1 Pilateangka soldier-soldieranda balkanda Jesus wuybubu kulbanka. Jana Jesus jururr-jururr wuybubu kulban, yaykarr-yaykarrda kulban. 2 Jana dakil bukulji manin. Bukul kalbali, jalngkun bajaku. Jana dakil bukulji mulun-bungan yala jilngarr, yijarrin Jesusanda dukulbu. Jana kambi ngala-ngala manin, kambi yala shirt kalbali. Jana Jesusanda kambikuda didan. Jana soldier-soldierangka Jesus kuya-bungan, nyungundu kambi didan yala kambi majamu kingamu. 3 Jana Jesusanda yubaku kadarin, yalaman, “Ya, yundu maja yalbay bajaku bamanga Jew-warramu, king.” Jana nyungunin marabu yaykarrdaku walu-kulbanda.

4 Pilate ngalkalba dungan baja, bamanda yalaman, “Ya, ngayu nyungunin ngalkalba wundil, yurranda. Yurra binalda ngayu wawu kari nyungunin yarkinkaku kuninka. Nyulu yalada, nyulu kari buyun-daman. Ngayu nyungunin wawu kari mambarrinka wulanka.” 5 Jesus ngalkalba kadanda, bukuljiku, kambijiku ngala-ngalajiku. Pilateangka jananda yalaman, “Dingkar nyaka. Buyunji.” 6 Jana nyungunin nyajinda, buliman-bulimanangka, maja-majangka yalbaynja. Jana nyajin, yirrkan, “Nyungunin jukungu walngkan-dama. Jukungu walngkan-dama.” Pilateangka jananda yalaman, “Yurraku nyungunin manada, jukungu walngkan-dama. Ngayu yurranda balkan, nyulu kari buyun-daman.” 7 Yamba jana Jew-warrangka yalaman, “Nyulu must wulay, lawmunku ngujakuramunku. Nyulu balkan nyulu Godumukuda kangkalkuda. Nyulu balkan nyulu yalarrku God. Nyulu yinyaynka must wulay.”

8 Pilateangka yinya kuku nyajin Godunku, nyulu mumbarku yinyilmankuda. 9 Pilateangka soldier-soldieranda balkan Jesus bayanba walay-maninka baja. Pilate yalarrku walan baja. Nyulu Jesusanda babajin, “Wanjamun yundu?” Jesus yinyilji kari, yamba nyulu kari balkan, nyulu jankaku janan. 10 Pilateangka nyungundu yalaman, “Yundu wanyurrinku ngaykunji kari balkaway? Ngayu maja yalbay. Ngayu wawubu, ngayu yununin jailmun yungal. Ngayu wawubu, ngayu jananda balkal yununin jukungu walngkan-damanka, yarkinkaku kuninka. Ngayu maja yalbay. Yundu ngaykundu balka.” 11 Jesusangka yalaman, “Godungkuku yunun maja-bungan Jew-warranka. Yunduku kari majaman. Godungkuku. Yinyaynka yundu majaman ngaykunku. Yundu nganya kuninka, yinya buyun. Yamba jana nganya mambarrin yunundu, jana yinyarrin buyun bajaku.”

12 Yinyaynka Pilate wawu jirray bajaku Jesus yunganka. Kari. Jana Jew-warrangka yirrkan, “Kaki yundu nyungunin yungal, yundu Caesaramu jawun kari. Jesus, nyulu majamanka, kingmanka; nyulu Caesaramu karrnga-dajinka, job.” Caesar, nyulu maja yalbay bajaku, maja bamanka Rome-warranka, bamanka Jew-warranka, wubuliynkaku.

13 Pilateangka yinya kuku nyajin, nyulu yinyilman, Caesarangka kuli dajinji nyungundu. Nyulu Jesus ngalkalba wundin. Judgeumu chair yinyaymba janjanan wuyara kuljinga balan-balanba. Jana burri dalkin, Kulji Balan-balan. Kukungu Hebrewngu, burri Jarra-jarra. Pilate yinyaymba chairnga bundan. 14 Wungar wangkar-wangkarda. Warngku nyubun holiday Passover kaday. Pilateangka bamanda Jew-warranda yalaman, “Yanyu yurranga maja, king.” 15 Yamba jana yirrkan, “Wundi! Nyungunin wundi! Jukungu walngkan-dama.” Pilateangka jananda yalaman, “Yurra wawu-karimanyaku yurranga maja king jukungu walngkan-damanka.” Maja-majangka yalbaynja yalaman, “Nganjinanga maja king nyubunku, nyulu Caesar.”

16 Pilateangka soldier-soldieranda Jesus mambarrinda, jukungu walngkan-damanka.

17 Jana Jesus townmun wundin bubungu burri Dukul Bajibay. Kukungu Hebrewngu Golgotha. Jesus jananji dungan, juku cross jarra-kulbal-kulban. 18 Jana Jesus nailda daman, mara, jina; jukungu walngkan-daman. Dingkar jambul yinyaymba, bula wurrmay-baka. Jana bulanin yalarrku jukungu walngkan-daman, Jesus dindarra jajirrin bulanda. 19 Pilateangka kabanba balkan. Nyulu kabanba balkan, “Yanyu Jesus townku Nazarethmunku, maja yalbay bamanga Jew-warramu, king.” Pilateangka kaban kukuji daman crossmunbu, bamangka wubuliynjaku yinya kuku nyajinka. 20 Nyulu kuku kulur walu-yindu walu-yindu balkan, kuku Hebrew, kuku Roman, kuku Greek. Yinya bubu yubaku townbu. Yinyaynka Jew-warrangka wubuldu yinya kaban kukuji nyajin. Jana bubumun yindu-yindumun. 21 Jana maja-majangka Pilateanda yalaman, “Yundu kari balkanyaku, ‘Yanyu maja yalbay Jew-warramu, king.’ Kari. Yundu balkanyaku, ‘Yanyungku dingkarangka yalaman, “Ngayu maja yalbay Jew-warramu, king.” ’ ” Jana nyajin, balu nyulu Jesus jurril. 22 Yamba Pilateangka yalaman, “Kari. Ngayu kari jurrkil baja. Ngayu kuku kabanba balkan, kuku kabanba yalaku bunday.”

23 Yala, jana soldier-soldierangka Jesus jukungu walngkan-daman, jana nyungu kambi manin, ngami-ngami-bungan. Soldier-soldier 4-bala, jana kambi jana-karrajiku wambawan. Kambi nyubunku bawajin, kambi ngulkurr bajaku. Yinya kambi yala shirt dingkar-dingkarangka ngadiku didanya. 24 Soldier-soldier jana-karrajiku balkawan, “Ngana kari dumbarrinka, kambi ngulkurr. Dice yilbanka binalmanka wanjungku dingkarangka yinya kambi maninka.” Jana dice yilbanda, nyubundu kambi manin. Ngadi bajaku Godungku nyungu kuku dajin bamanda. Yinya kuku yalaku:

28 Jesus jukungu walngkal-walngkan, nyulu binal nyungu work bubungu kunbaynda. Nyulu binal Godumu kuku manubajamankuda. Nyulu yalamanda, “Ngayu banaka wawu-wulay.”

29 Jungkalu yinyaymba, yiraji grapemunji kaka, vinegar. Jana wuju manin, yiranga ngaban, yira manin wujubu. Jana wuju yirajiku kajan jukungu, nyungundu jukubu wangkar-bungan ngandalba. Nyulu nukan. 30 Wawu nukanyamun nyulu yalaman, “Ngayku work kunbaynda.”

Nyulu dukul badaman. Nyulu nyungu wawu yunganda, wulanyarrkukuda.

31 Jana bama Jew-warra Pilateanda kadarin. Jana nyungundu babajin soldier-soldieranda balkanka ngarri dumbarrinka, dingkar-dingkar jukungu jinbalku wularinka. Jana wawu yarkin-yarkin jukumun walnganka, Saturday kadanjiku. Yinya Saturday jana holiday Passover haveim-bunganka. Jana yalaku, jana must yarkin nanda, holiday Passover kadanjiku. Jana wawu kari yarkin-yarkin walngkal-walngkanka Passovermundurr. Jana yinyaynka wawu ngarri dumbarrinka, dingkar-dingkar jinbalku wularinka. 32 Pilateangka kuku yungan soldier-soldieranda, ngarri dumbarrinka. Jana wurrmay-baka bulanin ngarri dumbarrin. 33 Jana Jesusanda kadarin. Kari, jana nyajin nyulu wulankuda. Jana nyungunin ngarri kari dumbarrinda. 34 Soldierangka nyubunyinja nyungu kalka manin, Jesus yinkan kalkabu daman. Nyulu kalka kulban, Jesusandamun yinkanmun wanarrin, mula, bana.

35 Ngayu John, ngayu yinya nyajin, yinyaynka ngayu kabanba balkan-balkal. Ngayu balkan-balkal, yurra bamangka wubulduku kuku nyajinka, believeim-bunganka. Ngayu Jesus nyajinya jukungu, ngayu manubajabuku balkan-balkal. 36 Jana soldier-soldierangka Jesus ngarri bajibay kari dumbarrinya, Godumu kuku manubajamankuda. Godumu kuku yalaku:

38 Nyubun dingkar burri Joseph. Nyulu townku Arimatheamunku. Nyulu Jesusamu jawun, yamba nyulu kiraynjaku nyungunin kuku nyajin, yinyilmundu. Nyulu bamanda kanbalba kari balkan, yinyilmundu. Nyulu yinyilji maja-majanka Jew-warranka, jana Jesusanka wawu kari bajaku. Yala, Joseph Pilateanda kadan, babajin, “Yalada ngayu yarkin maninka, nandanka?” Pilateangka yalaman, “Yala.” Josephangka yarkin maninda. 39 Dingkar yindu burri Nicodemus. Nyulu ngadiku Jesusanda kirayku kadan, wujurrbu kadan, balkawanka. Nyulu jila mini-mini wundin, jirray bajaku. 40 Bama Jew-warra yalaku, jana yarkin yanday-bunganya nandanka. Jana jila mini-mini maninya, mararr jilabu mini-minibu julngkanya, yarkin mararrda kajanya, nandanya. Jana yalaku. Jana, Joseph, Nicodemus, yindu-yindu, jana Jesus yarkin manin, mararr linen julngkan jilabu mini-minibu, yarkin mararrda kajan. 41 Yinyaymba bubu bunjal yala park yubaku bubungu Jesus wulan. Bulkaji kuljinga bubungu bunjalba wunanan. Yinya bulkaji jirakal. Bamangka bakan, yarkin nandanka. Kariku. Bamangka kariku yarkin nandan yinyaymba bulkajimunbu. 42 Jana Jesus yarkin nandanka, Saturdaymanjiku. Jana yalaku, jana must kunbay-mana, wujurr kadanjiku. Yinya bulkaji yuba, jana yarkin yinyaymba bulkajimunbu yijarrinda. Jana kulji yalbay bajaku yiringkan, jakal nandanka.

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