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 tjiṉṯu panya Pintikatja ngaṟanyangka Jesuku mulamularingkupai tjuṯa tjunguringkula nyinangi waḻi kutjungka.
Ka rurku winki ukalingu ilkaṟinguṟu waḻpa puḻka puṟunypa, munu tjarpangu yiwaḻa tjana nyinanytjitjangka. Kaya uwankarangku kulinu. Munuya nyangu waṟu tili puṟunypa tjanala katu utiringkunyangka, ka waṟu tili paluṟu tii-tiilaraṟa kutjungka kutjungka katangka nyinakatingu. Ka Kurunpa Miḻmiḻnga tjanala uwankarangka tjarpangu. Kaya ngurpangku kuwari kutju alatjiṯu mapalku wangkangu wangka kutjupa kutjupangku Kurunpa Miḻmiḻṯu nintinnyangka.
Ka Jew ngura kutjupitja kutjupitja tjuṯa kuḻu ngura nyara Jerusalemala pitjala nyinangi Godanya timpulangka waḻkuntjikitja. Munuya puḻkaṟa rurkunnyangka kuliṟa ilaringkula ngaṟala nyangangi munuya kulinu Peterlu tjana wangkanyangka wangka tjanampangku, panya kutjungku kutjungkuya wangka kutjupa kutjupa wangkangi, kaya aṉangu tjuṯangku wangka walytjangku uti wangkanyangka kuliningi. Munuya puṯu kuliningi, “Nyaaringuya nyanga tjana?” Munuya wangkangi, “Wati nyanganpa panya Galileenya nguraṟa tjuṯa. Munu nyangantu yaaltji-yaaltji nganampa nyanga wangka wangkanyi? Panya mulapa nganaṉa ngura kutjupa kutjupa tjuṯanguṟu pitjala tjunguringkula nyinanyi Jerusalemala, ngura ini nyangannguṟu Patjiyalanguṟu, Miitiyalanguṟu munu Ilamalanguṟu, Mitjupu-taimiyalanguṟu, Judealanguṟu munu Kapatu-tjiyalanguṟu, Pantatjalanguṟu munu Aitjalanguṟu, Puṟikiyalanguṟu munu Pampiliyalanguṟu munu Itjipalanguṟu munu ngura tjuṯa Tjaiṟinila itinguṟu panya manta nyara Lipiyalanguṟu, munu tjara kutjupa Rome-alanguṟu. Nganaṉa kutjupatjara Jew tjuṯa, kaya kutjupatjara Jew wiya tjuṯa panya paluṟu tjana Godaku mulamularingkula nganaṉala Jew tjuṯangka tjunguringu. Kaya kutjupa tjuṯa pitjangu manta nyara Kuṟitalanguṟu, ka tjara kutjupa manta Aṟaipiyalanguṟu. Uwankarala ngura nyanga palula tjanalanguṟu pitjala nyinanyi munu nyangala uwankarangku kulini aṉangu nyanga paluṟu tjana kuwari nganampa wangkangku wangkanyangka. Panya tjana wangkara Godanya puḻkaṟa wiṟunmananyi paluṟu wiṟu tjuṯa palyannyangka, kala uti kulini nganampa wangkangku wangkanyangka.” Alatjiya wangkangi aṉangu tjuṯangku.
Munuya puṯu nguwanpa kuliṟa tjananku wangkangi alatji, “Nyaaringu nyanganpa munuya nganampa wangka tjuṯa kutjungku kutjungku wangkanyi?” Kaya tjara kutjupangku tjana wangkanyangka puṯu mulamularingkula tjananya anaṟa wangkangi alatji, “Wiya, palantuya taṟangkangku wangkanyi wama puḻka kuwari tjikintjatjanungku.”

Kaya Peternya tjana panya nintintja tjuṯa waḻinguṟu ngalya-pakaṉu uṟilkutu ka Peterlu aṉangu panya palula tjanala wangkangu alatji, “Jew tjuṯa munu Jerusalemala nyinapai tjuṯa! Kulilaṉiya kaṉa nyurala tjukaṟurungku kulintjaku wangka! Nyura ngunti wama tjikintja-palku kulini. Munga-munga nyangatja. Nganaṉa wama tjikintja wiyaṯu. Nyangatja tjukurpa panyatja utiringu, panya wati Godaku wangkatjarangku Tjawiltu iriti walkatjunkunytja nyiringka Godalu wangkanytja alatji,
‘Panya ilkaṟi manta wiyaringkunytja kuwaripangka ngayulu kurunpa ngayuku iyalku aṉangu uwankarangka tjarpanytjaku,
watingka minymangka kuḻu panya ngayuku waṟka palyalpai tjuṯangka,
kaya tjukurpa ngayuku aṉangu tjuṯangka tjakultjunkuku.
Kaya nyurampa katja uṉṯalpangku kuḻu tjakultjunkuku ngayulu tjananya nintinnyangka.
Kaya wati tawaritja tjuṯangku kutjupa kutjupa tjuṯa nyakuku ngayulu tjanala nintinnyangka.
Kaya tjiḻpi tjuṯangku palu puṟunypaṯu tjukurmankula nyakuku ngayulu nintinnyangka.
Kaṉa puḻka tjuṯa ilkaṟingka utilku tjana nyakula urulyarantjaku,
panya tjiṉṯu maṟuringkuku, ka piṟa tjitin-tjitinarira milkaḻi puṟunyariku.
Munuṉa palu puṟunypaṯu puḻka tjuṯa mantangka kuḻu utilku
kaya milkaḻi, waṟu puyu puḻkanya kuḻu nyakula nguḻuringkuku.
Ka nyanga palula tjanala maḻangka tjiṉṯu panya paluṟulta wirkankuku,
ka Mayatjanya pitalytji witulya puḻka utiringkuku aṉangu tjuṯangka.
Ka aṉangungku palula mirara tjapinnyangkampa Godalu palunya wankaṟunkuku ngura kurakutu iyantja wiyangku.’ ”
Alatji Peterlu tjukurpa Tjawiltu iriti nyiringka walkatjunkunytjitja aṉangu tjuṯangka tjakultjunangi.
Munu wangkangu, “Aṉangu tjuṯa, kulilaṉiya! Panya Jesunya Nazarethanya nguraṟa wati Godalu iyantja, panya paluṟu kutjupa kutjupa puḻka tjuṯa witulyangku palyaningi nyurala miṟangka, ka panya nyura palyannyangka nyakula kuliningi, ‘Awari! Wiṟu mulapa nyangangku palyaṉi.’ Nyara palulanguṟu nyura uti kulinma wati nyanga paluṟu panya Godalanguṟu pitjanytja. Panya Godalu ngaṉmanytju nintingku kulinu ngula wati kutjungku Jesunya wati kura tjuṯangka nintilku, ka panya nyura Jesunya iluntanu wati kura tjuṯangka tjunguringkula munu panya nyura puṉu kaṯakutjarangka wakaṟa utitjunu. Ka paluṟu ilura tiṯutjara ngarinytja wiya. Palu Godalu palunya wankaṟa pakaltjingaṉu. Panya iriti Davidalu nyiringka walkatjunu Jesulu ngaṉmanytju wangkanytja nyanga alatji,
‘Ngayuluṉa nyangu Mayatja Godanya ila ngaṟanyangka.
Paluṟu ngayula tiṯutjara tjungu nyinanyi,
kaṉa nguḻuringkunytja wiya tiṯutjara rapa ngaṟanyi,
munuṉa kurunpa winki pukuḻarira rawangku pukuḻṯu inkapai
munuṉa waintaṟa kuliṟa palumpa puḻkaṟa mulamularinganyi.
Panya ngulaṉa ilura wankaringkula pakalku,
panya paluṟuṉi wantinytja wiyangku mantjilku miri tjuṯaku ngurangka tiṯutjara ngarinytjaku wiya.
Panya palulaṉa tiṯutjarangku wangaṉarangku kulilpai,
kaṉi ngayuku puntu wantinytja wiya kuḻpingka ngarira piḻṯiringkunytjaku.
Panya paluṟu ngayunya rawangku nintilpai iwara wankakutu palula tjunguringkula pukuḻpa mulapa nyinanytjaku.’ ”
Alatji Peterlu aṉangu tjuṯangka tjakultjunangi tjukurpa panya Davidalu iriti Jesuku wangka nyiringka walkatjunkunytja.
Munu piṟuku wangkangi tjanala, “Walytja wiṟu tjuṯa kulilaya! Panya tjamu Davidanya ilunyangka tjana puntu kuḻpingka tjunu, ka kuḻpi paluṟu manta nyangangka ngaṟanyiṯu kuwari. Panya Davidanya Godaku wangkatjara nyinangi munu kuliningi Godalu panya palunya wangkara kalkuntja alatji, ‘Ngula nyuntumpa pakaḻi maḻatja mayatjarira nyinaku nyuntumpa aṟangka nyuntu puṟunypa.’ Ka Davidalu nyara palunya ngaṉmanytju kulintjatjanungku nyanga alatji wangkangu, ‘Wati nyara palunyaya puntu kuḻpingka tjunu, palu Godalu palunya mapalku pakaltjingalku wantinytja wiyangku rawa ngarira puntu piḻṯiringkunytjaku-tawara.’ Alatji Davidalu ngaṉmanytju wangkangi ilunytjatjanu pakantjaku.
“Ka wati nyara paluṟu panya Jesunya, panya Godalu wankaṟa pakaltjingantja, ka nganaṉa mulapa palunya nyakunytjatjanungku nyurala tjakultjunanyi. Panya palunya Godalu ilkaṟikutu mantjinu, ka paluṟu kuwari palula tjungu nyinanyi mayatja puḻka mulapa. Panya palumpa Mamangku palunya Kurunpa Miḻmiḻnga ungu paluṟu panya ngaṉmanytju kalkuntjatjanungku. Ka paluṟu kuwari Kurunpa Miḻmiḻnga nganaṉalakutulta iyaṉu. Ka nyanga nyura kuwari nyakula kulini nganaṉa nyurampa wangkangku wangkanyangka, panya nyangatjalanya Kurunpa Miḻmiḻṯu nganaṉala unngu nyinara nintini. Panya Godalu Davidanya ilkaṟikutu mantjintja wiyaṯu, palu Davidalu Jesunyatjara iriti walkatjunu alatji, ‘Godalu ngayuku mayatjangka wangkangu alatji,
“Pitja munu ngayula tjunguringkula mayatjari,
kaṉa nyuntumpa mirpaṉtju tjuṯa tjaṟulku,
ka nyuntu tjanala waintarira mayatja puḻka mulapa nyinaku.” ’
Ka nyura Jew tjuṯangku tjukaṟurungku kulintjaku ngaṟanyi, panya nyangatjaṉa Jesunyatjara wangkanyi, panya puṉu kaṯakutjarangka nyura wakaṟa utitjunu. Ka nyara palunya Godalu ngurkantanu mayatja puḻka nyinanytjaku munu aṉangu tjuṯa kuḻu wankaṟunkunytjaku.” Alatji Peterlu tjanala wangkangi.
Kaya kuliṟa puḻkaṟa alatjiṯu kuṉṯaringu munuya Peterla tjanala tjapiningi alatji wangkara, “Kala nyaaringkuku?”
Ka Peterlu wangkangu, “Nyura uti uwankarangku kura wantima munuya kampa kutjuparira maḻaku Godalakutu pitja, kala nyuranya Jesuku Christaku mulamularingkunyangka uṟungka baptise-katiku. Ka Godalu kalypangku nyuranya kura palyantjitjanguṟu pungkuwiyangku wantiku, munu nyurala Kurunpa Miḻmiḻnga tjarpatjunkuku nyurala unngu nyinanytjaku. Panya Mayatja Godalu kalkuṉu nyuranya munu nyurampa tjitji tjuṯa, munu maḻatja maḻatja tjuṯa kuḻu, munu paluṟu pararitja tjuṯa kuḻu kalkuṉu ngura winkitja. Panya paluṟu aṉangu tjuṯa ngura winkingka ngurkantankuku palumpa walytjaringkunytjaku munu paluṟu Kurunpa Miḻmiḻnga tjanala tjarpatjunkuku.”
Munu piṟuku Peterlu tjanala tjukurpa kutjupa tjuṯa wangkangi tjananya nguḻutjunkunytjikitjangku munu alatji wangkangu, “Kulilaya! Kura puḻka mulapa ngula ngaṟaku aṉangu kura tjuṯaku, panya Godalu tjananya paiṟa iyalku ngura kurakutu. Kaya palula-tawara kuwari Godalakutu aṟuriwa paluṟu nyuranya wankaṟunkunytjaku.”
Kaya tjuṯa mulapa Peterlu tjukurpa wangkanyangka kuliṟa kuṉṯaringkula mulamularingu, kaya palunya tjananya uṟungka baptise-katingu Jesuku walytjaringkunyangka. Panya kaḻaḻa nyara palulaya aṉangu tjuṯa mulapa mulamularingu nampa panya 3,000 alatjiṯu.
Munuya aṉangu nyara paluṟu tjana Peterla tjanala tjunguringkula nyinara Godaku tjukurpa kuliṟa nintiringangi iyantja panya tjuṯangku nintinnyangka. Munuya pukuḻṯu mai tjungungku ngalkuningi munuya kutjupa-aṟa nyuma waina kuḻu ngalkula tjikiningi Jesunya ilunytja kulintjikitjangku, munuya Godala rawangku tjapiningi.

Kaya wati panya Jesulu iyantja tjuṯangku Godalu witulyankunyangka kutjupa kutjupa puḻka tjuṯa rawangku palyaningi, kaya aṉangu tjuṯangku nyakula puḻkaṟa kuliningi, “Awa! Mulapa Godanya nganaṉala ngaṟanyi.” Munuya paluṟu tjana tiṯutjara tjunguringkupai munuyanku ngapartji-ngapartjingku ungkupai munytja nyinara. Munuya tjana kanyintjatjanungku manikitjangku tjalamilaṟa mani mantjiningi munuya ngaḻṯutjara tjuṯa ungangi mai munu kutjupa kutjupa tjuṯa kuḻu payamilantjaku. Munuya tjiṉṯu kutjupa tjiṉṯu kutjupa timpulangka tjunguringkupai munuya ngura tjuṯangka kuḻu tjarpara pukuḻṯu tjunguringkula mai ngalkupai, munuya mai nyuma kaṯantaṟa ngalkula waina kuḻu tjikilpai Mayatja Jesunya ilunytja kulintjikitjangku. Paluṟu tjana kurunpa pukuḻṯu alatjiṯu Godanya mirawaṉira waḻkuningi. Kaya aṉangu kutjupa uwankarangku kuḻu tjananya nyakula wiṟunmanangi paluṟu tjana rawangku alatji palyannyangka.
Ka tjiṉṯu kutjupa tjiṉṯu kutjupa Mayatja Godalu piṟuku aṉangu kutjupa tjuṯa kuḻu tjanala tjunguningi panya Jesuku walytja tjuṯangka, kaya nyara palulanguṟu winki mulararingu.

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