`roca morige RmerTma dainaxa, rom adamianTa modgmas aRar SeeZlo qves-

knelis bnel ZalebTan brZola, maT Semweebad RvTisSvilebi mouvlina da

droebiT samyoflad casa da miwas Soris aRmarTuli gergeTis mTa miuCina~.
kviria xmelTmouravis wigni,
`ambavi RvTisSvilTa dabadebisa.~

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ciuri niSani

rva meyurade erTdroulad miadga sanes mTaze sane-Reles xat-salocavisaken mimaval

biliks. rvaves saxeze daRlis, SeSfoTebis, tkivilisa da SiSis kvali aCnda. xolo roca
erTmaneTi SeaTvalieres, mixvdnen, ber buqnai baadurTan kargi ambiT arc erTi ar dab-
runebuliyo.
karga xnis siarulis Semdeg fiqaliT da sipi qviT nageb salocavs miadgnen, romelic
cixe-koSks ufro waagavda. aq, Rrublebs zemoT, daedo bina ber buqnai baadurs, aqedanve
daegzavna erTguli msaxurebi rvave mxaridan ambis mosatanad.
meyuradeebi ise miadgnen sane-Reles, ise gadaabijes xat-salocavis galavnis
zRurbls, ise Cauares gverdiT sasanTle, sapure, sajare da salude darbazebs da ise
miadgnen sadroSes, sityvac ki ar uZraxavT. SesasvlelTan wamierad SeCerdnen da erTma-
neTs gadaxedes. bolos erTma mZimed SeaRo kari.
darbazis TavSi, sauflo skamze, grZel, mwvane mosasxamSi gaxveuli TeTrqudiani, rki-
nisCeqmebiani RvTisSvilTa winamZRoli da xatTa batoni beri buqnai baaduri ijda, xel-
Si ganuyreli Tujis mZime Subnuri maTraxi eWira. mis gverdiT maRali, gamxdari, cvi-
lisfersaxiani, TeTr anaforiani qadagi ieremia idga.
meyuradeebi erT xazze gamwkrivdnen da mdablad daukres Tavi patrons.
_ salmis dro ar aris, swrafad miTxariT, ra xdeba qveynad! _ dasWeqa berma buqnaim.
maTac rigrigobiT moaxsenes yovelive, rac naxes da gaigones:
_ wiTeli qvebis mxare TiTqmis mTlianadaa aoxrebuli, kantikuntad darCenili sof-
lebis umetesobas ki erTgulebis fici miucia bneleTis meufisaTvis.
_ Sua miwebs qajebi Sesevian, awiokeben da arbeven soflebs, veRar umklavdebian ka-
cisZeni da RvTisSvilni maT Semotevas.
_ didi mdinaris Suaweli jer kidev umklavdeba mters, magram, ase Tu gagrZelda,
didxans veRar gaZlebs.
_ aRmosavleTiT, cecxlovani miwebis misadgomebTan, xalxi suls Rafavs, qajebma
tyeebic ki gadabuges, did SimSilobas elodebian...
_ samxreTis mTianeTs, sastiki brZolebis Semdeg, naxevari miwebi daukargavs...
_ kolxeTs wylis qajebi Sesevian, maT mTavars, buqras, RvTisSvili kopala dautyve-
vebia. Tergauli wasula gamosaxsnelad, magram jer ar dabrunebula.
_ samxreTis mTianeTSi devebi apireben damkvidrebas, RvTisSvilebsac ki eurCebian
da gandevniT emuqrebian.
yoveli ambis mosmenis Semdeg, beri buqnai baaduri Tavs nela xrida. ase icoda, roca
cud ambebs moaxsenebdnen xolme. drodadro qadag ieremias axedavda da mZimed amoiox-
rebda.
xSirad stumrobdnen bers sxvadasxva Temisa Tu gvaris Svilebi, mravaljer mousmenia
maTi tkivilisa da dardisTvis. aravin dautovia qomagobis gareSe. Tavis dazogva ar
sCveoda. avisa da kargis gasayarze dgomas iyo Cveuli. yoveli wlis ivlisis bolo SabaT-

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kviras, sane-Reles Zveli xat-salocavi misi madlieri xalxiT ivseboda da erTxmad Seh-
RaRadebdnen: `saRmrTo bero baaduro, adgilis Tav-svetis angelozoo!~ tyuilad ki ar
eZaxdnen kviria xmelTmouravis marjvena xels, mTeli xmeleTi iyo misi dardi da satki-
vari. dRes ki mis garSemo yvela mxare erTnairad gatialebuli da aoxrebuli iyo. rame
unda eRona, Torem bneleTisadmi erTgulebis ficis daudebeli sofelic aRar darCe-
boda da qveynad ukuni daisadgurebda. yvelaze saSiSi ki is iyo, verc erTi karibWe veRar
Carazavda qvesknels da balRamis Savbneli morevi TandaTan CanTqavda kacisZeTa miwebs
binadrebianad. amas dardobda beri buqnai baaduri.
qadagma ieremiam xeliT aniSna meyuradeebs, darbazidan gavideTo. beri buqnai kvlav
TavCaqindruli ijda da xmas ar iRebda. mere erTbaSad maTraxi daatylaSuna, fexze wa-
moimarTa, _ momyevio! _ ubrZana qadags da dasturTdarbazisken amaval qvis xveul Uki-
bes auyva. ieremia morCilad gahyva ukan, kiTxva ver Sebeda _ ras apirebo, icoda, das-
turTdarbazSi beri mxolod maSin Sedioda, roca undoda, morige cis gamgeblisTvis
eTxova rCeva an daxmareba. aman kidev ufro SeaSfoTa qadagi.
`nuTu ase cudad aris saqme?~ _ gaifiqra ieremiam. adrec xom bevrjer amoxeTqila
qveskneli da mTeli mxareebic dauCrdilavs, magram Sekrebda beri RvTisSvilebsa da
kacTZeT, brZolas brZolaze gamarTavda, isrebis wvimaSi gaxvevda casa da dedamiwas da
yvelafers Tavis adgils miuCenda: avs _ bneleTSi da kargs _ naTelSi. aqamde arasdros
uTxovia daxmareba gamCenisaTvis. axla ki, meyuradeebis molodinSi, ase SesCivla qadags:
_ Cemo ieremia, meSinia, rom male sasworze daideba Cveni bedi da aravin uwyis, saiT
gadaiwoneba. is dRec male mova, roca gamCenis axali sityvis gacxadeba gaxdeba saWiro,
misi aRsruleba ki erTob rTuli iqneba .
qadagi gumaniT xvdeboda, es dRe Zalian male unda gaTenebuliyo.
berma sami sarTuli, Cqari nabijiT, ukanmouxedavad aiara. darbazSi Sesasvleli ka-
ris gasaRebs ieremia inaxavda. brinjaos karze brinjaosganve Camosxmuli xaris Tavi iyo
SeWedili, romelic rqebiT cxrasxivian mzes eWira. TiToeuli sxivi asoniSniT mTavrde-
boda. niSanze xelis mokidebiTa da sxivis gadatrialebiT xdeboda im saidumlo sityvis
morgeba, romelic mxolod berma icoda, xolo ieremia brinjaos mzis SuagulSi moTav-
sebuli saklituris gaRebiT xsnida karebs.
mrgval darbazs Weridan Camosuli erTaderTi sxivi Zlivs anaTebda. kedlebze uZve-
lesi wignebiiT savse Taroebi ekida. darbazis SuaSi qvis patara mrgvali magida idga,
romelsac ecemoda swored is erTaderTi manaTobeli sxivi. berma Tarodan Sindisfer-
tyavgadakruli didi wigni gadmoiRo da mowiwebiT Subli Seaxo. Semdeg aseve didi mowi-
webiT gadaSala da magidaze ise dado, rom sxivi mis sufTa furclebs dascemoda. Tvi-
Ton ukan daixia, daiCoqa da locva daiwyo, baaduri TandaTan uwevda xmas. ieremiasac ki
ar esmoda sityvebis mniSvneloba. xmis momatebasTan erTad sxivi sul ufro da ufro na-
Teli xdeboda. xolo roca berma buqnai baadurma dasWeqa ~amin!~, sxivi TvalismomWreli
sikaSkaSiT aelvarda da cecxlisfer wvimad daeca wigns.
berma locva Sewyvita, wamodga da magidasTan mivida, wigni xelSi aiRo da sinaTliT
dasetyvili furclebi CaikiTxa. wigni daxura da Tqva:
_ dideba Senda, gamCeno, iyavn neba Seni! _ mere ieremiasTan mivida, mxarze xeli daa-
do da uTxra: _ es dRec dadga, qadagebi daagzavne, yvela RvTisSvili, yvela mxaris
mTavrebi da erTguli devebi barbalobas aq movidnen. ase nebavs morige cis gamgebels.
baaduri erTi sarTuliT dabla, Tavis mosasvenebelSi Cavida. oTaxSi mxolod xis sa-
woli da xisave maRalzurgiani skami idga, romelic patrons sarkmlis win edga. daRlil
bers am skamze uyvarda mosveneba. ise araferi siamovnebda mis Tvalsa da guls, rogorc
am sarkmlidan xan Tovliani, xan amwvanebuli, xanac wiTel-yviTel xaliCagadafarebuli
mTebis yureba. magram, saamisod, dro Zalze iSviaTad rCeboda. miT umetes axla, roca
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ara marto RvTisSvilTa winamZRoli da damrigebeli iyo, aramed kacisZeTaTvisac unda
miexeda. aqamde kidev ra uWirda, erekle iroeli hyavda gverdiT. kacisZeTa darazmva da
sabrZolo ganswavla mas evaleboda. magram baadurisTvis, dResac gaurkveveli
mizezebis gamo, kacisZed darCena arCia, uari Tqva gangebiT SerCeul qajaveTel qalze,
glexis qali Seiyvara da RvTisSvilobis madlic dakarga. mere mohkida xeli Tavis sat-
rfos, daisva colad, mTebSi gadaikarga da am qveyanis avsa da kargs samudamod ganerida.
mas Semdeg didma drom ganvlo. bers mxolod erTxel moutanes erekles ambavi: monadi-
reebs ucnauri mgzavrebi Sexvedrodnen mTebSi. moxuc qals axalgazrda vaJi da qa-
javeTeli qali axldnen, Turme. iroelebis gvarisad gascnobian _ salocavSi
mivdivarTo. erT Warmag monadires, moxuc qalSi, erekles rCeuli Seucvnia. magram kiTx-
vaze, erekles ojaxoba xom ar xarTo, vaJs uari uTqvams, Tanac gaocebula, eg erekle
vinRa ariso. magram monadiris maxvil Tvals ar gamohparvia moxuci qalis TvalSi dama-
luli cremli.
erekles mier qajaveTeli qalis uaryofam qajebi sul mTlad gaamwara. xelnakravebma
Semorigebaze fiqric ki aikrZales da saSviliSvilo mtroba gamoucxades RvTisSvileb-
sac da kacisZeTac. ase darCa beri buqnai baaduri eul winamZRolad. axla cixesi-
magreebis mSeneblobazec mas unda efiqra, jaris gawvrTnazec, gzebis gayvanazec. dRes
ki Seityo, rom yvelafer amas balRamis Tassa da misi damamsxvreveli yrmis gazrdaze
fiqric Seemateboda.

Tavi 2
Tavyriloba sane-ReleSi

barbalobas gansakuTrebulad aRniSnavdnen sane-Reles xat-salocavSi. miT umetes,

axla, roca amden stumars elodnen, didi mzadeba iyo gaCaRebuli. yvelgan viRac fus-
fusebda, zogi ezos asufTavebda, zogi darbazebs akrialebda. saqvabeSi rZis fafa ixar-
Seboda, did kecebze mrgvali xaWapurebi iyo dakruli, boslidan dasaklavi xaris bRavi-
li ismoda. amindic xels uwyobda gergeTelebs. marTalia, dekemberi idga, magram salo-
cavs mokrialebuli lurji ca dahyurebda Tavze, Tovlsac didad ar Camoeyara.
ciskris varskvlavTan erTad gamoCnda pirveli stumari. mzis amosvlisas ki, visac xma
miawvdines, yvela wveuli mosuli iyo: ocdaaTi RvTisSvili, rva mxaris ociode mTavari
da Temis gamorCeuli Svilebi, samic devi.
berma buqnai baadurma ieremias ubrZana, stumrebi sasanTleSi RvTis karTan mieyvana.
darbazis SuagulSi dabrZanebuli RvTis kari TeTri qvis dabali kedliT sami mxridan
iyo SemosazRvruli, SigniT, zed saZirkvelze, mTlian TeTr marmariloSi gamokveTili
qvis sveti _ sakurTxeveli _ Sua kedelTan iyo midgmuli. iatakic TeTri marmariloTi
iyo mopirkeTebuli. kedlebs garSemo mtkavelis siRrmis Rari miuyveboda. kuTxeebSi
vercxlis veeberTela Wiqa-barZimebi idga, kacs muxls zemoT rom miswvdeboda, iseTi.
orive arwivisbrWyalebian eqvs-eqvs klanWze idga, xolo Tasebs vercxlisave frTagaS-
lili arwivebi amkobda, romelTac TvalebSi Casmuli almasebi uelavdaT. RvTis karze
sanTeli ar enTo, igi darbazSi uxvad danTebuli sanTlebisa da kelaptrebis SuqiT naT-
deboda. barbales girgedi _ marmarilos mrgvali disko _ sakurTxevelze iyo dasve-
nebuli. darbazSi myofi mgaloblebi mzisa da mTvaris, dedobisa da furobis mfarvels,
saxad-batonebisa da tkivilis ganmdevs, did barbales umRerodnen.
mze SemoaqvT rqebiT xarebs!
mze Senia, barbal-dolaS!

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 RvTis karze _ derbasSi _ pirveli beri baaduri Sevida, erT-erTi barZimidan patara
fialiT cotaodeni Tafliani Rvino amoiRo da mosva. iqve pirveli sanTelic man aanTo
da sakurTxevelze mimagrebul sasanTleSi moaTavsa. bers yvela stumari saTiTaod mih-
yva, jer _ RvTisSvilebi, mere _ kacisZeni. am ritualSi mxolod devebs ar miuRiaT mo-
nawileoba. maT jer kidev ekrZalebodaT RvTis karze misvla.
sasanTle darbazidan gamosul stumrebs beri baaduri saTiTaod gadaexvia, yvelaze
metad qajaveTidan gamoxsnili RvTisSvili kopalas danaxva gauxarda, RvTisSvil Ter-
gauls ki mxarze xeli dahkra: yoCaR, yoCaRo! bevric moisaklisa.
sapure darbazi stumrebis misaRebad ukve mzad hqondaT. barbalobis wesisamebr, ma-
gidaze xaWapurebi da rZisfafiani Tasebi ewyo, kedlebi grexili wnelis rgolebiT iyo
morTuli. beri sufrisken gauZRva stumrebs. roca RvTisSvilebma gaSlili magida dai-
naxes, erTmaneTs gadaxedes da magidasTan misvla daayovnes. barbalobas mxolod Sinau-
rebi unda Sekrebiliyvnen, ucxo aravin ar unda daswreboda purobas, Torem im wels saq-
me sul ukuRma wauvidodaT. beri ki yvelas _ RvTisSvilebs, kacisZeT da devebs _ er-
Tad epatiJeboda sufrasTan. amitomac iyvnen gakvirvebulni, Tqmas ki ver bedavdnen.
isev devma burdam, TiTqos Tavi damnaSaved igrZnoo, mimarTa bers:
_ bero baadur, me da Cemi Zmebi sasanTleSi ar SemovediT, radgan viciT Cveni adgili.
aqamde erTad puroba arasdros gvqonia, miT umetes _ barbalobas ar SegawuxebT da arc
gvewyineba, gareT dagelodebiT.
beri burdasTan mivida, axeda da yvelas gasagonad uTxra:
_ burda, didi saqmeebi gvelis win. TiToobiTa da qiSpobiT Tavs daviRupavT, miwasac
davkargavT da cac dagvemxoba Tavze. aqamde arasdros giRalatiaT CvenTvis, RvTis-
Svilnica da kacisZenic Zmebad gigulebT.D dReidan ki erT ojaxad viqceviT da Zmebi gav-
xdebiT. visac Tqven gverdiT sufrasTan jdoma ar surs, Cveni ojaxis wevri ver gaxdeba.
beris winaaRmdegi aravin wasula. icodnen, daufiqreblad arafers akeTebda. sjero-
daT misi da endobodnen. Tanac yvela xvdeboda, mxolod barbalobis aRsaniSnavad ar iy-
vnen Sekrebilni, jerjerobiT raRac mniSvnelovans ar amxelda beri buqnai.
purobam mSvidad Caiara. sulswrafoba ar sCveodaT rCeulebs. marTalia, garegnulad
simSvides inarCunebdnen, magram yvelas erTi kiTxva uRrRnida guls _ ra iyo maTi Sek-
rebis mizezi, zogierTi pirdapir brZolis velidan iyo gamoxmobili.
beri sufridan wamodga da stumrebs uTxra:
_ sane-ReleSi stumris miReba rogorc gvCvevia, yvelam iciT. kargad mesmis, didi gza
gaqvT gamovlili da daRlilebic xarT, magram mosvenebis dro arc me maqvs, arc Tqven
da arc qveyanas. morige cis gamgebeli ganrisxebulia, _ stumrebma erTmaneTs gadaxe-
des, _ dasturTdarbazSi dagelodebiT. iq gadmogcemT mis sityvas. gelodebiT yvelas!
_ mravalmniSvnelovnad Tqva bolo sityvebi berma.
beri buqnai baaduri darbazidan gavida, ieremiac, romelic mTeli puroba beris ukan
idga, Tan gahyva. cota xanSi ieremia dabrunda da stumrebs dasturTdarbazisken gayola
sTxova.
darbazis xarisTaviani kari Ria daxvdaT, karis mopirdapire mxares, qvisgan nakveTi
svetis ukan, beri buqnai idga, win wigni edo. Taroebis gaswvriv kunZismagvari skamebi iyo
Camwkrivebuli. beri daeloda, sanam Semosulni dasxdebodnen da wigni gadaSala. ieremia
darbazidan gavida da kari miixura.
_ rogorc giTxariT, morige cis gamgebeli ganrisxebulia, magram usazRvroa misi si-
keTe, ar ineba Cveni qveynierebis samudamo miZineba da axali qveynierebis gamoRviZeba.
kidev erTxel mogvca saSualeba, davumtkicoT, rom Rirsni varT, dRisiT mzes vucqi-
roT da RamiT ki mTvarem gagvinaTos gzebi. albaT, yvelas gikvirT, Tavs ar vzogavT, mag-

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ram qveskneli nel-nela zeviT iwevs. marTalia, arc erT RvTisSvils ar miucia bnelTme-
ufisTvis erTgulebis fici, magram kacisZeT Zalian gauWirdaT simtkicis SenarCuneba.
qvesknelis karibWes veRar vicavT. amis mizezi ki xaliburi foladisgan, avsulTa meufis
brZanebiT, qvesknelis Sav-cecxlze gamoWedili balRamis Tasi yofila.
RvTisSvilebma gakvirvebiT Sexedes ber buqnai baadurs, maTgan bevri iyo qvesknelSi
namyofi, magram balRamis Tasi arc enaxaT da arc raime gaegonaT.
_ ki magram, ratom erTxel ar dagvikravs Tvali mag TasisTvis? _ wamoiZaxa erT-er-
Tma RvTisSvilma.
_ verc dahkravdiT. bneleTis meufis burusma uCinrad aqcia TviT RvTisSvilTaTvi-
sac.
_ raSi argiaT qvesknelSi balRamis Tasi? _ SeekiTxnen ber baadurs.
_ mTeli qveynierebis dardi da tkivili balRamad miwaSi iJoneba da am TasSi grovde-
ba. mTeli weli unda mis avsebas. weliwadSi erTxel yvela avsuli grovdeba am TasTan da
Zalebis gansamtkiceblad TiTo peSv balRams miirTmevs, sanam Tasi ar dacarieldeba.
Turme ase grZeldeba wlobiT. ai, ra aZlevT uSret Zalas avsulebs.
samwuxarod, misi damsxvreva Cven ar SegviZlia, radgan Tavze ar gvadgas meufebis na-
Teli _ erTaderTi sxivi, romelic gafantavs bneleTis buruss, aseTebad ar gavuCeni-
varT cis gamgebels. es madli mxolod axaldabadebul yrmas SeuZlia miiRos gamCenisa-
gan. mxolod igi Caicvams saomar perangs da zardamcemi meufebis naTlisgvirgviniani,
bneleTis gamkveT xmals aRmarTavs. cis gamgebeli ki gvamcnobs, rom male aseTi yrma da-
ibadeba.
_ rodis, sad, vin unda iyos? _ gaisma aqeT-iqidan.
_ mxolod erTs gagandobT. masSi RvTisSvilis, kacisZisa da qajaveTeli qalis sis-
xli iqneba areuli, bneleTisadmi ficmiucemelTa ojaxSi daibadeba da mis Subls pirve-
lad xari alokavs. manamde ki gamgebelma erTi davaleba mogvca: xaliburi foladisagan,
cecxlovan miwebze, jaWvis perangi da iaraRi _ xmali, fari, mSvildi da isrebi _ unda
gamovuWedoT.
am sityvebze yvelam pirquSs gadaxeda. es mkacri, yovelTvis warbSekruli, mklavZli-
eri RvTisSvili upirvelesi iyo samWedlo saqmeSi. mis meti veravin SeZlebda cis gamgeb-
lis davalebis Sesrulebas.
_ xaliburi foladisagan Camosxmuli balRamis Tasis gakveTa mxolod xaliburi fo-
ladis xmliTaa SesaZlebeli. Tanac Tasi carieli unda daimsxvres, radgan mTeli balRa-
mi Zirs rom daiRvaros, qvesknelic gatialdeba da mzisqveSeTic. ai, ris saTqmelad da-
giZaxeT, _ berma Rrmad amoioxra da gaCumda.
_ maS, imedianad unda viyoT? _ arxeinad wamoiZaxa erT-erTma mTavarma.
_ dasamSvideblad ar SemikrebixarT, _ gabrazebiT Tqva berma, _ erTxel ukve vaxse-
ne, rom sami juris sisxli iqneba-meTqi masSi areuli. ase rom, romeli sisxli rodis
uyivlebs, RmerTma uwyis. yrmobaSi ki ar unda aRmarTos xmali, aramed _ WabukobaSi. Wa-
bukobamde ki didi droa gasavleli. mis gazrdaSi, vin icis, iqneb Tqvenc miiRoT monawi-
leoba. misi arseboba damaluli iqneba qvesknelis meufisaTvis.
am sityvebis warmoTqmisas berma Tvali mimoavlo saTiTaod yvelas da gaifiqra: Ra-
lati mxolod Sinaurs SeuZlia, RmerTo, dagvifare aseTi mokeTisagan.
_ daamsxvrevs Tu ara eg yrma Tass, ar vici. Cemi sakeTebeli mainc me unda vakeTo, _
mimarTa ber buqnais RvTisSvilma iaxsarma.
iaxsari RvTisSvilTa Soris ZaliTa da gambedaobiT erT-erTi upirvelesi iyo. mdina-
re aragvis napirze edga cixe-koSki, im midamoSi misi SiSiT verc erTi avsuli ver gaiWa-
Wanebda. morige cis gamgebelma sagmirod mSvild-isari uboZa. iaxsars araTu devebi, fa-
lavnobaSi sxva RvTisSvilebic ver ejibrebodnen. xandaxan kopala Tu gaubedavda
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daWidebas, marTalia, ver jabnida, magram arc Tavad ijabneboda. yvelaze metad rac mos-
wonda ber buqnais masSi, misi veeberTela keTili guli iyo. morigem cidan sxivTa kone-
bad CamouSva xalxis dasaxmareblad _ amitom RvTisSvilebi svetad Camosuls eZaxdnen.
mudam kacisZeTa daxmarebaSi da msaxurebaSi iyo iaraRiTa Tu sityviT. mis meti veravin
bedavda morige cis gamgebelTan pirispir misvlas da xorcielTa qomags.
_ marTali xar, iaxsar, im imediT gemSvidobebiT RvTaebrivi ZaliT mosilebsac da ka-
cisZeTac, rom ar SeuSindebiT mters da win aRudgebiT qvesknelis gamarjvebas.
dasturTdarbazidan gamosul stumrebs beri buqnai saTiTaod gadaexvia, daemSvido-
ba da gza dauloca.

Tavi 3
Rame beCoSi

`iroel uwodian maTis naTesavisagan axovnad da Zlierad gamoCinebulsa...~

sulxan-saba orbeliani,
`leqsikoni qarTuli~

axali mTvare dahnaToda sofel beCos, roca beri buqnai baaduris bedis bedauri mdi-
nareTa saTaveebis mxaris am mTian dasaxlebas miadga. beCos Zveli didebidan aRaraferi
hqonda darCenili: axali mTvaris Suqzedac kargad Canda devebisgan aoxrebuli da Ca-
moqceuli koSkebi. arada, iyo dro, roca lamprobas _ axali wlis pirvel axalmTvaro-
bas, yovelTvis aq xvdeboda Tavis rCeul gvarebs _ ratianebsa da mWedlianebs stumrob-
da, maTTan erTad unTebda lampars morige cis gamgebels da evedreboda kacisZeTaTvis
aecilebina avadmyofobani, uxvad hyolodaT saqoneli da avdars ar Seewuxebina isini.
yvela ojaxidan imdeni lampari gadioda, ramdeni vaJkacic cxovrobda, Sesawiri sakla-
vis _ mozvris, verZisa Tu keratis _ gasuqebas Semodgomidanve iwyebdnen. dRes ki aq
TiTo-orola samosaxlo Tu iyo darCenili, romelnic devebis ymebi ar gamxdariyvnen.
Tanac iq mxolod moxucebiRa cxovrobdnen.
berma cxeni miron ratianis koSkTan SeaCera. SarSan, am dros, mironis ojaxidan eqvsi
lampari gaitanes. bers kargad axsovda, ra amayad miuZRoda win ojaxis ufrosi Tavis
xuT vaJkacs. dRes ki, dardisgan adrianad daberebuli da gaTeTrebuli mironi, martod-
marto cxovrobda logins mijaWvul colTan, marTasTan erTad. im dRis Semdeg Cavarda
loginad ubeduri qali, roca mwirma ambavi moutana _ aRarc erTi vaJi ar dagibrunde-
ba, yvelam devebs Seakla Tavio.
ber buqnai baadurs Zalian gaukvirda, roca lamprobis Rames am ojaxSi yofna ubrZana
morige cis gamgebelma, magram usityvod daemorCila da Tavisi bedis bedauri mironis
koSkisken gaagelva.
baadurma karze daakakuna. Signidan saqonlis bRavili ismoda. xma rom aravin gasca,
frTxilad SeaRo kari, gverdi auara mironis sanaqebo xarebs da qvis safexurebs zeviT
auyva.
boslis Tavze, koSkis sacxovrebel oTaxSi, anTebul keriasTan, jirkze moxuci miro-
ni ijda da cecxls CaStereboda.
_ miron, stumars ar miiRebT? _ Seexmiana maspinZels beri.
mironma gakvirvebulma Sexeda Semosuls, joxs daeyrdno da fexze Zlivs wamodga. be-
ri mixvda, rom ver icnes. axlos mivida maspinZelTan, gadaexvia da yurSi Cumad uTxra:
_ beri buqnai baaduri var, Cemo miron!

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 axla ki icno maspinZelma stumari, SubliT mis mxars mieyrdno da akankalebuli xmiT
amoiluRluRa:
_ bero baadur, Cveno adgilis Tav-svetis angelozo, am dakargul mxareSi, am ukeTur
dros ar gelodi. stumari ki ara, TiTqos gzac ki gagvirbis, rom aravin moiyvanos Cven-
Tan. mapatie, namdvilad ar gelodi... cecxlTan dajeqi, gaTbi, Rvinosac SegiTbob, gea-
meba... bodiSi, Zveleburad veRar dagxvdebi.
_ sabodiSo araferi gaqvs, Cemo miron. bodiSi me ufro maqvs mosaxdeli, aqamde unda
menaxeT Sen da marTa. ho, marTla, marTa sad aris?
mironma kuTxisken gaixeda, saidanac marTas misustebuli xma moisma:
_ me ra sanaxavi var, bero baadur, erTi uimedo da ubeduri qali.
beri marTasTan mivida, magram sityvebi ver moZebna, verc gamamxnevebeli da verc sa-
nugeSo. siCume isev qalma daarRvia:
_ bero baadur, bedis mwerlebs sTxove, Caixedon did davTrebSi, xom ar davaviwydiT?
aRar amoiwura Cveni dReebi?
_ bedis mwerlebs araferi eSlebaT, etyoba, kidev vWirdebiT am qveyanas, Cemo marTa,
_ Tqva berma da keriis als miacqerda.
amindi fuWdeboda. qveda sarTulidan saqonelma bRavils umata.
_ qarbuqi ar amovardes! _ Tqva mironma, magidaze Tbili RviniT savse fiala da xmia-
di daawyo.
beri mipatiJebas aRar dalodebia, magidas miujda, Rvino mosva da Cafiqrda. beri ba-
aduri jer ver xvdeboda, risTvis iyo am sawyali moxucebis saxlSi. qaris zuzunSi bers
Tavisi cxenis Wixvini Semoesma. bedis bedauri umizezod ar daiWixvinebda, patrons ux-
mobda. Etyoba, cxenis xma mironmac gaigo, baadurisTvis araferi uTqvams, sanTliT daeS-
va kibeze. beri buqnaic ukan gahyva. is iyo, baadurma daapira, cxens mohfereboda, rom
qalis kvnesa Semoesma. amasobaSi mironma Wraqi aanTo. boslis erT kuTxeSi miyril Tiva-
ze qali iwva. beri buqnai axlos rom mivida, maSinve mixvda misi aq gamogzavnis mizezs:
Tivaze axalgazrda, fexmZime qali iwva. TvaldaxuWuls mTeli sxeuli ukankalebda. di-
di sixaruli, romelic bers daeufla, myisierad didi SiSiT Seecvala.
`ra vqna, riT vuSvelo? marTas mainc SeeZlos wamodgoma, mouvlida am sawyals,~ _ ga-
ifiqra baadurma. isRa moisazra, mosasxami gaexada da qalisTvis miefarebina. mironic
masaviT dabneuli idga mis gverdiT da butbutebda: riT giSveloT, Svilo, riT?
_ nu geSiniaT, aqa var! _ gaisma qalis xma.
orive Secbunebuli mibrunda. maT win mewamul mosasxamSi gaxveuli TeTrmandiliani
qali, qali ki ara _ dedaSvilobis mfarveli qalRmerTi barbale idga, Tavze Saravande-
di edga da iseTi mSvidi saxe hqonda, beri myisve dawynarda. qalRmerTis garSemo haerSi
bavSvissaxiani patara angelozebi livlivebdnen.
_ baadur, risi SegeSinda, am yrmis gaCenas marto Sen ki ar elodebodi. miron, _ axla
moxucs miubrunda, _ marTasTan adi, uTxari, Camovides, damWirdeba.
_ ki magram... _ daiwyo mironma.
_ uTxari, adeqi, barbalem gibrZana-Tqo. Senc maRla dagvelode, baadur!@
berma morCilad Tavi daukra barbales da uTxra:
_ neba Senia!
marTa gaognebuli Camovida boselSi. barbales win muxlze daeca da kabis kalTaze
emTxvia. barbalem Tavze xeli gadausva moxuc qals da tkbilad uTxra:
_ kidevac meamborebi, marTa qalo? xuTi vaJkacis deda ver dagifare cremlisa da va-
ebisagan.
_ didebulo barbale, rac mzisqveSeTi da mTeli qveyana avsulebiTa da borotebis
gesliT aivso, Cveni Svilebi sul brZolaSi arian, maTgan mxolod xuTis deda viyavi da
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ver davifare. Sen ki yvelas deda xar. Cemi tkivili ra aris Sens tkivilTan, _ aTrTole-
buli xmiT miugo marTam.
am sityvebze barbales cremli moadga, magram axla cremlebisTvis ar ecala. marTas
xeli mohkida, wamoayena da melogine qalze miuTiTa:
_ dRes am qals Cveni Svela sWirdeba, raTa xval misma naSobma cremli SeuSros mraval
dedas.
maRla baaduri bolTasa scemda. mironi keriasTan ijda da cecxls ar aSorebda
Tvals. albaT, Tavisi biWebis dabadebas ixsenebda. qarma zuzuns uklo. mzis pirveli
sxivis amosvla iyo da, bavSvis tirilic gaisma. mironi fexze wamodga.
_ uh! _ amoisunTqa baadurma, _ mzis amosvlas elodeboda Turme.
qvevidan angelozebis saZeobo galoba moisma:
mze Sina da mze gareTa, mzev, Sin Semodio!
mze dawva da mTvare Soba, mzev, Sin Semodio!
lalma iagundi Soba, mzev, Sin Semodio!
aq vaJi dabadebula, mzev, Sin Semodio!
duSmans qali hgonebia, mzev, Sin Semodio!
vaJis mama Sin ar aris, mzev, Sin Semodio!
gixarodeT, qaleboo, mzev, Sin Semodio!
gixarodeT Zeobao, mzev, Sin Semodio!
cota xanSi marTa amovida da qveviT uxmo orives. barbale bavSvs rZian gobSi abanaveb-
da. baadurma Cvilis garSemo mkrTali naTeli SeamCnia. nikora xari pataras TavTan edga.
_ gaiwi iqiT, nikora, xels nu uSli! _ dautatana marTam.
berma baadurma gaicina:
_ marTa, Tavi daanebe, nikoram Tavisi saqme icis. ase unda, ase, _ erTbaSad qali gaax-
senda, mixeda da saxe gaeyina, igi sudaragadafarebuli iwva. marTam SeamCnia, beri dedas
rom uyurebda, da dananebiT uTxra:
_ Zalian sustad iyo ubeduri, ver vuSveleT. gonze ver moviyvaneT, sul imas bodavda, qmari mo-
mikles, miSveleT, mec avsulebi momdeveno. ase bodvaSi dalia suli, Svili verc ki naxa.
barbalem bavSvi safenebSi gaaxvia da baadurs miuyvana.
_ axla ki Sen gabareb Cems naTluls, baadur! Sen unda mixedo, Sen unda daayeno fexze,
am bavSvTan erTad qveynierebis bedsac gabareb. erekles STamomavalia, iroelebis gva-
risaa, dedamiss gulze maTi Tilisma _ frTosani mze _ ekeTa. saxelad ras daarqmev?
iroelebis gvaris gagonebaze baadurs guli SeekumSa. Tavs Zala daatana, barbales-
Tvis pasuxi rom gaeca:
_ mzis pirvel sxivTan erTad daibada, amitom mis uZveles saxels _ liles _ davar-
qmev. RmerTma qnas, Cvenma biWmac mzesaviT gaanaTos bneli.
_ baadur, frTxilad iyavi, sane-Reles saidumlos safrTxe elis. Cvilis aq datoveba
ar SeiZleba.
amis gagonebaze marTas cremli moadga. gulSi imedis naperwkali uelavda, iqneb pata-
ra gasazrdelad me damitovono. baadurs bavSvi CamoarTva, gulSi Caikra, Sublze akoca
da uCurCula: _ dRes SenTan erTad mec davibade, sul gamarjvebiT gevlos lile-biWo,
mSvidobiT. _ bers bavSvi daubruna da Tvalcremliani nela auyva kibes.
berma baadurma iroelebis niSani _ frTosani mze saTuTad Seinaxa, bavSvi ubeSi Cais-
va, mirons daemSvidoba, bedis bedauri gareT gaiyvana da Seajda.
_ saiT? _ miaZaxa barbalem.
_ iq, sadac aravin dagviwyebs Zebnas! iq, sadac arc kacisZes uyvars stumroba da arc
avsuls _ roSkaSSi.

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Tavi 4
roSkaSi

kacisZenic da devebic mzis qveS cxovrobdnen, puri erTnairad mohyavdaT, naxirs er-
Tnairad mwyemsavdnen, sanadirod erT tyeSi dadiodnen, erTi mdinaridan svamdnen
wyals, magram kacisZeni morige cis gamgebels unTebdnen sanTels da misTvis loculob-
dnen, sinaTlisa da bnelis WidilSi naTelis mxares idgnen, devebi ki bneleTis meufis
erTgulni iyvnen da, misi brZanebiT, kacisZeTa da RvTisSvilTa miwidan gandevnas cdi-
lobdnen. taniT bumberazni da balnianni iyvnen. tikiviT gaberilebs, kasriviT edgaT Ta-
vi an Tavebi: xan _ ori, xan _ sami, xan _ cxra da xanac _ Tormeti, magram erTTavianebi
mainc metni iyvnen, Tanac, danarCenTagan gansxvavebiT, ufro gonierni. Tvalic yvelas
ori ar hqonda, zogierTs erTi didi Tvali ajda Sublze. ai, rqebi ki yvelas amSvenebda:
zogs _ mozrdilebi, zogs ki _ iseTi pawawina, TiTqmis arc uCandaT. cota briyvebic
iyvnen. iqneb, amitomac aRar axsovdaT, rom kacisZeT yovelTvis ar mtrobdnen. mxolod
mas mere, rac qvesknelis meufem mosTxovaT, kacisZeTa gandevnaSi damexmareT da, sanac-
vlod, maT miwebs Tqven mogcemTo, devebmac cdunebas ver gauZles da dasTanxmdnen. mere
ki erTgulebis ficic dades qvesknelTan. am ficma xom sul daubnelaT goneba. nel-nela
gaavdnen da gamxecdnen. Tumca, xandaxan maTSi erTi-ori Wkvianic gamoereoda, abubun-
deboda: aseTi cxovreba aRar SeiZlebao, ibubunebda da gaCerdeboda. magram, erTxelac,
yvelaferi Seicvala. es maSin moxda, roca erTi patara devis qali, pirimze muryvano-
selma ipova, ar mokla, Seicoda, Tavis sabrZanisSi, saCalis mwvervalze, waiyvana da iq
adamianis SviliviT gazarda.
devis qali sazriani gamodga. yvelafers advilad swavlobda. guli ukvdeboda, roca
pirimze devTa da kacisZeTa brZolis ambebs uyveboda. ver gaego, ratom gaxdnen misi de-
bi da Zmebi qvesknelis msaxurni. roca wamoizarda, gamzrdels sTxova, TavisianebTan ga-
eSva, aRuTqva, devebi Wkuaze mosasvlelad Zal-Rones ar daiSurebda. devebi jer undob-
lad Sexvdnen RvTisSvilis gazrdils, magram roca naxes, Wkua-gonebiT yvelas sjobda,
pativiscemiT ganewyvnen, ridiT eqceodnen. devis qals pirimzisgan naswavli mcenaree-
biT mkurnalobis codnac gamoadga. igi moZmeebs Soris erTaderTi iyo, visac SeeZlo
Wrilobaze malamos dadeba da Sexveva, mucelgaberili mtirali patarisTvis tkivilis
daameba da damSvideba. yvelas SviliviT uvlida, amitomac male `devT deda~ Searqves,
moferebiT ki `dediasac~ eZaxdnen.
mxolod devTa meufes, beRelas ar mosdioda TvalSi. brazobda, misi ufro sjeraT,
vidre Cemio. devT deda ki gamudmebiT devebs moZRvravda: geyofaT kacisZeTa mtroba,
xom xedavT, Tqvenca wydebiTo. zogs WkuaSi ujdeboda misi saubari. aman beRela sul ga-
acecxla. Tavis erTgul msaxurs _ TormetTavian Sav devs, barnabas, ubrZana, devT deda
Seipyari da momgvareo. devT dedas erTTaviani devebis ojaxebis ufrosi, burda, Zmeb-
Tan erTad gamoeqomaga. dediam, Cem gamo sisxli ar daiRvaroso, gaecala iqaurobas da
cixuraSi, mTebs Seafara Tavi. burda da misi Zmebic ojaxebianad ukan gahyvnen. cixuras
kldeebSi moZebnes mRvimeebi da iq dasaxldnen. roSkaSi daarqves Tavis sofels. male ki-
dev ramdenime devis ojaxi SeemataT. baniani saxlebic aiSenes da roSkaSic nel-nela ga-
izarda da mozrdil soflad iqca.
roSkaSelebs devebic eridebodnen da kacisZenic. devebi moRalateebad miiCnevdnen,
adamianebs ki bolomde ar sjerodaT maTi. SiSi ki orives hqonda, radgan bumberazi de-
vebis Zalas devT dedis Wkua-goneba damateboda. erTi-orjer beRelam devebi miusia,
magram roSkaSelebma erTic ar gauSves cocxali.

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 berma baadurma devT deda pirvelad pirimzesTan naxa. aq ratom aCerebo? _ hkiTxa ki-
devac, razec pirimzem miugo: mteri rom moyvrad vaqcioo. da daumata, xom ar dagaviwy-
da, mec qajaveTSi rom var dabadebulio. RvTisSvilma giorgi naRvarmSvenierma wamomiy-
vana iqidan. vin icis, Tqven rom ar gagezardeT, axla rogori mtrebi viqnebodiTo.
pirimzes sityvebze bers gaecina da dayvavebiT uTxra:
_ ar miwyino, pirimze, marTali xar, marTali!
roSkaSSic stumrobda xolme beri devT dedas, mis Svilobilebsac qomagobda da pat-
ronobda. axlac misi imediT roSkaSisken miagelvebda bedis bedaurs da devT dedasTan
mihyavda lile biWi. rogorc ki roSkaSis pirveli saguSago dainaxa, CamoqveiTda, saxe
icvala, berikacad iqca da qveiTad gaagrZela gza. frTxilobda, raki barbalem uTxra,
mgoni, bneleTSi gaiges sane-Reles saidumloo. burdac xom masTan iyo im dRes. `oRond
burda ar iyos gamcemi! _ fiqrobda beri, _ gamovcdi da yvelafers gavigeb.~
saguSagosTan erTma axalgazrda devma SeaCera.
_ saiT midixar? _ dauRriala.
_ devT dedasTan mimiyvane, saqme maqvs, _ upasuxa berma baadurma, Tan ubeSi Casmul
Cvils efereboda xeliT, ar gameyinoso, magram bavSvi iseT siTbos gamoscemda, iqiT aT-
bobda bers.
devi gauZRva ber baadurs da erT banian saxlTan miiyvana.
_ dedia! _ daiZaxa.
devT dedam gareT gamoixeda.
_ dedia, amovuSva SenTan Tu gavagdo soflidana? _ gulubryvilod ikiTxa guSagma
devma.
devT dedam gauRima da stumars dakvirvebiT Sexeda, saxeSecvlili beri rom ver icno,
hkiTxa:
_ iseTi ra saqme gaqvs CemTan, am Tovlsa da yinvaSi roSkaSSi rom amoxvedi?
bers ar undoda, sofelSi misi mosvlis ambavi gaegoT. amitom iseTi ram unda eTqva,
mxolod dedia mimxvdariyo, mis winaSe beri baaduri rom idga. gaaxsenda, erTxel, pata-
raobisas, pirimzesTan rom cxovrobda, devT deda rogor malavda didi taxtis qveS Taf-
lakverebs, roca SeamCnia baaduri miyurebso, daircxvina, mivida da sTxova: oRond pi-
rimzes nu etyvi da, am duniaze yvelaze damjeri devi viqnebio. ai, amis Sexseneba gadawy-
vita berma.
_ SemomiSvi, Torem pirimzes Taflakverebis ambavs movuyvebio.
devT deda Secba, mere Tvalebi gaubrwyinda da mdabali Tavis dakvriT SeipatiJa stu-
mari.
amis Semxedvare guSag devs kuSti gamoxedva gaocebiT Seecvala, Sefiqrianebulma Ta-
vi moiqeqa da bers kari gauRo. marTalia, Tavad ver dainaxa, magram berma Tavi daukra
da saxlSi ise Seabija.
oTaxi fardagebiTa da nadirTa tyavebiT iyo morTuli. anTebuli buxris win mura
daTvis gaSlili tyavis gverdiT tabla da ori samfexa skami idga. beri erT-erTze
Camojda, Cvili ubidan amoiyvana da daTvis tyavze daawvina.
_ ase SefarviT ratom mestumre, vis unda emalebodes beri buqnai baaduri? nuTu aq
mteri geguleba? _ Semoesma xma.
_ Seni Svela mWirdeba, dedia, marto ar movsulvar, naxe, vin mogiyvane, _ upasuxa ber-
ma da mZinare bavSvze mianiSna.
dedia CvilTan mivida, Caimuxla da daacqerda. monusxuli uyurebda pawias, raRac
uxilavi Zala izidavda misken, TiTqos gulSi siTbo eRvreboda, da Zalian mounda misi
gulSi Cakvra.
_ es Cveulebrivi bavSvi ar unda iyos, baadur, _ aTrTolebuli xmiT Tqva dediam.
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 _ raze mixvdi? _ SeekiTxa beri.
_ Cveulebriv bavSvs rZeSi ar abanaveben, sami jiSis sisxli Cqefs mis ZarRvebSi. _
upasuxa dediam.
_ Sen ra ici, rZeSi rom aris ganbanili da rogori sisxli Cqefs mis ZarRvebSi? _ gak-
virvebiT SeekiTxa beri baaduri.
_ RvTisSvilebisa da kacisZeTagan gansxvavebiT, maxvili ynosva gvaqvs, _ miugo devT
dedam. _ Tqven vera grZnobT, Torem yvela jiSsa da jilags Tavisi suni aqvs, romelic
sxvaSi ar agereva.
_ Seni meTvalyureobiT unda gamizardo es ucnauri bavSvi, misi aq yofnis ambavi ki
roSkaSs ar unda gascdes, _ uTxra berma.
_ xels ra giSlis, rom damitovo? _ hkiTxa Secbunebulma dediam.
_ burda xom ara gyavs sadme gagzavnili? _ iqiT SeekiTxa beri.
_ aq aris, vaJianoba aqvs, guSin biWi SeeZinaT!
_ Zalian kargi. vnaxav da mere gadavwyvet, davtoveb bavSvs Tu ara, _ Tqva berma da
burdas saxlisaken gaemarTa.
burdas, Tavisi mravalricxovani ojaxisaTvis, veeberTela, qvis orbaniani saxli sof-
lis yvelaze maRal adgilas aeSenebina, romelic mTel roSkaSs zemodan gadmoscqero-
da. beri darwmunebuli iyo mis erTgulebaSi, magram axla brmad ver endoboda, Secdoma
Zvirad daujdeboda. burda gonebiTa da guliT ganudga bneleTis meufes, arc beRelas
Seepua, miatova Tavisianebi da sul sxva cxovrebas Seudga. RvTisSvilebisa da kacisZeTa
gverdiT dadga qvesknelis winaaRmdeg brZolaSi. ber buqnais bevrjer Seuqia: mamacobi-
Ta da RoniT RvTisSvilebs ar Camouvardebi, kacisZeni Sens sikeTes ar daiviwyebeno.
amaze burda darcxveniT miugebda:
_ bero baadur, rac me avi maqvs Cadenili, iseT tvirTad mawevs, ras ar gavakeTeb, od-
nav rom Sevimsubuqoo.
nela miuyveboda beri baaduri Tovlian biliks. guli eubneboda, burda ver gascemda
sane-Reles saidumlos, da amis gamo ufro umZimda misi gamocda, SiSobda, ar iwyinoso.
burdas saxlidan didi Jriamuli ismoda. beris SeZaxilze _ burda! _ erTma patara
devma gamoixeda, beri rom ver icno, mamas dauZaxa:
_ mama, viRac moxuci kacisZe geZaxis, gamoxede.
burda gareT gamovida da beri Sin SeipatiJa. ar gahkvirvebia ucnobi berikacis stum-
roba. am bolo xanebSi kacisZeni didad aRar gaurbodnen, xSirad modiodnen masTan dax-
marebis saTxovnelad.
_ karg dros moxvedi, berikaco, vaJianoba maqvs, Semodi, damiloce Cemi devkaci.
burdas saxlSi did magidas devebi Semosxdomodnen. magidaze nadiris xorci, xmiadebi
da ludiT savse Tungebi ewyo. magidis garSemo patara devebi darbodnen.
_ stumars mimixedeT! _ daiZaxa burdam da maspinZlis ufrosma vaJma sufrasTan mi-
iwvia beri, skami daudga da fiala ludiT Seuvso.
buqnaim Tvali moavlo irgvliv msxdomT. sufrasTan, ase, ocamde devi ijda. komblebi
kedelTan miewyoT da nadims Sesdgomodnen. xelSi yvelas xanjali eWira da imiT iTlid-
nen jixvis xorcs. bers rom win ludis fiala daudges, imaT xelSi saTiTesaviT gamoCnde-
boda. devebi saxegabadrulni isxdnen da mal-male ambobdnen patara vaJ-devis sadReg-
rZelos. CrdiloeTis mxares, kedelSi, buxari iyo, ase, ori kacis simaRlisa, siganeSic
mTeli xari Caeteoda Sesawvavad. marTlac xars wvavda burda, erTi Svili buxarTan da-
esva da isic nel-nela atrialebda xarixas, Tan drodadro Rvinos asxamda da marils ay-
rida.
berma xeli Seavlo fialas da fexze wamodga, maSinve siCume Camovarda. yvela yuradR-
ebiT da pativiscemiT Seacqerda ucnob berikacs.
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 buqnaim Caaxvela da daiwyo:
_ dRegrZelobas da mzegrZelobas vusurveb axlad movlenil sicocxles. maRalma
RmerTma gadaafaros Tavisi kalTa, mohmadlos sikeTe, baraqa da niWi, yovelTvis naTe-
lis gzaze ataros.
fiala bolomde gamocala. devebma erTdroulad dacales sasmisebi. burda gverdSi
amoudga buqnais da madloba gadauxada vaJis dalocvisaTvis.
_ saqme maqvs SenTan, _ pasuxad Cumad uTxra berma.
_ ra dros saqmea, moicdis, jer sufra igeme, _ RimiliT upasuxa bednierma mamam.
_ es saqme ver moicdis, sane-Relis ambavze unda gelaparako.
burda Secba, mere Tavi dafiqrebulma daukra da meore oTaxisken gauZRva. etyoboda,
es oTaxi TviT burdas ekuTvnoda. kedelze, uSvelebeli komblis gverdiT, baaduris na-
Cuqari ialRunis xisgan gamoTlili mze ekida, romelic oTaxs naTels hfenda.
burda SeCerda, motrialda da xmaamouReblad dadga. beri mixvda, rom burda misgan
eloda saubris dawyebas da Caxvelebis Semdeg Tvali TvalSi gauyara.
_ bnelTmeufe did madlobas giTvlis gaweuli samsaxurisTvis da saCuqars matans
SenTan. amave dros, Seityo, rom Turme yrma dabadebula, da gibrZanebs, dauyovnebliv
gaigo misi adgilsamyofeli da maSinve moaxseno.
berma ubidan viTomda saCuqris amoReba daiwyo. burdam xeli staca da brazisgan akan-
kalebuli xmiT SesZaxa:
_ axlave gamecale, berikaco, Torem, am mzes vficav, aseTi bednieri dRe rom ar mqon-
des, umal gagacxebinebdi mag ubadruk suls!
berikacis iersaxe burdas TvalSi uecrad Seicvala da, mis winaSe ukve moRimari beri
buqnai baaduri idga.
_ baadur, Sena xar?
_ nu miwyen, burda, viRac orguli gamogvrevia sane-ReleSi. sanam ar davrwmundebodi
Sens erTgulebaSi, ise biWs ver gandobdi.
_ rogor Tu, biWs? daibada ukve? _ SesZaxa burdam.
_ ho, daibada.
_ mere da, sad aris?
_ aq aris, roSkaSSi, devT dedas mivabare.
_ rogor, aq moiyvane?
_ axla devT dedasTanaa. Sens vaJTan erTad ZmebiviT unda gazardo. erTma dedam unda
awovos ZuZu. sanam bavSvi roSkaSSi iqneba, berikacis saxiT moval da dagxedavT xolme.
marTla, Sens EbiWs ra daarqvi?
_ saxelad buba davarqvi. monaTvliT ki jer ar mominaTlavs, kacisZes minda, movanaT-
vlino, _ damnaSavesaviT upasuxa burdam.
_ RvTisSvilze ras ityvi? _ SeekiTxa beri.
_ amaze verc viocnebebdi, baadur!
_ maS, Seni biWis naTliad ar mwunob, ara? _ siciliT Tqva axla ukve guldamSvide-
bulma berma.
_ aseTi bednieri dRe jer ar gamTenebia. miTxari, ra gagimzado, raa saWiro, _ afus-
fusda burda.
_ jer biWi maCvene, Sens cols, dudas vetyvi, ra unda gaakeTos, gamiZex maTTan. icode,
Cemi aq yofna aravin unda gaigos, yvelas uTxari, bavSvis naTlia moxuci giorgi aris-
Tqo.
patara buba rbilqveSagebCagebul varclSi iwva, romelic Weridan CamoSvebul Tokeb-
ze iyo Camokidebuli. gverdiT, maRal taxtze, deda ejda da arwevda. iqve, axlos, ramde-

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nime patara devi TeTri kenWebiT iatakze saTamaSo koSkebs agebda. buxarSi qoTniT Taf-
liani wyali TuxTuxebda. oTaxSi motkbo suni idga. devebis rwmeniT, Taflis suni Cvils
avi sizmrebisgan icavda da avismsurvelTa Tvals acilebda. magidasTan, SvilTan stum-
rad mosuli, dudas deda qers arCevda.
burda oTaxSi SeuZRva ber baadurs.
_ xels xom ar SegiSliT, qalebo? _ CurCuliT ikiTxa, _ bubas naTlia momyavs, ico-
deT.
duda da dedamisi fexze wamodgnen. moxucma devma qeri xelis mosmiT Cayara jamSi da
kalTa Camoibertya.
_ mobrZandiT, mobrZandiT! _ SeipatiJes beri qalebma.
_ me aq vCurCuleb, buba ar gavaRviZo-meTqi, eseni ki ra dReSi arian? _ gaikvirva bur-
dam.
burdas ukan beri mihyva.
_ moxuci giorgi iqneba Cveni biWis naTlia.
qalebma gaocebiT Sexedes berikacs. burdasgan icodnen, kacisZes rom unda moenaTla
bavSvi, magram moxuci giorgis Sesaxeb ara gaegoT ra. Tanac naTlobis Sesaxeb ojaxis uf-
ross araferi hqonda naTqvami, amitom dudam gakvirvebiT hkiTxa:
_ axlave vnaTlavT?
_ axlave, axlave, giorgi getyvis, rac unda moamzado. _ upasuxa qmarma.
berma baadurma Cvili xelSi aiyvana. pataras uSfoTvelad eZina. daberil tuCebs yo-
CaRad acmacunebda. `aba, Sen ici, rogor Zmobas gauwev lile biWs,~ _ gaifiqra berma,
xmamaRla ki dudas uTxra: _ RmerTma Rirseuli vaJkaci gaxados, amis toli da swori
bare ori devi ar dadiodes duniaze, amayad geTqvas, sanaqebo Svili gamovzardeo.
beris mier tkbilad naTqvamma sityvebma keTilad ganawyo qali. esiamovna Svilis da-
locva. baadurma oTaxis SuaSi wyliT savse varclis dadgma sTxova maspinZlebs da oTax-
Si stumrebis Semoyvanac brZana. stumrebi xelSi anTebuli kelaptrebiT varclis gar-
Semo daayena. burdas ufrosi vaJi devT dedasTan mTvaris Savi qvis mosatanad gaagzavna.
ai, aseT, kelaptrebiT gaCaxCaxebul oTaxSi devebiT garSemortymulma daiwyo Cvili
devis naTloba.
berma kacis muStisodena mTvaris Savi qva wylian varclSi Cado, romelSic kelaptre-
bis Suqi aTinaTebad TamaSobda. qvam yvela sxivi TiTqos erTdroulad STanTqa. masze
garkveviT gamoCnda oqrosferi naTeba, romelsac jvris forma hqonda. jvari nel-nela
diddeboda da male mTeli varcli Seavso. berma pataras safenebi Semoxsna da wyalSi Cas-
va, axla masze gamoisaxa jvari. berma ramdenjerme amoavlo wyalSi buba, mere maRla aswia
da Tqva:
_ aseT sufTasa da marTals evlos Tavisi dRe da moswreba, tol-sworSi pirvels,
uSiSarsa da samarTlians gulSi ar gaevlos sxvisi daCagvra. morige cis gamgebelo, dae,
iyos neba Seni. dae, buba jaWvis is rgoli gaxdes, romelic saSviliSvilod unda Seedu-
Rabos meores _ kacisZeTa rgols, gaaerTianos da gaamrTelos. mieci amis Zala da Wku-
a-goneba.
bavSvs Sublze akoca da atirebuli dedas gadasca.
_ kelaptrebi CaaqreT da bavSvi marto datoveT! _ ubrZana berma devebs.
devebi oTaxidan swrafad gavidnen. dedam pataras miualersa da isev sawolSi Caawvina.
_ duda, erT Svils xom kidev gazrdi? _ SeekiTxa beri.
dudam gakvirvebiT axeda, ver gaigo, ras ekiTxeboda moxuci giorgi.
_ sakuTar Svilze ar geubnebi, sxvisas Tu gazrdi, _ dauzusta baadurma.

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 _ sadac eqvsi gamizrdia, iq meSvidesav gavzrdi, devT dedam lamis mTeli sofeli ga-
mogvzarda, arc erTi ar viyaviT misi sakuTari, Cveno naTlia! _ upasuxa dudam, _ devT
dedac xom sxvam gazarda, pirimze muryvanoselma.
_ raxan asea, duda, kidev erTi bavSvis gazrda mogiwevs, zustad Seni biWis tolia, li-
le hqvia, mSoblebi aRara hyavs, dedam mkerdSi erTxelac ver Caikra.
_ sad aris? Cqara momiyvaneT, vin icis, rogor Sia! _ SeSfoTda duda.
_ devT dedasTan davtove, burda mogiyvans, dedia dagexmareba mis gazrdaSi. burda, wadi dedi-
asTan, bavSvi moiyvane, mxolod uTxari, rom me gamoggzavne, Torem ise biWs ar daganebebs, TviTonac
wamogyves.
amasobaSi devT deda adgils ver poulobda. gaurkveveli eWvebi uRrRnida guls. Si-
Sobda, vaiTu burdam Cvili ar daitovoso. am fiqrebSi iyo, rom kakunis xma moesma. Tva-
lebgabrwyinebuli burdas danaxvamac ver daamSvida.
_ burda, xom kargi ambavi momitane?!
_ kargze kargi, jer SemomiSvi da mere getyvi, _ upasuxa devma, gaaxsenda beris dana-
barebi, dedias uTxari, me rom gamoggzavneo, da Cumad daayola: _ berma baadurma gamom-
gzavna, icode.
am sityvebis gagonebaze devT dedas gulidan lodi moexsna. burdas xeli mkvlavSi Cas-
Wida da Sin Seiyvana.
_ rao, ra dagabara?
_ rao da, devT deda bavSvianad wamoiyvaneo! _ upasuxa burdam.
dediam Cvili Tbilad Seaxvia, gulSi Caikra. patara WiWyinebda, tuCebs acmacunebda,
ZuZus ZebnaSi Tavs aqeT-iqiT atrialebda.
_ su, su, Cemo patara, cota kidev moiTmine! _ dauyvava burdam.
devT deda burdam ukana kariT Seiyvana saxlSi. bers ise miuyvanes lile, stumrebs
araferi SeumCneviaT.
_ mTeli gza WuWyunebda, _ daiCivla devT dedam.
_ pirdapir dudas miuyvaneT, damSeuli iqneba.
dudam lile xelSi aiyvana, bavSvma, rZis suni igrZno Tu ara, tirils umata.
_ burda, Cemi wasvlis dro movida. duda, vici, SviliviT gaufrTxildebi am pataras,
Tu gkiTxon, vin ariso, uTxari, moxuci giorgis SviliSvilia-Tqo. drodadro dagxe-
davT.
bers eZneleboda liles datoveba, magram unda wasuliyo. kidev erTxel daxeda mti-
ral bavSvs da oTaxidan gavida, burdac Tan gahyva. maspinZelma bedis bedauramde miaci-
la baaduri. damSvidobebisas hkiTxa:
_ Cveni daxmareba xom ar gWirdebaT?
_ jer biWs mimixede, ucxo Tvali ar miakaro. amaze meti ra unda gTxovo. gadamwyveti
brZolisTvis jer mzad ara varT, cixekoSkdangreulebma da gzebayrilebma ra omi unda
movigoT. mova dro da gixmobT. aba, Tqven iciT, yoCaRad damxvdiT! _ daemSvidoba da
TeTr raSs moaxta.

Tavi 5
jama da rokapi

miwurs kedelze Camokidebuli mbJutavi kandeli da Suacecxli Zlivs anaTebda. Ta-

roebze uwesrigod eyara obmodebuli, gacrecili wignebi, gamxmari balaxis konebi da
qoTnebi. erTi Taro sul nair-nairi doqebiT iyo savse. karTan ramdenime gaquculi
grZeltariani cocxi iyo miyudebuli. Zirs, pirdapir saerTod ar igrZnoboda. Suacecx-
lis gverdiT sipi qva ido, romelic saxlis miwaze, miwisferive Wilofebi iyo dafenili.
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Suacecxlze erTi gaCxikuli kurRdeli iwvoda, magram haeri ise iyo gaJRenTili mtvris,
obisa da Smoris suniT, rom Semwvari xorcis surneli patrons magidis magivrobas uwev-
da. masze yurmotexili doqi da ori fiala idga. magidis garSemo, xavsmodebul jirkeb-
ze, erTi kaci da erTic moxuci dedaberi isxdnen.
kaci, ase, ormociode wlisa iqneboda, Tavze nabdis qudi exura, tan-fexT erT dros
Zvirfasi, magram axla daglejili da WuWyiani tansacmeli ecva. Txeli, kexiani cxviri
da viwro Tvalebi hqonda, romlebic ganuwyvetlad aqeT-iqiT daurbodnen, mTel Sub-
lze naoWebi eyara. tuCis kuTxeebi qvemoT hqonda daSvebuli. saxeze, zogan _ CaSavebu-
li, zogan ki siyviTleSeparuli Calurjebebi emCneoda. etyoboda, am bolo xanebSi ram-
denjerme iyo nacemi. marTalia, kaci usiamovno Sesaxedavi iyo, magram mis win mjdom de-
daberTan SedarebiT, mzeWabuki egoneboda kacs.
dedaberi Zvalze gadakruli tyavi iyo, zurgze kuzi mTasaviT amozrdoda. gaCeCili
nacrisferi Tma miwaze dasTrevda. Tavze naWris nagleji hqonda wakruli, didi aCxa--
baCxa kbilebi eSvebs miugavda da tuCebze gadmosdioda, Tvalebi nakverCxaliviT uelav-
da. dedabers xelSi jayva eWira. drodadro Semwvar kurdRels naWers moaWrida da win
mjdom kacs awvdida. isic umal gamoarTmevda, gadasanslavda, mere fialiT raRac wyal-
wyala siTxes miayolebda, daijRaneboda da majiT pirs moiwmendda.
kacs jama erqva. xelmrudisa da ficismtexelis saxeli hqonda gavardnili. dedaberi
ki kudianebis ufrosi da winamZRoli beberi rokapi iyo.
_ Cemi cxovreba cxovrebaa? mSvidi Zili me ara maqvs da mosveneba. Tvalebis cecebiT
daviRale. sul imis ZiebaSi rodemde unda viyo, vin Caimuxlebs, rom dro vixelTo da Ca-
safrebuli mgeliviT davece Tavs, ukanaskneli lukmac avarTva da, Tu gamiZaliandeba,
im lukmas sicocxlec mivayolo. arada, es oxeri, TamaSi da pirferoba rogora mtanjavs.
aba, ise rogor davimoyvro da daviaxlovo morigi msxverpli. TviTon xom ar metyvis, mo-
di, Cemo jama, yvelaferi waiRe, rac mabadiao. axlobeli ki saxlsac gandobs da ojaxsac.
mTavaria, Tvals miefaros, da mere me vici. amdeni tanjva-wvaleba maqvs gadatanili da,
saxli me ar mabadia da kari. anda rogor meqneba, didxans erT adgilze ver gavCerdebi.
xom Camqolaven Cemgan gamwarebulis mokeTeebi. ara, raRaca unda viRono, malviTa da Su-
risZiebis SiSiT rodemde unda vicxovro. kidev kargi, xandaxan mesizmreba, kacisZeTa
mTavari rom var. vcxovrob Cems mdidrul sasaxleSi, yvela me memsaxureba, mbrZanebelo,
ra mogarTvaT, ra gesiamovnebaTo? _ mekiTxebian. gameRviZeba da, morCa: isev is jama var.
aravis vuyvarvar. Tumca, aba, me mkiTxe, rogor mZuls yvela? erTi aqa vgrZnob Tavs mSvi-
dad. sul mTlad giJi unda iyos kacisZe, rom aq, tabakonis mTaze, Sens qoxSi damiwyos
Zebna. Sen ici, vinca var da mainc sixaruliT miReb kars, _ SesCioda jama avsulsa da ku-
dian dedabers.
kacis sityvebze rokapi Cumad qirqilebda da Tavs akanturebda.
_ metis Rirsi xar! bneleTis meufes fics Sen ar aZlev da arc emsaxurebi. sxvam vin
unda dagifasos wvaleba? _ CifCifiT eubneboda dedaberi.
_ nu damcini, kudiano, raSi sWirdeba bneleTis meufes Cemi fici. Senc kargad ici,
CemTvis fici-mtkici ar arsebobs. piroba rom gavutexo, magis mtrobaRa maklia?! _ upa-
suxa jamam.
_ adeqi da, iseTi samsaxuri gauwie meufes, Seni erTguleba daijeros. Tuki RvTis-
SvilTa da kacisZeTa damarcxebaSi daexmarebi, icode, uxvad dagajildoebs. vin icis, iq-
neba yvela kacisZe Seni ymac ki gaxados. jama _ kacisZeTa mbrZanebeli da mTavari, ro-
goria? _ agulianebda jamas dedaberi.
jamas rokapis sityvebi nel-nela WkuaSi ujdeboda. marTlac, xom SeiZleboda, bnele-
Tis meufisTvis iseTi samsaxuri gaewia, raime sakbilosaTvis gamoekra xeli.

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 jama Cafiqrda. xelebi Tvalebze aifara. cota xans ase iyo. wlebis manZilze gonebaSi
Cakiruli erTi mzakvruli gegmidan meoreSi Zvreboda, alagebda da axarisxebda. magram
adrindel Tu momaval msxverplTagan qvesknelisTvis arc erTi ar iyo mniSvnelovani.
_ rao, veraferi moifiqre? _ SeekiTxa rokapi.
_ vah, veraferi, veraferi. _ amoioxra jamam.
_ eg imitom, rom mxolod kacisZesTan gaqvs saqme. mxolod misi gacureba SegiZlia.
RvTisSvilisaTvis veraferi gagibedia, _ dacinviT uTxra rokapma. Semwvar kurdRels
barkali CamoaWra da Rrjolebi Caaso.
RvTisSvilebis xsenebaze jamam Tvalebi moWuta da cera TiTiT nikapis fxana daiwyo.
_ rao, ra Tqvi, RvTisSvilebze ras ambobdi? _ TiTqos sxvaTa Soris hkiTxa dedabers.
_ ra da, RvTisSvilebisken arc iyurebi, geSinia maTi, verafers uxerxeb! _ gawiwmat-
da rokapi.
_ ho, ar gamixedavs, magram Sen Tu damexmarebi, gavixedav, ratomac ara.
_ axla ki momwonxar, jama. mgoni, raRac ukve moifiqre. dagexmarebi, rogor ara. Sen
mxolod miTxari, ra unda gavakeTo. me ki ara, mTel Cems kudianebs Cagiyeneb samsaxurSi,
_ aqirqilda rokapi.
_ maS, mismine, bebero. erT ambavs Seveswari, Zalian saeWvod meCvena, magram veraferi
Sevityve. Tu gumani ar mRalatobs, raRac siadumlosTan unda gvqondes saqme. xom gax-
sovs xarTaulebis ojaxis ambavi. Cemi gakeTebulia. imaTgan movrbodi, Rame iyo, ube
ZvirfaseulobiT mqonda savse, cxenic kargi myavda, magram ciskris varskvlavis amos-
vlisTanave bedma mimuxTla, Cems Savras nali mosZvra da koWloba daiwyo. mglebs metic
ra undodaT. mag oxrebs Zlivs avaswari erT maRal naZvze, Cemi cxeni ki wamSi gadasan-
sles. magram bedma bolomde ar gamwira. Tendeboda, Torem mTeli Rame xeze ra gamaCe-
rebda, namdvilad gaviyinebodi. imisTana badri mTvare anaTebda, naZvidan gergeTis
mTisken mimavali biliki xelisguliviT Canda. gavixede da ras vxedav, biliks cxenosani
ar Seuyva? erTs meore mihyva, meores _ mesame, bolos saTvalavic ki ameria. Sen warmo-
idgine, devebic ki iyvnen.
_ mere ra, etyoba, sane-ReleSi ber buqnaisTan xatobaze midiodnen. kacisZeT xat-sa-
locavSi misasvlelad zamTarSi barbalobaca gaqvT, lamprobac da sxva aTasi mizezic.
magram devebs raRa undodaT? _ gakvirvebiT dasZina rokapma.
_ saqme isaa, rom sane-Reles stumrebs Soris kacisZe bevri ar iyo. umetesni RvTis-
Svilni iyvnen. cxenebze SevamCnie. mxolod maT raSebs SeuZliaT saneoSi Tvalis daxamxa-
mebaSi asvla. erTi ki vifiqre, neta ra Tavyriloba aqvs ber baadurs-meTqi. magram maT-
Tan saqmis daWera ar mindoda.
_ rames ar gviwyobdnen, eg oxrebi! sul imis SiSSi var, erTxelac mova is dRe, rom Cag-
vyrian qvesknelSi, Cagvirazaven karibWeebs da samudamod Cagvketaven bneleTSi. _ boR-
mianad Tqva rokapma, wamodga da miwurSi bolTis cema daiwyo.
_ damaca, jer ar damimTavrebia. kargad rom gaTenda da mglis SiSi aRara mqonda, xi-
dan CamovZveri. gulma ar momiTmina da erT moxerxebul adgilas davimale. mindoda, ukan
dabrunebulebi axlodan damenaxa, _ ganagrZo jamam.
_ mere? icani, vin iyvnen? _ sulmouTqmelad SeekiTxa dedaberi.
_ RvTisSvilebze arafers getyvi, maTgan mainc verafers SevityobT, kacisZeebze da
devebze mogaxseneb. roSkaSeli burda vicani Tavis or ZmasTan erTad. magaT SeuCndi, iq-
neb rame gamoarkvio.
_ ara, ras ambob, roSkaSSi me ki ara, beRela devT meufec ver bedavs misvlas, _ xelebi
gaasavsava rokapma.
_ Senc adeqi da saxe icvale, rom ver gicnon, viTom erTi sawyali qali xar, qajebisa-
gan da Winkebisgan daCagruli, midi, Segifareben...
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 _ ara-meTqi! _ gaawyvetina dedaberma, _ saxes ki vicvli, magram suniT mixvdebian,
rom ubralo qali ara var, da wamSi Cemi bundRac aRar iqneba.
_ maSin kacisZeTagan gavigoT sane-Reles ambavi, _ ar eSveboda jama.
_ eg SeiZleba. vinme Seicani? _ SeekiTxa rokapi.
_ calTvala lipariti, xorgais mindi da didi xomleli Sevicani. sxvebi vera... _ dam-
naSavesaviT upasuxa jamam da mxrebi aiwura.
_ xorgais minds ver gavekarebi, cxovelTa da mcenareTa ena esmis, rogorc uginda
vicvalo saxe, maSinve miaxareben Cemi iq yofnis ambavs. ara, eg ar gamogvadgeba.
_ calTvala liparitze da did xomlelze raRas ityvi? me damcinodi, RvTisSvilebs
ver ekarebio, Sen ki kacisZisac geSinia, _ niSnis mogebiT uTxra jamam.
kacis sityvebma gaacecxla rokapi. nerviulobisagan caxcaxi daiwyo, Tvalebi ufro
metad aubrialda. mzad iyo, Suaze gaeglija stumari, magram Tavi Seikava
_ maT erTmaneTi sWirdebodaT. icoda, Tanamzraxvelis gareSe verafers gaxdeboda. be-
ri buqnai iseT xalxs ar uxmobda TavisTan, romelTa SeSineba an gacureba advili iqne-
boda TviT rokapisTvisac ki. Tu marTla saidumlo Sekreba iyo sane-ReleSi da suleli
jamas meSveobiT Seityobda rames, TviTon daibralebda da bneleTis meufisgan jildo-
sac Tavad miiRebda. amitom daioka Tavi, Torem kacisZes rogor SearCenda dacinvas, ce-
miT moklavda, sulac gaagiJebda.
jamac mixvda, rom misma sityvebma rokapi gaabraza. cota ar iyos, SeSinda da mielaqu-
ca:
_ gagexumre, Seni Wkuisa da Zalis imedi rom ar mqondes, daxmarebas arca gTxovdi.
_ CemTan xumrobas ufrTxildi, xom ici, ra avi da braziani var. WkuiT moiqeci, Torem
erTxelac iqneba, gombeSod gadagaqcev! _ gaafrTxila rokapma. isev win Camoujda da
sasmeli mosva.
_ xomlelebs vestumroT. amboben, didi xomleli keTili kacia, yvela upovarsa da
ubedurs ifarebso. Cvenc Segvifaros, dagvapuros da gagvaTbos. sikeTes ki Cveneburad
gadavuxdiT, hi, hi, hi! _ Caiqirqila dedaberma.
_ me rogor mival xomlelTan, iq yvela micnobs! _ gaikvirva jamam.
_ amaze advili araferia. cota xans macade... _ aCifCifda beberi.
rokapma erT-erTi Tarodan ablabudaSi gaxveuli wigni CamoiRo, gadafurcla, cota xans kiTxu-
lobda, Tan Cumad raRacas butbutebda. mere cecxlze wyliani qoTani Sedga. rogorc ki wyali
aduRda, mowiTalo feris gamxmari balaxi Caagdo, oTaxSi momwaro suni dadga. jamas xelSi xis kovzi
misca da ubrZana _ mourieo. jama qoTans nel-nela urevda. wyali sul ufro da ufro blantdebo-
da, fafasaviT rom Sesqelda, rokapma ori sxvadasxvagvari fxvnili Cayara: erTi _ kupriviT Savi, me-
ore _ TovliviT TeTri. Savi fxvnilis Cayris Semdeg qoTnidan Savi kvamli amovarda, masze axal-
gazrda jama gamoisaxa. TeTri fxvnilis Cayris Semdeg ki _ TeTri kvamli. axlac jamas saxe gamoik-
veTa, oRond daberebuli _ grZeli TmiTa da TeTri wver-ulvaSiT. rokapma jamas kovzi gamoarTva.
qoTanTan Caimuxla da Tavad gaagrZela moreva, Tan isev raRacas butbutebda. jama SiSma aitana. ax-
la ukve nanobda, ras gadavekide am kudian dedaberso, gaparvac ki mounda, magram rokaps sad daema-
leboda, isic _ tabakonis mTaze. amitom beds daemorCila.
cota xanSi rokapma qoTani cecxlidan gadmodga da mcenaris naxarSi jamas fialaSi
Caasxa.
_ dalie! _ ubrZana stumars.
jamas uaris Tqmisac eSinoda da dalevisac. kiTxvasac veRar ubedavda. rokapi Sehyu-
rebda damfrTxal jamas. emCneoda, siamovnebda SeSinebuli stumris cqera. jamam fiala
xelSi aiRo da ukanve dado.
_ cxelia, cota gacivdes, _ Zlivs amoiluRluRa.

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 _ jama, dalevis xom ar geSinia? iqneb ar mendobi, ha? kargad daimaxsovre, rasac gety-
vi. amas rom Sesvam, erTbaSad daberdebi, Tma da wver-ulvaSi gagiTeTrdeba, welSic mo-
ixrebi, saxeze naoWebi gagiCndeba, cota koWlobasac daiwyeb, Sens Semxedvares erTi
sawyali berikaci egonebi, magram Tvali da mklavi Zveleburad gagiWris, Sens cxensac,
gareT rom gelodeba, Zveleburad Seaxtebi da gaaWeneb. am siTxis nawils maTaraSi Cagis-
xam, kidev erTxel dalev Tu ara, isev iseTi jama gaxdebi, rogoric axla xar. didi xom-
lelis cixesimagreSi SeaRwie. uTxari, viTom mkurnali xar da iseT balaxs eZeb, romelic
mxolod maT mxareSi xarobs. balaxi ki iseTi malamos dasamzadeblad gWirdeba, romlis
erTi wveTic kacisZem Sublze rom waisvas, qaji verafers daaklebs, kudiani qalisgan
gaTvaluls ki jadosa xsnis.
_ Sen ar iqnebi xomlelebTan?
_ mec iq moval. icode, fexze Savi kata rom mogelacuneba da kalTaSi Cagixteba, ar
gaagdo, _ me viqnebi. misvliT, marto midi. danarCens mere movifiqreb. axla ki am mala-
moTi daizile Subli, _ uTxra rokapma da patara yuTi gauwoda.
_ es malamo riRasTvis mWirdeba? _ gaikvirva jamam.
_ es malamo niSani iqneba yvela qajisTvis, rom xeli ar gaxlon da mSvidobianad mi-
aRwio xomlelTan.
jamam malamo Sublze Seizila. kidev erTxel daxeda fialas, amoioxra da bolomde
Sesva. Sesma iyo da, Tmam da wver-ulvaSma zrda da gaTeTreba daiwyo, erTi fexi koWTan
cota moeRrica, mxrebi Zirs Camoucvivda da welSi veRar gasworda.
_ ras daemsgavse, jama, _ aqirqilda rokapi, _ ras daemsgavse, Sens adgilas, sul ar
davberdebodi.
_ nayeniani maTaris gataneba ar dagaviwydes. marTla ras davmsgavsebivar? _ awuwun-
da jama.
rokapma patara maTara siTxiT gaavso da stumars gauwoda. jamam saswrafod abgaSi Se-
inaxa.
_ axla ukve Seni wasvlis droa, win didi gza gelis. Tu kargad ivli, axalmTvarobas iq
iqnebi. aba, Sen ici, Seneburad, WkuiT moiqeci, gaxsovdes, bneleTis meufis samsaxuri fu-
Wad ar Cagivlis.
_ gaTenebas mainc davelodebi, an mgeli ar damxvdes, an daTvi. cotasac wavuZineb, Za-
lian daRlili var, _ sTxova rokaps jamam.
_ Tu geZineba, ager, kuTxeSi rom Wilofi agia, iq daweqi. mglisa da daTvisa ki nu Se-
geSindeba, sad gagigia, rokapis megobari nadirs SeeWamos! _ daamSvida beberma.
jama rokapis naCveneb Wilofze miwva, moikunta da wuTSi xvrinva amouSva. gaTenebis-
Tanave rokapma sul mujlugunis kvriT wamoagdo. abgaSi jamiT gamxmari Ciri, wabli da
Txili Cauyara. oriode obmokidebuli xmiadic Caudo da gaistumra. dedaberma Tvali
gaayola jamas, sanam xeebSi kargad ar miimala, karTan idga da ucqeroda, TiTqos eSino-
da, gzidan ar gadauxvioso. rogorc ki Tvals miefara, rokapma xelebi cisken aRmarTa,
saxe dilis susxs miuSvira da xrinwiani xmiT mTeli ZaliT Sehyvira:
_ mzisa da naTelis msaxurno, mifrTxildiT, geSinodeT rokapisa!
misma yvirilma mTeli tabakonis mTa Seazanzara. did-patara nadiri bunagebs miawyda.
frinvelebma budeebs Seafares Tavi. ganrisxebuli rokapi erTnairad saSiSi iyo yvelas-
Tvis. dedaberma daustvina Tu ara, masTan umal TeTri mgeli gaCnda. rokapma cxovels
yuri moqaCa da braziani xmiT dauRrina:
_ xom giTxari, Sors nu daZunZuleb, qoxis karTan iyavi-meTqi!?
Semdeg zed ise gadaajda, rogorc cxens, da mwvervalisken gaaqrola, sadac kudiane-
bis mosagroveblad kocons anTebda xolme. cecxlisTvis fiCxi yovelTvis gamzadebuli

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hqonda. sul male axlomaxlo soflebidan tabakonis mTaze Savi kvamli dainaxes. kudia-
nebi rogorc ki mis suns ikravdnen, imave RamiT TeTr mglebze amxedrebulebi TavianTi
ufrosisaken gaeSurebodnen-xolme. rokapma aanTo koconi da maSinve Tavis sadgoms mi-
aSura. kudianebis gamoCenamde aTasi saqme hqonda gasakeTebeli. yvelaferi kargad ax-
sovda, yoveli wamlisa da jados mosamzadeblad ra iyo saWiro, sul zepirad icoda, mag-
ram, sanam momzadebas daiwyebda, mainc wignebSi uyvarda qeqva. siamovnebda, roca kidev
erTxel darwmundeboda, rom araferi eSleboda, yvelaferi Zveleburad axsovda. wam-
lis momzadebisas sul raRacas CifCifebda. axlac TavisTvis burtyunebda: iseTi jado
gavakeTo, xomlels ki ara, mTel dunias dRe Ramed moeCvenos, Rame _ dRed da sul gaCe-
nis dRes iwyevlidnen. esec mglis gamxmari tvini, esec yvavis elenTa... lencofas foT-
lebi... Cemi sayvareli qoTanic davdgi cecxlze... _ xom yvelaferi Cavyare? aspitis Sxa-
mis ramdenime wveTic davamato... _ mosaRamovda Tu ara, rokapma gamzadebuli jado pa-
tara kolofebSi gaanawila da diliT koconisken gaeSura. cecxli isev bJutavda. deda-
berma daustvina. aqeT-iqiT mimoixeda, roca veravin dainaxa, gabrazebulma daiZaxa:
_ axlave gaaCaReT cecxli! am RamiT Cems debs velodebi, Tqven ki koconis anTebac ar
gindaT.
TiTqos miwidan amoZvrneno, minavluli cecxlis garSemo ramdenime SaSila cibruti-
viT datrialda da koconic abrialda. mere rokapis win daewyvnen.
am ukudo, Cia tanis, dabali bewviT Semosil patara arsebebs Zalze mokle da dagre-
xili fexebi hqondaT, xelebi _ ki grZeli, TiTqmis muxlebamde swvdebodaT. mrgvali Sa-
vi Tvalebi mudam uelavdaT. didi, winwamoweuli yurebi, ganieri cxviri ufro Semzaravs
xdida maT saxes. zeda tuCi ar hqondaT, qveda ki gareT gadmobrunebodaT, amitom xSirad
sdiodaT dorbli. win waxrilebi dadiodnen, ufro sworad, darbodnen. erT adgilas
ver Cerdebodnen, sul cqmutavdnen. tanze tyavis juba ecvaT. xelSi ki yovelTvis keti
eWiraT. welze Semortymul qamarze dana ekidaT. xevxuvebSi Ramis cxovrebas eweodnen.
kacisZeTa soflebs Tavs ar esxmodnen, magram mtrisas, Tuki vinme mgzavri RamiT maTi
samyoflis axlos gaivlida, WianWvelebiviT daeseodnen da kets imdens urtyamdnen, sa-
nam suls ar amoxdidnen. SaSilebTan gamklaveba Zalian Zneli iyo _ maTi brWyalebis na-
kawri aSeSebda msxverpls da winaaRmdegobis gawevis unars ukargavda. rac qvesknelma
gaZliereba daiwyo, es fexmokle avsulebi ukve wisqvilebTan da wyaroebTan usafrde-
bodnen kacisZeT da Tavs esxmodnen. mamlis yivilamde daTareSobdnen. gaTenebisas ki Ta-
vianT soroebSi SeiyuJebodnen da daRamebas elodnen. tabakonis SaSilebi rokaps emsa-
xurebodnen. axlac mis win daewyvnen da, Rrjolebgadmoyrilni, Tavs uqicinebdnen
mfarvels.

Tavi 6
Sexvedra bacaligoSi

sofel bacaligosken mimaval viwro biliks ori mxedari miuyveboda. qarafebiT gar-
Semortymuli Tvaluwvdeneli xeobidan mdinare aragvis Sxuili yrud moismoda. mTebze
Sefenili tyeebisa da saZovrebis simwvanes cis uzado lurji TaRi ebjineboda, xolo
maTi SeerTebis daklaknil xazs zamTridan SemorCenili Tovlis siTeTre aqa-iq wyvetda.
bacaligos Tavze, TiTqmis TinibeqaurTa cixis Ziridan Tovli iwyeboda. sxvebisgan gan-
sxvavebiT, bacaligo Soridan did sofels hgavda, Tumca mcxovrebTa raodenobiT main-
cdamainc ar gamoirCeoda. ubralod, bacaligoelebs TavianTi xat-salocavis _ pirqu-
Sis _ mederbase angelozis wyalobiT, devebi da qajebi sxvebiviT didad ver ar awuxe-

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bdnen da mtris SiSiT, gverdigverd ar iyvnen dasaxlebulni. sofels zemodan Tinibeqa-
urebis cixe icavda, qvemodan ki pirquSis cixe idga samWedloTi, sul axlos iyo gudanis
xat-salocavic, romelsac sane-Reles gadasasvleliT ukavSirdeboda. sofels garSemo
mozrdili qeris yanebi da mudmivad saqonliTa da cxvris fariT Sefenili saZovrebi ek-
ra, saZovrebis irgvliv ki xSiri tye iyo, _ pirquSis tye, _ ase eZaxdnen aqaurebica da
ucxonic.
RvTisSvilis bacaligoSi dasaxlebis Semdeg cota amoisunTqa sofelma. qajTa da dev-
Tagan Sewuxebuli kacisZeni, misi wyalobiT, galaRdnen, saqonelmac imravla da sofel-
mac zrda iwyo. pirquSi namdvil patronad moevlina bacaligos. Sesaxedavad axovani da
metad tanadi iyo, mudam SeWmuxnili warbebi mis saxes mkacr iers aZlevda. koWli ki iyo,
magram amas verc amCnevdnen misi vaJkacobiTa da silamaziT monusxuli qalebi. bneleTis
Zalebs Seupovrad ebrZoda, sadac daCagruli iyo, umalve iq gaCndeboda, Tanac maSin,
roca aravin eloda. arc Sor mgzavrobas erideboda, oRond avsulebisagan SeWirvebu-
lisaTvis daxmarebis xeli gaewvdina. misi ganuyreli iaraRi movercxlili, yawimiT Ca-
mokidebuli xmali iyo. samxariRlivo Rvedebic vercxlis balTebiT hqonda Semkuli.
brZolebisgan Tavisufal dros samWedloSi atarebda da ras ar Wedda kacisZeTaTvis:
saxnisebs, culebs, waldebs _ yvelafers, rac meurneobaSi gamoiyeneboda. iaraRis ga-
moWedvaSic erTob daostatebuli iyo. oqrosa da vercxlisgan gamoWedil mis samkau-
lebze xom bevr qals rCeboda Tvali.
mxedrebi aRmarTidan vakeze gadavidnen da pirquSis tyeSi Sevidnen. axalgazrda da
moxdenilebi, SesaniSnav bedaurebze isxdnen. erTi, romelic Sav cxenze iyo amxedrebu-
li, muq Sindisfer samosSi iyo gamowyobili, mxarze ki mSvild-isari hqonda gadakide-
buli. meores, nislisferi cxenis mxedars, muqi Waobisferi tansacmeli ecva, cal mxar-
ze TeTri arwivi ejda, meoreze sisxlisferi mSvildi da sinis Wiguni ekida. ivlisis
cxel dReSi CrdilSi Sesvla eamaT. tye daburuli iyo da mzis sxivi alag-alag Tu aRwev-
da.
_ umal mixvdebi, pirquSis tyeSi rom xar, patroniviT warbSekrulia, _ Tqva Sindis-
fersamosianma mxedarma.
_ risi Tqma ginda amiT, tye patronsa hgavso, ara?
_ bedma gagviRima, am sicxeSi Cems tyeSi rom ara varT, Torem xom ityodi, patroniviT
laRia, warbSekvra aklia, ginda, mindorSi givlia, ginda _ meCxer tyeSi, mze erTnairad
Segawuxebso.
am sityvebze orive mxedarma gulianad gaicina.
mxarze arwivSemomjdari, nislisfercxeniani mxedari RvTisSvili kopala karationi
iyo, Sindisfertansacmliani da Savcxenosani ki _ RvTisSvili iaxsari. orive mxarbeWi-
ani iyo da mzisgan garujuli saxeebi hqondaT. mxrebze CamoSlili datalRuli Tmac _
erTi ferisa, muqi xorblisferi. Tlili cxviri da farTo Tvalebi amSvenebda maT saxe-
ebs. Tvalis feri ki sxvadasxva hqondaT, kopalas _ muqi lurji, iaxsars ki _ Taflis-
feri.
_ cota viCqaroT, xom ici, bacaligoSi dReobas dilidan iwyeben. Zalian rom davagvi-
anoT, gagvinawyendeba, _ Tqva kopalam da cxens dezi hkra.
_ am cota xnis winaT raze gagibrazda, rkinis zro da beWedi rom aRar gamogiWeda? _
SeekiTxa iaxsari da manac aaCqara cxeni.
_ ar uTqvams, arc CavZiebivar. moriges madlma, Cven Soris samduravi rogor SeiZle-
ba. uTqvenodac davicav devebisgan Cems mxareso, magram verc daicva da Tavadac tyved
Cavarda,_ dananebiT Tqva kopalam.
_ yvelas daaswari da gamoixseni, _ uTxra iaxsarma.
_ aba ra, Sen da Tergvauls dagelodebodiT, rodis inebebdiT gamoCenas?
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 _ arc Cven viyaviT gulxeldakrefilebi. cixegoridan devebi gadmovidnen, Cemze ra
unda giTxra, Tavis qeba gamomiva, Tergvaulze getyvi, ise daatriala Tavisi cxrakuTxa
maTraxi, ise marjved isroda moriges naCuqar cecxlis burTs, misi Semxedvare, Senc ki
gaocebuli darCebodi, _ Tavis marTlebiT Tqva iaxsarma.
_ mjera. saqme arc Tqven gakliaT. magram mainc rom mravldebian da Ronivrdebian de-
vebica da qajebic? am bolo dros SaSilebic ki gaTavxeddnen da RamRamobiT soflebs
Tavs esxmian. raRacas kargad ar vakeTebT, raRac gveSleba, albaT... iqneb cotani varT
samocdasami RvTisSvili aTasobiT devisa da qajis winaaRmdeg. iqneb vTiToobT? anda
yvela mxolod Tavis saymos rom icavs, imis bralia. cal-calke vibrZviT...
iaxsari ver mixvda, mas elaparakeboda kopala Tu xmamaRla fiqrobda. amaze Tavadac
bevri hqonda nafiqri, bneleTis aRzeveba masac mosvenebas ar aZlevda.
amasobaSi RvTisSvilebma tyec gaiares, saZovrebze cxenebi aWenes da ase Weneb-Wene-
biT Sevidnen lamaz xeivanSi, romlis boloSic pirquSis xat-salocavi iyo aRmarTuli.
pirquSis koSkTan mlocvelebs moeyaraT Tavi. maspinZeli salocavTan miaxloebisTanave
SeamCnies. doRi axali damTavrebuli iyo da bacaligos mfarveli xati gamarjvebuls Ta-
visi gamoWedili vercxlis qamriT asaCuqrebda.
_ mainc dagvagvianda, doRi damTavrebula, _ dananebiT Tqva iaxsarma.
_ sxvebic rom ar Canan, arc beri baaduri, arc Tergauli? nuTu isinic igvianeben? _
gaikvirva kopalam.
soflelebi samizneebs amzadebdnen isris srolaSi Sesajibreblad. kopala da iaxsari
pirquSs ar daenaxvnen, moSorebiT dadgnen da iqidan dauwyes cqera. rogorc ki mizani
dadges da meisreebi mis win mwyobrad dalagdnen, iaxsarma mSvildi mozida da samiznes
styorcna pirquSis gamoWedili qeiburi _ grZeli da maRalfrTiani isari. qeiburma zu-
zuniT gaapo haeri da samiznes gulSi iseTi siZlieriT CaerWo, rom gaxvrita da meore
mxares gavida. yvela Secba, mSvildosnebs dauwyes cqera, ver gaegoT, romels SeeZlo
aseTi ZaliT isris srola. mayureblebze metad monawileni iyvnen gakvirvebulni. pir-
quSma rogorc ki dainaxa gaxvretili samizne da Tavisi gamoWedili isari, gaxarebulma
wamoiZaxa:
_ Cveni Zma iaxsaric mosula! _ isari xelSi aiRo da TvaliT iaxsars dauwyo Zebna.
amasobaSi kopalas da iaxsars cxenebi xeze miebaT da pirquSisken Cqari nabijiT mie-
marTebodnen. mlocvelebi RvTisSvilebs gzas Tavis dakvriTa da SeZaxilebiT uTmob-
dnen: gmir kopalasa da laR iaxsars gaumarjoT! RmerTma adidos Tqveni Zala da simar-
Tle!
pirquSi moRimari elodeboda Zvirfas stumrebs.
_ Zlivs ara vxedav gaRimebuls?! _ gadauCurCula iaxsarma kopalas.
_ etyoba, saymoSi yvela mSvidobianad hyavs....
_ marto eg ar unda iyos mizezi...
pirquSi stumrebs gadaexvia, Subnuri isari iaxsars gauwoda da uTxra:
_ Tqveni mosvla Zalian gamixarda, koSkSi avideT. rom daigvianeT, vifiqre, iqneb ra-
me uWirT-meTqi. raki mSvidobianad gxedavT, saqmes mivxedoT. dRes aucileblad unda
SevkrebiliyaviT.
RvTisSvilebma maspinZels aRelveba SemCnies. aman Zalian gaakvirva kopala da ixsari.
erTmaneTs gadaxedes da koSkisken mimaval pirquSs ukan gahyvnen. TiTqos raRac gaaxsen-
dao, pirquSi SeCerda, meisreebs miubrunda da dauZaxa:
_ Tqven uCemod daiwyeT, me bolos vnaxav, Cems gamoWedil isrebs vin imsaxurebs. xTi-
so! _ gasZaxa Tavis erTgul ymas, _ biWebs Sen mixede da gansaje, mec male davbrundebi.
koSkSi Sesvlisas kopalam mxridan arwivi Camosva, patara Zelze Seafrina da mkacri
toniT ubrZana:
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 _ aq damelode! _ arwivi Zelze Sejda Tu ara, amayad mimoixeda, TiTqos mTeli mzis-
qveSeTis darajoba ubrZaneso.
pirquSma koSkis kari SeaRo da stumrebs SeuZRva. misi samsarTuliani koSki sipi qvis-
gan iyo naSenebi. Signidan kedels viwro da umoajiro xis kibe miuyveboda. sarTulebi
erTmaneTisgan xis morebiT iyo gamoyofili. koSks oTxi, oTxkuTxedi, moCuqurTmebuli
boZi miuyveboda, romlebsac xis momrgvalebuli TaRebi eWiraT. swored am TaRebze ewyo
morebi mijriT. iatakze yvelgan moCiTuli fardagebi efina. pirvel sarTulze mxolod
uzurgo skamebi ewyo. pirquSma meore sarTuls gverdi auara, sadac sacxovrebeli dar-
bazi hqonda da mesames auyva. kopalasac da iaxsarsac Zalian uyvardaT am sarTulze as-
vla. pirquSi yovelTvis ar epatiJeboda iq stumrebs. mesameze misi naxelavi inaxeboda.
RvTisSvilebs yvelaze metad pirquSis gamoWedili axali sabrZolo iaraRebi aintere-
sebdaT. ras ar naxavda kaci: nair-nair vercxlis qamrebs; qalisa da kacis brinjaos sar-
tylebs _ kalakendebs: grexilebsa da mocvarulebs; mSvild-isrebs; ajis mSvilds,
rqisgan gakeTebulsa da vercxliT moWedils, bzakalisgan gamoTlilsa da vercxlis
rgolebiT morTuls, mSvild-qeiburebs, cis mSvildebsa da jiRa mSvildebs. isrisa da
Subis pirebi Taroebze daxarisxebuli ewyo, patara pirgapobilebi _ qiborjebi _ er-
Tad, samfrTiani upiroebi _ yodalebi; ufrTo da upirebo _ gezebi; sanadiro pirdidi
da frTebmaRali qeiburebi_boZalebi, isrebi mozardebisTvis _ wiwkitelebi da kidev
mravalnairi; maTraxebi _ rkinistariani, dawnuli, jaWvis xmlebi Tavisi sakidebiT,
vercxliT morTuli _ yawimianebi, xanjlebi. calke Taroebze elaga moWedili Tasebi,
didebi da patarebi, vercxlis barZimebi _ gasaCuqeblad da jildod gamzadebulebi.
calke ekida jaWvis perangebi da muzaradebi. mokled, yvelaferi, rac sabrZolvelad da
sagmirod gamodgeboda. amitomac uyvardaT iaraRis darbazis daTvaliereba RvTisSvi-
lebs.
_ axali sagmiro gamoWede? _ SeekiTxa kopala. RvTisSvilebi xSirad iaraRs sagmiro-
sac eZaxdnen.
pirquSma pasuxi ar gasca, TiTqos kiTxva saerTod ver gaigona, ise SeaRo iaraRis dar-
bazis kari. orive ukan mihyva. darbazis SuagulSi, mrgvali magidis garSemo, RvTisSvi-
lebi: beri baaduri, Tergauli, laSareli beri giorgi da xaxmatis giorgi, _ isxdnen.
sarkmlidan ki meisreTa Sejibrs Tvals adevnebda RvTisSvilTa dobili, silamaziT, si-
TamamiTa da mxiaruli xasiaTiT cnobili, oqrosfer TmaqoSebiani xelsamZivari. tanT
umSvenieresi, oqromkediT naqargi kaba ecva, romelic yelTan pirquSis gamoWedili oq-
ros RiliT ikvreboda, kabis bolos ki zolebiani qoqomoni hqonda mokerebuli. welze-
dac pirquSis naCuqari kalakendi ekeTa _ vercxliTa da Zvirfasi qvebiT Semkuli brin-
jaos sartyeli wyvili ganieri balTiT. Tavze nazi sadafisferi mandili hqonda moxve-
uli. Ria xorblisferi datalRuli Tma welamde eyara. sayvarel dobils moferebiT xe-
lisac eZaxdnen RvTisSvilebi da sofel WormeSavSi xatic auSenes, magram, ZiriTadad,
xaxmatSi binadrobda. nair-nairi saCuqriT anebivrebdnen. isic iferebda. didad exerxe-
boda elCoba da uars aravis eubneboda. TviT baaduric ki Txovnas ulaparakod usru-
lebda. amitomac kacisZeni RvTisSvilebTan saSuamdgomlod xelis xSirad mimarTav-
dnen.
darbazSi, didi mrgvali magidis garSemo, RvTisSvilebi isxdnen, magram, SesvlisTana-
ve, kopalam da iaxsarima pirveli, rac dainaxes, maTi sayvareli dobilis _ xelis didi
lurji Tvalebi iyo. dobili fexze wamodga da xelgaSlili Seegeba orives, magram mxo-
lod kopalas gadaexvia, iaxsars ki zurgi Seaqcia.
_ me ra dagiSave, xeli? getyoba, ar mogenatre, _ wyeniT uTxra iaxsarma.
samZivarma araferi upasuxa, kopalas xeli CasWida da magidisken waiyvana. iaxsari da-
tuqsuli bavSviviT ukan mihyva.
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 _ xom mSvidobiT moxvediT? _ hkiTxa berma baadurma. _ gavigeT, devebi roSkis go-
ridan Camosulan, Casafreba ndomiaT sane-Reles gadasasvlelSi. rom dagagviandaT, co-
ta SevfiqriandiT.
_ mec gavige, raRacas gvipireben, magram gzaSi aravin SegvimCnevia. me rom gamompa-
rodnen, Cems nislas ar gamoepareboda maTi siaxlove, imisTana Wixvins morTavda, Tqve-
namde movidoda xma, _ upasuxa kopalam.
_ am bolo xanebSi raRac miCumdnen devebica da qajebic, xmebi dadis, did sabrZolo
samzadisSi arian, Zalebs ikrebeno. marTalia Tu tyuili, zustad ver gavige, iqneb Tqven
iciT rame? _ ikiTxa pirquSma da axalmosulebs vercxlis Tasebi da barZimebi wiTeli
RviniT Seuvso.
yvela sasmisi erTnairi iyo, maRalfexiani, muxis foTlis CuqurTmiT morTuli, foT-
lebs garSemo Savi Crdili _ sevada dahyveboda. mxolod beri baaduris barZimi iyo od-
nav maRali, sxvebTan SedarebiT, sul umniSvnelo niSniT, riTac RvTisSvilebi yovel-
Tvis aRniSnavdnen baaduris ufrosobas maTze. xis priala magidaze cxeli xaviwiT savse
Tasi idga, Wima-laxtarisagan damzadebuli ornairi mxali ki patara TasebiT elaga. Ti-
Toeul skamTan or-ori xmiadi CamoerigebinaT. magidis SuaSi, did langarze, moxarSuli
xorcis mozrdili naWrebi elaga.
baaduris marjvniv Tergauli ijda, marcxniv ki kopalam daikava adgili. kopalas
gverdiT samZivari miujda, iaxsari ki _ Tergauls. pirquSis skami baaduris pirdapir
idga. aqeT-iqiT xaxmatis giorgi da laSaris beri giorgi isxdnen. yvela fexzemdgom pir-
quSs Sehyurebda, romelsac xelSi Rviniani barZimi eWira. marTalia, beri baaduri asaki-
Tac da mdgomareobiTac yvelaze ufrosi iyo, magram sufraze pirveli sityva maspin-
Zels _ pirquSs ekuTvnoda. manac Tqva:
dideba RmerTsa, dRes dResindelsa,
mzesa, mzismyol angelozTa!
dideba did kviriasa, maRliT RvTis mikarebasa!
RvTisgan gamarjveba Senda, Senis gamCenisagan!
saRvTo bero baaduro,
wina Wiqa-barZimzeda
Sen gadidos, Sen gagimarjos!
mere barZimidan cota mosva, magidaze dado da TviTonac dajda. yvelam uxmod gadai-
Ro saWmeli. etyobodaT, moSiebulebi iyvnen. Tanac Semdegi sityva buqrai baadurs ekuT-
vnoda.
_ xelis Semosarigeblad Wreli mZivic aRar giSvelis, Cemi Txovna yurad ar iRoo,
nawyenia Senze, _ gadauCurCula Tergaulma iaxsars.
_ Txovna ukve Sevusrule, saCuqrad ki mTis brolis mZivi maqvs motanili, iqneb miS-
velos, _ CurCuliTve upasuxa iaxsarma da samZivars gadaxeda.
beri baaduri sufrasTan Cafiqrebuli ijda. saWmels nela Seeqceoda. mere barZimi ai-
Ro, fexze wamodga da Tqva:
oi, lile, Seni didebiTa savse. oi, lile!
oi, lile, dideba, dideba mzismyolT angelozTa. oi, lile!
oi, lile, SevsTxovT Sewevnas. oi, lile!
oi, lile, Segvewios misi Zliereba. oi, lile!
oi, lile, salocavi gqoniaT Sesawiravi. oi, lile!
oi, lile, xarebi gyavdaT daTqmuli. oi, lile!
oi, lile, rqebi edgaT oqrosi. oi, lile!
oi, lile, verZebi gyavdaT Sesawiravi. oi, lile!
oi, lile, rqebi edgaT dagrexili. oi, lile!
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 oi, lile, buRraobdnen qedidan qedamde. oi, lile!
oi, lile, Sens saZirkvelTan irmebi iwvnen. oi, lile!
oi, lile, Sens qongurebs Sevardeni artyia. oi, lile!
oi, lile, zRude gartyia oqrosi, oi, lile!
oi, lile, saxli gedga uzadod agebuli. oi, lile!
oi, lile, RmerTma daglocoT yvela aq myofni.
oi, lile!
xatobaze meore barZimiT yovelTvis maspinZeli RvTisSvilis sadRegrZelo ismeboda,
da roca berma mzis ZvelTaZveli galoba-sadidebeli _ lile _ warmoTqva, yvelas ga-
ukvirda, Tumca, ar SeimCnies, fexze wamodgnen da mze adides. magram berisgan aSkarad
elodnen axsna-ganmartebas.
_ axla davsxdeT, sanam mze anaTebs da naTelia, salaparako maqvs TqvenTan, _ mimarTa
maT berma da dajda.
_ bero baadur, sibnelis SiSi ara gvCvevia, ra xdeba dRes, ase rom frTxilob? _
hkiTxa gakvirvebulma berma giorgim.
_ avsulebi ise gaTavxeddnen, rom wminda adgilebsac aRar eridebian, SeiZleba, jo-
jo an SaSila amoZvres koSkze, maTi yurebis gasagoni ar unda vTqva, _ upasuxa baadurma
da gaagrZela: _ Svidni varT am magidasTan da Cveni saidumloc Svidgzis daculi unda
iyos. isic gveyofa, sane-Reles ambavma rokapis yuramde rom miaRwia.
_ rogor Tu miaRwia! _ wamoiZaxa aRSfoTebulma kopalam, _ nuTu gamcemi iyo Cven
Soris!
_ gamcemi da orguli aravin gvyolia, magram, Tqvenc kargad mogexsenebaT, kacisZe
ususuria avsulTa jadoqrobis winaSe, didi xomleli beberma rokapma monusxa. medgrad
ewinaaRmdegeboda mTavari, magram gonebadabinduls ramdenjerme mainc wamoscda: sane--
ReleSi gavige, balRamis Tasi unda daimsxvreso. roca rokapi CaeZia, romelma RvTis-
Svilma unda daamsxvrioso, sikvdilis win xomlels erTi amouoxria da uTqvams, arc er-
Tmao, yrmis dabadebas velodebiTo.
_ Sen saidan gaige es ambavi? _ SeekiTxa kopala. _ rokaps, rogorc yovelTvis, Tvals
vadevnebdi, am bolo dros tabakonze iseT dros uxmobda Tavis kudianebs, mivxvdi, ra-
Rac cuds rom apirebda. mere gaqra, magram misi erTguli msaxuri SaSilebi Camicvivdnen
xelSi. egeni mzis gulze xuTi wuTiT rom daayeno, ise itanjebian, yvelafers amboben.
hoda, magaTgan gavige. bnelTmeufesTan rokapis danabari mihqondaT _ mzisqveSeTSi
balRamis Tasis ambavi gaiges da damsxvrevas upirebeno, magram amis Camdeni RvTisSvili
ar unda iyoso. ai, rokaps vin gaagebina sane-ReleSi Sexvedris ambavi, eg ki veRar gavige.
is kudiani dedaberi damalulia. magram, adre Tu gvian, xom Camivardeba xelSi. yvela-
fers vaTqmevineb. bnelT mefem kargad icis, arc erT RvTisSvilsa da kacisZes rom ar
ZalgviZs bneleTis burusis gafantva da Tasis ara Tu damsxvreva, danaxvac ki. rokapma
gaagebina bneleTs Tasis gasanadgureblad yrmas rom velodebiT da morige cis gamgebe-
lic udides Zalas _ Savi burusis gafantvis unars _ mas rom uboZebs. ase rom, darwmu-
nebuli var, bnelTmeufis msaxurni ukve daeZeben aseT yrmas an qals, romelic am yrmis
deda unda gaxdes.
_ pirquSo, axla Sens kiTxvas gavcem pasuxs: ratom CaCumdnen avsulebio. Turme qaja-
veTis samWedloebSi dRedaRam iaraRs amzadeben. bnelTmeufe jars krebs, gadamwyveti
brZolisTvis emzadeba. Cvenc mzad Tu ar davxvdiT, Zalian gagviWirdeba, dagvjabnian,
miT umetes _ mTebsa da kldeebSi, sadac jixvebze ukeTesad daqrian. Cvenc unda gav-
wvrTnaT jari, kacisZenic unda movamzadoT gadamwyveti omisTvis, Tanac, gadamwyveti
brZolebi barSi unda gavmarToT, samxreTisken unda gavityuoT avsulebi.

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 _ samxreTiT? mainc, ra adgilebSi? iq rac cixesimagreebi iyo, rogorc vici, dangre-
uli da gaveranebulia, _ Tqva iaxsarma.
_ samSvilde da mis garSemo cixeebi Tavidan unda avaSenoT, iqaurebi unda davraz-
moT. samxreTel mTavrebTan Sen unda waxvide, xeli, Senze ukeTesad veravin damoZRvravs
maT. Seni dobilebic waiyvane _ aSeqala da pirimze. sam qals gabarebT am saqmes. qadagi
ieremiac gamogyvebaT. SeiZleba, mZimec ki iyos es davaleba TqvenTvis, magram male Semo-
geSvelebiT.
_ mesmis, bero baadur, Cemi imedi gqondes, jer ar Semxvedria arc RvTisSvili da arc
kacisZe, samZivaris Txovnaze an brZanebaze uari eTqvas, _ Tqva xelim da Tvali iaxsa-
risken gaapara, _ Tumca, iyo erTi SemTxveva, roca viRacas miaviwyda Cemi saTxovari.
gzaSi avsuli Tu dagvesxa, sakadris pasuxs gavcemT. iaraRi rogor gvexerxeba me da Cems
dobilebs, yvelas kargad mogexsenebaT..
_ Zalian kargi, xeli. axla qajaveTis samWedloebze unda vizrunoT. giorgi xaxmate-
lo, Seni jariT unda dalaSqro qajaveTi. erTi grdemli da sales-samarTebelic ki ar
unda dautovo. samWedloebi daurbie mxolod. oRond, frTxilad iyavi, Sors ar Segity-
uon da tyved ar Cagigdon. axla sifrTxile zomaze metad gvmarTebs. xom gagigoniaT,
sazriani xedavs ubedurebas da Tavs aridebs, sulelni jiqur midian da isjebiano.
_ xvalidanve Sevudgebi qajeTze laSqrobisTvis mzadebas. mxolod mWedlobis mcod-
ne Cvens mxareSi ara gvyavs, amitomac gviWirs iaraRi, kargi iqneba, vinme Cemianma icodes
grdemlisa da uros xmareba. iaraRic gveqneboda da kacisZenic yrmobidanve mieCveodnen
imis xmarebas. erTi saTxovari meqneba pirquSTan, mWedlobaSi ganswavlos Cemianebi.
_ es momwons, kargi mogifiqrebia, _ Seaqo berma baadurma xaxmateli. _ damaswari,
axla swored amaze unda melaparaka. marto SenTan ki ara, yvela mxareSi unda gvyavdes
kargi mWedlebi, romlebic mxolod SeiaraRebaze imuSaveben. maT ojaxebze RvTisSvi-
lebma gansakuTrebiT unda izrunoT, rom ar moSivdeT da ar moswyurdeT. kacisZeTa
mWedlobaSi ganswavlas pirquSs vavaleb. dasavleTis mxare ara maqvs mxedvelobaSi.
kolxi xalibebi mTel kolxeTs uCvenodac aiaraReben.
_ baadur, sam gvars ukve vaswavle _ Wvirilaurebs, misrianebis gvaridan _ guguas
da berianebidan _ xTisos. xTiso Zalian yoCaRi gamodga. mis gamoWedil qamar-xanjals
Cemisagan ver gaarCevs kaci.
pirquSi skamidan wamodga, kedlidan erT-erTi qamar-xanjali Camoxsna da ber baadurs
daudo win. berma yuradRebiT daaTvaliera xTisos naxelavi, mowonebis niSnad Tavs aq-
nevda da Tan ambobda: kargia, kargio.... nanaxiT kmayofilma pirquSs mimarTa:
_ saucxoo naxelavia. ase rom, Seni aryofnis dros kacisZeTa mWedlobaSi ganswavla
xTisos daavale, man mixedos.
_ aryofnis dros? _ gaikvirva pirquSma.
_ sworedac, aryofnis dros. Zalian male Sen, iaxsarsa da kopalas mogzauroba geliT
kolxeTSi, xalibebTan, xaliburi foladis Camosatanad. xom ar dagaviwyda, balRamis Ta-
sis dasamsxvrevad iaraRi rom gaqvs gamosaWedi? _ gakvirvebiT SeekiTxa beri pirquSs.
_ arc foladis Camotana damviwyebia da arc gamosaWedi iaraRi. Sens niSans velodi.
_ cota nawyeni xmiT upasuxa pirquSma. _ magram marto iaraRi ras gviSvelis, Tu misi
momxmarebeli jer ar gamoCenila?
_ yrma ukve daibada, _ sityva mouWra berma.
yvelam gakvirvebiT Sexeda baadurs. xmis amoReba verc erTma ver moaxerxa. am axalma
ambavma mravalnairi grZnoba dabada maTSi: sixaruli, aRtaceba, wyenac ki, amden xans rom
umalavdnen am saidumlos. axali ambiT gaognebulebi Cumad uyurebdnen baadurs da mis-
gan elodnen sityvis gagrZelebas.

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 beri wamodga, sarkmelTan mivida, xeli moiCrdila da Camaval mzes gaxeda. sul male
es dRec wavidoda.
_ ra didebulad anaTebs mTel qveyanas, magram qvesknelis ganaTeba ar ZaluZs. bnele-
Tis Savi burusis gansakveTad, moriges madldanaTluli yrma lile-biWi ukve sami welia,
moevlina qveyanas. axla xom yvela mixvdiT, pirveli Wiqa-barZimiT ratomac vadide mze.
mzis pirvel sxivTan erTad daibada, amitomac misi uZvelesi saxeli _ lile
_ davarqvi. saxelis garda, naTliac didebuli hyavs: Tavad didma barbalem monaTla.
_ dideba gamCens am madlisaTvis, _ wamoiZaxa giorgi xaxmatelma.
_ Cemo pirquSo, liles iaraRis asxmis dro ise male mouva, rom verc gavigebT. erTsac
vityvi, _ axla laSaris giorgis miubrunda beri, _ amas Senze kargad veravin iTavebs.
yvela yrmas, rogorc ki Tormetisa gaxdeba, uklebliv yvelas, yvela Temsa da gvarSi,
mSvildosnobaSi, farikaobasa da laxtis srolaSi unda daawyebinoT varjiSi. maT gaw-
vrTnas yovel sofelSi TiTo-TiTo kargi mebrZoli miuCine. da bolos, kopala, daleb-
Tan mogiwevs misvla. Sen veras gagibedaven eg qalebi. vici, Sens mets aravis miikareben
axlos. magram amaze _ mogvianebiT. dReisTvis gveyofa saubari, mze sadacaa gadaiwvere-
ba. mSvildosnobaSic dasrulda Sejibri. Cveni daSlis dro dadga. pirquSs madlobas mo-
vaxseneb maspinZlobisTvis.
stumrebi wamoiSalnen. pirquSma kedlidan erTi sanadiro mSvildi Camoxsna. darbazi-
dan pirveli beri baaduri gavida, danarCenebi mas mihyvnen.
kibeebze iaxsarma samZivars mklavSi xeli mohkida da yurSi uCurCula:
_ Cemo xeli, Cemze gabrazeba rogor SeiZleba. Seni Txovna rom moitanes, koSkSi ar
viyavi. arxotionebis gvaris darbevis ambavi momitanes da iqiT gavvardi. Sens mters, rac
iq damxvda: qajebs yvela bavSvi gaetacaT. sami dRe vsdie, Zlivs davewie. mokled, didxans
SevrCi. amasobaSi ki TviTonac mosulxar.
xeli Tvalebdaxrili Cumad usmenda iaxsars. saxeze emCneoda, siamovnebda misi lapa-
raki, xolo roca iaxsarma mTis brolis mZivi amoiRo ubidan da uTxra, xeli, es brolis
mZivi ki Cveni Serigebisa iyoso, iseTi Tbili da momxibvleli RimiliT Sexeda, TiTqos
oriode wuTis win masze gabrazebuli ar yofiliyo.
koSkis ezoSi gaSlil grZel magidebs xalxi ukve Semosxdomoda. RvTisSvilebis danax-
vaze yvela fexze wamodga. erT-erTi sufridan yvelaze mxcovanma xelSi ludiT savse
barZimi maRla aswia da omaxiani xmiT Tqva:
_ a em Wiqa barZimiTa, sanTel-sufriTa, Sen gadidos, gagimarjos, pirquSo cecxlis
aliano!
yovel magidasTan maTi Cavlisas igive meordeboda. yvelaze mxcovani adRegrZelebda
pirquSs.
_ a em Wiqa-barZimiTa, sanTel-sufriTa Sen gadidos, gagimarjos, pirquSo, alvis ta-
nisad myolo angelozo!
_ a em Wiqa-barZimiTa, sanTel-sufriTa Sen gadidos, gagimarjos, pirquSo, mederba-
seo angelozo!

Tavi 7
jege misaroni

_ ... RamiT ar unda SevseodiT. xom geubnebodi, ratom ar damijere. mesame ieriSi moi-
geries ukve. sul aseTi Seni naTqvama xar, mama rom aq yofiliyo, cecxlze Segitrusavda
mag myral balans. netav rogor auxsni, rom jaris naxevari Seakali erT cixes. ageRo ma-
inc! iqneb yvela ise amogvwyviton, ambis mimtanic ar darCes. mere ra, rom Senze umcrosi
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var, omisa mec raRaca gamegeba. _ gacxarebuli elaparakaboda ufros Zmas xamzas wylis
qajTa meufis, buqras umcrosi vaJi, welSi cota moxrili baxa, romelsac mTvaris Suqze
sxva qajebiviT balani ise ulaplapebda, sadac unda damaluliyo, buCqis ZirSi Tu qvis
ukan, mainc SeamCnevda kaci.
xamza Zmaze bevrad ufro mosuli iyo da RoniTac advilad dajabnida enawatlekil ku-
zian baxas, magram, ufrosi Svilis gulis gasaxeTqad, mama didad swyalobda Tavis um-
cros xeibar vaJs da arafriT apatiebda mis daCagvras. erTi suli hqonda, Tavisi wveti-
ani klanWebiT yeli gamoeRadra misTvis, marto yeli ki ara, sul nakuw-nakuw daeglija,
magram Tavi daioka, Zmas mSvidad Sexeda da wynarad uTxra:
_ xom xedav, erT koSkze cecxli Caqra, jer ar aunTiaT, albaT, amnTebic aRar darCaT.
Tu WkuiT moviqceviT, cixe gaTenebamde Cveni iqneba. Sen Tu geSinia, axali Setevis dros
iseT adgilas dadeqi, rom isari ver mogwvdes.
_ ha, ha, ha! _ gadaixarxara baxam, Tan gamoajavra, _ WkuiT Tu moviqceviT! Winkas
Wkua mainc rom gqonoda, erTi Setevac sakmarisi iqneboda. Sexede, cecxli aanTes, etyo-
ba, jer ar gaswyvetia miTras mTeli jari. CemTvis rom dagejerebina, dRisiT davecemo-
diT, qariSxalsac avtexdiT cixis garSemo da isari ki ara, lodic ver moaRwevda Cvenam-
de. ase darCebodnen meisreebis gareSe. ar ikadre, CemTvis geTxova, qariSxali amitexeo,
TviTon ki amis arc moxerxeba gaqvs da arc Wkua. marto RoniT ginda, daamarcxo mteri
da Tan vin, Sen rom Rorebis mwyemss eZaxi, ubralo kaci ki ara, RvTisSvili miTra _ jege
misaronia. sadacaa iriJraJebs, moica, kargad gaTendes, me gavuZRvebi jars da naxav im
Rorebis mwyemsis Zirs gagorebul Tavs.
_ SenTan laybobis dro ara maqvs, _ SeuRrina xamzam Zmas da sulisSemZvreli xmiT
daiRriala, _ yvelani win! Setevaze!
miTras cixe borcvze idga. garSemo sami kacis simaRlis riyis qvisgan naSeni galavani
ekra. cixis kedlebSi oTxi koSki iyo CaSenebuli. galavans Signidan erTi xelis gawvde-
naze qandara mihyveboda, sadac meisreebi iyvnen Casafrebulni. erTi Sesasvleli kari
hqonda, romlis Tavzedac yvelaze maRali koSkura iyo aRmarTuli. koSkurebze cecxli
enTo. cixis TAvze RvTisSvil miTras TeTri droSa frialebda _ Tvalisgamosaxulebia-
ni .
qajebi elvis siswrafiT daiZrnen cixisken. saisre manZilze miuaxlovdnen Tu ara,
cecxlovani isrebis wvima daatydaT Tavs. umal trusisa da damwvris suni avarda. qajebi
miwaze goraobdnen da Semzaravad gahkiodnen.
_ ar SeCerdeT! win! win! _ Rrialebda xamza da laSebidan duJi sdioda.
isrebis wvimaSi qajebma cixis kedlebamde Zlivs miaRwies da aZroma daiwyes. cixidan
isris srola Sewyda, mxolod koSkebidan isrodnen. axla rkinis culebi moimarjves me-
cixovneebma, galavanze amobobRebul mters TavSi urtyamdnen da Zirs yridnen. xamza
grZnobda, miTras meomrebi Zvelebur winaaRmdegobas veRar uwevdnen. galavanze Tvi-
Ton pirveli gadaZvra. iaraRi arc uxmaria, klanWebis erTi mosmiT ise gamoRadra yeli
mecixovnes. xamzas sxva qajebic mihyvnen. xelCarTulma brZolam galavnidan _ cixis
ezoSi, ezodan ki koSkSi gadainacvla. xamza miTras eZebda, misi sisxli swyuroda, misi
damarcxeba kidev erTi nabijiT daaaxloebda buqras taxts. xamzam miTra qvemoT, cixis
damtvreul karibWesTan SeamCnia. RvTisSvils garSemo aCexili qajebi daexvavebina. mis
gverdiT patroniviT gaSmagebuli, miTras erTguli gareuli taxi _ rexi _ eSvebiT
fatravda qajebs. xamza qandaridan pirdapir miTras win daxta da maSinve yelSi swvda.
miTras arc ki ucdia qajis klanWebidan gaTavisufleba, rac Zali da Rone hqonda TavSi
xmlis vada Cascxo. xamza ar eloda RvTisSvilis Tavdasxmas da dartyma ver aicila, da-
barbacda da ramdenime nabiji ukan gadadga. miTram qajis daretianebiT dro ixelTa da
aqeT-iqeT mimoixeda. mteri raodenobrivad aSkarad sjabnida mis meomrebs, romlebic,
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daRlilebi da daWrilebi, mainc mxned da Zalgulovnad ibrZodnen. amasobaSi mzec amo-
iwvera. miTram Tvali gauswora mzes, mis mfarvelsa da salocavs, da SehRaRada: _ oi,
lileo! _ am sityvebis warmoTqma iyo da karibWeSi sami mxedari SemoiWra.
_ magrad dadeq, miTra, ar Sedrke, aqa varT! _ xafi xmiT daiZaxa erTma da samive Tav-
gametebiT CaerTo brZolaSi. miTram RvTisSvilebi: kopala, iaxsari da pirquSi Seicno.
_ oh, Tqve dedabalangasatrusebo, _ dahkivla pirquSma da Tavisi gorda xmliT qa-
jebs ise daeria, rom avsulebi Sedrknen da galavanze aZromiT cdilobdnen gasclodnen
iqaurobas.
xamza gonze wesierad jer arc ki iyo mosuli, rom iaxsaris mZime rkinis Wiguni xelax-
la moxvda TavSi. axla ki Zirs gaiSxlarTa cota xnis win mefobaze meocnebe avsuli. ko-
pala karibWis Tavze aRmarTul koSkze avarda da mSvildiT musrs avlebda qandarebsa
da galavanze SerCenil mters. qajebi dafrTxnen, brZolaSi Cabmas gaurbodnen, cdilob-
dnen, rogorme cixidan gareT gaeRwiaT da TavisTvis eSvelaT.
qandaraze mdgomma baxam dainaxa, rogor davarda xamza Zirs. erTi gaifiqra, mivexma-
rebio, magram roca mixvda, ubralo meomrebi ki ara, RvTisSvilebi iyvnen mosuli miTras
dasaxmareblad, dahkra fexi, galavans gadaevlo da Tavs uSvela. sxvebic mihyvnen. oTxi
RvTisSvili is Zala iyo, romelsac qajebi ver gaumklavdebodnen. magram ukan daxeva Se-
tevaze rTuli gamodga. gaqceul avsulebs kopalasa da koSkis damcveli mecixovneebis
isrebi uRebda bolos. swored maSin, roca baxas Tavi samSvidobos egona, kopalas isarma
gaugmira guli. xamza ki im dros movida gons, roca orma meomarma cixidan daxocil qa-
jebTan erTad pirdapir xramSi gadauZaxes. Tvali rom gaaxila, garSemo amazrzeni sura-
Ti dainaxa: daCexili da damwvar-dabuguli avsulebi erTmaneTSi areul-azelilebi
eyarnen.
am sasaklaos saswrafod unda gavecalo, Torem amobugva ar amcdebao, _ gaifiqra xam-
zam. iqve, axlos viwro xvreli eguleboda, romelic pirdapir mdinareSi gadioda, da
swored iqiTken gaZvra. roca mecixovneebma xramSi gadayril gvamebs cecxli waukides,
xamza ukve samSvidobos iyo da Soridan uyurebda veeberTela Sav kvamls. mxolod axla
gaaxsenda baxa da saxeze Rimilma gadaurbina. kvamlis ukan jege misaronis cixe kvlav
medgrad idga. daboRmilma xamzam kidev erTxel Sexeda cixes da qajaveTisken gaZunZul-
da.
_ yvela gvami xramSi gadavyareT da cecxlic wavukideT! _ moaxsena ufrosma guSagma
miTras, romelic droulad Semoswrebul RvTisSvilebs cixis ezoSi, calke mdgar pata-
ra koSkSi umaspinZldeboda civi wyliTa da sunelebiT Sekazmuli moxarSuli wabliT.
_ kargia! Zalian iyoCaReT. axla daisveneT, magram koSkebi umeTvalyureod ar dato-
voT, _ gaafrTxila miTram meomari, Tan rbilad daayola: _ Wrilobebi gadaixvie, angia,
sxvebsac uTxari, malamo blomad Seizilon, xom iciT, qajis klanWiT nakawri rogor gvi-
an rCeba.
angiam miTras Tavi daukra da gareT gavida.
_ lomgulia, _ uTxra miTram RvTisSvilebs, _ Tanac Wkua-goneba uWris, iaraRsac
kargad flobs. roca aq ara var, cixe magas abaria. yvela mxarem angiasTana xuTas-xuTasi
meomari rom gamozardos, erTi avsulic aRar iqneba mzisqveSeTSi.
_ swored eg gvibrZana berma baadurma, _ kveri daukra kopalam.
_ gamixarda beris danabarebis mosmena. kargi ambavi momitaneT, adre Tu gvian erTiani
ZaliT unda SevbmodiT bneleTs. dResac, xom naxeT, TiToobiT veras gavawyobdiT qajeb-
Tan. Tqven rom ara, erTi mecixovnec ar darCeboda cocxali, me ki im avazak buqras tyve
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 _ miTra, drois dakargva ar gvinda, Tu rameSi ar gWirdebiT, wavalT, win didi gza
gvelis. zRvispireTSi mivdivarT iqauri rkinis wamosaRebad. zafxulSi wamosulebs,
Tavs, sadacaa, Semodgoma dagvadgeba, _ uTxra kopalam.
_ marTals ambobs, kopala. Cveni dayovneba ar SeiZleba, _ mxari auba iaxsarma.
_ ar SeiZleba da wavideT! _ upasuxa miTram.
_ wavideT? _ gaikvirva iaxsarma.
_ aba, ra. kolxeTs Cemze kargad vin icnobs. rogor foladsac Tqven eZebT, didi gu-
ris WaobebSia Cafluli. aTasi xidisa da nislebis qveyanaSi gzis gagneba, Tqven ki ara,
xandaxan mec miWirs kurbeisis gareSe. Tanac bakurTan Cemze karg Suamavals ver ipoviT.
_ ho, kurbeisi kargi moigoneT, _ daeTanxma iaxsari, _ Tergaulisgan vici, is miyve-
boda, kopalas gamosaxsnelad Savi zRvisken rom wavedi, xis firfitebze daxatuli gzis
maCvenebeli kurbeisebi Zalian mSvelodao.
_ aba, ra vqnaT, Tqvenken, mTasa da barSic, yvelgan sufTa da gamWvirvale haeria, Cven-
Tan ki _ mZime da notio. nisli mosvenebas ar gvaZlevs, kurbeiss ki ara, ras ar moigonebs
kaci, cxovreba cota rom Seimsubuqos. _ daiCivla miTram.
_ gaWirveba miCveneo, ara? _ gaecina kopalas.
RvTisSvilebi ise saubrobdnen, pirquSs xma ar amouRia.
_ Sen raRac zedmetad moRuSuli xar. raze Cafiqrebulxar? _ hkiTxa miTram.
_ adre damTavrda omi da imitom! _ bRveriT upasuxa brZolamowyurebulma RvTis-
Svilma.
am sityvebze samivem erTad gadaixarxara. pirquSis yuradReba miTras culma miipyro,
romelic patrons moSorebiT, kedelze mieyudebina.
_ SeiZleba, Seni culi vnaxo? _ ikiTxa mWedelma RvTisSvilma.
_ ra Tqma unda, mxolod CvenSi gvers veZaxiT, _ upasuxa miTram, wamodga da culi
pirquSs miutana.
pirquSi didi interesiT aTvalierebda gvers. iaraRi mTlianad rkinisa iyo, orive
mxridan mWreli, TavTan _ momrgvalebuli. aseTi Savi feris rkina pirquSs jer ar enaxa.
culis tarze erT mxares urCxuli mglis figura iyo amoWrili, meore mxares ki _ saR-
vTo cecxlTan mdgari wina marjvenafexaweuli cxeni, cecxlis Tavze jege misaronis
simbolo _ Tvali iyo gamosaxuli. pirquSs emCneoda, naxelavi moswonda. daTvaliere-
bas rom morCa, miTras hkiTxa:
_ moriges saCuqaria xom es culi?
_ ara.
_ aba, aseTi nakeToba saidan? aseT folads pirvelad vxedav. xaliburi ar unda iyos.
jer erTi, Savia, meorec, wminda piri aqvs, magram atkeCili arsadaa. Zalian mtkice unda
iyos. Wedurobac SesaniSnavia. amis ostati erTob ganswavluli unda iyos mWedlobaSi.
_ marTali xar, pirquSo, aseT folads versad naxav. magram erTi ki SegeSala, xalibu-
ri ar unda iyoso. swored maTi naxelavia. isini amzadeben aseT gverebs kolxeTis mTav-
ris, bakuris karze.
_ da bevri aseTi ostati hyavT? _ hkiTxa kopalam gakvirvebiT.
_ bevri hyavT Tu cota, amas zustad me ver getyvi. erTi ki vici, bakuri Tavis xalib
mWedlebs gansakuTrebiT icavs. saSiSia Cvens droSi am xelobaSi daostateba. ratomRac,
am bolo xanebSi Cveni xalibi mWedlebiT bnelTmeufe didad dainteresda. amboben, ita-
cebs da qvesknelSi mihyavso.
_ arc gamikvirdeba, am culis ostatis xelSi Cagdeba rom surdes bnelTmeufes. _
daeTanxma pirquSi da culi frTxilad isev kedelze miayuda.
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 _ ramdenime gankargulebas mivcem angias. sagzals movamzadebineb da gavideT. gne-
bavT, aq moisveneT, gnebavT, ezoSi CamodiT, mze Subis tarze ar iqneba asuli, rom geax-
lebiT.
_ wynarad mixede Sens saqmes, raxan mogvyvebi, dagvianebisa aRar gveSinia. aq dagelo-
debiT. Cven gamo ar iCqaro, _ upasuxa kopalam.
gzisgan da brZolisgan daRlili RvTisSvilebi selgadafarebul ganier taxtze miw-
vnen.
_ morigeoba, albaT, ar gvWirdeba, ara? _ siciliT ikiTxa iaxsarma.
_ me ar vapireb da, Sen Tu ginda, fxizlad iyavi, _ upasuxa kopalam.
cota xanSi samives mkvdariviT eZina. erT saaTSi miTra marTla dabrunda, magram mZi-
nare RvTisSvilebi rom dainaxa, aRar gaaRviZa, ifiqra, raxan Tavs daZinebis ufleba mis-
ces, cota mogvianebiT wasvla gadawyviteso. mze jer gadawverili ar iyo, kopala elda-
nacemiviT wamoxta. maSinve mzes Sexeda, roca naxa, daRamebamde jer Sors iyo, dawynarda,
pirquSi da iaxsari gamoaRviZa. koSkidan ezoSi Camovidnen. mebrZolebs cixe wesrigSi mo-
eyvanaT: karSi axali urduli iyo gayrili, Cangreul qongurebze xis ficrebi gaedoT.
sisxlis jer SeumSrali laqebiT Tu mixvdeboda kaci, sul ramdenime saaTis win am adgi-
lebSi didi brZola rom iyo gaCaRebuli.
_ es wuTia, Tqvens gasaRviZeblad angias gamogzavnas vapirebdi, _ Seegeba RvTisSvi-
lebs miTra. masac moewesrigebina Tavi, dabanil-dasufTavebuli axal tansacmelSi ga-
mowyobiliyo. daglejilis nacvlad, muxlamde daSvebuli sqeli yavisferi perangi ecva.
Tavze tyavis muzaradi exura, romelic bolomde ver ufaravda Sav xuWuWa Tmas. welze
Semortymul qamarze culi da ramdenime dana hqonda dakidebuli, zurgze ki _ patara
Zvlis fari. miTras gverdiT misi erTguli gareuli taxi dingiT miwas CiCqnida. pirquSi
taxs miuaxlovda. cxovelma ukan daixia da SetevisTvis moemzada.
_ wynarad! wynarad! _ Seuyvira miTram.
patronis xmaze taxi damSvidda da miwis CiCqna ganagrZo. mejinibem cxenebi Semoiyvana,
oTxive dabanil-davarcxnili iyo. zurgze sagzliT savse abgebi ekidaT. miTras cxens
garSemo taxi utrialebda. miTram rexTan Caimuxla, Tavze xeli gadausva da Cumad raRac
uTxra. roca wamodga, kopalam hkiTxa:
_ rexic unda wamoiyvano?
_ ra Tqma unda, rexis gareSe arsad davdivar, miT umetes _ Sor manZilze, magram nu
SegeSindebaT, rexis nabijiT ar vivliT, axla swored is vuTxari, mTavar bakurTan rom
vapirebT wasvlas, TavisiT wamova, Cvens nakvalevs gamohyveba.
RvTisSvilebi cxenebs moaxtnen. angiam cixis karibWe gaxsna da oTxi mxedari ezodan
WenebiT gavida. mecixovneebs kidev karga xans esmodaT floqvebis TqaraTquri.

Tavi 8
didi guris Waobebi

axal mTvaremde erTi iseTi dRe aRar gamoreula, ramdenjerme Tavsxma wvima ar yofi-
liyo. Tu Tavsxma ara, JinJRlavda mainc. haeri iseTi SexuTuli, nestiani da dagubebuli
iyo, sunTqva Wirda. sisveles Crdilo-aRmosavleTis qaric emateboda, romelsac aqau-
rebi kenxrois eZaxdnen, xan _ mcxunvare, xan _ Zalian Zlieric, magram yovelTvis ara-
sasiamovno da abezari. Tumca, mniSvneloba ar hqonda, saidan qroda qari. kolxeTis dab-
lobze patara niavic ki mTeli duniis Rrublebs moerekeboda. am dablobs kolxebma di-
di guris Waobi daarqves mas Semdeg, rac mTavarma gurim martom Seityua iq wylis qajebi
da Tavic daiRupa, magram asobiT avsulsac samudamod miuCina bina Waobis fskerze. sao-

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cari is iyo, rom am wyliTa da nestiT gaJRenTil adgilze sasmeli wyali Znelad iSove-
boda. dasalevad wvimis wyali vargoda mxolod, magram imasac Waobis gemo da suni dah-
kravda. nislSi gaxveuli ukidegano dablobi ise uerTdeboda horizontTan Rrublian
cas, rom erTi borcvi, Tundac patara SemaRleba, arsad Canda. am adgilebis kargi mcod-
ne unda yofiliyavi, gza rom gagekvlia mzisa da mTvaris gareSe, romelTa arseboba mud-
mivad moRrubluli da wvimiani amindis gamo, SeiZleba, dagviwyeboda kidevac. erTi zed-
meti nabiji da _ mgzavri Waobis sacecebs ver daaRwevda Tavs. am adgilebSi mgzavrobas
autanels xdida isic, rom samosis dasvelebisgan ver gixsnida veranairi mosasxami da
TavSesafari. tansacmeli sinestisgan sul ufro mZimdeboda da ekvroda tans. aq kacis-
ZeTa sofels ki ara, nasoflarsac ver naxavda kaci. wylis qajebic ki gaurbodnen am mze-
danatrul miwebs. yvelaferi da yoveli suliers mtrobda: haeri, wyali, Waobi da TviT
pawawa koRoc, romlis nakbeniT SeiZleba, sicocxlesac gamosalmeboda adamiani, xolo
Tu cocxali gadarCeboda, sikvdilamde dastanjavda cieb-cxeleba.
aseTi iyo kolxeTis dablobis Suaguli nawili. am mxaris udides cixe-qalaqSi misas-
vlelad sxva gzac arsebobda: jer CrdiloeTis maRali mTebi unda gadagelaxa da migeR-
wia zRvamde, mere napir-napir gevlo, magram ase gza bevrad grZeldeboda. xolo RvTis-
SvilebisTvis ki drois dakargva ar SeiZleboda.
savse mTvaris bolo dRes Rrublebi gadaiyara. samxreTis cxeli qaric Cawynarda.
RvTisSvilebma xbos ormagi rbili tyavisgan Sekerili sawvimari mosasxamebi, rogorc
iqna, gaixades. mTvaris naTelSi miTra ufro kargad agnebda gzas, sunTqvac ise aRar Wir-
da.
mTel Rames ar gaCerebulan. gamTeniisas gakrialebul caze, rogorc iqna, mzis sxiveb-
sac mohkres Tvali.
_ axal mTvares kargi amindi daxvdeba, Zalian kargi. miwac cota gamoSreba da cxenebs
aRar mouwevT wvimiT dambal niadagze siaruli, gaWenebasac SevZlebT. xval mdinare fa-
siss mivadgebiT. manamde ki patara kunZulze erTi sofeli meguleba, cota davisvenoT,
oRond, Tqveneburi gamWvirvale haerisa da ankara wyaroebis molodini nu geqnebaT. is
sofeli aqaurobas namdvilad sjobia, magram cxovreba mainc Wirs, _ uTxra miTram Ta-
namgzavrebs.
rogorc ki mze kargad amoiwvera da daTba kidec, svelma miwam aorTqleba iwyo _ mi-
waze or-sam mtkavelze nisli dadga, romelic zemoT nel-nela mkrTaldeboda.
_ mgoni, gamovaRwieT guris Waobidan, _ SvebiT amoisunTqa kopalam.
_ gasulebi varT da isaa. aba, erTi kargad daakvirdiT, zustad Cven pirdapir tyis
patara koromebs rom xedavT, iqve axlos fasianebis sofelia. saRamomde iq viqnebiT.
wvrili da klaknili zoli ki, romelic Sors ikargeba, mdinare fasisia. iqidan ukve tye-
ebi iwyeba, _ win gaaxeda miTram RvTisSvilebi da welidan vercxlis tyavisSaliTiani
maTara Semoixsna da oriode ylupi mosva.
vercxli da xviTos qva erTad asufTavebda wyals da sasmelad, ase Tu ise, vargiss xdi-
da. xviTos qvis sapovnelad yvelaze guladi da mTis kargi mcodne vaJkacebi mdinaris
saTaveebisken adiodnen, Zalian maRal mTebSi, sadac boboqari mdinareebi ibadebodnen.
wyarosTan Casafrdebodnen da dReebis ganmavlobaSi elodnen kldis dedofalas _ Za-
lian lamazi Wreli gvelis gamoCenas. wyarosTan gamomZvrali dedofala jer wyals Ses-
vamda, mere moZebnida sul pawawina TeTr mrgval qvas da piriT TamaSs dauwyebda: xan ze-
viT aagdebda da isev iWerda, xan wyalSi Caagdebda da mere isev amoiRebda. ramdenime dRe
gvels yvelgan Tan dahqonda TeTri qva. dReSi orjer-samjer mosrialdeboda wyaros-
Tan. sanam ar darwmundeboda, rom aravin daarRvevda mis myudroebas da araviTari sa-
SiSroeba ar eloda mis ganZs, manam ar miatovebda. ase, oTxi-xuTi dRis Semdeg, wyaros
piras mzisgan gavarvarebul lodze dadebda gamosaSrobad. TviTonac iqve axlos qvaze
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mieficxeboda mzes an napralebSi miimaleboda da iqidan uTvalTvalebda Tavis ganZs.
swored am dros unda emarjva xviTos qvaze monadires da moetaca didi samkurnalo Za-
lis mqone qvad gadaqceuli kenWi. kldis dedofala TavganwirviT icavda Tavis ganZs.
Tavad misi mokvla ki aramc da aramc ar SeiZleboda. mkvleli samudamod dawyevlili iq-
neboda: fexqveS xidi Caengreoda, TovlSi zvavi Caitanda, mdinareSi wyali waiRebda, na-
dirobisas nadiri daglejda da kidev aTasi ubedureba daemarTeboda. is ki ara, mTeli
misi monagari iwyevleboda. xviTos mpovnels mxolod is Sveloda, rom kldis dedofala
male iRleboda da Tavs anebebda ganZis gamtacebels. asi monadiridan mxolod erTi Tu
poulobda xviTos qviT moTamaSe dedofalas, xolo maTi orTabrZolidan, umetesad,
kldis dedofala gamodioda gamarjvebuli. ase rom, xviTos qva uZvirfasesi da uiSvia-
Tesi ganZi iyo. miT umetes, kolxeTSi, sadac mas ara marto samkurnalod iyenebdnen, ara-
med misiT wyalsac asufTavebdnen. xviTos qvis Sesanaxad cixesimagreebsac ki aSeneb-
dnen, romlebsac mudmivi jari icavda-xolme. masze qajebi gansakuTrebuli gulmodgi-
nebiT nadirobdnen. am jadosnuri qvis dacvas yvela mTavari verc gabedavda. miTrac
didxans daeZebda xviTos, imedi rom gadaewura da ukan dabruneba daapira, swored maSin
gamoCnda kldis dedofala...
nel-nela gamoikveTa maRal fexebze mdgari wneliT dawnuli facxebi. mxedrebma cxe-
nebs dezi hkres da gza jiriTiT gaagrZeles. magram sofeli dacarielebuli daxvdaT.
_ ra xdeba, aqaurebi sad arian? _ ikiTxa iaxsarma. _ vinmes rom daerbia, es qoxebic
xom dangreuli iqneboda.
_ damSviddiT, araferi momxdara, damalulebi arian, ubralod, sanam ar darwmunde-
bian, rom mokeTeebi varT, ar gamoCndebian, _ auxsna miTram RvTisSvilebs. soflis Sua-
gulSi cxenidan Camovida da daiZaxa:
_ akia, miTra var, ra iyo, ver micaniT?
cota xanSi erTi msuqani, moyviTalo pirisaxis, gacrecili ruxi anaforiT Semosili
TeTrwvera berikaci gamoCnda, miTras miuaxlovda, jer TvalebSi Sexeda, Semdeg misi xe-
li aiRo, daxeda da kidev erTxel kargad daakvirda. miTra mieSvela moxucs da yurSi
uCurCula:
_ Cems saxelze msxlis qveS salocavi qvevri rom gaqvs dafluli, iq, CrdilSi movis-
venebT me da Cemi megobrebi.
amis gagonebaze akias saxe gaebadra. jege misaronis saxelze qvevris Cafvlis ambavi
miTras metma aravin icoda. RvTisSvils maSinve jer Tavi daukra, Semdeg ki mowiwebiT
eambora mxarze.
_ mzegrZeloba da gamarjveba jege misarons, _ udidesi pativiscemiT mimarTa miT-
ras soflis uxucesma, mere dablobis kolxTaTvis damaxasiaTebeli Caxrinwuli xmiT Ta-
nasoflelebs gasZaxa: _ gamodiT, gamodiT, jege misaroni gvewvia, jege misaroni!
TiTqos miwidan amoZvrneno, RvTisSvilebis garSemo wuTSi mTeli sofeli mogrovda.
akiasaviT yvelani tanmaRalni da sqelni iyvnen. arc iyo gasakviri, xSiri wyaldidobebis
gamo naxevar cxovrebas navebSi atarebdnen, umoZraobasa da mZime havas Tavisi kvali mka-
fiod daemCnia fasianebis aRnagobisaTvis. moyviTalo, avadmyofuri pirisaxisani iyvnen,
xuWuWa SavTmianebi.
pirquSi da iaxsari gakvirvebulebi iyurebodnen aqeT-iqiT. ver xvdebodnen, sad unda
yofiliyo damaluli amdeni xalxi.
miTra mixvda maTi gakvirvebis mizezs da kiTxva ar daacala.
_ qalebi da bavSvebi qvevrebSi emalebian qajebs, maT moaxloebas ki mzveravebi atyo-
bineben, romlebic dRedaRam Tvals ar acileben aremares. Tu qajTa razmi Zalze mra-
valricxovania da damarcxeba gardauvali Cans, mamakacebic imalebian. ubralo qvevrebi
ar gegonoT. piri aqvs qvevris, Torem SigniT xvrelia, romelic gvirabebiT sxva qvevrebs
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ukavSirdeba. yvela TavSesafars erTmaneTTan mravali maxedagebuli labirinTi akavSi-
rebs. qajebi kidec rom CaZvrnen aseT qvevrSi, gvirabi Tavze CamoengrevaT.
xom xedavT, yvela saxlis qveS erTi an ori navi devs. didi wvimebis dros fasisi ise
diddeba, rom sofeli wyalSi dgas da navis gareSe ver gadaadgildebian.
_ ki magram, am dros qajebs rogorRa emalebian, _ ikiTxa pirquSma.
_ wyaldidobisas qvevrebiT ver daemalebian, gvirabebi umal wyliT aevsebaT, amitom,
rogorc ki fasisi napirebidan gadmosvlas iwyebs, didi guris Waobis kunZulebze ixiz-
nebian, arada wyaldidobebi aq Zalze xSiria. danarCens mere mogiyvebiT. axla davasve-
noT cxenebi da Cvenc SevisvenoT, akiam Tavisi qoxi dagviTmo.
maspinZeli erT isliT gadaxurul usarkmlo facxaSi SeuZRva stumrebs, moisveneTo,
uTxra da swrafadve gavida. facxa patara iyo, sigrZe-siganeSi erTnairi, ori kaci xel-
gaSlili ver daeteoda. dawnuli wnelis kedlebi Tixa-talaxiT SeelesaT. Sig bevri ara-
feri iyo. Suacecxli, ramdenime ermaneTze dawyobili dawnuli wnelis WurWlis Taro
da kedlis ZirSi, pirdapir miwis iatakze dalagebuli qveSagebi _ es iyo da es. RvTisSvi-
lebi qveSagebze dasxdnen. TiviT datenilma leibebma SariSuri daiwyo. mcire xanSi akia
Semovida. sami axalgazrda Semohyva, romlebmac doqebiT wyali moitanes. akias xelSi
sufTa tansacmeli eWira. biWebma doqebi dadges da Cumad ukanve gatrialdnen.
_ nu wuxdebiT, akia, _ uTxra moxucs miTram, _ erT dResac gavZlebT ase, sadacaa
fasisTan mivalT da mdinareSi vibanavebT. es wyali TqvenTvis SeinaxeT. mxolod maTa-
rebs SevivsebT sagzaod.
_ sufTa tansacmeli mainc gamomarTviT, _ sTxova akiam da xami perangebi qveSagebze
daalaga.
_ arc eg aris saWiro, yvelaferi Tana gvaqvs, _ daamSvida miTram.
_ ase rogor SeiZleba, ar momakldes Seni madli, ras ityvian Seni megobrebi, stumris
daxvedra ar scodniaTo, _ Sewuxda berikaci.
_ Cveni pativiscema Tu gindaT, cxenebs migvixedeT, Zalze gadaiqancnen. Cven cotao-
deni saWmeli mogvitane. meti araferi gvinda. erTi es miTxari, TvalT xom ar dagaklda,
akia, rogor maTvalierebdi, _ hkiTxa berikacs miTram.
_ am bolo xanebSi wylis qajebma axal xrikebs mimarTes, iers icvlian da xan vis saxes
iReben da xan visas. samiode mTvarobis win Seni saxiTac gamogvecxada erTi uwminduri.
Semovarda cxenze amxedrebuli sofelSi, Tan yviroda, jege misaroni var, qajebi momde-
ven, Cqara Tqvens samalavebSi dammaleTo. mis sityvebSi eWvi Semepara, jege misarons qa-
jebisgan damalva ar sCvevia-meTqi, magram ar SevimCnie, mivvardi, modi, dagmalav-meTqi.
erTi gulgamoclili grZeli mori mqonda moTreuli tyidan, navis gakeTebas vapirebdi.
vuTxari, Sig SeZveri-meTqi, da xelebi gamovayofine. isic damemorCila. amasobaSi iqve,
axlos dagdebul culs xeli vtace da klanWebi CamovaTale. es ra miyavio, aRmuvlda uw-
minduri, Tavisi saxe miiRo, xvewna damiwyo, oRond brWyali damibrune da Tqvenken aras-
dros gamovixedavo. Cemze ukeT mogexsenebaT, brWyalmokvecil qajs aranairi xrikebisa
da oinebis Tavi ara aqvs, monasaviT mogemsaxureba imis molodinSi, rogorme ukan daib-
runos Tavisi nawili.
_ sofelSi xom ara gyavT? _ ikiTxa iaxsarma, romelic yuradRebiT usmenda akias mo-
naTxrobs.
_ iqve wavacale Tavi, wyaldidobis molodinSi viyaviT da WaobebSi gaxizvnis dros
gzebs daimaxsovrebda, Cvens qvevrispira gvirabebzec rom Seetyo rame da gaparuliyo,
SemeSinda, _ upasuxa akiam.
_ kargad moqceulxar, _ Seaqo moxuci miTram, _ avsulTa ndoba ar SeiZleba.

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 biWebma dabali tabliT saWmeli Semoitanes: saneleblebiT Sezavebuli Semwvari wab-
lis guli, cxel-cxeli Romi, yveli da doqiT _ am mxareSi gavrcelebuli momJavo wiTe-
li Rvino... RvTisSvilebi tablas miusxdnen, akiam gareT gasvla daapira.
_ darCi CvenTan, _ sTxova miTram.
_ ara, Tqveni Wirime, cxenebs dagixedavT, Tqven miirTviT da moisveneT. sadacaa da-
Ramdeba kidec. Tqvenis nebarTviT dagtovebT, _ ar daiSala moxucma Tavisi.
_ dilaadrian ar vapirebT gasvlas. cotas movisvenebT. win kidev didi gza gvidevs.
sul damaviwyda, sofelSi ciebiani xom ara gyavT? _ ikiTxa miTram.
_ aTiode _ ufrosi da ramdenime _ bavSvic, _ oxvriT upasuxa moxucma.
_ maSin am didi doqiT maTTvis wamals mogimzadebT, _ mozrdil doqze miuTiTa miT-
ram akias.
am sityvebis gagonebaze moxucma miTras win daiCoqa da muxlze emTxvia RvTisSvils.
_ ai, es ki saWiro ar aris, _ upasuxa miTram da fexze wamoayena berikaci.
RvTisSvilebma msubuqad ivaxSmes, Rvinoc mciredi mosves. tansacmeli ar gauxdiaT,
mxolod iaraRi Seixsnes da ise miwvnen qveSagebze. TiviT datenili leibebi, marTalia,
cota nestiani iyo da odnav Smoris sunic dahkravda, magram mTielma RvisSvilebma aTas-
gvar ucxo sunSi mainc SeigrZnes gamxmari balaxis surneli, samivem Rrmad SeisunTqa da
fiqrebSi wavidnen.
_ rao, mTielebo, gagaxsendaT mTis saZovrebi? _ ikiTxa miTram.
_ aba, aba, CemTan, bacaligoSi, SemodgomiT mze rom daaWers saZovrebze gamxmar ba-
laxs, oqrosfrad laplapebs iqauroba, _ kveri daukra pirquSma.
_ mec Tavi karationSi warmovidgine, _ mxari auba pirquSs kopalam.
mxolod iaxsari iyo gaCumebuli, mas fiqrebis mitoveba ar undoda. gamxmari balaxis
sunma xelis Tma gaaxsena, moweuli puris yanis feri, misebr elvare da molivlive.
CaZineba gauWirdaT. maTi daRlili sxeuli gonebas mSvidi Zilis saSualebas ar aZlev-
da, SuaRamemde borgavdnen da SfoTavdnen, bolos, rogorc iqna, Zils misces Tavi.
miTram sxvebze adre gaiRviZa, jer kargad ar gaTenebuliyo, magram mainc wamodga da
gareT gavida. mTielebs Zilis ufleba hqondaT, miTras _ ara. es mxare misi sazrunavi
iyo, es sofelic da es xalxic. qoxis win, xis CrdilSi, jirkebze, akia da kidev ramdenime
kaci ijda. miTras danaxvaze fexze wamodgnen.
_ sicocxle da gamarjveba jege misarons! _ miesalmnen soflelebi.
_ Tqvenc mudam gamarjvebulebi menaxeT, _ upasuxa miTram, xeliT aniSna, dasxediTo.
TviTonac iqve Camojda da gaagrZela: _ fasisis cixe-qalaqSi mivdivarT, miTxariT, ra
gWirdebaT, gamogigzavniT.
akiam kacebs gadaxeda, TiTqos raRacis Tqma daapira, magram mxolod Tavi gaaqnia. em-
Cneoda, saTxovari hqondaT, magram Tqmisa eridebodaT.
_ radgan jer ar mogifiqrebiaT, maSin bavSvebi momiyvaneT, dagimwyalobebT, _ viTom
verc SeamCnia maTi morcxvoba, fexze wamodga da qoxisken gaemarTa Tavisi mSvildis ga-
mosatanad. ramdenime wuTSi jege misaronis garSemo ociode bavSvma moiyara Tavi. gaxa-
mebuli, TeTri tilos grZeli perangebi da Sarvlebi ecvaT, damwyalobebisaTvis sagan-
gebod gamoewyoT mSoblebs. mfarveli RvTisSvilis mSvildSi gamZvral da mis mier da-
locvil pataras saxadi da cieb-cxelebis mavne seni veras daaklebda, magram yvelaze
metad patarebs is axarebdaT, damwyalobebis Semdeg dedebi Taflakverebs rom gamoucx-
obdnen, Tanac imdens, cota rom gamoezogaT, oTx-xuT dResac imyofinebdnen. amitomac
didi JriamuliT saTiTaod Zvrebodnen mSvildSi. miTra gaRimebuli dahyurebda pata-
rebs da locavda maT. ise gaerTo bavSvebis cqeriT, verc ki SeamCnia, RvTisSvilebi ro-
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 _ yovelTvis momwonda miTras damwyalobebis wesi, amdeni bavSvi erTad aseTi bedni-
eri iSviaTi sanaxavia, _ aRtacebas ver malavda kopala.
_ mogwons da mTielebmac gadaviRoT, warmoidgine, pirquSi uroTi xelSi Tavisi
grdemlis garSemo bavSvebs rom aZromialebs, _ Tqva iaxsarma da ise, pirquSs rom ar Se-
emCnia, kopalas Tvali Caukra.
iaxsaris sityvebze kopalam sicili ver Seikava da xmamaRla gadaixarxara. `pirquSis
gabrazebas Sav morevSi Casvla merCiao,~ _ gaifiqra iaxsarma, magram, roca mWedlis sa-
xeze gamomkrTali Rimili dainaxa, dawynarda. am mzian dilas pirquSic ki ar pirquSobda,
etyoba, Zalianac moewona iaxsaris xumroba, rom TavisTvis siciliT imeorebda: grdem-
lis garSemo, ara? kargi Sesaxedavi ki viqnebi uroTi xelSi...
RvTisSvilebis gasacileblad mTeli sofeli gareT iyo.
_ cixe-qalaqidan razms gamovgzavni TqvenTan, iaraRs da wamlebs gamovatan, erTma
kacmac ki ar miatovos Tavisi ojaxi, isedac cotani xarT. aTi kargi mebrZoli namdvilad
wagadgebaT, ar SeSindeT, yoCaRad iyaviT, _ gaamxneva miTram akia, cxens moaxta da dezi
hkra.
_ sul gamarjvebiT gevlos, jege misarono, Cveno xato da salocavo, _ sityva gaayo-
la moxucma da xalaTis saxeloTi cremli moiwminda.

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mdinare fasisamde RvTisSvilebma fasianTa ramdenime sofels Soridan gauares, zogs
ise axlos Cauares, rom kidevac gamoelaparaknen navebiT kanafisa da selis naTesebisa-
ken mimaval an xoxobze sanadirod gasul iqaurebs. rac ufro uaxlovdebodnen mdinares,
dasaxlebaTa ricxvi miT ufro matulobda. mze Casasvlelad emzadeboda, roca fasiss
miadgnen.
RvTisSvilebi mdinares dauyvnen, pirvelsave SenakadTan xidze gadavidnen. aqedan uk-
ve mokirwyluli gza midioda. yvela xidTan qvis svetebze damagrebuli iyo gzis maCve-
nebeli firfitebi _ kurbeisebi. marTalia, miTra mravalgzis iyo am adgilebSi namyo-
fi, magram xandaxan mainc yuradRebiT akvirdeboda kurbeiss _ gza ar amerioso. cixe--
qalaq fasisamde gadaiares mdinareebi boa, hippo, glavko, Woroxi, enguri, gverdi aua-
res kolxeTis uZveles sataxto qalaq eas, romelsac wylis qajebi gansakuTrebiT emte-
rebodnen, fasianebi ki TavgamodebiT icavdnen.
naSuadRevs mxedrebs mze pirdapir TvalebSi anaTebdaT. gaqafuli cxenebi cota Seas-
venes da CorTiT gaagrZeles gza. uecrad miTram sadave mZlavrad mozida da cxeni Sea-
yena. RvTisSvilebma gaocebulebma Sexedes. mas ki xeli moeCrdila da TvalebmoWutuli
iyureboda gzis gaswvriv. RvTisSvilebmac iqiT gaixedes da Sors, mzis sxivebSi moliv-
live Savi wertilebi dainaxes. kargad garCeva verc moaswres, rom miTram cxens dezi
hkra da _ momyeviTo! _ Sehyvira. sul male RvTisSvilebma Savi wertilebis nacvlad
ociode wylis qaji dainaxes, romlebsac xuTi meomari rkalSi moemwyvdiaT. etyoboda,
es uTanasworo brZola karga xnis dawyebuli iyo, radgan garSemo avsulTa gvamebi mrav-
lad eyara. RvTisSvilebi yiJiniT daecnen qajebs, romlebic, dabneulebi, ukve brZoli-
dan Tavis daZvrenas cdilobdnen. mTielebis yuradReba erT-erTma mebrZolma miipyro,
mas sxvebisgan gansxvavebiT mokle jaWvis perangi ecva, saxes ki muzaradi ufaravda. ori-
ve xelSi orlesuli culebi eWira da ise swrafad da ostaturad atrialebda, TiTqos
cekvavso. gansakuTrebiT maSin, roca xelebis moZraobas Tavis moqnevasac amatebda. am
dros misi grZeli rkinis eklebCawnuli Savi nawnavi haerSi maTraxiviT gaielvebda da

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qajs miaxloebis saSualebas ar aZlevda. bolo cocxlad darCenili qajic rom Zirs das-
ca, muzaradi moixada. mTielebi saxtad darCnen. vaJkaci meomris nacvlad, maT winaSe
ociode wlis Zalian lamazi qaliSvili warsdga.
miTra cxenidan Camoxta, qaliSvils mivarda da SeSfoTebulma hkiTxa:
_ TuTa, daWrili xom ara xar? aq rogor moxvdi?
_ damSviddi, nakawrebi maqvs mxolod, _ suli moiTqva TuTam da aqeT-iqiT mimoixeda,
_ eh, gavnaxevrebulvarT, droze mogviswariT... cxenebic dagvixoces, _ dananebiT Tqva
qaliSvilma.
miTram TuTas xeli mohkida da RvTisSvilebs warudgina:
_ TuTa, mTavar bakuris asuli.
RvTisSvilebi jer kidev gaognebulebi Sescqerodnen qaliSvils. iaraRiani qali ro-
gor ar enaxaT. isini maT mxareSic, Tu saWiro iyo, kacebs gverdSi edgnen, magram mebrZo-
li mTieli qali meomarSi ar SegeSleboda. TuTa sxva iyo, yovel mis moZraobas etyobo-
da, sabrZolo xelovnebaSi didad iyo ganswavluli. TuTas kopala ecno. ramdenime wlis
win hyavda mamasTan nanaxi, amitomac pirvelad mas gaesaubra:
_ Tu ar vcdebi, Cems dasaxmareblad TviT kopala karationic CamobrZanebula mTebi-
dan.
_ marto kopala karationi ki ara, didi mWedeli pirquSi da iaxsaric Camohyvnen.
_ mdablad gikravT Tavs samives. Tqveni stumroba udidesi pativia CvenTvis, _ TuTas
xmaSi aSkara mowiweba igrZnoboda.
_ dro ar davkargoT, daRupulebsa da daWrilebs mivxedoT. mzis Casvlamde fasisSi
unda viyoT, _ Tqva miTram da daxocili qajebis gvamebs Soris fasisel meomrebs dauwyo
Zebna.
kopalam TuTas cocxlad gadarCenili cxenic ipova. cxoveli msubuqad iyo daWrili
da mxedris tareba ar gauWirdeboda.
xuT cxenze amxedrebuli cxra mxedari gauyva mdinare fasiss, romelic, klaknil ka-
lapots TavdaRweuli, ukve sworad miedineboda. mzis Casvlamde dainaxes cixe-qalaqis
SesasvlelSi, karibWesTan aRmarTuli didi dedas qandakeba. igi imdenad maRali iyo,
rom qalaqs Semovlebuli gamomwvari agurisgan agebuli galavani mis gverdiT erTi be-
wo Canda.
didi deda _ taxt-savarZelze iyo dabrZanebuli, taxtis orive mxares wamowolili
lomebi icavdnen mis simSvides. did dedas orive xelSi winwilebi _ patara zarebi _
eWira. am winwilebs araerTxel gadaurCenia qalaqi qajebisgan, sakmarisi iyo, erTi avsu-
li mainc mihkareboda galavans, rom winwilebi JRaruns iwyebdnen. rac ufro mraval-
ricxovani iyo mteri, miT ufro xmamaRla rekavdnen zarebi. fasisi kolxeTSi yvelaze
ukeT daculi qalaqi iyo. mas sami damoukidebeli galavani ertya, romelTa Soris wyli-
ani arxebi iyo gayvanili. wylis qajTa meufes, buqras, sanukvar ocnebad hqonda gamxda-
ri, fasisi Tavis sataxto qalaqad exila. weli ar gavidoda, misi aReba rom ar ecada. fa-
sisi erTaderT daumarcxebel cixe-qalaqad rCeboda kolxeTis mxareSi. mTavari bakuri
aqedan marTavda kolxeTis dablobebsa da kolxeTis mTian CrdiloeTs, aqedan mfarve-
lobda xalibebis miwebsac, romlis wiaRSic moipovebdnen umtkices xalibur rkinas.

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 mdinare fasisi zRvisken mdored miuyveboda kalapots. firuzisferi mxrebi farTod
gaeSala da zurmuxtisfer napirebs ise eWideboda, rogorc wyalwaRebuli _ xavss, TiT-
qos wylis ukidegano sivrceSi STanTqmisa eSinoda. misi yoveli talRa, didi Tu patara,
sevdianad emSvidobeboda qalaq fasiss.
dRes zRva mSvidi iyo, ise gayuCebuliyo, rom mTavarma bakurma sarkmlidan gaxeda, xom
ar daSrao. mis sufTa horizontze Savi morevis qarborbalac arsad Canda. erTi guladi
meTevze saTevzaod gvarianad Sors gasuliyo, im dros, roca sxvebi napirTan sul axlos
Tevzaobdnen. araferi SfoTavda da boboqrobda. uCveulo siCume idga, TiTqos siwyna-
remonatrebuli mzec aRar apirebda Casvlas. mTavari bakuri monusxuliviT icqireboda
sarkmlidan. mere sarkmlis win savarZelSi Cajda, Tvalebi daxuWa da Cailaparaka: _ ne-
tav, dro xom ar gaCerda am saRamoso, _ magram saRamo axsena Tu ara, myisve gamofxiz-
lda, isev daubrunda mSfoTvare fiqrebs, maT Soris, axla yvelaze mTavars _ mze Cadi-
oda, TuTa ki ar Canda.
ucnauri tyupebi hyavda mTavar bakurs: kaisa da TuTa _ mamis yvelaze didi sixaruli
da tkivili. dedis sikvdilis Semdeg kaisam bina CrdiloeTis mTebSi daido, kldeSi amok-
veTil okSis cixesimagreSi. udedod veRar gaCerda fasisSi. dedofali aria kaisasTvis
dedac iyo, megobaric da maswavlebelic. roca aria mixvda, rom kaisa RmerTma masaviT
ucxoTa fiqrebis wakiTxvis unaris zebunebrivi niWiT daajildova, am Zalis srulad ga-
moyenebis Seswavla daawyebina. dedofali gaocebuli iyo Svilis niWiT. grZnobda, kaisa
bevrad aRemateboda mas, magram Svilis ganswavla ar dascalda. TxuTmeti wlisani iy-
vnen gogonebi, roca daobldnen. kaisam zRvis Tavze, kldeSi amokveTil okSis miuval ci-
xesimagreSi aitana dedis naCuqari wignebi da martodmarto eufleboda maTSi dafarul
sibrZnes. Tu kaisa sul dedis gverdiT iyo, TuTa mamas ar Sordeboda. bakurma igi nam-
dvil meomrad aRzarda.
is iyo, mTavarma bakurma TuTas mosaZebnad meomrebis gagzavna gadawyvita, rom msa-
xurma moaxsena: TuTa stumrebTan erTad dabrundao, maT Soris, erTi jege misaronia da
mrgval darbazSi gelodebiano. mTavari bakuri maSinve wamodga, msaxurs sarkmlidan
uSiSar meTevzeze miuTiTa, aq momgvareo, da swrafi nabijiT qaliSvilisa da stumrebis
Sesaxvedrad gaemarTa. bakurs mrgvali darbazi carieli daxvda: arc TuTa da arc stum-
rebi ar Candnen. uceb aivnidan miTras xma moesma. mTavarma gamWvirvale TeTr fardebs
miRma RvTisSvili da kidev sami ucnobi dainaxa. TuTa iqac ver dalanda. bakuri swrafi
nabijiT maTken gaeSura. farda gadaswia Tu ara, oTxive misken mobrunda. RvTisSvilebis
danaxvaze bakuri Secba. yvelas erTad mobrZanebas namdvilad ar moeloda.
_ xom mSvidobaa? _ SeSfoTebuli xmiT ikiTxa.
_ mSvidobaa, bakur, naxe, ra stumrebi mogiyvaneT me da TuTam _ mTieli RvTisSvile-
bi, _ daawynara miTram bakuri.
`me da TuTam~, _ Cemi TuTac kargad aris, _ gaifiqra bakurma.
_ vxedav, bednieri dRe gamTenebia, _ sixaruls ver malavda bakuri, saTiTaod gada-
exvia RvTisSvilebs da didi pativis niSnad, mxrebze SubliT Seexo.
_ kolxeTSi stumars ar ekiTxebian, rogor gimaspinZloT, pativi riTi gceTo. magram,
vici, didi saqmisTvis rom gamoiareT amxela gza da amitomac Tavs uflebas mivcem da
dagekiTxebiT, gTxovT, TviTon mibrZanoT, riT mogemsaxuroT, Tqveni xmali da Cemi ki-
seri, _ roca bakuri amas ambobda, TavSi sul erTi azri utrialebda, xom ar acxadda
beri baaduris sityvebio, magram amis kiTxva xmamaRla, Tanac aq, Ria aivanze, ar SeiZle-
boda. Tu saWiro iyo, RvTisSvilebi Tavad etyodnen yvelafers.

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 _ mTavaro, marTali xar, mniSvnelovani davalebiT varT mosulebi da am davalebas
rogor gavarTmevT Tavs, Senze didad aris damokidebuli. yvelaze daculi oTaxi gaam-
zade, romelsac veraxorcieli ver gaekareba. SenTan mosalaparakeblad Cvenc gavemza-
debiT. pirvel mTvares kvlav SevxvdeT erTmaneTs, _ sTxova kopalam bakurs.
_ batonebi brZanebiT, _ upasuxa mTavarma. mere msaxurebs uxmo da gankargulebebi
misca.
SeRamebisas msaxurebs saidumlo oTaxi ukve mzad hqondaT. RvTisSvilebis misvlamde
bakuri da TuTa Tavad amowmebdnen, yvelaferi rigze iyo Tu ara. saidumlo oTaxi mTli-
anad ialRunis xiT da bziT iyo mopirkeTebuli. mwiri aveji _ mrgvali magida, xuTi ska-
mi da WurWeli _ doqi, surnelovani RviniT, xuTi maRali moCuqurTmebuli barZimi,
romlebic aseve ialRunisgan iyo gamoTlili, oTxive kuTxeSi ki axlad darguli bzis-
buCqebiani qoTnebi idga. saidumlo oTaxi majis sisqis cxra kelaptriT naTdeboda. Tum-
ca qajebi ialRuns ver ekarebodnen, bzis suns ki wvrilfexa avsulebi gaurbodnen, mxo-
lod am erTi RamisTvis _ sifrTxiles Tavi ar astkivao, _ TuTam didi dedas winwile-
bidan erTi Camoaxsnevina da WerSi Tavadve Camohkida. roca oTaxi moamzada, mamasTan
Sesarigeblad gaswia.
_ nu mibrazdebi, mama. xom yvelaferi kargad damTavrda.
_ erTxelac iqneba da, ar damTavrdeba, _ mkacrad upasuxa bakurma Svils, _ dRes
RvTisSvilebi SemogeSvelnen. xom ici, wylis qajTa mTavar buqras Senze namdvili nadi-
roba aqvs gamarTuli. ar unda dagaviwydes, Cveni xalxi rogor amayobs SeniT: buqram Ta-
visi qajebiT qals vera daaklo ra da mTel kolxeTs rogor moerevao. Sen rom rame mo-
givides, Svilo, SeiZleba, marto me ki ara, mTeli kolxeTic suliT daeces, _ am sityveb-
ze bakurs xmaSi bzari Seepara.
TuTamac SeamCnia, rom mamas nel-nela guli moulba. miuaxlovda, moexvia da Tval-
cremlianma uTxra:
_ pirobas gaZlev, mcirericxovani razmiT Sors aRarsad waval, magram icode, qajebs
cocxali xelSi ar Cavuvardebi, cocxali ki ara, mkvdarsac ki versad mixilaven. kaisam
maswavla, ra unda gavakeTo. Sen ki Cvens xalxs uTxari, kaisasTan wavida okSis cixesimag-
reSi-Tqo. Cemma dam piroba momca, Tu saWiro iqneba, moswydeba Tavis wignebs, Camova mTe-
bidan da brZolisas gverdiT dagidgeba. Cems aryofnas verc erTi kolxi ver Seityobs.
Cven mxolod Tmisferi gvaqvs sxvadasxva, Savad rom SeiRebos, veravin gangvasxvavebs.
bakuri gaocebuli usmenda qaliSvils. bavSvobidanve SeamCnia masSi mebrZoli suli,
da amitomac meomrad aRzarda. magram axla TuTa mxolod kargi meomari aRar iyo. misi
fiqrebi mxolod brZolis vels aRar dastrialebda, ufro Rrma iyo da SorsmWvrete-
luri.
_ TuTa, sikvdilisa aqamdec ar meSinoda, magram imis dardi ar mSordeboda, vaiTu
ise wavide amqveynidan, avsulebisgan Cveni miwa-wyali ver gavaTavisuflo-meTqi. Senma
sityvebma es dardi Semimsubuqa. Cems mere kolxeTs Rirseuli mTavari eyolebi da, rac
me ver movaswari, an ver SevZeli, Seni gamWriaxobiTa da vaJkacobiT SeZleb. _ mamam
Svils Sublze akoca da daayola: _ sadacaa RvTisSvilebi movlen, Seni wasvlis droa.
TuTa karisken wavida, gasvlisas kidev erTxel Sexeda mamas Tavisi didi, lamazi,
wyliani, muqi iisferi TvalebiT, gauRima da kari miixura. TuTas gasvla iyo da RvTis-
Svilebi oTaxSi Semovidnen, erTi mimoixedes da magidas Semousxdnen. saubari kopalam
daiwyo.
_ pirdapir getyviT, bakur, beri baaduris sityvebi acxadda da yrma ukve moevlina
qveyanas, saWurvelisTvis xaliburi rkinis wasaRebad CamovediT...

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 _ me ki aucileblad xalib mWedlebs unda davelaparako, _ kopalas sityva gaawyve-
tina pirquSma, _ maTi naxelavi Zalian momewona, mgoni, foladis gamowrTobis axal we-
sebs miagnes. xaliburi foladi da spilenZi adrec minaxavs, magram axla sruliad gan-
sxvavebuli, sul sxva ferisa momeCvena.
_ ar dagvaviwydes, _ axla ukve iaxsarma CamoarTva sityva pirquSs, _ sad unda gamo-
iWedos saWurveli _ cecxlovani zRvis napirze. amxela tvirTiT ioli ar iqneba iqamde
misvla, miT umetes, roca fexqveS miwas cecxli gtacebs da misi ali rodis gSTanTqavs,
ar ici.
mTavari bakuri yuradRebiT usmenda RvTisSvilebs. gansakuTrebiT iaxsaris sityveb-
ma Caafiqra, radgan Tavadac warmoudgenlad miaCnda aRmosavleTis cecxlovani miwebis
gavliT almodebuli zRvis napirebamde misvla, Tanac _ tvirTiT! gansakuTrebiT eZne-
leboda sanapiroze samWedlos gamarTva da saWurvelis gamoWedva, mxolod imiTRa iime-
debda Tavs, TviTon kacisZe iyo, pirquSi ki _ RvTisSvili da misi rCeuli.
_ ras gvetyvi, mTavaro?! _ miTram fiqrebidan gamoiyvana bakuri.
_ yrmis dabadebam momavlis didi imedebi gamiRviva, Tumca uimedod arc aqamde vyo-
filvar, yovelTvis mjeroda, movidoda dro da Cveni mSvenieri miwa-wylidan erTxel da
samudamod gavrekavdiT bneleTis mociqulebs. balRamis Tasis damamsxvreveli xmlis-
Tvis ki saukeTeso xalibur folads, ramdensac metyviT, imdens mogarTmevT. didi gu-
ris WaobebSi asobiT saWurvlisaTvis samyofi rkina jer kidev Cemma didma papam Caaf-
vlevina gansamtkiceblad, mas Semdeg mTeli asi weliwadi iqneba gasuli. am didi saqmis-
Tvis xalibebi Savi foladis saidumlosac ar dagimalaven. ai, kolxeTidan foladis ga-
tanaze ki bevri mifiqria, magram ra gzebiT da rogor, verafers getyviT... samagierod,
erTi ucnauri ambavi unda giTxraT, romelic mraval saidumlos Seicavs. me vera gavuge
ra. iqneb Tqven amixsnaT. swored dRes diliT Sevityve da rom ar mosuliyaviT, macne un-
da mefrina ber baadurTan, radgan es ambavi swored balRamis Tass unda exebodes.
RvTisSvilebma gaocebulebma Sexedes bakurs. balRamis Tasis Sesaxeb pirvelad baa-
durisagan gaiges. baadurs ki morige RmerTma Seatyobina.
_ Tavidan daviwyeb, _ gaagrZela bakurma, _ miTra, Sen kargad gexsomeba Cemi mTavari
mWedeli zaqaria.
_ mWedeli zaqaria, bereJianebis gvaridan. ho, maxsendeba, didi xnis win ar daikarga?
_ SublSeWmuxnilma ikiTxa miTram.
_ marTali xar. tyupebi sul axali dabadebulebi iyvnen, ugzo-ukvlod rom gaqra.
hoda, swored es zaqaria am ramdenime Tvis win Camoglejil-Camofxrewili tansacmliT,
SeSlili da gagiJebuli dabrunda, laparakic ki ar SeuZlia, nadiriviT Rmuis. Zalian iS-
viaTad Tu moegeba gons. amasac imaze vamCnevT, rom am dros saxe daumSviddeba, Tvaleb-
sac mxeciviT aRar abrialebs, cremliT evseba da erTaderT sityvas gaiZaxis: `miSve-
leTo.~ TuTam _ am ubedurs kaisas meti veravin mixedavso, _ ori Tvis win okSSi auyvana.
da, ai, dRes kaisas TeTrma arwivma Svilis werili momitana. am werilis Sesaxeb TuTas-
Tvisac ki araferi miTqvams.
bakurma ubidan baraTi amoiRo da kiTxva daiwyo:
`Zvirfaso mama, mWedel zaqarias Sesaxeb minda, mogwero. ase mgonia, raRac did saidum-
los unda inaxavdes misi goneba. jer ar Semxvedria iseTi adamiani, romlis fiqrebi da
zraxvani CemTvis dafaruli yofiliyo. araTu fxizelis, aramed mZinare kacis sizmrebic
ki aTasgvar suraTebad gaielvebs xolme Cem Tvalwin. erTaderTi zaqaria aRmoCnda, rom-
lis goneba iseT burusSia gaxveuli, rom verafers vxedav. mxolod axali mTvaris dros
burusi odnav icriceba da gaurkveveli Suq-Crdilebi alag-alag gaielveben-xolme. za-
qarias Semxedvares, iseTi SegrZneba meufleba, TiTqos mis sxeulSi kidev erTi arsebaa
Cabudebuli, romelic yvela Rones xmarobs, rom ar SeviWra mWedlis gonebaSi. mxolod
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axal mTvares uZaliandeba zaqaria masSi dabudebul ucnob arsebas. isic _ Zalian mcire
droiT.
am axalmTvarobas zaqarias sakanSi Sevedi da mTeli Rame iq gavatare. im RamiT, sawya-
li, Zalian mSvidi da wynari Canda. roca daminaxa, Cumad miTxra: _ miSveleo! _ Sens saS-
velad movedi, mxolod unda damexmaro-meTqi, _ mivuge me. mWedelma Tavi damiqnia. es
ukve sasikeTod meniSna. aqamde zaqaria garemosgan mTlianad mowyvetili iyo, veravis
aRiqvamda da verafers amCnevda.
_ zaqaria, warmoidgine yvelaferi, rac am bolo xanebSi gadagxda, rogor daikarge,
sad iyavi, ras akeTebdi, ukan ratom ver brundebodi, _ vTxove bedSavs. vgrZnobdi, ro-
gor ebrZoda viRacas mTeli arsebiT, erTi-orjer moaxerxa kidevac misi dajabna, Tum-
ca, Zalian mcire xniT. burusis mTliani gafantva ver SeZlo. erTaderTi, rac misi dabin-
duli mogonebebidan yvelaze mkafiod davinaxe da verafriT amixsnia, ratom, ucnauri
Tasi iyo. sityva ucnauri SemTxveviT ar mixmaria. aba, ra unda davarqva tkiviliviT savse
veeberTela Tass, romelic sulieriviT sunTqavs, xolo masze amokveTili avsulebi
cocxlebiviT moZraoben. Tass zemodan viRac dascqeroda da Tan xarxarebda. misi saxis
garCeva mkafiod ver SevZeli, wamierad ganaTda mxolod da isev Cabnelda. ukunma bnelma
mxolod misi erTaderTi Tvali ver STanTqa, romelic Sublze ejda. ase megona, TviT
samsala miyurebda. mis gamyinav mzeras ver gavuZeli da Tvalebi davxuWe, magram aman ar
miSvela. TvaldaxuWulic vxedavdi mas. sxeuli gameyina da aRar memorCileboda. ase me-
gona, sadacaa yinulis umcires namsxvrevebad davifantebodi. isev zaqariam da misma uc-
nobma Tanamosaxlem miSveles. isini erTad gadaefarnen im jojoxeTur Tvals da ucilo-
bel gagiJebas, SeiZleba, sikvdilsac ki, gadamarCines. Tvali Cabnelda Tu ara, goni dav-
karge. grZnobaze rom movedi, zaqaria kvlav gaunZrevlad ijda da sarkmelSi gaStere-
buli iyureboda. ukve veRar mamCnevda. mxolod maSin, roca saknidan gavdiodi, sruliad
ucxo xmiT miTxra: kaisa, SegiZlia, iamayo, Sen erTaderTi mokvdavi xar, romelmac es Tva-
li naxa. dReidan frTxilad iyavi, misi anarekli Sens gonebaSi samudamod CaibeWda da mis
patrons ukve daukiTxavad SeuZlia gestumros. Senzea damokidebuli, rogor gaumklav-
debi. Tu igrZnob, rom Zala mTlianad gamogelia, modi CemTan, dagexmarebi. gaognebulma
vkiTxe, vin iyo-meTqi, magram aRaraferi mipasuxa.
mama, es werili miTras gadaeci. mWedel zaqarias saidumlos marto ver amovxsni. ico-
de, saCqaroa. Tu miTra ver ipove, maSin ber buqnai baadurs mouyevi yvelaferi. baraTis
Sinaarsi saidumlod Seinaxe. TuTamac ki ar unda Seityos.
Seni Svili kaisa.~
RvTisSvilebi gaqvavebulebi usmendnen bakurs. yvelas erTnairad moxvda gulze kai-
sas sityvebi _ TiTqos TviT samsala miyurebdao. ra icoda qaliSvilma, rom calTvala
swored samsala iyo.
bakurma kaisas danabarebis Tanaxmad werili miTras gadasca. miTras xelSi eWira we-
rili da ar icoda, ra moemoqmeda. danarCenebs gadaxeda, momeSveleTo, magram mxolod
maT gaocebul Tvalebs gadaawyda.
_ ber baadurs unda gavagebinoT yvelaferi. Tasi, romelic kaisam dainaxa, ueWvelad,
balRamis Tasia, calTvala avsuli ki TviTon samsalaa. saswrafod unda vnaxoT zaqari-
ac. iqneb Cven amovxsnaT misi saidumlo. _ mZimed Camowolili siCume daarRvia kopalam.
_ saidan unda iyos baRlamis Tasi zaqarias gonebaSi aRbeWdili? _ gaoceba ver dama-
la miTram.
_ rao, ra Tqvi, bakur? _ gamoerkva fiqrebidan pirquSi, _ zaqaria mWedeli iyo, ara?
_ ho, mWedeli iyo...
_ iqneb Tasis mWedelic, ras fiqrobT? _ Tavauwevlad ikiTxa pirquSma.
_ Tasis mWedeli... es ram mogafiqra?_ kiTxvaze kiTxviT miugo kopalam.
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 _ ki magram, samsalas rogor gamoeqceoda? _ ise ikiTxa iaxsarma, TiTqos balRamis
Tasis mWedeli zaqaria rom iyo, amaSi eWvi arc ki epareboda.
_ xvalve unda gavemgzavroT okSis cixesimagreSi zaqarias sanaxavad. iqneb Cven davi-
naxoT is, rac kaisam ver dainaxa, _ Tqva kopalam da miTras miubrunda: _ isev Seni dax-
mareba gvWirdeba, okSSi unda wagviyvano.
_ yvelani wavideT? xom ar ajobebda, me xalibebTan wavsuliyavi? _ SeekiTxa pirquSi
kopalas, _ Tanac, kacisZeTa goneba-grZnobebSi CaRwevis ostati, Cven Soris, mxolod
Sena xar. me da iaxsari xom marto imas vigebT, rasac gveubnebian, fiqrebisa ara gagvegeba
ra.
_ marTali xar, pirquSo, Tqven xalibebTan wadiT da iqauri mWedlebi naxeT, okSSi me
da miTra wavalT, _ daeTanxma kopala.
_ gzis gasagnebad kurbeisebs aviRebT, _ mxari auba pirquSs iaxsarmac.
_ nu gefiqrebaT, bakuri megzurs gagayolebT. mgoni, yvelaferi iTqva, ara? _ ikiTxa
kopalam da sxvebis azrs arc dalodebia, fexze wamodga.
_ erTi ram minda gkiTxoT, _ SeSfoTebiT Tqva bakurma.
_ gismenT, bakur, _ upasuxa kopalam da isev magidas miujda.
_ kaisa madardebs, did safrTxeSia ara? _ gaagrZela bakurma.
oTaxSi siCume Camowva. kaisas marTlac emuqreboda didi safrTxe. raxan mas erTxel
ukve mohkra Tvali samsalam, sadac unda damaluliyo, yvelgan miagnebda. kaisasa da sam-
salas Soris sxvebisTvis uxilavi, magram samudamo kavSiris uwyveti jaWvi gaiba. kaisa
samsalasTvis did saSiSroebas warmoadgenda. radgan es kavSiri calmxrivi ar iyo, marto
samsalas ki ara, kaisasac SeeZlo, jaWvis bnel mxares mdgomi avsulis gonebaSi Caxedva.
amitom samsala qaliSvils Tavs ar daanebebda. kaisa ki martodmarto unda gamklaveboda
bnelTmeufes, sakuTari Tavis garda, mis gonebas veravin daicavda ulmobeli metoqisa-
gan. bakurs kargad esmoda, ra saSiSroeba eloda mis gogonas, Tumca, mamis guli imedsac
ar kargavda da RvTisSvilebisgan eloda Svelas.
_ marTali xar, bakur, kaisa did safrTxeSia da riT vuSveloT, ar viciT, _ yvelas
saTqmeli Tqva kopalam.
_ jer ar viciT, _ gauswora pirquSma.
_ ra Tqma unda, _ daeTanxma iaxsaric, _ jer ar viciT, radgan beri baaduri aq ar
aris. darwmunebuli var, mas ZaluZs kaisas Svela. imedi ar unda davkargoT.
axla ukve pirveli bakuri wamodga fexze. iaxsaris imedianma sityvebma cota daamSvida
mTavari. umal yvela wamoiSala.
bakurs da RvTisSvilebs TuTa mrgval darbazSi elodeboda. mTavris asulma mamas
Tvali mohkra Tu ara, SeSfoTeba SeamCnia. SeSfoTeba emCneodaT sxvebsac. bakurma qa-
liSvils xeli moxvia da uTxra:
_ Svilo, xval diliT xalibebTan gahyevi pirquSs da iaxsars.
`Cemi gaSveba uWirs, amitomacaa ugunebod. magram marto es ar unda iyos misi aforia-
qebis mizezi. namdvilad raRacas mimalaven,~ _ gaifiqra TuTam da Tanxmobis niSnad, Ta-
vi dauqnia.
_ ramdenkaciani razmi movamzado? _ ikiTxa TuTam.
_ martom unda gagviwio megzuroba, razmi saWiro ar aris. TuTa, Cveni gamgzavrebis
ambavi aravin ar unda icodes, _ gaafrTxila qaliSvili iaxsarma.
TuTam mamas gadaxeda. ramdenime saaTis win piroba misca, razmis gareSe fasisidan ar-
sad wavalo. axla ki xalibebTan martodmartos unda waeyvana ori RvTisSvili. bakurma
Svilis mzera daiWira. esiamovna, mamisadmi micemuli sityvis darRveva rom ar undoda,
gauRima da uTxra: _ asea saWiro, Svilo, aba, Sen ici. kurbeisebis waReba ar dagaviwydes,

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qarebis Jami iwyeba. aqauri kenxroi erT amosunTqvaSi xandaxan ise cvlis garemos, rom
sxva qveyanaSi gegoneba Tavi, sifrTxiles Tavi ar astkiva, _ gaafrTxila Svili bakurma.
darbazSi msaxuri Semovida da bakurs moaxsena, Tqven rom meTevzis naxva gindodaT,
aq aris, dRes miiRebT Tu xvalo. kolxeTis mTavari saqmis gadadebas Cveuli ar iyo, Ta-
nac, Zalian ainteresebda im guladi meTevzis naxva, Savi morevis SiSi rom ara hqonda.
TuTa da RvTisSvilebi mTavars daemSvidobnen da darbazidan gavidnen, magram kopala
imwuTSive ukan Semobrunda.
_ bakur, mec SevamCnie dRes zRvaSi Sors gasuli meTevze. mis naxvas Tu apireb, me rom
davrCe, xom SeiZleba? _ moridebulad hkiTxa kopalam.
_ ra Tqma unda, rogorc genebos.
darbazis kari kvlav gaiRo da msaxuri erT axovan vaJs SemouZRva. bakurma msaxurs
xeliT aniSna, gasuliyo.
vaJs meTevzis msgavsad ar ecva, ufro meomariviT iyo gamowyobili. misalmebiTac, me-
TevzeTa msgavsad, muxli ki ar moidrika, marjvena xeli gulze daido da Tavi daukra.
_ meTevzes velodi, Sen ki meomari yofilxar, Tevzaobis moyvaruli meomari. kolxi
ar unda iyo.
_ mTavaro bakur, me arc meTevze var da arc meomari. Tori mqvia, abakelebis gvars
vatareb, vaWar kiazos Svilobili var. man mipova sul patara, upatrono, aRmosavleTis
mxareSi, SviliviT mzrdida, mere Tavisi gvaric momca.
_ maS, kiazos Svilobili xar Sen? _ gakvirvebulma hkiTxa bakurma.
_ diax, mTavaro, _ miugo vaJma.
_ kiazos Sesaxeb karga xania araferi msmenia, sad aris? _ SeekiTxa kopala Toris.
_ SarSan SemodgomiT didi guris WaobebSi saSinelma kenxroim mogviswro. qari Sua-
gul WaobSi migverekeboda. verafers vxedavdiT da sunTqvac gviWirda. im dRis Semdeg
mama aRar minaxavs. Tumca, dRemde daveZeb.
_ maS, kiazo daiRupa? _ sinanuliT Tqva bakurma, _ kargi vaJkaci iyo, mravlismoms-
wre da mravlismnaxveli.
_ mama is kaci ar iyo, qari da Waobi rom moreoda. masTan erTad mTeli mzisqveSeTi
maqvs movlili, CrdiloeTis mwvervalebidan _ samxreTis ufskrulebamde; aqauri Savi
morevidan TviT cecxlovan zRvamde. ra ar gadagvxdenia Tavs. mamam yovelTvis icoda,
rogor moqceuliyo, rom xalxica da saqonelic xifaTidan mSvidobianad gaeyvana. Wao-
bebSic bevrjer vyofilvarT, kenxroiSic movyolilvarT. didi guris yoveli mtkaveli
icoda. WaobebSi ver daikargeboda. mis gauCinarebaSi, darwmunebuli var, qajebis xeli
urevia...
_ rao, ra Tqvi, cecxlovani zRva minaxavso? _ gaawyvetina sityva kopalam.
_ diax, minaxavs, Tanac _ orjer, _ amayad warmoTqva vaJma.
kopalam da bakurma erTmaneTs gakvirvebulebma gadaxedes.
_ rogor moxvdi cecxlovan zRvasTan? _ SeekiTxa bakuri.
_ aRmosavleTis mdinareebSi mivcuravdiT ori ialqniani naviT, qajebi rom gamogve-
kidnen. erTi navi, ufro mozrdili, romelic saqonliT iyo datvirTuli, CaZires, me da
mama meore navSi visxediT. zurgis qari uberavda, aman gviSvela, mdinaris dinebas gavye-
viT. Zalian didxans mogvdevdnen, TiTqmis cecxlovan miwebamde. cecxlis pirveli enebi
dainaxes Tu ara, SeCerdnen, ifiqres, mobrundebian da daviWerTo. magram curva gavag-
rZeleT. TandaTan Cvenc davinteresdiT, sad migviyvanda mdinare. mdinarem ki cecxlo-
van zRvasTan migviyvana. ise, bedma gagviRima: mdinareSi TiTqmis yovel nabijze meCeCebi
iyo. mama anZaze avida da zevidan mkarnaxobda, saiT wameyvana navi.
_ napirebze ra xdeboda? _ dainteresda kopala.

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 _ im cecxlovani napirebis gaxseneba aRarc minda! _ erTi xe ar daminaxavs, mxolod
xrioki da gadamwvari miwebi Canda, alag-alag _ cecxlis enebiT. yvelaze metad iman gag-
vaoca, rom cecxli mZafrsunian talaxisfer wyals mohyveboda, romelic sruliad mo-
ulodnelad miwidan gruxuniT SadrevaniviT amoexeTqeboda, xandaxan, albaT, aTiode
kacis simaRlezedac ki. orjer mdinareSic amoxeTqa aseTma Sadrevanma. mdinareSi wyali
jer gaSavda, mere cecxli waekida. kidev kargi, Cven win amoityorcna is saSineli Savi
siTxis sveti. me da mamam movaswariT da navi napirze gavaTrieT. iq davelodeT, sanam
cecxli Caqreboda. mxolod mere gavagrZeleT gza. ase mivadeqiT zRvas. zRvaSi Sors Ses-
vla veRar gavbedeT, aRarc sagzali gvqonda da aRarc Zal-Rone, ukan dabrunebac xom
gvindoda. axlac ki mikvirs, rogor gavbedeT meorejer imave gzis gavla. uh, _ amoioxra
Torim, _ es iyo da es. SeiZleba, arc damijeroT, magram morige cis gamgebelma xom icis,
rom marTali var.
_ axla ras apireb? _ SeekiTxa vaJs bakuri.
_ Tanamgzavrebs veZeb, mamasaviT, mec ver vCerdebi didxans erT adgilas. sul axali
da axali miwebi mizidavs. sul mainteresebs, ra aris CrdiloeTis mTebs iqiT, anda _ sam-
xreTis ufskrulebs miRma.
kopala fexze wamodga, masTan mivida, mxarze xeli daado, TvalebSi Sexeda. Torim Tva-
li TvalSi gauyara. vaJi daujerebel ambebs yveboda. cecxlovani zRva RvTisSvilebidan
mxolod ber buqnai baadurs hqonda nanaxi. es vaJi ki ambobda, orjer mimogzauria iqiTo.
da swored maSin, roca RvTisSvilebi cecxlovani zRvisken mimavali gzebis ZiebaSi iy-
vnen. Tori rom avsuli ar iyo, amas didi dedis zarebis siCumec amtkicebda. magram bne-
leTis meufes grZeli sacecebi hqonda, qvesknelidanac SeeZlo adamianis gonebis mar-
Tva. kopala frTxilobda, Tori samsalas gamogzavnili ar iyoso.
kopala Tvals ar aSorebda vaJs, magram mxolod mis sufTa Tvalebs xedavda. Toris
gonebas samsala rom dapatroneboda, RvTisSvili mis TvalebSi samsalas borotebiT sav-
se cal Tvals dainaxavda. Toris Tvalebi sufTa iyo. kopalam SvebiT amoisunTqa.
_ mjera Seni, _ uTxra kopalam.
Toris gaeRima.
_ mamam mkacrad gamafrTxila, cecxlovani zRvisken mogzaurobis ambavi mxolod ma-
Sin moyevi, roca darwmundebi, rom dagijerebeno. bednieri var, pirvelad aq rom vTqvi
da did kopalas sjera Cemi, _ amayad warmoTqva Torim.
_ saidan micnob? _ gaukvirda RvTisSvils.
_ karationSi, Tqvens cixe-koSkSi gnaxeT ramdenime wlis win. mamas vaxldi mTebSi, _
miugo Wabukma.
_ kolxeTidan cecxlovan zRvamde umoklesi gziT rogor waxvidodi? _ SeekiTxa
Tors bakuri.
_ tvirTiT Tu utvirTod? _ daazustebina vaJma.
_ tvirTiT.
Tori Cafiqrda. ramdenime gzam da gadasasvlelma gaielva mis TavSi. zogi ufro mok-
le iyo, magram Zalze saxifaTo; zogic _ grZeli, SemovliTi, magram ioli _ arc erTi.
_ tvirTiT xmeleTze siaruls mdinariT mgzavroba sjobia. amitom fasiss avuyvebo-
di, fasisidan yvirilas xeobiT aRmosavleTis mdinareebamde mividodi, ufro sworad,
mdinare kirimde. swored igi Caedineba cecxlovan zRvaSi. oRond, winaswar unda movem-
zado.
_ ras gulisxmob momzadebaSi? _ dainteresda kopala.
_ ras da, dasavleTis mdinareebidan aRmosavleTis mdinareebamde yvirilas xeobis
Zalian rTuli da saSiSi kldovani gzebia gasavleli. amisTvis kargi cxenebi unda Sevi-

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gulo xeobis dasawyisSi. aRmosavleTSi ki saimedo navebi unda melodebodnen. kiris na-
pirebze ori navi gveyena, magram karga xania, Cveni xeli aRar Sexebia. ra mdgomareobaSia,
RmerTma uwyis. ise vlaparakob, TiTqos xvalve vapirebde gamgzavrebas, _ Caecina To-
ris.
_ xval ara, magram Zalian male ki namdvilad mogiwevs Cveni wayvana cecxlovan zRvam-
de, _ sityva mouWra kopalam.
Tori Secbunda, am sityvebs ar eloda.
_ ra droa saWiro cecxlovan zRvamde misaRwevad? _ fiqrebidan gamoiyvana bakurma
Tori.
_ ra dro? _ gons moego Wabuki, _ Tveebi, xuTi, eqvsi an iqneb metic. Cvens dawyevlil
droSi gzebi xandaxan adamianebiviT ikargebian, mdinareebi ki kalapotebs toveben da mi-
wisqveS uCinardebian. RmerTma uwyis, sad dagigeben bneleTis mociqulebi xafangs.
bnelTmeufisadmi ficmicemuli soflebis axlomaxlo miwebze Tu moxvdi, mtrisas, ub-
ralo buCqic ki gemtereba, araTu qaji, devi an Winka.
_ maS, gagviwev megzurobas? _ hkiTxa mTavarma Wabuks.
_ ra kiTxva mWirdeba, mTavaro, _ sityva ar daacala Torim.
_ Tanaxma xar! Zalian kargi, RmerTma gamogvigzavna SenisTana kaci, _ gaixara kopa-
lam da bakurs mimarTa: _ mgoni, gegmebi unda SevucvaloT iaxsars. ajobebs, Tori ber
baadurTan waiyvanos da aqauri ambebic waiRos. berma unda gadawyvitos yvelaferi.
_ iaxsaris Camosvlamde aqaur navebs Seni ostatebi mixedaven.
dilauTenia oTxi mxedari gaemgzavra fasisidan: ori CrdiloeTiT, okSis cixesimag-
risken wavida, ori ki _ samxreTiT, xalibebTan.

Tavi 10
okSis binadarni

kopala verc ki warmoidgenda, aseT gadakargulSi Tu iqneboda okSis cixesimagre da

aseTi Zneladsavali Tu iqneboda gza, romelsac xan Rrublebs zemoT ahyavda mgzavrebi,
xan ki ufskrulebSi eSveboda, uRran tyeebSi sacalfexo bilikebs kveTda da erTbaSad
sruliad ikargeboda kldeebSi. aqaurobis kargi mcodne Tu daaRwevda Tavs mTaTa am la-
birinTs didi riskisa da sicocxlis safrTxeSi Cagdebis fasad. ufskrulebze aRmar-
Tul cicabo Sverilebze da sal kldeebze daSvebisas, Tu aqafebul mdinareebze gadas-
vlisas sakmarisi iyo, erTi araswori moZraoba da, samudamod gamoeTxovebodi mzian qve-
yanas. sul patara nakadulsac ki SeeZlo, fexqveS miwa gamoecala cxenosani kacisTvis.
wvimian dReebSi ki sruliad SeuZlebeli xdeboda maTi gadalaxva. yvelaze saSiSi qariS-
xali iyo, romelic gularxein mgzavrebs moulodnelad sasikvdilo ganaCenad Tavs da-
atydeboda xolme . swored am adgilebSi gadioda is erTaderTi gza, romelsac miTra da
kopala cixesimagre okSSi mihyavda, jer kidev RvTisSvilebis dabadebamde dalebma _
meomar qalTa tomma _ zRvaze gadmokidebul kldeSi rom gamokveTes qajebisagan Tavis
dasacavad. cixis Sesasvlelamde sacalfexo bilikic ki momReral pitalo kldeSi iyo
sami kacis simaRleze amokveTili. okSi saukeTeso adgili iyo avsulebisgan dasafara-
vad. avdarSi qajebsac ki uWirdaT momReral kldeebamde miRweva, darSi kldis sarkesa-
viT laplapa zedapiri mzis sxivebis moxvedrisTanave TiTqos stvenas iwyebda. am xmaze
qajebs goneba ebindebodaT, gaxelebulebi daereodnen erTmaneTs da, sanam yvela ar Ca-
ixoceboda, manam ibrZodnen. avsulebi okSs darSi momRerali kldeebis gamo ver uax-
lovdebodnen, avdarSi ki veeberTela talRebi qajebis navebs nafotebiviT aTamaSebda
da wamSi amsxvrevda. okSi saukeTeso adgili iyo mtrisagan Tavdasacavad, magram Zalian
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mZime _ sacxovreblad. erTaderTi sulieri, vinc okSamde aRwevda, frinvelTagan arwi-
vi iyo, cxovelTagan ki _ mTebis amayi binadari _ jixvi. iqneb amitomac RvTisSvilebis
gamoCenisTanave miatoves dalebma okSi, imedi miecaT RvTis rCeulni avsulebisgan dag-
vifaraveno, da am imediT Crdilo-dasavleTis advilad misadgom mTebSi gadabargdnen.
mas Semdeg okSSic aRaravin dasaxlebula, mxolod dedis daRupvis Semdeg moisurva kai-
sam, swored iq daedo bina. bakurs ar esiamovna Svilis aseTi ucnauri gadawyvetileba,
magram ver SeewinaaRmdega. mxolod is anugeSebda, rom kaisas Tan axlda tyupebis ZiZa _
gogola. es janmagari da kunTmagari qali, SesaniSnavi meomari da monadire, erT dros
dali iyo. ymawvilqalobaSi qajebma moitaces, bakuri patara razmiT SemTxveviT gadae-
yara im avsulebs da momakvdavi qali xelidan gamostaca. mas Semdeg gogola, madliere-
bis niSnad, mTavris karze cxovrobda. tyupebis ZiZoba Tavad SesTavaza bakurs da orive
ise daaostata sabrZolo xelovnebaSi, rom bare bevri vaJkaci Senatroda gogoebs. Tu-
Tas cremliani gamoemSvidoba, Tavs gaufrTxildio, _ daariga, _ Sens das ufro vWir-
debio, _ da kaisas gahyva okSSi.
weliwadSi oTxjer akiTxavda baridan bakuris gamogzavnili razmi sanovagiT. es iyo
da es maTi kavSiri gare samyarosTan. Tu ar CavTvliT kaisas arwivs, romelsac werilebi
dahqonda mTavarTan.
Tormet dRes midiodnen miTra da kopala. bedze arc amindi gahfuWebiaT da arc qa-
jebs gadahyrian sadme. meTormete dRes miadgnen kldeSi amokveTil viwro gzas, rome-
lic daklaknili miuyveboda zRvaze gadakidebul momReral kldes.
kopalam yurebze xelebi miido, nerwyvi ramdenjerme gadaylapa, mere Rrmad amoisun-
Tqa.
_ nu wvalob, yurebi ar dagcobia. eg wylis SiSinia da meti araferi, aqedan ukve ig-
rZnoba zRvis siaxlove, _ daamSvida megobari miTram, _ xom ar gaviwydeba, rom am kldis
iqiT zRvaa, Tanac, iseTi wynari da mSvidi ki ara, rogoric fasisTan iyo, aramed _
mSfoTvare da braziani.
uecrad biliki qvis daketil kars miadga. karis Tavze zarebi ekida.
_ davreko? _ hkiTxa kopalam miTras.
_ dareke, Camohkar, Tanac Ronivrad da bevrjer, rom gogolas mivawvdinoT xma.
kopalamac mZlavrad moqaCa Tokebi. zarebma gamayruebeli rekva daiwyes. orivem yu-
rebze xelebi aifara. xma rom cota miwynarda, magram pasuxi mainc ar ismoda, kopalam
siciliT uTxra miTras:
_ am xmaurs, Zmao, gogola da kaisa ki ara, bakuri gaigebda fasisSi.
_ vin xarT? _ gaisma am dros zemodan qalis xma.
orivem zeviT aixeda. napralis Tavze tyavis mokle kabasa da SarvalSi gamowyobili,
iaraRasxmuli da mSvildmomarjvebuli gogola dainaxes.
_ miTra var da stumari maxlavs Tan, _ omaxianad asZaxa miTram.
gogola Tvals miefara. cota xanSi karma gaiWriala da mZimed gaiRo. gogolam miTras
Tavi mowiwebiT daukra, kopalas ki, cota ar iyos, iWvneulad Seavlo Tvali. gogola
ucxosTan yovelTvis did sifrTxiles iCenda.
_ momyeviT! _ mSralad Tqva gogolam, kari isev Caketa da stumrebs win gauZRva. cxe-
nebi iqve daatovebina, me mivxedavo.
biliki swrafad gaganierda da kldeSi gamoWril veeberTela xuTkuTxa darbazSi Se-
vida. TiToeuli kuTxidan kibe rogorc zeviT, aseve qvemoT Cadioda. gogola erT-erTs
qvemoT Cauyva. RvTisSvilebi usityvod mihyvebodnen naxevrad ganaTebul derefanSi.
qalma stumrebi patara senakSi Seiyvana. ori sawolisa da ori kacisTvis gaSlili sufris
danaxvaze kopalam gakvirvebiT Sexeda miTras. miTram mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ kaisam icoda, am diliT rom moxvidodiT, _ siCume daarRvia gogolam.
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 _ icoda? _ gakvirvebiT ikiTxa miTram.
_ diax, _ mSvidad miugo gogolam.
_ Tu gveloda, Tavad sad aris, ratom ar Segvxvda, _ hkiTxa qals kopalam.
_ TviTon ver SegxvdebaT, me damabareT, risi Tqmac gsurT misTvis.
_ rogor Tu ver Segvxvdeba?! _ gaukvirda miTras.
gogolam Tavi gaaqnia. magidasTan mivida, oTxad gakecili furceli aiRo da kopalas
gauwoda. gakvirvebulma kopalam werili CemoarTva, gadaSala da xmamaRla waikiTxa:
`salami kopalas da jege misarons. nu miwyenT, Tavad rom ar gxvdebiT. darwmunebuli
var, Cems adgilas Tqvenc ase moiqceodiT. Cemda sabednierod Tu samwuxarod, Cems gul-
Tmisnobas sazRvari aRara aqvs. ukve karga xania, rac vigrZeni, Cemken rom modiodiT, da,
rac ufro miaxlovdebodiT, Tqveni mosvlis mizezsac sul ufro naTlad vxvdebodi.
vgrZnob, Tqvens gonebaSi mravali iseTi ramis amokiTxva SemiZlia, rac CemTvis dafaru-
li unda iyos. amitom okSis jurRmulebSi Cavedi da iq talRebis gamayruebeli dgafu-
niT vecade, damexSo Tqvengan momavali fiqrebi. miTra, gansakuTrebiT, Seni goneba aR-
moCnda CemTvis gadaSlili wigni. kopala, Sensas ki TiTqos gacrecili farda efareba.
amitom Cemi goneba davaZine, sxeuli ki gavyine, droebiT, sanam Tqven waxvalT. vici, mWe-
del zaqarias naxva rom gsurT. gogola migiyvanT masTan. mxolod ar dagaviwydeT, rom
axal mTvaremde SemiZlia am mdgomareobaSi yofna. axal mTvares gogolam Tu ar gamaRvi-
Za, movkvdebi. iqneb asec sjobdes.
kaisa.~
_ axla yvelaferi gasagebia, _ fiqrianad Tqva kopalam.
_ rogor moviqceT, xval ukve axali mTvarea.
_ saswrafod unda waxvide okSidan, sanam kaisas gamouRviZia.
_ Sen ki dagifaravs gacrecili farda? _ SeSfoTebiT hkiTxa miTram.
_ nu geSinia, Cems xelT ar aris? Cavamuqeb. Tumca, mainc didi sifrTxile mmarTebs, _
daamSvida jege misaroni kopalam.
_ raxan asea, mSvidobiT. ukan martos mogiwevs dabruneba.
miTram kopalas mxarze xeli dahkra da senakidan swrafad gavida. gasuls gogola ukan
gahyva ZaxiliT, sagzali mzada maqvs da Tan waiReo.
senakSi sinaTle, zRvis xmaurTan erTad, karga mozrdili sarkmlidan Semodioda. ro-
ca martod darCenilma kopalam gareT gadaixeda, aRmoaCina, rom sarkmeli ki ara, aqafe-
bul talRebze gadakidebul patara aivanze gasasvleli dabali kari iyo. RvTisSvili
qvis aivanze gavida da Zirs Caixeda. kldovan napirs yuris forma hqonda. zRva momReral
kldeebSi Rrmad SeWriliyo da Tavis boboqar, TeTrqafmogdebul talRebs mZlavrad
adgafunebda. mSfoTvare zRvam kopalas fiqrebi auSala. aivanze veRar moisvena, isev se-
nakSi dabrunda. magidas miujda puris gasatexad, erTi lukma SeWama, isev fexze wamodga
da kvlav aivanze gavida. kopalam icoda, Tu kaisas naTelmxilvelobisgan Tavs ver dai-
cavda, amiT sasikvdilo ganaCens gamoutanda mas. amitomac iyo mousvenrad. aRar icoda,
kargad moiqca, rom darCa, Tu gamousworebeli Secdoma Caidina. kaisas sikvdils ki ba-
kuri ufro apatiebda, vidre beri buqnai baaduri. ase iyo Tu ise, gadawyvetileba ukve
miRebuli hqonda, da mis gansaxorcieleblad Zal-Rone ar unda daezoga. kopalas axla
damSvideba da janis mokreba sWirdeboda. Seecada, usiamovno fiqrebi ganedevna. sufras
miujda da msubuqad waixemsa. cotaodeni Rvinoc mosva. gemoze kopalam umal icno didi
meRvinis, RvTisSvil agunas, ganTqmuli TeTri Rvino, romelsac xalxi, damwuravis pa-
tivsacemad, agunas eZaxda. Rvinom wamierad moaduna, sasiamovno siTbo CauRvara mTel
sxeulSi. yoCaR, aguna, am sasmelis aRmoCenisTvis, _ gaifiqra kopalam da wamodga. cal-
ke _ daRla, calke _ Rvino qveSagebdafenil taxtisken eweoda, kopala dahyva maT nebas,
miwva da umalve CaeZina. didxans ar sZinebia, magram Tavs mainc dasvenebulad da mxned
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grZnobda. agunas jadosnuri siTxe jer TenTavda kacs, mere ki aTmag Zalas matebda. wa-
modga Tu ara, gogolam karze daakakuna da, arc ki ukiTxavs, SeiZleba Tu arao, senakSi
Semovida, etyoba, iqve, karTan eloda kopalas gamoRviZebas.
_ ras mibrZanebT, RvTisSvilo? _ kvlav gayinuli xmiT hkiTxa qalma.
gogolas aseTi damokidebuleba kopalas arc swyinda da arc ukvirda. icoda, misi saq-
cieli undoblobiT ar iyo gamowveuli. ubralod, gogola dali iyo. marTalia, didi xa-
nia, bakuris sasaxleSi cxovrobda, magram masSi kvlavac mZlavrobda dalebis _ amor-
Zal meomar qalTa _ suli. Tanac, iqneb gogola qveSecneulad grZnobda kidevac, kopa-
la kaisasTvis did saSiSroebas rom warmoadgenda.
kopalam tansacmeli Seiswora, magidasTan mivida, ramdenime ylupi aguna mosva da me-
reRa miubrunda gogolas:
_ droa, kaisa amoviyvanoT okSis jurRmulebidan. sabani da SemTbari aguna iqonie
Tan. gamovaRviZeb Tu ara, CaaTbune. Tbili Rvino miswreba iqneba misTvis. _ kopalas
Tbilma xmam da mzrunvelobam gogolas, cota ar iyos, guli moulbo.
_ batoni brZandebiT, _ morCilad upasuxa gogolam da senakidan gavida. maleve ukan
Semobrunda, erT xelSi sabani eWira, meoreSi ki Wraqi.
_ Rvino ar mogaqvs? _ hkiTxa kopalam.
_ sabanSi maqvs doqi gaxveuli, rom ar gacivdes, _ upasuxa qalma.
karga xans atara gogolam kopala: derefnidan derefanSi, darbazidan _ darbazSi,
bolos ki xveul kibes Cauyvnen. ufro sworad, es kibe ki ara, kibe-labirinTi iyo. uamra-
vi gasasvlel-gamosasvleli hqonda. gogolac xan erTSi gauxvevda da xan meoreSi. ga-
sasvlelebi mokle iyo da isinic kibiT mTavrdeboda. qali ise midioda, wamiTac ar Cer-
deboda.
_ yoCaR, gogola, _ Seaqo kopalam, _ SesaniSnavad ikvlev gzas am labirinTSi, sxva
mRvimeSi rom ar amovyoT Tavi.
_ sxva mRvimeSi Tavs verafriT ver amovyofT. yvela gasasvlelis kibe xafangiT mTav-
rdeba _ sasikvdilo xafangiT. es kibe kacs an saidumlo mRvimeSi miiyvans, an ueWvel
sikvdilTan. mesame arCevani ar arsebobs. dalebma icodnen, rasac akeTebdnen, _ amayad
upasuxa gogolam.
kibes, alag-alag kedlebSi datanebuli, pawawina sarkmlebidan Semosuli mzis sxivebi
anaTebda. talRebis xmauri sul ufro da ufro axlovdeboda. axla wylis Sxuils nel-
nela talRis dgafunis yru xmac emateboda. kedlebSi sarkmlebi aRar iyo Catanebuli
da kibes mxolod maTi Wraqi anaTebda. xmauri ukve autaneli xdeboda. magram, kopalas
gasakvirad, xmauri nel-nela miyuCda da Soreul gugunad gadaiqca. mixvda, albaT,
wylis zedapirs CavcildiTo. marTlac, talRebi axla ukve maT Tavs zemoT boboqrob-
dnen. kibe, rogorc iqna, patara bunebriv mRvimeSi Cavida da CaTavda kidec.
_ movediT, _ SvebiT amoisunTqa gogolam.
mxolod aq, kargad ganaTebul adgilas, kopalam gogolas saxeze oflis wveTebi Seam-
Cnia. arada, gzaSi qals nerviuloba odnavadac ki ar etyoboda. gogola qvis patara Sve-
rilTan mivida da mTeli sxeuliT miawva. Sverilis marjvniv kedeli odnav gatokda da
qvis kari, romelic aqamde SeumCneveli iyo, win gamoiwia. qali karis meore mxares gamo-
weul Sverils miawva da axla karidan diskos msgavsi saxeluri amoiwia. diskos orjer
datrialebiT karic gaiRo. maT win veeberTela, ulamazesi mRvime gamoCnda. kedlebis
gaswvriv sxvadasxva ferisa da formis yinulis loluebi ekida. aseTive loluebi qvemo-
dan zeviTac miemarTeboda. kopalas dalebis Sesaxeb bevri ram smenoda, magram aseTi si-
lamazis feradi loluebis gamokveTa Tu SeeZloT, namdvilad ar icoda. iqve axlos er-
T-erT momcro, moyviTalo loluas miuaxlovda da xeli Seaxo, Tan dakvirvebiT SeaT-
valiera.
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 _ dResac hyavT dalebs aseTi mSvenierebis Semqmneli ostatebi? _ SeekiTxa kopala
gogolas.
qalma gulianad gadaixarxara. axla ukve gabrazda kopala da mkacrad Sexeda. gogola
mixvda, RvTisSvils vawyenineo, da umalve axsna sicilis mizezi.
_ ar miwyino, kopala. Cemi winaprebis mier am uzarmazari cixe-qalaqis kldeSi gamok-
veTa ar gagkvirvebia, arc is gikvirs, am gadakargulSi orad ori qali marto rom vcxov-
robT, da am arafrismargi, umaqnisi, mxolod Tvals rom axarebs, loluebis gamokveTam
gagaoca. dalebis Seqmnili ar gegonos, amaze ar gacdebodnen Cemi winaprebi, bunebis na-
xelavia, mas mohkiTxe maTi dabadebis saidumlo.
kopalam araferi upasuxa gogolas. viTom arc araferi momxdarao, mZinare kaisas da-
uwyo TvaliT Zebna. gogolac pirdapir saqmeze gadavida, xeliT aniSna, momyevio da mo-
vardisfro svetebs gverdi auara. gvirabi marjvniv uxvevda da momcro, Cabnelebul
mRvimes uerTdeboda. gogola pirveli Sevida. kopalac Sehyva. qalma iatakze mdgari di-
di Sandlebi aanTo. mRvime sworkuTxa formisa iyo. aSkarad emCneoda adamianis xeli.
kedlebica da iatakic lurji da Sindisferi, ornamentebiani TeqiT iyo dafaruli. ked-
lebis gaswvriv sxvadasxva zomis skivrebi ewyo. gogolam oTaxis erT kuTxeSi Camofare-
buli gamWvirvale fardebi frTxilad gadaswia. muqSindisfer fardaggadafarebul da-
bal taxtze kaisas eZina. Talxi kaba ecva, oqrosferi grZeli Tma Zirs CamoSloda. kaisas
cviliviT TeTrma saxem kopalas kunapet RameSi axali mTvaris gamonaTeba gaaxsena.
RvTisSvili gaognebuli uyurebda mZinare qals. kaisa sulisSemZvrelad lamazi iyo. ko-
pala ucnaurma SiSma moicva, xvdeboda, mizezi kaisa iyo, magram ratom, ver aexsna. gogo-
lam SeamCnia, kopalas raRac awuxebda, TiTqos fexs iTrevda da jer ar apirebda kaisas
gaRviZebas. daapira, ekiTxa _ aRviZeb Tu arao, magram gadaifiqra da Tavs Zala daatana,
moTminebiT dalodeboda RvTisSvils.
kopalam, rogorc iqna, goneba moikriba. taxtTan Caimuxla da kaisas yinuliviT civ
Sublze xeli daado. qaliSvils saxeze cisferi gadahkravda. lurji ZarRvebi mkafiod
emCneoda, magram arc erTi odnavadac ki ar utokavda.
_ kaisa! _ yurSi CasCurCula kopalam. kaisa ar Serxeula.
_ kaisa! _ axla ukve xmamaRla dauZaxa kopalam.
kaisam arc axla gaaxila Tvali. gogola kaisas mivarda, misi xeli aiRo, kaisao, _ Ses-
Zaxa, rom ver gaagona, saxeze fereba dauwyo.
_ Semomxede, Cemo gogona, gaaxile Tvali! _ exveweboda gamzrdeli, magram amaod.
_ xvewna-mudara ar uSvelis, saswrafod ialRunis foTlebi momitane, _ dauyvira
qals kopalam da qamarze xeli moisva, welze Camokidebul abgas eZebda, romelSic xvi-
Tos qva edo. erTbaSad TavSi xeli ikra, gaaxsenda, zemoT rom datova.
amasobaSi gogola ukve gasasvlelisken garboda.
_ moica, moica, zemoT unda axvide? _ SeaCera qali kopalam.
gogolam Tavi dauqnia.
_ sanam axval da Camoxval, SeiZleba, ukve gviani iyos! _ kopalam xeli dastaca sabans,
kaisas gadaafara da xelSi aitaca.
_ gamiZexi, _ ubrZana gogolas, _ Cems senakSi mimiyvane.
qali TiTqmis sirbiliT auyva kibeebs. kopalac SeuCereblad misdevda ukan. yurebSi
sakuTari guliscema esmoda, ufro sworad, guguni, romelmac zRvis Sxuilic ki CaaxSo.
kaisa ki sul ufro da ufro iyineboda. sicive sabnidan kopalas xelebamde aRwevda. `o-
Rond axla Sen kargad myavde~, _ mTeli gza Tavisda uneburad gulSi imeorebda kopala.
rogorc ki kopalam icno misi senakisken mimavali derefani, gogola SeaCera.
_ gogola, aqedan gzas TviTon gavikvlev, Sen ialRunis foTlebi momitane, nu geSini-
a, yvelaferi kargad iqneba. _ daamSvida qali, roca misi SeSlili Tvalebi dainaxa.
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 RvTisSvilma kaisa sawolze daawvina. mis gayinul Subls xeli daado. `axlave, axlave,
Cemo kargo!~ _ ise eCurCuleboda, TiTqos kaisas rame esmoda. moZebna Tavisi abga, amoi-
Ro xviTos qva da TasSi Caagdo, zed cotaodeni aguna daasxa, Rvinom feri icvala da sis-
xliviT wiTeli gaxda. `sad aris gogola,~ _ gafiqreba verc ki moaswro, rom qali ial-
Runis gamxmari foTlebiT xelSi senakSi Semovida. kopalas araferi uTqvams, ise Camo-
arTva foTlebi. xelisgulebiT dafSvna da TasSi Cayara. senakSi maSinve mZafri, momJavo
suni dadga. kopalam ialRuniani RviniT xelebi daisvela da kaisas safeTqlebi, xelebi
da yuris bibiloebi dauzila. roca qaliSvils cota feri mouvida, RvTisSvilma tuCebi
gauxsna da ramdenime wveTi Rvino CaawveTa. axla kaisas ukve tuCebi Seuvardisferda.
_ kaisa, gamoiRviZe! _ wynarad uTxra kopalam da saxeze daacqerda.
qaliSvilma Tvalebi gaaxila. aqamde gaqvavebulma gogolam sawolTan Caimuxla, xel-
ze akoca da akankalebulma uTxra:
_ rogor SemaSine, Svilo! xma gameci!
kaisa Tvalebgaxelili ki iyo, magram kvlav umoZraod iwva da gogolas naTqvami verc
gaigo. qalma kopalas gakvirvebulma Sexeda.
_ jer mxolod kaisas sxeuli galRva da gamococxlda. gonebac male gamoiRviZebs, _
auxsna kopalam gogolas.
gogolam kaisas xeli gulSi Caikra, moTminebiT dauwyo lodini mis srul gamoRviZe-
bas, Tanac gaurkvevlad raRacas butbutiT imeorebda. kopalam erTi sityvac ver gaigo.
`albaT, dalebis uZveles Selocvebs ambobs,~ _ gaifiqra RvTisSvilma. uecrad kaisam
Rrmad amoisunTqa da mTeli sxeuliT SekrTa.
_ ra mouvida? _ SeSfoTebiT hkiTxa gogolam kaisas TavTan, taxtis ukan mdgom ko-
palas.
_ araferi, damSviddi! iRviZebs, _ daawynara kopalam ZiZa.
_ ZiZa! _ amoiluRluRa kaisam da wamodgoma daapira.
_ aqa var, Cemo Tvalis sinaTle, _ moefera ZiZa gazrdils da taxtze wamojdomaSi
miexmara.
kaisam mimoixeda. kargad axsovda, sad misca Tavi Zils, da axla ver aexsna, rogor gaC-
nda am senakSi. axalgamoRviZebulze misi unari, ganeWvrita sxvisi fiqrebi, jer Zlier
susti iyo, amitomac gakvirvebulma hkiTxa ZiZas:
_ ZiZa, moxda rame? aq ratom amomiyvane?
_ me ara, Svilo, kopalam amogiyvana da samudamo Zilsac man gadagarCina, _ upasuxa
gogolam da TvaliT RvTisSvilze miuTiTa.
_ kopalam? _ gaikvirva kaisam da ukan miixeda.
taxtis TavTan kopala idga. Camavali mzis sxivi naTel svetad dahnaToda. dasuste-
bulma kaisam sinaTles Tvali ver gauswora. amitom mxolod misi mSvelelis silueti da-
landa bundovnad. kopalas ki qaliSvilis sevdaCaqsovilma muqma iisferma Tvalebma sun-
Tqva Seukra.
_ madlobeli var. marto Tavs namdvilad ver davaRwevdi samudamo Zils, _ misuste-
buli xmiT uTxra kaisam RvTisSvils.
kopalam gogolas gverdiT Caimuxla da ZiZas qaliSvilis xeli gamoarTva, romelic
jer kidev gayinuli iyo da sicivisagan krToda. gogolas sTxova, kaisas cotaodeni agu-
na kidev daalevineo. qali usityvod daemorCila RvTisSvils
_ kaisa, Tavs rogor grZnob? _ SeekiTxa qaliSvils kopala.
_ ukeTesad var, Zalebi mibrundeba, _ miugo kaisam da taxtidan wamodga, wamiT Cafiq-
rda, TiTqos gonebas ikrebda da raRacas ixsenebda.
_ am RamiT ukve axali mTvarea, ara? _ SeSfoTebiT ikiTxa kaisam.

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 _ axali mTvarea, Svilo, dRes rom ar gamogeRviZa, samudamod dagkargavdi, _ gogola
jer kidev ver damSvidebuliyo.
_kaisas gogolas sityvebi arc ki gaugia. mis gonebaSi azrebi nel-nela lagdeboda da
yvelaferi axsendeboda. kopala grZnobda, rom kaisa Zalebs ikrebda da sadacaa gul-
Tmisnobis unarsac srulad aRidgenda. amitomac yvela Tavisi fiqri Sav badeSi gaaxvia,
rom kaisasTvis miuwvdomeli gaexada. sicocxleSi pirvelad ar iyo darwmunebuli Tavis
ZalebSi. guls eWvebi uRrRnida, vaiTu kaisam mainc SemoaRwios Cems fiqrebSio. gansa-
kuTrebiT _ axla, roca qaliSvili daJinebiT uyurebda. mis gamWol mzeras kopala
Tvals Zlivs usworebda.
_ RvTisSvilo, SegiZlia, wynarad iyo, axla giyureb da mxolod Sens saxes vxedav. mis
miRma rasac malav, CemTvis yvelaferi burusiTaa moculi, _ daamSvida kaisam aforiaqe-
buli kopala.
_ Zalian kargi, _ miugo kopalam, _ axla ki, Tu Tavs kargad grZnob, Cemi aq mosvlis
mizezs getyvi.
kaisa magidasTan mivida. skamze Camojda, TasSi aguna daisxa da ramdenime ylupi mosva.
_ karga xania, okSis misadgomebi aRar damizveravs, vinme ar Semogveparos, zaqariac
misaxedi myavs, _ gogola kaisas pasuxs arc dalodebia, ise gavida senakidan.
_ kaisa, ici, aq risTvis movedi? _ SeekiTxa qaliSvils kopala da magidas miujda.
_ vici, zaqarias sanaxavad moxvedi. axla ar mivxvedrilvar. es jer kidev maSin vico-
di, roca miTrasTan erTad aqeT gamoeSure. am RamiT axali mTvarea. saukeTeso droa
mWedlis sanaxavad.
_ marTali xar, zaqarias sanaxavad movedi, iqneb me amovxsna misi saidumlo.
kopalas ver gadaewyvita, kaisasTan erTad enaxa zaqaria, Tu martos. qaliSvilis gul-
Tmisnoba didad daexmareboda, magram ar undoda, igi kidev erTxel Caegdo gansacdelSi.
_ xom SeiZleba, mec daveswro Tqvens Sexvedras? _ kaisa ise SeekiTxa kopalas, rom
vaJi miuxvda, qals daswreba mtkiced hqonda gadawyvetili.
kopalas winaaRmdegoba ar gauwevia. `moxdes, rac mosaxdenia~, _ gaifiqra man.
_ sadacaa daRamdeba, gogola migiyvans zaqariasTan, mec iq dagxvdebi. sanam ZiZa dab-
rundeba, Tu rame gWirdeba, me mogemsaxurebi. Cemi ar iyos, Senc mZime dRe gqonda, _
uTxra kaisam kopalas da fexze wamodga.
_ araferi mWirdeba, wadi, moisvene da Zalebi moikribe.
_ maS, axal mTvaremde, _ RimiliT daemSvidoba kaisa.
_ axal mTvaremde, _ RimiliTve upasuxa kopalam.

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wvermoSvebuli, TiTqmis ConCxad qceuli zaqaria qvis iatakze dafenil Wilofze fex-
morTxmiT ijda da SeSlil Tvalebs aqeT-iqeT acecebda. kaisas da kopalas SesvlisTvis
yuradReba ar miuqcevia. uecrad zaqariam Tavze xelebi Semoirtya da ymuili morTo.
_ ra mouvida? _ gaocebiT ikiTxa kopalam.
_ etyoba, sarkmels mTvare gausworda, am dros sul mTlad giJdeba xolme.
kaisam farda gadaswia. senakSi sarkmlidan axali mTvaris mkrTali vercxlisferi na-
Teba Semovida. kopalam mborgav zaqarias Tavze xeli daado. mWedeli nel-nela damSvid-
da da ymuilic Sewyvita. axla mxolod kvnesoda. zaqariam kopalas axeda. misi cremliani
Tvalebi RvTisSvils Svelas sTxovda.
kopalas xeli ise aewva, TiTqos naRverdalze edo. mwveli ali TiTebidan zemoT miuy-
veboda. sadacaa yelSi swvdeboda da suls SeuxuTavda. kaisa kopalas Tvals ar aSoreb-
da. misi gaxSirebuli sunTqva ar gamohparvia. kaisa ver xvdeboda, axla ras fiqrobda an
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grZnobda kopala, magram naTlad xedavda, rogor cecxlis alad aenTo zaqariaSi Cabu-
debuli ucnobi da cdilobda kopalas ganadgurebas. is ki arc ki uZaliandeboda. TiT-
qos piriqiT, Tavadac exmareboda, rom mis arsebaSi SemoWriliyo. kaisa frTxilad miu-
axlovda zaqarias da RvTisSvilis gavarvarebul xels Tavisi xeli daado. kopalam Tva-
li TvalSi gauyara kaisas. `damexmare mis gadmoTrevaSi~, _ sTxova RvTisSvilma qaliS-
vils Sinagani xmiT. dedis wignebSi kaisas amokiTxuli hqonda sityvebis gareSe, gonebiT
saubris Sesaxeb, magram Tavad ase arasdros elaparaka. `netav, SevZleb, aseve rom vupa-
suxo?~ _ gafiqreba damTavrebuli ar hqonda kaisas, rom kvlav kopalas xma gaigo: `SeZ-
leb!~
cecxlis ali kaisasac moedo. igi Seecada, zaqarias gonebaSi Caexeda, gaego, ras fiq-
robda, ras grZnobda mWedeli, magram mis arsebaSi mxolod cecxlovani maTraxebisgan
dawnuli labirinTi dainaxa, romlis marwuxebic masac da kopalasac iTrevda. kaisas
mTeli sxeuli ewvoda, Zlivs iTmenda autanel tkivils, suli exuTeboda, magram xelis
aReba arc ufiqria. swored maSin, roca kaisas egona, es, albaT, Cemi ukanaskneli amosun-
Tqvaao, yvelaferi ucbad Sewyda. TiTqos cecxls viRacam wyali daasxa da Caaqro. qaliS-
vilma Rrmad amoisunTqa, Tvalebi daxuWa da zRvidan monaber sigriles saxe miuSvira.
zaqaria moceliliviT Zirs davarda. kopalam maTaras piri moxsna, zaqarias Tavi wamou-
wia da xviTosqviani wyali daalevina.
_ rogor daviRale, _ am sityvebs mTeli guli amoayola mWedelma.
_ Seni tanjva damTavrda, zaqaria, _ uTxra kopalam.
kaisa gaognebuli uyurebda gonebaze mosul zaqarias.
_ vina xarT, keTilo xalxo? madloba riT gadagixadoT? _ enis borZikiT amoiluR-
luRa zaqariam.
_ madloba mere iyos, jer unda moRonierde da fexze dadge. Tu gaxsovs, vina xar da
saidan? _ SeekiTxa mWedels kopala.
zaqaria Cafiqrda.
_ vina var, vina var? _ Cumad butbutebda. ucbad saxe gaunaTda da wamoiZaxa: _ mWe-
deli var, bakuris karze, zaqaria, bereJianebis gvaridan! _ da isev Cafiqrda, _ mWedeli
viyavi... mere momitaces... _ zaqarias saxe aeria.
_ damSviddi, damSviddi! ar ginda amaze laparaki, amisTvis mzad jer ara xar. axla
mxolod simSvide da dasveneba gWirdeba, zaqaria mWedelo.
_ kaisa, gogolas dauZaxe, zaqarias mixedos, _ sTxova kopalam kaisas. kaisa usityvod
gavida senakidan.
_ is sad gaqra? _ zaqariam SeSinebuli xmiT hkiTxa kopalas da sakans Tvali moavlo.
_ vin is? _ kiTxvaze kiTxviTve upasuxa kopalam.
_ aq rom myavda, _ zaqariam saCvenebeli TiTi Sublze miido.
_ axla aq aris, _ RimiliT miugo kopalam da saCvenebeli TiTi manac zaqariasaviT
Sublze miido, _ mxolod, Sengan gansxvavebiT, me ver damCagravs da tyved ver gamixdis.
zaqariam gakvirvebulma Sexeda kopalas. axla igi mWedlisTvis mxsnelze meti iyo, ro-
melmac misi gadarCenisaTvis sakuTari Tavi gawira.
_ Sen Cveulebrivi mokvdavi ar Canxar. vinc unda iyo, frTxilad iyavi, icode, gesli-
ani rufiaa SenSi dabudebuli, romelic TviT samsalamac ki ver dajabna, _ CurCuliT
uTxra kopalas zaqariam, Tan aqeT-iqiT Tvalebs acecebda, emand, bnel kuTxeSi vinme ar
iyos Camalulio.
am dros karic gaiRo da kaisa gogolas SemouZRva senakSi. kopalam pirze xeli miafara
zaqarias. mWedeli mixvda, qalebs araferi unda gaegoT, da gaCumda. kopala fexze wamod-
ga. saswrafod kaisas xeli mohkida da patara bavSviviT gareT gaiyvana. kari miixura Tu
ara, kopalam Tavze xelebi moiWira da mkacri toniT Tqva: `wynarad!~ kaisam gakvirvebiT
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Sexeda kopalas, misi gaocebuli Tvalebi TiTqos ekiTxebodnen RvTisSvils, _ `ver ga-
migia, vis ubrazdebio~.
_ wynarad-meTqi, Tu ginda, cocxali dagtovo! _ kopalas xmaSi gabrazeba etyoboda.
_ kopala! _ kaisam xeli mohkida kopalas da SeanjRria, _ vis elaparakebi?
_ okSSi romelime patara cxoveli Tu gyavT? _ SeekiTxa sagonebelSi Cavardnil kai-
sas RvTisSvili.
_ patara cxoveli... ara mgonia, magram yvavis fexmotexili baxala ipova gogolam am
oriod dRis win, _ upasuxa kaisam da mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ Zalin kargi, yvavis baxala ukeTesia. wamiyvane, maCvene!
kaisam meti araferi hkiTxa kopalas. yvanCalasTan waiyvana, romlisTvisac gogolas
TavlaSi moewyo bude. kopalam qamarze Camokidebuli patara qarqaSidan dana amoiRo,
frinvels frTebi mokveca da TavlaSi napovni bawris erTi bolo fexze miaba, meore ki
majaze daimagra. kopalam yvavis baxala muWaSi moiqcia. yvanCala afrTxialda da Cxavili
morTo. kaisa gaognebuli uyurebda kopalas, ver xvdeboda, ras sCadioda RvTisSvili. is
iyo, unda ekiTxa, ras erCi am sacodav bartyso, rom uecrad frinveli adamianis xmiT
alaparakda:
_ Seni wera vyofilvar, kopala, da egaa. rac samsalam damaklo, Sen Semisrule. ras mi-
pireb axla?
_ o, ra siamovnebiT wagaclidi mag Tavs, magram jer adrea. zaqarias rogor Caesaxle,
jer eg unda mogviyve. magram icode, sanam arafers SegekiTxebi, Seni xma ar gavigono, To-
rem SeiZleba, ver moviTmino da nafleTebad gaqcio, gaige? _ dauRriala kopalam yvan-
CalaSi Casaxlebul geslian rufias.
_ kaisa, galias xom ver momiZebni am moWikWike yvanCalasTvis? _ kopalas sityvebi
Txovnas ufro hgavda.
am ironiiT dasmulma kiTxvam dabneuli kaisa cotaTi daawynara.
_ rogor ara, rogor ara, _ Caibutbuta TavisTvis qaliSvilma da Tavlidan gavida.
kopalam cxenebis SeTvalierebac ki ver moaswro, rom kaisa patara rkinis galiiT dabrunda. kopa-
lam yvanCala galiaSi Casva da kari saguldagulod Seamowma, kargad iketeboda Tu ara.
_ am galiis TavlaSi datoveba ar SeiZleba. sadme sxvagan davdgaT, sadac sulieri ar
iqneba.
kopalas saxeze cota daRliloba etyoboda.
_ carieli senakebis meti raa okSSi, _ gaikvirva kaisam da galiis aReba daapira.
_ me TviTon wamoviReb, Sen win gamiZexi. _ RvTisSvilma yoveli SemTxvevisTvis sif-
rTxile gamoiCina.
kopalam rufia usarkmlo senakSi daabinava da kari urduliT Cauketa.
_ esec ase, _ Rrmad amoisunTqa kopalam, Tan gaifiqra: _ `axla kaisa myavs misaxedi.~
RvTisSvilma aRar icoda, kaisasTvis yvelaferi aexsna Tu ara. ver gadaewyvita, ra iyo
ukeTesi qaliSvilis usafrTxoebisaTvis _ Zveleburad araferi scodnoda, Tu gaego,
ra saSiSroeba emuqreboda. am fiqrebSi iyo, rom kaisam Sehkivla. kopala fiqrebidan
mswrafl gamoerkva.
_ ra mogivida? _ SeSfoTebulma hkiTxa kaisas.
_ mipasuxe, axla Cemze fiqrobdi? _ kaisas aRelveba etyoboda.
_ uamrav rameze vfiqrob, iqneb, Senzec gavifiqre, _ cota ar iyos, daibna kopala.
_ sityvas banze nu migdeb, marTali miTxari, amas didi mniSvneloba aqvs. ase mgonia,
Seni fiqrebis gageba SevZeli, frTxilad iyavi, icode! _ kopalam kaisas naTqvams simkac-
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 _ marTali xar, Senze vfiqrobdi. da amis mizezs umal mixvdebi, roca yvelafers agix-
sni. albaT, ukeTesi iqneba, yvelaferi rom icode, yovel SemTxvevaSi, rac Sen gexeba, _
kopalam orivejer sityva Sen gamokveTilad Tqva.
_ maSin, momiyevi, _ kaisa pasuxs arc dalodebia, derefans gauyva.
okSis am nawilSi kopala namyofi ar iyo. derefani kedelze Camokidebuli WraqebiT
iyo ganaTebuli. senakebi derefnis mxolod erT mxares iyo ganTavsebuli. isic, yoveli
sami karis Semdeg talani zRvisken gadioda. derefnis bolos aseve ganier kibeebs auy-
vnen, romelic ori erTmaneTis mopirdapire kariT mTavrdeboda. kaisam erT-erTi mZimed
SeaRo.
kaisam kopala wignTsacavSi Seiyvana. es is adgili iyo, sadac Tavs yvelaze kargad
grZnobda. wignebi amSvidebdnen kaisas. Tanac, rac yvelaze mniSvnelovani iyo, aq yovel
wigns dedis siTbo dahyveboda. ramdenadac TuTa met dros mamasTan atarebda, imdenad
kaisa dedaze iyo mijaWvuli. misi sikvdilis Semdeg es wignebi uxilavad akavSirebdnen
dedasTan. amitomac aq moiyvana kopala, grZnobda, kopalasTan saubari metad mniSvnelo-
vani unda yofiliyo. kaisam mbJutav Wraqebs auwia da sanTlebic aanTo. wignTsacavi sak-
maod mozrdili iyo. kopalas amdeni wigni da etrati erTad arasodes enaxa, TviT ber ba-
adurTanac ki. darbazSi iseTive sufTa haeri iyo, rogorc derefanSi, magram kopalam
sarkmeli versad SeamCnia. karis mopirdapire kedelTan magida da skami idga. magidaze
aqeT-iqiT Sandlebi ewyo, maT Soris ki didi gadaSlili wigni ido. darbazis SuaSi tabla
da mis garSemo oTxi savarZeli daedgaT. savarZlebze malaqitisferi Txeli Teqa iyo ga-
dafarebuli. zustad aseTive feris Teqa efina mTel iatakze.
_ am savarZelSi dabrZandi, _ miuTiTa erT-erTze kaisam, Tavad ki mopirdapireSi
Cajda.
kopalam ar icoda, saidan daewyo saubari. pirdapir xom ar miaxlida, bneleTis meufe
samsala geZebs da gafrTxildio! siCume isev kaisam daarRvia:
_ RvTisSvilo, Sexvedrixar odesme samsalas?
_ arasdros, _ mokled upasuxa kopalam.
_ amboben, mxolod qvesknelSi aqvs Zala, zemoT ususuri xdebao, _ gaagrZela kopa-
las gamokiTxva kaisam.
_ ususuri? _ gaecina kopalas, _ netamc marTla ase iyos.
_ Tu ase ar aris, maS, ratom aRar amodis bnelTmeufe zeviT? _ ikiTxa gakvirvebulma
kaisam.
_ gatyob, Zalian dainteresebulxar bnelTmeufiT.
_ ra gasakviria. bnelTmeufe im saidumlos nawili mgonia, romelic jerjerobiT Cem-
Tvis idumalebiTaa moculi da Zalianac ar msurs, Tavad samsalam amixsnas yvelaferi,
_ kaisa ostaturad malavda brazsa da SiSs, romelsac marto mosaubres ki ara, sakuTar
Tavsac ar umJRavnebda.
_ Zalian didi xnis win, jer kidev maSin, roca morige cis gamgebels RvTisSvili beri
buqnai baaduri sul axali movlenili hyavda mzisqveSeTSi, aTi uZlieresi avsuli mar-
Tavda qvesknelsa da mzisqveSeTis avsulebs. samsalac erTi aTTagani iyo. ZaliTa da
grZneulebiT bevri mjobni hyavda, magram moxerxebulobiTa da cbierebiT yvelasgan ga-
morCeuli iyo da yovelTvis pirveloba swadda.
erTxel ber baadurTan mivida da SesTavaza, yvelas Tvalis asaxvevad SevebaT da Tavi
damarcxebulad scanio. samagierod, roca bnelTmeufe gavxdebi, danarCen cxrave mmar-
Tvel avsuls Sen Cagabarebo. beri gaabraza samsalas sityvebma da cecxlovani maTraxi
gadauWira da avsuls TvalisCini daakargvina. dabrmavebuli samsala ki cocxali gauSva,
rom yvelasTvis gadaeca, RvTisSvilebi avsulebTan garigebaze ar midiano. samsalam Ta-

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visi grZneuleba gamoiyena da gonebis TvaliT daiwyo Wvreta, magram misi Zalebi usazR-
vro ar aris, axelili gonebis TvaliT mxolod qvesknelSi xedavs, miwaze ki kvlavinde-
burad usinaTloa.
_ gonebis Tvali Sublze uzis, ara? _ Seawyvetina kaisam Txroba.
_ kaisa, kaisa, giyureb da eWvi mepareba, rom kacisZe xar, ici, vis magoneb...
_ vis?!
_ vis magoneb da, RvTisSvils, _ kopalam SeamCnia, rogorc SekrTa am sityvebze kaisa,
_ Sen Cven gverdiT ufro saWiro xar, vidre aq, okSSi Caketili. Seni Wkua-goneba da gul-
Tmisnoba, darwmunebuli var, erTob gamogvadgeba. rac Seexeba im calTvalas, Sen rom
naxe, savsebiT marTali xar, bnelTmeufe samsala iyo.
_ is raRa Tasia, avsuli rom dascqeroda?
_ am Tasis Sesaxeb jer verafers getyvi. ufleba ara maqvs. ai, zaqarias saidumlos ki
SeZlebisdagvarad agixsni. masSi erTi im aTTagani, avsuli rufia iyo Casaxlebuli. me is
CemSi imdenad SemovuSvi, rom ukan veRar dabrunda da ase davatyveve. mere ki im sabralo
yvanCalaSi mivuCine bina. rogor moxvda rufia zaqarias sxeulSi, jerjerobiT arc me
vici.
_ amasac male Seityob. zaqaria xom srul gonebazea da rufiac Sens xelTaa.
_ ara, Cemo kargo, ber baadurs unda mivuyvano orive. umjobesia, man gamohkiTxos isi-
ni. amitom sam dRes aq movicdi, sanam zaqaria moRonierdeba, mere ki sane-ReleSi wavalT.
kaisam zustad ver gaigo, ras gulisxmobda RvTisSvili, roca Tqva, sane-ReleSi wa-
valTo. erTi ki daapira, ekiTxa, magram Tavi Seikava. marto kaisa ki ara, kopalac Caafiq-
ra Tavisma naTqvamma. RvTisSvils guli da goneba sxvadasxvas eubneboda. didi saf-
rTxis gamo, qaliSvilis marto datoveba guliT ar undoda, Tumca, imave didi safrTxis
gamo, goneba mkacrad ukrZalavda mis wayvanas baadurTan.
_ kaisa, Seni wayvana ar SemiZlia. ufro sworad, jer ar SemiZlia, Sens adgil-samyo-
fels beri baaduri gadawyvets.
kopala amaod cdilobda, mtkiced elaparaka, magram misi naTqvami ufro Txovnas hgav-
da: ar miwyino, Tavs zemoT Zala ara maqvso.
`Cemi datoveba umZims~, _ gauelva gulSi kaisas. RvTisSvilisagan aseTi zrunva sal-
bunad daedo mis martoobamiCveul suls.
_ Zneli gza geliT fasisamde TovlCamoyril mTebSi. rogor SeZlebs zaqaria mis gav-
las, _ hkiTxa gakvirvebiT kaisam.
_ amaze me vizruneb. magram Cven imaze rTuli gza gvelis, vidre Sen ggonia _ sane--
ReleSi pirdapir mTebiT vapireb gadasvlas. imedi maqvs, gzas gavagneb, dablobebSi da
WaobebSi mjobnis miTra, Torem mTebi Cemi saufloa. bakurTan Sens arwivs werili gaa-
tane, rom ar melodon, fasisSi ar Caval.
kaisa fexze wamodga. erT-erT TarosTan mivida da ori ZvelTaZveli kurbeisi gamoi-
Ro. maTi wmenda-wmendiT dabrunda da kopalas gauwoda orive.
_ es ra kurbeisebia? _ hkiTxa RvTisSvilma.
_ am kurbeisebze CrdiloeTis mTebSi savali gverdiTi gzebia naCvenebi, _ upasuxa
kaisam.
kopala daakvirda kurbeisebs. pirvelze aRniSnuli mimarTuleba dasavleTidan aR-
mosavleTiT kveTda kavkasionis mTebis mTavari qedis samxreT uReltexilebs _ adages,
xidas, uTvirs, zesxos, sasvanos, erwos... mTavari gza mdinareebis zedawels miuyveboda.
meore kurbeisze imave gzis paraleluri gza iyo naCvenebi, magram, pirvelisgan gansxva-
vebiT, igi enguris xeobis ZirSi miemarTeboda. es gzebi, marTlac rom, umoklesi iyo da
zafxulis gzebs eZaxdnen, radgan didTovloba TiTqmis SeuZlebels xdida maT gavlas.

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kopalas SemovliTi gzebis miniSneba moewona. Tu mgzavri mTavari gzis romelime monak-
veTis gavlas ver moaxerxebda, iqve naCvenebi iyo ramdenime SemovliTi gza. aRniSnuli
iyo is didi cixeebi da soflebi, romlebsac es gzebi kveTda. imden xans aTvalierebda
kopala kurbeisebs, kaisas egona, maT sisworeSi eWvi eparebao.
_ es kurbeisebi gamocdilia, _ TiTqmis CurCuliT uTxra kaisam.
_ ra dRea dRes? _ uecrad ikiTxa kopalam.
_ ra dRea? ukve juma gaTenda, _ kopalas kiTxvaze dabneulad upasuxa kaisam.
_ mziramde zustad sami dRe rCeba. miyvars am dRes gamgzavreba.

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mziras, gamTeniisas, cxenebze amxedrebuli kopala da zaqaria gogolam da kaisam gaa-
ciles, yvanCala galiiT kopalas cxenis unagirze ekida. gogolam qvis WiSkari gauRo
mgzavrebs. kaisa moSorebiT idga. kopala TiTqos fexs iTrevso, sadaves xan mozidavda,
xan uSvebda. cxeni erT adgilas cmukavda. uecrad Camoxta da kaisasTan mivida, abgidan
xviTos qva amoiRo, xelSi Caudo, uZiro, iisfer TvalebSi Caxeda da mxolod erTi sityva
uTxra: _ dagibrundebi!

Tavi 11
mWedlebis qalaqi

stamena xalibebis mTavari cixe-qalaqi iyo, xuTi adlis simaRlis garezRudiT da mas-
ze mravali minaSeniT saimedod daculi. Tanac, galavans adl-naxevarze rkinisgan daw-
nuli ekalbardi miuyveboda. stamenas garSemo yovelmxriv miuvali cicabo kldeebi iyo
aRmarTuli. cixe-qalaqi CrdiloeTiT zRvas gadahyurebda. stamenaSi asvla mxolod
mdinaris viwro xeobiT SeiZleboda, saidanac mdinaremde kldeSi gamokveTili ganieri
kibeebi Camodioda, romelsac orive mxares sqeli bagiri miuyveboda.
stamenas garda, xalibebi patar-patara soflebadac cxovrobdnen rkinis, vercxlis,
spilenZisa da dariSxanis maRaroebis maxloblad mimofantul sipi qviT naSeneb saxleb-
Si. am soflebis mosaxleoba mxolod wiaRiseulis mopovebaze muSaobda. samWedloebi ki
mxolod stamenasa da kidev or cixe-qalaqSi _ muSkudsa da bereJSi _ iyo. ufro swo-
rad, or qalaqSi, radgan wylis qajebma mainc SeZles bereJis darbeva. misi aRdgena ki
mudmivad Semotevebis mogeriebaSi myofma bakurma vera da veRar SeZlo. stamenaSi da
muSkudSi mzaddeboda mTeli kolxeTis mxarisTvis rogorc sameurneo, ise sabrZolo ia-
raRi. kolxeTi ki is mxare iyo, romelic jer kidev akavebda wylis qajebis SeWras aRmo-
savleTis miwebze. mTavar bakurs orive cixe-qalaqSi jari eyena. jari acilebda cixee-
bisken mimaval sursaT-sanovagiT, xolo cixeebidan _ iaraRiT datvirTul aRalsac.
stamenasken mimaval pirquSs, iaxsars da TuTas ramdenime aseTi aRali SemoxvdaT gzaze.
rac ufro miiwevdnen mdinaris zemo welisken, sveli, civi qari miT ufro da ufro Zli-
erdeboda. kidev kargi, TuTa mSvenivrad icnobda iqaurobas, ar gamoepareboda patara
qvabulic ki, sadac Tavis Sefareba SeiZleboda. magram aseT qvabulebSi cecxlis anTeba
SeuZlebeli iyo. sicive Zvalsa da rbilSi atanda. RvTisSvilebi gaocebulni iyvnen Tu-
Tas gamZleobiT. bevr vaJkacs SeSurdeboda misi simarjve da moxerxebuloba.
or dRes mrisxanebda ca da dedamiwa. qarbuqi SeuCereblad daqroda xeobaSi da gave-
Sebuli exeTqeboda kldeebs. mesame dRis gamTeniisas, uTavbolo rboliT daRlili,
nel-nela Cawynarda, bolos ise minavlda, rom, sul cota xnis win amayad mogruxune, be-
Ruras bartyiviT gamsubuqda.
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 stamenas asasvlelamde oriode saaTis savaliRa hqondaT darCenili, rom uceb, mdina-
ridan, SemaZrwunebeli RrialiT, orive xelSi culebmomarjvebuli aTiode qaji amoxta.
avsulebs Tvalebi Semzaravad uelavdaT. im SeCvenebulebs roca sisxli moswyurdebo-
daT, mzad iyvnen, yvela, vinc gzaze SemoxvdebodaT, qali iqneboda Tu kaci, didi iqnebo-
da Tu patara, nafleTebad eqciaT.
qajebis Rrialze cxenebi SeCqvifdnen. RvTisSvilebma da TuTam maSinve mSvildebi
imarjves. aTi qaji maTTvis araviTar saSiSroebas ar warmoadgenda. qajebma miaxloeba
verc ki moaswres, rom isrebisagan mocelilebi Zirs daecnen. erTma maTganma imarjva,
kamara Sehkra da iaxsarisken iskupa. pirquSma daaswro, xmali iSiSvla da haerSive akafa
qaji.
_ erTi wyalma waiRo! _ sinanuliT Tqva TuTam.
_ waiRo da waiRos, ra moxda mere? _ gakvirvebiT SeekiTxa iaxsari.
_ es mcirericxovani razmi qajebs namdvilad dasazverad eyolebodaT gamogzavnili.
qariSxlisagan gafantul aRals eZeben xalibebis iaraRis xelSi Casagdebad. darwmune-
buli var, mTavari razmi ukan mohyvebaT. mdinaris mier waRebuli avsulis leSi ueWve-
lad daaCqarebs maT gamoCenas.
_ maS, viCqaroT, dros nuRar davkargavT. es adgili mouxerxebelia did razmTan ga-
samklaveblad, _ Tqva iaxsarma.
samivem cxens dezi hkra da nabiji aaCqarebina. Wenebisgan Tavi Seikaves, radgan svel
kldeze cxenebs floqvebi usxltebodaT.
bolo mosaxveviRa iyo darCenili stamenaSi asasvlel kibemde, rom cxenosnebs wylis
dgafuni SemoesmaT. maT irgvliv uamravma qajma moiyara Tavi. pirquSma Wiguni daaZro,
iaxsarma _ mSvildi, TuTam ki orive xelSi culebi moimarjva. qajebma yoveli mxridan
Seuties. RvTisSvilebi da mTavris asuli medgrad igeriebdnen avsulebs. qajebi maRali
naxtomebiT zemodan Setevasac cdilobdnen. maT iaxsaris isrebi scemda Zirs. uecrad
TuTam cxens dezi hkra da qajebis kafva-kafviT mdinares auyva. avsulebis erTma jgufma
pirquSsa da iaxsars Tavi daaneba da TuTas gahyva ukan. TuTas Semxedvare iaxsarma yu-
radReba wamiT moaduna, am dros orma qajma ixelTa da Tavze daaxta. RvTisSvilma mSvil-
di daagdo, erTi xeli erTs wauWira yelSi, meore _ meores da mTeli ZaliT TavebiT Se-
ajaxa erTmaneTs. mxedrebs rom veraferi daakles, qajebma cxenebs dauwyes Subebis sro-
la. cxovelebi sacodavad aWixvindnen, sabraloebs fexebi ekveTebodaT, magram
avsulebs mainc ar epuebodnen. qajebis Subebma mainc Tavisi qnes, orive cxeni Zirs daeca.
Tu pirquSi aqamde zemodan WiguniT igeriebda avsulebs, axla, CamoqveiTebulma, iaxsa-
riviT far-xmali iSiSvla.
RvTisSvilebs, mTielebis wesisamebr, xmlis tari marjvenaSi eWiraT, marcxenaSi ki _
xaris Sebolili tyavisagan da rkinis girgvalebisgan damzadebuli farebi. orive xelis
mtevnebi erTad Setyupebuli hqondaT da erTdroulad amoZravebdnen. maTi xmlis med-
gari mogeriebiT SemkrTali qajebi, ise gamalebiT veRar utevdnen. garSemo wrialeb-
dnen, aRar icodnen, Seteva gaegrZelebinaT Tu ara. wylis qajebi mTiel RvTisSvilebs
vera scnobdnen, Torem rom scodnodaT, vin iyvnen, aqamde ukan daixevdnen.
pirquSma da iaxsarma qajebis dabneulobiT isargebles da TuTasken gaikvlies gza. is
iyo, mosaxvevSi unda Sesuliyvnen, rom TuTac gamoCnda. igi maTken moemarTeboda, magram
erTi qajic ki ar mohyveboda. TuTam brZoliT gaarRvia qajebis alya da RvTisSvilebis
gverdiT dadga.
_ cota kidev waviwioT win da mere rasac me gavakeTeb, Tqvenc igive gaimeoreT! _ qa-
jebis RrialSi Zlivs miawvdina xma pirquSsa da iaxsars.

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 TuTa nel-nela patara qvabulisken ixevda. RvTisSvilebs gaukvirdaT _ dabal qva-
bulSi xmals Tavisuflad ver moiqnevdnen, amitom ver gaegoT, ratom mihyavda qaliS-
vils isini kldisaken. bolos TuTa qvabulSi Sevarda, RvTisSvilebic Sehyvnen. maTi qva-
bulSi Sesvla da zemodan isrebis wvima wamovida. qajebis gamayruebelma Rrialma klde-
ebi SeZra, eqo ki ufro aZlierebda am Semzarav xmas. cota xanSi isrebis nakadi Sewyda.
iaxsarma gasasvlelad gaiwia.
_ moicade, jer zari ar CamoukravT, _ TuTam xeli waavlo mklavSi iaxsars.
RvTisSvilebi Cveulni ar iyvnen malvas an TavSesafridan brZolis cqeras. arc erTi
da arc meore gulSi ar eTanxmeboda TuTas saqciels, magram mainc usityvod emorCile-
bodnen. aq misi miwa-wyali iyo, aqauri brZolis wesebi man ukeT icoda. xvdebodnen, Tu-
Tas ukan daxevac da damalvac laCrobiT ar iyo nakarnaxebi, magram mainc examuSebodaT
kolxuri wesebi mTielebs, maT sabrZolo wesebSi ukan daxevis wesi ar arsebobda.
zemodan TiTo-orola isarsRa isrodnen. bolos zaris xmac gaisma.
_ axla ki droa, _ Tqva TuTam da qvabulidan gavida.
qvabulidan gamosulma RvTisSvilebma zemoT aixedes. kldeze mwkrivad idgnen meis-
reebi. kibeebTan, zevidan, majis sisxo oTx bagirze dakidebuli, rkinis furclebisagan
Sekruli oTxkuTxa kalaTa iyo CamoSvebuli. TuTa masze avida da RvTisSvilebsac uxmo.
roca sami mgzavriT kalaTam nel-nela zemoT iwyo svla, pirquSma da iaxsarma erTmaneTs
Sexedes da erTi gulianad gadaixarxares.
_ uyure Sen xalibebs, jer xom xmlis moqneva ar dagvacales, bavSvebiviT kalTa ga-
dagvafares, axla saqaneliT Cveni qanaobac moindomes, _ Zlivs ikavebda sicils pirqu-
Si.
kalaTa kldis gamoSveril qimTan SeCerda da samive Zirs Camoxta. stumrebi mSvildo-
sanTa garemocvaSi aRmoCndnen. pirquSs umal TvalSi moxvda brinjaosa da rkinis isris
pirebi, romlebsac iseTive muqi feri hqondaT, rogorc miTras cixeSi nanax kolxur cu-
lebs.
kvlav gaisma gongis xma. mSvildosnebi orad gaiyvnen da stumrebis Sesaxvedrad mima-
valT gza dauTmes. maTgan sami mxcovani iyo, samives grZeli, TeTri wveri amSvenebda,
grZeli anaforebi koWebamde swvdebodaT. erTs TeTri ecva, meores _ mewamuli, mesames
ki _ Savi. pirquSi samive wverosans kargad icnobda. Savanaforiani maRaroelTa amqris
ufrosi xirdali iyo, rkinisa da spilenZis Zebnasa da maRaroebis gayvanaSi friad gan-
swavluli, fexiT hqonda Semovlili rvave mxaris mTianeTi Tu dablobebi _ axali mad-
neulis dasaZebnad. mewamulanaforiani wverosani xalib mWedelTa amqris winamZRoli,
Tavadve am saqmis kargi mcodne, xosro iyo. araerTi dRe hqondaT pirquSsa da xosros
grdemlTan erTad gatarebuli. ai, TeTranaforiani ostatTa ostati, xalibebis winam-
ZRoli, liTonis didi mesaidumle da mkvlevari, uxucesi mulaxi iyo. mulaxi mTavar ba-
kuris biZa iyo _ dedis Zma. meoTxe ki axalgazrda meomari amira azureli, pirquSs ver
ecno. meomris gulze Camokidebuli medalioni, xaxadafCenili lomis Tavi, mis meTauro-
baze miuTiTebda; mewamul kalTebze oqrosferarwivebamoqarguli mosasxami ki mTavari
bakuris misdami did ndobasa da pativiscemas gamoxatavda. miuxedavad asakisa, samive
swavluli mxned gamoiyureboda. TuTa, maspinZelTagan, TeTranaforians xelze emTxvia,
moxucma Tavze xeli gadausva da wamoayena. danarCenebs ki TuTa mxolod Tavis dakvriT
miesalma.
swavlulebi RvTisSvilebs miuaxlovdnen. maT win muxli moidrikes da Tavi daxares.
amis Semxedvare garSemo myofma yvela jariskacma Tu stamenelma Caimuxla.
_ ar egebis Seni Rvawlis kacs Cem winaSe muxlis modreka. amdeni jafisa da amagis sa-
fasurad, nuTu aRar gekuTvnis, fexze mdgomi miesalmo RvTisSvilebs? _ hkiTxa pir-
quSma da fexze wamoayena mulaxi.
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 _ swored rom, ar egebis, arc me da arc erT CemisTana mokvdavs, mederbase angelozs
muxlmodrekiT ar miesalmos, _ upasuxa mulaxma.
sxvebi mxolod mas Semdeg wamodgnen, rac mulaxma xeliT aniSna.
_ Sen Sensas xom ar daiSli, _ uTxra pirquSma da mxrebze xeli moxvia.
uxucess kvaldakval xirdali da xosro mihyvnen, Tavi mdablad daukres RvTisSvi-
lebs da gverdiT gadgnen sapatio stumrebis gasatareblad. pirquSi axalgazrda meom-
ris win SeCerda, misi medalioni xelSi aiRo da daxeda.
_ am medalionis satareblad Zalian axalgazrda xar. etyoba, didi vaJkaci unda iyo,
bakurma jaris ufrosoba rom gando, _ pirquSma vaJs Tvali TvalSi gauyara.
RvTisSvilis aseTma uecarma mimarTvam wamierad Seacbuna meomari. pirquSis sityveb-
ma mis cxovrebaSi yvelaze mniSvnelovani brZola gaaxsena, roca igi mTavari bakuris ba-
iraxtari iyo, da roca bairaRis mcveli razmi gawyda, pirispir SeeCexa gaveSebul buq-
ras. cxeni yalyze daudga, da is iyo, xmali unda moeqnia, rom qajis damcinavi RimiliT
naTqvami miswvda mis yurs. brZolis yiJina TiTqos miCumda da Semoesma: pirtitvela
ymawvilebs uSvebs bairaxtrad mTavari bakurio. gaalmasebulma amiram xmali moiqnia,
magram buqra mzad daxvda. xmlebs naperwklebi scviodaT, arc erTi ar Tmobda sarbiels
da erTmaneTs gaaTmagebuli ZaliT urtyamdnen. cxenebi qSinavdnen. bairaxtars buqras
xmalze areklilma mzis aTinaTma uceb Tvali mosWra da marcxena mklavSi tkivili ig-
rZno. droSa mokveTil xelTan erTad miwaze daeca. buqram gadaixarxara, cxenidan tars
daswvda, magram amira gamoerkva, xmali moiqnia da buqras is uwminduri xelis mtevani
mohkveTa, romliTac droSas unda Sexeboda. am dros qajTa mTavris cxens Zalumad dae-
jaxa TeTri bedauri. wylis qajTa winamZRoli gadaizniqa, welSi gasworda da mxedars
Sexeda. mTavarma bakurma gons mosvla ar daacala, ise ekveTa Tavis dauZinebel mters.
buqra Sedrka da gakurcxla. bakurma buqras Tavi daaneba da bairaRs miubrunda. amira
gonebadabinduli Sescqeroda, rogor aitaca bakurma bairaRi da maRla aswia. _ mkur-
nals uxmeT! _ gasZaxa saWurvelmtvirTvels da xafi xmiT daiZaxa: _ hka, magaT!
pirquSi amiras ar Sordeboda, TiTqos misgan pasuxs eloda. amiras dumili gaugrZel-
da. iaxsarma Caaxvela da pirquSs mklavSi xeli gamosdo. odnav win ubiZga. am dros qarma
daqrola da amiras mosasxamis kalTa aufriala. pirquSma Tvali Seaswro amiras qamarSi
Catanebul marcxena saxelos da sinanuliT tuCze ikbina. wamsve welidan xmali Seixsna,
xeli gadausva da amiras gauwoda:
_ am xmalze Tvali araTu kacisZeT, bevr RvTisSvilsac rCeba, rvaliviT mtkicea da
orlesuli, bumbuliviT msubuqi da laRi. kopalam rkinis mkvneteli Searqva, _ pirquSma
iaxsars gadaxeda da isev amiras miubrunda: _ am marjvenam gamoWeda da am marjveniTve
bevri bneleTis mociquls augo wesi. dReidan Sens samsaxurSi Camiyenebia, bakuris bai-
raxtaro.
pirquSma amiras qarqaSiani xmali gauwoda. mSvildosanTagan erT-erTi meomari gamo-
eyo da ufross RvTisSvilis saCuqari welze Seaba. amiram xmali qarqaSidan amoiRo, aR-
tacebulma Sexeda, maRla SemarTa da omaxiani xmiT yvelas gasagonad warmoTqva: _ vfi-
cav maRla cis gamgebels da yvela wminda xat-salocavs, sisxlis ukanasknel wveTamde am
maxvils mosvenebas ar mivcem, sanam erTi avsuli mainc iboginebs Cvens miwaze.
_ yoCaR, Cemo amira! _ pirquSma Tavi dauqnia Wabuks da marjvena mxarze xeli dahkra.
_ es ra kaci gyoliaT aq, mulax. CvenTan, mTaSi, amiras vaJkacobis ambavi arakad dadis,
_ miubrunda mulaxs pirquSi.
qebis moyvaruli ar iyo amira azureli. amitom RvTisSvilis sityvebi mis yurs examu-
Seboda. aman gaabedvina sityvis warmoTqma, roca ostatebi dumdnen, da maT magivrad mas-
pinZloba ikisra.
_ uxucesno, aRar movasvenoT es naomari xalxi? _ ikiTxa amiram.
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 _ ra Tqma unda, Svilo, momyeviT, Zvirfaso stumrebo, _ mulaxi zeda terasisken ga-
uZRva RvTisSvilebs.
stamena kldovan, farTo terasebze iyo gaSenebuli. qvis Tlili lodebisgan nagebi
or-sam- sarTuliani ruxi saxlebi ise erwymoda kldovan qvabulebs, kacs erTi mTliani
Senoba egoneboda. saxlebi erTmaneTs gamofituli maRaros gvirabebiT ukavSirdeboda.
terasebi qveiTad mosiaruleTaTvis kibeebiT iyo dakavSirebuli. tvirTis asatan-Camo-
satanad ki TiToeul maTganSi horizontaluri gvirabi iyo gayvanili, romelic zeda
terasas vertikalur gvirabs uerTdeboda. Ghorizontalur gvirabebSi rkinis Zelebze
mosriale urikebiT gadahqondaT tvirTi, vertikalurSi ki jaWvebiT ahqondaT. tvirTis
gadasazidi aseTi gza sul sami iyo. rac ufro maRla iyo terasa, miT ufro kargad iyo
mtrisgan daculi.
pirvel, umdables terasaze, galavnis ZirSi, meomarTa sadgomebi iyo ganlagebuli. me-
oreze maRaroelebi cxovrobdnen, mesameze _ mWedlebi. meoTxeze samWedloebi idga.
mexuTe, zeda terasaze, uxucesTa darbazebi da sawyobebi iyo kldeSi amokveTili.
_ karg dros CamoxvediT, RvTisSvilebo. am saRamos Segirdebi ostatebad unda va-
kurTxoT. winaaRmdegi Tu ar iqnebiT, Tavad gansajeT maTi naxelavi da ostatobis qam-
rebic Tavadve gadaeciT, _ uxucesi mulaxi orive RvTisSvils mimarTavda, Tumca yvela
xvdeboda, rom es Txovna ufro pirquSs exeboda.
maspinZlebma stumrebi zeda terasis sastumro darbazSi moasvenes. mulaxma oTxi mo-
samsaxure miuCina RvTisSvilebs, oTxive _ qali: maRlebi da tanadebi, xolo maTi far-
To beWebi vaJkacs ufro daamSvenebda. Cacmulobac xalibi meomrisa hqondaT. nabdis pe-
rangebi muxlamde swvdebodaT, sakinZis zeda sami Rili Sekruli ar hqondaT da Signidan
selissarCuliani, rkinis umtkicesi Zafisgan naqsovi perangi mouCandaT. welze ver-
cxlis ganieri qamrebi ekeTaT, marjvniv xmali ekidaT, marcxniv _ saqveynod cnobili
kolxuri culi.
_ es ra janiani qalebi hyoliaT, _ uTxra iaxsarma pirquSs, roca marto darCnen.
_ am qalebs, dRes rom gvemsaxurebian da Tavs dagvtrialeben, mcvelebs eZaxian. ubad-
lo meomrebad arian gazrdilni, xalib dalebsac uwodeben. aqaur uxuces swavlulTa da
saidumlo gragnilTa dacva-ganadgurebac maT evalebaT.
_ ganadgureba? _ gaikvirva iaxsarma.
_ ho, ganadgureba. xalibi uxucesni da swavlulebi tyved ar vardebian, _ miugo pir-
quSma.
_ aqac mkacri kanonebiT cxovroben, _ amoioxra iaxsarma, _ pirquSo, ra bolTasa
scem, moisvene, meoTxe Tvea, gzaSi varT, qveSagebi ar mogenatra?
_ bacaligo momenatra, _ bavSviviT miugo pirquSma.
RvTisSvilis aseT pasuxze iaxsars sicili autyda.
_ ra gacinebs? _ Seutia pirquSma.
_ sawyenad ar miiRo. ucnaurad iqcevi. gza mogixda, albaT. am bolo xanebSi gulCvi-
lobac SemogeCvia... ai, Tundac, amiras ambavi...
_ ra vici... ra vici...
_ hoda, Tu ar ici, wamoweqi, daisvene, Tvali moatyue. iqneb Seni bacaligo sizmarSi
naxo.
pirquSi taxtze Camojda. nel-nela moeSva. Tavs Zala daatana da sxeuli moaduna. me-
reRa miwva.
Zili fiqrebze swrafad movida. yvela mogoneba daukiTxavad mirek-moreka da marto
darCa or RvTisSvilTan. mxolod erTxel Semovidnen mcvelebi, saRamo Jams, maT mosas-
venebelSi, sanTlebi aanTes da kedelSi Catanebul qvanaxSiris Rumels daxedes, xom ar
Caqrao.
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 RvTisSvilebi karga Camobnelebulze wamodgnen. iaxsarma fanjridan stamenas gadaxe-
da. sarkmlidan galavanze alag-alag anTebuli cecxli ukuneT sibneleSi pawawina cici-
naTelebsa hgavda.
_ ra simSvidea, _ warmoTqva iaxsarma da Rrublebs Soris mimalul mTvares Zebna da-
uwyo. viRacam karze frTxilad daakakuna.
_ fexze varT, Semodi! _ gasZaxa pirquSma. kari gaiRo da oTaxSi uxucesi mulaxi Se-
movida, tanT Waobisferi, sqeli naqsovi Tavsaburiani anafora ecva. welze oqros wminda
Zafisgan moqsovili, Zvirfasi qvebiT Semkuli, ganieri sadResaswaulo qamari ekeTa.
_ xom kargad moisveneT, stumrebo, _ mulaxis xaverdovanma xmam TiTqos siTbo Sema-
tao isedac Tbil oTaxs.
_ SesaniSnavad, Cemo mulax! madlobis meti araferi gveTqmis, _ upasuxa pirquSma.
_ sadacaa JamTkanonis wakiTxvis zars Camohkraven. swavlulni da ostatebi uxucesTa
darbazSi gvelodebian. locvis wakiTxvas Sen gTxovT, meJamnoba gagviwie. uars nu gvety-
vi, _ mulaxis TvalebSi Canda, rom am Txovnas misTvis didi mniSvneloba hqonda.
gaocebulma pirquSma xelebi gaSala. ar icoda, ra epasuxa moxucisTvis.
_ vici, Cemma sityvebma sagonebelSi Cagagdo. magram umizezod ar gTxov. momismine da
Tavad gansaje.
JamTkanonis wigni didma dedam xalibebs gadmogvca. aqamde mis furclebs xalib uxu-
cesTa meti aravin Sexebia. wmindad SevinaxeT da movitaneT dRemde. magram am bolo xa-
nebSi, CvenTan ucnauri ambebi xdeba. eWvi maqvs, moRalate gamogveria. bereJis cixe-qa-
laqis dacemasac amas vabraleb. sanam moRalatis vinaoba ar gairkveva, JamTkanonis wigns
verc erTi xalibis xeli ver miekareba, _ bolo sityvebis warmoTqmisas mulaxs xma gaeb-
zara, _ Seni naxva mwyuroda, bevri ram maqvs saTqmeli. Cemi janiT ki, vicodi, Senamde ver
movaRwevdi. raxan axla aqa gxedav, aRara vnaRvlob.
_ ras ambob, mulax, ise mxned gamoiyurebi, jans ar unda uCiode, _ gaamxneva uxucesi
RvTisSvilma.
_ hm, _ Caicina mulaxma, _ SenTan ra maqvs dasamali, gareT mters vubrmaveb Tvals,
SigniT ki _ moyvares. mova dro da yvelaferze wvrilad mogaxseneb, axla ki uxucesTa
darbazSi wavideT. am RamiT Sen unda gagviwio moZRvroba.
pirquSma Tanxmobis niSnad uxucess Tavi daukra. mulaxs saxeze kmayofileba aRebeW-
da. RvTisSvilebma welze xmali Semoirtyes. mosasxami mxarze moigdes da mulaxTan er-
Tad uxucesTa darbazisken gaemarTnen.
uxucesTa darbazisken mimaval terasaze Camowolil ukun wyvdiads mxolod uxuces-
Ta mcvelebis xelSi mogizgize CiraRdnebi anaTebda. mulaxis sityvebma orive RvTis-
Svils axali safiqrali gauCina.
_ arc iseTi simSvide yofila stamenaSi, rogorc megona, _ gadauCurCula iaxsarma
pirquSs.
_ JamTkanonis kiTxvisas yvela uiaraRod iqneba. Cven veravin gagvibedavs xmlebis Sex-
snas. yvelaferi SeiZleba, moxdes. mulaxis dacva SenTvis momindvia. rac unda moxdes,
sicocxle unda SeunarCuno. mcvelebsac ar daanebo misi Tavi. _ CurCuliTve damoZRvra
pirquSma iaxsari.
_ mesmis, mesmis! _ Senc frTxilad iyavi. Cems marjvenas sxva RvTisSvilebis marjvena
advilad Secvlis, Sens marjvenas ki _ veravin, mWedelo! _ bolo sityva gansakuTrebiT
gamokveTilad Tqva iaxsarma.
mulaxi kldeSi Cadgmul rkinis daxurul karTan SeCerda, romlis molaplape zeda-
pirze anTebuli CiraRdnebi irekleboda. mcvelebs amira gamoeyo da uxucessa da RvTis-
Svilebs kari gauRo. iaxsarma didi yuradRebiT SeaTvaliera jaris ufrosis saxe, magram
masze gansakuTrebuli veraferi amoikiTxa. amira mSvidad Canda. darbazSi axalSesulebs
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yvela fexze wamoudga. uxucesebi, swavlulebi da ostatebi mrgval darbazSi JamTkano-
nis wignis garSemo oTx wyebad isxdnen. TiToeuli rigi wina rigidan kibis sami safexuris
SemaRlebaze iyo. skamebi da magidebi ruxi qvisgan iyo gamoTlili da sarkesaviT pria-
lebda. SesasvlelTan ori Tavisufali magida idga. mulaxma iaxsars erT-erTTan sTxova
dabrZaneba, pirquSi ki darbazis SuagulSi, maRal mrgval magidamde miacila, romelze-
dac mxolod JamTkanonis wigni da ori patara sanTlebanTebuli Sandali eteoda. pir-
quSs smenoda JamTkanonis wignis Sesaxeb, icoda, Segirdebis ostatebad kurTxevis dRes
ikiTxeboda, magram arasdros daswrebia am rituals da axla ra unda moemoqmeda, ar ico-
da. is iyo, mulaxisTvis unda ekiTxa, ra wavikiTxoo, rom uxucesi ukan gabrunda da iax-
sars miujda gverdiT. pirquSma JamTkanonis wigns daxeda. uecrad wigni TavisiT Suaze
gadaiSala.
_ `didi deda Tavad irCevs wasakiTx adgils,~ _ gaifiqra pirquSma, wigni xelSi aiRo
da kiTxva daiwyo:
_ dideba Senda, RmerTo maRalo,
caTa sworo, xmeleTis badalo
morigeo, RmerTo, daswere jvari
anTebul sanTelsa, daWvreTil sefs,
dadgmul Wiqa-barZimsa.
Zali da brZaneba Tqvenia,
Torem xorcielni xmeleTzeviT
saxelsa vera gkadrebdiT.
radgan RmerTma xmeleTi daaarsa,
ca-rgvali daxura,
mze da mTvare dafina,
gakurTxnaT RvTisSvilni RvTisSvilnada,
CagabamT xorcielni sapatronoda.
Cvenc ki gabarebT Tavsa,
gabralebT, gexvewebiT Sens saymoTa,
saymoSi alal-marTalTa,
agebul-wamebulTa.
Seni karis da goris mlocavTa,
wesrigis damyenebelo,
Tu rame exedvebodes,
xvewna-mudara sasixarulod gauxade!
Tu rame exedvebodes
cudi, mavne-xifaTi saqme,
xvewna-mudara amaod gauxade.
bevri gagiCnda mgmobiar-moRalate,
keTili gzis dasanaxad Tvali auxile.

RmerTo maRalo,
didi deda Semogavedreb xalibTa toms,
mieci madli da baraqa xalibTa ojaxebs,
gaWirvebuls xeli gaumarTe,
sneuli moarCine da janze daayene!
mgzavrsa da gzad mimavals xeli moumarTe,
macilsa da kaots nu daadevneb.
Cems mWedlebs marjvena dauloce,
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 maT naxelavs bneli akveTine.
amas gevedrebi, cis gamgebelo,
didi deda, deda yvelasi da yovelisa.
pirquSma yvelaferi waikiTxa, rac gadaSlil gverdze ewera. wigni isev magidaze daas-
vena. JamTkanonis wigni magidas Seexo Tu ara, kidev erTi furceli gadaiSala. pirquSma
kvlav ganagrZo kiTxva:
_ `erT keTil kacs baRSi gemrieli da surnelovani vaSlis xe edga. xe Tavadac lamazi
iyo da nayofic gemrieli hqonda. mebaRe movla-patronobas ar aklebda mas _ sxlavda,
niadags ufxvierebda. vaSlis xec uxvi mosavliT asaCuqrebda patrons.
am kacis baRSi kidev erTi pantis xe idga. arc am xes aklebda kaci movlas, magram siy-
varuliT mxolod vaSlis xis totebs gadausvamda xolme xels. gulRrZo pantas yovel-
Tvis Surda vaSlis xisa da sul mis gaxmobas natrobda. erTxelac, boRmam ise aavso, mTe-
li baRis Wia-Ruebs sTxova: oRon eg vaSlis xe momaSoreT da Cems nayofs mxolod Tqven
CamogiyriTo. mavneebsac meti ra undodaT, daesivnen sawyal vaSlis xes da fesvian-nayo-
fianad daRrRnes. amis Semxedvare kacs lamis guli gauskda, ra ar iRona, magram vaSlis
xe ver gadaarCina. maSin gazafxulze moitana axali nergi, baRSi dargo da Zveli vaSlis
xis ylorti zed daamyno. vaSlis xidan Wia-Ruam pantasac miakiTxa. masac daulpa nayofi.
baRi damiberdao, ifiqra kacma, Zveli xeebi, maT Soris, pantac, SeSad moWra da axali baRi
gaaSena, romelSic Zvelma vaSlis xis namynobma sicocxle kvlavac gaagrZela. pantis xis
xseneba ki aRarsad iyo.
ese araki Seisminos yvelam, gansakuTrebiT ki maT, vinc gzis gasayari daufiqreblad
gaiara~.
pirquSma gadaSlili wigni kvlav magidaze dado. amjerad wigni daixura. arakma sago-
nebelSi Caagdo wamkiTxvelica da msmenelic. amis mizezi ori iyo: JamTkanonis wignis
pirveli wakiTxvidan dRemde araki pirvelad gaisma uxucesTa darbazSi da, rac yvelaze
mTavari iyo, didi deda mosalodnel Ralatze afrTxilebda xalibebs, iqneb ukve mom-
xdarzedac ki. pirquSma darbazs mzera moavlo da yvelgan mxolod gaocebuli Tvalebi
SeniSna. siCume isev mulaxma daarRvia. fexze wamodga da pirquSisken mZimed gaemarTa.
ramdenime wamiT JamTkanonis wigns daacqerda, mere erTi Rrmad amoioxra da RvTisSvils
Sexeda.
_ xalibebi did madlobas gwiravT JamTkanonis wakiTxvisaTvis. didi dedas madli
Segvewios yvelas, _ warmoTqva mulaxma da pirquSs mdablad daukra Tavi.
yvela fexze wamodga. uxmod daiwyes gareT gasvla. sanam bolo modarbaze ar gavida,
mulaxs karisTvis Tvali ar mouSorebia. roca kari miixura da RvTisSvilebTan marto
darCa, daiCoqa, xelebi maRla aRapyro da gabzaruli xmiT aRmoxda:
_ dido dedav! dagvifare Ralatisagan! Tu daRupva gvelis, dae, mtris maxviliT gav-
nadgurdeT, oRond Signidan ar gatydes Cveni cixe!
erTbaSad uxucesma kankali daiwyo da moceliliviT iatakze daemxo. RvTisSvilebi
mulaxs miscvivdnen, moxucs saxe gafiTreboda da mZimed sunTqavda. iaxsarma mswrafl
qamarze Camokidebuli xviTosqviani maTara moixsna da pirquSs miawoda, romelsac mu-
laxis TavqveS xeli amoedo. pirquSma maTaridan ramdenime ylupi Seasva uxucess.
_ gamagrdi, mulax, gamagrdi! axla amis dro ar aris, _ Cumad butbutebda pirquSi,
iaxsari ki moxucs ofliT dacvarul Subls uwmendda.
mulaxma nel-nela caxcaxs uklo, saxezedac feri daubrunda da sunTqvac dauwynar-
da. quTuToebi mZimed aswia da akankalebuli xmiT Zlivs amoTqva:
_ qamarze pawawina qisa maqvs Camokidebuli, Sig rom fxvnilia, enaze damayareT.
iaxsarma saswrafod moZebna qamarze Camokidebuli qisa. gaxsna Tu ara, mZafri suni
amovarda. Tumca, yuTSi mxolod ramdenime mwikvi moyviTalo fxvnili eyara. iaxsarma,
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imis magivrad, rom mulaxis Txovna Seesrulebina, qisa pirquSs gauwoda, _ TiTqos
ekiTxeboda, ra vqna, ra gavakeToo. pirquSma iaxsars qisa CamoarTva da fxvnili mulaxs
tuCebze daayara. uxucesma, eniT moiloka. RvTisSvilebs moeCvenaT, rom gamokeTebis ma-
givrad, mulaxi ufro cudad gaxda. is iyo, misTvis kvlav unda miecaT xviTosqviani wya-
li, rom uxucesma Tavad wamoswia Tavi.
_ ras ar moeswro es darbazi dRes: RvTisSvilis locvas, didi dedas araks, uxucesis
berikacobas, _ mulaxs daRlili, magram mSvidi xma hqonda.
iaxsari da pirquSi mulaxs wamodgomaSi miexmarnen. uxucess Tavi Zveleburad yoCaRad
eWira. pirquSs ar undoda, misTvis ekiTxa, ra mogividao, Tavad misgan eloda axsnas, mag-
ram mulaxi, jerjerobiT, arafers ambobda, mxolod anaforas isworebda.
_ axla Segirdebis ostatebad kurTxevaze wavideT, _ TiTqos araferi momxdariyos,
ise mimarTa mulaxma RvTisSvilebs da karisken gaemarTa. iaxsarma gakvirvebulma Sexeda
pirquSs, romelmac TvaliT aniSna, ukan gavyveTo.
salxino darbazi, sadac xalibebi ostatebad kurTxevas atarebdnen, sadResaswaulod
iyo morTuli. kedlebis gaswvriv gaSlil magidebze uxvad ewyo mravalnairi sanovage,
metwilad _ nanadirevi da TaflSi Semwvari xili. Sesasvleli karis pirdapir, SemaRle-
bul adgilas, cal mxares maRalskamebSemowyobili, sufragauSleli magida idga. dar-
bazi imdenad didi iyo, mTeli stamena eteoda. RvTisSvilebs iqauroba TiTqmis savse
daxvdaT. magram magidasTan erTic ar ijda. isini fexzemdgomni elodnen Segvianebul
uxucessa da stumrebs. mulaxi SemaRlebuli magidisken gauZRva RvTisSvilebs. am magi-
dasTan, sxva uxucesebTan erTad, stumrebs TuTa da jaris ufrosi amirac elodnen. mu-
laxma RvTisSvilTa da TuTas Soris daikava adgili. uxucesi dajda Tu ara, yvelani ma-
gidas miusxdnen. roca skamebis xmauri Sewyda da darbazi dawynarda, dafdafebis xma ga-
isma. kari gaiRo da erTmaneTis miyolebiT aTi Segirdi Semovida. xelSi mewamuli feris
Txeli baliSebi eWiraT, romlebzedac TavianTi naxelavi daelagebinaT. Segirdebi
mwyobrad moabijebdnen. maTi lamazi msvleloba cekvas hgavda. Segirdebs gverdebze
SeWrili sqeli Savi perangebi ecvaT. perangebs boloSi wvrili oqrosferi zoli dahyve-
boda, gulze ki maTi mflobelis gvaris niSani iyo amoqarguli. Segirdebi uxucesTa win
gamwkrivdnen. dafdafebis xma miwynarda. Segirdebi saTiTaod gamovidnen mwkrividan,
namuSevrebi jer yvela uxucess daaTvalierebines, Semdeg ki magidaze, mulaxis win daa-
lages. mulaxma yuradRebiT SeaTvaliera yoveli maTgani da pirquSs gadasca. arc erTi
namuSevari ar dauwunia arc RvTisSvils da arc uxuces ostatebs, magram erTi naxelavi
gansakuTrebiT moewona pirquSs. es iyo rkinis Zafisgan naqsovi ormagi jaWvis perangi
da muzaradi. RvTisSvilma didxans aTvaliera erTic da meorec.
_ xom ar iwuneb? _ SeekiTxa mulaxi.
_ ara, ras ambob. xeloba momwons, Zalze ucnauri naqsovia. gamZleoba rogori aqvs,
es mainteresebs, _ upasuxa pirquSma.
_ gainteresebs da Seamowme!
mulaxma amiras uxmo da perangisa da muzaradis gamocda sTxova. amiram perangi Semo-
savlel karebze gaakvrevina. ori meomari pirquSis gaswvriv dadgnen da or-ori isari
esroles. perangma isrebi aisxlita. Segirdi gafacicebiT adevnebda Tvals misi naxela-
vis gamocdas. aq misi bedi wydeboda. dRes an ostatad akurTxebdnen an samudamod Se-
girdad darCeboda. yvela Segirds mxolod erTxel eZleoda ostatad kurTxevis SesaZ-
lebloba.
pirquSs win daudes karidan Camoxsnili perangi. mas zed arc dauxedavs, ise gaemarTa
karisken. iaxsarma ki yuradRebiT daaTvaliera javSani. naxvreti versad naxa, mxolod
oTxi SeWyletili adgili aRmoaCina.
_ sad midis? _ mulaxma gaocebiT gaadevna Tvali pirquSs.
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 _ karis sanaxavad, mTavaria, kari ar iyos daxvretili, _ upasuxa iaxsarma da perangi
gadasca.
pirquSma saguldagulod daaTvaliera xis sqeli kari. isrebs kari oTx adgilas odnav
SeeWylitaT. es iyo da es. magram meomari qajebi ZaliT xSirad aRematebodnen adamia-
nebs. amitom pirquSma amiras aniSna, perangi isev karze gaakario, Tavad ki ukan gabrunda.
_ iaxsar, aba, erTi Senc gamoscade! _ sTxova iaxsars pirquSma da mSvildi gauwoda,
romelic erT-erT meomars CamoarTva.
iaxsarma, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, mSvildi mozida da isaric zuzuniT gafrinda. am-
jerad isari aRar asxletila. kars CaerWo, magram maSinve Camovarda. iaxsari Tavad gae-
marTa perangisa da karis sanaxavad da ukan javSniT xelSi saxegabrwyinebuli dabrunda.
isriT gaxvretili adgili TiTiT uCvena mulaxsa da pirquSs, Tan Cumad raRac uTxra
pirquSs. man Tavi dauqnia da Segirds gaxeda.
_ ra Tavi Cagiqindravs, Segirdo! _ gasZaxa pirquSma, _ modi, naxe Seni naxelavi.
Segirdi RvTisSvils miuaxlovda, perangi CamoarTva da yuradRebiT daaTvaliera.
roca naxvreti ipova, jaWvis perangi civad dado magidaze da xeli Caiqnia.
_ ra gqvia? _ SeekiTxa iaxsari.
_ janRo, batono, _ miugo axalgazrda vaJma.
_ hoda, Cemo janRo, ar vici, didi mWedlebi rogor Segifaseben naxelavs, magram me
dReidan mxolod Seni gamoWedili da moqsovili perangiT gaval brZolis velze. yoCaR!
janRos Tvalebi gaubrwyinda, TiTqos misTvis sulerTic ki gaxda, ostatad akur-
Txebdnen Tu ara, magram erTi ver gaego: perangi gaxvretili iyo, RvTisSvili ki marjve-
nas mainc uqebda.
_ RvTisSvilo, perangma xom isars ver gauZlo? _ Zlivs amoRerRa janRom.
_ marTali xar, janRo, jaWvma isars ver gauZlo, magram, aba, Sexede, _ iaxsarma
mSvildi mozida da kars esrola, isari elvis siswrafiT TiTqmis frTebamde CaerWo
kars.
darbazi aCoCqolda. mulaxi fexze wamodga da xalibebs xeliT aniSna, dawynardiTo.
yvela gaisusa.
_ kidev riTi gagvaxareb? _ mimarTa pirquSma axalgazrda mWedels.
janRom RvTisSvils iSviaTi silamazis kolxuri culi gauwoda. xeloba xom
SesaniSnavi iyo, zed datanebuli naxati _ ukeTesi: sakurTxevlis win yalyze Semdgari
cxeni TiTqos cocxlad unda gadmomxtariyo. pirquSma culs xeli ramdenjerme
gadausva.
_ am culs ar maCuqeb? erTi biWisTvis minda, amaze ukeTess mec ver gamovuWedav. jer
pataraa, magram, imedi maqvs, Cvenda sabednierod, saxelovan vaJkacad gaizrdeba. _
uTxra pirquSma janRos.
_ SemoitaneT ostatTa qamrebi da mosasxamebi! _ omaxianad daiZaxa mulaxma, Segir-
debs guli amovardnaze hqondaT. _ marTlac, gansakuTrebuli dila gagviTenda dRes,
_ gaagrZela mulaxma. _ gilocavT, Cemo Zmebo da Svilebo! kidev aTi ostati Seemata
Cvens did ojaxs. RvTisSvilo! _ mimarTa uxucesma pirquSs, _ gvikurTxe Cveni xvalin-
deli dRe mWedlebad.
pirquSma dafdafebis gugunSi aTives saTiTaod gadasca vercxliT gawyobili xaris
tyavis qamrebi da alisferi mosasxamebi.
_ mikurTxebixarT mWedlebad! marjvenas dagilocavT, ostatebo! _ dasWeqa pirquS-
ma.
kurTxevis Semdeg namdvili zeimi daiwyo. simRerebs cecxlovani cekvebi enacvlebo-
da.

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 RvTisSvilebi aRtacebulebi uyurebdnen xalibTa cekva-TamaSs. drodadro mulaxs
gadaxedavdnen, TiTqos misgan raRacas elodnen, mulaxi ki ferxulis damTavrebas
ucdida.
_ axla saqmes mivxedoT, _ xmadabla uTxra RvTisSvilebs, _ TuTa, Senc wamogvyevi,
_ mimarTa qaliSvils.
mulaxi fexze wamodga, stumrebs gasasvlelisken waruZRva. gasasvlelSi uxucesi
salve daewia da ganawyenebulma hkiTxa:
_ calke rad migyavs stumrebi, mulax, aranakleb sagonebelSi varT Cvenc. iqneb ajo-
bos, jer erTmaneTs davelaparakoT da mere gadauSalo guli TiTistola gogos, _ sal-
vem RvTisSvilebze verafris Tqma ver gabeda.
_ kolxeTis momaval mTavarze ase laparaki ar SegSvenis, uxuceso! _ uxeSad Seawy-
vetina sityva mulaxma da gza ganagrZo.
uxucesma Tavis samuSao oTaxSi Seiyvana RvTisSvilebi da TuTa. iq Sesvlis ufleba
mis pirad mcvelebsac ki ar hqondaT. mulaxi iq muSaobda Tu ara, oTaxs mcvelebi dRe da
Rame icavdnen.
magidaze sxvadasxva zomis gragnilebi uxvad eyara. mulaxma xeliT aniSna da yvelani
magidas Semousxdnen.
uxucesma grZel TeTr wverze xeli ramdenjerme Camoisva. maRali Sublidan rbili ti-
los naWriT ofli moiwminda.
_ TuTa, fasisSi ras fiqrobT Cveni cixis dacemis Sesaxeb?
_ fasisSi miaCniaT, rom cixe-qalaqi arasaimedod iyo daculi _ mcirericxovani ja-
ri icavda, _ mokled upasuxa TuTam.
_ Sen ra, ase ar fiqrob? _ CaeZia pirquSi.
_ ara!
_ ratom, TuTa? _ hkiTxa mulaxma.
_ uxuceso, dacemis Semdeg cixe-qalaqis nangrevebi davaTvaliere. qajebi iq xalibe-
bis dasarbevad ar iyvnen misulebi. maTi mizani raRacis an viRacis gataceba iqneboda.
amitomac, Tavdapirvelad, yvela mcveli moiSores. mcvelebi ki Ralatma daamarcxa da
ara qajebma. roca amis Tqma mamasTan davapire, bolomde arc ki momismina _ xalibebSi
moRalate arasdros yofila da arc arasdros iqnebao. zedmeti eWvebiT mulaxs ar awy-
eninoo. mec gavCerdi. albaT, vcdebi, SeiZleba, zogi ram mxolod momeCvena-meTqi.
_ ra unda mogCveneboda? _ ikiTxa gakvirvebiT iaxsarma.
_ ra da, momeCvena, rom mcvelebi iaraRiT ar iyvnen daRupulni.
_ Sengan gamkvirvebia, xom ici, qajebi yovelTvis ar xmaroben iaraRs. _ mxrebi aiCeCa
mulaxma.
_ zogierTs arc klanWebis nakvalevi emCneoda. erTi Wrilobac ar hqondaT, TiTqos
ZilSi iyvnen ubrZolvelad gagudulebi. aman mafiqrebina, rom mowamlulebi iyvnen. qa-
jebma mcvelebi erTianad amoxoces, magram uxucesebs xeli ar daakares. qveda teraseb-
ze dabrundnen da mereRa daarbies cixe-qalaqi. qajebi ase ucnaurad ratom unda moqce-
uliyvnen?
_ Sen Tavad rogor xsni? _ kiTxvaze kiTxviT upasuxa mulaxma.
_ amas mxolod erTi axsna movuZebne, _ TuTam mulaxs TvalebSi ise Sexeda, TiTqos
umZimda saubris gagrZeleba.
_ nurafris gerideba, TuTa! bolomde Tqvi yvelaferi.
_ ramdeni uxucesi imyofeboda im avbediT dRes qalaqSi?
_ xuTi _ bedia, salve, alsani, korbi da alvari. mec iq unda vyofiliyavi im dRes.
uxucesebi melodebodnen, magram maRaros Camongrevis ambavi damawies gzaSi da iqiT wa-
vedi.
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 _ qajebi Sens mosaklavad iyvnen misulni, xolo moRalate swored im xuT uxucesTa
Soris eZie.
_ stamenaSic xom icodnen Cemi gamgzavrebis ambavi, amaze raRas metyvi?
_ gamgzavrebis ambavi ki icodnen, magram, rom ar mixvedi, mxolod im xuTma uxucesma
icoda. xom marTalia?! im xuTidan mxolod erT-erTs SeeZlo qajebisaTvis eniSnebina,
mulaxi aq ar ariso.
mZime siCume Camowva. RvTisSvilebi yuradRebiT usmendnen mulaxisa da TuTas lapa-
raks, magram Tavad krintic ar dauZravT. maT mier naTqvam erT sityvasac ki SeiZleboda,
sul sxva mxares waeyvana saubari da mTavari ar Tqmuliyo.
_ es ra sagonebelSi Camagde, TuTa! _ amoioxra mulaxma, _ ki magram, Cemi mokvla Tu
surdaT, avsulebi gzaSive damxvdebodnen.
_ Seni mokvla qajebis ki ara, xalibis mofiqrebuli iyo. avsulebi mxolod Semsru-
leblebi unda yofiliyvnen. am garigebaSi, etyoba, buqram cixe-qalaqis darbeva moiTx-
ova. da aki daarbevines kidec.
_ TuTa, TuTa, raebs ambob! _ qaliSvilis bolo sityvebma mulaxi wonasworobidan
gamoiyvana.
_ amis Tqmas verc gavbedavdi, dRes pirquSs didi dedas araki rom ar waekiTxa. am
araks me mets verafers davamateb. _ mtkice xmiT warmoTqva TuTam.
mulaxma Tavi xelebSi Cargo.
_ mulax, TuTam Tavisi saTqmeli Tqva. Sen Tavad ras fiqrob? _ hkiTxa pirquSma.
_ vai, rom marTali unda iyos. siWarmage da gamocdileba sibrZnes gmatebs, samagie-
rod, siWabukis mWrel gonebasa da Tvals gaklebs. TuTas sityvebma kidev erTxel da-
marwmuna amaSi. ra movimoqmedo axla, rom ar vici? _ mulaxma Tavi Caqindra da saxeze
akankalebuli xelebi aifara.
_ gamocda unda movuwyoT xuTives, _ pasuxi ar daayovna iaxsarma.
_ gamocda? _ am sityvam uxucesi mZime fiqrebidan gamoarkvia.
_ SesaniSnavi azria, _ aRtacebiT wamoiZaxa TuTam.
_ iaxsar, TuTa, uxucesebis gamocdaze Tqven izruneT. vici, ar miwyenT, mulaxTan
marto minda darCena. mWedlebis saubari TqvenTvisac mosawyeni iqneba.
_ ra Tqma unda... _ daeTanxma piruqSs orive da uxucesis oTaxidan gavidnen.
pirquSma SeamCnia, mulaxma qamarze Camokidebuli patara qisidan raRac amoiRo da
pirSi Caido. RvTisSvili wamodga da uxucess miujda gverdiT.
_ kargi mTavari iyo Cemi Zma, Svilic kargi gamozarda _ didi mTavaria bakuri, magram
arc erTs is cecxli ar hqonda, rac TuTas sulSi trialebs. mTeli Cveni winaprebis niW-
ma, gonebam da gamWriaxobam am erT gogoSi moiyara Tavi.
_ marTali xar, mulax! _ kveri daukra pirquSma.
mulaxi wamodga. gulidan jaWvze Camokidebuli medalioni Seixsna da buxrisken gae-
marTa. buxris gverdiT, kedelze, brinjaosgan gamoWedili xaxadafCenili lomis Tavi
ekida. uxucesma medalioni lomis xaxaSi Seyo. oTaxSi Wrialis xma gaisma da kedlidan
kacis simaRlis qvis fila win gamoiwia. erT mxares mulaxi mxariT miawva da fila kariviT
gaiRo. uxucesma RvTisSvils xeliT aniSna, modio. kars miRma mulaxis saidumlo oTaxi
iyo. am oTaxSi inaxavda uxucesi xalibTa mier dagrovil mravalsaukunovan codnas.
_ dReidan es Sen Seinaxe, _ mulaxma medalioni win daudo pirquSs. RvTisSvilma gul-
ze Camoikida, oRond perangis SigniT, rom aravis SeemCnia.
pirquSma mulaxs Camosvlis mizezi mokled uambo: umtkicesi foladi minda saWur-
vlis gamosaWedado. roca mulaxma gaigo, saWurveli aucileblad cecxlovan miwebze
unda gamoWediliyo, gaikvirva, magram araferi ukiTxavs.

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 mulaxma Tarodan ori gragnili CamoiRo da erT-erTi gaSala. gragnili tyavis kur-
beisi aRmoCnda, romelic sufrasaviT daefina magidas.
_ am kurbeisze yvela Cveni maRaroa naCvenebi, Zvelebic da axlebic. Savi rgolebi
rkinis, brinjaosa da TiTbris jer gamouyenebeli sabadoebia. meore kurbeiss xom xedav,
_ axla meore gragnili gaSala uxucesma, _ aq ki, didi guris WaobebSi gansamtkiceblad
Cafluli rkinis adgilebia naCvenebi. rac ufro didia adgilis aRmniSvneli rgoli, miT
ufro didi xnis winaa Cafluli. mulaxma meore kurbeisi swrafad daaxvia da isev pir-
vels miubrunda. _ jvrebs xom xedav, iq Savqva moipoveba. samkuTxedebiT ki malgimiSia
naCvenebi.
_ Savqva, malgimiSi... es raRac axalia, arasdros gamigia, _ warbSekrulma Tqva pir-
quSma.
_ swored rom, Savqvam misca arnaxuli simtkice da muqi feri Cvens folads. sul Sem-
TxveviT aRmovaCine.
_ malgimiSi raRaa?
_ malgimiSi, malgimiSi... jerac bolomde ar gamixsnia misi saidumlo. erTdroulad
sawamlavicaa da wamalic. swored malgimiSisagan var mowamluli, swored mas ebrZvis Ce-
mi sxeuli misive xeliT, magram es brZola didxans aRar gagrZeldeba. male davmarcxde-
bi.
_ Cven, mWedlebs, raSi gamogvadgeba malgimiSi?
_ malgimiSis xsnarSi amovlebulma isrispirma odnavadac rom gakawros qaji, misi
saqme wasulia, umalve iwamleba.
_ marTla? dRemde arc erTi sawamlavi ar moqmedebda mag kudianebze. nuTu malgimiSs
veraferi mouxerxes?
_ jerjerobiT _ veraferi.
_ es kargi miTxari. magram, Sen rogorRa mogwamla?
_ cdebis dros moviwamle. misi CasunTqvac ki saxifaToa. isrispirebis amosavleb
xsnarSi Tu zusti raodenobiT ar iqneba Cayrili, SeiZleba, meisrec ki moiwamlos isris-
pirze xelis SevlebiT. es yvelaferi aq miweria, _ axla ukve wigni daudo mulaxma win
pirquSs, _ Savqvas malgimiSiviT kargad ar vicnob. magram, albaT, Sen mogiwevs maTi bo-
lomde Seswavla. radgan aq gxedav, karze momdgari aRsasruli aRar maSinebs. darwmune-
buli var, TuTa da iaxsari im arakacsac male ipovian.

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_ TuTa Camovida, TuTa! _ moesma bakurs msaxurebis xma. mTavars Svilis mosvlis-
Tvis aRar daucdia, Tavad gaemarTa Sesaxvedrad. TuTa kibeebze Cqari nabijiT amodio-
da. ukan iaxsari mohyveboda. bakurma xelebi gaSala Svilis gulSi Casakravad. mTavari
arasdros malavda Tavis grZnobebs Svilebis mimarT. magram, roca TuTa miuaxlovda, ma-
mam mis saxeze Cveuli Rimili ver dainaxa.
_ moxda rame? _ eldanacemi xmiT ikiTxa bakurma.
_ cudi ambavi mogitane, mama. mulaxi mokles.
_ rao?! _ SesZaxa bakurma, _ rogor Tu mokles, vin, rogor?
_ moRalate gamoeriaT xalibebs _ uxucesi salve. ki mivuxvdiT da davatyveveT, mag-
ram dagvagvianda.
_ rogor Tu dagagviandaT? _ ar cxreboda bakuri.
_ mulaxma salvesTan pirispir saubari moindoma. Cven gareT velodebodiT. moRala-
tis sakanSi, etyoba, mulaxi cudad gaxda. salvem dro ixelTa da sicocxles gamoasalma.
Cven rom SevediT, ukve gviani iyo.
_ oh!.. _ amoioxra bakurma.
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 iaxsarma mTavars mxarze xeli daado, TqmiT ki veraferi uTxra. RvTisSvils TavisTvis
ver epatiebina, uxucesi marto rom datova im arakacTan.
iaxsari da Tori meore diliTve gaemgzavrnen kolxeTis mTavris droSebdaSvebuli da
ZaZebSi gaxveuli sasaxlidan.

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qvesknelis ambebi

buxridan xmeli SeSis sasiamovno tkacuni ismoda. oTaxSi Tbiloda. karze viRacam da-
akakuna.
_ SemodiT, _ gasZaxa taxtze wamowolilma zaqariam da fexze wamodga. kari axalga-
momcxvari kverebiT xeldamSvenebulma ymawvilma qalma SemoaRo da madisaRmZvreli su-
ni Semoitana. qals fexdafex kopala Semohyva.
_ mSvidobis dila, RvTisSvilo! _ miesalma mWedeli maspinZels, romlis cixeSi ager
ukve kvira sruldeboda, rac didi xnis mgzavrobis Semdeg Zalebs ikrebda.
qalma sufra gaSala, Semdeg kari gamoaRo da Svils gasZaxa:
_ zezva, biWo, dageZina? sada xar!
_ movdivar, dedi, movdivar, _ pasuxi gasca biWma, oTaxSi Semovida da magidaze sa-
uzmiani langari dado, qveS-qveS kopalas gaxeda da gaucina. biWi, ase, rva wlis iqneboda.
_ vici, Sen rac gendomeba, _ kopalam zaqariasTvis Taflis, Ciris da nigvzisgan mom-
zadebuli ori burTula patara zezvas gauwoda.
_ hait, Sen, wuwko, _ daucacxana dedam. biWi gailursa.
_ nu ujavrdebi, daria, bavSvia da tkbileulisken gaurbis Tvali. modi, zezva, piri
Caitkbarune, _ dauyvava bavSvs kopalam.
biWi melasaviT miepara Taflis burTulebs da gareT mokurcxla. dariam kopebi Sekra
da Svils ukan gahyva.
_ aba, dRes ra mogvimzada dariam, _ kopala xelebis fSvnetiT sufras miujda.
_ eh, _ amoioxra zaqariam da isic sufras miujda.
_ ras oxrav, zaqaria. ber baadurTan Sexvedra xom ar gafiqrebs? _ RvTisSvilma mWe-
dels cxel-cxeli xaviwi gadauRo.
_ eg rogor ar mafiqrebs, magram magis gamo ar voxrav.
_ aba, ris gamo? aq yofna xom ar gawuxebs?
_ swored eg madardebs, rom araferi mawuxebs da arafers vakeTeb. vWam, vsvam da mZi-
navs. usaqmobisgan lamisaa xavsi momekidos.
_ magaze nu dardob, Sen dasveneba da moRoniereba gWirdeboda. amaze usafrTxo ad-
gils sad naxavdi? sadacaa Sens sanaxavad beri baaduri mova. xelSi xom ar unda Caadne?
_ yoCaR darias, SesaniSnavi xaviwi moumzadebia, _ Seaqo RvTisSvilma diasaxlisi.
zaqariasTan erTad, kopalac isvenebda. ukve Svidi dRe iyo, cixe karationidan fexi ar-
sad gaedga, baaduris mosvlamde mWedelsa da rufias darajobda. beri ki igvianebda. me-
yuradec jer ar Canda, sane-Reles ambavi rom moetana.
is-is iyo, zaqariam kopalas beqqondarasa da dekas Tbili nayeni dausxa, rom cxenis
Wixvini SemoesmaT. kopalam myisve icno bedis bedauris xma, RvTisSvili swrafad wamod-
ga da sarkmelSi gaixeda.
_ Zlivs! _ wamoiZaxa gaxarebulma kopalam, _ beri baaduri gvestumra.
zaqaria saswrafod fexze wamoiWra, TiTqos baaduri ukve oTaxSi Semovidao. kopalam
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 _ damSviddi, zaqaria, yvelaferi auRelveblad gaixsene, araferi dagaviwydes. Seni
dro roca mova, gixmob. axla moisvene. _ kopala oTaxidan gavida, emCneoda, beris mos-
vlam didad gaaxara. swrafad Cairbina kibe, rom stumars karSive daxvedroda.
_ rogorc iqna, dabrundi, _ uTxra kopalas berma, Tan mxrebidan Tovls ibertyavda.
_ aba, aba... marTlac, grZeli gzis gavlam momiwia... _ kopalam bers mowiwebiT mxarze
Subli miado.
_ xom yoCaRad myavxar? _ mxrebze xeli dahkra baadurma.
_ Sin SevideT, aq raRas vdgavarT, _ kopalas baadurisTvis mravali ram hqonda mosa-
yoli.
kopalam buxris win ori maRalzurgiani xis skami dadga. zed daTvis tyavi gadaafara
da ise dasva stumari. berma Tavisi TeTri qudi moixada da iqve, tablaze dado. mis
grZel TeTr wverze wyladqceuli Tovlis wveTebi cecxlis alze nairfrad elavdnen.
_ ratom daigviane, xom mSvidobaa? _ SeekiTxa bers kopala.
_ lile biWis dabadebis dReze viyavi roSkaSSi. rom icode ra vaJkaci izrdeba, Ta-
visze ori-sami wliT ufros devebsac ki ar epueba da saWidaod iwvevs. TiTqos devis qa-
lis rZem devkacis tanic misca Cvens biWs. dudam SemomCivla, `Svidi Svili gamovzarde,
magram aseTi celqi arc erTi ar iyoo~. _ amayad Tqva berma da xelebi kocons miuficxa.
_ Sen raRatom daigviane? pirquSi da iaxsari sad arian?
_ fasisidan gamosvlisas davSordi. isini xalibebTan wavidnen, me da miTra _ okSSi.
_ okSSi? _ Seicxada berma, _ ra gindoda okSSi?
kopalam ubidan kaisas werili amoiRo, rac okSidan wamovidnen, mudam gulTan axlos
inaxavda, TiTqos mis siTbosac grZnobda. berma vaJs werili CamoarTva.
_ es ra aris, _ ikiTxa berma.
_ werilia bakuris qaliSvilisagan _ kaisasgan.
baadurma werili gaSala da kiTxvas Seudga. kiTxvisas kopalas misTvis Tvali ar mou-
Sorebia. bers saxe TandaTan sul ufro da ufro ecvleboda. drodadro kopalas axe-
davda da Tavs gaaqnevda. roca kiTxvas morCa, werili isev oTxad dakeca da manac ubeSi
Seinaxa.
_ es ra werili momitane, sagonebelSi Camagde...
_ bero, Sen Tu sagonebelSi Cavardi, Cven raRa mogvividoda, _ TiTqos Tavs imar-
Tlebda kopala. _ okSSi am werilma wamiyvana.
_ da kaisac naxe, ara?
_ vnaxe...
_ gamigia, ucnauri tyupebi hyavs baqarso...
_ erTi SexedviT, marTlac, ucnaurebi arian, magram, roca axlos gaicnob, gaocdebi
maTi simamaciTa da Wkua-gonebiT, _ upasuxa kopalam, Tan gaifiqra _ jer tyupebis am-
bavs rom mekiTxeba, nuTu okSSi ra moxda, ar ainteresebso. magram araferi uTqvams.
_ ras metyvi kaisaze? _ TvalebmoWutulma Sexeda kopalas. RvTisSvili yvelafers
mixvda.
_ baadur, vici, rac gaifiqre. kaisas Cems gonebaSi SemoRweva arc ucdia. arc is gamo-
mepareboda, masSi samsala rom yofiliyo Casaxlebuli. Cveni saidumlo kvlavac dafa-
rulia. vici, okSSi asvliT rom safrTxeSi SeiZleboda Cavvardniliyavi, magram bedma
gamiRima. yvelaferi kargad dasrulda.
_ madloba RmerTs! _ SvebiT amoisunTqa berma, _ zaqariaze ras metyvi?
_ sanam zaqariaze mogiyvebode, erTi sasixarulo ambavi unda giTxra. mTavari baku-
ris karze mogzauri da vaWar kiazos vaJiSvili, Tori gavicani. Turme, mamasTan erTad,
mdinariT TviT cecxlovan zRvamde CauRwevia. gzebi dResac kargad axsovs, Tu saWiro
iqneba, kidev Cava.
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 rac Seexeba zaqarias, isic aqa myavs da masSi Casaxlebuli ucnobic, rogorc mas kaisa
uwodebda. axla ki marTla gagikvirdeba, roca gaigeb, vin iyo Cabudebuli sacodav mWe-
delSi?
_ vin?
_ vin da, Tavad rufia.
_ rogor moxvda rufia zaqariaSi? _ gaocda beri baaduri.
_ es ambavi ki uSenod aRar gamovarkvie. okSSi asvlis gamoc, vSiSobdi, gabrazdebo-
di...
_ marTalic xar. gasabrazebeli maqvs. beris gadasaxedidan, gaumarTleblad moiqe-
ci. miTra raRas fiqrobda? magram Sens adgilas, Wabuki rom vyofiliyavi, iqneb mec gav-
vardniliyavi okSSi. siWabukidan imxela dro gavida, aRarc maxsovs, rogori viyavi ma-
Sin...
_ axla, _ beri fexze wamodga, _ pirvelad romels maCveneb, zaqarias Tu rufias?
_ jer _ zaqarias. magram aq daelode, axlave moviyvan.
zaqaria berTan Sesaxvedrad midioda da fexebi ukan rCeboda. mas xom wvrilad unda
gaexsenebina, rac gadaxda, yvelafris Tavidan gancdaze fiqric ki zaravda. roca kopa-
lam zaqarias erT karze miuTiTa, aq unda Sexvideo, mWedelma saxelurs xeli mohkida Tu
ara, fexebi moekveTa. kopala mxarSi amoudga, rom ar davardniliyo.
_ aba, aba, egeTebi ar iyos! _ SeuZaxa RvTisSvilma. kopalas xmam myisve gons moiyvana
zaqaria da kari Tavad SeaRo. oTaxSi veravin dainaxa. baadurs skami karisken zurgSeq-
ceviT daedga. zaqariam kopalas gadaxeda.
_ bero baadur, zaqaria mogiyvane! _ kopala buxrisken iyureboda. zaqariamac iqiT
gaixeda.
skamidan axovani kaci wamodga da, TeTri Tma da wver-ulvaSi rom ara, Warmagoba arc
ki SeemCneoda. berma zaqarias Tvali TvalSi gauyara. misma mzeram mWedeli daamSvida.
_ CemTan modi, Svilo! _ mSvidad mimarTa berma, _ aq damijeqi. zaqaria baaduris win
kopalas skamze frTxilad Camojda da beris kiTxvebs daeloda. manac ar daayovna:
_ Tu gaxsovs, rogor gauCinardi?
_ kargad maxsovs. stamenaSi meomrebs mivyvebodi, qajebi rom dagvesxnen. bevrni iy-
vnen is oxrebi. TavganwirviT vibrZodiT, magram gvjobnidnen. maSinve SevamCnie, Cemi mok-
vla ar undodaT. yvelanairad cdilobdnen Cems cocxlad xelSi Cagdebas. moaxerxes ki-
dec. TavSi raRac mZimed momxvda da goni davkarge, roca movege, erT banjgvlian qajs
mxarze vyavdi gadakidebuli da Sav WaobSi miabotebda. Waobi buybuyebda da mZoris su-
nad yarda.
_ ukve qvesknelSi mosulxar gonze, ara? _ Txroba gaawyvetina kopalam.
_ diax, qvesknelSi. qajma Zirs damsva da roca naxa, siaruli SemeZlo, mibrZana, win
gamiZexio... ase, aTiode qajis TanxlebiT gavagrZele gza. Waobidan myife ZvlebiT mofe-
nil ukidegano mindorze gavediT. aremares Ramuras msgavsi frinvelebi anaTebdnen,
romlebic im dasakargavSi peplebiviT dafrinavdnen da cisfer sinaTles gamoscemdnen.
magram gzas wiTlad manaTobeli Ramura gviCvenebda. erTma qajma damiRriala, am Ramu-
ras mihyevi, Torem Senganac mxolod ZvlebiRa darCebao. saSineli sicxe idga. ramden
xans mivdiodiT, ver getyviT. TiTqos dro ar arsebobda. uecrad win kedeli amoizarda.
wiTlad manaTobeli Ramura xan sad migviyvanda da xan sad. sadac frinveli wripins iwy-
ebda, iq qajebi wixlebs urtyamdnen kedels. roca Seangrevdnen, Ramura Sefrindeboda,
magram maleve, gamayruebeli wripiniT, ukan gamofrindeboda xolme.
_ ho, vici, vici, mxolod erTi kari Sedis gvirabSi, danarCeni ki ufskrulSi iCexeba.
kari ki mudmivad adgils icvlis, _ kveri daukra berma, _ mere, mere...

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 _ Cvenc, rogorc iqna, gvirabSi SevediT, TavCaqindruli mivuyvebodi gzas, Zlivs mi-
vaTrevdi fexebs. iq SedarebiT bneloda. Zala mecleboda. kedlebze wvril-wvrili mo-
cimcime wertilebi SevamCnie. cicinaTelebi megona. sibneles Tvali rom SevaCvie, mxo-
lod maSin mivxvdi, aTasi juris avsulis Tvalebi elavdnen kedelASi gamokveTili niSe-
bidan.
gvirabma xidze gagviyvana, romelic cixes uerTdeboda. cixis wvers Tvali ver mivaw-
vdine, fuZe ki ufskrulSi ikargeboda. cixis garSemo cecxlis qulebi dacuravdnen. ar
vici, qajebma ra moimoqmedes, magram xidze cecxlis erTi enac ki ar Segvxebia. cixeSi
rom Semiyvanes, ori majis sisxo gveli aRimarTa Cem win da saxeSi binZuri piriT Semoma-
orTqla. iqidan yvelaferi dabindulad maxsovs. xmebi ki mesmoda, magram verafers vxe-
davdi.
_ es Savi burusi, anu bneleTis burusi iyo, _ berma kopalas gadaxeda.
_ erT veeberTela darbazSi gadameyara Tvalebidan libri, jobda, sulac davbrma-
vebuliyavi da ar menaxa, rac iq vnaxe.
RvTisSvilebma yuradRebiT Sexedes zaqarias.
_ Cem win qvis maRalzurgian skamebze saSineli arsebebi isxdnen, rogorc mere dav-
Tvale, aTni iyvnen. Cemze bevrad maRalni da zorbebi. erTi maTgani yvelasgan gamoirCe-
oda. TiTqos adamianis nakvTebi hqonda, magram namdvil mgelsa hgavda. Tvalebis magiv-
rad, sisxlisferi burTulebi hqonda _ umoZrao da usicocxlo. samagierod, Sublze
rom Tvali ejda, imas mousvenrad aqeT-iqiT acecebda. tanze yvelas Savi mosasxami hqon-
da moxuruli, Tavzedac erTnairi Savi gvirgvinebi edgaT, gvirgvinebzedac erTnairi
niSani _ ZvlebiT gadaxazuli mze exataT. darbazSi gamefebul SiSinSi mkafiod gavar-
Cie mWedlebis CaquCebisa da saWreTlebis xma, romelic aSkarad uknidan ismoda. av-
sulebi Cumad iyvnen, mxolod is calTvala damelaparaka, ufro sworad, Tavisi geslia-
ni xmiT mibrZana:
_ zaqaria, dReidan yvela Cemi sityva kanonia SenTvis. rogorc ki urCobas gadawyvet,
xel-fexi aRar dagemorCileba: gvelebad gadageqceva da mTel sxeuls dagigeslaven.
misi yoveli sityva isariviT mesoboda gonebaSi. qajebma xeli momkides da ukan Semat-
riales. Cem win, marTlac, ramdenime mWedeli...
_ kacisZeni? _ SeekiTxa kopala.
_ swored isini. ori-sami TiTqos mecno kidec, magram gaburZgnilni da ConCxad qce-
ulni iyvnen ukve, Soridan gamiWirda maTi garCeva. ai, Tass rom mivuaxlovdi, maTi naxe-
laviT ukve zustad vicodi, vin hyavdaT datyvevebuli qvesknelSi.
Tasi, ha da ha, mzad iqneboda. xelSi iaraRebi momaCeCes da calTvalam mibrZana, saqmes
Seudeqio. Sevecade, mWedlebs gamovlaparakebodi, magram, amaod. laparakis unari hqon-
daT dakarguli, mxolod Rmuili aRmoxdaT. mesikvdileboda iaraRis xmareba, magram,
rogorc ki gavCerdebodi, xelebi qvewarmavlebiviT sisins iwyebdnen da veRar vimorCi-
lebdi. autaneli tkivili maiZulebda, kvlav saWreTlisTvis momekida xeli. erTxel,
roca isev urCoba gavbede da xel-fexi uxseneblebiviT wamigrZeldnen da kbena damiwyes,
calTvalas qirqili Semomesma, _ Sen ra, ggonia, vixumre? naxav, ra tanjvaSic amogxdeba
suli! _ ar vici, ramden xans vuZaliandebodi am jojoxeTs, magram bolos, Cemda samar-
cxvinod, isev iaraRs movkide xeli... _ zaqariam Tavi daxara da cremlebi waskda.
_ dawynardi, Svilo, damnaSave araferSi xar. qvesknelis marwuxebidan Tavis daRweva,
Sen ki ara, bevr RvTisSvilsac gasWirvebia, _ daamSvida berma zaqaria. misi sityvebi mWe-
dels gulze salbunad daedo da cota daamSvida. zaqariam Tavs Zala daatana da Txroba
ganagrZno:
_ mokled, Tasis damTavrebas Cemi saWreTeliRa aklda, bolos, me Camovusvi iaraRi.
kargia, kargi, _ gaiZaxoda aTive avsuli da erTmaneTs ulocavdnen Tasis damTavrebas.
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magram uecrad calTvalam daiZaxa: _ nuTu ver xedavT, Tass raRac aklia! ra, ra aklia?
_ Secbundnen danarCenni, Tass miscvivdnen da axlodan dauwyes Tvaliereba, zogi xel-
sac usvamda, TiTqos ase ufro gaigebda Tasis nakls.
_ ra da, Tqveni Zliereba! _ dasWyivla calTvalam da Tasidan ganze dadga.
sxvebi gons verc moegnen, rom Tasma isini miizida. mere ki afarTxalda cxrave avsuli.
mTeli ZaliT cdilobdnen Tasis zedapirs moSorebodnen, magram amaod.
_ mogvatyue, Se gaiZvera! _ gahyvirodnen, magram rac ufro didi iyo gaTavisufle-
bis mcdeloba, miT ufro izidavda Tasi.
_ zaqaria! _ damiyvira calTvalam, _ axla Sen ici, TasSi CamiWede es sulebi, dae,
icodnen, dRemde vin iyo da dReidanac vin iqneba qvesknelis erTaderTi da Rirseuli
meufe.
samuSao bevri mqonda, mWedlebidan erTi meRa viyavi, visac muSaoba SeeZlo, danarCe-
nebi ukve jafisgan iyvnen ganadgurebulni. swrafad Sevudeqi saqmes. yvela meCurCule-
boda, gadamarCine da Cems Zalas Sen gadmogilocavo. ras ar mpirdebodnen. mecxres rom
mivadeqi, man Cumad miTxra: zaqaria, gadamarCine, samagierod, qvesknelidan mzisqveSeT-
Si gagiyvano. vifiqre, moxdes, rac mosaxdenia-meTqi, da vkiTxe: ki, magram, rogor gada-
garCino-meTqi. man ki ase mipasuxa: Cemi sxeulis Tundac erTi misxali rom am TasSi ar
CaeWedos, gadavrCebio. avdeqi da saWreTliT neki movkveTe da ubeSi davmale. Cemma sxe-
ulma SexebisTanave SeiTvisa TiTi. ai, Tasi ki, marTlac, saocreba gamovida. CaWedili
avsulebi TiTqos foladisani gaxdnen, ise Seerwynen Tass. magram, mainc borgavdnen da
laparakis unaric SerCaT. darwmunebuli var, es Tasi Tavad did pirquSsac ki gaaoceb-
da. roca samuSao gavasrule, daRlilobisagan ugonod daveci. etyoba, calTvalas Cem-
Tvis aRar ecala da Cemi mokvla rom ara brZana, qajebma isev senakSi Semagdes, magram
kari ar dauketavT, albaT, ifiqres, TviTonve mokvdebao. me maTTvis saWiro aRar viyavi.
gonze CemSi Casaxlebuli avsulis xmam momiyvana, adeqi, zaqaria, gaqcevis droao. is
mkarnaxobda, saiT unda wavsuliyavi da sad unda davmaluliyavi. ase gamovaRwie qves-
knels, magram zeviT amovediT Tu ara, stumari maspinZlad gamixda. Cemsave sxeulSi Se-
maviwrova, laparakis unari wamarTva da giJad maqcia. ase, giJadve davrCebodi, kaisas
madliani xeli rom ara da kopalas Seupovroba. es iyo da es.
_ es iyo da es, _ gamoajavra kopalam, _ TiTqos ubralo ambavi gadagxda.
_ zaqaria, Tass risTvis aWedinebdnen qvesknelSi, xom araferi gagigia? _ SeekiTxa
beri baaduri.
zaqaria Cafiqrda, Cumad Tavi gaaqnia da mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ kargi, kargi, sakmarisia. isedac bevri mogviyevi. kopala, Tavis oTaxamde miacile,
moisvenos.
_ ar aris saWiro. Tavs kargad vgrZnob. CemiT waval, _ zaqaria fexze wamodga, RvTis-
Svilebs Tavi daukra da oTaxidan gavida.
_ verasdros warmovidgendi, Tu ubralo mWedeli momiyveboda samsalas
bnelTmeufed gaxdomis ambavs. vin icis, kidev ramden rames faravs qveskneli, Cven ki ba-
iburSic ara varT. _ bers gaRizianeba etyoboda.
_ Tanac, rac zemoT xdeba, maT Tvals ar gamoepareba, _ kidev ufro waukida cecxli
kopalam.
beri fexze wamodga da maTraxi mTeli ZaliT iataks dahkra, _ hoda, es yvelaferi un-
da SevcvaloT! _ Tqva bolos.
_ rufias ar naxav? aba, imas ecodineba bneleTis ambebi, Tu ecodineba. _ kopalac
fexze wamodga.
_ wavideT, axla gesliani rufia davafasoT.
_ wavideT!
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 RvTisSvilebi ise gaemarTnen rufias sanaxavad, TiTqos mTeli bneleTis javris amoy-
ras masze apirebdnen.
kopalam kari gaaRo da win baaduri SeuSva. bers oTaxi carieli daxvda. xmaurze mxo-
lod galiaSi gamomwyvdeuli yvavis baxala afrTxialda.
_ kopala, rufia aq arsad Cans! _ elda eca bers.
_ baadur, galiidan rogor gaviparebodi? _ yvanCalas yrantali moesma bers.
frTebmokvecili yvanCalas danaxvaze baadurma sicili ver Seikava.
_ icine, icine! magasac vnaxav, bolos vin gaicinebs! _ amoiyrantala rufiam.
_ Wkvianad, Torem wagacale Tavi! _ mivarda galias kopala.
_ daanebe Tavi, tyuilad ki ar eZaxian geslians, _ daamSvida kopala berma, _ axla
ki, Cemo rufia, balRamis Tasze mogviyevi.
_ samsalas javri ara mqondes, xmasac ar amoviRebdi. Tavis wacliT ki ara, kecze
cocxlad SewviTac ver SemaSinebdiT.
_ SewviT ara, magra imave keciT samsalasTvis cocxlad rom migverTmia Seni Tavi,
amiT Cven araferi dagvakldeboda, _ arxeinad upasuxa berma da galia xeliT gaaqan-ga-
moaqana.
_ balRamis Tasze mkiTxeT, ara? _ SiSnarevi xmiT ikiTxa rufiam.
_ sworedac, balRamis Tasze, _ berma galia isev samfexa dabal skamze dadga.
_ balRamis Tasi samsalam moifiqra. ar dagimalavT da, Cvenc, danarCen cxra mTavar-
sac, Zalian mogvewona misi mzakvruli gegma. balRamis Tasi usazRvro Zalas mogvaniWeb-
da. gvegona, erTxel da samudamod dagamarcxebdiT samocdasamive RvTisSvils. samsala
Tu mas Cven winaaRmdeg gamoiyenebda, verc ki warmovidgendiT.
_ Cvenma siZulvilma dagabrmavaT cxrave. nuTu dagaviwydaT, rogor dakarga Tvalis-
Cini samsalam, _ niSnis mogebiT hkiTxa berma baadurma.
_ mas Semdeg didi dro gavida, Tanac, gvegona, RvTisSvilebma xma dauyareT samsalas.
SevcdiT baadur, Tanac, rogor!
_ SecdiT Cvenda sasikeTod. cxra avsulis nacvlad, erTTan gveqneba saqme, _ miugo
kopalam.
_ gegonoT, CaWedili rvave mTavari Tasis mcveli gaxda. Tumca, Tasamde verc erTi
Tqvengani mainc ver miaRwevs _ bneleTis buruss ver gafantavT. erT Ramesac samsalas,
ar vici saidan, magram eWvi gauCnda, mzisqveSeTSi dRes Tu ara hyavT Tasis damamsxvre-
veli, xom SeiZleba, xval daibadoso? etyoba, im Rames Caifiqra Cveni mcvelebad gadaq-
ceva: amgvarad Tavidanac mogviSorebda da Tassac safrTxe aRar daemuqreboda.
_ erTi es amixseni, rkinaSi CaWedilma mTavrebma Tasi rogor unda daicvan? _ rufias
monaTxrobs bolomde ver Caswvda kopala.
_ rogor da, cdunebiT, _ rufias magivrad miugo berma, _ dagaviwyda, zaqariam rom
Tqva, cxrave avsuli xan ras mpirdeboda, xan _ raso. bolos rufiam xom mainc Tavisi
gaitana. ar dagaviwydes, rom mTavrebs cdunebisTvis dro ara hqondaT. Tanac samsala
Tavze adgaT.
_ magram mainc movde ankesi zaqarias guls, _ CaixiTxiTa rufiam, _ gulSi yovel-
Tvis moiZebneba kauWis mosadebi adgili, mTavaria, WkuiT moZebno.
_ yvelaferi gviTxari, rufia, araferi dagvimale? _ SeekiTxa beri.
_ rac mkiTxeT, pasuxi yvelaferze gageciT.
_ amiT ris Tqma ginda, gesliano, sicocxle SeginarCunoT? tyuilad irjebi! _ da-
ubRvira berma.
_ sworad mimixvdi, bero. axla aRaraferSi gWirdebiT. magram, merwmuneT, mova dro,
Cems Tavs rom inatrebT. afsus, kaisa aq ar aris, is bevr rameze agixeldaT Tvalebs.
kaisas xsenebam kopala Tu aaforiaqa, baaduri, piriqiT, daamSvida.
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 _ vici, kidev bevr saidumlos inaxav mag buntylian TavSi. Sens mokvlas jer ar vapi-
reb. erTi gaquculi yvavis movla ra gagvixda, TvalisCiniviT gagifrTxildebiT.
_ ar gagiWirdebaT. kopalam, zedmeti zrunvisagan, erT gaqucul yvavs fexze jaWvic
ki Semaba.
_ rufia, erTs kidev SegekiTxebi. radgan mxolod kiTxvebs pasuxob. ramdenad saSiSia
samsala kaisasTvis?
_ zustad ar vici.
_ aba, aba, ar gadagvafiqrebino, _ mkacrad gaafrTxila kopalam.
_ marTals geubnebiT, _ afarTxalda yvanCala, gesliani rufia ar viyo, Tu vtyuode.
radgan samsalam gogo ver ipova, albaT, kaisas okSis kedlebi kargad icaven. ai, iqidan
rom gamovides... samsala kidev cota xans ganagrZobs Zebnas, magram male Tavs gaanebebs.
ifiqrebs, romelime mWedlis fiqrebi darCa balRamis TasTan da mec amitom momeCvenao.
ara, Zebnas didxans ar gaagrZelebs. ai, mere ki...kaisas rogor gamoiyenebT...amas mere...
_ uecrad rufiam laparaki Sewyvita.
_ ra mere, ganagrZe! _ mkacrad uTxra kopalam.
_ mere? baadur, piroba momeci, rom sicocxles SeminarCuneb! _Seexvewa avsuli.
_ verafris pirobas ver mogcem! _ civad miugo berma, _ rogor gamoviyeno kaisa sam-
salas winaaRmdeg, amas dro miCvenebs, Seni miTiTebebi ar mWirdeba.
orive RvTisSvili erTdroulad gatrialda da oTaxidan gavidnen. senakSi isev siCu-
mem daisadgura. rufia mixvda, RvTisSvilebTan vaWroba ar gamoadgeboda da galiis erT
kuTxeSi miibuza. marto darCenili kidev didxans ijda ase. `vin Tqva, avsulebma tirili
ar iciano~, _ gaifiqra rufiam da sveli niskarti bumbulSi Cargo.
_ es ra mogsvlia, yvanCala, am jaWvSi rogor gaxlarTulxar, _ Semoesma patara biWis
xma rufias. _ naxe, saWmeli mogitane. _ zezvam yvanCalas gamxmari xmiadis namcecebi
dauyara, Tan gasisxlianebuli fexi jaWvidan gauTavisufla.
`ai, Cemi mSvelelic gamoCnda,~ _ gauelva gulSi rufias.
_ zezva! _ moisma qalis xma. biWma yvanCala saswrafod galiaSi daabruna da kari miu-
xura.
_ movdivar deda! _ upasuxa biWma da gaiqca.

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kopalam baaduri safiqralTan marto datova, ar undoda, berisTvis xeli SeeSala.
safiqrali ki, marTlac, buqnai baadurs bevri hqonda . zaqarias da rufias monaTxrob-
ma kidev erTxel daarwmuna, ra umZimesi gzis gavla mouwevda liles, romelic axla roS-
kaSSi patara devebTan erTad udardelad gundaobda. samsalas mzakvrul oinebs sazR-
vari ar uCanda. yvelafers warmoidgenda beri baaduri, magram bnelTmeufe Tu cdunebis
zRudes Semoavlebda balRamis Tass, amas ver warmoidgenda. marTla Wkviani iyo samsala.
avbediTi Tasi RvTisSvilebisgan bneleTis burusis miRma damala, xolo kacisZeT usa-
Sinelesi cdunebis xafangi daugo.

Tavi 13
mewyeri

aTkaciani razmi win nela miiwevda. cotac da, mewyersaSiS mosaxvevsac auvlidnen
gverds. momReral kldeebamde ramdenime nabijiRa iyo darCenili. uxvTovlianma zam-

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Tarma da gazafxulze adidebulma mdinareebma okSis binadarni dablobs mTlianad mos-
wyvita. eqvsi Tvis manZilze bakuris gamogzavnili razmebidan ase axlos arc erTi ar
miaxloebia okSs.
dilidanve xeobaSi nisli ise mZimed iyo Cawolili, meomrebs egonaT, okSamde ver ag-
vaswrebs da burusSi siaruls gadavrCebiTo. magram nislma mainc imarjva da, TeTr fTi-
lebad daglejili, naSuadRevs ukve zemodan dascqeroda razmelebs. uecrad cxenebma
Wixvini morTes da yalyze Sedgnen. mxedrebi veRar aokebdnen damfrTxal cxovelebs. ga-
ocebuli meomrebi aqeT-iqiT iyurebodnen, magram mizezs ver xvdebodnen. male mglebis
ymuili SemoesmaT. razmis meTauri CamoqveiTda. cxens aRvirSi xeli mohkida da moqaCa.
cxeni ar daemorCila, maSin marto dawinaurda. aTiode nabijic ar hqonda gadadgmuli,
rom igrZno, fexqveS miwa rogor ecleboda. `mewyeri~, gauelva TavSi meTaurs. ramdenime
wamSi yvelaferi airia, talaxad qceuli miwa cxenian-kacianad ufskrulSi gruxuniT ga-
daeSva.

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gogola xarbad gascqeroda axlad Semwvanebul mTebs, nislebs Soris alag-alag rom
amoCriliyvnen. oci weli zRvis gverdiT cxovrobda, oc weliwads misi talRebis dga-
funs usmenda da mlaSe haers sunTqavda, magram mainc ucxo iyo misTvis. okSis binadarma
pirveli didi simartove maSin igrZno, roca kaisas Tavi wignebma waarTva, mTebi ki nis-
lis janRma dafara da erTaderT mosaubred zRvis abezari xmauri darCa.
es gazafxulic Zlier hgavda aq gatarebul pirvel gazafxuls _ wvima da nisli, nisli
da wvima. kaisa axlac wignsacavSi iyo Caketili. zaqarias ambavma xom sul Secvala. iqneb
kopalac ki iyo misi gadasxvaferebis mizezi, magram gogolas erCia, amaze ar efiqra. za-
qaria iyo, wavida da... morCa, adre Tu gvian misi kvalic aRar darCeboda okSSi. ai, kopala
sul sxva iyo. misi wasvlis Semdeg simartovem da sevdam daisadgura cixeSi. mas Semdeg
meore gazafxuli gavida, magram okSis binadarni Zvelebur cxovrebas vera da ver daub-
rundnen. dRe-dReze mTavar bakuris razmi unda gamoCeniliyo. mTeli iq yofnis ganmav-
lobaSi pirvelad iyo, rom gogola mouTmenlad eloda maT.
qalma Tvalebi Zlivs moswyvita mTebs. `iqneb sanadirod wavsuliyaviT~, _ esRa moi-
fiqra okSis marwuxebidan Tavis dasaxsnelad. mTavris asuls wignsacavSi miakiTxa, kai-
sas gragnilebidanY Tavi arc ki auwevia. `verc ki SemamCnia,~ _ guli daswyda ZiZas, arafe-
ri uTxra, iqve, karebTan skamze Camojda. kaisas Semodgomis Tbili saRamosaviT mSvidi
saxe hqonda, magidaze gaSlil gacrecil pergaments CaStereboda, magram ufro met
dros fiqrSi atarebda, vidre kiTxvaSi.
_ ZiZa, iqneb sanadirod marto wasuliyavi? _ kaisas Txovna gogolas gulze usiamov-
nod moxvda. aRaraferi uTxra, ise gavida oTaxidan.
_ mgoni, mewyeris xma iyo, _ daadevna kaisam, _ frTxilad iyavi!
_ frTxilad viqnebi, _ waibutbuta gogolam.
qalma iaraRi aisxa. cotaodeni sagzalic aiRo, iqneb ori dRiTac momiwios Ria cis
qveS darCenao. karis Carazvisas mkafiod moesma _ viRac Svelas iTxovda. kacis xma iyo.
gogolam swrafad Cairbina biliki da Tvalis daxamxamebaSi momReral kldeebTan gaCnda.
gzaze kolxi meomari pirqve egdo. qalma gulaRma gadmoabruna da gonze mosasvlelad
saxeze wyali apkura. meomarma Tvali gaaxila da amoiluRluRa:
_ gogola...
_ ho, gogola var, Sen vin xar?
_ bakuris razmidan var, sxvebi mewyerma waiRo. TokiT rom xramSi CavSvebuliyaviT,
iqneb vinme cocxali gvepova. mec xramidan amovbobRdi.
_ axlave Toks movitan! _ dafacurda gogola.
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 _ vinme Tu gadarCa, marto Cven gagviWirdeba misi amoyvana, _ gasZaxa meomarma Cqari
nabijiT mimaval qals.
_ kaisac mogvexmareba...
kaisa isev wignsacavSi daxvda gogolas. qaliSvilma gaocebulma Sexeda naCqarevad
dabrunebul ZiZas, romelic ukve sanadirod egona wasuli.
_ radgan jer ar wasulxar, iqneb mec...
_ bakuris razmi mewyerma Caitana! _ sityva gaawyvetina gogolam, _ erTia gadarCe-
nili. xramidan amobobRebula, momReral kldeebTan gdia. wavideT, vnaxoT, iqneb kidev
vinme vipovoT cocxali.
_ axlave, ZiZa! _ wamovarda kaisa, _ xom ar uTqvams, razmSi vin iyo?
_ araferi vici, Svilo! mivalT da yvelafers gavigebT.
_ mzad var, wavideT!
_ ase sad modixar? _ mkacrad hkiTxa ZiZam, _ dagaviwyda, ra gaswavle? mTaSi erTi
saaTiTac rom apirebde gasvlas, ise unda moemzado, TiTqos mTeli kviris savali gqon-
des.
_ kargi, kargi, maSin, damelode.
sanam gogolam Tokebi da welze Sesabmeli qamrebi aiRo, kaisa ukve gamowyobili dax-
vda. ZiZam Sexeda qaliSvils da kmayofilebis niSnad, Tavi dauqnia. ramdenime wuTSi mom-
Reral kldeebTan iyvnen, sadac gogolam bakuris meomari ipova. magram iq aRaravin dax-
vdaT. gogolam yuradRebiT daiwyo iqaurobis daTvaliereba.
_ sxvebis mosaZebnad wavidoda, Cvenc dabla daveSvaT. aq raRas vakeTebT? _ kaisas
mouTmenloba emCneoda.
gogolas undoda, eTqva, moica, aq raRac ar momwonso, magram kaisa ukve karga Sors
wasuliyo. gogola Tvalebis cecebiT gahyva kaisas, Tumca, Tavadac ar icoda, ra ufo-
riaqebda guls. momReral kldeebTanac veravin ipoves. dablac Caixedes, magram amaod.
_ ehei, aris aq vinme? _ xmamaRla daiyvira kaisam.
orivem smena daZaba, magram ufskrulidan mdinaris Sxuilis meti araferi ismoda.
_ Cumad! _ uecrad daiZaxa gogolam, Tvalebi daxuWa da gainaba, _ aq ra unda mglis
ymuils? _ ukve CurCuliT uTxra kaisas.
_ mgeli, aq? ara mgonia.
_ mgelia, mgeli. darwmunebuli var, _ gogolas SeSfoTeba daetyo, Tanac, Cveuleb-
rivi mgeli ar unda iyos. TeTri mglis xmas magonebs.
momRerali kldeebis gavlamde erTi patara Sverili rCeboda. orivem frTxilad gaag-
rZela gza. uecrad uknidan basreSveba TeTri mglebi daesxnen Tavs. qalebma iaraRis amo-
Rebac ver moaswres, magram mglebi maT daglejas ar apirebdnen, waqceulebs piri ar da-
akares, mxolod zed gadauares. roca isini Tvals moefarnen, gogolam Zlivs wamoswia
Tavi.
_ kaisa! _ Seexmiana gazrdils, magram xma aravin gasca. qaliSvili mis gverdiT ugo-
nod egdo. gogola Zlivs wamodga fexze. mTeli Zala moikriba da kaisa xelSi aiyvana, mag-
ram am dros gamayruebeli grgvinva gaisma. maT ukan kldeebma ngreva daiwyo. lodebi ken-
WebiviT cvioda ufskrulSi. gza ukan Caxergili iyo, okSSi veRar abrundebodnen. iqve
axlos, oriod nabijSi gogolas xeobis yvelaze viwro adgili eguleboda da kaisac iqiT
waiyvana. gauswordnen Tu ara, maT ukan mTeli klde Camoiqca. viwrobSi erTi veeberTela
lodi ver Caetia da xidiviT gaixerga. gogolam dro ixelTa, kaisa xeobis meore mxares
gadaiyvana da patara mRvimeSi Seiyvana. maTi gadasvla iyo da, kldem kvlav ganagrZno
ngreva da saxeldaxelo xidic Tan Caitana. cota xanSi yvelaferi Cawynarda. qali daJi-

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nebiT uTvalTvalebda ukan darCenil Camongreul adgils. lodini didxans ar dasWir-
vebia, gzaze swored is kaci gamoCnda, romelmac bakuris razmelad gaacno Tavi. amjerad
marto aRar iyo: mis ukan saSineli Sesaxedaobis beberi qali moClaxunobda.
_ sad arian! _ ayvirda kaci, ukan xom ar agvaswres?
_ ara, ara! _ aClifinda beberi, _ qvebis ukan iqnebian damalulni. mglebs davuZaxeb,
iqneb, maT moZebnon!...
beberma mTeli ZaliT daustvina. mis xmaze aTiode TeTri mgeli movarda da, mis niSan-
ze, lodebs Soris msxverpls dauwyes Zebna. karga xnis Zebnis Semdeg yvelani kldis piras
mixrovdnen, xramSi Caixedes da ymuili morTes.
_ rao, ras amboben? _ kacs ukve gacofeba etyoboda.
_ rao da, aq Caxtneno!
_ rogor Tu Caxtnen, mdinaremde suli ar dahyvebodaT. gagiJdnen Tu ra?
_ me ra vici, gagiJdnen Tu ara. aqedan ki gadamxtaran.
_ Seni bralia, ra ganZi damakargine! _ kacma xelebi TavSi waiSina.
_ Cemi ra bralia. ras warmovidgendi, Tavs Tu moiklavdnen is sulelebi? _ aqoTqoT-
da dedaberi, _ Tu cocxlebi gadarCnen da sadme imalebian, adre Tu gvian, xom fasisis-
ken daeSvebian, Cems mglebs ver dausxltebian. ras warmovidgendi!
_ unda warmogedgina. Tavi rom mogaqvs WkuiT da moxerxebulobiT, sworedac unda
warmogedgina.
_ hei, frTxilad! raRac gaviwydeba, rokaps rom elaparakebi! xom ar ginda, Cemi mgle-
bis lukmad gaqcio? _ dedaberma gamyinavi xmiT dasWyivla kacs.
_ ho, kargi, kargi! ra mogivida, guli damwyda, bakuris qaliSvili xelSi rom ver Ca-
vigdeT, _ etyoba, kacs marTla SeeSinda rokapisa.
_ arc ise cudad unda iyos Cveni saqme. bakurs SevuTvaloT, rom kaisa Cvens xelTaa.
_ ras ambob, rokapo, kaisa cocxali rom iyos da fasisSi CaaRwios?
_ amaze nu idardeb, buqras vTxov da okSidan fasisamde, mTel gzaze, qajebs davaye-
nebineb. kaisa Tu cocxali gadarCa, adre Tu gvian xelSi Cagvivardeba. gabrazebul gul-
ze erT mewyers kidev movawyob, iqneb erTxel da samudamod amovqolo es dasawvavi cixe.
marTlac, rokapi da kaci Tvals mofarebulni ar iyvnen, rom gogolam miwis Camoqce-
vis xma gaigona.
kaisa isev ugonod iyo. ZiZam maTaridan wyali miapkura saxeze. qaliSvili nel-nela
grZnobaze movida.
_ ra moxda? _ ikiTxa gaognebulma kaisam.
_ rokaps Seni motaceba undoda, magram ar gamouvida. gogola Sens Tavs aravis dauT-
mobs. erTi gamagebina, es kaci vinRa iyo. eh, gulwasuli iyavi, Torem xom yvelafers Se-
vityobdiT.
kaisam safeTqlebze orive xeli magrad miiWira. Tavi Zalian stkioda. gogolas sity-
vebi bundovnad esmoda. xeliT aniSna, gaCumdio. gogolam axlaRa SeamCnia kaisas areuli
Tvalebi.
_ yvelaferi trialebs, _ Zlivs amoiluRluRa kaisam, ZiZas Tavi kalTaSi Caudo da
Tvalebi daxuWa.
kaisa gvian Ramemde ar ganZreula. mTvare karga xnis amosuli iyo, Tavi rom wamoswia.
_ ra dro gasula! _ qaliSvilma gareT gaixeda, gogolas muxlebze daeyrdno da wa-
mojda, _ axla ra vqnaT, ZiZa?
_ okSSi ver avalT, mewyerma gza Caketa.
_ fasisSi?
_ rokapsac eg unda, rom fasisisken wavideT. mTel gzaze buqras qajebi dganan.
_ aba, aq rodemde unda vimaloT?
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 _ vin giTxra, rom unda vimaloT. aqauroba orivem xuTi TiTiviT viciT. mTvare Cava
da gzas gavudgebiT. mTavaria, Sen grZnobde Tavs kargad.
_ romel gzas, ZiZa?
_ CrdiloeTisken wavalT. qajaveTis samxreTi kedlis ZirSi patara tba meguleba, sa-
idanac saidumlo gvirabi gadis. is gvirabi ki, ici, sad migviyvans?
_ gudanSi? _ mouTmenlad wamoiZaxa kaisam.
_ ara, es ram gafiqrebina. gudanamde Zalian Soria. gvirabi dasavleTiT, dalebTan,
midis. Cems saxlSi mimyavxar, Cemo gogona, _ gogolam kaisa Caixuta. mTvaris Casvlamde
ise isxdnen, xma ar amouRiaT. mxolod drodadro gogola nazad usvamda kaisas Tavze
xels.
_ ukve dabnelda, gasvlis droa! _ CauCurCula gogolam kaisas da samalavidan Zali-
an frTxilad gamoZvra . yuradRebiT SeaTvaliera xeobis orive mxare. saxifaTo verafe-
ri SeamCnia. mSvidi da Tbili Rame idga. gogolas kaisac gamohyva.
_ viCqaroT, qajebi gviaxlovdebian. dilisTvis ukve aq iqnebian, _ gaafrTxila go-
gola kaisam.
_ marTali xar, unda viCqaroT.
orivem frTxilad daiwyo zeviT asvla. sanam kargad ar mosinjavdnen kldis patara
Sverilebs, ise arc eWidebodnen da fexsac ar adgamdnen. cdilobdnen, uxmaurod ev-
loT. ca varskvlavebiT iyo moWedili. aminds kargi piri uCanda. mTavari iyo, RamiT ar
dasweodnen qajebi. dRisiT ki, mzis gulze gamTbari momRerali kldeebi saRamomde sai-
medod daicavdnen ltolvilebs.
gamTeniisas mzis pirveli sxivebisagan Sevardisfrebul okSis cixesimagres gogolam
da kaisam ukanasknelad Seavles Tvali. simSvidemobezrebuli qalebis gulSi ucnaurma
Svebam sinanuli sadRac, kuTxeSi, sawylad SeyuJa. mokrialebul caze Rrublis patara
fTilac ki ar Canda. naSuadRevs gogolas maxvil smenas ar gamohparvia niavis motanili
momRerali kldeebis nazi stvena.
kaisam abgidan CurCxela amoiRo, Suaze gatexa da gogolas gauwoda.
_ Sen rom diliT mxolod Taflian wyals miirTmev, mTavris asulo? _ gaecina gogo-
las.
_ mTavris asuli okSSi darCa, ZiZa!
_ Zalianac ar unda gawuxebdes es ambavi, _ gamomcdelad Sexeda kaisam gogolas.
_ erTaderTi, rac mawuxebs, isaa, rogor Sevatyobino mamas es ambavi.
_ es mec mawuxebs, Svilo. TuTas ambavi xom vici, razmi ukan rom ar dabrundeba, ok-
Sisken daufiqreblad gamoiqceva. Seni arwivi sadRa daikarga! _ orivem Tvalebi xeliT
moiCrdila da zeviT aixeda. arwivi arsad Canda.
_ rom ver gvipovos, rogor mivawvdinoT xma fasisamde?
_ axla aq Cveni gaCereba ar SeiZleba. jer Sen dagabinaveb dalebTan. samSvidobos rom
dagiguleb, isev aqeT wamoval. rokapma mewyeri ki ara, qveyana rom Camoaqcios, okSSi ma-
inc SevaRwev. iq davelodebi arwivis gamoCenas da werilsac gavatan fasisSi, _ daamSvi-
da kaisa ZiZam.
_ cocxali rom ar iyos?
_ maSin me TviTon movuyvebi mTavar bakurs yvelafers, _ mtkiced upasuxa gogolam.
dalebis tba okSidan ori kviris savalze iyo, TviT gogolas msgavsi gamocdili da
gzis mcodne mgzavrisTvisac ki. dalebis tba mas Semdeg daerqva, rac mis garSemo okSi-
dan wamosuli meomari qalebi dasaxldnen. manamde myinvaris cremls eZaxdnen da arc qa-
javeTis sazRvari iyo tbasTan axlos. mis CrdiloeTiTac dalebis samflobelo iyo:
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laRi jixvebi binadrobdnen. didxans ar epuebodnen dalebi qajebs, magram qajaveTi ma-
inc itacebda miwebs. manam ar damSvidda, sanam dalebi CrdiloeTidan mTlianad ar gan-
devna. qajebma mitacebuli samflobeloebi veeberTela kedliT SemozRudes. qalebi
Zvel TavSesafarSi _ okSSi mainc ar dabrundnen: jer ise ar gviWirs, Cvenive xeliT ok-
Sis borkilebi xelaxla davidoTo. qajebisgan Tavis dasacavad mdinares gza gadauke-
tes, xergilma mdinare daaguba da tbad aqcia. dalebma jebirs ramdenime daraba daata-
nes, romelTa gaxsna-daxurviT wylis done icvleboda. es erTaderTi xeoba iyo dale-
bamde misasvlelad, romelic tbam da CanCqerad qceulma mdinarem, marTalia, saimedod
Caketa, magram sanacvlod Zalian daaSora gare samyaros. miuxedavad amisa, dalebi or-
sam weliwadSi erTxel mainc tovebdnen kamaras _ maT erTaderT da mTavar qalaqs _
romelic dedofalma cvariam aaSena da qajebTan brZolaSi daRupuli asulis saxeli da-
arqva.
sul male oci weli Sesruldeboda, rac gogolas mSobliuri kamara aRar enaxa. an xnis
ganmavlobaSi bevri ram SeiZleboda Secvliliyo. dalebis ambavi kamaras kedlebs ar
scildeboda. ucxotomelebs guls arasdros gadauSlidnen. laparaksac Tavad aras-
dros wamoiwyebdnen. cxovrobdnen ase gulCaketilebi da karCarazulebi. erTi didi da-
uwereli kanoni hqondaT dalebs: maT qalaqSi mxolod qalebs SeeZloT cxovreba. yvela
mamakacs, romelic maT miwebze moxvdeboda, mtrad Tvlidnen da sicocxles asalmeb-
dnen. marTalia, didi sixaruliT arc ucxoel qalebs xvdebodnen, magram maT sicocxles
ar xelyofdnen mainc. dali mxolod dals endoboda.
dalebis tbamde naxevari dRis savali rCeboda, magram gogola ar Cqarobda, _ sveneb-
svenebiT midioda. tbasTan mainc daRamebisas unda mivideTo, _ auxsna kaisas. tyis ze-
moT aRmarTuli qajaveTis kedeli imdenad miudgomeli iyo, rom qajebs zed arc sagu-
Sago koSki hqondaT da arc mcvelebi eyenaT. marto rom yofiliyo, Ramis dadgomas ar
daelodeboda, magram axla kaisa axlda Tan. amitomac, isedac sifrTxiles Cveuli, gan-
sakuTrebiT frTxilobda. SemovliTi gza irCia. Tanac, es gza im ferdobs miuyveboda,
romelic qajaveTis kedlidan mofarebuli iyo.
_ Sexede, ra lamazia! _ marcxniv gaaxeda kaisa gogolam.
kaisas aRfrTovanebisagan xma Cauvarda, roca Camavali mzis sxivebSi kriala laJvar-
dovani tba dainaxa. mdumarebaSi gayinuli dalebis tbis kamkama zedapiris molivlive
laJvardi sulisSemZvreli iyo, TiTqos mTeli qveyana gicqeroda veeberTela sevdiT
savse TvalebiT.
_ iseTi mSvenieria, mis wiaRSi samudamo Zili mogindeba, _ Zlivs amoTqva kaisam.
_ ras ambob, Svilo, ra samudamo Zilze laparakob? _ qaliSvilis sityvebma gogola
SeaSina. kaisa haiharad arasdros arafers ambobda, misi yoveli sityvis ukan winaT-
grZnobebs eZebda ZiZa.
_ simSvideze vlaparakob, ZiZa, romelsac yovelTvis veZebT, magram, rogorc ki vipo-
viT, aRar viciT, Tavi rogor davaRwioT.
gogola rac ufro uaxlovdeboda dalebis samflobelos, miT ufro nerviulobda. ka-
isas sityvebma xom sulmTlad auforiaqa suli.
_ kaisa, am Sverilis qveS davelodoT daRamebas. sadacaa mze Cava. cota wavixemsoT
kidevac. aba, vnaxoT, ra dagvrCa?.. _ gogolam mozrdili qimis ZirSi Caimuxla da abga
amoalaga.
kaisa ZiZas ise miujda gverdiT, rom tbisTvis Tvali ar mouSorebia.
_ ZiZa, adre myinvaris cremli erqva am tbas, ara?
_ ho, ase eZaxdnen. cota Ciri dagvrCenia, gamomarTvi.
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 _ amboben, CrdiloeTiT iseTi maRali myinvaria, rom TviT beri baaduris bedis beda-
uric ver gadalaxavso. Zexorciels ar daudgams iq fexi. mis iqiT ki ra aris, aravin icis.
iqneb iq mTavrdeba mTeli qveyniereba. ai, tiriliT ra atirebs, namdvilad ar vici. iqneb
vicodi kidevac, magram damaviwyda.
_ ZiZa, raRac Zalian daviRale, cotas daviZineb, kargi?
_ Tu daiRale, daisvene. Zilis dro ki namdvilad ar aris. kaisa, ki miTxari, sxvis go-
nebaSi arasdros Cavixedavo, magram iqneb axla gecada da gagego, axlomaxlo vinme xom
ar aris? _ gogola nawyvet-nawyvet laparakobda, etyoboda, Txovna umZimda.
_ ZiZa, aqamde aravin Segvxvedria, aq vinRa unda iyos? _ kaisam Zirs mosasxami gaiSa-
la, gogolas Tavi kalTaSi Caudo da moikunta.
gogolam dananebiT gaiqnia Tavi. ZiZa sagonebelSi iyo, ar icoda, rogor daebrunebina
Zveleburi kaisa _ mudam axlis ZiebaSi garTuli da ara aseTi, rogorsac axla xedavda
_ xelCaqneuls da yvelafris mimarT gulgrils. roca kargad CamoRamda, gogolam kaisa
gaaRviZa.
_ dasazverad mivdivar. yuradRebiT iyavi, sanam davbrundebi, _ gaafrTxila ZiZam
kaisa da tbisken nel-nela daeSva. gzadagza Cerdeboda, Tvalebs moWutavda, gainabebo-
da da smenas daZabavda. am dros mis garSemo gamefebuli siCume myisve ukan ixevda da qali
nel-nela mkafiod aRiqvamda umniSvnelo Cqamsac ki: rogor arxevda sio obobas ablabu-
das anda rogor Txrida Tagvi miwas. gogolam tbas Semouara. saeWvo veraferi SeamCnia
da ukan, kaisas wamosayvanad gabrunda. ociode nabiji ar hqonda gavlili, rom turis
kivilis msgavsi xmebi moesma, mxolod ufro wvrili da ufro amazrzeni. amas kldeze
xmlis dartymis xmac daemata. `kaisa~ _ elda eca gogolas. sulmouTqmelad airbina
ferdobi samalavamde.
SaSilebs qaliSvili SuaSi moeqciaT da mis daglejas lamobdnen. kaisa TavganwirviT
igeriebda uwmindurebs. gogola iaraRmomarjvebuli mivarda SaSilebs, magram erTba-
Sad imdeni daexvia, rom xmlis moqneva gauWirda. gogolam axla xanjalze ikra xeli.
Zlivs miaRwia kaisamde, romelic culebiT gaWirvebiTRa akavebda SaSilebis xrovas. go-
gola mixvda, maTi mogerieba SeuZlebeli iyo, Tanac sul male, SaSilebisgan dakawrul-
dakbenilebi, moZraobis unars dakargavdnen.
_ tbisken gaiqeci! _ ukivla gogolam kaisas. mTeli Zala moikriba, qaliSvils xeli
hkra da tbisken ferdobze Caagora. TviTonac Tan mihyva. avsulebic gadahyvnen. kaisas
tbamde aTiode nabijiRa rCeboda, rom sxeulma umtyuna da uecrad moicela. gogola
umal mis gverdiT gaCnda.
_ ZiZa, veRar vinZrevi! _ ganwirulad daiZaxa kaisam. gogolam xelSi aiyvana, tbaSi
Sevarda da wyalSi CayvinTa. SaSilebi tbas Semoertynen da gamayruebeli kivili morTes,
magram wylismoSiSarma avsulebma Sesvla ver gabedes.
gogolam sibneleSi ver moisazra, zustad sad imyofeboda, gvirabis povna gauWirda.
TandaTan moZraobac uZneldeboda. tvirTi da yinuliviT civi wyali fskerisaken iT-
revda. kaisa sul ufro da ufro mZimdeboda. wyalSi sul mciredi dayovnebac, SeiZleba,
sabediswero gamxdariyo. gogolam zedapirze amoiyvana kaisa, romelsac sicocxlis ni-
Sanwyali aRar etyoboda, Rrmad CaisunTqa da isev CayvinTa. amjerad gvirabs miagno, mag-
ram sawamlavma Tavisi gaitana, gvirabSi Secureba ver moaswro, xel-fexi gauSeSda da
kaisasTan erTad fskerisken daeSva. `mapatie, Svilo!~ _ esRa gaifiqra da is iyo, fskers
unda Sexeboda, rom mklavze viRacis mZlavri xeli igrZno.
gogola naxevrad Cabnelebul oTaxSi movida gonze. mTeli sxeuli ewvoda, TiTqos
cecxli ekideboda. sunTqva uWirda. verafriT gaixsena, rogor gaCnda aq, vin gadaarCina.
uecrad mis dabindul gonebaSi qera qaliSvilis saxe amotivtivda. `kaisa!~ _ amoixria-
la gogolam. TiTqos viRac yelSi wvdao, sunTqva Seekra. mborgav gogolas TavTiT
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mjdomma qalma motkbo wyali daalevina da saxe sveli tiloTi gauwminda. gogola dam-
Svidda.
_ dawynardi, gogola! _ gadausva Tavze xeli ucnobma.
gogolam Tvali Seavlo mSvelels. sanTlis mkrTal Suqze misi saxe burusidan nel-
nela gamoikveTa. gogolam SvebiT amoisunTqa. mis TavTan bavSvobis megobari dali, qa-
risa, ijda.
_ kaisa SenTan erTad gogona rom iyo, is aris? _ SeekiTxa qali. gogolam Tavi dauq-
nia.
_ cocxalia! magram... Zalian cudad aris. bolo sityvebisTvis ZiZas yuradReba ar ki
miuqcevia. sabednierod, kaisa cocxali iyo da mkurnali qarisas mzrunvelobis qveS!

***
miTra da bakuri stamenidan Camotanil iaraRs aTvalierebdnen. yvelaferi as-asi ga-
moegzavnaT xalibebs: asi jaWvis perangi mglisTaviani muzaradiT, asi brinjaosqarqa-
Siani orlesuli xmali, asi fari, asic mrgvalyuriani culi.
_ pirquSma umulaxoba gadagvatanina, _ Tqva gamogzavniliT kmayofilma mTavarma.
miTram Soridanve SeamCnia maTken Cqari nabijiT momavali TuTa. mTavris qaliSvili
srul saomar saWurvelSi iyo gamowyobili, ukan bakuris jarebis ufrosi givargi moh-
yveboda. orives saxeze emCneodaT, kargi ambavi ar mohqondaT mTavarTan. TuTam gza da-
uTmo givargis da mamasTan pirveli miuSva.
_ mTavaro, stamenisken qajebis didi razmi miemarTeba, gzaze ramdenime sofeli ukve
gaanadgures.
_ jars TviTon warvuZRvebi. stamenis dakargva ar SeiZleba. _ grdemlze uros dace-
mas hgavda mTavris sityvebi.
_ mama, _ win gadaudga TuTa, _ kaisasTan gagzavnilma razmma ukve aTi dRe daigviana.
dRes ki fasisis Tavze misi arwivi ise dafrinavda, werili ar moutania. mere isev okSis-
ken gafrinda.
_ hoo... _ bakurma meti veraferi Tqva.
_ mama, Sen stamenas mixede, okSisken me waval!
_ TuTa! _ mkacrad Tqva bakurma.
_ mapatie! mainc waval! _ TuTa Setrialda da mamis pasuxs aRar daucada, ise gaSor-
da.
_ miTra, TuTas mimixede! _ ganwiruli xmiT sTxova mTavarma RvTisSvils.
stamenisken mimavali jari TuTam da miTram ukve amxedrebulebma gaaciles. SublSeW-
muxnilma bakurma Tvali TvalSi gauyara Svils. TuTam amaod scada gaRimeba.
fasisidan TuTasa da miTras gamosvlisTanave cixe-qalaqis kari saimedod Caiketa.
mTavris asulma did dedas axeda, romelic TiTqos Tvals ayolebda stamenisken mimaval
kolxTa jars.
_ dido deda, damloce! _ SesTxova TuTam, miTras gadaxeda, cxens dezi hkra da ori-
vem okSisken gaqusla. RvTisSvilis erTguli taxi rexi ZunZuliT ukan gahyva patrons.
sam dResa da Rames mSvidobianad iares. kaisas arwivi Tavs dastrialebda mgzavrebs,
TiTqos raRacis miniSneba undoda maTTvis. miTra da TuTa frTxilobdnen, magram ok-
Sisken mimaval gzaze uamravi Casasafrebeli adgili iyo. qajebs yvelgan SeeZloT dama-
luliyvnen da moulodnelad Tavs dasxmodnen maT.
taxi cxenosnebs TandaTan win moeqca, TiTqos gzas zveravda. jer kargad dawinaur-
deboda, mere ukan RrutuniT dabrundeboda da patrons amoudgeboda gverdSi.

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 meoTxe dRes, xeobidan xeobaSi rom unda gasuliyvnen _ dazvervidan dabrunebuli
rexi cxenebs win gadaeRoba da gzis gagrZelebis saSualebas ar misca. TeTri arwivic
wivil-wiviliT SurduliviT daeSva Zirs TuTasTan da isic, taxis mgsavsad, win gadae-
Roba cxenosnebs. miTra da TuTa SeCerdnen. aSkara iyo, win safrTxe elodaT. orivem ia-
raRs Seavlo xeli. uecrad qajebis SemaZrwunebeli Rrialis xma moesmaT. wamSi miTra da
TuTa mravalricxovan avsulTa alyaSi aRmoCndnen. magram isini adgilidan ar iZrod-
nen, TiTqos Setevas arc apirebdnen.
_ ra undaT? _ gadauCurCula TuTam miTras.
_ albaT, undaT, rom cocxlad Cagvigdon xelT.
_ ver eRirsebian! _ SesZaxa TuTam da xmali iSiSvla.
am dros zemodan jaWvis bade isroles. misma simZimem miTra da TuTa cxenebidan Camo-
yara, badis damsxvreva scades, magram amaod.
_ miTra, qajebs cocxali ar Cavbardebi...
_ moica, sikvdils yovelTvis movaswrebT! _ Tumca miTram Tavadac ar icoda, ris
imedi unda hqonodaT.
wylis qajebma tyveebi saimedod gakoWes da cxenebze gadakidebulebi miiyvanes zRvam-
de. iqidan navebiT buqras koSkSi waiyvanes.
_ TuTa, Tavs araferi autexo, sanam me ar ganiSneb! _ mkacrad gaafrTxila miTram.
TuTas perangis orive mxares Sxamiani Rili hqonda dakerebuli. piriT miwvdoma Seko-
Wilsac SeeZlo. miTram es icoda da eSinoda, mTavris asuls Tavi ar moewamla.
_ buqras saCuqari movarTviT! _ gasZaxa guSags erT-erTma qajma.
cixis kari gaiRo da navi pirdapir koSkSi Securda.
_ buqra stamenis dasarbevadaa wasuli. ras gaixarebs, amaT rom ase gakoWilebs dai-
naxavs? axla sad waviyvano, sanam buqra dabrundeba?
_ koSkis Tavze davyaroT, wyalSi egeni ver Zleben, sufTa haeri uyvarT! gakoWilebi
Suagul zRvaSi mainc versad gaiqcevian.
_ is jadoqari kaisa Tu daiWireT? _ ikiTxa guSagma.
TuTa da miTra smenad iqcnen.
_ ara, mis kvals jer versad mivageniT.
qajebma miTra da TuTa koSkis Tavze Ria cis qveS dayares.
_ aba ra, kaisa yovelTvis Cemze Wkviani iyo, ase iolad ar Cauvardeboda xelSi qajebs,
_ cxarobda TuTa.
_ TuTa, kargad daimaxsovre, napiri aRmosavleTiTaa.
_ mere, gavfrindeT?
_ ara, gavcuroT.
_ rogor, gakoWilebma?
_ ra gikvirs, davijero, kolxuri curva ar ici?
_ vici. marTali xar. kolxuriT curvisas xel-fexis xmareba saWiro ar aris.
_ napiramde Soria, magram unda SeZlo!
_ marTali giTxra, kolxuriT amxela manZilze arasdros gamicuravs, magram erTxel
xom unda vcado?
rogorc ki kargad Camobnelda, xelfexSekruli miTra da TuTa wyalSi gadaxtnen da
napirisken gacures. orjer Zalian gauWirda mTavris asuls. daRlilobisagan sunTqva
aeria da fskerisken wavida, magram miTra orivejer daexmara da CaZirvas gadaarCina.
TandaTan droisa da manZilis SegrZneba daekargaT, napiramde Sors iyvnen Tu axlos, ver
xvdebodnen. meored daibadnen, roca fexqveS miwa igrZnes. talRebs miendnen da zRvam
orive napirze gamoriya. daRlil-daqanculebi pirqve eyarnen qviSaze. fexze adgomis
Tavi ar hqondaT.
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 cota xanSi miTras taxis Rrutuni Semoesma.
_ rexi! _ gasZaxa miTram. taxic umal patronTan gaCnda da Tavisi basri eSvebiT To-
kebi gadauRrRna.
fasisSi dabrunebulebs werili daxvdaT, sadac kaisas gaTavisuflebisTvis did ga-
mosasyids iTxovdnen.
macnem ambavi moitana, qajebi ukuiqcnen da stamena ver aiReso, bakuri fasisSi gamar-
jvebuli brundeboda, magram qalaqis dacvisas mravali meomari daRupuliyo.
kaisas gamosasyidis werili saidan gaCnda, ver gaiges. saocari is iyo, rom misi momtani
avsuli ar unda yofiliyo, radgan didi dedas zarebi ar awkrialebulan.
TuTam erTi fandi moifiqra. Tma kaisasaviT qerad SeiReba da misi saxeliT ganucxada
fasisis mcxovreblebs: okSSi Tavs damesxnen, magram gamoqceva movaswario, dReidan
kvlav fasisSi vicxovrebo.
roca avsulebi fasisSi kaisas dabrunebas Seityobdnen, mis Zebnas Tavs daanebebdnen
da okSisken mimaval gzasac gaaTavisuflebdnen.
werilis momtanis sapovnelad bakurma qurdebisa da avazakebis ZebnaSi, devnasa da
dasjaSi yvelaze kargad gawafuli aTi asasi gauSva da damnaSavis cocxlad moyvana ub-
rZana.

Tavi 14
limuryvamali

dilidan isev bardna daiwyo. Tovli veeberTela fTilebad cvioda Zirs. Tebervlis
miwuruls aseTi Tovis dros mTaSi ityodnen xolme: zamTarma kudi moiqniao.
mTeli soflis bavSvebi gareT iyvnen gamofenili. erT mosworebul adgilze Tovlis
didi zvini gaekeTebinaT, magram misi simaRliT ukmayofiloni, ufros da-Zmas dasaxma-
reblad uxmobdnen. wels imsimaRle muryvam-koSkis aSenebas apirebdnen, saxlebze maRa-
li unda yofiliyo. roSkaSi kviria xmelTmouravisadmi miZRvnili dResaswaulisTvis _
limuryvamalisaTvis _ emzadeboda. naSuadRevs koSkic mzad iyo. mxolod droSis dar-
WobaRa aklda. am dRisTvis droSa devT dedam sagangebod Sekera, ferad _ xasxasa mwva-
ne. es weli mSvidobianad gagvetarebinoso; zedac puris TavTavebi daaqarga _ baraqa ar
mogvakldeso da droSa Tavad miutana patarebs.
_ yoCaR, es ramxela koSki agiSenebiaT! _ Seaqo bavSvebi, _ droSa mogitaneT, aba, vin
aitans maRla, vin aris TqvenSi yvelaze yoCaRi? _ lile, lile! _ erTxmad ayvirdnen
patarebi.
_ lile, lile! _ gamoajavra erTma mozrdilma devbiWma megobrebi, _ arc RoniT
aris Cemze meti da arc simaRliT. ratom lile?
_ gaCumdi! _ dautatana bubam mobuzRunes.
_ Zalian kargi. lile-biWo, sada xar, meCvene, _ moikiTxa burdas Svilobili devT de-
dam.
lile win gamovida da devT dedas win gaejgima. sqel naqsov perangze batknis TeTri
fumfula juba ecva da masze mozrdil, ori-sami TaviT maRal devebs Soris TovlSi arc
ki Canda.
_ es Sena xar lile? yvelaze yoCaRi roSkaSeli biWukela? _ ise hkiTxa devT dedam,
TiTqos bavSvs pirvelad xedavda. biWma daircxvina da Tvalebi daxara.
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 lilem devT dedas droSa swrafad CamoarTva da Tovlis koSkze aZvra. imis magivrad,
kenweroSi Caeso droSa, TviTon dadga zed. Tvalebi moiCrdila da roSkaSi oTxiv kuTx-
iT daaTvaliera.
_ lile, aRar Camodixar? _ uyvirodnen bavSvebi, magram liles TiTqos arc esmoda
maTi, mainc agrZelebda soflis dazvervas.
_ deda moukvdes! _ mwared amoioxra banze gadmomdgarma dudam, Tavi sinanuliT ga-
aqnia da iqve mdgom qmars Sexeda, _ gzas uyurebs, giorgis elodeba.
beri baaduri yovel wels, lamparobas, liles sanaxavad roSkaSSi amodioda. wels pir-
velad moxda, roca burdas ojaxma ise aRniSna liles dabadebis dRe, rom beri ar das-
wrebia. bavSvi ki ara, am ambavs burdac naRvlobda. isic ki ifiqra, sane-ReleSi waval da
gavigeb, ra xdebao.
koSkze amZvrali liles yuradReba orma mxedarma miipyro, romlebic roSkaSisaken
gzas nela mouyvebodnen. `giorgi papa xom ar aris,~ _ gaifiqra pataram. droSa saCqarod
CaarWo, srial-srialiT Camovida da Tavqudmoglejili gaiqca saxlisken. bubac ukan ga-
ekida.
_ mama, mama! mgoni, papa giorgi modis da stumaric mohyavs Tan.
_ sad dainaxe, Svilo? _ gaikvirva burdam.
_ davinaxe, davinaxe! koSkze rom videqi, iqidan davinaxe! _ ar cxreboda bavSvi.
burdam liles xeli mohkida da zeda banze aiyvana. koSki maT saxlze dabla idga, Tu
iqidan dainaxa lilem mxedrebi, banidan miT umetes gamoCndebodnen, magram burdam ve-
ravin dalanda. an ra unda daenaxa aseT TovaSi.
_ aba, saidan modian? _ SeekiTxa liles.
bavSvma xeli gaiSvira, magram iqiT aravin moCanda.
_ me rom ver vxedav, Svilo?
lile Cafiqrda. mxrebi aiCeCa da Tqva:
_ verc dainaxav, mami, tye efareba orives.
_ Tu tye efarebaT, Sen rogorRa xedav? _ gamomcdelad hkiTxa burdam.
_ mec ar vici. vxedav kia...
_ oh, Se eSmako! _ Tavze xeli gadausva liles.
_ lile, Semodi saxlSi! buba, Zmebs gasZaxe, movidnen, sanam koSkoba daiwyeba, WameT
rame, _ Sin uxmo dudam Svilebs.
dilidan TovlSi nagoravebi patarebi gamgelebulebi miscvivdnen saWmels. dudam
sadResaswaulod gamomcxvari Taflakverebi Semoutana bavSvebs. oTaxi sasiamovno
tkbili surneliT aivso. mamam patarebs saTiTaod dauriga tkbileuli.
_ burda! _ moisma ezodan xma.
lilem yurebi cqvita. xma Zalze nacnobi iyo.
_ droze, bavSvebo, gveZaxian. uCvenod ar daiwyos muryvam-koSkoba, _ daaCqara bur-
dam Svilebi.
_ ara, mami, papa giorgis xmaa, ver icani? _ wamoxta lile da gareT gavarda. burda
ukan gahyva.
WiSkarTan marTla beri baaduri idga papa giorgis saxiT, meore mxedari ki kopala
iyo.
lilem baadurs cxenidan Camosvla ar daacala, gaxarebuli mivarda. berma biWs xeli
dastaca, win daisva da bavSvi gulSi Caikra.
_ papi, ratom daigviane? _ tirilnarevi xmiT uCurCula lilem.
kopala monusxuliviT uyurebda liles. nuTu am TiTistola biWs hqonda moriges is
madli, rasac yvela RvTisSvili erTad ver flobda. bavSvis Semxedvares uWirda misi

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balRamis Tasis damamsxvrevlad warmodgena. magram erTs cxadad xedavda, misi dabade-
bis Semdeg, RvTisSvilebSi im adamianurma grZnobebma imZlavra, romlisTvisac, mudam
brZolebSi myofni, verasdros iclidnen. bavSvTan Caxutebuli beri buqnai baaduric ax-
la ufro papa giorgi iyo, vidre gorozi RvTisSvili.
berTan Caxutebulma lilem kopalasken nel-nela gaapara Tvali. misi mzera igrZno
Tu ara, isev papis mkerdSi Cargo Tavi. burdam farTod gauRo stumrebs WiSkari.
_ lile, SemouSvi xalxi saxlSi, _ Zirs Camosva biWi burdam.
_ ra karg dros moxvedi, papa, muryvam-koSkobaze giCveneb, ra Widaoba viswavle, _ ar
eSveboda lile baadurs.
burdas ufrosma biWma cxenebi CamoarTva stumrebs.
_ mSvidoba aqaurobas! _ miesalma beri baaduri
_ xom yoCaRada xarT, roSkaSelebo, ra xania, aqeT aRar movxvedrilvar! _ xeli Camo-
arTva devs kopalam.
_ yoCaRad, aba, aba. Tqveni SemweobiT.
soflis moednidan sayviris xma gaisma.
_ daiwyo! daiwyo! _ ayvirdnen ezoSi gamofenili bavSvebi.
_ daiwyo da wavideT! oRond Tbilad CaicviT, _ saxlisken ubiZga berma liles.
_ mosvenebas xom ar isurvebT, stumrebo? _ yoveli SemTxvevisTvis hkiTxa burdam,
Tumca icoda, uars miiRebda.
moedanze TiTqmis mTel sofels moeyara Tavi. axalgazrda devebi muryvam-koSkis
garSemo ferxuls uvlidnen. berma asakovan ucxo devebs mohkra Tvali.
_ axlebi arian? _ SeekiTxa burdas.
_ axlebi arian. didi mateba gvqonda wels, aTi ojaxi SemogvierTda, _ amayad miugo
devma.
devT dedam beri baaduri gvian SeamCnia. mis danaxvaze Tvalebi gaubrwyinda. mofer-
xuleebs gverdi auara da bers eaxla, romelic lilesTan xelixelCakidebuli idga.
_ Camogivida, biWo, papa? _ Tavze xeli gadausva bavSvs, _ Zalian gamixarda Seni da-
naxva, _ mimarTa baadurs, _ Tan ra stumaric mogviyvane! ise, karg dros gvewvieT _
dResaswaulze.
_ xom kargad myavxar, dedia! _ omaxianad mimarTa berma devT dedas, _ am saRamos
burdasTan gadmodi, salaparako maqvs, _ dauwia xmas.
burda meferxuleTa Soris Cadga da simReriT daiZaxa:
_ hoi, dideba RmerTsa, didebaaa.
_ dideba da Cven salocavsa. _ miumRera pirvelma wrem.
_ didebaa, dideba, didebaa da Cven salocavsa. _ daamata meorem.
meferxuleebma fexs mouCqares da simRer-simReriT gaagrZeles Tovlis maRali koS-
kis garSemo triali.
jer pirveli RmerTi xsenebula,
pirvelad RmerTi vaxsenoT.
is ufro didebuliaaa.
eg ufro didebuliaaa.
eg ufro didebulia.
yvelasTan dawildebuliaaao.
hoi, dideba saRvTo maRalsa!
dideba da saRvTo maRalsa!
_ Tu ginda, kide vimReroT, _ daiguguna burdam.
_ Tu ginda, davamTavroTo, _ ar daayovna pasuxma da yvelam erTad gaagrZela simRe-
ra.
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 es xati gamarjvebisa,
es Tqveni gamarjvebisa.
cixe gaTavda kiriTa,
Tqveni duSmani WiriTa!..
dolis xma Sewyda. mocekvaveebi erT adgilas gaSeSdnen, erTmaneTze gadaWdobili xe-
lebi dauSves da sanam isev burdam ar daiZaxa, _ axla ki Widaoba! _ gaunZrevlad id-
gnen.
zeda da qveda sofelma xuT-xuTi falavani gamoiyvana. burda zemoTelebs Soris dad-
ga. gaisma zurnis xma da aTive devi erTmaneTs RrialiT ekveTa. moWidaveebs mTebma iseTi
bani misces, berma baadurma Tovlian kalTebs gaxeda, zvavi ar Camowveso. roSkaSelebis
yiJini moWidaveebs cecxls cecxlze ukidebda. zurgze dacemuli devi wridan gadioda
da wris gareT jdeboda, gamarjvebuli ki fexze mdgomi elodeboda danarCenebs: zeda-
soflelebi _ erT mxares, qvedasoflelebi _ meore mxares.
`gavimarjveT! gavimarjveT!~ _ ayvirdnen lile da patara devebi, roca burdam bolo
falavani beWebze dasca.
_ aba, axla patarebi! Widaobas ra unda... _ bavSvebs uxmo burdam.
bubam yvelas daaswro da mamas amoudga gverdSi. bubas win erTi misi toli gamouxta
da zurnis xmac isev gaisma. patarebi ise guldagul ekveTnen erTmaneTs, TiTqos maT or-
TabrZolaze iyo damokidebuli mTeli roSkaSis bed-iRbali. bubam imarjva, miwas mos-
wyvita metoqe, zeviT aswia da Zirs daanarcxa. gamarjvebul bubas gaxarebuli Zmebi mis-
cvivdnen. liles masze mTeli TaviT maRalma devbiWma mxarze xeli dahkra da yvelas ga-
sagonad Caububuna: `qalamani amovisxi dekeula, ferTxelao, SenTan Widaoba minda, ver
gagSinje erTxelao!~ lilem qvemodan axeda da saWidaod gaemzada. devma jiqur Seutia
liles, metoqe mxolod ZaliT apirebda biWis dajabnas. lile ki mis yovel mcdelobas,
SeeboWa metoqe da beWebze daeca, iseT fands axvedrebda, rom devi verafers uxerxebda.
beri baaduri da kopala didi gulisyuriT adevnebdnen Tvals patara liles.
`radac unda damijdes, unda gavimarjvo!~ _ gaifiqra biWma, roca devbiWma dasxlto-
ma ar acala, zemodan gadaefara da qamarze xeli moavlo. lile jer welSi gasworda, rom
metoqeze maRali yofiliyo, zurgiT miubrunda, marcxena xeli mxarze gadaavlo da ju-
baSi CaeWida, marjveniT ki devis im xels Caafrinda, romliTac daeWiraT. marcxena fexi
uknidan metoqis fexs SemoaWdo da mTeli ZaliT daixara, welSi mozneqil liles
devbiWic Tan mihyva da fexebiT miwas moswyda. TavzeviT undoda liles metoqis gadag-
deba, magram muxlma umtyuna, gverdze moiqnia da ise dasca beWebze. mayurebelma yiJina
dasca. lile! lile! _ dasZaxes devbiWebma. biWi amayad gaimarTa welSi da Tvali papa
giorgisken gaapara, romelic saxegabrwyinebuli uyurebda patara falavans. Widaoba
gagrZelda, axla sxvebi gadaxtnen moedanze.
Svilebis siyoCaRiT gaxarebulma burdam buba da lile mxrebze Seisva da maTTan er-
Tad patara bavSviviT laRobda.
_ rogori biWia, namdvili iroelebis gvarisaa, ara? _ daekiTxa beri kopalas, Tan
Tvals ar aSorebda burdas, romelic Svilebdaxveuli TovlSi goraobda. roca mama--
Svilebma guli ijeres da aqoSinebulebi erT adgilasRa idgnen, berma baadurma gasZaxa:
_ ra calke gamarTeT limuryvamali, TqvenSi stumarmaspinZlobis aseTi wesia?
burdam Svilebs xeli mohxvia da baadurTan xboebiviT mireka.
_ burda, patarebma rom ase gasaxeles, ufrosebi raRas izamen. _ kopalam Tvali Se-
avlo devis ufros Svilebs, zogi ZmasaviT edga mamas gverdSi.
_ Sin xom ar davbrunebuliyaviT? rames gvetyodiT, am mTisas, im mTisas, Torem gamo-
ketilebi varT roSkaSSi, garSemo ra xdeba, veRaraferi gagvigia. moisvenebdiT kidevac,
biWic mogisurvilebdaT. _ saxlSi miipatiJa burdam RvTisSvilebi.
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 _ marTali xar, marTali! _ kveri daukra berma.
_ lile, burdam gaswavla aseTi fandebi? _ SeekiTxa biWs kopala. bavSvma Tavi gaiq-
nia. mis magivrad, burdam upasuxa:
_ ara, Seni Wirime, Cven, devebs, fandebi ar gvexerxeba. mec eg mikvirs, iseT mogverds
da kisruls akeTebs, TiTqos viRacisgan kargad aris gawvrTnilio. arada, sad unda ena-
xa, CvenSi ase aravin Widaobs.
bavSvebi Jivil-xiviliT Secvivdnen saxlSi da susxisgan loyebawiTlebulebi buxars
mieficxnen.
_ aba, Cemo yaCaRanebo, ra qeniT, iWidaveT? _ Seegeba Cvilatatebuli duda Svilebs.
_ bubam da lilem gaimarjves! _ Semoexvivnen patarebi dedas da yvela erTad cdi-
lobda ambis moyolas.
_ wynarad, wynarad! stumrebis mainc ar grcxveniaT? ra xmauri atexeT! _ datuqsa
dudam. bavSvebi gailursnen da isev buxars daubrundnen.
_ lile! _ dauZaxa baadurma.
biWma dedas axeda, TvalebiT daekiTxa, xom SeiZleba, mivideo, roca mis alersian Ri-
mils mohkra Tvali, skamidan wamoxta da giorgi papasTan miirbina.
_ modi, Svilo! kopala unda gagacno. Tu gsmenia mis Sesaxeb raime? _ SeekiTxa baadu-
ri liles da muxlze daisva.
_ kopala? _ CurCuliT gaimeora bavSvma, _ maS, es RvTisSvili kopalaa?
_ sworedac, kopala var! _ miugo RvTisSvilma.
_ Senze bevri araki maqvs mosmenili. marTla eseTi yoCaRi xar? _ miamiturad hkiTxa
lilem.
_ mainc, ra ambebi gaqvs mosmenili? _ CaeZia beri baaduri.
_ devT dedam gviambo misi gmirobis ambebi. sul zepirad vici.
_ aba, erTi mainc gviTxari, _ sTxova baadurma.
lile dinjad wamodga, erTi ki Cafiqrda, romeli vTqvao, da daiwyo:
_ gmiri kopala cxenze zis,
cxeni midis da gogdeba,
mis samtrod devni aSlilan,
yvela did mTaze grovdeba.
gmiri kopala cxenze zis,
midis da miuxaria,
mxarze hkidia maTraxi,
samocdasami mxaria.
gmiri kopalas SiSiTa
devebs ver gauxariaT,
misi marjvena mZlavria,
misi dakruli mwarea.
_ kargi leqsi uswavlebia devT dedas, _ Seaqo lile baadurma.
_ mec momwons, oRond, es leqsi Cvenze ki ar aris, sxva devebzea, beRelaze da muzaze.
_ auxsna bavSvma ufrosebs.
_ ra Tqvi, Cvenze ar ariso? vin Tqvenze, _ liles sityvebi gulze moxvda ber baa-
durs.
_ Cvenze, roSkaSel devebze. kopala, xom marTali var? _ jiutad gaimeora lilem.
_ marTali xar. roSkaSeli devebi Cemi megobrebi arian. ai, sxvebs ki, borotebas rom
sCadian, rogorc Sen Tqvi, ar gavaxareb.
_ lile! _ mTeli siTbo Caaqsova berma baadurma, _ ratom ambob, `Cven, devebio?~ Sen
xom devi ara xar.
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 _ vici, devi ara var. devT dedam miTxra. TviTonac vamCnev, sxvanairi rom var, tanad
patara, galeuli.
_ Sen kacisZe xar. adamianebi ki taniT devebze momcroni varT, eg aris da eg. _ auxsna
berma bavSvs.
_ me adamianoba ar minda. devi minda, viyo!
_ ratom? _ Rimili ver Seikava kopalam.
_ Cemi saxli roSkaSSia. aqa myavs ded-mama da Zmebi. Tu kacisZe var, ratom isini ar
mzrdian. ara, devoba minda! _ liles gulSi is dafaruli wyena amotivtivda, romlis
arsebobac, iqneb dRemde, Tavadac ar icoda.
_ lile, kargad daimaxsovre, rasac axla getyvi: ar meguleba arc kacisZe da arc
RvTisSvili, Tavi bednierad rom ar CaeTvala, Sen rom masTan gazrdiliyavi. mec Zalian
minda, sul Cems gverdiT rom iyo. roSkaSSi ki sul pawia imitom mogiyvane, rom mzisqve-
SeTi avsulebma lamis mTlianad wagvarTves, aq ki, devebTan, yvelaze usafrTxo adgilia.
_ erTi male gavizardo! _ gulze xeli daibaguna lilem.
_ Cvenc magas ar velodebiT? _ Caecina bers.
gvian saRamos, roca dudam bavSvebi daaZina da saxlSi simSvidem daisadgura, stum-
rebmac ivaxSmes da moisvenes, burdam beri baaduri da kopala Tavis oTaxSi Seiyvana.
_ sanam Cemsas vityode, gamCnev, raRac ginda, gagvando! _ mimarTa berma burdas.
_ lileze minda, giTxra. am bolo dros bevr ucnaurobas vamCnevT me da duda. devT
dedam ki daamSvida dedamisi, nu nerviulob, kacisZeTa Soris xandaxan gansakuTrebuli
bavSvebi ibadebiano, magram dedis guli xom iciT, ver isvenebs.
_ mainc, ra SeatyveT aseTi? _ burdas sityvebma beric Seafiqriana.
_ ai, Tundac, dRes. sanam moxvidodiT, CemTan movarda yviriliT, papa giorgi modis
ucxo kacTan erTado, _ miugo burdam.
_ iqneb Soridan dagvinaxa, ra aris amaSi ucnauri? _ gaikvirva kopalam.
_ saqmec isaa, rom daginaxaT, Tanac maSin, roca jer kidev tye gefarebodaT. tyis
miRma mogkraT Tvali. amas winaT SemomCivla, devbiWebi damalobanas ar meTamaSebian,
roca ixuWebi, Tvalebs Cvenken aparebo. aba, ase advilad rogor gvpoulobo. rom vkiTxe,
marTlac, rogor poulob-meTqi, mipasuxa, xandaxan kedlebis miRmac SemiZlia, davina-
xoo, Tanac, sulerTia, dRe aris Tu Rameo. meniSna misi sityvebi, da CavTvale, Tqvenc
unda gcodnodaT.
_ kargia, kargi! izrdeba biWi, _ baadurma kopalas gadaxeda.
_ kldeebze rogor cocavs, erTi eg unda ganaxaT, bevr qajs SeSurdeboda. baadur,
liles sxva devbiWebTan erTad vwvrTni. Zal-RoneSi Tanatolebs arafriT Camouvarde-
ba. moxerxeba da gamZleoba ki icocxle, imisTana aqvs, mozrdils SeSurdeba. kldis qim-
ze cali xeliT rom Camoekideba, sanam ZaliT ar Camovxsni, egre kidia. Tan, rac ufro iz-
rdeba, bnelSi misgan gamosuli naTeli umniSvnelod, magram mainc Zalas ikrebs, dudam
miTxra, sadacaa RamiT Wraqis datoveba aRarc damWirdebao. _ RvTisSvilebs ar gamoh-
parviaT, ra didi siyvaruliT laparakobda devi lileze.
_ TvalisCiniviT gaufrTxildi, burda, mag biWs, magram varjiSSi da wvrTnaSi ar da-
zogo! _ mkacrad uTxra berma baadurma mzrunvel mamas.
karze viRacam daakakuna. burda wamodga da kari frTxilad gaaRo. oTaxSi devT deda
Semovida.
_ dabrZandi, dedia, _ miumarjva burdam skami.
_ TxovniT movediT, devebo! _ daiwyo berma, _ gaWirvebam mogviyvana. kargad mogex-
senebaT, didi brZolisTvis vemzadebiT, _ beri Seyovnda.
_ Tqveni Zala gvWirdeba, devebo, _ gaagrZela kopalam.

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 _ hoo, _ amoioxra dediam, _ aba, ra giTxraT, erTgulebis fici mogeciT da sikvdi-
lamde ar davarRvevT, magram im sityvas ra vuyoT, RvTisSvilebo, roSkaSelebma erTma-
neTs rom vuTxariT, mxolod Tavdasacavad movkidoTo xeli iaraRs.
_ brZolaSi Cabmas ar gTxovT, samSvildeSi cixesimagres vaSenebT, muSaxeli gviWirs.
ociode devi rom gvexmarebodes, saqme bevrad ufro swrafad wavidoda, _ daazusta
Txovna baadurma.
_ es sxva ambavia. ocs ki ara, ormocsac gagatanT. _ ar daayovna pasuxi devT dedam.
_ agaSenoT RmerTma. kargi sityvaa! _ gauxarda baadurs, _ kopala gahyveba Tqvenebs
samSvildemde.
_ bero baadur... _ raRacis Tqma daapira devT dedam.
_ rao, dedia, Tqvi, rac ginda.
_ minda, sworad gamigoT, RvTisSvilebo: roSkaSelebs ar SegviZlia, Cvenive Zmebis
sisxli davRvaroT. mxolod maSin aRvmarTavT iaraRs, Tu aq mogvicvivdebian.
_ kargad mesmis Seni, dedia, magram erTi gaviwydeba: bneleTma Tu dagvamarcxa, aRarc
roSkaSi iarsebebs mzisqveSeTSi. iqneb dadges dro, roca Tqvenma ganze dgomam bnelTme-
ufis wisqvilze daasxas wyali, maSinac ar mohkidebT xels iaraRs?
_ ar vici, ar vici! _ beris sityvebma Caafiqra devT deda. _ albaT, is droc dadgeba,
roca roSkaSelebi gzis gasayarTan aRmovCndebiT da arCevansac mxolod me ar damekiTx-
ebian. darwmunebuli var, lilesa da bubas Zmoba CvenTvis ubralod ar Caivlis. did
cvlilebebs mogvitans. dRes ki ase vfiqrobT. xvalisa ra mogaxsenoT.

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papa giorgis sityvebma, damSvidebis nacvlad, lile ufro aaforiaqa. oTaxSi misi Zmis
mSvidi fSvinva ismoda. `mTeli qveyana avsulebs waulekavT, amas ki ra tkbilad sZinavs~,
_ gabrazebulma gadaxeda bubas, romelsac mis gverdiT mSvidad eZina. iqneb roSkaSi er-
TaderTi sofeliRa darCa avsulebisagan auoxrebeli? iqneb devebiRa gadarCnen da ada-
mianebi mTlianad gawydnen? ra azri aRar mosdioda TavSi. mZime fiqrebma Zili dauf-
rTxo. loginSi gverdidan gverdze trialebda da adgils mainc ver poulobda.
_ kidev ar gZinavs, Svilo? _ tkbilad hkiTxa dedam. sabnianad xelSi aiyvana, gulSi
Caikra da CviliviT rweva dauwyo.
_ dedi, mimRere, ra! _ sTxova bavSvma.
dedam daunanava:
acxa, acxa, katao,
nu dagvCxavi Tavsao,
patara lile iZinebs,
ver gagiReb karsao.
dedis alersma lile daamSvida da rweva-rwevaSi CaeZina. dudam frTxilad Caawvina
loginSi, sabani amoukeca da gverdiT miujda. xan liles Sexedavda, xan _ bubas. Tu bu-
bas saxeze Rimili dasTamaSebda, liles warbSekruls eZina da ZilSic krToda. misi Svi-
lebidan es ori gansakuTrebiT iyo erTmaneTTan mijaWvuli, uerTmaneTod wyalsac ki
ar dalevdnen, wakinklavebiTac ki arasdros wakinklavebulan. dudas guli ugrZnobda,
adre Tu gvian, liles misgan waiyvandnen. gumaniT xvdeboda, moxuci giorgi da burda
raRacas umalavdnen. bevri bavSvi obldeboda qveyanaze, magram aqamde roSkaSSi aravin
mouyvaniaT da ucxo Tvalisgan dafarulad aravin gauzrdiaT. esec rom ara, es TiTis-
tola biWi xandaxan iseT SeuZlebels sCadioda, duda imasac gaifiqrebda-xolme, RvTis-
Svils xom ar vzrdio. farikaobisas ki mis TvalebSi iseTi cecxli enTo, qajebs rom sCve-

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odaT. burdasac verafers ekiTxeboda, eSinoda, mis zedmet cnobismoyvareobas ar daeC-
qarebina liles roSkaSidan wayvana. erTi ram danamdvilebiT icoda: buba liles gareSe
marto ver gaZlebda. casa da dedamiwas Semoivlida da Zmas mainc miagnebda. amitom Svi-
lebidan yvelaze metad es ori afiqrebda da adardebda devqals.
lilem adrianad gaiRviZa. jer kidev bneloda.
_ buba! _ gahkra mjiRi, _ gaiRviZe, gaTenda.
bubam Tavi Zlivs wamoswia, roca naxa, jer xeirianad gaTenebuli ar iyo da yvelas isev
tkbilad eZina, isev baliSSi Cargo Tavi.
_ Zilisguda, _ waiburtyuna lilem. aravin gavaRviZoo, frTxilad daiwyo tansac-
mlis Cacma da fexakrefiT gamovida saZineblidan. did oTaxSi sasiamovnod Tbiloda. bu-
xari ki daenToT, magram aravin Canda, arc stumari da arc maspinZeli. biWs gulze elda
eca, papa giorgim xom ar gamaswroo. mamis oTaxis kari daketili daxvda. maSinve TavlaSi
gaqanda. papa giorgis cxeni adgilze iyo, kopalasi ki _ ara. cota gulze moeSva, juba
moicva da moednisken biliks sirbiliT dauyva. winadRes aSenebuli Tovlis koSki dRes
iseTi maRali aRar eCvena. zed aZvra da sofels gadaxeda. dedias saxlis win devebs moe-
yaraT Tavi. papa giorgi da kopalac iq iyvnen, dedias banidan iyurebodnen. farTxafur-
TxiT Camovida Tovlis zvinidan da devT dedas saxlisken gaiqca.
_ Sen aq ra ginda? _ dautatana burdam Svils.
_ gameRviZa da... _ Tavi Caqindra lilem.
burdam mxarze Seisva bavSvi, SeeSinda, erT adgilas mobajbaje devebs SemTxveviT ar
gaeTelaT. lilem SeamCnia, Sekrebil devebs zurgze mozrdili gudebi ekidaT, qamrebSi
ki komblebi hqondaT gaCrili.
_ mami, omSi midian? _ SeekiTxa burdas.
_ ara, Svilo, cixesimagre unda aaSenon.
_ Senc unda waxvide?
_ ara, me aq vrCebi. Tqvens Tavs vis davutoveb?
_ me ki wavidodi... _ amoioxra lilem.
_ dro mova da Senc waxval, sul roSkaSSi ki ar iqnebi, _ liles sityvebi gulze usi-
amovnod moxvda burdas.
_ smena iyos da gagoneba! _ gaisma devT dedas xma, romelic baadurisa da kopalas
msgavsad, banidan gadmoscqeroda devebis Tavyrilobas.
yvela gaCumda da dedias axeda.
_ Cemo Svilebo! minda, yvelas saTiTaod madloba gadagixadoT, rom uyoymanod dam-
TanxmdiT Soreul da ucxo mxareSi daxmarebodiT kacisZeT. gzas dagilocavT, Rirse-
ulad atareT roSkaSelebis saxeli. samSvildemde RvTisSvili kopala gagyvebaT. aba,
Tqven iciT!
_ ar SevarcxvenT! ar SevarcxvenT! _ gaisma aqeT-iqidan devkacebis SeZaxilebi.
beri baaduri da kopala saxegabrwyinebulebi Sescqerodnen samSvildeSi wasasvle-
lad, dilauTenia dedias saxlis win Sekrebil ormoc devs.
_ an rodis moaswari maTi gafrTxileba, _ gakvirvebas ver faravda baaduri, _ Seni
imedi yovelTvis mqonda, dedia, magram amjerad molodins gadaaWarbe.
mwkrivSi Camdgar devebs cxenze amxedrebuli kopala win gauZRva. roSkaSeli devqa-
lebi Tvalcremlianebi acilebdnen Svilebsa da Zmebs, devkacebs ki, Cveulebisamebr,
damSvidobebis niSnad komblebi maRla aewiaT. sanam bolo devi Tvals ar miefara, adgi-
lidan aravin daZrula. ucnauri SiSis grZnoba daufleboda yovel maTgans. iqneb imito-
mac, aqamde piroba ki hqondaT adamianebTan dadebuli, erTmaneTs puris WamaSi ar Seve-
cilebiTo, magram samSvildeSi erTi puri unda gaetexaT.
soflelebi nel-nela daiSalnen.
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 _ aRar modixar? _ SeekiTxa baaduri gaxevebul burdas. burdam lile mxaridan Ca-
mosva.
_ rogor agwiTlebia loyebi, xom ar Segcivda? _ SeekiTxa burda biWs.
_ ho, raRac Semacia, _ upasuxa biWma.
burdam xelSi aiyvana da gulSi Caikra. gzaSi duda SexvdaT, xelSi atatebuli lile
rom dainaxa, nabiji Seanela.
_ TqvenTan aris? loginSi rom ar damxvda, saZebnelad gamovedi, _ SeSinebulma Tqva
dudam da qmars bavSvi CamoarTva. roca biWis awiTlebul loyebs daxeda da Sublze xeli
daado, saxe Seecvala, jer moiRuSa, mere ki gaiRima da didi mowiwebiT Tqva:
_ keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba.
_ ras ambob, qalo! _ gaocebulma hkiTxa burdam.
_ batonebi gvestumrnen, wiTela batonebi.
_ wiTela batonebi?...
_ wiTela batonebi, keTili iyos maTi mobrZaneba!
_ papa giorgi, jer xom ar midixar? _ CamosZaxa lilem baadurs. sanam beri rames ity-
oda, dudam TvaliT aniSna, uTxari, rom ar midixaro.
_ ara, jer ar mivdivar, _ upasuxa berma.
TiTqos devqals raRac gaaxsendao, SeCerda da devT dedas saxls gaxeda.
_ burda, dediasTan davbrundeT, saqme maqvs _ devqali qmris pasuxs ar dalodebia,
bavSvianad gabrunda dediasTan. burda da beri baaduric ukan mihyvnen.
devT deda ezoSi fusfusebda. misken momavali duda Soridanve SeamCnia. xelSi ayva-
nili bavSvi rom dainaxa, gulma reCxi uyo. maT mosvlas aRar dalodebia, gareT Seegeba.
_ xom mSvidobaa, duda! _ SeSfoTebulma hkiTxa dediam.
_ dedia, lilesTan wiTela batonebi mobrZandnen!
_ mobrZandnen da davxvdebiT! _ dediam dudas bavSvi CamoarTva da saxlSi Seiyvana.
liles gaaxsenda, erTxelac ambobda deda, batonebi gvestumrneno, maSin jer misi erTi
ufrosi Zma iwva didxans mamis oTaxSi, mere _ meore Zma. patarebs maTTan ar uSvebdnen
da xmaursac uSlidnen. lilem da bubam saxlis erTi kuTxe-kunWuli ar datoves, yvelgan
kargad daaTvalieres, magram batonebs Tvali versad mohkres. axlac lile aqeT-iqiT
acecebda Tvals, magram ver xvdeboda, visze laparakobda jer deda, axla ki dediac.
_ dedia, me rom ver vxedav batonebs, sad arian? _ veRar moiTmina lilem.
_ rogor dainaxav, isini uxilavni arian. Tu yvela kargad davxvdebiT, mSvidobianad-
ve wavlen, _ upasuxa devT dedam da skamze dasva. _ Sen cota xans aq damelode. logins
gagiSli.
_ loginSi ra minda, _ awuwunda lile, _ avad xom ara var, cota mcxela, egaa da eg.
_ lile-biWo! dedas da dedias daujere. asea saWiro. _ beri baaduri Sublze miefera
avarvarebul bavSvs, _ mec SenTan viqnebi.
papis sityvebma daawynara bavSvi, Tavi kalTaSi Caudo da gaitruna.
_ aq ara sjobia? CemTan, zRaprebs mogiyvebi, Taflakverebs gamogicxob... _ devT de-
da Tan logins Slida, Tan liles elaparakeboda.
devT dedasTan yofna, rogorc soflis yvela pataras, lilesac Zalian uyvarda. de-
diam imdeni saintereso ambavi da zRapari icoda, mTel dRes rom moeyola, ar gamoele-
oda. lilem misgan icoda, Tu icoda, beri baadurisa da kopalas, iaxsarisa da pirquSis
gmirobebi, gare devebisa da qajebis umsgavsobebi. Tan dedia yvelafers ise kargad,
gulSi Camwvdomad hyveboda, erTxel mosmenili arasdros dagaviwydeboda.
imedi ar gascruebia liles, devT dedam iseTi arakebi mouyva, aqamde rom mosmenili
ar hqonda. sanam dedia Taflakverebs ucxobda, papa giorgim iroelebis uZveles gvarze
mouTxro. lile aRtacebuli darCa:
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 _ netav mec maTsaviT mamaci da vaJkaci gavizardo.
_ ratom ar unda gaizardo, Senc xom iroeli xar, _ gamosZaxa dediam liles.
devT dedas sityvebi bavSvs esiamovna da amayad gadaxeda giorgi papas.
saRamo xans liles sicxem auwia. burdas motanili wiTlad SeRebili xisgan gamoTli-
li cxenis danaxvazedac ki mxolod gaiRima da Tvalebi isev daxuWa.
sam dRe-Rames ar davardnia sicxe biWs. axalTaxali wiTeli xalaTi Caacves da wiTeli
fardebi Camoukides. sam dResa da Rames umRerodnen devqalebi Svid sulTan batonebis
savedrebel iavnanas.
`batonebis baRSiao, iavnaninao,
TeTri TuTa asxiao, iavnaninao,
Walas viyav, Wala vnaxe...
verxvi verxvsa exveoda...
TeTri zRvidan wamovediT
Svidni Zmani, Svidni dani,
Svid sofels movefinebiT,
Svid sofels davscemT karavsa...~
meoTxe dRes liles sicxemac dauwia da siwiTlemac gauara. bavSvma batonebis xlar-
Tebs Zlivs daaRwia Tavi.
_ rogor SegvaSine, Svilo, _ efereboda gulgaxeTqili duda.
_ deda, Cemi naTlia sad aris? _ moikiTxa bavSvma.
_ romel naTliaze laparakob, Svilo. aq, Cven garda, aravin yofila, _ gaikvirva du-
dam.
_ rogor ara, dedi. Zalian lamazi qali iyo, grZeli mewamuli kaba ecva, batonebi yel-
Si mwvdebodnen Tu ara, Tavis TeTr gamWvirvale mandils gadamafarebda da batonebic
damexsnebodnen. mis garSemo haerSi patara bavSvebi dafrinavdnen.
dedam araferi upasuxa Svils, mxolod gulSi Caikra, ifiqra, albaT, sizmrad naxao.
mxolod baadurs eniSna liles sityvebi. mewamulkabian qalSi berma liles naTlia da
misi mfarveli barbale Seicno.

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burda sisxam diliT banze ijda da patara culiT komblebs Tlida. xmaurze duda ga-
movida gareT da qmarTan mivida.
_ maincdamainc bavSvebi unda gaaRviZo? _ uTxra nawyeni xmiT.
_ Sexede, ra dilaa, rogori gamWvirvale da sufTa haeria, zedgamoWrilia savarji-
Sod, axla ukve fexze unda iyvnen Seni bavSvebi, _ `Seni bavSvebi~ burdam gamokveTilad
warmoTqva.
_ Tu ginda, ufrosebi gaaRviZe, patarebs Tavi gaanebe. ra dros magaTi kombalia. mo-
ica, _ yuradRebiT daakvirda qmris naxelavs, _ ras akeTeb, kombals ara hgavs.
_ liles xis xmals vuTli. am zafxulidan xmlisa da mSvildis xmarebas unda SeeCvios biWi. beri
baaduris adrezSi weria, kacisZem, Seiqmneba ra rva wliso, saCvevi iaraRiT ivarjiSoso.
liles arc SarSan dauklia farikaobaSi varjiSi Tavisi gamoTlili xmliTa da Surdu-
liT.

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 _ duda, veRar gcnob. ufrosebs agre ar efofinebodi. ufrosebs ki ara, patara Ru-
Runasac, jer fexic xom ar audgams. papa giorgis mSiSrad da mfrTxalad rom ndomoda
biWis gazrda, kurdRlebs miabarebda, devebs ki ara.
_ neta ras vefofinebi. eg aris, ufro metad medardeba. vici, roSkaSSi aravin dami-
tovebs. Svilis mkerdidan moglejas adrianad vnaRvlob, _ iwyina dudam qmris sityvebi,
_ Tanac, gaviwydeba, devi ar aris, devis SesaZlebels ki kacisZe verasdros SeZlebs. ise,
ar vici, iqneb kacisZec ar aris da RvTisSvilia, misi Ronisa da moxerxebulobis Semxed-
vares, amazec mifiqria.
_ ras ambob, saidan _ papa giorgis SviliSvili _ RvTisSvili? _ dudas sityvebma
burda Seacbuna.
_ iqneb papa giorgic sulac ar aris papa giorgi? _ gamomcdelad hkiTxa qmars dev-
qalma, _ koSkobaze aki kopalasTan erTad movida kidevac.
_ aba, vin ggonia? _ burda dainteresda, visze aqvs eWvi dudaso.
_ ra vici... _ mxrebi aiCeCa dudam, burdam SvebiT amoisunTqa. _ wavide, mivxedo
ojaxs... _ kibeze daeSva devqali.
_ golas ojaxidan kidev vinme xom ar mosula CvenTan, _ gasZaxa cols burdam.
_ aravin, _ upasuxa devqalma da gza gaagrZela.
golas ojaxi Tveze meti iyo, rac beRelas gamoeqca da roSkaSSi amovida. burdas maT
mimarT eWvi gauCnda, Tavadac ver xsnida, ratom. iqneb Tavad gola iyo mizezi. lapara-
kis dros yovelTvis TavCaqindruli iyo, TvalebSi aravis uyurebda. masTan saubarma ga-
abraza burda, mTeli saRamo mis rqebs vuyurebdio, _ SesCivla devT dedas. gadawyvita,
golaze Tvali sWeroda, miT umetes axla, roca ormoci axalgazrda, jan-RoniT savse
devi samSvildis asaSeneblad iyo wasuli. golas colmac TiTqmis yvela Tanasoflelis
saxli moirbina, kiTxvebiT Tavs abezrebda roSkaSelebs. arada, aqamde yvela axalmo-
sulma Zveli keridan wamoyolili ambebis moyola icoda. bubaze ori wliT ufrosi go-
las biWi, aSara, ki sul liles dasdevda kudSi. isic aTasgvar kiTxvebs usvamda biWs. yve-
laze metad is ar esiamovna burdas, roca aSara liles umtkicebda, dudas da burdas
namdvili Svili ar iqnebi, devs ar hgavxar da vin xaro. is iyo, maT saubarSi unda Careu-
liyo, rom lilem Tavadve gasca moswrebuli pasuxi: arc Sen hgavxar devebs, bevri lay-
boba giyvars. Sen ra, devbiWi ara xaro?
am fiqrebSi iyo garTuli burda, rom buba da lile gamoecxadnen. danarCenebs jer sa-
uzme ar daemTavrebinaT. xis xmlis danaxvaze lile mamas gverdiT miujda.
_ xmali ki kargia, magram me komblis qneva da laxtis srola mirCevnia, _ TavisTvis
Caiburtyuna lilem.
_ me _ xmali! _ gaibusxa buba.
_ veRar gamigia Tqveni, kacisZe laxtsa da kombals mistiris, devi ki _ xmals, _ ga-
daixarxara burdam.
_ mama, aSaram _ saRamos Sin ar SevideT, cicinaTelebis sanaxavad wyalze wavideTo.
xom gagviSveb? _ daekiTxa burdas lile.
burda biWs gvian, miT umetes, umTvaro RameSi, arsad uSvebda, eSinoda misgan gamosu-
li naTeli, Tundac Zalian mkrTali, aravis SeemCnia da salaparako ar gamxdariyo. lile
gamorCeuli rom ar yofiliyo, es wesi burdas yvela Svilze vrceldeboda.
_ aSaram moifiqra cicinaTelebis naxva? _ Subli Seikra burdam, lilem Tavi dauqni-
a. _ mere, me rom RamiT gareT ar giSvebT?
_ aSaram Tqva, mamaCemi wamogvyvebao...
_ mamamisma aSara waiyvanos. Tu saWiro iqneba, me TviTon wagiyvanT. amaze laparaki
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 bavSvebma mamas gabrazeba SeamCnies, Tavi Caqindres da gaisusnen. xasiaTwaxdenili pa-
tarebi burdas Seecoda. Tavad gadawyvita maTi gunebaze moyvana.
_ beri baaduris adrezSi weria, biWebi rva wlisani gaxdebian Tu ara, sabrZolo mom-
zadeba dauwyeTo, _ TavisTvis Cailaparaka burdam.
_ sabrZolo momzadeba? _ aRtacebiT wamoiZaxa lilem, _ maS, mSvild-isarsac ga-
mogviTli?
_ aba ra! kargi Sindis xe ukve SerCeuli maqvs. axla wadiT, naxeT, danarCenebma sauzme
Tu daamTavres, sajixve kldeebisken wadiT, mec male moval.
burdas marto Tavisi Svilebi ki ara, soflis mTeli devbiWoba daxvda. ufrosebi, ro-
gorc ki moiclidnen, roSkaSis zemoT ikribebodnen da iq ejibrebodnen erTmaneTs. um-
crosebis wvrTnaze ki burda zrunavda. burdam sam jgufad dayo isini. erTni kldeze
cocvas swavlobdnen, meoreni komblis qnevaSi mecadineobdnen, mesameni ki qvis srolaSi
iwrTobodnen.
lile kldeze mcocvelTa jgufSi aRmoCnda, buba ki _ qvismsrolelTa, bubasTan er-
Tad iyo aSarac. liles gulisyuri Zmisken hqonda, yuradRebagafantul bavSvs fexi ram-
denjerme daucurda da Zlivs Seikava Tavi.
_ buba matyuara! _ Semoesma burdas devbiWebis yvirili.
_ ra xdeba mand!_ daibubuna devma.
erTi devbiWi gamoeyo megobrebs da mozrdili lodi aCvena mwvrTnels.
_ bubam Tqva, am lods kenWiviT visvrio.
lile kldidan saswrafod Camococda da Zmas gverdSi amoudga.
_ marTla Tqvi? _ CasCurCula yurSi.
_ aSaram momigona. erTi mama ar iyos aq, ras vuzamdi.
_ lile, Sens adgilas wadi! _ ubrZana mamam.
lilem erTi moaswro da Zmas Cumad gadaulaparaka:
_ daeWide mag lods da gadaagdeb. mende!
_ buba, baqioba dagiwyia. aba midi, isrole eg qva. Tu ver SeZleb, sircxvili Sen, _
daubRvira Svils burdam.
buba SiSiT miuaxlovda sakmaod mozrdil lods. darwmunebuli iyo, rom Zvrasac ver
uzamda. ifiqra, mamas avuxsni yvelaferso, magram liles sityvebi guls ukeTebda da ime-
diT uvsebda.
_ rac iqneba, iqneba, _ gaifiqra bubam da lodTan mivida. xelebi Zlivs Semoavlo, er-
Ti Rrmad CaisunTqa da mTeli Zal-RoniT daeWida. misda gasakvirad, lodi Tan ahyva,
marto eg ki ara, burda mis simZimes TiTqmis ver grZnobda. devbiWs Tan uxaroda, Tan
eSinoda, emand, jadoqris xeli xom ar ureviao, da qva rom ucbad moeSorebina, sam nabij-
ze gadaagdo. devbiWebi bubas miscvivdnen, mxarze xels utyapunebdnen da _ yoCaR, yo-
CaRo! _ gaiZaxodnen. Svilis RoniT gancvifrebuli burda lodTan mivida da aswia. bu-
basTvis namdvilad Zalian mZime unda yofiliyo. bubam Zmas dauwyo Zebna. lile arsad
Canda. devbiWebi xelis kvriT moiSora.
_ lile sad aris? _ dauyvira mamas.
bubas yvirilma burdas wamSi daaviwya lodica da misi simZimec.
_ es wuTia aq ar iyo? _ TavisTvis butbutebda da Tvalebs aqeT-iqiT acecebda. bur-
dam kldis ZirSi miwaze davardnili lile dainaxa. giJiviT mivarda, xelSi aiyvana misava-
Tebuli bavSvi da Sin gaaqcia.
lile gzaSive moego gons, magram fexze ver dadga. saCqarod devT deda miuyvanes. de-
diam aqeT sinja, iqiT sinja, magram avadmyofobisa veraferi unaxa. bolos isRa Tqva, kar-
gad gamoiZinos da CitiviT adgeba fexzeo. sanam liles eZina, duda sasTumalTan ejda
liles, burda ki gareT bolTas scemda.
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 buba lodis awevasa da liles mocelvas Soris raRac kavSirs grZnobda, magram ver
mimxvdariyo, ras. bevri ifiqra, bolos isev gadawyvita, mamisTvis gaendo Tavisi eWvebi.
_ mami, raRac unda giTxra... _ SeparviT uTxra burdas.
_ ra unda miTxra? _ burdam buba saxlis win qvaze gverdiT moisva.
_ is lodi, me rom avwie, Zalian mZime iyo CemTvis. axla rom Zalianac movindomo,
Zvras ver vuzam...
_ aba, rogor aswie?
_ ase mgonia, lile damexmara... _ buba SiSvel, kotita fexebs CaaSterda da cera Ti-
Tebi aaTamaSa.
_ ras ambob, TviTon vnaxe, lile ar dagxmarebia.
_ erT rames getyvi, oRond, dedas ar gaumxilo, kargi?
burda ise iyo dainteresebuli lodis awevis ambiT, rom Svils piroba misca.
_ xom ici, liles rZe rogor ar uyvars. arada, sanam bolomde ar dalevs, deda sufri-
dan adgomis uflebas ar aZlevs. roca martoni vrCebiT, magidis Tavidan boloSi Tavis
savse Wiqas Cemken moacurebs, Cems cariels ki _ Tavisken. me wuTSi gadavylapav rZes da
dedac gareT gviSvebs-xolme, hgonia, lilem dalia.
_ es ra SuaSia lodis awevasTan? _ gaioca burdam.
_ im SuaSia, mami, rom Wiqas lile xels ar hkidebs, rZiani Wiqa TavisiT modis CemTan.
burda gaognda, ar icoda, ra eTqva SvilisTvis, isRa moifiqra, pirze xeli aafara.
devbiWi gafarToebuli TvalebiT uyurebda mamas, ras akeTebso. kidev kargi, saxlidan
dudas xma moisma, burdamac gamosavali naxa.
_ Cumad! dedam ar gaigos, Torem liles dasjis.
_ vficav, arasdros aravis vetyvi liles oinebs! _ CasCurCula bubam mamas.
_ burda, hai, burda! _ gamosZaxa qmars dudam da karebSi lilesTan erTad gamoCnda,
_ marTali iyo devT deda, kargi gamoZineba uSvelis biWsao, Sexede, ra yoCaRadaa!
lile da buba erTmaneTs gadaexvivnen. patara Zma, bobRviT rom gamohyva dedas, uf-
ros Zmebs xelebaSverili `apa, apas~ eZaxda. lilem xelSi aiyvana patara, haerSi SeaTama-
Sa.
_ frTxilad, bavSvi ar damigdoT! _ aenTo duda da grZeltarian cocxs waatana xeli.
lile da buba ezodan sirbiliT gacvivdnen.

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saRamo xans, is iyo, devT dedam Zroxebi dabana-gaasufTava da mosawvelad gaamzada,

mezobeli devqalis xma moesma. fasasom ambavi moutana: golas patara gogo iseTi gavar-
varebulia, TiTqos cecxli ukidiao. golas coli enuqi zis da moTqvams, SveliT ki ve-
rafers Sveliso. devT dedam saqonelTan fasaso datova, mowvele, Torem sofels aik-
lebeno, TviTon ki cacxvis yvavili da Zmris doqi aiRo da golas saxlisken gaeSura.
enuqi iatakze ijda, gulSi patara Caexutebina da tiroda. dediam gavarvarebuli bav-
Svi CamoarTva.
_ geyofa tirili! _ dautatana enuqis. _ Cqara, sveli didi naWeri momitane.
enuqi wamovarda, wyliani gobi Semoitana. skivridan naWeri amoiRo da daasvela.
_ Cqara, gawure da momitane!
devT dedam devgogona gaaSiSvla da svel naWerSi gaaxvia. mxolod ramdenime wami ga-
aCera ase.
_ doqiT Zmari rom movitane, aq momitane. windebic moayole da axali perangic.

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 dediam bavSvs doqidan jer aynosina, mere Zmari peSvSi Caiguba da mTeli tani dauzila
pataras. fexze ZmarSive dasvelebuli windebi Caacva, tanT ki _ axali perangi. Sublze-
dac Zmriani tilo daado. sanam dedia bavSvs zelda, gogona raRacas butbutebda. bavSvi
Tavis fisos uxmobda. nel-nela gogona damSvidda. dediam SvebiT amoisunTqa _ bavSvs
sicxe daewia.
_ deda! _ uxmo pataram dedas, _ Cemi Savi fiso momiyvane! _ bavSvis sityvebze enuqi
gaSra.
_ isev bodavs, dedia, _ devT dedam enuqis ucnauri Secbuneba SeamCnia.
_ me Sen sxva fisos mogiyvan, fumfulas da puntulas, _ daamSvida gogona dediam.
_ me Cemi minda, karadaSi rom CaketeT Sen da mamam, _ jiutad titinebda patara.
_ kata karadaSi rogor gaCerdeba, Svilo? _ Seicxada enuqim da Seecada, Svilis yu-
radReba sxva rameze gadaetana, _ ici, me SenTvis ra lamazi mZivi maqvs! _ enuqim erT-
erTi Tarodan mZivi CamoiRo da Svils yelze Camohkida.
_ Cemi wasvlis droa, ukve nuRarafris SegeSindeba. Zilis win cacxvis yvavilis nayeni
daalevine. aba, Cemo patara, dedikos yvelaferi daujere da male kargad gaxdebi.
dedia wamodga da karisken gaemarTa. enuqi ukan mihyva, gzadagza madlobas uxdida.
enuqis guls Wia uRrRnida da mosvenebas ar aZlevda, bolos veRar moiTmina da, viTomda
sxvaTa Soris, dedias uTxra:
_ dedia, sicxe ras ar aTqmevinebs bavSvs _ karadaSi kata damaleTo, sasaciloa pir-
dapir.
_ aba, aba! _ kveri daukra dediam da Sinisken gaeSura.
enuqis bolo sityvebi rom ara, dedia, albaT, arc daeWvdeboda _ bavSvis aCemeba sicx-
ianis nabodvaria da meti araferio. magram axla sagonebelSi Cavarda. dedia Seecada,
enuqis saxe gaexsenebina, roca bavSvma kata pirvelad axsena. devqali jer gaSeSda, mere
xeliT Sublze ofli moiwminda. iqneb marTla iyo karadaSi kata damaluli? ase rom yo-
filiyo, sicxian bavSvs deda maSinve Seusrulebda survils. ki ar daiCemebda, ar Cagvike-
tiao. meores mxriv, enuqi Tu darwmunebuli iyo, karada carieliao, xom gaaRebda karebs
da Svils daarwmunebda, Sig aravinaao. dedias veraferi gaego, ratom umalavda deda
Svils katas. bolos erTma ucnaurma azrma gauelva, iqneb, sulac, Svils ki ara, me mima-
lavdao. amitomac wamosvlis win kidev erTxel damarwmuna, bavSvi bodavdao. Savi katis
xseneba cudad eniSna devT dedas da eWvi gauCina.
fasasos Zroxebi moewvela da wasuliyo. devT dedam rZe ki aaduRa, magram danarCen
saqmes guli ver daudo. burdasTan wavida. gzaSi gaaxsenda, burda axalmosul devebs
exmareboda saxlis aSenebaSi da RamiT Sin ar iqneboda, magram ukan aRar gabrunda.
dediam frTxilad daakakuna. kari lilem gauRo.
_ dedia! _ sixaruliT wamoiZaxa biWma.
buba da zilbani, romelic ori wliT ufrosi iyo Zmaze, erTmaneTs Rones usinjavdnen.
devT dedas danaxvaze orive wamoxta. dediam oTaxs Tvali moavlo da enuqis saxls Sea-
dara. dudas kopwiad dalagebul saxlSi, rogorc yovelTvis, devT dedas Sesvla esia-
movna. golasTan ki yvelaferi uadgilod eyara, diasaxlisis xeli ar emCneoda, TiTqos
iq droebiT iyvnen gaCerebulni da sacxovreblad darCenas ar apirebdeno.
_ deda sad aris? _ ikiTxa devT dedam.
_ pataras aZinebs, _ upasuxa zilbanma da oTaxis SuaSi mdgom stumars skami xmauriT
miuCoCa. devqali skamze Camojda da jer devbiWebi kargad SeaTvaliera, mere _ lile,
romelic taniT Zmebs, marTalia, karga gvarianad CamorCeboda, magram, kacisZis
kvalobaze, tanad mosuli bavSi iyo. `rogor etyoba, devqalis rZiT rom aris gazrdili,~
_ gaifiqra dediam. amasobaSi samivem devT dedas win tyavebi daafina da zed dasxdnen.

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 _ ise moikalaTeT, rom namdvilad raRac unda mogiyveT, _ miuxvda patarebs dedia,
samivem Tavi dauqnia. _ ra mogiyveT?
_ zRaprebi, zRaprebi... _ axmaurdnen devbiWebi.
_ sul zRaprebi, raRa dros Tqveni zRaprebia. modiT, axla sxva rame vTqvaT. rasac
axla mogiyvebiT, Cemi gamzrdeli pirimzesagan vici, man miambo. me Tqven giambobT, Tqven
ki Svilebs mouyeviT. maS, mismineT. jer es mipasuxeT, Tu iciT, vin aris Cveni miwisa da
cis gamgebeli?
_ morige cis gamgebeli, _ yvelas daaswro lilem.
_ yoCaR, _ Seaqo biWi.
_ dedia, sad cxovrobs morige? _ ikiTxa isev lilem.
_ swored magis moyola mindoda.
cis samefoSia morige cis gamgeblis samyofeli. erT Zalian maRal mTaze, mis mwver-
valebs Rrublebic rom ver swvdebian, cixe dgas; swored iq aris RvTis kari, mis iqiT
oqros taxtze morige RmerTia dabrZanebuli da oqros bageebiT iZleva brZanebebs. mis
samflobeloSi mxolod mzis Casvlis Semdeg SeiZleba misvla. oqros taxtis gverdiT
qvesknelSi fesvebgadgmuli alvis xe dgas, romlis wverSi oqros cxrakeci jaWvia. alvis
totebze TeTrmxriani RvTisSvilebi hyavda, sanam CvenTan gamogzavnida. alvis xis fes-
vebSi ukvdavebis wyaro _ veSa-wyaro _ mosCqefs, romelsac gulmodgined icavs RvTa-
ebrivi veSapi. cixidan am wyaromde arxia gayvanili, swored am arxiT dahqrian RvTisSvi-
lebi.
_ dedia, Sen ginaxavs eg alvis xe? _ hkiTxa bubam.
_ aba, ras ambob, me iq vin mimiSvebs. RvTis karze yofna mxolod wminda barbales, kvi-
ria xmelTmouravs, elias da RvTisSvilebs SeuZliaT, me erTi ubralo devi var da meti
aravin.
_ egeni vinRa arian?
_ modi, barbaleze mogiyvebiT jer. barbale dedobis, Svilobisa da furobis simrav-
lisa da siuxvis mfarvelia. barbale gvicavs tkivilebisagan, avadmyofobisagan, bato-
nebisagan.
axla kviriaze mogiTxrobT. kviria moriges mTeli xmeleTis marTvaSi exmareba da
mzisqveSeTSi samarTlianobas ganagebs. amitomac uwodeben xmelTmouravs. misi karavi
oqros taxtis axlos dgas da Sig samwerlo aqvs gamarTuli, mis codva-madlis wignSi
Cven mier Cadenili sikeTe da boroteba wvrilad iwereba. vai mas, vinc kviria xmelTmo-
uravs ganarisxebs. misi cecxlovani maTraxiT uciloblad daisjeba.
elias ki ca da Rrublebi abaria. igi kokispirul wvimas da gvalvas ganagebs. usinaT-
loa, amitom misi gamogzavnili setyva xan sad dahkravs da xan sad.
_ moasveneT dedia, Tanac, Tqveni Zilis droc movida! _ dudas patara ukve daeZine-
bina.
_ Zilis dro Tu movida, sxva ambavia, Torem ise, sulac ar Sevuwuxebivar Sens devka-
cebs, _ gamoeqomaga devT deda bavSvebs.
_ devkacebi maSin iqnebian, xis komblebis magivrad, laxtebs rom gamouWedavT maTi
mama, manamde kidev bevrma wyalma unda Caiaros.
_ axla ki daemSvidobeT dedias da _ loginSi!
_ Rame mSvidobisa, dedia, _ daemSvidoba samive da saZineblisken gaiqcnen.
_ dedia, _ ukan mobrunda lile, kalTaze aacocda, da Cumad uTxra, _ xom gaxsovs
batonebi rom mqonda, mgoni, maSin wminda barbale gamomecxada.
_ Sen iseTi biWi xar, gamogecxadeboda, _ daeTanxma dedia. lile kalTidan Camoxta
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 dudam magidaze ori carieli da erTic TafliT savse fiala dadga. karadidan doqi
gamoiRo da fialebi Seavso. dedia magidas miujda.
_ miyvars veluri vardis nayeni.
_ TafliT daatkbe, ufro geameba.
_ burdas ufrosebic wauyvania.
_ waiyvana. ar miyvars, burda RamiT Sin rom ar aris, mousvenrad var. mec Rames TeT-
rad vaTeneb.
_ duda, Tu ginda, SenTan davrCebi, _ devT dedam gadawyvita, isedac aforiaqebul
dudasTan mosvlis mizezze krintic ar daeZra.
_ ase ver Segawuxeb, dedia. guli migrZnobs, burdac male unda mobrundes, Cvens mar-
to datovebas egec erideba. miT umetes, am bolo xanebSi.
_ bolo xanebSi? ki magram, ra moxda iseTi roSkaSSi am bolo dros, me rom ar vici, _
devT deda Tavadac mSvenivrad xvdeboda burdas SfoTvis mizezs, magram dudasgan un-
doda, gaego.
_ rac golas ojaxi amovida roSkaSSi, burdam mosveneba dakarga. dedabudianad ar en-
doba, gulSi Savi zraxvebi unda hqondeTo.
devT deda da duda gvianobamde Sehyvnen saubars. SuaRamegadasulze gauSala logini
maspinZelma dedias. TiviT datenil leibze batknis fafuki tyavebi daugo.
uecrad ezodan karis Wriali moisma. dudam kedelze miyudebuli kombali aiRo da ga-
reT gaixeda.
_ burda var! _ moisma xma.
_ mainc dabrundi! _ tkbilad uTxra colma.
_ aba, martoni xom ar iqnebodiT. ufrosebic Sin ar arian!
_ ratom _ martoni, _ gamoepasuxa dedia.
_ Seni aq yofna rom mcodnoda, aRar movidodi, _ dananebiT Tqva burdam.
_ moxvidodi, mainc moxvidodi, _ mxarze xeli dahkra dediam devkacs, raxan saxlSi
xar, me Sin waval.
_ ara, dedia, darCi CvenTan, _ sTxova dudam.
_ nu mTxov, duda, saqme maqvs. am RamiT rZe Tu ar gavdRvibe, iseTi sicxea, gamifuWde-
ba.
_ maSin, gagacileb mainc.
_ ra gacileba minda. Sin darCi. erTi es miTxari, xval SeSisTvis mivdivarT Tu ara?
_ biWebs pirvel kalmaxobaze Sevpirdi wayvanas, pirobas ver davurRvev. zegisTvis
rom iyos...
_ o, piroba pirobaa. zegisTvis iyos. aba, baraqian kalmaxobas gisurvebT.

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devbiWebi adrianad wamoxtnen. maSinve sakrmels miawydnen _ xom ar wvimso. avdarSi,
aba, vin gauSvebda saTevzaod. SvebiT amoisunTqes, TevzaobisTvis, marTlac, mSvenieri
wynari dila iyo. dedas sauzme ukve magidaze daewyo: kvercxTan erTad Semwvari SaSxis
momcro naWrebi da TiTo Wiqa axalmowvelili rZe. lilem rZe jer ganze gaswia, magram
zilbanma Tvalebi ise daubriala, Sen gamo mdinareze wasvla dagvagviandebao, rom biWma
mTeli Wiqa rZe lamis erTi amosunTqviT dalia.
_ burda! _ moisma garedan xma.
_ Cqara, gveZaxian! _ wamoiZaxa bubam da samive gareT gavarda. ezos win aTiode
devbiWi mamebTan, sam ufros devTan erTad idga. xelSi yvelas Subebi eWira.
_ Tqven ra, jer mzad ar xarT?! _ gamosZaxa erTma, yvelaze mosulma calTvala devma.
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 _ ras ambob, mJavia, ra xania, gelodebiT, _ Svilebma verc ki SeamCnies, rogor wamo-
adgaT Subebmomarjvebuli mama da deda sagzliT xelSi.
dudam saTiTaod gadakocna samive. dedis moferebaze devbiWebi cota SeiSmuSnen. mxo-
lod lilem gadakocna deda da niSnis mogebiT Zmebs gadaxeda.
_ lile, Svilo, frTxilad iyavi. sxvisTvis Tu wyali muxlebamdea, SenTvis welamde
iqneba. Rrmad ar Sexvide, _ gaafrTxila dedam biWi, _ saRamos Sens sayvarel Taflak-
verebs dagaxvedreb.
lilem erTxel kidev akoca dedas, Tavis Subs staca xeli da danarCenebs gaekida.
mdinarisken mimavlebs zurgze godormokidebuli gola da misi vaJi aSara wamoewiv-
nen. maTi danaxva burdas ar esiamovna, magram araferi Tqva. samagierod, mJavia gacecx-
lda: `magaT gareSe saTevzaodac veRar wamiyvania Svilebi~.
_ aba, egeTebi rogor SeiZleba! _ daamSvida burdam, magram gulSi gaifiqra, Cemi
saTqmeli Tqvao.
_ amxela godori risTvis mogaqvs, kalmaxiT xom ar apireb avsebas! _ Caecina mJavias.
_ viTom, ratomac ara? _ dacinva arc ki SeimCnia golam da udardelad ganagrZo gza.
_ faceris dagebas Cven ar vapirebT da badis gadagdebas. cota wyals davagubebT da
eg aris. mere biWebs mivuSvebT SubebiT, TiTom, didi-didi, ori-sami daiWiros. _ face-
rebiTa da badeebiT devbiWebi Subis srolas ver iswavlian, auxsna mJaviam.
_ eg ra kalmaxobaa! _ mxrebi aiCeCa golam, Cvena qvemoT bades rom gadavagdebdiT...
_ moica, gola, _ sityva gaawyvetina burdam, _ Cvena qvemoTelebi ara varT. Tu Sen
isev maT miakuTvneb Tavs, aq ki ar unda iyo, beRelas karze unda msaxurobde.
golam xma gakminda da mdinaremde krinti ar dauZravs. ufrosebis daZabuloba TiT-
qos patarebsac gadaedoT da Cveuli bubun-bubuniT aRar mihyvebodnen mamebs.
burdam sakalmaxe CanCqeri wina dReebSi SeaTvaliera. devbiWebma wuTSi Cayares qvebi
wyalSi da mozrdili gube moawyves. burdam erT qvasTan wyali Subis wveriT Searxia da
qvis qvemodan saSualo tanis wiTelwinwklebiani kalmaxi gamocurda. devi ar ganZreula,
devbiWebi gafacicebiT uyurebdnen burdas, romelmac elvis siswrafiT daaso Subi kal-
maxs da Tevzacmuli maRla aswia. devbiWebi aWylopindnen: `es pirveli, es pirveli.~ bur-
da wylidan gamovida.
_ axla Tqveni jeria, _ mimarTa danarCenebs.
rogorc yovelTvis, didebs male mobezrdaT kalmaxis Wera, mdinaris piras cecxli
daanTes, Sig ramdenime sipi qva Caagdes. koconi rom minavlda, gavarvarebul qvebze kal-
maxebi daawyves Sesawvavad. devbiWebsac exvewebodnen, gemo gausinjeTo, magram maT ami-
saTvis ar ecalaT. medgrad idgnen gubeSi da kalmaxebis gamoCenas elodnen.
_ es ra xmaa? _ uecrad hkiTxa aSaram liles. kldeebidan katis ganwiruli knavili
yrud ismoda.
_ katis knavilia, _ upasuxa biWma, _ etyoba, Tagvs misdevda da viwrobSia gaWedili.
_ Cumad! _ daibRvira bubam, _ Cemi kalmaxi unda gamoZvres. ai, Sen! _ devbiWma osta-
turad daaso Tevzs Subi. gaxarebulma nadavli maRla aswia da mamisken gaiqca.
_ sawyali fiso, _ viTom TavisTvis Cailaparaka aSaram.
_ laparaks sjobs, movZebnoT da vuSveloT, _ lilem mdinaridan gamosvla daapira.
_ sad midixar? _ hkiTxa zilbanma.
_ kataa gaWedili sadRac, unda amoiyvanos, _ upasuxa aSaram da liles gahyva.
zilbani erTxans Submomarjvebuli idga, mere liles gaxeda da isic ukan gahyva. katis
xma ucnaurad ismoda. ver gaigebdi, zustad romeli mxridan iyo.
_ rodemde unda vdioT am wyeuls, saTevzaod var mosuli Tu katis samwyemsavad, _
awuwunda aSara, _ Tqveni ar vici, me ki ukan davbrundebi.

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 _ rac ginda, is qeni, me da zilbani movZebniT da vuSveliT! _ ise mtkiced Tqva lilem,
rom ufrosma Zmam winaaRmdegoba ver gauwia. _ zilban, Sen marjvniv wadi, me ki marcxniv
vnaxav. ase ufro swrafad vipoviT.
aSara, imis magivrad, rom ukan dabrunebuliyo, liles gahyva ukan. erT did lods amo-
efara da iqidan dauwyo cqera.
lile yovel mozrdil qvas amowmebda: fexi xom ara aqvs sadme moyolilio. erTi viwro
napralidan mkafiod moesma katis knavili. namdvilad iq iqneba, _ gaifiqra biWma da Sig
Seixeda. marTlac, napralis kuTxeSi Savi kata miyuJuliyo da sacodavad knaoda. napra-
li ki patara iyo, magram arc iseTi, rom kata ver gamoteuliyo, eg ki ara, liles rom mo-
endomebina, Tavadac SeZvreboda. albaT, fexi aqvs sadme moyolili, _ esRa ifiqra biWma
da katis gasaTavisufleblad napralSi ris vai-vaglaxiT SeZvra. amis danaxvaze aSara
isev mdinarisken daeSva da Tevzaoba ganagrZo.
_ modi, fiso, _ alersianad mimarTa katas biWma. katam liles didi mwvane Tvalebi
SeanaTa da gaifxora.
welSi moxrili lile frTxilad miuaxlovda, Tavze xelis gadasma undoda, magram
cxoveli fexebs Sua gauZvra da gasasvlelisken gaiqca. biWma Tavi ver Seikava da cxviriT
win gadaiwia, roca gasworda da xeliT im kedels Seexo, romelTanac fiso iyo atuzuli,
qvis magivrad, Tixa SerCa xelSi. mis miRma ki bundovnad dainaxa ucnauri TeTri figure-
biT moxatuli kedeli. liles kata miaviwyda da Tixis kedels mTeli ZaliT miawva, iqneb
Zvra vuyoo. TiTqos cxovelma igrZno, biWisgan uyuradReboba, da krutuniT fexebze ga-
eglasuna.
_ ager, gasasvleli, _ ubiZga lilem, _ Tu ginda, gadi. _ da isev, rac Zali da Rone
hqonda, mxariT miejaxa kedels.
amjerad kedeli SeinZra, xolo liles morigi mcdelobis Semdeg gadaingra da biWic
Tan gadaiyola. mis adgilas zemodan Tixa Camoiyara da xvreli kvlav amoqola.
zilbanma katas versad mohkra Tvali, aRarc misi knavili esmoda. ukan gamobrunda. ze-
modan mokalmaxeebs gadmoxeda. aSara sxvebTan erTad Tevzaobda. risTvis vcdebio, _
gaifiqra gabrazebulma da lilesken gaemarTa. Zma rom versad ipova, sirbiliT mamisken
daeSva.
_ mama, mama, lile daikarga! _ yviriliT mivarda burdas.
burda gvelnakbeniviT wamovarda.
_ rogor Tu daikarga! _ wamoiZaxa devma.
_ katis saZebnelad wavediT me da lile. is, ai, iqiT wavida, me _ aqeT, _ xeliT aCvena
zilbanma ufrosebs, _ maleve gavekide ukan, magram Tvalic veRarsad movkari.
devebi fexze wamoiSalnen da ZunZuliT ferdebs Seefinnen.
_ Tqven aq darCiT! _ ubrZana wyalSi Sesul devbiWebs burdam.
axlaRa moisaklisa bubam lile. erTi suli hqonda, mis saZebrad gavardniliyo, magram
mamis brZanebas ver gadavida. devebma kuTxe-kunWuli da qva-RorRi ar datoves, magram
biWs versad miagnes. suni TiTqos patara napralTan midioda, iqac ramdenjerme Seixedes,
magram amaod, carieli iyo.
_ albaT, am katas daeZebdnen, _ mJaviam qvaze wamowolil Savi katisken gaiSvira xeli.
_ Se ardasarCeno, Sen gamo daikarga biWi, _ dautatana golam, erT mozrdil qvas xe-
li daavlo da aucdenlad esrola. katam adgilze ganuteva suli.
_ es ra gaakeTe gola, iqneb magas mainc miveyvaneT liles kvalTan, _ dananebiT Tqva
mJaviam.
_ ra vicodi, _ mxrebi aiCeCa golam da biWis Zebna ganagrZo.

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 saRamomde amaod eZebdnen liles. burda sasowarkveTili daborialobda, gansjis una-
ri dakarga. aRar icoda, ra moemoqmeda. isRa moaxerxa, mJavias sTxova, devbiWebi sofel-
Si waiyvane da mezoblebs gaagebine, liles saZebnelad gamovidneno. soflisken mimavali
mJavia devTdedam dainaxa. devkacs bubasTvis Caevlo xeli da ZaliT mohyavda Sin. devbi-
Webs Soris liles Tvali ver mohkra. gulma cudi ugrZno.
_ mJavia! _ gasZaxa dediam, _ moxda rame?
_ lile dagvekarga, lile!
devT dedas elda eca. gulma bagibugi dauwyo. sirbiliT mivarda mJavias.
_ devkaco, erT biWs rogor ver mixedeT? mTeli roSkaSi iq iyaviT! _ dauRriala dev-
qalma mJavias, _ rogor dakargeT?
zilbani isev mohyva katis ambavs. buba mJavias xels ejajgureboda, gamiSvi Cemi Zmis
mosaZebnado. zilbanis monayols mJaviam daayola: golam suli gaafrTxobina im wyeul
Sav kataso. Savi katis xsenebaze devT dedam gulze muSti daibaguna. zilbani isev Cumad
zluqunebda, netav me da lilec aSarasaviT ukan movbrunebuliyaviTo.
_ aSara? ra SuaSia aSara, _ CaeZia devbiWs dedia.
_ pirvelad aSara da lile wavidnen katis saZebnelad, mere me gavyevi, Sua gzidan aSa-
ra ukan gamobrunda, Cven ki _ ara.
_ aSara, mgoni, pirvelad Sen gaige, ara, knavili? _ gaaxsenda bubas.
aSara gaxevebuli idga, mrgvali Tvalebi sacodavad moWuta da damnaSavesaviT moikun-
ta.
karadaSi damaluli Savi fisos ambavi, aSaras gagonili katis knavili, misi ukan dab-
runeba, golas nasroli qviT isev Savi katis mokvla _ yvelaferi erTmaneTs gadaeba da
dedias TavSi wre Sekra.
_ Sen rac burdam giTxra, is gaakeTe! am vaJbatons me waviyvan, _ devT dedam aSaras
qeCoSi xeli Caavlo, _ gamiZexi, maCvene, sad daikarga lile.
aSaram dedia jer dagubebul wyalTan miiyvana, mdinaris piras patara Subebi eyara,
zogi jer kidev kalmaxgarWobili... mere kldovan ferdobs Seuyvnen. dediam maSinve dai-
naxa burda. mis axlos gola idga.
_ dedia, gaige, ra dagvemarTa, _ Tavis qneviT uTxra golam.
burdas TiTqos ena gadaeylapa, verafers ambobda, pirs gaaRebda, xelebs gaasavsaveb-
da, TiTqos viRacas saSvelad uxmobso, da isev Camoyrida mxrebs.
_ erTi Seni mokluli kata maCvene! _ mkvaxed mimarTa golas da Tvali TvalSi gauya-
ra.
_ sadRac iqiT iyo, zustad arc maxsovs, _ dabneulad upasuxa golam.
_ gaixsene da maCvene!
gola win gauZRva dedias, aSara isev devT dedis gverdiT miCanCalebda.
_ Tqvenc gamomyeviT! _ uxmo danarCenebs dediam.
gola mkvdar katas ar miuaxlovda da xeliT aniSna, ager, iq gdiao, dediam yuradRebiT
daaTvaliera mZori da xeli dauqnia danarCenebs.
_ aba modiT, ra gaCvenoT!
kata, wiTeli sisxlis magivrad, Savi sisxliT iyo dasvrili, Riad darCenili
gaxunebuli mwvane Tvalebis uknidan ki miwisferi gamosWvioda.
_ TvalT ameria, Tu marTla Savi sisxlia, _ ikiTxa burdam.
_ TvalT ar agrevia, marTla Savi sisxlia. Seni biWi Cveulebrivi katis ki ara, grZne-
ulCasaxlebuli katis mosaZebnad wavida.
_ aq saidan gaCnda eg kata? _ gacofebulma ikiTxa burdam.
_ mec eg mainteresebs. gola, iqneb Sen agvixsna?
_ me saidan unda vicode?
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 _ gola, Tu rame ici da gvimalav, Cemi xeliT dagaxrCob! _ gaveSebuli burda mosak-
lavad mivarda golas, devTdedam SeaCera.
golam ukan daixia. gaqceviT versad gaiqceoda, sul male mTeli sofeli aq iqneboda.
_ Tqvi, Sen amoiyvane es uwminduri? _ dauRriala burdam.
_ me amoviyvane... _ Zlivs amoRerRa golam, _ magram aq saidan gaCnda, ar vici, sul
saxlSi myavda damaluli.
_ ratom?
_ aqauri ambebi rom beRelasTvis mietana.
_ liles raRas erCodi?_ SeekiTxa dedia.
_ arafers, liles gauCinareba raSi mWirdeboda.
_ aSara, mamaSeni Tu ubraloa, maSin Sen sTxove im wyeuls liles... _ `mokvlis~ saT-
qmelad ena ar moubrunda dedias.
_ ho!.. me amoviyvane godriT, me vTxove liles gadaCexa... _ gaborotebuli TvalebiT
ayvirda aSara.
_ ratom? _ gaocebisgan xelebi gaSala burdam, _ ra dagiSava aseTi?
_ kacisZe iyo da imitom!
_ mivxvdi, aSaras naxelavi rom iyo yvelaferi. SemeSinda, kata rom dageWiraT, ar mix-
vedriliyaviT, masSi rom grZneuli iyo Casaxlebuli, da movkali... _ golam Tavi Caqin-
dra.
_ Savi sisxliTa da CaJanguli TvalebiT rom yvelafers mivxvdebodi, amaze ki ar gi-
fiqria.
_ aSara, _ tkbilad mimarTa dediam, rac iyo, iyo, xom ar daginaxavs, sad SeZvra lile
an saiT wavida?
_ ar daminaxavs da gindac menaxa, arafers getyodiT, didi ambavi erTi kacis naSieris
dakargva, _ gakapasda aSara da mamas miekra.
Soridan gamwarebuli devqalis Rriali moisma. xma ufro da ufro axlovdeboda.
_ dedamismac gaigo!.. _ amoioxra burdam.
_ guls nu gaitex! eg biWi ase advilad ar daikargeba. gamagrdi! _ SesZaxa devT dedam
burdas, Tavad ki guli sul sxvas eubneboda.

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berma baadurmac golas ojaxobidan axali veraferi Seityo. kopala samSvildeSi iyo,
axlos aravin iyo, maTi azrebis gageba rom SesZleboda.
mTeli sofeli maT Caqolvas iTxovda, mxolod devT deda aRudga win Tanasoflelebs.
amaTi sisxliT xeli ar gavisvaroT, CrdiloeTiT gavuSvaT, sikvdilis bilikiTo. im bi-
likiT, romelic mxolod mcocavi yinulebis mxareSi midioda. sadac Zexorcieli ar Wa-
Wanebda. arwivic ki ufrTxoda mis zemoT gadafrenas.
beri baaduri daeTanxma devT dedas. mxolod kopalas mosvlamde arsad ar gavuSvaTo.
samxreTis yvela gza ki saguldagulod CaketeTo.
mTeli Rame mousvenrad iyo dedia. ZilburanSi moesma, TiTqos mis karebTan viRac iyo,
sarkmlidan gaixeda, magram veravin dainaxa, isev miwva, diliT saxlidan gamosulma ka-
rebTan mZinare patara devi dainaxa. kargad rom daakvirda, golas umcrosi qaliSvili
Seicno. pataras gulze dedis Wreli mZivi ekida. dediam frTxilad aiyvana da sawolze
daawvina. TviTon ki golas saxlisken gaiqca. iq aRaravin iyo. maTi kvali CrdiloeTiT,
sikvdilis bilikiT, mcocavi yinulebis mxareSi midioda.

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kacmacunebi

naxatebi, ufro sworad, gaurkvevlad CaxlarTuli xazebi, romlebic arc asoebs hgav-
dnen da arc suraTebs, gvirabis mrume sibneleSi jer nel-nela datrialdnen, mere sis-
wrafes umates, erTmaneTs SeuerTdnen da Sav morevad Sekruli ukuni alag-alag TeTr
wreebad dakveTes. bolos erT wertilad mileulebi gaqrnen kidevac. calke _ brunvis-
gan, calke _ swrafi daSvebisagan lilem erTxans fiqrisa da gansjis unari dakarga. is
iyo, grZnobac unda daekarga, rom Tavqve mimavali gvirabi sul ufro da ufro ganier
wreebs gauyva da bolos gasworda. lilec goreb-gorebiT Zlivs gaCerda. Tvalebis ga-
xelisa eSinoda, mis garSemo isev trialebda yvelaferi. ramden xans eSveboda Zirs an
ramden xans egdo erT adgilze, warmodgena ara hqonda. lilem drois SegrZneba dakarga.
rogorc iqna, kedlebi damSviddnen, aRar daqrodnen liles garSemo. biWi wamojda, maR-
la aixeda, magram Tvali ver miawvdina im adgils, saidanac Camovarda. win gaixeda, mis
pirdapir gvirabi midioda. axlos, etyoba, aravin iyo, radgan CamiCumic ar esmoda.
ynosvac daZaba, devebis gazrdils maTsaviT SesaniSnavi ynosva hqonda, magram Smorna-
revi mtvris sunis mets verafers grZnobda. gadawyvita, ukan asvla ecada. ori-sami mo-
saxvevi mSvidobianad gaiara, magram gvirabi zeviT sul ufro cicabo xdeboda da asvla-
sac aZnelebda. lile xels verafers sWidebda da fexic usrialebda. karga xans iwvala,
magram gza veRar gaagrZela. erTiRa rCeboda: sinaTle gvirabis meore boloSi unda
eZebna. zeviT deda, mama da Zmebi elodebodnen, mdinareSi kalmaxebi xtodnen, male mama
tyeSi ciyvebze sanadirod waiyvanda devbiWebs, deda Taflakverebs daaxvedrebda... roS-
kaSze fiqri guls umZimebda da Zalas aclida. `ara, ase ar SeiZleba~, _ gaifiqra da sca-
da, warmoedgina, gvirabis meore bolos ra xdeboda, Tumca, iqiT ra unda daxvedroda,
aba, ra icoda? lile morCilad gauyva gvirabs. jibeebi moiCxrika, iqneb raime sasusnavi
moviZioo; yvela biWis jibe xom yovelTvis aTasi wvrilmaniT aris savse. lilemac ipova
patara Surduli; aTiode kenWi; ori koWi, ubralo ki ara, tyavdaxveuli, wina dReebSi
koWobanaSi mogebuli; Clungi dana _ dedas mWreli rom enaxa, waarTmevda; da yvelaze
mniSvnelovani, cxra mozrdili rko da xuTic _ kakali.
gvirabs bolo ar uCanda. liles Zalian moSivda da moswyurda. amiT mixvda, rom ukve
saRamo iqneboda. ori rko daRrRna, notio kedliT tuCebi gaigrila da isev gvirabs ga-
uyva, magram daRlilobisagan Zili ise moeria, rom nabijic veRar gadadga, miwva da ma-
Sinve CaeZina. axalgamoRviZebulze aRarc ki axsovda, sad iyo, bubas gahkra xeli, xom ar
damaswro adgomao, da, mis nacvlad, civi kedeli rom daxvda, sawylad moikunta da mwa-
red amoioxra. or rkos erTi kakali daayola da mxrebCamoyrilma ganagrZo gza. meore
moSivebisas wylis wkapuni moesma. nabijs mouCqara, xma sul ufro axlodan ismoda. gvi-
rabi mRvimeSi Sevida. misi kedlebic ucnauri TeTri figurebiT iyo moxatuli. kldis na-
Juri peSvSi Caagrova da xarbad dalia. `maTara mainc mqonoda Tan~, _ dananebiT gaifiq-
ra.
_ hei! aris aq vinme! _ daiyvira biWma.
_ vinme, vinme... _ mxolod eqom gasca xma.
lile mRvimis daTvalierebas Seudga. xorcielis kvals versad miagno, Tu ar Cav-
TvliT moxatul kedlebs. kidev ori gasasvleli ipova: erTi gvirabis Tavze texili xa-
zebi exata, meorisaze ki _ or xazze damdgar samkuTxedze dasmuli wre. pirvelma mTebi
gaaxsena liles, meorem ki _ bavSvi. lilem swored am gvirabiT gaagrZela gza.
_ lile! _ moesma biWs, xma Zalian nacnobi iyo, Tbili da alersiani. lilem yurebi
cqvita.
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 _ aq var, deda! _ daiwyo yvirili, magram aravin gamoxmaurebia. biWs tirili auvarda,
mixvda, rom dudas tkbili xma moeyura. cremlebi saxeloTi moiwminda, gabrazebulze
erTi kakalic miirTva da isev gaagrZela gza. sanam gvarianad ar daiRala, ar gaCerebula.
daqanculi Zirs dajda, fexebi mokunta da Tavi Camosdo. gvirabis nacnob suns erTi uc-
nauri suni gaeria, cxvirSi SeuRitina da daRlac ki daaviwya. cxoveli ar unda yofili-
yo, cxovels aseTi kargi surneli ar hqonda. aman imedi Causaxa, magram sifrTxilis
grZnoba ver daTrguna. lile suns mihyva, Tumca, sxvagan gasaxvevi arc hqonda. gvirabi
isev mRvimeSi Sevida. biWma sunTqva Seikra da ise Seixeda. misi simaRlis grZelnawnavian
gogonas mohkra Tvali. gogona misken zurgiT idga da kedlebze TeTrad xatavda. lilem
SvebiT amoisunTqa.
_ gogona, sul Seni moxatulia es kedlebi? _ SeekiTxa lile.
ucnobi misken motrialda, liles gaocebas sazRvari ar hqonda, mis winaSe gogona ki
ara, bavSvis tanis mqone Cia kaci idga.
_ Sen damiZaxe gogona? _ CaixiTxiTa ucnobma _ ese igi, Cveneburi ara xar. aq saidan
gaCndi?
lile gaocebisgan jer gons ar iyo mosuli, gaSeSebuli da pirdafCenili uyurebda
ucnaur mxatvars.
_ mgoni, gaSeSobanas ar geTamaSebi; pasuxis gacema ar ginda? saidumlod inaxav Sens
aq moxvedris ambavs? _ ucnobi isev axiTxiTda.
_ ara, ratom _ saidumlod, _ Zlivs amoRerRa lilem, _ roSkaSSi erT napralSi Sev-
Zveri, iq uecrad kedeli Cawva da gvirabSi amovyavi Tavi.
_ roSkaSSi... _ Subli SeWmuxna ucnobma, _ devebis sofelSi...
_ diax!
_ roSkaSSi ra gindoda?
_ iq vcxovrob.
_ ra xumara yofilxar, hi, hi, hi...
ucnobis qcevam lile gaabraza.
_ Sen vinRa xar? _ xma daiboxa lilem.
_ abo, var, kacmacuna. iyos Seni saxli roSkaSSi, _ abom biWs gabrazeba Seatyo, _ Cemi
saxli ki es gvirabebia.
_ kacmacunebi arseboben?
_ Sen ra, ar gagigia Cvens Sesaxeb?
_ ara. avsulebi xom ara xarT? _ frTxilad daekiTxa lile.
_ Tfui, magaT, ra avsulebi! kacmacunebi varT, aravis vvnebT, magram ucxosac aravis
vemezoblebiT da vemegobrebiT. CvenTvisa varT.
lile abos miuaxlovda da orivem erTmaneTi kargad aaTvalier-CaaTvaliera. kacma-
cunas Tavze qudi exura, Cveulebrivi naqsovi perangi ecva, oRond, zed aTasgvari JRa-
runa ekida. grZeli, ganieri Sarvlidan SiSveli fexebi mouCanda. yavisferi kani hqonda,
busaviT mrgvali, priala Tvalebi, saxeze mudmivad Rimili dasTamaSebda. wveri meCxeri,
magram grZeli hqonda.
_ kedlebze ras xatav? _ SeekiTxa lile.
_ ki ar vxatav, vwer. yoveli gvirabis dasawyissa da dasasruls zustad unda eweros
saiT midis, zemoT vin cxovrobs, risi Sovna SeiZleba iq da ra vici... aTasi wvrilmani.
lilem im nawerebze miuTiTa, romelic swored im gvirabis garSemo iyo, saidanac Tvi-
Ton gamoZvra.
_ iq raRa weria?
_ iq weria, rom gvirabi gauqmebulia, radgan saSiSia iq gavla, SeiZleba, Camoingres.
rom icode, bewvze xar gadarCenili. me ramdeni malaparake, Sen ki ra gqvia da vin xar, ar
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giTqvams. am gvirabiT Tu moxvedi, marTla roSkaSeli yofilxar. ra gqvia? _ gaumeora
kiTxva abom.
_ lile.
_ ici, lile, Sennairi aravin minaxavs, Zalze ucnauri vinme xar.
_ ratom, abo? Cveulebrivi biWi var.
_ Cveulebriv biWs aqamde sibneleSi guli gauskdeboda SiSiT, Sen ki xedav, rogor
axerxeb amas?
_ ar vici, _ mxrebi aiCeCa lilem, _ Senc xom xedav sibneleSi, Cemi ratom gikvirs?
ukan wamiyvan, roSkaSSi?
_ ara! _ mokled mouWra abom.
_ ratom?
_ jer mobidanma unda gnaxos, is gadawyvets, roSkaSSi dagabrunebs Tu... _ abom sity-
va aRar gaagrZla.
_ Tu _ ra? _ SeubRvira lilem.
_ Tu Tevzebs aWmevs Sens Tavs, _ isev siciliT upasuxa abom.
liles sxva gza ar hqonda, beds miendo. uUndoda, ekiTxa, mobidani vinRa ariso, magram
SimSiliT kuWi ise ewvoda, rom aRar hkiTxa.
_ wamiyvane mobidanTan, oRond jer rame maWame, Zalian mSia, ar minda, Tqvenma Tevzeb-
ma damiwunon, gamxdariao.
_ Senc kargi xumara yofilxar, mgoni, Tevzebs gadaurCebi, gamomarTvi, _ abom abgi-
dan miwis vaSli amoiRo da liles gauwoda.
_ Tma rom daTixuli gqonoda, mokle gziT wagiyvandi, magram meSinia, TavSi rame ar
mogxvdes, migdebul gvirabebSi Seni Seyvana ar SeiZleba, _ dananebiT Tqva abom.
_ Sen ra, daTixuli gaqvs? _ hkiTxa lilem.
_ abom Tavi daxara da zed muSti daibraxuna. lilem axlaRa SeamCnia: kacmacunas Tma-
ze Tixa hqonda wasmuli, romelic gamxmar qudad qceuliyo.
mTeli gza ena ar gauCerebia abos. Tu kedelze raime warwera SexvdebodaT, kiTxulob-
da da yvela naxats xsnida, mere gaixsena, bavSvobaSi pirvelad rogor dauTixes Tma, ro-
gor daiWira mezoblis bavSvebi, roca mis miwis vaSlebs da Tevzebs iparavdnen; gzis ro-
gori kargi mcodne iyo; uyvarda zusti maCvenebeli warwerebis gakeTeba; mobidani yve-
laze Soreul gvirabebSi Turme mxolod mas gzavnida; miwisqveS sxva drosac upovia ada-
miani, magram cocxali _ arasdros, mxolod ConCxad qceuli.
roSkaSSi gauTavebeli laparaki did sircxvilad iTvleboda da biWs Zalian ukvirda,
abo enas rom ar aCerebda. lile sibneleSi ki xedavda, magram srulad ver aRiqvamda ga-
remos. axla, roca mis win abo midioda, daZabuli Tvalebi daasvena da TvaldaxuWuli
mihyveboda ukan, mxolod gzadagza gaxedavda megzurs. irgvliv yvelaferi ucvleli
iyo: gvirabi da daTixulTmiani, grZelnawnaviani abos zurgi.
uecrad liles quTuToebSi TeTrma sinaTlem SeaRwia, biWma Tvalebi maSinve gaaxila.
gvirabis bolo ganaTebuli iyo.
_ gareT gavaRwieT? _ gaxarebuli SeekiTxa abos.
_ gareT ra gvinda, sofelSi SevdivarT.
lilem kacmacunebis ganaTebuli sofeli rom dainaxa, gaukvirda, gaaxsenda abos sity-
vebi, sinaTleSi vera vxedavTo. netav, rames xom ar matyuebso, gaifiqra da jibeSi blag-
vi danis tari saguldagulod CabRuja.
kacmacunebis sofeli erTi mozrdili mRvime iyo. kedlebze mercxlis budis msgavsi
saxlebi iyo mikruli, romlebidanac kibeebi Camodioda. saxlebis mrgvali sarkmlebidan
sxvadasxva feris sinaTle gamodioda. TiToeul maTganTan liles simaRlis an cota ma-
Rali qvis sveti idga. swored maTze iyo moTavsebuli manaTobeli burTi, romelic TeTr
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sinaTles gamoscemda. mrgvali formis mRvimis centrSi vercxlisferzedapiriani pawa-
wina tba livlivebda. mis garSemo bavSvebi feradi kenWebiT TamaSobdnen, moxucebi ki
qvis skamebze Camomsxdariyvnen da Tvlemdnen. mRvimeSi haeri sufTa iyo, TiTqos saidan-
Rac niavic ki uberavda. liles kacmacunebis brWyviala sofeli Zalian moewona.
_ sinaTle ratom anTia, Tqven xom kargad xedavT sibneleSi, _ dainteresda lile. _
bavSvebs da moxucebs iseTi mWreli Tvali ara aqvT, rogorc Cven, amitom anTia. aba, sib-
neleSi xom ar isxdebian.
abos danaxvaze bavSvebi maTken gamoiqcnen da gars Semoexvivnen yviriliT:
_ xumara abo, xumara abo!
_ aba, Wkvianad! _ daucacxana erT-erTma kacmacunam. mas grZeli TeTri wveri mux-
lamde scemda, nek TiTze wvrili nawnavi ki TiTqmis Zirs eTreoda. moxuci fexze Zlivs
wamodga. _ abo, Sena xar? ra gvirabma mogiyvana CvenTan?
_ me var, me! ver micaniT? _ mxiarulad gasZaxa abom, _ martoebi xarT?
_ yvela samuSaod aris wasuli. sadacaa, movlen. bavSvebi da moxucebi varT marto.
_ aba, vin dagvapurebs me da Cems stumars.
_ stumari? _ aCurCulda did-patara, _ stumars kacmacunebTan ra unda, rogor Se-
moaRwia CvenTan? saSiSi xom ar aris? _ aTasi kiTxva gauCndaT maspinZlebs.
_ geyofaT viSviSi! _ xelis aweviT gaaCera berikacebi uxucesma, _ saSiSi rom yofi-
liyo, abo CvenTan ar moiyvanda. romelimes Tu SegiZliaT manaTobeli qvis gavarvareba,
_ ikiTxa man. kacmacunebma Tavi dauqnies.
uxucesma raRac uCurCula mozrdil bavSvebs, erTma maTganma wuTSi moitana sisxli-
viT wiTeli qvisgan gamokveTili kuTxovani fiala, tbis wyliT Seavso da moxucebis win
dadga. maT Soris yvelaze moklewveriani Caimuxla da xelisgulebs Sua moiqcia Tasi. li-
le verafers xvdeboda da didi interesiT elodeboda, ra unda momxdariyo. meore bav-
Svmac moirbina. ai, gogo iyo Tu biWi, amas ki lile ver mixvda.
_ ukve Cavyaro? _ ikiTxa pataram.
_ ase swrafad ar SemiZlia, moicade! _ kbilebSi gamoscra moxucma.
lile wyals Tvals ar aSorebda, TiTqos viRacis amoxtomas eloda iqidan. wyals jer
orTqli auvida, mere TandaTan buStulebis amoSveba daiwyo.
_ aduRda? _ gaoceba ver damala lilem, magram pasuxi aravis gaucia.
moxucma TvaliT aniSna bavSvs, fxvnili Cayareo. patara kacmacuna nel-nela yrida
fxvnils, TeTri wvrili marcvlebi wyalSi umal ixsneboda. wyali gaTeTrda, nel-nela
gablantda da fafad gadaiqca.
_ esec Tqveni fafa, _ SvebiT amoisunTqa moxucma, _ kidev raRac SemZlebia. kovzebi
moitaneT?
liles da abos patara maTlafebze fafa dausxes, Sig kovzebi Caulages da xelSi mia-
wodes. liles egona, qafqafafafiani TefSi xelebs daswvavda, da frTxilad CamoarTva,
magram maTlafa Tbilic ki ar iyo. ordRiani SimSilis Semdeg fafa ugemrielesad eCvena.
ise danayrda, egona, naxevari batkani miirTva, daRlilobac moexsna da karg gunebaze-
dac dadga.
_ ras TamaSobT? _ hkiTxa bavSvebs.
_ kenWobanas, _ upasuxa yvelaze gabedulma da yvelaze maRalmac, romelic liles
welamde swvdeboda.
kacmacunebis kenWobana Zalian hgavda im kenWobanas, romlis TamaSSic lile erTob ga-
wafuli iyo. oRond, aqaurebi, koWebis nacvlad, ferad-ferad kenWebs iyenebdnen: wi-
Tels, yviTels, mwvanes, lurjs, TeTrs. lilem xelSi aiRo ramdenime kenWi, mxolod axla
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jibidan Tavisi sanaqebo koWebi amoiRo. pirveli xeli moigo, mere waago, da is iyo, `mesa-
me da samarTali~ unda eTamaSaT, rom patara jamiT da savarcxliT xelSi abo wamoadga
Tavs.
_ geyofa TamaSi, modi, Tma unda dagiTixo.
lile usityvod daemorCila. Aaba, ra unda eqna, sadac iyo, iqauri qudi unda daexura.
abo erTi xeliT frTxilad usvamda Tavze Tixas, meoriT ki Tmas ukan uvarcxnida. Zalian
ecada, liles TiTqmis mxrebamde Camozrdili Tma daewna, magram amaod, maSin TasmiT Se-
ukra da daamSvida, Zalian male Cawvnasac movaxerxebo.
Tixis gaSrobasTan erTad, liles Tma sul ufro da ufro eWimeboda. abom Tmis sawi-
naaRmdego mimarTulebiT erTi-orjer ausva xeli da lilec aRar Seuwuxebia Tavis tki-
vils.
soflelebma gamomSvidobebisas liles patara CanTa gaatanes, gzaSi gamogadgebao.
biWma didi madloba gadauxada kacmacunebs, Tumca Sig Calagebuli yvela nivTis daniS-
nulebas ver mixvda.
gzaSi abo iseTi enawyliani aRar iyo. lilem megzurs mowyena Seatyo. mizezs rom ver
mixvda, hkiTxa:
_ abo, raRac gulnatkeni modixar, me xom ar gagabraze?
_ Sen ara, lile. pataraobisas mamaCemi matarebda gvirab-gvirab. isic kedelTmwera-
li iyo. Cems bavSvobaSi am sofelSi samjer meti kacmacuna cxovrobda. eh, vcotavdebiT.
_ soflelebi ar dagxvdnen saxlebSi da saidan mixvdi?
_ bavSvebi xom dagvxvdnen.
lilem araferi upasuxa. Tavadac bevri hqonda safiqrali da misi laparakis mosmena
Zalianac ar undoda. karga xans iares ase. nel-nela liles daRla daetyo. Tvalebi exu-
Weboda. albaT, zemoT daRamdao, _ gaifiqra.
_ abo, _ dauZaxa win wasul kacmacunas, _ aqaur dRe da Rames ver vamCnev, Zilis dro
xom ar movida?
_ Tvalebi mec mebliteba, Seni CanTa gaxseni, leibi rom gamogatanes, amoiRe.
_ lilem CanTaSi Caixeda, magram xaoiani naWris meti leibis msgavsi veraferi naxa.
_ am naWerze meubnebi? _ aCvena abos.
_ magaze geubnebi, gaSale da daiZine.
lilem naWeri gaSala, Tan fiqrobda, gind amaze iweqi, gind _ qvaze, Zvlebi mainc da-
gemtvrevao. magram roca dawva, qvis simagre ver igrZno, TiTqos roSkaSSi dudas gaSlil
loginSi iwva. abo pirdapir qvaze dawva.
_ Sen ratom ar dagaqvs leibi? _ hkiTxa lilem kacmacunas.
_ mozrdil kacmacunas leibi ar sWirdeba.
_ ratom, magari gverdebi gaqvT?
_ ara, qva iRebs Cveni tanis formas, Tanac rbili da fumfula xdeba.
lile ver mixvda, abo marTals eubneboda Tu exumreboda, magram ise eZineboda, aRa-
raferi hkiTxa, laparaki ar gamibaso. Tvalebi daxuWa Tu ara, maSinve CaeZina.
kidev oTxi sofeli gaiares. mxolod erTSi gaCerda abo didxans, Ramec ki gaaTia. am
sofelSi abos ded-mama cxovrobda. aqac jer undoblad Sexvdnen liles, magram mere ve-
Rarc ki amCnevdnen, rom maT gverdiT kacmacuna ar iyo. abos mama imdenad moxuci iyo,
rom cols xeliT dahyavda, TeTr sinaTleSic ki uWirda gverdiT mdgomi nivTebis danax-
va. deda ki ufro axalgazrdad gamoiyureboda, joxic ar sWirdeboda, sibneleSic xedav-
da da sadilis gasakeTeblad mezoblebsac ar sTxovda wiTeli fialis gacxelebas.
abom lile mercxlis budeSi aiyvana. Turme mxolod garedan hgavda budes, Signidan
sam sarTulad dayofili Taroebian-TaxCebiani saxli iyo. sarTulebi erTmaneTs priala

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cicabo filebiT iyo dakavSirebuli, romelzedac fexi lilem ver moikida, abo da mTe-
li misi ojaxi ki Tavisuflad adi-Cadiodnen. zemodan mis asayvanad Toki CamouSves. li-
lemac welze Seiba da abom bumbuliviT aitaca zeda sarTulze.
abos dedam kidev ori manaTobeli burTi daumata oTaxs. amisTvis Tarodan TeTri
mrgvali qvebi CamoiRo, erTi erT xelSi daiWira, meore _ meoreSi. roca qvebma sinaTle
gamosces, oTaxis kedlebTan mdgar svetebze Semoawyo.
sanam deda fusfusebda, abom dawvrilebiT uambo rogor ipova lile, erTmaneTs ra
uTxres, ra soflebi gamoiares, sofelSi vin daxvdaT. am xnis ganmavlobaSi oTaxis SuaSi
Semoxazul wreSi dedamisma saWmliT savse sxvadasxva zomis wiTeli fialebi daalaga.
abo erTxelac ar amdgara, rom dedas mixmareboda. bolo fiala qalma veRar gaacxela
da liles guldawyvetilma uTxra:
_ eh, aRara maqvs Zveleburi energia.
_ abo, dedas miexmare, _ uCurCula lilem.
_ kedelTmwerlebi energias ar vxarjavT, _ amayad miugo abom.
SesaniSnavi sadili miirTva lilem. yvelaferi ucnaurad gemrieli iyo. liles Zalian
moewona motkbo-momwaro, surnelovani Savi sasmeli, veRar moiTmina da abos hkiTxa, ra
ariso.
_ deda, Sen uTxari, Torem me ar damijerebs, _ CaixiTxiTa abom.
_ amis damzadebas ra unda, _ gaxalisda qali, _ gamxmari rko da vardkaWaWaa jer mo-
xaluli, mere dafquli da wyalSi moxarSuli, Tafls gemovnebiT daumateb. bevri Tu mo-
giva, datkbobis nacvlad, ufro gamwardeba. xom ici, velur TaflTan xumroba ar gadis,
SeiZleba mogwamlos kidevac.
abos mama Cumad sadilobda, TiTqos iq arc yofiliyos, xeli ukankalebda. WamiTac
TiTqmis araferi miirTva, kuTxeSi mijda da CaiZina.
_ Zalian adre daberda, _ SesCivla dedam abos.
_ daberdeboda, aba ra, rac magas martos gvirabebi aqvs movlili. xan saidan uwevda
gamosvla da xan saidan, _ kveri daukra abom.
_ Senc rom mamaSenis kvals mihyevi, axla sxvebma ikedlmwerlon, mec minda SviliSvi-
li, _ oxravda qali.
_ kargi deda, ai, liles mobidans mivuyvan da mere vnaxoT.
_ sul ase mpirdebi, _ xeli Caiqnia qalma, _ xval adrianad gadixarT?
_ adrianad, adrianad.
lilem abos CaZinebas daucada. pirdapir qvaze mwol kacmacunas Cumad miepara da fe-
xisgulebi dauTvaliera _ cicabo qvebze rogor axerxebs asvlaso. abos fexisguli ba-
yayisas hgavda, lile swrafad moSorda kacmacunas, Tavis leibze dawva da daiZina.

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mobidani

marto darCenilma mobidanma Cafiqrebulma Sexeda dabalTaRian kars, romlidanac

es-esaa misi mowafeebi gavidnen. imedgacruebis grZnoba sul ufro da ufro eZaleboda.
aTi rCeuli kacmacunas ganswavlasac Zveleburad veRar udebda guls. maTSi mxolod
didi mamebis ubadruk anarekls xedavda, romlebic verasdros SeZlebdnen gadaSenebas
misuli kacmacunebis tomis gadarCenas.
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 _ ase Tu gagrZelda, am firfitebs veravin axsnis, _ gaifiqra mobidanma da Taroebze
Semowyobil Tixis ZvelTaZvel firfitebs gaxeda. fiqrebSi wasuli frTxilma kakunma
gamoafxizla. mobidanma xeli karis mimarTulebiT gaiSvira da Tavisken miizida. kari
mZimed gaiRo. zRurblze moRimari abo gamoCnda. mobidans misi danaxva Zalian gauxarda.
es mudam mxiaruli kedelTmwerali, mis damZimebul guls yovelTvis xaliss matebda.
axla abos gamoCena, sworedac rom, miswreba iyo moxuci kacmacunasTvis.
_ abo, raRas udgaxar, Semodi, Sens moxuc maswavlebelTan! _ dauZaxa mobidanma didi
xnis unaxav mowafes.
abo gabrwyinebuli saxiT gaemarTa mobidanisken da xelze eambora sayvarel maswav-
lebelsa da winamZRols.
_ sul damiviwye, abo! _ usayvedura mobidanma, Tan xeliT aniSna, gverdiT momijeqio.
_ sul ufro didi da didi gzebis gavla gviwevs kedelTmwerlebs, gvirabebs gareT
dazvervac sul ufro da ufro Zneli xdeba, cotaniRa davrCiT, _ moibodiSa abom da
Tavi daxara.
_ vici, abo!.. axals ras metyvi, ra dReSia Cveni gvirabebi. sul xom ar Camogvengra
Tavze?
_ sul ara, magram...
_ Camoqceuli bevria, miT umetes _ Soreulebi.
_ ho, _ amoioxra mobidanma, _ axla saidan modixar?
_ roSkaSisken viyavi... gareTac ver gavixede. mTavari gvirabi Camoiqca, biWic ki Cai-
tana.
_ sawyali!_ uecrad mobidani fiqrebidan gamoerkva, _ biWi _ roSkaSSi? rame xom ar
geSleba? an me xom ar meSleba, roSkaSSi devebi ar dasaxldnen?
_ mec gamikvirda, roca miTxra, roSkaSeli varo. vifiqre, rame xom ar meSleba-meTqi,
kedlebzedac kidev erTxel amovikiTxe, vin cxovrobdnen zemoT.
_ daujerebel ambebs miyvebi, abo!
_ marTals vambob. Cemi Tu ar gjera, im ucnaur biWs Tavad mousmine. gareT melodeba.
lile hqvia. sibneleSi CvensaviT xedavs. eg kidev araferi, Tavadac mkrTali naTeli das-
devs Tan. Ggadavwyvite, SenTan momeyvana, _ abos Tvalebi aucimcimda, TiTqos amayobda
Tavisi gadawyvetilebiT.
_ ucnauri xar, abo! sxva, Sens adgilas, usityvod daemorCileboda kanons: ucxo ara-
vin SemoeSva Cvens gvirabebSi, Sen ki misi CemTan moyvanac ki gabede.
abom Tavi daxara, ver mimxvdariyo, mobidani aqebda Tu sayvedurobda. TviTonac Za-
lian kargad icoda, umTavresi kanoni rom daarRvia, magram am ucnauri biWis danaxvis-
Tanave gaifiqra, mobidans aucileblad unda vaCvenoo, da axlac ki, sagonebelSi Cavar-
dnils, mtkiced swamda, liles aq moyvana swori gadawyvetileba iyo.
mobidani TviTonac ver xvdeboda, ratom ar ubrazdeboda abos, mTeli sicocxlis man-
Zilze Tavad erTxelac ar daurRvevia kacmacunebis kanoni da sxvebisganac amas iTxov-
da.
_ ra Tqvi? lile hqviao, ara?
abos arc ki auxedavs maswavleblisTvis, Tavi ise dauqnia. mobidanis mSvidma xmam kac-
macuna, cota ar iyos, daawynara.
_ radgan aqamde mogiyvania, _ gaagrZela mobidanma, _ Semoiyvane, maCvene Seni napov-
ni ucnauri biWi.
gaxarebuli abo fexze wamoiWra da liles Semosayvanad gareT gavida. isedac mkrTa-
lad ganaTebuli oTaxi mobidanma kidev ufro Cabnelebuli daaxvedra biWs. aintereseb-
da, marTla xedavda sibneleSi, Tu abos gamogonili iyo yvelaferi. kari gaiRo da abo

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biWs SemouZRva. mobidans adamiani Zalian didi xnis win, axalgazrdobaSi, roca kedel-
TmwerlebTan erTad gvirabebis gareTa miwebis dasazverad dadioda, maSin hyavda nanaxi.
_ abo, gareT dagvelode. lilesTan martos msurs saubari, _ sTxova kedelTmwerals
mobidanma. abom liles mxarze xeli daado, TiTqos gaamxneva, saSiSi araferiao, da oTa-
xidan gavida.
_ momiaxlovdi, lile! _ mimarTa biWs mobidanma.
lile mobidanis win dadga da Tvali TvalSi gauyara.
_ ager, Cem gverdiT, skamze Camojeqi, _ sTxova kacmacunam biWs.
_ Tqven gverdiT rom skami ara dgas? _ mxrebi aiCeCa biWma. mobidanma oTaxi kidev
ufro Caabnela. oTaxSi ukuni Camowva.
_ kuTxeSi, karTan, skami dgas da iqidan moitane, _ mimarTa biWs.
lile Setrialda da zustad is skami moitana mobidanTan, romelzedac miuTiTa kac-
macunam.
ukuneT bnelSi, mobidanma SeamCnia, rom liles garSemo mkrTal naTels TiTqmis erT
mtkavelze sibnele gaecrica. aSkara iyo, biWi sibneleSi kacmacunasaviT xedavda. marto
xedavda ki ara, Tavadac anaTebda. mobidanma oTaxi gaanaTa. moxuci kacmacuna eridebo-
da energiis zedmetad xarjvas. sibneleSi xedva ki bolo dros did Zalebs arTmevda mas.
_ abom miTxra, roSkaSeli yofilxar. adamianebi da devebi ukve erTad saxlobT? _
TvalebmoWutuli mobidani yuradRebiT aTvalierebda biWs.
_ roSkaSSi marto me vcxovrobdi adamiani, danarCeni yvela devi saxlobs, _ miugo
lilem.
_ Sen rogorRa moxvdi iq?
_ papa giorgim miuyvana Cemi Tavi burda devs gasazrdelad.
_ gamkvirvebia papaSenis, SviliSvili devebs rogor ando. rame rom daeSavebinaT Sen-
Tvis?
_ rogor Tu daeSavebinaT? _ mobidanis SekiTxvam Seacbuna biWi, _ roSkaSeli deve-
bi sxvebs ara hgvanan, keTilebi da Wkvianebi arian. ar gagigoniaT maT Sesaxeb? SviliviT
mzrdidnen burda da duda.
_ didi cvlilebebi momxdara zemoT, _ TavisTvis Cailaparaka mobidanma, ase mgonia,
Cveulebrivi biWi ar unda iyo: papa giorgis devebTan daumalixar, sibneleSi xedav da
anaTeb kidec, raRac saidumlos unda inaxavde.
_ me, saidumlos? _ gaecina liles, _ es Tqven xarT saidumloTi moculni. Tqvens
Sesaxeb arc ki msmenia.
biWis pasuxze mobidans mwared Caecina. moxuci arc apirebda biWisTvis ekiTxa, zeviT
kacmacunebs gvaxseneben Tu arao. uaris mosmenas gaurboda. saukuneebis win samudamod
Caimalnen mTebSi gaTxril gvirabebSi da bneleTTan WidilSi martodmarto datoves
adamianebi. didi mamebi am gaqcevas axali cxovrebis dasawyiss eZaxdnen. mTeli Tavisi
axalgazrdoba mobidans sjeroda maTi da darwmunebuli iyo, sxva arCevani ar arsebob-
da. magram wlebTan erTad eWvebic emateboda kacmacunas, eSinoda, axali cxovrebis da-
sawyisi maTi cxovrebis gzis gardauval dasasrulad ar qceuliyo. yovel Tavis moswav-
leSi kacmacunebis axal winamZRols eZebda, romelic CixSi momwyvdeul mis patara
xalxs gadaSenebisgan gadaarCenda. magram aseTi aravin Canda. mamaTa mier dawerili ka-
nonebi gansjas ar eqvemdebareboda. axali cxovrebis dasawyisidan abo pirveli iyo, vinc
daarRvia kanoni da ucxo SemouSva gvirabebSi. liles danaxvisTanave erTi kiTxva aekvi-
ata mobidans: iqneb sworeb am biWma unda gviCvenos xsnis gzao.
lile yuradRebiT aTvalierebda oTaxs. kedlebSi gamoWrili Taroebi savse iyo er-
TmaneTze dalagebuli Tixis Txeli firfitebiT. mobidanma SeamCnia misi daintereseba,
ramdenime CamoiRo da biWs aCvena.
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 _ ici, eseni ra aris?
firfitebi lilesTvis ucnobi wvrili figurebiT iyo aWrelebuli. TviTon naxatebi
arafers eubnebodnen, magram erT-erTi firfitidan wamosulma siTbom roSkaSis gazaf-
xuli gaaxsena; Tovlidan amomZvrali pirveli yoCivardebi da enZelebi, moWikWike mer-
cxlebi da, rac yvelaze metad aklda am gvirabebSi, kaSkaSa mze.
lilem firfitas xeli gadausva da amoioxra.
_ ratom oxrav, lile? _ dainteresda mobidani.
_ am firfitam gazafxuli gamaxsena...
mobidani gaocebisgan gaSeSda. biWs firfita saswrafod CamoarTva da meore gauwoda.
_ es raRas gaxsenebs?
lilem Tixas xeli daado. tanSi Jruantelma dauara.
_ ra iyo? _ SeekiTxa mobidani.
_ aq sul gzebzea laparaki, magram...
_ ra magram, lile, kidev grZnob rames?
_ sicives, xelis TiTebic ki gameyina TiTqos. _ lilem ori nabijiT ukan daixia.
_ marTali xar, Cemo biWo. am firfitaze miwisqveSa gzebi aRwera Cemma maswavlebelma.
bolomde ver daamTavra, Cems xelSi dalia suli. ciebiT iyo avad.
`ciebiT? _ gauelva TavSi mobidans. _ nuTu lile aramarto firfitaze amokveTili
teqstis Sinaarss Seicnobs, aramed ufro mets: ras grZnobda misi damweri.~ liles Jru-
anteli da TiTebis wayinva swored amis niSani iyo. mobidanma biWi gulSi Caikra. Tan did
madlobas swiravda RmerTs am saCuqrisaTvis.
mobidanma lile TavisTan axlos, mTavar mwignobar qordasTan daabinava. swored qor-
das ebara kacmacunebis mTeli codnis sacavi. am mudam Tbilad moRimarma, kacmacuneb-
Tan SedarebiT, Cia tanis mwignobarma TviT mobidanze ukeT icoda, romeli firfita sad
inaxeboda da ra ewera Sig. rodesac mobidanma uTxra, Sens saxlSi bavSvi unda Cavasax-
loo, elda eca. mwignobars Tavad Svili ar hyavda, colTan erTad mSvidad da wynarad
cxovrobda sacavis gverdiT. mTel dRes wignebTan atarebda, asjer wakiTxuls kidev
erTxel gadaikiTxavda, gacrecili firfitebidan teqstebis aRdgenaSi aTenebda dResa
da Rames. sakmarisi iyo, dasasveneblad Tvali daexuWa, rom mis mexsierebaSi romelime
uZvelesi xelnaweri myisve amotivtivdeboda da goneba misda uneburad, kvlav agrZe-
lebda muSaobas. aRarc axsovda, ramdeni iseTi xelnaweri hqonda wakiTxuli warmosax-
vaSi, romelTac Tvalxiluli verafers uxerxebda. da axla, uceb, bavSvi saxlSi, xmauri-
Ta da ganuwyveteli JriamuliT. uarsac ver ityoda. kacmacunebi yovelTvis usityvod
emorCilebodnen kanonebs. mobidani ki kanonze maRla idga. uSvilo fefe, qmrisgan gan-
sxvavebiT, liles didi sixaruliT Sexvda.

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gesliani firfitebi

roSkaSamde mimavali gvirabebi kacmacunebs erTianad Camoqceuli daxvdaT. maT gaw-

mendas TiTqmis ori weli moandomes. mTavar kedelTmwerlad da gzamkvlevad abo iyo da-
niSnuli. sul cotaRa rCeboda im adgilamde misaRwevad, sadac abom lile ipova. kacma-
cunas erTi suli hqonda, bolo gvirabi swrafad gaevlo da gzis gawmendis Sesaxeb mobi-
danisTvis moexsenebina. roSkaSamde liles gacilebas abo Tavad apirebda. magram, yve-

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las gasakvirad, moxda is, rasac aravin eloda: gvirabebma isev daiwyes Camoqceva. mTxre-
lebi Zlivs gadaurCnen wyvdiadSi samudamod Camarxvas. xelmeored scades gzis gasuf-
Taveba, magram amaod. Sromisgan Zalagamoleuli abo mobidanisgan ambis gasagebad gamog-
zavnilma kedelTmweralma, TiTqmis ZaliT daabruna winamZRolTan. abos monayolma sa-
gonebelSi Caagdo mobidani. moxuci ver xvdeboda, ase ratom iyo mTa ganrisxebuli, ra-
tom aRar uSvebda roSkaSamde kacmacunebs. `iqneb gangebas jer ar mousurvebia liles
aqedan gaSvebao,~ _ gaifiqra mobidanma. TiTqos fiqrs miuxvdao, abom xmamaRla gasca
pasuxi:
_ lile samzeod aris dabadebuli, maswavlebelo, radac ar unda dagvijdes, biWi Sin
unda davabrunoT. piroba maqvs micemuli. isedac didxans SemorCa CvenTan.
_ radac unda dagvijdes... _ gaimeora mobidanma, _ didi mamebis kanonis darRvevac
rom dagvWirdes? _ gamomcdelad hkiTxa abos.
SekiTxvam abo wamierad daabnia. maswavleblis mWrel Tvals ar gamohparvia misi Sec-
buneba, magram kedelTmweralma, mobidanis gasaocrad, aburduli Zafis swored im erTa-
derT wvers miagno, romelic Tavad ukve meore weli iyo, verafriT epova.
_ maswavlebelo, rogorc maxsovs, didi mamebis kanoni gveubneba: gvirabebis sauflo-
Si cxovrebis ufleba mxolod morgvebs gvaqvs. gTxov, amixseni, kanonebSi, `kacmacune-
bis~ nacvlad, `morgvebi~ ratom weria?
_ ratom mekiTxebi?! Tavadac kargad ici! _ gabrazeba daetyo mobidans.
_ vici, magram kidev erTxel amixseni... _ ar daiSala abom.
_ kargi, Seni neba iyos... morgvebi Cveni uZvelesi winaprebi iyvnen da adamianebis
gverdiT cxovrobdnen. dRisiTac xedavdnen da RamiTac. pirveli kanonebi swored maT
Seqmnes. samwuxarod, Cven maTi anarekli varT mxolod. isRa dagvrCenia, kanonebSi mainc
vuwodoT sakuTar Tavs morgvebi... uZveles enaze morgvi bnelSi mWvretels niSnavs.
_ sxvagvarad rom vTqvaT, gvirabTa saufloSi cxovrebis ufleba mxolod morgvs, anu
bnelSi mWvretels, aqvs, _ pasuxi ar daayovna abom.
mobidans saxe gaunaTda. abo marTali iyo. aqamde rogor ar ifiqra amaze. dRemde mor-
gvsa da kacmacunas yovelTvis aigivebda. arada, morgvi ufro mravlismTqmeli aRmoC-
nda. am aRmoCenamde ki abos erTma kiTxvam miiyvana.
_ kidev erTi kanoni minda, rom gavixseno. Tu ar vcdebi, morgvi saxlSi dabrunebas
yovelTvis unda eswrafodes. yvela morgvis valia, daexmaros moZmes Sin dabrunebaSi....
_ sakmarisia, ukve davrwmundi Cems sibriyveSi, _ sityva gaawyvetina mobidanma da
Tvali TvalSi gauyara. aAinteresebda, Zveli mowafe rogor Sexvdeboda misgan aRiarebas.
oriode wlis win abos mobidanis es sityvebi rom gaegona, erTs gulianad gadaixarxareb-
da, magram axla TiTqos verc ki gaigo maswavleblis naTqvami. abo am aRiarebas ki ara, im
umTavres sityvebs eloda, romlebsac liles bedi unda gadaewyvita.
mobidani xelebis fSvnetiT fexze wamodga da abos aniSna, ukan momyevio. moxucs wlebi
sul ufro da ufro emCneoda. ukve siarulic Zlier uWirda, xeljoxis gareSe erT na-
bijsac ver dgamda. mobidanma abo sacavSi calke mdgom karadasTan miiyvana, sami firfi-
ta CamoaRebina da magidaze erTmaneTis gverdiT daawyobina.
_ kargad daakvirdi am firfitebs. isini Cveni didi mamebis kedelTmwerlebis daxatu-
lia da adamianTa savali gzebia naCvenebi. es is gzebia, romlebiTac lile Sin dabrunebas
SeZlebs.
_ dabrunebas? _ ukve Cveuli xalisiani xmiT gaimeora abom.
_ Sin dabrunebas. Cven ki, radac ar unda dagvijdes, xeli unda SevuwyoT, radgan li-
le morgvia. morgvs ki yvela kacmacuna unda daexmaros Sin dabrunebaSi. kargad Seiswav-
le es gzebi. naxe erTi, Cveni gvirabebidan yvelaze axlos romeli miiyvans biWs roSkaSam-

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de. zeviT asvlis nebasac gaZlev marto RamiT ki ara, dRisiTac. sami Tve unda geyos gze-
bis dasazverad. sami Tvis Semdeg sami weli Sesruldeba, rac lile aq aris. Ddroa, lile
Sin gavuSvaT. aba, Sen ici. Seneburad mixede saqmes.

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sacavSi Sesvlis uflebas lile mobidans aRar sTxovda. uxucesma biWs neba darTo,
roca moisurvebda, maSin esargebla firfitebiT. mxolod erTi Tarodan aukrZala maTi
aReba. erTxel lilem isic gaigona, rogor sayvedurobdnen swavlulebi mobidans _ ada-
mians, isic bavSvs, rogor andob didi mamebis nawerebso. xval rom fexi dahkras da aqedan
gagveparos, zeviT Cvens saidumlos xom Seityobeno. amaze mobidanma mSvidad miugo: gan-
gebas madlobas unda swiravdeT, lile rom aq moaxvedra. Cveni swavluloba araferia mis
niWTan SedarebiT. nuTu ver xedavT, striqonebs miRma kiTxva rom SeuZliao. swavluleb-
ma araferi upasuxes uxucess, mxolod mxrebi aiCeCes ukmayofilebis niSnad. mxolod
qordas esiamovna misi pasuxi, radgan TviTonac ase fiqrobda da Zalian amayobda, liles
ganswavlaSi masac rom miuZRoda wvlili. sami wlis ganmavlobaSi lilem kacmacunebis-
gan, marTlac rom bevri ram SeiTvisa: maTsaviT Caswvda qvebis saidumloebebs. axla igi
mozrdil kacmacunasaviT Tavisuflad acxelebda qvebs, yoveli maTganis gansakuTre-
buli Tvisebis Secnoba SeeZlo, uSecdomod arCevda Zvirfas spekal-qvas ubralo qvisa-
gan da maTSi aTasgvar koSkebsa da labirinTebs arCevda. spekali qvebis marTvis xelov-
nebam sakuTari Tavis marTvac aswavla. axla mas Tavisuflad, didi energiis xarjvis
gareSe SeeZlo nebismieri nivTis xelSeuxeblad amoZraveba. Tavisda uneburad, patara
kacmacunebTan damalobanas TamaSis dros im naTebis gaZliereba da Sesusteba iswavla,
romelic dabadebidan aCrdiliviT Tan dahyveboda. daxuWobanas dros, roca megobrebi-
sagan damalvas cdilobda, iseT kaSkaSa naTelSi gaexveoda, rom kacmacunebi verc ki am-
Cnevdnen. Tumca, rac dro gadioda, mSoblebmonatrebul da ZmebsdaSorebul biWs TamaSi
Zalianac aRar exaliseboda. ramdenjerme gaparvac ki gadawyvita. Tavisi niWis wyalo-
biT, Tavisuflad SeeZlo, ise wasuliyo, rom veravis SeemCnia. magram jer erTi, ar ico-
da, saiT unda wasuliyo, da meorec, misi gaparva mobidansa da abos didad atkenda guls.
kacmacunebis winamZRoli raRaciT papa giorgis agonebda. mis mzeraSic iseve ikargebo-
da xolme, rogorc papa giorgis TvalTagan gamosul siTboSi. abo ki ufros Zmad miaCnda.
mobidanmac da abomac sityva misces liles, Sin dagabrunebTo, sjeroda maTi da gaparvas
Ralatad miiCnevda. amitomac moTminebiT eloda im sanatrel dRes, roca mobidani gamo-
samSvidobeblad Sublze akocebda, xolo abo roSkaSisken waiyvanda. magram es dRe igvi-
anebda. mis yuramde xmebma miaRwia, kedelTmwerlebsa da gvirabmTxrelebs mTa aRar
emorCileboda da roSkaSisaken mimavali gvirabi ramdenjerac gaasufTaves, imdenjer
Camoingrao. lile cdilobda moaruli WorebisTvis yuri ar daegdo. ar sjeroda maTi.
Ffiqrobda, ase rom iyos, mobidani aucileblad metyodao. Sin dabrunebis molodinSi,
jer drois mosaklavad, mere ukve interesis gamo, kacmacunebis naxatebs swavlobda xan
mobidanTan, xan qordasTan. mxolod firfitebis amocnoba ki ara, sacavSi SemorCenili
ZvelTaZveli gacrecili wignebiT kacisZeTa wera-kiTxvac aswavles. ise, liles am wigne-
bis kiTxva ufro siamovnebda, vidre firfitebisa. wignebSi xom mziani dReebis, mTvaria-
ni Rameebis, moSriale da Tovliani tyeebis Sesaxeb ewera. isic gaigo, rom mzisqveSeTSi
devebze meti adamiani cxovrobda. axlac sacavSi Taroebs Soris daiareboda. akrZalul
firfitebs gverdi auara. akrZalvis mizezi ar icoda, magram maT Tavadac gaurboda. ra-
tomRac maTi siaxlove im Savi katis geslian mwvane Tvalebs agonebda, romlis gamoc kac-
macunebTan moxvda. lile im avbediTi dRis gaxsenebas yovelTvis gaurboda, amitom Savi
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katis Sesaxeb mobidanisTvis arasdros mouyolia. axlac gverdi auara akrZalul fir-
fitebs, magram maTgan wamosuli Rvelfi biWs yelSi marwuxiviT eca da sunTqva Seukra.
Tavisda uneburad lilem xeli hkra uxilav aCrdils da gverdze gadaxta.
_ lile, vis uRereb muSts? _ sacavSi mobidani ise Semosuliyo, rom fiqrebSi wasul-
ma biWma verc ki SemCnia.
ra unda epasuxa liles, roca Tavadac ar icoda, vis mouRera muSti. biWma bavSvuri
miamitobiT hkiTxa mobidans:
_ es firfitebi boroti kacmacunebis dawerili xom ar aris?
_ ratom ggonia ase? _ Secbunda uxucesi. lilem didi mamebis im firfitebis Sesaxeb
ikiTxa, romliTac kacmacunaTa modgmis gadarCenis mizniT, maT adamianebisgan samuda-
mod gandgoma evalebodaT. marTalia, mobidani gulis siRrmeSi bolomde ar eTanxmebo-
da maT gadawyvetilebas, magram am kanonis Secvla arasdros ufiqria. sxva kacmacunaTa
msgavsad, igi yovelTvis zustad icavda winaparTa mier datovebul kanonebs.
mobidani ar dalodebia liles pasuxs, Tarodan ori firfita aiRo, magidaze gverdi--
gverd daalaga da liles TavisTan uxmo.
_ abo dabrunda, gaige? _ sxvaTa Soris hkiTxa biWs.
_ didi xania? sad aris? _ saxe gaebadra liles.
_ kargi ambavi ver unda giTxra. roSkaSamde gvirabebi isev Camoingra. Sens dasabru-
neblad sxva gzebi unda vipovoT. maT mosaZebnad abo ukve gavuSvi. sam TveSi mobrundeba
ukan. gvirabebiT Tu ver SevZlebT, miwiszeda gzebiT mainc migiyvanT saxlSi.
liles Tvalebi cremlebiT aevso. rogor ar scada, magram Tavs verafriT moeria.
cremlebi loyaze Camougorda. mobidanma ar SeimCnia da saubris Tema swrafad Secvala.
_ modi erTi, wamikiTxe, am firfitebze ra weria...
lile magidasTn mivida da naxatebs TiTi gaayola. pirveli naxati arc ki hqonda amo-
kiTxuli, maSinve gaCerda. axla ki mixvda lile, cota xnis win ra swvda yelSi: es iyo tyu-
ili, Tanac _ didi boroti tyuili. liles yurSi cxadad Caesma firfitaze damweris
gesliani xarxari. lilem mobidans Sexeda, misi mSvidi saxe rom dainaxa, mixvda, moxucs
es xarxari ar esmoda. arada, lilesTvis cxadze cxadi iyo _ firfitis damweri
kacmacuna ar unda yofiliyo, isini ase sazarlad ar xarxarebdnen. mTeli Zala moikriba
da firfitas isev daakvirda.
_ es firfita kacmacunas dawerili ar unda iyos... _ damnaSavesaviT Tqva biWma.
mobidanma liles sityvebi yurad ar iRo da mkacrad ubrZana, kiTxva daewyo.
_ `.. dadga dro da adamianebma morgvebi gasawirad gagvimetes. _ Cumi xmiT daiwyo
kiTxva lilem, _ gagvwires, raTa xelSi CaegdoT kldeSi amokveTili Cveni umdidresi
qalaqi. tyuili mogvigones da bneleTis mociquloba dagvwames, roca Cvens dasamar-
cxeblad Tavad gaurigdnen bnelTmeufes. im sabediswero dRes, roca adamianebma Cveni
sisxlis daRvra gadawyvites, samudamod ganvudeqiT maT da saSviliSvilod SevixizneT
kldeebis gulSi, sadac arc adamianis fexi dadgmula da arc qvesknelis qveSevrdomTa.
dReidan arc erTi morgvi_kacmacuna _ qvesknelTan brZolaSi adamianTa modgmas aRar
daexmareba da mxolod Tavisi Tavisa da momavali Taobis gadasarCenad icxovrebs.
dReidan Cemi _ morgvTa uxucesi mamis _ brZanebaa, rom... _ lile gaCerda da oriod
wamSi gamyinavi xmiT SesZaxa: _ tyuilia!
_ ras ambob, kacmacunebs tyuilis Tqma ar gvCvevia. didi mama sicrues ar dawerda.
_ ar vici, simarTle weria aq Tu tyuili, magram erTSi ki darwmunebuli var: amis dam-
weri didi mama, rogorc Tqven eZaxiT, kacmacuna ki ara, erTi boroti arseba unda yofi-
liyo. aAxlaxan: swored misi uxilavi aCrdili cdilobda Cems daxrCobas, albaT, imitom,
rom TqvenTvis simarTle ar gamegebinebina. rom icodeT, rogor dagciniT, misi tyuilis
wlebis manZilze rom gjeraT. nuTu ar gesmiT misi xarxari? _ lilem firfitas xeli
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hkra da magidas moSorda. firfita gacurda, Zirs davarda da Suaze gadatyda. mobidanma,
msxvrevis xmis nacvlad, marTlac, xarxari gaigona, romelic nel-nela minavlda da ges-
lian qirqilad Sewyda.
mobidanma akankalebuli xeliT uxmo liles. biWs SeeSinda, ar davardeso, skami miuCo-
Ca uxucess da CamojdomaSi miexmara.
_ lile, _ CurCuliT mimarTa mobidanma, Tan firfitas Tvals ar aSorebda, _ am sa-
Sinel xarxarze melaparakebodi?
_ Senc gaigone? _ SvebiT amoisunTqa biWma.
_ vai, rom gavigone!... oRond, ras unda niSnavdes es, ver gamigia... maS, Sen ambob, rom
am firfitis damweri kacmacuna ar iyo...
lilem Tavi dauqnia.
_ rogor unda gavigoT, vin iyo?
biWma mxolod mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ eh!... _ amoioxra uxucesma, _ mec brZeni mqvia. SegiCndi aTi wlis bavSvs aTasgvari
kiTxvebiT da ise gTxov pasuxebs, TiTqos am firfitis daweras eswrebodi... magram Seni
daxmarebis gareSe am saidumlos rom ver amovxsni, ra vqna?
_ SeiZleba, wavide? _ lile ukve veRar usmenda mobidans. erTi suli hqonda,
sacavidan gasuliyo.
_ ra Tqma unda... magram sanam gaxval, SegiZlia, maCveno, aseTi moxarxare firfitebi
sad awyvia?
_ ra Tqma unda. mxolod im Taroze awyvia, romelTan misvlac amikrZale.
_ yvela aq momitane, kargi?
lilem jer magidaze meore firfitas gadausva xeli. igi Cveulebrivi aRmoCnda. mere
akrZalul Taroze dalagebulebi yuradRebiT daaTvaliera, maTgan aTiode amoarCia da
magidaze erTmaneTis gverdiT daalaga. mobidanma swrafad CaikiTxa TiToeuli.
_ hm, mama zanzarakis dawerili kanonebia. _ TavisTvis Cailaparaka mobidanma, _ li-
le, qordas dauZaxe, saswrafod movides CemTan. aq rac moxda, jer aravis mouyve. _ gzaSi
daadevna mobidanma.

***
aT dReSi yvela swavlulma moiyara Tavi. mTel dRes mobidanTan TaTbirobdnen. fefe
xvdeboda, kacmacunebis TAavs raRac uCveulo ambavi trialebda. bolo dReebSi qorda-
sac ki veRar scnobda: yovelTvis dinjsa da mSvids, nerviuloba emCneoda, martos lapa-
raki dasCemda, xandaxan Tavis Tavsac ki ubrazdeboda da tuqsavda.
erT dilas, pirvelad cxovrebaSi, sruliad umizezod fefesac ki dauyvira. fefem
nawyeni xmiT Cailaparaka, mtersa da moyvares ver amCnevo. colis sityvebma swavluli
TiTqos gons moiyvana da Zveleburad wynarad upasuxa:
_ eh, me ki ara, Cvens winaprebsac ver gaurCeviaT moyvare da mteri.
qmris sityvebma guli ki moulbo fefes, magram sagonebelSi Caagdo. kiTxviTac vera-
feri hkiTxa: dro mova da Tavad amixsnis yvelaferso.

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dasazverad

daRamda Tu ara, abom kldeSi gamokveTili samalavidan Tavi frTxilad gamoyo. kar-
gad arc ki mimoexeda aqeT-iqiT, mTeli taniT wamoimarTa da yvela kacmacunasTvis lamis
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zRaprul ocnebad qceul cas axeda. swored aseT, varskvlavebiT moWedil ukidegano Ta-
Rad warmoedgina. aAi, mTvare, ki Uufro didi egona, mrgvali, TeTrze TeTri da kaSkaSa.
amas ki naxevari gverdi mokbeCili hqonda.
abom zemodan gadaxeda xeobas, romelic mis win xelisguliviT gadaSliliyo. veeber-
Tela sivrcem Tavbru daaxvia gvirabebSi cxovrebas miCveul kacmacunas. garSemo yve-
laferi dautrialda, Zlivs moaswro, iqve, kldis qimze Camojdoma da Tvalebi magrad
moxuWa. nel-nela abos TavSi trial-bzriali miwynarda, magram mainc maSinve fexze ar
wamodga. jer erTi Tvali gaaxila, mere _ meore. kvlav cudad igrZno Tavi Tu ara, isev
daxuWa. meoTxe-mexuTe gaxelaze ukve mSvidad SeZlo xeobis daTvaliereba. mis qvemoT
namdvilad is adgili iyo, romelic mobidanis naCveneb firfitaze naxa daxatuli: mdina-
re, romelic jer sworad moedineboda, mere mis win mkveTrad uxvevda jer marjvniv, mere
ki _ marcxniv. klaklinebs Soris ki kldis sami sveti iyo amozrdili.
bilikamde abo advilad Cacocda, magram samomavlod lilesTvis Tokebis wamoReba ga-
dawyvita. biliki advilad ipova, magram mainc buCqebiT arCia siaruli. win mTeli Rame
hqonda. kedelTmweralma Cveulebas ar uRalata da gzadagza patara aRniSvnebi gaakeTa.
or Rames mSvidad iara. mxolod erTi ram awuxebda, adamianis kvals versad miagno. bili-
ki xan orad itoteboda, xan _ samad. am dros abo ibneoda, aRar icoda, romels gahyolo-
da, romeli miiyvanda adamianebTan. mesame dRec Ramdeboda, is iyo samalavidan gamoZro-
mas apirebda, rom mis win kacmacunebis simaRlis dagrexilfexeba, bewvianma arsebebma Ca-
urbines. tanT mokle jubebi ecvaT, mxarze ki keti hqondaT gadebuli. abo frTxilad ga-
moZvra da scada, SeumCnevlad asdevneboda, iqneb maT mainc mimiyvanon adamianebTano.
ucnaurma arsebebma is biliki airCies, romelic momcro goraks gverdiT uvlida da Zirs
eSveboda. abom gzis gasayarTan Seicada, Zalian rom ar miaxloeboda maT da Tvals mie-
farnen Tu ara, gza isev gaagrZela, magram gorakis iqiT veRaravin dainaxa, Tumca biliki
aRarsad uxvevda. kacmacunam fexs mouCqara, magram ucxo xmaurma aiZula, gzidan gada-
exvia da moecada. kargadac moiqca: mis win kargad mozrdilma oTxfexa cxovelma Cairbi-
na. zed viRac ijda, romelic kacmacunas Zalian hgavda, oRond bevrad didi tanisa iyo.
es ki namdvilad adamiani iqneba, _ gaifiqra abom da gadawyvita, jubianebs ki ara, mas gah-
yoloda. ar dascalda. maxinji ketiani arsebebi mxedars Tavs daesxnen. abos miSveleba
undoda, magram ar icoda, rogor. am samkvdro-sasicocxlo brZolis Semxedvares arc ki
gaxsenebia, rom kacmacunebs adamianebis daxmareba didi mamebis kanonebiT ekrZalebo-
daT, rogorc maTi modgmis moRalateebisa da mtrebisa. kidev kargi, mxedari Zalian yo-
CaRi aRmoCnda, mTvaris Suqze raRac molaplape joxi iSiSvla da dagvalul yaCaRanebs
Tavebi daayrevina. mxolod is didi cxoveli, romelzedac ijda, waeqca da veRar wamoa-
yena. mxedarma fexiT gaagrZela gza. kedelTmwerali ukan gahyva da male patara sofel-
sac miadgnen. `axla ki droa, ukan davbrundeo,~ _ gaifiqra abom da Sinisken kmayofilma
gaswia.

***
Sin abos axali ambavi daxvda. pirvelma Semxvedrma kacmacunam gamarjobis Tqmac ki ar
acala, pirdapir hkiTxa, Tu gaige, did mama zanzarakSi avsuli rom yofila Casaxlebuli,
amitomac mis arc erT kanons Zala aRar aqvso. amis gamgone abo saxtad darCa. araferi
upasuxa. mxolod fexs auCqara. erTi suli hqonda, mobidanTan misuliyo. erTi sofelic
ar gauvlia ise, es kiTxva ar daesvaT. kiTxva-kiTxvebSi mesame Tvec miiwura da aboc
mobidanTan dabrunda. kedelTmwerali patarebTan moTamaSe liles Tavs waadga. gaxa-
rebulma biWma xelSi aitaca masze ukve erTi TaviT dabali abo.
_ frTxilad, biWo, ar damagdo, _ axiTxiTda kedelTmwerali.
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 _ sad iyavi amden xans! sul damiviwye, _ usayvedura lilem.
_ ras ambob, me Sen rogor dagiviwyebdi.
_ ara, damiviwye. aba, mTeli sami Tve sad gadaikarge?
_ marTali xar. damaviwydi. mobidanTan wamiyvane, iqneb man gamaxsenos Seni Tavi. sad
iqneba, xom ar ici?
_ sad iqneba da, sacavSi. Zveleburad firfitebs Cahkirkitebs. uCemod midi. me aq da-
gelodebi. _ im dRis Semdeg, rac lilem moxarxare firfitebi aRmoaCina, wignTsacavSi
aRar Sedioda.
mobidans abos danaxva, rogorc arasdros, ise gauxarda.
_ SesaniSnav dros dabrundi... aba, ras metyvi axals?
uxucesi abos saocrad energiuli da sicocxliT savse moeCvena. kedelTmwerali Tva-
lebs ar ujerebda: mobidani erTob mxned gamoiyureboda. is moxuci aRar iyo, sami Tvis
win joxiT Zlivs mosiarule rom datova.
`namdvilad didi cvlilebebi momxdara CvenTan,~ _ gaifiqra abom. undoda Tavadac
ekiTxa, aq ra xdeba axalio, magram kiTxvaze kiTxviT xom ar mimarTavda winamZRols, ami-
tom jer dawvrilebiT mouyva yvelafers, rac Tavs gadaxda.
mobidani gaciskrovnebuli usmenda abos da Seqebis niSnad Tavs uqnevda.
_ liles rodisRa waiyvan Tavis saxlSi?
_ roca mibrZaneb! _ ar daayovna pasuxi abom.
_ Zalian kargi. ori dRe daisvene. ori dRis Semdeg ki gzas gaudeqiT. axla wadi da
liles axare.
_ uxuceso, SeiZleba, raRac gkiTxo? _ mokrZalebiT uTxra kedelTmweralma.
_ vici, rac unda mkiTxo. pirdapir gipasuxeb: adamianebs ar uRalatiaT CvenTvis. es
Cven davuSviT udidesi Secdoma, roca ganvudeqiT maT. swored, amitomac, gamogvigzavna
gangebam lile _ mova dro da igi gvapovninebs adamianebTan dasaaxloebel gzebs.
_ ki magram, aqamde rogor gvjeroda didi mamebis...
_ Secdomisgan aravinaa dazRveuli, TviT didi mamebic, _ gaawyvetina sityva mobi-
danma.

***
fefem gaigo Tu ara, lile wasvlas apirebso, im wuTidan afusfusda. saswrafod axali
zurgCanTa Seukera da Sig spekali qvebi Caulaga. qvebs samgzavro sabani daafina, zemo-
dan _ sagzali. mofusfuse fefes Semxedvare liles, duda gaaxsenda, Tanac swored ise-
Ti, saTevzaod wasasvlelad rom amzadebda. biWi madlieri iyo fefesi. Bbevri gausaZlisi
Rame misma tkbilma nanam da zRaprebma gadaatanines. mis zrunvas yovelTvis grZnobda.
dedasaviT uvlida da patronobda. wasasvlelad gamzadebuli, mobidanma mosasvenebel
oTaxSi ixmo.
_ raRaca Segagvianda...
_ wignTsacavSi geZebdi, iq megone. _ lilem mobidanis sityvebi sayvedurad miiRo da
Tavi imarTla.
_ sacavSi raRa damrCenia. erTi amosacnobi firfitac ki ar damitove, _ Caicina uxu-
cesma.
_ erTi ram minda, gkiTxo...
_ mere raRas ucdi. sadacaa, saxlSi unda dabrunde.
_ Tuki yvela kacmacuna adamianebs mtrebad gvTvliT, me rogor damtoveT cocxali
da, ufro metic, yvela Tqveni saidumlo gamandeT.

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 _ ar vici, ra giTxra... _ Seyovnda moxuci. mcire fiqris Semdeg wynarad warmoTqva:_
SeiZleba imitomac, rom Sen Cveulebrivi biWi ara xar.
_ iqneb Sen mainc amixsna, me xom devebTan vizrdebodi da adamianebisa araferi vici.
Tuki Cveulebrivi ara var, iqneb arc ki mimiRon?
_ Tu Cvens firfitebs davujerebT, Sesaxedavad, marTlac, arafriT gansxvavdebi,
magram bevri iseTi niWi gaqvs, razedac sxvebi verc ki iocnebeben.
_ mainc ra? _ mouTmenloba daetyo liles.
_ romeli erTi giTxra... Tundac, sibneleSi rom xedav, ufro metic, Tavad gamoscem
naTels, usulo sagnebisa gesmis da SegiZlia maTi marTva. spekali qvebis saidumloc
bevr kacmacunaze ukeTesad Seicani. aqamde es veravin SeZlo. Cemo lile, ase mgonia, mo-
rige cis gamgebelma raRac didi saqme dagakisra. Svilo, jer patara xar da bevrs ver
xvdebi. simarTle giTxra, CemTvisac amoucnobi xar. giyureb da ar mjera, sul mTlad
bavSvma rogor SeZeli mTeli Cveni modgmis didi sicruidan gamoyvana, romelSic sauku-
neebi viyaviT, Cvenda sasircxvilod, Caflulni. iyo dro, roca devebi, adamianebi da kac-
macunebi erTad vebrZodiT bneleTis mociqulebs. magram isini Cvenze Wkvianebi aRmoC-
ndnen da samkvdro-sasicocxlod gadagvkides, gagvTiSes da erTmaneTis mtrebad gvaq-
cies. Sen unda gagvaerTiano Zveleburad adamianebi, devebi da kacmacunebi. darwmune-
buli var, amas sxva veravin SeZlebs. Seni didi imedi maqvs, Svilo.
_ RvTisSvilebSic myavs erTi megobari! _ amayad warmoTqva lilem.
_ RvTisSvili? _ gakvirveba ar dafara mobidanma.
_ roSkaSSi papa giorgim kopala mogviyvana. Cvens saxlSi gaaTena Rame.
_ Cemo lile, axla rasac getyvi, kargad daimaxsovre! Cveni arsebobis ambavi mxolod
papa giorgisa da kopalas gaagebine. dawvrilebiT mouyevi moxarxare firfitebzedac da
Cvens did sinanulzedac _ adamianebs rom ganvudeqiT. uTxari, rom vinaniebT Secdomas
da bednierebi viqnebiT, Tu kvlavac megobrebad gviguleben da bneleTTan brZolaSi
gverdiT dagviyeneben. despanad Sen gamoggzavnon. xom daimaxsovre, rac giTxari, _ mo-
bidans Tvalebi auwylianda, _ axla ki, modi, gulSi Cagikra.

Tavi 20
Sinisaken

abo Zveleburad enawylianobda. ras ar ixsenebda da raze aRar xumrobda. moRalate

zanzalaksac ki gadaswvda: kinaRam saSviliSvilod gadagvkida adamianebso, magram ra
icoda, lile-biWi Cvens motyuebas ar SearCendao.
lile Cumad usmenda. arafers ambobda.
_ ra ena gadaylape. unda gixarodes, Sin rom brundebi, Sen ki cxvir-piri Camogtiris,
_ veRar aitana Tanamgzavris siCume kedelTmweralma.
_ eh, netav ki vicode, sad aris Cemi saxli, meRirseba ki mSobliur WerqveS cxovreba?
_ mwared amoioxra lilem.
_ geRirseba, aba ra, Tanac _ sul male. _ ar daibna abo, _ mSobliur kerad Tu miwas
CaTvli, maSin Seni saxli iq aris, sadac dRisiT mze anaTebs, RamiT ki _ mTvare da var-
skvlavebi... mokled, yvelgan Seni mSobliuri saxlia, sadac...
_ zamTarSi Tovli modis, ara? _ gaecina liles.
_ Zlivs ar amogaRebine xma...
_ male gavalT gvirabebidan? _ sityva aRar gaagrZelebina biWma.
_karg dros mekiTxebi, Sexede, sadac gvirabi orad iyofa, marjvniv ra xatia.
_ Ria kari, erT mxares rgoliT , meore mxares ki _ mziT. aqedan gareT gavalT, ara?!
_ gasasvlelamde, sul raRac, asiode nabiji gvrCeba.
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 lilem nabijs auCqara. asi nabijis gavlas raRa undoda, ramdenime wuTSi gvirabi ga-
redan Semosuli SuqiT ganaTda. abom abgidan lilesTvis aqamde ucnobi spekali qvisgan
gakeTebuli erTmaneTze gadabmuli ori Txeli lurji firfita amoiRo da TasmebiT yu-
rebze ise daimagra, rom firfitebi Tvalebze ahfareboda.
_ es raRa aris? _ SeekiTxa lile, _ pirvelad vxedav.
_ mzis sacqeri Tvalebi hqvia. aqamde sad unda genaxa. amas Zalian didi xnis win, jer
kidev maSin, roca adamianebTan erTad vcxovrobdiT, dRisiT sasiarulod vxmarobdiT.
axla ki, rom aravin dagvinaxos, gareT mxolod RamiT gamovdivarT, isic maSin, Tu zevi-
dan raime aucileblis Camotana gvWirdeba. mzis sacqeri Tvalebis danaxva mec ki gamik-
virda. yvela damtvreuli megona, magram mobidans es erTi Senaxuli hqonia.
gvirabi sul ufro naTdeboda. sinaTlem liles Tvali mosWra. abom nabijs uklo, rom
biWi mzis sxivebs misCveoda. gareTac maSinve ar gauSva. gasasvlel napralTan kedlebze
aRniSvnebis gakeTeba daiwyo. Tanac ise gulmodginebiT gamohyavda figurebi, rom li-
les guli gauwvrilda.
_ raRa axla moginda kedelTwera, _ usayvedura lilem. biWs erTi suli hqonda, ro-
dis gavidoda gvirabebidan da fexs daabijebda ase monatrebul miwas. amitom abos ar da-
acada da gasavlelisken gaemarTa.
_ frTxilad, maSinve Zirs ar Caixedo. Tavbru ar dagexves, _ ukan daadevna kacmacu-
nam.
lile gareT frTxilad gaZvra. Camaval mzes siwiTle Sehparvoda. lilem sul erTi wa-
miT Sexeda da maSinve Tvali moxuWa. magram mze ar gaqra. piriqiT, ufro mkafiod gamoC-
nda: sul pawia oqrosfer wertilad, romelic nel-nela gaizarda, cecxlovani enebic
aeqoCra. lile monusxuliviT idga. abos xmam gamoarkvia.
_ xom kargad xar?
_ Zalian kargad. mzes vuyureb.
_ TvaldaxuWuli?
_ diax, TvaldaxuWuli. ra lamazi yofila...
_ mere uyure, saxlSi rom migiyvan. _ dRis sinaTleze abo uCveulod grZnobda Tavs.
_ daTixuli Tmis SeWrac rom dagaviwyda?!
_ marTali xar! rogor ar gamaxsenda. modi, mdinareze CavideT, Tavsac Camoviban da
nawnavebsac moviWri.
_ gzis gamrudeba ar minda, magram...
_ ra magram, gogosaviT nawnavebiT xom ar vivli?!
_ sami weli dadiodi da araferi mogsvlia, _ TavisTvis Cailaparaka abom da bur-
tyun-burtyuniT liles mdinarisken gahyva.
wylisken mimavali biliki jer tyeSi Sevida, mere ki sulac gaqra. tye xSiri iyo. Tan-
daTan ki ise daibura, rom abom Tvalebidan firfitebi moixsna. dRe iwureboda, mdinare
ki ara da ar Canda. tye TiTqos ZaliT ubnevda gzas mgzavrebs, aRmarT-daRmarT wreebze
atarebda da ukan aRar uSvebda. roca ukve kargad Camobnelda, ai, ise, rogorc gvirabeb-
Si bneloda xolme, abos, cota ar iyos SeeSinda. yvelaze metad ucnauri xmebi afrTxob-
da, romelic xan Sors, xanac TiTqmis yuris ZirSi esmoda.
_ es ra xmebia? _SeparviT ikiTxa abom.
_ ra iyo, xom ar geSinia?
_ ara, ras ambob? ubralod, pirvelad vismen aseT xmebs.
_ nadiri unda iyos. tyeSi sxva ra iqneba, _ lilem qajebze da SaSilebze araferi uTx-
ra. maT xsenebas Tavadac gaurboda.

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 _ ra vici. iqneb am tyeSi Cveni Semosvla ar SeiZleboda. _ biWis pasuxma ver daamSvida
kacmacuna. _ iqneb avsulebi cxovroben aq, es xeebic gaaborotes da gzas Segnebulad
gvimrudeben?
_ sad gagonila xis gaboroteba... _ brazianad upasuxa lilem, magram megobris SeS-
foTeba nel-nela masac gadaedo.
_ ra vici, Tavgzas ki gvibneven...
_ su! _ gaaCuma lilem abo, _ gaigone ymuili? sul axlodan ismis. mgeli unda iyos.
xeze aZveri...
_ Sen?
_ jer Sen aZveri da Toki CamouSvi!
abo aRar Sehpasuxebia, xeze aZvra, magram Tokis CamoSveba veRar moaswro, liles uk-
nidan ruxi mgeli eca. biWi davarda. abom isRa moifiqra, rom Tavze daxtomoda gaavebul
nadirs. uecarma dartymam mgels lile daaviwya da kacmacunas mivarda. abom xis totze
axtoma moaswro. gamwarebuli cxoveli im xes Seaskda, romelmac abo ixsna. mgels Zveli
msxverpli gaaxsenda, romelic axla miwaze ugonod egdo, da isev mas miubrunda. is iyo,
piri unda daevlo, rom masze bevrad didi tanis TeTri mgeli miuxta. ruxma erTi SeuR-
rina TeTrs, TeTri ki pirdapir kiserSi eca da jer yeli gamoRadra, mere ki erTianad
daglija. sadilis Semdeg liles miubrunda. didxans ynosavda. mis SeWmas ratomRac
ayovnebda. TiTqos ver gadaewyvita, saWmelad gamoadgeboda Tu ara. ruxi moZmis myral
sunTan SedarebiT, biWi Zalian nazi surnelisa iyo.
abo xidan Camoxtomas Seecada, magram sxeuli ar daemorCila. maSin dayvireba mainc
moindoma _ enasac veraferi mouxerxa, TiTqos erTbaSad dambla daeca. ase ususuri
dascqeroda liles. vera da ver mimxvdariyo, TeTr mgels gunebaSi ra hqonda. an saidan
unda mimxvdariyo. Tavad cxovelic dabneuli iyo. rokapis msaxurma msxverplSi adamia-
nis sunis garda, liles winaprebisgan gamoyolili qajaveTelis sunic ikra. mgels ver
gaego, mis win vin iyo: adamiani Tu qaji. taniT ki hgavda kacisZes, magram misTvis suns
ufro meti mniSvneloba hqonda.
mgelma pirqve davardnil liles tanqveS drunCi Seuyo da wvalebiT zurgze moigdo.
marTalia, patroni karga Sors eguleboda, mainc rokapTan gaaZunZula. lile im RamiTve
moego gons, magram mgelma imarjva: msxverpli zurgidan Camoagdo da monusxa. lile
grZnobda, nel-nela rogor ekideboda ruli. jibidan danis amoRebac scada, magram
mxecs winaaRmdegobas ver uwevda. mgelma mZinare kvlav zurgze moigdo da gza gaagrZe-
la.
TeTri mgeli sam dResa da Rames Seusveneblad miarbeninebda liles. daRlil-daqan-
culma mesame dRes, daRamebisas, Semzaravi ymuiliT megobrebs uxmo saSvelad. didxans
lodini ar dasWirvebia. jer Soridan gamoexmaurnen, mere rokapis kidev erTi msaxuri
TeTri mgeli wamoadgaT Tavs. axla man itvirTa liles rokapTan miyvana. gaTenebamde Se-
usveneblad miarbeninebda biWs. mze odnav amowverili iyo, wyaros rom Cauqrola gver-
diT. mgeli SeCerda da, lile zurgidan arc ki Camousvams, xarbad daewafa wyals. smaSi
garTulma verc ki gaigo im sami isris zuzuni, romelic erTdroulad Caeso kiserSi.
mgels muxli moekveTa da wyalSi Cargo drunCi. mglisgan monusxuli da ugonod myofi
lile cxovelis zurgidan Camovarda.
_ Sexede, patara gogo ar moutacia am dalaxvruls! _ liles meomris tansacmelSi
gamowyobili qalebi miscvivdnen. amaod ecadnen liles mosulierebas. bavSvi gons vera
da ver modioda. Tumca, namdvilad cocxali iyo, radgan guli mSvidad ucemda. bolos
erTma maTganma lile cxenze gadaiwvina da Sinisaken _ dalebis mTavar qalaq kamarasken
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dalebma cocxalmkvdari lile qarisasTan miiyvanes da swored im oTaxSi daawvines,
sadac loginsmijaWvuli kaisa feradi qvebisgan mZivebis asxmiT irTobda Tavs. mkurnali
gogolasTan erTad, balaxebis Sesagroveblad iyo wasuli. mosulebs kaisam saswrafod
miaswavla, sad apirebdnen mcenareTa Segrovebas. aqve yofilano, _ gauxardaT liles
mSvelelebs.
_ sanam wasulxarT, skamiT bavSvTan mimaCoCeT, _ sTxova kaisam dalebs.
qalebma kaisa skamianad aiyvanes xelSi da liles gverdiT dasves, TviTon ki qarisas
mosaZebnad gaeSurnen.
_ amas ra mouvida? _ karebSi daadevna kaisam.
_ TeTri eSvkbila mglisgan davixseniT.
_ kidev kargi, dagleja ver moaswro...
_ arc apirebda. motacebuli hyavda. rokapTan Tu mihyavda...
_ rad unda dasWirveboda gogona rokaps... veraferi gamigia. _ TavisTvis Cailapara-
ka kaisam da yuradRebiT daaSterda liles. okSidan wamosvlis Semdeg pirvelad mounda
sxvis gonebaSi Cawvdoma.
liles gayinuli xeli kaisam xelSi aiRo. maja gausinja. yru feTqva igrZno. Zalian
frTxilad, TiTqmis WuWrutanidan, Seixeda bavSvis miZinebul gonebaSi, magram iq mxo-
lod TeTri mglis Tvalebs waawyda.
_ monusxulia, _ gaifiqra qaliSvilma, _ moica, Cemo patara, axlave mogaSoreb am
saZagel Tvalebs, iqneb gamogaRviZo kidec...
kaisam bavSvi mglis monusxvisgan male gaaTavisufla, magram misi grZnobaze moyvana
ver SeZlo. samagierod, goneba ise gaukriala, ra ar dainaxa iq: Cia kacunebi da bumberazi
devebi. yvelaze ucnauri ki is iyo, rom adamianebi arsad Candnen. kaisam isic ki gaifiqra,
dalebma avsuli xom ar moiyvaneso, magram uecrad Tovlis maRali zvinis garSemo Sekre-
bil devebs Soris or kacisZes mohkra Tvali _ erTi moxuci iyo, TeTrwvera da saTno
saxisa, meore, roca kargad daakvirda, RvTisSvil kopalad Seicno.
_ vin xar, patara? _ wamoiZaxa kaisam, _ an am devebSi kopalas raRa unda, Tan maT
mtradac rom ar miiCnevs. iqneb roSkaSia? ho, namdvilad roSkaSi iqneba. ai, Turme sad
izrdebodi... _ devebisa da Tovlis miRma isev kopala dainaxa. oRond, axla didi buxris
win Camomjdari, kalTaSi biWi ejda. misi saxe Zalian nacnobi eCvena. roca axlodan daak-
virda, icno, es is bavSvi iyo, romelic dalebma mgels gamohglijes da axla mis win iwva.
Mmagram is biWi iyo da ara gogona, rogorc dalebma uTxres. _ Sen aq vin gacocxlebs? _
aRmoxda kaisas, _ siaruli mainc SemeZlos. rogor giSvelo...
sakuTar TavTan laparakSi garTul kaisas qarisa da gogola ise waadgnen Tavze, rom
verc ki gaigo. qaliSvilis Secbunebuli Tvalebi maSinve gulze moxvda ZiZas. qalebs sxva
dalebic Semohyvnen oTaxSi. mkurnalma yvela daiTxova, TviTon ki liles mivarda da
gulze yuri daado. roca darwmunda, cocxali iyo, Cveuli sidinjiT gaemarTa samkurna-
lo nayenebis mosatanad. oTaxidan gavida Tu ara, kaisam gogolas majaSi CasWida xeli da
Tavisken moqaCa.
_ ZiZa, es bavSvi gogona ar aris, biWia!
_ biWia?!
_ biWia, biWi! mis gonebaSi Cavixede. ici, vin davinaxe, kopala. bavSvi kalTaSi ejda da
Tavze xels usvamda. cocxali TaviT ar davanebeb dalebs. unda gadavarCinoT!...
kaisas sityvebma sagonebelSi Caagdo ZiZa. advili saTqmeli iyo _ unda gadavarCinoT!
dalebi gaigebdnen Tu ara, bavSvi rom gogona ar iyo, gonze mosvlasac ar aclidnen, ise
moiSorebdnen Tavidan, rogorc mosisxle mters.
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 amasobaSi, qarisac movida Tavisi wamlebiT. naJveras Zirxvenebis nayenis ramdenime
wveTi gulwasuls zeda tuCze daawveTa. kaisa xvdeboda, qarisas mkurnalobiT biWs ara-
feri eSveleboda. dRemde mis wamlobaSi arasdros ereoda. axla ki qamarze Camokidebu-
li patara qisidan kopalas naCuqari xviTos qva amoiRo da ZiZas daanaxva. gogola miux-
vda qaliSvils Canafiqrs da WiqiT wyali miawoda. kaisam saswrafod Sig qva Caagdo, ori-
ode wuTi daacada da liles xviTosqviani wyali tuCebze daasxa. qarisam mkacrad Sexeda
kaisas. magram sapasuxod iseTi mzera miiRo, rom Tavad gaSeSda da bavSvi mTlianad mas
ando. xviTos qvam lile sicocxlisken Semoabruna. biWma Zalian nela gaaxila quTuToe-
bi da tuCebi gaacmacuna. amjerad miwodebuli wylis Sesmac SeZlo. TandaTan moZrav si-
luetebSi misken daxrili qalebic gaarCia. gonze mosvlisTanave ise Rrmad amoioxra,
rom mTeli suli da guli Tan amoayola. bavSvuri miamiti RimiliT gauRima mSvelelebs
da Tvalebidan cremlebi gadmoscvivda.
_ ukve movida gons? _ moisma Teklas wkriala xma.
_ Sen aq ra ginda an rodis Semoxvedi? _ qarisam mkacrad hkiTxa dedoflis erTaderT
qaliSvils, patara Teklas, romelic ambis gasagebad mosul dals Tan wamoeyvana.
_ nu mibrazdebi, qarisa, dedam icis, aq rom var. napovni gogona sad aris, axlos mimiy-
vaneT ra, masTan. _ Tekla liles TavTan daayenes. man xelis cecebiT ipova biWis Subli
da gamocdili eqimiviT xeli daado.
_ amas ki ara, Sen gWirdeba Sublis gasinjva. raRac gafiTrebuli meCvenebi. _ qarisas
ar moewona Teklas gadaTeTrebuli saxe da galurjebuli tuCebi.
Teklas susti janmrTeloba hqonda. mkurnali Tavs dahfofinebda gogonas, ra Zalas
ar xmarobda, uiSviaTes balaxis nayenebs asmevda, aTasgvari malamoebiT uzelda tans,
magram mis erT dros atmisfer loyebs vardisferi vera da ver daubruna. qarisa grZnob-
da, rogor nel-nela icriceboda is uwvrilesi Zafi, romliTac gogona sicocxles ebR-
auWeboda. Teklas bolo xanebSi mxedvelobamac umtyuna.
liles ar esiamovna Teklas gayinuli xelis Sexeba, tanSi Jruantelma dauara. biWma
mTeli Zala moikriba, gogonas xels Tavisi xeli Seaxo da ise, rogorc kacmacunebTan
TeTr qvebs aTbobda xolme, scada misi gaTboba. liles nebas jer Teklas gaToSili xeli
daemorCila, Semdeg ki gogonas mTelma sxeulmac igrZno monatrebuli siTbo.
_ kargi, Tekla, sakmarisia, Seni wasvlis droa ukve... _ qarisas eSinoda, gogona ar
gadaRliliyo, magram, mis saxes rom Sexeda, sityva gauwyda. Teklas Rawvebi Sevardisfe-
reboda. tuCebisa da Tvalebis garSemo rkalad Semovlebuli silurjec sadRac gamqra-
liyo.
_ xom kargad xar, Cemo gogona? _ qarisa frTxilad miuaxlovda Teklas da mxarze
xeli daado. Teklam erTi axeda mkurnals da Caikeca. qarisam xelSi aitaca gogona da ka-
isas miuyvana.
_ Seni samkurnalo wyali apkure...
kaisam cotaodeni wyali peSvSi Caisxa da Teklas saxeze apkura, rac darCa, is tuCebze
daasxa. Teklam Tvali gaaxila da mSvidi xmiT mxolod erTi sityva Tqva: vxedav! mar-
Tlac, gogonas Tvalebs Zveleburi elvareba dahbruneboda. qarisam liles gaxeda. bav-
Svi maTken iyureboda. saxeze Rimili dasTamaSebda. TavTan mnaTi gvirgvini dascimci-
mebda. qarisam Tekla miatova da lilesTan Caimuxla.
_ Sen daubrune sicocxle Cvens patara dedofals. dalebi sikvdilamde Seni erTgu-
lebi viqnebiT. vin xar? _ akankalebuli xmiT hkiTxa biWs.
_ lile var, iroelebis gvaridan.
_ lile?! _ mwared aRmoxda qarisas. _ Sen vaJi xar!

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 kaisas feri ecvala. dedoflis gamogzavnilma dalma ki welze Semortymul xanjalze
ikra xeli. gogola, romelic aqamde usityvod uyurebda yvelafers, iaraRmomarjvebul
qals win gadaeRoba. dalma xeli hkra da liles mieWra.
_ dauSvi maxvili! _ dauyvira qarisam, _ Sen ra, Teklas gadamrCenis sisxli ise ginda
daRvaro, rom dedofalma arc ki naxos, vis unda umadlodes qaliSvilis gamojanmrTe-
lebas?
mkurnalis sityvebma kaisa cota daamSvida. dalebis mTavari mkurnali liles gamoe-
qomaga. es ki Zalian bevrs niSnavda.

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_ rao, ra gadawyvita dedofalma? _ karebSive Seageba sityva ZiZas kaisam.
_ CvenTan icxovrebs. camet wlamde xels aravin axlebs.
_ cameti weli raRaa?
_ dedofalma, madlobis niSnad, Wabukobis asakamde aCuqa sicocxle.
kaisam SvebiT amoisunTqa. misTvis mTavari iyo, rom dRes liles safrTxe ar emuqre-
boda. xvalisas ki xvale izrunebda.

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sarapanidan kiramde

cixe-qalaqi sarapani ukanaskneli navsadguri iyo mdinare fasisze aRmosavleTisken

mimavali mgzavrebisTvis. wyalze xifaTiani mgzavrobis Semdeg, sammaggalavanSemor-
tymuli cixe WeSmarit navsayudlad eCveneboda didsa Tu pataras, mdidarsa Tu Raribs,
vaWarsa Tu Waobebs gamoqceul xiznebs, romlebic aRmosavleTSi apirebdnen TavSesaf-
ris Zebnas. dRe ise ar gavidoda, sarapans ramdenime ialqniani navi ar misdgomoda. qalaq-
Si cxovreba duRda, bazari bazrobda da TiTqmis yovel nabijze sastumros mimaniSnebe-
li abra ekida. magram es yvelaferi didi xnis win iyo. axla ki imdenad saSiSi iyo sarapa-
namde misasvlelad fasisze curva, iqidan ki aRmosavleTSi gadasasvlelad mdinare yvi-
rilas daklaknili xevebiT mgzavroba, rom Tveebis ganmavlobaSi qalaqs erTi navi ar mi-
adgeboda.
cixe-qalaqis galavani ise mkvidrad iyo naSenebi, rom qajebma erTxelac ver SeZles
mcirericxovani damcvelebis imedze mitovebul qalaqSi SeRweva. wylis qajTa mTavarma
buqram, isRa moaxerxa, rom urC cixes cecxlovani wvima daatexa. galavansa da karibWes
vera daaklo ra, magram xanZarma Signidan amobuga qalaqi. sarapanis didebisgan saxurav-
Camongreuli, CaSavebuli koSkebi datova mxolod. mesame dRe iyo, swored am mrume da
daqceul qalaqs stumrobdnen beri baaduri da liles saZebrad Soreuli aRmosavleTi-
dan uSedegod dabrunebuli kopala. RvTisSvilebi pirquSis xaliburi rkiniT datvir-
Tul ialqnian navebs elodebodnen.
_ pirquSi igvianebs! _ Cailaparaka kopalam.
_ daigvianos, oRond mSvidobiT movides, _ miugo baadurma.
_ karg cxenebs axvedreb. erTmaneTze ukeTesebi arian.
_ cxenebic aRar davaxvedro?! _ boRma gulze moawva baadurs.
_ Sens erT sityvas velodebi, biWis mosaZebnad saiTac metyvi, iqiT waval.
_ guli meubneba, bnelTmeufes ar unda hyavdes datyvevebuli, magram axla mxolod
gulis karnaxiT ver davimSvidebT Tavs. cocxali rom aris, amaSi Sen ar gepareba eWvi. ra
miwam da ra wyalma Caylapa, ver amomixsnia.
_ bolos kldis napralSi SemZvrali naxes, xom marTalia?
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 _ ukan gamosuli ki aravis unaxavs, sxva gasasvleli ki im naprals ara hqonia.
_ bero baadur, me ki ar movswrebivar, magram Sen unda gaxsovdes kldis qondriskace-
bi.
_ kldis kacebi? morgvebs xom ar gulisxmob?
_ ho, morgvebi erqvaT, vgoneb.
_ iyo aseTi Cia tanis xalxi, magram uecrad gauCinardnen. veZebeT, rogor ar veZebeT...
_ baaduri Zlivs ixsenebda droisgan umowyalod gacrecil ambavs. _ maT kvals veravin
miagno. mas Semdeg erTic ar gamoCenila.
_ mxolod dalebTan da morgvebTan ar miZebnia lile.
_ hm...maSin SesaniSnavad gvqonia saqme. dalebTan rom moxvedriliyo, uciloblad
moklavdnen. morgvebi ki didi xnis win gadaSendnen. pirquSs cecxlovan miwebamde miaci-
leb Tu ara, ukan gamobrundi. dalebTan biWis mokiTxva, darwmunebuli var, drois kar-
gvaa mxolod. morgvebis Zebna ki Sors wagviyvans, Cveni dakarguli biWic gveyofa.
_ baadur, Tu gifiqria imaze...
_ lile rom ver vipovoT. amis kiTxva gindoda, ara?
_ ara, aRar minda... _ kopala mixvda, bers pasuxi ar hqonda.
_ mTavaria, Sen ambob, cocxaliao. povniT ki aucileblad vipoviT.
_ mTavari is aris, rasac Sen ambob _ bnelTmeufesTan ar ariso. aki isic eZebs lile-
so.
_ ZebniT rom eZebs, es danamdvilebiT vici. magram iqneb amas mxolod Cveni Tvalis
asaxvevad akeTebs, biWi ki sadme qvesknelSi hyavs bneleTis burusSi gaxveuli. ai, bnel-
Tmeufis gonebaSi Caxedva rom SegeZlos...
beris sityvebma kopalas kaisa gaaxsena. lile cocxali mainc eguleboda, kaisas Sesa-
xeb ki araferi icoda. mxolod imiT inugeSebda Tavs, iqneb samsalas SiSiT goneba daixSo
da CemTvisac miuwvdomeli gaxdao.
_ dabrundebi Tu ara, dalebTan wadi!
_ dalebTan? ki magram, axla ar meubnebodi, maTTan liles mokiTxva drois kargvaao?
_ biWis mosaZebnad arc giSveb.
_ aba, ra dagvrCenia maTTan?
_ kaisa, Cemo kopala, kaisa! Tu dagaviwyda, bakuris qaliSvilic rom dakargulia?!
kopalam pasuxi ar gasca baadurs. mxolod gaocebulma Sexeda. berma mis TvalebSi mad-
lierebac da gabrazebac Tanabrad amoikiTxa.
_ naxav Tu ara, CemTAan wamoiyvane, sane-ReleASi.
_ ise mabareb, CemTan moiyvaneo, TiTqos Tavad gagegzavnos dalebTan...
_ Tavad ar gamigzavnia, magram iq rom aris, vici!
_ icodi da mimalavdi? _ kopalas boRma axrCobda, magram xmaze araferi daityo.
_ me mxolod kaisas survils vasrulebdi. mas xom Tavadac ar surda, misi adgilsam-
yofeli vinmes gaego.
_ baadur, gTxov, gamocanebiT nu melaparakebi. rad dasWirda kaisas dalebTan da-
malva, an Sen saidan ici yvelaferi? ver davijereb, dalebma guli gadagiSales da kama-
ras ambebi wvrilad mogiYyvnen, _ kopalas moTminebis fiala nel-nela evseboda.
_ erTi wlis win dalebis dedofali Zvirfasi ZRveniT xeldamSvenebuli momadga
avadmyofi qaliSvilisTvis xviTos qviT damzadebuli wamlis wasaRebad. ZRvenSi Cemi yu-
radReba Zvirfasi qvebiT moqargulma patara suraTma miipyro _ zRvaze Camavali mzis
fonze oqrosferTmiani qaliSvili iyo gamosaxuli. dedofals gaocebulma vkiTxe, da-
lebma rodidan daiwyeT-meTqi qargva. dedofali ise iyo Sewuxebuli Svilis avadmyofo-
biT, albaT, moerida Cemi kiTxvis upasuxod datoveba da sxvaTa Soris miTxra, dalis mo-
qarguli ar aris, erTi xeibari kolxi qali SevikedleT, misi naxelaviao. wamali miveci,
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ZRvenic ukan gavatane, mxolod suraTi davitove. roca dedofalma mkiTxa, madloba riT
gadagixadoo, pirdapir vuTxari, imedi maqvs, bakuris asuls male saxlSi mSvidobiT ga-
uSvebT-meTqi. am sityvebze dals Caecina da miTxra: samudamo stumrad yofna Tavad ir-
Ciao. Cven ZaliT aravis viWerTo. _ berma ubidan naWerSi gaxveuli suraTi amoiRo da
smenadqceul kopalas gadaawoda.
kopalam saswrafod gaxsna naqargi: zRvis fonze kaisa idga da naRvliT savse iisferi
TvalebiT mSvidad icqireboda.
_ rogor Tqva dalma, xeibari kolxi qalio? _ uecrad RvTisSvils dedoflis naT-
qvami sityvebi gaaxsenda.
_ ho, xeibari axsena, magram Tu ratom, verafers getyvi, aRar CavZiebivar.
_ iqneb kaisa dagvexmaros liles povnaSi?
_ ho, bnelTmeufis gonebaSi minda, rom Caixedos.
_ mere, es saSiSi ar aris?!
_ vici, magram sxva gzac rom ara gvaqvs? lile _ samsalasTan!... amis gafiqrebac ki
mzaravs.
uecrad CoCqoli atyda.
_ moxda rame? _ cixis qonguridan Zirs Caixeda kopalam. didi karibWis win mecixov-
neebi Segroviliyvnen. RvTisSvilebi dabla daeSvnen. win guSagi SexvdaT.
_ ra ambavia? _ hkiTxa berma.
_ karibWes viRac moadga, SemoSvebas gvTxovs.
_ patara kariT SemoiyvaneT. vnaxoT erTi, vin aris da ra nebavs, _ gasca gankargule-
ba berma.
oriod wuTSi guSagebma RvTisSvilebs tansacmelCamoglejili, TvalebCalurjebu-
li da wvergaburZgnili kaci mihgvares.
_ vin xar da saidan mosulxar? _ civi da mkacri xmiT hkiTxa berma.
_ erTi sawyali kaci var. arafris mqone. davwanwaleb am oxer-tial qveyanaSi, ras ve-
Zeb an vis veZeb, Tavadac ar vici. zustad verc imas getyviT, ra mqvia, mgoni, jama, magram
iqneb vcdebi kidec... eh! _ amoioxra kacma da gulic Tan amoayola. _ aq raRacis saT-
qmelad movdiodi... vera da ver vixseneb.
berma baadurma kopalas Sexeda. kopala mixvda, beri ucnobis gonebaSi Caxedvas sTxov-
da. CaxedviT ki Caixeda RvTisSvilma, magram nislisa da burusis meti iq vera dainaxa ra,
mxolod Zalian Sors, isic landad, ialqnian navs mohkra Tvali.
_ Sen ra, sarapnamde naviT moxvedi? _ gamomcdelad hkiTxa kopalam.
navis xsenebaze jamas saxe gaubrwyinda. Tavze xelebi waivlo, TiTqos raRac gaaxsen-
dao. mere gulze mjiRi daikra da RvTisSvilebis win muxlebze daeca.
_ gamaxsenda, ris saTqmeladac movedi, gamaxsenda... zustad ver getyviT, qajebis la-
paraks rodis movkari yuri, magram is ki vici, rom bakurisdroSiani xomaldebiT sara-
panSi Semoparvasa da cixis aRebas apireben.
_ aba, kargad gaixsene, sxvac xom ara uTqvamT ra im uwmindurebs? _ hkiTxa berma.
_ sxva?... fasisidan momaval navebzec ambobdnen raRacas, mgoni, aq apireben maT da-
lodebas... sxvas... verafers vixseneb...
berma kopalas gadaxeda. ucnobis sityvebSi eWvis Separvis mizezs ver xedavda. qajebi
Tavad xom ar gamogzavnidnen damsmens.
_ rac gaixsene, esec sakmarisia, keTilo kaco. didi samsaxuri gagviwie.
cota xanSi dasavleTidan sayviris xma moisma _ ori gabmuli da samic wyvetili. male
karibWes ori uzarmazari navic miadga. baadurma brZana, stumrebi daezveraT. mzveravi
cixidan mdinareSi gamavali gvirabiT navamde SeumCnevlad micurda. cota xanSi ambavic

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moitana, orive navi kacis tansacmelSi gamowyobili prialakaniani ubalno TeTri qaje-
biTaa savseo.
berma madlieri TvalebiT gadaxeda jamas, romelic kuTxeSi mimjdariyo sawylad da,
TavCaqindruli, joxiT uazrod xatavda raRaceebs qvaze.
_ navebs pirveli karibWis gaRebis niSani mieciT. dae, pirveli galavnis SigniT Semo-
vidnen. ambis wamRebi meTvalyuris gareSe ar movidodnen. egonoT, rom cixeSi mSvidobiT
SemoaRwies. Semovlen Tu ara, pirveli karibWe isev CaketeT, galavnebs Soris gadebuli
xidiT ukan dabrundiT da meoris gaRebis niSani mieciT, Torem ise qajebi navebidan ar
gadmovlen. meore galavans moadgebian Tu ara, Cems niSanze isrebi dauSineT. mxolod mi-
zanSi esroleT. isrebs gaufrTxildiT. cocxali erTic ar unda gagveparos. kopala, Sen
Seni razmiT qvemoT daxvdebi da mxolod maSin Caebmebi brZolaSi, roca srola Sewydeba.
sanam zevidan mecixovneebi daeSvebian, Tqven xuTs mogiwevT qajebis Sekaveba. erTi maT-
ganic ar unda amouSvaT galavanze. me zeviT davrCebi da Tu Tqven vinme gamogeparaT, Ce-
mi isari daxvdeba. xom yvelaferi gasagebia?!
bolo isris gasrolisTanave meisreeebi kopalas dasaxmareblad Tokis kibiT erTma-
neTis miyolebiT Zirs daeSvnen. baaduri maRla darCa da kibe swrafad aswia. meore ga-
lavnis kldovan zedapirze qajebs asvla ki uWirdaT, magram aZromas mainc cdilobdnen.
beris mSvildma yvela Zirs Cayara. qajebi mniSvnelovnad aRematebodnen mecixovneebs. am
uTanasworo brZolas jama zemodan dascqeroda. ar icoda, ra gaekeTebina. iaraRi ar
hqonda, magram, beris mibaZviT, avsulebs qvebs esroda. mecixovneebma beris brZaneba
pirnaTlad Seasrules: naxevarma Tavi Seakla qajebs, magram cocxali erTic ki ar gauS-
ves.
brZola sul axali damTavrebuli iyo, rom kvlav moisma sayviris xma, adrindeliviT
ori gabmuli da sami wyvetili. sarapans kolxeTidan navebi moadgnen. maT dasazveradac
gaigzavna kaci. amjerad mzveravma kargi ambavi moitana: navebze erT avsulsac ki ver
movkari Tvalio.
_ kari gaaReT! _ ubrZana berma cixis mcvelebs.
guSagebma pirveli karibWis uzarmazarkbilanebiani borblebi gaWirvebiT daatria-
les, kopala da beric miexmarnen. kari WrialiT mZimed iwevda maRla. meore karis bolom-
de gaREeba arc ucdiaT. im simaRlemde aswies, cxeniani kaci Tavisuflad rom Semosuli-
yo. kbilanebs Soris rkinis paloebi gaWedes, aweul kars ki, rom ar Camovardniliyo,
orive mxares xis ganieri morebi Seuyenes.
meniCbeebma navi napirTan moxerxebulad daayenes. mcvelebma mas winaswar momzadebu-
li ficrebi miadges. pirveli pirquSi Camovida. baadurma da kopalam SvebiT amoisun-
Tqes. didi mWedeli cocxali da uvnebeli iyo. mas ukan Tori Camohyva.

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aravis endoboda xamza. mere ra, rom bnelTmeufem Tavad ubrZana navebis ageba da sa-
rapnis cixis dalaSqvra. mere ra, rom daamSvida, cixe ubrZolvelad dagnebdebao. mere
ra, rom wylis qajebis mTavrad daniSvnasac Sehpirda, roca mamamisma _ buqram sayvare-
li Svilis, baxas daRupvis Semdeg sul moiZula isedac aTvalwunebuli ufrosi Svili da
daemuqra kidec _ Cems taxts tyuilad elio. xamza bolomde mainc ver endoboda samsa-
las. Tanac, rogorc icoda, cixis aRebis gegma rokapis mofiqrebuli iyo. bnelTmeufis
sityvas ras gadavidoda: navebic aaSena da pirtitveli rCeuli qajebic dasxa niCbosne-
bad. Tavad ar gahyva. cixis aRebis Semdeg fasisidan Camosul or navsac rom Seipyrob-
dnen, maSin apirebda sarapanSi Sesvlas. manamde, nuras ukacravad. aqamde vin daufasa,
brZolebSi rom gadaeSveboda xolme, axla rom daefasebinaT. rokapTan erTad mdinaris
meore piras damaluli gascqeroda cixe-qalaqs. misma navebma rom mSvidobianad SeaRwies
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qalaqSi, cota gulic ki daswyda. mSvidobianad ki Sevidnen, magram iqidan niSani igvia-
nebda. nel-nela xamzas mousvenroba daetyo, mousvenrad iyo rokapic. marTalia,
bnelTmeufem jamas yvelaferi daaviwya da mxolod mecixovneebis gafrTxileba daava-
la, magram iqneb jamas SeeSala rame, anda, iqneb qajebs cixe aeRoT da jamac sxvebTan er-
Tad moeklaT. maSin xom CaefuSeboda mzakvruli gegma _ jamas sarapnelTa ndoba daem-
saxurebina da maTTan erTad ganegrZo gza. samsalas ise moewona rokapis Canafiqri, rom
rCeul qajTAa gawirvasac ar daerida. ndobamopovebuli jamac oriod dReSi, axal mTva-
reze isev gaixsenebda, vin iyo da ris gageba evaleboda. ai, xamza rom ar gahyva navebs, es
ki ar esiamovna, magram ara SeimCnia ra. dro gadioda. bakuris navebic miiRo sarapanma,
magram qajTa niSani ara da ar modioda. gacofebul xamzas sibrazisgan dorbliani drun-
Cidan duJi wamouvida. erTi suli hqonda, rokapisTvis yeli gamoeRadra, magram eSinoda,
beber grZneuls Tavad ar daeswro. aRar icoda, ra moemoqmeda. TiTqos jibrze, rokap-
mac hkiTxa, ras apirebo.
_ ras vapireb da... cixeSi unda Seviparo, gavigo, ra xdeba. Sen aq damelode mTvaris
gamoCenamde. Tu ar davbrundi, samsalas uTxari, SenTvis Tavi gawira-Tqo, _ xamza Zun-
ZuliT daeSva mdinarisken.
_ hi-hi! _ Caiqirqila rokapma, _ meti ar iyos Cemi mteri, Sen cixeSi ar Sexvide an me
aq ar dagelodo...

***
qajTa gvamebis danaxvaze pirquSs is iyo, iaraRze unda etaca xeli, rom meore, naxev-
rad gaRebul karibWeSi ganuyrel mwvane mosasxamSi gaxveul ber baadursa da Waobis-
ferCoxian kopalas mohkra Tvali. Toris yuradReba ki avsulTa mkvidrad nagebma baku-
risdroSianma orma navma miipyro: aseT mozrdil navebs kolxeTSi xomaldebsac uwodeb-
dnen.
_ mgoni, Cvenamde ucxo stumrebs unebebiaT mobrZaneba, _ uTxra pirquSma didi xnis
unaxav bers da misalmebis niSnad, mis mxars SubliT Seexo, kopalas ki megobrulad gada-
exvia. Tori mxolod Tavis dakvriT miesalma RvTisSvilebs.
_ mobrZaneba gadawyvites, magram is ki ver ifiqres, wasvlis nebas rom ar mivcemdiT,
_ upasuxa baadurma.
_ xom mSvidobianad CamoxvediT? _ daekiTxa beri.
_ Torisgan vicodi, gza erTob saSiSi unda yofiliyo. magram, Cvenda gasaocrad, buq-
ras erTi avazakic ar dagvsxmia Tavs. Tumca, Tvals rom gvadevnebdnen, mec SevamCnie da
Torimac.
_ qajebi Tavs arc dagesxmebodnen...
_ am xomaldebiT movidnen cixeSi qajebi, ara? _ sityva gaawyvetina Torim kopalas.
_ Cven magivrad Semoparulan cixeSi. qajebic pirtitvela SeurCeviaT.
_ ar Semoparulan, Tavad SemovuSviT. erTi keTili kacis wyalobiT, kargad vicodiT,
vinc iyvnen. SemovuSviT, magram sakadrisi pasuxic gaveciT.
_ pasuxi rom gagiciaT, amas Cvenc vxedavT. sainteresoa, mxolod cixis asaRebad mo-
vidnen Tu Cvens dasaxvedrad? erTi fexiT dagvaswres sarapanSi Semosvla. raRac ar mom-
wons es.
_ saqmec egaaa. Tqveni xelSi Cagdeba surdaT.
_ es ambavic im kacma gagandoT? _ gaukvirda pirquSs.
_ ho, jamam gviambo, _ miugo kopalam.

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 _kopala, Sen da Torim tvirTi cixis Sida ezoSi daabinaveT. me pirquSs cixeSi Se-
vuZRvebi, _ uTxra RvTisSvils baadurma da gzaSi pirquSs yvelaferi uambo, rac icoda
jamaze.
_ cota ucnaurad meCveneba misi aq gamoCena, _ iWvneulad Cailaparaka piErquSma.
_ simarTle giTxra, arc ki vici, ra gipasuxo. naxe da Tavad gansaje. ai, isic _ da mi-
uTiTa kuTxeSi miyuJul gaburZgnil kacze.
_ maS, Sen moitane qajebisgan ambavi? _ jiqur hkiTxa pirquSma.
RvTisSvilis kiTxvam isedac sagonebulSi Cavardnili jama mTlad daafrTxo, SeSine-
buls qveda tuCi sawylad aukankalda, sityvis Tqmac rom ver moaxerxa, areuli Tvalebi
bers miapyro, TiTqos misgan iTxovda dacvasa da am uxeSi ucnobisTvis pasuxis gacemas.
_ damSviddi, damSviddi! SenTvis cudi aravis surs. _ beris sityvebma jama cota da-
awynara da ndobis niSnad, Tavisda uneburad, pirquSs xeli gauwoda.
_ valSi var SenTan, dReidan Cemi mfarvelobis qveS iqnebi da upatronod aRar mogi-
wevs wanwali. _ RvTisSvilma xeli Seageba jamas mocaxcaxe marjvenas.
Rame usaSvelod gaiwela. pirquSs fiqrebi mosvenebas ar aZlevdnen. jerjerobiT
TiTqos yvelaferi rigze iyo: umtkicesi xaliburi foladi sarapanSi Camoitana. Tanac,
rac ufro uaxlovdeboda cecxlovan miwebs, miT ufro umtkicdeboda rwmena, rom bal-
Ramis Tasis ganmkveT saWurvels liles aucileblad gamouWedda. magram ra bedena iqne-
boda misi naxelavi liles gareSe. biWis Sesaxeb ki baadurs erTi sityvac ar dascdenia.
kopalamAAac uCveulod mokled mouWra, izrdebao, roca hkiTxa, biWi rogor ariso. RvTis-
Svils isev mZinare jamas mSvidma fSvinvam gauqarwyla abezari fiqrebi. am sawyali da
bavSviviT miamiti kacis gamoCena kargad eniSna pirquSs da kidev erTxel irwmuna sabo-
loo gamarjvebis SesaZlebloba. marTlac, yvelas Tavis saqme hqonda: lile baadurs un-
da gaezarda, mas xmali unda gamoeWeda, kopalas mTisTvis miexeda, miTras _ barisTvis,
Toris ki cecxlovan miwebze mieyvana pirquSi...

***
mdinare yvirilas xeobaSi TiTo-orola sofeliRa iyo darCenili, samsalasTvis fici
rom ar hqondaT micemuli. bneleTTan ficdadebul xalxs arc devebi awuxebdnen da arc
qajebi. TiTqos Tavisufali, magram mudam darbevis SiSSi mcxovrebi mezoblebisgan gan-
sxvavebiT, galaRebulad unda ecxovraT, magram maTi saxl-kari ufro beCavad gamoiyu-
reboda, vidre RvTisSvilTa mfarvelobis qveS myofi adamianebisa. ficmicemulTa gaq-
vavebul guls, dardTan erTad, nel-nela siyvarulic aviwydebodaT. usiyvarulod ki
aRarc xorbali modioda da aRarc Zroxa iwveleboda, aRarc saxli Sendeboda da veRarc
bavSvi izrdeboda. maT purs motkbo surneli ar dahkravda, wyals ki mware naRvelis ge-
mo hqonda. ficdadebulebis garSemo bunebac ucxovdeboda. maTsaviT mrume xasiaTisa
da gaborotebuli xdeboda. xaliburi foladi swored aseTi adgilebis gavliT, yviri-
las aTasgzis daklaknil xevebiTa da aTasgzis Caqceuli da isev aTasgzis aSenebuli as
oci xidis gadavliT unda CaetanaT mdinare kiris xeobamde. iqidan kidev oTx dRes unda
evloT, axla ukve _ saurme gziT, sanam Toris gamzadebul navebamde miaRwevdnen. bakur-
ma pirquSs asi saukeTeso niCbosani-meomari, xidebis ormocdaaTi mSenebeli da aTi xa-
libi mWedelic gamoayola. TiTo datvirTul cxens oTxi meomari icavda. razms win To-
ri da pirquSi miuZRodnen, ukan ki beri baaduri da kopala mihyvebodnen. aTiode nabijis
daSorebiT, fexisTreviT, jama miuyveboda oRroCoRro biliks. mTel dRes mSvidobia-
nad iares. mxolod saRamo Jams, erTi xidi ar moewona Toris da misi SekeTeba daavala
mSeneblebs, Tavad ki razmis mosasvenebeli adgili moiZia.
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 jama patara goSiasaviT gverdidan ar Sordeboda pirquSs, Tumca Tvals ki ver uswo-
rebda. TiTqos baadurma swored mas daavala mWedlis dacva. koconTan axlos mis gver-
diT dajda da TavisTvis dabali xmiT daiwyo laparaki, romelic ufro uazro bodvasa
hgavda. aravin usmenda. mxolod pirquSi xvdeboda, jamas yoveli sityva misTvis rom iyo
GAgankuTvnili. amitomac SeekiTxa:
_ ras ambob, ra ar mogwons?
_ mTebi ar momwons, tye ar momwons, mdinarec ar momwons.
_ ra sWirs am mdinares Seni dasawuni?
_ xan aRma midis da xan daRma...
_ gzis asarevad gviCvenebs ase, Torem sul daRma miedineba.
_ mdinares raRa unda Tqvengan, ra dauSaveT aseTi? _ gulubryvilod ikiTxa jamam.
_ marto Cven ki ara, Senc dauSave...
_ me? me raRa davuSave? vaime, meSinia, vin damicavs sabralos? _ xelebi TavSi waiSina
jamam.
_ dawynardi, dawynardi... me viqnebi Seni mfarveli, verc erTi avsuli ver gagekareba,
sanam CemTan iqnebi, _ daamSvida pirquSma.
_ marTla mpirdebi, Tu... eh, sul erTia, Seni sityvebi xval mainc aRar memaxsovreba!
_ amoixvneSa jamam.
_ magaze nu dardob, mTavaria, me ar daviviwyeb. Tu navaxSmevi xar, wadi, daisvene, xva-
lac didi gza gvaqvs gasavleli.
jama usityvod daemorCila pirquSs. puris namcecebi gulidan muWSi Caibertya, pirSi
Caiyara da kocons moSorda.
_ xom ar jobia, es ubeduri romelime sofelSi davtovoT? _ Tqva kopalam.
_ ara, Tan waviyvan... _miugo pirquSma.
_ cecxlovan miwebze magis patronobis dro ar geqneba... _ gajavrebiT Tqva berma ba-
adurma, Tumca icoda, pirquSi gadawyvetilebas ar Secvlida.
gamTeniisas xidi ukve SekeTebuli iyo. pirvelma Torim daapira gadasvla, magran Sua
xididan ukan mobrunda da RvTisSvilebTan mivida.
_ kidev ar aris sando? _ SeekiTxa beri.
_ xidi sando unda iyos, magram mdinare mafiqrebs. mimarTuleba Seicvala, Tanac ise
modidda, lamisaa, xidic dafaros. veRar gavige, saiT unda wavideT...
_ damSviddi, geCveneba mxolod. eEtyoba, bnelTmeufesTan ficdadebuli sofelia Za-
lian axlos. Senc wyliTa xar monusxuli. nu miaqcev yuradRebas. sxvebic gaafrTxile,
mdinaris SiSi ar iqonion. ukan mogvyeviT, Cven ver dagvibnevs Tavgzas es oxeri Sav-wya-
li.
am sityvebiT beri baaduri pirveli Sevida xidze. cxenebs Tvalebi auxvies da razmic
ukan mihyva.
_ aseTi ram Cems dReSi ar minaxavs da cota SemeSinda, _ gamoutyda mere pirquSs To-
ri.
mze xeobaSi kargad iyo SemoWrili, roca meomrebis TvalSi mdinare dawynarda da isev
xeobas gauyva. razmi Zveleburad ganlagda. kldovani kedlis gaswvriv gza TandaTan ze-
viT miiwevda. mdinaris xmac ise Zlier aRar ismoda. kopalam xeli gaayola kldovan ze-
dapirs, saxeze Rimili auTamaSda. bers, ra Tqma unda, es ar gamohparvia.
_ ra gagaxsena?
_ okSis momReral kldeebs maxsenebs...
_ mere, ra amRerebT?
_ ufro sworad, ustvenen, roca mzeze kargad gaTbebian xolme.

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 _ neta magaT. etyoba, bneleTis dardi didad ar awuxebT, simRerasa da stvenaSi rom
atareben dros... _ Senatra berma.
_ saqmec egaa, rom simReriT ebrZvian bneleTs, _ miugo kopalam da gulSi, Tavisda
uneburad, siamayis grZnobam gauelva. _ maTi stvena qajebs agiJebs, SlegianebiviT er-
TmaneTs daerevian xolme.
_ es ra kargi ram miTxari... samSvildis cixisTvis momRerali kldeebidan gamoTli-
li qvebi mWirdeba. warmoidgine, stvena-stveniT rom davuSvebT lodmtyorcnebidan.
amas ki ver warmoidgens samsala.
_ okSidan maT Camosatanad wlebi dagvWirdeba, Tanac, ra cxeni gauZlebs maT Trevas...
_ fasisamde iqneba rTuli maTi CamoTreva. sarapanSi roSkaSel devebs davaxvedreb-
di. _ gamonaxa gamosavali berma.
_ iqneb kolxeTSic gagegzavna devebi?
_ marTali xar. ratomac ara. _ kveri daukra berma. maSin, ase moviqceT, PpirquSi
cecxlovani miwebisken gavuSvaT, mTavaria, iqamde mSvidobiT miaRwion. Torim daabina-
vos da ukanve gamocuros Tavisi razmiT. manamde samSvilde movinaxuloT, guli meubne-
ba, iq simSvide ar unda iyos. Toris mobrunebamde mainc dro gvaqvs. mere roSkaSSi aval
da devebs wamoviyvan. Sen mdinare kirTan dagvelode. jer Sen mixede, mere sxva RvTis-
Svilebi Semogexidebian. samSvildeSi pirvel tvirTs daabinaveb Tu ara, pirdapir da-
lebTan wadi. meti gadadeba aRar SeiZleba.
_ batoni brZandebi... _ kopala kargad xvdeboda, dalebTan asvla kidev rom ugvian-
deboda.
_ im erT dangreul xids Tu ar CavTvliT, ucnaurad mSvidobianad movdivarT. iseTi
grZnoba maqvs, Soridan gviTvalTvaleben. raime boroti gegma ar hqondes bnelTmeufes.
_ samxreTis cixeebis, gansakuTrebiT ki, samSvildis mSenebloba da dasavleTidan
aRmosavleTisken naosnobis ganaxleba samsalas eWvebs rom gauCenda, arc aris gasakviri.
_ daeTanxma kopala.
_ jamas gonebaSi kidev erTxel Caixede, raime mzakvruli ar imalebodes iq.
_ ara mgonia, Rrublis qulasaviT sufTa iyo misi goneba. _ beris SiSi odnavadac ar
gaiziara kopalam.
_ hoo, Rrublis qulasaviT... es kargi Tqvi. magram ar dagaviwydes, Cvens droSi mow-
mendil caSic ki ismis xolme Weqa-quxili. miT umetes, Tu zed Rrublis qulac meguleba,
damSvidebulad namdvilad ver vigrZnob Tavs.
_ kargi, me Tu gamomepara raime, kargad ici, Seni bedis bedauri axlos ar gaikarebs
avsuls. aucileblad gagrZnobinebda.
_ ra dro dagvidga RvTisSvilebs? kopalas mowmed cxeni mohyavs... _ Caecina baa-
durs.
_ ubralo cxeni ki ara, RvTisSvilTa batonis, beri buqnai baaduris bedis bedauri. _
niSnis mogebiT Seuswora kopalam.
yvirilas xeobidan mdinare kiramde oTxi dRis saval gzas mTeli kvira moandomes. aR-
mosavleTSi axali gadasulebi iyvnen, rom razms gza veeberTela lodebiT daxvda Caxer-
gili. am midamoebidan ukve devebi boginobdnen da gzis Caketvasac maTi xeli etyoboda.
bilikis gasufTavebas azri ar hqonda, an ra adamianis xeli gadaaTrevda imodena lo-
debs. sxva gamosavali ar iyo, SemovliTi bilikebiT, tye-tye unda wasuliyvnen. asec mo-
iqcnen. baadurma yvelas ubrZana, Zalian frTxilad evloT, RamRamobiT koconic ki ar
daenToT. beri devebTan Sexvedras gaurboda, eSinoda, maTTan brZolaSi Zvirfasi tvir-
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 devebis gamoCenisa aranakleb eSinoda rokapsac, romelic razms aqamde Cumad xan ukan
da xanac xeobis meore mxares mihyveboda. axla ki win gauswro da orjerac aacila deve-
bis Tavdasxma. sul burtyuniT daabruna ukan. rokaps erTi suli hqonda, jama Wkuaze mo-
eyvana da gaego, bolos da bolos, riT iyvnen datvirTulni cxenebi da saiT midiodnen,
magram kopalas ufrTxoda. mouTmenlad eloda, rodis datovebda RvTisSvili razms.
imis SiSic hqonda, vaiTu, aRarc ki mietovebina pirquSi, maSin xom amdeni wvaleba da xam-
zas mtrad gadakidebac sul wyalSi Caeyreboda, bnelTmeufesTanac xelcarieli dab-
rundeboda. ase rom, pirquSis razmma rokapis mecadineobiTac miaRwia mSvidobiT mdi-
nare kirs, romelic SesaSuri sidinjiT miuYyveboda maRali tyiT Seburul mTebs Soris
moqceul farTo xeobas.
Torim Soridanve dainaxa Tavisi xeliT agebuli navebi da SvebiT amoisunTqa. SerCeu-
li gzis pirveli naxevari mSvidobiT gaiares. RvTisSvilebsac saxeze kmayofileba Seam-
Cnia. amanac frTebi Seasxa vaJs. icoda, win ufro saSiSi mgzavroba eloda, magram axla
amaze fiqri ar undoda. cota dro masac sWirdeboda amdeni xnis daZabulobis Semdeg da-
samSvideblad.
razms qadagi ieremia Semoxvda. baadurs ar esiamovna misi danaxva. qadagi tyuilad ar
datovebda sane-Reles.
_ Sen karg ambavs ar momitandi! _ gverdze gaiyvana berma ieremia. Uundoda, pirquSi
damSvidebulad gaeSva cecxlovani miwebisken.
_ samxreTis cixeebis mSenebel devebs beRelam SeuTvala _ cixeebis dangrevas vapi-
reb da saswrafod datoveT mandauroba, Torem erTs ar gagiSvebT cocxalso. burdas
gareSe WianWvelebiviT daibnen, cixeebis mitovebas apireben. _ sulmouTqmelad moaxse-
na qadagma bers.
_ ho... es cudia. me samSvildes mivaSureb, kopalas roSkaSSi burdas wamosayvanad ga-
vuSveb, Tumca... arc ki vici, gviSvelis ki misi Camoyvana?!
_ burdas Camoyvana iaxsars vTxove, ukve gzaSi unda iyvnen. sxva RvTisSvilebmac sam-
SvildeSi gaqusles.
_ uCemoba ar dastyobia sane-Reles. _ madlierebis gamoTqma am sityvebiTRa moaxer-
xa berma.
baaduri da kopala aRar dalodebian pirquSis navebis gasvlas, samSvildes miaSures.
razmma RamiT Tavs dasvenebis ufleba misca. yvelas, pirquSsac ki, tkbilad eZina. mxo-
lod gamTeniisas, roca banaks unda gamoeRviZa, erT-erTi guSagis yuradReba raRac fa-
Cunma miipyro, xmam mZinare jamasTan miiyvana, romlis TavTanac patara Savi kata knaoda.
es iyo da es. Zalian male kiris talRebSi ori datvirTuli navi gavida.

Tavi 22
lile da Tekla

SuadGRe iyo, roca gogolam yavarjenze dayrdnobili kaisa ayvavebuli tyemlis qveS
zurgian skamze dasva. iqve axlos, moedanze, lile dilidan mis Tanatol dalebTan er-
Tad mSvildis srolaSi varjiSobda. kaisam mxrebamde dayrili xorblisferTmiani biWi
Soridanve SeamCnia. gogonebs msxvili oqrosferi nawnavebi zeviT aekecaT. tanT yvelas
erTnairi yavisferi kabaCebi ecvaT, maTi Wreli windebi da fexsacmeli ki lorTqo ba-
laxSi axlad amosul mindvris yvavilebs Camohgavda. lile da Tekla gverdigverd id-
gnen. gogona drodadro marjvena xelisgulze ixedeboda. lilem megobris TiTebze

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mSvildis Zuisgan gaCenili wiTeli zolebi SeamCnia, mzes axeda. Sesvenebis dro axlov-
deboda.
_ naxe, gogolam kaisa moiyvana, _ Cumad Caulaparaka Teklam liles, ise, rom ostats
ar gaego, radgan sul umniSvnelo uyuradRebobas dedoflis erTaderT qaliSvilsac ki
aravin apatiebda.
lilem pasuxad mxolod Tavi dauqnia, mSvildi mozida da varjiSis damTavrebis niSa-
nic gaigo. lilem da Teklam mSvildebi mxarze gadaikides da arabavSvurad dinji nabi-
jiT kaisasken gaeSurnen.
_ Zalian getkina? _ lilem Teklas majaze xeli mohkida da xelisgulze daxeda. _
malamo gWirdeba, sul mTlad gadagyvlefia. qarisasTAan gaviqcevi da wamals mogitan,
Torem DdRes jiriTic gvaqvs.
_ Tekla! _ moisma gogonas gamzrdelis mkacri xma. _ deda sasaxleSi gixmobs!
_ oh!... unda wavide! _ gabrazebiT Tqva Teklam.
lilem mxrebi aiCeCa _ sxva ra gza gaqvso. momavali dedofali fexaTreviT gahyva Zi-
Zas ukan.
tyemlis yvavilebi kaisas Tmaze Tovlis fifqebiviT dahyroda. lile mis gverdiT ba-
laxze dajda. gogolam biWs xmiadi da patara doqiT Txis rZe gauwoda. daRlilma da mo-
Siebulma lilem doqi xarbad moiyuda. qalebi RimiliT uyurebdnen, rogor ilukmeboda
bavSvi.
P_ frTxilad, ar daixrCo! _ dautatana gogolam.
lilem ukanaskneli ylupic mosva, doqi Zirs dadga da rZiani tuCebi saxeloTi moiw-
minda.
_ SimSils ra vuTxari, Torem amden rZes ra damalevinebda?! _ siciliT YTqva lilem.
_ kaisa, me saqmeebi maqvs. Sin davbrundebi. saxlSi wamosvla Tu mogindeba, lile ga-
momigzavne. _ Zveleburad daeTxova ZiZa mTavris qaliSvils da qarisas misaxmareblad
wavida.
lile fexze wamodga. kaisas Tavze xeli gadausva, tyemlis yvavilebi kalTaSi Cauyara
da isev gverdiT miujda, mxolod, ufro axlos. Tavi muxlebSi Cargo da gayuCda. kaisa
kefaze moefera biWs.
_ miwas nu Cascqerixar. modi, Cemi Tbili mosasxami Zirs gaiSale da wamoweqi. cota
daisvene, Torem amdeni varjiSiT SeiZleba, sulic ki amogxadon.
_ Seni mosasxami ar minda. _ lilem welidan fefes gamotanebuli kacmacunebis sabani
Seixsna, gaifina, xelebi TavqveS amoiwyo da gulaRma dawva.
_ neta ra unda miTxras Teklam? _ TavisTvis Cailaparaka biWma.
_ ra unda giTxras? _ gaikvira kaisam.
_ dRes diliT, varjiSis dawyebis win, miTxra, am saRamos SenTan salaparako maqvso.
_ mec maqvs SenTan salaparako.
_ vici,_ mokled miugo lilem.
_ gogolam damaswro? _ biWma kaisas gabrazeba SeamCnia.
_ gogolas Tqma rad mindoda, Senma Tvalebma miTxres.
_ kidev ras geubnebian Cemi Tvalebi? _ dainteresda kaisa.
_ imas, rom... _ liles ver gadaewyvita, eTqva Tu ara. bolos mainc gaagrZela: _ gin-
da, gamafrTxilo, rom Cemi aq darCena ukve saxifaToa. marTalia, mxolod Sen ici, gasul
zamTars cameti wlisa rom Sevsruldi, dalebs jer kidev Tormetisa vgonivar. rac uf-
ro gadis dro, kamaraSi ufro civad meqcevian. mgoni, dedofali Teklasac uSlis CemTan
megobrobas. xom dainaxe, dRes ZiZam SenTanac ki ar gamouSva.
_ Semodgomamde aqedan unda gaiqce, Torem mogklaven. gaparvaSi gogola dagexmare-
ba.
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 _ uSenod arsadac ar waval! _ kaisam liles jer isev bavSvur xmaSi kacuri simtkice
igrZno. esiamovna, magram biWis aseTma pasuxma erTob SeaSina. dalebTan xumroba ar SeiZ-
leboda. isini gaparul liles mosaklavad aucileblad daedevnebodnen, radgan Zexor-
ciels ar unda scodnoda kamarisken mimavali gza. kaisam gogola Zlivs daiyola, liles
daxmareboda. amis sanacvlod, ZiZAam bakurisTvis maTi adgilsamyoflis gamxela moiTx-
ova. qaliSvils sxva gza ar hqonda, unda daTanxmeboda. gogolam icoda, lilesTvis dax-
marebis gawevis Semdeg ukan _ kaisasTan veRarasdros dabrundeboda. qals eSinoda, da-
lebs masze ar eZiaT Suri. riski yvelasTvis Zalian didi iyo, magram liles gadarCena
mxolod ase SeiZleboda.
_ me Tanamgzavrad ar gamogadgebi, _ dagvianebuliA pasuxi gasca kaisam.
_ kaisa, erTi megobari myavda _ abo. maxsovs, gamexumra, mSobliur Werad lurji ca
gadgas Tavzeo. ra icoda abom, mis sityvebSi xumrobis natamalic rom ar eria. roca pa-
tara viyavi da roSkaSSi vcxovrobdi burdasTan da Cems tkbil dudasTan erTad, Tavs
dakargulad namdvilad ar vgrZnobdi, Tumca, vicodi, mSobliur keras mocilebuli vi-
yavi. iqac ki, roca sevda SemomeZaleboda, gavcqerodi cis laJvardebs da vmSviddebodi,
radgan vicodi, amave cis qveS, cocxlebi Tu ara, samudamod mZinare Cemi mSoblebis saf-
lavebi mainc iyo sadRac. Cems Tavs sityva miveci, rogorc cas _ Cems erTaderT mSob-
liur Wers _ ar Sevelevi, ise _ Sen, Cems erTaderT axlobel adamians, arasdros miga-
toveb. gulic amas meubneba.
_ xSirad cxovrebis karnaxiT swored is ar unda gaakeTo, rasac guli gkarnaxobs, ara-
med is, rasac goneba girCevs. jer kidev patara xar... _ kaisa ase ki arigebda liles,
magram Tavadac ar icoda, marTals ambobda Tu ara.
_ patara var? _ gaecina biWs, _ maSin, miT umetes, marto ar unda gamiSva. axla unda
wavide, sadacaa jiriTobis gakveTili dagvewyeba. Sen marto xom ar darCebi? Sin gagaci-
leb. _ lile fexze wamodga.
_ ara, cota xans kidev davrCebi. mxolod gogola gaafrTxile. _ kaisas marto dar-
Cena mounda. lilesTan saubarma qaliSvils bevri safiqrali gauCina. dro ki sul ufro
da ufro cota rCeboda.
jiriTobidan lile ugunebod dabrunda. sadilze uari Tqva, oTaxSi Seiketa da gvia-
nobamde aRarc gamosula. biWis aseTma qcevam isedac aforiaqebul kaisas mosveneba sul
mTlad daukarga. qaliSvili Seecada, biWis gonebaSi Caexeda, magram ver moaxerxa. gogo-
lamac ar moasvena, ukve gviania, daiZineo. Ggadawyvita, dawoliliyo, magram liles xma mo-
esma, jer ar daiZino, damelodeo. kaisam biWi oTaxSi rom ver dainaxa, mereRa mixvda, li-
le gonebiT rom elaparakeboda. kaisa isev savarZelSi Cajda da gogolas sTxova, marto
damtoveo. lile Tavisi oTaxidan gamovida, kaisas gverdiT patara skamze dajda da Tavi
kalTaSi Caudo.
_ lile, arafers metyvi? _ kaisam veRar aitana gagrZelebuli siCume.
_ ra giTxra, jer araferi momifiqrebia.
_ risi mofiqreba ginda?
_ rogor Tu risi? ramxela gza gvaqvs gasavleli.
_ gza araferia. mTavaria, aqedan gaaRwio Tavi.
_ gavaRwioT! _ Seuswora lilem.
_ Teklas ris Tqma undoda?
_ xval qarisas da gogolas samkurnalo balaxebis mosagroveblad mivyavarT. iq vi-
subrebT. dRes orive Zalian daRlilebi viyaviT. axla ki daisvene da araferze inerviu-
lo. yvelaferi kargad iqneba. _ lile fexze wamodga, kaisas loyaze akoca da isev Tavis
oTaxSi Sevida. qaliSvili grZnobda, lile raRacas umalavda, magram araferi hkiTxa.
liles mSvidma laparakma, cota ar iyos, daawynara kidec.
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 dilaadrian lile qarisasTan da gogolasTan erTad gavida saxlidan. gogonebi mwvane
mTis ZirSi elodebodnen mkurnals. Teklac iq iyo ZiZasTan erTad. qarisas ar moswonda,
am bolo xanebSi, gogonas gamzrdeli yvelgan Tan rom dahyveboda. dedofals SesCivla
kidevac, Teklaze gadafofrili gamzrdeli gogonas namdvil dalad aRzrdaSi xels Seg-
viSliso. dedofali daeTanxma da aRuTqva kidec, rom Teklas met Tavisuflebas miani-
Webda. sadedoflod aRsazrdel gogonas mTeli kviris ganmavlobaSi tyeSi martos to-
vebdnen; yvelaze Znelad mosaZebni balaxisa da arwivis kvercxis motanas avalebdnen. ca-
met wlamde yvelafris swavla unda moeswro _ mSvildosnobisa da mWreli iaraRis xma-
reba, nadiroba da Tevzaoba, jiriTic da samkurnalo balaxebis gamocnobac, xelCarTu-
li brZolaca da laxtis xmarebac. xolo, roca cameti wlisa Sesruldeboda, yvela mas-
wavlebels mis gadedoflebaze Tanxmoba unda ganecxadebina. erTic rom wasuliyo wina-
aRmdegi, yvela cameti wlisa dals mouwyobdnen gamocdas da maT Soris saukeTesos daa-
saxelebdnen momaval dedoflad. swored es Seaxsena qarisam dalebis winamZRols.
_ Teklas mitoveb Tu xelCakidebuli unda gamohyve? _ SeubRvira qarisam dals.
_ marto! _ Tekla aRar daeloda ZiZis pasuxs.
qarisam yvelas sam-sami patara topraki dauriga. yvela maTgans sam-sami davaleba mis-
ca da saRamomde mwvane mTaze saWiro mcenareebis moZebna ubrZana. gogonebma toprakebi
welze Camoikides da xeebs Seerivnen.
_ Sen ra davaleba gaqvs? _ SeekiTxa Tekla liles.
_ WrilobisTvis da sicxisTvis unda movZebno balaxebi. Sen?
_ mec WrilobisTvis da damwvrobisTvis unda movagrovo. erTad movZebnoT, kargi?...
zafxuli rom yofiliyo, qarisas davalebis Sesruleba Zneli ar iqneboda, gazafxul-
ze ki axalamowveril balaxSi saWiro mcenaris moZebna Zalian rTuli iyo. SuadRemde
Teklam da lilem yvela mcenare ipoves. dasasveneblad moxerxebul adgilze Camos-
xdnen. wynari dRe iyo. hHaeri _ gamWvirvale. zemodan qalaqi xelisguliviT Canda.
_ roca dedofali gavxdebi, gogonebs TamaSis uflebas mivcem. eqvs wlamde mainc...
_ didi cvlilebebi Cagifiqrebia, _ gaecina liles.
_ nu damcini. kidev bevri ram maqvs Cafiqrebuli.
_ mainc, ra?
_ ra da, Seni gadarCena! mosvlis dResve sicocxle maCuqe. am zamTars orive cameti
wlisani vxdebiT. me momaval dedoflad makurTxeben, Sen ki sicocxles gamogasalmeben.
_ sikeTe sikeTiT ginda, gadamixado?
_ hm, _ Caicina Teklam, _ ara, ubralod, minda, Cems saukeTeso megobars davexmaro.
didTovlobamde unda gaiqce. yvelaferi movifiqre ukve. me TviTon gagacileb.
lile gaocebuli usmenda Teklas. misi gadawyvetileba namdvili gmiroba iyo.
_ ar minda, Cem gamo Tavi safrTxeSi Caigdo. amisTvis SeiZleba, sikvdiliTac ki dag-
sajon. Tavad movifiqreb rames.
_ iqneb ar mendobi? _ aukankalda xma Teklas.
_ ras ambob, meSinia, dalebma rom gagigon, ar gapatieben. _ lilem xeli gadaxvia pa-
tara megobars.
_ sanam cameti wlisa ar gavmxdarvar, arc dali var da sikvdiliTac ver damsjian, mag-
ram Zalian male cametisa vxdebi. mapatie, magram dali da Tanac, momavali dedofali,
wessa da rigs ver daarRvevs, amitom unda viCqaroT. mxolod erTi ram mklavs. aqedan rom
waxval, Sengan saxsovari araferi damrCeba. vin icis, gnaxav ki rodesme?
_ Tekla, me Sen arasdros dagiviwyeb, _ daamSvida megobari lilem.
_ lile, ici, ra movifiqre? _ sixaruliT wamoiZaxa Tavisave aRmoCeniT aRtacebulma
Teklam. jibidan patara dana amoiRo da ceri gaiWra.
_ ras akeTeb? _ Seuyvira lilem.
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 _ modi, TiTo wveTi sisxli vaCuqoT erTmaneTs, amas xom verc veravin gvipovis, verc
veravin wagvarTmevs da samudamod CvenTan darCeba.
_ es raRam mogafiqra? _ gaecina liles. Teklas dana gamoarTva da manac ceri gaiWra.
megobrebma cerebi erTmaneTs magrad miaWires da gairindnen. kmayofilma Teklam niS-
nis mogebiT kamaras gadaxeda, liles yuradReba ki mewamuli feris Rrubelma miipyro,
romelic grZelkabian mandilosan qals miamsgavsa. kargad rom daakvirda, gaaxsenda, es
qali erTxelac gamoecxada. mxolod, didi xnis win, roSkaSSi, roca batonebiT iyo avad.
maSin uTxra, Seni naTlia varo.
_ Tekla, cas Sexede, xedav rames?
gogonam zeviT aixeda.
_ RmerTo Cemo, wminda barbale gamogvecxada.
_ wminda barbale?
_ Hho. Sen arasdros Semosulxar Cvens taZarSi, Torem iq, kedelze, wminda barbales
zustad aseT gamosaxulebas naxavdi.
_ maS, Cemi naTlia TviT barbale yofila.
_ Sexede, caSi raRac iwereba!... _ wamoiZaxa Teklam.
bavSvebi fexze wamoiWrnen. Rrublis gverdiT aSkarad gamoisaxa sityvebi. D
dido dedao, cao mSveniero,
momcvelo yovelivesi,
Semqmnelo da dambadebelo,
usasrulo samyaroSi dautevelo,
umciresSi Cateulo.
uwon-umanZilo, carielo da savsev.
uJamo, uZravo, wyvdiado cao,
sivrceSi, droSi naTliT gamovlenilo,
erTo da erTTa erTobao,
momec ufleba uflebaTa,
davrCe marTali Cems TavufalTan,
da samarTliani sxvaTa mimarT,
raTa davicva cis siwminde
da viyo Tavisufali, viTarca Sen,
cao Tavnebao.
Rrubeli TandaTan gaicrica da bolos gaqra kidec. xelixelCakidebuli bavSvebi ki-
dev didxans Sescqerodnen cas monusxulebi, magram maTi mzera mxolod usazRvro si-
lurjeSi Caikarga.
lilem da Teklam yvelas daaswres saWiro mcenareebis povna da qarisasTan mitana.
_ lile, Sen xom ar daexmare Teklas? _ mkacrad hkiTxa dalebis mTavarma mkurnalma
biWs. lilem mxolod Tavi gaaqnia, Tan Tvali gaayola Teklas, romelic ZiZas morCilad
mihyveboda ukan.
Teklas TvalSi yvelafers mewamuli feri dahkravda, TiTqos gamWvirvale mewamuli
badidan iyureboda, gulSi ki, Tavisda uneburad, wminda barbales naswavl locvas imeo-
rebda. sasaxleSi misvlisTanave daRliloba moimizeza da Tavis oTaxSi Seiketa. adgils
ver poulobda, gadawyvita, Tavi xatviT Seeqcia, magram amaod. moeCvena, funji aRar
emorCileboda, TavisiT dahqroda da sxvadasxva feris saRebavebs Soris mxolod mewa-
muls irCevda, TiTqos sxvebs saerTod arc ki cnobda. gogona skamze Camojda da Tavi ma-
gidaze dado, Zalian male locvis butbutSi GCaeZina. Gverc ki gaigo, rogor Sevida mis
oTaxSi ZiZa da rogor gadaawvina sawolSi. gvian RamiT gamoeRviZa. mZinare ZiZas gadaxe-
da da aivanze gavida, saswaulis imediT cas axeda, magram mxolod laplapa savse mTvare
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da Sors mokiafe wvril-wvrili varskvlavebi dainaxa. uecrad sasaxlis karibWe gaiRo
da ezoSi mcvelebis TanxlebiT gogola da qarisa Semovidnen. Ramis stumrebma mis kars
Cauares da dedoflis oTaxisken gaemarTnen. Tekla Cumad gahyva ukan, zeda sarTulze
avida. roca samalavidan dedis oTaxSi Caixeda, dedofali aria oTaxSi bolTasa scemda,
gogola da qarisa magidasTan isxdnen.
_ yvelaferi am RamiTve unda damTavrdes! _ moesma dedis gamyivani xma gogonas.
_ lile xom mxolod zamTarSi xdeba cameti wlisa. _ SeewinaaRmdega gogola.
_ gogola marTalia! _ mxari auba qarisamac.
_ me ukve gadavwyvite! _ brZana ariam, _ darwmunebuli var, kaisam misi asaki damima-
la. Tqven ra, ver amCnevT, Tormeti wlisTvis sakmaod mozrdilad gamoiyureba, tuCs ze-
moT RinRlic Zalian adre wamoezarda. erTi Cveulebrivi biWis gamo Cvens adaT-wesebs
ar vuRalateb da kamaraSi kacs ar gavaWaWaneb, arc aqedan gavuSveb cocxals. ara kacma
ar unda icodes Cvenamde gza. isic sakmarisia, kaisas rom aq darCenis ufleba miveci.
_ kopala? _ moridebiT ikiTxa gogolam.
_ kopala lilesaviT ubralo kacisZe ar aris da man me sikvdils gadamarCina.
_ mereda, ra ici, lilec rom RvTisSvili ar aris? _ moulodnelad Caeba saubarSi
qarisa. misma kiTxvam aria da gogola erTnairad gaakvirva.
_ Sen SegiZlia daamtkico, rom lile ubralo kacisZe ar aris? _ kiTxvaze kiTxviT
miugo dedofalma.
_ mtkiceba ar SemiZlia, magram erTi vici, am biWSi imdeni CvenTvis Seucnobi Zala ar-
sebobs, ise idumalebiTaa moculi misi warsuli, rom ar gamikvirdeba, RvTisSvili iyos.
_ qarisa, Senc gadagibira kudianma kaisam, ara? _ gacxarda aria. _ me ukve gadavwyvi-
te, lile dResve unda momaSoroT Tavidan.
Tekla saubris gagrZelebas aRar dalodebia. liles gaparebas veRar moaswrebda, mag-
ram misma bavSvurma gonebam erTaderTi swori gadawyvetileba miiRo.
Tekla Tavis oTaxSi Cumad Seipara, loginSi Cawva da xmamaRali kvnesa morTo. mis xma-
ze ZiZAa dafeTebuli wamoxta da gogonas mivarda.
_ guli miCerdeba... sunTqva mekvris... vkvdebi... _ luRluRebda Tekla.
SeSinebulma ZiZam yvirili morTo da pirdapir dedofalTan gaiqca.
_ miSveleT, Tekla isev cudad aris!
ZiZis kivilze dedofali aria oTAxidan gamovarda. gogola da qarisac ukan mohyvnen.
Tekla TvaldaxuWuli daxvdaT, mZimed sunTqavda da Tan raRacas gaurkvevlad butbu-
tebda.
_ uSveleT rame! ar momikvdes Cemi erTa!
qarisam gogonas maja gausinja, gulsac mousmina. Zveleburad sagangaSo veraferi Se-
atyo. dedofali daamSvida, yvelaferi kargad iqnebao, da wamlebis mosatanad wavida.
mkurnalis dabrunebamde Teklas oxvra-kvnesa ar Seuwyvetia, piriqiT, umata da umata.
qarisas motanilma naxarSebmac rom veraferi uSvela, qalma xelebi gaSala, _ uZluri
varo.
_ riT giSvelo, Cemo patara? _ Tvalcremliani efereboda momakvdav Svils dedofa-
li. _ lile, lile moiyvaneT aq! _ uecrad gaunaTda goneba arias.
dedoflis sityvebze mcvelebi biWis mosayvanad gaiqcnen da oriod wuTSi lilec mo-
iyvanes. lilem Sublze frTxilad daado xeli. cota xans ase idga. uecrad biWma naTeba
daiwyo, aqamde sanTlis SuqiT ganaTebuli oTaxi TeTri, TiTqos Tbili SuqiT aivso. Tek-
lamac nel-nela kvnesas uklo, Tvali gaaxila da SvebiT amoisunTqa.
_ rogor xar, Svilo? _ mivarda Teklas dedofali aria.
_ kargad var, mxolod Zalian meZineba! _ gogonas SeeSinda, vinme ar mimxvdariyo mis
tyuils.
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 _ ho, daisvene! arafris SegeSindes, Cvenc SenTan viqnebiT.
_ ara, deda. mxolod ZiZa darCes. marTla kargad var.
_ kargi, rogorc Sen ityvi, _ umal daeTanxma aria.
dedofalma kvlav Tavis oTaxSi uxmo qalebs, Tan liles wamoyvanac brZana. gzaSi qa-
risam iWvneulad Sexeda liles. biWma Tvali aarida mis goroz mzeras. mkurnali Tu mxo-
lod eWvobda, gogola darwmunebuli iyo, rom Teklas cudad gaxdoma gaTamaSebuli
iyo. yvela grZnobda, am RamiT sabolood unda gadawyvetiloyo liles bedi.
_ lile! _ mimarTa dedofalma biWs, _ kidev erTxel geubnebi madlobas Cemi Teklas
gadarCenisTvis da sicocxlec miCuqebia. magram me mxolod madlieri deda ara var, ara-
med dalebis dedofalic, amitom maT usafrTxoebazedac unda vizruno. SenTvis Crdi-
loeTiT, kldeSi, saxls, Sens samudamo sacxovrebels gamovakveTineb. uflebas gaZlev,
kaisa da gogolac Tan waiyvano. arc erTi dali Senze arasdros aRmarTavs xels, manam
Cems pirobas Seasruleb. Tu gaiparebi, Sens Tavs daabrale. cocxals ar gagiSvebT.
ucxo TvalisTvis im Ramis Semdeg TiTqos yvelaferi Zveleburad gagrZelda: Tekla
da lile uwindeburad erTad varjiSobdnen, axla ukve sanadirodac dahyavdaT ufro-
sebs. mxolod erTi dali aRar fiqrobda Zveleburad da sul sxva TvaliT uyurebda, be-
dis Tu ubedobis ukuRmarTobiT, maTTan moxvedril biWs. amitom erTxel, qarisam Ta-
visTan uxmo Teklas, rom gulaxdilad dalaparakeboda. viTomda gansakuTrebuli bala-
xis saidumlos gasandobad, qarisam da Tekla tyeSi waiyvana. gogona grZnobda, rom qari-
sa mis saidumlos mixvda da dasatuqsad mihyavda. karga xans ise iares, mkurnals gogo-
nasaTvis xma ar gaucia. Teklam isic ki ifiqra, marTla balaxis mosaZebnad xom ar mivdi-
varTo. am fiqrebSi iyo garTuli, rom qarisam hkiTxa:
_ gixaria, Seni ZalisxmeviT, liles sicocxle rom SeunarCune?
_ gasaxari maSin meqneba, aqedan rom gavaqcev, _ daufiqreblad upasuxa Teklam.
_ ra Tqvi? _ gaoceba ver damala qalma. _ nuTu ver xvdebi, misi gaparviT ra saf-
rTxeSi igdeb Tavs?!
_ sicocxles Tu arsebobas? imis magivrad, qajaveTs ebrZoloT, SemoixizneT erTi
xelisgulis dadeba miwaze, nadirobiT Tavs iqcevT da patara biWs sicocxles umwarebT.
isev Tqvengan vici, TiTqmis mTeli mzisqveSEeTi qajebma da devebma aaoxreso. Bra ggoniaT,
adre Tu gvian aqamde ver moaRweven? sulac, gvirabebs gamoTxrian Cvenamde. etyobaT,
jer-jerobiT ar vWirdebiT. SiSiT dabrmavebulebi adaT-wesebs amoefareT da lileze
gadmosul RvTiur madls ver amCnevT. imis magivrad, rom mas daniSnulebis amocnobaSi
daexmaroT, kldeebSi upirebT samudamod gamoketvas.
Teklas sityvebiT gaognebulma qarisam gogonas win muxli moiyara da xelze eambora.
_ ras akeTeb? _ Sewuxda Tekla.
_ Cems momaval dedofals vesalmebi! _amayad miugo qarisam da gulSi Caikra.
_ qarisa, xom momexmarebi liles gaparebaSi? _ Seaguliana qebam Tekla.
_ ar vici, ra gipasuxo. SeuZlebelsa mTxov.
_ SeuZlebels?... ukve yvelaferi mofiqrebuli maqvs. unda vuSveloT liles. icode,
erT ubralo biWs ki ara, TviT wminda barbales naTluls umarTav xels.
_ eg saidanRa moitane, ra ici, visi naTlulia lile.
_ barbale gamogvecxada orives da locvac gvaswavla. damijere, simarTles geubnebi.
_ mjera, Cemo gogona. mec vxedav masSi RvTiur madls, amitomac Sens gverdiT migu-
le. miTxari, riT gemsaxuro.
_ or dReSi cameti wlisani dalebad unda gvakurTxon. am DdRis aRsaniSnavad,
axalmTvareobis did nadirobaze wagviyvanen. gogonebs saxe muriT gveqneba SeRebili,
amitom veravin gaigebs, me iq viqnebi Tu ara. dedaCemma ki lileze Tvalis devneba Sen
dagavala. swored im RamiT unda gavaparo lile. damexmarebi?
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dalebad kurTxevis Semdeg, pirvel nadirobaze, gogonebi mTebSi saxeSeRebilebi mih-
yavdaT. maT xmis amoRebis uflebac ar hqondaT. arc erT dals ar unda scodnoda, vin
nadirobda mis gverdiT. swored amis imedi hqonda Teklas. mis yofna-aryofnas veravin
gaigebda. axla mTavari iyo liles dayolieba. biWi kaisas gareSe wasvlas ar apirebda.
isev kaisam Seacvlevina azri. lilec xvdeboda, mcvelebis farulad yvelas erTad kama-
ridan gasvla SeuZlebeli iyo. kaisa Sehpirda, me da gogola fexdafex gamogyvebiTo.
lilec daTanxmda.
dedofalma ariam Tavisi xeliT SeuReba Svils saxe, oqrosferi dalalebi or nawnavad
dauwna, mSvildic Tavad gadahkida mxarze da warmateba usurva. Tekla daemSvidoba de-
das da gogonebs Seeria. sasaxlis wina moedanze didi koconi enTo, romlis garSemoc da-
lebi ramdenime wred ferxuls uvlidnen. Teklam dedas xeli dauqnia, mis dasanaxad mo-
cekvaveTa Soris Cadga, cota xanSi ki winaswar momzadebul samalavSi daimala da manam
ar gamosula, sanam moedani ar dacarielda. lile ukve gamzadebuli daxvda Teklas. mxo-
lod qarisas daemSvidoba.
ociode kargad SeiaraRebuli meomari tbisken mimavali gvirabebis win sami koconis
garSemo ijda. Tekla amdens ar eloda.
_ ukan davbrundeT, _ SesTavaza lilem.
_ moicade, davelodoT. darwmunebuli var, cota xanSi mxolod orni darCebian.
_ ara mgonia. etyoba, dedaSenma guSagi gaaZliera. gaTenebamde aq rom viyoT, ukan dab-
runeba gagiWirdeba.
_ Sen Cemze nu fiqrob. _ gaimeora Teklam jiutad. _ netav, frena SegeZlos an Tev-
ziviT mdinaridan CanCqerSi gadaSveba... ras vlaparakob, Ddalebis isrebs mainc ver gada-
urCebodi. cota xans kidev davrCeT. raRacas movifiqrebT.
liles sxva gza ar hqonda, unda dasTanxmeboda. cota xani gaTenebamde gaiwela. koco-
nebic Caqra, mzec amoiwvera, magram guSagebi wasvlas ar apirebdnen.
_ Tekla, rodemde unda visxdeT aq? xom xedav, ukve gaTenda. _ magram Tekla liles
ar usmenda. Cumad raRacas butbutebda. roca lilem yuri miugdo, mis sityvebSi wminda
barbales naswavli locva Seicno.
_ ra dros locvaa, wavideT!
_ locvis dro yovelTvisaa! _ sityva mouWra Teklam. Tavisda uneburad lilec ah-
yva gogonas. uecrad Camobneleba daiwyo. dalebi fexze wamoiWrnen da gaocebulebma
cas axedes, romelic jer mTlianad mewamuli gaxda, Semdeg swrafad kunapeti RrubliT
daifara. axla ki mixvda lile, ras SesTxovda Tekla cas. male ukuni sibnele Camowva.
_ gvirabebSi Zromialis dro ar aris. pirdapir CanCqers gavYyvebi. Tu gadarCena miwe-
ria, asec gadavrCebi. _ lilem Tekla erTi magrad Caixuta da CanCqerisken gaiqca.
dalebma misi fexis xma gaiges, magram verafers xedavdnen. aqeT-iqiT gaSmagebulebi
darbodnen. kidev kargi, lile sibneleSi xedavda, Torem namdvilad ver auvlida gverds
maT momarjvebul maxvils. is-is iyo, mdinareSi unda Camxtariyo, rom Rrublebma gafan-
tva daiwyo. erT-erTma dalma mis lands mohkra Tvali da biWi isrebis wvimaSi gaexvia.
Teklam is ki dainaxa, lile rogor gadaeSva CanCqerSi, magram moxvda Tu ara isari, es ver
gaigo. ukve naTdeboda. sadacaa, ca mTlianad gakrialdeboda, Savi Rrublis erTi-ori
fTilaRa iyo darCenili. sul cota xans dagecadaTo, gafiqra Teklam. gogonas yelSi
wyenisa da boRmis burTi gaeCara, magram roca mzis sxivebSi moelvare barbale dalanda,

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damSvidda. moeCvena, TiTqos igi iRimeboda kidec. gogona frTxilad gamoZvra samalavi-
dan da mTebisken gaiqca, misi Tanatolebisken. Teklam veRar dainaxa, rogor gaiqca erTi
guSagi sasaxlisaken, ori ki tbaSi gamaval gvirabSi Sevarda.
kaisas arc ufiqria gaparva. lilesac tyuili piroba misca. sxva gamosavals ver xedav-
da. qarisa da gogola ki yovel wuTs elodnen dedofal arias gamogzavnil meomrebs. mag-
ram dedofali mcvelebis TanxlebiT Tavad eaxla maT.
_ biWi sad aris? _ Diyvira ariam.
_ ar viciT, _ mSvidad miugo qarisam.
_ Seni kudianobis ambavi adrec vicodi. magram CvenTan es xrikebi ar gagiva, sicocx-
liT unda ago pasuxi! _ aria axla kaisas mivarda iaraRmomarjvebuli.
_ amas araferi Caudenia! _ gadaefara gazrdils gogola.
_ maS, lile rom gaparuliyo, Sen daubrmave Cems guSagebs Tvalebi? dalebma kargad
dainaxes, mewamul kabaSi gamowyobilma erT-erTma Tqvenganma rogor moreka Rrublebi.
_ dedofalo, nuTu mewamulkabian qalSi meomrebma wminda barbale ver Seicnes? _
qarisas liles naTliis Sesaxeb Teklas monayoli gaaxsenda.
_ Senc agiries Wkua-goneba xom?! morCa, dReidan kamaraSi dalis meti veravin gaiWa-
Wanebs. am kudians ki liles mivayoleb... masaviT CanCqeridan gadaagdeT!
_ amas xels veravin axlebs! _ daiRriala gogolam da iaraRi imarjva.
_ rogor, dedofalzedac aRmarTe xeli? _ ukivla ariam da manac iaraRi imarjva.
mcvelebi qarisas miscvivdnen da gakoWes. orma dalma ki gogola moigeria da kaisas
dastaca xeli. kaisa ukve veRar xedavda, ra xdeboda oTaxSi. TavSi mxolod erTi azri
utrialebda, etyoba, lilem gaaRwia Tavi kamaras, Torem dedofali ase ar gamwardebo-
dao. cdilobda, rogorme mTeli Zala moekriba da biWis gonebaSi SeeRwia, magram amaod.
lile ar pasuxobda, da okSidan wamosvlis Semdeg misma gonebam dasaxmareblad pirvelad
uxmo kopalas.

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dalebis tbamde sul cotaRa rCeboda, kaisas Zlivs gasagoni xma rom Caesma kopalas.
`aq aris!~ _ gaifiqra RvTisSvilma da miTrasTan erTad fexs auCqara. kopalam miTras
qajaveTis kedlamde sTxova gacileba. RvTisSvils ki gaukvirda, kamaraSi mainc marto
unda avides da Cemi gayola raSi sWirdebao, magram aRaraferi hkiTxa. ra icoda, kopala
dalebidan xeibari kolxi qalis _ kaisas _ wamoyvanas rom apirebda.
myinvaris cremlic gamoCnda. dalebs rabebi gaxsnili hqondaT da wyali tbaSi moz-
rdil CanCqerad vardeboda.
_ Sen aq damelode. me kamaraSi aval.
_ mereda, rogor apireb maRla asvlas?
_ kalmaxiviT wyals avuyYvebi.
_ aba, Sen ici. ar daigviano.
kopala tbisken wavida. muxlamdec ar iyo wyalSi Sesuli, rom CanCqeris Tavze dalebi
dainaxa. uecrad orma dalma mesames xeli hkra da tbaSi gadmoagdo. RvTisSvili mis ga-
dasarCenad wyalSi gaqanda. cota xnis Zebnis Semdeg ipova qali. igi pirqve egdo fskerze.
xeli dastaca zeviT asayvanad, magram lodebSi gaWedilma jaWviT mibmulma veeberTela
qvam ar daaneba. rac Zala da Rone hqonda, jaWvi moqaCa da qalTan erTad Zalian nela ze-
viT daiwyo amosvla. misda gasaocrad, wyalSi kidev erT adamians mohkra Tvali. imis ma-
givrad, rom kopalas daxmareboda, qvas SemoaWdo xelebi. kopalam qali gadmoabruna da
masSi kaisa Seicno. erTi suli hqonda, Suaze gaeglija ucnobi, romelic isev fskerisken

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eqaCeboda. uecrad kaisa Semsubuqda. ucnobs qva namsxvrevebad eqcia da axla mas exmare-
boda kaisas amoyvanaSi. cocxalmkvdari qali orivem erTad amoaTria napirze. kopalam
kaisas mosuliereba dauwyo. damxmarisTvis saxeze arc ki Seuxedavs, ise mixvda, rom
axalgazrda vaJi iyo. amasobaSi miTrac movarda. uecrad ori dali Tavs daesxa ucnobs.
miTra gadaefara vaJs da ar daaneba dalebs.
_ es biWi da qali Cveni tyveebi arian. Tu ar gindaT, rom Tqvenc gamogasalmoT si-
cocxles, unda dagviTmoT!
_ rodis iyo, RvTisSvilebi dalebis Wkuaze dadiodnen? rogor bedavT Cvenze iara-
Ris aRmarTvas? _ SeubRvira miTram.
am sityvebis gagonebaze qalebma ukan daixies. aRar icodnen, ra eqnaT. RvTisSvilebis
sawinaaRmdegos verafers Caidendnen.
_ RvTisSvilebi? _ Secbundnen meomrebi.
_ diax! dedofal arias gadaeciT, RvTisSvilebs, kopalasa da miTras, surT misi naxva.
aq gveaxlos! _ kopalam icoda, mxolod umkacresi mimarTviT Tu daimorCilebda da-
lebs. misma sityvebma gaWra. orive meomari kamarisken gaiqca. axlaRa Sexeda kopalam
vaJs, romelmac Tavisufleba igrZno Tu ara, kaisas TavTan Caimuxla.
_ rogor aris? _ biWis xmaSi didi SeSfoTeba da mzrunveloba igrZnoboda.
_ cocxalia, mxolod gonze ver modis, _ upasuxa kopalam.
_ kaisa, Semomxede@! lile var... _ biWi svel Tmaze efereboda qals.
liles saxelis gagonebaze kopalas sunTqva Seekra. miTrasac gulze moxvda, Tumca,
biWis dakargvis Sesaxeb araferi icoda. kopalas iWvneulad Sexeda. misi gafiTrebuli
saxe rom dainaxa, mixvda, maT win romeli lile idga.
_ visi gvarisa xar? _ Zlivs amoTqva kopalam.
_ iroelebis gvarisa var! ar gaxsovar? roSkaSSi gyavar nanaxi, burdas ojaxSi viz-
rdebodi. papa giorgisTan erTad moxvedi.
_ maxsovxar... _ kopalam veRar moiTmina da gulSi Caikra biWi, romelsac ukve
ramdenime welia eZebda.
_ kaisa kidev mesmis, magram amas aq ra undoda? _ liles gamoCenam sul daabnia miTra.
_ yvelafers agixsni... Tumca bevri ram mec ar vici, _ mxrebi aiCeCa kopalam.
lile RvTisSvilebs aRar usmenda. misi erTaderTi dardi kaisa iyo. gayinul Sublze
xeli daado da Tavisi siTbo da Zala uwilada. kaisam Tvali gaaxila.
_ gons modis! _ wamoiZaxa lilem.
kaisam mzis TvalismomWrel sxivebSi Zlivs gaarCia ori saxe. imdenad moulodneli iyo
maTi erTad danaxva, rom egona, sikvdiliswina zmaneba ariso.
_ cocxali var? _ Tqva gakvirvebulma.
_ cocxali xar, aba, ra! kopalam gadagarCina. _ axara lilem.
_ cocxali xar! _ miugo kopalamac. gulSi ki daayola: `cocxali xar, Cemo sicocx-
le!~
_ RvTisSvilebs sicocxle da gamarjveba! _ SemoesmaT arias xma. dedofali aTi da-
lis TanxlebiT TiTqmis Tavze dasdgomoda maT.
kopala da miTra fexze wamoimarTnen.
_ Cemi meomrebisTvis tyveebi ar gamogitanebiaT.
_ ra, maT wasayvanad xom ar moxvedi? _ sibrazisgan Tavs Zlivs ikavebda kopala.
_ ras ambob? mxolod Tqvendami pativiscemis gamoxatvis niSnad geaxeliT. _ ariam
icoda, RvTisSvilebis ganrisxeba sikeTes ar moutanda. _ mgoni, CvenTan apirebdiT
amosvlas.
_ vapirebdi. erTi qalis wayvana mindoda, magram damaswariT: Tavad gadmomigdeT.
_ Cveni wesebi daarRvia.
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 _ rac iyo, iyo. mSvidobiT iyaviT, _ miugo kopalam da kaisas miubrunda..
_ kopala, gogola iq hyavT... _ Zlivs amoiluRluRa kaisam.
_ erTi qali gyavT kidev Cveni, _ sityva daadevna dedofals miTram.
_ amaze ki bodiSs mogaxsenebT. aRara gvyavs. Tavi Seswira Svilobils. lile, Sen ki
girCev, arsad gadameyaro!_ muqariT Tqva ariam, mcvelebs ubrZana, momyeviTo da kama-
risken gaswia.

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samsala

samsala rokapTan Sexvedras ar Cqarobda. Waobisferi blanti siTxiT jer kidev auv-
sebel Tass fiqrianad dascqeroda. tozikis dResaswauli axlovdeboda. welsac moad-
gebodnen rCeuli avsulebi, magram amjeradac balRamis gareSe apirebda maT gaSvebas.
bnelTmeufec emzadeboda didi brZolisTvis. mTeli wlis ganmavlobaSi dagrovili
balRami Tasis mxolod mcire nawils avsebda, romelic yvelas ar yofnida. amitomac
eSureboda samsala Tasis gavsebas. didi brZolis win mis yvela meomars unda Seesva bal-
Rami, mxolod maSin eyoleboda uZleveli armia, mxolod maSin daamarcxebda mzisqve-
SeTs da, samudamod, amoiyrida beri buqnai baaduris javrsac. ai, roca mzesac bneleTis
burusSi gaaxvevda, maRla avidoda da sane-ReleSi daidebda binas. rac yvelaze mTavari
iyo, aucileblad ipovida im qals, romlis saxe daukiTxavad SeiWra mis gonebaSi da pir-
velad naxvis dRidan mosvenebas ar aZlevda. samsalam Tvali Seavlo Signidan Carazul
mglisTaAvisgamosaxulebian erT rkinis mZime kars. is qeraTmiani qali gverdSi rom hyav-
des damxmared da moyvared, mis gaRebasac gabedavda. masTan erTad yvelafers SeZlebda.
mere ra, rom jer versad miagno, darwmunebuli iyo, mainc ipovida. qveSevrdomebs adami-
anebTan SebrZolebac aukrZala, eSinoda, SemTxveviT is qalic ar daRupuliyo. rac ro-
kapma ambavi moutana, RvTisSvilebi balRamis Tasis damamsxvreveli bavSvis dabadebas
elodebiano, dReniadag am bavSvis ZebnaSi iyo. xan saidan mosdioda xmebi Tasis damam-
sxvreveli vaJis dabadebaze, xan _ saidan. magram amaod, versad miagno. isic ifiqra, nam-
dvilad qajebi tyuils igoneben, rom adamianebze Tavdasxmis ufleba mivceo.
bnelTmeufes orive cocxali da uvnebeli sWirdeboda. amisTvis ki didi brZola unda
gaemarTa, sadac yvela RvTisSvilsa da mamakac meomars gaanadgurebda. upatronod dar-
Cenil qalebsa da bavSvebSi ki maT advilad ipovida. ai, roca miagnebda, mere yvelas erTi
xelis mosmiT gaanadgurebda da cocxals mxolod im kacisZeT datovebda, vinc ficiT
Seekvreboda da srul morCilebas gamoucxadebda. magram jer cota kidev unda moeTmina
da esmina buqras, beRelasa da sxva mTavarTa sayvedurebi, daeokebina isini da imediani
dapirebebiT gaeSva. ori-sami weli da _ Tasic savse iqneboda. manamde ki boRmiT savse
guliT Soridan unda ecqira sanaosno gzebis aRdgenisTvisac, samSvildis mSeneblobis-
Tvisac da cecxlovan miwebze pirquSis mogzaurobisTvisac. cecxlovanma miwebma roka-
pi gaaxsenda, romelic ukve karga xans elodeboda SemosasvlelSi. bnelTmeufe darba-
zidan gasasvleli karisken Sebrunda, Cveulebisamebr Seyovnda, TasTan zurgiT dadga
da masSi CaWedili mcvelebis yru sisins yuri miugdo. DdRemde siamovnebda samsalas imis
SegrZneba, rom cxrave mTavari TasSi hyavda CaWedili da Tavisuflad da uSiSrad SeeZ-
lo, zurgi Seeqcia maTTvis. swored am dros ipyrobda sisxlis amaduRebeli siamayis
grZnoba, rom mYels qvesknelSi erTaderTi da uZleveli iyo.
_ Semodi, rokapo! _ daiRriala bnelTmeufem da darbazis TavSi, SemaRlebulze
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 rokapma frTxilad SeaRo maRali, urCxulebgamosaxuli kari. samsala Tavis taxtze
dasabrZaneblad miemarTeboda. beberi kudiani fexakrefiT gahyva ukan. erTaderTi, ri-
sic eSinoda rokaps, balRamis Tasis darbazSi samsalasTan xleba iyo. Tavadac ver mim-
xvdariyo, ra ufro aZrwunebda, es Savad molaplape, CiraRdanTa aliT alag-alag mewa-
mulferdakruli oTaxi Tu Tavad samsala.
rokapma Tass malulad axeda, Sig ver Caixeda, mxolod masze mborgavi mcvelebi daina-
xa. erTi suli ki hqonda, gaego, bolomde iyo avsebuli Tu ara.
darbazis mTel gayolebaze, TiTqmis samsalas taxtamde, qvis samTava frTosani mgle-
bi idgnen, romlebic SemomsvlelT Tvals ar aSorebdnen da maTi gverdiT CavlisTanave
stumarTa Sesaxvedrad swrafad dgamdnen win nabijs. rokapi verafriT mimxvdariyo, ro-
gor gaacocxla qvis saSineli arsebebi samsalam, magram, mas Semdeg, rac cxra mTavari
Tass mcvelebad dauyena, misgan aRaraferi iyo gasakviri da Zal-Ronesac ar iSurebda,
eamebina misTvis. samwuxarod, amjerad verafriT asiamovnebda meufes da mis risxvas
namdvilad ver ascdeboda.
rokapi welSi oTxad mokakuli miuaxlovda bnelTmeufes. samsala grZel Waobisfer
mosasxamSi gaxveuli daxvda rokaps. grZeli, daWmuWnili saxe da TviT librgadakruli
Tvalebic ki erTianad mrume mwvane gaxdomoda. bnelTmeufes sxeulis feri da ieri gu-
neba-ganwyobilebis mixedviT ecvleboda. roca karg gunebaze iyo, erTianad nacrisferi
xdeboda, naoWebi uswordeboda da tani foladisfrad ulaplapebda; aforiaqebuli ki
Waobisfer mosasxamSi gaexveoda, sxeuli RarebiT daesereboda, saxe ugrZeldeboda,
aqamde win wamoweuli nikapi sul mTlad dabla Camouvardeboda; ganrisxebuli roca
iyo, erTianad alisferi xdeboda, tani ekliani xorkliT efareboda da Sublze damjda-
ri Tvalidan wamosul mwvel sxivs Tvals veravin usworebda.
_geaxeliT, batono! _ Zlivs amoRerRa kudianma. veeberTela bnelTmeufis winaSe
rokapi yvavis baxalasaviT patara Canda.
_ me rom ar gixmo, Tavad aRar kadrulob mobrZanebas? _ SeubRvira samsalam rokaps.
_ dido meufeo, axal ambebs velodebi. tyuilad Tqveni Sewuxeba ar mindoda.
_ am bolo xanebSi Seni axali ambebi Zalian igvianebs. cecxlovani miwebidan jer ar
dabrunebulan?
rokapma PxmamaRla pasuxis gacema ver gaubeda, mxolod sawylad Tavi gaaqnia.
_ sxva ra axali xmebi dadis maRla?
ai, es kiTxva ki uyvarda rokaps. pasuxs wuTiT ar daugvianebda meufes.
_ qajebSi xmebi dadis, didi meufe balRamiT Tavis rCeul armias aZlierebs, amitomac
Cven aRar gvasmevso. Tanac, cecxlovani qajebi moiyvana da maT ugrovebs balRamso. nel-
nela TeTri qajebiviT Cvenc amogvwyvitavs da mxolod cecxlovanebs datovebso. did
drtvinvaSi arian, ver xvdebian, ratom ukrZalavT RvTisSvilebze Tavdasxmas da adami-
anTa modgmis ganadgurebas. Tqveni brZanebiT, sabrZolvelad emzadebian da dReniadag
varjiSoben. eWvebi ki ar asvenebT. Zala erCiT da lamisaa erTmaneTs daerion.
_ sulelebi. rogor ver xvdebian, rom maTsave sicocxles vufrTxildebi.
_ `rom mere yvela erTad Seakla adamianTa modmas?~ _ gaifiqra Tavisda uneburad
rokapma da SiSisgan akankalda. icoda, samsalas es azri mis gonebaSi rom amoekiTxa, iqve
suls gaafrTxobinebda, magram, misda sabednierod, samsalas arc ufiqria mis gonebaSi
Caxedva.
_ ras amboben, cecxlovani qajebi saidan moiyvanao?
_ amaze arafers amboben.
_ Sen TviTon ras fiqrob, saidan unda momeyvana?
_ aba, ra mogaxsenoT, meufeo?
_ marTali miTxari, xom ici, tyuilSi Tu dagiWire, kargi dRe ar dagadgeba.
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 rokapma Tvali Carazuli karisken gaapara.
_ es ram gafiqrebina? _ Semzaravad gadaixarxara samsalam, qirqiliT ki daayola: _
ise, vin icis, vin icis...
_ vin icis?! _ uneburad wamoiZaxa rokapma da kars didi dakvirvebiT daaSterda. _
Zalian Sors mihqrian Tqveni fiqrebi, meufeo, Zalian Sors!...
_ devebi raRas amboben? _ swrafad Secvala saubari samsalam.
_ magaT ra Wkua moekiTxebaT. mxolod erTi rame awuxebT: devT dedam erTTava devebi
rom aiyolia da axla adamianebTan erTad MmSvidad cxovroben. eg kidev araferi, samSvil-
des mSeneblobaSi exmarebian. amboben, beRela devs samSvildis darbeva gadauwyvetia,
roSkaSelebs Wkua unda vaswavloo.
_ mere, Cems brZanebas arad agdebs?
_ magaze ase pasuxobs, meufeo: Cven bnelTmeufis mokavSireebi varT, ymebi ki arao,
rasac gvinda, imas CavidenTo. vSiSob, dRes Tu xval samSvildes aucileblad miucvivde-
bian. jari iq ar ayenia da RvTisSvilebic mudmivad ar arian iq. roSkaSeli devebi Tana-
moZmeebze iaraRs ar aRmarTaven. ase rom, kargi dro Tu SearCia beRelam, didi winaaR-
mdegobis gareSe aaoxrebs cixes.
_ aaoxrebs da ver gavigebT, vis dasacavad ageben samSvildes.
_ netav Tasis damamsxvreveli ymis dabadebas xom ar elodebian da cixeSi mis Caketvas
xom ar apireben? _ moridebiT hkiTxa rokapma.
_ mag biWis ambavi Tavad xom ar moigone? Sens garda masze krinti aravis dauZravs.
uecrad samsalas zed Sublze mjdari Tvali cecxlis aliviT aelvarda. misgan wamo-
suli simxurvale rokaps mTel tanze moedo. mTeli sxeuli aewva kudians. ifiqra,
bnelTmeufe namdilad dawvas mipirebso. nel-nela simxurvale ganelda. is iyo, rokaps
SvebiT unda amoesunTqa, rom samsalas cecxlovani maTraxi Tavze gvirgviniviT Semoex-
via. simware axla igrZno kudianma, Tu igrZno _ Subli uskdeboda da Tvalebi budidan
scvioda.
_ rac Cemi yuriT gavige, is mogaxseneT... _ luRluRebda rokapi. bnelTmeufes misi
erTi sityvac ar gaugia. mxolod maSin daexsna, roca gonebaSi Caxeda da Tavad darwmun-
da, rokapi marTla simarTles ambobda.
_ uh!... _ SvebiT amoisunTqa beberma. _ kidev ra gainteresebT, meufeo?
_ ha, ha, ha! _ Caicina samsalam. _ wadi, daubrundi Sens TeTr mglebsa da SaSilebs.
Tavisufali xar!
_ devebTan rames xom ar damabarebT. miucvivdnen samSvildes?
samsalas ukve aRar ainteresebda rokapTan saubari. Tanac, cixesimagres ar awyenda
cota mingreva, xeliT aniSna, rac undaT, is gaakeTono. rokapi darbazidan gasvlas eSu-
reboda, magram balRamis TasTan miaxloebisas nabiji Seanela. mborgavi mcvelebis anTe-
bulma Tvalebma mzera mostaca. mxolod didi avsuli rufias saxe iyo usicocxlo, mze-
ra ki _ gayinuli. Ggausworda Tu ara Tass, ZaliT waborZikda da Zirs davarda.
_ vai, vai, _ atexa viSviSi, Tan Tass miayurada.
_ rufias ambavi xom ar gagigia? _ moesma TasSi CaWedili erT-erTi mcvelis xma.
rokapi xmas rogor amoiRebda. mxolod mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ gadarCenila... _ aqirqildnen mcvelebi.
rokapi swrafad wamodga fexze da saswrafod gaecala Tass.
martod darCenili samsala taxtze gulaRma dawva da nel-nela nacrisferi gaxda. ro-
ca darbazSi wylis qajTa meufe buqra Semovida, bnelTmeufes Rrma ZiliT eZina. mxolod
mas endoboda samsala ise, rom, mZinare, mcveladac ki daiyenebda. buqrac afasebda sam-
salas ndobas da sicocxlesac ar daiSurebda misTvis. magram am bolo xanebSi verafriT
aexsna misi saqcieli, eWvebi uRrRnida guls. kargad axsovda, rogor scada samsalam,
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avsulTa zurgs ukan, ber baadurTan garigeba, Tvalis Cinic xom maSin dakarga. mas Sem-
deg didi dro iyo gasuli, magram arc imdeni, qajs yvelaferi rom daviwyeboda.
buqra samsalasTan axlos, qvis dabalzurgian skamze Camojda da bneleTis gamarjve-
bis imeds, balRamis Tass, dauwyo cqera. Tasi Znelad SesamCnevi, mrume nisliT iyo dabu-
ruli.
buqra samsalasTan gulaxdil saubars apirebda. Zalianac rom moewadinebina, mainc ve-
rafers damalavda. uecrad bnelTmeufem ZilSi borgva daiwyo, cecxlovani vulkaniviT
gawiTlda da aboboqrda. buqra mis dasamSvideblad fexze wamoiWra, magram samsalas Se-
maZrwunebeli Rriali aqafebuli wylis veeberTela talRasaviT daejaxa da isev skamze
dasva. buqram dainaxa, samsala mTeli sxeuliT rogor avarda da isev daenarcxa taxtze.
bnelTmeufes gamoeRviZa, buqra arc ki SeumCnevia. wamojda da Tavze xelebi SemoiWdo.
_ usiamovno xilvebma xom ar gamogaRviZa, meufeo? _ frTxilad hkiTxa buqram.
_ vin aris aq? _ ise wamoiZaxa samsalam, rom arc ki ganZreula.
_ buqra var!
_ Sen? _ bnelTmeufem mZimed gaxeda qajs da xeliT uxmo, axlos damijeqio. TandaTan
samsalas Waobisferi ubrundeboda. _ho, xilvebma gamaRviZa.
_ Carazuli kari xom ar gaaReT?
_ Sen ra ici im karis ambavi! _ SeuRrina samsalam buqras.
_ rac yvelam icis: misi gaReba ar SeiZleba!
_ viTom ratom ar SeiZleba?
_ es kari im saSinel Zalas akavebs, romelsac Cveni ueWveli ganadgureba SeuZlia.
_ Sen imas miYyvebi, rac Worebad Senamde dadioda. Tavad ra ici?
_ meti araferi.
_ maS, es kari daviwyebas unda mieces?
_ megona, ukve daviwyebuli iyo. mis Sesaxeb mxolod mTavrebma viciT. Cven ki Zalian
cotaniRa davrCiT. memkvidred da momaval mTavrad Cems Svils, baxas vzrdidi, am karis
Sesaxeb mxolod mas Tu movuyvebodi. is ki aRar myavs, amitom me bolo wylis qajebis mTa-
vari var, romelmac es saidumlo icis.
uecrad samsala ucnaurma survilma aitana: saSinlad mounda buqras balRamis TasSi
CaWedeba. Zlivs daioka Tavi. wylis qajebs da naxevar qajaveTs misi xeliT marTavda. sa-
nam zeviT asvlas SeZlebda, buqra misi Tvali da marjvena xeli iyo mzisqveSeTSi. samwu-
xarod, qajebis mTavari jer Zalian sWirdeboda. is qera qali rom hyoloda mokavSired,
maSin qvesknelidan yvelas marTvas SeZlebda, iqneb RvTisSvilebsac ki miswvdomoda.
_ Cveni dResaswauli axlovdeba... _ sxvaTa Soris Tqva buqram.
_ ho, sadacaa, tozikis dRe mova. oriode weli kidev damacadeT, Ddidi brZolisTvis
balRams vagroveb _ yvela Sens qajs, Winkas, SaSilas da devs rom eyos. _ bolos da bo-
los , gaumxila samsalam Canafiqri buqras. _ oriode weli kidev mWirdeba...
_ orjer oriode wels moviTmen, oRond gagvamarjvebine...
samsalas esimovna buqras pasuxi. `kidev kargi, TasSi ar CavWedeo,~ _ gaifiqra
bnelTmeufem.
martod darCenili samsala saidumlo Carazul kars mouaxlovda, yuri miado da gai-
rinda. bnelTmeufes mTel mzisqveSeTze metad sZulda es kari, romlis gaRebis survili
avsuls ise marTaAvda, TiTqos Tavad samsala ki ara, erTi ubralo SaSila yofiliyos.
survilTan erTad, im SiSisTvis raRa eqna, rasac kari iwvevda masSi. karze amokveTilma
mglis Tavma erTi sasargeblo rCeva ki misca _ Tasi gamoWedeo, magram misi gulis mosa-
nadireblad es sakmarisi ar iyo, Tanac es Tavi, rogorc ambobdnen, asobiT wlis win erT-
erTma bnelTmeufem miaWedina ukve Carazul kars.

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 _ aRarafers mirCev? _ ikiTxa samsalam CurCuliT. _ balRamis Tasi xom gamovaWedi-
ne, nuTu mis avsebamde aRarafers metyvi?
bnelTmeufes pasuxi ar miuRia.
`moica, ise gavZlierdebi, iqneb iqiT gibrZano!~ _ gaifiqra samsalam, kars SeubRvira
da, erTianad awiTlebuli, darbazidan Cqari nabijiT gavida.

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dabruneba

kaisa mxolod sam dRes darCa fasisSi. sami dRe bakuri da TuTa gverdidan ar moSore-
bian. meoTxe dRes, gamTeniisas, momRerali kldis lodebiT datvirTuli xomaldiT ko-
palam kaisa da lile sarapanSi waiyvana. xifaTis Tavidan asacileblad, kidev erTi xo-
maldiT miTrac Tan gahyva. sarapanidan sane-Relemde gza ufro rTuli aRmoCnda. kaisa
erTob sustad iyo aseTi rTuli mogzaurobisTvis, sane-Rele ki _ Zalian Sors da maR-
la, mTebSi.
gza mainc gailia. stumrebma mosvlis niSnad zari Camohkres. zaris xmaze gamosuli qa-
dagi ieremia mosulebs Seegeba. roca RvTisSvilSi kopala Seicno, saxe gaunaTda da Se-
saxvedrad fexs auCqara. RvTisSvili CamoqveiTda, daRlil-daqanculi kaisa cxenidan
Camoiyvana da bavSviviT xelSi aitaca.
_ saiT waviyvano? _ daekiTxa qadags kopala.
_ aqeT, aqeT... _ Sin SeuZRva eremia.
lile cxenidan mardad Camoxta da kopalas ukan gahyva. RvTisSvili Sehpirda, papa gi-
orgisTan migiyvano, magram axla ar icoda, daasrules mgzavroba Tu dasasveneblad ga-
Cerdnen. qadagma kopala erT momcro oTaxSi Seiyvana. RvTisSvilma qali qveSagebdage-
bul sawolze frTxilad daawvina.
_ movediT, ara? _ TiTqmis CurCuliT ikiTxa kaisam.
kopalam Tavi dauqnia.
_ daisvene. ecade, daiZino. aq nurafrisa SegeSindeba. me da liles ki jer bevri saqme
gvaqvs.
kaisas didi Zala dasWirda, magram mainc gaiRima. Tvali gaayola karisken mimaval ko-
palasa da liles. da pirvelad, okSidan wamosvlis Semdeg, mSvidad daxuWa cremliani
iisferi Tvalebi.
_ baaduri sad aris? _ oTaxidan gamosvlis Semdeg kopalam hkiTxa qadags.
_ sasanTle darbazSia.
_ gamomyevi! _ kopalam lile ber baadurTan waiyvana.
beri buqnai baaduri sasanTle darbazSi majis sisxo anTebul Taflis sanTlebs Soris
sakurTxevlis win muxlmoyrili idga da gulmxurvaled loculobda.
_ bero baadur! _ moesma nacnobi xma. locva daasrula, fexze wamodga da karisken
gaixeda. SemosasvlelSi kopala dainaxa. mas gverdiT TiTqmis misive simaRlis uwverul-
vaSo vaJi edga. beri kargad daakvirda biWs. Tvalebi ecno, magram danamdvilebiT ver
ityoda, lile iyo Tu ara. misi gauCinarebidan sakmaod didi dro iyo gasuli.
_ kopala mobrZanebula! _ rixianad Tqva baadurma. _ da stumaric mouyvania.
_ ubralo stumari ar gegonos, Seni SviliSvilia!
_ rao? _ erTdroulad wamoiZaxes bermac da lilemac.
_ lile iroeli geaxla, bero baadur!
_ Svilo! _ baadurma gulSi Caikra biWi. _ sad gauCinardi, ramden xans geZebdiT!

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 _ me papa giorgis SviliSvili var, Tqven arc ki gicnobT. _ Zlivs amoTqva Secbune-
bulma lilem.
_ axlave papa giorgisac mogiyvan.
baadurma saxeze xeli Camoisva da liles winaSe misTvis nacnobi saxiT warsdga.
_ Seni usafrTxoebisTvis ase geCvenebodi. axla xom micani?
_ gicani, rogor ara. _ liles Tvalebidan cremlebi gadmoscvivda.
_ maS, kopala, Sen unda gimadlodeT biWis povnas? _ berma mxarze xeli dahkra RvTis-
Svils.
_ ara, baadur, lilem Tavad mipova da kaisas gadarCenaSic damexmara.
_ marTla? kaisac moiyvane?
_ aq aris, oRond, Zalian sustad aris. ieremiam mosasveneblad oTaxi miuCina. me mas
davxedav. Tqven ki martoebs dagtovebT. darwmunebuli var, liles bevri mosayoli eq-
neba SenTvis. _ kopalam Tavi daukra bers da samlocvelodan gavida.
_ SenTan dasamali ra gvaqvs. ieremias sTxove, vaxSami CemTan amogvitanos. Senc amodi.
_ batoni brZandebi!
berma lile Tavis oTaxSi waiyvana. mxolod SuaRames daasrula biWma Tavisi ucnauri
da mravali xifaTiT aRsavse Tavgadasavlis Txroba. Bbaaduri didi gulisyuriT usmenda
liles, miuxedavad imisa, rom biWi sakmaod wvrilad uyveboda yvelafers, drodadro
uamrav kiTxvas mainc aZlevda. bers yvelaferi ainteresebda. TiTqos ar undoda, erTi
dRec ki gamorCenoda liles cxovrebidan.
_ ai, ase Sevxvdi kopalas, _ daasrula Txroba lilem.
_ axla daweqi da daiZine. _ Tavis sawolze miuTiTa baadurma. lilec usityvod dae-
morCila.
_ roSkaSSi, saxlSi, xom male wamiyvanT? _ ikiTxa naxevrad mZinare lilem.
_ ra Tqma unda. _ gaeRima bers. Svidi wlis Semdegac lile saxlad dudasa da burdas
ojaxs miiCnevda.
baadurma lile marto datova. berma frTxilad miuxura kari biWs. naTeli mTvariani
Rame idga. bers uCveulod mSvidadac moeCvena.
_ cota ar dawynardi, baadur? _ hkiTxa ezoSi gamosul bers kopalam, romelic baa-
duriviT gareT gamosuliyo.
_ davwynardi? _ Caecina bers.
_ cotaTi-meTqi, xom davayole.
_ ra gagigia kacmacunebis Sesaxeb?
_ ra unda gamego, TvaliT arasdros gvinaxavs, ufro gamogonili arsebebi mgonia...
_ xandaxan zRaprebisac unda gjerodeT.
_ ra qaragmebiT melaparakebi. ram gagaxsena kacmacunebi? _ kopalam veraferi gaugo
bers.
_ ram ki ara, vin. liles ucxovria kacmacunebTan da maTi winamZRolis danabarebic
gadmomca.
_ Sen ginda Tqva, rom kacmacunebi namdvilad arsebobdnen?
_ kidev geSleba. arsebobdnen ki ara, arseboben.
_ sul damabnie. arseboben?
_ TqmulebebiT viciT, rom kacmacunebi ganudgnen adamianebs da gaurkveveli mimar-
TulebiT, sadRac Sors gadaikargnen.
_ mec ase vicodi. avsulebTan didi brZolis win gaiqcnen. es Cvenamde moxda _ RvTis-
Svilebis gaCenamde.
berma liles monaTxrobi sityvasityviT uambo kopalas. biWis TavgadasavliT gakvir-
vebuli RvTisSvili drodadro wamoiZaxebda xolme, es warmoudgeneliao.
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 _ uxucesi swavluli da kacmacunebis didi mama, mobidani, TanamoZmeTa saxeliT bo-
diSs gvixdis da mzad aris, bneleTTan brZolaSi gverdSi dagvidges, _ daasrula Txro-
ba berma.
_ rogorc vxvdebi, kacmacunebis garda, roca Tekla dedofali gaxdeba, dalebic
gverdSi amogvidgebian.
_ marto dalebi? xom ici, devebi adre vaJkacdebian. ase rom, roSkaSSi bubas ukve
sityva eTqmis. darwmunebuli var, misi da liles Zmoba ukvalod ar Caivlis.
_ TeTr mglebze raRas metyvi. maT ratom aRar daglijes biWi?
_ winapari qajaveTelis sisxlma uSvela. mglebi ver mixvdnen, vin iyo, adamiani Tu av-
suli. amitomac ar daglijes. namdvilad rokapTan upirebdnen wayvanas.
_ Tavad ras upireb, isev roSkaSSi aiyvan?
_ roSkaSs movanaxulebineb, magram aRar davtoveb.
_ Tavad gazrdi?
_ ara. me samSvildes unda mivxedo. amitom SenTaAn, karationSi waiyvane, kaisasTan er-
Tad.
_ rufiac iq rom myavs, xom ar dagaviwyda? _ hkiTxa baadurs kopalam.
_ mec es minda, rufias rom Sexvdes. dRemde liles avsulebTan saqme ar hqonia. erT-
or weliwadSi pirquSis xmals gadavcemT da balRamis Tasis dasamsxvrevad bneleTSi ga-
vuSvebT. iq patara kacmacunebi da keTili dalebi ar daxvdebian. biWi unda gamoicados.
mxolod amis Semdeg vandobT iaraRs.
kopala, Cveulebisamebr, bers usityvod daemorCila. Tumca, ver warmoedgina, rogor
unda gaezarda biWi, anda rogor unda gamoecada.
_ xvalve waviyvano?
_ ara. jer roSkaSSi burdasTan aviyvan. minda, rom mobidansac Semaxvedros. mere mo-
giyvan karationSi. axla ki kaisas unda davxedo, _ miugo berma baadurma.
sanam kopala waiyvanda liles, manam baadurma roSkaSSi ded-mama devebTan aiyvana.

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duda saxlis qveda banze ijda da xelis safqvaviT qers fqvavda. dolabis qvebs Soris
marcvali karga xania ukve aRar iyo, magram saxelurs mainc atrialebda. liles dakar-
gvis Semdeg burdas ojaxSi uCveulo siCumem daisadgura, Zveleburad aRar ismoda bav-
Svebis Jriamuli. ufros vaJebs Tav-Tavisi ojaxebi hqondaT da calke saxlebSi cxov-
robdnen. buba samSvildeSi iyo, cixesimagris aSenebaSi iRebda monawileobas,
nabolarac wamozrdiliyo. dudam safqvavs Tavi mianeba. daRlili marjvena xeli loyaze
miido da Tavi Caqindra.
_ im avbediT dRes, kalmaxobaze wasvlis win, liles dudasTvis marjvena loyaze
ukocnia, DdResac vgrZnob im siTboso, _ gadaulaparaka burdam zeda banze mis gverdiT
mjdom devT dedas.
_ saocari guli aqvs Sens cols, vera da ver moiSuSa liles dakargviT miRebuli Wri-
loba.
_ ra CoCqoli ismis qvevidan? _ burda fexze wamodga da roSkaSs gadaxeda. misi sax-
lisken Tanasoflelebi xmauriT moemarTebodnen.
_ ra unda momxdariyo? _ SeSfoTebuli devT deda da burda maT Sesaxvedrad gaemar-
Tnen. duda Tavis fiqrebTan erTad isev banze ijda.
roSkaSelebs win papa giorgi da ymawvili vaJi mouZRvebodnen. rogorc ki dainaxa isi-
ni, burda erTianad akankalda, devT deda SeeSvela bumberaz devs, rom ar davardniliyo.
burdas danaxvaze lilec SeCerda da papa giorgis cremliT savse TvalebiT gadaxeda.
_ me ras miyureb, burdasTan gaiqeci! _ Seuyvira baadurma.
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 lile sirbiliT gaeqana gamzrdelisken. erTmaneTs rom gauswordnen, burda muxleb-
ze dadga, rom kargad daenaxa biWi.
_ mama! _ wamoiZaxa lilem da burdas gulSi Caexuta.
_ Cemi lile damibrunda... Cemi lile... _ luRluRebda burda.
_ mec mimiSvi mag biWTan! _ ver isvenebda dediac.
_ deda sad aris? _ hkiTxa gabruebul burdas lilem.
_ banze zis da Sen gelodeba.
lilem Tavi gaiTavisufla mamis mklavebidan, dedias erTi gauRima da saxlisken gaiq-
ca. devT dedam mezoblebi burdas saxlisken aRar gauSva, davacadoT deda-Svils Sex-
vedrao.
lilem ezoSi Sesvlamde dainaxa banze mjari duda. devqals idayvebi muxlebze daey-
rdno da Tavi xelebSi Caergo, TiTqos arafris gagoneba ar surso. lilem Tavi daioka,
dedas feTianiviT rom ar mivardnoda. Cumad Sevida saxlSi, banze avida, fexakrefiT mi-
epara dudas da zurgs ukan gauCerda. xelis xleba veRar gabeda. dudam xelebi CamoiRo,
maRla aixeda da Rrmad CaisunTqa haeri.
_ eh, aqamde yvelgan Seni saxe melandeboda da mudam Sens siTbos vgrZnobdi, axla ni-
avma Seni sunic momitana. _ amoigmina devqalma.
lile frTxilad miuaxlovda dedas da SubliT mieyrdno. duda SekrTa. cxadad
grZnobda, viRac uknidan exeboda, viRac ki ara, Tavad lile, magram mobrunebas ar cdi-
lobda. eSinoda, xelSi SerCenil sicarieles es sasiamovno SegrZneba ar Seewyvita. bo-
los mainc ver moiTmina da ukan miixeda. mis win gazrdili lile idga _ maRali, tanadi,
farTo mxarbeWiani. mis jer kidev bavSvur saxeze vaJkacis mkacri nakvTebic ikveTEeboda.
_ netav marTla rodis damibrundebi, Svilo?
_ deda es sizmari ar aris. me marTla davbrundi.
_ marTla? _ dudam Tavze xeli daado Svils.
_ marTla! _ Tavi dauqnia biWma da dedas gulSi Caekra.
_ mamam Tu gaigo, rom dabrundi? _ Zlivs moego gons sixaruliT gaognebuli duda.
_ marto mamam ki ara, mTelma sofelma icis. buba sad aris, ratom ar damxvda?
_ buba samSvildeSia. ufrosebs exmareba. Seni ambavi miTxari. sad gaqri an axla saidan
gaCndi? mTeli qveyana Sen dageZebda, versad gipoveT. xom janmrTelad xar? _ kiTxvas
kiTxvaze ayrida duda Svils da TAan gulSi ixutebda.
_ kargad var, dawynardi! mTavaria, aq var _ SenTan.
xelCakidebul deda-Svils burda, devT deda da papa giorgissaxiani beri baaduri
didbuxrian sasadilo oTaxSi daxvdnen. giorgis danaxvaze duda mixvda, papa giorgim me-
ored rom aCuqa sayvareli Svili.
_ Sen unda gimadlode Cemi biWis dabrunebas? _ hkiTxa Tvalcremlianma dudam baa-
durs.
_ liles dabrunebas, upirveles yovlisa, Tavad liles unda vumadlodeT.
Gburdas ojaxi gvian Ramemde ar daSlila. GZveleburad axmaurda kera. ufrosi Zmebi li-
les ver eleodnen da aRfrTovanebulebi usmendnen mis monaTxrobs. duda Svilebs da
SviliSvilebs Tavze dastrialebda. patarebs tkbileuliT asaCuqrebda. bolos, roca
yvela daiSala, zogi saxlSi wavida, zogic dudam daabinava, sasadiloSi mxolod bednie-
ri ded-mama da papa giorgi darCnen.
_ eh, netav, Cemi bubac aq iyos, ras gaixarebda? iqneb, rogorme Camogeyvana! _ uTxra
dudam qmars.
_ duda, liles ver dagitoveb. _ baadurs Zalian uWirda devqalisTvis amis Tqma, mag-
ram sxva gza ar hqonda.

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 _ cota xans mainc dagvitove bavSvi, _ sTxova baadurs dudam da qmars Tanadgomis
imediT gadaxeda, magram, misda gasakvirad, burdam xma ar amoiRo.
_ duda, Seni lile Cveulebrivi biWi ar aris...
_ amas misi danaxvisTanave mivxvdi.,_ gaawyvetina sityva devqalma.
_ Zalian kargi, rom mixvdi, ufro advilad gamigeb. misi Tavi morige cis gamgebelma
gamogvigzavna da iseTi RvTiuri Zala daamadla, romliTac bneleTi unda dagvamarcxe-
binos. mas ramdenime weliwadSi TviT samsalasTan moelis Serkineba.
_ Svilo! _ amoigmina dudam. _ is mainc miTxariT, visTan icxovrebs, vin mouvlis?
_ Cven, RvTisSvilebi, _ upasuxa papa giorgim da beri baaduris saxe miiRo.
_ Tavad Tu icis, ra elis win?
_ jer ara. xval movuyvebi yvelafers da waviyvan kidevac, _ miugo berma.
_ xvalve?
_ ara, erT dRes kidev dagitoveb. magram Zalian ar idardo, xSirad gestumreba-xol-
me, _ daamSvida baadurma devqali.

***
saRamo xans lile da beri baaduri zeda banze isxdnen da mzis Casvlas uyurebdnen.
_ wlebis ganmavlobaSi roSkaSSi... saxlSi dabrunebaze vocnebobdi. davbrundi da ...
_ aRar gaagrZela lilem.
_ da ra? _ dainteresda beri.
_ ra da... sadac unda viyo, yovelTvis momenatreba Cemi saxli da arsad ise mSvidad
da bednierad ar vigrZnob Tavs, rogorc roSkaSSi, magram aq ukve didxans veRar gavCer-
debi.
_ ratom, lile? _ beri ver mixvda, ris Tqma undoda biWs.
_ imitom, rom gavizarde. bubac imitomaa samSvildeSi, rom gaizarda.
_ aba, sad ginda, rom icxovro?
_ arsad. qveyana minda, vnaxo da Cemi Tavi gamovcado.
_ eg droc male dadgeba. magram manamde kidev bevri ram unda iswavlo da SeiTviso.
_ dabadebidan devebi mzrdidnen, mere kacmacunebma mTeli Tavisi saidumloeba ga-
mandes, dalebTan xom varjiSisa da swavlis mets arafers vakeTebdi, kaisas daxmarebiT
adamianTa gonebis wvdomaSi gaviwafe, danarCens ki mzisqveSeTis movliT gavigeb.
_ samwuxarod, Cveni qveyana marto mzisqveSeTi ar aris.
_ vici. swored qvesknelSi Casasvlelad minda, movemzado.
_ iq raRa ginda?
_ papa giorgi, _ lile, umetesad, Zveleburad eZaxda baadurs. _ ase mgonia, qves-
knelSi viRac SiSiT elodeba Cems gamoCenas.
_ ras ambob?
_ kaisam sityva CamomarTva, sxvis gonebaSi daukiTxavad aramc da aramc ar Caixedoo.
arc arasdros Camixedavs, magram rodesac vinmes Tavad surs, saidumlo gamandos, magram
ver meubneba, Cemi Zalisxmevis gareSec dafaruli fiqrebi Tavad mesaubrebian. Senc xom
gsurs, raRac gamimxilo?
baaduri isedac apirebda lilesTvis saidumlos gaamxelas, madram es kiTxva imdenad
moulodneli iyo misTvis, rom bers sityva pirze SeaSra. misi Secbuneba biWma SeamCnia da
Seecada, saubari sxva rameze gadaetana.
_ kacmacunebTan rodis apireb Sexvedras?
_ kacmacunebze mere visubroT. axla ufro mniSvnelovani rame maqvs SenTvis saTqme-
li.

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 liles saxeze madlierebis Rimilma gadahkra. mas ukve didad miiCnevdnen, masTan ukve
SeiZleboda did saqmeebze saubari.
_ Sen Cveulebrivi biWi ar xar. mravali iseTi niWi dagamadla morige cis gamgebelma,
rom verc erTi RvTisSvili ver daikvexnis. Sen iroeli xar, anu rCeuli rCeulTa Soris.
mxolod Sen ZalgiZs Seni Tandayolili naTliT gankveTo bneleTis burusi da daam-
sxvrio avad saxsenebeli balRamis Tasi, romelic samsalasa da mis msaxurebs usazRvro
Zlierebas miscems da sabolood daamarcxebinebs mzisqveSeTs. qvesknelSi Casavlelad
ki jer mzad ara xar. swored amitomac dagmale roSkaSSi, megona, aq yvelaze kargad iq-
nebodi samsalasgan daculi. axla xom xvdebi, rad xar yvelasgan gamorCeuli.
_ diax, diax!... _ baaduris sityvebma ufro Caafiqra lile. _ erTi kiTxva maqvs. _
uecrad gons moego biWi.
_ gismen! _ saidumlos gamxelis Semdeg beri bevrad mSvidad grZnobda Tavs.
_ sad arian Cemi mSoblebi, namdvili mSoblebi, marTla Seni SviliSvili var?
_ mamaSeni qajebTan brZolaSi daiRupa, dedam ki Seni dabadebisTanave wminda barba-
les xelSi dalia suli. Seni didi papa, erekle, Zmad mekuTvnoda. ase rom, SvilTaSvili
xar Cemi, aba, vin xar? _ arc winapari qajaveTeli qalis da arc gandgomili erekles
Sesaxeb berma baadurma biWs araferi uTxra.
_ isev roSkaSSi unda davrCe?
_ ara. karationSi, kopalasTan wagiyvan.
_ dedas da mamas uTxari ukve?
_ vuTxari. ager, mamaSenic movida. modi, burda, mogvijeq gverdiT.
_ meyurade movida da ambavi moitana... beRelas samSvildis asaoxreblad devebi gaug-
zavnia. _ Zlivs amoiqoSina burdam.
baaduri fexze wamoiWra da welze Camokidebul jaWvis Wigunis tars gabrazebiT xeli
waavlo.
_ samSvildeSi mivdivar. lile kopalas Sen wauyvane! _ ubrZana devs.
_ ara! mec movdivar! _ gadaWriT Tqva lilem.
_ kargi! _ burdas gasakvirad, swrafadve daeTanxma beri.

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samSvilde

samSvildis cixe-qalaqi, anu dedacixe, samxreTis dablobebisa da mTianeTis gasayar-

ze, mdinareebis _ qciisa da WivWavis _ SesarTavTan aRmarTul maRal koncxze idga. sami
mxridan cicaboferdobiani miuvali plato ertya, meoTxe mxares ki platos mTel gag-
rZelebaze xuTi mozrdili devis simaRlisa da oris siganis kedeli miuyveboda. mom-
xdurTa pirvel da mTavar dartymas swored is igeriebda. raki mtris Semosvla ufro da-
savleTidan iyo mosalodneli, yvelaze saimedod citadelis swored es mxare iyo gamag-
rebuli. cixis dasavleT nawilSive iyo moTavsebuli jaris sadgomic, xolo aRmosavle-
Ti mxare, adre rom mosaxleobisTvis iyo gankuTvnili, axla samxedro daniSnulebis-
Tvis gadaekeTebinaT.
samxreTis miwebi uxvad iyo daserili xevebiTa da wyalgamyofi qedebiT, romelTac
mxolod viwro gzebi aerTebda. gzebis Tavi da bolo ki cixeebiTa da cixe-qalaqebiT iyo
saimedod daculi da mters advilad umklavdeboda. avsulebi mxolod CrdiloeTidan
modiodnen. mTianeTis ukidures samxreTs, wiTeli qvebis mxridan, ufskrulebi ekra. ci-

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xe-qalaqTa mcvelebi ise iyvnen darwmunebulebi samxreTis saimedobaSi, rom ufskrule-
bis mxares aRarc ki iyurebodnen da Zalianac cdebodnen. bnelTmeufem avsulebs qves-
knelidan swored ufskrulebidan amosasvleli karibWe gaaWrevina. CrdiloeTidan ci-
xe-qalaqebs devebi miusia. roca meomarTa mTeli yuradReba CrdiloeTis kedlebis dac-
visken iyo mimarTuli, samxreTidan qajebis didi armia moulodnelad Tavs daesxa mTa-
var cixe-qalaqebs, maT Soris _ samSvildesac. dedacixec, sxva cixeebTan erTad, daeca.
mas Semdeg gaveranda samxreTis miwebi. alag-alag erTi-ori Temi Tu daubrunda Zvel
sacxovrebels, magram imdenad umniSvnelo Zalas warmoadgendnen, xevebsa da mTebs So-
ris Cakargulebs bnelTmeufis msaxurni TiTqos veRarc amCnevdenen. ai, berma baadurma
ki swored maT imedze wamoiwyo samSvildis aRdgena. aAger, ukve aT welze meti iyo, xuTasi
mSenebeli da amdenive meomari, asi qvismTleli, oci roSkaSeli devi da sami saukeTeso
xuroTmoZRvari aSenebda mas. gzadagza sxva cixeebsac uSenebdnen Camongreul qongu-
rebs, Camoqceuli kedlebi amohyavdaT, magram mTeli yuradReba mainc samSvildeze iyo
gadatanili.
bedis bedauri Tavbrudamxvevi siswrafiT miqroda. Tan or mxedarsac miaqrolebda _
ber buqnai baadursa da liles. rac ufro uaxlovdebodnen Sua miwebs, CrdiloeTis mTi-
aneTis xasxasa ferebi miT ufro mrume xdeboda _ TandaTan mwvane tyis koromebi gada-
bugulma dablobebma Secvala. boboqari mdinareebic gamsxvildnen da, dadinjebulebi,
mdored miedinebodnen dablobebisaken. Ufro samxreTiT miwas mowiTalo feri daedo.
uecrad baadurma bedis bedauris sadaveebi mkveTrad mozida da cxenic myisve SeCer-
da. lile ise iyo garTuli aqeT-iqiT cqeriT, rom verc ki SeamCnia mozrdil qvabulSi
miwaze Camomsxdari devebis jgufi. baadurma mSvild-qeiburi mozida da maT frTxilad
miuaxlovda. devebmac iynoses ucxos miaxloeba da fexze wamoimarTnen. roca baadurma
maTSi roSkaSelebi Seicno, iaraRi Zirs dauSva.
_ roSkaSelebi arian, _ gadaulaparaka liles.
lile maTSi bubas amocnobas Seecada, magram verc erTs ver miamsgavsa.
_ ras akeTebT aq, an eseni rad SegiboWavT? _ berma iqve miyril xelfexSekrul sam
devze mianiSna.
_ samSvildes beRelas devebi Seesivnen, bero baadur. Cven iq aRaraferi gvesaqmeboda,
Zmebs xom ar davxocavdiT? _ Tavdajerebulad upasuxa yvelaze mozrdilma.
_ hm! _ mravlismetyvelad amoioxra baadurma. _ eseni raRad SegikravT, beRelas
daxmarebas apirebdnen?
_ beRelas ki ara, bubas dasaxmareblad gvindoda dabruneba, magram eseni ar gviS-
veben. _ ayvirdnen gakoWilebi.
bubas xsenebaze lilem ver moiTmina da Sehyvira:
_ bubas raRa daemarTa, daxmareba rom sWirdeba!
_ buba da misi xuTi megobari devi samSvildeSi darCnen. Cven ki kanoni ar davarRvieT!
_ mag kanonma laCrebad gaqciaT. kudamoZuebulebi gamoeqeciT beRelas!... _ ar cxre-
bodnen gakoWili devebi.
_ Sen darCi da aqedan fexi ar moicvalo! _ gaafrTxila baadurma lile. devebs ki
ubrZana: _ xel-fexi gauxseniT yvelas, TqvenTvis msajuloba aravis daukisrebia.
_ dros nu vkargavT, yoveli wuTi Zvirfasia! _ mSvidad miugo biWma da bedis bedaurs
fexi hkra. RvTisSvilis gasaocrad cxeni liles daemorCila da samSvildisaken gaqusla.
cixesimagris mTavari karibWis win, ociode gaavebuli devi winasabrZolo cekvas as-
rulebda _ rumbebiviT fexebi Zirs dalagebuli komblebis gaswvriv daedgaT da muS-
tebs sulisSemZvreli RrialiT gulze ibragunebdnen. gamxecebuli devebis siaxlove
bedis bedaurmac igrZno, yalyze Sedga da frutuni daiwyo.

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 _ vici, vici, _ daamSvida berma. _ axla Seni simarjve mWirdeba. baaduris xmaze cxeni
dawynarda. Tavi mxedrisken miabruna, Ceqmaze drunCi miado, erTi omaxianad daiWixvina
da gza gaagrZela.
buqnaobasa da RrialSi garTulma avsulebma cixesimagris SesasvlelTan maTi miax-
loeba verc ki SemCnies. baadurma cxeni ori isris srolis manZilze Seayena. liles un-
doda, eTqva, raRas vucdiTo, magram uceb mixvda: beri loculobda. aRaraferi hkiTxa
da wminda barbales naswavli locva Caibutbuta.
_ axla droa! _ dasWeqa baadurma. _ Sen mand xeli kargad Camavle, _ ubrZana liles
, marjvenaSi Tavisi ganuyreli maTraxi daiWira, marcxeniT ki aRviri moswia da bedis be-
daurs dezi hkra. cxeni iseTi siswrafiT gaqrolda, liles uecrad Tavbru daesxa. baa-
duris qamars kargad rom ar yofiliyo Cafrenili, gadmovardeboda. biWs eCveneboda,
cxeni ki ar mirboda, aramed mifrinavda. erTi isris sasroli manZili iyo darCenili, rom
bedis bedaurma siswrafes umata. devebs miuaxlovda Tu ara, baadurma miwas maTraxi
dahkra. bedis bedauric amas eloda, erTi omaxianad daiWixvina da mxedrebi devebs Tavze
gadaavlo. RvTisSvilis Tujis Subnuri maTraxi avsulebs Tavze elvasaviT daatyda. be-
ris xelSi gaxelebuli iaraRis dartymisgan damwvari da dageslili devebi simwrisgan
igrixebodnen. baaduris maTraxs gadarCenilma devebma RvTisSvilTan pirispir Sebma
ver gabedes da cixis asaRebad winaswar momaragebul lodebs daswvdnen. samSvildis ke-
delze gadasavlebad cxens gasaqcevi adgili aRar darCa. baadurma cxeni moabruna da
gaveSebuli devebis pirispir dadga. misi maTraxi Zveleburad aRar elvarebda. lilem ar
icoda, ras apirebda beri, anda Tavad ras moimoqmedebda, mas xom xelT aranairi iaraRi
ar hqonda. baadurma lodebis mosagerieblad Wiguni iSiSvla. liles safrTxem Tavad
ukarnaxa, rogor unda Seekavebina devebis Tavdasxma. biWi cxenidan Camoxta, baadurs ae-
fara da marjvena xeli win gaiSvira. lodebi Sua gzidan Zirs cviodnen. baaduri gaoce-
buli Sescqeroda liles da vera gaego ra. uecrad lilem xeli mZlavrad moiqnia, TiT-
qos lodebic amas elodneno, piri ibrunes da devebs daatydnen Tavs. amas ki namdvilad
aRar elodnen avsulebi, ise daibnen, gasaqcevi gzis ZebnaSi erTmaneTs miawydnen. gaog-
nebuli beri xan liles Sexedavda, xan _ gaqceul devebs. uUndoda, dasdevneboda devebs,
magram liles marto datovebac ver gadaewyvita. samSvildelebma galavnis WiSkari gaa-
Res da maTken daeSvnen. lilem ukanaskneli Zala moikriba da gaqceul devebs maTive Seg-
rovili qvebi fexebSi miayola. Ronegamoleul liles fexqveS miwa gamoecala da ad-
gilze Caikeca.
baaduri liles mivarda da xelSi aitaca. RvTisSvils samSvildeli damcvelebi gars
Semoexvivnen.
_ gza, gza momeciT! _ yviroda beri da cixisken miarbeninebda biWs. galavnis SigniT
arc iyvnen Sesulebi, rom lile gons moego. fexze dgoma ki uWirda, magram baaduris xel-
Si yofna iukadrisa da mxolod mis xelze dayrdnobiT gaagrZela gza.
_ mainc rogor moaxerxe imodena lodebis SeCereba? _ SeekiTxa baaduri liles.
biWma araferi upasuxa RvTisSvils, mxolod mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ axla xom kargad grZnob Tavs?
_ mSvenivrad, oRond, ase mgonia, erTi kviris RamenaTevi var... meZineba, _ miugo li-
lem.
baadursa da liles mecixovneni fexdafex mihyvebodnen. maT Soris bubac iyo Tavis me-
gobrebTan erTad. buba eWvis TvaliT dahyurebda liles. TiTqos ecnoboda, magram ver
ixsenebda. Escada, masSi didi xnis dakarguli Zmis saxe amoecno, magram maleve gadaifiq-
ra. adrec ramdenjer egona, liles Tvalebi miyurebeno, magram, roca kargad Caacqer-
deboda, im siTbos ver grZnobda, romelic bavSvobidan dRemde ar daviwyeboda. amitom
sakuTar Tvalebs aRar ujerebda, mTavaria, gulma icnoso, _ axla ukve ase fiqrobda.
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 _ droze mogviswariT. _ Sehbeda cixis ufrosma bers.
_ droze? ra, Tavad ver gaumklavdebodiT ociode devs? _ Subli Seikra baadurma.
mecixovnes pasuxi yelSi gaeCxira da sityva ver daZra. bers uknidan devis bubuna xma
moesma:
_ ras ver gavumklavdebodiT?! dagvacadeT, rom?
devis xmis gagonebaze lile Sedga, jer bers Sexeda, TiTqos ekiTxeboda, es xma mecno-
ba Tu meCvenebao, mere mopasuxes axeda. sanam lile rames ityoda, baadurma daaswro da
brZolamowadinebul devs mimarTa:
_ buba, Seni komblis qnevis droc mova. axla girCevnia, Cemi stumari dasasveneblad
waiyvano, sanam Tqvens aSenebul cixes davaTvaliereb!
lilem baadurs gauRima da bubas ukan gahyva. erTi suli hqonda, eTqva, lile var, ro-
gor ver micanio, magram xalxSi Tavi Seikava. devi dakargul Zmas maRalTaRebian darbaz-
Si SeuZRva. lilem saCqarod kari mixura.
`ver mcnobs~... _ liles guls sinanulis Wia uRrRnida.
_ daRlili Canxar, Sori gzidan modixar? _ moulodnelad hkiTxa bubam.
_ Zalian Soridan.
_ xom ar ici, ra xdeba CrdiloeTiT _ gudanSi, roSkaSSi? didi xania, Sin aRar vyo-
filvar.
_jerjerobiT simSvidea, _ sxvaTa Soris upasuxa lilem. _ gudanidan xom ar xar?
`lile amas ar mkiTxavda,~ _ sinanuliT gaifiqra bubam, magram guli sul sxvas eubne-
boda, kargad Sexede, nuTu ver grZnob, lile ariso. magram Tuki lile iyo, ratom ver
ixsenebda bubas da sadaurobas rad ekiTxeboda.
_ ara! _ civad upasuxa bubam da darbazidan gasvla daapira.
_ moSiebuli var, Tanac wyurvili mklavs. erT xmiadsa da Wiqa wyals xom ver momitan-
di?
buba usityvod gavida da oriod wuTSi rZiT savse Wiqa da erTi xmiadi Semoitana. lile
magidis TavSi wamomjdari daxvda. bubam saWmeli win daudga, Tavad ki magidis meore mxa-
res dajda da interesiT miaCerda stumars, romelic xmiads nel-nela miirTmevda. rZia-
ni Wiqis danaxvaze liles bavSvoba gaaxsenda da CaeRima. mgoni, micno, _ siamovnebis Jru-
antelma dauara liles. Tavs Zlivs ikavebda, simarTlis gasagebad devis gonebaSi rom ar
Caexeda.
lilem naxevari xmiadi magidaze dado, xeli Wiqisken waiRo, Tan bubas gaxeda warbeb-
qveSidan, SeniSna, Wiqas xeli Seavlo Tu ara, bubas saxe moeRuSa. lilem Wiqas xeli gauSva
da, rogorc bavSvobaSi icoda, xelSeuxeblad Zmisken gaswia. amis danaxvaze buba fexze
wamoiWra da Sehyvira:
_ lile, Zmao!...

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Sinisaken

yvela darwmunebuli iyo, rom erTi kviris Semdegac amwvanebul mdeloebs da tyis
norC koromebs ver naxavdnen. garSemo gadabuguli miwebis meti araferi iyo. mxolod
naRvlianad gaxedavdnen horizonts, kidev erTxel inatrebdnen Sin dabrunebas da Cveu-
li gulmodginebiT ganagrZobdnen saqmes. saqme ki gamoulevlad hqondaT dRisiT Tu Ra-
miT.
sanam pirquSs da misi razmis wevrebsac cecxlovan miwebze cxovreba iqaur wesebs as-
wavlida, cecxlma maTi araerTi saxeldaxelod gamarTuli samWedlo STanTqa. bolos
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mixvdnen, yvelaze usafrTxo zRvis kldovani napiri iyo. Tumca, sruliad daculni arc
iq iyvnen. Cqarobda pirquSi. mze samxrisken gadavidoda Tu ara, RvTisSvili samWedlos
miaSurebda da gaTenebamde muSaobda. jama rom ara, arc saWmeli gaaxsendeboda, arc sas-
meli. jama ki erTgul finiasaviT sul ukan dahyveboda da ise morCilad emsaxureboda
Tavis batons, rom bolo xanebSi sul ufro da ufro iSviaTad axsendeboda, risTvis iyo
gamogzavnili am qveynis dasalierSi. pirquSic Zalian mieCvia jamas, yvelaferSi endo-
boda, mdinaridan motanili wylis gasasufTaveblad TorisTan xviTos qvasac ki atanda.
erTi-orjer jamas gulSi gauelva, es qva samSvidobos rom momca, mkurnalobis codnas
davibralebdi da magrad gavmdidrdebodio, magram wynari cxovreba Zalian Sors iyo. aq
ki mxolod gadaxrukuli da udabno miwebi, momwamvleli Savi wylisa da gamgudavi gazis
Sadrevnebi iyo da kidev _ SiSi, cecxlis ulmobel als ar CaenTqa maTi karvebi, zRvaSi
saTevzaod gasuli erTaderTi navi da, rac yvelaze mTavari iyo, pirquSis samWedlo, sa-
dac RvTisSvili mosvlis dRidan saWurvels Wedda. jama darwmunebuli iyo, cecxlovan
miwebze mogzaurobis mizezi swored is xmali iyo, romelsac pirquSi axlac pirs usin-
javda.
_ batono, cotas xom ar Seisvenebdi? _ moridebiT hkiTxa jamam pirquSs.
_ ra miTxari?... _ karga xnis dumilis Semdeg gaisma pasuxi.
_ iqneb cota wagexemsa.
_ waxemsebis ra mogaxseno, magram erT fiala civ wyals ki davlevdi.
jama adga da pirquSs ori fiala gaumzada _ erTi wyliT savse, meore ki wyalnarevi
RviniTa da Cafxvnili xmiadiT savse. orive erT sinze dadga da ise miutana. amis danaxva-
ze pirquSs gulianad gaecina.
_ Sen imaze metad Wkviani unda iyo, vidre Cven gvgonia. ukan rom davbrundebiT, Cem-
Tan, bacaligoSi wagiyvan.
_ male davbrundebiT? _ SeparviT hkiTxa jamam.
_ am xmals miwidan amomaval cecxlSic gamovawrTob da saxlSic wavalT.
_ Zalian lamazi xmalia, uZleveli gmiric ki inatrebda.
pirquSma xmali SemarTa. CiraRdnebis cecxlis Suqze misi naxelavi mTvaresaviT lap-
lapebda. is iyo, RvTisSvils unda eTqva, hoda, uZleveli gmirisTvisac vWedo, rom
mswrafl gonze moego da saubari aRar gaagrZela.
_ kargi, radgan ase ginda, cotas SevWam. _ saubari sxva rameze gadaitana RvTisSvil-
ma, magram jamas isev xmlis ambavi ainteresebda.
_ rac aqa varT, sul am xmlis WedvaSi xar, raRa miwidan amosul cecxlSi gamobrZmeda
unda, ise Zala ar eqneba?
_ mas Semdeg, rac cecxlovanma miwebma Sen Wkua-goneba mogimata, vifiqre, iqneb aqa-
urma, pirdapir miwidan amoxeTqilma cecxlma am xmals siZliere moumatos-meTqi, _ upa-
suxa jamas miamitobaSi darwmunebulma pirquSma.
jamas xmlis saidumlos gageba Zalianac undoda, mis safasurad bnelTmeufisgan did
saCuqars eloda, avsuli dahpirda, as rCeul qajs Sens samsaxurSi Cavayenebo, amitomac,
RvTisSvili Cems erTgulebaSi ar daeWvdeso, aRarafers SeekiTxa, Tvalebi daxuWa da
Tavi moimZinara. jamas asi janiani qaji uZlevel armiad esaxeboda da uzrunvel siberes
uqadda.
DdRe dRes misdevda. usaqmod aravin Cerdeboda. Tori mTeli razmiT sakvebsa da wyal-
ze zrunavda. zogi mdinaris piras erT goj gadaubugav miwaze patara bostans dastria-
lebda Tavs, zogi pirquSs samWedlosTvis gavarvarebuli liTonis gasagrilebelad wy-
liT amaragebda, zogi sakveb Zirxvenebs agrovebda, zogic banaks sdarajobda.
_ esec ase! _ Tqva erTxel, gamTeniisas, pirquSma. _ misi cecxlSi gamowrTobis
droc dadga. am RamiTve cecxlovani mindvrebisken wavalT.
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 pirquSma Tavs dasvenebis ufleba misca. diliT kirSi ibanava, mere ki mTel dRes eZina.
yvela Tavisi saqmiT iyo garTuli. jama xan RvTisSvilis karvis garSemo daborialebda,
xanac _ samWedlos axlos. mis uazro xetials miCveuli meomrebi veRarc ki amCnevdnen
mas. jamas Tavisuflad SeeZlo xmlis moparva, magram naqurdaliT versad gaiqceoda. Ta-
nac grZnobda, am RamiT Zalian mniSvnelovani movlenis momswre unda gamxdariyo.
_ uhh! _ amoioxra jamam da TavisTvis Cailaparaka: _ ra or cecxls Sua aRmovCndi?!
marTlac, jamas navi xan erT napirs exeTqeboda, xan meores. erT mxares ufros Zmasa-
viT moamage pirquSi uwvdida xels, meoridan ki beberi rokapi oqros fuls uCxrialebda.
dro ar iTmenda. erT-erTi napiri unda amoerCia, radgan navSi wyali Jonavda, sadacaa,
CaiZireboda da jamasac fskerisken waiRebda.
saRamos pirquSma meomrebs uxmo da saerTo locvis Tqma brZana. gulmxurvaled eved-
reboda RvTisSvili morige cis gamgebels dawyebuli saqmis keTilad daboloebas. loc-
visa da samzadisis Semdeg, SuaRamisas, Toris banakSi darCena ubrZana, Tavad ki liles-
Tvis gamoWedili xmali aiRo da aT meomarTan erTad cecxlovani velebisken gaemarTa.
jamasac dalodeba ubrZana, magram amaod. mainc aetorRiala ukan. cecxlovan miwebze
Takara mzis qveS iseTi gauvali adgilebic iyo, sadac cecxli xandaxan moulodnelad ki
ar amoifrqveoda, aramed mudmivad, koconebad enTo da xSirad momwamvleli haeric Tan
amohyveboda-xolme. aseT velebs meomrebma sikvdilis akvani Searqves. iq didxans dar-
Cena SeuZlebeli iyo. im mdeloebze kidev erTi maxe eloda mgzavrs _ Savi, mZafri sunis
mqone blanti siTxiT gaJRenTili miwis morevebi. pirquSi darwmunebuli iyo, mxolod
sikvdilis akvanSi unda gamoebrZmeda liles xmali. RamiT, Soridan, mokrialebuli cis
qveS es adgilebi cicinaTelebdaxveul mdeloebs hgavda. pirquSma gezi uaxloes sikvdi-
lis akvnisaken aiRo. aseTi frTxili arasdros yofila. yovel nabijs zomavda, miwis gu-
liscemas ugdebda yurs: mis yovel Rrma amosunTqvaze Cerdeboda, dawynarebas elode-
boda da mereRa agrZelebda gzas. sxvagvarad verc moiqceoda, _ metad Zvirfasi tvirTi
epyra xelT.
mze axali amowverili iyo, pirquSis razmi sikvdilis akvans rom miadga. RvTisSvilma
meomrebs velis gareT darCena ubrZana, xmlis vadas msxvili, aTi mtkavelis sigrZis jaW-
vi Seaba, marcxena xelze sqeli tyavis xelTaTmani Camoicva da jaWvSebmuli iaraRi mar-
cxena xeliT aiRo, marjvenaTi ki _ uro da saxeldaxelo grdemli patara bavSviviT ai-
tata. pirquSma dabal cecxlis alebs gverdi auara da yvelaze maRlisken gaswia. mSvido-
bianad miuaxlovda, magram xmlis cecxlze dagdeba mxolod marcxena xeliT gauWirda.
grdemlisa da uros Zirs dadeba ar undoda, eSinoda, miwis morevs isini SemTxveviT ar
STaenTqa. jamam veRar moiTmina, cecxli arad Caagdo da pirquSs ukan mihYyva. RvTisSvili
jaWviT xmlis gasworebas amaod cdilobda. aAm dros jama marjvena saxeloSi swvda. pir-
quSma gaafTrebuli TvalebiT Sexeda, TiTqos eubneboda, SenRa maklixaro. magram male-
ve mixvda, jama uros gamorTmevas apirebda. pirquSma grdemli Zirs dado, uro ki jamas
miawoda. axla jaWvi orive xeliT rigianad mozida da xmali zustad cecxlis gulSi Se-
agdo. oriode wuTSi cecxlma xmali mTlianad STanTqa. pirquSma jaWvi mozida da xmali
grdemlisken moswia. aqac imarjva jamam: xmlis grdemlze SegdebaSic daexmara da uroc
droulad miawoda. gaxelebuli Wedda pirquSi xmals. foladma siwiTle odnav dakarga
Tu ara, xmali isev cecxlSi Seagdo. meoredac dado grdemlze. pirquSma urosTvis xeli
gaiwoda, magram amjerad jamam iaraRi aRar SeaSvela. _ jama, jama! _ Sehyvira pirquSma.
jama ki damnaSavis TvalebiT Sescqeroda RvTisSvils da morevSi ifloboda. pirquSma
marjvena SeaSvela jamas. roca cali xeliT ver moeria morevis marwuxebs, jaWvi daagdo,
jamas orive xeliT CaebRauWa, mTeli ZaliT Tavisken miizida da TiTqmis amoaTria kide-
vac, magram uecrad zurgze mwveli simxurvale igrZno. jamam kargad dainaxa, miwidan

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cecxli zustad im adgilas amovarda, sadac xmliani grdemli idga. pirquSma jamas Tva-
lebSi dainaxa im cecxlis ali da yvelafers mixvda. isRa SeZlo, cali xeliT gavarvare-
bul jaWvs daswvdomoda. simwrisgan TvalT daubnelda, magram arc xmlisTvis da arc ja-
masTvis xeli ar gauSvia. mere rac moxda, pirquSs ar axsovda. meomrebma ki kargad daina-
xes, Tvalmiuwvdenlad maRla aiWra ali, TiTqos cas elvad SeuerTdao. gaisma saSineli
gruxuni da uRrublo diliT kokispiruli wvima wamovida. uecrad amovardnili ali
uecradve Caikarga miwaSi. wyalma pirquSi maSinve gons moiyvana. RvTisSvili Tvalebs ar
ujerebda, cecxlovan miwebze fexis dadgmis dRidan wveTi wvima ar Camovardniliyo. ax-
la ki niaRvrad, ufro sworad, salbunad ecemoda Tavze. xelic aRar ewvoda. pirquSi ia-
raRs miswvda. xaliburi foladis xmali arnaxulad laplapebda, sinaTles afrqvevda da
TiTqos mTel qveynierebas ireklavda. morevidan amoTreuli jama RvTisSvilis fexeb-
Tan mibobRda da cxovrebaSi pirvelad gulianad aqviTinda.
wvima Sewyda. SeSinebuli da gaocebuli meomrebi pirquSs miscvivdnen. RvTisSvilma
xmali maRla aswia da omaxianad dasWeqa:
_ gamoiWeda!!!
meore dRes banaki gasamgzavreblad ukve mzad iyo. pirquSma xmali da saWurveli sa-
TuTad Seaxvia da xomaldze azida. axla mTavari iyo, mSvidobianad Caebarebina beri baa-
durisaTvis. jamas xomaldis datvirTvis samzadisSi monawileoba ar miuRia. samWedlos
erT kunWulSi Cumad mijda da arc amdgara. meomrebi dascinodnen kidevac, SiSma ena Ca-
ugdoo, Tan amxnevebdnen, ar idardo, or dReSi yvelaferi dagaviwydebao. jama ki verc
amCnevda garSemo atexil oromtrials. pirquSis samadlobelod naCuqar beWeds xelze
Tvalmoucileblad dascqeroda, yurSi ki mudmivad mas da xmals Soris xidad gadebuli
pirquSis gamgmiravi xma esmoda, romelic aqamdec areul gonebas kidev ufro umRvrev-
da. Cafiqrebuli jama mxarze xelis dakvram gamoafxizla.
_ wasvlis droa. rao, darCenas xom ar apireb? _ hkiTxa pirquSma da wamodgomaSi mi-
exmara. jamam Zlivs aswia weli da RvTisSvils ukan morCilad gahyva.
Toris ostatobiT cecxlovani miwebi mSvidobianad gaiares. CaSavebuli mindvrebi
jer amwvanebulma mdeloebma Secvales, mere orive napirze patar-patara gorakebic amo-
izida, tyis koromebic gamoCnda. yvelas erTi suli hqonda, xaverdovan balaxze gaev-
loT da, erT saRamos kiris meCeCs rom ar gadahyrodnen, gaCerebas arc apirebdnen. xo-
maldis SekeTebis gareSe gzis gagrZeleba SeuZlebeli gaxda. pirquSma banaki momcro
gorakis ZirSi, mdinaris piras gaaSlevina. Torim Tqva, sul erTi dRe damWirdeba gabza-
ruli ficrebis Sesacvlelado. es `sul erTi dRe~ pirquSisTvis mTeli dakarguli dRe
iyo, magram RvTisSvils sxva gza ar hqonda. sanaosno saqme kolxma masze ukeT icoda.
pirquSi gvianobamde koconis piras ijda da Torisa da misi naosnebis saqmianobas gah-
yurebda. jamac iqve misjdomoda da Tvlemda, uecrad yviriliTa da xelebis qneviT wa-
moxta.
_ ra mogivida? _ SeuZaxa RvTisSvilma.
jamam mimoixeda. ucxo veravin rom ver dalanda, Sublidan ofli moiwminda da isev ko-
cons miujda.
_ sizmrad naxavdi rames, _ daamSvida pirquSma.
_ ho, cudi sizmari vnaxe. frTxilad iyaviT.
_ ra naxe aseTi?
jamam araferi upasuxa, anda rogor etyoda, veeberTela Savi kata momvarda, romel-
sac saxe rokapisa hqondao. jamas es sizmari cudad eniSna. guli ugrZnobda, Zalian male
kudiani Tavadac gamoecxadeboda. gadawyvita, rom yvelgan pirquSis gverdiT yofili-
yo, gansakuTrebiT ki _ RamiT. darwmunebuli iyo, kudiani RvTisSvils axlos ver gaeka-
reboda.
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 TandaTan kiri SeTxelda da wyalqveSa meCeCebmac imata. Torim SvebiT amoisunTqa, ro-
ca xomaldi daTqmul adgilze miiyvana. RvTisSiLLlTa davaleba dasrulebuli iyo. naosa-
ni bednieri iyo am didi gamarjvebiT.
damSvidobebisas pirquSma didi madloba uZRvna Toris da mis naosnebs, kolxeTisaken
gza dauloca da, Tavis meomrebTan erTad, CrdiloeTisken, gudanisken gaeSura. barad,
Roniers vin Civis, erTi dauqceveli sofeli ar SexvedriaT, rom cxenebi eSovaT. qvei-
Tad gaagrZeles gza. meoTxe dRes ukve mTas miadgnen. gudanamde erTi dRis savaliRa
rCeboda, roca Ramis gasaTevad pirquSma erTmaneTis gverdze ganlagebuli sami qvabuli
SearCia. erTi pirquSma da jamam daikaves, danarCenebSi sxvebi ganlagdnen. qvabulebis
win cecxli daanTes da oTxi meomaric darajebad daayenes. mSvidi da mTvariani Rame iyo.
SuaRamisas jamas njRrevisgan gaeRviZa. rom gadmobrunda, rokapis abrialebul Tva-
lebs gadaawyda. umal pirquSs gadaxeda, magram RvTisSvili adgilze ar daxvda. garedan
Semosul mkrTal Suqze mxolod tyavSi saguldagulod gaxveul xmals mohkra Tvali.
_ ra ZilquSi dagemarTa? Zlivs ar dagimartoxele? _ aCifCifda kudiani. _ aba, pir-
quSma ar Semogviswros, swrafad miTxari, ra gaige, risTvis wabrZandnen cecxlovani mi-
webisken?
_ aq ra giTxra, xvalamde moicade. razms CamovrCebi da yvelafers mogiyvebi, _ Zlivs
moego gons jama.
_ aba, aba... rom geubnebi, Seasrule, Torem am klanWebis wera gaxdebi! _ rokapma ori-
ve xeli wauWira yelSi jamas.
_ kargi, kargi!... _ Zlivs amoTqva jamam. _ me ki getyvi, magram pirobas rodis Semis-
rulebT?
_ hi, hi, hi! _ aqirqilda rokapi. _ axla mesmis, Zveleburad aWikAWikdi. orasi rCeuli
qaji Casafrebuli mizis. asic samsalam Sen gamogigzavna, ra Tqma unda, Tu daimsaxureb.
am qvabuls kidev erTi gasasvleli gavuTxare. icode, Tu swored am gasasvlelidan ga-
giSveb da Tilismad Cems frCxilsac gagatan, Senze bednieri mTels mzisqveSeTSi aravin
iqneba.
_ marTla gamatan Sens klanWs? _ gaikvirva jamam. icoda, rokapis klanWis patrons
qajebi da SaSilebi verafers dauSavebdnen. piriqiT, maTze mbrZaneblobis Zalas aZlev-
da.
rokapma neka TiTze klanWi moikvnita da jamas gulze daado. jama gamalebiT fiqrob-
da, rogor moqceuliyo. ra advili da ra Zneli iyo simarTlis Tqma. xmalic aqve iyo, sul
axlos. saswrafod rame unda moefiqrebina, Torem yoymans Tu mohyveboda, mis simarTle-
Si daeWvebuli rokapi, yels daufiqreblad gamoRadravda. ase Tavsac daiRupavda da
xmalsac kudians pirdapir xelSi Caugdebda. axla mTavari iyo, rokapi qvabulidan ise
gaetyuebina, rom iq Zebnas ar mohyoloda. pirquSic rom aRar brundeboda?! iqneb qajeb-
ma ukve dauSaves rame, _gauelva TavSi jamas. maSin xmlis baton-patronad marto jama
rCeboda.
_ gasaRebs Wedda. _ uecrad es azri mouvida.
_ ra gasaRebs?
_ gasaRebs, karis samudamod CarazvisaTvis.
_ aba, maCvene, sad devs eg gasaRebi? _ afuTfuTda beberi.
_ aq ra unda. ra ggonia, pirquSi egre upatronod CemTan daagdebda?
_ marTali xar, gulze eqneba Camokidebuli. eg veRar movifiqre. neta risTvis das-
WirdaT eg gasaRebi? albaT, Cvengan raimes an vinmes dasamalad. iqneb sulac qvesknelis
karebebis Casarazad?
_ me saidan unda vicode?

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 _ kargi. Sexede, aqedan gareT gaZveri. me Semosasvlels Camovangrev, rom mdevari ar
gamogayolon. tabakonze SevxvdeT. icode, rom gavigo, miRalate, Cems klanWs versad da-
emalebi. _ rokapma frCxili jamas nek TiTze miado. igi umalve sakuTariviT Seezarda.
rokapi aTad moikunta da gareT gaZvra. misi gasvla iyo da, gasasvleli uzarmazari lo-
diT daifara. jamam saswrafod xmals staca xeli da rokapis naCveneb gasasvlelSi SeZ-
vra. Tavi gareT rom gamoyo, pirdapir qajebs SeeCexa, swored samsalas naCuqar as qajs.
SeSinebuli isev ukan apirebda gabrunebas, magram erT-erTi avsulis sityvebma SeaCera:
_ ras gvibrZanebT?! _ gaisma kiTxva.
_ aqve, axlos, rokapma samsalas msaxurebs moRalate qajebi miusia. Tqven rom
bnelTmeufis erTgul qveSevrdomebs ar daexmaroT, samsala suyvelas Tavebs wagacliT.
moZebneT isini da rokapis mosyiduli qajebisgan ixseniT. Sen ki CemTan darCi! _ mimarTa
yvelaze janRonian qajs.
erTis garda, yvela jamas brZanebis Sesasruleblad gaeSura.
_ Cemgan raRa ginda?
_ Sen ki zurgze Semisvi da gudanisken elvasaviT gavardi.

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sane-Reles xat-salocavis karibWe saRamos isev abraxunda.
_ RmerTo, pirquSi iyos! _ berma baadurma xelebi zecisken aRapro da galavnis kibe-
ebi swrafi nabijiT aiara.
_ dabrunda, rogorc iqna! _ SesZaxa gaxarebulma berma. _ pirquSi Tavisi meomrebiT
gveaxla. ieremia! _ gasZaxa qadags. _ gaxseni WiSkari!
baaduri sixaruliT mecxre caze iyo. naSuadRevs didma mWedelma jer xmali gamoug-
zavna, axla ki Tavadac dabrunda.
_ rogor mixaria Seni danaxva! _ gadaexvia beri RvTisSvils.
pirquSi ki, rogorc arasdros, iseTi moRuSuli da warbSekruli idga. beri mis moquf-
rul saxes miCveuli iyo da RvTisSvilis ugunebobisTvis yuradReba ar miuqcevia.
_ Zalian ki gamakvirve Seni nobaTiT. uSenod xeli ar mixlia, erTi suli maqvs, rodis
vixilav!... _ berma pirquSs mklavSi xeli CasWida da sajare darbazisken waiyvana.
pirquSi beris aseTma Sexvedram didad gaakvirva, magram roca darbazSi, magidaze, mis
mier tyavSi gaxveuli saWurveli da xmali dainaxa, kidev ufro gaocda.
_ es aq saidan gaCnda? _ mivarda iaraRs RvTisSvili, magram masze mimagrebuli jamas-
Tvis naCuqari beWedi dainaxa Tu ara, yvelafers mixvda.
_ Tavad sad aris, vinc es moitana?
_ vin aris, isic ar viciT. karibWe rom gavxseniT, iaraRi iqve egdo. es beWedi rom eba
zed, vifiqreT, Seni gamogzavnili iyo.
_ jamas moutania da eg aris. es beWedi cecxlovan miwebze xom mas vaCuqe! ieremia, bi-
Webs uTxari, aremare daaTvalieron, Sors versad wavidoda.
_ gaxseni, gaxseni! _ veRar iTmenda beri baaduri.
pirquSma xmals tyavi SemoaZro, ulamazesad moWedili qarqaSidan amoiRo da bers mi-
awoda. darbazi misi elvarebiT aivso. bers aseTi msubuqi, laRi da fxiani iaraRi jer ar
enaxa.
_ esec _ jaWvis perangi, es ki _ muzaradi, esec kolxuri culi.
berma erTi ki gaxeda danarCen saWurvels, magram isev xmals miutrialda, Tvals ver
aSorebda mis mokiafe almasiviT mWrel pirs.
_ iseTi msubuqia, xelSi verc ki grZnob. ai, mesmis! am dResac moveswar! lile, axla
Seni vaJkacobis jeric dadgeba.
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 _ marTla, lileze ras metyvi, sad aris?
_ kopalasTan aris, karationSi. imisTana vaJkaci dadga, gagixardeba. mklavi da muxli
xom uWris da uWris, Wkua-goneba aqvs iseTi, gagaocebs. erTi es miTxari, saWurveli uSe-
nod rogor moxvda aq? _ baadurma xmali magidaze dado da pirquSs Sexeda. axla ki Seam-
Cnia mis saxeze da mxarze axali Wrilobebi. _ es axali Wrilobebi rad gaqvs?
_ aqedan erTi dRis savalze, RamiT uecrad qajebi dagvesxnen Tavs, arc ki vici, ram-
deni iyvnen. TiToze, albaT, ocic ki modioda. uTanasworo brZolaSi Zalian gagviWirda.
iqneb erTianad amovexoceT kidevac, qajebis sakmaod didi razmi rom ar dagvxmareboda.
ise gulianad daerivnen Tavisianebs, sul kudiT qva asrolines. rogorc uecrad mocviv-
dnen, iseve uecrad gauCinardnen. qvabuli, sadac saWurveli da jama davtove, qvebiT Ca-
xergili dagvxda. saswrafod gavasufTaveT Sesasvleli, magram arc erTi dagvxvda da
arc meore.
darbazSi aqoSinebuli ieremia Semovida.
_ jama ipoves...
_ Zalian kargi. SeSinebuli da daRlili iqneba. ieremia, mimixede mag sawyals, _ sTxo-
va pirquSma.
_ Zalian vwuxvar, RvTisSvilo. viRacas dauxrCvia.
_ es ra Tqvi! _ pirquSi Cqari nabijiT gareT gavida.
meomrebs jama ezoSi daesvenebinaT. mas orive xeli yelze hqonda SemoWdobili, TiT-
qos sakuTari Tavis moxrCobas lamobda. pirquSi misken daixara.
_ frTxilad! _ SesZaxa berma baadurma. _ marjvena nekze daxede!
_ rokapis klanWi! darwmunebuli var, cecxlovan miwebze ar hqonia.
_ namdvilad rokapis Semogzavnili iyo, rom cecxlovan miwebze Tqveni gamgzavrebis
mizezi gaego.
_ Tu rokapis msaxuri iyo, maS, ratom gdia aq yelgamoRadruli? ver davijereb, rom
gviRalata! _ gajiutda pirquSi.
_ arc uRalatia. piriqiT, Tqvens dasaxmareblad qajebic, mgonia, aman gamogzavna, xo-
lo saWurveli rom gadaarCina, es xom cxadia. swored es ar apatia rokapma da Suric iZia.
_ saocaria, aseTi moRimari sicocxleSic ki ar minaxavs. eh!.. _ amoioxra pirquSma
da jamas ukanasknelad daxeda.

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gamocda

Sua gazafxuli ki iyo, magram saRamoobiT, mze mTebs miefareboda Tu ara, ise agril-
deboda, kaisa buxars anTebinebda. dilaobiT soflis bavSvebs wera-kiTxvas aswavlida
da amiT irTobda Tavs. eqimobaSi ganswavluls, saxeli Sors gauvarda. xan saidan moad-
gebodnen, xan saidan. wuxda, siaruli rom ar SeeZlo da Tavad ver akiTxavda maT. samkur-
nalo balaxebiT lile ki amaragebda, magram rac dro gadioda, sul ufro veRar iclid-
nen misTvis. lile, mTeli dReebi, kopalas gverdidan ar Sordeboda. ukve davaJkacebu-
li, RvTisSvils yvelgan Tan dahyavda _ sanadirod Tu devebisgan soflebis dasacavad.
martoobis grZel saRamoebs yvanCalaSi Casaxlebul da galiaSi gamoketil eSmak rufi-
asTan saubrebiT imoklebda.

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 _ kviraze metia aRar gamoCenilan... _ kopalasa da liles dagvianebiT Sewuxebulma
kaisam xelsaqme magidaze dado. _ erTi mzisqveSeTis avsulebisgan gaTavisuflebas
moveswro...
_ ggonia, ufro mogebulebi darCebiT? erTxel qvesknelSic gadavwyviteT, TqvenTvis
Tavi dagvenebebina, jer usaqmurobam zantebad gvaqcia, mere erTmaneTTan kinklaobasa
da brZolaSi kinaRam gavnaxevrdiT. wylis qajebi qajaveTs daerivnen, SaSilebi _ kudi-
anebs. umtrod ufro Znelia cxovreba,_ guldawyvetiT gaepasuxa rufia.
_ es imitom, rom RvTisa da erTmaneTis siyvarulis gareSe cxovrobT, _ mSvidad mi-
ugo kaisam.
_ iqneb swored siyvaruli giSliT xels. ver xedavT, rac dro gadis, sul ufro met
miwebs kargavT. bnelTmeufes ki sul ufro meti sofeli aZlevs erTgulebis fics. amaze
raRas metyvi? _ hkiTxa avsulma.
_ miwebs dRes Tu vkargavT, mjera, xval sul erTianad davibrunebT. bnelTmeufes ki
mxolod siyvaruldakarguli adamianebi aZleven erTgulebis fics. magram male
samsalas mfarveloba iseT Wirad gadaeqcevad, Tavs isev Cveni daxmarebiT Tu
gadairCenen.
_ ar Segepasuxebi. iqneb marTalic xar. erTi ki vici, Cemma siZulvilma yvavis baxalaSi
amomayofina Tavi. ras verCodi zaqarias, magram ise mZulda, rom gavagiJe da mgeliviT
vaRmuvle. Wkua rom mqonoda, piriqiT, brZeniviT valaparakebdi da mamaSenis karze vim-
saxurebdi. mTavris karze vicxovrebdi, galiaSi ki ara.
_ cdebi. aucileblad migixvdebodnen da sikvdilic ar agcdeboda. es galiac sanat-
reli gagixdeboda.
_ ara mgonia. mosaklavad mxolod samsalam gamimeta, Torem RvTisSvilebi, ratom-
Rac, ar Cqaroben.
_ keTili guli aqvT da imitom.
_ hi...hi... _ Caicina rufiam. _ ubralod, maTac raRacaSi vWirdebi. magram, raSi, es ki
ver gamigia.
_ didi warmodgena gaqvs Sens Tavze. xom ar gaviwydeba, rom axla mxolod yvanCala
xar. sabednierod!
_ vnaxoT, vnaxoT... ise, kidev bevri ram ver amovxseni, Tundac Seni da liles ambavi.
RvTisSvils Tqven raRaSi sWirdebiT?
_ gansakuTrebiT, me, ara? erTi loginsmijaWvuli susti arseba.
_ Sen da, susti? dDagaviwyda, rogor vaJkacurad gaumklavdi samsalas?
_ arc Zalian. Sen rom ar damxmarebodi, axla cocxali ar viqnebodi.
_ liles karationSi yofna mikvirs-meTqi, _ rufiam dawyebuli saubari gaagrZela.
_ liles gamoCenamde, maxsovs, aq sxva biWebi darbodnen. kopalas isini, didi-didi, tkbi-
leuliT daesaCuqrebina. liles ki gverdidan ar iSorebs, ficic ki CamoarTva _ dau-
kiTxavad arsad waxval da sanam aq xar, yovel Cems sityvas Seasrulebo. isic usityvod
emorCileba.
oTaxSi siCumem daisadgura. kaisam da rufiam, orivem, fiqrebs misces TAavi.

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mTaSi xma gavarda, beRela Tavisi devebiT aragvis xeobis Sua soflebis dawiokebas
apirebso. ukve erTi kvira iyo, rac kopala da lile qalebisa da bavSvebisgan dacariele-
buli erTi soflidan meoreSi gadadiodnen. aragvis misadgomebTan dabanakebuli devebi
ki mesame dRea, adgilidan ar iZvrodnen.
mze axali gadasuli iyo. RvTisSvili da lile zed aragvispirze gaSenebul sofelSi
saxlis banze isxdnen, aqoSinebuli meyurade rom movarda.
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 _ beRela devebs karationisken miuZRveba! _ Zlivs amoTqva gulamovardnilma mac-
nem.
_ asec vicodi. xma dayares, aqeT rom gamovetyuebineT!... aba, Cqara, karationisken!
devebi, beRelas winamZRolobiT, ukve karationisken mimaval xeobas miuyvebodnen. av-
sulebis fexqveS mozanzare miwa yuriswamRebad grialebda da veeberTela lodebs uf-
skrulSi isroda.
kopala da lile TiTqmis fexdafex mihyvebodnen avsulebs. lilem RvTisSvils gada-
uswro da cxeni SeaCera.
_ ra moxda? _ SesZaxa RvTisSvilma.
_ devebi rogorme ukan unda movabrunoT, sanam ferdobs Sefenilan da sofeli alyaSi
mouqceviaT.
_ amaT ukan ra moabrunebs. vin geguleba sofelSi maTi Semkavebeli?
_ SemovliTi gza?
_ ufro davagvianebT. Cagvaswreben. dros nu vkargavT, aq unda SevebrZoloT.
_ moica! vici, rac unda gavakeToT. Sen amaT gahyevi, me SemovliTi gziT waval kara-
tionisken. devebs cota xniT cecxli SeaCerebs, manamde mec iq gavCndebi.
_ aba, Sen ici!
rogorc ki lilem gzidan gadauxvia, mTeli yuradReba daZaba da gonebiT kaisas uxmo.
erTxans qali winaaRmdegobas uwevda da Tavis gonebaSi aravis uSvebda.
_ lile var! lile! _ jiutad imeorebda vaJi.
liles jiut Setevas kaisam veRar gauZlo da gonebis kari gaaRo.
_ marTla lile xar! _ Yyrud Caesma liles kaisas xma.
_ kaisa, karationis asaoxreblad beRelas devebi mohyavs. sofels uTxari, xeobis
TavSi, karationis wyarosTan, didi cecxli daanTon, rac SeiZleba, didi. Cvenc male mo-
valT.
devebi veeberTela koconidan moSorebiT idgnen da gulianad xarxarebdnen.
_ es fiCxi sadacaa, Caiwveba da sofelSic SevalT. pirvelad kopalas koSki daaqcieT!
qva qvaze ar datovoT! _ duJmomdgari beRela RrialiT agulianebda devebs.
kopalas mSvildi sabrZolvelad momzadebuli hqonda. liles niSans eloda mxolod.
axla mTavari iyo, am niSans ar daegviana. cecxli jer kidev kargad gizgizebda, rom de-
vebSi CoCqoli atyda. avsulebi erTmaneTs miawydnen. erTi maTgani Zirs daeca kidec.
_ axla ki droa! _ gaifiqra kopalam da devebs cecxlovani isrebi dauSina.
dabneuli devebis sulisSemZvrel Rrials xevSi dagorebuli lodebis griali erTvo-
da. avsulebi verc win midiodnen da verc _ ukan. roca cecxlis ali cota minavlda, mxo-
lod maSin ramdenimem isev soflisken gaqceviT uSvela Tavs. karations gverdi auares
da tyeSi Secvivdnen. maT Soris pirveli beRela garboda.

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kopala da lile kaisas oTaxSi Sevidnen. qali Tavis sayvarel adgilas _ fanjarasTan
ijda.
_ madloba RmerTs, mSvidobiT dabrundiT! _ kaisam Tavze xeli gadausva liles da
karSi mdgom kopalas Sexeda.
_ xom ar SegeSinda? _ hkiTxa RvTisSvilma qals da mis win Camojda.
_ ufro Tqven gamo. miTxres, Tavad beRela mouZRveba devebso.
_ mouZRveboda, sanam kopalas laxtma da cecxlovanma isrebma ar gadauRobes gza.
_ arc Seni isrebi daaklda...
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 _ beRela ki mainc gagveqca,_ dananebiT Tqva lilem.
_ beRela Tavs mainc ar daganebebT. Seni jini sWirs, kopala, radgan yovlisSemZled
gTvlis. mTel Tavis saZmos gaswiravs, oRond Sennairi Zalis patroni gaxdes, _ Caeria
saubarSi rufia.
_ rufia, bodiSi, ver mogesalme. ise yvinTavdi, megona, geZina. ra Tqvi, Tavs ar daga-
nebebso? Senc is ar ginda, Semovardes Cems koSkSi da qva qvaze ar datovos? _ SeubRvira
RvTisSvilma.
_ lile, iqneb Cems dilegSi SemagdoT. marTla meZineba. Tanac, arc didi survili
maqvs, movismino, Sen da kopalam rogor asrolineT kudiT qva Cems Zvel megobars.
TiTqmis aT weli iyo, rac rufia kopalas koSkSi cxovrobda, magram masTan saubars yo-
velTvis gaurboda. RvTisSvilma liles TvaliT aniSna, yvanCala oTaxidan gaeyvana. li-
lem galia aiRo da oTaxidan gavida.
_ sanam Sens sakanSi Sexval, Cemi saknis karis daketva ar dagaviwydes, _ wausisina ru-
fiam liles.
liles gulSi moxvda misi naTqvami, magram oTaxSi Seyvanamde araferi uTxra.
_ ra sakanze laparakobdi? _ hkiTxa lilem qandaraze dasaZineblad mokalaTebul
rufias.
_ Cems galiaze vambobdi, _ mTqnarebiT Zlivs amoiyrantala ukve TvalebdaxuWulma
rufiam.
_ aba, gaaxile Tvali da mipasuxe! _ Zlierad SeajanjRara lilem galia.
_ ho, kargi, kargi, ar damamtvrio!.... Cven, oriveni, kopalas tyveebi varT. me galia ar
miSvebs aqedan, Sen ki _ RvTisSvilisTvis micemuli sityva.
_ Sengan gansxvavebiT, Tavs tyved sulac ar vgrZnob. piriqiT, meamayeba kidec, kopala
rom myavs maswavleblad.
_ ai, Turme raSi yofila saqme. Aarada, sul mikvirda, erTxel bavSvobaSi dadebulma
ficma _ haerSi gadayrilma sityvebma _ dRemde rogor moaRwia-meTqi.
_ eh, rufia, rufia... pirobis Tqmis dros is ki ar aris mTavari, haerSi ra sityvebs
gadayri, aramed _ gulSi rac dagrCeba. oTx kedelSi gamoketili mec ki vyofilvar, mag-
ram Tavi ubedur tyved arasdros migrZnia. yovelTvis momavlis imediT vcxovrobdi.
_ maS, Sen ambob, rom mec imediT unda vicxovro?
_ ratomac ara.
_ imediT?... _ gaimeora rufiam da Cafiqrda. uecrad gaxarebulma wamoiZaxa: _ lile,
kargad daimaxsovre, sityvas gaZlev, yvelafers gavakeTeb, ukanasknel Zal-Rones ar da-
viSureb, samsala rom Cems ferxTiT garTxmuli vnaxo. fics vdeb aramarto qvesknelis
winaSe, aramed mTel mzisqveSeTsac vimowmeb. xom miwoneb am fics?
_ am fics samsalas siZulvili galaparakebs, siZulviliT Cadenili SurisZieba ki vaJ-
kacoba ar aris.
_ Sen da kopala rom devebs daereviT, es vaJkacobaa?
_ ratom roSkaSel devebs ar davereviT? Cven beRelasa da mis msaxur devebs imitom
vmtrobT, rom borotebis samsaxurSi Cadgnen da Cvens sisxlsa da xorcs, Cvens Zmebs,
umowyalod musrs avleben. mgoni, geZineboda, xels aRar SegiSli. _ lilem galiis kari
kidev erTxel Seamowma da oTaxidan gavida.
_ rogorc ginda, ise ganmsaje, me ukve fici davde, _ gasZaxa rufiam liles. _ aq yve-
la Tavis moyvass icavs. Cemnairi uTvistomo ki aravinaa. me vin davicva? vin aris Cemi sis-
xli da xorci? isev Sen, lile! simarTles mainc ar damijereb. arada, erTi winapari
gvyavs, marTalia, isic _ Soreuli, magram misi sisxli mxolod SenSi Cqefs, me ki esec
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sisxam diliT lile karze gamalebulma braxunma gaaRviZa. maSinve kopalas xmac Semo-
esma, RvTisSvili TavisTAan uxmobda. lile umal wamoxta, tanT Caicva da iaraRic aisxa.
kopala derefanSi or meyurades elaparakeboda.
_ beRela karations moadga, _ uTxra RvTisSvilma liles.
_ namdvilad weras autania! _ lilem xeli xmalze ikra.
_ Caage maxvili! sabrZolvelad ar aris mosuli. miTvlis, Semosarigeblad movedio,
Tan didi ZRvenic moutania _ cxra xar-uReli oqro-vercxliT, iaraRiTa da devT sao-
mari abjriTaa savse.
karationis misadgomebTan beRela bolTas scemda. aTasjer dahpirda bnelTmeufe,
balRamis Tasidan imden balRams dagalevineb, TviT kopalasac ki moerevio. male mTeli
mTianeTi, romelsac RvTisSvilebi mfarveloben, Seni gaxdebao. magram, ager, meramdene
welia, samsalas wveTic ki ar uwiladebia arc misTvis da arc sxva devebisTvis. beRela
brazobda da eWvianobda, albaT, mTel balRams qajebs unaxavso. didi SiSi hqonda, qajebi
ise ar gaZlierebuliyvnen, rom mxolod maT darCenodaT gamarjveba. amitomac esRa mo-
ifiqra, TxovniTa da ZRveniT misdgomoda RvTisSvils. imedianad ki iyo, magram gulSi
eWvi xandaxan mainc gauelvebda, am dros urmebs gadaxedavda da wynardeboda. aseTi sa-
Cuqari TviT morige cis gamgeblis sakadris ZRvnad miaCnda. amaze uaris Tqma rogor Se-
iZlebao, _ fiqrobda devTmeufe. Tanac, RvTisSvilebs ratom unda gahkvirvebodaT misi
Semorigeba, roca mTeli roSkaSi maT erTgulebda da iqaurebi cixe-koSkebis mSeneblo-
baSic ki exmarebodnen. fiqrebSi garTulma beRelam kopalas misvla verc ki SeamCnia.
_ beRelav, aq ras moxetialDdi? _ omaxianad SesZaxa kopalam.
_ ZRveni mogarTvi, RvTisSvilo!... _ BbeRelam gulSi dagrovil boRmas Zlivs ajoba
da kopalas mowiwebiT mimarTa : _ Zvirfasi ZRveni...
_ ras unda mivawero Seni aseTi guluxvoba?
_ aRar minda, samsalas vemsaxuro. dReidan Tqvens erTgul Zmad mimiReT.
_ es kargi mogifiqrebia, magram raRa CemTan moxvedi? ar ici, Cveni erTguli devebi
sad cxovroben? roSkaSSi devT dedas miakiTxe.
_ roSkaSSi ra mesaqmeba. Tqven gverdiT da Tqvenebr minda cxovreba. miSuamdgomle
morige cis gamgebelTan, iseTive Zala momaniEWos, rogoric Sen giboZa.
kopalam liles gadaxeda da TavSi erTi iseTi ucnauri azri mouvida, rom Tavadac gak-
virvebuli darCa. beri baaduri sul ufro da ufro xSirad ekiTxeboda, mzad iyo Tu ara
lile balRamis Tasis dasamsxvrevad. kopalas misi Wkuisa da marjvenisa ar eeWveboda da
qvesknelSi Casasvlelad didi xania, ukve mzad miaCnda. magram liles ZarRvebSi mCqefare
winapari qajis sisxli ar asvenebda, Tundac _ sul umniSvnelo, Tundac _ erTi wveTi.
ai, axla ki liles gamosacdelad sworedac xelsayreli dro iyo.
_ erTi vnaxoT, marTla aseTi Zvirfasi ZRveni mogvarTva beRelam? _ mimarTa RvTis-
Svilma liles da urmebisken gaemarTa.
es sityvebi lilesTvis imdenad moulodneli iyo, rom gaognebisgan RvTisSvils pasu-
xic ki ver gasca da xmaamouReblad gahyva ukan. kopala TiToeul uremTan Cerdeboda da
yuradRebiT aTvalierebda saCuqrebs. bolo uremi mTlianad WigunebiT, laxtebiTa da
xmlebiT aevsoT _ emCneoda, yvela rCeuli da brZolaSi gamocdili iyo.
_ marTlac, SesaniSnavi iaraRia! _ gadaulaparaka kopalam liles.
_ SesaniSnavi maSin iqneboda, beRelas uwminduri xeli rom ar Sexeboda, _ civad miu-
go vaEJma.
_ es araferia. Cveni xeli Seexeba da ganiwmindeba.
_ rogor Tu Cveni? _ wamoiZaxa lilem.
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 _ beRelas ZRvens viReb. saCuqrebis gadmozidva ki am urmidan daiwye, _ saswrafod
uTxra kopalam vaJs da zurgi Seaqcia.
lilem simwrisgan feri dakarga. RvTisSvilebisadmi micemuli fici _ kopalas yove-
li sityva Seesrulebina, vaJs xel-fexs ukravda. `namdvilad monusxulia,~ _ gaifiqra
lilem da kopalas gonebaSi Caxedva scada, magram araferi gamouvida, RvTisSvilis fiq-
rebSi verafriT SeaRwia.
_ kopala, gTxov, dafiqrdi! beRelas brmad nu endobi, anda, morige cis gamgebels mi-
si Tavi rogor unda Seavedro. jer ber baadurs mainc dahkiTxodi!... _ lilem akankale-
buli xeliT RvTisSvilis Tavisken Semobruneba scada.
_ ra xeli agikankalda, ver gaige, rac giTxari? _ gabrazebiT ki uTxra kopalam, mag-
ram axla ukve Zalian nanobda, vaJs aseT gamocdas rom uwyobda, radgan Tavadac ar ico-
da, ras moimoqmedebda, liles adgilze rom yofiliyo.
lilem axlaRa SeamCnia, marjvena marTlac ukankalebda. Seecada, gaeCerebina, magram
xeli ar daemorCila, TiTqos misi arc yofiliyos.
`sulac ar mWirdebi!~ gaubrazda lile xels. amis gafiqrebam vaJs TiTqos aqamde da-
binduli goneba gaunaTa da am umZimes mdgomareobaSi erTaderTi swori gadawyvetileba
miaRebina: lilem marcxena xeliT xmali iSiSvla da is iyo, Tavisi marjvenisTvis unda
daekra, rom kopalam xmalze xeli staca.
_ gamiSvi!... _ Sehyvira lilem.
_ lile, damSviddi! _ Tvalcremlianma kopalam lile gulSi Caikra. _ yoCaR, biWo,
yoCaR! Sen aq damelode. me beRelasTan maqvs saqme.
kopalam liles xmali gamoarTva, miwaSi CaarWo, Tavad ki devTmeufes miubrunda:
_ beRela, rac miTxari, namdvilad wrfeli guliT Tqvi, Tu moriges madli ginda xelT
igdo da borotebis Casadenad sikeTe farad gamoiyeno?
_ ras ambob, kopala! _ Seicxada devma.
_ nu cruob, Sav-bnelo! SenSi yovelive keTili Sxamad da balRamad iqceva.
_ miZme, RvTisSvilo, saqmiT gamomcade da Cems erTgulebas giCveneb...
_ saqmiT ara, magram jvriT ki gamogcdi.
kopalam kalisgan Camosxmuli ori joxi aiRo, erTmaneTs gadaaWdo da jvari gamosaxa.
RvTisSvilis xelSi jvari ganaTda.
_ Tu wrfeli xar, emTxvie...
beRelam kopalas win daiCoqa, Tavi daxara, magram veranairad ver miuaxlovda jvars,
TiTqos uxilavi kedeli aRmarTuliyo mis win.
_ aman gangsajos... _ Tqva kopalam da jvari maRla aswia. misi naTeli zecas miswvda.
TiTqos cac amas elodao, kari gaaRo da devTmeufe cecxlovan burTSi gaaxvia.
male didi devTmeufisgan mxolod ferfliRa darCa, romelic Sav WiaRuad SeuerTda
miwas.
kopalam liles karationSi darCena ubrZana, Tavad sane-Relesken aiRo gezi. lile
jer kidev ver mosuliyo gons. aforiaqeba kaisamac SeamCnia.
_ ra moxda? aseTi Tvalebareuli arasdros minaxavxar? _ hkiTxa qalma.
gzaSi lilem gadawyvita, araferi eTqva misTvis, magram sibrazem Tavisi gaitana da
kaisas yvelaferi dawvrilebiT uambo.
_ mxolod erTi ram ver gamigia, ratom ar mendobian RvTisSvilebi? nuTu raime Sec-
doma davuSvi? ver mivmxvdarvar...
_ Secdoma, Sen ki ara, Senma winaparma dauSva... _ moulodnelad galiidan upasuxa ru-
fiam.
_ Sen raRa qaragmebiT melaparakebi?! _ mivarda yvanCalas vaJi.

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 _ ar mindoda, meTqva, magram... _ rufia qandaridan qandaraze gadaxta, _ ar dagima-
lavT, mzisqveSeTSi mxolod Tqven oris mimarT ar vgrZnob siZulvils. kaisa, erTxel uk-
ve gadagarCine sikvdils, dResac ar vnanob, piriqiT, mixaria. kargad ici, ratom gamogi-
wode daxmarebis xeli. meore ki Sen xar, lile, visac mxarSi amovudgebi. eg ki ara, rom
SemeZlos, TvalisCiniviT gagifrTxildebodi, marjvenis mokveTas ki ar gafiqrebineb-
di.
_ ratom, riT davimsaxure udidesi avsulis, eSmak rufias pativiscema? _ ironiulad
hkiTxa lilem.
_ Cems pativiscemas Sens ZarRvebSi Cveni saerTo qaji winapris sisxli imsaxurebs,
Tanac ubralo qajis ki ara _ TeTri qajis. swored es sisxli ar asvenebs RvTisSvils,
misi yivilisa eSinia.
_ ras roSav! _ Sehyvira lilem. _ netav ras geloliavebi? am xrikebs moeSvi, Torem
wagacale Tavi!
_ dawynardi, lile!... _ dauyvava kaisam. _ xeli ar axlo.
_ ra unda mavnos, mzisqveSeTSic da qvesknelSic erTmaneTze ufro axlobeli aravin
gvyavs, _ amoixriala rufiam.
_ kargi... kargi! _ miugo lilem. kaisas mSvidma xmam marTlac daawynara lile.
_ Cems oTaxSi gaval, Zalian daviRale,_ daeTxova vaJi kaisas.
_ Sens erTgul msaxurad migule!... _ miaZaxa rufiam vaJs.
`vaiTu, marTali miTxra,~ _es azri liles gonebas daundoblad uRrRnida. dRemde
sul Tavisianebis ZiebaSi iyo. axla ki, Tu rufia marTals ambobda, bedis ironiiT, igi
lilesTvis erTaderTi sisxliT naTesavi gamodioda. amis dajereba ki Zalian Zneli iyo.
kopalas gamocda rom ara, rufias sityvebs yuradRebas arc miaqcevda, magram dRes, ro-
ca moulodnelad mZime arCevanis winaSe daayenes, Tavis warmomavlobaSi eWvis sababic
misces. mware fiqrebiT gaTanguls, mxolod gaTenebisas CaeZina. roca gamoiRviZa, mze
Subis tarze iyo. oTaxSi ver moisvena. isev gareT, xalxSi gasvla amjobina. soflis bo-
los bavSvebs jildaoba gaemarTaT. sul erTi zomis qvebi moemaragebinaT da Sors sro-
laSi erTmaneTs ejibrebodnen. patarebi liles gars Semoexvivnen. biWebis celqobam
vaJs roSkaSSi gatarebuli bavSvoba gaaxsena da Tavisi tkbili duda moanatra. `kopala
dabrundeba Tu ara, daveTxovebi da roSkaSSi waval, Cems saxlSi,~ _ gaifiqra lilem.
kopala meore saRamos ber baadurTan, pirquSTan da iaxsarTan erTad dabrunda. Uugu-
nebod arc erTi ar Canda. liles gaukvirda, ra moxda, aseTi gabadrulebi rom ariano,
magram araferi hkiTxa. RvTisSvilebma liles oTaxSi uxmes. oTxive magidis TavSi idga.
maT gverdiT, savarZelSi, kaisa ijda. magidaze ki xmali da saWurveli ewyo. liles ase
lamazad moWedilqarqaSiani xmali jer ar enaxa.
_ dajeqi, lile!... _ miuTiTa kaisas gverdiT mdgar skamze berma baadurma.
vaJis Semdeg magidas RvTisSvilebic miusxdnen.
berma baadurma liles balRamis Tasis Sesaxeb yvelaferi uambo, arc beCoSi misi daba-
debis ambavi daumalavs da arc misi warmomavloba.ki gyavda qajaveli qali winaprad,
magram TeTri qaji iyo, iseTi ki ara axla rom daZrwian duJmodgmulebi.axlandelma
qajebma egenic gaanadgures da gadaaSeneso.
vaJi gaognebuli usmenda baadurs. aranakleb gakvirvebuli iyo kaisa. marTalia, yo-
velTvis grZnobda liles gansakuTrebulobas, magram morige cis gamgebeli Tu aseT
mniSvnelovan davalebas andobda, amas rogor warmoidgenda.
_ axla mTeli mzisqveSeTi Sen SemogcqeriT da Sens imedze varT. aiRe xmali, mosinje
xeliT, xaliburi umtkicesi foladiT cecxlovan miwebze pirquSma SenTvis gamoWeda.
beri baaduri wamodga, xmali aiRo da liles mowiwebiT gadasca. lilem qarqaSidan
amoiRo xmali, xeli frTxilad gadausva da maRla SemarTa. mzis Suqze isedac molaplape
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iaraRi, mis xelSi kidev ufro aelvarda. marto xmali ki ara, lilec iseTi gasxivosnebu-
li idga, rom RvTisSvilebs misTvis Tvalis gasworeba gauWirdaT.
_ dideba Senda, morige cis gamgebelo, am didebul dRes rom mogvaswari! _ aRmoxda
Tvalcremlian ber buqnai baadurs.
lile gabrwyinebuli Sescqeroda xmals. misma brwyinvalebam balRamis Tasic ki gada-
aviwya.
_ rogoria?
lile Zlivs moego gons, kopalasTvis pasuxi rom mieca.
_ SesaniSnavia!... aseTi niaviviT msubuqi, laRi da fxiani xmali arc ki damsizmrebia.
sakuTar xelze ukeTesad memorCileba. _ lilem xmali haerSi ramdenjerme gaiqnia. _
erTi suli maqvs, brZolaSi rodis gamovcdi.
_ axla saqmes mivxedoT!... _ sityva gaawyvetina berma baadurma. _ dajeqi, lile! xom
ar ggonia, qvesknelSi Tasis dasamsxvrevad dResve giSvebT. balRamis Tasi mxolod to-
zikis dResaswaulis meore dRes, roca sruliad carieli iqneba, maSin unda daimsxvres,
balRamis daRvra Senc wagaxdens da Cvens miwasac saSviliSvilod wabilwavs. igi avsu-
lebs umatebs Zalas, CvenTvis ki damRupveli iqneba. ase rom, Senc frTxilad unda iyo,
erTi wveTic ar unda mogxvdes.
_ ratom? qajebs xom arafers avnebs, _ Seepasuxa lile baadurs.
_ Sen avsuli ara xar. xom giTxari, Sens sisxlSi mxolod ramdenime wveTi Tu iqneba
qajaveTeli qalis-meTqi..
_ vgoneb, arc ise umniSvnelo, gamocda rom ar dasWirveboda, _ liles xmaSi wyena ig-
rZnoboda.
_ marTali xar, lile, _ kveri daukra kopalam. _ ar unda Semetana eWvi moriges rCe-
ulSi.
_ Seni kargad mesmis. _ kopalas bodiSma lile moalbo. _ Sens adgilas iqneb mec ase
movqceuliyavi.
_ RvTisSvilebo, avsulebiT savse qvesknelSi ver gavuSvebT liles. Zalze saSiSia.
maTi gareT gamotyuebaa saWiro. kaisa, amaSi ki Sen unda dagvexmaro. samsalas gonebaSi
mogiwevs kidev erTxel Caxedva. unda daarwmuno, rom Sen is adamiani xar, romelsac Ta-
sis damsxvreva SeuZlia. Sens Sesapyrobad... ufro swori iqneba, gasanadgureblad
bnelTmeufe mTel Tavis jars gamogzavnis. maT ki samSvildeSi Cven davxvdebiT. liles
balRamis Tasisken mxolod ase Tu gavuTavisuflebT gzas. cixe ukve mzad aris. Senc iq
unda wagiyvanoT. arc gekiTxebi, amis Zala gaqvs Tu ara. axla yvelam SeuZlebeli unda
SevZloT. mzisqveSeTs sxva gza ar dagvrCa. gviTxari, xar Tu ara Sens TavSi darwmunebu-
li?
_ me axla Cemi Zalebi ki ara, sul sxva ram mafiqrebs. Tqven Tu yvelani samSvildeSi
iqnebiT, qveyanas vinRa daicavs? samsala rom ver davarwmuno Cems yovlisSemZleobaSi,
me arad Camagdos da, samSvildeSi ki ara, xalxis asawiokeblad gauSvas avsulebi, maTTvis
pasuxisgamcemi vin iqneba.
_ marTali xar, mTeli jaris ayra saxifaToa. magram vin giTxra, rom yvelani samSvil-
deSi viqnebiT! ase mxolod samsalas egoneba, xalxs sul mTlad upatronod ki ar davto-
vebT!_ daamSvida kaisa berma.
_ imedi maqvs, mxolod Cems dasawynareblad ar meubnebi... kidev erTi... balRamis Ta-
sisken gaTavisuflebuli gza im Savbnel qvesknelSi lilem rogor unda ipovos?
_ megzurad Cems erTaderT sisxliT naTesavs _ rufias waviyvan. masze ukeT gzas vin
maswavlis.
RvTisSvilebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. ver mixvdnen, lile xumrobiT ambobda Tu seri-
ozulad.
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 _ marTalia lile. mas da rufias marTlac aqvT saerTo sisxli. avsuli Tavad gamog-
vityda, _ daeTanxma liles kaisa.
_ da Tqvenc daujereT im avsulis laybobas? _gabrazda pirquSi.
_ davujereT. Cems motyuebas, araTu rufia, Tavad samsalac ver SeZlebs. _ kaisam
RvTisSvilebs Cveuli simtkiciT gasca pasuxi.
_ SeiZleba, asec aris. xom viciT, liles erT-erTi winapari qajaveTeli iyo, TaAnac
TeTri qajis qali. rufia ki mgoni ukanaskneli cocxali TeTri qaji iyo, Tanac iseTi
Wkviani da Zlieri, misi sxvebTAan erTAad moSoreba Tavad samsalamac ver gabeda. ratom ar
SeiZleba, rom, marTlac erTi winapari hyavdeT? _ baaduris sityvebma oTaxSi daZabu-
loba Seanela.
_ miiyvans ki rufia liles balRamis Tasamde? _ ikiTxa kopalam.
_ darwmunebuli var, rufia samsalasTan wayvanas ar damzardeba. piriqiT, sul imis
natvraSia, rom masze Suri iZios. sadac bnelTmeufes mivadgebi, balRamis Tasic iq iqne-
ba, _ miugo lilem. _ Tuki nebas momcemT, rufias axlave davelaparakebi.
_ ras ityviT? _ daekiTxa RvTisSvilebs beri.
oTaxSi siCumem daisadgura.
_ rogorc vxvdebi, winaaRmdegebi ara xarT... maSin, axlave scade rufiasTan dalaparakeba. vna-
xoT, ras gipasuxebs. oRond, balRamis Tasisa da xaliburi xmlis Sesaxeb araferi uTxra.
lilem RvTisSvilebs Tavi daukra da oTaxidan gavida.

***
rufia aseT mSvenier gunebaze didi xania, aRar yofila. egona, cxovrebas Tavidan iwy-
ebda. galiac ki sapatimrod aRar eCveneboda. qandaridan qandaraze mousvenrad daxto-
da. erTi suli hqonda, kaisa rodis gamoelaparakeboda. is ki, TiTqos jibrze, xmas ar
iRebda, fiqrebSi wasuli, mSvidad ijda Tavis savarZelSi. rufia darwmunebuli iyo, ka-
isam yvelaferi icoda. lile ar daumalavda, qvesknelSi Casvlas rom apirebda da megzu-
radac misi wayvana ewada. avsulma gulisgamawyalebeli yrantali morTo, iqneb qalis yu-
radReba ase mainc mivipyroo.
_ ra mogivida, marTla yvavad xom ar gadaiqeci? _ SeekiTxa xmauriT Sewuxebuli kai-
sa.
_ ara, ara... yvavi ras miqvia... es me var _ eSmaki rufia! _ warmoTqva amayad.
_ ra didgulze xar, moxda rame? _ miamitad hkiTxa qalma.
_ viTom ar ici!
_ me bevri ram vici. _ sityva mouWra kaisam. _ Sen ra gaqvs mxedvelobaSi?
_ vici, mainc verafers dagimalav. gulaxdilad getyvi yvelafers. lile qvesknelSi
Casvlas apirebs da... _ rufiam aRar icoda, sityva rogor gaegrZelebina.
_ da... _ gaimeora kaisam.
_ megzurad me unda wamiyvanos.
_ ho, vici. guSin gelaparaka amaze.
_ mere? kopalamac icis. dRemde gverdidan ar iSorebda... _ ufro afarTxalda ru-
fia.
_ lile, rogorc yvela Cvengani, Tavad wyvets Tavis beds. kopalas mxolod rCevis mi-
cema SeuZlia.
_ zRaparSi mgonia Tavi. ver vijereb, RvTisSvili jer gaTavisuflebas saerTod ar
mipirebda, axla ki Cems megzurobaze dasTanxmda. neta gamagebina, marTla ra aqvs gulSi?
_ amaze verafers getyvi. Tu ginda, kopalas Tavad hkiTxe.

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 _ kaisa, Senic gamkvirvebia. lile CemTan erTad bnelTmeufis karze midis, Sen ki ase
mSvidad xar. TiTqos liles bedi sulac ar gaRelvebdes. _ kaisas gulgrilma saubarma
rufias eWvebi aRuZra.
kaisa rufias eWvebs miuxvda da misi dawynareba scada:
_ mSvidad imitom var, rom lile aRelvebis sababs ar maZlevs. Cemi Zala da unari, vi-
moqmedo sxvis gonebaze, araferia liles niWTan SedarebiT. axla is Cemze bevrad ufro
Zlieria. mas surs rom mSvidad viyo da var kidec. Senc gaiTvaliswine, mis Ralats gulSi
verasdros gaivleb! lile simuxTles yovelTvis migixvdeba da CemsaviT wynarad ki ar
gamyofebs, samudamod dagidamblavebs sxeuls.
_ ara, ras ambob, ra Ralatze laparakob. Cemze erTguli liles arc mzisqveSeTSi da
arc qvesknelSi aravin eyoleba. RviZli SviliviT davifarav da samsalas gasanadgureb-
lad yvela xerxs vaswavli. rogor unda vumuxTlo mas, vinc am galias damimsxvrevs da
imeds maCuqebs _ Suri viZio Cems yvelaze didsa da erTaderT mosisxle mterze.
_ daxmarebiT ki daexmarebi, magram, rogor fiqrob, SeZlebs ki lile bnelTmeufis
damarcxebas? _ hkiTxa kaisam.
_ daviRale, meZineba! _ rufiam kaisas kiTxva upasuxod datova. moibuza da Tavi ga-
qucul bumbulebSi Cargo.

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toziki

samsala savse balRamis Tass meramdened uvlida gars. am RamiT avsulTa didi dResas-
wauli _ toziki _ dgeboda. bnelTmeufes TavSi aTasi fiqri utrialebda, magram erTi
mainc yvelaze mTavari da sasiamovno iyo _ xval diliT uZlieresi armia eyoleboda,
romlis winaSe mzisqveSeTi sruliad uZluri unda yofiliyo. erTxel da samudamod da-
aqcevda da saSviliSvilod aaoxrebda moriges madliT gaCenil qveyanas, qvas qvaze ar
datovebda, yvela RvTisSvilis xat-salocavs qajebs waabilwvinebda, Tavad maT ki bal-
Ramis TasSi amoaxrCobda. safiqrali aRaraferi eqneboda, RvTisSvilebs samxreTSi, sam-
Svildis maxloblad, jarebi rom ar SeekribaT. maTi Tavyrilobis mizezs samsala veraf-
riT ver xvdeboda. isic ki ifiqra, iqneb morigi fandiao.
erTxelac xom gadawyvites misi motyueba. aki moigones, Tasis damamsxvreveli yrmis
gamoCenas veliTo? magram aseTi Wabuki arsad Canda. samsala Wkviania, rokapi xom ar
aris, yvela Wori daijeros.
avsulebsac, uciloblad yvelas, devebs, qajebs, rokapis mglebsa Tu SaSilebs erTi
suli hqondaT, bnelTmeufe rodis SeasmevdaT nanatr balRams, rodis aivsebodnen arna-
xuli ZaliT da Seeseodnen mTasa da bars. samsala dRemde Zlivs aokebda maT. samSvildis
jarze arc erTi maTgani ar dardobda, garda samsalasi da rokapisa. verc erTs gaego,
iseTi ra ganZi inaxeboda samSvildeSi, rom RvTisSvilebma qveyana daucveli datoves da
mTeli jari iq daayenes.
_ namdvilad hgoniaT, rom maT fands wamovegebi da mTel Cems armias samxreTSi gav-
gzavni. sxva gza ara aqvT, riskze midian, ician, gabneulebi rom ver gamimklavdebian.
grovdebian da Segrovdnen. miT ukeTesi CemTvis. Cemi armia daucvel qalaqebsa da sof-
lebs ufro swrafad gauswordeba. mere ki samSvildesac mivxedav. Tqven ras metyviT,
mcvelebo? _ geslianad mimarTa TasSi CaWedil avsulebs. _ visac ki iaraRis xelSi aRe-
ba SeuZlia, RvTisSvilebma yvelani samSvildesa da mis garSemo daabanakes, Tumca kargad
uwyian, yovel toziks qalaqebisa da soflebis darbeviT rom aRvniSnavT. Ddavijero, sam-
SvildeSi amaze didi saSiSroeba eliT?!
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 Tasis kedlebi aSiSinda, bnelTmeufes odnav gasagoni qirqilic moesma.
_ cal-calke ilaparakeT! romeli daiwyebs! _ daiRriala samsalam. _ ha, ha, ha! sul
damaviwyda, Tqven xom Cemze nawyenebi brZandebiT da xmas ar mcemT@! _ gadaixarxara
bnelTmeufem da taxtisken gaemarTa.
_ sulelo!... _ moesma Tasidan xma. samsala adgilze gaqvavda. _ nuTu ver xvdebi?
samSvildeSi ukanaskneli imedis dasacavad Seikribnen. vin icis, sanam Sen qoxebis rbe-
vaSi iqnebi garTuli, samSvildeSi Zlevis wyarom amoxeTqos.
_ ra Zlevis wyaroze laparakobT?! raRac iciT da mimalavT?! _ samsalas Tasidan
momavali yoveli sityva eWviT moSxamuli isariviT moxvda. _ mipasuxeT! _ daiRriala,
magram Tasi dumda, yvela avsuls zurgi Seeqcia misTvis. _ Tumca, ra unda icodeT? Cemi
siZulvili galaparakebT. eg aris da eg. Tavad morige cis gamgeblis sabrZanisi rom
hqondeT aSenebuli samSvildeSi, pirvelad iq mainc ar gavgzavni jars.
boboqari fiqrebis oromtrialisgan daRlilma samsalam Tvali mixuWa. ara, CaZinebas
ar apirebda. axla Zilisa da dasvenebis dro ar iyo. dRemde amaod cdilobda, kacisZeni
misi msaxurni gamxdariyvnen. mTel soflebs imorCilebda da erTgulebis ficsac adebi-
nebda, magram ra... aseT soflebSi xalxi TavisiT wydeboda.
_ buqra geaxlaT, mbrZanebelo! _ moaxsenes guSagebma.
Cqari nabijiT momaval wylis qajTa mTavars aqoSinebuli rokapi ClaxuniT Semohyva.
_ am toziks raRas gvibrZaneb, meufeo! _ xrinwiani xmiT SesZaxa buqram. _ Segvasmev
balRams Tu welsac unda movicadoT?
_ ra sulmouTqmeli xar?! _ dauyvava bnelTmeufem.
_ ar gvasmev, Tu?
_ buqra! _ samsalas ar esiamovna qajis ukmexi laparaki, miT umetes, rokapis Tanxle-
biT.
_ Seni didebisTvis vbrazob, mbrZanebelo! qajebs veRar vaokeb, DdRes Tu ar Seasmev
balRams, vSiSob, Cvens sityvas aRarad Caagdeben, fasisze gailaSqreben. ar minda, Cemi
narCevi qajebi kolxebs kidev erTxel Sevakla. Segvasvi balRami, mogveci Zala da gvim-
saxure. _ buqram mjiRi gulze daikara da bnelTmeufes Tavi dauxara.
am sityvebma samsalas guli moulbo. kargad esmoda qajebisa. Tavadac rom SeZleboda
qvesknelidan amosvla, wuTs ar daayovnebda da misi gammwareblis, beri baaduris sane--
Reles xat-salocavs nacartutad aqcevda.
_ buqra, CahbereT gamarjvebis sayvirebs. aazanzareT qvesknelis kedlebi. idResas-
wauleT toziki. balRami imdeni mogrovda, yvelas gveyofa. am RamiT igi Tqvens ZarRveb-
Si uZlevel sisxlad gadaiqceva. xval ukve Cvens Zalas win veRaraferi aRudgeba. Cemi
erTgulebisTvis ki pirvel Tass Sen garguneb. oRond kolxeTi daarbie da rac ginda, is
mTxove.
_ fasisi maCuqe! _ arc ki dafiqrebula, ise upasuxa buqram.
_ CaTvale, rom ukve Senia! axla ki, SemouZexi Sens avsulebs da SesviT Tqveni kuTvni-
li balRami.
rokapma sul Tavis qneviT gaayola Tvali wylis qajebis mTavars. samsalas ar gamoh-
parvia misi Tavis qicini.
_ mgoni, raRaciT ukmayofilo unda iyo?
_ marTali brZandebiT. guli mikvdeba, mbrZanebelo. jer samSvildes unda mivxedoT
da mere _ fasiss.
_ viTom ratom?
_ samxreTSi raRac xdeba. beri baaduri sul narCev jarebs agrovebs iq.
_ mere, raRa narCev jarebs SevebrZolo. jer maT aqamde naloliaveb, axla ki mitove-
bul qveyanas avaoxreb. aba, damarwmune da samxreTisken jarebs axlave gavgzavni.
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 rokapma mxrebi aiCeCa da SeSinebuli TvalebiT axeda samsalas.
_ xedav, saTqmeli araferi gaqvs. axla gaCumdi da Wkvianad iyavi, Torem Senca da Sens
TeTr mglebsac balRamis gareSe dagtovebT.
rokapi iqve, kuTxeSi miikuWa da erTi peSvi balRamis misaRebad rig-rigad Semosul qa-
jebs TvalmoWutulma gaxeda.
sami Ramis ganmavlobaSi ar daleula avsulTa rigi. buqrasa da qajebs calTvala sum-
batis winamZRolobiT devebi mohyvnen, devebs _ SaSilebi, bolos, rogorc iqna, TasTan
rokapi da misi mglebic miuSves. balRamiT Zalamicemuli avsulebi tozikis Rreobas
uerTdebodnen. qvesknelSi Semzaravi Rriali da xorxoci ismoda. mTeli bneleTi to-
ziks aRniSnavda. balRami araTu eyo yvelas, samsalas samyofic darCa. Tavad sul bolos
apirebda mis mTlianad Sesmas, magram roca Tass miuaxlovda, CaWedili mcvelebis gamo-
xedvas gadaeyara, maTma siZulviliT savse amRvreulma Tvalebma balRamTan miaxloeba
gadaafiqrebina. samsala isev taxtze dajda da maRal sazurges mieyrdno.
cotac da, tozikis damTavrebis niSnad, Cahyvirebdnen. swored am niSans elodeboda
samsala. bnelTmeufe avsulTa uricxv armias mzisqveSeTis dasarbevad gagzavnida. uec-
rad mis gonebaSi qeraTmiani qalis saxem gaielva. samsala Secba. Aegona, es saxe sabolood
miviwyebuli hqonda. wlebi amaod dalia mis ZiebaSi. verc erTguli msaxurebi gadaawy-
dnen sadme am idumalebiT mocul arsebas. axla ki, swored gadamwyveti brZolis win, igi
kvlav gamoecxada.
_ Sen ra, dagaviwydi? _ cxadad Caesma misi xma.
_ vina xar? meCvene! _ samsalas Rrialze sasaxlis kedlebi Sezanzarda.
_ mSvidad, mSvidad! _ miugo xmam. _ vxedav, mTeli balRamis Tasi dagicliaT. saom-
rad xom ar apirebT wasvlas?
_ ar vici, vin xar da vis emsaxurebi! sul male Cemi armia mzisqveSeTs kolxeTidan
cecxlovan miwebamde nacartutad aqcevs! erT RvTisSvilsa da kacisZes ar gavuSveb
cocxals! Sen ki Cemi mtroba Zvirad dagijdeba, sadac unda damemalo, yvelgan gipovi!
_ suleli yofilxar, Tu mtrad mTvli da ggonia, rom gemalebi. mzisqveSeTis miwas-
Tan gasworebac kargad ver mogifiqrebia.
_ Tu mteri ara xar, Camaxede Sens gonebaSi, iq Tavad vipovi pasuxs.

***
beri baaduri da kopala patara sarkmlidan uyurebdnen samsalasTan sasaubrod mom-
cro senakSi martod darCenil kaisas. bnelTmeufesTan orTabrZolaSi kaisas verc erTi
ver Seexideboda.
kaisa am Txovnas eloda. amitom goneba mTeli Tavisi warsulis mogonebebisgan gaaTa-
visufla da samsalasTvis winaswar mofiqrebuli araki datova. yvelaze win ki erTi azri
warmoaCina _ kolxeTis mTavris asuli bneleTis mokavSire unda gamxdariyo da aqamde
saguldagulod Carazuli gonebis kari bnelTmeufes farTod gauRo. kaisas mTel sxe-
ulSi TiTqos cecxlma dauara. naTlad grZnobda, rogor daexeTqeboda mis gonebaSi sam-
sala. arc erTi kunWuli ar dautovebia, yvelgan Seixeda da Tavisi klanWi daatyo. kaisas
sunTqva gauWirda, guli yelSi ebjineboda. cotac da, gonebas dakargavda. RvTisSvile-
bi xedavdnen qalis tanjvas, magram misi daxmareba ar SeeZloT.
_ marTali yofilxar! _ rogorc iqna, yrud Caesma kaisas samsalas gamyivani xma.
_ axla xom gjera Cemi? _ SvebiT amoisunTqa qalma.
kaisas TandaTan Zala ecleboda, bnelTmeufis gonebasTan yoveli Sexeba autanel tki-
vils ayenebda.
_ mjera?... erTi miTxari, pirveli gamocxadebis Semdeg amdeni xniT ratom daikarge?
_ Sen rom ar daglaparakebodi, RvTisSvilebma damatyveves da goneba damixSes.
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 _ ki magram, vin xar aseTi?
_ me yoveli sulieris gonebis mbrZanebeli var. amitomac eSiniaT Cemi.
_ maTi mokavSire rad ar gaxdi?
_ mokavSired mxolod mas gavuxdebi, vinc mTel qveynierebas _ mzisqveSeTsac da
qvesknelsac, _ ymad gaixdis. Tu ginda, gaverTiandeT da yvela davimorCiloT. oRond,
ara brZoliT, aramed goniTa da WkuiT.
_ mec mifiqria amaze. kargi azria. raRa gviSlis xels?
_ jer gamaTavisufle!
_ sad gmalaven RvTisSvilebi?
_ samSvildeSi, cecxlovan miwebze gamoWedil rkinis sakanSi, iqve gamoWedili
gasaRebiT Carazuli karis miRma!
_ ai, Turme ratom brZandeboda pirquSi cecxlovan miwebze, samSvildes ki Turme Sen-
Tvis aSenebdnen. axla gasagebia... ra xdeba, veRar gxedav, ra mogivida? _ uecrad SesZaxa
samsalam.
Zalagamoclil kaisas bnelTmeufis gonebasTan saubari uWirda. cecxlovani morevi
mis STanTqmas cdilobda, samsalas sityvebi ukve nawyvet-nawyvetad esmoda. cotac da,
sakuTari fiqrebisa da azrebis marTvasac veRar SeZlebda da samsalac simarTles Se-
ityobda. kaisas Zalian cota dro rCeboda.
_ isev aq var. Semomxede! _ ukanaskneli Zala moikriba kaisam da samsalas sul axlos,
mTeli sxeuliT gamoecxada. _ mgoni, RvTisSvilebma gaiges, Sen rom gelaparakebi, miax-
lovdebian... unda wavide. Cemi damorCileba surT, Tu majobes, Cemze didi mteri aravin
geYyoleba. Cqara modi... gelodebi... gelodebi... _ kaisas cecxlovani marwuxebi sunTqvis
saSualebas aRar AaZlevda.
_ nu geSinia, mTel Cems jars Senken gamovgzavni! _ aRrialda samsala da SeSinebulma,
RvTisSvilebma ar moklan an mtrad ar miqciono, qalis goneba miatova.
kaisa davarda, yvelafers bundovnad xedavda. xelebi yelze itaca da uxilavi gavar-
varebuli maTraxis mocilebas amaod Seecada. kopala da beri baaduri sarkmels mos-
wydnen da kaisas miscvivdnen.
_ modian... samSvildeSi mod... _ sityva veRar daasrula kaisam.

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_ sad aris is beberi kudiani?! eg aurevda samsalas tvins! _ bnelTmeufe Tvals mie-
fara Tu ara, gamwarebiT daiRriala buqram. _ axla samSvildeze galaSqreba SeiZleba?
kolxeTi jarisgan daclilia, erTi bakuriRa icavs fasiss. _ vera da ver wynardeboda
wylis qaji, adgilze bolTas scemda da cofebs hyrida.
rokapi veeberTela lodis ukan mimaluliyo. Zalian ainteresebda, samsalas ase uec-
rad ram Seacvlevina gadawyvetileba. uCemod qvesknelSi raRac xdebao, dananebiT gai-
fiqra kudianma da mosasxami saguldagulod gadaifara.

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saxifaTo gza

lile TeTrad mocimcime qvebiT ganaTebul kldeSi gamokveTil darbazSi bolTas

scemda. rufiasac mousvenroba etyoboda _ xan skamis zurgze Camoskupdeboda, xan
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frTebs farTod gaSlida da kedlidan kedels exeTqeboda, xanac vaJs mxarze daajdebo-
da.
_ Sen mainc moisvene! _ Seuyvira lilem.
_ rodemde unda visxdeT am gamoqvabulSi?! ar mesmis, vis da ras velodebiT... _ ay-
rantalda yvanCala.
lilem rufias araferi upasuxa, xeliT uxeSad aiqSia da magidas miujda. ukve erTi kvi-
ra iyo aq. zeviT ra xdeboda, ar icoda. ucnobi kacmacunebi emsaxurebodnen. arc maT
icodnen samSvildis ambebi. berma baadurma mkacrad gaafrTxila, aravis gonebaSi ar Ca-
ixedoo, miT umetes, kaisas da kopalas fiqrebi ar waikiTxoo. bers eSinoda, lile uec-
rad samsalas ar gadahyroda.
_ vici, raRacas mimalav! _ ar eSveboda rufia. _ icode, Zalian mwyins.
_ asea saWiro. mova dro da yvelafers Seityob, _ miugo lilem.
_ Zvel megobrebs ase xvdebi? _ moisma darbazis bneli kuTxidan xma.
lile fexze wamoiWra da kuTxes miaSterda.
_ abo! _ wamoiZaxa vaJma, mivarda kacmacunas da, misi xilviT gaxarebulma, didi xnis
unaxavi megobari patara bavSviviT xelSi aitaca.
_ damsvi, damsvi! _ axiTxiTda kedelTmwerali.
_ rogor gamaxare! _ lilem abo Zirs dauSva, _ sul ar Secvlilxar.
_ samagierod, Sen Seicvale, gazrdilxar... davaJkacebulxar...
_ zeviT ra xdeba, xom ar ici? _ lilem abos mxarze xeli frTxilad daado da magi-
disken waiyvana.
_ berma baadurma SenTan damabara, araferi Secvlila, sadac apirebda, iq wavideso.
_ gasagebia. Senc xom gaigone? _ gasZaxa rufias. _ axlave unda wavideT.
_ sad unda wavideT? aqedan gasasvleli gza ar vici. _ aifxora yvanCala.
_ qvesknelSi Camaval erT-erT Carazul karibWemde megzurobas me gagiwevT, _ upa-
suxa abom.
_ darCa ki romelime Carazuli?! _ dainteresda rufia.
_ sabednierod!... roca mivalT, gaigeb, _ kedelTmweralma avsuls undoblad upasu-
xa.
_ abo, rufia axla Cveni mokavSirea, _ Cumad Caulaparaka lilem.
kacmacunam araferi upasuxa. mxolod mxrebi aiCeCa.
_ maS, romel karTan migviyvan? _ gaumeora kiTxva rufiam.
_ TeTri kldeebis karibWesTan, _ miugo abom.
_ SesaniSnavia!... _ gaixara rufiam. _ es kari xom sul axlosaa samsalas sasaxlesTan.
gzaSi abo Cveuli enamWevrobiT ar gamoirCeoda, etyoboda, gaurboda rufias Tandas-
wrebiT gulaxdil saubars. lilem misgan mxolod is Seityo, rom, dalebis garda, mTeli
mzisqveSeTis jarebi samSvildesa da mis garSemo cixesimagreebSi iyo gamagrebuli. roS-
kaSeli devebi da kacmacunebic maT gverdiT idgnen. kaisas Sesaxeb ki kedelTmweralma
araferi icoda.
_ Tu ici, dalebi jer ar mosulan Tu arc apireben daxmarebas? _ hkiTxa lilem abos.
_ danamdvilebiT verafers getyvi. ambobdnen, beri baaduris Txovnaze uaric ki ar
SemoTvaleso. ras gaugeb magaT. arian TavisTvis mTebSi Caketilni da sxvagan ra xdeba,
araferi ainteresebT, Tundac mTeli qveyana avsulebma walekon.
_ ase nu ambob. yvelas Tavisi simarTle aqvs. kacmacunas es ar unda gikvirdes.
_ marTali xar. amaze ar mifiqria... Sen rom ara, kacmacunebi dResac Cveni mcdari si-
marTliT vicxovrebdiT.
_ kargi, kargi... dalebi ki movlen. Tu Tekla dedofalia, Tavad wamoiyvans Tavis me-
omrebs.
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 _ Sen ra ici, dalebs dedofali vin hyavT?
_ vici, _ miugo vaJma.
_ ra, dali megobaric gyavs? _ gaioca abom.
_ diax, dedoflis qaliSvili Tekla da me erTad vizrdebodiT.
_ dalebi gzrdidnen? _ Caeria saubarSi rufia.
_ ramdenime wels iq vcxovrobdi.
_ da cocxali xar?...
_ ra gikvirs? _ SeubRvira abom. _ liles dalebi ki ara, avsulebic veras daakleben.
kargad daimaxsovre!
_ es isev brazobs!... _ aCxavlda yvanCala. _ liles vin moereva da vin ara, Senze uke-
Tesad vici.
_ nu CxubobT! axla kamaTisa da kinklaobis dro ar aris. yvelas simSvide da dakvir-
vebuloba gvmarTebs. TeTri kldeebi Sors aRar unda iyos.
karga xans Cumad midiodnen. gvirabi marjvniv uxvevda da TandaTan zeviT adioda. ala-
alag Camongreuli Weri da kedlebi iq gavlas sul ufro arTulebda.
_ ra guguni ismis maRlidan? _ daarRvia siCume rufiam.
_ Senianebis fexis xmas veRar cnob? _ SeuRrina abom.
_ samsalas jaria? _ hkiTxa yvanCalam liles.
vaJma mxolod Tavi dauqnia.
_ Zalian bevrni unda iyvnen. saiT midian?
_ samSvildeSi, _ aRar daumala lilem.
_ iq ra dahkargvia samsalas?! Tumca, qveskneli rac ufro daicleba, CvenTvis ukeTe-
sic aris.
gvirabi mozrdil gamoqvabulSi gavida. abo SeCerda da kedlebis Tvaliereba daiwyo.
_ movediT! ai, es kedelia dasangrevi. mis ukan karibWea, _ Tqva da manaTobeli qva
swored im adgils miuSvira, romlis dangrevasac apirebda.
_ amxela kldes rodis Camoangrev? _ aCxavlda rufia.
lilem yvanCala mxridan moxerxebul adgilas dasva, Tavad ki abosTan mivida.
_ Cveni naswavli kidev gaxsovs? _ hkiTxa kacmacunam.
_ vnaxoT! _ upasuxa vaJma da xelisgulebiT kldis zedapirs miebjina. abomac igive
gaimeora.
rufia maT gafacicebiT adevnebda Tvalyurs. `rodemde unda idgnen ase~, _ gaifiqra
avsulma. is iyo, SeZaxebas upirebda, xom ar dageZinaTo, rom lilem da abom erTdroulad
ukan daixies, kedelma ki nel-nela fSxvna daiwyo. male karibWec gamoCnda.
_ axla ki damSvidobebis droa, _ mimarTa lilem abos. _ aqedan me da rufia martoni
wavalT.
lilem erTi kacis gasatevad qvesknelSi Casasvleli kari didi wvalebis Semdeg daZ-
ra.
abos misi marto gaSveba eZneleboda. Tavadac gahyveboda, magram karibWes garedan vin-
Ra Carazavda.
_ Tavs gaufrTxildi! _ daariga kacmacunam megobari.
abom kari manam ar Caketa da Zveleburad ar amoqola, sanam liles fexis xma sruliad
ar miwyda.

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karibWidan biliki qvemoT eSveboda da gavakebulze WaobSi ikargeboda. Waobi buybu-
yebda da lilesken talaxis enebs isroda, TiTqos daupatiJebeli stumrebis STanTqmas
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lamobda. cisfrad manaTobeli Ramurebis meti irgvliv aravin Canda. frinvelebi wivil-
kiviliT areulad daqrodnen da erTmaneTs ejaxebodnen.
_ aq damelode! _ uTxra liles rufiam, haerSi aiWra da Ramurebs Seeria.
lile misTvis Tvalis midevnebas Seecada, magram Zalian male mxedvelobidan dakarga.
yvanCalas Seagvianda. `vaiTu ar dabrundes~, _ gauelva gulSi liles, magram es fiqri
umalve moiSora. Waobidan ramdenime nabijSi Camojda da Seecada, megzurs mSvidad da-
lodeboda.
liles qveskneli sul sxvagvarad warmoedgina _ kacmacunebis gvirabebisa da gamoq-
vabulebis msgavsi. aq ki mis garSemo ukidegano sivrce iyo gadaSlili, zemodan moquf-
ruli ca dahyurebda, kunapeti Savi RrublebiT Sekruli. nesti da sicive Zvalsa da
rbilSi atanda. uecrad Ramurebis gunds erTi gamoeyo da maTken daeSva. sxvebisgan gan-
sxvavebiT, mas Tvalebi wiTlad uelavda. mis ukan rufiac gamoCnda. yvanCala mxarze da-
ajda liles da yurSi uCurCula, amas gahyevio. wiTelTvaleba Ramura dabla-dabla fre-
niT vaJs Waobis gulisken SeuZRva. rac ufro Sordebodnen napirs, Waobi ufro borgavda
da mZoris sunic ufro mZafrdeboda.
_ erTi nabijiTac ar gadauxvio! sikvdilis tbis gadalaxva xumroba ar gegonos!... _
gaafrTxila rufiam lile.
xandaxan liles eCveneboda, rom Waobidan uTvalTvalebdnen. ramdejerac Seecada,
kargad dahkvirveboda maT saxeebs, rufiam ar daaneba.
_ Zirs ar Caixedo, mxolod Ramuras uyure! male gavalT, male! _ gzadagza afrTxi-
lebda rufia liles.
gamyinavi sicive nel-nela siTbom Secvala, Waobi ki _ ZvlebiT mofenilma velma. aq
iseTi sicxe idga, sulis moTqma Wirda. lilem drois SegrZneba dakarga. ukidegano si-
TeTre Tvals sWrida, bolos is wiTeli Suqic, ukan rom mihyveboda, uecrad gaicrica da
garemos Seeria. lilem aRar icoda, saiT wasuliyo. rufias ar gamohparvia misi dabneu-
loba.
_ Tvalebi daxuWe da me momende, sadacaa gavalT! _ urCia avsulma.
cota xans lile rufias miTiTebebs brmad asrulebda, Tvali rom daasvena, isev gaa-
xila da mimoixeda. irgvliv araferi Secvliliyo. mxolod misgan marjvniv, Zalian Sors,
Savi zoli SeamCnia, romelic ufro da ufro Sordeboda maT.
_ iq ra aris? _ hkiTxa rufias.
_ ra ki ara, samsalas jaria. sabrZolvelad midian.
rufia kidev erTxel daexmara vaJs gzis gakvlevaSi. amjerad lilem Tvali rom gaaxi-
la, asiode nabijSi maRali kedeli dainaxa. kedlis miRma ki veraferi SeamCnia, iq mxo-
lod sicariele iyo.
_ am kedlis ukan araferia! _ SewUuxebulma uTxra rufias.
_ nu geSinia, iqiT Cveni manaTobeli Ramura gagviyvans. yuradRebiT sdie ukan da sa-
dac wripins daiwyebs, kedelic iq Seangrie. mxolod ukan ar gahyve, mis dabrunebas dae-
lode.
Ramura kedlis gaswvriv nel-nela dafrinavda. erT adgilas wivili atexa. rufias
rCeviT, lilem kedels wixli hkra da Seangria. lamis TviTonac Sig Sevarda.
_ frTxilad, frTxilad! ar gadaiCexo! _ SesZaxa avsulma.
Ramura ukan gamofrinda da isev kedels gauyva, gamongreuli adgili ki maSinve gam-
Telda. liles kidev bevrjer mouwia amaod kedlis Sengrevam.
_ es Ramura, mgoni, dagvcinis! _ gabrazebiT Caulaparaka vaJma mis mxarze arxeinad
mokalaTebul rufias.
_ ki ar dagvcinis, samsalas sasaxlisken mimavali gvirabis povnaSi gvexmareba. xedav,
SeCerda. aba, Seneburad hkari wixli, vnaxoT, aq raRa aris.
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 lilem yvanCala xeliT aiqSia, kedeli erTi dartymiT Seangria da iqve Camojda. Ramu-
ra Zveleburad maleve ukan gamofrinda. lilem xeli Caiqnia da wamodga. Ramuram vaJis
garSemo wre Sekra da isev ukan Sefrinda.
_ rufia, ras niSnavs es? _ sulmouTqmelad ikiTxa lilem.
_ gveSvela!!! _ sixaruliT wamoiZaxa yvanCalam. _ gvirabi vipoveT, ukan unda gav-
yveT!
lilem nangrevebs fexi gadaabija Tu ara, farTo da bnel gvirabSi amoyo Tavi. gvira-
bis kedlebze uamravi niSa iyo amokveTili, saidanac aqa-iq wvrilfexa avsulebis mocim-
cime Tvali gailvebda. qvesknelSi Camosvlis Semdeg, lilem pirvelad igrZno mtris si-
axlove, xmlis vadas xeli Caavlo da ise gaagrZela gza. rufias ar gamohparvia liles
sifrTxile.
_ eseni Tavdasxmas ver gagibedaven, Seni manaTobeli Crdilisa eSiniaT.
lilem Zirs daixeda da axlaRa SeamCnia, rom mas marTlac mihyveboda sakuTari Crdi-
li, oRond, Tu mzisqveSeTSi suliersa Tu usulos, yvelafers Savi Crdili hqonda, aq
man sakuTari manaTobeli landi dainaxa.
_ marTlac, SesaniSnav dros gamogiSves aqeT. mxolod davrdomil, klanWebdaClun-
gebul da WkuaSeSlil avsuls Tu gadaveyrebiT sadme, danarCeni yvela saomradaa gag-
zavnili. es gvirabi samsalas sasaxleSi Semaval xidze gagviyvans. Cemi Zveli sxeuli mqo-
noda, icocxle, arafris SemeSindeboda. axla ki frTxilad unda viyoT mec da Senc. sa-
saxlis garSemo cecxlovani Rrublebi dafrinavs, Tu romelimeSi gavexvieT, Seni ar vi-
ci, me ki namdvilad CitiviT Sevibrawebi.
_ avsulebi rogorRa Sedian sasaxleSi? maT ar eSiniaT Sebrawvis? _ hkiTxa lilem.
_ cecxlovani Rrubeli avsulebs ar vnebs.
_ iqneb axlac gicnon?
_ axla me maTTvis avsuli ar var, radgan sxvis sxeulSi vcxovrob.
_ ra, maTTvis sxeuli ufro mniSvnelovania, vidre suli?
_ sworad gamoicani.
_ Tu asea, mWedeli zaqaria rogor gamoaqcie samsalas sasaxlidan?
_ mec ar vici. albaT, bedi hqonia. ise, rac dro gadis, sul ufro da ufro vrwmundebi,
yvela movlenis miRma bevrad mniSvnelovani mizezia dafaruli, vidre Cven gvgonia. es
mizezebi ki jaWviviTaa erTmaneTze gadabmuli. aravis ZaluZs, yvela rgols miadevnos
Tvali, anda ganWvritos, sadaa jaWvis Tavi da bolo damaluli. aAba, mismine, Cemi balRa-
mis TasSi CaWedva, samsalas mxridan, xom iyo Ralati da boroteba? iyo! magram es rom ar
momxdariyo, Sen aq verasdros moxvdebodi. amis Semdeg...
_ roca Tass davamsxvrev, SeZleb Seni sxeulis dabrunebas?
_ ra Tqma unda. Tu Tass zustad iq ar daartyam, sadac me var CaWedili da ar damam-
sxvrev.
_ kargi. Tu asea, Tass iq davcxeb, sadac Sen Camojdebi, rom araferi gavno. axla ki
iqneb movifiqroT, cecxls Tavi rogor davaRwioT.
gvirabi dasrulda da xidic gamoCnda. rufia marTali iyo. maT win amoziduli sasax-
lis garSemo cecxlovani Rrublis fTilebi dafrinavdnen. lilem qvemoT Caixeda, mag-
ram sasaxlis Zirs Tvali ver Seavlo.
_ karg gunebaze brZandeba!... _ Caixriala rufiam.
_ netav ra karg ganwyobas mamCnev? _ dautatana lilem avsuls.
_ Sen ara, es _ samsala dacuravs siamovnebis morevSi, _ miugo yvanCalam. _ xedav,
sasaxle rogor laplapebs foladisfrad? daimaxsovre, roca bnelTmeufe ugunebod
brZandeba, gombeSosaviT mwvandeba; gabrazebuli Tua, cecxlis alsa hgavs; roca mSvidia

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da bednieri _ nacrisferi xdeba da laplaps iwyebs, zustad ise, rogorc axla elvarebs
misi sasaxle.
_ kargi iqneboda, mcodnoda, cecxlis qulebi saidan Cndebian.
_aba, zeviT aixede. sasaxlis Tavze Tu amCnev rames?
lilem kedlebs Tvali aayola, magram sasaxlis wveri ver dainaxa. mobidanis sityvebi
gaaxsenda, rasac TvaliT ver Seswvdebi, gonebis Tvali gaayoleo. uxucesis darigeba ga-
moadga, misma gonebis Tvalma koSkis wveric dainaxa da is cecxlovani burTic, romelic
Rrublebs afrqvevda. lilem erT maTgans Tvali daadga da ukan, burTSi, Sesvla aiZula.
cecxlovani Rrubeli jer gauZalianda, bolos ki mis nebas mihyva da cecxlovan burTs
daubrunda.
_ maTi marTva SemiZlia@! _ uTxra lilem rufias. _ magram amisTvis didi dro da Za-
lisxmevac damWirdeba. icode, xids rom gavalT, sanam, sruliad uRono da uunaro, Za-
lebs aRvidgen, erT xans, mxolod Sens imedze viqnebi.
_ Cems imedze? _ Caiqirqila rufiam. _ imedi nu mogiSalos RmerTma! _ daayola Tan
da liles Tavze daaskupda.

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dedacixe

bneleTis jari xuTive xeobidan miadga dedacixes. aki samsalam gaafrTxila, wvril-
wvrili cixesimagreebis aRebaze nurc dros daxarjavT da nurc jars SeaklavTo. amito-
mac avsulTa razmebma ubrZolvelad auares gverdi xeobebis xuT cixeSi ganlagebul
jars da erTianad dedacixes Semoartyes alya. Tumca, yoveli SemTxvevisTvis, gzadagza
mzveravebi datoves. dmanis cixesTan Cavlisas, romelzedac miTras droSa iyo aRmarTu-
li, buqras kbilebi aukawkawda, magram brZanebas ar gadavida, mxolod umtevno xeli
gulze mwared dairtya. amiras jini ar asvenebda buqras, anda rogor unda epatiebina
calxeloba wylis qajTa meufes ubralo mokvdavisaTvis.
_ Seni jeric mova. wylis qajTa meufe ar viyo, Tu Cemi sayvareli Svilis, baxas sik-
vdili gapatio da eg droSa Tavze ar Camogafxriwo, uZlevelo RvTisSvilo! _ daemuqra
miTras buqra.
_ marTali xar, buqra, jer samSvilde davarbioT, misi jeric male mova! _ kveri da-
ukra sardirma, xmeleTis qajaveTis meufem.
am dRes sardiric didxans eloda. kargad esmoda, es misi cxovrebis mTavari brZola
gaxdeboda. amitomac Secdomis ufleba ar hqonda. icoda, samsala masze bevrad Zlieri
da, rac mTavaria, Wkviani iyo. dRemde mis yovel gadawyvetilebas brmad endoboda da
usityvod asrulebda. Tumca, axla ucnauri Wia uRrRnida tvins. ver gaego, iseTi ra
darCenoda bnelTmeufes samSvildeSi, mTeli avsuleTi rom ayara da aqeT gamogzavna.
alyaSemortymuli samSvilde qciasa da WivWavis SesarTavTan amoziduli maRali kon-
cxidan gorozad gadmohyurebda samsalas mravalricxovan armias. wylis qajTa meufem
mowinave Zala _ devebi _ cixis dasavleTiT, karibWis mxares daayena da lodsatyor-
cnebi Caabara. pirveli ieriSi maT unda mietanaT. rogorc ki devebi galavans Seangrev-
dnen da cixeSi Secvivdebodnen, qajTa narCevi razmebiT samSvildes sardiric Seutev-
da. yvelaze bolos SaSilebi idgnen pirukuRma, TeTr mglebTan erTad, zurgidan Sete-
vis asacileblad.
samSvilde mtris Setevaze gadmosvlas dasavleTiT mzis gadasvlisTanave eloda. be-
ri baaduri darwmunebuli iyo, avsulebi asec moiqceodnen. daswreba arc ki ufiqria. sam

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DdResa da Rames grovdebodnen avsulebi samSvildis garSemo. mdinareebze ramdenime xi-
dic gades. ricxobrivad asjer mainc aRematebodnen mzisqveSeTis jars. meoTxe dRes,
gamTeniisas, samSvildidan xuTive xeobis Tavze aRmarTuli cixeebis _ lores, dmanis,
alionis, maRalgorisa da xlarTis _ Tavze erTimeoris miyolebiT cecxlis kvamli ga-
moCnda.
_ niSani movida xuTive cixidan! _ moaxsenes ber baadurs, romelic sam dResa da Ra-
mes mobidanTan erTad muxlCaCoqili loculobda da mTels mzisqveSeTs avedrebda
RmerTs.
_ axla mTavaria, Cveni locva Seisminos morige cis gamgebelma da mziani dRe gagvi-
Tenos, _ warmoTqva berma da fexze wamodgoma daapira. kopala daixara da adgomaSi mi-
exmara. beri senakidan gamovida, xeli moiCrdila da zeviT aixeda. caze DRrublis ramde-
nime fTila dacuravda, maTAac avsulebis atexili qarborbalebi samxreTiT mierekebo-
da.
_ xedavT, erT Rrubelsac ki ar aQQWaWaneben?! naSuadRevs SetevaYYze gadmovlen. sab-
rZolo mzadeba mibrZanebia! _ rixianad daiZaxa baadurma.
RvTisSvilebma Tavi daukres da Tav-TavianT adgilebs miaSures.
_ baadur, bevrni arian? _ ikiTxa senakis karidan mobidanma.
_ Zalian bevrni. Cven garSemo horizontamde da, vin icis, imis iqiTac ki arian gadaWi-
mulni. TiTo Cvens mebrZolze asi mainc mova.
_ darwmunebuli xar, rom Rirda aseT riskze wasvla? _ bunebiT frTxili kacmacuna
axlac eWvebs Seepyro.
_ es riski ar aris. es Cveni modgmis gadarCenis ukanaskneli mcdelobaa! _ miugo ber-
ma.

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caSi avardnilma qarborbalebma iotisodena Rrubelic ki ar datoves. ukanasknelic
minavlda Tu ara, avsulebma sabrZolo yiJina dasces: agugundnen dolebi, sazarlad aR-
muvldnen bukebi. avsulebi iaraRs haerSi aqnevdnen da duJmoreulebi adgilze rokav-
dnen. devebma lodsatyorcnebi cixis dasavleT kedels erTi srolis manZilze miuaxlo-
ves. buqram calTvala sumbat devs niSani misca, manac erTi Semzaravad daiRriala, sapa-
suxod yvela manqanidan galavansa da karibWes erTdroulad dauSines veeberTela lo-
debi. cixe Sezanzarda, magram bzari arsad gasCenia. avsulebma cixidan sapasuxo srola
miiRes.
_ Sexede, buqra! am kenWebiT apireben Cvens SeCerebas?! _ axarxarda sardiri, roca
caSi TavianT natyorcn lodebTan SedarebiT bevrad patara qvebi SeamCnia, romlebic
maTken ucnauri wuiliT moqrodnen. wuili sul ufro da ufro autaneli xdeboda.
_ ra xmaa es? _ daiRriala sardirma da yurebze banjgvliani xelebi aifara. magram
xma ar Sesustebula, piriqiT, ufro gaZlierda da isrebiviT esoboda mis sxeuls. sar-
dirma am ucnauri xmisgan Tavis dasacavad culi iSiSvla da uxilav isrebs mogerieba da-
uwyo. Tu xmeleTis qajebi gaognebulebi iyvnen momxdariT, wylis qajebi mSvenivrad
xvdebodnen. momRerali lodebis xmisgan monusxulebi, erTmaneTs gaSmagebiT ekveTnen.
_ daixieT! ukan daixieT! okSis momRerali lodebi! daixieT! _ yviroda buqra da,
Tavadac gagiJebuli, culs mTeli ZaliT urtyamda yvelas, mteri iyo Tu moYyvare.
Takara mzeze gaxurebuli momRerali lodebis xmisgan gacofebuli qajebi TanamoZme-
ebs Telavdnen da Tan ukan, xeobebisken ixevdnen. bolo rigebSi mdgomi SaSilebi da qa-
jebi ver mimxvdariyvnen, mewinaveni ratom ixevdnen ukan da maTac ukuqcevisken ubiZgeb-
dnen, jer rom brZola dawyebulic ar hqondaT. samsalas jarma xeobebisken daixia. avsu-
lebi cixeebs gauswordnen Tu ara, isrebis wvimaSi moxvdnen. qajebma aRar icodnen,
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Tavis saSvelad saiT gaqceuliyvnen. momRerali lodebis xmas garidebuli buqra maSinve
gons moego da axali qarborbalebi gauSva. sardirmac mas mihbaZa, Tumca ver xvdeboda,
wylis qajTa meufes ra hqonda Cafiqrebuli. axalma qarborbalam samSvildis Tavze mTe-
li ca Savi RrublebiT daifara da momRerali lodebic Cawynardnen. buqram da sardirma
Zlivs SeZles areuli rigebis dalageba da jaris Zvel adgilebze dabruneba. pirveli
Seteva CaSlili iyo. danakargi _ mniSvnelovani. lodsatyorcnebi _ dazianebuli.
_ ram gagvagiJa? _ hkiTxa sardirma buqras, roca yvelaferi Cawynarda.
_ gatyob, rom okSis momRerali kldeebis Sesaxeb araferi gsmenia.
_ maS, ase autanlad samSvildidan nasroli lodebi mRerodnen?
_ sworedac isini.
_ ase cixes verasdros mivuaxlovdebiT da eg aris! _ aboboqrda sardiri.
_ SegiZlia, mSvidad iyo. lodsatyorcnebs aRvadgenT Tu ara, Setevaze gadavalT.
momRerali lodebi mxolod mzeze mRerian. amitomac Sevkari ca RrublebiT da sanam ci-
xe ar daecema, mzis erT sxivsac ver eRirsebian.
_ hoo, es sxva saqmea.

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TuTam frTxilad akoca dis gayinul Subls. kaisas misi cremlebisgan saxe danamoda.
meaTe DdRe iyo, sicocxlis niSanwyali ar etyoboda, aRar feTqavda misi guli da arc er-
Ti nervi, magram qaliSvilis uxrwneli sxeuli imedis naperwkals ar ukargavda TuTasa
da RvTisSvilebs.
_ erTi genaxa, rogor daerivnen erTmaneTs qajebi. Senma momReralma kldeebma aqac
gviSvela, daiko! Sen ki riT giSvelo, vai rom, ar vici. Seni sayvareli lile mainc dab-
rundes male, iqneb man dagvibrunos Seni Tavi, _ eCurCuleboda TuTa dis usicocxlo
sxeuls.
_ TuTa, adeqi, avsulebi sadacaa lodsatyorcnebs gamarTaven, Tan baaduric gixmobs
TavisTan.
bakuris qaliSvili wamodga, cremlebi saxeloTi moiwminda, kidev erTxel Sexeda das
da uxmod gahyva amiras.
karibWe pirquSis Camosxmuli rkinis sqeli CarCosa da rkinisave badeSi CaWedili gra-
nitis mTliani filebisgan iyo damzadebuli da TiTqmis kedlis sisqisa iyo. is ki eimede-
boda baadurs, magram mainc gansakuTrebuli dacva miuCina. kolxeTis jaris mewinave na-
wili, TuTas meTaurobiT, swored karibWis dasacavad daayena, kopalasa da pirquSis
gverdiT, nawili ki _ amiras razmi _ cixis samxreTiT, miTrasa da mis mSvildosnebs
lore da dmani Caabara. danarCen sam cixes Sua miwebisa da wiTeli qvebis mxaris jari
icavda. yvela cixe erTmaneTTan kacmacunebisgan gaWrili gvirabebiT iyo dakavSirebu-
li, xolo maTi amosasvlelebi saimedod iyo damaluli da Carazuli. kacmacunebma sam-
Svildidan kidev sxva oTxi ganieri gvirabic gaiyvanes, romlebic cixis ZirSi Cadioda.
mters rom ar SeemCnia, gvirabebi bolomde ar iyo gaWrili, kldis iseTi sisqis fena iyo
darCenili, kacmacunebs xelis erTi kvriT rom CamoengriaT. baaduri am gvirabebis gav-
liT apirebda mtris gulSi SeWras.
Tendeboda. Camoqufruli ca mzis sxivebs saguldagulod Camohfareboda. beri baa-
duri karibWis Tavidan gadascqeroda mters. samsalas jari Savi moreviviT Semoxveoda
dedacixes da mis STanTqmas lamobda. or maRal kocons Soris calTvala sumbatis de-
vebi bolo lodsatyorcns amagrebdnen. TuTa buqnai baadurs gverdiT amoudga.
_ mixmeT, bero? _ hkiTxa Cumi xmiT.

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 _ xom ar ajobebda, kaisa gadagvemala? dRes yvelaferi SeiZleba, moxdes. momRerali
lodebiT veRar ukuvaqcevT qajebs. kacmacunebi miwisqveSa gvirabebSi waiyvanen. mobi-
dani Sempirda, civ niavs ar mivakarebTo...
_ aseTi Zvirfasi iaraRi kidev dagrCaT da gamoYyenebas ar apirebT? _ sanam TuTa ra-
mis Tqmas moaxerxebda, laparakSi mobidani Caeria.
_ samwuxarod, okSis lodebi mxolod mzisgan gamTbarni mRerian...
_ cecxli... cecxlSi rom Cagveyara? _ ar cxreboda moxuci kacmacuna.
_ vcadeT, magram amaod. _ xeli Caiqnia baadurma da isev TuTas gaxeda.
_ bero baadur, ras ifiqreben Cveni meomrebi, kaisa rom gadavmaloT? darwmunebuli
var, Tqma rom SeeZlos, Tavadac ar isurvebda samSvildis mitovebas, _ Tqva TuTam.
_ marTlac rom, sanaqebo Svilebi gagzardaT mTavarma bakurma, _ moiwona TuTas ga-
dawyvetileba baadurma.
_ iqneb Cvenma manaTobelma qvebma aamReron okSis qvebi? _ saxeloze moqaCa mobidan-
ma baadurs.
_ ra manaTobel qvebze melaparakebi? _ umalve dainteresda baaduri.
mobidanma jibidan Citis kvercxisodena TeTri qva amoiRo, muWSi moiqcia, erT xans ase
iyo, xeli rom gaSala, qva siTbos gamoscemda da CiraRdaniviT anaTebda.
_ yvela kacmacunasa gvaqvs manaTobeli qvebi, vin icis, erTad rom SevkraT, iqneb...
_ mobidan, saswrafod SeamowmeT! _ sityva ar daamTavrebina baadurma.
berma mobidani bubas, burdas umcros vaJs, Caabara, ori mebrZolic gaayola Tan. bubam
xelSi aiyvana uxucesi da sul burtyun-burtyuniT waiyvana.
_ nu RelavT, vaJkaco, _ auRelvebeli xmiT awynarebda mobidani, _ Cvenc mniSvnelo-
vani saqme dagvavales: samSvildis Tavze meore mze unda gavabrwyinoT.
bolo lodsatyorcnis gamarTvisTanave avsulebma Tavzardamcemi yiJina atexes, ia-
raRis JRaruniTa da buk-naRaris zaTqiT surdaT, samSvilde SiSs moecva. Setevac da-
iwyo. erTdroulad amuSavda yvela lodsatyorcni manqana. amjerad yoveli maTgani ka-
ribWisken iyo mimarTuli. veeberTela lodebi erTdroulad eZgera karibWes, magram
arc cixis kedlebi azanzarebula da arc anjamebi aWrialebula, mxolod dacemis yru
xma gaisma. sunis mixedviT advilad mixvdnen mecixovneebi, mterma torfiTa da kupriT
savse tikebis Sekvrebi rom dauSina. pirvel srolas maSinve mohyva meore, amjerad cecx-
lmokidebul xis gamxmar kunZebs isrodnen avsulebi.
_ mexanZreebi mzad iyvnen! karibWes cecxls ukideben! _ ayvirdnen mecixovneebi.
burdam niSani misca da mters samSvildidanac lodsatyorcnebiT upasuxes. avsulebs
manqanebi cota moSorebiT aRemarTaT, vidre wina dRes, da didad ar dazianebulan. sam-
Svilde mzad iyo cecxlis Casaqrobad, magram mxolod cixis SigniT. sanam roSkaSelma
devebma kasrebiT wyali moitanes, ukve didi cecxli brialebda. karibWis gavarvarebu-
li filebis Tavze dgoma SeuZlebeli xdeboda. gareT rom cecxls veraferi mouxerxes,
karibWes gasagrileblad wyals Signidan asxamdnen.
avsulebma lodsatyorcnebi cixes miuaxloves da samad gayves. Sua manqanebiT ukve
namdvili lodebi dauSines karibWes, danarCeni oriT _ kupriani torfi. samSvildeSi
cecxli gaCnda. axla ki azanzarda cixis sqeli kedlebi da aWrialda rkinis mZime anjame-
bi. samSvildelebma ver SeaCeres avsulTa lodsatyorcnebi. cixis garSemo Camowolili
Savi kvamli mecixovneebs xels uSlida damiznebaSi da TiTqmis brmad pasuxobdnen mters.
sumbatis razmma dro ixelTa, iaraRis qneviT TiTqmis uvneblad miuaxlovda cixes da
balRamnagemma devebma gaaTkecebuli ZaliT dauSines komblebi karibWes.
_ karibWes wyals nu asxamT, gaskdeba! _ devebisken yviriliT gaiqca pirquSi. gamoc-
dil mWedelze ukeT vis ecodeneboda cecxlisa da wylis erTad yofnis saidumlo, mag-

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ram im oromtrialSi yvelas ras gaagebinebda. wyalma karibWe ki gaanela da mis Tavze me-
omrebi Zveleburad ganlagdnen, magram granitis filebs bzari gauCnda. yvela RvTis-
Svilma dasavleTis kedlis Tavze moiyara Tavi. naSuadRevs cecxli minavlda da meci-
xovneebs mizanic gamouswordaT. sumbatma bzarSeparul karibWes Tavi aneba, devebi is-
rebis setyvas moacila, ukan, lodsatyorcnebTan daxia da iqidan isev manqanebiT Seutia.
axla ki CarTo qajebi SetevaSi buqram. Savi Rrubeli jer kidev mZimed iwva samSvildis
Tavze, magram wylis qajTa meufem mainc sifrTxile amjobina da win sardiri da misi jari
gauSva. duJmoreuli qajebi aqafebul mdinaresaviT eZgernen dedacixis kedlebs, vin ki-
beebze arboda, vin kedlebTan miCoCebuli lodsatyorcnebidan gadebuli xidebiT la-
mobda cixeSi SeRwevas. sumbatis devebi gamalebiT urtyamdnen karibWes komblebs da
mxolod maSin Cerdebodnen, roca rva yvelaze mozrdili devi gamoqandeboda da vee-
berTela moriT cdilobdnen cixis karis Sengrevas. Tavad sardiri, narCevi razmiT de-
vebis ukan idga da maT isrebiT icavda.
samSvilde medgrad dauxvda mters, magram balRamnagemebi auracxeli mteri gaaTke-
cebuli Zala iyo da dedacixis kedlebze xelCarTuli brZola daiwyo.
karibWe Seangries!... _ xma gavarda avsulebSi. buqra saTvalTvalo koSkze avarda da
cixes gaxeda. karibWis cali frTa, marTlac, Sengreuli iyo, magram avsulis Tvali sam-
Svildis Tavze manaTobelma rkalma miipyro, rac, marTalia, cudad eniSna, magram, ioli
gamarjvebis surviliT aRtkinebulma, yuradReba aRar miaqcia da danarCeni xuTi cixis
asaRebadac axali jari gagzavna. mere isev samSvildes gaxeda. amjerad karibWe mTlia-
nad Sengreuli daxvda. amiT gulmocemulma, sardirs saqme kargad misdiso, Tavad dma-
nis cixisken gahyva jars, sadac RvTisSvili miTra, kolxeTis jari da, rac mTavaria, ba-
kuris yofili bairaxtari, amira, eguleboda.
samSvildeSi SeWril devebsa da qajebs pirvelebi roSkaSeli devebi daxvdnen.
_ devebi gareT garekeT! _ Rrialebda burda da Tavis meomrebTan erTad karibWisken
awveboda mters. magram sumbatis razms garedan qajebis didi Zalebi mohyvebodnen da ma-
Ti Zleva SeuZlebeli iyo. burda mebrZolebs gamoeyo, Tan ramdenime devi, maT Soris,
sami Tavisi vaJic, ixmo da WiSkris Tavze, galavnisken waruZRva.
_ burda, saiT? _ yvirodnen baaduri da kopala, magram devs maTi ar esmoda.
_ aba, CavUuxteT yvelani erTad am avazakebs! _ omaxianad daiZaxa burdam da kedlidan
pirveli gadaeSva. sxvebic mihyvnen da sardirsa da mis qajebs Tavze daecnen. erTmaneTSi
areuli momxdur-damxdomni damrec ferdobze dagordnen. WiSkris win adgili wamierad
gaTavisuflda, magram es sakmarisi aRmoCnda, rom mecixovne devebs mterze emZlavraT
da isini gasasvlelisken gaeZevebinaT da sulac, gareT gaeyaraT. Tavadac Tan gahyvnen
da brZolam karibWis gareT gadainacvla. axla samSvildem iqiT Seutia mters. xelCar-
Tuli brZola midioda cixis galavnzedac. mteri samSvildeSi SeRwevas yoveli mxridan
lamobda.
_ qajebma jari cixeebiskenac daZres! _ CamosZaxes galavnidan WiSkris win RvTisSvi-
lebTan erTad mebrZol buqnai baadurs.
`axla ki droa, axali ZalebiT SevutioT mterso,~ _ gaifiqra baadurma da is iyo, ci-
xis ZirSi Dsaidumlo gvirabebis gaxsna unda ebrZanebina, rom dainaxa, rogor itaces yu-
rebze qajebma xeli. berma galavans axeda, zevidan avsulebi pantapuntiT cviodnen.
_ okSis kldis lodebi amRerdnen! _ ismoda cixidan SeZaxilebi. RvTisSvilebma
brZolisJinmoreuli roSkaSelebi ukan, cixeSi Zlivs SEeyares da brZolis veli momRera-
li kldis lodebis xmisgan gagiJebul qajebs dautoves. maTac ar daayovnes, erTmaneTs
xom daaerivnen, arc sumbatsa da mis devebs daayares kargi DdRe.

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 beri baaduri, burdas daxmarebiT, WiSkris Tavze moeqca, iqidan saCqarod yvelaze
maRal koSkze avida da avsulebs gadaxeda. rac baadurma dainaxa, molodins gadaaWarba:
cixis oTxive mxares samsalas jarSi iseTive areuloba iyo, rogorc WiSkris win.
_ yoCaR, mobidan! _ sixarulisgan aRmoxda baadurs, magram danarCen xuT cixes rom
gaxeda, guli SeekumSa _ maTi kedlebi zed acocebuli qajebisgan gadaSavebuliyo, lo-
re ukve cecxlic ekida. axla ki dro iyo, mzisqveSeTis jari erTian Setevaze gadasuli-
yo. am gadawyvetilebiT baaduri Zirs daeSva.
_ mobidanma SemogiTvala, sul male kacmacunebs Zala gamogvecleba da manaTobeli
qvebic Caqrebiano. ra vqnaT, vucadoT, rodis movlen qajebi gons da isev Semogviteven?
_ sityva Seageba kopalam bers.
_ daTqmuli gegmiT daveceT. gaangrieT oTxive saidumlo gvirabis kedeli. Tergva-
ul, dasavleTis gvirabidan Sen Seutie! iaxsar, aRmosavleTi SenTvis momindvia!... pirqu-
So, samxreTiT Sen da xelsamZivarma SeutieT, CrdiloeTiT ki ori giorgi _ xaxmatisa
da laSaris berebi _ dascxeben; cixes amiras vutoveb. me, kopala, TuTa da burda ki aqe-
dan, _ berma xeli karibWisken gaiSvira _ SevutevT!
erTdroulad gaingra oTxive gvirabi. qajebi gonsac ver moegnen, rom maT isedac are-
ul rigebSi oTxive mxridan soliviT SeiWra mzisqveSeTis jari. rogorc ki samSvildis
bolo mcveli gvirabidan gavidoda, kacmacunebi gvirabis pirs aqcevdnen, rom avsulebs
cixeSi Sesvlis saSualeba ar miscemodaT, mzisqveSeTelebs ki ukan dasaxevi gza ar hqo-
nodaT.
brZolis velis mitovebas arc erTi mxare ar fiqrobda. daWril-daxocilTagan ise
aivso iqauroba, rom fexis dasadgmeli adgili ki aRar darCa. axali gaTenebuli iqnebo-
da, baadurma samSvildis Tavze anTebuli sami koconi rom dainaxa. cixidan amcnobdnen,
mzisqveSeTis da avsulTa jari gaTanabrdao. berma SvebiT amoisunTqa, magram male cudi
ambavic moutanes: xuTi cixidan mxolod dmani igeriebda mters medgrad, danarCeni av-
sulebs daerbiaT. uecrad dmanis cixe TiTqos cam Caylapa Tu dedamiwam, adgilze aRar
idga. mis magivrad veeberTela Savi sveti aRimarTa, mis Tavze ki Savi rgolebi erTma-
neTSi ireoda. bers elda eca, saCqarod brZolis vels ganerida da samSvildeSi dabrun-
da. undoda, Tavisi TvaliT enaxa, ra xdeboda dmanis Tavze. gzad sul kopalas eZebda,
rom versad dainaxa, bubas daubara, momiZebne da cixeSi gamomigzavneo. beri jer koSku-
raze asulic ar iyo, rom kopala wamoewia. macne ar tyuoda. dmanis cixe aRar Canda.
_ Tavad samsala?!... es SeuZlebelia! nuTu balRamma ise gaaZliera, rom qvesknelis
datoveba SeZlo. _ wamoiZaxa kopalam.
_ ara mgonia. dmans buqram Semoartya alya. etyoba, gamarjvebaSi Zveleburad dar-
wmunebuli aRar aris da bnelTmeufem droebiT Tavisi Zala uboZa. es kargicaa da cudic.
_ kargi?
_ ho, kargi. xom ar dagaviwyda, visTan stumrobas apirebs lile?
kopalam aRaraferi upasuxa bers, ise ki, undoda, eTqva, vaiTu samsalam lile ukve mo-
istumra da amitomac uwilada Zalebi buqraso.
_ mTeli ZalebiT miTras unda miveSveloT. buqras damarcxebas mxolod axla Sev-
ZlebT. Tu samsala Tavis Zalebs buqras miscems, qajTa meufe bneleTis burusiT Seimo-
seba da im dawyevlil burusSi Cven veRarafers davinaxavT. yvelaze axlos iaxsaria dman-
Tan, miswvdi Seni gonebiT da yvelaferi gaagebine. me Cems bedaurs dmanisken gavaqroleb.
aqedan gviTvalTvale, vinc ki CvenTan Soriaxlo DSeniSno, gamogvigzavne!_ ubrZana ber-
ma kopalas.
ber baadurs erTxel ukve damarcxebuli hyavda samsala, magram maSin avsuls arc bal-
Rami hqonda nagemi, arc TasSi hyavda CaWedili qvesknelis yvelaze didi msaxurebi da
arc maT Zalas flobda. yvelaze metad baadurs bneleTis burusi afiqrebda. malimal
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Savi svetis Tavze mbrunav rgolebs gaxedavda. maTi erT birTvad Sekvrisa eSinoda. ro-
gorc ki isini gaerTianebodnen, birTvi gaskdeboda da iqidan Savi burusi amoxeTqavda,
romelic mzisqveSeTis yovel jariskacs Tvals daubnelebda da sruliad ususurs gax-
dida mtris winaSe. samwuxarod, birTvi Zalian swrafad ikvreboda da sadacaa, mTlianad
Seivseboda. baaduri, rac Zala da Rone hqonda, miagelvebda bedaurs, magram dmanis ci-
xemde jer kidev didi manZili iyo darCenili.

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mZime arCevani

_ marjvniv gaixede, sadacaa, mogviaxlovdeba! _ gamwarebiT aCxavlda rufia.

Ronemixdilma lilem Tavi Zlivs miabruna. vaJs Tvalebi erTianad Casisxlianebuli
hqonda da bundovnadRa xedavda.
_ es boloa, Cemo lile, da samSvidobos varT gasulebi!
liles Tvalwin yvelaferi aeria, garSemo erTs ki ara, aTas cecxlovan Rrubels xe-
davda, romlebidanac TiTqos erTidaigive SeSlili saxe uyurebda, grZeli cecxlovani
TmebiT. lilem aRar icoda, Rrublis romeli fTilis moaxloebas ufrTxoda rufia.
mxolod maSin mixvda, roca mxris Tavi aewva, TiTqmis cxvirwin SeaCera igi. sami nabiji ar
hqonda gadadgmuli liles, rom rufia kvlav aCxavlda: gavediT! gavediT!... magram mas
ukve aRaraferi esmoda, pirqve daeca da goni dakarga.
rufias mousvenroba daetyo, samsalas sasaxlem uecrad rom feri icvala: jer erTi-
anad gamwvanda, mere ki cecxlis aliviT gawiTlda. yvanCala aman sul mTlad gadaria. er-
Ti suli hqonda, sasaxleSi Sefreniliyo da gaego, ase ram ganarisxa bnelTmeufe, magram
liles marto datovebisa eSinoda. `sifrTxiles Tavi ara stkivao,~ _ gaifiqra rufiam,
mis zurgze moxerxebulad mokalaTda da mis gonze mosvlas daeloda. lodinSi, Tavadac
daRlils, lamis CasTvlima kidevac, magram qvewarmavalTa sisinma wamSi gamoafxizla.
mgzavrebs sasaxlis mcveli gvelebi daadgnen Tavs. biWi ar dageslono, umal gauelva
gulSi rufias. axla mTavari iyo, yuradReba Tavis Tavze gadaetana da isini lilesgan
Sors gaetyuebina.
_ aq saidan gaCndiT, msuqano matlebo! _ SesZaxa rufiam, orives ise swrafad Caunis-
karta da xidisken gadaxta, rom samsalas msaxurebs lile sul gadaaviwydaT da, sibra-
zisgan anTebulebi, Tavxed stumars sisiniT ukan daedevnen. rufiam xidze Seityua Tu
ara orive, maRla afrinda, erT mozrdil cecxlovan Rrubels gars Semoufrina da gve-
lebisken SurduliviT daeSva. Rrubeli ukan mosdevda. rogorc ki qvewarmavlebis win
aRmoCnda, SurduliviT zeviT afrinda. cecxlis alebs Zlivs gaaswro, kudic ki Seetru-
sa, magram amas ar Cioda, cecxlis qula mis gadasaylapad pirdafCenil mdevrebs Seaskda
da orive ferflad aqcia.
_ moindomes yvanCalas gadaylapva, ver mogarTviT! _ aYyrantalda rufia. _ eh, kar-
gad aris Cemi saqme, sakuTar Tavs ukve yvavad aRviqvam da ara _ geslian rufiad. _ mwa-
red amoioxra da isev liles zurgze mokalaTda. erTxans ase iyo, magram lilem Tvali
rom aRar da aRar gaaxila, isev aforiaqda. yurTan axlos miuskupda da Cauyrantala. li-
le SeiSmuSna. amiT gulmocemulma ufro xmamaRla CasZaxa.
_ ho, kargi, kargi! mesmis!... _ auqSia xeli lilem da fexze nel-nela wamodga.
_ kargad Sebrawulxar, _ uTxra lilem frTebSetrusul rufias. kalTa Camoiber-
tya, welze xmali Seiswora da sasaxlisken gaswia.
_ xom Zveleburad yoCaRad xar? samsala, raRac, gabrazebuli gvyavs, frTxilad unda
viyoT! _ rufiam or daferflil gvelze araferi uambo.
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 _ marTlac, rogor gawiTlebula sasaxle. _ lilem axlaRa SeamCnia bnelTmeufis ci-
xis feriscvaleba. _ es xom kargi niSania! _ wamoiZaxa vaJma.
_ viTom ratom?
_ qvesknelSi gambrazebeli aRaravin hyavs. yvela saomrad gauSva. albaT, brZolis ve-
lidan Tu mouvida cudi ambebi da amis gamo gacecxlda. darwmunebuli var, marcxdeba da
gunebac aman gaufuWa.
_ xom ar ajobebda, jer dasazverad me gavfreniliyavi? _ alalad SesTavaza rufiam.
_ ara, Sen isev mxarze damajeqi da mimiTiTe, saiT wavide.
sasaxleSi Zalian cxeloda, mZime haeri sunTqvas aZnelebda. liles ise uWirda yoveli
nabijis gadadgma, egona fexebze veeba lodebi hqonda gamobmuli. aqeT-iqiT yuradRebiT
icqireboda. kedelze damagrebuli CiraRdnebis molaplape Suqze veeberTela darba-
zebSi suliers Tvali versad mohkra. rufiam urCxulebiT moWedil mrgvalTaRian kar-
Tan miiYyvana. uecrad lilem erT mokuntul arsebas mohkra Tvali, romelic darbazis
sibneles Seeria da kedlis ZirSi miiyuJa.
_ marjvniv, mgoni, viRac aris, _ CasCurCula lilem rufias.
_ Sen aq damelode, TviTon vnaxav, _ upasuxa yvanCalam.
_ moicade! _ dauZaxa lilem da Tavadac ukan gahyva.
lile xedavda, ucxo arseba sad iyo mimaluli, rufia ki verafers amCnevda da ise ax-
los Caufrina, lamis daejaxa kidec.
_ frTxilad! _ daiZaxa lilem, magram gvian iyo.
lile mkafiod xedavda, rom ucxo arseba saxedaRrejili beberi qali iyo, roca ru-
fiam mas gverdze Caufrina, elvis siswrafiT axta da yvanCalas piri staca. daxtomisas
Sav katad iqca da mimalva scada. liles masTan Tavisi angariSi hqonda. asec rom ar yo-
filiyo, rufias mis kerZad rogor aqcevda! hoda, saswrafod mozida mSvildi da avsuls
isari pirdapir yelSi gaurWo. katam erTi daixriala da rufiamac Tavs uSvela.
_ Tu ici, vin mokali? _ Zlivs amoiyrantala rufiam.
_ ra vici, katas vesrole, aq ki es beberi gdia. P_ mxrebi aiCeCa lilem.
_ Tavad kudian rokaps mouRe bolo, samsalas yvelaze Wkviansa da cbier msaxurs.
_ Sen rogor xar? F
_ sulze momiswari. kbilebis moWerac ki ver moaswro. ueWvel sikvdils gadamarCine.
_ kargi, kargi. Cven saqmes mivxedoT.
lilem kari mZimed SeaRo, frTxilad Sevida da iqve SeCerda. darbazs ramdenime CiraR-
dani Zlivs anaTebda. kacmacunebis gvirabebSi, sadac mzis sxivic ki ar aRwevda, lile
didi Zalisxmevis gareSe xedavda, magram aq TiTqos gansakuTrebuli mrume nisli iyo Ca-
mowolili. lilem mTel Tavis energias uxmo, darbazi cotaTi mainc rom gaenaTebina da
mxolod maSin SeamCnia, rom misgan ormocdaaT nabijSi balRamis uzarmazari Tasi idga.
lilem ori nabiji gadadga Tu ara, misken momavali ucnauri cxovelebi dainaxa da
xmalze xeli itaca.
_ eseni xuTfexa da samTava frTosani mglebia, qvisgan arian gamokveTili, geCveneba,
rom Senken modian... _ CasCurCula rufiam.
lilem gza ise ganagrZo, xmlisTvis xeli ar gauSvia. TiTqos miwidan amoZvrao, uecrad
mis win lileze bevrad mosuli, SAav mosasxamSi gaxveuli qaji aRimarTa. tansacmeli da
mglisdrunCiani saxe TiTqmis erTi ferisa hqonda. Tvalebis forebSi ori usicocxlo
cecxlisferi burTi ejda, Sublze mesame Tvalic hqonda, isic Casisxlianebuli, magram
mousvenrad moZravi. danaxvisTanave lile mixvda, rom Tavad bnelTmeufe egebeboda
stumrebs. liles baaduris sityvebi gaaxsenda, ar dagaviwydes, qvesknelSi mxolod bal-
Ramis Tasis dasamsxvrevad ggzavniT, bnelTmeufesTan Serkinebas yvelanairad moeride,

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kiseric rom mogiSviros, damcxe Seni xmalio, jer Tasi daamsxvrie da samsalas mere mi-
xedeo. asec apirebda lile, magram bnelTmeufis Sexvedram mainc saxtad datova, Tanac
grZnobda, darbazSi iyo iseTi viRac an raRac, romelic momnusxvelad moqmedebda mis
gonebaze da baaduris darigebas Crdilavda.
_ mogesalmebi, mzisqveSeTisa da qvesknelis momavalo dido meufe! mimsaxure Seni
erTguli samsala! ar momkla da yvela avsulze meufebisa da mbrZaneblobis Zalas gad-
mogcem! Tu Sen moindomeb, im sisxlismRvrel brZolas, Cvens Tavze rom gamarTula, am
wuTSive Sewyvet da aTasobiT Seni moZmis sicocxles gadaarCen. _ bnelTmeufem mdab-
lad daukra Tavi liles.
_ ar daujero! _ afrTxialda rufia, _ Seni eSinia da amitomac gelaquceba, Zalaga-
moclilia!... xedav, Tavze gvirgvini rom axuravs, zed ZvlebiT gadaxazuli mze aRara
aqvs. rao, samsala, Senc wagarTves meufeba da erT sawyal qajad gaqcies? _ yelis Cax-
leCamde yrantalebda rufia.
_ rufia, Sena xar? ha, ha, ha..._ gadaixarxara samsalam. _ me TasSi megone CaWedili,
Sen ki yvavis gaputul baxalad gadaqceulxar. meufeo, _ miubrunda isev liles, _ Seni
megobrobis Rirsi ar aris, es Clungniskarta. me momismine... daamsxvrie Tasi, man Tavisi
daniSnuleba ukve Seasrula: qveskneli imarjvebs. oRond, ar dagaviwydes, brZolis
dros TasSi imdeni balQRami Segrovda, misi daqceva mTel mzisqveSeTs gaaveranebs da
Senc mogiRebs bolos. ara kacs ar ZaluZs im godebisa da tkivilis atana, romelic bal-
RamTan erTad gadmoiRvreba, da qvesknelic sabolood gaimarjvebs...
_ Seni gamkvirebia, samsala, ise dardob mzisqveSeTis gaveranebas, TiTqos
bnelTmeufe ki ara, morige cis gamgebelis msaxuri da RvTisSvilTa moZme iyo. rufia
marTalia, cruob. axla Zalagamoclili xar da Cemi xmlisa geSinia. _ lilem xmali qar-
qaSidan amoiRo da SemarTa. _ Sen mxolod Sens sicocxleze da momavalze fiqrob. _ li-
le grZnobda, samsalam raRac saidumlo icoda. erTi ifiqra, mis gonebaSi Cavixedav da
yvelafers Sevityobo, magram baadurisgan mkacrad gafrTxilebulma, xifaTSi Tavi ar
Caigdoo, isev samsalas daacada laparaki da xmali dabla daswia.
_ Cems momavalze ki ara, Sens momavalze vfiqrob. marTali xar, is Zala aRar maqvs,
romelic mTel qvesknelze da mzisqveSeTze erTdroulad vibatono. aq rom daginaxe Se-
ni naTeliT, maSinve mivxdi, morigem iseTi madli mogfina, iseTi Zala mogca, Tavadac ar
ici, ra didebuli saqmeebis Cadena SegiZlia. Tasis damsxvreva da Cemi damarcxeba ra be-
denaa. Sen am kars miRma samyaros meufebac ki SegiZlia. gagvaerTiane mzisqveSeTi da
qveskneli da gaxseni es kari. aqamde megona, am karis gaRebaSi erTi ulamazesi qera qali
damexmareboda, Turme vcdebodi. Sen erTaderTs ZalgiZs misi gaReba. _ samsalam xeli
sami urduliT Carazuli karisken gaiSvira. namdvilad kaisaze laparakobs, gaifiqra li-
lem. _ ai, saidan gvelis saSiSroeba, sanam Cven erTmaneTTan brZoliT viqcevT Tavs, aqe-
dan Semosuli Zala ise wagvlekavs mzisqveSeTsac da bneleTsac, amosunTqvasac ver mo-
vaswrebT. Cemi Tu ar gjera, rufias hkiTxe.
samsalam kari axsena Tu ara, lile mixvda, is uxilavi Zala Tasis damsxvrevas rom ar
anebebda, swored karidan modioda.
_ marTals ambobs samsala? _ lilem mxarze mjdom rufias mkacrad Sexeda.
_ simarTle ki aravin icis, magram, Tu gagonils codnas davarqmevT, samsala mar-
Tals ambobs, _ uxalisod daeTanxma rufia.
_ amas eZaxi gagonils? _ samsala karTan miiWra. _ Cemi Tu ar gjera, Tavad waikiTxe,
rac zed weria. _ mimarTa liles.
lile samsalas mihyva, magram roca Tass gausworda, SeCerda. aqedan karsac kargad xe-
davda da TasTanac xmlis moqnevaze iyo. Seecada, kars miRma daenaxa, ra xdeboda, iqiT ki

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moreviviT mbrunavi gvirabis meti veraferi SeamCnia, mxolod Zalian Sors xorblis mar-
cvlisodena mnaTi wertili Canda.
_ modi axlos, naxe, ra weria! _ xeli dauqnia samsalam, bnelTmeufe TandaTan fola-
disferi xdeboda. misi damSvideba liles cudad eniSna. anazdad rufiac afrinda da Tas-
ze Camojda. liles masTan dadebuli SeTanxmeba gaaxsenda, Tass ise davartyam, Sens sxe-
uls ar davazianebo.
_ iCqare, lile, _ SesZaxa rufiam, _ samsala Zalas ibrunebs!
_ kargad daakvirdi am kars, lile! mas aqeT-iqiT TiTo saxeluri aqvs, magram arc er-
Ti ar gvemorCileba. waikiTxe, zed ra weria, an ra wakiTxva ginda, sTxove kars, misi gaRe-
bis saidumlo giTxras, Tu pasuxs miiReb, Tavad mixvdebi, rom me unda damijero.
lilem kari didi gulisyuriT SeaTvaliera, mas, marTlac, orive mxares hqonda saxe-
luri.
`miTxari, rogor iRebi,~ _ gonebiT ubrZana kars lilem.
_ ramdenime wamiRa grCeba!.. _ rufia isev mxarze daajda liles.
`rom gagando, gaqvs ki is sami, rac ara xorciels, arc mzisqveSeTSi da arc qvesknelSi
ar gaaCniaT?~ _ uecrad gonebiT gaigona pasuxi lilem.
`sisxli!~ _ SesZaxa vaJma.
liles SeZaxilze karis Tavze amokveTil mgels Sublze damjdari erTaderTi Tvali
gauwiTlda.
`mglis TvalSia gasaRebi,~ _ gaifiqra Tu ara lilem, karma uxilavi borkilebisgan
gaaTavisufla.
rufias Tvali mosWra karis zemodan wamosulma wiTelma sxivma, magram misTvis yu-
radReba ar miuqcevia, radgan gonebaSi mxolod erTi ram utrialebda: samsalas balRami
ar Seesva Tasidan, Zala ar dahbruneboda da kidev erTxel ar ezeima gamarjveba. frTe-
bis farTxuniT liles mxridan afrinda da isev Tasze Camojda. amjerad liles yvanCa-
las SeZaxili aRar dasWirvebia, SemarTuli xmali mTeli ZaliT dascxo Tasze rufias mi-
TiTebul adgils. yvanCalam Zlivs gaaswro, Tass Semzaravi Rmuili aRmoxda, dartymis-
gan gaCenili naprali liles Tvalwin elvis siswrafiT gadidda da sasmisi Suaze gadaty-
da. samsala ar tyuoda. TasSi namdvilad iyo darCenili balRami _ adamianTa vaebisa da
godebis naJuri TiTqos Tasidan gaTavisuflebas elodao, Zirs daqceulma iseT auta-
nel tkivilian oxvraSi gaaxvia lile, rom vaJma yurebze xeli aifara, oRond es Semzara-
vi xma ar gaegona. liles gulma TasSi Caleqili yvela dardi, godeba da tkivili er-
Tdroulad SeigrZno, misi mTeli arseba yovel cremls ise ganicdida, rogorc saku-
Tars. lile xvdeboda, rogor ekumSeboda guli, rogor eyineboda sisxli ZarRvebSi,
nel-nela rogor ecleboda Rone. uecrad wyurvili igrZno, magram es ar iyo Cveulebri-
vi wyurvili, mas mTeli sxeuli balRamis Sesmas sTxovda. isev balRami unda aRsdgomoda
TaAsidan wamosul vaebas. ise unda gaeqvavebina liles guli, rom es tkivili arad Caegdo.
lile Tavisda uneburad daixara, rom balRams daswafeboda, peSviT aiRo kidec. lile
xvdeboda, ra didi gamocdis winaSe iyo. karationis gamocda sabavSo garTobad moeCvena.
tuCebTan mitanili xelis majaze ise ikbina, rom simwrisgan daiRmuvla. ukanaskneli,
rac Caesma mis dabindul gonebas, samsalas gamarjvebis xarxari iyo, magram es ukve aRar
aRelvebda. `rac mTavaria, Tasi davamsxvrieo,~ _ gaifiqra lilem da balRamiT garSe-
mortymuli ugonod daeca.
rufia liles mivarda, mkerdze daajda. ramdenjerme CasZaxa, magram man xma ar gasca.
gacecxlebulma Sexeda samsalas, romelic isev karis win idga da giJurad xarxarebda.
_ ha, ha, ha! xedav, ra gulCvili megobari gagiCenia? ai, ratomac unda gaimarjvos
Cvenma sisxlma magaT wyalwyala sisxlze...

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 rufia xedavda, samsala Zalas ibrunebda. icoda, axla fiqrisa da umoqmedobis dro ar
iyo, raRac unda gaekeTebina. saswrafod frTebi daisvela balRamiT da liles tuCebze
wascxo, Tan samsalas axedavda, Zala xom ar daibrunao. amasobaSi karis Tavze amokveTi-
li mglis elvare Tvals gadaeyara. Tavadac ver gaigo, ram ubiZga, imis magivrad, rom
samsalas mivardnoda da misTvis erTaderTi Tvali amoekortna, karze amokveTil mgels
miaskda da mTeli ZaliT wiTlad moelvare TvalSi Cauniskarta. rufiam Zlivs moaswro
afrena, kari zrialiT gadmovarda, mTeli qveskneli gamayruebeli xmiT aazanzara da
bnelTmeufe Tan Caiyola.

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gadamwyveti brZola

dedofali saomar tansacmelSi gamowyobil cxenze amxedrebul Teklas malimal gaxe-

davda da guli siamayiT evseboda. verasdros warmoidgenda, patara, ususuri, avadmyofi
gogonasagan iseTi uSiSari meomari Tu dadgeboda, romlis sityvac misi tomis yvelaze
mniSvnelovan kanonsac ki gadaswonida da dalebs mamakacebis gverdiT brZolas gadaawy-
vetinebda. qaliSvils saxeze mousvenroba emCneoda. Cqarobda Tekla da rac ufro uax-
lovdeboda samSvildes dalebis samaskaciani razmi, miT ufro aCqarebda TanamebrZo-
lebs. mizezic hqonda _ dalebma isedac didi dro dakarges fiqrsa da gansjaSi, mieRoT
Tu ara beri buqnai baadurisgan sabrZolo mowveva. ara, Tavad erTi wuTiTac ar dafiq-
rebula. maSinve gadawyvita, samSvildis dasacavad ukanasknel sisxlis wveTamde ebrZo-
la, axalgazrda dalebic aiyolia da maTac ar asvenebdaT brZolis Jini. gamocdili me-
omrebi ki ase ar fiqrobdnen. dedofalma uaric ki SeuTvala RvTisSvils. magram Tekla
ar cxreboda, nuTu ver xedavT, samSvildesTan mxolod kacebis brZola ki ar unda iyos,
mTeli mzisqveSeTis yofna-aryofnis bedi wydebao, eCiCineboda ufrosebs. dedoflis
dasayolieblad didi Zalisxmeva dasHWirda, wminda barbalesac ki SesTxova daxmareba,
dedaCems Tvalebi auxileo. yvelasda gasaocrad, erT dRes dedofalmac brZana, dgeba
dro, roca garemoebebi kanonebze maRla unda davayenoTo da dalebi, Tumca dagviane-
biT, magram mainc gaeSurnen samSvildisaken. Tekla samxreTiT namyofi ar iyo, verc ki
warmoedgina, aseTi ukidegano xrioki adgilebi Tu arsebobda. roca gzadagza gaparta-
xebul da aoxrebul soflebsa Tu nasoflarebs xvdeboda, kidev ufro emateboda brZo-
lis wyurvili, magram samSvildemde gza ara da ar mTavrdeboda.
_ deda, xom Tqvi, erTi xeobaRa gvaqvs gasavlelio. gza xom ar agveria? _ hkiTxa de-
dofals Teklam.
_ ar agvrevia. am xeobis bolos, dmanis cixes gavivliT Tu ara, samSvildec gamoCnde-
ba, _ mSvidad miugo dedofalma, romelic mTeli gza erTdroulad locavda da wyevli-
da im dRes, roca lile maT mxareSi gamoCnda. Teklas krinti ar dauZravs, magram dedo-
fali kargad xvdeboda, swored lile iyo Yyvelafris TavidaTavi _ lile da mxolod li-
le! gulis siRrmeSi Tavidanve eTanxmeboda qaliSvils, magram winaparTa kanonebis dar-
Rvevas gaurboda dedofali. swored misma patara gogonam daanaxva, rom Sesacvleli iyo
yvela is wesi da rigi, romelic mzisqveSeTs qvesknelis damarcxebaSi xels uSlida. maTi
gandegiloba ki swored mzisqveSeTis Ralati iyo.
viwro xeoba marjvniv mkveTrad iqnevda kuds. es erTi mosaxvevi da, dmanis cixec ga-
moCndeboda. brZolis velis siaxlove ukve Zalumad igrZnoboda, haerSi kvamlis suniTa
da Soreuli xmauriT. aqedan xeoba sul ufro da ufro ganivrdeboda. dedofalma cxens
dezi hkra da WenebiT gaagrZela gza. dalebi winamZRols yiJiniT gahyvnen. Tekla dedas
fexdafex misdevda. mosaxvevis gavlisTanave gamoCnda cecxlis alSi gaxveuli dmanis
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cixe da mis ZirSi swrafad mzardi Savi qarborbala. zRvaSi amovardnili qarborbalebis
meti ra enaxaT dalebs, magram es sul sxva iyo _ Sav rgolebs afrqvevda, romlebic Savi
svetis Tavze erT birTvad Sekvras lamobdnen. qarborbalas dmanis cixidan kantikuntad
esrodnen isrebs. dalebis dedofalma sadaveebi mkveTrad mozida da xelis aweviT razms
gaCereba ubrZana. bedaurebi WixviniT yalyze Sedgnen da sulac ukan ibrunebdnen pirs,
maT gamocdil mxedrebs rom ar eyoCaRaT.
_ es ra aris, deda? _ SesZaxa Teklam dedofals.
_ buqra iqneba!... sxva vin unda iyos?! magram aseTi ucnauri qarborbala jer ar mina-
xavs. xedav, mis garSemo mtvris misxali ar aris. TiTqos qars ki ar atrialebs Tavis gar-
Semo is veragi, mxolod siSavesa da sibneles. aseT qarborbalas mxolod buqras Zala ar
eyofoda, viRac exmareba, masze ufro Zlieri da veragi!
_ nuTu samsala? _ wamoiZaxa Teklam.
_ axla mkiTxaobis dro ar aris,_ mokled mouWra dedofalma. _ xedavT, rgolebs
dmanidan uSenen isrebs. erTi isris manZilze rom miuaxlovdebiT, Tqvenc esroleT.
_ Sen? Sen raRas apireb? _ hkiTxa dedofals Svilma.
_ me da ramdenime meomari mag borotebis cixes Signidan gavtexT.
dedofalma aTi yvelaze gamocdili da Zlieri meomari SearCia da Savi svetisken wa-
ruZRva.

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TvaldaxuWuli da xelebapyrobili buqra netarebisgan adgilze tortmanebda. samsa-
lasagan droebiT naboZebi Zala nawil-nawil amoityorcneboda miwidan, jer mis mTel
sxeuls daivlida da Semdeg rgolebad daSlili cisken aiWreboda-xolme. Zalis yovel
mozRvavebaze qaji auwerel aRtkinebas grZnobda, Semdeg, cota damSvidebuli, Tvals
gaaxelda da rgolebs Sexedavda, dmanidan nasroli isrebi xom ar uSlida xels maT erT
birTvad Sekvras. roca darwmundeboda, ramdenime mecixovnis kantikuntad nasroli is-
rebi veras aklebdnen samsalas Zalas, gulianad xarxarebda. cotac da, yvela rgoli
qvesknelis Savi burusis birTvad gaerTiandeboda, buqrac samsalas Zalas mTlianad da-
eufleboda da mTel brZolis vels bneleTis burusSi gaxvevda.
qaji darwmunebuli iyo, miTra jer kidev cocxali, magram mZimed daWrili iqneboda.
is Tu ubrZanebda Tavis meomrebs birTvis daSlas. aba, ubralo mokvdavebs saidan unda
scodnodaT, swored am Sav rgolebSi rom iyo axla samsalas Zala. daWrili ki imitom iq-
neboda, cixidan nasrol isrebs RvTisSvilis xeli akldao.
_ me ratom ar mesvriT, mSiSrebo? iciT, Cems begTars Tqveni isrebi rom veras daak-
lebs, da imitom.... cotac damacadeT, male dagabrmavebT yvelas! _ daiqadna wylis qaj-
Ta meufem da mzera isev zeviT aRapyro, magram saxtad darCa, roca mis Tavze isrebis
wvima dainaxa. aqamde qajs axlos aravin eguleboda da amitomac iyo mSvidad. axla, roca
mimoixeda, dainaxa, rom misken yoveli mxridan xmalamowvdili mxedrebi moaWenebdnen
cxenebs. sanam bneleTis birTvi bolomde ar Seikvreboda, brZola rom daewyo, samsalac
dakargavda Zalas da Tavadac veras gaxdeboda. bnelTmeufisagan gamogzavnil Zalasa da
qvesknelis burusis birTvs Soris xidad gadebuli buqra momxdurTaTvis pasuxis gasa-
cemad jer mzad ar iyo. es didad ar anaRvlebda, mainc mSvidad grZnobda Tavs. darwmu-
nebuli iyo, Savi svetis SigniT mteri rom veras dainaxavda, ukan gabrundeboda. magram
Secda. dalebis dedofalma Savi svetis garSemo wreze ganalaga meomrebi da ubrZana, ra-
dac unda dasjdomodaT, qarborbalas SuagulSi mdgom uxilav mters SebrZolebodnen.
qajTa meufes pirveli dartyma yvela dalma erTroulad miayena da elvis siswrafiT
ukan iqamde daixies, sanam TvalisCini ar daubrundaT. erTmaneTs swrafad gadaxedes,
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TiTqos aravin akldaT, da dedoflis SeZaxilze, isev ekveTnen buqras. aseTma uecarma
Tavdasxmam qaji gaaogna, samsalas naCuqari jaWvis perangi erTianad SemoefliTa da
fexzec ZlivsRa idga. bneleTis buruss axeda, kunapetiviT Savi birTvi gacrecili da
cota dapataravebulic ki moeCvena. kidev erT aseT dartymas namdvilad veRar gauZleb-
da. `Wirsac wauRia yvelaferi! mkvdars ra jandabad margia samsalas Zal-Rone?!~ _gai-
fiqra buqram da Setevaze xelaxla gadmosul dalebs orlesuli culis trialiT dax-
vda. bneleTis burusi TandaTan gailia, dalebi samsalas ukve kargad xedavdnen da cu-
lebs gametebiT urtyamdnen. bnelTmeufe cibrutiviT trialebda da Tavdacvidan Sete-
vaze gadasvlas amaod cdilobda. uecrad gamayruebeli gruxuni gaisma. xma qveskneli-
dan amodioda. wylis qajTa meufis fexqveS miwa Sezanzarda, buqra waborZikda da Zirs
daexeTqa; Zalagamoclilma wamodgoma scada, magram amaod. Tavi mZimed wamoswia da roca
mSvildmomarjvebul iaxsarsa da rkinismaTraxian ber baadurs mohkra Tvali, maSin ki
mixvda, sasikvdilod iyo daWrili da veRarasdros wamodgeboda. buqram sinanuliT ga-
xeda dmanis cixes, romelic mis TvalebSi nel-nela uCinardeboda.
buqras daRupvis ambavi elvis siswrafiT moedo brZolis vels. aqamde uZleveli qajis
dacemam mTel jars daayrevina far-xmali. sardiri amaod eRobeboda win qvesknelisaken
Tavis saSvelad gaqceul samsalas meomrebs. avsulebi kisristexiT mirbodnen bneleTis
Savi labirinTebisken _ iq damalviT lamobdnen RvTisSvilTa laSqrisagan Tavis daR-
wevas. sardiris aRarc SiSi hqondaT da aRarc ridi, mis winaaRmdegobas yuradRebas ar
aqcevdnen. maSin xmeleTis qajTa meufe orlesuli culiT daeria Tavis meomrebs. maTac
iaraRze iaraRiTve upasuxes da samudamod daawynares damarcxebisgan gaxelebuli mTa-
vari.

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ganridebuli gmiri

...sarkmels mzis sxivi moswyda da RvTisSvilis TeTr, spetak wverze gadainacvla. ber-
ma cota xnis dayovnebis Semdeg Tavi aswia, darbazSi Sekrebilebs Tvali gadaavlo da da-
iwyo:
_ Cvenma gamarjvebam mzisqveSeTs momavlis imedi Causaxa, magram axlobelTa dakar-
gviT gamowveul tkivils mainc ver gagviyuCebs, mxolod asatans gaxdis, iseve rogorc
avsulebTan Tanacxovrebas. umeufeod darCenili qvesknelis gadarCenili msaxurebi _
devebi, qajebi, SaSilebi da sxva aTasi wvrilfexoba _ axla soroSi Cumad Semalul, dam-
frTxal meliebs ufro daemsgavsebian, vidre faraze dacemul mglebs.
oci wlis win aq, am magidasTan, barbalobas, pirvelad SeityveT balRamis Tasis Sesa-
xeb... marTalia, aravis unaxavs is damsxvreuli, darwmunebuli var, borotebis WurWeli
damsxvreulia, sxvagvarad ver gavimarjvebdiT... aseve darwmunebuli var, lile cocxa-
lia, magram qvesknelma, damarcxebis sanacvlod, TavisTAn daitova. DdRes yvela imitom
gixmeT sane-ReleSi, rom gTxovoT mis saZebnelad qvesknelSi wasvla...
_ ra Txovnaze gvelaparakebi, bero baadur, aqamdec CavidodiT bneleTSi, Tavad
gvirCie, cota xans davelodoTo! _ Seaxsena kopalam.
_ vici...
bers pasuxis gacema karis SemoRebam gaawyvetina. darbazSi qadagi ieremia Semovida.
berTan mivida da sxvebs rom ar gaegonaT, ise uTxra raRaca. beri fexze wamodga, stum-
rebs mxolod Tavi daukra da qadags ukan gahyva. sastumro darbazSi baadurs liles Zma
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 _ xom mSvidobaa, naTlulo, mama rogor aris? _ ori Tve xdeboda, samSvildis dacvis
dros daWrili burda logins iyo mijaWvuli.
_ isev ise aris, wamojdomasac ver axerxebs, magram lilem imedi mogvca, barbalobas
adgebao...
_ ra Tqvi, lilem imedi mogcaT?
_ zustad amis saTqmelad movedi, naTlia, lile Sin dabrunda.
_ rodis?
_ erTi Tvea ukve.
_ mere, aqamde ratom ar gamagebineT! _ usayvedura berma.
_ nu mibrazdebi!... _ Zlivs Sehbeda bubam. _ Tavad ar isurva. dadis Cumad, aravis
arafers gveubneba. Tumca, am bolo xanebSi bavSvebs gaeTamaSeba xolme. mec mTxova, sa-
Tevzaod wavideTo. ZiriTadad ki mamas uvlis da mkurnalobs. rufiac ki waeCxuba, Sens
ambavs ratom RvTisSvilebs ar agebinebo. nu miwyen, liles xaTriT, arc movidodi, dedas
rom ar eTxova. uari ver vuTxari. iqiT mamaCemis dardi klavs, aqeT _ lilesi. Seni imedi
aqvs, berma baadurma orjer maCuqa misi Tavi da mesamedac damibrunebso.
_ sul arafers ambobs?
_ roca dabrunda, erTi is uTxra mamas, mSvidad iyavi, Tasi damsxvreuliao...
_ Sen aq damicade! male moval! _ ubrZana berma devs. Tavad ki isev RvTisSvilebTan
dabrunda. baaduri darbazSi Sevida Tu ara, RvTisSvilebi fexze wamodgnen. berma xeliT
aniSna, dasxediTo.
_ sasixarulo ambavi maqvs TqvenTvis.
darbazi aCoCqolda.
_ lile cocxalia!
_ uHh!!! _ erTad amoisunTqa mTelma darbazma.
_ sad aris? _ gaisma xmebi.
_ roSkaSSia, mSoblebTAn.
_ Tasi? Tasze ra ismis? _ hkiTxes baadurs.
_ liles burdasTvis uTqvams, davamsxvrieo.
_ raRas vucdiT, veaxloT Cvens gmirs! _ aCqarda pirquSi.
_ ara, ara! jer me mival. vnaxav, biWi rogor aris. mere Tqven waxvalT, _ miugo baa-
durma.
_ baadur, iqneb me mainc wageyvane?! _ sTxova kopalam.
baadurs jer uaris Tqma undoda, magram uecrad bubas sityvebi gaaxsenda, lile sul
gulCaTxrobili dadis, rufiac ki waeCxubao, da kopalas Tavi dauqnia.

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baadurma Tvali Seavlo mTis ferdobze Sefenil devebis sofels. roSkaSis Tavze ori
cisartyela erTad gadaEWimuliyo. axalnawvimarze miwas cxeli oxSivari asdioda. beri
gulmSvidad midioda. erTob lamazi dRe iyo da usiamovno ambis molodini ar hqonda.
_ zafxulis miwuruls ori cisartyela bednierebis niSania. _ TiTqos mis gulSi ij-
dao, ise Tqva kopalam.
_ Sen ase ici? me ki gamigia, bednieri mgzavrobis momaswavebeliao, _ CaiRima berma.
_ imedi maqvs, gavigebT, ram auforiaqa Cvens biEWs ase guli, rom dasamSvideblad pirda-
pir saxlSi dabrunda da Cvenken jerjerobiT gamoxedva ar unda.
_ ra ici, iqneb sulac ar moundes... _ kopalas xmaSi wyena SeimCneoda.
_ jerjerobiT! _ mokled mouWra sityva baadurma.

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 am saubriT Sevidnen RvTisSvilebi sofelSi da pirdapir burdas saxlisken gaeSurnen.
roSkaSSi soflisaTvis uCveulo simSvide sufevda. gzad mxolod ramdenime, isic moz-
rdili devi SemoxvdaT. burdas ezos WiSkari mozrdilma devbiWma gauRo da stumrebs
Sin SeuZRva. did oTaxSi yvelaferi isev Zveleburad ewyo. SuaSi isev is uzarmazari ma-
gida idga, garSemo Semowyobili maRAalzurgiani skamebiT, oric buxris win swored iq
daedgaT, sadac pirvelad kalTaSi Caisva kopalam lile. magidaze dudas naxelav Taf-
lakverebs oxSivari asdioda da oTaxSi motkbo rZis sasiamovno surnels afrqvevda.
_ axlave bebias davuZaxeb! _ uTxra devbiWma stumrebs da oTaxidan gavida.
cota xanSi biWi isev gamoCnda, ukan winsafarze xelebis mSralebiT saxeloebdakapiwe-
buli duda mohyveboda. stumrebis danaxvaze devqalma nabijs auCqara.
_ ase swrafad Tqvens gamoCenas ar velodi! _ moibodiSa dudam da magidisken gauZR-
va. _ dabrZandiT, dabrZandiT!
RvTisSvilebi magidas Semousxdnen.
_ Svilo, wadi, megobrebTan gaerTe! _ UuTxra bebiam SviliSvils. biWi mozrdili de-
visTvis Sesaferi sidinjiT gavida gareT.
_ romlisaa? _ hkiTxa dudas baadurma.
_ es ufrosisa aris. magram xandaxan imdeni moiyris Tavs, mereva, romeli romlisaa.
_ mere amas Civi?! RmerTma ise gamravloT, marTla agreodes.
_ gmadlob, baadur, keTili sityvisTvis. Svilebis beds ar vemduri, yvela daojaxda,
saxlebi daidges, saqoneli gaiCines, SviliSvilebiT amavses. burdasac am bolo xanebSi
ukeTesobas vamCnev. erTi, liles dardi mklavs _ TiTqos guli dauxura cxovrebas. er-
Ti misi guliani sicili gamagona, ai, iseTi, bavSvobaSi rom icoda, da mere Tundac mom-
kla. Tumca, ori dRea cota Seicvala, TiTqos damSvidda.
_ axla sad aris?
_ guSindlidan soflis patara devbiWebi saWidaod dahyavs. isinic gars exvevian da
gverdidan ar scildebian.
_ radgan asea, jer burdas movinaxulebT, manamde, albaT, lilec dabrundeba.
_ batonebi brZandebiT! _ miugo devqalma, _ mxolod erTs gTxovT, burdasTan da
lilesTan nu gamamxelT, buba rom gamovgzavne.
_ rogorc Sen ityvi!... _ piroba misca baadurma.
orive mxarSi daWrili burda Tavis veeberTela sawolSi gulaRma iwva. Tavi maRal ba-
liSze edo. gulze fanjridan Semosuli mzis sxivebi dasTamaSebda. RvTisSvilebis da-
naxvaze Tavi odnav wamoswia da cols mravalmniSvnelovnad gadaxeda. misma mkacrma Tva-
lebma duda daabnia. baadurs burdas mzera ar gamohparvia da sanam devi cols rames ety-
oda, daaswro:
_ dagvigvianda Seni monaxuleba, xom ar gvibrazdebi, devgmiro?!
_ logins mijaWvuli devgmiri arsad gamigia! _ dardianad upasuxa burdam.
_ skamebi miarTvi stumrebs! _ burdam cols isev gamomcdelad Sexeda.
sawolis TavTan mxolod erTi skami idga.
_ axlave! _ dafacurda duda da oTaxidan gavida.
_ marTali yofila duda. ukeTesoba namdvilad gemCneva. samSvildeSi cotas Tu ego-
na, rom gadarCebodi! _ uTxra kopalam da sawolze Camojda.
_ hoo!.. samSvilde... _ CaeRima burdas. devs dResac siamovnebas hgvrida bneleTze
gamarjvebis gaxseneba. _ ra xdeba qveynad _ mTasa da barSi?
_ Wrilobebs iSuSeben, salocavebs aRadgenen, vazs uvlian, xorbali mohyavT, saqo-
nels aSeneben... _ baadurs devisTvis undoda, ekiTxa, qveynis ambavs rom kiTxulob, li-
les erTxel mainc ratom ar moikiTxavo, magram sityva karis SemoRebam gaawyvetina. iq
ki... lile idga gabrwyinebuli saxiT, xelSi skami eWira, magram buqnai baaduris gorozma
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Semoxedvam TiTqos xel-fexi Seukra, Cveuli siTamamiT misalmeba ver gabeda. mere skami
frTxilad dadga, ar damjdara, RvTisSvilebs mdablad Tavi daukra da burdas hkiTxa:
_ dRes rogor xar, mama!
_ kargad!... _ dabneulad upasuxa devma.
uxerxuli siCume Camovarda. kopala mixvda, ramac Seacbuna lile. isic kargad icoda,
baaduris gulSi liles mimarT mxolod didi siyvaruli iyo. beri mas xom namdvil Svi-
liSvilad miiCnevda. amitomac baadurs daaswro, fexze wamodga, megobrebi ase ar xvde-
biano, wyenanarevi xmiT Tqva da gadaexvia. kopalas aseTi SexvedriT Segulianebuli li-
le baadurs miuaxlovda da mis win is-is iyo, daCoqeba daapira, rom beri fexze wamodga,
mxrebze xeli mohkida da gulSi Caikra. burdam gulianad amoioxra da cremli moiwminda.
uecrad fanjaraze kakunis xma gaisma da oTaxSi rufia Semofrinda.
_ ra stumrebi gvyolia?! _ ayrantalda yvanCala. _ rodis gvestumreT, aqamde sad
iyaviT? SegvatoveT me da burdas xelSi es biWi da TviTon cxra mTas iqiT gadaikargeT.
_ daikarge aqedan! gamomivida didi gulSematkivari... _ gaubrazda burda.
rufiam devis datuqsvas yuradReba ar miaqcia. piriqiT, sawolis TavTan Camoujda da
gaagrZela:
_ imedi maqvs, ar damigviania da uCemod araferi gadagiwyvetiaT!
_ dagagvianda ki ara, adrec mobrZandi... Sens gareSe Cems saxlSi sityva veRar gviT-
qvams... Sen ra ici, ra aqvs Cems Svils gadasawyveti?!... _ isev SeubRvira burdam. _ lile,
es gaquculi Citi aqedan momaSore! _ kbilebSi gamoscra burdam. am sityvebze rufiam
sawolis Tavidan liles mxarze gadainacvla.
_ moisvene, rufia! _ lilem xeli gadausva yvanCalas da Tavisive Semotanil skamze
Camojda. _ bero baadur, kopala, sami dRis win ukve vicodi, Cems sanaxavad roSkaSSi
amoxvidodiT. Tavadac vapirebdi TqvenTan mosvlas, magram gzaSi rom ar agcdenodiT,
dalodeba varCie. Tanac, TqvenTan saubari mSobliur kedlebSi merCivna. saTqmeli da sa-
fiqrali Zalze bevri maqvs... mama, rufias nu ubrazdebi, yvelaze kargad man icis, rac
gadavitane da Cems Tavs rac xdeba.
lilem RvTisSvilebsa da mamas wvrilad uambo yvelaferi, rac qvesknelSi moxda. ru-
fiac exmareboda, sul umniSvnelo ramesac ki ar atovinebda. lile cdilobda, yvelafe-
ri mSvidad da auRelveblad moeTxro, TiTqos bavSvobis tkbil mogonebebze saubrobda
da ara samsalasTan Sexvedrasa da balRamis Tasis damsxvrevaze. roca lilem saidumlo
kari axsena, RvTisSvilebma gaocebisagan erTmaneTs gadaxedes. amis Sesaxeb dRemde ara-
feri smenodaT.
_ maxsovs, sanam gons davkargavdi, samsalas Semzaravi xarxari gavigone, mere TvalT
damibnelda... _ am sityvebze liles guli yelSi moebjina da Txroba Sewyvita.
_ mere? _ hkiTxa kopalam.
_ mere... TiTqos yvelaferi Sezanzarda...
_ mere... _ liles sityva SeaSvela rufiam, _ lilem im karis gaReba isurva da mec im
saidumlo kars gasaRebi movarge, kari anjamebs moswyda, gadmovarda da moxarxare sam-
sala Tan Caitana. male qvesknelSi brZolis velidan gamoqceuli da Tqvengan damarcxe-
buli qajebic gamoCndnen. isini damexmarnen liles usafrTxo adgilze gadayvanaSi, arc
misi movla damayvedres. nel-nela balRamma lile moaRoniera da, roca fexze wamoayena,
wamovediT kidevac da aqeT, roSkaSisken gamoveSureT.
oTaxSi samariseburi siCume Camowva. RvTisSvilebi amden axalsa da ucnaur ambavs nam-
dvilad ar elodnen.
_ ho, balRamma momaRoniera, im oriode wveTma, rac rufiam Cems tuCebs frTebiT wa-
acxo da amiT ucilobel sikvdils gadamarCina... _ lile ramdenime wamiT Cafiqrda, Sub-
lze xeli moisva da gaagrZela: _ TandaTan is oriode wveTi mTeli ZaliT aboboqrda da
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Cemi qaji winapris sisxls gaZlierebisaTvis noyieri sazrdo misca. mTeli Cemi sxeulisa
da gonebis STanTqma scada. ar dagimalavT, SemeSinda. me dro, simSvide da mSobliuri
siyvaruli _ dudas zrunva da siTbo mWirdeboda, rom gavrkveuliyavi, vin viyavi. mar-
Talia, axlac bevri upasuxo kiTxva damrCa, magram erTi ki danamdvilebiT vici, me isev
is lile var, mamam kalmaxobaze pirvelad rom wamiyvana. bero baadur, kopala, ai, ratom
gavurbodi TqvenTan Sexvedras. erT-or dReSi Tavadac geaxlebodiT. axla, cota xans,
mamasTan imusaifeT, me Zmebs gavagebineb Tqvens mobrZanebas da Cems dabrunebasac bur-
das ojaxis Sesaferisad aRvniSnavT, _ Tqva lilem da saqmianad fexze wamodga.
_ moica, moica!... _ gaecina baadurs. _ ase iolad apireb Tavis daZvrenas?! _ beris
sityvebma lile adgilze gaaSeSa. _ balRamis Tasis damsxvreva da samsalas damarcxeba
ori RvTisSvilis gamaspinZlebiT ginda, aRniSno? axla, roca cocxalsa da uvnebels gxe-
dav, samSvildis brZolis gamarjvebiT damTavrebis niSnad, sane-ReleSi did dResaswa-
uls movawyob, yvela RvTisSvils moviwvev, yvela mxaridan vuxmob Cvens erTgul megob-
rebs...
_ mere, burda? _ wamoiyrantala rufiam da devis Tavze mourideblad daskupda.
yvanCalas moulodnelma kiTxvam baaduri, marTalia, Caafiqra, magram gamosavali
swrafad moZebna.
_ marTali xar, rufia. ra gemo eqneba sane-Reles dResaswauls burdas gareSe. amitom,
mTeli amaliT aq, roSkaSSi geaxlebiT. _ burdam SvebiT amoisunTqa. _ ase rom, axla
dajeqi, lile, da im saidumlo karze dawvrilebiT mogviyevi.
_ rac vicodi, ukve yvelaferi vTqvi. mgoni, arc rufiam icis meti.
_ wamosvlis win isev daketeT, ara? _ kidev erTxel daazusta kopalam.
lilem usityvod dauqnia Tavi.
_ avsulebma rom gaaRon? _ ikiTxa burdam.
_ SeuZlebelia! kari mxolod mas emorCileba, vis ZarRvebSic RvTisSvilis, kacisZis
da qajis sisxli Cqefs. _ rixianad Tqva rufiam, romelic isev, axla ukve Semorigebuli,
burdas Tavze ijda.
_ aseTi sisxli mTels mzisqveSeTsa da qvesknelSi mxolod liles aqvs. gamodis, kari
saimedod yofila Carazuli, _ daaskvna kopalam.
_ darwmunebuli xarT? _ ikiTxa lilem. _ xom ar gaviwydebaT, kari ori mxridan iRe-
ba. aqedan mxolod me SemiZlia misi gaReba, iqidan _ vin icis. _ am sityvebze rufia af-
rTxialda da isev liles mxarze dajda. _ im karis naxvis dRidan mosvenebas ar maZlevs
survili, gavigo, ra xdeba mis miRma.
_ lile!... _ amoigmina devma. axla ki mixvda burda, liles ra gadawyvetilebaze yran-
talebda rufia.
_ ho!... simarTle gviTxari, mxolod survili gklavs Tu wasasvlelad ukve sagzals
agroveb? _ hkiTxa berma.
_ sagzals jer ar vagroveb, magram wasvliT, aucileblad waval. ai, roSkaSSi damTav-
rdeba stumrianoba da... gzis dalocvas gTxovT.
_ Svilo, cxel gulze nurafers gadawyvet. gavides xani. iqneb is karic gadagaviwydes.
bero baadur, Senc urCie rame, _ sTxova burdam bers.
_ mama, rac unda didi dro gavides, vici, im kars versad gaveqcevi. me Tu ar veaxle,
Tavad meaxleba. unda wavide, bero baadur!
_ lile, dRemde Seni dabadebis erTaderTi mizezi mxolod balRamis Tasis damsxvre-
va gvegona. Tasi damsxvreulia, magram, vatyob, Seni daniSnuleba amiT ar dasrulebula.
samwuxarod, RvTisSvilebs morige cis gamgeblisgan amis Sesaxeb niSani ar migviRia.
RvTisSvilTa msgavsad, Senc rCeuli xar da RvTis neba unda iyos, guli wasvlas rom

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gTxovs. RvTis nebas ki win veraferi aRudgeba, verc megobris rCeva, verc mamis Txovna
da verc dedis mudara.
_ baadur!... _ amoigmina burdam.
_ Cemo burda, Cven isRa dagvrCenia, gza davulocoT da misi dabrunebisTvis vilo-
coT.
_ erTi Txovna maqvs, bero baadur, _ mimarTa bers lilem.
_ Tqvi, Svilo!
_ dedaCemis... im dedis, romelmac gamaCina, _ umal Seaswora lilem, _ saflavis naxva
minda. mxolod Sen gecodineba, sad aris.
_ vici, rogor ar vici, beCoSia. magram Cemze iolad duda miagnebs. am wlebis ganmav-
lobaSi is patronobda. dedas sTxove, is gaCvenebs. _ baaduris am sityvebze liles lo-
yaze cremli Camougorda.
_ lile, Sens moWidave devbiWebs xom ar maCveneb? _ saubris Tema Secvala kopalam.
_ ra Tqma unda! _ wamoiWra fexze lile.
_ Tqven wadiT, me burdasTan davrCebi. oRond, devT dedas gaagebineT, aq rom var. mi-
naxulos! _ sTxova liles baadurma.
_ nuTu kaisas gamojanmrTelebis imedi aRar aris? _ hkiTxa gzaSi lilem kopalas.
_ imedi yovelTvis aris, axlac ki, rodesac is, civi da ugrZnobi, sicocxlesa da sik-
vdils Sorisaa dakarguli.
_ kolxeTSi rad gaatane TuTas?
_ kolxeTi misi samSobloa. iq daibada. Sen ra, roSkaSSi ar dabrundi? iqneb mSobli-
urma miwam SeZlos is, rac me ver movaxerxe, _ miugo RvTisSvilma da moWidave devbiWebs
gaxeda.

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dasasruli da dasawyisi

umal moedo qveyanas, devebis sofeli qvesknelis damarcxebis aRniSvnas apirebs da

mTel mzisqveSeTs epatiJebao. samSvildeSi roSkaSeli devebis Tavganwiruli brZolis
Semdeg, maTi erTguleba yvelam iwama, Zmebad igules da mipatiJebaze uaris Tqma aravis
ufiqria. Tanac, rac yvelaze mTavari iyo, lile, balRamis Tasis damamsxvreveli da sam-
salas dammarcxebeli, Tavad unda yofiliyo maTi maspinZeli. misi naxva ki yvelas undo-
da.
Semodgoma Wrel xaliCasaviT dahfenoda roSkaSs. sofelSi didi stumrianoba iyo. yo-
veli saxlis banze maspinZlebs uSurvelad gamoefinaT xvavi da baraqa. sufra savse iyo
nair-nairi saWmliTa da RviniT savse doqebiT. roSkaSeli devebi erTmaneTs ecilebod-
nen stumrebis miRebasa da maspinZlobaSi. dagvianebulebsac ki gzaSive xvdebodnen da
Sin epatiJebodnen. ezoebSi didi cekva-TamaSi iyo gaCaRebuli. soflis mTavar moedanze
jildaobaSi ejibrebodnen. roSkaSis TavSi, wyarosTan, doRSi gamarjvebulT mSvildos-
nobaSi gamarjvebuli vaJkacebi ajildoebdnen. devbiWebi liles naswavli saWidao ile-
TebiT iwonebdnen Tavs.
stumrebi mxolod mesame dRes daiSalnen. maspinZlebi TavisTan dapatiJes da saxleb-
Si wavid-wamovidnen. mxolod beri buqnai baaduri, kopala, pirquSi da iaxsari darCnen
burdas ojaxSi.
lile Tavs SesaniSnavad grZnobda. yvela monatrebuli megobari naxa, ded-mama da Zme-
bi gverdiT hyavdnen. guli eubneboda, kaisac male gamojanmrTeldebao. ai, Tekla rom

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ver naxa, guli daswyda. Zalian enatreboda, magram Tavad kamaraSi ar miakiTxavda. bav-
SvobaSi megobars dalebis wesebi isedac bevrjer daarRvevina. es Zalian didi xnis win
iyo. axla ki Tekla-dedofali Tavad unda mdgariyo marTlmsajulebis damcvelad.
_ RvTisSvilebi Sen gamo darCnen aq? _ hkiTxa dudam Cafiqrebul liles.
lilem damnaSavesaviT axeda dudas da Tavi odnav daukra.
_ axla raRa undaT Sengan?
_ maT _ araferi.
_ lile, erTxel mainc miTxari, ras apireb!.. _ dudam kalTa Camoibertya da dabal
samfexa skamze Camojda.
lile zurgs ukan daudga devqals, Tavi Tavze daado da yelze xeli moxvia.
_ deda, isev unda wavide!... _ Zlivs amoTqva.
_ saiT?
_ qveynis sanaxavad.
_ eh!... Sen Tu qveynis naxva gaklia... _amoioxra devqalma.
lilem araferi upasuxa.
_ wadi, vici, mainc ver moisveneb. oRond piroba momeci, rom aucileblad dabrunde-
bi.
_ netav rodis ar davbrunebulvar? _ gaeRima liles.
_ sityvas banze nu migdeb! _ mkacrad Tqva dudam.
_ pirobas gaZlev! _ axla ukve seriozulad upasuxa lilem. _ xom ici, rogor miy-
vars Cemi saxli. samudamod sxvagan versad davsaxldebi.
_ ho!... ase, Svilo! ar dagaviwydes, Cemi yvelaze didi tkivili da sixaruli Sena xar!
lilem loyaze magrad akoca masze dardiT gaWaRaravebul Tvalcremlian dudas.

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saidumlo karebamde gacilebaze lilem RvTisSvilebs uari uTxra. kopalam Tavisi
nislisferi bedauri aCuqa; berma baadurma iroelebis niSani _ oqrosfrTosani mze Ca-
mohkida gulze _ misi tarebis Rirsi namdvilad xaro; pirquSma vercxlisyawimebiani
Sindisferi Coxa-axaluxi uboZa; pirquSma xviTos qva Caugdo jibeSi; devTdedam is dro-
Sa moutana, bavSvobaSi limuryvamalis dReobaze muryvam-koSkze rom aRmarTa.
da yvelam erTad, RvTisSvilebma da mTelma roSkaSma Semodgomis erT mSvenier mzian
dilas lile da rufia soflis bolomde miaciles.
lile moxdenilad moaxta Tavis nislas, yvelas xeli dauqnia da cxeni Tavqve gaaWena.

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roSkaSis asaxvevs axali gacilebuli iyo, rom gzaze misken WenebiT momavali cxenosa-
ni dainaxa. roca erTmaneTs gauswordnen, oriveni SeCerdnen.
_ gamarjoba, megobaro! es gza xom namdvilad roSkaSSi midis? _ rixianad hkiTxa da-
lis sabrZolo tansacmelSi gamowyobilma ucnobma liles.
_ Tekla? _ SesZaxa lilem.
_ gipove! _ Tqva dalma da guli Tan amoayola.
megobrebi erTmaneTs gadaexvivnen.
_ rogor gazrdilxar da davaJkacebulxar!
_ aRarc Sen xar patara gogo, dedofalo! _ lilem Teklas mowiwebis niSnad TaAvi da-
ukra.
_ ase saiT migeCqareboda? _ hkiTxa Teklam.
_ isev qvesknelSi unda Cavide.
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 _ raRa dagrCenia iq, samsala xom ar ginda daitiro? _ Teklam liles sityvebi xum-
robad miiRo.
rufia iqve axlos, buCqze ijda da sulganabuli usmenda maT saubars. Teklas aseT ue-
car gamoCenas yvanCala ar eloda. marTalia, arasdros enaxa liles bavSvobis megobari,
magram maSinve mixvda, vinc iyo. rufias gulma ver gauZlo, nislas Tavze gadainacvla.
maT saubarSi Careva undoda, magram lilem xeliT auqSia. rufia gaifxora da Zvel adgi-
las dabrunda.
lilem megobars Zalian mokled uambo Tavisi Tavgadasavali. Txroba rom daasrula,
Teklam uTxra:
_ mesmis Seni. wynari da mSvidi cxovreba ar SegiZlia. mzisqveSeTSi ki axals da mniS-
vnelovans aRarafers eli. amitomac faTerakebisa da Tavgadasavlebis saZieblad im
kars miRma ginda gasvla.
_ marTali ki xar, magram mTlad arc asea saqme. ra ggonia, romelime RvTisSvilze me-
tad miWris mklavi, rom swored me gamgzavnes balRamis Tasis dasamsxvrevad? ubralod,
mTels mzisqveSeTSi mxolod me SemeZlo bneleTis burusSi misi danaxva. axlac mxolod
me SemiZlia im karis gaReba. mis miRma simSvide rom megrZno, dabla CasvliT Tavs namdvi-
lad ar Seviwuxebdi. darwmunebuli var, is kari imitom Carazes, rom mxolod me gavaRo.
Teklam marjvena xelis ceri TiTi miutana TvalebTaAn axlos. roca lilem mis TiTze
Txel wiTel zolad gadaWimuli naiarevi dainaxa, Tavis marjvena cersac daxeda, sadac
zustad iseTive niSani hqonda.
_ lile iroeli erTaderTi ar aris! xom ar dagaviwyda, erTmaneTisTvis micemuli
saxsovari _ erTi wveTi sisxli, romelsac verc veravin wagvarTmevda da samudamod
CvenTaAn unda darCeniliyo. axlac darwmunebuli xar, rom is kari imitom Carazes, mxo-
lod Sen gageRo?
ra unda epasuxa liles. Tekla marTAals ambobda. is erTaderTi ar iyo. marTalia, sul
umniSvnelod, magram mainc, Teklas ZarRvebSic Cqefda RvTisSvilis, kacisZisa da qajis
sisxli. kari masac daemorCileboda.
axla ki veRar moiTmina rufiam da liles yrantaliT miafrinda:
_ es gogo marTAlia, erTaderTi aRara xar! rom midixar, sad midixar?! Senamdec iyo is
kari Carazuli da Sens merec iqneba. ra ggonia, morige cis gamgebels Sens meti aravin
hyavs iseTi, saidumlo kari rom gaaRebinos?! dafiqrdi, kargad dafiqrdi!... ra ici, iq ra
gelis... daujere Teklas, ubralo dali xom ar ggonia, dedofalia!.. _ ara da ar Cerde-
boda rufia. sanam yvanCala yrantalebda, lile da Tekla gaunZrevlad idgnen da Tva-
lebSi misCerebodnen erTmaneTs. rufia male mixvda, rom aravin usmenda, uyuradRebo-
biT ganawyenebuli liles mxarze Camojda da gaifxora. lilesa da Teklas fiqrebi bev-
rjer Seejaxa da gaeyara erTmaneTs. orives marjvena xelis cerebi swiwknida da Tavs ar
aviwyebda. orivem erTdroulad hkra dezi cxens da gza WenebiT erTad gaagrZeles.
_ es yvanCala vin aris? _ ikiTxa Teklam.
_ Cemi... ara, Cveni Soreuli naTesavia... _ maSinve Seaswora lilem.
_ sadamde unda gamogvyves?...
_ me _ bolomde. Seni ar vici...
_ amas male gaigeb! _ omaxianad SesZaxa Teklam da cxens mTeli ZaliT dezi hkra.

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