gzaze erti k'atsi midioda - 04

aghar atslidnen, radgan karisas ghimils meughlisa da dedis jadokruli dzala
dabruneboda.
- dedilo, hai, dedilo, - ch'ik'ch'ik'ebdnen prikses vazhebi, - turme mamis kalakshi erti
dedaberi gogris teslsa hq'idda. mama da ubeduri mamidachveni dzidzas ep'arebodnen, gogris
tesli rom eq'idat. iseti gemrieli q'opila, imis gemo mamas akhlats akhsovs. dzidzas k'i imit'om
ep'arebodnen, mepis shvilebi rom iq'vnen da gogris teslis ch'amas aravin daanebebdato.
bednierebisgan sakhegabadruli prikse tsols sakheshi shestskeroda, titkos im gogris
teslis khsenebaze karisasats p'irts'q'ali unda mosvloda. karisa k'i ksovda, ighimeboda da
tavs mshvidad iknevda.
im ghames priksem didkhans its'riala loginshi, ver ikna da ver daidzina, dzilma k'ari ar gaugho.
prikses raghats ak'lda, skheulis romelighats nats'ili, uromlisodats ts'onasts'orobas veghar
itsavda da amit'omats verts dzilis sameposhi sheeghts'ia. rodis-rodis goneba gaunatda da
mikhvda, rom is "raghatsa" karisa iq'o, misi sats'olis monakhevre da misi vazhebis deda. am
aghmochenam prikse daaprtkho, radgan utseb isits igrdzno, am khnis ganmavlobashi rogor
gadachveoda sak'utar tsols. akhla romts mogek'lat, ase ubralod veghar gadakhdida sabans. is

gza, romelits tavis droze, bedisa da ubedobis gamo, ar gaevlo karisas dasaupleblad,
mteli sidzneleebita da khipatebit akhla ts'amoq'elq'elavebuliq'o. prikse jer gzis tavshi
idga, karisa k'i gzis boloshi. moulodnelad gachenilma mandzilma mukhlebi mohk'veta.
q'velaze didi ubedureba k'i is iq'o, sak'utari tsolisa rom rtskhvenoda. "ra p'irit
mivadgeo", - brazobda prikse, radgan grdznobda, survilits tandatan upro aut'aneli
khdeboda. grdznobda kalis sidzlieresats da imasats, es kali mas rom aghar ek'utvnoda. kali,
romelits meughled daisva, romelmats otkhi bavshvi gauchina, mistvis miughts'eveli aghmochnda
utseb. amit iq'o is kali dzlieri, amit abamda da asheshebda ert adgilze prikses mamak'atsur
dzalasa da zhins. "ra k'atsi me var, - pikrobda prikse, - balghivita vts'valob. isits ise mektseva,
titkos martla balghi viq'o. dzilis ts'in pekhebi unda damebaninebina da mashin skhvanairad
ts'avidoda sakme. kals tu dautme, dagchagravs da akhits iknebao".
prikse p'irvelad iq'o amgvar dgheshi, mis arsebashi ertmanets ebrdzoda q'mats'viluri
simortskhve da mamak'atsuri survili. man itsoda, kalze upleba rom hkonda, misi rts'menit, is
misi sak'utreba iq'o da evaleboda k'idets misi q'vela survilis aghsruleba. vin itsis, ikneb
kalsats didi sikharulit sheesrulebina "misi q'vela survili", magram sts'ored survilis
gamkhela ver gaebeda prikses, veraprit ver gadaelakha moulodnelad gamomt'q'vrali
sazghvari simortskhvisa tu moridebisa, romlis ikitats adamians q'velaperi bunebrivad da
shesadzleblad echveneba. ar q'opila shemtkhveva, es sazghvari gadaulakhavi daet'ovebinos
vinmes, misi gadalakhva autsilebelitsaa, tuk'i tskhovreba ginda, magram gadalakhvasats gaachnia.
zogi daudevrad, t'lankad, uq'oq'manod, daupikreblad, brmad, jiut'ad, uk'an
moukhedavad, galaghebuli p'irut'q'vivit gadatelavs kholme adamianis sulshi gak'iapebul
am parghalala sinatles, ise gadatelavs, misgan k'valits aghar rcheba. erti p'iroba
priksemats gadats'q'vit'a, shesuliq'o tsolis otakhshi da k'i ar etkhova, aramed moetkhova, ara, arts
moetkhova, ubralod aegho, rogorts sak'utreba. ase da mkholod ase daisjeboda ghirseulad
kalis gulgriloba da uq'uradgheboba, romelsats kmridan or nabijze, albat, mshvidad
edzina. prikse tavs ikezebda, simortskhvisa da moridebis uk'anask'nel bork'ilebs ishorebda,
radgan kali, romlis dasjasats vitom igi pikrobda, akhla mistvis q'velaze sasurveli da
q'velaze miughts'eveli kali iq'o; amave dros sul or nabijze imq'opeboda misgan, imave
ch'erkvesh, imave k'edlebshi, imave haers suntkavda da miukhedavad imisa, rom amdeni saerto
hkondat, arts k'i akhsovda prikse, titkos arts arsebobda. prikses k'i misi simkhurvale
pekhit dach'eril prinvelivit prtebs ut'q'lashunebda sakheshi da tvalebs ubnelebda,
mteli skheuli ise utsakhtsakhebda, titkos es ts'utia raghats didi borot'mokmedeba ganezrakha,
ganezrakha k'i ara, uk've chaedina, magram isev danashaulis adgilze it'k'ep'neboda, ver
garboda, sindisi aghar ushvebda. prikse it'anjeboda, avadmq'opurad aghgznebuli
survili martla uchenda danashaulis grdznobas, radgan damaluli iq'o, gach'ianurebuli da
momabezrebeli.
prikses ts'armodgenit, karisas autsileblad unda sdzineboda, da mkholod mashin
gaighvidzebda, rotsa mk'lavebshi eq'oleboda momts'q'vdeuli, rotsa uk've gvian ikneboda. magram
sts'ored mashin, rotsa ts'amosadgomad moemzada, erti ts'amit gaipikra, khom sheidzleba eghvidzoso.

am gapikrebam tsivi ts'q'ali gadaaskha; ra unda etkva tsolistvis, tu martla gaghvidzebuli
dakhvdeboda? amaze arts epikra, radgan mkholod imas nat'robda, q'velaperi ulap'arak'od,
sit'q'vis utkmelad momkhdariq'o. sit'q'vit gamotkmuli misi survili damamtsireblad da
samartskhvinod echveneboda. priksem akhla skhvanairad daits'q'o pikri, upro sak'utari
gaubedaobisa da silachris misachkmalad: "tviton mova, ar sheidzleba ar igrdznos da ar
movideso". mere es pikri ise daijera, ramdenjerme moechvena k'idets, titkos otakhshi
pekhak'repit vighats shemovida. chveneba imdenad tskhadi iq'o, suntkva sheek'ra da sats'olzedats
ts'amoits'ia. kalis ak shemosvla prikses upro bunebrivad miachnda, kals autsileblad unda
egrdzno misi survili, unda gaego misi gulis bagabugi, tuk'i kali iq'o, tuk'i tsoli erkva,
unda mosuliq'o, autsileblad unda mosuliq'o da etkva: "aha, movedi sheni q'vela
survilis aghsasruleblado". "rat'omats ara, - pikrobda prikse, - gana mas k'i sheudzlia
mshvidad dadzineba?" priksem ise dadzaba goneba, srulebitats aghar gahk'virvebia, otakhshi
karisa rom shemovida.
- me sheni sak'utreba var, - tkva karisam, - gana uk've q'vela survili shegisrule?
karisas tetri, gamch'virvale p'erangi etsva. prikses es p'erangi mkholod ertkhel enakha da
uk've k'arga khnis davits'q'ebuli hkonda. es p'erangi etsva karisas mati korts'inebis p'irvel
ghames. sts'orad chamovartskhnili tma boloshi gaenask'va da mkharze gadmoegdo. tkheli,
haerovani p'erangi odnav dakanebul mk'erdsa da mutselze ise mihk'vroda, titkos vighats
uchinari suls uberavda. sust'i khorblisperi mk'lavebi ughonod chamoeshva. "rat'omats ara?" isev gaipikra priksem, nerts'q'vis gadaq'lap'va gauch'irda da sats'olshi uneburad chaichocha. am
uneblie modzraobisa tvitonve shertskhva, magram ikht'ibari aghar gait'ekha, sabani gadaidzro da
kals daenakha.
"map'at'ie, map'at'ie" - lughlughebda tsot'a khnis mere prikse da kalis ts'armodgenil dzudzuebs
k'otsnida. kali ukhmod t'iroda. prikse ver khedavda tsremls da amit'omats chveulebrivi
tsremlis ts'veti saotsrad didi echveneboda. ertdroulad dapasebulitsa da
damtsirebulits, kvetsnobierad grdznobda, misi buneba am orive, ertmanetis sats'inaaghmdego
grdznobas umt'k'ivneulod miighebda, radgan imasats grdznobda, es rom iq'o sts'ored nanat'ri
tavisupleba, romelsats dedak'atsis suni da tsremlis simts'are upro tskhadsa da khelshesakhebs
khdida. kalis damshvidebuli kheli prikses zurgze mravalpekha, magram uts'q'inari
tskhovelivit datsotsavda, titkos satsmutsnavs daedzebso. am or skheuls ar sheedzlo da arts
upleba hkonda ertmanetis uarq'opisa. isini ertmanets sch'irdebodnen, ertmanets
avsebdnen da alamazebdnen: mat shoris sruli tankhmoba supevda da am tankhmobas mati
gatishva daarghvevda mkholod, radgan mati sheertebit ikmneboda is srulq'opili skheuli,
bunebis gamomgoneblur nich'sa da gat'atsebas or nats'ilad rom gaeq'o.
"rom meghalat'na, ras pikrobdio" - tkva utseb kalma da sveli loq'a mkharze sheakhotsa.
mtlianad arts erti kali ar nebdeba mamak'atss. mas q'oveltvis rcheba p'at'ara, khelukhlebeli,
sheuvali mits'a, sadats misi damartskheba aravitar dzalas ar sheudzlia. kalma es itsoda, isits

itsoda, is rom mtavari kali iq'o priksestvis da amis tsodna atamamebda. verts erti kali
mis adgils verasodes veghar daik'avebda, veravin ts'aartmevda p'irvelobis uplebas. upro
sts'ored, kali k'i ara, prikse pikrobda ase, radgan tandatan pkhizldeboda da akhla
sitsarielisa da sisvelis shegrdzneba aghizianebda. sakht'ad darchenili prikse dabneuli
ughimoda ts'q'vdiads. mts'ared mokhvedroda tsolis natkvamits: ras pikrobdi, rom meghalat'ao.
ise mts'ared mokhvedroda, im usazghvro siamt'k'bilobidan, rasats ts'utis ts'inat ganitsada,
nat'amalits aghar sherchenoda. man uk've itsoda, q'velaperi misive gamdzaprebuli ts'armodgenis
udgheuri naq'opi rom iq'o, sveli da amazrzeni, rogorts gach'q'let'ili gombesho. magram
tsolis khma jer k'idev mk'vetrad zhgherda q'urebshi. mas rom tsot'a gambedaoba q'opnoda da
rogorme mieghts'ia tsolis sats'olamde, mashinats q'velaperi zust'ad ase mokhdeboda albat,
radgan q'oveltvis ase khdeboda. ase rom, sheidzleboda tsolsats martla etkva is, rats misma
aghgznebulma gonebam atkmevina. "sakme ghalat'amde misulao", - gaipikra priksem. tsolis
shesadzlebeli ghalat'is ts'armodgenam ise sheashina da sheuratskhq'o, q'mats'viluri simk'virtskhlit
ts'amokht'a sats'olidan da akhla uk've namdvilad ts'at'ant'alda karisas otakhisk'en. rotsa priksem
k'aramde miaghts'ia, kalakshi p'irveli mamlebi aq'ivldnen, mamlebis q'ivilze sakhlshi
chabudebuli ts'q'vdiadi shek'rta da gaitsritsa. karisas ar edzina, sats'olshi ts'amomjdariq'o,
titkos kmars elodeboda. es iseti moulodneli aghmochnda priksesatvis, erti ts'amit
gamobrunebats daap'ira. isits moechvena, titkos karisa damtsinavad ighimeboda, titkos
prikses dabneulobisa da ts'aramara ts'amoch'arkhlebis mizezits itsoda da ukharoda, radgan
kali iq'o, gamarjvebuli kali, mamak'atsis amaghelvebelits da damtrgunavits. priksemats
igrdzno damartskheba. tu mas am kalis mimart uetsrad gachenili danashaulis grdznoba da am
grdznobidan aghmotsenebuli umts'eoba ubork'avda khel-pekhs, kals kaluri ghirseba, sak'utari
tavis p'at'ivistsema da up'irat'esobis shegrdzneba ar mistsemda nebas, tvitonve sheetavazebina
tavi am sasatsilo da satsodavi k'atsisatvis, romelsats misi meughle erkva da amts'utas,
albat, arts k'i sheedzlo aseti sachukris migheba. priksem meughlis momghimar tvalebshi utseb
sak'utari tavi dainakha: dedishobila, matkhovarivit k'artan at'uzuli, kurdobaze
ts'asts'rebuli bavshvivit shemk'rtali da dabneuli. kali k'i sats'olze ijda da, ragha tkma
unda, isits aset prikses khedavda. tumtsa tavi ise ech'ira, titkos sibnelis gamo k'argad
verts k'i amchnevda, vin idga misi sats'oli otakhis k'artan.
karisam chumad, titkos churchulit, radgan am dros sakhlshi jer k'idev q'velas unda
sdzineboda, ik'itkha: romeli kharo, da rotsa mghelvarebisagan khakhadakhshulma priksem
khrints'ianad, usiamod chaakhvela da up'asukha: me var, ver davidzine da gasavlelad avdekio,
karisa shets'ukhda da akhla uk've khmamaghla daudzakha kmars: ra iq'o, tu tsudad khar, avdgebio.
akhla k'i mikhvda prikse, brdzolis gagrdzelebas azri rom aghar hkonda. is damartskhda,
samartskhvinod da samudamod, kholo damartskhebis mizezi isev da isev sak'utari gaubedaoba
da umts'eoba iq'o, ghat'ak'i natesavebivit bavshvobidanve rom asdevnebodnen da misi bedis
moshurneni q'ovel ts'utas akhsenebdnen tavs. prikses utseb q'velaperi sheezizgha, q'velaze
met'ad sak'utari tavi da dzlivs amoilughlugha: nu, araperi mich'irso.

ori nabijits ar hkonda gadadgmuli, tsolis sitsili rom shemoesma. imdenad moulodneli
da tavzardamtsemi iq'o priksestvis am sitsilis gagoneba, gaotsebuli ert adgilas gaiq'ina,
momechvena tu martla itsiniso. kali martla itsinoda: nats'q'vet'-nats'q'vet', nerviulad,
gamomts'vevad.
am usiamo ghamis shemdeg prikse ertianad gamoitsvala, titkos upro gakhalisda k'idets, enats
gaekhsna da khelits, magram gzaze damdgari k'atsivit didkhans verts lap'arak's udebda guls da
verts sakmes. tumtsa asedats iq'o, is uk've aghar malavda tavis ganzrakhvas da q'velas gasagonad
ambobda, shin vap'ireb dabrunebas, ra vitsi mamachemis konebas vin okheri aniavebso.
- q'velaperi k'argia, - it'q'oda kholme prikse, rotsa ojakhis ts'evrebs ertad daigulebda, q'velaperi k'argia, magram k'atsma tu tavis mamuls ar mikheda, ragha k'atsia. ubralo vinme khom
ara var, mepis shvili var da t'akht'is k'anonieri memk'vidre. is t'akht'i k'i, rom itsodet, arts
ert t'akht'ze nak'lebi ar aris. tsol-shvilis ts'aq'vanats minda, tu, ra tkma unda, isinits
dametankhmebian (amas rom it'q'oda, autsileblad karisas shekhedavda kholme da gaughimebda).
shvilebma khom unda nakhon, mati mama sad daibada. vin itsis, ubedur mamachems tvali gzisk'en
rcheba da shvilisa da shvilishvilis danakhvam ikneb sitsotskhle ori dghit k'idev
gaukhangrdzlivoso. bolos autsileblad daamat'ebda: guli imaze mts'q'deba, chemi ubeduri
da am dghes rom ver moests'roo.
prikse bargis chalagebas sheudga, tan gaidzakhoda, modit, nakhet, mart'o is mimakvs, rats chemi
shromit shemidzenia da rats autsilebelia amkhela gzistviso. rotsa ek'itkhebodnen, k'i magram
riti ap'ireb ts'asvlaso, ighimeboda da p'asukhobda, chemi simamri ert khomalds k'i matkhovebs,
anda sulats momakiravebso.
- tkhovebit k'i gatkhoveb, magram ark'i girchev, - utkhra moghushulma aiet'ma.
- bavshvi aghara var, - up'asukha priksem.
aiet'ma t'uchze ik'bina, siskhlis ts'vrili zoli, dapetebul ch'iaq'elasavit, chausrialda
ts'vershi. kalishvilis khatrit maints tavi sheik'ava. karisam ganatskhada: sadats chemi kmar-shvili
ikneba, mets ik unda viq'oo da tvitonats sheudga bargis chalagebas. prikse daabnia karisas
gadats'q'vet'ilebam, q'velapers eloda, amas k'i ara. is adrets pikrobda shin dabrunebas, magram
akhla ase tu chkarobda, karisas brali iq'o, is karisas gaurboda, rtskhvenoda da eshinoda
k'idets misi. im ghamis shemdeg mati ert ch'erkvesh tskhovreba ts'armoudgenlad miachnda da esets
abedvinebda odindeli ganzrakhvis aghsrulebas, shoreulsa da saidumlo ts'arsulshi
shebrunebas. priksem khelaghebit uaris tkma maints ver gaubeda tsols da tsalq'bad miugdo:
shen itsi sheni sakmisao. samagierod prikses vazhebi sikharulisgan martla gadairivnen,
mteli dghe vanis kuchebshi darbodnen da gahk'iodnen: mivdivart, k'argad brdzandebodet,
q'velapristvis madloba mogvikhsenebiao.

magram prikses moulodnelma sik'vdilma q'velaperi ts'aghma sheat'riala.
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prikse loginshi nakhes mk'vdari. mok'unt'uli its'va, titkos dzilshi sabani gadakhdia da
shestsivniao. prikse tsot'a upro adre rom momk'vdariq'o, aravis gauk'virdeboda, erti
p'iroba q'velam kheli chaiknia k'idets, magram akhla, rotsa tvalshi gamoikheda, tskhovrebaze guli
moubrunda da amkhela gzaze ap'irebda dadgomas, misma sik'vdilma khalkhi sagonebelshi
chaagdo. im dghes ertkhel k'idev gaikhsenes misi utsnauri gamotskhadeba, rogor gamoiq'vanes
metevzeebma nap'irze isitsa da verdzits, rogor chaaskha bediam p'irshi ghvino da rogor gaetsina
q'velas, rotsa man uk'anve amoabruna bedias ghvino. sasakhlis msakhurebs k'i mkholod akhla
gaakhsendat, rom prikses verdzi, romelits ikamde, okros k'erp'ivit garinduli idga
sak'utar sinatleshi, gatenebamde rkebit ekhetkeboda k'edels, sts'ored im ghames, rotsa
prikse k'vdeboda.
prikses sik'vdili q'velaze met'ad maints bochiam ganitsada. mteli ghame its'riala loginshi,
titkos ch'ianch'velebis budeze its'va. potolas ak'vani sats'oltan edga da rotsa misi
nabolara dzilshi ts'amoik'navlebda, pekhit ts'aurts'evda kholme. "titkos shvili
momk'vdomodeso", - khvneshoda bochia. bochia ar t'q'uoda, rotsa man p'irvelad ikhila prikse,
zghvis nap'iras gashot'ili, zghvis ts'iaghshi nakhet'ialebi t'ot'ivit gamopit'uli da
pershetsvlili, ise shets'ukhda, titkos martla misi shvili egdo silashi ase satsodavad da ase
samadlod. aiet's rom ar eshvila prikse, bochia ishvilebda da gazrdida k'idets. bochiasa da
potolas imdeni bavshvi gaezardat, arts es gauch'irdebodat. mati vazhebi da kalishvilebi
tavadats ise mravldebodnen, albat, male mteli akhali kalaki dasch'irdebodat; tumtsa,
khan ts'elits'adi ise gaivlida, arts erti shvili ar moak'itkhavda. isinits uk've tskhovrebis
ughelshi iq'vnen shebmulni, ojakhebs mohk'idebodnen da imis drots aghar rchebodat, marad
akhalgazrda mshoblebi moenakhulebinat.
"rame rom uch'irdet, gagvikhsenebeno", - amshvidebda bochia potolas da ighimeboda, radgan
itsoda, misi tsoli gunebashi akhla shvilebs itvlida: vin uk've momk'vdariq'o, vin
daberebuliq'o, vin jer k'idev ch'armagad miuq'veboda tskhovrebis orghobes. sheidzleba shvilebs
rtskhvenodat k'idets, mshoblebze khnierad rom gamoiq'urebodnen da amit'omats aridebdnen
tavs. martlats sirtskhvili iq'o, ts'verze khavsmodebul, siberisagan bech'ebshi mokhril shvils
tavisi gasach'iri bich'ivit ts'elgamartul mamistvis sheechivla. "ase imit'omaa, - it'q'oda kholme
bochia, - chems shvilebs zogs viris gverdi rom shekhvda tsolad, zogs k'i dzaghlis q'bao".
potola martlats skhva iq'o, potolastana tsoli meore ar moidzebneboda mtels kveq'anaze,
kmris gulistvis tsetskhlis k'aloshi chadgeboda, gindats orsulad q'opiliq'o (orsulad k'i
dzalian khshirad gakhldat). ts'q'als ar moats'odebinebda, orsulobas ar daamadlida, bolo
ts'utamde ar gaagdebda khelidan tsotskhsa da t'ilos. dgheshi samjer gamogvida sakhls, dgheshi
atjer avidoda skhvenshi, atasjer dakhedavda sakatmesa da bost'ans; arts zedmet's
gamohk'itkhavda kmars, arts zedmet's mouq'veboda. ertkhel iq'o mkholod, potolam kmari rom
gaaghvidza. iseti musht'ari mouvida, suli amoartva, akhlave da akhlave gaaghvidze sheni kmario.

rom veraprit moishora musht'ari, potolam sk'ivridan sakorts'ilo koshebi amoigho, titkos
sakorts'ilo koshebi nebas mistsemdnen da upro tamamadats miiq'vandnen kmartan. potolam
koshebi chaitsva da bochias otakhshi gaiar-gamoiara. bochias martlats gamoeghvidza koshebis
bak'unze, tsolis danakhva gaukharda, magram meore dghes, sark'eshi rom chaikheda, erti gheri
ch'aghara gaschenoda tmashi. bochiam tetri tma amoiglija, potolas achvena da utkhra: ai, ra
knes shenma koshebmao. is iq'o da is, im dghis mere bochias sheedzlo mshvidad sdzineboda. potola
umal zghurblze mok'vdeboda, kmars k'i aravis sheats'ukhebinebda.
"gindats shvili momk'vdomodes da gindats shvili momk'vdomodeso", - mteli ghame okhravda
bochia da aghar itsoda, ra ekna, rogor eshvela kmristvis maradiuli tsolkmrobis sats'olshi
gat'runul potolas.
naadrevi sik'vdili tavgzas ubnevda tsolsats da kmarsats, ts'onasts'orobidan gamohq'avda
oriveni, radgan mati sitsotskhle sik'vdiltan brdzola iq'o mkholod, sik'vdils edgnen
k'rich'ashi erti t'akht'ita da ertmanetis siq'varulit. dzlieri da veragi mt'ris
mosagerieblad skhva iaraghi ar gaachndat da guli chats'q'debodat kholme, rotsa amodena
mt'ers k'idev damkhmare da khelisshemts'q'obi gamouchndeboda. sik'vdili daumartskhebeli iq'o,
tavisi q'oveltvis mihkonda, magram tu ar sheebrdzolebodi, uaresad galaghdeboda, tavs
aishvebda da ertbashad gadadzovda kveq'anas. tu samartali arsebobda, sik'vdils mkholod
mashin unda ts'aeq'vana adamiani, rotsa is adamiani sitsotskhlistvis aghar ivargebda, sibere
q'unts'zeve chamoach'k'nobda da imdeni dzalagha shercheboda, tavisit chamovardniliq'o mits'aze,
tavisi pekhit shesuliq'o sik'vdilis sameposhi, rogorts tavshesaparshi, aravis ebidzga zurgshi
kheli, aravis aechkarebina, rata tandatan shechveoda im idumali kveq'nis bindsa da
ablabudas, gachenis dghidanve rom ashinebda da izidavda k'idets; is sik'vdilistvis unda
momzadebuliq'o da idzulebit k'i ar unda shevardniliq'o shig, rogorts damprtkhali tagvi
shevardeba kholme p'irvelsave soroshi, aramed dabinavebuliq'o, rogorts khmeli khili
skhvenshi, rata mk'vdarits gamosdgomoda tsotskhlebs da zamtris grdzel ghameebshi, adamianis
khmebit gakhalisebul darbazebshi mis surnelebasats shemoeghts'ia, mezghap'resavit k'etils,
mits'is sinedlita da khangrdzlivi mzis simkhurvalit gazhghentils. sik'vdils mashin sheedzlo
adamianis ts'aq'vana, rotsa misi magieri gadmodgamda pekhs bochiasa da potolas t'akht'idan.
magram veragi da gaumadzghari sik'vdili brdzolis ts'esebs khshirad arghvevda, radgan
khelisshemts'q'obits bevri hq'avda: mk'vleli da garets'ari, seni da shemtkhveva - q'velani
sik'vdilis amkhanagebi iq'vnen. magram bochias maints q'oveltvis uch'irda dajereba, rom vinmes
an rames naadrevad martla sheedzlo adamianis sitsotskhlis ts'artmeva, ts'artmeva imisa, risi
mitvisebats ar sheidzleboda. gindats jer k'idev sch'eroda siskhliani dana mk'vlels, bochia
khels maints ver daadebda, ver "daabralebda" amodena tsodvas. mteli misi arseba
sik'vdilis ts'inaaghmdeg iq'o gants'q'obili, ver shegueboda, ver sherigeboda da, albat, misi
meughlis maradiuli naq'opierebats sts'ored am sheurigeblobis shedegi iq'o.
priksets naadrevad iq'o mk'vdari. gushindel dghesavit akhsovda bochias misi gamotskhadeba da
martlats ert dghesavit gaprinda bochiastvis is ormotsiode ts'eli, rats priksestvis
gamoemet'ebina bunebas. bunebis es sidzunts'e da usamartloba uk'lavda guls, abechavebda da

aborot'ebda bochias, rogorts khurotmodzghvars ts'lobit nasheni da mits'isdzvrisgan ertbashad
dangreuli t'adzari. ise daatenda tavze, okhvra da vishvishi ar sheuts'q'vet'ia. rotsa potolam
achkhavlebuli chvili ak'vnidan amoiq'vana da p'irshi dzudzu chaudo, mkholod mashin
gamopkhizlda, tsoli sheetsoda da utkhra: dghes pekhze rogorgha unda idge, she sabraloo.
prikse dzveleburi ts'esit dak'rdzales. kharis t'q'avshi gaakhvies da mitsvalebulta ch'alashi kheze
chamok'ides. rotsa gvamit damdzimebuli t'q'avis k'ubo sak'idrebze akanavda, prikses vazhebma
amoigmines: gaprinda mamachvenio. magram prikse vegharsad gaprindeboda, vegharasodes
ikhilavda im sanat'rel kveq'anas, mteli sitsotskhle sizmarivit rom akhsovda da am
sizmridan aq'olilma sevdam ak'i zezeurad chamoakhmo k'idets.
vanma ghirseulad dait'ira tavisi shvilobili. sakhelgantkmuli mot'irali kalebi mteli
k'viris mandzilze enatsvlebodnen ertmanets da aiet'is dzadzit mosil sasakhleshi ts'utitats ar
shets'q'vet'ila motkma-t'irili. vanelebi uts'q'vet' nak'adad moedinebodnen sasakhlisk'en. im
dgheebshi ise aravin gamovidoda shinidan, khelshi dapnis an t'iripis t'ot'i ar daech'ira.
sasakhlis ts'ina ezoshi dasvenebul prikses gars uvlidnen da rt'oebs esrodnen. tavtit
verdzi daebat, pekhebtan k'i misi bavshvobis droindeli tsali sandali da mok'le, okros
sirmebit gats'q'obili tetri t'unik'i daets'q'ot. prikses mteli kalaki glovobda. khalkhs arts
kheibrebi da mikhrts'nili bebrebi davits'q'nodat, tsotskhali tu ver nakhes, mk'vdari maints
vachvenoto da at'at'ebulni mohq'avdat, anda pardagebze daets'vinat da moatrevdnen.
mtavar k'aribch'eshi shesuli khalkhi uk'ana k'aribch'idan gadioda, rata akhla bediastvis
miesamdzimrna, mobuzuli, ganze rom gamdgariq'o da tsremliani sakhe k'iserze gadatsmul
tok'is gaburdzgnul khlartebshi chaemala.
prikses vazhebi taghis kvesh sheq'uzhuliq'vnen, erti dghis oblobas otkhiveni gaetsritsa da
daep'at'aravebina, magram otkhiveni aghgznebulni iq'vnen, titkos utseb, moulodnelad,
gadaudebeli sakme gaschenodat, anda imedi, romelsats aghar elodebodnen. utsnauria,
magram adamians sts'ored mashin uchndeba imedi, rotsa titkos q'velaperi uk've
gadats'q'vet'ilia. is am imeds jiut'ad, bolo ts'utamde ebghauch'eba da urchevnia uk'etesze
ipikros, vidre uaresi sheamchnios. asetia misi buneba da tuk'i saamisod raime sashualeba
gaachnia, sak'utar ubedurebas ar daijerebs, radgan dajereba ubedurebis bolo
sapekhuria, ik ts'q'deba k'ibe da mere agharaperi agharaa, simart'ovis suskhisa da ts'q'vdiadis
garda. man sheidzleba dzvirpas tskhedars mk'erdze q'urits daados, khom ar meshlebao, da albat,
amit'omats ar markhavs mashinve, imedi aidzulebs pekhi aitrios da rats sheidzleba gvian shekhedos
simartles mk'atsrsa da gatoshil tvalebshi.
prikses vazhebi, tvalgapatsitsebulni, k'iserdagrdzelebulni, atvalierebdnen uts'q'vet'sa da
pekhatreul p'rotsesias, romelits nela, magram maints arbilebda da titkmis akarts'q'lebda
k'idets im saerto mts'ukharebas, mati mamis sik'vdils rom chamoegdo kalakshi. "ramdeni khalkhi
mosulao", - pikrobdnen da tan titis ts'verebze its'eodnen, titkos am utsnauri mdinaris
satavis danakhvas tsdilobdnen. q'velaze met'ad mati umtsrosi dzma, pront'isi daet'q'vevebina
sanakhaobas, dadzabulobisagan p'iri daegho da enis vardisperi ts'vero gamoeq'o, titkos

tsiq'vi ikhedeboda pughurodan. rotsa uprosi dzmebi ertmanets mujluguns ts'ahk'ravdnen
sheparulad da gadauchurchulebdnen - k'idev modiano, isits dzmebs akhedavda da sakheze
siamaq'is shek'avebuli ghimili gadaurbenda.
karisa medeasa da aprasions chaeq'enebinat shuashi. shvilebisa ar iq'os, masats eamaq'eboda, ase
rom glovobdnen mis kmars vanelebi. is uk've sheechvia, sheipera da daijera k'idets, prikse
martlats rom imsakhurebda q'velas siq'varulsa da p'at'ivistsemas. gana karisa ughirss kmrad
gaikhdida? "k'argi k'atsi iq'o prikse, - pikrobda igi, - magram maints gamep'arao".
tsodva gamkhelili sjobs da karisas tsot'a gaukharda k'idets kmris sik'vdili.
nakhevartsolobas, ganuts'q'vet'el tvaltmaktsobasa da gulis brunebas, isev kvrivoba erchia.
karisas rts'menit, kmari maints tsolze adre unda momk'vdariq'o da ragha mnishvneloba hkonda,
dghes mokhdeboda es ambavi tu dgheists'ors. mas sulis sighrmeshi uk've mosts'onda k'idets otkhi
oblis dedoba da kveq'nis sap'at'ivsatsemo k'atsis kvrivoba. mati sats'olis saidumlo kmarma
tan gaiq'ola, misgan k'i isedats veravin gaigebda.
dak'rdzalvis dghes mteli sasakhle samkhedro banak's daemsgavsa: vin kvabebs khekhda, vin sheshas
ap'obda, vin tsetskhls uberavda. navlsa da natsars gadaep'ent'a ikauroba. sik'vdils q'velaperi
bevri sch'irdeboda: k'asrebit idga dzmari, t'asht'ebit idga marili, danaq'ili kindzi da
tseretso mts'vane, ts'vimagadavlili bortsvebivit bzinavda. uzarmazar kvabs sk'amze shemdgari
mzareuli navis nichbit urevda. shua ezoshi, sadats adre mitsvalebuli esvena, akhla mart'o
verdzi darcheniliq'o. tok'it k'undzze gamobmuli, okros verdzivit garindebuli, sak'utari
sinatlis ts'reshi idga da pikrobda. sapikrali k'i bevri hkonda: tu rame sasts'auli ar
mokhdeboda, es ashk'arad misi uk'anask'neli dghe iq'o. "ertad movidnen da ertadats ts'avleno",
- ebrdzanebina aiet's. ragha unda momkhdariq'o, an vin gamoidebda tavs erti gadaberebuli
verdzis gadasarchenad.
"saotsari k'ia, vints gadavarchine, imis gulistvis mk'laveno" - pikrobda verdzi. k'undzze dana
ido, grdzelp'iriani, tevzisperi, dagharuli. gharshi ch'ianch'vela mitsotsavda. q'asabma nek'eri
dauq'ara da kecho mopkhana, titkos ts'inasts'ar ebodisheboda. "tvali gech'iros, ar
gagiprindeso", - daudzakha vighatsam q'asabs. q'asabma q'rud, nats'q'vet'-nats'q'vet' gaitsina, titkos
akhvelebso da isev mopkhana kecho. verdzs q'velaperi esmoda, tavisi khangrdzlivi sitsotskhlis
mandzilze k'atsis enats sheests'avla. tvitonats gaetsina gunebashi: me mashin vprinav, rotsa
ghmertebs moesurvebato. magram maints bolo ts'utamde sjeroda, raghats iseti mokhdeboda,
usatuod gadarcheboda. ark'i itsoda ra, magram khom unda ganskhvavebuliq'o chveulebriv
tskhvrisagan: adamianis ena esmoda da eprina k'idets, martalia, mkholod ertkhel, magram
akamde akhvevda tavbrus odesghats gantsdili krolva da simsubuke. ara, erti tskhvris
k'valobaze mas martlats ts'armoudgenlad bevri moests'ro da ganetsada. arapers ar
imadleboda, arts sik'vdilisa eshinoda, sirtskhvilits iq'o, tskhvars k'atsze met'i etsotskhla,
magram ase, martlats chveulebrivi tskhvarivit nu gamoch'ridnen q'els, raghatsit gamoerchiat,
skhvanairad maints moek'lat, sik'vdilis ts'in maints sheekhsnat t'alakhshi amogangluli tok'i,
moeshorebinat es k'undzi, damp'ali siskhlis sunit rom q'arda; is khom ar garboda, khom ar

miprinavda, miprinavda k'i ara, imdeni okro chalekvoda bets'vshi, nabijis gadadgmats
uch'irda.
verdzs bolomde ar sjeroda, ghmertebi tu daivits'q'ebdnen, ghmertebi, odesghats
maintsdamaints is rom gamoerchiat imis gansatsdelad, rats arasodes ar ghirsebia mis
romelime tanamodzmes. verdzma utseb titkos isev igrdzno, rogor gamoetsala pekhkvesh
saq'rdeni da rogor mdzlavrad daubera sakheshi khork'lianma karma. magram verdzs sheeshala, es
skhva krolva iq'o, skhvanairad suskhiani, sik'vdilismieri, ikve rom chatsutskuliq'o da danaze
shetsotsebul ch'ianch'velas titit ats'valebda, zevit-kvevit daat'arebda danis gharshi. verdzi
k'i martla ar iq'o chveulebrivi tskhvari, is umal sik'vdils sheurigdeboda, vidre
chveulebrivobas, tumtsa mkholod sik'vdils sheedzlo khelis erti dak'vrit moesp'o is
up'irat'esoba, rats sitsotskhleshi moep'ovebina da ritats samudamod gamotishvoda khuch'uch'a da
p'et'ela modgmas, romelsats mkholod rdzis, khortsisa da mat'q'lis mitsema sheudzlia
adamianistvis. man k'i upro met'i gaigho, man adamianis chanapikris gankhortsielebashi miigho
monats'ileoba da tumtsa bolomde ver gaego, ra iq'o am chanapikris arsi, maints q'oveltvis
siamaq'it grdznobda, didsa da arap'irut'q'vul sakmeshi rom iq'o gareuli. rak'i gadmokhvets'es,
et'q'oba, sach'irod miachndat misi ak q'opna. vighatsas, vighatsas k'i ara, adamians sch'irdeboda ase
da imis natsvlad, daek'la, khortsi sheech'ama, t'q'avi k'i chaetsva, zurgze bich'i sheusva da aidzula
chit'ivit gapreniliq'o, samudamod moshoreboda samshoblos, diakh, samshoblos, radgan
sadats tvals gaakhel, sheni samshoblots ik aris, ginda tskhvari iq'avi, ginda adamiani. magram,
et'q'oba, aghar sch'irdebodat igi adamianebs, shesasrulebeli sheesrulebina da akhla
chveulebrivi tskhvarivit up'irebdnen dak'vlas. "chveulebrivi tskhvarivito", mashinats es
gaipikra verdzma, rotsa q'asabma q'elshi dana gamousva, grdzelp'iriani, tevzisperi dana, da
gadakhsnili khorkhidan shavma siskhlma ipetka. es pikri samudamod charcha da chaiq'ina mis
mk'vdar tavshi, dagrekhili rkebi idaq'vebivit rom chaets'q'o siskhlis gubeshi da ghiad
darchenili, gadatetrebuli tvalebita da sagnis gulgrilobit irek'lavda q'velapers,
ghvinit abarbatsebul mekelekheebsats, chanavlebul tsetskhlsats da sp'ilendzis kvabsats,
romelshiats misi t'an-pekhi moekharshat.
prikses sik'vdils, titkmis zedized, ramdenime iseti utsnauri ambavi mohq'va, akamde
ushishari da udardeli kalakits k'i daapikra da, tsot'a ar iq'os, daaprtkho k'idets. kelekhze
aiet'ma uneburad samariles ts'ahk'ra kheli da mteli marili supraze moap'irkvava. khalkhi
gaisusa, jer chkhubi ra iq'o da akhla aiet'tan! aiet'sats sakheze mits'is perma gadahk'ra, ar unda
damek'vlevinebina verdzio, ertkhel k'idev gaipikra da nadzaladevad gaighima, dap'neuli
marili p'eshvshi chaikhvet'a da p'eshvidan shech'ama tskhenivit. imave dghes kalakis skhvadaskhva ubanshi,
rogorts mogvianebit daadgines, ertsa da imave dros, nagvis kekvit gartuli ghorebi
utseb ertmanets iseti gashmagebit daerivnen, sanam mdughare ar gadaaskhes, veraprit ver
daashoshmines. tsot'a khnis mere k'i, vitomts araperi momkhdariq'os, ghorebi isev ghrut'unit
mibrundnen sanagveze. k'argad arts k'i hkondat davits'q'ebuli ghorebis es uetsari gashmageba,
akhla utsnaurma sizmarma rom aaporiakat. sizmari bedias enakha, misi sak'utreba iq'o, magram
veghar daemala da ghvinis vach'ar bakhas ormotssapekhurian sardapshi moeq'ola; ase rom, is

sizmari mashinve mtelma kalakma itsoda, mteli kalakis sak'utrebad ktseuliq'o da uk've ise
q'vebodnen, titkos q'velas ertdroulad dasizmreboda. misnebsats k'i gauch'irdat am
sizmris akhsna, magram daint'eresdnen, dro moitkhoves, atasnairi jado da tilisma
daikhvaves ts'in da buebivit gausht'eres tvali amoukhsnelis p'irmok'umul ts'q'vdiads.
sizmari k'i martlats utsnauri iq'o: vitom mat kalakshi ori melot'i shemovida, dzmebivit
hgavdnen ertmanets, orives tsali sakhe utsinoda, tsali k'i chamost'iroda; vints k'i
shemokhvdebodat, mokhutsi tu akhalgazrda, kali tu k'atsi, q'velas q'urdznis mt'evans
achechebdnen, tumtsa arts godori ek'idat zurgze da arts k'alata ech'irat khelshi. saitats unda
gagekhedat, q'velgan q'urdzens ch'amdnen, q'velas tsali sakhe utsinoda, tsali k'i chamost'iroda.
q'urdzens mskhvili, tseriskhela martsvali hkonda, magram ukhortso iq'o da ugemurits,
tsremlivit mts'k'lart'e gemo dahk'ravda. khalkhi k'i maints ch'amda. gautavdeboda tu ara, is
melot'i dzmebi akhal mt'evans gauts'vdidnen da ise gadaikharkharebdnen, titkos tsa chamoiktsao.
"ras nishnavs, ra okhrobaao" - ts'rialebdnen vanelebi.