1 Ngaka-karirlalku Jijaji warrkarnu pawurtu-kurra, manu pina-yanurnu mangkuru Kaliliyi-wana kirri-kirraju Kapurniya-kurra jurrku-kurra kujalpa yalirla tarnnga nyinaja. 2 Wurra-juku kujalpa Jijajiji nyinaja ngurungka, ngula-puruju yapa-patu-karirlijilpalurla kangurnu tarlu wapanja-wangu pangkarrarla. Kuja-jana Jijajirli nyangu, wangkaja-nyanu kanunju-kariji, “Nyampu tarlu manu nyanungu-nyangu puntu, ngulaju kajulu ngajuku wala nyinami yungurna parlpuru-mani.” Jijaji wangkajarla nyampuku tarluku, “Ngajuku marlpa, kula lani-jarriya! Kujanparla karlirr-yanu jurnta Kaatuku wilji-wiyi, ngulaju ngula-juku. Ngajulurlu karnangku majumajuju jurnta maninjarla kijirni.”

3 Ngulangka ngalya-karilpalu nyinaja kuruwarrikingarduyu-patu. Purda-nyangulu Jijaji wangkanja-kurra, manulu-nyanu wangkaja kanunju-kariji, “Nyampuju wati kulalparla kuja wangkayarla, lawa! Kaatulku kuja kanyanu ngarrirni nganta.”

4 Jijajirlilpa-jana miyalurlu manu, manu nyangulpa-jana miyalurlu kujalpalurla miyalu kanunju-kari nginji-wangkaja. Ngula-jangka-jana wangkajalku, “Nyarrpa-yijala kankujulu kujaju nginji-wangkami? 5 Nyarrpa kankulu nyurrurlarlu manngu-nyanyi? Nyarrpa-manirna nyampu tarluju? Kajikarnarla mayi wangka yangka kujarnarla majumajuju jurnta maninjarla kujurnu? Kajikarna mayi karrinja-yirrarninjarla wapanjaku ngurrju-mani? 6 Ngajujurna Yapa-nyayirni-wangu Kaatu-kurlangu. Kaaturluju ngajuju yilyajarni yartarnarri-kirli yungurna-jana ngajurlangurlu majumaju jurnta kijirni yapakuju. Jalangu yungurna tarlu nyampuju parlpuru-mani yungunkujulu ngaju milya-pinyilki.”

Junga-juku, Jijaji wangkajarla tarluku, “Ngaju karnangku wangka, karrinja-pardiya, manu pangkarrangku manta nyuntu-nyangu, ngula-kurluju ngurra-kurralku pina-yanta!” 7 Junga-juku, tarlu-jangkaju karrinja-pardija, manu ngula-jangkaju pina-yanu ngurra nyanungu-nyangu-kurra. 8 Kujalu yapangku nyangu wati karrinja-pardinja-kurra, mukulu lani-jarrija. Milya-pungulkulu kujarla Kaaturlu yungu Jijajikiji yartarnarri parlpuru-maninjaku yapakuju. Kujarlanya, yalirlajukulurla Kaatukuju pulka-pungu.

9 Yali-jangkaju yampija nguru yaliji, manulpa yaninjarni yanu yirdiyi-wanaju. Kamparrurla yirdiyirla, yuwarli-pardulpa tala-kurlangu karrija wupuju-pardu, ngulangkajulpa wati warrki-jarrija kaninjarni yirdiji Matiyu, ngulaju tala puntarninjakungarduyu. Kuja Jijaji yaninja-yanurnu, parlu-pungu Matiyu warrki-jarrinja-kurra, ngularla wangkaja Jijaji, “Matiyu, ngajuju puraya, manu kurdungurlu-jarriya ngaju-nyangu!” Junga-juku, Matiyuju karrinja-pardija, Jijajilki puraja.

10 Ngula-jangkaju, Jijajiji yanu Matiyu-kurlangu-kurra ngurra-kurra miyiki ngarninjaku. Ngulangkaju-jana jirrnganja ngarnu miyi kurdungurlu-patuku nyanungu-nyanguku manu ngalya-kariki yapaku tala puntarninjakungarduyu-patuku Matiyu-piyaku manu ngalya-kariki yapaku majuku yangka-patuku kuja kalalu-jana punku-pajurnu. 11 Ngalya-kari yapa Paraji-patu, ngulangka-yijalalpalu nyinaja yuwarlirla. Ngulangkujulpalu-jana lirlki-nyangu Jijaji jirrnganja ngarninja-kurra. Nyampu-paturlu Paraji-paturlulu-jana payurnu Jijaji-kirlangu kurdungurlu-patuju, “Nyiyaku kajana nyuntu-nyangurlu tiijarlu jirrnganja ngarni nyampurrakuju maju-patuku?”

12 Jijajirli purda-nyangu-jana wangkanja-kurra Paraji-patu, ngulakuju-jana wangkajalku nyanunguju, “Ngurrju yapa kula kalu yani ngangkayi-kirli-kirra, kula nyiyaku? Kala nyurnu-nyayirni kajilpalu yantarla ngangkayi-kirli-kirra, ngulaju ngula-juku. 13 Ngajurna ngangayi-kirli-piya Kaatu-kurlangu. Yanurnu kujarna ngaju nyampu-kurra walya-kurra, ngulaju kula yapaku ngurrjuku yajarninjakuju. Kala ngarirna yanurnu yapaku maju-panuku yajarninjakuju yungulurla pina-yanirni Kaatukuju. Ngula-warnuju yantalu, manulu miimii-nyangka yangkaju jaru kuja Kaaturlu yirri-puraja Payipulurla nyurru-wiyi. Kujanya Kaatuju wangkaja:

14 Ngaka-karilki, ngalya-kari Jaanu-kurlangu kurdungurlu-patu yanurnulurla Jijajiki, manulu payurnu nyanunguju, “Kaatu-kurlangukungarnti purlapakungarnti, nganimpa Jaanu-kurlangu-patu manu yangka Paraji-patu, nyinami karnalu miyi ngarninja-wangu parra wiri munga wiri yungurnalurla Kaatuku yati-wangka. Kala nyiya-jangkarlulku-yijala kalu nyuntu-nyangurluju kurdungurlu-paturlu mangarriji kutu ngarni?”

15 Jijajirli-jana jangku-manu, “Jaanu-kurlangu-paturlu manu yangka Paraji-kirlangu-paturlu kalu purami-jiki kuruwarri Mujuju-kurlangu. Kala kurdungurlu-paturlu ngaju-nyangurlu kalu purami kuruwarri ngaju-nyangu jalangu-warnuju. Nyampuju yimi-nyayirni-wangu yungurna-nyarra yirri-pura yupukarra-kurlu yungunkulu pinalku nyina kuruwarri ngaju-nyangukuju. Watingki nganangku-puka kaji mani karnta nyanungu-parnta, ngulakungarntirliji kajana yirrarni kurapaka-wiyi nyanungu-nyanguku puntu-watiki yungulu ngarni. Ngula kaji palka-juku nyina yangkaju wati, ngarni-jiki kalu ngampurrparlu puntu-watirli nyanungu-nyangurlu. Kulalpalu-nyanu ngarninja-wangu-mantarla. Ngakarrangakarra marda yangkaju wati kapulu-jana yapangku puntu-patukuju jurnta kanyilki. Ngula-jangkaju kapulu-nyanu mangarri-wangu-manilki maringkiji.”

16 Jijaji-jana yarda wangkaja, “Nyampuju yimi-nyayirni-wangu yungurna-nyarra yirri-pura jinajina-kurlu nyurru-warnu-kurlu yungunkulu pinalku nyina kuruwarri ngaju-nyangukuju. Nyurru-warnukuju rdilypirrpakuju jinajinakuju, kulalparla nganangku jalangu-warnu jinta-maninjarla parnta-yirrakarla wita-kariji pijijiji. Kajilpa yapangku parnta-yirrakarla jalangu-warnu pijiji nyurru-warnurla jinajinarla, ngula-jangka kajika wita-jarrimi pijijiji paljirninja-warnuju, ngulangkuju kajika yangka parnta-yirrarninja-warnurlu yarda wantiki-mani rdilypirrpaju, kajika larra-pajirninja-yani jinajinaju.”

17 Jijaji-jana yarda wangkaja, “Nyampuju yimi-nyayirni-wangu yungurna-nyarra yirri-pura pama-kurlu jalangu-warnu-kurlu yungunkulu pinalku nyina kuruwarri ngaju-nyangukuju. Kulalpa nganangku-puka winjikarla jalangu-warnu pama yakuju-piya-kurra nyurru-warnu-kurra pilikutu-kurlangu-kurra pinti-kirra pama-kurlangu-kurraju. Kajilpa pama winjikarla nyurru-warnu-kurra yakuju-piya-kurra, ngulaju kajika lirrinjarla rdurl-pardi yakuju-piyaju. Ngula-jangkaju, pama kajika karli walya-kurralku. Kala jalangu-warnu pama, yapangkujulpa winjikarla jalangu-warnu-kurra yakuju-piya-kurraju yungu ngaka ngarni ngurrju-juku.” Kujanya-jana Jijajiji wangkaja yungulu purami kuruwarri nyanungu-nyangu-mipa.

18 Wurra-juku kujalpa-jana Jijaji wangkaja-juku yapa-patukuju, watirla yanurnu nyanungu kujalpa nyinaja Juwu ngulaju jaajikingarduyu wiri. Ngulajurla yaninjarla kamparru-kirli mirdijirrpijirrpi-jarrinjarla parntarrinjunu wangkanjakungarnti. Wangkajarla Jijajiki, “Jalangu, ngajujurna kirda-puka-jarrija kanangkaku! Yantarni nyurnuku yungunpa marnpirni yungu wankarulku nyinami!”

19 Junga-juku, Jijajiji karrinjarla yanulku wati-kirli, manu nyanungu-nyangu kurdungurlu-paturlulu-jana puraja nyanungu-jarra.

20-21 Ngula-puruju karntangku jintangku purdangirli-wanarlu puranja-yanu Jijajiji, ngulajulpa nyinaja nyurnu wiri yalyukupurda kaninjarni palkangka. Ngulajulpa nyinaja nyurnu yalyukupurda kujalpa warrarda karlinja-yanu 12-palaku yulyurrpuku. Ngula-jangkaju, wangkaja-nyanu karntaju, “Kajilparna marnpikarla kanunju-warnu Jijaji-kirlangu jurnarrpa, ngulaju kajikarnarla marlaja ngurrju-jarri pina.” Junga-juku, jurnarrpalku marnpurnu Jijaji-kirlangu.

22 Warrukirdikirdi-jarrinjarla karntalku nyangu Jijajirli. Jijajiji wangkajarla karntakuju, “Kulalpanpaju lani-jarriyarla ngajuku, wiyarrpa. Nyuntunpaju marlaja parlpuru-jarrija pina kujanpaju wala nyinaja ngajuku.” Junga-juku yalirla-juku karntaju ngurrju-jarrija.

23 Ngula-jangkaju, Jijaji yanurnulku wati wiri-kirlangu yuwarli-kirra, kujalpa yalirla yurntalu-nyanu nyurnu ngunaja kuja nyurru-juku lawa-jarrija. Kuja yukajarra yuwarli-kirraju, nyangu-jana ngalya-kari yapa kujalpalu-nyanu waarr-pakarnu maringki, manu panu-karirlangu yangka kujalpalu juturnu kurlumpurrngu wita-piya-kurlurlu* flutes 24 Jijaji-jana wangkajalku, “Nyurrurla yapa-patu, nyampu-ngurlujulu yanta! Lawa, kula kirda-puka-jarrija, jarda-jala-ngarra-ka ngunami nyampuju kurduju!” Kuja-kurraku wangkanja-kurraku, yinkalkulurla ngarlarrija Jijajiki. 25 Ngula-jangka, muku-jana yilyaja yarlu-kurra yitirli-kirra. Ngula-jangkaju, Jijaji yanu ruumu-pardu-kari-kirra yalirla kujalpa yurntalu-nyanu Jayiruju-kurlangu ngunaja turdurr-ngunanja-warnu. Jijajirla yarnkaja rdakaku, manu yangkaju wati-kirlangu yurntalu-nyanu karrinja-pardijalku. 26 Ngula Jijajirli wati-kirlangu yurntalu-nyanu wankaru-manu, yimiji nguru-wanaju warru yanu.

27 Jijajiji pardijarralku kirri-ngirliji, yalirla kuja wankaru-manu wati-kirlangu yurntalpa. Kujalpa wapanja-yanu-juku, milkari-jarrarlu wati-jarrarlu purdangirli puranja-yanurnu-pala Jijajiji, purlanja-yanulpa-palarla, “Nyuntu, Tapiti-kirlangu ngalapi-nyanu, mari-jarrinjarla-jarrangku ngurrju nyinaka ngajarraku!”

28 Yukajarralku Jijajiji kaninjarni yuwarli-kirra, manu milkari-jarrarlu-pala purajarra-juku kaninjarra yuwarli-kirraju. Jijajirli-palangu payurnulku, “Nyarrpa kanpala-nyanu manngu-nyanyi yungurnangkupala mayi parlpuru-mani?”

Jangku-manu-pala Jijajiji, “Yuwayi, Warlalja-Wiri! Ngajarraju karlijarrangku wala nyina nyuntukuju yungunpa-jarrangku parlpuru-mani.”

29 Marnpurnulku-palangu milpa-jarraju Jijajirliji, manu-palangu wangkaja nyanungu-jarrakuju, “Kujanpajupala ngajukuju wala nyinaja, jalangurlu-juku kanpala nyanyilki.” 30 Junga-juku, nyangulku-pala wati-jarrarluju. Jijaji-palangu pututu-pinjarla wangkaja, “Yimi-ngarrirninja-wangu-pala yanta yapa-kurra kujarnangkupala nyanjaku ngurrju-manu milkari-warnuju.”

31 Kula-pala purda-nyangu Jijaji wati-jarrarluju. Parnkaja-pala, manulu-jana yapakuju warru yimi-ngarrurnu kuja Jijajirli-palangu milpa nyanjaku ngurrju-manu.

32 Yuwayi, kuja-pala pardijarra milkari-jarraju, ngula-palangu Jijajirli nyanjaku parlpuru-manu, ngula-puruju yapa ngalya-karirlilirla kangurnu wati-kari. Nyampurlu watingkijilpa juju ngawungawu mardarnu kaninjarni palkangka, ngulangkujulpa wangkanja-wangu-manu.

33 Jijajirliji jurnta yilyaja juju ngawungawu wati-ngirliji, manu yalirla-juku ngurrju-manu wangkanjaku. Yapangku panungku nyangulkulu wangkanja-kurra, manulurla marlaja paa-karrijalku, manulu-nyanu wangkaja, “Nyampurla ngurungka Yijiralirla, kularlipa ngana nyangu yapa parlpuru-maninjaku yapaju Jijaji-piyarlu.”

34 Yalirlangurlalpalu karrija Juwu-patu Paraji-patu kujalu Jijaji nyangu ngula parlpuru-manu wati wangkanjaku. Wangkajalkulu-nyanu, “Juju Ngawungkurla yungu ngangkayi yartarnarri Jijajiki, kujarlunyarla juju-patu ngawungawu jurnta yilyaja nyampu wati-ngirliji.”

35 Jijaji kala-jana warru yanu nguru-wana kirri-kari kirri-kari. Kala-jana Yimi Ngurrju warru yirri-puraja Juwu-kurlangurla jaajirlaju. Kala-jana yirri-puraja Yimi Ngurrju-kurlu Kaatu-kurlu kuja-ka Warlalja-Wiri nyina nyiyarningkijarraku. Manu kala-jana parlpuru-manu yapaju nyiyarningkijarrarlu kuja kala-jana maju-manu. 36 Ngula kala-jana Jijajirli nyangu yapaju, kala-jana mari-jarrija, kulalpalu-nyanu nyarrparlu warrawarra-kangkarla. Ngula-warnuju, Jijajirlilpa-nyanu manngu-nyangu nginyinginyirla, “Jiyipi-piya kalu nyina yangka kulalpalu-nyanu warrawarra-kangkarla, manu kula kajana nganangku muurl-mardarni pakarninja-kujaku.”

37 Jijaji-jana wangkajalku nyanungu-nyanguku kurdungurlu-patuku, “Yapalu-jana nyangka! Panu-jarlu kalu nyina. Kaatu kajana ngampurrpa nyina yungu ngantalurla nyanunguku turnu-warnu nyina. Kala warrkini-patu Kaatu-kurlangu, ngari kalu marnkurrpa-puka nyina, kula panu. Nganangku kapu-jana kanja-yanirni Kaatu-kurraju? 38 Kujarlanyalu-janarla wangkaya Warlalja-Wiriki Kaatukuju. Payikalu yungu-jana yilyamirni panu-kari warrkini-patu nyampu-kurra yungulu-jana turnu-mani yapa panu, yungulu nyina Kaatu-kurlangurla nyanungu-nyangulku warlalja turnu-warnu.”