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

Tjukurpa Palya

Ka Jesunya kutju anu puḻi ini Alipatjaralakutu. Munu ngarira tjiṉṯuringkula mungawinki mulapa maḻaku anu timpulakutu. Ka aṉangu winki palulakutu pitjangu, ka Jesulu nyinakatira tjanala tjukurpa wangkara nintiningi. Ka paluṟu tjanala wangkanyangka wati kutjupa tjuṯangku Moseku tjukurpa nintilpai tjuṯangku, Paṟatji tjuṯangku kuḻu minyma kutju ngalya-katingu. Minyma nyara paluṟu kunyu wati kutjupangka kampangkaṯu ngaringi kuri walytjatjarangka. Kaya katira palunya nguṟurpa ngaṟatjunu. Munuya wangkangu Jesula, “Nintilpai, minyma nyangatjaya nyangu wati kutjupangka kampangkaṯu ngarinyangka kuri walytjatjarangka. Ka panya Moselu walkatjunu minyma nyanga puṟunypa apungka atuṟa iluntankunytjaku wati kutjupangka kampangkaṯu ngarinyangka kuri walytjatjarangka. Kan yaaltji kulini? Iluntankukula?” Palu tjana Jesula ngunti arkaṟa tjapiningi, panya tjana kuliningi, “Tjinguṟu paluṟu ngunti wangkanyangkala palunya kuutpangka katira wangkaku.” Palu Jesulu pupakatira mantangka walkatjunangi manyirkangku.
Kaya rawa nguwantu ngaṟala tjapiningi, ka Jesulu pakaṟa wangkangu tjanala, “Ngananya wanyu palya mulapa nyinanyi kura palyantja wiya alatjiṯu? Uti nyara paluṟu-waraṟa apu mantjiṟa minyma nyangatja atunma.” Munu paluṟu piṟuku pupakatira walkatjunangi mantangka.
Kaya wati panya tjuṯangku kuliṟa kutju kutju ankula wiyaringu tjiḻpi tjuṯa-waraṟa, ka maḻatja tjuṯa ngapartji maḻawanu anu. Ka Jesulu kutjuringkula pupara walkatjunangi.
Munu wiyaringkula pakaṟa nyangu minyma panya paluṟu kutju ngaṟanyangka. Munu paluṟu wangkangu, “Yaaltjiringuya wati panya tjuṯa? Kutju ngaṟanytja wiya nyangatja nyuntunya kuranmaṟa atuṟa iluntankunytjikitja?”
Ka minyma panya paluṟu wangkangu, “Uwa, uwankaraya ankula wiyaringu.”
Ka Jesulu palula wangkangu, “Ka ngayulu kuḻu nyuntunya kuranmaṟa atuntja wiya. Palya ara nguraku, munu piṟuku kura palyantja wiya palyanyku kutju nyinama.”

Munu ngula Jesulu aṉangu tjuṯangka piṟuku wangkangi nyanga alatji, “Ngayuluṉa tili aṉangu manta winkitjaku. Ka kutjupangku ngayunya waṉaṟampa tili wankanya mantjilku, munu tili palunyatjara paluṟu puṯu mungawaḻuṟungka ngaṟaku.”
Kaya Paṟatji tjuṯangku palula wangkangu, “Nyuntunkun walytjangku wangkanyi, kala nyuntumpa puṯu mulamularinganyi.”
Ka Jesulu wangkangu, “Uwa, mulapa ngayulu walytjangku wangkanyi, palu ngayulu tjukaṟurungku wangkanyi ngunti wangkanytja wiyangku, panya ngayulu ninti ngayuku nguraku. Ngura nyara palulanguṟuṉa pitjangu munuṉa ngula maḻaku ananyi nyara palulakutu. Ka nyura ngurpa ngura nyara ngayulu ankunytjitjaku. Nyura aṉangu kutjupa tjuṯa nyakula walytjangku ngurkantaṟa kuranmankupai. Palu ngayuluṉa aṉangu kutjupa tjuṯa wangkapai wiya.
“Palu tjinguṟu ngayulu aṉangu kutjupa nyakula ngurkantankunytjikitja mukuringkula ngayulu tjukaṟurungku ngurkantaṟa wangkaku. Panya ngayulu kutjungku ngurkantankupai wiya. Palu Mamanya ngayunya panya iyantjanya ngayula tjungu nyinanyi kali tjungungku ngurkantankupai. Panya tjukurpa irititja nyurampa alatji walkatjunu, ‘Tjinguṟu wati kutjarangku kutjupa kutjupa nyakunytjatjanungku pitjala nyurala tjakultjunkuku, ka paluṟu pula tjukurpa palunyaṯu wangkanyangka nyura kuliṟa mulamularingkupai. Palu pula pitjala tjukurpa tiṯutiṯu tjakultjunkunyangka nyura kuliṟa puṯu mulamularingkupai.’ Ka palu puṟunypaṯu ngali kutjarangku tjakultjunkupai tjukurpa palunyaṯu, ka pala palulanguṟu nyura uti mulamularingama. Panya ngayuluṉatju walytjangku tjakultjunkupai, ka Mamalu kuḻu tjukurpa palunyaṯu tjakultjunkupai ngayunya panya iyantjatjanungku.”
Kaya palula tjapinu, “Nyuntumpa mama wanyu yaaltji?”
Ka Jesulu wangkangu, “Nyura ngayuku Mamaku ngurpa munu nyura ngayuku kuḻu ngurpa. Tjinguṟu nyura ngayunya tjukaṟurungku ngurkantaṟampa ngayuku Mama kuḻu tjukaṟurungkuṯu ngurkantanama ngayuku nintingkumpa.” Alatji Jesulu tjanala wangkangi timpulangka nyinara, panya nyara palula itingka piti tjuṯa ngaṟangi aṉangu tjuṯangku pitjala mani Godaku tjunkunytjaku. Palu Jewku mayatja tjuṯangkuya palunya nyakula witintja wiyangku wantingi, panya palumpa kuwaripaṯu ngaṟanyangka.
Ka piṟuku Jesulu tjanala wangkangu, “Ngayuluṉa ananyi, kaṉi nyura puṯu ngurilku munu nyura puṯu nguriṟa kura winkiṯu iluku. Munu nyura ngayulu nyara ankunytjitjakutu puṯu ma-wirkankuku.”
Kaya Jewku mayatja tjuṯangku alatji wangkanyangka kuliṟa wangkangu, “Munta-uwa, wati nyangangku wangkanyi nganaṉa kunyu puṯu waṉalku paluṟu nyara ankunytjitjakutu. Tjinguṟunku paluṟu walytjangku iluntankunytjikitjangku wangkanyi.”
Ka Jesulu piṟuku wangkangu tjanala, “Nyura nyanga mantanguṟu, kaṉa ngayulu ilkaṟinguṟu pitjanytja. Panya nyurampa ngura nyangatja, ka ngayulu mantanguṟu wiya ilkaṟinguṟu pitjanytja. Ngayulu panya nyurala wangkangu nyura kura winkiṯu iluku. Panya ngayulu panya paluṟu, panya Godalu iriti kalkuntjanya, ka nyura ngayuku puṯu mulamularingkulampa mulapaṯu kura winki alatjiṯu iluku.”
Kaya tjapinu, “Palu ngananya wanyu nyuntu?”
Ka wangkangu, “Panya paluṟu ngayulu, panya kuwaripatjaraṉa nyurala wangkangu. Ngayulu nyuranya ngurkantaṟa kuranmankunytjaku ngaṟanyi alatjiṯu, nyura kura tjuṯa palyantjitjanguṟu. Palu ngayunya iyantjalu witunnyangka kutjuṉa wangkanyi. Panya ngayunya iyantjanya tjukaṟuru alatjiṯu. Kaṉa palula kulintjatjanungku aṉangu uwankarangka tjukaṟurungku tjakultjunanyi.”
Kaya puṯu kuliningi Jesulu palumpa Mama ilkaṟitja wangkanyangka panya palunya iyantjanya. Ka Jesulu tjanala wangkangu, “Nyura ngayunya Watiku Katjanya ngula utitjunkuku munu utitjunkunytjatjanungku nyura ngayuku nintiringkula kulilku, ‘Munta-uwa, wati nyaratja panya paluṟu, Godalu panya kalkuntjanya, panya alatji paluṟu nganaṉala ngaṉmanytju wangkangi.’ Munu piṟuku nyura kulilku, ‘Munta-uwa, mulapa nyara paluṟu walytjangku palyalpai wiya, munu palumpa Mamangku nintinnyangka kutju wangkapai munu palyalpai.’ Alatji nyura nintiringkula kulilku ngayunya utitjunkunytjatjanungku. Panya ngayunya iyantjanya ngayula tjungu tiṯutjara nyinanyi, kaṉa paluṟu pukuḻarinytjaku rawangku palyaṉi, kaṉi palulanguṟu ngayunya wantikatinytja wiya.”
Kaya paluṟu alatji wangkanyangka tjuṯa mulapa palumpa mulamularingu.

Ka Jesulu wangkangu aṉangu panya palumpa mulamularingkupai tjuṯangka, “Nyura ngayuku tjukurpa mulamulangku kuliṟa rawangku waṉaṟampa ngayuku nintintja mulapa nyinaku. Munu nyura nyara palulanguṟu tjukurpa Godanyatjara tjukaṟurungku kulilku, ka paluṟu nyuranya iwara kuranguṟu mantjintjatjanungku iwara palyangka tjunkuku nyura kaṟalyarira ankunytjaku.”
Kaya Jewku mayatja tjuṯangku wangkangu, “Wiya, nganaṉa aṉangu Aipuṟamaku walytjapiti. Nganalu wanyu nganaṉanya iwara kurangka katiṟinanyi? Wiya, kutjupangku nganaṉanya mayatjarira iwara kurangka katiṟinkunytja wiya alatjiṯu. Kan nyaaku ngunti wangkanyi Godalu nganaṉanya iwara kuranguṟu mantjiṟa iwara palyangka tjunkunytjaku?”
Ka Jesulu tjanala wangkangu, “Tjukaṟurungkuṉa nyurala wangkanyi. Aṉangungkumpa rawangku kura palyaṟampa iwara kurangka tiṯutjara ananyi munu kura palunya puṯu wantikatinyi. Kulila wati munu palumpa katja. Panya katja paluṟu mamaku tjitji tiṯutjara nyinanyi. Ka aṉangu kutjupa malikitja waṟkaku pitjala, paluṟu unytju kutju tjukutjuku nyinapai wati panya palula. Palu watiku katja kutju tiṯutjara nyinapai palumpa mamangka tjungu. Ka Godaku katjangku tjinguṟu nyuranya iwara kuranguṟu mantjiṟa iwara palyangka tjunkunyangka nyura kaṟalyarira iwara pala palula pukuḻpa mulapa ankuku.
“Palu ngayulu nyurampa ninti panya mulapa nyura Aipuṟamaku tjamupiti maḻatja maḻatja. Palu nyura ngayuku tjukurpa kuliṟa wantinyi. Nyara palulanguṟu nyura ngayunya pungkunytjikitjangku kulini. Ngayuluṉa Mamalu nintinnyangka kutju wangkara tjakultjunkupai, ka nyura palu puṟunytjuṯu wangaṉarangku nyurampa mamangka kuliṟa palyalpai.”
Kaya wangkangu palula, “Wiya, nganampa mama Aipuṟamanya kutju.”
Ka Jesulu wangkangu, “Nyura Aipuṟamaku katja wiya. Tjinguṟu nyura Aipuṟamaku katja nyinarampa palu puṟunytjuṯu palyanma panya paluṟu palyantja puṟunypa. Ngayulu panya nyurala Godaku tjukurpa tjukaṟurungku wangkangi palula kulintjatjanungku. Ka nyara palulanguṟu nyura ngayunya iluntankunytjikitja mukuringanyi. Palu Aipuṟamalu Godaku wangkatjara tjuṯa iluntankunytjikitjangku kulintja wiya alatjiṯu. Palu nyura nyurampa mamangka wangaṉarangku kuliṟa palyaṉi.”
Kaya wangkangu, “Palu mama kutjupa-palkulanyan kulini? Wiya, nganaṉala mama Godanya kutjutjara nyinanyi.”
Ka Jesulu tjanala wangkangu, “Wiya, Godanya nyurampa mama wiya. Tjinguṟu Godanya nyurampa mama nyinanyangkampa nyura ngayuku pukuḻarima, panya ngayulu Mama Godalanguṟu pitjangu, munuṉa kuwari nyanga nyurala wangkanyi. Panya ngayuluṉatju walytjangku kuliṟa pitjanytja wiya, ngayuku mamangkuṉi ngayunya iyaṉu. Palu nyaanguṟuṉi nyura puṯu kulini ngayulu wangkanyangka? Wiya, panya nyura ngayuku tjukurpa kuliṟa wantinyi, pala palulanguṟu nyura puṯu kulini. Nyurampa mama panya mamu Satannga, ka nyura palula wangaṉarangku kuliṟa palyalpai. Palu Satannga panya kuwaripatjaralpi miriputju nyinangi munu tjuṯa alatjiṯu iluntanangi. Munu paluṟu tjukaṟuru wiya tiṯutjarangku ngunti kuralpai. Paluṟu tjakangku ngunti kuralpai tjukurpa nguntitjara nyinara. Munu paluṟu ngunti wangkapai tjuṯaku mama.
“Ka ngayulu nyurala tjukurpa Godanyatjara tjukaṟurungku wangkangi, palu nyura kuliṟa ngayuku mulamularingkuwiyangku wantinyi alatjiṯu. Nyura wanyu ngayunya kura ngurkantananyi? Wiya, ngayulu kura wiya alatjiṯu. Palu ngayulu tjukaṟurungku kutju wangkanyi. Ka nyura ngayuku mulamularingkunytja wiyangku wantinyi ngayulu tjukaṟurungku wangkanyangka. Panya Godaku walytja tjuṯangku Godaku tjukurpa wangaṉarangku kulilpai. Palu nyura Godaku walytja wiya, munu nyura nyara palulanguṟu Godalu wangkanytjitja kuliṟa wantipai.”

Kaya Jewku mayatja tjuṯangku wangkangu Jesunya, “Ala palatja, nganaṉa tjukaṟurungku nyuntunya wangkangi. Nyuntun Jew mulapa wiya wati Tjamiṟiyanya nguraṟa munun mamutjara.”
Ka Jesulu wangkangu, “Mamutjara wiyaṉa. Panya ngayulu Mamala wangaṉarangku kulini. Ka nyura ngayunya wangaṉarangku kulintja wiya. Palu ngayulu mukuringkunytja wiya ngayunya tjuṯangku mirawaṉinytjaku. Palu kutjupa nyinanyi munu paluṟu mukuringanyi tjuṯangku ngayunya mirawaṉinytjaku. Nyara paluṟu kutjungku uwankara tjukaṟurungku ngurkantankupai. Kaṉa tjukaṟurungku nyurala wangkanyi, ‘Aṉangungku ngayuku tjukurpa wangaṉarangku kuliṟampa ilunytja wiya wanka tiṯutjara nyinaku.’ ”
Kaya palula wangkangu, “Ala palatja, pala palulanguṟula nyuntunya kulini mamutjara alatjiṯu. Aipuṟamanya panya ngaṉmanypa ilungu, wati Godaku wangkatjara tjuṯa kuḻu. Kan yaaltji-yaaltjingku wangkanyi alatji, ‘Aṉangungku ngayuku tjukurpa wangaṉarangku kuliṟampa ilu wiya wanka tiṯutjara nyinaku.’ Palu nganampa tjamu Aipuṟamanya ngaṉmanypa ilungu Godaku wangkatjara tjuṯa kuḻu, kan nyuntu wanyu Aipuṟamala tjanala waintarinyi? Wiya, nyuntun wati tjukutjuku alatjiṯu.”
Ka Jesulu wangkangu, “Tjinguṟuṉa walytjangku mirawaṉinyangkampa nyura ngayunya ananma. Palu kutjungku ngayunya mirawaṉinyi ngayuku Mamangku. Nyara palunya panya nyura Godanyanmananyi. Palu nyura palumpa ngurpa, ka ngayulu palumpa ninti. Tjinguṟu ngayulu ngunti ngurparingkula ngunti wangkama nyura puṟunytju, palu ngayulu palumpa nintingku wangkanyi munuṉa palumpa tjukurpa wangaṉarangku kulilpai. Nyurampa tjamu Aipuṟamalu ngaṉmanytju kulinu ngayulu ngula ilkaṟinguṟu mantakutu pitjanytja, munu puḻkaṟa pukuḻaringu. Munu ngula ngayulu ankunyangka nyakula paluṟu puḻkaṟaṯu pukuḻaringu.”
Kaya Jewku mayatja tjuṯangku palula wangkangu, “Nyuntun Aipuṟamanya nyangu? Wiya nyuntun tjiḻpi wiya, nyuntu wati tjukutjuku. Aipuṟamanya iriti mulapa nyinangi nyuntula wiyangka.”
Ka Jesulu wangkangu tjanala, “Tjukaṟurungkuṉa nyurala wangkanyi, Aipuṟamanya iṯi ngarinytja kuwaripangkaṉa ngayulu-waraṟa nyinangi Mamala tjungu, panya ngayuluṉa Tiṯutjara Nyinapainya.”
Kaya nyangatja kuliṟa apu mantjinu palunya atuntjikitjangku. Palu Jesunya tjanala kumpiṟa nguṟurwanu ma-pakaṟa anu timpulanguṟu uṟilkutu.

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