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ahzwAh lE suinhAahAb dy mrn toN ip|CoN moaAb esrAXl toN bymu|K hoigaA=

2e|k idn ahzwAh sAmirwA iv|c aAp,y Gr dIC|t (cubAry) ty K/A sI aty `h cubAry dI l|k/I dIjAlIdAr tAkI iv|coN i.|g ipaA aty `s ^ b/I .U\GIs|q l|gI= t|d ahzwAh ny aAp,y s\dySvAhkAN ^ s|idaAaty ikhA< “akron dy dyvty baAl-zbUb ^ jAky ehpu|Co ik kI mYN es s|q toN QIk ho jAvMgA?”

3pr whovAh dy dUt ny XlIwAh itSbI ^ aAiKaA<“ahzwAh pAtSAh ny sAmirwA toN kuJ s\dyvAhk

Byjy hn< so tU\ jA< aty jAky `nHM ^ iml< aty `nHM^ jAky aAK< ‘esrAXl iv|c vI prmySur hY< tM iFrtusIN BlA akron dy dyvty baAl-zbUb toN svAl pu|C,ik`N c|ly ho? 4jA aty ahzwAh pAtSAh ^ eh g|lMd|s< ik`N jo tU\ baAl-zbUb toN pRSn pu|C, lEs\dySvAhk Byjy es lE whovAh aAKdA hY: ijs pl\G`%pr tU\ ci/HaA hY< `s toN tU\ nhIN `tryNgA sgoN tU\`%Ty hI mryNgA⁄’”

tM XlIwAh clA igaA aty eh sAry Sbd ahzwAhdy s\dySvAhkM nU\ d|sy =

5t|d s\dySvAhk ahzwAh kol vAps mu/y atyahzwAh ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “tusIN e\nI jldI vApsik`N aA gX ho?”

6s\dySvAhkM ny ahzwAh ^ aAiKaA< “e|k aAdmIsA^ iml, lE aAeaA aty `sny sA^ `s rAjy kolvAps jA, lE ikhA ijs ny tuhA^ e|Ty ByijaA aty`s^ aAKo< whovAh aAKdA hY< ‘jd esrAXl iv|cprmySur hY tM tU\ akron dy dyvty baAl-zbUb kolsvAl pu|C, lE ik`N ByjdA hYN?’ es lE ijs pl\G`%pr tU\ ci/HaA hYN< `stoN nhIN `tryNgA< sgoN `%Ty hImryNgA?”’

7ahzwAh ny s»dySvAhkM ^ aAiKaA< “ijs mnu|K nytuhA.y nAl eh g|lM kItIaM aty tuhA^ iml, lEaAeaA< `h BlA ikvyN dA l|gdA sI?”

rAijaM dI dUjI poTI

18tM `nHM ny pAtSAh ^ ikhA< “es mnu|K ny j|t

vAlA koq pAeaA hoeaA sI aty kmr ty cm/y dI pyqIb\nHI hoE sI=”

td pAtSAh ny ikhA< “`h tM XlIwAh itSbI sI=”

ahzwAh v|loN Byjy aAdmIaM dA a|g ’c s/nA9ahzwAh ny e|k kptAn dy nAl 50 ispAhI XlIwAh

^ vyK, lE Byjy= kptAn XlIwAh kol igaA< `svkt XlIwAh phA/ dI coqI `%pr bYQA hoeaA sI tMkptAn ny XlIwAh ^ ikhA< “hy prmySur dy mnu|K<pAtSAh tY^ hyQM `trn dA hukm id\dA hY=”

10XlIwAh ny p»jAhM b\idaM dy srdAr ^ aAiKaA<“jykr mYN prmySur dA mnu|K hM tM akASoN a|g `tryaty tY^ ty tyry 50 ispAhIaM ^ Bsm kr dyvy=”

t|d akAS toN a|g `trI aty `sny kptAn aty 50

ispAhIaM ^ Bsm kr id|tA=11ahzwAh ny kptAn aty hor 50 ispAhI XlIwAh

v|l Byjy= kptAn ny !iK!< “hy prmySur dy mnu|K<pAtSAh tY^ CytI hI hyQM `trn dA hukm id\dA hY=”

12XlIwAh ny `s kptAn aty `sdy 50 ispAhIaM^ ikhA< “jykr mYN prmySur dA b\dA hM tM whovAh krya|g akAsoN `try aty tuhA^ Bsm kr dyvy=”

t|d prmySur v|loN hyQM a|g `trI< kptAn aty `sdy50 ispAhIaM ^ Bsm kr gE=”

13ahzwAh ny tIjy< vAr e|k hor kptAn ty `snAl 50 ispAhI Byjy= tIjo kptAn< XlIwAh kol aAky`s a|gy Juk igaA aty XlIwAh a|gy im»nt kItI< “hyprmySur dy mnu|K< ikrpA krky myrI aty myry p\jAhaAdmIaM dI@ jAnM b˘KS dy= 14akAS toN a|g hyQM`trI aty `h pihly do kptAnM ty `nHM dy 50-50

aAdmIaM ^ Bsm kr gE< pr hu, sA.y ty ikrpA kraty sA^ jIvn bKS=” 15whovAh dy dUt ny XlIwAh^ ikhA< “tU\ kptAn dy nAl clA jA< `stoN .r nA=”

tM XlIwAh `s kptAn dy nAl ahzwAh pAtSAh^ iml, lE igaA=

2 rAijaM 1:16-2:15 40016XlIwAh ny ahzwAh ^ aAiKaA< “whovAh e`N

FrmA`NdA hY esrAXl iv|c prmySur dy hu\idaM hoeaMt\U s\dySvAhkM ^ akron dy dyvty< baAd-jbUl kolsvAl pu|C, lE ik`N ByijaA?” es lE ijs pl\G`%pr tU\ ipaA hYN< `s toN nA `tryNgA< asl iv|c tU\es `%ty hI mryNgA=”

ahzwAh dI jgHA whorAm17ahzwAh dI mØt `vyN hI hoE ijvyN whovAh ny

XlIwAh dy rAhIN aAiKaA sI= ahzwAh dy koE pu|trnhIN sI es lE `s `pr\t whorAm pAtSAh bi,aA=whoSAFAq dA pu|tr whorAm< whUdAh dy pAtSAh dy dUsryvrHy `sdI TM rAj krn l|gA=

18ahzwAh dy bAkI k\m ‘esrAXl dy rAijaM dyethAs’ nM dI poTI iv|c ilKy hoX imldy hn=

XlIwAh ^ `QA`, dI whovAh dI iv`NtjdoN whovAh< XlIwAh ^ e|k vAvroly iv|c akASv|l cu|k, hI vAlA sI< XlIwAh< aty alISA

iglgAl toN jA rhy sn=2XlIwAh ny alISA ^ ikhA< “ikrpA krky e|Ty ru|k

jA ik`N ik whovAh ny mY^ bYtXl tIk jA, lE\ ikhAhY=”

pr alISA ny ikhA< “mYN whovAh dI iz\dgI dI atytyrI iz\dgI dI shu\ KMdA hM< mYN tY C|. ky nA jAvMgA=”t|d eh donoN mnu|K bYtXl ^ tur pX=

3nbIaM dA e|k smUh< jo ik bYtXl iv|c sI< alISAkol aAeaA aty `s^ kih, l|gA< “kI tU\ jA,dA hYNik whovAh a|j tyry suaAmI ^< tyry toN al|g kr dyvygA?”

alISA ny ikhA< “mY^ ptA hY< es bAry g|l nA kro=”4XlIwAh ny alISA ^ ikhA< “alISA tU\ e|Ty Qihr

jAvIN ik`N ik whovAh ny mY^ wrIho ^ ByijaA hY=”pr alISA ny ikhA< “mYN ekrAr kItA sI ik jd

t|k whovAh ij`NdA rhygA ty jd tIk tU\ ij`NdA rhyNgA<mYN tY^ C|.ky nhIN jAvMgA=” es lE `h donoN FyrwrIho ^ tur pX=

5wrIho iv|c e|k nbIaM dI qolI alISA kol aAEaty aAky `s ^ kih, l|gI< “kI tU\ jA,dA hYN ik a|jwhovAh tyry suaAmI ^ tyry toN judAa kr dUr lY jAvygA?”

XlIwAh ny jvAb id|tA< “hM< mYN jA,dA hM< pr esbAry koE g|l nA kro=”

6XlIwAh ny alISA ^ ikhA< “tU\ e|Ty ruk jAvIN ik`Nik whovAh ny mY^ wrdn diraA dy k\>y ty jA, ^ikhA hY=”

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alISA ny aAiKaA< “mYN whovhA dI iz\dgI dI shu\KMdA hM ik jd tk whovhA aty t\U ij`NdA hYN< mYN C|.ky nhIN jAvMgA=” es lE dovyN cly gX=

7`%Ty nbIaM dy qoly iv|coN koE 50 dy krIb mnu|Ksn< ijnHM `nHM dA ip|CA kItA= XlIwAh aty alISAwrdn diraA kol Qihr gX aty `h 50 mnu|K `nHMtoN kAFI dUr jAky Qihr gX= 8XlIwAh ny aAp,A koq`tAiraA< moi/aA< aty es nAl pA,I ^ D|ikaA= esnAl pA,I K|by aty s|jy do ih|isaM iv|c v\. igaA= FyrXlIwAh aty alISA su|kI DrtI toN dI tur ky wrdnndI dy dUjy pAsy cly gX=

9jdoN `nHM ny diraA pAr kr ilaA tM XlIwAh nyalISA ^ ikhA< “es toN pihlM ik prmySur mY^ tyry toNjudAa kr dyvy< d|s tU\ ik mYN tyry lE kI krM?”

alISA ny ikhA< “tyry aAtmy dA dohrA ih|sA myry `%tyhovy=”

10XlIwAh ny ikhA< “tU\ kuJ aijhA m»igaA jo ikbhut muSikl hY⁄ jykr tU\ mY^ `s vyly vyKyN jdoN mYN tYdUr iljAeaA jAvMgA< nM tyry lE `vyN hI hovygA<pr jy tU\ nhIN vyKyNgA< tM eh nhIN vAprygA=”

prmySur dA XlIwAh ^ surgM ’c lY jA,A11XlIwAh aty alISA donoN ek|Qy c|ldy g|lM kr

rhy sn= acAnk kuJ Go/y aty r|T aAX aty XlIwAh^ alISA toN al|g kr gX= `h Go/y aty r|T a|g Go/yty r|TM vMg sn= t|d XlIwAh es vAvroly iv|c akAS^ `QAeaA igaA=

12alISA ny eh sB vyiKaA tM `%cI avAz iv|ccIikaA< “hy myry iptA⁄ myry iptA⁄ esrAXl dy Go/y tyr|T⁄”

jdoN alISA ^ XlIwAh hor nA idiKaA< alISA nyksky aAp,y k|pi/aM ^ Fi/aA aty aAp,I `dAsIdrsA`, lE enHM ^ do quki/aM iv|c pA/ id|tA=13XlIwAh dA koq zmIn ty i.|g ipaA< tM alISA ny`s^ cu|ikaA aty wrdn ndI dy iknAry aA igaAalISA ny pA,I ^ D|ikaA aty aAiKaA< “whovAh<XlIwAh dA prmySur ik|Ty hY?”

14jd alISA ny pA,I ^ D|ikaA tM pA,I K|by-s|jydo ih|isaA iv|c vi\.aM igaA aty alISA diraA pArkr igaA=

nbIaM ny XlIwAh bAry pu|iCaA15jdoN wrIho iv|c nbIaM dI qolI ny alISA ^ vyiKaA

tM `nHM ikhA< “XlIwAh dI aAtmA hu, alISA iv|c

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hY=” tM `h alISA ^ iml, lE aAX= `nHM alISAdy sAmH,y isr JukAeaA aty `s^ ikhA< 16“vyK sA.ykol 50 tk/y !dmI hn= `nHM ^ tyry suaAmI dI BAliv|c jA, dy= ho skdA hY ik whovAh dy aAtmA nyXlIwAh ^ `%pr cu|k ilaA hovy aty iksy phA/I dIcoqI `%ty C|. id|tA hovy jM iksy vAdI iv|c lAh id|tAhovy=”

pr alISA ny ikhA< “nhIN⁄ tusIN XlIwAh ^ BAl,lE aAp,y b\idaM ^ nA Byjo=”

17pr jd nbIaM ny e\nA hQ kItA tM `h Srim»dAho igaA tM `sny aAiKaA < “Byj dyvo=”

tM `nHM ny 50 mnu|K Byjy= `nHM it\n idn `s dIKoj kItI pr `h ikty nA l|BA= 18t|d aAdmI wrIhov|l gX< ij|Ty ik alISA QihiraA hoeaA sI aty `nHMny `s^ d|isaA ik `nHM ^ XlIwAh ikty nhIN l|iBaA=alISA ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “kI mYN tuhA^ nA jA, lEnhIN aAiKaA sI?”

alISA dA pA,I ^ vDIaA bnA`,A19Sihr dy lokM ny alISA ^ ikhA< “suaAmI⁄ tusIN

vyK rhy ho ik eh e|k b/A vDIaA Sihr hY< pr e|ToNdA pA,I b/A KrAb hY= esy lE es DrtI ty FslnhIN pYdA hu\dI=” 20alISA ny ikhA< “mY^ e|k nvMkqorA idP aty `s iv|c lU, pAvo=”

lokI `s lE BM.A lY aAX= 21tM alISA `s TAvyNigaA ij|ToN ik pA,I DrtI iv|coN inkldA sI= `sTAvyN< alISA ny BM.y iv|coN lU, .oilHaA aty aAiKaA<“whovAh ny aAiKaA hY< ‘mYN es pA,I ^ sAF kr irhAhM hu, toN es pA,I ^ pIky koE nhIN mrygA aty nAhI DrtI ty Fsl ho, iv|c koE rukAvq pAvygA=’”

22pA,I iblkul sAF ho igaA= eh pA,I a|j tIksAF hY= eh sB kuJ `vyN hoeaA ijvyN alISA ny ikhA=

kuJ mu»i.aM v|loN alISA ^ mKØl krnA23alISA `s Sihr toN bYtXl ^ aAeaA= alISA

bYtXl v|l phA/IaM `|pr tuiraA jMdA sI tM< kuJmu».y Sihr toN bAhr aA rhy sn aty `nHM ny alISA dAmKØl `.A`,A SurU kr id|tA aty aAiKaA< “c/HdArhI g\ijaM< c/HAdA rhI g\ijaM=”

24alISA ny prt ky `nHM v|l vyiKaA aty whovAhdA nM lYky `nHM ^ srAp id|tA fyr j\gl iv|coN do ir|Cinkly< aty 42mu\i.aM ^ pA/ ky mAr id|tA=

25alISA bYtXl ^ C|. ky krml dy phA/ ^ igaA=iFr `s jgHA toN alISA sAmirwA v|l ^ igaA=

whorAm dA esrAXl dA rAjA ho,AsAmirwA iv%c< esrAXl `%pr ahAb dA pu|trwhorAm rAj krn l|gA= `sny whUdAh dy

pAtSAh< whoSAFAq dy 18vyN vrHy iv|c rAj krnA SurUkItA aty `sny 12 vrHy rAj kItA= 2whorAm ny `hg|lA kItIaM jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c BY/IaM snpr `h aAp,y mM-bAp vrgA nhIN sI< `sny `s T\mtoN Kih/A Cu.vA il! ijh/A `sdy iptA ny bAl dI`pAsnA krn lE b,AeaA sI= 3iFr vI `h nbAqdy pu|tr wArAbuaAm dy pApM nAl ijh/y `sny esrAXltoN krvAX sI `nHM nAl jui/aA irhA ty `nHM toN bAjnA aAeaA=

moaAb dA esrAXl nAloN v|K ho jA,A4moaAb dA pAtSAh mySA sI= `h By.M pAldA sI

aty esrAXl dy pAtSAh ^ 100<000 lyilaM aty100<000 By.UaM dI `n id\dA hu\dA sI= 5pr jdoN ahAbdI mØt ho gE tM moaAb dA rAjA esrAXl dy pAtSAhtoN aAkI ho igaA=

6`s idn rAjA whorAm sAmirwA toN bAhr aAeaAaty sAry esrAXl dy sAry lokM ^ ek|QA kItA= 7`snywhUdAh dy pAtSAh whoSAFAq toN pu|C,A ByijaA atyikhA< “moaAb dA pAtSAh myry toN aAkI ho igaA hY< kI tU\moaAb dy ivru|D myry nAl l/n lE c|lyNgA?”

whoSAFAq ny aAiKaA< “hM< mYN tyry nAl jAvMgA=asIN e|k sYnA vMg ek|Qy jAvMgy= myrI sYnA tyrI hIsYnA vMg hovygI ty myry Go/y vI tyry hI Goi/aM vMgho,gy=”

it»nM pAtSAhM ny alISA dI mt lE8whoSAFAq ny whorAm ^ aAiKaA< “asIN ikh/y pAisPN

c/HIX?”whorAm ny aAiKaA< “sA^ adom dI `jA/ v|loN jA,A

cAhIdA hY=”9t|d esrAXl dA pAtSAh whUdAh dA pAtSAh aty

adom dA rAjA ek|Qy inkl pX= `nHM s|t idn sFrkItA= `s sFr dOrAn `nHM kol aAp,y ispAhIaM atyjAnvrM lE pA,I vI G|q sI= 10aKIr iv|c esrAXldy pAtSAh whorAm ny ikhA< “hAX mY^ l|gdA ⁄ whovAhny it\nM pAtSAhM ^ `nHM ^ moaAb dy h|TIN F/vA`,lE G|ilaA hY=

11pr whoSAFAq boilaA< “wkInn< e|Ty whovAh dAkoE nbI hovygA asIN `s toN pu|Cdy hM ik whovAh kIaAKdA hY< sA^ kI krnA cAhIdA hY?”

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esrAXl dy svykA iv|coN e|k rAjy ny aAiKaA< “SAFAtdA pu|tr XlIwAh e|Ty hY=`h XlIwAh dA syvk sI=”

12t|d whoSAFAq ny aAiKaA< “whovAh dA bcn `sdy nAl hY=”

so esrAXl dA pAtSAh< whoSAFAq aty adom dArAjA `s ^ iml, lE gX= 13tM alISA ny esrAXldy pAtSAh ^ aAiKaA< “tU\ mY iml, lE ik`N aAeaAhYN? tU\ aAp,y mAipaM dy nbIaM kol jA=”

esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny alISA ^ ikhA< “nhIN⁄ asINtY^ iml, lE aAX hM< ik`N ik whovAh ny enHMit\nM pAtSAhM ^ moaAb dI SktI dy h|TIN F/vA`,lE ek|iQaM kItA hY=”

14t|d alISA boilaA< “mYN whovAh srb-SktImAndI iz\dgI dI shu\ KMdA hM< ijsdI mYN syvA krdA hM<jykr mY^ whUdAh dy pAtSAh whoSAFAq dI hzUrI dAilhAz nA hu\dA< mYN tuhA.y v|l vyiKaA jM t|ikaA nAhu\dA= 15hu, iksy aijhy ivaktI ^ myry kol ilaAP jorbAb vjA skdA hovy=” jdoN ivaktI ny rbAbvjAeaA whovAh dI SktI alISA dy `%pr aAE=16t|d alISA ny ikhA< “es vAdI iv|c whovAh aAKdAhY ik qoX hI qoX pu|q dyvo= 17whovAh e`N aAKdA hY iktuhA^ hnyrI aty bAirS nzr nhIN aAvygI pr vAdIsArI pA,I nAl Br jAvygI= t|d tusIN aty tuhA.yjAnvr jI Br ky pA,I pI sk,gy= 18aty whovAh dIingAh iv|c eh CoqA ijhA k\m hY= `h moaAb ^ hArdy, lE tuhA.y h|T iv|c dyvygA= 19tusIN hr sfIlvAly aty vDIaA Sihr >Ah C|.oNgy aty hr c\gy ibrC^ v|> su|qoNgy aty pA,I dy sAry srotM ^ pUr dyvoNgy atyhr c\gy Kyt ^ p|Tr su|q-su|q ky brbAd kr dyvoNgy=”

20svyr vkt jdoN Byq c/HAE jMdI sI tM adom dypAisPN pA,I aA`,A SurU hoeaA aty `h sArI DrtIpA,I nAl Br gE=

21jdoN moaAbIaM ny sui,aA ik pAtSAh l/n lEaAX sn< `h sAry ijh/y l/n dy kAibl sn< ek|QykIty gX< aty `nHM ny aAp,y-aAp ^ sImA ty tYnAtkr ilaA= 22`s svyr moaAb dy lok svyry jldI `%Qy=vAdI iv|c c/HdA sUrj pA,I `%pr aAp,y ilSkArymAr irhA sI jo ik moaAbIaM ^ lhU vMg ids irhA sI=23moaAb dy lokM ny ikhA< “`s lhU v|l vyKo⁄ e`Nl|gdA hY ijvyN ik pAtSAh ny aAps iv|c l/ky e|kdUjy ^ mAr id|tA hovy clo apA c|lky lSM to kImtIsAmAn lAh lEX=”

24jdoN moaAbI esrAXlIaM dy .yry dy ny/y aAXesrAXlIaM ny `nHM `|ty hmlA kr id|tA aty `h

B|j gX= pr esrAXlIaM ny moaAb t|k `nHM dA ip|CAkItA= 25esrAXlIaM ny `nHM dy SihrM ^ >Ah su|iqaAaty moaAb dy hryk Kyt iv|c pTrAv kItA aty sArypA,I dy srotM ^ pUr id|tA aty `nHM dy sAry c\gy ibrKM^ v|> su|iqaA= esrAXlI kIr-hrAsT tIk l/dy rhy⁄ispAhIaM ny kIr-hrAsT ^ Gyr ky `%Ty vI hmlA kItA=

26moaAb dy pAtSAh ny mihsUs kItA ik `h ehl/AE hAr irhA sI< tM `sny 700 ispAhI lX jo ikrAhIN Foj l\Gky adom dy pAtSAh ^ mrn lE tlvArdA estymAl kr skdy sn= pr `h e`N krn iv|cnAkAmwAb rhy= 27t|d moaAb dy pAtSAh ny aAp,yplyQy pu|tr ^ ijh/A ik `sdI TAvyN rAj krn vAlAsI< `s^ ngr dI k\D `%ty hom dI Byq vjoN c/HAeaA=eh vyKky esrAXl dy lok b/y prySAn hoX< aty moaAbdy rAjy `%ty hmlA krno hq gX aty !p,I DrtI ^prt gX=

e|k nbI dI ivDvA v|loN alISA toN mdd m»g,AnbIaM dy qoly iv|c e|k nbI dI bIvI sI ijsdyptI dI mØt ho gE= `sdI ptnI alISA a|gy

jAky ip|qI< “myrA ptI tyry syvkM vrgA sI= hu, `sdImØt ho gE hY= tY^ ptA hY ik `h whovAh dA BY m»ndAhY= `sny e|k aAdmI toN `DAr il|tA sI ty hu, lY,dArmyry do pu|trM ^ aAp,y gulAm bnA`, lE lY, aAirhA hY=”

2alISA ny aAiKaA< “mYN tyrI mdd ikvyN kr skdAhM? mY^ d|s ik tyry Gr iv|c tyry kol kI hY?”

`s aØrt ny ikhA< “myry kol Gr iv|c kuJ vI nhINhY< myry kol isrF jYtUn dy tyl dA e|k mrtbAn hY=”

3t|d alISA ny ikhA< “tU\ jAh ty jAky aAp,y sAryguaM>IaM koloN KAlI BM.y m»g ilaA= `h vI KAlI hIho,gy= tU\ kAFI sAry BM.y ek|Qy kr lY= 4iFr aAp,yGr jAky aAp,A drvAzA a»droN b\d kr lvIN= isrFtU\ ty tyry pu|tr hI Gr iv|c rih, ty iFr `h tyl sAryBMi.aM iv|c pA dyvIN= `nHM BMi.aM ^ tyl nAl Brkye|k pAsy r|K dyvIN=”

5tM `h aØrt alISA nAl g|l krky aAp,y GrgE aty a»dr jAky drvAzA b\d kr il|tA= `sdypu|trM ny BM.y ilaMdy aty `sny `nHM iv|c tyl BiraA=6`sny bhut sAry BM.y Br il|ty= aKIr iv|c `snyaAp,y pu|trM ^ ikhA< “mY^ hor BM.A ilaA ky dy=”

pr sAry BM.y Br cu|ky sn= `sdy pu|trM iv|coN e|k nyikhA< “hor BM.y nhIN hYgy=” tM `s vkt mrtbAnvAlA tyl Ktm ho igaA=

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403 2 rAijaM 4:7-277t|d `h aØrt prmySur dy mnu|K kol aAE aty ty

aAky `s^ (alISA) sArA hAl d|isaA ik kI vApiraAhY= tM alISA ny `s^ ikhA< “jA< hu, jAky eh tylvyc aty aAp,A `DAr `tAr= eh tyl ivk, toN bAadtyrA `DAr vI l|T jAvygA ty bAkI jo pYsy bc,gy `snAl tyrA ty tyry pu|trM dA guzArA ho jAvygA=”

SUnym dI e|k aØrt dA alISA ^ kmrA dy,A8e|k idn alISA SUnym v|loN dI l\iGaA= `%Ty e|k

mh|tvpUr, aOrt ih\dI sI ijsny alISA ^ rAt `%TyQihrn ty aAp,y Gr Bojn krn lE aAiKaA= tMiFr jdoN vI alISA `s rAh toN dI l\GdA roqI KA,lE `h `s Gry ruk jMdA=

9`s aØrt ny aAp,y ptI ^ ikhA< “vyKo⁄ `h mnu|KijsdA nM alISA hY< jo ik aksr es rAh toN dIl\GdA hY< prmySur dA koE piv|tr mnu|K hY= 10aApMC|t `%pr `s lE e|k kmrA pA dyEX aty `sdykmry iv|c e|k m»jA< e|k myj ty kursI aty e|k lAlqynr|K dyEX= e`N iFr `h jdoN kdy vI es rAh toN dIjAvygA< `h es kmry dI vrtoN kr skdA hY=”

11e|k idn alISA `s aØrt dy Gr igaA aty `skmry iv|c To/I dyr ruk ky `sny arAm kItA= 12t|dalISA ny aAp,y syvk gyhAzI ^ aAiKaA< “es SUn\mIaØrt ^ s|d ky ilaA=”

syvk ny `s SUn\mI aØrt ^ s|idaA tM `h alISAdy sAmH,y aAky K/o gE= 13alISA ny aAp,y syvk ^ikhA<< “es aØrt ^ aAK ik< ‘tU\ aAp,y v|loN sA.I pUrIaAP-BgtI kItI hY so d|s hu, asIN tyry lE kI krIX?kI asIN pAtSAh nAl jM sYnAptI nAl tyry lE g|lkrIX?’”

`h aØrt bolI< “mYN tM e|Ty aAp,y lokM ivckArh|sdI v|sdI hM=”

14tM alISA ny gyhAjI ^ ikhA< “tM iFr es lEkI kItA jAvy?”

gyhAjI ny aAiKaA< “mYN jA,dA hM ik es aØrt dAkoE pu|tr nhIN hY ty esdA ptI kAFI ibrD ho cu|kAhY=”

15t|d alISA ny ikhA< “`s ^ e|Ty bulA=”tM gyhAjI ny `s aØrt ^ bulAeaA tM `h aAky

`sdy drvAzy kol K/o gE= 16alISA ny `s^ ikhA<“esy ru|t bs\t dy idnM dy kol tyrI aAp,I god iv|cpu|tr hovygA ijs nAl tU\ klol kryNgI=”

`h bolI < “nhIN myry suaAmI < prmySur dy mnu|KaAp,I qihl, nAl JUQ nA bol=”

SUnym dI aØrt kol pu|tr dA ho,A17pr `h aØrt grBvtI hoE ty `sy bs\t dy mØsm

`sdy Gr e|k pu|tr dA jnm hoeaA ijvyN ik alISAdA vAk sI=

18kuJ dyr bAad b|cA v|.A hoeaA= e|k idn `hbAl aAp,y ipP ^ ty vAi>aA ^ vyK, KytM iv|c clAigaA= 19`s bAlk ny aAp,y ipP ^ ikhA< “hAX⁄ myrAisr⁄ hAX myrA isr duKdA hY=”

iptA ny aAp,y qihlUX ^ ikhA< “jA< es^ esdImM kol C|. aA=”

20syvk `s bAl ^ `sdI mM kol C|. aAeaA=duiphr t|k bAl aAp,I mM dI god iv|c lyiqaA irhAty ifr `h mr igaA=

aØrt dA alISA kol jA,A21`s aØrt ny moX hoX bAl ^ alISA dy m»jy `%pr

pA id|tA= `sny `h drvAzA b\d kr id|tA ty aApbAhr clI gE= 22`sny aAp,y ptI ^ bulAeaA atyaAiKaA< “ikrpA krky mY^ e|k syvk ty e|k gDA dytM jo mYN CytI nAl prmySur dy mnu|K kol jAvM ty mu/jldI hI prt aAvM=”

23`s aØrt dy ptI ny ikhA< “tU\ a|j hI prmySur dymnu|K kol ik`N jA,A cAhu\dI hYN? nA tM a|j nvM c\dhY ty nA hI sbAt dA idn?”

`sny ikhA< “iFkr nA kr< sB kuJ QIk ho jAvygA=”24t|d `sny gDy `%pr kAQI pAE aty aAp,y syvk

^ aAiKaA< “jldI kr< ty c|lIX= jdoN tIk mYN tY^ nAaAKM pSU ^ hOlI nA krIN=”

25t|d `h aØrt krml dy prbt ty prmySur dymnu|K (alISA) kol gE=

jdoN prmySur dy mnu|K ny `s aØrt ^ dUroN aA`NidaMvyiKaA tM `sny aAp,y syvk gyhAjI ^ ikhA< “vyK⁄`h SUn\mI aØrt hY= 26tU\ hu, B|j ky `s^ iml ty`s^ pu|C ik kI `h QIk rAjI-KuSI tM hY? kI `sdAptI QIk hY? kI `sdA b|cA rAjI hY?”

gyhAjI ny eh sB g|lM jAky `s aØrt ^ khIaM`s aØrt ny ikhA< “sB su|K-sMd hY=”

27pr jdoN `h prmySur dy mnu|K kol prbt `%tyaAE tM `sny `sdy pYr F/H lX aty gyhAjI `s^pry hqA`, lE ny/y aAeaA< pr prmySur dy mnu|K nyaAiKaA< “`s^ rih, dy< mnHA nA kr ik`N ju `sdAmn BiraA hoeaA hY aty whovAh ny myry toN eh ˘KbrCupAE hY ty mY^ d|isaA nhIN=”

2 rAijaM 4:28-5:1 40428t|d SUn\mI aØrt ny ikhA< “hy suaAmI⁄ mYN tM kdy

pu|tr dA vr tuhA.y toN nhIN sI m»igaA= mYN pihlM vIaAiKaA sI< ‘mY^ gumrAh nA kro=’”

29t|d alISA ny gyhAjI ^ ikhA< “itar ho< myrIlAQI aAp,y h|T iv|c F/ ky jAh= rAh ’c iksy ivaktInAl g|l krn lE nA rukIN jykr rAh ’c koESuBkAmnvM dyvy< tM t\U `s ^ SuBkAmnvM nA dyvIN=fyr myrI soqI B|cy dy mU»h `|ty pA dyvI jykr rAh iv|ctY^ koE kuJ pu|Cy `s^ `|tr nA dyvIN=

30pr b|cy dI mM ny aAiKaA< “ij`Ndy whovAh dIaty tyrI shu\ ik mYN tY^ nhIN C|.MgI=”

tM alISA `%ToN `%Q ky `sdy mgr tur ipaA=31gyhAjI alISA toN pihlM phu\c igaA< `sny b|cy

dy mU»h ty soqI pAE pr nA koE aAvAz sI nA b|cy ^koE surt sI= es lE `h alISA ^ iml, lEvAps igaA aty `s^ d|isaA< “b|cA nhIN jAigaA=”

SUn\mI aØrt dy b|cy dy pRA, vAps aA`,y32jd alISA Gr iv|c aAeaA tM `s ny vyiKaA ik

moeaA hoeaA bAl `sdy m»jy ty ipaA hoeaA sI=33alISA kmry a»dr igaA aty a»droN `sny drvAzAb\d kr il|tA= hu, `h bAl ty alISA kmry iv|cek|ly sn t|d `sny whovAh a|gy pRArTnA kItI= 34t|d`h m»jy `%pr c/Hky bAlk `%pr lyq igaA aty `snyaAp,A mU»h bAlk dy mU»h `%pr< aAp,IaM a|KIaM`sdIaM a|KIaM `%pr aty aAp,y h|T `sdy h|TM `%prr|Ky ty `s b|cy dy SrIr `%pr p|sr ky `sdy SrIr ^in|G id|tA tM b|cy dA SrIr in|GA ho igaA=

35Fyr alISA `%ToN hq ky kmry iv|c e|Dr `%Drqihl, l|gA iFr `h vAps jAky bAlk dy SrIr `%prlyq igaA aty Fyr b|cy ny s|t vArIN iC|ikaA aty `saAp,IaM a|KM KolH id|tIaM=

36t|d alISA ny gyhAjI ^ bulAeaA aty ikhA< “jA<`s SUn\mI ^ s|d ky ilaA=”

gyhAjI `s ^ s|d ilaAeaA< tM `h alISA kolaAE= fyr alISA ny `s^ ikhA< “hu, tU\ aAp,y pu|tr^ god iv|c lY skdI hY=”

37t|d SUn\mI aØrt a»dr kmry ’c aAE aty aAky`s pihlM alISA dy cr, CUhy iFr `sny aAp,ypu|tr ^ ku|C/ cu|ikaA aty bAhr aA gE=

alISA aty zhrIlA SorbA38iFr alISA iglgAl ^ mui/aA< `s vkt dyS

iv|c kAl ipaA hoeaA sI= `%Ty nbI aty nbIaM dy

pu|trM dA qolA `s dy sAmH,y bYiQaA hoeaA sI= alISAny aAp,y syvk ^ ikhA< “B|QI `%pr v|.I dyg c/HAaty enHM sAry nbIaM lE SorbA itaAr kr=”

39`nHM iv|coN e|k aAdmI Sorby lE Kyt iv|c sbzIaMlY, igaA= `%Ty `s^ j\glI vyl l|BI `s toN `hFl to/ ilaAeaA= `sny `h Fl to/ky aAp,y Jolyiv|c Br il|ty ty vAps aAky `nHM dIaM FA/IaM krky`nHM ^ `|bldI dyg iv|c Sorby lE pA id|tA= prnbIaM dy `s qoly ^ eh nhIN sI ptA ik eh iksiksm dy Fl hn=

40iFr `nHM ny sBnM dy KA, lE SorbA sB dy a|gyproisaA pr jdoN hI `h Sorby ^ cK, l|gy ty c|iKaAtM `h cIk `%Qy ik hy prmySur dy mnu|K eh dyg iv|cSorbA nhIN mØt hY= ik`N ik esdA suaAd iblkulzihr vrgA hY tM `h SorbA KA nA sky=

41pr alISA ny ikhA< “kuJ aAqA ilaAP=” tM `nHMny kuJ aAqA ilaAky `s^ id|tA= tM `sny `h aAqA`s Sorby dI dyg iv|c su|q id|tA= t|d alISA ny aAiKaA<“hu, tusIN lokM ^ eh dyg mu/ toN proso= tM jo `haAp,A pyq Br sk,=”

aty hu, `s Sorby iv|c koE ksr nA rhI=

alISA dA nbIaM dy qoly ^ Boj krA`,A42b!l SlISAh toN e|k mnu|K !p,y Kyt dI pihlI

Fsl iv|coN jO@ dI@ roqI@ dy 20 quk/y aty !p,yJoly iv|c alISA lE tAzA anAz il!e!= t|dalISA ny ikhA< “eh Bojn lokM iv|c v\. dy< tM jo`h KA sk,=”

43pr `sdy syvk ny aAiKaA< “BlA mYN 100 aAdmIaMdy a|gy eh ikvyN pros skdA hM⁄”

pr alISA ny ikhA< “tU\ lokM ^ eh dy tM jo `hKA,= whovAh FrmA`NdA hY ik jdoN `h KA,gy tMbAkI hI C|.,gy roqIaM Tu/,gIaM nhIN=”

44t|d alISA dy syvk ny `h Bojn nbIaM dy qolya|gy pros id|tA= `nHM ny jIa Br ky KADA= t|d vIik\nA Bojn bc igaA= eh sB kuJ whovAh dy khymutAbk `vyN hI hoeaA=

namAn dA kSqnamAn arAm dy rAj dI sYnA dA sYnAptI sIaty `h aAp,y rAjA dA b/A mh|tvpUr, aAdmI

sI `sdA aAdr-mAn `%Ty bhut sI ik`N ik `sdyrAhIN whovAh ny arAm ^ ij|ty id|tI sI= `h b/AvIr-woDA mnu|K sI pr `h ko/ dy rog toN b/A duKI sI=

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405 2 rAijaM 5:2-202arAmI sYnA ny esrAXl iv|c l/n lE bhut

sAry qoly Byjy= ty `h ispAhI lokM ^ cu|k ky aAp,ygulAm b,A lYNdy= e|k vArI `h esrAXl toN e|kin|kI ijhI ku/I cu|k ilaAX jo ik namAn dI vhuqI dIgolI b, gE= 3e|k ku/I ny namAn dI ptnI ^aAky ikhA< “kAS myrA suaAmI (namAn) `s nbI dykol hu\dA jo sAmirwA iv|c (aAlISA) hY= `h nbI `sdyko/ toN `s^ mukt kr skdA hY=”

4namAn aAp,y mAlk (arAm dy rAjy) kol igaAaty `s^ `h d|isaA jo `s esrAXlI ku/I ny aAiKaAsI=

5t|d arAm dy rAjy ny aAiKaA< “hu,y jA aty mYNesrAXl dy pAtSAh ^ e|k ic|QI ByjdA hM=”

t|d namAn esrAXl ^ igaA< aty aAp,y nAlkuJ sugAtM vI lY igaA= `sny 340 ik|lo cMdI< 6000

sony dy is|ky aty ds jo/y k|p/y aAp,y nAl lY lX=6`h esrAXl dy pAtSAh kol `h ic|QI ilaAeaAijs iv|c eh iliKaA sI ik hu, jdoN eh ic|QI tyrytIk phu\cy tM vyK mYN aAp,y b\dy namAn ^ tyry kolByijaA hY tM jo tU\ `sdy ko/ ^ c\igaM kr dyvyN=

7jdoN esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny `h ic|QI p/HI tM`sny aAp,y k|p/y FA/ ky eh drsAeaA ik `h `dAshY aty prySAn hY= esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny aAiKaA<“kI mYN prmySur hM? nhIN⁄ mYN jIvn aty mØt `%prkoE aiDkAr nhIN tM iFr BlA mYN es koh/I mnu|K ^esdy ko/H toN ikvyN mukt kr skdA hM= tM iFr `snyBlA es^ myry kol ik`N ByijaA hY? zrA iDaAn nAlsoco tM ptA c|lygA ik eh `sdI cAl hY= esdAmtlb arAm dA rAjA myry nAl l/AE l/n dI iv`Ntkr irhA hY=”

8jdoN alISA ^ eh ˘Kbr imlI ik esrAXl dypAtSAh ny aAp,y k|p/y FA/y hn aty `h `dAs atyprySAn hY tM alISA ny pAtSAh ^ eh suinhA ByijaA<“tU\ aAp,y vstr ik`N FA/dA hYN? tU\ `s namAn ^myry kol Byjdy tM jo `s^ ptA c|ly ik esrAXl iv|ce|k nbI hY=”

9tM namAn aAp,y Goi/aM aty r|TM smyt aAeaAaty alISA dy Gr dy drvAzy kol K/oigaA= 10alISAny e|k s»dySvAhk ^ eh kih ky `s kol ByijaA ikjAh aty jAky wrdn ndI iv|c s|t cu|bIaM mAr tMtyrA ko/H k|iqaA jAvygA aty tU\ iblkul pAk piv|tr hojAvyNgA=

11namAn b/y kroD iv|c `%ToN mu/ aAeaA aty `snyikhA< “vyKo⁄ mYN tM socdA sI ik `h bAhr aAky K/A

hovygA aty whovAh aAp,y prmySur dA nA`N lYky myrykoh/ vAlI TM ty aAp,A h|T FyrygA ty mY^ koh/ toNmukt krygA= 12abnAh aty Frpr jo ik d\imsk dI@ndI@ hn esrAxyl dy sAry pA,I@ nAloN c\gI@hn= kI mYN `nHM iv|c nhAky sAF nhIN ho skdA?” aty`h jA, lE mui/aA=

13pr t|d namAn dy syvk `s kol aAX ty `s^aAK, l|gy< “hy myry iptA⁄ kI jy nbI tY^ koE v|.A k\mkrn dI aAigaA id\dA tM t\U nA krdA? ty iFr jykr`sny tY^ eh aAiKaA hY ik wrdn ndI iv|c nhA lYty SuD ho jA< tM tY^ `sdI aAigaA m»n lY,I cAhIdIhY=”

14t|d namAn ny prmySur dy mnu|K (alISA) dy khyanusAr `vyN hI kItA= `sny wrdn ndI iv|c s|tvArI cu|bI mArI tM `s dA ko/H dUr ho igaA ty `h SuDho igaA= `sdI cm/I b|icaM dI cm/I vrgI nrmty nroE ho gE=

15iFr namAn ty `sdI sArI qolI prmySur dy mnu|Kkol iFr mu/ aAX ty `sny alISA dy a|gy Kloa kyikhA< “vyK⁄ mYN jA,dA hM ik esrAXl dI DrtI toNisvAX hor sArI DrtI ty ikty vI prmySur nhIN hY=es lE ikrpA krky myrI eh ByNq svIkAr kr=”

16pr alISA ny ikhA< “mYN whovAh dA syvk hM ty mYNwhovAh dI shu\ KMdA hM ijsdy mYN a|gy KlotA hM ik mYNkuJ vI kbUl nhIN krMgA=”

namAn ny alISA ^ `h sugAt kbUl krn lEbhut izd kItI pr alISA ny enkAr kItA= 17t|dnamAn ny aAiKaA< “jykr tU\= eh ByNq kbUl nhINkrdA tM iFr mY^ do K|crM l|d ky aAp,y esrAXldI im|qI e|ToN lY jA, dI aAigaA dy= `h es lEik`N ik a|j toN bAad mYN hu, kdy vI whovAh toN ibnAhor iksy dyvty dy a|gy jM hom dI Byq nhIN c/HAvMgA=18aty mYN pRArTnA krdA hM ik whovAh mY^ es lEiKmA kry ik Biv|K iv|c< myrA mAlk arAm dA rAjAjdoN `pAsnA krn lE ir\mon dy m»dr iv|c v/y< `hshAry lE myry `%ty >As,A lA`,A cAhvygA aty mY^ir\mon dy m»dr iv|c !p,A isr JukA`,A pvygA= tMjdoN e\J vApry tM es g|l lE whovAh mY^ iKmAkry=”

19t|d alISA ny namAn ^ aAiKaA< “jAh aty suKIrhu=”

t|d namAn `s toN To/I dUr clA igaA= 20prprmySur dy mnu|K< alISA dy syvk gyhAjI ny aAiKaA<“vyKo< myry suaAmI ny namAn arAmI dy h|ToN jo kuJ `h

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ilaAeaA sI `s^ enkAr krky `s ^ vrj id|tAty `sdy h|ToN tohFy svIkAr nhIN kIty= ij`Ndy whovAhdI shu\ mYN s|cmu|c `sdy ip|Cy n|sMgA aty `s koloN kuJlY aAvMgA=” 21tM gyhAjI namAn dy ip|Cy n|isaA=

namAn ny vyiKaA ik `sdy ip|Cy koE B|ijaA aAirhA hY tM `s ny aAp,A r|T rok ky `stoN T|ly `tr kygyhAjI ^ imilaA aty namAn ny pu|iCaA< “kI sBQIk-QAk tM hY?”

22gyhAjI ny aAiKaA< “hM< sB QIk-QAk hY= myry suaAmIalISA ny mY^ eh aAK, lE ByijaA ik nbIaM dysmUh iv|coN do nOjuaAn eFrAEm dy phA/I dyS toN myrykol aArhy hn= `nHM ^ 34 ik|lo cMdI aty do jo/ybstr dy =”

23namAn ny aAiKaA< “KuSI nAl 68 ik|lo lY=” aty`h `s dy ip|Cy pY igaA izd nAl do TYlIaM iv|c 68

ik|lo cMdI dy aty do jo/y bstrM dy b\nH id|ty aty `nHM^ aAp,y do syvkM `%pr l|d id|tA aty `h syvk `htohFy cu|k ky `s dy a|gy-a|gy hoky tur pX= 24jd gyhAjIphA/I kol phu\icaA tM `sny eh vstM nOkrM koloNaAp,y h|TM iv|c F/ky `nHM ^ vAps Byj id|tA ty `hvAps mu/ gX= `s `pr\t gyhAjI ny `h vstM aAp,yGr iv|c CupAa lEaM=

25jdoN gyhAjI a»dr aAky aAp,y suaAmI alISA a|gyKlotA tM alISA ny `s^ ikhA< “gyhAjI⁄ tU\ e\nI dyrtoN ik|Ty sI?”

gyhAjI ny aAiKaA< “mYN tM ikty vI nhIN sI igaAe|Ty hI sI⁄”

26alISA ny gyhAjI ^ ikhA< “tU\ JUQ bol irhA hYN=jdoN namAn tY^ iml, lE r|T toN `tiraA `svkt kI myrA idl BlA tyry nAl nhIN sI? cMdI lY,aty vstr< jYtUn dy bAgM aty a»gUrI bAgM< e|j/M dyv|gM< syvk aty dAsIaM ^ lY, lE eh vkt QIknhIN= 27hu, esy kAr, namAn dA rog tY^ ty tyrIa»s ^ hmySA tIk l|gA rhygA=” jdoN gyhAjI alISAkoloN bAhr igaA< `s^ ko/H ho igaA aty `sdI cm/IbrF ij\nI sFyd sI=

alISA dIaM krAmAtMnbIaM dy qoly ny alISA ^ ikhA< “vyK⁄ eh TMij|Ty asIN tyry nAl rih rhy hM< sA.y lE eh

b/I t\g hY= 2c|l wrdn ndI v|l c|lIX ty `%ToN kuJl|k/ v|> ilaAEX= asIN sB e|k-e|k StIr cu|kilaAvMgy aty e|Ty rih, jogI TM b,A lvMgy=”

alISA ny aAiKaA< “QIk hY< clo c|ldy hM=”

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3tM e|k mnu|K ny aAiKaA< “ikrpA krky tU\ sA.y nAlc|l=”

alISA ny ikhA< “QIk hY< mYN tuhA.y nAl cldA hM=”4t|d alISA `nHM nbIaM dy qoly dy nAl igaA= jdoN

`h wrdn diraA ty phu\cy tM `nHM l|k/ v|>,I SurUkItI= `nHM kuJ ruK v|>y= 5pr ijs vyly e|k mnu|K ruKv|> irhA sI tM `s dI kuhA/I dA Fl pA,I iv|c i.|gipaA= tM `h mnu|K cIiKaA< “P suaAmI⁄ mYN tM ehkuhA/A m»gvM ilaMdA sI=” 6prmySur dy mnu|K (alISA)ny ikhA< “`h ik|Ty i.|igaA hY?”

`s ny alISA ^ `h TM ivKAE ij|Ty `sdA kuhA/Ai.|igaA sI= td alISA ny e|k qAh,I to/I ty `s^pA,I iv|c su|q id|tA< qAh,I ny `s mu|nK dy kuhA/y ^pA,I `|ty tYrn lA id|tA= 7alISA ny ikhA< “`s^cu|k lY=” tM `h aAdmI pA,I kol igaA ty `sny `skuhA/y dy Fl ^ pA,I toN cu|k ilaA=

arAm dI esrAXl ^ FsA`, dI koiSS8arAm dA pAtSAh esrAXl dy ivru|D l/H irhA

sI= `sdI aAp,I sYnA dy aFsrM nAl sBA sI< atyaAiKaA< “es TAvyN luk jAvo⁄ jdoN hI esrAXlI e|ToNdI l\G,< `nHM ty hmlA kr id|P=”

9pr prmySur dy pu|tr alISA ny esrAXl dy pAtSAh^ ˘Kbr ByjI aty ikhA< “strk rho= `s TAvyN nAjA,A ik`N ik `%Ty arAmI sYnA lukI hoE hY=”

10esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny `s TAvyN aAp,y lokM ^suinhA ByijaA ij|ToN dy lE prmySur dy mnu|K (alISA)ny `s^ huiSaAr-KbrdAr kItA sI= e`N esrAXldy pAtSAh ny kE aAdmIaM ^ mrn toN bcAa ilaA=

11es g|loN arAm dA pAtSAh b/A bycYn hoeaA=tM `sny aAp,I sYnA dy aFsrM ^ bulAeaA atyaAiKaA< “mY^ d|so ik esrAXl dy pAtSAh lE BlAtuhA.y iv|coN jsUsI kO, kr irhA hY?”

12arAm dy pAtSAh ^ aFsrM iv|coN e|k ny ikhA<“myry suaAmI aty pAtSAh< sA.y iv|coN koE `s^ BytnhIN id\dA sgoN alISA nbI jo esrAXl iv|c hY< tyrIaM`h g|lM jo tU\ aAp,y sO, vAly kmry iv|c krdA hYN<`h esrAXl dy pAtSAh ^ d|sdA hY=”

13arAm dy rAjy ny ikhA< “jAky vyKo ik alISA ik|TyhY tM jo `s^ Fi/aA jAvy=”

pAtSAh ^ `sdy syvkM ny aAiKaA< “es vyly `hdoTAn iv|c hY=”

14t|d pAtSAh ny doTAn iv|c Go/y< r|T ty aAp,Iv|.I FOj ByjI= `nHM ny rAt vyly jAky Sihr ^ Gyr

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ilaA= 15`s svyr alISA dy syvk t/ksAr `%Qy=e|k syvk jdoN bAhr igaA tM `sny Go/y r|TM ty FOjnAl Sihr ^ iGiraA vyiKaA=

alISA dy syvk ny `s^ ikhA< “P myry suaAmI⁄ hu,asIN kI krIX?”

16alISA ny ikhA< “GbrAP nhIN⁄ jo FOj sA.y ih|tl/ygI `h arAm dI FOj toN ikty vDyry hY=”

17t|d alISA ny pRArTnA kItI aty aAiKaA< “hywhovAh⁄ mYN byntI krdA hM ik tU\ myry syvk dIaM a|KMKolH tM jo `h vyK sky=”

whovAh ny `s nOjuaAn dIaM a|KM KolHIaM tM syvkny vyiKaA ik alISA dy erd igrd tM phA/ a|g dyGoi/aA ty rTM nAl BiraA hoeaA hY=

18jdoN arAmI hyQM alISA v|l aAxy< alISA ny whovAha|gy pRArTAnA kItI< “hy whovAh es arAmI FojA ^ekdm a»nHI krdy=”

tM whovAh ny `nHM ^ a\inHaM kr id|tA ijvyN ikalISA ny pRArTAnA kItI sI= 19alISA ny arAmI FOj^ aAiKaA< “eh shI s/k nhIN hY ty nA hI `h SihrhY ijs lE tusIN aAX ho= myry ip|Cy aAP aty mYN tuhA^`s mnu|K kol lY c|ldA hM ijs ^ tusIN BAl rhy ho⁄”tM alISA `nHM ^ sAmirwA v|l lY igaA=

20jdoN `h sAmirwA phu\c gX tM alISA ny ikhA<“hy whovAh< enHM dIaM a|KM KolH dy tM jo eh vyKsk,=” t|d whovAh ny `nHM dIaM a|KM KolH id|tIaMtM arAmI FOj ny vyiKaA ik `h tM sAmirwA dy Sihriv|c hn= 21jd esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny `nHM ^ vyiKaAtM `sny alISA ^ aAiKaA< “myry iptA⁄ mY^ d|so ik kImYN `nHM ^ mArM? kI mYN `nHM ^ mAr mukAvM?”

22alISA ny ikhA< nhIN⁄ `nHM ^ mAr “nhIN= ijnHM^ tU\ aAp,I tlvAr aty D,uK nAl aAp,y b\DIb,AeaA sI< kI tU\ `nHM ^ mAr su|qyNgA? arAmI FOj ^sgoN To/A a»n-pA,I dy= `nHM ^ kuJ KA,-pI, dy tyiFr `nHM ^ aAp,y mAilk dy Gr vAps prt, dy=”

23tM esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny arAmI sYnA lE KulHABojn itaAr krvAeaA= `nHM ny r|jky KADA aty pItA=fyr esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny `nHM ^ vAps aAp,y rAhjA, id|tA= ty `h sYnA arAm ’c aAp,y mAlkM kolprt gE= `s toN bAad< kdy vI arAmI ispAhIesrAXl dI DrtI ty CApy mArn lE nhIN !X=

sAmirwA iv|c iBaAnk akAl24estoN bAad arAm dy rAjy bn-hdd ny aAp,I

sArI FOj ek|QI kItI aty sAmirwA ^ Gyr ilaA=

25sAmirwA iv|c mhMkAl pY igaA aty FOj ny pr a»nSihr dy a»dr nA v/Hn id|tA es lE sAmirwA iv|cmhMkAl pY igaA= e|ToN t|k hAlt burI ho gE ik e|kKoty dA isr vI cMdI dy a|sI is|ikaM dy tu|l ivkdAaty kbUtr (Gu|gI) dI a|DA syr iv|c cMdI dy p»j is|ikaMdI ivkdI=

26e|k idn jd esrAXl dA pAtSAh Sihr dIk\D `%pr tuiraA jMdA sI tM e|k aØrt ny eh kih ky`sdI duhAE id|tI ik hy myry mhArAj pAtSAh⁄ ikrpAkrky myrI mdd kr=

27esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny ikhA< “jy whovAh hI tY^nA bcA,A cAhy tM mYN tY^ ikvyN bcA skdA hM? myrykol tY^ dy, lE kuJ nhIN hY< nA hI KlvA/y iv|canAj hY ty nA hI cub|cy iv|c dAK hY=” 28iFr esrAXldy pAtSAh ny `s aØrt ^ ikhA< “tY^ kI du|K hY?”

`h aØrt bolI< “es aØrt ny mY^ aAiKaA ik tU\ mY^aAp,A pu|tr dy tM jo a|j asIN `s^ v|>IX ty iFr KAlEX ty k|l mYN aAp,A pu|tr v|> ky k|l `s^ KAlvMgy=” 29e`N mYN aAp,A pu|tr v|i>aA - `bAilaAty asIN KADA= agly idn mYN aAiKaA hu, tU\ aAp,Apu|tr dy tM jo asIN `s^ vI v|>ky KAEX pr esye`N krn toN pihlM aAp,A pu|tr ikty CupAa ilaAhY=”

30jdoN pAtSAh ny `s aØrt dy eh bcn su,y tM`sny aAp,I bycYnI zAihr krn lE aAp,y tn dyk|p/y FA/ id|ty ty jdoN `h dIvAr toN l\G irhA sI tMlokM ny pAtSAh ^ Fqy k|pi/aM a»dr tn ty qAqlpyiqaM vyiKaA tM `h jA, gX ik rAjA b/A du|K ’chY ty `dAs bycYn hY=

31pAtSAh ny ikhA< “jy a|j SAFAt dy pu|tr alISAdA isr `sdy tn `%pro lYih jAvy tM prmySur myrynAl es vrgA nhIN sgoN es toN v|D burA hSr kry=”

32pAtSAh ny alISA v|l s»dySvAhk ByijaA< `haAp,y Gr iv|c bYQA hoeaA sI aty `s nAl bzurgbYQy hoX sn= s»dySvAhk dy phu\c, toN pihlM hI alISAny bzurgM ^ aAiKaA< “vyKo `s KUnI dy pu|tr ny myrAisr lY, lE e|k j,y ^ ByijaA hY= vyKo jdoN `hs»dySvAhk aAvy tM tusIN drvAzA b\d krky `s^D|kI r|K,A= ik`N ik mYN `sdy ip|Cy `sdy suaAmI dypYrM dI ib/k vI su, irhA hM=”

33jdoN alISA ajy aAgU bzurgM nAl g|l kr hIirhA sI tM s»dySvAhk `s kol aAeaA aty aAiKaA<“vyKo⁄ eh BOj/ whovAh v|loN hY tM iFr hu, mYN BlAwhovAh dy hukm dI hor `.Ik ik`N krM?”

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alISA ny aAiKaA< “whovAh v|loN Byjy s\dyS ^su,o= whovAh aAKdA hY: ‘k|lH esy vkt sAmirwA

dy Sihr dy fAqk ty aty m».I iv|c aAqy dI e|k qokrIaty jOaM dIaM do bAlqIaM e|k SYkl ’c `plbDho,gIaM= anAj dA e\nA h/H aAvygA ik lok e\nAsstA anAj mu/ toN >yr sArA KrId, dy smr|T hojA,gy=”

2t|d `h aFsr ijh/A pAtSAh dA b/A krIb dAsI ny prmySur dy mnu|K (alISA) ^ ikhA< “jykr whovAhakAS iv|c tAkIaM vI lgA dyvy tM vI eh g|l s\BvnhIN ho skdI=”

alISA ny ikhA< “tU\ eh GqnA aAp,IaM a|KM sAmH,yvyK, vAlA hYN< pr tU\ `s iv|coN kuJ KA nA skyNgA=”

ko/HIaM ny arAmIaM dA t\bU KAlI i.|QA3Sihr dy drvAzy kol cAr mnu|K ko/H nAl pIi/t

sn= `h e|k dUjy ^ aAK rhy sn< “asIN BlA e|TybYQy mØt dI `.Ik ik`N kr rhy hM? 4sAmirwA iv|ckAl ipaA hY< es nAloN tM c\gA hovy jy asIN Sihriv|c jAky mrIX< ik`N ik mrnA tM e|Ty vI hY hI< soes toN c\gA hY ik cloN arAmIaM dy t\bU ’c clIX=jykr `h sA^ `%Ty ij`NdA C|., tM asIN ij`NdyrhMgy ty jykr `h sA^ mAr su|q, tM mrnA tM hY hIhY=

5tM `s SAm `h cAry ko/HI arAmIaM dy .yry jAphu\cy= jdoN `h iblkul `sdy ny/y phu\cy tM `%Ty koEvI b\dA nhIN sI= 6`h es lE ik whovAh ny arAmIaMdI FOj ^ r|TM dI avAz ty Goi/aM dI avAz ty e|kv|.y lSkr dI aAvAz su,AE sI< tM arAmI FOj aApsiv|c e|k-dUjy ^ kih, l|gy< “vyKo< esrAXl dy pAtSAhny sA.y ivru|D ih|tIaM dy rAjy ty imsrIaM dy rAijaM ^sA.y ivru|D KrIidaA hY=”

7tM `h ttkAlI `%Qky hI `%ToN B|j gX= `h sArAkuJ `vyN hI ip|Cy C|. gX= `h aAp,y t\bU< Go/y< KotysB kuJ ip|Cy hI C|. ky aAp,I jAn bcAa ky `%ToN n|sgX=

duSm,M dy .yry ’c ko/I8jdoN `h ko/HI .yry dI bAhrlI h|d kol phu\cy tM

`nHM ny e|k t\bU iv|c v/ ky KADA-pItA iFr `nHM ny`%ToN sonA-cMdI aty k|p/y aAid curAX aty `nHM ^lukAa ilaA= iFr `h dUjy t\bU iv|c v/y< `%ToN vI `nHMny vstM cu|kIaM ty iFr `nHM ^ vI bAhr jAky lukAaaAX= 9t|d enHM ko/HIaM ny e|k-dUjy ^ aAiKaA< “asIN

7 c\gA k\m nhIN kr rhy= a|j dA idn tM KuS˘KbrI dA hYpr asIN cu|p bYQy hM= jykr asIN svyr dI poh Fu|q,tAE Qihry rhIX tM sA.y `%ty koE blA aAvygI= soaAP hu, asIN jAky pAtSAh dy GrA,y ^ Kbr dyEX=”

ko/HIaM dA KuS˘KbrI sunA`,A10tM enHM ko/HIaM ny jAky Sihr dy drbAn ^ aAvAz

id|tI aty `nHM ^ jAky d|isaA ik< “asIN arAmIaM dy.yry iv|c gX aty `%Ty nA aAdmI sI nA aAdmI dIaAvAz isrf Go/y aty gDy `%Ty b|Jy hoX sn aty t\bU`vyN dy `vyN l|gy pX sn= pr aAdmI sAry gebsn=”

11tM FAqk dy drbAnM ny zor dI aAvAz dyky pAtSAhdy GrA,y ^ a»dr ˘Kbr id|tI= 12rAt dA vylA sI prrAjA ibstry coN `%iQaA aty aAky aAp,y aFsrM ^ikhA< “mYN tuhA^ d|sdA hM ik arAmIaM ny sA.y nAl kIkItA hY? `nHM ^ ptA sI ik asIN Bu|Ky hM es lE `h.yry ^ C|. ky KytM iv|c luk gX hn= `h soc rhy hnik jdoN esrAXlI Sihr iv|coN bAhr aA`,gy tM `hsA^ ij`Ndy F/ lY, ty e`N iFr `h Sihr iv|c !v/,gy=”

13pAtSAh dy aFsrM iv|coN e|k ny ikhA< “aAP asINkuJ aAdmI@ ^ `nHM p\jM Goi/@ ^ ilaA`, lEByjIxy ijh/y hAly Sihr iv|c hI hn= ik`N ik jldIhI esrAXl dy lokM vMg< jo ik Sihr hAly bcy hoXhn< Go/Hy vIN mr jA,gy= aApM e|nM aAkdIaM ^ ehptA lg`, lE ByjyX ik kI vAprIaA hY=”

14tM kuJ aAdmI r|T nAl Go/y b\nHky `%Ty gX=pAtSAh ny `nHM ^ arAmIaM dy lSkr dy ip|Cy ByijaA=pAtSAh ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “jAP ty vyKo ik kI vApiraAhY?”

15tM `h aAdmI arAmI FOj dy ip|Cy wrdn diraAtIk gX aty `h sArA rstM vstrM aty BMi.aMnAl BiraA hoeaA sI= enHM vstrM ^ arAmIaM nyBAj/ iv|c rAh ’c hI su|q id|tA sI= s»dySvAhk vApsgX aty pAtSAh ^ jAky eh hAl su,AeaA=

16t|d lokM ny bAhr inkl ky arAmIaM dy .yry ^lu|q ilaA= `%Ty hr e|k lE bySumAr smAn sI= sowhovAh dy bcn anusAr aAqy dI e|k qokrI< e|kSykl tyy jOaA dIaM do qokrIaM< e|k rupxy dIaMho,gIaM=

17tM pAtSAh ny `sy aFsr ^< ijs ty `h bhutBrosA krdA sI< FAqk dI dyKBAl `%pr lgA id|tA=pr lok duSm, dy .yry toN a»n lu|q, lE n|sy ty `h

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lokM dI BI/ iv|c `nHM dy pYrM hyQ hI iltAi/aA igaAaty mr igaA= tM eh sB kuJ `vyN hI vApiraA ijvyNprmySur dy mnu|K (alISA) ny jdoN pAtSAh `sdy GraAeaA sI tM aAiKaA sI= 18alISA ny aAiKaA sI<“k|l esy vyly sAmirwA Sihr dy FAqk ty jOaM dIaMdo qokrIaM ty aAqy dI e|k qokrI e|k Sykl lE`plbD ho,gIaM=” 19pr aFsr ny alISA ^ ehaAiKaA sI ik jykr whovAh akAS iv|c vI tAkIaMlgA lvy tM vI aijhA nhIN ho skdA=” tM alISA ny`s^ aAiKaA sI< “tU\ aAp,IaM a|KM sAmH,y eh nzArAvyKyNgA pr tU\ `s a»n iv|coN kuJ KA nhIN skyNgA=” 20so`s nAl `vyN hI hoeaA ty `h FAqk dy ivckAr lokMdy pYrM hyQM im|D ky mAiraA igaA=

SuUn\mI aØrt aty pAtSAhalISA ny `s aØrt nAl g|l kItI ijsdy pu|tr^ `sny jIvt kItA sI aty aAiKaA< “`%Q ty

aAp,y pirvAr smyt es dyS iv|coN ikty hor clI jA=ik`N ik whovAh ny e|Ty kAl dA hukm dy id|tA hY jo ikes dyS `%pr s|t sAlM lE rhygA=”

2tM `s aØrt ny `vyN hI kItA ijvyN prmySur dymnu|K ny ikhA= tM `h s|t sAlM lE FilstIaM dydyS iv|c aAp,y q|br ^ lYky clI gE= 3j|d s|t sAlbIt gX tM `h FilstIaM ^ C|.< mu/ aAp,y GrlE mu/ aAE= FilstIaM toN vAps aAky `h pAtSAhkol duhAE dy, gE ik `s ^ `sdA Gr ty zmInvAps id|tI jAvy=

4t|d pAtSAh< prmySur dy mnu|K dy jvAn gyhAjInAl g|lM krdA irhA sI< “ikrpA krky tU\ `h sAryv|.y-v|.y k\m mY^ d|s jo alISA ny kIty hn=”

5jd gyhAjI pAtSAh ^ d|s irhA sI ik alISA nye|k mry hoX mnu|K ^ jIivt kItA sI< `sy vyly ijsaØrt dy b|cy ^ alISA ny jIivt kItA sI< `%Ty phu\cgE< `h pAtSAh koloN aAp,A Ku|s cu|kA Gr ty zmInvAps lY, lE mdd m»g, gE sI= gyhAjI ny ikhA<“myry mhArAj aty pAtSAh< ehI `h aØrt hY ty ehI`h b|cA< ijs^ alISA ny mry hoX ^ ij`NdA kItAsI=”

6pAtSAh ny `s aØrt ^ pu|iCaA ik `h kI cAhu\dIhY? tM `s aØrt ny `s^ sB d|isaA= t|d pAtSAh nye|k aFsr ^ `s aØrt dI mdd lE ByijaA= pAtSAhny aAiKaA< “es aØrt ^ esdI sArI zmIn jAedAdty jo esdA h|k hY< es^ vAps kr id|tA jAvy ty ijs

8

idn toN eh BoeN C|. ky e|ToN gE hY `s idn toN lYkya|j tIk dI Fsl jo esdA h|k b,dA hY es^ vApskItA jAvy=”

bn-hdd dA alISA kol hzAXl ^ Byj,A7tM alISA d\imsk iv|c aAeaA= arAm dA pAtSAh

bn-hdd t|d bImAr sI= e|k mnu|K ny bn-hdd ^eh d|isaA ik prmySur dA mnu|K e|Ty aAeaA hY=

8t|d bn-hdd pAtSAh ny hzAXl ^ aAiKaA< “jAPty tohFA lYky prmySur dy mnu|K ^ iml, lE jAvo aty`s^ aAKo ik whovAh ^ pu|Cy ik kI mYN aAp,I ibmArItoN QIk ho jAvMgA?”

9t|d hzAXl alISA ^ iml, lE igaA aty aAp,ynAl tohFy vI lY igaA= `h aAp,y nAl d\imsk dIaMsB ivSyS vstM lYky igaA= eh sB tohFy cu|k, lE`s ^ cAlI ~Q krny pX ty iFr hzAXl alISA v|ligaA aty jAky `s^ aAiKaA< “tyry cyly arAm dy rAjybn-hdd ny eh aAKky mY^ tyry kol ByijaA hY ik ehpu|CM ik kI mYN es rog toN c\gA ho jAvMgA?”

10t|d alISA ny hzAXl ^ aAiKaA< “jAh aty jAkybn-hdd ^ aAK ik `h a|CA ho jAvygA pr whovAhny myry `pr pRgq kItA hY ik `h zrUr mr jAvygA=”

alISA dI hzAXl bAry Biv|KbA,I11alISA hzAXl v|l iqk-iqkI lgA ky `nI dyr

vyKdA irhA jd tIk `h SrmsAr nA ho igaA= t|dprmySur dy mnu|K ny ro,A SurU kr id|tA= 12hzAXl nypu|iCaA< “suaAmI< t\U ro ik`N irhA hY?”

alISA ny aAiKaA “mYN es lE ro irhA hM ik`N ikmYN jA,dA hM jo bdI tU\ esrAXlIaM nAl krn vAlAhYN= tU\ `nHM dy mzbUt SihrM ^ sA/ dyvyNgA aty `nHMdy nOjuaAnM ^ tlvAr nAl v|> su|qyNgA= tU\ `nHM dymAsUm b|icaM ^ vI mAr mukAvyNgA aty `nHM dIaMgrBvtI aØrtM ^ vI cIr su|qyNgA=”

13hzAXl ny aAiKaA< “mYN e\nA tAktvr mnu|K nhINjo eho ijhy v|.y kArj kr skM=”

alISA ny aAiKaA< “whovAh ny mY^ ivKAeaA hY iktU\ arAm `%ty rAjA hovyNgA=”

14t|d hzAXl `%ToN mu/ky pAtSAh kol igaA= bn-hdd ny hzAXl ^ pu|iCaA< “alISA ny tY^ kI aAiKaAhY?”

hzAXl ny `%tr id|tA< “alISA ny mY^ ikhA hY ik tU\ij`NdA rhyNgA=”

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hzAXl v|loN bn-hdd dA ktl15pr agly idn< hzAXl ny e|k moqA k|p/A ilaA

ty `s^ pA,I nAl iB`N ky `sdy mU»h ^ >k id|tA<es nAl bn-hdd mr igaA ty hzAXl nvM rAjAb, igaA=

whorAm ny aAp,A rAj clAeaA16esrAXl dy pAtSAh< ahAb dy pu|tr worAm dy

p»jvyN sAl jdoN whoSAFAq whUdAh dA pAtSAh sI< `svyly whUdAh dy pAtSAh whoSAFAq dA pu|tr whorAmrAj krn l|gA= 17whorAm jdoN rAj krn l|igaA tM`h 32 sAlM dA sI aty `sny wrUSlm iv|c a|Q sAlrAj kItA= 18pr `sny ahAb dy GrA,y vMg esrAXldy pAtSAh dy rAh ^ hI Fi/aA ty `h kuJ kItA jowhovAh `ict nhIN sI smJdA= ik`N ik ahAb dI DI`sdI rA,I ho gE sI es lE `sny vI `hI kuJkItA= 19iFr vI whovAh ny aAp,y ekrAr kAr, ijh/Aik `sny dA~d nAl kItA sI `s ^ nSq nA kItA=whovAh ny dA~d nAl ekrAr kItA sI ik `sdI a»Siv|coN koE nA koE rAj krygA=

20whorAm dy rAj dy idnM iv|c adom whUdAh dIaDIngI ^ aAkI ho igaA aty adom dy lokM ny aAp,ylE e|k al|g rAjA cui,aA=

21t|d whorAm aty `sdy sAry r|T sEr ^ gX tyadomIaM dI FOj ny `nHM ^ Gyr ilaA tM whorAm ty`sdy aFsrM ny `nHM dA mukAblA kItA< `nHM ty hmlAkrky `h bcky inkl gX aty whorAm dI sArI sYnAB|j gE aty GrM ^ prt gE= 22so adomI whUdAhtoN aAkI ho gX jo ik a|j tIk aAkI hn=

pr esdy nAl hI ilbnAh vI whUdAh toN aAkI hoigaA=

23whorAm dI bAkI vArtA aty jo kArj `sny kIty`h ‘whUdAh dy rAijaM dy ethAs dI poTI’ iv|c drjhn=

24whorAm mr igaA tM `s^ dA~d dy Sihr `sdypuriKaM dy kol hI dFnAeaA igaA aty `stoN bAad`sdA pu|tr ahzwAh pAtSAh bi,aA=

ahzwAh ny aAp,A rAj clAeaA25esrAXl dy pAtSAh dy pu|tr whorAm dy bArHvyN

sAl toN whUdAh dy pAtSAh whorAm dA pu|tr ahzwAhrAj krn l|gA= 26`s vkt ahzwAh 22 sAlM dAsI jdoN `h rAj krn l|gA= `sny e|k sAl wrUSlmiv|c rAj kItA= `sdI mM dA nM sI aTlwAh jo ik

esrAXl dy rAjy aAmrI dI DI sI= 27ahzwAh vIahAb dy GrA,y dy rAhy hI tuiraA aty `sny vI ahAbdy GrA,y vMg whovAh dI ingAh iv|c bdI kItI<ik`N ik `h ahAb dy GrA,y dA hI juaAE sI=

j\g iv|c hzAXl dy i˘KlAF l/idaMworAm dA F|q/ ho,A

28worAm ahAb dy GrA,y iv|coN sI= ahzwAh rAmoTiglaAd iv|c worAm dy nAl arAm dy rAjA hzAxylnAl l/n lE igaA aty arAmIaM ny worAm ^ F|q/kItA= 29worAm esrAXl iv|c vAps mu/ aAeaA tMjo `h `nHM zKmM ^ QIk kr sky= worAm iwzrXlKytr v|l igaA= whorAm dA pu|tr ahzwAh `s vktwhUdAh dA pAtSAh sI tM ahzwAh worAm ^ vyK,lE iwzrXl v|l igaA=

alISA dA nOjuaAn nbI ^wyhU ^ msh krn lE kih,A

alISA nbI ny nbIaM dy qoly iv|coN e|k ^ s|d ky`s^ aAiKaA< “aAp,A aAp k|s aty tyl dI

e|k ku|pI aAp,y h|T iv|c lY aty rAmoT-iglaAd iv|cjAh= 2jd tU\ `%Ty jAvyN tM inmSI dy potry< whoSAFAqdy pu|tr wyhU ^ l|NBIN= iFr tU\ a»dr jAky `s^ `sdyBrAvM iv|coN `QAky a»drlI koQ/I iv|c lY jAvIN= 3iFrtyl dI ku|pI lYky `sdy isr ty ro/H dyvIN aty aAKIN ikwhovAh evyN FrmA`NdA hY ik mYN tY^ esrAXl dApAtSAh ho, lE msh kItA hY= iFr tU\ bUhA KolH ky n|saAvIN< `%Ty rukI nA=”

4so eh juaAn nbI rAmoT-iglaAd ^ igaA= 5jdoNnOjuaAn `%Ty phu\icaA tM `sny `%Ty sYnA dy kptAnM^ bYQy hoX vyiKaA= tM `s nOjuaAn ny aAiKaA< “hykptAn⁄ mYN tyry lE e|k suinhA lYky aAeaA hM=”

wyhU boilaA “asIN sAry hI e|Ty bYQy hM< sA.y sAiraMiv|coN iks lE suinhA lYky tU\ aAeaA hYN?”

`s nOjuaAn ny ikhA< “s\dyS hy kptAn⁄ tyry lE hIhY=”

6t|d wyhU `%Qky Gr a»dr igaA t|d nOjuaAn nbIny wyhU dy isr ty tyl ro/H id|tA aty `s^ aAiKaA<“whovAh esrAXl dA prmySur e`N FrmA`NdA hY<‘mYN tY^ whovAh dy lokM esrAXl dA pAtSAh ho,lE msh kItA hY= 7tU\ aAp,y suaAmI ahAb dy GrA,y^ mAr su|qIN= es trIky mYN Ezbl toN aAp,y syvkMdI mØt< nbIaM dI aty hor whovAh dy syvkM dI joktl hoX bdlA lvMgA= 8e`N ahAb dy sAry GrA,y

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dA nAs hovygA= mYN `sdy GrA,y ’coN e|k vI mu».y ^ij`NdA nA C|.MgA= 9mYN ahAb dy Gr ^ nbAq dypu|tr< wArAbuaAm dy Gr aty ahIwAh dy pu|tr baASAdy Gr vMg kr dyvMgA= 10Ezbl ^ dFnAeaA nhINjAvygA sgoN `sdI lAS ^ iwzrXl iv|c ku|ty KA,gy=”

Fyr `h nOjuaAn nbI drvAzA KolHky B|j igaA=

syvkM ny wyhU ^ pAtSAh QihrAeaA11iFr wyhU aAp,y pAtSAh dy aFsrM kol vAips

igaA= `nHM iv|coN e|k ny wyhU ^ pu|iCaA< “kI sB kuJQIk-QAk hY? eh kmlA aAdmI tyry kol ik`N aAeaAsI?”

wyhU ny aFsrM ^ ikhA< “tusIN `s aAdmI ^ aty`sdy g|l krn dy snkI trIky ^ vI jA,dy ho=”

12aFsrM ny ikhA< “nhIN⁄ sA^ s|c d|s ik `sny kIaAiKaA hY?” tM wyhU ny `h sB g|lM jo nOjuaAn nbIny krIaM sn `h `nHM aFsrM ^ d|sIaM aty ikhA<“whovAh ny eh aAiKaA sI ik mYN tY^ esrAXl dApAtSAh ho, lE msh kItA hY=”

13t|d `nHM sBnM ny CytI kItI aty hryk mnu|K nyaAp,y k|p/y lYky `sdy hyQM `nHM hI pØ/IaM `%privCAX aty tUrHI vjAky eh aYlAn kItA ik wyhU pAtSAhhY=

wyhU dA iwzrXl jA,A14e`N inmSI dy potry whoSAFAq dy pu|tr wyhU ny

worAm dy ivru|D mtA pkAeaA=`s vkt arAm dy pAtSAh hzAXl dy kAr, worAm

sAry esrAXl smyt rAmoT-iglaAd dI dyKBAl krdAsI= 15worAm pAtSAh< arAm dy pAtSAh hzAXl dyivru|D li/aA= pr arAmIaM ny worAm pAtSAh ^ F|q/kItA< es lE `h `nHM zKmM toN rAht pA`, lEty QIk ho, lE iwzrXl mu/ igaA sI=

es lE wyhU ny ‘aFsrM’ ^ ikhA< “jykr tusIN m»ndyho ik mYN hI nvM pAtSAh hM< tM iksy ^ vI Sihr iv|coNbAhr jAky iwzrAXl ^ eh Kbr nA dy, idP=”

16worAm iwzrXl iv|c arAm kr irhA sI< tM wyhUr|T `%ty c/H ky iwzrXl ^ igaA= whUdAh dA pAtSAhahzwAh vI worAm ^ iml, lE `%Ty aAeaA hoeaAsI=

17iwzrXl iv|c burj `%pr e|k drbAn pihry tyK/A sI `sny wyhU nAl lokM dA e|k v|.A qolA aA`NdAvyiK@ tM aAiKaA< “mY lokM dA e|k v|.A qolA aA`NdAidKAE dy irhA hY=”

worAm ny ikhA< “iksy ^ Go/y ty `nHM ^ iml, lEaty pu|C, lE Byj ik jykr `h SMtI lE !X hn?”

18so e|k Gu/svAr `s^ iml, lE igaA=s»dySvAhk ny ikhA< “worAm pAtSAh pu|CdA hY sB su|KtM hY?”

wyhU ny ikhA< “tY^ SMtI nAl kI? myry ip|Cy c|ldAaA=”

drbAn ny worAm ^ ikhA< “s»dySvAhk `s j|Ty koltM igaA sI pr ajy tIk mui/aA nhIN=”

19t|d worAm ny dUjy s»dySvAhk ^ Go/y ty ByijaAaty eh aAdmI wyhU dy j|Ty kol phu\icaA aty aAK,l|gA< “pAtSAh worAm pu|CdA hY ik SMtI tM hY?”

wyhU ny aAiKaA< “tY^ SMtI nAl kI< c|l myry ip|Cyc|l pY=”

20drbAn ny worAm ^ ikhA< “dUjA aAdmI vI `sj|Ty v|l igaA sI< pr ajy tIk mui/aA nhIN= e|kaAdmI kmilaM vMg r|T clA`NdA aA irhA hY aty`h inmSI dy pu|tr wyhU vMg clA`NdA nzr aA irhAhY=”

21worAm ny aAiKaA< “myrA r|T itaAr kr⁄”tM syvk ny `sdA r|T itaAr kItA= t|d esrAXl

dA pAtSAh worAm aty whUdAh dA pAtSAh ahzwAhaAp,y-aAp,y r|T `%pr inkly aty wyhU ^ iml, lEgX= `nHM ^ wyhU ^ iwzrXlI nboT dI zmIn `%prl|B ilaA=

22worAm ny wyhU ^ vyiKaA tM pu|iCaA< “wyhU< kI tU\su|K-SMtI iv|c aAeaA hYN?”

wyhU ny aAiKaA< “jdoN tyrI mM Ezbl dIaMvySvAigrI aty jAdUgrIaM e\nIaM vDIaM ho, tMSMtI kYsI?”

23t|d worAm ny `%ToN B|j, lE aAp,y Go/y dIaMvAgM mo/IaM aty ahzwAh ^ aAiKaA< “ahzwAh⁄ivSvAs GAt hY=”

24pr wyhU ny aAp,y D,uS zor nAl iK|icaA atyworAm dy moi>aM ivckAr mAiraA= tIr worAm dy idl^ iv\nH ky inkilaA aty worAm aAp,y r|T ty hI >ih->yrIho igaA=

25wyhU ny aAp,y e|k r|T cAlk ibdkr ^ aAiKaA<“worAm dI loT ^ cuk ky nboT iwzrXlI dy Kyt iv|csu|q dy= wAd kr< jdoN !pM dovyN `sdy iptA ahAb dyip|Cy svAr hoX sM tM whovAh ny `sdy iKlAF esyinaM dA hukm lgAeaA sI= 26whovAh ny aAiKaA<‘k|l hI mYN nboT aty `sdy pu|tr dA lhU vyiKaA hY<es lE mYN ahAb ^ esy Kyt iv|c d\. dyvMgA=’ eh

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whovAh dy bcn sn= es lE< worAm dI lAS cu|katy whovAh dy khy anusAr es^ `sy Kyt iv|c su|qdy⁄” 27jd whUdAh dy pAtSAh ahzwAh ny eh vyiKaAtM `sny brMdrI dy rsty B|j, dI koiSS kItI prwyhU ny `sdA ip|CA kItA aty ikhA< “ahzwAh ^ vImAr su|qo=”

ahzwAh vI zKmI ho igaA jdoN `h gUr dy rstyjo iwblAm dy nAl hI hY v|l ^ viDaA sI= iFr jdoN`h `%ToN mig|do v|l B|ijaA tM `%Ty hI mr igaA=28tM ahzwAh dy syvkM ny ahzwAh dI lAS ^ r|Tiv|c pA ky wrUSlm ^ ilaMdA aty `s^ `sdy puriKaMdI kbr dy nAl dA~d dy Sihr iv|c hI dFnAeaA=

29ahzwAh< esrAXl dy pAtSAh worAm dy igaArHvyNvrHy dOrAn whUdAh dA pAtSAh b, igaA=

Ezbl dI iBaAnk mØt30jdoN wyhU iwzrXl iv|c igaA tM Ezbl ny jd

`sdy aA`, dI ˘Kbr su,I tM `sny aAp,IaM a|KMkjlAE@ aty aAp,y vAlM ^ suaAr ky bArI iv|coNJAk, l|gI= 31jdoN wyhU Sihr iv|c dAKl hoeaA tM`sny aAiKaA< “ijmrI* tU\< ijsny !p,y hI suaAmI^ mAr id|tA< kI tU\ amn lE !e! hYN=

32wyhU ny bArI v|l t|ikaA aty aAiKaA< “kO, hY myryv|l? kO, hY?”

t|d wyhU v|l bArI iv|coN do-it\n KoijaM ny JAikaA=33wyhU ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “Ezbl ^ hyQM su|q dyvo=”

t|d KoijaM ny `s^ hyQM su|q id|tA aty `s dy KUndy iC\qy k\DM aty Goi/aM `|pr pY gX= Fyr `s dySrIr ^ Goi/aM ny iltA/ su|iqaA= 34t|d wyhU Gr a»drpRvyS kItA ty a»dr jAky KADA-pItA= iFr `sny ikhA<“vyKo es srApI aØrt v|l aty es^ d|b dyvo ik`Nik eh pAtSAh dI DI hY=”

35iFr kuJ aAdmI Ezbl ^ dFnA`, gX pr`nHM ^ `sdI lAS hI nA l|BI= `nHM ^ isrF `sdIKop/I< pYr ty h|TM dIaM tlIaM hI l|BIaM= 36t|d `nHMny vAps aAky wyhU ^ d|isaA tM wyhU ny aAiKaA< “ehwhovAh dy `hI bcn hn ijh/y `sny aAp,y syvkXlIwAh itbSI dy rAhIN aAKy sn ik iwzrXl dy KytMiv|c ku|ty Ezbl dA SrIr KA,gy= 37Ezbl dI lASiwzrXl dy KytM iv|c pE e\J KAd b, jAvygI ik

izmrI izmrI hI ` aAdmI sI ijs ny bhut sAl pihlMesrAXl iv|c XylAh aty baASA dy pirvAr ^ mAiraA sI=1rAijaM 16:8-12.

koE vI eh nA pCA, skygA ik eh `s dI loT hY=”

wyhU dA sAmirwA dy aAgUaM ^ ilK,AsAmirwA iv|c ahAb dy 70 pu|tr sn= wyhU nysAmirwA iv|c iwzrXl dy SAskM ty aAgUaM

^ ic|QIaM ilKIaM= aty jo lok ahAb dy pu|trM ^ pAldysn `nHM ^ vI wyhU ny eh aAKid@ hoe@ ic|QI@ilKI@< 2----3“jdoN hI tuhA^ eh p|tr imly tM tusINaAp,y suaAmI dy pu|trM iv|coN sAiraM nAloN c\gA tyijh/A sB toN v|D lAek hovy `s^ cu|k ky `sdy iptAdI g|dI `%pr ibQAvo⁄ tuhA.y kol r|T hn< Go/y hnaty tusIN e|k mzbUt Sihr dy ikly iv|c rih\dy ho<tuhA.y kol hiTaAr vI hn es lE `s^ `sdy iptAdy is\GAs, ty ibQAvo iFr aAp,y iptA dy GrA,y lEj\g kro=”

4pr iwzrXl dy SAsk aty aAgU b/y .ry hoX sn=`nHM ikhA< “jykr do pAtSAh (worAm aty ahzwAh)wyhU ^ nhIN rok sky tM asIN BlA `s^ ikvyN rok skdyhM?”

5`h mnu|K ijh/A ahAb dy Gr dA muKitaAr sI<`h mnu|K ijh/A sAry Sihr dA hAkm sI aty bzurgMaty ijnHM ahAb dy b|icaM ^ pAilaA sI `nHM wyhU ^sunyhA ByijaA ik< “asIN tM tyry syvk hM= jo kuJ vI tU\khyNgA asIN krn ^ itaAr hM= asIN iksy vI mnu|K ^pAtSAh nhIN b,AvMgy= jo tY^ QIk lgdA hY tU\ `hIkr=”

sAmirwA dy aAgUaM v|loN ahAb dy b|icaM dI h|itaA6t|d wyhU ny dUjI ic|QI iv|c `nHM ^ eh iliKaA<

“jykr tusIN myrI aAigaA m»ndy ho aty myrA sAT id\dyho tM tusIN aAp,y suaAmI ahAb dy pu|trM dy isr v|>su|qo= aty k|l esy ku vyly iwzrXl iv|c v|> ky myrykol lY aAvo=”

ahAb dy 70 pu|tr sn aty `h `nHM dy nAl snijh/y ik Sihr dy iv|c `nHM dI pAl,A kr rhy sn=7jdoN Sihr dy aAgUaM ^ eh ic|QI imlI< tM `nHM nypAtSAh dy 70 pu|trM ^ ek|iQaM krky v|> su|iqaAaty iFr `nHM ny `nHM dy isrM ^ qokrIaM iv|c pAkyiwzrXl iv|c wyhU kol Byj id|tA= 8s\dySvAhk wyhUkol aAeaA aty aAky `s^ ikhA< “`h pAtSAh dypu|trM dy isr v|> ilaAX hn=”

t|d wyhU ny aAiKaA< “`nHM ^ k|l svyr tIk Sihr dyFAqk ty >yr lgA ky r|K C|.o=”

9svyr vyly wyhU bAhr igaA aty lokM sAmH,yy K/Ahoky `sny ik|hA< “tusIN mAsUm ho= vyKo⁄ mYN aAp,y suaAmIdy iv|ruD mtA pkAeaA ty `s^ mAr su|iqaA pr ahAb

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dy enHM sAry pu|tM ^ iks mAiraA? 10tuhA^ ptA ho,AcAhIdA hY ik jo g|l whovAh ny ahAb dy GrA,y bArykhI `h ajAE nhIN jAvygI= whovAh ny `hI kuJkItA hY jo kuJ `sny aAp,y syvk XlIwAh rAhINaKvAeaA sI=”

11t|d wyhU ny `nHM sAiraM ^ mAr id|tA jo iwzrXliv|c jo ahAb dy GrA,y iv|c bAkI rih gX sn `snysAry mhM-purKM< inkqI im|trM< s\b\DIaM< jAjkM ^ mArid|tA= ahAb dy GrA,y iv|coN koE e|k vI mnu|K ij`NdAnA irhA=

wyhU dA ahzwAh dy s\b\DIaM ^ v|>,A12wyhU iwzrXl ^ C|. sAmirwA v|l clA igaA=

rAh iv|c< `h `s jgHA ruikaA jo awAlIaM dA .yrAkhA`NdA sI= ij|Ty awAlI aAp,IaM By.M dI munAEkrdy sn= 13`%Ty `h whUdAh dy pAtSAh ahzwAhdy s\b\DIaM ^ imilaA aty `nHM ^ boilaA< “tusIN kO,ho?”

`nHM ikhA< “asIN whUdAh dy pAtSAh ahzwAh dys\b\DI hM asIN pAtSAh dy pu|trM ty rA,I dy pu|trM ^su|K-sMd pu|C, cly hM=”

14t|d wyhU ny aAp,y aAdmIaM ^ ikhA< “enHM ^ij`Ndy F/ lvo=”

wyhU dy aAdmIaM ny ahzwAh dy s\b\DIaM ^ ij`NidaM^ F/ ilaA= `h 42 lok sn aty wyhU ny `nHM ^byT-ekd dy ny/y KUh dy kol v|> su|iqaA= `nHM iv|coNe|k vI mnu|K ij`NdA nA C|i.aA=

wyhU dA whonAdAb ^ iml,A15jdoN wyhU `%ToN inkilaA tM iFr `h rykAb dy

pu|tr whonAdAb ^ imilaA= whonAdAb `s^ rAh ’ciml ipaA ik~ik `h vIN wyhU ^ iml, lE aA irhAsI t|d wyhU ny `s^ imlky aAiKaA< “kI tU\ myrA `vyN hIskA im|tr hYN ijvyN mYN tY^ smJdA hM?”

whonAdAb ny aAiKaA< “hM mYN tyrA e|k vFAdAr dosthM=”

wyhU ny ikhA< “jykr tU\ myrA gU/HA im|tr hYN tM dostIdA h|T myry v|l vDAa=” jdoN `sny aAp,A h|T `sv|l vDeaA tM wyhU ny `s^ aAp,y r|T ty ibQAailaA=

16wyhU ny aAiKaA< “myry nAl c|l aty whovAh dynim|t myrIaM BAvnAvM ^ vyK=”

t|d whonAdAb wyhU dy r|T `%pr bYQ igaA= 17wyhUsAmirwA v|l aAeaA aty jo lok ahAb dy s\b\DI

sAmirwA iv|c bc gX sn `nHM ^ vI v|> su|iqaA=wyhU ny `nHM sAiraM ^ v|> su|iqaA= e|ToN t|k ik wyhU ny`h k\m vI kIty jo bcn whovAh ny XlIwAh nAl kItysn=

wyhU ny baAl dy `pAskM ^ s|idaA18t|d wyhU ny sAry lokM ^ ek|tr kItA aty `nHM ^

aAiKaA< “ahAb ny baAl dI To/I `pAsnA kItI prwyhU `sdI bhutI `pAsnA krygA= 19hu, tusIN baAldy sAry jAjkM aty nbIaM ^ ek|QA kro aty sAry `nHMlokM ^ ek|QA kro jo baAl dy `pAsk hn= koE vIbaAl dA `pAsk es sBA iv|c gYrhAizr nA rhy= mYNbaAl lE v|.I blI c/HA`,I hY aty jo es sBA iv|c`sdA `pAsk gYrhAizr hoeaA mYN `s^ mArsu|qMgA=”

pr wyhU `nHM nAl eh cAl Ky. irhA sI ik`N ikasl iv|c `h baAl dy sAry `pAskM ^ nSq krnAcAhu\dA sI= 20wyhU ny aAiKaA< “baAl lE piv|tr sBAdI itaArI kro=” tM jAjkM ny sBA dA aYlAn krid|tA= 21t|d wyhU ny esrAXl dI sArI DrtI `%preh s\dyS phu\cA id|tA tM baAl dy sAry `pAsk ek|trhoX= koE vI b\dA `sdA `pAsk gYrhAizr nA irhAaty sAry `pAsk baAl dy m»dr iv|c ek|tr hoX= tybaAl dA m»dr KcA-Kc BI/ nAl Br igaA=

22t|d wyhU ny toSyKAny dy muKitaAr ^ ikhA< “baAldy sAry `pAskM lE vstr k|> ilaA=” tM `h aAdmIsBnM lE `%ToN vstr k|> ilaAeaA=

23t|d wyhU aty rykAb dA pu|tr whonAdAb baAl dym»dr ^ gX aty wyhU ny `s m»dr iv|c baAl dy `pAskM^ ikhA< “tusIN iDaAn nAl cAro trF vyK lvo ik e|TykoE tuhA.y nAl whovAh dA `pAsk nA hovy< isrFbaAl dy `pAsk hI ho,=” 24tM baAl dy `pAskblIaM aty hom dIaM ByqM c/HA`, lE m»dr a»drgX= pr bAhr wyhU dy 80 aAdmI e\tzAr kr rhysn= wyhU ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA hoeaA sI< “jo koE enHMiv|coN iksy ^ bcky jA, dyvygA aAp,I Kud dI jAnguaA lvygA=”

25ij`N hI wyhU hom dI Byq c/HA hiqaA `vyN hI wyhUny pihrydArM aty kptAnM ^ aAiKaA< “a»dr jAPaty jAky baAl dy jAjkM ^ mAr su|qo= m»dr coN koEvI mnu|K ij`NdA bAhr nA inkly=”

tM kptAnM ny baAl dy jAjkM ^ tlvAr dI DArnAl v|> su|iqaA= aty pihrydArM aty kptAnM ny `nHMdIaM lASM ^ bAhr su|q id|tA= td `h m»dr dy a»dr

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vAly kmry iv|c pRvyS kIty= 26baAl dy m»dr dy T\mM ^ijh/y p|Tr l|gy hoX sn `nHM ^ k|>ky `nHM ny m»dr ^sA/ id|tA= 27ty iFr `nHM wAdgArI p|TrM ^ cUrA krid|tA aty baAl dy m»dr ^ vI >ih->yrI kr id|tAaty m»dr dI TAvyN `s^ b,A id|tA= lok a|j vI `s^evyN hI estymAl krdy hn=

28e`N wyhU ny baAl dy esrAXl iv|coN nAmo-inSAnimqA id|tA= 29pr iFr vI wyhU nbAq dy pu|tr wArAbuaAmdy pApM toN< ijsny esrAXl toN pAp krvAX sn pUrItrHM mU»h nA moi/aA= `h suinhrI v|Cy ijh/y bYtXlaty dAn iv|coN sn `nHM ^ wyhU ny tbAh nA kItA=

esrAXl `%pr wyhU dA rAj30whovAh ny wyhU ^ aAiKaA< “tU\ c\gA k\m kItA hY⁄ jo

k\m mYN c\gy aAKy< tU\ `h kIty hn= ijvyN mYN ahAb dIkul ^ tbAh krnA cAihaA tU\ `vyN hI kItA= es lEtyry pu|tr cOTI pI/HI tIk esrAXl dI g|dI `%prbYQ,gy=” 31pr wyhU ny esrAXl dy prmySur dIibvsTA `%pr c|l, lE lAprvAhI vrtI aty `snywArAbuaAm dy pApM toN mU»h nA moi/aA= ijh/y ik `snyesrAXl toN pAp krvAX sn=

hzAXl dA esrAXl ^ hAr dy,A32`nHM idnM iv|c whovAh esrAXl dy BAg-K».

kr GqA`, l|gA= arAm dA pAtSAh hzAXlesrAXlIaM ^ esrAXl dy hr h|d toN hrA`, l|gA=33wrdn toN lYky pUrb v|l iglaAd dy sAry dyS iv|cgdIaM ty r~bynIaM ty mn|sIaM ^ aroXr toN lYky joarnon dI vAdI kol hY aty iglaAd aty bASAn ^ vIsr kr ilaA=

wyhU dI mØt34wyhU ny hor jo mhAn kArj kIty `h sB esrAXl

dy pAtSAhM dy ethAs dI poTI iv|c drj hn= 35wyhU^ `sdI mØt `pr\t `sdy puriKaM kol hI dFnAeaAigaA= lokM ny wyhU ^ sAmirwA iv|c d|ibaA aty wyhU toNbAad `sdA pu|tr whoahAz nvM pAtSAh bi,aA=36wyhU ny sAmirwA iv|c esrAXl `%ty 28 vrHy rAjkItA=

whUdAh ’c aTlwAh v|loN rAjy dy pu|trM dI h|itaAaTlwAh< ahzwAh dI mAtA ny vyiKaA ik`sdA pu|tr mr igaA hY< tM `h `%QI aty

sAry SAhI GrA,y ^ mAr id|tA=11

2pr worAm pAtSAh dI DI whoSbA ny jo ahzwAhdI BY, sI< `sny ahzwAh dy pu|tr woaAS ^ il|tAaty `s^ pAtSAh dy pu|trM iv|coN jo v|>y jA rhy sncurA il|tA= `sny woaAS dI dAE smyt `s^ sO,vAly kmry iv|c aTlwAh dy a|goN aijhA CupAeaA ik`h mAiraA nA igaA aty bc igaA=

3woaAS aty whoSbA whovAh dy m»dr iv|c Cy sAltIk Cupy rhy aty aTlwAh dyS `%pr rAj krdI rhI=

4s|tvyN sAl prDAn jAjk wohbAdA ny kryTIaM typihrydArM ty srdArM ^ s|dA ByijaA aty `nHM ^ whovAhdy m»dr iv|c iml, lE s|ida= Fyr `sny `nHM nAle|k ekrArnAmA kItA< `sny `nHM ^ whovAh dy m»driv|c shu\ KuaAE fyr `sny `nHM ^ rAjy dA pu|tr< woaAsidKAeaA=

5t|d whobAdA ny `nHM ^ eh hukm id|tA aty ikhA<“tusIN eh k\m hn jo zrUrI krny hn= tuhA.y iv|ce|k ithAE sbt dy idn ^ aAky pAtSAh dy mihl`%pr pihrA dy,gy= 6aty e|k ithAE< sUr nAmI FAqk`%pr pihrA dy,gy aty bAkI dy e|k ithAE pihrydArMdy ipCvA/y dy FAqk `%pr pihrA dy,gy= es trHMtusIN woaAS ^ bcA`, lE pihrydArI krdy e|kdIvAr vMgU kArj kroNgy= 7hr sbt dy idn dy a»t tytuhA.y do j|Ty pAtSAh dy ny/y rih ky whovAh dy m»drdI r|KvAlI krngy= 8es trHM tusIN aAp,y-aAp,yhiTaAr h|T iv|c lYky pAtSAh ^ cAr cuFyir`N GyrIr|K,A aty jo koE lEnM dy a»dr tuhA.y nzdIk aAvy`h mAiraA jAvy= so tusIN pAtSAh dy a»dr-bAhraA`Ndy-jMdy `sdy nAl hI rih,A=”

9tM kptAnM ny `vyN hI kItA ijvyN whowAdA jAjkny aAigaA id|tI= hr kptAn ny aAp,y aAdmI il|tyaty e|k j|Ty ny pAtSAh dI SnIvAr dy idn r|KvAlIkrnI sI aty dUjy j|iTaM ny hFty dy bAkI idnM iv|cpAtSAh dI r|KvAlI krnI sI= aty `h sAry aAdmIwhowAdA jAjk kol aAX= 10jAjk ny `nHM aAdmIaMdy (srdArM) kptAnM ^ whovAh dy m»dr iv|coN brCyty >AlM id|tIaM= 11aty eh pihrydAr aAp,y hiTaArMsmyt m»dr dy s|jy kony toN lYky K|bI nu|kr t|k tYnAt hogX= `h jgvydI aty m»dr dy aAly-duaAly tYnAthoX aty jd pAtSAh m»dr a»dr jMdA `sdy erd-igrd hu\dy= 12t|d `nHM ny pAtSAh dy pu|tr ^ bAhrilaAky `sdy `%pr mukq r|iKaA aty ekrArnAmA vIid|tA= e`N `nHM ny `s^ pAtSAh b,AeaA aty `s^msh kItA aty tAlIaM vjAEaM aty aAiKaA< “pAtSAhij`NdA rhy=”

415 2 rAijaM 11:13-12:1213rA,I aTlwAh ny jdoN pihrydArM aty lokM dA

rOlA sui,aA tM `h lokM kol whovAh dy m»dr iv|caAE= 14`sny vyiKaA ik pAtSAh `s T\m kol KlotAsI= ij|Ty ik aksr pAtSAh KloNdy sn aty `sny aAgUaMaty aAdmIaM ^ pAtSAh lE tUrHIaM vjA`NidaMvyiKaA aty `sny eh vI vyiKaA ik sAry lok KuSI dAjSn mnA rhy hn= jdoN `sny eh sB vyiKaA atytUrHIaM v|j, dIaM aAvAzM su,IaM tM aTlwAh nyaAp,y k|p/y FA/y ty `%cI aAvAz iv|c bolI ehdrsA`, lE ik `h bhut prySAn hY< “Zdr hY⁄Zdr hY⁄”

15t|d whowAdA jAjk ny sYnA dy kptAnM ^ aAigaAid|tI aty `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “aTlwAh ^ m»dr dy asTAntoN bAhr lY jAvo aty ijh/A koE ihmAetI `sdy ip|CyaAvy `s^ mAr su|qo= pr iksy ^ vI m»dr dy elAkyiv|c nA v|i>aA jAvy=” 16tM ispAhIaM ny aTlwAh ^Gyr ilaA= ij`N hI `h `s rAhy gE ijs TAvoN Go/ypAtSAh dy mih|l ^ jMdy hn tM ispAhIaM ny `s^`%Ty v|> su|iqaA= ty `h `%Ty hI mArI gE=

17whowAdA ny whovAh< pAtSAh aty lokM dy ivckAre|k nym binHaA ik `h whovAh dI prjA ho, atypAtSAh aty lokM dy ivckAr vI nym b\inHaA= es nymiv|c eh drsAeaA igaA ik rAjA prjA lE kIkrygA aty prjA pAtSAh dA hukm m»nygI=

18t|d sAry lok baAl dy m»dr iv|c v/ gX<atybaAl dy bu|t ^ nSq kr id|tA aty `sdI jgvydI dyvI quk/y-quk/y kr id|tA= `nHM baAl dy jAjk m|tAn^ jgvydIaM dy a|gy mAr su|iqaA=

t|d whowAdA jAjk ny whovAh dy m»dr dI dyKBAlkrn lE< e\cArj ho, lE< aAdmI cu,y= 19jAjkMny sB lokM dI agvAE kItI aty `h sB whovAh dym»dr toN pAtSAh dy Bvn v|l gX= pAtSAh dy KAspihrydAr ty kptAn pAtSAh dy nAl gX aty bAkIsArI BI/ `nHM dy ip|Cy ho gE= `h pAtSAh dy mih|ldy pRvyS duaAr ty phu\cy aty pAtSAh woaAS is\GAs, tybYQA= 20sAry lok b/y KuS sn= Sihr iv|c amn-amAnsI= aty mhArA,I aTlwAh ^ pAtSAh dy mihl dykol tlvAr nAl `hnM v|> su|iqaA= 21jd whoaASrAj krn l|gA tM `h isrF s|t sAlM dA sI=

whoaAs ny aAp,A rAj clAeaAwyhU dy s|tvyN vrHy whoaAS rAj krn l|gA aty`sny wrUSlm iv|c cAlI sAl rAj kItA=

whoaAS dI mM dA nM isbwAh sI jo ik bXrSbA dI12

sI= 2whoaAS ny aAp,I sArI `mr< `h glA kItIaMjo ik whovAh dI ingAh iv|c nyk sn< iblkul ijvyNjAjk whowAdA ny isKAeaM sn= 3pr `sny vI |cIaMTAvM nSq nhIN kItIaM= hAly vI lok enHM TAvyN tyblIaA c/HA`Ndy aty DUF DuKA`Ndy sn=

whoaAS ny m»dr dI mur\mt lE hukm id|tA4----5whoaAS ny jAjkM ^ aAiKaA< “whovAh dy m»dr

iv|c bya»t KzAnA hY= lokM ny m»dr lE kE vstMByq kItIaM hn< aty jdoN ig,tI hoE lokM ny ijh/Am»dr lE qYks id|tA< ty kuJ D»n lokM aAp,I e|CAanusAr id|tA= jAjk lok `s D»n nAl whovAh dym»dr dI mur\mt krvA lY,= hr jAjk `s pYsy ^ijh/A `s^ lokM dI syvA toN pRApt hu\dA hY< `h m»drlE lgA`,= jAjkM< ^ `h pYsA whovAh dy m»drdA jo nuksAn hoeaA hY `sdI mur\mt lE lgA`,AcAhIdA hY=”

6pr jAjkM ny mur\mt nA krvAE= rAjy whoaAS dy23 vyN vrHy dy rAj tIk vI< jAjkM ny m»dr dI mur\mtnA krvAE= 7tM woaAS pAtSAh ny whowAdA jAjkaty dUsry jAjk ^ s|dky aAiKaA< “tusIN m»dr dI qu|q-B|j dI mur\mt ik`N nhIN krA`Ndy? es lE lokM toNaAp,IaM syvAvM lE pYsA lY,A b\d kr dyvo aty `sD»n ^ vrt,A vI b\d kr dyvo= ik`N ik `h pYsAm»dr dI mur\mt lE hI l|g,A cAhIdA hY=”

8jAjk lokM koloN pYsy nA lY, lE rAjI ho gX prnAl hI `nHM ny m»dr dI mur\mt nA krvA`, dA vIFYslA lY ilaA= 9t|d whowAdA jAjk ny e|k s\dUk lYkyesdy >|k, iv|c e|k morI kItI aty `s^ jgvydIdy d|K, vAly pAsy m\dr dy pRvyS kol Dr id|tA= ijh/yjAjk m\dr dy pRvyS duaAr dI rKvAlI krdy sn<`h sArA pYsA jo whovAh lE ilaAeaA jMdA sI `ss»dUk iv|c pA id\dy sn=

10iFr jdoN vI lok m»dr iv|c jMdy tM `h pYsy `hs\dUk iv|c pMdy< jdoN kdy vI pAtSAh dy sk|tr atypRDAn jAjk eh vyKdy ik s\dUk iv|c kAFI D\n ek|QAho igaA hY tM `h aAky `s iv|coN D»n k|>ky lY jMdy=iFr `h TYilaM iv|c D\n Brky `sdI ig,tI krdy=11iFr ijh/y kAimaM ny whovAh dy m»dr dI mur\mtlE k\m kItA< `nHM ^ `s D\n iv|coN mzdUrI id|tIgE= iFr `s pYsy iv|coN whovAh dy m»dr `%pr kArjkrn vAly trKAn< aty hor mjdUrM ^ pYsy id|ty gX=12`sy D\n iv|coN rAjM< aty p|Tr k|q, vAilaM ^<whovAh dy m»dr dI qu|q-B|j dI mur\mt lE aty `s

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sB kuJ lE jo m»dr dI mur\mt lE aA`NdA sI< mjdUrIid|tI jMdI=

13----14lokM ny whovAh dy m»dr lE D\n dI ByqA kItIlyikn jAjk `s iv|coN whovAh dy m»dr lE cMdI dyipaAly jM gultrAS< bAqy jM tUrHIaM jM sony-cMdI dybrtn nA b,A skdy= `h pYsA isrF mjdUrM dImjdUrI lE vrtIdA jo m»dr dI mur\mt krdy= 15ijnHMaAdmIaM dy h|T iv|c `h kAimaM ^ dy, lE pYsyid\dy sn `nHM koloN ihsAb nhIN sI il|tA jMdA ik`N ik`h aAdmI emAndArI nAl k\m krdy sn ty `nHM`%pr BrosA kItA jMdA sI= 16pr ijh/A pYsA lok doSdIaM ByqM jM pAp dIaM ByqM lE c/HA`Ndy sn< `hpYsA whovAh dy m»dr lE jM mjdUrI lE nhIN sIilaA jMdA sgoN `h pYsA jAjkM dA hu\dA sI=

whoaAS dA wrUSlm ^ hzAXl toN bcA`,A17arAm dy rAjy hzAXl ny gT Sihr dy ivru|D l/AE

krky `s ty kbzA kr ilaA= `stoN bAad `snywrUSlm dy `%pr hmlA krn dI socI=

18whUdAh dy pAtSAh dy whoSAFAq< whorAm atyahzwAh sn= `h woaAS dy purKy sn= `nHM ny kAFIvstM whovAh ^ Byq kItIaM sn ijh/IaM ik piv|trkrky m»dr iv|c r|KIaM gEaM sn= whoaAS ny vIkAFI vstM whovAh ^ Byq kItIaM sn= ij\nA sonAaty cIzM whovAh dy m»dr iv|c aty aAp,y mihl iv|cimilaM< `sny `h sB e|ktR kItA aty arAm dy rAjyhzAxyl ^ Byj id|tA= tM e\J hzAXl ny wrUSlm tyhmlA nA kItA=

whoaAS dI mØt19jo vI hor mhAn kArj woaAS pAtSAh ny kIty `h

sB whUdAh dy pAtSAhM dy eithAs dI poTI iv|c drjhn= 20iFr woaAS dy aFsrM ny `sdy ivru|D mtApkAeaA= `nHM ny `s^ imlo dy Gr iv|c jo is|lA dI>Al `%ty hY< `%Ty mAr su|iqaA= 21ismAT dy pu|tr wojAkAraty Somyr dy pu|tr whozAbAd jo ik `sdy aFsr sn<`nHM imlky woaAS dI h|itaA kItI=

lokM ny woaAS ^ `sdy puriKaM kol dA~d dy Sihriv|c dFnAeaA= woaAS toN bAad `sdA pu|tramswAh nvM rAjA bi,aA=

whoaAhAz ny aAp,A rAj SurU kItAwhUdAh dy pAtSAh ahzwAh dy pu|tr woaASdy 23vrHy toN wyhU dA pu|tr whoaAhAz sAmirwA13

`%pr rAj krn l|gA= `sny 17 sAl rAj kItA=2whoaAhAz ny `h k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|cZlt sn aty `sny nbAq dy pu|tr wArAbuaAm dypApM dy anusAr kItA ijh/y ik `sny esrAXl toNkrvAX sn= aty `h `nHM k\mM toN qilaA nA= 3t|dwhovAh esrAXl `%ty b/A kRoiDt hoeaA tM `sny`nHM ^ arAm dy pAtSAh hzAXl aty hzAXl dy pu|trbn-hdd ^ eh s|tA dy id|tI=

whovAh dI esrAXl dy lokM ty dwA4t|d whoaAhAz ny whovAh a|gy pRArTAnA kItI ty

whovAh ny `s^ su, ilaA= ik`N ik whovAh nyesrAXl dy du|KM aty ikvyN arAm dA pAtSAh `nHM ^kSq dy irhA sI vyKM ilaA sI=

5t|d whovAh ny esrAXl ^ bcA`, lE e|kmnu|K ByijaA= t|d `h arAm dy h|ToN bc inkly atyesrAXlI mu/ a|gy vMg aAp,y t\bUaM iv|c rih,l|g pX=

6iFr vI esrAXlIaM ny wArAbuaAm dy GrA,y dy`nHM pApM ^ nA C|i.aA jo `sny esrAXl toN krvAXsn< eh `nHM `%pr c|ldy rhy< bAj nA aAX sgoN `nHMny sAmirwA iv|coN `h aSYrAh dy qu\. vI nA >AX< ijh/yik `%Ty T\mM vMg K/y sn=

7arAm dy pAtSAh ny whoaAhAz dy GrA,y ^ hrAeaAaty `sdI sYnA dy bhut sAry aAdmIaM ^ mAr id|tA=`sny isrF 50 Gu/svAr< 10 r|T aty 10<000 pYdlispAhI hI C|.y= arAm dy pAtSAh ny whoaAhAz dIsYnA ^ e|J tbAh kr id|tA ijvyN gAhu, vyly tU/I hvAiv|c `|. dI hovy=

8whoaAhAz ny ijh/y vI mhAn kArj kIty `hesrAXl dy pAtSAhM dy ethAs dI poTI ivc iliKaAigaA= 9whoaAhAz mrn `pr\t aAp,y puriKaM dykol dFnAeaA igaA= lokM ny `s^ sAmirwA iv|cdFnAeaA= `s `pr\t `sdA pu|tr woaAS rAj krnl|gA=

esrAXl `%pr whoaAS dA rAj10whoaAhAz dA pu|tr whoaAS sAmirwA iv|c

esrAXl `%pr nvM pAtSAh b, igaA= eh whUdAhdy pAtSAh woaAS dy rAj dy 37 vrHy ’c hoeaA= whoaASny esrAXl `%pr 16vrHy rAj kItA= 11esny `hIkuJ kItA jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c BY/A sI= esnynbAq dy pu|tr wArAbuaAm dy `nHM sAry pApM toN jo`sny esrAXl toN krvAX sn< mU»h nA moi/aA= `h

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`nHM `%pr c|ldA irhA= 12woaAS dI bAkI vArtA atyjo kuJ bAkI `sny kItA aty `sdI smr|TA jo `hwhUdAh dy pAtSAh amswAh dy ivru|D li/aA `h sB‘esrAXl dy pAtSAhM dI ethAs dI poTI iv|c drjhY=’ 13woaAS aAp,y mrn bAad aAp,y puriKaM dykol dFnAeaA igaA= `s `pr\t wArAbuaAm nvMpAtSAh bi,aA aty `sdy is\GAs, ty bYQA= woaAS ^sAmirwA iv|c esrAXl dy pAtSAh kol dFnAeaAigaA=

woaAS dA alISA kol fyrA14iFr alISA ibmAr ho igaA ijs ibmArI nAl `h

mr vI skdA sI= esrAXl dA pAtSAh woaAS `s ^iml, lE igaA= `h alISA lE roeaA aty aAK,l|gA< “hy myry iptA⁄ kI esrAXl dy r|T ty esdy Goi/aMdA ehI vylA hY?”*

15alISA ny woaAS ^ ikhA< “kuJ tIr ty kmAn lY=”woaAS ny kumAn ty kuJ tIr cu|k lxy= 16t|d alISA

ny esrAXl dy pAtSAh ^ aAiKaA< “kumAn ty aAp,Ah|T Dr=” so `sny aAp,A h|T `s `%pr DiraA FyralISA ny aAp,y h|T pAtSAh dy h|TM `%pr r|Ky=17alISA ny ikhA< “pUrb v|l dI iK/kI KolH=” woaASny pUrbI iK/kI KolHI= t|d alISA ny aAiKaA< “inSAnAdAg=”

t|d woaAS ny tIr mAiraA= t|d alISA boilaA< “`hwhovAh dI Fth dA bA, hY= jo ik arAm `%pr FthdA bA, hY= tU\ arAmIaM ^ aFyk iv|c hAr dyvyNgA aty`nHM ^ nSq kryNgA=”

18alISA ny ikhA< “tIrM ^ cu|k lY=” so `sny tIrcu|k lX= t|d alISA ny esrAXl dy pAtSAh ^ ikhA<“zmIn ty mAr=”

so `sny DrtI `%pr it\n vArI mAiraA iFr rukigaA= 19iFr prmySur dA mnu|K (alISA) `s `%prkroDvAn hoky boilaA< “tY^ p»j jM Cy vArI mArnAcAhIdA sI= t|d tU\ arAm ^ e\nA mArdA ik `s^nAS kr id\dA pr hu, tU\ it\n vArI hI arAm ^ mAryNgA=”

alISA dI kbr ty adBut GqnA20iFr alISA mr igaA aty lokM ny `s^ dFnAa

id|tA= e|k vArI bs\t ru|t iv|c moaAbIaM dy ispAhIesrAXl iv|c aA v/y= `h j\g dIaM vstM cu|k,

kI ≥≥≥ vylA hY? es dA arT hY< “eh prmySur dy aA`,dA aty tuhA^ lY jA, dA smM hY= 1 rAijaM 2:12.

lE aAX sn= 21jdoN `h esrAXlI e|k lAS ^

dFnAa rhy sn tM `nHM ny e|k j|TA vyiKaA so `nHM nyjldI ’c `s mnu|K ^ alISA dI kbr iv|c su|q id|tAaty jdoN `h mnu|K alISA dIaM h|.IaM ^ jAky CoihaAtM `h ij`N ipaA aty aAp,y pYrM `%pr Kloa igaA=

woaAS v|loN esrAXl dy SihrM ^ mu/ ij|t,A22woaAS dy sAry rAj iv|c arAm dA rAjA hzAXl

`s ^ stA`NdA irhA= 23pr whovAh esrAXlIaM`%pr imhrbAn sI aty `nHM ty trs mihsUs kItA=a|j idn tIk< whovAh ny !p,y abrAhAm< eshAk<aty wAkUb nAl kIty !p,y ekrArnAmy kAr, nA tMesrAXlI@ ^ tbAh kItA ty nA hI !p,I hAjrIiv|coN fnAh kItA hY= 24arAm dA rAjA hzAXl mrigaA aty `s `pr\t bn-hdd nvM pAtSAh bi,aA=25aAp,y mrn toN pihlM hzAXl ny l/AE iv|c woaASdy iptA whoaAhAz toN kE Sihr Koh lX sn pr hu,woaAS ny hzAXl dy pu|tr bn-hdd toN eh SihrvAps lY lX sn= woaAS ny bn-hdd ^ it\n vArIhrAeaA aty esrAXl dy Sihr vAps lY lX=

amswAh dA whUdAh iv|c aAp,A rAj SurU kItAesrAXl dy pAtSAh whoaAhAz dy pu|trwoaAS dy dUjy sAl< whUdAh iv|c pAtSAh

woaAS dA pu|tr amswAh rAj krn l|gA= 2jdoN `hrAj krn l|gA tM `h 25 virHaM dA sI= amswAh nywrUSlm iv|c 29 sAl rAj kItA= `sdI mM dA nMwhoa|dIn sI< jo wrUSlm toN sI= 3amswAh ny `h k\mkIty jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c c\gy sn pr `snyaAp,y purKy dA~d vMg pUrI trHM whovAh ny m»inaA=4`sny `%cIaM TAvM ^ nA >AihaA= ajy tIk lok`%cIaM TAvM ty blIaM c/HA`Ndy aty DUp DuKA`Ndy sn=

5jdoN amswAh dy h|T rAj p|kA ho igaA tM `sny`nHM sAry aFsrM ^ mAr C|i.aA ijnHM `sdy iptA ^mAiraA sI= 6pr `sny mArn vAilaM dy pu|trM ^ a|goNnA v|i>aA ik`N jo mUsA dI ibvsTA dI poTI iv|c ijvyNwhovAh ny aAigaA id|tI ty eh iliKaA< “jykr koEpu|tr pAp kry tM `sdy bdly mApy nA mAry jA, atynA hI mAipaM dy pAp krn ty b|icaM ^ szA iml,IcAhIdI hY= isrF ijh/A koE mnu|K aAp Zlt k\mkrdA hY `sdA d\. `s^ hI iml,A cAhIdA hY=”

7amswAh ny lU, dI vAdI iv|c 10,000 adomI mAryaty slA ^ j\g krky ij|t ilaA aty `sdA nM“wAktyl” r|iKaA= es jgHA ^ a|j tIk vI “wAktyl”dy nM nAl bulAeaA jMdA hY=

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amswAh dI whoaAS dy ivru|D j\g dI KAihS8t|d amswAh ny esrAXl dy pAtSAh whoaAS dy

kol jo ik whoaAhAz< esrAXl dy pAtSAh wyhU dy pu|trkol s»dySvAhk Byjy= `nHM s\dySA id|tA< “aAP< asINe|k dUjy dy aAmH,y-sAmH,y hoky l/IX=”

9t|d esrAXl dy pAtSAh whoaAS ny whUdAh dypAtSAh amswAh ^ jvAb ByijaA aty aAiKaA<“lbAnon dI CoqI ijhI k\i.aAlI JA/I ny lbAnon dyivSAl ru|K ^ sunyhA ByijaA: ‘aAp,I DI ^ myry pu|trnAl ivaAh dy=’ pr e|k j\glI jAnvr jo lbAnoniv|c sI CoqI k\i.aAlI JA/I toN dI l\iGaA aty `s^im|D su|iqaA= 10eh s|c hY tU\ adom ^ hrAeaA hY prtU\ adom ty ^ ij|t, toN bAad Gum».I ho igaA hY= hu,tU\ aAp,y Gr iv|c rih aty PTy aAp,A sitkAr mA,=aAp,y aAp^ msIbt iv|c nA pA= jykr t\U e`N kryNgAtU\ i.|gyNgA aty whUdAh tyry nAl i.|gygA=”

11pr amswAh ny whoaAS dI ictAvnI v|l koEiDaAn nA id|tA= t|d esrAXl dy pAtSAh whoaAS nywhUdAh dy amswAh pAtSAh ^ jo whUdAh iv|c bYt-SmS iv|c ptAE kItI= 12esrAXl ny whUdAh ^hAr id|tI= whUdAh dA hr aAdmI `%ToN Gr ^ B|jigaA= 13iFr bYt-SmS iv|c esrAXl dy pAtSAhwhoaAS ny whUdAh dy rAjy amswAh ^ Gyr ilaA joahzwAh dA potA ty woaAS dA pu|tr sI= whoaASamswAh ^ wrUSlm iv|c lY aAeaA= `sny wrUSlmdI k\D eFrAEm dy FAqk toN lYky nu|kr vAly FAqktIk 600 Fu|q >Ah id|tI=

14t|d whoaAS ny sArA sonA aty cMdI aty sAry brtnjo whovAh dy m»dr iv|c sn< ty pAtSAh dy KzAny iv|csn lY lX= `nHM sAry kYdIaM ^ nAl ilaA aty sAmirwA^ mui/aA=

15whoaAS ny jo vI kArj kIty< eh vI ik ikvyN `hwhUdAh dy pAtSAh amswAh dy i˘KlAF li/aA ehsB kuJ ‘esrAXl dy rAijaM dy ethAs dI poTI’iv|c drj hY= 16whoaAS ^ mrn `pr\t `sdy puriKaMkol dFnAeaA igaA= aty `sdy bAad `sdA pu|trwArAbuaAm pAtSAh bi,aA=

amswAh dI mØt17whUdAh dy pAtSAh woaAS dA pu|tr amswAh

esrAXl dy pAtSAh whoaAhAz dy pu|tr whoaAS dymrn ip|CoN 15vrHy ij`NdA irhA= 18amswAh ny jo vImhAn kArj kIty `h whUdAh dy rAijaM dy ethAsdI poTI iv|c drj hn= 19jd lokM ny wrUSlm iv|c

`sdy ivru|D mtA pkAeaA tM `h lkIS v|l B|ijaApr lokM ny lkIS `sdy ip|Cy aAdmI Byjy ty `s^ mArsu|iqaA= 20lokIN `sdI loT Goi/aM ty cu|k ky vApsilaAX ty amswAh ^ dA~d dy Sihr `sdy puriKaMdy kol wrUSlm iv|c dFnAeaA igaA=

azrwAh ny whUdAh `%pr aAp,A rAj SurU kItA21t|d whUdAh dy sAry lokM ny azrwAh ^ nvM

pAtSAh b,AeaA= `s vkt `h ku|l 16sAlM dA sI=22e`N jd pAtSAh amswAh miraA tM `h aAp,ypuriKaM dy kol dFnAeaA igaA= Fyr `stoN bAadazrwAh ny XlT ^ e|k vAr fyr `sAiraA aty es^ whUdAh iv|c punr-sTAipt kr id|tA=

dUjy wArAbuaAm ny esrAXl `%praAp,A rAj SurU kItA

23whUdAh dy pAtSAh woaAS dy pu|tr amswAh dy15vrHy iv|c esrAXl dy pAtSAh woaASA dA pu|trwArAbuaAm sAmirwA iv|c rAj krn l|gA aty `sny41vrHy rAj kItA= 24wArAbuaAm ny `h k\m kIty jowhovAh dI ingAh iv|c BY/y sn= `sny nbAq dy pu|trwArAbuaAm dy `nHM sAiraM pApM iv|coN iksy toN vI mU»hnA mi/aA jo `sny esrAXl toN krvAX sn= 25`snyesrAXl dy whovAh dy `s bcn mutAbk jo `snyaim|tE dy pu|tr aAp,y syvk wUnAh nbI dy rAhIN jogT hyFr dA sI< aAiKaA sI `sny esrAXl hI h|d ^hmAT dy lMGy toN lYky arAbAh dy smu»dr tIk iFrphu\cA id|tA sI =

26td whovAh ny vyiKaA ik s|cmu|c esrAXlI b/ykSq iv|c sn< dovyN< nOkr aty ajAd aAdmI< aty `|TykoE aijhA nhIN sI jo esrAXl dI mdd kr skdA=27whovAh ny eh vI nhIN aAiKaA sI ik mYN akAS dyhyQoN esrAXl dA nA`N hI imqA dyvMgA= es lE`s ny `nHM ^ woaAS dy pu|tr wArAbuaAm dI SktIrAhIN CuqkArA dvAeaA=

28wArAbuaAm ny jo vI mhAn kArj kIty `hesrAXlI rAijaM dy ethAs dI poTI iv|c drj hn=es iv|c wArAbuaAm ny jd esrAXl lE d\imskaty hmAT ^ jo whUdAh dy sn ij|t ilaMdA eh khA,IvI `s iv|c SAiml hY= 29wArAbuaAm jd miraA tM`s^ `sdy puriKaM kol dFnAeaA igaA< jo ikesrAXl dy pAtSAh sn= `s `pr\t `sdA pu|trzkrwAh `sdI TAvyN rAj krn l|gA=

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azrwAh dA whUdAh ty rAjesrAXl dy pAtSAh wArAbuaAm dy 27vrHywhUdAh dy pAtSAh amswAh dA pu|tr

azrwAh rAj krn l|gA= 2azrwAh ny jdoN rAjs\BAilaA t|d `h 16virHaM dA sI= `sny wrUSlmiv|c 52 vrHy rAj kItA `s dI mM dA nM wkAlwAh sIjo wrUSlm dI sI= 3jo kuJ whovAh dI ingAh iv|cQIk sI azrwAh ny `hI kuJ kItA ijvyN `sdy iptAamswAh ny vI kItA sI= azrwAh aAp,y iptAamswAh dy nkSy kdm ty c|ilaA= 4pr esny vI`%cIaM TAvM ^ nA >AihaA= lok ajy vI `%cIaM TAvMty blIaM c/HA`Ndy aty DUp DuKA`Ndy sn=

5whovAh ny azrwAh pAtSAh ^ aijhA mAiraA ik`h aAp,y mrn kAl tIk ko/HI irhA= `h e|k al|gGr iv|c rih\dA aty pAtSAh dA pu|tr woTAm Gr dIdyKBAl aty lokM dA inaA`N krdA sI=

6azrwAh ny vI jo mhAn kArj kIty `h ‘whUdAhdy rAijaM dy eithAs dI poTI’ iv|c iliKaA igaA=7jdoN azrwAh dI mØt hoE tM `s^ dA~d dy SihraAp,y puriKaM dy kol dFnAeaA igaA= aty `sdymrn `pr\t `sdA pu|tr woTAm nvM pAtSAh bi,aA=

esrAXl `%pr zkrwAh dA To/I dyr rAj krnA8wArAbuaAm dy pu|tr zkrwAh ny sAmirwA iv|c

esrAXl `%pr Cy mhIinaM lE rAj kItA= `snyazrwAh dy whUdAh iv|c 38vyN vryH iv|c rAj krnASurU kItA= 9zkrwAh ny `h k\m kIty jo whovAh dIingAh iv|c mA/y sn= `sny vI aAp,y puriKaM vMgZlt k\m kIty= `sny nbAq dy pu|tr wArAbuaAm dy`nHM pApM toN mU»h nA moi/aA jo `sny esrAXl toNkrvAX sn=

10t|d wAbyS dy pu|tr S|lum ny `sdy ivru|D mtApkAeaA `sny `s^ hyQM D|k id|tA aty `s^ KulyaAmmArky `sdI TAvyN Kud rAj krn l|gA ipaA=11zkrwAh ny hor jo vI kArj kIty `h esrAXl dyrAijaM dy ethAs dI poTI iv|c drj hn 12es trHMwhovAh dy bcn s|c hoX= whovAh ny wyhU ^ aAiKaA sIik `sdIaM cAr pI/HIaM esrAXl dI rAj g|dI `%prbYQ,gIaM=

esrAXl `%pr S|lum dA To/I dyr rAj krnA13whUdAh dy pAtSAh `%zIwAh dy 39vrHy wAbyS dA

pu|tr S|lum rAj krn l|gA aty `sny sAmirwA iv|ce|k mhInA rAj kItA=

1514t|d gAdI dA pu|tr mnhym itrsAh toN aAeaA

aty sAmirwA iv|c v/ igaA= mnhym ny wAbyS dy pu|trS|lum ^ mAr su|iqaA aty `s^ mArn bAad `h aAppAtSAh b, igaA=

15S|lum dI bAkI sArI vArtA aty jo mtA `snyzkrwAh dy ivru|D b,AeaA `h sB ‘esrAXl dyrAijaM dy eithAs dI poTI’ iv|c drj hY=

mnhym dA esrAXl `%pr rAj16S|lum dI mØt toN bAad< mnhym ny itFsAh<jo Sihr

iv|c sn aty esdy aAs-pAs dy KytM `|ty hmlA krid|tA< ik`N ik lokA ny `sdI KAtr Sihr dy FAqkMnhIN KolyH< `sny `nHM ^ hrA id|tA aty itFsAh dIaMsArI@ grBvtI aOrtM cIr id|tI@=

17whUdAh dy pAtSAh azrwAh dy 39vrHy gAdI dApu|tr mnhym esrAXl `%pr rAj krn l|gA= `snysAmirwA iv|c 10 vrHy rAj kItA= 18mnhym ny `h k\mkItA jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c mA/A sI= `sny nbAqdy pu|tr wArAbuaAm dy `nHM pApM toN sArI `mr Br mU»hnA moi/aA ijh/y `sny esrAXl toN krvAX sn=

19a|SUr dA pAtSAh pUl esrAXl |pr hmlA krnlE aAeaA< tM mnhym ny pUl ^ 34,000 iklo cMdIid|tI tM jo `h `sdI mdd kry aty mnhym dA `sdyrAj `|ty pk/H mjbUt kr dyvy= 20mnhym ny `h cMdIsAry amIr !dmI@ koloN ek|QI kr lE hr e|k!dmI koloN< `s ny 50 SYkl cMdI lE= tM ik `heh pYsA a|SUr dy pAtSAh ^ dy sky= fyr a|SUr dArAjA vAps aAp,I DrtI v|l mui/aA aty esrAxyldI DrtI iv|c nA irhA=

21mnhym ny jo vI mhAn kArj kIty `h ‘esrAXldy ethAs dI poTI’ iv|c ilKy gX= 22mnhym mr igaAtM `s^ `sdy puriKaM nAl dFnAeaA igaA= `s`pr\t `sdA pu|tr pkhwAh pAtSAh bi,aA=

pkhwAh dA esrAXl `%pr rAj23whUdAh `|pr pAtSAh azrwAh dy 50 vyN vrHy

iv|c mnhym dA pu|tr pkhwAh sAmirwA toN esrAXl`%pr rAj krn l|gA aty `sny do sAl rAj kItA=24pkhwAh ny vI `hI k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAhivc m»dy sn= pkhwAh vI nbAq dy pu|tr wArAbuaAmvMg ijsny esrAXl toN pAp krvAeaA< vMg pApkrn toN bAj nA aAeaA=

25rmlwAh dy pu|tr pkh ny jo `sdI sYnA dA kmM.rsI< `sdy ivru|D mtA pkAeaA aty sAmirwA iv|c

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pAtSAh dy aAp,y mihl iv|c `sny `s^ argob atyarwyh dy nAl mAr id|tA=igl!d dy 50 lok `sdynAl sn< jdoN `sny rAjy ^ mAiraA sI aty rAjy dITAvyN Kud rAj krn l|g ip!=

26pkhwAh dy bAkI mhAn kArj ‘esrAXl dyethAs dI poTI’ iv|c ilKy hoX hn=

pkh dA esrAXl `%pr rAj27whUdAh dy pAtSAh azrwAh dy 52 sAl rmlwAh

dA pu|tr pkh sAmirwA iv|c esrAXl `%pr rAjkrn l|gA aty `sny 20 sAl rAj kItA= 28pkh nywhovAh dI ingAh iv|c jo k\m m»dA sI `hI kItA=`sny nbAq dy pu|tr wArAbuaAm dy `nHM pApM toN mU»hnA moi/aA jo `sny esrAXl toN krvAX sn=

29esrAXl dy pAtSAh pkh dy smyN iv|c a|SUr dypAtSAh itglT iplsr ny aAky Ewon aty aAbyl-bYt-maAkAh aty wAnoaAh< kdS< hAsor< iglaAd<gAlIl aty nFtAlI dy sAry KytrM ^ lY ilaA= pAtSAhitglT iplsr enHM sAry aAdmIaM ^ kYdI b,Akya|SUr ^ lY igaA=

30XlAh dy pu|tr hoSyaA ny rmlwAh dy pu|tr pkh dyivru|D mtA pkAeaA aty `s^ mAiraA aty `sdITAvyN aAp nvM pAtSAh bi,aA= eh `%zIwAh whUdAhdy pAtSAh dy pu|tr woTAm dy 20 vrHy dy rAj iv|cvApiraA=

31pkh ny jo mhAn kArj kIty `h ‘esrAXl dypAtSAhM dy ethAs dI poTI’ iv|c ilKy hoX hn=

woTAm dA whUdAh iv|c rAj32rmlwAh dA pu|tr pkh jo esrAXl dA pAtSAh

sI< `s dy dUjy vrHy whUdAh dy pAtSAh `%zIwAh dApu|tr woTAm rAj krn l|g ipaA= 33woTAm 25 virHaMdA sI jdoN `h pAtSAh bi,aA aty `sny wrUSlmiv|c 16sAl rAj kItA= `s dI mM sAdok dI DI wrUSAsI= 34woTAn ny sB kuJ `hI kItA ijvyN `sdy iptA`%zIwAh ny kItA sI aty jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|cc\gA sI= 35pr `sny vI `%cIaM TAvM ^ nA >AihaA=lok ajy vI `nHM `%cIaM TAvM ty blIaM c/HA`Ndy atyDUp DuKA`Ndy sn= woTAm ny whovAh dy m»dr dA `%prlAFAqk b,vAeaA= 36woTAm ny jo vI v|.y kArnAmy kIty`h whUdAh dy rAijaM dy ethAs dI poTI iv|c ilKygX=

37`s vkt whovAh ny arAm dy rAjA rsIn atyhmlwAh dy pu|tr pkh ^ whUdAh dy ivru|D ByijaA=

38e`N woTAn mrn `pr\t aAp,y ip`-dAidaM koldA~d dy Sihr aAp,y puriKaM dy kol dFnAeaAigaA aty `sdy mrn bAad `sdA pu|tr aAhAz `sdITAvyN rAj krn l|gA=

aAhAz dA whUdAh `%pr rAjrmlwAh dy pu|tr pkh dy rAj dy 17vy vHryiv|c< woTAm dA pu|tr aAhAj whUdAh dA rAjA

bi,aA= 2`sny `doN rAj krnA SurU kItA jdoN `h 20

sAlM dA sI aty `sny wrUSlm `|ty 16 sAlM lE rAjkItA= `h aAp,y purKy dA~d vrgA nhIN sI aty`sny `h sB kuJ nA kItA jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|cc\gA sI= 3ahAz esrAxyl dy rAijaM vMg jIivaA`sny aAp,y pu|tr ^ vI a|g iv|c blI dy id|tA=*`sny `hI iB!nk pAp kIty jo `nHM lokM ny kIty snijnHM ^ whovAh ny esrAxyl dI DrtI toN pihlM bAhrD|ikaM sI= 4aAhAz ny `%cIaM TAvM aty phA/IaM `%praty hry-hry ru|KM hyQM blIaM c/HAEaM aty DUpMDuKA`NdA irhA= 5t|d arAm dy rAjA aty esrAXl dypAtSAh rmlwAh dA pu|tr pkh wrUSlm ivru|D l/nlE aAX= aty `nHM ny aAhAz ^ Gyr ilaA pr `s^hrA`, iv|c asFl rhy= 6`s vkt arAm dy rAjyrsIn ny XlT ^ arAm lE fyr vAps lY ilaA atywhUdAh dy lokM ^ k|> id|tA fyr arAmI XlT iv|crih, lE aA gX aty a|j vI `h `%Ty rih rhy hn=

7t|d aAhAz ny a|SUr dy pAtSAh itglT iplsrkol s»dySvAhk Byjy ty eh s\dyS ByijaA< “mYN tyrAsyvk hM= mYN tyiraM pu|trM brAbr hM so aAky mY arAmaty esrAXl dy pAtSAh toN bcAa ky myrI r|iKaAkr= ik`N jo `h myry nAl l/n aAX hn=” 8aAhAzny `h sArA cMdI aty sonA jo whovAh dy m»dr iv|caty jo pAtSAh dy KzAny iv|c sI k|i>aA aty a|SUr dypAtSAh lE ByijaA= 9a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny aAhAz dIg|l m»n lE ty `sny d\imsk `%pr c/HAE krky`s^ ij|t ilaA aty `%ToN idaM lokM ^ kYdI b,AkykIr v|l lY igaA aty `sny rsIn ^ mAr su|iqaA=

10t|d aAhAz pAtSAh d\imsk iv|c a|SUr dy pAtSAhitglT iplsr ^ iml, lE igaA aty `sny `hjgvydI vyKI jo d\imsk iv|c sI= aAhAz pAtSAh ny`s jgvydI dy brAbr dA nmUnA `sdI sArI kArIgrImutAbk `rIwAh jAjk kol ByijaA= 11t|d `rIwAh

aAp,y p|tr dI a|g iv|c blI dy id|tA mUlarT< “aAp,ypu|tr ^ a|g rAhIN l\GAeaA=”

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jAjk ny aAhAz pAtSAh du!rA d\imsk toN Byjy gXnmUny mutAbk e|k jgvydI b,AE aty aAhAz dyd\imsk toN vAps !`, toN pihlM es ^ itaAr krvAilaA=

12jdoN pAtSAh d\imsk toN mui/aA tM `s ny jgvydIvyKI aty `%Ty blI ByNq kItI= 13`s jgvydI ty< aAhAzny aAp,y hom dIaM ByqM aty anAz dIaM ByqM sA/IaMaty pI, dIaM ByqM .olH id|tIaM aty suK-sMd dIaMByqM dA KUn jgvydI `%pr iC/ikaA=

14aAhAz ny ip|tl dI `s jgvydI ^ jo whovAh dya|gy sI aty m»dr dy sAmH,y pAsy v|l sI `s^ `snym»dr dy sAmHi,P ty whovAh dy m»dr ty aAp,I jgvydIdy iv|ckAroN hqAa ky jgvydI dy `%tr v|l r|K id|tA=15aAhAz pAtSAh ny `rIwAh jAjk ^ eh hukm id|tAaty aAiKaA< “svyr dI Byq blI aty SAm dI anAz dIByq aty pAtSAh dI hom dI Byq aty `sdI anAz dIByq< dyS dy sAry lokM dI hom dI Byq ty `nHM dI anAzdI Byq aty `nHM dIaM pI, dIaM ByqM jgvydI `|tyc/HAEaA sugAtM aty blIaM dA sArA KUn `s `%priC/ikaA kr= pr ip|tl dI jgvydI< mYN hI whovAh ^suaAl pu|C, lE vrtMgA=”* 16~rIwAh jAjk nysB kuJ aAhAz pAtSAh dy hukm mutAbk hI kItA=

17aAhAz pAtSAh ny Cki/aM ijnHM `%pr ip|tldIaM F|qIaM sn aty jAjkM dy h|T Do, vAilaM hOdM^ hqvA id|tA= `sny `h v|.A hOd vI `|trvA id|tAjo ik ip|tl idaM bldM `|pr sAiTr sI< aty `nHM ^p|Tr dI nINh ty r|K id|tA= 18aAhAz ny `h rAh hqAid|tA jo abt dIaM sBAvM lE aty pRvyS duaAr toNbAhr pAtSAh lE whovAh dy m\dr a\dr CitaA igaAsI= aAijhA `sny a|Sur dy pAtSAh dy kAr, kItA=19aAhAz ny jo vI mhAn kArnAmy kIty `h whUdAh dypAtSAhM dy ethAs dI poTI iv|c drj hn= 20jdoNaAhAz dI mØt hoE tM `s^ dA~d dy Sihr< `sdypuriKaM dy kol< dFnAeaA igaA aty `stoN bAad`sdA pu|tr ihzkIwAh nvM pAtSAh bi,aA=

hoSyaA ny esrAXl `%pr aAp,A rAj SurU kItAxylAh dy pu|tr hoSyaA ny pAtSAh aAhAz dywhUdAh `|pr 12vyN vrHy dOrAn sAmiraA iv|c

esrAxyl ty rAj krnA SurU kItA=`sny novM sAlM

pr ip|tl dI ... vrtMgA mUlarT: pr mYN smyN toN smyN lEkMsI dI jgvydI vrtMgA= s\BvtA `sdA BAv hovygA ik`h sVY-e|iCt blI@ lE !K,y lE vrtygA=

lE rAj kItA= 2hoSyaA ny `h k\m kItA jo whovAh dI

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ingAh iv|c BY/A sI= pr `h aAp,y toN pihlM esrAXl`%pr rAj krn vAly pAtSAhM vrgA e\nA BY/A nhINsI=

3a|SUr dy pAtSAh Slmnsr ny `s `%pr c/HAEkItI aty hoSyaA `sdA dAs ho igaA tM `sny Slmnsr^ nzr Byq id|tI=

4bAad iv|c `sny imsr dy pAtSAh kol mdd lEs»dySvAhk Byjy `s pAtSAh dA nM sO sI= `s vrHyhoSyaA ny a|SUr dy pAtSAh ^ nzr nA ByjI ijvyN ik`h hr sAl ByjdA hu\dA sI= a|SUr dy pAtSAh ^ ˘KbrhoE ik hoSyaA `s ivru|D iv`NtA G/ irhA hY tM `snyhoSyaA ^ pk/ ky kYd kr ilaA=

5a|SUr dy rAjA ny esrAXl dIaM bhut sArIaM TAvMty hmly kIty= iFr `h sAmirwA iv|c aAeaA atysAmirwA dy ivru|D `h it\n vrHy li/aA= 6hoSyaA dynOvyN vrHy iv|c a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny sAmirwA ty kbzAkr ilaA aty esrAXl ty rAj krn l|g ipaA= a|SUrdy rAjy ny bhut sAry esrAXlIaM ^ kYdI b,AeaAaty b\dI b,A ky a|SUr ^ lY aAeaA= `sny `nHM ^hylAh iv|c gbor< gozAn dI e|k ndI dy k\>y atymAdIaM dy Sihr iv|c vsA i|d|tA=

7eh sB es lE vApiraA ik`N ik esrAxylI@ny whovAh aAp,y prmySur dy iKlAF pAp kItA ijsny`nHM ^ imsr toN bAhr inklAeaA sI= aty imsr dyrAjy iFr~n toN bcAeaA sI= `nHM ny horM dyvit@dI vI `pAsnA kItI= 8`h hornHM lokM dy inwmM atyrItM ^ m»ndy sn ijnHM ^ whovAh ny esrAXlI@iv|coN k|> id|tA sI= `nHM ny sAir@ du!rA SAsnkrA`, ^ cui,!< nA ik prmySur du!rA= 9atyesrAXlIaM ny Cupy-luky whovAh aAp,y prmySur dyivru|D `h k\m kIty jo c\gy nhIN sn=

aty `nHM ny pihrydArM dy gu\mq toN lYky g/H vAlySihr tIk aAp,y sAry SihrM iv|c `%cIaM TAvMb,AEaM= 10aty esrAXlIaM ny hr phA/I `%ty hrykru|K dy hyQM aAp,y lE wAdgArI p|Tr ty T\m K/y krlX= 11`%Ty sAry `%cy TAvM `%pr `nHM kOmM vMg ijnHM^ whovAh ny `nHM sAmHi,P k|> id|tA sI esrAXlIaMny vI DUF DuKAE aty whovAh dy kroD ^ B/kA`,lE `h k\m kIty jo mA/y sn= 12`nHM ny bu|tprstIkItI ijs bAry `nHM ^ whovAh ny roikaA sI ik< “tusINbu|t `pAsnA nhIN krnA=”

13whovAh ny sAry nbIaM ty pYg\brM dy rAhIN ehaAK ky esrAXl ty whUdAh ^ ictAvnI id\dA irhAik tusIN aAp,y BY/y rAhM toN mu/o= myry hukmM aty ibvsTA

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dA pAl, kro= `s sArI ibvsTA dA anusr, kro jomYN tuhA.y puriK@ ^ !p,y syvkM< nbI@ rAhIN id|tAsI=

14tM vI lokM ny `sdI e|k nA su,I `h vI aAp,ypuriKaM vrgy >IQ ty a/Ial sn= `nHM dy pUrvjMny vI whovAh aAp,y prmySur dI e|k nhIN m»nI sI=15whovAh ny jo nym aty ivDIaM `nHM dy puriKaM nAlb\nHIaM sn `nHM ny m»n, toN enkAr kr id|tA= `nHMny whovAh dIaM ictAvnIaM ^ vI m»n, toN enkArkr id|tA= `nHM ny nkAry hoX dyvitaM dI `pAsnAkrnI SurU kItI tM `h aAp vI nkAry gX= `h aAp,yaAly-duaAly dIaM kOmM dy ip|Cy l|g gX= `nHM ny vI`nHM dy vMg BY/y k\m kIty jd ik whovAh ny esrAXldy lokM ^ BY/y k\m krn toN ˘KbrdAr kItA sI=

16lokM ny whovAh aAp,y prmySur dy hukmM ^ m»n,toN enkAr kItA= `nHM ny do v|Cy sony dy b,AX atyijs aSIrA dI mUrtI dI knAnI `pAsnA krdy sn`sdA bu|t itaAr kItA aty `nHM ny akAS dI sArIsYnA dI `pAsnA kItI aty baAl dI syvA krn l|gpX= 17`nHM ny a|g iv|c aAp,I DIaM pu|trM dI blIc/HAE aty Biv|K ^ jAn, vAsty jAdUgrI ty kAlyelm iS|Ky aty hr `h k\m kItA ijs ^ whovAh nymA/A aAiKaA= eh sB `nHM ny whovAh dy korD ^B/kA`, lE hI kItA 18es lE whovAhesrAXlIaM `%pr b/A kroD iv|c aAeaA aty `nHM^ aAp,IaM nzrM toN dUr kItA= hu, `%Ty isvAXwhUdAh dy pirvAr-smUh toN elAvA hor e|k vIesrAXlI nA rih igaA=

whUdAh dy lok vI ksUrvAr sn19pr whUdAh dy lokM ny vI whovAh aAp,y prmySur

dy hukmM ^ nA m»inaA= whUdAh dy lok vI esrAXl dyylokM vMg hI rhy=

20whovAh ny esrAXl dy sAry lokM ^ r|d kr id|tA=`sny `nHM ^ b/y kSq id|ty= `sny `nHM ^ grk ho,id|tA aty bAhr k|> mAiraA aty aAp,IaM nzrM toNdUr kr id|tA= 21whovAh ny esrAXl ^ dA~d dyGrA,y toN al|g kr id|tA aty `nHM ny nbAq dy pu|trwArAbuaAm ^ pAtSAh b,A ilaA aty wArAbuaAm nyesrAXl ^ whovAh dy ip|Cy c|l, toN rok ky mnHA krid|tA aty e`N `nHM toN eh v|.A pAp krvAeaA=22aty esrAXlI `nHM sAiraM pApM ^ krdy rhy jo jowArAbuaAm ny kIty sn= `h aijhA krdy rhy< ruky nA=23whovAh dy esrAXl ^ bAhr su|q, tIk= `sny

!p,y nbI@ ^ ikhA sI ik eh vAprn vAlA hY=es lE esrAxlI !p,I DrtI iv|coN su|qy gX aty`h a|SUr phu\cy< ij|Ty `h hu, tAEN rih\dy hn=

sAmirwA dy lokM dI SurUaAt24a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny bAbl< kUTAh< a|vA aty hmAT

aty sFrvem idaM lokM ^ ilaA ky sAmirwA iv|cesrAXlIaM dI jgHA vsAeaA= `nHM lokM ny sAmirwA^ m|l ilaA aty `sdy SihrM iv|c v|s, l|g pX=25jdoN enHM lokM ny sAmirwA iv|c rih,A SurU krid|tA tM enHM ny whovAh dI e|zt mAn nA kItA tMifr whovAh ny `nHM `%pr hmlA krn lE Syr Byjyaty enHM SyrM ny kuJ lokM ^ vI mAr su|iqaA= 26kuJlokM ny a|SUr dy pAtSAh ^ aAiKaA< “ijnHM kOmM ^tusIN lY jAky sAmirwA iv|c vsAeaA hY< `h `s dysdy prmySur dI rIt nhIN jA,dIaM es lE dyvty ny`nHM lE Syr Byjy hn aty vyKo `h `nHM ^ pA/ rhyhn ik`N ik `h lok `s dyS dy dyvty dI rIt ^ nhINjA,dy=”

27t|d a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny eh hukm id|tA< “ijnHMjAjkM ^ tusIN kYd kr ky lY aAX sI< `nHM iv|coN e|k ^`%Ty lY jAP tM jo `h `%Ty jAky vsy aty `%Ty jAky`nHM lokM ^ `s dyS dy dyvty dI rIt bAry smJAvy=”

28t|d `nHM jAjkM iv|coN ijnHM ^ sAmirwA iv|coN`h b\dI b,Aky ilaAeaA sI `nHM iv|coN e|k jAjkbYtXl iv|c aAky rih, l|gA aty `h `nHM ^ isKA`,l|g ipaA ik ikvyN `nHM ^ whovAh dA BYa m»n,AcAhIdA hY=

29pr `nHM sAry lokM ny aAp,y v|Ko-v|K dyvty b,AXaty ijnHM SihrM iv|c jAky vsy sn hr kOm ny sAmirwAdIaM b,AEaM hoEaM `%cIaM TAvM dy m»drM iv|c`nHM ^ r|K id|tA= 30bAbl dy lokM ny s|ukoT bnoT ^b,AeaA aty kUT idaM lokM ny nyrgAl (JUQy dyvtA)^ b,AeaA aty hmAT idaM lokM ny aSImM ^ (nklIdyvtA) b,AeaA= 31a|vIaM ny inbhz aty trtAk ^aAp,A JUQA dyvtA b,AeaA= sFrvIaM ny aAp,yJUQy dyvty ^ sitkArn lE aAp,y b|icaA ^ a|g ’csAi/aA= eh `nHM ny sfrvI@ dy JUQy dyvit@a|drmlk aty anmlk ^ KuS krn lE kItA=

32pr `nHM lokM ny whovAh dI vI `pAsnA kItIaty lokM iv|coN hI `%icaM TAvM lE jAjk cu,y= atyenHM jAjkM ny `pAsnA vAlIaM TAvM ty m»drM iv|clokM lE blIaM vI ty ByqA vI c/HA`Ndy= 33`h whovAhdA snmAn vI krdy aty aAp,y dyvitaM dI syvA vI

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krdy= ijnHM dysM iv|coN eh lok k|>ky ilaAX gX sn<`nHM dysM dI rIt anusAr aAp,y dyvitaM dI `pAsnAvI krdy hu\dy sn=

34a|j idn tIk `h lok pihlIaM rItM dy mutAbkhI krdy hn= `h whovAh dA snmAn nhIN krdy atynA hI `h esrAXlIaM dIaM ibDIaM aty hukmM ^m»ndy hn= `h ibvsTA aty hukm mutAbk ijs dAhukm whovAh ny wAkUb dI aOlAd ^ id|tA sI< ijsdAnA`N `sny esrAXl r|iKaA sI< `s^ m»ndy sn=35whovAh ny esrAXl dy lokM nAl ekrArnAmA kItAsI aty `nHM ^ hukm id|tA sI< “tusIN iksy hor dUjydyvty ^ nhIN m»n,A< nA hI tusIN `nHM dI `pAsnAkrnI hY ty nA hI syvA aty nA hI `nHM ^ blI c/HA`,IhY= tusIN isrF whovAh dA hukm pAln krnA hY= 36ehwhovAh hI `h prmySur hY ijh/A tuhA^ imsr dy dySiv|coN k|>ky ilaAeaA= whovAh ny tuhA^ bcA`, lEaAp,A s|tA vrtI hu, tuhA^ isrF whovAh dI `pAsnAkrnI cAhIdI hY ty `sy a|gy blI c/HA`,I cAhIdI hY=37tM ijh/IaM ibDIaM< ibvsTA< aAigaAvM< hukm`sny tuhA.y lE ilKy hn< tuhA^ hr vyly enHM g|lMdA iDaAn r|K,A aty enHM ^ m»n,A cAhIdA hY= tuhA^hornM dyvitaM dI `pAsnA nhIN krnI cAhIdI=38ijh/A ekrArnAmA mYN tuhA.y nAl kItA sI tuhA^`s^ nhIN Bu|l,A cAhIdA= aty nA hI tuhA^ prAXdyvitaM dA BYa m»n,A cAhIdA hY= 39nhIN⁄ jykr tusINisrF whovAh aAp,y prmySur dA BYa m»noNgy tM `htuhA^ tuhA.y sAry vYrIaM toN bcAvygA=”

40pr esrAXlIaM ny e|k nA su,I= `h pihlMvMg hI `lq rsty c|ldy rhy= 41es trHM bAkI dIaMdUjIaM kOmM whovAh dA BYa vI m»ndIaM rhIaM atyaAp,y isrjy hoX bu|tM dI `pAsnA vI krdIaM rhIaMaty ijvyN `nHM dy purKy ByqA c/HA`Ndy sn a|j tIk`nHM dy pu|tr-potry vI `vyN hI krdy hn=

ihzkIwAh ny whUdAh `%pr aAp,A rAj SurU kItAwhUdAh dy pAtSAh aAhAz dA pu|tr ihzkIwAhnvM pAtSAh hoeaA= ihzkIwAh ny esrAXl

dy pAtSAh XlAh dy pu|tr hoSyaA dy tIjy sAl iv|c rAjkrn l|gA= 2jdoN `h rAj krn l|gA `h 25virHaMdA sI= `sny wrUSlm iv|c 29vrHy rAj kItA= `sdImM dA nM abI sI jo ik zkrwAh dI DI sI=

3ihzkIwAh ny sB kuJ `vyN hI kItA ijvyN `sdypurKy dA~d ny kItA sI aty `sny `hI k\m kIty jowhovAh dI ingAh iv|c QIk sn=

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4`sny `%cIaM TAvM ^ >Ah id|tA aty `snywAdgArI p|Tr aty aSIrA dy T\m ^ vI quk/y-quk/ykrvA id|tA= `sny ip|tl dy s|p ^ jo mUsA ny b,vAeaAsI `s^ cknA cUr kr id|tA ik`N ik `nHM idnM iv|cesrAXl `sdy a|gy DUF DuKA`Ndy sn so `sny `sdAnM “nhuStAn” r|iKaA=

5ihzkIwAh esrAXl dy whovAh prmySur iv|civSvAs r|KdA sI= whUdAh iv|c ihzkIwAh toN pihlMaty `stoN bAad vI aijhA koE vI aijhA pAtSAhnhIN pYdA hoeaA= 6ihzkIwAh whovAh nAl b/A DrmIsI aty `sny whovAh dI hr g|l m»nI= `h `sdyip|Cy c|l,o nA hiqaA aty `sdy hukmM ^ m»ndA irhAijh/y whovAh ny mUsA ^ idty sn= 7whovAh ihzkIwAhdy a»g-s\g irhA= aty `h hr kArj iv|c kAmwAhirhA ik`N ik whovAh `sdy nAl sI=

ihzkIwAh a|SUr dy pAtSAh toN bymu|K ho igaA `snypAtSAh nAloN to/ lE= 8`sny FilstIaM ^ a|zAhaty `sdIaM h|dM tIk pihrydArM dy burj toN g/HvAly Sihr tIk hrAeaA=

a|SUrIaM dA sAmirwA ty kbzA9a|SUr dy pAtSAh Slmnsr ny sAmirwA dy ivru|D

l/AE kItI= `sdI FOj ny Sihr ^ Gyr ilaA= ehGqnA ihzkIwAh pAtSAh dy c|Ty vrHy jd esrAXldy pAtSAh XlAh dy pu|tr hoSyaA dA s|tvM vrHA sI<`s vkt vAprI= 10iklAHb\dI dy tIjy vrHy iv|cSlmnsr ny sAmiraA ty c/HAE kr id|tA aty es^ihzkIwAh dy whUdAh `|pr CyvyN vrHy dOrAn ij|tilaAeh hoSyaA dy esrAXl dy `|pr rAj dy nOvyN vrHyiv|c hoeaA= 11so a|SUr dA pAtSAh esrAXlIaM ^kYdI b,Aky a|SUr v|l lY igaA= `sny `nHM ^ hlhiv|c< hAbor< gozAn dI e|k ndI dy k\>y |ty aty mAdIaMdy SihrM iv|c vsA id|tA= 12e`N es lE hoeaAik`N ik `nHM ny whovAh aAp,y prmySur dI aAvAz nAsu,I sgoN `sdy ekrArnAmy dA `l\G, kItA=

a|SUr whUdAh ^ lY, lE itaAr13ihzkIwAh dy 14vrHy iv|c a|SUr dy pAtSAh

snhyrIb ny a|SUr `|pr hmlA kr id|tA aty whUdAhdy sAry mzbUt SihrM ^ ij|t ilaA= 14t|d whUdAh dypAtSAh ihzkIwAh ny a|SUr dy pAtSAh ^ lAkIS iv|csuinhA ByijaA aty aAiKaA< “myry kol Bu|l ho gE= tU\myry koloN vAps mu/ jA= jo kuJ tU\ myry toN cAhy mYN Brn^ itaAr hM=”

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t|d a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny 10,200 ik|lo cMdI aty10,20 ik|lo sonA whUdAh dy pAtSAh ihzkIwAh ^ dy,lE ikhA= 15t|d ihzkIwAh ny whovAh dy m»dr dydrvAizaM aty T\mM `%pr jo sonA l|gA hoeaA sI `hsArA `trvAeaA aty a|SUr dy pAtSAh ^ dy id|tA=16es vAr< ihzkIwAh ny sony ^ k|q ky whovAh dym»dr dy drvAizaM< aty i.P>IaM ^ >|k id|tA=pAtSAh ihzkIwAh ny eh sonA drvAizaM atyi.P>IaM `%ty pAeaA hoeaA sI= ihzkIwAh ny ehsonA a|SUr dy pAtSAh ^ dy id|tA=

a|SUr dy pAtSAh dA wrUSlm iv|c aAdmIaM ^ Byj,A17t|d a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny aAp,y it\n KAs kmM.rM

trtAn< rbsArIs aty rbSAkyh ^ lAkIS toN v|.I FOjdy nAl ByijaA= `h v|.y kptAn lAkIS toN wrUSlm^ gX ty `h v|.y tlAb dI pA,I dI qYNkI kol K/y hogX= jo ik DobIaM dy mdAn dy rAh iv|c hY= 18t|d`nHM ny pAtSAh ^ bulvAeaA ty ihzkIwAh dA pu|tralwAkIm (jo mihl dA muKitaAr sI) aty SbnAh(sk|tr) aty aASAF dA pu|tr woaAh (mu»SI) `nHM kolinkl ky aAX=

19`nHM kmM.rM iv|coN e|k ny `nHM ^ ikhA<“ihzkIwAh ^ aAKo< a|SUr dA pAtSAh evyN FrmA`NdAhY:

tU\ ikh/I SrDA `%pr BrosA kItA hY? 20tyrIzbAn dI koE kImt nhIN eh isrF mU»h r|K,IaMg|lM hn= tU\ aAiKaA< “wu|D lE myry kol bu|DIaty bl hY tyrI mdd krn lE=” pr jdoN dAtU\ myry rAj toN bymu|K hoeaA hYN< kO, tyry ty BrosAkry? 21hu, tU\ qu|qI hoE soqI dy shAry c|l irhAhY BAv hu, tY^ imsr dy shAry dA BrosA hY= tyjykr koE mnu|K es qu|qI hoE C/ nAl >AslAvygA tM eh qu|q jAvygI aty mnu|K dy h|Tiv|c Ku|B ky `s^ pA/ su|qygI= imsr dA pAtSAhiFr~n `nHM sBnM lE ijh/y `sty BrosA krdyhn< eho ijhA hI hY= 22BAvyN tU\ eh khyN ik<“asIN whovAh aAp,y prmySur ty BrosA krdyhM=” pr mYN jA,dA ik ihzkIwAh ny `h sArIaMjgvydIaM ty `%cIaM TAvM ^ hqAa id|tA ij|Tylok whovAh dI `pAsnA krdy sn= aty pAtSAhny whUdAh aty wrUSlm dy lokM ^ aAiKaA< “tusINwrUSlm iv|c isrF es jgvydI ty m|TA qyikaAkro=”

23es lE hu, myry suaAmI< a|SUr dy pAtSAhdy nAl eh ekrAr kr ik mYN vcn krdA hMik mYN tY^ 2,000 Go/y id\dA hM jy tU\ `nHM `%praAp,y v|loN svArI ibQA skyN= 24tU\ myry suaAmIdy tu|C toN tu|C syvk ^ vI nhIN hrA skdA= tU\imsr `%pr inrBr kItA hY ik `h tY^ r|T Go/yty svAr ispAhI dyvygA= 25mYN whovAh dy sihwogtoN ibnA es jgHA ty hmlA krn lE nhINaAeaA= whovAh ny Kud mY^ ikhA< “es dyS`%pr hmlA krky es^ tbAh kr dy=”

26t|d ihlkIwAh dy pu|tr alwAkIm< SbnAaty woaAh ny kmM.r ^ ikhA< “ikrpA krky sA.ynAl arAmI bolI iv|c g|l kro< asIN `h BASAsmJdy hM= enHM lokM dy su,id@ hoe@ jok\D `|ty bYQy hn sA.y nAl whUdAh dI BAsA iv|cg|l nA kro=”

27pr rbSAkyh ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “myrymhArAj ny mY^ tyry aty tyry pAtSAh ^ isrFsunA`, lE nhIN ByijaA sgoN mYN tM `nHM lokM^ vI muKAitb ho,A cAhu\dA hM jo k\D `%ty bYQyhn= `h vI tuhA.y nAl hI aAp,A ibSqA KAvgyaty mUt pIvgy=”

28t|d kmM.r `%cI aAvAz iv|c whUdIaM dIbolI iv|c boilaA< “tusIN a|SUr dy mhAn pAtSAhdI eh Kbr s\dyS su, lvo⁄ 29pAtSAh dA kih,AhY< ‘ihzkIwAh tuhA^ mUrK nA b,Avy⁄ `h tuhA^myrI tAkt toN Cu.Aa nhIN skdA=’ 30nAhIihzkIwAh eh aAKky whovAh `%pr tuhA.ABrosA krAvy ik whovAh thA^ bcAa lvygA=aty a|sUr dA pAtSAh es Sihr ^ ij|t nhINpAvygA⁄ 31pr tusIN ihzkIwAh dIaM g|lM iv|cnA aA`,A=

“a|SUr dA pAtSAh eh aAKdA hY< “myry nAlsulAh kro aty amn SMtI nAl myry v|l aA jAP=t|d tuhA.y iv|coN hr koE aAp,I a»gUrM dy vyltoN aty aAp,y hI h»jIr dy ru|K toN KAvygA atyaAp,y hI KUh dA pA,I pIvygA= 32jdoN tIk mYNaAky tuhA^ e|k aijhy dyS iv|c nA lY jAvM jotuhA.y dyS vMg anAz aty nvIN SrAb dA dyS<roqI aty a»gUrI bAZM dI BoeN< jYtUn aty SihddA dys hovy t|d tIk tusIN evyN kr skdy ho< iFrtusIN ij`Ndy rhoNgy mroNgy nhIN jdoN mYN tuhA^aijhy dys lY jAvMgA= pr tusIN ihzkIwAh dIaMg|lM iv|c nA aA`,A ik`N ik `h tuhA^

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BrmA`, dI koiSS kr irhA hY= `h aAKdA hY<“whovAh sA.I r|iKaA krygA=’ 33kI kOmM dydyvitaM iv|coN iksy ny vI aAp,y dyS ^ a|SUr dypAtSAh dy h|ToN kdI Cu/AeaA hY? nhNI⁄ 34ik|Tyny `h hmAT aty arpAd dy dyvty? ik|Ty hn`h sFrvem< hynA aty e|vAh dy dyvty? kI`h sAmirwA ^ myry h|ToN bcAa sky? nhNI⁄ 35kIhornM dysM iv|cly dyvty aAp,IaM TAvM myry h|ToNbcAa sky? nhIN⁄ ty kI iFr whovAh wrUSlm ^myry h|ToN bcAa skygA? nhIN⁄”

36pr lok cu|p sn= `nHM ny kmM.r a|gy e|ka|Kr vI nA boilaA ik`N ik ihzkIwAh pAtSAhny `nHM ^ hukm dy r|iKaA sI= `sny ikhA< “`s^e|k Sbd vI nA aAK,A=”

37t|d ihzkIwAh dA pu|tr alwAkIm (jo mihldA muKitaAr sI=) SbnA (sk|tr) aty aAsAFdA pu|tr woaAh (mu»SI) sAry ihzkIwAh kol aAX=`nHM dy k|p/y Fqy hoX sn eh drsA`, lEik `h b/y prySAn hn= `nHM ny jAky ihzkIwAh^ sArA hAl su,AeaA ijh/IaM g|lM ik a|SUrIkmM.r ny `nHM ^ aAKIaM sn=

ihzkIwAh dA wsAwAh nbI nAl g|l krnAjdoN ihzkIwAh pAtSAh ny eh sB sui,aA<tM `sny aAp,y k|p/y pA/y aty aAp,y duaAly

e|k K|dr ijhA k|p/A lpyq ilaA= (jo eh drsA`NdAsI ik pAtSAh b/A `dAs aty prySAn hY=) iFr `hwhovAh dy m»dr igaA=

2ihzkIwAh ny alwAkIm ^ (jo mihl dA muKitaArsI<) SbnA (sk|tr)< aty jAjkM dy b|zurgM ^ moqAk|p/A puaA ky (jo eh drsA`NdA sI ik `h b/y prySAnaty duKI hn) aAmos dy pu|tr wsAwAh nbI dy kolByijaA= 3`nHM ny jAky wsAwAh ^ aAiKaA< “ihzkIwAhny aAiKaA hY< ‘eh du|K dA idn hY aty eh idn `hdrsAa irhA hY ik asIN Zlt hM= eh smM b|icaM dyjn, dA hY pr vyKo j\m, dI SktI nhIN hY= 4kI ptAtyrA prmySur< rbSAkyh dIaM sArIaM g|lM su,y ijs^`sdy suaAmI a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny ByijaA hY ik ij`NdyprmySur ^ bolIaM-tAany mAry aty ijh/IaM g|lMwhovAh< tyry prmySur ny su,IaM hn< SAed `h `nHMg|lM ty iJ/ky= es lE jo lok ij`Ndy bc gX hn tU\`nHM lE pRArTnA kr=’

5ihzkIwAh pAtSAh dy syvk wsAwAh dy kol gX=6wsAwAh ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “aAp,y suaAmI ihzkIwAh

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^ eh s\dyS dy dy,A: ‘whovAh kih\dA hY: tU\ `nHM g|lM^ jo a|SUr dy pAtSAh dy kmM.rM ny aAKIaM hn atyjo myry ty kuFr toilaA hY< `nHM toN nA GbrAvIN= 7mYN`s iv|c e|k aijhI rUh FUkMgA ik `h aFvAh su,ygAty su,ky aAp,y dys ^ B|j jAvygA= ty mYN `s^ `sdyaAp,y hI dyS iv|c tlvAr nAl v|>, dA kAr, pYdAkr dyvMgA=’”

a|SUr dy pAtSAh dA ihzkIwAh ^Fyr ˘KbrdAr krnA

8t|d kmM.r ^ ptA l|gA ik a|SUr dA pAtSAh lAkIS^ C|. igaA hY ty `sny vyiKaA ik `sdA pAtSAhilbnAh dy ivru|D wu|D kr irhA hY=

9jdoN a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny kUS dy rAjy itrhAkAh dybAry eh aFvAh su,I ijs ’c eh ikhA igaA<“itrhAkAh tyry ivru|D l/n lE aAeaA hY=”

tM a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny ihzkIwAh kol dubArAs»dySvAhk Byjy= `sny eh kuJ aAiKaA:

10whUdAh dy pAtSAh ihzkIwAh ^ eh d|s:aAp,y prmySur duaArA DoKA nA KA< ijs iv|c

tU\ BrosA krdA hYN= `h kih\dA hY< “a|SUr dApAtSAh wrUSlm ^ nhIN hrAvygA=” 11vyK⁄ tU\aAp sui,aA hY ik a|SUr idaM 11rAijaM ny sAiraMdysM ^ nAs krky `nHM nAl kI kItA⁄ tM kI tU\bc jAvyNgA? nhIN⁄ 12`nHM dysM dy dyvty vIaAp,y rAjM ty aAp,y lokM ^ nA bcAa sky= myrypuriKaM ny sB dA nAs kr id|tA= `nHM ny gozAnaty hArAn< rSF aty adn idaM pu|trM ^ jot|lAsAr iv|c sn< ijnHM ^ myry v.yiraM ny nAskItA sI< Cu.AeaA sI? 13ik|Ty hY hmAT dApAtSAh? ty ik|Ty hY arpAd dA rAjA atysFrvem Sihr dA pAtSAh? hynA aty e|vAhdy pAtSAh ik|Ty gX? `h sB nSq ho gX sn=

ihzkIwAh dA whovAh a|gy pRArTnA krnA 14ihzkIwAh ^ s»dySvAhkM koloN ic|QIaM imlIaM

ty `sny `nHM ^ pi/HaA ty iFr `h whovAh dy m»dr ^igaA aty `h ic|QIaM whovAh dy a|gy Dr id|tIaM=15ifr ihzkIwAh ny whovAh dy a|gy pRArTnM kItI atyaAiKaM< “hy whovAh ;esrAxyl dy prmySr<krUbIfirSit@ `pr ibrAjn vAly DrtI dI@ sArI@pAtShI@ dA tU\ aAp hI e|klM prmysr hY= tU\ aAp hIakASM aty DrtI ^ isrij@= 16hy whovAh⁄ ikrpAkrky myrI ardAs su,= hy whovAh⁄ aAp,IaM a|KM

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Kol vyK aty eh ic|QIaM p/H= tU\ snhyrIb dIaM g|lM^ su,< ijh/IaM `sny ij`Ndy prmySur ^ bolIaM mArnlE aAK ByjIaM hn= 17eh s|c hY ik a|SUr dy pAtSAhMny kOmM aty `nHM dy dySM ^ nAs kItA hY= 18`nHM nyrAj idaM dyvitaM ^ a|g iv|c su|iqaA pr `h JUQydyvty sn< `h tM mnu|K rict l|k/ aty p|Tr dy bu|tsn= esy lE a|SUr dy pAtSAh `nHM ^ sA/n iv|csFl rhy= 19es lE hu, whovAh sA.y prmySur< hu,sA^ a|SUr dy pAtSAh toN bcAa< sA.I r|iKaA kr= iFrDrtI dy sAry rAj eh jA, jA,gy ik tU\ whovAh hIisrF e|k prmySur hY=”

20t|d aAmos dy pu|tr wsAwAh ny ihzkIwAh ^ ehs\dyS aKvA ByijaA< “esrAXl dA whovAh prmySureh aAKdA hY ik tU\ jo pRArTnA a|SUr dy pAtSAh snhyyrIbdy bAbt myry a|gy kItI hY `h mYN su, lE hY=

21“snhyrIb lE whovAh dy jo bcn hn `h evyNhn:

sIwon dI k\inaA kuaArI tY^ tu|C jA,dI< tY^ mKØlkrdI wrUSlm dI DI tyrI ip|Q ip|Cy tY isr ihlA`NdIhY= 22tU\ iks^ tAany mAry aty iks^ kuFr boilaA?iks dy ivru|D tU\ aAp,I aAvAz `%cI kItI? tU\ esrAXldy piv|tr purK ivru|D aAp,y-aAp^ `%cA krnAcAihaA=

23tU\ aAp,y s»dySvAhkM rAhIN whovAh ^ CuiqaA`,AcAihaA tU\ aAiKaA< “mYN phA/M dIaM qIsIaM `%praAp,y bhuty r|TA s\g aAeaA mYN lbAnon dy Dur a»drtIk DAeaA lbAnon dy `%cy idaAr ty srUaM ^v>vAeaA `sdI qIsI dy iqkAi,@ iv|c `s dIbnvA/I iv|c jA pAeaA=

24in|t nvIaM TAvM ty< pu|q ky KUh< pA,I pItA= imsrdy mYN diraA mukAX ty `s DrtI ty cil aA=”

25aty eh vI tU\ aAiKaA: kI tU\ nhIN sui,aA prmySurny kI ikhA sI? “bhut icr toN mYN (prmySur) eh QAnlE sI< pRAcIn smyN toN mYN eh ivcAr kItA sI= ty hu,mYN `s^ pUrA kItA ik tU\ mzbUt SihrM ^ Kyh krC|.yN= sArI DrtI cqAvM dI >yrI kr C|.yN=

26`s Sihr dy lokM kol nhIN sI tAkt `h snBYBIt ty iv|c GbrAhq= `h ho gX vMg< KytM ivclyGAh aty a»gUrI pØdy C|t `%prly GAh ty a»n vAgU dy hogX jo su|k jAv,< `g,oN pihlM hI muk jAv,=

27mYN jA,dA tyrA bYQ,A< mYN jA,dA tyrA j\g iv|cjA,A ty jA,A iFr tyrA Gr vAps aA`,A= mYN jA,AtyrA myry `%pr ic/ jA,A= 28hM< tU\ myry `|pr gu|sy sI=tyrI@ h\kArI bye|ztI@ myry kol phu\cI@< es lE

mYN !p,I n|T tyry n|k iv|c aty !p,I lgAm tyry m»Uhiv|c pAvMgA= mYN tuhA^ `sy rAh ty vAps ByjMgA ijstoN tusIN !X sI=”

ihzkIwAh lE whovAh dA s\dyS29“eh inSAn tyry lE eh sAibt krn lE hovygA

ik mYN tyrI shAetA krMgA: es sAl tU\ `h a»n KAvyNgAjo aAp,y-aAp pYdA hovy= dUjy vrHy jo ikry hoX bIj toN`%gy `h a»n KAvyNgA= pr tIjy vrHy iv|c jo bIj toNpØdy tU\ `gAX< `nHM bIjM toN ijh/y dAny ek|tr ho,gy`h lvyNgA= tU\ a»gUrI dy bAg lgAvyNgA aty `nHMiv|coN a»gUrI hI KAvyNgA= 30td `h bcy Kucy< jo whUdAhdy GrA,y iv|coN bc gX hn< iFr v|D,y SurU ho jA,gy=31ik`N ik kuJ lok ij`Ndy rih jA,gy= `h whovhAhdy zoS kAr, wrUSlm toN aty prbt sIwon toN bc,gy=

32“a|SUr dy rAjy bAry whovAh eh aAKdA hY:`h es Sihr iv|c nhIN aAvygA nA hI `h es

Sihr `|ty tIr clAvygA= nA hI `h es Sihr ^>Al nAl lYkyN aAvygA= `h es Sihr dI@ k\DM tyc/HAE krn lE iklHAb\dI krky hu|lH/ hu|lH nhINmcAvygA=

33`h `sy rAh vAps jAvygA ijs toN dI `h aAeaAsI= `h es Sihr v|l nhIN aAvygA= whovAh ehaAKdA hY:

34mYN es Sihr dI r|iKaA krMgA ty es ^ zrUrbcAvMgA< eh mYN aAp,y lE krMgA eh mYN aAp,ysyvk dA~d lE< krMgA=”

a|SUr dI FOj dA tbAh ho,A35`sy rAt whovAh dy dUt ny inkl ky a|SUrIaM dy

.yry iv|c 185<000 mnu|K mAr id|ty= jdoN lok svyry`%Qy tM `nHM ny .yry ^ loTM nAl BiraA vyiKaA=

36tM a|SUr dA pAtSAh snhyhIb `%ToN tur ipaA atymu/ nInvAh iv|c jA iqikaA= 37jdoN `h aAp,y dyvtyinsrok dy m»dr iv|c phu\icaA ty `%Ty `pAsnA krirhA sI tM adrmlk aty Srsr ny `s^ tlvArnAl v|> su|iqaA= iFr `h arArAt dy dyS ^ B|jgX= iFr snhyrIb dI TAvyN `sdA pu|tr XsrhdonnvM pAtSAh bi,aA=

ihzkIwAh dA bhut ibmAr ho,A`sy smyN dOrAn< ihzkIwAh bhut ibmAr hoig! aty mrn iknAry sI= Fyr amos dA

pu|tr nbI wsAwAh `s kol !e! aty !iK!<20

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“whovAh !KdA hY< !p,y q|br dy lokM lE !p,IvsIat ilK dy ik`N ik tU\ mr jA, vAlA hYN= tU\ ij`NdAnhIN bcyNgA=”

2ihzkIwAh ny aAp,A mU»h k\D v|l Fyrky pRArTnAkItI aty ikhA< 3“hy whovAh⁄ mYN tyry a|gy byntI krdAhM⁄ wAd kro ik mYN ikvyN pUrI vFAdArI nAl s|cy idloNtyrI syvA kItI ty jo k\m tY^ QIk l|gy mYN `hI kIty=”`s bAad ihzkIwAh b/I zor-zor dI cIiKaA=

4wsAwAh ajy ivh/y dy m|D iv|c vI nhIN sI phu\icaAjdoN whovAh dA bcn `s kol aAeaA= whovAh nyaAiKaA< 5“vAps mu/ aty jAky ihzkIwAh ^ aAK joik myry lokM dA prDAn hY ik whovAh tyry iptA dA~ddA prmySur e`N aAKdA hY ik `sny tyrI pRArTnA su,lE hY= mYN tyry h\JU vyK lX hn= es lE hu, mYN tY^rAzI krMgA= tIjy idn tU\ whovAh dy m»dr iv|c jAvyNgA=6aty mYN tyrI `mr dy 15vrHy hor vDAa dyvMgA= mYNtY aty es Sihr ^ a|SUr dy pAtSAh dy h|ToN Cu.AvMgA=aty es Sihr ^ aAp,y nim|t aty dA~d nAl mYN joekrAr kItA sI `sdy kAr, es Sihr ^ bcAvMgA=”

7t|d wsAwAh ny aAiKaA< “tusIN h»jIrM dA kA/HAb,Aky duKdy BAg `%ty lgAvo=”

t|d `nHM h»jIrM dA kA/HA b,Aky ihzkIwAh dy duKdyrogI a»gM `%pr lgAeaA ty `h iblkul QIk ho igaA=

ihzkIwAh lE e|k icnH8Fyr ihzkIwAh ny wsAwAh toN pu|iCaA< “kI ic»nH hY

ik whovAh mY c\gA kr dyvygA aty mYN tIjy idn `sdym»dr jAvMgA?”

9wsAwAh ny aAiKaA< “tU\ kI cAhu\dA hYN tU\ d|s ikes inSAn vjoN prCAvM d|s kdm tyry agMh ^ jAvyik prCAvM tyry toN ds kdm ipCMh ^ jAvy* ehes lE ik whovAh ny jo k\m krn ^ ikhA hY `s ^kryNgA ik`N ik whovAh v|loN tyry lE eh inSAn hY=”

10ihzkIwAh ny ikhA< “prCAvyN dA ds kdm agMhjA,A tM sOKA ijhA k\m hY= nhIN⁄ prCAvyN ^ ds kdmipCMh ^ kho mu/y=”

11iFr wsAwAh nbI ny whovAh ^ pukAiraA tM whovAhny `s prCAvyN ^ ds kdm ipCMh v|l ^ mo/ id|tA=wAnI ik ij\nM `h >|l cu|ikaA sI `nA hI ipCMh ^

prCAvM ... ipCMh ^ jAvy esdA BAv iksy KAs emArtdIam pØ/IaM ho skdA hY ijs^ bAhroN ihjkIwAh ny vjoNvrtIaA= jdoN mUsA pO/IaM `|pr cmkdA< tM prCAvMdrsA`NdA ik hy ik `s idn dA eh kI smM s=

mo/ id|tA=

ihzkIwAh aty bAbl toN mnu|K12`nHM idnIN bAbl dy pAtSAh bldAn dy pu|tr

brdok-bldAn ny ihzkIwAh ^ tohFA aty ic|QIaMByjIaM ik`N ik `sny sui,aA sI ik ihzkIwAh bImArho igaA sI= 13ihzkIwAh ny bAbl toN aAX aAdmIaMdA suaAgt kItA aty aAp,y Gr dIaM kImtI vstM`nHM ^ ivKAEaM= `sny `nHM ^ aAp,A sArA toSA-KAnA< `s iv|c peaA sonA< cMdI< msAly< KAls tyl<aAp,A Sstr KAnA aty `h sB kuJ jo `sdy KzAinaMiv|c sI< ivKAeaA=

14jdoN wsAwAh nbI ihzkIwAh pAtSAh kol aAeaAty `s^ aAiKaA< “eh aAdmI eh ik|ToN aAX hn atykI aAKdy hn?”

ihzkIwAh ny ikhA< “eh dUr dy dys bAbl iv|coNaAX hn=” 15wsAwAh ny ikhA< “`nHM ny tyry toSy-KAnyiv|c kI vyiKaA?”

ihzkIwAh ny aAiKaA< “`nHM ny myry toSy-KAny dA sBkuJ vyiKaA hY= aijhA kuJ vI nhIN jo mYN `nHM ^ nAivKAeaA hovy=”

16t|d wsAwAh ny ihzkIwAh ^ aAiKaA< “whovAhdA bcn ty s\dyS su,⁄ 17`h smM aAvygA ik sB kuJjo tyry mihl iv|c hY aty jo kuJ tyry puiKaM ny a|j tIkek|QA kItA `h bAbl ^ iljAeaA jAvygA= kuJ vInhIN bcygA= whovAh eh aAKdA hY< 18“bAbl dy loktyry pu|trM ^ vI cu|k lY jA,gy aty bAbl dy mhlMiv|c `nHM ^ Kojy b,A dy,gy=”

19t|d ihzkIwAh ny wsAwAh ^ ikhA< “jo whovAhdA bcn tU\ boilaA hY `h c\gA hY=”

ihzkIwAh ny eh vI aAiKaA< “eh c\gA hY jykrs|cmu|c myry jI, smyN tIk vAstivk SMtI rhy=”

20ihzkIwAh dI bAkI jIvn kTA ty `sdy mhAnkArj jo `sny aAp,y jIvn-kAl iv|c kIty< smyt`sdy ijh/A `sny tlAb toN nAlI b,A ky Sihr iv|cpA,I ilaMdA< `h whUdAh dy pAtSAhM dy ethAs dIpoTI iv|c drj hY= 21jdoN ihzkIwAh dI mØt hoE tM`s^ `sdy puriKaM kol dFnAeaA igaA aty `stoNbAad `sdA pu|tr mn|Sh nvM pAtSAh bi,aA=

mn|Sh dA whUdAh `%pr BY/A rAj krnAmn|Sh 12 sAlM dA sI jd `sny rAj krnASurU kItA= `sny wrUSlm iv|c 55vrHy rAj

kItA= `sdI mM dA nM hFsIbAh sI=2mn|Sh ny vI `hI g|lM kItIaM jo whovAh ny aAiKa

ik Zlt sn= `s ny vI bAkI kOmM vMg hI BY/y k\m

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kIty jdoN esrAXlI aAX ty whovAh ny `nHM sArIaMkOmM ^ bAhr k|> id|tA= 3mn|Sh ny iFr `%cIaM TAvM^ b,AeaA= ijh/IaM ik `sdy iptA ihzkIwAh nynSq krvAEaM sn= `sny mu/ toN jgvydIaM< baAldyvty lE b,vAEaM aty aSIrAh dy qu\. (K»B) b,vAXijvyN ik esrAXl dy pAtSAh ahAb ny b,vAX sn=mn|Sh ny sAry surgI lSkrM ^ m|TA qyikaA ty `hnM`pAsnA kItI= 4mn|Sh ny whovAh dy m»dr iv|c JUQydyvitaM ^ snmAn dy, lE jgvydIaM b,vAEaM=eh `hI jgHA hY ijs bAry whovAh g|l kr irhA sI<jdoN `sny eh aAiKaA sI< “mYN wrUSlm iv|c aAp,AnM r|KMgA=” 5mn|Sh ny whovAh dy m»dr dy donoNivhi/aM iv|c akAS dy sAry lSkrM lE jgvydIaMb,AEaM= 6`sny aAp,y pu|tr ^ a|g iv|coN dIl\GAeaA= aty `sny Biv|K ^ jAn, vAsty v|Ko-v|KtrIky ap,AX= `sny qU,y-qoqky krn vAly jAdUgrMnAl vAstA r|iKaA=

`sny anykM bd-g|lM krky whovAh ^ gu|sy kItAijnHM ^ whovAh Zlt m»ndA sI= 7`sny aAp,I G/IhoE aSyrAh dI mUrt ^ m»dr iv|c Dr id|tA= whovAhny dA~d aty `sdy pu|tr sulymAn ^ es m»dr bAryaAiKaA sI ik< “mYN esrAXl dy sAry SihrM iv|coNwrUSlm ^ cui,aA hY aty mYN wrUSlm dy m»dr iv|chmySA lE aAp,A nM rKMgA= 8mYN esrAXl dy lokM^ `s zmIn toN bAhr nhIN Bqk, dyvMgA jo mYN `nHMdy puriKaM ^ id|tI< jykr `h myry id|ty hoX hukmM atyaAigaAvM dy mutAbk ijs dA hukm myry syvk mUsA ny`nHM ^ id|tA sI pUrA krky `sdA pAln krn=” 9prlokM ny prmySur dI g|l nA su,I= mn|Sh ny `nHM toN`nHM lokM nAloN vI BY/y k\m krvX ijnHM ^ whovAh nyesrAXl dI KAtr tbAh kItA sI=

10whovAh ny aAp,y syvkM< nbIaM ^ eh aAK,lE ByijaA: 11“whUdAh dy pAtSAh mn|Sh ny ehm»dy iGr,A wog k\m kIty hn aty amorIaM nAloN jo`s toN pihlM sn `nHM toN vI v|Dky `sny BY/y k\m kItyhn= e\nM hI nhIN sgoN `sny whUdAh toN vI aAp,yb,AX hoX bu|tM dy nAl pAp krvAeaA hY= 12es lEesrAXl dA whovAh aAKdA hY< ‘vyKo⁄ mYN wrUSlm atywhUdAh lE musIbtM ilaAvMgA aty jo vI koE esbAry su,yNgA hyrAn ho jAvygA= `h hYrAnkun rihjAvygA= 13mYN wrUSlm `|pr `h mApk lkIr iK|cAgMjo sAmirwA dy iKlAF vrtI sI aty `h sAhl jo mYnaAhAb dy Gr dy ivru|D vrtI sI= mYN wrUSlm ^ plqdyvMgA ijvyN koE ivaktI BM.A pU\Jky es^ mUDA mAr

id|tA hY= 14`%ToN iFr BI myry kuJ lok bcy rih,gy< prmYN `nHM ^ C|. dyvMgA< mYN `nHM ^ `nHM dy vYrIaM dyhvAly krMgA= `nHM dy vYrI `nHM ^ b\dI b,A ky r|K,gyty `h `nHM lE j\g iv|c ij|tIaM kImtI vstM vMgho,gy⁄ 15ik`N ik myry lokM ny `h k\m kIty ijnHM ^ mYNvrijaA jM mA/A krAr id|tA= `nHM ny mY^ aAp,ynAl nrAz kItA jd toN ik `nHM dy purKy imsr iv|coNinkAly= 16mns|h ny b/y mAsUm lokM dA ktl kItA=`sny wrUSlm dy e|k isry toN dUjy isry tIk sArIzmIn ^ KUn nAl lbryz kr id|tA= aty `h sArypApM dy nAl mn|Sh ny whUdAh toN `h pAp krvAX ik`h whovAh dI ingAh iv|c bury l|g,=’”

17mn|Sh ny jo vI pAp kIty< `h sAry pAp ijh/y `skIty sB ‘whUdAh dy pAtSAhM dy ethAs dI poTI’ iv|cdrj hn= 18mn|Sh jdoN miraA tM mrn `pr\t `s^`sdy puriKaM dy kol hI dFnAeaA igaA= mn|Sh ^`sdy Grdy bAZ iv|c hI dFnAeaA igaA jo ik “`%zAdA bAZ” khA`NdA sI= `s `pr\t `sdA pu|tr aAmonrAj krn l|gA=

aAmon dA To/I dyr rAj krnA19aAmon jdoN rAj krn l|gA tM `h 22 virHaM dA

sI= `sny wrUSlm iv|c do sAl rAj kItA= `sdI mMdA nM mSu|lmT sI jo wAqbAhI dI hAhUS dI DI sI=

20aAmon ny vI aAp,y iptA vMg `h Zlt k\m kIty=jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c BY/y sn= 21aAmon ny vIaAp,y ip` vMg hI `nHM bu|tM dI `pAsnA aty syvAkItI= 22`sny whovAh aAp,y puriKaM dy prmySur< ^C|. id|tA aty PvyN nhIN rih! ijvyN whovAh ny ikhAsI= 23aAmon pAtSAh dy syvkM ny `sdy ivru|D mtApkAky `s^ mAr su|iqaA aty `h vI `sdy aAp,y hIGr iv|c= 24pr `s dyS dy lokM ny `nHM sAiraM ^mAr C|i.aA ijnHM ny aAmon pAtSAh dy ivru|D iv`Ntb,AE sI= iFr lokM ny aAmon dy pu|tr wosIwAh ^nvM pAtSAh b,AeaA=

25aAmon pAtSAh dy hor bAkI dy k\m whUdAh ptSAhMdy ethAs dI poTI iv|c ilKy hoX hn= 26 aAmon pAtSAh^ ‘`|zA dy bAZ iv|c hI dFnAeaA igaA aty `s`pr\t `sdA pu|tr wosIwAh nvM pAtSAh bi,aA=

wosIwAh ny whUdAh iv|c aAp,A rAj SurU kItAwosIwAh jdoN rAj krn l|gA `h isrF a|QMvirHaM dA sI= `sny wrUSlm iv|c 31vrHy

rAj kItA= `sdI mM dA nM wdIdAh sI jo bAskTI toN22

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adAwAh dI DI sI= 2wosIwAh ny `h k\m kIty jo whovAhdI ingAh iv|c QIk sn= wosIwAh ny aAp,y purKydA~d vMg prmySur dA hukm m»inaA aty prmySur dIibvsTA ty aml kItA= `sny iblkul prmySur dImrzI dy k\m hI kIty=

wosIwAh ny m»dr dI mur\mt krvAE3wosIwAh pAtSAh dy 18 vrHy pAtSAh ny mSu|lAm dy

potry ty aslwAh dy pu|tr SAFAn jo sk|tr sI ^ whovAhdy m»dr ^ eh aAKky ByijaA< 4“prDAn jAjkihlkIwAh kol jA aty `s^ aAK ik `h D»n jo whovAhdy m»dr iv|c ilaAeaA jMdA hY aty ijs ^ FAqk dypihrydArM ny lokM koloN ek|QA kItA hY< `s^ ig,y=5ty `h pYsA `nHM mzdUrM dy h|T dy dy, ijh/y whovAhdy m»dr dI mur\mt kr rhy hn= aty ijh/y kAmy whovAhdy m»dr ty k\m krn vAilaM dI r|KvAlI ty hn= 6`spYsy ^ trKA,M< p|Tr dI kqAE ty kuqAE krn vAilaM^ dy dy,= aty m»dr dI `sArI lE ijh/I l|k/ typ|Tr hor KrId, dI lo/ hY< `h es D»n iv|coN vritaAjAvy= 7pr ijh/A pYsA `nHM kAimaM ^ id|tA jAvy<`sdA lyKA nA il|tA jAvy< ik`N ik `h Brosy wogmnu|K hn=”

ibvsTA dI poTI dA m»dr iv|c iml,A8t|d ihlkIwAh prDAn jAjk ny SAFAn jo sk|tr

sI `s^ ikhA< “vyK⁄ mY whovAh dy m»dr iv|coN ibvsTAdI poTI pRApt hoE hY⁄” ihlkIwAh ny eh poTI SAFAn^ id|tI t|d SAFAn ny `s poTI ^ pi/HaA=

9t|d SAFAn sk|tr pAtSAh wosIwAh kol aAeaAty `s^ sArI GqnA bAry su,AeaA= SAFAn ny aAiKaA<“tyry syvkM ny m»dr iv|c ij\nA vI KzAnA sI `h ek|trkr ilaA hY aty `nHM ny eh pYsA ijh/y kAimaM dIingrAnI krdy sn< `nHM iv|c v\. id|tA hY=” 10t|dSAFAn ny pAtSAh ^ d|isaA< “aty ihlkIwAh jAjkny e|k poTI mY^ F/AE hY=” td SAFAn ny eh poTIpAtSAh ^ p/H ky su,AE=

11jdoN rAjy ny ibvsTA dI poTI dy bcn su,y tM`sny eh drsA`, lE ik `h b/A duKI aty prySAnhY< aAp,y k|p/y pA/ su|qy= 12td pAtSAh ny ihlkIwAhjAjk aty SAFAn dy pu|tr ahIkAm aty mIkAwAh dypu|tr akbor< SAFAn sk|tr< pAtSAh dy syvk asAwAh^ eh aAigaA id|tI ty aAiKaA< 13“jAP aty jAkywhovAh ^ pu|Co ik sA^ kI krnA cAhIdA hY? whovAh

koloN myry lE< lokM lE aty sAry whUdAh lE eh pu|Coik hu, kI krIX? `s koloN es poTI dy bcnM bAry jom»dr iv|coN pRApt hoE hY bAry pu|Co= whovAh sA.y tynArAz hY= ik`N ik sA.y puriKaM ny es poTI dy bcnM^ nhIN m»inaA= ty ijh/y hukm< sA.y vAsty jo nym espoTI iv|c ilKy gX sn< `nHM sB ty aml nhIN kItA=”

wosIwAh aty huldAh nbIaM14td ihlkIwAh jAjk< ahIkAm< akbor< SAFAn

aty asAwAh huldAh nbIaM kol gX `h itkvAh dypu|tr aty hrhs dy potry s|lum dI ptnI sI= s|lum dyk|pi/aM dI SMB-s\BAl krdA hu\dA sI= huldAhwrUSlm dy nvyN ih|sy iv|c rih\dI sI= `nHM ny `s ny`s kol jAky g|l kItI=

15t|d huldAh ny `nHM ^ d|isaA< “esrAXl dAwhovAh prmySur evyN aAKdA hY: tusIN `s aAdmI ^ijsny tuhA^ myry kol ByijaA hY kih,A: 16‘whovAheh aAKdA hY: vyKo⁄ mYN es jgHA `%ty e|Ty rih\dy sArylokM `%ty< sAry kSq il!vMgA ijh/y whUdAh dApAtSAh ny p/Hy sn= jo es poTI iv|c ilKy hoX hn=17ik`N ik whUdAh dy lokM ny mY^ C|. id|tA aty hornMdyvitaM a|gy DUp DuKAky `nhM ny mY^ kRoiDt kr id|tA=`nHM ny bhut sAry bu|t b,AX< es lE mYN es TAvyNaAp,I krop drsAvMgA aty eh tbAhI dI a|gvrgI hovygI ijh/I buJAE nhIN jA skygI=’

18----19whUdAh dy pAtSAh ^ ijsny tuhA^ whovAhkoloN pu|C-ig|C krn lE ByijaA hY< `s^ jAky ehaAK,A: ‘esrAXl dy whovAh prmySur ny eh sBg|lM !KI@ jo tusIN su,I@= tusIN `h g|lM su,I@jo mYN es jgHA bAry aty e|Ty rih\dy lokM bAry su,I@=eh su,ky tyrA idl psIij! ig!= tU\ du|K mihsUskItA aty !p,y-!p ^ whovAh dy sAmH,y inmA,Ab,Ae!= jdoN mYN ikhA wrUSlm `%ty anykM musIbtM!`,gI@< tusIN !p,I `dAsI drsA`, lE!p,y k|p/y pA/ lX aty tusIN myry a|gy ro, l|g pX<esy vAsty mYN tuhA.I pRArTnA su,I=’ whovAh eh aAKdAhY< 20‘es lE vyK⁄ mYN tY^ tyry puriKaM nAl rlA`,vAlA hM= tU\ mryNgA aty aAp,I kbr iv|c SMtI nAlr|iKaA jAvyNgA= es lE tyrIaM a|KM ^ eh sArIBOj/ jo mYN es TAvyN (wrUSlm) `%ty ilaA`, vAlAhM tY^ nhIN dyK,I pvygI=’”

t|d ihlkIwAh jAjk< ahIkm< akbor< SAFAn atyasAwAh ny eh suinhA pAtSAh ^ id|tA=

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lokM ny nym sui,aAwosIwAh pAtSAh ny whUdAh aty wrUSlm dysAry aAgUaM ^ iml, aA`, lE aAiKaA=

2td pAtSAh whovAh dy m»dr iv|c igaA aty sAry`h lok jo whUdAh aty wrUSlm iv|c rih\dy sn `sdynAl gX= sAry jAjk< nbI aty sAry v|.y jM Coqy nAm,yvAly mnu|K vI `s dy nAl gX= td `sny ibvsTA dIpoTI ^ pi/HaA= eh `h ibvsTA dI poTI sI jo ikwhovAh dy m»dr iv|coN pRApt hoE sI= wosIwAh ny `%cIjgHA es poTI ^ pi/HaA tM jo sAry es^ su, sk,=

3Fyr pAtSAh T\m toN agMh Klo igaA aty whovAhdy ip|Cy l|g, aty `s dy asUlM< hukmM< ekrArnAmyaty `sdIaM ibDIaM ^ thy idloN m\n, dA ekrArnAmAkItA= `h poTI iv|cly ekrArnAmy ^ vI thy idloNm\n, lE itaAr ho igaA= tM sAry lokM ny K/y hokypAtSAh dy ekrArnAmy ^ kbUilaA=

4td pAtSAh ny ihlkIwAh jAjk ^< dUjy jAjkM ^aty drbAnM ^ eh hukm id|tA ik `h sAry BM.y jobaAl aty aSyrAh dyvI< akAS dy sAry lSkr lEb,AX gX sn< whovAh dy m»dr iv|coN bAhr k|>ilaA`,= t|d wosIwAh ny wrUSlm toN bAhr ikdrondy KytM iv|c `nHM ^ sA/ id|tA aty `nHM dI suaAh ^bYtXl lY igaA=

5whUdAh dy pAtSAhM ny kuJ aAm aAdmIaM ^ jAjkho, lE cui,aA sI= eh aAdmI aron dy pirvAriv|coN nhIN sn= eh JUQy jAjk whUdAh ivclIaMsAiraM `|cIaM TAvM aty wrUSlm dy aAs pAs dy sArySihrM iv|c DUF DuKA`Ndy sn= `h bAal< sUrj< c\d<tArA m\.l aty sAry tAiraM lE DUF DupA`Ndy sn=pr wosIwAh ny `nHM sBnM jAjkM ^ hqA id|tA

6wosIwAh ny whovAh dy m»dr iv|coN aSyrAh dA T\mvI hqA id|tA= aty es^ ikdronvAdI iv|c bAhr k|>ky mA/ id|tA= Fyr `s ny es ^ im|qI iv|c im|D id|tAaty DU/ ^ aAm lokM dIaM kbrM `|ty iKlAr id|tA=

7Fyr wosIwAh ny Kusir@ dy Gr >Ah id|ty jo whovAhdy m»dr iv|c sn= $rtM vI dyvI aSyrAh dA !drkrn lE enHM GrM iv|c pA`, lE Coqy-Coqy SrAEndy k|j, bu,dI@ hu\dI@ sn=

8----9 s vkt `h whUdAh dy SihrM iv|coN sAry jAjkM

^ ilaAeaA aty ZbA toN lYky bXrSbA tIk `nHMsAiraM `%cIaM TAvM ^ ij|Ty `nHM jAjkM ny DUF DuKAEsI< BirSq kr id|tA= `sny pRvyS duaAr dy `%cy sTAnM^ vI to/ id|tA< ijh/y whoSUaA Sihr dy aAgU dy FAqkdy KulH, ty sn< jo ik iksy b\dy dy v/idaM hI K|by pAsy

23sI= t|d vI `%cIaM TAvM dy jAjk wrUSlm iv|c whovAhdI jgvydI kol nA aAX< pr `h aAp,y BrAvMdrimaAn ptIrI roqI KA lYNdy hu\dy sn=

10ih\nom dy pu|tr dI vADI iv|c toFT aijhI jgHA hYij|Ty lok aAp,y b|icaM ^ mArky jgvydI `%pr sA/nlE c/HA`Ndy sn tM jo `h JUQy dyvty molk ^ e`NKuS kr sk,= wosIwAh ny `s TM ^ nSq kr id|tAtM jo lok JUQy dyvty ^ irJA`, lE aAp,y b|icaM ^a|g iv|c nA sA/n= 11pihlM< whUdAh dy pAtSAhM nywhovAh dy m»dr dy pRvyS dvAr dy kol r|T aty Go/yb\ny hu\dy sn= eh nATAn-mlk jo dFtrI KAs b\dAsI `sdy kmry dy kol b\nHy hoX sn= eh r|T aty Go/ysUrj dyvty dy snmAn lE sn= wosIwAh ny `%ToNGoi/aM ^ hqAa id|tA aty r|TM ^ sA/ id|tA=

12estoN pihlM whUdAh dy pAtsAh ny aAhAz dyBvn dI C|t `%pr jgvydIaM b,AEaM hoEaM sn=mn|Sh pAtSAh ny vI whovAh dy m»dr dy ivh/y iv|cdo jgvydIaM b,vAEaM pr wosIwAh pAtSAh ny `nHMsArIaM jgvydIaM ^ >Ah su|iqaA aty `nHM quki/aMty mul,M ^ ikdron dI vAdI iv|c suqvA id|tA=

13pihlM sulymAn pAtSAh ny vI `%cIaM TAvMb,vAEaM sn `h `s phA/I dy d|K, vAly pAsysn= eh esrAXl dy rAjy sulymAn duaArA isdon dIiBaAnk dyvI aStAroT< aty moaAb dy dyvty kmoS atyamonIaM dy imlkom dy sitkAr iv|c b,AEaM gEaMsn= tM jo `h `nHM dyvitaM dI `pAsnA ty snmAnkr sk,= pr wosIwAh pAtSAh ny eh sArIaM `pAsnAdIaM `%cIaM TAvM ^ nSq krvA id|tA= 14wosIwAhpAtSAh ny sAry wAdgArI T\mM ^ quk/y-quk/y kr id|tAaty aSyrA dy T\m ^ vI >Ah id|tA aty iFr `snymuridaM dIaM h|.IaM `nHM `%icaM TAvM ty iKlArid|tIaM=

15wosIwAh ny `h jgvydI ty `%cI TM jo bYtXliv|c sI `h vI >Ah su|qI= eh TM nbAq dy pu|trwArAbuaAm ny b,vAeaA sI ijs dy nAl `s nyesrAXl toN pAp krvAeaA sI ty wosIwAh ny `hdovyN jgvydI ty `%cA TM >Ah id|tA= aty jgvydI dyp|TrM dy quk/y-quk/y krvA id|ty e|ToN t|k ik `nHM dAcUrA krvA id|tA= `sny aSyrAh dA T\m vI sA/ id|tA=16wosIwAh ny cAroN pAsy vyiKaA ty prbtM `%pr dIaMkbrM v|l ingAh mArI= aty `s ny !dmI@ ^ ByijaA=`nHM !dmI@ ijnHM ny `nHM kbrM iv|coN h|.IaM k|>IaMaty wosIwAh `nHM ^ jgvydI `%pr sA/ id|tA= estrHM wosIwAh ny jgvydI ^ whovAh dy s\dyS mutAbk

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BRSq kr id|tA ijsdA prmySur dy mnu|K ny aYlAn kItAsI= prmySur dy mnu|K ny enHM g|lM dA aYlAn `svkt kItA sI< jdoN wrAbuaAm jgvydI dy pAsy K/AsI=

t|d wosIwAh ny cAroN pAsy vyiKaA aty prmySur dymnu|K (nbI) dI kbr vyKI=

17wosIwAh ny aAiKaA< “`h wAdgArI ic\nH jo mYNvyK irhA hM< `h kI hY?”

Sihr dy lokM ny `s^ ikhA< “eh whUdAh toN aAXprmySur dy mnu|K (nbI) dI kbr hY= es mnu|K nywhUdAh toN aAky `nHM k\mM dA prcAr kItA sI jo tU\bYtXl dI jgvydI dy ivru|D kIty hn= `sny ehg|lM bhut smM pihlM hI d|s id|tIaM sn=”

18wosIwAh ny ikhA< “es prmySur dy mnu|K ^ ek|lAC|. do= esdIaM h|.IaM e|ToN nA cu|ko es^ ivSrAmkrn do=” tM `nHM ny `s mnu|K dIaM h|.IaM `s nbIdIaM h|.IaM jo sAmirwA iv|coN aAeaA sI< rih,id|tIaM=

19wosIwAh ny `nHM `%cIaM TAvM aty sAry m»drM ^vI jo sAmirwA dy SihrM iv|c sn< ijnHM ^ esrAXldy pAtSAh ny whovAh dy gu|sy ^ B/kA`, lE b,AeaAsI >Ah id|tA= aty `h sB kuJ jo `sny bYtXl iv|ckItA sI< `sy trHM `nHM nAl vI kItA=

20wosIwAh ny sAmirwA dI `%icaM TAvM ty ij\ny vIjAjk sn< sBnM ^ mAr su|iqaA= `sny `nHM aAdmIaMdIaM h|.IaM ^ jgvydIaM ’c sAi/aA= e`N `snyenHM `pAsnA asTAnM ^ nsq kItA= iFr `h wrUSlm^ mu/ igaA=

whUdAh dy lokM ny psh mnAeaA21td pAtSAh ny sAry lokM ^ eh hukm id|tA ty

aAiKaA< “whovAh aAp,y prmySur dy lE psh m,AP=eh `vyN hI m,AP ijvyN nym dI poTI iv|c iliKaAhoeaA hY=”

22lokM ny inaMkAr dy smyN toN lYky< ijs ny esrAXl^ esdy duSm,M toN bcAe! sI< aijhA psAh kdynhIN mnAeaA sI= ijvyN hu, mnAeaA igaA sI = nAhI iksy esrAXl dy pAtSAh aty nAhI whUdAh dy iksypAtSAh ny aijhA psh dA v|.A jSn kdy mnAeaAsI= 23`nHM ny wosIwAh dy rAj dy 18vrHy iv|c wrUSlmiv|c whovAh lE eh psh mnAeaA=

24wosIwAh ny pRyt aAtmAvM nAl g|l krn vAlIaMrUhM< jAdUgrM< GrylU dyvitaM< bu|tM aty hor aijhIaMsB iBaAnk cIzM< ijnHM dI lok whUdAh aty wrUSlm

iv|c `pAsnA krdy sn< nSq kr id|tA= pAtSAh nyaijhA ibvsTA dI poTI iv|c ilKy ^ m\n, lE kItA=ijh/I ihlkIwAh jAjk ^ whovAh dy m»dr iv|coN l|BIsI= 25woSIwhA vrsA koE hor pAtSAh nhIN sI `hwhovAh v|l pUry idloN< aAp,I pUrI rUh aty aAp,y pUrItAkt nAl pritaA aty mUsA dy ibvsTA nAl ap,y-aAp ^ e\J b\inHaA ijvyN ik kdy vI iksy hor rAjy nynhIN kItA sI= `s idn tAE woSIwAh vrgA koEpAtSAh nhIN hoeaA sI= 26pr td vI whovAh dIwhUdAh dy lokM nAl nArAzgI nA hqI= whovAh ajyvI `nHM ty kroiDt sI ik`N ik mn|Sh dy BY/y k\m ny`s^ kRoiDt kItA sI= 27whovAh ny aAiKaA< “mYNesrAXl dy lokM ^ `nHM dI DrtI C|., ty mzbUrkItA ty evyN hI mYN whUdAh nAl krMgA= mYN whUdAh ^vI aAp,IaM a|KM toN dUr kr dyvMgA= mYN wrUSlm ^vI svIkAr nhIN krMgA= hM< eh QIk hY ik mYN `hSihr cui,aA sI= jdoN mYN eh aAiKaA sI ik e|Ty myrAnM `%cA hovygA tM mYN wrUSlm bAry hI g|l kr irhAsI’ pr hu, mYN hu,y `s m»dr ^ tbAh krMgA ijh/Ahu, `s TAvyN hY=”

28wosIwAh ny hor ijh/y vI kArj kIty `h whUdAhdy pAtSAhM dy ethAs dI poTI iv|c drj hn=

wosIwAh dI mØt29wosIwAh dy smyN dOrAn< imsr dA pAtSAh iFr~n

nkoh< a|SUr dy rAjy dy iKlAF l/n lE FrAt ndIv|l igaA= wosIwAh `%Ty nkoh ^ iml, lE mig%doigaA= iFr~n ny wosIwAh ^ vyiKaA tM `s^ v|>su|iqaA= 30wosIwAh dy aFsrM ny `sdI loT ^ r|Tiv|c pAeaA ty `s^ mig%do toN wrUSlm iv|c lYaAX= `nHM ny wosIwAh dI aAp,I kbr b,Aky `s ^dFnAeaA=

td aAm lokM ny wosIwAh dy pu|tr whoaAhAz ^ lYky`s^ msh kItA aty `sdy iptA dI jgHA `s^ pAtSAhb,AeaA=

whoaAhAz whUdAh dA pAtSAh b, igaA31whoaAhAz 23 virHaM dA sI jdoN `h pAtSAh

bi,aA= `sny wrUSlm iv|c it\n mhIny rAj kItA=`s dI mM dA nM hmUql sI< jo ilbnAh dy iwrmwAhdI DI sI= 32whoaAhAz ny whovAh dy khy mutAbk k\mnA kIty= `sny `h k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAhiv|c BY/y sn ty `h vI aAp,y puriKaM vMg whovAhdy `lq k\m krdA irhA=

2 rAijaM 23:33-24:18 43233iFr iFr~n nkoh ny whoaAhAz ^ irblAh iv|c

jo hmAT dy dyS iv|c hY kYd kr id|tA tM jo `h wrUSlmiv|c rAj nA kr sky aty `sny `sdy dyS `%pr 3,400

ik|lo cMdI aty 34 tO/A sonA szA vjoN d\. lA id|tA=34iFr~n nkoh ny wosIwAh dy pu|tr alwAkIm ^

`sdy iptA dI TAvy nvM pAtSAh QihrAeaA= iFr~nnkoh ny alwAkIm dA nM bdl ky whowAkIm Dr id|tApr `h whoaAhAz ^ imsr iv|c lY igaA= whoaAhAzimsr iv|c hI miraA= 35whowAkIm ny cMdI ty sonAiFr~n ^ dy id|tA= pr `sny dys `%pr iFr~n dyhukm mutAbk kr lA id|tA `sny dys dy hr aAm mnu|KtoN `sdy kr mutAbk cMdI-sonA il|tA aty iFrwhowAkIm ny eh pYsA iFr~n nkoh ^ sONipaA=

36whowAkIm 25virHaM dA sI jdoN `h rAj krnl|gA= `sny wrUSlm iv|c 11 vrHy rAj kItA= `sdImM dA nM zbUdAh sI jo rUmAh toN pdAwAh dI DI sI=37esny vI `hI k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|cBY/y sn aty aAp,y puriKaM vMg hI whowAkIm ny vImA/y k\m hI kIty=

nbUkdn|sr pAtSAh dA whUdAh ’c aA`,AwhowAkIm pAtSAh dy smyN iv|c bAbl dApAtSAh nbUkdn|sr whUdAh dys iv|c

aAeaA= whowAkIm it\n vrHy `sdA dAs bi,aA iFr`stoN whowAkIm bAZI ho igaA aty `sdy rAj toN `snyto/ky bymuK ho igaA= 2whovAh ny whowAkIm dy ivroDiv|c ksdIaM dy qoly< arAm dy< moaAb aty a»monIaM dyj|Ty Byjy= whovAh ny `nHM ^< whUdAh ^ nSq krnlE ByijaA= eh sB kuJ whovAh dy bcn mutAbkhoeaA jo `sny aAp,y syvkM< nbIaM dy rAhIN boilaAsI= 3whUdAh iv|c e`N sB kuJ vApry eh whovAh dyhukm nAl hI hoeaA sI ik`N ik e`N `h `nHM ^aAp,IaM a|KM toN dUr krnA cAhu\dA sI= eh sB kuJ`sny mn|Sh dy pApM kAr, kItA= 4whovAh ny ehes lE vI sB krvAeaA ik`N ik mn|Sh ny b/ymAsUm lokM ^ mrvAeaA sI aty `nHM dy KUn nAl sArywrUSlm ^ lTpT kItA sI= tM hI whovAh `s^ iKmAnhIN krnA cAhu\dA sI=

5whowAkIm dIaM hor krnIaM ‘whUdAh pAtSAhM dyethAs dI poTI’ iv|c SAiml hn= 6whowAkIm mrnbAad aAp,y puriKaM kol hI dFnAeaA igaA aty`stoN bAad `sdA pu|tr whowAkIn nvM pAtSAhbi,aA= 7bAbl dy pAtSAh ny imsr dI ndI toN lYkyFrAt dy diraA tIk sB kuJ jo imsr dy pAtSAh dA

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sI< hiTaA ilaA ty `stoN bAad Fyr kdy imsr dApAtSAh aAp,y dyS toN bAhr nA inkl sikaA=

nbUkdn|sr dA wrUSlm ty kbzA8whowAkIn jdoN rAj krn l|gA tM `h 18virHaM

dA sI= `sny wrUSlm iv|c it\nM mhIinaM lE rAjkItA= `sdI mM dA nM nhuStA sI dy wrUSlm dyalnATAn dI DI sI= 9whowAkIn ny vI aAp,y bApvMg `hI k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c c\gynhIN sn=

10`s vkt nbUkdn|sr< jo ik bAbl dA pAtSAhsI< dy aFsrM ny wrUSlm `%pr GyrA pA ilaA= 11t|dnbUkdn|sr< bAbl dA pAtSAh< Sihr iv|c aAeaAtM 12whUdAh dA pAtSAh whowAkIn `s^ iml, lEbAhr inkilaA= whowAkIn dI mM< `s dy aFsr< nytAaAgU aty drbArI vI `sdy nAl gX t|d bAbl dypAtSAh nbUkdn|sr ny whowAkIn ^ igrFtAr krilaA= eh GqnA whowAkIn dy rAj kAl dy 18 vrHy’c hoE= 13nbUkdn|sr ny whovAh dy m»dr iv|coNwrUSlm coN sArA KzAnA k|> ilaA aty pAtSAh dymihl iv|coN vI sArA KzAnA lu|q ilaA= sony dy sAryBM.y jo esrAXl dy pAtSAh sulymAn ny whovAh dym»dr iv|c r|Ky sn< `sny k|q ky to/ ky whovAh dy khyanusAr qu|k/y-qu|k/y kr id|ty=

14`sny wrUSlm dy sAry lokM ^ dyS inkAlA dyid|tA ijs iv|c DnA> lok aty aAgU vI SAiml sn=`sny 10,000 lokM ^ F/ky kYd kr ilaA= `sny sArykArIgrM aty lohArM ^ vI F/ ilaA aty sDArn grIblokM toN isvAe dyS dA koE b\dA nA Ci.aA=15nbUkdn|sr whowAkIn ^ b\dI b,Aky bAbl ^ lYigaA= `h `s dI mM< `sdIaM bIvIaM< aFsrM atyaAgU nytAvM aty kih\dy-khA`Ndy lokM ^ vI aAp,ynAl lY igaA= enHM sBnM ^ `h bAbl iv|c kYdIb,A ky ilaAeaA= 16`s iv|c 7<000 ispAhI sn=nbUkdn|sr sAry ispAhIaM aty 1<000 kArIgrM tykAimaM ^ aAp,y nAl lY aAeaA= eh sAry mnu|K j\gdI isKlAE il|ty hoX j\g lE itaAr ispAhI snijnHM ^ bAbl dA pAtSAh b\dI b,Aky bAbl iv|c lYaAeaA=

isdkIwAh pAtSAh17bAbl dy pAtSAh ny whowAkIn dy cAcy< mt|nwAh

^ nvM pAtSAh b,AeaA< aty `s ^ isdkIwAh nMid|tA= 18isdkIwAh 21virHaM dA sI jdoN `h pAtSAh

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bi,aA= `sny wrUSlm iv|c 11vrHy rAj kItA= `sdImM dA nM hmUql sI jo ik iwrmwAh dI DI sI aty `hilbnAh toN sI= 19isdkIwAh ny vI `hI k\m kIty jowhovAh dI ingAh iv|c BY/y sn= isdkIwAh ny vIwhowAkIn vMg sB mA/y k\m kIty= 20td whovAhwrUSlm ty whUdAh ty e\nA kroD iv|c aAeaA ik`sny `nHM ^ aAp,IaM nzrM toN dUr kr id|tA=

nbUkdn|sr ny isdkIwAh dA rAj Ktm kItAisdkIwAh bymuK ho igaA aty `h bAbl dy pAtSAh

dA hukm m»n, toN bAZI ho igaA=hu, nbUkdn|sr jo ik bAbl dA pAtSAh sIaAp,I FOj nAl wrUSlm dy ivru|D l/n

lE aAeaA= eh GqnA isdkIwAh dy rAj dy nOvyNvrHy dy dsvyN mhIny dy dsvyN idn vAprI= `s nyaAp,I FOj dA wrUSlm `%pr GyrA pA ilaA tM jo loka\dr jA Sihr toN bAhr nA aA sk,= Fyr `s nySihr dy aAly-duaAly iklHAb\dI dI k\D b,AE=2nbUkdn|sr dI FOj isdkIwAh dy whUdAh dy rAjkrn dy 11vrHy tIk Sihr ^ GyrI rhI= 3Sihr iv|cakAl ny burI hAlt kr id|tI aty cOTy mhIny dy nOvyNidn Sihr iv|c aAm lokAE kol KA, ^ a»n dA dA,AnA irhA=

4nbUkdn|sr dI FOj ny aKIr Sihr dI `h dIvAr>Ah id|tI= `s rAt isdkIwAh pAtSAh aty `sdysrdAr `%ToN B|j inkly= `nHM ny B|j, lE duhrIaMdIvArM dy iv|coN dI jo gupt FAqk sI `sdI vrtoNkItI= eh rAh pAtSAh dy bAZM iv|coN dI sI= duSm,FOj ny sAry Sihr ^ GyrA pAeaA hoeaA sI prisdkIwAh ty `sdy srdAr `jA/ dy rAh toN B|j kybc inkly= 5bAbl dI FOj ny isdkIwAh pAtSAh dAip|CA kItA ty `s ^ wrIho dy ny/y F/ ilaA= isdkIwAhdy sAry ispAhI `s^ C|. ky B|j gX=

6t|d bAbl dy ispAhI isdkIwAh pAtSAh ^ F/ kybAbl dy pAtSAh kol irblAh iv|c ilaAX ty `nHMlokM ny `s^ d\. dy, dA ivcAr kItA= 7`nHM nyisdkIwAh dy pu|tr ^ `sdy sAmH,y v|i>aA= iFr `nHMny isdkIwAh dIaM a|KM k|>IaM ty iFr `s^ j\jIrMnAl b\nHky bAbl iv|c lY aAX=

wrUSlm dA nAs8nbUkdn|sr 5 mhIny dy s|tvyN idn jo `sdI

pAtSAhI dA 19vrHA sI wrUSlm iv|c aAeaA=nbUzrdAn nbUkdn|sr dI vDIaA FOj dA kptAn

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sI= 9nbUkdn|sr ny whovAh dA m»dr aty pAtSAh dAmihl sA/ su|iqaA aty wrUSlm dy sAry GrM ^ sA/id|tA⁄ `s ny v|.IaM-v|.IaM emArtM ^ vI sA/id|tA=

10ksdIaM dI sArI FOj ny jo jlAdM dy srdAr dynAl sI wrUSlm dy aAly-duaAly dIaM k\DM ^ >Ahsu|iqaA= 11nbUkdn|sr ny Sihr iv|c bAkI dy luky hoXlokM ^ vI F/ ilaA aty `nHM ^ kYdI b,A ilaA=`nHM lokM ^ vI `sny b\dI b,A ilaA ijh/y ik `skol smrp, ho, lE trly lY, aAX= 12nbUkdn|srny grIbM ^ kYdI nA b,AeaA= `sny `nHM ^ `%Ty hIC|. id|tA tM jo `h a\gUr aty bAkI FslM dI dyK-BAlkr sk,=

13bAbl dI sYnA ny kMsy dy `nHM sAry T\mM< kursIaM<kMsy dy v|.y q|bM ^ to/ id|tA jo whovAh dy m\dr iv|csn aty sArA kMsA bAbl dyS ^ lY gX= 14tsly<k/Cy< gultrAS< kqorIaM aty ip|tl dy `h sAry BM.y<ijnHM nAl syvA kItI jMdI sI `h lY gX= 15nbUzrdAnsArIaM a»gIQIaM bAqy ty jo kuJ sony dA sI aty cMdIdA `h vI lY igaA= 16----17jo kuJ n|bUkdn|sr lY ig!sI:

do T\m ( hr T\m 27 fu|q `|cA sI es `|tly tAjsA>y cAr Fu|q dy sn= `nHM tAjM `%ty< e|k jAl atyanArM dA .IjAEn sI= dovyN T\m e|ko ijhy sn atye|k ijhy .IjAEn dy sn=) e|k kMsyN dA v|.A q|b<aty g|.y jo sulymAn ny whovAh lE b,vAX sn=

enHM sB kAsy `%ty e\nA kMsA sI ijs^ toi/!nhIN jA skdA sI=

whUdAh dy lok b\dIvAn18m»dr iv|coN nbUzrdAn lY igaA jlAdM dy srdAr

prDAn jAjk srAwAh< sFnwAh dUjA jAjk ty it\npRvyS duaAr dy drbArI=

19aty nbUzrdAn Sihr iv|c lY igaA: e|k aiDkArI^ jo ik sYnA dA srdAr sI= pAtSAh dy 5 slAhkArM^ jo ik hAly vI Sihr iv|c sn= sYnA dy kptAn dye|k sk|tr ^ jo ik lokM dI ig,tI kr, dA e\cArjsI aty kEaM ^ FOj lE BrtI krdA h\dA sI atybAkI hor lokM ^ jo ik `s^ Sihr a\dr l|By= 20----21iFrenHM sAiraM ^ jlAdM dA srdAr nbUzrdAn F/kybAbl dy pAtSAh kol irblAh iv|c lY igaA= atybAbl dy pAtSAh ny `nHM ^ hmAT dyS dy irblAhiv|c mArky `nHM dI h|itaA kItI e`N whUdAh aAp,IhI DrtI toN asIr ho gX=

2 rAijaM 25:22-30 434

whUdAh dA rAjpAl gdlwAh22lyikn jo lok whUdAh dI DrtI ty rih gX< ijnHM

^ bAbl dy pAtSAh nbUkdn|sr ny C|. id|tA< `nHM`%pr `sny ahIkAm dy pu|tr aty SAFAn dy potrygdlwAh ^ QihrAeaA=

23jdoN sAry sYnAptIaM aty `nHM dy ispAhIaM nysui,aA ik bAbl dy pAtSAh ny gdlwAh ^ aiDkArdy id|tA hY tM `h imsph iv|c gdlwAh kol aAX=nTnwAh dA pu|tr eSmAXl aty kAryaAh dA pu|trwohAnn< nqoFTI tnhumT dA pu|tr srAwAh atymakATI dA pu|tr waznwAh aty enHM dy hor mnu|KvI gdlwAh kol aAX= 24gdlwAh ny `nHM ^ aty`nHM dy aAdmIaM nAl ekrAr krky aAiKaA< “bAbldy aFsrM toN .ro nA= esy zmIn `%ty rho aty bAbldy pAtSAh dI syvA kro= iFr tuhA.y nAl sB kuJ QIk-QAk ho jAvygA=”

25nTnwAh dA pu|tr< alISAmA dA potrA eSmAXlpAtSAh dy GrA,y iv|coN sI= 7vyN mhIny iv|c< eSmAXl

aAp,y dsM aAdmIaM nAl aAeaA aty gdlwAh `%tyhmlA krky whUdAh dy sAry aAdmIaM aty bAbl dysAry aAdmIaM ^ mAr id|tA jo ik `s nAl imspAhiv|c sn= 26Fyr sAry sYnA aiDkArI aty bAkI lok imsr^ B|j gX= sAry lok< tu|C coN lYky mhAn tAEN B|j gXik`N ik `h bybIlonI@ toN .rdy sn=

27bAad iv|c avIl mrodk bAbl dA rAjA bi,aA=`sny whUdAh dy pAtSAh whowAkIn ^ kYd iv|coNk|i>aA= eh whowAkIn dy b\dI b,n toN 37vrHy ’ceh GqnA vAprI= e`N avIl mrodk dy rAj s\BAl,toN 12mhIny dy 27 idn vApiraA= 28avIl mhodkwhowAkIn dy dwAlU sI aty `s^ dUijaM pAtSAhMnAloN `%cA drjA id|tA ijh/y ik `sdy nAl bAbliv|c sn= 29avIl-mrodk ny whowAkIn ^ kYdIaMvAly vstr pA`, toN rok id|tA aty whowAkIn rAjy dymyz ty bYiQaA aty ij\nA icr ij`NeaA `%Ty hI KADA=30e`N avIl mrodk ny rih\dI `mr whowAkIn ^`sdA rASn hmySA lE id|tA=

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