29. gilf; fhl;rpg; glyk;

gy ,lq;fspYk; ,Ue;j muf;fu; Nrid ,yq;if miljy;

mj; njhopy; mtUk; nra;jhu;; Mapil> midj;Jj; jpf;Fk;
nghj;jpa epUju; jhid nfhzupa Ngha J}ju;>
xj;jdu; mZfp te;J tzq;fpdu;> ',yq;if cd; Cu;g;
gj;jpapd; mile;j jhidf;F ,lk; ,iy; gzp vd;?' vd;whu;. 1

Vk;gYw;W vOe;j kd;dd;> 'vt; top va;jpw;W?' vd;whd;;
$k;gYw;W cau;e;j ifau;> 'xU top $wyhNkh?
thk; Gdy; guit VOk; ,Wjpapd; tsu;e;jJ vd;dhj;
jhk; nghbj;J vOe;j jhidf;F cyF ,lk; ,y;iy' vd;whu;. 2

kz; cw ele;j jhid tsu;e;j khj; J}sp kz;l>
tpz; cw elf;fpd;whUk; kpjpj;jdu; Vf> Nky; Nky;>
fz;Zw mUik fhzhf; fw;gj;jpd; Kbtpy; fhu;Nghy;>
vz;Zw mupa Nrid va;jpaJ> ,yq;if Nehf;fp. 3

ths;jdpd; taq;f kpd;dh; kio mjpd; ,Uskhl;lh;
<l;ba Kurpd; Mu;g;ig> ,bg;G vjpu; Koq;fkhl;lh;
kPl;L ,dp ctik ,y;iy> Ntiy kPr; nrd;w vd;dpd; -
jPl;ba gilAk; khTk; ahidAk; NjUk; nry;y. 4

cyfpDf;F cyF Ngha;g; Ngha;> xd;wpd; xd;W xJq;fYw;w>
njhiyT mUe; jhid Nkd;Nky; vOe;jJ njhlu;e;J Rw;w;
epytpDf;F ,iwAk; kPDk; ePq;fpd> epkpu;e;J; epd;whd;>
myupAk;> Ke;J nry;Yk; MW ePj;J> mQ;rp> mg;ghy;. 5

Nkw;gl tpRk;ig Kl;b> NkUtpd; tpsq;fp> tpz;l
ehw; ngU thapY}Lk;> ,yq;if Cu;> elf;Fk; jhid> -
fhu;f; fUq; fliy> kw;Nwhu; ,lj;jpil> fhye;jhNd
Nru;g;gJ Nghd;wJ> ahz;Lk; Rik nghwhJ cyfk; vd;d. 6

'neUf;Fil thapY}L GFk; vdpd;> nebJ fhyk;
,Uf;Fk; mj;jidNa' vd;dh> kjpypDf;F ck;gu; va;jp>
muf;fdJ ,yq;if cw;w - mz;lq;fs; midj;jpd; cs;s
fUf; fpsu; Nkfk; vy;yhk; xUq;F cld; fye;jJ vd;d. 7

,uhtzd; NfhGuj;ij mile;J Nridfis Nehf;Fjy;

mJnghOJ> muf;fu;NfhDk;> mzpnfhs; NfhGuj;jpd; va;jp>
nghJTw Nehf;fYw;whd;> xU newp Nghfg; Nghf>
tpjpKiw fhz;ngd; vd;Dk; Ntl;ifahd;> Ntiy VOk;
fJnkd xUq;F Nehf;Fk; Ngijapd; fhjy; nfhz;lhd;. 8

khjpuk; xd;wpd; epd;W> khW xU jpirNky; kz;b>
Xj ePu; nry;tJ md;d jhidia> czu;T $l;b>
Ntj Ntjhe;jk; $Wk; nghUspid tpupf;fpd;whu;Nghy;>
J}Jtu; mzpfs;NjhWk; tud;Kiw fhl;br; nrhy;thu;: 9

'rhfj; jPtpdpd; ciwgtu;> jhdtu; rikj;j
ahfj;jpy; gpwe;J ,iae;jtu;> Njtiu vy;yhk;
Nkhfj;jpd; gl Kbj;jtu;> khiaapd; Kjy;tu;>
Nkfj;ijj; njhLk; nka;apdu;> ,tu;' vd tpupj;jhu;. 10

'Firapd; jPtpdpd; ciwgtu;> $w;Wf;Fk; tpjpf;Fk;
tirAk; td;ikAk; tsu;g;gtu;> thd ehl;L ciwthu;
,irAk; nry;tKk; ,Uf;ifAk; ,oe;jJ> ,q;F> ,tuhy;;
tpirak;jhk; vd epw;gtu;> ,tu; - neL tpwNyha;! 11

',ytj; jPtpdpd; ciwgtu;> ,tu;fs;; gz;L ,ikahg;
Gytu;f;F ,e;jpud; nghd;dfu; mopjug; nghUjhu;;
epyitr; nrQ; ril itj;jtd; tuk; ju> epkpu;e;jhu;;
cyitf; fhL cW jP vd ntFsp ngw;Wilahu;. 12

'md;wpy; jPtpdpd; ciwgtu;> ,tu;; gz;il mkuu;f;F
vd;iwf;Fk; ,Ue;J ciwtplkhk; tl NkUf;
Fd;iwf; nfhz;L Ngha;> Fiu fly; ,l> mwf; Fiye;Njhu;
nrd;W> ',j; jd;ikiaj; jtpUk;' vd;W ,ue;jplj; jPu;e;Njhu;. 13

'gtsf; Fd;wpdpd; ciwgtu;; nts;sp gz;G mope;J> Xu;
Ftisf; fz;zp> mq;F> ,uhf;fjf; fd;dpiaf; $l>
mtspd; Njhd;wpdu;> I-,U Nfhbau;; neha;jpd;
jptsg; ghw;fly; tws;glj; Njf;fpdu;> rpy ehs;. 14

'fe;jkhjdk; vd;gJ> ,f; fUq; flw;F mg; ghy;
ke;j khUjk; Cu;tJ Xu; fpup; mjpy; tho;Nthu;>
me;jfhuj;njhL Myfhyj;njhL gpwe;Njhu;;
,e;j ths; vapw;W muf;fu; vz; mwpe;jpyk; - ,iwt! 15

'kyak; vd;gJ nghjpa khkiy; mjpy; kwNthu;
epyak; md;dJ rhfuj; jPtpil epw;Fk;;
"FiyAk; ,t; cyF" vdf; nfhz;L> ehd;Kfd; $wp>
"ciytpyPu;! ,jpy; ciwAk;" vd;W ,ue;jpl> ciwe;jhu;. 16

'Kf;fuf; ifau;; % ,iy Ntypdu;; KRz;b
rf;fuj;jpdu;; rhgj;ju;; ,e;jpud; jiytu;;
ef;fuf; fly; ehy; xU %d;Wf;Fk; ehju;;
Gf;fug; ngUe; jPtpil ciwgtu; - GfNoha;! 17

'kwypia> gz;L> jk; ngUe; jha; nrhy> typahy;>
Gw epiyg; ngUQ; rf;fu khy; tiug; nghUg;gpd;>
tpwy; nflr; rpiwapl;L> mad; ,ue;jpl> tpl;Nlhu;;
,wyp mg; ngUe; jPtpil ciwgtu; - ,tu;fs;. 18

'Ntjhsf; fuj;J ,tu;> "gz;L Gtpaplk; tpupT
NghjhJ ck;jkf;F; vO tifaha; epd;w Gtdk;>
ghjhsj;J ciwtPu;" vd> ehd;Kfd; gzpg;g>
ehjh! Gf;F ,Ue;J> cdf;F md;gpdhy;> ,tz; ele;jhu;. 19

'epUjp jd; Fyg; Gjy;tu;; epd; Fyj;Jf;F Neu;tu;;
"gUjp Njtu;fl;F" vdj; jf;f gz;gpdu;; ghdf;
FUjp ngw;wpyNuy;> fly; VioAk; Fbg;ghu;;
,Us; epwj;jtu;; xUj;ju; Vo; kiyiaAk; vLg;ghu;. 20

'ghu; mizj;j ntk; gd;wpia md;gpdhy; ghu;j;j
fhuzj;jpdpd;> Mjpapd; gae;j igq; foNyhu;;
G+uzj; jle; jpirnjhWk; ,e;jpud; Gyuh
thuzj;jpid epWj;jpNa> R+bdu; thif. 21

'kwf; fz; ntQ; rpd kiy vd ,e; epd;w tatu;>
,wf;fk; fPo; ,yhg; ghjyj;J ciwfpd;w ,fNyhu;;
mwf; fz; JQ;rpyd;> Mapuk; gze; jiy mde;jd;>
cwf;fk; jPu;e;jdd;> ciwfpd;wJ> ,tu; njhlu;e;J xWf;f. 22

'fhspiag; gz;L fz;Zjy; fhl;bafhiy>
%s Kw;wpa rpdf; nfhLe; jPapil Kisj;Njhu;>
$spfl;F ey; cld;gpwe;Njhu;; -ngUq; FOtha;
ths; ,ikf;fTk;> ths; vapW ,ikf;fTk; tUthu;. 23

'ghtk; Njhd;wpa fhyNk Njhd;wpa gioNahu;;
jPtk; Njhd;wpa Kioj; Jiz vdj; njW fz;zu;;
Nfhtk; Njhd;wpbd;> jhiaAk; capu; cZk; nfhbNahu;;-
rhyk; Njhd;wpl> tl jpirNky; te;J rhu;thu;. 24

'rPw;wk; Mfpa Ik;Kfd;> cyF vyhk; jPg;ghd;>
Vw;w kh Ejy; tpopapilj; Njhd;wpdu;> ,tuhy;;
$w;wk; Mfpa nfhk;gpd; Ik;ghypil> nfhLikf;F
Vw;wk; Mf> gz;L cjpj;JNshu; vd;gtu;> ,tuhy;. 25

'fhyd; khu;gpilr; rptd; foy; gl> gz;L fhd;w
Ntiy Vo; md;d FUjpapy; Njhd;wpa tPuu;>
R+yk; Ve;jp Kd; epd;wtu;; ,e; epd;w njhifahu;>
Myfhyj;jpd;> mkpo;jpd;> Kd; gpwe;j Nghu; muf;fu;. 26

'tlitj; jPapdpy;> thRfp fhd;w khf; fLit
,l> mj; jPapil vOe;jtu;> ,tu;; fz kioiaj;
jlt> jP vd epkpu;e;j FQ;rpau;> ctu;> jdpj; Nju;
flt> jPe;j ntk; Guj;jpilj; Njhd;wpa foNyhu;. 27

',idau; ,d;dtu; vd;gJ Xu; msT ,yu; - Ia! -
epidaTk;> Fwpj;J ciuf;fTk;> mupJ; ,tu; epiwe;j
tpidaKk; ngU tuq;fSk; jtq;fSk; tpsk;gpd;>
mida Ngu; cfk; Mapuj;J mstpDk; mlq;fh. 28

'xUtNu nrd;W> mt; cW jpwy; Fuq;ifAk;> cuNthu;
,Utu; vd;wtu; jk;ikAk;> xU ifNahL vw;wp>
tUtu;; kw;W ,dpg; gfu;tJ vd;? - thdtu;f;F mupa
epUg!' vd;wdu;> J}Jtu;> ,uhtzd; epfo;j;Jk;: 29

Nridapd; msit ,uhtzd; tpdht> J}Jtu; tpil gfu;e;J> mfy;jy;

'vj; jpwj;J ,jw;F vz; vdj; njhif tFj;J> ,ad;w
mj; jpwj;jpid miwjpu;' vd;W ciunra> mtu;fs;>
'xj;j nts;sk; Xu; Mapuk; csJ' vd ciuj;jhu;>
gpj;ju;; ,g; gilf;F 'vz; rpwpJ' vd;wdu;> ngau;e;jhu;. 30

gilj;jiytiu mioj;J tUkhW ,uhtzd; gzpj;jy;

'gilg; ngUq; Fyj; jiytiuf; nfhzUjpu;> vd;ghy; -
fpilj;J> ehd; mtu;f;F cw;Ws nghUs; vyhk; fpsj;jp>
milj;j ey; ciu tpsk;gpndd; mstsha;> mikTw;W>
cilj;j G+rid tud;Kiw ,aw;w' vd;W ciuj;jhd;. 31

J}ju; $wpl> jpirnjhWk; jpirnjhWk; njhlu;e;jhu;>
Xj Ntiyapd; ehafu; vtUk; te;J cw;whu;;
NghJ J}tpdu;> tzq;fpdu;> ,uhtzd; nghyd; jhs;
NkhJk; Nkhypapd; Ngu; xyp thdpid Kl;l. 32

tzq;fpa tPuupd; eyid ,uhtzd; crhTjy;

midau; ahtUk; mUF nrd;W> mb Kiw tzq;fp>
tpidak; Nktpdu;> ,dpjpd; mq;F ,Ue;jJ xu; Ntiy;
'epidAk; ey; tuT Mf> Ek; tuT!' vd epuk;gp>
'kidAk; kf;fSk; typaNu?' vd;wdd;> kwNthd;. 33

'ngupa jpz; Gad; eP cis; jt tuk; ngupjhy;;
cupa Ntz;ba nghUs; vyhk; Kbg;gjw;F xd;Nwh?
,upay; Njtiuf; fz;ldk;; gif gpwpJ ,y;iy;
mupaJ vd; vkf;F?' vd;wdu;> mtd; fUj;J mwpthu;. 34

Nridj; jiytupd; tpdhTk;> ,uhtzd; jd; epiyikia tpsf;FjYk;

'khjuhu;fSk; ike;jUk; epd; kUq;F ,Ue;jhu;
NgJ cwhjtu; ,y;iy; eP tUe;jpid> ngupJk;;
ahJ fhuzk;? mUs;' vd> midatu; ,irj;jhu;;
rPij fhjypd; GFe;Js gupR vyhk; njupj;jhd;. 35

Nridj; jiytu;fs; gifia vs;sp eifahLjy;

'Fk;gfd;dNdhL ,e;jpurpj;ijAk;> Fyj;jpd;
ntk;G ntQ; rpdj;J muf;fu;jk; FOitAk;> ntd;whu;
mk;gpdhy;> rpW kdpjNu! ed;W> ek; Mw;wy;!
ek;g! NridAk; thduNk!' vd ef;fhu;. 36

cyifr; Nrld; jd; cr;rp epd;W vLf;f md;W> Xu; Vo;
kiyia NtnuhLk; thq;f md;W> mq;ifahy; thup
miynfhs; Ntiyiaf; Fbf;f md;W> mioj;jJ; kyNuhL
,iyfs; NfhJk; mf; Fuq;fpd;Nky; Vtf;nfhy;> vk;ik?' 37

vd;d> if vwpe;J> ,b cUk; VW vd ef;F>
kpd;Dk; ths; vapw;W muf;fiu mk; ifahy; tpyf;fp>
td;dp vd;gtd;> Gl;fuj; jPTf;F kd;dd;>
'md;d khDlu; Mu;? typ ahtJ?' vd;W miwe;jhd;. 38

khypathd; giftupd; typikia vLj;J ciuj;jy;

kw;W m(t;)thrfk; Nfl;lYk;> khypathd; te;J>
'cw;w jd;ikAk;> kdpjuJ Cw;wKk;> cld; Mk;
nfhw;w thduj; jiytu;jk; jifikAk;> $wf;
fpw;Wk;> Nfl;buhy;' vd;wdd;> fpsj;Jthd; Jzpe;jhd;: 39

'gupa NjhSil tpuhjd;> khuPrDk; gl;lhu;;
fupa khy; tiu epfu; fu J}lzu;> fjpu; Nty;
jpuprpuh> mtu; jpiuf; fly; md ngUQ; Nrid>
xU tpyhy;> xU ehopifg; nghOjpdpd;> cye;jhu;. 40

'Mop md;d ePu; mwpjpu; md;Nw> fly; midj;Jk;
Copf; fhy; vdf; flg;gtd; thyp vd;Nghid?
VO Fd;wKk; vLf;FWk; kpLf;fid> ,e; ehs;>
ghop khu;G mfk; gpa;j;J> capu; Fbj;jJ> Xu; gfop. 41

',q;F te;J ePu; tpdhaJ vd;? vwp jpiug; guit
mq;F nte;jpyNjh? rpwpJ mwpe;jJk; ,ypNuh?
fq;ifR+bjd; fLQ; rpiy xbj;j mf; fhyk;>
cq;fs; thd; nrtp GFe;jpyNjh> Koq;F Xij? 42

'Mapuk; ngU nts;sk; cz;L> ,yq;ifapd; mstpy;>
jPapd; nta;a Nghu; muf;fu; jk; Nrid; mr; Nrid
NghaJ> me;jfd; Guk; Gf epiwe;jJ Nghyhk;>
VAk; Kk;ik E}y; khu;gpdu; va;j tpy; ,uz;lhy;. 43

'nfhw;w ntQ; rpiyf; Fk;gfd;dDk;> Eq;fs; Nfhkhd;
ngw;w ike;jUk;> gpufj;jd; Kjypa gpwUk;>
kw;iw tPuUk;> ,e;jpurpj;njhL kbe;jhu;;
,w;iw ehs; tiu> ahDk; kw;W ,tDNk ,Ue;Njhk;. 44

'%yj; jhid vd;W cz;L; mJ Kk;ik E}W mike;j
$yr; Nridapd; nts;sk;; kw;W mjw;F ,d;W Fwpj;j
fhyr; nra;if ePu; te;JsPu;; ,dp> jf;f foNyhu;
rPyr; nra;ifAk;> ftpg; ngUQ; NridAk;> njupf;fpy;> 45

'xU Fuq;F te;J ,yq;ifia kyq;F vupA+l;b>
jpUF ntQ; rpdj;J mf;fid epyj;njhLk; Nja;j;J>
nghUJ> J}J ciuj;J> VfpaJ> - muf;fpau; Gyk;g>
fUJ NridAk; nfhd;W> khf; fliyAk; fle;J. 46

'fz;byPu;nfhyhk;> flypid kiy nfhz;L fl;b>
kz;L Nghu; nra> thduu; ,aw;wpa khu;f;fk;?
cz;L nts;sk; Xu; vOgJ; kUe;J xU nehbapy;
nfhz;L te;jJ> NkUTf;F mg;Gwk; Fjpj;J. 47

',J ,aw;if; Xu; rPij vd;W ,Ue; jtj;J ,iae;jhs;>
nghJ ,aw;if jPu; fw;Gilg; gj;jpdp nghUl;lhy;>
tpjp tpisj;jJ; mt; tpy;ypau; nty;f! ePu; nty;f!
KJnkhopg; gjk; nrhy;ypndd;' vd;W> ciu Kbj;jhd;. 48

,j;jid ehs; Nghu; nra;ahj fhuzj;ij td;dp tpdht> ,uhtzd; ',opT Nehf;fpf; Fuq;Fld; nghUjpNyd;' vdy;

td;dp> kd;did Nehf;fp> 'eP ,tu; vyhk; kba>
vd;d fhuzk;> ,fy; nrahjpUe;jJ?' vd;W> ,irj;jhd;;
'Gd;ik Nehf;fpndd;; ehzpdhy; nghUjpNyd;' vd;whd;;
'md;dNjy;> ,dp mikAk; vk; flik m/J' vd;whd;. 49

'nghUjNy jf;fJ' vd td;dp nkhopjy;

'%J czu;e;j ,k; KJ kfd; $wpa Kaw;rp
rPij vd;gts; jid tpl;L> mk; kdpjiur; Nru;jy;;
Mjpapd; jiy nraj;jf;fJ; ,dpr; nray; mopthy;>
fhjy; ,e;jpurpj;ijAk; kha;tpj;jy; fz;Lk;? 50

'tpl;lk; MapDk; khjpid> ntQ; rkk; tpUk;gpg;
gl;l tPuiug; ngWfpnyk;; ngWtJ gopahy;;
Kl;b> kw;wtu; Fyj;njhL Kbf;FtJ my;yhy;>
fl;lk;> mj; njhopy;; nrUj; njhopy; ,dpr; nrAk; flik' 51

giftiu nty;y> muf;fu; tpil ngw;W vOjy;

vd;W> vOe;jdu; ,uhf;fju;> ',Uf;f eP; ahNk
nrd;W> kw;wtu; rpy; cly; FUjp ePu; Njf;fp>
ntd;W kPSJk;; nts;FJNky;> kply; ,y;yhg;
Gd; njhopy; Fyk; MJk;' vd;W ciuj;jdu;> Nghdhu;. 52

kpifg; ghly;fs;

njhy;iy Nru; mz;l Nfhbj; njhifapy; kw;W muf;fu; Nrid
,y;iyahy; vtUk;; ,d;Nd va;jpa ,yq;if vd;Dk;
ky;yy; kh efUk; Nghjh; thd; Kjy; jpirfs; gj;jpd;
vy;iy cw;wsTk; epd;W> mq;F vOe;jJ> Nrid nts;sk;. 2-1

Nka rf;fug; nghUg;gpil Nktpa jpwNyhu;>
Mapuj; njhif ngUe; jiy cilatu;> mlq;fh
khia fw;wtu;> tuj;jpdu;> typapdu;> kwg; Nghu;j;
jPau;> ,j; jpir tUk; gil muf;fu; - jpz; jpwNyha;! 22-1

rPW Nfhs; mup Kfj;jpdu;; jpww; Gyp Kfj;J IQ;-
*W thd; jiy cilatu;; E}w;wpjo;f; fkyj;J
VWthd; jUk; tuj;jpdu;; Vo; gpyj;J ciwNthu;;
<W ,yhj gy; muf;fu;; kw;W vtupDk; typNahu;. 25-1

rhYk; kh ngUe; jiytu;fs; jaq;F vup Ejw; fz;
R+y ghzpjd; tuj;jpdu;> njhFj;j gy; Nfhb
Nkiyahk; mz;lj;J ciwgtu;> ,tu; gz;L tpwyhy;
Nfhy NtYilf; Fkuidf; nfhLQ; rku; Jue;Njhu;. 27-1

Mjp mk; gilj; jiytu;fs;> nts;sk; E}W; mL Nghu;
NkhJ tPuu;> kw;W Mapu nts;sk;; nkha; kdj;Njhu;>
'fhJ ntq; nfhiyf; fup> gup> fLe; jpwy; fhyhs;>
XJ nts;sk; kw;W cyg;G ,y Nfhb' vd;W ciug;ghu;. 30-1

md;dJ md;wpAk;> Mop ePu;f;F mg; Gwj;J cyfpy;>
Jd;DWk; rj Nfhb nts;sj; njhif muf;fu; -
jd;id Xu; fzj;J vupj;jJ> rygjp Ntz;l>
kd; ,uhftd; thsp xd;W; mit mwpe;jpypNuh? 43-1