Iivesi zeBhayibhile ezithandwayo ezisuka ꕮꕊꔱꖳ 21

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ꔧ ꕴ ꕔꕢꘋꕡ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ, ꕴꔤ ꖏ ꖷ ꔰ ꖤꕢ ꘃꕩ ꕴꕎꕌ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒꔀ ꗏ, ꕴ ꕩꕌ ꗱꗡꕩ.”

ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꕗꔤ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꗋꖺꕒꕌ ꘋ ꗪ ꕉ ꗉ ꕴ ꔝ, ꔧ ꕔꕢꘋ ꗪ ꕴ ꗏ, ꕉꖷ ꕴ ꕮ ꔻꕪ ꕴ ꖴꘋꗒ ꕃꔤꘂ ꖸ ꗏ, ꕴ ꔇꔀ ꖏ ꘈꗢ ꗏꔇꘋ ꕎ ꕮꕊ, ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꔻꔤꕩ ꕚꕮꕴ ꗛꘋ ꘈꗢ ꕞ. ꘃ ꗨꗡ, ꕴ ꕩꕌ ꗉꕎ ꗛꖻ ꕒ ꘈꗢ ꔝ ꕴ ꗏ, ‘ꔤ ꖴꖕꔤ ꗃ ꕉꖷ ꔤ ꕚꕌ ꔤ ꔱꔷ ꗛꔤꘂ ꗏ,’ ꕉꖷ ꕉꔤ ꕚꕌꘂꕌ.

ꗏꗆ ꖷ ꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꕚꕌꘂꕯ ꕉ ꕧꕌ ꔧ ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸ ꗪ ꔨ ꕉ ꗱ, ꕉꖸ ꖴꖕ ꗓꕎ ꔛꔀ ꔳꕩꕌ ꕉꗒ, “ꕚꖆ ꗪ ꕃꘋ ꕜꕴꕜ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣ ꔝ. ꕒꕌꕪ ꗪ ꕉ ꔝ, ꕉ ꕎ ꖷ ꗪ ꕯꕯ ꕮꕨꕌ ꗋꖺ ꗏ. ꕚꖆ ꗪ ꕪꘋꕓ ꔝ ꕪꘋ ꗻꗡꔒ ꕒꕌ.”

ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕉ ꘊꔧꔒ ꖷ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞꕌ ꖴꗷꗡ ꗏ ꕉ ꗏ, ‘ꕉꖸꔧ ꘋꕯ ꔞꘋꗣ ꔞꔀꕩ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒ ꔞꘋ ꕎ.’ ꘃ, ꕴꕎ ꖸ ꔳ ꖸꖕꕯ ꖏ ꕪꕊ ꘃ ꗞꖻ ꖸꕊ ꖏꕎ.”

“ꕴꔤ ꗉ ꕤꔤꕩꘋ ꕢꕨꕌ ꔝ ꕴ ꗏ, ‘ꕴ ꕇꘊ ꗱꗡ, ꕴꕎꕌ ꕃꘋꗣ ꗪ ꕯꕯ ꕴ ꕒꕌ. ꕉ ꗪ ꕎꕬ ꕮ ꕀꔤ ꗏ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꗪ ꖬꖿ ꖇ ꗘꘋ ꖴꕮ, ꖇ ꗘꘋ ꖴꘋꔕ ꕯꕮ.’”

ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕇ ꕗ ꕴ ꕮ ꖏꕎꔀ ꖴꗷ ꘈꗢ ꗏ ꖏꕎꔀ ꘃ ꗦ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞꕌ ꖴꗷꗡ ꗏ? ꖏꕎꔀ ꖴꗷꗡ ꗏ, ‘ꔖꘋ ꖷ ꔞꘋ ꗓ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕒꘋꕡ ꕉ ꗏ ꕉꗒ ꕉ ꕯꕘ ꔇꔀ, ꕉ ꕎ ꔳꕩ ꕙꕌꕮꕯꕊ ꖏ ꔞꘋꗣ ꕞ ꖏꕎ. ꕮꕨꕌ ꕞ ꕮ ꖏꔀ ꘈ, ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꔳꕩ ꖏ ꕮꕃꕞꔒ ꕎ ꖏ ꖷ ꕧꕌ.’

“ꖏꖷ ꗦ ꘋ ꗪ ꕉ ꗉ ꕴ ꔝ, ꕒꕌꕪ ꖷ ꖸ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞꕌꖸ ꔇꔀ ꕴ ꔝ ꕉꕌ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꗛꖺ, ꕉ ꕩꕌꖸ ꗃꕎ ꕴ ꕸꖃ, ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꖸ ꔇꔀ ꗞ ꕮꔕ ꖸ ꔝ, ꗞ ꖷ ꖸ ꕩꕌ ꕘꕞ ꕮꔧꘊ ꕚꕌꘂ. [