1 Palaja Abram-ju yakarna Egypt, pirrakarti warrarnkarti Canaan-karti kulpanyi. Kanya palinymili mirtawapa palinymili marrkamurninymili partany, Lot, kanyajaninyi warrkamukatarrangupa wurrukarra wiyirr. 2 Palanga Abram kurrngaljartiny yija-yiji kuwiyirrangujartiny, kukurnjari, nanikutu, purlika, tangki, kamal, miji-mijipa warnku, ngani warralpirti.

3 Ngurrarrangu ngurra yaninyikinyiyi, kulpanyiyi nyarrakarti ngurrakarti Bethel-martaji. 4 Palangangarra purlpilu Abram-ju kuru marna warnkurrangu, muwarr pirnikinyalu Ngarrkaku. Kulpanyajalu yarrana ngarluja yiji nyurra marna Ngarrka.

5 Lot pukun palanga waninyikinyi, kuwiyirrangupa warrkamukatarrangu, kurrngaljartiny paliny. (Palanga jinta ngurrararrangu pukun nyarranga warrarnja waninyikinyiyi, Canaan-milirrangupa Periz-milirrangu.) [Translation Team to decide: should we use “Canaan-mili” or “Canaanite-mili” ??] 6 Kuwiyirrangu munuyiji palanga warrarnja. Abram-milalu warrkamukatarrangulupa Lot-milalu warrkamukatarrangulu partarl warrulyku kanyjirnikinyiyi kuwiyirranguku. 7 Palajalu pulanymilalu warrkamukatarrangulu kulilu yirrirnikinyiyarninyi.

8 Abram-ju wurrarnili Lot-ja, “Ngali waljajirri. Kulimajirri wantuli, kulimajirri wantulupiyi ngajumilipa nyuntumili warrkamukatarrangu. 9 Nyungu warrarn wirtu. Jinta pilkularninyi. Ngurrju malaman warrarn nyuntumili. Mankuluman nyuntulu palaji warrarn, ngaju yankulumarna warinykurnu.”

10 Lot-ju parrjarn-parrjarna warrarn kakarrakurnu, yirrirni parlkarra pijumartaji, yini pala piju Jordan. Pala warrarn ngalypa yiji, ngapa wirtujartiny, Zoar-kartijakun, Ngarrkamilikapali Garden-kapali, warrarnkapali Egypt-kapali. Palanga parlkarranga waninyikinyipulu tawunjirri, ngapijirri, Sodom-pa Gomorrah. 11 Ngurrju marna palangarra warrarn Lot-ju, kakarrakurnu yana. Palajun jinta pirnipularninyi Abram-pa Lot. 12 Abram Canaan-ja warrarnja waninyikinyi, Lot-ju parlkarranga ngurra jirni nyarrajirri tawunmartajijirri, wangka Sodom-martaji ngurra jirni. 13 Palarrangu marrngurrangu Sodom-ja panypanyikinyiyili Ngarrkanga. Yija-yiji kurlujartinyarrangu jana. (Yarti Ngarrkalu wirlarnapulinyi palajirri yintajirri, Sodom-pa Gomorrah.)

14 Palaja Abram-aja wurrarnili Ngarrkalu, “Nyunguja parrjalaman wiyirr ngunarrijirri, yalinyjakurnupa, kurilakurnu, kakarrakurnupa karakurnu. 15 Nyungu warrarn wakany yungkulumarnanta, nyuntukupa nyuntumilirranguku jamuji karlujirrangukupa nyirrirnikartijarranguku, ngarramarnti. 16 Kalkulumarnajanaku, kurrngal yiji jarrulupiyi. Nyuntumilirrangu partarl yinipa wirrilipiyijaninyi jintalu. 17 Jipi yanka-yankuluman nyungungu warrarnja, parrjalaman. Wiyirr nyuntumilingarra. Yungkulumarnarnta ngajulu.” Palajun wurrarnili Abram-ja.

18 Palaja Abram-ju yakarna pala ngurra, warinykarti ngurrakarti yana, mungkarrangungu Mamre-nga waninyikinyi, tawunmartaji, Hebron-martaji. Yarrana wuru jirni warnkurrangu, ngarluja nyurra marna Ngarrka.

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