꧑꧐. ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦢꦱ꧀ꦱꦤꦥꦚ꧀ꦲꦺꦴ

꧑꧐. ‘‘ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ꦨꦴꦱꦶꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦠꦁ ꦨꦒꦮꦠꦴ ‘ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦄꦴꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ, ꦕꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦫꦺꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦥꦴꦢꦴ ꦨꦴꦮꦶꦠꦴ ꦧꦲꦸꦭꦷꦏꦠꦴ ꦪꦴꦤꦷꦏꦠꦴ ꦮꦠ꧀ꦡꦸꦏꦠꦴ ꦄꦤꦸꦛ꧀ꦜꦶꦠꦴ ꦥꦫꦶꦕꦶꦠꦴ ꦱꦸꦱꦩꦴꦫꦢ꧀ꦣꦴ, ꦱꦺꦴ ꦄꦴꦏꦔ꧀ꦑꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ, ꦄꦴꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ, ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦺꦴ ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦁ ꦮꦴ ꦠꦶꦛ꧀ꦜꦺꦪ꧀ꦪ ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦴꦮꦱꦺꦱꦁ ꦮꦴ’ꦠꦶ. ꦥꦸꦤ ꦕ ꦨꦟꦶꦠꦁ ‘ꦆꦠꦺꦴ ꦠꦶꦟ꧀ꦟꦁ ꦩꦴꦱꦴꦤꦁ ꦄꦕ꧀ꦕꦪꦺꦤ ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦺꦴ ꦥꦫꦶꦤꦶꦧ꧀ꦧꦴꦪꦶꦱ꧀ꦱꦠꦷ’ꦠꦶ. ꦪꦢꦶ, ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ꦨꦒꦮꦠꦴ ꦨꦟꦶꦠꦁ ‘ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦄꦴꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ, ꦕꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦫꦺꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦥꦴꦢꦴ ꦨꦴꦮꦶꦠꦴ…ꦥꦺ… ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦴꦮꦱꦺꦱꦁ ꦮꦴ’ꦠꦶ, ꦠꦺꦤ ꦲꦶ ꦠꦺꦩꦴꦱꦥꦫꦶꦕ꧀ꦖꦺꦢꦺꦴ ꦩꦶꦕ꧀ꦖꦴ. ꦪꦢꦶ, ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ, ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦺꦤ ꦨꦟꦶꦠꦁ ‘ꦆꦠꦺꦴ ꦠꦶꦟ꧀ꦟꦁ ꦩꦴꦱꦴꦤꦁ ꦄꦕ꧀ꦕꦪꦺꦤ ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦺꦴ ꦥꦫꦶꦤꦶꦧ꧀ꦧꦴꦪꦶꦱ꧀ꦱꦠꦷ’ꦠꦶ, ꦠꦺꦤ ꦲꦶ ‘‘ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦄꦴꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ, ꦕꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦫꦺꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦥꦴꦢꦴ ꦨꦴꦮꦶꦠꦴ…ꦥꦺ… ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦴꦮꦱꦺꦱꦁ ꦮꦴ’ꦠꦶ ꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦮꦕꦤꦁ ꦩꦶꦕ꧀ꦖꦴ. ꦤꦠ꧀ꦡꦶ ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦴꦤꦁ ꦄꦛ꧀ꦜꦴꦤꦺ ꦒꦗ꧀ꦗꦶꦠꦁ. ꦄꦩꦺꦴꦓꦮꦕꦤꦴ ꦧꦸꦢ꧀ꦣꦴ ꦨꦒꦮꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦠꦡꦮꦕꦤꦴ ꦄꦢ꧀ꦮꦺꦗ꧀ꦙꦮꦕꦤꦴ. ꦄꦪꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦈꦨꦠꦺꦴ ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦶꦏꦺꦴ ꦥꦚ꧀ꦲꦺꦴ ꦒꦩ꧀ꦨꦷꦫꦺꦴ ꦱꦸꦤꦶꦥꦸꦟꦺꦴ ꦢꦸꦤ꧀ꦤꦶꦗ꧀ꦙꦴꦥꦪꦺꦴ ꦠꦮꦴꦤꦸꦥ꧀ꦥꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ, ꦨꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦠꦁ ꦢꦶꦛ꧀ꦜꦶꦗꦴꦭꦁ, ꦌꦏꦁꦱꦺ ꦜꦥꦪ, ꦨꦶꦤ꧀ꦢ ꦥꦫꦮꦴꦢ’’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ.

‘‘ꦨꦴꦱꦶꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦠꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦠꦴ ‘ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦄꦴꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ, ꦕꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦫꦺꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦥꦴꦢꦴ ꦨꦴꦮꦶꦠꦴ…ꦥꦺ… ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦴꦮꦱꦺꦱꦁ ꦮꦴ’ꦠꦶ, ꦠꦺꦩꦴꦱꦥꦫꦶꦕ꧀ꦖꦺꦢꦺꦴ ꦕ ꦨꦟꦶꦠꦺꦴ, ꦱꦺꦴ ꦕ ꦥꦤ ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦺꦴ ꦄꦴꦪꦸꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦺꦴ ꦮꦸꦕ꧀ꦕꦠꦶ. ꦤ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦴ ꦄꦠ꧀ꦠꦤꦺꦴ ꦧꦭꦁ ꦏꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦪꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦌꦮꦩꦴꦲ, ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦁ ꦥꦤ ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦴ ꦥꦫꦶꦏꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦪꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦌꦮꦩꦴꦲ ‘ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦄꦴꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ, ꦕꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦫꦺꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦥꦴꦢꦴ ꦨꦴꦮꦶꦠꦴ…ꦥꦺ… ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦴꦮꦱꦺꦱꦁ ꦮꦴ’ꦠꦶ.

‘‘ꦪꦡꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦫꦚ꧀ꦚꦺꦴ ꦄꦱ꧀ꦱꦴꦗꦴꦤꦷꦪꦺꦴ ꦨꦮꦺꦪ꧀ꦪ ꦱꦷꦓꦒꦠꦶ ꦄꦤꦶꦭꦗꦮꦺꦴ, ꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦫꦴꦗꦴ ꦗꦮꦧꦭꦁ ꦥꦫꦶꦏꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦱꦤꦺꦒꦩꦗꦴꦤꦥꦢꦨꦛꦧꦭꦧ꧀ꦫꦴꦲ꧀ꦩꦟꦒꦲꦥꦠꦶꦏꦄꦩꦕ꧀ꦕꦗꦤꦩꦗ꧀ꦙꦺ ꦌꦮꦁ ꦮꦢꦺꦪ꧀ꦪ ‘ꦄꦴꦏꦔ꧀ꦑꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦩꦺ, ꦨꦺꦴ, ꦄꦪꦁ ꦲꦪꦮꦫꦺꦴ ꦱꦴꦒꦫꦗꦭꦥꦫꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦁ ꦩꦲꦶꦁ ꦄꦤꦸꦮꦶꦕꦫꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦑꦟꦺꦤ ꦆꦣꦴꦒꦕ꧀ꦖꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦴ’ꦠꦶ, ꦤ ꦕ ꦠꦁ ꦗꦮꦒꦠꦶꦁ ꦠꦱ꧀ꦱꦁ ꦥꦫꦶꦱꦴꦪꦁ ꦢꦱ꧀ꦱꦺꦪ꧀ꦪ, ꦮꦶꦗ꧀ꦗꦠꦶ ꦕ ꦱꦺꦴ ꦗꦮꦺꦴ ꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ, ꦱꦩꦠ꧀ꦡꦺꦴ ꦕ ꦱꦺꦴ ꦑꦟꦺꦤ ꦱꦴꦒꦫꦗꦭꦥꦫꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦁ ꦩꦲꦶꦁ ꦄꦤꦸꦮꦶꦕꦫꦶꦠꦸꦁ. ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦴ ꦄꦠ꧀ꦠꦤꦺꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦁ ꦥꦫꦶꦏꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦪꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦌꦮꦩꦴꦲ, ꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦠꦺꦮꦶꦗ꧀ꦗꦴꦤꦁ ꦖꦭ꦳ꦨꦶꦚ꧀ꦚꦴꦤꦁ ꦄꦫꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦴꦤꦁ ꦮꦶꦩꦭꦑꦷꦟꦴꦱꦮꦴꦤꦁ ꦢꦺꦮꦩꦤꦸꦱ꧀ꦱꦴꦤꦚ꧀ꦕ ꦩꦗ꧀ꦙꦺ ꦤꦶꦱꦷꦢꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦨꦟꦶꦠꦁ ‘ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦄꦴꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ, ꦕꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦫꦺꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦥꦴꦢꦴ ꦨꦴꦮꦶꦠꦴ ꦧꦲꦸꦭꦷꦏꦠꦴ ꦪꦴꦤꦷꦏꦠꦴ ꦮꦠ꧀ꦡꦸꦏꦠꦴ ꦄꦤꦸꦛ꧀ꦜꦶꦠꦴ ꦥꦫꦶꦕꦶꦠꦴ ꦱꦸꦱꦩꦴꦫꦢ꧀ꦣꦴ, ꦱꦺꦴ ꦄꦴꦏꦔ꧀ꦑꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ, ꦄꦴꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ, ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦺꦴ ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦁ ꦮꦴ ꦠꦶꦛ꧀ꦜꦺꦪ꧀ꦪ ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦴꦮꦱꦺꦱꦁ ꦮꦴ’ꦠꦶ. ꦮꦶꦗ꧀ꦗꦠꦶ ꦕ ꦠꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦁ ꦨꦒꦮꦠꦺꦴ, ꦱꦩꦠ꧀ꦡꦺꦴ ꦕ ꦨꦒꦮꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦺꦤ ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦁ ꦮꦴ ꦜꦴꦠꦸꦁ ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦴꦮꦱꦺꦱꦁ ꦮꦴ, ꦤ ꦕ ꦨꦒꦮꦴ ꦠꦁ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦁ ꦠꦱ꧀ꦱꦁ ꦥꦫꦶꦱꦴꦪꦁ ꦢꦱ꧀ꦱꦺꦠꦶ, ꦄꦤꦠ꧀ꦡꦶꦏꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦴ ꦱꦧ꧀ꦧꦨꦮꦺꦲꦶ, ꦒꦫꦲꦶꦠꦴ ꦕ ꦠꦡꦴꦒꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦱꦧ꧀ꦧꦨꦮꦴ. ꦨꦴꦱꦶꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦠꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦠꦴ ‘ꦱꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦡꦴꦥꦶ, ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦮꦺ, ꦄꦥ꧀ꦥꦩꦠ꧀ꦠꦏꦺꦴꦥꦶ ꦒꦹꦡꦺꦴ ꦢꦸꦒ꧀ꦒꦤ꧀ꦣꦺꦴ ꦲꦺꦴꦠꦶ. ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮ ꦑꦺꦴ ꦄꦲꦁ, ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦮꦺ, ꦄꦥ꧀ꦥꦩꦠ꧀ꦠꦏꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦨꦮꦁ ꦤ ꦮꦟ꧀ꦟꦺꦩꦶ ꦄꦤ꧀ꦠꦩꦱꦺꦴ ꦄꦕ꧀ꦖꦫꦴꦱꦔ꧀ꦓꦴꦠꦩꦠ꧀ꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦷ’ꦠꦶ ꦄꦥꦶ ꦤꦸ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦴ ꦱꦧ꧀ꦧꦨꦮꦒꦠꦶꦪꦺꦴꦤꦶꦪꦺꦴ ꦒꦹꦡꦱꦩꦁ ꦢꦶꦱ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦁ ꦤꦶꦱ꧀ꦱꦴꦪ ꦨꦮꦺꦱꦸ ꦖꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦴꦒꦁ ꦏꦫꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦴ’’ꦠꦶ? ‘‘ꦤ ꦲꦶ ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ’’ꦠꦶ. ‘‘ꦠꦺꦤ ꦲꦶ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦴ ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦁ ꦥꦫꦶꦏꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦪꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦌꦮꦫꦹꦥꦁ ꦧꦸꦢ꧀ꦣꦱꦷꦲꦤꦴꦢꦩꦨꦶꦤꦢꦷ’’ꦠꦶ. ‘‘ꦱꦴꦣꦸ, ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦠꦁ ꦠꦡꦴ ꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦛꦶꦕ꧀ꦖꦴꦩꦷ’’ꦠꦶ.

ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦢꦱ꧀ꦱꦤꦥꦚ꧀ꦲꦺꦴ ꦢꦱꦩꦺꦴ.

ꦆꦢ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦭꦮꦒ꧀ꦒꦺꦴ ꦥꦜꦩꦺꦴ.

ꦆꦩꦱ꧀ꦩꦶꦁ ꦮꦒ꧀ꦒꦺ ꦢꦱ ꦥꦚ꧀ꦲꦴ.