23 ᐃᓴᕆᐊᓕᒥ ᓈᒻᒪᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑎᒃ, ᓯᓚᖅᑲᑎᒥ ᓄᓕᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᓐᓂᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑎᒃ, ᐊᑎᕋᓗ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ ᓴᒡᓗᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐅᖃᖁᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᑎᓐᓇᖓ. ᐅᕙᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᒪ, ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᔫᓂᐊᕐᐳᖓ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ, ᐊᑕᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ.”
ᐸᓃᒃᑲᒃ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᖏᒃᑯᕕᒋᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓕᐊᓂᒃᑯᕕᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᕕᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᒋᑦ, ᒎᑎ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ.”
ᔧᑰᓪᓕ ᐃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᕈᕐᓰᕕᖕᒥᓐᖔᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕝᕗᓐᖓᕋᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓᓗ ᑐᓴᓕᕋᒥᒃ; ᐃᓗᐃᓪᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᓂᓐᖓᒻᒪᕆᒃᓗᑎᒡᓗ, ᓯᑭᒥ ᑍᒤᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓴᕆᐊᓕᒥᐅᓂᒡᓗ ᒥᑕᐅᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᔧᑰᑉ ᐸᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᖓᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ, ᑍᒤᓕᐅᕐᑐᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᑎᓐᓇᒍ.
ᐅᖃᕐᐳᕐᓕ, “ᐋᒃᑲ ᐊᓂᒋᒐᒃᑭᑦ, ᐱᔪᒪᑎᓐᓇᖓ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᐱᑎᓐᓇᓱᓐᖏᓚᐅᓐᖓ! ᐃᓴᕆᐊᓕᒥ ᑍᒤᓕᐅᕐᑐᖃᖃᑦᑕᖏᒻᒪᑦ; ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᒪᓃᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ!
ᐊᖑᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᑕᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᔨᖏᒃᑕ ᓵᖓᓃᑉᐳᑦ, ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᓕᒫᖏᓪᓗ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕐᐰᑦ.
ᓇᕐᕈᓇᕐᑐᓕᓂᓯ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᒐᒃᑭᑦ, ᐊᓯᓐᓂᐊᕐᓯᒪᓂᓯ ᐱᔪᒪᓗᐊᕐᓂᓯᓗ, ᑲᓐᖑᓱᒐᓯ ᓄᓕᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᓚᐅᕐᑕᓯ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᕙᒃᑲ, ᖃᖅᑬᑦ ᖄᖏᓐᓂ ᓇᑎᕐᓇᓂᓗ. ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓐᓇᒦᖑᔪᓯ ᔨᕉᓴᓕᒥᐅᑦ! ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᓴᓗᒤᑦᑑᓂᐊᕐᐱᓰ?”
ᐱᐅᓯᕆᔭᓕᒫᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓯᐊᕋᒃᑭᑦ; ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᔨᕐᓯᒪᖏᒻᒪᑕ, ᐊᔪᕐᑐᓕᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᑕᕐᕆᓯᒪᔪᖃᕋᑎᒃ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ.
ᔨᕉᓴᓕᒥᐅᓂᓗ ᒎᑎᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᖃᓛᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᕐᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᖏᓐᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᕗᖓ, ᐊᓯᓐᓂᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᓕᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓱᓕᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ; ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓕᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑐᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᐳᑦ, ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓕᓂᕐᒥᖕᓂᑦ ᓵᒋᐊᕐᑐᖃᕈᓐᓇᕈᓐᓃᕐᐳᖅ; ᓱᑑᒪᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᒋᔭᐅᑎᓕᕐᐸᒃᑲ, ᐃᓄᖏᓪᓗ ᒍᒨᕋᒥᐅᑎᑐᑦ ᑍᒤᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ.”
ᐃᒫᒃ ᕿᓚᖕᒥᐅᒐᓴᒡᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᑕᓂᖓ ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ: “ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑍᓂᕐᓗᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᓈᓚᒃᑍᓕᓯᒋᒃ; ᓱᓕᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᒃᓴᕐᑖᕐᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᓯ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᖕᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᑯᑎᑕᐅᓂᕋᕐᐸᒃᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑕᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ.
“ᐱᔪᖃᓛᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᕐᑎᐅᓂᕋᕐᑐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᓕᓯᒪᓐᖏᓚᒃᑲ, ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᓄᓪᓕ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᐳᑦ; ᐅᖃᕐᕕᒋᓚᐅᓐᖏᓚᒃᑲ, ᓱᓕᓕ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᐳᑦ.
ᑕᑯᒋᑦ, ᐊᑭᕋᕐᑐᕐᐸᒃᑲ ᐱᔪᖃᓛᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᕐᑎᐅᓂᕋᕐᑐᑦ ᓱᓕᖏᑦᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᑐᕐᓂᕋᖃᑦᑕᕐᑐᑦ, ᐊᑕᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᒃᑲ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᑎᑉᐰᑦ ᓱᓕᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᕆᑦᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ, ᑎᓕᓯᒪᓐᖏᓚᒃᑲ ᐅᖃᖁᓗᒋᑦ; ᑍᒤᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᖏᑦᓯᐊᕐᐳᑦ, ᐊᑕᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ.”
ᐃᒫᒃ ᕿᓚᖕᒥᐅᒐᓴᒡᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᑕᓂᖓ ᐃᓴᕆᐊᓕᒥᐅᑦ ᒎᑎᖓᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ, ᐂᕼᐊᑉ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᑯᓔᐊᐅᑉ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ, ᔨᑎᑬᐊᓗ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᒫᓯᐊᐅᑉ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊᒃ ᓱᓕᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᑦᔪᐃᑲᑦᑕᕐᒪᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓐᓂᒃ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊᒃ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕐᐹᒃᑲᒃ ᓂᐱᑯᓁᓴᒧᑦ ᐹᐱᓘᓂᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᑖᑦᓱᒪᓗ ᑐᖁᑕᐅᑎᑦᓱᒫᕐᐹᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕐᑎᓪᓗᓯ.
“ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᑦᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓕᒫᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᑕᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᐳᖅ, ‘ᓯᒤᐊ ᓂᕼᐃᓚᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ, ᓯᒤᐊ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᒫᕐᑐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑎᓕᓚᐅᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᑕᕋ ᑍᒫᒃ ᐅᖃᖁᓗᒍ, ᓱᓕᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᓕᕐᑎᑦᓯᖕᒪᑦ.
ᕿᒻᒥᕐᔪᐊᑎᑐᑦ ᓂᕆᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᑐᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕾᓐᓇᕐᐳᑦ, ᓯᓚᖅᑲᑎᒥ ᓄᓕᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓕᒍᓱᓂᖃᕐᒪᑕ.
ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᒐ ᐊᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓁᒃᑯᑕᖃᕐᑐᖅ, ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᐅᓕᕐᑎᑉᐱᓯᐅᒃ ᑎᒡᓕᒃᑎᓄᑦ? ᑕᑯᒋᑦ ᐅᕙᖓ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᕙᕋ, ᐊᑕᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ.
ᑐᓴᕐᓯᒪᕙᑦᓯᓗ ᖃᓂᑦᓯᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᕐᓴᐅᓂᕋᕐᑎᓪᓗᓯ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᑦ, ᐅᓄᕐᑐᐃᕐᓱᕐᓗᓯ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᕋᕐᑐᕐᓗᓯ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᓯ; ᑐᓵᓯᒪᕙᑦᓯ.
ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑍᔨᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓘᑎᓖᑦ, ᑕᑎᒋᔭᒃᓴᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ. ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᕐᑎᑦᓯᔨᖏᑦ ᓇᕐᕈᓇᕐᓯᑎᑦᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᑦᔪᕐᓁᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᖕᒥᒃ. ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᖁᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᓗᒃᐳᑦ.
ᐊᐱᕆᒐᓗᐊᕐᐳᓯ, “ᓱᓇ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ?” ᐊᑕᓂᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓕᐊᓪᓗ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑑᑎᓪᓗᓯᒃ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᕐᓂᑦᓯᓐᓂᒃ, ᑖᑦᓱᒪ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᐊᕐᓯᒪᒐᕕᑦ; ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐂᑉᐸᕆᒐᓗᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᓄᓕᐊᕆᓪᓗᒍᓗ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ.
“ᑕᕝᕙ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᓱᒫᕐᐳᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᕐᑐᕆᐊᕐᑐᕐᓗᓯ; ᐱᒋᐊᑦᓴᐅᑎᒋᔪᒫᕐᐳᖓ ᐊᑭᕋᕐᑐᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᖓᒃᑰᓇᓱᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᓯᓐᓂᐊᕐᑎᓂᒃ, ᓱᓕᖏᑦᑐᒥᒡᓗ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓕᖕᓂᒃ, ᓯᓔᕐᕆᒃᓯᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᑭᓕᕐᓱᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓁᔭᕐᑎᓂᒃ, ᐅᐃᒡᒐᕐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᑎᑦᓯᔪᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᑐᖃᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᑐᓐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᓯᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᕋᓱᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᕿᓚᖕᒥᐅᒐᓴᒡᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᑕᓂᖓ ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ.”
ᑖᑦᓱᒪ ᓵᖓᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᕐᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᔨᕐᓯᒪᔪᖃᓐᖏᓚᖅ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᑦᓯᐊᕐᐳᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃᓗ ᑖᑦᓱᒪ ᐃᔨᖏᒃᑕ ᓵᖓᓂ. ᑖᑦᓱᒧᖓ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᐳᒍᑦ.
ᔩᓱᓯ ᙭ᔅᑑᓯᒥᓪᓗ ᓱᖁᓯᔪᐃᑦᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᓯᔪᒥᑦ, ᐃᕐᓂᕐᑖᕆᔭᐅᖄᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᓂᑦ ᒪᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥᓪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᑖᑦᓱᒪ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᖕᒪᑎᒍᑦ ᕿᓚᕈᑦᔮᓚᐅᕐᐹᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᐊᔪᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᖕᒥᓄᑦ.
“ᓚᐅᑏᓯᐊᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᑑᖃᑎᒌᖏᑕ ᐂᖏᓖᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕆᑦ: “‘ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐂᒦᓐᖑᔪᒥᑦ ᐱᕗᑦ, ᓱᖁᓯᔪᐃᑦᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓁᕐᓯᔨᒥᑦ, ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᓐᖑᕐᑎᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ.
ᑕᕝᕙ ᒋᓕᐊᑎᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᐳᑦ ᔨᑉᑕᒧᑦ, “ᐊᖏᕐᐳᒍᑦ, ᐊᑕᓂᖅ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕐᑎᒋᕙᕗᑦ ᐊᑯᓐᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᓱᓕᓗᑕ ᓈᓚᖕᓂᐊᕐᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ.”