Gumatj Bible

The Holy Bible in the Gumatj language of Australia

Ŋäthilinydja ŋurruthaŋalanydja wal'ŋu yukurrana nhinana ŋayipi‐waŋgany Gunhu' God Waŋarr, ŋunhi yaka muka yana wäŋa dhuwalanydja munathany'tja maḻŋ'thurruna. Bala yana ŋayi bokmarana Gunhu'yu dhuwalana wäŋa, munatha'na ga gapuna ga djiwarr'nha.

—Genesis 1:1

Garraynydja dhuwala djäkamirri ŋarraku, ga ŋarranydja dhuwala balanyara bitjan wäyin bembi nhanŋu. Ŋayi ŋuli yukurra ŋarraku dharray ḻatju'kuma, yakana ŋarra yukurra nhina dhäpark ŋula nhämiriw.

—Psalm 23:1

Nhenydja yana biyaka märryu-ŋuparra Gunhu'nha ga Rom nhanŋu ŋäthilinydja; märr-yaraŋan nhe yurru Godnhanydja ga ŋurrulilinydja ŋanya nherrala, bala ŋayinydja yurru nhuŋu wekama ŋatha ga gapu ga bukmak yana nhä malanha, märr yurru nhe nhinanydja ŋamathamana wal'ŋu yana.

—Matthew 6:33

Yo, wirrkina ŋayi Gunhu'yunydja yukurra märryu-ḏapmarama yolŋunha walalanha wäŋalili ga wäŋalili buku-ḻiw'marama yana, bala ŋayi dhayuŋarana nhanŋuway ŋunhi waŋganynhana gäthu'mirriŋunhanydja, märr yurru ŋunhiyinydja yolŋu, ŋunhi ŋayi yurru märr-yuwalkthirrinydja yukurra nhanukala, yakana ŋayi yurru rakunydhirrinydja ŋunhiyi, yana ŋayi yurru nhina yukurra walŋamirriŋurana romŋura, bitjanna liŋguna yurru.

—John 3:16

Yo, ŋunhi yurru ŋula nhä rom maḻŋ'thundja ŋilimurruŋgu dhiyala, nhä mak ŋamakurru' rom, mak yätj, yurru märramanydja ŋilimurru yukurra yurru ŋamakurru' yana wal'ŋu dhika Gunhu'wuŋu balakurruyinydja, liŋgu ŋayi Gunhu'yunydja dhikayi ŋuli yukurra djäma ŋilimurruŋgala ŋula nhäkurrunydja romgurru, ŋurikalanydja walalaŋgala ŋunhi walala ŋuli yukurra märryu-ḏapmarama ŋanya Gunhu'nha, ŋurikalanydja walalaŋgala ŋunhi walala nhanŋuway wal'ŋu Gunhu'wu, liŋgu ŋayipi walalaŋgu yana wäthurruna nhanŋuwayliliyaŋalanydja.

—Romans 8:28

Gumatj Bible

The Holy Bible in the Gumatj language of Australia

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Language: Gumatj

Old Testament published 1989; New Testament published 2017

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2023-07-27

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