Description
Warlpiri Bible
Overview
The Warlpiri Bible (Yimi-nyayairni-wangu kaatu-kurulangu) is a vital spiritual resource for speakers of the Warlpiri language in Central Australia. This genuine leather edition published by the Bible Society Australia contains both the New Testament and selected books from the Old Testament, providing an essential connection to scripture for the Warlpiri community.
Product Features
- Format: Genuine Leather
- Pages: 1464 (including 16 pages of unnumbered plates with illustrations and maps)
- Publisher: Bible Society Australia
- Publication Date: May 2015 (3rd printing with revisions & retypeset)
- ISBN: 9780647519233 / 0647519232
- Dimensions: 257 x 175 x 34 mm
- Weight: 1.193 kg
- 1st Printing: 2001 (400 copies)
- 2nd Printing: 2004 (200 copies)
- 3rd Printing: 2014 (400 copies)
Interesting Facts
- Yimi-nyayairni-wangu kaatu-kurulangu, meaning "God's sacred story," is a translation of the New Testament and parts of the Old Testament into Warlpiri.
- This edition includes the Old Testament books of Genesis, Ruth, Jonah, and selections from Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Psalms, along with the complete New Testament.
- John 3:16 in Warlpiri is beautifully expressed as:
Kujanya kangalpa Kaatuju yulkami yapaku jintawarlayikiji. Kujarlanya yilyajarni nyampu-kurra walya-kurra Ngalapi-nyanu marulu. Ngana-puka kajirla wala nyina Ngalapi-nyanuku kapuru-wangu, ngulaju kula palimi, lawa. Ngulaju kapurla jirrnganja nyina wankaru tarnnga-juku Kaatukuju.
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