1 Yuu, Christian marrkarrangupa [Christian brothers, friends, brothers and sisters ??] nyurraku kurlkapirli jinaku karrinyarna pala muwarr ngalypakata. Nyarra “muwarr pirnirninyurraku” [wurrarnarnanyurraku ??] Pikalyjartinyju pinakarrinyinyurralu pala muwarr, yijalmarta jirninyurralu, kuwarri yirrkulu tarlka kalkurnanyurru. 2 Yirrkulu yijalmarta jinakanu, nyungulu muwarrju ngalypakatalu Nyampali Jesus Christ kartuwarra marnanyurrinyi. [Actually it is the Lord Jesus Christ who saves you, when you believe the message.] Palajun yijalu yijalmarta jinajalu, munu partarl yijalmarta jirnanyurra. 3 Warinyarrangulu purlpi yinku muwarr jakurl kanyajiya. Palaja pala muwarr jakurl kanganyarnanyurraku ngajulu. Pinakarrayi! Nganyjurru wiyirr Ngarrkanga panypanyiyirni. Palajalu Ngarrkalu nganyjurru wirlanaku. Christ marlkarri jarrinyinganyjurruku kartuwarra manaku, Ngarrkamilijangarra muwarrjangarra. Palajun. 4 Jungkaranga wirrirnayi, kujarrapa warajangangarra turlpa jini marlkarrija Ngarrkalu, Ngarrkamilijangarra muwarrjangarra. 5 Yirrirni Peter-lu, palaja yirrirnayi Twelve-jungarra [??]. 6 Palaja kurrngalju yija yirrirnayi, yajanakatarrangulu 500-ju warajangangarra. Jinta [??] purlpi marlkarri jarrinyiyi. Kurrngal [??] wanka jarrinyiyi kuwarri. 7 Palaja James-ju yirrirni, yarti wiyirrju Apostles-ju [??] yirrirnayi. 8 Yartikala yirrirnirni ngajulu pukun nyirrirnikartilu. 9 Jintanga Apostles-ja [??] ngaju puru, wupartukapali yija. [I am not even worthy to be called an Apostle - key term: Apostle ?] Purlpi wirlarnakinyirnijaninyi Christian-arrangu Ngarrkamilirrangu ngajulungarra [key term: 'ekklasia' / 'congregation' / 'ones called together for a meeting']. 10 BUT, Ngarrka ngalypa yija ngajuku [key term: gracious, showing favour to people who don't deserve it ??]. Palinyjungarra ngaju jirninyi nyungukapali kuwarri. Yuu, munu partarl ngajunga ngalypa jirniji. Munurti! Ngajulu wirtu yija warrkamu jirnirni, ngajunga palarrangulu jintalu Apostles-ju wupartujakun warrkamu jirniyi. Munurti ngajulu, Ngarrkalungarra jirnikinyiji ngajunga. 11 Yijapa ngajulu muwarr pirni, yijapa palarrangu muwarr pirniyi, puru wanta, nganarnalu wiyirrju muwarr pirniyirni pala warajajakun muwarr, nyarra muwarr ngalypakata yijalmarta jirnikinyiya nyurralu wiyirrju.

12 Nganarnalu miranu jinakinyiyirni Christ marlkarri jarrinyaja Ngarrkalu mana kanya kanka. Jintalu nyurranga wurrarnayi marlkarrinyjarri marlkarri wantulupiyi, munu wankanyu jarrulupiyi. 13 Yijapa marlkarrinyjarri marlkarri wantulpiyi, Christ-ngarra pukun marlkarri wantuliny. 14 Yijapa Christ munu wankanyu jarrima, nganarnalu wurranakinyiyirni mitu wakany, nyurralu puru yijalmarta jarrinyinyurru mitungu. 15 Yijapa marlkarrinyjarri munu wankanyu jilkulinyjaninyi Ngarrkalu, nganarnalu mitu marnayirni Ngarrka. Wurrarnayirni Ngarrkalu kanka mana Christ. Janamilija muwarrja, nganarnamili muwarr munu yija muwarr. 16 Yijapa marlkarrinyjarri munu kanka manamajaninyi Ngarrkalu, Christ munu kanka manama Ngarrkalu. 17 Yijapa Christ munu kanka manama Ngarrkalu, puru yijalmarta jirnanyurru, yirrkulu panypanyakatarrangu nyurra. ?? 18 Palarrangu yijalmarta jarrinyiyi Christ-japa yarti marlkarri jarrinyiyi Wikakarti Wirtukarti yanayi, munu kulpulupiyi! 19 Yijapa nyungungujakun warrarnjajakunngarra wankanyu waninyanga, pikaly waninyanyi Christ-ja, wurrarniyarninyi wankanyu jilinganinyi Ngarrkalu, jinta paju yija jarrulupiyinganaku! [more sorry for us than for anyone else] ??

20 Pala mitu. Nyungu yija-yiji muwarr: Ngarrkalu marlkarriny jarrinyaja kankangarra mana Christ! Paliny walangkarr yana, palinyja yarti kanka malkulinyjaninyi kurrngal yiji Ngarrkalu! 21 Warajalu marrngulu jinajalu wiyirr marlkarri jarrayinyi. Palakapalingarra warinyju marrngulu jinajalu wiyirr wankanyu jarrinyinyi. 22 Nganyjurru marrngurrangu wiyirr Adam-milirrangu nyirrirnikartijarrangu. Palaja marrngurrangu wiyirr marlkarri jarruliny nganyjurra. Yakujun nganyjurra wiyirr Christ-milirrangu wankanyu jilkulinynganyjurrinyi Ngarrkalu. [Note the forward reference, followed by return to present time:] 23 Jurtungu yajalkulupiyarninyi. Christ walangkarr, palaja, kulpanyaja Heaven-ja paliny, palinyja yijalmarta jinakatarrangu wiyirr. 24 Palaja Christ-ju jipi jilkulinyjaninyi [all rulers and powers and forces — shall we specify Satan and the mirurrurrangu ?] Yartikarra Christ Nyampali Wirtu jarruliny. Palaja wiyirr yungkuliny Ngarrka. Palaja Ngarrkalu wurralkuliny, “Jipi!” 25 Pala yartiku. Kuwarriku Christ nyampali jarrinyakupa wirlalkulinyjaninyi wiyirr yukuny pinakatarrangu palinyku. 26 Yukuny pinakata nyirrirningarra Death. 27 Ngarrkamili muwarr wurraninyi, “Ngarrkalu wirrirni wiyirr kaninykurti Christ-mili jina.” (Ngarrkalu munu wirralkulinyparninyi kaninykurtingi Christ-mili jina. Ngarrkalu jinta wiyirr wirrirni kaninykurtingi Christ-mili jina.) 28 Palaja, Christ wiyirrku Nyampali jarrinyaja, wirrilkulinyparninyi kaninykurtingi Ngarrkamili jina. Palajunju Ngarrka Nyampali Wirtu jarruliny wiyirrku, nyarrakurnujirri.

29 Warinyarrangu marlkarri jarrinyiyi janpa jinamajirri. Jintalu wariny marrngu janpa jinijaninya, wurrarnayi, “Palajunju jinajalu ngalypa jilkulinyjanaku marlkarrinyjarriku.” Nyarra warinyarrangulu wurrarnayi, “Marlkarri jarrinyaja, marlkarri wantuluman ngarramarnti.” Janamilirrangu muwarr rurru pirnayarninyi. Yijapa marlkarrinyjarri marlkarri wantulupiyi, janpa jinaku marrngu wariny munu ngalypa jilkuliny, munu wankanyu malkuliny! 30 Kurlkapirli jarrulinyurru nganarnapa. Jinta wirla-wirlalkulinynganinyi karrpurrangu karrpu. 31 Karrpurrangu warinypa wariny marlkarri wirlalajiyili! Yijarla pala muwarr! Kamparta ngaju Christ-ju jinajalu nyurranga. Yijarla pala muwarr pukun! 32-33 Palarrangulu marrngurrangulu Ephesus-ja kulipartirnajiya. Jana lion-arrangukapalipa tiger-arrangukapali! Yijapa marlkarrinyjarri marlkarri wantulupiyi, kulipartinajalu munurti yija jirnirni! Yijapa marlkarrinyjarri marlkarri wantulupiyi, “Ngalkunyi, minpilkunyi, marntungu marlkarri jarruluminyi!” Jintalu wurrarnayi muwarrarrangu palakapali. Mitu muwarr janamili. Munu pinakarrayijanaku! [“Bad company corrupts good character.”] 34 Jurtulu yija kurlkapirli jarrayi, munu kurlujartiny jilkulinyurra [stop sinning!] Jinta nyurranga munumpa waninyayi Ngarrka. Kurntany wantayi palaku.

35 Jintalu japirr marnayi, “Wunyjurru Ngarrkalu kanka malkulinyjaninyi marlkarrinyjarri? Nganikapali kawu janamili?” 36 Munu ngawu wantulinyurru. Jijirr jungkanga wirrinaja, marlkarri jarrinyaku. Palajangarrajakun turlpalkuliny, wirtu jarruliny, warruly jarruliny. 37 Pala warruly turlpanyaja wariny yija, munu jijirrkapali. 38 Ngarrka miranu palaku jijirrku, yinganya kuwarrija kawu, karrinya palangarra. 39 Marrngurrangu, kuwiyirrangu, wirrujartinyarrangu, janpamalurrangu majangujartiny, warinypa wariny. 40 Wiyirr parlparrja waninyayi kawujartiny. Wiyirr jungkanga waninyayi kawujartiny. Warajapa waraja, wariny yija jintanga wiyirrja. 41 Karrpu munu wirlarrakapali. Wirlarra munu panikatarrangukapali. Waraja panikata munu warinykapali panikatakapali.

42 Palakapali jarruliny kawuku nganyjurrumilirranguku. Nyungurrangu kawu marlkarri jarrulupiyi, wirrilapiyijaninyi jungkanga, jijirrkapali. Kanka manaja, wankanyu wantulupiyi ngarramarnti. 43 Nyungurrangu kawu manyurla, munu ngalypa yirrinaku. Kanka manaja ngalypa yiji wantulupiyi, marrjapanu. 44 Nyungunga warrarnja waninyaja, marrngulu warlininyi nyungu kawu. Partarl warlilkuliny wariny kawu, kanka manaja kawu, parlparrja kawu.

45 Ngarrkamilalu muwarrju wurraninyi, “Nyarra walangkarr pirirri, yini Adam, marrngu wankanyu jarrinyi. Nyirrirnikata pirirri, Christ, pirlurr wankanyu jinakata jarrinyi. 46 Pala kawu warlinapinti walangkarr jarrayinyi, yarti pala parlparrja kawu jarrayinyi, warlinawayi kawu. 47 Ngarrkalu yarni mana pala walangkarr pirirri, Adam, kurlurluja. Pala nyirrirnikata pirirri, Christ, parlparrja milpanya. 48 Marrngurrangu nyungunga warrarnja kawujartiny Adam-kapali. Marrngurrangu parlparrja kawujartiny Christ-kapali. 49 Kuwarri nyungungu warrarnja nganyjurru kawu Adam-kapali. Yarti parlparrja kawu nganyjurrumili Christ-kapali jarrulupiyi.

50 Marrkarrangu ngajumili [??], Ngarrkamili ngurra parlparrja waninyi ngarramarntiku. Nyungurrangu kawu nganyjurrumili, majangujartinypa pijirrijartiny, nyilykirr jarrulupiyi. Munu waninyakayi ngarramarnti. Partarl wantulupiyi Ngarrkamilinga warrarnja parlparrja.

51 Yuu, ngurnjul ngalypakata yija wurralamarnanyurraku: Nganyjurranga jinta munu marlkarri jarrulupiyi. Nganyjurra wiyirr warinykapali jarruluminyi. 52 Jampangangarra jarruliny, wirlujartukapali. Angel-ju trumpetjartinyju wirtu ngurntirri jilkuliny. Ngarrkalu wiyirr marlkarrinyjarri kanka malkulinyjaninyi, ngarramarntiku munu nyilykirr jarrulupiyi. Palanga wankanyurrangu nyungungu warrarnja wariny jilkulinyjaninyi, nganyjurru munu marlkarri jarruluminyi, wankanyu wantuluminyi ngarramarntiku. 53 Nyungurrangu kawu nyilykirrpinti Ngarrkalu wariny jilkulinyjaninyi, marlkarriwayipa nyilykirrwayi. 54 Nyungurrangu kawu nganyjurrumili manyurla, marlkarri jarrulupiyi. Ngarrkalu wariny jilkulinyjaninyi, munu yiji marlkarri jarrulupiyi. Palaja marrngu wiyirr miranu jarrulupiyi, Ngarrkamili purlpija muwarr yija: 55 “Marlkarri jinakatakayi, Christ-ju marlkarringarra wirlarnanta! Marlkarri jinakatakayi, partarl kampalkulinynganyjurrinyi!” 56 Marrngurrangulu munu pinakarrinyayi Ngarrkanga. Palaja Ngarrkamili Manguny marlkarri wirlanaku. Parra-parra wirtu yija jilkulinyjanaku. 57 Ngarrkalu ngakarnanganyjurraku Christ, kartuwarra manakata jarrinyaku nganyjurraku. Christ-ju marlkarri jirni pala marlkarri jinakata. Palajalu nganyjurrulu wurralaminyi Ngarrka, “Yarranija!” 58 Palajalu, marrkarrangu, tarlka wantulinyurru, janngankawayi. Yirrkulu pikalyju warrkamu jilkulinyurralu Nyampali Jesus-ku. Wiyirrju jinajarrangulu palinyku Ngarrka pilaly jilkuliny. [??]

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