋäkulana Djämdjinnha, ŋunhi ŋayi yukurrana gulŋiyina ŋunhiliyi ŋurikala dhäykawala wäŋaŋura bala'ŋura, bala walalanydja ŋunhi yolŋu'‐yulŋunydja gungaŋalana wäŋana nhanŋu, ḻiw'maraŋalana ŋunhiyi buṉbunydja, ga munha‐ŋuparana walala yukurrana dhukarr‐nhäŋalanydja, galkurrunanydja nhanŋu ŋuriki Djämdjingu dhawaṯthunarawuna. “Ŋilimurru galkun yana yukurra yurru nhanŋu, ga yana liŋgu ga djaḏaw'yun yurru, bala ŋilimurru yurru bumana ŋanya rakunygumana,” bitjarra walala waŋanharaminanydja.

3 Yurru ŋayi Djämdjindja liŋguna marrtjina gonha'yurruna ŋunhiyi balany'tja; buku‐rangu dhulmuyu munhayu dhika ŋayi gaŋgathina, bala marrtjina warraŋullilina dhawaṯthurruna, yurru maḻŋ'maraŋalanydja ŋayi ŋunhi wäŋa ḻoḻunydja dhurrwaranydja dhaḻ'yunarawuy warray. Yo, dhurrwaranydja ŋurikiy wäŋawuy ḻoḻunydja ŋonuŋnha bäymana dhika, ga ḏälnha bäyma, yurru ŋayi Djämdjindhu dhunupa ŋawatthurrunanydja ŋunhiyi dhurrwaranydja, yana ḻaw'maraŋalana nhanukalay ḻambarrlilina, bala yana gäŋalana nhinana bala bena‐wala barrkulilina wäŋalili ŋunhana ya', bala yana gurrunharanydja ŋal'maraŋala ŋunhana bukulilina, garrwarlilina ŋunhana wal'ŋu wäŋalili, galki ‡ HebronYiprunlilina.

4 Dhäŋuru ŋuliŋurunydja § SamsonDjämdjindhu wiripuŋunhana miyalknha nhäŋala, Bilitjiyapuyŋunha yana miyalknha yäkunha * DelilahDelalanha, yurru ŋayi wirrkina ḏukṯukmirriyinanydja nhanŋu ŋuriki dhäykawu. 5 Ga buŋgawa walala ŋurikiy † PhilistiaBilitjiyawuy bäpurru' waŋana ŋurikala miyalkkala Delalawala bitjarra gam'. “Nhämirri ŋuli nhe märraŋunydja ŋanya Djämdjinnha, märr nhe yurru mayali'‐wulama ŋanya, ga wekama ŋanapurruŋgalana goŋlili. Dhä‐wirrka'yurra ŋanya ŋe', nhäyu ŋayi yukurra ganydjarr‐ḏumurruyirri. Ga maḻŋ'maraŋa nhanukala nhaltjan yurru ŋunhi yolŋu'‐yulŋuyunydja ŋanya ganydjarr‐winya'yunmarama, nhäyuna. Ga ŋunhi nhe yurru ḻakaramanydja ŋanapurruŋgala, ga ŋanapurrunydja yurru marrtjina‐wala, ga ḏapmaramana ŋanya. Ga ŋanapurru yurru waŋga'‐waŋganydhu wekamanydja nhuŋu dhaŋaŋnha yana biyapulnha wal'ŋu rrupiyanydja.” Ga bitjarranydja ŋuriŋi yukurrana buŋgawayu walalay dhawu'‐nherrara rrupiya ŋurikiyi dhäykawu, bala ŋayi märraŋalana ŋanya Djämdjinnha. 6 Bala ŋayi waŋana ŋuriŋi dhäykayu, dhä‐wirrka'yurruna ŋanya Djämdjinnha bitjarra, “Wäy, nhäyu muka dhuwala nhuna yukurra ganydjarr‐ḏumurrukumanydja? Nhaltjanna yurru walala ŋula yolthu walalay ganydjarrmiriwyamanydja nhuna? . . . märr walala yurru ḏapmarama nhuna raki'yunydja?”

7 Ga Djämdjindja buku‐ruŋiyinmaraŋala waŋana bitjarra, “Ŋuli yurru walala garrwi'‐garrwi'yundja ŋarranha 7‐dhu raki'yunydja, ŋuriŋi bonarra'wuyyu raki'yu, ga yurruna ŋarra yurru ŋunhi ganydjarrmiriwyirrinydja, bitjan dhuwala wiripu‐guḻku' yolŋu'‐yulŋu.” Bitjarra ŋayi Djämdjindhu yukurrana ḻakaraŋala Delalawunydja ŋunhi dhäykawunydja, yurru yaka ŋayi yukurrana Djämdjindhu ŋunhi yuwalktja wal'ŋu ḻakaraŋala, yana ŋayi yukurrana warku'yurruna ŋunhi miyalknha.

8 Ga dhunupana ŋayinydja ŋunhi miyalktja marrtjina, bala ḻakaraŋala ŋuripa buŋgawawana walalambala, bala walalanydja rarr'yurrunana nhanbala 7 raki' bonarra'wuy, yuḏayuḏa yana. Ga gonha ŋayi Djämdjin yakurrthinana, bala ŋayinydja ḏapṯapmaraŋalana ŋanya ŋuriŋiyi bonarra'wuyyunydja raki'yu malanyŋuyu 7‐dhu. 9 Ga walalanydja ŋunhi Bilitjiyapuyŋunydja ḏarramuwurru dharra'‐dharrana marrtjina ŋunhala warraŋul, galkurruna nhanŋu Djämdjingu märranharawuna. Ga ŋayinydja Delalanydja waŋana yatjurrunana dhika, dhirr'yurruna ŋanya Djämdjinnha bitjarra, “Djämdjin gaŋgathiyana! Dhuwalana dhuwala Bilitjiyapuyŋunydja marrtji yukurra, märramana nhuna yurru.”

Dhunupa ŋayi gaŋgathinanydja ŋuliŋuru yakurrŋuru, bala gulk‐gulkthurrunana yana ŋunhi rakiny'tja, waḏutjana gulk‐gulkthurrunana‐wala yana. 10 Ga miyalktja ŋunhi waŋana Djämdjingala bitjarra, “Nhäku nhe yukurra ŋarranha dhuwala warku'yundja? Yaka warray nhe ŋarraku dhuwala ḻakaraŋala yuwalkŋunydja. Nhaltjurru ŋuli nhuna dhika ḏapmaraŋu ŋula yolthu yolŋuyunydja? Ma' nhe ḻakaraŋana ŋarraku lili go.”

11 Bala ŋayinydja buku‐ruŋinyamaraŋala bitjarra warray, “Ŋuli walala ŋarranha ŋula yolthu ŋuli ḏapmaraŋu yuṯayu raki'yu, ga ŋarranydja ŋuli ganydjarrmiriwyina, bitjan dhuwala walala wiripu‐guḻku'.” 12 Bala ŋayipina Delalayuna märraŋala raki' yuṯa, wuṉḏaŋarrnha dhika raki', bala ḏapḏapmaraŋalana ŋanya Djämdjinnha. Yo, ŋunhi ḏarramuwurrunydja galkurruna yukurrana ŋunhala warraŋul, ga biyapul ŋayi ŋunhiyi miyalktja yatjurruna, “Djämdjin, dhuwalana Bilitjiyapuyŋunydja marrtji yukurra lili märranharawuna nhuŋu.” Ga dhunupa ŋayinydja Djämdjindja gaŋgathina, guḻk‐guḻkthurrunana rakiny'tja ŋunhi.

13 Ga biyapul ŋayi Delala waŋana nhanukala Djämdjingala bitjarra, “Wakal‐ŋurra nhe yukurra dhuwala ŋarrakala, yakana nhe yuwalkkuma yukurra ḻakarama ŋarraku. Ḻakaraŋa ŋarrakala, nhaltjurruna ŋuli dhika ŋula yolthu yolŋuyu ḏapmaraŋunydja nhuna?”

Ga ŋayinydja waŋana Djämdjindja bitjarra nhanukala. “Nhäŋa ŋarranha marwat dhuwala weyin. Ga ŋuli yurru ŋula yolthu ŋarranha marwat bothu'yama ŋuruŋu girri'yu ŋunhi walala ŋuli dharpuma yukurra girri' baḻaŋgit; ga ŋuli yurru walala ŋarranha marwat warray ŋunhimalayi gurrunhan, ga ŋunhiyinydja bitjan ŋarra yurru ganydjarrmiriwyirrina, bitjan dhuwala wiripu‐guḻku' yolŋu'‐yulŋu.”

14 Yuwalkthi Delalayu yakurrkuŋalana ŋanya, bala ŋilitjara ŋunhi girri'lilina ŋunhiwalana marwattja ŋanya Djämdjinnha, bala ḏälkuŋalana yana ŋilitjara. Ga biyapul ŋayi yatjurruna waŋana, “Djämdjin gaŋgathiyana! Dhuwalana Bilitjiyawuynydja walala marrtji yukurra, märramana yurru nhuna.” Ga ŋayinydja dhunupa gaŋgathinana, ga dhayaḻana marwattja ŋayi ŋunhi.

15 Ga ŋayinydja waŋana dhäykanydja bitjarra, “Yakana dhuwala nhe ŋarraku yukurra märr‐ŋamathirri yuwalktja. Ḻurrkun'mirri nhe ŋarranha yukurrana warku'yurrunanydja. Yaka nhe ḻakaraŋala ŋarraku dhunupa, nhäyu nhuna yukurra wuṉḏaŋarrkumanydja.” 16 Bitjarrana liŋguna ŋayi ŋanya yukurrana walu‐ŋuparana ŋoy‐wulaŋalanydja waŋananydja, ga ŋayinydja Djämdjindja djawaryurrunana nhanukala dhä‐wirrka'yunarayu marrtjinyarayu. Bala ŋuliŋurunydja ŋayi nhanŋu yuwalknha wal'ŋu ḻakaraŋla, 17 waŋana bitjarrana gam'. “Yurruna ŋarra dhawal‐wuyaŋina, ŋarrakala ŋäṉḏi'mirriŋuyunydja ŋarranha wekaŋala ganaŋ'maraŋalana nhanŋuwaynha Godkuna, ga beŋuru liŋgu ŋunhi ŋarra dhawal‐wuyaŋina, ŋarranydja nhanŋuway yana Garraywu; yaka dhuwala yukurrana marwat ŋarraku gulkthurruna beŋuru bili. Ŋunhi ŋuli ŋula yolthu ŋarranha marwattja gulkthurru, ŋarranydja ŋuli ganydjarr winya'yurruna; ŋarra yurru ganydjarrmiriwyirrina yalŋgithirrina, bitjan dhuwala wiripu‐guḻku' yolŋu'‐yulŋu.”

18 Bala ŋayi Delalayunydja dharaŋarana ŋunhi ŋulinyaramirriyunydja nhanŋu ŋayi yuwalknha wal'ŋu ḻakaraŋala, bala ŋayi dhäwu'na djuy'yurruna ŋuriki buŋgawawuna walalaŋgu, waŋana bitjarrana, “Go marrtjiyana lili walala! Yuwalknha dhuwala ŋayi ḻakaraŋalanydja ŋarraku yana; marŋgina ŋarra liŋguna nhaltjan ŋilimurru yurru ŋanya ganydjarrmiriwyama, djaw'yun ganydjarr nhanukala.” Ga ŋunhi walala buŋgawamirrinydja yolŋu'‐yulŋu marrtjinana lili yana, withiyarana ŋanya gäŋala rrupiyana nhanŋu Delalawu. 19 Bala ŋuriŋi dhäykayu gayŋikuŋalana ŋanya Djämdjinnha makarrlilina nhanukalay ŋayi, bala wiripunydja ḏarramu marrtjina lili, bala gulkthurrunana marwatnha yukurrana ŋanya Djämdjinnha. Ga dhunupa yana ŋunhi ganydjarrnydja nhanukala winya'yurrunana.

20 Bala ŋayi biyapul wäthurruna waŋana bitjarra, “Djämdjin gaŋgathiyana. Dhuwalana Bilitjiyawuynydja marrtji yukurra märranharawuna nhuŋu.”

Ga ŋayi Djämdjindja bira'yurruna yanapi ŋayi gaŋgathinya ŋuli waḏutja‐wala dhayaḻa, bitjanna ŋayi ŋuli ŋäthili. Yurru bäyŋuna. Maḻŋ'maranhamina ŋayi ŋanyapinyay ŋayi ŋunhi ŋayinydja yalŋgi'yinana, ganydjarrmiriwnha, balanyarana bitjan wiripu‐guḻku' ḏarramuwurru, bili Garrayyunydja ŋanya liŋguna gonha'yurrunana.

21 Bala walalanydja ŋuriŋi Bilitjiyapuyŋuyunydja ḏarramuwurruyu mulkanana ŋanya, bala bambaykuŋalana dharpuŋala maŋutjina maṉḏanha yana märrma'kuŋalana. Bala walala märraŋalana ŋanya, bala gäŋala ŋunha ‡ GazaGäthalilina wäŋalili. Ḏapmaraŋalanydja walala ŋanya djimuku'yuna raki'yu, bala ŋilitjara ŋanya ḻoḻulilina, ga ŋunhalana ŋayi yukurranha ŋuli djämanydja mirithinyana, ŋathana ŋuli yukurranha yarrwa'yuna birrali'na. 22 Yo, nhinananydja ŋayi yukurrana ŋunhala märr‐weyinŋumirrina, bala marrtjina ŋutharana marwattja biyapul.

23 Ga ŋuliŋurunydja dhurrwaraŋuru bala walala ŋunhi § PhilistiaBilitjiyapuyŋunydja buŋgawamirri yolŋu'‐yulŋu waŋanharamina bitjanminana, “Gul' ŋilimurru yurrum'marama dhuwala yolŋunha walalanha; ŋilimurru yurru ḻuŋ'thun ga märr‐ŋamathinyamirri yukurra waŋganyŋura, buku‐ŋal'yun yukurra yurru ŋilimurruŋgalaŋuwu waŋarrwu * DagonDaykungu.” 24 Yuwalkthi walala yurrum'maranhaminanydja, ga bukmak yolŋu'‐yulŋu yukurrana barkparkthurruna märr‐ŋal'yurruna ŋurikiyi waŋarrwu walalaŋgalaŋuwu, waŋananydja walala yukurrana bitjarrana,

25 Bena dhika goŋmirriyinana yä‐ä‐ä, wiṯthurrunana walala, ga waŋanharaminana bitjanminana, “Go, ŋilimurru Djämdjinnha gäma dhipala lili, beyarrmakkuma ŋilimurru yurru ŋanya warku'yun.” Yuwalkthi walala gäŋalana ŋanya Djämdjinnha ŋunhimalayina wäŋalili, yurru bambaynhana walala gäŋalanydja lili ŋanya, bala ŋilitjarana, bala nherraranydja ŋunhiwala dhuḏililina guṉḏalili, yurru guṉḏa maṉḏanha ŋunhiyi yukurrana makarr djingaryurrunanydja ŋuriki buṉbuwu.

26 Djämdjindja waŋana gayul, giyalkiyal waŋana ŋunhi gurrmulnha ḏarramunha ŋunhi ŋayi ŋanya yurru marrtji bala waṉa‐gulama, bitjarrana ŋayi waŋananydja, “Nherrala ŋarranha goŋ maṉḏanha dhipala makarrlili bala'lili, ŋarra ḏukṯuk ŋarra yurru mulka,” bitjarra.

27 Yo, buṉbunydja ŋunhiyi ŋutu'na dhikana bathalana wal'ŋu, ga yolŋu'‐yulŋunydja ŋunhimala ḻuŋ'thurruna nhinananydja yukurrana biyapulnha dhaŋaŋnha, bena mala'mirriŋuna yolŋu yukurrana nhinana 3000 ḏarramuwurrunydja ga dhäykawurrunydja, dhaŋaŋnha biyapulnha miṯtjinydja, ga bukmak ŋunhi Bilitiyapuyŋuwu buŋgawamirri walala, walalanydja bukmak yana ŋunhi nhinananydja yukurrana ŋunhili waŋganyŋura buṉbuŋura, ga bukmakthu walala yukurrana warku'yurrunanydja ŋanya Djämdjinnha.

28 Bala yana ŋayinydja Djämdjindja bukukurru waŋana Godkala bitjarrana, “Garray, ŋarranhanydja guyaŋiya. Ganydjarr ŋarranha wekaŋana biyapul waŋganymirrina, märr ŋarra bumana dhuwala Bilitjiyapuyŋunhanydja bukmakkumana.” 29-30 Bala ŋayi Djämdjindhu makarrnydja ŋunhi maṉḏanha mulkana baṯ bitjarrana, bala yana ḏur'yurrunana ŋuriŋina ganydjarryuna, ga waŋananydja ŋayi yatjurruna bitjarrana, “Ŋarranydja yurru rakunydhirrina dhuwala manapa ŋanapurru Bilitjiyapuyŋu.” Ḏur'yurrunanydja ŋayi ŋunhi, ḏur' bitjarranydja, bala ŋayinydja marrtjina ŋunhi guṉḏanydja ḏaw'yurrunana buku‐yupthurrunana ŋunhi buṉbunydja warrpam'nha, dhurrtj' bitjarra muŋdhurrunanydja, bala dhä‐muŋdhurrunana ŋunhi yolŋu'‐yulŋunhanydja bukmaknhanydja, ga ŋayipinydja Djämdjindja rakunydhina ŋunhiliyina bili, dhambay ŋunhi yolŋu'‐yulŋu Bilitjiyapuyŋuna.

Yo, ŋunhi ŋayi yukurrana walŋaŋga yana nhinana Djämdjin, ŋayi ŋuli bunha yukurranha yolŋu'‐yulŋunha ŋunhi Bilitjiyapuyŋunha guḻku'nhana, ŋunhi walala miriŋu ‡ 16:29–30 IsraelYitjuralpuyŋuwu. Ga ŋunhi ŋayi rakunydhinana‐wala, ga ŋunhalanydja ŋayi bumara dhaŋaŋnhana biyapulnha wal'ŋu ŋunhiyi miriŋunha.

31 Ga Djämdjingu gurruṯu'mirrinydja walala marrtjina lili, ga märraŋala ŋanya rumbal goŋliliyaŋala, bala djaw'yurruna balayi walalaŋgiyingalana wäŋalili; dhalkaraŋalanydja walala ŋanya ŋunhimalayi dhambay‐manapara bäpa'mirriŋuwala § ManoahManawawalana.