꧕. ꦧꦸꦢ꧀ꦣꦄꦮꦶꦲꦺꦜꦏꦥꦚ꧀ꦲꦺꦴ

꧕. ‘‘ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ꦨꦴꦱꦶꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦠꦁ ꦨꦒꦮꦠꦴ ‘ꦥꦸꦧ꧀ꦧꦺ ꦮꦴꦲꦁ ꦩꦤꦸꦱ꧀ꦱꦨꦹꦠꦺꦴ ꦱꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦤꦁ ꦄꦮꦶꦲꦺꦜꦏꦗꦴꦠꦶꦏꦺꦴ ꦄꦲꦺꦴꦱꦶ’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ. ꦥꦸꦤ ꦕ ꦨꦟꦶꦠꦁ ‘ꦭꦺꦴꦩꦱꦏꦱ꧀ꦱꦥꦺꦴ ꦤꦴꦩ ꦆꦱꦶ ꦱꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦄꦤꦺꦏꦱꦠꦺ ꦥꦴꦟꦺ ꦓꦴꦠꦪꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦮꦴꦗꦥꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦁ ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦚ꧀ꦚꦁ ꦪꦗꦷ’ꦠꦶ. ꦪꦢꦶ, ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ꦨꦒꦮꦠꦴ ꦨꦟꦶꦠꦁ ‘ꦥꦸꦧ꧀ꦧꦺ ꦮꦴꦲꦁ ꦩꦤꦸꦱ꧀ꦱꦨꦹꦠꦺꦴ ꦱꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦤꦁ ꦄꦮꦶꦲꦺꦜꦏꦗꦴꦠꦶꦏꦺꦴ ꦄꦲꦺꦴꦱꦶ’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ, ꦠꦺꦤ ꦲꦶ ‘ꦭꦺꦴꦩꦱꦏꦱ꧀ꦱꦥꦺꦤ ꦆꦱꦶꦤꦴ ꦄꦤꦺꦏꦱꦠꦺ ꦥꦴꦟꦺ ꦓꦴꦠꦪꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦮꦴꦗꦥꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦁ ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦚ꧀ꦚꦁ ꦪꦗꦶꦠ’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ ꦪꦁ ꦮꦕꦤꦁ, ꦠꦁ ꦩꦶꦕ꧀ꦖꦴ. ꦪꦢꦶ ‘ꦭꦺꦴꦩꦱꦏꦱ꧀ꦱꦥꦺꦤ ꦆꦱꦶꦤꦴ ꦄꦤꦺꦏꦱꦠꦺ ꦥꦴꦟꦺ ꦓꦴꦠꦪꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦮꦴꦗꦥꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦁ ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦚ꧀ꦚꦁ ꦪꦗꦶꦠꦁ’, ꦠꦺꦤ ꦲꦶ ‘ꦥꦸꦧ꧀ꦧꦺ ꦮꦴꦲꦁ ꦩꦤꦸꦱ꧀ꦱꦨꦹꦠꦺꦴ ꦱꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦤꦁ ꦄꦮꦶꦲꦺꦜꦏꦗꦴꦠꦶꦏꦺꦴ ꦄꦲꦺꦴꦱꦶ’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ ꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦮꦕꦤꦁ ꦩꦶꦕ꧀ꦖꦴ. ꦄꦪꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦈꦨꦠꦺꦴ ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦶꦏꦺꦴ ꦥꦚ꧀ꦲꦺꦴ ꦠꦮꦴꦤꦸꦥ꧀ꦥꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ, ꦱꦺꦴ ꦠꦪꦴ ꦤꦶꦧ꧀ꦧꦴꦲꦶꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦺꦴ’’ꦠꦶ.

‘‘ꦨꦴꦱꦶꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦠꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦠꦴ ‘ꦥꦸꦧ꧀ꦧꦺ ꦮꦴꦲꦁ ꦩꦤꦸꦱ꧀ꦱꦨꦹꦠꦺꦴ ꦱꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦤꦁ ꦄꦮꦶꦲꦺꦜꦏꦗꦴꦠꦶꦏꦺꦴ ꦄꦲꦺꦴꦱꦶ’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ, ‘ꦭꦺꦴꦩꦱꦏꦱ꧀ꦱꦥꦺꦤ ꦆꦱꦶꦤꦴ ꦄꦤꦺꦏꦱꦠꦺ ꦥꦴꦟꦺ ꦓꦴꦠꦪꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦮꦴꦗꦥꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦁ ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦚ꧀ꦚꦁ ꦪꦗꦶꦠꦁ’, ꦠꦚ꧀ꦕ ꦥꦤ ꦫꦴꦒꦮꦱꦺꦤ ꦮꦶꦱꦚ꧀ꦚꦶꦤꦴ, ꦤꦺꦴ ꦱꦕꦺꦠꦤꦺꦤꦴ’’ꦠꦶ.

‘‘ꦄꦛ꧀ꦜꦶꦩꦺ, ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ꦥꦸꦒ꧀ꦒꦭꦴ ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ. ꦏꦠꦩꦺ ꦄꦛ꧀ꦜ? ꦫꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦫꦴꦒꦮꦱꦺꦤ ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦠꦶ, ꦢꦸꦛ꧀ꦜꦺꦴ ꦢꦺꦴꦱꦮꦱꦺꦤ ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦠꦶ, ꦩꦹꦭ꦳꧀ꦲꦺꦴ ꦩꦺꦴꦲꦮꦱꦺꦤ ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦠꦶ, ꦩꦴꦤꦷ ꦩꦴꦤꦮꦱꦺꦤ ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦠꦶ, ꦭꦸꦢ꧀ꦣꦺꦴ ꦭꦺꦴꦨꦮꦱꦺꦤ ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦠꦶ, ꦄꦏꦶꦚ꧀ꦕꦤꦺꦴ ꦗꦷꦮꦶꦏꦠ꧀ꦡꦴꦪ ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦠꦶ, ꦧꦴꦭꦺꦴ ꦲꦱ꧀ꦱꦮꦱꦺꦤ [ꦄꦚ꧀ꦚꦴꦟꦮꦱꦺꦤ (ꦏ. ꦱꦷ.)] ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦠꦶ, ꦫꦴꦗꦴ ꦮꦶꦤꦪꦤꦮꦱꦺꦤ ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦠꦶ. ꦆꦩꦺ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ꦄꦛ꧀ꦜ ꦥꦸꦒ꧀ꦒꦭꦴ ꦥꦴꦟꦁ ꦲꦤꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ. ꦥꦴꦏꦠꦶꦏꦁ ꦪꦺꦮ, ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ꦧꦺꦴꦣꦶꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ ꦏꦠ’’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ. ‘‘ꦤ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦥꦴꦏꦠꦶꦏꦁ ꦧꦺꦴꦣꦶꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ ꦏꦠꦁ, ꦪꦢꦶ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦧꦺꦴꦣꦶꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦥꦏꦠꦶꦨꦴꦮꦺꦤ ꦎꦤꦩꦺꦪ꧀ꦪ ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦚ꧀ꦚꦁ ꦪꦗꦶꦠꦸꦁ, ꦤ ꦪꦶꦩꦁ ꦒꦴꦡꦁ ꦨꦟꦺꦪ꧀ꦪ –

‘‘‘ꦱꦱꦩꦸꦢ꧀ꦢꦥꦫꦶꦪꦴꦪꦁ, ꦩꦲꦶꦁ ꦱꦴꦒꦫꦏꦸꦟ꧀ꦝꦭꦁ;

ꦤ ꦆꦕ꧀ꦖꦺ ꦱꦲ ꦤꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦴꦪ, ꦌꦮꦁ ꦱꦺꦪ꧀ꦲ [ꦱꦪ꧀ꦲ (ꦱꦷ. ꦥꦷ.)] ꦮꦶꦗꦴꦤꦲꦷ’ꦠꦶ.

‘‘ꦌꦮꦁꦮꦴꦢꦷ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦧꦺꦴꦣꦶꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦱꦲ ꦢꦱ꧀ꦱꦤꦺꦤ ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦮꦠꦶꦪꦴ ꦫꦴꦗꦏꦚ꧀ꦚꦴꦪ ꦮꦶꦱꦚ꧀ꦚꦷ ꦄꦲꦺꦴꦱꦶ ꦑꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦕꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦫꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦮꦶꦱꦚ꧀ꦚꦶꦨꦹꦠꦺꦴ ꦄꦴꦏꦸꦭꦴꦏꦸꦭꦺꦴ ꦠꦸꦫꦶꦠꦠꦸꦫꦶꦠꦺꦴ ꦠꦺꦤ ꦮꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦭꦸꦭ꦳ꦶꦠꦕꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ ꦩꦲꦠꦶꦩꦲꦴꦥꦱꦸꦓꦴꦠꦒꦭꦫꦸꦲꦶꦫꦱꦚ꧀ꦕꦪꦁ ꦮꦴꦗꦥꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦁ ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦚ꧀ꦚꦁ ꦪꦗꦶ.

‘‘ꦪꦡꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦈꦩ꧀ꦩꦠ꧀ꦠꦏꦺꦴ ꦑꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦕꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦗꦭꦶꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦗꦴꦠꦮꦺꦢꦁ ꦄꦏ꧀ꦏꦩꦠꦶ, ꦏꦸꦥꦶꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦄꦴꦱꦷꦮꦶꦱꦁ ꦒꦟ꧀ꦲꦴꦠꦶ, ꦩꦠ꧀ꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦲꦠ꧀ꦡꦶꦁ ꦈꦥꦺꦠꦶ, ꦱꦩꦸꦢ꧀ꦢꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦄꦠꦷꦫꦢꦱ꧀ꦱꦶꦁ ꦥꦏ꧀ꦑꦤ꧀ꦢꦠꦶ, ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦤꦶꦏꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦎꦭ꦳ꦶꦒꦭ꧀ꦭꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦎꦩꦢ꧀ꦢꦠꦶ, ꦏꦟ꧀ꦛꦏꦴꦣꦴꦤꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦄꦨꦶꦫꦸꦲꦠꦶ, ꦥꦥꦴꦠꦺꦥꦶ ꦥꦠꦠꦶ, ꦄꦱꦸꦕꦶꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦨꦏ꧀ꦑꦺꦠꦶ, ꦤꦒ꧀ꦒꦺꦴꦥꦶ ꦫꦡꦶꦪꦴ ꦕꦫꦠꦶ, ꦄꦚ꧀ꦚꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ ꦧꦲꦸꦮꦶꦣꦁ ꦄꦏꦶꦫꦶꦪꦁ ꦏꦫꦺꦴꦠꦶ. ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦧꦺꦴꦣꦶꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦱꦲ ꦢꦱ꧀ꦱꦤꦺꦤ ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦮꦠꦶꦪꦴ ꦫꦴꦗꦏꦚ꧀ꦚꦴꦪ ꦮꦶꦱꦚ꧀ꦚꦷ ꦄꦲꦺꦴꦱꦶ ꦑꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦕꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦫꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦮꦶꦱꦚ꧀ꦚꦶꦨꦹꦠꦺꦴ ꦄꦴꦏꦸꦭꦴꦏꦸꦭꦺꦴ ꦠꦸꦫꦶꦠꦠꦸꦫꦶꦠꦺꦴ, ꦠꦺꦤ ꦮꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦭꦸꦭ꦳ꦶꦠꦕꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ ꦩꦲꦠꦶꦩꦲꦴꦥꦱꦸꦓꦴꦠꦒꦭꦫꦸꦲꦶꦫꦱꦚ꧀ꦕꦪꦁ ꦮꦴꦗꦥꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦁ ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦚ꧀ꦚꦁ ꦪꦗꦶ.

‘‘ꦑꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦕꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦠꦁ ꦥꦴꦥꦁ ꦢꦶꦛ꧀ꦜꦣꦩ꧀ꦩꦺꦥꦶ ꦤ ꦩꦲꦴꦱꦴꦮꦗ꧀ꦗꦁ ꦲꦺꦴꦠꦶ, ꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦫꦴꦪꦺ ꦮꦶꦥꦴꦏꦺꦤꦥꦶ ꦤꦺꦴ ꦠꦡꦴ. ꦆꦣ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦺꦴꦕꦶ ꦈꦩ꧀ꦩꦠ꧀ꦠꦏꦺꦴ ꦮꦗ꧀ꦙꦩꦴꦥꦗ꧀ꦗꦺꦪ꧀ꦪ, ꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦲꦺ ꦏꦶꦁ ꦢꦟ꧀ꦝꦁ ꦣꦴꦫꦺꦡꦴ’’ꦠꦶ? ‘‘ꦏꦺꦴ, ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ, ꦈꦩ꧀ꦩꦠ꧀ꦠꦏꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦢꦟ꧀ꦝꦺꦴ ꦨꦮꦶꦱ꧀ꦱꦠꦶ, ꦠꦁ ꦩꦪꦁ ꦥꦺꦴꦡꦴꦥꦺꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦤꦷꦲꦫꦴꦥꦺꦩ, ꦌꦱꦺꦴꦮ ꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦢꦟ꧀ꦝꦺꦴ’’ꦠꦶ. ‘‘ꦆꦠꦶ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦈꦩ꧀ꦩꦠ꧀ꦠꦏꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦄꦥꦫꦴꦣꦺ ꦢꦟ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦥꦶ ꦤ ꦨꦮꦠꦶ, ꦠꦱ꧀ꦩꦴ ꦈꦩ꧀ꦩꦠ꧀ꦠꦏꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦏꦠꦺꦥꦶ ꦤ ꦢꦺꦴꦱꦺꦴ ꦨꦮꦠꦶ ꦱꦠꦺꦏꦶꦕ꧀ꦖꦺꦴ. ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦭꦺꦴꦩꦱꦏꦱ꧀ꦱꦥꦺꦴ ꦆꦱꦶ ꦱꦲ ꦢꦱ꧀ꦱꦤꦺꦤ ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦮꦠꦶꦪꦴ ꦫꦴꦗꦏꦚ꧀ꦚꦴꦪ ꦮꦶꦱꦚ꧀ꦚꦷ ꦄꦲꦺꦴꦱꦶ ꦑꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦕꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦫꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦮꦶꦱꦚ꧀ꦚꦶꦨꦹꦠꦺꦴ ꦮꦶꦱꦛꦥꦪꦴꦠꦺꦴ ꦄꦴꦏꦸꦭꦴꦏꦸꦭꦺꦴ ꦠꦸꦫꦶꦠꦠꦸꦫꦶꦠꦺꦴ, ꦠꦺꦤ ꦮꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦭꦸꦭ꦳ꦶꦠꦕꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ ꦩꦲꦠꦶꦩꦲꦴꦥꦱꦸꦓꦴꦠꦒꦭꦫꦸꦲꦶꦫꦱꦚ꧀ꦕꦪꦁ ꦮꦴꦗꦥꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦁ ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦚ꧀ꦚꦁ ꦪꦗꦶ. ꦪꦢꦴ ꦕ ꦥꦤ ꦥꦏꦠꦶꦕꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦄꦲꦺꦴꦱꦶ ꦥꦛꦶꦭꦢ꧀ꦣꦱ꧀ꦱꦠꦶ, ꦠꦢꦴ ꦥꦸꦤꦢꦺꦮ ꦥꦧ꧀ꦧꦗꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕꦴꦨꦶꦚ꧀ꦚꦴꦪꦺꦴ ꦤꦶꦧ꧀ꦧꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦧ꧀ꦫꦲ꧀ꦩꦭꦺꦴꦏꦹꦥꦒꦺꦴ ꦄꦲꦺꦴꦱꦷ’’ꦠꦶ. ‘‘ꦱꦴꦣꦸ, ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦠꦁ ꦠꦡꦴ ꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦛꦶꦕ꧀ꦖꦴꦩꦷ’’ꦠꦶ.

ꦧꦸꦢ꧀ꦣꦄꦮꦶꦲꦺꦜꦏꦥꦚ꧀ꦲꦺꦴ ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕꦩꦺꦴ.