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">2</div><div class="s">Jesulu Minangu&#7775;u Waina Palyantja</div><div class="p"> 1Ka palulangu&#7775;u tji&#7753;&#7791;u kutjara wiyaringkunyangka a&#7753;angu tju&#7791;a tjunguringu ngalkula puku&#7739;arinytjikitja tawunu ini Kainala u&#7775;u panya Galileela wilu&#7775;ara watingku kuri a&#7739;&#7791;inyangka. Ka nyara palula Jesuku ngunytju ku&#7739;u tjunguringu tjanala. 2Munuya Jesunya a&#7739;&#7791;ingu palumpa nintintja tju&#7791;a ku&#7739;u, kaya pitjala tjanala tjunguringkula mai ngalkuningi. 3Palu a&#7753;angu tju&#7791;angku tjikinnyangka waina tjanampa wiyaringu. Ka Jesuku ngunytjungku palula pitjala wangkangu, &#8220;Waina tjanampa wiyaringu.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 4Ka Jesulu wangkangu, &#8220;Wampa. Tjanampanti, nyuntumpa ngalimpa wiya. Panya ngayulu pu&#7739;ka utintjaku ngayuku riti wiya kuwaripa nga&#7775;anyi.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 5Ka palulangu&#7775;u palumpa ngunytjungku palula kuli&#7775;a ma-pitjala wa&#7775;karipai tju&#7791;angka wangkangu, &#8220;Nyuranya Jesulu wangkanyangkaya wanga&#7753;arangku kuli&#7775;a palyanma.&#8221; 6Ka pala palula piti pu&#7739;ka ma&#7753;kur-ma&#7753;kurpa nga&#7775;angi minatja u&#7739;&#7791;u tju&#7791;a. Piti nyanga palunya tjananyaya minatjara kanyilpai a&#7775;a tjanampangka ma&#7775;a paltjintjikitjangku. Piti palu&#7775;u tjana apungu&#7775;u palyantja pu&#7739;ka mulapa mina pu&#7739;ka kanyilpai 100 litres. 7Ka Jesulu tjanala wangkangu wa&#7775;karipai tju&#7791;angka, &#8220;Minaya tjuti&#7775;a kati munuya tjaalynga&#7775;atjura piti pala u&#7739;&#7791;u tju&#7791;angka.&#8221; Kaya mulapa&#7791;u tjaalynga&#7775;atjunu piti uwankarangka. 8Ka Jesulu wangkangu, &#8220;Ala, tjuti&#7775;aya ma-katira uwa nyurampa mayatja.&#8221; Kaya mulapa&#7791;u tjuti&#7775;a katira palunya ungu. 9Ka palu&#7775;u tjiki&#7775;a arka&#7753;u waina kuwaritja minangu&#7775;u panya palyantja, palu wati palu&#7775;u ngurpangku pu&#7791;u kuliningi yaaltjingu&#7775;uya mantjinu. Palu wati wa&#7775;karipai tju&#7791;angkuya nintingku kuliningi palyannyangka nyakunytjatjanungku. Ka arkantjatjanungku wati panya mayatjangku a&#7739;&#7791;ingu wati panya kuwari kuri a&#7739;&#7791;inytjanya. 10Munu wangkangu, &#8220;Ai, nyuntu waina wi&#7775;u mulapa nyangatja kuwari unganyi, panya tjakangkuya waina wi&#7775;u nga&#7753;manytju ungkupai munuya ma&#7739;angka pu&#7739;ka&#7775;a tjikinnyangka kurakura ungkupai. Palu nyuntu kuwari waina wi&#7775;u mulapalta ma&#7739;angka unganyi.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 11Miracle nyanga palunya-wara&#7775;angku Jesulu utintjikitjangku palya&#7753;u ngura ini Kainala u&#7775;u Galileela wilu&#7775;ara. Palu&#7775;unku witulya nintinu, kaya nintintja tju&#7791;angku nyakula palumpa mulamularingu.</div><div class="p"> 12Nyanga palula ma&#7739;angkaya ma-paka&#7753;u ngura panya Kapunimalakutu palumpa ngunytju, ma&#7739;anypa tju&#7791;a, munu nintintja tju&#7791;a ku&#7739;u, munuya ma-wirka&#7775;a ngura pala palula nyinangi tji&#7775;irpi ma&#7753;kurpa.</div><div class="s">Jesulu Godaku Wa&#7739;ingu&#7775;u Anga-wangkara Paintja</div><div class="r">(Matthew-ku 21:12-13; Markaku 11:15-17; Luke-aku 19:45-46)</div><div class="p"> 13Ka Jesulu kulinu Jewku inma panya Katuwanu Ankunytjanya#2:13 Inma Katuwanu Ankunytjanya kulintjikitjangku tjukurpa nyangatja nyawa Exodus 12:43. ilaringkunyangka, munu Jerusalemalakutu paka&#7775;a ma-pitjangu palumpa nintintja tju&#7791;a ku&#7739;u. 14Munuya wirka&#7775;a nyangu timpulaku yaatangka unngu watingku tjalamilannyangka tjiipi, puluka, tju&#7739;pu kuukuuku tju&#7791;a ku&#7739;u. Ka wati mani ngaparku ungkupai tju&#7791;a taipulangka nyinangi.#2:14 A&#7753;angu kutjupa tju&#7791;angku mani kutjupa katipai timpulakutu Godanya ungkunytjikitjangku. Palu timpulaku mayatja tju&#7791;a mani timpulitja kutju ungkunytjaku mukuringangi. Ka palulangu&#7775;u wati mani ngaparku ungkupai tju&#7791;a nyinangi timpulaku yaatangka a&#7753;angu tju&#7791;angku mani kutjupatjara pitjala tjananya ungkula mani timpulitja ngaparku mantjintjaku. Kaya mani palunya kutju katira ungkupai Godanya. 15Ka Jesulu ruupangu&#7775;u karpi-karpi&#7775;a wiipa pu&#7775;unypa palya&#7753;u munu tjananya uwankara u&#7753;&#7791;u&#7775;a wa&#7753;a&#7775;a u&#7775;ilkutu pakaltjinga&#7753;u tjiipi, puluka tju&#7791;a ku&#7739;uku&#7739;u. Munu palu&#7775;u mani ngaparku ungkupai tju&#7791;aku taipula u&#7753;&#7791;u&#7775;a wa&#7753;ingu tjiilpa uwankara ma-wililytjinga&#7753;u. 16Munu kuukuuku tjalamilalpai tju&#7791;angka wangkangu, &#8220;Katiya tju&#7739;pu nyanganpa. Nyangatja Mamaku yiwa&#7739;a. Nyaaku nyura tjuwangka-palku alatji palya&#7753;i?&#8221; 17Kaya nintintja tju&#7791;angku panyatja kulinu, panya iriti walkatjunkunytja nga&#7775;anyi alatji, &#8220;Nyuntumpa yiwa&#7739;aku&#7753;a pu&#7739;ka&#7775;a mukuringkula kurunpa kakulyara&#7753;i.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 18Kaya Jewku mayatja tju&#7791;angku nyakula wangkangu, &#8220;Godalunta wanyu wangkangu nyanga alatjingantjaku? Palu wanyu-pu&#7791;a miracle kutjupa kutjupa pu&#7739;ka palyala, kala nyakula kulila, &#8216;Munta, mulapa nyangatja Godalu iyantja.&#8217; &#8221; 19Ka Jesulu tjanala wangkangu, &#8220;Pi&#7739;unta&#7775;aya wiyala nyanga Godaku yiwa&#7739;a, ka&#7753;a ngayulu tji&#7775;irpi ma&#7753;kurngu&#7775;u pi&#7775;uku palya&#7775;a wiyalku.&#8221; 20Ka Jewku mayatja tju&#7791;angku wangkangu, &#8220;Ai, nyuntun tji&#7775;irpi ma&#7753;kurngu&#7775;u mapalku pakaltjingalku? Timpula nyangatjaya ku&#7739;i 46-ngku palyaningi rawa mulatu, ka nyuntu tji&#7753;&#7791;u ma&#7753;kurtu pu&#7791;u mapalku palyalku.&#8221; 21Palu Jesulunku palu&#7775;unku puntu wangkangi ngula ilunytjatjanu tji&#7753;&#7791;u ma&#7753;kurngu&#7775;u pakantjikitjangku. 22Kaya ngula palu&#7775;u ilunytjatjanu pakannyangka nintintja tju&#7791;angku nyangatja kulinu palu&#7775;u wangkanytja munuya palulangu&#7775;u mulamularingu Godaku Tjukurku iriti panya walkatjunkunytjitjaku, munu Jesulu wangkanytjangu&#7775;u ku&#7739;u.</div><div class="s">Jesunya A&#7753;angu Uwankaraku Ninti Nyinanytja</div><div class="p"> 23Munu palu&#7775;u ngura pala Jerusalemala nyinangi inma Katuwanutjangka, kaya tju&#7791;a mulapa palumpa mulamularingu miracle pu&#7739;ka tju&#7791;a palyannyangka nyakula. 24Palu Jesulu tjana mulamularingkunytja nyakula kuliningi, &#8220;Wiya, tjana unytju kutju mulamularinganyi.&#8221; Munu palu&#7775;u nintingku tjananya unngu nyangangi munu kuliningi alatji, &#8220;Tjana kuwari nguwanpa ngayunya wantikatiku.&#8221; Nyara palulangu&#7775;u palu&#7775;u pu&#7791;u mulamularingu tjanampa. 25A&#7753;angu kutjupangku palula tjakultjunkunytja wiya, palu palu&#7775;u alatji&#7791;u nintingku unngu nyakupaingku ngurkantanangi.</div>
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Ka palulanguṟu tjiṉṯu kutjara wiyaringkunyangka aṉangu tjuṯa tjunguringu ngalkula pukuḻarinytjikitja tawunu ini Kainala uṟu panya Galileela wiluṟara watingku kuri aḻṯinyangka. Ka nyara palula Jesuku ngunytju kuḻu tjunguringu tjanala. Munuya Jesunya aḻṯingu palumpa nintintja tjuṯa kuḻu, kaya pitjala tjanala tjunguringkula mai ngalkuningi. Palu aṉangu tjuṯangku tjikinnyangka waina tjanampa wiyaringu. Ka Jesuku ngunytjungku palula pitjala wangkangu, “Waina tjanampa wiyaringu.”
Ka Jesulu wangkangu, “Wampa. Tjanampanti, nyuntumpa ngalimpa wiya. Panya ngayulu puḻka utintjaku ngayuku riti wiya kuwaripa ngaṟanyi.”
Ka palulanguṟu palumpa ngunytjungku palula kuliṟa ma-pitjala waṟkaripai tjuṯangka wangkangu, “Nyuranya Jesulu wangkanyangkaya wangaṉarangku kuliṟa palyanma.” Ka pala palula piti puḻka maṉkur-maṉkurpa ngaṟangi minatja uḻṯu tjuṯa. Piti nyanga palunya tjananyaya minatjara kanyilpai aṟa tjanampangka maṟa paltjintjikitjangku. Piti paluṟu tjana apunguṟu palyantja puḻka mulapa mina puḻka kanyilpai 100 litres. Ka Jesulu tjanala wangkangu waṟkaripai tjuṯangka, “Minaya tjutiṟa kati munuya tjaalyngaṟatjura piti pala uḻṯu tjuṯangka.” Kaya mulapaṯu tjaalyngaṟatjunu piti uwankarangka. Ka Jesulu wangkangu, “Ala, tjutiṟaya ma-katira uwa nyurampa mayatja.” Kaya mulapaṯu tjutiṟa katira palunya ungu. Ka paluṟu tjikiṟa arkaṉu waina kuwaritja minanguṟu panya palyantja, palu wati paluṟu ngurpangku puṯu kuliningi yaaltjinguṟuya mantjinu. Palu wati waṟkaripai tjuṯangkuya nintingku kuliningi palyannyangka nyakunytjatjanungku. Ka arkantjatjanungku wati panya mayatjangku aḻṯingu wati panya kuwari kuri aḻṯinytjanya. Munu wangkangu, “Ai, nyuntu waina wiṟu mulapa nyangatja kuwari unganyi, panya tjakangkuya waina wiṟu ngaṉmanytju ungkupai munuya maḻangka puḻkaṟa tjikinnyangka kurakura ungkupai. Palu nyuntu kuwari waina wiṟu mulapalta maḻangka unganyi.”
Miracle nyanga palunya-waraṟangku Jesulu utintjikitjangku palyaṉu ngura ini Kainala uṟu Galileela wiluṟara. Paluṟunku witulya nintinu, kaya nintintja tjuṯangku nyakula palumpa mulamularingu.
Nyanga palula maḻangkaya ma-pakaṉu ngura panya Kapunimalakutu palumpa ngunytju, maḻanypa tjuṯa, munu nintintja tjuṯa kuḻu, munuya ma-wirkaṟa ngura pala palula nyinangi tjiṟirpi maṉkurpa.


Ka Jesulu kulinu Jewku inma panya Katuwanu Ankunytjanya ilaringkunyangka, munu Jerusalemalakutu pakaṟa ma-pitjangu palumpa nintintja tjuṯa kuḻu. Munuya wirkaṟa nyangu timpulaku yaatangka unngu watingku tjalamilannyangka tjiipi, puluka, tjuḻpu kuukuuku tjuṯa kuḻu. Ka wati mani ngaparku ungkupai tjuṯa taipulangka nyinangi. Ka Jesulu ruupanguṟu karpi-karpiṟa wiipa puṟunypa palyaṉu munu tjananya uwankara uṉṯuṟa waṉaṟa uṟilkutu pakaltjingaṉu tjiipi, puluka tjuṯa kuḻukuḻu. Munu paluṟu mani ngaparku ungkupai tjuṯaku taipula uṉṯuṟa waṉingu tjiilpa uwankara ma-wililytjingaṉu. Munu kuukuuku tjalamilalpai tjuṯangka wangkangu, “Katiya tjuḻpu nyanganpa. Nyangatja Mamaku yiwaḻa. Nyaaku nyura tjuwangka-palku alatji palyaṉi?” Kaya nintintja tjuṯangku panyatja kulinu, panya iriti walkatjunkunytja ngaṟanyi alatji, “Nyuntumpa yiwaḻakuṉa puḻkaṟa mukuringkula kurunpa kakulyaraṉi.”
Kaya Jewku mayatja tjuṯangku nyakula wangkangu, “Godalunta wanyu wangkangu nyanga alatjingantjaku? Palu wanyu-puṯa miracle kutjupa kutjupa puḻka palyala, kala nyakula kulila, ‘Munta, mulapa nyangatja Godalu iyantja.’ ” Ka Jesulu tjanala wangkangu, “Piḻuntaṟaya wiyala nyanga Godaku yiwaḻa, kaṉa ngayulu tjiṟirpi maṉkurnguṟu piṟuku palyaṟa wiyalku.” Ka Jewku mayatja tjuṯangku wangkangu, “Ai, nyuntun tjiṟirpi maṉkurnguṟu mapalku pakaltjingalku? Timpula nyangatjaya kuḻi 46-ngku palyaningi rawa mulatu, ka nyuntu tjiṉṯu maṉkurtu puṯu mapalku palyalku.” Palu Jesulunku paluṟunku puntu wangkangi ngula ilunytjatjanu tjiṉṯu maṉkurnguṟu pakantjikitjangku. Kaya ngula paluṟu ilunytjatjanu pakannyangka nintintja tjuṯangku nyangatja kulinu paluṟu wangkanytja munuya palulanguṟu mulamularingu Godaku Tjukurku iriti panya walkatjunkunytjitjaku, munu Jesulu wangkanytjanguṟu kuḻu.

Munu paluṟu ngura pala Jerusalemala nyinangi inma Katuwanutjangka, kaya tjuṯa mulapa palumpa mulamularingu miracle puḻka tjuṯa palyannyangka nyakula. Palu Jesulu tjana mulamularingkunytja nyakula kuliningi, “Wiya, tjana unytju kutju mulamularinganyi.” Munu paluṟu nintingku tjananya unngu nyangangi munu kuliningi alatji, “Tjana kuwari nguwanpa ngayunya wantikatiku.” Nyara palulanguṟu paluṟu puṯu mulamularingu tjanampa. Aṉangu kutjupangku palula tjakultjunkunytja wiya, palu paluṟu alatjiṯu nintingku unngu nyakupaingku ngurkantanangi.

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