ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܦܘܢܛܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܛܘܣ

ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܦܘܢܛܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܕܐܬܟܬܒ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܣܢܩܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܝܗܘܕ. ܒܐܠܦܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. ܗܐ ܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܚܙܝܢܢ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ, ܣܢܩܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܕܝܠܝ, ܘܡܚܪ ܢܢܚܬ. ܐܦܘܢ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܒܦܓܘܥܐ ܥܡ ܟܗܝܠܝ, ܒܫܘܐܠ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܦܠܚ̈ܐ (ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ, ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ), ܒܩܒܘܠ ܐܝܙܓܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ̈ܐ, ܘܒܡܠܠܐ ܥܡ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܠܝ. ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ, ܕܐܝܟ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ, ܐܬܪ ܡܫܪܝܬܝ ܗܘ.

ܗܪܟܐ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܥܬܝܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܦܓܥܘ ܒܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܓܪܛܘܣ, ܩܕܡܝ ܐܝܟ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ, ܘܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܝ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܡܦܫܩܘ ܦܠܘܓܬܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܡܬܢܝܚܘ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܗܘ ܥܬܝܕ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܗܘ ܐܢܫܐ. ܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܢܝܚ ܥܡܗܘܢ; ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ, ܘܡܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܥܒܕ. ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܚܘܝ ܠܗܘܢ, ܐܘ ܗܢܘܢ ܣܒܠܘܗܝ, ܬܐܡܪ? - ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܥܣܪ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ, ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܬܥܒܕܘ, ܟܕ ܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܠܐ ܥܒܕܗ. (ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܓܪܛܘܣ ܗܘܐ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ ܡܢ 14 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠ26 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ.) ܒܢܝܫܐ, ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܝ ܒܫܩܘܠ ܬܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܗܝܠܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܕܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܠܢܦܫܝ. ܚܕ ܗܘ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܪܘܦܘܣ, ܪܫܐ ܕܚܝܠܗ ܦܠܚܝܐ ܘܗܫܐ ܕܝܠܝ, ܕܗܘܐ ܒܦܘܪܫܢܐ, ܘܪܕܐ ܥܡܝ ܒܬܪ. ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܐܠܨܢܝ ܗܘ. ܗܘ ܣܦܪܗ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܗܘ, ܐܠܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܦܠܓܐ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܠܐ ܗܢܘܢ. ܡܬܚܙܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܢܣܝܡ ܝܘܢܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܢܝܬܐ, ܘܐܢ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܨܝܪ ܛܒ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܫܢ̈ܐ. ܘܠܫܢ̈ܐ ܐܠܨܝܢ, ܐܫܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ. ܐܝܬ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܚܕ ܕܥܒܪܝܐ ܠܟܬܒܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ, ܐܝܬ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܟܣܕܪܐ, ܐܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܟܠ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܐܠܦ̈ܐ, ܒܢܝ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܘ ܠܐ, ܘܐܝܬ ܠܛܝܢܝܐ ܠܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܘܠܟܗܝܠܗ (ܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܨܒܘܢ ܠܡܫܬܡܫܘ ܒܝܘܢܝܬܐ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܡܡܠܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ, ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܝܕܥ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ, ܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܢܫ ܒܦܢܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܚܪܝܦ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܗܘ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܐܬܐܠܦ ܝܘܢܝܬܐ. ܒܪܟܢܝ, ܗܟܝܠ, ܥܠ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܕܝܠܝ. ܣܡܝܟ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܝ ܕܝܗܘܕ - ܕܗܘ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܟܠ ܡܕܡ. ܐܝܬ ܬܪܝܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܣܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܛܝܡ̈ܐ, ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ: ܩܣܪ ܐܡܦܪܛܘܪ (ܕܢܢܛܪܘܗܝ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ) ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ. (ܩܣܪ ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ, ܕܡܠܟ ܡܢ 14 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠ36 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ.) ܡܪܩܝܘܣ, ܠܘܩܒܠܐ, ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ. ܡܣܢܐ ܟܠ ܒܪ̈ܢܫܐ, ܝܬܝܪ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܝܕܥ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܒܨܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ. ܐܡܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܗ ܕܘܥܕ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܡܠ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ̈ܐ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. 'ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ!' ܐܡܪ. 'ܠܝܬ ܐܦ ܚܕ.' ܒܝܘܡܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܟܕ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܥܫܢܘ, ܓܠܐ ܐܬܐ ܘܛܪܦܢܝ ܒܚܨܝ, ܘܐܦܠܢܝ. ܟܕ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܢܦܫܝ, ܐܡܪܬ, 'ܛܪܦܐ ܢܟܝܠܐ!' 'ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܝܗܘܕ ܐܝܬܝܢܢ,' ܐܡܪ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ. ܦܪܘܩܠܐ (ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܦܝܠܛܘܣ) ܐܬܛܪܦܬ ܕܫܒܘܥܐ ܐܝܬܝܢܢ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. ܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܙܒܝܢܬܐ ܐܠܨܝܬܐ. ܪܥܝܢܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܗܘ ܕܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܓܒܐ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܐܪܝܟ ܣܓܝ ܗܘ. ܐܠܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܣܢܝܩܐ ܗܝ ܕܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܣܝܡܘܬܐ ܦܪܝܫܬܐ ܕ'ܡܬܢ ܪܗܛܐ' ܐܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܢܛܪܘ ܦܠܛܝܢ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ ܘܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܒܢܐ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܝܬ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܛܘܦܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܫ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܠܡܢܛܪܘ ܐܬܪ̈ܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ? ܟܠ ܛܒ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܪܘܕܣ. ܚܕ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܝܗܘܕ ܦܠܓܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ. ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܢܛܝܪ ܠܝ ܗܪܟܐ ܥܡ 'ܐܬܩܢ̈ܘܗܝ' ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܒܦܠܛܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܐܝܬ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ. ܘܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܫܪܝܪ ܗܘ ܠܡܣܒ ܥܡܗ ܡܕܡ ܣܓܝ, ܘܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܚܠܦܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܠܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܕܐܦܘܢ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܚܕܘܬܢܝܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܢܘܢ ܚܢܘ̈ܬܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܦܪܛܘܪܘܬܐ - ܛܒ ܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ, ܐܡܪܐ. ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܒܢܦܫܟ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܟܠ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܬܛܟܣ ܒܝܫܐܝܬ ܒܝܕ ܪܗܘܡܐ. ܟܕ ܓܙܪܢ ܕܐܠܨܐ ܠܢ ܠܡܣܒ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܥܠܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܚܒܪܘ ܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܠܟ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܕܪܡܣܘܩ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܡܫܒܩܘ ܬܪܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܦܠܓ̈ܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܡܢܗ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܟܕ ܡܝܬ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܪܒܐ ܒ4 ܩܕܡ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ, ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܦܠܓܘ ܐܬܪܗ ܒܝܢܬ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܪܟܠܐܘܣ, ܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܘܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ, ܘܝܗܘܕ ܢܦܠ ܠܐܪܟܠܐܘܣ. ܒ6 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ, ܕܝܢ, ܐܥܒܪܘܗܝ ܠܐܪܟܠܐܘܣ ܘܣܡܘ ܝܗܘܕ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܐ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ, ܐܠܐ ܫܒܩܘ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܘܕܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ.) ܛܟܣܐ ܕܠܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܗܘ ܥܠ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ, ܕܐܠܨܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܢܛܪܘ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܥܠ ܦܠܓܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܬܪܗ. ܒܢ, ܐܢܫ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܟܣܦܐ, ܘܠܝܬ ܐܢܫ ܠܗܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܬܣܟܢܘ ܒܝܬܐ ܒܝܫ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܠܓܐ ܒܪܒܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ, ܠܐ ܗܘ? ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܕܐܢ ܨܒܝܐ ܗܝ ܒܛܦܝ̈ܛܐ ܘܒܙܩܘܪ̈ܐ, ܥܠܝܗ ܠܡܣܟܝܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܫܠܡ ܥܡ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ, ܐܠܐ ܗܝ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܓܚܟܐ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ; ܛܦܝܛܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܫܘܝܐ ܗܝ ܠܬܪܬܝܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܟܠ ܝܘܡܐ. ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܬܘܒ, ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܐܠܨ̈ܐ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ. ܒܬܪ ܟܠ, ܛܟܣܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܗܘ ܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܣܒܠܘܗܝ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܟܠ ܥܠܡܐ - ܘܒܟܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܢܘܢ, ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܦܠܛܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܟܐ ܕܗܘ - ܡܫܕܪܝܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܠܡܐ ܣܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܟܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܫܕܪܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܟܠ ܫܢܬܐ. ܗܓܡ̈ܘܢܐ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܬܪܓܪܓܘ ܥܠ ܫܘܬܦ̈ܘܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܡܪܟܙܝܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܢܛܪܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܫܕܪܗܘܢ ܐܢܝܢ.) ܬܬܕܡܪ ܥܠ ܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܩܕܡܝ ܟܕ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ - ܥܒܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܣܟ̈ܝܐ. ܠܐ ܣܒܪܬ ܕܐܝܬ ܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܝܐ. ܠܐ ܬܕܡܪ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܗܝ ܡܪܟܙܐ ܬܐܓܘܪܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܩܒܪܢܝܛܐ ܚܘܝ ܠܝ ܗܫܐ ܟܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܕܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܒܓܒܐ ܚܕ ܕܠܡܝܢܐ - ܟܠܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܛܥܢ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܠܥܡܢ ܒܐܝܛܠܝܐ. ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܬܐܓܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܘܪܐ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܐ ܗܝ ܕ - ܡܢ ܬܣܒܪ? - ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ, ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܐܦ ܐܫܬܘܕܥ ܠܝ ܕܪܚܡ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܛܒ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ ܡܢ ܒܓܘܗ. ܐܚܙܐ. ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܚܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕ, ܟܕ ܒܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܐܬܪܐ ܐܠܨܢܝ ܝܬܝܪ, ܟܕ ܐܗܘܐ ܒܝܗܘܕ ܐܗܘܐ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ, ܪܫܐ ܕܡܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܪܫܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܟܠ ܒܚܕ. ܐܟܬܘܒ ܬܘܒ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܦܘܩ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ. ܛܟܣܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. ܐܫܟܚܬ ܐܓܪܬܟ ܕܣܟܝܐ ܠܝ ܟܕ ܢܚܬܬ ܘܡܣܪܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܠܟ ܥܠܝܗ. ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܢܦܫܝ ܚܕܐ ܕܐܢܬ ܕܥܣܩ ܐܢܬ ܟܢܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܠܢܦܫܟ ܫܡܐ ܙܗܝܐ ܟܢܐ ܒܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܘܙܒܢܐ ܠܡܟܬܒܘ ܠܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܪܝܟܬܐ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܕܡܠܟܐ. ܚܪܝܦ ܗܘܐ ܐܦ ܡܢܟ, ܚܒܪܝ, 'ܦܝܠܛܘܣ,' ܐܡܪܬ ܠܢܦܫܟ, 'ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܡܣܪܗܒܐ ܘܩܫܐ ܪܫܐ, ܠܐ ܢܫܟܚ ܠܡܬܚܪܝܘ ܥܡܝ; ܐܠܨܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܣܒ ܡܗܪ̈ܢܘܬܝ ܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܘܠܡܠܥܣܘ ܐܢܝܢ ܒܟܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ.' ܐܥܒܕ ܗܢܐ, ܘܥܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ, ܘܟܠ ܟܕ ܐܥܒܕܗ ܐܬܕܡܪ ܬܘܒ ܕܐܢܫ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܢܬ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܟܢܐ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܣܢܩܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܬܠܬܝܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ.) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܛܝܒܬܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܫܟܚܐ ܠܡܫܬܒܚܘ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܩܣܪ̈ܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܒܣܢܩ̈ܐ ܠܡܦܠܚܘ ܐܢܘܢ, ܘܐܣܟܐ ܥܠ ܫܘܩܕܟ ܒܪܚܡܬܐ

ܥܝܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܘܬܝ ܒܝܢܬ ܒܪ̈ܒܪܐ. 'ܡܢܐ,' ܬܐܡܪ, 'ܒܪ̈ܒܪܐ!' ܗܢܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܐܓܪܬܝ ܥܒܕܬ, ܗܢܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܒܗ ܢܣܒ ܐܢܬ ܦܘܠܚܢܟ? ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܪ̈ܒܪܐ.' ܠܐ, ܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ: ܡܡܠܠ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܠܡܓܪܓܘܟ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܬܝܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠܝܐܝܬ. ܚܪܝܦ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܥܪ̈ܝܡܐ, ܚܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܘܥܩ̈ܫܐ; ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܦܠܓܘ ܣܥܪܬܐ ܥܡ ܡܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܘܠܡܓܢܒܘ ܗܠܟܐ ܥܡ ܢܟܝܠ̈ܐ. ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ; ܠܐ ܐܒܨܪ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܠܐ, ܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ, ܐܙܕܗܪ ܡܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ, ܡܛܠ ܕܥܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܪܓܝܫ̈ܐ ܟܠ, ܢܛܝܪ̈ܐ ܟܠ ܠܡܬܣܢܝܘ, ܘܥܩ̈ܫܐ ܟܠ ܒܩܘܡܬܐ, ܡܢ ܟܠ ܥܡܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘ, ܐܢܬ ܡܙܝܕ, ܟܕ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܨܒܥܐ ܡܗܪܢܝܬܐ, 'ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܨܒܐ ܩܣܪ!' ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ. ܠܐ ܫܓܘܫ̈ܝܐ, ܠܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܕܘܬܐ, ܡܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܦܪܥܝܢ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ: ܗܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܨܒܐ ܩܣܪ. ܘܒܢ ܠܐ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܕܩܣܪ ܪܚܡ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܒܨܝܪ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܛܒܐܝܬ, ܐܡܪ ܣܢܩܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ: ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܩܣܪ ܠܐ ܪܚܡ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. ܠܐ ܡܬܚܠܛܝܢ, ܓܢܣܐ ܦܪܝܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ, ܠܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܠܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܠܩܣܪ, ܘܒܥܝܢ ܟܠ ܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܕܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ. ܩܣܪ ܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ, ܟܕ ܪܗܛܝܢ ܠܬܡܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܘܝܬܝܪ. ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܒܝܗܘܕ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ, ܗܟܝܠ, ܘܒܝܗܘܕ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ - ܫܒܘܩ ܐܢܘܢ! ܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܟܐ? ܠܐ ܣܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܟ ܛܒ ܠܠܒܝ? ܗܝܡܢܬܢܝ, ܠܐ ܐܬܥܪܒ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ, ܒܟܗܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܘ ܒܗܝܟܠܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܫܡܥܬ - ܘܐܢܬ, ܕܝܕܥ ܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ, ܠܐ ܐܦ ܫܡܥܬ? - ܕܥܡ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܐܬܝܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܣܓܝ ܠܡܕܝܢܘܬܐ? ܡܢܐ, ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ, ܥܠ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܟܕ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܗܘܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܘܬܐ? ܫܡܥܬ ܕܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܘܕܘܢ ܒܫܠܝܛܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܝܗܘܗ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ, ܐܦ ܠܐ ܒܩܣܪ. ܐܦ ܠܐ ܒܩܣܪ, ܚܘܪ! ܢܙܕܗܪܘܢ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܩܣܪ ܢܬܪܓܙ ܥܠܝܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܪܝܢ ܠܡܬܢ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܠܫܘܠܛܢܗ. ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܗܘܢ. ܒܡܕܝܢܘܬܐ ܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܝ, ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܬܐ, ܐܘ ܐܕܥ ܥܠܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ. ܡܚܪ ܐܦܓܥ ܒܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܒܨܦܪܐ, ܘܒܪܡܫܐ ܒܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ̈ܝܐ, ܕܨܒܝܢ ܠܡܬܢ ܠܝ ܐܝܩܪ̈ܐ ܚܝܘܒ̈ܐ ܘ(ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ) ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܬܚܙܝ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܠܝ ܥܠ ܡܒܨܪܘ ܝܘܩܪ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܒܝܗܘܕ. ܐܬܣܒܪ, ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܛܒ ܣܓܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܐܢܐ ܒܡܒܨܪܘ ܡܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ. ܩܢܝܛܐ ܕܙܒܝܢܬܐ ܟܒܪ ܒܫܘܪܝܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܗܝ.

ܦܓܘܥܐ ܥܡ ܩܕܡܗ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. ܙܒܢܝ ܐܬܥܣܩ ܫܠܡܐܝܬ ܟܢܐ ܕܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܫܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܟܬܒܘ ܠܟ, ܘܢܦܩܝܢܢ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ ܒܩܠܝܠ ܫܥ̈ܝܢ. ܒܟܠ ܩܠܝܠ ܕܩܝ̈ܩܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܡܕܡ; ܐܠܐ ܐܟܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܦ ܐܢ ܐܚܣܪ ܐܠܦܐ. ܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܚܕ ܕܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ, ܕܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܐܡܪܘܗܝ ܒܚܕ ܟܕ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܛܥܝܗܝ; ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܣܟܝܘ. ܐܡܪܬ ܠܝ, ܬܬܕܟܪ, ܥܠ ܡܫܚܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܬ ܠܓܦܢ̈ܝܟ - ܥܕܪܢܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܝܕܝܥ ܠܟ, ܘܣܡܬ ܠܗ ܥܒܐ ܛܝܒܬܢܝܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܕܥܒܪܬ. ܐܡܪܬ ܠܥܒܕܝ ܡܫܘܚܪܪܐ ܠܐܘܢ ܕܡܕܒܪ ܦܪܥܝ ܒܠܐܘܪܢܛܘܡ ܠܡܟܬܒܘ ܘܠܡܒܥܝܘ ܡܢܟ ܦܪ̈ܛܐ, ܘܐܗܘܐ ܛܝܒܬܢܐ ܐܢ ܬܬܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܗ. ܚܪܝܦ ܗܘ ܒܟܠ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܒܩ ܐܦ ܦܪܛܐ ܚܕ; ܬܗܘܐ ܫܪܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܥܛܠܐ ܕܡܫܟܚܘ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܐܘ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܛܒܐ ܡܢܗ ܒܥܘ ܡܠܟܟ. ܚܙܝܬ ܠܘܠܪܝܘܣ - ܐܢܫܐ ܣܘܡܩ ܦܢܝܬܐ, ܚܕܘܬܢܐ, ܚܕܐ ܒܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܐ. ܨܒܝܬ ܠܡܫܐܠܘ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕ ܐܠܐ ܗܘ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܡܕܡ ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܪܗܘܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܗܛܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܘܟܐ, ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܚܘܒܐ ܠܗ. ܘܒܢ, ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܟܦܝܣ ܥܠ ܪܗܛܐ ܕܦܠܛܝܢ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܠܡܚܙܝܘܗܝ ܒܬܟܫܝܛ ܕܕܚܠ̈ܬܝ ܐܩܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܡܪ ܕܟܕ ܩܣܪ ܐܥܒܪܗ ܠܐܪܟܠܐܘܣ, ܙܒܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܦܠܛܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܘܐ ܩܢܝܢܗ ܦܪܝܫܐ, ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܟܠ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܠܨܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܪܗܛܘ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܐܘ ܠܡܙܒܢܘ 'ܐܬܩܢ̈ܐ' ܕܩܕܡܗ. 'ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ,' ܐܡܪܬ, 'ܒܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܙܒܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܝ?' 'ܐܘܙܦ ܟܣܦܐ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ,' ܐܡܪ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ, 'ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܘܣܦ ܡܕܚܠܬܗܘܢ ܠܡܦܪܥܘܗܝ ܒܬܪ.' 'ܐܠܐ,' ܥܢܝܬ, 'ܒܚܕ ܐܙܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܘܕܥܘ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܬܕܡܪܬܐ ܠܓܢܣܗܘܢ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܡܦܪܩܘ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܥܣܪܐ ܦܠܓܐ ܕܡܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ.' 'ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ?' ܐܡܪ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ, 'ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܢܦܫܝ. ܐܠܐ ܒܫܬܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܗܦܟܘ ܥܣܪܐ ܒܡܐܐ, ܘܒܬܪܥܣܪ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܥܣܪܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܗܘ.' ܐܦ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܒܟܠ ܐܘܦܢܐ ܐܓܪܓ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܢܫܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܢ ܐܣܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܦܪܝܩܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ, ܝܬܝܪ ܦܨܚܐ. ܟܡܐ ܕܩܣܪ ܢܛܪ ܫܠܡܐ ܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ, ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܙܕܗܪܝܢ. ܪܕܝܢ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܐܠܦ̈ܝܢ ܠܝܗܘܕ, ܟܕ ܛܥܢܝܢ ܟܣܦܗܘܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ. 'ܗܝܕܝܢ ܦܘܪܣܟ ܗܘ,' ܐܡܪ. 'ܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܡܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܥܝܠ̈ܐ ܟܕ ܥܐܠܝܢ, ܐܪܝܡ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܙܒܢ ܘܡܬܙܒܢ ܟܕ ܬܡܢ ܐܢܘܢ, ܘܣܝܡ ܛܟܣܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܒܦܪܝܫܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܛܥܢܝܢ ܟܕ ܗܦܟܝܢ. ܢܪܛܢܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܦܩܝܢ ܠܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ, ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܛܪܕܟ, ܘܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܝܗܘܕ, ܟܕ ܥܕܪܘ ܠܡܒܠܥܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܒܫܐܝܬ, ܠܐ ܢܣܒܘܢ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܒܗܘܢ.' ܪܚܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܘܠܪܝܘܣ. ܝܕܥ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܥܕܪ, ܘܥܒܘܕܐ ܗܘ.

ܨܒܝܬ ܠܡܬܒܘ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܠܟ ܐܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܠܡܣܟܝܘ. ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܙܒܢܐ ܦܢܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܡܥܒܕܗ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ. ܬܬܚܫܒ ܥܠܝ, ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܕܝܘܬܐ, ܕܢܣܒ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕ ܡܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. ܐܝܟ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܗܘ, ܬܫܐܠ? ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܬܘܩܦܢܐ ܗܘ, ܥܨܝܒܐ, ܩܠܝܠܐ? ܗܘ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܗܘ. ܫܠܝܐ ܗܘ, ܡܫܬܥܒܕܢܐ, ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܡܬܒܣܪܢܐ - ܘ, ܐܢ ܠܐ ܛܥܐ ܐܢܐ, ܡܒܣܪܢܐ ܥܡܝܩܐܝܬ ܠܟ, ܘܠܝ ܘܠܪܗܘܡܐ, ܘܠܩܣܪ ܐܝܟ ܩܠܝܠ̈ܐ ܟܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܥܣܩ ܗܘ ܒܪܚܡܬܐ ܚܡܝܡܬܐ ܥܡ ܐܩܡܐ, ܥܒܕܬܐ ܝܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܠܐ, ܒܪܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܐ. ܐܬܚܠܦ ܒܬܪ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ. ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܣܒ ܠܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܙܘܘܓܐ ܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ. ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܡܢ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ. ܒܐܠܦܐ: ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ. ܝܡܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܪܘܓܙܢܝ ܗܘ ܘܠܐ ܐܪܛܢ, ܐܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܪܕܝܘܬܐ ܩܠܝܠܬܐ ܗܝ ܒܩܘܒܠܐ ܠܗܝ ܕܡܢ ܐܝܛܠܝܐ. ܨܒܝܬ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܥܠ ܓܠܝܠܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ, ܐܦ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܘܐܦ ܦܪܝܐܐ, ܕܡܫܪܩܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܥܠ ܓܒܐ ܪܚܝܩܐ ܕܢܗܪܐ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ, ܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ ܩܢܝܢ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ, ܒܪܗ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܕ, ܒܡܗܦܟܘ ܠܒܘܫܗ ܒܚܪܝܦܘܬܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܙܪ̈ܚܝܐ ܕܝܠܢ, ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܛܪ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܐܘܣܦ ܥܠܝܗ,

ܝܬܝܪ ܓܠܝܠܐ. ܣܘܟܠܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܒܥܐ ܗܢܐ. ܓܠܝܠܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܗܘ, ܡܙܕܗܪ ܘܥܬܝܪ ܗܘ, ܘܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܐܘܡܬܢܝܬܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܬܢܝܬܐ. ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܚܝܪܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܝܟ ܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܪܕܝܢ ܠܬܡܢ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ. ܐܢܫ ܒܪܥܝܢܗ ܢܚܠܡ ܠܡܦܠܓܘ ܐܬܪܐ ܠܦܣ̈ܩܐ ܒܐܘܦܢܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ, ܘܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܢܣܒܘܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܠܡܦܪܢܣܘ ܐܢܘܢ? ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܐܘܕܐ ܥܡܝ ܒܚܕ. 'ܐܝܬ ܝܬܝܪ ܒܗܢܐ ܐܦ,' ܐܡܪ, 'ܐܝܟ ܕܬܫܟܚ ܒܩܪܝܒ. ܓܠܝܠ̈ܝܐ, ܐܝܟ ܟܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܣܢܝܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ, ܘܥܩ̈ܫܐ ܘܩܫܝ̈ܝ ܨܘܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܡܐ ܕܡܫܟܚ. ܐܠܐ ܟܕ ܨܒܝܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܥܛܠܐ, ܢܦܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ, ܐܝܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܫܚܠܦܘ ܡܕܡ ܘܠܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܕܡ, ܘܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܗܘܕ, ܕܣܘܟܠܗ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܩܘܡܬܐ ܐܠܨܢܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܥܣܪܝܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܗܫܐ, ܟܕ ܢܣܒܢ ܐܬܪܐ. ܥܛܠܐ ܐܬܩܝܡ ܒܝܕ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܫܝܚ ܠܓܠܝܠܐ. ܗܝ ܗܘܬ ܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ. ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ ܠܐ ܡܬܐܦܣ ܠܗ ܒܝܕ ܩܣܪ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܐܦ ܡܪ̈ܘܕܘܬܐ; ܘܒܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܬܡܢܥ ܡܢ ܡܬܥܣܩܘ ܥܡ ܫܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܛܢܘܬܐ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ ܐܦ ܐܢ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܝܢ, ܡܛܠ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܥܪܒ.' 'ܗܟܝܠ ܥܠܝܢ,' ܐܡܪܬ, 'ܠܡܥܒܪܘܗܝ ܠܐܢܛܝܦܣ.' ܓܚܟ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ. 'ܣܟܝܬ ܥܣܪ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ,' ܐܡܪ, 'ܘܗܘ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܝ ܐܚܝܕܬܐ.' (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܓܡܠܐ ܕܒܪ ܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܝܬ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܒ4 ܩܕܡ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ. ܢܣܐ ܬܘܒ ܒ6-7 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ, ܟܕ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܣܡܘ ܡܕܚܠܬܐ. ܡܢ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܕܨܕܘܩ, ܦܪܝܫܝܐ, ܐܬܘ 'ܛܢ̈ܢܐ'. ܛܢ̈ܢܐ ܐܬܩܪܝܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܣܢܐܬܐ ܚܡܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܚܙܘ ܠܘܬ ܪܗܘܡܐ. ܣܢܐܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܫܠܛܐ ܗܝ ܕܕܒܪܬ ܠܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ ܡܝܘܬܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ.) ܬܣܒ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܠܐ ܢܐܦܣ ܣܛܢܘܬܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܘ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ ܐܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܕܪܘܗܝ, ܡܛܠ ܕܝܕܥ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܠܡܐ ܢܣܒܘܢ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܠܡܚܒܪܘ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܠܝܗܘܕ. ܢܛܪ ܛܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܡ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܚܒܪ̈ܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܐܝܟ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ, ܡܚܢܦ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܢܛܪܘ ܥܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܛܪ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܒܡܚܢܦܘ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ. ܟܠ ܗܪ̈ܘܕܣܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܝܕܥܝܢ ܕܐܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܦܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܪܚܡܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܟܕ ܪܚܡܝܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܒܨܝܪ.' ܫܐܠܬ ܠܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܐܢ ܟܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܣܢܝܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܛܪ ܡܕܡ ܫܠܝܐ ܥܣܪ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ. 'ܫܪܝܪ ܗܘ,' ܐܡܪ, 'ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܣܢܝܢ ܠܢ. ܒܨܝܪ ܐܝܬ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܢܡܠܠ ܥܡܢ, ܐܢܛ ܠܡܐܟܠܘ ܥܡܢ, ܐܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܕܪܘܗܝ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܣܢܝܢ ܠܢ ܒܕܪܓܐ ܫܘܝܐ. ܐܝܬ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܢܣܒܠܘܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܛܒ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܡܐܒܕܘ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܘܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ. ܟܗܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܣܛܘܩܪܛܝܐ - ܟܢܫܐ ܝܩܝܪ ܪܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܬܫܟܚ ܒܐܣܝܐ - ܡܠܟܘ ܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܩܕܡ ܙܒܢܗ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ. ܗܪܘܕܣ ܣܚܦ ܥܘܫܢܗܘܢ ܘܩܪܝܒ ܠܡܣܚܦܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܗܫܐ ܐܪܝܡܘ ܪ̈ܫܝܗܘܢ ܬܘܒ. ܝܗܒܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ, ܝܬܝܪ ܒܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ, ܘ, ܠܡܢܛܪܘܗܝ, ܥܬܝܕ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܣܒܠܘܬܢ. ܠܐ ܨܒܝܢ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܠܡܣܚܦܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܡܫܕܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܛܒܚܐ. ܐܦ ܠܐ ܪܚܡܝܢ ܣܛܢܘܬܐ, ܐܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܥܬܝܕܐ ܠܡܙܟܝܘ, ܡܛܠ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ. ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ, ܒܢ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܗܘ, ܕܒܩܝܡܘ ܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ ܥܡܝܬܐ ܠܡܐ ܢܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܠܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܥܡ ܪܗܘܡܐ ܘܢܫܠܡ ܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ. ܥܒܕܝܢ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܥܡ ܪܗܘܡܐ. "ܣܢܝܢܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܡܒܣܪܝܢܢ ܠܟܘܢ," ܐܡܪܝܢ, "ܐܠܐ ܒܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܠܡܥܕܪܘܟܘܢ. ܫܒܘܩܘ ܠܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܘܢܢܛܪ ܐܬܪܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ."' ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ, ܚܒܪܝ, ܐܝܟܢܐ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܝܠܦ ܐܢܐ. ܥܠܝ ܠܡܦܠܚܘ ܥܡ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܦܘܪܣܐ, ܕܠܐ ܐܬܣܒܪ ܕܐܩܒܠܗ, ܕܡܥܩܠܘ ܠܐܢܛܝܦܣ. ܒܝܢܬܟ ܘܒܝܢܬ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܘܣܦܪܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܒܩܪܝܒ ܐܗܘܐ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ. ܘܒܢ, ܐܥܨܪ ܠܡܘܣܦܘ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ. ܐܪܒܥܐ ܐܠܦ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܣܦܩܝܢ. ܟܕ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܐܐܡܪ ܕܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܐ ܠܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܝܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܠܡܢܛܪܘ ܬܚܘܡ̈ܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ ܘܕܦܪܝܐܐ. ܠܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܒܬܪ ܟܠ, ܐܠܐ ܐܟܬܘܒ ܬܘܒ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܢܚܬ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ. ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. ܒܐܠܦܐ, ܩܪܝܒ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ. ܗܫܐ ܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܒܘ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ. ܥܒܕܐ ܪܒ ܝܬܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܕܣܒܪܬ, ܐܠܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܐܠܨ̈ܐ ܣܓܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܣܒܪܬ. ܐܝܬ ܫܟܘܢܬܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܡܐܚܕܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܦܠܓܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ; ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܕܐܬܬ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܕܗܟܬ ܘܕܗܟܬ ܘܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܥܡܐ ܘܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܘܣܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܚܢܘ̈ܬܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܘ. ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܛܠ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܢܓܘܕ̈ܝ ܫܥܪܐ, ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܡܠܠ̈ܝܢ ܒܚܡܝܡܘܬܐ ܒܫܘܩܐ. ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ. ܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܡܡܬܘܡ, ܐܬܕܡܪ? ܐܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܐܢܫ ܡܬܛܥܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܢܐ? ܐܬܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܕܨܒܝܬ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܟܢܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܪܚܘܒܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܦܠܛܝܢ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ, ܝܘܢܝܘܣ ܡܩܪܝܢܘܣ, ܕܥܡܗ ܫܪܝ ܗܘܝܬ. ܥܠܝܟ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܥܘܛܦܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܕܬܡܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ, ܝܗܒܘ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܩܒܘܠܐ ܪܓܝܓܐ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܙܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܗܪܘ ܡܥܝܩܢܐ ܥܬܝܕܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ. ܗܢܐ ܐܓܪܓ ܠܥܡܐ, ܕܗܘܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܫܪܝܘ ܠܡܥܘܛܘ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܠܡܕܚܝܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܡܫܕܝܘ ܟܐܦ̈ܐ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܩܡܘ ܘܣܒܪܬ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܫܓܘܫܝܐ. ܘܒܢ, ܝܘܢܝܘܣ, ܕܡܬܥܘܕ ܗܘ ܠܛܘܦܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܕܡ ܘܐܬܕܡܪ ܥܠ ܕܢܣܒܬ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ, ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܟܢܫܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܒܥܬܝܕܘܬܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܗܟܘ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܠܓܘ ܘܦܢܘ ܪܚܘܒܬܐ. ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܐܙܠ ܐܝܟ ܥܕܢܐ. ܬܪܝܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ, ܕܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܘ, ܐܬܩܛܠܘ. ܒܨܝܪ ܬܗܝܡܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܣܬܢܝܢ ܒܦܢܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܥܡܐ ܩܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ 'ܚܙܝܪ̈ܐ,' 'ܓܙܠ̈ܢܐ' ܘ'ܫܬܝ̈ܝ ܕܡܐ.' ܒܦܠܓܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܫܒܩܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܙܟܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܬܐܓܘܪܘܬܐ. ܐܝܬ ܡܬܠܐ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕ'ܡܨܪܝܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܟܣܦܐ ܡܢ ܦܝܪܡܝܕܐ, ܝܘܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܐܦܐ, ܘܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܪܓܪܐ ܕܚܠܐ.' (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܚܙܗܪܐ "ܫܬܝ̈ܝ ܕܡܐ" ܗܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܫܘܚܕ̈ܐ ܕܩܛܝܠܘܬܐ ܛܟܣܢܝܬܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܕܕܒܚܬܐ ܕܛܠ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܬܦܪܣܘ ܒܝܕ ܣܢܐ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܙܒܢ̈ܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܐ ܟܠ.) ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܣܦܪܐ, ܐܬܩܢܢܝ ܠܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ. ܪܡܙ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܟܬܒܘ ܡܠܬܝ, ܐܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܠ̈ܝ ܕܢܦܫܝ. 'ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ,' ܐܡܪ, 'ܐܠܨܢܝܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ: ܐܝܟ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܐ ܠܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܬܬܪܫܐ ܒܝܕ ܦܝܠܘܢ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ.' ܡܬܚܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܣܟܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܡܕܡ. 'ܐܘ ܐܝܢ,' ܐܡܪܬ, 'ܦܝܠܘܢ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܬܕܟܪܘ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ.' ܝܘܢܝܘܣ ܐܬܚܕܐ. 'ܠܐ ܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܡܡܬܘܡ ܫܡܥܬ ܥܠ ܐܦ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ,' ܐܡܪ. ܣܦܪܐ ܐܡܫܟ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܛܪܦ. 'ܠܦܝܠܘܢ ܐܝܬ ܛܒܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܝܟ ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ.' 'ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ,' ܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܝܘܣ, 'ܗܘ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܚܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܠ. ܡܬܩܪܐ "ܐܦܠܛܘܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ," ܕܡܪܓܙ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ. ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܩܪܝܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢܗ, ܐܠܐ ܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܫܪܝ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܟܠ ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܝܐ ܝܘܢܝܬܐ.'

'ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ,' ܐܘܣܦ ܣܦܪܐ, 'ܐܚܘܗܝ ܗܘ ܕܦܝܠܘܢ, ܘܗܘ ܪܫܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܬܐܓܘܪܘܬܐ ܘܒܟܣܦܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܝܠܘܢ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ.' ܐܘܣܦ ܝܘܢܝܘܣ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܪܫܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ, ܥܬܝܪܐ ܥܠܝܐܝܬ ܘܥܬܝܕ ܠܡܘܙܦܘ ܟܣܦܐ ܥܠ ܥܪܒܘܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ. ܚܫܒܬ ܒܢܦܫܝ ܕܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܣܒ ܛܒܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. ܦܝܠܘܢ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܗܘܘ, ܒܫܪܪܐ, ܡܡܠܠ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܐ. ܩܠܝܠ ܘܦܠܚܝܐ ܗܘܝܬ. 'ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ, ܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ, ܒܥܘܬܐ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ ܠܝ,' ܟܠ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܟܕ ܝܘܢܝܘܣ ܚܘܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܝ. ܫܪܝ ܒܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ, ܠܩܣܪ, ܘܠܝ. ܐܡܪ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܡܠܠܘ ܐܠܐ, ܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ, ܒܐܫܪܪܐ ܫܠܡܐ, ܐܝܟ ܫܘ̈ܝܐ ܠܫܘ̈ܝܐ. ܦܝܠܘܢ ܡܠܠ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ, ܡܛܠ ܕܥܠܝܗ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܬܥܣܩܘ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ. ܫܪܝ ܒܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ, ܠܩܣܪ, ܘܠܝ. ܐܡܪ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܩܫܝܐܝܬ ܠܚܐܪܘܬܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܢܛܪܘܬܗ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܪܝܟܐ. ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܙܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ: ܡܨܪܝܢ, ܐܬܘܪ, ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ, ܣܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܝܗܒܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܪܗܘܡܐ. ܗܫܐ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܘܕܝܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܣܒܪܘ ܠܡܙܟܝܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܥܘܫܢܗ ܕܩܣܪ, ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܢ ܬܘܒ, ܡܛܠ ܕܩܣܪ ܡܠܟ - ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܢܛܪܐ ܐܘ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܚܒܪ ܐܘܡܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܓܝܣܐ - ܘܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܫܠܡ ܒܡܩܪܘ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܕܡܬܣܝܡܝܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ, ܘܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܦܣܩܬ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܪ̈ܛܢܐ ܫܪܝ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܪܗܘܡܐ. ܥܢܐ ܦܝܠܘܢ ܕܛܒ ܘܡܐܠܦ ܟܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ, ܠܐ ܝܕܝ̈ܥܐ ܕܒܨܝܪ ܚܫܒܝܢ, ܘܕܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܕܡܬܣܝܡܝܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ, ܘܒܗܢܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܣܦܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܫܒܩܘ ܡܕܡ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ, ܐܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܬܫܒܩܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܥܛܠ ܒܦܘܠܚܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ, ܘܒܗܢܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܢܬܟܬܫܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ. ܐܡܫܟܘ ܠܡܗܪܘܬܢܝ, ܒܡܬܚܙܝ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܐ, ܕܒܝܗܘܕ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܣܒܠܘܢ ܡܥܠܬܐ ܕܐܦ ܨܠܡܐ ܚܪܝܛܐ - ܐܦ ܕܩܣܪ - ܠܗܝܟܠܐ; ܘܒܥܘ ܡܢܝ ܕܠܐ ܐܥܠ ܢܫ̈ܐ - ܒܨܪ ܐܦ ܝܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܡܢ ܗܝܡܢܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܢܝ̈ܬܐ. ܐܡܪܘ, ܐܡܪ, ܣܒܠܘ ܩܫܝܘܬܐ ܕܪܕܝܦܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ, ܘ, ܐܢ ܐܠܨܐ, ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܘܒ. ܐܢܛܝܘܟܘܣ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܨܥܪ ܘܩܛܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܒܓܙܪܗ ܠܡܐܠܨܘ ܥܝܕ̈ܐ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܡܥܒܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܚܠܦ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܐܠܐ ܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܙܟܘܗܝ. ܗܪܘܕܣ ܒܥܐ ܠܡܬܒܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܬܕܡܪܬܐ ܘܒܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܡܘܗܒ̈ܬܗ ܘܕܫܘܚܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܒܡܒܢܝܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܝܟܠܐ, ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܕܗܘܐ ܬܕܡܪܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ, ܐܠܐ ܟܕ ܣܡ ܢܫܪܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܐܥܒܪܘܗܝ, ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܠܐ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܐܘ ܣܝܩܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܚܠ̈ܬܐ ܠܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܚܠ ܝܗܘܗ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܐܢܛܝܘܟܘܣ ܐܦܝܦܢܣ (175-164 ܩܕܡ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ) ܒܥܐ ܠܡܣܚܦܘ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܘ'ܠܡܝܘܢܘ' ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ ܙܟܝܬܐ ܕܕܒܪܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܩܒܝܐ ܣܝܡܬ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܛܟܣܗ. ܐܢܛܝܘܟܘܣ ܐܩܕܫ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܙܘܣ ܐܘܠܘܡܦܝܐ ܘܐܩܝܡ ܒܗ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܦܬܟܪܝܐ ܕܗܘ 'ܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܕܫܕܚܘܬܐ' ܕܐܬܡܠܠ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ. ܢܫܪܐ ܕܐܬܣܝܡ ܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܡܬܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܬܐ ܘܕܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܥܠ ܗܝܟܠܐ.) ܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܕܣܒܪ ܕܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ, ܐܬܕܟܪܢܝ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܟܕ ܦܠܚܝܢ ܝܗܘܗ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܐ, ܠܐ ܢܩܒܠܘܢ ܐܦ ܨܘܪܬܐ ܐܘ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ, ܘܕܐܦ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܠܐ ܣܡ ܪܫܗ ܥܠ ܟܣܦ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܒܝܗܘܕ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܛܟܣܗ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܪܒܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܕ ܕܫܦܝܘܬܐ ܡܚܠܛܬܐ ܥܡ ܫܘܚܕܐ ܘܒܣܘܪܐ. ܠܐ ܒܥܐ, ܐܝܟ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܘܣ, 'ܠܡܝܘܢܘ' ܐܢܘܢ. ܒܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܡܚܢܦܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܦܟ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܥܠ ܛܟܣܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܠ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܐܩܝܡ ܒܢܝܢܐ ܕܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܛܒܥܗ ܦܬܟܪܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܣܢܝܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܬܐ ܠܗܘܢ.) ܫܐܠܬܗ ܒܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ ܐܢ ܣܒܪ ܕܪܫܗ ܕܩܣܪ ܠܐ ܢܬܣܝܡ ܥܠ ܟܣܦ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܓܘ ܫܘܠܛܢ̈ܘܗܝ; ܐܠܐ ܥܪܝܡ ܗܘܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܡܬܐܚܕܘ ܒܫܘܐܠܐ; ܒܠܚܘܕ ܣܒܪ ܗܘܐ, ܐܡܪ, ܕܐܝܩܪ ܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܕܓܢܣܗܘܢ ܘܕܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܐܝܟ ܕܩܣܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܨܒܐ ܕܢܬܐܝܩܪܘܢ. ܫܐܠܬܗ ܐܢ ܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܕܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܩܣܪ ܦܩܕ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܢܫܒܩܘܢ ܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܥܛܠܐ ܕܡܬܛܪܕܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܛܠܝܐ ܐܘ ܕܡܬܐܠܨܘܢ ܠܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܩܣܪ ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ ܐܠܨ ܛܟܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܫܒܥ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ - ܒ19 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ.) ܥܢܐ ܕܝܕܥ ܕܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ, ܐܠܐ ܕܟܕ ܩܣܪ ܠܐ ܢܣܒܘܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܦܪܝܫܐ ܥܡ ܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܬܡܢܥ̈ܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ, ܗܘ ܒܫܘܝܘܬܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܡܐܦܣܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܥܛܠ ܕܥܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܢܝ̈ܐ ܒܒܝܬܗܘܢ. ܐܘܣܦ ܒܚܪܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܝܕܥ ܕܗܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܬܣܝܡ ܒܝܕ ܩܣܪ ܠܗܓܡ̈ܘܢܘܗܝ, ܘܛܝܒܬܢ̈ܐ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܦ ܠܗ ܘܐܦ ܠܗܘܢ. ܫܠܡ ܒܒܥܘܬܐ: ܦܩ̈ܘܕܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒܘ ܠܝ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܦܩܬ. ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܐܦ ܐܚܪ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ. ܐܘܕܥܢܝ ܕܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܢܛܪ ܠܒܘܫ̈ܐ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܢܛܘܪܘܬܗ. ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܪܡܫܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܡܩܒܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܟܕ ܥܐܕܐ ܫܠܡ. ܢܝܫܐ ܗܘ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ ܣܝܡܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ, ܡܣܬܢܝܢ ܗܢܐ. ܣܒܪ ܦܝܠܘܢ ܕ, ܡܛܠ ܕܝܗܘܕ ܐܬܢܗܓ ܛܒ ܟܢܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܗ ܕܘܠܪܝܘܣ, ܐܗܦܟ ܠܒܘܫ̈ܐ ܠܢܛܘܪܘܬܗ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ. ܥܢܝܬ ܒܩܪܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܠܨ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܪܒܝܘ ܐܦ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܒܗܓܘܢܘܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܐ ܠܝ, ܕܝܕܥܬ ܪܥܝܢܗ ܕܩܣܪ ܘܐܥܒܕܗ, ܘܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܟܠ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܠܡܐܦܣܘ ܠܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ, ܐܢ ܐܘܕܝܘ ܒܟܠ ܐܘܦܢܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܒܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܕܩܣܪ. ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܠܒܘܫ̈ܐ, ܐܡܪܬ, ܗܘܐ ܚܕ ܕܒܠܚܘܕ ܩܣܪ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܓܙܪܘܗܝ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܗܪܘܕܣ ܪܒܐ ܢܛܪ ܠܒܘܫ̈ܐ ܒܢܛܘܪܘܬܗ ܘܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܐܡܫܟܘ ܥܝܕܐ. ܟܕ, ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܐܬܩܪܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܒ36 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ ܠܡܥܢܝܘ ܠܩܛܪ̈ܓܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܕܐܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܘܩܒܠܗ, ܠܒܘܫ̈ܐ ܐܬܗܦܟܘ ܠܢܛܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ.) ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܬܘܕܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܫܦܝܬܐ ܘܢܛܝܪܬܐ. ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܡܕܡ ܚܕ ܗܝ; ܒܟܠ ܐܘܦܢܐ ܫܒܘܩ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܥܛܠ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܢܝ̈ܐ ܐܣܪܝܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܣܒܠܘ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ - ܨܘܪܬܐ ܐܘ ܨܠܡܐ ܐܘ ܐܦ ܟܬܒܐ - ܗܢܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܫܠܡܐܝܬ. ܐܚܙܐ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ. ܠܐ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܩܣܪ ܢܩܛܪܓܢܝ ܥܠ ܡܐܠܨܘ ܫܘܠܛܢܗ. ܣܒܪܬ ܕܦܝܠܘܢ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܢܦܣܘܩ. ܐܚܘܗܝ, ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܚܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ, ܩܠܝܠ ܝܬܝܪ ܗܘܐ. ܡܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܐܡܪ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܚܫܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܛܘܥܝܝ ܪܒܐ ܗܘܐ. ܝܗܘܕ ܐܬܪܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ, ܦܠܓܗ ܪܒܐ ܛܘܪܢܝ ܘܚܪܒ. ܐܬܪܐ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܠܝܠܐ. ܝܕܥܬ ܗܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܚܫܒܘ ܕܝܗܘܕ ܥܬܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܫܘܬܦ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܫܕܪܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܗܢܐ, ܕܝܢ, ܗܘܐ 'ܟܣܦܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ' ܕܐܬܛܟܣ ܠܡܢܛܪܘ ܦܘܠܚ̈ܢܐ ܘܟܗܢ̈ܐ, ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܬܓܥܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܩܝܡ̈ܬܐ, ܕܝܗܒܘ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܛܝ̈ܒܐ. ܗܘ ܒܢܦܫܗ, ܒܢܝܫܐ, ܗܘ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܙܝܢܝܢ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ. ܒܥܐ ܡܢܝ ܠܡܒܪܝܘ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܒܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܘܬܝ ܒܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܕܚܠܬܐ. ܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܦܬܓܡܝ ܥܠ ܡܓܪ̈ܓܢܐ ܥܛܠܢ̈ܐ ܒܝܗܘܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܢܣܝܘܢܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܓܒܝܐ ܕܡܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܕܒܨܝܪ

ܥܡܐ ܐܬܛܟܣ ܒܨܝܪ ܗܘ ܢܬܣܒܪ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܣܛܢܘܬܐ. ܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܬܚܫܒ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܫܪܪܐ, ܡܫܟܚܬ? ܫܪܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܠܟܣܦܐ ܒܥܝܩܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܫܢܬܗ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܘܕܟܠ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܛܪ̈ܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܕܚܝܘܒ̈ܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܐܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܝܘܒ̈ܘܗܝ, ܐܢܫ ܢܘܕܐ ܠܡܕܒܪܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ? ܬܐܡܪ ܠܡܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܛܟܣ ܟܠ ܗܘ. ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܣܢܩܐ. ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܥܠ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܡܠܠ ܕܪܗܛ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܘܕܐܦܪܝܩܐ ܘܩܪܝܒ ܕܐܘܪܘܦܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܐܦ ܠܡܓܥܘ ܒܗ! ܐܦ ܠܐ, ܐܫܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ, ܐܢܣܐ ܗܢܐ. ܒܩܪܝܒ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܚܙܝܬܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ. ܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܡܠܝܐ ܗܝ ܪܓܝܓܘܬܐ ܥܠܝܗ; ܐܠܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ, ܗܝ ܠܐ ܡܬܛܥܡܐ ܠܟܡܐ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܡܐ ܬܚܐ ܒܗ. ܡܐܬܝܐ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ. ܒܠܡܝܢܐ, ܩܣܪܝܐ. ܒܪܟܢܝ, ܚܒܪܝ, ܡܛܠ ܕܡܛܝܬ ܠ'ܐܬܪܝ.' ܒܥܐ ܠܝ ܙܒܢܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܥܒܕ̈ܐ, ܕܠܐ ܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ, ܫܠܝ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܫܓܘܫ̈ܝܐ, ܕܐܪܒܐ ܫܘܩܕܐ ܘܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܥܠܝܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܐܥܕܪ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ. ܫܒܩܬ ܠܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܥܠ ܣܦܢܬܐ. ܪܓܝܓܐ ܗܝ ܒܛܘܥܝܝ. ܣܒܪܐ ܗܘܬ, ܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ, ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܡܫܟ̈ܢܐ ܘܒܪ̈ܒܪܐ, ܘܗܪܟܐ ܐܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܐ, ܐܡܪܐ, ܩܪܝܒ ܛܒ ܐܝܟ ܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܚܙܘܗ. ܡܕܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܚܙܝܢܢ, ܡܢ ܡܝܠ̈ܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܠܒܪ, ܗܘܐ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܫܝܫܐ ܚܘܪܐ, ܙܗܝܐ ܥܠ ܛܘܪܐ ܥܠܝܐ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܐ ܕܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܪܒܐ, ܐܦ ܚܘܪܐ. ܒܬܪܟܢ, ܟܕ ܩܪܒܢ ܝܬܝܪ, ܡܓܕܠܐ ܥܠܝܐ, ܐܘܟܡܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܦܫܝܛܐܝܬ, ܐܝܟ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ, ܡܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ. ܐܫܟܚܢ ܕܐܬܣܝܡ ܥܠ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܕܦܝܪܐ ܥܢܩܝܐ (ܣܓܝ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܡܢ ܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܥܢܩ̈ܝܐ. ܠܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܡܐܝܡܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܝܪܐ ܠܡܝܢܐ ܗܢܐ) ܒܐܝܛܠܝܐ. ܪܗܛ ܒܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܣܗܪܐ, ܡܢ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܬܝܡܢܝܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܓܪܒܝܐ; ܦܬܝܐ ܗܘ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܐܦ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܢ, ܥܡ ܡܓܕܠ̈ܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܩܫܬ̈ܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܢܫܪܘܢ ܝܡ̈ܐ. ܡܬܢܦܩ ܟܢܐ ܪܚܝܩܐܝܬ ܠܘܬ ܣܦܬܐ ܓܪܒܝܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܩ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܥܠܬܐ ܦܠܘܛܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܡܐ ܦܬܝܚܐ, ܘܒܓܘܗ ܗܘ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܫܠܝ̈ܐ ܕܒܗ ܫܪܝܢܢ ܗܫܐ. ܓܘܕܠܐ ܕܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ, ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܢܣܒ ܠܡܝܬܝܘ ܐܢܝܢ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܘܠܡܥܒܕ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܐܬܚܬܡܘ ܘܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܐܢܝܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܛܥܡܘ. ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܒܥܝܘ ܟܠ ܐܣܝܐ ܘܐܦܪܝܩܐ ܠܐܘܡܢ̈ܐ ܚܪ̈ܝܦܐ. ܩܕܡ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܒܢܐ ܠܡܝܢܐ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ ܒܬܪ ܩܣܪ, ܐܬܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ, ܦܬܝܚܐ ܘܡܛܪܦܢܐ. ܗܫܐ ܬܐܓܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܐܬܝܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ, ܘܣܓܝ ܐܬܝܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܨܘܪ, ܪܚܝܩܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܓܪܒܝܐ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܥܕܟܝܠ ܝܬܝܪ ܢܐܬܐ ܕܐܩܒܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܕܡܥܠܬܐ! ܟܕ ܡܛܝܢܢ ܠܡܥܠܬܐ, ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܚܘܝ ܠܝ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܒܢܝܢܐ ܚܕ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܘܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܘܣܦ, 'ܗܪܘܕܣ ܒܢܝܗܝ - ܒܢܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ.' ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܬܕܡܪܢܝܐ ܗܘܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܚܕܐ ܕܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ, ܘܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܒܢܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܛܥܐ ܠܡܒܢܝܘ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܕܩܣܪ ܘܕܪܗܘܡܐ. (ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܡܩܕܫ ܗܘ ܠܩܣܪ.) ܟܕ ܚܝܪܬ ܘܫܡܥܬ ܠܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܐܥܝܩܬ, 'ܡܠܟܐ ܪܒܐ, ܠܐ ܬܕܡܪ ܕܩܣܪ ܫܒܚܗ!' (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܐܬܐܡܪ ܕܩܣܪ ܐܘܓܘܣܛܘܣ ܘܥܕܘܪܗ ܐܓܪܝܦܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܕ'ܫܘܠܛܢ̈ܐ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܗܘܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ.') ܐܬܕܡܪܬ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܩܠܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܝ ܕܐܡܪ, 'ܩܛܘܠܐ ܪܒܐ!' ܘܬܡܢ, ܐܢ ܢܛܒ ܠܟ, ܗܘܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܡܟܝܟܐ ܕܝܠܝ, ܥܡ ܩܡܛܐ ܥܠ ܦܢܝܬܗ ܘܢܗܡܐ ܒܩܠܗ, ܟܕ ܚܝܪ ܐܝܟ ܕܣܢܐ (ܐܝܟ ܕܫܪܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܥܒܕ) ܐܦ ܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܕܣܡ ܗܪܘܕܣ. 'ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ,' ܐܡܪܬ, ܠܡܓܪܓܘ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. ܝܕܥܬ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܗܘܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܦܠܓܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ, ܡܢ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ, ܘܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܣܢܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܘܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܚܠܨ̈ܐ, ܗܢܘܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܦܠܓܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ, ܕܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ, ܐܬܙܟܘ ܒܩܪܒܐ ܘܐܬܐܠܨܘ 'ܠܡܬܝܗܕܘ' ܒܝܕ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ, ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗܘܪܩܢܘܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ (135-105 ܩܕܡ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ).) 'ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ,' ܐܡܪ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܒܩܠܝܠܘܬܐ. 'ܘܗܘܐ ܩܛܘܠܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܟܠ ܕܡܡܬܘܡ ܐܬܐ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܐܕܘܡ.' 'ܡܢ ܩܛܠ?' ܫܐܠܬ. 'ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܛܒܚ ܡܪ̈ܘܕܐ ܒܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܡܕܡ, ܐܠܐ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܚܝܒܘ ܒܨܝܪ. ܣܘܟܠܟ ܗܘ ܛܒܘܚ̈ܐ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ?' 'ܩܛܝ̈ܠܐ!' ܐܡܪ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. (ܥܨܝܒ ܗܘ ܡܕܡ.) 'ܛܒܚ ܠܗܘܪܩܢܘܣ, ܚܡܗ ܣܒܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܗ ܡܪܝܡ, ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܠܐܚܘܗ. ܛܒܚ ܠܐܡܗ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ. ܛܒܚ ܠܡܪܝܡ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ, ܒܕܝܢܗ ܕܝܗܘܗ, ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܚܘܒܐ ܥܡܝܩܐ ܠܗ, ܣܒܠ ܨܥܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܝܕ̈ܐ. ܛܒܚ ܠܬܪܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܒܝܕ ܡܪܝܡ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܒܝܕ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ, ܕܣܡ ܪܥܝܢܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܗܢܘܢ. ܛܒܚ - ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܦܪܛ ܣܕܪܐ ܐܪܝܟܐ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܕܟܪܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ - ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ - ܐܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܬܪܝܢ ܒܥܠ̈ܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܚܬܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܣܠܘܡܐ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ. ܫܐܠܬ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܐܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܬ ܠܗܪܘܕܣ. ܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܢܝܘܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܩܛܠܐ? 'ܠܐ,' ܐܡܪ, 'ܒܝܬܐ ܕܗܘܪܩܢܘܣ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܐܡܝܪܝܬܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܗܪܘܕܣ ܣܚܦ ܟܠ ܒܪ ܡܢܗ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܘܠܕ ܚܣܢܐ ܠܢܦܫܗ.' 'ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܩܪܝܢ ܠܗܢܐ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ,' ܐܡܪܬ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܒܕܠܐ ܢܛܝܪܘܬܐ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܚܙܗܪܐ ܡܛܪܦܢܐ ܠܡܐ ܠܫܘܚܕܐ ܘܠܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܚܝܪ ܩܣܪ ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ ܠܟܠ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܠܥܘܫܢܐ ܐܡܦܪܛܘܪܝܐ.) ܫܐܠܬ ܠܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܫܒܗ ܥܠ ܗܪܘܕܣ. ܡܬܚܫܒܢܐ ܗܘܐ. 'ܐܡܝܪܐ ܪܒܐ,' ܐܡܪ. 'ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܚܫܒ̈ܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ. ܩܣܪ ܐܘܓܘܣܛܘܣ ܟܐܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܪܒ ܗܘܐ ܟܦܝܣ ܠܡܕܒܪܘ ܐܦ ܣܘܪܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܡܨܪܝܢ. ܐܢܫܐ ܥܪܝܡܐ ܟܠ ܗܘܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܬܥܣܩܘ ܥܡܗ ܒܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܘܐܦ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܡܫܬܡܫܘ ܒܗ. ܐܠܐ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܗܘܐ; ܚܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ.' ܫܪܝܪ ܗܘ ܟܦܝܣ. (ܩܛܠܐ) ܐܢܬܬܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܢܦܫܗ, ܗܢܐ ܢܣܒ ܣܒܠܐ ܡܕܡ (ܠܕܡܐ.) ܫܘܩ̈ܐ ܡܙܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܝܩܪܢ, ܘܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܥܘܛܦܐ ܕܟܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܟܢܫܝܢ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܩܘܪܒܢܢ. ܦܓܘܥܐ ܥܡ ܩܝܦܐ. ܒܦܠܛܝܢ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ, ܩܣܪܝܐ. ܐܬܣܝܡܢ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܘܥܣܩ ܐܢܐ ܩܫܝܐܝܬ. ܝܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܨܦܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܠܠܝܐ, ܒܠܡܕܘ ܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܪܒܝܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ, ܒܥܠܘ ܠܚܘܫܒܢ̈ܐ, ܒܫܡܥܘ ܒܥܘ̈ܬܐ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܬܪܥܣܪ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܢܛܪܘ ܟܠ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܕܠܐ

ܡܢܦܩ ܠܝ ܠܡܣܕܪܘ. ܠܝܬ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܦܠܘܓ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܘܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܬܬܒܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܨ̈ܐ; ܐܝܬ ܙܪܥܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܥܛܠܐ ܠܝ, ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܓܙܪ ܐܢܘܢ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܥܒܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܗܘ ܕܢܬܚܠܦ ܒܬܪܝ ܟܕ ܢܐܬܐ ܕܘܪܝ. ܩܒܘܠܝ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܪܚܝܡܐ, ܟܕ ܪܚܝܡ ܝܬܝܪ ܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܫܘܩ̈ܐ ܩܪ̈ܝܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܦܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܗܘܘ. ܐܡܪ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܕܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܫܦܝܘܬܐ ܟܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܙܝܢ ܥܠܬܐ ܠܡܣܒܪܘ ܣܓܝ ܡܢܝ. 'ܢܗܘܘܢ ܪܓܝܓ̈ܐ ܝܬܝܪ,' ܐܘܣܦ, 'ܥܠ ܗܘ ܕܢܬܚܠܦ ܒܬܪܟ.' ܟܕ ܡܛܝܬ ܠܦܠܛܝܢ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܟܢܫܘ ܠܡܩܒܠܘܬܢܝ, ܟܗܝܠܝ ܕܢܦܫܝ, ܡܬܠ̈ܢܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܗܪ̈ܘܕܣܝܐ, ܘܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܘ ܚܕ ܝܘܣܦ ܩܝܦܐ. ܐܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܐ ܗܘ, ܡܐܝܡܢܐ ܒܚܙܘܐ, ܫܦܝܐ ܒܐܘܦܢܐ ܘ, ܐܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ, ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܬܦܬܚܢܐ. ܚܙܝܬ ܕܫܪܝܘܬܗ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܒܕܬ ܛܒܥܐ ܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܢ ܢܐܬܐ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ ܐܘ ܢܣܟܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܥܒܕ ܙܝܪܬܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܬܡܢ. ܐܢ ܠܐ ܐܬܐ ܗܘܐ, ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܢܣܒܬܗ ܒܓܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܛܒ, ܡܛܠ ܕܢܝܫܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܣܢܝܘܬܐ. ܒܓܒܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܐܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܗ. ܐܝܬ ܟܠܝܠ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܒܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ, ܘܐܦ ܚܕ ܠܐ ܐܬܐ ܥܡܗ. ܝܬܝܪ, ܐܦ ܠܐ ܚܢܢ ܐܘ ܐܦ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܬܡܢ ܗܘܘ. ܚܢܢ ܗܢܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ, ܐܐܡܪ ܠܟ, ܐܢܘܢ ܥܫܝܢ̈ܐ ܟܠ ܕܒܝܬ̈ܐ ܟܗܢ̈ܝܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܐܚܕܘ ܦܘܠܚ̈ܢܐ ܥܠܝ̈ܐ ܟܠ ܐܘ ܥܒܕܘ ܩܫܝܐ ܠܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܠܡܐܚܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܚܢܢ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܕ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܐܬܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܘܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܐܫܟܚܗ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ; ܒܠܚܘܕ ܨܒܐ ܚܣܝܘܬܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܒܐܘܪܚܗ ܒܟܠ ܡܕܡ. ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܐܥܒܪ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܣܪܐ; ܒܬܪܟܢ ܣܡ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܚܢܢ, ܐܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܗܦܟܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܬܘܒ. ܬܘܒ ܣܡ ܟܗܢܐ ܚܣܢܐ ܘܬܘܒ ܚܣܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܫܝܢ ܟܦܝܣ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܓܒܐ ܠܩܝܦܐ, ܕܗܘ ܚܬܢܗ ܕܚܢܢ, ܟܕ ܣܒܪ ܕܟܢܫܐ ܫܐܠܢܝܐ ܢܚܫܘܒ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܒܥܐ ܘܥܘܫܢܐ ܟܦܝܣ ܠܒܝܬܐ, ܘܕܩܝܦܐ ܢܨܒܐ ܘܢܫܟܚ ܠܡܐܚܕܘ ܐܬܪܗ ܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ. ܠܐ ܗܘ ܛܟܣܐ ܒܝܫܐ, ܬܚܫܘܒ? ܩܝܦܐ ܢܛܪ ܫܠܡܐ ܥܡܢ ܘܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܒܒܝܬܐ: ܚܢܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܩܐܡܝܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܪܚܝܩܐܝܬ ܝܬܝܪ ܘܐܚܕܝܢ ܥܕܪܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܫܒܝܢ ܕܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܟܠ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܗܘ ܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܥܡ ܪܗܘܡܐ ܕܬܣܚܦ ܥܘܫܢܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗ. ܩܝܦܐ, ܒܛܟܣܐ ܥܡܝܐ, ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܡܪ, 'ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܒܪܟܝܢ ܠܡܬܠܗ ܕܩܣܪ.' ܩܒܘܠܐ ܩܪܝܪܐ, ܐܠܐ ܒܬܪܟܢ, ܒܦܪܝܫܘܬܐ, ܝܬܝܪ ܡܬܡܠܠܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܚܫܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܘܒܬܗ ܠܡܦܠܚܘ ܥܡ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ. ܐܡܪ ܕܥܡܗ, ܐܝܟ ܕܣܒܪ ܕܝܕܥܬ, ܡܬܚܒܪ ܒܚܡܝܡܘܬܐ ܠܚܐܪܘܬܗ, ܐܠܐ ܕܗܘ ܘܒܝܬ̈ܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܘܕܝܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܪܗܘܡܐ. ܐܡܪ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܚܠ ܗܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܘܡܬܐ ܥܡܝܬܐ, ܕܗܘ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܟܠܝܘܬܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ. 'ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ,' ܐܡܪ, 'ܩܫܝܐ ܗܘ ܣܓܝ ܠܡܕܒܪܘܬܗ. ܡܠܐ ܗܘ ܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܛܘܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܘܚܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܝ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܐܘ ܫܐܠ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܬܡܢܥܘ ܡܢ ܡܬܟܢܫܘ ܘܡܢ ܗܝܢ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܦܩܘ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܥܛܠܐ ܒܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ.' ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ, ܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܗ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ, ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܟܠܝܠ ܕܗܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܢܫܘ ܟܬܐ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܒܚܠܝܦܘܗܝ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ ܣܡܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܟܐ. ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܓܝܣܐ; ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܠܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܘܕܐ ܡܕܝܢܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܒܪܢܝܐ; ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܠܡܐ ܢܣܒܪ ܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܥܠ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ. ܒܐܦ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܪܦܢܘܬܐ. ܥܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܓܡܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܐܝܬ - ܐܬܚܕܝܬ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܒܣܘܪܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܠܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ - ܘܐܦ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܥܡ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܕܡܠ̈ܐ ܣܘܟܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܫ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܗܦܟ ܚܐܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܒܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܝܘ. ܒܬܪܟܢ, ܐܡܪ ܒܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܓܘܚܟܐ, ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܐܡܪ, ܟܕ ܡܡܠܠ ܒܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܟܠ, 'ܥܠܝܟ ܠܡܬܕܟܪܘ ܕܟܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܕܒܝܘܡܐ ܪܚܝܩܐ ܡܕܡ ܢܩܘܡ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܕܢܗܦܟ ܬܫܒܘܚ̈ܬܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܕܥܡܢ.' 'ܠܐ ܢܣܒܪ ܠܡܬܛܥܡܘ ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܟܢܫܬ ܕܡܐܬܝܘܬܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܐ ܗܢܐ (ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܪܝܗܝ) ܠܐ ܬܬܫܘܬܦ ܠܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܒܝܕ ܪܗܘܡܐ, ܐܘ ܒܝܕ ܐܦ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ. ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܫܐܠܘ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ. ܩܠܗ ܕܩܝܦܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܘܝܐ, ܩܪܝܒ ܦܫܝܛܐ, ܟܕ ܡܠܠ ܥܡܝ. ܢܣܒ ܐܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܗܘ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܢܥܕܪܘܢ ܐܦ ܚܣܢ̈ܐ, ܒܢ ܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ, ܕܡܛܪܦܝܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܗܓܡܘܢܗ ܕܩܣܪ. ܐܘܕܝܬ ܠܩܝܦܐ ܘܫܐܠܬܗ ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܢܢ. ܥܢܐ ܕܠܚܢܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܩܪܝܪܘܬܐ, ܘܒܐܦ ܙܒܢܐ ܒܨܝܪ ܢܦܩ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܐ. ܢܬܚܙܐ ܠܝ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܚܢܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܟܠܝܠ, ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ. ܥܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܐܬܝܘ ܒܦܩܘܕܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܘܢ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܡܐܚܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܫܠܡܐܝܬ ܒܛܠܗ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܐܠܥܙܪ ܐܬܣܝܡ ܒܝܕ ܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܓܪܛܘܣ. ܒܟܠ, ܚܡܫܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܚܢܢ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܚܕ ܐܘ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܐܚܕܘ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ. ܚܢܢ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܬܫܥ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܩܝܦܐ ܚܕܥܣܪܐ.) ܩܝܦܐ ܘܐܢܐ ܡܬܛܥܡܝܢܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܢܛܪܘܗܝ. ܐܬܪܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܗܘ. ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܝܬ ܗܪܟܐ ܠܡܠܡܕܘܗܝ. ܟܕ ܚܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܦܠܛܝܢ, ܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܬܚܝܬܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ, ܕ, ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܡܠܝܐ ܗܝ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ, ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܫܐܪܟܐ. ܪܚܝܩܐܝܬ ܠܬܝܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܦܣܩܐ ܕܦܩܥܬܐ ܒܚܠܝܦ ܝܡܐ. ܒܬܪܗ ܛܘܪ̈ܝ ܪܓܠ̈ܐ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ, ܟܕ ܩܐܡܝܢ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ, ܓܘܕܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ, ܥܪ̈ܛܠܐ ܘܩܫܝ̈ܐ, ܕܒܗܘܢ ܫܪܝܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܫܪܝ̈ܪܐ, ܩܫܝ̈ܝ ܨܘܪܐ ܘܥܩ̈ܫܐ. ܡܚܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܣܢܐ̈ܐ - ܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܓܪܒܝܐ, ܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܬܝܡܢܐ, ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܒܐܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܦܠܚܝܐ ܘܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ, ܘܠܐ ܨܒܝܢ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܐܠܐ ܣܢܐ̈ܐ. ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ, ܥܕܘܪ̈ܐ, ܕܒܗܘܢ ܐܚܕܝܢܢ ܐܢܘܢ, ܡܬܓܝܣܝܢ ܡܢ ܣܢܐ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗ, ܡܛܠ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܦܠܚܘܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܘܐܢܚܢܢ - ܒܛܘܥܝܝ, ܐܝܟ ܕܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ - ܦܛܪܝܢܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܚܣܡܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܘ, ܝܬܝܪ ܥܕܟܝܠ, ܒܗܝܟܠܗܘܢ, ܕܠܐ ܡܬܫܚܠܦܝܢ ܘ, ܒܠܒܐ, ܕܠܐ ܡܬܪܟܟܝܢ. ܠܐ ܩܒܠܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܡܢܟ, ܚܒܪܝ, ܡܢ ܕܐܬܝܬ ܠܗܪܟܐ. ܐܙܕܗܪ; ܠܐ ܐܟܬܘܒ ܬܘܒ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܫܡܥ ܡܢܟ. ܦܘܪ̈ܥܢܐ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ. ܩܣܪܝܐ. ܐܓܪܬܟ ܐܬܬ ܘܛܝܒܬܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܥܠܝܗ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪܣܟ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ. ܐܓܪܓ ܠܡܫܬܡܫܘ ܒܟ ܒܚܕ ܘܐܢܬ ܒܢܦܫܟ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܝ ܪܡܙܐ. ܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܫܠܝܐ ܗܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܐܠܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܦܝܣ ܠܟܠܝܠ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ; ܕܥܡܐ ܪܛܢ ܐܝܟ 'ܩܣܪ ܥܨܝܒܐ' ܕܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܬ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܣܒܪ ܕܢܬܥܣܩ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܟܕ ܢܗܦܟ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ. ܬܘܕܐ ܥܠ ܛܟܣܗ ܕܩܣܪ, ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ; ܫܒܘܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܐܙܠܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܡܥܒܕܘ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܠܫܘܚܠܦܐ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܩܣܪ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܫܒܩܘ ܥܡܝ ܠܡܪܛܢܘ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܘ, ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܕܪܟ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܒܫܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ ܐܬܦܢܝ ܠܓܙܪܬܐ ܕܩܦܪܝܐ, ܒܦܠܓ ܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ. ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܗܦܟ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ.)

ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܟܠ, ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܩܪܒܐ ܡܕܡ ܥܡ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܨܒܝܬ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܬܚܪܘܬܐ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ - ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܟܠܝܠ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܦܝܠܐ, ܐܠܐ ܦܝ̈ܠܐ ܝܩܪܝܢ ܣܓܝ ܠܗܓܡܘܢܐ. ܬܚܙܝܬܐ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܫܬܐ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܪܥܣܪ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܙܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܟܐܦ̈ܐ. ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܒܚܕ ܕܥܒܕܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܕܛܟܣ̈ܐ; ܐܢ ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܠܡܦܪܫܘ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ - ܐܠܐ ܬܡܢ - ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܬܬܟܬܫ ܒܪܟܒܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ. ܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܟܠ ܚܕ, ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܣܒܪ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ.) ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܟܠܝܠ - ܗܠܝܢ ܚܛ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ - ܒܝܢܬ ܦܪ̈ܬܘܐ ܒܓܒܐ ܚܕ ܘܓܐܠ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܪ̈ܝܛܢܐ ܒܐܚܪܝܢܐ. ܩܪ̈ܘܟܐ ܗܪܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܢܗܘܘܢ ܫܬܐ ܠܡܕܒܪܘ ܘܫܬܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܩܪܒܐ, ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܚܘܢ ܢܬܫܡܫܘܢ ܒܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܝܕܝ ܐܘ ܢܬܐܘܙܦܘܢ ܠܚܒܪ̈ܐ. ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܡܙܒܢܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܫܠܡܐܝܬ, ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܚܘܢ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܒܛܝܚ̈ܐ ܒܓܐܠܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܗܢܐ. ܐܠܐ, ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ, ܢܛܝܪܘܬܐ ܨܒܝܐ ܣܓܝ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܪ̈ܝܛܢܐ ܐܢ ܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ ܐܝܬ. ܐܝܬ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܣܓܝ ܗܪܟܐ ܒܓܙܪܬܐ ܗܝ, ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܫܐܠ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܩܣܪ ܠܐ ܐܙܠ ܘܡܙܝܕ ܗܢܐ ܒܓܙܪ ܠܩܢܝܢ̈ܢ. ܠܐ ܢܫܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠ43, ܬܚܝܬ ܩܣܪ ܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ.) (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ, ܟܕ ܢܛܪ ܡܬܠ̈ܐ ܕܐܘܓܘܣܛܘܣ, ܐܬܡܢܥ ܡܢ ܡܘܪܟܘ ܬܚܘܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܦܪܛܘܪܘܬܐ ܘܙܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܝܛܢܝܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܫܪܝܬ ܒܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠ43 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ, ܬܚܝܬ ܩܣܪ ܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ.) ܫܐܠܬ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܡܕܡ ܕܣܘܟܠܗ ܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܡܠܠܗ ܥܠ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܐܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ, ܘܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܢܬ, ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ, ܬܨܒܐ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܦܘܢܝܗ. ܐܝܟ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܫܚܠܦܐ ܗܢܐ, ܫܘܐܠܐ ܡܚܠܛܐ ܗܘ ܕܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܕܡܕܝܢܘܬܐ. ܚܙܗܪܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܩܪܐ ܠܗ 'ܡܫܝܚܐ') ܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܚܕܘ ܡܐܘܬܐ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܗܫܐ, ܟܕ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ, ܐܡܪ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܐܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܘܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ, ܐܝܟ ܩܝܦܐ, ܚܪ̈ܝܦܐ ܣܓܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܕܗܢܐ ܢܬܥܒܕ ܒܙܒܢ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܠܢ, ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܐܬܝܘܬܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܐ ܠܥܬܝܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܟܐ, ܐܘ ܐܦ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܠܐ ܠܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܢܬܚܠܦ ܒܬܪ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܚܫܒܐ ܣܢܝܩܐ ܟܠ ܠܡܣܒܘ, ܬܐܡܪ, ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ. ܐܠܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ, ܕܙܒܢ ܘܡܙܒܢ ܐܘ ܦܠܚ ܐܘ ܨܝܕ, ܚܙܐ ܥܬܝܕܐ ܒܐܚܪܢܝܘܬܐ. ܝܬܝܪ ܕܡܬܥܝܩ ܒܝܕ ܒܪ̈ܒܪܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܢܐܡܪ, ܐܝܟ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܘ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܐ, ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܘ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ, ܝܬܝܪ ܚܝܪ ܠܡܐܬܝܘܬܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܐ, ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܝܗܘܗ, ܕܐܬܫܕܪ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܗ ܠܡܦܪܩܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܚܫܒܝܢ ܕܦܪܘܩܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܦܪܘܩ ܝܗܘܕ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܢܙܟܐ ܟܠ ܥܠܡܐ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܝܦܐ ܡܠܠ ܥܡܝ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ: 'ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܝܬ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܕܢܣܝܡ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܐܝܟܐ ܕܗܘ ܒܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܟܢܫ ܒܚܠܝܦܘܗܝ ܘܐܗܝܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܐܬܫܕܪ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܡܠܟܗܘܢ.' ܡܢܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܩܝܦܐ ܘܚܢܢ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ? ܐܡܪܬ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܥܢܥ ܥܨܒܐ. 'ܠܐ ܫܪܝܪ ܗܘ,' ܐܡܪ, 'ܐܝܟܢܐ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܢܒܥܐ ܦܘܠܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ. ܚܢܢ ܘܩܝܦܐ ܠܐ ܣܟ ܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܕܦܪܘܩܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܡܕܡ. ܐܠܨܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܘ ܠܐ ܒܨܝܪ, ܐܠܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܢܛܝܪ̈ܐ ܣܓܝ ܠܡܘܕܝܘ ܕܒܫܪܪܐ ܐܬܐ; ܥܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܘܠܡܐ ܢܓܙܪܘܢ ܒܐܦ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܛܐ.' ܠܐ ܗܘ ܚܫܒܐ ܓܚܟܢܝܐ ܕܓܢܣܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܒܣܪܐ ܗܢܐ, ܕܐܬܕܪܟ ܒܝܕ ܦܠܓܐ ܕܙܢܐ ܕܙܟ̈ܝܢ, ܕܐܬܛܥܢ ܠܥܒܕܘܬܐ, ܘܕܐܬܒܕܪ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ, ܗܝܡܢ ܕܐܬܓܒܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܝܗܘܗ ܕܝܠܗ, ܕܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܡܢܥܘ ܥܩ̈ܬܗ, ܢܫܕܪ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܣܚܦܘ ܩܣܪ ܘܪܗܘܡܐ? ܬܚܫܘܒ ܕܟܕ ܚܙܝܢ ܕܢܛܪܝܢܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ 4,000 ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܗܪܟܐ ܢܕܥܘܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܚܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ, ܐܠܐ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕ, ܟܕ ܩܝܦܐ ܝܕܥ ܛܒ ܝܬܝܪ, ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܚܫܒܝܢ ܕ4,000 ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ. ܒܐܦ ܙܒܢܐ, ܐܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܣܡܟܘ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܗ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܟܠ ܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ, ܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܟܡܐ ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܓܒܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ. ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܡܕܡ ܢܒܥܘܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ. ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܠܡܒܪܟܘܬܢܝ ܠܠܘܩܝܘܣ ܐܝܠܝܘܣ ܣܝܐܢܘܣ. ܒܥܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܡܬܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܚܕ̈ܬܬܐ ܟܠܝܠ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܕܐܒܥܐ ܦܣܩܐ ܠܡܩܪܝܘ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܒܫܡܗ. ܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܗ ܒܢܦܫܝ ܒܬܪܟܢ. ܣܒܪܬ ܠܡܫܕܪܘ ܠܗ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܘ, ܚܒܪܝ ܥܙܝܙܐ, ܐܝܟ ܚܠܐ ܗܘ. ܠܐ ܬܕܡܪ ܕܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܗܪܟܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܬܐܓܘܪܘܬܐ ܥܘܛܦܢܝܬܐ ܒܟܝܐܢܘ ܐܡܝܪܝܐ ܘܒܦܐܠܪܢܝܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܓܙܪܐ ܠܡܥܠܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܩܣܪܝܐ. ܓܙܪܬ ܠܡܣܩܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܩܪܝܒ. ܗܪܟܐ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ. ܩܣܪܝܐ ܡܠܝܐ ܗܝ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ, ܣܘܪ̈ܝܐ, ܦܘܢܝܩ̈ܝܐ, ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ, ܘܟܠ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܪܒܐ. ܐܝܬ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ, ܫܪܝܪ ܗܘ, ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܐܢܘܢ, ܐܝܟ ܬܐܓܪ̈ܐ, ܡܘܙܦ̈ܝ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܚܫܒܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ, ܘܠܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܠ̈ܐ ܪܚܝܩܐ, ܟܕ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܠܝܐ ܗܘ ܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ. ܩܝܦܐ ܢܛܝܪ ܗܘ ܒܡܢܛܪܘ ܥܡܝ, ܐܠܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܛܪܝܢ, ܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܒܟܠ. ܣܩ ܐܢܐ, ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ, ܠܡܥܒܕ ܫܘܕܥܐ ܕܚܢܢ ܘܕܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܪ̈ܫܝ ܡܫܪܝܬܗܘܢ: ܩܢܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܢܛܪܝܢ ܣܛܢܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ, ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ; ܥܘܫܢܐ ܕ, ܐܝܟ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ, ܢܬܠ ܐܦ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܥܛܠܐ ܠܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܐܢ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܢܬܚܪܝܘ ܥܡܢ. ܥܠܝ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܢܛܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܚܝܠܝ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܢܬܣܝܡ ܐܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܩܘܡܬܐ. ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܐܦ, ܘܡܬܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ ܕܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܗܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܢܣܒܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܐ. ܐܦ ܣܩܪܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܗܝܟܠܗܘܢ, ܟܕ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܨܝܪ ܢܐܦܣܘܢ ܠܝ ܠܡܚܙܝܘܗܝ, ܘܥܠܝ ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܐܝܟܐ ܢܛܪܝܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ, ܐܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܠܡܢܛܪܘܗܝ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܝܣ̈ܐ. ܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܫܚܕܘܬܢܝ; ܠܐ ܐܬܕܡܐ ܠܩܪܣܘܣ ܐܘ ܠܣܒܝܢܘܣ, (ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܙܘ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ) ܐܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܢܒܘܙ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܗܘܢ ܐܩܒܠ ܩܛܪܓܐ. ܐܫܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܢܝܚܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܐܝ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ. ܗܪܟܐ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ ܪܓܫ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܬܦܪܫܬ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܝ ܒܢܦܫܗ, ܘܦܫ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܠܝܐ, ܟܕ ܪܫܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܝ ܕܫܘܕܥܐ ܡܘܕܥ ܕܟܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܠܝܬ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܥܛܠܐ ܕܡܬܒܫܠ. ܗܘ, ܒܢܝܫܐ, ܗܘ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܬܝܘܢܢܘ, ܝܘܣܦ ܒܫܡܗ. ܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܐܒܕܘ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܘܚܝ̈ܐ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܐ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ. ܣܢܐ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܘܣܢܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܦܠܚܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܗܘ ܠܢ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܣܩܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܬܠܬܐ ܫܒܘܥ̈ܝܢ. ܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܐܙܠܘ ܛܒ ܟܠ. ܓܐܠ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܪ̈ܝܛܢܐ ܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܒܬܕܡܪܬܐ. ܥܡܐ ܐܬܚܕܐ ܟܢܐ ܕܥܨܪܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ

ܬܘܒ ܘܬܘܒ ܥܡ ܚܣܢ̈ܐ ܚܕ̈ܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܩܛܠܘ. ܬܚܪܘܬܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܘܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܙܟܝܬܐ ܟܢܐ, ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܦܪܫܘ ܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ, ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܫܠܡܬ. ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܟܬܫ ܒܬܕܡܪܬܐ ܘܨܒܝܬ ܠܡܦܨܝܘܗܝ, ܐܠܐ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܡܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܗܘܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܦܝܣ.

ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܣܩܪܢܝܐ ܚܕ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܥܩܫܘܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܗܪܟܐ ܕܐܬܚܝܒܘ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܠܓܙܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ. ܦܪܣܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܢܡܪܐ, ܟܕ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܬܙܝܢܘܢ ܒܐܦ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܣܒ̈ܐ ܥܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܠܡܓܒܝܘ ܐܘ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ, ܐܠܐ ܕܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܥܡܝܐ ܠܨܘܪܬܗ ܕܩܣܪ ܒܡܫܥܝܢܐ. ܨܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܗܘܘ, ܟܠܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܣܪܒܘ ܠܡܕܒܚܘ ܠܩܣܪ. ܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܬܪܡܘܢ ܠܢܡܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ, ܘܓܚܟܘ ܥܠܝ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܪܡܝܘ, ܘܗܫܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܥܡ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܩܡܝܛܬܐ, ܡܗܪ ܠܝ ܕܠܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܥܛܠܐ ܬܘܕܝܬܢܝܐ ܡܕܡ (ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܕܢܦܫܐ) ܠܡܐܚܕܘ ܓܘܫܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܡܬܒܣܪܝܢ ܒܝܕ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ. ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܛܠ̈ܐ ܬܘܕܝܬܢܝ̈ܐ ܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ.

ܦܬܚܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܡܘܕܥܘܬܟ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܟܕ ܡܬܣܝܡ ܒܝܕ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ, ܝܘܣܦ ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܗܫܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܣܩܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܣܡܬ, ܡܛܠ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܣܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܡܝܩܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ, ܐܡܪܝܢ, ܢܬܣܒ ܐܝܟ ܓܪܓܬܐ ܡܓܙܪܬܐ; ܢܗܘܐ ܐܒܠܐ ܘܡܬܚܙܝ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܘܠܡܐ ܩܘܡܬܐ. 'ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ!' ܐܡܪܬ. 'ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܐ!' ܐܠܐ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܦܪܝܫܘܬܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܩܠܝܠ ܫܓܘܫܝܐ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ, ܐܠܨܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܬܪܟܟܘ. ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܗܢܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܢܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܩܝܘܣ. ܫܒܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܥܒܪܐ ܗܝ; ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܗܝ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ, ܐܡܪ; ܠܐ ܢܣܒܠܘܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܛܘܦܣܐ; ܠܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܗܢܐ, ܠܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܗܘ. ܡܬܚܙܐ ܠܝ ܕܒܨܝܪ ܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ. ܐܬܕܡܪ, ܗܐ ܢܗܪܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܪܗܛ ܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ, ܐܘ ܗܐ ܢܝܚ? ܫܐܠܬ ܠܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܫܘܐܠܐ. 'ܐܝܬ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ,' ܥܢܐ, 'ܕܠܐ ܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܒܝܥܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕܬ ܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ.' 'ܡܢܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܢܓܘܠܬܐ, ܗܟܝܠ?' ܫܐܠܬ. 'ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܒܫܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܟ ܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ?' [?] 'ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܥܒܝܕ,' ܐܡܪ. 'ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ,' ܐܡܪܬ, 'ܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ [?] ܦܘܠܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ?' ܐܬܥܪܒ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. 'ܟܐܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܫܠܡܐܝܬ,' ܐܡܪ, ܟܕ ܚܝܪ ܒܝ ܒܬܕܡܪܬܐ. 'ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ.' (ܩܫܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܐܣܝ̈ܐ.) ܩܠܝܠ ܐܬܛܪܦܬ. 'ܐܠܐ ܣܒܪ...' ܐܡܪܬ, ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܬܦܣܩܢ ܘܦܬܓܡܐ ܢܦܠ. ܛܒ ܠܟ ܠܡܟܬܒܘ ܠܝ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܝܟ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܣܒܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܘܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܕܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܣܓܝ.

ܩܫܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܒܙܝܪܬܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܬܦܓܪܘ ܒܪܘܓܙܐ. ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܥܬܝܕ ܗܘ ܠܪܕܝܘܬܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܒܨܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܡܠܠܬ ܥܡ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܥܠ ܡܓܥ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. 'ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ?' ܫܐܠܬ. ܪܓܫܬ ܚܝܘܬܢܝܐ, ܡܠܐ ܣܒܪܐ ܚܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܘܩܪܝܒ ܡܫܦܝܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ. 'ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ,' ܐܡܪ, 'ܠܐ ܢܣܒ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ.'

ܐܠܐ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܐܬܩܢܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܩܛܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܥܢܝܢ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܕܩܣܪ̈ܐ. 'ܡܬܚܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܬܦܫܩ ܒܝܫܐܝܬ. ܝܠܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܠܡܬܕܡܪܘ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ.' 'ܗܟܝܠ, ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ?' ܐܡܪܬ. 'ܟܕ ܢܣܒ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ,' ܣܒܪ, 'ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܫܒܩܝܢܢ ܩܛܪ̈ܐ ܒܬܪ.' 'ܠܐ ܒܦܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ,' ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ, ܐܡܪܬ. 'ܡܕܡ ܕܘܠܪܝܘܣ ܓܪܛܘܣ ܠܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܣܝܪܐ ܟܦܝܣ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ.' ܠܐ ܥܢܥ ܐܦ ܣܥܪܬܐ. 'ܟܠ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܩܣܪ ܢܣܒ ܐܬܪܐ ܫܒܩ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܒܬܪ,' ܐܫܪ, 'ܐܠܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܢܬܣܢܘܢ ܥܡܝܩܐܝܬ.'

ܐܫܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ, ܕܡܝ ܐܬܒܫܠ. 'ܣܘܟܠܟ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܝ,' ܫܐܠܬ, 'ܕܟܕ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܛܟܣܢܝܬܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܡܦܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܦܪܛܘܪ ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ ܩܣܪ, ܕܢܢܛܪܘܗܝ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ, ܘܕܐܘܓܘܣܛܘܣ, ܐܡܦܪܛܘܪ ܐܠܗܝܐ, ܩܕܡܗ ܪܒܐ?' 'ܐܥܒܕ,' ܐܡܪ. 'ܛܟܣܐ ܡܩܘܒܠܐ ܗܘ ܘܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܠܡܢܛܪܘܗܝ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܣܒܠܘܢ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܦ ܦܬܟܪܐ ܐܘ ܩܣܪ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ; ܐܦ ܠܐ ܨܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܘ ܩܛܪ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܟܣܦ̈ܐ. ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܒܢܦܫܟ ܕܟܕ ܟܣܦ̈ܐ ܕܣܦܪܐ ܕܐܬܛܒܥܘ ܒܐܝܛܠܝܐ ܕܡܛܝܢ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܛܥܢܝܢ ܨܠܡܗ ܕܩܣܪ. ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܬܡܢܥܘ. ܟܣܦ̈ܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܕܡܬܛܒܥܝܢ ܒܝܗܘܕ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܠܝܬ ܨܠܡܗ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ, ܥܡ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ.' ܚܪ ܒܝ ܒܦܢܝܬܐ. 'ܨܒܝܢܗ ܗܘ ܕܩܣܪ ܕܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܬܣܢܐ. ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܦܬܟܪܗܘܢ. ܒܥܘܡܩ̈ܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܝܬ ܬܘܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܫܪܐ ܒܗ ܦܬܟܪܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܣܪܝܩ ܗܘ; ܠܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܒܗ.'

'ܩܣܪ ܠܐ ܢܬܪܓܙ,' ܐܡܪܬ, 'ܐܢ ܐܣܒ ܨܠܡܗ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܘܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܢܗܘܐ. ܢܬܚܕܐ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܕܬܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܣܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܗ ܘܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܘܠܟܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܠܒܪ.'

'ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܫܓܘܫܝܐ,' ܐܡܪ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ, 'ܘܩܛܝܪܐ ܥܠ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܒܫܘܩ̈ܐ ܦܠܘܛ̈ܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܢܝܘ ܥܠ ܫܘܠܡ̈ܐ. ܗܐ ܩܣܪ ܢܬܚܕܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ?'

ܡܠܠܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܬܡܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܚܝܪܬ ܒܗ ܡܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܛܒܐ ܠܡܢܛܪܘ ܦܘܡܗ ܫܬܝܩܐ. ܒܫܘܠܡܐ, ܐܠܨܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܬܪܟܟܘ. ܡܢܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ? ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܣܬܟܢܘ ܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܘܩܘܡܬܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܙܒܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܝ, ܥܡ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܟܢܐ ܩܠܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܘܐܫܪܪܐ ܕܐܬܚܝܒ ܥܠ ܚܣܪܐ, ܟܕ ܐܢ ܙܟܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܟܠ ܪܗܘܡܐ ܬܫܒܚ ܩܫܝܘܬܝ.

ܐܠܐ ܐܙܠ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܪ̈ܓܫܐ. ܠܡܥܠܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܩܕܡ ܥܝܢ̈ܐ ܕܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܩܪܝܪܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܒܣܒܠܐ ܗܘܝܢܢ. ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ. ܡܢܐ ܚܫܒܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܛܢܐ ܟܕ ܚܙܝܢ ܕܩܦܕܝܢܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܒܓܙܪܬܗܘܢ? ܡܢܐ ܚܫܒܝܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܕ ܚܙܝܢ ܕܓܒܝܢܢ ܛܒ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܡܟܝܟܘ ܩܣܪ ܡܢ ܠܡܣܢܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ? ܢܣܒܘܢ ܣܒܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܣܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܢܛܝܪܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܚܠܬܐ. ܘܠܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܛܒܬܐ. ܒܝܫܬܐ ܬܐܬܐ ܡܢܗ. ܣܝܡܢܝ, ܥܠܝܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܦܘܠܚܢܢ ܬܘܒ ܘܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܢ ܠܡܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܫܠܡܐܝܬ. ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܠܝܢ ܠܡܬܪܟܟܘ. ܐܣܢܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܩܣܪ ܐܘ ܣܝܐܢܘܣ.

ܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܐܙܠܐ ܥܡܝ. ܟܒܪ ܥܒܪܬ ܩܣܪܝܐ; ܥܨܪܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܬܚܙܐ ܡܕܡ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ. ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܕܒܐܦ ܙܒܢܐ, ܟܕ ܢܣܩ ܕܠܐ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ, ܬܚܙܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܗܘ.

ܩܒܘܠܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܐܝܬܝܢܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܘܡܬܚܙܐ ܐܝܟ ܫܢܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܫܚܠܦܐ ܗܘܝܢܢ. ܪܓܫܬܗ ܒܚܕ ܟܕ ܐܬܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܣܦܬܐ. ܩܣܪܝܐ, ܒܬܪ ܟܠ, ܥܣܩܬܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ, ܥܡ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܪܚܝܡܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ. ܗܪܟܐ, ܟܕ ܗܠܟܢ ܥܠܝܐܝܬ ܘܥܠܝܐܝܬ ܠܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܚܪ̈ܒܐ ܗܢܘܢ, ܕܡܬܦܫܛܝܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܬܝܡܢܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ, ܪܓܫܬ ܐܝܟ ܥܝܠܐ ܕܥܐܠ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܣܢܝܬܐ. ܒܟܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܚܙܝܢܢ ܟܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܫܟܘܢ̈ܬܐ ܡܒܕܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܝܪܝܢ ܒܢ ܒܫܠܝܘܬܐ. ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܥܠܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܒܘܠܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܒܫܘܩ̈ܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܘܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܢܒܐ ܗܘ, ܘܟܕ ܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܩܘܕܐ, ܐܘ ܡܒܣܪܝܢ ܒܢ ܒܫܘܩ̈ܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܘܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܢܒܐ ܗܘ, ܘܟܕ ܐܬܐܦܣ ܠܗܘܢ, ܠܐ ܐܬܛܪܕ ܐܢ ܦܘܓܥܐ ܐܬܐ. [ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܦܣܩܐ ܡܕܘܒܠܐ/ܡܥܘܪܒܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ; ܐܬܦܫܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ.] ܐܡܪ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܬܐ, ܒܨܝܪ, ܠܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ. ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܒܐ, ܐܫܪ, ܘܒܗܢܐ ܣܘܟܠܗ ܟܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ̈ܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܬܓܒܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ - ܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܡܝ ܩܠܝܠ ܟܡܐ ܕܡܫܟܚܝܢ, ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܛܒ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܘܐܚܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܒ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ ܕܐܫܠܡ, ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܡܪܩܝܘܣ. ܡܗܪ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܠܡܣܒܪܘ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ. ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ ܒܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܥܝ̈ܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܢܢ, ܠܡܬܚܙܝܘ ܒܩܪܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܒܫܘܚܕܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܦܬܟܪܗܘܢ ܚܫܒ ܟܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܪܘܬܢ ܡܢ ܨܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ.

ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܗܝ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܥܒܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܪܒܐ ܒܨܝܪ ܐܝܬ ܒܢܝܢܐ ܚܕ ܕܫܘܐ ܠܚܙܝܬܐ. ܐܦ ܝܩܪܐ ܘܛܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܡܘܗܝ ܒܗܝܟܠܗܘܢ. ܫܘܩ̈ܐ ܦܠܘܛ̈ܐ ܘܒܝܫܐܝܬ ܡܪܨܦ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܡܓܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܬܢ ܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܣܢܝ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܦ ܠܐܣܝܐ; ܠܐ ܬܕܡܪ ܕܣܒܠܝܢ ܟܠ ܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܕܟܐܒ̈ܐ. ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܕܡ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ.

ܐܝܕܗ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܡܬܚܙܝܐ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ. ܗܫܐ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܬܦܓܪܘ ܘܠܡܓܚܟܘ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ! ܒܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܢܚܢܦ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܒܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܢܛܪܦ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܦܢܝܬܐ. ܝܬܝܪ ܢܛܒ, ܥܒܕ ܬܪܝܢ ܡܕܡ̈ܝܢ ܩܪܝܒ ܐܟܚܕܐ. ܒܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܗܘ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܫܒܘܚ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ; ܘܒܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܒܢܐ ܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܒܢܝܢܐ ܕܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢܗ. ܘܕܡܢܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܢܐ, ܬܐܡܪ, ܡܛܠ ܕܣܢܝܢ ܡܥܠܬܐ ܕܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ? ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܘ ܕܐܚܕܐ ܠܗܪܘܕܣ. ܟܗܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܩܫܝ̈ܐ ܣܛܘ ܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܟܢܫ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܝ ܥܡܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܩܘܡܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܪܓܬܐ? ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܪܘܕܣ, ܒܥܝܢ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܛܒܐ, ܗܘܐ ܡܚܒܠܢܐ ܕܥܡܐ, ܢܟܝܠ ܝܬܝܪ ܘܡܛܪܦܢܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܪܕܘܦܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ.

ܐܙܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܠܠܐ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܒܢܐ ܦܠܛܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܗܘ. ܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܐܚܝܕܬܐ ܡܙܝܕܬܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܐܦ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕ, ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܛܥܐ ܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܐܝܡܢܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܥܡܗ. ܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܡܢܘܛ ܗܘ ܒܥܘܫܢ̈ܘܗܝ. ܠܐ ܫܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܦܠܛܝܢ; ܡܕܡ ܡܟܝܟ ܝܬܝܪ ܣܦܩ ܠܝ ܘܠܦܠܚ̈ܝ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܝ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܘ ܒ[ܕܠܐ ܡܬܩܪܐ] ܕܠܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܗܘ ܘܚܝܪ ܥܠ ܗܝܟܠܐ. ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܬܡܢ ܘܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܢܛܪܘ ܥܝܢܐ ܚܪܝܦܬܐ ܥܠ ܗܝܟܠܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܥܛܠܐ ܒܪܓܠ̈ܐ, ܢܦܘܩ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ, ܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܩܪܝܒ ܐܘ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܢܬܚܙܐ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܪܓܝܓܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܚܕ ܥܡ ܚܕ. ܡܠܝ̈ܝ ܦܠܓܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ, ܘܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܣܘܟܠܗ ܗܢܐ. ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܥܕܪܝܢ ܒܝܬܐ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ; ܕ[ܕܠܐ ܡܬܩܪܐ] ܚܫܒܝܢ ܛܒ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܛܒܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ; ܛܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܓܪ̈ܓܢܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܚܝܪܝܢ ܒܫܘܚܕܐ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܐ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܒܪ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܥܛܠܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ, ܠܐ ܠܡܬܒܘ ܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ, ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܛܒܐ ܥܬܝܕ ܗܘ ܠ[?].

ܗܝܟܠܐ ܡܕܡܪܢܐ ܗܘ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܕܘܡܝܗ ܒܥܠܡܐ. ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܘ ܒܢܦܫܗ, ܘܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܡܬܚܒܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܐܠܨ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܬܡܢܝܘ ܒܐܠܦ̈ܐ. ܐܝܬ ܐܣܛܘ̈ܐ ܘܕܪ̈ܬܐ ܥܢܩ̈ܝܐ, ܚܕܐ ܒܬܪ ܐܚܪܬܐ. ܒܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܥܠܘ ܠܕܪܬܐ ܠܒܪܢܝܬܐ, ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܝܬ ܣܝܓܐ, ܘܐܢ ܐܦ ܒܪܢܝܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܘܢܬܓܠܐ, ܣܒܠ ܥܘܢܫܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ. ܐܦ ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܡܬܛܒܚܝܢ ܒܝܕܢ ܐܢ ܥܒܪܝܢ ܣܝܓܐ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܝܬ ܕܪܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ - ܕܐܬܣܝܡܬ ܐܝܟ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܠܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܐܚܪܬܐ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ, ܘܗܟܢܐ ܠܕܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܘܠܡܕܒܚܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܕܒܚܬܐ ܘܠܬܘܢܐ ܓܘܢܝܐ ܟܠ - ܥܡܝܩܐ ܘܣܪܝܩܐ, ܘܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܥܐܠ ܐܠܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ, ܘܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܚܕܐ ܒܫܢܬܐ. ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܕܒܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܬܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܝܕ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܕܡܪܢܐ ܗܘ, ܘܦܠܓܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ - ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܡܬܙܒܢܝܢ ܘܡܬܙܒܢܝܢ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܦܢܕܩܐ ܪܒܐ. ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܢܣܒܝܢ ܦܠܓܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ, ܘ, ܠܡܐܫܪܘ ܥܘܬܪܗܘܢ, ܥܨܪܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܢܩܪܒ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ. ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܝܬ ܡܘܗܒ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܟܣܦܐ ܕܡܕܚܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܣܟܢ̈ܐ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ. ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܒܐܝܟܐ ܡܕܡ - ܒܐܝܟܐ ܡܕܡ ܒܥܘܡܩ̈ܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܒܓܙܪ.

ܬܫܐܠܢܝ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܩܒܠܬ ܟܕ ܥܠܬ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܠܐ ܛܒ. ܒܥܝܢ ܥܛܠܐ. ܩܪܝܬ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܠܡܦܓܥܘ ܒܝ ܒܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܒܬܪ ܡܐܬܝܬܝ. ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܦܘܢܝܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܬܘ. ܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܕܛܒ ܠܝ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܕܪܬܐ ܠܒܪܢܝܬܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܡܥܠܘ ܠܒܢܝܢܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ. ܐܦ ܦܪܣܬ ܠܡܬܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܘܟܠܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ - ܠܐ ܚܡܪܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ, ܐܠܐ ܚܡܪܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ - ܩܕܡ ܕܢܦܩܘܢ, ܐܠܐ, ܐܡܪ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܠܐ ܢܩܒܠܘܢܗ; ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܒܬܪ ܥܐܕܐ ܡܕܡ ܗܘܐ. ܥܢܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ; ܠܐ ܢܩܒܠܘܢܗ; ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܒܬܪ ܥܐܕܐ ܡܕܡ ܗܘܐ, ܘܠܡܩܪܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܫܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܥܠ ܦܓܘܥܐ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܝܐ. [ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܦܣܩܐ ܡܕܘܒܠܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ; ܐܬܦܫܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ.] ܒܗܢܐ, ܐܝܟ ܒܟܠ ܡܕܡ, ܐܬܪܟܟܬ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܣܒܠܢܐ.

ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܟܢܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܘ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܣܩܪ̈ܢܐ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܚܙܝܘܬܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܢܐ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܟܠ ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܬܡܢ ܗܘܘ, ܫܒܥܝܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ. ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܕܡܕܒܪ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܬܚܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܢ; ܟܗܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܒܐ, ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܘܥܡ̈ܐ ܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܟܠ, ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦ̈ܐ ܡܒܢܝܢ ܗܢܐ. ܒܪܟܬ ܠܩܝܦܐ ܘܗܘ ܚܘܝ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܝ; ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܚܢܢ ܘܚܕ ܐܘ ܬܪܝܢ ܕܐܚܕܘ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ, ܪܫܐ ܕܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ, ܪܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܘܟܠܝܠ ܝܬܝܪ. ܠܚܢܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܬܡܢ, ܣܕܪܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܟܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ, ܘܠܐ ܣܟ ܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܣܟܝܢ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ. ܐܢܫܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ, ܐܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ, ܫܘܐ ܗܘ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ.

(ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܚܡܫܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܚܢܢ ܐܚܕܘ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ. ܐܠܥܙܪ ܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠ16-17 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ, ܝܘܢܬܢ ܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܒ36-37 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܬܩܛܠ ܒܡܣܪܗܒܘܬܗ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܦܠܝܟܣ. ܬܐܘܦܝܠܘܣ ܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܢܬܢ, ܘܡܬܝܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ. ܚܢܢ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܒ62 ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ, ܘܐܬܩܛܠ ܒܝܕ ܥܡܐ.)

ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܨܩܪܐ, ܥܡ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܐ ܩܛܝ̈ܢܬܐ (ܠܝܗܘܕܝܐ), ܘܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܙܒܢܐ, ܟܕ ܡܬܚܪܟ, ܢܘܨܦܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ. ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܢ ܢܟܝܠܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܪܓܝܓܘܬܐ ܓܙܪܐ ܛܟܣܗ, ܐܠܐ, ܟܕ ܗܘ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܣܛܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܟܗܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܦܠܚܝܢ ܥܡܢ ܘܩܪܝܒ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܨܕܘܩ̈ܝܐ, ܒܥܐ ܥܕܪܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ, ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ, ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܠ

ܢܛܘܪܘܬܐ ܩܫܝܬܐ ܟܠ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܘܠܐܝܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ ܕܩܘܡܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܫܟܚܐ ܠܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܘܠܐܦ ܒܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ.

ܗܫܐ ܚܘܪ ܡܕܡ ܕܗܘܐ. ܠܨܕܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܐܝܬ ܡܘܬܒ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ, ܐܠܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ, ܕܚܝܪܝܢ ܠܨܕܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܒܫܘܚܕܐ ܘܒܠܐ ܬܘܕܝܘ ܐܝܟ ܡܬܦܬܚ̈ܢܐ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܘ(ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ) ܒܡܕܝܢܘܬܐ. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܨܝܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܐܡܪ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܨܕܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܐܪ̈ܝܣܛܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܝ. ܒܬܪ ܡܬܚܙ̈ܢܘܬܐ, ܫܪܝܬ ܒܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܩܝܦܐ ܕܐܒܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܫܒܘ ܟܐܢܐ ܠܡܒܪܟܘܬܢܝ ܒܡܥܠܬܝ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܡܠܠܬ ܒܝܘܢܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܢܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ, ܗܘ ܠܫܢܐ ܕܡܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܒܟܠ ܡܫܪܩܐ. ܩܕܡ ܕܩܝܦܐ ܢܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܢܝܘ ܚܢܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܕܡ ܒܚܪܝܦܘܬܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܒܪܢܝܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܐܡܪ ܩܝܦܐ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܥܝܕܐ ܘܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ, ܟܡܐ ܕ, ܠܐ ܒܥܐ ܩܒܘܠܐ ܛܟܣܢܝܐ ܒܡܥܠܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܗܘܐ ܐܢܐ, ܒܫܪܪܐ ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ, ܬܕܡܪܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ. ܠܐ ܫܐܠܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܚܢܢ, ܐܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܕܐܡܪ ܒܐܪܡܝܬܐ, ܕܡܫܬܡܫܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܝܢܬ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ, ܕܣܦܩ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܐܝܬ ܕܢܘܕܘܢ ܠܡܐܬܝܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܒܟܠ. ܦܢܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ, ܘܒܢ, ܘܐܡܪܬ - ܬܘܒ ܒܝܘܢܝܬܐ - ܕܣܒܪܬ ܕܟܐܒܐ ܛܒ ܗܘܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܕܡܢܥܗ ܡܢ ܡܐܬܝܘ ܠܡܒܪܟܘܬܢܝ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ. ܓܚܟ ܩܠܝܠ ܘܥܢܐ, ܬܘܒ ܒܐܪܡܝܬܐ - ܡܕܡ ܣܢܝܐ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ - ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܓܘܚܟܐ ܟܠܝܐ. ܥܒܕܬ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܠܡܦܫܩܘ ܠܝ ܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ. ܐܬܚܙܝ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܥܨܝܒܐ ܐܡܪ ܕܟܐܒܗ ܛܒ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܡܐ ܢܗܦܟ ܒܐܦ ܙܒܢܐ. ܘܒܢ, ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܡܬܥܣܩܘ ܥܡ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ ܘܡܠܠܬ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܠܛܝܢܝܬܐ, ܠܡܐܠܦܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܬܪܗܘܢ, ܘܦܩܕܬ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܠܡܦܫܩܘ ܠܝܘܢܝܬܐ. ܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܫܝܛܐܝܬ ܕܐܬܪܓܪܓܬ ܥܠ ܩܒܘܠܝ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ, ܘ, ܝܬܝܪ ܥܕܟܝܠ, ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܐܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠܬܐ ܠܡܩܛܪܓܘ ܥܠܝ ܟܡܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܗܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ. ܨܝܬܘ ܒܚܡܝܨܘܬܐ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܡܪ ܩܝܦܐ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܝܕܥܘ ܚܝܘܒܬܗܘܢ ܠܩܣܪ ܘܠܪܗܘܡܐ. ܫܐܠܬ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܥܘܬܐ ܡܕܡ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ ܠܝ, ܘܥܢܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܠܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܠܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܐܢ ܐܗܦܟ ܠܒܘܫ̈ܐ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܠܢܛܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ. ܗܢܐ, ܥܢܝܬ, ܐܝܟ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ, ܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܩܣܪ, ܘܢܬܬܠܐ ܫܠܡܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪܗܘܢ ܐܢ ܐܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܐܦ ܡܬܚܙܝܢܘܬܐ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܡܫܟܬ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܕܐܬܕܡܪܬ ܣܓܝ ܥܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܕܨܒܝܬ ܠܡܒܩܪܘܗܝ; ܠܡܐ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܚܘܘܢ ܠܝ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܢܛܠܝ. ܐܘܕܐ ܩܝܦܐ. ܣܒܪܬ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܘܘ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܒܐ ܢܠܘܘܢ ܠܢ. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܪܘ ܠܚܢܢ. ܐܪܟܢ ܒܩܫܝܘܬܐ. 'ܠܕܪܬܐ ܠܒܪܢܝܬܐ!' ܐܡܪ, ܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܒܝܘܢܝܬܐ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ, ܐܢܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܣܒܠ ܗܘ. 'ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܗܢܐ,' ܐܡܪܬ. 'ܠܐ ܣܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܦ ܒܝܘܢܝܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܒܠܛܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܣܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܒܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܕܪܬܐ ܠܒܪܢܝܬܐ?' ܒܬܪܟܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܩܘܡܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܪܓܬܐ. 'ܘܒܢ ܫܡܥܬ,' ܐܘܣܦܬ, 'ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܩܕ̈ܡܝ ܙܐܪ ܐܦ ܬܘܢܐ ܓܘܢܝܐ ܟܠ.' ܬܬܕܟܪ ܕܟܕ ܓܢܐܘܣ ܦܘܡܦܝܘܣ ܢܣܒ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܙܟܝܘ̈ܬܗ ܡܕܢ̈ܚܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܠܬܘܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܠ - ܥܒܕܐ ܕܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܕܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܫܒܩܘܗܝ. ܥܠܝܟ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܦܢܝ̈ܬܗܘܢ. ܢܗܡܐ ܕܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܢܦܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ; ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܪܩܘ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ; ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܣܒܘ ܥܕܢܐ ܠܘܬܝ. ܩܕܡ ܚܢܢ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ. 'ܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܒܢܦܫܝ,' ܐܡܪܬ, 'ܠܡܐܙܠܘ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܕܪܬܐ ܠܒܪܢܝܬܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܫܪܪܐ ܕܬܐܡܫܟܘܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܝܘܡܢܝܬܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܗ ܕܩܣܪ ܘܕܪܗܘܡܐ.' ܗܢܐ ܐܫܠܝ ܐܢܘܢ, ܡܛܠ ܕܬܕܟܪܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܕ, ܣܒܠ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬܝܢܢ, ܒܫܪܪܐ ܒܥܝܢܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܝܫܐ ܝܘܡܢܝܐ ܕܡܫܬܥܒܕܘܬܐ. (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܦܘܡܦܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ, ܕܥܠ ܠܩܘܕܫ ܩܘܕ̈ܫܐ ܒ63 ܩܕܡ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ.)

ܒܫܘܠܡܐ, ܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܐܣܟܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܘܕܥܘ ܠܝ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܐܦ ܡܓܪܓܢܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܥܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܗܪ ܥܛܠܐ. ܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ, ܐܡܪܬ, ܠܡܦܪܫܘ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܥܛܠܐ ܕܣܘܟܠܗ ܗܘܐ; ܝܕܥܘ ܛܒ ܟܦܝܣ ܡܕܡ ܕܗܘܐ ܟܕ ܓܝܣܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܘ ܛܢܢܐ, ܦܠܓܐ ܡܫܓܫܐ ܥܠ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܐܘ ܥܠ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܬܪܗ, ܫܪܝ ܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܘܠܡܟܢܫܘ ܒܬܪ̈ܐ. ܣܡܟܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܥܕܪܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ. ܥܡ ܗܢܐ ܦܛܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ.

ܐܦܘܢ ܬܪܝܢ ܫܒܘܥ̈ܝܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܥܒܕ ܣܘܒܒܐ ܕܒܩܘܪܐ ܩܕܡ ܕܐܗܦܟ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ. ܥܠܝ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܐ. ܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܡܬܛܥܡܘܬܐ ܕܥܘܫܢܐ ܘܕܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ - ܛܘܦܣܐ ܡܛܪܦܢܐ ܟܠ ܕܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ. ܐܬܚܕܐ ܠܡܦܩܘ, ܐܠܐ ܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܬܒܠܐ ܠܡܫܒܩܘ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܡܫܟܚܐ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܨܘܪܬܢܝܐ, ܘ, ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܘܦܘܠܚܢ ܗܝܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܛܪܦܝܢ ܗܢܐ. ܣܩܪܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܘܕܝ̈ܬܐ ܡܕܢ̈ܚܝܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܛܪܦܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ. ܐܢ ܠܐ ܗܝ ܡܨܪܝܬܐ, ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܗܝ; ܝܬܝܪ ܕܪܐܙܐ ܘܛܟܣܐ ܟܣܝܐ, ܥܬܝܕ̈ܬܐ ܐܢܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܡܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܢܦܫܗܝܢ ܠܟܗܢ̈ܐ. ܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܙܐܪܐ ܕܪܬܐ ܠܒܪܢܝܬܐ ܘܫܐܠܐ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܥܠ ܬܘܢܗܘܢ ܓܘܢܝܐ ܣܪܝܩܐ ܬܕܡܪܢܝܐ. ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܡܕܡ ܬܛܥܐ ܘܬܥܒܪ ܣܝܓܐ. ܗܝܕܝܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܝܘܒܬܝ ܕܠܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܡܥܒܕܗ ܕܬܬܛܒܚ.

ܒܢܝܫܐ, ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܬܪܝܢ ܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܠܟ. ܟܡܐ ܟܢܘܫ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ? ܚܡܫܝܢ, ܬܐܡܪ? ܐܝܬ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܚܡܫ ܡܐܐ. ܘܡܢ ܓܠܐ ܐܠܦܒܝܛܐ? ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܐ ܐܘ ܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ, ܬܥܢܐ. ܠܐ, ܐܒܪܗܡ ܗܘܐ, ܐܒܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܠܐ ܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܬ ܗܢܐ? ܐܝ ܫܘܒܗܪܐ! ܐܦ ܠܐ ܐܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܝܡܢܝܢ, ܐܘ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ. ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܛܒܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܥܝܢ ܓܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܘܕܓܝܓܠܐ ܕܩܪܐ. ܢܚܡܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܒܨܝܪ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܛܒܐ ܠܣܝܦܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܛܒܐ.

ܪܥܝܢܟ ܫܘܝܐ ܘܣܒܠܢܐ, ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ, ܠܐ ܢܘܕܐ ܥܠ ܛܒܥܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܐܘܕܐ ܒܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܐ ܡܛܝܒܐ ܪܘܓܙܝ.

ܬܕܟܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܐܘܕܐ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܟ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܥܠ ܛܢܢܟ ܒܡܣܢܓܪܘ ܥܠ ܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܝ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܦܘܡܦܘܢܝܘܣ ܪܘܦܘܣ. ܡܗܪܬܗ ܡܢ ܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܚܕܬܐ, ܐܢ ܢܬܒܢܐ ܠܥܠܝܘܬܐ ܗܝ, ܢܬܥܪܒ ܥܡ ܩܢܝܢ̈ܝ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ. ܢܟܝܠܐ ܣܟܐ ܟܦܝܣ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܛܟܣ̈ܘܗܝ. ܫܒܘܩ ܠܗ ܠܡܓܠܝܘ ܒܕܝ̈ܢܐ, ܚܒܪܝ, ܐܝ ܫܢܝܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܐܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܒܟ.

ܫܡܥܬ ܒܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܥܒܪ ܕܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܢܛܪܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܛܘܪܢܝܐ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܫܡܗ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗܘ. ܟܕ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܕܥܒܕ ܗܘܐ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܪܓܝܓܘܬܐ, ܘܠܡܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܝܬܝܪ, ܫܕܪܬ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ ܕܒܘܨܪܐ. ܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ, ܐܢ ܢܚܫܘܒ ܐܠܨܢܝܐ, ܠܡܒܥܝܘ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܕܪܓܝܓܘܬܐ ܘܠܡܘܕܥܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܣܘܟܠܗ. ܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܡ, ܐܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܠܡܕܥܘ.

ܛܒܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܫܡܥܬ ܡܢ ܝܘܣܦ. ܐܡܪ ܕܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܠܨܢܝܐ, ܘܒܬܪ ܕܟܢܫ ܫܘܕܥܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܐܙܠ ܠܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܒܥܐ ܠܗ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܦܢܘܬܐ. ܩܪܝܒ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܠ ܫܘܠܛܢܝ - ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܥܪ̈ܛܠܐ ܘܚܪ̈ܒܐ, ܕܡܬܦܪܫܝܢ ܒܦܠܓ̈ܐ ܥܡܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܒܢܗܪ̈ܝ ܡ̈ܝܐ, ܕܕܒܪܝܢ ܒܡܚܬܬܐ ܠܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܘܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ. ܝܬܝܪ ܫܪܝܐ, ܟܡܐ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܛܥܡܘ, ܒܝܕ ܛܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܫ ܢܝܫܐ, ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ, ܓܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܦܠܓܐ ܡܫܓܫ̈ܐ ܐܚܝܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ. ܒܦܩܘܕܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ, ܒܩܪܬ ܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܕܫܡܘܥ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܒܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ. ܡܬܚܙܐ ܕܛܒܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܬܦܫܛ ܘܥܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܫܪܝܢ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܦܩܝܢ ܒܣܒܪܐ ܥܠܝܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܟܪܙܘܬܐ. ܐܬܚܕܐ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܠܝ ܛܘܦܣܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ. ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܢܣܝܘܢܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܛܘܦܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܪܓܝܓܘܬܐ ܘܐܬܥܣܩ ܥܡܗ ܒܩܫܝܘܬܐ.

ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܦܘܢܝܘܣ. ܠܐ ܬܒܨܪ ܐܦ ܥܣܩܐ. ܡܕܡ ܕܐܠܨܢܝ ܗܘ ܠܐ ܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ ܕܩܢܝܢ̈ܝ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܢܬܢܛܪܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܘܡܦܘܢܝܘܣ ܢܬܚܙܐ ܕܢܟܝܠܐ ܗܘ.

ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܫܡܘܥܐ ܥܝܢܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܡܕܡ ܕܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ ܥܒܕܢܝ ܩܪܝܒ ܚܕܐ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ. ܚܒܪܐ ܡܫܘܬܦܐ ܕܝܠܢ - ܛܒ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܠܡܬܒܘ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ - ܟܬܒ ܠܝ ܕܣܝܐܢܘܣ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܫܐܠܢܐ ܗܘ ܠܡܙܘܓܘ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܩܣܪ, ܐܠܐ ܒܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܒܒܣܘܪܐ ܥܠ ܩܣܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ. 'ܡܠܟܐ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ,' ܩܪܝܗܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ - ܫܡܥܬ ܗܢܐ? ܒܨܝܪ ܐܣܬܟܢ ܠܡܟܬܒܘ ܡܠ̈ܐ. ܐܢ ܡܕܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܡܛܝܢ ܠܐܕܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܩܣܪ, ܐܬܚܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܝܒ ܐܢܐ ܣܝܡܬܝ ܠܗ.

ܝܘܣܦ ܗܦܟ ܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܡܠܟܐ ܥܡܗ ܘܥܡ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܩܫܝܘܬܐ ܡܕܡ ܒܥܩܒܘ ܡܟܪܙܢܐ. ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܣܩܘ ܛܘܪܐ ܘܠܡܚܬܘ ܠܦܩܥܬܐ ܒܟܠ ܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܕܥܕܢܐ, ܘܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܥܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܪܚܝܡܬܐ ܒܝܕ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܦ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܘܘ. ܐܝܬ ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܦ, ܣܓܝ; ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ, ܐܠܐ ܣܓܝ ܛܒܐ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܗ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܒܓܒܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ, ܘܟܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܫܡܪܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ. ܟܕ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܓܠܐ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ - ܐܢܫܐ ܡܬܢܝܚ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ - ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܫܟܚ? ܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܠܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ, ܕܢܛܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܡܬܠ ܡܕܒܪܗ. ܡܠܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܩܪܝܒ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܐܬܪܝ ܘܢܥܒܪ ܠܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ. ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܢ ܐܬܠ ܠܗ ܪܡܙܐ.

ܐܝܟ ܛܘܦܣܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ ܗܘ 'ܦܠܓܐ ܠܒܝܫܐ, ܦܠܓܐ ܡܝܬ ܒܟܦܢܐ ܘܦܠܓܐ ܡܫܓܫܐ', ܐܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܠܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܘ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ. [ܐܬܦܫܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ; ܠܡܐ "ܐܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ".] ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܗܘ ܕܚܫܒ, ܐܘ ܬܘܒ, ܠܡܐ, ܡܕܡ ܕܓܒܝܢ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܕܣܘܟܠܗ. ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܪܒܐ, ܥܕܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ, ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܣܟܝܢ, ܐܬܐ, ܘܠܗܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܣܘܟܠܗ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܕܡ ܚܕ: ܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܗܪ̈ܘܕܣܝܐ, ܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ, ܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܗܓܡ̈ܘܢܐ, ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܐܘ ܡܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ. ܚܫܒܐ ܕܚܐܪܘܬܐ, ܕܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ, ܕܗܦܟܬܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܬܫܒܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܗܢܝܘ ܬܚܝܬ ܡܠܟ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܐ - ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܓܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ. ܐܡܪ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܡܘܕܥܘ ܕܗܘ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܣܟܝܐ ܘܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܢܘܪܐ. ܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܬܚܙܝܢܘܬܐ, ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܝܘܣܦ, ܕܗܘ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܗܘ, ܐܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܕܡ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܒܝܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ: ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܐܬܐ, ܘܕܒܩܪܝܒ, ܕܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ. ܫܐܠܬ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ ܘܗܘ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܟܣܝܐ ܗܘ. ܫܐܠܬܗ ܐܢ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܘܝܐ ܠ'ܡܫܝܚܐ' - ܡܛܠ ܕܬܕܟܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܩܝܦܐ ܡܠܠ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܐܡܪ ܠܐ; ܕܩܕܡ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܐܬܝܘ, ܐܝܟ ܟܬܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ, ܐܝܙܓܕܐ ܕܫܘܩܕܐ ܐܘ ܢܒܝܐ - ܡܕܡ ܕܬܨܒܐ ܠܡܩܪܝܘܗܝ - ܘܕܟܕ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܡܛܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܟܠ ܥܡܐ ܢܕܥܘܢ ܕܦܪܘܩܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܥܬܝܕ ܠܡܐܬܝܘ ܒܬܪܟܢ.

ܬܚܙܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܫܘܝܐ ܗܘ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܢܒܐ ܩܪܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܚܕܬܐ; ܚܙܝܬܗ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܬܬܥܩܒ ܒܝܕ ܗܝ ܕܦܪܘܩܐ, ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܩܣܪ ܘܪܗܘܡܐ ܢܬܠܘܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܠܥܕܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ, ܬܘܕܐ, ܕܚܫܒ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ ܢܛܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܢܬܐܦܣܘܢ ܠܡܬܦܫܛܘ ܒܝܢܬ ܥܡܐ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܣܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܒܐܘܝܪܐ ܗܪܟܐ. ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܣܟܐ, ܣܟܐ, ܠܡܕܡ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ. ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܫܪܪܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܟܠ ܠܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗܘ ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ, ܘܬܡܢ ܗܘ ܕܒܩܪܝܒ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܣܝܡܘܗܝ.

ܟܬܒܬ ܠܩܝܦܐ ܒܡܒܥܝܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܠܗ ܘܠܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܒܡܘܕܥܘ ܠܗ ܡܕܡ ܕܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ. ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܘܕܥܘ ܠܝ ܩܕܡ ܗܫܐ.

ܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܛܥܝܘ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܟ ܡܕܡ ܡܓܚܟܢܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܐܡܪ ܠܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܕ, ܠܡܥܒܕ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܫܘ̈ܝܐ ܠܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܐܬܝܢ, ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܟܝܟܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܚܝܘ. ܗܢܐ ܡܥܝܩ ܠܝ, ܐܝܟ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܐܢ ܝܕܥܬ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܪܚܡܝܢ ܦܠܓܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܒܟܠ. ܒܚܫܒܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܠܡܬܡܟܟܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ; ܐܦ ܠܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ. ܥܕܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܟܠ ܛܒ ܗܘ, ܐܠܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܗ ܗܘ ܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܥܡ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܟܐܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܠܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ, ܠܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܘܠܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܡܕܥܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܒܪܝ ܚܢܢ ܚܫܒ ܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܦܩܘܕܐ ܕܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܡܨܠܚܐ ܕܦܠܛ ܡܢ ܟܗܠܐ! ܐܠܐ ܟܒܪ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ. ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܡܬܥܘܕ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܣܒܘ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܐܝܬ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܘܡܒܣܪܝܢ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܫܦܝܬܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. [ܐܬܦܫܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ; ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ ܡܥܘܪܒ ܗܘ ܗܪܟܐ.] ܚܢܢ ܘܩܝܦܐ ܢܬܠܘܢ ܠܗ ܛܟܣܐ ܩܠܝܠ (ܬܘܕܝܘ/ܦܘܪܩܢܐ). ܫܪܝܪ ܐܢܐ, ܝܬܝܪ ܐܢ ܚܘܝ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܥܡܝܐ. ܟܠ ܛܒ ܗܘ ܠܝܗܘܗ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܘܠܕܘ ܥܕܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ, ܐܠܐ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܒܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܣܟܝܢ ܠܡܬܫܐܠܘ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ.

ܗܢܐ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܠܝ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܠܡܐܫܪܘ ܢܦܫܝ. ܐܣܟܐ ܠܐܓܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܝܦܐ, ܐܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܢܐܡܪ, ܗܫܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܫܢܘ ܚܝܠܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܬܘܕܝܬܟ.

ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܕܩܣܪ̈ܐ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܫܡܥܬ ܡܢ ܩܝܦܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܫܕܪ ܠܝ ܦܘܢܝܐ ܫܠܛܢܝܐ ܕܐܬܛܟܣ ܒܢܛܝܪܘܬܐ ܟܠ. ܠܡܐ ܬܨܒܐ ܟܬܒܗ. ܐܡܪ: 'ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ, ܟܕ ܫܕܪܬ ܡܬܠ̈ܢܐ ܠܡܫܐܠܘ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ ܘܟܕ ܐܬܣܦܩܬ ܕܠܐ ܒܥܐ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ, ܕܚܫܒܐ ܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܥܘܠܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܢܟܐܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܣܝܡܘܗܝ ܒܕܝܢܐ. ܒܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܘܕܝܐ ܕܥܘܫܢܐ ܐܙܪܚܝܐ ܠܡܐ ܢܣܒ ܚܫܒܐ ܦܬܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܕܫܘܠܡ̈ܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܬܥܩܒܘܢ ܡܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܗ.' ܫܕܪ ܩܝܦܐ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܦܪܝܫܐ ܒܝܕ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ. ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܛܠܐ ܠܡܣܒܝ

ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܐܢ ܚܫܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܨ̈ܐ. ܫܪܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܠܒܐ ܗܘ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܣܒܪܝܢ ܕܐܥܒܕ. ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܫܥܝܢܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ ܠܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܛܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܠܐ ܗܘ ܗܟܢܐ. ܢܨܒܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܦܩܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ, ܐܠܐ ܢܛܒ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܐܥܒܪܗ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܢܣܒܠܘܢ ܣܢܝܘܬܐ. ܥܠ ܡܠܬܝ, ܠܐ ܐܥܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܚܫܒܬ ܥܠ ܛܟܣܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܠܡܐܠܦܘ ܐܦ ܐܢܘܢ, ܘܐܦ ܥܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ, ܡܢ ܗܘ ܡܕܒܪܗܘܢ ܗܪܟܐ. ܐܡܪܬ ܠܟ ܕܓܙܪܬ ܠܡܫܕܪܘ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܝܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܥܒܕ ܫܓܘܫ̈ܝܐ. ܓܙܪܬ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܕܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܚܕ̈ܬܐ ܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܢܛܥܢܘܢ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܐܡܦܪܛܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܟܕ ܥܐܠܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. 'ܐܝ ܫܓܘܫܝܐ!' ܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܕܐܡܪ, ܘܒܚܕ ܬܩܪܐ ܚܙܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܓܘܫܝܐ, ܕܥܘܛܦܐ ܘܕܩܪܒܐ ܦܬܝܚܐ. ܐܠܐ ܨܝܬ. ܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܕܝܠܟ ܐܫܪܪܐ ܟܦܝܣ ܠܚܪܝܦܘܬܐ. ܚܫܒ ܐܢܬ ܕܒܠܚܘܕ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܢܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ? ܚܝ̈ܠܝ ܢܥܠܘܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܡܬܚܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ. ܒܨܦܪܐ, ܟܕ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܢܩܘܡܘܢ, ܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ, ܢܟܢܫܘܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ, ܢܚܙܘܢ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ, ܥܡ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ, ܟܒܪ ܕܐܬܣܝܡܘ ܥܠ ܫܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ. ܢܥܘܛܘܢ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ, ܬܐܡܪ? ܐܡܪ ܗܢܐ ܠܝܡ̈ܐ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܢܣܘ ܗܢܐ, ܐܝ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܫܕܪܘ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ! ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܥܝ̈ܩܐ, ܢܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܩܛܝܪܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܥܠ ܨܠܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܩܣܪ ܘܥܠ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܝܩܪܬ ܥܛܠ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܟܢܐ ܣܓܝ ܕܫܕܪܬ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܟܣܝܐ ܕܚܫܟܐ! ܡܢܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܥܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܚܒܪ ܐܘܡܬܐ ܥܠ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܗܝ? ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ, ܐܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܝ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܒܦܩܘܕܝ. ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ. ܟܕ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܬܫܡܥ ܕܡܡܠܠܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܥܬܝܕ ܠܡܬܐܚܕܘ ܘܬܚܙܐ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܒܡܨܥܗ, ܬܬܚܫܒ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܬܩܘܡ ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ. ܩܝܦܐ ܢܬܕܡܪ ܥܠ ܠܐ ܢܛܝܪܘܬܝ, ܐܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܬܛܥܡܘܢ ܕܦܠܓܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܬܐ, ܘܝܗܒܬ ܠܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܦܩ̈ܘܕܘܗܝ.

ܫܕܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܦܚܪܐ ܣܘܪܝܐ ܡܕܡ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܥܒܕ̈ܝܟ ܢܛܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܝܠܝ. ܐܡܪܬ ܠܕܝܠܝ ܕܗܘ ܕܢܛܠܩ ܙܘܓܐ ܐܘ ܨܠܡܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܢܬܚܙܐ ܒܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ, ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܙܘܢܐ.

ܝܘܩܪܗ ܕܪܗܘܡܝܐ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܒܪܟܢܝ, ܚܒܪܝ, ܠܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܛܒܐ. ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܛܥܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܕܐܝܛܠܝܐ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ. ܐܝܬܝܬ ܬܪܝܢ ܡܫܘܚ̈ܢܐ, ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܘܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܦܩܕܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܠܝ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܡܕܡ ܬܘܒ, ܠܡܒܢܝܘ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ, ܘܠܡܕܒܪܘ ܡܬܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܢ ܡܒܘܥ̈ܐ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܠܐ ܐܩܒܠ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܘ ܐܡܬܝ ܢܩܒܠ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܐ ܡܕܢ̈ܚܝܐ? ܚܝܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܙܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܟܕ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܛܢܦܘܬܗܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܪܛܢܝܢ ܕܡܥܝܩ ܟܣܦܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܥܠ ܥܒܕ̈ܐ ܥܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܗܘ ܨܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܢܘܢ. ܗܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܣܪ ܐܘܓܘܣܛܘܣ - ܐܘ ܗܘܐ ܝܘܠܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ - ܕܩܪܐ ܠܗܢܐ ܝܘܩܪܗ ܕܪܗܘܡܝܐ, ܕ, ܐܦ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܢܘܢ ܪ̈ܓܫܘܗܝ, ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܦܠܛܘ ܡܢܗ?

ܗܐ ܬܗܝܡܢ ܕܒܫܡܪܝܢ ܠܝܬ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ, ܟܕ ܦܠܚ̈ܢ, ܐܦ ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܘܐܦ ܐܙܪ̈ܚܝܐ, ܣܩܝܢ ܬܡܢ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܠܚܘܠܡܢܗܘܢ? ܥܠ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܬܘܒ ܗܝ ܕܪܗܛܐ ܒܚܠܝܦ ܣܦܬܐ ܘܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܪܗܛܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ. ܚܝ̈ܠܢ ܢܬܢܝܚܘܢ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܣܓܝ ܝܬܝܪ, ܘܗܟܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܦ ܬܐܓܘܪܘܬܐ ܘܪܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܣܓܘܕ̈ܐ, ܕܢܥܕܪܘܢ ܠܗܘ ܕܢܬܚܠܦ ܒܬܪܝ. ܥܠ ܡܬܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ, ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܚܠܨܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܥܠܝܗ ܢܣܝܡܘܢ ܠܝ ܨܠܡܐ. ܘܒܢ, ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ, ܫܘܐܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܡܛܪܦ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܗܘ, ܡܢ ܢܦܪܥ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܚܝܝܢ ܒܟܠ ܬܚܝܬ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܗܫܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܛܥܡܘ. ܟܐܢܐܝܬ, ܠܡܐ, ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ 50,000 ܫܪ̈ܝܐ, ܘܐܝܬ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܩܠܝܠ ܒܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܣܦܩܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ ܣܓ̈ܘܕܐ ܡܛܝܢ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܐܠܦ̈ܝܢ. ܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܓܙܪܐ, ܐܠܐ ܟܠܝܠ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܦܠܓܐ ܡܠܝܘܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܠܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܚܕܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܡܠܝܐ ܗܝ; ܕܡܟܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܓܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܦ ܒܫܘܩ̈ܐ, ܘܟܢܫܝܢ ܒܟܬ̈ܐ ܟܠ ܨܦܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܡܚܕܪܢܝܐ. ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܣܒܝܢ ܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܫܬܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܡܫܝܓܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܛܟܣܢܝ̈ܬܐ? ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܟ, ܐܢ ܠܐ ܠܡܐ ܦܬܟܪܗܘܢ ܝܗܘܗ ܡܣܦܩ ܗܢܐ ܒܬܕܡܪܬܐ ܐܘ ܥܐܕܐ ܚܫܒ ܐܝܟ ܫܒܬܐ ܡܬܐܡܫܟܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܫܬܝܘ ܒܟܠ. ܘܒܢ, ܡ̈ܝܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ, ܐܦ ܕܟܝ̈ܐ ܘܐܦ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ, ܒܢ ܢܨܒܘܢ ܐܘ ܠܐ, ܘܢܦܪܥܘܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܠܨ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܝܕܐ ܕܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܬܐ.

ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܐܙܠܘ, ܥܡ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ. ܛܥܢܝܢ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܩܣܪ̈ܐ - ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ ܒܢܦܫܗ, ܐܘܓܘܣܛܘܣ ܘܝܘܠܝܘܣ. ܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܚܐ ܕܡܚܪ. ܡܠܠܬ ܥܡ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܒܢܦܫܝ. ܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܫܡܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ ܘܕܩܣܪ̈ܐ ܒܢܛܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܗܘ ܘܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܢܛܪܘܗܝ, ܐܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܓܒܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܓܪܓܬܐ.

ܐܡܪܬ ܠܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܠܡܫܕܪܘ ܟܬܐ, ܠܡܐܚܕܘ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܠܡܫܕܪܘܗܝ ܠܘܬܝ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ. ܥܠܝ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܦ ܙܒܢܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢ ܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܝܕܥ, ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕ, ܕܠܐ ܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܡܬܬܥܠ ܥܠ ܓܒܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܬܚܘܡܐ, ܢܥܒܕ ܟܠ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܡܢܗ.

ܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܗܫܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܠܟ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܪܓܝܓܐ ܟܠ ܕܚܝ̈ܝ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܣܡܬ ܢܘܪܐ ܒܫܘܡܢܐ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܗܝ, ܥܘܛܦܐ ܐܬܦܫܛ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ, ܘܗܪܟܐ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ ܐܬܚܕܪܬ ܒܝܕ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܓܙܢܐ.

ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܟܠ ܐܙܠ ܛܒ. ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܡܛܘ ܠܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܟܕ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܚܫܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܬܣܝܡܘ ܥܠ ܫܘܪ̈ܐ. ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܬܚܙܝܘ ܡܢ ܟܠܝܠ ܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ. ܥܠܝ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܟ ܕܥܡ ܕܢܚܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܫܪܝܢ ܐܬܩܢ̈ܘܗܝܢ ܠܕܒܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܘܒܩܪܝܒ ܟܢܫܐ ܕܣܓ̈ܘܕܐ ܡܬܟܢܫ. (ܥܝܕܐ ܛܒܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܩܘܡܘ ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ.) ܒܨܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܟܕ ܐܢܫ ܡܕܡ ܓܠܐ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܣܟ̈ܝ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ. ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܐ ܕܨܩܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܢܛܪܝܢܢ. ܒܚܕ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܥܘܛܦܐ. ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܪܗܛܘ ܠܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ, ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܟܗܢ̈ܐ, ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܬܪ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܠܡܦܪܣܘ ܛܒ̈ܐ. ܩܝܦܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܚܠܝܦ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܒܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܒܐܦ ܛܟܣܐ ܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܢ ܚܙܝܬܐ ܥܡܝܬܐ. ܐܡܪ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܒܫܦܝܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܘܚܘܝܗܝ ܠܘܬܝ. ܐܡܪ ܩܝܦܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܣܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ; ܟܒܪ ܩܪܐ ܠܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ; ܢܩܛܪܓܘܢ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܠܘܬܝ ܐܠܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܟܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܕܫܚܕ ܗܘܐ ܐܢ ܥܡܐ ܢܬܟܠܐ ܡܢ ܩܛܝܪܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܥܠ ܥܘܫܢܐ. ܠܐ ܙܥ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܘܩܝܦܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܗ ܡܕܡ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ. ܒܟܢ, ܟܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܬܟܢܫܬ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܒܚܠܝܦ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ. ܐܝܡܢܘ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܒܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ. ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܛܥܢܘ ܚܘܛܪ̈ܐ ܘܟܐܦ̈ܐ, ܘܟܕ ܢܦܩ ܩܝܦܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܐܝܡܢܘܗܝ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ, ܟܕ ܩܛܪܓܝܢ ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܬ ܠ'ܣܢܝܘܬܐ' ܗܕܐ ܥܠ ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܣܒܠܘܬܗ ܕܝܠܢ ܘܟܕ ܒܥܝܢ ܕܒܚܕ ܬܡܢܢ ܡܥܒܪܘܬܗ. ܥܢܐ ܩܝܦܐ ܕ

ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܢܥܒܕ ܟܠ ܕܡܫܟܚ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܘܫܢܐ; ܒܚܕ ܢܫܕܪܘܢ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܥܫܝܢܬܐ ܠܘܬܝ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ ܘ, ܐܢ ܠܐ ܐܬܪܟܟ, ܒܚܕ ܢܩܛܪܓܘܢ ܠܩܣܪ ܘܢܒܥܘܢ ܡܥܒܪܘܬܝ. ܐܘܣܦ ܕܐܢ ܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܢܓܒܐ ܠܡܠܘܝܘ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܗܢܐ; ܢܥܕܪܘܢ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܠܝ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܚܪܟܘ ܥܡܝܩܐܝܬ ܒܝܕ ܥܒܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܛܢܦܘܬܐ, ܐܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܥܘܠܐ ܐܠܨܢܝܐ ܠܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܒܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܩܝܦܐ ܐܢܫܐ ܥܪܝܡܐ ܗܘ. ܝܗܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܠܪܘܓܙܗܘܢ ܘܠܢܦܫܗ ܐܘܦܢܐ (ܐܝܟ ܕܣܒܪ) ܕܡܐܝܡܢܘܬܢܝ.

ܟܕ ܢܣܒܘܗܝ ܒܡܠܬܗ, ܐܬܘ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ. ܐܝܢ, ܣܢܩܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܕܝܠܝ, ܫܒܩܘ ܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ ܘܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܠܡܗܠܟܘ, ܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܘܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ, ܠܘܬܝ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ. ܐܬܘ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܐ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ; ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ, ܟܕ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܐܬܦܫܛܘ, ܢܦܩܘ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ. ܟܕ ܫܡܥܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܗܘܐ ܣܠܩܬ ܥܠ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܦܠܛܝܢ - ܗܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܗܫܐ - ܘܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܐܘܟܡ̈ܬܐ ܗܘܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܟܡܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ. ܗܠܟܘ ܒܛܟܣܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܢܝܫܐ, ܟܠ ܚܕ ܥܡ ܒܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܠܡܝܕ̈ܐ ܘܕܡܫܒܚ̈ܢܐ. ܟܠ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܬܡܢ ܗܘܘ, ܡܢ ܢܓܘܕ̈ܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܛܠ̈ܝܐ. ܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܡܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܟܠ ܐܬܘ; ܚܢܢ. ܟܕ ܥܠܬ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܠܦܠܛܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܚܙܘܐ ܥܢܩܝܐ ܕܪܓܝܓܘܬܐ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ. ܫܐܪܟܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܚܝܪ ܒܚܡܝܨܘܬܐ. ܥܡ ܓܪܓܬܐ ܩܠܝܠܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ, ܢܗܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܛܠܐ.

ܩܠܝܠ ܗܢܝܬ ܡܠܠܐ ܥܡ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ. ܩܝܦܐ ܗܘܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ, ܚܢܢ ܥܨܝܒܐ, ܘܒܪܗ ܐܠܥܙܪ (ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ) ܩܠܝܠܐ. ܐܠܐ ܚܕ ܘܟܠ ܕܚܠܝܢ ܠܡܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܚܘܪܐ. ܕܚܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܢ ܣܢܐ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܥܣܩܝܢ ܒܡܚܬܘ ܐܬܪܗܘܢ, ܟܕ ܩܪܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܚܒܪ̈ܝ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ, 'ܥܕܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ' (ܥܘܠܐ ܕܥܘܠ̈ܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܛܒܐ), ܓܢܒ̈ܐ ܘܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܒܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܫܘ̈ܚܕܐ. ܡܢ ܓܒܗܘܢ, ܐܦ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ; ܩܣܪ ܢܣܛܐ ܗܢܐ; ܩܣܪ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܬܚܫܒܢܐ; ܐܦ ܠܐ ܐܢܐ, ܐܦ ܠܐ ܩܣܪ - ܝܬܝܪ ܩܣܪ - ܠܐ ܢܨܒܐ ܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܘܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ ܦܬܝܚܬܐ, ܕܐܬܣܒܪܘ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܐܒܛܠ ܦܩܘܕܝ. ܡܢ ܓܒܝ, ܫܪܝܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܗܘܬ ܢܝܫܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ; ܒܨܝܪ ܣܢܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܝܘܡܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܒܪ ܥܒܕܘ ܠܩܣܪ ܘܠܪܗܘܡܐ; ܢܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܝ ܠܡܐܝܩܪܘ ܪ̈ܓܫܝܗܘܢ ܒܡܫܕܪܘ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܟܣܝܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ; ܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܗܫܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܩܕܡܬܐ ܕܩܣܪ ܘܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܝ̈ܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܫܪܪܐ ܢܝܫܢܝܐ ܕܚܣܝܪܘܬܐ.

ܡܢ ܦܓܘܥܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܘܘ ܗܪܟܐ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܟܠܝܠ, ܐܦ ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܒܦܪܝܫܘܬܐ, ܘܒܦܣ̈ܩܐ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܠܥܡܐ. ܐܡܪܬ ܠܩܝܦܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܡܦܩܕܘ ܥܡܗ ܠܡܗܦܟܘ ܠܒܝܬܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܡܪ ܕܣܓܝ ܟܠ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ ܗܘ ܠܡܢܛܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܫܠܝ̈ܐ ܒܡܘܥܕܘ ܠܡܬܢ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܫܢܝܢܝ. ܡܢܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ, ܟܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܪܝܢ, ܡܬܪܒܝܢ ܒܛܟܣܐ. ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܐܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܣܩܪܢܘܬܐ, ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܕܛܢ̈ܢܐ ܦܪ̈ܝܚܐ ܡܛܝܢ ܡܢ ܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܩܬܐ ܘܥܒܕܝܢ ܡܠ̈ܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ. ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܝܝܢ, ܐܠܐ ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܬܚܪܘܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܟܠܐ ܘܫܬܝܐ ܠܗܘܢ.

ܐܬܪܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܫܠܡܘ, ܐܠܐ ܐܘܕܐ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܗܢܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܠܡܬܥܣܩܘ ܥܡܗ. ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܦܪܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܫܦܟ ܕܡܐ; ܟܠ ܥܡܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܕܠܫܠܡܐ ܘܠܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ (ܘܕܠܐ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܬܛܥܡܝܢ ܩܫܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܗܓܡ̈ܘܢܐ ܐܬܪ̈ܢܝܐ) ܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܒܙܝܢ̈ܐ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ. ܒܓܒܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܠܡܬܪܟܟܘ. ܒܚܡܝܡܘܬܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܐܠܦܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܠܨܢܝ ܗܘ, ܐܝܟ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܛܟܣܐ, ܠܡܬܒܪܘ ܦܪܝܫܘܬܗܘܢ, ܘܥܒܕܬ ܫܘܪܝܐ. ܟܡܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܡܩܘܒܠ ܗܪܟܐ ܡܢ ܪܚܝܩ, ܐܝܬ ܙܘܥܐ ܢܝܚܐ ܐܠܐ ܛܟܣܢܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠܗ ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܕܣܒܠܝܢ ܗܢܐ. ܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܫܪܐ ܠܡܬܒܪܘ ܥܩܫܘܬܗܘܢ ܒܩܪܝܒ, ܥܠܝܢ ܠܡܙܟܝܘ ܝܗܘܕ ܬܘܒ. ܐܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܣܡܟܘ ܥܠ ܥܕܪܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܒܒܝܬܐ, ܐܠܐ ܬܡܢ - ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܟܕ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܢܐ ܥܡ ܐܝܕܐ ܥܠ ܢܨܒܬܐ ܕܣܝܦܐ ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܠܡܣܒܪܘ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܣܓܝ ܡܢܟ.

ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܒܢܦܫܟ ܩܠܝܠ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ.

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ܚܣܪܗ ܕܦܝܠܛܘܣ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܐܘܕܐ ܠܝܘܦܝܛܪ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܦܢܝܐ ܗܘ ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܢܫܗܘܢ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܬܦܢܐ ܠܛܘܪ̈ܐ, ܘܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ, ܣܢܩܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܕܝܠܝ, ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܗܘܐ. ܐܗܘܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܫܠܡܐܝܬ ܥܡܟ, ܡܛܠ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܥܕܪܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܘܕܚܒܪ̈ܝ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܚܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܩܣܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܠܐ ܗܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܟܣܝܘ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܝ ܕܫܪ̈ܪܐ ܠܡܐ ܐܬܦܫܩܘ ܠܗ ܒܝܫܐܝܬ. ܠܐ, ܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܗܘܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܥܡܟ; ܥܠܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܕܚܠܘ ܕܫܪ̈ܪܐ ܠܡܐ ܐܬܡܠܠܘ ܠܗ ܒܫܪܪܐ.

ܒܬܪ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܚܘܝܘ ܐܦ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܬܪܟܟܘܬܐ. ܩܡܘ ܘܝܬܒܘ ܘܕܡܟܘ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܨܠܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܚܠܝܦ ܦܠܛܝܢ ܘܒܫܘܩ̈ܐ ܘܒܪܚܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܬܐ. ܝܬܝܪ ܐܡܪܘ ܨܠܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ. ܟܬܒ ܠܝ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܕܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܗܘܐ ܒܩܘܡܐ ܘܕܗܘ ܐܬܚܕܪ ܒܠܐ ܥܒܕ̈ܐ ܒܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ. ܐܘܕܥ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܫܕܪܬ ܐܝܙܓܕ̈ܐ ܠܗܪܘܕܣ ܐܢܛܝܦܣ, ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܘܠܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܒܥܝܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܥܪܒܘ ܥܡܝ ܥܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܦܘܓܥܐ ܐܠܨܢܝܐ ܒܝܗܘܕ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܦܘܢܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܛܒ ܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܗܘܢ. ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܐܦ ܓܒܘ ܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ ܕ, ܐܢ ܐܠܨܐ, ܢܫܕܪܘܢ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ. ܓܙܪܬ ܠܡܫܬܡܫܘ ܒܐܝܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܕܥܘܫܢܐ ܦܠܚܝܐ. ܐܘܕܥܬ ܕܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܢܛܠܝ - ܝܘܡܐ ܫܬܝܬܝܐ ܕܥܒܕ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ - ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܢܬܟܢܫܘܢ ܒܫܘܩܐ ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܘܐܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܝ. ܒܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܦܩܕܬ ܟܠ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܡܬܛܫܝܘ ܒܒܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܚܕܪ̈ܢܐ. ܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܝ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܦܩܘ ܘܠܡܬܩܕܡܘ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܫܘܩܐ ܗܘ ܐܬܪܐ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܕܢܐܚܕ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ, ܘܡܠܐ ܗܘܐ. ܥܘܛܦܐ, ܟܕ ܡܛܝܬ, ܠܐ ܡܬܬܒ ܗܘܐ. ܥܣܪ ܕܩܝ̈ܩܝܢ ܥܘܛܘ ܥܠܝ ܘܚܕ ܥܠ ܚܕ. ܐܬܢܗܓܘ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܫܓܫ̈ܐ. ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪܘ; ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܐܢ ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܝܕܥܘ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ. ܟܗܢ̈ܐ, ܕܥܒܕܘ ܣܕܪܐ (ܠܡܢܛܪܘܬܢܝ, ܗܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ) ܩܕܡ ܒܝܡܐ ܡܪܝܡܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܝܬܒܬ, ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܫܠܝܘܬܐ. ܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܩܡܬ, ܝܗܒܬ ܢܝܫܐ ܠܦܠܚ̈ܝ ܘܥܒܕܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܢܦܘܩ. ܗܢܐ ܐܫܠܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܣܢܝܬܐ ܘܩܝܦܐ, ܟܕ ܣܠܩ ܠܒܝܡܐ, ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܒܥܬ ܡܢܝ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܝ (ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ) ܘܕܚܝܘܒܬܗܘܢ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܨܝܬܘ ܒܫܠܝܘܬܐ. ܗܘܘ ܫܠܝ̈ܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ.

ܫܦܝܐ ܗܘܝܬ, ܡܬܪܟܟܢܐ ܗܘܝܬ. ܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܩܣܪ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܪܓܝܓܐ ܠܐ ܠܡܬܥܪܒܘ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܬܛܟܣܐ ܡܢ ܗܓܡ̈ܘܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܡܐܝܩܪܘ ܥܛܠ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ, ܥܒܕܐ ܡܕܒܪܢܝܐ ܚܠܨܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ

ܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܣܒ ܦܪܝܫܘܬܐ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܘ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܣܒܪܘ ܠܡܬܦܛܪܘ ܡܢ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ, ܐܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܕܐܙܪܚܘܬܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܬܐ, ܕܫܘ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܘ ܠܟܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܡܬܝܩܪܐ. ܒܗܢܐ ܢܗܡ̈ܐ ܩܡܘ. ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ, ܐܡܪܬ, ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܐܦ ܒܥܘܬܐ ܟܐܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܟܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܗܦܟܘ ܒܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܠܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܢܐ, ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܬܥܒܕܘ. ܐܘ ܗܐ ܨܒܘ ܠܡܥܠܘ ܠܬܚܪܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ? ܦܣܩܬ ܒܚܕ ܘܝܗܒܬ ܢܝܫܐ. ܒܚܕ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܐܬܚܙܝܘ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܓܒܐ ܘ, ܥܡ ܟܠ ܙܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥܬܝܕ̈ܐ ܠܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܒܚܕ, ܐܚܕܪܘ ܠܥܡܐ.

ܡܢܐ ܬܣܒܪ ܕܥܒܕܘ, ܕܠܐ ܡܬܫܡܫ̈ܐ [?] ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ? ܠܡܦܠܘ ܠܛܘܥܝܝ, ܠܡܪܥܕܘ ܩܕܡ ܣܝܦܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ, ܠܡܒܥܝܘ ܠܡܦܠܛܘ? ܠܐ ܚܘܝܘ ܐܦ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܢܐ. ܠܡܥܘܛܘ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ, ܠܡܦܠܘ ܠܬܚܪܘܬܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܐܝܡܢܬ ܐܢܘܢ? ܠܐ ܠܣܢܝܬܐ. ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܐܬܣܒܪܘ ܘܠܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܐܦ ܩܠܐ ܐܘ ܙܘܥܐ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܥܘܛ ܥܠܝܐܝܬ ܒܐܪܡܝܬܐ ܘ, ܟܕ ܥܪܛܠ ܨܘܪܗ ܠܣܝܦܐ, ܐܪܟܢ ܩܕܡ ܦܠܚܐ ܩܪܝܒܐ ܟܠ ܠܗ. ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܝ, ܕܛܒ ܢܣܒܘܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܠܡܬܪܟܟܘ. ܒܚܕ ܥܩܒܘ ܛܘܦܣܗ. ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ, ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ, ܐܪܟܢܘ ܥܡ ܨܘܪ̈ܐ ܥܪ̈ܛܠܐ, ܣܕܪܐ ܒܬܪ ܣܕܪܐ, ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܨܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܛܒܚܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܛܝ̈ܒܐ ܒܛܟܣܐ ܛܒܐ ܟܠ ܩܛܠܐ ܕܣܘܓܐܐ. ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܦ̈ܐ, ܠܡܣܟܝܘ ܕܘܪܗܘܢ. [ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ ܡܥܘܪܒ/ܡܥܘܪܒ ܗܘ ܒܦܣܩܐ ܗܢܐ; ܐܬܦܫܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ.] ܐܬܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܚܟܢܝܐ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܛܒ ܠܡܦܩܕܘ ܩܛܠܐ ܕܣܘܓܐܐ. ܚܣܪܬ ܘܫܬܒܗܬ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܡܥܒܕܘܗܝ. ܐܦ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܪܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܦܣܩܘܗܝ, ܟܕ ܢܬܠ ܠܝ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܟܠ. ܚܣܪܬ ܘܝܕܥܬܗ. ܒܨܝܪ ܣܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܣܒܪܬ ܪܥܝܢܝ. ܣܝܡܬ ܠܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܒܐ ܠܡܥܩܒܘܬܢܝ ܘܐܬܦܢܝܬ ܠܡܠܟܐ. ܫܒܘܩ ܠܝ ܠܡܦܣܩܘ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܝ. ܐܘܕܥܬ ܕܐܬܛܥܡܬ ܥܡܝܩܐܝܬ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ (ܘܗܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܟܦܝܣ), ܐܠܐ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܐܛܥܡܢܝ ܟܠ ܗܘܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܘܓܙܪܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܕܚܘܝܘ. ܐܢ ܗܘܐ ܐܚܪܢܝܘܬܐ, ܐܢ ܒܥܘ ܠܡܐܝܡܢܘܬܢܝ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ - ܐܠܐ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ ܫܘܚܕܐ ܘ, ܟܕ ܠܡܐ ܬܓܚܟ, ܐܫܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܕܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕܘ. ܐܘܕܝܘ ܠܝ ܒܩܫܝܘܬܐ ܘܩܝܦܐ ܢܦܩ ܘܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܚܕܘܬܐ, ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܘ, ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ, ܨܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ̈ܬܐ. ܝܗܘܗ ܢܣܒ ܛܒܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. [ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܡܒܘܥܐ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܡܫܬܡܫ ܒ"ܝܗܘܗ" ܗܪܟܐ.] ܟܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܢܦܩܘ, ܟܕ ܡܙܡܪܝܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܫܒܘܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܙܡܪܘ ܟܡܐ ܕܢܫܟܚܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ [ܛܒܥܐ ܐܬܥܪܒ ܒܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܬܚܐ ܒܨܘܪܬܐ; ܣܘܟܠܐ ܡܬܐܡܫܟ ܬܚܝܬ] ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܘ ܒܝ ܘܒܟܗܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܡܗܦܟܘ ܒܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܠܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ, ܟܕ ܡܙܡܪܝܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܫܒܘܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܙܡܪܘ ܟܡܐ ܕܢܫܟܚܘܢ.

ܝܘܡܐ ܡܕܡ ܢܩܒܠܘܢ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܡܫܚܠܦܐ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܡܢܝ. ܐܢ ܩܣܪ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܛܟܣܗ ܕܣܒܠܐ ܣܒܠܢܝܐ, ܐܢ ܛܢ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܝܚܐ ܢܣܚܦܘܢ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ, ܐܢ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܢܗܠܟܘܢ - ܗܐ ܝܗܘܗ ܢܦܨܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܝܕܝܢ? ܒܬܪ ܟܠ, ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܥܝܬ ܠܡܐܠܨܘ ܐܝܩܪܐ

ܚܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܘܠܘܬ ܚܒܪ̈ܝ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܟܠ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܬܡܛܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ. ܒܬܪ ܟܠ, ܐܒܕܬ ܩܘܒܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܩܣܪ ܘܨܠܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܫܠܛܘ ܥܠ ܗܝܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒܘܥܐ. ܫܘܪܝܐ ܗܘ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܐܒܕܬ ܩܘܒܝܐ. [ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܦܣ̈ܩܐ ܡܕܘܒ̈ܠܐ/ܡܥܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ; ܐܬܦܫܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܛܒܥ.]

ܗܫܐ ܣܟܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܗܫܐ ܠܡܐܚܕܘܗܝ ܒܥܩܒ̈ܘܗܝ. ܟܕ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܛܝܚܐܝܬ ܗܪܟܐ ܒܓܐܘܠ [ܐܬܛܒܥ "ܓܐܘܠ"; ܩܪܝܒ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ "ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ"], ܣܝܦܐ ܢܬܥܣܩ ܥܡܗ. ܐܢ ܙܟܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܬܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܕܥܕܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܫܪܝ, ܒܨܝܪ ܐܢܛܪ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܚܐ ܠܡܚܙܝܘܗܝ.

ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܝܬ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܛܪܓܕܝ̈ܬܟ ܠܟܢܫܐ ܡܫܒܚܢܐ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ? ܫܪܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܡܠܝܐ ܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ. ܗܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܬܡܢ ܠܡܨܝܬܘ ܐܢܝܢ. ܗܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܗܪܟܐ ܕܬܣܝܡ ܐܢܝܢ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܩ̈ܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ, ܥܡܝ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܚܕܘܬܐ.

ܐܚܝܕܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܝܕ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܐܢܛܝܦܣ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܗܦܟ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܝܬܐ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܛܒ̈ܝܢ ܕܫܘܕܥܐ. ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܗܘܝܬ ܥܡܝܐ ܒܐܪܝܟܘ, ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܬܚܘܡܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܒܚܠܝܦ ܢܗܪܐ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ. ܐܬܪܐ ܐܠܨܢܝܐ ܟܠ ܗܘ, ܡܛܠ ܕܬܐܓܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܦܩܥܬܐ ܬܚܬܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܥܒܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܥܠܬܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܘ. ܙܒܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܗܫܐ ܩܛܪ̈ܓܐ ܕܥܘܛܦܐ ܟܠܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܗܝܠܐ ܕܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܐܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܝ. ܓܒܝܐ ܪܫܐ ܗܘ - ܗܘܐ, ܐܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ - ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܛܒܥܐ ܬܚܬܝܐ. ܓܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܬܐܓܪ̈ܐ ܒܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܒܣܡܠܐ ܘܥܒܕ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܡܛܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܒܝܬ ܓܙܝ. ܚܕ ܡܢ ܬܚܬܘ̈ܗܝ, ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܕܚܫܒ ܕܠܐ ܢܣܒ ܗܘܐ ܦܠܓܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܕܒܙ̈ܐ, ܐܫܠܡܗ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܬܚܬܘ̈ܐ. ܥܒܕܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܗܘܐ; ܢܛܪܘ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܟܣܦ̈ܢ ܐܦ ܚܠܦ ܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܘܛܦ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ. ܕܢܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܫܕܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܬܪ ܠܐܪܝܟܘ, ܪܫܐ ܠܡܬܨܠܒܘ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܡܬܢܓܕܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܚܕܝܘ, ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܓܒܝܐ ܪܫܐ ܓܙܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܣܢܐܘܗܝ ܠܡܥܠܘ ܠܦܘܠܚܢܢ. ܗܫܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܣܢܝܘ ܗܘ ܕܢܬܚܠܦ ܒܬܪܗ, ܡܛܠ ܕܐܣܝܡ ܡܘܕܥܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܗ. ܥܠܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܣܡܟܘ ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܛܠ ܒܝܕ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܗ. ܛܒ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܠܛ ܡܢܝ. ܐܙܠ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܡܦܢܘ̈ܬܗ ܕܟܪܙܘܬܐ ܠܐܬܪܗ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ. ܫܘܠܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܘܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܡܢ: ܟܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܡܣܟܢ̈ܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܛܘܥܝܝ ܘܕܨܒܝܢ ܠܡܕܥܘ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܥܩܒܘ ܡܕܒܪܘܬܗ. ܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܥܡ ܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܐܦ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܢܢ. ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܥܛܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܒܐܬܪܗ, ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܢܬܫܕܪܘܢ ܠܡܥܕܪܘܗܝ, ܘܟܕ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܬܡܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܒܝܩܐ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܓܚܟܢܝܬܐ. ܝܕܥ ܗܢܐ ܘܣܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ. ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܒܛܝܚܐܝܬ ܐܬܣܝܡ ܗܫܐ ܒܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܟܝܪܘܣ, ܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܛܒ, ܚܫܟܐ, ܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܫܪܩܐ ܕܝܡܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ. ܐܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ. ܐܢ ܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܣܘܟܠܐ, ܢܣܝܡ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܗ. ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܘܦܢܐ ܒܛܝܚܐ ܗܘ, ܗܝܡܢܬܢܝ, ܥܡ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܡܚܠܛܝܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܘܡܕܝܢܘܬܗܘܢ.

ܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܒܠܐ, ܒܡܬܚܫܒܘܬܐ, ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܢܣܒ ܥܒܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ. ܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܣܢܝܘܬܐ ܢܬܚܒܪ ܠܗ, ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܬ ܒܬܪ̈ܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ. ܐܠܐ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ, ܟܕ ܕܡܟ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ, ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܡܬܥܣܩܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܓܒܝܐ ܕܡܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܟܘ ܗܘ ܚܠܦܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ.

ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܡܫܩܝܬܐ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܠܐ ܐܬܕܡܪܬ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܗܪ̈ܘܕܣܝܐ ܣܡܘ ܩܛܪܓܐ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܟܕ ܫܡܥܘ ܥܠ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ. ܟܠܒ̈ܐ! ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܝܕ̈ܐ ܕܓܢܣ̈ܐ ܡܚܠܛ̈ܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܒܥܝܢ. ܐܠܐ - ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܠܐ ܣܟ ܠܟ ܘܠܚܒܪ̈ܝ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ - ܙܟܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ. ܩܒܠܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܫܠܛܢܝܬܐ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܩܣܪ (ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܒܝܕ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܫܘܚܪ̈ܪܐ ܕܣܝܐܢܘܣ) ܕܡܒܪܟܬܢܝ ܥܠ ܡܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܦܟ ܕܡܐ ܘܒܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܩܛܪܓܬܢܝ ܥܠ ܥܒܕܝ ܒܡܥܠܘ ܠܗ. ܡܬܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܡܚܣܪܘ; ܥܠ ܐܢܫ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܐܪܝܟܐܝܬ ܩܕܡ ܡܣܒ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܟܕ ܥܩܒ ܟܠ ܩܘܡܬܐ.

ܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܥܣܩ ܗܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܦܝܣ ܒܛܟܣ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ. ܫܒܘܥ̈ܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܫܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܚܕ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܒܚܕ ܫܕܪ ܠܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ, ܫܦܝܬܐ

[ܠܡܦܢܝܘ ܠ?] ܥܒܕܐ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܕܡܫܩ̈ܝܬܐ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܚܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܟܬ̈ܐ ܕܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܛܘܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ. [ܡ]ܣܝܡ ܗܢܐ, ܣܢܩܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܝܠܝ, ܠܐ 'ܐܘܪܚܐ,' ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܦ ܗܝ ܕܪܗܛܐ ܡܢ ܣܦܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܗܝ ܕ[ܬܕܒܪ] ܠܐܪܝܟܘ. 'ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܬܛܪܦ?' ܬܐܡܪ. 'ܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܦܘܪܣܢܘܬܐ?' ܠܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܕܡ̈ܐ [ܠ?] ܡܫܩܝܬܐ. ܐܗܘܐ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܥܠ ܡܫܩܝܬܐ, ܐܫܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ. ܐܣܡܟ ܥܠܝ ܠܡܛܝܘ ܫܡܝ ܠܫܥܝܢܐ. ܐܦ ܐܢܬ ܙܒܢܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܬܪ ܟܠܝܠ ܫܒܘܥ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܙܠܬ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ. ܐܝܬ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥܐ ܡܝܠ̈ܐ [ܡ]ܬܚܫܒ̈ܐ ܠܡܓܬܘ ܘܪܕܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܪܐ ܠܐܒܪܐ ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܐܢ̈ܐ ܕܩܛܥܝܢ ܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ, ܡܕܟܕܝܢ [?] ܣܝܡ ܫܬܐܣ̈ܐ ܠܣܘܟܝ̈ܐ. ܢܓܕܝܢ ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܡܚܕܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ, ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ [ܝܘܪ]ܕܢܐ, ܐܕܘܡܝܐ, ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܣܘܪܝܐ, ܐܠܐ ܒܩܘܛܠܐ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܐܡܪܐ ܕܢܬܝܬܪ. ܕ[ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ?] ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܥܡܗ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܒܥܝܢ ܠܡܥܕܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܒܣܘܪܐ ܠܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܠ[?] ܦܬܐ ܠܡܝܬܝܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܝ ܛܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܢܨܒܘܢ ܛܒ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܡܐܙܠܘ ܕܠܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ, ܐܘ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܐܢܝܢ ܥܦܪ̈ܐ, ܡܢ ܠܡܣܒ ܡܕܡ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ [?] ܬܫܥܝܬܐ. ܐܝܬ ܪܒܝ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܟܠܗ. [ܦܪ]ܐܢܐ. ܐܘ ܠܡܐ, ܐܘܣܦ, ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܚܕ - ܢܦܫܗ.

[ܫܘܠܡܐ?] ܕܡܫܩܝܬܐ [ܥܠܝ ܝܘܩܪ?] ܗܘ. ܪܓܝܓ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܕܡܫܩܝܬܐ. ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܦܪܥܝܢ ܒܛܟܣܐ, ܐܠܐ ܣܟ̈ܐ ܪܒ̈ܐ ܒܩܪܝܒ ܢܓܘܕ ܠܩܛܪ̈ܐ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܢܕܟܘ ܡܢ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܦܫܝܛ̈ܐ ܐܢ ܠܐ, ܟܡܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ, ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܢܬܐ ܦܪܝܫܬܐ ܕܢܦܘܠ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܠܨܢܝܬܐ ܕܢܦܪܥ ܐܢܐ. ܒܗܝ ܠܒܢ ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܠܡ[ܥܒܕ?] ܣܒܪ̈ܐ ܠܝ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܘܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܣܕܬܘܢ ܫܘܚܕ̈ܐ. ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܩܛܪ̈ܐ ܥܘܛܦ̈ܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܘ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܫܩܝܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܬܒܢܝܘ ܐܘ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܪܓܘܡܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܗܦܟܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܙܡܪܘ ܡܠܐ ܡܫܚܠܦܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܠܝ, ܟܕ ܐܫܠܡ ܥܡܗܘܢ.

[ܗܢ?] ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܡܫܩܝܬܐ [ܛܪܝܕ ܠܝ?]. ܡܬܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܡܫܩܝܬܐ. ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܦܪܥܝܢ ܒܛܟܣܐ, ܐܠܐ ܣܟ̈ܐ ܪܒ̈ܐ ܒܩܪܝܒ ܢܓܘܕ ܠܩܛܪ̈ܐ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܡܢ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܥܝܕ̈ܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ, ܟܡܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ, ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܢܬܐ ܦܪܝܫܬܐ ܕܬܘܠܕ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܐܠܨܢܝܐ. ܒܥܝܬ ܡܢ ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܠܡ[ܥܒܕ?] ܣܒܪ̈ܐ ܠܝ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܘܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܣܕܬܘܢ ܫܘܚܕ̈ܐ. ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܩܛܪ̈ܐ ܥܘܛܦ̈ܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܘ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܫܩܝܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܬܒܢܝܘ ܐܘ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܢܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܙܡܪܘ ܡܠܐ ܡܫܚܠܦܐ, ܟܕ ܐܫܠܡ ܥܡܗܘܢ.

ܥܠܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܥܩ̈ܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܐܘܕܢ̈ܐ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܥܠ ܡܫܩܝܬܐ ܘ[ܫܘܠܡܐ] ܟܢܘܫ̈ܬܐ ܥܡ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܫܐ. ܣܒܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܝܐ ܐܢܐ - 'ܠܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܒܬܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܠܫܬܝܐ. ܐܠܢܝܐ ܗܘ ܠܫܘܠܡܢܐ ܕܡܟܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ.' ܦܫܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܪܟܝܢ. ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܒܥܠܝܘܬܐ - 'ܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܫܬܝܐ ܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܐܠܢܢܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ. ܗܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܘ ܦܢܓܡܐ ܕܓܘܫܡܐ ܛܢܝܐ. ܡܕܡ ܕܐܠܢܐ ܗܘ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܠܡܫܝܓܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܛܟܣܘ ܒܝܕ ܢܡܘܣܐ.' (ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܒܡܫܝܓܘ̈ܬܐ ܛܟܣܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ; ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܢ ܠܡܬܛܥܡܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܡܫܝܓܝܢ [ܣܓܝ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܚܦ.) ܦܢܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܝ ܦܘܪܣܐ. 'ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ,' ܥܢܝܬ, 'ܒܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܣܟ̈ܐ ܪܒ̈ܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܫܝܓܘ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܘ[ܠܦ]ܢܚ̈ܬܟܘܢ.' (ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ, ܥܠܝܟ ܠܡܕܥܘ, ܟܦܝܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܓܝܟܠܐ ܠܡܛܢܠܘ ܕܡܐ ܡܢ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ.) [ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ] ܦܢܓܡܐ ܕܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܫܘܠܡܢܐ ܘܕܫܘܠܡܢܐ ܘܗܘ ܐܝܬܝܟ ܠܡܦܪܕܦܘ ܒܥܕܪܐ [ܒܬܘܠܡܐ ܕ]ܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ.'

ܒܬܪܟܢ ܣܒܪܐ ܢܗܝܪܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܪܫܝ. 'ܡܛܠ ܕ,' ܐܘܣܦܬ, 'ܡܫܩܝܬܐ, ܥܠ ܚܘܝܘܬܟܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ, ܢܗܘܐ ܥܕܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܠܦܘܠܚܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܢܝ̈ܐ, ܠܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܦܪܥܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܟܣܦܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ?' ܒܨܝܪ ܬܗܝܡܢ ܥܡ ܐܝ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܢܣܒܘܗܝ. 'ܒܙܠܘܬܐ' ܘ'ܟܢܕܘܬܐ' ܐܢܝܢ ܡܠ̈ܐ ܚܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܟܠ ܕܡܫܬܡܫܘ. ܟܕܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܚܫܒܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܘܐܐ ܘܒܣܝܡܘ ܥܦܪܐ ܥܠ [?] ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܒܦܪܣܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܣܪ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ (ܐܘ ܐܪܝܟܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܐܢ ܨܒܘ) ܢܦܪܥܘܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ. ܩܪܝܒܘ [?] ܐܠܐ ܩܡܬ ܥܫܝܢܐܝܬ ܘܦܩܕܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܝܬܝܘ ܣܒܪܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܛܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܟܠܗ. ܟܡܐ ܕܡܬܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ [ܐܝܟܢ?] ܛܒ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܠܝ ܦܪܘܝܕܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܦܫܛܐ ܩܫܝܘ̈ܬܐ ܒܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ.

ܛܒ̈ܐ ܒܐܓܪܬܟ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܫܥܝܢܝܬܐ. ܚܫܒܬ ܕܢܚܬܢ ܟܦܝܣ ܟܕ [ܥܒܕܘ?] ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܝܬ̈ܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܐ ܐܝܩܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܥܘܛܦܐ ܒܡܫܥܝ̈ܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܣܟܝܬ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܕܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ ܩܛܪܓ ܐܝܟ ܩܛܪܓܐ ܥܡܝܐ ܩܕܡ [ܟܢܫܐ ܥܡܝܐ?], ܟܕ ܡܬܥܣܩ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܥܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܒܝܡܐ. ܠܝܬ ܠܝ, ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ, ܦܣ̈ܩܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܫܘܕܥܐ ܠܟ. ܚܕ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܒܐ ܕ[ܚܝܪ] ܗܘܐ ܒܛܒܐ ܥܠ ܡܫܩܝܬܝ ܐܬܩܛܠ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܟܕ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܠܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ. ܚܡܫܐ ܥܘܠ̈ܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ [ܥܡ?] ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܡܚܘ̈ܬܐ. ܠܝܬ ܐܦ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܙܥܘܪ ܟܠ ܠܡܐܚܕܘ ܩܛܘܠ̈ܐ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܒܝܬ ܛܫܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܗܘܐ [ܝܕܝܥܐ ܠ?] ܥܡܐ. ܛܒ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܢܛܫܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܝܫܘܥ ܫܡܗ, ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ; ܐܡܪܬ [ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܚܝܪܘ?] ܥܝܢܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܒܪܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܥܪܩܬ ܥܡ ܬܐܓܪܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ. ܒܥܘ [?]ܗ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܕܢܣܒܬ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܐܒܘܗ. ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܫܒܩܘܗܝ. ܛܠܝܒܐ! ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܡܛܘ ܠ[ܒܝܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܗܝ] ܐܙܠܬ ܒܛܝܚܐܝܬ, ܘܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܣܓܝ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܠܐ.

[ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܬܚܫܒܘ?] ܬܕܡܪܬܝ ܥܠ ܐܓܪܬܟ. ܡܢܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ ܩܣܪ ܟܕ ܢܫܡܥ ܕܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ ܗܘܐ ܩܛܪܓܐ! (ܫܘܐܠܐ: ܩܣܪ ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ ܐܬܝܒܠ ܠܕܪܐ ܩܠܘܕܝܐ, ܕܝܕܝܥ ܗܘܐ ܒܫܘܒܗܪܗ. 'ܫܘܒܗܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܠܘܕܝܐ,' ܐܡܪ ܛܐܩܝܛܘܣ, 'ܐܬܢܨܒ ܗܘܐ ܒܛܒܥܗ.')

ܡܘܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܫܘܐܠ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܐܬܝܬ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܡܦܣܩܘ ܩܛܪܓܝ ܥܡ ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܘܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܣܘܟܠܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܗܘ. ܦܪܝܫܐܝܬ ܣܪܒܝܢ ܠܡܬܠ ܐܦ ܡܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ, ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܟܠܝܠ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ. ܫܕܪܘ ܠܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܛܪܝܕܐ (ܟܬܒܐ ܡܪܓܙܢܐ) ܕܡܛܟܣ ܕܡܫܩܝܬܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܡܦܪܛܘܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܕܩܣܪ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܒܝܬܝܪ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܢܬܦܪܥ ܡܢ

ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܥܝܕ̈ܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ, ܘܗܢܐ, ܐܡܪܝܢ, ܟܒܪ ܝܩܝܪ ܗܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܣܒܠܘ. ܥܫܝܢܐܝܬ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܡܣܦܩܘܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܫܝܓܘ̈ܬܐ ܛܟܣܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܦܩܕ ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܡܣܦܩܬ ܗܘܬ ܘܕܨܪ̈ܟܝܗܘܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܒܐܝܢ ܦܪܥܘܢܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܐܘܕܥܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܬܐܫܟܚܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܪܟܬܐ ܘܕܐܢܐ, ܐܢ ܐܠܨܐ, ܐܣܒ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܠܡܐܫܟܚܘܗܝ ܠܗܘܢ.

ܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܣܒܠܢܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ ܝܩܝܪܐ, ܕܚܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ (ܘܠܢ) ܒܟܠ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܒܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ. ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗ ܡܢ ܡܘܫܐ, ܐܠܐ ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗ ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܗܘ. ܐܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܦܪܥܘ ܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܟܬܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܠܐ ܦܠܓܐ ܡܪܓܙܢܐ ܟܠ, ܟܡܐ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܛܥܡܘ, ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܗܘ. ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܘ ܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܒܒܪܝܘ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܬܘܕܝܬܢܝ̈ܐ ܡܬܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܘܓܚܟܢܝ̈ܐ ܟܠ? ܫܡܥܬ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܥܠ ܛܟܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܫܝܓܘܬܐ ܘܕܐܝܬ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܘ ܬܪܝܢ ܕܐܬܝܗܒܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܠܨܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܐܟܘܠ̈ܬܐ? ܫܡܥܬ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܥܠ ܪܒܝ ܕܡܝܬ ܡܢ ܨܗܝܐ? ܐܬܚܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܚܕܪܬܐ ܘܦܠܓܐ ܟܦܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܣܝܡ ܠܗ ܟܠ ܝܘܡܐ. ܫܬܡܫ ܒܟܠܗ ܠܡܫܝܓܘ̈ܬܐ ܛܟܣܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܝܬ ܒܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܨܗܝܐ. ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܚܢܢ ܣܒܐ ܠܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܘ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܟܘܕܢܝܐ ܚܣܝܕܐ? ܐܬܝܒܠ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܓܥ ܒܐܦ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ, ܒܙܒܢܐ, ܡܥܫܪܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܦܪܥ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ. ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܟܘܕܢܝܐ ܣܪܒ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܗ. ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܗܘܐ? ܥܪܩܠܐ ܗܘܐ? ܒܠܚܘܕ ܟܘܕܢܝܘܬܐ ܗܘܬ? ܠܐ, ܣܢܩܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܕܝܠܝ, ܗܝܡܢܢܝ ܕܓܠܘ ܕܟܕ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܗ ܐܙܕܒܢܬ ܡܥܫܪܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܦܪܥ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ. ܠܐ ܣܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܢܡܘܣܐ. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܘܕܢ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܒܦܢܝܬܐ, ܠܐ ܐܬܛܪܦ ܬܘܒ ܒܝܘܚܢܢ, ܡܟܪܙܢܐ, ܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ. ܡܝܬ ܗܘ. ܩܒܠܬ ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ ܛܟܣܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܩܣܛܪܐ ܕܡܟܝܪܘܣ. ܩܒܠ ܦܩ̈ܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܗ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܐܢܛܝܦܣ - ܕܐܬܫܕܪܘ ܡܢ ܪܫ ܡܕܝܢܬܗ, ܛܝܒܪܝܐܣ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ - ܠܡܩܛܠܘ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܥܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ ܘܠܡܘܕܥܘܢܝ ܥܠ ܥܒܕܐ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܬ, ܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ, ܥܠܬܐ ܦܪܝܫܬܐ ܠܥܒܕܗ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ. ܬܕܟܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܠܟ ܕܡܥܝܪܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܕܝܕܥ ܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܕܗܘܐ - ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܢ ܒܝܘܣܦ ܫܘܝܐ, ܐܡܪ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܠܡܦܩܕܘ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ. ܗܘܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܒܝܗܘܕ ܟܕ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܐܬܦܫܛܘ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܬܐܚܕ, ܘܒܟܢ ܥܪܩ ܠܐܬܪܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ. ܬܡܢ ܥܒܕ ܟܢܐ ܟܠ ܡܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܗ. ܡܛܝܦ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܗ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܡܟܝ̈ܟܐ (ܪܚܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ) ܘܡܡܠܠ ܪܒܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܐ. ܐܦ ܐܬܣܝܡ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ, ܕܡܐܣܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܟܪܝܗܝܢ ܘܡܫܓ̈ܫܐ ܡܫܠܛ̈ܐ (ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ) ܘܒܟܢ ܒܟܢ ܢܓܕ ܟܢܫܐ ܛܢ̈ܢܐ. ܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܠܐ ܢܪܚܡܗ ܒܐܦ ܛܟܣܐ, ܐܠܐ ܕܐܛܪܦܗ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܘ̈ܐ ܥܒܪܘ ܒܝܢܬ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܒܬܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܒܟܢ, ܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܟܠ, ܥܒܕ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܟܒܪ - ܝܘܣܦ ܡܐܫܪ ܗܢܐ - ܡܫܐܠ ܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ. ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܕܩܛܪܓܐ ܐܢ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܠܨܒܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܡܬܪܒܝܘ.

ܐܝܬ ܓܒܐ ܚܕ ܡܢܗ ܕܡܚܕܝܢܝ ܘܡܒܣܡܢܝ. ܝܫܘܥ ܩܛܪܓ ܥܡ ܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܘܥܡ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ. ܟܠ ܕܢܓܥ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܘ ܡܐܝܡܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ ܡܥܝܪ ܛܢܢܗܘܢ ܒܚܕ. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܠܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܕܣܟܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܡܘܕܥܘܢܝ ܟܠ ܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܕܢܫܡܥܘܢ, ܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܢܩܛܐ ܠܡܘܕܥܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܚܪܝܦܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܣܝܡܘܗܝ ܠܗܘܢ. ܐܘܕܥܬ ܠܩܝܦܐ ܥܠ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܡܛܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܝ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗ ܕܡܛܠ ܕܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܬܒܥܝܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܐܦ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ, ܛܒ ܠܗ ܠܡܚܙܝܘܗܝ. ܥܢܐ ܒܚܕ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ, ܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܕܫܡܥܘ ܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܩܠܝܠ ܗܘܐ, ܣܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ ܘܕܫܕܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܠܓܠܝܠܐ ܠܡܒܩܝܘܗܝ. ܒܢܦܫܗ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܠܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܗܘ, ܒܪܗ ܕܦܠܚܐ ܥܡܝܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܟܢ, ܫܡܥܘܢ, ܚܕ ܡܢ ܥܘܠ̈ܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܛܪܘܦܝܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܟܠܝܠ ܩܕܡ, ܗܘܐ, ܥܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ, ܥܒܕ ܛܪܘܦܝܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܪܥܝܐ ܗܘܐ. ܒܝܫܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܗܝ ܕܕܪܓܐ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܗܘ ܠܗܘܢ. ܢܥܩܒܘܢ ܟܠ ܒܪ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܩܛܪܓܘ ܛܒ, ܠܡܓܙܠܘ ܛܒ, ܐܘ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܛܒ - ܝܬܝܪ ܐܢ ܢܥܒܕ ܟܠܝܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܒܡܨܥܬܐ - ܘ, ܩܕܡ ܕܬܕܥ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܬ, ܢܣܝܡܘܗܝ ܡܠܟܐ. ܐܠܐ, ܥܡ ܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܘܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܕܢܛܪܝܢ ܠܗ, ܘܥܡܝ ܕܣܟܐ ܠܗ ܒܝܗܘܕ, ܣܒܪܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܠܝܫܘܥ.

ܒܐܦ ܛܟܣܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܪܓܫܘ ܥܠ ܐܦ ܡܕܡ ܗܫܐ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܡܫܩܝܬܝ. ܥܒܕܐ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܗܘ, ܫܘܝܐ ܠܡܬܛܟܣܘ ܥܡ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ. ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܫܘܕܥܘܢܝ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܣܒ ܟܣܦܐ? ܐܕܢ̈ܝ ܦܬܝ̈ܚܐ ܐܢܝܢ. ܐܠܐ ܣܟܐ ܒܣܒܠܢܘܬܐ. ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܪܙܐ; ܚܦܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܕ̈ܝ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܐܙܥ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܐܦ ܠܟ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ, ܟܕ ܐܟܬܘܒ ܒܬܪܟܢ, ܠܡܘܕܥܘܟ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܟܣܦܐ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝ, ܘܐܣܒܗ ܐܢܐ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܢܬܚܫܒܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ.

ܐܚܝܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܗܫܐ, ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ, ܐܚܕܬ ܡܕܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ. ܠܐ ܟܠܗ - ܫܒܚ ܡܬܝܢܘܬܝ. ܠܐ ܥܛܦܬ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ, ܡܛܠ ܕܗܢܐ ܣܘܟܠܗ ܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܛܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܚܣܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܝܬ. ܬܫܒܘܩ ܣܒܪܝ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ, ܟܕ ܬܕܟܪ ܙܘ̈ܗܪܐ ܕܛܘܦܣ̈ܝ ܒܪܟܝ̈ܐ ܝܬܝܪ: ܩܪܐܣܘܣ ܐܚܕ ܗܘܐ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܥܡ ܚܝܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܕ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܠܦܪܬܝܐ, ܘܣܐܒܝܢܘܣ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܣܒ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܥܘܛܦܐ. ܟܠ ܬܒܥ̈ܝ ܘܛܟܣ̈ܝ ܡܬܝ̈ܢܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܗܘܘ. ܡܕܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܡܬܝܬܝܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܢ ܟܢܫ̈ܬܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܬܐ ܢܟܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܒܐܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܟܠ ܫܢܬܐ (ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܬܕܐ). ܡܨܪܝܢ, ܐܣܝܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܘܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܬ ܐܢܝܢ ܡܦܪܥ̈ܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܟܠ. ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗ ܐܬܐ ܒܟܣܦܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܐܦ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܚܣܝ̈ܕܐ: ܡܐܢ̈ܐ ܠܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ, ܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܝܩܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܨܒ̈ܬܐ, ܕܗܒܐ ܠܡܬܦܫܪܘ. ܡܦܪܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ, ܛܠܝܒܐ!, ܡܛܬ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܛܝܚܐܝܬ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܩܕܡ, ܐܠܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܐܣܝܬܐ ܣܟܝܬ ܗܘܬ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ ܠܢܛܘܪܘܬܐ ܘܗܝ ܕܦܪܬ (ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܩܛܥܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ, ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܩܛܣܝܦܘܢ) ܬܚܝܬ ܢܛܘܪܘܬܐ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܝܠ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܥܠܝ ܠܡܦܫܩܘ, ܫܕܪܝܢ ܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܦܫܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܒܓܘ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܡܣܦܩ ܢܛܘܪܘܬܐ ܦܠܚܝܬܐ. ܣܢܕܘܩܐ ܕܡܛܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ ܐܚܕܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܣܓܝ ܡܠ̈ܐ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܩܘܡܘ; ܐܙܠܘ, ܟܕ ܥܘܛܝܢ, ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܘܐܫܟܚܘ ܒܡܛܝܬܗܘܢ ܕܗܟܢܘܬܐ ܫܘܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܩܦܠܐ ܕܦܪܬ. ܗܢܐ ܐܠܨ ܟܠܝܠ ܛܟܣܐ. ܐܥܦܢ ܢܛܘܪܘܬܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܘܟܕ ܩܦܠܐ ܡܛܐ ܠܫܒܒܘܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܦܠܛ ܡܢ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܥܡ ܟܬܐ ܟܠܗ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ ܪܗܛ ܟܠ ܩܕܡܬܐ ܠܓܘ ܥܘܫܢܐ. ܚܙܘܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܓܚܟܢܝܐ ܗܘܐ. ܐܢܫ̈ܢ ܐܬܚܕܝܘ ܒܗ ܟܠ. ܟܠ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ ܕܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ, ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܫܠܛ̈ܢܐ ܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ ܟܠ, ܒܨܝܪ ܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܘ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܚܙܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܐܬܐܚܕܘ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܕܡܢܝܢ ܒܛܟܣܐ ܘܛܥܢܝܢ ܣܢܕܘܩ̈ܐ. ܚܕ ܐܘ ܬܪܝܢ ܛܥܝ̈ܐ ܟܦܝܣ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܩܘܡܘ ܐܠܐ ܒܩܪܝܒ ܐܣܝܢ ܗܢܐ. ܠܐ ܫܦܟ ܕܡܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܚܘ̈ܬܐ

ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܗܘܢ.

ܥܘܛܦܐ ܥܠ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܒܫܢܬܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ - ܬܕܟܪ ܦܓܘܥܐ ܡܬܐܣܦܢܝܐ ܗܘ? - ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܡ ܒܚܠܦ ܕܗܘܐ ܗܫܐ. ܟܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܢܦܩܬ ܒܓܘ ܫܥܬܐ. ܥܘܛܘ ܘܩܥܘ, ܐܝܡܢܘ ܠܡܣܚܦܘ ܡܫܩܝܬܐ, ܛܪܦܘ ܥܠ ܫܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܐܬܥܦܝܘ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܥܒܝܐ ܚܕܪ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܦ ܗܘ ܢܬܬܩܦ ܒܝܕܝ. ܚܣܪܘܢܐ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܢܓܥ ܒܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܚܝܐ. ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܪܥܝܢܐ, ܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ, ܠܡܫܒܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܬܚܙܝܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ. ܐܠܒܫܬ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܪܒܐ [?] ܕܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܒܠܒܘ̈ܫܐ ܥܝܕ̈ܐ, ܕܬܚܝܬܗܘܢ ܙܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܬܛܫܝܘ. ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܚܐ. [?] ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܐܬܛܫܝ ܒܦܠܛܝܢ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܘ, ܕܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܬܛܫܝܘ ܒܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܡܬܝܕܥܘܬܐ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܒܐܟܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܥܠ ܩܥ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܢܫܐ ܘܐܬܥܪܒܘ ܒܥܘܛܦܐ. ܡܢ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܐܡܪ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܟܠ ܕܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܥܝܪܘ ܟܢܫܐ. ܒܒܬܪ ܨܦܪܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܥܠ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ. ܐܘܕܥܬ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܢܬܫܬܡܫ ܒܝܕܝ ܠܛܒܬܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܚܫܒܬ ܫܘܝܐ. ܒܟܢ ܦܪܣܬ ܐܢܘܢ. ܥܘܛܦܐ ܐܬܥܦܝ; ܐܝ̈ܡܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܟܢܕܢܐ, ܠܘܛ̈ܬܐ, ܘܐܦ ܟܐܦ̈ܐ. ܩܪܢܐ ܐܬܩܥ, ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ, ܟܕ ܓܠܝܢ ܙܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ, ܢܦܠܘ ܥܠ ܟܢܫܐ. ܩܥܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܕܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܣܠܩܬ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܬܫܡܥܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܟܢܫܐ ܥܪܩ ܒܣܘܪܗܒܐ, ܐܠܐ ܥܝܩܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܟܠ ܗܘܬ ܕܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܥܪܩܘ ܠܫܘܩ̈ܐ ܥܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܐܝܕ̈ܐ ܕܦܠܚ̈ܐ [ܠܐ?] ܫܠܝ̈ܐ ܗܘܘ. ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܟܡܐ ܐܬܩܛܠܘ, ܡܛܠ ܕܡܝ̈ܬܐ ܐܬܛܥܢܘ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܒܝܕ ܚܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܘܐ. ܟܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܗܝܕܝܢ. ܐܐܡܪ ܠܟ ܕܥܫܝܢܐܝܬ ܐܣܪܬ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܡܢ ܠܡܪܕܦܘ ܟܢܫܐ ܠܓܘ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܦܩܘܕܐ ܐܨܛܝܬ. ܠܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܚܢܢ ܘܩܝܦܐ. ܣܟܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܘ ܐܠܐ ܕܫܕܪܘ ܡܠܬܐ ܥܪܝܡܬܐ ܕܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ. ܫܕܪܝܢ ܐܝܙܓܕܘܬܐ ܥܝܕܬܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܢܝܐ. ܩܛܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܫܐ, ܕܟܒܪ ܦܪܥܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܣܦܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ, ܚܒܪ̈ܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܣܝܐܢܘܣ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܦܩܐ ܕܥܡ ܦܪܥܘܢܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܡܫܘܚܪ̈ܪܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܢܗܘܐ ܛܒ.

ܒܟܢ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܢܐ. ܡܫܩܝܬܐ ܒܩܪܝܒ ܬܫܬܠܡ ܘܐܝܬ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܦܣܩܬ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܚܫܒܘܢ̈ܝ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܥܡ ܟܗܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܫܬܡܫ̈ܝ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ. ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܚܪܝܦܐ - ܢܣܒܪ ܕܢܬܦܢܘܢ ܒܗ. ܐܠܐ ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܛܥܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܢܫܦܪ ܠܟ, ܣܢܩܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܕܝܠܝ. ܒܟܢ ܐܥܒܕ ܫܘܕܥܐ. ܩܛܪܓܬ ܥܠ ܛܥܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܝ ܠܟ: ܥܠ ܥܘܛܦܐ, ܐܓܪ̈ܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ, ܝܘܩܪܐ ܘܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ. ܦܩܘܕ ܠܝ, ܒܟܢ, ܒܝܗܘܕ, ܠܡܦܢܝܘ ܪܘܚܟ ܡܬܥܢܝܬܐ. ܠܐ ܬܣܒܪ ܗܘܪܐܛܝܘܣ ܡܫܒܚܐ, ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܒܪܝܢ ܝܡ̈ܐ ܒܒܥܝܐ ܕܐܒܝܕ ܘܠܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ? ܐܗ, ܐܠܐ ܥܒܪ ܠܝܗܘܕ ܘܚܙܝ ܐܢ ܐܩܠܝܡܐ ܠܐ ܢܫܬܚܠܦ ܒܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܡܬܕܡܪܢܐ. ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܢܐ [ܡܬ?]ܛܝܒ ܠܡܬܛܝܒܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ; ܓܚܟܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܗܘ. ܐܠܐ ܒܟܢ ܚܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ, ܐܢܬ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܚܙܐ ܚܢܘܢ̈ܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܟܢܘܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܛܒܐ ܟܕ ܪܗܛ ܐܢܬ ܒܟܘܪܣܝܟ ܠܥܠܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ.

ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܓܠܝ̈ܠܐ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܬܘܒ ܩܕܡ ܕܐܦܘܩ ܥܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝ ܛܟܣܢܝ̈ܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ. ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܘܝܘܣܦ ܬܪܝܗܘܢ ܡܚܘܛܛܝܢܢܝ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܩܒܘܠܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܚܝܕܬܐ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܟܢܐ ܣܒܪ. ܟܢܕܘܬܐ ܗܝ, ܒܟܢ ܒܟܠ, ܠܟܠܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܠܐ ܪܚܡܝܢ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܛܢܦܬܐ ܘܠܘܥܛܬܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܕܡܬܦܛܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܘ, ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܬܝܬܪܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܪܒܢܝ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ. ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܓܠܝ̈ܠܐ ܢܦܪܥܘܢ ܥܠ ܥܘܛܦ̈ܐ ܕܫܘܩܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ? ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܢܦܪܥ ܡܕܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܡܢ ܒܙܬܐ? ܟܒܪ ܠܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܒܠ ܟܠ ܒܬܪ ܟܠ. ܐܘܕܥ ܥܡܐ ܕܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܨܒܘ ܠܡܦܪܥܘ ܥܠ ܡܫܩܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܐ.

ܝܪܚܐ ܗܘ ܗܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܐ, ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܩܒܠܬ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܚܒܪ̈ܝ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܦܓܘܥܐ ܚܕ ܩܫܝܐ, ܗܘܝܬ ܫܠܝܐ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ. ܠܐ ܐܬܪܟܟܬ ܒܓܙܪܝ. ܐܣܪܬ ܟܠ ܡܬܚܙܝܢܘ̈ܬܐ, ܟܢܘܫ̈ܝܐ ܥܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܫܘܩ̈ܐ. ܗܢܐ ܦܣܩ ܡܠܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܥܩܒ̈ܝ ܫܘܩ̈ܐ. ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܟܠ ܕܥܒܕ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܘܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܛܠ̈ܝܐ ܝܕܥ̈ܝ ܟܠ ܕܥܕܪܝܢ ܠܡܠܘ̈ܝܗܘܢ, ܘܡܣܦܩܝܢ ܚܟܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܚܣܝܪܝܢ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܐܢܫ ܚܕ ܒܦܪܝܫܘܬܐ, ܓܒܪܐ ܥܩܫܐ, ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܘܡܦܣܩ ܡܢܛܩܐ ܡܢ ܛܪܣܘܣ, ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܣܓܝ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ, ܟܕ ܐܬܐܚܕ, ܥܠ ܗܘܝܘ ܐܙܪܚܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ. ܐܬܚܙܝ ܕܗܘܐ, ܒܟܢ ܐܬܫܒܩ, ܐܠܐ ܦܩܕܬ ܩܢܛܪܘܢܐ ܠܡܠܚܫܘ ܠܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܐܝܕ̈ܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܐܙܪܚܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܬܩܛܠܘ ܒܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܠܡܥܪܩܘ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܐܦ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܕܬܐ, ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܢ ܟܠܝܠ, ܕܡܨܥܪܝܢ ܠܝ ܘܠܩܣܪ. ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܠܣܘܓܐܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܟܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ, ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܚܕܢ ܟܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܥܠ ܫܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ, ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ, ܒܨܦܪܐ.

ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܦܓܘܥܐ ܚܕ ܩܫܝܐ. ܐܬܥܒܕ ܒܝܕ ܟܬܐ ܕܓܠܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܬܘ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ. ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ [ܒܢܝܚܘܬܐ ܒ?] ܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܡܬܚܫܒܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܣܐ ܡܚܠܛܐ, ܐܝܟ ܒܨܝܪܝܢ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܟܝܐ, ܘܒܟܢ ܐܐܡܪ ܐܢܘܢ, ܟܕ ܐܝܬܝܢ [ܩܪܝܒ̈ܐ?] ܠܦܘܢܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܡܫܚܠܦ̈ܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܐ. ܓܠܝ̈ܠܐ ܚܫܒܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܦ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܚܝܐ; ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܬܝܪ [?] ܥܩ̈ܫܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܡܬܕܒܪܝܢ ܒܝܕ ܐܢܛܝܦܣ, ܘܒܐܦ ܛܟܣܐ ܣܠܘܩܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܛܝܘܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܐܠܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܥܠܝ̈ܐ ܥܘܛܦ̈ܐ. ܟܬܐ ܗܕܐ, ܕܡܛܬ ܬܪܝܢ ܫܒܘܥ̈ܝܢ ܗܫܐ, ܫܡܥܬ ܗܘܬ ܥܠ ܐܚܝܕܬܝ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܫܡܥܬ ܗܘܬ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܢܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܬܐܣܪܘ. ܟܕ ܟܢܫܐ ܥܘܛܦܐ ܡܛܐ ܠܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ ܫܕܪܬ ܠܡܚܘܛܛܘ ܐܢܘܢ, ܒܝܫܐܝܬ ܣܢܝܘܢܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܕܒܥܐܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܢܩܛܪܓܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܥܝܕܬܐ ܠܩܣܪ ܘܠܪܗܘܡܐ. ܥܩܒܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܓܘ ܕܪܬܐ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܒܝܕ ܟܬܐ ܕܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܦܠܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܣܝܦ̈ܐ ܟܕ [ܙܒܢܝܢ?] ܗܘܘ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܠܕܒܚ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܚܝܪܘ. ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܕܗܘܝܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ, ܕܠܐ ܐܦܣܩ ܐܦ ܒܥܐܠܘܬܐ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ, ܥܒܕܬ ܛܛܥܡܐ ܛܒܐ. ܫܐܪܟܐ ܕܟܬܐ ܕܓܠܝ̈ܠܐ ܗܦܟܘ ܬܘܒ ܠܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܗܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܟܕ ܢܦܪܣܘܢ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܐܠܦܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܣܒܘܢ ܚܐܪܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܡܝ. ܫܕܪܬ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܠܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܘܒܥܝܬ ܡܢܗ ܠܡܟܠܝܘ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܛܒ ܝܬܝܪ.

ܠܐ ܪܚܡ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ ܥܠ ܫܝܘܥܐ ܕ'ܡܘܕܥ̈ܢܐ' ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܐܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܣܝܐܢܘܣ, ܢܣܒ ܣܟܢܐ ܘ[ܐܠܨܐ?] ܠܡܩܛܪܓܘ ܥܠ ܦܘܢܝܐ, ܐܠܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܥܪܦ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܚܛܝ̈ܐ ܟܠ ܠܣܢܝܘܬܐ ܦܪܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܢܩܡܬܐ. ܒܫܪܪܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ [ܐܠܨܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ?] ܒܛܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܡܘܕܥܢܘܬܐ ܒܝܕ ܡܫܘܚܪܪܗ. ܠܐ ܡܨܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܘܕܥ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܡ̈ܐ ܗܪܟܐ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒ

ܥܒܕܐ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܢܝܢ ܠܢ ܟܠ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܒܥܝܢ ܠܡܚܒܠܘ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܘܐܝܩܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܥܡܢ, ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܩܛܪܓܢܐ ܠܐ ܥܬܝܕ ܠܡܩܘܡܘ ܩܕܡ ܠܐ ܡܨܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ. ܒܗܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܥܕܪܟ. ܠܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ, ܠܐ ܪܚܡ̈ܐ! ܐܠܐ ܕܝܢܢ ܪܗܘܡܝܐ ܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܬܫܬܡܫܘ ܠܡܦܣܩܘ ܣܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܬܐ. 'ܡܫܒܚܐ,' ܐܡܪ ܠ. ܐܢܢܐܘܣ ܣܢܩܐ, 'ܘܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܕܐ ܪܫܐ ܐܬܝܐ ܐܚܝܕܬܐ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ!'

ܫܘܐܠ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܒܢܨܪܬ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܦܪܥܬ ܟܢܐ ܝܪܚܐ ܒܡܚܕܪܘܬܐ ܕܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܓܪܒܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܬܪܝ. ܒܩܪܬ ܡܚܣܢ̈ܝ ܬܚܘܡܐ, ܡܠܠܬ ܥܡ ܫܠܛ̈ܢܝ ܕܡܕܬܐ, ܫܡܥܬ ܩܛܪ̈ܓܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܢܝܢ ܘܦܣܩܬ ܠܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܨܒܝܬ ܠܡܐܫܟܚܘ ܠܢܦܫܝ ܐܢ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܚܫܬ ܟܡܐ ܡܢ ܬܘܩ̈ܦܐ ܕܨܗܝܐ ܘܕܚܣܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܝ. ܐܫܟܚܬ ܕܗܘܬ. ܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ. ܓܠܝܬ ܕܟܠ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܐܬܫܬܡܫܬ ܐܝܟ ܩܢܛܪܘܢ ܕܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ, ܐܠܐ ܩܪܝܬ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܝ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ, ܫܡܥܬ ܬܫܥܝ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܕܚܫܐ ܘܐܘܕܥܬ ܫܒܘܩ̈ܝ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ. ܒܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܡܣܘܝ̈ܡܐ ܫܡܫܬ ܠܡܫܕܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܟܕ ܐܗܦܟ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ, ܘܗܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܗܫܐ. ܥܠ ܟܠܗ, ܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܬܪܥܐ.

ܒܣܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܒܝܢܬ ܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ. ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܢܝܘܬܐ ܪܚܝܡܬܐ ܟܠ ܠܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܕܡܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܟܠܒ̈ܐ ܘܡܢܛܪܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܗܝܟܠܐ. ܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܟܠ ܛܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܐ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܛܒܥ̈ܐ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ ܫܘ̈ܝܐ: ܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܝܘܡܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܓܙܠ̈ܐ; ܗܢܐ [?] ܦܕܢܐ ܗܘ ܘܗܘ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܣܟܝܢܐ ܐܘ ܡܪܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܣܪ ܐܘ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܐܘ ܐܝܢܐ ܕ'ܛܘܪܢܐ' ܕܝܘܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ. ܐܠܐ, ܗܘܝܬ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܬܠܬ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܗܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܓܝ ܛܪܘܦܝ̈ܐ ܩܫ̈ܝܐ, ܘܒܗܢܐ, ܟܡܐ ܕܐܦ ܩܕܡ̈ܝ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܘܐܠܪܝܘܣ ܥܒܕܘ. ܐܢ ܐܬܥܒܪܬ ܗܫܐ, ܐܫܒܘܩ ܐܬܪܐ ܛܒ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܐܫܟܚܬܗ. ܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܬܪܥܐ.

ܒܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܛܝܘܠܝ ܣܒܬ ܠܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ. ܡܦܩܕܐ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ, ܚܒܪܬܐ ܕܣܦܪܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ, ܘܣܝܡܬܗ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܥܠܝܬܐ ܠܕܡܣܩܘܣ. ܫܕܪܬ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܥܡܗ ܠܓܠܝܠܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗ ܠܡܐܫܟܚܘ ܠܝ ܡܕܡ ܥܠ ܡܥܝܪܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ. ܠܘܐ ܐܢܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܕܡܣܩܘܣ. ܥܒܕ ܦܩܘܕܐ ܥܦܝܦܐ ܠܢܨܪܬ, ܕܠܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܬܝܒܠ, ܘܦܩܕ ܒܝܬܗ. ܐܫܟܚ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܙܘܥܐ ܕܕܚܠܬܐ. ܐܝܙܓܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܗܘܘ ܒܢܨܪܬ ܟܕ ܡܫܐܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܕܚܠܝܢ ܕܢܬܥܪܒܘܢ ܒܐܦ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܢܦܠ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܟܠܗ ܟܪܟܐ ܫܘܬܦ ܒܥܨܝܒܘܬܗܘܢ. ܡܬܚܙܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܪܕܦܘ ܠܝܫܘܥ, ܕܙܐܥ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܟܠ ܡܟܪ̈ܙܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ, ܘܨܒܘ ܠܡܛܥܢܘܗܝ ܘܠܡܚܒܫܘܗܝ ܠܡܢܛܪܘܗܝ - ܐܘ ܝܬܝܪ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ - ܡܢ ܛܪܘܦܝܐ. ܐܡܪܘ ܠܐܢܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܠܐ ܟܠ ܫܠܛܢܐ ܥܠ ܥܒܕ̈ܘܗܝ; ܡܡܬܘܡ ܗܘܐ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܫܓܫܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܛܪܘܦܝܐ, ܘܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܕܒܪܘܗܝ. ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܗܫܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܣܪܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܚܪܝܦܘܬܐ, ܐܠܐ ܟܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܥܩܒܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܬܪܒܝܢ ܟܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦ ܡܠܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠܗ. ܒܟܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܣܟܢ̈ܐ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܟܬܒܬ ܠܩܝܦܐ ܟܕ ܥܨܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܐܢ ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܣܒܘ ܐܦ ܥܒܕܐ.

ܬܕܟܪ ܐܢܬ ܬܐܓܪܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܕܥܪܩ ܥܡ ܒܪܬܐ ܕܟܗܢܐ? ܟܕ ܓܢܒܬ ܗܦܟ ܬܘܒ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ - ܒܠܚܘܕܗ. ܐܡܪ ܠܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܫܒܩܬܗ, ܐܠܐ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܐܙܠܐ ܕܗܘ ܫܒܩܗ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܩܐ ܘܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܫܕܪܘ ܚܫܒܘܢܐ ܡܢܗ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܐܝܟ ܛܥܝܐ ܩܡ ܒܐܙܠܘ ܥܠ ܥܒܕܗ ܥܝܕܐ ܒܝܗܘܕ. ܐܦ ܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܦܩܘܕܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܟܘܡܐ ܕܣܥܪܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ, ܟܕ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܥܒܕ ܓܚܟ̈ܐ ܘܓܚܟ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ. ܟܕ ܐܬܚܘܛܛ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܙܠ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܡܪ ܕܗܦܟ ܓܝܘܪܐ ܘܟܕ ܐܬܦܢܝ ܠܝܗܘܕܘܬܐ ܢܬܢܛܪ ܒܝܕ ܝܗܘܗ. ܒܟܢ ܐܙܠ ܟܕ ܓܚܟ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܫܘܠܡܗ. ܐܒܕ ܡܢ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܠܝܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܕܕ̈ܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܕܐܢܘܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ ܟܠ ܕܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ. ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܟܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܚܟܐ, ܐܠܐ ܒܩܪܝܒ ܡܐܠܦ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܬܓܚܟ ܥܠ ܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܗܪܟܐ. ܒܨܝܪ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܗܢܐ. ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܐܠܦ, ܘܗܫܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘ?

ܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܡܠܟܐ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܫܘܕܥܐ ܡܢܟ ܚܕܝܢܝ. ܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܐܬܥܩܒܘ ܒܝܕ ܥܕܢܐ ܣܥܪܐ ܕܟܠܝܠ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܛܘ ܒܚܕܐ. ܩܕܡ ܕܐܦܬܚ ܐܢܝܢ ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܢܦܫܝ ܐܠܨܢܝܐ, ܡܬܥܣܩ ܒܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܝܩܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ, ܡܢܬܐ ܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܥܒܕܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܟܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܩܣܪ. ܐܠܐ ܟܕ ܩܪܐ ܐܢܝܢ, ܐܗ ܠܝ! ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܐܗܘܐ ܬܘܒ ܒܩܢܛܪܘܢ ܕܥܠܡܐ, ܒܫܘܩܐ ܐܘ ܒܒܝܬ ܣܢܛܐ, ܒܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܐܘ ܒܩܕܡ ܚܕܪܐ ܕܣܝܐܢܘܣ, ܒܓܘ ܥܘܛܦܐ ܘܬܢܢܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ, ܐܝܟܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܟܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܚܝܐ. ܗܪܟܐ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܗܘܐ - ܠܐ ܡܕܡ, ܒܨܝܪ, ܕܐܠܨܐ; ܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܢܒܥܘ; ܟܡܐ, ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܝ, ܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܢܕܥ ܐܘ ܢܬܚܫܒ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܢܬܐܫܟܚܘܢ ܡܫܡܫ̈ܢܐ ܢܝ̈ܚܐ ܠܒܛܠ̈ܐ ܐܝܩܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܥܠ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܐ? ܬܡܢ, ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܪܛܢܝ. ܢܚܙܐ ܐܢ, ܒܬܪ ܟܠ, ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܦ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܠܡܦܪܥܘܟ ܥܠ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܟ.

ܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܚܙܬ ܘܫܡܥܬ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܓܠܝܠܝܐ. ܟܬܒܐ ܠܝ ܕܟܕܡ ܥܒܪܘ ܠܓܠܝܠܐ ܘܫܪܝܘ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܪܗܛܐ ܥܠ ܓܒܐ ܡܥܪܒܝܐ ܕܝܡܬܐ ܫܪܝܘ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܡܚܪܐ, ܚܐܪ ܗܘܐ ܗܪܟܐ ܘܬܡܢ, ܟܕ ܟܢܫ ܫܘܕܥܐ. ܡܬܚܙܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܒܥܘܛܦܐ ܗܘ ܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ; ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܬܐܣܝ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܘ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ, ܘܨܒܘܬܐ ܡܬܛܥܡܢܝܬܐ (ܠܝ) ܗܝ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܝ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ ܐܦ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ, ܟܕ ܥܩܒܝܢ ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܟܕ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܛܒ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܬܥܣܩܝܢ ܒܥܒܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܒܝܬܐ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܛܟܣ, ܐܝܟ ܕܗܘܐ, ܠܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܠܡܢܝܚܘ ܒܒܝܬ ܦܠܚܐ ܠܘܬ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܕܝܡܬܐ, ܘܟܕ ܐܙܠܬ - ܐܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܒܡܠ̈ܝܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܫܕܪܬ ܠܝ:

'ܐܬܝܢ ܥܠ ܚܕܐ ܒܩܪܝܒ ܥܠ ܟܢܫܐ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܪܗܛܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܡܫܘܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܚܬܝܢ ܠܝܡܐ ܘܐܦ ܥܠ ܣܦܬܐ. ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܬܥܪܒܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܒܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܬܘ ܡܢ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ. ܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܚܝܪ ܒܢ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܛܘܦܣ̈ܐ - ܒܣܓܝܘܬܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܚܠܝ̈ܡܐ ܘܚܝܠ̈ܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܐܦ ܟܪܝ̈ܗܐ ܘܚܓܝ̈ܣܐ, ܕܢܓܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܐܘ ܡܬܛܥܢܝܢ ܒܝܕ ܚܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܟܢܫܐ ܒܥܘܛܦܐ ܗܘܐ, ܡܬܢܘܕܐ, ܟܕ ܡܚܘܐ ܠܐܠܦܐ ܕܥܩܒܬ ܣܦܬܐ, ܘܩܥܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ. ܐܢܐ

ܚܫܒܬ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܕܪܓܝܙܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܐܠܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܐܡܪ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܝܫܘܥ, ܕܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܦܐ, ܠܡܐܬܝܘ ܠܣܦܬܐ ܘܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ. ܩܡܘ ܒܩܥܝܘ ܟܢܐ ܡܠ̈ܐ ܬܘܒ ܘܬܘܒ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܦܫܩܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗ ܒܐܪܡܝܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܟܕ ܫܐܠܬ [ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ?] ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܘܕ ܪܫܗ ܘܡܠܚܫ ܡܕܡ ܥܠ ܗܘܝܘ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ. ܠܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܡܢܐ ܣܘܟܠܗܘܢ, ܐܦ ܐܢ [ܐܡܪ?] ܠܝ ܒܬܪܟܢ. ܟܕ ܢܝܚܢ ܒܒܝܬ ܦܠܚܐ ܟܢܫܐ ܪܗܛ ܘܒܩܪܝܒ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܫܒܩܝܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܥܠܝܬܐ ܘܢܚܬܝܢ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܠܣܦܬܐ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܒܥܐ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܠܡܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢ ܝܗܒ ܕܢܣܒܢܝ ܥܡܗ. ܒܟܢ ܐܙܠܢ, ܥܡ ܢܛܘܪܘܬܐ - ܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܟ ܠܡܕܚܠܘ - ܘܒܬܪ ܦܠܓܐ ܫܥܬܐ ܐܫܟܚܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܪܒܐ, ܬܚܝܬ ܠܘܬ ܡ̈ܝܐ, ܥܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܩܐܡ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܬܠܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ, ܟܕ ܡܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ. ܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܦ̈ܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ, ܘܒܒܬܪ, ܩܪܝܒ ܠܢ, ܟܠܝܠ ܟܬ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܒܝ̈ܫܐ ܛܒ ܝܬܝܪ, ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ, ܟܕ ܚܝܪܝܢ ܘܡܨܝܬܝܢ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܚܝܪ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܡܠܚܫ ܬܘܒ. "ܓܫܘܫ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ," ܐܡܪ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ.

'ܚܙܝܬ ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ. ܐܢܫܐ ܡܫܢܝܐ ܗܘ, ܥܛܝܦܐ ܘܩܫܝܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܐܟܠ ܒܝܕ ܢܘܪܐ ܕܛܢܢܗ. ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܫܡܥ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܕܡܡܠܠ, ܡܠܐ ܗܘ ܐܫܪܪܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ, ܫܠܛܢܝܐ, ܣܓܝ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܩܫܝܐ. ܟܢܫܐ ܥܘܛܦܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܒܬܪ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܥܩܒ̈ܬܐ. ܚܬܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܠܝܠ ܡܠ̈ܝܢ. ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܟܬ̈ܐ ܘܐܨܝܬܘܗܝ [ܐܝܟ?] ܦܠܚ̈ܐ ܥܡ̈ܝܐ. ܡܠܠ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܩܘܡܘ ܠܘܩܒܠܗ. ܫܪܝ ܒܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܪܝܡ ܩܠܗ ܘܗܘܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܥܫܝܢܐ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܬܢܘܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܡܠܚܫܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ. ܐܡܪ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܕܡܨܥܪ ܗܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܫܡܥܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܩܥ ܐܝܟ ܛܢܢܝܐ ܘܡܪܝܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܗܘܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܬܘܒ ܘܐܙܠ ܒܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܛܥܡܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܬܡܢ ܗܘܘ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܚܫܘܬܐ ܘܙܘܥܐ ܒܟܢܫܐ ܒܟܢ ܟܕ [ܐܝܟ?] ܕܚܩܘ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܠܘܬܗ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܢܗ. ܠܐ ܢܨܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܫܘܐ̈ܝ. "ܙܒܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܐܬܐ!" ܘܓܚܟ ܒܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܫܢܝܐ, ܥܨܝܒܐ. ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܬܛܥܡܘ ܡܕܡ [ܕܐܡܪ?] ܠܢܦܫܗ. "ܙܒܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܐܬܐ!" ܘܓܚܟ ܒܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܫܢܝܐ, ܥܨܝܒܐ. ܚܫܒܬ ܒܢܦܫܝ ܒܚܕ ܕܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ. ܩܡ ܚܝܪ ܒܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܠܟ ܒܚܕ.

'ܒܬܪܟܢ ܗܢܐ ܗܘܐ. ܝܫܘܥ ܒܩܪܝܒ ܐܪܝܡ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܩܥܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܫܢܝܐ. ܦܣܩܘ ܡܢ ܠܡܕܚܩܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܝܬܒܘ ܥܠ ܥܣܒܐ ܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܚܕܪܗ - ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܕܠܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܐܦ ܙܘܥܐ ܐܠܐ ܩܡܘ ܒܚܝܪܘܬܐ. ܒܫܪܪܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܩܪܐ ܟܠܝܠ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܗ ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܠܗ ܠܚܡܐ. ܦܣܩܗ ܠܩܛܥ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ - ܟܢܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܩܡܬ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܝܗܒ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܥܠ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܟܕ ܦܠܓܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܟܢܫܐ, ܟܕ ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܩܡ ܒܡܠܠܘ. ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܠܡܬܛܥܡܘ. ܟܠ ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܟܢܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܒܬܪ̈ܘܗܝ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܟܢܫܐ ܦܠܚܝܐ [ܟܢܫܐ?] ܐܠܐ ܬܘܕܝܬܢܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ; ܐܘܟܠܐ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܢܝܫܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܟܢܫܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܬܚܝܬܗ, ܠܡܚܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܚܝܐ ܘܠܡܥܒܕ ܟܠ ܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܥܒܕܘ. ܐܘܣܦ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܕܣܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ, ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܬܛܥܡܘ ܒܝܫܐܝܬ.

'[ܨܒܘܬܐ ܡܫܢܝܬܐ ܟܠ?] ܐܝܬ ܠܡܥܩܒܘ. ܟܕ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܐܫܬܠܡ, ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܗܘܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܠܟܠܝܠ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܟܢܫܐ ܫܪܝ ܠܡܙܥܘ ܘܠܡܡܠܠܘ. ܒܛܟܣܐ ܗܘܘ ܡܬܪܓܫܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܘܝܬܝܪ. ܝܫܘܥ ܐܡܪ ܡܕܡ ܠܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܚܕܪܗ, ܘܟܕ ܪܗܛܝܢ ܠܝܡܐ, ܫܪܝܘ ܠܡܢܓܕܘ ܐܠܦܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܓܘ ܕܢܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܠܘ ܬܘܒ. ܟܕ ܟܢܫܐ ܚܙܐ ܕܐܙܠ, [ܢܕܚܩܘ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ?] ܪܗܛܘ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ, ܟܕ ܩܥܝܢ ܘܩܥܝܢ, ܘܚܕܪܘܗܝ. ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܘܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ [ܚܘܛܪ̈ܐ?] ܘܚܘܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܣܟܝ̈ܢܐ. ܠܐ [---] ܐܝܡܢܘ ܐܢܘܢ; ܫܘܝܐ ܟܠ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ. ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ. ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܦܠܘ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ. ܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ [ܕ?] ܩܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܢܐ ܡܠ̈ܐ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܡܫܬܡܫܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܥܠܝܬܐ ܟܕ ܚܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܝܡܐ. ܫܐܠܬ [ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ?] ܡܢܐ ܐܡܪܝܢ. ܐܠܨܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܢܘܕܘܗܝ ܒܟܬܦܗ ܩܕܡ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܠܐܚܘܕ ܦܘܢܝܐ ܡܢܗ. ܗܘܐ ܠܐ ܣܒܠܢܐ ܥܡܝ. [ܗܘ?] ܐܡܪ, "ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ. ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ! ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ! ܘܡܫܝܚܐ!" ܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܫܘܝܐ ܡܢܐ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܣܘܟܠܗ, ܐܠܐ [ܐܢܬ?] ܬܕܥ.

'[ܚܙܝܬ?] ܕܝܫܘܥ ܣܪܒ ܗܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܠܐ ܢܨܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ. ܟܢܐ ܕܚܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܬܪ ܒܡܠ̈ܐ ܘܒܡܫܡܫ̈ܬܐ. ܒܫܪܪܐ ܗܘ [ܣܒܪ?] ܕܥܒܕܘ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܬܪ ܢܦܫܗ. ܥܒܕ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܓܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܩܘܡܘ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕ[ܢܘܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܙܝܢ̈ܐ?] ܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܥܫܝܢܐ ܘܓܙܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܗܘܐ ܟܠ ܒܬܪ ܨܦܪܐ. ܒܗܘ ܙܒܢܐ [ܐܙܠ?] ܠܝܡܐ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܠܨܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܥܪܩܘ. ܟܢܫܐ ܥܩܒ ܒܢܝܚܘܬܐ ܒܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܟܝܟܐ. ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܬܬܣܒܪܝܢ ܘܡܬܥܣܩܝܢ. "ܪܓܝܙ ܗܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ," ܐܡܪܬ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ. "ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܠܬܐ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ," ܐܡܪ [ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ?]. "ܐܢܫܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ."

'ܦܓܘܥܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ. ܩܕܡ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܢܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܠܘ ܠܐܠܦܐ, ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ, ܕܚܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܠ ܙܘܥܐ ܕ[ܟܢܫܐ?], ܐܙܠܘ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܛܘܪܐ ܘܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܗ. ܦܓܥܘ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܒܥܠܕܒܒ̈ܐ; ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܚܙܝܘ ܗܢܐ ܐܦ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܡܠ̈ܐ. [ܗܢܘܢ?] ܡܠܠܘ [ܒܠܚܘܕ?] ܟܠܝܠ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ. ܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܡܕܡ ܘܚܝܪ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܐܦ̈ܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ. ܒܬܪܟܢ ܥܢܐ ܒܩܨܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܦܢܐ ܚܨܗ ܠܗܘܢ. ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܕܪܘܗܝ ܠܐܠܦܐ. ܚܫܒܬ ܕܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܡܬܥܣܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ, ܘܟܒܪ ܕܚܝܠܝܢ. ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ. ܡܠܠ ܘܥܒܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܩܛܪܓܘ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ.

'ܟܠ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܫܦܝܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܐܬܘ ܟܕ ܡܠܚܫܝܢ ܘܓܚܟܝܢ ܘ, ܟܕ ܫܒܩܬ, ܐܙܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܝܢܬ ܟܢܫܐ, ܥܣܩܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܐ. ܝܕܥܬ ܕܡܨܥܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܝܫܘܥ, ܡܛܠ ܕܩܡܘ ܒܚܝܪܘܬܐ ܠܝܡܐ [ܠܘܬ?] ܐܠܦܐ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܡܬܥܣܩ ܗܫܐ ܒܟܬܒܘ ܠܟ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ.'

'ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ!' ܚܒܪܝ ܥܙܝܙܐ - ܣܝܡ ܢܝܫܐ ܒܡܠ̈ܐ! ܐܝܢ, ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ, ܒܓܠܝܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܘ ܘ, ܫܘܝܐ, ܠܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܒܢܦܫܝ [ܬܡܢ ܠܡܚܙܝܘܗܝ?]... 'ܣܟܐ ܠܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܠܡܚܙܝܘܗܝ! ܨܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܫܡܥܘ ܛܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܚܟܝܡܐ? ܐܡܪ:

'ܓܠܝܠܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܠܬܐ. ܡܥܣܩ ܥܡܐ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܢܓܕ ܐܢܘܢ. ܥܒܕ ܡܚܝ̈ܐ ܡܫܢܝ̈ܐ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܡܫܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܟܡܐ ܡܢܗ ܫܪܪܐ ܗܘ. ܟܢܘܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܢܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ. ܒܩܛܪܓܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܩܘܡܘ ܠܘܩܒܠܗ. ܒܩܛܝܪ̈ܐ ܗܘ ܥܡ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ, ܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ. ܩܫܝܐ ܗܘ ܒܫܛܦ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ: ܩܫܝܐ ܟܠ ܘܠܐ ܡܚܢܝܐ. ܢܣܚܦ ܛܟܣܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܣܝܡܘ ܥܠ ܐܘܡܬܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ, ܘܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܢܫܒܩܘܢ ܠܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܒܢܝܫܐ ܩܕܡܐܝܬܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܢܬܚܠܦܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠܗ, ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܗ.

'ܐܝܬ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܩܪܝܒ ܢܬܚܠܦܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠܗ ܗܫܐ. ܩܥܘ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܣܟܝܐ, ܡܠܟܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ. ܗܘ

ܣܪܒ ܬܘܐܪ̈ܐ. ܒܬܪ ܨܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܚܬܬ ܟܢܫܐ ܟܢܐ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ ܟܕ ܩܥܘ ܠܗ. ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܚܙܘܐ ܥܨܝܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܐܙܠܘ ܒܢܝܚܘܬܐ. ܒܪܥܝܢܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܠܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܕܚܠ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܩܡܘܢ ܒܡܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܥܘܛܦܐ ܥܡܝܐ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܒܝܕ ܡܚܝ̈ܐ, ܘܐܫܟܚܬ, ܒܒܩܝܐ ܥܡܝܩ, ܕܒܟܠ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܢܣܐ ܠܡܛܫܝܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܠܡܟܠܝܘ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܠܡܩܥܝܘ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܘܩܐ. ܒܥܐ ܠܡܦܢܝܘ ܣܟܢܐ ܕܕܚܠ ܡܢܗ. ܩܪܒܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܗܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ. ܐܢ ܢܩܘܡ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܢܣܒܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ. ܐܝܙܓܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܛܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܟܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܦܝܫܝܢ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ. ܐܠܐ ܣܦܩ ܐܢܐ ܐܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܠܨܢܘܬܐ, ܐܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܪܣܐ, ܠܡܣܒܘܗܝ. ܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܣܒ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ ܒܚܕ, ܗܪܘܕܣ ܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܢܐܚܕܘܗܝ.

'ܐܢܛܝܦܣ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܟܒܪ ܣܦܪ ܠܓܒܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܝܡܬܐ ܠܡܣܒ ܡܦܠܛܐ ܒܐܬܪܗ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ. ܐܢ ܢܦܘܫ ܬܡܢ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܢܣܝܡ ܐܝܕ̈ܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܐܢ ܢܗܦܟ ܠܓܠܝܠܐ ܐܒܝܕ ܗܘ. ܡܫܘܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܬܛܥܡܢܐ ܠܡܣܒ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܚܙܝܬܗ ܕܨܒܘܬܐ.'

ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ, ܒܟܢ. ܓܒܪܐ ܥܡܝܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܠܡܛܪܦܢܝ ܘܠܡܩܪܝܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܠܟܐ. ܠܐ, ܬܐܡܪ, ܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܗܢܐ; ܗܢܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܐ. ܘܡܢܐ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ, ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ, ܗܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܝ? ܒܩܛܝܪ̈ܐ ܗܘ ܥܡ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ, ܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ. ܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܡܥܛܦܘ ܒܝܢܬ ܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ, ܠܐ ܐܥܛܦ. ܒܠܚܘܕ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܥܝܩܬܢܝ. ܗܫܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܗܘ - ܐܢܫܐ ܫܠܛܢܝܐ, ܩܫܝܐ, ܕܐܬܐܟܠ ܒܝܕ ܛܢܢܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ, ܛܘܦܣܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܬܙܥܢܐ ܘܡܪ̈ܘܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܡܨܝܬ - ܠܐ, ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܥܒܕ! ܟܕ ܢܡܘܬ, ܒܟܢ ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܠܡܩܪܝܘܗܝ ܡܠܟܐ.

ܒܦܢܝܬܐ, ܬܐܓܪܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܐܬܐܫܟܚ ܬܚܝܬ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܒܨܝܪ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܓܘܫܡܗ ܓܪܡܐ ܫܠܝܡܐ. ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ ܫܬܡܫܘ ܚܘܛܪ̈ܐ. ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܐܙܠܬ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܥܡ ܡܫܥܝܢܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ. ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܫܬܠܡ.

ܥܪܘܩܝܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܠܣܘܪܝܐ. ܩܣܪܝܐ.

ܡܢܐ, ܣܢܩܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ ܕܝܠܝ, ܟܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܛܪܕܘ ܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ! ܛܟܢܐ ܫܠܝܡܐ ܕܚܝܛ̈ܐ ܘܕܒܣܐ̈ܐ, ܡܠܘܐ̈ܐ ܒܟܣܦܐ ܘܡܓܚܠ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܐܢܦ̈ܐ ܣܘܡ̈ܩܐ! ܐܘ ܡܩܝܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ; ܨܒܝܢܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܐܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ! ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܗܘ, ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ, ܕܟܠ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܢܬܛܪܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܝܠ ܥܘܠ̈ܐ ܦܢܘ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܠܫܠܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ. ܐܝܢ, ܐܝܢ, ܠܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܗܘ, ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܫܒ. ܐܠܨܢܐ ܗܘ ܕ, ܒܟܠ ܥܠܡܐ, ܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܫܒ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܡܥܘܛܠܐ - ܐܦ ܐܢܫ, ܗܘ, ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܣܢܩܐ ܕܝܠܝ. ܚܫܒܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܡܫܐܠܢܝ. ܐܝܟܐ ܥܬܝܕ ܩܣܪ ܠܡܫܕܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ? ܨܠܝ ܝܗܘܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝܗܘܕ!

(ܟܠܝܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܥܝܪܘ ܠܦܘܠܒܝܐ, ܐܢܬܬܐ ܪܗܘܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܦܢܝܬ ܠܝܗܘܕܘܬܐ, ܠܡܬܠ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܣܒܘ ܟܣܦܐ. ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ ܒܟܢ ܐܬܛܪܕܬ ܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ.)

(ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܫܘܝܐ ܗܘܐ. ܝܫܘܥ ܡܢ ܢܨܪܬ ܥܪܩ. ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܬܫܡܥ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܫܒܘܥ̈ܐ. ܠܐ ܗܘ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܘ ܒܐܬܪܗ ܕܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ. ܐܠܨܐ ܠܗ ܕܐܙܠ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܐ, ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ.)

ܫܒܘܩ ܠܝ ܠܡܐܡܪܘ ܠܟ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܩܝܦܐ. ܟܗܢܐ ܥܪܝܡܐ ܫܕܪ ܠܝ ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܛܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܠܝ̈ܐ ܚܢܦܘܬܐ ܘܡܕܝܢܘܬܐ. ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܩܫܝܘ̈ܬܗ. ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܡܚܝܪܘ ܥܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ (ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܦܠܢ̈ܐ ܘܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܕܪܚܡܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ ܘܣܒܪܝܢ ܕܒܦܘܠܚܢܗ ܗܘ ܘܐܝܟ ܗܘ ܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܐܠܨܐ. ܐܡܪ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܪܚܡܢܐ ܠܡܣܒܪܘ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܓܫܐ ܗܘ, ܘܕܗܢܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܗܘ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ, ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܡܫܓܫܐ ܗܘ ܐܘ ܠܐ, ܡܛܠܠ ܗܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܛܥܝ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ ܠܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܫܠܛ̈ܢܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ̈ܐ. ܐܘܣܦ ܕܐܝܙܓܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܣܢܗܕܪܝܢ ܓܠܘ ܐܢܗ ܬܘܒ ܘܬܘܒ, ܘܓܠܝܘܬܐ ܗܫܐ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܬܘܩܦܐ. ܢܣܒܘܢ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ ܟܠ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܫܘܥ, ܐܢ ܐܬܐ ܠܐܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ, ܐܝܕ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܘܡܪ̈ܘܕܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܠܓܒܐ ܦܘܠܝܛܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ - ܬܕܟܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܡܪܘ ܟܢܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ? - ܣܒܪܝܢ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܥܝܩܢܝ ܐܠܨܢܐܝܬ. ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܐܦ, ܐܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ, ܡܛܠ ܕܒܫܘܠܡܐ ܥܡ ܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠ ܢܚܬ ܠܦܘܠܝܛܝܐ. ܛܒܥܗ ܗܘ; ܟܠ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܦܘܠܝܛܝܩ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ - ܐܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܗܓܡܘܢܗܘܢ.

ܠܙܒܢܐ, ܒܟܢ, ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܣܒ ܠܥܩܒ̈ܘܗܝ. ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ. ܡܬܚܙܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܟܠܝܠ ܦܩܘܕ̈ܐ ܥܦܝ̈ܦܐ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܗ ܕܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ, ܒܠܚܘܕ ܠܡܐܫܟܚܘ ܕܩܘܛܠܐ ܐܬܣܝܡ ܠܘܩܒܠܗ. ܦܓܘܥ̈ܐ ܕܚܙܬ ܦܪܘܩܠܐ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܗܘܘ ܓܙܪ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܒܬܪ̈ܘܗܝ. ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ, ܠܐ ܢܡܘܕܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܣܟܝܐ. ܟܒܪ, ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܠܝܬ ܡܢ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܠܡܗܘܝܘ ܚܕ ܐܘ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ. ܒܬܪ ܣܪܒܘܬܗ, ܪ̈ܒܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܪܕܦܘܗܝ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ. ܐܫܟܚܘ ܣܓܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܦܫܝܩܐ ܠܡܦܬܝܘ ܥܡܐ ܕ, ܒܬܒܬܪ ܟܠ, ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܪ̈ܘܕܐ ܗܘܐ, ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܠܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ ܡܥܘܒܠܐ. ܣܒܪ ܐܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܟܪܟܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܠܡܩܛܠܘܗܝ, ܐܠܐ, ܒܟܢ ܒܢܐ, ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܦܪ̈ܝܦܪ̈ܝܫܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠܗ ܬܡܢ. ܗܫܐ ܠܝܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܚܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܒܕ ܠܓܪܒܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܩܐ.

ܗܢܐ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܗܝ, ܐܠܐ ܥܕܟܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܠܝ. ܐܬܪܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܟܐܢܝܐܬ - ܐܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܚܒܪܐܝܟ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ! - ܘܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ, ܠܡܦܘܫ ܗܪܟܐ ܠܫܢܝܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ. ܐܢܐ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܐܢܐ, ܒܐܦ ܐܝܡܐ ܓܚܟܢܝܐܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܫܕܪܬ ܠܟ ܒܬܪ ܬܠܬ ܫܢܝܢ ܩܕܡ, ܘܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܦܢܝܘ ܫܢܝܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܝܐܬܐ ܕܡܢܘܬܐ ܒܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܩܣܪ ܝܥܒܪܢܝ. ܐܝܟ ܕܩܝܡܐ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ, ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕܐ ܒܢܝܚܘܬܐ, ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܛܢܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ ܢܩܒܠܝ ܠܥܘܬܐ ܥܡܝܐܬܐ - ܠܡܬܢ ܡܠܬܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ - ܗܢܩܨ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܫܩܝܪܐ ܠܝܠܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܨܝܚ ܠܝ.

ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܐܬܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܦܨܚ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܐܬܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܥܝܕ̈ ܠܦܨܚܗܡ ܪܒܐ. ܚܕܝ ܠܝ, ܟܕ ܩܒܠܬ ܐܓܪܬܟ ܩܕܡ ܕܡܦܠܩܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܣܪܝܐ, ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܠܟ ܕܡܬܒܫ̈ ܥܠ ܙܘܥ̈ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܐܠܝܣܐ ܬܘܢ ܗܪܟܐ. ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝ̈ ܡܬܡܠܝܐ ܫܒܘܥ̈ ܥܕܝܬܐ. ܐܬܝܢ ܒܥܣܪ̈ ܐܠܦܝܢ, ܫܒܘܥ̈ ܡܩܕܡ̈, ܘ ܡܬܦܪܣܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ, ܟܕܡܙܐܝܪܝܢ ܚܒܪܐܝܗܘܢ ܘ ܩܪܝܒܐܝܗܘܢ, ܟܕܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܗܘܢ ܫܪܝܬ ܬܘܠܕܬܗܘܢ

ܐܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܒܗܬܗܘܢ. ܒܫܒܘܬ̈ ܐܚܪܝܢܬ̈ ܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܟܠ ܐܠܦ̈ ܕܡܛܝܬ ܠܩܣܪܝܐ ܡܠܝܬ̈ ܒܓܘܐ ܘܠܒܪܝܬ. ܙܘܥ̈ ܥܠ ܐܠܦ̈ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܝܣܐ ܢܗܬܢ ܗܘ. ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܡܚܠܬ̈ ܐܝܟ ܕܙܐܝܩ ܡܢ ܐܠܦ̈ ܗܠܝܢ. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܨܦܝܘ ܫܘܩܬܗܘܢ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܒܦܪܥܘܢ ܫܩܬܗܘܢ; ܠܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܐܬܘ ܗܪܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܪܥܘܢ ܐܦ ܫܘܩܬܐ. ܝܕܥ ܐܬ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܠܬ̈ ܕܙܐܝܩ ܡܢ ܡܫܥܝܢ̈ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ - ܙܥ̈ ܡܢ ܫܘܩܝ̈ ܘܕܡ̈ ܥܙܩ̈ ܒܚܙܝ̈. ܗܟܢ̈ ܗܝ ܗܪܟܐ ܘܕܡ̈ ܥܙܩ̈ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܠܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܪܚܡ ܙܥ̈ ܡܢ ܕܡ̈ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܡܪܚܩܝܢ ܒܣܢܝܘܬ̈. ܐܠܝܣܐ ܬܘܢ ܚܙܝ̈ ܐܝܪܩ̈ ܕܡܦܢܝܢ ܢܚܪܐܝܗܘܢ ܥܬܝܪ̈ ܐܘ ܡAܠܦ̈.

ܟܠܗ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܥܘܛܦ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ. ܢܗܪܐ ܡܬܐܡܫܟ ܡܢ ܣܦܬܐ, ܡܢ ܫܡܪܝܢ ܘܡܢ ܐܪܝܟܘ. ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܡܟܝܢ ܒܦܬܝܚܐ. ܟܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܡܫܟܢ̈ܐ ܘܥܪ̈ܣܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ. ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܒܫܒܒܘܬܐ ܟܠ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܢܣܒ ܕܝܘܪ̈ܐ. ܗܢܘܢ [ܐܢܘܢ?] ܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕ[ܡܕܝܢܬܐ?]... ܝܘܡܢܐ, ܟܕ ܩܪܒܬ, ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܚܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܟܠܗ ܠܡܝܠܐ ܛܒܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ, ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ [ܢܛܘܪܘܬܝ?] ܥܕܟܝܠ ܐܗܘܐ ܣܛܐ ܥܩܒ̈ܝ ܒܪܝܬ ܫܘܪ̈ܐ.

ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܦܠܓܐ ܕܟܠ ܚܝܠܝ ܒܥܬܝܕܘܬܐ - 2,000 ܐܢܫܝܢ. ܠܝܬ ܥܠܬܐ ܠܡܣܟܝܘ ܐܦ ܡܕܡ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܩܛܠܝ̈ ܥܝܕܝ̈, ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܬܗܘܝ ܘ ܡܬܛܟܣܐ. ܝܕܥ ܐܬ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܥܝܪܐ ܦܫܩܝ̈ ܬܚܬܝܬ̈. ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܒܝܫܘܬ ܗ ܗܘ ܒܙܒܢܝ̈ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܣܓܘܕ̈ ܣܢܝ ܢ ܫܘܒܗܪܗ. ܝܬܝܪ ܡܬܨܝܚܝܢ ܠܡܬܩܛܓܘ ܒܗܝ ܟܠܐ, ܗܘ ܠܒܐ ܘܩܢܛܪܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ! ܒܟܢܘܫܬ̈ ܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܢ̈ ܣܢܝ̈, ܡܛܠ ܕܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܟܢܫܬ̈ ܢܟܪܝ̈ܬ̈ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ, ܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܫܬܘܘ ܒܫܦܝܘܬ̈, ܐܠܐ ܒܗܝ ܟܠܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܬܩܛܓܘ ܥܠ ܩܕܡܝܘܬܐ ܒܡܩܪܒܘ ܕܒܚܬܐ, ܐܘ ܥܠ ܠܐ ܡܣܦܩܘܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܒܢ̈ ܕܐܚܪܢܝ̈, ܐܘ ܥܠ ܗܘܝܘ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܚܕ ܠܐܚܪܢܐ.

ܟܕ ܥܒܪܘ ܦܨܚ̈ ܩܕܡܝ̈ ܕܠܐ ܫܓܘܫܝ̈ ܩܫܝ̈ ܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܠܡܬܗܘܝ ܘ ܡܛܦܚ̈. ܣܟܢܬܐ ܫܠܝ̈ ܒ[ܡܬܥܝܪܬ̈] ܪܒܬܐ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܥܝܕ̈. ܡܬܥܒ ܕܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܙܘܥ̈ ܕܦܝܠܚ̈. ܥܡ ܐܠܦ̈ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܢܝ̈ ܐܪܥ̈, ܡܬܚܫܒ ܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܥܡܐ ܚܐܪܐ ܘܦܪܝܩܐ, ܚܝܝ ܢ ܬܘܒ ܒܝܘܡ̈ ܥܬܝܩ̈, ܡܬܚܫܒ ܝܢ ܕܝܗܘܗ ܫܠܝ̈ ܠܡܦ ܪܥ ܚܕܐ ܡܬܕܡܪܬܗܘܢ ܒܝܫܬ̈ ܘܢܚܘܢ ܪܗܘܡܝ̈ ܢܬܡܫܢ ܒܩܘܠܐ. ܐܢ ܫܦܝܐ ܚܝܬܐ, ܢܘܪ̈ ܒܚܝܬܐ ܢܩܝܕ.

ܝܕܥ ܐܬ ܕܟܕܢ ܐܬܝܬ ܝܘܡܢܐ, ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܩܛܪܓܝܢ ܕܠܝ ܠܐ ܫܪܚܬ ܠܡܫܢܩܘ ܥܪܩ̈ ܕܡܐ ܟܠܘܬܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ? ܚܣܡܝܢ ܐܘܪܚܬܐ ܘܒܟܢ ܩܛܪܓܝܢ ܕܥܪܩ̈ ܕܡܐ ܟܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܢ. ܐܠܐ ܗܢܘ ܥܝܕܗܘܢ. ܠܐ ܡܬܨܝܚܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܠܝܬ̈ ܚܙܐܝܪ̈, ܢܨܒ ܠܘ ܠܡܘܬ ܡܢ ܠܡܐܟܠܘ.

ܐܘܕܥ ܠܟ ܐܝܟ ܢܩܘܡ.

ܡܬܚܙܝܢܘܬ ܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܬܕܟܪ ܐܬ ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ, ܕܥܪܩ ܠܣ ܘܪܝ̈ ܩܠܝܠ ܝܪܚܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܠܡܦܨܝܘ ܚܝܝ̈ܘ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܝܦܣ? ܡܬܚܙ̈ ܬܘܒ. ܕܡܬܝܪ - ܬܫܟܚ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܘ, ܐܠܐ ܫܪܝܪ ܗܘ - ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚ ܗܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܓܫܘܫܝ̈ ܡܐܘܕܥܝܢ ܕܟܕܢ ܥܒܪ ܒ[ܡܚܝ ܪܘܬ̈] ܒܓܠ ܝܠ̈ ܥܒܪ ܬܚܘܡܐ. ܫܕܪܬ ܐܝܙܓܕ̈ ܠܡܫܦ ܝܘ ܥܡܐ. ܐܝܟ ܡܐܘܕܥܘܬܐ ܩܬܝܪܬ̈ ܡܩܛܪܓ ܟܗܢܝ̈ ܒܟܠ ܥܕܒ̈ ܘܣܘܟܠܗ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܦܨܚ. ܡܝܬܐ ܥܡܐ ܥܡܐ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ [ܐܝܬ̈] ܐܢܫ̈ ܕܡܛܝܚܝܢ ܥܠ ܚܝܝ̈.

ܛܒܐ ܗܘ ܕܟ ܕܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܝ ܡܚܒܪܐ ܥܠ ܥܙܥ̈ ܕܓܦܢܐ ܟܢ̈ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬ̈. ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܩܠ̈ - ܐܦ ܚܕ ܠܐ ܩܣܝܪ ܝܬܝܪ - ܘܥܡܠ ܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ, ܐܠܐ [ܗܢܘܢ?] ܚܣܝܪܝܢ ܣܓܝ ܒ ܝܕܥܐ ܡܕܟܢܝ̈. ܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܬܡܫܢ ܒܟܗܢܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܣ ܦܐ ܣܓܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܡܩܢܝ̈ ܚܕܬܝ̈, ܐܠܐ ܡܢ̈ ܬܥܒܕ ܟܕ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܩܫܝ ܬܐ ܕܟܗܢܝ̈ ܡܬܦܬܪܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ? ܫܕܪ ܡܚܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܒܚܕ, ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ, ܒܬܪܥܩ ܡܢ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝ̈ ܘܢܙ ܠ ܒܚܕ ܠܡܘܥܕܐ ܕܒܩܘܪ̈ ܕܐܬܪ̈.

ܝܫܘܥ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܥܕܟܝܠ ܟܠ ܐܙܠ ܛܒ. ܢܣܒ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܡܬܝ ܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܕܡ ܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܦܠܓܘܬ̈ ܘܛܢܢܬ̈ ܒܝܢܬ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܡܫܚ ܠܦ̈ ܗܠܝܢ. ܡܬܕܡܪ [?], ܙܒܢܐ, ܣܓܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܕ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܢܟܪܝ̈ ܗܪܟܐ. ܠܫܘܪܝ̈, ܦܪܝܫܝ̈ ܩܫܝ̈ ܒܣܝܢ ܐܦ ܠܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܒ[ܐܬܪܐ?] ܕܠܐ ܫܘܝ ܝܢ ܠܫܘܥ ܗܘܢ ܦ ܪܝܫܐ. ܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܫ ܛܒ ܗܘ, ܗܘܝ ܘ ܣܝܪܬܐ, ܐܢ ܢܛ ܪ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܒܨ ܒܝܘܬ̈. [ܐܚܪܢܝ̈]ܙܘܝ̈. ܐܫ ܪ ܠܟ ܕܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܬܬ̈ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܥܡܝܐ ܠܡܦ ܠܚܘ ܒܒܝܬܐ, ܡܬܚܫܒ ܝܢ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܒܝ̈ ܡܬܛܡ ܐܝܢ ܒܗ. ܬܫܟܚ ܠܡܬܚܫܒ ܘ ܟܡ̈ ܪܒ̈ ܝܬܝܪ ܗܝ ܒܣܢܝ ܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܘ ܣܘܪܝ̈ ܕܡ ܬܥܪܒܝܢ ܒܫܪܝܪ̈ ܥܡ ܐܢܫ̈ ܚܢܦܝ̈ ܐܝܟ ܐܬ ܘ ܐܢܐ, ܐܘ ܣܝܐܢܘܣ ܘܩܣܪ.

ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܢܟܪܝ̈ ܣܢܝ ܢ ܫܘܒܗܪܐ ܗܢܐ. ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܥܬܝܪܝܢ ܣܓܝ ܐܢܘܢ, ܣܓܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ (ܝܬܝܪ ܐ ܝܠ ܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ) ܡAܠܦ ܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܩܛܪܓ ܝܗܘܢ ܦܪܝܫܝܝ̈, ܘܒܟܢ, ܡܬܡܕܢܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܟܕ ܥܠܝܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ, ܡܬܥܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܦܪܝܫܝ̈ ܘܡܨܝܬܝܢ ܠ[ܢܡܘܣܐ?], ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܕܡܬܥܡܠ ܝܢ ܒܫܒܚ̈ ܘܒܙܓܡܘ ܬ̈ ܕܐܢܘܢ ܒܨܝܪ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܝܘܢ̈ܝ̈ ܕܠܫܢܗ ܘܢ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ - ܘܣܓܝ ܙܒܢܝܢ, ܗܘ ܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܗܘ ܠܫܢܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܝܢ, ܡܛܠ ܕܠ ܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܒܪ̈ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܐܪ ܡܝ̈. ܥܠ ܣܒܒܝ̈ ܣܓܝ̈ܢ ܬܩܪܝܒ̈ ܐܬܘ ܠܡܩܛܘ ܬ̈, ܐܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܟ ܢܬܐ ܗܘ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܥܪܒ ܐܢܐ.

ܣܟ̈ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܫܡܥ ܝܬܝܪ ܥܠ ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ. ܐܢܐ, ܠܬܪܬܝܢ ܥܠܬ̈, ܐܙܠ ܒܚܬܡܬ̈. ܪܟ ܝܫܢܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܐܚܕܘ [ܐܝܡܬ ܝ?] ܥ ܠ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐܬ̈ ܒܡ ܓܘ ܟܢܫ̈. ܐܠܐ ܛܟܣ̈ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܗ ܣܟܢܬ̈, ܒܙܒܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܡ ܕܢ ܥܒܪ?] ܬܚܘܡܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܕܡ ܒܓܠܝܘܬ̈ ܠܡܨܕܩܘ, ܒܬܘܪ̈ܘ ܢܕܦܪܣܘܢ ܛܦܝܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܫܒܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܝܩܪ̈ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ, ܘܗܟܢܐ, ܟܕ ܡܬܚܙ̈ ܬܘܒ ܐܝܟ ܡܥܝܢܐ, ܗܘܝ ܬ ܠܝ ܥܠ ܐܝܕܝ ܬܘܥܪܬ̈ ܬܘܒ̈ ܕܫܓܝܫܐ ܕܡܨܒܐ ܠܡܟܢ ܝܘ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܚܢܢ ܘ ܩܝܦ̈ ܬܪ ܝܗܘܢ ܐܬܘ ܠܡܚܙ ܝܢܝ. ܒܚܕ ܡܬܚܙ̈ ܕܗ ܢܘܢ, ܘܝܬܝܪ ܚܢܢ, ܒܥܝܢ ܣܓܝ ܕܗ ܢ̈ ܠܡܐܚܕܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܚܫܒ ܝܢ ܠܗ ܣܟ ܢܬܐ ܠܕܝܠܗܘܢ. ܣܢܝ ܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܒ ܠܐ ܣܦܩܐ ܒܥܠܬ̈ ܛܒܬ̈. ܦܪܝܫܝ̈ ܘ[ܣܦܪܝ̈?] ܡܬܙܥ ܝܢ ܒܫܪܝܪ̈ ܥܠ ܫܬܦ̈ ܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ; ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܚܙ̈ ܣܟ ܢܬܐ ܠܦܪܢܣܬܗ; ܘܚܢܢ, ܩܝܦ̈ ܘ[ܐܚ ܪܢܝ̈] ܐܝܩܪ̈ ܨܕ ܘܩܝ̈ ܠܐ ܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܡܬܦܚ ܝܢ ܠܡܬܩ ܢܘ ܟܠ ܛܟܣ̈ ܟܗܢܘܬܝ̈ (ܗܢܘܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܦ ܪܝܫܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ

ܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ), ܐܠܐ ܕܚܠܝܢ ܬܘܒܝ̈ ܬܘܒ̈ ܕܡ ܬܚܠܦܘ ܕܐܡܪ̈ ܕܡܨܚܠܦ ܝܫܘܥ ܗܢܐ ܠܓܒ ܪܐ ܥܡܝܐ - ܘܒܟܢ ܡܢ̈ ܢܗܘ̈ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ? ܡܫܘܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ, ܐܝܟ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܕܪܝ̈ܬ ܟ ܐܘ ܡܕܝܬ̈ ܟ, ܕܥܡܥ̈ ܪܒ̈ ܟܠ ܠܥܬ ܝܘ ܬ̈ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܗܝ ܒܥܝ̈ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ.)

(ܟܕ ܚܙܪ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܕܗܘ̈ ܒܓܠ ܝܠ̈, ܫܦܝܪ ܗܘ ܠܝ ܠܡܐܚܕܘ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܫܠܝܘܬ̈ ܘܠܡܣܝܡܘ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚ̈. ܠܐ ܐܢܐ, ܐܠܐ ܗܟܢ̈, ܛ ܦܝܐ ܟܢ̈ ܠܡܫܠܩ ܨܠܒܝܒ̈ ܡܢ ܢܘܪܐ ܠܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܠܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܝ. ܒܥܝܬ ܠܡܟܠܝܘ ܬܘܥܪܐ ܘܫܡܗ ܬ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܗܘ̈ ܐܠܐ ܒܘܦ̈ܝ̈ ܢܡܨܟܗ ܠܬ ܪܥܝܘܢܝ ܘܣ ܡܗ ܬ ܕ ܗܘ̈ ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ. ܡܬܘܢܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܟܘܢ ܗܘ. ܐܡܪܬ, 'ܒܟܢ ܐܚܕܘ ܐܝܕܝ ܠܩܕܝܫ̈ ܗܣܪ̈, ܐܠܐ ܕܐܢ ܗܘܝ ܫܓܘܫܝ̈ ܐܥܒܕ ܒܚܕ ܘܐ ܣܟ̈ ܐܢܐ ܠܫܘܬܦܘܬ ܗܘܢ ܟܝ ܢܬܐ. ܗܢܐ ܫܡܗ ܘ ܠܝ. ܐܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܝ ܡܕܡ ܒܕ ܗܠ ܠܐ, ܣ ܘܟܠ ܝ ܗܘ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܢܐ, ܠܡܣܟܝܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܟܢܫ̈ ܡܬܦܪܩ ܬܘܒ ܘ ܒܟܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܫܒܩܘ ܠܡܬܥܝ ܪܘ ܝܗܘܕ̈ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܝ ܪ ܓܠ ܝܠ̈. ܐܢ ܢܥܝ ܪ ܬܘܥܪܐ ܒܥܕ ܠܐ - ܐܢ ܒܥܒܕܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܐܘ ܒܥܡܐ ܕܐܒܣ ܝܢ ܪܫܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܝܗ, ܐܦ ܠܐܘܩܒܠ ܨܒܝ ܢܗܘܢ - ܐܥܬܪ ܒܚܕ. ܐܠܐ ܟܗܢܝ̈ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܫܬ ܬܦܘ ܘܐ ܢܐ ܫܘܝ ܪ ܐܢܘܢ. ܝܕܥ ܐܬ ܒ ܟܠ ܫܪܝܪ̈ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܢܫܬ ܬܦܘܢ? ܠܐ ܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܢܝ ܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܦ ܪܝܫܐ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܥܒ ܕܝܢ, ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕ, ܐܢ ܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܠܒܪܝ̈, ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܬܫܟܚ ܒܫܦ ܝܩܘܬ̈ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܚܕܐ ܕܐ ܘܡܬ̈ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܓ ܡܘܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ, ܘܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܫܘܝ ܠܛܟܣ ܝܗܘܢ, ܘܡܛܠ ܕ ܐܝܬ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ - ܘܗܢܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܝܕܥ - ܕܐܢܘܢ ܡܛܡ ܐܝܢ ܒܡܬܚܫܒܘ ܬ̈ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܪܗܘܡܝ̈ ܘ ܛܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܚܙ ܝܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܛܢ ܢܝܢ ܠܡܥ ܕܪܝ ܟܕ ܡܬ̈ ܦܘܪܣܬܐ ܠܗܘܢ.

ܝܫܘܥ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܗܘ. ܥܠ ܐܬ ܡܠܝ. ܥܠܬܘ, ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܗ ܐܦ ܨܒܝ ܢ ܠܡܐܥܝܪܘ ܥܡܐ, ܩܫܝܐ ܗܘܬ. ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܝܕܥܘ ܥܠ ܝܗ. ܐܬ̈ ܒ ܐܘܪܚ̈ ܡܢ ܐܪܝܟܘ. ܡܠܝܬ̈ ܗܘܬ ܒܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܡܢ ܐܬܪ̈ ܕܦܪܬ ܘܡܢ ܣܘܪܝ̈, ܕܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܥܠ ܝܗ. ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܐܦ ܓܠܝܠܝ̈ ܕܡܬܕ ܟܪܝܢ ܗܘ ܠܗ, ܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܢܬ ܕܟ ܪܘ ܕܥܫ ܠ ܗܘ ܒܓܠ ܝܠ̈ ܫܢܬ̈ ܩܕܡ. ܒܬܘܪ̈ܘ ܩܪܒܢܝ̈ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܐܢܫ̈ ܒܨܝܪ̈ ܐܢܘܢ. (ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܕܥܩ ܒ ܟܬܐ ܘܐܠ ܝܘܣ ܦ ܕܡܬܥܪܒ ܥܡ ܟܢܫܐ ܟܠ̈) ܐܢܫ̈ ܠ̈ ܝܕܥܝ̈ ܘܛܢܢܝ̈ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܣܟ ܢܝ̈ ܡܛܠ ܡܘܥܕ̈ ܥܠ ܡܕ ܒܪܢܝ̈ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܘ. ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܣܟܝܢ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܠܡܥܒܕ 'ܬܕܡܪܬܐ,' ܐܢ ܗܝ ܡܝ ܬܝܘ ܡܝ ܬ̈ ܠܐܘ ܬܩܝ ܘ ܐܘ ܠܡܩܛܠܘ ܚܝܐ, ܘܡܬܚܫܒ ܝܢ ܥܠ ܝܗ ܟܢ̈ ܐܝܟ ܦܠܚ̈ ܘܥܡܠ̈ ܕܓܠ ܝܠ̈, ܟܕ ܣܟܝܢ ܠܗ ܒܟܠ ܥܕܒ̈ ܠܡܫܪܝ ܘ ܐܠܡ ܬܘ ܘܠܡ ܝܬܝ ܘ ܥܕܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ. ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܒܐܬܪܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡ ܬܚܫܒ ܒܐܦ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܢܐ.

ܠܝܬ ܗܘ ܗܘܝܐ ܐܬ ܡܠܝ, ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܐܗܘ̈ ܩܕܡ, ܕܡܟܪ ܙܢܐ ܢܣܒ ܚܙ ܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ. ܥܠ ܒ ܐܦ ܠܡܫܝ̈ ܕ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܒ ܣܒܒܐ ܕܙܢ ܝܬ̈ ܐܚܪܢܝ̈. ܒܬܘܪ̈ܘ ܩܥܝܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܩܫܝ ܘܬ̈ ܘܩܠܝܠ ܒܩܝܪ̈ ܫܒܩܘ ܠܗ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܘ ܗܢܐ, ܩܥܝܘ ܬܘܒ. ܐܢ ܫܫܐ ܐܢܫ̈ ܢܫܡܚܘܢ ܩܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܥܠܬ̈, ܫܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܝ̈ ܡܢ ܙܥܕܐ ܢܥ ܩܒܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܗܟܢ̈. ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܝ ܟܠ ܐܚܬܡ̈. ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܝ ܦܠܚ̈ ܡܛܠ ܒܫܝܢ ܒܟܢܫܐ ܠܐܪܝܟܘ ܘܬ̈ ܩܠܝܠ ܬܚܕܝ ܝܢ ܒܡܩܘܠ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܗ ܦܩܘܕ̈, ܐܢ ܐܦ ܢܨܝܘܢ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܡ ܐܥܝܪܘ ܟܢܫܐ, ܠܡܩܛ ܥ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܘܠܒܬ ܪܘ̈ܘ ܒܚܕ, ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܝ ܡܕܡ. ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘ ܠܡܐ ܡܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܝ ܡܕܡ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܚܙܪ ܢܦܫܗ ܠܚ ܝܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܘܢ ܕܒܬܘܪ̈ܘ ܕܡܟܪܙܢܐ. ܐܡܪ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܫܒܘܢ̈ ܡܫܚ ܠܦ̈ ܟܠ ܥܠ ܫܘܚ ܠܦ̈ ܪܒܐ ܕ ܐܬ̈ ܥܠ ܝܘܬܪܢ ܝܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܡܕܒܪ ܗܘܢ ܨܒܝ - ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܫܘܝ ܪ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ - ܗܘ ܠܡ ܪܕ ܦܘ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܩܛܪܓܗ ܥܡ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ. ܡܣܦܩ ܗܘ.

ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܛ ܥܝ ܐܢܐ ܒܡܗܝܡܢܘ ܕܐܢܐ ܡܬܛܥ ܡܢ ܐܬ ܒܬܚܪܝܪܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܘܒܝ̈ܢ. ܐܢ ܟܬܒ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܐܦ ܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܢܐ, ܐܡܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܨܒܝܘܬ̈ 'ܐܝܬ ܥܠܬܐ ܠܡܕܚܠܘ ܬܘܥܪܐ ܛܢܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܘܕ ܐܢܐ ܨܒܝ ܠܡܚܨ ܪܘ ܟܕ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ.'

ܚܙܘܢܐ ܒܗܝ ܟܠܐ ܘܓ ܙ ܪܬܐ ܠܡܐܚܕܘ ܝܫܘܥ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܬܪ ܝܗܘܢ ܗܪܘܕ ܣ ܐܢܬ ܝܦܣ ܘܐܚܘ ܗܝ ܦܝܠܝ ܦܘܣ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ. ܩܠܝܠ ܡ ܠܟܝ̈ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܬܥܩܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡ ܠܟܝ ܢ ܡ ܕܢܚܐ. ܐܝܬܝ ܘ ܩܘܪ ܒܢ̈ ܥܬܝܪ̈ ܠܗܝ ܟܠܐ, ܡܬܨܒ ܬܝܢ, ܡܙܘܓܝܢ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈. ܐܙܠܝܢ ܒܩܕܡܘܬ̈ ܠܠܘ ܝܬ ܘ ܡܢܗ ܝܟܠܐ ܘܟܢܫܐ, ܕܡܨܚ̈ ܟܡ̈ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܗܪܘܕ ܣ ܨܒ̈ ܩܒ ܠ ܐܘ ܨ ܠܒ, ܩܥ̈ ܘܩ ܪ̈ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܛܒ ܗܘ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܗܪܘ ܕܣ ܒܬܪ ܝ ܒ ܐܢܛܘܢܝ̈. ܠܐ ܦ ܓܥܬ ܢܨܝܚ̈ ܗܠܝܢ, ܐܠܐ ܣܝܡܬ ܢܛܘ ܪܘܬ̈ ܕܦܠܚ̈ ܪܗܘܡܝ̈ ܥܠ ܬܪܥ ܝܗܘܢ. ܢ ܝܫܢܐ ܟܝ ܢܬܐ ܕ ܐܝܩܪ̈ ܗܘ; ܗܘ̈ ܬܘܒ ܪ ܡܙܐ ܕܐܢ̈ ܢܛ ܪܝܢ ܥܝܢ̈ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܢ. ܟܠ ܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܝ ܬ̈ ܐܝܩܪ̈ ܕܥܕ ܪܘ ܐܒ̈ ܫܕܪܘ ܢܨܝܚܝ̈ ܠܡܣ ܟܝ ܘ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ̈ ܘܠܠܘ ܝܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܗܝ ܟܠܐ, ܐܠܐ ܥܘܡܠܐ ܫܠܝܛܬܐ, ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܟܝܢ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܠܗܘܢ, ܩܝ ܡܝܢ ܦܪܝܫ̈. ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܝܕ̈ ܓܒ̈ ܚܙ ܝܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܚ.

ܨܒܘܬ ܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܐܬܝܐ ܠܪ ܫܐ. ܐܬ ܡܠܝ, ܟܕ ܡܬ ܠܘ̈ ܒܬܘܪ̈ܘ ܩܪܒܢܝ̈, ܙܐܝܪ ܗܝ ܟܠܐ. ܩܡ ܒܕܪܬܐ ܒܪܝܬܐ, ܕ ܪܒ̈ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ - ܐܡܪ, ܐܬܪ̈ ܕܫܘܩ̈ - ܡܠ̈ ܒ ܡܩܢܝ̈ ܠܩܘܪ ܒܢ̈ ܘܕܒܚ̈ ܕܗܝ ܟܠܐ, ܘ ܡܚܘ ܬ̈ ܒ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܕܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܕܡ ܬܚܒܚܒ ܝܢ ܘܡܬܩܛܪܓ ܝܢ ܒܩܠ̈ ܥܠ ܝܢ ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܠܫܢܝܢ ܘܐ ܬܩ̈ܢܝ̈. ܝܕܥ ܐܬ ܫܘܩ̈ ܗܘܢ ܗ ܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܣܒ ܙܐܝܪܝܢ ܠܡܚܙ ܝܘ ܡܢ ܣܩܪܝܢܘܬ̈. ܐܝܟ ܗܟܢ̈ ܗܘ, ܡ̈̈ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܥܘܬܦ̈. ܒ ܚܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܫܪܝ ܠܡܫܬܦܘ ܒܥ ܠܕܒܒ̈ܘ ܟܗܢܝ̈ ܘ ܟܠ ܥܒܕܝܗܘܢ ܒܡܠ̈ ܩܫܝ̈ ܟܠ. ܟܡ̈ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡ ܬܛܥܡܘ, ܩܛܪܓ ܟܠ ܛܘܠ ܚܢܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܗܝ ܟܠܐ. ܚܟܝ ܡ̈ ܣܓܝ ܐܢܘܢ, ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܡܦܨܝܘ ܚܝܝ̈ܘ ܒܢܦܫܗ. ܐܢ ܐ ܬܛܥܡ ܐܘ ܐܬܢ ܓܫ ܒܪܚܒܐ, ܢ ܬ ܩܛܠ ܗܘ ܥܠ ܐܬܪ̈. ܐܢ ܬܕܟܪ ܕܚܝܝ̈ ܕܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܗܠܝܢ, ܠܐ ܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܗܪܟܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܩܢܝ̈ ܐܪܥ̈, ܡܬܟ ܢܣ ܝܢ ܒ ܦܘ ܠܚܢܐ ܕܗܝ ܟܠܐ ܘ ܕ ܗܘ̈ ܥܒܕܐ ܡܬܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ ܬܫ ܠܛ ܒܚܘܒܪ̈ ܩܫܝ ܬܐ ܘ ܛܢ ܢܬܐ, ܬܚܙ̈ ܕܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܡܫܓܫܐ ܐܘ ܡܝ ܬ̈ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܢܥܒܕ ܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕ ܐܙܠ, ܗܘ̈ ܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܫܓܫܘܫܝܐ ܘ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܥܒܪܬ. ܫܘܝ̈ ܗܘ ܬܘܒ ܠ ܥܠܬܘ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܗܘ̈ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܡܡܠ ܠ ܒ ܐܪ ܡܝ̈ ܘܦܠܓܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܫܡܥܘ̈ܘ ܠ ܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܣܘܟܠ̈ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܗ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܥܘ ܬܦܐ ܡܬܕܡܪ ܗܘ. ܝܕܥ ܐܬ ܝܗ ܘܕܝ̈; ܐܢ ܠܐ ܥܘ ܬܦ ܐܬ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܕܟܪ ܝܗ ܐܬ. ܐܦ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܐܬ̈ ܡܢ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܘ, ܐܢ ܐ ܬܩܣܕ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܡܬܚܙ ܝܢܘܬ̈, ܗܘ̈ ܫܠܝ ܚܘܬ̈ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܬܘܒ. ܝܫܘܥ ܫܒܩ ܗܝ ܟܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܥܡܐ ܠܒܬ ܪܘ̈ܘ ܕ, ܐܝܟ ܛܦܝܐ ܕܝܠ ܝ, ܢܣܒܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܙܐܝܪܬ ܗܘܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܣܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܐܟܣ ܪܘܬ̈. ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘ ܒܟܠ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܕܣܟܝܘ ܠܗ. ܩܛܪܓܘ ܬ̈ ܥܠ ܦܘ ܠܚܢܐ ܕܗܝ ܟܠܐ ܒܗܝ ܟܠܐ ܫܘܝ ܝܢ ܠܡ ܣܝ ܡܘ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܒ ܝܫܐ ܠܗܘܢ, ܐܝܟ ܕ ܗܢܘܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܣܒܪܝܢ.

ܦܓܘܥܐ ܗܢܐ ܫܠܚ ܐܝܕܝ̈. ܐܢܫܐ ܗܘ ܩܛܪܓܐ ܡܓܠܝ̈. ܫܒܩ ܩܕܡܝ̈ܬ, ܗܫ ̈ ܫܬ ܦ ܫܓܝ̈ ܥܠ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܦ ܪܫܝ ܘ. ܩܠܝܠ ܐܢܫ̈ ܟܒܪ ܫܡܥܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܬܘܥܪܬ ܗ, ܐܠܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܢ ܢܕܥܘܢ ܥܠ ܝܗ ܩܕܡ ܠܠ ܝ̈. ܬܫܟܚ ܠܡܐ ܡܪ ܘ ܕ ܐܢ ܫܠܚ ܟܢ̈ ܒܫܪܝܪ̈, ܗܘ̈ ܬܘܒ ܙܥܘܪ̈. ܢܒܝ̈. ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܣܟ ܢܬܐ, ܘܠܐ ܢܣܒ ܐܢܐ ܣܟܢܬ̈. ܚܙ̈ ܦܩ ܕܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܗ. ܠܝ, ܕܢ ܕܥ ܐܢܐ

ܐܠܐ ܬܘܒ, ܐܚܕܘ ܐܚ ܕܘܬ̈ ܐܝܟ ܕ ܡܫܟܚ ܒܫܠܝܘܬ̈ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܨܟܚ ܒ ܫܘܬܦܘ ܬ̈ ܥܡ ܗܝܟܠܐ. ܚܢܢ ܛܒ̈ ܫܕܪ ܠܝ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ. ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܢܬ̈ ܡܬܨܒܬ̈ ܒܡܬܩ ܢܘ ܫܠܡܐ; ܐܝܟ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܬ, ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝ̈ ܣܓܝ̈ ܒ ܠܒ̈ ܠܘܩܒܠܢ ܐܝܟ ܕ ܨܒܝ ܢ ܠܫܘܠܛܢ̈ ܥܠ ܝܢ ܟܠ. ܒܙܒܢܐ ܫܘܝ̈, ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܨܒ̈ ܥܠ ܡܕ ܫܐ ܕ[ܥܡܐ?]... ܒܢܦܫܗ, ܕܝܫܘܥ ܠܐ ܗܘ ܩܛܪܓܐ ܒܫܪܝܪ̈ ܐܠܐ ܩܛܪܓܐ ܡܬܨܝܚܐ ܐܢ ܐܝ ܬ ܗܘ ܠܗ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܩܫܝ ܬܐ. ܢܩܬ ܗ ܫܘܝ̈ ܗܘ [ܐܝܟ ܩܕܡ?]̈ ܠܐ ܢܬܘܣ ܦܘܢ ܨ ܥܝܢ ܫܥܝܢ - ܡܬܙܥ ܝܢ ܒܟܘܢܕ ܘܬܗ ܪܒܬܐ (ܡܠ̈ ܕܚܢܢ). ܐܘܣܦ ܕ, ܐܢ ܐܠܨܐ, ܗܢܘܢ ܢܘܠ ܕܘ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܘܪ̈ܘ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܢ ܬ ܢ ܗܘܝܐ ܩܫܝ ܬܐ ܥܠ ܨܒܝ ܢܬ̈ ܡܫܝ ܡ̈ ܕܡܕܒܪ ܗܘܢ ܚܙܪ ܒܬܚܪ ܝܪ̈ ܦ ܪܝܫܬ̈. ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܡ ܬܥܪܒ ܠܝ. ܠܐ ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܕ ܗܢܘܢ ܢܨ ܕܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܗܘܝܐ ܕ ܒܥܝ ܢ, ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܟܒܪ ܟܠ ܕ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܝ. ܪ ܫܐ ܘ ܬܚܬ ܝܬܐ ܕ ܝܗ ܗܝ ܕ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܘ̈, ܐܘ ܢ ܬܨܝܚ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ, ܣܟ ܢܬܐ ܡܕ ܒܪܢܝ ܬܐ ܠܝ, ܐܝܟ ܕܚܢܢ ܚܫܒ ܕ ܗܘ̈ ܒܓܠ ܝܠ̈ ܘܬܕ ܟܪ ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ, ܟܕ ܩܛܥ ܪܫܗ ܒܡܟ ܝܪܘܣ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܦܨ̈ ܠܝ ܬܘܥܪܐ. ܡܫܬ ܝܥ ܐܢܐ ܥܡ ܟܗܢܝ̈. ܝܫܘܥ ܘ ܒܬܘܪ̈ܘ fܨ ܝܢ ܠܠܝ ܘܬܗ ܘܢ ܒܪܝܬ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ; ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢ̈ ܐܬܪ̈. ܢܬ̈ ܚ ܕ ܒܫܠܝܘܬ̈ ܘܢ ܬܩܛܠ ܕ ܠܐ ܡܘ ܪܟܬܐ.

ܠܐ ܐ ܬܚܫܒ ܗܘ ܩܕܡ, ܐܠܐ ܐ ܬܢ ܠܝ ܠ ܚܒ ܪܝ ܐܢܬܝ ܦܣ ܦܘܪܣܬܐ ܠܡ ܕܢܘ ܠܝܫܘܥ. ܬܘܥܪܐ ܫܪܝ ܒܫܘܠܛܢܗ, ܕ ܗܘ̈ ܛܟܣ̈ ܫܦܝܪ̈ ܘܟܝ ܢܬܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܘ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܛܒ ܗܘ ܠܡܚܙ ܝܘ ܠܐܢܬܝ ܦܣ ܬܪ ܝܗܘܢ ܕ ܫܓܫܐ [ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܬܥܒܕ ܒ ܝܕ?] ܗܓ ܡܘܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝ̈, ܠܦܘܪܥܘܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ. ܐ ܝܢ, ܐܫ ܕܪ ܗܘ ܠܐܢܬ ܝܦܣ.

ܐܚ ܕܘܬ ܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.

ܡܫܘܚܪ ܪܟ ܩܪܝܛܘ ܐܬ̈ ܫܦ ܪܢܐ ܡܝܬ̈ ܐܓܪܬ̈ ܟ ܘܐܚܪܢܝ̈ܬ ܕܩܒܝܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܩܣܪܝ̈. ܫܪܝ ܒܚܕ ܠܡܗܦ ܟܘ, ܕ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܗܫ ̈ ܬ ܗܘܝ ܩܠܝܠܬ̈. ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܐܓܪܬ̈ ܟ ܐܝܬܝ ܠܝ, ܡܛܠ ܕ ܝܗܒ ܘ ܠܝ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܚܙ̈ ܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒ ܚܕ ܟܕ ܩܪܝ ܬ ܝܢܘܢ ܐ ܬܚܒܝܠܬ ܒ ܫܒܝܫܘܬ̈ ܒܛ ܒ̈ ܡܢ ܩܣܪܝ̈. ܝܕܥ ܐܬ - ܫܘܝ ܪ ܐܢܐ ܕ ܐ ܬ ܐܡܪ ܠܟ ܩܕܡ - ܕܟ ܕ ܦܨܚ̈ ܫܠܡ ܘ ܦܠܓܐ ܪܒܐ ܕ[ܟܢܫܐ ܡܬܦܪܩ?]... ܬܫ ܐ ܠ ܐܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܐܬܝܢ ܠܡܫܥܝܢ̈ ܕܝܠܝ? ܒܟܢ ܒܫܪܝܪ̈ ܐܬܝܢ. ܗܢܘܢ ܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܦܪܝܫܝ̈. ܗܢܘܢ [ܬܠܡܝ ܕ̈?] ܝܘܢ̈ܝ̈, ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܐܣܝ̈ܝ̈, ܘ[ܗܘܘ?] ܐܢܫ̈ ܚܕܝ̈ ܘ ܐܢܫܢܝ̈ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܐܚ ܝܗܘܢ ܝܗܘܕ̈ܝ̈ ܩܫܝ̈.

ܡܕܡ ܢ ܬܨܝܚ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܡ ܬܩܪ ܬܢܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܫܦܟܐ ܕ ܫܠܝ̈ ܥܠ ܝ. ܩܕܡܝ̈ܬ ܐܠܦ̈ ܕܡܝܬ̈ ܫܫ ܠܝ ܘܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܘ ܪܝܢܝ ܩ̈ ܣܒ ܠܬ. ܥܙܡܐ ܠܐ ܗܘ ܠܗ ܐܦ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܛܒ̈ [ܠܡPܨܝܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ?]. [ܐ] ܩܫܝ̈ ܝܬܝܪ ܗܘ ܚܣܪܘܢ̈ ܕܡܝ̈ ܕܝܠ ܝ ܐܘܕܝ ܬܝܣ, ܓ ܠܐ, ܫܦܝܐ ܛܒ̈ ܟܠ ܒܡܕܢܚܐ. ܡ ܕܢ ܫܠܩܬ ܗܪܟܐ ܩܛܪܓ ܩ ܪܒܝ̈ ܫܒܝܥܝܢ ܘ ܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܐܙܟܝ. ܢܫ̈ ܪܚܡܝܢ ܐܢ ܗ. ܫܦܝܐ ܛܒ̈ ܟܠ ܒܡܕܢܚܐ. [ܡܩܘܠ̈ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕ ܐ ܬܛ ܒܥ; ܐܬܦܫܟ ܐܝܟ ܕ ܐ ܬܚܙ̈.] [ܫܒܝܥܝܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܟܠ ܗܘܢ ܡܚܨܪܝܢ ܒ ܚܫܟܐ ܒܨ ܘܪܬܐ.]

ܥܡ ܥܙܡܐ ܗܙ̈ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ. ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ, ܢܫܟܚ ܗܘ ܠܡܨܒ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܩܣܪ, ܠܡܥܠܘ ܠܒܝܬ̈ ܘܠܡܫܠܛܘ [ܡܨܪܝܢ?]... ܛܦ ܠܬܐ ܥܡ ܬܪܝܢ ܛܪܩܝ̈ܢ, ܘܟ ܕ ܝܕܥ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܣܝܡܬ ܠܗ, ܠܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘ ܟܢ̈ ܠ ܡܥܠܘ ܠ[ܩܛܪܓܐ?]... ܗܢܘܢ ܠܡܫܥܝܢ̈. ܒܚܒܝܒ̈, ܪܓܙ ܐܢܐ. ...ܒܪܝܬ ܡܫܩܝ ܬܐ. ܥܒܕܐ ܒܫܦܝܘܬ̈ ܘܐ ܝܬ ܠܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܠܡ ܕܥܘ ܕ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܢܟ ܪܢܝ̈ ܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܠܝ ܥܠ ܝܗ. ܡܚܨܪܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܘ, ܕܫ ܠܚܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܢ ܫܬܡܬܫܝ ܕcܣܦܐ ܕܗܝ ܟܠܐ, ܐܠܐ ܚܙܝܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܚܘܪܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܓ ܡܘܢܝ̈ ܕܐܬܪ̈ ܪܒܝ̈ ܝܬܝܪ ܒܦܚܝ ܪܝ ܠܫܡ̈ ܪܗܘܡܝ̈ ܘܠܚܘܠܡܢ̈ ܕܥܡܝ. ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܗܪܟܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܫܬ ܡܫܝܢ ܡ̈̈, ܐܦ ܦܪܝܫܝ̈. ܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ [ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕ?] ܠܐ ܡܚܙܝܢ ܐܦ ܬܕܘܝܬܐ.

[ܝܫܘܥ?] ܐܬܚ ܕ ܠܠܝ̈. ܣܝܡܬ ܟܬܐ ܕܦܠܚ̈ ܕܠܘܘ ܠܫ ܠܛܢܝ̈ ܕܣܢܗܕܪܝ ܢ. ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܟܕ ܛܦܝܐ ܫܠܝ̈ ܫܦ ܪܢܐ - ܫܠܝ̈ ܢܦܪܣܘܢ - ܢܬ ܝܕܥ ܕ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܘܣܢܗܕܪܝ ܢ ܥܒܕܘ ܒܫܘܬܦܘ ܬ̈. ܣܢܗܕܪܝ ܢ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܒܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܛܢܢܝ̈ ܟܠ, ܐܠܐ ܚܙ ܝܬܐ ܟܠ ܝܬܐ ܬ ܗܘܝ ܕ ܐܢ ܟܠ ܫܘܠܛܢ̈ , ܪܗܘܡܝ̈ ܘܝܗܘܕ ܝ̈, ܥܒܕܝܢ ܥܡܐ, ܗܢܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܗܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܫܬ ܓܫܐ ܕ ܛܒ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚ̈. ܐܚ ܕܘܬ̈ ܐ ܬܥܒܕ ܬ ܕܠܐ ܫܓܘܫܝ̈. ܝܫܘܥ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܐܦ [ܡܬܩܘܡܘܬ̈] ܒܚܕ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܗܘܢ ܠܒ ܬ ܝܗܘܢ.

ܐܣܝܪܐ ܐܬܢܨܒ ܠܒ ܝܬ̈ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܦ ܪܢܐ ܟܕ ܐ ܬܫܠܡ ܠܐܢܫ̈ ܕܝܠܝ. ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܩܝܦ̈ ܟܢܫ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܟܗܢܝ̈ ܡܕܒ ܪܢܝ̈ ܘܫ ܐܠܘ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܠܗܘܢ. ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܦܫܝܛܬܐ ܟܠ ܗܝ, ܡܢ ܚܙ ܝܬܝ, ܘܠ ܝܬ ܩܫ ܝܘܬ̈. ܡ ܕܢ ܐܢܬ ܝܦܣ ܠܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܨܒܘܬ̈ - ܐܬ̈ ܠܗܢܐ ܒܚܕ - ܐ ܩܛܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕ̈ ܐܘ [ܡܕ ܒܪܐ?] ܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܣܪ. ܐܠܐ ܟܗܢܝ̈ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܬ ܕܟ ܪܘ ܕܡܪ ܕܘܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܣܪ ܣܓܝ ܙܒܢ ܝܢ ܐܝܩܪ̈ ܗܝ ܒܥܝܢ̈ ܕܥܡܐ (ܘܕ ܣܓܝ ܦܪܝܫܝ̈ ܬܘܒ), ܘܗܢܘܢ ܢ ܒܥܘܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܘ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܛܒܬ̈ ܠܕܝܠܗܘܢ. ܢܩܘܡܘܢ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ, ܥܠ [?] ܢܡܘܣܐ, ܫܬ ܦ̈ ܥܠ ܛܘܠ ܚܢܐ ܘܬ ܘܥܪܐ ܒܗܝ ܟܠܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕ ܗܘ̈ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܣܟܝܐ (ܕ ܥܠ ܝܗ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܝܐ), ܘܥܡܐ, ܥܡ ܦܘܡܝܗܘܢ ܦܬܝܚ̈, ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܫܬܡܬܫ̈ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܠ̈ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡ ܢܛܪ [ܗܢܘܢ ܚܐܪܝܢ?]... [ܫܘܠܡܐ?] ܕ ܪܗܘܡܝ̈ ܡܣܢܝ̈. ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘ ܛܘܦ ܣ̈ ܕܦܪܘܩܐ ܕ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܒܥܝ ܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܒܬܘܪ̈ܘ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ.

ܠܐ ܚܙ ܝܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܢܦܫܝ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܐܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܒܩܝܪܒ. ܝܗܒ ܬ ܦܩܘܕ̈ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܡܫܕܪ ܠܐܢܬ ܝܦܣ, ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܕ ܐܥܒܕ, ܥܡ ܡܠܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܕ ܡ ܕܢ ܡܫܓܫܐ ܕܫ ܠܡܐ ܗܘ ܓܠܝܠ̈ܐ, ܟܒܪ ܢܚܙ̈ ܕܨܒܘܬ̈ ܐܬܝܐ ܒܫܘܠܛܢܗ. ܩܒܝܠܬ ܦܘܢܝ̈ , ܫܦܝܪ̈ ܐܝܟ ܗܟܢ̈, ܕܐܢܬ ܝܦܣ ܬܕ ܟ ܚ ܒܝܒܘܬ̈ ܐܠܐ ܫܒܩ ܐܦ ܙܟܘܬܐ ܕ ܟܒܪ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܥܒܝ ܪܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܝ

ܐܘ ܪܫܠܡ. ܡܫ ܠܡ ܘܬ̈ ܡܫܚ ܠܦ ܬ̈ ܕܚܒ ܝܒܘܬ̈! ܐܫ ܠܡ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܡܫܘܚܪ ܪܟ ܫܟ̈ , ܐܠܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܝܬܝܪ. ܫܪܝܪ ܗܘ, ܐܝܟ ܕܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܠܢܬܘܠ ܘܣ ܣܦܝܢܬܪ, ܕܒܐ ܪ ܐܚܝ̈ ܕܣ ܝ ܐܢܘܣ ܐܬܣܪ ܒ ܠܡ ܩܒܠܘ ܦܩܘ ܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܣܪ ܘ ܕܣ ܝ ܐܢܘܣ ܐܥܦܘ ܢܛܘ ܪܘܬ̈ ܦܪ ܝܬ ܘܪܝ̈ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ? ܡܢ̈ ܐܢ ܣܝ ܐܢܘܣ ܢܦܠ? ܡܢ̈ ܐܢ ܢܣܪܒ ܠܡܢܦܠܘ? ܠܐ ܬܗܘ̈ ܡܩܘܒ ܠ ܒܡܗܝܪܘܬ̈ ܣܓܝ, ܚܒ ܪܝ. ܛܫ ܝܘܬܐ, ܐܦ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܐܝܩܪ̈, ܒܛܝܚܬܐ ܗܝ. ܟܕ ܡܕ ܒܪܐ ܐܙܠ ܒܚܩܠ̈ ܥܡ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܒܐ ܝܕ̈ܗ, ܒܘܪܟ̈ ܗܘ ܚܘܒܝܒܐ ܥܡ ܪ ܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܡܪ. (ܡܠܬܐ̈ ܣܝ ܐܢܘܣ ܐ ܬܩܛܠ ܒܫܪܝܪ̈ ܒܫܢܬ̈ ܐܚܪܬ̈ ܘܚܒ ܪܘ̈ܗܝ ܐܬܥ ܪܒܘ ܒܫܦ ܟܬ̈.)

ܕܝ ܢ̈ ܘܩܛܠ ܬ̈ ܕܝܫܘܥ. ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܥܠ ܝ ܠܡܫܠܡܘ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫ ܪܝ ܬ ܫܦܪܢܐ. ܒܚܕ ܒܬܪ ܡܫܕܪܘ ܩܪܝܛܘ, ܐܫ ܪܬ ܥܡ ܡܪܩܝܘܣ ܛܟܣ̈ ܦܠܚܝ̈ ܠܦܨܚ, ܕܫ ܪܝ ܡ ܝܘܡ̈. ܫܡܥܬ ܛܦܝܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܣܦ, ܕܚܫܒ ܕܬܘܥܪܬ̈ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܢܫ̈ ܒ ܝܢܬ ܨܕ ܘܩܝ̈ ܫܠܝܛܝ̈ ܢܬܪܒܝܢ. ܒ ܪܥܝܢܗ ܠܐ ܣܓܝ ܡ ܬܚܠܦ ܐܢ ܐܬܪ̈ ܫܠܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܨܕ ܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܡ ܢܛܪܘ ܐܘ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܩܛܪܓܐ ܡ ܬܡܣܟܢ ܒܝܢ ܬܢ ܘܢ ܘܠܝܗܘܕܝ̈; ܚܫ ܒ̈ ܗ ܕܐܢܫ̈ ܩܫܝ̈ ܛܝܚܝܢ ܡܢ ܫܠܡܐ. ܒܬܪ ܟܢ ܩܪܒ ܬ ܘܕܢܬ ܐܣܝܪܐ ܝܫܘܥ. ܐܬܨ ܠܒ ܒܚܕ ܥܡ ܐܣܝܪ̈ ܐܚܪܢܝ̈ ܕܣܟܝ ܘ ܠܦܘܪܥܘܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ. ܠܐ ܗܘ ܡܕܡ ܒܝܫ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܚܙ ܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ ܒܩܪܒ̈ ܠܦܨܚ ܡܛܠ ܕ, ܒܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܡܪܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܗܪܟܐ, ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܐܢܫ̈ ܣܟܢܢܝ̈ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܪ ܣ̈ ܡܨܒܝ ܡ̈ ܠܨܒܘ ܬ̈ ܗܘܢ ܦ ܪܝܫܬ̈. ܒܠܝܠ ܗ̈ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܬܩܒ ܪ. ܥܝܕܗܘܢ ܗܘ ܠܡܩܒܪܘ ܚܬܝܒܐ ܡܬܩܛܠܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܡ̈ , ܘܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܫܒܬ̈ ܫܪܝ̈ ܒܫܡܫ̈ - ܫܪܝܬ, ܒܫܪܝܪ̈, ܟܒܪ. ܣܢܗܕܪܝ ܢ ܒܥܘ ܦܘܪ ܣ̈ ܠܡܩܒܪܘ ܦܓܪܐ ܫܦܪܢܐ. ܫܘܝ̈ ܠܗܘܢ, ܟܕ ܫܒܘ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܗܘܢ, ܠܡܦ ܣܩܘ ܟܠ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܩܕܡ ܕ ܦܨܚ̈ ܢܫܪܝ̈ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܠܡܢܚ ܬܘ ܐܦ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܢ ܬܫܪܝ̈, ܝܬܝܪ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܬ̈ ܕܐ ܡܪܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܡܬܨܒܬ̈ ܥܠ ܐܣܝܪܐ, ܕ ܥܠ ܝܗ ܝܬܝܪ ܒܩܝܪܒ. ܕܝ ܢܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܗܘ ܐܠܐ ܒܛܟܣ̈ ܘܒܫܕ ܪ̈. ܝܫܘܥ ܐܬܩܛܪܓ ܥܠ ܡܚܨܪܘ ܫܠܡܐ, ܡܥܝܪܘ ܥܒܝܬܘܬ̈ ܘܒܥܝ ܘ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝ̈. ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܗܘܝܐ ܬܪ ܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܓܒ̈ ܕܝܠܢ ܘܡܢ ܕ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈, ܬܪ ܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠ̈ ܘ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܙ̈. ܩܝܦ̈, ܚܢܢ ܘܨܕ ܘܩܝ̈ ܡܕܒ ܪܢܝ̈ ܩܝ ܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘ ܗܟܢ̈ ܟܠ ܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܟܗܢܝ̈ ܪ ܫ̈ ܦܪܝܫܝ̈; ܟܠ ܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܦܪܝܫܝ̈ ܠܐ ܢܫܝ ܠܘܢ ܐܦ ܥܕ ܪܐ ܒܡܩܛܪܓܘ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܣܪ ܟܡ̈ ܐܦ ܕ ܒܥܘ ܡܘܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܥܕ ܪܗ. ܟܗܢܝ̈ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܓܝ ܠܡܐ ܡܪܘ ܥܠ ܫܬܦ ܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܬܘܕܝ ܬܗܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܚܨ ܪܬ ܝܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ. ܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܬܥ ܪܒ ܒ ܬܘܕܝ ܬܗܘܢ, ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡ ܬB ܥܘ ܠܢ ܟܕ ܛܘܠ ܚܢ̈ ܗܘܢ ܡ ܬܫܬ ܦܝܢ; ܟܕ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܬ ܗܘܝ ܡܕ ܒܪܢܝ ܬܐ, ܒܚܕ ܐܘ ܠܐ ܒܚܕ, ܒܟܢ ܢܚܙ̈ ܥܠ ܝܗ. ܗܢܘܢ ܢܡܪ ܕܘ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܗ, ܐܝܟ ܡܨܪܝ̈ ܥܠ ܐܝܣ ܝܣ, ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢ ܦܩܥܘ, ܐܠܐ ܟܕ ܐܢܫ ܢ ܬܩܛܪܓ ܒܗܝ ܟܠܐ ܡ ܬܥܝ̈ ܗܘ ܠܡ ܬܥ ܝܪܘ ܦܩܝ ܥܘܬܐ ܟܠ ܝܬܐ ܘܗܢܐ ܡ ܬܥܪܒ ܠܢ ܒܩ ܝܪܒܐ. ܩܛܪܓܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܥܠ ܡܚܨܪܘ ܫܠܡܐ ܐ ܬܫ ܪܪܬ ܥܕ ܠܥ ܠ̈ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘ ܠܡܟ ܦܪܘ. ܫ ܐܠܬ ܐܣܝܪܐ, ܒܝ ܕ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܐܢ ܢܘܕ̈ ܒܩܛܪܓ̈ ܩܫܝ̈ ܝܬܝܪ. ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܐܡܪܘ ܕ ܗܘ̈ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܣܟ ܝܐ ܕܐ ܘܡܬ̈, ܕܡ ܬܥܪܒ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܬܪ ܝܗܘܢ ܬܪ ܝܗܘܢ ܘ ܕܝܠܢ. ܗܢܐ ܢܨ ܝܒ ܩܛܪܓܐ ܡܕ ܒܪܢܝ̈ ܝܬܝܪ ܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܕ ܥܠ ܝܗ ܐܢܬܝ ܦܣ ܣܝܡ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܡܘܬ̈. ܗܢܘܢ ܐܡܪܘ ܬܪ ܝܗܘܢ ܡܠ̈ ܒܓܠܝܘܬ̈ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܠ ܠ ܥܠ ܡܠ ܟܘܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܕ ܩܝܪܒܬ ܗܝ ܘ ܬܘܒ ܚܙ ܝܘܬ̈ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܕ ܐܡܪܘ ܕ ܥܒܕ ܠܒܬ ܪܘ̈ܘ ܒܢܦܫܗ. ܗܢܐ ܗܘ̈, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ, ܗܘܝܐ ܡܨܒܝ ܡ̈ ܕܚܢܢ ܐܡܪ ܕ ܗܢܘܢ ܨܒܝ ܢ ܠܡܘ ܠ ܕܘ. ܣܝܡܬ ܫܘ ܐܠܐ ܠܗ. ܫ ܐܠܬ ܗܘ ܐܢ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܦܪܘܩܐ. 'ܫܟܢܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ,' ܥܢ̈, ܟܕ ܡܚܙ̈ ܒ ܐܝ ܕ̈ ܩܫܝ ܬܐ ܕܣܢܝܘܬ̈ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܠܫܒܒܝ̈ܘ. ܚܙ ܝܬ ܠܗ ܕ ܬܘܒ ܐ ܬܩܛܪܓ ܥܠ ܝܡܫܠܡܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝ̈. ܫ ܐܠܬ ܗܘ ܐܢ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܠܡܗܘܝ ܘ ܗܟܢ̈. ܥܒܕ ܟܢ̈ ܦܘܢܝ̈ - 'ܫܟܢܐ ܐܬ ܐܡܪ,' ܣ ܘܟܠ ܗ, ܣܒܪ ܐܢܐ, ܕ ܒܐܦ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܘ̈ ܡܕܡ ܒܥܒܕ̈ܘ ܐܘ ܒܨܒܝ ܢܘ̈ܘ ܠܡ ܣܡܟܘ ܩܛܪܓܬܐ, ܐܠܐ ܕ ܝܕܥ ܗܘ ܛܒ ܕ ܢ̈ ܒܐܦ ܛܟܣ̈ ܨܒ ܝܢ ܠܡܣ ܝܡ ܘ ܩܛܪܓܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܗ. ܬܕ ܟ ܪ ܕ ܗܘ̈ ܡ ܬܚܒܝܫ, ܘ ܕܠ ܝܬ ܐܘܪܚ̈ ܠܡܦ ܠܛܘ, ܐܠܐ ܗܘ̈ ܥܙ ܝܙ ܘ ܓܙ ܝܪ, ܡܬܩܛܪܓ, ܩ ܝܪܒܐ ܠܟܘܢܕ̈. ܟܠ ܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܗܟܢ̈ ܐܢܘܢ, ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܗܠܝܢ, ܡܪ ܝܪ ܝܢ ܘ ܠܐ ܡܬ ܪܟ ܟܝܢ, ܐܢ ܠܘܩܒܠܢ ܐܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ. ܩܝ ܡ ܒ ܠܚܘ ܕܗ ܗܘ̈, ܡܫܒܘܩ ܘ ܥܡ ܒܥܠܕܒܒ̈ ܒܟܠ ܓܒ̈ ܕ ܨܒܝ ܘ ܡܘܬܗ, ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܗ ܕܡܫܠܡܝܢ ܗܘ ܠܗ ܠܩܛܠ ܢܐ ܪܗܘܡܝ̈, ܐܠܐ ܗܘ̈ ܫܠܝܐ ܘ ܓܙ ܝܪ, ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫ̈ ܕܚܨ ܪܘ ܢܨܝܘܢ ܥܠ ܚܝܝ̈ ܕܗܪ ܘܕ ܣ ܪܒܐ ܘܨܒ ܠܘ ܥܘܢ ܝ̈ ܩܫܝ̈ ܟܠ ܩܕܡ ܕ ܢܣ ܒܘ ܐܦ ܫܢܬ̈. ܓܢ ܣܐ ܣܟܢܢܐ! ܕܢܬ ܗܘ ܠܡܘܬ̈. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܬ, ܒܟܢ, ܠܡܥܒܕ ܒܨܝܪ. ܟܠ ܐܘܪܚ̈ ܐܝܬܝ ܢ ܠ ܚܙ ܝܬܐ ܗܙ̈. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ, ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܢ̈ ܫܠܝܐ ܘܦܪܝܫܐ ܠܡܚܙ ܝܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܬܪܗ, ܡ ܬܚܙܪ ܕ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܢܐ, ܟܡ̈ ܦ ܪܝܫ ܡܢ ܕ ܡܬܨܒ ܬ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܝܚܐ, ܐܘ ܡܠܟܐ, ܐܝܟ ܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܥܒܕ ܝ ܬܘܥܪܐ ܒ ܬܠܬ ܝܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ ܐܚܪܝܢܝ̈ܬ, ܥܒܕ ܟܠ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܟܠܝ ܘ ܥܡܐ ܛܢܢܐ ܡܢ ܠܡܣ ܝܡ ܘ ܦܐܠ ܓܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܝܗ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܚܫܒ ܕܠܐ ܗܘ̈ ܡܕܡ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܥ̈ ܠܡܬ ܚܨ ܪܘ ܟܢ̈ ܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ, ܟܕ ܝܕܥ ܕܐܢ ܐܢ ܚܙ ܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܙ̈ ܥܠ ܝܗ ܐ ܬܦܪܣܬ ܠܒܪܝ ܬ̈, ܢܬܫܠܡ ܠܗ ܠ ܐܝܕܝ ܢ ܘ ܬܗܘܝ ܩܛܠ ܢܬܐ ܠܩܛܪܓܗ - ܩܛܪܓܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܒܪܐ ܒܐܦ ܛܟܣ̈ - ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܘ ܛܟܣ ܗ. ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ ܡܠ ܠ ܥܡ ܟܠ ܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܘܪ̈ܘ ܘ ܐܡܪ ܕ ܡܟܪܙܢܐ ܒ ܠܐ ܣܦܩܐ ܚܙ ܪܗܘܢ ܣܓܝ ܙܒܢ ܝܢ ܘܒܡܠ̈ ܩܫܝ̈ ܟܠ ܕ ܗܢܘܢ ܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܚܫܒܘ ܗܘ ܐܘ ܠܡ ܡܠ ܠܘ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܘܩܐ ܕܟܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܣܟܝܢ ܠܗ, ܘ ܕܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܟܕ ܚܫܒ ܕ ܚܙ ܝܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܗ ܡܝ ܬܬ ܒܓܠ ܝܠ̈ ܓܙ ܪ ܠܡܐ ܬܝ ܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܢܟܘܢ ܝ̈. ܐܠܐ ܫܘܝ ܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܢ ܠܐ ܗܘ̈ ܩܛܪܓܐ ܣܟܢܢܐ ܐܬ ܡܠܝ, ܢ ܗܘܝ ܡ ܝܘܡ̈. ܡܛܠ ܐܢ ܢ ܗܘ̈ ܢܫܟܝܚ ܒܬܘܥܪܐ ܗ ܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܠܐ ܢܫܟܝܚ. ܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܫܟܝܚ, ܟܡ̈ ܬܘܒ ܐܢܫܐ ܒ ܛ ܒܥܗ, ܟܢ̈ ܛܢܢܐ, ܪ ܫܢܐ ܘ ܥܙ ܝܙ, ܢܫ ܠܝܡ ܡܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܘ ܒܝܐ ܗܙ̈ ܠ ܚܫܒܘܢ̈ ܥܡܝܬ̈ ܕܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܗܠܝܢ ܕ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ - ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢܐ - ܡ ܬܦ ܢܝܢ ܒ ܦܘܢܝ̈ ܩܝܪܒ, ܐܦ ܟܕ ܐ ܬܥܒܕ ܒ ܝܕ ܐܢܫ̈ ܒ ܛ ܒܥ̈ ܒܨܝܪ ܣܓܝ ܡܢ ܗܘ̈. ܬܕ ܟܪ ܐܬ ܚܙ ܝܬܐ ܕܦ ܪܘܩܠܐ ܘܐܠ ܟܣܢܕܪ ܥܠ ܚܙ ܘܢܐ ܒܓܠ ܝܠ̈? ܘ ܐܢ, ܒܣܘܒܪ̈, ܥܒܕ ܗܘ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܗܢܝ̈ ܘܟܠ ܚܙ ܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܗܝ ܟܠܐ, ܟܡ̈ ܬܘܒ ܩܕܡ ܕܢ ܗܘ̈ ܢܕܘܪ ܥܠ ܩܣܪ ܘ ܥܠ ܕܒܚ̈ ܠܩܣܪ ܘܠܪܗܘܡܐ? ܢܚܫܒ ܗܘ ܕ ܢ ܝܩ ܪ ܫ ܠܛܢܐ ܕܕܝ ܘܣ ܐܘ ܓܘܣܛܘܣ, ܬ ܣܒܪ ܐܬ? ܐܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܩܕܡ ܕ ܥܠ ܝܢ ܠܡܬܚܫܒ ܘ ܨܒܝ ܢܬܐ ܗܙ̈ ܥܠ ܝܢ ܗܘ̈ ܠܡܬܥ ܪܒܘ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܥܘܠ ܬܝܗܘܢ ܡ ܬܩܛܪܓ ܬ̈. ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ, ܐܝܟ ܕܗܘ̈ ܗܫ ̈, ܗܢܘܢ ܩܝܪܒܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܙܘܥ̈ ܡܩ ܘܒ ܠ ܕܚ ܣܡ̈, ܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܠܡܢܦܠܘ ܚܕ ܥܠ ܓܪܓܪܬ̈ ܕܚܕ. ܗ ܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܓ ܡܘܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ - ܗܓ ܡܘܢܐ ܐܦ ܦܠܓܐ ܟܢ̈ ܒܝܫ ܐܝܟ ܕ ܗܢܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܐܢܐ

ܘܦܠܓܘܬ̈ ܒܝܢܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ ܬܨܝܚܝܢ ܒܢ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܢܝ ܢ ܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ ܬܨܝܚܝܢ ܢܬ ܦܩܥ ܠܩܪ ܒܐ ܒܓܠܝܘܬ̈. ܗܢܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܠܐ ܡܘܠ ܕܬܐ ܗܝ ܒܟܠ ܐܬ ܪ̈ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܚܕ. ܙܪܥ̈ ܕܫ ܓܘܫܝ̈ ܢܬ ܪܒܝܢ ܐܢ ܬ ܒ ܠܚܘ ܕ ܬܓܪ ܕ ܐܪܥܐ. ܛܟܣ ܝ ܗܘ ܠܡܚܨ ܪܘ ܗܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܢ ܒܥܘ. ܐܠܐ ܫܒܩܬ ܠܝ̈ ܫܒܩ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܬ̈ ܕܡ ܘܕܥ̈ ܥܠ ܥܒܝ ܪܬ ܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ. ܗܘ ܬ 'ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝ̈,' ܕ ܐܬܣܝܡ ܬ ܥܠ ܨܠ ܝܒܐ. ܦܪܝܫܝ̈ ܐܬܩܛܪܓܘ. ܗܢܘܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܒܥܝܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝ̈. ܢܬ ܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܟܠ ܠܡܚܙ ܝܘ ܩܣܪ ܕ ܐܬܚܣ ܦ ܡܝܘܡ̈ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܕ ܐܬܣܝܡ - ܠܐ ܦܠܓܐ ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܐܝܟ ܗܪܘܕ ܣ - ܕܢ ܕܒ ܪ ܐܬܪ̈ ܒܝܕܗܘܢ ܘ ܢܚܨ ܪ ܨܕ ܘܩܝ̈ ܥܘܠ ܝܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܪܓܙ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܚܙ ܝܘ ܬܘܐܪܐ ܐܝܩܪܐ, 'ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝ̈,' ܕܡܬܚܙ̈ ܠܓܚܘܟ̈; ܗܘ̈ ܬܘܕ ܟܪ̈ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܣܓܝ ܠܥܒܕ ܘܬܗܘܢ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ, ܚܫܒܘ ܕ ܗܘ̈ ܥܠ ܒ ܢܬܐ ܕ ܐܣܝܪܐ ܡܬܨ ܠܒ̈, ܐܢܫܐ ܥܡܝܐ ܕ ܐܬܩܛܪܓ ܠܗܘܢ, ܢ ܬܩܬ ܪ 'ܡܠܟܐ.' ܣܒ ܬ ܐܘܪܚ̈ ܩܠܝܠܬ̈ ܥܡ ܗܢܘܢ. 'ܕܡ ܟܬܒܬ ܟܬܒܬ,' ܐܡܪܬ, ܘ ܦܩܕܬ ܝܢܘܢ ܠܡ ܙ ܠܘ. ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܓܢ ܣܐ. ܡܢ ܫܥܬ̈ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܗܢܐ ܣܝܡ ܓ ܙ ܪܬܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܨܒܝ ܘ ܠܡ ܣܒ ܚܝܝ̈ܘ. ܓܪ ܛ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܐܬ ܚܙ̈ ܐܘܛ ܘܩܪ ܛ̈. ܒܟܠ ܥܠ ܡܐ, ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܢ ܐܡܪ ܕ ܢܫܬ ܡܫ ܚܫܒܘܢ ܗ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܥܠ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܐܠܗܝ̈ܬ̈, ܟܗܢܝ̈ ܡܕܩܝܢ ܐܕܢܝܗܘܢ ܘ ܚܙܝܢ ܣܟܝܢ ܝܗܘܢ. ܐܢ ܢ ܩܘ ܡ ܝܬܝܪ ܘ ܢ ܐܡܪ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫ̈ ܕ ܬܘܒ ܗܢܘܢ ܡܬܨܝܚܝܢ ܠܡܫܬ ܡܫܘ ܚܫܒܘܢܗܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ - ܦܩܥ ܪ ܫܗ ܘ ܬ ܡܬ ܫܘܠ ܡܗ. ܐܪ ܗܬ ܐܢܐ ܟܢ̈, ܚܒ ܪܝ ܥܙ ܝܙܐ. ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܢ ܓܕ ܠܝ. ܥܠ ܝ ܠܡܬܚ ܡܫܘ ܬܘܒ; ܕܚ ܠ ܐܢܐ ܕ ܐܦ ܐܬ ܢܬܫܟܚ ܨܒܘܬ̈ ܡܛܝ ܚܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕ, ܒܬܪ ܟܠ, ܡܢ̈ ܡܚܫܦ? ܡܢ̈ ܡܚܫܦ - ܝܗܘܕܝ̈ ܚܕ ܝܬܝܪ ܐܘ ܒܨܝܪ? ܨܒܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܡܚܠ ܦܐ ܠܐܕܘܬ ܩܘܣ.