SoTa rusTavelis qarTuli literaturis instituti

vinc dRes am omidan cocxali gavideso!~ _ dasZaxa mxcovanma,
magram Warmagma sardalma.
_ `amin da krileisono!~ _ miayvires mTiulebma da astyda
omi. Sedegi saarako gamarjveba iyo!.. wyalSi gadahyares
TaTrebi!.. mtkvari damxrCvals veRar itevda!!.. amave
dros kaxelebs guli hqonda gatexili; mosveneba ara hqondaT:
qurdulad epareboden lekebi da xan aq, xan iq daecemoden
xolme sofels. daaZaxebden buks, atydeboda
gangaSi: `ariqa, mdevari!.. vin xarT mamaci!.. lekebi daesxnen
ama da am sofels~ da sxvani... wamovardeboda zeze
ZildamfrTxali mdevari; col-Svili iaraRs miawodebda,
cxens Seukazmavda, isic faca-fuciT moaxteboda cxens da
miaSurebda mtrisken. imas ar naRvlobda, rom marto varo.
mdevari iyo. icoda, rom sxvebic, misTanebi, iqneboden,
wamoeweoden gza-gza da Tu daeweoden mters, nadavls daayrevinebden.
_ amisTanebi iyven Cveni mama-papebi da
sultanmac ganasxvava sxva qristianebisgan: qarTvelebs
firmani hqondaT, rom ubaJod Sesuliyvnen xolme
ierusalimSi.
maSin yvela gmiri iyo. aslan yaflaniSvili CaabezRes
mTavar-marTebel ermalovs, rom qarTvelobs da rusebis
ara swams rao!.. ermalovma moixmo da ubrZana, `xmali aixadeo!..~,
aslans jer xumroba egona, magram bolos rom darwmunda,
rom aRar mexumrebiano, gaukvirda da uTxra: `es
xmali erekles naboZebia da mis metic veravin amxdiso!..
Tqveni es aris da miirTvio~ _ moixsna yelis jvari da daudva
win stolze. moTminebidan gamosulma ermolovma
miayvira: `Sen ici, rom mag urCobisaTvis sikvdildi
gekuTvniso?~
_ vicio, magram arc is damviwyebia, rom `sjobs sicocxlesa
naZraxsa sikvdili saxelovanio!~ _ miugo dinjad
da Seupovrad gauCerda zrdilobianad. dRes ki erTi
wailaparaka pristavma: qarTvelobav, iaraRi aiyareo da
[danis erTac] aRaravisa aqvs mTels imereTSi!.. sofelSi
rom braziani ZaRli SeiWres, momgerebeli aravin aris!!..
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