These Scriptures are a new translation into the Naskapi language spoken at Kawawachikamach, Quebec. We the Naskapi people have been eager to have our own translation of the Bible. For many decades we have had to make do with Scriptures that were translated for indigenous languages that are different from our own: most notably Bishop Horden's Moose Cree New Testament and prayer book, and Rev. W. G. Walton's prayer book. The Naskapi Development Corporation has been engaged with this work since the 1990s, facilitated by Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Canadian Bible Society. The Naskapi community grateful acknowledges the help of all who participated with us in producing these Scriptures. Our prayer is that these Words of God will be cherished by our people for generations to come.

ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᑲᒪᐅᑕᐱᒡ ᓱᓇᔭᐤ ᑎᐱᔨᐛᐅᓯᔪᐅᒡ ᐊ ᐅᓯᑕᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᐅᔭ ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓂᔪᐤ The Naskapi text is copyright © Naskapi Development Corporation Naskapi Development Corporation Kawawachikamach, Québec G0G 2Z0 Canada New Testament published by the Canadian Bible Society (CBS) © 2007 Canadian Bible Society 10 Carnforth Road, Toronto Ontario M4A 2S4 Canada

ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ - ᒋᒋᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓐ God's Word in Naskapi

ᒋ ᐸᓱᓇᑯᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᒥᑯᓴᐅᒋᓯᑲᒡ ᑲᒋ ᒧᐛᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐊᑲ ᐅᐱᔨᑦ ᐸᒂᓯᑭᓐ᙮ ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐎᒪᔅᑲᒐᐅ-ᒥᑯᓴᓐ ᒋᓯᑲᐤ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᒡ᙮ ᐊᓐᒡ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᐱᒡ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᒡ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᒋᒧᑦ ᑲ ᐎ ᓇᓂᑐᐤ ᒥᔅᑲᒡ ᑕᓐᑕ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᓂᐸᐊᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᒋᓴᓴ, ᐛᔅ ᒋ ᑯᔅᑕᐅᒡ ᐃᔪᐛ ᒐᒋ ᐎᔭᔅ ᐃᑐᑕᑯᒡ ᒥᒄ ᐎ ᐃᓯ ᒪᑯᓇᑥᐛ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒋᓴᓴ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐸᐃᒄ ᑲ ᓂᓱᓴᐳᔨᒋ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ ᒋᓴᔅ, ᒍᑎᔅ ᐃᔅᑲᕆᔭᑦ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔨᒋ ᒋ ᐱᒋᔅᑲᑯᔪᐛ ᒥᒋᒥᓂᑐᐛ᙮ ᒍᑎᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᓂᑭᑕᐤ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᑦ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᔨᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᓂᓇᑭᑐᐛᐸᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᒍᐤ ᒋᓴᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ ᒂ ᐊᔨᒧᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᑕᓐᑕ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐎᔭᓯᐱᔅᑎᓂᒧᐛᑦ ᒋᓴᓴ᙮ ᐊᔪᐛᒡ ᑭᑈ ᒋ ᓯᒋᔭᐃᑯᐅᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒍᑎᓴ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᓂᔅᑯᒧᐅᒡ ᒐᒋ ᒋᓯᐧᑯᐛᒡ ᓱᓇᔭᔪᐤ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒍᑎᔅ ᒂ ᓂᔅᑯᒧᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᐎ ᐃᑕᐱᒋᐊᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒧᔅ ᒂ ᓇᓂᑐᐛᔨᑕᐧᒃ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᒪᑯᓇᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᒋᓴᓴ᙮ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒪᒃ ᐊᑲ ᒥᒐᑦ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᐊ ᒪᑯᓇᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐃᑕᔨᑎᒥᐃᑯᒡ ᒐᒋ ᒪᑯᓇᑭᓄᔨᒋ᙮


ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᒋᓯᑲᒡ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᒡ ᑲᒋ ᓂᐸᐊᒡ ᒪᔭᑕᓂᓴ ᒐ ᒥᑯᓴᐛᒐᒡ᙮ ᑭᔭ ᐸᒂᓯᑭᓇ ᐊᑲ ᐅᐱᔨᒋ ᒋ ᐊᓯᒋᒧᐛᐅᒡ᙮ ᐅ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᐃᑎᓇᓄᐅᒡ ᐎᒪᔅᑲᒐᐅ-ᒥᑯᓴᓐ ᒋ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᐤ᙮ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒋ ᒋᑎᓴᐛᐤ ᐱᑕᕋ ᑭᔭ ᒠᓇ ᐊ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᒪᒋᒄ ᐊᔭᔅᑯᔅᑕᒄ ᐎᒪᔅᑲᒐᐅ-ᒥᑯᓴᓐ᙮”
ᒋ ᐃᑎᑯᐤ ᒪᒃ, “ᑕᓐᑕ ᓇᑐᐛᔨᑎᒥᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔭᔅᑯᔅᑕᔭᒡ ?”
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐃᔅᐱ ᐅᑎᑎᒪᒂ ᐊᓐ ᐅᑕᓇᐤ, ᓇᐸᐤ ᒋᑭ ᓂᒋᔅᑯᐛᐛᐤ ᐊᒋ ᒂᐱᒐᑦ᙮ ᐊᐅᒄ ᒐ ᓇᓴᐛᒄ ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ ᒐ ᐱᒐᒂ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒐ ᐃᑕᒄ ᐊᓐ ᓇᐸᐤ ᑲ ᑎᐱᔨᐛᐅᓯᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ, ‘ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ ᓂᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᓯᒥᓇᓐ, ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑎᒂᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐊ ᐱᔅᒋᒐᔭᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓂᐸ ᐎᒋᒥᑯᓴᒪᐅᒡ ᓂᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓐᒡ ᐎᒪᔅᑲᒐᐅ-ᒥᑯᓴᓂᔪᐤ ?’ ᐊᑯ ᒐ ᐛᐸᑎᔨᑕᒄ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᔅᐱᒥᑎᑯᒡ ᐊ ᒥᓴᔨᒡ ᐊ ᐱᔅᒋᒐᔭᔨᒡ ᓴᔅ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐊ ᑎᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᓂᑐᐛᔨᑕᑯᓂᔨᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐊᔭᔅᑯᔅᑕᔭᒄ ᐊᓐ ᒥᑯᓴᓐ᙮”
ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᔪᐛ ᒪᒃ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᒥᔅᑭᒧᒡ ᒥᓯᐛ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒪᑯᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᐊᔭᔅᑯᔅᑕᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐎᒪᔅᑲᒐᐅ-ᒥᑯᓴᓂᔪᐤ᙮


ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᐛᑎᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒐ ᒥᒋᓱᒡ ᒋᓴᔅ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑦ ᐊᑈᔅᑕᓂᒪ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐛᐛᔨᐱᒡ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᔅ, “ᓇᔅᒡ ᑕᑈ ᓂᒋ ᐱᑯᓴᔨᑎᒥᐃᑯᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐎᒋᒥᒋᓱᒥᑎᑯᒡ ᐎᒪᔅᑲᒐᐅ-ᒥᑯᓴᓐ ᐊᔅᒄ ᐊᑲ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᐛᐎᓯᒐᔨᑎᒥᐃᑯᔭᓐ᙮ ᒋᑦ ᐃᑎᓇᐛᐤ ᒪᒃ, ᓇᒪ ᒥᓐ ᓂᑭ ᐅᒋ ᒥᒋᓐ ᐅ ᒥᑯᓴᓐ ᐸᑐᔅ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔨᒐ ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᓂᔅᑐᑕᑭᓄᐅᒡ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒪᒐᒥᑲᒡ ᐅ ᒥᑯᓴᐅᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐅᓂᒡ᙮”
ᒋ ᐅᑎᓂᒻ ᒥᓂᒂᑭᓂᔪᐤ, ᒂ ᓂᓇᔅᑯᒪᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ, “ᐅᑎᓂᒧᒄ ᐅ, ᒥᓂᒄ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊ ᑎᓯᔭᒄ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᒋᑦ ᐃᑎᓇᐛᐤ ᓇᒪ ᒥᓐ ᓂᑭ ᐅᒋ ᒥᓐ ᓱᒥᓇᐳᔾ ᐸᑐᔅ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔨᒐ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐅᓐ᙮”
ᒋ ᐅᑎᓇᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐸᒂᓯᑭᓇ, ᒋ ᓂᓇᔅᑯᒧᐤ ᒪᒃ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᐸᒂᓇᐤ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᒪᒥᔭᑦ, ᐊ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᐊᐅᒄ ᐅ ᓂᔪᐤ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᒥᔨᐛᓄᒡ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᐅᒋ, ᒧᐛᒄ ᐅ ᐸᒂᓯᑭᓐ, ᐅ ᒪᒃ ᐃᑐᑎᒧᒄ ᐊ ᒋᔅᒋᓯᑐᑐᐎᔭᒄ᙮”
ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᐧᒃ ᐊ ᐅᑎᓇᐧᒃ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᓂᒂᑭᓂᔪᐤ, ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲᒋ ᐃᓯ ᒥᒋᓱᒡ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐅ ᓱᒥᓇᐳᔾ ᐊᐅᒄ ᓂᒥᐧᒄ, ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᐅᒋ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᓯᒋᓂᑲᑕᒡ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᒥᔨᑯᔭᒄ ᐊ ᐅᔅᑲᒡ ᓂᔅᑯᒧᐅᓐ᙮”
“ᐃᑕᐱᒄ ᒪ, ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐ ᐎᔭᓯᐱᔅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᑯᑕ ᐅᑕ ᐛᑎᐱᒥᑕᐧᒄ ᒥᒋᓱᐛᑭᓇᑎᑯᒡ᙮ ᒋᑭ ᓂᐸᐊᑭᓄᐤ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᓐ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐎᔅᑕᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᑭᓄᔨᒋ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᑕᑈ ᒋᑭ ᐊᒂᒡ ᒥᒋᐱᔪᐤ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐ ᐎᔭᓯᐱᔅᑎᓇᑦ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᓇ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ ᒋ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᑐᔪᐛ, “ᐊᐛᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐅᑕ ᐊ ᑎᓯᔭᐧᒄ ᒋᐸ ᐎ ᐃᑐᑎᒻ ᐅᔭᔪᐤ᙮”

ᒋ ᐃᔨᒥᐃᑐᐅᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓐᒡ, ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑎᓯᒡ ᐃᐛᒃ ᐊ ᐃᔅᐸᔨᑕᑯᓯᑦ᙮ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᒡ ᐊᑲ ᒍᐤ ᐃᑎᔅᑲᓇᓯᔨᒋ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐎ ᑎᑎᐸᔨᒪᐅᒡ ᐅᔭ ᐃᔪᐛ᙮ ᐅᒡ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᒡ ᐅᔭ ᐃᔪᐛ, ᑲ ᒥᔪ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᒧᐛᒡ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᑭᓄᐎᒡ᙮ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑎᓯᔭᒄ ᐃᔭᒡ ᐛᔅ ᒋᐸ ᐃᑕᔨᑕᑯᓯᓇᐛᐤ᙮ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐛ ᐃᔅᐸᔨᑕᑯᓯᒂ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑎᓯᔭᒄ, ᐊᑯᔅ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋᒪᐛᔨᑕᑯᓯᑦ ᒋᐸ ᐃᑕᐃᓱᐤ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐ ᑕᓐ ᐛ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑲᒐᒂ ᐊᑯᔅ ᒋᑭ ᐎ ᑯᐸᓇᐛᔨᑕᑯᐃᓱᐤ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐊᐱᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒥᒋᓱᐛᑭᓇᑎᑯᒡ ᐃᐛᒃ ᐃᔅᐸᔨᑕᑯᓱᐤ ᐃᑕᔨᒪᑭᓄᐤ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮ ᓂᔾ ᒪᒃ ᓂᒋ ᐱᐸᐃᑕᓐ ᐅᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔭᒄ ᒧᔭᒻ ᑕᑈ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓐ ᐊᒋ ᐱᐸᐃᓯᓇᑯᓯᔭᓐ᙮”
“ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᒪᒃ ᒧᔅ ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐸᒋ ᐱᐸᐎᒐᐎᔭᒄ ᐊᑎ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒪᒂᒡ ᑲᒋ ᐊᔨᒥᐅᔭᓐ᙮ ᓄᑕᐎᔾ ᓂᒋ ᐱᔅᑎᓂᒪᒄ ᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐅᓂᒡ, ᑭᔭ ᓂᔾ ᒐ ᐱᔅᑎᓂᒪᑎᑯᒡ ᒐᒋ ᐎᒋᒥᒋᓱᒥᔭᒄ ᑭᔭ ᒐᒋ ᐎᒋᒥᓂᒥᔭᒄ ᓂᒥᒋᓱᐛᑭᓇᑎᑯᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓄᒋᒪᐅᓂᒡ᙮ ᒋᑭ ᐊᐱᓇᐛᐤ ᑭᔭ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᒋᓴᐅᒋᒪᐤ ᑕᑎᐳᐛᑭᓇ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐅᒋ ᑎᐸᔅᑯᓇᑯᒡ ᓂᓱᓴᑉ ᑲ ᐃᑎᔅᑲᓇᓯᒡ ᐃᔅᕋᐃᓪ ᐃᔪᒡ᙮”


ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᔅ ᑲ ᒂᔅᒋᑲᐳᔅᑐᐛᑦ ᓴᐃᒥᓐ ᐱᑕᕋ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᓴᐃᒥᓐ, ᓴᐃᒥᓐ, ᒥᒋᒥᓂᑐᐤ ᓇᔅᒡ ᒋ ᐎ ᑎᐸᔨᒧᒄ᙮ ᒋ ᑯᒂᑕᔨᒧᐤ ᒐᒋ ᑯᒂᒋᐃᔅᒃ ᒧᔭᒻ ᐊ ᓴᐳᐱᔨᐃᔅᒃ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᔅᒃ᙮ ᒋ ᐎ ᐃᑐᑕᒄ ᑕᐱᔅᑯᓐ ᑲᒋ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᑦ ᑲᓂᑕᐅᒐᐊᔨᒋ ᐸᒂᓯᑭᓇ ᐊ ᓴᐳᐱᔨᐊᑦ᙮ ᔅᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᔅᑎᒪᑎᓐ ᒪᒃ ᒋᔾ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᐳᓂᔨᓐ ᐊ ᑕᑈᑎᒥᓐ᙮ ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᑯᒂᒋᐃᔅᒐ ᒥᒋᒥᓂᑐᐤ ᒥᓐ ᒪᒃ ᑲᐤ ᒐ ᐸᒋ ᓇᓯᔨᓐ ᒐ ᐊᔨᒋᑲᐳᐃᑥᐤ ᒋᐧᑲᓂᓯᒡ ᑕᑈᑎᒧᐅᓂᒡ ᐃᔅ᙮”
ᐱᑕᕐ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ, ᓇᔅᒡ ᓂᑦ ᐊᔭᔅᑯᐎᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐎᒐᐅᑕᓐ ᑲᒪᑯᓄᐛᓯᐅᒋᐛᐱᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒐᒋ ᓂᐱᔭᓐ ᑭᔭ ᓂᔾ ᓂᐸᐃᑯᔨᓇ᙮”
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᒋ ᐎᑎᒪᑎᓐ ᐱᑕᕐ, ᐊᔅᒄ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔅᑐᑦ ᓇᐸ ᐱᑲᒂᓐ ᐊᓄᒡ ᒐ ᒋᓯᑲᒡ ᓴᔅ ᓂᔍᐤ ᒋᑭ ᑭᑭᒋᔭᓐ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᓐ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒥᔨᓐ᙮”
ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᔅ, “ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲᒋ ᒋᑎᓴᐅᑎᑯᒡ ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᑕᓇᐛᐤ ᓱᓇᔭᐅᑦ ᒪᒃ ᒥᐅᑦ ᒪᒃ ᒥᔅᒋᓇ᙮ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᓄᑕᐱᔭᒄ ?” ᒋ ᐃᑕᐅᒡ ᒪᒃ, “ᓇᒪ ᒐᒂᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒥᓐ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᐊᓄᒡ ᒪᒃ ᐊᑯ ᓇᑐᐛᔨᑕᑯᒡ ᔭᐃᑕᔾ ᒐᒋ ᐊᔭᔭᒄ ᓱᓇᔭᐅᑦ ᑭᔭ ᒥᐅᑦ ᑭᔭ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᑲ ᐊᔭᒐ ᓂᑐᐱᔪᐅ-ᒧᐧᑯᒪᓂᔪᐤ, ᒐ ᐊᑕᐛᑦ ᐅᑦ ᐊᑯᑉ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐅᑎᓇᐧᒃ ᓂᑐᐱᔪᐅ-ᒧᐧᑯᒪᓂᔪᐤ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᐅ ᐛᒋ ᐃᑎᑎᑯᒡ ᒋᑭ ᑎᐱᐱᔪᐤ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᓂᑲᓐ ᐊᔨᒧᒥᑯᔭᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓂᒡ ᑲ ᐃᑎᔅᑕᒡ,
ᒋ ᐊᔅᑎᒋᒪᑭᓄᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᓂᑕᐅᒋᒧᑎᓇᓄᐎᒡ᙮
ᐅ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᑎᐸᒋᒥᑯᔭᓐ ᑕᑈ ᒋᑭ ᐃᔅᐱᔪᐤ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒂ ᐃᑕᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ, “ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ, ᓂ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᑕᓇᓐ ᓂᓱ ᓂᑐᐱᔪᐅ-ᒧᐧᑯᒪᓇ᙮” ᒋᓴᔅ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᐊᑯᓐ᙮”


ᒋ ᓂᑭᑎᒻ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᑕᓇᔪᐤ ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᓕᐱᔅ ᐱᔅᑯᑎᓇᒡ ᒂ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ᙮ ᐊᔪᐅᒄ ᐅᔭ ᑲᒋ ᐃᑎᑦ ᒪᓐ᙮ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐎᒐᐅᑯᐤ᙮ ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᑕᑯᓯᓂᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ, “ᐊᔭᒥᐊᒄ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᓴᐧᑯᒋᐃᑯᔭᒄ ᑯᒂᒋᐃᐛᐅᓐ᙮” ᒋ ᓂᑭᑕᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒂ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ ᓂᑐᐎᔾ ᐊ ᐛᐱᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐊᓯᓂᔾ ᐊ ᐃᔅᐱᓯᓇᑯᓂᔨᒡ᙮ ᑲ ᐅᒋᒋᐧᑯᓂᐱᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᑦ᙮ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᓄᑕ, ᐸᒋ ᐃᒐᓂᒧᐎ ᐅ ᑕᓐ ᓂᐸ ᐃᓯ ᐛᐎᓯᒐᔨᑕᓐ, ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᒋᔾ ᒋᑦ ᐃᑕᔨᑎᒧᐅᓐ ᒋᑭ ᐃᑐᑕᑭᓄᐤ, ᓇᒪᔭᐤ ᓂᔾ ᓂᑦ ᐃᑕᔨᑎᒧᐅᓐ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᒋᓇ ᒂ ᓄᑯᓯᔅᑕᑯᑦ ᒋᒋᒋᓯᑯᒡ ᐊ ᐅᑐᑕᔨᒋ ᑲ ᐛᐎᒋᐃᑯᑦ ᒐᒋ ᓴᑯᑕᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᓂᒋᔅᑲᐧᒃ᙮ ᓇᔅᒡ ᑕᑈ ᒋ ᑯᓯᑯᑕᐊᔅᑲᑯᐤ ᒐ ᐃᓯ ᓂᒋᔅᑲᐧᒃ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᐊᑐᐎᔅ ᓱᒃ ᑲ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᑦ᙮ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒪᒃ ᐊ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᓱᒃ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᑦ ᒐᒃ ᒋ ᑈᓱᐤ᙮ ᒐᒃ ᒧᔭᒻ ᒥᐧᑯᔪᐤ ᐊ ᐸ ᐱᒋᑯᐎᔨᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐃᔅ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᐊᑯᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓇᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊ ᑈᓯᑦ᙮
ᒋ ᐱᓯᑯᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐃᔅᐱ ᑲᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᑦ᙮ ᒥᓐ ᑲᐤ ᒂ ᓇᑕᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ, ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᓂᐸᔨᒋ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐊᒋ ᓴᑯᐃᑯᔨᒋ ᐅᒥᓯᒪᔨᑎᒧᐅᓂᔪᐤ᙮ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᑎᔭᒄ ᐛᒋ ᓂᐸᔭᒄ ? ᐅᓂᐧᒄ ᒐ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᔭᒄ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᒋ ᓴᐧᑯᒋᐃᑯᔭᒄ ᑯᒂᒋᐃᐛᐅᓐ᙮”


ᒪᒂᒡ ᒪᒃ ᐊ ᐃᔨᒥᑦ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᑎᑯᓯᓂᔪᐛ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᐊ ᒥᒐᑐᑕᔨᒋ᙮ ᐸᐃᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᓱᓴᐳᔨᒋ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ, ᒍᑎᔅ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᔨᒋ, ᒋ ᐸᒋ ᓂᑲᓄᑕᔪᐛ ᒂ ᓇᑎᑯᑦ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᓱᐛᔨᒥᑯᑦ᙮ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒍᑎᓴ, “ᐊᑯᑕ ᐊ ᒐ ᐅᒋ ᐎᔭᓯᐱᔅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᓐ ᐊ ᓱᐛᔨᒥᑦ ?”
ᒧᔭᒻ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ ᑲ ᐛᐸᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᑕᓐ ᒐ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐅᒡ, “ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐤ, ᐊᑯ ᐊ ᒐ ᐊᐱᒋᑕᔭᒡ ᓂᓂᑐᐱᔪᐅ-ᒧᐧᑯᒪᓇᓐ ?” ᐸᐃᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᓄᐊᒧᐛᑭᓇ ᒋ ᓇᑕᔪᐛ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒋᓴᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐛ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓂᔪᐛ ᒂ ᒥᓂᓯᒧᐛᑦ ᐅᒥᔪᐅᓂᒡ ᐅᑐᐅᑭᔪᐤ᙮
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐊᑯᓐ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᑕᒋᓂᒧᐛᑦ ᐅᑐᐅᑭᔪᐤ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᐱᒋᐊᑭᓇ, ᒂ ᒥᓏᒋᑕᐛᑦ᙮
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᐱᔨᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᑯᑦ, ᑭᔭ ᑲᒪᑯᓄᐛᓯᔨᒋ ᑲ ᐊᑐᔅᒐᔨᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᓴᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᐛᐱᒡ, ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᔨᒋ ᐃᔪᐛ, “ᒐᒂᓐ ᐛᒋ ᐸᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᔭᒄ ᑕᐱᔅᑯᓐ ᑲᒋᒧᑎᑦ ᑲᒋ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐊ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐊ ᐸᒋ ᐊᔭᔭᒄ ᓂᑐᐱᔪᐅ-ᒧᐧᑯᒪᓇ ᑭᔭ ᐅᑕᒪᐃᑭᓇᔎ ? ᐊᑎ ᐊᓯᑯᒻ ᒋᓯᑲᐛ ᐊᒋ ᑕᔭᓐ ᒋᓴᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᐛᐱᒡ ᓇᒪ ᓂᑕ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᑯᒋᑕᓇᐛᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒪᑯᓂᔭᒄ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᐛᑎᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑐᑎᒪᒄ ᑕᓐ ᐛ ᐃᑐᑎᒪᒄ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊ ᓱᒐᔨᑕᒂᒡ ᐅᓂᑎᐱᔅᒋᓯᐅᓐ᙮”


ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒂ ᒪᑯᓇᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᒂ ᐃᑐᑕᐊᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᓴᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐛ ᐎᒋᔨᒡ᙮ ᐱᑕᕐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᔪᐎᔅ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐅᑕᒡ ᒋ ᐸᒋ ᐎᒐᒐᐤ᙮ ᒋ ᑯᑐᐛᓄᔪᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐎᐎᑎᒥᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ, ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᓇᐃᐱᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᐎᒐᒐᒡ᙮ ᐱᑕᕐ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᓇᑕᐤ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐎᑎᐱᒪᑦ᙮ ᑯᐸᓇᔎᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᑦ ᒋ ᐛᐱᒪᐤ ᐱᑕᕋ ᐊ ᐊᐱᔨᒋ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᐛᔅᑐᐛᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐃᔅᑯᑕᔪᐤ᙮ ᐃᔭᒂ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᑭᓄᐛᐱᒪᐤ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐱᑕᕋ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᐅ ᒪ ᓇᐸᐤ ᒋ ᐎᒐᐛᐤ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᒋᓴᓴ᙮”
ᐱᑕᕐ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊ ᑭᑭᒋᔭᑦ, “ᓇᒪ ᒋ ᑕᑈᓐ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᐤ ᐊᓐ ᓇᐸᐤ᙮”
ᐸᑎᒪ ᒪᒃ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᒋ ᐛᐱᒥᑯᐤ ᐱᑕᕐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᐊᐱᑦ, ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ, “ᐊᑯᑕ ᑭᔭ ᒋᔾ ᑲ ᐎᒋᐃᐛᔨᓐ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᐎᒐᐛᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ᙮” “ᓇᒪᔭᐤ ᓂᔾ,” ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐱᑕᕐ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᓇᐸᐛ, “ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᓐ ᒐᒂᓐ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐊᔨᒧᑎᒥᓐ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᓴᓯᑲᓐ ᐸᐃᒄ ᑎᐸᐃᑭᓇ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᒥᓐ ᑯᑎᒃ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒋ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐤ, “ᓇᔅᒡ ᓂ ᒐᔅᑎᓇᐅᓐ ᐅ ᓇᐸᐤ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᐊᒋ ᐎᒐᐛᑦ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐛᔅ ᑲᓕᓕᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᐅᒋᐤ᙮”
ᐱᑕᕐ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᓇᐸᐛ, “ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᓐ ᒐᒂᓐ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐊᔨᒧᑎᒥᓐ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊ ᐃᔨᒥᑦ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᒋᔅᑐᔪᐛ ᓇᐸ ᐱᑲᒂᓇ᙮ ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐛ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᒂᔅᒋᑲᐳᔪᐛ ᑯᐃᔅᒄ ᒂ ᑭᓄᐛᐱᒥᑯᑦ ᐱᑕᕐ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᐱᑕᕐ ᒂ ᐅᒋ ᒋᔅᒋᓯᑦ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ ᐅᑎᐸᔨᒋᒐᐛ, “ᐊᔅᒄ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔅᑐᑦ ᓇᐸ ᐱᑲᒂᓐ ᐊᓄᒡ ᒐᓯᑲᒡ ᓂᔍᐤ ᒋᑭ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᓐ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒥᓐ᙮” ᒂ ᐎᐎᑦ ᐱᑕᕐ ᒂ ᒪᑦ, ᒋ ᒥᔅᑎ ᒪᐤ ᒪᒃ᙮


ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲᒪᑯᓄᐛᓯᒡ ᑲ ᓂᓇᑭᑐᐛᔨᒪᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᒋ ᒪᔭᔨᒪᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒋ ᐅᑕᒪᐛᐅᒡ᙮ ᒋ ᐊᑯᒂᐱᑕᐅᒡ ᒂ ᐃᑕᒡ, “ᐎᑎᒧᐅᓇᓐ, ᐊᐛᓐ ᑲ ᐅᑕᒪᐅᔅᒃ ?” ᓂᓇᐧᑯᐤ ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐱᐸᔅᑕᒪᐅᒡ᙮


ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᐱᔭᑕᐱᓂᔨᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᒡ ᐃᔪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᐱᒡ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᒡ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᒋ ᒪᒧᐎᐅᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑕᐊᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒐ ᓂᑐ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐃᓯ ᑎᐸᔅᑯᓇᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑎᑯᐤ ᒪᒃ, “ᐸᒋ ᐎᑎᒧᐅᓇᓐ ᒪ, ᐊᐅᒄ ᐊ ᒋᔾ ᙭᙮” ᒋᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᐤ, “ᐊᑎ ᐎᑎᒪᑎᑯᒡ ᓇᒪ ᒋᐸ ᐅᒋ ᑕᑈᑐᐅᓇᐛᐤ᙮ ᑭᔭ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᑎᑯᒡ ᐊᐛᓐ ᓂᔾ, ᓇᒪ ᒋᐸ ᐅᒋ ᐎᑎᒧᐅᓇᐛᐤ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᑯ ᐛᑎᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᓐ ᒐ ᐊᐱᑦ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᒪᐅᒡ ᑲ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᑕᑯᓯᔨᒋ ᐅᒥᔪᓂᔨᒡ ᐃᑕᒐ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᒪᒃ ᒥᓯᐛ ᒂ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᑯᑦ, “ᐊᐅᒄ ᐊ ᒪᒃ ᒋᔾ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑯᓴ ?” ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐊ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᒋᑦ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᓇᐛᐤ ᐊ ᐊᐎᔭᓐ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑯᓴ᙮” ᒋ ᐃᑎᑐᒡ ᒪᒃ, “ᐊᑯᓐ ᐊᑯ, ᓴᔅ ᓇᔅᒡ ᔅᒋ ᐸᑐᐛᓄᐤ ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᑕᒋᒥᑎᓱᑦ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᓴᔅ ᓂᑐᐛᔨᑕᑯᓐ ᐊᑐᐎᔅ ᒐᒋ ᓇᓂᑐ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮”

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