꧖. ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦔ꧀ꦒꦥꦚ꧀ꦲꦺꦴ

꧖. ‘‘ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦤꦴꦒꦱꦺꦤ, ‘ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕ ꦄꦔ꧀ꦒꦴꦤꦶ ꦒꦲꦺꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦴꦤꦷ’ꦠꦶ ꦪꦁ ꦮꦢꦺꦱꦶ, ꦏꦠꦩꦴꦤꦶ ꦠꦴꦤꦶ ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕ ꦄꦔ꧀ꦒꦴꦤꦶ ꦒꦲꦺꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦴꦤꦷ’’ꦠꦶ? ‘‘ꦪꦡꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦺꦴ ꦈꦢꦏꦕꦫꦺꦴ ꦈꦢꦏꦺꦪꦺꦮ ꦮꦴꦱꦁ ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦺꦠꦶ, ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦶꦤꦴ ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦴꦮꦕꦫꦺꦤ ꦱꦧ꧀ꦧꦥꦴꦟꦨꦹꦠꦥꦸꦒ꧀ꦒꦭꦴꦤꦁ ꦲꦶꦠꦴꦤꦸꦏꦩ꧀ꦥꦶꦤꦴ ꦩꦺꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦱꦲꦒꦠꦺꦤ ꦕꦺꦠꦱꦴ ꦮꦶꦥꦸꦭꦺꦤ ꦩꦲꦒ꧀ꦒꦠꦺꦤ ꦄꦥ꧀ꦥꦩꦴꦟꦺꦤ ꦄꦮꦺꦫꦺꦤ ꦄꦧ꧀ꦪꦴꦥꦗ꧀ꦗꦺꦤ ꦱꦧ꧀ꦧꦴꦮꦤ꧀ꦠꦁ ꦭꦺꦴꦏꦁ ꦦꦫꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦮꦶꦲꦫꦶꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ. ꦆꦢꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦥꦜꦩꦁ ꦄꦔ꧀ꦒꦁ ꦒꦲꦺꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ.

‘‘ꦥꦸꦤ ꦕꦥꦫꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦺꦴ ꦈꦢꦏꦺ ꦈꦥ꧀ꦥꦶꦭꦮꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦱꦷꦱꦁ ꦈꦏ꧀ꦑꦶꦥꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦪꦢꦶ ꦏꦺꦴꦕꦶ ꦥꦱ꧀ꦱꦠꦶ, ꦠꦠ꧀ꦡꦺꦮ ꦤꦶꦩꦸꦗ꧀ꦗꦠꦶ ꦒꦴꦭ꦳꧀ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦒꦴꦲꦠꦶ ‘ꦩꦴ ꦩꦁ ꦠꦺ ꦥꦸꦤ ꦥꦱ꧀ꦱꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦸ’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ, ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦶꦤꦴ ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦴꦮꦕꦫꦺꦤ ꦏꦶꦭꦺꦱꦺꦱꦸ ꦎꦥꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦱꦸ ꦄꦴꦫꦩ꧀ꦩꦟꦱꦫꦺ ꦤꦶꦩꦸꦗ꧀ꦗꦶꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ ꦒꦴꦭ꦳꧀ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦒꦴꦲꦶꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ ‘ꦩꦴ ꦩꦁ ꦏꦶꦭꦺꦱꦴ ꦥꦸꦤ ꦥꦱ꧀ꦱꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦸ’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ. ꦆꦢꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦢꦸꦠꦶꦪꦁ ꦄꦔ꧀ꦒꦁ ꦒꦲꦺꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ.

‘‘ꦥꦸꦤ ꦕꦥꦫꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦺꦴ ꦈꦢꦏꦠꦺꦴ ꦤꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦩꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦏꦴꦪꦁ ꦎꦠꦴꦥꦺꦠꦶ, ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦶꦤꦴ ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦴꦮꦕꦫꦺꦤ ꦤꦶꦱꦗ꧀ꦗꦛ꧀ꦜꦴꦤꦱꦪꦤꦕꦔ꧀ꦏꦩꦠꦺꦴ ꦩꦴꦤꦱꦁ ꦤꦷꦲꦫꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦱꦩ꧀ꦩꦥ꧀ꦥꦣꦴꦤꦺ ꦩꦴꦤꦱꦁ ꦎꦠꦴꦥꦺꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ. ꦆꦢꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦠꦠꦶꦪꦁ ꦄꦔ꧀ꦒꦁ ꦒꦲꦺꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ.

‘‘ꦥꦸꦤ ꦕꦥꦫꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦺꦴ ꦥꦡꦮꦶꦁ ꦑꦟꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦮꦶꦮꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦮꦴꦱꦁ ꦏꦥ꧀ꦥꦺꦠꦶ, ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦶꦤꦴ ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦴꦮꦕꦫꦺꦤ ꦭꦴꦨꦱꦏ꧀ꦏꦴꦫꦱꦶꦭꦺꦴꦏꦁ ꦥꦗꦲꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦱꦸꦚ꧀ꦚꦁ ꦮꦶꦮꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦁ ꦏꦴꦤꦤꦁ ꦮꦤꦥꦠ꧀ꦡꦁ ꦥꦧ꧀ꦧꦠꦁ ꦏꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦁ ꦒꦶꦫꦶꦒꦸꦲꦁ ꦄꦥ꧀ꦥꦱꦢ꧀ꦢꦁ ꦄꦥ꧀ꦥꦤꦶꦒ꧀ꦓꦺꦴꦱꦁ ꦥꦮꦶꦮꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦩꦺꦴꦒꦴꦲꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦮꦶꦮꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦪꦺꦮ ꦮꦴꦱꦁ ꦈꦥꦒꦤ꧀ꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ. ꦆꦢꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦕꦠꦸꦠ꧀ꦡꦁ ꦄꦔ꧀ꦒꦁ ꦒꦲꦺꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ. ꦨꦴꦱꦶꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦠꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦡꦺꦫꦺꦤ ꦈꦥꦱꦺꦤꦺꦤ ꦮꦔ꧀ꦒꦤ꧀ꦠꦥꦸꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ –

‘‘‘ꦮꦶꦮꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦁ ꦄꦥ꧀ꦥꦤꦶꦒ꧀ꦓꦺꦴꦱꦁ, ꦮꦴꦭ꦳ꦩꦶꦒꦤꦶꦱꦺꦮꦶꦠꦁ;

ꦱꦺꦮꦺ ꦱꦺꦤꦴꦱꦤꦁ ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦸ, ꦥꦛꦶꦱꦭ꧀ꦭꦴꦤꦏꦴꦫꦟꦴ’ꦠꦶ.

‘‘ꦥꦸꦤ ꦕꦥꦫꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦺꦴ ꦕꦴꦫꦶꦏꦁ ꦕꦫꦩꦴꦤꦺꦴ ꦪꦢꦶ ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ ꦥꦱ꧀ꦱꦠꦶ ꦮꦴ, ꦱꦢ꧀ꦢꦁ ꦱꦸꦟꦴꦠꦶ ꦮꦴ, ꦱꦺꦴꦟ꧀ꦝꦶꦥꦚ꧀ꦕꦩꦴꦤꦶ ꦄꦔ꧀ꦒꦴꦤꦶ ꦱꦏꦺ ꦏꦥꦴꦭꦺ ꦤꦶꦢꦲꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦄꦥ꧀ꦥꦺꦴꦱ꧀ꦱꦸꦏ꧀ꦏꦺꦴ ꦠꦸꦟ꧀ꦲꦷꦨꦹꦠꦺꦴ ꦠꦶꦛ꧀ꦜꦠꦶ ꦏꦴꦪꦩꦤꦸꦫꦏ꧀ꦑꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ, ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦶꦤꦴ ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦴꦮꦕꦫꦺꦤ ꦱꦧ꧀ꦧꦠ꧀ꦡ ꦫꦹꦥꦱꦢ꧀ꦢꦒꦤ꧀ꦣꦫꦱꦦꦺꦴꦛ꧀ꦜꦧ꧀ꦧꦣꦩ꧀ꦩꦺꦱꦸ ꦄꦴꦥꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦱꦸ ꦖꦱꦸ ꦢ꧀ꦮꦴꦫꦺꦱꦸ ꦱꦁꦮꦫꦏꦮꦴꦛꦁ ꦄꦤꦸꦒ꧀ꦓꦴꦛꦺꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦩꦴꦤꦱꦁ ꦱꦩꦺꦴꦢꦲꦶꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦱꦁꦮꦫꦁ ꦏꦠ꧀ꦮꦴ ꦱꦠꦺꦤ ꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦗꦴꦤꦺꦤ ꦮꦶꦲꦴꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ ꦱꦩꦟꦣꦩ꧀ꦩꦁ ꦄꦤꦸꦫꦏ꧀ꦑꦩꦴꦤꦺꦤ. ꦆꦢꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕꦩꦁ ꦄꦔ꧀ꦒꦁ ꦒꦲꦺꦠꦧ꧀ꦧꦁ. ꦨꦴꦱꦶꦠꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦠꦁ, ꦩꦲꦴꦫꦴꦗ, ꦨꦒꦮꦠꦴ ꦢꦺꦮꦴꦠꦶꦢꦺꦮꦺꦤ ꦱꦁꦪꦸꦠ꧀ꦠꦤꦶꦏꦴꦪꦮꦫꦺ ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦹꦥꦩꦱꦸꦠ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦺ –

‘‘‘ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦺꦴꦮ ꦄꦔ꧀ꦒꦴꦤꦶ ꦱꦏꦺ ꦏꦥꦴꦭꦺ, ꦱꦩꦺꦴꦢꦲꦁ ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦸ ꦩꦤꦺꦴꦮꦶꦠꦏ꧀ꦏꦺ;

ꦄꦤꦶꦱ꧀ꦱꦶꦠꦺꦴ ꦄꦚ꧀ꦚꦩꦲꦺꦜꦪꦴꦤꦺꦴ, ꦥꦫꦶꦤꦶꦧ꧀ꦧꦸꦠꦺꦴꦤꦹꦥꦮꦢꦺꦪ꧀ꦪ ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕꦷ’’’ꦠꦶ.

ꦏꦸꦩ꧀ꦩꦔ꧀ꦒꦥꦚ꧀ꦲꦺꦴ ꦖꦛ꧀ꦜꦺꦴ.