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whUdAh dI knAnIaM nAl l/AEwhoSuaA dy dyhMt toN mgroN< esrAXl dy lokM nywhovAh ^ p|uiC!< “sA.y ikh/y pirvAr-smUh

pihlM jA,gy aty knAnIaM dy i˘KlAF sA.y lEl/ngy?”

2whovAh ny esrAXl dy lokM ^ aAiKaA< “whUdAhdA pirvAr-smUh jAvygA= mYN `s ^ DrtI ij|t,dyvMgA=”

3whUdAh dy aAdmIaM ny iSmPn dy pirvAr-smUhdy aAp,y BrAvM pAsoN mdd m»gI= whUdAh dy b\idaMny aiKaA< “BrAvo< whovAh ny sA^ sAiraM ^ kuJ DrtIdy, dA ekrAr kItA sI jy tusIN sA.I DrtI lE sA.ynAl aAky l/n iv|c mdd kroNgy tM asIN tuhA.I DrtIlE tuhA.y nAl jAky l/n iv|c mdd krMgy=” tMiSmPn dy b\dy whUdAh dy aAp,y BrAvM dI l/AEiv|c mdd krn lE m»n gX=

4whovAh ny whUdAh dy b\idaM dI knAnIaM atyFir|zIaM ^ hrA`, iv|c shAetA kItI= whUdAh dyb\idaM ny 10,000 aAdmIaM bzk Sihr ivKy mAr id|ty=5bzk Sihr iv|c whUdAh dy b\idaM ny bzk dy hAkm^ l|B ilaA aty `s nAl l/AE kItI= whUdAh dyb\idaM ny knAnIaM aty Fir|zIaM ^ hrA id|tA=

6bzk dy hAkm* ny bc inkl, dI koiSS kItIpr whUdAh dy lokM ny `sdA ip|CA kItA aty `s^ F/ilaA= `nHM ny `sdy h|TM dy aty pYrM dy a»gUQy v|>id|ty= 7tM bzk dy hAkm ny aAiKaA< “mYN 70 rAijaM dyh|TM dy a»gUQy aty pYrM dy a»gUQy v|> id|ty sn= aty`nHM rAijaM ^ myry KA,y dI myz toN i.|gy hoX Bojn dyquk/y KA,y pYNdy sn= hu, prmySur ny mY^ `nHM rAijaMnAl kIty slUk dI szA id|tI hY=” `h bzk dy hAkm^ wrUSlm lY gX aty `h PTy mr igaA=

8whUdAh dy b\idaM ny wrUSlm dy ivru|D l/AE kItIaty `s `%ty kbzA kr ilaA= whUdAh dy b\idaM ny

bzk dA SAsk jM< “adonI bzk=”

wrUSlm dy lokM ^ mArn lE aAp,IaM tlvArM dI

inaAEaM dI poTI

1vrtoN kItI= `nHM ny Sihr ^ sA/ id|tA= 9Fyr whUdAhdy lok knAnI@ dy iKlAF l/n lE hyQM v|l ^ gXijh/y nyjyv iv|c< phA/I pRdyS iv|c aty smu\drI t|qdy elAky iv|c rih\dy sn=

10whUdAh dy b\dy `nHM knAnI lokM nAl l/n lEgX ijh/y hbron Sihr iv|c rih\dy sn= (hbron dAnM ikrwT arbA sI=) whUdAh dy b\idaM ny SySE<ahImAn aty tlmE nM dy b\idaM ^ hrAeaA=

kAlyb aty `sdI DI11whUdAh dy lok PToN tur ky dbIr dy Sihr ^ `nHM

lokM dy ivru|D l/n lE cly gX= ipCly smyN iv|cdbIr ikrwT syFr khA`NdA sI=

12es toN pihlM ik whUdAh dy b\dy l/AE SurU krdy<kAlyb ny aAdmIaM nAl e|k ekrAr kItA= kAlyb nyaAiKaA< “mYN ikrwT syFr `%ty hmlA krnA cAhu\dAhM= mYN aAp,I DI aksAh dA sAk `s aAdmI ^ dyidaMgA ijh/A `s Sihr `%ty hmlA krky `s `%tykbzA kr lvygA= mYN `s aAdmI nAl aAp,I DI ^ivaAh idaMgA=”

13kAlyb dA e|k CoqA BrA knz sI= knz dA e|kl/kA sI aTnIxyl= aTnIxyl ny ikrwT Sihr `%tykbzA kr ilaA= es lE kAlyb ny aTnIxyl nAlaAp,I DI aksAh dA ivaAh kr id|tA=

14aksAh aTnIxyl dy nAl rih, lE clI gE=`s ny aTnIxyl* ^ aAp,y iptA pAsoN kuJ zmIn m»g,lE ikhA= aksAh aAp,y iptA ^ iml, lE gEjdoN `h aAp,y Koty toN `trI< tM kAlyb ny pu|iCaA< “kIhoeaA?”

15aksAh ny kAlyb ^ jvAb id|tA< “mY^ asIs dy=tU\ mY^ nyzyv iv|c mArU zmIn id|tI hY= ikrpA krky

aTnIXl s\BvtA aksAh ny aAp,y iptA kol jA, toN pihlMPTnIl ^ aAp,y iptA koloN hor zmIn m»g, lE mnAilaA hovy=

mY^ kuJ zmIn dy ijs iv|c pA,I hovy=” es lE

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kAlyb ny `s^ zmIn iv|c pA,I dy `|prly aty hyQlytlAa dy id|tA=

16kynI lokM ny KzUrM dA Sihr (wrIhoo) C|. id|tAaty whUdAh dy lokM nAl cly gX= `h lok whUdAh dymArUTl a»dr `ToN dy lokM nAl rih, lE cly gX=eh nyzyb a»dr arAd Sihr dy ny/y sI= (kynI lokmUsA dy shury pirvAr iv|coN sn=)

17kuJ knAnI lok sFAT Sihr dy iv|c rih\dy sn=es lE whUdAh dy aAdmIaM aty iSmPn dy pirvAr-smUh dy aAdmIaM ny enHM knAnI lokM `%ty hmlA krid|tA= `nHM ny Sihr ^ pUrI trHM tbAh kr id|tA= eslE `nHM ny Sihr dA nAm hArmAh r|K id|tA=

18whUdAh dy aAdmIaM ny a|zAh dA Sihr aty esdyaAly-duaAly dy Coqy ksibaM `%ty vI kbzA kr ilaA=whUdAh dy b\idaM ny aSklon aty akron aty `nHM dyaAly-duaAly dy sAry Coqy ksibaM `%ty vI kbzA krilaA=

19jdoN whUdAh dy aAdmI l/y sn tM whovAh `nHMv|l sI= `nHM ny phA/I pRdyS dI DrtI hAisl krlE= pr whUdAh dy aAdmI vAdIaM ivclI DrtIhAisl krn iv|c asFl rhy< ik`N ik `%ToN dy rih,vAly lokM kol lohy dy r|T sn=

20mUsA ny hbron dy ny/y dI DrtI kAlyb ^ dy, dAekrAr kItA sI= es lE `h DrtI kAlyb dy pirvAr^ id|tI gE= kAlyb dy b\idaM ny anAk dy it\n pu|trM^ `h TM C|., lE mzbUr kr id|tA=

ibnwAmIn dy b\dy wrUSlm iv|c vs gX21ibnwAmIn dA pirvAr-smUh wbUsI lokM ^

wrUSlm C|., lE mzbUr nhIN kr sikaA= eslE a|j vI wbUsI lok wrUSlm iv|c ibnwAmIn dylokM nAl rih\dy hn=

wUsuF dy b\dy bYtyl `%ty kbzA krdy hn22----23wUsuF dy pirvAr-smUh dy b\dy bYtyl dy Sihr

dy i˘KlAF l/n lE gX= ipCly smyN iv|c bYtyl dAnAm lUz sI= whovAh wUsuF dy pirvAr-smUh dy b\idaMv|l sI= wUsuF dy pirvAr-smUh dy b\idaM ny bYtyl dySihr a»dr kuJ jAsUsM ^ ByijaA= eh lok bYtylSihr ^ hrA`, dy >\g l|B, l|gy= 24jdoN jAsUsbYtyl dy Sihr ^ dyK rhy sn< `nHM ny Sihr iv|coNbAhr aA`Ndy e|k aAdmI ^ dyiKaA= jAsUsM ny `saAdmI ^ aAiKaA< “sA^ Sihr iv|c dAKl ho, dAgupt rstA idKAP= asIN Sihr `%ty hmlA krMgy=

pr jy tU\ sA.I shAetA kryNgA tM asIN tY koE nuksAnnhIN pucAvMgy=”

25`s aAdmI ny jAsUsM ^ Sihr iv|c jA, vAlAgupt rstA idKA id|tA= wUsuF dy aAdmIaM ny bYtyl dylokM ^ mArn lE aAp,IaM tlvArM dI vrtoN kItI=pr `nHM ny `s b\dy ^ nuksAn nhIN pucAeaA ijsny`nHM dI mdd kItI sI= aty `nHM ny `sdy pirvAr dylokM ^ koE nuksAn nhIN pucAeaA= `s aAdmI aty`sdy pirvAr ^ aAzAdI nAl jA, dI ejAzt id|tIgE= 26`h aAdmI `s DrtI `%ty clA igaA ij|Tyih|tI lok rih\dy sn aty `sny e|k Sihr `sAiraA=`sny Sihr dA nAm lUz r|iKaA= aty `s Sihr dAnAm a|j vI lUz hI hY=

dUsry pirvAr-smUh knAnIaM nAl l/dy hn27bYtSAn< tAnAk< dor< iwblAm< mig|do aty `nHM

SihrM dy aAly-duaAly dy ksibaM iv|c knAnI lokrih\dy sn= mn|sh pirvAr-smUh dy lok `nHM lokM ^`h ksby C|., lE mzbUr nhIN kr sky= es lEknAnI lok PTy hI rhy= `nHM ny aAp,y Gr C|., toNenkAr kr id|tA= 28bAd iv|c esrAXlI vDyrytAktvr b, gX aty `nHM ny knAnI@ ^ aAp,ylE jbrdstI mzdUrM vjoN k\m krn lE mzbUrkr id|tA= pr `h `nHM ^ `h DrtI C|. ky jA, lEmzbUr nA kr sky=

29eFrAEm ny pirvAr-smUh dy lokM nAl vI ehog|l vAprI= gzr iv|c knAnI lok rih\dy sn= atyeFrAEm dy lokM ny `nHM sAry knAnI lokM ^ aAp,IDrtI C|. ky cly jA, lE mzbUr nhIN kItA= eslE knAnI lok gzr a»dr eFrAEm dy lokM nAlrih\dy rhy=

30ehI g|l zbUlun dy pirvAr-smUh nAl vI vAprI=kuJ knAnI kqron aty nhlol SihrM a»dr rih\dysn= zbUlun dy lokM ny enHM knAnI@ ^ aAp,I DrtIC|., lE mzbUr nhIN kItA= es lE knAnI PTyzbUlun dy lokM nAl rih\dy rhy= pr zbUlun dy lokM ny`nHM toN jbrdstI mzdUrM vjoN k\m krvAe!=

31ehI g|l aASyr dy pirvAr-smUh dy lokM nAl vIvAprI= aASyr dy lokM ny hornM lokM ^ a|ko< sIdon<ahlAb< akzIb< hlbAh< aFIk aty rhob SihrM ^C|., LE mzbUr nhIN kItA= 32aASyr dy lokM ny `nHMknAnI lokM ^ aAp,I DrtI C|., lE mzbUr nhINkItA= es lE knAnI lok aASyr dy lokM nAl hIrih\dy rhy=

261 inaAEaM 1:33-2:1733ehI g|l nFtAlI dy pirvAr-smUh nAl vI

vAprI= nFtAlI dy lokM ny bYt SmS aty bYt anAT dyvAsI@ ^ !p,y SihrM C|., lE mzbUr nhIN kItA=es lE nFtAlI dA pirvAr-smUh `nHM SihrM dylokM nAl rih\dy irhA= aty knAnI `nHM lE jbrdstImzdUrM vjoN dA k\m krdy sn=

34amorI lokM ny dAn dy pirvAr-smUh dy lokM ^phA/I pRdyS iv|c rih, lE mzbUr kr id|tA= `nHM^ phA/M iv|c rih,A ipaA ik`N ik amorI lok `nHM ^hyQM aAky vAdIaM iv|c nhIN rih, id\dy sn= 35amorI@ny hrs phA/< a||wAlon aty SAlbIm prbt `%ty rih,dA inr,A kItA= bAd iv|c wUsuF dA pirvAr smUhvDyry tAktvr ho igaA aty amorI@ ^ aAp,AjbrdstI mzdUr b,A ilaA= 36amorI@ dI srh|dib|CU pAs toN lYky sylA t|k aty sylA toN agMh phA/IpRdyS tIkr sI=

bokIm ivKy whovAh dA dUtwhovAh dA dUt iglgAl Sihr toN bokIm dy Sihrv|l igaA= dUt ny esrAXl dy lokM ^ whovAh

dA s\dyS su,AeaA= s\dyS eh sI: “mYN tuhA^ imsr toNbAhr ilaMdA= mYN tuhA.I agvAE `s DrtI t|k kItIijh/I mYN tuhA.y puriKaM ^ dy, dA ekrAr kItA sI=mYN tuhA^ d|isaA sI ik mYN kdy vI tuhA.y nAl kItAekrArnAmA nhIN to/MgA= 2pr esdy bdly< tuhA^es DrtI `%ty rih\dy lookM nAl koE ekrArnAmAnhIN bnA`,A cAhIdA= tuhA^ `nHM dIaM jgvydIaMtbAh kr dy,IaM cAhIdIaM hn= mYN tuhA^ eh krnlE aAiKaA sI< pr tusIN myrA kih,A nhIN m»inaA⁄

3“hu, mYN tuhA^ eh aAKdA hM< ‘mYN hornM lokM ^eh DrtI C|., lE hor mzbUr nhIN krMgA= ehlok tuhA.y lE sm|isaA b, jA,gy= eh tuhA.y lEe|k trHM dI FAhI ho,gy= `nHM dy JUQy dyvtyy tuhA^fAhu, lE e|k trHM dA jAl ho,gy=’”

4jdoN dUt esrAXl dy lokM ^ whovAh dA eh s\dySdy hiqaA tM lok `%cI-`%cI ro, l|gy= 5es lEesrAXl dy lokM ny `s TM dA nAm< ij|Ty `h roX snbokIm r|K id|tA= bokIm ivKy esrAXl dy lokM ny whovAh^ blIaM c/HAEaM=

hukm adUlI aty hAr6jdoN whoSu! ny lokM ^ jA, id|tA hr pirvAr-smUh

zmIn hAisl krn lE aty !p,y ivrsy ’c imlyinvAs sTAnM iv|c rih, lE clA ig!= 7esrAXl

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dy lokM ny whovAh dI syvA PnM icr kItI jdoN t|kwhoSuaA jIivt sI= `h whovAh dI syvA `nHM bzurgMdy jIvn kAl dOrAn krdy rhy ijh/y whoSuaA dy dyhMttoN bAd ij`Ndy rhy= enHM bzurg b\idaM ny `nHM sArIaMmhAn g|lM ^ dyiKaA sI ijh/IaM whovAh ny esrAXldy lokM lE kItIaM sn= 8nUn dA pu|tr whoSuaA< whovAhdA syvk< 110 virHaM dI `mr iv|c surgvAs hoeaA=9esrAXl dy lokM ny whoSuaA ^ dFn kr id|tA= `nHMny whoSuaA ^ `sy DrtI `%ty dFn kItA ijh/I `s^id|tI gE sI= eh gAS prbt dy `%tr v|l< eFrAEmdy phA/I pRdyS iv|c itmnAT hrs ivKy sI=

10`s pUrI pI/HI dy dyhMt toN mgroN aglI pI/HIjvAn hoE= eh nvIN pI/HI whovAh bAry jM whovAhdy esrAXl lE kIty k\mM bAry kuJ nhIN jA,dI sI=11es lE esrAXl dy lokM ny `h krnI@ kItI@jo whovAh du!rA bd smJI@ jMdI@ sn aty b!lvrgy JUQy dyvit@ dI `pAsnA kItI= 12whovAhesrAXl dy lokM ^ imsr toN bAhr lYky aAeaA sI=aty `nHM lokM dy puriKaM ny whovAh dI `pAsnA kItIsI= pr esrAXl dy lokM ny whovAh dy ip|Cy l|g,AC|. id|tA= esrAXl dy lok aAp,y aAly-duaAly rih\dylokM dy JUQy dyvitaM dI `pAsnA krn l|g pX= esnywhovAh ^ kihrvAn kr id|tA= 13esrAXl dy lokMny whovAh ^ m»n,A C|. id|tA aty baAl dyvit@aty aStAroT dyvI@ dI `pAsnA krn l|g pX=

14whovAh esrAXl dy lokM nAl nArAz sI= eslE whovAh ny duSm,M ^ esrAXl dy lokM `%tyhmlA krn aty `nHM ^ lu|q, id|tA= whovAh ny `nHMdy aAly-duaAly rih\dy duSm,M koloN `nHM ^ hrAeaA=esrAXl dy lok hor vDyry aAp,y-aAp ^ aAp,yduSm,M koloN nA bcA sky= 15jdoN vI esrAXl dy lokl/AE lE gX< `h hmySA hAry= `h es lE hAryik`N ik whovAh `nHM v|l nhIN sI= whovAh ny esrAXldy lokM ^ pihlM hI ictAvnI dy id|tI sI ik jy `haAp,y aAly-duaAly rih\dy lokM dy dyvitaM dI syvAkrngy tM hAr jA,gy= esrAXl dy lokM ny bhut du|KBoigaA=

16Fyr whovAh ny `nHM aAgUaM ^ cui,aA ijnHM ^inaMkAr aAiKaA jMdA sI= enHM aAgUaM ny esrAXldy lokM ^ `nHM duSm,M koloN bcAeaA ijnHM ny `nHM ^lu|q il! sI= 17esrAXlI@ ny aAp,y inaMkArM dIg|l nhIN su,I= `h prmySur dy vFAdAr nhIN sn<`h hornM dyvitaM dy ip|Cy l|gy= atIt iv|c<esrAXlI@ dy puriKaM ny whovAh dy hukm m»ny sn=

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pr hu, esrAXlI bdl gX sn aty whovAh dAkih,A m»n,o hq gX sn=

18anykM vArI esrAXl dy duSm,M ny lokM nAlburA slUk kItA= es lE esrAXl dy lok shAetAlE pukArdy= aty hr vArI< whovAh ny lokM lE du|KmihsUs kItA= hr vArI `sny lokM ^ `nHM dy duSm,toN bcA`, lE iksy inaMkAr ^ ByijaA= whovAhhmySA `nHM inaMkArM dy nAl sI= es lE hr vArIesrAXl dy lok aAp,y duSm,M koloN bc gX= 19prjdoN hryk inaMkAr dA dyhMt hoeaA< esrAXl dylok Fyr pAp krn l|gy aty JUQy dyvitaM dI `pAsnAkrn l|g pX= esrAXl dy lok bhut iz|dI sn —`nHM ny aAp,y bdI vAly rAhM ^ bdl, toN enkArkItA= `h aAp,y puriKaM nAloN vI vDyry duSq sn=

20es lE whovAh esrAXlIaM `%ty kihrvAn hoigaA aty aAiKaA< “es kOm ny `s ekrArnAmy ^to/ id|tA hY ijh/A mYN `nHM dy puriKaM nAl kItA sI=`nHM ny myrI g|l nhIN su,I= 21es lE mYN hu, FyrkOmM ^ nhIN hrAvMgA aty esrAXl dy lokM lE rAhp|DrA nhIN krMgA= `h kOmM hAly vI es DrtI `%tysn jdoN whoSuaA dA dyhMt hoeaA sI= aty mYN `nHMkOmM ^ es DrtI `%ty iqky rih, idaMgA= 22mYN `nHMkOmM dI vrtoN esrAXl dy lokM dI prK krn lEkrMgA= mYN dyKMgA ik kI esrAXl dy lok aAp,ypuriKaM vMg whovAh dy aAdySM dA pAl, kr skdyhn=” 23whovAh ny `nHM kOmM ^ DrtI `%ty rih,id|tA= `s ny enHM kOmM ^ CytI-CytI DrtI C|. jA,lE mzbUr nhIN kItA aty whoSuaA dI FOj dI `nHM ^hrA`, iv|c shAetA nhIN kItI=

1----2whovAh ny `nHM hornM kOmM dy sAry lokM ^esrAXl dI DrtI C|. jA, lE mzbUr nhIN

kItA= whovAh esrAXl dy lokM dI prK krnA cAhu\dAsI= esrAXl iv|c es smyN rih, vAly lokM iv|coNiksy ny vI knAn dI DrtI `%ty kbzA krn vAlIl/AE iv|c ih|sA nhIN sI ilaA= es lE whovAh ny`nHM hornM kOmM ^ `nHM dy dyS iv|c rih, id|tA=(whovAh ny aijhA esrAXl dy lokM ^ eh is|iKaAdy, lE kItA sI ik `nHM ny `h l/AEaM nhIN l/IaMsn=) whovAh v|loN es DrtI ty rih, id|tIaM kOmMdy nAm eh hn: 3FilstI lokM dy p»j hAkm< sAry hIknAnI lok< sIdon dy lok< aty `h ih|vI lok ijh/yprbt baAl hrmon toN lYky hmAT t|k lbAnon dIaMphA/IaM iv|c rih\dy sn= 4whovAh ny `nHM kOmM ^es DrtI `%ty esrAXl dy lokM dI prK lE rih,

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id|tA= `h dyK,A cAhu\dA sI ik kI esrAXl dy lokmUsA dy rAhIN `nHM dy puriKaM ^ id|ty gX whovAh dyaAdySM ^ m»ndy hn jM nhIN=

5esrAXl dy lokM ny knAnI@< ih|tI@< amorI@<Fir|zI@< ih|vI@ aty wbUsI@ lokM drimaAn rih,AjArI r|iKaA= 6esrAXl dy lokM ny enHM lokM dIaMDIaM nAl SAdIaM krnIaM SurU kr id|tIaM= esrAXldy lokM ny aAp,IaM DIaM ^ vI `nHM lokM dy pu|trMnAl SAdI krn dI ejAzt dy id|tI= aty esrAXldy lok `nHM lokM dy dyvitaM dI `pAsnA krn l|gy=

pihlA inaMkAr< aTnIxyl7whovAh ny dyiKaA ik esrAXl dy lok bdI krdy

sn= esrAXl dy lok whovAh aAp,y prmySur dA nAmBu|l gX aty baAl aty aSyrAh vrgy JUQy dyvitaMdI syvA krn l|gy= 8whovAh esrAXl dy lokM nAlnArAz sI= whovAh ny mysopotAmIaM dy rAjy kUSn irSAtYm^ ejAzt dy id|tI ik esrAXl dy lokM ^ hrA dyvyaty `nHM `%ty hkUmt kry= esrAXl dy lok `s rAjydI hkUmt iv|c a|Q sAl rhy= 9Fyr esrAXl dy lokMny whovAh a|gy mdd lE pukAr kItI= whovAh ny`nHM dI mdd krn lE e|k b\dA ByijaA= `s b\dydA nAm aTnIxyl sI= `h knz< kAlyb dy Coqy BrA dApu|tr sI= aTnIxyl ny esrAXl dy lokM ^ bcAeaA=10whovAh dA aAtmA aTnIxyl kol !e! aty `hesrAXl dy lokM lE inaMkAr b, igaA= aTnIxylny esrAXl dI l/AE iv|c agvAE kItI= whovAhny arAm dy rAjy kUSn irSAtYm ^ hrA`, iv|c aTnIxyldI mdd kItI= 11es lE knz dy pu|tr aTnIxyldy dyhMt t|k< 40 virHaM tIk DrtI `%ty amn irhA=

inaMkAr XhUd12e|k vArI Fyr whovAh ny esrAXl dy lokM ^

bdI kridaM dyiKaA= es lE whovAh ny moaAb dyrAjy aglon ^ esrAXl dy lokM ^ hrA`, dI tAktid|tI= 13aglon ny a»monI lokM aty amAlykI lokM koloNmdd lE= `h `sdy nAl iml gX aty `nHM nyesrAXl dy lokM `%ty hmlA kr id|tA= aglon aty`sdI FOj ny esrAXl dy lokM ^ hrA id|tA aty `nHM^ KjUrM dy Sihr (wrIhoo) toN inkl, lE mzbUr krid|tA= 14moaAb dy rAjy aglon ny esrAXl dy lokM`%ty 18 vrHy t|k rAj kItA=

15lokM ny whovAh a|gy pukAr kItI tM whovAh nyesrAXl dy lokM dI mdd lE e|k b\dA ByijaA=

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es b\dy dA nAm XhUd sI= `h ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUh iv|coN gyrA dA pu|tr sI= `s ^ aAp,y K|by h|TnAl l/n dI isKlAE id|tI gE sI= esrAXl dylokM ny XhUd ^ e|k sugAt dyky moaAb dy rAjy aglondy kol ByijaA= 16XhUd ny aAp,y lE e|k tlvArb,AE= `s tlvAr dIaM do it|KIaM DArM sn atyeh tkrIbn 18 e\c l\mI sI= XhUd ny eh tlvAraAp,y s|jy p|q nAl b\nH lE aty es ^ aAp,I vrdIhyQM CupA ilaA=

17es trHM XhUd moaAb dy rAjy aglon lE sugAtlYky aAeaA= aglon bhut moqA b\dA sI= 18sugAtByNq krn toN bAd `sny `nHM b\idaM ^ Byj id|tAijh/y rAjy aglon lE sugAt lYky aAX sn= `hrAjy dy mihl iv|coN cly gX= 19jdoN XhUd iglgAlny/y mUrtI@ kol a|pi/aA< `h rAjy ^ iml, lEvAps mu/ ipaA= XhUd ny rAjy aglon ^ aAiKaA<“pAtSAh< myry kol tuhA.y lE e|k gupt s\dyS hY=”

rAjy ny `s^ KAmoS ho jA, lE aAiKaA aty FyrsAry nOkrM ^ kmry iv|coN bAhr Byj id|tA= 20XhUdrAjy aglon kol igaA= rAjA aAp,y mihl dy `%prlykmry iv|c iblkul ek|lA bYQA hoeaA sI=

Fyr XhUd ny aAiKaA< “myry pAs prmySur v|loN tuhA.ylE s\dyS hY=” rAjA aAp,y tKt toN `%Q K/A hoeaA=`h XhUd dy bhut ny/y sI= 21ijvyN hI rAjA aAp,yt˘Kt toN `%Q irhA sI< XhUd aAp,A K|bA h|T vDAeaAaty aAp,y p|q nAl b\nHI hoE tlvAr bAhr k|> lE=Fyr XhUd ny tlvAr rAjy dy pyq iv|c KoB id|tI=22tlvAr rAjy dy pyq iv|c e\nI .U\GI clI gE ik`sdA h|TA vI a»dr Ds igaA aty crbI nAl >ik!ig! aty `sdI@ a»t/I@ aty q|qI bAhr ! gE=XhUd ny tlvAr aglon dy srIr a»dr hI rih,id|tI=

23XhUd `s in|jI kmry toN bAhr aA igaA `sny`%prly kmry ^ tAlA lA id|tA aty rAjy ^ a»dr b\dkr id|tA= 24fyr XhUd mu|K kmry iv|coN clA igaA atynOkr vAps a»dr cly gX= `nHM ny `%prly kmry ^tAlA l|igaA dyiKaA= es lE `nHM aAiKaA< “rAjAzrUr aAp,I !rAmgAh iv|c Kud ^ arAm dy irhAhovygA=” 25es lE nOkrM ny kAFI dyr t|k e\tzArkItA= rAjA kdy vI `%prly kmry dy drvAzy nhIN sIKolHdA= aAiKrkAr nOkr iFkrm»d ho gX= `nHM nycAbI ilaMdI aty drvAizaM ^ KoilHaA= jdoN nOkra»dr dAKl hoX `nHM ny aAp,y rAjy ^ FrS `%tymurdA ipaA hoeaA dyiKaA= 26jdoN nOkr rAjy dA

e\tzAr kr rhy sn< XhUd kol bcky inkl jA, dAsmM sI= XhUd bu|tM koloN l\iGaA aty sErAh nM dysTAn v|l clA igaA= 27jdoN XhUd sErAh ivKyphu\ic!< `sny eFrAEm dy phA/I pRdyS iv|c tUrHIvjA id|tI= esrAXl dy lokM ny tUrHI dI aAvAz su,Iaty `h XhUd dI agvAE iv|c< phA/I@ toN hyQM !gX= 28XhUd ny esrAXl dy lokM ^ aAiKaA< “myryip|Cy aAP⁄ whovAh ny sA.y duSm,< moaAb dy lokM ^hrA`, iv|c sA.I shAetA kItI hY=”

es lE esrAXl dy lok XhUd dy ip|Cy tur pX=`h XhUd dy nAl `nHM TAvM `%ty kbzA krn lEhyQM cly gX ij|ToN lok aAsAnI nAl wrdn dir!pAr krky moaAb dI DrtI iv|c jA skdy sn= `nHM nyiksy ^ vI wrdn dir! dy pAr nhIN krn id|tA=29esrAXl dy lokM ny moaAb dy tkrIbn 10,000

tAktvr aty bhAdr aAdmIaM ^ mAr id|tA= koEe|k moaAbI b\dA vI bc ky nhIN inkl sikaA= 30eslE `s idn toN< esrAXl dy lok moaAbI@ `%ty rAjkrn l|gy `%Ty (esrAXl dI) DrtI `%ty 80 virHaMtIk SMtI rhI=

inaMkAr< Smgr31XhUd dy esrAXlI lokM ^ bcA`, toN mgroN<

e|k hor b\dy ny esrAxyl ^ bcAeaA= `s aAdmI dAnAm Smgr sI `h anAT dA pu|tr sI= Smgr ny 600

FilstIaM ^ mArn lE !r* toN k\m ilaA=

aØrt inaMkAr< dborAhXhUd dy dyhMt toN mgroN< esrAXl dy lokM nyFyr `hI g|lM krnIaM SurU kr id|tIaM ijh/I@

whovAh du!rA bd smJI@ jMdI@ sn= 2es lEwhovAh ny knAn dy rAjy wAbIn ^ esrAXl dy lokM^ hrA`, dI ejAzt dy id|tI= wAbIn hsor nAm dySihr iv|c rAj krdA sI= sIsrA nAm dA e|k aAdmIrAjy wAbIn dI FOj dA kmM.r sI= sIsrA hroSThAgoiwm nAm dy ksby iv|c rih\dA sI= 3sIsrA kol900 lohy dy r|T sn< aty `sny 20 sAlM t|k esrAXldy lokM ^ bhut ij!dA stAeaA= es lE `nHM nywhovAh a|gy pukAr kItI=

4PTy e|k aørt nbI sI ijsdA nAm dborAh sI=`h l|pIdoT nM dy e|k aAdmI dI ptnI sI= `h `svyly esrAXl dI inaMkAr sI= 5dborAh e|k ru|K hyQM

!r pSU@ ^ shI idSA iv|c pA`, lE e|k it|KI soqI=

bYQI hu\dI sI jo< “dborAh dA KzUr dA ru|K” khA`NdA

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inaAEaM 4:6-22 264

sI= esrAXl dy lok `s kol inaM* lE aAX= dborAhdA KjUr dA ru|K eFrAEm dy phA/I pRdyS iv|c rAmhaty bYtyl dy SihrM dy ivckAr sI= 6dborAh ny bArAknM dy e|k aAdmI ^ s\dyS ByijaA= `sny< `s^ aAkyiml, lE aAiKaA= bArAk< abInoam nM dy e|k aAdmIdA pu|tr sI= bArAk< kdS dy Sihr iv|c rih\dA sI<ijh/A nFtAlI dy elAky a»dr hY= dborAh ny bArAk^ aAiKaA< “esrAXl dA whovAh prmySur tYY^ aAdySid\dA hY: ‘jA aty jAky nFtAlI aty zbUlun dy pirvAr-smUhM iv|c ds hzAr aAdmI ek|Qy kr= `nHM aAdmIaMdI tbor prbt `%ty agvAE kr= 7mYN rAjy wAbIndI FOj dy kmM.r sIsrA ^ tyry kol aA`, lE mjbUrkr idaMgA= mYN sIsrA< `sdy r|TM aty `sdI FOj ^kISon ndI v|l aA`, lE mjbUr kr idaMgA= mYNPTy sIsrA ^ hrA`, iv|c tyrI mdd krMgA=’”

8tM bArAk ny dborAh ^ aAiKaA< “mYN jAvMgA atyeho kuJ krMgA pr jy tU\ vI myry nAl c|lyN= pr jy tU\myry nAl nhIN c|lyNgI tM mYN nhIN jAvMgA=”

9“bySk mYN tyry nAl c|lMgI” dborAh ny jvAb id|tA=“pr aAp,y vtIry kAr, jdoN sIsrA hAr igaM tMtyrA aAdr nhIN hovygA= whovAh e|k aØrt ^ sIsrA^ hrA`, dI ejAzt dyvgA=”

es lE dborAh bArAk dy nAl kydS Sihr v|lgE= 10kydS Sihr ivKy< bArAk ny zybUlun aty nFtAlIdy pirvAr-smUhM ^ ek|iQaM kItA= bArAk ny `nHMpirvAr-smUhM dy 10,000 aAdmIaM ^ aAp,y ip|CyaA`, lE ek|iQaM kItA= dborAh vI bArAk dy nAlgE=

11PTy kynI lokM iv|coN hbr nM dA e|k b\dA sI=hbr ny hornM kynI lokM ^ C|. id|tA sI= kynI lokhobAb pirvAr dy `|trAiDkArI sn= hobAb mUsA dAshurA sI= hbr ny sanEm ivKy e|k boh/ dy ru|K dylAgy aAp,A Gr b,AeaA hoeaA sI< kydS dy Sihrdy nzdIk e|k Sihr=

12iksy ny sIsrA ^ jA d|isaA ik abInoam dA pu|trbArAk tAbor prbt ivKy sI= 13es lE sIsrA nyaAp,y 900 lohy dy r|T ek|Qy kr lX= sIsrA ny aAp,ysAry b\dy vI ek|Qy kr lX= `nHM ny hArosT hAgoiwmSihr toN kISon ndI v|l kUc kr id|tA=

14tM dborAh ny bArAk ^ aAiKaA< “a|j whovAhtyrI sIsrA ^ hrA`, iv|c mdd krygA= av|S hI tU\

inaM eh e\J l|gdA ik e|k idn esrAXlI `s kolsIsrA bAbt pu|C, lE !X=

jA,dA hYN ik whovAh ny pihlM hI tyry lE rstA sAF

kr id|tA hY=” es lE bArAk ny 10,000 b\idaM dItAbor prbt toN agvAE kItI= 15bArAk aty `sdyb\idaM ny sIsrA `%ty hmlA kr id|tA= l/AE dy dOrAn<whovAh ny sIsrA aty FOj aty r|TM ^ B\bl BUsy iv|cpA id|tA= `nHM ^ ptA nhIN sI ik kI kItA jAvy= eslE bArAk aty `sdy b\idaM ny sIsrA dI FOj ^ hrAid|tA= pr sIsrA aAp,A r|T C|. ky pYdl dO/ igaA=16bArAk ny sIsrA dI fOj nAl l/AE jArI r|KI=bArAk aty `sdy b\idaM ny sIsrA dy r|TM aty `sdIFOj dA hAroST hAgoiwm t|k ip|CA kItA= bArAk aty`sdy b\idaM ny aAp,IaM tlvArM nAl sIsrA dysAry aAdmIaM ^ mAr id|tA= sIsrA dA koE vI b\dAij`NdA nhIN bicaA=

17pr sIsrA B|j igaA= `h e|k t\bU kol aAeaAij|Ty wAXl nM dI e|k aØrt rih\dI sI= wAXl hbrnM dy b\dy dI ptnI sI= `h kynI lokM iv|coN sI= hbrdy pirvAr dA hsor dy rAjy wAbIn nAl SMtI dA smJOtAsI= es lE sIsrA wAXl dy t\bU v|l B|ijaA= 18wAXlny sIsrA ^ aA`NidaM dyiKaA< es lE `h bAhraAky `s^ iml, aAE= wAXl ny sIsrA ^ aAiKaA<“SRI mAn jI< myry t\bU iv|c aA jAP= aA jAP .ro nA=”es lE sIsrA wAXl dy t\bU iv|c clA igaA aty`sny `s^ e|k drI nAl >k id|tA=”

19sIsrA ny wAXl ^ aAiKaA< “mY^ ipaAs l|gI hYikrpA krky mY^ pI, lE To/A pA,I dy=” wAXl kolpA,I dI e|k mSk sI ijs iv|c `sny du|D r|iKaAhoeaA sI= `s ny sIsrA ^ pI, lE `s iv|coN To/AijhA du|D id|tA= Fyr `sny sIsrA ^ >k id|tA=

20tM sIsrA ny wAXl ^ aAiKaA< “jA jAky t\bU dypRvyS ty K/I ho jA= jy koE aAvy aty tY^ pu|Cy< ‘a»drkoE hY?’ tM `s^ aAKIN< ‘nhIN koE nhIN=’”

21pr wAXl ny t\bU dI ik|lI aty hTO/A ilaA= atycu|pcAp sIsrA kol gE= sIsrA bhut T|ikaA hoeaAsI< es lE `h sON igaA sI wAXl ny sIsrA dy isrdy e|k pAsy t\bU dI ik|lI r|KI aty hTO/y nAl ik|lI Qokid|tI= ik|lI `s dy isr iv|coN pAr hu\dI hoE DrtIiv|c clI gE aty `h sIsrA mr igaA=

22Psy vyly bArAk sIsrA ^ l|BdA hoeaA wAXl dyt\bU kol aAeaA= wAXl bArAk ^ iml, bAhr aAEaty `sny aAiKaA< “a»dr l\G aAP< aty mYN tuhA^`h b\dA idKAvMgI ijs^ tusIN l|B rhy ho=” es lEbArAk wAXl dy nAl t\bU iv|c dAKl ho igaA= PTybArAk ny sIsrA ^ DrtI `%ty miraA ipaA dyiKaA<ijsdy isr dy pAsy t\bU vAlI ik|lI D|sI hoE sI=

265 inaAEaM 4:23-5:2423`s idn prmySur ny esrAXl dy lokM lE knAn

dy rAjy wAbIn ^ hAr id|tI= 24es trHM esrAXl dylok `doN t|k hor-hor tAktvr hu\dy gX jdoN tIk ik`nHM ny knAn dy rAjy wAbIn ^ hrA nhIN id|tA=esrAXl dy lokM ny aAiKrkAr knAn dy rAjy wAbIn^ tbAh kr id|tA=

dborAh dA gIt`s idn< jdoN esrAXl dy lokM ny sIsrA ^hrAeaA< dborAh aty abInoam dy pu|tr bArAk

ny eh gIt gAeaA:2esrAXl dy lok wu|D lE itaAr ho gX= `nHM ny

aAp,I e|CA anusAr aAp,y-aAp ^ wu|D lE smriptkr id|tA< whovAh dI `stt kro⁄

3rAijP su,o= hAkmo iDaAn dyvo< mYN gAvMgI= mYNKud whovAh lE gIt gAvMgI= mYN whovAh lE<esrAXl dy lokM dy prmySur lE< s\gIt Cy/MgI=

4hy whovAh< jdoN tU\ syEr toN aAvyN< jdoN tU\ adomDrtI toN kUc kItA aty DrtI ih|l gE= akAS viraMaty< b|dlM ny pA,I su|iqaA=

5whovAh sInE prbt dy prmySur dy sAmH,y prbtih|ly< esrAXl dy prmySur dy sAmH,y⁄

6anAT dy pu|tr Smgr* dy idnM iv|c< aty wAXldy idnM a»dr< muK s/kM sn s|K,IaM= kArvAn atymusAFr sFr krdy sn ipClIaM s/kM `%ty=

7PTy koE woDy nhIN sn= dborAh tyry !`, tIk<esrAXl iv|c koE ispAhI nhIN sn= jdoN tIk tU\esrAXl dI mM b,ky nhIN K/otI sI=

8cu,y prmySur ny nvyN aAgU l/n lE Sihr dydrvAizaM `%ty= imldA nhIN sI iksy ^ >Al jM nyjAkoE esrAXl dy 40,000 ispAhIaM iv|c=

9myrA idl esrAXl dy `nHM kmM.rM nAl hY ijh/yaAp,I rzA nAl j\g ^ gX sn⁄ whovAh ^ asIsdyvo⁄

10tusIN loko jo ic|qy KoitaM ty svArI kridaM kAQIaMty bYQy hoX< aty s/k `%ty tury jMidaM es bAry g|lkro⁄

11pA,I dIaM TAvM `%ty asIN K/tAlM dI aAvAzsu,dy hM= lok whovAh dIaM ij|tM bAry aty `sdyesrAXl dy ispAhIaM dIaM ij|tM bAry gA`Ndy ny jdoNwhovAh dy lok drvAizaM Sihr idaM `%ty l/y sn

anAT dA pu|tr Smgr esrAXl dA e|k inaMkAr=inaMkAr 3:31.

aty ij|t gX sn=

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12`%Q< `%Q dborAh⁄ `%Q< `%Q aty gIt gA⁄ `%QbArAk⁄ jAky aAp,y duSm,M ^ F/ lY abInoam dypu|tr⁄

13Fyr bcy hoX tki/aM nAl l/n lE hyQM clygX= whovAh dy lok myry lE woiDaM dy iKlAF l/nlE hyQM gX=

14eFrAEm dy lok amAlyk dy phA/I pRdyS* iv|coNaAX= hy ibnwAmIn< ip|CA kItA `nHM ny tyrA aty tyrylokM dA= aty kmM.r sn PTy mAkIr dy pirvAr iv|coN=zbUlun dy pirvAr-smUh dy srdAr !p,I@ .MgAnAl aAX=

15iw|sAkAr dy aAgU dborAh dy nAl sn= iw|sAkArdA pirvAr bArAk nAl vfAdAr sI= `h `sdI kmAnT|ly vAdI a»dr Byjy gX sn= r~byn dy FOzI smUhMdrim!n< mhAn hstIaM vAd-ivvAd kr rhIaM snik kI krIX=

16es lE tU\ ik`N PTy aAp,IaM By.M dy vA/y dIaMk\DM kol bYQA sI= r~byn idaM bhAdur ispAhIaM j\gbAry bhut soicaA= pr `h< aAp,I By.M lE vjAXs\gIt ^ su,idaM< GrM a»dr ruky rhy=

17iglaAd dy lok aApi,aM .yiraM ty wrdn ndIdy prly pAsy ruky rhy sn=pr tusIN< dAn dy loko< ik`NtusIN aAp,y jhAzM kol ruky rhy? aASyr dy lok smu»drlAgy aApi,aM sur|iKat b\drgAhM `%ty .yrA lAErukyrhy=

18pr zbUlun ty nFtAlI dy lokM< `nHM phA/IaM`%ty j\g kridaM aAp,IaM ij\dM Ktry’ c pAEaM =

19knAn dy rAjy l/n lE aAX< pr `h koE KzAnylYky nhIN gX⁄ `h mig|do dy JrinaM ny/y taAnAkSihr ivKy l/y=

20akAS dy tAry `nHM nAl l/y< `h akAS toN pAr!p,I@ idSAvM toN sIsrA dy iKlAF l/y=

21kISon ndI< `h bu|>I ndI< sIsrA dy b\idaM ^ro/Hky lY gE= hy myrI jAn< tAkt nAl agMh vD⁄

22Goi/aM dy su\m Drt `%ty v|jy sIsrA dy SktIsAlIGo/y dO/dy gX dO/dy gX=

23whovAh dy dUt ny aAiKaA< “myroz dy Sihr ^srAp dyvo= `ToN dy lokM ^ srAp dyvo⁄ `h tAktvrMdy iKlAF whovAh dI mdd krn lE nhINaAX=”

24wAXl kynI hbr dI ptnI sI= `h sArIaM aØrtM

amlyk dA phA/I dys aFrAEm pirvAr-smUh duaArAvsAeaA igaA elAkA= inaMkAr 12:15.

nAloN vDyry D\n hovygI=

inaAEaM 5:25-6:13 26625sIsrA ny pA,I m\igaM wAXl ny `s^ du|D id|tA=

`h rAjy dy wog paAly a»dr krIm lY aAE sI=26Fyr wAXl ny h|T vDAeaA aty t\bU dI ik|lI F/

lE= `sdA s|jA h|T hTO/y tIk jA phu\icaA ijs^kAmy vrtdy ny= Fyr `sny hTO/A sIsrA `%ty vritaA⁄Psny `sdy isr `%ty s|q mArI aty PsdI pu/p/Ia»dr surAK kr id|tA⁄

27`h wAXl dy pYrM ivckAr i.|g ip!= `hi.|igaA= `h PTy hI ipaA irhA= `h `sdy pYrM ivckAri.|g ip! ij|Ty sIsrA .u|ibaA< `h `%Ty i.|igaA< tbAhho igaA=

28dyKo< `h sIsrA dI mM K/I< bArI iv|coN dyK rhI hY<pridaM iv|coN dyK rhI aty ro rhI hY= “sIsrA dy r|Tny e\nI dyr ik`N lA id|tI hY? mY^ `sdy r|TM dIaAvAz ik`N su,dI nhIN?”

29sB toN sUjvAn aØrt* `s^ jvAb id\dI hY< hM`h jvAb id\dI hY=

30“mY wkIn hY ik `h j\g ij|t gX hn aty hrAXhoX lokM toN `nHM dI@ cIzM Koh rhy hn= `h !psiv|c lu|q dA mAl v\. rhy hn= hr ispAhI e|k jM doku/I@ iljA irhA hY= sIsrA ^ r\gdAr k|p/y l|B gXho,gy= hM< sIsrA ^ r\gdAr jytU dI grdn lE k>AEkIty hoXe|k zM do r\gdAr skAf l|By gX= — jMSAed do —ivjyE sIsrA dy pihn, vAsty=”

31r|b kry evyN hI mrn duSm, tuhA.y< whovAh jI⁄aty kAS `h lok sAry ijh/y ipaAr krn tuhA^ hojAv, tk/y c/Hdy sUrj vMgrM⁄

es trHM PTy 40 sAlM tIk SMtI rhI=

imdwAnIaM dI esrAXl nAl l/AEe|k vAr Fyr esrAXl dy lok `hI g|lM krnl|gy ijnHM ^ whovAh ny m»dA aAiKaA sI= es

lE s|tM sAlM t|k whovAh ny imdwAn dy lokM ^esrAXl dy lokM ^ hrA`, dI ejAzt dy id|tI=

2imdwAn dy lok bhut tAktvr aty esrAXl dylokM vAsty bhut jAlm sn= es lE esrAXl dylokM ny phA/M dI@ try/M< guFAvM iv|c bhut sArIaMCup,gAhM aty g/HI@ b,A lEaM< aty `h PTy lukgX= 3`h aijhA es lE krdy sn ik`N ik imdwAnI<amAlykI aty pUrb v|loN hor lok !ky `nHM `%ty hmlAkr id\dy sn= 4`h lok DrtI `%ty .yry lA lYNdy sn

aØrt s\BvtA nytAvM dI@ ptnI@ iv|coN koE aØrt jo`sdy s\g rih\dI sI=

aty esrAXlIaM dy lokM dIaM bIjIaM hoEaM FslM

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^ nSq kr id\dy sn= `h gAzA ij\nI dUr tAEN FslMnSq kr id\dy sn= `h esrAXl dy lokM lE KA,vAsty kuJ vI anAz nhIN C|.dy sn= `h `nHM lEBy.M< bld jM Koty vI nhIN C|.dy sn= 5imdwAn dylok aA`Ndy aty DrtI `%ty .yrA lA`Ndy `h aAp,ypirvArM aty jAnvrM ^ vI nAl ilaA`Ndy= `h iq|.Idl vMg hu\dy= `nHM dy b\dy aty ~Q e\ny izaAdA hu\dyik ig,ny vI muSikl hu\dy= eh sAry lok es DrtI tyaA`Ndy aty es^ tbAh kr id\dy= 6enHM imdwAnlokM kAr, esrAXl dy lok bhut grIb ho gX= eslE esrAXl dy lokM ny whovAh a|gy mdd lE pukArkItI=

7imdwAn dy lokM ny eh sArIaM m»dIaM g|lMkItIaM= es lE esrAXl dy lokM ny whovAh a|gymdd lE pukAr kItI= 8es lE whovAh ny `nHMv|l e|k nbI ByijaA= nbI ny esrAXl dy lokM ^aAiKaA< “ehI hY jo whovAh< esrAXl dA prmySuraAKdA hY< ‘tusIN imsr dI DrtI `%ty gulAm sI= mYNtuhA^ aAzAd krAeaA aty `s DrtI iv|coN bAhr lYaAeaA= 9mYN tuhA^ imsr dy tAktvr lokM toN bcAeaA=Fyr knAn dI DrtI dy lokM ny tuhA^ nuksAn phu\cAeaA=es lE mYN tuhA^ Fyr bcAeaA= mYN `nHM lokM ^aAp,I DrtI C|., lE mzbUr kr id|tA aty mYN `nHMdI DrtI tuhA^ dy id|tI=’ 10Fyr mYN tuhA^ aAiKaA< ‘mYNwhovAh tuhA.A prmySur hM= tusIN amorI lokM dI DrtI`%ty rhoNgy pr tuhA^ `nHM dy JUQy dyvitaM dI `pAsnAiblkul nhIN krnI cAhIdI pr tusIN myrI g|l nhINm»nI=”

whovAh dy dUt dA ig~n kol FyrA11`s smyN< igdA~n nM dy e|k b\dy kol whovAh dA

dUt aAeaA= whovAh dA dUt aAky aAFrAh iv|c boh/dy ru|K hyQM bYQ igaA= eh ru|K abIajrI GrA,y toNwoaAS nM dy e|k aAdmI dA sI= woaAS igdA~n dAiptA sI= igdA~n imidwAnI@ toN lko, lE vAEnpRYs iv|c k,k pIh irhA sI= 12whovAh dA dUt igdA~ndy sAmH,y pRgq ho igaA aty `s^ aAiKaA< “mhAnispAhI< whovAh tyry a»g s\g hovy⁄”

13Fyr igdA~n ny aAiKaA< “SRI mAn jI< mYN shu\*KMdA hM ik jy whovAh sA.y nAl hY< tM asIN e\nIaMmusIbtM iv|c ik`N pX hoX hM? asIN sui,aA ik `sny

shu\ ik`N ik asl iv|c nA `h ekrAr krdA ty nAhI shu\KMdA=

sA.y puriKaM vAsty adBut kirSmyy kIty sn= sA.y

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puriKaM ny sA^ d|isaA ik whovAh `nHM ^ imsr toNbAhr lY !e! sI= pr whovAh sA^ C|. igaA= `sny imdwAnI@ ^ sA^ hrA`, dI ejAzt dy id|tIhY=”

14whovAh igdA~n v|l mui/aA aty aAiKaA<“aAp,I tAkt dI vrtoN kro= jAP esrAXl dy lokM^ imdwAn dy lokM toN bcAP= mYN tuhA^ `nHM ^ bcA`,lE Byj irhA hM⁄”

15pr igdA~n ny jvAb id|tA aty aAiKaA< “mY^mAF krnA SRI mAn jI< mYN esrAXl ^ ikvyN bcA skdAhM? myrA pirvAr tM mn|Sh dy pirvAr-smUh iv|coNsB toN kmzor hY= aty mYN aAp,y pirvAr iv|coN sB toNCoqA hM=”

16whovAh ny igdA~n ^ jvAb id|tA aty aAiKaA<“mYN tyry nAl hM⁄ es lE tU\ imdwAn dy lokM ^ hrAskdA hYN= e`N l|gygA ijvyN tU\ isrF e|k b\dy nAll/ irhA hovyN=”

17tM igdA~n ny whovAh ^ aAiKaA< “jy tU\ myry `%typRs\n hYN< tM eh sAbt krn lE ik myry nAl g|lkrn vAlA eh tU\ hI hYN mY^ koE sbUt dy= 18ikrpAkrky e|Ty e\tzAr krnA= PnA icr jA,A nhIN jdoNt|k ik mYN tyry kol mu/ ky nA aA jAvM= mY^ aAp,I ByqilaA`, dy aty tyry a|gy ByqA krn dy=”

aty whovAh ny aAiKaA< “mYN tyry aA`, t|k e\tzArkrMgA=”

19es lE igdA~n a»dr igaA aty `bldy pA,Iiv|c e|k b|krI itaAr kItI= `s ny tkrIbn vIhpA`N. aAqA vI ilaA aty e|k byKmIrI roqI b,AE=Fyr `s ny mAs ^ e|k qokrI iv|c r|iKaA aty `blyhoX mAs dy pA,I ^ e|k BM.y iv|c pAeaA= `h mAs<pA,I aty byKmIrI roqI ^ il!e! aty `nHM ^ Pkdy ru|K T|ly whovAh ^ Byq kr id|tA=

20prmySur dy dUt ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA< “mAs ^aty ptIrI roqI ^ `s c|qAn `%ty r|K dy= Fyr trI.olH=” igdA~n ny evyN hI kItA=

21whovAh dy dUt kol h|T iv|c turn vAlI e|k soqIsI= whovAh dy dUt ny mAs ^ aty roqI ^ soqI dI noknAl CuihaA= tM c|qAn iv|c a|g dA BbUkA inkilaA⁄mAs aty roqI pUrI trHM s/ gX⁄ Fyr whovAh dA dUtgAeb ho igaA=

22tM igdA~n smJ igaA ik `h whovAh dy dUtnAl hI g|lM kr irhA sI= es lE `s ny pukAr kyaAiKaA< “myry ty hAX< whovAh srb-SktImAn⁄ mYNwhovAh dy dUt ^ !mH,y-sAmH,y vyiK! hY=”

23pr whovAh ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA< “SMt ho jA⁄”BYBIt nA ho⁄ tU\ mryNgA nhIN⁄”

24es lE igdA~n ny Ps TM `%ty whovAh dI`pAsnA krn lE e|k jgvydI `sArI= igdA~n ny`s jgvydI dA nM r|iKaA< “whovAh SMtI hY=” `hjgvydI hAly vI aAFrAh Sihr ivKy hY= aAFrAh PTyhY ij|Ty azr dA pirvAr rih\dA hY=

igdA~n baAl dI jgvydI ^ >Ah id\dA hY25Psy rAt whovAh ny igdA~n nAl g|l kItI aty

aAiKaA< “aAp,y iptA dA e|k pUrA pilaA hoeaAvih/kA aty dUjA jo s|t sAl dA hY lY= tyry iptA kolJUQy dyvty< baAl dI jgvydI hY aty jgvydI dy ny/ydyvI aSyrAh dI `pAsnA krn lE e|k l|k/ dAe|k T\m vI hY= vih/ky dI shAetA nAl b!l dIjgvydI ^ >Ah dy aty aSyrAh dy T\m ^ cIr dy=26Fyr whovAh< aAp,y prmySur lE shI >\g dI jgvydI`sAr= es jgvydI ^ es `%cI TM `%ty `sAr= Fyr`s vih/ky ^ blI c/HAky jgvydI `%ty hom kr=aSyrAh dy T\m dI l|k/ koloN aAp,y c/HAvy ^ hom krndA k\m lY=”

27es lE igdA~n ny aAp,y ds syvk lX atyPsy trHM kItA ijvyN whovAh ny `s^ ikhA sI= pr `haAp,y ip` dy Gr dy aty ngr dy lokM toN .rdA sI<es lE `sny aijhA idn vyly nhIN sgoN rAt vylykItA=

28Sihr dy lok aglI svyr jAgy= aty `nHM ny dyiKaAik bAal dI jgvydI tbAh hoE pE hY⁄ `nHM ny ehvI dyiKaA ik aSyrAh dA T\m vI cIiraA ipaA hY=aSyrAh dA T\m jgvydI dy nAl lgdA sI= `nHM b\idaMny `h jgvydI vI dyKI ijh/I igdA~n ny `sArIsI= aty `nHM ny dyiKaA ik `s jgvydI `%ty blIc/HAeaA igaA vih/kA vI dyiKaA=

29Sihr dy lokM ny e|k dUsry v|l dyiKaA aty pu|iCaA<“eh sB iksny kItA?” Fyr `nHM ny pu|C-tAC kItAaty ptA l|ig!< “woaAS dy pu|tr igdA~n ny eh sBkItA hY=”

30es lE Sihr dy lok woaAS dy kol aAX= `nHM nywoaAS ^ aAiKaA< “aAp,y pu|tr ^ bAhr k|>y `snybaAl dI jgvydI to/ id|tI hY= aty `sny aSyrAh dAT\m< ijh/A jgvydI dy kol sI< k|q id|tA hYY= es lEtyry pu|tr ^ mrnA pvygA=”

31tM woaAS ny aAp,y aAly-duaAly ju/I lokM dI BI/nAl g|l kItI= `sny aAiKaA< “kI tusIN baAl dA p|K

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pUrn jA rhy ho? kI tusIN baAl ^ bcA`, jA rhy ho?jy koE baAl dA p|K lYNdA hY tM `s^ svyr ho, t|kmAr id|tA jAvy= jy baAl s|cmu|c dyvtA hY tM Fyr jdoNkoE `sdI jgvydI ^ >Ahu\dA hY tM `s^ aAp,IriKaA Kud krn idP=” 32woaAS ny aAiKaA< “jyigdA~n ny baAl dI jgvydI >Ah id|tI hY tM baAl^ `s nAl bihs krn idP=” es lE `s idnwoaAS ny igdA~n ^ nvM nM id|tA= `sny `s^wr|baAl aAiKaA=

igdA~n imdwAn dy lokM ^ hrA`NdA hY33imdwAn< amAlyk aty pUrb dy hor lok esrAXl

dy lokM nAl l/n lE ek|Qy ho gX enHM lokM ny ndIpAr krky wzrxyl vAdI a»dr .yrA lA ilaA=34igdA~n kol whovAh dA !tmA !e! aty `s^v|.I SktI id|tI= `s ny abIazr pirvAr ^ aAp,yip|Cy aA`, lE tUrHI vjAE= 35igdA~n ny mn|ShpirvAr-smUh dy sAry lokM v|l s\dySvAhk Byjy ik `haAp,y sAry hiTaAr lYky l/AE lE itaAr ho jA,=igdA~n ny aASyr< zbUlun aty nFtAlI dy pirvAr-smUhM v|l s\dySvAhkM rAhIN vI ehI s\dyS Byij!=es lE `h pirvAr-smUh vI igdA~n aty `sdIFOj ^ iml, lE gX=

36tM igdA~n ny prmySur ^ aAiKaA< “tusIN aAiKaAsI ik tusIN esrAXl dy lokM ^ bcA`, iv|c myrImdd kroNgy= mY^ pRmA, dyvo⁄ 37mYN anAz C/n vAlyfrS `%ty By. dI K|lH r|KMgA= jy isrF K|l `%ty hItRyl hovygI jdoN ik mYN hor sArI TM su|kI hovygI< tM mYNjA, lvMgA ik ijvyN tusIN aAiKaA sI< tusIN esrAXl^ bcA`, iv|c myrI mdd kroNgy=”

38aty iblkul evyN hI hoeaA= igdA~n aglIsvyry jldI `%iQaA aty K|l ^ ncoi/aA= `sny By.dI K|l iv|coN e|k ipaAlA Br pA,I nco/ id|tA=

39Fyr igdA~n ny prmySur ^ aAiKaA< “myry nAlnArAz nA ho,A= mY^ isrF e|k g|l hor pu|C, idP=mY^ b|s e|k vArI hor By. dI K|l nAl tuhA.I prKkrn idP= es vArI eh K|l su|kI rhy jdoN ik esdyaAly-duaAly dI TM tRyl nAl iB|jI hovy=”

40`s rAt prmySur ny eho hI kItA= bs By. dIK|l su|kI sI jdoN ik esdy aAly-duaAly dI sArI TMtRyl nAl ig|lI sI=

aglI svyr suvKty< wr|ubaAl aty `sdy sArsATI@ ny hrod dy Jrny lAgy .yrA lA ilaA=

imdwAnI@ ny hyQM vAlI vAdI iv|c morIh nM dI phA/I7

kol igdA~n aty `sdy .yry dy `%tr v|l .yrA lAeaAhoeaA sI=

2tM whovAh ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA< “mYN imdwAnlokM ^ hrA`, iv|c tuhA.y aAdmIaM dI mdd krnjA irhA hM= pr es k\m lE tuhA.y kol bhut izaAdAaAdmI hn= mYN nhIN cAhu\dA ik esrAXl dy lok mY^Bu|l jA, aty es g|l dI F/H mArn ky `nHM ny aAp,yaAp ^ Kud bcAeaA hY= 3es lE hu,< aAp,y b\idaMsAmH,y e|k aYlAn kr= `nHM ^ aAK< ‘ijh/A vI BYBIthY `h iglaAd prbt ^ C|. ky jA skdA hY= `hbySk Gr clA jAvy=’”

`sy smyN 22,000 b\dy igdA~n ^ C|. gX aty GrM^ cly gX= pr 10,000 hAly vI PTy ruky rhy=

4Fyr whovAh ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA< “hAly vI bhutizaAdA aAdmI hn= b\idaM ^ pA,I kol lY jA< aty mYNPTy enHM dI tyry lE prK krMgA= jy mYN aAKM< ‘ehb\dA tyry nAl jAvygA’< `h jAvygA= pr jy mYN aAKM<‘eh b\dA tyry nAl nhIN jAvygA’< tM `h nhIN jAvygA=”

5es lE igdA~n !p,y sAry !dmI@ ^ pA,Iv|l lY igaA= pA,I kol whovAh ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA<“ijh/y b\dy ku|ty vMg aAp,I jIB dI vrtoN krky pA,IpI, `nHM ^ e|k qoly iv|c pAvIN= ijh/y b\dy goi.@BAr Juk ky pA,I pI, `nHM ^ dUsry qoly iv|c pAdyvIN=”

6PTy 300 b\dy aijhy sn ijnHM ny h|TM iv|c pA,IBr ky jIB nAl pItA= aty bAkIaM ny goi.aM BAr Jukky pA,I pItA= 7whovAh ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA< “mYN`nHM 300 b\idaM dI vrtoN krMgA ijnHM ny ku|ty vMgjIB rAhIN pA,I pItA= mYN `nHM b\idaM dI vrtoN tuhA^bcA`, lE krMgA< aty mYN tuhA^ ejAzt idaMgAik tusIN imdwAn lokM ^ hrA sko= bAkI b\idaM ^ GroGrI jA, idP=”

8es lE igdA~n ny esrAXl dy bAkI lokM ^Gr Byj id|tA= igdA~n ny aAp,y nAl 300 b\idaM ^r|iKaA= enHM b\idaM ny Gr cly jA, vAly b\idaM dArASn aty `nHM dIaM tUrHIaM r|K lEaM=

imdwAn lok igdA~n dy .yry dy hyQM vAdI iv|c.yrA lE bYQy sn= 9rAt vyly whovAh ny igdA~nnAl g|l kItI= whovAh ny `s ^ aAiKaA< “`%Q K/o=mYN tY^ imdwAn FOj ^ hrA`, idaMgA= `nHM dy .yryiv|c clA jA= 10jy tU\ ek|ilaM jA, toN .rdA hY tMaAp,y syvk fUrAh ^ lY jA= 11imdwAn lokM dy .yryiv|c jA= `h g|lM su, ijh/IaM `h kr rhy hn=`stoN mgroN< tU\ `nHM `%ty hmlA krn toN nhIN .ryNgA=”

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es lE igdA~n aty `sdA syvk fUrAh hyQMduSm, dy .yry dy iknAry t|k cly gX= 12imdwAn lok<amAlyk lok aty pUrb dy hor sAry lok `s vAdI iv|c.yrA lAE bYQy sn= PTy e\ny izaAdA b\dy sn ik `hiq|.IaM dy dl vMg jApdy sn= e`N l|gdA sI ijvyN`nHM b\idaM kol e\ny ~Q hn ij\ny smu»dr k\>y ryt dyk, hu\dy hn=

13igdA~n duSm, dy .yry kol aAeaA< aty `snye|k b\dy ^ g|l kridaM sui,aA= `h b\dA aAp,ydost ^ aAp,y iksy supny bAry d|s irhA sI= `h b\dAaAK irhA sI< “mY^ supnA aAeaA ik gol roqI dA e|kquk/A imdwAn dy .yry v|l ru/HdA hoeaA aAeaA= `hroqI dA quk/A t\bU nAl e\nI zor dI v|ijaA ik t\bUqy>A ho igaA aty cOFAl >ih ipaA=”

14`s b\dy dA dost supny dA arT jA,dA sI= `snyaAiKaA< “tyry supny dA isrF e|ko hI arT ho skdAhY= tyrA supnA esrAXl dy `s b\dy bAry hY= eh woaASdy pu|tr igdA~n bAry hY= esdA arT eh hY prmySurigdA~n koloN imdwAn dI sArI FOj hrAvygA=”

15jdoN `sny lokM ^ supny bAry aty `sdy arTbAry g|lM kridaM sui,aA< igdA~n ny prmySur a|gyJuk ky isjdA kItA= Fyr igdA~n esrAXl dy lokMdy .yry vAps clA igaA= igdA~n ny lokM ^ aAvAzid|tI< “`%Qo< whovAh imdwAn dy lokM ^ hrA`, iv|csA.I mdd krygA=” 16Fyr igdA~n ny 300 b\idaM ^it\n ih|isaM iv|c v\i.aA= igdA~n ny hryk aAdmI ^e|k tUrHI aty e|k KAlI j|g id|tA= hryk j|g iv|ce|k jgdI hoE mSAl sI= 17Fyr igdA~n ny aAp,yb\idaM ^ aAiKaA< “myry v|l vyK,A aty PhI krnA jomYN krM= myry ip|Cy ip|Cy duSm, dI CA`,I dy k\>y t|kaA jAP= jdoN mYN CA`,I dy k\>y phu\c jAvM tM QIkPhI krnA jo mYN krM= 18tusIN aAdmI duSm, dI CA`,I^ GyrA pA lvo= mYN aty myry nAl dy sAry aAdmI tUrHIaMvjAvMgy= jdoN asIN aAp,IaM tUrHIaM vjAEX tusINvI aAp,IaM tUrHIaM vjA`,IaM= Fyr enHM SbdM dAnAarA lA`,A: ‘whovAh lE aty igdA~n lE⁄’

19es trHM igdA~n aty `sdy nAl dy 100 aAdmIduSm, dI CA`,I dy k\>y tIk gX= `h PTy `doNaAX jdoN duSm, ny hAly pihrA bdilaA hI sI= eha|DI rAt dA pihr sI= igdA~n aty `sdy b\idaM nyaAp,IaM tUrHIaM vjAEaM aty aAp,y j|g B\n id|ty=20Fyr igdA~n dy b\idaM dy it\nM hI smUhM ny aAp,IaMmSAlM aAp,y K|by h|T iv|c F/IaM sn aty ibglaAp,y s|jy h|TM iv|c= ijvyN hI `nHM aAdmIaM ny tUrHIaM

vjAEaM `nHM ny nAarA lAeaA< “whovAh lE e|ktlvAr aty igdA~n lE e|k tlvAr⁄”

21igdA~n dy b\dy PTy hI Qihr gX ij|Ty `h sn=pr .yry dy a»dr< imdwAnI Sor mcA`, aty B|j,l|gy= 22jdoN igdA~n aty `s dy 300 b\idaM nyaAp,I@ tUrHI@ vjAE@< tM whovAh ny imdwAnI@^ e|k dUsry ^ aAp,IaM hI tlvArM nAl mArn lAid|tA= duSm, FOj bYt iS|qAh v|l B|j gE ijh/Asryrh v|l sI= `h abyl mholAh Sihr dI srh|d<q|bAT Sihr dy nzdIk t|k B|jdy gX=

23Fyr sAry nFtAlI< aASyr toN esrAXl dy !dmIaty mn|Sh dy sAry pirvAr-smUhM ^ imdwAnI@ dAip|CA krn lE s|idaA igaA= 24igdA~n ny eFrAEmdy smu|cy phA/I pRdyS iv|c eh kih\id@ hoe@s\dySvAhk Byj id|ty= “hyQM aAky imdwAnI@ `%tyhmlA kr idP= bYt bArAh dir! toN wrdn dir!t|k pA,I dy stRotM `%ty kbzA kr lvo= imdwAnI@dy PTy phu\c, toN pihlM hI aijhA kr lvo=”

es lE `nHM ny eFrAEm pirvAr-smUh dy sAry!dmI@ ^ bulAeaA= aty wrdn dir! aty bYtbArAh dir! tIk pA,I dy sAry stRotM `%ty kbzA krilaA= 25eFrAEm dy lokM ny Pryb aty jXb nAmI doimdwAnI aAgUaM ^ F/ ilaA= eFrAEm dy lokM nyPryb ^ Pryb c|qAn nAmI TM ty aty jXb ^ mYa dIkolho kihA`ndy TM ty mAr id|tA = eFrAEm dy lokimdwAnIaM dA ip|CA krdy rhy= aty `h Pryb atyjXb dy isr k|qky enHM ^ igdA`n dy kol lY aAX< joik wrdn diraA dy dUsry pAr sI=

eFrAEm dy lok igdA~n nAl gu|sy sn= jdoN`h igdA~n ^ imly< `nHM ny `s nAl gu|sy iv|c

bihs kItI< aty !iK!< “tU\ sA.y nAl eh slUk ik`NkItA? tU\ sA^ `doN ik`N nhIN s|idaA jdoN tU\ imdwAnI@dy ivru|D l/n lE igaA sI?”

2pr igdA~n ny eFrAEm dy lokM ^ jvAb id|tA<“myry pirvAr ny tuhA.y pirvAr dy mukAbly bhut hITo/A kuJ kItA hY= tusIN eFrAEm dy lokM ny myry pirvArvAilaM< abIajrIaM nAloN ibhtr Fsl pRApt kItIsI= jdoN vA>I !`NdI hY< tusIN vylM `%ty vDyry a»gUrC|. id\dy ho ij\ny ik sArI vA>I dOrAn myrA pirvArek|tR krdA hY⁄ kI eh s|c nhIN hY? 3esy trHM< tuhA.IFsl hu, ibhtr hY= prmySur ny tuhA^ imdwAn dyaAgUaM< Pryb aty zXb ^ F/n dI ejAzt id|tI⁄ mYNaAp,I kAmwAbI dI tulnA `s nAl< jo kuJ tusIN kItAhY< ikvyN kr skdA hM?” jdoN eFrAEm dy lokM ny

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igdA~n dA `%tr sui,aA tM `h pihlM ij\ny nArAznhIN rhy=

igdA~n do imdwAn rAijaM ^ F/dA hY4Fyr igdA~n aty `sdy 300 aAdmI wrdn dir!

k\>y aAX aty dUsry pAsy cly gX= pr `h T|ky hoX snpr Fyr vI `nHM ny aAp,y duSm,M dA ip|CA krnAjArI r|iKaA= 5igdA~n ny s|ukoT dy lokM ^ aAiKaA<“myry ispAhIaM ^ KA, lE kuJ idP< `h bhut T|kyhoX hn= asIN hAly vI imdwAn dy rAijaM zbAh atysAlmu»nA dA ip|CA kr rhy hM=”

6pr su|koT Sihr dy aAgUaM ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA<“asIN tuhA.y ispAhIaM ^ KA, lE kuJ ik`N dyEX?tusIN hAly tIk zbAh aty slmu»nA ^ Fi/aA nhIN hY=”

7tM igdA~n ny aAiKaA< “tusIN sA^ Bojn nhINid\dy= whovAh myrI zbAh aty slm»unA ^ F/n iv|cshAetA krygA= `s toN mgroN< mYN e|Ty vAps aAvMgA=aty mYN tuhA.I cm/I mArUTl dIaM k\i>aAlIaM JA/IaMnAl `Dy/MgA=”

8igdA~n ny su|koT Sihr C|. id|tA aty pnUXl SihrclA igaA= igdA~n ny pnUXl dy lokM koloN Bojnm»igaA< ijvyN ik `sny s|ukoT dy b\idaM koloN m»igaAsI= pr pnUXl dy lokM ny vI igdA~n ^ PhI jvAbid|tA ijh/A s|ukoT dy lokM ny id|tA sI= 9es lEigdA~n ny pnUXl dy lokM ^ aAiKaA< “myry ij|t hAislkrn toN bAad< mYN e|Ty vAps aAvMgA aty fyr esmunAry ^ >Ah idaMgA=”

10zbAh aty slmu»nA aty krIbn 15,000 !dmI@dI `nHM dI fOj krkor Sihr ivKy sn= pUrbI lokM dIFOj dy vI e\ny hI ispAhI bcy sn< ik`N ik `nHM dIFOj dy 120,000 tAktvr ispAhI pihlM hI mr cu|kysn= 11igdA~n aty `sdI fOj ny nboh aty wAgbhArdy SihrM dy pUrb v|l t\bUaM iv|c rih, vAilaM dIs/k dI vrtoN kItI= igdA~n krkor Sihr ivKy aAkyduSm, `%ty hmlA kr id|tA jd ik `h hmlA ho,dI tAk iv|c vI nhIN sn= 12imdwAnI rAjy< zbAhaty slmu»nA n|s gX= pr igdA~n ny `nHM dA ip|CAkItA aty `nHM ^ F/ ilaA= iFr `h aty `sdyaAdmIaM ny `nHM dI FOj iv|c dihSt ilaMdI=

13Fyr woaAS dA pu|tr igdA~n j\g toN vApsaAeaA= igdA~n aty `sdy b\dy e|k phA/I d|ry<ijsdA nM hrs drA sI< rAhIN vAps mu/y= 14igdA~nny su|koT Sihr dy e|k nOjvAn aAdmI ^ F/ ilaA=igdA~n ny `s nOjvAn ^ kuJ svAl pu|Cy= nOjvAn

ny igdA~n lE kuJ nAm ilKy= nOjvAn dA su|koTSihr dy aAgUaM aty bzurgM dy nAm ilKy= `sny 77

aAdmIaM dy nAm dy id|ty=15Fyr igdA~n su|koT Sihr ivKy aA igaA= `sny

`s Sihr dy b\idaM ^ aAiKaA< “eh hn zbAh atyslmu\nA= tusIN eh kih ky myrA mzAk `.AeaA sI<‘asIN tY < tyry T|ky hoX ispAhIaM lE Bojn ik`N dyEX?tU\ hAly t|k zbAh aty slm»unA ^ Fi/aA nhIN=’”16igdA~n ny Sihr dy bzurgM ^ F/ ilaA< aty `nHM^ szA dy, lE mArUTl dIaM k\>ydAr JA/IaM nAlku|iqaA= 17igdA~n ny pnUXl Sihr dA munArA vI>Ah id|tA= Fyr `sny PTy rih, vAly lokM ^ vI mArid|tA=

18Fyr igdA~n ny zbAh slm»unA ^ aAiKaA< “tusINtbor prbt `%ty kuJ b\idaM ^ mAr id|tA sI= `hb\dy ikho ijhy sn?”

zbAh aty slmu»nA ny jvAb id|tA< “`h tuhA.y vrgyhI sn= `nHM iv|coN hr koE rAjkumAr jApdA sI=”

19igdA~n ny aAiKaA< “`h b\dy myry BrA sn⁄ myrImM dy pu|tr⁄ whovAh sAKI hY< jy tusIN `nHM ^ nA mAiraAhu\dA mYN hu, tuhA^ nhIN sI mArnA=”

20Fyr igdA~n wTr v|l mui/aA= wTr igdA~ndA plyQA pu|tr sI= igdA~n ny `s^ aAiKaA= “enHMrAijaM ^ ktl kr dy=” pr wTr hAly b|cA hI sIaty .rdA sI= es lE `h aAp,I tlvAr nhIN sIk|>dA=

21Fyr zbAh aty slm»unA ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA<“aA< sA^ Kud mAr dy= tU\ aAdmI hY aty eh k\m krnlE kAFI tAkt r|KdA hY=” es lE igdA~n `%iQaAaty zbAh aty slm»unA ^ mAr id|tA= Fyr `s ny `nHMdy ~QM dIaM grdnM iv|coN c\n dy !kAr dI@ sjAvqMlAh lEaM=

igdA~n e|k XFod b,A`NdA hY22esrAXl dy lokM ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA< “tusIN

sA^ imdwAn lokM pAsoN bcAeaA= es lE hu, sA.y`%pr hkUmt kro= asIN cAhu\dy hM ik tusIN< tuhA.Apu|tr aty tuhA.A potrA sA.y `%pr rAj krn=”

23pr igdA~n ny esrAXl dy lokM ^ aAiKaA<“whovAh tuhA.A hAkm hovygA= mYN tuhA.y `%pr hkUmtnhIN krMgA= aty myrA pu|tr tuhA.y `%pr hkUmt nhINkrygA=”

24kuJ `h lok ijnHM ^ esrAXl dy lokM ny hrAeaAsI< eSmAXlI sn= aty eSmAXlI b\dy sony dI vAlI

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pA`Ndy sn= es lE igdA~n ny esrAXl dy lokM^ aAiKaA< “mYN cAhu\dA hM ik tusIN myry lE b|s ehe|k g|l kro= mYN cAhu\dA hM ik tuhA.y iv|coN hryk jA,A<aAp,IaM j\g iv|c hAisl kItIaM hoEaM cIzM iv|coNe|k-e|k sony dI vAlI dyvy=”

25es lE esrAXl dy lokM ny igdA~n ^ aAiKaA<“jo vI tU\ cAhu\dA hYN asIN KuSI nAl dyvMgy=” es lE`nHM ny zmIn `%ty e|k koq ivCA id|tA= hryk b\dy nyk\n dI e|k vAlI koq `%ty su|q id|tI= 26jdoN eh k\nMdIaM vAlIaM ek|QIaM kItIaM gEaM< enHM dA vzn43 pØN. sI= enHM iv|c `h hor sugAtM SAiml nhINsn ijh/IaM esrAXl dy lokM ny igdA~n ^ id|tIaM=`nHM ny `s^ c\n dI Skl vAly gih,y vI id|ty atya|K dy h\JUaM vrgy gih,y vI= aty `nHM ny `s^bYNg,I cogy vI id|ty= eh `h cIzM sn ijh/IaMimdwAn lokM dy rAijaM ny pihnIaM sn= `nHM ny`s^ imdwAn rAijaM dy ~QM dIaM j\zIrIaM vIid|tIaM= 27igdA~n ny sony dA e|k XFod b,AeaAaty es ^ aAp,y j|dI ngr< aAFrAh iv|c r|K id|tA=esrAXl dy sAry lokM ny es dI `pAsnA kItI= estrHM< esrAXl dy lok prmySur dy vFAdAr nhIN sn<`nHM ny XFod dI `pAsnA kItI= XFod e|k iSk\jAb, igaA ijsny igdA~n aty `sdy pirvAr ^ pApvAly pAsy lA id|tA=

igdA~n dI mØt28imdwAnI@ ^ esrAXlI@ dI hkUmt hyQM rih,

lE mzbUr kItA ig!= imdwAnI@ ny hor koE muSiklpyS nhIN kItI= es lE jdoN t|k igdA~n ij`NdAirhA< `Ty `s DrtI ty 40 sAlM tIk SMtI rhI=

29woaAS dA pu|tr wr|ubaAl (igdA~n) Gr clAigaA= 30igdA~n dy aAp,y 70 pu|tr sn= `sdy e\nyizaAdA pu|tr es lE sn ik`N ik `s dIaM bhutsArIaM ptnIaM sn= 31igdA~n dI e|k Gr vAlIsI jo ik Skm Sihr iv|c rih\dI sI= `s ptnI toN`sdA e|k pu|tr sI aty `s dA nM abImlk sI=

32es trHM woaAS dA pu|tr igdA~n bu>Apy dI c\gIpkyrI `mr iv|c miraA= igdA~n ^ `s mkbry iv|cdFnAeaA igaA ijh/A `sdy iptA< woaAS dA sI=`h mkbrA aAFrAh Sihr ivKy hY ij|Ty abIazrpirvAr rih\dA hY= 33ijvyN hI igdA~n miraA<esrAXl dy lok e|k vArI Fyr prmySur dy vFAdArnhIN rhy — `h baAl dy ip|Cy l|g gX= `nHM nybaAl brIt ^ aAp,A dyvtA b,A ilaA= 34esrAXl

dy lokM ^ whovAh `nHM dA prmySur cyty nhIN irhA<hAlM ik whovAh ny `nHM ^ `nHM dy `nHM smUh duSm,MtoN bcAeaA sI ijh/y esrAXl dy lokM dy aAly-duaAlyrih\dy sn= 35esrAXl dy lok wru|baAl (igdA~n)dy pirvAr dy vI vFAdAr nhIN rhy< BAvyN `sny `nHMlE anykM c\gIaM g|lM kItIaM sn=

abImlk rAjA b,dA hYabImlk w|rubaAl (igdA~n) dA pu|tr sI=abImlk aAp,y `nHM cAicaM kol igaA ijh/y

Skm Sihr iv|c rih\dy sn= `sny aAp,y cAicaM atymAtA dy sAry pirvAr ^ aAiKaA< 2“Skm Sihr dy aAgUaM^ eh svAl pu|Co; ‘kI tuhA.y lE wr|ubaAl dy s|trpu|trM dI hkUmt ibhtr hY jM isrF e|k aAdmI dIhkUmt? cyty r|Ko< mYN tuhA.A irStydAr hM=’”

3abImlk dy cAicaM ny Skm dy !gU@ nAl g|lkItI aty `nHM ^ eh svAl pu|iCaA= Skm dy aAgUaMny abImlk dy ip|Cy l|g, dA inr,A kItA aty aAiKaA<“aAKrkAr `h sA.A BrA hY=” 4es lE Skm dyaAgUaM ny abImlk ^ cMdI dy 70 is|ky id|ty= ehcMdI baAl brIT dyvty dy m»dr dI sI= abImlk ny`s cMdI ^ gulAm KrId, lE vrit!= eh aAdmIbykAr aty lAprvAh sn aty ij|Ty vI abImlk jMdA`h `sdy nAl jMdy=

5abImlk aAFrAh ivKy aAp,y iptA dy Gr igaA=`s ny aAp,y BrAvM< aAp,y iptA wr|ubaAl igdA~ndy 70 pu|trM ^ e|ko p|Tr `%ty ktl kr id|tA= prwr|ubaAl dA sB toN CoqA pu|tr woTAm abImlk toN CupigaA aty bc inkilaA= 6Fyr Skm aty im|loo dy Grdy sAry aAgU ek|Qy ho ky aAX= `h sAry lok Skm iv|cv|.y ru|K vAly T|m lAgy ek|Qy hoX aty abImlk ^aAp,A rAjA b,A ilaA=

woTAm dI khA,I7woTAm ny sui,aA ik Skm Sihr dy aAgUaM ny

abImlk ^ rAjA b,A id|tA hY= jdoN `sny eh g|lsu,I tM `h jAky gir|zIm phA/ dI coqI `%ty K/A hoigaA= woTAm ny lokM ^ eh khA,I `%cI aAvAz iv|csu,AE:

Skm Sihr dy aAgUP myrI g|l su,o Fyr prmySur^ tuhA.I g|l sun, idP=

8e|k idn ru|KM ny aAp,y `%pr rAj krn lEe|k rAjA cui,aA ru|KM ny jYtUn dy ru|K ^ aAiKaA<“tU\ sA.A rAjA b, jA=”

9

inaAEaM 9:9-31 2729pr jYtUn dy ru|K ny aAiKaA< “aAdmI ty dyvty

myry tyl lE myrI `stt krdy hn= kI mY aAp,Atyl bnA`,o hq jA,A cAhIdA tM jo mYN hornMru|KM `%pr hkUmt kr skM⁄”

10tM ru|KM ny a»jIr dy ru|K ^ aAiKaA< “aA sA.ArAjA b, jA=”

11pr a»jIr dy ru|K ny !iK! “kI mY^ aAp,Ac\gA ty im|QA Fl pYdA krno C|. dy,A cAhIdA hYtM jo mYN hornM ru|KM `%ty hkUmt kr skM⁄”

12Fyr ru|KM ny a»gUr dI vyl ^ aAiKaA< “aAsA.A rAjA b, jA=”

13pr a»gUrI vyl ny aAiKaA< “myrI mYa aAdmIaMty rAijaM ^ KuS krdI hY= kI mYN isrF hornM ru|KM`%ty rAj krn lE aAp,I mYa bnA`,I C|.dy,I cAhIdI hY⁄”

14aKIr iv|c sAry ru|KM ny k\i.aAlI JA/I ^aAiKaA< “aA sA.A rAjA b, jA=”

15pr k\i.aAlI JA/I ny aAiKaA< “jy tusIN s|cmu|cmY^ aAp,A rAjA bnA`,A cAhu\dy ho tM aAP myrICM hyQM iqkA,A b,A lP= pr jy tusIN eh g|lnhIN krnA cAhu\dy tM k\i.aAlI JA/I iv|coN a|ginkl, idP= `s a|g iv|c lbAnon dy idaArdy ru|KM ^ vI s/n idP=”

16“es lE hu,< jykr tusIN pUrI emAndArI dAivKAvA kItA hu\dA jdoN tusIN abImlk ^ !p,y rAjyvjoN cui,! sI< tM myrI e|CA hY ik tusIN `s nAlpRs\n rho= jy tusIN wru|baAl aty `sdy pirvAr nAlbylAg rhy hoN aty jykr tusIN wru|b!l nAl `sdIe|CA mutAbk ivhAr kItA hY tM eh sB kuJ shI hY=17pr soco myry iptA ny tuhA.y luE kI kItA sI= myrAiptA tuhA.y lE li/aA `sny aAp,I jAn Ktry iv|cpAE jdoN `sny tuhA^ imdwAn lokM toN bcAeaA sI=18pr hu, tusIN myry iptA dy pirvAr dy ivru|D ho gX hotusIN myry iptA dy 70 pu|trM ^ e|ko p|Tr `%ty mArid|tA= tusIN abImlk< myry iptA dI dAsI dy pu|tr ^Skm Sihr dA nvM rAjA b,A id|tA< ik`N ik `htuhA.A irStydAr hY= 19es lE jy tusIN a|j wr|ubaAlaty `sdy pirvAr nAl pUrI trHM vFAdAr rhy ho< tMmY^ `mId hY ik tusIN abImlk nAl vI aAp,y rAjyvjoN KuS ho= aty mY^ `mId hY ik `h vI tuhA.y nAlpRs\n hovygA=

20pr Skm aty im|lo pirvAr dy aAgUP< jy tusINQIk ivhAr nA kItA hovy tM abImlk tuhA^ tbAh

kr dyvy aty tusIN vI abImlk ^ tbAh krdyvoNgy=”

21eh sArA kuJ kih, toN bAd woTAm dO/ igaA=`h bxyr nAm dy Sihr iv|c B|j ky jA vi/aA= `h`sy Sihr iv|c irhA ik`N ik `h aAp,y BrA abImlktoN .rdA sI=

abImlk Skm dy ivru|D l/dA hY22abImlk ny esrAXl dy lokM `%ty it\n sAl rAj

kItA= 23----24abImlk ny wr|ubaAl dy 70 pu|trM ^ mAr

id|tA sI= `h abImlk dy aAp,y BrA sn⁄ Skm dyaAgUaM ny `s ^ aijhA krn iv|c mdd kItI sI=es lE prmySur ny abImlk aty Skm dy aAgUaMivckAr e|k duSq aAtmA ^ Byj id|tA< aty `nHM nyabImlk dy ivru|D ivdRoh kr id|tA= 25Skm dy aAgUhu, hor vDyry abImlk ^ ps\d nhIN krdy sn= `nHMny !dmI@ ^ phA/IaM dIaM coqIaM `%ty GAt lgAky ibQA id|tA tM jo `h sAry wAtrIaM ty hmlA krky`nHM ^ lu|q sk,= abImlk ^ enHM hmilaM dA ptAl|g igaA=

26e|k b\dA ijsdA nM gaAl sI aty jo abd dApu|tr sI< aAp,y BrAvM smyt Skm Sihr iv|c aAvisaA= Skm Sihr dy aAgUaM ny gaAl `%ty BrosAkrn aty `sdy ip|Cy l|g, dA inr,A kr ilaA=

27e|k idn Skm dy lok KytM iv|c a»gUr to/n gX=lokM ny a»gUrM ^ mYa bnA`, lE ncoi/aA= aty Fyr`nHM ny aAp,y dyvty dy m»dr ivKy dAvt kItI= lokMny KADA pItA aty abImlk ^ burA BlA aAiKaA=

28Fyr abd dy pu|tr gaAl ny aAiKaA< “asIN Skmdy b\dy hM= asIN abImlk dA hukm ik`N m»nIX? `hkI socdA hY ik `h kO, hY? abImlk wr|ubaAl dypu|trM iv|coN e|k hY< QIk? aty abImlk ny zbUl ^aAp,A aiDkArI b,AeaA< QIk? sA^ abImlk dAhukm nhIN m»n,A cAhIdA⁄ sA^ aAp,y lokM dy ip|Cyl|g,A cAhIdA hY< hmor dy lokM dy= (hmor Skm dAiptA sI=) 29jy tusIN mY^ enHM lokM dA kmM.r b,AidP tM mYN abImlk ^ tbAh kr idaMgA= mYN `s^aAKMgA< ‘aAp,I FOj itaAr kr aty j\g krn lEbAhr aA=’”

30jbUl Skm Sihr dA gvrnr sI= zbUl ny `hg|l su, lE ijh/I abd dy pu|tr gaAl ny aAKI sI<aty zbUl bhut gu|sy iv|c aA igaA= 31zbUl ny arumAhSihr iv|c abImlk v|l s\dySvAhk Byjy= s\dyS ehhY:

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abd dy pu|tr gaAl aty gaAl dy BrA SkmSihr iv|c aA gX hn= `h tyry lE musIbtMpYdA kr rhy hn= gaAl sAry Sihr ^ tyry ivru|DB/kA irhA hY= 32es lE hu, tY aty tyry b\idaM^ a|j rAt aA jA,A cAhIdA hY aty Sihr toNbAhr KytM a»dr Cup jA,A cAhIdA hY= 33Fyr< jdoNsvyry sUrj c/Hy< Sihr `%ty hmlA kr dy,A= gaAlaty `sdy b\dy Sihr toN bAhr tyry nAl l/n lEaA`,gy= jdoN `h aAdmI l/n lE bAhr aA`,tM jo kuJ tU\ `nHM nAl kr skdA hYN `nHM nAlkrnA=

34es lE abImlk aty `sdy sAry ispAhI rAtvyly `%Q Kloty aty Sihr v|l gX= `h ispAhI cArBAgM iv|c v\.y gX= `h Skm Sihr dy ny/y Cup gX=35abd dA pu|tr gaAl bAhr inkilaA aty SkmSihr dy drvAzy `%ty KlotA sI= jdoN gaAl PTy KlotAhoeaA sI< abImlk aty `sdy ispAhI aAp,IaMCup,gAhM iv|coN bAhr inkl aAX=

36gaAl ny ispAhIaM ^ dyiKaA= gaAl ny zbUl ^aAiKaA< “dyK e|Ty lok phA/M iv|coN hyQM aA rhy hn=”

pr zbUl ny aAiKaA< “tU\ isrF phA/M dy prCAvyNdyK irhA hYN= bs prCAvyN lokM vrgy jApdy hn=”

37pr e|k vAr Fyr g!l ny aAiKaA< “lok DrtIdI `%cI TM toN hyQM aA rhy hn= aty PTy⁄ mYN e|k qoly^ Biv|KvktA dy dRKt dy ny/y vyiKaA hY=” 38zbUl nygaAl ^ aAiKaA< “tU\ hu, F/M ik`N nhIN mAr irhA?tU\ aAiKaA sI< ‘abImlk kO, hY? asIN `sdA hukmik`N m»nIX?’ tU\ `nHM lokM ^ itRskAiraA sI= hu,bAhr jAky `nHM nAl l/=”

39es lE g!l ny Skm dy aAgUaM dI abImlknAl l/n iv|c agvAE kItI= 40abImlk aty `sdyb\idaM ny gaAl aty `sdy b\idaM dA ip|CA kItA=gaAl dy b\dy Skm Sihr dy drvAzy v|l vAips B|jy=bhut sAry gaAl dy b\dy< estoN pihlM ik `h drvAzyt|k vAps jA sk,< mAry gX=

41Fyr abImlk arUmAh Sihr ^ vAps clA igaA=aty zbUl ny gaAl aty `sdy BrAvM ^ Skm SihrC|. jA, lE mzbUr kr id|tA=

42agly idn Skm dy lok KytM iv|c k\m krn lEgX= abImlk ^ esdA ptA l|g igaA= 43es lEabImlk ny aAp,y aAdmIaM ^ it\n ih|isaM iv|c v\.id|tA= `h Skm dy lokM `%ty acAnk hmlA krnAcAhu\dA sI= es lE `sny aAp,y aAdmIaM ^ KytM

a»dr CupA id|tA= jdoN `sny lokM ^ Sihr iv|coN bAhraA`NidaM dyiKaA< tM `%Cl ipaA aty `nHM `%ty hmlAkr id|tA= 44abImlk aty `sdA qolA Skm v|l jMdydrvAzy dy ny/y dy sTAn ty B|j ky gX= dUsry do qolybAhr KytM ivcly lokM v|l B|jy aty `nHM ^ mAr id|tA=45Fyr abImlk aty `sdy aAdmI `h sArA idn SkmSihr dy ivru|D l/dy rhy abImlk aty `sdy aAdmIaMny Skm Sihr `%ty kbzA kr ilaA aty `s Sihr dylokM ^ mAr id|tA Fyr abImlk ny Sihr ^ >Ah >yrIkr id|tA aty K».rM `%ty nmk iC/k id|tA=

46PTy Skm ivcly munAry iv|c kuJ lok rih\dy sn=jdoN `nHM ny sui,aA ik Skm dy lokM nAl kI vApiraAsI< `h jA ky !p,y dyvty Xl byrIT< dy m»dr dy sBtoN sur|iKat kmry iv|c luk gX=

47abImlk ny sui,aA ik Skm munAry dy sAry aAgUek|Qy hoX sn= 48es lE abImlk aty `sdy sAryaAdmI slmon prbt `%pr gX= abImlk ny e|kkuhA/A cu|ikaA aty kuJ qih,IaM k|q id|tIaM= `sny`nHM qAh,IaM ^ aAp,y moi>aM `%ty cu|k ilaA= FyrabImlk ny aAp,y nAl dy aAdmIaM ^ aAiKaA< “CytIkro⁄ ijvyN mYN kItA hY tusIN vI `vyN hI kro=” 49eslE sAry aAdmIaM ny qAh,IaM k|q lEaM atyabImlk dy ip|Cy ho tury= `nHM ny `h qAh,IaM dyvtyXl brIT dy sB toN sur|iKat kmry dy nAl >yrI lAkyr|K id|tIaM= Fyr `nHM ny kmry ^ a|g lA id|tI= e\JSkm dy munAry iv|c rih, vAly tkrIbn 1,000 aØrtMaty mrd mAry gX=

abImlk dI mØt50Fyr abImlk aty `sdy aAdmI tybys Sihr ^

gX= abImlk aty `sdy b\idaM ny `s Sihr`%ty kbzA kr ilaA= pr `s Sihr a»dr e|k mzbUtmunArA sI= 51sAry aAgU< mrd aty aØrtM munAryv|l B|jy= jdoN `h munAry a»dr cly gX< `nHM nyaAp,y-!p ^ a»dr b\d kr ilaA aty C|t `%ty c/HgX= 52abImlk aty `sdy aAdmI munAry kol `s`%ty hmlA krn lE aAX= `h a|g lA`, lEmunAry dy drvAzy t|k igaA= 53pr jdoN `h munAry dydrvAzy ty KlotA sI< e|k aørt ny C|t `%toN c|kI dApu/ `sdy isr `%ty su|q id|tA= ijsny `sdy isr dyqoqy-qoqy kr id||ty= 54abImlk ny CytI nAl `s nOkr^< ijh/A `sdy hiTaAr cu|kI KlotA sI< aAiKaA<“aAp,I tlvAr sUt lY aty mY^ mAr dy= mYN cAhu\dAhM ik tU\ mY^ mAr dyvyN tM jo lok mY^ eh nA aAK,<

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‘e|k aØrt ny abImlk ^ mAr id|tA=’” es lEnOkr ny abImlk `%pr tlvAr dA vAr kItA atyabImlk mr igaA= 55esrAXl dy lokM ny dyiKaA ikabImlk mAiraA igaA hY= es lE `h sAry Gr clygX=

56es trHM prmySur ny abImlk ^ `sdy m»dy k\mMdI szA id|tI= abImlk ny aAp,y 70 BrAvM ^ mArkyaAp,y hI iptA dy i˘KlAF pAp kItA sI= 57prmySur nySkm Sihr dy lokM ^ vI `nHM dy m»dy k\mM dI szAid|tI= es lE ijh/IaM g|lM woTAm ny aAKIaM sn`h s|c is|D hoEaM= (woTAm wr|ubaAl dA sB toN CoqApu|tr sI= wr|ubaAl igdA~n sI=)

inaMkAr tobAjdoN abImlk mr igaA< prmySur ny esrAXldy lokM ^ bcA`, lE e|k hor inaMkAr

ByijaA= `s aAdmI dA nM tobA sI= tobA puaAh nM dye|k aAdmI dA pu|tr sI= puaAh dodo nM dy e|k aAdmIdA pu|tr sI= tobA iw|sAkAr dy pirvAr-smUh iv|coN sI=tobA SAmIr Sihr iv|c rih\dA sI= SAmIr SihreFrAEm dy phA/I pRdyS iv|c sI= 2tobA esrAXl dylokM lE 23 vrHy t|k inaMkAr irhA= Fyr tobA mrigaA aty `s^ SAmIr Sihr iv|c dFnAeaA igaA=

inaMkAr wAEr3jdoN tobA miraA tM prmySur v|loN e|k hor inaMkAr

ByijaA igaA= `s aAdmI dA nM wAEr sI= wAEriglaAd dy elAky iv|c rih\dA sI= wAEr 22 virHaMt|k esrAXl dy lokM dA inaMkAr irhA= 4wAEr dy30 pu|tr sn= jo ik 30 KoitaM dI svArI krdy sn=enHM 30 pu|trM dA igl!d ivcly 30 ngrM ty kAbUsI= eh Sihr a|j t|k vI wAEr dy ngr aKvA`Ndyhn= 5wAEr mr igaA aty kAmon Sihr iv|c dFnAeaAigaA=

a»monIaM dI esrAXl dy ivru|D l/AE6esrAXl dy lok Fyr PhI g|lM krn l|gy ijnHM ^

whovAh ny m»dA aAiKaA sI= `h JUQy dyvitaM baAlaty aStAroT dI `pAsnA krn l|g pX= `h arAmdy lokM dy dyvitaM< sIdon dy lokM dy dyvitaM< moaAbdy lokM dy dyvitaM< a»mon dy lokM dy dyvitaM< iFlstIdy lokM dy dyvitaM dI `pAsnA krn l|gy= esrAXldy lokM ny whovAh ^ C|. id|tA aty `sdI syvA krntoN hq gX=

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7es lE prmySur esrAXl dy lokM nAl nArAz hoigaA= whovAh ny iFlstInI lokM aty a»monI lokM ^ejAzt id|tI ik `nHM ^ hrA dy,= 8Psy sAl `nHMlokM ny esrAXl dy `nHM lokM ^ tbAh kr id|tAijh/y iglaAd dy elAky iv|c wrdn ndI dy purbvAly pAsy rih\dy sn= eh PhI DrtI sI ij|Ty amorIlok rih cu|ky sn= esrAXl dy `nHM lokM ny 18 vrHyt|k du|K BoigaA= 9Fyr a»monI lok wrdn ndI dy pArcly gX= `h whUdAh ibnwAmIn aty ixFrAEm dylokM nAl l/n lE gX= a»monI lokM ny esrAXl dylokM ^ bhut tklIFM id|tIaM=

10es lE esrAXl dy lokM ny whovAh a|gy shAetAlE pukAr kItI= `nHM aAiKaA< “hy prmySur< asIN tyryi˘KlAF pAp kItA hY= asIN aAp,y prmySur ^ C|. kyJUQy dyvty baAl dI `pAsnA kItI=”

11whovAh ny esrAXl dy lokM ^ jvAb id|tA< “tusINmyry a|gy PdoN pukAr kItI sI jdoN imsr dy lokM< a»morIlokM< a»monI lokM aty iFlstInI lokM ny tuhA^ nuksAnphu\cAeaA sI= mYN tuhA^ enHM lokM toN bcAeaA sI=12tusIN PdoN myry a|gy pukAr kItI jdoN sIdon dy lokM<amAlykI lokM aty imdwAnI lokM ny tuhA^ du|K id|tA=mYN tuhA^ `nHM lokM toN vI bcAeaA= 13pr tusIN mY^C|. ky hornM dyvitaM dI `pAsnA krn l|g pX=es lE hu, mYN dubArA tuhA^ nhIN bcAvMgA= 14tusIN`nHM dyvitaM dI `pAsnA krnI ps\d krdy ho< eslE jAP `nHM dyvitaM ^ shAetA lE pukAro= jdoNtusIN musIbt iv|c ho tM `nHM dyvitaM ^ tuhA^ bcA`,idP=”

15pr esrAXl dy lokM ny whovAh ^ aAiKaA< “asIpAp kItA hY= tusIN jo cAho sA.y nAl kro= pr a|j sA^bcAP=” 16Fyr esrAXl dy lokM ny ivdySI dyvitaM^ prHM su|q id|tA aty e|k vAr Fyr whovAh dI `pAsnAkrn l|gy pX= es lE whovAh hor vDyry esrAXldy du|KM ^ vyKky nA shAr sikaA=

iwFtAh aAgU vjoN cui,aA jMdA hY17a\monI lok j\g lE ek|Qy ho gX= `nHM dA .yrA

iglaAd dy elAky iv|c sI= esrAXl dy lok ek|Qyho gX= `nHM dA .yrA imsfAh Sihr ivKy sI= 18iglaAddy elAky iv|c rih\dy lokM dy aAgUaM ny aAiKaA< “ijh/AvI a»mon dy lokM dy ivru|D hmlA krn iv|c sA.IagvAE krygA `h iglaAd iv|c rih\dy sAry lokM dAmuKI b, jAvygA=”

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iwFtAh iglaAd dy pirvAr-smUh iv|coN sI=`h tAktvr ispAhI sI= pr iwFtAh e|k

vysvA dA pu|tr sI= `sdA iptA iglaAd nM dA e|kaAdmI sI= 2iglaAd dI ptnI dy kE pu|tr sn=jdoN `h pu|tr v|.y hoX tM `h iwFtAh ^ ps\d nhINsI krdy= `nHM pu|trM ny iwFtAh ^ aAp,A ksbA C|.jA, lE mzbUr kr id|tA= `nHM ny `s^ aAiKaA<“tY sA.y iptA dI jAedAd iv|coN kuJ vI nhIN imlygA=”tU\ iksy hor aØrt dA pu|tr hYN= 3es lE iwFtAhaAp,y BrAvM kAr, dUr clA igaA aty tob iv|c rih,l|gA= kuJ aAdmIaM dy qoilaM ny iwFtAh dA ip|CAkrnA SurU kr id|tA< aty `h `sdy nAl CApy mArnlE gX= 4kuJ smyN bAd a»monI lok esrAXl dy lokMnAl l/ pX= 5a\monI lok esrAXl dy i˘KlAF l/rhy sn< es lE iglaAd dy bzurg iwFtAh kolgX= `h cAhu\dy sI ik iwFtAh tob dI DrtI C|. kyvAps iglaAd aA jAvy=”

6bzurgM ny iwFtAh ^ aAiKaA< “aA aty sA.A aAgUb, jA tM jo asIN a»monI lokM nAl j\g kr skIX=”

7pr iwFtAh ny iglaAd dI DrtI dy bzurgM ^aAiKaA< “tusIN mY^ myry iptA dy GroN k|i>aA sI= tusINmY^ nFrt krdy ho⁄ es lE hu, myry kol ik`N aArhy ho jdoN ik tusIN musIbt iv|c ho?”

8iglaAd dy bzurgM ny iwFtAh ^ aAiKaA< “ehIkAr, hY ik asIN hu, tyry kol aAX hM= imhrbAnIkrky sA.y nAl aA aty a»monI lokM nAl l/= tU\ iglaAddy rih, vAly sAry lokM dA kmM.r hovyNgA=”

9tM iwFtAh ny iglaAd dy bzurgM ^ aAiKaA< “jytusIN cAhu\dy ho ik mYN vAps iglaAd iv|c aAvM atya»monI lokM nAl j\g krM< tM QIk hY= pr jy whovAhny myrI ij|t, iv|c shAetA kItI tM mYN tuhA.A nvMaAgU hovMgA=”

10iglaAd dy bzurgM ny iwFtAh ^ aAiKaA< “asINjo t\U vI aAK rhy hM< whovAh hr g|l su, irhA hY= atyasIN hr `h g|l krn dA ekrAr krdy hM jo tU\ sA^krn lE aAKyNgA=”

11es lE iwFtAh iglaAd dy bzurgM (aAgUaM)nAl clA igaA= `nHM lokM ny iwFtAh ^ aAp,A aAgUaty kmM.r b,A ilaA= iwFtAh ny imsfAh Sihriv|c whovAh dy sAmH,y aAp,y sAry Sbd duhrAX=

iwFtAh dA a»mon dy rAjy ^ s\dyS12iwFtAh ny a»monIaM dy rAjy kol s\dySvAhk Byjy=

s\dySvAhkM ny rAjy ^ eh s\dyS id|tA: “a»monIaM aty

11 esrAXl dy lokM drimaAn kI Jg/A hY? tU\ sA.y `%tyl/n lE ik`N aAeaA hYN?”

13a»monIaM dy rAjy ny iwFtAh dy s\dySvAhkM ^aAiKaA< “asIN esrAXl dy nAl ivru|D lE l/ rhyhM ik`N ik `nHM ny imsr toN vAps aA`, toN bAadsA.I DrtI Koh lE= `nHM ny arnon ndI toN wbokndI t|k aty `|To wrdn ndI t|k dI sA.I DrtI m|llE sI= hu, sA^ sA.I DrtI< SMtI nAl vAps dydyvo=”

14es lE iwFtAh dy s\dySvAhk eh s\dyS iwFtAhv|l vAps lYky aAX= Fyr iwFtAh ny a»monIaM dy rAjyv|l s\dySvAhk dubArA Byjy= 15`h eh s\dyS lYky gX:

ehI hY jo iwFtAh aAKdA hY: esrAXl dy moaAbdy lokM dI DrtI jM a»mon dy lokM dI DrtI nhINm|lI= 16jdoN esrAXl dy lok imsr dI DrtI toNbAhr aAX< tM esrAXl dy lok mArUTl iv|c clygX= esrAXl dy lok lAl sAgr iv|c cly gX=Fyr `h kAdyS ^ cly gX= 17esrAXl dy lokM nyrAjy adom v|l s\dySvAhk Byjy= s\dySvAhkM nye|k iraAet m»gI= `nHM ny aAiKaA< “esrAXldy lokM ^ aAp,I DrtI iv|coN l\G jA, idP=”pr adom dy rAjy ny sA^ aAp,I DrtI iv|coN nhINl\G, id|tA= asIN eho s\dyS moaAb dy rAjy ^ByijaA= pr moaAb dy rAjy ny vI sA^ aAp,I DrtIiv|coN l\G, dI ejAzt nhIN id|tI= es lEesrAXl dy lok kAdyS ivKy Qihr gX=

18Fyr esrAXl dy lok mArUTl iv|coN hoky atyadom dI DrtI aty moaAb dI DrtI dy iknAiraMduaAilPN dI l\Gy= `nHM ny moaAb dI DrtI dypUrb v|l sFr kItA= `nHM ny arnon ndI dydUsry pAsy moaAb dI DrtI dI srh|d ty aAp,A.yrA lA ilaA= `nHM ny moaAb dI DrtI dI srh|dpAr nhIN kItI sI= 19Fyr esrAXl dy lokM nyamorI lokM dy rAjy< sIhon v|l s\dySvAhk Byjy=sIhon hSbon Sihr dA rAjA sI= s\dySvAhkM nypu|iCaA< “esrAXl dy lokM ^ aAp,I DrtI iv|coNl\G jA, idP= asIN aAp,I DrtI ty jA,A cAhu\dyhM=” 20pr amorI lokM dy rAjy sIhon ny esrAXldy lokM ^ aAp,IaM srh|dM pAr nhIN krnid|tIaM= sIhon ny aAp,y sAry b\dy ek|Qy krkywhAs ivKy .yrA lA ilaA= tM a»morI lokM nyesrAXl dy lokM nAl j\g kItI= 21pr whovAh<esrAXl dy prmySur ny esrAXl dy lokM dI sIhonaty `sdI FOj ^ hrA`, iv|c shAetA kItI=

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es lE a»morI lokM dI DrtI esrAXl dy lokMdI jYdAd b, gE= 22es trHM< esrAXlIaM nyamorIaM dI sArI zmIn dA kbzA lY il!= `hDrtI arnon ndI toN lYky wbok ndI t|k atymArUTl toN wrdn ndI t|k jMdI sI=

23eh whovAh< esrAXl dA prmySur hI sIijsny amorI lokM ^ aAp,I DrtI C|., lEmzbUr kItA= aty whovAh ny eh DrtI esrAXldy lokM ^ dy id|tI= kI tusIN socdy ho ik tusINesrAXl dy lokM ^ eh DrtI C|., lE mzbUrkr skdy ho? 24av|S hI tusIN `s DrtI `%tyrih skdy ho ijh/I tuhA^ tuhA.y dyvty Skm nyid|tI hY= es lE asIN `s DrtI `%ty rhMgyijh/I whovAh sA.y prmySur ny sA^ id|tI hY⁄ 25kItusIN iksy trHM vI is|for dy pu|tr bAlAk* nAloNibhtr ho? `h moaAb dI DrtI dA rAjA sI= kI`sny esrAXl dy lokM nAl Jg/A kItA sI? kI`h s|cmu|c esrAXl dy lokM nAl li/aA sI?26esrAXl dy lok hSbon Sihr aty esdy aAly-duaAly dy ksibaM iv|c 300 sAlM toN rih rhyhn= esrAXl dy lok aroxyr Sihr aty esdyaAly-duaAly dy ksibaM iv|c 300 sAlM toN rihrhy hn esrAXl dy lok arnon ndI dy nAl-nAll|gdy sAry SihrM iv|c 300 sAlM toN rih rhy hn=tusIN enHM sAry SihrM ^ es sAry smyN dOrAnKoh, dI koiSSA ik`N nhIN kItI? 27esrAXl dylokM ny tuhA.y ivru|D koE pAp nhIN kItA= prtusIN esrAXl dy lokM dy i˘KlAF bhut mA/I g|lkr rhy ho= sA.A whovAh< s|cA inaMkAr< inr,Akry ik kI asIN esrAXl dy lok< shI hM jM a»monIlok⁄

28a\monI lokM dy rAjy ny iwFtAh dy es s\dyS ^su,n toN enkAr kr id|tA=

iwFtAh dA ekrAr29Fyr whovAh dA aAtmA iwFtAh iv|c aA igaA=

iwFtAh iglaAd aty mn|Sh dy elAky iv|coN l\iGaA=`h iglaAd dy imsfAh Sihr iv|c igaA= iglaAddy Sihr imsfAh toN< iwFtAh a»monI lokM dI DrtIiv|coN hoky l\iGaA=

30iwFtAh ny whovAh nAl e|k ekrAr kItA= `sny

is|por dA pu|tr bAlk `s dI khA,I lE ig,tI 22:24.

aAiKaA< “jy tusIN mY^ amonI lokM ^ hrA`, dyvo<

31tM mYN `h pihlI cIz Byq krMgA ijh/I `doN myryGr toN bAhr aAvygI jdoN mYN ij|t hAisl krky vApsaAvMgA= mYN es ^ whovAh a|gy hom dI Byq c/HAvMgA=”

32Fyr iwFtAh amonI lokM dI DrtI v|l clA igaA=iwFtAh ny amonI lokM nAl j\g kItI= whovAh ny`sdI `nHM ^ hrA`, iv|c shAetA kItI= 33`sny`nHM ^ aroxyr toN lYky im»nIT Sihr tIk hrA id|tA=iwFtAh ny 20 SihrM `%ty kbzA kr ilaA= Fyr `ha»monI lokM nAl abyl kyrAimm Sihr t|k li/aA=esrAXl dy lokM ny a»monI lokM ^ hrA id|tA= eha»monI lokM lE krArI hAr sI=

34iwFtAh imsfAh vAps clA igaA= iwFtAhaAp,y Gr igaA aty `sdI DI `s^ iml, lE GrtoN bAhr aAE= `h t\bUirn vjA rhI sI aty n|c rhIsI= `h `sdI eklOtI DI sI= iwFtAh `s^ bhutipaAr krdA sI= iwFtAh dy hor koE DIaM pu|tr nhINsn= 35jdoN iwFtAh ny dyiKaA ik `sdI DI `s^SuBkAmnAvM dy, vAsty `sdy Gr toN bAhr aA`,vAlI sB toN pihlI cIz sI< `sny aAp,A gm pRgqkrn lE aAp,y k|p/y pA/ lX= aty aAiKaA< “Pho<myrIX DIX⁄ tU\ mY brbAd kr id|tA hY⁄ tU\ mY bhut-bhut`dAs kr id|tA hY= mYN whovAh a|gy e|k ekrAr kItAsI< aty mYN `s^ bdl nhIN skdA⁄”

36tM `sdI DI ny iwFtAh ^ aAiKaA< “iptA jI<tusIN whovAh a|gy e|k ekrAr kItA hY= es lEekrAr pUrA kro= PhI kro jo tusIN krn lE aAiKaAsI= aAiKrkAr whovAh ny tuhA.y duSm,M< a»monI lokM^ hrA`, iv|c tuhA.I mdd kItI hY=”

37Fyr iwFtAh dI DI ny aAp,y iptA ^ aAiKaA<“pr myry lE eh e|k g|l pihlM kro= mY^ do mhInylE ek|ilaM C|. idP= mY^ phA/M iv|c jA, idP=mYN ivaAh nhIN krAvMgI aty b|cy pYdA nhIN krMgI<es lE mY aty myrIaM shylIaM ^ rl ky ro, idP=”

38iwFtAh ny aAiKaA< “jAP< ehI kro=” iwFtAhny `s^ do mhIinaM lE dUr Byj id|tA= iwFtAh dIDI aty `sdIaM shylIaM phA/M iv|c rhIaM= `h`sdy lE roEaM ik`N ik `sny nA ivaAh krvA`,AsI ty nA b|cy pYdA krny sn=

39do mhIny dy a»t `%ty< iwFtAh dI DI aAp,y iptAkol vAps prt aAE= iwFtAh ny PhI kItA jo `snywhovAh nAl ekrAr kItA sI= iwFtAh dI DI ny kdyvI iksy nAl ijnsI s\b\D nhIN rKy sn= es lEesrAXl iv|c eh e|k irvAz b, igaA= 40hr sAlesrAXl dIaM aØrtM iglaAd dy iwFtAh dI DI ^

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wAd krdIaM= esrAXl dIaM aØrtM hr sAl cAridnM lE iwFtAh dI DI lE roNdIaM=

iwFtAh aty eFrAEmeFrAEm dy pirvAr-smUh dy aAdmIaM nyaAp,y sAry ispAhIaM ^ ek|iQaM kItA= Fyr

`h ndI pAr krky zAFon Sihr v|l gX= `nHM nyiwFtAh ^ aAiKaA< “tU\ a»monI lokM nAl l/n lEsA^ ik`N nhIN s|idaM? asIN tyry Gr ^ tyry s,y a|glA idaMgy=”

2iwFtAh ny `nHM ^ jvAb id|tA< “myrA aty myry lokMdA a»monIaM nAl g\BIr mtByd sI= es lE asIN`nHM dy ivru|D l/AE kItI= mYN tuhA^ bulAeaA sI prtusIN sA.I shAetA krn lE nhIN aAX= 3mYN dyKilaA ik tusIN sA.I shAetA nhIN kroNgy= es lE mYNaAp,I iz\dgI ^ Ktry iv|c pAeaA= mYN ndI pArkrky a»monI lokM nAl l/n lE igaA= whovAh ny`nHM ^ hrA`, iv|c myrI mdd kItI= hu, tusIN a|jmyry i˘KlAF l/n lE ik`N aAX ho?”

4Fyr iwFtAh ny iglaAd dy sAry lokM ^ ek|iQaMkItA= `h eFrAEm pirvAr-smUh dy nAl l/yik`N ik `nHM ny iglaAd dy b\idaM dI bye|ztI kItIsI= aty aAiKaA sI< “tusIN iglaAd< eFrAEm atymn|Sh dy ivckAr dI DrtI ty eFrAEm dy BgO/yho=” iglaAd dy lokM ny eFrAEm dy lokM ^ hrAid|tA=

5iglaAd dy b\idaM ny `nHM TAvM `%ty kbzA krilaA ij|ToN lok wrdn ndI pAr krdy hn= `h TAvMeFrAEm dy dyS v|l pYNdIaM sn= jdoN vI kdyeFrAEm dA< bc ky inkilaA b\dA ndI kol aA`NdAaty aAKdA< “mY^ pAr jA, idP”< “iglaAd dy b\dy`s^ pu|Cdy< “kI tU\ eFrAEm toN hYN?” jy `h aAKdA<“nhIN”< 6fyr `h aAKdy< “iS|bolT” Sbd bol=’”eFrAEm dy lok `s Sbd ^ shI >\g nAl nhIN`cAr skdy sn= `h “isbolT” boldy sn= es lEjy koE b\dA aAKdA< “isbolT” tM iglaAd dy b\idaM^ ptA l|g jMdA ik `h eFrAEm toN sI= tM `h`s^ wrdn ndI dy pAr l\G, vAly sTAn ty lY jMdyaty mAr id\dy= `nHM ny eFrAEm dy 42,000 lok mArid|ty= 7iwFtAh esrAXl dy lokM lE Cy sAl t|kinaMkAr irhA= Fyr iglaAd dy iwFtAh dA dyhMt hoigaA= `nHM ny `^ `sdy aAp,y ksby iglaAd iv|chI dFnA id|tA=

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inaMkAr ebsAn8iwFtAh toN mgroN ebsAn nM dA b\dA esrAXl

dy lokM dA inaMkAr sI= ebsAn bYtlhm Sihr dAsI= 9ebsAn dy 30 pu|tr aty 30 DIaM sn= `snyaAp,IaM 30 DIaM ^ `nHM aAdmIaM nAl SAdI krnlE aAiKaA jo `sdy irStydAr nhIN sn= aty `sny30 ku/IaM l|BIaM ijh/IaM `sdIaM irStydAr nhINsn< aty aAp,y 30 p|trM dI SAdI `nHM nAl kr id|tI=ebsAn esrAXl dy lokM dA s|t sAl inaMkAr irhA=10Fyr ebsAn dA dyhMt ho igaA= `s^ bYtlhm Sihriv|c dFnAeaA igaA=

inaMkAr Xlon11ebsAn toN mgroN Xlon nM dA aAdmI esrAXl

dy lokM dA inaMkAr irhA= Xlon zbUlun dy pirvAr-smUh iv|coN sI= `h esrAXl dy lokM dA ds sAl t|kinaMkAr irhA= 12Fyr zbUlun dy pirvAr-smUh dAXlon mr igaA Fyr zbUluun dy a|wAlon Sihr iv|cdFnAeaA igaA=

inaMkAr abdon13jdoN Xlon miraA tM abdon nM dA b\dA ijh/A

ih|lyl dA pu|tr sI< esrAXl dy lokM dA inaMkArirhA= abdon ifrAton Sihr dA sI= 14abdon dy 40

pu|tr aty 30 potry sn= `h 70 KoitaM dI svArIkrdy sn= abdon esrAXl dy lokM dA a|QA sAlinaMkAr irhA= 15Fyr ih|lyl dA pu|tr abdon mr igaA=`s^ ifrAton Sihr iv|c dFnAeaA igaA= ifrAtoneFrAEm dI DrtI `%ty hY= eh `s phA/I pRdySiv|c hY ij|Ty amAlykI lok rih\dy sn=

smsUn dA jnmFyr toN esrAXl dy lokM ny `h krnI@kItI@ jo whovAh du!rA bd m»nI@ jMdI@

sn= es lE whovAh ny 40 virH@ lE `nHM ^filstI@ dy h|TM iv|c sONp id|tA=

2PTy sArAh Sihr dA e|k b\dA sI= `s b\dy dA nMmAnoaAh sI= `h dAn dy pirvAr-smUh iv|coN sI=mAnoaAh dI e|k ptnI sI= pr `sdy koE aølAdnhIN sI= 3whovAh dA dUt mAnoaAh dI ptnI sAmH,ypRgq hoeaA= `sny aAiKaA< “tyrI hAly tIk aølAdnhIN= pr tU\ grBvtI hovyNgI aty e|k pu|tr ^ jnmdyvyNgI= 4koE mYa jM hor tyz cIz nA pIvIN= aijhABojn nA krIN ijh/A nApAk hY= 5ik`N ik tU\ grBvtI

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hY aty tU\ e|k pu|tr ^ jnm dyvyNgI= `h KAs >\gnAl prmySur ^ smript kItA jAvygA `h nzIrhovygA= tU\ kdy vI `sdy vAl nA k|qI= `h j\m, toNpihlM hI prmySur dA KAs b\dA hovygA= `h esrAXldy lokM ^ FilstI lokM dI tAkt toN bcAvygA=”

6Fyr `h aØrt aAp,y ptI kol gE aty jo kuJvApiraA sI< `s^ d|s id|tA= `sny aAiKaA< “prmySurv|loN e|k b\dA myry kol aAeaA= `h prmySur dA FirStAjApdA sI= `sny mY^ BYBIt kr id|tA= mYN `s^ ehnhIN pu|iCaA ik `h ik|ToN dA sI= `sny mY^ aAp,A nMnhIN d|isaA= 7pr `sny mY^ aAiKaA< ‘tU\ grBvtI hYNaty tU\ e|k pu|tr ^ jnm dyvyNgI= koE mYa jM hor tyjcIz nA pIvIN= koE nApAk Bojn nA krIN= ik`N?ik`N ik eh l/kA KAs >\g nAl prmySur ^ smripthovygA= eh l/kA aAp,y jnm toN pihlM toN aty mØtdy idn tIk prmySur dA KAs b\dA hovygA=’”

8tM mAnoaAh ny whovAh a|gy pRArTnA kItI= `snyaAiKaA< “whovAh jI< mYN tuhA^ byntI krdA hM ik`s prmySur dy b\dy ^ e|k vArI Fyr sA.y kol Byjo=asIN cAhu\dy hM ik `h sA^ eh isKAvy ik asIN `sl/ky lE kI krIX< ijh/A CytI hI pYdA ho, vAlAhY=”

9prmySur ny mAnoaAh dI pRArTnA su, lE= prmySurdA dUt e|k vArI Fyr aØrt kol aAeaA= `h e|k Kyta»dr bYQI hoE sI aty `sdA ptI mAnoaAh `sdy kolnhIN sI= 10es lE `h aØrt aAp,y ptI ^ B|jkyd|s, gE< “`h aAdmI vAps aA igaA hY⁄ `hI b\dAijh/A ipCly idn myry pAs aAeaA sI e|Ty hI hY⁄”

11mAnoaAh `%Q ipaA aty aAp,I ptnI dy ip|Cy-ip|CyigaA= jdoN `h `s aAdmI kol aAeaA= `sny aAiKaA<“kI tU\ PhI aAdmI hYN ijsny pihlM myrI ptnI nAlg|l kItI sI?” dUt ny aAiKaA< “mYN hI hM=”

12es lE mAnoaAh ny aAiKaA< “mY^ aAs hY ik jot\U aAKdA hYN `hI vAprygA= mY^ d|s ik eh l/kAikho ijhI iz\dgI jIvygA? `h kI krygA?”

13whovAh dy dUt ny mAnoaAh ^ aAiKaA< “tyrI ptnI^ `h g|lM zrUr krnIaM cAhIdIaM hn jo mYN aAKIaMhn= 14`s^ koE vI aijhI cIz nhIN KA,I cAhIdIjo a»gUrI vyl `%ty pYdA hu\dI hY= `s^ mYa jM koE hortyj cIz nhIN pI,I cAhIdI= `s^ koE vI nApAkBojn nhIN krnA cAhIdA= `s^ hr `h g|l krnIcAhIdI hY ijsdA mYN aAdyS id|tA hY=”

15Fyr mAnoaAh ny whovAh dy dUt ^ aAiKaA< “asINcAhu\dy hM ik tusIN kuJ icr Qihro= asIN tuhA.y lE

Bojn vAsty e|k b|krA ir\nH,A cAhu\dy hM=” 16tdwhovAh dy dUt ny mAnoaAh ^ aAiKaA< “jy tU\ mY^ jA,toN rokoNgA vI tM mYN tuhA.A Bojn nhIN KAvMgA= pr jytU\ kuJ Byq krnA hI cAhu\dA hY tM whovAh ^ e|k homdI Byq c/HA=” (mAnoaAh ^ ptA nhIN sI ik `h aAdmIs|cmuc whovAh dA dUt sI=)

17tM mAnoaAh ny whovAh dy dUt ^ pu|iCaA< “tyrA nMkI hY? asIN jAn,A cAhu\dy hM tM jo jdoN tyrI@ !KI@sArI@ g|lM s|cmu|c vApr jA,< asIN tyrA aAdr krskIX=”

18whovAh dy dUt ny aAiKaA< “tusIN myrA nM ik`Npu|Cdy ho? eh gupt hY aty eh smJ toN pAr hY=”

19tM mAnoaAh ny e|k c|qAn `%ty b|krI dI blIid|tI= `sny whovAh ^ b|krI aty anAj dI Byq c/HAEfyr whovAh ny kuJ adBut kItA< jdoN mAnoaAh aty`sdI ptnI vyK rhy sn= 20mAnoaAh aty `sdI ptnIjo vApr irhA sI `s v|l dyK rhy sn= ij`N hI jgvydItoN lAqM `%QIaM< whovAh dA dUt lAqM iv|coN hoky akAS^ `tMhM cilaA igaA⁄

jdoN mAnoaAh aty `sdI ptnI ny eh dyiKaA< `hzmIn ty Juk gX= 21aAKrkAr mAnoaAh ^ smJ aAgE ik `h aAdmI s|cmu|c whovAh dA dUt hI sI=whovAh dA dUt Fyr kdy mAnoaAh dy sAmH,y pRgq nhINhoeaA= 22mAnoaAh ny aAp,I ptnI ^ aAiKaA< “asINprmySur dA dIdAr kItA hY⁄ asIN iksy kAr, av|Smr jAvMgy⁄”

23pr `sdI ptnI ny `s^ aAiKaA< “whovAh sA^mArnA nhIN cAhu\dA= jy whovAh sA^ mArnA cAhu\dA tM`sny sA.I hom dI Byq aty anAz dI Byq pRvAn nhINkrnI sI= `sny sA^ eh sArIaM cIzM nhINdrsA`,IaM sn= aty `sny sA^ eh g|lM nhINd|s,IaM sn=”

24es lE aØrt dy e|k l/kA pYdA hoeaA= `sny`sdA nAm smsUn r|iKaA= smsUn v|.A hoeaA atywhovAh ny `s^ asIs id|tI= 25whovAh dy aAtmy nysmsUn a»dr PdoN hI kArj krnA aAr\B kr id|tAjdoN `h sArAh aty aStAPl dy SihrM ivckAr mhnyhdAn iv|c sI==

smsUn dA ivaAhsmsUn itmnAw Sihr iv|c igaA= PTy `s^e|k nOjvAn FilstI aØrt imlI= 2jdoN `h

Gr vAps aAeaA tM `sny aAp,y mAtA iptA ^ aAiKaA<“mYN itmnAw ivKy e|k FilstI aØrt dyKI hY= mYN cAhu\dA

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hM ik tusIN `s^ myry lE lY aAP= mYN `s nAl SAdIkrnA cAhu\dA hM=”

3`sdy mAtA iptA ny jvAb id|tA< “esrAXl dylokM iv|c vI tM koE aijhI ku/I zrUr hY ijs nAl ^ivaAh kr skdA hYN= kI tyry lE FilstI ku/I nAlSAdI krnI zrUrI hY? `nHM lokM dI su\nt vI nhIN hoEhu\dI=”

pr smsUn ny aAiKaA< “`s ku/I ^ myry lE ilaAP⁄`h mY^ pRs\n krdI hY⁄” 4(smsUn dy mApy eh nhINjA,dy sn ik whovAh cAhu\dA sI ik aijhA vApry=whovAh FilstI lokM dy ivru|D kuJ krn dI tlASiv|c sI= FilstI lok `s vyly esrAXl dy lokM `%tyhkUmt kr rhy sn=)

5smsUn aAp,y mAtA iptA nAl itmnAw Sihr ^igaA= `h PToN tIk gX ij|Ty Sihr dy ny/y a»gUrM dyKyt sn= Psy TM `%ty e|k jvAn Syr acAnk dhAi/aAaty smsUn `%ty ku|d ipaA⁄ 6whovAh dA aAtmA v|.ItAkt nAl smsUn iv|c aA gE= `sny aAp,y n\gyh|TM nAl Syr ^ cIr su|iqaA= eh `s^ bhut aAsAnl|igaA= eh e\nA hI aAsAn sI ij\nA iksy b|kry ^cIr su|q,A= pr smsUn ny aAp,y mAtA iptA ^ ehnhIN d|isaA ik `sny kI kItA sI=

7es lE smsUn Sihr iv|c igaA aty FilstIku/I nAl g|l kItI aty `h `s nAl pRs\n sI= 8kEidnM mgroN smsUn FilstI aØrt nAl SAdI krnlE vAps aA igaA= aA`NidaM hoeaA rsty iv|c`h mry hoX Syr ^ dyK, lE igaA= `sny Syr dIlAS iv|c mDU m|KIaM dA Ju\. dyiKaA= `nHM ny kuJ Sihdb,A ilaA sI= 9smsUn ny kuJ Sihd h|TM nAl k|>ilaA= `h Sihd KMdy hoX turn l|gA= jdoN `h aAp,ymAipaM kol aAeaA tM `nHM ^ kuJ Sihd id|tA= `nHMny vI `h KA ilaA= pr smsUn ny aAp,y mAipaM ^eh nhIN d|isaA ik `sny Sihd murdA Syr dI lAS toNilaMdA sI=

10smsUn dA iptA FilstI ku/I ^ dyK, lE igaA=irvAz eh sI ik dUlHA dAavt dyvy= es lE smsUnny dAavt id|tI= 11jdoN FilstI lokM ny dyiKaA ik`h dAavt dy irhA hY tM `nHM ny `s iv|c SAimlho, lE 30 aAdmI Byjy=

12smsUn ny 30 aAdmIaM ^ aAiKaA< “mYN tuhA^ e|kkhA,I sunA`,A cAhu\dA hM= eh dAvt s|t idnc|lygI= `s smyN dOrAn jvAb l|B, dI koiSS krnA=jy tusIN `s smyN dy a»dr buJArt bu|J lE tM mYN tuhA^30 mhIn k|p/y dIaM kmIzM aty 30 bdlvyN k|p/y

dyvMgA= 13pr jy tusIN buJArt nA bu|J sky tM tuhA^30 mhIn k|p/y dIaM kmIzM aty tIh bdlvyN k|p/ymY^ dy,y pY,gy=” es lE 30 aAdmIaM ny aAiKaA<“aAp,I buJArt d|so asIN su,nA cAhu\dy hM=”

14smsUn ny `nHM ^ eh buJArt pAE:

KA, vAly iv|coN kuJ cIz KA, vAlI aAE=tAktvr iv|c aAE im|QI ijhI cIz=

30 aAdmIaM ny it\n idn t|k jvAb l|B, dI koiSSkItI pr `h l|B nhIN sky=

15cOTy idn< aAdmI smsUn dI ptnI kol aAX= `nHMaAiKaA< “kI tU\ sA^ e|Ty isrF grIb bnA`, lEs|dA ByijaA sI? tY^ es buJArt dA jvAb hAislkrn lE aAp,y ptI nAl Cl krnA cAhIdA= jy tU\sA.y lE es buJArt dA jvAb nhIN k>AvyNgI tMasIN tY aty tyry sAry pirvAr ^ sA/ky mAr idaMgy=”

16es lE smsUn dI ptnI `s kol gE aty ro,l|g pE= `sny aAiKaA< “tU\ mY^ nFrt krdA hYN< tU\s|cmu|c mY^ ipaAr nhIN krdA⁄ tU\ myry lokM ^ e|kbuJArt pAE hY aty tU\ mY^ esdA jvAb vI nhINd|sdA=” `s ny `s^ jvAb id|tA< “vyK< mYN aAp,yip` aty mM ^ vI nhIN d|isaA iFr mYN tY ik`N d|sM?”

17smsUn dI ptnI dAvt dy rih\dy s|t idnM t|kroNdI rhI= es lE aAKrkAr `sny s|tvyN idn buJArtdA `%tr dy id|tA= `sny `s^ es lE d|s id|tAik`N ik `h `s^ prySAn krdI rhI sI= Fyr `haAp,y lokM kol gE aty `nHM ^ buJArt dA jvAbd|s id|tA=

18es lE s|tvyN idn sUrj iCp, toN pihlM-pihlMFilstI aAdmIaM kol `%tr sI= `h smsUn kol aAXaty aAiKaA<

“Sihd nAloN im|QA kI hY? Syr nAloN tk/A kO, hY?”tM smsUn ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA<“jy tusIN myrI gM nAl hl nA vAihaA hu\dA tusIN myrI

buJArt nhIN sI bu|J skdy⁄”19fyr whovAh dA aAtmA smsUn iv|c b/I tAkt

nAl aAeaA aty `h aSklon ngr iv|c clA igaAaty jAky 30 FilstIaM ^ mAr id|tA= Fyr `sny lASMtoN k|p/y aty hor sAmAn `tAr ilaA= aty enHM ^vAps ilaAky `nHM lokM ^ dy id|ty ijnHM ny buJArtbu|JI sI= `h bhut nrAz sI es lE `h aAp,yiptA dy Gr igaA= 20tM smsUn dI ptnI `sdy dostdI ptnI b, gE< jo `sdA sB toN c\gA aAdmI sI=

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smsUn FilstIaM lE muSklM K/IaM krdA hYk,k dI vA>I vyly smsUn aAp,I ptnI ^iml, lE igaA= `sny e|k jvAn b|krA

sugAt vjoN nAl lY ilaA= `sny aAiKaA< “mYN aAp,IptnI dy kmry iv|c jA irhA hM=”

pr `sdA iptA smsUn ^ a»dr nA aA`, dyvy=2`sdy iptA ny smsUn ^ aAiKaA< “mYN tM soicaA sI iktU\ `s^ nFrt krdA hYN= es lE mYN `sdI SAdItyry sB toN c\gy aAdmI nAl hI kr id|tI hY= `sdICoqI BY, `s nAloN vI vDyry soh,I hY< tU\ `s nAlivaAh kr skdA hYN=”

3pr smsUn ny `s^ aAiKaA< “hu, myry kol tuhA^FilstI lokM ^ nuksAn phu\cA, dA c\gA kAr, hY=hu, koE vI mY^ ksUrvAr nhIN QihrAXgA=”

4es lE smsUn bAhr igaA aty 300 lUm/IaMF/ ilaAeaA= `sny do do lUm/IaM lEaM aty `nHMdIaM pUCM b\nH ky jo/y b,A id|ty= Fyr `sny lUm/IaM dyhr jo/y dIaM pUCM dy ivckAr e|k-e|k mSAl b\nHid|tI= 5smsUn ny `h mSAlA bAl id|tIaM ijh/IaM`sny lUm/IaM dIaM pUCM ivckAr b\nHIaM sn= Fyr`sny lUm/IaM ^ FilstIaM dy k,k dy KytM iv|cB|j, lE C|. id|tA= e\J `sny `nHM dy KytM iv|c`%gy bUiqaM< aty k|qy hoX anAz dIaM >yrIaM< `nHM dya\gUrM dy bAZM aty zytUn dy bZIcIaM ^ nAs krid|tA=

6FilstInI lokM ny pu|iCaA< “eh iksny kItA hY?”iksy ny `nHM ^ d|isaA< “itmnAT dy b\dy dy jvAE

smsUn ny aijhA kItA hY= `sny aijhA es lE kItAhY ik`N ik `sdy shury ny smsUn dI ptnI ivaAh vylydy srbAlHy ^ dy id|tI=” es lE FilstI lokM nysmsUn dI ptnI aty `sdy iptA ^ a|g lAky sA/id|tA=

7Fyr smsUn ny FilstI lokM ^ aAiKaA< “tusIN myrynAl eh burA slUk kItA hY= es lE hu, mYN vItuhA.y nAl burA slUk krMgA= tM myrA tuhA.y nAlihsAb brAbr hovygA=”

8tM smsUn ny FilstI lokM `%ty hmlA kr id|tA=`sny `nHM iv|coN bhut sAry b\dy mAr id|ty= Fyr `hcilaA igaA aty e|k guFA iv|c rih, l|gA= `hguFA xyqAm dI cqAn nM dy sTAn `%ty sI=

9Fyr FilstI lok whUdAh DI DrtI `%ty gX= `hlyhI nM dy e|k sTAn `%ty ruk gX= `nHM dI FOj nyPTy .yrA lA ilaA (aty j\g dI itaArI krn l|gI=)10whUdAh dy pirvAr-smUh dy aAdmIaM ny `nHM ^

15pu|iCaA< “tusIN FilstI lok e|Ty sA.y nAl l/n lEik`N aAX ho?”

`nHM ny jvAb id|tA< “asIN smsUn ^ F/n aAX hM=asIN `s^ aAp,A kYdI b,A`,A cAhu\dy hM= asIN`s^ `nHM g|lM dI szA dy,I cAhu\dy hM ijh/IaM`sny sA.y lokM nAl kItIaM hn=”

11Fyr whUdAh dy pirvAr-smUh dy 3,000 aAdmIsmsUn kol gX= `h XqAm dI c|qAn ny/y dI guFA kolgX= `nHM ny `s^ aAiKaA< “tU\ sA.y nAl kI kItA hY?kI tY^ nhIN ptA ik FilstI lok sA.y `%ty hkUmtkrdy hn?”

smsUn ny jvAb id|tA< “mYN isrF `nHM ^ `nHM dyk\mM lE szA id|tI hY ijh/y `nHM ny myry nAl kItyhn=”

12Fyr `nHM ny smsUn ^ aAiKaA< “asIN tY^ b\nH,lE aAX hM= asIN tY^ FilstI lokM dy hvAly kridaMgy=”

smsUn ny whUdAh dy b\idaM ^ aAiKaA< “ekrArkro ik tusIN Kud mY^ koE nuksAn nhIN pucAPNgy=”

13Fyr whUdAh dy b\idaM ny aAiKaA< “sA^ mnzUrhY= asIN bs tY b\nHMgy aty tY FilstI lokM dy hvAlykr idaMgy= asIN ekrAr krdy hM ik asIN tY^ nhINmArMgy=” es lE `nHM ny smsUn ^ do nvyN r|isaMnAl b\nH id|tA= `h `s^ guFA iv|coN bAhr lY aAX=

14jdoN smsUn lhI nM dy sTAn `%ty a|pi/aA<FilstI lok `s^ iml, lE aAX= `h KuSI nAlcIkM mAr rhy sn= Fyr whovAh dA aAtmA v|.I tAktnAl smsUn iv|c aA igaA= smsUn ny r|sy to/ id|ty=r|sy s/IaM hoEaM kmzor r|sIaM vrgy jApdy sn=r|sy `sdy bAzUaM toN es trHM i.|g pX ijvyN `h ipGlgX ho,= 15smsUn ^ e|k mry hoX Koty dA jbA/A imligaA= `sny jbA/y dI h|.I F/I aty 1,000 FilstIlokM ^ esdy nAl mAr id|tA=

16Fyr smsUn ny aAiKaA< e|k Koty dy jbA/y dI h|.InAl mYN 1,000 b\idaM ^ mAr id|tA< e|k Koty dy jbA/ydI h|.I nAl mYN `nHM dI e|k v|.I >yrI lA id|tI hY=

17jdoN smsUn bol hiqaA< `sny jbA/y dI h|.I hyQMsu|q id|tI= es lE `sdA nAm rAmT lhI r|iKaAigaA=

18smsUn bhut ipaAsA sI= es lE `sny whovAha|gy pukAr kItI= `sny aAiKaA< “mYN tuhA.A syvk hM=tusIN mY^ eh mhAn ij|t bKSI hY= imhr krky hu,mY^ ipaAsA nA mrn idP= imhr krky mY^ `nHM lokMdy h|T nA pY, idP ijnHM dI su\nt vI nhIN hoE⁄”

281 inaAEaM 15:19-16:1719lhI ivKy DrtI iv|c e|k surAK hY= prmySur ny

`s surAK ^ pA/ ky KolH id|tA< aty pA,I bAhr inklaAeaA= smsUn ny pA,I pItA aty ibhtr mihsUskItA= `sny aAp,y aAp, ^ Fyr SktISAlI mihsUskItA= es lE `sny pA,I dy `s cSmy ^ Xn h|korynAm id|tA= `h hAly vI lhI dy Sihr iv|c hY=

20es lE smsUn esrAXl dy lokM dA 20 sAlt|k inaMkAr irhA= eh g|l FilstIn lokM dy vylydI hY=

smsUn a|zAh Sihr ^ jMdA hYe|k idn smsUn a|zAh Sihr iv|c igaA=`sny `%Ty e|k vysvA dyKI= `h rAt `s

kol Qihrn lE clA igaA= 2kuJ lokM ny a|zAh dylokM ^ d|isaA< “smsUn e|Ty aAeaA hY”< `h smsUn^ mAr dy,A cAhu\dy sn es lE `nHM ny Sihr ^ GyrApA ilaA= `h Sihr dy drvAzy ny/y Cup gX aty sArIrAt smsUn ^ `.Ikdy rhy= `h sArI rAt bhut KAmoSrhy= `nHM ny e|k dUsry ^ aAiKaA< “jdoN svyr hovygIasIN smsUn ^ mAr idaMgy=”

3pr smsUn isrF a|DI rAt t|k hI vysvA kolQihiraA= smsUn ny a|DI rAt ^ `%Qky Sihr dydrvAizaM ^ h|TM iv|c fi/aA aty `nHM ^ drvAjy dy>Mcy< drvAzy ty tAlA lA~, vAlI C/ smyt k|DMiv|coN bAhr iK|c ilaA= smsUn `nHM cIzM ^ aAp,ymoi>aM `%ty cu|k ky hbron Sihr dy ny/y dI phA/I dIcoqI `%ty lY igaA=

smsUn aty dlIlAh4bAd iv|c smsUn e|k dlIlAh nM dI aørt ^

ipaAr krn l|g ipaA= `h soryk dI vAdI toN sI=5FilstI hAkmM ny dlIlAh kol jAky aAiKaA< “asIN

jAn,A cAhu\dy hM ik smsUn ^ e\nI tAkt ik|ToN imldIhY= `s^ FsA aty `sdI mhAn SktI dy rAj dA ptAlgA= aty ptA kr ik asIN ikvyN `s `|ty kAbU pAskdy hM tM jo asIN `s^ f/ ky b\nH skIX= jy tU\aijhA kryNgI tM sA.y iv|coN hryk j,A tY^ 28 pØN.cMdI dyvygA=”

6es lE dlILAh ny smsUn ^ aAiKaA< “mY^ ehd|s ik tU\ etnA tAktvr ik`N hYN= koE tY^ ikvyN b\nHskdA hY aty mjbUr kr skdA hY?”

7smsUn ny jvAb id|tA< “iksy b\dy ^ mY^ s|t tAjy<nvyN kmA, dy DAigaM nAl b\nH,A pvygA= jy iksy nyaijhA kr id|tA tM mYN hr iksy vMg kmzor hovMgA=”

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8Fyr FilstI lokM dy hAkmM ny s|t tAjy nvyN kmA,dy DAgy ilaAky dlIlAh ^ id|ty= dlIlAh ny smsUn^ kmA, dy DAigaM nAl b\nH id|tA= 9kuJ lok dUsrykmry iv|c Cupy hoX sn= dlIlAh ny smsUn ^ aAiKaA<“smsUn FilstI lok tY^ F/n vAly ny⁄” pr smsUnny aAsAnI nAl DAigaM ^ to/ id|tA= `h `s DAgyvMg qu|q gX ijh/A lAq dy bhut ny/y aA jMdA hY=es lE FilstI lokM ny smsUn dI tAkt dA BytnhIN pAeaA=

10Fyr dlIlAh ny smsUn ^ aAiKaA< “tU\ myry nAlJUQ boilaA⁄ tU\ mY^ mUrK b,AeaA= imhrbAnI krkymY^ s|c d|s ik tY^ koE jA,A ikvyN b\nH skdA hY?”

11smsUn ny aAiKaA< “iksy ^ mY^ nvyN r|isaM nAlb\nH,A pvygA= `nHM ^ mY^ `nHM r|isaM nAl b\nH,ApvygA ijnHM ^ pihlM kdy nA vritaA igaA hovy= jyiksy ny aijhA kr id|tA tM mYN hor iksy vI b\dy vMgkmzor ho jAvMgA=”

12es lE dlIlAh ny kuJ nvyN r|sy lX aty smsUn^ b\nH id|tA= kuJ lok dUsry kmry iv|c Cupy hoX sn= tMdlIlAh ny `s^ aAvAz id|tI “smsUn< FilstI loktY^ F/n vAly hn⁄” pr `sny aAsAnI nAl r|isaM ^to/ id|tA= `sny `nHM ^ DAigaM vMg to/ id|tA=

13Fyr dlIlAh ny smsUn ^ aAiKaA< “tU\ Fyr myrynAl JUQ boilaA⁄ tU\ mY^ mUrK b,AeaA= hu,< mY^ d|sik koE tY^ ikvyN b\nH skdA hY?”

smsUn ny aAiKaA< “jy tU\ K|.I `%ty k|p/y nAl myryisr dIaM s|t ilqM ^ bu,yN aty `nHM ^ sUE nAl b\nHdyvyN tM mYN iksy vI dUsry b\dy vMg kmzor ho jAvMgA=”

bAd iv|c smsUn sON igaA= es lE dlIlAh ny`sdy isr dIaM s|t ilqM ^ bui,aA= 14Fyr dlIlAhny t\bU dy ik|ly ^ DrtI iv|c g|. id|tA aty `s nAl`sdy vAl b\nH id|ty= e|k vArI Fyr `sny `s^ aAvAzid|tI< “smsUn< FilstI b\dy tY^ F/n vAly hn⁄”smsUn aAp,I nINd iv|coN jAigaA aty DrtI iv|coNik|ly ^ K|.I aty iFrkI smyt pu|q ilaA=

15Fyr dlIlAh ny smsUn ^ aAiKaA< “tU\ eh ikvyNaAK skdA hYN< ‘mYN tY^ ipaAr krdA hM=’ jdoN ik tU\myry `%ty vI BrosA nhIN krdA? tU\ mY^ aAp,A Bytd|s, toN enkAr krdA hYN= eh tIjI vArI hY ik tU\mY^ mUrK b,AeaA hY= tU\ mY^ aAp,I mhAn SktI dAByt nhIN d|isaA=” 16`h smsUn ^ hr roz t\g krdIrhI= `h aAp,y Byt bAry `sdy pu|C, toN e\nA T|kigaA ik `s^ mihsUs ho, l|gA ijvyN `h mrn vAlAhY= 17aAKrkAr smsUn ny dlIlAh ^ sB kuJ d|s

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id|tA= `sny aAiKaA< “mYN kdy vI aAp,y vAl nhINk|qy= mYN aAp,y jnm toN pihlM hI prmySur ^ smriptho cu|kA sM= jy koE myrA isr mu»n dyvy tM myrI tAktKtm ho jAvygI= Fyr mYN iksy vI hor b\dy vrgA kmzorho jAvMgA=”

18dlIlAh ny dyiKaA ik smsUn ny `s^ aAp,AByt d|s id|tA hY= `sny FilstI lokM dy hAkmM ^s\dyS Byj id|tA= `sny aAiKaA< “e|k vArI Fyr vApsaA jAP= smsUn ny mY^ sB kuJ d|s id|tA hY=” eslE FilstI lokM dy hAkm dlIlAh kol vAps aAgX= `h aAp,y nAl `h pYsA vI lY aAX ijsdA `nHMny `s^ dy, lE ekrAr kItA sI=

19dlIlAh ny smsUn ^< jdoN `h `sdI godI iv|clyiqaA sI< sulA id|tA= Fyr `sny e|k b\dy ^ smsUn dyvAlM dIaM s|t ilqM mu»n, lE s|idaA= es trHM`sny smsUn ^ kmzor b,A id|tA= smsUn dI tAkt`s pAsoN clI gE= 20Fyr dlIlAh ny `s^ pukAiraA<“smsUn< FilstI b\dy tY^ F/n vAly ny=” `h jAgipaA aty `sny soicaA< “mYN pihlM vMg hI aAp,y-aAp^ Cu.A lvMgA=” pr smsUn ^ nhIN sI ptA ik whovAhny `s^ C|. id|tA sI=

21FilstI aAdmIaM ny smsUn ^ F/ ilaA= `nHMny `sdIaM a|KM k|> id|tIaM aty `s^ a|zAh Sihriv|c lY gX= Fyr `nHM ny `s^ z\jIrM nAl b\nH id|tAtM jo B|j nA sky= `nHM ny smsUn ^ kYd iv|c .|kid|tA aty `s^ anAz pIs, dA k\m dy id|tA= 22prsmsUn dy vAl Fyr `%g,y SurU ho gX=

23FilstI lokM dy hAkm jSn mnA`, lE ek|Qyhoky aA gX= `h aAp,y dyvty dAgon a|gy e|k v|.IblI c/HA`, jA rhy sn= `nH ny aAiKaA< “sA.y dyvtyny sA.y duSm, smsUn ^ hrA`, iv|c sA.I shAetAkItI hY=” 24jdoN FilstI lokM ny smsUn ^ dyiKaA tM`nHM ny aAp,y dyvty dI `stt kItI= `nHM ny aAiKaA<

“es aAdmI ny sA.y lokM ^ tbAh kItA sI esaAdmI ny sA.y bhut sAry b\idaM ^ mAr id|tA sI prsA.y dyvty ny aAp,y duSm,M ^ F/n iv|c mdd kItI⁄”

25lok jSn vyly mØj mstI kr rhy sn= es lE`nHM ny aAiKaA< “smsUn ^ bAhr ilaAP= asIN `sdAmjAk `.A`,A cAhu\dy hM=” es lE `nHM ny smsUn^ kYd iv|coN bAhr lY aMdA aty `sdA mzAk `.AeaA=`nHM ny smsUn ^ dAgon dyvty dy m»dr dy T\mM dyivckAr K/y ho, lE mjbUr kItA= 26e|k nOkr nysmsUn dA h|T Fi/aA hoeaA sI= smsUn ny `s^aAiKaA< “mY^ `s TM ty K/A kr dy ij|Ty mYN `nHM T\mM

^ mihsUs kr skM ijnHM ny es m»dr ^ cu|ikaA hoeaAhY= mYN `nHM ty Juk,A cAhu\dA hM=”

27m»dr iv|c aAdmIaM aty aØrtM dI BI/ ju/I sI=FilstI lokM dy sAry hAkm PTy hI sn= tkrIbn3,000 aAdmI aty aØrtM m»dr dI C|t `%ty sn= `hh|s rhy sn aty smsUn dA mzAk `.A rhy sn= 28FyrsmsUn ny whovAh a|gy pRArTnA kItI= `sny aAiKaA<“hy srbSktImAn whovAh< mY^ wAd kro= jy prmySur<mY^ e|k vArI Fyr SktI idP= mY^ enHM FilstIaM^< myrIaM dovyN a|KM k|>, lE< e|k vArI szA dy lY,idP⁄” 29Fyr smsUn ny m»dr dy ivckArly do T\mM ^F/ ilaA= enHM dohM T\mM ny sAry m»dr ^ iqkAeaAhoeaA sI= `sny aAp,y-aAp ^ dohM T\mM dy ivckArks ilaA= e|k T\m `sdy s|jy pAsy sI aty e|k `sdyK|by pAsy= 30smsUn ny aAiKaA< “mYN^ enHM FilstIaMdy nAl hI mrn idP⁄” Fyr `sny aAp,I pUrI tAktnAl D|kA lAeaA= aty m»dr hAkmM aty es ivclysAry lokM `%pr i.|g ipaA= es trHM nAl< smsUn nyaAp,y ij`Ndy smyN nAloN aAp,I mØt dy smyN vDyryFilstI lokM ^ mAiraA=

31smsUn dy BrA aty `sdy iptA dy pirvAr dy sArylok `sdI lAS lY, lE gX= `nHM ny `s^ vApsilaMdA aty `sdy iptA dy mkbry iv|c `s^ dFnkr id|tA= eh mkbrA sArAh aty aStAPl SihrM dyivckAr hY= smsUn esrAXl dy lokM lE 20 sAlt|k inaMkAr irhA=

mIkAh dy bu|te|k aAdmI sI ijsdA nM sI mIkAh ijh/AeFrAEm dy phA/I pRdyS iv|c rih\dA sI=

2mIkAh ny aAp,I mM ^ aAiKaA< “kI tY^ cyty hY ikiksy ny tyrI 28 pØN. cMdI curA lE sI= mYN `s bArytY^ e|k srAp id\idaM sui,aA sI= a|CA< myry kol `hcMdI hY= eh mYN curAE sI=”

`sdI mM ny aAiKaA< “whovAh tyrA BlA kry< myrypu|tr=”

3mIkAh ny aAp,I mM ^ `h 28 pØN. cMdI vApskr id|tI= Fyr `sny aAiKaA< “mYN eh cMdI whovAh^ KAs sugAt vjoN Byq krMgI= mYN eh aAp,y pu|tr ^dy idaMgI tM jo `h e|k bu|t b,A sky aty es cMdInAl `s^ >k sky= es lE pu|tr< hu,< mYN eh cMdItY^ vAps id\dI hM=”

4pr mIkAh ny `h cMdI aAp,I mM ^ vAps krid|tI= es lE `sny tkrIbn 5 pØN. cMdI lYky e|k

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cMdI dy gih,y bnA`, vAly ^ dy id|tI= cMdI dygih,y bnA`, vAly ny e|k mUrtI b,Aky es^ cMdInAl >k id|tA= Fyr mIkAh dI mM ny es^ mIkAh dyGr r|K id|tA igaA= 5mIkAh dy Gr bu|tM dI `pAsnAkrn vAlA e|k m»dr sI= `sny e|k XFod aty kuJGrogI bu|t b,AX= Fyr mIkAh ny aAp,y pu|trM iv|coNe|k ^ aAp,A jAjk b,AeaA= (6`s smyN esrAXldy lokM dA koE rAjA nhIN sI hu\dA= es lE hr b\dAPhI kuJ krdA sI ijs^ `h QIk smJdA sI=)

7e|k jvAn aAdmI sI ijh/A lyvI sI= `h whUdAhdy bYtlhm Sihr dA vAsI sI= `h whUdAh dy pirvAr-smUh drimaAn rih\dA irhA sI= 8`s jvAn aAdmIny bYtlhm< whUdAh C|. id|tA= `h rih, lE iksyhor sTAn dI tlAS iv|c sI= jdoN `h sFr kr irhAsI tM `h mIkAh dy Gr aAeaA=mIkAh dA GreFrAEm dI DrtI `%ty phA/I pRdyS iv|c sI= 9mIkAhny `s^ pu|iCaA< “tU\ ik|ToN aAeaA hYN?”

jvAn aAdmI ny jvAb id|tA< “mYN lyvI hM ty whUdAhdy bYtlhm Sihr toN hM= mYN rih, vAsty koE TM l|BirhA hM=”

10Fyr mIkAh ny `s^ aAiKaA< “myry nAl rih lY=myrA iptA aty myrA jAjk b, jA= mYN tY^ hr sAl 4aØNs cMdI idaA krMgA= mYN tY^ k|p/y aty Bojn vIidaMgA=”

lyvI ny PhI kItA jo mIkAh ny aAiKaA sI= 11`hjvAn lyvI mIkAh dy nAl rih,A m»n igaA= `h jvAnaAdmI mIkAh dy aAp,y pu|trM vrgA b, igaA=12mIkAh ny `s^ aAp,A jAjk b,A ilaA= es lE`h jvAn aAdmI jAjk b, igaA aty mIkAh dy Grrih, l|gA= 13aty mIkAh ny aAiKaA< “hu, mYN jA,dAhM ik whovAh myry `%ty imhr krygA= mYN eh g|ljA,dA hM ik`N ik myry kol lyvI pirvAr-smUh dAe|k b\dA myrA jAjk bi,aA hoeaA hY=”

dAn dA lAeS dy Sihr `%ty kbzA`s smyN esrAXl dy lokM dA koE rAjA nhINsI hu\dA= aty Ps vyly dAn dA pirvAr-smUh

hAly t|k rih, dI TM l|B irhA sI= `nHM kol hAlyaAp,I DrtI nhIN sI= esrAXl dy hornM pirvAr-smUhM kol pihlM hI aApo-aAp,I DrtI sI= pr dAnny pirvAr-smUh ny aAp,I DrtI hAly hAisl nhIN sIkItI=

2es lE dAn dy pirvAr-smUh ny p»j ispAhIaM^ kuJ DrtI l|B, lE ByijaA= `h rih, vAlI iksy

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c\gI TM dI tlAS krn inkly= `h p»jy aAdmI sArAhaty aStAPl SihrM dy sn= `nHM ^ es lE cui,aAigaA sI ik`N ik dAn dy sAry pirvArM iv|coN sn=`nHM ^ aAiKaA igaA sI< “jAP kuJ DrtI tlAS kro=”

p»jy aAdmI eFrAEm dy phA/I pRdyS iv|c aA gX=`h mIkAh dy Gr aAX aty PTy rAt k|qI= 3jdoN `hp»j aAdmI mIkAh dy Gr dy ny/y pu|jy `nHM ny jvAnlyvI b\dy dI aAvAz su,I= `nHM ny `sdI aAvAz pCA,lE< es lE `h mIkAh dy Gr kol aAky ruk gX=`nHM ny jvAn aAdmI ^ pu|iCaA< “tY^ es TM kO, lYky aAeaA? tU\ e|Ty kI kr irhA hYN? e|Ty tyrA kI k\mhY?”

4`s jvAn aAdmI ny `h sArIaM g|lM d|s id|tIaMijh/IaM mIkAh ny `s lE kItIaM sn= “mIkAh nymY^ k\m ty r|iKaA hY”< jvAn aAdmI ny aAiKaA< “mYN`sdA jAjk hM=”

5es lE `nHM ny `s^ aAiKaA< “ikrpA krkyprmySur pAsoN sA.y lE kuJ m»g= asIN kuJ jAn,AcAhu\dy hM: kI sA.I rih, vAlI TM dI tlAS sFlhovygI?”

6jAjk ny p»jM aAdmIaM ^ aAiKaA< “hM< SMtI nAljAP= whovAh tuhA.I agvAE krygA=” 7es lE`h p»j b\dy cly gX= jdoN `h lAeS Sihr ^ aAX`nHM ny dyiKaA ik `s Sihr dy lok su|riKat hokyrih\dy sn= `h sIdon dy lokM dI SYlI anusAr rihrhy sI= hr g|l amn BrpUr aty SMt sI aty lokMkol iksy vI cIz dI kmI nhIN sI= `nHM dy ny/yy `nHM ^nuksAn pucA`, vAlA koE duSm, nhIN sI= `h sIdonSihr toN kAFI dUr rih\dy sn aty `nHM dA iksy nAlkoE lY,-dy, nhIN sI=

8p»jy aAdmI sArAh aty aStAPl SihrM ^ vApscly gX= `nHM dy irStydArM ny `nHM ^ pu|iCaA< “tusINkI ptA krky aAX ho?”

9p»jM aAdmIaM ny jvAb id|tA< “asIN kuJ DrtIl|BI hY< aty eh bhut c\gI hY= kI tU\ kuJ nhIN kryNgA=sA^ `s DrtI ty hmlA kr es `|ty aiDkAr krlY,A cAhIdA< sA^ e\tzAr nhIN krnA cAhIdA⁄ aAPclIX aty `s DrtI ^ hAisl krIX⁄ 10jdoN tusIN`s TM ty aAPNgy tM< tusIN dyKoNgy ik PTy coKI zmInhY= PTy hr cIz coKI hY= tusIN eh vI dyKoNgy ik `hlok iksy hmly dI aAs nhIN r|Kdy= av|S hI prmySurny eh DrtI sA^ id|tI hY=”

11es lE dAn dy pirvAr-smUh dy 600 aAdmIsArAh aty aStAPl SihrM iv|coN tur pX= `h j\g

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lE itaAr sn= 12lAeS Sihr v|l ^ jMdy hoX rsty<iv|c `h whUdAh dI DrtI `%ty ikrwT wArIm Sihrdy ny/y ruk gX aty PTy aAp,y .yry lA lX= ehIkAr, hY ik ikrwT wArIm Sihr toN a|gy dI zmIna|j tIk vI mn|Sh dAn aKvA`NdI hY= 13`s TM toN600 aAdmI eFrAEm dy phA/I pRdyS v|l gX= Fyr`h mIkAh dy Gr phu\c gX=

14es lE `nHM p»jM aAdmIaM ny< ijnHM ny lAeSdy duaAly dI DrtI dI Koj kItI sI< g|l kItI= `nHM nyaAp,y irStydArM ^ aAiKaA< “enHM iv|coN e|k Griv|c XFod hY= aty PTy arogI dyvty< e|k Gi/aA hoEmUrtI aty cMdI dA bu|t vI hY= tusIN jA,dy hI ho ik kIkrnA hY — jAP `nHM ^ lY aAP=”

15es lE `h mIkAh dy Gr Qihr gX< ij|Ty jvAnlyvI rih\dA sI= `nHM ny jvAn aAdmI dA hAl cAlpu|iCaA= 16dAn dy pirvAr-smUh dy 600 aAdmI pRvySduaAr `%ty Kloty sn= `nH sAiraM kol hiTaAr snaty `h l/n lE itaAr sn=

17----18p»j jAsUs Gr dy a»dr gX= pujArI bs drvAjydy bAhr `nHM 600 aAdmIaM nAl KlotA hoeaA sIijh/y l/n lE itaAr sn= aAdmIaM ny Gi/aMhoeaA bu|t< XFod< GrogI bu|t aty cMdI dA bu|t cu|kilaA= jvAn lyvI jAjk ny aAiKaA< “tusIN kI kr rhyho?”

19p»jM aAdmIaM ny jvAb id|tA< “SMt ho jAP⁄ e|klFz nhIN bol,A= sA.y nAl aAP= sA.y iptA atyjAjk b,o= tuhA^ eh co, krnI hI pvygI= kI tyrylE isrF e|k aAdmI dA jAjk bn,A ibhtr hY?jM ik tyry lE esrAXlI lokM dy pUry pirvAr-smUhdA jAjk b,nA ibhtr hY?”

20eh su,ky lyvI b\dA pRs\n ho igaA= es lE`sny XFod< GrogI bu|t aty bu|t F/ lX= `h dAn dypirvAr-smUh dy `nHM b\idaM nAl tur ipaA=

21Fyr dAn dy pirvAr-smUh dy 600 b\dy lyvI jAjknAl< mu/ pX aty mIkAh dy GroN tur pX= `nHM nyaAp,y Coqy b|cy< aAp,y jAnvr aty aAp,IaM sArIaMcIzM a|gy v|l kr id|tIaM=

22dAn dy pirvAr-smUh dy b\dy `s TM toN kAFI dUrcly gX= pr mIkAh dy ny/y rih, vAly lok ek|Qy hogX Fyr `nHM ny dAn dy lokM dA ip|CA krnA SurU krid|tA aty `nHM kol phu\c gX= 23mIkAh dy nAl dy b\dydAn dy b\idaM `%ty gu|sy ho rhy sn= dAn dy aAdmIip|Cy mu/y= aty mIkAh ^ aAiKaA< “tY^ kI tklIF hY?tusIN j\g kr, lE ektR ik`N hoX ho?”

24mIkAh ny jvAb id|tA< “tusIN< dAn dy b\idaM nymyry bu|t cu|k lX ny= mYN eh bu|t aAp,y lE b,AXsn= tusIN myrA jAjk vI nAl lY ilaA hY= hu, myry kolkI bicaA hY? tusIN mY^ eh ikvyN aAK skdy ho< ‘tY^kI tklIF hY?’”

25dAn dy pirvAr-smUh dy b\idaM ny jvAbid|tA< “c\gA hu\dA ik tU\ sA.y nAl Jg/A nA krdA=sA.y iv|coN kE aAdmI grm suBA dy hn= jy tU\ sA.y`%pr ic|lAXNgA tM `h aAdmI SAed tyry `%ty hmlAkr dy,= ho skdA hY ik tusIN aty tuhA.y pirvAr mAryjA,=”

26Fyr dAn dy pirvAr-smUh dy aAdmI ip|Cy mu/y atyaAp,y rAh tur pX= mIkAh jA,dA sI ik `h aAdmI`s nAloN vDyry tAktvr sn= es lE `h vApsGr mu/ aAeaA=

27es trHM dAn dy lokM ny `h bu|t cu|k lX ijh/ymIkAh ny b,AX sn= `nHM ny `h jAjk vI F/ ilaAijh/A mIkAh dy nAl sI= Fyr `h lAeS ivKy aAgX= `nHM ny lAeS iv|c rih, vAly lokM `%ty hmlAkr id|tA= `h lok SMtI nAl rih\dy sn= `nHM ^hmly dI aAs nhIN sI= dAn dy lokM ny `nHM ^ tlvArMnAl mAr id|tA= Fyr `nHM ny Sihr ^ a|g lA id|tI=28lAeS iv|c rih, vAly lokM ^ bcA`, vAlA koEnhIN sI= `h sYdon toN e\nI dUr sn ik `h lok `nHMdI mdd nhIN kr skdy sn aty lAeS dy lokM dAiksy aAdmI nAl vI koE ekrArnAmA nhIN sI —es lE `nHM dI mdd lE koE nhIN ! sik!=lAeS dA Sihr `s vAdI iv|c sI ijh/I bYtrhob dyaDIn sI= dAn dy lokM ny e|k nvM Sihr `sAiraA=aty `|Ty rih, l|g pX=

29dAn dy lokM ny `s Sihr ^ e|k nM dy id|tA= `hSihr lAeS aKvA`NdA sI pr `nHM ny nM bdl kydAn r|K id|tA `nHM ny Sihr dA nM aAp,y purKy dAndy nM `%ty r|iKaA ijh/A esrAXl dy pu|trM iv|coN e|ksI=

30dAn dy pirvAr-smUh dy lokM ny bu|t ^ Sihriv|c pA id|tA= `nHM ny gyrSom dy pu|tr wonATAn ^aAp,A jAjk b,AeaA= gyrSom mn|Sh dA pu|tr sI=wonATAn aty `sdy pu|tr dAn dy pirvAr-smUh dyPdoN tIk jAjk rhy jdoN esrAXlI lokM ^ gulAmho,A ipaA= 31dAn dy lokM ny aAp,y lE `hI bu|tsTAipt kItA ijh/A mIkAh ny b,AeaA sI= `h bu|tdAn Sihr iv|c `s pUry smyN dOrAn PTy hI sI jdoNprmySur dA Gr SIloh ivKy sI=

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e|k lyvI aAdmI aty `sdI dAsI`s smyN esrAXlI lokM dA koE rAjA nhINsI= PTy e|k lyvI aAdmI sI ijh/A dUr sAry

eFrAEm dy phA/I pRdyS iv|c rih\dA sI< `s aAdmIdI e|k nOkrA,I sI ijh/I `s lE ptnI vrgI hIsI= `h dAsI whUdAh dyS dy bYtlhm Sihr dI sI=2pr `sdI dAsI dA lyvI aAdmI nAl Jg/A ho igaA=`h `s^ C|. ky vAps aAp,y iptA dy Gr bYtlhmwhUdAh clI gE= `h PTy cAr mhIny QihrI= 3Fyr`sdA ptI `sdy ip|Cy igaA= `h `s nAl nrmAEnAl g|l krnA cAhu\dA sI tM jo `h `sdy kol vApsaA jAvy= `h aAp,y nAl do nOkr aty do Koty lY igaA=lyvI aAdmI `sdy iptA dy Gr igaA= `sdy iptA nylyvI b\dy ^ dyiKaA aty `sdy svAgt lE bAhraAeaA= iptA bhut KuS sI= 4aØrt dA iptA lyvI ^aAp,y Gr a»dr lY igaA= lyvI dy shury ny `s^ QihrnlE aAiKaA= es lE `h lyvI b\dA it\n idnQihiraA irhA= `h aAp,y shury dy Gr hI KMdA pINdAaty sONdA irhA=

5cOTy idn `h suvKty `%iQaA= lyvI b\dA jA, dIitaArI kr irhA sI= pr `s jvAn aØrt dy iptA nyaAp,y jvAE ^ aAiKaA< “pihlM kuJ KA lvo= KA,AKA, toN bAd hI tusIN jA skdy ho=” 6es lE lyvIb\dA aty `sdA shurA ek|Qy KA, pI, lE bYQ gX=`stoN bAd jvAn aØrt dy iptA ny lyvI b\dy ^ aAiKaA<“ikrpA krky a|j rAt Qihr jAP= aArAm kro atyaAn\d mA,o= a|j SAm t|k ruk ky cly jA,A=” eslE dohM ny rl ky Bojn kItA= 7lyvI jA, lE `%QKlotA pr `sdy shury ny e|k hor rAt ruk, lE `sty BAr pAeaA=

8Fyr p»jvyN idn lyvI b\dA svyry jldI `%Q ipaA=`h jA, lE itaAr sI= pr aØrt dy iptA ny aAp,yjvAE ^ aAiKaA< “pihlM KA,A KA lvo= aArAm kroaty a|j SAm t|k ruk jAP=” es lE `nHM dohM nyFyr rl ky Bojn kItA=

9Fyr lyvI b\dA< `sdI nOkrA,I aty `sdA nOkrjA, lE `%Qy= pr jvAn aØrt dy iptA ny aAiKaA<“hnyrA ho, vAlA hY= idn Cup cilaA hY= es lErAt Qihro aty aAn\d mA,o= k|l svyry-svyry `%Q kytusIN cly jA,A=”

10pr lyvI b\dA e|k hor rAt nhIN ruk,A cAhu\dAsI= `sny aAp,y dovyN KoitaM `|ty kAQIaM pAEaM atyaAp,I nOkrA,I ^ nAl ilaA aty wbUs dy Sihr t|kdA sFr kItA= wbUs wrUSlm dA dUjA nM hY= 11idn

19tkrIbn Cup c|ilaA sI= `h wbUs Sihr dy ny/y sn=es lE nOkr ny aAp,y suaAmI lyvI b\dy ^ aAiKaA<“aAP es wbUsI Sihr iv|c Qihr jAEX= e|Ty rAtk|qIX=”

12pr `sdy suaAmI< lyvI b\dy ny aAiKaA< “nhIN<asIN es ibgAny Sihr a»dr nhIN jAvMgy= eh lokesrAXlI nhIN hn= asIN igbaAh Sihr iv|cjAvMgy=” 13lyvI b\dy ny aAiKaA< “clo< clo= asINigbaAh jM rAmAh phu\c, dI koiSS krIX= asIN `nHMdohM iv|coN iksy Sihr iv|c rAt k|q skdy hM=”

14es lE lyvI b\dA aty `sdy nAl dy lok turdygX= jdoN `h igbaAh Sihr pu|jy sUrj Cup irhA sI=igbaAh `h elAkA hY ijh/A ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUh dy aDIn hY= 15es lE `h igbaAh ivKy rukgX= aty `|Ty hI rAt gujArn dA FYslA kItA= `hSihr dy cONk kol aAX aty `%Ty bYQ gX= pr iksy nyvI `nHM ^ aAp,y Gr rAt k|q, lE s|dA nhIN id|tA=

16`sy SAm e|k bzurg aAdmI KytM iv|coN Sihr ^aAeaA= `sdA ngr eFrAEm dy phA/I dyS iv|csI= pr hu, `h igbaAh Sihr iv|c rih irhA sI=igbaAh dy b\dy ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUh iv|coN sn=17bzurg aAdmI ny lyvI b\dy ^ cONk iv|c bYiQaMdyiKaA=aty pu|iCaA< “tusIN ik|Ty jA rhy ho? tusIN aAXik|ToN hoN?”

18lyvI b\dy ny jvAb id|tA< “asIN whUdAh dy bYtlhmSihr toN aAX hM= asIN Gr jA rhy hM= mYN bhut dUroN<eFrAEm dy phA/I pRdyS toN hM= mYN whUdAh< bYtlhmigaA sI= aty hu, mYN aAp,y Gr jA irhA hM= 19sA.ypAs KoitaM lE k|K k\.A hY= myry aAp,y lE< jvAnaØrt lE aty myry nOkr lE roqI aty mYa hY= sA^iksy cIz dI lo/ nhIN=”

20bzurg aAdmI ny aAiKaA< “tusIN myry Gr aAkyQihr skdy hoN= mYN tuhA^ hr lo/INdI cIz dyvMgA=ikrpA krky< Sihr dy cONk iv|c rAt nA guzAro=” 21Fyr`h bzurg aAdmI lyvI b\dy aty `sdy sATI@ ^aAp,y Gr lY igaA= `sny `nHM dy KoitaM ^ p|Qy pAX=`nHM ny aAp,y pYr Doty aty Fyr kuJ KADA pItA=

22jdoN lyvI b\dA aty `sdy nAl dy lok aAn\d mA,rhy sn< Sihr dy kuJ bhut hI bury lokM ny Gr ^ GyrApA ilaA= `h bhut bury aAdmI sn= `nHM ny drvAzAB\nH,A SurU kr id|tA aty bu>y !dmI< Gr dy mAlk ^dbkA mArky aAiKaA< “`s aAdmI ^ bAhr k|> ijh/Atyry Gr aAeaA hY= asIN `sdy nAl s\Bog krnA cAhu\dyhM=”

inaAEaM 19:23-20:14 28623bzurg aAdmI bAhr igaA aty `sny `nHM

bdmASM nAl g|l kItI= `sny aAiKaA< “nhIN< myrydosto< eho ijhy kukrm nA kro⁄ `h b\dA myry Gr mihmAnhY= eho ijhA iBaAnk pAp nA kirP= 24dyKo< eh myrIDI hY= esny hAly t|k iksy nAl vI ijnsI s\b\D nhINb,AX= mYN `s^ aty esdI rKYl ^ tuhA.y kolilaA`NdA hM= tusIN `nHM nAl jo cAhoN kr skdy hoN=pr es aAdmI nAl eho ijhA iBaAnk pAp nA kro=”

25pr `nHM bdmASM ny `s bzurg b\dy dI g|lnhIN su,I= es lE lyvI b\dy ny aAp,I dAsI ^ bAhriljAky `nHM bdmASM dy hvAly kr id|tA= `nHM bdmASMny sArI rAt `s nAl blAtkAr kItA= Fyr< svyry `nHMny `s^ C|. id|tA= 26svyr vyly `h aØrt `s Griv|c aAE ij|Ty `sdA suaAmI QihiraA hoeaA sI=`h bAhrly drvAzy `%ty i.|g pE= `h idn c/Hnt|k PTy hI i.|gI pE rhI=

27aglI svyry lyvI b\dA jldI `%iQaA= `h GrjA,A cAhu\dA sI= `sny bAhr jA, lE drvAzA KoilHaAtM `sdI rKYl `Ty pE hoE sI= `h aAp,y h|T i.`>Ity r|Kky drvAzy ty i.|gI hoE sI= 28lyvI b\dy ny `s^aAiKaA< “`%Q< c|lIX⁄” pr `sny koE jvAb nhINid|tA—`h mr cu|kI sI=

lyvI b\dy ny aAp,I dAsI dI loT ^ Koty `%ty l|idaAaty Gr clA igaA= 29jdoN `h Gr aAeaA tM `snye|k CurI lYky aAp,I dAsI dI lAS dy bArHM qoqy krid|ty= Fyr `sny bArHM qoiqaM ^ `nHM sAry elAikaMiv|c Byj id|tA ij|Ty esrAXlI lok rih\dy sn= 30ijsiksy ny vI es^ dyiKaA `sny aAiKaA< “eho ijhApihlM kdy vI esrAXl iv|c nhIN vApiraA= jdoN toNasIN imsr iv|coN aAX hM asIN eho ijhI g|l kdy nhINdyKI= es bAry ivcAr kro aty sA^ d|so ik kI krnAcAhIdA hY=”

esrAXl aty ibnwAmIn ivckAr l/AEes lE esrAXl dy sAry lok ek|Qy ho gX=`h imsFAh Sihr ivKy aAky whovAh dy snmu|K

Klo gXN= lok dAn toN lYky bXr sbA (esrAXl dysAry BAgM toN) aAX= iglaAd dy esrAXlI lok vIPTy sn= 2esrAXl dy sAry pirvAr-smUhM dy aAgUPTy aAX= `nHM ny prmySur dy lokM dI aAm sBA iv|coaApo aAp,I TM gRih, kr lE= PTy 4,00,000

tlvArDArI ispAhI sn= 3ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUhdy lokM ny sui,aA ik esrAXl dy lok imsFAh ivKy

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ek|Qy ho rhy ny= esrAXl dy lokM ny aAiKaA< “sA^eh d|so ik eh iBaAnk g|l vAprI ikvyN=”

4es lE `s aØrt dy ptI ny< ijsdI aØrt ^ktl kr id|tA igaA sI< `nHM ^ sArI vArtA su,AE=`sny aAiKaA< “mYN aty myrI dAsI ibnwAmIn elAkydy igbaAh Sihr iv|c aAX= asIN PTy rAt k|qI= 5prrAt vyly igbaAh Sihr dy aAgU `s Gr iv|c aAXij|Ty mYN QihiraA hoeaA sM= `nHM ny Gr ^ GyrA pAilaA aty `h mY^ mArnA cAhu\dy sn= `nHM ny myrIdAsI nAl blAtkAr kItA aty `h mr gE= 6eslE mYN aAp,I dAsI ^ lY aAeaA aty `sdy quk/ykIty= Fyr mYN e|k-e|k quk/A esrAXl dy pirvAr-smUhM ^ Byj id|tA= mYN 12 quk/y `nHM DrtIaM ^ ByjyijnHM ^ asIN hAisl kItA hY= mYN aijhA es lEkItA ik`N ik ibnwAmIn dy lokM ny esrAXl iv|ceh iBaAnk kArA kItA hY= 7hu,< tusIN esrAXl dysAry loko< g|l kro= aAp,A inr,A idP ik sA^ kIkrnA cAhIdA hY=”

8Fyr sAry lok e|ko vArI `%Q ky K/y ho gX= `nHM nyimlky aAiKaA< “sA.y iv|coN koE vI b\dA aAp,y GrnhIN jAvygA= nhIN< sA.y iv|coN koE vI aAp,y Gr nhINjAvygA= 9hu, asIN igbaAh Sihr nAl eh slUkkrMgy: asIN prcIaM pAvMgy aty prmySur `%ty inr,AC|. idaMgy ik `nHM lokM nAl kI krnA hY= 10asINesrAXl dy sAry pirvAr-smUhM dy 100 b\idaM iv|coNhryk iv|coN ds aAdmI cu,Mgy= aty asIN hryk 1,000

b\idaM iv|coN 100 b\dy cu,Mgy asIN hryk 10,000 b\idaMiv|coN 1,000 b\dy cu,Mgy= `h b\dy ijnHM ^ asIN cu,Mgy<FOj lE rsd ilaA`,gy= Fyr FOj ibnwAmIn dyelAky iv|c igbaAh Sihr ivKy jAvygI= FOj `nHMlokM ^ szA dyvygI= ijnHM ny esrAXl dy lokM nAlaijhA kukrm kItA=”

11es lE esrAXl dy sAry aAdmI igbaAh SihrivKy ek|Qy ho gX= `h sAry es g|loN sihmt sn ik`h kI krn jA rhy sn= 12

----13esrAXl dy pirvAr-smUhM ny ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUh kol kuJ aAdmIs\dyS dy, lE Byjy= s\dyS sI: “eh ikho ijhI bdItuhA.y drimaAn hoE sI? igbaAh dy `nHM bdmASM^ sA.y hvAly kr idP= tM jo asIN `nHM ^ mØt dIszA dy skIX= asIN es duSqtA ^ esrAXl dy lokMdrimaAno pu|q su|qMgy=”

pr ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUh dy lokM s\dySvAhkMdI g|l nhIN s,I< jo ik esrAXl dy hornM pirvAr-smUhM nAl s\b\iDt sn=14ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUhM

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dy lok aAp,y Sihr C|. ky igbaAh Sihr cly gX=`h igbaAh ivKy esrAXl dy hornM pirvAr-smUhMnAl l/n lE gX= 15ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUhdy lokM ny 26,000 ispAhI ek|Qy kr lX= `nHM sAryispAhIaM ^ j\g dI isKAE id|tI gE sI= `nHM koligbaAh Sihr dy vI 700 isKlAE pRApt ispAhI sn=16`nHM kol 700 ispAhI aijhy vI sn ijnHM ^ K|by h|TnAl l/n dI isKlAE id|tI gE sI= `nHM iv|coN hrkoE gulyl ^ b/I kuSltA nAl vrt skdA sI= `hibnA cUikaM e|k vAl ty vI acUk inSAnA lA skdysn⁄

17ibnwAmIn toN ibnA esrAXl dy sAry pirvAr-smUhM ny l/n vAly 4,00,000 aAdmI ek|Qy kr lX=`nHM 4,00,000 aAdmIaM kol tlvArM sn= hryk b\dAisKlAE pRApt ispAhI sI= 18esrAXl dy lok bYtylSihr t|k gX= bYtyl Sihr ivKy `nHM ny prmySur pAsoNpu|iCaA< “ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUh `%ty ikh/ApirvAr-smUh pihlM hmlA krygA?”

whovAh ny jvAb id|tA< “whUdAh dA pirvAr pihlkrygA=”

19aglI svyr esrAXl dy lok `%Qy= `nHM nyigbaAh Sihr dy ny/y .yrA lA ilaA= 20Fyr esrAXldI FOj ibnwAmIn dI FOj nAl l/n lE gE=esrAXl dI FOj ny igbaAh Sihr ivKy ibnwAmIndI FOj nAl l/n dI itaArI kr lE= 21Fyr ibnwAmIndI FOj igbaAh sihr iv|coN bAhr aAE= `s idn dIl/AE iv|c ibnwAmIn dI FOj ny esrAXl dI FOj dy22,000 aAdmI mAr id|ty=

22----23esrAXl dy lok whovAh v|l gX= `h SAmt|k roNdy rhy= `nHM ny whovAh ^ pu|iCaA< “kI sA^ibnwAmIn dy lokM nAl l/n lE Fyr jA,A cAhIdAhY? `h lok sA.y sky s\b\DI hn=”

whovAh ny jvAb id|tA< “jAP `nHM nAl jAky j\gkro=” esrAXl dy lokM ny e|k dUsry ^ h|lA SyrIid|tI= Fyr `h pihly idn vMg dobArA l/n lEgX= 24Fyr esrAXl dI FOj ibnwAmIn dI FOj dyny/y phu\c gE= eh j\g dA dUsrA idn sI=25ibnwAmIn dI FOj dUsry idn vI esrAXl dI FOj`%ty hmlA krn lE igbaAh Sihr toN bAhr aAE=es vArI< ibnwAmIn dI FOj ny esrAXl dI FOj dyhor 18,000 b\dy mAr id|ty= esrAXl dI FOj dy ehsAry hI b\dy isKlAE wAFtA ispAhI sn=

26Fyr esrAXl dy sAry lok bYtyl Sihr gX= `ssTAn `%ty `h bYQ gX aty whovAh dy sAmH,y roX=

`nHM ny SAm t|k kuJ nhIN KADA= `nHM ny whovAh a|gyhom dIaM ByqM aty suK-sMd dIaM ByqM c/HAEaM=27esrAXl dy b\idaM ny whovAh ^ e|k svAl pu|iCaA<`nHM idnM iv|c prmySur dy nym dA s\dUk bYtyl ivKysI= 28FIinhAs PTy jAjk sI ijh/A prmySur dI syvAkrdA sI= FIinhAs alaAzAr dA pu|tr sI= alaAzArhArUn dA pu|tr sI=) esrAXl dy lokM ny pu|iCaA<“ibnwAmIn dy lok sA.y sAk s\b\DI hn= kI sA^ `nHMdy i˘KlAF Fyr l/n lE jA,A cAhIdA hY? jM kI sA^l/AE b\d kr dy,I cAhIdI hY?”

whovAh ny jvAb id|tA< “jAP= k|lH mYN tuhA.I< `nHM^ hrA`, iv|c shAetA krMgA=”

29Fyr esrAXl dI FOj ny kuJ aAdmI igbaAh Sihrdy duaAly CupA id|ty= 30esrAXl dI FOj tIsry idnigbaAh Sihr dy ivru|D l/n lE gE= `nHM ny j\glE it!rI kItI ijvyN ik `nHM ny ipCly idnM tykItI sI= 31ibnwAmIn dI FOj esrAXl dI FOj nAll/n lE igbaAh Sihr toN bAhr aAE= esrAXldI FOj ip|Cy hq gE aty `sny ibnwAmIn dI FOj ^aAp,y ip|Cy aA`, id|tA= es trIky nAl ibnwAmIndI FOj nAl SihrM ^ aAp,y bhut ip|Cy C|., dI cAlKy.I gE=

ibnwAmIn dI FOj ny esrAXl dI FOj dy kuJ b\idaM^ mArnA SurU kr id|tA ijvyN ik `nHM ny pihlM kItAsI= `nHM ny esrAXl dy tkrIbn 30 b\dy mAr id|ty=`nHM ny `nHM iv|coN kuJ b\dy KytM iv|c mAry aty kuJ b\dys/kM `%ty mAry= e|k s/k bYtyl Sihr v|l jMdI sI=dUsrI s/k igbaAh Sihr ^ jMdI sI= 32ibnwAmIndy b\idaM ny aAiKaA< “asIN pihlM vMg hI ij|t rhyhM⁄”

esrAXl dy b\dy B|j rhy sn< pr eh clAkI sI=`h ibnwAmIn dy b\idaM ^ `nHM dy Sihr toN dUrs/kM `%ty lY jA,A cAhu\dy sn= 33es lE esrAXldy sAry aAdmI aAp,IaM jgHAvM toN `%Qky baAl tAmArnM dy sTAn `%ty wu|D lE K/y ho gX= aty esrAXlIaAdmI jo gybA dy mYdAnM iv|c Cupy hoX sn bAhr aAXaty igbaAh `%ty hmlA kr id|tA= 34esrAXl dy10,000 sB toN c\gy isKlAE pRApt ispAhIaM nyigbaAh `%ty hmlA kr id|tA= l/AE bhut BArI sI=pr ibnwAmIn dI FOj ^ ptA nhIN sI ik ik\nI iBaAnkg|l `nHM nAl vAprn vAlI sI=

35whovAh ny esrAXl dI FOj dI vrtoN kItI atyibnwAmIn dI FOj ^ hrA id|tA= `s idn esrAXldI FOj ny ibnwAmIn dy 25,100 ispAhI mAr id|ty=

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`nHM sAry ispAhIaM ny j\g lE isKAlAE pRApt kItIhoE sI= 36es lE ibnwAmIn dy lokM ny dyiKaA ik`h hAr rhy sn=

esrAXlI FOj ip|Cy hqI aty ibnwAmIn dy lokM ^kuJ TM id|tI= `h aAp,y aAdmIaM ty inrBr kr rhysn jo ibnwAmInIaM ty GAt lA`, dA e\tzAr krrhy sn= 37ijh/y b\dy Cupy hoX sn `h igbaAh Sihrdy a»dr B|j gX= `h FYl gX aty `nHM ny aAp,IaMtlvArM nAl Sihr iv|c hr e|k ^ mAr id|tA= 38hu,esrAXl dy b\idaM ny `nHM b\idaM nAl< ijh/y CupyhoX sn< e|k iv`Nt b,AE hoE sI= Cupy hoX b\idaMv|loN KAs eSArA ByijaA jA,A sI= enHM b\idaM ny DU\XdA e|k v|.A b|dl bnA`,A sI=

39----41ibnwAmIn dI FOj ny tkrIbn 30 esrAXlIispAhI mAr id|ty sn< “es lE ibnwAmIn dy b\dyaAK rhy sn< “asIN ij|t rhy hM< pihlM vMg hI=” prFyr Sihr toN DU\X dA e|k v|.A b|dl `%Q, l|igaA=ibnwAmIn dy b\idaM ny ip|Cy mu/ky DU\X v|l dyiKaA=sAry SihrM ^ a|g l|gI hoE sI= Fyr esrAXl dI FOjB|j, toN hq gE= `h ip|Cy mu/ ky l/n l|g pX=ibnwAmIn dy b\dy BYBIt ho gX= hu, `nHM ^ ptAc|ilaA ik `nHM nAl iBaAnk g|l vApr gE hY=

42es lE ibnwAmIn dI FOj esrAXl dI FOj toNdUr B|j gE= `h mArUTl v|l B|j gE= pr `hl/AE toN nhIN bc sky= aty esrAXl dy b\dy SihrMiv|coN inkl aAX aty `nHM ^ mAr mukAeaA=43esrAXl dy lokM ny ibnwAmIn dy lokM ^ Gyr ilaAaty `nHM dA ip|CA krnA SurU kr id|tA= `nHM ny `nHM^ arAm nhIN krn id|tA= aty `nHM ^ igbaAh dypUrb vAly pAsy v|l hrA id|tA= 44es trHM ibnwAmIndI FOj dy 18,000 bhAdr aty tAktvr l/Aky mArygX=

45ibnwAmIn dI FOj ip|Cy mu/ pE aty mArUTl v|lB|jI= `h irmon dI c|qAn nM dy sTAn v|l B|jy= presrAXl dI FOj ny s/kM `%ty ibnwAmIn dy 5,000

ispAhI mAr id|ty= `nHM ny ibnwAmIn dy b\idaM dAip|CA krnA jArI r|iKaA= `nHM ny `nHM dA ip|CA dUrigdom nM dy sTAn t|k kItA= esrAXl dI FOj ny `sTM `%ty ibnwAmIn dy hor 2,000 b\dy mAr id|ty=

46`s idn ibnwAmIn dI FOj dy 25,000 b\dy mArygX= `h sAry hI b\dy bhAdrI nAl aAp,IaM tlvArMs\g l/y= 47pr ibnwAmIn dy 600 b\dy mArUTl iv|cB|j gX= `h ir\mon dI c|qAn nM dy sTAn `%ty gXaty PTy cAr mhIny Qihry rhy= 48esrAXl dy b\dy

ibnwAmIn dI DrtI `%ty vAps cly gX= `nHM ny< hrSihr iv|c ij|Ty vI `h gX< lokM ^ mAr id|tA= `nHMny sAry jAnvr vI mAr id|ty= ij|Ty vI `h gX `nHM nyhryk Sihr sA/ id|tA=

ibnwAmIn dy aAdmIaM lE ptnIaMimsFAh ivKy esrAXl dy lokM ny e|kekrAr kItA= `nHM dA ekrAr eh sI: “sA.y

iv|coN koE vI b\dA aAp,I DI dA irStA ibnwAmIn dypirvAr-smUh nAl nhIN krygA=”

2esrAXl dy lok bYtyl Sihr iv|c gX= `%Ty `hSAm t|k prmySur dy a|gy bYQy rhy= `nHM ny `|cI@!vAzM iv|c pukAr kItI aty zAro-zAr roX= 3`nHM nyprmySur ^ aAiKaA< “whovAh tU\ esrAXl dA prmySurhYN= sA.y nAl eh iBaAnk GqnA ik`N vAprI?esrAXl toN e|k pirvAr-smUh a|. ik`N hovy?”

4dUsry idn suvKty hI< esrAXl dy lokM ny e|kjgvydI `sArI= `nHM ny `s jgvydI `%ty prmySura|gy hom dIaM ByqM aty suK-sMd dIaM ByqM c/HAEaM=5Fyr esrAXl dy lokM ny aAiKaA< ‘kI esrAXl dAkoE hor vI pirvAr-smUh hY jo whovAh dy sAmH,y ektRho, lE nhIN aAeaA?” `nHM ny eh svAl es lEpu|iCaA ik`N ik `nHM ny e|k b/A g\BIr ekrAr kItAsI= ik ijh/A vI koE hornM pirvAr-smUhM dA s\gimsFAh ivKy nhIN aAXgA `s^ mAr id|tA jAvygA=

6Fyr esrAXl dy lokM ny ibnwAmIn dy lokM< aAp,yirStydArM lE aFsos mnAeaA= aty aAiKaA< “a|jesrAXl toN e|k pirvAr-smUh v|K ho igaA hY= 7asINwhovAh a|gy ekrAr kItA hY= asIN ekrAr krdy hMik aAp,IaM DIaM ^ ibnwAmIn dy aAdmIaM nAlivaAh nhIN krn idaMgy= asIN es g|l dA p|k ikvyNkrMgy ik ibnwAmIn dy aAdmIaM ^ ptnIaM iml,?”

8tM esrAXl dy lokM ny pu|iCaA< “esrAXl dypirvAr-smUhM iv|coN ikh/A pirvAr e|Ty imsFAh ivKynhIN aAeaA? asIN sAry hI whovAh a|gy ek|Qy hokyaAX hM= av|S hI e|k pirvAr e|Ty nhIN sI⁄” Fyr`nHM ^ ptA cilaA ik wAbyS iglaAd dy Sihr toNkoE vI esrAXl dy hornM lokM dy ek|Q iv|c aAkynhIN rilaA sI= 9esrAXl dy lokM ny ig,tI kItIik ikh/A PTy sI aty ikh/A nhIN sI= `nHM ^ ptAcilaA ik wAbyS iglaAd dA PTy koE vI b\dA nhINsI= 10es lE esrAXl dy lokM ny wAbyS iglaAdSihr v|l 12,000 ispAhI Byjy= `nHM ny `nHM ispAhIaM^ aAiKaA< “wAbyS iglaAd ^ jAP aty aAp,IaM

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tlvArM nAl PTy rih, vAly hr b\dy ^ mAr idP<aØrtM aty b|icaM ^ vI= 11tuhA^ eh av|S krnAcAhIdA hY⁄ tuhA^ wAbyS iglaAd dy hr aAdmI ^mAr dy,A cAhIdA hY= hr Ps aØrt ^ mAr dy,A cAhIdAhY ijsny iksy aAdmI nAl ijnsI s\b\D rKy ho,= priksy Ps aørt ^ nA mArnA ijsny kdy vI iksy aAdmInAl ijnsI s\b\D nA rKy ho,=” es lE ispAhIaM nyevyN hI kItA= 12`nHM 12,000 ispAhIaM ^ wAbySiglaAd ^ Sihr iv|c 400 muiqaArM aijhIaM imlIaMijnHM ny kdy vI iksy aAdmI nAl s»Bog nhIN sI kItA=ispAhIaM ny enHM aØrtM ^ SIloh dy .yry ivKy ilaMdA=SIloh knAn dI DrtI `%ty hY=

13Fyr esrAXl dy lokM ny ibnwAmIn dy lokM ^e|k sunyhA G|ilaA= `nHM ny ibnwAmIn dy b\idaM nAlamn dI pySkS kItI= ibnwAmIn dy aAdmI ir\mon dIc|qAn dy sTAn `%ty sn= 14es lE ibnwAmIn dyaAdmI esrAXl vAps aA gX= esrAXl dy lokM ny`nHM ^ wAbyS iglaAd dIaM `h aØrtM dy id|tIaMijnHM ^ `nHM ny mAiraA nhIN sI= pr ibnwAmIn dysAry aAdmIaM lE eh aØrtM kAFI nhIN sn=

15esrAXl dy lokM ^ ibnwAmIn dy lokM `%ty aFsoshoeaA= ik`N ik whovAh ny esrAXl dy pirvAr-smUhMdrimaAn iv|T b,A id|tI sI= 16esrAXl dy bzurgMny aAiKaA< “ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUh dIaM aØrtMmArIaM jA cu|kIaM hn= asIN ibnwAmIn dy `nHMaAdmIaM lE< ijh/y hAly ij`Ndy hn< aØrtM ik|ToNilaA skdy hM? 17ibnwAmIn dy `nHM aAdmIaM ^ijh/y hAly ij`Ndy hn< aAp,y pirvArM dI lIh tornlE b|icaM dI lo/ hY= aijhA av|S ho,A cAhIdA hYtM jo esrAXl dA e|k pirvAr-smUh mry nA⁄ 18prasIN aAp,IaM DIaM ^ ibnwAmIn dy aAdmIaM nAlSAdI krn dI ejAzt nhIN dy skdy= asIN es g|ldA ekrAr kItA hY `s b\dy dA burA hovygA ijh/Aiksy ibnwAmIn dy aAdmI ^ ptnI dyvygA=” 19sA^e|k ivcAr su|iJaA hY⁄ SIloh dy Sihr ivKy eh smM

whovAh dy prb dA hY= eh prb PTy hr sAl mnAeaAjMdA hY=” SIloh dA Sihr bYtyl Sihr dy `%tr v|lhY< aty `s s/k dy pUrb v|l hY ijh/I bYtyl toN Skm^ aty lbonAh dy d|K, v|l jMdI hY=

20es lE bzurgM ny ibnwAmIn dy aAdmIaM ^aAp,y ivcAr bAry d|isaA= `nHM aAiKaA< “jAP atya»gUrM dy bAZ iv|c jAky Cup jAP= 21`s smyN dAiDaAn r|Ko jdoN `tsv vyly muiqaArM nAc iv|c ih|sAlY, lE SIloh toN bAhr aA`NdIaM hn= Fyr a»gUrMdy bAZM iv|coN< ij|Ty tusIN Cupy hoX ho< bAhr B|j aAP=tuhA.y iv|coN hryk jA,y ^ SIloh dy Sihr dI e|k muiqaArF/ lY,I cAhIdI hY= `nHM muiqaArM ^ ibnwAmIn dIDrtI `%ty lY jAeP aty `nHM nAl ivaAh kr ilP=22`nHM muiqaArM dy iptA jM BrA sA.y pAs iSkAetlYky aA`,gy= pr asIN aAKMgy< ‘ibnwAmIn dyaAdmIaM `%ty imhrbAnI kro= `nHM ^ `nHM muiqaArMnAl SAdI kr lY, idP= `nHM ny tuhA.IaM aØrtM`QAlIaM hn pr `nHM ny tuhA.y nAl l/AE tM nhINkItI= `nHM ny aØrtM es lE `QAlIaM hn tM jotuhA.A prmySur nAl kItA ekrAr nA qu|qy= tusIN ekrArkItA sI ik tusIN `nHM ^ SAdI krn lE aØrtM nhINdyvoNgy — tusIN ibnwAmIn dy aAdmIaM ^ aØrtM id|tIaMnhIN hn< `nHM ny tuhA.y koloN aØrtM KohIaM hn⁄ eslE tuhA.A ekrAr nhIN qu|iqaA=’”

23es lE ehI g|l sI ijh/I ibnwAmIn dypirvAr-smUh ny kItI= jdoN muiqaArM n|c rhIaM snhryk aAdmI ny `nHM iv|coN e|k ^ F/ ilaA= `h `nHMmuiqaArM ^ lY gX aty `nHM nAl SAdI kr lE= `haAp,I DrtI ^ vAps cly gX= ibnwAmIn dy aAdmIaMny `s DrtI iv|c aAp,y Sihr mu/ vsAX< aty SihrMiv|c rih, l|gy= 24Fyr esrAXl dy lok GrM ^< aAp,IKud dI DrtI ty aAp,y Kud dy pirvAr-smUh< aty aAp,yKud dy invAs ^ vAps cly gX= 25`nHM idnM iv|cesrAXl dy lokM dA koE rAjA nhIN sI= es lE hrkoE PhI krdA sI ijs^ `h QIk smJdA sI=

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