wa'vatlh HutmaH jav: vIt 'eSSIm

vIt 'eSSIm. ba'choH 'ej jatlh, "mutoD 'e' nID! bIQtIqDaq mupummoHta' HIvwI'pu' vIleghbe'pu'bogh. bIQtIqDaq jIghIr." tlhegh Delbe' 'eSSIm 'ej negh leghpu' 'e' chIDbe'. bIQ HurghDaq ghIrtaH 'e' Delchu'. bIQ jaQ Hajlaw' je 'IjtaHbogh negh. tamtaH; may'lut lu'IjtaHbogh puqpu''e' rur. 'eSSIm toDbogh Mahoun ghopDu' Del 'ej DaH lut ja'taHvIS Mahoun ghop 'uchqu'pu' 'e' qawlaw'. yeb HomDu' mach tappu' 'eSSIm, ghIq MahounDaq toSta'. nepbe' 'eSSIm. DaHjaj Mahoun HoHlaHbejpu'mo' SotchoH. DIvbejmo' 'eSSIm, lut 'Il Honbe' negh. ghaytan wanI' bejpu'. rIQmo' Mahoun qoj 'uchlaHbe' 'ej toSlaHbe'ba'. Heghpu' Mahoun 'e' luHar. 'olpu' neH 'eSSIm.

qojvetlh toSlaw'ta'mo' 'eSSIm vuv negh. jatlh toDwI'Daj Qup, "bIHeghpu'chugh quvHa'qu'choH nIpummoHbogh nuvpu'. bIyIntaHmo' Do' je chaH." jaq mang maqtaHvIS 'ach Do'wI'vetlh ghaH 'e' pIH 'eSSIm. DIvlaw' je latlh. Daj. ta'Heychaj lupaylaw'.

'eSSImvaD jatlh bu', "lom Daq Dangu'laH'a'?"

vItqa' 'eSSIm. jatlh, "ghobe'! lom yIjatlhQo'. reH 'eb tu'lu'."

jatlh bu', "Ha'. wInej. tatmeymo' QapHa' Duj nochmey 'ach DaH DubbejlI'. wISam." QamchoH 'eSSIm 'ej bIQtIq HeDon yIt ghom. Hoqra'mey lo'taH cha' negh. cham wuv. lam ghIlthlu'bogh buSHa'chu'.

Qubqu'law'taH bu'. jatlh 'eSSIm, "nov ghaH, 'ej SuD, 'ach ghoqwI' ghaHbe'. 'anDorngan, qo'larngan joq rurbe'chu'."

qagh mang Qup. "wa'logh qo'larngnan be' vIngaghta'," jatlh. mIychoH latlhpu'. 'eSSIm Harpu' bu' 'e' noHlaHbe' 'eSSIm.

chaH bIngDaq qojvo' pumtaH bIQtIq. bIQ SuvtaHvIS 'eSSIm, qojvam lIjchu'pu'. SaH 'e' ghovpu'mo' Mahoun, Do'. 'eSSIm qechmey jatlh mang, "pa' pumpu'chugh lomna' wInejlI'."

jatlh bu', "lom 'ay'mey bIjatlh 'e' DaHech."

Hagh QelHom 'ej jatlh ,"bIQ Ha'DIbaHmey pI' tInej. chay' nguv 'IwDaj?"[217]

pujwI' Dabe'meH 'eSSIm qu''eghmoH. jup lom 'ay'mey leghvIpbe' tlhIngan. jatlh, "SuD je. Qo'noS chal rur." ngaDHa' 'eSSIm ghogh. tojnISbe'taH 'eSSIm. Mahoun San HajtaHmo' vIt qabDaj. wutlhDaq Mahoun buStaHvIS, bIQtIqDaq Mahoun qellaw'taH. bIQtIq qoj bIngDaq ngengHom chenmoHpu' pumtaHbogh bIQ. qojvo' bIQ lIghpu'chugh vay', ngengHomvetlhDaq pum.