12 ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒪᑯᒡ, “ᑕᑈ ᑭᑈ ᐃᓚᐃᒐ ᓂᔅᑎᒻ ᒋᑭ ᑎᑯᓯᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔭᔅᑯᔅᑕᑦ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ᙮ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᒋ ᐃᑎᔅᑕᒡ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓂᒡ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᓐ ᒥᔅᑎ ᒐ ᓂᓇᐧᑲᑕᔨᒧᑦ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᐊᐱᑕᔨᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ ?
ᐱᓯᑯᐤ, ᐅ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ, ᐃᔨᒥᔅᑎᒪᓱᐤ: ᒋᔅᒋᓯ ᒧᓴᒡ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᒥᒋ ᐃᑎᔅᒃ ᑲ ᑭᒐᐸᑎᓯᑦ ᐃᔪᐤ᙮
ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐃᔨᒪᐊᑦ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᒋᒋᐱᔨᑦ ᐊ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᐊ ᐱᔭᑭᔅᒋᑕᑯᓯᑦ ᐊ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᓂᑭ ᐃᑐᑕᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ, ᐊᑯᑕ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᒥᔅᑎ ᐛᐎᓯᒐᔨᑎᒥᐃᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐃᔪᐛ, ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᒡ ᓂᑲᓂᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐅᒡ, ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᒡ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ᙮ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᓂᐸᐃᑯᔭᓐ, ᓂᔅᑐ ᒋᓯᑲᐛ ᒪᒃ ᒥᓐ ᓂᑭ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᓐ᙮”
ᒋᑭ ᓂᐸᐊᑭᓄᐤ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᓐ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊᓐ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐸᒋ ᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓂᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑕᒡ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᑕᑈ ᒋᑭ ᐊᒂᒡ ᒥᒋᐱᔪᐤ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐ ᐎᔭᓯᐱᒋᔅᑎᓇᑦ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᓇ᙮ ᐃᐛᒃ ᒋᐸ ᒥᔽᔨᑯᐱᓇ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᑲ ᐛᐛᒡ ᐅᒋ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᑯᐱᓇ᙮”
“ᓂᑐᑎᒧᒄ ᒪ,” ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ ᒋᑦ ᐃᑐᑕᓇᓄᐤ, ᐊᑯᑕ ᐅᑕ ᒐ ᒪᑯᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐱᔅᑎᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᐱᔨᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐛ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᔨᒋ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᒐᒋ ᑎᐸᔅᑯᓂᑯᑦ᙮ ᐊᐅᑯᓐᒡ ᐅᒡ ᒐ ᐃᑎᓱᐛᒡ ᒐᒋ ᓂᐸᐊᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊᑲ ᒍᐤ ᐃᑎᔅᑲᓇᓯᔨᒋ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᑯᑕ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᐱᔅᑎᓇᒡ᙮
ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ, ᒋ ᐎᑎᒪᑎᓇᐛᐤ, ᓴᔅ ᒋ ᑎᑯᓯᓐ ᐃᓚᐃᒐ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᑕᓐ ᐛ ᐃᑐᑕᑯᑦ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᑯᑦ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᑲ ᐃᑎᔅᑕᔨᒡ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓂᒡ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᐛᑯᐱᓇ᙮”
ᐛᔅ ᒪᒂᒡ ᒋ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒧᐛᐤ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᓇᐸᐛ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓯ ᐱᔅᑎᓇᑭᓄᐤ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᓐ ᒐᒋ ᓂᐸᐃᑯᑦ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᓂᔅᑐ ᒋᓯᑲᐛ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐊᑯ ᒐ ᐅᓂᔅᑲᑦ ᓂᐳᐅᓂᒡ ᐅᒡ᙮”
ᐊᐦᐊ, ᒋᔾ ᒪᒃ ᐊᐛᔅ, ᒪᐅᒡ ᑲ ᐃᔅᐸᔨᑕᑯᓯᑦ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᐛᐃᒐᓯᒪ ᒋᑭ ᐃᑎᑯᐅᓐ; ᐛᔅ ᒋᑭ ᓂᑲᓄᑐᐛᐤ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᓱᐤ ᒐ ᐛᐛᓯᑕᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᐊᕈᑦ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑦ ᐊᓯᒪᑭᓂᓯᒪ ᒋ ᐎᔭᐅᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐊ ᒪᔭᔨᒪᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐊᔭᒡ ᐊ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᒡ ᐊ ᐳᔅᑎᔅᑭᒧᑎᔭᒡ ᐊᑯᐱᔪᐤ ᐊ ᒥᔽᓯᔨᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᐊᕈᑦ ᑲᐤ ᒂ ᒋᐛᑎᓴᐛᑦ ᒋᓴᓴ, ᑈᓚᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ᙮
ᐸᐃᒄ ᐊᓐ ᑲᒋᒧᑎᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᒋᔅᑕᔎᑕᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᒋ ᒪᔭᔨᒪᐤ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐊ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᓇᒪᔭᐤ ᐊ ᒪᒃ ᒋᔾ ᙭ ? ᐎᒋᐃᓱᐤ, ᑭᔭ ᓂᔭᓐ ᐎᒋᐃᓇᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒥᓐ ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᐊ ᒪᒧᐎᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓇᒡ ᒋ ᑯᒂᒋᒪᐅᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐊ ᐃᑕᒡ, “ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ, ᓴᔅ ᐊ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔪᐤ ᒐ ᒥᔨᑥᐤ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐎᔨᐛᐤ ᒥᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐱᒥᐱᔨᑥᓱᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᐛᒡ ?”
ᐊᐅᑯᐤ, ‘ᐅ ᐊᓯᓂᔾ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᑲ ᒪᓂᒐᓯᒡ ᑲᒋ ᐊᑐᐛᔨᒪᒄ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᐱᑦ ᐊ ᒋᒐᔭᔨᒡ᙮’