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Ult! Eu|nl W! G|aa bai Mu~! Mbugbuly Baalyy b{{lbuli dju yhl Ul~{j ailay Moao~ ylu& Ult! @ltoa I! Baalyy

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abml j d Ult! @ltoa Baalyy el {fbnli ja yhl Io~ njayoa|li lutonl Fo~y jd yhl \aoyli Nh|unh j d Nbabib ~hj |fi el bnnl{yli! Yhl

ulnjmmlaibyoj a wb~ m bil e yhl [ul~eylu ja Mbunh 57& 2?? 4 yj yhl Euoyo~h Nj f|meob Nj adlulanl jd yhl Nh|unh bai yhl

yhull mlmelu~ j d yho~ [balf wlul b{{joayli yj nj ai|ny yhl hlbuoag bai yj ulbnh b ilno~oj a ja yhl mbyylu! By yhl ~bml yoml& yhl

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njmm lanlmlay jd yhl~l {ujnllioag~ j a B|g|~y 58& 2??4 by Tbanj|tlu!

Yhl hlbuoag~ hbtl dju yhl mj~ y {buy ella hlfi by y! Cjha'~ \aoyli Nh|unh oa Tbanj|tlu bai hbtl jnn|{oli oa yjybf ~ jm l

ywlay-dj|u hlbuoag ib~! Doabf ltoilanl bai ~|emo~~ oja~ wlul hlbui ja Mbunh 9& 2??7 bai yhl {balf ul~lutli oy~ ilno~oja oa

juilu yhby oy nj|fi ultolw yhl ltoilanl bai yhl bug|mlay hlbui jtlu yhl nj|u~l j d yhl ~ox mj ayh~! B~ yhl nja~ lr|lanl jd yhl

[ul~eylu'~ ulnjm mlaibyoja wj |fi el yj ulmj tl Mu! Baalyy dujm yhl ujff~ b~ ba j uiboali moao~ylu j d yhl Nh|unh& yho~ {balf

tolwli yhl mbyylu b~ b ~luoj |~ j al bai jal ulr|ouoag ~|e~ybayobf {ujj d yhby yhl ulnjm mlaibyoja ~ hj|fi el bnnl{yli!

^JML DBNY^

Mu! Baalyy o~ b 92 lbu jfi moao~ ylu jd yhl \aoyli Nh|unh whj gubi|byli dujm Tbanj|tlu nhjjf jd Yhljfj g oa 2??; bai wb~

juiboali e yhl Nh|unh oa Mb jd yhby lbu whofl oa ho~ moi-yhouyol~! Hl hbi {ultoj|~f gubi|byli dujm yhl \aotlu~oy jd Euoyo~h

Njf|m eob woyh b Ebnhlfju'~ ilgull oa Bayhuj{j fjg bai b Mb~ylu'~ ilgull oa [jfoyonbf nolanl! B~ o~ ulr|ouli jd bff alw

juioabai~& hl wb~ ~ lyyfli ja yhl Fflyja-[olu~j a {b~yjubf nhbugl oa Mbaoyjeb bai Ajuyhwl~ylua Jaybuoj Nj adlulanl yhby

~|mm lu e|y yhl djffj woag Dleu|bu b~`li yj flbtl! Whofl hl ulmboali yhlul |ayof C|al& yho~ o~ b ~hj uylu yhba |~|bf {luoj i dju b

alw moao~ ylu oa ho~ dou~y ~lyyflmlay! Hl b{{foli dju b {j~ oyoja j a yhl ~ybdd by yhl Duli Tonyju Mo~~oj a oa Yjujayj Nj adlulanl bai

oa yhl ~|mmlu j d 2?? 2& hl mj tli yj yhby {j~ y oa yhl Noy jd Yjuj ayj bai ulmboali yhlul dju ~ ox mjayh~ whla hl ul~ ogali bai

mjtli yj Euoyo~h Njf|meob!

Oa 2?? 5& hl ~j |ghy b tbnbay {j~ oyoja elnjm oag btbofbefl by yhl y! Baiulw'~ \aoyli {b~yjubf nhbugl oa [j uy Bfeluao whonh o~

|ailu yhl jtlu~oghy j d yhl Njmj x-Ababomj [ul~eylu ja Tbanj|tlu O~fbai! Mu! Baalyy hbi nja~ |fybyoja~ woyh yhl Euoyo~h

Njf|m eob Nj adlulanl [lu~j aalf Moao~ylu by Tbanj|tlu& Ult! Buyh|u Bailu~ja& oa ba lailbtj|u yj jeyboa ho~ bitonl bai

b~~o ~ybanl oa ~ln|uoag ba b{{joaymlay j u nbff! Ltoilanl o~ nflbu yhby yhl moao~ylu'~ mj yhlu& Mu~! Mbugbuly Baalyy& wb~ bf~ j

oatjftli oa yhj~ l nja~ |fybyoja~ woyh Mu! Bailu~ja oa byylm{yoag yj ~ ln|ul yhl {j~ oyoja dju hlu ~ ja! Mu! Baalyy mly bf~j oa {uoag

2??5 woyh yhl Cjo ay [b~yjubf Ulfbyoja~ Nj mmoyyll by ^y! Baiulw'~ nhbugli woyh mb`oag b ulnjm mlaibyoja njanluaoag b alw

moao~ylu dju yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl! Njanlua~ wlul ubo~li ul~{lnyoag ho~ ywj ~hj uy {ultoj|~ b{{joaymlay~& ho~ ul~ogabyoj a bai

il{buy|ul dujm yhlm! B~ b ul~|fy jd yhj~l mllyoag~ bai nja~ |fybyoja~& oy wb~ ulnjm mlaili yj yhl Njmj x-Ababomj

[ul~eylu yhby Mu! Baalyy el b{{j oayli dju b jal lbu {luoji yj yhl y! Baiulw'~ \aoyli {b~ yjubf nhbugl lddlnyotl C|f 2& 2?? 5

bai yhby b ultolw j d yhl {b~yjubf ulfbyoja~ho{ el m bil {uoju yj yhl lai j d yhby lbu!

Yhl ltoilanl wb~ yhby whofl Mu! Baalyy wj|fi hbtl {uldluuli yj ulnlotl b djumbf nbff dujm yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl& o!l! woyhj|y yoml

fomoy& hl wb~ {ul{buli yj bnnl{y yhl jal lbu b{{joaymlay oa yhl hj{l yhby oy wj|fi ul~ |fy oa b nbff by yhl lai jd yhl jal lbu

{luoji! Hl bgulli yj yhl b{{joaymlay oa wuoyoag ja B{uof 7& 2??5! Oa dbny& yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl o~~|li b djumbf nbff yj yhlou moao~ylu

yhl djffjwoag Dleu|bu bai yhl [ul~eylu b{{ujtli oy~ ylum~ yj el lddlnyotl C|f 2& 2?? >! Aj ltoilanl wb~ {ul~layli yj |~ j d

ba djumbf j u jyhlu ultolw jd yhl {b~yjubf ulfbyoja~ho{ mbil loyhlu e yhl Njmj x-Ababomj [ul~eylu ju yhl y! Baiulw'~

{b~yjubf nhbugl {uoju yj yhl o~~|banl bai b{{ujtbf j d yhl nbff!

Dujm yho~ {j oay nhujajfj gonbff& ltoilanl {ul~layli e yhl moao~ylu bai j a elhbfd jd yhl [ul~eylu ioi ajy bgull oa m ba

ul~{lny~! Whby o~ bgulli hjwltlu& o~ yhby Mu! Baalyy'~ moao~yu nbml yj ba lai by y! Baiulw'~ oa Cba|bu 2??

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njagulgbyoja b~ `li yhl [ul~eylu yj bnnl{y oy& {lumoyyoag hom yj yb`l b flbtl j d be~lanl lddlnyotl omm liobylf& bai yj {uj toil

yhlm woyh jyhlu {|f{oy ~|{{f! Yhl [ul~eylu bnnlili yj yhl ulr|l~y~ bai e yhl lai jd yhby Cba|bu& hl wb~ aj fjaglu yhlou

moao~ylu bai wb~ {fbnli |ailu ~|{luto~oj a e yhl ~bm l [ul~eylu! Mu! Baalyy bai ho~ dbmof wlul {lumoyyli yj ~yb oa yhl

nh|unh-{ujtoili hjml whlul yhl hbi fotli |ayof yhl lai jd C |al yhby lbu oa juilu yhby yhl nhofiula nj|fi nj m{flyl yhlou

~nhjj f lbu bai Mu! Baalyy nj|fi |ailuyb`l ~j ml ioulnyli ~`off {ujgubm~ ! Yhl Nh|unh njayoa|li yj {b ho~ ~bfbu bai j yhlu

bffjwbanl~ |ayof albu yhl lai jd C|f 2??

Yhl ltoilanl o~ yhby ~jmlyoml ~ |e~lr|lay yj yhlou il{buy|ul dujm [j uy Bfeluao bai ulfjnbyoja oa yhl Fj wlu Mboafbai oa yhl

~|mm lu jd 2??& 2??

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lxbmoabyoja b~ yhl bug|li oy wb~ alnl~~bu e touy|l j d yhlou {ul{bubyoja! Dj u yhl ulmboaoag yla hlbuoag ib~& Mu! Baalyy

ultj`li yhl b{{joaymlay jd ho~ mj yhlu b~ ho~ bitj nbyl bai b{{joayli oa~ylbi Ult! Eu|nl G|aa& b \aoyli Nh|unh moao~ylu dujm

Bhj|~by& yhla ja flbtl& yj bny b~ ho~ bitj nbyl! Mu! G|aa bf~j yjj` {buy oa yhl nuj~ ~- lxbmoabyoja jd ~j ml j d yhl woyal~~l~

{ul~layli e yhl [ul~eylu bai fli ho~ jwa woyal~~& Mu! Baalyy& oa nhold!

Hjwltlu& Mu! Baalyy& djffjwli e Mu! G|aa bai Mu~! Mbugbuly Baalyy& woyhiulw dujm yhl hlbuoag {uoju yj oy~ nj anf|~oj a& ja yhl

5>ui ib& Mbunh >& 2?? 7& bai c|~y eldjul ho~ jwa nuj~ ~-lxbm oabyoja!

YHL FBW

Yhl [ul~eylu mb`l~ oy~ b{{fonbyoja |ailu ~~! >4 > (d/ bai >44 jd yhl Mba|bf jd yhl \aoyli Nh|unh jd Nbabib whonh {lumoy~ b

{ul~eylu yj ulnjmm lai yj b njadlulanl yhl {fbnoag jd yhl abml jd b mlm elu jd yhl juilu jd moao~yu ja yhl Io~nj ayoa|li

^lutonl Fo~y! Yhl lddlny jd bnnl{yoag ~|nh b ulnjm mlaibyoja o~ {ujtoili oa yhl nfj~oag wj ui~ jd ~ ! >44!

>4> (d/

Oa yhl ltlay yhby yhl mlmelu j d yhl juilu jd moao~ yu uld|~l~ j u algflny~ yj yb`l b ioulnyli {ujgubm dj u yhl om{ujtlmlay jd

{b~yjubf ~`off~ b~ mlayoj ali oa {bubgub{h (i/ oo!& uld|~l~ j u algflny~ yj |ailugj b mlionbf bai*ju {~nhobyuon lxbmoabyoja j u

uld|~l~ yj ~ |{{f yhl {luyoalay oadjumbyoja b~ mlayojali oa {bub-gub{h (i/ ooo& ju uld|~l~ j u algflny~ yj yb`l b ioulnyli {ujgubm

dju ulhbeofoybyoja bai*j u yuboaoag oa ~jm l jyhlu tjnbyoja b~ mlayojali oa {bubgub{h (i/ ot!& yhl [ul~eylu mb ulnjmmlai yj

yhl Njadlu-lanl yhby yhl abml j d ~|nh mlmelu j d yhl juilu jd moao~ yu el ul-mjtli djuyhwoyh dujm yhl ujff~ j d [ul~eylu bai

Njadlulanl bai el yuba~dluuli yj yhl Io~nj ayoa|li lutonl Fo~y! Oa ~|nh oa~ybanl~ doabanobf b~~o ~ybanl ~hbff el io~ njayoa|li!

>44!

Jayj Io~nj ayoa|li ^lutonl Fo~y! Yhl abml jd b mlm elu jd yhl juilu jd moao~yu mb el ulmjtli dujm yhl ujff~ j d [ul~eylu

bai Njadlulanl bai {fbnli ja yhl Io~ njayoa|li lutonl Fo~y e b ilno~oja j d yhl Njadlulanl3

b! by yhl mlmelu'~ j wa ulr|l~y whla bnnl{yli e yhl [ul~eylu

e! ja ulnjm mlaibyoja j d yhl [ul~eylu dju jal j u mjul jd yhl ulb~ja~ oaionbyli oa ~|e~lnyoja >29 (i/0 ju

n! b~ b ul~|fy jd hbtoag ella dj|ai g|ofy jd jal j u mjul jd yhl dbofoag~ oaionbyli oa ~|e~lnyoja >4 > ju hbtoag ella

njatonyli jd b nuomoabf jddlanl!

^|nh {lu~ja ~hbff ajy el ulnjgaosli b~ Moao~yu [lu~j aalf jd yhl \aoyli Nh|unh jd Nbabib& aju ~hbff yhl {ludjum yhl

d|anyoja~ jd oy~ j uiboali ju iobnjabf m oao~yu!

^lnyoja >4> uldlu~ yj yhl djffjwoag %dbofoag~% b~ eloag~ %guj|ai~% |ailu ~lnyoja >44 dju {fbnoag b moao~ylu'~ abml ja yhl

Io~nj ayoa|li lutonl Fo~y3

o! yhl lddlnyotlal~~ j d b mlmelu jd yhl juilu jd moao~ yu ju {lu~ja |ailu [ul~eylu b{{joaymlay0 oo! yhl dbof|ul jd b mlmelu

jd yhl juilu j d moao~yu ju {lu~j a |ailu [ul~eylu b{{joaymlay yj m boayboa yhl {lbnl bai wlfdbul jd yhl nh|unh& ju

ooo! b mlmelu jd yhl juilu jd moao~yu ju {lu~ja |ailu [ul~eylu b{{joaymlay whj uld|~l~ yj ulnjgaosl yhl b|yhjuoy jd

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[ul~eylu!

Pyhl lm{hb~o~ {ujtoili yhuj|ghj|y yhl~l ~lnyoja~ o~ j |u~ yj ilajyl yhl ulfltbay {ujto~ oja~ ]

Oa ilbfoag woyh o~~|l~ ulfbyli yj yhl ylumoabyoja j d b {b~yjubf ulfbyoja~ho{& yhl [ul~eylu o~ jefogli yj djffj w yhl {ujnli|ul~ ~ly

j|y oa ~ lnyoja ;72& bai yhl lbufolu Njadlulanl Hlbuoag [balf oa ilbfoag woyh yhl moao~ylu'~ lbufolu b{{lbf dj|ai yhby yhl

[ul~eylu hbi ijal yho~ bai hbi {uj{luf bnyli |ailu ~lnyoja >4 > (i/ whla oy mbil oy~ ilno~oj a~ oa C ba|bu 2??

yhluldjul aj y ~ly j|y yhl {ujto~oj a~ j d yhby ~lnyoja b~ yhl ij aj y ioulnyf bddlny yhl ulnjmm laibyoja {ul~layf eldjul |~!

Yhl~l {ujto~oj a~ m b`l oy nflbu yhby b [ul~eylu hb~ yhl uoghy yj ulnjmm lai {fbnlmlay ja yhl Io~ njayoa|li lutonl Fo~y& yhby

yhl ulnjmmlaibyoja o ~ yj el mbil yj b Njadlulanl bai yhby yhl Njadlulanl hb~ yhl b|yhjuoy yj bnnl{y ju yj ulclny yhl

ulnjmmlaibyoj a! Hjwltlu& oa mb`oag oy~ ulnjmmlaibyoj a |ailu ~lnyoja >44 & yhl ja|~ j d {ujjd ul~y~ woyh yhl [ul~eylu

yhby by flb~y jal j d yhl %dbofoag~% {uj toili dju oa ~lnyoja >4 > lxo~y~ o a yho~ nb~l! ^|e~lnyoja~ (b/ bai (e/ ij ajy yj |~ b{{lbu

b{{fonbefl!

Wl hbtl nja~ oiluli whby mlb~|ul ju e|uila jd {ujj d ~hj|fi b{{f oa b nb~l ~ |nh b~ yho~ ~oanl yhl ilno~oj a ~j |ghy e yhl

[ul~eylu woff lddlnyotlf ylumoabyl Mu! Baalyy'~ nbullu oa moao~yu (bfyhj|gh hl mb b{{f dju ul-layu by b d|y|ul ibyl/! Yhl

r|l~yoja o~ b ~luoj |~ j al! Yhl notof nj|uy~ hbtl gotla lxyla~otl nja~ oilubyoja yj yhl aby|ul jd yhl e|uila yhby o~ b{{uj{uobyl oa

noun|m~ybanl~ ~omofbu yj yhj ~l eldjul |~! Oa ~|nh njaylxy~ yhl nj|uy~ oa yho~ [ujtoanl hbtl ~boi yhby ~ybaibui~ ~|nh b~ % b

{ul{jailubanl jd ltoilanl% ju % ebfbanl jd {ujebeofoyol~% bul oabilr|byl bai oab{{uj{uobyl! Wl bgull! Whla b {lu~ja'~

{ujdl~~oj abf oaylguoy o~ by ~yb`l bai ho~*hlu uoghy yj njayoa|l yj nbuu ja ho~*hlu fotlfohjj i bul by o~~|l& yhl ~ybaibui oy o~ ~boi

~hj |fi njm l nfj~ lu yj yhby jd yhl nuomoabf ~ybaibui& o!l! eljai b ulb~j abefl ij|ey! By yhl flb~y& tlu ~yujag ltoilanl

~|{{j uyoag b hogh ilgull jd {ujebeofoy m|~y el {ul~lay!

Wl hbtl b{{foli ~|nh hoghlu ~ ybaibui yj yhl e|uila jd {ujj d wl hbtl ulr|ouli jd yhl [ul~eylu!

Oa biioyoja& yhl {ujnli|ul~ j |yfoali oa yhl Mba|bf bul bimoao~ yubyotl bai io~ no{foabu oa aby|ul bai yhluldjul yhl [ul~eylu bai

yhl Njadlulanl hbtl b i|y yj bny dbouf! Oa yho~ ulgbui& wl hbtl l{y oa moai ulnlay ilno~oj a~ j d ~|{luoju {uj toanobf nj|uy~ oa

~omo fbu mbyylu~ whonh hbtl ilbfy woyh yhl ul~{ja~ oeofoyol~ j d yhl Nh|unh yj beoil e yhl {uoano{fl~ j d aby|ubf c|~yonl bai yhl

bnnl{yli u|fl~ j d dboual~~ oa yhl b{{fonbyoja jd oy~ {uj nli|ul~! Wl hbtl b{{foli ~|nh u|fl~ bai {uoano{fl~ yj yhl njai|ny jd yhl

[ul~eylu oa ultolwoag oy~ bnyoja~ {uoju yj yho~ ulnjm mlaibyoja bai yj yhl {ujnl~~ jd yhl hlbuoag njai|nyli eldjul |~!

Wl bul bm{f ~byo~doli yhby yhl hoghlu ~ybaibui jd {ujj d hb~ ella b{{foli yj yhl doaioag~ wl hbtl mbil oa yho~ nb~l bai yhby

yhl {uoano{fl~ jd aby|ubf c|~yonl bai u|fl~ j d {ujnli|ubf dboual~~ hbtl ella b{{foli lr|bff yj ej yh {buyol~!

^JML DOAIOAG^ BAI B[[FONBYOJA JD YHL FBW

Oy wj|fi el b{{uj{uobyl bf~j hlul yj njm mlay euoldf ulgbuioag yhl wloghy yhby ~hj|fi {uj{luf el b~~ ogali yj ltoilanl {fbnli

eldjul |~! Wl hbtl aj yli yhby

2! Yhl yl~yomj a jd bff dj|u woyal~~l~ nbffli e yhl [ul~eylu wb~ yl~yli lxhb|~yotlf oa nuj~ ~- lxbmoabyoja e yhl moao~ylu

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bai*ju ho~ bitjnbyl~

5! Bfyhj|gh wl wlul bito~li yhby b fbugl a|melu jd woyal~~l~ wj|fi el nbffli e yhl moao~ylu yj ~|{{j uy ho~ bfflgbyoja~& hl

bfjal yjj ` yhl ~ybai ja ho~ j wa elhbfd& woyhiubwoag beu|{yf dujm yhl hlbuoag eldjul ho~ yl~yomj a nj|fi el yl~yli e

nuj~~-lxbmoabyoja bai woyhj|y ba njuujejubyoja& bai

>! Ejyh {buyol~ dofli b fbugl a|melu jd ij n|mlaybu lxhoeoy~ whonh nja~o ~yli jd flyylu~& ~ybylmlay~& yl~yomj aobf~& ~lumj a~&

moa|yl~ bai yhl fo`l& ~j ml wuoyyla ~{lnodonbff dju {ul~laybyoja by yho~ hlbuoag0 oa mba nb~l~ yhl b|yhju~ ioi aj y b{{lbu b~

woyal~~l~ bai wlul ajy btbofbefl dju nuj~~-lxbmoabyoja!

Wl hbtl l{y ~|nh nja~ oilubyoja~ eldjul |~ b~ wl ultolwli yhl ltoilanl bai whofl m|nh j d yhl ijn|mlaybu ltoilanl

njoanoili woyh yhl ~wj ua yl~yomja& oa b a|melu jd ul~{lny~ oy ioi aj y!

Euoldf {|y& yhl [ul~eylu hb~ bug|li yhby3

2! Ult! Baalyy'~ moao~yu by y! Baiulw'~ {b~yj ubf nhbugl hb~ {fbnli hom |ailu yhl jtlu~oghy j d Njmj x-Ababomj [ul~eylu&

5! Oy wb~ j efogli oa 2??< yj {fbnl hom |ailu ~|{luto~oj a& yj ulr|oul hom yj yb`l b ioulnyli {ujgubm dj u yhl om{ujtlmlay jd ho~

{b~yjubf ~`off~ bai yj |ailugj b {~nhobyuon bai*ju {~nhj fjgonbf lxbmoabyoj a bai |fyombylf& fbyl oa 2?? ! Whofl |ailu jtlu~oghy& hl hb~ ilmj a~yubyli yhby hl o~ |a~|oybefl yj njayoa|l oa j uiboali moao~yu e touy|l jd jal j u mjul

jd yhl %dbofoag~% {ujtoili dju |ailu ~lnyoja >4 > j d yhl Mba|bf3

b! ho~ (fbn` jd/ lddlnyotlal~~ b~ b mlm elu jd yhl juilu jd moao~yu&

e! ho~ dbof|ul b~ b mlm elu jd yhl juilu jd moao~yu yj mboayboa yhl {lbnl bai wlfdbul jd yhl nh|unh& ju

n! ho~ uld|~bf yj ulnjgaosl yhl b|yhjuoy jd [ul~eylu

Yhl moao~ylu hb~ bug|li yhby hl wb~ bai o~ ba lddlnyotl moao~ ylu& yhby hl hb~ mboayboali yhl {lbnl bai wlfdbul j d yhl Nh|unh

bai yhby hl ulnjgaos l~ yhl b|yhjuoy jd ho~ [ul~eylu whla oy o~ fbwd|ff b~~ luyli!

Yhl Mba|bf jddlu~ foyyfl b~~o~ybanl oa il~nuoeoag whby o~ mlbay e %lddlnyotlal~~% oa m oao~yu bfyhj|gh oy o~ ~j mlyoml~

b~~j nobyli woyh %doyal~~ dju moao~ yu% ju %~|oybeofoy dju moao~yu%! Yhl ~bml m oghy el ~boi njanluaoag b ildoaoyoja jd %yhl {lbnl

bai wlfdbul jd yhl nh|unh!% Yhl yhoui nbylgju o~ fl~~ {ujeflmbyon bai njanlua~ ulnjgaoyoja j d yhl flgoyombylf-lxluno~li

b|yhjuoy jd yho~ nh|unh nj|uy! Gotla yhby yho~ o~ b nh|unh hlbuoag& wl b{{ujbnhli yho~ {buy jd j |u yb~` woyh b ~ly jd eoefonbf bai

yhljfjgonbf {lu~{lnyotl~!

Oa juilu yj ~ lutl b~ b Nhuo~yoba moao~ylu& jal m|~y el befl yj fjtl Gj i& fjtl jal~lfd bai fjtl j al'~ aloghej |u! B~ Cl~ |~

yb|ghy& ~|nh fj tl o~ by yhl hlbuy jd j|u dboyhd|fal~~3

Whla yhl [hbuo~ll~ hlbui yhby hl hbi ~ oflanli yhl bii|nll~& yhl gbyhluli yjglyhlu bai jal jd yhlm& b fbwlu& b~`li hom b

|l~yoja yj yl~y hom! %Ylbnhlu& whonh njmm baimlay oa yhl fbw o~ yhl ulbyl~y:% Hl ~boi yj hom& %'_j| ~hbff fjtl yhl Fjui j|u

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Gji woyh bff j|u hlbuy& bai woyh bff j|u ~j |f bai woyh bff j|u m oai! Yho~ o~ yhl gulbyl~y bai dou~y njmmbaimlay!' Bai b

~lnjai o~ fo`l oy3 'j| ~ hbff fjtl j|u aloghej|u b~ j |u~lfd!' Ja yhl~l ywj njm mbaimlay~ hbag bff yhl fbw bai yhl

{uj{hly~!%Mbyyhlw 553>9-9; (AU^T/

[b|f ylff~ |~ oa ho~ wuoyoag~ yj yhl lbuf nh|unh hjw wl bul yj fotl j|y yhl~l wj ui~ jd Cl~ |~3

Fjtl o~ {byolay0 fjtl o~ `oai0 fjtl o~ aj y latoj|~ ju ej b~yd|f ju buujgbay ju u|il! Oy ijl~ aj y oa~o~y ja oy~ j wa wb0 oy o~ ajy

ouuoybefl j u ul~layd|f0 oy ijl~ ajy ulcjonl oa wujagij oag e|y ulcjonl~ oa yhl yu|yh! Oy elbu~ bff yhoag~& hj{l~ bff yhoag~& lai|ul~ bff

yhoag~! Fjtl altlu lai~! 2 Nj uoayhoba~ 2>39-8 (AU^T/

Bff yhj~ l whj bul nbffli yj moao~ yu oa yhl Nhuo~yoba nh|unh bul nbffli yj fo tl j|y fj tl oa yho~ wb! [b|f bf~j ulmoai~ yhl lbuf

nh|unh yhby Nhuo~yoba~ bul nbffli yj wj u` yjglyhlu woyh h|mofoy bai glayflal~~ o a juilu yhby bff yhl %~boay~ m b el lr|o{{li dju

yhl wju` jd moao~yu%& ~j yhby yhl nh|unh& %yhl eji j d Nhuo~y%& woff %e|ofi oy~lfd |{ oa fj tl!%

O yhluldjul& yhl {uo~j alu oa yhl Fjui& elg j| yj flbi b fodl wjuyh jd yhl nbffoag yj whonh j | hbtl ella nbffli& woyh bff h|mofoy

bai glayflal~~& woyh {byolanl& elbuoag woyh jal baj yhlu oa fjtl& mb`oag ltlu lddjuy yj mboayboa yhl |aoy j d yhl {ouoy oa yhl

ejai j d {lbnl!!! Yhl gody~ hl gbtl wlul yhby ~j ml wj|fi el b{j ~yfl~& ~j ml {uj{hly~& ~j ml ltbaglfo~y~& ~j ml {b~yju~ bai

ylbnhlu~& yj lr|o{ yhl ~ boay~ dju yhl wju` j d moao~yu& dju e|ofioag |{ yhl eji j d Nhuo~y& |ayof bff j d |~ njm l yj yhl |aoy jd yhl

dboyh bai jd yhl ajwfligl jd yhl ja j d Gji& yj m by|uoy& yj yhl mlb~|ul j d yhl d|ff ~yby|ul jd Nhuo~y! Wl m|~y aj fj aglu el

nhofiula& yj~ ~li yj bai duj bai efj wa bej |y e ltlu woai jd ij nyuoal& e {lj{fl' ~ yuon`lu& e yhlou nubdyoal~~ oa ilnloyd|f

~nhlmoag! E|y ~{lb`oag yhl yu|yh oa fj tl& wl m|~y gujw |{ oa ltlu wb oayj hom whj o~ yhl hlbi& oayj Nhuo~y& dujm whj m yhl

whjfl ej i& cjoali bai aoy yjglyhlu e ltlu fogbmlay woyh whonh oy o~ lr|o{{li& b~ lbnh {buy o~ wju`oag {uj{luf& {ujmjyl~ yhl

eji'~ gujwyh oa e|ofioag |{ oy~lfd oa fj tl!L{hl~oba~ 932->0 22-24 (AU^T/

\adjuy|abylf& elnb|~l Mu! Baalyy woyhiulw dujm yhl hlbuoag {ulmby|ulf& wl wlul |abefl yj r|l~ yoja yhl eoefonbf-yhljfj gonbf

ubyojabfl |{ja whonh hl eb~l~ ho~ j wa moao~yu!

YHL LDDLNYOTLAL^^ JD B MLMELU JD YHL JUILU J D MOAO^YU_

(^lnyoja >4 > (o//

Yhl ujfl jd b moao~ ylu o~ b njm{flx j al! Yhluldjul oa ulbnhoag j|u ilno~oj a& wl nja~oiluli b eujbi ~ {lnyu|m j d dbnyju~

ulfltbay yj yhl b~~l~ ~mlay j d lddlnyotl moao~yu0 wl ilylumoali yhby lddlnyotlal~~ ~ hj|fi el ltbf|byli oa ylum~ jd yhl djffj woag

yhull {uoano{bf nbylgjuol~3 {b~yjubf ~ `off~& flbilu~ho{ beofoyol~& oaylguoy bai woffoagal~~ yj el hlfi bnnj|aybefl!

B! [b~yjubf ^`of f~3

B moao ~ylu alli~ yj ilmja~yubyl yj yhl {lj{fl bmj ag whjm ~ *hl ~lutl~ yhby ~*hl o~ yhlul yj ~hbul ho~*hlu fj tl! Yho~ alli~ yj

el ijal b{{uj{uobylf& woyh ul~{lny bai h|mofoy! Bfyhj|gh wl ulbi oa flyylu~ (Lxhoeoy ?>/ dujm b dlw mlmelu~ jd yhl moao~ ylu'~

dou~y {b~yjubf nhbugl oa Mbaoyjeb whlul hl ~lutli ho~ dou~y lbu yhby hl wb~ %nbuoag& njm{b~~ ojabyl& gjj i by to~oyoag bai b

wlfnjml g|l~ y% oa yhlou hjml~& wl bf~j ulbi oa ijn|mlay~ dujm ho~ djumlu {buo~hojalu~ by ^y! Baiulw'~ \aoyli oa [juy Bfeluao

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yhby hl wb~ dulr|layf be|~otl& buujgbay& ildla~otl bai io~iboad|f j d jyhlu~3

By yhl Dbff 2?? 5 mllyoag~ jd yhl J|yulbnh Nj mmoyyll& O ~{j `l yj @ltoa bej |y yhl {ujeflm ~ woyh ho~ moa o~yu! Oa yhl mllyoag~ wl

~{j `l j{laf woyh @ltoa {ul~lay bej|y ho~ be|~l jd yhl gjji woff j d yhl njagulgbyoja bai bej|y ho~ mlyhji j d hbaifoag djj i

io~yuoe|yoja& dju lg! hl ulg|fbuf io~ulgbuili j|u ilno~ oja~ bai ioulnyoja~& djumbfo~ li ja Cba|bu & yhby lmluglan

io~yuoe|yoja~ j d djj i& elywlla yhl ulg|fbu djji eba` mjayhf io~yuoe|yoja ib~& ~hj|fi el fomoyli yj laj |gh djji dju jal

ib!!!!!!

Oa Ilnlmelu 2?? 9& dju yhl njmmoyyll fjj `oag by %O~~|l~ ulfbyli yj Dj ji Eba`%& O wujyl 'yhl j|yulbnh njmm oyyll fbuglf ioulnyli

oy~ lalugol~ yj yuoag yj mb`l @ltoa'~ {lu~j abf oaoyobyotl~ {bfbybefl yj yhl njagulgbyoja& yj yuoag yj gotl yhl Djji Eba` ~j ml

`oai jd ~yu|ny|ul bai {jfonol~ bai yj ~|{{j uyoag j|u alw {b~yju b~ hl {|u~|li ho~ nhj~ la {byh! Yhlul wb~ b ~yujag dllfoag yhby

@ltoa wb~ gj oag bej|y oy yhl wujag wb& e|y yhby wl ~hj |fi ebn` hom!'

Yhlul o~ aj ij |ey yhby yhl h|uy nb|~li e yhl wb @ltoa hbaifli yhl ~oy|byoja wb~ o ayla~l! Yhl mj ~y totoi mlmj u O hbtl jd

yhj~l wll`~ wb~ jd layluoag b ~mbff mllyoag hlfi oa yhl moao~ylu'~ ~ y|i bai woyal~~ oag @ltoa ulgbfoag Clbaalyyl woyh ho~ eubg

yhby hl hbi iuotla j|y yhl j fi g|bui! Hl wb~ fb|ghoag bai b{{lbuli yj el ilfo ghyli woyh ho~ ~yju! Hl ulnj|ayli yhl wb jal

{lu~ja hbi fldy b mllyoag nuoag& bai hjw j yhlu yubioyojabf (fb/ flbilu~ hbi fj~ y dbnl bai {jwlu! Oy o~ yj ybff bnn|ubyl yj ~ b yhby

hl yjfi bf f yho~ woyh nhofio~ h gfll! Ajyhoag oa yhl ltlay~ yhby djffj wli wb~ b~ |{~ lyyoag yj ml b~ yhby oanoilay!(Mu! Yluu Whyl/

O bm aj y ~|ul jd yhl lxbny ibyl e|y O elfoltl oy wb~ yjwbui yhl lai jd 2?? > yhby O dou~y mly @ltoa bai ho~ dbmof by b {j y f|n`

~|{{lu by yhl J{lynhl~bhy Ul~lutl! ^hjuyf yhlulbdylu& O ~ybuyli byylaioag ^y! Baiulw'~ Nh|unh! O b{{ulnobyli @ltoa'~ flbilu~ho{

tlu m|nh! Hl hbi b glayfl wb woyh yhl njagulgbyoja0 hl wb~ wj ailud|f woyh nhofiula bai hl wb~ ba lxnlfflay ~yju-ylfflu

whonh mbil dju ~jm l jd yhl el~y ~lumja~ O hbtl hlbui!

Oa Mbunh 2?? 9 yhl Jddonobf Ejbui b~`li ml yj ~oy ja yhl ^l~~ oja bai ~ hjuyf bdylu @ltoa b~`li ml yj el b mlm elu jd yhl

Wju~ho{ Nj mmoyyll! O bgulli yj ej yh bai wju`li tlu nfj~ lf woyh @ltoa yhuj|ghj|y yhby lbu!

Whby nhbagli: fjwf& yj m l hl fj ~y ebfbanl ju b {lu~ {lnyotl hl j anl hbi {juyubli! Yhl djj i eba` ~llmli yj nbybfsl b

yuj|efli ~oil yj @ltoa'~ flbilu~ho{! O yhoa` yhby oanoilay~ njmoag j |y jd ho~ wj u` ja yhl djji eba` wlul m dou~y oaionbyju~ yhby

(b/ ho~ c|igmlay wb~ ajy bfwb~ ~ j|ai& (e/ hl hbi ioddon|fy oanf|ioag bai ioulnyoag ioddlulay oai~ j d {lj{fl oa b njmm ja

{|u~|oy& hl hbi ulbf {ujeflm~ nj {oag woyh oaylu{lu~jabf nj adfony!

Oa~ylbi jd oa~{ouoag bai nbffoag {lj{fl yj yho~ m oao~yu& hl elnbml oanulb~oagf nuoyonbf jd bajal whj wb~ ajy fo`l hom~ lfd! Hl

elnbml tlu ildla~otl! Hl elnbml ~lfd-uoghylj|~! Ho~ ~ lumja~ elnbml ul{lyoyotl bai {lj{fl elgba yj nj m{fboa yhby hl wb~

%elbyoag yhlm jtlu yhl hlbi% woyh ho~ nj anlua~ jd {j tluy! By yhl ~bml yoml& hl ~llm li |aoaylul~yli oa yhl ~jnobf m oao~yuol~

yhby mba jd yhl njagulgbyoja wlul bfulbi njmmoyyli yj yhby ioulnyf om{bnyli ja yhl {j ju j d j|u njm m|aoy!

By b {|efon dju|m j a {jtluy oa [juy Bfeluao& O ulmlmelu {flbioag wo yh @ltoa yj yulby yhl Mbju woyh i|l ul~ {lny ju yhlul wj| fi

el aj hj {l jd b dbtj|ubefl ul~{ja~ l yj hom! Hl bug|li woyh ml oa {|efon& eb~onbff ~boag ~hl ioia'y il~lutl ba! O wb~

i|medj|aili& l~-{lnobff elnb|~l O hbi wju`li woyh hlu eldjul j a b dbmoal ul~{ja~ l {ujclny bai dj|ai hlu yj el lxyulmlf

hlf d|f bai njm b~~ojabyl!

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B j|ag wjm ba bai hlu foyyfl ej nbml yj nh|unh jal ^|aib! Yhl ej dulb`li j|y bai ~nulbm li yhuj|ghj |y mj~y jd yhl

~lutonl! By yhl lai& ba bagu jfilu fbi nbml |{ yj yhl wjmba bai b~`li hlu wh ~hl ioia' y flbtl whla hlu ej wb~ ~j |{~ly!

Oy wb~a'y b aonl ~nlal e|y wl wju`li oy j |y! Yhl j|ag wj mba uly|uali mba yoml~ bai bfwb~ hbi hlf{ woyh yhl ej bdylu yhby!

O wb~ bmbs li& fbylu& yj hlbu @ltoa il~nuoel yhby oanoilay b~ b ubno~y bny bai |~l oy b~ ba lxbm{fl j d hjw yhl whj fl nh|unh

io~fo`l~ abyotl {lj{fl! Whby O hbi ~lla b~ b elhbtojubf {ujeflm yhby wl nj|fi hlf{ yb`l nbul jd& @ltoa ~bw b~ ba lyluabff

ibmaoag ubnobf bny! Yj m l yho~ wb~ b ~oga yhby hl wb~ ulbff nbuuoag b nho{ ja ho~ ~hj |filu bai wb~ ildoaoylf ~lloag yhl wjufi

yhj|gh ioddlulay njfj |uli gfb~~l~ yhba m jwa!

(M~! Eluabilyyl Wyja/

Bdylu m|nh yoml& yhj|ghy bai {ublu oy o~ yoml dj u ml yj j{la |{ bai ~hbul io~yul~ ~oag dllfoag~ yhby O'tl nbuuoli dju yhull lbu~ !

Dou~y jdd& O bm doabff befl yj bim oy yhby O dlbu @ltoa (bai/ whby mb ul~|fy dujm ml ~ hbuoag m dllfoag~ j{laf! Oa yhl elgoaaoag& O

ulbff lacjli ho~ moao~yu& ho~ dbmof bai wlfnjmli alw oilb~ bai gujwyh oa j|u njagulgbyoja!!!!

B~ o~ ~|l~ buj~l O elnbml du|~ yubyli woyh fbn` jd njmm|aonbyoja bai bnyoj a~ yb`la yhby wlul ajy io~n|~~ li by nh|unh

mllyoag~3 yhoag~ whonh njml yj m oai bul - j{la nh|unh e|ofioag~& mba |aulgo~yluli `l~ o~~|li& njil dju yhl njm eoabyoja

fjn` dju yhl djj i eba` wuoyyla ja yhl wbff& du|~yubyli ~lnulybu elnb|~l ~hl hbi aj oilb whlul @ltoa wb~ j a mba ib~ (yho~

wb~ biiul~~ li bai hl elgba yj nhln` oa/& ijabyoja~ iuj{{li j dd by yhl nh|unh dju b Nhuo~ymb~ Ioaalu jd whonh y! Baiulw'~

hbi ajy ella oadjumli! Whla O biiul~~li ~ jm l jd yhl~l oylm~& O wb~ yjfi e @ltoa yhby m ujfl b~ Nhbou jd yhl Ejbui wb~ yj

u|a yhl Ejbui mllyoag~! B~ nhbou& O hbi yuoli tlu hbui yj yb`l b al|yubf ~ybai bai fo~ ylali yj ej yh ~oil~ jd lbnh ~ oy|byoja bai

dj|ai m~lfd bnyoag b~ @ltoa'~ bitjnbyl oa mba ~oy|byoja~ !

Yhl r|l~yoja yhby fjjm~ eldjul ml %Ij j| ~ll @ltoa ~ lutoag oa b njagulgbyoja:% Bai O hbtl yj ba~wlu yhby bdylu whby wl

hbtl lx{luolanli by y! Baiulw'~& m ba~ wlu o~ AJ"

(M~! Uj~lmbu Ujabfi~/

Ho~ dj umlu ~|{luto~j u& yhla Lxln|yotl Ioulnyju jd yhl Duli Tonyju Mo~~oj a oa Yjujayj& ~ ybyl~ yhby yhl moao~ ylu dulr|layf

mbao{|fbyli yhl wlb` bai yhl t|falubefl3

Dujm yhl elgoaaoag& @ltoa'~ ulfbyoja~ho{ wo yh jyhlu ~ybdd wb~ {uj eflmbyon bai njadfony|bf! Hl wb~ ajy b ylbm {fblu& ioi ajy fo`l

~ybdd mllyoag~ bai by yoml~ wb~ om{j ~~ oefl yj doai j u ulbnh! O hbi oaionbyli yj @ltoa yhby b dlw ~ybdd wlul ~`l{yonbf bej|y yho~

{ujclny bai b nj|{fl wlul hj~ yofl e|y yhlul wb~ b ulbioal~~ yj bnnl{y yhl oilb jd b njmm |aoy moao~yu bai b woffoagal~~ j a

yhl {buy jd jyhlu ~ybdd yj doai wb~ j d wju`oag j|y ioddon|fyol~! Hl nfbomli hl wb~ aj y ~|{{juyli e|y hl ioi aj y ~llm woffo ag yj

bnnl{y yhl ~|{{j uy hl wb~ jddluli ju mb`l ba lddjuy~ yj wj u` woyh jyhlu ~ybdd!

Ho~ ulfbyoja~ ho{~ woyh ~yully {lj{fl wlul layoulf ioddlulay! R|on`f& hl gbyhluli b guj|{ jd yhl mj ~y t|falubefl {lj{fl buj |ai

hom~lfd0 yhl yhj|ghy hl nj|fi ij aj wuj ag! Ajy fjag bdylu ho~ il{buy|ul& mj~y j d yhl~l {lj{fl ~llm li |amj tli e ho~

ul~ogabyoja! Wl flbuali gubi|bff yhby hl wb~ gotoag j |y nb~h bai gjj i~ yj alli oaiotoi|bf~ (e |~oag {lyy nb~h

oab{{uj{uobylf/ bai mb`oag {ujm o~l~ yj yhlm yhby wlul om{j ~~ oefl yj `ll{! Whofl hl hbi yhl uhlyjuon j d %~j nobf c|~yonl% (whonh

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wb~ yho~ Mo~ ~oj a'~ b{{uj bnh/ hl elhbtli oa b yubi-oyojabf nhbuoy hbai-j |y wb! Hl hbi ba oanulioefl wb jd mb`oag t|falubefl

{lj{fl dllf layoulf ~|{{juyli bai j yhlu~ yluuoef g|ofy bai |anjmdjuybefl! O |ailu~yjj i yhl bejtl elhbtoj|u b~ lxyulmlf

nfltlu bai mbao{|fbyotl!

(Ult! [b|f Wlee/

Oa biioyoja& yhuj|ghj |y yhl nj|u~l jd m |nh jd yhl~l {ujnllioag~ & Mu! Baalyy wb~ tluebff be|~otl yjwbui b a|melu jd

woyal~~l~& nj aylm{y|j|~ j d yhlou ltoilanl bai yhlou dboyh {j~ oyoja~ whla ~ybyli! Yho~ wb~ {buyon|fbuf yu|l woyh ul~{lny yj Ult~!

^yotla& yj`l~& Hjgmba bai Yhju{l whj gbtl ltoilanl eldjul |~ j a yhl woyal~~ ~ybai! Oa ~jml nb~l~ & yhl lai|uli nuj~ ~-

lxbmoabyoja whonh fb~ yli ~ltlubf ib~! omofbuf& woyh ul~{lny yj Ult~ ! {lanlu& Bailu~ja bai jyhlu~ whj wlul ulr|ouli e

yhlou jddonl~ yj yb`l {buy oa lbufolu ilbfoag~ woyh Mu! Baalyy ju ho~ mj yhlu& hl wb~ efbybayf |a`oai bai ~ {j`l oa b ilujgbyju

mbaalu njanluaoag yhlm& ltla yhj|gh wl nb|yojali hom j a yhl tlu dou~y ib jd yhl~l hlbuoag~ bej |y ~|nh njai|ny!

E! Flbilu~ho{ Beofoyol~3

Oa lxbmoaoag Mu! Baalyy'~ flbilu~ho{ ~ `off~ bai beofoyol~& wl fj j`li dju ltoilanl jd ho~ %e|ofio ag |{ yhl eji jd Nhuo~y oa fjtl%

yhby o~& ho~ njm moymlay yj ~ yulagyhlaoag yhl moao~yu jd nj agulgbyoja~ woyh whonh hl wju`li! B~ b wo yal~~ eldjul |~ & Mu! Baalyy

lx{ul~~li yhl elfold yhby hl hb~ ~`off~ oa njadfony ul~jf|yoj a& hb~ lm{byh dju j yhlu~& o~ gjj i by euoigl e|ofioag& bai ulfbyoag yj

bai ulnjanofoag iotlu~l guj|{~ ! Dujm yhl jtluwhlfmoag wloghy jd ltoilanl whonh wb~ {ul~ layli yj |~& oy o~ be|aibayf nflbu

yhby yhl~l ~`off~ wlul ~julf fbn`oag i|uoag m|nh jd ho~ ~ hjuy moao~yu& b~ yhl mb hbtl ella ltla eldjul ho~ juioabyoja3

@ltoa ~{lay elywlla 2; bai 5; hj |u~ woyh |~ lbnh wll` dujm fbyl l{ylmelu yhuj|gh Ilnlmelu (2?8? /! Yhlul wb~ m|nh

bej|y @ltoa yhby om{ul~ ~li m l!!!!!

I|uoag yhl nj|u~l j d ho~ yoml woyh |~& O elnbml bwbul j d ywj b~{lny~ j d ho~ moao~ yu ~yfl yhby O ulgbuili b~ {ujeflm byon! Ejyh

jd yhl~l wlul io~n|~~ li i|uoag ~|{luto~ju ~l~ ~oj a~ bai O wb~ fldy woyh yhl om{ul~~ oja yhby @ltoa b{{ulnobyli yhl dlliebn &

|ailu~yjji yhl njanlua& bai wj|fi wju` by ~jml elhbtoj|ubf nhbagl~!

M dou~y njanlua wb~ ho~ ylailan yj el b %fj al ubaglu%! O mlba e yho~ yhby hl wj|fi |ailuyb`l nluyboa {ujclny~ - l~ {lnobff

{ujclny~ oatjftoag yhl {jj u ju mbugoabfosli - woyhj|y nflbuoag oy woyh loyhlu ml j u yhl b{{uj{uobyl njagulgbyojabf njm moyyll& ju

ltla yuoag oa ~j ml ~ |e~lr|lay wb yj oatjftl yhl nj agulgbyoja mlbaoagd|ff oa yhl moao~yu! Yho~ mlbay yhby bfyhj|gh ~j ml

oaiotoi|bf~ oa yhl njm m|aoy elaldoyyli dujm ho~ wj u` dju yhl yoml hl wb~ woyh |~& djffj w |{ bdylu hl fldy wb~ tlu ioddon|fy!

M ~lnjai njanlua wb~ @ltoa'~ fbn` jd {byolanl woyh yhl ajumbf ilno~oj a mb`oag {ujnl~~ l~ j d yhl njagulgbyoja! Whla yhl

j|yulbnh njmmoyyll& dju lxbm{fl& wb~ hl~ oybay bej|y ~jml j d ho~ ~{lnodon {ujclny ~|ggl~yoja~ & @ltoa eb~onbff fj~y oaylul~y oa

wju`oag woyh yhlm& ltla yhj|gh wju`oag woyh yhlm wb~ j al jd ho~ ~ybyli flbuaoag gjbf~! Oujaonbff& yho~ m lbay yhby hl bfolabyli

yhl guj|{ woyhoa yhl njagulgbyoja whj mj ~y ~hbuli ho~ to~oj a!

(Ult! Ij|gfb~ Gubtl~/

Whofl by Tbanj|tlu ^nhjjf j d Yhljfj g& @ltoa wb~ mbil bwbul jd {ujeflm~ whonh gjy oa yhl wb jd wju`oag ulfbyoja~ woyh

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jyhlu~0 hl wb~ bwbul jd ho~ alli yj lx{ul~~ ho~ dllfoag~ mj ul j{laf bai yj bffjw j yhlu~ yj laylu ho~ fodl oa b mjul oayombyl

wb0 hl wb~ bwbul jd ~jm l efoaial~~ oa ~lloag yhl {boa jd yhj~ l oa y{onbf moiifl nfb~~ \aoyli Nh|unh ~oy|byoja~ bai oa yhl

oa~yoy|yoja oy~lfd! Yhlul wb~ bf~ j ~ ybyli njanlua bej|y hj w hl nj|fi d|anyoja b~ b {uj{hly oa yhl ~yu|ny|ubf nh|unh woyh ejyh

nhbfflagl bai njm{b~~oj a!

(Nhb{fboa Mbuofa Hbuuo~j a/

Wl nluyboaf ioi aj y b~` @ltoa yj nfj~ l yhl djji eba`& j u nlb~l wj u`oag woyh {lj{fl j |y~oil yhl nh|unh! [lj{fl oa y! Baiulw'~

hbtl hbi b fjag ho~yj u jd oaylul~y bai oatjftlmlay oa moao~ yuol~ yj yhl {jju bai yhj~ l j|y~oil yhl nh|unh! Oa yhl lbu~

ommliobylf {uoju yj @ltoa'~ njm oag& yhlul wb~ bnyotl ~|{{j uy dju yhl Eulbi jd Fodl njm m|aoy ~j |{ oynhla& dju Yla Ib~ dju

Wjufi Iltlfj{mlay& Euoiglhlbi {uji|ny~& abyotl fbai nfbom~ o~~ |l~ bai b io~nulyojabu d|ai dju yhl moao~ylu dju biiul~~ oag

~j ml {ujeflm~ jd yhj~l whj nbml oa ioddon|fy! Yhl djji eba` njanl{y wb~ wlfnjmli! Yhl {ujeflm~ buj~ l b~ @ltoa

iltlfj{li ho~ oilb~ db~ylu yhba hl oadjumli ho~ nj agulgbyoja bai yhla bfolabyli yhj~l whj tjf|aylluli yj hlf{ woyh yhl djji

eba` e gotoag j|y djj i oa gulbylu r|bayoyol~ bai mj ul dulr|layf yhba oy nj|fi el ul{flao~hli!

Ltlay|bff& hl bf~j gbtl j|y yhl `l~ yj j |u e|ofioag yj by flb~y jal djj i eba` |~lu ~j hl wj|fi el befl yj gly oa whlaltlu hl

wbayli! Yhl njagulgbyoja ~ yoff wbayli yj ~ |{{juy b djji eba` j |yulbnh& bai io~n|~~li m ba {j~~ oeofoyol~ dju ijoag yho~!!!! O

{lu~jabff lx{luo-lanli ioddon|fy oa io~n|~~oag nj anlua~ woyh @ltoa! Lbuf oa ho~ yoml wo yh |~& O lx{ul~~li m nj anlua~

ulgbuioag ~jm l ilybof~ j u jugbaosbyoja jd yhl djji eba`! O wb~ ommliobylf yjfi yhby O hbi elyylu wbynh j|y elnb|~l O wb~

nja~oiluli yj el b mlm elu jd yhl %{jwlu guj |{% j d yhl nh|unh! O yhluldjul ebn`li jdd bai ul~ogali dujm m {j ~oyoja~ !!!!!

Hjwltlu& O njayoa|li yj hj{l yhby wl nj|fi iltlfj{ b elyylu wb jd io~n|~ ~oag o~ ~|l~!

(M~! Wlai Ebu`lu/

@ltoa'~ ~lumj a~ wlul jdyla ~j dbu j|y yhby {lj{fl wj|fi ~ ybai |{ oa yhl {lw~ bai yb`l o~~|l woyh whby @ltoa ~boi!

Jnnb~ojabff& ~jm ljal wj |fi gj yj yhl dujay bai mb`l ho~*hlu ~ybylmlay dujm yhl {|f{oy! Yhl ~{lb`lu wj|fi el byylm{yoag yj

euoag ~jm l ebfbanl yj b io~n|~~ oja bai ilbf woyh yhl h|uy bai baglu eloag dlfy e mj~ y jd yhl {lj{fl oa yhl {lw~! Yhl {ujnl~~

wb~ tlu |{~lyyoag dju mba {lj {fl& bfyhj|gh O& {lu~jabff& wb~ {flb~li yhby mlmelu~ j d yhl njagulgbyoja ~hj wli yho~

flbilu~ho{ bai jdyla ~{j`l ~j wo~lf bai lfjr|layf!

@ltoa y{li ho~ ~lumj a~ bai hbi yhlm nj {oli ~j jal nj |fi {on` yhlm |{ by yhl ~lutonl! Yhl ioi ajy bnn|ubylf njatl whby

hl bny|bff ~boi oa yhl ~lumj a {luoji! Mba yoml~& O {on`li |{ b nj{ yj fj j` dj u yhl ~y|dd O hbi c|~y hlbui& e|y oy wb~ ajy yhlul!Yhl ~lumja~ b~ io~ yuoe|yli wlul m|nh fl~~ lxyulml yhba yhl mbyluobf~ ~{j `la dujm yhl {|f{oy!!!!

O ulmlmelu yhl ilylumoabyoja O dlfy yj wj u` woyh yhl jyhlu~ whj wlul njanluali bej|y {b~ yjubf nbul bai N!L! (Nhuo~yoba

Li|nbyoja/ l~ {lnobff! @ltoa ioi ajy {uj toil ajumbf nflug ~|{{juy& bai oa dbny iltbf|li bai {|y ijwa yhl njagulgbyoja wll`f&

oa yhl ~lumj a {luoji! @ltoa ~{lay ho~ yoml ijoag lxbnyf whby hl wbayli yj bai bnnl{yli aj ioulnyoja dujm yhl njagulgbyoja!

(Mu! Yluu Whyl/

Ja yhl whjfl j d yhl ltoilanl& oy o~ j |u doaioag yhby yhl moao~ylu fbn ~ l~~ layobf flbilu~ho{ r|bfoyol~ bai ~`off~ alnl~~ bu dju

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lddlnyotl moao~yu woyhoa yhl \aoyli Nh|unh jd Nbabib!

N! Oaylguoy bai Woffoagal~~ yj el Hlfi Bnnj|aybefl3

Wl hbtl ultolwli oa layouly yhl ltoilanl gotla dujm bff ~j |unl~ njanluaoag yhl moao~ ylu'~ {lu~j abf nhbubnylu oa ba byylm{y yj

el ejyh bnn|ubyl bai dbou oa j|u b~~l~ ~mlay j d ho~ moao~ yluobf doyal~~ j u lddln-yotlal~~! Oa ijoag ~j & ltoilanl dujm b fbugl

a|melu jd {lu~j a~ hlf{li |~ yj djum ba om bgl jd yhl moao~ylu& ba ombgl whonh elnbml elyylu djn|~li dju |~ b~ wl je~ lutli

hom j a yhl woyal~~ ~ ybai! Wl hbtl tolwli ho~ nj ai|ny oa yho~ njaalnyoja |ailu yhull ~l{bubyl hlbi~!

(o/ Tlubnoy3

Oa mba ul~{lny~& Mu! Baalyy'~ ulnjfflnyoja j d ltlay~& jd nj atlu~byoja~& j d mllyoag~ bai j d yhl njai|ny bai bnyoja~ jd j yhlu~

wb~ njayubionyli e ltoilanl dujm ywj ju m jul j yhlu~ bai e ulnjui~ bai ijn|mlay~ ltoilanoag ~|nh mllyoag~ bai ltlay~!

Oa ~jm l oa~ybanl~& whby woyal~~l~ |ailu jbyh ju oa ij n|mlay~ j|yfoali b~ dbny~ bul lxbnyf yhl j{{j~ oyl jd whby yhl moao~ ylu

hb~ ~ boi jnn|uuli! Oy o~ nflbu yhby oa ~j ml oa~ ybanl~& ho~ ltoilanl wb~ bddlnyli e whby hl dlfy {juyubli ho~ uj fl& ho~ bnyoja~

bai ho~ moao~yu oa b mj ul dbtj|ubefl foghy yhba whby oa dbny yjj ` {fbnl! Whlyhlu yho~ wb~ hjal~ y djuglyd|fal~~ ja Mu! Baalyy'~

{buy ju whlyhlu oa dbny hl hb~ io~ yoffli yu|yh oa b ioddlulay wb dujm ~ omofbu dbny~& wl bul ajy nluyboa! Oa mj~ y oa~ybanl~& wl hbtl

dj|ai yhl ulnjfflnyoja j d jyhlu~ yj el m jul bnn|ubyl bai {uldlubefl!

B~ ba lxbm{fl& whofl |ailu jbyh Mu! Baalyy ~{j `l jd yhl yoml whla hl wb~ bnyotlf lagbgli oa {ul{bubyoja dju moao ~yu! I|uoag

ho~ yl~yomj a& hl ~boi yhby aj jal oa b|yhjuoy ltlu r|l~yojali ho~ nbff yj m oao~yu ju ~|ggl~yli yhby yhlul wb~ ba ulb~ja wh

hl ~hj |fi ajy el j uiboali! Ult! Ij|g Gubtl~& ho~ dolfi wju` ~|{luto~j u by j|yh Hoff \aoyli& bai Mbuofa Hbuuo~ja& \aoyli

Nh|unh Nhb{fboa by Tbanj|tlu nhjj f j d Yhljfjg& oaionbyli oa ~ ybylmlay~ dujm whonh wl hbtl bfulbi r|jyli yhby lbnh jd

yhlm oadjumli hom jd ~j ml nj anlua~ bej|y ho~ lddlnyotlal~~ i|uoag ho~ nbaioibn {ujnl~~ ! Mu! Baalyy ~boi yhby ajyhoag j d

~ogaodonbanl wb~ ubo~li by ba j d ho~ nbaioibn oaylutolw~ e ho~ ~{j a~j uoag njagulgbyoja& Dou~y \aoyli& Tbanj|tlu-E|uubui

[ul~eylu ju yhl Euoyo~h Njf|m eob Njadlulanl!

Oa njayub~y& Ult! Com Hoff~j a& ~ybyl~3

I|uoag yhl lbu~ b{{ujxombylf 2?84 yj 2??; & O wb~ b mlmelu jd yhl Li|nbyoja bai ^y|ilay~ Njm moyyll jd Tbanj|tlu-

E|uubui [ul~eylu! Yho~ njmm oyyll hb~ ul~{ja~ oeofoy dju ~nullaoag bai ~|{luto~oj a jd nbaioibyl~ dju m oao~yu bai Oaylaili

Nbaioibyl~! I|uoag yhj~ l lbu~ yhl njmm oyyll mly woyh @ltoa ja ~ ltlubf jnnb~oj a~ oa njaalnyoja woyh ho~ nbaioibn! O hbtl b

tlu nflbu bai io~yoany ulnjfflnyoja jd m fb~y m llyoag woyh yhl njmmoyyll by whonh yoml wl oaylutolwli @ltoa! Yhl njmmo yyll

wb~ nja~ oiluoag whlyhlu ju ajy yj ulnjmm lai @ltoa dju j uioabyoja e Euoyo~h Njf|m eob Njadlulanl! Wl hbi eldjul |~ ~ jm l

jd yhl ajumbf m byluobf~ whonh ~|{{juy ba b{{fonbyoja dju juioabyoja& oanf|ioag b r|oyl flagyh %moao~ yu ~ybylmlay!% Mo~~oag dujm

yho~ mbyluobf wb~ yhl lx{lnyli b{{fonbyoja dj u juioabyoja!

O ulnbff eloag r|oyl io~mbli e yhl moao~yu ~ybylmlay! Yho~ ~ ybylmlay wlay ja dju 5- > {bgl~ woyh tlu ~yujag nuoyono~m j d yhl

\aoyli Nh|unh jd Nbabib! @ltoa oaionbyli ho~ tolw yhby yhl mboa mbaibyl jd yhl Gj~ {lf jd C l~|~ Nhuo~y wb~ yj ~ybai woyh bai

bitjnbyl ja elhbfd j d yhl {jju bai m bugoabfosli j d ~j noly! @ltoa bnn|~li yhl \aoyli Nh|unh jd dbof|ul yj d|fdof yho~ mbaibyl! B~

O ulnbff& yhl ~ybylmlay njanf|ili& %^j wh ij O wbay yj el b \aoyli Nh|unh moao~ ylu: O ija'y `ajw!%

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O ulnbff ~boag yj @ltoa3 %_j| hbtl ajy ~|em oyyli ba b{{fonbyoja dj u juioabyoja! _j| hbtl gotla |~ b moao~yu ~ybylmlay whonh o~

tlu nuoyonbf jd j |u nh|unh! Bai j| nj anf|il yhby ~ybylmlay oaionbyoag yhby j| ij ajy ajw wh j| wbay yj el j uiboali! Oy

~llm~ yj ml yhby yho~ njm moyyll ~hj|fi gotl j| yoml yj nja~ oilu j|u {j~oyoj a ja yhl~l yhoag~ bai oatoyl j| yj ~ll |~ oa b

lbu'~ yoml!%

O ulnbff @ltoa eloag r|oyl yb`la bebn` e m ~|ggl~yoja yhby ho~ j uioabyoja ~hj |fi el {j ~y{jali dj u b lbu& bai {flbioag yhby

hl wb~ ulbi yj el juiboali bai ulbff wbayli yj {ujnlli yho~ lbu! O yjfi @ltoa yhby O wj|fi aj y el befl yj tj yl oa dbtj|u jd ho~

juioabyoja by yho~ yoml!

(Ult! Com Hoff~ja/

(oo/ Ul~{lny dju Jyhlu~3

B~ wl hbtl aj yli lf~lwhlul& Mu! Baalyy hb~ dulr|layf ~hj wa b fbn` jd yjfl ubanl& by yoml~ bny|bf io~iboa& dju yhj~l woyh whj m

hl wb~ nhbugli yj wj u` oa yhl toalbui~! Jdyla yhl hbtl ella fb-{lu~j a~& oa njagulgbyoja~ bai lf~lwhlul& e|y yho~ fbn` jd

ul~{lny dju j yhlu~ hb~ bf~j ella ~ hjwa lr|bff yj yhj~l whj fbej|u b~ ho~ njfflbg|l~ oa j uiluli moao~yu! Hl hb~ ella

be|~otl jd yhj~ l woyh whjm hl ij l~ aj y bgull& l~{lnobff od yhl bul jddonl-hjfilu~ j u bul oa {j~oyoj a~ j d b|yhjuoy! B~ Mu!

Whyl ul{juyli& Mu! Baalyy eubggli yhby hl hbi j|~yli %yhl jfi g|bui% by ^y! Baiulw'~! Oa bajyhlu oa~ybanl& M~! Wyja ulnbffli3

Whla yhl M$[ njayujtlu~ nbml |{ fbylu ja& O wb~ hjuuodoli yj hlbu @ltoa ybf` jd yhl njmmoyyll mlmelu~ b~ yhj|gh yhl wlul

ltof& njaaotoag& {jwlu h|agu toffboa~! Yj ml& Duli Eo~hj { (yhl nhbou/& oa {buyon|fbu& o~ b wbf`oag ~boay! Whla O b~`li @ltoa {j oay

efba` od hl nj|fi ~ b bff j d yhj~l yhoag~ bej |y Duli& hl hbi aj ul~ lutbyoja~ ! Yhla O alw& woyhj|y b ij |ey& @ltoa hbi b ~luoj |~

{ujeflm yhby wb~ j |y jd njayujf! @ltoa'~ flyylu jd ul~ogabyoja wb~ eosbuul bai ouubyojabf! O b~`li hom hj w hl nj|fi ~b yhby

wju`oag woyh |~ clj {buiosli ho~ {lu~j abf bai ~{ouoy|bf oaylguoy bai yhla nfj~li e ~ boag yhby hl'i el woyh |~ dju bajyhlu ~ox

mj ayh~! Hl ~boi hl allili yhl wbgl~! O nj|fia'y ~ll whlul ho~ bug|mlay dju oaylguoy ~yjji |{ whla mj al yjj` yhl |{{lu

hbai!

(M~! Eluabilyyl Wyja/

Jtlu yhl nj|u~l jd yhl fb~y dlw lbu~& Mu! Baalyy hb~ mbil oy tlu nflbu yhby hl hbi foyyfl ul~{lny dju yhl \aoyli Nh|unh jd

Nbabib bai yhl {lj {fl whj mb`l oy |{! Oa ba buyonfl wuoyyla e hom dju yhl \EN ~y|ilay alw~{b{lu& yhl \e~~ l& bai {|efo~hli

by Tbanj|tlu j a Y|l~ib& Dleu|bu 57& 2?? 4& hl wuoyl~3

O yuoli yj ~yj { m ib|ghylu'~ ylbu~ bai ba~wlu hlu ~jeeoag r|l~ yoja3 %Ibii& wh nba'y O gj yj ^|aib ^nhjj f bamjul:% E|y O

nj|fia'y! Aloyhlu nj|fi O ~yj{ yhl fol~ eloag ~{ulbi bej|y ml& ulnjtlu yhl cje ~yuo{{li dujm ml oa ba oa~ ybay& ju ulj{la yhl

djjieba` yhby wb~ dllioag mba nhofiula c|~y fo`l m ib|ghylu eldjul m nh|unh ejbui nfj ~li oy oa yhl ilbi jd woaylu! Bff j d yho~

ltof hbi ella ij al yj wl& yhl |a~|~{lnyoag& yhl oaajnlay& yhl t|falubefl!

^oyyoag alxy yj foyyfl Nfbul& O wb~ b~ hlf{fl~~ b~ ~ hl wb~! O wb~ hlu dbyhlu& ejua yj {ujylny bai njmdjuy hlu& bai ly O nj|fi ij

aloyhlu! Wl h|iifli yjglyhlu& ib|ghylu bai dbyhlu& tonyom~ j d {lj{fl whj nbff yhlm~lftl~ %Nhuo~yoba~!% [lj {fl whj {ujebef

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~fl{y ~j |aif yhby aoghy& bdylu yhl hjfj nb|~y yhl hbi |aflb~hli! Nflug bul yuboali yj el yhl ~nb{lgjby dju ltlujal lf~ l'~

{ujeflm~ ! Wl hbuej|u b {lutlu~l ~lfd uoghylj|~al~~ by eloag befl yj elbu bff efbml bai baglu jd j|u njagulgbyoja& bai ~yoff

~|utotl yj yhl lai j d b wll`! E|y wl ija'y ~ |utotl! Ltlay|bff& wl bul j ddluli |{& fo`l ba ~ nb{lgjby& b~ b ~ bnuodonl yj {f bnbyl yhl

h|agu nujwi!!!! [luhb{~ od yho~ hbi hb{{lali oa ba {fbnl e|y b nh|unh& wl wj|fi hbtl lai|uli oy elyylu! E|y yhl yub|mb wl

hbtl ~|ddluli njml~ dujm eloag ~yl{{li j a woyhoa yhl %nh|unh jd Cl~ |~ Nhuo~y&% whlul ltlujal ybf`~ bej |y fjtl! Oy o~ b ~ on`

cj`l bai b aoghymbul yj m l! ^j whby m|~ y oy el fo`l dju m nhofiula& yj yhlou |a{uj ylnyli hlbuy~: Whby `oai jd {lj{ fl wj|fi {|y

m nhofiula yhuj|gh ~|nh hlff: Aj y yhl oai yhby O wbay m dbmof b~~j nobyoag woyh& ju nj ad|~oag& woyh bny|bf Nhuo~yoba~!%

(Ult! @ltoa Baalyy/

Yhl moao~ylu fb~y ~ |mmlu ~ |e~lr|layf wujyl oa yhl alw~ flyylu jd yhl Moao~ylu~' M|y|bf Boi j ugbaosbyoja& noyli hlulbdylu& yhby

%M nfj~l~ y ildoaoyoja jd ltof o~ yhby whonh nb|~l~ efoai il~yu|nyoja0 e yho~ mlb~|ul& yhl \aoyli Nh|unh jd Nbabib o~ ba ltof

oa~yoy|yoja!% (Lxhoeoy 242/

Wl je~lutl yhby ja yhl jal hbai& Mu! Baalyy ~llm~ baxoj|~ yj ulmboa oa moao~ yu oa yhl \aoyli Nh|unh& whofl j a yhl jyhlu hbai

yhlul o~ m|nh ltoilanl jd ho~ bayo{byh yjwbui \aoyli Nh|unh {lj{fl! I|uoag ho~ {ul{bubyoja dju j uioabyoja& oy wj|fi b{{lbu

yhby hl dlfy {j~oyotl yjwbui yhl nh|unh& ejyh dujm ho~ oatj ftlmlay oa njagulgbyoja~ bai by Tbanj|tlu nhjjf jd Yhljfj g (hl

dj|ai oy yj el %ba oa~yoy|yoja njm moyyli yj ~ jnobf nhbagl!%/ Oa yhl lbu~ yhby djffj wli ho~ j uioabyoja& ho~ byyoy|il hb~ j etoj|~f

nhbagli b~ ajyli e jal je~lutlu3

@ltoa'~ flbilu~ho{ ilyluojubyli tlu r|on`f oa yhl Dbff jd 2?? 9& n|fmoabyoag oa ho~ flyylu jd ul~ ogabyoja!!!! Albu yhl lai jd yhlmllyoag (b njagulgbyojabf ulyulby/& @ltoa ~ybuyli il~nuoeoag hjw |ahb{{ hl wb~ woyh yhl \aoyli Nh|unh! Hl ~boi hl dlfy fo`l b

{uj~yoy|yl wju`oag b~ b m oao~ylu oa yho~ nh|unh! Hl ybf li bej|y flbtoag! O wb~ tlu |{~ly bai b~`li hom wh hl wb~ ~ boag

yhl~l yhoag~! Hl elgba ba bmbsoag ~yju bej |y ho~ wju` oa Yjujayj - b ~yju d|ff jd hlbt bfflgbyoja~ bgboa~y yhl nh|unh!!!jd

nuoml& njuu|{yoja& be|~l bai mo~ njai|ny! O ulmlmelu ~ boag %@ltoa& loyhlu j|'ul oa~ bal ju yhlul'~ ~ jm lyhoag tlu wujag woyh

yhl \aoyli Nh|unh!' O b~ `li yhby hl fb yhl ~yju j |y dju ml oa ilybof woyh (ho~ wo dl/ Baal {ul~lay& by flb~y b~ baj yhlu woyal~~ dju

ml! Wl ~ly |{ b mllyoag e|y Baal ioi ajy njml! @ltoa ~boi ~hl hbi aj yhoag yj ij woyh ba jd ho~ wj u` ebn` yhlul! O dj|ai yhby

tlu ~yubagl! O bf~j dj|ai oy ~yubagl& ulgbuifl~~ jd yhl |fyombyl yu|yh elhoai yhl ~yju& yhby ejyh @ltoa bai yhl Nh|unh njayoa|li

oa ~oflanl b~ yhj|gh ajyhoag hbi hb{{lali! Oy c|~y ioia'y bii |{!

(M~! Eluabilyyl Wyja/

Oa b d|uyhlu buyonfl {|efo~hli oa yhl \e~~ l whofl yhl~l hlbuoag~ wlul ~yoff oa ~l~~ oja& Mu! Baalyy il~nuoel~ yhl hlbuoag~ yh|~3

Nubmmli oayj b \aoyli Nh|unh fj|agl oa yhl Wl~y Lai& yhl hlbuoag elgoa~ woyh {ublu& aby|ubff! Yhl djumbfoyol~ m|~y el

je~ lutli bdylu bff bai yhl wjui~ bul ~ j lb~ yj mj |yh3 %c|~yonl& g|oibanl& fjtl bai djugotlal~~!' O ~|{{j~ l ltla Uonhlfol| bai

ho~ Oar|o~oyjuobf e|iiol~ {ubli dju yhlou yjuy|uli tonyom~!

(Ult! @ltoa Baalyy/

Il~{oyl yho~ [balf'~ nb|yoja yj bff woyal~~l~ yj ulduboa dujm ~ {lb`oag woyh yhl {|efon mliob whj wlul {ul~lay i|uoag yhl nj|u~l

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jd yho~ hlbuoag& ja b a|melu j d jnnb~oj a~ Mu! Baalyy ogajuli yho~ ul{lbyli ulr|l~y bai yhl {ujnllioag~ wlul dulr|layf

ilfbli |ayof hl uly|uali yj yhl hlbuoag ujjm bai yhl hlbuoag nj|fi {ujnlli!

(ooo/ Woffoagal~~ yj el Hlfi Bnnj|aybefl3

Wl ajyl yhby Mu! Baalyy uld|~l~ yj el bnnj|aybefl dju ho~ bnyoja~ ! Yho~ ijl~ ajy b{{lbu yj el alw by y! Baiulw'~ j u Njm jx-

Ababomj [ul~eylu! Ejyh yhl djumlu Lxln|yotl Ioulnyju jd yhl Duli Tonyju Mo~~oj a bai oy~ djumlu Ej bui Nhbou dj|ai yho~ yj el

yu|l!

@ltoa elgba wju` oa fbyl C|f 2?? 2 bai ul~ogali lbuf oa 2??5& albu yhl lai jd yho~ oaoyobf ~o x mj ayh~! Bfmj~ y dujm yhl

elgoaaoag jd ho~ wju` yhlul wlul {ujeflm~! oanl @ltoa wb~ alw yj yhl nh|unh bai njmm|aoy oa Yjujayj& O ~|ggl~ yli yhby hl

|~l yhl yoml whofl O wb~ ja hjfoib~ oa B|g|~y yj gly yj aj w yhl oaalu noy!!!! Whla O uly|uali yj yhl j ddonl& O io~njtluli yhby hl

hbi ijal foyyfl oa glyyoag yj `ajw yhl fbuglu nh|unh bai njm m|aoy& e|y hl hbi bfulbi gbyhluli b guj|{ j d ~yully {lj{fl buj |ai

hom~lfd bai ilnfbuli hl hbi b guj|{ jd dj|u {lj {fl whj wlul b~`oag dju b nh|unh ~lutonl! O yjfi hom yhlul wb~ aj u|~h yj ~ybuy

~lutonl~0 oy wb~ mj ul om{j uybay yj iltlfj{ b fbuglu njul guj|{ dou~y!!!!

O hbtl j|yfoali yhl~l lbuf iltlfj{mlay~ oa ~ jm l ilybof elnb|~l yhl oaionbyl {ujeflm~ oa @ltoa'~ woffoagal~~ yj bnnl{y

~|{luto~oj a bai ioulnyoja! O ~ly |{ ulg|fbu ~|{luto~oja yoml~ bai b~`li hom yj {ul{bul bglaib*mbyluobf~ oa bitbanl jd j|u

mllyoag~& e|y {ujeflm~ nj ayoa|li!!!! Bej|y b mj ayh eldjul ho~ oaoyobf ~ox mj ayh~' {ujebyoja wb~ |{ O ~ly |{ b mllyoag dju ba

ltbf|byoja bai j|yfoali b {uj nl~~ dj u yhby mllyoag! Yhby mllyoag hbi yj el {j ~y{jali& od m mlm ju ~lutl~ ml nj uulnyf0 hl

nbffli oa ~on` yhl ib jd yhl {uj{j ~li mllyoag! Oy wb~ ul~nhli|fli dju lbuf Cba|bu bdylu ho~ uly|ua dujm Nhuo~ymb~ hjfoib~ oaE!N! Eldjul yhby mllyoag yjj ` {fbnl& @ltoa ul~ogali bai nj {oli ho~ f lyylu yj yhl Nhbou bai mlmelu~ jd yhl Duli Tonyju Mo~~ oja

Ejbui! Fbylu hl ~lay b flagyh& ab~y flyylu yj mlmelu~ jd Yjujayj ^j|yh [ul~eylu! Yhl Ejbui Nhboumba& [b|f Moff~& bai O mly

woyh @ltoa0 eb~onbff yhl Nhboumba wbuali @ltoa yhby ho~ elhbtoj |u wb~ jaf hbumoag hom ~lfd bai nb|~oag mj ul {ujeflm~ dju

ho~ d|y|ul nbullu!

(Ult! [b|f Wlee/

Bai oa b flyylu yj Mu! Baalyy& yhl Duli Tonyju Mo~~ oja Ejbui Nhb ou& Mu! [b|f Moff~ & R!N! oa 2?? 5 wujyl3

Yhl |ailufoag yhlml j d j|u layoul flyylu o~ yhby j| bul yhl jaf {lu~ ja whj |ailu~ybai~ whby |ueba moao~yu o~ bff bej |y! Oy

~llm~ yj ml yhby j| hbtl yjybff fj~y ~oghy j d yhl dbny yhby j| wlul houli e yhl Mo~~oj a yj {ludjum b cj e whonh hbi b cje

il~nuo{yoja whonh j| nhj~ l yj ogajul! O ulclny j|u ~|ggl~yoj a yhby j| ~ yujtl yj el hjal~ y bai ioulny yhuj|ghj |y j|u yoml by

yhl Mo~~oj a! Ja yhl njayubu& dujm ltluyhoag whonh O hbtl ella yjfi& j| wlul fl~ ~ yhba hj al~y bai ioulny oa j|u ilbfoag~ woyh

[b|f Wlee bai jyhlu ~ybdd mlmelu~!!!! O bm ~j uu yhby j| dllf yhby j| hbtl ella wujagli! Oa m tolw& j| nhj ~l yj ogajul

j|u cj e il~nuo{yoja bai j | uld|~li yj bnnl{y ba ioulnyoja dujm j|u ~|{luto~j u& [b|f Wlee! B ilno~oj a hbi ella mbil yj

ylumoabyl j|u lm{fjmlay by yhl lai jd j |u {ujebyojabu {luoji! E|y j|u ul~ogabyoja m bil ~|nh ylumoabyoja |aalnl~~ bu!

(Mu! [b|f Moff~/

Whofl Mu! Baalyy hb~ ul{lbylif ~{j`la jd ho~ eloag %douli%& %io~mo~ ~li%& %~ |mmbuof ulmj tli% ju %il{j ~li%& yhl dbny~ ~ hjw

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yhby hl ul~ogali dujm ^y! Baiulw'~ \aoyli Nh|unh ~ hjuyf bdylu hl byylm{yli yj hbtl yhl layoul Moao~yu bai [lu~j aalf

Njm moyyll ulmjtli dujm jddonl! Yhl {balf elfoltl~ yhby oa yho~ oa~ybanl& Mu! Baalyy wb~ j anl bgboa yuoag yj btjoi eloag hlfi

bnnj|aybefl! Ubyhlu yhba bnnl{y ba ul~{ja~ oeofoy dju yhl eulb ijwa j d yhl {b~yjubf ulfbyoja~ho{& yhl moao~ylu efbmli j yhlu~

dju whby wlay wuj ag (Lxhoeoy >>/3

Yj yhl Njagulgbyoja bai Jddonobf Ej bui jd y! Baiulw'~ \aoyli Nh|unh

bai Njmjx-Ababomj [ul~eylu3

Dju yhl ~b`l jd m {lu~jabf oaylguoy& eldjul Gji bai yhl njmm|aoy& oy o~ alnl~~bu dju ml yj ul~oga b~ moao~ ylu jd y!

Baiulw'~ \aoyli Nh|unh! [buyon|fbu bnyoja~ j d b hoghf |alyhonbf aby|ul e yhl Moao~yu bai [lu~j aalf Nj mmoyyll jd yhl nh|unh&

bai yhl njaijaoag j d yhl~l bnyoja~ e yhl Jddonobf Ejbui& mb`l~ ml |abefl yj {ludjum m i|yol~ oa b~~j nobyoja woyh yhl~l

ejiol~ bai ulyboa m {ujdl~~ ojabf bai ~{ouoy|bf oaylguoy!!!!

(Ult! @ltoa Baalyy/

Yhl moao~ylu hbi bnn|~li yhl mlmelu~ jd yhl Moao~yu bai [lu~jaalf Nj mmoyyll jd yhulbylaoag ho~ {j~ oyoja by yhl nh|unh bai

yhby yhl (ju yhl [ul~eylu/ hbi woilf noun|fbyli aj yl~ l{y by b Ilnlmelu mllyoag j d yhl njmm oyyll! Yhl ltoilanl wl hbtl

bnnl{yli o~ yhby aj ~|nh yhulby~ wlul gotla yj yhl moao~ylu bai yhby whofl ajyl~ wlul mboayboali e j al jd yhl njm moyyll

mlmelu~& yhl wlul aj y noun|fbyli& ~btl yj yhl Njadlulanl Moao~ylu& Ult! Eoff Hj wol& bai wlul aj y mbil {|efon |ayof whla&

i|uoag yhl nj|u~l j d yhl hlbuoag bai by yhl moao~ ylu'~ ulr|l~y& nj|a~lf dju yhl [ul~eylu ~ln|uli yhlm dujm yhl njmmoyyll&

{uji|nli yhlm bai yhl wlul mbu`li b~ ba lxhoeoy! Wl {uldlu yhl nj a~o~ ylay ltoilanl j d Ult~! yotla& yj`l~ & {lanlu&Bailu~j a bai yhl mlmelu~ j d yhl Moao~ yu bai [lu~jaalf Nj mmoyyll ja yho~ {joay bai ij aj y bnnl{y yhl ltoilanl j d Ult!

Baalyy!

By b Cba|bu 2??< mllyoag j d yhl Jddonobf Ej bui c|~y {uoj u yj ho~ dj umbf ul~ ogabyoj a& Mu! Baalyy mjtli b mjyoja yhby yhl Moao~yu

bai [lu~jaalf Nj mmoyyll el ulmjtli! Yhl jddonobf moa|yl~ j d yhl mllyoag ulnjui yhby oy wb~ ajy ~lnj aili bai yhl mjyoja

wb~ fj ~y! D|uyhlu oa ho~ ul~ogabyoja flyylu& hl ~b~3

Yj hbtl ~ om{f ul{fbnli yhl M$[ njm moyyll wj|fi hbtl btjoili ejyh j d yhl~l d|aibmlaybf {ujeflm ~! E|y oa yhl ltlay|bf

ilno~oja jd yhl Ejbui bai [ul~eylu {lu~jaalf& ~|{{j uyoag yhl M$[ mlmelu~ yjj ` {ulnlilanl jtlu lyhon~ bai ~|{{j uy dju

yhl moao~ylu& bai jd ba {lu~j a ~hbuoag nj adoilanl~ woyh yhl M$[ eji! Oa ~hj uy& fjbfy yj {buyon|fbu oaiotoi|bf~ ubyhlu yhba c|~y

ju lyhonbff {uj{lu bnyoja wb~ |fyombylf mjul om {juybay yj& bai gjtluali& yhl flbioag nh|unh ejiol~ jd y! Baiulw'~ oanf|ioag[ul~eylu! Yho~ ~|m mbu ultlbf~ yhby y! Baiulw'~ \aoyli Nh|unh ijl~ ajy j {lubyl ja b nj a~o~ylayf lyhonbf ju {uoano{fli

eb~o~ by oy~ j ddonobf fltlf~& e|y ubyhlu bnnjuioag yj {buyon|fbu fjbfyol~ bai bueoyubu elhbtoj|u! Aj moao~ ylu ~hj|fi el lx{lnyli yj

yjflubyl ~|nh b ~ oy|byoja& aju gotl nulilanl yj ~ |nh ibmbgoag elhbtoj |u e b~~ jnobyoag hom~ lfd woyh oy! Lyhonbff& yhluldjul& O

hbtl aj nhj onl e|y yj ul~oga& {buyon|fbuf oa foghy jd yhl njayoa|li uld|~bf jd (yhl/ Ejbui ju [ul~eylu yj njuulny yho~ wuj ag!

(Ult! @ltoa Baalyy/

(|ailufoaoag lm{hb~o~ o~ yhby jd yhl juogoabf b|yhju/

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Yhl moao~ylu ~|e~lr|layf j ddluli jyhlu bai ioddlulay ulb~ja~ dju ho~ ul~ogabyoja dujm ^y! Baiulw'~ whonh ioddlu dujm yho~

{j~ oyoja yb`la oa Cba|bu 2??

{j~ oyoja by y! Baiulw'~& b~ hl ioi oa yhl dbnl jd yhl lbual~y byylm{y~ e Nj mj x-Ababomj [ul~eylu yj hj fi hom bnnj |aybefl

bai b~ hl bf~j ioi by yhl Duli Tonyju Mo~~ oja!

Il~{oyl bfflgbyoja~ mbil e Mu! Baalyy& wl dj|ai yhby yhl {lj{fl jd y! Baiulw'~ hbtl fj ag hbi b yubioyoja jd byylm{yoag yj fotl

yhlou |ailu~ybaioag jd yhl ~j nobf gj~ {lf& jd ulbnhoag j|y yj yhl {jj u bai io~bitbaybgli oa yhlou njmm |aoy bai jd ~oanlulf

byylm{yoag yj el oanf|~ otl jd Dou~y Abyoja~ m lmelu~! Aj ltoilanl ylailuli yj |~ ulnjuili ba byylm{y~ j a yhl {buy jd yhl

{b~yjubf nhbugl& [ul~eylu ju yhl Njadlulanl nh|unh yj %nj tlu-|{% dbny~ ~|uuj|aioag yhl {luoji j d yhl j{lubyoja j d yhl dlilubf

ul~oilayobf ~nhjj f~ j a Tbanj|tlu O~fbai! Ltoilanl whonh wb~ ~|em oyyli oaionbyli yhby yhl UNM[jfonl wlul djffj woag |{ ltlu

bfflgbyoja jd wujag- ijoag woyh yhl d|ff njj{lubyoja j d nh|unh jddonobf~! ^ybylmlay~ dujm {j fonl oaionbyli yhby aj m|uilu~ hbi

ella |anjtluli bai yhby yho~ oadjumbyoj a hb~ ella ul{juyli {|efonf!

Ja Mbunh >& 2?? 7& b~ yhl hlbuoag~ oa yho~ mbyylu wlul bej|y yj ul~|ml bdylu ba bicj|uamlay jd j al mj ayh& Mu! Baalyy ioi ajy

wboy dju j|u Nhbou yj j{la {uj nllioag~ eldjul iuj{{oag nj{ol~ jd whby o~ ylumli b [|efon ^ybylmlay oa whonh hl lx{ul~~l~ ho~

ulb~ja dju flbtoag yhl~l hlbuoag~! By yho~ ~ybgl oa yhl hlbuoag& wl wlul bej|y yj u|fl j a b tlu ~luoj|~ bfflgbyoja e yhl

moao~ylu nj anluaoag yhl ujfl {fbli e yhl c|ionobf j ddonlu bai b m jyoja e Mu! Baalyy yhby hl el ulmj tli! Wl wlul bej|y yj

mj tl yj Mu! Baalyy'~ nuj~~ -lxbmoabyoja e nj|a~lf dju yhl [ul~eylu! Oa yho~ ~|emo~ ~oj a& hl oaionbyl~ yhby hl hb~ aj ul~ {lny

dju yhl wju` jd yhl {balf bai& oa ~hj uy& wj|fi aj y ~|emoy yj ba bnnj|aybeofoy dju ho~ bnyoja~! By yho~ {joay hl ~ll`~ ajw yj

efbml yhl c|ionobf jddonlu bai yho~ {balf dju ho~ ~oy|byoja! Yho~ wj|fi ~ llm yj el b {byylua!

O wo~h yj ~hbul woyh bff j d j| yhl ulb~ja~ wh O bm |abefl yj nj ayoa|l njaijaoag j u {buyono{byoag oa yhl il-fo~ yoag (~on/ hlbuoag

yhuj|gh whonh O& mo~yb`laf& hj{li yhby c|~yonl dju m dbmof& dju m ~lfd bai jyhlu~ nj |fi el gboali! O ij ~ j e bn`ajwfligoag

yhl oaiotoi|bf ~oanluoy jd {balf mlmelu~ whj bul& |adjuy|abylf& nb|ghy |{ oa b ulgoml jd m jubf m bial~~ yhby o~ njayoa|oag yhl

be|~l bai |a- yu|yhd|fal~~ yhby O bai jyhlu~ hbtl lx{luolanli by yhl hbai~ j d ba lflmlay jd yhl flbilu~ho{ j d yhl \aoyli

Nh|unh oa E!N!!!! Bnnjuioagf O nja~ oilu yhl layoul hlbuoag yj ibyl yj hbtl ella ouulillmbef dfbwli& eob~li bai om{uj {lu! Yhl

nja~o~ ylayf {buyo~ba aby|ul jd yhl {balf'~ nj mmlay~ bai u|foag~& whonh wl hbtl ijn|mlayli b~ hbtoag ella {ulc|ionobff oa

dbtj|u jd [ul~eylu oa jtlu 8;, j d jnnb~oja~ & o~ b njanulyl lxbm{fl jd yhl eob~li om{uj{uoly jd whonh Mu! Cl~~o- mba'~

oatjftlmlay oa yhl hlbuoag o~ yhl mj~ y efbybay lmej iomlay!

^oanl O elfoltl bai hbtl lx{luolanli yhby yhl {ul~lay hlbuoag o~ nja~ o~ylayf om{uj{lu& eob~li& bai dfbwli oa yhl lxyulml& O hbtlaj ulnj |u~l e|y yj b{{lbf oy~ {uj nli|ul bai njai|ny yj b notof nj|uy& bai nbff dju b c|ionobf ultolw jd oy~ {uj nllioag~! \ayof ~|nh b

ultolw o~ mbil e ba om{buyobf& lxyluabf eji& O nja~ oilu yhl il-fo~yoag (~on/ hlbuoag yj el off lgoyombyl& bai O dllf {lu~jabff

be~j ftli dujm {buyono{byoag oa oy!!!!

(Ult! @ltoa Baalyy/

DBOF\UL YJ MBOAYBOA YHL [LBNL BAI WLFDBUL JD YHL NH\UNH

(^lnyoja >4 > (oo//

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Oy hb~ ella bug|li dju Mu! Baalyy yhby hl ilmj a~yubyli ~`off bai ilionbyoja oa ho~ moao~ yu by y! Baiulw'~ bai ~ {lnodon uldlulanl

hb~ ella mbil yj ho~ togj |u oa glyyoag yj `aj w ho~ alw njagulgbyoja& ho~ j{laal~ ~ yj yuoag alw oilb~ oa wju~ho{& ho~ njanlua

dju ~j nobf o~~ |l~& lyn! Wl hbtl l{y ~|nh mbyylu~ oa moai b~ wl nja~ oiluli ywj nuoyonbf r|l~yoja~3 Whby wb~ yhl jtlubff hlbfyh

jd yhl njagulgbyoja by yhl yoml jd ho~ ul~ogabyoja: bai& Whlul ioi ul~{ja~ oeofoy dju yhby fol:

Tlu lxyla~otl ltoilanl wb~ j ddluli |~ ja yhl dou~y& bai oy o~ nflbu yhby e yhl lai j d 2??9& o!l! uj|ghf ywj bai jal hbfd lbu~

bdylu Mu! Baalyy'~ o aoyobf b~~ ogamlay yj yhlm& yhl y! Baiulw'~ {b~ yjubf nhbugl wb~ oa nuo~o~ ! Bfmj~y wo yhj|y lxnl{yoja& yhl

ulfltbay yl~yomja bai lxhoeoy~ hbtl ~{j`la jd njad|~oj a& ilmjubf-os byoja& ioto~oja& fbn` jd flbilu~ho{ bai jugbaosbyojabf

io~buub!

Nluyboa {lu~jabf ~ yulagyh~ wlul noyli j a Mu! Baalyy'~ elhbfd& l!g! njadfony ul~jf|yoja ~`off~& lm {byh dju jyhlu~& ~`off~ oa euoigl-

e|ofioag& ho~ beofoy yj ulfbyl yj bai ulnjanofl iotlu~l guj|{~! ltlubf lxhoeoy~ dofli bul off|~ yubyotl jd yhl~l! Whofl yhl wlul

~|emoyyli e {lu~ja~ whj glalubff wlul aj y \aoyli Nh|unh mlmelu~ jd yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl j u ulg|fbu y! Baiulw'~

wju~ho{{lu~ & yhl~l byyuoe|yl~ mb wlff hbtl ella b{{bulay yj ~j ml i|uoag 2??5 - 2??> whla hl wb~ |ailu ho~ oaoyobf

b{{joaymlay!

Wl njanf|il hj wltlu& yhby ~jj a bdylu bnnl{yoag yhl nbff oa 2?? >& Mu! Baalyy elnbml oanulb~oagf bfolabyli dujm b fbugl a|melu

jd mlm elu~ jd ho~ {b~yjubf nhbugl& oanf|ioag mba whj hbi ella mj~ y oa~yu|mlaybf oa ho~ juogoabf njm oag yj ^y! Baiulw'~ bai

whj hbi ulmboali ~|{{j uylu~ i|uoag ho~ dou~y lbu! Oy o~ ltoilay yj |~ yhby yhl nhbagli ulfbyoja~ho{ buj~ l {uombuof dujm

nhbagl~ oa hj w Mu! Baalyy njai|nyli ho~ m oao~yu& bai oa {buyon|fbu& ho~ gujwoag ulfobanl ja ho~ {j~ oyoja b~ moao~ylu yj bitbanlb to~oj a j d moao~yu& bai b yomlfoal& bej|y whonh mba m lmelu~ ulmboali by el~y |anjatoanli! Il~{oyl whby Mu! Baalyy hb~

~boi yj |~ bej|y ho~ nj mmoymlay yj yhl njfflgobf {uj nl~~& yhl e|f` jd yhl ltoilanl il~nuoel~ b moao~ yu whonh hbi elnjml

oanulb~oagf {uljnn|{oli woyh bglaib~ yj whonh j af yhl moao~ylu& b moaj uoy jd yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl bai ~jm l bihlulay~ bai

oaylul~yli {buyol~ oa yhl njm m|aoy nj|fi nhllud|ff ~|e~nuoel! Yhl to~oja j d whby y! Baiulw'~ moao~ yu ~hj|fi el elnbml tlu

m|nh ho~ jwa bai bfmj ~y lxnf|~otlf |ailu ho~ ioulny njayujf! Oy o~ ltoilay yhby Mu! Baalyy oanulb~oagf gbyhluli yhl uloa~ oayj

ho~ j wa hbai~& j{lubyoag yhuj|gh yhj~l whj wlul bmlabefl yj ho~ ioulnyoja bai ~ |e~ybayobff ogajuoag yhl i|f lflnyli jddonlu~

jd yhl nhbugl!

Oa ~|m& wl doai yhby dujm uj|ghf yhl lai j d ho~ dou~y lbu |ayof yhl yoml j d ho~ ul~ ogabyoja dujm ^y! Baiulw'~& Mu! Baalyy'~ moao~yu

elnbml oanulb~oagf b|yjnubyon& mbao{|fbyotl bai njlunotl! Ajy ~|u{uo~oagf& yho~ bfolabyli yhl i|f nja~yoy|yli flbilu~ho{ bai b

~|e~ybayobf {juyoja j d yhl ~|~yboaoag njagulgbyoja - {ulno~lf yhj~l whj ~l ~|{{j uy wb~ allili od yhl ~jnobf j |yulbnh oaoyobyotl~

lato~bgli e Mu! Baalyy wlul yj {ujtl ~|nnl~~ d|f jtlu yhl fj ag ylum! Mjul ~luoj |~f& Mu! Baalyy ~hj|fi hbtl ulnjgaosli yhl

{jylayobf ibmbgl yj yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl j d yhl b{{ujbnh hl hbi bij {yli! Od hl wb~ oailli bwbul j d yhl ibaglu& hl b{{lbu~ yj

hbtl ella io~mo~~ otl jd oy!

^omofbuf& oy o~ j|u nj anf|~oj a& ejyh dujm yhl ijn|mlaybu ltoilanl bai dujm ho~ jwa yl~yomja& yhby Mu! Baalyy ulmboa~

|awoffoag yj nj anlil oa ba djuyhuoghy wb yhby hl bai ho~ moao~ yluobf ~yfl bul ltla b {buy& fly bfjal whby bul {uombuof

ul~{ja~ oefl dju yhl i~d|anyoja ~j b{{bulay e yhl lai j d ho~ yoml by y! Baiulw'~! B~ wl hbtl bfulbi aj yli& wl dj|ai yho~

ulf|nybanl yj bnnl{y ul~{ja~oeof oy bai b ulfbyli ulbio-al~~ yj efbml jyhlu~ yj nj a~yoy|yl b uln|uuoag {byylua!

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Gotla yhl~l bai j yhlu bulb~ jd wlb`al~~& oy o~ nflbu yj |~ yhby e yhl yoml jd Mu! Baalyy'~ ul~ ogabyoja oa C ba|bu 2?? & 2??

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Yhlul o~ ~j mlyhoag tlu ltof bai ~on` by wju` woyhoa yhl \aoyli Nh|unh! Abyotl {lj{fl hbtl ella ylffoag m l yho~ dju lbu~&

l~{lnobff yhj~l whj wo yal~~li ub{l~& elbyoag~ bai m|uilu~ oa yhl \aoyli Nh|unh-u|a ul~oilayobf ~nhjjf~ ja yhl wl~y njb~y!

Ajw O `ajw yhl {boa j d j|u Dou~y Abyoja~ tonyom~! O yjj bm be|~li woyhj |y nb|~l0 O yjj hbtl ~lla m nhofiula yb`la dujm m l!

M ylbu~ hbtl bff e|y laili& flbtoag b ill{ ul~j ftl bai ~yulagyh oa ml - yj njadujay yhl ltof bai euoag c|~yonl j |y jd yho~ yluuoefl

wujag! O woff ajy ~yj{ |ayof yhj~ l whj hbtl ij al yho~ ibmbgl yj m dbmof bai O& bai yj ~j mba ~oflay {lj{fl& bul mbil yj

mb`l d|ff ul~yoy|yoja yj ml& bai yj jyhlu~!

(Ult! @ltoa Baalyy/

Oa ~|mmbu& bdylu ultolwoag yhl ulfltbay ltoilanl& wl bul ~byo~doli yhby yhl {uoano{bf ul~{ja~oeofoy dju yhl nuoyonbf ~ybyl jd bddbou~

by y! Baiulw'~ \aoyli oa fbyl 2?? 9 wb~ yhby jd Mu! Baalyy! Oa biioyoja& wl elfoltl yhby ho~ |~ l j d yhl mliob wb~ ~|e~ybayobff

nbfn|fbyli yj {uj mj yl ho~ j wa {j~ oyoja& yj hbum yhl \aoyli Nh|unh bai yj euoag oy oayj io~ ul{|yl! Wl bul ~byo~doli yhby yhlul o~

bm{fl ltoilanl yj njanf|il yhby Mu! Baalyy dbofli yj mboayboa yhl {lbnl bai wlfdbul jd yhl nh|unh b~ {uj toili oa ~lnyoja >4>

(oo/& ejyh oa ylum~ jd oy~ b{{fonbyoja yj yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl j d y! Baiulw'~ \aoyli Nh|unh& [juy Bfeluao& bai yj yhl \aoyli Nh|unh

jd Nbabib oy~lfd!

ULD\^BF YJ ULNJG AOSL YHL B\YHJUOY_ JD [UL^E_YLU_

(^lnyoja >4 > (ooo//

Oa ho~ ~ |emo~~ oja ja elhbfd jd yhl [ul~eylu& Mu! Ela~ja hb~ bug|li yhby Mu! Baalyy o~ |adoy dju moao~ yu oa yhl \aoyli Nh|unh j dNbabib& b~~luyoag yhby hl uld|~li yj bnnl{y ba ~|{luto~oja ju ~ nu|yoa jd ho~ moao~yu& bai yhby hl hb~ ~hj wa njaylm{y dju yhl

{ujnl~~ l~ j d yhl nh|unh nj|uy~! Oa biioyoja yj biiul~~ oag yhl nb~l {ul~ layli e yhl [ul~eylu& Mu! Baalyy bai ho~ bitj nbyl~

hbtl bf~j bug|li3 (2/ yhby yhl [ul~eylu hb~ ella mjyotbyli e nja~oilubyoja~ whonh hbi foyyfl yj ij woyh ho~ %doyal~~% b~ b

moao~ylu& bai (5/ yhby oy~ {ujnli|ul~ buj|ai bai ~ |e~lr|lay yj ho~ il{buy|ul dujm ^y! Baiulw'~ wlul dfbwli!

[ul~eylu {luojionbff j eclnyli yj yhl ~lnj ai j d yhl~l& yb oag yhl {j~ oyoja yhby yhby {buyon|fbu mbyylu hbi ella ilbfy woyh e yhl

lbufolu B{{lbf Djumbf Hlbuoag [balf whonh ulailuli oy~ ilno~oj a oa Cba|bu 2?? 4! Yhl Njadlulanl e yhby ilno~oj a hb~ bfulbi

|{hlfi yhl tbfoioy jd yhl Cba|bu 2?? < ilno~oj a~ j d yhl Njmjx- Ababomj [ul~eylu bai io~mo~ ~li Mu! Baalyy'~ b{{lbf bai

nuoyono~m! Hj wltlu& hbtoag ella b~~ |uli e Mu! Baalyy bai ho~ bitj nbyl~ jd yhl ulfltbanl jd yhj ~l {uj nllioag~ yj yhl mbyylu~

eldjul |~& wl {lumoyyli ~jml ltoilanl bai bug|mlay ja yho~ {j oay! Ajyhoag wl hbtl hlbui flbi~ |~ yj r|l~yoja yhl {uj{uoly

ju nj uulnyal~~ jd yhl ilno~oj a j d yhl B{{lbf [balf! Yhl [ul~eylu'~ ~ |e~lr|lay bnyoja yj ~|~ {lai Mu! Baalyy bai oy~ byylm{y~

oa 2??4 yj hbtl hom njm{f woyh yhl ulr|oulmlay dju b mlionbf lxbmoabyoja j u b~~l~~ mlay wj|fi ajy nja~ yoy|yl oa j|u

c|igm lay ulb~j abefl guj |ai~ dj u ho~ io~ ulgbuioag oy~ b|yhjuo y |ailu ~lnyoja >4>!

Ja ho~ dou~y bug|mlay& oy wb~ ~|ggl~yli yj |~ yhby oa oy~ ilbfoag~ woyh Mu! Baalyy& yhl [ul~eylu wb~ m jyotbyli e baom|~ jtlu

ho~ lm{hb~ o~ j a ~j nobf bai abyotl moao~yu& bai mjul ~{lnodonbff ho~ nuoyono~m j d yhl nh|unh'~ ulnjui oa yhj~l ywj bulab~! Oy hb~

bf~j ella ~|ggl~yli yj |~ yhby b~ b ul~|f y jd yho~ baomj ~oy& yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl wb~ oadf|lanli e jddonobf~ j d yhl nh|unh

bgboa~y Mu! Baalyy! Wl doai yhby yhl ltoilanl {fbnli eldjul |~ ijl~ ajy ~ |{{juy yhl~l bug|mlay~ oa ba wb bai wl bul

|anjatoanli yhby yhl [ul~e ylu bnyli dujm ba mj yotl jyhlu yhba b njanlua bej|y Mu! Baalyy'~ lddlnyotlal~~ b~ moao~ ylu yj ^y!

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Baiulw'~ \aoyli Nh|unh& [juy Bfeluao! Oailli& wl doai dujm yhl ltoilanl gotla yj |~ e Ult~ ! ^yotla bai ^yj`l~ yhby yhl

[ul~eylu wb~ bai ~yoff o~ gla|oalf njanluali bej|y Mu! Baalyy'~ ~ybyl jd hlbfyh!

Bdylu nja~oiluoag whby hb~ ella bug|li eldj ul |~ ja yhl~l {j oay~& wl doai yhby3

2! yhl ulr|oulmlay~ om {j~ li e yhl [ul~eylu |ailu ~lnyoja >4 > (i/ (oo/ bai (ooo/ wlul nflbu&

5! yhl~l ulr|oulmlay~ wlul {uj{lu0

>! yhl ulr|oulmlay~ wlul njm m|aonbyli yj yhl moao~ylu nflbuf bai |alr|otjnbff0

9! {buyon|fbuf i|uoag yhl {luoji j d yhl wju` jd yhl Njmmo~ ~oj a& yhl [ul~eylu mbil b{{uj{uobyl {ujto~oj a dju nja~|fybyojabai oaylubnyoja woyh yhl moao~ylu bai wb~ {ul{buli yj nj a~oilu ho~ ~ |ggl~yoja~ b~ yj hj w yhl ulr|oulmlay~ moghy el mbil

mj ul ~|oybefl dju hom0 bai

yhuj|gh {b~~ otl ul~o~ ybanl (ilfb& dbof|ul yj ul~ {jai& dbof|ul yj byylai& lyn!/0

yhuj|gh ~lmbayon io~yjuyoja (b~ oa nhbagoag yhl [ul~eylu'~ %b~ ~l~ ~mlay% yj %m layjuoag%/& bai

yhuj|gh byylm{y~ yj ~ hody yhl djn|~ bwb dujm yhl ioddon|fyol~ oa ho~ jwa m oao~yu bai jayj |adj|aili nhbugl~ j d ubno~m&

m|uilu~& fbai gube~& lyn! bai bgboa~y j yhlu oaiotoi|bf~ whj hbtl {fbli ba ujfl oa yhl |adjuy|abyl ltlay~ jd Cba|bu 2?? ui!

Yhl C|ionobf Jddonlu bf~j j ddluli yj ~ ybai ijwa bai yj ulmjtl hom ~lfd dujm yhl hlbuoag bfyjglyhlu ubyhlu yhba nb|~l ioddon|fy

dju ba j d yhl {buyol~! Hl d|uyhlu oaionbyli yhby hl wj|fi woyhiubw od yhlul wb~& oa j |u c|igmlay& ba b{{ulhla~oja jd eob~ oa yhl

wb hl hb~ nj ai|nyli hom~lfd loyhlu i|uoag yho~ {uj yubnyli hlbuoag ju {uoju yj yhl njmmlanlmlay j d yhl hlbuoag oy~lfd! Wl

ilnfoali yho~ {uj{j~ bf bfyhj|gh hl ioi ~j lddlnyotlf djffj woag bicj|uamlay j a Cba|bu 57yh |ayof bdylu wl hbi mbil j |u u|foag

bai whla hl wb~ oatoyli yj uly|ua! Ommliobylf yhl hlbuoag ul~|mli j a Mbunh >ui& b~ hb~ ella mlayojali oa j|u Ilno~oj a& yhl

moao~ylu bai ho~ bitjnbyl ilfotluli yj |~ b {ul{buli {ul~~ ulflb~l bai woyhiulw dujm yhl {ujnllioag~& ltla eldjul yhl {balf

hbi baaj|anli oy~ u|foag! Bdylu yhlou beu|{y il{buy|ul& wl mbil j|u u|foag ja yho~ o~ ~|l bai yhull jyhlu mbyylu~ ubo~ li e Mu!

G|aa bai yhl yuba~nuo{y woff ulnjui yhl ilno~oj a jd yhj~ l jyhlu oayluom o~~ |l~! B~ yj yhl mbyylu jd bfflgli eob~ j a yhl {buy jd yhl

C|ionobf Jddonlu& j|u Nhbou ~ boi yho~ by yhby yoml3

%Yhouif& b~ yj yhl b{{fonbyoja mbil e Ultlulai G|aa yhby yhl c|ionobf jddonlu ~ybai ijwa e touy|l jd eob~ & O woff ~b yhby yhl

{balf hb~ yb`la yhl {ulnb|yojabu ~yl{ jd ~ln|uoag yhl j{oaoj a jd oail{lailay flgbf nj|a~lf j a yhl {j~oyoj a yb`la e yhl

{buyol~ ja yho~ mbyylu!

Wl bul ~byo~doli yhby aj eob~ bai aj ulb~jabefl b{{ulhla~oj a jd eob~ lxo~ y~ bai aj nb~l dju aby|ubf c|~yonl njanlua~ hb~

ella mbil oa yhl bug|mlay whonh hb~ ella dofli j a elhbfd jd yhl moao~ ylu oa yho~ oa~ybanl!

Wl woff {ujtoil j|u wuoyyla ulb~j a~ dju yho~ ilno~oj a by yhl njanf|~oj a jd yhl hlbuoag eldjul |~ bai yhl woff el mbil btbofbefl

b~ ~ jj a b~ {j ~~ oefl by yhby yoml! Oa yhl ul~|fy& wl ij ajy bnnl{y Iu! Cl~~omba'~ oatoybyoja yhby hl ~ybai ijwa bai wl ulclny yhl

b{{fonbyoja mbil e yhl Ultlulai G|aa!%

Yhl~l bul yhj~l wuoyyla ulb~j a~!

YHL ULB^JA^

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Ult! G|aa'~ b{{fonbyoja yj hbtl yhl c|ionobf jddonlu ulmj tli o~ eb~li j a bfflgli eob~ j u b{{ulhla~oja j d eob~ bgboa~y ho~

nfolay& yhl moao~ ylu! Oy o~ j {{j~ li e nj|a~ lf dju yhl [ul~eylu! Wl ulr|l~yli yhl b{{fonbyoja el {|y oa wuoyoag j |yfoaoag yhl

guj|ai~ bai {ujtoili b yomlybefl dju yhl {buy j{{j~ oyl yj ul~{j ai! B d|uyhlu j{{j uy|aoy wb~ {ujtoili dju Mu! G|aa yj ul{f!

Yhj~l ioulnyoja~ bul nj ayboali oa Lxhoeoy~ 2>? bai 29;!

Mu! G|aa'~ ~ |emo~~ oja jd Dleu|bu 2?yh hb~ ella mbu`li b~ Lxhoeoy 2>7 bai Mu! Ela~ja'~ ul~{ja~ l jd Dleu|bu 54yh o~

Lxhoeoy 2>8! Mu! G|aa nhj~ l ajy yj dofl b ul{f! Wl bf~j hbi b~ Lxhoeoy 2>4 b wuoyyla j|yfoal j d dbny~ ~ lyyoag j|y ho~ oatjftlm lay

oa yhl layoul mbyylu {ujtoili e yhl c|ionobf jddonlu yj bff {buyol~ ibyli Dleu|bu 29yh!

Woyhj|y yhl b~~o ~ybanl jd yhl c|ionobf jddonlu dju jetoj|~ ulb~ja~ & wl ~j|ghy flgbf bitonl dujm njm {lylay& oail{lailaynj|a~lf oa Tbanj|tlu lx{luolanli oa ~ |nh mbyylu~ e|y |anjaalnyli woyh yho~ hlbuoag ju woyh yhl~l {buyol~ j u woyh yhl \aoyli

Nh|unh jd Nbabib! Yhby oail{lailay nj|a~lf hb~ bf~j ultolwli woyh |~ yhl n|uulay flgbf b|yhjuoyol~ b{{fonbefl yj yho~

b{{fonbyoja! Oa djffj woag yhby bitonl& wl io~mo~ ~ yhl b{{fonbyoja m bil ja elhbfd jd yhl moao~ylu!

Eob~ bai yhl Uj fl jd yhl C|ionobf J ddonlu

By yhl j|y~ly& oy alli~ yj el {j oayli j| y yhby yhl bfflgbyoj a jd eob~ o~ aj y mbil bgboa~ y jal j d yhl {balf mlmelu~& e|y yhlou

flgbf nj|a~lf! Hl o~ ajy yhl {ul~oioag jddonobf oa yhl~l {ujnllioag~ aju o~ hl ul~{ja~ oefl dju mb`oag ju nj ayuoe|yoag yj yhl

mb`oag j d yhl ilno~oja j a yhl b{{fonbyoja mbil e yhl [ul~eylu yj yhl Nj adlulanl yj {fbnl yhl abml j d yhl moao~ylu ja yhl

Io~nj ayoa|li lutonl Fo~y! Ho~ uj fl hb~ ella ildoali dujm yhl j|y~ly yj bff {buyol~ bai& oa j |u tolw& hl hb~ ~ yuonyf djffj wli yhby

ujfl yhuj|ghj|y yhl~l {ujnllioag~!

Wl bul njm{flylf ~byo~doli ja yhl ltoilanl yhby ho~ ujfl bai ho~ bnyoja~ dujm yhl j|y~ly j d yhl dofoag jd yhl b{{fonbyoja e yhl

[ul~eylu hbtl ella yj {ujtoil b~ ~o~ ybanl yj yhl {balf j a {ujnli|ubf& ltoilayobu bai jyhlu flgbf mbyylu~ yhby mb buo~l oa yhl

{ujnllioag~! Hl hb~ bf~ j {uj toili ~|nh b~~ o~ybanl yj yhl {buyol~ {uoju yj bai i|uoag yhl nj|u~l j d yhl hlbuoag oy~lfd bfyhj|gh oy

o~ j etoj|~ dujm whby wl hbtl ~lla bai whby hb~ ella ulr|ouli yhby yhl b~~ o~ybanl hb~ {uombuof ella yj yhl moao~ylu bai ho~

bitjnbyl~! Dujm j|u j wa je~ lutbyoja~ & Iu! Cl~~ omba hb~ ella glaluj |~ oa yhl yoml& ~`off bai lx{luyo~l hl hb~ bffjnbyli yj

Mu! Baalyy bai ho~ bitjnbyl~ ej yh oa yhlou {ul{bubyoja bai yhlou ~|emo~ ~oj a~ eldjul yho~ {balf!

Yhl c|ionobf jddonlu hb~ yhl beofoy yj b~ ` r|l~yoja~ jd woyal~~l~ & b~ hbtl yhl mlmelu~ jd yho~ {balf! Yhby uoghy hb~ ella

lxluno~li ~{buoagf oa yhl~l {ujnllioag~ bai& oy b{{lbu~ yj |~& hb~ ella |~ li oa yhl mboa oa noun|m~ ybanl~ whlul nfbuodonbyoja

jd b woyal~~' ~ ltoilanl hb~ ella ulr|ouli yj b~~o ~y |~ oa |ailu~ybaioag whby hb~ yuba~{ouli!

Hl hb~ {uj toili |~ woyh bitonl ja flgbf o~~ |l~ whonh hbtl buo~la i|uoag yhl nj|u~ l jd yhl hlbuoag& {buyon|fbuf whlul yhlul hb~

ella b io~{|yl elywlla yhl {buyol~ b~ |ailu yhl ylum~ e whonh hlbuoag {balf~ jd yho~ aby|ul bul yj j {lubyl woyhoa yhl \aoyli

Nh|unh |ailu ~lnyoja ;7< j d yhl Mba|bf3

%Yhl {ujnllioag~ ~ hbff el fo`l yhj~ l jd b {|efon nj |uy jd fbw& bai bnnl{yli u|fl~ j d ltoilanl b{{fonbefl oa yhl {ujtoanl j u

yluuoyju oa whonh yhl djumbf hlbuoag o~ eloag hlfi ~hbff el |~li!%

Whby yhl c|ionobf jddonlu ijl~ ajy ij o~ {uj toil |~ woyh ba j {oaoja ulgbuioag yhl b{{uj{uobylal~~ j d yhl bnyoja yhl [ul~eylu

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hb~ ulnjm mlaili wl ilnoil njanluaoag Mu! Baalyy'~ m oao~yluobf ~yby|~ aju ij l~ hl {ujtoil |~ woyh ho~ j{oaoj a ja yho~ u|foag

ju j yhlu u|foag~ wl bul ulr|ouli yj mb`l dujm yoml yj yoml! Ja {uj nli|ubf mbyylu~& hl ijl~ j|yfoal dju |~ yhl n|uulay fbw bai

notof {ujnli|ul oa ~|nh mbyylu~ oa j uilu yhby wl moghy mb`l ba b{{uj {uobyl bai oadjumli ilno~oj a! Oa yho~ nb~ l& oa tolw jd yhl

{j~ oyoja yb`la ja yhl moao~ylu'~ elhbfd e ho~ bitj nbyl& yhl c|ionobf jddonlu hb~ j {yli ajy yj mb`l ba ~|emo~ ~oj a whbyltlu by

yhl njanf|~oja j d yhl hlbuoag b~ yj yhl doabf io~{j ~oyoja j d yho~ nb~l bfyhj|gh hl o~ aj umbff dull yj ij ~ j!

Ja yhl dbny~ jd yho~ nb~l& yhl c|ionobf jddonlu hb~ aj y ~hjwa eob~ bgboa~y yhl oaylul~y~ j d yhl moao~ylu oatjftli oa yho~ b{{fonbyoja

aju hb~ yhlul ella eob~ lxhoeoyli e hom yj |~ oa ba {buy jd yho~ hlbuoag& loyhlu {|efonf ju {uotbylf! Od ba dbtj|u hb~ ella

~hj wa& oa j|u tolw oy hb~ {ulijmoabylf ella oa ~|{{juy jd yhl moao~ylu'~ {j~ oyoja0 ho~ ul{lbyli ulmoailu jd yhl ja|~ jd {ujj d

ul~yoag woyh yhl [ul~eylu bai yhl ulg|fbu b~~o~ ybanl {ujtoili yj yhl moao~ylu oa la~ |uoag yhl bimo~~o ja j d ltoilanl bul

lxbm{fl~ j d yho~! Wl |ailu~ybai bai bnnl{y yhl ulb~ja~ dju yho~!

Ulb~jabefl B{{ulhla~oja jd Eob~

B~ yj ulb~ jabefl b{{ulhla~oja j d eob~ ja ho~ {buy& wl hbtl njm l yj yhl ~bm l njanf|~oj a ja ywj guj|ai~! Dou~yf& wl bul

~byo~doli ja bff j d yhl ltoilanl yhby oy o~ ajy ulb~j abefl yj nj anf|il yhby Iu!! Cl~~om ba hb~ bnyli oa yhl {b~y dju j al jd yhl

{buyol~ yj yho~ io~{|yl! Hl hb~ mbil oy nflbu dujm yhl yoml jd ho~ oaoyobf oatjftlmlay oa yhl moao~ylu'~ io~ {|yl woyh ho~ [ul~eylu

yhby hl wb~ nj |a~lf dju yhl Euoyo~h Njf|meob Nj adlulanl bai nj|fi aj y& e touy|l jd yhl Njadlulanl'~ ~|{luto~j u ujfl woyh

ul~{lny yj yhl [ul~eylu bai {j~ ~oefl b{{lbf j d oy~ ilno~oja& bny dju yhl Njmjx- Ababomj [ul~eylu! Yhlul o~ aj ij|ey yhby

yhl Njadlulanl& yhuj|gh oy~ jddonlu~& yhl Lxln|yotl ^lnulybu& Iu! Yhju{l& bai oy~ Njadlulanl [lu~jaalf Moao~ylu& Ult! Bailu~ja&

bai yhuj|gh oy~ nj|a~ lf& Iu! Cl~~ omba& wlul oa yhl oaoyobf ~ybgl~ j d Dleu|bu bai Mbunh 2??< byylm{yoag yj b~ ~o~ y yhl ywj

{buyol~& Mu! Baalyy bai yhl [ul~eylu& oa ul~jftoag yhlou io~{|yl! Fbuglf yhuj|gh Mu! Bailu~ja'~ oaylutlayoja bfyhj |gh aj y ~j flf&

yhl wlul oaoyobff ~|nnl~~d|f oa yhby byylm{y bai yhl {buyol~ ioulnyf |ailuyjj ` ~jm l djum j d io~n|~~oj a~ j u algjyobyoja by flb~y

|ayof C|al 2??

Njadlulanl& yhby ioulny b~~o~ ybanl nlb~li!

Wl hbtl ultolwli ltoilanl uldluuli yj e Mu! G|aa whonh hl bug|l~ m oghy ulb~jabef flbi yj bajyhlu njanf|~oj a! Wl doai j a b

ultolw jd nj|a~lf'~ njuul~{j ailanl bai jyhlu bnyoja~ eldjul |~ yhby yho~ o~ ajy b ulb~j abefl {j~ oyoja yj bij {y! Yhl dbny yhby

yhl moao~ylu bai yhj~l hl nhj~ l yj ul{ul~lay hom i|uoag yhl {b~y ywj lbu~ nj ayoa|li yj ulf j a Iu! Cl~ ~omba dj u bitonl bai

nj|a~lf o ~ ~yujag ltoilanl yhby hl wb~ ajy {lunlotli b~ eob~li e yhl moao~ylu |ayof albu yhl tlu nfj~l j d yho~ hlbuoag!

B ulb~j abefl j e~lutlu yj yho~ io~ {|yl wj| fi aj y& oa j|u tolw& djum b ulb~j abefl b{{ulhla~oja j d eob~ j a yhl {buy jd Iu!

Cl~~ omba oa dbtj|u j d jal {buy ju baj yhlu! Oa dbny& oy hb~ ella bfflgli e yhl [ul~eylu woyh ~jml c|~yodonbyoja yhby {luhb{~ od

b nb~l dju ulb~j abefl b{{ulhla~oja j d eob~ lxo~y~& ~|nh b{{ulhla~oja m oghy mjul ulb~j abef el dj|ai e yhl [ul~eylu oa

tolw jd Iu! Cl~~ omba'~ b~~ o~ybanl& yhby jd Iu! Yhju{l bai jyhlu~ j a elhbfd jd yhl Nj adlulanl& yj Mu! Baalyy& ho~ fbwlu~ bai

bitjnbyl~& dujm yhl yoml hl dofli ho~ b{{lbf oa Mbunh 2??

ul{ul~laybyotl~ yhuj|ghj |y yho~ ~bi bai |adjuy|abyl ywj lbu cj|ual0 oy b{{lbu~ nflbu yj |~ bai ~ hj|fi yj ba ulb~jabefl

je~ lutlu yhby whlaltlu Iu! Cl~~ omba elnbml oatj ftli oa yhl io~{|yl oy wb~ by yhl ulr|l~y bai ja elhbfd ~ jflf j d yhl

Njadlulanl Nh|unh whlyhlu b~ Nj adlulanl Nj|a~ lf j u b~ C |ionobf Jddonlu oa yho~ hlbuoag j u oa yhl lbufolu 2?? < b{{lbf!

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Yhl [ul~eylu bf~j hb~ m bil oy nflbu yhby Iu! Cl~~ omba wb~ altlu lagbgli e yhby nj|uy yj bny dju oy oa yhl~l ju ba hlbuoag~

aju oa ba io~n|~~o ja~ j u b{{bulay algjyobyoja~ whonh {ulnlili yhlm!

^lnjaif& oy wb~ bug|li yhby Mu! Baalyy hb~ wbotli ba {lunlotli j u b{{bulay {ulc|ionl ul~|fyoag dujm yhl b{{joaymlay j d Iu!

Cl~~ omba b~ c|ionobf jddonlu oa B{uof 2??4 ! Wl hbtl ultolwli yhl b|yhjuoyol~ woyh ul~{lny yj yho~ bug|mlay bai dllf yhby {uoano{fl

o~ b{{fonbefl! Yhl moao~ylu'~ njai|ny ~|e~lr|lay yj yhl {luoji jd yoml hl hb~ bfflgli Iu! Cl~~ omba bnyli dju yhl [ul~eylu

(Dleu|bu* Mbunh 2??

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yho~ jnnb~oja& mb`l aj uldlulanl yj3 (o/ [ul~eylu'~ ul~{j a~oeofoy dju j tlu~oghy bai io~no{foal& ju (oo/ yhl dbny yhby yhl moao~ylu o~

ulr|ouli yj bnnl{y yhl io~no{foal jd [ul~eylu!

Juilu~ jd ~ lutonl dju bny~ j d njtlabayoag whonh oanf|il yhl {ul~nuoeli r|l~yoja~ hbtl ella {ujtoili dju yhl |~l j d yhl Nh|unh

oa yhl ^lutonl Ejj ` dju \~l oa Nh|unh Nj|uy~ (\N[H 2??>/

OY O ULNJMMLAILI YHBY Euoyo~h Njf|m eob Nj adlulanl ioulny [ul~eyluol~ yj djffjw yhl Mba|bf ulr|oulmlay~ dju bny~ j d

njtlabay bai njmm lai dju yhlou |~l yhl juilu~ j d ~lutonl whonh bul fboi j|y oa yhl b{{uj{uobyl lutonl Ejj ` dju \~l oa Nh|unh

Nj|uy~!

E! AJYL^ BY MLLYOAG^ JD [B^YJUBF NHBUGL M $ [ NJMMOYYLL^

Bnnjuioag yj yhl Hbaiej j` dj u Moao~yu bai [lu~j aalf Nj mmoyyll~ (M[$L 9>?/3 Nj adoilayobfo y o~ toybf yj yhl wju` j d yhl

Njm moyyll! ybaibui~ dju njadoilayobfoy alli yj el algj yobyli bai bgulli |{ja e yhl Njmm oyyll bai ~ybdd mlmelu~! Oy o~

om{j uybay yj el nflbu bej|y whby nba bai nbaajy el ~ hbuli eljai yhl Njm moyyll! Dju oa~ ybanl& ba mbyylu whonh o~ euj|ghy

yj yhl Njm moyyll oa njadoilanl e b ~ybdd {lu~j a ju b mlmelu j d yhl njagulgbyoja ~hbff el l{y oa nj adoilanl |ayof yhl

oaiotoi|bf bgull~ yj b woilu ~hbuoag jd yhl oadjumbyoja!

Oa b flyylu wuoyyla ja Cba|bu 5;& 2??7& Wlai Ebu`lu& b mlmelu jd ^y! Baiulw'~ \aoyli& [juy Bfeluao& wujyl (Lxhoeoy 24 > jd yhl Mba|bf/! Ja

~j ml jnnb~oj a~& oy o~ alnl~~bu yj oatj`l yhl ulr|oulmlay~ jd ~lnyoja >4> bai (i/ whla noun|m~ybanl~ b~ {ujtoili oa yhby

~lnyoja wbuubay! Hbtoag ulgbui yj yhl {uoano{fl~ ~ly j |y oa ~lnyoja ; 44> (i/& yhl [ul~eylu

illm~ yhby oy %ulr|oul~ b mlmelu jd yhl juilu jd moao~ yu yj |ailugj b m lionbf& {~nhobyuon& bai*ju {~nhj fjgonbf lxbmoabyoj a

e b r|bfodoli {ujdl~~ojabf ju {ujdl~~ ojabf~ bnnl{-ybefl yj yhl [ul~eylu!!!!% ltlu ulb~j abefl lddjuy ~hj |fi el mbil yj ~ ln|ul

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yhl bgullmlay jd yhl moao~ylu yj yhl nhjonl j d lxbmoalu bai ba wuoyyla mbyluobf whonh woff el {uj toili yj yhl lxbmoalu dju

{|u{j~l~ jd yhl lxbmoabyoja!

I! BAA\BF ULTOLW JD MOAO^YU_

Yhl {jfoy jd yhl \aoyli Nh|unh j d Nbabib (Mba|bf& ~lnyoja 599/ ulr|oul~ yhby Moao~yu bai [lu~jaalf Nj mmoyyll~ by yhl

{b~yjubf nhbugl fltlf |ailuyb`l ba baa|bf ultolw bai ltbf|byoja j d bff ~ybdd jd yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl0 yho~ oanf|il~ yhl moao~ylu

nbffli ju b{{j oayli yj yhl nhbugl! Yho~ {ubnyonl o~ uloadjunli e yhl n|uulay lioyoja j d yhl hbaiejj` o~ ~|li e yhl Ioto~oj a jd

Moao~yu& [lu~jaalf bai Li|nbyoja jd yhl Glalubf Nj |anof! Oa yhl {buyon|fbu oa~ybanl jd yho~ nb~l& oy wj|fi hbtl ella

lxnllioagf hlf{d|f od b ultolw hbi ella |ailuyb la ja ba baa|bf eb~o~ !

OY O^ ULNJMMLAILI YHBY Euoyo~h Njf|m eob Nj adlulanl ioulny [ul~eyluol~ yj iubw yho~ ulr|oulmlay yj yhl byylayoja j d

{b~yjubf nhbugl~ woyhoa yhlou ej|ai~& |ugoag ~ yujagf yhby ba baa|bf ultolw bai ltbf|byoja nj anluaoag yhl lddlnyotlal~~ jd bff

~ybdd el |ailuyb`la!

L! ULTOLW E_ [UL^E_YLU_ [UOJU YJ B[[JOAYMLAY JU NBFF

Dujm yoml yj yoml& [ul~eyluol~ woff m b`l b ylum b{{j oaymlay jd moao~yu {lu~jaalf& ~|eclny yj baa|bf ultolw! Oa mj~y nb~l~&

yhl baa|bf ultolw o~ ~yo{|fbyli dju gjj i bai fj gonbf ulb~ja~ & il~ogali yj elaldoy ejyh yhl {b~yjubf nhbugl bai yhl moao~ ylu! Oa

yho~ nb~l& djffj woag ~|nh b ultolwbefl b{{j oaymlay& yhl [ul~eylu b{{lbuli yj {ujnlli yj o~~ |l b nbff j al lbu fbylu woyhj|y

{buyono{byoag oa b ultolw& woyhj|y oar|ouoag whlyhlu b ultolw wb~ ~|nnl~~d|ff nj m{flyli ju {ujtoioag yhby yhl nbff wj|fi ajy el

~|~yboali |ayof b ultolw hbi ella ~|nnl~~d|ff njm{flyli!

OY O^ ULNJMMLAILI YHBY Euoyo~h Njf|m eob Nj adlulanl oa~yu|ny oy~ lyyflmlay Njm moyyll yj lar|oul whlyhlu oa yhl nb~l jd b

ylum b{{joaymlay& djffj wli e b nbff yj yhl ~bml {lu~j a& yhl nbff ju ulb{{joaymlay wb~ ~|eclny yj ultolw bai& od ~j& whlyhlu

yhl ultolw hb~ yb`la {fbnl& {uoju yj b|yhjuosoag yhl o ~~|banl jd yhl nbff ju ulalwoag yhl b{{joaymlay! D|uyhlu& yhby [ul~eyluol~

el ulmoaili yhby whla ba b{{joaymlay ju nbff o~ ~|eclny yj ultolw& oy la~|ul ~|nh ultolw hb~ yb`la {fbnl {uoju yj ilbfoag woyh

yhl nbff ju ulb{{joaymlay {uj{j~ li!

- Lai -

Njaybny \~ v Doai b Nh|unh v Mbof Fo~y ^oga|{

Nj{yuogh Yhl Euoo~h Njf|meob Njadlulanl jd Yhl \aoli Nh|unh jd Nbabib

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