17 ᐊᑯ ᐱᔅᒐ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ ᒂ ᐃᑎᑐᔨᒋ, “ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐃᑎᑕᒄ ᐊᔅᒄ ᒥᓐ ᐛᐃᐱᔅᒋᔅ ᒐ ᐎᒐᐛᐧᒄ ᐊᑯ ᒥᓐ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᐛᐱᒪᐧᒄ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ ᒥᓐ ᐛᐃᐱᔅᒋᔅ ᐊᑯ ᒐ ᐛᐱᒪᐧᒄ ? ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, ‘ᐅᑕᐎᒪᐛ ᐊ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᑦ’ ?
ᒋ ᑕᑈᑐᐛᐅᒡ ᒪᒃ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᒋᑕᐊᒪᑯᒡ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐎᔨᐛᐤ ᒋ ᐃᔭᔨᒧᑎᒧᒡ ᐅᔭ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᒡ, “ᒐᒂᓐ ᐅ ᑲ ᐃᓇᓄᐅᒡ ᐊ ᐅᓂᔅᑲᑦ ᐊᐛᓐ ᓂᐳᐅᓂᒡ ᐅᒡ᙮”
ᐊᓐᒡ ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓐᒡ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᓂᔅᑐᑎᒧᒡ ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒪᒐᒥᑭᓂᔨᒡ ᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ, ᒋ ᓴᒋᓱᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒐᒋ ᑯᒂᒋᒪᒡ᙮
ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓐᒡ ᒪᒃ ᓇᒪ ᐛᒡ ᐸᐃᒄ ᐅᒋ ᓂᔅᑐᑎᒧᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐊᔨᒧᑎᒥᔨᒋ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᒡ ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓐᒡ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᓂᔅᑐᑎᒧᒡ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒧᒡ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐎ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒪᑯᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ, ᐛᔅ ᐊᔅᒄ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᒥᔭᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᒐᒋ ᓂᔅᑐᑕᒡ᙮ ᒋ ᓴᒋᓱᐅᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒐᒋ ᑯᒂᒋᒐᒧᒡ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ᙮
ᐊᓐᑕ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒪᒂᒡ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᓂᔅᑐᑎᒥᔪᐛ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᓴᔅ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓂᑲᓐ ᐊᒋ ᐎᑕᑭᓄᐎᑯᐱᓇ ᒐ ᑎᐱᐱᔨᒡ ᐅᔭ᙮ ᐸᑎᒪ ᒪᒃ ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲ ᐅᓂᔅᑲᓇᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᓂᐳᐅᓂᒡ ᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒋᒋᒋᓯᑯᒡ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐅᑎᓇᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᒋᔅᒋᓯᒡ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᓂᑲᓐ ᐊᔨᒧᒪᑭᓄᐎᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓂᒡ ᒐ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᑯᐱᓇ᙮
ᒍᑎᔅ, ᓇᒪᔭᐤ ᐊᓐ ᐃᔅᑲᕆᔭᑦ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᑦ, ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ, ᒐᒂᓐ ᐛᒋ ᐎ ᐃᑐᑐᐅᔭᒡ ᓂᔭᓐ ᒐᒋ ᒥᔪ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒥᑕᒡ, ᐊᑲ ᒪᒃ ᐎ ᐃᑐᑐᐅᑥᐤ ᑯᑎᑭᒡ ᐊᐛᓐᒋ ᒐᒋ ᒥᔪ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒥᔅᒡ ?”
ᑥᒥᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ, ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᓇᓐ ᑕᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᔨᓐ, ᑕᓐᑕ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒪᒡ ᑕᓐᑕ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᔭᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ?”
“ᒥᓯᐛ ᐅ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒪᑎᑯᒡ ᔅᒋ ᐎᑎᒪᑎᓇᐛᐤ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓇᑯᓯᔭᒄ ᒐᒋ ᐎ ᐊᑎ ᐳᓂᔭᒄ ᐊ ᑕᑈᔭᔨᒥᔭᒄ᙮
“ᐛᐃᐱᔅᒋᔅ ᒪᒃ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋ ᐛᐱᒥᓇᐛᐤ᙮ ᒥᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᐃᐱᔅᒋᔅ ᐊᑯ ᒥᓐ ᒐ ᐛᐱᒥᔭᒄ᙮”
ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐅᔭ ᐛᐃᐱᔅᒋᔅ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ ? ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒺᓇᓄᐤ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐛᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, ‘ᐛᐃᐱᔅᒋᔅ᙮’ ”
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᐤ ᐊ ᐎ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᑯᑦ ᐅᔭ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔭᓐ, ᓴᔅ ᐎᐱᒡ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋ ᐎᒐᐅᑎᓇᐛᐤ᙮ ᒥᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᐃᐱᔅᒋᔅ ᐊᑯ ᒥᓐ ᒐ ᐛᐱᒥᔭᒄ᙮ ᐅ ᐛ ᓂᑐ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒪᒄ ᒐᒂᓐ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐊᔨᒧᑎᒪᓐ ?
“ᐊᓄᒡ ᒪᒃ ᐎ ᐊᑯ ᒐ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᒃ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐅᑦ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᒪᒃ ᐛᐛᒡ ᐸᐃᒄ ᐊ ᑎᓯᔭᒄ ᒋ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᓇᐛᐤ ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊ ᐃᑐᑕᔭᓐ᙮