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es kaci ase ilocavs(avtoportretze warwerili leqsi)

RmerTo, maCvene yanebi am sarwyavT monayvanebi; RmerTo, damaswar zafxulsa, fqvils am wisqvilzed dafqulsa.

yovlad wmindao, damadev wylurzed wamali samTeli, SemaZlebine aRvanTo me Sens winaSe sanTeli.

am wignTa gamleqsavisgvarisa da saxelis gamocxadeba

1daviTiani vsTqvi daviT guramisSvilman gvarado,xilad vsTqvi sityva RvTisa da Ze kacTa norCis mgvanado;cxovrebis wyaros uxsene xe cxovrebisa Rarado,amad vsTqvi jvarzed vnebuli cremlni idinoT Rvarado.2venaxis Rvino daZvirda, qarTls daemtera ra Wari,vimcvrive Walas babilo naqaji, danaWaWari;mosaxseneblad Cemda yrmaT umzade tkbili maWari,avs sargebelsa ara iqs am usasyidlos vaWari.3amisTvis me ar SevsZeZve, rac davrgev igavT xe velad,ufro advilad aRvlian zed yrmani dasarxevelad.sasmelad uZRven Termoni, ar cudad dasanTxevelad,yrmaT Sevavedre es wigni, ar Seqmnan dasaxevelad.4odesac brZenman ritorman SoTam rgo igavT xeo da,fesv Rrma-hyo, Srtoni uCina, zed xili moiweoda.orgziTve nayofs miscemda, visganac moirxeoda,leqsi rusTvlisebr naTqvami me sxvisa ver vnaxeo da.5viT mxedars-yrmisa mcirisa wkeplasa zedan jdomanimiemzgavsebis cxenosans joxiT rbena da xldomani,egreTve SoTa rusTvelsa es Cemi leqsT mixdomani,cudad momixda gvajiTa baZiT umzgavso ndomani.6me yrmaTa mzgavsad momixda namcvrevT walkotTa mcvrevani,bzakaliTa da wiwkitiT monadireTSi revani;verc xili vhpove, nadirTac Zala ar maqvnda revani,vai, SemrCa cudsa meTevzes ubralod wyalTa mRvrevani.7me rusTvelsa leqss ar udri, viT margalits-Calis Zirsa;

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magram mimroTic keklucni turfad moikazmen pirsa;odes maSvrals moswyurdebis, maSin wyali Rvinod Rirsa,dro mova rom gatkbildebis, xilad sSWamen pantis Cirsa.8cxeni marto morbenali muxlmokledic gamaldebis,sad maRali arcad iyos, mun dabali gamaRldebis. Tvalan nassa alamazebs, vis lamazi ar axldebis,am wigns wignad moixmarebs, vinc sxvas wignsa ver mixvdebis.9me sawuTrom berwovneba momaxvedra TavSi koblad:Ze ar momca, arc asuli, Semqna saxl-kar dasamxoblad, am leqss Tavi mouyare, saca meTqva TviTo oblad,agebis rom brZanos vinme sityva CemTvis Sesandoblad.10me uSvilom es oboli mZliv gavzarde didis WiriT:rac vicodi sacodneli, mas vaswavle sibrZnemciriT.movkvdi, damrCa unaTlavi, ver SeviZel me simwiriT,vinc monaTlavs, me mas vlocav codvilisa Cemis piriT.11brZensa kacsa vexvewebi, es oboli maminaTlos;Tu ram iyos sxvis sjulisa, momiqcios, gamiqarTlos,an Tu iyos matyuvara, ecados, rom ganmimarTlos,sxvasi nuras moindomebs mazed metsa usamarTlos.12amad vixotbe, Sevkribe cruis sawuTros ybedoba,me Ze ar damrCa bedkrulsa, es aris Cemi bedoba.yrmao, Sen Zmobas genukvi, asulo,miyav Sen doba,vinc waikiTxoT es wigni, mibrZaneT codvils Sendoba.13RmerTman Tqven, Zmano cocxalno, gixsnasT yovlisa WiriTa!gardagiqciosT sicilad, rasac rom RmerTs SestiriTa;Tqven me codvils mkvdars mibrZaneT cxovneba kais piriTa,agebis RmerTman damixsnas jojoxeTisa mwviriTa.14rac damrCa, ver vsTqvi, mewada, meTqva grZlad, Tavi mecada.vera vsTqvi, moclas ucdidi, netamca ara mecada!meswrafa sevdis laxvari, sakvdavad gulsa meca da, aw amas vRonob, ar vici, qvesknad waval Tu me cada!

15amisTvisa var mowyeniT, vstiri da ar memRerebis,pirs Semdebi ars sikvdili, aravis daeferebis;arc xvewniT, arca qrTamiTa, arc xrmliTa moigerebis,maSinve qveS amoidebs, visac rom daeZgerebis.16mamao, Tavsa mfaravi dagedga kargi karavi,ganiari da maRali xelTagan moukaravi,Sig viyav, sadRac gamagde, paRuri amamkar avi,miT cremli Cemi zRvad gaxda TvalTagan nawanwkaravi!17fu, Sen, cruo sawuTrovo, rad ar mZuldi, rad miyvardi?!Sen yofilxar mware, Sxnakvi, me megone tkbili yandi.

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aq sakvdavad rad mogyvandi, Tu mun cocxals wamiyvandi?ratom agre uwyalo xar, sasikvdilod ar Sagwyaldi?!18papis papa, bebiani, mamis mama, dedis deda, mama, deda, Zmani, dani, coli, Svilni, zedi-zedaRmerTman yvela mas ucxovnos TviT aSoros mas warwymenda,vinc es wigni ganawigna kiTxvad Ses[a]qcevlad Cvenda!

w i g n i aT a v i S e s a v a l i

a. qarTvelT ufalTa megvartomobis igavi

1RmerTo, romelsa gaqonan arsis saydarTa jdomani, romelman moec mijnurTa trfialT survilis ndomani, ritorTa-leqsi gulisa siRrme sibrZnisa zomani,Sen mimaxvdine wadilsa, ar maqvndes cudad cdomani.2daviwyo sityva sibrZnisa, pirvel brZenTagan brZnobili,mis mgrZnobelisa didisa sulisa mier grZnobili,Sevamko erTi ufali RvTiv zeciT qnvynad mkobili,qarTvelT spa-jarTa, yovelTa erTa msajulad cnobili.3vsTqva ufalT megvartomoba, ar Sorad misxi misxisa,vin mTqvis me kaci xis darad, damrgis, qve wyali misxisa, zedan gamomcis nayofi, furceli mkvidrad misxisa,dargulad Cvenad saCrdilad Srtod monabamni mis xisa.4nergad mas vsaxav, ig rac xe isaxa iesesiTa;vinca gamosca nayofi TvisTa naTqvamTa, xes viTa;YSurdul-qviT sZlia mebrZolTa dambadebelis esviTa,Sto-morCad qarTvelT ufalTa, vinc maze bmul Cans fesviTa.5Tumca mijobda Srtod Tqmasa, swored saxeli mewoda,mexara, me miT mexara, saCrdilad ig qve mewoda, miT dameSrita saxmili, risganac guli mewoda;magram ver mivxvdi salbunTa, rom wyluri mexo, mewo da.6vera vsTqvi, me ver SeviZel mis xis saxelis wodeba,sofels ergo da soflelT Tqves: ,,mrudia, ara swordeba’’;aRiZren erni, izraxes cudisa mideb-modeba,gayides, mosWres, gamsyidvels mixvda miT cecxlis modeba.7saxiT misebriv sxva morCi qveynad ar daibadeba,me misis xilis WamiTa piri ar gamimwardeba,magram jer ZirTa saxelTa mwadian gamocxadeba;wesia saSenT aRmSenTa pirvel safuZvlis dadeba.8

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safuZveli ars yovelTa dausabamo pirveli,mama yovlisa mpyrobeli, caTa da qveynis mWirveli;miuwdomeli, uzomo, gamouTqmeli, mbrwyinveli,RmerTi, abelis msxverplisa keTilad Semawirveli.9aravina flobs xelmwifed RvTis udidesi Zlieri!RvTis gamo qmnil ars yoveli, arsmyofobs rac nivTieri.mas morCileben sulni da uricxvi spa-jari, eri;man Seiwiros mciredi msxverpli es Cemagieri.10erTi vhTqva qveynad ufali, RvTisebr msajulad mqcevelimaswavlebeli uswavlelT, usjuloT momaqceveli,aRm[m]arTebeli dacemulT, aRmarTulT gardamqceveli;TvisTa samwysosa cxvarTaTvis sisxlisa damaqceveli.11Tqmula sibrZnesTan sigiJe, viTa cocxalTan mkvdaria;ama uflisa saqebrad brZenic Wkuvazed mcdaria;me viT SevmarTo ucebman, radgan is miumxvdaria? magram daviT Tqva: ,,aqebdiT glaxaki da mdidaria!’’12mdidari egreT Znel cxondes, egoden SesawiriTa,viT erTi mwiri mxeveli edems zis oris mwvliliTa. sarwmunoeba mciredi mTas gardascvliso ZiriTa,amad ar vdumeb, vritorob goneba-sibrZnemciriTa.13misi qeba da gamoTqma brZenTaca uZneldebian:hqeqen, sCxreken da eZeben, da kvalsac ver mixvdebian;razomca aRvlen maRlamde, kvlav isev qve brundebian.me rom ver mivxvde ucebi, magaze rad Semwrfebian.14me sibrZnisaebr CemTasa ar davadumeb brZnobasa,rasaca momcems momcemi Setyobasa da grZnobasa,didad miiCnevs ufali mwirTagan mcires ZR[v]nobasa,miT Sevecnevi ucnaur, rasac mivswvdilvar cnobasa.15Tu visme Cemi naTqvami Sairi enasebian,mec uTxra misi pasuxi, Tu guli enas ebmian;yoveli wuli mSobelTa, mzgavsi mzgavs[s] emzgavsebin,gind iyo koWl-brma, qaCali, ded-mamaT eTavsebian.16momxsenebeli ar mrCebis, maSfoTebs, es maRonebsa;codvis muxruWiT Sekrulsa, vame, vin mamifonebsa?Tu ar Sevkreb da ar uZRvni yrmaT ia-vardis konebsa,cocxalic arvis vaxsonvar, mkvdars vinRa mamigonebsa?!17erTbamad frinvelT uwoden Savardensa da Zerasa:ar sCxreken yvavTa Cxavilsa, bulbulTa tkbilad mRerasa,farSamagisa Svenebas, bukiotisa bRverasa: aw rom ar mixmon meleqsed, memarTlebian me rasa?18SoTa mRers, mefe Temuraz, arCil mosZaxis Zmureba, mefe vaxtang da iakob [dabla] zils mietkbureba;

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begTabeg, nodar, oTari, onana bans eSureba,dvrinven yaran da mamuka, me msuris maTi yureba.19bevrTa da cotas mwvelelni sworeT gavlian berasa,ganayeneben mSrals calke, amad moiwvels verasa;sjobs qvemo bolos Sin dgoma SigniT garedam mzerasa,mReren da mec bans Sevawyob, damgmoben amaze rasa?20karg saqmezeda mibaZva ara ra dasaZraxia!smena, Tqma, swavlis Zieba moZebarTagan axia.cudis, tyuilis mozRapre sicruis kananaxia,swavlaze urCi da morcxvi TvaliT ar dasanaxia.21es sityva maSin moxsendes uwvrTelsa, ucodinarsa,gahgrZelebodes ra Rame ZilgamkrTals, dauZinarsa,eZebdes, veras poebdes saqmesa samjobinarsa,Tavs iwyevlides, ambobdes ded-mamis Sesaginarsa.

22saRmrTos rom veras galobdes, imRerdes,,xarTa lalasa’’,javrobdes, Tavzed iyrides qoqolas da valalasa;Zvirs uxsenebdes mSobelTa, lanZRevdes Tavis lalasa,rom ar vswavlobdi, rad ara mcemdian tajganalasa.23nu genaRvlebis swavlaze yrmis wkeplis cemiT kivili,mal gamTeldebis uwamlod misi wylurebis tkivilira moizardos, moyvinCldes, mamlureb Seqnas yivili,-ufrTxildi, misgan wyeniTa araze Seqna Civili.24rac ara hxamdes Cioras, nu uyri asakenklada,danabi Tavs nu anebeb variaT dasapeplada!radgan abram Ze saklavad gamoimeta msxverplada,Sen gemetebis rad ara Ze wvrTaze gasawkeplada?25uwvrTeli ZaRli mixvdebis gareT siciviT TrTolasa,saWmliTac arvin ganaZRebs, pilwad daiwyebs wrwolasa;gaswavlebuli pativiT Staqunze Seiqs wolasa,sjobs yola uwvrTis ZaRlisa, uwvrTelis Svilis yolasa.26ZaRli uwvrTeli patronsa aseTs ras dauSavebsa,rom Svili briyvi, ucebi, ded-mamas ganaTavebsa?ucodinrobiT aseTsa saqmeebsa iqs avebsa,gvarsa da naTesavebsa sircxvili sWrides Tavebsa.27patronsa ZaRli uwvrTeli mets versa hkadrebs wyenasa:an purs mostacebs, an xorcsa, an wyals amohkravs enasa;mSobelTa Svili uwvrTeli arodes miscems lxenasa,sulTa warwymendas da xorcTa miuTxrobs miT Sercxvenasa.28uswavleli ZaRli karSi yefs da gareSamos hfaravs,nadirs afrTxobs, qurds aSinebs, Znelad rasme mas moparavs;briyvi kaci wamowvebis, RamiT karsac ar misjaravs!

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TviT iqnebis gasakmari, vinc am swavlas gamikmaravs.29yrma swavlaSi momSviddebis, rkina cecxlSi garbildebis,uswavleli vaJikaci siberis dros gawbildebis;rik-fainis dro gardua, veRar gahkravs, Cahbildebis,swavlis Ziri mware aris, kenweroSi gatkbildebis!

b. swavla moswavleTa

aTTa saxmarTa saqmeTa Cagoneba yrmaTaTvis

30ismine, swavlis mZebnelo! moyev daviTis mcnebasa,jer mware Wame, kvlav tkbili, Tu eZeb gemovnebasa;Tavs sinanuli sjobia boloJam dananebasa, _Wirs myofi lxinSi Sesuli, Svebad miiTvli vnebasa.31dedam ra Svas Ze, pirvelTa WirT aRar moixsenebsa,Zis sixaruliT dahkargavs ilaos mzgavsTa senebsa;maSin ixarebs mwidnavi, odes moisTvlis mtevnebsa,egreT moswavle swavlasa ra srulyofs, ganisvenebsa.32swavla sikvdimde Senia, mudam SenTana myofeli;mas gecilebis veravin, ar aris gasayofeli.sxvas yvelas maxe ugia, Tavisa gasayofeli;Tu kacsa codna ara aqvs, gastanjavs wuTisofeli.33codna Tan dasdevs mcodnelsa, razomsac daetarebis,aqvs uxilavi saunje, xeli ar Saekarebis;arc cxadiT ZaliT waerTmis, arc malviT moiparebis,Wkuva uxmar ars briyvTaTvis, Wkva codniT moixmarebis!34Cemis ucebiT Sevatyev, briyvTaTvis rac Semityvia.avi da kargi garCeviT, vxedav, rom axlos miwyvia.minda da swavlis simokliT cal-calke ver gamiyvia.hgavs uxorTumos spilosa Wkviani kaci briyvia!35viT usaWurlod mamaci omSigan gulad lomobdes,gacofebuli gul-brazad vefxvi uklanWod omobdes,ver aRasrulos sawadi, rac nebavs, misTvis Ronobdes,-egreT Wkviani uwvrTeli ver mixvdes, rasac ndomobdes.36vsZebne d avera hvpoe ra mjobi am swavla-mcnebisa:brZensa aqvs Tavis ufleba, sofelSi yofna nebisa;brZeni sadac ars, darCebis, saunje Tan eqnebisa:brZeni purTaTvis CemsaviT muxlT arvis moeqnebisa!37brZeni sityviTa darCebis, ostati Tavis xeliTa,xucesi wirviT, vaWari Sors wasvliT-mosvliT ZneliTa,molaSqre sisxlis qceviTa, mxvneli ofliTa cxeliTa,glaxa karis-kar TxovniTa,_Sena gwads aw romeliTa?38

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zogi xom ZoRan gaCvene Svidiod sarCos Ziroba;merve_xelmwife darCebis, visac aqvs qveynis mWiroba.mecxrea_arCenT mwyemsoba, uqniaT menaxiroba,meaTe_mijnurT survili, trfialTa Senamziroba.39mijnuri, mwyemsi, xelmwife, glaxaki, gina mxvnelia,molaSqre, vaWar, xucesi, ostati, brZen-msityvelia.aTisav TviTo mogiTxra, romeli risac mqnelia.romelic ginda, iqone, erT-erTs mohkide xelia!

a.40mijnurman unda trfiali gul-marTla Seiyvarosa,mudam gverT axldes surviliT, arodes gaeyarosa;umisod Wirad saxevdes yovelsa gasaxarosa,tkbilad sCndes misTvis sikvdili, sicocxle gaimwarosa.

b.41mwyemsoba unda sifrTxiliT, aqvndes mciredi Zilia:mudam mxned samwysos uvlides, dRe yineli Tu Tbilia;“mwyemsman keTilman cxvarTaTvis dadviso suli tkbilia”.vinc brZana, man me maridos uxilavT mxecTa kbilia!

g.42xelmwife unda marTali, viT brZenTa dauweria,brZeni, uxvi da mowyali, mrisxveli zomieria;sjulmtkiced, swores samarTliT iyos da yvandes eria,mwysides, mwyemsobis niSani-xelT skiptra-mas uWeria.

d.43glaxaki unda mdabali, tkbilisa ena-pirisa,mlocveli yovlis sulisa, sul didisa da mcirisa;uyvars, viT iob, ufalsa glaxa momTmeni Wirisa;sZuls RmerTsa ampartavnoba metadre glaxa mwirisa.

e.44unda mxvnelTa da mTesvelTa, mwidvnelTa, gina mbaravTa,mzis aRmosvliTgan Casvlamde Sig ar Sexedon karavTa,cxelis ofliTa damwvarTa CirdilT qveS miukaravTa,rac imuSakon, Wamon da aWamon qveynis mfaravTa.

v.45molaSqre unda Wabuki, Tamami, Tav-mdablovani,mepatroneTa erTguli, morCili, samarTlovani,mxne, amxanagTa moyvare, mamaci, Zalgulovani,gul-srulad mebrZolT mebrZoli, ar susti, magar-mklovani.

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z.46vaWari unda sarfisa, samTvralos aras svemdesa,yomarbazobas eridos, siwmindiT Tavsa scevdesa,metad uzomod aramsa alalSi ara revdesaswores adlsa da sasworsa xelSi ar amrudebdesa.

c.47xucesi unda mamaci, ar Tu jabani, mxrdalia.xuces[s] ar eTqmis: “WirSigan ver Seval, saridalia”.xucesman unda damarxos, Tu kacman suli dalia,xucesic bevrs rigs danaklebs, Tu meti Rvino dalia.

T.48ostati, uflis moSiSi, daviTman qebiT Samosi:netar ars, vinca naSromi nayofTa TvisTa Wamosa!coliT ars viT msxmo venaxi kidesa saxl-midamosa,Svilni xed zeTisxilada urgs tablis gareSamosa.

i.49aw brZeni unda sofelSi egreT, viT wminda beria.cxovrebdes, erT aswavlides, gaxados mecnieria;brZenman ar unda ikadros, urigo rac ram feria,brZenis urigod qceviTa baZiT waxdebis eria.50aTiv eg iyo, mogiTxar, sxva ara misgan kidia.romelic ginda, irCie, aiRe, xeli hkidia:gerCios, glaxaT iare, gerCios, yanas mkidia,me SenTvis aRar mcalian, ymawvilis vali mkidia.51viT Zniad wnori berfuyi daigrixebis wnelada,egreTve kaci mxcovani ganiswavlebis Znelada,viT axal morCi vazisa xels miyves safurCnelada,egreT axali mozardi KYyrma ostats-gasawvrTnelada.52erTs sityvas getyvi, mismine, ymawvilo, Sens morCenasa!Tvals nu axexeb bnelTaTvis, nu hkargav naTliT Cenasa;nu eSurebi fexiTa ukeTurTaye rbenasa,xma moudable orRanos, aSiy-maSiyad stvenasa.53 iqmode gulis Tqmisasa gemovnebisa Tmenasa,Tavs Tafli, bolos Zirmware nu getkbilebis enasa;guliT ufrTxode, yuriTa, sasafrxos sityvis smenasa,miT Saeyrebi sayvarels, Sens lamazs sulis lxenasa.54alabulaTi nu avseb wmindad garcxilsa menasa,gagiWirdebis garecxa, Seiq oxvras da qSenasa;

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ityvi: ,,ra uyav Cems Tavsa”,_daiwyeb kbilTa RrWenasa,,,daviT rom kargaT maswavla, me igi rasTvis menasa!”55ymawvili unda swavlobdes sacnoblad Tavisadao:vin aris, sidam mosula, sad aris, wava sadao?vinca qmna Tixa WurWelad, ras uZRvnis xelfasadao?viT rema xnarcvs ar Cavardes ulagmo da usadao?56unda qalman da ymawvilman dahxuros bage kbilosa,fexi ar axsnas sabliTa da ena Seborkilosa:ar misces neba SeZvrisa warbs, wamwams, Tvalis kilosa, arcavin TviT sxva gakilos, arc sxvisgan gaikilosa.57nu metyviT: Cven rad gvaswavle, rac TviT ar gaqvnda zrdiloba?rad gviqe kacman jabanma mamacTa xmal-mowvdiloba?ucodinroba avia, maqvs misi gamocdiloba, CemsaviT sicxiT nu iwviT, monaxeT niav-Crdiloba.58soloman brZeni sibrZniTa Tavi ars yovlis brZnebisa;bevri ram kargi daswera wignebi RvTis brZanebisa;erTi imasac mouxda gatexa rame mcnebisa, Tu gijobT nurca mas usmenT, sityva damirTavs nebisa.59mrudi xom ara miTqvams ra, amasac vityvi sworsao,saqmesa TvaliT naxulsa, ar mogonilsa, Worsao:minaxavs erTi pirutyvi gorsa Tu axalgorsao,TavisTvis mutruks akeTebs, sxvaT gaukeTebs jorsao.60ragind brZen iyos mkurnali, kargad atyobdes majasa,sxvisas Seityobs, Tavisas veras gaigebs xvanjasa;TviT sxvas uwamlebs, TavisTvis sxvaze mihyudebs barjasa,_me ver virge da Tqven garge amad rad mizamT jajasa?61Tumca brma var, kidev vxedav qveynad Cemgan ufro brmaTa;bers gamocdilT ara vhkadreb, mogaxseneb axal yrmaTa:Tu curvasa ar iswavliT, ver gauxvalT wyalTa RrmaTa,wkeplis cemiT daSuSxva sjobs saukunod cecxlSi bmaTa!

g. saqonli[s] SekrebisTvis62Wkuva puria saxiTa mWamelTa Sesargebeli,codna da saqmi[s] xmareba_marili dasawebeli.beds rom ityvian, ar vici, ra uqo beds saqebeli;bedman Sekribos, Wkvam fantos, meqnebis ra sargebeli?63bedi ars qceva wuTisa, viT dRisa naTob-bindoba,avdaroba Tu daroba cis moRrubvla da wmindoba;xan moswvavs namTa simcire, xan alpobs RvarTa didoba,dRes momcems, xval ki wamarTmevs, amad ara maqvs mindoba.64beds saqoCriTgan TvalT uCins, qalis saxe aqvs brmisao;daiarebis qveyanada, xeliT mZebneli qrmisao;

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visac xels mohkravs, aiyvans, naxavs, gauCxreks pirsao,Tu moewona, daiWers; Tu ara, dascems Zirsao.65aw bedi, giTxra marTali, me axla mamagondao;razomca sCxrekden sawuTros, brZenT bedi ar moswondao,amad arc lxinsa, arc Wirsa grZlad bolo ara hqondao.bedi mas hqvian, vinc rome ar mokvda, suliT cxondao.66Wkvis ukeTesi saqonlad ara ra saqonelia,magram Tu ndoba guls abrmobs, ar advil saSovnelia.rac xelT aqvs, masac dahkargavs, umzgavso sapovnelia;saqonelisa Semkrebi saqmeda sacodnelia.67xdoma bnels naTlad aCvenebs, danabrmobs naTlad mxedvelsa;xdoma mxrdals gahxdis mamacad, Sebedavs Znels sabedvelsa;xdoma sxvis swavlas miikravs egreT, viT cercvi kedelsa!ndoma miiyvans mimyolsa Sesarcxvens, warsawymendelsa.68filasofosi epikur gvauwyebs, amas gvpirdeba:agebulobiT myofeli arodes gaRaribdeba.Tu kaci ndomas mihyvebis, midReSi ar gamdidrdeba,roca pataras iSovnis, merme dids maekideba.69vis siyvaruli daipyrobs da ndoma daimonebsa,rac TviT ar moswons, mis metsa aRaras moiwonebsa;vardis konasa dafuSavs, anZalas daikonebsa,mkvidrs mijnurs zurgsa Seaqcevs, wuT[s] gulze daikonebsa.70erTs kidev vityvi igavsa, TqvengniT damerTvis Tu neba:zogs kacsa saklmad miuCans Tvisi simyralis suneba;ragind bevrs avsa Svrebodes, ara aqvs misi wuneba,xaWas gul_tkbilad uyovebs da cols ki ebuzRuneba.71aw me saero walkoti mgonia patiosani;miyvars da mal-mal msurian misTa yvavilTa ynosani,ganvSordi saRmrTos baRnarTa, vsTme mis bulbulTa osani,mihvyev sawuTros zRaparTa, Seviqen arakosani.72amad viswrafi saTqmelad da ara mcalis sayenad:Tqmula, saunje uxmari ara-rad gamosayenad.walkots viSeneb, Sevikreb xilT umjobesTa namyenad;movisTvli misTa nayofTa marged, ara Tu sawyenad.73axla vsTqva Cemi saTqmeli, rac maqvndes Wkuva, gageba:ugvanaT didTa mZebnelTa patarac daekargeba;sul rom ara vsTqva arara, is ufro ar evargeba,mec mreven meranT jogSigan, Tu SevsZel gajagjageba.

d. ukvdavebis wyaros igavi74romelman cani, viTarca karavani Segvimzadisa,zed miadgina mnaTobni nivTTa yovelTa mzardisa,

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mas qveS qmna viT baR-walkotni, raSigac daviT xadisa,ig ars mizezi yovelTa, farulisa da cxadisa.75modi, msmenelo, ismine, daCumdi, vityvi, su, rasa,ukvdavebisa wyaroTi mogarTmev savses surasa,ixmare eqsi, dahxede brZnad brZenTgan naeqsurasa,gaSinje, saxiT vinc me Srtod giTxar, mohbmia Tu rasa.76visganca igi samyaro ars naTlad aRnakeTebi,misgan ars Zirni da fesvni, morCni yovelTa xeTebi;igi ars im Srtos Ziri da misive SenaerTebi,daviTs mohbmia, romelsa Tavzed epoxa zeTebi.77winaswarmetyvelT qadages brZaneba RvTis magieri,gamogvicxades, gvaswaves, gvacnobes sityva Zlieri.viT Rame bnelsa mziani mohbmia dRe n[a]Tlieri,egreT abramis yvavili, daviTze nayofieri.78daviT Tqva RvTisa magier sityva Zlieri erTia:gardamoxdeso, viT wvima, sawmiszed monawveTia;viT man Tqva, naTlad mobrwyinda mis naTlis SenaerTia,misve daviTis Zed Tqmuli, ieso qriste RmerTia.79mamisa sityva saxiTa, viT Srto ZirTagan, exara;miiba mTaman poxilman, poxierebiT exara.Zed sixaruli soflisa qalwuls mariams exara,miT cruv yvna RmerTman kerpiTa cud-moimede mkvexara.80sibrZne mis brZnisa ar Zaluc enas gamoTqma bagiTa;magram naTlad vsTqva naTeli, rac oden miCndes bagiTa,Ziri venaxTa Srtozed rtod, viT axal-morCi bagiTa,agreve mzrdeli yovelTa vscanT gasazrdeli bagiTa.81ra igi CCvili asakiT saxiT aRmorCda, axevda,mis umjobessa nasaxsa msaxveli veras saxevda!miT ikurnoda sneuli, brma TvaliT dainaxevda,misgamo misi mrxeveli ukvdaveb[a]sa arxevda.82mas morCsa sikvdilT momkvleli zed erTi xili ebada;simwifis Jami mosloda nayofis gamoRebada:zogs sasikvdineT miaCndaT da zogTa ukvdavebada,SeinTqvnen erni, aRiZrnen cudisa ganZraxebada.83erTa Tqves: misi nayofi ar aris saqeburio,hkurnebs da erTa acdunebs, saqme sWirs bezelburia;sjobia, _mocavakvdinoT, nu aris fexzed mdgmurio.Torem da bevrs ers miiyvans TavisTan eg macdurio.84ver icnes, iyo mosili RmerTi kacobriv cmuliTa;kacic Znelia sacnoblad, RmerTs vin icnobda guliTa!magram naTlad Cnda naTeli, misis daviTis TqmuliTa,naxes da ver dainaxes im brmiTa Tval_axmuliTa.

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85elmad sWvretden mas marTalsa, naTels bneliT Senamosrad.amad iyvnen lewa-mtvreviT erTmanerTis Senamosrad;brZenTa sTxoes: “saxiT SeniT mogvivline Sen amos rad”.mohxda, naxa brmaTa Tvalman Rawvni cremliT Sena-mosrad.86mas ucnaurs mecnierni aTormetni udgnen mcvelad,amad rome misi saqme maT smenodaT ufro vrcelad,ar undodaT uJamurad saidumlo gasacrcvelad,Sescda erTi maTganica, iqmna ucxod zurgmaqcevlad.87is erTi TormetTagani iyo moyvare vercxlisa:man aRiSena samyofi, bnel, saukuno cecxlisa,sixarbiT naTlad vera scan Saravandedi mze cxlisa,gayida, sisxli itvirTa ganmwmendi bralTa mrecxlisa!88ganmsyidvelman ra msyidvelni gasyiduls Tavs waayena,ra ixiles misTa mcvelTa, mixvdaT gulSi didaT wyena,SaeSindaT, dasamalad mirbioden SambTayena.erTi tirda: “rad gaveqec”, cremlis gubi wanayena.89Seipyres, misTvis momzades lursman-kver-gaz-marwuxebi.mis mSobels esma, daudga avi dRe Sesawuxebi,ityoda; “vame, mecemis Tavs mexi monaquxebi,vaime gulo, dagulo, ra mwared gaixuxebi!”90Semoexvivnen garSamo, dauwyes Wra da kodeba!Zis dasjisaTvis dedasa mixvda saxmilis modeba,Seqna Tavs cema da tyeba, tirili,moTqma, godeba,miT mis ganmsyidvels nebiTa xvda yelT sabelis modeba.91jvars acves ra, moakvdines, aRmdgeneli gardaiqca,sul SeiZra qveyana da klde ganskda da gardaiqca;Tvis mnaTobTa Suq-naTeliT bneldeboda mazed ig ca.neta, rogor moisvenebs suliT, mxsnelo, vinc rom migca!92jvarzed mkvdarsa erTman vinme gverds laxvriTa uwyo gmera,mis laxvriTa naWerTagan Seqnes sisxl-wyalT gardmoCqera;gaxukvirda, ra ixila, zed dauwyo amod cqera,man Tqva misi: “WeSmaritad, me es kaci RvTis Zed mjera!”

e. jvarcmis ambavi93uriaT gmes da uaryves ufali tkbili ieso,maT misi swavla moZRvreba ararad miiCnieso;Aar vici, rad qnes ugbilTa, avi ra SeaCnieso;orsav gzas wrfels win udebda, xorciels da sulierso, 94mkvdars aRudgenda, kurnevda keTroans, wyalmankierso;brmas TvalT uxelda, ciscisad arCenda eSmakierso;utyvs enas ZRvnida, yrus_smenas, kuts-sapyars_svlas Svenierso;purs mcires didad, wyals Rvinod uqcevda:_Wame, svi eso.

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95amis mets aras etyoda: _esevdiT RmerTs zecierso.mSvidaT cxovrebdiT, nu uzamT erTmaneTs Tqven udierso;gaikiTxevdeT glaxakTa, asmev-aWmevdeT mSierso.Rasac keTils iqT, RmerTi Tqven mogagebsT mis magierso.96aw, naxeT, misad sanufqod rac maT mas SeamTxvieso;borotisagan keTili SuriT ver ganarCieso;RvTis saidumlo gatexes, gulSi ver daitieso,TavianT macxovnebeli w[a]mwymendlad miicnieso.97ocdaaT vercxlad gayides, isic ki danabnieso;Seipyres Tvisi damxsneli, sabeli moaxvieso;magra Seukres xelebi, ufalsa ara sTnieso,urigo sityva Sekadres, galanZRes, gaaTrieso!98yvrimals sces Tvalebakrulsa, hkiTxes: vin gcema, Tqvi eso?frCxilTa uyares lerwami, nunebi aatkieso,avazakzeda gascvales, baraba maT irCieso!Brali ver poes, dasajes, pilate miusieso.99bralobis sisxli Tavzeda SviliTurT gardinTxieso,SoltiT sces xel-dabanilTa, msxverpls sisxli Seurieso.daadges eklis gvirgvini, golgoTas miiwvieso;Sesamoseli gaxades, qlamindi moaxvieso;100jvarzed ganakres, xel-fexTa lursmani gauwieso;wyali iTxoa, miarTves, ZmarSi NnaRveli rieso.ugmires gverdsa laxvari,_vaime viTa vsTqvi eso!mokles ubralo, braliTa qveyana Searyieso;101mze danabneles, mTvareca, varskvlavni daafrqvieso.Tavs kretsabmeli ganapes, bolomdi Sua xieso!jvariT g[a]rdmoxsnes, wagragnes, tiloSi waaxvieso;damarxes, mkvdarsac ar endvnen, gars mcvelni Semoxvieso.102qmna sulgrZeloba maTzeda da dasTme Sen CvenTvis eso.dideba moTminebasa Sensa ufalo ieso!

qmen sulgrZeloba maTzeda da dasTme Sen CvenTvi eso.dideba moTminebasa Sensa ufalo ieso! dideba moTminebasa Sensa ufalo ieso!

v. tirili RvTismSoblisa103modiT, yovelno Svilmkvdarno dedano, SeiyareniT!Semwynareb[e]li aw Tqveni mariam SeiwynareniT,ismineT misi tirili, Tqvenc cre[m]lni gardmoyareniT,suls eciT misgan nug[e]Si, Gguls Wirni ukuyareniT.104odes ixila mSobelman Ze Tvisi, RvTisa cxebuli,eklis gvirgviniT mosili, SiSveli, gakicxebuli,

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jvarzeda xel-fex mikruli, gverdsa laxvaric xebuli,aTrTolda, zariT daeca, gaxda viT damarcxebuli.105moedva mwared saxmili, Seiqna dadagulobiT;daewo guli da RviZli, nawlevni gaTangulobiT.Tqva: damekarga sawuTro Wirnaxul-dakargulobiT,damiWkna gulis yvavili, gavxdi viT gali rgulobiT.106icemda mkerdsa da gulsa, ityebda, esreT tiroda:viT Stozed morCo axalo, fesv-arsoano Ziro da!virem Sens CrdilTa qveS vijeq, me Tavi ar memwiroda,axlac gv[e]drivar, uSenod ar Semqna, ar ga[m]wiro da.107vaime TvalTa NnaTelo, sxio mis mzeTa mzisao!saxiT viT norCo, nayofiT Zir-keTil, Srtov vazisao,gamarkvevelo, gamwmendo, mnaTobo bnelis gzisao,Sen iyav Cemi gamRebi samoTxis karT razisao.108Ra esma dedis tirili Zes mikruls jvarsa zedao,SaemuRabna mSobeli da misken gadmoxedao.gamoeZraxa, ubrZana: eha, nu mtiri dedao!me waval, Sen Cem sanaclod ione gyvandes Zedao.109Ra gaigona dedama xma tkbili Tavis Zisao,moxsenda mis Zis xelT-Wera, ZuZuT woeba sZisao,msxverplad isakis sanacvlod movlena ciT verZisao,miT misman kerZman laxvarman QWra ufro mihkerZisao.110gamwoebuli ityoda RawvTa sisxliTa mRebare;ar viyav mamakacisa mxurvalebisa mxebare;viT gals uTeslod ucxo xe ebas nayofis mRebare,egreT Sen me bnels, naTelo, aw viT miSrtebi mTebare.111Zeo, Sens Tavsa mnatriden yovelTa ZeTa dedebi;bednierobas miqebden, moswondaT Cemi bedebi.aw Cemis braliT iwvian dRes Seni Semomxedebi,xel-fexT dagrWmia lursmani, laxvriT dagWria gverdebi!112vaime laxvar-sobilsa da gulsa dana-vlebulsa,Senis wylurebis cecxliTa dagulsa, danavlebulsa,Sens ukan wuTis soflitgan gul-kvnesiT xan-warebulsa!Zeo, metkbobis sikvdili sicocxle-gamwarebulsa.

113Zeo, Sens uwin genukvi Cems sulis amorTmevasa!gemudarebi, nu mizam Sen me amazed Tnevasa;momkal, winawin wavide, Seni vaxaro evasa:ieso mova, dagixsnis, morCebi pirvels wyevasa!” 114sofels uxaris, miiRebs aw ganTavisuflebasa;Cemni iwvian nawlevni, vxedav Sens jvarzed vnebasa,romelsa yovelTaTvisa daiTmen, iq maTs nebasa.

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Sen, Zeo Dda RmerTo Cemo, ufalo, gZRvni didebasa!115jvariT gadmoxsnes, wagragnes armenakiTa wmindiTa;damarxes, kari saflavTa daxures qviTa didiTa;dabeWdes, mxedarT ubrZanes: saflavs sam dRemdis scvidiTa,mkvdari aravin mogparosT, mas didad gaufrTxildiTa!

z. moTqma xmiTa Tav-bolo erTi116vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso!borotisagan keTili SuriT ver ganarCieso,macxovnebeli Sen maTi wamwymendlad migiCnieso,dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!117vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso!RvTis saidumlo gagtexes, gulSi ver dagitieso,ocdaaT vercxlad gagyides, isic ki danabnieso, dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!118vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso!Segipyres Tvisi damxsneli, sabeli mogaxvieso;magra Segikres xelebi, ufalsa ara gTnieso,dideba moTminebasa Sensa ufalo, ieso!119vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso!avazakzeda gagcvales, baraba maT irCieso;urigo sityva Segkadres, gaglanZRes, gagaTrieso,dideba moTminebasa Sensa ufalo, ieso!120vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso!frCxilTa giyares lerwami, nunebi agatkieso,yvrimals gces Tvaleb-akrulsa, gkiTxes: vin gcema, Tqvi eso?dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!121vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso! brali ver gpoes, dagsajes, pilate mogisieso;bralobis sisxli Tavzeda SviliTurT gardinTxieso.dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!122vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso!xel-dabanilTa SoltiT gces, msxverpls sisxli Seurieso;dagadges eklis gvirgvini, golgoTas migiwvieso,dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!123vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso!Sesamoseli gagxades, qlamindi mogaxvieso!jvarzed gagakres, xel-fexTa lursmani gagiwieso,dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!124vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migaCnieso!wyali iTxove, mogarTves, ZmarSi naRveli rieso;wmindasa Sensa saRmrTosa gverdsa laxvari mieso,

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dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!125vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso!mogkles ubralo, braliTa qveyana Searyieso;mze danabneles, mTvareca, varskvlavni daafrqvieso.Tavs ketsabmeli ganapes, bolomdi Sua xieso.

126jvariT gardmogxsnes, wag[g]ragnes, tiloSi wagaxvieso:dagmarxes, mkvdarsac ar gendvnen, gars mcveli Semogxvieso.hqmen sulgrZeloba maTzeda da dasTme Sen CvenTvis eso!dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!

hqmen sulgrZeloba maTzeda da dasTme Sen CvenTvi eso!dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!127vai, ra kargi saCino ra avad migiCnieso!ar vici, rad qnes ugbilTa, avi ra SegaCnieso?mkvdars aRudgendi, kurnevdi keTroans, wyal-mankierso;brmas TvalT uxeldi, ciscisad arCendi eSmakierso.128utyvs enas ZRvnida, yrus_smenas, sapyarTa_svlas Svenierso,purs mcires didad, wyals Rvinod uqcevdi,_Wame, svi eso.amis mets aras etyodi: esevdiT RmerTs zecierso!mSvidad cxovrebdiT, nu izamT erTmaneTs Tqven udierso!129gaikiTxevdeT glaxakTa, asmev-aWmevdiT mSierso;rasac keTils iqmT, RmerTi Tqven mogagebsT mis magierso!orsav gzas wrfels win udebdi: xorciels da sulierso.amis sanufqod Sen maTa sikvdilsa SegamTxvieso!hqmen sulgrZeleba maTzeda da dasTme Sen CvenTvis eso,dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!hqmen sulgrZeloba maTzeda da dasTme Sen CvenTvis eso,dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!dideba moTminebasa Sensa, ufalo ieso!

c.ukvdavebis wyaros igavT axsna130man ucnaurman sacnoblad Tavisa Cena ineba;viT veSpis mucliT ionas xvda mesames dRes lxineba,egreT iesos qristesa saflaviT wamodgineba.misgan cxovrebis wyaroma CvenTvis daiwyo dineba.131cxovrebis wyarom daSrita jojoxeTs cecxlis alebi.zed miesxura, damosa xorciTve mkvdarTa Zvalebi;Caudga suli ukvdavi, misca aRdgomis Zalebi.eSmakT daulpo werili, adams garduwyda valebi.

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moiReT wminda WurWelni, waiReT, visac gsuriTa!viT sawamlavi geqmnebisT WurWliTa uwminduriTa,gafrTxildiT, Zmano, ar mokvdeT myral-znoanisa WuriTa!133ieso qriste eCvena karTa xSulT mcnobT msxdomaresa,gverd-Wrili, xel-fex nalursmi icnes da ganixaresa.mibera suli, axara man maTsa saynosaresa,kvlav qveyniT zecad amaRlda, jda mamis marjvniT mxaresa.134qveynad Ze mokles ugbilTa, ar mama zeskneTovani!igica isev ganaxlda, viTarca orbi frTovani;Zem xorciT mokla kacebi, cxovel qmna suli mRvTovani,adams samoTxiT ganZebuls miT munve mourTo vani.135mamas da Zesa da sulsa sityviT aqvs ganyofileba,magram erT RmerTad iTqmian, amas ar unda cileba.mama uvneblad maRla jda, qve Zes xvda mocakvdineba,suls raRa Saexeboda, TvalTagan ar ixilveba.136erTi ars RmerTi yovelTa qmnulTa, mis mier qmnulisa.brZenic ara Cans aRmracxi mis saricxvelTa nulisa.viTar Seswvdebis goneba ucebiT qve danTqmulisa!aqeT da gaqeqT nuRaras, gesmodesT Cemis Tqmulisa!137viTa torua qveyniTgan camdis Seiwyebs stvenasa;ver uwevs, qveve brundebis, rom veRar SesZlebs frenasa,egreTve kaci ritori razomc amWervebs enasa,daSvrebis, viT hxams, ver aqebs mas erTsa RmerTsa zenasa.138RmerTi aris TviT xelmwife, TviT ufali, TviT mWirveli;aravin yavs moziare, aqvs mpyrobloba ucilveli.RvTisgan nivTobs yovli nivTi, xiluli da uxilveli,sufevs yovlis sulisagan Zvir-uTqmeli, ukilveli.139mas aqeben; angelozni, ca, qveyana, bnel, naTelni,zRva, xmeleTi, xe, balaxni, mTa, borcvi, tye, maRnar, velni,pirutyv-mxecni, mfrinvel, Tevzni, veSap, yovlni qvemZromelni,cecxli, qari, wyali, miwa, kaci cxovlad pirmetyvelni.140mze da mTvare, varskvlavebi, Rrubel-nisli, cissartyeli,zamTar, zafxul, yinva, sicxe, Tovli, wvima mwyurnebiT mrwyveli,elva-quxil-mex-tatani, xorSak-setyva xilT mbertyeli,_yoveli suli aqebdiT ufals ityvis winaswarmetyveli.141RmerTman qveynad rac mohfina, yvela CvenTvis ganaCina;Tval-margalit, oqro, vercxli, spilenZi, Tu qva da rkina;Wiac CvenTvis amuSaka, WiWnauri aparkina,Cvenca gvmarTebs RmerTs dauTmoT, swavlad gvemiT rac gvatkina.142vidgeT, vijdeT, anu viwveT, xansa cudad ar davmzideT;vstirodeT, Tu vicinodeT; vleqsobdeT, Tu anu vzmideT,

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RmerTs vaqebdeT, RmerTs vamkobdeT, RmarTs didebas SevasxmideT,RmerTs mivscemdeT madlobasa, purs vSWamdeT, Tu wyalsa vsmideT!

T. qarTvelTa da kaxTagan TavianT ufalTanSeorguleba

143orTa maT CemTa ufalTa erTad uxsene gvaria.Tumca ZirTagan Sors iyvnen, Srtod axlos monagvaria;erTi daviTis Zed Tqmuli, romelman ivno jvaria,meore vaxtang mexuTe, qarTvelTa mefed mjdaria.144iyo is erTi ufali glaxakT nugeSis-mcemeli,mefsalmune da metyveli, RvTis qebiT bobRnTa mcemeli,Srto Zirisaebr Tvisisa nayofis gamomcemeli,mwyemsi cxovarTa damxsneli da mgelTa ar mimcemeli.145mas morCilebden qarTvelni, viT wesi iyo monisa,umisod Wirad miaCndaT cxovreba siamovnisa;magram kvlav Sescden mis gziTa, ra codvis burman monisa.Cacvivdnen codvis morevTa, gza ver scnes madlTa fonisa.146gul-mankierad Seiqmnen, qmnes samsaxurzed klebani,dacaiviwyes maT misi uricxvi mowyalebani.zogierTs visme Seuxda eSmakis manqanebani,daviT mamisa misisa damusres fsalmunT ebani.147gauorgulda spa-jari, eri mimcemi xarkisa,bagiT pativ-sces, aCvenes guli mtyuvari zakvisa;uaryves mcneba uflisa, ismines Tqma eSmakisa,rac Teses, bolos moimkes TavianT namuSakisa.148Aswavlidian rCeulni TavianT qveynis mefisa.waukiTxian brZaneba gamoTargmnili kefisa:iqmeniT xarkis mimcemni, aRmsrulebelni sefisa.movida didi Zviroba, dro waxda siiefisa.149RvTismSobelman hrqva: iwameT, vin ciT gviwvima manana.qveynad umamod qalwulsa Ze marwebina, manana,papad, bebiad iTnia iokime da man ana,Sesandobelad yovelTa miT codva Tqveni manana.150ar daijeres, ara qnes sarwmuno dasajerebi;dayruvden, brmani Seiqmnen, saqme qnes gasasterebi!Tumc iyvnen xuces-berebi, maTac kargi qnes verebi,damcirden madliT moyvrebi, codviT ganmravlden mterebi.151dajabdnen gulad mamacni mZleTa mebrZolTa mZlevelni,nebiT Seiqnen ubrZollad Tavisa mterTa mZlevelni;cixe ganuRes, SeuSves damqcevi, damamZlevelni,mteri samkvidroT momSlelni, trfialTa wamarTmevelni.152ganucvdaT SmagTa xeloba, trfialTa mijnurobao,

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ver sZlives mZleTa mebrZolTa, vera qnes gul magrobao,SeSindnen, trfialT gaeqcnen, Sehkadres uarobao,wuTs moyvaresa damoyvrdnen, mkvidrsa dauwyes mtrobao.

153ver gaumagrdnen, odesac mterTa dauwyes brZolani,neba yves TvisTa merColTa, arvin ineba rColani!gvirgvinis coli gauSves, xaWasTan Seqnes rbolani,ymad wauvidnen isasa, iqmnen mamadis qolani!154Seiqna didi mteroba, Tqma erTmaneTis Zvirisa,ampartavnoba da Suri, urcxvad gatexa pirisa;avazakoba, qurdoba, gzebze dasxdoma mzirisa,tyveoba, mokvla, taceba_qvrivTa, obolTa, mwirisa.155man brZenTa brZenman ra es scna, brZana aReba xelisa,risxviT gaSveba mis TemTa, gardaxda safarvelisa.miugo: rjulTa gamryvnelno axalisa da Zvelisa!Tqvenca ixiloT amier mospolva safuZvelisa!

i.sawyaulis mowyva RvTisagan156maT RmerTsa scodes, RmerTman maT pasuxi uyo codvisa;ca risxviT Suva ganipis, qveyana SeiZrodisa;venaxT uwvimis setyvani, mzgavsi naxeTqi lodisa.mkalia dascis yanebsa, qari uqrolis odisa!157mougis didi siymili, Semusris Zali purisa;aRarvin iyvis RviniTa aRmavsebeli Wurisa.Semcirdis xarTa naxnavi, moswydis nawveli furisa,yvnis saswauli, ar iyvis kaci mimgdebi yurisa!158uecrad mexTa dacema, iyvis elva da quxili;nami ar gastyvris; golvaman mowvis balaxi, Tu xili.Wmunviden, arad SeswevdaT codvis unanlad wuxili,ase hxedevden niSebsa, viT naTels Tval-dawuxvili.159gamouvlinis nadirni, mWamelni kacTa xorcisa.moTxaris mkvdarni saflaviT, cocxalic bevri xocisa:xmal-kaparWT ridi ar aqvndis, arca xelmexas tyorcisa, ded-mamaT Svili salxino wamze saWirod moscisa!160ucxo ram aqvndis mas mxecsa xerxi da mecniereba,sacxovars aras awyendis, ver vscni ra aqvndis feroba,saca rom kacsa Semoxvdis, medgrad ixmaros mteroba,anazdad ecis, dafliTis, moklis da Seqmnis seroba. 161arc miT moiqcnen! Sehyara ucxo, uwyalo senebi;xoca kacni da pirutyvni, cxvarni, Zroxa da cxenebi,kvlav Seayena, maxvilTa sisxliT aRivso xevnebi,srulad aRsrulda maTzeTa daviTis monaxsenebi.162

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qoronikons qristes aqeT aTas-Svidas-oc-da erTsacodva maTi umetesad esma, moexsena RmerTsa;aRmosavliT mteri aRZra, mouwoda kvlav samxreTsa,RmerTman mtersa mouvlinos, rac qarTls uyves, an kaxeTsa!163qarTlis Wirsa vervin mosTvlis, Tu ar brZeni, ena-mWevri!ifqli RvarZlad gardaiqca, zed mobrunda cecxlis kevri.erTman mterman aTs maTsa scis, orman wariqcivis bevri,mcired darCa codvisagan kaci RvTisgan Senawevri.164Turqi, sparsi,leki, osi, Cerqez, RliRvi, dido, qisti,srulad qarTlis mterni iyvnen, yvelam wakra TviTo qiSti!merme SinaT aiSalnen, Zmam moudva Zmasa yisti; Tavis Tavsa xmali ices, gulTa moixverdres xiSti!165viT mamali sxvis mamalsa dahmterdes da waekidos, mas cemos da TviT icemos, daqoCros da daekidos, ra ornive daRalulni ZaRlman naxos, piri hkidos,_egreT qarTli da kaxeTi darCa TurqTa, lekTa, didos!166am ambis Tqma garCeviTa gulman amad ar mineba,bevri avi gamoCndebis Cveni, maze mercxvineba.mtersMSaesmis, iamebis, moyvares ki ewyineba.rasac axla vambob, vgoneb, amazedac mxvdes gineba. 167tyuili vhTqva, Cemi Tqmuli Seiqmnebis ra savargi?marTali vhTqva, meSinian, va, Tu gavxde dasakargi!kacs mis meti ara aqvs-ra sikvdils ukan Tan sabargi,suls miuZRvis xorcT naqnari: avsa avi, kargsa kargi.168aw rom avi ar vaZago, kargi rogor unda vaqo?avs Tu avi ar uwodo, kargs saxelad ra davarqvo?kargs kacs viTar daukargo, rac ram sikarkace aqo?avs kacs kargi viT uZebno, ormos Camsva, Tavs damarqo?169pirs- feroba, ukan Zraxva ara Tqmula safarsago. sjobs tyuiliT qve yofnasa ze simarTliT avibargo;vazis mrgvelTan is ar vaqo, vinc mis nacvlad ZeZvi dargo,maze suli ar warswymindo, ra gind xorciT davikargo.170marTals vityvi, Seviqnebi tyuilisa moambe rad?veras uqeb saZagelTa, uferulTa pir-saferad.me, Tu ginda, Tavic momWran, tani gaxdes gasaberad, vinc ara hgavs kaxabersa, me ver vityvi kaxaberad.171amisTanas mkurnals vaqeb, milesevdes fazar-xuTos,ar Tu masa, uwamlobiT pirSi suli amamxuTos.amisTanas batons vaqeb, man erTi yma ganaxuTos,ar Tu xuTi aRarc erT-qmnas, ase saqme Tavs mourTos.172marTalia, mZraxvels Zraxna TviT ki avad mouxdebis,magram farva siavisa qveyanas ar mouxdebis!

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wamxdenelTa da mbaZvelTa kidev sxvac ram wauxdebis;Zraxvave sjobs saZraxavTa, Zraxvas kaci moufTxvebis.173amad sZraxven vinc avs Cadis, kulav aRar Caidinos;sxva gafrTxildes, misebr cremli TvalTa Arvin Caidinos.kacman unda TaviTganve saqme karga maixdinos,Torem bolos viT iqnebis, avzed Zraxva daicdinos?174vinc rom Zraxvas Takilobdes, nurasa iqs saZraxavsa:Tavis[i]ca ganimagros, nu afofnebs sxvis nifxavsa.WeSmaritad codva uZRvis kacsa kacis ganmkiTxavsa,magram avzed avi iTqmis, kargs aravin gahkicxavsa!175amas vswyinob: avni avsa TviT iqmen da sxvas ki sZraxven;baZiT morcxvic gaurcxvdebis, usircxvilos Tu ar arcxven.vin dahfaravs maT naTessa, TviT umiwod qviSas farcxven,qve sawuTros qvitkirsa zdgmen, ze samkvidros fiCxiT facxven.176ra gind rome kacman malos, Wiri Tavsa ar damalavs,ver gauZlebs rac kacs seni gulsa ukods, sCxvlets da msWvalavs.sxvis ar mkrZalavs rad emduris, vinc Tavis Tavs ara hkrZalavs,TviT ver xedavs, sxvis saWvretad, Tu ar unda, pirs rad hkalavs?177me ki vhfarav, magram Cemi satkivari ara hfaravs;metad mwared guli mtkiva, maJrJolebs da tanSi mzaravs!ver moviTmen, rom ar davgmo, aRma mxvnelsa, daRma mbaravs,Cemi codvamc miscemia Cems amamTxvrels, amambzaravs!178erTi kaci ukuRmarTad vnaxe erqvanT asxams fTebsa;kvlav meore misebr mrudsa misTvis kabdos akeTebsa.mxvnelsa vkiTxe:rad egreT iq? Tqva: Zala xnavs aRmarTebsa,mfarcxvnelma Tqva: daRma vfarcxav, aRma-xnulsa es marTebsa.179vinc rom ise ukuRmarTad, mrudaT xnas da Tesos, farcxos,is me pursa nuRar maWmevs, rac im fqviliT gamoacxos.vinc Zmis sisxli gamoicxos, an TviT Zmasa gamoacxos,misi suli satanama, Tu ar kuprSi, raSi garcxos?180rad geSinis marTlis Tqmisa, fu, Sen Cemo ulvaS-biRo!vinc ar gjera, ase uTxra: mibZandi da naxe TiRo,me wils nuRaras damideb, rac Sen muniT wamoiRo.Tu gavmtyuvnde amazeda, me Sen Svideulad gizRo.181aw daviwyo Tqma marTlisa, momsmenelno SemokrebiT,zogni Sina aq bZandebiT, zogni gareT, Semo krebiT,movitiroT Cven samkvidro TavSi xelis SemokrebiT,viT davkargeT Cven qveyana Cvenda gareSemo mtrebiT.182kaxelebis aRma xnuli qarTvelebma daRma farcxes,uwindeli gaTxunvili darCa kabdo, aRar garcxes;Zmam Zmas saxre garduWira, mterT kobali TavSi dascxes,orniv erTad Sexrinkulni dasces qveynad, daanarcxes!

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183ukuRmarTad xvna da farcxvam es nayofi gamoiRo:mogviTxara qarTl-kaxeTi, Zir-fesvian amoiRo!Tarj-Tomrian jiRoanni gagvixada, qmna ujiRo!mxams gityebde mefis biRiT, varsamisa savse mjiRo.

ia. rusT xelmwifisagan qarTvelT mefis vaxtangis TavisTan mipatij[e]ba

184aq cxadad iTqmis yvelai dasabam-dasasrulisa,mefis vaxtangis ambavi, mowyalis, sibrZniT srulisa,mezedan qarTlis araki, mterTagan gabasrulisa,merme TviT Cemis Tavisa, dakargul-dabawrulisa.185ijda yaenad Sax-Tamaz, Ze Zisa Saabazisa.man Seqmna bilwad dranjoba, bevri Rvino sva vazisa,aRar axsovndis simTvraliT xelSi mirTmeva arzisa,miT samarTali dafasdis cxra qanqrad cxra abazisa.186Seyvareboda oriv mas_loToba, meZaobani;miT dahbneoda, warTmoda Tavisi Wkva da cnobani.mudam Sin ijdis gancxromiT, ver gasZlis gareobani,mis gamo veRar SeiZlo man qveynis patronobani.187misgan wamxdari saqmeni sxva mogaxseno raRani?samxreTiT aRZra osmalo, aRmosavleTiT avRani:CrdiloeTis mxares ruseTsa gilaniT misca davRani,daRistniT qarTlsa, kaxeTsa waarTo yumaS-yavRani.188miT gasaxmilda winwkali, girglad gardiqca sioni,misgan Seirya metexi, misgan daiqca sioni;man vaxtang, Ze levanisa, Seipyra bagrationi,upatiod yvna Svid wlamdis ig didaT sapationi.189iyo CrdileTis xelmwife, TeTris ruseTis mWirveli,TviTmpyrobelobis mimRebi, petre cxebuli pirveli,pirvel-Jmur-xrmal-rbil, pir-blagvTa mwTobeli, gamompirveliadidos RmerTman suliTa, bevri yavs mlocvel-mwirveli.190viremdis iyo cocxali, ruseTze gardamwvdaria;brZen-uxvi, marTal-mowyale, samarTal-daumcdaria;mterTa mebrZolTa yovelTa man yvelas xeli daria,mokvda da Tvisis anderZiT aw isev saqmobs mkvdaria.191petres aqeTni mefeni, romelnic taxtze jdebian,petres brZanebas mowmoben, mis mcnebazeda dgebian,gind, uCndesT winaaRmdegad, mas win ar aRudgebian,ars petres Tqmulni ukvdavni, midReSi ar mokvdebian.192petres xelmwifis brZanebas srulyofad ara zaroben,win uZesTYmisi anderZi, miT dganan, miTve mgzavroben,miTve laSqroben, vaWroben, moduqan-mobazaroben,

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miT hkvlen da hkargven, romelnic maT weszed abezaroben.193ars mosawoni mnaxvelTa gawyoba rusis jarisa,aTas-xuTas kacT erTferad tanTa cma, sxma abjarisa,mwyob-rigad Sesvla-gamosvla, qceva viT brunva jarisa,damusrva cixis moqloTa, magrovnad danajarisa.194kurTxeulmca ars RvTisgan petres xelmwifis xseneba!ra saqme vaxtang mefisa scna, misi Svela eneba;zRva gavlo, dahkra avRanTa, solaRs dauwyo Seneba,daRistans mixvda RvTis risxva, mravalgziT ganawyeneba.195xrmlis sifolades sparsTasa Jami ram mixvda lbobisa;xma daumdabldaT, moulbaT sityvis Tqma amayobisa, ra naxes cecxli nawvimi yumbarisa Tu bombisa.vaime, kargTa saTqmelTa Zali ar Semwevs mbobisa!196xelmwifem vaxtangs miswera: modi, migiCnev mamado,iesos qristes miendev, nu mogatyuebs mamado;gijobs, me zurgi momyudo, gulzeda guli mamado,merme Sens mterze mimiZRve, viT Tivas cecxleb mamado.197mdivanT xelmwifis brZaneba ra Seasrules weriTa,dabeWdes, Sekres, Sexvies zarqaSis monaWeriTa.kvlav Cafar-elCTa uwodes saswrafoT gulis ZgeriTa.uTxres: Tu Cqarad ar ivliT, ver gasZReT mzisa cqeriTa!198maT hkadres “toCas sudari”, sityvis Tqma maTi swrafisa.cxenTa Sesxden da gaqusles, sityva Tqves ra muqafisa.mesames mwuxrzed, nobaTTa ra cema iwyes dafisa,Sevles cixe da qalaqi, karebi seidabisa.199saRamos Jamsa xalvaTad mefe TviT ijda martoda;qveynis arevis mizeziT guls sevda mas mimatoda.maRliTgan naxa, sirbiliT kibeze kaci axtoda,rasac is kaci ityoda, guliTac mas inatroda.200viT siTboT vardman yvavili, suni gamosces iama,dabuxebulman, nazamTrma mxari aRisxas Wiama,didis sicxiTa maSvralsa aamos sio-niavma,_egreT xelmwifis brZaneba mefes ra esma, iama.201ra moexsena mefesa ambavi saamuria,Wmunva ganagdo, garduwmda,guls ekra rac jang-muria;mal-mal ikiTxis ambavi, brZnad mas miupyra yuria.kvlav moitanes vaxSami, sufrad gaSales puria.202Seiqna wveva Cum-Cumad vazirTa, Tanganmzraxisa,gagrZelda sma da puroba, xma winwilisa, vaxisa,SaetyobodaT, ganTiad Cacma ar swaddaT Talxisa,egonaT swored triali mrudis sawuTros Calxisa.

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ib. rCeva qarTvelis batonisa203Sekrben qarTvelT baton-ymani, erTad Tavi maiyares,dasxden rigiT, ivezires, win wignebi daiyares.vinc xedevda bolos saqmes, imaT arad ganixares,Tqves Tu: ufro wavxdebiTo; magram zogT ki ganikmares.204gamkmarvelTa upasuxes: getyviT, Zmano, ver geTnebiT,vera bZaneT ege rCeva kais WkuiT, kais mcnebiT,qristianis xelmwifisa xel-debulni SeviqnebiT,Cven magaze rad wavxdebiT, Tu ar ufro gavkeTdebiT!205maT miuTxres: Tu uWko varT, naxavT, bolos gamoCndebis;arc Cven vswunobT, kargi aris, Tu eg saqme mal moxdebis,magram mterni Segvityoben, yvela Cvenze wamodgebis.virem rusni gviSvelian, manam Cveni gardagvxdebis.206viTar iremsa maSvralsa wyarosa wyali swyuroda,egreT mefesa ruseTis xelmwifis naxva suroda;amjobinebda wasvlasa, Tumca ar mieSuroda.vinc ar emowmis, mazeda erTgulad ar uyuroda.207ra mefis ndoma Seityves, ymaT rCeva Seqnes sxvafrada,Sehkadres: radgan ar iSliT, sjobs rom wabrZandeT Cafrada;gars mteri gvadgas amdeni, ass mTas eyofis mkafrada,vin icis, Cvenzed movidnen, Tqven mogveSvelneT safrada.208Tu wabrZandebiT, wabrZandiT, xansa nuRaras dazmiTa;Tan cota ymani iaxel, nu gaewyobi razmiTa,farviT iare gzazeda, ar mefeT mosakmaziTa,mterTa ar gigrZnan sawadi aSkarad anu azriTa.209man brZana: viTar vikadro mefeman saqme qurduli,davfaro qristes kvarTi da qnari daviTis, Surduli;Tan ar viaxlo spa-jari, Cafrulebr Sevqna ZunZuli,viTar-Ra vnaxo xelmwife, an ucxo TemTa kunZuli!210sjobs, Seviyaro laSqari, vqna misi angariSebi;jer CemTa winaaRmdgomTa davsce zari da SiSebi,wavide, ganjis momTxrelTa davdva muqafis niSnebi.Ra gamovbrunde, kvlav vnaxo rusebis Sub-far-SimSebi.211ymaT hkadres: Tu eg xdebodes, Tqven rCevas vin dagcildesa?kargia, Tu kacs sawuTro grZlad saqmes daaclidesa,wauborZikos ar fexi gzasa, razomsac vlidesa.magram raRa vqnaT, Tu lxinsa swraf Wirad Segvicvlidesa!212mefem aRara brZana ra, ineba Tvisi wadili;gulSi daeskvna saqnelad igi pirveli qadili.gaTavda rCeva, gardaswyda! Man maiTxova sadili.bolos mxedvelTa sacremled gaSales xelis mandili.213

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tiroden, amas ityoden: axla ars Cveni davseba!ver mogvixdebis kargaTa amdeni wyveta, tmaseba.mesame kidev moiba, ori sabeli YTavs eba.sami veSapi erTs lomsa aw viTar moeTavseba?! 214mefes sZraxevden, ityoden egeviTarsa gmobasa:sams dids xelmwifes pirs aZlevs, samgan ikeTebs ymobasa!yeenis spasalaria, Tavs irWvams mis raymobasa!rusT xelmwifesTan mamaobs, xvanTqarTan Cemobs Zmobasa!215Cvens WkvaSi ese saqmeni ar aris mosawonari:ra samTav cema SaeqnasT, Cvenze maT Seqnan onari,gars mogveWiros muxruWi, arsiT Cndes mosafonari,viqnebiT SvilTa CvenTagan ginebiT mosagonari!216bevrni bevrs rasme ityoden, magram vin mousminebda?mefe iyo da brZanebda, iqmoda, rasac inebda!Semoiyara laSqari, Tvals vervin gardawvdinebda,wavida, ganjis midamo[s] sisxlis RvarT moadinebda.

ig. mterTagan mefis vaxtangis yeenTan Sesmenada yeenisgan qarTlis warTmeva da kaxis

batonis micema217 ragind kaci sneulobdes, gvian moklavs erTi Wiri,ra meorec zed daerTvis, miT saqme aqvs gasaWiri,waxdenis dros mama-SvilTac ara hqondaT erTi piri,arCevdian, ar moswondaT erTmanerTis navezirni.218orTav Suva mters eSmaksa Camoegdo raRac Suri,misgan waxda, dagvianda saqme kargi, dasaSuri;vera naxes rusT xelmwife, ver aCvenes samsaxuri,yeenzedac avad darCnen, maT dakarges orgniv puri.219erTmanerTis naveziri maT moswondaT amad ara:mama ruseTs izidevda, Svili yeenisa kara.maTman svema da sofelma sxva rigad ram moagvara,verc mamam da verca Svilman mosaxmari ver ixmara.220yeenis kars mefe vaxtangs bevrni mterni udgnen mzirsa:rasac avsa unaxevden, aZaxebden misTvis gzirsa;yeens hkadres: gagiarmebs vaxtang axSams da azirsa,piri misca saRalatod eTmandoles_Tqvens vazirsa.221esma yeens ra Ralati, iqmna gulSi SenamkrTali,gamoZebna da Seityo, yovelive scna marTali;daiWira erTmandole, ganuwesa samarTali,usikvdilod danasaRa, aRmosTxara oriv Tvali.222xani gamohxda mciredi, dRe wavida ar mravali;

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kidev hkadres: muxanaTobs vaxtang gurjistanis vali,Tqven giWirs da aras gSvelis, aris ruseTs wamavali.Tqvenca gmarTebs aw gardaxda, Tqvenzed dadga rac man vali.223aw meored mefe vaxtang ra rom yeens Seasmines,TiTqmis ase ganirisxes, Wkuvisagan Seacdines.vaxtang qarTlSi brZandeboda, sxvafriv xeli ver awvdines,CamoarTves qarTli, misces erekles Zes konstantines.224konstantines TaTris eniT erqo mamad-yuli-xani,iyo sanaxavad vargi, mkveTelobiT uCnda fxani,ispaanis taruRada morWmiT ijda karga xani,avis kacis Tav-savarcxlad aqvndis kargi mosafxani.225jer kaxeTi, merme qarTli, oriv erTad mas uboZa;yaens saxli eqceoda, svetad, burjad mas uboZa:moswera, Tu: vaxtang CemTvis rkinis xrmali danaZonZa,Sen gamoxsen, ganarCie, rac ram maTgan gamokonZa!

id. rCeva kaxis batonisa226gabrZanda kaxi-batoni, ganidga karav-sevani;miixmo mdivan-vezirni, brZana didebulT wvevani.SemoyoruRes yafiCTa, imgrgvliv moavles devani,dasxden da Seqnes saqmisa samjobinaris rCevani.227ubrZana kaxman-batonma Zmasa, ymaTa da monaTa:“sibrZniT mihxedeT uRelTa CemTa sasworis wonaTa;me erTi xmeli kaci var, Ze ar myavs, var berwovnaTa,rac Tqven gijobdesT, arCieT SvilTaTvis mosawonaTa”.228“me RmerTs winaSe ucilod sityvis mTqmeli var marTlisa;swored garCeva saqmisa wesia mosamarTlisa;Tumca miboZa yeenma, ar mxams miReba qarTlisa,amad rom mterTgan damdnarni varT, viT naRvenTi sanTlisa”.229“me vaxtangs mefes Sevrigdi, piroba mivec Zmobisa,Sevfice, viT-Ra vitvirTo es saqme ficTa gmobisa?Tu me ar davsTmob, aw misgan ufro ar daiTmobisa.varCev, sjobs ficTa gatexas gatexa am raymobisa!”230“esec vici. Semityvia, Wkuva miWris, guli mignebs;mefe vaxtang am rayamsa arc ismens da arc iwignebs.Tu qarTlsa vsTxov, ameSlebis, ficxlav idebs xrmalzed ig nebs,unda rome am saqmiTa ZaRls aWmevdes Zma Zmis Signebs!”231“me kaci var xorcieli, sul xom cas ar Savberdebi;viT vyofilvar miwa-mtveri, isrev ise gahvmtverdebi.me mtrad sxvanic meyofian, Zmasa rad-Ra davmterdebi?imas isrev qarTli qondes, me Cems kaxeTs davsjerdebi!”232“movisveneb sanamdis ver, sanam lekze javrs ar viyri;

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me Cems Zmaze samteroda araodes jars ar viyri!kaxeTs karga ganvamagreb, SemovzRudav, kars Saviyri...Tqven ras brZanebT amisasa, es asea Cemi fiqri!”233kaxT miuges: “vinc daikras Tvisis xeliT TavSi culi,Tavis nebiT wasawymendlad amoiZros pirSi suli;rad ginda rom gaibruno RvTis wyaloba kars mosuli;Sen rom Svili ara gyvandes, ha Zma Seni da Zmiswuli!”234“rac RmerTs SenTvis moucia, raRad hkargav Senis nebiT?Sen ras gavnebs, rom gastexo fici xelmwifis brZanebiT?Cven Tu imis brZanebasa winaRdgomad SaveqnebiT,viT Tqven brZaneT: “varT damdnarni”, magiT ufro dacavdnebiT”.235“sjobia, rom aRasrulo eg brZaneba, rac win giZe.Teimuraz miugzavno, Tqveni Zmaa, misi siZe,mami-Senis ereklesi maze didi amagi Ze,_Tu gisminos, SeiZine, Tu ara da, ganiRviZe”.236man ubrZana: “kaxelebo! gamigoneT, vityvi sworad:yeens SiSiT TaviTganve gauxdivarT erTi-orad;axla rodis SegvaerTebs, saqme gvigdo mosaRorad,qarTli momca ZmaT saCxubrad, amxanagTa mosaSorad”.237“erTsa kacsa coli, Svili yvandes tvirTad; zurgT ekidos,ara qondes saxl-samyofi, fexi vercad moekidos,ukanidam mteri scemdes, win moyvares waekidos,_imisTanas ugunursa unda cecxli waekidos”.238“marTals vityvi, ar daviSli: mZuls tyuili, sityva mrudi.me mas mamad movikideb, veSvilebi, Tumca undi;gars gvartyia viT sartyeli, sul sxva-da-sxva mterTa gundi.Cven erTmaneTs xmalsa vscemdeT, eg rCeva ars diaR cudi!”

ie.wignis miwera kaxis batonisaganqarTvelT batonTa: megobrobis Txovna

239mosTxova gurgens mdivansa qaRaldi, sawer-kalami;daxata cecxli galavnad, Suva erT gorad walami,zed oris qveynis igavi, maze TavdaxriT alami,erTzed daswera “feSqaS-dur”, da meoreze “salami”.240miswera vaxtangs: “Sen mama, Cven viyvneT Seni Svilebi;Tumca miboZa yeenma, me qarTlsa ar gecilebi.gars mterTgan cecxli gvedebis, Suva Cven vsdnebiT cvilebi,sjobs, rom Cven erTni SeviqnaT, ageb gveRirsos Zilebi”.241“aw gviwyalobeT pasuxi, TqvengniT ra gvebrZanebao.Tqveni ar Wvreta, Sors yofna gonebiT ar gveTnebao;gvwadian Tqveni gverT xleba, Tumca dagverTvis nebao,mand giaxlebiT, mogvmadleT mamaSviluri mcnebao”.242

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raRas vagrZeleb sityvasa da vambob yeneb-yenebiT..,misces wigni da waiRes wamRebTa cxenebWenebiT;miarTves mefe vaxtangsa mociqulT gamomCvenebiT.aq naxeT, saqme keTili viT gaborotdes enebiT!243mefem ra wigni gaSinja, scna tkbilad miweriloba,brZana didebulT moymeTa erTbamad Tav-moyriloba:aCvenaT qveynis igavi, droSisa Tavdaxriloba.iese mefem ra naxa, javriT xvda warbT Seyriloba.244salams, alams, cecxlsa, wamals, feSqaS-durs da qveynis igavssTargmnidian vezirebi, ityoden, Tu: es ras mihgavs?mefem brZana: rac xilia, eg suyvela Cvens baRSi rgavs;yvela kargad Semityvia, veras vxedav magaSig avs.245zogT mtrobiT narma dafares, WoTi aCines nuqarad,aTargmnes nafeSqaSevi Txovnadve, ar naCuqarad;simdabliT droSis Tavdaxra Tavis daqnevad, muqarad.Suva walmad Tqves qarTvelni, gars cecxlad kaxni muSqarad.246mefe brZanebda: “magaSi ara aris-ra flidoba,feSqaS-dur qarTlis moZRvna ars: salam-alami mSvidoba;gars galavani cecxlisa gareSe mterTa didoba;walamni Cven varT ornive, gvxams erTmanerTis mindoba”.247“amad gvisaxavs erT gorad orisav qveynis walamsa, mas Rvari veRar Seswvdebis, verc daSlis, verca walamsa.mSvidobas Txovlobs simdabliT, amad Tavs uxris alamsa,qarTls isev Cvenve gvanebebs, kaxeTiT gvaZlevs salaams.”248“Tu orad dadgas, iqnebis oriv patara gorebi;daqrolebs qari, gardaqcevs, zRvas SerTavs niaRorebi,tialT venaxTa mosWamen daTvni, ZaRlni da Rorebi,warwymendili ars, vinc ra Tqvas ZmasTan Zmis dasaSorebi”.249manve brZana: “sjobs varCioT, Cven ubralod ara vbodoT:marTali vscnaT, rac gvijobdes, gulis zRapriT RmerTs ar vscodoT,mounaxoT wylurT wamali, zed salbuni mas SemovdoT,radgan imas mosvla uTqvams, Cvenca gvmarTebs mouwodoT.250“aq mobrZandes, Cven gavSinjoT, is moiqces rasac saxiT;Tumca gvmoyvros, mdablad brZanebs;Tumca gvmterobs_ yadavaxiT;xilTa tkbilTa da mwareTa Saetyobis gemos naxviT,Tu vera vsWam xils simkvaxiT, davarbileb, davbeJ qva-xiT”.251ig rac rCeva mefem brZana, daemowmnen mas vezirni;erTmaneTis Sesayrelad danamtkices, Sekres pirni.magram mazed winaRmdgomni, viT erqvanTa xisa Zirni,maT keTilTa mogzaurTa gamouCndaT gzazed mzirni.

iv. Cxubis Camogdeba qarTvelis bato[n]isakaxs batonTan

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252vaxtangs konstantiles wigni moewona, ra gaSinja;brZana: kargad gausazRvravs, Tu ki aRar gardabija.man mas kaci gaugzavna,- mobrZandio- dapatija.es ieses mefis gulsa, viT laxvari, xvda, daRrija.253iesem Tqva gulsa Sina: “Cemi Zma ars Cemi mteri!patimrobiT damabera, damiTeTra Tma da wveri;agre rogor davbrmavdebi, Seviqmnebi giJi-steri,me ig orni SevaTviso, me ki davrCe viT oxeri”.254“Cemzed igi rad vacino, Cemi dReni misgan vstiri!sam weliwads bnelSi damsva, ar maCvena mzisa piri;erTi iyo, isre miyo, man ixsena Cemzed Zviri,axla orad gamikeTdes, raRad minda me sxva Wiri?”255ixmo beri dodoveli, viT mowafe moZRvrad indobs;ubrZana, Tu: Cemo bero, es Cemi Zma eSmak-flidobs.aras kacsa ar kadrulobs, ampartavnobs da guldidobs:me Zma viyav, ar damindo, kax- batonsa viT daindobs!256kaxeTSiac didaT wyinobs imis gabatonebasa,aq Tu mova, ficxlav moklavs, moxveWs imis qonebasa.radgan madlis moRvawe xar, sTmob am soflis cxrovrebasa,Sen is sikvdils moarCine, RmerTi mogcems cxovnebasa...257raRas vagrZeleb: gagzavna man epifane beria,miswera kaxsa batonsa: ,,Wkva Tu ar gardageria,rom moxval, rodis dagindobs, mogklavs, es Seni mteriaSens sisxlsa vin-Ra mohkiTxavs, kaci xar erTi Reria.258Tu magas ityvi, Sen rom gyavs Zma, Seni naxevaria,eg siZe aris amisi, qali yavs, miT moyvaria.Sen savarcxeli Semwed gCans, da magas qristes jvaria,amisTvis egec amisi sawadlis momdevaria.259Tu eg yeenma Segityo, wagarTmevs batonobasa;Sens Zmas xom aras migicems, mterobs qristianobasa.Tavad TviT brZanebT_ ,,davmdnarvarT, ufro daviwyebT dnobasa”,aw rom yeeni dahkargo, vin gizams mis odnobasa!260me damijere, nu moxval, Torem gaebmi badeso;nu miecemi nebiTa Senis waxdenis mwadeso;me Semityvia marTali, rac amaT mogimzadeso,mkvaxes xilsaviT qva-xiTa dabeJa daiqadeso.261mimavalsa win dauxvda konstantiles igi beri, gardaxda da Tayvani sca, xelSi misca minaweri.man gaSala, waikiTxa, daiqniva Tav-kiseri,ficxlav ukan gamobrunda, ganamJRavna araferi.262misTa laSqarTa ra naxes ukanve gamobruneba,

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ukvirdaT: “netar batonma razed icvala guneba;rad moindoma uwinve, ar iyo misi Tu neba?jer ki Tqva, merme uku-Tqva, rasTvis ikadra mtyuvneba?”263sZraxevden kaxsa batonsa: saqme ver moyavs gzianad,ujobda qarTvelT batonsa Seyroda Tavazianad.Zma Zmisa sazianosa Tu ar miiCnevs zianad,oriv mterTagan daiwvis saxl-sabZel-kalo bzianad.264mimavali miuTxrobda amxanagi amxanagsa:dReis iqiT am saqmiTa niSans vera vxedav kargsa;ors eZiebs, magram erTsac vxedav misTvis danakargsa.mis dros naxes, qarTvelebi xels atanden ukan bargsa.265daucarcves kax-batonsa jor-aqlemni kidebulni,dasWres zanduk-mafraSebi, amoiRes Sig debulni;mieSvelnen, veRar miswvdnen ukan gamokidebulni,Jami SexvdaT uJamuri, saRamo da bindebulni.266 kax-batonsa kaxT ayvedres: “uRliT toli gamogeSo;visic gaqvnda Sen imedi, misgan darCi unugeSo,taxtis nacvlad dor-suzanic qarTvelT agacales qveSo,Tu am saqmes ver gazrdidi, gijobda, rom arc ki geSo”.267man ubrZanaT: “ras niSns migebT didis valis gardamxdelsa?vinavarde, saqme vsCxrike, vscan da movel saxadelsa,axla yvelas aRvasruleb, maga Tqvensa sawadelsa! viq Tqvensa da mogagonebT rCevas Cemsa awindelsa!”268,,ar mindoda, gamarisxeT, SemamyareT gulsa javrni;me mzasa var, Tqven momzaddiT, SeiyareT axlav jarni.moirtyeniT saomarni saWurvelni, tanT abjarni,wavideT da daumtvrioT karni magra danajarni!”269“me mindoda yofiliyo CvenSi siyvaruli Zmuri,Camomegdo rigi-wesi, samarTali baton-ymuri.ar inebeT, ar mohSaleT erTmaneTSi Tqveni Suri,codva-brali Tqvens kiserTa, Tu ram mohxdes uwesuri!”

iz. kaxis batonisagan berebis mociqulad gagzavnaqarTvelT batonTan da qarTlis Txovna

270pirvelad jer es miswera: “me Tqveni naxva msuroda,kidec wamoval, mogmarTe, saswrafod mameSuroda;magram momesma, sasmelTa masmevdi, rac ar mwyuroda.veRar giaxel, amazed nuTu Sen damemduro da?271RmarTman icis, vapirebdi saqmes karga monagvarsa;ar mimindev, saxe ucan maxes, SengniT monagarsa;gangeride, rad momxvie gasacrcvelad mona garsa?aras gTxovdi, Tu damxsnodi siyrmiT CemiT monagarsa.272

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ege Cemi saqoneli gamogzavne, ar damxuTo.morielis nakbenarsa, sjobs, momaswra fazar-xuTo.Sen oTx rigad guli damwvi, aramc me ki ganvaxuTo,merme damgmob, dasawvavad wamisvao gaZrax uTo”.273maT moewera pasuxi advilad mosaSorebi:vin dagicarcvaT, ar viciT, lar-kidebulni jorebi;eg Cvens kacs arvis uqnia, gsmeniaT mrudi Worebi.rac TqvenSi mglebman daWamos, Cven viTar gizRoT Rorebi?274kax-batons esma ra maTgan guls laxvrad dasaZgerebi,kvlav mociqulad gagzavna CiniT rCeulni berebi;miswera wigni marTali da fici dasajerebi:“Cven erTmaneTsa nu vaxdenT, Torem wagvaxdens mterebi”.275“orgulTa sityvas nu ismen, gafrTxildi, nu mostyuvdebi,gaswyer, dasWer da daxive mtyuvanT tyuilis gudebi;Tu ar RvTiT, veras daaklebs mkalias tarbis gundebi.Tumca lomi xar, veSapTa ver sZlev, grZeli aqvT kudebi”.276“girCev, nu aqcev zRudebsa, Sens zurgis misayudebsa,eride, nu Sli, nu futkni saxiT arwivTa budebsa;iyav, viT tredi, umanko, ufrTxildi Sensa xundebsa,Torem klanWs gikvren arwivni, Wirnaxuls gagicudebsa!277“nu hgoneb, kaci TviT iyos mdidari ganakeTia,anu Raribi wamxdari, vis Coxa tanT gascveTia;erTis aTasad gamxdeli, bevris mimcemi RmerTia,visac waarTmevs, eqnebis aTasiT aRarc erTia”.278“kacs marTebs dablac daxedva, ragind maRlamdis arosa,siampartavniT xarisxsa Ziri ar ganebZarosa.batonis upatiur ymas ar SerCebis arosa,arc RmerTi batons SearCens ymaze saudiarosa”.279“batons awyine, gagiwyra, abrale Sensa wyenasa,aw RmerTic giwyens, icode, ara iq Tu moTmenasa,damorCileba ufalTa uTqvams daviTis enasa,Sen Tu Sens ufals ar usmen, nurc Sens monas eWv smenasa”.

280“yeens umtyuvne, gagiwyra,_aq zixar Semamwyralia;qarTli wagarTva, me momca, Cemi xom ara bralia.Tu ar usmine, viqnebi Senebr urCebis mTvralia,sul momyraldebis qveyana, Tavad mterTagan myralia!”281“me Tqvena qarTlsa ar gTxovdi, Tu es ar maqvndes ridado;Tu ar usmine, yeeni me gamiwyrebis didado;Sen xom, eg aris, giwyreba, arc Cemzed iyos mSvidado.ra erTsac Cven mas miuwyavT, is Cven mogviwyavs Svidado”.282“xelmwife Ralats mosZebnis, RmerTi ar dasTmobs gmobasa,

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Tu ginda, wignSi gaCveneb, rac miTqvams, mis mowmobasa:iuda qristes monebda, Cemobda kais ymobasa,sixarbiT cecxlSi Cavarda, mixvda satanas Zmobasa”.283“iudam qriste gayida, vercxli aiRo fasado;kvlav Seinana, dafanta, danaSauli Tavs ado:“aw sisxli migec marTali, axla wavide, Tqva sado?”wavida, Tavi dairCo, es mouvida nasado.284“ityvian, sarwmunovebiT petres iuda sjobdao,Tu Tavi mas ar daerCo, sxvas RmerTi Seundobdao,amad rom,_ “sisxli marTali miveco”, maRla xmobdao.petres hkiTxevden qristesa, “ver vicnob”, ficiT gmobdao.285“aw Tqvenis sjulis ambavi Tqven umjobesad iciTa,msmenia, qriste Sesula elusaremSi kviciTa;mun petres uvars uyvia,_ ver vicnob,_ uTqvams ficiTa,merme ki Seunania, aw mkvidrobs klde simtkiciTa”.286“vinc Seinanebs, Seundobs ufali Tavis codvasa;wadi da masve evedre, daexsen cudsa borgvasa!nebiT sjobs gacla mZlavrTagan qva-krebiT gamolodvasa.vera gTnev, Tu taxts ar dascliT, mivxvdebiT Wra da kodvasa”.287“me mogaxseneb marTalsa, tyuilad ara vsCmaxao;guli mtkiva da Segkadreb, amaze nu damZraxao:gaqvs narTi avad dasTuli mrudis tarebiT mZaxao,Tu isev Sen ar dascerav, sargebels veras naxao”.288“ityvian erTsa andazas: nems-maxaTs nu scem mRijebsa,SegerWmis, xelTa danaxev, wagixden mklavTa WiRvebsa!nu eSuRlebi yeensa, Torem mogiSlis jiRebsa;ruseTisake gagzavnis, imokleb grZelTa biRebsa!”289“mirCevia WeSmariti: Seni saqme danaSure,Tavsa codviT SebRalulsa wminda wyali Sen asxure!vis uvar-hyav samsaxuri, wadi, masve emsaxure;vinc mogxada Tarj-Tomari, imisganve daixure!”290“nu mrud-mricxlob, swored gaqvndes Sen eg Seni angariSi,avs nu iq da avisagan, Tqmula, nuRa-ra gaqvs SiSi;Tavs TaviTgan gaufrTxildi, arcad uku-agdo WirSi,Torem bolos aras gargebs simwuxariT kvnesa-viSi”.

iÀ. kaxis batonis mociqulebis daWeraqarTvelis batonisagan

291miuxarodaT diakvnebs saqarTlod gaCafrulebsa:`gvawirvineben qarTvelni, viSovniT mravals frulebsa;saqonliT savses movasxamT jor-aqlemT dayaTrulebsa!~

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es ar egonaT, sakanSi Cayriden xel-Sekrulebsa!

292erTman ixumra: vibaneb Tiflis abanos nuriTa,meorem _ TevziT gavZRebi zurgiel-gelaqnuriTa,mesamem _ mivibruJebi RviniTa atenuriTa,meoT[x]em _ kidec dagvToken sabliTa mazmanuriTa!

293viT mdinare Rvar-SerTuli zvirTs isvrides, sCqerdes didad,mas qveiTam ver Sebedos, gados rame maze xidad;gatydes xidi, zed mavalni gaxdes xavsTa mosaWidad,egreT berebs miuvidaT, rac mogiTxar, magaliTad.

294mefe daxvdaT javrianad, Sesazari Sesaxedlad,misgan berebs gauZneldaT pirad sityva Sesabedlad;gamoiRes wigni wina, miimZRvares safar-kedlad,miarTves da zozRnad rasme sityvas moyvnen erTob dedlad.

295mefe wignis kiTxvas moyva, berebs aRar ugdo yuri,waikiTxa, raRac naxa sityva yifur-amayuri;pirsa ofli moedina, Tavs daadga sicxis buri.Tiva cecxls xvda, qarman hqrola, alman Seqna aw gurguri!

296gaxda viTa nakvercxali, metis wyeniT eqca feri.berebs uTxra: `rad mogqondaT Tqven aseTi danaweri:risTvis imas ar urCiveT, zed Tu gesxaT ulvaS-wveri;Tu ara da wyals ar scvivdiT, Tumca gaRonebdaT mweri!~

297`rad ara xarT monasterSi, ar ilocavT, RmerTs ar esavT?gamosulxarT da dasdixarT, enaobT da Cxubsa sTesavT;CvenTa xrmalTa gamaxulTa magiT ufro Tqven aRlesavT,RmerTi rogor daidumebs, ara gkiTxavsT magdens Tqvens avT!~

298gawyra, brZana: `hxedavT buSi sityvebs mkadrebs rogor mqisebs!ar vici, Tu riT maSinebs, ra xazina uZes qisebs!me, viT orbsa, mdevs kirkita, damtrialebs, damkiskisebs.Cemgan igi ras waiRebs, me movitan Tu ar misebs!~

299ubrZana Tavis moymeTa: `me cecxlsa es mikidebsa;TviT giJi Wkuvas maswavlis, usjulo me sjuls midebsa;uyureT cal-gverd Wiansa, ra sityvebs isvris didebsa!aw xeli hkideT ciqvebsa, mag matyuara flidebsa!~.

300`daiWireT da waasxiT, CayareT Rrmasa xarosa;

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Tavs daayeneT daraja, aravin gamoTxarosa.momzaden Cemi spaspetni, laSqari Seiyarosa,wavides, mospos kaxeTi, mtris javri amamyarosa!~

301aw g[a]umJRavndaT rCevani, rac qarTvelT ivezireso; moxsenda kaxsa batonsa, berebi daiWireso.maT Tqveni miweriloba diaR Sors daiWireso.emzadebian salaSqrod, naRara danayvireso.

302kax-batonsa wina dRiTve mzasa yvanda Tvisi jari;ig ra esma, wamovida, daiWira avlabari;nariyala mimbaSs epyra, Sais-taxti, cixis kari,ra mivida, ficxlav mosca, gaikeTa mun-safari.

303Semoebnen, daamarcxes, man mimarTa muxran-Warsa;uTxra: qarTvelT gamawbiles, arc me SavWam imaT javrsa:Seipira Warelebi, sasyideli misca jarsa,wauZRva da xelmeored miayena jari karsa.

304qarTls, kaxeTsa gardexada maSin RvTisa safarvelni,odes garsa Semoadgnen Tiflis kaxni da Warelni!gauTendaT somexebsa dRe SabaTi sazarelni,zogi mokles, zogi dasWres, zogs wagvares sayvarelni!

305salxinos dRes moqalaqe diaR avad Seaqcives,wamouxvnes saqonelni, saxl-duqnebi daaqcives,danamarcxes qarTvelT jari, vaxtang mefe gaaqcives.TeTrsa mtkvarsa wiTlad Rebda, rac maT sisxli daaqcives!

iT. osmalosagan qarTlis daWera da qarTvelis batonis ruseTs wabZaneba

306kaxT naCinCxlT winwkalT daerTo qarTvelTa qari alzeda;ra igi orni SeSuRldnen, viT qorni garialzeda,gamoeRviZa arwivsa Cxubsa da maTs yrialzeda,gariels klanWi man ukra, sxden orniv carialzeda.

307sjobda idumal enukaT qorT Tvisi sanukaria,wilad erTs mxari ewiwkna, meores sawiwkaria:srul ar miecaT mtrisaTvis TavianT sakenkaria.Tu amas avad vambobde, paRuri amomkaria.

308vaxtangs Zimwaris umware etkbila viTa Saqari.Zil-gakrTobilman sazRaprod mZinare SeZra xvanTqari,

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aRasaSeneblad sra-vanTa gagzavna ori sarqari,win moumZRvara xuroTa iese-Zma, Ze-baqari.

309motyuvden xuroTmoZRvarni, ixmares avni xuroni:ZvelTagan mkvidrad naSenni, saqarTlo-sakaxuronimoSales, veRar iSenes sra-vani sakvexuroni.yma da mamuli mtrebs misces, TviT darCnen umsaxuroni.

310... metad uzomod gajavrden, ver gasZles gulis javrnia;aCqardnen, veRar gasinjes maT saqme saSinjarnia,mterT nebiT karni ganuRes magrovnad danajarnia,kaxT ixmes lekni saSvelad, qarTvelT _ osmalos jarnia!

311odes scna kaxma batonma, laSqari saraskarisasaqarTvelosa moadga, viT golsa brbo futkarisa;winaRmdegoba ar eZlo, qmna maTis sanukvarisa,win miegeba, miarTva kliteni cixis karisa.

312osmalo Tiflis Sevida, karebi daxvdaT Ria ra,iese mefe maT SerCa, maTs moZRvars man aRiara;vaxtang ruseTsa wabZanda, raWazed gardaiara.sxvas imis ambavs kvlav getyvi, jer ara gamigia ra.

313kaxma batonma mimarTa fSav-xevsureTis kidesa,kaxTa col-SviliT Tvalivsa mZliv fexi moikidesa:rac xani iyvnen, sarCosa verc sTesdes, verca mkidesa;rac aqvndaT Tvisi saunje, sul pur-Rvinoze yidesa.

314Sewuxden kaxni-qarTvelni, miadgaT ra es Wirebi.SeinTqvnen, Seqnes ficebiT, erTmanerTs misces pirebi,arCives: `goris cixesa gamouTxaroT Zirebi~.kaxma batonma momarTa dabdabni da sayvirebi.

315ieses mefes moxsenda, gors adgas qarTvelT jarebi.man Seiyara osmalo, iqmna TiflisiT marebi.moxvden erTmanerTs, daiqca rac maSin sisxlis Rvarebi,aRabrunebda bevrs wisqvils, Tumca sdeboda Rarebi!

316vaime, amis saTqmelad piri gamixda mwkalteviT,ar imarToda laSqari zedavelaze dateviT;maT Cvenman jarman ajoba pirvel misvlaze SateviT,magram bolos ki damarcxda SinaTve naRalatevi.

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vai im dRes! osmaloni bevrs ubralos sisxlsa Rvriden.saca SexvdisT muSa-kaci, glaxa mwirsa Tavsa sWriden;godors Tavi akliao, cxris urmisa zarSi hyriden,tanT marxveli ara yvanda, mela-tura gamoxvriden!

k. daviT guramisSvilis lekTagan datyoeba

318vai im dRisa damswrebsa! aw saTqmeladac Znelia,kacTagan Tvisi augi sazarlad saubnelia!codvam mogvicva, naTelsa gars moexvia bnelia,xelSi naWeri keTili Segveqna saZebnelia.

319qarTvelT madls codvam dasZlia, ra aRmwonelman awona;wunebul iqmnen RvawliTa, Tavi veRarvin awona;mis gamo mterTa maTzeda danacemina aw ona,aRar sca mtveri marili, arc lukma puri awona.

320waRma mbrunavma dro-Jamma ukuRma Seqna triali,frTa mohkra qarTlsa, kaxeTsa, Seaqnevina xrtiali:mamlebi turam daWama, dedlebi darCa tiali,midga yovi da yorani danawyebina wkrtiali.

321moisra xSiri qveyana, gaxda veranad, tramlada!sul waritaces, Tu vinme SambSi mourCa wamlada;dadedlebulni SiSiTgan aRar vargoden mamlada,aRarvin darCa farsagi patronad, qveynis mamlada.

322kaxs-batons konstantilesa saqme mouxda yalaTi,tanT xvanTqris qurqi Caicva, dasTmo yeenis xalaTi;mters damorCilda nebiTa, veRara qna ra ZalaTi,miendo, Tavis Tavzeda axmarebina jalaTi.

323rac mogaxsene, moggvara Cven erTmanerTis brZolama! qarTli osmalom daipyra, kaxeTi lekTa molama;miT Cvenma sisxlman naRvarman xevnebi sul amolama.suniT moicva mTa-bari Cvenis mkvdris mZorTa yrolama!

324me viyav erTi Tavadi, mosaxle gorisubansa;jvarobas Cveni qal-rZalni icvamden ar avs jubasa;muniT gamtyorcna sawuTrom, gardamacilva yubansa,vai, ra karga movsTqvemdi, metyodes vinme Tu bansa!

325mo, yuri migde, mogiTxrob tyved Cemsa wamoyvanasa.qv[e]ynis waxdenis mizeziT vscxovrobdi sxvis qveyanasa,

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sadac uxmoben saxelad, qsnis xevze, lamisyanasa,mun moyvris muSas Tavs vadeq, mkas upirebdiT yanasa.

326dilaze avdeq, winawin wavel kaciTa oriTa,vsTqvi, muSas sadils umzadebT ZroxiT, cxvriTa da RoriTa;ar Seyriliyo jer muSa, iyvnen mosasvlel SoriTa,Cven Turme gvnaxes, mogvamarTes lekTa irtozis goriTa.

327mun axlos wyaro dioda, masTan tye iyo xSirado,iq mogvep[a]rnen, dagvisxd[e]n TxuTmeti kaci mzirado;avixsen Tofi da xmali, mivyude muxis Zirado;im wyalze piris sabanad me mivel Tavis Wirado.

328Semipyres, wamomiyvanes, xel-fexs momidves genia,gardmomatares asi mTa, mindori cxra imdenia;mudamad TvalTa nakadi mduRare cremli mdenia,maWames duma da xali, maxvrites xinklis wvenia.

329me dumis Wamas ar vCivi, netavi maZRriv mqonoda;ar vinaRvlidi, cximiTa rom tuCi gardamqonoda;me es mimZimda, mxar-SekvriT movyvandi osoqoloda.vai, rad darCi cocxali, Sen, Tao, Casaqolada!

330mamiyvanes, ara-RirsTa Rirseulad mimsaxures.arc masves da arc maWames, arc Camacves, arc damxures.usasyidlod miRebuli gasasyidlad damaSures.gavepare, damiWires, rad waxvelo, dampaRures.

331marto viyav, arvin myvanda me RvTis meti sxva patroni,arca maqvnda saimedod saWurveli samxedroni;RmerTs mivendev, man ismina igi Cemi savedroni,xelmeored gavipare, raki hvpoe Jami, droni.

ka. odes datyoebulman urjulos qveyanassayvarlis saxe da suraTi veRar naxa, imisimoTqma daviTisagan

332saxiT sityva-Sveniero, sxio, mzeTa-mzis saxeo,veZebe da Seni mzgavsi me aq vercada vnaxeo;geajebi, nu gamwirav, movhkvde, Sen kerZ dammarxeo,jojoxeTSi nu Camagdeb, miwyalobe samoTxeo!

333vame Cemo saesavo, tkbilo cxovrebisa wyaro,gaveyare Sens saxesa, va, Tu veRar Saveyaro!

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aw Senve gTxov, Sen Semyaro, vinc gardasTen ca-samyaro,masac gvedreb, vinc gamyara, misi javric amamyaro!

334sayvarelo, saxiT Tqmulo, usasyidlo margalito!vis gadaro, CemTvis mkvdaro, mzev, mzeTa-mzis magaliTo!gevedrebi Semibralo, Tavs momWrian mangaliTo,odes suli amomglijon, Senke miswi manganiTo!

335mtanjven, sTmeo: aw viT dagTmo, viT umankov tredo, gvrito?Sen, SarbaTi, viT dagRvaro da Zimwaris wveni vxvrito;bnelsa vzivar, geajebi sasinaTlo amixvrito,amovsZvre da gamoviqce, movide da Sena gWvrito.

336Sen ieso, wyemso Cveno, CvenTvis sisxlis damanTxeo!viT cxovari var wymendili, nu damkargav, momnaxeo;Cemzed mxecTa uxilavTa nu mouSveb Serisxeo,marcxniv TikanT ganmaride, marjvniv kravTan Semracxeo!

337samkurnalos cvar-cxebulo, sneulT wylurebis Semxveo!sneuleba ganmikurne, mo, salbuni momacxeo;gamagone xma sayvirTa, amoiRe xma mWaxeo,viT lazares damarxulsa `aRdeq~ _ Tavsa damZaxeo!

338Cven cxovarTa, wyemsis kverTxo, Zelo cxovrebisa xeo,Senzed bmuliT Seimusvris Cemi warwymendis maxeo;Sens CrdilT qveS davjdomilvar, Cemo samoTxis damrxeo,ganmaSore mavneTagan, avsa nuras SemamTxveo!

kb. odes daviTs tyveobasa Sina scioda da mzeRrublis gamo TvaliT ara Cnda, imaze Tqmuli

339 msuris qeba da dideba naTlisa warualisa,mzeTa-mzis vaxSi Tavs maZes, mmarTebs gardaxda valisa,Wirs sacnauris mzisaca swored gamarTva Tvalisa,aram-Tu ucnaurisa cnoba gzisa da kvalisa.

340 sjobs vetrfialo mzeTa-mzes, mzisaTvin Tavi vaxelo,naTlisa gavxde mijnuri, radgan Tvalebsa vaxelo,mis ukeTesi moyvare sad vpovo, sada vaxelo?mze miwyens, Tu mzis sanacvlod TinaTins xeli vaxelo.

341vai, Tu qveynis gamstrobad viTa Ze dani sad ari,mzes Rrublis gamo ver vxedav, aw burman danisa dari;

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guls mikods sevdis laxvari almasis dani(s) sadari,ded-mama, Zmani davkarge, ar vici dani sad ari.

342zurgT mZime tvirTi mkidia codvisa, ar subuqia;gza-Secdomili vronineb, mazrobs qari da buqia;masxia civi nabadi, ara maqvs Tbili qurqia.sjobs vetrfialo mzeTa-mzes, momfinos mzisa Suqia.

343mzev, mzisa mamzevebelo, me Sensas veras vzaroba,miuwTomelo naTelo, sad pirad mTvarob, sad mzoba,Senis ver xilvis sevdiTa sulsa rasTvisa maZroba?mzev, momeSvele, ganmaTbe, siciviT nu damaZroba.

344cad momfeneli naTlisa, raT melandebi bnelada!Cem TvalTa Cinis mpovneli Semqmnixar saZebnelada,cecxl-ganmvlevelad mcxinvareb, cvarsa apkureb nelada,cvariT gamnkurne, ver Cavxe biTezdas sabanelada.

345mzeTa-mzev, mzeman momnaxos, miTxras mSvidoba, salami,Tavs safarvelad mommadlos Tavis aRdgomis alami;rom movkvde, Camdvan saflavad, mayaron me miwa lami,migrilos, cecxliT ar damwos, viT Cala xmeli, walami.

346ganTiadisa varskvlavo, mis mzeTa-mzisa mTiebo,vikargvi bnelis RamiTa, dRev, rad ar momiZiebo!ganmiadvile gza da svla, metad nu ganmiZnelebo,TinaTiniTac ganmaTbe, yinviT nu ganmacivebo!

347vaime! me vin maRirsebs mis mzis yudroSi dasmasa,mis naTliT Svebas, sixaruls, arTu Wamasa da smasa,me yinviT damZrals gulzeda saTbunlad xelis dasmasa?romelic qali maRirsebs, Zmas vanacvaleb, das masa.

348mzeo, yovelTa mnaTobTa Sen sjobxar manaTobelad,Tumca ver gxedam TvaliTa, xar Zneli dasaTmobelad;me yinvisagan damZrali genukvi dasaTbobelad;gemudarebi, nu gamxdi cecxlzeda dasarTobelad.

349ismine leqsTa mkiTxvelo, sityva agixsna winada:Zes RmerTs kacebiT mzed vsaxav, saxiT mzes TinaTinada;RmerTTa RmerTobiT, mzeTa-mzed mamas vsax Tqmad sasminada.me mzesa veZeb, TinaTin yovl-dRiv Suqs Tvalis Cinada.

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saxiT igavad saTqmelad mama mzeTa-mzed iTqosa,Ze RvTisa mxolod-Sobili mze simarTlisa iqosa;misTvis sawuTros mnaTobman mzem TinaTini irqosa.es wigni wmindad saxmari aravin gamiCirqosa!

351sawuTros mzis trfialoba misTan ar ganixseneba,Zisa mogiTxar mzeoba, Sen mzisa nu geCemeba:vin sawuTrosa mzesTana miCns TinaTinis Sveneba,egreTve ZesTan sawuTro mze miCans da mis Teneba.

352ragind me asre gavgiJde, Tavi vaxalo tinzeda,mxecni, frinvelni vasero Cemsa xorcsa da tvinzeda!ig margaliti TaRliTze, oqro gavcvalo sinzeda,vgoneb arc maSin gavcvalo igi mze TinaTinzeda.

352sawuTros mzis TinaTini mogiTxra raca feria;sarkis mzis SuqiT cialsa uwoden qarTvelT eria,veras xorciels suldgmulsa bWalSi ver dauWeria,Ze TinaTini minaTobs saxlT kedel-yure, Weria.

kg. mzeTa-mzis vedreba daviTisagan, mzis TxovnadasaTboblad tiriliTaTu simReris xmiTa(amis xmas ewodebis rusulad mason)354mzev! siSoriTa SeniTavstir gulze kvnesiT, qSeniTa;yinva mklavs da marCobs buqi;ganmaTbe, momfine Suqi!~

355mzeTa-mzeo, amad vstiri,sadRac dagifaravs piri.saqebrad xar sasaluqi,ganmaTbe, momfine Suqi!

356mzev, nu gaxdi kargs dars avdrad,nu Camagdeb yinviT Radrad:damfufqavs RadarTa TuTqi,ganmaTbe, momfine Suqi!

357mzev, Sen xar kargi naruqi!brZenTagana xar ar uqi,zegardmo niWi naCuqi;ganmaTbe, momfine Suqi!

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mzev, maxare Sensa mosvliT,axliT mmose SesamosliT;ar maTbobs me Zveli qurqi,ganmaTbe, momfine Suqi!

359mzev, momxede piris brwyinviT,nu damaZrob civis yinviT.sxivT siTbos giqebs baruqi,ganmaTbe, momfine Suqi!

360mzev, sacnoblad Sensa mWvretsaTa(v)brus asxam, Seaq retsa.gimarTavs ver marTla Tvalsa,ver scnobs Sensa gzasa da kvalsa!

361razomc enamusikobdes,brZnad gaqebdes da gamkobdes,gardixdis ver axad valsa,ver scnobs Sens gzasa da kvalsa!

362mzeda gsaxavs mzis damsaxvels,miT Segimkobs saxiT saxels;ferx Seni saca davalsa,ver scnobs Sens gzasa da kvalsa!

363vis uyvarxar, miaCnixar,Tumc ar icis, sadac zixar,SenTvis swvavs xorcsa da Zvalsa,is scnobs Sens gzasa da kvalsa!

364ze anaTob ca-samyaros,qve xmeleTsa, zRvasa, wyaros;giRrublavs Cem TvalTa bnelad,Semqnixar WkviT saZebnelad!

365me es saqme didaT mikvirs;Sen me mwyalob, sad wviT miWirs;qarsa grils miqroleb nelad,Semqmnixar WkviT saZebnelad!

366Sen Semqen da Sen dambade,TvalTa damafare bade,saWvretlad Semeqen Znelad,Semqnixar WkviT saZebnelad!

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367Tumca vxedav, daval becad,WkuviT gsazrav qveyniT zecad,megulvi Sen Cemad mxsnelad,Semqnixar WkviT saZebnelad!

368geajebi, mzeo, Rirs myo.es wyaloba Sen me miyo.mixile me brmasa Tvali,macnobe svlad gza da kvali!

kd. mzeTa-mzis Sesxma da WeSmaritis gzis Txovna daviTisagan

369dideba Senda, dideba, saxiT mzeTa-mzeo,miuwdomelo naTelo, grZelo, Zvelo dReo,ufalo uflebaTao, mefeT meufeo!uberebelo, ukvdao, myofo, Seuryeo, _ Sen gaqeb da geajebi dakarguli tyveo,momixsene mona Seni, nu damiviwyeo!viT me gTxove, WeSmariti Sen gza mauwyeo!

ke. svinidisis mxileba daviTisa, odes datyoebulman gamoparva gaivlo gulSia

370 gulman miTxra: adeo! raRaT maicadeo?Tu ara iq, viT iqnas, rac rom daiqadeo?jer rac ufalT yalani gedvas, gardixadeo;sTxoe, Zala man mogces, visganc daibadeo,kvlav wadi da ganxeTqe mterT maxe da badeo;mas kacs, RvTisa sayvarels, mihyev, Tavi andeo,visac daviT xadodes, uflad Sen mas xadeo!

371aadeo, adeo! guliT maiwadeo!Sors axlixar sayvarels, axlos ganemzadeo:saxe misi, suraTi Tvalwin mailandeo,mis win ase stirode, iq mas Saebraldeo!Tu gwads, Sensa sayvarels guliT Seuyvardeo,SenTvis laxvriT daWrilsa sisxlsa cremliT bandeo:eg rac daviT gaswavla, zed wamali adeo!

372ganagdeo, dadeo, nu sul avsa gazdeo;damorCildi ufalsa, xade, uRaRadeo;suli, guli musvrili RvTis winaSe dadeo!sayvareli giyvardes, sxvas nuravis dazdeo,

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mis gayrasa, nu ityvi, ragind Tavs awamdeo,Torem diaR giZulebs, Sen rom sxvasa yvandeo,daviTisa mcnebaze dadeq, ar gardaxdeo!

373ahxadeo badeo, TvalTa miec andeo,scan am leqsTa igavi, Targmne, Tu giyvardeo!qrTilis puris qerqSia Sig TaTuxi Cavdeo!qerqi gafrcven, ganagde, SigniT guls-ki sWamdeo.me es xidi savlelad diaR sworeT gavdeo,Sen Tu mrudad gaivli, me ra wyalSi v(v)ardeo!daviT sworeT mogiTxrobs, Tu Sen Seigvandeo.

Sen Tu mruded gaivli, me ra wyalSi v(v)ardeo!daviT sworeT mogiTxrobs, Tu Sen Seigvandeo.daviT sworeT mogiTxrobs, Tu Sen Seigvandeo.

kv. swavla Tavis gafrTxilebisa da Sors wasvlaze mzad yofnisa

374savargonia, mgonia, es sityva gasagonia;baR-walkotisa moqmedTa vardi daTeson, rgon ia.Tu sneulebas ufrTxode, Wame, svi, Sesargonia;Tavs gaufrTxildi, ar uyo saqmeni urigonia;dalive sabrZno wamali, daRvare saSmagonia;

RvTad nu grw(a)ms gamoberili dasia, bil, dagonia;is grwamdes, vinc rom dagbada, mogca Wkuva da gonia,mas sTxove, yvela man mogces, ars Seni rac sargonia!Sors wamsvleli xar, mzad gaqvndes nuzli da sabargonia,daviTis mcneba ismine, ganage gasagonia!

375es ar Woria, sworia, rac sityva giTxar oria.qvad ara-wmindaT (m)conari Tqmula kambeCis skoria;uqmad bevrisa mWameli gaumaZRari Roria;yur-mZime, lafSi daafluli, zanti, uRono joria,Tu Cawva, Znelad adgebis, TavSic rom scemo toria.

ver mqneli, didTa metyveli eniTa, viT ritoria,daezarebis wasvlasa, ragind ar iyos Soria.Zal-moklebul ars mconari, viTa mdinare mdoria:mxneman, viT Cqarman wyaroman, ganxeTqos mTa da goria.mxne iyavn da ganZlierdi, daviTs rac uTqvams, sworia!

mxneman, viT Cqarman wyaroman, ganxeTqos mTa da goria,mxne iyav da ganZlierdi, daviTs rac uTqvams, sworia!mxne iyav da ganZlierdi, daviTs rac uTqvams, sworia!

kz. locva, odes daviTs tyveobasa Sina moSivda da RmerTs puri sTxova

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376mamao, yovlis mpyrobelo, RmerTo mowyaleo!Cveno gamakacebelo, Semqmnel-dambadeo!romeli xar caTa Sina arsis saydarzeo,wminda arsi magalobe, Seni eo-meo.

377iyavn Cemzed mowyalebiT, Sen damifareo;saxelisa SenisaTvis aw mamexmareo;Seni uxvi mowyaleba Sors nu wamgvareo,movedin mowyalebiTa, isev Semyareo!

378sufeva warmoavline, madli momfineo;Seni ganCenili var da Sen damarCineo!iyavn neba Seni Cemze, Cemo meufeo,viTarca pirvel mamaTa Sen uwyalobeo.

379caTa Sina israelTa sazdo uwvimeo,egreca naTlis svetiTa Rame avlineo,qveyanasa var ucxosa dakarguli tyveo,zeda mTasa avarTasa, aw mameSveleo.

380puri ara maqvs, miboZe, mSian, maWameo!Cveni SengniT mocemuli, rad damimaleo?arsobisa purs gamyare, Sambi maZoe!momec, gvedreb, Seni vali gardaixadeo!

381Cven gcodeT da Sen Segvindev sulgrZel-mowyaleo,dRes sadilad ara maqvs-ra, gamomiCineo;davikrife yovisfCxila da isi vsWameo!momiteven Secodeba, Tu ram Segcodeo.

382CvenTana Seni wyaloba nu ganaqarveo,nadebni Zvelni saxmilni nu gangviaxleo,Cvenni msxverpli kaenisa nu miamzgavseo.viTarca abel marTlisa Sen Seiwireo.

383Cven miutevebT Tu ZmaTa, Senc mogviteveo!TanamdebTa gardavixdiT, mivcemT raca gvZeo,maT CvenTa aRnadginebTa sxvaTa nu aZleo.dambadebelo miboZe, es rac viTxoveo.

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nu Semiyvaneb Rrma zRvaTa, rom ar davinTqeo,Cven Senad sadidebelad mTlad gangvarineo,gansacdelsa mogvaride, kargo menaveo,aramed mixsen, viT moses Sua ganupeo!

385Cveno mowyalev! es ZRveni giZRven daviT meo,borotisagan damixsen yovlad aviT meo!

kÀ. samebis vedreba: gzis warmarTvisTxovna daviTisagan

(iambiko)386rameTu gcode, ufalo, viTxov Semindeo!Seni var mona, wyaloba Sen me dammarTeo.arsada myavs misamarTi, me Sen mogmarTeo,sufeva Seni mSvidobiT gamoavlineo.

387Zali da Rone miboZe, mterTa veyo mreo.dideba Senda naTelo, erTo, sam-saxeo!mamisa abramisasa stumrad msxdomareo,daberebulTa maT berwTa SviliT axareo,

388Zisa maTisa isakiT Ze moaswaveo.dammarxvels, damtirebelsa viTxov, miboZeo!wmindisa samebisao madlo, damfareo,sulisa Cemis saoxad, rac vTqvi, maxmareo.

389aw daviT ityvis: dideba, Senda, meufeo,maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamdeo!aminTe me bnels sanTeli da maminaTeo,daviT me Sen gevedrebi, gza warmimarTeo!

kT. Zis vedreba daviTisagan

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390dambadebelis mamisa sayvarelo Zeo,aRmipyar xeli, rasaca viTxov, miboZeo!var viT cxovari wymendili, aw momiZieo,ieso, wyemso keTilo, kacTa mecxoreo!

391Tiknad nu gamxdi, marjvniT kravSi gamrieo;ganmaride uxilavTa, mxecT nu SemaWmeo.ufalo yovlad Zliero, ganmaZliereo,romelman qalwulisagan xorci ivasxeo,

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392adamianTa xsnisaTvis jvars daemsWvaleo,mohkal sikvdiliT sikvdili da ganaqarveo,ixsen adam sakvrelTagan, evas axareo;saflavTagan aRadgine mkvdreTiT lazareo.

393Sen gaxsen Cemi kruleba da warmavlineo,viT gamyare samkvidrosa, isev Semyareo.ieso Zeo RvTisao, es Seismineo!leqsisa amis Semwyobi, daviT, acxoneo,imis suls miec Sveba da mec ganmisveneo!

l. Txovna gamleqsavisagan

394Tomav, daviT meo, am wigns mogarTmeo!waikiTxe, Sen gaSinje, kargad Seityeo,romelic xma Sen Segewyo, mec is Sevawyeo.Tu ram SenTvis mameparos, SenTvis gardiwyeo.

395tansa rac ginda uyavi, Tavs nu Semiryeo.ukacraod nu viqnebi, Zmao, amazeo,rom es sityva Semogkadre, ver giTavazeo,Sens qalTa-mzes bevriTa sjobs Cemi mzeTa-mzeo,

396qveyanazed arcad aris im silamazeo.Tu naxevde, ikadrebdi mTxvevnas fexebzeo.gamovarCive me ifqli, Sen Saxvete bzeo,Cems TeTrs TuRuns arvin gacvlis Sens Savs arabzeo.

397gamovarCie me ifqli, Sen Sexvete bzeo,Cems TeTrs TuRuns arvin gacvlis Sens Savs arabzeo.Cems TeTrs TuRuns arvin gacvlis Sens Savs arabzeo!

la. sizmari daviT guramiSvilisatyveobasa Sina

398xma mesma Zilsa Sinao: `ras xvriv, rasa fSvinao!aq ras uwevxar saZilod, ratom ar waxval Sinao!~fexi wamomkra wynarada, joxiTa damaSinao:`ratom ver bedav wasvlasa, agre ram SegaSinao?

399damawvenelman aq Senman aq aRar dagawvinao;masTan gibrZana dawola, visTanac gaqorwinao,

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adeq, iare, wavideT, me wagiZRvebi winao!masTan gibrZana dawola, visTanac gaqorwinao.adeq, iare, wavideT, me wagiZRvebi winao!adeq, iare, wavideT, me wagiZRvebi winao!~

400mZinares ase megona, cxadia, _ ar sizmaria;vsTqvi, Tu: tyve vinme mosula, CemsaviT patimaria.me uTxar: Tu ram SageZlos, Sens Tavsa moexmaria,ar geSinian, gza ici, Sen wadi, me ki maria!

401me miTxovnia RvTisaTvis, rac Cemi saTxovaria:aw Cemi winamZRomeli ars qriste macxovaria,man mwyems-keTilman momnaxos me warwymedili cxvaria,Sen ver gendobi, ver gicnob, ar vici vina xaria!

402man miTxra: visac Sen ambob, Senzed wyaloba misia;Senad joxiTa sacemrad me iman gamomisia.man brZana: farexT gareTa rad dagdebula isia,rad ar eSinis mgelTagan, Ramea, gana dRisia?!

403me uTxar: Tumca agrea, kaci yofilxar wmindao,oRonc amdeni macale, viSovno qalman-windao,fexTa Cavicvam, wamoval, aq yofna me ar mindao!dumna, aRara miTxra-ra, diTxans xma gaikmindao.

404erTi es ki Tqva: ar vici me Senis qalman-windisa,gzas gaZlevs cremlni moyvasTa, ukan Zmisa da win disa;CemgniT eg iyo moTxroba, niSnad mocema windisa!Tu miendobi, dagfaravs madli sulisa wmindisa!

lb. tyveobiTgan gaparva daviTisa

405gulzed mqonda moxazuli cxovrebisa wyaros Rari,vitire da gardvadine me imaze cremlTa Rvari.RmerTsa vsTxove: miwyalobe Sen aseTi winamZRvari,uvnebelad gardmataro qristianTa mterT samZRvari.

406vaxsene RmerTi, wamovel siTac xsna meguleboda,guli tiroda, cremliTa Tvalebi meguleboda,aRar megona, me Tu-Ra guli-Ra meguleboda,vityodi, vai, moyvasno CemTvis dakargulebo, da!

407dRisiT wimanZRvrad mze myvandis, RamiT uWvretdi mTvaresa,mivendev SvidTa varskvlavTa mas CrdiloeTis mxaresa;

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RamiT SiSvels mTas movadeq Suva daRistnis aresa,mun Jamsa rasme Seveswar sicocxlis dasamwaresa.

408astyda qari da daiwyo setyva, elva da quxili,wam-da-wuT elvis zariTa Tvalebma Seqnes wuxili;arcad Cnda Tavis safari, mazed Semeqna wuxili,Tavs davixvive sartyeli, wavswev, tans aras ufTxili.

409setyvisa TavSi dacemis SiSiTa pirqve mxobilsa,gulman mTqva: adeq, ielvebs, ipovni gamoqobilsa.avdeq; iela, mivad(e)g kars mTa-xvrels lod-gaZrobilsa,mivel da maSig ukuvsZver, vmadlobdi mxolod-Sobilsa.

410damedva didi imedi, vTqvi, Turme RmerTi mfaravsa;Tu CemTvis kargi ar swaddes, ar damadgamda karavsa;damixsna wvima-setyvasa, qarsa sastikad mbzaravsa,rac kaci RmerTsa endobis, RmerTi kargs uzams, ar avsa.

411vsTqvi, Tu: eh, RmerTo, Sena xar Cemebr cdomilTa mxsnelia;Tu ar SengniTa, winaswar saqmis Setyoba Znelia;Tvaleb-daxuWvils mwolares gars mertya Rame bnelia,guliT macnobe wina-gza da vpoe saZebnelia.

412setyvam gardiRo, gamovel. ufalsa msxverpli Sevswire:ar myvanda saRmTod zvaraki, mxurvales guliT Sevstire;arc maqvnda samRTo werili, codnaca maqvnda me mcire,`RmerTo, damixsen mterTagan!` es locva gavizepire.

lb. odes daviT avis dRisagan Sewuxebulisvindisis mxilebiT elvisagan gamoqobiliklde ipovna da imas Saefara, iqidamgamosulman iloca

413Sen, RmerTo erTo, xilulTa me veras dagadarebo, ar vici, zixar, Tu swevxar, frinav, Tu fexze darebo.naTlad vTqva, Zvel-dRed xelmwifob, mziT dResac Sen adarebo,ukvdavxar, gnebavs visica, acocxleb da amkvdarebo.

414mama xar dausabamo, ara gaqvs dasasrulia,sityva gaqvs Zed moTxrobili, gvsmenia aq mosulia.ara xar RmerTi mtyuari, gaqvs WeSmariti sulia.erTi xar, magram am sityviT samad xar gaeqsulia.

415mze da sxivi da naTeli viT samad galeqsulia,

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ig samiv erTi mze aris, ar calke gaqsaqsulia;egreT mama da egreT Ze, da egreT wminda sulia,visac sameba ara swams, sjulTagan gardasulia.

416RmerTo, caTa da qveynisa mpyrobelo, Semamkobelo,mamav da Zeo da sulo, winaswar saqmis mcnobelo!Cvenad xsnad, Senad saqebrad mis mTiT mis lodis mZrobelo.me, daviT, mixsen mterTagan, mamis daviTis mTnobelo!

417saxiT, viTarca sawmiszed, cvaro zegardmo wveTilo,agarakTagan uTeslod Ziro morCada xeTqilo;gamouTqmelad naTqvamo, mTiT lodo gamokveTilo,mixsen cxovari wymedili, ieso mwyemso keTilo!

418mexo, quxilis isaro, mterT gulze dasarWobelo,daviTis vardo, abramis yvavilo dauWknobelo.gansjad cxovelTa da mkvdarTa samarTlis gamambWobelo,marcxeniT TikanT maride, marjveniT kravTa mxmobelo!

ld. vedreba RvTis-mSoblisa daviTisagan,odes im zeiT Tqmuls lod-gamokveTils kldesSaefara avis dRis mizeziT

(bolo erTi)

419mTav RvTisav, mTao poxilo, daviTis sagalobelo,viT agarako zegardmo cvarisa Sematkbobelo,aRmogvicevne uTeslod nayofi, Sesamkobelo.momec nayofi keTili, iesos qristes mSobelo!

420sityva ZlierTa msmenelo, ucnaurisa mcnobelo,sarwmunoebis xarisxo, sjulisa mtkiced mpyrobelo,qristianeTa zRudeo, mfarvelo, garsa mRobelo,Sen damifare, damicev, iesos qristes mSobelo!

421saxiT abramis karao, RvTis tevniT gulTa myrdnobelo,sjulT kidobano, mosianT RvTis mcnebis Casawyobelo,viT Seuwvelo mayvalo, saRmrTo cecxl-ganuqrobelo,mixsen, nu damwvav saxmiliT, iesos qristes mSobelo!

422quxilo mterTa mkveTelo, elvav sulT manaTobelo,elisabedis momkiTxo, mis yrmis mis mucliT mkrTobelo.viT samoselo uxrwnelo, SiSvelTa damaTbobelo,Semmose madliT SiSveli, iesos qristes mSobelo!

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423barbarozT sjulTa damxsnelo, sp(a)rsT siwmindisa mTxrobelo,cecxlTa Tayvaniscemisa damSreto, damacxrobelo,RvTis s(a)msxverpleo, furneo, cxovrebis purTa mcxobelo,ganmaZRe madliT mSieri, iesos qristes mSobelo!

424cxovrebis wyaros enbazo, mbanelTa ar samznobelo,kanas wylis Rvinad msmevelo, meqorwileTa mTrobelo;kvlav kldeo wylisa momcemo, israelT cremlTa mSrobelo,masvi me madliT mwyurvalsa, iesos qristes mSobelo!

425nayofiero venaxo, viT vazo morC-uWknobelo,ukvdavebisa mtevanTa mokvdavTa mosarTlobelo,maCrdilebelo nergo da keTilTa SrtoTa mynobelo!migrile codviT sawvavsa, iesos qristes mSobelo!

426sityvisa mRrTisa xorciTa mtvirTvelo, damadgnobelo,RvTis Zisa kacad aRmzrdelo, miT kerpTa damadnobelo,adamis mxsnelis dedao, ZiT evas maxarobelo,Sewuxebulsa maxare, iesos qristes mSobelo!

427sibrZnisa RvTisa savanev, taxt-saydar-dasajdomelo,keTilmorwmune mefeTa gvirgvinad mosaxdomelo;xido wiaR-myvanebelo, kibev, caTamdis mwdomelo,gza simarTlisa maswave, iesos qristes mSobelo!

428mis siZis mRviZrad damxdomo, SuaRam ZilTa mfrTxobelo,gauqrobelis lampriTa qalwulTa wina mswrobelo;sulelTa lampar-SretilTa mrekelTa karTa mxSobelo,mowyalebisa kar-miRe, iesos qristes mSobelo!

429zeciT RvTis sityvis sayviro, qveynad kacT mosaTxrobelo,arsis saydrisa sasanTlev, lampar-grZlad-gauqrobelo;mis mTiebisa dedobiT bnel qveynis manaTobelo,Sen ganminaTle goneba, iesos qristes mSobelo!

430viT mamaT-mamis Surdulo, mTav, lodis gamamtyorcnelo,damamtvrevelo kerpTa da sawuTos RmerTTa mxocelo.pirvel wyevisa werilTa bralisa aRmamxocelo,mixsen dedao RvTisao da Cemo xat-salocvelo!

431daurRvevelo zRudeo, godolo Seuryevelo,caTagan dautevnelTa wiaRTa damatevelo;mariam qristes dedao, asulo sionevelo,

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Sen meox-meyav codvilsa, qalwulo, RvTisa mxevelo!

432Sen gevedrebi, ciskaro saidumlosa dRisao,naTelo Saravandedo sacnaurisa mzisao,dedao muclad mRebe[l]o gamomxsnelisa tyvisao,tyveobisagan damixsen, mSobelo RvTis sityvisao!

433naTelo da brwyinvaleo, Tqmulo aRdgomisa xato,sityvierTa cxovarT qnaro da uxilavT mxecT damsxarto;tarigis da wyemsis dedav, me nu damiteveb marto,Zali momec, gardmaxtune, sadac damxvdes codvis flato!

434Sen saqebrad ritorica ars, viT Tevzi, uxmo, utyvi;me viT vityvi, Sens qebasa, nawvarTi var viT pirutyvi,miWirda da Cems mavneTa SengniT kverTxi gardaurtyi.viT enbazo, ganmiwminde me codvisa bralTa tutyi!

le. odes zeiT xsenebulis gamoqobil kldidam wamosulsdaviT guramiSvils ucxoni Sexvden da maTis SiSiT muxli moeWra

435romelmanc mTaman damfara, mas mTazed im setyvebiTa,mec im mTas msxverpli Sevswire, rac giTxar im sityvebiTa;merme avdeq da wamovel tiriliTa da tyebiTa;sul gavanedle gamxmarni Sambnar[n]i cremlTa rwyebiTa.

436koWamdis setyvas vapobdi, fexebi maqvnda SiSveli.yvelazed guli magrobda, arazed viyav mSiSveli.vsTqvi Tu, ras mizams macduri, an mgeli, an daTvi, Sveli?Savepovebi aravis, Tu, RmerTo, Sen ki miSveli.

437aw yvela wvrilad ver movsTvli, rac maSin gardamxedia,sami dRe SambSi vswolilvar, maRla ar amixedia,win gzisa Sekvris SiSiTa wasvla ver gamibedia,SimSilisagan muceli mimkvria ferdzed ferdia.

438Cems ukan mdevarT gardvurCi im woliT dRiTa samiTa,xuTi dRe-Rame vicxovre Svidis tyemalis WamiTa;dRisiT jagnarSi vsZvrebodi, mindvrad vidodi RamiTa,dRe TerTmetamdis viare yofa-qceviTa amiTa.

439Tumc ar meWama me puri Tbil-Taja javaxuria,

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arc mesva Rvino kaxuri, ar viyav nabaxuria;aTis dRis mSiers momerTva sadili sakv[e]xuria,mouwevari kvinCxi da mkvaxe me kowaxuria.

440perangi mecva axali, ar Zveli me tanze narma,muxlT qveiT gavxdi SiSveli, SemomecviTa ze narma;didTa WirTagan vnebuli odes mcna mamam zenarma,man gamomirwyo wyluli da miSva mgrgenma da mzrzenalma.

441meTormetes dRes movadeq wylis pirsa me uWalosa,SambSi vsZver viTa niblia, vsTqvi, arvin ar ambWalosa.Savxede, gaRma lewevden maTraxis cemiT kalosa;vsTqvi Tu, agebis ufalman aq mixsnas sakankalosa.

442cotas xans ukan momadga me ori kaci naviTa,megona, amas mkiTxevden: `mand ras akeTeb, daviTo?isev gabrundnen, SeSinden, Cemis uqoCros TaviTo,me munve davrCi, davRondi, vsTqvi, Tu: wavide saiTo?

443ra mnaxes, maTis SiSiTa mec ameSala balani,muxli momeWra, wamerTo tanSi Rone da Zalani,Sors veRar wavel, ukuvswev, mun axlos iyo Calani.gardavixade iqica, rac RvTisa medva yalani.

lv. ucxoT naxvis SiSiT muxlTmoWris drosdaviTis locva da galoba

444RmerTo, momxede, vedreba mismine, gamigoneo!muxl-moRebu[l]var, ar Zalmics aqedam daZvris Roneo;codvis muxruWiT Sekrulsa momiSvi, momifoneo,merme Sen gzaze mimiZeRv, sad gindes, wamiyoneo!

445ieso wyemso keTilo, Cemebr warymendilT mpovelo.Cavardi codvis xnarcvSia, vscade da ver amovelobrZane: `Zis TxovniT mamasa sTxove, rac gindes, mTxovelo~,viTxov, Semindev codvani, ros mkvdari ganmacxovelo.

446aw neba Seni Cemzeda aRsruldes aRsasruliTa.minda da veRar davZrulvar ZalTagan ganasuliTa;Tu mixsni, isev gmsaxuro qristianisa sjuliTa,Tu ara, momkal xorciTa, oRond nu w[a]mwymend suliTa!

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447mamav, Seni Zeo, viTxov, miboZeo;viqcevi, qveskneTs vardebi, misvet-miboZeo,rad gZinavs, aRdeg, ufalo, aw ganiRviZeo,modi, gammarTe wel-gulSi, sul davibRunZeo.RmerTo, daviTis mTnevelo, mamao da Zeo,is mterni Cemi mdevnelni devne, ganaZeo,Sen gamirkvie daviTsa, rac win gza miZeo!

448mWameo, msmeo, Cemo tanTa mcmeo!ver mogeSvebi cocxali, Tunda mawameo,miboZe sazdo sulisa, mSian, maWameo,kidec Semmose, siciviT sul vkrki am Rameo,bala-CalaSi davsZvrebi, viTa RalRa, meo;mivxvdi, viT mwyeri alalTa dRes mterTa Rarmeo,daviTis Zev, daviT mixsen me aqadaRmeo!

lz. Svela RvTisagan daviTisa, tyveobidamgamosvla saruseToSi

449daRamda, sxva dRe gaTenda, arvin Cnda Cemi mdevari,dilaze adre wamovsdeg uZilo, Ramis mTevari;wamovel, gzazed ufalman miboZa sazdo mdRevari,ori kitri da sazamTros naWeri me naxevari.

450sazamTro sicxiT damWknari xelSi meCvena me cxladawyali axlos mxvda mdinare, vikakve gasarecxlada;kitri ubidam gamcvivda, gulze mamedva cecxlada,rom momeyida miRirda as oqrod, aTas vercxlada.

451wyalman waiRo, mivdive, vecade, ver daviWire;bewvi mwyda misis devniTa, mec wyalSi ar daviZire,RvTisagan gulsa Semaklda, vayvedre, ase vitire:Tu momec, raRaT wamarTvi, aw ase rad gaviwire?

452Senis wyalobiT izdebis yoveli dabadebuli,aw me Sevqnilvar rasaTvis me SengniT gardagebuli?Tu ar gindoda CemTvisa, rad damxvda ganmzadebuli;Tu ara, rasTvis wamarTvi sazdo ubeSi debuli?

453merme ra movel gonebas, masve dauwye vedreba,Semindve eseviTari umecrebiTa yvedreba;rac avi miyo, dagiTmo, aw imas ra Saedreba,magrame ase mSiersa ar Zalmic grZlad gzazed reba.

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Tavs davgme, uTxar SimSiliT ra guli dagiymedia?marxuloba da sasjeli gonebis gasawmendia;memTvraleTaTvis macdurni maxeTa daarwymen dia,nebieroba xorcisa sulisa warsawymendia.

455movidodi da vstirodi, movsTqvemdi Cemsa ziansa,RvTis sabodiSos sityvebsa vityodi Tavaziansa;uecrad alags movadeq turfasa, lamaziansa,msxmoiaresa baRnarsa, atmians da vaziansa.

456davRune Tavi, ukuvsZver vaznarsa Sina burvilsa,aRmovirexve yurZniTa, movrCi SimSilsa, mwyurvilsa;magram RvTisa ki mrcxvenoda me codviT pir-Semurvilsa,vetyodi, rad ar mivendev Senis sayvarlis survilsa?

457kitri momec da wamarTvi, ver moviTmine TmeniTa;Sevswuxdi, maze gayvedre, gcode piriTa, eniTa.Sen, RmerTman, igi damiTme sulgrZelebiTa SeniTa.aw umjobesic momage pilpilad savse teniTa.

458riT gardvixado me, RmerTo, egeviTari valoba,rac Sen momage savsebiT uricxvi Seni wyaloba?uwvrTnel var, ara vici ra daviTis fsalmunT galoba.gTxov, umecarsa Semindo Cemi codva da braloba!

459Turme winaswar xedevdi Sen Cemsa gzasa, kvalebsa;Svebis wyalobas uzemdi Cemsa xorcsa da Zvalebsa;me ver vxedevdi, gcodevdi, libri damkroda Tvalebsa,aw xorcman gcoda, xorcs hkiTxe, suls nurasa sTxov valebsa.

460xorcsa aqvs danaSauli, sulisa ara bralia;sulia Rvino keTili, xorci WurWeli myralia;xorci am soflis gemoTi nebierobiT mTvralia,suli im sofels dasjisTvis, SiSiTa sul gamqralia.

461es sityva CemTvis sxvas uTqvams, axla miuTxrob mec sxosa;unda meRvinem saRvine kargvarad gamorecxosa,ganeyrevinos, gawmindos, rac SigniT mwikvli ecxosa,Tu misgan waxdes Rvino-Ra, me TavSi keti mecxosa.

462eh, RmerTo, Sena amRere es Cemi satyeb-satiri,Wursa znovansa maxmare saZel-mawawur-xapiri;aRmomiwminde mwikvlTagan guli, goneba da piri.codviT namtvrevTa nabZarni madliT gaxizi, Sakiri.

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463aw Seismina ufalman xma vedrebisa Cemisa,daRonebulsa momago Jami nugeSis cemisa;xma samReralTa masmina, ara Tu zarT dacemisa.saydars darekes, gamoxda zriali zarTa cemisa.

464ra Semomesma zaris xma, gulman damiwyo Zgerani,zezed wamovdeg, daviwye burviliT gamomzerani;Sevxede, saydris karzeda pirjvars daiwyes werani.vTqvi, Tu: ucilod aq aris Cemi bedi da werani.

465gardaixada ufalman, Cemi emarTa rac vali,mkra sixaruli gulisa, anazdaT Wkvazed Samcvali,ase miama, piridam gavyare yurZnis marcvali;saCqarod wasvla mominda, ar viyav xanis damcali.

466kidev Sevxede, gavSinje, garCeviT davinaxeo;TavT ialqanni qalTani devTa rqad gamovsaxeo;vTqvi, Tu: vai, Tu macdurman damirwyo rame maxeo,mun misvla veRar gavbede, Sors wasvla ganviZraxeo.

467mas baRSi xili davkrife, sagrZali movimzadeo;zogi ubeSi Caviwyev, zogi kalTaSi Cavdeo.kvlav svinidisman mamxila: bindamdis moicadeo,dRisiT nu waxval, aramca mogidgas vinme badeo.

468wavel, ukuvswev Calasa, sad ufro iyo xSiria,RmerTman Tqvens mterTa Seyaros, rac me amityda Wiria,wamodga koRos laSqari, ra SevsZar Calis Ziria,me damarCobden ucilod, Tu ar dameco piria.

469ra Semawuxes metadre, vityodi gajavrebuli:vinc unda iyos, mivide sicocxle gamwarebuli.aRar davdive, wamovxti, wamovel gaCqarebuli,mun axlos kalos lewevden, mivel viT dabarebuli.

470miucxoes da Semokrben mun Cemi gamSinjvarebi,Semomexvivnen garSamo kacTa da qalTa jarebi;marto perangiT mosilTa yelzed ekidaT jvarebi;mivel da jvarsa vemTxvive, viwere zed pirjvarebi.

471erTman miuTxra meores: `dai xlebao, lazari!~`xleba~ ra mesma, dameca me sixaruliT Tavzari;

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muxlebma ryeva damiwyes, ze tanma Seqna zanzari,veRar daignes svetebma da gardaiqca tazari.

472rusulad `xleba~ purs erqva, uwinve gamegonao;sanamdis is ar axsenes, me rusi ar megonao,ra rom Tqves puris saxeli, me iman momifonao;am sixarulman damSala javriT Sekruli konao.

473rogorc rom erTman yazaxman me maSin mamiarao,roca rom myvanda, mivlida mets mamaCemi arao;Sevbraldi, gulzed mimiqva, mkocna da cremli Rvarao,swrafad moened momgvara fxovleli ianvarao.

474wyals gamiyvanes naviTa, saydarSi Semiyvaneso,damawerines pirjvari, xatebsa maTayvaneso;kvlav mixmes samdivnoSia, mayvires, mayayaneso,mkiTxes: `vina xar, sad mixval, rad iyav lamisyaneso?

475Sevamoklo aw, ra mergo, rac viuben amdens xansa?Tergidame solaRs wavel, solaRidam aStraxansa;muniT moskos mefe vaxtangs, baqars _ San[a]ozsa xansa _ viaxel da Tayvansa vec; brZanes: `sWvrite jabaxansa~.

476miwyalobes maT saxelo, momces jabadarbaSoba,RmerTaman bevrjel gagiTenosT xareboba, qristes Soba!kargi iyvis aRdgomasa mefeTagan mejliSoba:zma, Sairi, galobani, CangT kvra, mRera, TamaSoba.

477javaxiSvils gamaleqses, moSaires Cemebr cudsa,pirad mWlesa, tanad xmelsa viT nuJrians xesa mrudsa;rac me uTxri, mas miaCndis viT narcecxla ukan kudsa,bevrjel ase imwvitinis, kotviT Zirs dascemdis qudsa.

lÀ. mefis vaxtangisa da Zisa misisa baqarisadarubands wabrZaneba

478eqvsis wliT winaT Cems uwin qarTlidam wabrZanebulni,ra mivel moskos, vixile mefe da qarTvelT krebulni;romlisac xelmwifisagan mun iyvnen dabarebulni,imisTvis veRar mieswraT, miT iyvnen gamwarebulni.

479erTs _ dids petres _ da ors sxvasa moSlodaT wuTisofeli:warTmodaT mokled samyofi, eSovnaT grZlad samyofeli;miT sevda vaxtang mefesa gonebis dasayofeli

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scemoda gulsa, ganeWra grZlad filTis Sasayofeli.

480amazed iyo mglovare, cremli amisTvis zdioda:sami xelmwife zedi-zed mokvdeno, _ guli stkioda;Tavisas, Tavis qveynisas ubedurebas Cioda:gagrZelda saqme, gaZnelda, raRa vsTqva, ra varCio, da?

481odesac anna xelmwife ruseTze gardamwdomare,brZen, uxvi, marTal, mowyale, samarTal-daucdomare,gvirgvinosani taxtzeda mefem ixila mjdomare,maSin Seiqna saqmisa moxsenebisa mdomare.

482mefe wadga xelmwifesTan, cremliT Rawvni danasvela,moaxsena: _ TqvengniT varo arc mSieri, arc SiSvela.amasa gTxov, Semiwynaro, brZano Cemis qveynis Svela!_ Seismina xelmwifema, rac man sTxova, mosca yvela.

483man ubrZana: me miWiravs zRvis midamo gaRma mxari,solaRsa da darubandsa, baqosa dgas Cemi jari;mun mibrZandi; saWurWlisa mudam mza ars Ria kari,laSqari da xazinani, viT genebos, maixmari!

484mivscem yvelas brZanebasa CemTa spaTa, spis marTavTa,amirTa da amilbarTa, aTasis-TavT, asis-TavTa:Tqvens brZanebas morCilebden, kargT iqmode, gina avTa;Tavs sakvdavad ar zogviden, saca moiqnevden xmalTa!

485mefem mdablad xelmwifesa Tayvani-sca, hkadra pirad:RvTaebr uxvi mowyaleba hqeniT Cemze, ara Zvirad;vmadlob Tqvensa wyalobasa, me-Ra minda sxva ganZi rad?dReis iqiT ena Cemman qeba Tqve[n]i warTqvas xSirad.

486win wadga da taxtze mj[d]omsa xelmwifesa xels akoca:xelmwifeca wamoudga, gza mefesa dauloca:`RmerTman ase gagimarjos, rom ar iyos bevri xoca~._ sadRegrZelo dauliva, TviT brZana da masac mosca.

487wamovida petrebuxiT, mefe moskos Camovida.moemzadnen mama-Svilni, qarTvelni yva vinca-vin da,wasvla wyliTa daamtkices, brZanes: `eqvsi navi gvinda~.Seqnes navis Senebani, miT erTi Tve gamovida.

488navSi CavsxdiT da wavediT Tokebisa xelis weviT:

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xan Cqara da xan wynarada, xan verc daZvriT, xan ki ryeviT,win etiki migviZRoda, edilisa wyals davyeviT.Cveni avad siaruli sams Tves ukan SevityeviT!

489viremdis zRvaTa bagemdis Cven CavidodiT naviTa.gardatrialda sawuTro mrudisa sabrunaviTa;win svimon abramisSvili dagvxvda ambiTa aviTa,aRavso guli mefisa mravliTa saWmunaviTa!

490moaxsena: `Samaxia Tamaz-xanma daiWira!~mefes esma, TavSi xeli Semoikra da itira:esreT moTqva: `Cemi bedi asre rogor gaiwira,gza arcaiT warmemarTa, win erTi ram amexira!

491axla ra vqna, sad wavide? gza Semeqna daxlaTuli,qari qris da afra-gaSliT var xomaldiT zRvas SerTuli.brZanebani win wasula xelmwifisa xel-CarTuliRmerTman Tqvens mters warumarTos, viT me gza maqvs warmarTuli.

492dRes rac sazareli sityva maismina Cemma yurma,es sul wyalSi jdomam miyo, siarulma bayayurma!pirSi lukma gamamaZro Taraqamam nadi-yulma,raRa vqna da ra vivargo sevdiT gul-RviZl danayulma?

493_ Tu davbrunde ubrZaneblad, mkiTxon, ra maqvs me saTqmeli?Tu wavide darubandsa, me viqnebi riRas mqneli?RmerTo Cemo, es ra miyav? momivline saqme Zneli,sul sicofed Semiracxe, rac visibrZne me sabrZneli!~

494kvlav brZana: `gaval darubands, iqiv sjobs sxagan dgomasa,iq mouyuro, Tu saqme ra moxdes Samadgomasa;rac uwin saqme wamxdara, wuxiliT ra vargo masa,sjobs momavlisas ufTxilde saqmisa ar waxdomasa!~

495gabrZanda mefe xomaldiT darubandisa kidesa,mRdelni samRdelod mosilni movidnen, xeli hkidesa,cixidam TeTri alami gaSales, gardmohkidesa,rusTa zarbaznis SilingiT gars cecxli moukidesa.

496laSqarni TofTa isroden, xucebi rekden zarebsa,ase gvegona, xmisagan ca iZvris, mTa zanzarebsa:ar vgvandiT abuCs stumarTa, arca ubralos mgzavrebsa,cotad miT gveca nugeSi mun misvlad danazarebsa.

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lT. Tamaz-xanisagan Samaxiisa da ganjis aReba da osmalosagan Tiflisis dacla

497aw mogiTxra nadi-yuli an vin iyo, risa mqneli;iyo erTi Taraqama elTa Tavi xvarasneli,imis gamo Sah-Tamazma miiyena saqme Zneli,Tvisis nebiT, misis xeliT gardaicva yelze wneli.

498ase rome Sah-Tamazma saqme ase moigvara, loToba da meZaoba metad didad Seiyvara,misad wamlad nadi-yuli, viT brmam, wina aRimZRvara,beWedi da saxelmwifo, jari sul mas miabara.

499TviT im saqmiT nebierad jda gancxromiT, amo SvebiT, _moifona xrmal-kap[a]rWi, mSvildT sabeli qmna moSvebiT,misgan xnarcvSi uku-varda, aRar iqmna amoSvebiT.maSindelno sisxlTa tbano, aw rodis-Ra aRmoSrebiT?!

500es gauSvaT, igive vsTqvaT, rac gaewyos bolo Tavsa,kargi wviTgan davaneloT, cecxli mouboloT avsa.RmerTi kargsa rad uzemda mas bilws, meZavs da mloTavsa?avis mqnelsa avis saqmiT RmerTi saqmes mourTavsa.

501ra nadi-yul Sah-Tamazsa saqmis Tavi ver unaxa,daiWira, dapatimra, darajas qveS Seinaxa;gaTamamda nadi-yuli, Tofi marTa, xmali Calxa,mouqniva winaRmdgomTa, gan[a]dina TavSi Caxa.

502nadiyuloba ganagdo, man dairqo Tamaz-xani:daimona yizilbaSni, viTa mgelman cxvarni, Txani;ganimravlna beglar-begni, yul-noqarni, uzbaS-xani,gaikeTa metad kargi man Tofxana, jabaxani.

503ra Tamaz-xan Sah-Tamazsa amisTana saqme uyo,imisTanas RalatiTa yelze gardaacva gulyo;ormo-bnelSi Cagdebulsa Tavi aRar amouyo,yovls xelmwifes acodina, Tavi Tvisi sacnaur-yo.

504ruseTs gagzavna despani, sityva miswera aseTi:`Cven Tqvenis taxtzed dajdomiT Tvisis wyalobiT gvcavs RmerTi,mokvda Sah-Tamaz yeeni, mas Svili darCa arc erTi,saxelad virqvi Tamaz-xan, me daviWire sparseTi~.

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mas, Tamaz-xanis despansa, saxelad erqo xulufa,misces mas didi pativi petrebuxs, kargi ulufa,iman scna vaxtang mefisa saqme da ganZraxuloba,vinc uTxra, kargad vera qna idumalT damarxuloba.

506xulufas uTxres: _ vaxtang Tqva _ `me wavaxdino suxavi,is aris Cemis qveynisa damwveli, cecxliT mxuxavi;SamaxiaSi yumbara vyaro mexisebr mquxavi,Tu RmerTman eg ki maRirsa, sxva ra maqvs Sesawuxavi!~

507mefe rom gaRmiT wabrZanda, xulufam gzavna Cafari;miswera wigni Tamaz-xans, gaimagreo safari,aw vaxtang mefem saomrad aiRo xmali da fari,ganZraxuloba ars misi Samaxiaze farfari.

508Tamaz-xans esma, eoca, iqmna mkbeneli nekisa,suxavis jari man Seqmna, viT isom amalekisa,jer Samaxia dalaSqra, qveyana mospo lekisa.kvlav xma asmina ganjasa osmalos karTa rekisa.

509erTs dRes Tamaz-xan Tavis jars miuZRva ase xerxiTaaTi-aTasi aTasTa ganasresina fexiTa:ganjis karebi damusra zalayinisa jexiTa,Tiflisi nebiT dacales, gavles becebiT, xexiTa.

m. Tamaz-xanisagan rusT xelmwifis ferTmaSalTanwignis mowera da Tavisis qveynebis Txovna

510Tamaz-xan solaRs miswera, vis aqvnda amilbaroba:`Tu megobari brZandebiT, Cemze ar gmarTebsT Zaloba;gardmaxdevineT sxva-rigad, Tu ram memarTos valoba,Tu ara, Cemis qveynisa xelmwifem miyos wyaloba.

511solaRs, daruband armoans, Tqven ra xeli gaqvsT baqosa?dasabqveli mbaqvelman arc agre unda baqosa;rada xnavT, anu rad sTesavT Tqven Cemsa saTambaqosa,anu baJs, davRas, rad iRebT saduqnes, saqulbaqosa?

512Tu ar dauTmobT erTmanerTs, is Camoagdebs mtrobasa;dascaloT, TqvenTvis mibZandeT, isi sjobs mand magrobasa.me rome vsinjav TqvengniTa mag Cemis qveynis pyrobasa,magdeni bolo ara aqvs Cemsa da Tqvens moyvrobasa~.

513mas amilbarma miswera: `Tqven CemgniT nu gewyineba,

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vinemdis karze mivswerde, Tqven qeniT es moTmineba.rac me iqidam momesmis, Tqven CemgniT mogesmineba;me sixaruliT dagicli, Tumca xelmwifem ineba~.

514male movida karidam xelmwifis gvamansaria`solaRis cixe moSaleT, dascaleT gaRma mxaria~.sanamdis TviTon amilbar cixes ar dasca baria,manamdis dasaqcevelad xeli veravin garia.

515Tamaz-xan Tamazxanoba gardirqo, man inajiSa,Tamaz-xanisebr sefuri Sah-Tamaz ver ivarjiSa;nadiyulobis ZaliTa saxelad irqo nadi-Sa.jer arcada Cans sp[a]rseTSi nadi-SasTana fadiSa!

516man, nadi-Saman yeenman, Sah-Tamazs xnarcvi uTxara:xlmiT SeaSina TurqeTi, daRistani da buxara.rusT xelmwifesac moswera: _ `gameca, baqos nu xara~.indoeTisa xelmwife dadrka, mas Tavi uxara!

517vaxtangs mefes mouvida am nadi-Sas Cafar-elCi.ebZana, Tu: mobZandio, Sens qveyanas aras verCi;me giCveno Senis mtrisa Tavi Suva ganaxeCi,damijere, ar dakargo, rac me xelSi CagaCeCi.

518ar wavida, ar miendo, misi ymobac iTakila,sityva misi mas guls eca, TvalTa qacvi, viT askila;viTa smoda pirveliTgan, miT ixsena, miTa kila,Tqva: `mec unda damborkilos, viT Sah-Tamaz daborkila~.

ma. rusTagan gaRma mxris dacla da mefisvaxtangis aStraxans gabZaneba

519rusT darubandi dascales, yizlarisake aresa:mefe vaxtangca mibrZanda aStraxnis are-maresa,iq uvaresad Saeswra ambavsa sawyinaresa,maSin Tqva: wuTo sofelo, fu Sen da Sens moyvaresa!

520 wyeulo, cruo, macduro, ase rad damemtereo?cxra rigi Wiri Semyare, erTsa ar damajereo;guls mqonda xmali gaCrili, aw Subic damaZgereo,arc mamkal, arc damarCine, matare zere-qvereo.

521mefem ubrZana Tavis Svils: `Sen, Svilo Cemo baqaro,

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ismine Cemi naTqvami, tkbilo, viT Taflo, Saqaro:veRarcad waval aqidam, viqnebi, radgan aq varo,Cvens daqceulsa ojaxzed unda, rom Sen isarqaro.

522ar vici raRac etlzeda Seviqen, davibadeo:me bevrs vecade, ar iqna, aw axla Sena scadeo,veRar SeviZel moweva, davberdi, mSvildi davdeo,rac unda waxdes, gakeTdes, me mas aRaras davdeo.

523romelic kaxni, qarTvelni qarTlidam gardmogvyolia,zogs qarTlSive yavT col-Svili, zogs aq SeurTavs colia;qarTlurad miec neba da rusulad `dai olia~,rogorc ujobdesT, ise qnan, miTam arc erTi myolia.

524mTxoven da mivscem veravis, me ver vitvirTav amasa:me wauxdine qveyana, Svilic gauce mamasa?me RmerTi mizams ras kais, ormo uTxaro, Wa masa.sjobs uWmelobiT sikvdili sayveduriTa Wamasa!

525me yvelas davscem dastursa, Seviq TavianT nebasa,amas ki vityvi rCeviTa, daugdeb erTsa mcnebasa:kaci xom vercad waua sikvdilsa, RvTis brZanebasa,magram nuravin Seiyris Tavisis nebiT snebasa.

526Svilman Sekadra mamasa: `Sen ra gaqvs aw saWmunavi,razed Seqmnilxar, ar vici, Senis cxovrebis mwunavi?ra axla ican sawuTro dasabamiTgan mbrunavi,mibrZane, misi Semxebi vin darCa gauTxunavi?!

527kaci Tavs veras gauva cruis sawuTros mdurvasa,unda, rom kacman gauZlos, Wirs Seyris cxrasa Tu rvasa.sjobia isev molxena wuxilsa, Wmunva-urvasa,girCev, daexsen magdensa cremlsa da oflSi curvasa.

528erTs mogaxseneb rCevasa, maze nu gamiwyrebiTa;isi sjobs, moskos wavideT wynarad, nebivrad rebiTa;iqiv vicxovroT, viT uwin vscxovrebdiT Cvenis krebiTa,javrs daiviwyebT, odesac xelmwifes SaeyrebiTa.

529ubrZana: aRar viqnebiT rogorc viyaviT Cvenao;misTvis vimalvi sircxviliT, ar minda gamoCenao,mravalis cremlis deniTa davhkarge TvalTa Cenao,aseTi seni Semyria, Znelia gardarCenao.

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530wamaiCoqes qarTvelTa, Tavs waiSines xelia,itires bevri mefis win da Rvares cremli cxelia;Sekadres: `rasTvis Seqnilxar viT velad mrboli xelia,brZanebT: `vemalvi sofelsa,~, ege ra gasamxelia?

531Cven gagviSvia qveyana Tvramet-cxrameti welia;samsaxuriTa TqveniTa gvtkiva zurgi da welia,namsaxurobis Cvenisa ege ra sasyidelia?Tqven mand dabrZandiT da Cvenzed ase aiRe xelia!~

532 mefem ubrZana tiriliT: `Tqven marTals ambobT yvelasa;gimsaxuriaT Tqven bevri mSiersa da SiSvelasa,magram ras mizamT, vecade me Cemis qveynis Svelasa,ar iqna, riT-Ra gardvixdi me Tqvensa sasyidelasa?

533viTxov, SemindoT, Cemzeda Tqven hqeniT rac saqnelia,eniT daglocav, mis meti sxva ra maqvs saqonelia?RmerTman mogagosT muqafa, CemgniT gardaxda Znelia,sadac krul iyvneT mterTagan, mun RmerTic Tqveni mxsnelia!

534erTi ambavi momesma, me gasagonlad menasa,didaT merCivna sikvdili me cocxals imis smenasa;amaze vstiri, cremliTa vavseb qvevrsa da menasa.me Tqveni sxvaTa micema ver vaTqmevine enasa!

535raca vsTqvi, javriT ege mklavs, maCivlebs, eg matirebsa,wyeuli wuTi-sofeli, rac ar mwads, mas apirebsa.ar vici, rogor gardurCe mWvals gulze danaWirebsa,Tu ar mdomodiT, gagcemdiT, ar SeviyridiT Wirebsa!~

536ra es ismines qarTvelTa, kvlav ufro SemosZaxesa,Tavs iqiT-aqeT awyvetden, axliden qvasa da xesa;hkvirobden Cveni mWvretelni, mgonia, kidec gvZraxesa!maT ar icoden, Tu Cvena gavebiT ragvars maxesa.

537mefem gvibrZana: `qarTvelno, kaia, nuRar stiriTa,Tqven gaigoneT yuriTa, rac me mogiTxra piriTa:rac saidumlo gsmenodesT, xma-maRla mas nu hyviriTa,nurc Tqven swuxT, nurc me mawuxebT, guli maqvs savse WiriTa.

538guls nu iCvilebT, iyaviT gulisa gamagrebiTa,Cems Svils baqarTan mibrZandiT xelierTpirad krebiTa;Tqven is wagiZRvesT saiTac, ukan miyeviT rebiTa,

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mis ukiTxavad wina-win Tqven nurcad waeCrebiTa!

539asre mogviTxrobs Targmansa am igavis xis mrgvelia:ars morCileba saqebi, urCeba saZagelia.mwyemsi ufTxili samwysosi advilad damkargvelia,samwysos umwyemsod mavalTa SeSWams tura da melia~.

540gamoesalmnen mefesa qarTvelni muxlzed xveviTa,mdabla Tayvanis-cemiTa, xelsa da ferxze mTxveviTa;win dauyenes tboreni cxelis crem[l]isa nTxeviTa,imaTi Tavis raxuni ismoda qva da xe viTa.

541wavidnen, baqars SesCivles: `mefem raRac qna iWvia,namsaxurobis sanaclod mogvago ese niWia;aw Tqvena xedavT TvaliTa, rac jiRa TavTa gvirWvia,sul gamogvyara qarTvelni, darCa aTi-Ra biWia.

542aw mama-Tqveni Tumca rom Rrmad saqmis gamCxrekelia,werilTa TargmniT viT rogorc ione damaskelia,magram es avad ifiqra, aq gaikeTa kelia.TviTan aq dgebis martoka, Cveni Sors gamrekelia~.

543baqar Tqva: `eg Semityvia me Tqvengan ufro adreo;nu momikvdebis Svilebi levan da aleqsandreo,bevri miuTxar mama-Cems, eg saqme rad ikadreo?ar damijera, avad qna aq dgoma man metadreo.

544vera vnaxe ra magisi Rrmad saqme minawdomare,razedac midga, ar darCa is saqme wauxdomare!me Svili var da eg mama, ara var winaRmdgomare.me moskos waval, Tqvenc moxvalT, eg iyos aqa mjdomare!~

545gvibrZana: male wavideT, ara sjobs aq grZlad dgomao,gza wagvixdebis, mogvaswrobs, axloa Samadgomao;caricinamdis wyliT wasvla migvaCans, navSi jdomao,caricins iqiT moskomdi etleb-unebiT xldomao.

546yovelman kacman sagzaod SevqeniT momzadebani,Tav-Tavis sajdoms navSigan nuzlTa da bargTa debani.vswuxdiT mefisa gayrisTvis, gvwvevda saxmilTa debani;bevrman davswyevleT mas dResa Cven Cveni dabadebani.

547Cven wavediT, ig mun dadga, saqme moxda areuli;

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aTiode kaci darCa, xabazi Tu mzareuli;sxva iman yma ar indoma, ar memkvidre, ar euli.viTa godolT mSenebelni, gavxdiT ena-Sareulni.

mb. daviT guramisSvilisagan sawuTossoflis samduravi

548nu miendobi, sawuTro mtyuvani ars da upiro!ar daiWirvis xelSia, ragind rom bWali uWiro;dRes rome lxini mogagos, xval ver mourCe uWiro,amad sjobs, xorci uvarhyo, sulsa uloco, uwiro.

549naTobs da bindobs sawuTro, qcevadi, mobrunavia!wams myudro qari aqrolis, wuTze damusris navia,yoveli lxini muxTlisa kvlav isev saWmunavia,erTi dro grZlad ar SegrCebis, kargi sTqva, gina avia.

550vicnob, mec viyav sofelsa gancxromasa da Svebasa;miyvarda, kargad mimaCnda, vcdilobdi ar gaSvebasa.axla Tqvenc xedavT aw Cemsa mis gamo pirquSebasa,guli dauwvavs saxmiliT sulTqvnasa da uSebasa.

551moklea ese sofeli, kacs ar SerCebis wam erTo,rac momeboZa Tavidgan, bolo-Jam isev wamerTo!man damikvanZa, muxTalma, me raca mexvewa-merTo,mis gamo sevdiT me guli, viT SeSa, cecxlze wamerTo.

552wyeulman, cruvman, macdurman, fexT qveS ilinWa momigo:pirvelad moyvrad meCvena, tkbili ram sityva momigo,gameTamaSa, macdina, sacxovrebeli momigo,ra wamaxdina, gamkicxa, `rad hqeno~, niSnic momigo!

553amad vemduri sawuTros, Torem sxva ra maqvs sadao?sad momiyvana sad myofi, kidev mivyevar sadao!mama, deda, Zma TvaliTa veRara mxedavs, a dao,ZeTa da asulTaganac gamxada uRirsadao.

554me sawuTroman mimiRo, rac sabadisi mebada,misgan darwymuli maxeni Tavsa ze gardmomebada.or-gziT krul Semqna mterTagan, xelTa sabeli mebada,miT vstir, TvalT cremli mibnelebs, dReni mCans me Ramebada.

555mSvilds momiwiva muxTalma, isari gulSi mamaso,ar momca Ze, arc asuli, arvin miZaxis `mamaso~.

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man damiCagra goneba da mteri Tavsa mamaso.davjeq da leqsva daviwye, vsTqvi, Tu: viSvileb amaso.

556amazed aris Cemi da cruis sawuTros Cxubia,sad kacs ar unda, wariyvans, yelze sabeli ubia;misTvis vstir cxelis cremliTa, sveli maqvs kalTa-ubia.me msurda erTi, ar momca; vis ar surs, misca tyubia.

557sam-oTx rigad muxanaTman guls laxvari mamaRera.sul matira Cemi dReni, araodes ar mamRera.viT boloki mqna avre[x]i, amayoCa, amaRera.Tesl-aSretiT gamaxmo da unayofod damabera.

558Semqna uSrto, unayofo, viT xmelis xisa galia;guls damasva samWedurad, laxvrad sevdis sagalia;zdian cremlni TvalTa CemTa, swvavs, viT TevzTa sagalia.ase miCans sra samyoflad, viTa mfrinvelsa galia.

559orgemage ars sawuTro: xan notiobs, xan ki gvalavs;dRes rom kargi win gimZRvaros, ukan mogadevnebs xval avs.nu endobi, mogatyuebs, isars isvris, mSvilds ki malavs.mas davnatri, vinca swored svlad sawuTros gzas gahkvalavs.

560ors miagebs kacs sawuTro, ara erTsa danajerebs:xan moawyens, aatirebs, xan moalxens, anamRerebs.erTnairad ganataros, ase arvis danaberebs.viT uqmnia miwa WurWlad, isev miwad ganamtverebs.

561midis-modis es sofeli, qartexilTa zRvisebr Relavs!ukan dasdevs dro da Jami, mis naqselavs qsovs da sTelavs.is mWle kaci cels ras aqnevs, rasa sTibavs, rasa scelavs?amad vswunob sawuTrosa, sul bnelia, rasac elavs!

562amisTvisa var facicad, viTa Tavs mterdanasxami,misis cecxliT guli Cemi vals Wirisofldanasxami.mowyvetila mosagrilad wylurze wyali danasxami:guli ase daukuwavs, viT galesils danas xami.

563naRvliT dreni Semimoklda, aRara maqvs, damelia;yvela mwared gardameqca, rac ram tkbilad damelia.mZorTa CemTa SesaWmelad mzas ars tura da melia.aw wamoval mec TqvenTana, sad Zma micdi, da melia.

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viT Tavs mivsce mosveneba, viT mivago amo mrbolsa?sasikvdilod mivswurvilvar, yelSi suli amobolsa.axaldabas nuRar xaro, meZaxian, amo bolsa!aw rom me iq wamiyvanon, vin gamizrdis am obolsa?

565miTxar, mtero, davis TxovniT daviTisgan moige ra?rad uyvedre uSobelsa, berwob, vera moige-ra?imas Svilad vervina sjobs, daviT vinc Zed moigera,vinc gamoTqva, is iSvila, mteri imiT moigera.

566me rac vSobe, Svilad vsjervar, es Tu mzrdelman gamizarda,vzrdi momRerlad, me Tu Cemi simRera ar gamizarda.Tumca ena gasareklda, guli misTvis gamizarda,magram mefeT samsaxuriT es sazrdelad gamizarda.

mg. mefis vaxtangis amier sofliT micvla da qarTvelT TavadTa da aznaurT rusT xelmwifissamsaxurSi ganweseba

567aq naxeT wuTis soflisa, cru, matyuara, flidisa,misgan sibnele naTlisa, zedan gardakvra bindisa!ymani viyveniT keTilni mis cxebulisa didisa,gvwyalobdis, uxvad gvaZlevdis, swavliT Svilureb gvzrdidisa.

568mas mogvaSora muxTalman, gza dagvibnela savali,sad ra gveSovna mudregad, sargebliT gvTxova savali!rac man moiRo, ar iTqmis Cvens Tavze gardasavali,Tu getyvi, mwared guls damwvav, Semxuxav, Semtusav ali!

569vai, ra boZi waiqca, saxl-kari Tavs dagveqcao!lxini, Sveba da siame sul Wirad gardagveqcao.Cven ymani davrCiT, patroni wavida, Sors gagveqcao,gafTxildi, Senc ar dagveqce, RvTis maca, magra deq cao!

570mefe mogvikvda, viqmeniT Cven mwared oxer-tiali!miT dagvibnelda sawuTros SuqTa brwyinva da Wyrtiali;mogvwyda wel-guli, SevqeniT, viT umxrod Citman, frtiali,daviwyeT, viTa wiwilTa ukruxobiTa, wkrtiali.

571mis dros rusTa Tqves: qarTvelno, es Tqvenca gagegoneba,TviT qriste brZanebs: `Znelia orTa ufalTa moneba~iwameT erTi ufali, Tumca genebosT cxovneba,an wadiT, anu dadeqiT, Tavs nu mieciT Roneba.

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572Cven oc wels iqiT stumarsa ver uzamT Tavazasao,Semogvewevis Tu aras, mudam ver vaWmevT mzasao.Tu rom dasdgebiT, Cven TqvenTvis movmzadebT kargs mazasao;Tu ar dasdgebiT, dro aris mibrZandebodeT gzasao.

573qarTvelni scden da gatexes mefis vaxtangis mcnebao:win wauares baqarsa, saqme qnes Tavis nebao.sworeT im gzazed wavidnen, saiTac iyo snebao.aravin uwyis, muniTgan cocxali vin ixsnebao!

574ifices kaxTa, qarTvelTa: `CvenSi ar iyos Suria,Cven sul didTa da pataraT cxovreba gvaqvndes Zmuria;davsdgeT, Tu sadme wavideT, erTad viZebnoT puria~.mec gaverive, mekeTa, raki mas movkar yuria.

575ra igi fici gardaswyda, gulSi ar qona Surisa,xelmwifes arza miarTves: `Cven Tqveni ymoba gvsurisa;laSqarSi wasvla gvebZanos, dro aris samsaxurisa!~xelmwifes esma, iama, brZana mogdeba yurisa.

576Tavis vezirebs ubrZana, saymo garigdes maTio:TavadTa ocdaaTi da aznaurTaTvis aTio;Tu ar aRsrulden, kideve aT-aTi maze sarTio,mieciT Tanasworada, ara iyos ra xlaTio.

577Sursa ra esma siswore, erToba man iwyinao:rkina rbili da foladi, Tqva, ganaswora vinao?marTebelTana dagvCxuba, avrigad Segvasminao,aT-aTi isev mogviWres, sxva ki mogvigdes winao.

578Suri uvaryo, visac rom Wkva qonda natamalia,Sejda da gardaexvewa, ixmara cxeni malia.me myvanada cudi jaglagi, miT vercad davemalia,gajavrebuli momixda, gardmomiWira xmalia.

579Surman daCagra da mokvda yaflanisSvili tetia,Surman ciciSvils adamas daartya TavSi ketia;daSavebuli mec SuriT daviarebi xetia;dambnelebia goneba, Tavze mexvevis retia.

580Surman me didaT damkoda, xmali Semomkra misrisa,msxvils Svilebs yeli damiWra, wvrilebi fexiT misrisa;cecxliT damiwo saxl-kari, vame, javri mklavs mis srisa!

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viT aRlesili laxvari, miT sevda gulsa misrisa.

581mas meSurnesa pirvelad ara aqvnda-ra Zalebi,gamoaCina bolos dros faruli danakrZalebi;gvimtyuvna, xorci TviT Wama, Cven mogviyara Zvalebi,xe varjovani dagvaxmo, ayovna nakunZalebi.

582ganaborota keTili, Surman auba Tvalebi.wina aRuZRva brma brmaTa, ariva gza da kvalebi.dabenZRa, daarioSa, oqros moriva rvalebi.gardaxdevinos ufalman, rac Cemi edvas valebi!

583viT Txasa cxvari, mivendev upiros, moRalatesa.wamiZRva, samWmo miCvena, Tavs wamayena flatesa.miTxra, Tu: `ager safoTli, kargia, vinc iq gaxtesa~.TviT gaxta, me Sig Camagdo, hgavs eSmakobiT antesa.

584Sevscdi da mwyemssa w[a]uvel, gaudeq mrudaT Zovnasa.aw davhkargulvar TavTaTvis, aRar moveli povnasa.uZRebebaman ra miyo, xedavT am Cemsa SovnasasimsuqnisaTvis davikvli, ZaRlni SesWamen qonasa.

585avad momixda umxroda gafrena, qmna navardisa!sad amosuli xnarcviTa kidev meored vardisa;vaime, mama-dedisa, Zmis damkargavi var, disa,veRar mnaxavi moyvrisa tan-lerwam, pirad vardisa.

586Cveni giTxra samsaxuri, sxva ra gveqna amis meti;aTas-Svidas-oc-da-cxramets xoTinis kars vTxliSeT keti,oroc-da-ors findriRavans cecxliT gamovbugeT Sveti.oroc-Cvidmets brusis korols SeuryiveT taxtis sveti.

587ormoc-Tvramets brusman dagvkra, Tavsa dagvaxviva reti.me Cems Zmebsa damaSora, luwisgan davrCi kenti.maRdeburxis cixeSigan damsva kareb-danakleti.muniT vixsen, Sin wamovel, qeri vxan da yana, feti.

588fetvi bevri moviyvane, magram vera vSWame mWadi.me momiTxres: `mandedame axla adeq, sxvagan wadi!~Zal-unebriv wamiyvanes, sadac ara viyav mwadi,vame tkbilo sicocxleo, rom Sen ase gamimwardi!

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md. simRera daviT guramisSvilisa,tyveobidam gamosvlis drosdaviTis Sesxma

1vinc rome saxlSi SemiSva, gamaTbo, gamamSuSao,damidga kargi sadili, win RviniT savse SuSao,man SemikveTa: imRere, daviT, is `Cemo yurSao~.kvlav Sen me rasac SemikveT, viqnebi Seni muSao.

2amad me esreT Sevawyev qeba daviTis SesxmiTa,ese Sairi bolo-erT erTmanerTzeda SesxmiTa.`Cemo yurSaos~ sanacvlod Caxruxauli es xmiTamiuTxar, gamxiarulden Rvinisa Tasebze sxmiTa.

daviTis Sesxma pirveli

3moiqca daviT kais sadaviT,RvTis uRlisake miiRo qedi.maRliT daswiva, mdabalT awviva,erTad Seyara vake da qedi;adida mama mis qnaris xmama,Ze _ sityva misi _ ZalTa moqmedi.Ze daviTs rqada RmerTman uqada:rqa aRgidgino, miT mterTa rqendi.

4mamas vsax Zirad da Zes Srtod pirad,viT usaxevda mas mamis gverdi,daviT axevda da mas arxevda,Srto maiwoda zeidam qvemdi,iTvis-itoma daviTis Stoma,rqad aRamorCa Tvisi gamrqedi:moeba zeda, aRzarda Zedaman mzrdeli, Tvisi, miT mixvda bedi.

5viTa namyeni, gamosayeni,ukvdavebisa xilT mosarTlvedi,ugbilT ixiles, arad ixiles,mohkveTes, hkadres: `avs xils ibemdi~.ig mokveTili, nayof-keTiliisev gancxovlda, me miT vilxendi,mtriT dacemuli, cecxls micemulisagril-saCrdilad me mas virxevdi.

6man damayena, wamoayena

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man mzeTa-mzeman Saravandedi,bnelSi mgdebare gamoved gare,viTa davRamdi, isev gavsTendi!Ze mogveboZa, gvesvet-gveboZa,me daqceuli misgan avSendi, daviTs, daviTo, mixamda viTo,egreT nugeSsmca da mad vaqebdi.

7daviT ar vaqo, mkiTxon, ra varqo;kaco, Sen iyav giJi Tu brZeni?vaqeb mitoma, daviTis Srtomazed gamoiba kargi yurZeni.vinc igi Wama, RmerTi iwama,berTa da berwTa misca sul Zeni;miT aRiSenes da daiSvenessaxl-kar-midamo, gare fuZeni.

8daviTs urokavs, me ar mirotavs,marTali miTqvams, rac msmia Tqmuli;mis sanufqada, rac mas uqada,RmerTman uboZa, aRxda aRTqmuli;mas misca Zeni, Wkviani, brZeni,qveyanazeda qebiT ganTqmuli,mis SrtoTa xili, brmaT TvalT amxili,svimionisa mklavTa aRqmuli.

9daviTs mrokavsa Seumkob kavsa,rasac kaviTa qve ig iwoda,misTvis fundruki, viTa gundruki,sTnda, RvTis winaSe ms[x]verplad iwoda.sulo codvilo, xorcT dakodilo,gijobs malamad Sen ig iwo, da,Sen man gagkurnos da ar dagkrulos,vinc Sens naqnarsa saswvriT giwonda.

10daviT isama, man ganisama,aramTu igi erTi dakarga;bobRniT, ebniTa, hpova ZebniTa,samad erTi mze mogvfina karga.rokviT-samebiT, cxonda samebiT,Tqva Tu: dasia RmerTad ar varga!sanamdis reka, kerpni gareka,Tan ganatana TavianT barga.

11daviT rCeulman, RvTis miCneulmanmterTa sarqenlad Ze rqad qadaga;ig daixara, misgan ixara,

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viT Ziri Tvisi Srtoze rqad darga!beTlems dabada, kanas daba, da, vin wyali Rvinod ganabadaga,RmerTi gvacnoba, kerpTa Tqva jmnoba,ilekro adno, xe wva, qva daga.

12daviT RvTis qebiT, Surdulis qvebiT,iqmna SeWurvil, gmirTa mjobneli,fsalmunT galobiT da RvTis wyalobiTmterT saqme uyo, dasaja [bneli];qnar-winwil-ebniT man pova ZebniT,romelic gvaqvnda Cven saZebneli,mogvfina mzeda RvTis sityva Zeda,man gangvinaTla savane bneli.

13daviT qnarebiT buqna qna rebiT,sjulis kidobans uroka wina:melqolam naxa, dagmo, dasZraxa;mefe xltis viTo yrma pawawina;colman gakila, qmars eTakila,wyromiT rqva: vroke me imisTvina,vinc umetesad, me ukeTesadmamis-Senis wil taxtzed majdina.

14da kurTxeul ars ufali, romelman gamomirCia,ufros mamisa Senisa Rirs myo da me mimiCniadacadginebad, mflobelad erisa israelisa.amad vmRer uflis winaSe, var SuSprad mSleli xelisa.

me. odes daviT guramisSvilikistrinis omSi cxeniTurT liaSi daefla,imis monasibad RvTis-mSoblis Sesxma

1Cem sayvarlis momyvanelo Zed, mariam qalo,saxiT oqros sasanTleo, lampar-ganumqralo,zmirin-gundrukT sakmevelo, saynoselad alo,qalwulT gvirgvinT samkaulo, Tav-jiRoanT alo,usasyidlo margalito, Zvirfasisa Tvalo,anTrak-almas-safirono, iagundo-lalo,cxovrebis wylis iaTuRo, oqrov, ara rvalo,masvi wyali da mapkure, cocxal-mkvdari valo!

2zecad gesav, erTo RmerTo, qveynad erT-ufalo,yovlad wmindav RvTis-mSobelo, dido dedofalo,codvis lias ukuvardi Rrmad Sig davefalo,Tu Sen me ar aRmomiyvan, Znelad aRmovalo,Tayvansa gcem, geajebi, viTxov Semiwynaro,

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mimkvdarebuls mamaSvelo ukvdavebis wyaro;masva, mkvdari ganmacocxlo, Sens Zes Semamyaro,viT wesia sayvarlisa, trfials Semayvaro,mavne-macdurs ganmaride, Zelo, qristes jvaro!Cemi cremli zed idine, cxovrebis wylis Raro,gaufTxildi, cud-ubralod arcad damiRvaro,daviTs win ZRvnad warumZRvare, RvTis ZRvenT winamZRvaro!

sxva xmamowyalebis karo, Sens zRurbls movekaro,usaxlkaro varo, viTxov, Semifaro!viT mowyale xaro, codvilT meoxaro,rac me mogiTxaro, Sen miT ganmaxaro,maxumr-mamasxaro, macin-maxarxaro,daviTis mterT xaro ZiriT aRmosTxaro!

mv. xarebobis dRis Sesxma:`axa wminda kopales~ sanacvlod samRerali

qal-qalwulman mariam wmindad Tavi atara;yovlis kais saqmiTa Tavi RmerTsa ayvara.ocdaxuTs marts gabriel angelozman axara,zegardamo mokiTxva hrqva: yrma Svao patara!qalwuls Zniad aRuCnda, SekrTa, ganasadara:`mamakaci ar vici, eg moxdebis ragvara?~man rqva: `sulis wmidiTa Zal-maRlisam dagfara!~kvlav qalwulman madlobiT RmerTsa xeli Seyara:`sityvisaebr Senisa meyavn~, _ sxva ara Tqva ra.vsTqvaT im yrmisa SobiTa dagvemarTa sarfa ra.gaizarda aw yrma ra, sca da kerpni gayara,TviT Segveqna RmerTada, dagvico da dagvfara,ganiyida, jvars ecva, CvenTvis sisxli daRvara.rasac valiT dagvixsna, mis vaxSs gvTxoen aRara.ganiyida, jvars ecva, CvenTvis sisxli daRvara,rasac valiT dagvixsna, mis vaxSs gvTxoen aRara.rasac valiT dagvixsna, mis vaxSs gvTxoen aRara.

mz. RvTis-mSobl[i]s micvalebisdRis Sesxma

1gixarodesT angelozT dasnoda wmindano Tqven bevrad asno!

2dedofali meufis dedaqveyniT zecad aRmovals Tqvenda!

3mociqulni tyebiT, godebiT,mglovareni saxmilT modebiT,

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4cremlovani uZRvian winaaRtacebuls RrubelTa Sina!

5dedam suli Zes misca xelTa,meSiniso haeris mcvelTa:

6Zeman deda haerTa Sinaaravisgan ar SeaSina.

7aRaxveniT, mTavarno, bWeni,movals nugeST-cemani Tqveni,

8sanatreli aw Tqven mieri.patiosan da saxieri!

9viT mosianT dasaqadebikidobani sjulTa sadebi;

10viT karavi ig wamebisa,saxl-savane ars samebisa;

11dedofali RvTisa-mSobeli,mowyalebis karT ar mxSobeli,

12viT abramis vani, karavi,egreT mcveli, Cveni mfaravi.

13RvTis deda ars sjulT kidobani,Zisa mier aqvs wmindobani!

14misTvisa gvaqvs Cven mindobani,qveynad misgan ars mSvidobani.

15misgan damcrda gulT-didobani,miT ganwesda Zmoba-dobani;

16avis saqmis jmna. ridobani;uSverT sityvis xmis kmindobani!

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17ugalobdiT mas mgalobelnibobRniT mwyobriT, tkbilad mxmobelni!

18daviT mefe qnar-winwiliTa,rokviT, cekviT, wina-win vliTa,

19ugalobdes sjulT kidobansa,qnars etyodes aw TviTon bansa!

20RvTis-mSobelo, vadidebT Sensamicvalebis Senisa dResa!

21Cven gamovsTqviT Seni galoba,Sen yav Cvenzed Seni wyaloba;

22gviTxove Sens Zes sayvarelsa,nu agvxdis Cven RvTis safarvelsa;

23codva Cveni Sescvalos madlad,wagviyvanos Cven mand pir-naTlad!

mÀ. Tavisis codvis mogoneba da sasinanulo sityvebidaviT guramisSvilisa

1vame codvils da unanelsa,keTilT saqmis me uqonelsa,

2miqceul var samRvTos gzisaganCveulebiT avis znisagan:

3codvis myvar var, ara madlisa;bnelisa da ara naTlisa.

4viTar warvsdge sjad RvTisa wina,viT davmkvidrde wmindaTa Sina,

5viT iqnebis Cemi cxovnebazakviT savse maqvs me goneba!

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6me sawyali daRonebuli,codvisa var damonebuli;

7tkbilad miCans crui sofeli,wuTi anazdisa myofeli.

8vame, vame, sulo codvilo,xorciT daWril da dakodvilo!

9ara gaqvs ra Sen mosawoni,qristes saswvriT Sen asawoni.

10rac imruSe, aq Sen isiZve,mun sasworsa zeda isi Ze.

11aw nu gZinavs, adeq, iRviZe,SuvaRames movals is siZe:

12ar dagiStres Seni lampari,sameufos dagexSas kari;

13TvalTa cremli Sen awanwkari,nu xar[o] gves-glispis mzakvari,

14Tumca gsuris sulis cxovneba,daviT rac grhqva, gxams gagoneba!Tumca gsuris sulis cxovneba,daviT rac grhqva, gxams gagoneba!daviT rac grhqva, gxams gagoneba!

mT. aRdgomis dRes yrmaTagan samRereli

1aRdga qriste da aRmoiyvana adamiani!braleulebi, bnelSigan bmulni, borgliniani!aliluia, aliluia, aliluia!

2gverd gangmerilman gvapkura sisxli, gvyvna grilovanad,damRerdeT dabdabs, daviTs durduks, did-didroanad,aliluia, aliluia, aliluia!

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3evas elxina, erodiasa eldani eca:vame, viwvio, veras vityvio, vixsnebi verca!aliluia, aliluia, aliluia!

4zrunavs zarganxdiT, zarobs, zuzia zatikobasa,Àerni [À]etyoden Àerodiasa ÀeSmakobasa!aliluia, aliluia, aliluia!

5TamaS-TulobiT, Tavis TxovniT Sen, Tavxedo, briyo,irono iro, ione, mohkal, iman es giyo!aliluia, aliluia, aliluia!

6kapas-kaxpobiT, kais kacis kvlad, kadnierebiT,leqs-RviniT mTvralsa, lxinad mjdomares lmobierebiT,aliluia, aliluia, aliluia!

7mefes mosTxove: `mohkveTe Tavi marTlis metyvelsa~.nu gikvirs, mis wil nacvlad miece navTT tbas, cecxls mwvelsa!aliluia, aliluia, aliluia!

obolni

1dideba Senda ufalo, Sen[a] xar kacTa moyvare,geajebi, rom Semindo, me visac rame movpare!Tumca gvarduci vercxliTa vavse, yelamdin movyare,isev cud iqmna Ce[m]Tvisa, gvarduciT ver wamovyare.

2cruvman sawuTrom rac momca, isev imanve wamarTo,viT xmeli SeSa sawvavad me cecxlsa zedan wamarTo;aw riTRa unda keTilad me Cemi saqme warvmarTo.an israelad riT gavxde, an riTRa me viwarmarTo?

3RmerTo, Semindev aw Cemi naqnari codva da brali;Sors ganmaride urigo me saqme finTi da myrali,Sen damimSvide me guli RrZuvi, ficxeli da mwyrali,rom ar Seviqna RviniTa me Wirveuli da mTvrali.

4vai, Tu movhkvde codvili kaci avis zniT me zrdili,wamerTos dReni mziani, Rameni ca-mowmendili;mdgomares zRvisa Wvretani, ca varskvlav-mTvariT Wedili.ukeTes vnaxav veRaras xorc-mkvdari, sul-warwymendili.

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5vai, Tu movkvde umadlo, Seviqna codvis zieri,davkargo xorcis simaZRre, suliTac viqna mSieri;misTvis momadges risxvani zegardmo, RvTiv zecieri,srulad wamerTvas qveynada, me maqvndes rac nivTieri.

6vame, Tu Sors gzas wavide, sagZlad vera-ra waviRo,win mebaJeni damixvden, rac mTxoon, is ver gaviRo,qristes win wavdge qed-drekiT, Tavi ver maRla aviRo;sasworSi codva daWarbdes, umadlom ver gardaviRo.

7vame, Tu Cemi sikvdiliT guli aravis stkiodes,gul-umxurvalod tirodes, gangeb xmamaRla kiodes,ubralod iwirplebodes, cremli ar xarbad zdiodes,ra mnaxos Tvaleb-wuxili, Cemzed avs rasme Ciodes.

n. simRera qal-kaxeTis jvarobassanaclod saTqmeli

yrmav, goneba ugunuri agoniareo,Tavs nu gaxdi uRonoda, aRoniareo;iqiT-aqeT miixede, aTvaliareo,scan sawuTro muxanaTi, salmobiareo.ars gza viwro, ormo-xnarcvi moganiareo,gaufTxildi, ar Cavarde, amod iareo,nu gaxdebi ufalTana gulmankiareo.gullmobilad ena-piri almobiareo,Seiyvare sayvareli, anebiareo,araferi miayeno saudiareo;rac gecodos, Seinane, mRrdels aRiareo;iloce da imarxule da eziareo,ar Sescvalo ubedurad sabedniareo,daviT rac ghrqva Svenierad, aSveniareo.

ar Sescvalo ubedurad sabedniareo,daviT rac ghrqva Svenierad, aSveniareo,daviT rac ghrqva Svenierad, aSveniareo.

na. sityva ese RvTisa

sityvisa-sityvad Sewyobili da sw[a]vla sayvarlisa,RvTisa da kacisa Zisa, yrmaTaTvis simRerad _ `eeo, meo, qalo qalTa-mzeo~-s sanacvlod saTqmeli

1eeo, meo, aqeT momxedeo,ras momiTxrobs sayvareli, yuri daugdeo!

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aravina ars ufrosi RvTisgan udideo,RvTis sityvasa _ kacTa Zesa _ sityvas mismendeo.

3gzasa romelsa xvidode, win daixedeo,faTerakians safrxesa arcad Cavardeo.

4Tavs aseTzed nu ixareb, bolos inandeo;aseTs nuras moivaWreb, rom dasziandeo.

5mcan, me var Seni moyvare, Sen me giyvardeo,nuraodes damiviwyeb, mudam gaxsondeo.

6vinc girCevdes Cems gayrasa, hkar da ganagdeo,vinc me momdevs gauyrelad, mec imasa vzdeo.

7me sul yovelTvis Seni var, Tu Sen gindodeo:var Wirnanaxi Senzeda, Torem ras dagdeo.

8Tu ar ici, rac miqnia, getyvi, icodeo,rom Senc imis sanufqoda saqmes iqmodeo.

9odes mamiT da suliTurT Zem vimoqmedeo,miwa-wyali da qar-cecxli erTad Sevmzadeo.

10Cavbere suli cxoveli, kacad gavxadeo,qveynad yovli nivTieri, rac rom davbadeo,

11kacis saxmarad gavxade, sul win daudeo;yvelas movrive sibrZniTa, rasac SevsWideo.

12kvlav dedakaci Semwed mas uqmen, umzadeo,davarqvi orTav saxeli, ganuzogadeo.

13kacsa adam da dedakacs eva uwodeo,davsxi samoTxis baRSigan, mcneba daudeo.

14uTxar, yovlis xilisagan im erTs ar sWamdeo;Tu SeSWame, usacilod sikvdiliT mokvdeo.

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mcnebas gardaxda, SeWama; gavswyer, ganvagdeo,adam davswyevle: WiriT da ofliT purs SWamdeo;

16kurosTavTa da balaxis TesliT rCebodeo,miwa iyav da miwadve iqce, gamiwdeo.

17eva davswyevle: Sen, SvilTa kvnesiTa Sobdeo,qmars aqvndes Senzed ufleba, Sen umcrosobdeo.

18ra safarveli naTlisa gardavexadeo,TavianT neba vamyofe, yuri daugdeo.

19adam miuTxra satanas: Tu ram icodeo,evasa stkiva muceli, wamlad danadeo.

20satanam uTxra: magisi Cemzed maagdeo,me Sen rac gTxovo saxsrada, imas momcemdeo:

21suli giraod momec da amas daswerdeo,TaviT, coliTa, SviliTa naTesavamdeo,

22sanamdisin uSobelsa Sobilad vscnobdeoda ukvdavi mokvdebodes, manam Sen gyvandeo _

23adam miugo: egreT vyo, viT Sen iTxovdeo!mihyida suli, Cavarda jojoxeTamdeo.

24Sembralden, guli gamwyrali me davimSvideo,qveynad wyalobis TvaliTa gardmovixedeo.

25mo[v]lindi sityva mamisad, Zed davibadeo,ganvkacdi, qveynad viare da ganviyideo;

26visaje nebsiT, jvarzeda gardmovekideo!movhkvdi, sisxliTa CemiTa brali ganvswmindeo!

27mamaman Ceman madida, viT Zem vadideo,adamis aRnadginebi gardavixadeo.

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saflaviT aRvsdeg, sikvdiliT sikvdili vsTurgneo,jojoxeTSigan satana risxviT mivbnideo;

29davabi magris jaWviTa, cecxlsa, navTSi vsdeo,marjvniT dausvi iuda, marcxniv erodeo;

30mivel, adams da evasa xeli movkideo,aRmoviyvane sxvanica, arvin davagdeo.

31aw Senc adamis tomi xar, miT Semecodeo;sofelsa Sina patara xoWiWiT egdeo.

32migiRe, ZiZas miggvare, ZuZus mogkideo;gasvi, gaWame, Cagacvi, CCvili gagzardeo;

33gaswavle, gagaostate, kacad gagxadeo,mogirTev ze-qve savane, colic gibedeo..

34jereT qveyanad cocxali, giTxar, cxovrebdeo,merme ra mokvde, zecada ganisvenebdeo.

35rasac me SenTvis gavsjilvar, viTar movsTvlideo!aw me rogor ar mewyinos, waxde, gascruvdeo?

36me damTmo, aRar mindomo, sxvas miuxvideo,an mterman sadme dagTrugnos, mohkvde, wamirwymndeo!

37aw nu xar gaubedavi, gijobs, gabedeo,gaqsuebuli nu xval Sors, axlos mamendeo.

38nu grcxvenis CemTan mosvlisa, nu damerideo,Tu Cems sawyensa raSigme Tavi Canagdeo.

39an gemTxva rame soflisa, miT daikodeo,aw es ars misi wamali, wylulzed daideo:

40Cems saxlamdis moawio, amdens ecadeo,rac mawyine, misi miTxar: gcode, Semindeo!

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Tu gul-mxurvlad es bodiSi Sen maixadeo,merme Seni gansveneba Cemzed moagdeo.

42Tu viTar gagaymawvilo, aRar daberdeo,ara gaqvndes ra sajavro, sul ixarebdeo,

43Tu ar sxvas visme ucxoTa, marto me mxadeo,es yvela SenTvis mza aris, rac rom giqadeo.

44me Sen sxvas aras genukvi, RmerTi adideo:me SenTvis nebsiT momkvdarsa mamigonebdeo,

45mag Cems werilsa wignebsa waikiTxevdeo.rac rom anderZad damegdos, aRasrulebdeo:

46Raribs aWmevde, mSiersa mwyurvals asmevdeo,SiSvels Semosde uZlursa, sneuls naxevdeo.

47sapyrobileSi mWmunvarTa nugeSsa scemdeo,patimars, tyvesa, ucxosa Seiwynarebdeo.

48Seimsubuqe codvani, virem avswondeo,aseTis saxiT meCvene, gnaxo, mamwondeo.

49aseTs codvils numca gnaxav, rom gagirisxdeo.maqvs sapyrobile aseTi, Tu Sig Segagdeo,

50dauSretelis cecxliTa unda iwodeo.gWamden gvelni da bayayni, matlSi eflodeo,

51eSmakni cecxlis maTraxTa gcemden, miZaxdeo:vame daviwvi, miSvele, RmerTo, momxedeo!

52nu goneb, kidev xelaxla viSva da movkvdeo,an misebr jojoxeTSigan meRa movideo;

53an, viT mama-Sens adamsa, xeli movkideo,ise Sen xeli mogkido, an Samebraldeo.

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unda iyo da itanjo ukunisamdeo,daviT, misTvis mogaxseneb, amas ufrTxodeo!

55isev xorciT Seinane, rac xorciT scodeo,Torem suliT veras irgeb, Sen es icodeo!daviT, misTvis mogaxseneb, amas ufrTxodeo!

56Torem suliT veras irgeb, Sen es icodeo,daviT, misTvis mogaxseneb, amas ufrTxodeo!daviT, misTvis mogaxseneb, amas ufrTxodeo!

57adeq, adeq, nuRar swevxar, zezed wamojeo;Tavs gevlebis qurd-mparavi, mas udarajeo.

58gaufrTxildi, ar daTxaros Seni saunjeo,mRilT saWmelad rad inaxav, gaxsen, daxarjeo;

59ori givis satrfialo, oriv gasinjeo,romelic Cndes ufro mkvidrad, mas ebRaujeo.rac rom daviT Sen gaswavla, magra dabRujeo.

60romelic Cndes ufro mkvidrad, mas ebRaujeo,rac rom daviT Sen gaswavla, magra dabRujeo.rac rom daviT Sen gaswavla, magra dabRujeo.

61ade, ade, ar daszarde, rac dagpatijeo.aRe piri RvTis saqebrad, nu gaimunjeo.

62nu aWmunveb mkvidrs mijnursa, wuTi daRrijeo,Tu suliT gsyrs gansveneba, xorci gasarjeo.

63rad ganSordi Sensa mxsnelsa, rad daixvanjeo?nu xval gzasa ukeTursa, nu gardiqajeo!rac gza daviT win dagidva, mazed abijeo!

64nu xval gzasa ukeTursa, nu gardiqajeo!rac gza daviT win dagidva, mazed abijeo,rac gza daviT win dagidva, mazed abijeo!

nb. simRera ferxisuli `ager miRmar axos~sa[na]clod saTqmeli

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eSmakeulT axosa angelozman mnaxosa,mweros jvari qristesi, gulzed gamomsaxosa;Tvisi mWreli laxvari lesos, gaimaxosa;Cems mters gulzed aZgeros, ara wynarad axosa.Seurisxdes, daTaTxos, mWaxed SeuZaxosa,ganecale, ganSordi, nu xval daviTs axlosa,nuraodes gaivli, sadac is esaxlosa.kacman unda siwmindiT Tavi Sainaxosa,araferi boroti guliT ganiZraxosa;TviT eridos saZraxavs, sxvasa ara sZraxosa,viT swads sxvam ar umarcxos, TviT sxvas ar umarcxosa,rac TviT exnas-eTesos, anu daefarcxosa,is moimkos, galewos, daifqos da acxosa.unda kacman keTilad swavla Seiracxosa,aTis mcnebis sityvebi gulSi daimarxosa,gulTmodgined ismendes, daviTs rac eCalxosa.aTis mcnebis sityvebi gulSi daimarxosa,gulTmodgined ismendes, daviTs rac eCalxosa,gulTmodgined ismendes, daviTs rac eCalxosa.

ng. odes daviT guramisSvilibrusiaSi datyovda da Tu ram aqvnda Tavisi sacxovrebli,isic daekarga, imisTvistirili

1viTa cxovari gza SecdomilimgelT warsatacad farexTa gare,egreT Sen, Tao, xar gaxdomili,aseTi saqme me mogigvare!

2gavxdi glaxaki da davrdomili,Tumca sawuTros moviangare;var carialze me dajdomili,saunjisagan kars gareT mdgare.

3davhkarge igi oqros beWedi,romliT niSnul ars Cemi Svebadi,aw meqcevian vani gebadime saukuno gansvenebadi.

4sizmrad vixile, kars gareT vrekdi,qorwilSi Sesvlad SigniT viwevdi,qriste, miboZe aseTi bedi,Sensa mas qorwils meca miwvevdi!

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mterman ganmZarcva me Sesamkeli,tanT saqorwine Sesamoseli,va, Tu miT viqna gareT mrekeli,qorwilsa Sina veRar Semsvleli!

6Sen xar, ufalo, aw Cemi mSveli,qristev, Semmose madliT SiSveli,petre da pavle, samoTxis mcveli,nu meqnebian karTa damxSveli!

7nu gZinavs, sulo, aw ganiRviZe,rom ar Seiqna lampar-Sretili,SuaRamisas movides siZe,gareT ar darCe kar-dakletili.

8nu xar suleli, zarmac-udebi,ar dagekargos qristes qorwili,numca iqnebi wildaudebi,sainaxisa ar irgo wili.

9vame, codvilsa da ub[a]druksa,me vin maRirsebs aseTs mazmansa,rom damigrexdes sanTlis patruqsa,an zeTs misxemdes Cems mqrals bazmansa!

10var me mterTagan mwared gacrcvili,tanT saqorwine sacmelT xeuli:sul damkargvia zeTi da cvilida sakerase gorglad xveuli.

11qristev, ganmkurne brma-yru-sapyari,rom me aginTo bazma-lampari,momec locvaSi TvalT cremlT wanwkari,rom Sen ganmiRo qorwilTa kari!momec locvaSi TvalT cremlT wanwkari,rom Sen ganmiRo qorwilTa kari!rom Sen ganmiRo qorwilTa kari!

nd. meore daviTis Sesxma

rusulis simReris xma: ne dam pokoiu,poidu staboiu.

1abrah[a]mis RmerTi, sabaoTi erTi,

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moqmedi yovelTa mkvdarTa da cxovelTa,yovlisa mpyrobeli,

2ars Cemi gamCeni, Semnaxav, damrCeni,me igi mrwams mamad, ar qaCali mamad.dambadebels vesav!

3sasoebas mamas daviT sTxovda amas:mama, Seni Zeo, viTxov, miboZeoSesavedrebelad;

4suli-wminda farvad Tavs madgio karvad!RmerTs sTnda daviTisa, isma sityva RvTisazegardamo qveynad.

5mosca saTxovari, qriste macxovari,sadideblad RvTisa, Ze ig daviTisa,WeSmariti RmerTi.

6friad sayvareli, mcveli da mfarveli.man dagvidva sjuli, daxsna daxvanjuli,jvars ecva CvenTvis!

7me misTvis Tavs videb, vaqeb da vadideb,mrwams da aRviareb, vdgebi Tu viareb,ugalobeb me mas!

8mdidar var Tu mwiri, lxini maqvs Tu Wiri,vimReri Tu vstiri, qnari maqvs Tu stviri,zed davmReri amas!

ne. rusulis simReris xma:CTo za priCina, vseRda kruCina.

1ismineT erno, gulT mecnierno,me davsZrav bagebs, mogiTxrob kargebs;migdeviT yuri.

2sityvav Zliero, RvTiv zeciero,Txrobilo maRliT, smenilo dabliTZed wodebulad;

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kurTxevad Cvenda, ar SesaCvenad,RmerTad cnobilo, kacaT Sobilo qalwulisagan;

4umamod qveyniT, udedod zeciT,romel movlindi da qveynad vlidi,ieso qriste.

5mwyemso keTilo, nayof-keTilo,var gaxdomilad cxvari cdomilad,aw momiZie!

6modi saZebrad, vgdivar sad mTxreblad,gamkurne Wiri, mTxrebls axsen piri,aRmomiyvane!

7damixsen bneliT, tanjviTa ZneliT;nu mimcem mgelTa, matlTa da gvelTa,melT SesaWmelad!

8amad gadideb, mavnes marideb,xar Cemi myvari, mrwams Seni jvarisarwmunovebiT.

9amad gigalob, me Sena mwyalob,CvenTvis jvarcmulo, sayvarlad Tqmulo,aw Semiyvare.

10aRmipyar xeli, mwvavs cecxli cxeli,mapkure wyali, damSrite ali, _ wva daminele;

11tkbilo ieso, mxams ganvilesowamlad sasmelad, wlurze sasmeladme sisxli Seni!

12SengniT vikurno, ar davikrulo,ar gavxde wbilad, eSmakTa Svilad, _viyo me Seni.

13SengniT xmobilad, keTil-Sobiladvixsenebode, Sen mamad myvande

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ganuSoreblad.

14qristes macxovars, gTxov am saTxovars,maride cxovars, saca mglis xro ars,mixsen maTgana.

15me daviT ese vxan da viTese,vin xarT Wkva[T]m[yo]fni, ese nayofnibrZnad moimkeviT.

16`arananinas, Tarananinas~ese sjobia, RvTis samkobia:aliluia!ese sjobia, RvTis samkobia:aliluia, aliluia,aliluia!

nv. mesame daviTis SesxmapolSis simReris xma

1aw me aRviZrav enasa,vadideb RmerTsa zenasa;viwyo me galoba,miyos man wyaloba.man qmna vaJ-qaloba,misca trfialoba.

2me Cems sayvarels Samyaros, ar SemaZulos, mayvaros.maqvs trfialT wildeba,mwvavs saxmilT kideba;amisTvis mindebaqeba da dideba.

3daviT Tqva RvTisa qebani,ukra qnar-winwil-ebani,RvTisave nebiTakargisa mcnebiTaipova ZebniTa!adida ebniTa!

4aTZals alyani aubna,ukra, RvTis qeba aubna;orRanos dabera,qnarzeda damRera,

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fsalmuni aRwera,RmerTs guli ajera.

5aqebda RmerTsa caTagan,yovelTa misTa ZalTagan,iroka, isama,sabaoT iwama,mamis da Zisamada sulis Tqmisama.

6sTnda RmerTsa qnarTa xmobani,daviTis kargi ymobani.winaswr Tqmulia,yuriTa smulia,viTar aRTqmulia,Zed saxel rqmulia.

7mosca Ze brZeni, Wkviani.Seiqna mefe sviani.qalwulsa axara,Zed muclad saxa ra,madliTa dafara;yrma iSva patara.

8`dideba maRalTa SinaRmerTsa~ _ galobden maSina.zegardmo Txrobili,qveynada Sobili,kacTa Zed mkobili,RmerTada cnobili.

9ieso qriste saxelad ewoda dasaZaxeblad, _gamoCnda mxsnelia,ganaTlda bnelia!saxmili nelia,aRara Znelia!

10xma gvesma gasaxareli:mogveca Ze sayvareli!aw erno ixareT,sibrZneni ixmareT,rac mogcaT, ikmareTes nu gaikmareT.

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Zed sityva RvTisa movlinda;kacTa Zed qveynada vlida:sneulTa ulxenda,brmaTa Tvals uxelda,mkvdarTa aRudgenda,wyals Rvinod uqcevda.

12ver icnes, vecxlzed gayides,zurgzeda jvari ahkides,galanZRes, gakicxes,Tval-akruls TavSi sces:vin gcao? _ mas kiTxes,maT sisxli Tavs icxes.

13sajes, braleul gaxades:tanisamosi gaxades.ubralo dasajes,golgoTas jvars acves,ekali Tavs adges,naRveli mas asves.

14ugmires gverdsa laxvari,gamoxda sisxli da wyali.Seiqna mSobeliTval-creml-uSrobeli,guliTa mlmobeli,laxvarTa msobeli.

15dajda satyebrad, godebad,TavTa xlad xe-qva-lodebad,gulsa saxmilis modebad,Sesabral-Sesacodeblad.vai, ra Sesazariamisi moTqma da zaria!godeba anu aria,mTqmelTaTvis yvela mwaria!

nz. aria romel ars godeba,rusulad: ax kak skuSno.

1va, ra maqvs didi mowyena,sada ars Cemi molxena!mwared saxmiliT dagulsalaxvari damsmia gulsa.

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nawlevni, RviZli da guliSemqnia cecxliT daguli;piri Semkvria wyeniTa,vera miTqvams ra eniTa!

3momixda me sazareli,satiri dasazareli;miT dRe maqvs ar saxareli,momikles me sayvareli!

4sityva _ Zed RvTisad Txrobili,qalwulisagan Sobili,uriaTagan gmobili,Seiqna laxvarsobili!

5mSobelsa Tvisi Sobili,daWrili, gverdgapobili,win edva muxlzed mkvdaria,zdioda sisxlis Rvaria.

6Tavs dastiroda mSobeli,RawvT ar cremliTa mSrobeli.eWira xeliT xelia,sawylad gardegdo yelia.

7tiroda: RvTiv didebulo,Sen CvenTvis Tavdadebulo,gixile jvarzed vnebuli,xel-fexi sisxlis Rebuli.

8vai Cems TvalTa Cenasa,Sens ukan Cems darCenasa!vai me am dRis damswrebsa,Sens gulze xelis damkrebsa!

9Zev, rad gamxade oxrada,satirlad da saoxrada?odes giWvretdi Sen pirsa,ukuviyridi me Wirsa!

10Sen, sayvarelo aw Cemo,saxiTa, mzes migaCemo,mzev, Caxe, Seiqna bneli,me saqme momixda Zneli.

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11mzev, waruali naTelidamiSrti, viTa sanTeli;dRe damiRamdi mziani,miT momivida ziani.

12mzev, Senis piris saxeniaw Cemi iyo mamlxeni,Senis pirisa saxiTagamoxsnili var maxiTa.

13Tavs damcemia aw bade,Sen geajebi: amxade,brmas aRmixile Tvalebi,macnobe gza da kvalebi!

14Zeo, me guliT menebaSenis saxelis xseneba;magram ver SesZlo enamada TvalTa cremlTa denama.

15vaime, es ra vnaxeo,Sen miwaSigan gmarxeo!Svids maxvils guli vaxeo,vsWri da imaze vaxeo.

16adamis wylurTa Samxveo,misTvis sisxlisa damTxeo!wadi, salbuni mas cxeo,eva ixsen da mnaxeo.

17eva tirs: vame, wavxeo,momixda eSmakT safrxeo!RvTis mcnebas me gardavxeo,miT jojoxeTSi Cavxeo.

18maqvs satanjveli Znelia;saxl-samyofeli bnelia;xorcs mWamen matlni da gvelni:suls miwven cecxlni mdagvelni.

19tkiviliT viRrWen kbilsao!vesav iesos tkbilsao,

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romelman ivno jvaria,dansTxia sisxlis Rvaria.

20zegardmo sityvav RvTisao,da qveynad Zev kacisao!mifone, gaxsen kruleba,gankurne Cemi wylureba.

21ufalo tkbilo ieso!gamoTqva vinc leqsi eso,Seundev Senacodari,naSfoTi danaborgari!

nÀ. simReraromel ars amisis xmis simRera rusulad:neTu zlosTi nadomnoieu, umenSiT mne peCal moiu.

1rqva: dideba, RmerTo, Senda, cad da qveynad rac aRSenda!daviT xmiTa nestvs afSvenda, gigalobda viTa gSvenda:RmerTo, miyav wyaloba, me Seni vsTqva galoba;Sen gaqebda yoveli, SengniT rac a cxoveli, suls aqSenda.

2Cemsa kacad mxatvels, msaxvels, rac me Zalmics, giqeb saxels,SobiTgan brmis Tvalis amxels, is me mamxels Cemsa samxels,arsis saydrad mjdomelo, qeba miuwdomelo,mzgavsi Seni sadari vsZebne, aq arcad ari, verc vxvdi mnaxvels.

3vame, sibrZne ara maqo! viT Sen gixams, viTar gaqo?Sensa saxels rac davarqo, mteri Cemi miTa vbaqo;ars Cemis RvTis saxeli: mamis TanamZraxveliZe, mwe Cemi ars, qriste, mteri miwa davqiSte, xrmlad is maqo!

4me damwvarsa da dagulsa, saxl-samkvidro dakargulsa,sevdis mWvlita gaTangulsa, wasawymendlad gabargulsa,is myavs nugeST mcemeli, mterTa ar mimcemeli:qriste CvenTvis jvars ecva, miT nugeSi Cve[n] gveca sawyals gulsa.

5gzas matare kargs satarels, nu amxdi me Sens safarvels;Semamyare me sayvarels, Cemis gulis gasaxarels.ze sityvao RvTisao, qve Zev daviTisao,tkbilo ieso qriste, gauyrelad maWvrite Cems sayvarels.

6Sen xar Cemi amgeb-mSeni, siyvaruli me maqvs Seni;

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amad mindi: turfad Sveni, suni gidis karg safSveni,aw momfine sulia, mamiT gamosulia;mixsen saynosT karia, mterTgan Senakaria, danaxSeni.

7mWirs me saqme sakicxeli, veras viTmen gul-ficxeli,me Sen gcode uricxveli, misTvis damwvavs cecxli cxeli,Sen damasxi wyalia, damiSrite alia,mxsnelo, kacTmoyvareo, sevda ukumyareo! var Wkva-Txeli.

8me am wignis gamleqsveli, tvinTa mfantvel-g[a]mqsaqsveli,amad vstir, var cremliT sveli, sawuTros kargs aras veli;cru ars wuTisofeli, anazdisa myofeli,mZmobeli, Tu mdobeli, _ aris daundobeli da mZmacveli.

nT. simRera daviTisa: zubovkaromel ars rusulad amisi xma: kazak duSa pravdivaia

1zubovkidam momavalman vnaxe erTi qali,metad turfa, Svenieri, maze damrCa Tvali.Sav Tval-warbas, pirad TeTrsa asxda Savi xali,misman eSxman dacamlewa, Semimusra Zvali.

2vkiTxe: mzeo, sidam moxval, xar sad wamavali?geajebi, macodine Seni gza da kvali;SenTvis guli qvaT gardmeqca, gaxda, viT klde sali,masxi wyali, damiSrite, me Seni mwvavs ali.

3xma gamomca, gagulisda, sityva miTxra avi:`avo kaco, viT gabede, Sen me mTxove Tavi?bulbulT nacvlad vard-kokobman rad dagisva yvavi.~miT avstirdi, cremli vRvare zRvaTa SesarTavi.

4ase miTxra: `Camomexsen, gamecale, mari,ar mindixar, ar miyvarxar, sxva myavs kargi myvari, _ Sengan Tvalad ukeTesi, vaJi-kaci qmari~.ra es mesma, javriT cxvirsa wamedina Zmari.

5miTxra: `SengniT numca msmia sityva magis meti~.aiRo da damiSina TavSi didi keti.davrecrecdi, gardaviqec, damexvia reti;Sav[v]ebraldi, Tavs damad[g]a, viT bnels, naTlis sveti.

6ra movbrundi, daixara, xels momkida xeli;amayena, ase miTxra: `rad Seqnilxar xeli?~

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me miuTxar: SenTvis gavxdi ase Wkvaze Txeli, Sen rom mwunob, miT medebis gulsa cecxli cxeli!

7merme tkbilad damiyova, kidec gamicina;ase miTxra: `aq nu vsxedvarT, gvnaxos aravina.axla avdgeT, Cven wavideT TavTavisTvis Sina;kulav sadme amoivli, me dagxvdebi wina~.

8sad wavida, vera vnaxe, Cemi sayvareli,man damigdo saimedo sityva saxareli.me mis monas numc amxdia misgan safarveli!sad miWirdes, mameSvelos, sxvas aRaras veli.

9dampirda, Tqva: `kidev moval~. aw me imas veli:misTvis vstiri, cremliTa maqvs ube, kalTa sveli.sikvdilis dros me mis meti aravin myavs mSveli.man gamiRos samyofisa kari Sesasvleli.

10im Cemisa sayvarlisa samsaxuri msursa,aha, misTvis gamijnurda, guli misTvis xursa,imedi maqvs, rasaca vsTxov, momcems, ara Sursa,ukvdavebis wyals miboZebs, cxovrebisa pursa.

11RvTisgan viTxov, ar gamyaros me mis siyvarulsa,sxvas ukeTes[s] vis viSovni silamaziT srulsa?Cemis siyvarulisaTvis scemes xelSekrulsa,saxiT vxedav CemTvis mkvdarsa sisxliT gabasrulsa.

12aw, Sen, Cemo sayvarelo, imyofebi sada?qveynad Sengan ukeTesi me aravin myvanda.qveskne[T]sa var, vera gxedav, megulvebi cada;geajebi, nu gamwirav, wamiyvane manda!

qveskne[T]sa var, vera gxedav, megulvebi cada;geajebi, nu gamwirav, wamiyvane manda!geajebi, nu gamwirav, wamiyvane manda!

Á. simRera

amisi xma romel ars rusulada: CuvsTuiu skorbiluti vsiakao minuti

1sayvarelman sityva avi miTxra, gulsawvavi:neta rad viyo Senia,

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saxiT avrigad Svenia!

2me vardi var bulbulT mrTavi, yvavs rad mogce Tavi?me misTvis ar mikadra man,SeirTo sxvam. pir-badraman.

3miTxra: mZulxar, ar miyvarxar, zinzlis sunad yarxar;me ar miynose, vardia,anZalas zed Sevardia.

4gamiwyra da mcema joxiT, gamamagdo qoxiT.veRar mivsulvar Sinao.man ase SamaSinao.

5karis-karad daval glaxad, tanT macvia Talxad;Seviqen glaxa-mwiria,sayvarlis ganawiria.

6misgan damwvar-dadaguli Cemi gaxda guli;mwvavs misis cecxlis alia,gamoyrCis natusalia.

7me misTvisa vsWmunav, vstiri, marida man piri;Cemzed aiRo xelia,mamidva cecxli cxelia!

8riT davkarge gaxareba, giTxra aRsareba:mibrZana rac brZanebani,ver davimarxe mcnebani.

9mibrZana: Tu me Sen gindi, gaqvndes Cemi ridi,eride Cemsa wyenasa,avs nu aubneb enasa!

10Tu Sena xar Cemi myvari, nu xar gulmzakvari,iyav Sen gulmarTalia,rogorc rom samarTalia.

11Cemi mcneba daimarxe, Tavi SainaxeTu Cemi Tavi gindao,iyav yovlisfriT wmindao.

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12Tumca gnebavs Segiyvaro, gxams ar gameyaro;gverT maxlde gauyrelada,migaCnde sayvarelada.

13rac me iman SemikveTa, me is ar mekeTa;momiTxra rac saqnelada,yvela meCvena Znelada.

14Senc damgmobdi, Tu icode, rac me imas vscode;Seviqen misi urCia,me aubzue tuCia.

15mkvidrs sayvarels gaveyare, wuTi Seviyvare;SememTxva didi codvani,misTvis maqvs SfoTva-borgvani.

Áa. reuli

es rusulad: polno, polno. ne prelSCaisa.

1kmara, kmara, nuRara scodav, suls agebis mixvdes Sveba,aw daswynardi, nu SfoTav-borgav, nu gaqvs zmirinT zinzlad fSveba!

2Cumad iyav, nu gamagoneb, mag saqmes iqs arca steri.saZuls alxen, sayvars aRoneb, Seqnilxar Sen Tavis mteri.

3saZags saqmes kacs veras uqeb, kaci karg saqmiT iqneba.suls ki amWlob, xorcs ki asuqeb, aw cxovneba viT iqneba!

4mokle aris es cru sofeli, kacsa grZlada ar SerCe[bis],ars kacT suli ukvdavmyofeli, xorci sikvdils ver [morCebis].

Áb. reuliaxali SemoRebuli qarTulad

1xorcia miwa talaxi, sawuTros fexiT nalaxi;suli usxeul myofeli, aqvs saukuno sofeli.xorci mkvdar-xmeli balaxi, ayoebulad nanaxi:suli cxovrebis mpyrobeli, viT bazma gauqrobeli.

2xorcTaTvis dRisa savalsa sagrZals waiReb mravalsa;ar gebralebis sulia, usagZlod Sors wasulia.

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xorcs acmev vaxSsa da valsa, suli SiSvela davalsa,xorcs gifSvnis muSkis sunia, suls agdis natisunia.

Ág. dinari`patara qalo Tinao~-s sanaclod samRerali

1vaqoT, vadidoT vinao? _ RmerTi maRalTa Sinao,vinca Seamko qveyana, Rame dRed ganabrwyinao;zRviT, xmeliT, xiTurT, balaxiT mTa-borcvi aRmofinao,yoveli nivTisagani maSigan ganaCinao;Cven, kaci, miwa da wyali Segvzila, aRgvadginao,mogvca sibrZne da dagvidva qmnuli yoveli winao.Cvenc gvmarTebs msxverpli SevswiroT _ daviT Tqva _ imisTvinao.

2aqe, adide Senao, vinca Sen aRgaSenao,Sen _ Savi miwa, talaxi _ rom agre dagaSvenao:Cagidga suli cxoeli, dagawyebina qSenao,galaparaka, gasmina, mogca piri da enao;dRe gagiTena naTeli, giboZa TvalSi Cenao,ndoma col-qrmobis surviliT, saWmel-sasmeliT rCenao;mas RmerTsa msxverpli Seswire, daviTma mogaxsenaondoma col-qrmobis surviliT, saWmel-sasmeliT rCenao,mas RmerTsa msxverpli Seswire, daviTma mogaxsenao,mas RmerTsa msxverpli Seswire, daviTma mogaxsenao.

Ád. zmiani Sairi daviT guramisSvilis Tqmuli

1mefeo, RmerTman nu mogces wuxili, Wmunva, vi[Soba].nu mogiSalos nadimi mudam dReT sul mejli[Soba];laSqari mogces uricxvi, ar hqondes angari[Soba],man mogaxmaros, sad gindes, vinc dRes qalwulTgan i[Soba],

2[mogvni]Wa RmerTman Ze Tvisi da iSva dRes uSobeli,r[qva bi]ndis ferad mcnobelno, micaniT me ucnobeli!a[ba ga]SinjeT varskvlaviT, mogvnTa scnes ra sacnobeli,Si[Soba] xelis werilTa ganagdes gamampWobeli.

erTs dRes aRdgomac iyo da xarebobaca; diaRaccioda moskos da imis monasibaT Tqmuli

moskos qalaqs mzes ve[lodi]T da ver gnaxeT aq[su daro]!sol[aR dgoma] gvirCevn[i]a, aq sicocxle gvaqv[s udaro];ka[pas qa]r[sa mWvali] ekras, ras gviSveli, vTqvaT, sudaro;Sen gahkurne mwu[xareba] adgomav, da qvav-sudaro!

erTma qarTvelman Tavadis-Svilma moskos qorwili qnada cotad mdads puris s[a]uWmelo daugvianda; agrevemanamdis qorwils iqmoda, ors dabals aznaurTan

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idga fsonaTa imaTze metsa xarjevda, imis monasibaT Tqmuli.

daRa[mda, di]la gaTenda, mdads puri ar uWamia,[ejibi]s piri gaxseniT, xelzed aRirseT namia;i[q orwili[ans kacTana daxarjis Tvalis wamia;eg mec ar[mefe]reboda, rac magas dauwamia.

erT dRes batonebma daviT guramisSvilis xalaTisboZeba ganiZraxes, imis monasibad Tqmulisiuxvis ko[ka ba]tonsa win udgas, viTa kulada,i[q udi]s mowyalebani RaribTa gasak[u]rnada;[axal uxi]lavs, ZvelT mcmelTa guls ar gauxdis wyluradaa[q aTi bi]Wi vaxlavarT, marto me gulnaklulada!

amicana zmiani

1aw zmobs mle[qseli]; mza[sa var, cxeli] [maqo] mwvadebi, darbazs waiRiT.me[fe iq ari], sadac taxt[zeda] zis dedofali morTuli jiRiT.[mas tiki]s Rvino win u[dgi mi]niT, [mas ra] svams mefe daiwyebs RiRinT,aswevs fexebsa, Seyofs da gayofs, gulzed mi[i]kravs orisav mjiRiT.

2cocxalni Soben mkvdarTa da mkvdarni cocxalTa badeben!amas ar avxsni, sanamdis me sofels ar miqadeben;ase TqmisaTvis msmenelni rad danaSauls madeben?TviTanac male axsnian, Tumca rom maiwadeben.

Áe. simRera

romel ars rusulad amisi xma: uletela zazulinkoCeres dubinu

1vsTqvaT, rac vardman Tavis Tavzed | qna saqme avi:SeiZula man bulbuli, | iyvara yvavi.

2bulbulman scna, baRs Semoswyra, | mTad qna navardi,askilzeda daibuda, | ganagdo vardi.

3vardman uTxra: me, bulbulo, | aki giyvardi;ratom agre ganmeSore, | xom ar giyardi?

4bulbulman hrqva: vardo, Tumca | gaqvs kargi feri,CemTvis iyav uferuli, | ar Semiferi.

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Seni kargi silamaze | ars CemTvis urgi,guls sakonlad rom migikri, | maqcivi zurgi;

6sakocnelad moxveulsa | maridi piri,sxvas axari SexvevniTa, | me ki matiri.

7me gaWmevdi, me gasmevdi, | me gacmevdi tanT,Sen daxarbdi mcires ZRvenTa |sxvisgan monatanT.

8me ese mklavs, miT laxvari | guls gamiyare;Cemgan Tvalad uvaresi | Sen Seiyvare.

9rac mogiTxar, miT wamixda | me Senzed guli,Sens sacolqmrod me survili | maqvs dakarguli.

10aw me waval, davikargvi, | aRar mindixar,wadi masTan, ganisvene, | myvari visic xar.

11radgan ase momigvare | me Sens SesarTavs,is Tu ginda, qrmad SeirTev, | neba damirTavs.

12fu Sen cruo sawuTroo, | xar araferi!vards yvavs SerTav, askils bulbuls, | ars ra saferi?

Áv. simRera

romel ars amisi xma rusulad: ax, skolikocvela vletax molodix!

1va, ramdeni yvavis zafxuls axalni,ar vicodi javri droTa, avT xani;yovelTvis me viyav misis imediT,arasa vpyrobdi CemTa siTavxediT,sasmenlad ar mindoda.

2baRad vijdi masTan, visac vyvarobdi,vardTa suniT, yvavilT WvretiT vxarobdi;ara maqvnda kvnesa, vai da viSi,arca warwymendisa ridi da SiSi,vnaRlobdi arasfersa!

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cxovrebasa Cemsa miT vatarebdi,moyvaresa Cemsa Tavs vayvarebdi,ganvscxrebodi, viSvebdi, vixarebdi,javrTa da sevdaTa me viqarvebdimas baRSi SeqceviTa!

4Samadgomam mouwoda yinvasa,siyviTlesa da foTolTa cvivnasa;mameSala me miT wuTi-sofeli,gamicudda yvela maSi myofeli,wamixda Wirnaxuli.

5ayrevinebs zamTari foTolT xeTa.uxdens sikvdili kacT kargTa saxeTa!aw gafTxildiT, visaca Wkuva gqondesT,rome ara warswymndeT, _ suliTa scxondeT, _CemsaviT nu moscdebiT.

6vai moklebulsa siberiT brmasa,netavi matebuls mozardsa yrmasa!berikaci daRma midis gorviTa,yrma aRmarTzeda yinulzed corviTa,bers umZims, yrmas msubuq Cans.

Áz. amicanad igavi, asaxsnelad advili

1viremdis ganaxldeboda Zveli dRe-Rame mziani,ifqli kalozed eyara ganurCeveli, bziani;axalman dReman ganwminda RvarZlian nakmaziani,mis dRiTgan moCans garCeviT sargebeli da ziani.

2sanam dRe Zveli dRes axals Cven dRed ar gagviTenebda,manamdis Cvensa daSlilsa veravin aRaSenebda;ra dRe gaTenda axali, qveyanas danaSvenebda,yuriTac kargsa gvasmenda, TvaliTac kargs gvaCvenebda.

ÁÀ. anbanzed Tqmuli daviTisaganpirveli Tavidgan da meore bolodam

adam brma gveliT da eva ver[a] zogven Àe Tmenasa,im krulman laxvrad miago nebiT or-piri JRerasa;rac sityva tkbilad urCiva, ferxT-qveS Ralatobs yvelasa,Sig Cans cden Znel wyvlad Wmunvarni, xsnil Ãnarcvs jden he Äiebsa.

Äi hi jojoxeTad Ãden, xvdaT Wra, wyvla Znel cecxl CeniT;Sigan yrian RadarT qveSe, fufqavs uyT tba, sulT rjis JeniT.

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pirs oxrevdin naRvliT misTvis, lxini kvnesiT iwvarTeniT,Tayvans ÀciT, zenars vedreT, es did gvemiT bma axseniT.

* aSiaze wiTuriT: `es bolos striqoni orjel unda~. strofis bolo taepebs yvelgan uzis cifri 2.

* danarCeni teqsti Camogvaqvs sqolioSi: `romelic rom zeiT xsenebuli sami sauflo locvani arian iambiko, romelic rom yovels striqons Tavad wiTluriT uweria, is aravin Sescvalos amisTvisa, rome imas sxva moqmedeba aqvs _ calke wiTlis TavdaRma CamokiTxvasa~. (wiTuriT naweri gamocemaSi dabeWdilia Savi SriftiT).

* avtori SeniSnavs: `es bolos sityva orjer unda~. qveiTac yvelgan saTanado adgilas miwerilia cifri 2.

*yoveli strofis pirveli taepis meore naxevari samjer meordeba (red.).

* axla iqneba rom wamkiTxvelma saCqarod waikiTxos da razedac naTqvamia, is zma, ver Seityos; amisaTvis wiTeli xazebi Camitanebia; rac xazsa da xazs Sua sityva aris imazed aris naTqvami. (SeniSvna avtorisa).

w i g n i g

ÁT. godeba daviTisa, sawuTos soflis gamo tirili

1guli Rondeba, viwyo godeba:

vai sawuTro, cruo sofelo!borgna-bodeba, rac magondeba:

vai sawuTro, cruo sofelo!suli mSordeba, xorci Smordeba:

vai sawuTro, cruo sofelo!rad mSva dedaman, Savman bedaman,

vai sawuTro, cruo sofelo!2

gamzarda WiriT, ZuZuT da piriT,sxvas mimca qiriT, fasiTa ZviriT,bevrjel matiriT muclisa mSivriT,

maSinve gican, rac Sigan giZcan!3

rasac Jam gnaxe, vscan Seni saxe,103

Sen CemTvis safrxe dagerwyo maxe;Tavs viec qva-xe da SemovsZaxe,

moyev tirilsa, kivil-yvirilsa!4

xar satirali, ar sacinari:xar saWirali, ar salxinari,

gaqvs sawyinari Canadinari,mosulxar qurdad, matyueb cudad!

5vinc Sen mogendos da ar dagxedos,

_ vityvi, ubedos, umam-udedos,swavla-uxvedros, gardauxedos, _

waiyvan mrudad, ar naTlad, bundad!6

me amad vstiri, ara gaqvs piri,Semaqen Wiri, saqme saWiri.

me SengniT mwiri, var ganawiri,razomc an[a]Tob, sul muxanaTob!

7xar saZageli, arad sargeli,dasakargveli, gardasageli,

kargs aras geli, cxvarsa mWam mgeli,miZmob Tu midob, mainc ar mindob!

8amad gemduri, var ubeduri.

midgi sacudri, mqen uwminduri;maqvs Tavxeduri me sayveduri,

rac rom maWame, sul CamaSxame.9

macin-matireb, malxin-maWirveb,naTels mabireb, bnels mimaRireb:

rasac apireb, ver gamakvireb,wuTo da undo, ar marTal, mrudo!

10amad SemZuldi, yofilxar cudi,

mtyuani, mrudi, mparavi, qurdi;visac Sen undi, yels aZes xundi,

zurgTa hkidia tvirTi didia.11

guli ar magrobs, amaze Cagrobs,mze-mTvare badrobs, dari ki avdrobs:

yinva xorcs mazrobs, sicxe suls maZrobs,suli da xorci oriv daxoci!

12me amad vhyivi, vhyviri da vhkivi,

ver ganvarkvivi Seni kivkivi;Tbili da civi orive mtkivi,

saiT gaviqce, rom ar waviqce?!13

damivse vani, karav-sevani,baRT xeivani, gars galavani,

ded-mama, Zmani, gamyare dani,104

saca rom Samqen, mun aRara mqen!14

roca davkacdi, Wkvas maSin Savscdi,lamaz qals Savxvdi, mijnurad gavxdi.amaze wavxdi, mcnebas gardavxdi,

rogorc vigeme, egreT vigveme!15

amas vsCivi, ver ganvarCivi,rac Sen mirCivi, me miviCnivi

zed damaCnivi, rac damaCvivi,Tu maWmev tkbilTa, Camamtvrev kbilTa.

16maWame mware, gza sworeT ware,

aw nu gamyare kai moyvare.misTvis mwuxare aw gamaxare,TvaliT maCvene, nu SemaCvene!

17amad ar mSveni, arasfrad Sveni,

iqcevis Seni nageb-naSeni.myavs movaxSeni, TavSi wamSeni,

modis sikvdili xmal-amowvdili.18

Tu xar RviZili, raRa ars Zili?!Tu xar simaZRre, ra ars SimSili?!Tu xar sicocxle, ra ars sikvdili?!iyav erT-erTi, iwame RmerTi!

19rac CamovsTvale, Sen SemogTvale,

dResa, Tu xvale Cemi movalemomaswrobs male. vercad vemale,sikvdili celsa mkravs gul-micelsa.

20umzgavso mtilo, kar-dakletilo,nexviT gavsilo, ar gaxvetilo,

momzade tilo, sakrwyil-satilo,_Semgragvnen tansa, Tan warsatansa.

21es ars qadili, Seni wadili:

vaxSam-sadili, xvarblis wandili!gamatan sagrZlad, gamgzavni sad grZlad,

imasac sxvani SesWamen Zmani!22

ese gaqvs kargi Sen CemTvis bargi:sabralos sulsa, xorciT gasulsa,

mimicem xelTa haeris mcvelTa,Semabmen yelTa codvis sabelTa!

23Semkvren, Semkonen, ar momifonen,

myis wamiyonen, ar damiyovnen;madls amiwonen, ar mamiwonen,

codvani sZleven, cecxls mimaZleven!

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madls amiwonen, ar mamiwonen,codvani sZleven, cecxls mimaZleven!codvani sZleven, cecxls mimaZleven!

o. iseve godeba, sxva rigi xma

Tumca sityva da Zal[i] isiv aris,iqnebis kaci am rigs xmas ufro gaewyos.

guli Rondeba, viwyo godeba!borgna-bodeba, rac magondeba.suli mSordeba, xorci Smordeba!

rad mSva dedama, Savma bedama?wuTo sofelo, cud samyofelo,

vame, sikvdilo, sulTa mZrobelo!

godeba gameorebaa winare leqsisa, oRond umoZaxilod, ris magivrobas aq axali, mexuTe da meeqvse taepebi asrulebs. nimuSad pirveli strofi

ibeWdeba.

oa. sikvdilisa da kacis Selaparakeba da ciloba

1yvelas gvewvevis sikvdili, gvmarTebs dauxvdeT mzaTao,is Cvenken modis, Cven misken, vercad auqcevT gzaTao.

vigonoT oTxi saqme es, ar uTqvamT umecarTao,sikvdil, sasjeli, genia, sasufeveli caTao.

2amisTvis mwydebis weli da ukana zurgis malebi,

mova da momklavs sikvdili, mas vercad davemalebi,gaveqce, vercad wauval, cxenebic myvandes malebi,

Saveba, veras danaklebs Cemni Tofni da xmalebi.3

sikvdili qrTams ar aiRebs oqros, vercxls, arca rvalebsa;arc aras gvismens xvewnasa, arc aras Segvibralebsa;gardgvaxdevinebs vaxSiTurT mama-papisa valebsa,

dag[v]xocs da matlTa SegvaWmevs, gvamgzavsebs Tavis Zvalebsa.

pasuxi kacisa

4sikvdilo, mikvirs me Seni, neta raSi gaqvs Zalebi?

tanzeda xorci ar gakravs, xar cariali Zvalebi;Tagvis soroebs migigavs cxviri, piri da Tvalebi.

amdenis sulis xociTa ratom ar daiRalebi!106

pasuxi sikvdilisa

5sikvdilman uTxra: berkaco, vismine rac itartare,ymawvilni vxoce wvrilebi, patara ar vapatare;

Sen berikaci cocxali magdens xans fexzed gatare,aw Cemic naxe mxat[v]roba, rac Cemzed Sen imxatvare.

6gauwyra, uTxra: berkaco, sityvebs rad mkadreb avsao!

jer SenTvis ara mcalian, cels usvam salesavsao;roca gavlesav, Tavs mogWri, Sen cols Cavacmev Savsao;

sul amogiwyvet moyvasTa, gvarsa da naTesavsao.

pasuxi kacisa

7sikvdilo, didad gemduri aTTaTvis, gana cxrisaTvis,

barsa da niCabs amzadeb Cemis saflavis TxrisaTvis.matlni, gvelni da bayayni, mimelis gamoxvrisaTvis,

rom ar gaZago, rad gaqo celiT Tavisa WrisaTvis!8

sikvdilo, me Sens Zagebas wignad vswer sams-oTxs furcelsa;valala Sensa maqebels, Senis sikeTis mfucvelsa!

kacs rome seni Seyaro, brWvali hkra gulsa, mucelsa,gana im seniT ver moklav, raRad umzadeb mun celsa?

9sikvdilo, Seni igavi ara gavs farsags igavso,

Zvlebi xar, mkvdari, usulo, celi kargs mTibavs gigavso;Tu Sen gvTib, Sen gvWam, Sens naWams vin gixvets, giwmends, gigavso?

Tu arvin gixvets, uTuod nexviT nifxavi Sig avso.

pasuxi sikvdilisa

10kaco, ara var mTibavi, arc me mWameli Tivisa.

iamebian saWmelad, ar vici, is finTi visa?kacsa daukods gul-RviZlsa sasmlis sma metad civisa,udrood mucliT vinc kvdebis, tyuilad Cemzed Civisa.

pasuxi kacisa

11RvTisgan wyeulo sikvdilo, amdenis saklavT xociTa

kidev mWle xar da mSieri, ver gamaZRarxar xorciTa.rac Sen me cremlni madine, viwminde xelsaxociTa,

imdeni mexi Tavzeda dageca zegardmo ciTa!

pasuxi sikvdilisa

12ara var xorcis mWameli, arc Tivis mTibav-mxveteli,

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suli var, RvTisa brZanebiT samsaxurisa mWvreteli;[var] xorcielTa yovelTa mxoceli, amomwyveteli,arvin darCebis qveynada TvalT naTeldauSreteli.

pasuxi kacisa

13sikvdilo, Tu xar martoka, qveyanas rogor uxvalo?

aRmosavleTs da dasavleTs, samxreTs, CrdiloeTs sul xvaloagre anazdad mqceveli risagan gamosulxaro,gamagebine marTali, ar vici ra, vswuxvaro.

pasuxi sikvdilisa

14kaco, ara var martoka, bevrni maxlavan senebi,

sxvadasxva Wirni uricxvni, ver mosTvlis kacis enebi;ars bevrni mokvdavT momkvlelni cal-cake gasaxsenebi,mravalni xocen erTmanerTs me CemTvis ganvisvenebi.

pasuxi kacisa

15axla ki gaqeb, sikvdilo, mamwyinda Seni Zageba;senebi sTqvi da gamxsenda civebiT aZagZageba;

eg mec vicodi, magrame me gamogkiTxe gangeba,sikvdil-sicocxle, orive, arian RvTisa gangeba.

16sikvdilo, Senad saqebrad Camagde gulisxmaSia.

turfa xar Tvalad, tanada, sulad erCevi jarSia;tanzeda dibis qaTibi, gixdebis kabis arSia.

fexzed wiTeli CaxCuri, mwvane kemuxtis maSia.

pasuxi sikvdilisa

17kaco, rad Sens Tavs ver xedav, TviT gonjo dabrecilo, da,rom dasjeq Cemad sakicxrad, wignsa swer sasaciloda,

aw meca magis pasuxad Tavs mogWri usaciloda,mis amar gagxdi, vinc givis sanugeS-sagenciloda.

18kaco, TvalT giCans, ar giWirs nemszeda Zafis ageba,

Cemis igavis sacnoblad rad Sen Tvalebi ageba?viTarca mxatven mxatvarni ise gegonos ageba,

rom Sen moiRe Cemzeda gamoxrulT mkvdarT kacT Zageba.19

kaco, rodisac mokvdebi, Sen Cemebr saxe gecvlebis,Zvleb-gamoxruli gaxdebi, tanT xorci Semogeclebis.sanam tvini giZs, Zvlebidan matli ar gamogeclebis,

mis dros ki veRar maZageb, Sen CemTvis aRar geclebis.

pasuxi kacisa108

20ras meparebi, sikvdilo, gana ar vici, moxvalo!

yovelTvis mzaTa dagxvdebi, Tunda dRes, Tunda mo xvalo;ra ginda CemgniT, rad mdevni, Sen mWleo, tanT Camomxmaro!

veWob,Sen ase ggonia, aravin myvandes momxmaro.

pasuxi sikvdilisa

21gawyra, ganrisxda, sikvdilman goneba gaificxao,

kacs SeuWexa xmamaRla, daTaTxa, rada mkicxao!vic unda gyvandes momxmaro, me imas ar gikiTxao,

aw me Sen ase gagxado, mSierman mgelman viT Txao.

pasuxi kacisa

22sikvdilo Cemis SeWmiTa ver gasuqdebi mwavada,

Sen RmerTi cecxlis tbaSia Cagagdebs dasawvavada,es Cemi suli zecada ukvdavis xorciT wava, da,wamogijdeba zeidam wakulvad, saprawavada.

23am sityvazeda gardawyda maTi pWoba da ciloba;sabralos bers-kacs ar SerCa sikvdilis Tavs aciloba,ras wams galesa, Semokra, ara sca xanT-dacliloba,

sikvdilis mzgavsad gauxda kacs tanT xorcT Semocliloba.

ob. kacisa da sawuTrosagan ciloba da pWoba, erTmaneTis Zviris xseneba

1hai, hai, es sawuTro ras tyuis da ras upirobs:

Tavs ra uyo, a, im kacsa, naxeT, bolos ras upirobs!odes adam iqmna kacad, cvad samoTxe moebara,

misman xilman amogvwyvita, netamc ara moeba ra!2

mas dRes aqeT valad gvaZes, Cvenzed aris rac es sesxi,netamc vinme ZiriT gWrides, CemTvis, Sxamo, ras xes esxi!

Tumca sesxi Svils dasjida, rad iRebda mama valsa?hxedavT soflis simuxrTlesa, am kacisken mamavalsa?

3naxeT, sesxman mamisaman Svils mohgvara movale siT!

celi xelTa uWeria, pirs mouwyobs, mova lesiT.cudi ram xar, sawuTrovo, Sen zneTa gWirs radgan ase,

me es mikvirs, rom vera gTmob, Tu kargi xar, rad ganase?

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

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4sawuTrom uTxra: Sen, kaco, rada mwer samasxaroda?

Sen me sicruis xmas miyri, Sen ufro cruvi xaro, da;Sen Cemis Zviris xsenebiT Casagdebi xar xaroda,TviT c[u]do, cudi rada var, uCemod ra gixaroda?

5dasabamiTgan mogiTxra ricxvi Cemisa xnisao:Svid-aTas-oras-oTxmoc-da orisa me var wlisao,

Sen me sawuTros meZaxi, wlisa samoc-da- cxrisao,me kide bevrs vZleb, dro aris Seni saflavis Txrisao.

6ras medavebi, ra ginda, ra mmarTebs Seni valia?

rad crud sawuTrod maxseneb, rad dagbrmobia Tvalia?TviT Sen xar crui da wuTi da adre wamavalia.

Senc im gzazed xar wamsvleli, sad mama-papaT kvalia.7

Sen metad guli matkine umsgavsos saubariTa,aw ras giSaveb, rada mgmobs piriTa sagmobariTa?

me RvTisagan var mkobili, ciT, qveyniT, mTiTa, bariTa,Sen miwa-wyalo, qar-cecxlo, mjobixar, Tqvi, aba, riTa?

pasuxi kacisagan

8kacman hrqva: RmerTman dambada Tavis mzgavsebiT mefedo,

me Seni Tavi ymad momca, mosamsaxured, sefedo.Sen mtrad Semeqen, ar mindob, Semqnixar sisxlTa mCqefedo.

sadac idumal gavivli, damdev ZaRliviT myefedo.

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

9sawuTroman hrqva: rac brZaneT, eg sityva sul marTalia;magram Tqven vera xelmwifobT, rogorc rom samarTalia.

avi da kargi gaSinjoT, amisTvis gqonan Tvalia,me ra brali maqvs, gardagxdesT Tqven mamis-Tqvenis valia.

10Tu ki var Tqveni orguli, mtyuvani daundobeli,

raRad mendobiT, rada xarT moyvare, mZmobel-mdobeli?veWob, is iyos orguli, vinc gaxlavT winamZRomeli,

Tval-guli xarbi, angari, muceli gauZRomeli.11

Sen Tvalebi RmerTman misTvis mogca, _ xedo saxedari,sul gamoscna avi-kargi, rac nasaxi saxed ari.,daixsovno, rac gardagxda awin gardasaxedari,gzazed ase frTxilad vlide, viT vidodes saxedari.

12Tu gwads, am igavs agixsni wasulsa, winaswarebsa:

sadac rom viri daeflvis, im gzazed aRar warebsa;erTxel rom gemod genaxos, meored rad SWam mwarebsa?

qnamdis gxams SiSiT wanwari, iq raRa gawanwarebsa?!

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pasuxi kacisagan

13kacman miugo: me Senman qmnulebam mamawyinao:

xan dabneldebi Ramisebr, xan dResaviTa brwyinao:xan sicxiT damwvav, damdagav, xan siciviTa myinao,

netar, es rogor Sen mkadre, xvidode viT yroyinao!

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

14sawuTrom uTxra: rad wyinob, rac giTxar eg igavia!

daexetebi urigod, agimCeria Tavia;win ar ixedav, ar Sinjav, gza kargia Tu avia,

qvas fexs wamokrav, wagaqcevs, Cemi ra danaSavia?15

ar ascildebis dacema ufTxilod gzazed marebsa;uzomoT bevris mWamelsa simaZRriT guls dasZmarebsa.

me keTilad var nazavi, vinc zomiT momixmarebsa;misTvis var avi uZRebi, vinc sakmars ar ikmarebsa.

16aw, miTxar, Sen rom CemTana Cxubob da sul kamaTobo;

mlanZRav da maTrev, mayvedreb: `ratom bindob da mnaTobo~.ra ziani gWirs, ar vici, Senzed ras muxanaTobo,roca dagcxebis, gigrileb, roca Segciva, gaTbobo.

17rac giamebis, gaameb; gemriels gaWmev, gasmeo;

mravals rigs ferad-feradsa Tavs gxurav, tanzed gacmeo.mogiwven Tvalad lamazsa qalsa Tu dedakacs meo,

axla Tqven brZaneT, mefeo, Tqven miwyalobeT rac meo!

pasuxi kacisagan

18kacman miugo: valala Sensa civsa da Tbilebsa,

axla mec getyvi pasuxsa mag sityvis gasawbilebsa;Tumca Sen maWmev saWmelTa kargsa, gemriels, tkbilebsa,

sul CamaSxameb bolos dros, tkiviliT damglej kbilebsa.19

makvexeb ferad sacmelTa, oqrosa, vercxlis Rilebsa;aw dagdgomia Tvalebi, SeuWamia mRilebsa;

sul daglejila, gamcvdara, gvanan ZaRlT daRerRilebsa,sul damixoce moyvasni, erTic ar daRinRilebsa.

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

20sawuTrom uTxra: sawyalo, yofilxar metad briyvia,

ar Sinjav avsa da kargsa, umzgavsos sityvebs ityvia!mxcovan xar dedis mucliTgan, ra Tavi gamogiyvia,mas aqeT gmoneb, jeraca vina var, ver Segityvia.

21111

Cemi kacisa mkvleloba SenTvis vis ulaybebia,netamc vnaxavde, cemiTa Semovamtvrio ybebia!

veWvob, Sen ara gsmenia, yofila rac ambebia:ars kacTa mkvleli pirveli papaSeni da bebia.

pasuxi kacisagan

22kacman uwyina: rad miTxar Sen me urigo papasi?

ara msmenia, myolodes, bebia agre kapasi.maT ewyalodaT sakeWnlad cxvari duqardiT naparsi,

isini kacs ar mohklevden? _ sca,xma gamoxda tyapasi!

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

23sawuTros Tavi gautyda ube aevso sisxliTa.

kacs uTxra: WkuviT iqcevi woniT arc erTis misxliTa;bebiaSeni gamoZRa vaSliTa, edemis sxliTa,

miT mogvleniaT sikvdili. Sen Cemzed rad xar risxviTa?24

RmerTman mogagos muqafa, ar kargo kaco, Sen avo;gkiTxos, Svidwilad mogiwos Cems TavSi joxiT Senao,

dagaglaxakos, dagSalos, rogorc rom agaSenao,wagarTos pirSi suli da sunTqva, fSvinva da qSenao.

25ra davaSave Senzeda, ra saqme wagixdineo?gamomicxade, mamxile, ar vici, macodineo.

gauSinjavad, anazdad Tavs sisxli gardmadineo.bewvi miwyvite, ubralod kinaRar mamakvdineo.

pasuxi kacisagan

26kacman hrqva, Tqmula brZenTagan: sawuTro kacs ar indobso;

Tu maindomeb samoyvrod, arc giZmobs, arca gidobso.sityviT angelozs emzgavsis, guliT ki eSmak-flidobso.

Tavs mogaCvenebs siwmindiT, ZaRliviT arawmindobso.27

gabasruli xar mwikvliTa, arodes ganirecxebi,vinc rome Sena gexebis, fisiviT zeda ecxebi.

sadeblad kakans mohyvebi, roca ar daikvercxebi,magram ki dasdeb vera ras, mucliTve daifercxebi.

28vinc mogendobis, ar indob, ara gaqvs erTi piria;

aseTis saqmis mqneli xar, xan vimRer, xan ki vstiria.bevrs misdgomia SengniTa lxinis mlodnelTa Wiria,

Seni vardisa konebi gulzed mWvlad danaWiria.

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

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sawuTrom uTxra: ra gcode, ratom ar metyvi pirsao?rada mcem, anu rad mlanZRav, Tavze rad masxam mwvirsao?

ar vici, me Tavs rad madeb qveynis lxinsa da Wirsao!TavianT nebiT Svrebian, vinca mRers, an vinc tirsao.

30ramdenic unda gamiwyre, me ver davfarv marTalsa;mociquli var, mogiTxrob brZenTagan SemonaTvalsa.

mefe brZandebiT, TvalrebiT nu SvebiT avs samarTalsa,gafTxildiT, xnarcvs ar CavardeT, brZnad gardavlebdeT gzas Tvalsa.

31erTxel xom damec laxvari, axla meore dam[e]c sxo?

marTlis TqmisaTvis me TqvengniT TavSi kombali damecxo.Tqvenman Zmam mokla Zma Tvisi, me sisxli misi damecxo,

Tu rom Tqven wminda brZandebiT, kargsa iqT, Tu gardamrecxo.

pasuxi kacisagan

32kacsa ra esma es sityav, eoca, gaukvirdao;ufro Zalian garisxda, Tavs cecxli maikidao;

Tqva Tu: es cruvi sawuTro neta ras gardmekidao?papa-bebia mixsena, axla Zmebs maekidao!

33sawuTros xmali uRera: Tqvi, Torem gagWri orado,

tansa ZaRlebsa SevaWmev, Tavs dagigoreb gorado;bebiasi da papisa, Zmebisa, rac sTqvi, Worado,nu meubnebi igaviT, gamomicxade sworado!

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

34sawuTrom uTxra: mogiTxrob, Sen yuri migde apao;

ars eva Seni bebia, kain _Zma, adam _ papao,eva RvTis mcnebas gardaxda, vaSli Wama da ylapao;

kain Zma mokla, abelis sisxliT qveyana Txapao.35

Segasmen, Seni yurebiT Tu bana gamoRebula,TaviTgan kacis sikvdili kacTagan SemoRebula;

abelis sisxlis RaRadi caTamdis aRonebula,mas Sexebia irise, wiTlad mis gamo Rebula.

pasuxi kacisagan

36kacsa ra esma, dafiqrda, Tqva: ase iyos agebo

ar Semomakvdes ubralod, xrmalsa qarqaSSi vagebo;bodiSs movixdi Tavmdablad, masTan dagebas vagebo,kvlav vkiTxav wvrilad ambavsa, vaubneb, vaqadagebo.

37xrmali qarqaSSi Canago, Tavs qudi maixadao;

sawuTros Tavi daukra, bodiSi maixadao:Tu rom eg sityva CemTvisa uwinve gangecxadao,

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rac me Sen mwikvli gayvedre, kmarda mis sarecxadao.

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

38sawuTrom uTxra bayiTa: raRa ars bodiST xdiloba?nu gewyinebisT, ar giCans mefuri zne da zrdiloba.mefes ar marTebs usjelad kacis kvlis siadviloba.

ar gxamdaT agre advila Cemzeda xrmal-mowvdiloba.

pasuxi kacisagan

39kacman hrqva: viTxov Semindo, rac me vqen yia-myraloba:

nuRar iqnebis Cven Suva erTmaneTisa mwyraloba,Sen rom momiTxar yvedrebiT cecxl-qar da miwa-wyaloba,

ra igavia, ar vici, miyav Targmnisa wyaloba!

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

40sawuTrom uTxra: Tu ki Sen ici xrmliT, joxiT Senao,samoc-da-cxris wlis kaci xar, eg rad ar ici Senao?

RmerTman rom kaci dabada, oTx nivTiT aRaSenao,miwiT, wyliT, cecxliT, qariTa, CaberviT misca qSenao.

pasuxi kacisagan

41kacman hrqva: mimZims is sityva, gulzed damaCnda daRada,

Sen rom sTqvi: `qveyniT caTamdis abelis sisxlma RaRada~ors Zmasa mTeli qveyana saxnad, saTesad, baRada

ratom ar eyoT, es mikvirs, erTmanerTs xocdnen raRada?

pasuxi sawuTrosagan

42sawuTroman hrqva: jabans kacs guls uklavs sxvis mamacoba:

TviT kargkacoba ar Zalucs, sxvisa Surs kargi kacoba,kainis ambis smenasa sjobs yurSi TiTis dacoba.

abelis msxverpli RmerTsa sTnda, kain qmna amad Zmacoba.43

kain RmerTs msxverpli Seswira, Tavisi namuSakevi,xeTa, balaxTa nayofi, naxnav-naTesi, namkevi;

msxverplSi uriva nakmazi, TviT ipriana narkvevi,RmerTman Seutyo, uvaryo naRalat-naeSmakevi.

44Seswira msxverpli abelman RvTis mosawoni, qebuli,

Tavis samwysoSi pirveli, rCeuli, gasuqebuli.Seiqmna kain SuriTa damwvar, gulCaTuTqebuli,

simwuxarisa oflisa deniTa TavxviTqebuli.45114

RmerTman ubrZana: kain, rad SeiWvna Seni piria?gulis wyromisa ofliTa svelxar, Camogdis mwviria;

scode, marTliad ar ganhyav, arc marTla Semamwiria,aw Sensa Senve msTavrobde, SenTvisve daiWiria!

46kain miuTxra abelsa: erTad gavideT velada,

romlisa risme saqmisa erTmanerTisa Svelada.abel usmina, Zmas wayva gulmarTla, uzakvelada,

kain mxars keti gaidva abelis dasakvrelada.47

kain hrqva abels: Sen RmerTsa rad uZRven Cemzed metia?_ mouqniva da danartya uecrad TavSi ketia.abelis Tavis naxeTqi cas moxvda anasxletia,

misgan cis mSvlidzed sisxli swveTs, jeraca ar Seswyvetia.

* saTauris zemoT xelnawerSi carieli adgilia datovebuli SeniSvniT: `zamTari daixatos~. poemis pirveli eqvsi xanis mesame, meoTxe da mexuTe taepebs

uzis cifri 2, xolo aSiaze avtoris xeliT miwerilia: `es cifri aris, rom r[ac] gaswvriv leqsi[a], orjel unda i[T]qvas bolomdis~.

wigni d

wigni ese mxiaruli zafxuli*rusulad amis xmis simReras ewodebis `vesela vesna~,

Tqmuli misive, daviT guramiSvilis.

a. zamTar-zafxulisa da qarebis brZola

erTs qals rusuli `vesela vesna~CemTvis saxmilad Camoekvesna.

imiT Cemi guliiqmna dadaguli,

medebis ali!2

viwvi, vidagvi mwared sawyali;aravina myavs, damasxas wyali.

RmerTo geaJebiwyliT savse geajebiSen momaSvele!

3ucebiT brmasa mixile Tvali,

Seni macnobe me gza da kvali.momec me Setyoba,karg-sityviT Sewyoba

SemaZlebine!4

ijda zamTari brolis taxtzeda;xeli xed edva far-xmal-laxtzeda,

mzad yvanda laSqari _Tovl-yinva, mas qari _

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moswonda Tavi!5

jarT myvanebelad, evros amiradyvanda kekiad mopirdapirad;

Semdegad mas lifsi,zefiros fvinqsi,boria, notos.

6zafxuls amirad hyvanda kekia,

sad evros idga nacarqeqia,Semdegad argesti,

apili erRasti,Traske livontos.

7argestim uTxra: dro aris, lifsi,ade, gameca, ra qveSa ifsi!

es lifsman iwyina,ufrosad gayinalilo-leRmani.

8lifssa da argets SaeqnaT Cxubi,

argest sajdomTa lifss Sasca Subi, _daiWra ra lifsi,

ixmo man fvinqsi,miuTxra masa:

9argests Savebi, nacze daviWer.

ukacraod var, Sards veRar viWer!aw axla Sen ici,

viT gaqvndes Sen fici,Sen gaisarje!

10argest dayuCdsa, qrolisgan dadga,

fviniqsis brZolad erRasti adga.gardaudga wina,

laSqrad axlda wvima,fviniqs[s] yva Tovlni.

11fviniqs erRastis wamouqrola,Tovlis xorSakiT dauwyo srola.

erRastim mas Tofni,wvima da qar-Wyopni,

mas Seayara.12

gatyda, amoswyda fviniqsis jari,ver moixmares Tvisi abjari;

CausveldaT Tofni,Tavs daesxaT Wyopni,

delgma-Rolfoni.13

erRasts etyoda zefiros gmiri:kmara, daCumdi nu maRla yviri.

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nuRar hqri Tbilada,Tvar gagxdi wbilada!

dalaSqra TrTviliT.14

ra zefirosma Seqmna muqara,apiliotma fexs mouCqara:

dahbera man Tbili,ganugdo mas TrTvili,

mzec moexmara.15

evrosTan iyvnen boria, notosda kekiasTan Traske livontos,

mun Suamavloben,mSvidobas cdiloben

erTmanerTSia.16

am qarebs garda sxvani qarebidaundobelni, arzaqarebi,

iyvn[en] Sors wasulni, qveynad daqsaqsulni,

mun vercad vnaxe.17

ra esma evros[s] jaris gatexa,borias, notoss SemouWexa:

Tqven aq rada xarTo,ratom ar waxvalTo?Cvens jars uWirso!

18amas wyinobda evros amiri,avad sebmula zefiros gmiri.

apiliotio,qmnila meotio

zefirozisa.19

aRdga CrdieTiT boria qari,guliT ficxeli, xel-fexiT cqari,

mZlafrada gayina,suyvelas awyina,visac semoxvda.

20sad zafxulisa vlida TareSi,sul gauyina maRla haerSi;

aseTi cioda,mkvdari Zirs cviodamaRliTgan dabla.

21Traskem borias kargaT umtera,wamougirgla, sul ganumtv[e]ra;

haerSi axveta, dauwyo man Jleta

borias laSqars.22

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boria dadga, wamodga notos,Traskec dayuCda, aRdga levontos.

xvda lomsa lomia,Seiqna omiametad Zlieri!

23notos dahyvira levontoss mWaxed:

levontos daxvda gulmagra, mkvaxed;dgen gabotebiTa,

scemdnen totebiTaerTmanerTs TavSi.

24amir kekiam ixmara xerxi,

evross mostexa zarbazniT fexi;aseTi SaSWexa,

evros qna tanT grexaSiSisagana.

25ipyra kekiam xelT evros qari,

srulad damarcxda zamTris laSqari!gaiqca Cafari,

sad iyo zamTari,xelT ipyra xrmal-fari.

Sejda raSzeda!26

odes moxsenda, sityva Cafrisa,jaris simarcxe, moSla safrisa,

wamodga zamTari,xelT ipyra xrmal-fari.

Sejda raSzeda!27

sadac banakad dga gazafxuli,xrmalgalesili, Subgamaxuli,

mimarTa zamTarman,javriT, viT afTarman,

mas Seutiva!28

zafxuls miugo avi sityvani,gardaayara Tavsa setyvani.

zafxulman Tofxanastyorcna, Tavs mohfxana

mexiT zamTarsa.29

mzeman msaxura zafxuls ketilad,zamTris sicive Sescvala Tbilad.

gaiqca zamTari,raSs staca fafari:

dasces kiJina!30

Sejda kekia, iyo cxen-Cqari,daawyebina Subsa zanzari;

gamoudga mdevrad,118

ukan mosawevradmiyva zamTarsa.

31ar Camoexsna kekia qari,

sanam ar CaZvra qveskneTs zamTari.aiRo alafi,

gardasxa Ravs lafida gamobrunda!

* am saTauris zemoTac SeniSvnaa: `aq unda zafxuli daixatos~.

b. zamTris damarcxeba da zafxulis gamarjveba da wyemsT pirobis deba *

32zamTars wauxda aw Wirnaxuli;zurmuxtis taxtzeddajda zafxuli.

Semokrben yovelnimun sulni cxovelni

da miuloces.33

gacvda, gaZvelda civi zamTari,Semoecarcva tanT safari.

zafxuli ganaxlda.sacmeli Tan axlda

ferad-feradi.34

zamTriT gacrcvilni, SiSvel-titvelniaxliT damosa, gaxada Zvelni.

misca man brZaneba,dasrTo svlad man neba

patimrad myofTa.35

tanTa Canacva mwvane kabani,ara aqvT siciviT TrTola-babani.

Tbilni qarni hberven,xmiT mfrinvelni mReren,

ganaqvT WikWiki.36

ambobs torua, galobs bulbuli,tkbilad mosZaxis ofofs guguli;

SaSvi ambobs zilsa,msmeni ikrTobs Zilsa,

dvrinavs qedani.37

sxvani mfrinvelni amboben bansa:qvemZromT xma esmisT, saxls xdian bansa:

Cayrilni xarodaze gasaxaroda

amoZvren velad.119

38mzgavsad- mzgavsadman ipova toli,

yvelam danerba Tavisi coli.gamovida doli,gaizarda moli,

xeTa foToli.39

mxiaruls zafxuls moyavs yvavili;mowyenil zamTars Tan gayva TrTvili.

aw wyemsni xaroben,vin visa yvaroben,pirobas sdeben:

40`vin vis gvindodes, erTad vaZooT;saerTo iyos, vinc rame vpooT~.

samT qalT sixaruliTcxvarni siaruliT,

wanasxes Walad.41

mirekes CigvTan. sad vardis feradyvavilni naxes, mun dasxden mRerad.

imReroden tkbilad,karg-xma-gawyobilad

Saeqceoden.42

yvavilT gahqonda gaSlils bibini;daglijes, dawnes misi gvirgvini.

rac qali iq iyo,yvelam TviTo iwyo

TavisaTvisa. 43

martos ver swnevda TeTrs vardiansa,wavida Walas Sors, bardiansa,

yvavilTa saZebrad,kargisa sakrefladTavis konisTvis.

44moesma SoriT nestvTa xmobani,

egona qalTa TamaSobani.siTac esma stvena,

miyva iqiTkenayvavilT krefasa.

45aRmarTi avlo, ra gardixeda,

mun mwyemsi daxvda da wyali sCqerda.SeSinda, Sahyvira,

gaqceva apira,veRar gabeda.

46mal-mal Sahyvira: vame, vameo!ra dRe meqnebis, an ra Rameo!

mas mwyems[s] gaukvirda,120

Tqva `ra gauWirda?~,swraf gamoiqca.

47mivida, hkiTxa: `vin xar, ra moxda?ra Segayvira; win ra Semogxvda?~

xeli xels mohkida,TvalT cremli moswminda,

sca nugeSini.48

qalman ra naxa im wyemsis piri,sul daaviwyda, rac Wirda Wiri;

mwyemsi Seuyvarda,fexT qveS Seuvarda,

Sescina pirsa.49

qalman miuTxra wyemss: `sayvarelo, dRes Cemo mcvelo da damfarvelo!

mec sityvis dasturi;rac vsTqva, migde yuri,

mismine Tqmuli.50

radgan Sen gaxdi Cemi Zal-Rone,rac mogaxseno, es gamigone;

dRes SengniT mefona,xsna aRar megona

Cemis Tavisa.51

es kona wnuli iyos Senia,me vardi Semqen, iyav Sen ia;

gaSinje, Senc naxeCemis piris saxe,

Tu gTndes, miTnie!~52

mwyemsma qals uTxra: `nu asCqardebi,jer Senve gaqvndes Seni vardebi;

cota moicade,saqme gamoscade,

Seityve marTla.53

jer daiviwye kvnesa da viSi,Tqmula: `siyvaruls Se[i]qso SiSi~;

xar guliT SemkrTali, ar vici marTali,giyvarvar Tu ar!

54cotas xans saqmes daugdoT yuri:

RvTiuri aris Tu eSmakuri;dRes SeviyvareniT _

rad SeviyareniT,vscnaT erTmanerTi.

55Tumca mTnavs, msuris SenTan dawola,

121

magram SiSiTa gulSi maqvs Zrwola.vinc rom dagvinaxavs,

dagvgmobs, dagviZraxavs,uwesurs saqmes~.

56qalman miuTxra: `ram SegaSina?

Cven orT xSirs tyeSi gviyurebs vina?!~mwyemsma ra ismina,

guliT gaicinaam sityvazeda.

57qalman mwyemss hkiTxa: `gasacinari

CemgniT ra gesma? miTxar, vin ariaq Cveni mnaxavi,

rom iqnas mZraxavi?visgan geSinis?~

58mwyemsma qals uTxra: `Tu Sen momismen,

sanam vityode Cems Tqmuls, moiTmen,visica maqvs ridi,an me SiSi didi,getyvi yvelasa.

59Sen yuri ugde Cems laparaksa,

me marTals getyvi, ar Tu araksa:yovels xorcielsaver naxav tielsa,ar yvandes toli.

60odes qmna RmerTman adam da eva,

sjulad uwesa erTad Seqceva,erTad dawola,

SeyofiT wulT yolaars mieriTgan.

61vinc unda naxos loginzed mwoli,

arvin dasZraxavs, gverT uwves coli.aqvT uSiSrad Zili,Seyofa maT tkbili

sjulierebiT.62

qmarni da colni SeyvarebuliniguliT arian gaxarebulni,

Tavis saxl-karadasxedan aSkarada,

ar damalulad.63

Sesaqcevelad dadian baRad;uSiSrad, urcxvad xumroben laRad

xeli-xelT kidebiT,TamaSiT, WidebiT

xeT qveS mwvaneze.122

64uSjuloebiT Seyvarebulni

tyeSi dadian Separebulni,jagebSi Zvrebian,

avs saqmes Svrebian,aqvT didi SiSi.

65saqmis SiSi maqvs oTxis-xuTisa,Cxikv-Sav-eklisa, kacisa, RvTisa.

amaT SeaSines,kidec Searcxvinesded-mama Cemi.

66rac maT undodaT, verc is qnes karga,

mravali qrTamic maT daekarga;rac maT maeparaT,

arc is daefaraT,gamoumJRavndaT~.

67qalman mwyemss uTxra: wvrilad miTxaro,

eg rogor qmnila, an Sen vin xaro?Sen Sematyobine,me gamacnobine

Seni Tavio.

g. mwyemsisagan Tavisis mamisa da dedis ambavis Tqma da Tavisis saxelis gamocxadeba

68iyvnen erTs dabas mosaxle orni,

glexni, simdidriT, saqonliT sworni.ornive Wkviani,

marTalni, RvTiani,kacni keTilni.

69orTav samZaxloT eWiraT Tvali,

magram arc erTsa ar yvanda qali.surdaT maT moyvroba,

ar avad mopyrobaerTmanerTisa.

70yvandaT orTave sacolod Zeni,

momzadebulni, Wkviani, brZ[e]ni,mamaTa morCilni,

dedaTa _ viT CCvilni,RvTis morwmuneni.

71amaT mouxdaT erTs dRes qorwilni,

orTav miecaT erTs Rames Svilni:erTs vaJi, yrma wuli,

meores asuli123

RmerTman uboZaT.72

maT qnes piroba, vTxoTo RmerTsa,Tu daizardnen, vrToT erTmanerTsa.

ufalman ineba,maT locvis smineba,

dazarda didni.73

iyvnen qal-yrmani saxiT Svenier,mSvid, mdabal, keTil, guliT mecnier,

erTisa xnisani,Teqvsmetis wlisani,

erTad Sezrdilni.74

ra biWs dauwyo gulisTqmam brZola,maiwadina gogosTan wola.

gogom Tqva uari!uTxra Ti: `nu arijer Sensa gulsa.

75jvar-dauwerlad ege saqneli

nu gCans advilad, codva ars Zneli.RmerTsa ewyinebasawolT Segineba

uSjuloebiT.76

aw rom damiwve da muclad viRo,qveynad rogorRa xma amoviRo?

Tumca var sacolo,Svili rom mayolo

merme raRa vqna?!77

Cven dagvarqmeven bozT, meZavTs, mruSebs,da Cven Svilebsa nabiWvrebs, buSebs;

saxeli gatydebis,qveyana astydebisCvens saZraxavaT.

78ityvian, rasTvis ar iqorwines

da warimZRvares maT winawin es;saqme qnes urcxvada,gvirgviniT ukurTxada

Svili iyoles.79

Tu visme vetyvi me sityvebs mkvaxebs,is ficxlav amas me wamomZaxebs:

`me viT mkicxav, urcxo,TviT saqme hqen ucxo,

saunamuso!80

gvari mosTxare da naTesavi;sircxviliT dasWer suyvelas Tavi;

124

saqme hqen kaxpuri.SenTana qalT puri

aRar eWmebis!81

mcire xans Tavi ver Sainaxe,sjuli da mcneba ar daimarxe;

Tav-dauWerlada,jvar-dauwerladabuSi ganagde!~

82me es maqvs ziTvad da ase minda,

Sen mogitano me Tavi wminda.mis dros vinca mnaxos,

ara ra me mZraxos,urigo saqme.

83sjobs qali mokvdes da daimarxos, _

urigo saqme ar daiZraxos:qalT saxelT gatexa

ars TavT mexT daWexamSobelTa TvisTa.

84namusianad mqceveli qaliars margaliti, Zvirfasi Tvali;

unamuso qali _qva fiqali, mqrqali,qrmis saflavT lodi.

85qals gasaTxovars saqmrod moweulsujobs siwminde sacmels Zoweuls;

uwmindurTa qalTaoqro-qsovilT kalTa

dahfaravs vera.86

qalT danaSvenebs pirT kalva-xalvada umetesad farva da krZalva,

Tavis mTlad Sanaxva,mcnebaTa damarxva

sjulTa da wesTa.

87sjobs margalitsa, oqrosa, vercxlsa,

kaci ar vardes sircxvilis cecxlsa.gTxov, ar Semarcxvino.

da SemanaxvinoTavi dromdisa.

88qveyana dagmobs Cvens ded-mamaTa:

`rad daanebes Tavi amaTa,udaburs Walasa,xSir balax-Calasa,

ar moarides!125

89rad ar icoden, ar aqvndaT iWvi:Teqvsmeti wlisa gogo da biWi

rom erTad SeyareserTmanerTs ayvares,

amas iqmoden?!~90

mexsen, nu gavxdiT Cven ubeduradCvens ded-mamaTa, mas sayvedyrad

nu davadebT Tavsa,nu viqT saqmes avsa.mterT niST sagebsa.

91odes davsxdebiT mefe-dedoflad,

pirzed dagvesxmis Cven Wiris oflad,TavTa SercxveniTa,ar Cven molxeniTagveqnebis sxdoma.

92ded-mama gvetyvis: `rad SegvarcxvineT?

qveyanas Tavi daaZraxvineT.rasTvis maipareTTqven ar daifareT

qalwulebani?~93

me, Sens sacolos, Sens SesarTavsa,nu iq, sircxviliT nu mamWri Tavsa!

sjobs, gamomWra yelida ar maxlo xeli

jer saimisod.94

Tu Sen me gamxdi sasaciloda,me mogikvdebi usaciloda.

Sen waiSen Tavsa,tanT Caicvam Savsa

Seiq nanvasa!~95

biWman ar ugdo gogos Tqmuls yuri,sityva Sewmasna man eSmakuri.

[hrqva]: `jvaris daweraarcada Cans jera,

movicdi vera.96

bebia mokvda, papac mikvdeba,miT Cven qorwili gvigviandeba.

mowyeniT arian,aravis scalian

Cvens saqorwilod.97

marTals mogiTxrob, me ver moviTmen;Sen male dagTmob, Tu ar momismen!

Sen qali xar wminda,126

moloznoba ginda,me sxvas movnaxav!~

98biWi Semoswyra, wavida gangeb:Tqva, SeSindeso es gogo ageb.

sxvis gogos stumrobiT,TamaSiT, xumrobiT

aCvena Tavi.99

gogom ra naxa sxvasTan misuli,javriT amoxda mas TiTqmis suli.

metadre ewyina,guli mas etkina,SeSinda didad.

100ifiqra: `vai Tu, sxvaze scdeso.

misgan col-qmroba Cven wagvixdeso;man sxva Saiyvaros,me guls gamiyaros

sevdis laxvari!101

biWs uTxra: `mwadda, geqna RvTis ridi:SjulT uwesurad qalwulTa xidi

jer ar dageSala,mcired dagecala,

da ara hqeni.102

sxvasTan codvaSi Sens Cagdebasaesev sjobia, viq Sens nebasa.

Camoexsen sxvasa,magiT RvTis risxvasa

nu miiyeneb.103

radgan ar iSli, Sen matan Zalas.xval erTad cxvari wavasxaT Walas.

iq neba Senia,rac ginda qenia!~

darTo nebani.

d. locva gogosi da Txovnisa[e]br saqmis mosvla

104SuvaRam adga, gogom iloca,CoqiT miwaze muxliT icoca,man Tqva: `RmerTo Cveno!

col-qmrobis gamCeno,Sen geajebi!

105Romelman Seqmen adam da eva,abrams da sarras miec kurTxeva,

127

yav Cvenzed wyaloba,Cveni vaJ-qaloba

Sen daifare!106

Cvenc Tumca mcneba ver davimarxeT,SjulT uwesurad Cven ganviZraxeT

xval erTad Saqceva,Sebma Tu gaqceva,

yav neba Seni.107

ukuTu jer-ars ese saqnelad,nuras gagvixdi saqmesa Znelad;

Senis miSvebiTagvaxare SvebiTa

Cven erTmanerTTan.108

ukueTu ara jera-ars ese,SiSi, sircxvili Cvens gulSi Tese;

mcneba ar-marxuli,Cveni ganZraxuli,Sen mogviSale~.

109biWi gulisTqmiT gacxarebuli

adrian adga gaxarebuli;cxvari gamoreka,

gogos kars dareka,dro ars, adeqo!

110odes mirekes cxvari Walakad,biWma gaxada gogo malayad.

ra rom daaRirada qna daapira,

Cxikvma Seyvira!111

ase SeukrTo maT Cxikvman guli,ndoma SaeqmnaT maT dakarguli.

TrToliT, caxcaxiTa,moSlilis saxiTa

wamoxtnen Cqarad.112

cotas xans ukan ndomas movidnen,sxvas xmels foTlians tyeSi Sevidnen.

iq esmaT Zriali,CaCuni, Sriali,

xmelis foTlis xma.113

rogorc undodaT, verc iq Saeqcnen;kaci egonaT, SaSvTa gaeqcnen.

is gogo da biWi,sadac iyo RiWi,

wavidnen, SaZvren.114128

ar daixeda man ndomiT wina,saCqarod gogo wamoawvina;

sadaca eyaramravlada ekala,dasca mazeda.

115sabralom gogom titveli nacized danaxiva, sad iyo qacvi.

ra rom is itkina,gogom imwvitinagamwoebulman.

116biWsa hkra wixli, Sors gardagora;

iq im biWs daxvda qveS eklis gora.orTave tirili,

daiwyes yvirili,metis simwoviT.

117mun Turme kaci SeSasa sWirda;

yvirili esma, `Tqva ra gaWirda?!~mivida, man naxa,

maT Tavsa dasZaxa:`ra gayvirebsTo?~

118maT vera Tqves ra, CavardaT ena;

SiSiT, sircxviliT guls mixvdaT wyena.man kacman ra naxa,dagmo da dasZraxa,

orniv dalanZRa!119

kaci ukanve gabrunda Cqara,orTav dasTxova didi m uqara:

`rac migiparavTo,ver dagifaravToqurdoba Tqveni.

120Tqvens ded-mamasTan gkiTxav magaso,

orTav ekali mand ram dagaso?Tqven rada sZvrebodiT,mand rasa SvrebodiT,iq gaTqmevinebT~.

miugo biWman: `es sjobs magaso,me Sen karg-gvarad sasmeli gaso;

dagidla Wedili,win vercxliT Wedili

dagidga kula.122

qrTamad mogarTva oqro da vercxli,rom ar mogvidva sircxvilis cecxli.

agavseb ZRveniTa,Cvenis SarcxveniTa

Sen ra gergebis?129

123is kaci iyo maTi moyvare,

imav soflisa, ar Sors mosamZRvre.axlo naTesavi,

erTad mxvnel-mTesaviganayofobiT.

124guliT uyvarda biWis mamasa,

mama biWisa agrev kacs masa.mis gamovisada

saqme qna Rirsadaim biWisa.

125ase Tqva gulSi: qrTams rom dampirda,modi gamovscdi, vscnob, rogor Rirda!

uTxra: `ar gagcemo,Tu rasme mamcemo~;

iama biWsa.126

biWman daukla msuqani cxvari,puri iSovna man gamamcxvari:

gozauriT Rvino,gulTa saRiRinodaudga wina.

127mamas mohpara man vercxlis Tasi, _

iyo woniTa dangi aTasi, _misca mas fasada,Sen sTqvao arsada

Cveni saqmeni.128

gaZRa, daiTro, wamodga kaci,daloca qacvi, titvela naci:

`vinc ekalzed dasci,axive, zed acvi.

RmerTman dagzardosT!129

me dRes ekalam kargs beds Semyara! _mRvdelman akurTxos, sadac eyara! _

mas aSoros cecxlimaSovnina vercxli,damaTro RviniT!

130am jams waviReb, qalaqs gavyidi,

karga gamiva, Tasia didi;bevrs mamcemen abazs,

cols uyidi kabasSvilTa Coxebsa~.

131aiRo kacman cxvris tyavi Savi,

narComi xorci mouxarSavi,130

rac rom edga wina,Tqva: `waviReb Sina~,

sul wamoxveta.132

Tqva: davpatijeb Cems megobarsa,CemgniT advilad ar sagmobarsa;

am biWis mamasaSeugbob amasa,daudgam wina~.

133ipyra xelT kacman is gozauri,

man biWman Seqmna aurzauri:`Tu ki ar gvindobo,eSmakob-flidobo,

eg rad migaqvso?~134

kacs waekidnen gogo da biWi:`rad gahleqseo naci da RiWi?

amad dagqrTameTo,gasviT, gaWameTo,

rom dagefara!135

radgan Sen agre gamogvacxade,ekalze dagvsxi, nacs wamogvxa[d]e,

Cven rad mogceT fasi,mogvec Cveni Tasi~

kacs daeWidnen.136

kacman Tasi ar daaneba;maT kacs dauwyes lanZRva gineba.

biWs joxi ucxuna,sisxliT uTxunaTavi da piri.

137biWi moCivrad gagzavna wina,TviT ukan miyva, mivida Sina;

dawva, daiZina,adga, maiwyina,

dahkida Tavi138

colman miuTxra:`ram dagafiqra,Sen SegemTxvia: an aq, an iq ra?~

kacman Tqva:~mikvirso,saTqmelad miWirso,rac vnaxe sizmrad.

139micvalebulni mama da deda

orniv javrobden me da Senzeda:Svilma da rZalmaogvtanja, gvawamao

siZviriTao.140131

aRar mogvigdes Tvali da yuri,maT ar gvaWames Cven lukma puri,

xma-maRla yioden,sikvdilTan Cioden,

samarTals sTxovdnen.141

ganesamarTla maTTvis sikvdilsa,jer rZalsa vhkiTxavT, mas ukan Svilsa;

imaT Tqves saWmeli,anu Tu sasmeliraT dagiWiresT?

142me Savexvewe, uTxar: nu sCiviT,gamogigzavniT wyliT, naviT, tiviT.

samis dRis borjliTa,didisa sasjliTa

mZliv davexrwive.143

am sams dReSia Cems ded-mamasaCven Tu ar uzamT aRaps, Wamasa,

wamova sikvdili,cel-xmal amowvdili

Sin mogvixdeba.144

jer Sena gkiTxavs mas sakiTxavsa:pasuxs ver miscem, Sen mogWris Tavsa,

mas ukan me mkiTxavs,vimarTleb me ki Tavs,

Sen dagabraleb!~145

colman miugo:`Sen saqmes vhkvirob.Sen misTvis sikvdils risTvis mipirob?

cxvar-Zroxa gyavs bevrni,savse RviniT qvevrni,

gidgs fqvili beRliT.146

ratom aCivleb Sens ded-mamasa,ratom ar uzam aRaps, Wamasa?

maqvs puri damcxvari,aw Sen dakal cxvari,

moxade qvevrsa.147

male qen saqmes nuRar ayeneb,karzed sikvdilsa nu mamayeneb;

Tu ar kmara puri,damec Sen dasturi,me gamovacxob~.

148qmarman colisa sityva gakmara:`oci puri gaqvs, eg rasa kmara!~

coli adga Cqara,man aRara Tqva ra.

132

Seqna purs-cxoba.149

wamodga kaci; rac rom iniTa,tikni datena kargis RviniTa,

yvanda naCuqari,kargad nasuqari, dakla fur-berwi.

150ori cxra cxvari, oci batkani,

gasw[y]vita batT xma, qaTamT kakani;sasmeli, saWmeli,sanTeli, sakmeli,Canawyo navSi.

151mRvdelT uTxra: `saqme mzad daiWireT,

roca movideT, maSina wireT~.Casxa navs xarjTana,

atana mas TanamzareuliTurT.

152sadac im biWis saqme man naxa,mis axlo saydars mama emarxa;

iqa gaistumra,yvela iq istumra,vinc rom undoda.

153man dahpatija sul mezobelTa,

biWis da gogos Semqmnel mSobelTaman daukra Tavi,

uTxra: mzaT maqvs navi,mewvieniTo.

154biWis ded-mamam kaci galanZRes,

Tqves: `mtris aRapSi vin ZaRli gaZRes!Sen mogvpare cxvari,

puri gamomcxvari,Rvino da Tasi.

155Tasi gTxoes da Sen ar mieci,

Svilsa da sarZlos orsav gvieci;naczeda ec RiWi, ekliT gogo-biWi

Sen dagvixive!156

Cven ver moviTmenT gulis tkivilsa,xval Cven vapirebT Senzed Civilsa,

arcada waxvide,unda Sen moxvide

samarTalSia!~157

kacman goneba ar aRaCqara,winaaRmdgomi man ara Tqva ra,

Cumad Tavis wina133

gulSi gaicinabiWis tyuilzed.

158man kacman uTxra biWis mamasa:

`gTxov yuri ugdo, rac vsTqva, amasa.jer nu asCqardebi,Sen nu gasjavrdebi

gauSinjavad.159

yvelas mogiTxrob Cemis piriTa,WirSi Cavardi rasac WiriTa,

rasac mizeziTa,an rasaca gziTa

me vqen qurdoba.160

me sxvaga viyav, ra movel Sina,saxlSi damixvda mearavina.

me ase mSioda,rom guli mtkioda.

metis SimSiliT.161

me Sens saxlSia smisa, Wamisa,agrev xmareba WurWel-jamisa

maqvnda Cveuleba,xSirad wveulebagardamxdomoda.

162wamovel Sensa, Semovel Sina,avadmyof mamas Sensa eZina;

me damixvda Sinaaqac aravina

marto mis meti.163

mas gaRviZeba ver gaubede,mivel kidobnad, ukuvixede,

Tassa da sams pursa,saRvinisa yursa

davavle xeli.164

gamovitane, Cavdgi uremSi,Sevabi xar, me wavel tyeSi;

SeSisa saWrelad,Rvinis smiT Tval-Wrelad

mivel Walasa165

ra rome Rvino TavSi Semijda,puriT rom gavZex, xorcic maminda;

xorcisa ndobiTa,adgom-dajdomiTaRone wamerTva.

166mag Sens Svils yvanda mun sacxovari,

134

mivel da vsTxove es saTxovari:`agremc gagzrdis RmerTi,_

naWeri me erTimaWame xorci!~

167guda miCvena da xelsaxoci,

miTxra:`waiRe, Tu maqvndes xorci~.daukar mas Tavi,

me uTxar: maS, SaviWedili davklaT.

168cota rom Cven aq mwvadad SeviwoT,

sxva sul saRamos Sina waviRoT.Tqva: ver gavbedao,

mama da dedaogamiwyrebao!

169aRara vsTqvi ra, CemTvis davsCumdi,

sad SeSas vsWridi, iqav gavbrundi;sad sZovda Wedili,xorciT daymediliwavawydi zeda.

170wamovepare, davavle xeli,

maSinve daniT gamo[v]sWer yeli;ra gavxade tyavi,kaWkaWi da yvavisul zed momatyda.

171ra gamovSigne, cecxli avanTe,

mwvadi daudev, Sens Svils mivmarTe.mas uTxar: wamodi,

Cvena vsWamoT mwodi;miTxra: `vin mogca?~

172gamoucxade, ar daufare;

uTxar: me Sena cxvari mogpare,mwvadi wamovage,

me maqvs sanovage,modi SaveqceT.

173SemomiZaxa: `ras mexumrebi,

me dasaklavni sad myvanda cxvrebi?~Seqna man tirili,

Tavs cema, yvirili:`mamas ra uTxra?!~

174uTxar: magaze Sen ra gawuxebs?

mama-Sens TviT me gavscem pasuxebs.miviyvane, davsvi,,vaWame da vasvi,ganvaZRe karga.

135

175roca daiTro, aiRo Tasi;

miTxra: `am TasSi mogvec ra fasi?amdeni qurdoba,da ar daundoba

Sen ar SegrCeba~.176

me uTxar: Zmao, rac mamiparavs,TvaliT Cans yvela, ar damifaravs.

Tumca mamepara,mxamda damefara

SenTvis eseni.177

rac me miuTxar, ar damijera,sacemrad joxi man mamiRera!

miT me amiCqarda,guli gamijavrda, ver moviTmine

178Tasi wavarTvi, saxrec ucxune,Tavpiri sisxliT gardauTxune;

moeSvela coli,jer ar Tanamwoli

sjulierebiT179

imas naczeda davkar ekali,uTxar: Sen ra grjis, jer Sen xar qali,

rad ar grcxvenian,rodisa gSvenianjer eg saqmeni?!

180Sen Svils miZaxdi, me mCandi mamad,

amad mogeqec ase Tamamad.Sens ukiTxavada

saqme vqen avada,dagikal cxvari.

181bevrjer micodavs, Sen Segindvia,dids sawyenzedac Tavs ar gidvia;

gTxov, esec Semindoda ara gamyido

cotas saqmisTvis182

upatiuri rac Svils gikadre,bodiSs movixdi xval dilas adre;

gizRav me Sen cxvarsa,pursa gamamcxvarsa,

Tassa da Rvinos.183

aw wamobrZandiT nu malodinebT!Tqvenis gayriTa cremls nu madinebT!~

miuTxra tkbilada:`nu gamxdiT wbilada

136

Tqven amisTviso~.184

biWis mamam Tqva: `dRes dagvacale,Cven movifiqrebT, wamovalT xvale.

SevityobT marTalsa,Svils vkiTxavT da rZalsamag Sens naTqvamsa.

185rasac Sen ambob, Tu marTalia,

Seni yofila Cvenzed valia;Cems Svils umtyuvnia,

rac SenTvis uvnia.rad ar gismina?

186xaric dagekla, aras getyodi,

Tu ar mizRvevdi, me aras gTxovdi,aram Tu Sen cxvarsa,pursa gamomcxvarsa

ar dagiTmobdi.187

es saqme avad me gamaSinjes,simarTlis samZRva [r]s maT gadabijes,

momiTxres mrudada,majavres cudada,

amas ar davsTmob.188

Svilsa da sarZlos orsav g[a]vjoxav,maTis cemiTa guls movioxav!

rad ar dagijeres,joxi rad giReres,

rad Semogkadres?~189

kaci wamodga, daukra Tavi.uTxra:`rac gcode, Tu Sen xar mTnavi,

suyvela gadadev,nuRarasa dasdev!

adeq wavideT.190

Tu maT dalaxav mizeziT CemiT,guli damewvis me maTi cemiT;

ra icis sakadri,eqnebis ra yadrikacisa ymawvils?

191me misTvis Sens Svils aras vemduri,_

arca ra maqvs ra me sayveduri,_saqme vqen avada,me var pirSavada

SenTan da masTan.192

Svilsa da sarZlos tkbilad xma gaec,iq wamosvlisa dasturi daec;

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sarZlos deda-mama,sadaca maqvs Wama,

iq iqnebian.193

Tqvenis jalabiT, viTxov, mobrZandeT,amisgan ufro ar davgviandeT,

xval mRrdelni gvicdian,rigs ar gardixdian,sanam ar mivalT~.

194biWis mamama aRara Tqva ra,

xelierTpirad kacs gayvnen Cqara;naviTa, tiviTa,kargis pativiTa

wavidnen wyliTa.195

meores dResa naviT gadaxden,momzadebulni maT mRrdlebi daxvdnen;

kaci mRrdels gaendo,gulSia rac edo,yvela miuTxra.

196rac rom enaxa gogo-biWisa,

ekalzed gorva, SerWma RiWisa,malviTa, farviTa,sityvisa parviTagamoucxada.

197mRvdes Saexvewa: `nu etyvi ersa,nurc moyvaresa da nurca mtersa,

marto Sen icode,es saqme icodve,

uSvele rame!198

biWis mamasa ara scalian;deda moukvda , glovobs Zalian.

mamac yavs avada,gaxda Zval-tyavada,

male mokvdebis.199

rac mergeboda aw me Cem wilad,me dRes mzaTa var mis saqorwilad,

me misTvis vqen xarji;rasac Tqvena gagrji,mogarTmev fassa.

200me ki nu gamcem, rac mogaxsene,

wirvas ukana TviT ganaxsene:Cemi ara sTqva ra;moswrafebiT, CqaraTviT brZaneT swavla.

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saydars wirvaze Semokrbebian,maTi ded-mamac aq iqnebian.

biWs, gogos mdomares,erTada mdgomares

naxavT TvaliTa.202

mis dros ubrZaneT maT ded-mamaTa:`rad jvars ar daswerT aw Tqven amaTa?~

mizezsa ityvian,ariso miT gvianmaTi qorwili.

203Tu mogaxsenon simgloviariT,

misad pasuxad Tqven es uTxariT:`saqmes viq amgvarsa,

dRes davswer maT jvarsa,Sors nu daiWerT~.

204mRrdelman miugo mas kacs moZRvruleb:

`mag Sens sawadels sul aRvasruleb.jer Cven dafarviTa,malviT, gaparviTaamas vecadneT;

205iq waviyvanoT gogo da biWi,

sadac SerWmiaT qacvi da RiWi.imaTac vhkiTxav,

wignsac waukiTxavSeginebulsa~.

206kacman miugo: `aq momicadeT,

biWs Semovgzavni, mas hkiTxeT, scadeT.mas ubrZaneT yvela,

rac imisTvis Svela gwadian Tqvena~.

207kacman idumal biWs acodina:

`mRrdeli giZaxis saydarsa Sina~.is biWi wavida,saydarSi Savida

marto mRrdelTana.208

mRrdelman biWs uTxra: `me Sen bedsa gwev,dRes jvarsa dagwer, Sens colTan dawev~.

biWi xels emTxvia,muxlsa moexv[ia],

mRrdels moaxsena:209

`viT aRsruldebis Tqveni brZaneba?jer samagisod ded-mamaT neba

ar Cans CvenTvisa,rome SegveTvisa

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Cven erTmanerTi~.210

mRrdelman miugo: `ded-mamaT nebasme gamogitan, vamcneb maT mcnebas.

Sen SenTvisa iyav,pirica daiyav,nuravis etyvi.

211nurca dedasa, nurca mamasa,nuravis etyvi saqmes amasa;

Sen nuraze swuxar,sacolos ki uTxarmalviT yurSia

212Tqven es saqmeni nu gaqvT saeWvoT!

gaipareniT, sadac Sag[e]rWoTqacvi da ekali;Sena da eg qali

orniv iq damxvdiT!213

jer Tqven locvasa iq wagikiTxav,undixar Tu ar, qalsaca vkiTxav,

masukan ki vswirav;saqmesa gavpirav

Tqvens ded-mamasTan~.214

rogorc rom mRrdelman biWs daabara,biWma sacolo mun ganapara.

mRrdeli da is kaci,sad iyo is qacvi, oTxniv mun Sekrben.

215odes Tqva mRrdelman, urTxeul-a-a-ars~,kacs gaecina, mRrdelman Tqva: `ra ars?

ra mwame Sen cili;rada gaqvs sicili,

ra mainaxe?~216

kacman miugo: `viT aRuTqveni,am alags mixvda kurTxeva Tqveni,

iyo dalocvili;gamaxsenda, sicilimiT momivida~.

217roca rom mRrdelman Camoiloca,biWsa da gogos brZaneba mosca;

uTxra: `wadiT farviT,wirvas daeswariT

orniv erTada.218

Tqvens ded-mamasTan saqmesa Tqvensa,me gavarigeb suyvelas dResa~.

biWi, gogo Cqara,140

mRrdeli, kaci wynarawavidnen saydars.

219biWman gzazeda gogos miuTxra:

`Cven xom gvirgvini, mRvdelman gvikurTxa,wavideT Walasa,

ukuvsZvreT Calasa, wirvas ras davdevT?~220

gogom miugo: `rada xar briyvi?`ras davdevT wirva~ magas rad ityvi?

raman gagastera,Seityev Sen vera

raca qna mRrdelman?221

wigni ukiTxa Cvens qacvzed xevas,Sen mas uZaxi gvirgvinT kurTxevas?!~

_ Sors dauWira.maja dauWira

biWma gogosa.222

gogom uxrinka, xelidan dasZvra,xel-fexianad man tani daZra,

ukan gamoeqca,mRrdels fexT qveS moeqca,

esreT miuTxra:223

`im biWs egona, jvari dagvwere,bevri miuTxr, ver davajere:

dameWida Zalad,mimaTrevda Walad,me gamoveqec!~

224mRrdelma siciliT gogos hrqva: `wadi,

male iqnebis, risac xarT mwadi!nu geSiniano,ar aris gviano,

es saqme Tqveni!~225

mivida, mRdelman zarebs darekayoveli eri saydars Sareka;

wirva ismineTo,dgoma iTmineTo,gareT nu dasdiT!

226rodesac rome mRvdelT Jami wires,

kvlav qadagebas moyvnen, gapires;iwyes igavada,ara ig avada

ded-mamaT hkiTxes:227

`erTs udabursa mTasa, ReleSimSiersa mgelsa win edvas leSi,

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iqnebis, daindosda piri ar hkidos?~maTa Tqves:`ara!~

228agzebuls cecxlzed rom Tiva idos,

morCebis, rome ar waekidossaxmils mgzebaresa,Tivas mdebaresa?~

Tqves: _ `ar moarCens?!~229

mRrdelman miugo: Tu eg ki iciT,Tqven rad ara xarT sSjulis simtkiciT?

rad Tavsa ar idebT,da ara aridebT?

gogoebs biWebs?230

mindvrad, mTad, Walad erTad dadian,vin icis, Tu ras codvas Cadian,

garCeulsa sjulsarad xdiT daxvanjulsada aras naRvlobT?!

231droT mosuls qal-vaJT raRas ayovnebT,rad jvars ara swerT, aw rad aRonebT?

rasaTvis waaxdenT,sjulTa gadaaxdenT,ara gCansT codvad?

232rad emsgavsebiT qistsa da didos,

kerpTa msaxurTa, sjuliT uwmindos?uSiSrad, urcxvada,

gvirgvinT ukurTxadacol-qrmobas SvrebiT~.

233biWis mamam hrqva: saqme amgvariCven mogvixdao, misTvis maT jvari

veRar davswereTo:Savi SavkereTo;varT mgloviare.

234deda momikvda, mama sulzedamiZes da vstiri mudam sul zeda.

win midgas gubeni,maqvs kalTa-ubeni,

cremliT dampali!235

sevdiT goneba maqvs dakarguli,WirSi var, lxinsa ar maZlevs guli;

amisTvis damdgarada aRar mamxdara

maTi qorwili~.236142

mRrdelman miugo: `jvaris dawerasuqorwiloba mouSlis veras.dRes davswer maT javrsa,

mogarCen maT jvarsa,adroeT qorwils.

237dRevandels qorwils es kaci cdilobs,

rom daulaxavs, bodiSsa xdilobs,mzaTa aqvs mas xarji,

Tavisi naxarji,Semosawevrad~.

238biWis mamam Tqva: `am saqmes vkvirobT,

ver gagvigia, rogor apirobT;Cven Tumca gveTneba,vasruloT TqvenT neba,

rogor moxdeba?239

mas maspinZloba aqvs aRapuri,aw gadarCebis mas raRa puri,

rom misis xarjiTa,moyruleb garjiTa

Cven is gavsarjoT?~240

im kacman uTxra biWis mamasa:`oRonc nu moSli saqmes amasa,

aRapsa, Wamasame uzam mamasa

masukan, sxva dros~.241

daiyoliv[e]s, darTo nebani,Svils dauloca qorwinebani . . .

ra dasweres jvari.kacTa, qalTa jari

Sekrben qorwilad.242

mis dros im kacis coli atirda;`ra atirebso?~ _ eri gahkvirda!

mRrdelman im kacs hkiTxa.galanZRa, gakicxa,

rada scemeo?243

kacma Sefica:`ar micemia,mimowmebia, rac aq Temia!

Tqven hkiTxeT yvelasa,TviT Cems col lelasa,Tu misTvis meces~.

244mRrdelman miugo: `Tu ar gicia,

razedac tiris, me ar vicia.Sen gecodineba,

misi cremlT dineba,143

miTxar, rad aris?~245

miugo kacman: `TviT mogaxsenos,hkiTxe, Tu misTvis me rame mevnos.

rad mas aqvs yvirili,Tavs cema, tirili,arca me vici~.

246mRrdelman dedakacs hkiTxa: `dedao,

miTxar Sen stiri aw razedao?~man mRrdels rqva kankaliT:

`rasaTvis dagvkaliTTqvenis xeliTa?~

247mRrdelman miuTxra: `rogor dagkali?

gamagebine me gza da kvali,aseTi ra vqeni?

sawyeni aw TqveniSematyobine!~

248uTxra:`aRapi rom mogviSale,

orniv col-qmarni movkvdebiT xvale~.SiSiT wanwarevda;sityvasa warevda

xandaxan sxvasac.249

mRrdelman dedakacs miuTxra, hkiTxa:`xval Tqven mohkvdebiT, miTxar, vin giTxra?~

man Tqva: `Cemi qmariZilad wva, sizmarinaxa man egreT~.

250miugo mRrdelman: `motyuebulxar,

Sen magazeda nurasa swuxar.ar aris eg swori,

gsmenia Sen Wori;Wors nu ahyvebi!

251rac swadebia Sens qmars saqnelad,

ara ndomia qveynad saTqmelad.misTvis daufaravs,saqme mouparavs,

vera gndobia.252

rac Sengan qmarman dRes saqme kargiqna, sulisaTvis ars didi margi.

aRapsa, WamasaSenis qrmis mamasa

es urCevnia253

dReis aRapad aw ese kmara,rom WirTa Sina Zmas moexmara;

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nu xarT Tqven ucebi,zogni tutucebidedakacebi.

254adeq, wavideT, davsxdeT, vilxinoT,

davlioT Rvino da viRiRinoT;ras qvian sizmari,tyuis Seni qmari,gangeb uqnia!~

255eficeboda Tavis cols qmari:

`tyuilad giTxar me is sizmari;Tu gamJRavndeboda,

aRar moxdebodadRes es saqmeni.

256Tu SenTvis meTqva, sxvagan gamcemdi,

arc ara magdens xarjsa mamcemdi,saqmes waaxdendi,

aRar maaxdendi,gamajavrebdi.

257me Sen tyuili amitom giTxar,

me kargad gicnob, Sen rogoric xar;rasaca maismen,

wamzed ver maiTmen,maSinve ityvi.

258adeq, wavideT, nuRara stiri,

Sen daibane xeli da piri.Cven migvelian

eriTurT mRvdelianqorwilad sxdomas~.

259wamoayena da wariyvana,

saCqarod cremli man maibana.mividnen qorwilad;

mayars xrmal-mowvdiladSeaswra Tvali.

260colman qmars uTxra: `ager sikvdili,

rogor mzad gvidgas xrmal-amowvdili!veWv, Sen vera xedav,

Sen misTvisa bedavaq Seqcevasa~.

261mas kacs ukanve gaeqca coli,qmari uZaxda ukan gamyoli:

`ram gardagriao,es mayariao

xmal-amowvdili~.262145

colma qmars uTxra, `wavalo Sina,vinc unda iyos, man SemaSina,

guli miRondeba.sul is magondeba,rac naxe sizmrad~.

263kaci mobrunda, guls mixvda wyena;

Tvisi sidedri gamouyena.dedam Caagona,

iqav maiyonais dedakaci.

264dasxden sadilad CirdilT qveS grilad,

moyvnen lxins wynarad, Rvinis smas wvrilad.Sada Saapares,

sevda ganaqarvesmgloviareTa.

265gamarTes lxini zmiTa, SairiT,

galobiT, mReriT, CangiT, dairiT;fundruk-xuntrucebiT

qal-vaJni xucebiTiqmoden samas.

266odes axades qals pirbadia,

pirT sanaxavad vercxlis badia,oTxis wlis Wedili,

rqeb oqroT Wedili,miarTva kacman.

267adga, wavida malviT mun kaci,

sadac SetWmodaT qal-yrmaTa qacvi,man gaTiba moli,

maTi dasawolimun ganamzada.

268roca dro iyo, wauZRva wina,oriv saZilod iq danawvina.

mdadi, Zma, mayariar iyvnen gamyari,

gverT udgnen mcvelad.269

man mefem cixes aRar axana,Tavs wanayvira naRara-xana;

styorcna zarbazani,gauxda zaTqani,

daCexa kari!270

is zarbazani rom man dascala,magdeni xani aRar acala;

xelaxla gatena,ganiSna karTkena

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zarbaznis tuCi.271

daadva cecxli. ra SaifeTqa,gastyvra, gauxvda zemo Tavs xeTqa.

RmerTmani auwva,rasac wams dauwva,

mucel-qmnul Seqmna.272

is gogo Cemzed gaxda orsuli,ra dro Seiqmna Sobad mosuli,

me viSev; saxeladmaT dasaZaxelad

marqves `qacvia~.

e.mwyemsisagan im qalis ukanve gabruneba dagayrisaTvis simwuxare da tirili mwyemsisagan

273Tqva mwyemsman: `vTqvaT,rom kaci davqrTamoT,mas mivsceT vercxli, vasoT, vaWamoT, imiT davifaroT, rac ram moviparoT, imisgan movrCeT.274vinc rom arc smiTa, arca WamiTaar moigebis misebr qrTamiTa imas raRa uyoT, piri riT dauyoT rom dagvifaros?!”275qalman mwyemss kiTxa: `vin ars ageTi,rom ar miiRos man s[a]mSi erTi: verc movigoT qrTamiT, verc smiTa da WamiT?” mwyemsman Tqva: `RmerTi!276RvTisa meSinis, jer yrma var wminda,Amas vekrZalvi, Tumca rom minda; SiSiTa, ZrwoliTa SenTana woliTa jer ver vixareb!277wadi,sadac gyavs Sen megobari,nu Seiqnebi maTi mgmobari! pirobiT iyaviT, napovni iyaviT, iyareT wili.278Tu RmerTi Cems Tavs Sen gargens wiladmSobliT vikurTxviT Cven saqorwilad. SegirTav colada,

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gverT dasawolada. vyof sjulierad”.279qalman gaSinja,ar iyo avi:wamodga,mwyemssa daukra Tavi, mwyemsma pirs akoca, karg sityviT daloca da gaistumra.280wavida qali,gzas ganeSura.dasaRamovda,mzec Caewura. sidamec movida, iqiTve wavida sirbil-ZunZuliT.281mwyemsman ifiqra,metad Sewuxda.Tvalni sawvimrad mas auquxda: Tqva:Wkva wamivida, Ees ra mamivida, ram damabnela!282ase Seviqen ucodinari,ver movifiqre samjobinari. gauSinjavada, saqme vqen avada aCqarebulad!283RvTisa wyaloba ganvagde bedi,Axlos mosuli SoriT morbedi. Mme bedi da wera Sevifere vera, ganvagde nebiT.284Cemis gayrisa ar iyo mwadi,me ki miuTxar, `ukanve wadi~. Walas udaburSi martoka gauSvi me sayvareli!285rad sacxovari arcad gavyare,mas Tan ar gavyev, rad gaveyare, es rad ara vqeni, rasTvis Seviqeni ase ucebi?286viqmen zarmacad, daZvra damzarda,mas Tan ar gavyev, saca damgzavrda gavxade oxrada, sakvnes-saoxrada, Cem satirlada.287vame,Tu RmerTman me es miwyinos,

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me dasawvavad is aRmityinos, rom Cemi trfiali gavxade tiali, me ganveSore!288xorcs vesaTnoe mconarebiTa,suls ki ar gavyev ukan rebiTa, Seviqen udebad. saxmilTa udebad viT gardavrCebi?289vame Tu, sulo, giswras Ramemada SegaSinos gzazed ramema! Ddagixvdes gzis mcveli, avazak,mzir-mZarcveli, ar gyvandes mSveli!290vame, Tu, sulo, Rvimesa bnelsaCavarde sadme Sen xnarcvsa Znelsa, Exvewo Sens mxsnelsa, Sen aRmomyvanelsa Dda ar gisminos!291gajavrebulman ar gigdos yuri,iZios rame man Senzed Suri; aRar gagikiTxos, saqme gagikicxos, niSnic mogigos. 292vame Tu,sulo,giyaron wili,sxvas visme ergos Senzed qorwili! Seviqna me wbili. Sen,_suli me tkbili_ miT damekargo?!293Sen aseTs visme xelT Cauvarde,rom imas guliT Sen ar uyvarde. Mman ara gaxaros, Cagagdos Rrma xaros, Mmogidvas cecxli.294vame Tu, sulo, ar gahqvndes madli;mrudad mexmaros kod-saswor-adli, man gza agirios, codva mogirios Cems naqnars madlsa!295vame Tu, sulo, ar mogiwonon!CemgniT mowyuli,rac mogiwonon! codvaman dasZlios, saxmils migaZlios, dauSretelsa.

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296vame Tu, xorcic, ar darCes mTeli,mokvdes, daudges TvalTa naTeli; yurebiTa smena, sasaubrod ena, mas moeSalos.297vame Tu, xorcic uZravad, tanigaxdes vanidam mal gasatani ayroldes, asundes sayvarels ar surdes, misiRa Wvreta.298aRara iamos dasanaxavad,male waiRos dasamarxavad; miwas miabaros, miniCb-miabaros da gamobrundes.299vame Tu, xorcic SeWamos mgelman,anu miwaSi matlman da gvelman. rad vqen saZagelman, sawvav-sadagelman, ar gavyev sulsa!300xorcs gverT daudeq tialad suli;mSivrad gauSvi Sors gzas wasuli, ar gayva sagZali, eqmnebis ra Zali siarulisa?301vame Tu, sulo, Sena gciodes,anu gwyurodes, anu gSiodes; an rame gtkiodes, miT cremli gdiodes, CemgniT guls gakldes! 302RmerTo,nu mizam codvis pasuxsa,nuras momivlen saqmes sawuxsa; Sen,Cemo gamCeno, momkvlelo,damrCeno Sen geajebi!303iesos qristes,RmerTs macxovarsa,Tayvans gcem da gTxov am saTxovarsa: im Cems sawyals sulsa, Sors gzas wasulsa, Sen maexmare!304mas Cems sayvarels, RmerTo, moyvare;davSorebulvar,aw Samamyare guliTa marTliTa,

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piriTa naTliTa Seurcxvenelad!

v.qalis mSvidobiT misvla TavisamxanagebTan da napovnzed wilis yra

305qali mivida,sad yvavils hkrefdenar wasuliyvnen, mas qals eZebden mosTqmiden, tiroden, xma-maRla yviroden, saxels uZaxden.306mirboda Qqali,Soridam naxes,ager movao, maT daiZaxes. imaT gauxardaT, didaTa uyvardaT maT erTmanerTi.307mivida,hkiTxes:` sad gaipare,amdens xans piri rad daifare?” Tqva:`yvavilT sakreflad, kargisa saZebrad gavyev Walasa”308rogorc Soridam stvirTa xma esma,an rac ambavi mas uTxra mwyemsma, TavT gardasavali, viTar vlo savali, miuTxra yvela.309maT hrqves: `gvegona,gikbina gvelman,anu SegWama daTvma da mgelman; vstirodiT, vsCiodiT, tyeSi davsdiodiT, Sen dageZebdiT.310Sens ZebnaSia vhpoveT mutruki,gasuqebuli kargi tutruki: xval Cven wili vyaroT, erTada SevyaroT, vinc rame vpoveT”.311meores dResa wilTa sayreladcxvari garekes WaliTgan velad; jvaredinTa gzaTa wils iqmoden mzaTa ucxos mgzavrTaTvis.312mwyemsis magiar joxi danasves,quid daxures,Coxa Caacves;

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maT TvalTa samxelad uwodes saxelad `qacvia-mwyemsi~313zed gamoabes napovni viri,mas aoudves pirSi aRviri. TviT gandgnen ganzeda, jvaredins gzazeda danawyves wili.314visac epovna sul araferi,man wilad dadva koWbiTa feri; mutrukis mpovnelman wilSi gamTxovnelman tar-kviristavi315man qalman dadva nemsi da Zafi,gardazdioda Tavs oflis qafi qna SiSiT kankali, Tqva: `RmerTo, mamkali, Tu sxvas xvdes mwyemsi.316RmerTo momxede me ubadruksa!mwyemsis sanaclod viris mutruksa nu margen wilada me gasawbilada, argine sxvasa!317ar ganvaSoreb Sens uRels qedsa,oRond nu gamyri mas Cemsa bedsa, me imisTvis xelsa guls saxmilsa cxelsa nu mamikideb!318sadac rom iyos is Cemi suli,iyos dafarul SengniT daculi; saca iyos bneli, gasaZlisi Zneli, mas ganaSore!~319qalebma SoriT Seaswres Tvali,naxes,rom mgzavri ars mamavali; gardaudgnen wina, wilis yrisaTvina daukres Tavi.320movida kaci WkvaTamyofeli;hkiTxa: `ra gaqvsTo gasayofeli?~ qalTa joxi cmuli, viri zad dambuli, aCvenes kacsa.321

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erTmanerTisa.330visic wilad Zes mun koWbiT feri,man qmari Zebnos Tvisi saferi! Tu vera ipovnos, man suli icxovnos, qmnas moloznoba.331visic wilad Zestar-kviristavi,imisi iyos tan, viris Tavi. ase ambobs mweri: `mas Seusxdes mweri, odes zed Sejdes~.332visic wilad Zes Zafi da nemsi,imisi iyos `qacvia mwyemsi~, uwodos aq masa, nu gastex aRTqmasa, rac RmerTs aRuTqva!333naxeT col-qmrobis bidi da wera,safers saferi rogor afera maT Suvamavali ar yvandaT mravali, TviT xvdnen erTmaneTs.

z. qacvia-mwyemsisagan mamasTan mociqulisgagzavna da colis SerTvisa dasturisa damamobrivis kurTxevis Txovna da mamisagan kurTxeva 334odes qacviam ambavi wvriladSeityo,qali mas ergo wilad, guliTa lmobilad,xelTa aRpyrobilad madlobda RmerTsa.335mamasTan gzavna man mociquli:`kaci Sevqnilvar me mowifuli,

gTxov, kurTxevas mamurs; colis SerTvis dasturs Tu damcemT, dro ars~.336mamam ubrZana: `colis SerTvisajer dro ara gaqvs, iyav SenTvisa; Sen xar oci wlisa, ver gizam qorwilsa Mme Sen udrood~.337Svilman miugo: `erTs sityvas vityvi_gTxov, ar miwodo me misTvis briyvi_ Sen qen samarTali swore da marTali, nu sji TvalRebiT~.

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c. mamisagan rCeva da Cveneba, Tu rogor[i] coli SeirTos

353Svilo, monaxe qali aseTi.WeSmaritebiT swamdes mas RmerTi. moiyide kaci, gina dedakaci, mas aZebnine.354eride kaxpas, urcxvs, loTs da kapas[s],Torem giginebs ded-mamas, papas; mal-mal gizams Cxubsa, gaimaxvavs Subsa, gaZgerebs gulsa.355gaqvs, Tu ara gaqvs, ar gagikiTxavs;getyvis: `ar macmev SaidiST nifxavs! mogidebs yistebsa, wamogkravs qiStebsa, Cagamtvrevs cxvir-pirs~.356anCxli da urcxvi, Tu aris mruSi,zed Semogjdebis, Tu xeliT uSvi; mogidebs mizezebs, Semogkravs miT dezebs, dagiCxvlets gverdebs.357saiTac unda, iqiTken warebs,gardmogiWirebs maTraxebs mwarebs; agidebs aRvirebs, gatirebs, gayvirebs, ise gatarebs.

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358Tu cols mieci qmarzed uflebaqmari liaSi ukuefleba; gaisvreba lafiT, mis WuWys sapnis qafiT veRaravin garecxs.359iso ziraqSi brZenman dasweradedakacisa pyroba da Wera; kar-gvarad qadagebs, aqebs da aZagebs isu dedakacT.360umjobes arso lomT-veSapTana,vidre borotis dedakacTana. kacisa cxovrebas, ase ganSorebas gvauwyebs isu.361nu gsurs lamazi pir-sirinizi,aras gaamebs, Tu aris bozi. bevri yavs mas mteri, mdevneli da mWeri, maxis damrwymeli.362Znelia, mcvelman is ase dacos,rom mtacebelman ar waritacos; mzirs udgas mparavi, ver SesZlebs mfaravi mis sifrTxilesa.363ragind rom mcveli ikrTobdes Zilsa,mainc ver SesZlebs bevrsa RviZilsa; ra rom Tvals daxuWavs, mas mteri abuWavs ZaliT Tu nebiT.364TviT qalsa marTebs, rom Tavi dacos,qmars Tavi Tvisi arcad wartacos; ar ganSordes mfaravs, ar mieces mparavs Tavisis nebiT.365Tu qalman Tavi TviTon ar daco,ramdenic unda Sen imamaco, ver SesZleb dacvasa, Tu Seiqs tacvasa TviT Tavsa Tvissa.366bozi lamazi bevrs kacsa acdens;rogorc rom unda, isre moaxdens, mosTxris kacs, waaxdens, mcnebas gardaaxdens, mohklavs da warswymends.367Tumca Seadga lamazi bozi,Znelad gardurCes kaTalikozi, rom ara acdinos da gardaxdinos sjulsa da wessa.368nu ginda bozi, anCxli da loTi,

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T. swavla mamisagan, rom Tvalis ndomasguli ar miayolos

406Tu kacsa guli ara aqvs mTeli,cudia misTvis TvalTa naTeli. sjobs, Tvali dawuxdes, guli ki ar wuxdes kacisa sevdiT. 407sibrme udrood kacs ar aberebs,Tu guli mTlad aqvs, kidec amRerebs! Tu guls ram ewyina, satkeni etkina, male mokvdebis.408radgan guliT ars sicocxle, kdoma,sjobs, guls usrulo, ar TvalTa ndoma; nu zdev TvalT ndomasa, gulTa waxdomasa, guli sjobs TvalTa409

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maqvs RvTis mindoba.451me ar gaviReb amaSi fassa,arc lamazs veZeb, arc Tvalad nassa; rac bedman maxvdina da wilSi margina, imas SevirTav!452me erTi qali Semxvda Walasa,arvin atanda mosvlad Zalasa; Tavisis nebiTa, vardT gvirgvinebiTa Movida CemTan.453SemomaZliva vardis konebi,sityva momigo mosawonebi: `ha, Sen Cemo, vardi! Sens xelT Camovardi Senad sacolod!~454ar CamovarTvi mis drosa vardi;uTxar: ukanve qeni navardi, Tu Sen gergi wilad,ficxlav saqorwilad mamas vsTxov dasturs.455axla Sevityve, sams qals Cemzedawili uyriaT wera-bedzeda; mas qalsa vrgebivar, me misi bedi var! beds ver wauval~.456mamam Svils uTxra: `ras hqvian bedi?rodis da dagindobs, sawuTro ybedi, Sen ase gataros, rom ar gagamwaros, ragind tkbil iyo?457radgan Sens saqmes RmerTzeda agdeb,bedis xsenebas rad ar ganagdeb? ras Hhrqvian aw bedi?_yrma viyav, davberdi,_ jer ver micnia458Svilo, yrma xar da Tunda dahberde,rac RmerTman mogces, unda dasjerde; kargia Tu avi, TeTria Tu Savi, unda iTavso.459SemTxveviTi ars da ara bediwynarad mavali, ginda morbedi, rom wanawydes lodsa, gina oqros zodsa, uecrad kaci.460ar ars arsebiT myofeli bedi,man mogces rame,_nu gaqvs imedi! mefeT simaRlisa, glaxaT sidablisa saxel ars bedi.461

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sawuTros soflis JamTa cvliloba,_dRes Serigeba, xval aSliloba, glaxoba, mefoba, siZvir-iefoba RvTiT ars, ar bediT.462kacs aras argebs bedis mindoba,RvTis uvaryofa ar Saendoba, RmerTs miand[e]v Tavi, Seni SesarTavi imasa sTxoe.463RmerTman risica gagxados Rirsi,_iyos bnel Rame, Tu naTel dRisi,_ miiRe orive, madloba mohrive RvTis naboZebsa.464nu emzgavsebi umecarT biWebs:ni miaCemeb beds RvTisa niWebs. RvTisgan Sewyalebas, Wirs lxinad cvalebas uwoden bedsa.465rac kaci uRmrTod saqmes gabedavs,dabrmobil ars da verasa xedavs; ors poebs, Tu erTsa, Tu ar madlobs RmerTsa, Tavsac dakargavs~.

i. qacvia mwyemsisagan kiTxva, Tu viTar moyvana wyliT rRvna TvalT lamazT ndomama

466Svilman hrqva mamas: `miTxar, mamao,warRvna viTar qmna TvalT ndomamao? aseTi ra qnao, qveyana danTqao, SeiZlo viTo?~467mamam hrqva: ` Svilo, aw <<dabadeba>>srulad viT giTxra, dagviandeba. Zneli aris, Svilo, ara saadvilo, qorwils mogacdens~.468Svilman miugo: `Tu damrTavT nebas,eg mirCevnia Cems qorwinebas; rad minda jer colni, ymawvilni Cem tolni codniTa mCagvren469cxva[r]Ta mwyemsobiT briyvad gamzardeT,axla Tqven Cemad swavlad dazardeT, yvela Tqvena gZraxavs, romelic me mnaxavs ase ucebsa.470mamav, amboben avTa sityvaTa:Wkvianman kacman Svili briyvaTa

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ratom gazard[a]o, rasTvis dazardao mis swavlasao!471mamav, movicdi qorwinebasa,Tu ki maswavliT rasme mcnebasa; ras vaqnev coli rTvas, briyvs damcinoden Tavs swor-amxanagni!472sul majavreben Tavis daciniT,cxvrisebr `beehTi~, Txisebr kikiniT. vficav macxovarsa, aRar vzdev cxovarsa me dReis iqiT~.473mamam hrqva `Svilo, amad davzardi,arc me var swavliT kargad nazardi. erTs amazed vzarob, aqa-iqa vmgzavrob, ver momiclia.474arc me maqvs, Svilo, codna magdoni,mZliv miswavlia an-ban-gan-doni~. Svilman hrqva mamasa: `me gkiTxav amasa, rad ar iswavle?~475mamam miugo: `Cemsa yrmobaSisul gars mtrad gvadga Turq-yizilbaSi; miT aklo swavlama, CvenSi lekT davlama wignni warstyvenna!476darCnen uwigno bereb-xucebi,Cemis dros yrmani uwverTel-ucebi. me amad SewyobiT, garCeviT, SetyobiT vambob verasa~.477`mamav, maswavle, rac Sen icode,me masa vsjervar, Tumca ityode: marto TvalTa ndoma, rRvniT qveynis waxdoma gamomicxade!~478mamam hrqva: `radgan ar daiSale,baRSi CirdilSi qveS ram gaSale; mun da[v]sxdeT, wamovswveT; Tu ram midgs, wamovswveT Cem saRviniTa.479me_Tixis koka, znoani Wuri,_rasac vadende, Sen ugde yuri; dalive guliTa, ar wvrilad kuliTa, Tas-yanw-kaTx-sirCiT.480jer es maWari Sen svi xarbada,merme me getyvi yvelas ambada; dalive guluxad, nuRar mTxov kuluxad sagaisoda~.

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481Svilman hrqva: `mamav, leqsad wyobiTamarTla ar mesmis me SetyobiTa; Tqven brZanebT igavad, me mesmis ig avad,_ mibrZaneT ambad.482leqsad iTqmian SemoklebiTa;an momatebiT, an moklebiT; sityva ganmartebiT, ar klebiT, ar matebiT ambis Tqma msuris.483rogorc eweros winaswar Tqmuli,_warRvniT qveyana iyos danTqmuli,_ isre gamagoneT, marTla CamagoneT me, beCs, mamao.484mamav, rom leqsav, yoymnob, ayeneb,fiqriT sens rasme Tavs miayeneb; brma-calTvala xaro, egec ar mosTxaro, romliTac xedav.485berikaci xar da moklebuli,Wkva ar Segeqnas damoklebuli; rad mizd[e]v werasa? vai, Sens werasa! ra cudad Svrebi!486vin waikiTxavs grZlad Sens nawersa,sul gagineben TeTrs ulvaS-wversa; mag wigns giwuneben, arad irwmuneben Sens laparaksa~.487mamam hrqva: `Svilo, rac gamagone,ara hqen avad, rom mamagone, av-rigad wanaxdens, Wkuvas gardaaxdens kacs meti fiqri.488me leqsad sityvebs amad vawyobdi,ufro tkbilad Cnda, amas vatyobdi; ar maqvnida imedi, Sens ambad ismendi mouwyenelad.489aq modi, Svilo. Aaxlos damije;rac rom mogiTxra, kargad gaSinje! me sityvebsa sworsa, ar Tu araks, Worsa, getyvi marTalsa.490sityvas arc klebiT, arc momatebiT,yvelas mogiTxrob WeSmaritebiT. me raca vsTqva eniT, Sen is yuris smeniT kargad Seityev.491Sens Svils miuTxar es ambebia:

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<< me momiTxrobda papa-bebia>>, ars brZenT brZanebuli, ar mogonebuli cudi ambavi.492ese ambavi kargia, Svilo,saukuno ars, saSvilis-Svilo! ese laparaki ar aris araki, gesmodes, Svilo.493swavlad win fexi wamodgi nebiT,yuriT ismende, gulT modginebiT! Svilo, Sens mamasa nu mizam amasa; rom ar iswavlo.494Svilo, ixmare Wkuva da goni,Sen gaigone es gasagoni: Ddasia, dagoni, sawvav sadagoni, Nnu grwams nurc erTi.495Svilo, Tu amas ar Saismende,rasac Sen mikveT, mas ar irwmende, bers-kacs TeTrwverasa nu mikveT werasa, cudad nu gamrji.496var berikaci didad nasarji,sawuTrosagan mwared natanji SiSvelis fexebiT aqa-iq CexebiT tyveobisagan~.497Svilman mamasa miuTxra ficiT:`swavlas movhyvebi gulisa mtkiciT; maswavli tkbilada, rad gagxdi wbilada me Sen, mamao!498uswavleloba ars warsawymendi,Tu ar mdomoda, Tavs ar gawyendi; saxl-kars davirTevdi, colsa SevirTevdi, viqorwinebdi~.499`kargia,Svilo, radgan agrea,rom colis ndomam ar gardagria; Senis Wkuvisagan, Sen sxvis biWisagan hqmen umjobesi.500rogorc me ndomam Wkvas gardmax[d]ina,isre ar giyo, ar wagaxdina; viT me Wala[s] Sina Cxikvman SemaSina, SaSv-qacvman, kacman.501Walasa Sina damaqorwina,moli damigo, colTan mawvina; msusxevda WinWarni, mikbenden WinWvelni,

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mCxvletden ekalni.502Svilo, yofilxar biWi biWuri,ara gemTxva ra Cxikv-SaSv-RiWuri; viT maSvrals wyurvilman, me miyo survilman gulT ganxurveba.503vmadlob RmerTs, Svilo, xar gonierimZleTa mebrZolTan Zal-Ronieri; wyalTan wyurvilisa, qalTan survilisa gaqvs moTmineba.504amisTvis gwyalobs, Svilo, Sen RmerTi,rom kargi saqme Sena hqen erTi: vardT gvirgvinebiTa, Tavis Tavs nebiTa gaZlevda qali.505Sen rom im qalTan ar Seigine,RvTisa mcnebazed igulTmodgine, hqeni moTmineba, amisTvis ineba SenTvis keTili!506viT deda-Senman, kargi qaloba,guls aqnevina qva-fiqaloba; ndomani iTmina, me ara mismina jvardauwerlad.507vinc RvTis brZanebas ar eurCebis,mravals gansacdels gardaurCebis. gulis wmindobiTa, RvTisa mindobiTa ganemarjvebis.

ia. warRvnis ambavi: noes kidobnad Sesvla

508adamis tomTa kacT ZeTa Zeniiyvnen zog-zogni Wkviani, brZeni; kacni didebulni, RvTis Zed wodebulni siwmindis gamo.509cxovrobden welsa cxra-aszed metsa,samocs, ormocsa da aTerTmetsa, sicocxlis sigZiTa, asuliT da ZiTa ganmravlden kacni.510kacT Svnes asulni, lamazni qalni,RvTis ZeT ran naxes, zed darCaT Tvalni . SeirTves colebad, SvilTa sayolebad Tav-TavisTvisa.511RmerTs ar ekeTa grZlad yofna xorcad,as-ocis wlisa qmna das[a]xocad

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TvalT lamazT ndomama da gulTa cdomama es moaxdina.512cxra-asisagan asisa moklna,_rva-asis wlisa dRe Seumoklna,_ esreT SesZlo Tvalman da lamazman qalman, Sen rom ikiTxe.513RvTis ZeT Svnes Svilni goliaT-gmirni,Sesaxedavad gulT gasagmirni, maRalni, didebi, ar aqvndaT ridebi arasferisa.514aras ismendnen RvTis brZanebasa,iqmoden yvelas Tavis nebasa. qmnes uSjuloveba, usamarTloeba ganmravlda qveynad.515yovelT xorcielT qmnes Tvisi neba,Tavis gzas misces qveynad xrwnileba; usamarTlobiTa, ar gulmarTlobiTa gaxrwnes qveyana!516ra es scan RmerTman, guls mixvda wyena,da Seinana maTi gaCena! RmerTman am saqmiTa, ineba danTqmiTa warRvna qveynisa.517RmerTman sul qveynad akvirva Tvalnida vercad naxa kacni marTalni! erTi noe pova, imas esaTnova simarTlis gamo.518noem Sva sam Ze: sem, qam, iafeT.hrqva RmerTman noes: `ZelT Wrad iswrafeT! mwads wyalT didobani; age kidobani oTx kedlad budeb.519SigniT da gareT mokire kiriT;wvima mohxdebis eqvsisa kviriT dRisiTa, RamiTa, wuTiTa, JamiTa Seuwyvetelad.520samasis wyrTisa iyos sigrZeni,ormocis wyrTisa misi sivrceni, oc-da-aTeuli wyrTiTa ganwyrTeuli simaRle misi.521kargad gawyobiT magrad Sekari,igvrdivad uqmen kidobans kari; or-sam sarTulebad iyos darTulebad qve sayofelad.

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522aw me movxado qveynad rRvna wylisa,gansaxrwnelada xorcTa yovlisa, arian romlisa suli sicocxlisa cas qveS qveynada.523maT yvelas eqmnas wylis gamo danTqma,me SenTan Cemi vamkvidro aRTqma!524iyos rac qveynad qvewarmavalni,naTesaobiT, gvariT mravalni, yovlni xorcielni, ar marto tielni, wyvilni, Tu tolni:525pirutyv-mxec-mfrinvel da qvemZromelnimSvidni, gina Tu mrisxvel-mwyromelni; mamalni, dedalni, mamacni [da] xrdalni TviTos gvarisa.526wmindaTagani Svid-Svidi tolni,da arawminda TviTo qmar-colni Sekribe Teslada, kidobnad Sesvlada Mmamal-dedalni.527SenTvis da maTTvis sasmel saWmelni,siobisaTvis ar nedlni, xmelni, erTis wlis samyofni, miT kidobnad myofni Sen gamozarde.528RvTis [brZanebulni qveynis] cxovelniNnoem kidobnad Sesxna yovelni. egreTve saWmeli, qvevrebiT sasmelni dadga kidobnad.529noes kambeCi daviwyeboda,sadRac sicxiTa lafSi wveboda; kidobans gareT yviroda mwareTa didisa xmiTa.530saxels uZaxda noes kambeCi:`rasaTvis vrCebi sul ukan beCi? rasaTvis magdebo da ar Semagdebo mec kidobanSi?531noem hrqva kambeCs: `veWob, kambeCimagisTvis gerqvas, yofilxar beCi; rRvnis SiSiT gvaqvs Zrwola, lafSigan Cawola ra drosi iyo?532kinaRar darCi mag kargis baniT!male amodi, CamoZver baniT…~ Tvisi ena kambeCs daaviwyda mas beCs

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noes ZaxiliT533amad iZaxis kambeCi `noes~!Tu Sen gegonos ar sarwmuno es,_ roca mas naxevde, Sen me damZraxevde, Tu me vstyuode!534odes sul Sekrben mas kidobansa;RmerTman daxura garedam bansa; dauco, daCurTa sarkmel-sanaTura xuxrutanebi.535ganaxvna RmerTman cis saqoneli da CamoRvara gasabaneli; qveynis mwikvlT sawmendi, warwymda warsawymendi, moicva wyalman!536ormoci dRe da ormoci Ramekokureb asxa wvimam mudame. ganmravlda ra wyalni, warirRvnen sawyalni qveynad myofelni!537rasac rom RmerTman xorci axorca,kidobans gareT yvela daxoca. aRar darCa kaci, aRarc dedakaci, arc sxva xorc-sxmulni.538gadidda ase, gamaRlda wyalni,TxuTmets wyrTas qveS qmna mTani maRalni. sul mokvden yovelni, rac xorcni cxovelni iyvnen cas qveSe.539zed kidobani itaceboda,Sig msxdomT sicocxle eoceboda. noe fexzed dga, iloceboda. sxvaT SiSiT muxli ekeceboda. 540virem mTaT wyali Sescildeboda,iqiT da aqeT kldeT exleboda, mimoawydeboda da ar gatydeboda RvTis ZlierebiT.541as-ergas dRemdis quxili, elva,wvima da qari, da wyalTa Relva; kidobnisa ryeva, gulzideba, rwyeva Sig msxdomareTa!542erTi ficari Suva xidili,SigniT sicocxle, gareT sikvdili! sikvdilman Zma-doba, uyo maT dandoba, aravin mokla.

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543maSin damiyvrdnen yovelni mterni;qorni, kakabni, alalni, mwyerni; kac, aspitni gvelni, cxvarni, Txa da mgelni; kata da Tagvni.544veSap, faskunjni, martorqa, spilo,_erTad samyoflad ar saadvilo,_ lom-vefxvni, anTarni, focxverni, afTarni, da vasilisko_545daemegobren erTmaneTs yvela!aras awyendis msuqans bats mela; kurdRelTa mwevarni ar iyvnen mdevarni, qaTamTa-tura.546sikvdil-sicocxle iqmnen viT Zmani,mokvdavT sakvdavad gakminda xmani. sikvdilman kla vera, virem ar ganera rRvnas kidobani.547meSvides Tvesa RmerTman inebakidobnad myofTa Sveba, lxineba; brZana dadgineba, Seswyvita dineba zecidam wylisa.548kidobanica maRalsa mTasazeda Seagdo araratTasa. dadga da dayenda, aRara aryevda kidobans wyali.549wyalman mravali aklo, Semcirda:meaTes Tvemdi mTa wyals Sescilda; erT TerTmetis Tvisas Tavs aCenda mTisas, moaklda ase.550noem gauSva sarkmliT yorani:`scani, Tu RmerTman wyalT uyo rani?~ yoranma scan mTani, gaSala man frTani muniT safrenlad.551aRar mobrunda ambis saTqmelad,virem ar gaxda qveyana xmelad. is dRe gamovida, rom aRar movida gauSva tredi.552tredman eZeba, ver pova xmeli,Sesasveneblad fexT-dasadgmeli; daRaluli freniT, dajda piris RreniT kodobanzeda.553noem ganaxvna baga, sarkmeli,

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kidobniT gareT gamoyo xeli; tredi aiyvana, isev Seiyvana kidobanSia.554noem Svidiod dRe maicada,Svids dRes ukana kideva scada, wyals ra moevlina, kidec waravlina igive mtredi.555tredi gafrinda, ganxda napirad,Srto zeTisxilTa miica pirad; moutana noes, hrqva: `ars sarwmuno es, Cans wyalT mokleba!~556noem kideva Svids dRes iTmina;Svids dRes ukana kidev afrina tredi mesameda, gzavna meambeda, gauSva sarkmliT.557tredma navardi Seqna tye-velad,bnelSi najdomman Sesaqcevelad. tyeSi daiZina, aRara SesZina kidobnad misvla.558noem ahxada zeiT sarTuli,rac karad-banad aqvnda darTuli. gardaxeda mTiTa, wyals moaklda RvTiTa, gamoCnda xmeli!559xma Semoesma noes RvTisagan:`nove! Gamodi kidobnisagan Send da Seni coli, Zeni Seni da maTi coli Agrev yovelni.560ranic arian sul xorc-Sesxmulni,kidobnad msxdomni SengniT Sesxmulni pirutys-mxec-mfrinvelni, moZravi, sulT mqSinvelni gamoiyvane.561kidobani dges mandav mTazeda,Tqven sul gamodiT qveynad xmelzeda. ganmravldiT, aRorZindiT, dasaxldiT, daboZgindiT qveyanazeda!

ig. enis Serevnisa da godlis ambavi

562warRvnas ukana noes Tesl-tomnikidev gamoCnden winaaRmdgomni RvTisa brZanebisa, ar gagonebisa moqmedni kacni.563

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ZaliT da RoniT falavanebiiyvnen, maT iwyes galavanebi; ixmares gmiroba, Sekres maT piroba qmna sawadelTa.564Seqnes alizi, atanes qvebi,miT aRiSenes maT qalaqebi; koSkebiT, cixebiT, agurTa kircxebiT qmnes simagrebi.565cas rom Saxedes, naxes varskvlavni,xelni awodes, ar Seswvda mklavni. Tqves godlis ageba, miT vswvdeTo ageba zeciers saqmes.566Sekrben erTxmobiT aRsaSenebaTromliTac aRsvla zecas enebaT; aqvndaT erTi ena, maT sityva da smena ganuyofeli.567moyvnen godlisa aRSenebasa,mimarTes aRma caT Svenebasa. maRlamdis anages, bevri dRe wanages, kvira, Tve, welni.568Tqmula, aseTi maRlad gebuli,viT me giCveno aRricxvebuli aRaji, Tu mili? gmarTebs Sen dumili mis saricxvelad.569asjer asad qmen, Tqvi bilioni,da asjer asad kvadrilioni,_ cxra amdeni mili aris gazomili simaRle misi.570amisi mwadda aRricxva versad,magram viswavle me nula versad. var sinanuliTa, aRricxva nuliTa rom ver SeviZel!571aw aRivseniT Cemis madliTa,es aRmiracxeT mtkavlad, adliTa, cifir-nulebiTa, SewmasnulebiTa, nulis mcodnelTa.572rasac dRes viri damakebuliwavidis maRla akidebuli, zidevdis talaxsa, mosZovdis balaxsa ors wlamdis vera.573rodisac viri qve Camovidis,Tavis tols mutruks patrons migvridis.

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id. adamis saCivari

1adams hkiTxes: ratom stiri,rad swux, ra gaqs sawuxari?rad ar gicinian pirixar mWmunvare, ganuxari?2man Tqva: amad ar vicini,Cemis braliT bevri kvdebis;erTmevian TvalSi Cinikutdebis da yurT akldebis.3amad javriT sulT mxdebian,ara maqvs ra salxinari;Tumc yvavian, sul xmebianCems baRSi rgavs rac xilnari.4yvela isev merTmevian,rac maqvs RvTisgan naboZebi;ca qveyniTurT meqcevian,ucvdebian mas boZebi!5mterman ase wamaxdina,mamatyuva, mamaRora;RvTis mcnebasa gardmaxdina,dids pativsa mamaSora.6saxli mkvidrad agebuli

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odes mandiT damibaro.17geajebi, Cemo myvaro,Seiwynaro Cemi suli_odes win Sen Segeyarosikvdilis dros amosuli.18mowyaleba Seni, myvaro,mamakvdavsa mamaSvele;Seni ukvdavebis wyaroGguls mapkure, damasvele!19nu xar Cemzed gulnak[lu]lad,kargi vani ganmimzade:nu mamyofeb gulmoklulad,miwyalobe, rac miqade!20Sen survilis saxmiliTaguls midagav cecxlis aliT:rad sapkurad xSav miliTada ar miSret Sen mas wyaliT?21RmerTo Cemo! nu damkargav,nu aiReb Cemzed xelsa;nu damwvav da nu damdagav,nu mamideb cecxlsa cxelsa!22daviT galad danergulivar uSrto da me ufes[v]o,aw momZebnos dakargulivedreb, qristes meufeso!23RmerTo! Sen Semqen kacada cecxli, qar, wyali, miwa, me,me Sensa mcnebas gardavxe, amad aRarad miwame;dRe Semimokle sicocxlis, Jami miwuTe, miwamejojoxeTSiga Camagde, suli mitanje, miwame.24netavi isev miwada me vyofiliyav, ar kacad!agebis aRar viwodi, rom viqnebodi aRarcad;aw me maqvs kidev imedi, amad var me gulmamacad.qveynad Zes vesav damxsnelad da megulebis mama cad!

ie. meoTxe daviTis Sesxma da `daviTnis~ qebis igavi1daviTis Sesxma Sevkone: Zmas vardi uZRven, das ia.daviT mogviTxrobs: nu esavT, Semwed nurad gCanT dasia.Tqvenc mas esevdiT, visac rom esven angelozT dasia,igi ars RmerTi erTi, da dasia bevrad asia.2aw aqeT igi naTeli, vinc naTlad daviTs uqia;visgan ca naTobs, samyaro, qve mokrTis misi Suqia.

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iwameT mSvidi, mdabali, uRel-tkbil, tvirT-msubuqia;Tavis xra, zorva kerpisa fuWi ram Tamasuqia.3daviT iSena walkoti, ZoRan vsTqvi, rac rgo xedao;kidev gaCveneb TvaliTa, Tu imas vera hxedao:gverdi mamisa TviT daviTs rogorc rom usaxevdao,egreT dairgo, moiba, rom[e]lsac Cven gvirxevdao.4daviTis baRis xili sjobs sxvaTa walkotis xilebsa:vinc SWams sneuli, gahkurnavs, brams Tvalebs aRuxilebsa;danaWerinebs pirs tkbilad, mowyenils moalxinebsa,ganaxalisebs madlzeda, codvazed ganafrTxilebsa5baRi daviTis baRisebr arodes aRSendebian:arc misebr xe-Ra dairgvis, arca ar zed moebmian,mis baRSi kravi damjdara, sxvisaSi mgelni jdebian,kravad goneben davsilni, magram tyuilad scdebian.6daviT Sevmose xiliTa, romelic mosa xe daviT;mas xes moxeda ufalman keTilis mosaxedaviT.nu medavebiT, marideT guls laxvrad mosaxedaviT,is daviT kargiT mosa xiT, me daviT mosaxed aviT.7man daviT Tavis baRSia imyna cxovrebis xenia,tkbilis nayofis mombmeli, samkurnlos cvaris mcxenia;daujda mas qveS Cirdilsa, ara swvavs mas sicxenia,im ukvdavebis sasmliTa miTvra da miT molxenia.8amad am wignsa saxelad uwode `daviTiani~,daviT Sevawyev, Sevkone, viT vardni da viT iani.gulsa movswyvite muwuki, meba zed avi Tiani,zed gulzed vibi igi xe kaciani da RvTiani.

iz. anderZi daviT guramisSvilisa1aRar msurs qnari, sakravad stviri,arc zed damRera, aw amas vstiri:cruvman sawuTrom marida piri,ar aRmisrula man danapiri2mkiTxa codvisa, mixsena Zviri,viT galsa xesa, ganmixmo Ziri;damaglaxaka, gamxada mwiri,sayvarlisagan mqna ganawiri.3guli miSava viTa naxSiri,gamayrevina Tavze Tma xSiri.piri damiWkno viTarca Ciri,RamaSvebina daRma CiCviri.4Semyara Zneli ilao-Wiri,

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gulzed masvia mWvlad danaWiri;momiaxlovda mware sikvdilicel-galesili, xrmal-amowvdili.5vin xarT RvTiani da madliani,kod-saswor-marTal, swor-adliani,gTxov, SemibraloT, ros mkvdari mnaxoT,Sendoba miTxraT, roca dammarxoT!6visac ram gcode, vTxov, SemindoT,Cemzed goneba aRmoiwmindoT;me aRar Zalmic Tqveni ra wyena,_sityvis Tqmad ena me dameyena.7Tu gindaT kidec maginoT Tqvena,ver gavigoneb, damidga smena;aRar maqvs sunTqva, arc amoqSena,manve damSala, vinc aRmaSena.8mcxedrad mdebare, gul-xel-krefuli.mival, ar mimdevs Tan erTi fuli;Tu rame maqvnda, yvela mand damrCa:yma, saxl, baR, bostan, TeTri Tu farCa.9yvelas gaficeb am saficarsa:Tu RmerTi grwamdeT, am sams ficarsanu gaiZnelebT asaSeneblad,gars nuras uzamT dasaSveneblad.10nu gairjebiT SesaReblada,msubuqi qeniT wasaReblada.fass nu dahkargavT dasaxatavad,TeTrs gaufrTxildiT dasafantavad:mal maeSlebis mas silamaze,_miwa eyrebis, qva, sila maze.11visac gindodesT Tqven CemTvis kargi,Tan gamataneT aseTi bargi,rom cud-ubralod ar damekargos,sawyals Cems codvils suls rame argos.12Cems codvils sulsa es Saeweva:mRvrdlis wirva-locva, sakmevlis kmeva;mSierTa Wmeva, SiSvelTa cmeva,usamarTlobiT arvisi rTmeva.13mkvdars aras margebs tyeba-tirili,ver gamacocxlebs Tavs dayvirili;sjobs, ar CaicvaT tanT ZaZa-flasi,mimiceT rame mRvrdelT wirvis fasi.14vame codvilsa, me umadlosa,

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davrdomilobiT uxuc-umRrdlosa!me vin milocavs, an vin miwiravs,an vin dammarxavs, vin damitiravs?!15umkvidro viqmen, ar damrCa Svili,rom mas aRenTo sanTeli-cvili;eqna aRapi. Daedga tabla:ase maRalman me damamdabla!

ic. mRrdelT vedreba daviT guramisSvilisa1mRvrdelo, rac RmerTman madli mogmadla,arc agiwona, arc gangiadla;daufaseebels ar dasdva fasiarca erTi da arca aTasi.2usasyidloda mRrdlobis kurTxeva,mogca RirsebiT marjvenes mTxveva;ase gibrZana: viT Sen mogeca,usasyidloda sxvaT miec Senca.3axla me Tqvena amasa gvedreb,RvTis nawyalobevs ne danayvedreb;mkvdrisa patronsa sikvdilis drosabevrs nu SeukveTT samarxs-samkvdrosa!4rac ganviZraxe aw me ganZraxva,aw Tqvenca gmarTebsT TvalTa danaxva.rogorc mkvdars unda kargad damarxva,agrev qvrivs-obolT unda Sanaxva.5cocxali rome patarad vRirdi,mkvdars rad medebis me fasi didi?mRvrdelo, Sens maca, Zvirad ne myidi,_rac mogiTvalon, mas miiTvlidi!

iT. saflavis qvazed dasaweri

1 wminda ioane kaxeTs zedaZens saswaulobiT qvitkirs cremlT adens; qarTls wminda Sio Rvimes Zvlebs avlens,- orniv Svrebian saswauls amdens.

2 am ors monasters maqvnda alagi, sasaflao da ZvalT Sesalagi; oriv qvitkiriT aRSenebuli, saxl-galavnebiT damSvenebuli.

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axla mobrZandi, mnaxvelo, mnaxe, misad sanufqod sad davimarxe! xorciT aq vlpebi, aw Cemi suli, ara vici ra, sad ars mosuli! 4 viT me ar mindo cruvman sawuTrom, egreTve, vgoneb, arca Sen gindos, Sen me mibrZane codvils Sendoba, RmerTman Sen Seni codva Segindos!

k. sulis ambavi 1 aw moismineT sulis ambavi, rac SemTxveodes kargi Tu avi; gulmtkivneulobs, kvness rasac seniT, yvelas mogiTxrobsT Tavisi eniT. 2 dabadebiTgan me kacis suli, RvTis piriT gamo var gamosuli; arsT nawilobiT ukvdav-uberi, miwas, wyals, qars, cecxls Sig Canaberi.

3 es oTxi nivTi RmerTman Semzada, kaci amisgan Seqmna, dabada; misca qveyana qalaq-dabada, mas xelmwifoba Tavis mzgavsada. 4 rodisac rome qveynad, sofelad, movida kaci Sig samyofelad, orniv Tan vaxldiT xorci da suli misad myvaneblad zed SeTvisuli.

5 odes xelmwifed, mefe svianad gaxda, ganmsxvilda Zir-fesvianad,- qveynis nayofi Wama, gasuqda, yovli samZimo ganumsubuqda.

6 Tavzed daesxa sixarbiT reti. kidev mounda sxva mazed meti. qveynad yofnasa aRar dasjerda, maRla zecada aRsvlad Semzerda. 7 ver Seifera kacman dideba,

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ugulisxmobiT pativis deba; pirutyvis mzgavsad arawmindeba, Seqmna sawuTros mideb-modeba. 8 me suli viyav, urCevi tkbilTa, xorci urCevda, rac sWrida kbilTa; rasac vityodi, aras mismenda,- xorcis naTqvamsa ufro irwmenda.

9 kacman me ase gamamanZula, xorci iyvara, suli miZula. Tavisi Tavi xorcs amsaxura, xorcsa Canacva, xorcsa daxura.

10 Tvisi cxovreba xorczed gardago, ara momca ra suls safarsago, ikacismkvlela, iqurd-iboza, yovlis sibilwiT mTxuna, ganmgoza.

11 miyva sawuTros gancxromas, Svebas, metad dranjobiT siZva-mruSebas; ar maigona dambadebeli, Tvisi aRmSeni, amagebeli.

12 RvTisa mcnebani ar daimarxa, dabrmda, swore gza ver dainaxa; ase urigod kaci moiqca, viTarda aRSenda, isev daiqca.

13 Tavis Tavs uyo ase ziani, xorciT miwaSi sWamen Wiani, me, suli misi, aq vitanjebi, samarTalSi var da visajebi.

14 tanT miWireb[e]n cxel-cxels gazebsa, gvelni nakuTalT mReren gazebsa, lom-veSap-mgelni dids pirs miRrenen, Tvalebs miWyeten, myefen, miRrenen.

15 eSmakni Savni TeTr grZel kbilebiT mikraWuneben, mkawvren frCxilebiT; svetzed mikrulsa cecxlis sabeli gars maxvevia ganuqrobeli.

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16 navTi da kupri Tavs damdis miliT, ferxTqveS tba midgas savse saxmiliT; tanzed mexvevis matli uZili, netamc ar maqvndes me grZlad RviZli!

17 RmerTs aRar esmis Cemi vedreba, “xorcs rad miyeo”,-mas iyvedreba; RmerTi Seiqmna Cemzed gulmwyralad, msaja da madva es codva bralad:

18 kaci Cems szgavsad gavamxatvavne, Sen-Cemi suli-Tan gagatane: ganaguldide, ganampartavne, sulic codvili aq mamitane.

19 ase urigod kaci atare, kargi aZule, avi ayvare: suliT aurve, xorciT axare- me ase rodis Sen dagabare?

20 odesac xorci Sen, suls, gCagrevda, Sen gasustebda, Tavs amagrevda, gxamda moZRvarTan Sen aRgeara, wirva-locvazed s[a]ydars geara. 21 mRvdeli mikmevda sunad surnelad, lxinebas yofda Sen sakurnelad, momxsendeboda, Sens saqmes vscnobdi, SEn gadidebdi, xorcs davamcrobdi. 22 Sen es ara hqen mconarebiTa, Tavi moRale cudad rebiTa; Sen gamoudeq xorcis gemosa, tanT ganicarcve, rac rom gemosa.

23 moxvel xorciTa suli SiSveli, axla me Sena veras giSveli. virem axalsa xorcs Seisxemde, rac Tavzed gesxmis, unda isxemde.

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25 ukeTu qveynad Tvisni da tomni, romelnic gyvanan Sen kais mdgomni, mSierT giWmeven, mwyurvalT gismeven, SiSvelT gimosen, mRvrdliT msxverplT gikmeven; 26 gardagixdian Sens Tanamdebsa,- miT dagiSreten navTT cecxlnadebsa. ukeTu ara, codvasa, madlsa msajuli gasCxreks kods, saswors, adlsa.

27 romelic mxare wonaSi dasZlevs, saukunos saxls im mxares gaZlevs!.. virem am sityvas suli ismenda, xsnas imedobda, tanjvas iTmenda.

28 ra rom ismina, saswvriT awona codva-madlisa, ar maewona. icoda, rome codva dasZlevda, Tqva: vaimeo, saqme gaZnelda!

29 sawyalobelo Sen, Tao Cemo, ara vici ra, vis migaCemo? visTan wavide, visa mivmarTo, rom Seni saqme misgan warvmarTo?

30 Cans, Seni mxsneli aRarcadao, aRarc qveynada, aRarc cadao; aRarc mama gyavs, aRarc dedao, aRarca Zma da aRarca dao!

31 vaime, mamav, vaime, dedav, Zmao da dao, verc erTsa gxedav! vin xarT RvTiani, mwyuris miSveleT, erTis cvaris wyliT piri misveleT!

32 ismineT, Zmano, sul, baton-ymano, Cemebr mandidam aq mosayvanno, mand cruv-sawuTro yofila cudi, xev-xnarcovani, gza viwro, mrudi.

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33 aq navTT mdinare cecxl monakidi,

zed gasavleli wvril sablis xidi; ganiswavleniT, jambazebrT wareT, rom ar CascvivdeT, daiwvneT mwareT!

34 ganiswavleniT, jambazebrT wareT, rom ar CascvivdeT, daiwvneT mwareT! rom ar CascvivdeT, daiwvneT mwareT!

ka. am wignis gamleqsavis sulis moxseneba

1 he, RmerTo, aRmixile Tvali gonebisa, damanaxve, macnobe me gza cxovnebisa! Senis nebis gzazed daucemlad matare, da mas Sensa sayvarels guliTa mayvare!

2 RmerTo, ganmixven yurni keTilT sityvis smenad, ganmimagre guli sarwmunoebis rwmenad; aRmayove, viTa xe, nayofiT keTilad, da nu myof me xeneSad ZiriT mokveTilad!

3 me var, viTa aRdaWi, bici da mlaSobi, dedisaganve codvasa Sina naSobi; uSrto da unayofo, viT gali ganmxmari, uZeo, uasulo, ararad saxmari.

4 sawuTros soflisagan bevris gziT vnebuli, mravals gansacdelsa Sina Seyvanebuli, sxvis qveynad samkvidros qveyniT gamoZebuli, dakarguli codviT, ar madliT moZebuli.

5 amisTvisa vsTxov didis xvewniTa yvelasa, TavianT madlisaTvis mizemden Svelas; gavstexe aTi mcneba, mTliv ver davimarxe, codvasa Sina movkvdi, miwad davimarxe.

6 ara gamyva ra Tana sawuTros soflisa, mun damrCa sasyideli sisxlisa, oflisa; visaca is darCes, yos esreT moxseneba, rom meRirsos sasjelsa Sina mosveneba.

7 moixsene, ufalo, sjad Senda mosuli,

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daviT guramisSvilis ubadruki suli; gverdT, xelT, ferxT sisxli Seni saswors abrad Seudev, ganumsubuqe, mZime codvani Seundev.

8 jvarcmiTa, sikvdiliTa SeniTa monayids, dauSrite, asxure sisxli al-monakids! ufalo, Seismine daviTisa Tqmuli, aRmoiyvane suliT jojoxeTs danTqmuli.

9 RmerTo, ismine daviT monisa Senisa, dauame tkivili Znelisa senisa. ixsen suli misi ukuniTa bneliTa, da nu stanjav satanjveliTa miT ZneliTa.

10 es wigni, leqsad Tqmuli, aris suli imisi, RmerTman ixsnas warwymedisagan suli misi; RmerTo, nu gastex sityvas daviTis pirisas, miec lxena, kurneba mas dResa Wirisas.

11 RmerTo, mismine daviTis sagalobeli, miwyale didis wyalobiT sawyalobeli; usjuloeba amxoce, ufros ganmbane, da es simRera mis Tqmas, moZaxils abane:

12 aqebdiTo RmerTs yovelni sulni cxovelni, xarTo misi arsobis purisa mTxovelni; fsalmuniT, ebniT, winwiliTa keTil-xmiTa, ZnobiTa, orRanoTa, bobRniT, mwyobris TqmiTa!

13 ese sityvani me maqvs ase Setyobili, mwyobri arso sityvani leqsad Sewyobili; amisTvis kanunad ar miCans Tqma leqsisa, da moZieba ritorT sazomi eqsisa.

14 momixsenon, sxvas aravis rasa vTxov metsa, vsTqvi welsa aTas-Svidas-samoc-da-ToTxmetsa, Tvesa noembersa oc-da-cxrasa gasulsa. dideba mamasa da Zesa wmindasa sulsa!

15 aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amin da aliluia, viT TviT ars misve xnisamde! wamkiTxvelno, amazed Tqven nuras medaviT, da rom es ase vsTqvi guramisSvilman me daviT.

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16 Tqven ver dasTmobdiT CemgniT naTqvamsa, rac TqvengniT Tqmuli aw me daviTme. mis RvTis Zis mamis daviTis sexna guramisSvili viyav daviT me;

17 amad qaCalman mis Tmis navarcxni, qoCrad movisxi, Tavzeda viTme, aw Tqven amazed ra ciloba gaqvT, ara vici ra, ras medaviT me!

sarwyavisa da wisqvilis ambavi da moxazuloba

es kaci ase ilocavs: 1

RmerTo maCvene yanebi yovlad wmindao, damadev am sarwyavT monayvanebi; wylurzed wamali samTeli,RmerTo, damaswar zafxulsa, SemaZlebine aRvanTo fqvils am wisqvilzed dafqulsa. me Sens winaSe sanTeli. 1 es leqsi guramiSvilis avtoportrets aqvs wamZRvanebuli.

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