gzaze erti k'atsi midioda - 08

k'uch'is t'k'ivilis garda, sashvilishvilo sakmets evaleboda. ase utkhra sts'ored q'velaze
didma mepem minosma, "sashvilishvilo sakmeao". bich'ebs martla araperi uch'irdat: tu

iasoni p'irobas sheusrulebda aiet's, risits dzalian eech'veboda, q'velani mshvidobianad
dabrundebodnen shin. tu ara da, akhla mart'o isini dabrundebodnen iasonis dzvlebit
savse t'omriana, romelsats, albat, aiet'i gamomshvidobebisas shemougdebdat khomaldze.
mk'vdristvis vigha gamoidebda tavs, is k'i ara, gzit gulgats'q'alebulebs sheidzleba misi
dzvlebit ek'och'avat k'idets, tavi sheektsiat da madlierebis grdznobit moegonebinat
tavianti mkhiaruli metauri, sik'vdilis merets rom ar ak'lebdat gasartobs. "pui da pui"
- gadaapurtkha iasonma da ginebats miaq'ola: chemi ak gamomgzavnis mk'vdaritsa da tsotskhalitso.
sadghats isev daik'ivla ch'ot'ma. iasoni aiburdzgna da akhla martla gabrazda, erti dzaghli
rogor ar unda gvq'avdes amkhela khomaldzeo.
mere bidzamisis, siberisgan dach'much'nili, vazis kerkivit dapshkhvnili da gamomshrali sakhe
daudga tvalts'in da isev gadaapurtkha. rotsa bidzamisma gaigo, iasoni, misi t'akht'is motsile,
k'olkhetshi miemgzavrebao, berik'atsi sikharulma gaabavshva. ra akharebda im uk'bilos? ra da,
iasonis mosalodneli sik'vdili. iasonma tu ar itsoda, bidzamisma khom itsoda, sait
ust'venda misi tavkariani dzmisshvili. "itsoda im shobeldzaghlmao" - guls ask'deboda
sitsivisagan ats'k'avts'k'avebuli iasoni. bidzis sik'vdilis mere is maints avidoda t'akht'ze, magram
aghar daadga sashveli bidzamisis sik'vdils, arts iasons moutmina gulma, tanats sakmeshi
minosi chaeria da iasonma ver shebeda uari q'velaze did mepes, q'vela t'akht'ismadzieblis
mparvelsa da komags. "tu ginda rom t'akht'i dagibruno, k'olkhetshi ts'adi, miikhed-moikhede,
gaiar-gamoiare, moinakhule chveni bude da samare. im samareshi mamashenis bidzashvili, beot'iis
t'akht'is memk'vidre asvenia, budeshi k'i misi otkhi bart'q'i p'irdabchenili elodeba mshobliur
luk'mas. itsode, q'vela berdzeni mepistvis sashvilishvilo sakmea im otkhi bart'q'is dap'ureba.
tan sabutad verdzis t'q'avits gamoaq'ole khels, romlitats mamashenis bidzashvili gavaprinet
akedan. danarchenze k'i mere vilap'arak'oto", - utkhra minosma iasons da iasonmats q'velaperi
gaigo, minosis davaleba k'i iseti ioli echvena, gauk'virda k'idets, erti ketsiani t'q'avis
gulistvis (mashinats ase tkva: "ketsiani t'q'avio") rat'om unda daesvat t'akht'ze, magram ch'k'ua
ikhmara da enas k'bili daach'ira, minosi t'q'uilad arapers it'q'oda, arts skhvas atkmevinebda
zedmet's, tumtsa tankhmobis met'i maints araperi esmoda.
iasoni mashinve bidzamistan gaiktsa, magram p'irveli, rats am martlats mikhrts'nili bebris
tvalebshi dainakha, sak'utari sik'vdili iq'o. ara, misi mosalodneli sik'vdilit
tavashvebuli sikharuli. mashin k'i aghar dazoga iasonma bidza da p'irshi miakhala,
sitsotskhleshive unda gadmogpertkho mag t'akht'idan mt'verivito. bidzam tasi esrola, im
tasit rdzesa svamda kholme. saertod rdzis met's arapers chaushvebda p'irshi da amit'omats iq'o,
albat, sashveli rom ar adgeboda mis sik'vdils. iasons akhlats gaeghima, bidzamisis
sheshinebuli sakhis gakhsenebaze: ts'verulvashze rdzis msukani ts'vetebi sherchenoda, titkos es
ts'utia, misi ghormutselobit gabezrebulma dedam p'iridan dzalit gamoglija dzudzuo.
"dzmebo", - amoigmina iasonma da ikitk'en gaikheda, saitats bich'ebi eguleboda. natsrisperi
nisli bolkva-bolkva igragneboda khomaldze, titkos damp'al shenos akhrcholebeno. iasoni
mart'o iq'o, mart'o iq'o da am simart'oves khedavda k'idets, ertguli dzaghlivit dask'up'eboda
ts'in. "ooooh", - dzaghlivit shehq'muvla iasonma ts'q'vdiads da sak'utar khmas miaq'urada. khmam ver

gaarghvia burusis skeli k'edeli da sveli potolivit zed aets'eba. arts khomaldidan
gamop'asukhebia vinme, et'q'oba, magrad dasdzinebodat ts'ukhandel udzinrebs. akhla aman sheats'ukha.
"ikneb mivukht'e da am shuaghamisas dedabudianad amovkhotso q'velanio", - gaipikra iasonma,
tumtsa tvitonve itsoda, es t'q'uili papkhuri iq'o, gulis gasak'etebeli, shishis
dasaprtkhobi, sibrazisa da shuris naq'opi, radgan akhla martla q'velasi shurda, visats
mshvidad dadzineba sheedzlo. ara, iasoni arts iseti suleli iq'o, aiet's mivardnoda. isa da
misi bich'ebi ar eq'opodnen am sakmes. an romeli ts'aq'veboda, an romels gaushvebda tviton.
gamotsdilebit itsoda, rom makhvilis, iseve rogorts kalis, t'q'uilubralod gashishvleba
sirtskhvilia da met'i araperi. tavlapis daskhma. da ai, sts'ored mashin gaakhsenda iasons
medea. ara, medea k'i ara, medeas khelebi, arabunebrivad mshvidi da srulq'opili,
ertdroulad mshvenieritsa da sashishits. gaakhsenda, rogor gauts'q'vit'a sit'q'va aiet'is
darbazshi am khelebis khilvam. merets, rotsa suprastan iskhdnen, iasoni mkholod medeas
khelebs khedavda. skhvas arapers sheudzravs misi buneba ase, arts aiet'is didebul sasakhles da
arts tviton aiet's, urchkhulivit rom ubrialebda tvalebs; arts karisas, tavs rom
dast'rialebda da tavisi khelit uskhamda ghvinos; arts aprasions, urchkhulis memk'vidres,
romelsats araperi etskho mamisa da sisuleleebs roshavda, tu ginda rom bednieri iq'o, chems
das araperi ats'q'eninoo. iasons araperi gaegeboda aprasionis bzhut'urisa, vistvis ra unda
ets'q'eninebina, isedats ek'lebze ijda da isits ar itsoda, gaaghts'evda tu ara am sasakhlidan
tavtsotskhali.
medea iasons vighatsas akhsenebda, akhsenebda, magram ver mimkhvdariq'o, vis; sheidzleba imit'omats,
rom mashin, aiet'is sasakhleshi, ar sheedzlo mart'o medeaze epikra, tumtsa tsali tvalit maints
moasts'ro gadaetvalierebina khsovnashi charchenili kalebi, magram verts ik miak'vlia medeas
msgavsebas. akhla k'i, gembanze chatsutskuls, burusshi chak'arguls utseb gaunatda goneba. medea
zghvas hgavda. akhla isits gaakhsenda, ganuts'q'vet'liv zghvis khmauri rom esmoda, sanam medea
darbazshi ijda. mashin am khmistvis q'uradgheba ar miuktsevia, arts gahk'virvebia, itsoda, zghva
akhlos iq'o, magram gaakhsenda tu ara medea, isev chaesma zghvis guguni, dinji, shek'avebuli,
titkos samudamod damtskhrali da samudamod sheguebuli bunebisagan dadgenil
jebirebs. es khma medeas khma iq'o. zghva k'i imit'omaa zghva, arts datskhres da arts sheeguos rames.
is ubralod suls itkvamda, k'ldovan nap'irebze chamok'ats'rul t'alghebs imshvidebda, rata
ertkhel k'idev shekhetkeboda ertperovnebasa da udzraobas. iasonis q'urebshi martla
khmaurobda zghva, rotsa medea tavchaghunuli ijda mamasa da utskhoel st'umars shoris da
khelis gashlili mt'evnebi mukhlebze daets'q'o. rogorts... rogorts sasamartlos magidaze
q'velas dasanakhad daats'q'oben kholme iaraghs, romlitats mk'vlelobaa chadenili. ra tkma
unda, iasons ase ar upikria, magram utsnaurad shesdzra da aaporiaka am khelebis khilvam,
sit'q'va gauts'q'da da pekhi ise auk'ank'alda, titkos dasak'lav p'irut'q'vze edga. "ai, vin
mishvelidao", - pikrobda akhla iasoni. khom sheidzleboda medeas mosts'oneboda da
shehq'vareboda k'idets igi. gana tsot'ajer momkhdara aseti rame? ramdenits ginda. ramdenjer
utkvamt iasonisatvis, ama da am dghes aka da ak q'opilkhar da mavansa da mavans ise
shehq'varebikhar, titi rom dauknio, moedanze dagits'vebao. rat'om ar sheidzleboda, akhlats ase
momkhdariq'o, ras dauts'unebdnen vitom k'olkhi gogoebi. rasak'virvelia, akhla am gauk'valav

burusshi sisulelets iq'o medeas siq'varulis imedit saotsnebo k'oshk'ebis ageba, magram
iasonma veraprit veghar moishora medeaze pikri, guli eubneboda, raghatsis gamodnoba
sheidzleboda am pikridan. kalis khelit gak'etebul sakmes gemots gansak'utrebuli hkonda;
arts es iq'o utskho khili iasonisatvis, magram is kalebi skhva kalebi iq'vnen, rotsa iasonistvis
irjebodnen, uq'vardat k'idets igi. siq'varuli akhuch'vinebdat tvals da unatebdat
gonebas. medeas k'i ra sjida, rat'om unda gamoedo tavi am utskhoelisatvis, sul ertkhel
rom hq'avda nanakhi da isits sak'itkhavia, martla nakha tu ara. rogorts iasons akhsovs, medeas
tavits ar auts'evia, arts k'i gamoukhedavs misk'en, ijda da sak'utar khelebs dastskeroda. kali k'i
mkholod mashinaa sando, rotsa uq'varkhar. ase rom, iasons jer tavi unda sheeq'varebina
medeastvis da mere etkhova shemts'eoba. "k'i ar meshorebao, magram mech'orebao", - ts'aimghera
gunebashi iasonma. man k'argad itsoda, ra dzneli mosavlelebi arian aseti chumi da
tavchaghunuli gogoebi. ugheli k'amechis dzalats ar geq'opa, odnav maints rom moatsilo
ertmanets mati mit'q'up'ebuli mukhlebi. maints sasiamovno iq'o medeaze pikri, imedis
momtsemi, gamaq'uchebeli, damamshvidebeli, mit upro, rom sitsive uk've dzval-rbilshi at'anda,
pilt'vebits ts'ebovani burusit gazhghentiliq'o da sadghats, titkos jibrze, gulsak'lavad
motkvamda ch'ot'i.
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dilit vanis kuchebshi utskho khalkhi gamochnda. vanelebi uk've ori dghe molodinshi iq'vnen da
aravis gahk'virvebia k'bilebamde sheiaraghebuli jgupis danakhva. ise sheegebnen, titkos
dzveli natsnobebi q'opiliq'vnen. "prikse, prikseo", - mosdzakhodnen nela modzrav jgups,
radgan berdznulad skhva araperi itsodnen. vanelebi k'arg gunebaze iq'vnen, mziani dghe idga
da es uchveulo sanakhaobats dzalian artobdat. sagangebod gap'rialebuli amdeni muzaradi,
balta, sabark'uli, pari da makhvili mtel mzes tavisk'en izidavda da tvitonats ise
lap'lap'ebda, didi khnit tvals ver gausts'orebdi. skhvata shoris, vanelebs sts'ored am dghes
sheekmnat ts'armodgena, rom berdznebi saertod ase sheiaraghebulni dadiodnen, omianoba iq'o
tu mshvidoba, st'umrad iq'vnen tu shin. "q'velas tavisi ts'esi akvso", - ambobdnen vanelebi.
berdznebi arts arapers tkhoulobdnen, arts arapers k'itkhulobdnen, arts aravis acherebdnen,
arts aravis ucherdebodnen; eg iq'o, rom modzraobdnen, sitsotskhlis skhva nishan-ts'q'ali araperi
et'q'obodat. mati q'ureba q'velaze adre bavshvebs mobezrdat. didkhans ech'q'anebodnen isini
sp'ilendzis did parebshi sasatsilod damakhinjebul sak'utar gamosakhulebebs, magram rotsa
mikhvdnen, met's verapers gamorchebodnen, tavi gaanebes. rotsa shuadghis mzem daatskhuna da
kalaki gril otakhebshi sheik'et'a, berdznebi ts'q'arostan shecherdnen, rak'i tavi mart'o daigules,
sitskhe mattvisats aut'aneli gakhda. magram jgupi arts ik dashlila, satitaod gamodiodnen
jgupidan, mk'lavis siskho nak'ads muzarads ushverdnen, svamdnen, muzaradshi charchenil
ts'q'als oplisagan gadaglesil tavze iskhamdnen da isev jgupshi brundebodnen. ase rom,
parebaparebuli jgupi titkmis utsvlelad da udzravad idga, juja k'oshk'ivit. ts'q'urvili
rom moik'la, juja k'oshk'ma isev aidga pekhi, dinji, gamozomili nabijit kalakidan gavida
da gezi daushret'eli mdinarisk'en aigho.

male juja k'oshk'is gamochena chveulebriv movlenad iktsa vanis kuchebistvis. akhla upro
tamamad ech'ira tavi, berdznis ts'q'arostanats upro didkhans cherdeboda, ts'q'alsats gemoze
svamda, tavk'isersats ushverda modgapune nak'ads, itsinoda da, rogorts vanelebi
pikrobdnen, k'maq'opilebasats gamotkvamda tavis enaze. vanel gogoebs, utskhoelebis
dasanakhad uaresad rom imt'vreodnen da tsdilobdnen, rats sheidzleba gvian mihparebodnen
tvals, akhla dauparavi aght'atsebita da sikharbit utvaltvalebdnen da, albat, im
k'undzulze gat'arebuli dgheebi akhsendebodat, sadats kalebs mamak'atsi santlit sadzebni
gakhdomodat. magram ak ise ver iq'o sakme. tu vaneli gogoebi tavs ats'onebdnen, vaneli
bich'ebi dabghverilebi zomavdnen mat q'ovel nabijs da chkhubis mizezs ise elodebodnen,
rogorts ati gogos mama vazhis gachenas. magram utskhoelebs jerjerobit tavi ts'esierad
ech'irat, ase rom, aravitar sababs ar idzleodnen sachkhubrad da sak'ink'laod. ra mati brali
iq'o, tu vanel gogoebsats q'velapers erchiat utskho tvalis ts'in k'op'ts'iaoba. magram, et'q'oba,
kali da chkhubi martla ertad dadian, radgan maints mokhda p'at'ara usiamovneba.
shuadghis mze vanurad atskhunebda, juja k'oshk'i berdznis ts'q'arostan isvenebda. erti berdzeni
vanel gogos gamoelap'arak'a. gogo ts'q'lis ts'asaghebad mosuliq'o, gulitadad gaughima
utskhoels da khelebi gaasavsava: sheni veraperi gavigeo. berdzenma isev utkhra raghatsa.
danarchenebma gadaikharkhares. gogos ets'q'ina da ts'arbebi shets'k'ip'a. sad iq'o da sad ara, mits'idan
vaneli bich'i amodzvra, berdzens ts'in aesvet'a da hk'itkha: ra ginda am gogosgano. akhla berdzenma
gaighima da manats khelebi gaasavsava: sheni veraperi gavigeo. vanelma k'i erti iseti
gaulats'una, parshubianad adgilze daabzriala. ch'k'ua eq'ot tu vazhk'atsoba, danarcheni
berdznebi chkhubshi ar chareulan, tavisians k'i sheuq'vires, gaamkhneves, gonze moiq'vanes da isits
gamts'arebuli etsa vanels. at'q'da da ra at'q'da, aket vanelebma, ikit berdznebma dastskhes t'ashi
da q'izhina. palavnebi k'i mt'vershi goravdnen, ertmanets k'bendnen, khelebs ut'rialebdnen,
tmas aglejdnen da kshinavdnen. bolos isev gogom chaats'q'nara q'velaperi, dzirs gagorebuli
muzaradi ts'q'lit aavso da mochkhubrebs gadaaskha, palavnebis gats'uts'vam berdznebitsa da
vanelebits sitsilis gunebaze daaq'ena. mochkhubrebi gverdze gadgnen da t'ansatsmeli
chamoibert'q'es.
am shemtkhvevam k'idev upro daaakhlova st'umrebi da masp'indzlebi. juja k'oshk's akhla
mkhiaruli shedzakhilebit khvdebodnen q'velgan. "esenits chveulebrivi khalkhi q'opilao",
ambobdnen vanelebi.
dghe ar gaivlida, orjer maints ar gamocheniliq'o juja k'oshk'i okromch'edlebis ubanshi. k'arga
khnit shets'q'deboda kholme charkhebis ghughuni, litonis ts'k'riali, chakuchebis t'ak'at'uk'i da
sach'retelis ts'rip'ini, rotsa amdeni mookrovili meomari prchkhilebit apkhek'da da
abghort'nida ertmanets zed sheprkveul brch'q'viala mt'vers.
vanis kuchebshi utavbolo khet'ialma juja k'oshk'i, bolos da bolos, ghvinis vach'ar bakhas
ormotssapekhurian sardaptanats miiq'vana. iseti siprtkhilita da mots'its'ebit chaatava
ormotsi sapekhuri, titkos samudamo gansasvenebelshi chadioda. sardapis sighrmem tu shig

chagubulma ghvinis surnelma tavbru daakhvia da balghivit gakharebuli gauchinarda
maradiulobis nest'ian sigrileshi.
ghvinis vach'ari bakha isev ise ijda tavis saq'varel sk'amze, shvindis mrgvaltaviani jokhits
isev ise chaedga mukhlebs shoris da zemodan orive kheli k'ramit'ebivit shemoets'q'o. amdeni
mots'q'urebuli, ghvinos monat'rebuli vazhk'atsis khilvam isits aaghelva. sardapshi t'eva aghar
iq'o. q'velani mas mischerebodnen survilisagan danak'verchkhlebuli tvalebit, k'valze
damdgar dzaghlebivit nest'oebdaberilni. "itsian chemi dzalao" - gaipikra ghvinis vach'arma
bakham da titkmis mashinve gaisma misi mok'le, magram ghvtaebrivad ukhvi da mravlis mtkmeli
brdzaneba: imano, dididan, st'umrebiao!
"dididan" chamoskhmulma ghvinom male aakhorkhotsa st'umrebi. vighatsam nivris galas
sheuts'vdina kheli da ise madianad chak'bicha gauptskvneli niori, tsot'a khnis mere, khmeli,
gapshek'ili, ertmanetze gadats'nuli pochebigha k'onts'ialebdnen kharikhaze.
- gaaghet k'ari, shemoikhedos kveq'anamo! - daidzakha shavtvaleba malalom, rotsa kuchashi mts'q'obri
nabijebis khma gaisma da akamdets moaghts'ia ghvinisa da nivris sunma. shavtvaleba malalom
imave dghes sagangebod daak'rialebina sakhli kalishvilebs, rogorts k'i gaigo, ts'q'alukhv
mdinareshi berdznebis tormet'nichbiani khomaldi shemosulao. im dghis mere elodeboda
st'umrebs. st'umari, tanats akhali, tanats utskhoeli, q'velaze k'argi ts'amalia siberisa, risits
ase eshinoda shavtvaleba malalos. martalia, sibere jerjerobit gare-gare uvlida,
magram dghiti dghe ushinaurdeboda. q'vela gap'rialebul saganshi usaprteboda,
moulodnelad "ch'it'a" rom daedzakha da guli gaekhetka tskhovrebis mot'rpiale kalistvis.
shavtvaleba malalos k'i martla uq'varda tskhovreba, magram dro maints tavisas ak'etebda,
ts'asaghebi mihkonda, dauk'itkhavad, daunaneblad, da ekvsi kalishvilits, uk've debivit rom
mosts'rebodnen dedas, amas adast'urebda mkholod. rats shavtvaleba malalos ak'ldeboda, is
mis kalishvilebs emat'eboda. amit'omats iq'o, ase rom tsdilobda damsgavseboda tavis
kalishvilebs, anda isini daemsgavsebina, rata utskho tvals gach'irveboda gamotsnoba,
romeli sheidzleboda q'opiliq'o am shvid kalshi danarcheni ekvsis deda. "ai, ramdeni var!
ertidan meoreshi gadavsk'up'debi, meoredan mesameshi... mesamedan meotkheshi, meotkhedan
mekhuteshi, mekhutedan meekvseshi... siberem k'i msdios, sanam ar mobezrdebao", - it'q'oda
kholme shavtvaleba malalo, magram siberis ubralod khsenebats k'i ise asevdianebda, ekvsive
kalishvils bat'is ch'uk'ebivit ertad gakhvet'avda otakhidan da t'iroda, gulit t'iroda,
magram tsremls kututostanave akhvedrebda khels, perumarili ar chamomretskhoso. ekvsi
kalishvili tsot'a iq'o siberisgan tavis dasaghts'evad, skhva ram unda moegonebina shavtvaleba
malalos.
"masp'indzelo", - edzakhda tutiq'ushi, magram mashin agharaperi esmoda sak'utari siq'mats'vilis
pekhis khmis met'i, is k'i tandatan shordeboda, q'ruvdeboda da kveq'nis khmebshi itkpiveboda.
"usindiso, moghalat'ev!" - misdzakhoda gulachuq'ebuli shavtvaleba malalo tvalsa da khels
shua gap'arul siq'mats'viles, uk'anmoukhedavad rom garboda, titkos didi gansatsdelisatvis
daeghts'ia tavi. magram arts sevda dzlebda didkhans, radgan shavtvaleba malalom isits itsoda,

udardelobita da mkhiarulebit tu tavis akhalgazrdobas ver daibrunebda, skhvisas
maints miizidavda da is "skhvisa" misits gakhdeboda, tsot'a khnit maints. oghond, galiashi
damts'q'vdeuli tutiq'ushivit ch'relsa da khmaurian tskhovrebas droze undoda khelis ts'ak'vra,
rata ar chasdzineboda, arasodes darghveuliq'o sich'relisa da sisadavis, tsremlisa da
ghimilis, t'usaghisa da metvalq'uris ertianoba, ertarseboba, ertsulovneba.
sanam berdznebi kalaksa da mis adat-ts'esebs etsnobodnen, aiet'ma sasakhleshi tatbiri gamarta.
aiet'i uk've grdznobda, didi shetsdoma rom chaedina, rotsa mshoblebisagan gants'iruli prikse
shinauri k'atsivit miigho sasakhleshi da mere dainatesava k'idets. akhla prikses k'valze mteli
khomaldi mosuliq'o. khval k'i, sheidzleba mteli saberdzneti mosdgomoda k'ars. ara,
datmobaze lap'arak'sats ar ap'irebda, datmoba sisust'es nishnavda. martalia, utskhoels
titkos uplebats hkonda moetkhova is, rasats tkhoulobda da, rats aiet'istvisats ar unda
q'opiliq'o maintsdamaints dzneli shesalevi, magram vin daudgeboda tavdebad, utskhoeli ar
t'q'uoda. gana mgeli itak'ilebs tskhvris t'q'avshi gakhvevas, tuk'i parekhshi unda shep'arva? aiet's
ar sjeroda utskhoelis, saamisod zedmet'ad momkhibvleli echvena igi. hkonda k'idets
undoblobis sababi. saidan aghar modiodnen vanshi khomaldebi, ra ar mohkondat da
mihkondat, magram arts erts ar auridebia tavi navsadgurisatvis da daushret'eli
mdinaris ch'anch'robebshi ar damalula. arts shvilishvilebis mattan ertad dabruneba,
mattvis aseti zrunva da tavgamodeba miachnda bunebrivad. sheidzleba shvilishvilebs
martla k'etilshobili grdznoba amokmedebdat, tavs rom ar ishurebdnen, rata sak'adrisi
samsakhuri gaets'iat gadamrchenlisatvis (tuk'i martla gadamrcheneli iq'o), mit upro, rom
es gadamrcheneli natesavadats ek'utvnodat (tuk'i martla ek'utvnodat), magram aseve
sheidzleboda, daeshinebinat isini, anda iset rames dahp'irebodnen, gadaebirebinat es otkhi
ghlap'i p'ap'isa da kveq'nis ts'inaaghmdeg. mok'led, aiet's ar sjeroda arts utskhoelisa da arts
shvilishvilebisa. "shenianis geshinodeso", - ak'i q'oveltvis aprtkhilebda mama. aukhda k'idets;
rotsa ertkhel k'idev gadaatvalierebda kholme gunebashi tavisianebs, ech'vs mkholod da
mkholod karisas shtamomavloba its'vevda. medeas satvalavshits ar agdebda, radgan
gautkhovar kals mshoblebze dzvirpasi aravin ar unda hq'oloda. aprasioni k'i skhvanairad
abrazebda aiet's. ts'lebi gadioda, aprasioni izrdeboda, magram dzveleburad
gulchatkhrobili da "utsnauri" rcheboda. "raghatsashi gaerios, mepobasats sts'avla undao", et'q'oda kholme aiet'i meughles, magram gulis sighrmeshi, sadats mama sch'arbobda mepes,
siamovnebda k'idets, aseti tavdach'erili shvili rom hq'avda, tskhvirs rom ar q'opda
q'velapershi, akaoda mepis memk'vidre varo. q'velaperi q'velaperi, magram ghalat'is k'atsi k'i
namdvilad ar iq'o, titkos sul ase memk'vidred ap'irebda q'opnas da, vin itsis, ikneb
ghmertebsats evedreboda, mamachemi didkhans mitsotskhlet, kveq'nis sazrunavi chems k'iserze
rom ar gadmovideso. aprasions martla uq'varda mama da es aiet'mats itsoda. ertkhel
khumrobit hk'itkha, tu martla q'velapris gamomtsnobeli khar, isits mitkhari, rodis
movk'vdebio; aprasions tvalshi tsremli chaudga, q'ba autsakhtsakhda da dzlivs amoilughlugha:
ar vitsi, eg chems mere mokhdebao. aiet's shvilis sibralulit guli daets'va da mere aghar
uk'itkhavs amgvari ram. ase iq'o tu ise, aprasioni mamis ech'vs ar imsakhurebda da amit'omats,

aiet'ma pikrshive moukhada bodishi: map'at'ie, shvilo, t'akht'i iseti ramea, q'urze q'uri unda
gamoiba da tvalze tvalio.
aiet'ma tskhvirts'in akanavebul pikris bats'ars kheli auknia, radgan isedats itsoda, ra zarzeimi
idga, albat, ch'ashi, da khmamaghla ganatskhada:
- chemi azrit, berdznebis tormet'nichbiani khomaldi unda daits'vaso...
sanam aiet'i tatbirobda, medeas t'angaukhdels dasdzineboda da sizmars khedavda. es
sizmari p'irvels ar hgavda, majlajunasavit sazareli, mt'anjveli da daundobeli.
satsodavi gogo okhravda, oplshi its'ureboda, magram veraprit daeghts'ia tavi, ver gaktseoda
majlajunas.
sizmari k'i martla shemzaravi iq'o: vitom q'velani aiet'is salkhino darbazshi
shek'rebiliq'vnen, utskhoelianad, da utskhoeli, vitom, ise ughimoda medeas, misi satsodaobit
kva gadneboda. "ristvis mosulkharo", - ek'itkheboda aiet'i utskhoels da tan prikses vazhebs
tvals uk'ravda. "kali unda gamat'anoo", - p'asukhobda utskhoeli da medeas shestskeroda.
aiet's k'i vitomts ar esmoda misi p'asukhi da eubneboda: tu ginda, rom verdzis t'q'avi
gagat'ano, adughebul kvabze itamasheo. "ar minda verdzis t'q'avio", - q'viroda utskhoeli da
medeas gulsak'lavad ughimoda. sp'ilendzis uzarmazar kvabshi ts'q'ali uk've dughda. im kvabshi
mtel dzrokhas kharshavdnen kholme, ati k'atsi dgamda tsetskhlze. kvabze pitsari gaedot. imodena
okhshivari moeba p'irze, khalkhs ertmanetis danakhva uch'irda. "itamashe da itamasheo", aut'q'dnen q'velani utskhoels. utskhoelma aghar itsoda ra ekna, tavisas ver agebinebdat. mart'o
medeas esmoda misi, magram mamis shishit enas rogor dasdzravda. utskhoeli k'i, dasak'lavi
kharivit, khan medeas sheasht'erebda tvalebs, khan k'i gamkhiarulebul aiet's... "tu pitsarze ava,
vq'varebivaro", - pikrobda medea da tan guli usk'deboda, martla ar avides, es ra
suleluri pikrebi momdis tavshio. utskhoeli maints avida pitsarze, khelebi satsodavad
gashala da pekhebits gausv-gamousva, vitom vtsek'vavo. aiet'ma gadaikharkhara da pitsars kheli
gamohk'ra. medeam shehk'ivla, utskhoeli k'i abuq'buq'ebul kvabshi chavarda da chaikharsha.
"gadaghvaret ts'q'alio", - brdzana aiet'ma da keipi gaagrdzela. atma k'atsma gadmoigho kvabi, garet
gait'ana da kapkapa ts'q'ali, utskhoelis dzvlebianad, mits'aze daghvara. "me ragha mekeipebao", gaipikra medeam da isits garet gamovida. mdugharegadaskhmul mits'as ortkli asdioda.
gapant'ul dzvlebs dzaghli da ghori miseoda. medeam k'altashi moigrova dzvlebi, tavis
otakhshi sheit'ana da sats'olze daq'ara. "gavatsotskhleb, vinaneb, ar gavatsotskhleb da maints
vinanebo", - tkva medeam. mere sats'amle q'utidan k'asp'iis nizhara amoigho, romelshiats jadots'amali hkonda mogrovili da dzvlebs moap'k'ura. gatsotskhlebuli utskhoeli sats'olze
ts'amojda, tvalebi moipshvnit'a da tkva: ra ikna okros sats'misio? mere, tsot'a gons rom moego,
ts'amokht'a da isev aiet'is salkhino darbazisk'en gaiktsa. mirboda da q'viroda: gavimarjve,
gavimarjveo!
utskhoeli rom dainakhes, q'velam gaitsina, am ts'utas kvabshi chaikharsha da akhla saidan
mogvevlinao. - khom chemia verdzis t'q'avio? - hk'itkha utskhoelma aiet's. "ak'i kalis satkhovnelad

movedio?" - sheubruna k'itkhva aiet'ma. mere medeas gasdzakha, modi, kalo, isev shen unda
gadats'q'vit'o chveni davao. "net'av tavs rat'om ar gamanebeben, chemgan ra undato" - gaipikra
medeam. khmamaghla k'i tkva: erti sit'q'va mets matkmevineto. "ati tkvio", - daudzakhes aketikidan.
- utskhoelma p'iroba sheasrula, - tkva medeam.
at'q'da da ra at'q'da, q'urtasmena aghar iq'o. "daatsadet, atkmevineto", - q'viroda utskhoeli da
tan pars iparebda. "akhla mamachemma itamashos adughebul kvabze da mashin bari-barshi
iknebiano", - rogorts ikna daamtavra medeam tavisi satkmeli da shishit guli gausk'da.
reebs vroshav, ra ubedurebaa chems tavso. meore guli k'i eubneboda, radgan ambob, et'q'oba,
ginda k'idetso. medeas shishit guli k'i usk'deboda, magram amave dros sak'utari sitamamets
mosts'onda, ertianad aghgznebuli da at'atsnili, ise arkheinad iktseoda, titkos tsashi
prenda da mits'aze aghar ap'irebda dabrunebas. "egre iq'oso", - tkva shemtsbarma da dabneulma
aiet'ma. mere pitsarze avida. iseti sakhe hkonda, medeas p'irze kheli rom ar aeparebina,
daudzakhebda, ras shvrebi, mami, sad midikhar, ram gadagria amkhela k'atsio. aiet's et'q'oboda,
sul ar hkonda satsek'vao guneba-gants'q'obileba, magram khelebi maints gashala da pekhebits
aatamasha. medeam kvabtan miirbina da atsek'vebul mamas pekhkvesh pitsari gamoatsala. tan
gunebashi ambobda: "ras vak'eteb, rat'om khelebi ar shemakhmebao", meore guli k'i p'asukhobda,
radgan ak'eteb, gdomebia k'idetso.
aiet'i mdughareshi chavarda da chaikharsha. atma k'atsma daavlo kvabs kheli da garet gait'ana.
"gavimarjve, gavimarjveo", - q'viroda utskhoeli da tan paris uk'an chatsutskuliq'o, amodena
khalkhma zed ar gadamiaroso. medea darbazidan gamovarda da ts'amlebis q'uts miashura.
magram k'asp'iis nizhara tsarieli daukhvda. rats shig ts'amali hkonda dagrovili, sul
utskhoelis dzvlebistvis daep'k'urebina. ise shets'ukhda medea, ise shets'ukhda, mashinve gamoeghvidza.
rogorts k'i tvali gaakhila, vardisper ts'q'vdiadshi aghmochnda. sheshinebuli pekhze ts'amoich'ra
da otakhis k'edlebi moatvaliera. rotsa q'velaperi itsno, akhla balishis kvesh sheatsura kheli
da, tojinats rom adgilze daigula, shvebit amoisuntka.
"ara, chemo k'argebo, - churchulebda gulachuq'ebuli medea, - rogor ipikret, sulelebo, es
khom sizmaria, tsudi sizmari, es k'i chveni sakhlia, mamachemis sakhli. ra esakmeba utskhoels
chventan. gesmis, gesmis, gesmis... - daushina musht'ebi tojinas. tojinas nakhshiris tvali
ts'amovarda, magram medea isev stsemda da uq'viroda: "ram dagaq'rua, rit ver gaigeo." mere
k'abis k'alta ts'amoikhada da mteli sakhe ertianad sheimshrala. "chemgan nuravitari dakhmarebis
imedi nu gekneba. shen k'i ara, karisamats rom mtkhovoso", - tkva sakheze k'altaaparebulma da
utseb isev auchkrolda guli, rat'om akamde ar vipikre, khom sheidzleba, dam martla mtkhovos
utskhoelis dakhmarebao. is utskhoeli khom karisas shvilebis natesavi iq'o da, tu mas raime
ubedureba sheemtkhveoda, aiet'i prikses vazhebsats zed miaq'olebda, im utskhoelis
moq'vanisatvis. mashin... "mashin agharts ase davit'anjebodio", - daamtavra pikri medeam da
k'ari gamoagho, radgan utseb dastan gadats'q'vit'a ts'asvla, magram k'arshive gacherda, ase

tmagats'ets'ili da pekhshishveli rogor mivadgeo. isev shemobrunda otakhshi, magram gulma aghar
daaq'ena, ra mokhda, vin giq'urebso da isev k'ars miashura, magram verts akhla gadaabija
zghurbls. samgzis stsada ts'asvla da samgzisve tavi sheik'ava, mere k'i barbatsit isev sats'oltan
mivida da zed gadaemkho, rogorts saq'vareli adamianis tskhedars. egdo ase, balishshi
p'irchamkhobili da ukhmod t'iroda. ra itsoda, rom mteli sitsotskhle ase ukhmod unda et'ira.
ase ukhmod da uamkhanagod. misi maradiuli tsremli p'irvel lakas achenda akhla sikalts'ulis
sastumalze da medeats uk've damnashaved grdznobda tavs, tumtsa jer araperi chaedina. verts
danashaulis am mts'are grdznobas moshordeboda rodisme, michveuli dzaghlivit aedevneboda,
mastan ertad gadastsuravda zghvebs da utskho mits'azedats ahq'veboda, radgan am dzaghls verts
k'et'i daaprtkhobda da verts mots'amluli salapavi moughebda bolos, is bedismieri iq'o,
ghmertebis mogzavnili. medeam es jer ar itsoda, magram gindats stsodnoda, maints dzneli
satkmelia, sheitsvleboda tu ara rame mis tskhovrebashi.
tavgadagozil kvevrshi rom it'iros kalma, meore kali maints gaigebs. es "meore kali"
amjerad karisas mkhevali aghmochnda. man shemtkhvevit medeas otakhis ts'in chaiara, magram
raghatsam sheats'ukha da isev amobrunda. dabneulma mimoikheda da k'ars q'uri miado. ase k'i
imit'om moiktsa, k'argad rom ver gaarchia, ra khma ismoda otakhidan, bavshvis sluk'unsats hgavda
da dzaghlis ts'k'mut'unsats.
mkhevalma shesvla maints ver gabeda kalishvilis otakhshi da karisastan gaiktsa, map'at'ie, shensa
mzesa, magram mgoni tkvens das raghats uch'irso. karisastvis sts'ored rom sulze mists'reba
iq'o mkhevlis gamochena, is shvilebs gamoemts'q'vdiat da aket-ikidan mglebivit ughrendnen:
khom khedav, mamasheni ras gvishveba, deda khar da mogvekhmare, sanam dedabudianad gadagvits'via
akaurobao. karisas diakhats undoda mikhmareboda shvilebs, magram ra unda eghona an ra
sheedzlo am ubedur kals, zedized rom martskhdeboda tskhovrebastan brdzolashi, isev da isev
tavisi amp'art'avnuli khasiatis gamo; misi otsnebis k'oshk'ebi sinamdvileshi silis k'oshk'ebi
aghmochnda, bavshvobashi zghvisp'iras rom ak'ots'its'ebda da mere tvitonve angrevda. is shors iq'o
shvilebisagan. avadmq'opurad gamdzaprebuli tavmoq'vareoba arts deduri sinazis
gamomzhghavnebis nebas adzlevda. shvilebsats ar esmodat dedisa. isini mamak'atsebi iq'vnen da
q'velapers gats'iravdnen tavianti k'atsobis dasamt'k'itseblad. ghirda brdzolis gagrdzeleba?
karisa isev mart'o iq'o, isev khutis ts'inaaghmdeg. khuti mamak'atsis ts'inaaghmdeg. rotsa karisam
utskhoeli ikhila, mashinve darts'munda, shvilebs veghar sheak'avebda. is utskhoeli, sheidzleba,
martla natesavad ek'utvnoda prikses, magram prikses ar hgavda, skhvanairi shuki edga
tvalebshi, nadiris shuki, dat'q'vevebuli rom upro sashishia, vidre nebaze gashvebuli.
amistana mamak'atss bich'buch'ebi badzaven, kalebi k'i nebdebian, radgan mastan brdzolas azri ara
akvs. karisats uk've mzad iq'o gadasuliq'o im khutis mkhareze, magram arts es iq'o ioli sakme,
amasats damsakhureba undoda, masats unda chaedo tavisi ts'ili saerto sagandzurshi,
sruluplebiani ts'evri rom gamkhdariq'o dghemde mots'inaaghmdege banak'isa.
karisas bevri aghar dauq'ovnebia da medeas otakhisak'en gaiktsa. mkhevalits aedevna, magram
karisam dautsatskhana da chamoishora.

karisam sats'olze p'irkvedamkhobili da mkhrebatsakhtsakhebuli medea rom dainakha, tavzari
daetsa: albat, aiet'ma chemi shvilebi gats'ira da chemze adre aman gaigoo: "vaime shvilebo, rat'om
ar daiktseva es okheri sakhlio", - amoigmina karisam. medea mukhlebze ts'amojda da
namt'iralevi tvalebit gak'virvebuli miasht'erda das. "sulelo, shens shvilebs ra sch'irt
sat'irali, an mamis sakhls rat'om ts'q'evli, ra dagishavao", - undoda etkva medeas, magram p'iri
ise shehk'vroda, t'uchebs ertmanets ver ashorebda. medeam erti itsoda mkholod, sheq'varebuli
iq'o da veravitari jado-ts'amali ver gank'urnavda, amit unda momk'vdariq'o da sanam
mok'vdeboda, ase unda q'opiliq'o: ats'ets'ili, aporiakebuli, aghgznebuli. "sik'vdili minda,
dao, sik'vdilio", - undoda eq'vira, radgan martla undoda sik'vdili, pikrobda k'idets,
albat, esaa sts'ored siq'varuli, sik'vdili rom gindao. medea ghrmad iq'o darts'munebuli,
utsnaurad moghimare utskhoels rame rom mosvloda, ert dghes aghar itsotskhlebda tavs, an
zghvashi gadavardeboda, an dzelze chamoek'ideboda, anda mamidis damzadebul shkhams
dalevda, magram jer, sanam is utsnaurad moghimari utskhoeli uvneblad eguleboda,
sik'vdili ar sheedzlo, undoda, magram ar sheedzlo da siq'varulis mteli avanchavanits es iq'o
sts'ored. "sik'vdili mindao, dao, sik'vdili!" - q'viroda p'irmok'umuli medea da
gults'rpelad uk'virda, rat'om mtel sasakhles ar esmis, rat'om q'velani aket ar gamorbiano.
sit'q'va "siq'varuli" medeas ise ak'rtobda, gunebashits uch'irda misi ts'armotkma. es p'at'ara da
erti shekhedvit uts'q'inari sit'q'va imden ts'inaaghmdegobasa da ubedurebas it'evda, imden
sazarel chvenebas moitrevda tan, medea grdznobda, rogor ekhuteboda suli, rogor