7. NrJ ge;jdg; glyk;

Rf;fpuPtd; NrJ fl;Ljw;F esid mioj;jy;

msT mWk; mwpQNuhL muf;fu; Nfhkfw;F
,stYk; ,dpJ cld; ,Uf;f> vz;zpNa>
tpistd tpjp Kiw Kbf;f Ntz;Lthd;>
'esd; tUf!' vd;wdd; - ftpf;F ehafd;. 1

NrJ fl;l esd; cld;gLjYk;

te;jdd;> thduj; jr;rd;; 'kd;d! epd;
rpe;jid vd;?' vd> 'nrwp jpiuf; fly;
ge;jid nra;Fjy; gzp ekf;F' vd>
epe;jid ,yhjtd; ,aw;w Neu;e;jdd;. 2

NrJ mikj;jw;F cupa nghUs;fisf; nfhzu esd; Ntz;Ljy;

'fhupak; flypid milj;Jf; fl;lNy;
R+upad; fhjy! nrhy;yp vd; gy;
NkUTk; mZTk; Xu; NtW cwhtifr;
Nru;Tw ,aw;Wntd;; nfhzur; nrg;G' vd;whd;. 3

fliy milf;f tUkhW> rhk;gd; Nridf;Ff; $Wjy;

',stYk;> ,iwtDk;> ,yq;if Nte;jDk;>
msT mW ek; Fyj;J muRk;> my;ytu;
tisjUk; fUq; fly; milf;f tk;' vdj;
jsk; kyp Nridiar; rhk;gd; rhw;wpdhd;. 4

thdu Nrid kiyfisf; nfhz;Lte;J> fliy milj;jy;

fU tiu fhjq;fs; fzf;F ,yhjd
,U ifapy;> Njhs;fspy;> nrd;dp> Ve;jpd>
xU fly; milf;f kw;W xope;j Ntiyfs;
tUtd Mk; vd> te;j thduk;. 5

Ngu;j;jd kiy rpy; Ngu;f;fg; Ngu;f;f> epd;W
<u;j;jd rpy; rpy nrd;dp Ve;jpd;
J}u;j;jd rpy; rpy J}u;f;fj; J}u;f;f epd;W
Mu;j;jd; rpy rpy Mbg; ghbd. 6

fhypil xU kiy cUl;b> iffspd;
Nkypil kiyapid thq;fp> tpz; njhLk;
R+Yil kio Kfpy; R+o;e;J Rw;wpa>
thypil> xU kiy <u;j;J> te;jthy;. 7

esd; kiyfis mLf;fpr; NrJ fl;Ljy;

KLf;fpdd;> 'jUf' vd> %d;W Nfhbau;
vLf;fpDk;> mk; kiy xU if Ve;jpapl;L>
mLf;fpdd;; jd; typ fhl;b> Mopia
eLf;fpdd; - esd; vDk; eitapd; ePq;fpdhd;. 8

kQ;rpdpy; jpfo;jUk; kiyia> khf; Fuq;F>
vQ;Rwf; fbJ vLj;J vwpaNt> esd;
tpQ;irapy; jhq;fpdd; - rilad; ntz;nzapy;>
'jQ;rk;!' vd;Nwhu;fisj; jhq;Fk; jd;ikNghy;. 9

NrJ fl;Lk;NghJ epfo;e;j epfo;r;rpfs;

raf; ftpg; ngUk; gilj; jiytu; jhs;fshy;>
Kay; fiw kjp jto; Kd;wpy; Fd;Wfs;
maf;fypd;> Kfpy; Fyk; mywp Xbd;
,af;fUk; kfspUk; ,upay; Nghapdhu;. 10

NtUil neLq; fpup jiytu; tPrpd>
Xu; ,lj;J xd;wpd;Nky; xd;W nrd;Ww>
ePupil epkpu; nghwp gpwf;f> 'ePz;l <J
MUil neUg;G?' vd tUzd; mQ;rpdhd;. 11

Mdpwf; fz;zd; vd;W xUtd;> mq;ifahy;>
fhd; ,w kiy nfhzu;e;J vwpa> fhu;f; fly;
J} epw Kj;J,dk; JtiyNahL Ngha;>
thd; epiw kPndhL khW nfhz;lNt. 12

rpe;Juj; jl tiu vwpa> Nrzpil
Ke;Jwj; njwpj;J vO Kj;jk; njhj;jyhy;>
me;juj;J vO Kfpy; Milah> mfd;
ge;ju; xj;jJ> neLk; gUjp thdNk. 13

NtZtpd; neL tiu tPr> kPkpirr;
Nrz; cW jptiyahy; eide;j nre; Jfpy;>
G+z; cWk; my;Fypy; nghUe;jpg; Nghjyhy;>
ehzpdu;> thd ehl;L ciwAk; eq;ifkhu;. 14

Njd; ,tu; jl tiu> jpiuf; fUq; fly; -
jhd; epkpu;ju> ,il Ftpaj; js;Sk; ePu; -
Nky; epkpu; jptiy kPr; nrd;W kPlyhy;>
thdtu; ehl;bDk; kio nghope;jthy;. 15

ik cW kiyfNshLk; kwp fly; te;J tPo;e;j>
nta;a tha; kfuk; gw;w ntUtpd tpspg;g> - Nky;ehs;>
ngha;ifapd; ,lq;fu; ft;t> 'Guhjdh! Nghw;wp' vd;W
if vLj;J mioj;j ahid Nghd;wd - fsp ey; ahid. 16

mRk;G gha; NjDk;> G+Tk;> MuKk;> mfpYk;> kw;Wk;>
tpRk;G vyhk; cyTk; nja;t Ntupapd; kpile;J tpk;k>
jRk;gpdpy; thrk; Cl;br; rhu;j;jpa jz;zPu; vd;d>
gRk; Gyhy; ehWk; Ntiy gupksk; fko;e;jJ md;Nw. 17

Njk; Kjy; fdpAk; fhAk;> NjdpNdhL CDk;> nja;tg;
G+ Kjyha vy;yhk;> kPd; nfhsg; nghype;j md;Nw>
kh Kjy; jUNthL Xq;Fk; thd; cau; khdf; Fd;wk; -
jhk; KjNyhLk; nfl;lhy; xoptNuh> tz;ik jf;Nfhu;? 18

kz;Zwr; Nrw;Ws; Gf;Fr; Rupfpd;w khiyf; Fd;wk; -
fs; epiw G+Tk;> fhAk;> fdpfSk;> gpwTk;> ft;th
ntz; epw kPd;fs; vy;yhk;> twpatu; vd;d> - Nkd;Nky;
cs; epiw nry;tk; ey;fhJ xspf;fpd;w cNyhgu; xj;j. 19

fwq;F vdj; jpupAk; Ntff; ftpf; Fyk; ifapd; thq;fp>
gpwq;F ,Uq; flypy; nga;j Ngho;jj;Jk;> ngupa ghe;js;>
kwk; fpsu; khd ahid tapw;wpd Mf> tha; Nrhu;e;J>
cwq;fpd - NfL cw;whYk;> czu;tNuh czu;T ,yhjhu;? 20

,io vdj; jifa kpd;dpd; vapw;wpd> Kof;fk; Va;e;j>
GioAilj; jlf; if xd;NwhL xd;W ,il nghUe;jr; Rw;wp>
fioAilf; Fd;wpd; Kd;wpy;> cUnkhL fye;j fhy
kio vdg; nghUj - Ntiy kfuKk; kj;j khTk;. 21

nghd;wpd> rpwpa Ma Gz;zpak; Gupe;Njhu; Nghy> -
Fd;Wfs; Fuf;F tPuu; Ftpj;jd neUg;Gf; Nfhg;g>
xd;wpd; Nky; xd;W tPo> cifj;J vOe;J> ck;gu; ehl;Lr;
nrd;W> Nky; epiy ngwhJ> jpupe;jd - rpfur; rpy;yp. 22

$Uil vapw;Wf; Nfhs; khr; RwT,dk; vwpe;J nfhy;y>
NghUil mupAk;> nta;a GypfSk;> ahspg; Nghj;Jk;>
ePupilj; Njhw;w md;Nw? - jk; epiy ePq;fpr; nrd;why;>
Mupilj; Njhyhu; NkNyhu;> mwptpil Nehf;fpd; mk;kh? 23

xs;spa czu;T $l> cjtyu; vdpDk; xd;Nwh>
ts;spau; MNahu; nry;tk; kd;Dapu;f;F cjTk; md;Nw? -
Js;spd> Fjpj;j> thdj;J cau; tiuf; Ftl;by; J}q;Fk;
fs;spid epiwa khe;jp> ftp vdf; fspj;j> kPd;fs;. 24

%R vup gpwf;f> kPf;nfhz;L> ,wf;fpa KLf;fk; jd;dhy;>
Nfha; nrhup ewtk; vd;dj; jz; Gdy; cFf;Fk; Fd;wpd;
Nta; nrhup Kj;Jf;F> mk;kh tpUe;J nra;jpUe;j - <z;l
tha; nrhup ,g;gpNahLk; tyk;Gup ckpo;e;j Kj;jk;. 25

tpz;jyk; njhL khy; tiu NtnuhLk;
nfhz;L> myk; nfhs tPuu; Ftpj;jyhy;>
jpz; jyk;> fly;> MdJ; ePu; nry>
kz;jyk; fly; Mfp kiwe;jNj. 26

Iad; Ntz;bd;> mJ ,J Mk; md;Nw -
nta;a rPaKk;> ahspAk;> Ntq;ifAk;>
nkha; nfhs; Fd;wpd; Kjypd> nkha;j;jyhy;>
nea;jy;> Ntyp FwpQ;rp epfu;j;jjhy;! 27

'ahd; czhjd ,q;F ,it' vd;dNt>
jPd; czhjd; vd; ,J nra;ANk?
khd; czhj jpiuf; fly; tho;jU
kPd; czhjd ,y;iy tpyq;F mNuh. 28

tt; tpyq;F tsu;j;jtu; khl;L mUs;
nrt; tpyq;fy; ,y; rpe;ijapd; jPu;tNuh -
',t; tpyq;fy; tpNlk;' ,dp vd;gNghy;>
vt; tpyq;Fk; te;J va;jpd NtiyNa! 29

fdp jUk;> neLq; fha; jUk;> ehs;njhWk; -
,dpJ mUe; jtk; neha;jpd; ,aw;wyhy;>-
gdp jUq; fpup jk; kdk; gw;W mW
KdptUk; Kdpahu;> KbT cd;Dthu;. 30

Giyapd; tho;f;if muf;fu;> nghUg;G cshu;>
jiyapd; Nky; itj;j ifapdu;> rhw;Wthu;>
'kiy ,Nyk;; kw;W> khW ,dp tho;tJ Xu;
epiy ,Nyk;' vd;W> ,yq;if neUq;fpdhu;. 31

KOf;F ePupy; Gfh> KOfpr; nryh>
FOf;fNshL miz Nfhs; mup> ahspfs;>
,Of;F ,y; Ngu; mizapd; ,U gf;fKk;
xOf;fpd; khiy tFj;jd xj;jNt. 32

gspf;F khy; tiu Ke;jpg; gLj;jd
xspf;Fk; Mop fple;jd Xu;fpyhu;>
'ntspf;F khy; tiu Ntz;Lk;' vdf; nfhzu;e;J>
mspf;Fk; thdu tPuu; mNefuhy;. 33

ghupdhs; KJFk; neLk; gho;gl>
%up thduk; thq;fpa nkha;k; kiy
Ntupd; Mk; vd> ntk; Kioapd;Dio
NrhUk; ehfk; epyd; cwj; J}q;Fkhy;. 34

mUzr; nrk; kzpf; Fd;W maNy rpy
,Us; ew; Fd;wk; mLf;fpd> Va;e;jd -
fUizf; nfhz;ly;> 'twpad; fOj;J' vd
tUzw;F <e;j tUz ruj;ijNa. 35

Va;e;j jk; clk;G ,l;l capu;f;F ,lk;
Ma;e;J nfhs;Sk; mwpQupd;> Mo; fly;
gha;e;J gz;L ciwAk; kiyg; ghe;js;fs;>
Nghe;j kh kiyapd; Kio> Gf;fNt. 36

NrJtpd; ngUikf;F ,iz nrg;g> Xu;
VJ Ntz;Lk; vd;W vz;ZtJ vd;nfhNyh -
J}jd; ,l;l kiyapd; Jtiyahy;>
kPJ tpl;L - cyF cw;wJ> kPd; Fyk;? 37

ePyd; ,l;l neL tiu ePs; epy
%yk; Kl;lypd;> nkha; Gdy; ifk;kpf>
$yk; ,l;ba Mu;fyp Nfhj;jjhy;>
Xykpl;L vOe;J Xb> cyF vyhk;. 38

kape;jd; ,l;l neL tiu thd; cw
cau;e;J Kl;b tpo> vOe;J Xj ePu;
jpae;jk; Kl;l> jpir epiy ahidAk;>
ngau;e;J tpl;lit> ahTk; gpspWt. 39

,yf;F td; ruk; MapDk;> ,d;W vjpu;
tpyf;fpdhy;> tpyq;fhj tpyq;fyhy;>
myf;fz; va;j> - mKJ vo Mopiaf;
fyf;fpdhd; kfd; - kPsf; fyf;fpdhd;. 40

kUj;jpd; ike;jd; kzp neLe; Njhs; vdg;
ngUj;j Fd;wk;> fubg; ngUk; gil
tpUj;jd; ,l;l tpirapdpd;> tPrpa
jpUj;jk;> thdtu; nrd;dpapy; nrd;wjhy;. 41

FKjd; ,l;l Fy tiu $j;jupd;
jpkpjd; ,l;Lj; jpupAk; jpiuf; fly;
Jkp jk; Cu; Gf> thdtu; Js;spdhu; -
mKjy; ,d;dk; vOk; vDk; Mirahy;. 42

fd rpdj;J cUkpd; fLq; fhu; tiu
gdrd; ,l;ld ahTk; gupf;fpyd;>
kd rpdj;j mde;jDk;> tho;T ,fe;J>
mdrdj; njhopy; Nkw;nfhs;tJ Mapdhd;. 43

vz; ,y; vz;F,dk; ,l;l fpupf; Fyk;>
cz;z cz;z nrd;W> xd;wpndhL xd;W cw>
Rz;z Ez; nghb Mfpj; njhiye;jd>
Gz;zpak; nghUe;jhu;jk; Kaw;rpNghy; 44

Mu Mapu Nahrid MoKk;
jPu ePz;L gue;j jpkpq;fpyk;>
ghu khy; tiu Vwg; gijj;J> cly;
NguNt> Fd;Wk; NtiyAk; Ngu;e;jthy;. 45

esd; NrJit mikj;j tif

Fiy nfhsf; Fwp Nehf;fpa nfhs;ifahd;>
rpiyfs; xf;f Kwpj;Jr; nrwpj;J> Neu;
kiyfs; xf;f mLf;fp> kzw; glj;
jiyfs; xf;fj; jlTk;> jlf; ifahy;. 46

jOtp> Mapu Nfhbau; jhq;fpa
FOtpd; thduu; je;j fpupf; Fyk;>
vOtpd; ePs; fuj;J Vw;wpl> ,w;W ,il
tOtp tPo;td fhy;fspd; thq;Fthd;. 47

kiy Rke;J tUk; thduq;fs;

kiy Rke;J tUtd thduk;>
epiyapy; epd;wd> nry;y epyk; ngwh-
miy neLq; fly; md;wpAk;> Mz;Lj; jk;
jiyapd; NkYk; xu; NrJ jUt Nghd;k;. 48

gUj;j khy; tiu Ve;jpa gy; gil
epiuj;jypd;> rpy nry;y epyk; ngwh>
fuj;jpd; Ve;jpa fhu; tiu> fz; mfd;
rpuj;jpd; Nkw;nfhz;L> ePe;jpd nrd;wthy;. 49

Ma;e;J ePsk;> mupJ Rke;jd
Xa;e;j fhy> grpapd; cyu;e;jd>
Ve;J khy; tiu itj;J> mtw;W <z;L Njd;
khe;jp khe;jp> kwe;J> Japd;wthy;. 50

Nghjy; nra;FeUk;> GFthu;fSk;>
khjpuk;njhWk; thdu tPuu;fs;>
'NrJ vj;Jiz nrd;wJ?' vd;ghu; rpyu;;
'ghjp nrd;wJ' vdg; gfu;thu; rpyu;. 51

kiyfSk; kuq;fSk; flypy; %o;Fk; epfo;r;rpfs;

FiwT ,y; Fq;FkKk;> Fifj; Njd;fSk;>
epiw kyu;f; FyKk;> epiwe;J vq;fZk;>
JiwnjhWk; fpup J}f;fpd Njha;jyhy;>
eiw neLq; fly; xj;jJ> ehk ePu;. 52

neLk; gy; khy; tiu J}u;j;J neUf;fTk;>
JLk;gy; Ntiy Jsq;fpaJ ,y;iyahy; -
,Lk;ig vj;jidAk; kLj;J va;jpDk;>
FLk;gk; jhq;Fk; Fbg; gpwe;jhupNd. 53

nfhOe;Jilg; gtsf; nfhbapd; Fyk;
mOe;j ca;j;j mLf;fy; jfu;e;J> may;
tpOe;j gy; kzpapd; xsp> kPkpir
vOe;j vq;fZk;> ,e;jpu tpy;ypNd. 54

gOkuk; gwpf;f> gwitf; Fyk;>
jOtp epd;W xUtd; jdpj; jhq;Fthd;
tpOjYk;> Gfy; Ntw;W ,lk; ,d;ikahy;>
mOJ muw;Wk; fpis vd Mdthy;. 55

'ju tNyhk;> kyu;' vd;W> capu; jhq;fpa
kuk; vyhk; fly; tPo;jYk;> tz;L vyhk;>
fuT ,yhsu; tpo> fisfz; ,yh
,utyhsupd;> vq;Fk; ,upe;jthy;. 56

njhf;F mlq;fy XLk; Jtiyfs;
kpf;F mlq;fYk; Nghtd - kPd; Fyk;>
mf; fUq; fly; J}u> maw; fly;
Gf;F mlq;fplg; Nghtd Nghd;wNt. 57

%R tz;L,dk;> Kk; kj ahidapd;
Mir nfhz;ldNghy; njhlu;e;J Mba>
Xir xz; fly; Fd;nwhL mit Gf>
Ntir kq;ifau; md;G vd> kPz;lNt. 58

epyk; muq;fpa NtnuhL Neu; gwpe;J>
mykUk; Jau; va;jpa MapDk;>
ty kuq;fis tpl;by> khR ,yhf;
Fy kle;ijau; vd;d> nfhbfNs. 59

Jg;G cwf; fly; J}a Jtiyahy;>
mg; Gwf; flYk; Rit mw;wd;
vg; Gwj;J cUk; VWk; Fspu;e;jd;
cg;G ciwj;jd> Nkfk; cFj;j ePu;. 60

Kjpu; neLq; fpup tPo> Koq;F ePu;
vjpu; vOe;J epue;juk; va;jyhy;>
kjpatd; fjpupd; Fspu; tha;e;jd -
fjputd; fdy; ntq; fjpu;f; fw;iwNa. 61

ed;F xbj;J> eWq; fpup rpe;jpa
nghd; nfhbj; Jtiyg; nghjpe;J XLt>
td; nfhbg; gtsq;fs; taq;fyhy;>
kpd; nghbj;jJ Nghd;wd> tpz; vyhk;. 62

XLk; Xl;lupd;> xd;wpd; Kd; xd;W Ngha;>
fhLk; ehLk;> kuq;fSk; fw;fSk;>
ehLk; ehl;Lk;> espu; fly; ehl;by;> Xu;
G+Lk; MLjy; ,yha> ,g; G+kpapy;. 63

tiug; gug;Gk;> tdg; gug;Gk;> ctu;
jiug; gug;GtJ vd;d> jdpj; jdp
ciug; gug;Gk; cW fpup xz; ftp;
fiug; gug;Gk;> flw; gug;G Mdjhy;. 64

miz fl;b Kbe;jikahy;> thduupd; kfpo;r;rp

cw;wjhy; miz Xq;fy; ,yq;ifia>
Kw;w %d;W gfypil; Kw;wTk;>
ngw;w Mu;g;G tpRk;G gpse;jjhy;;
kw;W ,(t;) thdk; gpwpJ xU thd; nfhNyh? 65

NrJtpd; Njhw;wk;

ehLfpd;wJ vd;> NtW xd;W? - ehafd;
NjhL Nru; Foyhs; Jau; ePf;Fthd;>
'XLk;> vd; KJfpl;L' vd> Xq;fpa
Nrld; vd;dg; nghype;jJ> NrJNt! 66

nka;apd; <l;lj;J ,yq;if Mk; nkd; kfs;>
ngha;apd; <l;ba jPik nghWf;fyhJ>
Iad; <l;ba Nrid fz;L> md;gpdhy;
ifia ePl;ba jd;ikAk; fhl;Lkhy;. 67

fhd ahW gue;j fUq; fly;>
Qhd ehafd; Nrid elj;jyhy;>
'Vid ahW> ,dp> ahd; myJ Mu;?' vd>
thd ahW> ,k;gu; te;jJ khDkhy;. 68

fy; fple;J xspu; fhR,dk; fhe;jyhy;>
kw;flq;fs; tFj;j taq;F miz>
vy; fle;j ,Uspil> ,e;jpu
tpy; fple;jJ vd;d tpsq;Fkhy;. 69

NrJ mike;j gpd;> Rf;fpuPtd;> tPlzd;> KjypNahu; nrd;W> ,uhkDf;Fj; njuptpj;jy;

Md Ngu; miz md;gpd; mike;j gpd;>
fhd tho;f;iff; ftpf; Fy ehjDk;>
khd Ntw; if ,yq;ifau; kd;dDk;>
VidNahUk;> ,uhkid va;jpdhu;. 70

va;jp> 'Nahrid <z;L xU E}Wld;
I-,uz;bd; mfyk; mike;jplr;
nra;jjhy; miz' vd;gJ nrg;gpdhu; -
ita ehjd; ruzk; tzq;fpNa. 71

kpifg; ghly;fs;

rhw;W kh KuR xyp Nfl;L> jhidapd;
Vw;wNkhL vOe;jdu;> 'vwp jpiuf; fly;
Cw;wkPJ xspj;J> xU fzj;jpy; cw;W> miz
Vw;WJk;' vdg; gilj; jiytu; ahUNk. 4-1

ty; tpyq;F tohj; jtu; khl;L mUs;
nry; tyk; ngWQ; rpe;ijapd; jPu;tNuh?
',t; tpyq;fy; tpNlh k; ,dp' vd;gNghy;>
vy; taq;Fk; ,utp te;J va;jpdhd;. 25-1

jk; ,dj;J xUtw;F xU rhu;T cw>
tpk;ky; cw;W> tplhJ ciwNthu;fs;Nghy;>
nrk;ik kpf;f Fuf;fpdk; Nru;f;ifahy;>
vk; kiyf; FyKk; fly; va;JNk. 29-1

xUtd; Mapuk; Nahrid Xq;fpa
mUtp khy; tiu tpl;L vwpe;J Mu;j;jyhy;>
kUT thd; nfhb khl ,yq;ifapy;
njU vyhk; Gf;F cyha> njz;zPu; mNuh. 38-1

,d;dthW mq;F vOgJ nts;sKk;>
md;d Nridj; jiytUk;> Mopiaj;
Jd;dp epd;W> tplhJ ,il J}u;j;jyhy;>
nghd; ,yq;if njhLj;J miz Gf;fNj. 64-1