;

16. kNae;jpug; glyk;

thduu;> 'fliyf; flg;Nghu; ahu;?' vdj; jkf;Fs; Ngrpf; nfhs;Sjy;

'ngha; ciunra;ahd;> Gs; muR' vd;Nw GfYw;whu;>
'if ciw ney;ypj; jd;ikapd; vy;yhk; fiu fz;lhk;;
ca; ciu ngw;whk;; ey;yit vy;yhk; cw vz;zpr;
nra;Akpd; xd;Nwh> nra; tif neha;jpd; nra ty;yPu;! 1

'R+upad; ntw;wpf; fhjyNdhLk; Rlu; tpw; if
Mupaidr; nrd;Nw njhOJ> cw;wJ miwfpw;gpd;>
rPu;epiy Kw;Wk;; NjWjy; nfhw;wr; nray; mk;kh;
thup flg;Nghu; ahtu;?' vd> jk; typ nrhy;thu;: 2

fly; flf;f ,ayhik gw;wp> ePyd;> mq;fjd;> rhk;gd; KjypNahu; nkhopjy;

'khs typj;Njk;> vd;Wk; ,k; khsh tirNahLk;
kPsTk; cw;Nwk;; md;dit jPUk; ntsp ngw;Nwk;;
fhs epwj;NjhL xg;GWk; ,e; Neu; fly; jhTw;W>
MSk; eyj;jPu; MSkpd;> vk; Mu; capu; mk;kh!' 3

ePyd; Kjy; Ngu;> Nghu; nfO nfhw;w neL tPuu;>
rhy ciuj;jhu;> thup flf;Fk; jfT ,d;ik;
'Ntiy flg;ngd;; kPs kpLf;F ,d;W' vd tpl;lhd;>
thyp mspf;Fk; tPu tag; Nghu; tir ,y;yhd;. 4

'Ntjk; midj;Jk; Nju;ju> vl;lh xU nka;ad;
G+jyk; Kw;Wk; <u; - mb itj;Jg; nghyp Ngho;J> ahd;
khjpuk; vl;Lk; R+o; giw itj;Nj tu> NkU
Nkhj ,isj;Nj jhs; ciyTw;Nwd; - tpwy; nkha;k;gPu;! 5

'Mjypd;> ,g; Ngu; Mu;fyp Fg;Gw;W> mfo; ,Q;rp
kPJ fle;J> mj; jPatu; cl;Fk; tpidNahLk;>
rPijjidj; Nju;e;J> ,q;F cld; kPSk; jpwd; ,d;W' vd;W
Xjp ,Wj;jhd; - ehYKfj;jhd; cjTw;whd;. 6

'mDkNd fly; flj;jw;F cupahd;' vdr; rhk;gd; mq;fjDf;F ciuj;jy;

'ahk; ,dp ,g;NghJ Mu; ,lu; Ja;j;J> ,q;F> ",dp ahiug;
Nghk; vd itg;Nghk;" vd;gJ Gd;ik; Gfo; md;Nw;
Nfh Kjy;tu;f;F VW Mfpa nfhw;wf; Fkuh! ek;
ehkk; epWj;jpg; Ngu; ,ir itf;Fk; eit ,y;Nyhd;. 7

'Mupad; Kd;du;g; NghJw cw;w mjdhYk;>
fhupak; vz;zpr; Nrhu;T mw Kw;Wk; fldhYk;>
khUjp xg;ghu; NtW ,iy' vd;dh> mad; ike;jd;
rPupad; ky; Njhs; Mz;ik tpupg;ghd;> ,it nrg;Gk;: 8

rhk;gd; mDkdpd; Mz;ikiag; Gfo;e;J NgRjy;

'Nkiy tpupQ;rd; tPapDk; tPah kpif ehsPu;;
E}iy eae;J> Ez;zpJ czu;e;jPu;; Ety; jf;fPu;;
fhyDk; mQ;Rk; fha; rpd nkha;k;gPu;; fld; epd;wPu;;
Myk; Efu;e;jhd; vd;d tag; Nghu; mlu;fpw;gPu;; 9

'ntg;GW nre; jP> ePu;> tspahYk; tpspahjPu;;
nrg;GW nja;tg; gy; gilahYk; rpijahjPu;;
xg;G cwpd;> xg;ghu; Ek; myJ ,y;yPu;; xUfhNy
Fg;Gwpd;> mz;lj;J mg; GwNkAk; Fjpnfhs;tPu;; 10

'ey;yTk; xd;Nwh> jPaTk; ehb> eit jPur;
nrhy;yTk; ty;yPu;; fhupak; ePNu JzpTw;wPu;;
nty;yTk; ty;yPu;; kPsTk; ty;yPu;; kply; cz;Nl;
nfhy;yTk; ty;yPu;; Njhs; typ vd;Wk; FiwahjPu;; 11

'NkU fpupf;Fk; kPJ cw epw;Fk; ngU nka;aPu;;
khup Jspf;Fk; jhiu ,Lf;Fk;> tu ty;yPu;;
ghiu vLf;Fk; Nehd;ik tyj;jPu;; gop mw;wPu;;
R+upaidr; nrd;W> xz; ifafj;Jk; njhl ty;yPu;; 12

'mwpe;J> jpwj;J MW vz;zp> mwj;J MW mopahik
kwpe;J cUs> Nghu; thypia nty;Yk; kjp ty;yPu;;
nghwpe;J ,ikNahu; Nfhd; tr;rpu ghzk; Gf %o;f
vwpe;Jop> kw;W Xu; Gd; kapNuDk; ,othjPu;; 13

'Nghu;Kd; vjpu;e;jhy; %cyNfDk; nghUs; Mfh;
Xu;T ,y; tyk; nfhz;L> xy;fy; ,y; tPuj;J cau; NjhsPu;;
ghu; cyF vq;Fk; Ngu; ,Us; rPf;Fk; gfNyhd;Kd;>
Nju; Kd; ele;Nj> Mupa E}Yk; njupTw;wPu;; 14

'ePjpapy; epd;wPu;; tha;ik mike;jPu;; epidthYk;
khju; eyk; NgzhJ tsu;e;jPu;; kiw vy;yhk;
Xjp czu;e;jPu;; Cop fle;jPu;; cyF <Dk;
Mjp mad; jhNd vd ahUk; miwfpd;wPu;; 15

'mz;zy; m(k;)ike;ju;f;F md;G rpwe;jPu;; mjdhNy
fz;zp czu;e;jPu; fUkk;; Ekf;Nf fld; vd;dj;
jpz;zpJ mike;jPu;; nra;J Kbg;gPu;; rpijT ,d;why;;
Gz;zpak; xd;Nw vd;Wk; epiyf;Fk; nghUs; nfhz;Bu;; 16

'mlq;fTk; ty;yPu;; fhyk; mJ md;Nwy;; mku; te;jhy;>
klq;fy; Kdpe;jhyd;d tyj;jPu;; kjp ehbj;
njhlq;fpaJ xd;Nwh? Kw;Wk; Kbf;Fk; njhopy; my;yhy;>
,lk; nfl> ntt; tha; CW fpilj;jhy; ,ilahjPu;; 17

'<z;ba nfhw;wj;J ,e;jpud; vd;ghd; Kjy; ahUk;
G+z;L elf;Fk; ey; newpahDk; nghiwahDk;
ghz;bju; ePNu; ghu;j;J ,dpJ ca;f;Fk;gb ty;yPu;;
Ntz;ba NghNj Ntz;Lt va;Jk; tpid ty;yPu;. 18

'VFkpd;; Vfp> vk; capu; ey;fp> ,ir nfhs;sPu;;
Xif nfhzu;e;J ck; kd;idAk;> ,d;dy; FiwT ,y;yhr;
rhfuk; Kw;Wk; jhtpLk; ePu;> ,f; fly; jhTk;
Ntfk; mike;jPu;!' vd;W tpupQ;rd; kfd; tpl;lhd;. 19

,yq;if nry;y mDkd; xUg;gl;Lg; NgRjy;

rhk;gd; ,ak;g> jho; tjdj; jhkiu ehg;gz;
Mk;gy; tpupe;jhyd;d rpupg;gd;> mwpthsd;>
$k;gnyhLk; Nru; iff; fkyj;jd;> Fyk; vy;yhk;
Vk;gy; tu> jd; rpe;ij njupg;ghd;> ,it nrhd;dhd;: 20

'",yq;ifia ,le;J NtnuhL ,t; tapd; jUf" vd;whYk;>
"tpyq;fpdu; jk;ik vy;yhk; NtnuhLk; tpspa E}wp>
nghyq; Fio kapiyf; nfhz;L NghJ" vdg; Gfd;wpl;lhYk;>
fyq;fyPu;! ciuj;j khw;wk; Kbf;Fty; fbJ; fhz;bu;! 21

'Xrid xd;W E}Wk; cs; mb cs;sJ Mf>
<rd; kz; mse;jJ Va;g;g> ,Uq; fly; ,dpJ jhtp>
thrtd; KjNyhu; te;J kiyapDk;> ,yq;if thOk;
ePriu vy;yhk; E}wp epidj;jJ Kbg;gy;; gpd;Dk;> 22

'"ePaPNu epidtpd; Kd;dk;> neLe; jpiug; guit VOk;
jha;> cyF midj;Jk; ntd;W> ijaiyj; jUjw;F xj;jPu;;
Ngha;> ,J Gupjp!" vd;W> Gyik jPu; Gd;ik fhz;lw;F
VapdPu; vd;dpd;> vd;dpd; gpwe;jtu; ahtu;? ,d;Dk;. 23

'Kw;Wk; ePu; cyfk; Kw;Wk; tpOq;Fthd;> Koq;fp Ke;ePu;>
cw;wNjvdpDk;> mz;lk; cile;JNgha; cau;e;jNjDk;>
,w;iw Ek; mUSk;> vk; Nfhd; VtYk;> ,uz;L ghYk;
fw;iw thu; rpiwfs; Mf> fYodpd; flg;gy; fhz;Bu;! 24

mDkd; midtuplKk; tpilnfhz;L> kNae;jpu kiyapd; cr;rpf;Fr; nry;Yjy;

'<z;L ,dpJ ciwkpd;> ahNd vwp fly; ,yq;if va;jp>
kPz;L ,tz; tUjy;fhWk;; tpil jk;kpd;> tpiutpd;> vd;dh>
Mz;L> mtu; cte;J tho;j;j> myu; kio mkuu; J}t>
Nrz; njhlu; rpkaj; nja;t kNae;jpuj;J ck;gu;r; nrd;whd;. 25

fly; jht mDkd; ngU tbT nfhz;L> kNae;jpuj;J epw;wy;

nghU mU Ntiy jhTk; Ge;jpahd;> Gtdk; jha
ngU tbT cau;e;j khNahd; Nkf;F cwg; ngau;j;j jhs;Nghy;
cU mwp tbtpd; ck;gu; Xq;fpdd;; ctikahYk;
jpUtb vd;Dk; jd;ik ahtu;f;Fk; njupa epd;whd;. 26

ghu; epoy; gug;Gk; nghd; Nju; ntapy; fjpu;g; gupjp ike;jd;
Nghu; epoy; gug;Gk; NkNyhu; Gfo; vd cyfk; Gf;F>
jhu; epoy; gug;Gk; Njhshd;> jlq; fly; jhth Kd;dk;>
ePu; epoy; ctup jhtp ,yq;ifNky; nry;y> epd;whd;. 27

gF tha klq;fy; itFk; glu; tiu KOJk; %o;f>
cF tha tplk; nfhs; ehfj;J xj;j thy; Rw;wp> Copd;
neF tha rpfu Nfhb neuptd njupa epd;whd;;
kf Mik KJfpy; Njhd;Wk; ke;juk; vdYk; Mdhd;. 28

kpd; neLq; nfhz;ly; jhspd; tPf;fpa foypd; Mu;g;g>
jd; neLe; Njhw;wk; thNdhu; fl;Gyj;J vy;iy jht>
ty; neLQ; rpfu Nfhb kNae;jpuk;> mz;lk; jhq;Fk;
nghd; neLe; J}zpd; ghj rpiy vd> nghype;J epd;whd;. 29

kpifg; ghly;fs;

Gs;suR ,d;d tha;ik nrhy;yp tpz; Nghe;j gpd;du;>
njs;spjpd; czu;e;jhu; ahUk;; mq;F mJ rhk;gd; rpe;jpj;J>
cs;stu; jd;dpy; ty;yhu; ahu; vd cd;dp> ahz;Lk;
js;sUk; GfNohd; thAj; jidaid Nehf;fpr; nrg;Gk;:

Matd; mq;Fg; Nghfpa gpd;du;> mfkPNj
Neha; cW jd;ikj;J Mfpa tPuu;jik Nehf;fp>
J}a kdj;jd; Mfpa thyp jU njhd;ikr;
NrAk; mtu;f;Nf nrg;gpdd;> ehLk; nray; Xu;thd;.
[,t;tpU ghly;fSk; ,g; glyj;jpd; Kjw;ghlyhf jdpj;jdpNa ntt;NtW Vl;by; fhzg;gLfpd;wd]

'Mupad; kpd;dpd; Ngu; vopy; $Wk; mikthYk;>
"fhupak; cd;dhy; Kw;Wk;" vdr; nrhy; fldhYk;>
khUjp xg;ghu; NtW ,iy vd;dh> kdk; vz;zp>
rPupad; ky; Njhs; Mz;ik ciuj;jhy; nrAk;> vd;Nw' 8-1

ehY kiwf;Fk; NtypAk; Mfp> eL epw;Fk;
rPyk; kpFe;jPu;! jpq;fs; kpiyr;rpj; jpfo; Ntzp>
My kplw;whd;NkYk; cjpj;jPu;! mJ Nghjpy;
fhypd; epiwf;Nfh fhyDk; Mff; fbJ cw;wPu;. 18-1

Mjpau; ,g; Gj;Njs; mbg;ghupj;J mzT Mjw;F
XJ fUj;jpy; rhy epidj;jpl;L> xopT ,y;yhg;
NghJ jsj;jpy; Gf;fpa nra;ifj; jpwdhNy
rhjy; nfLj;Jj; jhd; mopahjPu; mjdhNy. 18-2