Iivesi zeBhayibhile ezithandwayo ezisuka ꕮꕊꔱꖳ 6

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ꘃ ꔖꔜ ꖏ, ꕴꔤ ꗏꖺ ꘃ ꖷ ꕴꔤ ꔳ ꕉꕌ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꗛꖺ, ꔧ ꖏ ꖷ ꖸ ꕉ ꕴꕱꕎ ꕴ ꕩꕌꖸ ꕚꕌꘂ. ꘃ ꔌꘋ ꘈꗢꖸ ꖸ ꗨꗡ ꕃꘉꔧ ꔳꕩ ꕴ ꕚ ꖏ.

ꖏꖷ, ꕴ ꕮ ꕍꕆ ꖏ ꖷꔧ ꕚꕌꘂꕌ ꔻꕯ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꔻꕯꔧ ꕍꕆꕰ ꕉ ꕎꕬ ꕞ ꖏꕎ. ꔎꔒ ꔰ ꗪ ꕉ ꕚ ꖏ.

“ꖏꖷ ꗦ, ꘋ ꗪ ꕉ ꗉ ꕴ ꔝ, ꕴ ꕮ ꕍꕆ ꕴ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꕞ ꖏꕎ, ꕴꔤ ꔌꘋ ꖷ ꗏꘋꕡ, ꖺ ꕴꔤ ꔌꘋ ꖷ ꕆꕰ. ꕉꖷ ꕴ ꕮ ꕍꕆ ꕴ ꖝꖕꕯꕊ ꕞ ꖏꕎ, ꕴꔤ ꔌꘋ ꖷ ꕃꔷꕩ ꕴ ꕮꔧ. ꘃꔜ ꗞ ꔱꕩ ꗃꗡ ꔇꔀꕩ ꗏꘋ ꔌꘋ ꕞ, ꕉꖷ ꗞ ꖝꖕꕯꕊ ꔇꔀꕩ ꖏꕞ ꕞ?

ꘃ, ꕩ ꔳꔒꔀ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒꕯ, ꖃꘋ ꔤ ꕧ ꔞꘋꕯ, ꔤ ꕩ ꔞꘋꗣ ꕞ ꕚꕴ. ꕉꖷ ꔤ ꖏꕎꔀ ꔤ ꕘ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕒꕌ, ꕉ ꕎ ꖷ ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕉ ꗱꗡꕩ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕎ ꖷꔧ ꗱꗡ ꘃ ꖡꖫ ꗏ, ꕉ ꕎ ꘂꔤ ꕐꕌꕎꕌ.

ꗷꔤ ꘈꗢ ꖷ ꕴꔤ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒ ꕴ ꗏ, ‘ꖷ ꕘ, ꔤ ꕎ ꖷ ꔤ ꗪ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ, ꔤ ꗋꖺꗡꔤ ꗪꗡ ꔻꔤ ꗱꗡ. ꕩ ꕮꕨꕧꕌꔤ ꕯ, ꔤ ꕘꕞ ꕮꔧꘊꔧ ꕚꕌꘂ ꖦꖕꕰꕊ ꕮ, ꗚ ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꕉꔤ ꕚꕌꘂ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ.

ꖷ ꗛ ꖿꗷ ꖷ ꕞꕌ ꗏꘋ ꔌꘋꗣ ꕞ.

ꕉꖷ ꔤ ꕌꘃ ꕿ ꖷ ꔝ ꖷꕊ ꕧꕌꕩꕌ ꖸ ꕞ, ꗷꔤ ꖷ ꗏꖺ ꖷ ꗨꗡ ꖷꔧ ꕌꘃ ꕿ ꖷ ꗃꗡ ꖸ ꔝ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸꔧ ꕧꕌꕩꕌ ꕮ ꖷ ꕞ.

ꕉꖷ ꔤ ꕮ ꕞꕴ ꗏ ꖬꕮꔧ ꕿ ꕯ ꖷ ꕒꕌ ꖏ ꕰꕊꕮ ꕮ ꖏꕎ. ꘃ, ꔤ ꖷ ꕮ ꕃꔻ ꖏ ꕰꕊꕮ ꗞꖻ ꗏꗒꗡ ꕸꖃ, [ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꔤ ꕎ ꕚ ꖷ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꗪ ꕭꕯꕊ, ꔧ ꖏꖃꕩꕌ ꕞ ꖱꗏ ꗉ ꕚ ꖱꗏ ꗉ ꕞ ꖏꕎ, ꕉꕆꔧꕯ].’

“ꕔꕡ ꕮꕊ, ꔧ ꕴꕎ ꕌꘃ ꕿ ꗞ ꖸ ꔝ ꕉꕡ ꕧꕌꕩꕌ ꖷ ꕮ ꕴ ꕞ, ꕴ ꕘ ꖷ ꗪ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ, ꕉꔤ ꕌꘃ ꕿꕎ ꕴ ꔝ ꕴꕎꕌ ꕧꕌꕩꕌ ꖸꕊ ꖏꕎ.

ꕴ ꖏꔕꔀ ꖸ ꗱꗡ ꗦ. ꕉꖸ ꔇꔀ ꕃꔤ ꕮ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꔇꔀ ꕃꔤ ꔌꘋ ꕪꔤ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕿ ꕉ ꕢꕯ ꕈꕰ ꕸꖆ ꗏ. ꘃ ꕉ ꗷꔤ ꗏ ꗬꗡ, ꕴ ꕘ ꖷ ꗪ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ, ꕉ ꕩꕌꖸ ꗛ ꕎ ꘃ ꕉꖸ ꕞꕌ ꗏꘋ ꔌꘋꗣ ꕞ. ꕴ ꕮ ꕉ ꗓ ꗦ ꗬ ꘃ ꕴ ꕯꕘ ꗪꔒ ꔇꔀꕩ ꕉꖸ ꕞ?

“ꕴ ꕮ ꔻꔤ ꗻꗡ ꕉ ꕮ ꖦꖕꕰ ꕴ ꕎꕬ ꕞ ꖏꕎ, ꕪꘋ ꖷ ꔵꔵ, ꖺ ꕪꔖ ꖴꘋ ꕉ ꕧꕴꕎ, ꕉꖷ ꕪꕊ ꘃ ꗞꖻ ꖴꘋ ꖸ ꔎꕩ ꕉ ꕩꕌꖸ ꔬ. ꘃ, ꕴ ꔻꔤ ꗻꗡ ꕉ ꕮ ꕴ ꕎꕬ ꔝ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ ꕎ, ꕪꘋ ꖷ ꔵꔵ, ꖺ ꕪꔖ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕉ ꕧꕴꕎ, ꕉꖷ ꕪꕊ ꘃ ꗞꖻ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꖸ ꔎꕩ ꕉꔤ ꕿ ꕉ ꔬ. ꘋ ꗪ ꘃ ꗉꕯ ꕴ ꔝ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꕪꘋ ꖷ ꕩ ꔻꔤꘂ ꗪ, ꖸ ꖷ ꔤ ꕘꕞꕌ ꗨꗡ ꗪ.”

“ꗞ-ꕴ-ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕮꕨ ꗱꕞ ꕒꕿꕎ ꔎꔀꕬ ꕮ. ꕉ ꔫꔤ ꕞ ꕮꔒꔀ, ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꗏꗒ ꕧꕌ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꘃꖸ ꔷꕩ, ꖺ ꕉꔤ ꕚꘋꕡ ꕉ ꗏꗒ ꕞ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꔤ ꕧ ꔳꘂ ꕉ ꘃꖸ ꗏ. ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕪꘋꕓ ꗪ ꕧꔌꘋ ꕒꕿꕎ ꔎꔀꕬ ꕮ.

ꘃ, ꔧ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕎꔤ ꖏꕞ ꘃ ꔪꔤꘂ ꕞ, ꔌꘋ ꖷ ꘃꗺ ꗪ ꖿꗷ ꕉꖷ ꔻꕯ ꕉꖸ ꕩꕌ ꔬꕡ, ꘋ ꗪ ꕯ ꕉ ꕒꕌ ꗉ ꕴꕎꖸ? ꕴꔤ ꗱꗡ ꕴꕎꕌ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꗏꖺ ꗷꔤ ꖷ.

ꘃ, ꕩ ꖏ ꗪꗡ ꕮꔒꔀ ꗞ ꗏ ꕔꔤꔒ ꕞ, ꔤ ꕮ ꕞꕴ ꔤ ꕮꕊ ꕸꖃꔀꔤ ꕿ ꕉ ꗓ ꔤ ꔌꘋ ꗏꘋ ꕸꖃꔀ ꗪ ꖏ ꖷ ꕮꕯ, ꘃꖷ ꕩ ꖏ ꗪꗡ ꔫꔤ ꖴꘋ ꔳꕩ ꖡꖫ ꗏ. ꕉꖷ ꔤ ꕘ ꖷꔧ ꗱꗡ ꘃ ꖡꖫ ꗏ, ꕉ ꕎ ꘂꔤ ꕐꕌꕎꕌ.

“ꕴꕎ ꔳꔒꔀ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꗓꗡ ꘃꕯ, ꕴ ꕴ ꕎꕬ ꖴꕮ ꗱꗡ ꘃꖷ ꕴ ꕮ ꕪꔤ ꔒꘋꕧ ꗃ ꗞ ꖸ ꕧꕌ. ꕴꕎꕌ ꕮꔒꔀ, ꘃ ꕐꕌꕎ ꔰ ꔇꔀ ꔳꕩ ꕴꕎꕌ ꖏꕎ ꕴ ꕘ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕸꖃ ꕉꔤꘀꘉꗢ ꗏ.

“ꕴꕎ ꗋꘋ ꔬꕩꔒꔀ, ꕴ ꕮ ꕴ ꕧꕌ ꕃꔷ, ꗚ ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꕒꕌꕩꕌ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕩꕌ ꕮ. ꕉꖸ ꕩꕌꖸ ꕧꕌ ꕃꔷ ꘃꖷ ꗞ ꖸ ꖴꘋ ꕉꖸꕊ ꗋꘋꗣ ꗱꗡꕩ. ꗋꖺꕒꕌ ꘋ ꗪ ꕉ ꗉ ꕴ ꔝ, ꕉꕡꖸꕊ ꕐꕌꕎꕌ ꖸ ꔰ ꗱꗡ ꕽ. ꘃ, ꕩ ꗋꘋ ꔬꕩꔒꔀ, ꔤ ꘂꔤ ꖴꘋꗣ ꗏ ꕈꕰ ꕉꖷ ꔤ ꘂꔤ ꕧꕌ ꖏ, ꘃꖷ ꗞ ꖸ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕩ ꗋꘋꗣ ꗱꗡꕩ, ꘃ ꔟꔀ ꔤ ꕘ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖷꔧ ꗱꗡ ꘃ ꖡꖫ ꗏ. ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꕎ ꘂꔤ ꕐꕌꕎꕌ.