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Bininj Nawu Birrikang Kubolkkimuk Babylon
Isaiah 39:1-8
(2 Kings 20.12–19)
1 Bu kunmekbe bolkyimerranj nakudji bininj ngeyyoy Merodach Baladan benmarnewohrnani bininj rowk kore kubolkkimuk Babylon. Nungka wanjh king bedberre, dja nuye kornkumo ngeyyoy Baladan. Wanjh Merodach biwobekkang king Hezekiah wanjh doweni dja yawoyhmakminj. Wanjh kunmekbekenh nungka bimarnemunkeweng djurra dja mak namakmak.
2 Wanjh King Hezekiah benkimey bininj nawu birrikang nahni djurra dja namakmak, dja mak benbukkang bedberre yehyeng rowk nuye nawu karrmi kore djehdjenkurrmeng, yiman silver, dja mak gold, dja mak manbu manmakkaykenh manme, dja mak mankalkkidmanjmakkenh. Mak nungka benbukkang njalenjale rowk manbu kabirriburrenkenh nuye. King Hezekiah minj njale bawong, dja benbukkabukkang rowk kore kururrkkimuk nuye dja kore kubolkwarlah nuye kunbolkkimuk.
3 Wanjh nawu prophet Isaiah wam bidjawam Hezekiah nawu king, yimeng, “Adju, nahni bininj baleh birriyimeng, dja nakka balehbeh birrimwam?”
Wanjh Hezekiah yimeng, “Bedda birrimwam djarrehbeh. Bedda wanjh birrimwam kore kunbolk Babylon bu ngaye ngandinang.”
4 Wanjh Isaiah yimeng, “Dja baleh birrinang kondah kunrurrk kunkimuk ke?”
Wanjh Hezekiah yimeng, “Ngaye ngabenbukkang rowk manbu ngakarrme kore kadjehdjenyo ngardduk. Ngabenbawong birrinang rowk.”
5 Wanjh Isaiah bimarneyimeng Hezekiah, “Mah, wanjh yiwokbekka kore Yawey nawu Narrulkarrekimuk Duninjh kayime ke. Nungka yimeng,
6 “Kaluk birriwern bininj nawu birrikang Babylon kabirrimre kabirrimang njalenjale rowk manbu yikarrme kondah kururrkkimuk ngudda ke dja kabirriyikan kore Babylon. Ngayime yehyeng rowk manbu mawahmawah ke birrikurrmikurrmi kore bolkkime kahdjehdjenyo, wanjh bonj, kayakmen rowk. Woybukkih duninjh marneyime bu kuhni darnkih kamre bu kabolkyimerran.
7 Dja mak yikahwi bininj ke, nawu ngudda yibenbornan, wanjh bedda warridj. Bininj nawu birrikang Babylon kabirrimre kabindikan bedberre kunbolk. Kumekbe wanjh kabindikorndadjke, dja kabindimarnbun ba bu kabirridurrkmirri kunrurrkkimuk nuye king nawu kawohrnan rowk kore Babylon.”
8 Wanjh Hezekiah biwokbekkang Isaiah nuye kunwok, wanjh nungan burrbuni baybaywi, bu yimerrinj, “A, ngaleng! Minj njale nganwarrewon kore ngahdjaldarrkid.” Wanjh kunmekbekenh bimarneyimeng Isaiah, “Mah. Mahni kunwok nuye Yawey ngudda bolkkime kanwong, wanjh kamak rowk!”