Pitjantjatjara, often pronounced Pitjantjara, (emphasis on the first syllable) is one of the Western Desert family of languages found in Central and Western Australia. Speakers of the closely related language, Yankunytjatjara, will also be able to understand this Bible. It was originally spoken in the North West Corner of South Australia spilling over into Western Australia and the Northern Territory although, of course, then, there were no state borders. Today it is still widely spoken in that area particularly in what is now called the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia. Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa are important sites of the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara people. The 2010 census puts the number of speakers at 2,363 but it also admits that figure is too low. The figure is more likely to be between 3,000 and 4,000. Translation of the Pitjantjatjara New Testament began in the early 1940s not long after the commencement of the Presbyterian Mission at Ernabella. The Gospel of Mark was completed at the end of 1945 and was finally published by the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1949. Work continued over the next 20 years resulting in the publication of a shorter New Testament in 1969 containing Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Ephesians, James and 1 John published by the same society, now renamed Bible Society in Australia. There was a period, then, of about 10 years in which no more translation was completed. In 1978, at the initiation of a local interest group in Ernabella, translation recommenced with portions of the Old Testament with the support of Bible Society Australia, Wycliffe Bible Translators, the Uniting Church in Australia and the Lutheran Church of Australia. This Pitjantjatjara Bible Translation Project became an incorporated association in 1981 and for the next 20 years, many Pitjantjatjara translators worked together with Wycliffe amp Bible Society translation advisors and consultants to complete a new translation of the New Testament and about 15% of the Old Testament. This volume was first published by the Bible Society in 2002. Reprints were done in 2007 (including some revisions), 2009, and 2014. In 2011 a new project to translate the rest of the Old Testament was initiated by a new generation of Pitjantjatjara translators –daughters and sons of the translators of the New Testament. There are currently over 20 translators working on various books of the Old Testament. The first book to be published in this new era was Daniel in 2015. In 2017-18 members of the Pitjantjatjara Bible Translation Project partnered with Bible Society Australia and Faith Comes by Hearing to do a dramatized multi-voice recording of the Pitjantjatjara New Testament. In the process a number of revisions were made and this edition reflects those changes.

Bible text: Pitjantjatjara © Bible Society Australia 2002, 2007, 2018 www.biblesociety.org.au Recording of the Bible ℗ Hosanna, 2018

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 <div class="label">3</div><div class="s">Jesunya Munu Nicodemusanya</div><div class="p"> 1Wati kutjupa nyinangi ini Nicodemusanya wati Pa&#7775;atji, munu palu&#7775;u wati Jew kuranyitja tju&#7791;angka tjungutja. 2Munu wati nyara palu&#7775;u anu Jesulakutu mungangka munu wangkangi palula, &#8220;Nintilpai, ngana&#7753;a ninti panya Godalu nyuntunya witu&#7753;u ngana&#7753;anya nintintjaku. Panya watingku miracle nyanganpa nyuntu palyantjitja pu&#7791;u palya&#7753;i Godala wiyangka, palu panya Godalu nintinnyangka kutju palyalpai.&#8221; </div><div class="p"> 3Palu Jesulu palula wangkangu, &#8220;Tjuka&#7775;urungku&#7753;anta wangkanyi, panya nyuntu pi&#7775;uku i&#7791;iringkunyangka kutju Godalu nyuntunya walytjanma&#7775;a mayatjangku kanyilku.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 4Ka Nicodemusalu wangkangu, &#8220;Yaaltjinga&#7775;a wanyu wati tji&#7739;pi ma&#7739;aku i&#7791;iringkuku? Pi&#7775;uku wanyu ngunytjungka tjuningkariku munu pi&#7775;uku i&#7791;iringkuku?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 5Ka Jesulu wangkangu, &#8220;Wiya, tjuka&#7775;urungku&#7753;anta wangkanyi, panya nyuntu nga&#7753;manypa ngunytjuwanu i&#7791;iringu, munun palulangu&#7775;u pi&#7775;uku i&#7791;iringanyi Kurunpa Mi&#7739;mi&#7739;&#7791;u nyuntunya unngu kampa kutjupankunyangka, ka nyara palulangu&#7775;u kutju Godalu nyuntunya walytjanma&#7775;a mayatjangku kanyilku. 6Panya ngana&#7753;a mamangu&#7775;u ngunytjungu&#7775;u i&#7791;iringkula mantangka wanka nyinapai, palu Kurunpa Mi&#7739;mi&#7739;&#7791;u unngu kampa kutjupankunyangka kutjula wanka ilka&#7775;itjawanu nyinaku, Godaku walytja. 7Mulapa ngayulu wangkangu nyuntunya pi&#7775;uku i&#7791;iringkunytjaku, palu alatji wangkanyangka nyuntu uti urulyaralwiyangku kulinma. 8Panya wa&#7739;pa walytja wangkapai, palu nyuntu ninti wiya yaaltjingu&#7775;u wa&#7739;pa paka&#7753;i munu yaaltjingka wiyaringanyi. Ka nyanga palu pu&#7775;unypa Kurunpa Mi&#7739;mi&#7739;nga ngana&#7753;a nyakunytja wiya, panya palu&#7775;u walytjangku kuli&#7775;a tjarpanyi a&#7753;angungka wa&#7739;pa pu&#7775;unypa munu Godaku walytjaringkunytjaku kampa kutjupananyi.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 9Ka Nicodemusalu pi&#7775;uku tjapinu, &#8220;Yaaltji-yaaltji nyangatja? Pu&#7791;u&#7753;a kulini.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 10Ka Jesulu wangkangu, &#8220;Nyuntu panyan Israelkunu tju&#7791;angka pu&#7739;ka&#7775;a nintilpai munun nyaaku tjukurpa nyanganpa pu&#7791;u kulini? 11Tjuka&#7775;urungku&#7753;anta wangkanyi, panya ngana&#7753;a nyurala nintingku wangkanyi munula nyakunytjatjanungku tjakultjunanyi, ka panya nyura tjakultjunkunyangka ngana&#7753;anya kuli&#7775;a wantinyi. 12Ngayulu nyanga&#7753;a tjukurpa mantatja nyurala wangkangi, ka nyura mulamularingkuwiyangku wantinyi. Munu nyura wanyu yaaltjinga&#7775;a tjuka&#7775;urungku kuli&#7775;a mulamularingkuku tjukurpa ilka&#7775;itja tjakultjunkunyangka? 13A&#7753;angu mantangu&#7775;u ilka&#7775;ikutu tatintja wiya, palu Watiku Katja kutju ninti nyinanyi palulangu&#7775;u pitjanytjatjanu.</div><div class="p"> 14&#8220;Panya Israelkunu tju&#7791;a iriti ilytjingka para-nga&#7775;anyangka Moselu liru pu&#7775;unypa palya&#7775;a utitjunu pu&#7753;ungka,#3:14 Panya Israelkunu tju&#7791;a iriti ilytjingka para-nga&#7775;ala kuraringangi, ka Godalu liru tju&#7791;a iya&#7753;u tjananya patjantjaku. Munu Mosenya wangkangu liru pu&#7775;unypa ayanangu&#7775;u palya&#7775;a pu&#7753;ungka utitjunkunytjaku. Ka a&#7753;angungku lirungku patjannyangka liru panya palunya ira-nyakula wankaringkupai. palu pu&#7775;unypaya ngayunya Watiku Katjanya katu&#7775;a utitjunkuku. 15Kaya a&#7753;angu tju&#7791;a palumpa mulamularingkulampa wanka ti&#7791;utjara nyinaku palula tjungu. 16Panya Godalunku a&#7753;angu uwankaraku pu&#7739;ka&#7775;a mukuringkula katja kutjuku&#7775;utja mantakutu iya&#7753;u, ka a&#7753;angu uwankara palumpa mulamularingkulampa ilu wiya wanka ti&#7791;utjara nyinaku Godala tjungu. 17Panya Godalunku katja mantakutu iya&#7753;u a&#7753;angu tju&#7791;a ngurkanta&#7775;a kuranmankunytjaku wiya, palu tjananya wanka&#7775;unkunytjaku. 18Ka panya a&#7753;angu palumpa katjaku mulamularingkunyangkampa Godalu kuranmankuwiyangku kanyilku, palu palumpa katjaku mulamularingkunytja wiyangku wantinyangkampa Godalu palunya ngurkanta&#7775;a kuranmankuku alatji&#7791;u. 19Palu tili Godalangu&#7775;u mantangka wirka&#7775;a nyinanyi Godanya tjuka&#7775;urungku nintintjikitja. Kaya a&#7753;angu tju&#7791;angku tili pala palunya wantipai mungawa&#7739;u&#7775;uku mukuringkula tjana rawangku kurantjatjanungku. Nyara palulangu&#7775;u Godalu tjananya ngurkanta&#7775;a wantir'iyantjaku nga&#7775;anyi. 20Panya a&#7753;angu kura palyalpai tiliku kuraringkupai, munu tilikutu pu&#7791;u pitjapai kura palumpa tilingku utintjaku-tawara. 21Palu a&#7753;angungku iwara tjuka&#7775;uru mulapa wa&#7753;a&#7775;ampa tilikutu ngu&#7739;u wiya pitjaku, ka tili palu&#7775;u irnya&#7775;a utilku a&#7753;angu palunya panya palu&#7775;u tjuka&#7775;urungku palyaningi Godalawanungku.&#8221;</div><div class="s">Jesunya Munu Johnnga</div><div class="p"> 22Nyanga palula ma&#7739;angkaya Jesunya tjana nintintja tju&#7791;a ku&#7739;u Jerusalemanya wantikatira ngura ititja tju&#7791;angka tjungu para-pitjalinangi manta nyanga palula&#7791;u Judeala. Munuya baptise-katingi a&#7753;angu tju&#7791;a ngura nyara palunya ngura&#7775;a tju&#7791;a. 23Ka Johntu ngapartji baptise-katingi&#7791;u ngura kutjupangka ini Ainanta ngura ini Salimala itingka, panya u&#7775;u pu&#7739;ka ngaringi ngura nyara palula. Kaya a&#7753;angu tju&#7791;a nyara palulakutu pitjangi u&#7775;ukutu baptise-katinytjaku. 24(Nyangatja nga&#7753;manypa panya palunya tjailangka tjarpatjunkunytja kuwaripangka.)</div><div class="p"> 25Kaya Johnku nintintja tju&#7791;angku wati Jew kutjuku pika-pikaringkula ngaparku wangkangi a&#7775;a panya tjanampa tjuka&#7775;urungku palyantja-tjiratjangku minangka panya paltji&#7775;a.#3:25 Jew tju&#7791;angkuyanku tjakangku inmaku ritiringkunytjikitjangku minangka paltjilpai. 26Munuya palula ma&#7739;angka Johntakutu ankula wangkangu, &#8220;Nintilpai, wati panyatja panya munga&#7791;u nyuntula wirkanu karu panya Jordanta kakara&#7775;a, kan panya ngana&#7753;ala tjakultjunangi. Panya palu&#7775;u kuwari palumpa ma&#7739;pa tju&#7791;atjarangku a&#7753;angu tju&#7791;a baptise-katinyi. Kaya winki mulapa palulakutu ananyi.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 27Ka Johntu wangkangu tjanala nyanga alatji, &#8220;Wiya, watingku wa&#7775;ka nyanga palu pu&#7775;unypa palyalpai Godalu witunnyangka kutju. 28Panya nga&#7753;manytju&#7753;a nyurala wangkangu alatji, &#8216;Ngayulu&#7753;a Christanya wiya panya Wanka&#7775;unkupainya Godalu panya kalkuntjitja wiya. Palu panya Godalu&#7753;i kuranyu iya&#7753;u palumpa iwarankunytjaku.&#8217; Ka panya nyura kulinu. 29Panya watingku kuri a&#7739;&#7791;ipai ka palumparipai alatji&#7791;u. Ka panya watiku ma&#7739;pa ila nga&#7775;ala palumpa puku&#7739;aripai. Palu pu&#7775;unypa kuwari ngayulu pu&#7739;ka&#7775;a puku&#7739;arinyi palumpa. 30Ka nyura palunya pu&#7739;kanmanama panya nyara palu&#7775;u ngayula wainta&#7775;a pu&#7739;ka mulapa, ka ngayulu pu&#7739;ka wiya.&#8221; Nyanga alatji Johntu palumpa nintintja tju&#7791;angka wangkangi.</div><div class="p"> 31Munu pi&#7775;uku wangkangi, &#8220;Panya ilka&#7775;ingu&#7775;u pitjanytja nyara palu&#7775;u pu&#7739;ka mulapa nyinanyi uwankarangka waintarinytja. Ka wati mantangka nyinapai, palu&#7775;u panya mantatja alatji&#7791;u munu tjukurpa mantatja tju&#7791;a kutju wangkapai. Palu ilka&#7775;ingu&#7775;u pitjanytja mulapa uwankarangka waintarinytja alatji&#7791;u nyinanyi. 32Munu palu&#7775;u tjakultjunkupai ilka&#7775;ingka nyakunytjatjanungku kulintjatjanungku, palu mantangka nyanga a&#7753;angu uwankarangku palunya kulilwiyangku wantinyi.</div><div class="p"> 33&#8220;Palu a&#7753;angungku palunya kuli&#7775;a mulamularingkulampa palu&#7775;u kulilpai mulapa Godalu tjuka&#7775;urungku wangkapai. 34Panya Godalu iyantjalu Godaku tjukurpa kutju wangkapai, panya Godalu palula Kurunpa Mi&#7739;mi&#7739;nga tjarpatjunu alatji&#7791;u palunya pu&#7739;ka&#7775;a witulyankunytjaku. Ka nyara palulangu&#7775;u palu&#7775;u Godaku tjukurpa wangkapai. 35Kulilaya! Panya Mama Godanya katjaku pu&#7739;ka&#7775;a mukuringanyi munu palulangu&#7775;u palunya tjunu uwankara mayatjarira witulyangku kanyintjaku. 36Ka a&#7753;angumpa palumpa katjaku mulamularingkulampa wanka ti&#7791;utjara nyinaku Godala tjungu, palu katjangka tungunpungkula wantirampa palu&#7775;u tjungu wiya mau&#7753;&#7791;alpa alatji&#7791;u nyinaku, ka Godanya palumpa ti&#7791;utjara mirpa&#7753;pa nyinaku.&#8221;</div>
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Wati kutjupa nyinangi ini Nicodemusanya wati Paṟatji, munu paluṟu wati Jew kuranyitja tjuṯangka tjungutja. Munu wati nyara paluṟu anu Jesulakutu mungangka munu wangkangi palula, “Nintilpai, nganaṉa ninti panya Godalu nyuntunya wituṉu nganaṉanya nintintjaku. Panya watingku miracle nyanganpa nyuntu palyantjitja puṯu palyaṉi Godala wiyangka, palu panya Godalu nintinnyangka kutju palyalpai.”
Palu Jesulu palula wangkangu, “Tjukaṟurungkuṉanta wangkanyi, panya nyuntu piṟuku iṯiringkunyangka kutju Godalu nyuntunya walytjanmaṟa mayatjangku kanyilku.”
Ka Nicodemusalu wangkangu, “Yaaltjingaṟa wanyu wati tjiḻpi maḻaku iṯiringkuku? Piṟuku wanyu ngunytjungka tjuningkariku munu piṟuku iṯiringkuku?”
Ka Jesulu wangkangu, “Wiya, tjukaṟurungkuṉanta wangkanyi, panya nyuntu ngaṉmanypa ngunytjuwanu iṯiringu, munun palulanguṟu piṟuku iṯiringanyi Kurunpa Miḻmiḻṯu nyuntunya unngu kampa kutjupankunyangka, ka nyara palulanguṟu kutju Godalu nyuntunya walytjanmaṟa mayatjangku kanyilku. Panya nganaṉa mamanguṟu ngunytjunguṟu iṯiringkula mantangka wanka nyinapai, palu Kurunpa Miḻmiḻṯu unngu kampa kutjupankunyangka kutjula wanka ilkaṟitjawanu nyinaku, Godaku walytja. Mulapa ngayulu wangkangu nyuntunya piṟuku iṯiringkunytjaku, palu alatji wangkanyangka nyuntu uti urulyaralwiyangku kulinma. Panya waḻpa walytja wangkapai, palu nyuntu ninti wiya yaaltjinguṟu waḻpa pakaṉi munu yaaltjingka wiyaringanyi. Ka nyanga palu puṟunypa Kurunpa Miḻmiḻnga nganaṉa nyakunytja wiya, panya paluṟu walytjangku kuliṟa tjarpanyi aṉangungka waḻpa puṟunypa munu Godaku walytjaringkunytjaku kampa kutjupananyi.”
Ka Nicodemusalu piṟuku tjapinu, “Yaaltji-yaaltji nyangatja? Puṯuṉa kulini.”
Ka Jesulu wangkangu, “Nyuntu panyan Israelkunu tjuṯangka puḻkaṟa nintilpai munun nyaaku tjukurpa nyanganpa puṯu kulini? Tjukaṟurungkuṉanta wangkanyi, panya nganaṉa nyurala nintingku wangkanyi munula nyakunytjatjanungku tjakultjunanyi, ka panya nyura tjakultjunkunyangka nganaṉanya kuliṟa wantinyi. Ngayulu nyangaṉa tjukurpa mantatja nyurala wangkangi, ka nyura mulamularingkuwiyangku wantinyi. Munu nyura wanyu yaaltjingaṟa tjukaṟurungku kuliṟa mulamularingkuku tjukurpa ilkaṟitja tjakultjunkunyangka? Aṉangu mantanguṟu ilkaṟikutu tatintja wiya, palu Watiku Katja kutju ninti nyinanyi palulanguṟu pitjanytjatjanu.
“Panya Israelkunu tjuṯa iriti ilytjingka para-ngaṟanyangka Moselu liru puṟunypa palyaṟa utitjunu puṉungka, palu puṟunypaya ngayunya Watiku Katjanya katuṟa utitjunkuku. Kaya aṉangu tjuṯa palumpa mulamularingkulampa wanka tiṯutjara nyinaku palula tjungu. Panya Godalunku aṉangu uwankaraku puḻkaṟa mukuringkula katja kutjukuṟutja mantakutu iyaṉu, ka aṉangu uwankara palumpa mulamularingkulampa ilu wiya wanka tiṯutjara nyinaku Godala tjungu. Panya Godalunku katja mantakutu iyaṉu aṉangu tjuṯa ngurkantaṟa kuranmankunytjaku wiya, palu tjananya wankaṟunkunytjaku. Ka panya aṉangu palumpa katjaku mulamularingkunyangkampa Godalu kuranmankuwiyangku kanyilku, palu palumpa katjaku mulamularingkunytja wiyangku wantinyangkampa Godalu palunya ngurkantaṟa kuranmankuku alatjiṯu. Palu tili Godalanguṟu mantangka wirkaṟa nyinanyi Godanya tjukaṟurungku nintintjikitja. Kaya aṉangu tjuṯangku tili pala palunya wantipai mungawaḻuṟuku mukuringkula tjana rawangku kurantjatjanungku. Nyara palulanguṟu Godalu tjananya ngurkantaṟa wantir'iyantjaku ngaṟanyi. Panya aṉangu kura palyalpai tiliku kuraringkupai, munu tilikutu puṯu pitjapai kura palumpa tilingku utintjaku-tawara. Palu aṉangungku iwara tjukaṟuru mulapa waṉaṟampa tilikutu nguḻu wiya pitjaku, ka tili paluṟu irnyaṟa utilku aṉangu palunya panya paluṟu tjukaṟurungku palyaningi Godalawanungku.”

Nyanga palula maḻangkaya Jesunya tjana nintintja tjuṯa kuḻu Jerusalemanya wantikatira ngura ititja tjuṯangka tjungu para-pitjalinangi manta nyanga palulaṯu Judeala. Munuya baptise-katingi aṉangu tjuṯa ngura nyara palunya nguraṟa tjuṯa. Ka Johntu ngapartji baptise-katingiṯu ngura kutjupangka ini Ainanta ngura ini Salimala itingka, panya uṟu puḻka ngaringi ngura nyara palula. Kaya aṉangu tjuṯa nyara palulakutu pitjangi uṟukutu baptise-katinytjaku. (Nyangatja ngaṉmanypa panya palunya tjailangka tjarpatjunkunytja kuwaripangka.)
Kaya Johnku nintintja tjuṯangku wati Jew kutjuku pika-pikaringkula ngaparku wangkangi aṟa panya tjanampa tjukaṟurungku palyantja-tjiratjangku minangka panya paltjiṟa. Munuya palula maḻangka Johntakutu ankula wangkangu, “Nintilpai, wati panyatja panya mungaṯu nyuntula wirkanu karu panya Jordanta kakaraṟa, kan panya nganaṉala tjakultjunangi. Panya paluṟu kuwari palumpa maḻpa tjuṯatjarangku aṉangu tjuṯa baptise-katinyi. Kaya winki mulapa palulakutu ananyi.”
Ka Johntu wangkangu tjanala nyanga alatji, “Wiya, watingku waṟka nyanga palu puṟunypa palyalpai Godalu witunnyangka kutju. Panya ngaṉmanytjuṉa nyurala wangkangu alatji, ‘Ngayuluṉa Christanya wiya panya Wankaṟunkupainya Godalu panya kalkuntjitja wiya. Palu panya Godaluṉi kuranyu iyaṉu palumpa iwarankunytjaku.’ Ka panya nyura kulinu. Panya watingku kuri aḻṯipai ka palumparipai alatjiṯu. Ka panya watiku maḻpa ila ngaṟala palumpa pukuḻaripai. Palu puṟunypa kuwari ngayulu puḻkaṟa pukuḻarinyi palumpa. Ka nyura palunya puḻkanmanama panya nyara paluṟu ngayula waintaṟa puḻka mulapa, ka ngayulu puḻka wiya.” Nyanga alatji Johntu palumpa nintintja tjuṯangka wangkangi.
Munu piṟuku wangkangi, “Panya ilkaṟinguṟu pitjanytja nyara paluṟu puḻka mulapa nyinanyi uwankarangka waintarinytja. Ka wati mantangka nyinapai, paluṟu panya mantatja alatjiṯu munu tjukurpa mantatja tjuṯa kutju wangkapai. Palu ilkaṟinguṟu pitjanytja mulapa uwankarangka waintarinytja alatjiṯu nyinanyi. Munu paluṟu tjakultjunkupai ilkaṟingka nyakunytjatjanungku kulintjatjanungku, palu mantangka nyanga aṉangu uwankarangku palunya kulilwiyangku wantinyi.
“Palu aṉangungku palunya kuliṟa mulamularingkulampa paluṟu kulilpai mulapa Godalu tjukaṟurungku wangkapai. Panya Godalu iyantjalu Godaku tjukurpa kutju wangkapai, panya Godalu palula Kurunpa Miḻmiḻnga tjarpatjunu alatjiṯu palunya puḻkaṟa witulyankunytjaku. Ka nyara palulanguṟu paluṟu Godaku tjukurpa wangkapai. Kulilaya! Panya Mama Godanya katjaku puḻkaṟa mukuringanyi munu palulanguṟu palunya tjunu uwankara mayatjarira witulyangku kanyintjaku. Ka aṉangumpa palumpa katjaku mulamularingkulampa wanka tiṯutjara nyinaku Godala tjungu, palu katjangka tungunpungkula wantirampa paluṟu tjungu wiya mauṉṯalpa alatjiṯu nyinaku, ka Godanya palumpa tiṯutjara mirpaṉpa nyinaku.”

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