12 ᐅᓂᑐᑐᐅᑕ ᒪᒃ ᒋᐧᑲᓂᔅ ᑭᔭ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᐅᑕ ᐅᑕᑈᑎᒧᐅᓐ ᙭ ᒋᐎᓂᑐᑐᐛᐤ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᐊᐱᒪᓕᒃ ᒂ ᐎᓴᒪᑦ ᐊᑉᕋᐊᒪ ᑭᔭ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᒐᒂᓐ ᐅ ᑲ ᑐᑐᐎᔭᒡ ? ᑭᔭ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐅᓂᑐᑕᑕᓐ ? ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᐅᓂᑐᑕᑎᓐ, ᐊᑯ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᒋ ᐸᑐᐎᓐ ᑭᔭ ᓂᑦ ᐃᔨᒥᒡ ᐊ ᒥᓴᒡ ᒥᒋᑐᑎᒧᐅᓐ ? ᔅᒋ ᑐᑐᐅᓐ ᐅ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᑦ ᑯᑎᒃ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ᙮
ᕈᐱᓐ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᒋᒋᐃᑎᓇᐛᐤ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐊᐧᑯᐊᒄ ᓇᐸᔅ, ᒥᒄ ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᓂᑐᑐᓇᐛᐤ᙮ ᐊᓄᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒋᑦ ᐊᓏᔨᒥᑯᓄᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᑲᒋ ᐅᑎᓂᒺᐧᒄ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅᓐ᙮”
ᒧᓱᔅ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ, “ᐎᔾ ᐊᓐ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒐ ᒥᔨᑕᒄ ᐎᔭᓯᔪᐤ ᒐ ᒥᒍᐛᒄ ᐛᑕᑯᓯᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᒪᒃ ᐊᔅᐱᔅ ᓂᑐᐛᔨᑎᒺᒄ ᒥᒋᒥᔪᐤ ᒋᔭᒋᓴᐸᔭᔨᒋ, ᐛᔅ ᒋ ᐸᑎᒻ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐊᓏᔨᒐᔭᒄ, ᐎᔾ ᐊᓐ ᑕᑈ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᔅᒋ ᐊᓏᔨᒪᐛᐤ, ᓇᒪᔭᐤ ᓂᔭᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐊᕋᓇ, “ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᑐᑕᔅᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ, ᐛᒋ ᒥᔨᑥᐤ ᒐᒋ ᑐᑕᒡ ᐅᔭ ᒥᒋᑐᑎᒧᐅᓂᔪᐤ ?”
“ᐃᔭᒂᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐊᑐᐛᔨᒪᑯᒡ ᐅᒡ ᐊᐛᓯᒡ, ᐛᔅ ᒋ ᐎᑎᒪᑎᓇᐛᐤ, ᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᒋᓂᒧᐛᐛ ᒋᒋᒋᓯᑯᒡ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᒧᔅ ᐃᔨᒥᔅᑎᒪᑯᐅᒡ ᐊ ᐅᑎᔅᑯᑲᐳᔅᑐᐛᔨᒋ ᓄᑕᐎᔭ ᒋᒋᒋᓯᑯᒡ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᐱᑕᕐ ᒂ ᐸᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᑦ ᒋᓴᓴ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ, ᓂᐧᑲᓂᔅ ᒪᒃ ᐎᔾ ᐊᑲ ᐳᓂᒐ ᐊ ᐸᒋ ᐅᓂᑐᑐᐅᑦ, ᑕᓐ ᑕᑥᐤ ᒐ ᐛᐸᔨᑎᒧᐅᒃ, ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑕᑥᐤ ᐊ ?”
“ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᒂ ᒐᒋ ᒥᒋᑐᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᐸᐃᒄ ᐅᔭ ᐊᐛᓴ ᑲ ᑕᑈᔭᔨᒥᔨᒋ ᐃᐛᒃ ᒋᑭ ᒥᔽᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒪᑯᐱᑕᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᐊ ᒥᒐᐱᔅᒋᓯᔨᒋ ᐊᓯᓂᔭ ᐅᑯᔭᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒐᒋ ᓂᔅᑕᐸᐛᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᒋᔅᑲᑎᒥᔨᒡ ᐎᓂᐸᑯᒡ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐤ ᒐ ᐃᑕᑦ, ‘ᒋ ᐎᑎᒪᑎᓇᐛᐤ, ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐤ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᒄ ᐸᐃᒄ ᐊᓐ ᓂᐧᑲᓂᔅ ᐊᑲ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐊᐱᑕᔨᑕᑯᓯᑦ ᑲ ᐃᑕᔨᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ, ᓂᔾ ᔅᒋ ᐃᑐᑐᓇᐛᐤ᙮’
ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒐ ᐃᑎᑯᒡ ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐛ, ‘ᑕᑈ ᒋ ᐎᑎᒪᑎᓇᐛᐤ ᐊᓐ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᐎᒋᐊᒄ ᐸᐃᒄ ᓂᐧᑲᓂᔅ ᐊᓐ ᐊᑲ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐊᐱᑕᔨᑕᑯᔅᑦ ᑲ ᐃᑕᔨᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ, ᓂᔾ ᑭᔭ ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐎᒋᐃᓇᐛᐤ᙮’
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒋ ᐊᑎ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᒂ ᒐᒋ ᒥᒋᑐᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᐸᐃᒄ ᐅᔭ ᐊᐛᓴ ᑲ ᑕᑈᔭᔨᒥᔨᒋ ᐃᐛᒃ ᒋᑭ ᒥᔽᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒪᑯᐱᑕᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᐊ ᒥᒐᐱᔅᒋᓯᔨᒋ ᐊᓯᓂᔭ ᐅᑯᔭᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒐᒋ ᐱᑭᔅᑐᐛᐱᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐎᓂᐸᑯᒡ᙮
ᐃᐛᒃ ᒋᐸ ᒥᔽᔪᐤ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐳᓂᓯᓇᐸᑕᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐎᓂᐸᑯᒡ, ᑲ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᒂ ᒐᒋ ᒥᒋᑐᑎᒥᔨᒡ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊᑲ ᓇᔅᒡ ᑲ ᓱᒋᑲᐳᔨᒋ ᑕᑈᑎᒧᐅᓂᒡ, ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᔅᒄ ᐊᑐᐎᔅ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᒥᒋᐱᔪᐤ ᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᐛᐛᓯᐊᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮
ᐊᑲᐎᔾ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋ ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᑕᐛᓐ ᑕᓐ ᐊᓯᓇᑯᑕᐛᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒋᐧᑲᓂᓴ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐅᓂᔪᐤ᙮ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒥᒋᒻ ᐸᔭᐧᑭᓐ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᑲᐎᔾ ᒥᒋᔾ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᑯᒂ ᒋᐧᑲᓂᔅ ᒐᒋ ᒥᒋᑐᑕᐧᒃ᙮
ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᑕᑈᔭᔨᒪᒡ ᙭ᑕ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐸᐃᒄ ᒥᔪᐤ ᐃᓯᓇᑯᓱᐅᒡ᙮ ᐊᑎ ᓂᓇᐧᑯᐤ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᐱᔅᒐᓯᒥᑲᒡ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᐸᐃᑯᓐ ᒥᔪᐤ᙮