ta ldf, úch ndmamf.
r.mEï olsk fldg ug;a ys;=fku
k¿fjla fjkak'
uu fï fjkqfjka mqÿu úÈyg uykais jqKd'
-Ôjka l=udr;=x.
fï Èkj, uyrc wcdi;a iu. ìïìidr rc;=ud o fÄud ìij o iu. nqoaO ld,fha Ôj;a jQ ;j;a fndfyda msßila ,xldfõ ießir;s' fudjqk;=ßka ‘ìïìidr rÊcqrefjda’ neyeolskakg hd hq;= hehs ud is;d isáfha uyrc wcdi;a ,xldjg meñKs ojiaj,u h'
wjidkfha § ug ta wjia:dj ,eìKs' uu wfma wend;a iu. lsre,mk n,fmdl=K mdr Èf.a f.dia ìïìidr rc;=udf.a rcud,s.hg f.dv jqfKñ'
”tkak''' tkak'''”
Tyq b;du iqyo f,i wm ish rcueÿrg lefËõfõh'a3
ta fudfydf;a rc we÷ï .,jd irulska iy lñihlska ieriS isá ìïìidr rÊcqrefjda" ”rc we÷ï” me<|.kq msKsi ukaÈrh we;=<g .sfhah'
ñks;a;= lsysmhlg miq Tyq h<s wm fj; wd kuq;a Tyq we| me<| isáfha rc we÷ï fkdfõ' l,siula iy lñihls'
úi,a wd,skaofha mfil we;s ”TxÑ,a,d” mqgqfjys jdä jQ Tyq uola tyd fuyd meoaÿfkah'
”Tn tfykï rc jqKd'''”
uu l;d ny wrUñka lSfjñ'
Tyq iskdiqfkah'
th rdclSh iskyjla fkdfõ' ”fma%ujka;hl=f.a iskdjls" ùrhl=f.a iskdjls' ;j;a úia;r lf<d;a ùr fmïj;l=f.a oÛldr iskdjls”
”uu y;r mia j;djlau rc fj,d ;sfhkjd”
Tyq lSfõ rclu Tyqg ta yeá fohla fkdjk ;rug ieye,a¨fjks'
”ta jqKdg fï j;dfj f,dl= rclulafk''' ìïìidr rÊcqrefjda”
”uu Th ìïìidr rÊcqrefjd jqfKa fojeks j;djg' Thsg l,skq;a uu ìïìidr rÊcqrefjda fj,d ;sfhkjd'' yenehs tod fï mdr jf.a fkdfjhs" fmdä rx.khla ;snqKd”
”Tng rc fjkak l;d l<du leue;af;kau rclu ndr.;a;d o@”
uu h<s;a Tyqf.a uqyqK n,ñ'
‘‘kE" uu fo.sähdjl ysáfha' fudlo ta fjoaÈ lsysm j;djlau rc fj,d ysgmq ksid wdfhu rc pß;hla lrkjo keoao lshk fo.sähdj uf.a ysf;a we;s jqKd' kuq;a wka;sug ug ,enqKq b,a,Su wylodkak neß jqKq ksid uu talg leu;s jqKd'’’
”wo ysf;kjd uu .;a;= ;SrKh yß lsh,d' wo fï ìïìidr rc pß;hg ,efnk wiSñ; m%;spdrj,ska ug fmakjd" ìïìidrf. rclu uu fyd|g lr,d ;sfhkjd lsh,d'”
ìïìidr rÊcqrefjda h<s;a iskdfihs'
fï iskdj kï" rcl=f.a iskdjla fkdfõ' wfma jdKsc iskudjg È.= l,la ;siafia ke;=ju neßj isá Ôjka l=udr;=x.f.a iskdjhs'
yß` ud fï meñK isákafka wfma m%ùK k¿ Ôjka l=udr;=x.f.a ksfjigh' ;jÿrg;a ug Tyq ^ìïìidr rÊcqrefjda& fkdfõ" Ôjka l=udr;=x. h'
lf,l weu;sjrfhl= f,i o rgg fiajh l< Tyqf.a iskud Ôú;fha ri u;l ydrd wjqiaikakg oeka b;sx wjirhs`
”Tn isxy, iskudjg tkafk igka k¿fjla úÈyg' Bg miafi fmïj;d fjkjd' wo rc jqKdg" ta rclu .kak f,dl=jg lÜg lkak we;s'”
uu Ôjkaf. uqyqK n,ñ'
Tyq iskdfihs'
fï yskdj l,ska ke.+ yskdjg jvd oÛldrh' ta Tyq riuqiq w;S;h isysm;a lrñka k.k iqkaoru iskdjla jk ksidh'
”ta ldf, úch ndmamf. r.mEï olsk fldg ug;a ys;=fku k¿fjla fjkak' uu fï fjkqfjka mqÿu úÈyg uykais jqKd'
uu fÜ%,a nhsla tlla wr.;a;d' ´flka tl tl foaj,a mqreÿ jqKd' ùrhd lrk jev mqreÿ jqKd' l÷j, .shd" Wäka mekafkõjd" ta ldf, wef,laiekav¾ m%kdkaÿ" frdìka m%kdkaÿ,d lrk úC%udkaú; jev ;kshu w;ayod n,kak mgka .;a;d' lrdfÜ jf.au úúO igka C%u bf.k .;a;d' wka;sfï§ Ñ;%máhl mqxÑ fldgila rÛmdkak yïn jqKd'
Ôjka iskudjg wd .ufka riuqiq mqj;a ´kE ;rï ;sfnkakg mq¿jk' tajd tlska tl u;la lr.kakg bv § uu n,d ys¢ñ'
”ojila m;a;f¾l oekaùula ;snqKd úch
O¾uY%S f. isgq l=ußfhda Ñ;%máhg k¿ ks<shka n|jd .kakjd lsh,d' iïuqL mÍlaIKh iqo¾Ysfh ;sfhkjd lsh,d' tal oelaldu ug;a i;=gq ys;=Kd' uu .shd" hk fldg fld,af,d fl,af,d uyf.dvla weú;a ysáhd' uu;a fmda,sfï'
fidaumd, ,ekfrda,a udj oelald' ;,fldgqfj úch ndmam,df. f.or È fidaumd,g udj uqK.eys,d ;sínd' Tyq weú;a ug l;d l<d'
”Thd wdjg fïka frda,a tlg .kak flkd oekauu ;SrKh lr,d bjrhs'”
fidaumd, ,ekfrda,a lsõjd''
”wr bkafk m%Odk k¿jd”
B<Ûg thd weÛs,a, Èla lr,d tlaflfklaj fmkakqjd'
,iaik fldf,af,la me;a;l ysgf.k bkakjd' uu thd Èyd ne¨jd' ik;a .=K;s,l ;ud ta'
uf.a ySfka ì÷kd'
ug ,efnkafku fmdä fmdä pß;' Tkak lÈrd Ñ;%mgfh;a ug fmdä pß;hla ,efnkjd' fïl;a igka cjksld tfyu ;sfhk *s,aï tlla' Th igka cjksldj frdahs o is,ajd oel,d ;snqKd'
ojila frdahs ug yïn jqKd' uf.a <Û iaC%smaÜ tlla ;sfhkjd' ys; fyd| fld,a,d lsh,d' fïlg Thd fyd|hs lsh,hs uu ys;df.k bkafk' ksjdvq mdvqfõ fï iaC%smaÜ lshj,d n,,d" leue;a; lshkak fld'
frdahs lsõjd
uu tfjf,u leue;a; ÿkakd'
Tkak Th úÈyg ys; fyd| fld,a,d Ñ;%máfhka ug m%Odk pß;hla ,efnkjd' fï Ñ;%máhg uu okak lshk Ys,am Tlafldu odkjd' fÜ%,a nhsla tl Wäka mkkakjd" l÷ Wv hkjd' Th rÛmEï tlal Tkak uf.a .ek fld,af,d fl,af,d l;d lrkak mgka .kakjd'
ys; fyd| fld,a,d Thdf. ySfka yenE l<d`
uu Ôjkaf. uqyqK n,ñ'
ish TxÑ,a,d mqgqfjys biairyg;a miaig;a fo;=ka jrla meoaÿkq Ôjka h<s;a iskdiqfkah'
”uf.a ySfk ;sfhkafka ÿIaghdf.ka ñÈ,d kegqï .ehqïj,g tl;= fjkak' fï ldf, äiaflda vdkai¾ Ñ;%máh weú;a ;snqKd' ´fl rÛmdkjd ñ;=ka pC%fnda¾;S' yefudau lsõjd uu;a ñ;=ka jf.a lsh,d' Th Ñ;%máfh ñ;=ka ,iaikg kgkjd' uu;a Th kegqï Èyd n,df.k kgkjd' oeka ug;a ´fk Ñ;%máhl kgkak' Tkak Th w;f¾ ug m%d¾:kd Ñ;%máhg l;d lrkjd' tafl;a ùrhd ik;a' uu mqreÿ úÈygu ÿIaghd' uu wOHlaIlf.ka b,a,Sula lrkjd isxÿjlg kgkak fokak lsh,d'
wOHlaI yskd jqKd' Thd ú,kafk" ú,kag fldfyduo isxÿjlg kgkak fokafk' kgkak fokafk ùrhgfk'”
W;a;f¾ tal'
ta;a uu È.gu wOHlaIlg lror lr,d
isxÿjlg kgkak wjia:djla ,nd .kakjd' kgkafk ueKsla tlal' isxÿj lsõfj fcda;smd,'
m%d¾:kd ux., o¾Ykh fmkakqfõ T,sïmshd fyda,a tfla' uu fïlg uf.a fld,af,d álla wrka tkjd' Wkag ;snqfK uu isxÿjg kgk fldg úis,a .ykakhs wmamqä .ykakhs'
ÿIaghd kgkfldg udr úis,a mdrla ´ähkaia tflka wdfj' ùrhdg ta m%;spdr keye' ug;a b;sx udr i;=gqhs' *s,aï tl bjr fj,d uu uf.a jEka tlg .shd' fukak wr úis,a .ymq fld,af,d ál t;k' taflka yefudau oek.;a;d úis,a tl ma,Eka tlla lsh,d'
”ta kegqu;a tlal Tfí ySk ienE jqKd'”
uu h<s;a Ôjkaf.a uqyqK n,ñ" tfy;a ;ju;a Tyqf.a uqyqfKa l¿ j,dl=¿h'
”keyefk''' uf.a ySfk ùr fmïj;d ùu'”
Ôjka hdï;ug iskdfihs'
”fï fjoaÈ uu Ñ;%mg myf<djl ú;ru ÿIaghdf. pßf; r.md,d ;snqKd' wdfh kï uu ÿIaGhdg rÛmdkafk kE lsh,d ;SrKhla .;a;d' uu .syska himd,s; yïn jqKd'
md,s; whsfh" ug oekakï ÿIaG pß; rÛmdk tl tmd fj,hs ;sfhkafk' ùrhf. frda,a tl ,enqfK ke;skï uu Tlafldu od,d rg hkjd'”
uu himd,s;g lsõjd'
md,s; whshd uf.a Èyd ne¨fõ mqÿfuka jf.a'
”ú,kag ljodj;a ùrhd fjkak neye u,a,s' oeka Thd ùrfhla úÈyg ms<s.kak rislfhd leue;s fjkafk keye'”
W;a;f¾ tal'
uu iqks,a fidau mSßia yïn jqKd' thdg;a lsõjd uf.a m%d¾:kh'
thdf. W;a;fr;a wrluhs' uu f;areï .;a;d oekakï lsisu Ñ;%máldrfhla udj ùrhdj;a fmïj;dj;a lrkafka keye lsh,d' ux ys;=jd fldfydu yß uuu Ñ;%máhla lrkjd lsh,d' uf.a hd¨fjd ysáhd Y%Skd;a niakdhlhs" rxð;a isßj¾Okhs' rxð;ag lsõjd iaC%smaÜ tl ,shkak' uu m%Odk k¿jd fyj;a ùr fmïj;d'
Bg miafi wms .shd m%S;srdÊ ùrr;ak
uqK.efykak' fudlo Tyq ta ldf,a ckm%sh Ñ;%mg ksIamdoljrfhla' wms .syska iaC%smaÜ tl .ek lsõjd'
”uu Ñ;%máh lrkakï yenehs m%Odk pß;hg kï Thdj .kak neye”
m%S;srdÊf. W;a;f¾ jqfKa tal' wms wdmyq wdjd'
fïl yßhk u.=,la fjkafk kE rxðhd' fïl wmsgu ;uhs lrkak fjkafk' ux fldfydu yß i,a,s fydhd.kakï lsh,d ux rxðg lsõjd'
uu uf.a mrK Ôma tl ;siamkaodylg úlald' Tkak oeka IQáx mgka .;a;d' we,ßla ,hk,a m%kdkaÿ fk.áõ j.hla ÿkakd' uf.a hd¿ .rdÊ tllska mrK jdykhla b,a,f.k k¿ ks<sfhd .kak hkjd' fï k¿ ks<sfhd ljqrej;a fï jEka ln,g k.skafk;a kE'
uu ùr fmïj;d' fmïj;shg .;af; iî;dj' fldfydu yß ,laI y;rla úhoï lr, Ñ;%máh l<d' Ñ;%máfh ku ys; fyd| pKaähd' ys;=jg;a jvd Ñ;%máh id¾:l jqKd' wdodhu;a fyd|hs' Tkak T;kska ;uhs uf.a ySfka yenEfj,d ÿIaghdf.ka ñÈ,d" uu ùr fmïj;d jqfKa'
Ôjka Tyqf.a TxÑ,a,d mqgqfõ u|la biairyg ú;a h<s;a miq mig .sfhah' oeka Tyqf.a uqyqfKa m%ikak iskyjls`
uu wendf.a uqyqK n,ñ' Tyqf.a leurdj C%shd;aul fjhs'
ùr fmïj;d úÈyg úC%udkaú; jev lroaÈ jer§ï tfyu fj,d we;s'
uu wfma ms<si|r h<s;a fjk;a mS,a,lg .;sñ'
‘‘fudlo ke;=j''''’’ Ôjka wr ,iaiku iskdj Tyqf.a fof;d,;rg .;af;ah'
”Tng Èjqrd lshkakï” Ñ;%mgfh ùrhd jqfKa YIS úf–kao%" thdf.hs uf.hs *hsÜ tlla ;snqKd' uu YISf. nvg .y,d kefuk fldg YIS ug mhska .yk iSka tlla ;snqKd' t;fldg uu úisfj,d jefgkak ´fka'
m<mqreÿ igka k¿fjd kï okakjd myfr iSudj' ta;a YIS w¨;a flfkla' thd ug mhska .eyqfj we;a;gu' ll=, tkfldg uu w; we,a¨jd' im;a;= mdr wf;a jeÈ,d w; ;=jd, jqKd' uu w; we,a¨fõ ke;akï
tfyu im;a;=j jÈkafka uf.a uQfKa' tfyu jqKd kï uf.a uQfKa weg lgq;a lefvkjd'
rkafoks., isxyhd Ñ;%máfh rÛmdoaÈ;a tfyu jevla jqKd' uuhs úch ndmamhs fokaku wiaifhd fokafkl=f. msfÜ hkjd' msámiafika wfma .uk rE.; lrf.k leurd lKavdhu Ôma tll tkjd' w;ru.lÈ wms .Ûlska tf;r fjkjd' wfma miafika tk Ôma tl;a msámiafika uy yhsfhka tkjd'
wfma .ukdka;h jqfKa tla;rd f.orla' uu Th f.or <Û wiaihd k;r l<d' ta;a úch ndmamd t;ek k;r fkdlr lE.yf.k biairyg .shd' t;fldgu udj Wäka .shd' wiaihd ìu jegqKd' wr Ôma tl wfma msámiafika wdmq fõf.g fí%la wykafka ke;=j wiaihf. wefÛa yemams,d'
uu ke.sÜgd ux ne¨fj wiaihf. Èyd' wiaihj uu .;af; ,laI ;=kl wem uqo,la ;sh,d'
wiaihg ;=jd,hla jqfKd;a wr wem uqo, yïn fjkafk kE' yenehs jdikdjlg ugj;a wiaihgj;a ;=jd,hla jqfKa keye'
wdfh ojil ysÜ,¾ whshd lsh,d *s,aï tll ug le,Ks f.Ûka mkskak ;snqKd' kslï fkdfjhs udxpq msáka' Th iSka tl .kak fj,dfj fikÛ jgfj,d ysáfha' fmd,sishg;a .y,d Ôma tflka mek,d md,u Wäka le,Ks .Ûg mekakd' u.È udxpqj .e,fjk úÈyghs' yo,d ;snqfKa' .Ûg mekmq uu .Û háka mSk,d .syska le,Ks md,fï lKaählg uqjd jqKd'
ug ys;=Kd lÜáhg mqxÑ úys¿jla lrkak' uu Wv u;=jqfKa ke;s yskaod lÜáh udj fydhkak le,Ks .Ûg mekakd' tfy fufy mSk mSkd udj fydhkjd' uu ál fj,djla hkak wer,d ux fufya lsh,d lE .eyqjd'
ta fjoaÈ" le,Ks md,u Wv ysgmq Tlafldu nh fj,d ysáfha'’’
iskudfõ l;dkaor w;sYhskau riaj;a h' ùr fmïj;l=f.a l;kaorj, ;%dih;a NS;sh;a uqiqj ;sfnk neúka ta l;d jvd;a rij;a h' úÑ;%h'
tfy;a Ôjka l=udr;=x. iu. l;dny mgkaf.k oeka mehlgj;a jvd .;j f.disks' oeka b;ska Tyqf.ka iuq.; hq;=h'
ìïìidr rcq uqK.efikakg meñK ÿIaGhd o ùr fmïj;d o uqK.eiqfkuq' oeka b;ska fï ;=kafokdf.kau iuqf.k hkafkuq'
‘‘Thdg ;j mska;+r .kak ´kEo@’’
Ôjka wend foi ne¨fõh'
‘‘fjk we÷ulska .ïuq fol ;=kla" lymdg I¾Ü tlla jf.a tlla w¢kakfld'”
wend lSfõh'
;j;a fudfyd;lska ta mska;+r ieish o ksud jQfhka wms ìïìidr rc ueÿfrka t<shg neiafiuq'
‘ys; fyd| pKaähd’ wmg w; jekqfõh'
Ydka; l=udr ú;dk