eld ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁B ira ban ▁as ▁his ▁local ▁teacher , ▁writing , ▁‘ [ i ] t ▁was ▁very ▁evident ▁that ▁M ’ G ill ▁[ B ira ban ] ▁was ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁teach ▁his ▁native ▁language , ▁for ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁anything , ▁he ▁pron ounced ▁the ▁word ▁very ▁distinct ly , ▁sy ll able ▁by ▁sy ll able , ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁impossible ▁to ▁mistake ▁it .’ ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁admitted ▁by ▁Th rel k eld ▁that ▁B ira ban ▁was ▁cru cial ▁to ▁his ▁translation ▁work , ▁with ▁the ▁Aw ab ak al ▁translation ▁and ▁publication ▁of ▁St . ▁Luke ' s ▁G ospel ▁ ▁being ▁‘ pr inci p ally ▁translated ▁by ▁Mac g ill ▁himself .’ ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁transl ating ▁Christian ▁texts ▁B ira ban ▁also ▁shared ▁with ▁Th rel k eld ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Aw ab ak al ▁cosm ology , ▁detail ing ▁stories ▁of ▁K oun , ▁T ipp ak al , ▁Por - r ang , ▁and ▁his ▁personal ▁life . ▁B ira ban ▁also ▁incorpor ated ▁Christian ▁the ology ▁into ▁the ▁Aw ab ak al ▁cosm ological ▁order , ▁offering ▁a ▁dream ing ▁narr ative , ▁to ▁Th rel k eld , ▁concerning ▁Je hov ah ; ▁B ira ban ▁concept ual ised ▁Je hov ah ▁as ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁being ▁which ▁appears ▁to ▁only ▁men . ▁B ira ban ’ s ▁authority ▁within ▁the ▁Ab original ▁cl ans ▁and ▁his ▁ability