o-gini

genis wlebSi iyo Tu kanisa, es kia _ Soreul warsulSi oxda aq moTxrobili

ambavi.

im dros WeSmariti sarwmunoebis amRiareblebs, TavianT rwmenas Tuki

gaamJRavnebdnen, koconi am jvarze gakvra eloda. magram etyoba, rac ufro
ficxeli iyo qristianTa devna, miT ufro mowyaled gardamovidoda orwmuneTa
zeda madli `yovlismxilveli~ uflis mfravelobisa. saRamoobiT, roca caze
Camavali mzis dafioni aenTeboda, angelozebi da wmindanebi evlinebodnen nagasakis
irgvliv mdebare soflebs. xalxSi xma dairxa, erTxel urakamel miger-iaxeis Tavis
wisqvilSi sanZioan batistac ki gamoecxadao. samagierod, imav dros, eSmakic
araerTgzis gamoCenila imaT soflebSi, raTa morwmuneTa cxoneba daebrkolebina:
xan sakvirveli zangis saxed ixileboda, xanac ucxoul sawamlavad anda wneliT
gadaragvul oTxTvalad evlineboda sofels. isica Tqves, bnel, umzeo-umTvaro
dilegSi Cagdebul miger-iaxeis rom virTagvebi awamebdnen, sinamdvileSi avsulTa
Tanamosagre Winkebi iyvneno. genis merve wels, Semodgomaze, miger-iaxei da
TerTmeti sxva qristiani koconze dawves. genis wlebSi iyo Tu kanisa, es kia _
Soreul warsulSi moxda aq moTxrobili ambavi.

imave sofelSi, mTagorian orakamSi, cxovrobda erTi qaliSvili, o-gini

saxelad. o-ginis mSoblebi Soreul osakadan gadmosaxlebuliyvnen nagasakSi,
magram vidre axal adgilze dafuZnebas moaswrebdnen, orive gardaicvala da
oblad datoves o-gini. imaT, sxva kuTxis mcxovreblebs, rasakvirvelia, arc ki
gaegonaT WeSmariti sarwmunoeba, maT mxolod budizmi swamdaT, sakia-munis
mozRvreba. mavani frangi iezuitis TqmiT sakai-munim, bunebiT TvisiT Wurman
sacTurebisaman, movlo yoveli mxare CineTisa, buda amidas mozRvrebas uqadagebda
ers da mere amave mizniT gadmovida iaponiaSic. sakia-munis moZRvrebis Tanaxmad,
Cveni anima, imisda mixedviT _ mZimea, msubuqia, didia Tu mcirea Cveni codvebi,
xarSi gansxeuldeba, anda xeSi. Tanac, sakia-munim dabadebisas Tavisi deda
moakvidna. hoda, es moZRvreba rom uazroa, ara aris Zneli gasagebi; sakmaod
suleluric rom aris, esec uciloa. oRond, o-ginis mSoblebs, rogorc ukve iTqva,
ar SeeZloT yovelive es codnodaT. maSinac ki, suli rom amosdiodaT, mainc sakia-
munis moZRvreba swamdaT, pirquSi sasaflaos fiWvis xeTa CrdilebSi amaod
ocnebobdnen samoTxeze da baiburSic ar iyvnen, rom inferuno elodaT.

sabednierod, ymawvil o-gins Crdili ver miayena mSobelTa uvicobam. amave

soflelma glexma, raxania wminda wyliT Tavnapkurebma gulmodgine Zioan-
magositim uwoda mas saxeli maria. o-gins ar sjeroda, TiTqos sakia-munis
dabadebidanve TiTi gaeSviros cisa da miwisaken da eTqvas mWeqared: `caTa Sina da
miwisa zeda me mxolo var WeSmarit~. samagierod, mas mtkiced swamda, rom
`usaTnoesma, umowyalesma da utkbesma qalwulma santa-maria-samam muclad iRo~
ucodvelad da rom `mokvdinebuli jvarcmiTa, dadebuli saflavsa kldovansa~,
miwaSi Rrmad damarxuli Zesusu sami dRis Semdeg mkvdreTiT aRdga. aseve swamda,
rom odesme dahkravs sayviri saSineli samjavrosi da `ufali didebiTa didiTa,
ZaliTa ZlieriTa gardamovals zeciT~, SeaerTebs kacTa winandeli animas aw
mtvradqceul sxeulebs, cxovel suls STaberavs maT, aRadgens da marTalni
zeciur netarebas eziarebian, xolo `codvilni STaxdebian jojoxeTs, saca hgies
eSmakni~. yvelaze metad mainc diadi saguramento swamda, roca `ZaliTa uflis
sityvisaiTa~, purisa da Rvinis boRliwo, saxeSeucvlelad, uflis sisxlad da
xorcad gadaiqceva. amrigad, o-ginis suli ar hgavda misTa mSobelTa suls, ar iyo
unayofo udabno, xorSak qarTa sanavardo. igi iyo veli nayofieri, aRmomcenebeli
ifqlisac da mindvris wminda yvavilebisac. oblad darCenili qaliSvili Zioan-
magositim iSvila. magotisis coli Zioana-o-sumic gulkeTili qali gaxldaT.
mamobil-dedobilTan erTad uvlida o-gini saqonels, mohyavda qeri da mSvidad,
uSfoTvelad atarebda Tavis wuTisofels. cxovrobdnen ase, Tan TanasoflelTa
namalevad arc marxuloba da locva aviwydebodaT. gamodioda o-gini WasTan
mdgari leRvis CrdilSi, Sescqeroda namgala mTvares da gulmxurvaled
loculobda. martivi iyo am TmagaSlili qaliSvilis vedreba: `madloba Senda,
mowyaleo dedao! dedamTavar evas devnili asuli gevedrebi, gadmoxede Seni
mowyale TvaliT cremTa am ubadruk savanes. amin!~

da ai, erTxel, Soba dRes, mcvelebiT xlebuli eSmaki uecrad Sevida

magositis saxlSi. did keraze `saakvne cecxli~ enTo. gaWvartlul kedelze marto
am erTi RamiT CamoekidaT jvari. es kidev araferi: saxlis ukan, boselSi,
axaldabadebuli Zesusus gansabani wyliT savse rofi aRmoCnda. mcvelebmac maSinve
Tvali uyves erTmaneTs ficxlad mosdes Tokebi magositis da mis meuRles. o-ginic
gakoWes. magram samiveni mxned iyvnen, SiSis nasaxic ki ar dastyobiaT. oRond ki
TavianTi anima gadaerCinaT da wameba arad uCndaT. egonaT, ufalma mowyaleba
moiRo maTze: mainca da mainc am Sobis Rames rom Seipyres samive, gana es zeciuri
mowyalebis WeSmariti niSani ar iyo? samives ase swamda, TiTqos winaswaar
SeTanxmebulano. gzaSiac, roca nacvlis sasaxlisaken gabawrulebi mihyavdaT
mcvelebs, mxned miabijebdnen da Rameul qarSi erTTavad saSobao locvnebs
imeorebdnen: `hoi, vakagimi-sama, berenis qveynad dabadebulo, sada xar axla!
kurTxeul iyos saxeli Seni!~

eSmakma rom gakoWilebi naxa isini, taSi Semohkra da morTo mxiaruli xarxari.
oRond es kia, cotaTi maTi simtkice abrazebda. CamorCa mcvelebs, gadaafurTxa da
wamsve veeba filTaqvad gadaiqca, mere gruxuniT gagorda da sibneles Seeria,
gaqra.

Zioan-magosi, Zioanu-o-sumi da maria-o-gini miwisqveSa dilegSi Caagdes da

misces aTasgvar satanjvels, raTa WeSmarit sarwmunoebas gandgomodnen. wyliTac
awames, cecxliTac, magram vera da ver Searyies maTi simtkice. araferia, daiwvas
kani da xorci, cotac da paraisoSi viqnebiTo, swamdaT.

marTlac: axsenes Tu ara uflis wyaloba, pirquSi dilegi maSinve aRivso

paraisos brwyinvalebiTa! ZilSi iyo Tu cxadSi, naTeli angelozebi da wmindanebi
mravaljer mofrindnen maTda nugeSad. ufro metad o-gini eRirsa ama wyalobaTa!
zogjer igi xedavda, rogor uwvidida san-Zioan-batista orive xeliT mTel bRuja
mkals da etyoda: `Wame! zogjer imasac xedavda, rogor mofrindeboda
mTavarangelozi gaburieru, dakecavda Tavis spetak frTebs da oqros jamfiliT
wyals miawvdida.

nacvalma arc WeSmariti sarwmunoeba icoda, aRarc budas mozRvreba da

verafriT Seegno, ase rad jiutobdnen tyveebi. erTi fiqri ifiqra, Wkuaze xom ar
Secdneno. bolos, samives rom WkuaTmyofloba daatyo, ukve uSvelebel maxrCobela
gvelebad da martorqebad eCveneboda isini, yovel SemTxvevaSi _ mxecebad, araferi
saerTo rom ara aqvt adamianTa modgmasTan. aseTi mcexebis cocxlad gaSveba ki
araTu kanonebs ewinaaRmdegeboda, mTeli qveynis simSvidesac safrTxes uqadda.
amitom, erTi Tvis ganmavlobaSi dilegSi rom awama patimrebi, bolos maTi
koconze dawva gadawyvita (simarTle rom iTqvas, nacvali, iseve, rogorc
Cveulebrivi brbo, erTxelac ar dafirqebula, marTla Tu emuqreboda qveynis
simSvides amaTi sicocxle: jer erTi, saamisod arsebobda kanonebi, meorec _ iyo
xalxis morali; amitom arc Rirda amaze nametani fiqri).

soflis bolos dasasjelad gayvanil, Zioan-magositis TavkacobiT maval sam

morwmunes arc gzaSi etyoboda SiSis nasaxi. isini sasaflaos gverdiT mdebare
qvian uSenze unda daewvaT. moyvanisTanave samives waukiTxes braldeba da cal-
calke miakres msxvil, oTxkuTxa svetebze. mere svetebi uSenis Sua adgilas
CaarWves miwaSi: marjvniv Zioana-o-sumi, SuaSi Zioan-magositi da marcxniv maria-o-
gini. magositis coli kidev ufro moeberebina xangrZliv wamebas. magositisac
sicocxlis niSanwyali ar ecxo wverwamozrdil loyebze. o-gins Tu ikiTxavT,
maTTan SedarebiT arc egrerigad iyo Secvlili. magram samives, ukve fiCxis
grovaze SemaRlebulT, mSvidi saxe hqonda.

dasjis adgils raxania Semoxveoda usaqmurTa brbo. sasaflaoze ki, moseireTa

miRma, ramdenime fiWvis xes cad gaewvdina saRvTo gavalakTa msgavsi Stoebi.

samzadisi rom moTavda, erT-erTi mcveli medidurad wadga win da samives

gamoucxada, mofiqrebis dros gaZlevT, uaryaviT Tqveni sarwmunoebao.

_ kargad dafiqrdiT Tu uaryofT, maSinve SegxsniT Tokebs.

braldebulebma araferi Tqves. maRla, cisaken imzirebodnen da Rimilic ki

ukrTodaT pirze.

uCveulo siCume Camovarda. mcvelebi gaCumdnen. mayureblebic gasusuliyvnen.

yvelam braldebulebs miaStera Tvali. oRond mRelvarebam rodi SeukraT sunTqva,
seiri undodaT da elodnen, axla ki abrialdeba koconio. mcvelebsac moswyindaT
lodini, laparakic ki ezarebodaT.

anazdad yvelam garkveviT gaigona:

_ me uarvyof WeSmarit sarwmunoebas.

o-ginis xma iyo.

moseireebs CoCqoli SeudgaT, magram maTi zriali maleve Cacxra da kvlav

siCumem daisadgura. magositi miubrunda o-gins da mwuxared uTxra xmaCamwydarma:
 _ o-gin, eSmakeulma gacduna, Svilo! cotac moiTmine da uflis saxes ixilav!

sityva ar daemTavrebina, o-sumimac moica saboloo Zali da TiTqos SoreTidan

mosca xma:

_ eSmaki Cagsaxlebia gvamSi, iloce, o-gin!

magram o-gini ar gamopasuxebia, brbos miRma icqireboda, sasaflaosaken, sadac

ramdenime fiWvis xes cad gaewvdina saRvTo gavalakTa msgavsi Stoebi. amasobaSi
meore mcvelma misi axsna brZana.

es rom dainaxa, Zioan-magositim Tvali daxuWa TiTqos beds Seurigdao.

_ iyav neba Seni, ufalo, yovladZliero!

Tokebisagan daxsnili o-gini erTxans idga da dabneuli kvlav sasaflaosaken

iyureboda. mere magositis da o-sumis Sexeda da uceb muxli moiyara maT winaSe.
sityva ar uTqvams, ise aqviTinda. magositis Tvali ar gauxelia. o-sumimac piri
ibruna, Sexedvac ar aRirsa Svilobils.

_ hoi, mamao da dedao, _ xma amoiRo bolos o-ginma, _ mapatieT, gemudarebiT!

ki ganvudeq WeSmarit sarwmunoebas, magram es imitom momivida, rom uceb ai, iq
fiWvis xeebi davinaxe, saRvTo gavalakebs ugavT Stoebi. im xeebqveS ganisvenebs Cemi
ded-mama. imaT araferi icodnen WeSmariti sarwmunoebisa da, albaT, inferunoSi
mouwevT yofna. magram me rom axla marto Sevsuliyavi paraisoSi, mSoblebi ar
momitevebdnen. amitom, gavyvebi me Cems mSoblebs jojoxeTSi. hoi, mamao da dedao,
wadiT Zesusu-samasTan da maria-samasTan, me ki WeSmarit sarwmunoebas vuRalate da
meti aRar SemiZlia cxovreba...

slukuniT Tqva es yvelaferi da amoujda guli. maSin Zioana-o-sumis

Tvalebidanac iwvima cremlma da daedina mis fexTiT Semomdgar fiCxs. arada,
paraisoSi Sesasvlelad gamzadebulisaTvis amaoa wuxili, ar hferobs es
morwmunes. amitom mWvunvare Zioan-magositim cols moxeda da gabrazebiT SesZaxa:

_ Senac eSmakma gadagibira. ara? kargi, Tuki WeSmarit sarwmunoebas ginda

ganudge, hqmen, rac genebos! me marto daviwvebi Tqvens Tvalwin!

_ ara, mec SenTan erTad movkvdebi! _ cremlTa ylapviT wamoiZaxa o-sumim, _

magram... magram imitom ki ara, rom paraisoSi minda Sesvla, ara, me mxolod SenTan
erTTad minda yofna... mudam SenTan erTad...

didxans dumda magotisi. saxe xan ufiTrdeboda, xan isev uferiandeboda

Sublze wveTebad gamoasxda ofli. Sinagani mzeriT Wvretda axla igi Tavis animas,
xedavda misi sulisaTvis morkinal angelozsa da eSmaks. oRond ki mis ferxTiT
moqviTine o-gins ar aeRo axla Tavi...magram ara, ukve mas amoscqeroda o-gini.
ucnauri sxivi gaukrTa cremliT savse TvalebSi, daJInebiT umzerda mamobils.
eniSna magositis: adamianis suli elavda am TvalebSi, `gandevnili dedakacis~, evas
suli.
 _ mama, wavideT jojoxeTSi! yvelani eSmaks mivyavarT _ dedac, mec, is Cemi
deda da mamac, wamodi Senc.

da magositic gatyda.

xom amdeni gadmocemaa Semonaxuli rwmenisaTvis wamebulTa Sesaxeb Cvens

qveyanaSi, magram es ambavi gansakuTrebiT samarcxvino dacemis magaliTad
SemogvrCa. diax, roca samive ganudga WeSmarit sarwmunoebas, moseirneebmac ki _
bebrebma Tu jeelebma, kacebma Tu qalebma, yvelam daZraxa isini, albaT, guli
dawydaT, koconze maTi dawva rom ver ixiles. aki amisTvis iyvnen Seyrilni.
Tqmuleba ambobs, metisteti sixarulisagan eSmaki veeba wignad gadaiqca da mTeli
Rame ze dahbrunavda dasjis adgilso. TumcaRa, avtors eeWveba, marTla Tu Rirda
es warmateba esoden Slegur molxenad.

agvisto, 1922w.