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 kutjupa Jesulu timpulangka tjukurpa wiṟu tjanala nintiningi. Kaya wati tjukurtjara kuranyitja tjuṯa munu wati Moseku tjukurpa nintilpai tjuṯa kuḻu palulakutu pitjangu. Munuya wangkangu palula, “Nganalunta nyuntunya wangkangu aṉangu tjuṯa timpula nyanganguṟu paintjaku? Mununta nganalu iyaṉu tjukurpa nyangangka wangkara nintintjaku?”
Ka Jesulu tjanala ngapartji wangkangu, “Wiya, wanyu kaṉa ngayulu-waraṟa nyurala tjapila. Nganalu wanyu Johnnga wituṉu aṉangu tjuṯa baptise-katinytjaku Godalu munta watingku?”
Kaya tjananku kapuṯurira wangkangi, “Nyaala wangkaku palula? Tjinguṟu nganaṉa alatji wangkaku, ‘Godalu wituṉu’, ka paluṟu tjinguṟu nganaṉala wangkaku, ‘ka nyura nyaaku Johnku mulamularingkuwiyangku wantingi?’ Palu nganaṉa tjinguṟu alatji wangkaku, ‘Watingku wituṉu’, kaya alatji wangkanyangkampa aṉangu nyanga tjuṯangku kuliṟa mirpaṉarira nganaṉanya apungka atuṟa iluntankuku, panya paluṟu tjana Johnnga Godaku wangkatjaranmankupai. Kala nyaa wangkaku?”
Munuya palulanguṟu puṯu kuliṟa Jesula wangkangu, “Wiya, nganaṉa ngurpa nganalu Johnnga wituṉu baptise-katinytjaku.”
Ka Jesulu tjanala wangkangu, “Ka ngayulu ngapartji nyurala tjakultjunkunytja wiyangkuṯu wantinyi panya ngayunya iyantjanya.”


Munu Jesulu piṟuku tjanala tjukurpa aṟa kutjupatjara wangkangi alatji, “Wati kutjupangku kaana puḻkangka puṉu kiṟipitji tjuṯa tjawaṟa ngaṟatjuṟa waṉaṉu, munu palulanguṟu wati maṉkurpa tjunkukatingu puṉu pakannyangka aṯunymaṟa kanyintjaku munu parari anu ngura kutjupakutu rawa nguwanpa ma-nyinanytjikitja. Ka ngula mai panya kiṟipitji kuṟuringkunyangka wati panya kaanaku walytjangku wati waṟkaripai kutju iyaṉu wati panya kaana aṯunymankupai tjuṯakutu ankula mai kiṟipitji tjaraṟa mantjiṟa palumpa ngalya-katinytjaku. Palu pitjanyangka nyakulaya palunya pungkula maṟalpa paiṟa iyaṉu maḻakungku. Ka maṟalpa wirkankunyangka wati panya paluṟu piṟuku iyaṉu wati kutjupa ngapartji. Kaya palunya kuḻu wirkankunyangka nyakula pungkula pikatjaraṟa maṟalpa maḻakungku paiṟa iyaṉu.
“Ka maḻaku pitjanyangka piṟuku kutjupa ngapartji iyaṉu, kaya palunya pungkula pikatjaraṟa uṟilta waṉingu. Ka paluṟu kutjungku kuliṟa wangkangu wati panya kaanaku walytjangku, ‘Nyaalkuṉa wanyu? Munta wanyuṉatju ngayuku katja iyalku, panya nyanga palumpaṉa puḻkaṟa mulapa mukuringkupai, kaya tjinguṟu palunya wangaṉarangku kulilku.’ Palu wati panya palumpa katja wirkankunyangka nyakulaya tjananku kapuṯurira wangkara kuliningi, ‘Ai! Wati panya palumpa katjampal palatja pitjanyi. Wanyula palunya iluntara, ka ngula mama palumpa tjiḻpiringkula ilunyangka kaana nyangatja nganampariku.’ Munuya wati panya palunya witiṟa kaananguṟu iṯarikatingu uṟilkutu munuya pungkula iluntanu.”
Munu Jesulu tjukurpa nyangatja wangkara wiyaringkula tjanala wangkangu, “Ka wati panya kaanaku walytjangku nyaalku tjananya ngapartji? Wiya paluṟu pitjala wati panyanpa iluntankuku munu kaana kiṟipitjitjara aṉangu kutjupa tjuṯa ungkuku.”
Kaya aṉangu tjuṯangku nyangatja kuliṟa puṯu nguwanpa mulamularingangi, “Mulapaya katja pungkula iluntanama? Wiya, alatji wangkanytja wiyangku wantima!”
Ka Jesulu palunya tjananya nyangangi munu wangkangu, “Kulilaya tjukurpa panyatja, panya nyiringka iriti walkatjunkunytja nyanga alatji,
‘Waḻi palyalpai tjuṯangkuya waḻi puḻi tjuṯanguṟu palyaningi,
munuya puḻi kutju nyakula waṉingu kura-palku kuliṟa.
Palu nguntiya waṉingu, panya puḻi nyara paluṟu kura wiya, wiṟu mulapa waḻi kuṉpu kanyilpai.’
Palu kutjupangku puḻi nyara palunya wantirampa pika puḻka mulapa mantjilku. Panya puḻi nyara palunya wantinyangka Godalu pungkula wiyalpai alatjiṯu.”


Kaya wati panya Moseku tjukurpa nintilpai tjuṯangku munu tjukurtjara kuranyitja tjuṯangku kuḻu tjukurpa nyangatja wangkanyangka kuliṟa miiḻaraṟa wangkangu, “Nyangangku nganaṉanya wangkanyi.” Munuya palunya witintjikitjangku kuliningi. Palu nguḻuringangiya aṉangu winki ngaṟanyangka nyakula. Munuya paṯaningi Jesunya ngula witintjikitjangku. Munuya wati kutjupa tjuṯa iyaṉu palya tjuṯa-palku palula tjunguringkula waṉaṟiṟa kulintjaku paluṟu wangkanyangka. Panya tjana kuliningi Jesulu tjukurpa kutjupa kutjupa ngunti wangkanyangka palunya witiṟa wati mayatja puḻka ungkunytjikitjangku palunya ngurkantankunytjaku.
Kaya wati panya paluṟu tjana ankula Jesunya ngunti tjapintjikitjangku palula wangkangu, “Nintilpai, nganaṉa ninti tjukurpa pala nyuntu wangkanytjitjaku, panya tjukurpa pala paluṟu tjukaṟuru alatjiṯu. Munu nyuntu aṉangu uwankara tjunguṟa nyakupai munu tjanala uwankarangka tjukaṟurungku wangkapai tjukurpa panya palunyaṯu aṉangu kutjupa tjuṯaku nguḻuringkula kampa kutjuparinytja wiyangku. Munu nyuntu Godaku iwara tjukaṟurungku wangkara nintilpai kutitjunkunytja wiyangku. Kalanya wanyu tjakultjura, palyala wati panya Tjiitjanya mayatja puḻka Rome-ala nyinapainya mani tjaraṟa ungkuku, munta wiya?”
Palu Jesulu nintingku kuliningi tjana ngunti arkaṟa tjapinnyangka munu tjanala wangkangu, “Wanyuṉiya nintila mani panya tjiilpa kutju.” Kaya tjiilpa kutju mantjiṟa palunya nintinu. Ka paluṟu nyakula tjanala tjapinu, “Nganaku ini walkatjunkunytja nyangatja ngaṟanyi? Munu nganaku yunpa kuḻu ngaṟanyi?”
Kaya wangkangu, “Mayatja puḻka panya Tjiitjanya.”
Ka Jesulu tjanala wangkangu, “Uwa mulapa mani nyangatja mayatja Tjiitjaku, kaya palunya palya ungama paluṟu wangkanyangka, palu Godalu wangkanyangkampaya Godanya alatjiṯu ungama.”
Palu paluṟu alatji wangkanyangkaya nguwankuringu, “Ai, nyangangku muṉkara alatjiṯu wangkapai.” Munuya pilunpa ngaṟangi wangka wiya alatjiṯu, panya paluṟu tjukurpa tjukaṟuru alatjiṯu wangkapai puṯu kuranmankunytjaku, kaya puṯu palunya aṉangu tjuṯangka miṟangka witintjikitjangku kuliningi.


Kaya ngula wati Tjatjutji maṉkurpa pitjangu Jesulakutu, panya paluṟu tjanaya aṉangu tjuṯa ilunytjatjanu pakantjitjaku mulamularingkupai wiya. Munuya wati nyanga maṉkurtu Jesula ngunti arkaṟa tjapinu alatji, “Nintilpai, panya Moselu tjukurpa nyangatja nganampa iriti walkatjunu alatji, ‘Tjinguṟu wati kuṯa iluku tjitji wiyaṯu, ka minyma panya palumpa kuri wanka nyinanyangka wati panya tjitjuṟurungku uti aḻṯima minyma panya palunya. Munu tjinguṟu tjitji katja utintjatjanungku paluṟu kulilku, “Nyangatja ngayuku wiya, ngayuku kuṯaku tjitji, panya ngayulu palumpa kuringka utinu.” ’ Alatji Moselu walkatjunu.
“Palu tjukurpa nyangatja wanyu kulila. Panya wati 7 kuṯaṟara kuṯaṟara nyinangi. Ka kuṯa ngaṉmanyitjangku kungkawaṟa aḻṯingu, munu paluṟu tjitji utilwiyaṯu ilungu. Ka maḻanytju ngapartji minyma panya palunyaṯu aḻṯingu munu tjitji wiyaṯu ilungu, ka palu puṟunypaṯu wati maḻanypa kutjupangku ngapartji aḻṯira paluṟu kuḻu tjitji wiyaṯu ilungu. Kaya palu puṟunypaṯu maḻanypa panya maḻatja tjuṯangku minyma panya palunyaṯu aḻṯira kanyiṟa tjitji wiyaṯu ilungu uwankaraṯu wanapari wanapari. Ka ngula minyma panya paluṟu tjanampa panya kurilta ilungu. Kalanya wanyu tjakultjura ngula ilunytjatjanu wankaringkula pakantjatjanu minyma panya paluṟu nganaku kuri nyinaku? Panya wati 7-tu palunya aḻṯingu.”
Ka Jesulu wati panya Tjatjutji tjuṯangka wangkangu, “Mantangka nyanga nyinara watingku kungkawaṟa aḻṯipai munu pula tjunguringkula kuriṟara nyinapai. Palu ngula Godaku walytja tjuṯa ilunytjatjanu pakaṟa ngura nyara ilkaṟitjangka kuri aḻṯinytja wiya nyinaku. Munuya angelpa tjuṯa puṟunypa tiṯutjara nyinaku piṟuku ilunytja wiya, panya tjana ilunytjatjanu pakaṟa Godaku tjitji tjuṯa nyinaku. Panya Moselu utingku alatjiṯu tjakultjunu aṉangu tjuṯa ilunytjatjanu pakantjaku. Panya paluṟu puṉu kampanyangka nyakunytjatjanungku walkatjunu alatji Godalu panya wangkanytja, ‘Ngayulu Aipuṟamaku, Isaacaku munu Jacobaku God nyinanyi.’ Kala nyanga palulanguṟu kulini panya Mayatjanya aṉangu wanka nyinapai tjuṯaku God nyinanyi, miri tjuṯaku wiya, panya Godalu aṉangu uwankara wanka tjuṯa nyakupai.”
Kaya kutjupa tjuṯangku wati panya Moseku tjukurpa nintilpai tjuṯangku palula wangkangu, “Nintilpai, nyuntun tjukurpa wiṟu mulapa wangkangu.” Munuya palula maḻangka piṟuku Jesunya tjapintja wiyangku wantingi.


Ka Jesulu wangkangu tjanala, “Nyaakuya panyatja aṉangu tjuṯangku wangkapai Christanya Davidaku katja nyinanytja? Panya nyiri Psalmangka ngaṟanyi Davidalu wangkanytja alatji,
‘Mayatja Godalu ngayuku Mayatjangka wangkangu,
“Ngayula itingka mayatja puḻka nyinakati kampa nyanga wakungka.
Kaṉa nyuntumpa mirpaṉtju tjuṯa tjaṟulku nyuntula wangaṉarangku kulintjaku,
kan tjananya nyuntu mayatjangku wituwitulku.” ’
Ala palatja! Davidalu Christanya mayatjanmanangi alatjiṯu Godalu panya kalkuntjanya, ka Christanya yaaltji-yaaltji piṟuku palumpa pakaḻi maḻatja nyinama? Wiya, paluṟu pakaḻi kutju wiya palumpa mayatja kuḻu nyinanyi.”


Munu aṉangu tjuṯangku ngaṟala kulinnyangka Jesulu palumpa nintintja tjuṯangka wangkangu alatji, “Nguḻu nyangamaya Moseku tjukurpa nintilpai tjuṯa. Nyara tjana panya mantara waṟatjara kaṉany-kaṉanypa para-ngaṟapai aṉangu tjuṯangku nyakula tjananya mirawaṉinytjaku mukuringkula. Munuya waḻi inmatjangka tjunguringkula tjiya wiṟu tjuṯa ngurkantankupai aṉangu tjuṯangka kuranyu uti nyinakatinytjikitja mukuringkula. Munuya kutjupa-aṟa mai puḻka ngalkuntjikitja tjunguringkula palu puṟunypaṯu kuranyu nyinanytjikitja mukuringkupai aṉangu tjuṯangku tjananya nyakula mirawaṉinytjaku. Munuya minyma wanakaḻa tjuṯa wituwitulpai tjananya ngunti kalkuntjaku alatji wangkara, ‘Nyuntu nganaṉanya kalkunma ngula nyuntu ilunyangka nyuntumpa waḻi nganamparinytjaku.’ Munuya paluṟu tjana Godala tjapiṟa tjukurpa waṟa mulapa wangkapai aṉangu tjuṯangku tjananya kuliṟa mirawaṉinytjaku mukuringkula. Ka nyanga alatji kaṉany-kaṉanypa nyinanyangka Godalu tjananya puḻkaṟa pungkuku.”

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