These Scriptures are a new translation into the Naskapi language spoken at Kawawachikamach, Quebec. We the Naskapi people have been eager to have our own translation of the Bible. For many decades we have had to make do with Scriptures that were translated for indigenous languages that are different from our own: most notably Bishop Horden's Moose Cree New Testament and prayer book, and Rev. W. G. Walton's prayer book. The Naskapi Development Corporation has been engaged with this work since the 1990s, facilitated by Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Canadian Bible Society. The Naskapi community grateful acknowledges the help of all who participated with us in producing these Scriptures. Our prayer is that these Words of God will be cherished by our people for generations to come.

ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᑲᒪᐅᑕᐱᒡ ᓱᓇᔭᐤ ᑎᐱᔨᐛᐅᓯᔪᐅᒡ ᐊ ᐅᓯᑕᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᐅᔭ ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓂᔪᐤ The Naskapi text is copyright © Naskapi Development Corporation Naskapi Development Corporation Kawawachikamach, Québec G0G 2Z0 Canada New Testament published by the Canadian Bible Society (CBS) © 2007 Canadian Bible Society 10 Carnforth Road, Toronto Ontario M4A 2S4 Canada

ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ - ᒋᒋᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓐ God's Word in Naskapi

ᒥᓐ ᐸᑎᒪ ᐊᑯ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒂ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᓕᓕ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᔨᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ, ᓇᒪ ᐎ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒍᑎᔭ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᑕᔨᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᔪᐤ ᐃᑕᒐ ᐅᒋ ᐎ ᐃᑐᑕᐤ ᐛᔅ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒻ ᐊᒋ ᐎ ᓂᐸᐃᑯᑦ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᔨᒋ᙮ ᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐸᓱᓇᑯᓂᔪᐤ ᑲᒋ ᒥᑯᓴᒡ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯᑕ ᐅᔭ ᒪᒂᒡ ᒋ ᑎᑯᓂᔪᐤ ᑕᓐ ᑲᒋ ᐃᑎᒡ ᒪᓐ ᑭᔭ ᒥᒋᐛᐱᒡ ᒋ ᑕᐅᒡ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐎᐧᑲᓂᓴ ᒂ ᐃᑎᑯᑦ, “ᔅᑐᑕ ᒪ, ᓇᑕ ᒍᑎᔭᒡ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᔨᓐ, ᒐ ᐛᐸᑕᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᓇᓴᐅᔅᒡ ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᒪᒥᔅᑲᒡ ᐃᑐᐅᑦ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᐊᐛᓐ ᑲ ᑕᐤ ᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐃᑐᑕᐧᒃ ᓇᑐᐛᔨᑎᒧᒂ ᒐᒋ ᒥᔪ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮ ᐊ ᐃᑐᑎᒧᐎᓇ ᒪᒃ ᒪᒥᔅᑲᒡ ᐃᑐᐅᓐ, ᐱᔅᑎᓂᓱᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒥᑯᔨᓐ ᑕᓐ ᒐᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᓐ᙮” ᐛᔅ ᐛᐛᒡ ᑎᐱᔨᐛ ᐎᐧᑲᓂᓴ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᑕᑈᔭᔨᒥᑯᐤ ᒋᓴᔅ᙮
ᐊᑯ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒂ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᑕᐸ ᐊᔅᒄ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᔅᑐᑕᔭᓐ, ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᒪᒃ ᒥᒄ ᐛ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐃᑐᑕᔭᒄ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᓇᐛᐤ᙮ ᑕᐸ ᑎᑯᓂᔪᐤ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᐅᒋ ᐛᐧᑲᑎᑕᑯᒡ ᐊᐛᓐᒋ ᐅᑕ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᑲ ᑕᒡ ᐊᑲ ᑕᑈᔭᔨᒪᒡ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ, ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᓂ ᐛᐧᑲᑎᑯᒡ ᓂᔾ ᐛᔅ ᓂ ᐎᑕᓐ ᑕᓐ ᐊᔅᐱᔅ ᒥᒐᑎᓯᓇᓄᐅᒡ᙮ ᒪᒋᒄ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᐃᑐᑕᒄ ᓇᑕ ᐊ ᒥᑯᓴᓄᒡ, ᑕᐸ ᐊᔅᒄ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔪᐤ ᓂᔾ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᔭᓐ᙮” ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᔅ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ ᐅᔭ ᐊᑯᑕ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᓕᓕᒡ ᑲ ᑕᑦ᙮

ᐃᔅᐱ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᔅᑐᑕᔨᒋ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐎᐧᑲᓂᓴ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊ ᒥᑯᓴᓄᐎᒡ ᐊ ᐃᑐᑕᔨᒋ, ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒥᑯᑦ ᐛᔅ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᔨᒪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒥᑯᑦ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᑦ᙮ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᒪᒃ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᔨᒋ ᒋ ᓇᓂᑐᐛᔨᒥᑯᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᒥᑯᓴᓄᐎᒡ᙮ ᒋ ᓇᓂᑐᐤ ᑯᒂᒋᒐᒧᔪᐛ ᑕᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᑦ᙮
ᒥᒐᑦ ᒪᒃ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᒋ ᐊᔨᒧᒥᑯᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲ ᑕᔨᒋ᙮ ᐱᔅᒐ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ, “ᓇᔅᒡ ᑕᑈ ᒥᔽᔨᑕᑯᓱᐤ ᐅ ᓇᐸᐤ᙮” ᐊᑯ ᑯᑎᑲ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ, “ᓇᒪ ᒥᔽᔨᑕᑯᓱᐤ, ᐎᔭᓯᒪᐤ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ᙮” ᓇᒪ ᒪᒃ ᐅᒋ ᒋᔄᐛᐅᒡ ᐊ ᐊᔨᒧᒪᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐛᔅ ᒋ ᑯᔅᑕᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᔨᒋ᙮
ᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᓴᓯᑲᓐ ᐊᐱᑐᐤ ᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᒥᑯᓴᓄᔪᐤ, ᐊᑯ ᒋᓴᔅ ᒂ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᓴᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᐛᐱᒡ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᑦ᙮ ᐊᓐᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᒡ ᓇᔅᒡ ᒋ ᒥᔅᑲᑕᔨᑎᒥᐃᑯᐅᒡ ᐊ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᒥᔪᑕᑯᓯᔨᒋ ᐊ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᔨᒋ ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᒡ, “ᑕᓐᑕ ᐛᒋ ᓇᔅᒡ ᒥᔅᑎ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᐧᒃ ᒥᓯᓇᐃᑭᓂᔪᐤ ᐊᑲ ᒪᒃ ᓂᑕ ᐅᒋ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒧᐛᑭᓄᐅᑦ ?”
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒂ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᐊ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᔭᓐ ᓇᒪᔭᐤ ᓂᔾ ᐊᓐ ᓂᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᐅᓐ, ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᐅᓐ, ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐅᑦ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐊᐛᓐ ᓱᒃ ᐎ ᐃᑐᑎᒧᐛᒐ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᐅᑦ ᐃᑕᔨᑎᒧᐅᓂᔪᐤ, ᐊᓂᔭ ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᐅᒡ ᐊᑯᑕ ᒐ ᐅᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᐧᒃ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓱᒥᒂᓂ ᐊᓂᔭ ᒐᒋ ᐃᓯ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᒪᒃ ᒥᒄ ᓂᔾ ᓂᑦ ᐃᑕᔨᑎᒧᐅᓂᒡ ᐛᒋᐱᔨᒂ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒥᒄ ᐎᔾ ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᑕᔨᑕᐧᒃ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑕᐧᒃ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ, ᓂᑐᐛᔨᑎᒻ ᐎᔾ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮ ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᑲ ᓂᑐᐛᔨᑕᐧᒃ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᒪᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐅᑯᑦ ᑯᐃᔅᒄ ᐃᑐᐤ ᑭᔭ ᓇᒪ ᓇᔅᒡ ᑎᑯᓂᔪᐤ ᐎᔭᓯᐃᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑕᑦ᙮ ᓇᒪᐎᔾ ᐊ ᒧᓱᔅ ᒋ ᐅᒋ ᒥᔨᑯᐛᐤ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐊᔭᐛᒄ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᒪᒃ ᐛᐛᒡ ᐸᐃᒄ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐊ ᑎᓯᔭᒄ ᒋ ᓂᓇᐃᑕᓇᐛᐤ ᐊᓐ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓐ᙮ ᒐᒂᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᒋ ᐎ ᐸᒋ ᓂᐸᐃᔭᒄ ?”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐊ ᐃᑕᒡ, “ᒥᒋ ᐊᒐᐧᒄ ᒋ ᐱᒋᔅᑲᒄ᙮ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐅ ᐛ ᓂᐸᐃᔅᒃ ?”
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒂ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᐊ ᐃᑕᑦ, “ᐸᐃᒄ ᒪᒥᔅᑲᒡ ᐃᑐᐅᓐ ᓂᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᓐ, ᔅᒋ ᒥᔅᑲᑕᔨᑎᒥᐃᑯᓇᐛᐤ ᒪᒃ ᐊ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᓯᑲᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐊᒋ ᐃᑐᑎᒪᓐ᙮ ᒧᓱᔅ ᒋ ᐃᑎᓱᐛᒐ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐃᑎᔅᑕᔨᒡ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐛᒋᔄᑭᓄᔨᒋ ᓇᐸᓴ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊ ᐊᐱᓯᓯᔨᒋ᙮ ᓇᒪᔭᐤ ᒪᒃ ᒧᓱᔅ ᓂᔅᑎᒻ ᑲ ᐱᔅᑎᓇᐧᒃ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ, ᓴᔅ ᐊᓐᑕ ᐛᔅᑭᒡ ᒋ ᐛᐧᑯᒪᐊᑭᓄᐅᒡ ᐊᔪᐅᒄ ᐅᔭ ᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐊᔭᒡ᙮ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐛᒋᔄᐛᐅᒡ ᓇᐸᓯᒡ ᐊ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔨᒋ ᐅᔭ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑐᑐᐛᑭᓄᐅᒡ ᐊᑎ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊ ᒍᐤ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᓯᑲᔨᒡ᙮ ᐊᑎ ᐊ ᒍᐤ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᓯᑲᒡ ᐃᔭᐱᒡ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒋᓄᐛᒋᔄᐛᐅᒡ ᓇᐸᓯᒡ ᐊ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᐎ ᑭᓄᐛᔨᑎᒺᒄ ᒧᓱᔅ ᐅᐎᓱᐛᐅᓐ, ᒐᒂᓐ ᒪᒃ ᐛᒋ ᒋᔄᓯᔅᑐᔭᒄ ᓇᔅᒡ ᐊᒋ ᒥᓏᒋᐃᒃ ᐊᓐ ᓇᐸᐤ ᐊ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᓯᑲᔨᒡ ? ᑯᐃᔅᒄ ᒪ ᒪᒥᑐᓇᔨᑎᒧᒄ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑎᒪᓐ᙮ ᐊᑲᐎᔾ ᐊᑕᒪᔨᒥᒄ ᒐᒂᓐ ᐊᑲ ᓂᔅᑎᒻ ᓇᔅᒡ ᓂᑐ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑎᒪᒄ ᒐᒂᓐ ᐛᒋ ᐃᑐᑎᒪᓐ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐃᑐᑎᒪᓐ,” ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᒋᓴᔅ᙮

ᐱᔅᒐ ᐃᔪᒡ ᒋᕈᓯᓕᒥᒡ ᑲ ᐅᒋᒡ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐅᒡ, “ᐊᔪᑯᓐ ᐊ ᐅᔭ ᓇᐸᐛ ᑲ ᐎ ᓂᐸᐊᒡ ? ᑭᓄᐛᐱᒪᐧᒄ ᒪ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᒐᒂᔪᐤ ᐃᑕᑭᓄᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒪᒂᒡ ᐊ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᑦ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᑲᑭᔭ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᐅᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᒡ ᒍᐤ ᐃᔪᐛ ᑕᑈ ᐊ ᔭᐅᒂᓂ ᙭ᑕ, ᐊᓂᔭ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐛᔨᒋ ? ᐃᓇᓄᐤ ᒪᒃ ᒐ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᑕᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐅᒋᑦ ᙭ ᑎᑯᓯᒐ᙮ ᐅ ᒪᒃ ᐎᔾ ᓇᐸᐤ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᓄᐤ ᑕᓐᑕ ᐛᒋᑦ᙮”
ᒪᒂᒡ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐊ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᓴᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᐛᐱᒡ, ᒋ ᒋᔄᐛᐤ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᑕᑈ ᐊ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒥᓇᐛᐤ ᐊᐛᓐ ᓂᔾ᙮ ᑕᑈ ᐊ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᓇᐛᐤ ᑕᓐᑕ ᐛᒋᔭᓐ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᓂ ᐅᒋ ᑎᑯᓯᓐ ᓂᔾ ᒥᒄ ᐊᒋ ᐃᑕᔨᑎᒪᓐ ᒐᒋ ᑎᑯᓯᓂᔭᓐ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᒧᔅ ᑯᐃᔅᒄ ᑲ ᐃᑎᑦ ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐅᑦ, ᓇᒪ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᐛᐤ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᐅ ᐊᐛᓐ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᓂ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᐤ ᓂᔾ ᐛᔅ ᐎᔾ ᐊ ᑕᑦ ᓂ ᐅᒋᐛᓐ ᑭᔭ ᐎᔾ ᓂᒋ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐅᒄ᙮”
ᐊᑯᑕ ᑲ ᐎ ᒪᑯᓇᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐱᐃᔨᒪᐅᒡ, ᐛᔅ ᐊᔅᒄ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐅᑎᒋᐱᔪᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒋᐸ ᒪᑯᓇᑭᓄᐤ᙮ ᒥᒐᑦ ᒪᒃ ᐊᐛᔪᐛ ᒋ ᑕᑈᔭᔨᒥᑯᐤ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ, “ᒥᔅᑎ ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᒪᒥᔅᑲᒡ ᐃᑐᐤ ᐅ ᓇᐸᐤ᙮ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐛᒐ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᙭ᑕ, ᐊᑐᐎᔅ ᐊ ᒋᑭ ᐃᓯ ᒪᒥᔅᑲᒡ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᔪᐛ ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᓯ ᐃᑐᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᐅᔭ ᓇᐸᐛ ?”

ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐸᕆᓯᔨᒡ ᑲ ᐸᑐᐛᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐃᔪᐛ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᒋᒧᑦ ᐊᔨᒧᒪᔨᒋ ᒋᓴᓴ᙮ ᐊᓐᒡ ᒪᒃ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᐱᒡ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐅᒡ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐸᕆᓯᔨᒡ ᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐛᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲᒪᑯᓄᐛᓯᔨᒋ ᑲ ᓇᑭᑐᐛᐸᑎᒥᔨᒋ ᒋᓴᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᐛᐱᔪᐤ ᒐᒋ ᒪᑯᓇᔨᒋ ᒋᓴᓴ᙮
ᒋᓴᔅ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ, “ᐊᔅᒄ ᐛᐃᐱᔅᒋᔅ ᓂᑭ ᑕᓐ ᐅᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔭᒄ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᓴᔅ ᐎᐱᒡ ᓂᑭ ᐃᑐᑕᓐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᓄᑕᐎᔾ ᐊ ᑕᑦ, ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐅᑦ᙮ ᒋᑭ ᐸᒋ ᓇᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᓇᐛᐤ ᒪᒃ, ᓇᒪ ᒥᒄ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋ ᒥᔅᑯᐅᓇᐛᐤ, ᐛᔅ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᔭᓐ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᓇᐛᐤ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᒡ ᒍᐤ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑯᐛᒡ ᑲ ᑯᒂᒋᒥᑐᒡ, “ᑕᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ ᒐ ᐅᒋ ᐊᑲ ᒥᔅᑯᐛᐧᒄ ? ᒂᔄᓐ ᑯᒂᑕᔨᑎᒧᒐ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑯᑎᑲ ᒍᐤ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᒐᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᑦ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒧᐛᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑯᕆᒃ ᑲ ᐃᑎᔅᑲᓇᓯᔨᒋ᙮ ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐛᒥᑭᓂᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, ‘ᒋᑭ ᓇᓂᑐᐛᐱᒥᓇᐛᐤ ᒥᒄ ᒪᒃ ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋ ᒥᔅᑯᐅᓇᐛᐤ’ ? ᑭᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, ‘ᓇᒪ ᒋᑭ ᒋ ᐃᑐᑕᓇᐛᐤ ᐊᓐᑕ ᒐ ᐃᑐᑕᔭᓐ᙮’ ᑕᓐ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᐛᑦ ᐊᓂᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, ᐊᑯᓐ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐃᔨᒥᐃᑐᒡ ?”


ᐊᓐ ᒪᔅᑕᔾ ᐊ ᒋᓯᑲᒡ ᐊᓐ ᑲ ᒥᒋᓱᓇᓄᐅᒡ ᐊᐅᒄ ᓂᑲᓐ ᑲ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᑕᒂᒡ᙮ ᐊᐅᒄ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐊ ᒋᓯᑲᔨᒡ ᒋᓴᔅ ᑲ ᐱᓯᑯᑦ ᐊ ᒋᔄᐛᑦ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ, “ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊ ᓄᑕᔭᐸᒂᒂ ᓂᑭ ᐸᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒧᒄ ᑭᔭ ᒐ ᒥᓇᐃᒃ᙮ ᐛᔅ ᐃᑎᔅᑕᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓂᒡ, ‘ᐊᓐ ᐊᐛᓐ ᒐ ᐸᒋ ᑕᑈᔭᔨᒥᒂ, ᐅᑕᐃᒡ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋᒍᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᐊᓂᔭ ᓂᐱᔪᐤ ᑲ ᐱᒪᒋᐃᐛᒥᑭᓂᔨᒡ᙮’ ” ᐊᔪᐅᒄ ᐅᔭ ᑲ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᑦ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐊ ᐊᔨᒧᒪᑦ ᑲ ᐸᔭᒋᓯᔨᒋ ᐊᒐᒂ, ᐊᓂᔭ ᒥᓯᐛ ᐊᐛᓐ ᑲ ᑕᑈᑕᐧᒃ ᒐ ᐊᔭᐛᑦ᙮ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲ ᑕᑈᑕᒡ ᐊᔅᒄ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᒥᔭᑭᓄᐎᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᐸᔭᒋᓯᔨᒋ ᐊᒐᒂ ᐛᔅ ᐊᔅᒄ ᓇᒪ ᐅᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᐤ ᒋᓴᔅ ᐅᑕᐎᒪᐛ ᒐᒋ ᒋᔅᑕᔨᑕᑯᐊᑭᓄᐅᑦ᙮

ᐱᔅᒐ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐊᐛᓐᒋ ᑲ ᐸᑐᐛᒡ ᐅᔭ ᐊ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᔨᒋ, ᒋ ᐃᑕᐅᒡ, “ᐊᐅᑯᓐ ᐅ ᑕᑈ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᐛᐃᒐᓱᐤ ᑲ ᐸᒋ ᐃᑎᓴᐛᑭᓄᐅᑦ ᐅᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔭᐧᒄ᙮”
ᑯᑎᑭᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐅᒡ, “ᐊᐅᒄ ᐅ ᙭᙮” ᑯᑎᑭᒡ ᒋ ᐃᑕᐅᒡ, “ᓇᒪᔭᒐ ᐅ ᙭, ᐛᔅ ᓇᒪ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᓕᓕᒡ ᒋᐸ ᐅᒋ ᐅᒋᐤ ᐊᓐ ᙭᙮ ᐃᑎᔅᑕᐤ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓂᒡ, ‘ᐊᓐᑕ ᑎᐱᑕ ᐊ ᑕᔨᒋ ᒋᑭ ᐅᒋ ᐊᓂᔅᒐ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ ᐊᓐ ᙭, ᐊᓐᑕ ᒪᒃ ᐸᑦᓕᔭᒥᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᐧᑲ ᑎᐱᑦ ᑲ ᐅᒋᑦ ᐊᑯᑕ ᒋᐸ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐤ᙮’ ” ᐊᑯ ᒂ ᑎᐸᓂᐱᔪᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐅᒋ ᐊᑲ ᐸᐃᑯᓄᒡ ᐃᑕᔨᒪᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ᙮ ᐱᔅᒐ ᐊᐛᓐᒋ ᒋ ᐎ ᒪᑯᓇᐅᒡ ᒥᒄ ᓇᒪ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐅᒋ ᐱᐃᔨᒪᐤ᙮

ᐊᓐᒡ ᒪᒃ ᑲᒪᑯᓄᐛᓯᒡ ᑲᐤ ᒋ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᑲ ᓂᑲᓂᐱᔨᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐊᐅᒋᒪᐛ ᑭᔭ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐸᕆᓯᐊ᙮ ᒋ ᐃᑎᑯᐅᒡ ᒪᒃ, “ᒐᒂᓐ ᐛᒋ ᐊᑲ ᐅᒋ ᐸᓱᐛᒄ ?”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᒡ ᑲᒪᑯᓄᐛᓯᒡ ᑲ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒧᐛᒡ ᐊᓂᔭᔪᐛ ᐊ ᐃᑕᒡ, “ᓇᒪ ᓂᑕ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐅᒋ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᒥᔪ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᐤ ᐊ ᐃᔅᐱᔅ ᒥᔪ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒪᒐᑦ ᐅ ᓇᐸᐤ᙮”
ᐊᑯ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐸᕆᓯᔨᒡ ᒂ ᐃᔅᒋᔄᒡ, “ᑭᔭ ᐊ ᒋᔨᐛᐤ ᔅᒋ ᐎᔭᓯᐃᑯᐛᐤ ? ᓇᒪ ᓂᑕ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊ ᓂᑲᓂᔅᑲᒐᑦ ᒪᒃ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐸᕆᓯᔨᒡ ᐅᒡ ᑕᑈᑎᒧᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐊ ᐊᐎᔨᒋ ᙭ᑕ᙮ ᓇᒪ ᑭᔭ ᓂᔭᓐ ᓂ ᑕᑈᑕᓇᓐ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᒡ ᒧᓱᓴ ᐅᐎᓱᐛᐅᓂᔪᐤ ᐊᐅᑯᓐᒡ ᐅᒡ ᐛ ᑕᑈᔭᔨᒪᒡ ᒋᓴᓴ ᐊ ᐊᐎᔨᒋ ᙭ᑕ, ᓂᓱᐅᓇᒋᒥᑯᐅᒡ ᒪᒃ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐛ ᐅᔭ ᐊ ᐃᑎᒡ,” ᒋ ᐃᑕᐅᒡ ᐊᓐᒡ ᐸᕆᓯᔨᒡ᙮
ᐸᐃᒄ ᐊᓐ ᐸᕆᓯ ᐊᓐ ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᑲ ᓂᑐᐛᐱᒪᒂ ᒋᓴᓴ, ᓂᑯᑎᒪᔅ ᑲ ᐃᓯᓂᐧᑲᓱᑦ, ᒋ ᐃᑕᐤ ᐊᓂᔭ ᐎᒋ ᐸᕆᓯᐊ, “ᐃᑎᔅᑕᐤ ᐊ ᒋᐎᓱᐛᐅᓄᐤ, ᓇᒪ ᒋᐸ ᐅᒋ ᑎᐸᔅᑯᓇᓄᐤ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊᔅᒄ ᐊᑲ ᐛᐛᒡ ᐅᒋ ᓂᑐᑐᐛᐧᒄ ᐊ ᐃᔨᒥᑦ, ᑭᔭ ᐊᔅᒄ ᐊᑲ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᒪᐧᒄ ᑕᓐ ᑲ ᐃᑎᑦ ?”
ᒋ ᐃᓯ ᐎᑎᒧᐊᐅᒡ ᒪᒃ ᐊ ᐃᑕᒡ, “ᑭᔭ ᒋᔾ ᐊ ᑲᓕᓕ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ ᒋ ᐅᒋᓐ ? ᐃᔨᒥᑕᔨᓇ ᒋᓴᒪᓂᑐᐤ ᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ ᒋᑭ ᒋᔅᒐᔨᑕᓐ ᐊᑲ ᓂᑕ ᐅᒋ ᐅᒋᑦ ᐊᐛᓐ ᐊ ᐅᒋᔅᒋᐛᐃᒐᓱᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᑕ ᑲᓕᓕ ᐊᔅᒋᒡ᙮”
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