Bidzia Tomas Kokhi - 14

amaq'i k'asits tomas gavlenis ts'q'alobit gamoitsvala. monebtan dzveleburad amaq'ad aghar ech'ira tavi da, rats sheedzlo, mat mdgomareobaze pikrobda.
ert ghames toma vighatsam gaaghvidza. kokhshi bevr khalkhs edzina. tomam tvalebi gaakhila da dainakha k'asi, romelits sanaturtan momdgariq'o da tomas edzakhda. tomam t'ant chaitsva da garet gamovida. ghamis ori saati iq'o.
dumilit motsul aremares mtvare dahk'ashk'ashebda. mtvaris shukze tomam
gaarchia k'asis gapitrebuli da aghelvebuli sakhe.
_ modi ak, chemtan, bidzia toma, _ tkva man da majashi kheli ts'aavlo: _ me
shentan dzalian sach'iro sakme makvs.
_ ra ambavia? _ hk'itkha tomam.
_ toma, gsurs tavisupleba? _ hk'itkha aghelvebulma kalma.
tomam shek'itkhvaze ar up'asukha.
_ tu gsurs tavisupleba, gamomq'e, nughar agvianeb, _ gaumeora kalma. _
imas akhla ise magrad sdzinavs, rom advilad veghar gaighvidzebs. vnanob, rom
k'argi ts'amali ver vishove, torem sheni shvela aghar damch'irdeboda. akhlats
movakherkhebdi, tsot'a met'i dzala rom mkondes mk'lavshi, magram am bolo
dros davsust'di rogorghats. aba, ts'amomq'e chkara! tsuli mzad makvs.
kalma tomas mk'lavshi ts'aavlo kheli da dzalit ts'aq'vana daup'ira.
_ ara, kalbat'ono, me ver ts'amoval, _ gadach'rit utkhra tomam, _ arapris
gulisatvis ar mogimartavt khels aset sakmeshi.
_ toma, aba, dapikrdi, ra t'anjva-ts'amebashi hq'avs am mkhetss amdeni mona!
shentvis k'i ar chaiden am mk'vlelobas. imas tu bolos mougheb, sat'anjvelisagan gvikhsni amden khalkhs. shen movale khar, es aasrulo.
_ ara, ara, kalbat'ono, arasodes! _ imeorebda toma: _ borot'ebisagan
k'etili ar gamova.
_ mash, me tviton movugheb bolos, _ tkva k'asim da legris sasakhlisak'en
gasts'ia.
didkhans arts'munebda toma k'asis, rom mk'vleloba ar chaedina da skhva
gza moenakha gantavisuplebisatvis. bolos, rogorts iq'o, daajera da k'asimats monakha skhva gza.
otsdametsamet'e tavi
gaktseva
legri sul ara khmarobda sakhlis skhvens. veebertela skhvenshi obobebs
hkondat kseli gabmuli. ik atasi kharakhura eq'ara. sakhlis uts'indelma p'at'ronma tan ts'aigho kheiriani aveji, ukheiro k'i skhvenshi aazidvina da ik daq'ara. ikve egdo ori didi pitsris q'uti. sheidzleba, bargi am q'utebit iq'o
moziduli da isinits akve daeq'arat. skhvens ert alagas panjarats hkonda.
shushebi mt'vriani iq'o da odnavi sinatle shemodioda. akaurobis mnakhvels,
unebliet, raghats idumali shishi eupleboda; tsrumorts'mune zangebze khom
is sashinlad mokmedebda. mat shoris atasnairi khma iq'o gavrtselebuli
skhvenis shesakheb. ramdenime ts'lis ts'inat legris ik erti dedak'atsi daumts'q'vdevia. aravin itsis, ra sheemtkhva mas, magram ramdenime dghis shemdeg ikidan gatsivebuli gvami chamoit'aneso.
amis shemdeg sashinel rameebs lap'arak'obdnen: ghame skhvenshi ismis adamianis gminva, kvitini, tsema-t'q'ep'a da ts'q'evla-k'rulvao. legrimdisats miaghts'ia am khmebma. is sashinlad ganriskhda da daimukra, am skhvenshi davamts'q'vdev
q'velas erti k'virit, vints k'idev rasme it'q'vis imis shesakhebo: tviton nakhos, rats ik khdebao. aseti mukaris shemdeg mitkma-motkma shets'q'da, tumtsa
q'velas ch'eshmarit'ebad miachnda gagonili ambavi.
q'velas eshinoda skhvenshi asvla, q'vela gzas uktsevda imis k'ibes. k'asimats
gadats'q'vit'a, esargebla am garemoebita da legris tsrumorts'muneobit, rata tavisi tavi da emelina daekhsna.
sts'ored am skhvenis kvesh hkonda k'asis sats'oli otakhi. ert mshvenier dghes
man tavisi bargi, legris dauk'itkhavad sasakhlis meore boloshi gadaat'anina. legrim dainakha bargak'idebuli mosamsakhureebi da k'asis hk'itkha:
_ eg ra gamogigonia? rad shegitsvlia bina?
_ barem ar mekhaliseba binis moshla, magram aghar shemidzlia tskhovreba chems
otakhshi.
_ rat'om?
_ rat'om da imit'om!
_ maints rat'om? gek'itkhebi da unda mip'asukho.
_ imit'om gamovitsvale bina, rom minda ertkhel maints davidzino mosvenebit.
_ mere vin gishlis dzils shens otakhshi?
_ tu gsurs sheit'q'o, giambob.
_ aba, miambe, she eshmak'is k'erdzo!
_ sheidzleba shen, rogorts gulad k'atss, arts k'i migektsia q'uradgheba, magram
me k'i chemi damemarta. skhvenshi q'ovelghame sashineli khmauria, vighatseebi chkhuboben, goraoben, mteli ghame imatgan mosveneba ara makvs.
_ gana vin unda iq'os ik? _ hk'itkha legrim da tavs dzala daat'ana, rom gaeghima. gulshi k'i shishi sheep'ara. _ ar vitsi, rad unda iq'os khmauri?
k'asim iseti tvalit shekheda legris, rom mas t'anshi gaazhrzhola.
_ martlats, saq'uradgheboa, gaigos k'atsma, rad aris ik es khmauri, _ tkva
k'asim, _ ikneb shen shegidzlia amikhsna, ra mizezi unda iq'os?
gabrazebulma da sheshpotebulma legrim matrakhi mouknia dasart'q'melad, magram kalma matrakhi aitsila da k'arisak'en gasrialda shemdegi sit'q'vebit:
_ girchev, ert ghames daidzino chems otakhshi, da mashin tviton gaigeb, ra
khdeba maghla.
legri didkhans ghrinavda da ilandzgheboda, magram k'asis veraperi daak'lo.
kali k'i dak'maq'opilda imit, rom legri sheashina tavisi lap'arak'it da
shemdegats q'oveltvis khels uts'q'obda am shishis gadzlierebas. skhvenze ert
alagas pitsari iq'o gakhvret'ili, am ch'uch'rut'anashi k'asim gat'ekhili botlis
q'eli gach'eda. kari rom amovardeboda, botlis q'elidan adamianis kvitinismagvari khma ismoda. tu kari dzlieri iq'o, kvitinits mdzlavrad gaismoda. monebis ubnamdisats miaghts'evda kholme khandakhan es khma da sabralo dedak'atsis tavgadasavals agonebda mat. monata shoris shishi dzlierdeboda
da am shishma magrad sheip'q'ro legrits.
ori dghe gavida mas shemdeg, rats k'asim bina gamoitsvala. kariani dghe
iq'o. sasakhleshi k'ar-panjara sul zrialebda, k'vamls at'rialebda da otakhebshi natsris k'oriant'els aq'enebda, titkos achrdilta mteli razmi gamoepinao.
am saghamos legri raghatsas angarishobda tavis samushao otakhshi da saangarisho ts'ignebs chastskeroda. shemdeg gazetebis k'itkhvas sheudga. k'asi imis
otakhshi iq'o ert k'unch'ulshi mimjdari da bukharshi tsetskhls shehq'urebda.
legrim gazetebi gadaatvaliera da khelshi raghats ts'igni mokhvda. akhla
imas dauts'q'o purtsvla da tvaliereba. es ts'igni k'asim ip'ova sadghats. es iq'o
sashineli da sazareli motkhrobebis k'rebuli. ts'igni mok'lebuli iq'o
mkhat'vrul ghirsebas, magram mk'itkhvelis q'uradghebas izidavda tavisi
utsnauri shinaarsit. legris titkos ar mosts'onda es ts'igni, khmamaghla gamokhat'avda uk'maq'opilebas, magram k'itkhvas tavs ar anebebda. bolos gulmosulma moisrola ts'igni da k'asis miubrunda: _ k'asi, gts'ams, rom amkveq'nad
arian avi sulebi?
_ me ra mts'ams da ra ara, eg sheni sakme ar aris, _ up'asukha kalma uk'maq'opilo k'iloti.
legrim am sit'q'vebs q'uradgheba ar miaktsia da ganagrdzo:
_ gemze rom vmushaobdi, mashin amkhanagebi marts'munebdnen, rom kveq'nad
aris mavne suli. atasnair arak's miq'vebodnen, magram me imati araperi
mjeroda.
k'asi chumad ijda bnel k'unch'ulshi da ikidan shehq'urebda legris. kals
tvalebi raghats shukit ubrts'q'inavda da legris shishis zarsa hgvrida.
_ gemze khmauris mizezi q'oveltvis virtagvebi arian. me araertkhel
davrts'munebulvar amashi. karsats sheudzlia at'ekhos khmauri.
k'asi darts'munebuli iq'o, rom misi tvalebis gamomet'q'veleba shishis
zarsa hgvrida legris, da amit'om ar ashorebda tvals.
_ k'asi, shen raghas pikrob? gana me martals ar vambob? _ sheek'itkha legri.
_ gana virtagvebs sheudzliat k'ibeze chamosvla da dak'et'ili k'aris gagheba? an mochvenebad gadaktseva ise, rom mividnen adamiantan da kheli gauts'odon chamosartmevad, ai ase?
k'asim gauts'oda q'inulivit tsivi kheli da tan tvals ar ashorebda legris. k'asim tavisi tsivi kheli majaze daado legris, sheshinebuli legri
pekhze ts'amovarda.
_ ra ginda amit tkva, dedak'atso? gana odesme mogechvena shen aseti rame?
_ ara, me khom eg ar mitkvams! _ up'asukha k'asim zizghit da datsinvis k'iloti.
_ gamigone, k'asi, mitkhar, gemudarebi, magistana ra mogelanda im
otakhshi? mitkhari, nu gachumebulkhar.
_ ert ghames shen tviton dats'eki ik da q'velapers sheni tvalit nakhav.
_ gana skhvenidan gesmoda khmauri?
_ ra khmauri? raze mek'itkhebi, ar mesmis.
_ ai «is», mochveneba, razedats shen lap'arak'ob.
_ me ar mitkvams, momelanda-metki, _ up'asukha k'idev k'asim mok'led da
gachumda.
aghshpotebulma legrim otakhshi siaruli daits'q'o.
_ me amas dats'vrilebit gamovik'vlev, _ but'but'ebda legri tavistvis,
_ iaraghit aval da vnakhav, ra mochveneba momelandeba.
_ dzalian k'argi ikneba, _ mouts'ona k'asim, _ k'args izam, erti ghame rom daidzino chems otakhshi.
k'asis sit'q'vebze legris guli mouvida, gabrazebuli borgavda da
ilandzgheboda.
_ girchevnia, landzghvas tavi daanebo, aravin gaigos! q'uri daugde. es ra
khma ismis? shen ar geq'ureba?
_ saidan, ra ismis? _ hk'itkha legrim da mtlad atsakhtsakhda.
am dros dzveleburma holandiurma saatma tormet'i darek'a.
legri adgilidan veghar idzvroda: gamoutkmelma shishma sheip'q'ro. k'asi
datsinvit shehq'urebda da guldamshvidebuli itvlida saatis rek'vas.
_ tormet'i shesrulda, akhla daits'q'eba khmauri skhvenshi.
k'asim derepnis k'ari gamoagho da q'uri daugdo.
_ aba, q'uri ugde. ra gesmis, ra khmauri modis ikidan?
_ karia, skhva ra unda iq'os, _ up'asukha legrim.
_ aba aket modi, _ daudzakha k'asim khmadabla, legris kheli mohk'ida da
k'artan miiq'vana.
am dros zevidan sazareli ghriali shemoesmat. legri gapitrda,
mukhlt moek'etsa.
_ jobia, dambacha aigho khelshi, _ urchia k'asim datsinvit. _ gamigone, legri! akhla k'argi shemtkhveva gakvs, nakho, ra ghrialebs da khmaurobs skhvenshi.
aba, adi da nakhe; akhla «isini» ik unda iq'vnen.
_ me akhla ik ver aval, _ tkva legrim da uk'an daikhia.
_ rat'om? ak'i ambobdi, me borot'i sulebis arseboba ara mts'amso, eg q'velaperi adamianis gamogoniliao.
am sit'q'vebit k'asi gavida derepanshi, skhvenis k'ibeze shedga da ertkhel
k'idev daudzakha legris, gamomq'evio.
_ me ver ts'amoval, shents uk'an dabrundi, she k'udiano!
magram k'asim legris brdzanebas q'uri ar daugdo: sts'rapad airbina k'ibeze da skhvenis k'ari gaagho. ikidan sashinelma karma dakrola da otakhis k'arebshi mdgom legris khelshi santeli gaukro.
shishit gadareuli legri otakhshi shevarda. k'asits chkara dabrunda uk'an;
mis tvalebs isev ts'eghandeli sashishi gamomet'q'veleba hkonda.
_ aba, akhla ras it'q'vi? ikneb amikhsna, ra unda khmaurobdes ase sashinlad
skhvenshi.
_ tavi damanebe, meshinia, amaze lap'arak'i ara msurs! _ up'asukha shertskhvenilma da sheshinebulma legrim.
_ martla? me k'i maints k'maq'opili var, rom bina gamovitsvale.
k'asi ganzrakh avida skhvenshi: panjara gaagho, rom dzlieri kari shemovardniliq'o.
man k'idev k'arga khans dahq'o legris otakhshi da ikamde miiq'vana tavisi
q'opaktsevit, rom legri upro advilad p'irdaghebul loms sheech'ideboda,
vidre skhvenshi avidoda.
k'asi sheudga tavis sakmes: ghamghamobit chumad ahkonda skhvenze tavisi
da emelinas bargi, agretve mgzavrobisatvis sach'iro sanovage. chkara q'velaperi moats'q'o, mkholod marjve dro iq'o sach'iro gasaktsevad. k'asisatvis
sach'iro iq'o gzis tsodna. amisatvis sheuchnda da imdeni moakherkha, rom legrim is ertkhel makhlobeli p'at'ara kalakis sanakhavad ts'aiq'vana. k'asim gzebi
k'argad dazvera da daimakhsovra.
ert saghamos legri mezobel permertan ts'avida st'umrad. k'asim bolo
khanebshi moisq'ida legris guli alersiani mop'q'robit. kals akhla tavisuplad sheedzlo tskhovreba bat'onis sasakhleshi. legri rom ts'avida sakhlidan, k'asi shevida emelinas otakhshi da orivem moimzada samgzavro ori didi bokhcha. bolos k'asim tkva:
_ akhla k'i droa, samgzavro t'anisamosits chavitsvat da gzas gavudget.
_ jer adrea: natelia da sheidzleba dagvinakhos vinmem, _ up'asukha emelinam.
_ dae, dagvinakhon. mets sts'ored eg minda. sach'iroa, mdevari gamogvek'idos, rom sakhlshi agharavin iq'os im dros, rotsa chven ch'aobidan ts'q'al-ts'q'al
uk'an davbrundebit. amnairad dzaghlebi veghar miagneben chvens k'vals da
sakhlshi davbrundebit. chven sheumchnevlad unda avidet skhvenze. me ik q'velaperi uk've momzadebuli makvs. shegvidzlia, mshvenivrad vitskhovrot mteli tve, q'velaperi sak'marisi gvekneba. maints didi khani mogvits'evs ik tskhovreba. legri ase advilad ar datmobs chvens gaktsevas da didkhans gast'ans
dzebna. akhlomakhlo chirgvs ar gaushvebs gausinjavs. mezobel p'lant'at'orebsats k'i daikhmars chkhrek'is dros. dae, gvedzebon, ramdenits surt!
_ mshvenivrad mogisazrebia q'velaperi, k'asi! ar velodi, tu agre k'argad moats'q'obdi chveni gaktsevis sakmes.
k'asi sulats ar gaakhara am kebam. man alersianad mohk'ida kheli q'mats'vil
kals da utkhra:
_ aba, chemo k'argo, akhla k'i droa, ts'avidet!
kalebi sasakhlidan sheumchnevlad gavidnen da gaiares monata ubani.
uk've gastsildnen p'lant'atsias da miuakhlovdnen ch'aobs, rotsa khmauri da
q'virili shemoesmat.
mokhda sts'ored is, rasats k'asi moeloda, gaktseulebi tviton legrim
shenishna da landzghva-ginebit gamoek'ida uk'an.
legris khmis gagonebaze emelinas shishit mukhlt moek'veta da k'asis kheli gauts'oda.
_ mishvele, k'asi, mukhlt momek'veta, satsaa, ts'aviktsevi.
_ tu ts'aktseulkhar, akve mogk'lav, _ k'asim ubidan basri dana amoigho da
emelinas daanakhva.
am mukaram mshvenieri gavlena ikonia. emelinam dzal-ghone moik'riba da
ch'aobs miashura. ch'aobshi k'i legris mart'ok'a aghar sheedzlo devna: mistvis sach'iro iq'o mshveleli.
_ dzalian k'argi! _ ts'aibut'but'a legrim, rotsa kalebi ch'aobshi shevidnen. _
sulelebi, tviton gaebnen makheshi. ikidan isini vegharsad ts'agvivlen.
_ ehei... sambo, k'vimbo! chkara gamoiketsit aket, q'vela bich'sa da monas daudzakhet! _ q'viroda legri.
mushebi is iq'o dabrundnen samushaodan da kokhebshi vakhshmis mzadebashi
iq'vnen.
_ khut dolars miighebs, vints gaktseulebs daich'ers. aba dzaghlebi aushvit
da miusiet!
zogi sikharulit sheegeba legris ts'inadadebas da gaekana dedak'atsebis
dasach'erad. angarebismoq'vareoba da bat'onis ts'inashe q'uradghebis damsakhureba amodzravebda da akezebda mat am sakmeze. sashineli aliakoti at'q'da.
zhinzhghilebi aantes da dzaghlebi aushves.
_ bat'ono, nebas gvibodzebt, topi vesrolot? _ hk'itkha sambom legris.
_ k'asis shegidzliat esrolot, is adre iq'o sasik'vdilo, akhalgazrdas
k'i kheli ar akhlot. aba, bich'ebo, vindzlo q'ochaghad moiktset, khut-khuti dolari da tito ch'ika araq'i sachukrad imas, vints gaktseulebs daich'ers.
mdevarni sanatit khelshi ghriantselit gaiktsnen ch'aobisak'en. dzaghlebis
q'epam aremare gaaq'rua.
sasakhlidan shinamosamsakhurenits gamotsvivdnen seiris saq'ureblad.
martlats, rotsa k'asi da emelina uk'ana k'aridan dabrundnen, sakhlshi srulebit aravin iq'o. mkholod shoridan ismoda dzaghlebis q'epa da khmauri.
gaktseulebi uq'urebdnen, rogor darboda ch'aobshi mdevari. ghamis
ts'q'vdiadshi khan ak gaashukebda sanati da khan ik.
_ khedav, k'asi, nadiroba gaachaghes, _ echurchuleboda emelina k'asis: _ ra
ambavi akvt! dzaghlebi rogor q'epen! uh, ra dghe dagvadgeboda, chven rom
akamde ik vq'opiliq'avit? ts'amo, chkara davimalot, k'asi! _ sheekhvets'a emelina.
_ achkareba sach'iro ar aris, _ dinjad up'asukha k'asim, _ akhla isini nadirobashi arian gartuli, mtel saghamos ik gaat'areben. chven auchkarebliv
shegvidzlia movats'q'ot chveni sakmeebi. skhvenze asvlas k'idev movasts'rebt. jer
akauroba mivatvalier-movatvalierot. chventvis gzashi puli ikneba sach'iro da sheidzleba ak vishovot rogorme.
am sit'q'vebit igi legris sats'er magidastan mivida da ujra gamoagho.
emelina uars iq'o kurdulad pulis shovnaze, magram k'asim mis lap'arak's
q'uri ar atkhova da ujridan erti bghuja puli amoigho.
_ ar getankhmebi, chemo p'ats'ia, _ utkhra k'asim emelinas, _ upulod gzashi
davighup'ebit. martalia, chven am puls vip'aravt, magram eseni mtel chvens
sitsotskhles gvp'araven. akhla ts'avidet. me santelitsa makvs shenakhuli. ts'ignis
k'itkhvats shegvidzlia kholme, rotsa movisurvebt.
skhvenze kalebs mshvenivrad mots'q'obili bina dakhvdat. k'asis didi, tavghia q'uti gverdze daets'vina, shig logini daego da sats'olebi gaemarta. meore q'utshi sanovage da skhva sach'iro nivtebi chaelagebina. q'velaperi moets'q'o gonivrulad da ts'indakhedulad.
_ ai, chveni droebiti bina es aris, _ utkhra k'asim emelinas, rotsa skhvenshi avidnen, _ rogor mogts'ons?
_ eg q'velaperi k'argi, magram imedi gakvs, rom ak ver mogvagneben? _ sheek'itkha emelina.
_ k'argi sanakhavi ikneba, ak rom legri amovides! monebi da mosamsakhureebi k'i ver amobedaven ak uimisod. sik'vdils amjobineben ak amosvlas.
emelina damshvidda, mits'va loginze da balishze mido tavi.
_ k'asi, rad damemukre, mogk'lav, tu ts'aktseulkharo?
_ imit'om, rom gamagrebuliq'av da guli ar ts'agsvloda. ase rom ar movktseuliq'av, shen martla ts'aiktseodi da isev chauvardebodit khelshi legris.
emelinas gaazhrzhola am sit'q'vebis gagonebaze.
kalebi gachumdnen. emelinas mokantsuloba daet'q'o da chatvlima, k'asim
k'i ts'ignis k'itkhva daits'q'o. ase mshvidad iq'vnen, sanam legri tavisi bich'ebit
nadirobidan dabrundeboda.
k'arga dabindebuli iq'o, rotsa sakhlis ezoshi khmauri da dzaghlebis q'epa
gaisma. emelinas gamoeghvidza da sheshinebulma khmadabla shehq'vira.
_ nu shegeshindeba, _ daamshvida k'asim namdzinarevi, _ nadirobidan dabrundnen da isini khmauroben. ai, am ch'uch'rut'anashi gaikhede da q'velapers
k'argad dainakhav. nadiroba sheacheres: legris met'ad mots'q'enili sakhe akvs.
misi tskheni mtlad t'alakhshia amosvrili. dzaghlebi kaskaseben. uech'velia,
khval k'idev tsdian beds. magram nadiri ik ar aris, sadats imat egulebat.
_ gachumdi, nu lap'arak'ob, _ stkhova emelinam, _ lap'arak'i ar gaigonon.
_ lap'arak'i rom gaigonon, mashin sul daprtkhebian da skhvens akhlo ar
gaek'arebian. chven ak sashishroebis gareshe vart. rats met's vikhmaurebt, mit
uk'etesia. me k'argad vitsi, ra shvilebi brdzandebian isini.
tsot'a khnis shemdeg sasakhleshi sichume chamovarda.
legri landzghva-ginebit, mukarita da k'bilebis ghrch'enit ts'avida tavis otakhshi dasadzineblad.
otsdametotkhmet'e tavi
tsema
k'asisa da emelinas gaktsevam met'ismet'ad gaaborot'a isedats avi da borot'i legri. man tomaze moindoma javris amoq'ra.
tomam ver dapara tavisi sikharuli, rotsa sheit'q'o k'asisa da emelinas
gaktsevis ambavi. legris es ar gamoep'ara, tumtsa tavdap'irvelad q'uradgheba ar miaktsia. is amzhamad mkholod imaze pikrobda, rogor daech'ira gaktseulebi. shemdeg k'idev ertma garemoebam miaktsevina q'uradgheba tomas saktsielze: gaktseulebis sadzebnelad toma ar gavida. meore dghesats mteli
dghis dzebnis shemdeg saghamoti q'vela daghlili dabrunda shin. gaktseulebis k'vals ver miagnes: titkos mits'am shtantka gaktseulebio.
legris brazi akhrchobda, magram im saghamoti tavi sheik'ava, dilisatvis k'i raghats sashinels ap'irebda.
meore dilit legri tavis k'abinet'shi divanze iq'o ts'amots'olili da
gegmas adgenda, rogor ets'amebina toma. bolos daudzakha k'vimbos da utkhra:
_ ts'adi da ak momgvare toma! _ tan k'maq'opilebit chaitsina, _ iman utuod unda itsodes, rogor gaiktsnen da sad daimalnen gaktseulebi. imdens
vetsdebi, ena amovadgmevino da q'velaperi vatkmevino. gachumebas veghar gamibedavs.
sambosa da k'vimbos toma atvalts'unebuli hq'avdat im dghidan, rats
legrim gamotkva azri, toma k'argi zedamkhedveli iknebao. advili ts'armosadgenia, rarig gaukhardeboda k'vimbos bat'onis brdzaneba.
tomas gulshi raghatsam uk'bina, rotsa utkhres _ bat'oni gibarebs tavistanao. magram imedi hkonda, rom q'ovelnair t'anjva-ts'amebas ait'anda, da
amit'om ar sheshinebia.
k'vimbom, sasakhlis k'ibestan rom miiq'vana toma, mk'lavi dauch'ira da utkhra:
_ rogorts iq'o, shenamdets moaghts'ies. akhla vnakhot, rogor moumartav
kholme khels monebs gaktsevashi. mibrdzandit, legri gagists'ordeba taviseburad.
tomam igrdzno, rom misi aghsasrulis dghe moakhloebuli iq'o. gzadagza etkhoveboda natsnob aremares.
tomas danakhvaze legri ghrials mohq'va.
_ itsi tu ara, _ mimarta man tomas k'bilebis ghrch'enit, _ rom dghes mok'vlas gip'ireb?
_ neba tkvenia, bat'ono, _ up'asukha tomam ts'q'narad.
_diakhats, gadavts'q'vit'e, mogk'la, tu ar met'q'vi _ sad ts'avidnen dedak'atsebi. akhlave tkvi _ sad arian k'asi da emelina?
toma chumad idga.
_ geq'ureba tu ara, ras gek'itkhebi? _ ghrialebda gashmagebuli legri. _
tkvi-metki.
_ araperi makvs, bat'ono, satkmeli, _ up'asukha tomam mshvidad, mt'k'itse
khmit.
_ rogor bedav chemtan aset lap'arak's? mash, ar itsi, sad arian dedak'atsebi?
_ ar vitsi, bat'ono! da k'idets rom vitsode, ar mogakhsenebdit. sik'vdils
varchevdi.
legris sibrazit suntkva sheek'ra, majashi st'atsa tomas kheli, dauts'q'o
njghreva da q'virili:
_ khom ara ggonia, rom k'idev gap'at'ieb! ara, dzmobilo, akhla k'i movida sheni aghsasrulis dghe! me uk've naangarishevi makvs, ra zarali momiva sheni
mok'vlit, da am zarals shevurigdebi: gadats'q'vet'ili makvs, gats'amo da ise
amogkhado suli, tu ar dammorchildebi. gesmis tu ara?
tomam satnoebit savse tvalebit shekheda ganriskhebul bat'ons.
_ bat'ono! tkven rom raime gach'irveba gadget, an mts'ukhare avadmq'opi
brdzandebodet da chemi sitsotskhle gikhsnidet gansatsdelidan, me didi siamovnebit davghvridi siskhls tkvens sashvelad: dauq'ovnebliv gavts'iravdi chems sitsotskhles. akhla k'i ar vitsi, rogor moviktse da ra mogakhsenot. nu
amdzimebt tkvens suls aseti sisast'ik'it. khom itsit, rats unda dammartot,
bolos maints q'ovelive t'anjvas dasasruli ekneba.
ts'amit titkos imokmeda legrize tomas sit'q'vebma, titkos gulis
sighrmeshi chasts'vda da daamshvida. k'arga khans gachumebuli iq'o. otakhshits samariseburi sichume gamepda. mkholod saatis mushaobis khma ismoda. magram es
mkholod ramdenime ts'uti gagrdzelda. bolos isev mkhetsurma grdznobam
sdzlia legris adamianur grdznobebs. utseb taviseburma brazma mouara da
gatsopebuli etsa tavis mskhverp'ls... rotsa tsemit tviton ijera guli,
brdzana, gaetriat sik'vdilis p'iras miq'vanili toma da, rats man daak'lo,
akhla k'vimbosa da sambos sheesrulebinat.
natsemi, nats'amebi toma mart'ok'a egdo q'velasagan mit'ovebuli. magram
sulit maints ar daetsa.
sambots k'i moisq'ida bolos tomas satnoebam.
_ bat'ono, vgoneb, met'i t'anjva sach'iro ar aris: natsemi aghara suntkavs, _
moakhsena man legris.
_ shen shuamavlobas aravina gtkhovs, aasrule, rasats gibrdzaneben. unda
mok'vdes, tu ar damemorchileba. unda mitkhras, sad arian dedak'atsebi.
am sit'q'vebze tomam tvalebi gaakhila da ushishrad shekheda legris.
_ satsodavo, daghup'ulo adamiano! akhla shen aghara gakvs met'i upleba
chemze. mets shentvis q'velaperi mip'at'iebia.
natsemma tvalebi dakhuch'a da goneba dak'arga.
_ shen martali tkvi, sambo, vgoneb k'vdeba! _ tkva legrim; miuakhlovda
tomas da sakheze daatskerda, _ akhla maints chaik'mindavs khmas.
toma k'idev tsotskhali iq'o da legris lap'arak'i eq'ureboda. misma motminebam da lmobierebam didi shtabech'dileba moakhdina sambosa da k'vimboze. legri rom garet gavida, isini sheetsadnen, toma pekhze ts'amoeq'enebinat
da gons moeq'vanat.
_ mogvit'eve, toma, _ daits'q'o sambom bodishit lap'arak'i, _ tsudi sakme
dagmartet chveni ugunurebit, magram amashi damnashave chveni bat'onia.
natsems ts'q'lulebi mobanes tsivi ts'q'lit, bamba dauges da zed daats'vines.
erti matgani legristan ts'avida, ghvino stkhova, is k'i daumala, rom
ghvino avadmq'opisatvis undoda. ertgul monas legrim ghvino ar dauch'ira; monam moit'ana ghvino da tomas ts'vet-ts'vetobit aq'lap'ebda.
_ sazizghari sakme chavidinet, dzmao toma, _ mimarta akhla k'vimbom.
_ q'velaperi mip'at'iebia, _ ts'armotkva tomam misust'ebuli khmit.
otsdametkhutmet'e tavi
tomas sik'vdili
ori dghis shemdeg erti q'mats'vili k'atsi moadga et'lit legris sasakhles. es iq'o jorj shelbi.
mamida opelias ts'erilma ori tvis shemdeg miaghts'ia danishnulebisamebr. am khnis ganmavlobashi uk've moasts'res tomas gaq'idva da akhal bat'onsats
ts'aeq'vana igi p'lant'atsiaze.
kalbat'oni shelbi met'ad daanaghvliana opelias ts'erilma, magram mas
imkhanad arapris mokherkheba ar sheedzlo: kmari hq'avda mdzime avadmq'opi. shemdeg bat'oni shelbi gardaitsvala da mteli tavisi koneba tsols uanderdza.
kvrivma tomasatvis veghar moitsala, bevri sakme hkonda. tsdilobda, male
gamoerk'via kmris ats'ets'il-dats'ets'ili sakmeebi da valebi gaest'umrebina.
sts'ored am dros mouvida p'asukhi kalbat'on sen-k'leris rts'munebulisagan.
is at'q'obinebda kalbat'on shelbis _ toma sen-k'leris sik'vdilis shemdeg
gaq'ideso. am p'asukhma, rasak'virvelia, ar daak'maq'opila arts kalbat'oni
shelbi da arts imisi shvili jorji.
bevri dzebnisa da dziebis shemdeg jorjma akhal orleanshi shemtkhvevit nakha erti k'atsi, romelmats asts'avla, sad imq'opeboda toma. jorjma mashinve
ts'aigho sach'iro puli da ts'avida tomas dasakhsnelad.
jorji mivida legristan da mashinve sakmeze dauts'q'o lap'arak'i.
_ shevit'q've, rom akhal orleanshi tkven giq'idiat mona zangi toma, _
utkhra man legris, _ is ts'inat chveni k'atsi iq'o da msurs isev shevisq'ido, tu
tkven amis sats'inaaghmdego araperi geknebat.
tomas sakhelis khsenebaze legris sakhe moeghusha.
_ diakh, me viq'ide toma da dzalian vnanob, rom viq'ide. met'ad urchi adamiani aghmochnda; monebi amijanq'a, or mona dedak'atss gaktseva mouts'q'o. sashinlad gavbrazdi da ise vatsemine, rom vgoneb, veghar mobrundes.
_ akhla sad aris? _ mk'atsri k'iloti sheek'itkha jorji legris.
q'mats'vili brazisagan tavs dzlivs imagrebda, rom umartebulo saktsieli ar chaedina.
jorjs gamoelap'arak'a p'at'ara bich'i, romelmats tskheni chamoartva da is
kokhi achvena, sadats natsemi toma egdo.
legris brazi mouvida am bich'ze da mutselshi ts'ikhli chahk'ra. jorjs
legris saktsielma motmineba daak'argvina, magram k'idev sheetsada, tavi sheek'avebina, da khmaamoughebliv gaeshura im kokhisk'en, sadats toma eguleboda.
toma jer tsotskhali iq'o. tsemisagan dabezhil mis skheuls modzraobis unari daek'arga da ugonod egdo, tumtsa misi mdzlavri buneba k'idev ebrdzoda
sik'vdils.
araerti mona gaamkhneva zneobrivad tomam im khnis ganmavlobashi, rats
igi legris sakhlshi tskhovrobda. akhla k'i es khalkhi ar ishurebda tavis dzvirpas dasasvenebel saatebs da modioda avadmq'opi tomas sanakhavad. martalia, mat, uk'idures gharibebs, arapris mit'ana ar sheedzlot mistvis, mkholod ts'q'als tu miats'vdidnen an daelap'arak'ebodnen, magram esets didi nugeshi iq'o t'anjuli adamianisatvis. mnakhvelebi ts'rpeli gulit midiodnen da tskhare tsremlebs aprkvevdnen misi ts'amebuli skheulis ts'in. es didi
zneobrivi nugeshi iq'o tomasatvis. tskhadi iq'o, misma gults'rpelma siq'varulma da mkhurvale rts'menam gamodzakhili hp'ova t'anjuli monebis gulshi.
natsemi tomas danakhvaze jorjs tavbru daeskha da k'inagham guli ts'auvida.
_ amas rasa vkhedav?! bidzia toma, chemi saq'vareli da dzvirpasi megobari,
ra dgheshi imq'opeba! _ q'mats'vilis sit'q'vebi momak'vdavs chaesma, tavi odnav
gaandzria da amoilughlugha:
_ chemi sats'oli kurtuk'ze rbilad mechveneba.
jorjma daichoka tomas ts'in da t'irili daits'q'o.
_ bidzia toma, aba erti tvali gaakhile, damelap'arak'e, nutu ver itsani
sheni gazrdili p'at'ara jorji?
_ jorj, shena? chemo k'argo, chemo dzvirpaso! _ ts'amoilughlugha sust'i
khmit tomam da tvali gaakhila. p'irvelad tvalebs uazrod atsetsebda
aket-ikit. mere nel-nela gons movida, mis sakhes sitsotskhle daet'q'o da gaubrts'q'inda. tvalebze tsremli moadga. _ uk'anask'neli ts'adili amisrulda:
chemi p'at'ara jorji vnakhe. gmadlobt, rom ar dagvits'q'ebivart. akhla damshvidebuli movk'vdebi.
_ ara, toma! shen sik'vdils me ver avit'an; shen unda itsotskhlo da chemtan
ertad ts'amokhvide k'ent'uk'shi. me shens gamosakhsnelad movedi da chemi vali
unda avasrulo.
_ dzvirpaso jorj! gviangha aris, chemi mosuliereba aghar sheidzleba.
_ chemo toma, sheni sik'vdili mets bolos momighebs. tavbru meskhmis, rotsa ts'armovidgen, ramdeni t'anjva agit'ania, chemo sats'q'alo megobaro!
_ nu mits'odeb sats'q'als. me sats'q'ali akamdis viq'av, akhla k'i chems ubedurebas bolo moegho.
jorji udzravad ijda da q'urs ugdebda momak'vdavis lap'arak's.
_ khloas nu et'q'vit, ra dgheshi mnakhet, _ ganagrdzo isev tomam, _ torem
mts'ukhareba gauork'etsdeba sats'q'als; gadaetsit mkholod, rom me chemi dghit
movk'vdi. utkharit agretve, rom me ak aravitari t'anjva ar minakhavs da q'oveltvis makhsovda chemi tsol-shvili. tumtsa guli mik'vdeboda, rom matgan
shors viq'avi, magram aseti iq'o chemi bedi da mets vitmendi mat dashorebas.
vlotsav chems shvilebs da vusurveb, rom tskhovrebashi mudam simartlis
gzit iaron. gadaetsit agretve q'vela natsnobs chemi uk'anask'neli salami.
jorjis nakhvam avadmq'opi met'ad asiamovna da droebit dzal-ghone shesdzina, magram chkara isev dasust'da, tvalebi mielula, sakhe sheetsvala, suntkva gaudznelda da majistsema dausust'da: sakheze k'i ghimili uk'rtoda.
misi sakhe gamarjvebis shukit sheimosa...
jorji mots'its'ebit dahq'urebda tomas tskhedars. k'arga khans iq'o ase. bolos ts'amodga da tvalebi daukhuch'a mitsvalebuls. mere mobrunda, kokhidan gamosvlas ap'irebda, da ts'in legri sheechekha. isits moghushuli sakhit
dahq'urebda mitsvalebulis tskhedars. dzneli satkmelia, ra grdznobam sheip'q'ro igi am ts'uts.
jorjs mitsvalebulis p'at'ivistsemam sheak'avebina tavi, rom legristvis
sheuratskhq'opa ar mieq'enebina: q'mats'vils mkholod sheezizgha mt'arvali adamianis danakhva da tvali moarida, tumtsa dalap'arak'eba k'i sach'iro iq'o.
_ khom khedavt, mitsvalebuli tkventvis ar ts'armoadgens aravitar ghirebulebas. mash, momq'idet misi tskhedari; msurs, chemi q'opili monis nesht'i
mits'as mivabaro.
_ me mk'vdrebit vach'roba chveulebad ara makvs, _ up'asukha legrim uk'mekhad. _ shegidzliat, ts'aasvenot da, rogorts gsurt, ise daasaplaot...
_ aba, bich'ebo, _ mimarta jorjma ikve mq'op monebs, _ mishvelet, mitsvalebuli gadavit'anot chems et'lshi. gaiktses vinme da barebi moit'anos saplavis gasach'relad.
erti bich'i barebisatvis gaiktsa, danarchenebi daekhmarnen jorjs. et'lshi jorjis ts'amosaskhami gashales da zed daasvenes mitsvalebuli.
legris mamulis akhlo mochanda erti p'at'ara k'ordi. es k'ordi amoarchia jorjma tomas dasamarkhavad.
sachkarod gatkhares saplavi.
_ ts'amosaskhami tan chavat'anot, bat'ono? _ sheek'itkhnen mesaplaveebi, rotsa
mitsvalebuli ts'amosaskhamze dasvenebuli miasvenes saplavtan.
jorji miuakhlovda mitsvalebuls.
_ chemo dzvirpaso aghmzrdelo, chemo siq'rmis megobaro, met'i agharapris
gak'eteba aghar shemidzlia shentvis; neba mometsi, amit gemsakhuro da t'ani shegimoso chemi ts'amosaskhamit.
tskhedari chaasvenes saplavshi da mits'a miaq'ares. saplavs tavi sheuk'res da
zevidan mts'vane khavsi daaq'ares.
jorjma monebs madloba gadaukhada dakhmarebisatvis da daitkhova.
zangebi ts'avidnen da jorji mart'o darcha tomas saplavtan. q'mats'vilma
mukhli moiq'ara da shemdegi sit'q'vebit gamoetkhova bidzia tomas:
_ dzvirpaso toma! vpitsav shens ts'minda saplavs da khsovnas, rom mtel
chems dzal-ghones movandomeb monebis gantavisuplebas. me aravitar dabrk'olebas ar daveridebi am miznis misaghts'evad, chems ts'vlils shevit'an am
diadi sakmis gansakhortsieleblad.
tomas saplavze ar aghumartavt aravitari dzegli; man adamianta khsovnashi uk'vdavq'o tavisi sakheli.
otsdametekvsmet'e tavi
k'asi da emelina
jer mze ar amosuliq'o, rom ori kali bokhchebit khelshi shevida ert p'at'ara kalakshi. es kalebi iq'vnen k'asi da emelina: imat aasrules tavianti
ganzrakhva.
legrim bolo dros lotobas mihq'o kheli. erti mkhriv, k'asisagan chanergili tsrumorts'muneobrivi shishi, meore mkhriv _ sindisis kenjna ar adzlevda mt'arvals mosvenebas da sasmelshi hp'ovebda droebit shvebas. khshirad tvreboda da sakme imit gatavda, rom mdzimed gakhda avad. sts'ored am
garemoebit isargebles k'asim da emelinam. legris avadmq'opobis dros
sakhlshi sruli uts'esrigoba supevda, mosamsakhureebi gaikts-gamoiktsnen,
avadmq'opi avk'atsobda da vegharavin udzlebda.
ertkhelats, gantiadisas, k'asi da emelina sheumchnevlad gamovidnen
legris sakhlidan.
im dghes orma zangma khma gaavrtsela, rom mat nakhes mochveneba kalis sakhit: tetrebshi gamots'q'obili ori kali legris sakhlidan gamovidao.