qarTuli

hagiografiuli Zeglebi

3 tomad

tomi III

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mivesalmebiT winamdebare naSromis gamocemas.
migvaCnia, rom es gamocema daaaxloebs saqarTvelos eklesiis
sulier memkvidreobasTan moswavleebs, studentebs, mrevlis
wevrebs da yvela dainteresebul mkiTxvels.

sruliad saqarTvelos kaTolikos-patriarqi,

mcxeTa-Tbilisis mTavarepiskoposi ilia II
qarTuli
hagiografiuli Zeglebi
originaluri teqstebi
da
axali qarTuli Targmanebi

redaqtori: levan abaSiZe

mxatvruli gaformeba: giorgi peraniZe

tomi III

ISBN 978-99940-755-4-6 (samive tomi)

ISBN 978-99940-755-7-7 ( III tomi)

© bTi
Tbilisi 2008

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We greet the publication of Georgian Hagiographic Literature.
This publication will certainly help students, parishes and wide public
to become closer to the spiritual heritage of the Georgian Church.

I LIA I I
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia,
Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi

GEORGIAN HAGIOGRAPHIC
LITERATURE
Original texts and translation into modern Georgian

VOLUME III
Redactor: Levan Abashidze

Design: Giorgi Peranidze

ISBN 978-99940-755-4-6 (all three volumes)

ISBN 978-99940-755-7-7 (volume III)

© BTC Tbilisi 2008

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 Content sarCevi

Foreword ....................................................................................................... 8 Sesavali ......................................................................................... 8

Life of Saint Ioane of Zedazeni ................................................................... 19 cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa ...................................... 19
Translated by Ekvthime Kochlamazashvili and Maia Areshidze Targmna eqvTime koWlamazaSvilma da maia areSiZem

Life of Saints Ioane of Shio and Evagre ...................................................... 69 cxovreba Rirsi Siosi da evagresi ........................................ 69
Translated by Maia Kobiashvili Targmna maia kobiaSvilma

Life of Saint David of Garegi .................................................................... 101 cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa .................................... 101
Translated by Levan Abashidze Targmna levan abaSiZem

Life and martyrdom of Saint Abibos of Nekresi ...................................... 135 cxovreba da wameba wminda abibos nekreselisa ................. 135
Translated by Eter Shengelia Targmna eTer Sengeliam

Life of Saint Serapion of Zarzma ............................................................. 153 cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa ............................... 153
Translated by Edisher Tchelidze Targmna ediSer WeliZem

Martyrdom of Saint Gobron ..................................................................... 249 wameba wminda gobronisa ......................................................... 249
Translated by Eter Shengelia Targmna eTer Sengeliam

Martyrdom of Saint Konstanti the Georgian ........................................... 283 wameba wminda konstantisa ..................................................... 283
Translated by Nino Khakhiashvili Targmna nino xaxiaSvilma

Life of Saints Ioane and Ekvthime ............................................................ 311 cxovreba wminda ioanesi da eqvTimesi ................................. 311
Translated by Medea Glonti Targmna medea Rlontma

Life of Saint Giorgi of Athos .................................................................... 433 cxovreba wminda giorgi mTawmindelisa ............................. 433
Translated by Ekvthime Kochlamazashvili Targmna eqvTime koWlamazaSvilma

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 Sesavali
qristianuli srulyofilebis idea ar icvleboda sa-
ukuneebis manZilze da Tavisi arsiT marad igive rCeba.
amis miuxedavad, is gzebi da saSualebebi, romlebiTac
qristianebi cdilobdnen mieRwiaT am idealisTvis, gan-
sxvavebuli iyo sxvadasxva epoqaSi da sxvadasxva garemo-
ebebSi, romlebSic qristianebs uxdebodaT cxovreba.
mociqulTa xanaSi da mis Semdgom, qristianTa didi dev-
nis periodSi, qristianuli srulyoflebis umaRles ga-
movlinebad miCneuli iyo sarwmunoebisTvis sicocxlis
gawirva – mowameoba.
qristiani wmindanebi: mowame da sulieri mowame
berZnuli sityva “martvili” (martys), iseve, rogorc
misi Zveli qarTuli Sesatyvisi – “mowame”, aRniSnavda
sxva arafers, Tu ara mowmes, romelic mowmobs da adas-
turebs imas, rac unaxavs, risi momswrec yofila da ami-
tom danamdvilebiT icis. Tavdapirvelad, swored am
mniSvnelobiT Cndeba es sityva qristianul literatu-
raSi. mociqulebi iyvnen mowmeebi (mowameebi) yovelive-
si, rac maT ixiles qristes amqveyniuri cxovrebidan da
aseve, rac iswavles misi swavlebidan. da isini mzad iy-
vnen, daemowmebinaT yovelive es “ierusalemSi, mTel iu-
deaSi da samariaSi da qveynierebis kidemde” (saqm. 1:8).
petre mociqulma, Tavis mimarTvaSi sxva mociqul-
Ta da mowafeTa mimarT, rodesac dadga iudas Sem-
cvleli mociqulis arCevis sakiTxi, swored es termi-
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ni gamoiyena da swored aRniSnuli mniSvnelobiT: “ma-
Sasadame, saWiroa, rom erTi im kacTagan, romelnic
CvenTan iyvnen mTeli im xnis manZilze, roca ufali ie-
so movida CvenTan da wavida Cvengan, ioane naTlismcem-
lidan moyolebuli, vidre im dRemde, roca is amaR-
lda Cvengan, - erTi maTgani unda SemogvierTdes Cven
da CvenTan erTad iyos mowme misi aRdgomisa” (saqm.
1:22). Tavis am pirvel sajaro gamosvlaSi petre saub-
robs Tavis Tavze da sxva mociqulebze, rogorc “mowa-
meebze” (mowmeebze), romlebmac ixiles mkvdreTiT aR-
mdgari qriste. Tavis pirvel epistoleSi, petre aseve
moixseniebs Tavis Tavs, rogorc “qristes vnebaTa mow-
mes” (1 petr. 5:1).
am adreul magaliTebSi ukve moCans sityva “mowa-
mis” axleburi, qristianobisTvis damaxasiaTebeli
mniSvneloba. qristes mowafeebi ar iyvnen ubralod
mowmeebi, romlebic sasamarTloSi iZlevian Cvenebas.
es ukanasknelni Cveulebriv ar igdeben Tavs safrTxe-
Si, rodesac isini mowmoben da adastureben imas, rac
ixiles. maTgan gansxvavebiT, qristes mowmeebi yovel-
dRiurad idgnen safrTxis winaSe Tavisi mowmobis gamo
da es mowmoba dReniadag SeiZleboda gamxdariyo mZime
sasjelis da TviT sikvdiliT dasjis mizezi. wminda
stefane iyo is mowme, romelmac pirvelma qristiano-
bis istoriaSi, Tavisi mowmoba Tavisi sisxliT dabeW-
da. misi mowameobis ambavs vxvdebiT wignSi “saqme moci-
qulTa”, sadac aRwerilia, Tu rogor dasajes is sik-
vdiliT.
mociqulTa saqmianoba did safrTxesTan iyo dakav-
Sirebuli da TiToeulma maTganma Tavisi mowmobis-
Tvis miiRo sasjeli ama Tu im saxiT. maTi umetesobis-
Tvis es sasjeli sikvdiliT dasja iyo.
amgvarad, ukve mociqulTa xanaSi, termini “mowame”
aRniSnavda im mowmes, romelsac nebismier dros SeiZ-
leba daaZalon sakuTari mowmobis uaryofa da, uaris
SemTxvevaSi, mas mZime sasjeli emuqreba, sikvdilis
CaTvliT.
aqedan gasagebi xdeba, Tu rogor SeiZina termin-
ebma “mowame” da “wameba” (damowmeba), Tavisi saboloo
mniSvneloba, romliTac is qristianul literatura-
Si dasabamidanve ixmareba: mowame, anu mowme qristesi
aris is, visac SesaZloa, ar unaxavs qriste Tavisi Tva-
liT, magram imdenad mtkiced swams qriste, misi Rmer-
Tkacoba, aRdgoma da qristianobis WeSmariteba, rom
amjobinebs miiRos sikvdili, vidre uaryos qriste.
ukve pirveli saukunis miwuruls, wminda ioane maxa-
rebeli swored am mniSvnelobiT iyenebs sityvas mowa-
me (martvili). is saubrobs warmarTobidan moqceul
antipaze, romelic aris qristes “marTali mowame
(martvili), romelic mokles Tqven Soris, sadac me-
fobs satana” (gamocx. 2:13). igive ioane laparakobs
moklulTa sulebze, “romlebic mokles RvTis sityvi-
sa da mowmobisaTvis (martyria)” (gamocx. 6:9).
mowameobis xanam or saukuneze met xans gastana, sanam
meoTxe saukunis dasawyisSi imperatorma konstantinem
ar gamoacxada qristianobis kanoniereba (313 w.). mogvi-
anebiT qristianoba romis imperiis sarwmunoeba gaxda.
rodesac dasrulda qristianTa masobrivi devnis,
da Sesabamisad, mowameobis xana, qristianTaTvis dadga
aucilebloba, sxvagvarad gamoexataT swrafva qristi-
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anuli srulyofilebisken da sxvagvarad miebaZaT qris-
tesTvis. mravalma qristianma gadawyvita srulad ga-
ewyvita Tavisi kavSiri am qveyanasTan da gandegilobis
gza aerCia, raTa zedmiwevniT aResrulebina saxarebi-
seuli mowodebebi. asketuri cxovrebisadmi amgvari
swrafva IV saukunemdec aRiniSneboda eklesiaSi. jer
kidev II saukuneSi eklesiis mravali maswavlebeli ga-
nixilavda amgvar asketur msaxurebas, rogorc mowame-
obis Tanaswor Rvawls da RvTisadmi siyvarulis umaR-
les gamovlenas. asketuri msaxureba miiCneoda ro-
gorc yoveldRiuri mowameoba (martyrium cotidianum), da am-
gvarad gaCnda sulieri mowameobis idea.
es azri marad cocxali iyo eklesiaSi da mas qar-
Tul hagiografiul literaturaSic vxvdebiT.
giorgi merCule wminda grigolis da mis ZmaTa Rvaw-
lis Sesaxeb wers:
`dRiTi-dRe mravldebodnen Zmebi, radgan ematebo-
da ufals meTerTmete saaTis muSebi WeSmariti vena-
xis dasamuSaveblad da isini pirvel marTalTa Tana-
ziarni da wminda mowameTa monawileni xdebodnen, rad-
gan monazvnobis RvawlSi wminda mowameebis msgavsad,
— da maTze metad, — mxneobdnen, radgan martvilebi
martooden erT dros ewamnen, eseni ki yovel dros ewa-
mebodnen qristes saxelisTvis, rogorc ambobs daviTi:
„SenTvis vixocebiT Cven yovel dRe~, da pavle ambobs:
„me yoveldRe qristesTvis vkvdebi~.
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hagiografia raturas, romelic msoflio hagiografiuli litera-
turis ganuyofeli nawilia.
amgvarad, eklesiaSi dasabamidanve iyo wmindanTa saWiroa aRiniSnos, rom qarTuli hagiografiuli
ZiriTadad ori tipi: martvili da asketi. orive maT- Zeglebi xasiaTdebian gansakuTrebuli individua-
gani da msgavseba maT Soris bunebrivad momdinareobs lobiT, movlenebis aRqmisa da gadmocemis sicxove-
saxarebidan. liT, mkafioobiT da utyuarobiT. yoveli qarTuli
wmindanTa Tayvaniscema da gandideba dasabamidanve hagiografiuli Zegli marTlac TavisTavadi Rire-
axasiaTebda eklesias rogorc aRmosavleTSi, iseve bulebis naSromia, epoqis pirmetyveli xatia, marad
dasavleTSi. eklesiis uadresi istoriidan Cvenamde gauxunari saunjea.
moaRwia mravalma dokumentma, romlebic asaxaven ama
Tu im adgilobrivi eklesiis mier Sedgenil wmindanTa
siebs maTi dResaswaulis TariRis aRniSvniT. mogvia- amitom migvaCnia mniSvnelovnad Tanamedrove mkiT-
nebiT am siebma dasabami misces saeklesio kalendrebs xvelisTvis srulad miwodeba rogorc Tavdapirveli
da e. w. martirologiebs. adreve Cndeba mowameobis aR- teqstisa, aseve am teqstebis Targmanisa, raTa xsenebuli
werebi da wmindanTa mokle biografiebi, rac aris ha- teqstebi ar darCes mxolod mecnier-mkvlevarTa Seswav-
giografiuli literaturis dasawyisi. eklesiaSi im- lis sagnad da gza gaexsnaT maT yoveli mkiTxvelisTvis.
TaviTve iyo survili da saWiroeba, aReweraT wmindan-
Ta cxovreba da Rvawli, rom is cnobili yofiliyo sxva Zveli qarTuli teqstebi momzadebulia ediSer WeliZis mier
ilia abulaZis redaqtorobiT gamocemuli Zveli qarTuli
qristianTaTvis, romlebic dacilebulni iyvnen am
hagiografiuli literaturis Zeglebis pirveli da meore
wmindanebisgan sivrceSi da droSi. cxovrebebs xSirad
tomebis mixedviT.
Tanamedrove da TviTmxilveli qmnida, Tumca iyo Sem-
levan abaSiZe
Txvevebi, rodesac, avtori gasuli Taobis wmindanTa
Sesaxeb Sekrebda mowmobebs da aRwerda mis cxovrebas.
amgvarad Seiqmna vrceli da mdidari hagiografiu-
li literatura, romelic qristianTaTvis dausrule-
bel wyaros warmoadgenda swavlisTvis da mibaZvisTvis.
saqarTvelos eklesiaSi, rogorc msoflio eklesiis
ganuyofel nawilSi, aseve arian wmindanebi, romlebsac
eklesia ganadidebs. qarTul enaze dawerili maTi cxov-
rebis aRwerebi Seadgens qarTul hagiografiul lite-

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 winaTqma da iyos kaTalikos arsen II-is (915-980) mier, romelic iyo kaci
ganaTlebuli da mwignobari. daviT garejelis cxovrebis av-
tori ucnobia da is ufro adre unda iyos Sedgenili. ueWve-
asurel mamaTa cxovreba lad iarsebebda asurel mamaTa cxovrebis werilobiTi wya-
roebi, romlebic maTi cxovrebis kvaldakval Seiqmneboda, da
saqarTvelos da misi eklesiis istoriaSi udidesi adgi- romlebsac eyrdnobodnen 3-4 saukunis Semdeg moRvawe avto-
li uWiravT asurel mamebs – ioanes da mis Tormet mowafes. rebi. abibos nekreselis wameba SemorCenilia mxolod gvian-
asureli mamebi meeqvse saukuneSi movidnen saqarTveloSi deli, ganvrcobili (metafrastuli) redaqciiT.
asureTidan (siriidan). es Zeglebi mogviTxroben asurel mamaTa cxovrebaze, maT
es mZime periodi iyo saqarTvelosTvis rogorc politi- garSemo mowafeTa Sekrebasa da monatrebis daarsebaze, rom-
kuri, iseve sarwmunoebrivi TvalsazrisiT. sparseTi imdenad lebic qristianobis ganmtkicebisa da ganaTlebis centrebad
mkvidrad idga kavkasiaSi, rom im periodSi qarTlis mmarTve- iqcnen.
lebi mTavrebad iwodebodnen da ara mefeebad. mimdinareob-
da sarwmunoebrivi kamaTebi qristologiur sakiTxebze, rac levan abaSiZe
bizantiis (romis) imperiaSi V saukuneSi dawyebuli kamaTebis
gamoZaxili iyo. am kamaTebis kulminacia iyo 451 wlis qalke-
donis msoflio saeklesio kreba, da am krebis miRebis Tu armi-
Rebis sakiTxi eklesiis mZime ganxeTqilebas iwvevda. sul uf-
ro Rrmavdeboda naprali qalkedonis krebis momxreebs (dio-
fizitebi) da mowinaaRmdegeebs (monofizitebi) Soris. kavka-
siis eklesiebi iZulebulni iyvnen kamaTis arss Caswvdomod-
nen da arCevani gaekeTebinaT.
amave dros, saqarTveloSi jer kidev Zlieri iyo warmar-
Toba da SedarebiT axladdamkvidrebul qristianobas Semdgo-
mi qadageba da ganmtkiceba sWirdeboda.
yvela am sakiTxs amZimebda sparseTi, romelic mzad iyo
nebismieri sarwmunoebisa, Tu konfesiisaTvis daeWira mxari,
romelic kavkasiis xalxebs bizantias (sparseTis umTavresi
mowinaaRmdeges) daaSorebda.
am mZime periodSi Camovidnen qarTlSi asureli mamebi, ro-
melTa Rvawls udidesi mniSvneloba hqonda. maT ganamtkices
qristianoba aRmosavleT saqarTveloSi, udidesi wvlili Se-
itanes samonastro da gandegiluri cxovrebis damkvidreba-
sa da ganviTarebaSi. isini saqarTvelos eklesiis udidesi
wmindanebi arian.
asurel mamaTa cxovrebis uadresi nusxebi daTariRebuli
unda iyos meaTe saukunis meore naxevriT (k. kekeliZe). ioane
zedaznelisa da Siosa da evagres cxovrebebi Sedgenili un-

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zedaznelisa

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 cxo rebaA wmid
cxorebaA isa mamisa Cuen
wmidisa isa iovane
Cuenisa cxovreba Cveni wmida mamis iovane zedazneli-
isaA. romel
zedaZnelisaA.
zedaZnel rZaneb
romelii bbrZaneb iTa
rZanebiTa sa, romelic RmrTis brZanebiTa da suliwmidis
RmrTisaATa da w winamZRurob
inamZRurob iTa sul
inamZRurobiTa isa
sulisa megzurobiT (winamZRvrobiT) SuamdinareTidan
wmidisaATa
wmid moivlina
isaATa moivl queyaniT
ina queyan Suamdinar
iT Suamd inariT
inar iT gamogzavnil iqna qarTlis qveyanaSi Tavis
qarTlisad
queyanad qarTl aTormetTa
isad aTo rmetTa mowafeTa
Tormet wmida mowafesTan erTad
misTa wmidaTa Tana. 1

ganaaxla da ganavrco wmidaman mamaman Cuenman qristes mier ganaaxla da ganavrco wmida mamam arseni kaTalikosma
arseni kaTalikozman.

guakurTxen, mamao! saubars Tavisi mizezebi aqvs, romelnic aRZraven mas,

mizezni arian aRmZrvel sityYsa da sityuaA ars mimTxro-
bel mizezTa, romlisaTYs pirvel mivlenan sagrZnobelTa da
miarTYan mimRebelsa, da mimRebelman miscis ganmkiTxvelsa,
da ganmkiTxvelman – dammarxvelsa. da esreT gamosaxuli igi
moiqcis da daeberis nestusa enisa TYsisasa da gangebul(ad),
oxrin, raATa kualad sasmenelTa sxuaTa miscemdes TYT Tana-
ziarebiTa smenisaATa, romel ars awindeli ese Cueni moqcevaA.
da igi swored am mizezebs gadmoscems. sityvebi jer grZno-
bis organoebTan aRweven, Semdeg isini miarTmeven mimRe-
bels1, mimRebeli gadascems ganmsjel-Semfasebels,2 da es
ukanaskneli _ damcvel-Semnaxvels.3 amgvarad gamosaxuli,
igi kvlav dabrundeba Tavisi enis sayvirTan da gaazrebu-
lad gamoscems xmas, raTa sxvaTa sasmenels gadasces. asevea
Cveni axlandeli kvlav-miqceva saTqmelisadmi, radganac
jerovani moqmedebaa, ZvelTagan moRweul sanatrel gad-
mocemaTa mixedviT saubari da gamocxadeba im did moRva-
weTa Sesaxeb, romelnic Seimkvnen WeSmaritebis gamocxade-
biT, da amitomac unda iqadagebodnen mTel qveynierebaze
sityvis msaxurTa4 mier RmrTivSTagonebiT.

1 igulisxmeba msmeneli.
2 igulisxmeba goneba.
3 igulisxmeba guli adamianisa.
1 xelnawerebis nusxa: A: A-199; B: Ier.-36; C: H-136. 4 sityvis msaxuri _ ritori, mwerali, mqadagebeli.

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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
rameTu jer-ars gamocxadeba sanatrelTagan uwyebasa, –
KeliTmoKsenebulTagan werilTasa, – sityuad didTa maTTYs,
romelni ganfenil qadagebad jer-arian yovelsa sofelsa msa-
xurTagan sityYsaTa gamocxadebiTa maRlisaATa, romelni gan-
Suendes gamocxadebiTa WeSmaritebisaATa. ara Tu advilad sa-
uravsa rasme veZiebT, aramed siRrmeTagan zRYsaTa patiosan-
Ta margalitTa, SromiT mosagebelTa, gunebavs cxadad gamo-
CinebaA, romelni ganmzadebul arian ganyofad simdidresa, ux-
rwnelsa safasesa saRmrToTa niWTasa, naTesavisa mimarT Cue-
nisa sityYTa madlisaATa.
wigni vedrebisa SenisaA aRmovikiTxe, Zmao miqael, da Txo-
visa Senisa wadierebaA gulisKma-vyav da friad mTnda swav-
lis moyuarobaA Seni, rameTu geneba, raATamca didisa iovane
zedaZnelisa cxorebaA aRvwere da miuZRuane Tquensa mas udab-
nosa. pirvelad, raATa ara siRrmesa Sina dafarul iyvnen saT-
noebani wmidisa mis mamisa da moZRurisani, da merme, maT gamo,
raATa sargebeli vpooT. da qartaA igi wulili, romeli war-
mogeZRuana Cuenda, romelTagani (!) saqmeTa mamisa Cuenisa ze-
daZnelisani warvikiTxe da zogi raAme gamovikiTxeT misTYs
da misTa maT mowafeTa maTTa, maT Sina adgilTaTYs, viTarca
vin marculeuli oqroA warscis visme Kelovansa, raATa Seq-
mnes igini WurWlad Suenierad erTad SekrebulTa.
da amiT eseviTariTa wadierebiTa ara Tu ras miiReb Cuen-
gan, aramed momcem, viTarca ufali igi didebisaA misruli
jurRmulsa mas zeda da wyalsa iTxovda dedakacisa misgan
samaritelisa, ara Tu moiRebda, aramed wyarosa cxorebisasa
mianiWebda. esreT moviReb da ara Tu migcem. xolo me, viTar
vixile keTili igi stumari, romeli movida Cemda, sixaruliT
mivrbiode da aRviyvane igi qorsa Cemsa da minda ganZRebad Sim-
Sili misi, romelsa-igi eZiebda.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
advil sazrunavs ki ar veZebT, aramed gvsurs zRvis siR-
rmidan mZime SromiT mosapovebel patiosan margalitTa sa-
aSkaraod gamotana, romelnic gamzadebulni arian imisaT-
vis, rom saRmrTo wyalobis Seumusravi saganZuri gauna-
wilon Cvens ers, sityvieri madlis saxiT.
wavikiTxe Seni savedrebeli werili, Zmao miqael, da Se-
vityve Seni sasurveli saTxovari da Zalian momewona Seni
swavlismoyvareoba, radganac moisurve, aRmewera didi io-
vane zedaznelis cxovreba da Tqveni monastrisaTvis Semewi-
ra; jer erTi, imisaTvis, rom Cveni wmida mamisa da moZRvris
saTnoeba siRrmeSi dafluli ar darCeniliyo, da meorec, imi-
saTvis, raTa maTgan sargebloba migveRo. zogi ram Cveni ma-
mis iovane zedaznelis saqmeTa Sesaxeb wavikiTxe im mcire wig-
nSi, romelic CvenTvis gamogigzavnia, zogi ram, rogorc wmi-
da mamis, ise mis mowafeTa Sesaxeb, agreTve maTi samoRvaweo
adgilebis Sesaxeb sxvadasxva pirTagan gamovikiTxeT.
(Seni Txovna da xsenebuli pirvelwyaros gamogzavna)
hgavs im kacis saqciels, romelic marcvlovani oqroTi ama-
ragebs romelime ostats, raTa man am marcvalTa erTad Sek-
rebiT mSvenieri WurWeli daamzados. amgvari mondomebiT
Sen ufro mets gvaZlev, vidre Cvengan iTxov, ise, rogorc
ufali didebisa,1 jurRmulTan misuli, samariteli deda-
kacisagan wyals iTxovda,2 magram misgan ki ar iRebda, ara-
med TviTonve mianiWebda mas sicocxlis wyaros. aseve vi-
Reb me Sengan da ara gaZlev. CemTan mosuli keTili stuma-
ri rom davinaxe, sixaruliT Sevegebe, aviyvane zemo sar-
Tulze da misi SimSilis dacxroba movindome, rasac igi
eZiebda.3
1 igulisxmeba iesu qriste.
2 Sdr. in. 4:4-15.
3 keTil stumrad, romelic saWmels iTxovs, igulisxmeba qriste; Sdr.
m. 25:41-45
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
da viTar aRvixile saunje Cemi, vpove igi naklulevanad
mcired mecnierebisa Cemisagan da, rameTu ena-brkYnval var
da ver-metyuel, vinaAT viwye wmidisa misTYs Txrobad saT-
noebaTa misTa! aramed ganvizraxe, raATa vemsgavso futkarsa
Sromis moyuaresa da samoTxeTa SuenierTa wignTa mier movi-
wilne yuavilni, raATa ganumzado Wamadi tkbili wadierTa sa-
didebelad Cuenda. aramed jer-ars, raATa locvaA winaAT wa-
ruZRuanoT, Keli SemoyavT Cem Tana vedrebiTa!
rameTu yovelTa keTilTa ganmasurnelebel locvaA ars.
aman mucelsa Sina dedisasa ganapoxa samoel da winaAswarmet-
yuelad gamoaCina. ixileT-Ra nayofi igi locvisaA – winaA-
swarmetyuel iqmna WeSmaritebisa siyrmiTgan, rameTu iTxova
igi ana cremliTa da locviTa.
kualad sjulis-mdebelsa moses mo-raA-aqundes ficarni
igi sjulisani, ormeoc dRe locvaA da marxvaA safuZvel yo.
da moses ficarni, dawerilni TiTiTa RmrTisaATa, gardamoa-
qundes mTisa misgan erTgzis da meored – srulebad, rameTu
pirvelni igi Seimusrnes, viTarca uriani, xolo meoreni pa-
tiv-icnes mocvalebiTa. misTYs jer-ars, raATa yovelman, ro-
melman Kel-yos saRmrTosa msaxurebasa, iTxov[o]s misgan, ro-
meli-igi uxuad mimniWebel ars RmerTi, da miscems sazrdelsa,
viTarca ityYs iakob mociquli: “ukueTu vinme naklulevan
ars Tquengani sibrZniTa, iTxoven, da mosces mas RmerTman niWTa
ganmyofelman”.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
roca Cemi codnis saganZuri davaTvaliere, da vnaxe mi-
si naklulevaneba, radganac gamarTulad saubaric ar Se-
miZlia, amitomac misi saTnoebis Sesaxeb Txrobas Sevude-
qi. ganvizraxe, davemsgavso Sromismoyvare futkars, da su-
lier wignTa baRis yvavilTagan Sevkribo neqtari, raTa
tkbili saWmeli movumzado amis mosurneT, Cvens sadideb-
lad. amisTvis ki saWiroa, locva wavumZRvaroT am saqmes;
Tqvenc SegvewieT vedrebiT, radganac yoveli sikeTis gan-
masurnelebeli locvaa. man dedis mucelSive ganaZliera
samoeli da winaswarmetyvelad gamoaCina.1 naxeT nayofi
locvisa! _ siyrmidanve WeSmaritebis winaswarmetyvelad
iqca samoeli, radganac misTvis cremliTa da locviT eved-
reboda dedamisi, ana.2
aseve, rodesac mose sjulmdebels sjulis ficrebi un-
da wamoeRo, amis safuZvlad locva da marxva dado. jer
RmrTis xeliT dawerili ficrebi Camoitana mosem mTidan,
Semdeg sxva ficrebi, maTi Semcvleli, radgan Tavdapirve-
li ficrebi daimsxvra, huriaTa msgavsad, xolo meore fic-
rebi pativiT Seimosnen, [warmarTebTan] misvliT.3
amitomac saWiroa, yvelam, romelic saRmrTo msaxure-
bas mihyofs xels, misgan iTxovos, romelic uxvad momniWe-
belia da sakvebs aZlevs yvelas (e. i. RmerTi), rogorc am-
bobs iakob mociquli: `Tu vinme sibrZniT naklulia Tqven-
gani, iTxovos, da RmerTi, niWTa (wyalobaTa) mimcemeli, mis-
cems~.4
1 Sdr. msaj. 16:17; galat. 1:15.
2 Sdr. I mef. 1:1-20; 3:20.
3 Sdr. gamoslv. 32:14-19; 34:1; 34:28-29.
4 Sdr. iakob. 1:5.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
xolo dawyebasa mweralTasa jer-ars moKsenebaA didisa
mosesi, damwyebelisa saxlis weriTa, WeSmaritisa momaswave-
beliTa, igi, romel noes msgavsad kidobnisa mis wyalsa zeda
iqceoda SeWurvili didebisagan, SiSiTa gangdebul, ganri-
nebul iqmna moRuawebiTa RmerTTaATa, faraoAs asulisagan
ganipoxa saxlsave mas Sina misve mefisasa, mokla megYpteli
igi, siZe faraoAsi, ara mSorebeli da uCinoA, aramed maxlobe-
li faraoAsi viTarca iyo saxe yovelTave WeSmaritisa, pirve-
li igi – axlisa mis sjulisa siZe igi faraoAsi, faraoA uKor-
coAsa mis faraoAsi, viTarca egYpte jojoxeTisaA, erTier-
Tisa maxlobelni saxiTa. meot iqmna risxvisagan mefisa, gan-
vida udabnod mTasa sinasa. gamoecxada angelozi RmrTisaA
cecxliTa mayulovansa mas Sina, saidumloA qalwulisaA, da
zarganKdili movida xilvad. mis mier uwoda da tyavi igi
mkudrisaA gansZarcua ferKTagan cxoveli da warmoidgina ga-
mocxadebad, romeli misve maRlisagan iwama yofad igi Rmer-
Ti faraoAsi, mTavrisa bnelisa da gandgomilisa uzeSTaesisa-
gan keTilisa, igi, romel maRalTa umwuervalesTa mTaTa umaR-
les iqmna (saxe igi WeSmaritisa mis sjulisa mdebelisaA!), mas
Ksnad israelisa waravlinebda saswauliTa da niSebiTa.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
mweralTaTvis weris dawyebisas saWiroa didi moses mox-
senieba, romelic WeSmaritebis momaswavebeli saxlis aRwe-
riT iwyebs.1 igi, noes kidobnis msgavsad, wyalze mimoiqceo-
da, RmrTis mfarvelobiT daculi. (faraonis winaSe) SiSis
gamo gadagdebul iyo, magram Tavisianebis SemweobiT2 gadar-
Cenil iqna; faraonis sasaxleSive aRizarda misi asulis mi-
er. merme mokla megvipteli, romelic Soreuli da ubralo
kaci ki ar iyo, aramed siZe faraonisa (rogorc axali sju-
lis saxe iyo Zveli sjuli, aseve faraonis siZe _ usxeulo
faraonisa,3 xolo egvipte _ jojoxeTisa). gaeqca mose mefis
risxvas, udabnoSi wavida, sinas mTaze. mayvlovanSi, romelic
qalwulis saidumloa,4 RmrTis angelozi gamoecxada cec-
xlis saxiT da SeZrwunda am xilviT. angelozma cecxlidan
ubrZana, mkvdris tyavi ganeZarcva fexidan,5 da, maSasadame,
cocxlad warmoaCina mose, iseve, rogorc RmerTi faraonisa
_ sibnelis mTavrad, umaRlesi sikeTisagan gandgomilad. WeS-
marit sjulismdebels, umwvervales mTebze ufro maRlad
gamoCinebuls, gzavnida RmerTi israelis gamosaxsnelad ni-
SebiTa da saswaulebiT.
1aq `saxlad~, SesaZloa, igulisxmebodes kidobani, romliTac yrma mo-
se sikvdils gadaurCa (ix. gamosvl. 2:3).
2 ZvelqarTul teqstSia: `moRuawebiTa RmerTTa Ta~, rac aSkara nonsensia.
teqsti, samwuxarod, erTaderTi xelnaweriTaa SemorCenili, da am adgi-
lis gamarTva variantuli kiTxva-sxvaobebiT jerjerobiT SeuZlebelia
(meore nusxis aRmoCenamde); Sinaarsis mixedviT ki, vfiqrobT, unda iyos:
`moRuawebiTa T sTa Ta~, radgan yrma moses gadarCenisaTvis Tavisianeb-
ma (`T sTa~), saxeldobr, dam da dedam izrunes (e. i. `iRuawes~). grafiku-
li msgavsebis gamo `T sTa Ta~, SeiZleboda, arasworad amokiTxuliyo _
`RmerTTa Ta~, rac am konteqstSi sruli uazrobaa.
3 igulisxmeba boroti suli, satana.
4 saidumlo _ gamomsaxveli, alegoria, saxe.
5 mkvdris tyavi _ igulisxmeba tyavis fexsacmeli. imis xazgasma, rom
tyavi mkvdari pirutyvis nawilia, _ aluziaa adamisTvis RmrTis mier
tyavis samoslis Cacmevisa, samoTxidan gamoZevebis dros. mkvdari
cxvris tyavisagan damzadebuli samoseli, eklesiis mamaTa azriT (gri-
gol noseli, `didi kateqeturi sityva~), mokvdavebis momaswavebelia.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
xolo momavlinebeli igi Tavsa TYssa gamoucxadebda, vin-
igi iyo, da Tqua: “me var RmerTi abraamisi, RmerTi isakisi,
RmerTi iakobisi” da mauwyebelisa mamaTa SenTaAsa. saxelsa mis-
sa mTiT auwyebda samTa maT naxapetTa, didTa maT da marTalTa,
saxel-idva RmrTad.
merme kualad ikiTxavs-ve RmerTsa mimRebeli igi mose:
“ukueTu mrquan, vin mogavlina, raA vTqua?”. erTi igi ufskru-
liT siRrme aswava Tqumad da hrqua: “esreT arqu, “romeli-igi
ars, man momavlina”. ars igi ars, romlisa dasabam ara ars”. da
marwmunebelad miscna aTni igi did-didni saswaulni, romli-
Ta ars igi RmerTi mamaTaA, raATa hrwmenes WeSmaritisa RmrTis
mecnierebisa sazRvari, naTeli igi didi, Seipyrnes igini bnel-
man da siRrmesa dainTqnen. da romeli naTeli igi ars, erTi uxi-
lavi da ucvalebeli RmerTi ars ara dasabamieri, arca gasru-
lebadi, ganuzomeli, maradis kurTxeuli, naTeli samebisaA, ra-
meTu ese usaRmrTeebisa Sehkrebs samguamovnebasa mamisa, Zisa
da sulisa wmidisa Tana. aRiracxebis esreT Sekrebulad Seur-
wymeli da ganuyofeli, da ara jer-ars daklebad Ze mamisagan
da arca suli Zisagan. da ukueTumca ara esreT iyo RmrTeebaA,
vidre-memca ara didebul iyo friad, rameTu ars igi uxilav,
uJamo, dautevnel, ucvalebel, – ucvalebel TYnier viTare-
bisa, TYnier raodenobisa, xatebisa, – Seupyrobel da Seunawev-
rebel, TYT iZrvis maradis ZrviTa, TaviT TYsiT Zlier. daRaTu
miiwevis pirvelisa mizezisa yoveli, romeli misi ars viTarca
Ze, mxoloA cxoveli da ganmacxovelebeli, momcemeli cxore-
bisaA, viTarca ityYs: “me cxovel var da Tquenca cxovel iyve-
niT, da romelsa hrwmenes Cemi, igica cxovndes Cem mier”, naTe-
li igi, maradis kurTxeuli da brwyinvale, ganurCeveli uzeS-
Taesisagan bunebisa arsebisa, saukunebr naTeli smeniT-re. da
suli wmidaA, mTavrobisa ufali, warmavlinebeli, ganmkuTnve-
li, taZrad TYsa moqmedi, viTar hnebavn da vis Tanaca unebn.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
xolo gamgzavneli (RmerTi) Tavis Tavs ucxadebda, Tu
vin iyo: `me var RmerTi abraamisi, RmerTi isakisi, RmerTi
iakobisi~.1 RmerTi Tavis saxels mTidan auwyebda; sami di-
di mamaTmTavris RmrTad moixsenia man Tavi.
merme isev hkiTxa RmerTs sjulismimRebelma mosem: `Tu
mkiTxaven, vin mogavlinao, ra vupasuxo?~ _ erTi ufskru-
liseburi siRrme aswavla saTqmelad da uTxra: `ase upa-
suxe: romelic aris, man momavlina~.2 igi aris arsi, romel-
sac dasabami (dasawyisi) ara aqvs. amis dasarwmuneblad aTi
didi saswauli misca moses, romliTac igi mamaTa RmerTia.
vinc ar irwmunebs WeSmarit RmerTs, am did naTels, maT
bneli moicavs da siRrmeSi CainTqmebian. WeSmariti naTe-
li _ erTi uxilavi da ucvalebeli RmerTia; ara dasabamis
mqone, arc sisrulisaken mimavali, ganuzomeli, maradis
kurTxeuli, naTeli samebisa, radganac igi (sameba) hkrebs
mamis, Zisa da suliwmidis samgvamovnebas. ase Sekrebulad
aRiracxeba, Seurwymeli (pirebiT) da ganuyofeli (bune-
biT), da mamas Ze ar moakldeba da arc suli _ Zes. ase rom ar
yofiliyo RmrTeeba, esoden didebuli ar iqneboda, rad-
ganac igi aris uxilavi, drois miRma, dautevneli,3 ucva-
lebeli; viTarebis, raodenobisa da xatebis gareSe; Seup-
1gamosvl. 3:6.
2Sdr. gamosvl. 3:14.
3igulisxmeba: ganuzomeli, romelsac veraviTari sivrce ver daitevs.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
rameTu suli momcemeli da Semoqmedi da ara Seqmnuli,
romlisagan dadga Seqmnilica igi naTeli meoreTa maT brwyin-
valebaTaA, angelozTasa vityY, da naTeli mesame [...]ci ese, daw-
yebulni pirvelisa misgan naTlisaA, dasabamisaA igi, romlisa-
gan samni da samisagan erTi, garna ese xolo. rameTu mama ara Ze
da Ze ara mama da suli wmida arca mama, arca Ze. da ese ara gan-
yofs bunebasa, aramed ganiyofvin bunebasa Sida da moaswa-
vebs erTobasa. xolo romelTa samebisa erTsworoba ver gu-
lisKma-yves, bnelsa Sina arian da eCquebian. hrcxuenoden ari-
ozs, romelman dabadebulad ikadra Tqumad sityuaA igi
RmrTisaA, romeli-igi misi iyo da ara sxuaA. da ese SeemTxYa,
rameTu ver cna sazRvari guamisa da bunebisa misisaA, xedvida
mas kacad da bunebaA RmrTeebisaA dausabamoA vera cna.
da kualad ariannica, romelni ityYan qristesa, viTarmed
sityuaA iyo RmrTisaA, da suli kualad dabadebulTa Seaer-
Tes da ityYan, viTarca adamio, sityuaA igi dahbada RmerTman,
rameTu [...]1. yovelTa kacTa uugunuresno, ukueTu sityuaA misi
iyo, viTar-memca iyo zogi RmrTeebisa misisaA dausabamod da
zogi dabadebuli? romeli-igi xuroman qmnis, sueti gina ta-
Zari, ara iTqumis sityuaA xuroAsaA mis, aramed sityYTa Seq-
mnili. da aw viTarmca iyo sityuaA RmrTisaA qriste da kua-
lad dabadebuli sityuaA igi?! vidre maTi dasjis maT! ukue-
Tu sityuaA igi ara iyo mis Tana, dausabamoA ukanaAT daebada?!
pirvel utyu vidre-me iyoa RmerTi Senisa sityYsaebr?! da ku-
alad hnebavs, raATa miugon mkiTxvelsa yovelTa, romelni er-
Tsworebasa samebisa wmidisasa ara Seiwynareben, RmerTi Sem-
wynarebeli SesrulisaA ars anu ara? ukueTu aRiaros, viTar-
med RmerTi ara Semwynarebeli ars SesrulisaA, vikiTxoT: sit-
yuaA RmrTisaA Sesruli ars anu ara? ukueTu Tquas, Sesruli
1 aq raRac unda akldes, Tumca xelnawerSi es daklebuloba araa riTime aR-
niSnuli.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
yrobeli,1 Seunawevrebeli,2 Tavad moZraobs maradiuli moZ-
raobiT; Tavis TavSi Zlierebis mqone. pirvel mizezTan3 aR-
wevs yovelive, romelic misia, rogorc Ze, cxoveli da gan-
macxovelebeli,4 momcemeli cxovrebisa, rogorc Tavadve
ambobs: `me cocxali var da Tqvenc cocxlebi iqnebiT, da
vinc Cemsas irwmunebs, isic icocxlebs Cem mier~.5 naTeli,
maradis kurTxeuli da brwyinvale, arsebiT ganuyofeli
uzeSTaesi (umaRlesi) arsis bunebisagan; da suliwmida,
mTavrobis ufali, [sikeTis gzaze] damyenebeli, da Tavis sam-
yofelad ganmkuTvneli im adamianebisa, romelTac moisur-
vebs.
radganac suli momcemelia; Semoqmedi da ara Seqmnili,
romlis mierac ganmtkicda meore, Seqmnili naTelic, meo-
re brwyinvaleba, rogoricaa angelozTa dasi, da mesame na-
Teli ki _ kaci; isini dawyebulni (dasabamierni) arian pir-
veli naTlisagan, romelicaa wmida sameba, samebiT erTi. is,
rom mama araa Ze da Ze araa mama, suliwmidac araa arc Ze da
arc mama, _ es ar niSnavs bunebis ganyofas, aramed samebis
pirni ganiyofian saRmrTo bunebaSive, da amiT erTobas mo-
aswavebs. romelTac samebis erTsworoba6ver Seicnes, sibne-
leSi imyofebian da siSleges misdeven. Sercxves ariozi, ro-
melmac gabeda, RmrTis sityva (qriste), romelic misi (e. i.
RmrTisa) iyo da ara sxva (e. i. RmrTeebisagan ganyofili), qmni-
lebad gamoecxadebina. es cdomileba ariozs imiT SeemTxva,
1 Seupyrobeli _ is, rasac ver Seipyrob, raime CarCoSi ver moaqcev.
2 Seunawevrebeli _ nawilebisagan Seudgeneli, e. i. martivi.
3 pirvelmizezi _ igulisxmeba mama RmerTi.
4 cxoveli da ganmacxovelebeli _ cocxali da sicocxlis mimniWebe-
li.
5 Sdr. in. 11:25.
6 termini `erTsworoba~ gamoxatavs samebis pirTa erTobas da maT
Tanasworobas.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
ars, uvar-vyo, romeli igi aRviare, aramed nu iyofvin, viTar-
mca Se-raAme-vida RmrTisa Tana, romelica ara iyo, ukueTum-
ca Semwynarebeli igi Cans, rameTu yovelsa Semwynarebelsa
aRematebis da daakldebis, da viTar SesaZlebel ars ese RmrTi-
saTYs Tqumad, viTarmed: aRematebis da daakldebis. daSTa, raA-
Ta iyos SanT, rameTu yoveli oriTave ganiyofvis: SanTiTa da
SesruliTa. da romeli ara iyos Sesruli, Cans, rameTu SanTi
ars igi. da romeli SanTi ars, mdgomare arian igini TaviT
TYsiT. xolo romeli RmrTisa ars, ese ars dambadebeli da ara
dabadebuli. vityY sityuasa dausabamosa, romlisa mier dah-
bada RmerTman yoveli dabadebuli. da ver SemZlebel ars yo-
fad, rameTu yovelive ganiyofvis or pirad: dabadebuli da
dambadebeli. da romeli dambadebeli ars, da ars dabadebul,
da Cans, rameTu sityuaA igi ara dabadebuli ars da, raATa mok-
led vTquaT, viTarca araraA ars dabadebulTa Soris, romel-
mca dambadebel iyo.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
rom ver mixvda gansxvavebas misi pirisa (e.i. pirovnuli Tvi-
sebisa) da bunebisa; xedavda mis kacobas da dausabamo saR-
mrTo buneba ver ganWvrita.
iseTi arianebic arian, romelnic qristes RmrTis sit-
yvad miiCneven, magram suliT isev dabadebulad (qmnile-
bad) Seracxes da amboben, _ sityva, ise rogorc adami, Rmer-
Tma dabadao. yvela kacze ufro ugunurno, Tu misi (e.i. ma-
mis) sityva iyo, rogor SeiZleboda, misi RmrTeebis naxeva-
ri dausabamo yofiliyo, sxva naxevari ki _ Seqmnili (e. i.
dasabamieri)?
roca mSenebeli qmnis taZars an svets, amaT mSeneblis
sityvas ki ar uwodeben, aramed misi sityviT (azriT, gone-
biT) Seqmnils; maS, rogorRa SeiZleboda, qriste RmrTis
sityvac yofiliyo, da Tanac dabadebuli (e. i. Seqmnili)?
TviT maTive (arianelTa) sityva amxels maT: Tu sityva
ar iyo masTan (mamasTan) erTad dausabamo, maS mogvianebiT
Seiqmna? maS RmerTi Tavdapirvelad utyvi yofila, ro-
gorc Sen ambob!
kidev minda, kiTxviTve vupasuxo yovel mkiTxvels, ro-
melic wmida samebis erTsworobas ar aRiarebs: RmerTi Se-
mavalis mimRebeli aris Tu ara? Tu aRiareben, rom RmerTi
Semavalis mimRebeli araa, vkiTxavT: sityva RmrTisa Sema-
valia (masSi) Tu ara? Tu ityvis, Semavali da Sesuliao, e.
i. uarvyof, rac vaRiareo, mivugeb: SeuZlebelia, raime ise-
Ti Sevides RmerTSi, rac manamde ar yofila; radganac, ra-
ime Semavalis mimRebeli rom iyos igi, yovel mimRebels xom
(am miRebiT) emateba an akldeba raime, da rogor SeiZleba,
RmerTze vTqvaT, _ raime moemata an moakldao! dagvrCa, va-
RiaroT, rom (Ze RmrTisa) bunebiTad masTan myofia,1 radga-
1`bunebiTad masTan myofis~ Sesatyvisad Zvel teqstSi gvaqvs `SanTi~.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
esreTve vityY sulisa wmidisaTYsca. xolo makedon ikadra
sulisa wmidisa dabadebulTa Soris SerTva da madliT mov-
lena TYTmflobelisa mis sulisa wmidisa. kadnieri igi, Tav-
Kedi, romelsa Tavi TYsi raAme egona yofad, romeli-igi ara
iyo. aman enaA TYsi RmrTis mbrZolad ganaZliera Semdgomad
saSinelisa mis smenisa, viTarmed: “yovelni codvani da gmoba-
ni mietevnen kacTa, xolo sulisa wmidisa gmobaA ara miete-
os”. da arca gulisKma-yo winaAswarmetyuelisa daviTis
Tq[u]muli igi, viTarmed: “sityYTa uflisaATa cani daemtkic-
nes, da suliTa pirisa misisaATa yoveli Zali maTi”. ukueTu suli
pirisa misisaA ars, wmidaA igi suli viTarmca iyo dabadebul!
rameTu yoveli, romeli ars, misi ars. ukueTu dabadebul, usu-
lo viTarme iyo mamaA vidre dabadebadmde mis sulisa! aramed
dambadebeli misi suli igi WeSmaritebisaA, romeli mamisagan
gamovals da Zisa Tana Tayuanis-icemebis, igi suli, romeli
wyalTa zeda iqceoda da qceviTa miT maT zeda gamosaxvida da
dahbadebda yovelTa dabadebulTa da madliT warmoaCinebda
TiToeulsa, viTarca mas unda; igi suli, romeli cecxlisa
msgavsad gardamoKda mociqulTa zeda, uzeSTaesiTa sakYrve-
lebiTa enani ganuyvna. aha madli gamouTqumeli, ebraulad
ityYs mociquli erTiTa xolo eniTa da yovelTa eniTa barba-
rozTa esmina!
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
nac yovelive, rac SeiZleba iyos, orTagan erTia _ an buneb-
rivad myofi an SeZenili (Sesuli), da, rac Sesuli (SeZeni-
li) araa, Cans, _ bunebrivad myofi yofila! bunebrivad myo-
fi ki TavisTavadi arsia (sxva raimeze araa damokidebuli).
(amrigad, Ze RmrTisa _ TavisTavadad RmerTSia, da ara
garedan Sesuli), xolo romelic RmrTisaa, igi Semoqmedad
unda vaRiaroT da ara Seqmnilad. vsaubrobT dausabamo sit-
yvaze, romlis mierac Seqmna RmerTma yoveli qmnileba. yove-
li arseba orTagan erTia: an Semqmneli (da Tavad Seuqmneli,
TviTarsi), an Seqmnili. aSkaraa, sityva RmrTisa Seqmnili ki
araa, aramed Semoqmedi; da mokled rom vTqvaT, SeqmnilTa
Soris araferia, rac SeiZleboda Semoqmedi yofiliyo.
amasve vityvi suliwmidis Sesaxebac. makedonma gabeda,
qmnilebaTa Soris Seeracxa TviTarsi suliwmida, da mad-
liT (mowyalebiT) movlenilad warmoidgina igi. im Tav-
xedma, romelsac Tavisi Tavi raRac egona, rac namdvilad
ar yofila. imis Semdeg, rac smenoda sakrZalveli sityve-
bi _ `yvela codva da gmoba mieteveba kacs, xolo suliwmi-
dis gmoba ar mietevebao~,1 _ man mainc gaaZliera RmrTis
winaaRmdeg brZola. ver mixvda daviT winaswarmetyvelis
naTqvams: `uflis sityviT ganmtkicdnen cani, da misi piri-
dan gamomavali suliT _ yoveli maTi Zala~.2 Tu misi
(RmrTis) piris sulia (e. i. sunTqva), rogor SeiZleba, Seq-
mnili iyos! radganac yvelaferi, rac misia, saRmrToa (da
Seuqmneli)! qmnileba rom yofiliyo suliwmida, rogor iq-
neboda mama, usulod, am sulis Seqmnamde? namdvilad ki
suliwmida Semoqmedi mamis sulia, suli WeSmaritebisa,
romelic mamisagan gamodis da ZesTan erTad Tayvanis-ice-
meba. es sulia, romelic wylebze mimoiqceoda,3 da am
1. mT. 12:31
2. fs. 32:6
3. Ses. 1:2.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa

amis sulisagan suli sibrZnisa da mecnierebisa da gulis-
Kmis-yofisaA movedin Cuen zeda da moecin povnad madli sit-
yYsaA enasa Cuensa, raATa wmidisa mis iovane zedaZnelisaTYs
vityodi ucTomelad Semkobad, sargebelisaTYs spodionTa
udabnoTaAsa (romel arian moswrafebani). xolo Tquen gan-
mzadeniT sasmenelni Tquenni da sarwmunoebiT SeiwynareT, nu
viTarmca gesma saTnoebaA yovlisa mis kacisaA, aramed mcire
mravlisagan dayovnebiTa JamisaATa.
mimoqceviT saxes aZlevda da qmnida yovel qmnilebas, da
Tavisi wyalobiT TiToeul qmnilebas imgvarad warmoaCen-
da, rogorc mas surda. es suli, romelic cecxlis saxiT
gadmovida mociqulebze, umaRlesi sakvirvelebiT enebi ga-
nuyo maT. ai, gamouTqmeli mowyaleba! ebraulad saubrobs
mociquli, mxolod erTi eniT, da yvela ucxo enaze mosa-
ubres esmis (Tav-TavianT enebze!).
dae, Cvenc mogveces amave sulisagan suli sibrZnisa da
mecnierebisa, madliT Seimosos Cveni sityvebi, raTa Seuc-
domlad vityodeT wmida iovane zedaznelis qebasa da Sem-
kobas monastris mkvidr moswrafeTaTvis (gulmodgine msme-
nelTa), Tqven ki Tqveni sasmeneli (yuri) moamzadeT da rwme-
niT miiReT, ara yvelaferi am kacis saTnoebaTa Sesaxeb, ara-
med mcire raime nawili, rac droTa svlas gadaurCa.

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 dasabami cxo reb
cxoreb isa wmid
rebisa isa mamisa
wmidisa
Cuen isa iovane zedaZnel
Cuenisa isaA
zedaZnelisaA
I. ese netari iovane iyo queyaniT SuamdinariT, da winam-
ZRurebiTa sulisa wmidisaATa moiwia queyanasa qarTlisasa, max-
lobelad deda-qalaqsa amas Cuensa mcxeTas, romelman ganu-
kuTnva Tavi TYsi siyrmiTa TYsiTgan qristesa.
da aRiRo uReli mZime siWabukiTgan TYsiT da dajda
TYsagan da dayudna, rameTu ars sasoebaA TmenisaA. pirvelad
TYssave queyanasa asureTs iwyo monazonebad. da iqceoda yov-
liTa simdabliTa, marxviTa da mRYZarebiTa, cremliTa da ved-
rebiTa. SromiTa da moTmeniTa dRiTi-dRe waremateboda, raATa
srulebasa mas miemTxYos, romelca-igi miiRos, romelsa
ityYs: “irekdiT da gangeRos, eZiebdiT da hpovoT”.
viTar-igi ganaTlda, didebasa mas miiwia pirvel, da mSo-
rebelsa mas, viTarca mas maxlobelsa, xedvida. da gamobrwyin-
da viTarca varskulavi. da ganmravldes Zalni igi, romelni
iqmnnes misgan RmrTisa mier, kurnebaTa mravalferTa saxeTa
senTasa gansxmad eSmakTasa.
maSin dauteva adgili igi, sada iqcevin, da warvida gan-
Sorebulsa udabnosa. da pova quabi da dajda mas Sina mowa-
feTa TYsTa Tana. da aravin icoda adgili igi mraval Jam. da
iSYT sadame ganavlinis mowafeTa misTagani moRebad sazrde-
lisa. da esreT farulad iyofvoda xolo, hgonebda farvasa
Tavisa TYsisasa.
xolo RmerTman mermeca gamoacxada TYsi igi monaA, ra-
meTu CueulebaA ese ars RmrTisaA: “yoveli, romeli daimdab-
lebdes Tavsa TYssa, igi amaRldebis”. iwyes kualad moslvad
munca misa, romel damalul iyo quabsa Sina. miaqunda sneu-
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dasabami Cveni wminda mamis, ioane
zedaznelis cxovrebisa
netari ioane iyo SuamdinareTidan da suliwmindis
winamZRvrobiT movida qarTlis qveyanaSi, Cveni
dedaqalaqis, mcxeTis siaxloves. man Tavisi Tavi
siyrmidanve qristes miuZRvna.
mZime uReli itvirTa siWabukidanve, ganmartovda da be-
rad Sedga, radgan hqonda imedi daTmenisa. Tavdapirvelad
Tavissave qveyanaSi, asureTSi, iwyo beroba da cxovrobda sru-
li morCilebiT, marxviTa da Ramis TeviT, cremliTa da ved-
rebiT. SromiTa da moTminebiT dRiTi dRe waremateboda, ra-
Ta srulyofilebisaTvis mieRwia da mieRo is, rasac ufali
brZanebs: “daakakuneT da gagiReben, eZieT da hpovebT”.1
igi ise ganaTlda, rom uzenaes didebas miaRwia, Sore-
uls axlos myofiviT xedavda da varskvlaviviT gamobrwyin-
da. gaumravlda niWebi, romelnic mas RvTisagan eboZa, niWe-
bi mravalgvar senTa kurnebisa borot sulTa gansadevnad.
maSin datova is adgili, sadac cxovrobda da wavida
ganSorebul udabnoSi. ipova gamoqvabuli da damkvidrda
Tavis mowafeebTan erTad. didxans aravin icoda is adgi-
li. iSviaTad Tu sadme gagzavnida mowafeebs sazrdelis
mosatanad. ase dafarulad cxovrobda.
xolo RmerTma kvlav gamoaCina Tavisi msaxuri, radgan
aseTia RvTis wesi: “yvela, vinc Tavs daimdablebs, amaRlde-
ba”2. kvlav iwyes mosvla masTan, vinc gamoqvabulSi imale-
boda. sakaceebiT mihyavdaT sxvadasxvagvarad tanjuli sne-
ulebi da maSinve ganikurnebodnen.
1 mT. 7:7; lk. 11:9.
2. mT. 23:12; lk. 18:14.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
lebi cxedrebiTa, ferad-feradad guemulni da munTques lxi-
neba povian.
amas raA vityY, ara Tu mun romelTame saqmeTa da cxore-
basa missa gauwyeb Tquen, Zmano, aramed romliTa mizeziTa mo-
iwia sofelsa amas Cuensa, migiTxrob, xolo pirveli igi cxo-
rebaA da saqmeni igi amis netarisani weril arian pirvelsa mas
wignsa da Cuenda netar ars meored aRwerad.
II. maSin iwyo netarman iovane ganzraxvad gonebasa TYssa,
raATamca warvida igi Sorsa sofelsa, sadaca ara iyo yolad-
ve KmaA smenisa saTnoebaTa misTaA, da ityoda: “vinaA vekrZalo,
jer-iyos warmarTebaA slvisa misisaA”.
daRaTu hgonebda igi xolo, ganmgebelman misman, sul-
man wmidaman, wams-uyvna mas queyanad Crdilod, raATa miuZ-
Rues queyanad qarTlad. xolo ars, romelsa unebs warmos-
lvaA aqaT, aramed sxuaA iyo mimyvanebeli misi. romelman-igi
odesme abraams uwoda da hrqua: “gamoved queyanisagan Senisa
da Soris naTesavTa SenTa, mived queyanad, romeli me giCueno
Sen”. erTisagan queyanisa, erTisagan naTesavisa gamoiyvana ab-
raami da iovane; da rameTu WeSmaritad naSobTagan abraamisTa
iyo wmidaA iovane. ismine pavle mociqulisaA, rasa ityYs: “uku-
eTu Tquen qristesni xarT, abraamisni vidre-me Svilni xarT,
aRTqumisa misgan mkYdrni”. WeSmaritad wmidaman Zirman ke-
Tili aRmoacena.
maSin iwyo netarman iovane ganzraxvad da hrqua mowafeTa
TYsTa: “iyveniT Tquen aqa, rameTu minebs, raATa warvide
ganSorebulsa queyanasa, daRaTu vpovo, romelsa veZieb”.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
roca amas vambob, mis romelime iqaur ambavsa da cxov-
rebas ki ar gauwyebT Tqven, Zmano, aramed mogiTxrobT, ra
mizeziT movida Cvens qveyanaSi. xolo netaris adrindeli
cxovreba da saqmeni pirvel wignSi weria da CvenTvis sasi-
xaruloa misi meored aRwera.
2. maSin netarma ioanem ganizraxa, Soreul qveyanaSi
wasuliyo, sadac srulebiT aravis smenoda mis saTnoebaTa
Sesaxeb, da ambobda: “sad davimalo? gavemarTebi iqiT, sai-
Tac RmerTs nebavs”.
is mxolod ganizraxavda, xolo misma ganmgebelma wmin-
da sulma mianiSna CrdiloeTis qveyana, raTa waruZRves
qarTlSi. visac aqeT wamosvla surda, imis momyvani sxva iyo.
is, vinc odesRac abraams dauZaxa da uTxra: “datove Seni
qveyana da naTesavebi, midi qveynad, romelsac me giCveneb”.1.
erTi da imave qveynidan, erTi da imave modgmidan gamoiy-
vana abraami da ioane. WeSmaritad abraamis naSobTagani iyo
wminda ioane. usmine pavle mociquls, ras ambobs: “Tu Tqven
qristesni xarT, maSasadame, abraamis Svilni xarT, misi aR-
Tqmis memkvidreni”.2 WeSmaritad wminda Zirma aRmoacena
keTili.
maSin daiwyo fiqri sanatrelma ioanem da Tavis mowa-
feebs uTxra: “Tqven aq iyaviT, radgan minda Sors wavide
da iqneb vipovo, rasac veZeb”. xolo sanatrelma mowafeebma
gaixsenes winaswarmetyvel elises sityva: “cocxalia ufa-
li, cocxalia suli Seni, ar gagiSvebT Sen marto”,3 sadac
1. Sdr. Sesaqm. 12:1.
2. gal. 3:29.
3. Sdr. IV mef. 2:2.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
xolo netarTa mowafeTa moiKsenes sityuaA winaAswarmet-
yuelisa elisesi: “cxovel ars ufali, cxovel ars suli Seni,
ara gangiteoT Sen martoA, vidreRa xYdode. da wyaroA igi,
romelsa vsuamT maradRe, ganvZRebiT misgan, ara naklulevan
vqmnneT Tavni Cuenni mciredTa amaT dReTa CuenTa. da romeli
Tavisa SenisaTYs ixile keTilad, CuenTYsca egre saTno iCine”.
N SuenierTa moZRurisa mowafeTa keTili igi SeTqumu-
lebaA! sakrvelsa mas siyuarulisasa Seekrnes, ornatsa mas qris-
tessa mizidvides erTobiT.
III. maSin warmoemarTa igi TYsiT queyaniT queyanad qar-
Tlisa winamZRurobiTa Zalisa mis uxilavisaATa, romeli-igi
odesme saxiTa varskulavisaATa moguTa uZRoda. moiwia Cuen-
sa amas deda-qalaqsa mcxeTas. da viTar Tayuanis-sca wmidaTa
eklesiaTa, Sevida igi winaSe wmidasa kaTolike suetsa, RmrTiv
aRmarTebulsa, didiTa sakYrvelebiTa zegardamo gamoCine-
bulsa, romeli-igi karTa ze daepyra mravalJam, romelsa-igi
xedvida yoveli eri qarTlisaA, romeli-igi daamtkica Rmer-
Tman da ara kacman, raATa iyvnen safuZvelni misni SeuZrvel
ukunisamde, romlisa-igi ambavi ganKda yovelsa queyanasa da
romeli-igi yovelman RonisZiebaman xuroTaman da mefeTaman
simravliTa uricxYTa ver uZles aRmarTebad sam dRe. warmo-
acalieres yoveli Zali maTi, dauteves da warvides mimwuxri,
da yovelni manqanebani maTni Tana warixunes da sasoebaA wari-
kueTa.
masve Ramesa yovelTa maT qarTlisa keTilTa mizezi igi
wmidaA da aRyuavebuli dedaA Cueni nino daadgra locvasa
cremliTa da yovliTa vedrebiTa iTxovda Zlierisa-gan qris-
tes, RmrTisa Cuenisa, Sewevnasa da mswrafl tyue-qmnida tyue
igi yovelsa mas Zalsa mefisasa da siKelovnesa xuroTasa.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
midixar. wyaros, romelsac yoveldRe vsvamT da miT vkma-
yofildebiT, ar movaklebT Cvens Tavs isedac Cveni mokle
sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi da, rac SenTvis gangizraxavs ke-
Tilad, CvenTvisac gaimete”.
hoi, mSvenieri moZRvris mowafeTa keTilo SeTqmule-
bav! siyvarulis borkils Seukravs isini, qristes mier gav-
lebul xnuls mihyvebian erTobiT.
3. maSin gamoemarTa igi Tavisi qveynidan qarTlSi im
uxilavi Zalis winamZRolobiT, romelic odesRac var-
skvlavis saxiT mogvebs win uZRoda. moaRwia Cvens dedaqa-
laqs, mcxeTas, da, roca Tayvani sca wmida eklesiebs, Sevi-
da igi RvTisagan aRmarTul wminda kaTolike svetTan1, di-
di sakvirvelebiT zegardmo gamoCinebulTan, romelic ka-
rebs zemoT idga didxans. mas xedavda mTeli qarTlis eri.
igi daamtkica RmerTma da ara kacma, raTa misi safuZveli
iyos Seuryevlad ukunisamde, romlis ambavic gavrcelda
mTel qveyanaze da romlis aRmarTvac sami dRis manZilze
verafriT SeZles verc xuroebma da verc mefeebma, mTeli
Zala daxarjes, datoves da wavidnen saRamos. yvelanairi
iaraRi Tan waiRes sasowarkveTilebma.
imave Rames mTeli qarTlis sikeTis mizezma, wminda da
ayvavebulma dedam Cvenma, ninom, daiwyo cremliT locva
da qristesagan, Cveni Zlieri RmerTisagan, vedrebiT Se-
wevnas iTxovda. male Tavad tyvem daatyveva mefis Zala da
xuroTa ostatoba. locviT aiRo cxoveli sveti da erT
wyrTaze gaaCera haerSi.
1 igulisxmeba sveticxoveli
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
locviTa miiRo sueti igi cxoveli da dahkida zeda aerTa aR-
Sorebulad xarisxisagan wyrTa erT, marTl ze dga. da viTar
ganTena, aha mirian mefe da yoveli simravle qarTlisaA moi-
wivnes da ixiles didi igi sakYrvelebaA, RmrTisamieri sai-
dumloA, romeli-igi iqmna cxorebisa maTisaTYs. da nelad Ca-
movida mcired, vidre daemtkica ganmzadebulsa TYssa xaris-
xsa zeda. gankrTes yovelni, daukYrda sarwmunovebaA igi di-
di, adidebdes mamasa da Zesa da wmidasa sulsa. da SeeZineboda
morwmuneTa maT ganaxlebaA igi sarwmunoebisaA friad. mieriT-
gan aRemarTnes sxuani igi suetni da aRaSenes eklesiaA, rom-
lisaTYs pavle mociquli aKsenebs: “viTar-igi jer-ars sax-
lsa Sina RmrTisasa yofad, romel ars eklesiaA, sueti da sim-
tkice WeSmaritebisaA, romeli-igi, eCuena angelozTa, iqada-
ga warmarTTa Soris da hrwmena sofelsa”.
amis naTlisa Semosilisa suetisa winaSe moiswrafa wmi-
daman iovane, viTarca RmrTiv gamoCinebulisa sakYrvelisa da
pativ-cemulisa adgilisa. evedreboda igi RmerTsa da aRi-
xilna Tualni da aRipyrna Kelni da dasTxivna patiosanni igi
cremlni winaSe cxovelisa mis suetisa, raATamca auwya adgi-
li igi, sada srbaA TYsi aRasrula.
maSin igi, romelman yvis nebaA moSiSTa misTaA, adre uCu-
ena maT mTaA ese erTi maxlobelad mcxeTas aRmosavaliT-re
da cxovelsa juarsa CrdiloAT kerZo, raATa aRvides wuersa
zeda mis mTisasa da iyofvodis mun. da viTarca waremarTa igi,
wiaR-vlo mdinare aragY, miiwia igi winaSe momcemelsa cxo-
rebisasa juarsa, romlisa frTeTa queSe misTa daufaravs yo-
veli yovlisagan SemTxuevisa borotisa maRliT sakYrvele-
biTa didiTa gamoCinebulsa naTelsa da RmrTiv damtkicebulsa
naTelsa. da yo locvaA myovar Jam, da gamovida mier da aRvida
mTasa mas maRalsa, romelsa hrqYan zedazaden, sada-igi aw mo-
nasteri misi aRSenebul ars. rameTu iyo adgili igi yoladve
maRnar. da viTar ixila igi, saTno-iyo da Tqua: “ese ars gansa-
suenebeli Cemi, ukue amas davemkYdro, rameTu mTnavs ese, na-
dirni misni kurTxeviT vakurTxne”.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
roca gaTenda, mirian mefe da mTeli xalxi qarTlisa mo-
vida da ixiles didi sakvirveleba, RvTiuri saidumlo, ro-
melic maTi cxonebisaTvis moxda. nela Camovida, sanam gamza-
debul Tavis kvarcxlbeks ar daemyara. yvela SekrTa, ukvir-
daT aseTi didi rwmena, adidebdnen mamasa da Zesa da wmidasa
sulsa. morwmuneebs ganuaxldaT rwmena. amis mere aRmarTes
sxva svetni da aaSenes eklesia, romlisTvisac pavle mociqu-
li ambobs: “rogor unda moiqce RvTis saxlSi, romelic aris
eklesia, sveti da simtkice WeSmaritebisa, romelic eCvena
anglozebs, iqadaga warmarTTa Soris da irwmuna qveyanam”.1
am naTliT Semosili svetisaken, rogorc RvTisagan ga-
moCinebuli sakvirveli da pativcemuli adgilisaken, mi-
iswrafoda wminda ioane. Tvaleb da xelebapyrobili eved-
reboda igi RmerTs, dasTxia patiosani cremli cxoveli sve-
tis winaSe, raTa euwyebina is adgili, sadac Tavis svlas
daasrulebda.
maSin man, vinc Tavis moSiSTa nebas aRasrulebs, uCvena
maT erTi mTa axlos, mcxeTis aRmosavleTiT, da cxoveli
jvris CrdiloeTiT, raTa asuliyo im mTis wverze da iq dar-
Ceniliyo. roca igi gaemarTa, gadacura mdinare aragvi. mi-
vida cxovrebis momniWebeli jvris winaSe, romlis frTaTa
qveS mravali dafarula yovelgvari boroti SemTxvevisa-
gan maRlidan didi sakvirvelebiT gamoCinebuli da RvTi-
sagan damtkicebuli naTlis mier. didxans loculobda, ga-
movida da avida maRal mTaze, romelsac zedazeni hqvia, sa-
dac axla mis mier aSenebuli monasteria, radgan is adgili
sruliad uRrani iyo. rogorc ki ixila, moewona da Tqva:
“es aris Cemi navsayudeli, amieridan aq unda davemkvidro,
radgan ase msurs. nadirni misni mikurTxebia”.
1 Sdr. I tim. 3:15-16.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
xolo me viTar vhgoneb, netaro Seni ars sityuaA ese:
“vinmca mcna me frTeni viTarca tredisani, aR-mca vfrindi.
aRvimaRle, mi-mca-ved, ganvisuene udabnos”.
rameTu ufalman yo damkYdrebaA igi misi aqa orisa saq-
misaTYs: pirvelad, raATa samkaul iqmnas da gYrgYn Cuenisa
amis qalaqisa igi da mowafeni misni, aTormetni igi Tualni
pativ-cemulni mixedviTa, gandgmul kuarTsa mas aronissa, sar-
gebel da mkurnal yovelTaTYs myofTa qalaqisa amis Cuenisa,
romelni xadian maT, romeli mcired Semdgomad migeTxras. da
meored, rameTu adgili igi, romelsa miivlina, godoli iyo
pirvelTa maT warCinebulTaA, sada-igi kerpTmsaxurebaA aR-
maRlebul iyo. da eSmakni maT mier imsaxurebodes nazorevTa
maT kuamliTa, raATamca maTve adgilTa amaRlda RmrTis-msa-
xurebaA, ganwmidna mier geslovanebaA igi ukeTurTa maT eS-
makTaA, viTarca yo odesme saba adgilsa mas kastelisasa, gani-
otna eSmakTa gundni1. ilocvida netari igi beri da evedre-
bin yovelsa Jamsa RmerTsa da dgan igi SeuSfoTebelad, yo-
velTa maT zeda moslvaTa eSmakisaTa moiTmenda, locvasa da
marxvasa, viTarca dedasa gonierebisasa Seevedra.
IV. eneba wmidasa mamasa Cuensa iovanes, raATamca martod
iyofvoda, wadier iyo TYssa sayoflad qalaqsa mas, romlisa
xuroTmoZRuar da Semoqmed RmerTi ars, zecisa ierusalems,
ganmcxromelsa maT Tana dResaswaulsa SerTvad keTilTa va-
WarTa zecisa margalitisa meZiebeli. aqa moikudina Tavi TYsi,
raATa povos cxorebaA saukunoA. merme keTilman man moZRuar-
man mouwoda dResa erTsa TYsTa maT mowafeTa da hrqua maT:
1 rogorc Cans, arsen kaTalikozs mxedvelobaSi aqvs Rirsi sabas cxorebis 27-
e TavSi moTxrobili ambavi. ix. mamaTa cxorebani, britaneTis muzeumis qarTuli
xelnawerebi XI saukunisa, vaxtang imnaiSvilis gamocema, Tb. 1975 w., gv. 70-71.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
xolo, rogorc me vfiqrob, netaro, Senia es sityvebi:
“vin momcems frTebs, rogorc mtreds, rom avfrinde, av-
maRlde, mivide da ganvisveno udabnos”.1
ufalma ori saqmisaTvis daamkvidra igi aq. pirveli,
raTa samkauli da gvirgvini iyvnen Cveni qalaqisa is da mi-
si mowafeni, pativcemuli Tormeti Tvali2, Sesamkobelni
aaronis kvarTisa3, sargeblobis momtanni da mkurnalni qa-
laqSi myofTaTvis, romelnic uxmoben maT (razec Semdgom
mogiTxrobT mcireoden); da meore, radgan is adgili, sa-
dac RmerTma moavlina, godoli iyo upirveles warCine-
bulTa, iq kerpmsaxureba sruldeboda da borot sulebs
SesawiraviT emsaxurebodnen, unda ganewminda RvTismsaxu-
rebis aRdgeniT, iqidan ganedevna Sxamianoba ukeTur eS-
makTa, rogorc odesRac sabam – kastelis adgilebSi, roca
gandevna eSmakTa gundi. loculobda netari beri da ga-
mudmebiT evedreboda RmerTs. idga auRelvebeli, avi su-
lis yvela Semotevas iTmenda. locvasa da marxvas, rogorc
dedas gonierebisas, miendoboda.
4. surda Cvens wminda mama ioanes, rom marto yofili-
yo, ewada, damkvidrebuliyo qalaqs, zeciur ierusalims,
romlis xuroTmoZRvari da Semoqmedi RmerTia, raTa ze-
ciuri margalitis maZiebeli SeerTeboda keTil vaWarTa
mxiarul dResaswauls. aq uari Tqva Tavis Tavze, raTa po-
1 fsalm. 54:6.
2 igulisxmeba ioane zedaznelis Tormeti mowafe.
3 aaroni – moses Zma. aaroni da misi Svilebi iyvnen ebraelTa rCeuli
mRvdlebi. RvTis brZanebiT, mosem aaroni Semosa kvarTiT da mosasxa-
miT, romlebic Semkuli iyo Zvirfasi TvlebiT, kerZod, samkerduli 12
TvaliT israelTa 12 tomis saxelebis mixedviT iyo gawyobili.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
“raAsa sdgaT uqmad? anu ara uwyiTa, rameTu sargebelisaTYs
amis queyanisa warmoguavlinna ufalman RmerTman Cuenman ie-
su qristeman, rameTu axal nerg arian kacni ese amis soflisa-
ni? jer-ars Tquenda, raATa warxYdeT kacad-kacadi da ga-
namtkicebdeT ZmaTa, romelTa aRuarebies qriste, ufali Cue-
ni, ara sityYTa, moZRurebiTa TqueniTa, aramed raATa Tavnica
Tquenni saxed miscneT. amisTYs aRreulad damitevna Cuen
ufalman warmarTTa Soris, raATa ixilnen saqmeni Tquenni ke-
Tilni da adidebden mamasa Tquensa zecaTasa”.
“nura giyuarn, Zmano, ufroAs RmrTisa. vecxlis-moyua-
rebaA da simdidre ganbasreT, Suebasa da uZRebebasa, Wamadsa
nu Tavs-idebT Tquen, rameTu Suebisa da saWmlisagan iSva ur-
CebaA igi adamisi, romeli naSobTa misTa zeda dadgromil ars.
aman gamoKada igi samoTxisa misgan saSuebelTaAsa. ukueTum-
ca sjuli igi marxvisaA daemarxa, aramca mocemul iyo Cuenda
eklovani ese queyanaA, aramca sikudili uflebda Cuen zeda,
daRaTu ZlierebaA igi maRliT daamdablebda. miixuna Korcni,
mis mier mivemTxYeniT Cuen sawadelsa mas Cuensa pirvelsa, sa-
moTxisa uzeSTaessa, da moviReT xisa misgan cxorebisa da
vcxovndiT ukue. dauteveT gzaA igi sacavi qerobinisaA mis,
da zecad avmaRldiT ukudav, maxlobel RmrTisa viqmneniT Cu-
en.”
“xolo RYnisaTYs metsa vhgoneb Cemsa sityuasa, rameTu
araraA arsve monazonTaA, vinaATgan mociqulman pavle Zirad
da moqmedad sibilwisa gamoaCina da Tqua: “nu daiTrobiT RYni-
Ta, romliTa ars sibilwe”. wamali ars makudinebeli da dedaA
gulis-TqumaTa maT borotTaA da aRmZrveli maTi. da ukuanaA-
sknel Teslisa misgan borotisa boroti mkaA iqmnis. moiZule
igi, nu Seiwynareb wam erTca amaT. mamaT-mTavarni ganZarcuna
ara Tu uZRebebiT, aramed gamoucdelobiT, romelman-igi Tu-
alni ganusisxlnis da feri ganuwiTis da Suenieri igi saxe
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
vos saukuno cxovreba. keTilma moZRvarma erT dRes uxmo
Tavis mowafeebs da uTxra: “ratom xarT uqmad? gana ar
iciT, rom am mxareSi sargeblobisaTvis warmogvavlina
ufalma RmerTma Cvenma, ieso qristem, radgan axlad moq-
ceulni arian am qveynis mcxovrebni? gmarTebT, waxvideT
TiToeuli Tqvengani da ganamtkicoT Zmebi, romelTac uRi-
arebiaT qriste, ufali Cveni, ara sityviT, Tqveni moZRvre-
biT, aramed imiT, rom Tqveni Tavi magaliTad misceT. imi-
tom Segvria Cven ufalma warmarTTa Soris, rom naxon Tqve-
ni keTili saqmeni da adidebdnen Tqvens zeciur mamas.
“nuraferi giyvarT, Zmano, RmerTze metad, vercxlis-
moyvareba da simdidre dagmeT, fufunebasa da sixarbes nu
emonebiT, radgan gancxromisa da saWmlisagan iSva adamis
urCoba, rac mis STamomavlobas awevs. aman gamoaZeva igi ke-
Tilgansacxromeli samoTxidan. marxva rom daecva, aRar
mogvecemoda es ekliani qveyana, aRarc sikvdili imefebda
Cvenze, Tuki Zliereba maRlidan damdabldeba. Seisxa xor-
ci, mis mier vewieT Cven mTavar sawadels, samoTxeze umaR-
less, da miviReT cxovrebis xis nayofi da amieriTgan gav-
cocxldiT. davtoveT is gza, romelsac qerubini icavs da
zecad avmaRldiT ukvdavad, maxlobeli RvTisa SeviqeniT
Cven.
xolo Rvinis gamo bevrs ar getyviT, radgan sruliad
miuRebelia monazonTaTvis. mociqulma pavlem sibilwis Zi-
rad da mqmnelad miiCnia da Tqva: “nu daTvrebiT RviniT,
romlSic aRviraxsnilobaa”1. momakvdinebeli sawamlavi,
borot gulisTqmaTa deda da maTi warmomSobia. sabolo-
od, misi boroti Teslisagan mosavalic boroti iqneba. Se-
iZule igi, erTi wamiTac nu Seiwynareb. mamaTmTavrebi gaa-
SiSvla ara urcxvobam, aramed gamoucdelobam, ramac Tva-
1 efes. 5:18.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
uSuerad gardaaqcivis. raA Zes Seni da borotad moyuarisa
mis! da ukueTu ara ganiSoro igi, misi igi sicruve adre ga-
moaCinos Sen Soris. Zmano Cemno, nu mcire giCanan Tavni Tqu-
enni, viTarca warmavalTa da ganmaqarvebadTa, romelman Zal-
man Tavi TYsi icnis, man uwyin yoveli, raATa uwyodiT, rameTu
arsebani varT ukudavad da ganuqarvebelad, dabadebulni uf-
roAs yovelTa dabadebulTa, xilulTa pativ-cemulni arse-
biTa dausrulebeliTa. da amisTYs jer-ars, raATa Tavni TYsni
davicvneT da vekrZalneT mermisa misTYs cxorebisa.”
<<< aq, arsebuli xelnaweris teqsti bundovania, da ar
mogvyavs>>>
da viTarca ese da sxuani mravalni miixunes, hrqua maT:
“warvediT da ganamtkicebdiT qristes samwysoTa maT”. da wa-
ravlinna romelnime maTganni kaxeTad da romelnime kuxeTad
kerZo, da romelnime zena kerZo sofliT, da erTi vinme gare-
SeTad, da sxuani garemo qalaqsa amas Cuensa sameufosa. xolo
igini warvides da daemkYdrnes romelnime WalakTa da ro-
melnime mTaTa, quabTa da KurelTa queyanisaTa.*
V. da movidodes maTa yovliT kerZo da aReSenebodes sit-
yuaTa da saqmeTa maTTagan, romelni eqmnebodes maT mier, gan-
mtkicneboda maT mier simravle morwmuneTaA.
xolo romelni-igi warmoeyvannes Tana moslvasa missa wmi-
dasa iovanes wmidaTa mowameTa nawilni uricxuni friad, aqun-
des igini winaSe TualTa misTa, ufroAs yovelTa safaseTa xe-
davn maT, viTarca gundTa mravalTa gare modgomilTa misa.
* redaqcia: xolo ezderios Walaksa samTavisisasa. da esreT ganeSornes ur-
TierTas da daeyudnes, viTarca sulman wmidaman saTno-iyo.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
lebi gausisxliana, mSvenieri saxe gauwiTla da uSnod ga-
dauqcia. ra saerToa Sensa da borotebis moyvaruls So-
ris! Tu ar ganiSoreb mas, misi mzakvroba maleve gacxadde-
ba SenSi. Cemo Zmebo, Tqven Tavs umniSvnelod nu miiCnevT,
rogorc warmavals da ganqarvebads. Zalam, romelmac Ta-
visi Tavi icis, uwyis yoveli, raTa vicodeT, rom ukvdavi
da ganuqarvebeli arsebani varT, upiratesni yovel daba-
debulTa Soris, xilulTa Soris pativcemulni, dausru-
lebeli arsebis mqoneni. amitom gvmarTebs, rom Tavi da-
vicvaT da movufrTxildeT mas momavali cxovrebisaTvis.
<<<< aq aklia teqsti >>>>
roca es da mravali sxvac miiRes, uTxra maT: “wadiT da
ganamtkiceT qristes samwyso”. wargzavna zogierTi maTga-
ni kaxeTs, zogierTni – kuxeTs da zogierTni – zemo mxares,
erTni – qveynis gareT da sxvani – Cveni samefo qalaqis ir-
gvliv. xolo isini wavidnen da damkvidrdnen zogni Wala-
kebSi, zogni mTebSi, qveynis gamoqvabulebsa da napraleb-
Si.
5. maTTan modiodnen yoveli mxridan da maTi sityva da
saqme sikeTiT aRavsebda yvelas, ganamtkicebdnen morwmu-
neebs.
wamosvlisas wminda ioanes Tan wamoeRo wminda mowame-
Ta uricxvi nawili, romelnic sul Tan hqonda, yvelaze
Zvirfas ganZad miiCnevda. maT evedrebian da nugeScemul-
ni arian maTgan. WeSmaritad, es udidesi saganZuri, yvela
Tvalze ufro patiosani, mowameTa Zvalni, mxne mxedrebi-
sa, romelTac daanTxies sisxli imisTvis, vinc Tavisi sis-
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
da esven da nugeSinis-cemul arian maT mier: da nandYlve did-
ni igi safaseni yovelTa TualTa upatiosnesni, Zualni mowa-
meTani, mKneTa mKedarTani, Ruawlsa Sina uZlevelni, romel-
Ta dasTxivnes sisxlni maTni misTYs, romelman-igi TYsiTa sis-
xliTa mogYyidna Cuen zRudeni kacTa naTesavisani. Wirveul
Tu vinme arn, maTda miivltin, moxaruli maTve miirbies (!), eved-
rebied maT Kmelisani da zRYsanica. xolo mamasa iovanes wi-
naSe epyrnes nawilni igi wmidaTani, viTarmca xedvida dResa
mas Ruawlisa maTisasa, egreT zraxavn maT da ganicdin TiTo-
eulisa satanjvelTa gonebiTa TYsiTa. yovelTa dReTa ewa-
mebin da SromaTa TYsTa Sematebn. evedrebin maT da ambors-
uyofn surviliTa didiTa. odesme waravlinebda mowafeTa
TYsTa, misca maT nawilTagani wmidaTa mowameTaA, raATa aqun-
des safarvelad Tavisa maTisa, da eklesiaTaca aRaSenebden sa-
xeliTa maTiTa TYToeulisa sayofelTa, romelTa ganemzade-
bodis madlisagan RmrTisa.
VI. netari igi beri martod iqceoda erTisa msaxurisa Ta-
na maTisa mTasa mas zeda moRuawebiTa didiTa. da locvaA misi
aRvidoda cad, aerTa ganswmedda da ganvlida aTiersa. xolo
keTilis moZuleni igi eSmakni, romelni damkYdrebul iyvnes
pirveliTgan mTasa mas, ver daiTmendes mamisa Cuenisa iovanes
locvaTa da vedrebaTa, rameTu sawertel eqmnebodes, viTar-
ca isarni ganKurvebulni. dResa erTsa aRiZrnes yovelni igi
Zalni bnelisani da viTarca miuKdes wmidasa iovanes da iwyes
brZolad misa bevriTa manqanebiTa, SeSfoTnes garemos missa,
aSinebdes, dRe da Rame zeda daesxmodes, reca Tu Zal raAme
edebis. da azmnobdes kldesa mas Camogdebad.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
xliT gamogvisyida Cven. es aris kacTa modgmis zRude. Tu
vinmes uWirda, maT mieltvoda, evedrebodnen xmeleTisa da
zRvis binadarnic. xolo mama ioanes win edo wmindanTa na-
wilebi. TiTqos xedavda dReebs maTi brZolisa, ise fiqrob-
da maTze da ganicdida TiToeulis satanjvels. yoveldRe
martvilobda da Tavis Rvawls Sehmatebda, evedreboda maT
da didi surviliT eamboreboda. zogjer gagzavnida Ta-
vis mowafeebs, miscemda maT wminda mowameTa nawilebs, ra-
Ta TavianT mfarvelad hqonodaT. eklesiebsac, aSenebdnen
maTi saxeliT yovel adgilas, romelic gamouCndebodaT
RvTis madliT.
6. netari beri erT msaxurTan erTad im mTaze marto
cxovrobda didi RvawliT. misi locva cad aRevlineboda,
haers ganwmendda da eTers gaivlida. xolo keTilis moZu-
le boroti sulebi, romlebic adre damkvidrebuliyvnen
im mTaze, ver eguebodnen Cveni mamis, ioanes, locvasa da
vedrebas, radgan ise Cxvletdnen, rogorc mxurvale isar-
ni. erT dRes ajanyda yvela bneli Zala da roca gailaS-
qres wminda ioaneze, sxvadasxva xerxiT dauwyes brZola,
aaforiaqes garemo. dRe da Rame Tavs esxmodnen, aSinebdnen,
rac Zala hqondaT, cdilobdnen, kldidan gadmoegdoT.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
xolo netari igi beri aRiWurvoda juariTa qristesiTa
da arad Sehracxda maTsa mas ocnebasa da aha – etyYn – esera
var, ukueTu SendobaA migiRebies.
dResa erTsa yoveli igi simravle aRiZra da gamoCnda cxa-
dad. gare moadges netarsa iovanes da etyodes: “raAsaTYs mo-
xued aqa?” da erTman maTganman, umTavresman eSmakTaman, uKmo
saxeliT: “iovane, raAsaTYs guacilob, anu vinaA moiwie, Cueni
ars adgili ese da Sen ver Zal-gic yofad aqa. anu ara uwyia,
rameTu kadnierebaman magan Senman Cuenda momarT wargwymi-
dos Sen sruliad, rameTu ver Zal-gic yovelsa mas simravle-
sa winaaRdgomad, da Tavsa TYssa nu icTuneb”.
miugo netarman iovane da hrqua maT: “keTilisa ganzrax-
vaA ara odes migiRebies naTesavisa CuenisaTYs da me viTar vis-
mino Tqueni? aramed – adgili Tqueni bneleTi ars, ivlto-
deT mun.”
“N masmenelo, ara Sen xara, romelman adgili igi mimiRe,
samoTxe fufunebisaA, rameTu Cemi iyo da Sen RonisZiebaA ese-
viTari moiRe-ve adamisTYs da gamoKade igi mier. da iyo gza
da viqmneniT sazrdel sikudilisa SeniTa manqanebiTa. xolo
RmerTman ver daiTmina TYsisaTYs xatisa sruliad Seuracxe-
baA, aramed movida da pova igi dafluli siRrmesa Sina da aR-
marTa igi, ganaaxla da gankurna yoveli igi naguremi Seni. da
aha esera dRes idevnebi yovliT kerZo naSobTa misTagan, ra-
meTu ganefinnes niWni igi yovelsa sofelsa da ara ars Senda
adgil gareSe bneleTisa, viTarca-igi TYT TaviT TYsiT mo-
iZule naTeli da Seiyuare bneli, rameTu angeloz iyav da
mKdom iqmen maqebel iyav da masmenel dagedva. xolo Cuen Sen
mier igi zakuviT aRTqmuli adgiliT moviRoT srulebiT. da
aha esera sayofelisa amisgan cad mivicvalebiT”.
da mswrafl ivltodes egeodeni igi simravle ZaliTa
qristesiTa, sawyalobeliTa KmiTa ityodes: “vaA Cuenda, rame-
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
magram netari beri aRiWurveboda qristes jvriT da
arad agdebda maT ganzraxvas. “aha – eubneboda – aq var, iq-
neb Sendoba miiRoT”.
erT dRes eSmakTa mTeli es simravle ajanyda da cxa-
dad gamoCnda, Semoexvivnen netar ioanes da eubnebodnen:
“risTvis moxvedi aqa?” erTma maTganma, borotTagan umTav-
resma, saxeliT mimarTa: “ioane, ratom gvecilebi, an sai-
dan moxvedi. Cvenia es adgili da Sen aq yofnis ufleba ar
gaqvs. ar ici, rom Cven winaaRmdeg ver waxval, Seni kadni-
ereba Cvens mimarT bolos mogiRebs sruliad, radgan ver
SeZleb janys win aRudge, da Tavs nu moityueb”.
netarma ioanem miugo: “keTili arasodes gangizraxavT
Cveni modgmisaTvis da me rogor davijero Tqveni? Tqveni
adgili bneleTia, iq wadiT”.
“o, damsmeno, Sen is ara xar, vinc samoTxe fufunebisa
wamarTvi? radgan Cemi iyo da Sen amgvarive RonisZieba ix-
mare adamis mimarT da igi iqidan gamoaZeve. iyo gza da gav-
xdiT sakbilo sikvdilisa Seni borotgamzraxvelobiT. mag-
ram RmerTma ver moiTmina Tavisi xatebis sruli Seurac-
xyofa, movida, pova igi lafSi damarxuli, wamoayena, gana-
axla da gankurna yvela Sen mier gvemiuli. da ai, dRes yo-
veli kuTxidan idevnebi mis naSobTagan, radgan ganefina
saboZvarni mTel qveyanas da Seni adgili aRar darCa, gar-
da bneleTisa. rogorc Sen TviTon moiZule naTeli da Se-
iyvare bneli, angelozi iyavi da satana gaxdi, maqebeli iya-
vi da macduri gaxdi. xolo Cven Sen mier mzakvrobiT aR-
Tqmuli adgili mTlianad wagarTviT da ai, aseTi samkvid-
reblidan cad gadavdivarT”.
eSmakTa simravle qristes ZaliT saswrafod ganSorda
mas da Sesabralisi xmiT ambobda: “vai Cvens Tavs, radgan
iesos xseneba Cven yvela adgilidan gagvaZevebs, xolo Za-
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
Tu saxelisdebaA iesuAsi yovliT adgiliT ganguasxams Cuen,
xolo miscems Zalsa, romelni Seudges mas, aramed warvideT
da uSinaresTa warmarTTasa davemkYdrneT mun”. da myis, vi-
Tarca nisli KSiri da bneli, gamoKda mTisa misgan da uCino
iqmna da mimarTa CrdiloAT kerZo. xolo netari iovane mad-
lobda RmerTsa, viTar ixila dacemaA da warwymedaA maTi.
esma saqme ese yovelTa garemoAs myofTa mTasa mas da ixiles
sakYrvelebaA igi didebuli sakYrvelT-moqmedisa RmrTisaA
(romeli iyo locviTa mamisa Cuenisa iovanesiTa), romelman
aRasrulis nebaA moSiSTa misTaA. rameTu icodes winaATve
siborote igi maTi eSmakTaA, romelni damkYdrebul iyvnes
adgilsa mas, da adidebdes RmerTsa.
xolo netari igi beri iqceoda mTasa mas marto da mowa-
fisa misgan TYsisa imsaxureboda. dRiTi-dRe ganaaxlebda Tav-
sa TYssa, iswrafda, raATa ara calieri eCuenos TYssa ufalsa,
aramed keTilni saqmeni miixunes ZRunad yovelsa dResa wina-
Se missa.
rameTu mTaA ese pirvel urwyuli iyo da yoladve ver sa-
povnebel wyali garemoAs misa, daRaTu mravali RonisZiebaA
iyo pirvelTa maT godolsa Sina myofTa warmarTTaA, rameTu
ver SemZlebel iyvnes wylisa aRmoyvanebad ficxeliTa Txri-
Ta Kmelsa mas queyanasa. xolo netari iovane xedvida TYsisa
mis mowafisa SromaTa didTa, viTar-igi aRikidis wyali ZiriT
mis mTisaAT da aRiRis saKmarad mis berisaTYs. rameTu ars ad-
gili igi yovliT kerZo aRsavali ficxel da aRmarTi grZel.
da Seewyala bersa mowafe igi TYsi elia, ilocvida da eved-
reboda ufalsa TYssa, raATa mosces mas wyali maxlobelad.
maSin romelman mosca wyali udabnosa ersa TYssa israelsa
KeliTa mosesiTa, monisa TYsisisaATa, da gamoutevna mdinareni
kldisagan Kmelisa cemiTa kuerTxisaATa. ganarinna aTormetni
naTesavni, Zeni israelisani, banaki igi didi ara erTgzis, anu
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
las aZlevs maT, vinc mas gahyveba. Cven ki wavalT da war-
marTebTan davsaxldebiT”. da imwamsve, im mTidan gamovida
xSiri da bneli nisli da CrdiloeTiT gauCinarda. xolo
netari ioane madlobas swiravda RmerTs, roca maTi dace-
ma da warwymeda ixila.
im mTis midamoebSi es ambavi yvelam Seityo, ixiles di-
di saocreba sakvirvelTmoqmedi RmerTisa, rac mama ioa-
nes locviT moxda, romelmac aRasrula moSiSTa neba, rad-
gan adridanve uwyodnen boroteba im avsulTa, romlebic
im adgilebSi cxovrobdnen, da adidebdnen RmerTs.
xolo netari beri im mTaze marto cxovrobda da Tavi-
si mowafe emsaxureboda. yoveldRiurad ganaaxlebda Ta-
vis Tavs, Cqarobda, rom xelcarieli ki ar sCveneboda Ta-
vis ufals, aramed yoveldRiurad keTili saqmeni mierTmia
ZRvnad misTvis.
es mTa Tavdapirvelad uwylo iyo da wyali srulebiT
ar moipoveboda im aremareze. Tumca mravali RonisZieba
ixmares adre godolSi myofma warmarTebma. ver SeZles gam-
xmari miwidan wylis amoyvana, bevri Txris miuxedavad. ne-
tari ioane xedavda Tavisi mowafis did Sromas, Tu ro-
gor ahkidebda virs wyals im mTis Ziridan da aqonda bere-
bisaTvis. yoveli mxridan Znelad asasvleli da grZeli aR-
marTi iyo. Seebrala bers Tavisi mowafe ilia. loculob-
da da Tavis ufals evedreboda, rom axlos mieca wyali mis-
Tvis.
maSin iman, vinc misca wyali udabnoSi Tavis ers - isra-
els, Tavisi monis, moses xeliT, kverTxis dakvriT gadmo-
uSva gamomxmari kldidan mdinareni, ara erTgzis an or-
gzis, aramed mravaljer gadaarCina Tormeti tomi, israe-
lis Zeni, didi banaki, rogorc pavle mociquli ambobs:
“radgan isini svamdnen sulieri kldisagan, romelsac mis-
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
orgzis, aramed mravalgzis, viTarca ityYs pavle mociquli:
“rameTu sumides igini sulierisa misgan kldisa, romelsaca
Seudges, xolo klde igi iyo qriste” [I kor. 10:4]. klde igi
saxe qristesi iyo da kuerTxi igi – aCrdili juarisaA. da
rameTu netarica igi yoladve Seudga qristesa, romelman
ismina locvaA misi, da iyo meyseulad vedrebasa missa adgilsa
mas, sada juari qristesi aRemarTa, da viTarca kuerTxisa mis
wil mosesisa juariTa miT sca Kmelsa mas queyanasa, romeli
aravis exilva yolad wyali mun, da gamoKda wyali tkbili,
grili da friad Suenieri mdidrad, romeli dRes dis
myofTaTYs mis monastrisaTa da ara xolo Tu maT kmaeyofvis,
aramed simravlisaTYs didZalisa.
da viTarca iqmna saswauli ese didi, movides yovliT ker-
Zo xilvad, rameTu icodes garemoAs mkYdrTa maT, viTarmed
wyali ara iyo adgilsa mas. xolo madliTa mis wmidisaATa wya-
roA igi iqmna ara Tu samsaxurebelad, aramed kurnebanica mra-
valni iqmnebodes. moaqunda uZlurebi ferad-feradi da eS-
makeulebi, da raodenni icxebdes mis wyaroAsagan, ganikurne-
bodes. da waraqunda igi Sorad soflad. xolo romelni sar-
wmunoebiT movlen, dRendelad dRedmde sargebel eyofvis.
xolo SenebaA ara ineba mas adgilsa, aramed viTarca ars
wesi martod myofobisaA, iyofvoda; napralsa mas kldisasa
epovna quabi mcire, romelsa Sina aRasrula mwirobaA sarwmu-
noAsa amis cxorebisaA “naklulevanebiTa didiTa Wirveuli,
ZYr-xiluli, romlisaTYs Rirsve ara iyo sofeli ese”1 da Sem-
dgomi amisi.
da viTar ganamravlebda ufali mis mier saswaulebsa mas,
ganKda ambavi misi queyanasa qarTlisasa da gamoubrwyinda vi-
Tarca mTiebi ganTiadisaA, romelman farulad adida RmerTi
1 ebr. 11:37-38
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
dies, xolo is klde qriste iyo”.1 klde qristes xati iyo
da kverTxi – jvris aCrdili da radgan netari Seudga
qristes, manac ismina misi locva da evedreboda ra im ad-
gils, sadac qristes jvari aRimarTa, rogorc mosem - kver-
Txi, gamomxmar miwas, iseve man dahkra jvari iq, sadac ara-
vis enaxa wyali; da gadmovida uxvad kargi, grili da me-
tad mSvenieri wyali, romelic dResac dis im monastris
myofTaTvis da ara marto maTTvisaa sakmarisi, aramed did-
Zali xalxisTvisac.
rogorc ki es saswauli moxda, yoveli mxridan modi-
odnen sanaxavad, radgan icodnen im garemoTa mkvidrebma,
rom im adgilas wyali ar iyo. xolo wminda mamis madliT
ara marto mosaxmareblad gamoiyeneboda, aramed mravals
gankurnavda kidec. mohyavdaT mravalgvari sneulni da eS-
makisgan gvemulni. vinc wyaros wyals icxebda, ganikurne-
boda. wyali Tan mihqondaT. vinc rwmeniT midis am wyal-
Tan, dResac Sewevnas poulobs.
xolo aSeneba ar isurva im adgilas, aramed ise iyo, ro-
gorc martodmyofis wesia. kldis napralSi ipova mcire
gamoqvabuli, sadac didi siRaribiT SeWirvebulma patio-
sani mwiroba aRasrula, romlis Rirsi ar iyo es qveyana2.
da rodesac RmerTma ganamravla ioanes mier aRsrule-
buli saswaulebi, gavrcelda ambavi mis Sesaxeb mTel qar-
TlSi da gamoubrwyinda qveyanas, rogorc ganTiadis var-
skvlavi, is, vinac farulad adida RmerTi da RvTis mier
ganavrco RvTis wiaRni da daitia zecidan mosuli naTe-
li. magram vinc aanTebs sanTels, ar dadgams mas magidis
qveS, arameddadgams zemoT, rom moefinos naTeli xalxs3.
1 kor. 10:4.
2 Sdr. ebr. 11:37-38.
3 Sdr. mT. 5:15.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
da mis mier ganavrcna wiaRni misni da daitia naTeli igi didi
maRliT moyvanebuli, rameTu ver SesaZlebel iyo, viTarmca
vin aRanTo sanTeli da dafara queSe KYmirsa, aramed zeda sa-
sanTlesa, raATa naTobdes kacTa. daRaTu unebn maT, raATamca
dafarnes Tavni TYsni, viTarca menelsacxebleman raA aRavsis
SivSagi sulneliTa da STaagdis igi sxuasa WurWelsa da Sex-
Yis igi keTilad, da hkidis igi warRebad, sadaca hnebavn. da
hgonebn mesurnele igi, viTarmed dafarulad aqus mas, xolo
yovelTa maT, romelni mieaxlnen, ecemin sisurnele mis nel-
sacxebelisaA. esreTve keTilni saqmeni ver daifarnian, daRa-
Tu ara hnebavn moqmedTa maT.
dResa erTsa msaxuri igi misi netari elia diakoni mivida
wyarosa mas RmrTiv mocemulsa moRebad wylisa. da mun dga,
wyarosa mas Tana, daTY maRnarisaA didi da saSineli friad. da
SeeSina friad netarsa elias da gare-iqca da uTxra didsa
iovanes. xolo igi movida da etyoda daTusa mas: “ukueTu ara
gisuams wyali ege, su da vidode”. da rCuli daudva mas da hrqua:
“saxeliTa uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristesiTa getyY, nuRaramca
gaqus flobaA borotebad da vnebad maTa, romelTa SeemTxueode
kacTa mTasa mas zeda”. da viTar moiRo brZanebaA mKecman man
berisagan, ganswavla ara visa vnebad, waremarTa da viTarca
megobarsa tkbilad metyuelsa ukumoxedvida, Tavi moedrika
da myudroebiT morCilebisa saxesa aCuenebda. da yoladve
mKecebrivi bunebaA, arca sivltolaA eCina, rameTu cvala TYsi
igi siborote da gardaiqca keTilad. da locviTa mis wmidisaATa
moaqamomde romelTa SeemTxueoda, viTarca cxovari mSYdi
Tana-warvals. da ara sakYrvel ars ese, rameTu ician mKecTaca
pativisa cemaA, mmarTebelTa mixed[v]en da naTelsa.
romeli-igi jurRmulsa Soris mKecTasa STavarda da pi-
ri dauyo pirveliTgan sazrdel-moklebulTa da friad mSi-
erTa lomTa, maT Soris viTarca qvaA andamatisaA ganutexeli
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
Tu surT maT, rom dafaron TavianTi Tavi, rogorc menel-
sacxeblem, romelmac aavso WurWeli sulneliT, Cadga sxva
WurWelSi da saimedod Seinaxa; fiqrobs menelsacxeble,
rom dafaruli aqvs, magram yvelas, vinc miuaxlovdeba, nel-
sacxeblis suni ecema. aseve keTili saqme ver daifareba, rac
unda ecados misi moqmedi.
erT dRes misi msaxuri, netari ilia diakoni, wylis
dasalevad mivida im RvTiT mocemul wyarosTan. da iqve,
wyarosTan, idga uRrani tyis didi da saSineli daTvi. Za-
lian SeSinda sanatreli ilia, gaiqca da uambo did ioa-
nes. xolo igi mivida da eubneboda daTvs: “Tu es wyali ar
dagilevia, svi da wadi”. wesi daudo mas da uTxra: “ufli-
sa Cvenisa ieso qristes saxeliT geubnebi, aRarasodes mia-
yeno boroteba da vneba adamianebs, romlebsac mTaze Sex-
vdebi”.
rogorc ki miiRo brZaneba mxecma berisagan, rom ara-
visTvis evno, wavida da, rogorc tkbilad metyvel mego-
bars, ukan moxeda, Tavi moudrika da mSvidad daemorCila.
srulebiT ar avlenda mxecur bunebas, arc garboda, rad-
gan Secvala Tavisi siborote da iqca keTilad. wmindanis
locviT, ager aqamde, visac ki Sexvdeboda, rogorc wynari
cxvari, Tan gahyveboda. es ar aris sakvirveli, radgan mxe-
cebma ician pativiscema, ekrZalvian winamZRols da naTels.
igi, vinc jurRmulSi mxecTa Soris Cavarda da maSinve
piri dauRes saWmels moklebulma da metad mSierma lo-
mebma, maT Soris andamatis qvasaviT mtkiced idga da verc
erTma mxecma mikareba ver gabeda. mividnen, fexebs ukoc-
nidnen da ambobdnen: es araa is xorci, romelic Cven unda
vWamoT, radgan man araferi igema samefo tablidan, garda
marcvlisa. sami kvira arc puri Wama da arc wyali sva. Cven
gvmarTebs, viswavloT mmarxvelTa pativiscema.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
idva da yoladve ver ikadrebdes Sexebad misa mKecni igi ara-
med mouKdes da loSnides ferKTa misTa. da viTarca ityo-
des, ese igi Korcni ara arian, romelnica Cuen sazrdel gu-
eqmnes, vinaATgan ara Tavs-idva man tablisagan sameufoAsa sa-
novageTa gemoAs-xilvaA, garna Teslsa xolo. aman samTa SYde-
ulTa puri ara Wama da wyali ara sua. jer-ars Cuenda, raATa,
viswavlneT mmarxvelTa igi pativisa pyrobaA.
xolo netarman man berman TYsiTa ficxeliTa SromiTa mar-
xvisaATa ara Tavs-idva, raATamca TYsisagan xolo ganeyena mKe-
ci igi Korcis mWameli, aramed viTarca mociquli warivlina
TYsTa mimarT mociqulTa, naTesavTa da moyuareTa, rameTu na-
Sobni naSobTaca maTTa naTesavTa . . .
<... aq teqsts aklia>
. . . raATa aravis avnon. da mcnebaA igi aRYr-eqmna maT po-
lotik, da kbilni maTni moalbna, da hgian vidre dRendelad
dRedmde mTasa mas da aravis avneben.
mrcxuenin da Sevwuxdi, ese-Ra mesmin, viTar mKecebrivsa
mas bunebasa utyusa da ugunursa esmina sityuaA igi wmida-
TaA, da Cuen mKecTa uborotesad gamovCndiT, yofilTa maT So-
ris aRmovikiTxavT da mocemulni igi mcnebani guasmian da vne-
bad moyuasTa CuenTa ara davscxrebiT. dayenebul varT Kor-
cis Wamisagan da KorcTa moyusisa CuenisaTa vcoxniT, mKecTa
maTRa Tu vemsgavsneT da ara [Korcis?] mWamelTa kacTa. mig-
YRebies mcnebaA RmrTisagan, raATa SeviyuaroT moyuasi vi-
Tarca Tavi TYsi, xolo Cuen vaiZuleT igi Tavisa TYsisa Tana,
rameTu siZulili moyusisaA siZulili ars Tavisa TYsisaA, mo-
matyuebel amissa ars Suri.
N moSurneo, ganeyene Sursa. Suri sikudili ars, evlto-
de misgan, ra[A]Ta ara mokude. nu Surob warmatebulTa saT-
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
xolo netarma berma Tavisi mkacri marxviT ar ineba, Ta-
vidan moeSorebina xorcis mWameli mxeci, aramed waravli-
na rogorc mociquli Tavis mociqulTa, naTesavTa da moy-
vareTa mimarT, radgan naSobni naSobTanica TavianT naTe-
savebs...
< aq teqsti aklia>
raTa aravis avnon. is brZaneba foladis aRvirad eqcaT,
maTi kbilebi moucviTa, da dRevandel dRemde arian im mTa-
ze da aravis avneben.
mrcxvenia da vwuxvar, esRa vici, rom utyvsa da ugu-
nur mxecur bunebas Seugnia wmindanTa sityva da Cven mxe-
cebze ufro borotni aRmovCndiT. gardasul ambebs vkiT-
xulobT, mocemuli mcnebani gvesmis da Cveni moyvasis vne-
bas Tavs ar vanebebT, akrZaluli gvaqvs xorcis Wama da Cve-
ni moyvasis xorcs ki vWamT. mxecebs vemsgavsebiT da ara [xor-
cis ?] mWamel adamianebs. RvTisagan mcnebad migviRia, Se-
viyvaroT moyvasi, rogorc sakuTari Tavi, xolo Cven Sevi-
ZuleT igi Cvens TavTan erTad, radgan siZulvili moyvasi-
sa siZulvilia sakuTari Tavisa. mizezi amisa aris Suri.
o, Suriano, ganeSore Surs. Suri sikvdilia, gaecale
mas, raTa ar mokvde. nu gSurs warmatebulTa saTnoeba da
aRiare, rom Suriani xar. qebulia Suri – sixaruli sik-
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
noebaTa da aRiare, viTarmed moSurne xar. qebul ars Suri –
siyuaruli igi sikudilisaTYs. ese cxorebisaTYs mKsnel da
aRWeqileb(!), romelman gankafnis gonebani momgonebelTa mis-
Tani, aramed erCdi werilTa da pove gamoKsnaA, da baZevdi gan-
srulebulTa saTnoebasa Sina. nu Surob, raATa ganero mci-
red sabrKesa mterisasa.
da kualad munve movide, romelsa-igi miwyies.
Semdgomad amissa moarTues maTda Rrekili, Sekruli
viTarca rkiniTa, da Zniad ganrRueuli, rameTu wylul iyvnes
yovelni Korcni misni, rameTu guemul iyo igi JamTa mravalTa
ficxel...1
amas wmidasa mamasa Cuensa iovanes moarTues odesme cxed-
riTa Rrekili da ganrRueuli da daKsnil iyunes yovelni aso-
ni misni. Seiyvanes winaSe missa, evedrebodes wmidasa iovanes:
“Seiwyale, wmidao RmrTisao, ganrRueuli ese, rameTu gur-
wams, viTarmed SemZlebel xar gankurnebad qristes ZaliTa”.
da kualad ganrRueuli igi Kmobda: “Semiwyale, monao RmrTi-
sao, mkudari ese dauflveli da mommadle mciredi madli, raATa
ganvikurno”.
xolo netarsa iovanes daRacaTu mZime uCnda saqme ese mis
mier, aramed moeKsena sityuaA igi pavlesi, romel ityYs, vi-
Tarmed: “ZlierTa uZlurni itYrTeniT”. amisTYsca hrqua:
“gangkurnebs Sen ufali Cueni iesu qriste”, da masve Jamsa aRe-
marTa igi ferKTa zeda TYsTa da asoni igi daKsnilni mswrafl
ganikurnnes. da romelTa ixiles, hmadlobdes RmerTsa da wmi-
dasa iovanes.
kualad moiyvanes eSmakeuli friad guemuli, romel sit-
yuadca ver SemZlebel iyo. da ixila igi da Seewyala. miugo
wmidaman iovane da hrqua: “sulo ukeTuro, raAsa stanjav ma-
1 amaze wydeba A xelnaweris teqsti.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
vdilisa gamo. igi sicocxlis mxsnelia, romelic moalbobs
misi momgoneblis gonebas. daemorCile wminda wignebs, hpo-
ve xsna da mibaZe saTnoebiT srulyofilT. nu gSurs, raTa
ganerido mtris sacdurs.
adre Tqmuls unda mivubrunde. amis Semdgom maT mouy-
vanes koWli, TiTqosda rkiniT Sekruli, Zalze davardni-
li, mTeli sxeuli dawyluleboda, vinaidan mravali wlis
manZilze metismetad itanjeboda.1
erTxel Cvens wminda mamas, ioanes, sakaciT miuyvanes
davardnili koWli, romelsac mTeli sxeuli moduneboda,
da evedrebodnen: “Seiwyale, wmindao, es sneuli,
radgangvwams, rom qristes ZaliT SegiZlia gankurno”. is
sneulic eubneboda: “Semiwyale wmindao, Semiwyale
daumarxavi mkvdari, mciredi madli miboZe, raTa
ganvikurno”.
xolo netar ioanes TumcaRa es saqme TavisTvis saZne-
lod miaCnda, gaaxsenda pavles sityva, romelic ambobs:
“Zlierebma uZlurni itvirTeT”. amitom uTxra: “gangkur-
navs Sen ufali Cveni ieso qriste”.2 da maSinve wamodga igi
fexze da sxeulis sneuli nawilebi umal ganikurna. vinc
es ixila, madlobas swiravda RmerTsa da wminda ioanes.
kvlav moiyvanes eSmakisagan metismetad gvemuli, ro-
melsac sityvis Tqmac ki ar SeeZlo. naxa igi ioanem da Seeb-
rala. miugo wminda ioanem da uTxra: “sulo boroto, rad
tanjav magas, radgan Seni adgili udabnosa da uwylo ad-
gilasaa, uflisa Cvenisa ieso qristes saxeliT geubnebi,
gadi mag kacisagan!” xolo avi suli brZanebisTanave ganvi-
da da is kaci ganikurna. yvelas gaukvirda. da beri ase am-
bobda: “rad gikvirT, mkurnali ar var, magram uflisa Cve-
1. mark. 12:31.
2 . Sdr. rom. 15:1.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa iovane zedaznel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
zedaznelisa
gas, rameTu micemul ars Senda adgili udabnoA da urwyuli.
getyY Sen saxeliTa uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristesiTa, ganved
kacisa magisgan!” xolo igi brZanebasave Tana missa ganvida. da
ganikurna kaci igi. da yovelTave daukYrda. da beri esreT
etyoda: “da rasa gankYrvebul xarT, rameTu ara var mkurna-
li, aramed saxelis-debiTa uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristesiTa
ivltis yoveli seni da yoveli Zali bnelisaA. rameTu man Ta-
vadman brZana: “romelsa hrwmenes Cemdamo, romelsa me viqm, man-
ca qmnes da ufroAs Cemsa qmnes”.
ese mciredi mravalTagan didTa saqmeTa davwereT mimyov-
rebisaTYs Jamisa. xolo gemoAs-xilvad RmerTSemosilisa mis
kacisaTYs kma-arian. viTarca mdinarisa didisaA takukiTa er-
TiTa ixilvebis, Tu raA gemoA aqus, egreTve netarisa iovane-
si, romelTaca enebos. xolo mraval arian saswaulni, romel-
ni qmnna mamaman Cuenman wmidaman iovane.
xolo aw netarTa mowafeTa misTaTYs vityodiT, romelni
ganaTldes madliTa saRmrToATa da sxuanica gananaTlnes da
monasterni aRaSennes, romelni vidre aqamomde hgian da kur-
nebani iqmnebian, romelTaA TYToeulad moTxrobaA ver Zal-
gYc.
erTman mowafeTaganman, saxeliT TaTa, queSe Zirsa mis mTi-
sasa aRaSena monasteri, romelsa Sina ganmravldes monazonni
da yovliTave wesierebiTa iqceodes xolo sxuani Semdgomad
amissa moviKsenneT da RmerTsa vadidebdeT, romlisaA ars di-
debaA ukuniTi ukunisamde, amen.
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cxovreba wminda ioane zedaznelisa
nisa ieso qristes xsenebiT yoveli seni da yoveli bneli
Zala ukuiqceva. radgan man Tavad brZana: “visac Cemi swams,
rasac me vizam, isic iqms da Cemze metsac iqms”.1
mraval did saqmeTagan es mciredni aRvwereT didi dro-
is gasvlis gamo, magram aq moTxrobili sakmarisia ganRmrTo-
bili kacis ambavTa Sesatyobad, rogorc didi mdinaris ge-
mos gageba SesaZlebelia erTi WurWliT, aseve Seityobs ne-
tari ioanes ambavs is, visac es surs. xolo mravlad aris
saswauli, romelic qmna Cvenma wminda mama ioanem.
xolo mis sanatrel mowafeTa Sesaxeb, romlebic ganaT-
ldnen saRmrTo madliT da sxvebic gananaTles, vityviT,
rom maT monastrebi aRaSenes, romlebic dRemde arian, da
iq kurnebanic aResruleba, xolo yvela ambis saTiTaod moT-
xroba ar SegviZlia.
erTma mowafeTaganma, saxelad TaTam, im mTis Ziras aRa-
Sena monasteri, sadac berebi gamravldnen da yovelmxri-
vi wesrigianobiT cxovrobdnen. xolo sxvebs Semdgom mo-
vixsenebT, da vadidebdeT RmerTs, romlis aris dideba uku-
niTi ukunisamde, amin.
1. in. 14:12.
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 cxorebaA da moqalaqobaA Ri
cxorebaA rs
Rirsisa
rsisa
mamisa Cuen isa
Cuenisa
SioAs
SioAsii da evag res
resii
evagres
VII
VII. xolo netari ese da RmrTiv ganbrZnobili mamaA Cueni
wmidaA Sio movida winamZRurobiTa sulisa wmidisaATa da
daemkYdra dasavaliT kerZo deda-qalaqsa mcxeTas. da pova Kevi
RrmaA friad ficxeli, udabnoA da urwyuli da naklulevani
yovelTa saKmarTagan, da haeri zafxulisaA ficxel da egreTve
zamTrisaA uficxles. da pova mun mcire quabi da dajda mas
Sina dayudebiT sasoebiTa RmrTisa mindobisaATa, Kel-yo
saqmesa amas da sikudilad misca Tavi TYsi misTYs, romelman
araodes ugulebels yvnis mosavni misni.
ese wmidaA mamaA Cueni iyofeboda raA quabsa mas Sina, iloc-
vida da ityoda: “N iesu saxiero, romeli moxued queyanad cxo-
rebisaTYs kacTaAsa da iSev wmidisagan qalwulisa, raATa ac-
xovnne, romelni mKurvaliTa guliTa Segidgen da gmsaxureb-
den Sen. aw momec meca moTminebaA, raATa saTnod Senda aRvas-
rulne mciredni ese dReni cxorebisa Cemisani da Rirs myav ke-
TilTa SenTa saukuneTa meoxebiTa uxrwnelisa dedoflisa Cu-
enisa da dedisa Senisa maradis qalwulisa mariamisiTa da meo-
xebiTa didebulTa wmidaTa mociqulTa SenTaATa da wmidisa
mamisa Cuenisa iovanesiTa”.
amas ityoda cremliTa da gangrZelebiTa locvisaATa ia-
taksa daaltobda, da ganhmzada Tavi TYsi iatakad Suenierad.
da viTarca daadgra samaradisod mouwyinebelad locvasa da
ixila RmerTman guls-modgined moTminebaA misi da viTar ara-
raA ipoveboda udabnosa mas nugeSinis-sacemeli KorcTaA, manve
saxierman da dafarulTa mxedvelman RmerTman, romelman ga-
mozarda elia da udabnosa Sina yornisa mier, egreTve wmidaA
ese mamaA Cueni gamozarda, rameTu tredisa mier dRiTi-dRe
uboZebda sazrdelsa. xolo marjueniT kerZo quabisa mis uboZa
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cxovreba da moqalaqeoba Rirsisa mamisa
Cvenisa Siosi da evagresi
gvakurTxe, mamao.
7. xolo sanatreli da RvTiv ganswavluli wminda mama
Sio suliwmidis winamZRvrobiT movida da daemkvidra de-
daqalaq mcxeTis dasavleTiT, da ipova Zalze mkacri, Rrma,
udaburi da uwylo xevi, sadac araviTari saxmari nivTi
ar moipoveboda, zafxulSi haeri iyo mkacri, zamTarSi -
ufro metad mkacri. da ipova iqve patara gamoqvabuli, da-
eyuda iq RmrTis imediT aRvsili, wamoiwyo saqmianoba da
Tavi gaswira misTvis, vinc arasodes uaryofs Tavis mosavT.
wminda mama gamoqvabulSi yofnisas loculobda da am-
bobda: "hoi, mowyaleo ieso, romelic moxvedi amqveynad kac-
Ta xsnisaTvis da iSev wminda qalwulisagan, raTa ixsna isi-
ni, romelnic mxurvale guliT gamogyvebian da mogemsaxu-
rebian Sen. aw mec momeci moTmineba, rom Sens mosawonad
ganvvlo Cemi cxovrebis mcire dReebi, Rirsi gamxade Seni
sanetaro maradiuli sasufevlisa meoxebiTa uxrwnelisa
dedoflisa Cvenisa da dedisa Senisa maradis qalwulisa
mariamisiTa da SenTa didebul wminda mociqulTa da wmin-
da mamisa Cvenisa ioanes SemweobiT".
amas ambobda tiriliT da xangrZlivi locviT iataks
asvelebda da iatakze wveboda, da radgan loculobda mud-
mivad da mouwyineblad, ixila RmerTma misi gulmxurva-
le moTmineba; da vinaidan udabnoSi ar ipoveboda xorcie-
li sazrdo, manve, mowyale da saidumloTa mxedvelma Rmer-
Tma, romelmac elia gamokveba yornis daxmarebiT1, aseve
1 Sdr. 3 mef. 17:2-7
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rebaAA Ri
cxoreba rs
Rirs isa Sios
rsisa Siosii da evag res
resii
evagres
wyali mcire kldisagan Kmelisa, romeli kma-sayofel misda
iyo. xolo eseviTari raA RmrTisa wyalobaA ixila mis zeda,
madlobasa Seswirvida RmrTisa da ityoda: “N ufalo didebi-
sao, kurTxeul ars saxeli Seni da did ars wyalobaA Seni kac-
Ta zeda da vinaA var me uRirsi ese wyalobisaA, garna yovelsa-
ve zeda vhmadlob saxierebasa Sensa”.
da ixarebda suliTa da adidebda RmerTsa. da mieriTgan
ganZlierda uxilavTa mterTa zeda.
VIII. da viTar mravalni Jamni warvlna aRgznebulsa mas saK-
milsa Sina martod myofobisasa, ineba zegardamoman gangeba-
man, raATa ara iyos dafarul brwyinvale igi varskulavi.
amisTYs gamoacxada igi kacTa Soris. xolo saxe gamocxade-
bisa misisaA esreT iyo. rameTu mas Jamsa iyo vinme mTavari, sa-
xeliT evagre, qristes moyuare da saRmrToTa wignTagan swav-
luli da qristeaneTa Svili. xolo gangebiTa RmrTisaATa dRe-
sa erTsa hrqua SvilTa TBsTa da monaTa: “ganvideT nadiro-
bad”. da ganvles mtkuari da ganvides damarTebiT adgilsa mas,
sada mjdomare iyo beri. xolo yovelnive mimodaibnivnes da
evagre dga martoA da mimoixedvida, raATa ixilos nadirTa-
gani raAme. xolo miSuebiTa RmrTisaATa ixila tredi igi, ro-
meli miarTumida sazrdelsa Sios. xolo evagre ganicdida
mkYrsed da ixila, sada-igi Sevida. xolo viTarca inadires,
warvides saxed TYsad.
da xvalisa dRe kualad ganvides. da viTarca yovelni
movidodes da mTavari evagre dga maxlobelad quabisa mis, sa-
da mjdomare iyo beri. da aha kualad ixila tredi igi da mo-
aqunda sazrdeli berisaTYs. da viTarca ganicada netarman
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cxovreba Rirsi Siosi da evagresi
wminda mama gamokveba, romelsac mtredi yoveldRe awvdi-
da sakvebs. gamoqvabulis marjvena mxares ki misca mas mci-
re wyali, mSrali kldidan gamomdinare, romelic misTvis
samyofi iyo. xolo mama Siom, rodesac ixila RvTis aseTi
wyaloba, madlobas swiravda RmerTs da ambobda: "hoi, ufa-
lo didebisao, kurTxeulia saxeli Seni da didia Seni wya-
loba kacTa zeda, da vin var me, uRirsi Seni amgvari wya-
lobisa, aramed yovlisaTvis gmadlob saxiero da mowya-
leo".
da ixarebda suliTa da RmerTs adidebda da amis Sem-
dgom uxilav mtrebze gaZlierda.
8. da rodesac simartovis aRgznebul cecxlSi yofnis
mravalma welma gaiara, zeciurma gangebam ineba, rom aRar
yofiliyo damaluli brwyinvale varskvlavi. amis gamo ga-
moaCina igi kacTa Soris. xolo misi gamocxadeba ase iyo: im
dros iyo erTi mTavari, saxelad evagre, qristes moyvare,
saRmrTo wignebiT ganswavluli da qristianTa Svili.
RvTis nebiT, erT dRes Tavis Svilebsa da msaxurebs uTxra,
sanadirod wavideTo. gaiares mtkvari da pirdapir im ad-
gilze mividnen, sadac beri iyo damkvidrebuli. yvela ga-
ifanta da mxolod evagre idga, mimoixedavda, raTa raime
nadiri enaxa, RvTis nebiT ki ixila mtredi, romelic Sios
sazrdos awvdida. evagre uyurebda gaocebiT da naxa, sa-
dac igi Sevida. nadirobis Semdeg yvelani saxlSi wavid-
nen.
meore dRes isev gavidnen da rodesac yvelani movid-
nen, mTavari evagre gamoqvabulTan axlos mivida, sadac be-
ri iyo damkvidrebuli. da isev ixila mtredi, romelsac
sakvebi miqonda berisTvis, da rogorc ki dainaxa sanat-
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rebaAA Ri
cxoreba rs
Rirs isa Sios
rsisa Siosii da evag res
resii
evagres
evagre tredi igi, gankYrda da Seudga kualsa missa da ixila
wmidaA igi Sio mjdomare quabsa Sina, daukYrda da hrqua: “raA
xar, anu vinaA?” xolo berman hrqua: “kaci var ucxoA da qris-
tes mosavi da var quabsa amas Sina mciresa, raATa dayudebiT
aRvasrulne dReni cxorebisa Cemisani da esreT uSfoTvelad
saTno-veyo RmerTsa”. xolo netarman evagre hrqua bersa:
“cxovel ars ufali, ara dagiteo Sen da arca warvide saxed
Cemda”. xolo berman hrqua: “Svilo, ver Zal-gic tYrTvad si-
ficxlesa amas udabnoAsasa, rameTu gxedav mravliTa fufu-
nebiTa aRzrdilsa”.
xolo evagre hrqua: “daRacaTu dResve iyos sikudili
Cemi Sen Tana, arave dagiteo”.
xolo viTarca ganicada berman simtkice gonebisa misi-
saA, hrqua esreT, viTarmed: “me raAca grqua, yav”. xolo man
hrqua: “yovelive, raAca mibrZanos siwmideman Senman, vyo”. xo-
lo berman misca mas kuerTxi TYsi da hrqua: “warved da kuer-
Txi ese Cemi Cayav mtkuarsa, xolo igi gza-gcems da ganved
Kmelad da warved saxed Senda da yovelive sacxorebeli Seni
ganage da warmoved. da viTarca moiwio mtkuarsa zeda, kua-
lad Cayav kuerTxi Cemi da, ukueTu gza-gces, moved Cemda, da
ukueTu ara gza-gces, warved Sina, rameTu ara sTnavs Rmer-
Tsa saqme ege, romelsa hlami”.
xolo man ficiT moimtkica beri, raATa ara ivltodis
adgilisa misgan. xolo man aRuTqua da igi warvida. da viTarca
miiwia kidesa mdinarisasa, STayo kuerTxi igi berisaA da
wyalman gza sca da Kmelad ganiara.
da viTarca ganago yovelive da movida da STayo kuer-
Txi igi, kualadca gza-sca.
da movida winaSe berisa da hrqua: “mamao wmidao, viTar-
ca mibrZane, yovelive vyav”.
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cxovreba Rirsi Siosi da evagresi
relma evagrem mtredi, gaocda da mis kvals gahyva, da ixi-
la gamoqvabulSi myofi wminda Sio, gaukvirda da uTxra:
“vin xar, an saidan xar?” berma uTxra: “ucxo kaci var, qris-
tes mosavi, da am patara gamoqvabulSi vimyofebi, raTa aq
dayudebiT aRvasrulo Cemi cxovrebis dReebi da uSfoT-
velad saTno-veyo RmerTs”. sanatrelma evagrem uTxra bers:
“RmerTi cocxalia, ar migatoveb Sen da arc waval Cems sax-
lSi”. berma ki upasuxa: “Svilo, ver SeZleb itvirTo am
udabnos simkacre, radgan, rogorc vxedav, did fufuneba-
Si xar aRzrdili”.
evagrem ki upasuxa: “dResve rom movkvde SenTan, mainc
ar migatoveb”.
xolo roca ixila berma misi nebis simtkice, uTxra: “me
rasac getyvi, is gaakeTe”. man upasuxa: “yvelafers gavake-
Teb, rasac Seni uwmindesoba mibrZanebs”. xolo berma misca
Tavisi kverTxi da uTxra: “wadi, Cemi kverTxi Cayavi mtkvar-
Si, igi gzas mogcems, gadi xmeleTze, wadi saxlSi da moa-
wesrige Seni sacxovrebeli da wamodi; da rogorc ki mou-
axlovdebi mtkvars, isev Cayavi Cemi kverTxi da, Tu gzas
mogcems, CemTan modi, Tu ar mogcems gzas, saxlSi dabrun-
di, radgan ar moswons RmerTs is saqme, romelic Sen gwa-
dia”.
xolo man daafica beri, ar wasuliyo im adgilidan. ber-
ma aRuTqva da evagre wavida. da rogorc ki miuaxlovda
mdinares, Cayo beris kverTxi da wyalma gza misca da mSra-
lad gadavida.
da rodesac moawesriga yvelaferi, movida, isev Cayo
kverTxi da mdinarem gza misca.
movida berTan da uTxra: “wminda mamao, rogorc mib-
rZane, yvelaferi ise gavakeTe”.
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rebaAA Ri
cxoreba rs
Rirs isa Sios
rsisa Siosii da evag res
resii
evagres
IX. xolo man hrqua: “Svilo evagre, uwyode, rameTu ami-
eriTgan ganmravlebad arian Zmani udabnosa amas Sina. amis-
TYsca jer-ars, raATa eklesiaA aRvaSenoT, sadaca gYbrZanos
Cuen ufalman”. xolo aRvides qedsa mas zeda, romlisa Zirsa
mjdomare iyo wmidaA Sio. da viTarca iloces, moiRo cecxli
wmidaman berman da daiyara nebsa zeda TYssa da daasxa zeda
sakumeveli. xolo sakumeveli igi aRemarTa viTarca sueti da
merme dadrka dasavaliT kerZo qedisa mis da Cadga adgilsa
erTsa, viTarca sueti Kevsa mas Sina.
xolo igini gardamovides. da adgilsa mas, sada uCuena
ufalman, dasca saTxari mamaman Cuenman wmidaman Sio da aRa-
Senes eklesiaA sadidebelad RmrTisa.
xolo evagres Sehmosa saxe monazonebisaA. da ganiTqua
hanbavi misi da yovliT kerZo movidodes da monazon iqmnebo-
des.
X. da viTarca ganmravldes Zmani, saKmar iyunes maTTYs
saKedarni metYrTeni mosaRebelad sazrdelisa da wylisaTYs.
amisTYsca moidgnes karaulni. xolo iyo adgili igi tyiani
da kldovani. amisTYsca mKecni friad iyunes adgilTa maT Si-
na.
xolo ganvidian raA karaulni Zovnad, gamovidian mKecni
igi da mavnebel eqmnebodian karaulTa maT. amisTYsca Zmani
mwuxare iyvnian. maSin wmidaA mamaA Cueni Sio evedra ufalsa,
raATa saxilvel missa yvnes mKecni igi. xolo locvasave missa
Tana yovelni igi mKecni movides winaSe berisa da hrqua maT:
“raAsaTYs mavnebel eqmnebiT karaulTa ZmaTa CuenTasa? aw
getyY Tquen saxeliTa uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristesiTa, ro-
melman-igi dagbadna Tquen, warvediT areTagan amaT Sors, xo-
lo erTi oden dadegin sadidebelad RmrTisa Cuenisa, raATa
aZoebdes karaulTa ZmaTa CuenTasa”. da masve Jamsa yovelnive
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cxovreba Rirsi Siosi da evagresi
9. xolo man uTxra: “Svilo evagre, icode, rom amieri-
dan udabnoSi Zmebi momravldebian, amisTvis saWiroa ek-
lesiis aSeneba, sadac ufali gvibrZanebs”. avidnen im qed-
ze, romlis ZirSic damkvidrebuli iyo wminda Sio. da ro-
desac iloces, nakverCxali da cecxli aiRo wminda berma,
daiyara Tavis xelis gulze da daado zed sakmeveli. xo-
lo sakmeveli aRimarTa rogorc sveti da mere gadaixara
qedis dasavleTis mxares da Cadga erT adgilze, rogorc
sveti xevSi.
xolo isini Camovidnen da adgilze, sadac ufalma uC-
vena, dahkra bari wminda mama Siom da aaSenes eklesia RvTis
sadideblad.
xolo evagre aRikveca monazvnad da gavrcelda misi am-
bavi da yoveli mxridan modiodnen da monazvnad aRikvece-
bodnen.
10. da rodesac gamravldnen Zmebi, maTTvis saWiro gax-
da tvirTmzidi saxedrebi sakvebisa da wylis mosatanad.
amisTvis moiyvanes virebi. is adgili iyo tyiani da kldo-
vani, ris gamoc im adgilebSi mxecebi mravlad iyo.
rodesac virebi saZovarze wavidodnen, gamovidodnen
mxecebi da zians ayenebdnen maT, ris gamoc Zmebi Sewuxebul-
ni iyvnen. maSin Cveni wminda mama Sio evedra RmerTs, rom
misTvis xiluli gamxdariyvnen mxecebi. misi locvisas yve-
la mxeci gamovida beris winaSe, da uTxra maT: “ratom av-
nebT Cvens virebs? axla getyviT Tqven Cveni uflis ieso
qristes saxeliT, romelmac dagbadaT Tqven, wadiT am ad-
gilebidan da mxolod erTi Tqvengani darCes RvTis sadi-
deblad, raTa Cveni Zmobis virebs aZovebdes”. da maSinve yve-
la mxeci gaifanta, mxolod erTi mgeli idga mowiwebiT,
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rebaAA Ri
cxoreba rs
Rirs isa Sios
rsisa Siosii da evag res
resii
evagres
ganibnivnes, garna erTi xolo mgeli dga mowiwebiT, viTarca
monaA winaSe misa, da hrqua: “saxeliTa uflisa Cuenisa iesu qris-
tesiTa gibrZaneb Sen, mKecsa magas, raATa viTarca mwyemsi ke-
Tili aZoebde karaulTa CuenTa, raATa amiT ukmouzRo, ro-
mel Segiwuxebian Zmani ese Cemni da sazrdel Senda iyos, rom-
liTaca Cuen vizardebiT. xolo ganasxemdi dilasa da Jamsa
mwuxrisasa moasxemdi, da iyav mwyems da mcvel saKedarTa Cu-
enTa”.
xolo mgeli igi iqmna morCil, viTarca monaA. da hyofda
brZanebisaebr berisa.
xolo iyo erTi ZmaTagani, saxeliT konon, da karauli misi
gardaiWra kldesa da mokuda. xolo mgelman man uwinares Ja-
misa moasxna saKedarni da, viTarca moiTualnes, konon verRa-
ra pova viri misi. mivida da hrqua bersa: “N wmidao mamao, raA
hyav, rameTu mgeli mwyemsad moguec; egera karauli Cemi Se-
uWamia”. da amas raA etyoda bersa, mgeli igi moekida kalTasa
kononissa da mizidvida. xolo berman hrqua: “warhyev, raATa
giCuenos, Tu raA sWirs virsa Sensa”. da viTarca mivides Tavsa
mis kldisasa, sada gardaWril iyo, totiTa uCuenebda viTar-
ca kaci da wkmuiliT imarTlebda Tavsa TYssa. da viTarca STa-
vides, ixiles, rameTu momkudar iyo. xolo viTarca movida
berisa, etyoda: “ubralo ars, mamao, mwyemsi ese CuenTa saKe-
darTaA, rameTu kldesa gardaWril ars da momkudara viri Ce-
mi”.
N Zmano Cemno sayuarelno! esreT adidebs RmerTi moSiS-
Ta misTa, romel mKecnica velurni, viTarca monani, daemor-
Cilebian. aw Cuenca saTno veyuneT RmerTsa marxviTa, locvi-
Ta, siwmidiTa, glaxakT mowyalebiTa, ucxoT moyuarebiTa, sim-
dabliTa, simSYdiTa da urTierTas siyuaruliTa da yovliTa-
ve saqmiTa keTiliTa, romelica moguatyuebs keTilTa sauku-
neTa da saSuebelTa zecisaTa.
XI. xolo jer-ars, raATa moviKsenoT erTi mowafeTagani
wmidisa iovanesTaA, saxeliT ise, ganTqumuli yovliTave saT-
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cxovreba Rirsi Siosi da evagresi
rogorc msaxuri, mis winaSe, da uTxra: “Cveni uflis ieso
qristes saxeliT gibrZaneb Sen, mxecsa, rogorc keTilma
mwyemsma aZove Cveni virebi, sanacvlod Cemi Zmebis Sewuxe-
bisa; da Seni sakvebi iyos is, riTac Cven vikvebebiT. diliT
waiyvane da Sebindebisas moiyvane da iyavi mwyemsi da mcve-
li Cveni saxedrebisa”.
mgeli, rogorc msaxuri, daemorCila da beris brZane-
bisaebr akeTebda.
iyo erTi ZmaTagani, saxelad konon, romlis viri gada-
varda kldeze da mokvda. mgelma ki droze adre moasxa sa-
xedrebi da, rogorc ki miiTvales, kononma ver ipova Tavi-
si viri. mivida da bers uTxra: “hoi, wmindao mamao, es ra
gaakeTe, rom mwyemsad mgeli dagvidgine, ager, Cemi viri
SeuWamia”. da rodesac bers amas eubneboda, mgeli moekida
konons kalTaze da mozida. berma uTxra: “wahyevi, raTa giC-
venos, ra daemarTa virs”. rodesac mividnen kldis Tavze,
saidanac gadavardniliyo viri, mgeli adamianiviT TaTiT
uCvenebda da wkmuiliT Tavs imarTlebda. rodesac Cavid-
nen, naxes, rom momkvdariyo. rodesac berTan mivida, kononma
uTxra: “udanaSauloa, mamao, Cveni saxedrebis mwyemsi, rad-
gan Cemi viri kldidan gadavardnila da momkvdara”.
“hoi, Zmano Cemno sayvarelno! ase adidebs Tavis moSi-
Sebs RmerTi, romelsac veluri mxecebic ki msaxurisaviT
emorCilebian. Cvenc vaamoT RmerTs marxviT, locviT, siw-
mindiT, glaxakTa mowyalebiT, ucxoebis siyvaruliT, sim-
dabliT, simSvidiTa da urTierTsiyvaruliT da yoveli ke-
Tili saqmiT, romelic mSvenier saiqiosa da zeciur Sveba-
sa da gancxromas mogvapovebinebs”.
11. xolo saWiroa movixsenoT wminda ioanes erTi mowa-
feTagani, saxelad ise, ganTqmuli yovelgvari sikeTiT, sa-
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rebaAA Ri
cxoreba rs
Rirs isa Sios
rsisa Siosii da evag res
resii
evagres
noebiTa, nergi igi samoTxisaA, yuavili Suenieri da yovlisa
keTilisa Ziri.
ese netari ise Seipyra wmidaman mamaTmTavarman, kaTali-
kozman, da akurTxa igi ebiskopozad saydarsa zeda wilknisa-
sa. da daRacaTu igi ara Tavs-idebda saqmesa mas da SevrdomiT
iTxovda gantevebasa.
xolo man unebliiT daasxna Kelni da wargzavna saydarsa
RmrTisa dedisasa da dedisa mis, romelman dedaA TYsi cTomi-
sagan aRadgina; dedisa mis, romelman dedani wyevisagan iK-
snna; dedisa mis, romeli Suamdgomel RmrTisa da kacTa iqmna
da acxovna yoveli naTesavi kacTaA, romelnica sarwmunoebiT
Tayuanis-scemen qristesa, misgan Sobilsa RmerTsa.
N yovlad wmidao RmrTis mSobelo mariam, kurTxeul ars
nayofi muclisa SenisaA da kurTxeul ars saxeli wmidaA di-
debisa misisaA, rameTu queyanisaganni viyveniT da aw Sen mier
zecisa angelozTagan vimsaxurebiT da Sen mier uxrwnelebaA
da cxorebaA saukunoA movigeT. amisTYs Suenis, raATa saydarsa
didebisa Senisasa wmidani da suliTa ganaTlebulni kacni iyu-
nen zedamdgomelad taZrisa Senisa da amisTYsca gamorCeul
iqmna Rirsi ese wmidaA ise zedamdgomelad saydrisa Senisa,
wmidao dedofalo!
xolo wmidaman aman mamaman da ebiskopozman iwyo swavlad
da wurTad samwysoTa TYsTa. da mihmarTa CrdiloAT kerZo,
rameTu jereT mouqcevel iyunes da mtkiced epyra kerpT-msa-
xurebaA.
da iwyo swavlad maTda swavliTa simSYdisaATa da yovli-
Tave RonisZiebiTa da saswaulTa moqmedebiTa moaqcevda sar-
wmunoebad, rameTu sneulTa hkurnebda da eSmakTa brZanebiT
ganasxmida; da mravalni sakYrvelebani qmnna da esreT keTi-
lad swavliTa mravalni sulni moaqcivna da taZarni kerpTani
dalewna da eklesiani aRaSenna da yovelTa naTel-sca da ga-
namtkicna qristes sarwmunoebasa zeda. da eseviTariTa saqmi-
Ta keTiliTa Semkuli movida saebiskoposod TYsad wmidaA ese
episkoposi ise.
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moTxis nergi, mSvenieri yvavili da yoveli sikeTis Ziri.
wminda mamaTmTavarma, kaTalikosma, waiyvana sanatre-
li ise da wilknis saydris episkoposad akurTxa. da rad-
ganac ise ver tvirTulobda am saqmes, mdablad iTxovda gaS-
vebas.
magram man daasxa xeli da iZulebiT gaagzavna RvTis de-
dis saxlSi, im dedisa, romelmac Tavisi deda codvisagan
aRadgina, im dedisa, romelmac dedebi wyevisagan ixsna, im
dedisa, romelic RmerTsa da adamianebs Soris Suamavlad
iqca da ixsna kacTa modgma, romlebic TavianTi sarwmuno-
ebiT Tayvans scemen qristes, mis mier Sobil RmerTs.
hoi, yovladwmidao RmrTismSobelo mariam, kurTxeu-
lia nayofi Seni muclisa da kurTxeulia misi didebis wmin-
da saxeli, radgan Cven qveyanisaganni viyaviT da axla Sen
mier zeciuri angelozebi gvemsaxurebian, xolo Sengan ux-
rwneli da saukuno cxovreba movipoveT. amitom Sehferis,
rom Seni didebis saydars wminda da suliT ganaTlebuli
adamianebi meTaurobdnen, amitom gamoirCia Rirsi wminda
ise Seni saydris xelmZRvanelad, wmindao dedofalo!
wminda mamam da episkoposma isem daiwyo Tavisi samwysos
swavleba da wvrTna, da gaemarTa CrdiloeTis mxares, sa-
dac jer kidev mounaTlavni iyvnen da mtkiced emsaxure-
bodnen kerpTayvanismcemlobas.
da iwyo maTi swavleba simSvidiT, yoveli RonisZiebi-
Ta da saswaulebis CvenebiT moaqcevda sarwmunoebaze, rad-
ganac sneulebs gankurnavda, eSmakebs ganasxamda brZanebiT
da mravali saswauli qmna, da amgvari keTili swavlebiT
mravali suli moaqcia, kerpTa taZrebi dalewa da eklesi-
ebi aRaSena da yvelani monaTla da ganamtkica qristes sar-
wmunoebaSi. da amgvari keTili saqmeebiT Semkuli wminda
episkoposi ise movida Tavis saepiskoposoSi.
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XII. xolo mas Jamsa ineba wmidaman mamaman iovane, raATa mo-
ixilnes mowafeni TYsni da cnas, Tu romelsa sazomsa miwev-
nul arian, da raATa gamoacxadnes saqmeni maTni keTilni kacTa
Soris, rameTu axal nerg iyunes kacni da uKmda ganmtkicebaA.
da viTarca moiwia saydarsa mas wmidisa RmrTisa dedisasa, mo-
uwoda wmidasa mamasa Cuensa Sios. da viTarca moikiTxnes ur-
TierTas siyuaruliTa sulieriTa da dasxdes, maSin moiTxoa
wmidaman iovane TBnier Cueulebisa sasumeli. da moarTua mas
elia diakonman da aRuvso WiqaA da misca bersa. xolo netari
igi beri etyoda ises, viTarmed: “pirvelad ebiskopozisaA jer-
ars locvaA”. xolo man Tayuanis-sca da iTxova SendobaA. xo-
lo wmidaman iovane ze aRipyra WiqaA, iloca, juari daswera
da ganuteva haersa Sina WiqaA igi da dadga viTarca myarsa
queyanasa zeda. xolo romelman avlina petre zRuasa zeda vi-
Tarca Kmelsa queyanasa, manve mosca madli amisda qmnad wmi-
dasa iovanes. da viTar myovar Jam ipyra WiqaA igi haersa Sina,
hrqua iovane mowafeTa: “vin Tquenganman miiRos WiqaA ese Ke-
lisagan haerisa?” da aravin ikadra miyofad Kelisa.
maSin wmidaman iovane daswera juari da miiRo WiqaA igi,
da samTave miiRes nakurTxevi igi da sxuaTaca mravalTa. ma-
Sin hrqua wmidaman iovane mamasa Sios: “jer-ars madlisa mi-
cemaA RmrTisa, romelman yo Cuen Soris sakYrveli ese”. xolo
wmidaA Sio morCil eqmna bersa da moiRo nakuercxali da da-
ikriba nebsa zeda marjuenesa SiSuelsa da daasxa sakumeveli
mas zeda da aRuteva sakumevelman suli surneli da iwyo mo-
kumevad da ukumia mun myofTa. da ixiles raA ese, daukYrda
yovelTa da adidebdes RmerTsa, romelman mosca madli esevi-
Tari moSiSTa misTa. da Tqua wmidaman iovane: “raAsa dagik-
Yrdebis, Zmano, rameTu icis cecxlmanca ridobaA RmrTis
mcnobelTaA, rameTu aman cecxlman icnna samni yrmani babilons,
raJams-igi saKumilsa Sina SesTxivnes qaldevelTa. xolo sa-
Kumilsa mas Sina mdgomareTa cuari zegardamo ecureoda. xo-
lo garemoAs mdgomareni Seiwuvebodes da yrmani uvnebelad
daicvebodes, rameTu winaSe RmrTisa araraA SeuZlebel ars
da misi ars sakYrvelT moqmedebaA ese”.
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12. im dros wminda mama ioanem isurva, enaxa Tavisi mo-
wafeebi da gaego, ra sazoms miaRwies, raTa gamoeCina maTi
keTili saqmeebi adamianebs Soris, radgan rwmenaSi nor-
Cni iyvnen adamianebi da saWiro iyo maTi ganmtkiceba; da
rodesac mivida wminda RvTis dedis taZarSi, dauZaxa wmin-
da mama Sios; da rodesac moikiTxes erTmaneTi sulieri siy-
varuliT da dasxdnen, maSin wminda ioanem Cveulebisamebr
moiTxova sasmeli. ilia diakvanma miarTva mas sasmeli, auv-
so Wiqa da miawoda bers. sanatrelma berma uTxra ises: “jer
episkoposis locvaa saWiro”. man ki Tayvani sca da Sendoba
iTxova. wminda ioanem maRla aswia Wiqa, iloca, jvari ga-
dasaxa da datova haerSi da Wiqa TiTqos myar miwaze dad-
ga. xolo romelmac petre atara zRvaze, rogorc xmeleT-
ze, manve misca wminda ioanes madli amis gasakeTeblad. da
radganac didxans iyo Wiqa haerSi, ioanem mowafeebs uT-
xra: “romeli Tqvengani aiRebs haerSi mdgar Wiqas?” mag-
ram veravin gabeda xelis Sexeba.
maSin wminda ioanem gadaswera jvari, Wiqa aiRo da sa-
mivem miiRo nakurTxi sasmeli da bevrma sxvamac. maSin wmin-
da ioanem uTxra mama Sios: “saWiroa pativis migeba RvTi-
sadmi, romelmac es saswauli mogvivlina”. xolo wminda
Sio daemorCila bers, aiRo nakverCxali, daido SiSvel xe-
lisgulze, daado zed sakmeveli da gauSva sakmevelma sur-
neli da daiwyo kmeva, da iq myofT ukmia; da rodesac es
ixiles, yvelas gaukvirda da adidebdnen RmerTs, romel-
mac esoden didi magaliTi misca Tavis moSiSebs. wminda io-
anem Tqva: “ratom gikvirT, Zmebo, radgan cecxlic erideba
RvTis mcodneebs, am cecxlma icno sami yrma babilonSi, sa-
dac qaldevelebma RumelSi Seyares, xolo RumelSi Sey-
rilebs zevidan cvari epkureboda. garSemo myofni iwve-
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da merme mixedna wmidaman iovane ises da hrqua: “mamao
mflobelo, gYnebs, raATa kurTxevaA moviRoT Senganca, ro-
meli guaqundes saKsenebelad Senda”. xolo igi morCil iyo
da savse suliTa wmidiTa da ver ikadrebda urCebasa. aRdga da
aRipyrna Kelni da Tualni zecad mimarT da myovar Jam Rmer-
Tsa evedreboda. da merme modrka da queyanasa cremliTa da-
altobda da hrqua bersa: “locva-yav CemTYs, wmidao mamao, da
mcired Semomideg”. da mihmarTa wmidaman ise mdinared qsnad.
viTarca miiwivnes wyalsa mas zeda wmidani igi mamani, na-
Telni soflisani, iwyo wmidaman ise locvad. da ze aRixilna
Tualni gonebiTurT da RmrTisa Sewevnasa mouwodda, rame-
Tu igi hyofs, raAca enebos. da evedreboda wmidasa RmrTis-
mSobelsa da ityoda cremliT: “movedin Cem zeda, wmidao de-
dofalo, SewevnaA Sengan SobilisaA, raATa wyali ese dague-
morCilos. da viTar myovar Jam iloca da merme ganyo kuer-
Txi, romeli aqunda KelTa, da Tqua: “saxeliTa uflisa Cueni-
sa iesu qristesiTa getyY Sen, wyalo, Semoudeg kuerTxsa amas
Cemsa”. da madliTa sulisa wmidisaATa myis Seudga RmerTSe-
mosilTa maT mamaTa. xolo queyanaA igi uqmi iyo, daRmrdebo-
da, viTarca kuerTxi igi mieTria da wyali ukuana mividoda.
da esreT miiyvana saydarsa wmidisa dedoflisasa wilkans sa-
didebelad mamisa da Zisa da wmidisa sulisa.
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bodnen, yrmebi ki uvneblad iyvnen1, radgan RmerTisTvis Se-
uZlebeli araferia da igia saswaulTmoqmedi”.
Semdeg mixeda wminda ioanem ises da uTxra: “mamamTava-
ro, gvinda kurTxeva Senganac miviRoT, romelic Sens mo-
sagoneblad gveqneba”. xolo ise morCili iyo, savse suliw-
midiT, da ver gabeda urCoba. adga, aswia xelebi, Tvalebi
zecas miapyro da RmerTs didxans evedreboda. Semdeg da-
ixara, miwas cremliT asvelebda da bers uTxra: “iloce Cem-
Tvis, wmindao mamao, da momyevi mcire xans”. da wminda ise
mdinare qsnisken gaemarTa.
rodesac mividnen wyalTan wminda mamebi, soflis na-
Telni, wminda isem daiwyo locva. aRapyro Tvalebi sib-
rZniT da RvTis Sewevnas mouxmo, radgan RmerTi akeTebs
imas, rac unda. evedreboda wminda RvTismSobels da ti-
riliT ambobda: “Semewie, wmindao dedofalo, Semewie Sen-
gan Sobils, raTa es wyali dagvemorCilos”. da rodesac
didxans iloca, kverTxi, romelic xelSi eWira, aswia da
Tqva: “Cveni uflis ieso qristes saxeliT, gibrZaneb Sen, wya-
lo, mohyevi Cems kverTxs”. da suliwmidis madliT maSinve
1 daniel., T. 3. mefe nabuqodonosorma gaakeTa oqros kerpi, dadga
babilonis qveyanaSi da brZana, yvelas, ganurCevlad asakisa Tu Tanam-
debobisa, Tayvani eca misTvis. vinc brZanebas ar Seasrulebda, cec-
xliT gaxurebul RumelSi daiwveboda. marTlac, yvelam Tayvani sca
sami axalgazrdis – Sadraqis, meSaqisa da yabed-negos garda. maT ama-
yad amcnes mefes, rom isini Tayvans scemdnen erTaderT RmerTs, ro-
melsac Seswevda Zala, daecva isini yovelgvari Zalmomreobisagan. gan-
risxebulma mefem axalgazrdebis RumelSi Cayra moiTxova. isini, vinc
maT cecxlSi yridnen, mxurvalebisagan daixocnen, samni ki uvneblad
mimodiodnen cecxlis SuagulSi da RmerTs adidebdnen. cecxlSi iw-
vebodnen isinic ki, vinc Rumels axlos Cauvlida, ise iyo Rumeli gaxu-
rebuli. am dros uflis angelozi CamoeSva RumelSi da cecxlis ali
gamodevna iqidan. gaognebulma nabuqodonosorma cecxlidan gamoiy-
vana sami axalgazrda da, saswauliT gancvifrebulma, brZaneba gasca,
sami yrmis RmerTisTvis yvelas pativi miego.
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ixiles ese yovelTa mkYdrTa mcxeTisaTa da garemo sof-
lebisaTa da yovelni adidebdes RmerTsa.
eha didebuli sakYrveli, rameTu kacTa miwisaganTa wyal-
nica daemorCilebian! erTi haersa warmoadginebs msaxurad da
meore cecxlisa bunebasa daSrets da warsdevnis mKurvale-
basa missa, sxuaA wyalsa da miwisa bunebasa daimorCilebs. amas
yovelsa hxedvides da RmerTsa adidebdes yovliT kerZove.
xolo war-raA-vidoda wmidaA iovane, Tana-aRhyves mowa-
fenica misni da dayunes mis winaSe mciredni dReni da mis Tana
ixarebdes suliTa.
XIII. xolo raJams eneba warmoslvaA mier, netari Sio eved-
reboda wmidasa iovanes, raATa ubrZanos mas dayudebiT cxo-
rebaA. xolo man hrqua: “migemadlen RmrTisa mier saTxoveli
Seni da mogecin moTminebaA, raATa aqa iwroebiT cxorebiTa sa-
ukunesa mas hpoo gansuenebaA da farToebiT SuebaA. aramed war-
ved da moaKsene pirvelad mamaTmTavarsa da, ukueTu brZanos
Seni esreT cxorebaA, uwyode, rameTu ars nebaA RmrTisaA, vi-
Tarca ityYs pavle mociquli: “erCdiT winamZRuarTa Tquen-
Ta, rameTu igini iRYZeben sulTa TquenTaTYs”.
da aswavebda beri, raATa gonebaAca KorcTave Tana Seaye-
nos da yoveli zrunvaA queynieri ganagdos, viTarca mkudar-
man, daflulman da dafarulman, rameTu ese ars kanoni dayu-
debiT cxovrebulTaA. xolo wmidaman Sio miixuna berisagan
mcnebani, anbors-uyo ferKTa, da tirodes yovelni igi Zmani,
viTarca ukuanaAsknelisa jmnisaTYs, da hrqua maT: “locva-
yavT CemTYs”. da warmovida, da viTarca Sevida kaTolike ek-
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mihyva RmerTSemosil mamebs. xolo miwa iyo daumuSavebe-
li, da Rrmavdeboda, saiTac kverTxs mimarTavda, wyalic
mihyveboda. ase miiyvana wminda dedoflis taZarSi wil-
kans, mamisa da Zisa da wmida sulis sadideblad.
yovelive es ixila mcxeTisa da garSemo soflebis mo-
saxleobam da yvelani adidebdnen RmerTs.
eha, didebulo saocrebav, radgan amqveyniur adamianebs
wyalic emorCileba! erTi haers aqcevs msaxurad, meore cec-
xlis bunebas aqrobs da mis mxurvalebas gandevnis, sxva
wyalsa da xmeleTs daimorCilebs. yovelive amas xedavdnen
da yoveli mxridan RmerTs adidebdnen.
xolo rodesac wavida ioane, mowafeebic gahyvnen, mas-
Tan dayves ramdenime dRe da sulierad masTan erTad ixa-
rebdnen.
13. rodesac moisurva wasvla, sanatreli Sio evedre-
boda wminda ioanes, raTa ebrZanebina misTvis dayudebiT
cxovreba. man ki uTxra: "RmerTma ismina Seni saTxovari da
geboZa Sen moTmineba, raTa aq SeWirvebuli cxovrebiT sai-
qioSi samaradisod ipovo mosveneba da Sveba. aramed wadi
da pirvelad moaxsene episkoposs, da Tu gibrZanebs Sen am-
gvar cxovrebas, maSin icode, rom aseTia RvTis neba, ro-
gorc pavle mociquli ambobs: “daemorCileT Tqvens winam-
ZRvarT da qedi mouxareT maT, radganac fxizloben Tqveni
sulebisaTvis”.1
da aswavlida beri, rom xorci gonebam moicvas da yo-
veli amqveyniuri sazrunavi ganagdos, rogorc mkvdarma,
damarxulma da damalulma, radgan aseTia dayudebiT mcxov-
rebTa kanoni. xolo wminda Siom miiRo berisagan mcnebani,
1 ebrael. 13:17
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lesiad, Tayuanis-sca wmidasa suetsa da cremliT evedrebo-
da RmerTsa, raATa Rirs yos dayudebiT msaxurebasa missa.
da Sevida winaSe mamaT-mTavrisa. xolo man sixaruliT
Seiwynara. da viTarca moikiTxnes, wmidaman Sio warmouTxra
yovelive da wadierebaAca gulisa misisaA.
xolo man sulT-iTquna da tiroda da etyoda: “waremar-
Te, mamao, keTilsa magas gzasa da yavn ufalman mRYme igi ki-
bed, aRmyvanebelad Senda zecad mimarT, da bneli igi – mim-
yvanebel naTelsa mas dauRamebelsa! da Jamisa amis Wiri geyavn
saukunod gansasuenebel da ara Sen oden, aramed yovelTa, ro-
melTa Semdgomad Sensa iRuawon adgilsa mas Sina! da dauTme
brZolasa eSmakTasa, rameTu mraval-Rone ars brZolaA maTi”.
xolo wmidaA Sio evedreboda da etyoda: “locva-yav
CemTYs uflisa mimarT, raATa neStni ese dReni Cemni mommad-
lnes nebisaebr misisa”. da daiwera juari da warvida da Sevi-
da udabnosa TYssa. da mouwoda yovelTa ZmaTa da hrqua: “me
esera aRvirCie dayudebiT cxovrebaA brZanebiTa berisaATa da
wmidisa mamaT-mTavrisaATa; xolo Tquen ganekrZaleniT saf-
rKeTa eSmakisaTa da moigeT umetes yovlisa simdable da mor-
CilebaA da simSYde, romeli uCino-hyofs risxvasa, da siyua-
ruli, romlisa mier RmerTi moigebis, da marxvaA, romeli wa-
riotebs bilwebasa, da locvasa Sina siwmide gonebisaA, rome-
li ganaqarvebs yovelsa Zalsa mterisasa, da daucxromeli ti-
rili, romeli moatyuebs sixarulsa saukunosa, da moipoveT
siglaxake, raATa saukunod simdidre hpooT; moiZuleniT saq-
meni soflisani, iwurTidiT werilTa, raATa maradis frTxil
iyos gonebaA Tqueni; iqmneniT wmida KorciTa, raATa suliTa
wmida iqmnneT da mxiarulni SexBdeT qorwilsa uflisasa; mi-
eyrdeniT mkerdsa uflisasa, raATa siwmidiT eziarebodiT mas,
da nu hgonebT, Tumca uWirvelad cxovrebaA saukunoA hpoeT,
rameTu pavle ityYs, viTarmed: “mravliTa WiriTa gYRirs Ses-
lvad sasufevelsa caTasa”. da kualad ityYs: moTminebiTa Tqu-
eniTa moipovneT sulni Tquenni”.
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fexze eambora; da yvela Zma tiroda, TiTqos ukanasknelad
emSvidobebodnen. man uTxra: “iloceT CemTvis”, da wamovi-
da, da rogorc ki Sevida kaTolike eklesiaSi, wminda svets
Tayvani sca da cremliT evedreboda RmerTs, rom Rirsad
eqcia dayudebiT msaxurebisaTvis.
da wardga mamamTavris winaSe. man ki sixaruliT miiRo
da, roca moikiTxes erTmaneTi, wminda Siom miuTxro yove-
live da Tavisi gulis wadilic gaumxila.
man amoioxra, atirda da uTxra: “mihyevi, mamao, mag ke-
Til gzas, ufalma eg mRvime kibed aqcia Sens asamaRleb-
lad zecaSi da sibnele igi – dauRamebel naTelTan mimyva-
neblad! da amqveyniuri Wiri sakmarisad geqneba saukuno
gansasveneblad, da ara mxolod Sen, aramed yvelas, vinc
Sen Semdgom iRvawebs am adgilas! da daiTmine eSmakTa brZo-
la, radgan mravalnairia maTi brZola”.
wminda Sio ki evedreboda da eubneboda: “iloce Cem-
Tvis uflis mimarT, raTa darCenil Cems dReebs momadlos
misi survilisamebr”, gadaiwera pirjvari da wavida da
Sevida Tavis udabnoSi, mouxmo yvela Zmas da uTxra: “me
wminda berisa da episkoposis brZanebiT avirCie dayude-
biT cxovreba; Tqven erideT eSmakTa safrTxes da moipoveT
yvelaze metad simdable da morCileba, da simSvide, rome-
lic risxvas malavs, da siyvaruli, romlis gziTac RmerTs
moipovebT, da marxva, romelic ganagdebs sibilwes, da loc-
vis dros wminda goneba, romelic yovelgvari mtris Zalas
gafantavs, da daucxromeli tirili, romelic mogcemT sa-
ukuno sixaruls, da moipoveT siglaxake, raTa saukuno sim-
didre moigoT; moiZuleT ama soflis saqmeebi, iswavleT
wminda werli, raTa mudmivad fxizlobdes Tqveni goneba;
iyaviT xorciT wminda, raTa suliTac wmindad iqceT da mxi-
arulad SexvideT uflis qorwilSi. mieyrdeniT uflis
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“uwyodeT, Zmano Cemno, rameTu aqaA ese yoveli warmaval
ars, xolo saukunoA waruval. miTxarT-Ra, sayuarelno, uku-
eTu guSin yovelTa gansuenebaTa Sina yofil iyos kaci ese
da xvale arRaraA hqondis da arcaRa sxuasa waRmarT moelo-
dis ras TYnier Wirisa da tanjvisa, ara didi daWirvebaA ars
misa?!”
XIV. da Semdgomad mravlisa swavlisa hrqua maT: “gamoar-
CieT erTi, romelica iRuwides cxovrebasa Tquensa, rameTu
me megulebis dajdomaA mRYmesa amas Sina, romeli aRvaSene
dasaflvelad Tavisa Cemisa”.
maSin Sewuxnes Zmani igi da tirodes mwared, xolo igi
nugeSinis-scemda.
maSin yovelTa erTobiT gamoarCies yolad qebuli evag-
re. xolo man mouwoda da hrqua: “Svilo Cemo, ufali Cueni
ityYs: “romelsa undes Tquen Soris did yofaA, iyos yovel-
Ta mona”; da aw jer-ars Senda, raATa didebisa momatyuebeli
simdable miiRo”. xolo wmidaA evagre mSYd iyo da mdabal gu-
liTa da ara Tavs-idebda mTavrobasa ZmaTasa da gonebisa uZ-
lurebasa wina daudebda da etyoda: “ver vageb msaxurebasa
ZmaTasa”. hrqua mas berman: “ukueTu me damemorCilo, mravali
sasyideli miiRo RmrTisagan da didebaA saukunoA daimkYdro,
da ukueTu urC meqmne, urCTa Tana daisajo”.
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cxovreba Rirsi Siosi da evagresi
mkerds, rom siwmindiT eziarebodeT mas da nu ityviT, rom
saukuno cxovreba uWirvelad miiReT, radgan pavle ityvis,
rom: “Cven gvmarTebs didi tanjvis fasad SevideT RmrTis
sasufevelSi”1, da kidev ambobs: “moTminebiTa TqveniTa mo-
ipoveT suli Tqveni”2.
“icodeT, Cemo Zmebo, rom aq yvelaferi warmavalia, ma-
radiuli sasufeveli ki waruvali. miTxariT, sayvarel-
no, Tuki guSin kaci yvelanair mosvenebas eZleoda da xval
ukve aRaraferi eqneba da aRarc raimes moelis momavalSi,
Wirisa da tanjvis garda, gana es metad Zneli ar iqneba mis-
Tvis?”
14. mravali swavlis Semdeg maT uTxra: “gamoarCieT er-
Ti, romelic iRvawebs Tqveni cxovrebisaTvis, radgan me gan-
zraxuli maqvs mRvimeSi dajdoma, romelic Cems dasamar-
xad avaSene”.
maSin Sewuxdnen Zmebi da mwared tirodnen, is ki anu-
geSebda maT.
maSin yvelam erTad airCia yovladqebuli evagre. Si-
om ki moixmo evagre da uTxra: “Cemo Svilo, ufali Cveni
ambobs: ‘romel TqvenTagansac unda pirveloba, is unda iyos
yvelas msaxuri’3; da axla saWiroa SenTvis, raTa didebis
mosapovebeli simdable miiRo”. wminda evagre ki iyo mSvi-
di, mdabali guliT da ver tvirTulobda ZmaTa meTauro-
bas da nebisyofis uZlurebas imizezebda da eubneboda: “ver
SevZleb Zmebis msaxurebas”. berma uTxra: “Tu me damemorCi-
lebi, mraval sazRaurs miiReb RvTisagan da saukuno di-
1 saqm. 14:22
2 lk. 21:19
3 mk. 10:44
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xolo man Tayuanis-sca da hrqua: “raAca mibrZano, vyo, ma-
mao patiosano”. da waremarTa msaxurebasa ZmaTasa.
XV. xolo wmidaA Sio, mkYdri udabnoAsaA da yuavili Su-
enieri, nergi ukudavebisaA, gamomRebeli nayofsa keTilsa gu-
liTa mKurvaliTa molodebisaTYs sasufevelisa da gansue-
nebisaTYs saukunoAsa da cxovrebisaTYs samaradisoAsa STaK-
da mRYmesa mas Sina.
N netaro da yovlad sanatrelo, yovlad madliT moKse-
nebulo, viTar vaqebde simKneTa SenTa da sibrZneTa, romeli
enaA ityodis, rameTu ufroAs yovelTa brZenTa ubrZnes iqmen.
rameTu naTlisa mis dausrulebelisaTYs wuT Jamisa ese sib-
nele moiTmine da ganqarvebadisa wil sawuTroAsa da gansue-
nebisa saukunoA didebaA da gansuenebaA miiRe, rameTu daniel
unebliaAT STaagdes mRYmesa mas Sina lomTasa da RmrTisagan
samaradisoA pativi miiRo. xolo Sen nefsiT TYsiT STahKed
mRYmesa bnelsa brZolad uxilavisa mis mterisa, romelica da-
ec da Sehmusre queSe ferKTa SenTa da meoriTa miT naTlis-
Rebisa saxiTa iataksa mas apkurebdi, raATa queyanasa mas
mSYdTasa ixarebde.
ese wmidaA Sio esreT iyofeboda, KorciTa itanjeboda,
xolo suliTa ganaTldeboda. amisTYsca bnelsa mas Sina
mRYmesa viTarca naTelsa da gansuenebasa Sina iSuebda.
XVI. xolo moZRurisa misisa iovanesTYs vityodiT. xolo
netari mamaA Cueni iovane daberda quabsa mas Sina da aRasru-
la srbaA TYsi mravliTa RuawliTa. mouZlurda da iwyo mok-
lebad.
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cxovreba Rirsi Siosi da evagresi
debas daimkvidreb, da Tu SemewinaaRmdegebi, urCebTan er-
Tad daisjebi”.
man Tayvani sca da uTxra: “rasac mibrZaneb, yvelafers
gavakeTeb, patiosano mamao”; da wavida Zmebis samsaxureb-
lad.
15. xolo wminda Sio, udabnos mkvidri, mSvenieri yva-
vili, ukvdavi nergi, keTili nayofis gamomRebi, mxurvale
guliT momlodine sasufevlisa, saukuno gansvenebisa da sa-
maradiso cxovrebisaTvis mRvimeSi dasaxlda.
hoi, netaro da yovlad sanatrelo, yoveli madliT mox-
senebulo, rogor vaqo Seni simxne da sibrZne, ra enam Tqvas,
rom yvela brZenze ubrZnesi xar. radgan dausrulebeli
naTlisaTvis mcire xnis sibnele daiTmine da arad misaCne-
vi sawuTros nacvlad saukuno sasufeveli moipove da gan-
sveneba miiRe. radgan danieli ZaliT Seagdes lomTa gamoq-
vabulSi da man RvTisagan maradiuli dideba miiRo; Sen ki
nebiT Sexvedi gamoqvabulSi uxilav mtrebTan sabrZolve-
lad, daamarcxe da daanarcxe Sen fexqveS da meore naTlis-
RebiT miwas apkurebdi, rom mSvidTa qveyanaSi gexara.
wminda Sio ase cxovrobda, xorciT itanjeboda, suliT
ki ganaTldeboda. amitom bnel gamoqvabulSi ise iyo, ro-
gorc naTelsa da gancxromaSi.
16. xolo moZRvar ioaneze unda vTqvaT. netari mama Cveni
ioane daberda gamoqvabulSi da didi RvawliT aRasrula
Tavisi sicocxle, mouZlurda da daiwyo dasusteba.
uxmo Tavis ramdenime mowafes – TaTas, romelic im mTis
ZirSi imyofeboda, da ilia diakvans, da uTxra: “Svilebo,
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resii
evagres
da mouwoda mowafeTa romelTame da TaTas, romeli iyo-
feboda queSe mTasa mas, da elia diakonsa da hrqua: “Svilno,
Jami aRsasrulisa CemisaA mowevnul ars da mival uflisa Ce-
misa da friad meSinis haeris-mcvelTagan, rameTu sazarel ari-
an, daayeneben sulsa, raATa ara aRvides sasufevelad. da amas
Tquenca moelodeT, Svilno Cemno sayuarelno, da awve ganak-
rZaleniT Tavni Tquenni da CemTYs ilocevdiT. da vinmca
gYKsnna sxuaman KelTagan maTTa, garna RmerTman, romelman
moavlina Ze TYsi, ufali Cueni iesu qriste, da man ganmaTavi-
suflna sikudilisagan da yovlisa saeSmakoAsa vnebisa, garna
igini oden, romelni mKurvaliTa guliTa Seudgen da siwmi-
diT hmsaxurebden mas. da amisTYs gevedrebi, raATa siwmidiT
da samarTliT viqceodiT”.
xolo amcno, raATa Korcni misni dasxnen masve adgilsa mwi-
robisa misisasa. da moixuna siwmideni da aRixilna Tualni da
mxiaruliTa piriTa xedvida vieTme nugeSinis-cemad missa mos-
rulTa. da miayvanna Tualni viTarca megobarTa da ganuteva
suli da Sehvedra ufalsa.
xolo kibe igi iakobisi aqaca ixilveboda da angelozni
RmrTisani gardamovidodes. xolo ufali damtkicebul iyo
Tavsa zeda mis kibisasa, romelman hrqua mas: “me var RmerTi
abrahamisi, mamisa SenisaA; aw moved Cemda, raATa gangisueno
SromaTa SenTaTYs”. esreT adidebs, Zmano, RmerTi madidebelTa
misTa!
xolo mowafeni misni tirodes ganSorebisaTYs maTgan wmi-
disa mamisa.
xolo sityuaA berisaA udeb-yves, rameTu sawunel uCnda
adgili igi, sada euwya dasxmaA KorcTa misTaA, rameTu movi-
des mRdelni da diakonni da simravle erisaA da warmoixunes
nawilni berisani, dasxnes monastersa TaTaAssa, mowafisa mi-
sisasa, da Seqmnes luskumaA patiosani da mun Sina dahkrZalnes
wmidani igi Korcni netarisa mamisa Cuenisa iovanesni.
xolo mowafeni igi misni tirodes da ityodes: “keTilo
mamao, raAsaTYs dagYteven Cuen? vis Tana-Ra vixiloT saxe an-
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Cemi aRsasrulis dro movida, mival Cems ufalTan da Za-
lian meSinia haeris-mcvelebisa, romlebic sazarelni ari-
an da xels uSlian suls, rom sasufevelSi mivides. amas
Tqvenc unda moelodeT, sayvarelo Svilebo, da axlave if-
rTxileT da CemTvis iloceT; sxva vin gvixsnis maTi xeli-
sagan, Tu ara RmerTi, romelmac moavlina Tavisi Ze, ufa-
li Cveni ieso qriste, da man gagvaTavisufla Cven sikvdi-
lisagan da yovelgvari saeSmako cdunebisagan, oRond mxo-
lod isini, vinc mxurvale guliT mihyvebian da hmsaxure-
ben mas. amitom gevedrebiT, rom siwmidiT da simarTliT
moviqceT”.
maT sTxova, rom misi neSti daesaflavebinaT misive sac-
xovrebel adgilas, gulSi Caikra siwmindeebi, aRapyro Tva-
lebi da mxiaruli saxiT xedavda viRaceebs, mis sanugeSeb-
lad mosulT. gaayola Tvali, rogorc megobrebs, suli ga-
nuteva da ufals Seavedra.
iakobis kibe aqac Cndeboda, romelic miwaze dgas da
TaviT cas swvdeba, uflis angelozebi adi-Camodian kibe-
ze. aha, ufali dgas kibis Tavze da eubneba: “me var ufali,
RmerTi abraamisa, mamaSenisa”1. axla modi CemTan, rom Seni
SromisTvis dagasveno. ai, ase adidebs, Zmebo, RmerTi Ta-
vis madideblebs!
mowafeebi ki tirodnen wminda mamasTan ganSorebis gamo.
maT wminda mamis anderZi uaryves, radgan daiwunes is
adgili, sadac sTxova Tavisi neStis damarxva. movidnen
mRvdlebi, diakvnebi, eri da wamoiRes beris wminda nawi-
lebi, dades misi mowafis TaTas monasterSi, gaakeTes mSve-
nieri luskuma2 da iq dakrZales netari mama ioanes wminda
neSTi.
1 Ses. 28:12-13
2 Casasvenebeli, kubo
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gelozebri, anu vin iyos mkurnali uZlurebasa kacTasa, anu
vin aRmadginebeli gonebiTa dacemulTaA da wamali eSmakTa
mier mowylulTaA, anu vin rwyvides cremlTa mier wmidaTa
soflebsa Cuensa?” da esreT mtiralni warvides.
xolo wmidaman iovane ara Tavs-idva udeb-yofaA sityYsa
misisaA, aramed sada-igi moepoa dayudebiT madli da raATa vi-
xiloT da gurwmenes, viTarmed Semdgomad micvalebisaca cxo-
vel ars da aqus kadnierebaA winaSe RmrTisa, amisTYsca ineba
nawilTa misTa munve dasxmaA. da iqmnes adgilsa mas, sada is-
xnes Korcni misni, sastikni Zrvani, da kacni mis adgilisani igu-
emnes. da moeKsena mcnebaA igi berisaA da gulisKma-yves, vi-
Tarmed misTYs arian Zrvani igi. amisTYsca auwyes mamaT-mTa-
varsa. xolo igi gankYrda da warvida mRdelTa Tana da dia-
konTa da didiTa pativiTa aRiyvanes adgilsave TYssa da miT-
ve luskumiTa daasuennes nawilni misni. da Semdgomad missa
aRaSenes eklesiaA. xolo Semdgomad aRmoyvanebisa dascxra
ZrvaA igi. da sxuanica mravalni saswaulni iqmnnes nebiTa qris-
tesiTa da madliTa wmidisa iovanesiTa, rameTu mravalni sne-
ulni, Rrekilni da eSmakeulni ganikurnnes aRmoyvanebasa da
yovelni, romelni xedvides, RmerTsa adidebdes. da ukueTu
oden sarwmunoebiT mivides, awca iqmnebian mis mier kurneba-
ni.
XVII. xolo Semdgomad mravlisa Jamisa wmidaman klemen-
toz kaTalikozman aRmosavaliT kerZo eklesiisa sxuaA ekle-
siaA aRaSena saxelsa zeda wmidisa naTlis-mcemelisasa sadi-
debelad samebisa wmidisa erT-arsebisa.
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cxovreba Rirsi Siosi da evagresi
misi mowafeebi tirodnen da ambobdnen: “keTilo mamao,
ratom dagvtove Cven? visTan vixiloT angelozis saxe da
vin iqneba kacTa uZlurebis mkurnali, dacemulTaTvis go-
nebis aRmadginebeli da eSmakebis mier dacemulTa wamali,
an vin morwyavs Cvens qveyanas cremliT?” da ase mtiralni
wavidnen.
wminda ioanem ar dauSva Tavisi anderZis ugulebel-
yofa, da amitom, sadac moipova dayudebiT cxovrebiT mad-
li, da imisTvisac, raTa Cven vixiloT da virwmunoT, rom
gardacvalebis Semdgomac cocxalia da RvTis winaSe gam-
bedavi, amitom Tavisi neStiT iqve damarxva isurva. da im
adgilas, sadac misi neSti iyo dasaflavebuli, iyo saSi-
neli miwisZvra, da im adgilas adamianebi itanjebodnen.
maSin moagondaT beris anderZi da ifiqres, rom amis gamoa
miwisZvrebi. acnobes episkoposs, mas gaukvirda da mRvdle-
bisa da diakvnebis TanxlebiT wavida da didi pativiT aiy-
vanes Tavis adgilze da Tavisive luskumiT daasvenes misi
nawilebi. amis Semdeg aaSenes eklesia. nawilTa gadasvene-
bisTanave miwisZvrebi dacxra, da qristes nebiTa da wmin-
da ioanes madliT mravali saswauli moxda, radgan mrava-
li sneuli, koWli da eSmakeuli ganikurna wminda nawile-
bis gadasvenebis dros; da yvelani, romelnic yvelafers
xedavdnen, RmerTs adidebdnen. da Tuki sarwmunoebiT vin-
me miva, axlac xdeba kurnebis saswaulebi.
17. didi xnis Semdeg wminda klementi kaTalikosma ek-
lesiis aRmosavleTiT aaSena sxva eklesia wminda naTlis-
mcemlis saxelze, wminda erTarseba samebis sadideblad.
sanatreli ioanes erTma mowafem aaSena alaverdi, sa-
dac didi saswaulebi xdeba dRemde; sxvam - iyalTos gamoq-
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evagres cxovreba Rirsi Siosi da evagresi

xolo amis netarisa iovanes mowafeTaganman aRaSena ala-
verdi, romlisagan gamovlen didni sakYrvelebani, vidre
dRendelad dRedmde. da sxuaman quabi iulTisaA da sxuaTa aRa-
Sennes kaxeTs monasterni. xolo daviT aRaSena udabnoA igi
garesjisaA da dayuna mravalni Jamni veSapsa Tana. ukuanaAsknel
ubrZana da muniT ganavlina bude igi eSmakTaA. da sxuani mra-
valni saswaulni aRasrulna. xolo erTman zena sofels aRa-
Sena monasteri, romelsa Sina dedali veraraA Sevals da ver-
ca raA mfrinveli ibudebs. xolo yovelTaA ver Zal-gYc moK-
senebaA. da wmidaA ise wilkans ebiskopos iqmna da aqamomde Cans
samarxoA mis netarisaA.
vabuli, sxvebma ki aaSenes monastrebi kaxeTSi. daviTma aRa-
Sena garejis udabno da didxans iyo gveleSapTan erTad.
bolos ubrZana da iqidan gaiyvana eSmakTa bude, da sxva mra-
vali saswauli aRasrula; erTma zena sofels aRaSena mo-
nasteri, sadac mdedri ver Seva da verc raime frinveli
daibudebs iq. da yvelafers ver gadmovcemT. wminda ise
wilknis episkoposi gaxda, da netaris saflavi dRemdea Se-
monaxuli.

18. sanatrelma mama Siom mRvimeSi ipova zeciuri

XVIII. xolo netarman aman mamaman Cuenman Sio mRYmesa mas
Sina pova zecisa igi margaliti da mravalni sulni Sewirna
qristesa, rameTu friad Sekribna monazonni da madliTa misi-
Ta aqamomdeca savse arian yovliTa keTiliTa sulieriTa da
KorcieliTa, iSueben da ixareben suliTa da adideben mamasa
da Zesa da sulsa wmidasa aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisam-
de, amen.
margaliti da mravali suli Seswira qristes, radgan
mravlad Sekriba monazvnebi da misi madliT aqamde savse
arian yovliTa keTiliTa, sulieriTa da xorcieliTa,
ganscxrebian da ixareben sulierad da adideben mamasa da
Zesa da sulsa wmidasa aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde,
amen.

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cxorebaA isa mamisa
wmidisa
Cuenisa daviT garesjel
Cuenisa isaA 1
garesjelisaA
guakurTxen, mamao!
I. xolo ese wmidaA mamaA Cueni daviT warvida adgilTa
udabnoTa da urwyulTa sjad Tavisa TYsisa, raATa wuT erTi-
Ta WiriTa moipoos saukunoA igi da waruvali SuebaA da gan-
suenebaA. amisTYsca aRirCia aqa sjaA garegan udabnoTa Sina.
amisTYs ewodebis udabnosa mas garesjaA.
xolo hyvanda mis Tana erTi mowafe, saxeliT lukiane. da
viTarca miiwivnes udabnosa mas urwyulsa, moewyura maT fri-
ad da poves mcire wyali Sekrebuli wYmisagan napralsa Sina
kldisasa da sues misgan da dasxdes gansuenebad Crdilsa ras-
me kldisasa.
da viTarca sxdes igini mun, Tqua wmidaman mamaman Cuenman
daviT: “Zmao lukiane, davdgeT adgilsa amas da vevedrneT
RmerTsa, raATa myudroebiT vedrebiTa da cremlTa daTxevi-
Ta da moTminebiTa mcirediTa mogYtevnes RmerTman aurac-
xelni codvani da bralni Cuenni da moguaniWnes saSuebelni
da gansuenebani sasufevelisa mis caTaAsani, rameTu Wiri aqaA
mcire ars da warmaval, xolo didebaA igi mun mouklebel ars
da waruval da didebaA saukunoA. amisTBsca jer-ars aqa moT-
minebaA”.
miugo lukiane da hrqua: “RmerT-Semosilo mamao, WeSma-
ritad egreT ars da brZanebisaebr Senisa da miegebvian kacad-
kacadsa keTilni saqmeTa maTTaebr da SromaTa. garna vxedav
friadsa iwroebasa da sificxlesa amis udabnoAsasa, rameTu
upovar ars yovlisagan saKmrisa, sazrdelisa da wyalisa; da
1 xelnawerebis nusxa: A: A – 833; B: H – 1336
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Cveni wminda mamis, daviT garejelis
cxovreba da moqalaqeoba
1. Cveni wminda mama, daviTi, wavida udabur da uwylo
adgilas sakuTari Tavis gansasjelad, imisTvis rom erTi
wuTi Wiris daTmeniT moepovebina saukuno da waruvali
Sveba da gancxroma. amitom airCia aq, am udabur adgilas
gansja. amitom ewodeba am udabur adgils gareja.
mas Tan erTi mowafe hyavda, saxelad lukiane. rodesac
mividnen im udabur da uwylo adgilas, mowyurdaT friad
da naxes dagubebuli wvimis wyali kldis napralSi, dalies
da dasxdnen dasasveneblad kldis CrdilSi.
rodesac isxdnen, Tqva Cvenma wminda mamam daviTma: “Zmao
lukiane, davrCeT am adgilas da vevedroT RmerTs, rom
simSvideSi vedrebiT, cremlis RvriTa da mciredi
moTminebiT mogvitevos Cveni auracxeli codvebi da
braleuloba, da mogvaniWos gancxroma da gansveneba caTa
sasufevelSi, radgan aqauri Wiri mcirea da warmavali,
xolo iqauri dideba ki mouklebeli, waruvali da saukuno.
amitom aq gvmarTebs moTmineba.”
lukianem miugo: “RmerTSemosilo mamao, WeSmaritad
ise aris, rogorc Sen brZane da miecema TiToeul kacs maTi
keTili saqmeebis da Sromis Sesabamisad. magram, me vxedav,
rom es udaburi adgili friad mwiria da mZime, ar
moipoveba sazrdeli da wyali; Cven ki adamianebi varT,
xorcielad uZlurni da rogor avitanT am udabnos Wirsa
da gansacdels?”
wminda mamam, daviTma, miugo: “Zmao lukiane, iman, vinc
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cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
Cuen kacni varT myofni KorcTa uZlurebasa Sina da viTar
Tavs-visxneT Wirni da gansacdelni amis udabnoAsani?”
xolo wmidaman mamaman daviT miugo da hrqua: “Zmao luki-
ane, romelman-igi udabnos gamozarda eri igi israHlTaA da
kldisagan myarisa wyali aRmoucena da mwyer-marKili uwYma
Soris banakisa maTisa, da elia yornisa mier gamozarda da wmi-
dasa antonis da sxuaTaca mamaTa wmidaTa, romelni damkYdre-
bul iyvnes mTaTa da udabnoTa Sina da misca maT sazrdeli,
igive RmerTi da awca SemZlebel ars mocemad Cuenda saz-
rdelsa nugeSinis-sacemelad KorcTa CuenTa uZlurebisa. aw
mKne iyav, Zmao lukiane, da nu geSinin, rameTu mowyale ars
RmerTi da ara moguagebs codvaTa CuenTaebr, aramed sitkbo-
ebiT zrdis yovelTa moSiSTa misTa”.
amaT sityuaTa mier ganmtkicna lukiane da hrqua: “viTar-
ca hbrZano, wmidao mamao, egreT vyoT yovelive”. da mimovles
imier da amier da poves parexi raAme kldisaA, romelsa queSe
daivanes. da raJams dascxis anu iyvis wYmaA, parexsa mas queSe
ganisuenian. xolo sazrdeli moirewian ZirTagan raTme mde-
loTa. rameTu iyo Jami gazafxulisaA da uxuebiT povian nu-
geSinis-sacemeli KorcTaA. da esreT moirewdes sazrdelsa
da adidebdes RmerTsa. momcemelsa yovelTa keTilTasa.
da viTarca gardaKdes dReni raodennime, daberdes mde-
loni igi da ganKmes sicxisagan da moaklda nugeSinis-sace-
meli igi maTi. da Sewuxna lukiane da hrqua wmidasa daviTs:
“wmidao mamao, aw raA-Ra iyos nugeSinis sacemelad uZlure-
basa KorcTa CuenTasa, rameTu ganKmes mdeloni ese, romlisa-
gan iqmneboda sasoebaA KorcTa CuenTa gansuenebisaA”.
miugo wmidaman daviT da hrqua: “Zmao lukiane, nu dagic
sasoebaA mdeloTa mimarT da mcenareTa queyanisaTa. da viTar
ara uwyi, rameTu yovelni nivTni queynierni cvalebad da war-
maval arian? da ara gasmia wmidaTa werilTagan, viTarmed:
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
udabnoSi gamozarda israelTa eri da kldidan gamoadina
wyali maTTvis, vinc mwyeris wvima gamoagzavna maT banakze,
da vinc ilias yornis mier awvdida sakvebs da antonis da
sxva wminda mamebs (romlebic mTasa da udabnoSi iyvnen
damkvidrebulni) sazrdels aZlevda, imave RmerTs ZaluZs
Cvenc mogvces sazrdeli Cveni sxeulis da misi uZlurebis
nugeSissacemad. mxned iyavi, Zmao lukiane, da nu geSinia,
radgan mowyale aris RmerTi da ar mogvagebs Cveni
codvebis Sesabamisad, aramed sitkboebiT zrdis mis
moSiSebs”.
am sityvebiT gamxnevda lukiane da Tqva: rogorc Sen
brZaneb, wmindao mamao, ise moviqceT yvelaferSi”. maT
moiares is adgilebi da ipoves erTi naprali kldeSi,
sadac bina daides. roca dacxeboda, an wvima wamovidoda,
isini naprals afarebdnen Tavs. xolo sazrdelad
moipovebdnen balaxis fesvebs, radgan gazafxuli iyo da
sakmaod moipovebdnen sxeulisaTvis nugeSiscemas. ase
moipovebdnen sakvebs da adidebdnen RmerTs, romelic aris
momcemeli yovelive keTilisa.
ramdenime dRis Semdeg daWkna da gaxma balaxi sicxisa-
gan da moakldaT maT nugeSiscema. Sewuxda lukiane da uT-
xra wminda daviTs: “wmindao mamao, axla raRa iqneba Cveni
uZluri sxeulis nugeSissacemad? radgan gaxma balaxi, ro-
melic iyo imedi Cveni sxeulebis keTildReobis.”
miugo wminda daviTma: “Zmao lukiane, nu daamyareb Sen
imedebs balaxze da amqveyniur mcenareebze. xom ici, rom
yovelive miwieri cvalebadia da warmavali. ar gagigia
wminda werilidan, rom “moTminebiT moipoveT Tqveni su-
li” 1. Sen ki swrafad gamoaCine sulmokleoba da ar gax-
sovs, rom Tu davixocebiT SimSiliT an wyurviliT qris-
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
“moTminebiTa TqueniTa moipovneT sulni Tquenni?” xolo Sen
mswrafl sulmokle qmnil xar da ara uwyia, ukueTu movwydeT
SimSiliTa gina wyuriliTa qristes mcnebaTaTYs, cxovel
varT winaSe RmrTisa ukunisamde? da Sen friad SfoT xar da
ganilevi ganxrwnadTa WamadTaTYs”.
viTar-igi amas etyoda, meyseulad movides samni iremni,
romelTa ukuana sdevdes nukrni maTni da warmoudges winaSe
maTsa viTarca cxovarni damSYdebulni. da hrqua mamaman da-
viT: “lukiane, Zmao, miiRe pinaki da mowuelen iremni isi”. xo-
lo igi aRdga da mowuelna da viTarca aRavso pinaki, moiRo
winaSe berisa. xolo man daswera juari da Seiqmna xaWod, da
Wames da ganZRes da adidebdes RmerTsa. da hrqua lukiane wmi-
dasa daviTs: “mamao wmidao, sakYrvel ars RmerTi Soris wmi-
daTa misTa; da aw ganmtkicna guli Cemi da mxiarul ars suli
Cemi da amieriTgan, ukueTu ganixrwnen Korcni Cemni da gani-
livnen SimSiliTa da wyuriliTa, yolad ara rasve vzrunvide
mokudavTa amaT KorcTaTYs da amaoAsa sawuToAsaTYs”. da wmi-
daman daviT hrqua: “kurTxeul ars RmerTi, romelman ganam-
tkica guli Seni da kurTxeul ars saxeli wmidaA didebisa mi-
sisaA ukunisamde”.
da mieriTgan mividian iremni yovelTa dReTa, TYnier oT-
xSabaT-paraskevisa da Tana-hyvian maT nukrni maTni da esreT
iSuebdes KorciTa da ixarebdes suliTa.
II. xolo quemo kerZo, parexisa mis, romelsa Sina iyofe-
bodes wmidani igi, iyo sxuaA parexi, romelsa Sina iyofeboda
veSapi didi da sazareli, romelsa esxnes Tualni sisxlis ferni
da rqaA iyo Sublsa da faCari friad qedsa missa.
xolo dResa erTsa warmovles iremTa maT kari mis parexi-
saA, da mieteva maT veSapi igi da Seipyra nukri erTi da STan-
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
tes mcnebaTaTvis, cocxlebi viqnebiT RmerTTan ukunisam-
de. Sen ki friad mSfoTvare xar da daiqance xrwnad sak-
vebze fiqriT.”
rodesac amas ambobda, movida sami iremi, romelTac ukan
mosdevdnen maTi nukrebi. isini dadgnen maT win, rogorc
mSvidi cxvrebi. Tqva wminda mama daviTma: “lukiane, Zmao,
aiRe WurWeli da mowvele irmebi”. man mowvela, da rode-
sac gaavso WurWeli, miutana bers. wminda daviTma gadawe-
ra jvari da rZe xaWod iqca. maT Wames da gaZRnen da adi-
debdnen RmerTs. uTxra lukianem wminda daviTs: “ mamao
wmindao, sakvirvelia RmerTi mis wmindanTa Soris; axla
ganmtkicda Cemi guli da gamxiarulda Cemi suli; amieri-
dan romc ganixrwnes Cemi sxeuli da dailios SimSiliTa
da wyurviliT, srulebiT aRar vizruneb am mokvdavi sxe-
ulisaTvis da amao sawuTrosTvis”. wminda mama daviTma
Tqva: “ kurTxeul ars RmerTi, romelmac ganamtkica Seni
guli da kurTxeul ars saxeli wminda didebisa misisa uku-
nisamde”.
amieridan yoveldRe midiodnen irmebi oTxSabaTis da
paraskevis garda da Tan hyavdaT maTi nukrebi da amgvarad
magrdebodnen sxeuliT da ixarebdnen suliT.
2. im napralis qvemoT, romelSic iyo wmindani, iyo ki-
dev erTi naprali, romelSic binadrobda didi da saza-
reli gveleSapi, romelsac hqonda sisxlisferi Tvalebi
da rqa Sublze da didi fafari kiserze.
erT dRes irmebma Cauares im napralis Sesasvlels, da
mivarda maT gveleSapi da moitaca erTi nukri da gaday-
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
Tqa igi. da iremni igi miivltodes berisa SeSinebulni da
Zrwodes. da ixilna raA igini lukiane mZrwolareni, hrqua wmi-
dasa daviTs: “mamao wmidao, iremni ese movides meotni da sa-
Sinelad Zrwian da ara hyavs maT Tana nukri erTi. xolo igi
gamovida da KelTa aqunda kuerTxi. da viTarca Cavlo adgi-
li igi, romel amoevlo iremTa maT, ixila veSapi igi da hrqua:
“boroto veSapo, rad mavnebel eqmen iremTa CuenTa, romelni
momcna RmerTman nugeSinis-sacemelad uZlurebasa KorcTa
CuenTasa? aw gamoved adgiliT magiT da warved SorTa udab-
noTa, da ukueTu ara ismino Cemi, ZaliTa uflisa Cuenisa iesu
qristesiTa CemiTa amiT kuerTxiTa muceli Seni ganvxeTqo da
saWmel matlTa gyo Sen”.
xolo igi Kmobda: “nu mrisxav, monao RmrTisa maRlisao,
da ukueTu gnebavs gamoslvaA Cemi amier, aRmomyev Tavadmde
amis mTisa da Tavs-mdeb meqmen, raATa ara miaqcivne Tualni
Senni Cemgan, vidre ara STavide wyalsa mas, romeli dis sam-
xriT kerZo mTisa amis, rameTu meSinis me mexis-texisagan da
miT ver gamoval me”.
xolo wmidaman daviT aRuTqua yofad, da gamovida veSapi
igi. da wmidaA daviT wina-uZRoda da ityoda fsalmunsa: “ro-
meli damkYdrebul ars SewevniTa maRlisaATa safarvelsa
RmrTisasa, zecas ganisuenos”. xolo slvasa mas veSapisasa lod-
ni igi mis adgilisani iryeodes; da ixila raA ese lukiane, Se-
eSina da daeca pirsa zeda da idva viTarca mkudari.
da wmidaA daviT aRhyva Tavadmde mTisa mis da iwyo veSap-
man umalesad-re slvaA. da viTarca ganvida mindorsa udab-
noAsasa, marT mividoda da Tualni mamisa daviTisni mis kerZo
iyvnes.
xolo angelozman uflisaman Kma-yo ukuana kerZo missa
da hrqua: “daviT, daviT!” da man miixila gare. da mixedvasa mas
missa veSapsa mas eca mexi da daiwua igi sruliad. maSin viTar-
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
lapa. SeSinebulma irmebma ki miirbines berTan da kanka-
lebdnen. rodesac lukianem ixila isini, uTxra wminda da-
viTs: “mamao wmindao, irmebi movidnen, gamoqceulebi da sa-
Sinlad SeSinebulni, da ar aris maTTan erTi nukri.” ga-
movida wminda daviTi da xelSi hqonda kverTxi. rodesac
Caiara im adgilas, sadac irmebma gamoiares da dainaxa gve-
leSapi, Tqva: “boroto gveleSapo, ratom avne Cven, irmebs,
romlebic gamogvigzavna RmerTma Cveni uZluri sxeulis
nugeSiscemisTvis? axla gamodi mag adgilidan da wadi So-
reul udabnoSi da, Tu ar ismen Cem sityvas, Cveni uflis,
iesu qristes saxeliT, Cemi kverTxiT mucels gagifatrav
da matlebis saWmelad gaqcev”.
veSapi pasuxobda: “nu ganmirisxdebi, monao RvTisa maR-
lisao, da Tu gnebavs Cemi aqedan gamosvla, gamomyevi am mTis
wverze da dampirdi, rom Sen mzeras ar momacileb, sanam
ar Caval im wyalSi, romelic am mTis samxreTiT miedineba,
radgan meSinia, mexi ar dameces da amitom ver gamovdivar”.
wminda daviTma piroba misca, rom ase izamda. gamovida
gveleSapi, xolo wminda daviTi win mihyveboda da fsal-
muns ambobda: ”romeli damkvidrebul ars SewevniTa maR-
lisaTa, safarvelsa RmrTisasa ganisvenos” 1. veSapis svlis-
gan im adgilis lodebi iryeoda; rodesac es lukianem ixi-
la, SeeSinda da davarda pirqve da iwva, rogorc mkvdari.
wminda daviTi ahyva mas mTis wverze da gveleSapi uf-
ro swrafad gaemarTa da rodesac gavida mindorze da mi-
dioda pirdapir, wminda daviTi Tvals ar aSorebda.
uflis angelozma dauZaxa mas ukana mxridan sityvebiT:
“daviT, daviT!” da moixeda daviTma. rogorc ki miixeda,
veSaps mexi daeca da sruliad dawva. rodesac es wminda
daviTma ixila, Sewuxda friad da Tqva: ”ufalo, meufeo
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
ca ixila ese wmidaman daviT, Sewuxna friad da Tqua: “ufalo,
meufeo didebisao, rad mohkal veSapi isi, rameTu sasoebiT mon-
dobil iyo igi Cemda, xolo Sen sastikad warswymide igi?”
maSin hrqua mas angelozman RmrTisaman: “raAsa mwuxare xar,
saTnoo uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristeso? rameTu ukueTumca
STasrul iyo veSapi isi wyalTa Sina, mier warvidoda zRuaTa
Sina da mas Sina TevzTa WamiTa gandidneboda friad da mra-
valTa navTa daaqcevda zRuaTa Sina da mravalTa sulTa war-
swymedda wyalTa Sina. da nu mwuxare xar misTYs, rameTu es-
reT saTno-iCina ufalman. aramed Sen warved quabad Senda,
rameTu mowafe Seni lukiane dacemuli mdebare ars pirsa ze-
da SiSisagan veSapisa. xolo Sen upyar Keli da aRadgine da
ganaZliere da ganamtkice igi da ornive zogad adidebdiT
RmerTsa, romelman gangaTavisuflna SiSisagan saZagelisa mis
veSapisa”.
da sityuasa mas zeda angelozisasa gardamovida mier mTiT
da pova lukiane SeSinebuli da SeZrwunebuli mdebare miwasa
zeda. da upyra Keli da aRadgina da hrqua: “Zmao lukiane, raAsa
SeSindi erTisagan Wiisa, romeli wamsa Sina erTsa ganlia
RmerTman cecxlisa mier? aw nu geSinin, rameTu ZlierebaA
RmrTisaA Cuen Tana ars da madli RmrTisaA hfaravs yovelTa
moSiSTa misTa”. xolo igi ganmxiarulda sityuaTa amaT zeda
berisaTa da madlobaA Sewira uflisa.
III. da Semdgomad amisa war-raA-Kdes dReni raodennime,
movides mun kacni vinme monadireni kerZoTagan kaxeTisaTa, ra-
meTu udabnoTa maT vidre aqamomdeca friad ars nadiri, iremi
da gareTxaA da sxuaTa nadirTa TYTo-saxeTa uricxuebaA mra-
vali. da viTarca movides monadireni igi, imstYrvides imier
da amier. da ixilnes iremni igi berisani Semavalni parexsa mas
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
didebisao, ratom mokali gveleSapi, romelic me momendo,
Sen ki sastikad gaanadgure is?”.
maSin upasuxa mas RvTis angelozma: “ratom xar mwuxa-
re, saTnoo uflisa Cvenisa iesu qristesi? rom Casuliyo
gveleSapi wyalSi, iqidan zRvaSi gadavidoda, Tevzis Wa-
miT didad gaizrdeboda da mraval gems gaanadgurebda
zRvaSi da mraval suls daRupavda wyalSi. nu wuxar amis-
Tvis, radgan ase ineba ufalma. jobs wadi Sens gamoqvabul-
Si, radgan Seni mowafe lukiane dacemulia pirqve gvele-
Sapis SiSiT. mieci xeli da aayene da ganaZliere da ganam-
tkice da, orivem erTad, adideT RmerTi, romelmac gaga-
TavisuflaT saZageli veSapis SiSisagan”.
angelozis sityvisamebr gadmovida mTas wminda davi-
Ti da naxa lukiane SeSinebuli da SeZrwunebuli miwaze
da misca xeli da aayena da uTxra: ”Zmao lukiane, ratom
SegeSinda erTi Wiisagan, romelic erT wamSi gaanadgura
RmerTma cecxliT?” nuRar geSinia, radgan RvTis Zliere-
ba CvenTan aris da madli RvTisa faravs yvela mis moSiSs”.
is gamxiarulda beris am sityvebze da madloba Seswira
ufals.
3. ramdenime dRis Semdeg mividnen im adgilas monadi-
reebi kaxeTidan, radgan im udabur adgilebSi mravlad iyo
nadiri: irmebi, gareuli Txebi da sxva. monadireebi stvi-
rebiT ustvendnen aqeT-iqiT da naxes wminda beris irmebi,
romlebic kldis napralSi Sediodnen da gaekidnen maT,
radgan egonaT, rom kldis napralSi moimwyvdies isini. ro-
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
kldisasa da mswrafl Seudges ukuana monadireni igi, raA-
Tamca Seawyudivnes igini parexsa mas kldisasa. da viTarca mi-
iwivnes quabad berisa, ixilnes iremni mdgomareni da wmidaA
lukiane wuelda iremTa maT. da viTarca ixiles kacTa maT, za-
ri ganhKda da mirbiodes da Seuvrdes ferKTa wmidisa beri-
saTa da etyodes: “viTar ars ese, wmidao mamao, romel iremni
ese, nadirni velisani, esreT damSYdebul arian, romel um-
SYdes arian cxovarTa ezoTa Sina saxlisaTa aRzrdilTa?!”
xolo igi etyoda: “rad gankYrvebul xarT didebulebaTa
zeda RmrTisaTa, ara gesmaa, viTar-igi daniel lomni daam-
SYdna da samni yrmani cecxlisagan uvnebelad daicvna? da aw
iremTa raA sakYrvelebaA ars?! xolo Tquen warvediT da sxuaA
nadiri inadireT, rameTu eseni ufalsa uZlurebisa CuenisaTYs
uboZebian”.
xolo igini ityodes: “did ars didebaA uflisaA, garna Cu-
enca Rirs myven ziarebad siwmidisa Tquenisa, wmidao mamao”.
aRuCCua maT guli maTi, tirodes da ityodes: “arRara miviq-
ceT Cuen saxlad Cuenda, aramed davadgreT aqa Sen Tana da ar-
Rara dagiteoT Sen amieriTgan”. xolo igi etyoda: “Svilno
da Zmano, adgili ese saWiro ars da Znelovan, aramed warve-
diT sayofelad Tquenda”.
da ZliT sadame daarwmuna warslvaA maTi. da viTarca ina-
dires, warvides da ganTques hanbavi misi yovelsa mas queyana-
sa. da yovliT kerZo morbiodes winaSe wmidisa daviTissa da
evedrebodes, raATa Rirs yvnes yofad igini winaSe missa. xo-
lo man miugo da hrqua: “Zmano, adgili ese saWiro ars da ara-
raA nugeSinis-sacemeli KorcTaA ipoebis adgilTa amaT”. da
igini evedrebodes da etyodes: “nu gangYteob, wmidao mamao,
da ukueTu iqmnes sikudili Cueni Sen winaSe, arave gYCndes
sikudilad”. da viTar ver daarwmuna, hrqua maT: “vinaATgan da-
gic RmrTisa mimarT sasoebaA, warvediT da moixueniT saTxar-
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
desac beris gamoqvabulSi Sevidnen, naxes iq mdgari irme-
bi da wminda lukiane, romelic maT wvelida. rodesac es
ixiles, SiSis zari daecaT maT, miirbines wminda berTan,
fexebSi Cauvardnen da uTxres: “rogor aris es SesaZlebe-
li, wmindao mamao, rom irmebi, romlebic velis nadirni
arian, ase mSvidad dganan, rogorc saxlis ezoSi gazrdi-
li cxvrebi?”.
wminda daviTma upasuxa: ”ratom gikvirT RvTis dide-
ba? ar gsmeniaT, rogor daamSvida danielma lomebi da sa-
mi yrma cecxlisagan daicva uvneblad? irmebi raRa gasak-
viria?! wadiT da sxva nadirze inadireT, radgan es irmebi
RmerTma gamogvigzavna Cveni uZlurebisaTvis”.
xolo maT Tqves: “did ars dideba uflisa, Cvenc Rirs
gvyav Seni siwmindis ziarebisa, wminda mamao”. maT guli
auCuydaT, tirodnen da ambobdnen: “aRar wavalT Cven sax-
lebSi, aramed davrCebiT aq SenTan da aRar migatovebT ami-
eridan”. wminda daviTma upasuxa: “Svilebo da Zmebo, es ad-
gili gaWirvebiTa da simZimiT gamoirCeva; jobs Tqven sac-
xovrebels daubrundeT”.
Zlivs daarwmuna isini, rom wasuliyvnen. maT inadires
da wavidnen, gaavrceles wminda daviTis ambavi mTel qve-
yanaSi. amis Semdeg modiodnen yoveli mxridan masTan da
evedrebodnen, rom masTan darCenis Rirsad mieRo. xolo
man uTxra: “Zmebo, es adgili mZimea, da aranairi nugeSis-
cema ar moipoveba aq sxeulisTvis”. isini ki evedrebodnen
da etyodnen: “nu gagviSveb, wmindao mamao, da Tu movkvde-
biT Sen winaSe, arafrad CavagdebT sikvdils”. rodesac ver
gadaarwmuna isini, uTxra: “radgan gaqvT sasoeba RvTis mi-
marT, wadiT da moitaneT miwis saTxreli iaraRebi da gaT-
xareT auzebi wvimis wylis Sesagroveblad da gamoqvabu-
lebi - sacxovreblad”.
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
ni da TxareniT lakuani sawyleni da quabica sayofelad Tqu-
enda”.
xolo igini erCdes da yves brZanebisaebr misisa. da viTar-
ca ganmravldes Zmani da esma hambavi misi wmidasa da Rirssa
mamasa dodos, movida, igica winaSe mamisa daviTissa da moi-
kiTxnes urTierTas.
da viTarca warKdes mciredni dReni, Semokriba simravle
sxuaTaca ZmaTaA da hrqua daviT mamasa dodos: “warved, Zmao,
rqasa amis kldisasa, romel ars pirispir Cuensa, da waritanen
Tana sxuanica Zmani, rameTu wadier arian, raATa gare isjebo-
dian KorciTa sulTa maTTa cxorebisaTYs”. da erCda brZane-
basa missa wmidaA dodo da warvida da aRaSena udabnoA igi
saxelsa zeda yolad wmidisa dedoflisa Cuenisa RmrTis-mSo-
belisasa da sadidebelad mamisa da Zisa da wmidisa sulisa da
dRiTi-dRe SeeZineboda simravle ZmaTaA da yovelni zogad
adidebdes RmerTsa.
IV. xolo wmidaA mamaA daviT dRiTi-dRe ganvidis parexTa
kldeTasa da martoA myudroebiT aRasrulebda wmidaTa loc-
vaTa, da oflTa da cremlTa nakaduliTa rwyvida udabnoTa
maT. da dResa erTsa esreT raA ilocvida igi, movida barba-
rozi vinme naTesaviT adgilTagan ruAsTavisaTa da inadirob-
da nadirTa. da miuteva qori kakabsa maxlobelad adgilsa mas,
sada ilocvida wmidaA daviT. da kakabica igi miivltoda be-
risa da dajda igi ferKTa Tana misTa, xolo qori maxlobe-
lad misa. da ese iqmna gangebiTa RmrTisaATa, raATa monadire
igi moinadiros mowyalebiTa TYsiTa. xolo barbarozi igi mi-
iswrafda, raATa mouRos kakabi qorsa mas. da viTarca ixila
wmidaA igi mdgomare locvasa Sina da kakabi igi ferKTa wmi-
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
isini damorCildnen da misi brZanebis mixedviT gaake-
Tes yvelaferi. rodesac ganmravldnen Zmebi, es ambavi mi-
vida wminda da Rirs mama dodomde. is movida mama daviT-
Tan da moikiTxes erTmaneTi.
ramdenime dRis Semdeg, rodesac kidev SemoemataT Zme-
bi, uTxra daviTma mama dodos: “wadi, Zmao, im kldis Tavze,
romelic Cven pirdapir aris da waiyvane Tan Zmebi, radgan
mowadinebulni arian, rom gaisarjon xorciT, sulis cxo-
nebisTvis”. daemorCila mis sityvas wminda dodo da aRa-
Sena is udabno Cveni yovlad wminda dedoflis, RvTismSob-
lis saxelze da sadideblad mamisa da Zisa da wmindisa su-
lisa. da yoveldRe emateboda maT Zmebi da yvelani erTad
adidebdnen RmerTs.
4. wminda mama daviTi yoveldRe gadioda kldeTa nap-
ralebSi da simartovesa da myudroebaSi aRasrulebda
wminda locvebs da oflisa da cremlis nakadulebiT rwyav-
da udabnos. erT dRes, roca ase loculobda, movida erTi
barbarozi ruisTavidan sanadirod. man miuSva Tavisi qo-
ri kakabs im adgilTan axlos, sadac wminda daviTi locu-
lobda. kakabi mivida berTan da dajda mis fexebTan, xolo
qori dajda mis maxloblad. es moxda RvTis gangebiT, raTa
monadire monadirebuliyo mowyalebiT. barbarozi movi-
da, rom gamoerTmia kakabi qorisTvis. rodesac man ixila
locvaSi myofi wminda daviTi da mis gverdze mjdomi ka-
kabi, gaukvirda da Tqva: “vin xar Sen?”
mama daviTma miugo somxurad: “me kaci var codvili,
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
disa mis Tana mjdomare, daukYrda barbarozsa mas da hrqua:
“vinaA xar Sen?”
miugo man somxuriTa eniTa: “me kaci var codvili, monaA
uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristesi, da vevedrebi mowyalebaTa mis-
Ta, raATa momitevnes yovelni codvani Cemni da raATa myud-
roebiT da uSfoTvelad ganvlo wuTi ese cxorebaA Cemi”. da
kualad hrqua: “vinaA ars aqa mzrdeli da nugeSinis-mcemeli
Seni?”. da miugo man da hrqua: “romelsa-igi me vesav da Tayu-
anis-vscem, igi ars mzrdeli da nugeSinis-mcemeli yovelTa
SeqmnulTa da dabadebulTa misTaA da mis mier izardebian yo-
velni kacni da yovelni pirutyuni da yovelni mcenareni,
mfrinvelni cisani da Tevzni zRYsani, da aha esera kakabica
ese ltolvili SiSisagan qorisa Senisa moivltis Cem codvi-
lisa monisa qristesisa, xolo Sen warved da sxuaA nadiri ina-
dire, rameTu ese dRes Cemda Semoxuewil ars, raATa ganeres
sikudilisagan”. miugo barbarozman man da hrqua: “me mokudi-
nebaA Seni mnebavs da Sen viTar ganarino kakabi sikudilisa-
gan?”
xolo wmidaman daviT hrqua: “ara Kel-gewifebis sikudi-
li Cemi da arca kakbisaA amis, rameTu ufali Cemi Cem Tana ars
da igi ars Kelis-ampyrobeli Cemi”.
da sityuasa mas zeda berisasa barbarozman man mjdomare-
man hunesa zeda iwuada Krmali, raATa sces zeda wmidisa davi-
Tissa. da viTarca aRiRo Keli, meyseulad SehKma igi da iqmna
viTarca SeSaA. maSin gulisKma-yo barbarozman man ukeTure-
baA TYsi da gardahKda hunesa da davarda ferKTa Tana berisa-
Ta da cremliT evedreboda, raATa miuteos cTomilebaA igi
misi.
maSin Seewyala igi wmidasa daviTs da evedreboda ufal-
sa da Tqua: “ufalo iesu qriste RmerTo Cueno, romeli mo-
xued cxorebad naTesavisa kacTaAsa, saxiero da mowyaleo, ro-
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
mona uflisa Cvenisa iusu qristesi da vevedrebi mis mow-
yalebas, rom momitevos Cemi codvebi, rom myudroebiT da
uSfoTvelad gaviaro es Cemi wuTieri cxovreba”. kidev
hkiTxa ucxom: “vin gkvebavs da gpatronobs Sen?” man miugo:
“visac me vesav da Tayvans vcem; is kvebavs da patronobs yve-
la misgan qmnils da dabadebuls; da mis mier ikvebebian pi-
rutyvebi, mcenareebi, cis frinvelebi da zRvis Tevzebi.
ai es kakabic gamoiqca Seni qoris SiSiT da movida CemTan,
qristes codvil monasTan; Sen ki wadi da sxva nadiri moi-
nadire, radgan es kakabi dRes me Semomexizna, rom sikvdils
gadaurCes”. miugo ucxom: “me Seni mokvla msurs da kakabs
rogor gadaarCen sikvdilisgan?”
wminda daviTma uTxra: “ar SegiZlia Sen arc Cemi da
arc am kakabis mokvla, radgan ufali Cemi aris CemTan da is
aris Cemi savedrebeli”.
beris am sityvebis gagonebaze barbarozma xmals staca
xeli, rom daekra wminda daviTisTvis, da maSinve meyseu-
lad Seaxma xeli da gauSeSda. maSin mixvda Tavis ukeTure-
bas, gadmovida cxenidan da davarda beris fexebTan da crem-
liT evedreboda, rom mietevebina misi cdomileba.
Seecoda igi wminda daviTs da Seevedra ufals: “ufa-
lo iusu qriste, RmerTo Cveno, romelic moxvedi kacTa
modgmis sicocxlisTvis, keTilo da mowyaleo, romelmac
gankurne gamxmari xeli; Senve, meufeo, axlac moiRe Seni
madli da wyaloba imaze, vinc ikadra xelis aRmarTva Sen
uRirs monaze da gankurne barbarozis gamxmari xeli, mis-
Tvis, rom gulisxma yos da gicnas Sen da adidebdes Sen
saxels”.
wminda daviTma Seaxo mas wminda xeli da meyseulad ga-
nikurna RvTis SewevniT. rodesac man ixila RvTis dide-
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
melman ganhkurne Keli igi ganKmeli, Senve meufeo, romel-
man-ese ikadra aRebad Keli uRirssa zeda monasa Sensa, move-
din awca madli da wyalobaA Seni da gankurne Keli ese gan-
Kmeli barbarozisaA, raATa gulisKma-yos da gicnas Sen da adi-
debdes saxelsa Sensa”.
da miyo Keli misi wmidaA da Seaxo raA, meyseulad gani-
kurna SewevniTa RmrTisaATa. da viTarca ixila didebulebaA
RmrTisaA, kualad iwyo vedrebaA missa cremliTa mKurvaliTa
da etyoda wmidasa daviTs: “monao RmrTisa cxovelisao, ars
saxlsa Sina Cemsa Ze Cemi koWli oriTave ferKiTa, romeli yo-
lad ver SemZlebel ars ze aRdgomad da aw vesav siwmidesa
Tquensa, raATa evedro ufalsa Sensa misTYs da ukueTu gani-
kurnos igi, umetes ididos saxierebaA misi da yrmaA igi mo-
viyvano winaSe siwmidisa Tquenisa, raATa ikurTxos igi Tquen
mier, da me da yovelTa saxleulTa CemTa Tayuanis-vsceT sa-
xelsa qristes RmrTisasa da moviRo winaSe Tquensa friadi
saKmari da nayofTagan saxlisa CemisaTa iSuebde Sen da yo-
velni SenTanani”. miugo wmidaman daviT da hrqua: “warved sa-
xed Senda da, ukueTu enebos RmerTsa, hpoo Ze Seni gankurne-
buli”.
xolo igi warvida ganmxiarulebuli saxed TYsad, rame-
Tu nadirica friad enadira. xolo viTarca miiwia igi saxid
TYsad, eha didebulebaTa SenTa, qriste! rameTu yrmaA igi koW-
li, bRunviT mavali, sixaruliT wina miegebvoda mamasa mas
TYssa. da viTarca ixila igi mamaman misman mrTeli da yovli-
TurT unakluloA, gardahKda hunesa da madlobaA Sewira
RmrTisa. da viTarca Sevida taZarTa TYsTa, hkiTxa meuRlesa
da saxleulTa: “romelsa Jamsa ganikurna yrmaA ese?” miuges
mas da hrques: “dRes mesamesa Jamsa aRdga ege da xldomiT vi-
doda viTarca qurciki”. xolo moeKsena mas, rameTu mas Jamsa
hrqua mas berman, viTarmed: “enebos RmerTsa, ganikurnos yrmaA
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
buleba, kvlav daiwyo cremliT mxurvale vedreba da eub-
neboda wminda daviTs: “monao cocxali RmerTisa, Cems sax-
lSi aris Cemi Ze, koWli orive fexiT, romelic fexze ver
dgeba. axla me vesav Tqven siwmindes, rom ikurTxos Tqvens
mier; da me da mTeli Cemi saxleuli Tayvans vcemT qriste
RmerTis saxels da movitanT Sens winaSe sarCo-sanovages
Cemi saxlidan da ixareb Sen da yvela Seniani.” wminda da-
viTma miugo: “wadi, da Tu nebavs RmerTs, dagxvdeba Seni
Svili gankurnebuli”.
igi wavida gaxarebuli Tavis saxlSi, radgan nadiric
bevri moenadira. rodesac miuaxlovda Tavis saxls, ixila
qristes dideba, radgan misi koWli vaJiSvili, romelic
im dRemde mxolod forTxviT dadioda, sixaruliT gamoe-
geba mamas. rodesac ixila mamam janmrTeli da yovelmxriv
unaklo Svili, cxenidan Camovida da ufals madloba Ses-
wira. xolo, roca saxlSi Sevida, Tavis meuRlesa da oja-
xis wevrebs hkiTxa, rodis ganikurna misi Ze. maT upasuxes,
rom dRes mesame Jams adga da daiwyo sirbili, rogorc qur-
cikma. mas gaaxsenda, rom swored im dros uTxra mas berma:
“Tu nebavs RmerTs, ganikurneba Seni Svili”, da gaaxsenda
yvelaferi, rac wminda daviTma qna da uTxra. amis Semdeg
yvela erTad adidebda RmerTs, ufals Cvensas, ieso qristes.
rodesac gaTenda, datvirTa barbarozma saxedrebze
uamravi sarCo, puri, Rvino, Tevzi da xili mravalnairi,
da wavida mama daviTTan. Tan waiyvana Tavisi gankurnebu-
li vaJiSvili da kidev ori. rodesac movidnen im adgilas
da ver naxa iq beri, Sewuxda da uTxra msaxurs, rom moenaxa
is.
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
igi Seni”. da yovelive, raAca eqmna da eTxra misda wmidasa da-
viTs, warmouTxra man. da yovelni zogad adidebdes RmerTsa,
ufalsa Cuensa iesu qristesa.
da viTarca ganTena, ahkida saKedarTa friad saKmari: puri
da RYnoA, Tevzi da xili mravalferi da warvida mamisa davi-
Tissa. da Tana-hyva Zeca igi gankurnebuli da orni Zeni sxuani.
da viTarca miiwivnes igini adgilsa mas moKsenebulsa, da vi-
Tarca beri ver ixila, SeuZnda friad da hrqua monasa, raATa
iZios igi.
da viTarca STavides quemo kerZo, poves igi sxuasa Tana.
movides da auwyes mas. xolo igi sixaruliT STavida berisa,
davarda ferKTa Tana misTa wmidaTa, cremliT etyoda: “WeS-
maritad gpove mkurnali sulTa da KorcTaA: da aha esera wi-
naSe Tquensa dgas yrmaA igi uferKoA, xolo dRes locviTa
TqueniTa gankurnebuli da uvnebeli, da sxuanica ese orni Ze-
ni Cemni momiyvanebian winaSe siwmidisa Tquenisa, raATa Seex-
nen samoselsa Sensa da ikurTxnen Sen mier”.
xolo man dasdva wmidaA Keli misi da hrqua: “RmerTman, ro-
melman akurTxa iakobi, manve saxierman gakurTxnes da Svil
wmidisa embazisa gyvnes Tquen”. da viTarca moikiTxna igini,
ubrZana bubaqr monaTa TYsTa (rameTu ese iyo saxeli barba-
rozisaA mis), raATa miuZRuanon bersa yoveli, raodeni moeRo
misTYs. xolo berman Sekribna yovelni Zmani, da Wames da sues
da ganZRes. da viTarca aRdges serobisagan, da hrqua mamaman
daviT bubaqrs: “raA gnebavs Sen aw, raATa giyoT Sen?” xolo
igi evedreboda, raATa naTel-sces maT. xolo igi etyoda:
“aRiRe raodenime safaseTa SenTagani da warved mamisa do-
doAsa da miarTu mas, raATa uRuawos mun myofTa ZmaTa da ga-
nusuenos, da ikurTxo maT mierca”. da hyva mas mRdeli patio-
sani da miumcno mas, raATa Tana-warmogayolos da man naTel-
gces Sen da yovelTa saxleulTa SenTa. maSin Tana-warayola
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
msaxuri Camouyva dabla daRmarTs da ipova wminda da-
viTi da misi Zmebi, dabrunda da auwya barbarozs. is sixa-
ruliT mivida berTan, Cauvarda fexebSi da cremliT eub-
neboda: “WeSmaritad gipove sulTa da sxeulTa mkurnali.
ai, Sen winaSe dgas Wabuki, romelic koWli iyo da dRes
Tqveni locviT gankurnebulia da janmrTeli. es Cemi ki-
dev ori vaJiSvilia, romlebic moviyvane Tqveni siwmindis
winaSe, raTa Seexon Sen samosels da ikurTxon Sen mier”.
wminda daviTma daado mas Tavisi wminda xeli da Tqva:
“RmerTma, romelmac akurTxa iakobi, manve, saxierma gakur-
TxoT Tqven da wminda embazis Svilebad gagxadoT”. rode-
sac isini moikiTxa wminda daviTma, ubrZana bubaqrma (ase
erqva barbarozs) Tavis msaxurebs, rom mierTmiaT beris-
Tvis yvelaferi, rac moutanes. berma Sekriba Zmani, da maT
Wames da sves. rodesac isini sufridan adgnen, uTxra mama
daviTma bubaqrs: “ra gnebavs Sen, rom miiRo Cvengan?” bu-
baqri Seevedra, naTloba mieRo misgan. mama daviTma uTxra:
“aiRe Seni ZRvenis nawili da midi mama dodosTan da miar-
Tvi mas, rom gaunawilos iq myof Zmebs da rom ikurTxo maT-
ganac. mas hyavs patiosani mRvdeli da uTxari, rom gamoga-
yolos da is naTels gcems Sen da mTel Sens saxleulT”. wmin-
da daviTma gaayola maT lukiane da daabara masac, rom ga-
eyolebinaT mRvdeli bubaqrisTvis, rom mas moenaTla bu-
baqri da mTeli misi saxleuli.
wminda dodom yvelaferi ise gaakeTa, rogorc wminda
daviTma brZana. rodesac moinaTla bubaqri, kidev erTxel
mivida wminda daviTTan naTlis Svili1. man Tan moitana saT-
xreli iaraRebi da moiyvana muSebi da aaSena ZmaTa salo-
1 naTlis Svili (Ze naTlisa) – igulisxmeba monaTluli, naTelRebuli.
aq: bubaqri.
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
wmidaA lukiane da miumcno mas, raATa Tana warayolos mRde-
li, raATa naTel-sces bubaqrs da yovelTa saxleulTa misTa.
xolo wmidaman dodo yo brZanebisaebr berisa. da viTarca
naTels-iRo bubaqr, kualad movida winaSe wmidisa daviTissa
Svili igi naTlisaA. da Tana miatanna saTxarni da muSakni da
Seuqmna eklesiaA salocvelad ZmaTa, romeli-igi ukuanaA-
sknel wmidaman da RmerT-Semosilman ilarion ganavrcela da
akurTxa, romelsa Sina samxriT kerZo eklesiasa mas Seqmna lus-
kumaA Suenieri, romelsa Sina dakrZalul arian nawilni wmi-
disa mamisa Cuenisa daviTisni. da vidre aqamomde samarxoAsa
misgan aRmodis suli surnelebisaA da yovelTa, romelTa sar-
wmunoebiT miiRon mtueri samarxoAsa misgan wmidisa, hkur-
nebs yovelsa sensa da uZlurebasa kacTasa. xolo samarxoA wmi-
disa lukianesi ars damarTebiT wina kerZo sakurTxevelisa. da
ars igica Semwe da nugeSinis-mcemeli da Kelis-ampyrobeli
yovelTa mvedrebelTa maTTa.
da ese aqamomde. xolo wmidisa mamisa da samaradisoAsa Cu-
enisa daviTisTYs vityodiT.
V. xolo viTarca warKdes amas Sina Jamni raodennime da
ganmravlda simravle ZmaTaA, miuwoda mamaman daviT lukianes
da hrqua: “Zmao lukiane, me warval wmidad qalaqad ierusa-
lemd, xolo Sen wina-uZRodi ZmaTa amaT Cuen mier Sekrebul-
Ta”. miugo lukiane da hrqua mas: “ukueTu warxYde, meca war-
movide winaSe siwmidisa Tquenisa”.
xolo wmidaman daviT hrqua mas: “nu Zmao, nu iqm, ara saTno
ars RmrTisa, rameTu, ukueTu ege vyoT da ornive warvideT,
Zmani ese Cuen mier Sekrebulni, TYToeulni ganibnivnen daba-
Ta da qalaqTa Sina, daecnen da warwymden gulis-TqumaTa mi-
er codvilisaTa da warwymedaA sulTa maTTaA Cuen mier iZios
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
cavad eklesia, romelic bolo dros gaafarTova da akur-
Txa wmida da ganRmrTobilma mama ilarionma, da romel-
Sic samxreT nawilSi gaakeTa mSvenieri luskuma, romel-
Sic dasvenebulia wminda daviTis nawilebi, da dRemde am
samarxidan amodis surneli da yvela, vinc sarwmunoebiT
miiRebs mcire miwas im wminda samarxidan, ganikurneba yve-
la sneulebisa da uZlurebisagan. wminda lukianes samar-
xi aris sakurTxevlis win da isic aris Semwe da nugeSis-
mcemeli yvela mvedrebelisTvis.
5. ramdenime xnis Semdeg gaizarda ZmaTa raodenoba. ma-
ma daviTma dauZaxa lukianes da uTxra: “Zmao lukiane, me
waval wminda qalaq ierusalims, Sen ki winamZRvrad dar-
Ci Cven mier Sekrebil ZmebTan.” lukianem miugo: “Tu wax-
val, mec wamoval Sen siwmindesTan erTad”.
wminda daviTma upasuxa: “ara, Zmao, ar qna es, es ar iqne-
ba RvTisaTvis saTno. ase rom vqnaT, da orive wavideT, ma-
Sin aq Sekrebili Cveni Zmebi gaibnevian dabebSi da qala-
qebSi, daecemian da warwymdebian codvili gulisTqmaTa-
gan da maTi sulis warwymedisaTvis RmerTi Cven mogvTxovs
pasuxs. me marto waval da vevedrebi RmerTs CemTvis, Sen-
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
RmerTman. xolo me warvide martoA da CemTYs, SenTYs da Sen-
TanaTa amaT ZmaTaTYs vevedro RmerTsa; da nu hgoneb, Zmao, Tu
Cemi oden martoAsaA mnebavs cxovnebaA, ukueTu me warvide da
wyalobiT moxedva yos RmerTman Cem zeda da saxierebisa da
sitkboebisa misisaTYs daadinos Cem zeda wueTi madlisa da
sitkboebisa, Sen da SenTanaTa amaT ZmaTa erTbamad gYxaro-
den, rameTu erTbamad yovelTa qristeaneTaTYs da yovelTa,
romelni amas udabnosa Sina mkYdr iyvnen, yovelTa Sewyale-
bisaTYs vevedrebi RmerTsa, raATa erTobiT Rirs myvnes saSu-
ebelTa saukuneTa yovelTa wmidaTa misTa Tana”.
esreT da eseviTariTa sityYTa daayena lukiane ZmaTa Tana.
xolo igi waremarTa sxuaTa raodenTame ZmaTa Tana da warvi-
da ierusalHmd. da viTarca miiwivnes adgilsa mas, romel ars
qedi madlovnebisaA, rameTu muniT aCndebis wmidaA ierusal-
Hmi, maSin aRipyrnes Kelni da madlobaA Sewires RmrTisa. xo-
lo wmidaA mamaA davarda da iataksa daaltobda cremliTa da
ityoda: “ufalo RmerTo iesu qriste, romeli moxued queya-
nad cxorebisaTYs kacTa naTesavisa da Cuen codvilTaTYs ju-
ar-cumaA da sikudili Tavs-idev saxierebisa da mowyalebisa
SenisaTYs, meufeo, kurTxeul ars, ufalo, saxeli wmidaA di-
debisa SenisaA, romelman meca uRirsi monaA Seni Rirs myav xil-
vad adgilTa amaT wmidaTa; xolo me arRara vikadro waRmarT
slvad da datkebnad ferKiTa CemiTa adgilTa amaT, sada dad-
ges ferKni Senni wmidani, rameTu kma ars Cemda xilvaA oden
TualiTa”. da tiroda da dasTxevda cremlTa misTa wmidaTa.
xolo moyuasni igi etyodes warslvad maT Tana da Ses-
lvad ierusalHmd. miugo da hrqua: “arRara vikadreb me waR-
marT slvad, aramed Tquen warvediT da Cem codvilisaTYs loc-
va-yavT”. da viTarca friad aiZules da igi ara erCda, crem-
liT anbors-uyves, dauteves da warvides.
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
Tvis da SenTan myof ZmaTaTvis. nu ggonia, Zmao, rom marto
CemTvis minda cxoneba. Tu me wavedi da wyalobiT momxeda
RmerTma da Tavisi saxierebisa da sitkboebis gamo erT wveT
madls gadmoadens Cemze, maSin vevedrebi RmerTs yvela
qristianisTvis da yvelasTvis, vinc am udabnoSi mkvid-
robs, rom erTobiT Rirsi gagvxados saukuno sikeTisa mis
yvela wmindanTan erTad.”
amgvarad da am sityvebiT daarwmuna lukiane, darCeni-
liyo ZmebTan. TviTon ki gaemarTa ierusalims sxva ramde-
nime ZmasTan erTad. rodesac miuaxlovda adgils, romel-
sac ewodeba qedi madlovanebisa (radgan pirvelad am ad-
gilidan gamoCndeba wminda ierusalimi), aRapyres xelebi
da madloba Seswires RmerTs. wminda daviTi ki davarda
miwaze, cremliT asvelebda mas da ambobda: “ufalo Rmer-
To iesu qriste, romelic moxvedi miwaze kacTa modgmis
cxovrebisTvis, Cven codvilTaTvis jvars ecvi da sikvdi-
li igeme Seni saxierebis da mowyalebis gamo. meufeo, kur-
Txeul ars saxeli wminda didebisa Senisa, romelmac mec,
uRirsi mona Seni, Rirs myav am wminda adgilTa xilvisa. me
aRar gavbedav win wasvlas da Cemi fexiT im miwis datkep-
nas, romelzec Seni wminda fexebi idgnen.” tiroda da Ta-
vis wminda cremls Rvrida.
misi Tanmxlebni ki arwmunebdnen, wasuliyo maTTan er-
Tad da Sesuliyo ierusalimSi. wminda daviTma miugo: “ver
gavbedav ufro win wasvlas. Tqven ki wadiT da iloceT Cem-
Tvis, codvilisaTvis.” rodesac bevri mcdelobis Semdeg
ver gadaarwmunes, cremliT eambornen mas, datoves da wa-
vidnen.
ase rom moiqca wminda daviTi, moxeda RmerTma mis wmin-
da gonebas da mianiWa ufro meti madli, vidre yvela imaT,
vinc ieruslimSi Sedis. wminda daviTma bevri evedra
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
xolo ese raA yo wmidaman daviT, mixedna RmerTman wmida-
sa gonebasa missa da mianiWa mas madli umetes yovelTa, ro-
melni Sevlenan ierusalHms.
xolo wmidaA daviT adgilsa mas friad evedra ufalsa, da
aRixuna adgilisa misgan samni qvani da STaisxna maxalaksa ev-
logiad da ukuniqca mier.
xolo Ramesa mas miuvlina angelozi RmerTman elia pat-
riaqsa da hrqua: “moiwia vidre saxlad Cemdame sakuTari monaA
Cemi daviT da sarwmunoebiTa misiTa wariRo sruliad madli
ierusalHmisaA. xolo Sen swien malemsrbolni kacni, rameTu
mivals igi gzasa qalaqisa nabulissa. da ars igi mosili sa-
mosliTa ZueliTa dabebkuliTa da hkidavs mas Zueli maxalaki,
romelsa Sina usxen samni lodni, romelni-igi miixuna adgi-
lisa misgan, sadaAT-igi ukuniqca; da miumcen Sen kacTa maT
malemsrbolTa, raATa mouxunen maxalakisagan lodni igi da
erTi oden miscen mas”. da hrqua, viTarmed: “mouniWebies Sen-
da ufalsa mesamedi madli ierusalHmisaA da gibrZanebs, vi-
Tarmed sarwmunoebiTa SeniTa wargeRo madli ierusalHmi-
saA. xolo me vinebe ori nawili ukunqcevad da mesamedi momi-
niWebia Senda. warved da waritane udabnosa Sensa, wmida yav
igi mislviTa SeniTa. da romeli moiwios udabnosa mas da sar-
wmunoebiT Seexos samarxosa ZualTa SenTasa, miiRos kurne-
baA sulTa da KorcTaA da miutevnes mas codvani misni. xolo
lodi ege erTi iyos mosaKsenebelad Jamisa amis”.
da viTarca warmouTxra ese yoveli patriaqsa angeloz-
man uflisaman, miefara igi TualTagan misTa. xolo patriaqi
pirvelad gancYbrda sityuaTa maT zeda angelozisaTa, merme
davarda pirsa zeda da cremliT vedrebaA Sewira uflisa da
mouwoda kacTa malemsrbolTa da miuTxra ese yoveli da mi-
umcno maT, raATa ukmoaqcion, da iginica SeemTxYnen mas. xo-
lo igini warvides. da viTarca ewivnes igini, miuTxres mas,
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
ufals, Semdeg aiRo sami qva im adgilidan, Caido abgaSi,
rogorc siwminde, da wamovida.
im Rames mouvlina RmerTma angelozi [ierusalimis]
patriarqs da uTxra mas: “Cem saxlTa1 movida Cemi msaxuri
daviTi da rwmeniT waiRo Tan ierusalimis mTeli madli.
Sen malemsrbolni daawie mas. is axla qalaq nablusis gza-
zea, acvia Zveli da gacveTili samosi da mxarze abga hki-
dia, romelSic sami qvaa, im adgilidan rom waiRo, saida-
nac gabrunda. uTxari malemsrbolebs, rom gamoarTvan qve-
bi da mxolod erTi dautovon da uTxran, ufali Sen ieru-
salimis madlis mesameds giboZebs da gibrZanebs, rom rwme-
niT waiRo es madli. me mnebavs ori nawilis ukan dabrune-
ba, erTi mesamedi ki SenTvis momicia. wadi da waiRe Sen
udabnoSi da wminda yav udabno Seni misvliT. yvela, vinc
miva udabnoSi da rwmeniT Seexeba Sens Zvlebs, miiRebs su-
lisa da sxeulis kurnebas da mieteveba mas codvebi. eg er-
Ti qva iqneba amis mosaxseneblad.”
angelosma es yvelaferi uTxra patriarqs da gauCinar-
da. patriarqi erT xans gancvifrebuli iyo angelosis am
sityvebis gamo, Semdeg davarda pirqve, vedreba Seswira
ufals, dauZaxa malemsrbolebs, uTxra maT es yvelaferi
da ubrZana, ukan daebrunebinaT daviTi. isini wavidnen, da
rodesac daewivnen, uTxres mas patriarqis mier dabare-
buli sityvebi, gamoarTves sami qva da daubrunes erTi.
roca wminda daviTma maTgan es moismina, jer SeZrwun-
da da Semdeg Tayvani sca ufals da cremliT ambobda: “di-
deba Senda, qriste RmerTo Cveno! da dideba Senda, same-
bao wmindao, erT-RmrTeebao, erT-arsebao! dideba Senda,
RmerTo, romelman Rirs myven Cven povnad wyalobisa!”. ase-
Ti sityvebiT man madloba Seswira ufals.
1 igulisxmeba ierusalimi.
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
romeli-igi moemcno patriaqsa da aRmouxunes samni igi lodni,
da erTi igi misces mas.
da viTarca esma ese yoveli wmidasa daviTs, pirvelad SeZ-
rwunda da merme Tayuanis-sca ufalsa da cremliT ityoda:
“didebaA Senda, qriste RmerTo Cueno! da didebaA Senda, same-
bao wmidao, erT-RmrTeebao, erT-arsebao! didebaA Senda Rmer-
To, romelman Rirs myven Cuen povnad wyalobisa!” da eseviTa-
riTa sityYTa madlobaA Sewira uflisa.
xolo kacTa maT malemsrbolTa aiZules wmidasa daviTs
ukunqcevad ierusalHms, viTarca emcno patriaqsa. xolo igi
ara erCda maT, da anbor-uyves da ganuteves igi.
xolo wmidaA daviT miiwia raA udabnosa TYssa, yovelni
Zmani sixaruliT miegebvodes da adidebdes RmerTsa, romel-
man kualad uCuena mwyemsi da macxovari sulTa maTTaA. da vi-
Tarca moiloces ZmaTa maT, daviTis Tana warsrulTa ieru-
salHms, Semdgomad amissa movides iginica udabnosa mas wmi-
disa daviTissa. da ganTques hambavi misi da yoveli, raAca ixi-
les da esma wmidisa daviTisTBs. da yovliT kerZo Semokrba
simravle ZmaTaA da aRivso udabnoA igi, da romelnime daeyudnis
napralsa kldeTasa.
VI. maSin wmidaA mamaA da mwyemsi keTili wmidaA daviT dRi-
Ti-dRe ganvidis mokiTxvad ZmaTa maT ganSorebulTa, martod
myofTa dayudebulTa da yovelTa nugeSinis-scemda, ganam-
tkicebda da ganaZlierebda da axarebda maTTYs ganmzadebulsa
sasufevelsa caTasa.
xolo mivida odesme erTisa ZmaTaganisa, romeli iyofe-
boda Zirsa rasme kldisasa da hkiTxa mas da hrqua: “viTar xar,
Zmao?” miugo man: “keTilad, locviTa SeniTa wmidiTa, garna
wyali ese, romel swuTis kldesa amas, ars ese friad mware, da
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
malemsrbolebi aiZulebdnen wminda daviTs, ierusalim-
Si dabrunebas, rogorc patriarqma maT daabara, magram is
ar daemorCila. isini eambornen mama daviTs, daemSvido-
bnen da gauSves.
roca wminda daviTi dabrunda Tavis udabnoSi, mas si-
xaruliT miegebnen Zmebi da adidebdnen RmerTs, romelmac
daubruna mwyemsi da macocxlebeli maTi sulebisa. rode-
sac daviTTan erTad ierusalimSi wasulma Zmebma moilo-
ces da, daviTis Semdeg, udabnoSi dabrundnen, maT yvelas
uambes, rac ixiles da moismines wminda daviTis Sesaxeb.
amis Semdeg yvela mxridan modiodnen Zmebi da gaivso udab-
no, xolo zogierTi gandegilad cxovrobda kldis napra-
lebSi.
6. wminda mama da mwyemsi keTili, wminda daviTi, yo-
veldRe gadioda moSorebiT gandegilad mcxovreb ZmaTa
mosanaxuleblad da yvelas nugeSs aZlevda, ganamtkiceb-
da, ganaZlierebda da axarebda maTTvis ganmzadebul caTa
sasufevels.
erTxel, mama daviTi mivida erT ZmasTan, romelic
kldis Ziras cxovrobda da hkiTxa mas: “rogor xar, Zmao?”
man miugo: “kargad, Seni wminda locviT; mxolod es wyali,
romelic kldidan wveTavs, friad mwarea da rodesac vsvam,
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa
odes miviRo misgan, ganmimwarebs sagrZnobelTa. da egreTve
mxalni ese, romelni mis mier irwyvebian, eseca mware arian,
viTarca navReli, garna viiZuleb me Tavsa Cemsa da vityY: “fri-
ad umwares arian satanjvelni jojoxeTisani da ukueTu ara
wuT erT daiTmino, umjobes ars Senda da mun ukunisamde ar-
Rara iWirvodi simwaresa mas Sina jojoxeTisasa”.
xolo ese raA hrqua wmidasa daviTs, Seewyala igi da hrqua:
“nu mwuxare xar, Zmao. aramed vevedrneT ufalsa da romel-
man-igi merans daatkbna wyalni, manve saxierman daatkbnes ese-
nica”. da aRdges da evedrnes ufalsa. da aRavso sarwyuli da
daswera juari da misca bersa. da viTarca ixila gemoA wyli-
saA mis, utkbiles iyo igi yovelTa wyalTa, da vidre aqamom-
deca tkbil ars wyali igi da mxalica, rameTu mieriTgan dgas
adgilsa mas niaxuri da romelni mividen adgilsa mas, miiRe-
ben evlogiad wylisa misgan da mxlisa.
eseviTarni arian saswaulni, romelTa iqmoda mamaA Cueni
daviT da ganhkurnebda yovelsa uZlurebasa kacTasa. xolo
brZanebiTave mamisa daviTisiTa aReSena udabnoA mravalmTisaA
saxelsa zeda wmidisa ioane naTlis-mcemelisasa.
VII. da viTarca warKdes amas Sina Jamni raodennime, cna
mamaman daviT ganslvaA misi KorcTagan. da mouwoda yovelTa
ZmaTa da hrqua: “Zmano da Svilno sulierno, me esera ganval
KorcTagan, viTarca erTi kacTagani, xolo Tquen nu SeZrwun-
debiT, aramed ganmtkiceniT da ganZlierdiT da daucxrome-
lad evedrebodiT RmerTsa sulTa TquenTa cxorebisaTYs”.
ubrZana mRdelTa SewirvaA msxuerplisaA da eziara wmida-
sa msxuerplsa qristes RmrTisasa da aRipyrna Kelni da mad-
lobaA Sewira RmrTisa da esreT Sehvedra suli TYsi wmidaA
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cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa
gemos mimwarebs. es balaxic, romelsac es wyali rwyavs, ase-
ve mwarea, rogorc naRveli; magram me Cems Tavs vaiZuleb
amiT davkmayofilde da veubnebi: “bevrad ufro mwarea jo-
joxeTis satanjvelni da aq erTi wuTi moTmena bevrad jobs
SenTvis, rom ar mogiwios ukunisamde jojoxeTis simware-
Si yofna”.
rodesac es moismina, Seecoda is wminda daviTs da Tqva:
“nu xar mwuxare, Zmao, aramed vevedroT ufals, romelmac
maraSi mware wyali gaamtknara1, igive saxieri ufali am
wyalsac gaamtknarebs”. adgnen da evedrnen ufals. Semdeg
aavses WurWeli da wyali iyo saukeTeso gemosi. im wyals
da balaxs dRemde saukeTeso gemo aqvT. im droidan moyo-
lebuli iq izrdeba niaxuri da, yvela, vinc miva im adgi-
las, madlad miiRebs wyals da balaxs.
aseTia saswaulebi, romelsac Cveni mama daviTi iqmoda
da gankurnebda adamianTa yvela uZlurebas. mama daviTis
brZanebiT aReSena mTagoriani udabno wminda ioane naTlis-
mcemelis saxelze.
7. gavida dro da mama daviTs euwya, rom is sxeulidan
unda gasuliyo. man dauZaxa Zmebs da uTxra: “suliero Zme-
bo da Svilebo, me sxeulidan gaval, rogorc erTi adamian-
Tagani; Tqven ki nu SeZrwundebiT, aramed ganmtkicdiT da
gaZlierdiT da dauRalavad evedreT RmerTs Tqven sulTa
cxonebisaTvis.”
mRvdlebs ubrZana msxverplis Sewirva2, eziara qriste
RmerTis wminda msxverpls, aRapyro xelebi da madloba Ses-
1 gamosvl. 15:23-25.
2 igulisxmeba usisxlo msxverpli – wirva, wminda evqaristia.
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa daviT garejel
wmidisa isa
isaAA
garejelisa cxovreba wminda daviT garejelisa

ufalsa. da yovelni igi Zmani tirodes daklebisaTYs mwyemsi-
sa mis keTilisa.
da iyo maT Soris erTi ZmaTagani, romelsa erTi Tuali ara
edga, da Se-raA-exo guamsa mas wmidasa, meyseulad ganikurna,
da yovelni adidebdes RmerTsa. eseviTarTa saswaulTa iqmo-
da wmidaA mamaA daviT Semdgomad sikudilisaca. da dahkrZa-
les esreT pativiT luskumasa mas zemoKsenebulsa. da romelni
sarwmunoebiT mivlen samarxosa mas, miiReben kurnebasa sul-
Ta da KorcTasa da adideben mamasa da Zesa da wmidasa sulsa aw
da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amen.
wira RmerTs da ase Seavedra Tavisi wminda suli ufals.
Zmebi tirodnen, rom wavida maTgan mwyemsi keTili.
ZmaTa Soris iyo erTi, romelsac erTi Tvali aklda.
rodesac man xeli Seaxo mama daviTis wminda gvams, im wam-
sve ganikurna da yvela adidebda RmerTs. aseT saswaulebs
iqmoda wminda mama daviTi sikvdilis Semdegac. is pati-
viT dakrZales zemoxsenebul dasasvenebel adgilas da yve-
la, vinc rwmeniT miva im samarxze, iRebs sulTa da xorcTa
kurnebas da adideben mamasa da Zesa da wmindasa sulsa aw
da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amin.

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abibos nekreselisa

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 Tuesa noenbersa ib. 12 noemberi
isa mRdelmowamisa ab
wmidisa
wmid ibos
abibos xseneba wminda mRvdelmowame abibos,
nek
nekresel
resel eeppiskopos
iskoposisa, romelii iwama
isa, romel nekreseli episkoposisa, romelic
cecxlismsaxurTa
cecxl Tqumulii
ismsaxurTa mier qarTls, Tqumul cecxlTayvanismcemlebma awames qarTlSi,
arsen did
arsenii d idisa
id qarTlisa
isa qarTl kaTalikos
isa kaTal isaA 1
ikosisaA
ikos gadmocemuli qarTlis kaTalikosis
arseni didis mier

guakurTxen, mamao! gvakurTxe mamao!

I. xolo jer-ars, raATa mcired Suva SemoviRoT KsenebaA
wmidisa da ubiwoAsa mRdelT-moZRurisa da mowamisaA, romel-
sa-igi samarTliv moniWebul-iyo pativi ganmzadebulisa mis
sasoebisaA didebisa saydari, uzeSTaesi Soris marTalTa di-
disa misisa siwmidisaTYs, umetesad yovelTa mier wamebul
WeSmaritebisaTYs, damamtkicebeli sisxliTa TYsiTa, romel-
man-igi Sewira msxuerplad Tavi TYsi misa, romelman igi TYsi-
Ta sisxliTa miKsnna Cuen. daidga gYrgYni ZlevisaA TYT mo-
tacebiTa, aRfrinebiTa maRlad, romelman nayofni. gamouxuna
TYsiT TaviT TYT SewevniTa maRlisaATa siwmidisa igi sameo-
ci da mowamebisa aseuli, da TYT Tavisa TYsisa Tana SeerTe-
biTa SYdeulisa ganmasrulebel ipova igi mRdelT-moZRuari
madlisaA, Suamdgomeli RmrTisa da kacTaA netari abibos nek-
resel qalaqisa episkoposi, romeli orTa ganwyobilTa kre-
bulsa wmidaTasa warmodga, mRdelobisa saydrisa modgamTa
maT Tana ubiwoTa saydari daipyra da kualad mKneTa maT Tana
mowameTa Ruawlsa miiswrafa da asparezi igi mswrafl wari-
1. saWiroa, rom male davawesoT xseneba wminda da ubi-
wo mRvdelTmoZRvrisa da mowamisa, romelsac samarTlia-
nad mieniWa pativi marTalTa Soris ganmzadebuli kurTxe-
uli taxtisa, misi didi siwmindisa gamo, ufro metad ki
yvelasTvis sarwmuno WeSmaritebisaTvis, ganmamtkicebeli-
sa Tavisi sisxliT; man imas Seswira Tavi msxverplad, vinc
Tavisi sisxliT gamogvixsna Cven da Tavisi nebiTa da zecad
amaRlebiT Zlevis gvirgvini daidga; romelmac zenaaris
SewevniT gamoiRo siwmindis samoci da mowameobis aseuli
nayofi 1 da Svideulis ganmasrulebelTan SeerTebiT
mRvdelmoZRvrobis madli miiRo da gaxda mRvdelT-moZ-
Rvari, Suamdgomeli RvTisa da kacisa - qalaq nekresis epis-
koposi abibosi, romelic wmindanTa or krebulSi warmoC-
nda: samRvdlo ubiwo saydris moziare Seiqmna da aseve mo-
wameTa Rvawls miaSura, maT asparezs Seudga da myis ga-
moCnda rCeulTa da marTali rjulis maZiebelTa Soris.

1 xelnawerebis nusxa: A: A – 832; B: A – 130; C: A – 170; D: A – 176; E: H – 2077;

F: H – 1672; H: H – 2121; L: M - 21 1 igulisxmeba uflis igavi ‘’mTesvelze’’ (mT. 13:3-8; mk.4:8).

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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa ab
wmidisa ibos nek
abibos resel
nekresel isa
isaAA
reselisa
taca, da gYrgYniTa pativ-cemulTa Soris ipova Suris-meZi-
ebelTa marTalTa rCulisaTa.
Cemi ars mowame ese da ara sxYsa, Cemisa amisgan saydrisa,
nayofi Suenieri, mxiarulebisa Cemda momRebeli, spetaki var-
di, haerisa sulnel-myofeli, Cemda momfeneli, romelman san-
Teli TYsi aRanTo zeda maRalsa mTasa, raATa yoveli sofeli
hxedvides mas naTelsa dauSretelsa, orpirad manaTobelsa,
RmrTisa mimarT Semwirvelsa TYT mis sityBsa dausabamoAsa
Korcsa, ukuanaAsknel masve sanatrelsa sakurTxevelsa Tavi
TYsi Sewira, mrguliad dasawuelad missa mimarT, Seswirvi-
des KeliTa usjuloAsa mis marzapnisaATa, romelmanca Sewi-
ra.
II. aw mnebavs, sayuarelno, raATa uwyodiT mizezi saqmisa
amis. rameTu daepyra qarTli mefesa sparsTasa da igini Kel-
mwife iyvnes Cuensa amas sofelsa, da bilwsa mas kerpTmsaxu-
rebasa – cecxlisa mis Tayuanis-cemasa da msaxurebasa – aRas-
rulebdes maradis; babilovnursa mas Cueulebasa, sadame oq-
rosa da sxuani sxuasa rasme da odesme cecxlsa Jamad-Jamad,
viTarca iwueodes TYsisa misgan borotad maswavlelisa eS-
makisa. amis gamo adgilni mravalni ganhmzadnes maTisa mis sam-
saxurebelisa cecxlisaTYs queyanisa da mravalTa SeacTu-
nebdes daumtkicebelsa sarwmunoebasa gonebiTa naklulevan-
Ta.
xolo netari abibos nekresel qalaqisa episkoposi, Kevisa
kaxeTisaA, aRiZra SuriTa saRmrToATa da ver Tavs-idva uc-
xoAsa mis samsaxurebelisa maxlobelad misa yofad da daasxa
mcired wyali xeneSi da daSrita igi. ese raA cnes uSjuloTa
maT sparsTa, friad guemes, knin-Ra vidremeRa mokles netari
igi, da sapyrobilesa Seayenes didiTa iwrovebiTa da mravliTa
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cxovreba wminda abibos nekreselisa
Cemia es mowame da ara sxvisi, Cemi saydrisa, mSvenieri
nayofi, naTeli vardi, CemTvis surnelovani haeris momfe-
ni, romelmac Tavisi naTeli daanTo maRal mTaze, rom mTe-
li qveyana xedavdes mis dauSretel naTels1, ormxriv ma-
naTobels, RvTis winaSe Semwirvelsa da RvTis sakurTxev-
lisTvis Sewiruls, uSjulo gamgebelis mier Sewiruls.
2. aw msurs,sayvarelno, icodeT viTareba saqmisa. qar-
Tli saparseTis mefes daupyria, isini mefoben Cvens qveya-
naSi, bilw kerpTmsaxurebas ewevian dReniadag, zogjer oq-
ros an sxva rames, zogjer cecxls scemen Tayvans, cecxls
daanTeben xolme, TiTqos TavianTi maswavleblisgan, eSma-
kisgan iwvodnen. amis gamo, mravali adgilia ganmzadebu-
li cecxlis samsaxureblad qveyanaSi da mraval Wkuanakls
acduneben meryev sarwmunoebaSi.
xolo netari abibosi, kaxeTis xevis nekreseli episko-
posi, aRiZra saRvTo SuriT, ar moemsaxura ucxos, daasxa
cota xeneSi2 wyali da daSrita igi. es rom uSjulo spar-
selebma gaiges, Zlier scemes, cotac da, moklavdnen netars,
da sapyrobileSi Seagdes, metad SeaWirves da mravaljer
tanjes. myisve amis Sesaxeb misweres zemo samTavros gamge-
bels,xolo man brZana, saCqarod SeekraT da mis winaSe
1 Sdr. mk. 4:21; lk. 8:16
2 xeneSi - cudi, myrali.
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tanjviTa. amisa Semdgomad miweres mswrafl zena-soflad
marzapnisa saqme ese. xolo man brZana mswrafl misi SekrvaA da
miyvanebaA misi mis winaSe. da mivides mivlinebulni igi mtar-
valni da wariyvanes, viTarca brZanebul iyo; mravalferiTa
WiriTa miiyvanes igi.
xolo netari igi episkoposi abibos megobari iyo brwyin-
valisa mis mnaTobisa sYmeon mesuetisa antioqelisaA, ara Tu
xilviTa exilva sadame erTmanerTi, aramed sulieriTa miT si-
yuaruliTa, romliTa ixilvebis Soreuli viTarca maxlobe-
li, da kualad wigniTa da mociquliTa iyo maT Soris Seswave-
baA. mas oden Jamsa, odes mihyvanda wmidaA abibos, daemTxYa mas
mociquli igi wmidisa sYmeon mesuetisaA sofelsa, romelsa
hrqYan ialdo, da moarTua mas wigni evlogiad da kuerTxi wmi-
disa sYmion mesuetisa antioqelisa sakYrvelT-moqmedisaA. da
viTarca miiRo wigni igi episkoposman, aRmoikiTxa, da miupyra
mas evlogiaA igi da kuerTxi, da ganixara sixaruliTa didiTa
da ganmtkicna friad. da Tana warmoixuna igini da ganmxiaru-
lebuli movida, daRaTu SesaZlebel iyo misa ara-moslvaA. mom-
yvanebelTa maT daemTxYnesca, da hrques: „ukueTu ara gnebavs
warslvis, Cuen mogiRoT da ukungaqcioT”. xolo man ara Tavs-
idva, rameTu iswrafda da hsuroda martYlobaA.
da viTar moiwivnes maxlobelad Cuensa amas sameufosa qa-
laqsa mcxeTisasa, hxadoda igi dedasa TYssa raqels, romel
ars erTi kaTolike eklesiaA samociquloA. da vidreRa Tu it-
yodaca, viTarmed: “dedao, aha esera Svili Seni ioseb warvhyav
egYpted kruli, viTarca tyue; da viTarmca vin hrqua: ara eg-
re, aramed sufevad ganemzadebi nayofTa maTgan SuenierTa,
saunjeTa maTgan TYsTa; mTnavs Seni ege gzaA da vidode mas
zeda”. maSin evedra mtarvalTa, raATa mivides igi netarisa
SioAsa mRYmed, rameTu icoda igi winaATve da surviel iyo
igi xilvad misa. xolo maT ganuteves igi da STavida udab-
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cxovreba wminda abibos nekreselisa
waredginaT. mividnen masTan mivlinebuli jalaTebi da
brZanebisaebr waiyvanes igi, mravaltanjvamiyenebuli.
xolo netari episkoposi abibosi megobari iyo brwyin-
vale mnaTobisa, antioqieli svimeon mesvetisa. arasodes
unaxavT erTmaneTi sadme, aramed uyvardaT sulieri siyva-
ruliT, romelic Soreuls axloblad aqcevs, maT mociqu-
lis mier motanili weriliT gaicnes erTmaneTi. rodesac
wminda abibosi mihyavdaT sofel ialdoSi, mas Sexvda wminda
svimeon mesvetis mociquli, miarTva kurTxevis werili da
kverTxi wminda sakvirvelmoqmedi antioqieli svimeon mes-
vetisa. episkoposma rom miiRo, TviTonac misca kurTxeva,
gaixara friad da Zlier ganmtkicda. misi wamomyvanebi rom
Semoxvdnen, uTxres mas: “Tu wasvla ar ginda, Cven migabru-
nebT“, man uari Tqva, radganac iswrafoda da surda mar-
tviloba.
Cvens samefo qalaq mcxeTas rom miuaxlovdnen, uxmobda
dedamiss, raqels, romelic aris erTi kaTolike samoci-
qulo eklesia da ambobda: “dedao, Seni Svili iosebi wa-
viyvane egvipteSi tyvesaviT Sekruli da, rogorc iTqva:
ara amgvarad, aramed mzad xar sufevad mSvenier nayofTa
mier, momwons Seni es gza da minda, viaro masze“. maSin Se-
evedra igi jalaTebs, misuliyvnen netar SiosTan mRvime-
Si, wina Tves gaicno da surda misi xilva. maT gauSves is
da Cavida udabnoSi da ixila man netari beri. iloces maT
da moikiTxes erTmaneTi. saubrisas wminda episkoposma uT-
xra bers: ‘’iloce, mamao, radgan uSjulo sparselebi ga-
ficxebulan Cven mimarT, ampartavnebisa gamo, raTa daip-
yron Cveni qveyana. Sen ici, rom babiloni1 maradis kerpebs
uxmobs da Rones eZebs, rom yovel kaci aiZulon, mas Tayvani
sces: maSin samma yrmam, Ze RvTisas axlos mdgomarem, misive
1 babiloni (babilovani) - aq: kerpTayvaniscemis kera.
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nod da ixila netari igi beri. da yves locvaA da moikiTxes
urTierTas. da viTarca zraxvides, hrqua wmidaman episkopos-
man bersa: “locva yav, mamao, rameTu usjuloni ese sparsni gan-
ZYndes Cuen zeda ampartavanebiTa TYsiTa, rameTu daipyres so-
feli ese Cueni. Sen uwyi, rameTu babilovni maradis kerpT-
mawuevel ars da Ronis-meZiebel arian, raATamca yovelni kacni
Tayuanis-aceminnes kerpTa. maSin sadame samTa yrmaTa, Zesa
RmrTisasa Tana-mdgomareTa, mismieriTave ZaliTa kerpi igi da-
adnves da ganaqarves da mZlavri igi yovliT ZaliT misiTurT
kdemasa queSe Seayenes, da awca maT usjuloTa misTa saxed
egulebis, raATamca kualad ganages bade da Seayennes kacni
da Tayuanis-aceminnes cecxlsa”.
miugo berman da hrqua: “vici, mamao mflobelo, rameTu
daSrite cecxli igi maTi sruliad, romelsa esvides usju-
loni igi, aramed mogmadlen ufalman, raATa aRtyinebulica
igi uCinoA cecxli, romel aRugznies SenTYs eSmaksa gansac-
delad, daSrito adYlad. ara umecar ars siwmide Seni, rame-
Tu mravliTa WiriTa gYRirs Seslvad sasufevelsa RmrTisa-
sa, xolo nu SesZrwundebi maTisa misgan mZlavrebisa, vinaA-
Tgan ityYs mociquli, viTarmed: “maWirvebelTa TquenTa Wi-
ri da Tquen WirveulTa lxini”. uwyode, rameTu Wiri maTi Sen
dideba geqmnes waruval da Wiri ege Seni maT dacema da gan-
bneva”.
da Semdgomad mravlisa sityYsa ganmtkicna netari abi-
bos berisagan da yves locvaA, da waremarTa Ruawlsa mas sixa-
ruliT. da viTarca miiyvanes igi marzapnisa mis zena soflad,
sofelsa romelsa hrqYan reKi, da Sekrba mun simravle epis-
koposTa da mRdelTa da eris mTavarTaA, da Teatroni didi iq-
mna winaSe marzapnisa.
maSin warmoadgines wmidaA abibos episkoposi da hrqua mas
marzapanman man: “raAsaTYs uvar-hyav uflebaA mefeT-mefisaA
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cxovreba wminda abibos nekreselisa
ZaliT kerpi daadno da mospo da ZaliT Searcxvina. axlac
am uSjuloebs ganuzraxavT adamianebisTvis maxis dageba,
rom cecxlsa scen Tayvani.“
berma miugo: “mamao, radganac uSjuloTa cecxli sru-
liad daSrite, mogmadlos ufalma Zala imisa, rom uxila-
vi cecxli, romelic eSmaks Sens gansacdelad daunTia, ad-
vilad Caaqro, damaluli ar aris Seni siwminde. mravali
gansacdelis gadatanaa saWiro RvTis sasufevelSi Sesvlis-
Tvis. nu SegeSindeba maTi Zaladobisa, radganac mociqu-
li ambobs: “Tqvens SemWirveblebs - Wiri, xolo Tqven Se-
Wirvebulebs - lxini“1, icode, rom maTi Wiri Sen waruval
didebas moganiWebs, xolo Seni Wiri maT dascems da ganab-
nevs.“
beris xangrZlivma saubarma ganamtkica netari abibo-
si, locva aRavlines da RvawlisaTvis sixaruliT gaemza-
da. roca is zemo sofelSi, xevSi, gamgebelTan miiyvanes,
uamravi episkoposi, mRvdeli da erismTavari Seikriba.
vrceli moedani gadaSliliyo gamgeblis winaSe.
waradgines wminda abibos episkoposi. gamgebelma hkiT-
xa mas: “ratom uaryavi mefeTmefis Zalaufleba da mokali
Cveni RmerTi“? abibosma miugo: “me aravin vici mefe, garda
uflisa Cvenisa, ieso qristesi, xolo is cecxli davSrite,
rom eSmakis sacduri gamenadgurebina. gevedrebiT, rom ga-
nudgeT amao msaxurebas da erTaderTi RmerTi icnoT, rom-
lisagan Seiqmna yoveli, da mxolod mas emsaxuroT, radga-
nac dawerilia: “ufalsa RmerTsa Sensa Tayvanisce da mas
mxolosa hmsaxurebde“2. gamgebelma uTxra mas: ‘’me gekiTxe-
bi, risTvis mokali Cveni RmerTi da ratom ginda, Sens
RmerTs vemsaxuroT“? xolo netarma abibosma uTxra:
1 Sdr. 2 Tes.1:6-7
2meore rjl. 6:13; mT. 4:10; lk. 4:8
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da mohkal RmerTi Cueni?” miugo abibos da hrqua: “me aravin
vici meufed, garna ufali Cueni iesu qriste, xolo cecxli
igi, romel davSrite igi, raATamca sacTuri ganvaqarve eSma-
kisaA. xolo glocav, raATa ganeyenneT undosa mas msaxurebasa
da RmerTi mxoloA icnaT, romlisa mier daebada yoveli, da
mas mxolosa hmsaxurebdeT, rameTu weril ars: “ufalsa Rmer-
Tsa Sensa Tayuanis-sce da mas mxolosa hmsaxurebde”. hrqua
mas marzapanman man: “me vikiTxav, raAsaTYs mohkal RmerTi Cu-
eni da Sen gnebavs, raATamca Senisa RmrTisa wargYyvanne?” xo-
lo netarman man abibos hrqua: “uwyebul iyavn Senda, viTar-
med RmerTi ara momiklavs, xolo cecxli davSrite. ara ars
RmerTi igi, aramed sxuaTa bunebaTagani ars, erTisa nivTisa-
gan mcired nawili, romelTagan aRhmarTa RmerTman sofeli
ese. gansworebiT dabadebul arian notiaA, civi, Kmeli da cec-
xli, romel erTi-erTisa mpyrobelobaA aqus simrgulesa mas
Sina. esreT gansworebiTa nawilTaATa dganan eseni, da ukue-
Tumca erTierTsa aRemata, gan-mca-qarda meore igi. xolo
Tqueni igi cecxli misve cecxlisa bunebisa nawil ars Kmeli-
Ta da civiTa aRmdgomi SeSisa WamiTa myovar Jamier. erTi mci-
re wyali davasx, mZle eqmna da mokla igi, rameTu ufroAs misa
ipova wyali igi. aw mikYrs Tqueni eseviTari sicofe, viTar
ara sircxYl giCns misi saxelis-debad RmrTad, romelsa ese-
odeni suli aqus (rameTu Tqueni ese cecxli Tquendave mona
ars da kerpTa Seuracxis-myofelTa vervis hxedavs), ukueTu
RmerT ars ege? Tquen ityYT, rameTu odesme Tquensave so-
felsa ganhmzadeT msaxurebaA mis kerpisaA, romel-igi hqme-
niT oqroAsaA. satanjvelad ganmzadebulsa mas Tquen mier ma-
Sindelsa aw RmerT ewodebis?!”
maSin ganrisxna friad marzapani igi mefisaA da Semdgo-
mad mravlisa guemisa da sakYrvelTa satanjvelTaAsa qviTa
gantYnes igi, netari abibos, da mokles da ganaTries gareSe
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cxovreba wminda abibos nekreselisa
“icode, rom me RmerTi ar momiklavs, aramed cecxli dav-
Srite. is RmerTi ar aris, aramed sxva Tviseba aqvs, im niv-
TierTagania, romlisganac Seqmna RmerTma es sofeli. er-
Tianad aris Seqmnili haeri, wyali, miwa da cecxli, er-
TmaneTs emorCilebian, Tanabarni arian erTmaneTis mimarT,
da Tuki erTi meores aRemateba, gaqreba meore.1 Tqveni cec-
xli im cecxlis bunebisaa, romelic miwasa da wyals ebrZvis
da SeSas nTqavs. mciredi wyali davasxi, sZlia da mokla
igi, radgan masze Zlieri aRmoCnda wyali. mikvirs Tqveni
sisulele, rogor ar grcxveniaT, rom RmerTs uwodebT mas,
romelsac aseTi mokle sicocxle aqvs (Tqveni cecxli Tqve-
nive monaa, da verc kerpebis Seuracxmyoflebis winaSe uZ-
luria). nuTu SeiZleba, es RmerTi iyos?! Tqven ambobT, rom
Tqvens qveyanaSi Tqven mier satanjvelad gamzadebul oq-
ros kerps moemsaxurebiT, da amas RmerTi hqvia?!
maSin Zalian gabrazda mefis gamgebeli. mravali gvemi-
sa da sakvirveli tanjvis Semdeg qviT Caqoles netari abi-
bosi, mokles da gaaTries qalaqgareT. mcvelebi daudgi-
nes mas, rom mxecebs da frinvelebs SeeWamaT misi sxeuli;
eSinodaT, rom qristianebi movidodnen, waasvenebdnen da
didebiT dakrZalavdnen.
1 antikuri swavleba oTxi stiqiis Sesaxeb
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qalaqsa. da mcvelni ganewesnes mis zeda, raATa mKecTa da
mfrinvelTa SeWamnen Korcni misni, rameTu eSinoda, nuukue
qristeaneni moviden da warixunen igi da didebiT dahkrZal-
nen.
xolo samgzis sanatrelsa mas, KorcTa misTa, araraA See-
xo yoladve mKecTa da mfrinvelTagan. da viTar myovar is-
xnes, dauteves mcvelTa maT da warvides. gamovides mamani igi,
romelni myof iyvnes garemos qalaqebsa mas reKisasa, da maT-
Ta mowafeTagansa aReSena monasteri igi, da aRixunes nawil-
ni igi wmidisa abiboAsni da dahflnes adgilsa mas didebiTa
didiTa. da esreT Seiwira wmidaA abibos, viTarca msxuerpli
wmidaA da marTliadmca vinme Tqua, viTarmed: “sexna ars igi
zaqariaAssa, mamisa ioanessa, ara Tu saxeliTa, aramed saxiTa,
romelsa-igi wili xuedrebul iyo mRdelT-moZRurebisaA da
kualad sisxlica misi wmidad daiTxia”.
III. amas raA giTxrob Tquen netarisa episkoposisa abibo-
sissa, ara Tu yovelTa saqmeTa da SromaTa da RuawlTa misTa
gauwyeb Tquen, anu viTar-igi dalewna kerpni da uRmrToTa
maT arwmuna qriste da naTel-sca maT saxeliTa wmidisa same-
bisaATa, anu viTar dedakacsaca mas uwinawarmetyuela Semdgo-
mad xolo missa moslvaA berZenTaA da dapyrobaA queyanisa amis
CuenisaA, romelica-igi iqmna mswrafl. missave dedakacisa ze
movides berZenni da ganasxnes usjuloni igi sparsni da daip-
yres queyanaA ese Cueni mieriTgan erisTavni iqmnnes mpyrobel
qarTlisa, da sxuani mravalni, viTarca weril arian wignsa mas
wamebisa misisasa.
aramed minda, raATa gauwyo Tquen, Zmano, viTarmed esevi-
Tarni queyanisa angelozni, naTelni soflisani, Wurni savse-
ni nelsacxebeliTa, romelTa TYsiTa miT simKniTa ganaSuenes
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cxovreba wminda abibos nekreselisa
magram samgzis sanatrel mis sxeuls aranairi frinve-
li da mxeci ar Sexebia, cota xani isxdnen da Semdeg wavid-
nen mcvelebi. gamovidnen garSemo qalaqebSi myofi mamebi
da maTma mowafeebma aaSenes monasteri da wminda abibosis
sxeulis nawilebi iq dakrZales didebiT. ase Seiwira wmin-
da abibosi, rogorc wminda msxverpli, da rogorc WeSma-
ritad iTqva: mosaxelea igi zaqariasi, ioanes mamisa, ara
saxeliT, aramed magaliTiT, romelsac wilad xvda mRvdel-
TmoZRvroba da misi sisxlic wmindad daiTxia.
3. yovelive amiT netari abibos episkoposis yovelgvar
saqmesa da Rvawls rodi gauwyebT - Tu rogor dalewa ker-
pebi wminda samebis saxeliT, an Tundac dedakacs rogor
uwinaswarmetyvela. amis Semdeg, mokle xanSi, movidnen ber-
Znebi da daipyres Cveni qveyana; rogor aumxedrdnen am de-
dakacs berZnebi, gandevnes uSjulo sparselebi da daip-
yres Cveni qveyana. amieridan erisTavebi da mravalni sxva-
ni gaxdnen mpyrobelni Cveni qveynisa, rogorc misi wamebis
wignSia gadmocemuli.
aramed minda gauwyoT, Zmano, rom qveynis amgvari ange-
lozebi, qveynis naTelni, nelsacxebliT savse WurWelni,
romlebmac TavianTi sibrZniT ganamSvenes Cveni qveyana erT
dros, rogorc oqros jaWviviT erTimeoreze gadabmuleb-
ma: wminda nekreseli episkoposi abibosi da netari ioane
zedazneli da RirsebiT moxsenebuli wilkneli
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sofeli ese Cueni erTsa Jamsa Sina, iyvnes viTarca jaWY oq-
roAsaA modebuli erTierTsa: wmidaA episkoposi abibos nekre-
seli da netari ioane zedazadneli da RirsebiT moKsenebuli
ise wilkneli episkoposi da madliTa savse beri Sio anu sxuani
igi mowafeni misnive netarisa ioane zedazadnelisani, romel-
Ta SuenieriTa miT slviTa Seamkves eklesiaA.1
erTman vinme maTganman aRaSena alaverdi, romlisagan ga-
movlen vidre dRendelad dRedmde didni sakYrvelebani da
mravalni kurnebani, ganTqumulni garemos yovelsa mas sofel-
sa; da sxuaman quabi iulTisaA, da sxuaTa dahnergnes kuxeTs
monasterni, da erTman udabnoA garesjisaA da mravalni sak-
Yrvelebani qmnna. xolo erTman zena-sofelsa aRaSena monas-
teri da dadva saswauli ese, raATa araraA dedalTagani Sevi-
des mas Sina. romelman mfrinvelni cisani da quewarmavalni
enasa TYssa daamorCilna, ver ikadrebdes dabudebad mas Sina,
romelsa-ese Tualni Cuenni xedvides dRes. da viTar-igi gan-
Suenebul arian yovelni adgilni maT wmidaTani da yuavian
dRes, ukueTumca visme uxilavi igi maTi didebaA ara hrwmena,
viTar gulisKma-yomca maTi igi kadnierebaA winaSe uflisa
adgilTa maTTagan?! xolo sxuaTa maT yovelTa ver Zal-mic
moKsenebad. aramed mcirediTa amiT sityYTa didi igi vcnaT
da gemoA vixiloT wmidaTagan wyaroTa da adidebdiT mamasa
Tquensa zecaTasa.
xolo netarman Sio mRYmesa mas Sina pova zecisa igi mar-
galiti da moiRo Tavsa Sina TYssa da daamkYdra, da iswrafda
mislvasa mis winaSe, romeli-igi moiqua man, miiyvana adgilsa
1 redaqcia: da wmidani mcnebani misni saTnoATa moqalaqobiTa warmarTebulTa
etBrTnes. da eseve queyanaA Cueni wmidaTa nawilTa maTTa daunjebiTa sanat-
rel iqmna. xolo aw, Zmano sayuarelno, vedrebiT viTxovdeT qristes RmrTi-
sagan, raATa wmidiTa locviTa da meoxebiTa maTiTa Rirs myvnes mibaZvad saTno-
ebaTa maTTa da maradis didebis-metyuelebad samebisa wmidisa romelsa Sue-
nis pativi da Tayuanis-cemaA aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amen.
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cxovreba wminda abibos nekreselisa
episkoposi, da madliT savse beri Sio da netari ioane ze-
daznelis sxva mowafeeebi, romlebmac TavianTi didebuli
saqmiT Seamkes eklesia. maTi wminda nawilebiT daunjebu-
li Cveni qveyana sanatrel iqmna. xolo, aw, Zmano sayvarel-
no, vedrebiT viTxovoT Cveni RmerTisgan, qristesgan, rom
maTi wminda locviTa da meoxebiT mivbaZoT maTs saTnoebas,
romelsac Svenis pativi da Tayvaniscema aw da maradis da
ukuniTi ukunisamde , amin.
erT-erTma maTganma aaSena alaverdi, romlisganac di-
di saswaulebi da mravali kurneba aResrula, rac mTel im
aremareSi ganTqmulia; zogma iulTis gamoqvabuli daam-
kvidra, zogma - kaxeTis monastrebi, erTma - garejis udab-
no da mravali saswauli moaxdina, erTma zemo sofelSi aa-
go monasteri da daawesa, rom mdedri ar Sesuliyo Sig-
niT; man cis frinvelebi da qvewarmavlebi Tavis enas dau-
morCila, masSi ver dabuddeboda is, rasac dRes Cven vxe-
davT. wmindanTa adgilebi gamSvenebulia da yvavis. Tu vin-
mes maTi uxilavi didebisa ar swams, moixilos maTi adgi-
lebi. yvelas ver movixseneb, am mciredi sityviT didebu-
li vicnoT da vixiloT wminda wyaroTa gemo da adideb-
diT Tqvens zecier mamas.
netarma Siom mRvimeSi ipova zeciuri margaliti1 da
daeufla mas da iswrafoda, misuliyo imis winaSe,
romelic man Seimosa, miiyvana iq, sadac surda da ganisve-
na. Sekriba uamravi beri da, Cveulebis mixedviT, dakrZa-
1 igulisxmeba igavi margalitze, mT. 13:45-46
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wmidisa ibos nek
abibos resel
nekresel isa
isaAA
reselisa cxovreba wminda abibos nekreselisa

mas, sadaca suroda da Seisuena didiTa gancxadebulebiTa. da
Sekrba mun simravle monazonTaA, msgavsad Cueulebisa dahmar-
xnes Korcni misni mas adgilsa, da ganaweses dResaswauli mis
netarisaA mexuTesa zatiksa, dResa kYriakesa. da Semdgomad
amisa wmidaA da keTilad moRuawe evagre Cajda mRYmesa mas,
raATa ara daacalieros adgili TYsisa mis moZRurisaA da raATa
saTnoebaTa misTa mkYdr iqmnes, romelica aRasrula saqmiT.
les misi sxeuli im adgilas. netaris dResaswaulad daa-
weses paseqis dResaswaulis xuTi ricxvi, kvira dRe, amis
Semdeg wminda da keTilad moRvawe evagre Cajda mRvime-
Si, rom ar Sewyvetiliyo moRvaweoba, raTa saTnoeba dam-
kvidrebuliyo, rac saqmiT aRasrula.

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zarzmelisa

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 winaTqma saZlebelia, bevri ram, yofiTad Znelad asaxsneli, gasagebi
gaxdes.
rac Seexeba sakuTriv aRweris realisturobas, rac TviT-
basili zarzmelis Txzuleba “cxovreba da moqalaqoba
mxilvelis (serapionis Tanamosagris) naambobis utyuarobidan
RmerTSemosilisa netarisa mamisa Cuenisa serapionisi” aRwers
gamomdinareobs, am mxriv “serapionis cxovreba” istoriuli
samonastro cxovrebas samcxeSi. aRniSnuli Zegli daculia er-
aspeqtiTac fasdaudebel wyarod gvevlineba da saeklesio
TaderT xelnawerSi (A 69), rac aRmoaCina da pirvelad gamos-
sityvaxelovnebis kuTxiTac gauxunari feradovnebis mxatvrul
ca mose janaSvilma.
tilod warmodgeba mkiTxvelis winaSe.
dReisaTvis dadgenilia, rom didi wmindani serapioni moR-
yvelaze aRmatebuli Rirseba aRniSnuli Zeglisa, cxadia,
vaweobda IX s-Si. es iyo epoqa, rodesac samxreT saqarTvelo-
aris samonastro mSeneblobaTa sulieri mewinamZRvreebis,
Si cnobili saeklesio pirebi daucxromelad iRvwodnen su-
udabnoTa axali mnaTobebis Sesaxeb vrceli uwyeba, riTac ba-
lieri cxovrebis ganaxlebisa da aRorZinebisaTvis. rogorc
sili zarzmelis Sroma uTuod gamorCeul adgils ikavebs sa-
viciT, amave epoqis saxelganTqmuli moRvawea wm. grigol xan-
eklesio hagiografiis maradcocxal wiaRSi.
cTeli, romelic arsebiTad aRniSnuli regionis samonastro
mSeneblobaTa mesafuZvled gvevlineba. basili zarzmelis Sro-
ediSer WeliZe
ma saSualebas gvaZlevs gavavloT damakavSirebeli xazi gri-
golidan serapionamde. marTlac, serapionis moZRvaria miqel
parexeli, es ukanaskneli ki, rogorc giorgi merCulisgan vi-
ciT, mowafea grigol xancTelisa. ase rom, serapioni grigo-
lis mowafis mowafea, imave sulier Rvawls Sedgomili, ra-
sac 859 wlamde dauRalavad winamZRolobda swored grigol
xancTeli.
RvTis gansakuTrebuli wyalobaa, rom Cvenamde TiTqmis
sruli saxiT SemorCa aRniSnuli epoqis udides sulier Zvra-
Ta ori vrceli aweriloba basili zarzmelisa da giorgi mer-
Culis zemoxsenebul SromaTa saxiT. miuxedavad mravali sa-
erTo niSnisa, orive maTgans moepoveba individualuri ganu-
meorebeli Rirsebani, riTac isini erTimeores avseben da er-
Toblivad STaubeWdaven mkiTxvels epoqis cxovel xats.
basili zarzmelis Sromis didi nawili, rogorc cnobi-
lia, eTmoba serapionisa da misi sulieri Zmebis mogzaurobas
gauval da gzagaugnebel maRnarSi RvTivmoswavebul adgil-
Ta mosaZieblad. savsebiT dasaSvebia, rom is zedmiwevniT re-
alisturi suraTi, rac aRniSnuli mogzaurobis dawvrilebi-
Ti aRwerisas ikveTeba basilis SromaSi, sulieri TvaliTac
SevimecnoT, rogorc codvili wuTisoflis bneleTSi gan-
RmrTobis bilikebis Zieba da RvTismcodneobis mwvervalis-
ken swrafva. Tu am TvaliTac wavikiTxavT xsenebul Zegls, Se-

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 cxorebaA da moqalaqobaA RmerT-
cxorebaA
Semosil
Semosil isa netar
ilisa isa mamisa Cuen
netarisa isaA
CuenisaA
serappion
sera ionis
isii
is
guakurTxen, mamao!
I. friad ukue Suenierisa da mraval-sawadelisa da saR-
mrToAsa qebisa da brwyinvaled Sesxmisa Rirs arian moyuareni
RmrTisani da aRmasrulebelni saRmrToTa mcnebaTa misTani. ra-
meTu Tavadi meufe da RmerTi Cueni hnatris maT brZanebaTa Si-
na saxarebisaTa, ityodes raA: `netar iyvnen glaxakni suliTa~
da SemdgomiTi-Semdgomad sxuani igi yovelni netarebani. xo-
lo dasasrulsa viTarca niWsa rasme da gYrgYnsa brwyinvale-
sa wina uyofs da sasyidlad SromaTa mihmadlebs da etyYs: `gi-
xaroden da mxiarul iyveniT, rameTu sasyideli Tqueni did ars
caTa Sina~. da sxuasa adgilsa ityYs: `amas zeda nu gixaris, ra-
meTu sulni borotni dagemorCilebian, aramed gixaroden, ra-
meTu saxelebi Tqueni aRweril ars caTa Sina~. da kualad mamaA
RmrTisaA daviT ityYs: `amisTYs ganixara gulman Cemman da ga-
lobda enaA Cemi~, da `viTar mxiarulTa yovelTa mkYdrobaA Sen-
dami ars~. xolo ese sixaruli moiwevis saRmrToAsa misgan ne-
tarebisa, romelsa igive winawarmetyueli dasabamsa fsalmun-
Tasa daswers netarebasa kacisasa `romeli ara vals gzasa uR-
mrToTasa~ da kualad: `netar arian ubiwoni gzasa mavalni
Sjulsa uflisasa~. da yolad brZnisa mamisa yolad brZeni Ze
solomon ityYs: `netar ars kaci, romelman moigo gonierebaA
da mokudavman, romelman pova mecnierebaA~. xolo oqroA aedo-
ni eklesiisaA pavle Kmobs: `gixaroden maradis uflisa mier da
kualad getyY: gixaroden~. rameTu sarwmunoebaA Tqueni sama-
radisosa netarebasa mogatyuebs Tquen da amiT sasoebiTa gan-
mtkicebulTa Zuelisa da axlisa sjulisa wmidaTa iswaves moT-
minebaA da sarwmunoebiT rbiodes gYrgYnsa mas zecisa Cinebi-
sasa, viTarca igive pavle, piri qristesi, ityYs: `rameTu ars
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Cveni RmerTSemosili netari mamis,
serapionis, cxovreba da moqalaqeoba
1. marTlac metad mSvenieri, mravalsawadeli da saR-
vTo qebisa da brwyinvaled xotbis Sesxmis Rirsni arian
RvTis moyvarulni da misi saRvTo mcnebebis aRmsrulebel-
ni, radgan TviT Cveni meufe da RmerTi netaryofs maT saxa-
rebiseul brZanebulebebSi, ambobs ra: "netar iyvnen suliT
glaxakni"_ (aseTivea Semdeg da Semdeg yvela sxva netare-
ba), amasTan, netarebaTa daboloebas, rogorc ram brwyin-
vale ZRvensa da gvirgvins, win daudebs maT da amas mihmad-
lebs garjilobaTa sazRaurad, etyvis ra: "gixarodeT da
mxiarulni iyaviT, radgan Tqveni sazRauri didia caTa Si-
na",_ da sxva adgilas ambobs: "imaze nuki ixarebT, rom bo-
roti sulebi gemorCilebaT, aramed is gixarodeT, rom
Tqveni saxelebi aRwerilia caTa Sina";_ da kidev, RvTis
mama daviTi ambobs: "amisTvis gaixara Cemma gulma da galob-
da Cemi ena",_ da: "rogorc Sendamia yvela mxiarulis mkvid-
roba",_ xolo es sixaruli modis im saRvTo netarebidan,
rasac igive winaswarmetyveli fsalmunTa dasawyisSi ada-
mianis netarebad wers, adamianisa, "romelic ar midis uR-
mrToTa gzaze";_ da kidev: "netarni arian ubiwoebi, mavalni
uflis sjulis gzaze",_ da yovladbrZeni mamis yovlad-
brZeni Ze solomoni ambobs: "netaria is adamiani, romel-
mac SeiZina goniereba da is mokvdavi, romelmac hpova cod-
na",_ xolo eklesiis oqroiadoni pavle ambobs: "gixarodeT
maradis uflis mier da kidev geubnebiT: gixarodeT",_ rad-
gan Tqveni sarwmunoeba samaradiso netarebas mogipovebT
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
sarwmunoebaA mosavTa misTa Zal saqmeTa mamxilebel ara xilul-
Ta, rameTu amas Sina iwamnes moxucebulni~ Zuelsa da axalsa
Sina saRmrTod ganbrwyinvebulni. rameTu viTarca-igi erTi-
sa misgan mdidrad aRmomdinarisa wyaroAsa mravalni irwyvebi-
an mtilni da samoTxeni da simravle nergTa TYTo-saxeTaA mad-
lisa misgan da niWisa saRmToAsa, egreTve moefinebis yovelTa
TiToeulad ganfena madlTa, viTarca igive pavle Kmobs: `gan-
fenani madlTani arian~ da Teslad-Tesladi enaTa. da kualad
ityYs: `pirvelad mociqulni, mwyemsni da moZRuarni da mamani
daewesnes~, rameTu SemdgomiTi-Semdgomad ara daaklebs mad-
li sulisa aRmoSobad SvilTa maT embazisaTa viTarca-igi sit-
yuaA metyueli, viTarmed: `moimowafeniT yovelni warmarTni
da naTel-scemdiT saxeliTa mamisaATa da ZisaATa da sulisa wmi-
disaATa~; da `aha esera me Tquen Tana var~ da Semdgomi. da sxYT
`aRorZndiT da ganmravldiT da ganavseT queyanaA~, da kualad
mociquli ityYs: `iesu qriste, guSin da dRes da igi Tavadi
ukunisamde~, romelman awca aRmoabrwyinva viTarca raA elva-
ciskrovnebaA axalTa amaT mnaTobTaA axalsa samyarosa wmidisa
eklesiisasa, raATa viTarca mTiebi brwyinviden pirsa yovlisa
soflisasa da baZvad saRmrTod moqalaqobisa gulsa yovelTa
moswrafeTasa. rameTu aha esera jer-CinebiTa RmrTisaATa Jam-
Taca CuenTa ixilvnes axalni mnaTobni da moZRuarni da maswav-
lelni, viTarca Zuelsa Sina elia da iovane, da Semdgomad pav-
le Tebeli da didi antoni, makari, efTYmi, saba da gerasime. da
rad gYKms TYToeulad warmoTqumaA, yovelni msgavsni da mo-
baZavni maTni, romelTa vles moswrafebiT iwroA da saWirveli
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
Tqven. ai, am imediT ganmtkicebulma Zveli da axali aRTqmis
wmindanebma iswavles moTmineba da isini sarwmunoebiT
rbodnen zeciuri xmobis gvirgvinisken, rogorc ambobs amas
igive pavle, qristes piri: “radgan sarwmunoeba misdami
msasoebelTa safuZvelia, daunaxav saqmeTa gamomaaSkarave-
belia, radgan amaSi miiRes dasturyofa uxucesebma”,_ rom-
lebic saRvTod gabrwyindnen Zvelsa da axal aRTqmaSi, rad-
gan iseve, rogorc erTi uxvad amomCqefare wyarodan bev-
ri yvavilnari, baRi da nairgvar mcenareTa simravle ir-
wyveba, aseve saRvTo madlisa da saboZvarisgan saTiTaod
miefineba yvelas madlTa gadaSla, rogorc xmobs amas igi-
ve pavle: “madlTa gadaSlani aris”_ da enaTa gvareoba. da
kvlav ambobs igi: “pirvelad mociqulebi, Semdeg ki mwyem-
sebi, moZRvrebi da mamebi dadgindnen”,_ radgan Semdeg da
Semdeg ar Seamcirebs sulis madli embazis SvilTa aRmo-
Sobas, rogorc ambobs amas sityva: “moimowafeT yvela war-
marTi da monaTleT isini mamis, Zisa da sulis saxeliT”,_
da: “aha, me TqvenTan var”_ (da momdevno), da sxvagan: “izar-
deT, gamravldiT da aavseT miwa”;_ da kidev, mociquli am-
bobs: “ieso qriste guSin da dRes, da Tavad igi aris uku-
nisamde”,_ romelmac axlac amoabrwyina am axal mnaTobTa
elvaciskrovnebis msgavsi ram wminda eklesiis axal simya-
reSi, rom mTiebisebr brwyinavdnen isini mTeli qveynis wi-
naSe da yvela mowadinis guls saRvTo moqalaqeobis baZ-
visken aRZravdnen, radgan aha, RvTis ganzraxulebiT Cvens
droSic gamoCndnen axali mnaTobebi, — moZRvrebi da mas-
wavleblebi, — rogorc Zvel aRTqmaSi elia da ioane, maT
Semdeg ki: "pavle Tebeli, didi antoni, makari, eqvTime, sa-
ba da gerasime (an ki rad gvinda TiToeulad dasaxeleba?)
— yvelani, maTi msgavsni da mbaZvelni, romlebmac wadierad
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
gzaA, mimyvanebeli zecisa qalaqad, romlisa xuroT-moZRuar
da Semoqmed RmerTi ars.
xolo ityYan vieTnime, viTarmed: `JamTa amaT CuenTa ar-
Raravis Kel-ewifebis msgavsebaA pirvelTa mamaTaA, rameTu
gangebiTa raATme saRmrToATa mifarul ars~. aramed Sen ismi-
ne guls-modgined, sayuarelo, romlisaTYs aw sityuaA war-
marTebul ars. rameTu yovliTurT msgavs iqmna amaT wmidaTa
mamaTa yolad brwyinvale da zecisa Cinebisa Rirsi yolad wmi-
daA mamaA da moZRuari netari serapion. garna vityodiT zogs-
raAme SekrebulTa cxorebisa misisaTa aRweriT moTxrobad da
saRmrToTa smenis-moyuarisa siwmidisa Tquenisa moKsenebad,
N patiosano da saRmrToo krebulo da mwyobr-mdgomobiT mim-
sgavsebulono zecisa dasTano, romelni mkYdr Cinebul xarT
talavarTa namuSakevTa misTa, mRdelno da mamano udabnoAsa
didisa zarzmisano, romelTa wil keTil gxuda didi ese mna-
Tobi mamaA, mamaTa moZRuari da maswavleli, raATa guesmodian
swavlani da saRmrToni saqmeni da Sromani misni da vadideb-
deT mamasa zecaTasa, viTarca-igi ufali ityYs, viTarmed: `es-
reT brwyinevdin naTeli Tqueni winaSe kacTa, raATa ixilnen
saqmeni Tquenni keTilni~, da Semdgomni. xolo jer-ars Cuen-
da, Zmano, raATa Cuenca Zalisaebri vaCinoT baZvaA didisa mis
moZRurisa da mwyemsisaA; da aw guls-modgined da Sromis-
moyuarebiT visminoT mcire ese sityYsamieri gamoxatvaA vrce-
lisa mis friad sawadelisa cxorebisa misisa da awindelisa aqa
SemokrebisaA. xolo cremliT vevedrebi siyuarulsa Tquensa
yolad uRirsi ese, raATa Tana-lmobil iqmneT uZlurebisa
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
ganvles viwro da Zneli gza, mimyvani zecis qalaqamde, rom-
lis xuroTmoZRvari da Semqmneli RmerTia.
xolo amboben zogierTebi, rom “am Cvens droSi aRara-
vis SeuZlia pirvel mamaTa msgavseba, radgan saRvTo ram
gangebiT mifarulia es”, magram Sen ismine gulmodgined,
sayvarelo, imis Sesaxeb, visTvisac axla sityvaa aRZruli,
rameTu yovelgvarad miemsgavsa igi am wminda mamebs. esaa
yovladbrwyinvale da zeciuri xmobis Rirsi yovladwmin-
da mama da moZRvari, netari serapioni.
mxolod nawilobriv visaubrebT misi cxovrebisgan Se-
nakrebTa Sesaxeb, aRweriTi Txrobis saxiT, rom movaxsenoT
es yovelive Tqvens siwmindes, moyvaruls saRvToTa Sesa-
xeb smenisa,— hoi patiosano da saRvTo krebulo, mwyobri
ganlagebiT zeciur dasebs mimsgavsebulo, — Tqven, rom-
lebic xmobilni xarT mis mier namuSakev karavTa memkvid-
reebad, didi zarzmis udabnos mRvdelno da mamano, rom-
lebsac kargi wili gxvdaT — es didi mnaTobi, mama mamaTa,
moZRvari da maswavlebeli, raTa gvesmodes misi swavleba-
ni, misi saRvTo saqmeni da Rvwani da vadidebdeT zecaTa
mamas, rogorc ambobs ufali: "ase brwyinavdes Tqveni si-
naTle adamianTa winaSe, rom ixilon maT Tqveni kargi saq-
meebi"_ (da momdevno). magram gvmarTebs Cven, Zmano, rom
Cvenc SeZlebisdagvari mbaZveloba gamoviCinoT am didi moZ-
Rvrisa da mwyemsis mimarT. axla ki gulmodgined da Sro-
mismoyvared visminoT misi metad sawadeli vrceli cxov-
rebis da amJamindeli aq Semokrebilobis es mciredsityvis-
mieri gamoxatva; amasTan, cremliT vevedrebi Tqvens siyva-
ruls me, yovlad uRirsi, rom TanaugrZnoT Cems uZlure-
bas, raTa usityvoTa sityviermyofeli da uZlurTa gamaZ-
lierebeli sityvis mier momeces Rirseuli sityva Cemi
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
Cemisa mocemad sityuaA Rirsi aRebasa pirisa Cemisasa sityYsa
mier usityurTa sityYer-myofelisa da uZlurTa ganmaZlie-
rebelisa, rameTu iwyebs sityuaA dasabamsa cxorebisa misisasa.
II. ese netari da yolad qebuli serapion aRmoscenda que-
yanasa klarjeTisasa mSobelTagan RirsTa da patiosnebiT da
litonad cxorebulTa, romelni SromiT da queyanis-moqme-
debiT izardebodes da naSromisagan maTisa mdidrad zrdi-
des glaxakTa, da Zalisaebrsa miscemdes uRonoTa Kelis-ap-
yrobasa, da simSYdiT da simdabliT iyofvodes msgavsad sawi-
nawarmetyueloAsa sityYsa: `vis mivxedne, garna mSYdsa da mda-
balsa~ da Semdgomi. xolo mamasa amis netarisasa ewodeboda
kYpriane, xolo saxelsa dedisa misisasa umecar varT, ara Tu
saxe borotebisa raAsaTYsme, aramed JamTagan dafarvisaTYs,
rameTu romelman eseviTari gamoiRo nayofi, ver egebis misi
uSuerebiT da undod warwymedaA, viTarca ufalica ityoda:
`ver Kel-ewifebis xesa keTilsa nayofisa xeneSisa gamoRe-
bad~. esreT dedaA amisi netarisaA saxel-mouKsenebelad dai-
fara sofliT, rameTu naTlad raA gamoiyvana wmidaA ese na-
Sobi orTa Tana ZmaTa misTa, romeli erTi igi uxuces iyo da
erTi umrwemes, romlisa KsenebaA mravalgzis egulebis sit-
yuasa, rameTu Svna raA samni ese naSobni da ganixara SvilT-
sxmisagan, viTarca mefsalmune daswers: `dedaA SvilTa zeda
saxarulevani~ naTlad gamomyvanebeli maTi naTlad waruva-
lad miicvala. xolo umrwemesi Ze iovane daSTa yolad usru-
li da ena-brgunili. igi ukue azarda mamaman misman kYpriane,
viTarca Sehgavs mamasa SvilT-moyuaresa. aramed Semdgomad
ara mravalTa welTa aResrula mamaAca amaT netarTaA da wina-
Se RmrTisa miicvala siberiTa keTiliTa ganpoxebuli. da daS-
Tes samnive igi yrmani msgavsad babilovnisa yrmaTa alsa mas
Sina siglaxakisasa SeTxeulni.
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
piris gaxsnisas, radgan Seudgeba sityva dawyebas misi cxov-
rebisas.
2. es netari da yovladqebuli serapioni daibada klar-
jeTis qveyanaSi Rirseuli mSoblebisgan, romlebic pati-
osnad da ubralod cxovrobdnen, Tavs irCendnen SromiT
da miwis damuSavebiT. isini Tavisi naSromisgan uxvad apu-
rebdnen glaxakebs, uZlurebs SeZlebisdagvarad xels umar-
Tavdnen da simSvidiT da simdabliT myofobdnen, msgavsad
sawinaswarmetyvelo sityvisa: “vis mivxedav, Tu ara mSvidsa
da mdabals?”_ (da momdevno). netari serapionis mamas er-
qva kvipriane, xolo misi dedis saxeli ar viciT, araTu ra-
ime ukeTursaxeobis gamo, aramed droJamisgan dafarvis mi-
zeziT, radgan dauSvebelia, rom amgvari nayofis gamom-
Rebi umsgavsod da ugvanad daRupuliyo, rogorc ambobda
ufalic: "ar ZaluZs karg xes ukeTuri nayofis gamoReba"._
ase rom, netari serapionis deda saxelmouxseneblad mie-
fara am soflidan, mas Semdeg, rac sinaTleze gamoiyvana
man es wminda naSobi, Tavis or ZmasTan erTad, romelTagan
erTi ufrosi iyo, erTi — umcrosi (am ukanasknelis xsene-
ba mravalgzis mouwevs sityvas), radgan Sva ra man es sami
naSobi da gaixara SvilierebiT (rogorc wers mefsalmu-
ne: "deda SvilTaTvis moxaruli"_ ), TviT igi, amaTi sinaT-
leze gamomyvani, waruvali sinaTlisken miiqca, xolo um-
crosi Ze, ioane, darCa sruliad Cvili da aumetyvelebe-
li. igi gazarda misma mamam, kviprianem, rogorc Sehferis
es SvilTmoyvare mamas, Tumca arcTu bevri wlis Semdeg
aResrula am netarTa mamac da miicvala igi RvTis winaSe,
kargi siberiT damSvenebuli, samive bavSvi ki darCa, babi-
loneli bavSvebiviT, siRaribis alSi Secvenili.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
xolo aqa egulebis sityuasa mcired wiaRslvaA sxuad mi-
marT, raATa umetes gamoCndes keTilTa maT nergTa nayofT-
mcenarebaA, da amissa Semdgomad kualad ara oden aswil, ara-
med umetesca rto-ganrTxmiT gardafenilebaA ocdaaTeulad,
samoceulad da aseulad, raATa dasasrulsa Txrobisasa gu-
lisKma-hyoT, Tu viTari tkbili da Suenieri damwifda tevani
maTisa mis moZRurebisa namuSakevTaA.
III. aramed aw jer-ars Cuenda, raATa didTa maTTYs udab-
noTa da monasterTa moviKsenoT, Tu vinaA iqmna SenebaA maTi,
anu vin iyvnes maSenebelni igi, pirvelad _ suli igi da mad-
li saRmrToA, da merme _ mis mier aRZrulni wmidani igi mama-
ni. rameTu aReSena raA wmidaA da didi udabnoA opizaA mona-
zonTa mier, romelTa ewodeboda amona, andria, petre da ma-
kari. xolo amissa Semdgomad movida muniT da aRaSena uwye-
biTa saRmrToATa mcire eguteri da Sesakrebeli mcireTa Zma-
TaA adgilsa kldoansa da uvalsa kacTagan, romelsa parex uwo-
dian. xolo ese sityuaA mamaTa mier movals Cuenda, rameTu mi-
qael iyo aRmaSenebeli, saswaulTa da niSTa moqmedi maRalTa
da didTaA, romeli iyo mowafe didisa SioAsi sakYrvelT-moq-
medisaA, romeli, viTarca mTiebi ganTiadisaA, brwyinvida que-
yanasa qarTlisasa. amisa netarisa miqaelis mimarT waremarTa
yolad brZeni serapion, romelsa Tana-hyva ZmaA mcire hasakiTa.
rameTu didsa miqaels, viTarca raA mamasa sulTasa da mzrdel-
sa obolTasa, Sehvedra Tavi TYsi. xolo netarsa mas sxuanica
mravalni aqundes mowafeni, srulni da brwyinvaleni saTnoe-
biTa, viTarca didsa antonis ilarion da makari, egreTve miqa-
els basili da markelaoz. da maT Tana Seivedra netari sera-
pion Tana-ZmiTurT da TanaaRracxil yvna dassa mowafeTasa.
xolo uxucesi igi ZmaA wesiTa msoflioATa dampryobel eqmna
mamulsa samkYdrebelsa da igive Seitkbo talanti, moRuawe-
bisaA ucxoTa da glaxakTaA.
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
magram aq sityvas ganzraxuli aqvs cotaTi sxva mxares
gadasvla, rom ufro metad warmoCndes am kargi nergebis
nayofTaRmomacenebloba da amis Semdeg, kidev, ara mxolod
aswilad, aramed ufro metadac rtogadaSliT maTi gada-
feniloba ocdaaTeulad, samoceulad da aseulad, rom
Txrobis dasasruls SeicnoT, Tu rogori tkbili da mSve-
nieri mtevani damwifda maTi moZRvrebis namuSakevTagan.
3. magram axla did udabnoTa da monasterTa Sesaxeb
gvmarTebs moxsenieba, kerZod, Tu rogor moxda maTi aSene-
ba anda, vin iyvnen maSeneblebi (pirvelad — saRvTo suli
da madli, Semdeg ki — mis mier aRZruli wminda mamebi),
radgan, rodesac aSenda wminda da didi udabno opiza mo-
nazonTa mier, romlebsac erqvaT: amona, andria, petre da
makari, amis Semdeg aqedan movida is, vinc saRvTo uwyebiT
aaSena mcire egvteri da cota Zmis Sesakrebeli kldovan
da adamianTagan gauvlel adgilas, romelsac parexs uwo-
deben, xolo es gadmocema mamebidan aris mosuli Cvenamde,
rom misi amSenebeli iyo miqaeli, maRal da did saswaul-
Ta da niSTa moqmedi, romelic iyo mowafe didi da sakvir-
velTmoqmedi Siosi, qarTlis mxareSi rom brwyinavda cis-
kris varskvlavisebr.
am netari miqaelisken gaemarTa yovladbrZeni serapi-
oni (romelsac Tan axlda asakiT patara Zma), radgan swo-
red mas, did miqaels, rogorc sulTa mamas da obolTa gam-
zrdels, Seavedra man Tavisi Tavi, Tumca netar miqaels
sxva mowafenic bevri hyavda, saTnoebiT srulni da brwyin-
valeni. kerZod, iseve, rogorc hyavda did antonis ilari-
oni da makari, aseve hyavda miqaels basili da markelaozi.
ai, amaTTan SerTo man netari serapioni ZmasTan erTad da
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
amissa Semdgomad mo-raA-iwia Jami wmidaA mamaA Cueni vi-
Tarca Rirsi brZanebiTa miqaelisiTa pativiTa mRdelobisaATa
srul iqmna da RirsebiT msaxur saRmrToAsa sakurTxevelisa.
da aman yolad ganTqumulman da didTa niSTa moqmedman miqa-
el aRzardna da srulebad saTnoebisa aRiyvanna igini, vinaAca
xedvides saRmrTosa mas moqalaqobasa missa da mdinareTa um-
didresTa swavlaTa da niSTa da saswaulTa didTa mis mier aR-
srulebulTa, romelni Semdgomad sikudilisa misisa aRwer-
nes mowafeTa misTa. amas raA yovelsa xedvides wmidani igi,
viTarca magaliTTa keTilTa STaxedvides msgavsad Kelovan-
Ta mxatvarTa da mismierTa madlTa moRebiTa aSenebdes safuZ-
velsa zeda swavlaTa misTasa ara Tivasa lerwamsa, aramed oq-
rosa, vecxlsa da TualTa anTrakTa. xolo mis mier Seyuare-
bul iyvnes viTarca keTilad mimRebelni swavlaTa misTani.
amiT eseviTariTa saqmiTa aRasrules Jami mravali winaSe mis-
sa da yovliTurT mobaZav missa iqmnnes.
IV. xolo Cuenda jer-ars, raATa neSti TxrobisaA guls-
modginebiT visminoT, Tu viTar moiwivnes sanaxebTa queyani-
sa samcxisaTa. esera vTquaT, rameTu iyo raA didi igi mamaA da
moZRuari miqael mdgomare locvasa Ramisasa, gankYrvebaA raA-
me daeca da aRitaca zecad da ixila vinme, viTarca mRdel-
Suenierad Semosili, da etyoda mas, raATa mis mier ganswav-
lulni igi mowafeni myis waravlinnes queyanad samcxisa, ro-
mel arian serapion da iovane. da uCuenebda niSTa raTme da
saxeTa, Tu romelsa mividen adgilsa; poon, mividen raA, sas-
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
Caricxa isini mowafeTa dasSi (rac Seexeba serapionis uf-
ros Zmas, igi, amqveyniuri wesisamebr, daeufla mamiseul
samemkvidreos da igive madli Seitkbo — ucxoTa da gla-
xakTa movla-patronoba).
amis Semdeg, rodesac movida dro, Cveni wminda mama, ro-
gorc Rirsi, miqaelis brZanebiT mRvdlobis pativiT sru-
liqmna da gaxda saRvTo sakurTxevlis Rirseuli msaxuri,
xolo am yovladsaxelganTqmulma da did sakvirvelebaTa
moqmedma miqaelma aRzarda isini da aiyvana saTnoebis
srulqmnilebamde, radgan xedavdnen mis saRvTo moRvawe-
obas da mis mier aRsrulebul did niSebsa da saswaulebs,
rac misi sikvdilis Semdeg aRweres misma mowafeebma. da
xedavdnen ra am yovelives es wmindanebi, daxelovnebul
mxatvarTa msgavsad, karg magaliTad Wvretdnen mas da mi-
seul madlTa SeZeniT misve swavlebaTa safuZvelze aSeneb-
dnen ara lerwam-balaxs, aramed oqros, vercxls da anTra-
kis Tvlebs. amasTan, misgan Seyvarebulni iyvnen, rogorc
miseul swavlebaTa kargad SemTviseblebi.
ai, amgvari RvwiT dahyves maT didi xani mis winaSe da
yovliTurT misi mbaZvelni gaxdnen.
4. magram gvmarTebs Cven, rom ambis darCenili nawili
gulmodgined movisminoT da vTqvaT, Tu rogor moaRwies
maT samcxis qveynis mxareebSi, rameTu rodesac iyo didi
mama da moZRvari miqaeli Ramis locvaze damdgari, raRac
gaucnaureba daemarTa mas, atacebul iqna zecad da ixila
viRac, samRvdelo Rirsebisamebr Semosili, romelic eub-
neboda mas, rom mis mier ganswavluli mowafeebi, serapio-
ni da ioane, dauyovnebliv gaegzavna samcxis mxareSi, amas-
Tan, uCvenebda raRac niSnebsa da simboloebs imisas, Tu
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
wauli igi da mun Kel-yon aRSenebaA monastrisaA da Sekrib-
nes mas Sina sulni mravalni sadidebelad RmrTisa da meufisa
yovelTaAsa. da ese CuenebaA aqamomde iyavn!
xolo mo-raA-ego gonebasa wmidaA igi, romelsa mravalni
exilvnes niSni saRmrToni, da mouwoda wmidaTa maT da SeW-
munebuliTa piriTa hrqua serapions: `sayuarelo Svilo da
qristes mier Zmao serapion, friad mZimed aRmiCnda brZanebaA
ese, rameTu friadca uyuars sulsa TanazrdilobaA da uf-
roAs-Ra, romelni saRmrToATa siyuaruliTa Sekrul iyvnen.
aw vinaATgan saRmrToA ars brZanebaA ese, raATa ganxYde amier
da aRaSeno sulT-samzrunveloA, sada-igi giCuenos Sen Rmer-
Tman~. xolo mas esma raA wmidisa mier, davarda ferKTa Tana
misTa da myovar Jam uKmod mdebare iyo. xolo wmidaman upyra
Keli, aRadgina da etyoda: `gulpyrobil iyav, Svilo, rameTu
SeuZlebel ars brZanebasa saRmrTosa mciredca wina-ganwyo-
baA, da eseca brZanebaAve ars, raATa romeli getyoda juarisa
oden martod tYrTvasa, igive getyYs, raATa cxoveli xati
gankacebisa misisaA itYrTo da egreT ganxYdeT, raATa aR-raA-
aSenoT wmidaA eklesiaA, mas Sina aRmarToT igi Tayuanis-sa-
cemelad da senTa da uZlurTa ganmdevnelad da sulTa mra-
valTa gamosaKsnelad~. eseviTari raA mravali esma wmidasa mas,
sityYsa wil cremlTa simravle gardamoadina da hrqua: `uku-
eTu saTno ars, mamao, winaSe Sensa, evedre RmerTsa CemTYs,
raATa ara ganmaSoros wmidasa krebulsa Sensa da maradis xil-
vad wmidasa pirsa Sensa~. xolo man miugo da hrqua: `raATa ara
daaklde saRmrTosa gYrgYnsa morCilTasa, amier daacaden
sityYs-gebani da mza-yav Tavi Seni slvad gzaTa, da Tana-
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
romel adgilas unda misuliyvnen isini, xolo rodesac mi-
vidodnen da ipovidnen aRniSnul niSans, iq daewyoT mo-
nastris aSeneba da SeekribaT masSi mravali suli sadi-
deblad RvTisa da yovelTa meufisa.
es xilva aqamde iyos!
rodesac moego gonebas wmindani, romelsac mravali
saRvTo niSi hqonda nanaxi, mouxmo xsenebul wmindanebs da
mWmunvare saxiT uTxra serapions: "sayvarelo Svilo da
qristes mier Zmao serapion! Zalian mZimed meCvena es brZa-
neba, radgan suls Zalian uyvars TanaSezrdiloba da gan-
sakuTrebiT isini, romlebic saRvTo siyvaruliT arian Se-
kavSirebulebi. axla, radgan saRvTo brZanebaa es, unda wax-
vide aqedan da aaSeno sulTa mosavlel-sapatronebeli ad-
gili, sadac giCvenebs Sen RmerTi". gaigona ra wmindanis-
gan es, serapioni mis ferxTiT daeca da karga xans uxmod
iyo dawolili, magram wmindanma mohkida xeli, wamoayena
da uTxra: “gamxnevdi, Svilo, radgan SeuZlebelia saRvTo
brZanebasTan mcirediTac dapirispireba da esec brZanebaa,
radgan is, vinc geubneboda, rom martooden jvari getvir-
Ta, igive geubneba, rom itvirTo misi gankacebis cxoveli
xati da ase waxvideT, raTa wminda eklesiis aSenebis Sem-
deg masSi aRmarToT igi Tayvansacemad, agreTve sneuleba-
Ta da uZlurebaTa ganmdevnelad da mravali sulis gamo-
saxsnelad”.
rodesac amgvari bevri moismina wminda serapionma, pa-
suxis nacvlad cremlTa simravle gadmoadina da uTxra:
“Tu es gesaTnoeba Sen, mamao, Seevedre RmerTs CemTvis, rom
ar gamaSoros Sens wminda krebuls da rom maradis vxedav-
de Sens wminda saxes”. man ki miugo da uTxra: “imisaTvis,
rom ar daaklde morCilTa saRvTo gvirgvins, amis Semdeg
SeaCere Sepasuxebani da moamzade Seni Tavi gzebze
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
mogzaur Senda yav ZmaA Seni iovane da oTxni ZmaTa amaTganni~.
xolo auwyna niSni raAme mis adgilisani, raATa advilad icnan
adgilni igi, romlisa aRSenebad brZanebaA moeRo. da eseca
hrqua, viTarmed: `uwyodeT, Svilno, rameTu sulTa mravalTa
mizez eqmneT4 cxorebad saukunod, raATa viTarca ityYs mo-
ciquli: `Kmasa mas Tana sayYrisasa mravalTa Tana Sen ZliT
cxovnebulTa warmoudge meufesa~. eseviTarni raA sityuani
esmnes wmidisa misgan, arRara ikadra wina-ganwyobaA, aramed
Seuvrda cremliT da mowled6 Seitkbnes urTierTas wmidaTa
maT, da egreTve msgavsad yovelni Zmani, da locvaA wmidisaA
sagzal TYssa yves.
V. xolo warmoemarTnes raA, maT Tana-etYrTa cxoveli
xati feriscvalebisaA Tana-Semwed da sasod yovelTa qris-
teaneTa. xolo slvasa mas maTsa, viTarca sameufoTa palatTa,
uWirvelad vidodes, vidremdis moiwines mTasa mas, viTarca
simaRlesa cisasa aRZrulni, da dadges adgilsa mas, romelsa
beras juar ewodebis. xolo wmidaman man viTarca TiTiTa uCu-
ena maT adgili igi, sada eguleboda aRSenebaA monastrisaA.
da viTarca STamovides dasasrulsa mas Kevisasa, romel ars
utyYsa, movides adgilsa rasme ZinZed saxel-debulsa, ga-
nimstures raAme da ganicades, da ixiles, rameTu udabno iyo
da Secvul tyeTa da KevTa. da Seiyuares igi ZmaTa maT. xolo
wmidaA igi etyoda, viTarmed: `ara arian saswaulni igi ad-
gilsa amas, romeli gYbrZana warmomgzavnelman moZRuarman
Cuenman~. xolo egreTca Kelyves da iwyes Senebad mcire ta-
lavari da adgili raAme monastirsaA, da dayvnes mun ara
mciredni dReni.
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savalad, xolo Sens Tanamgzavrad gaxade Seni Zma ioane da
am ZmaTagan oTxni”. amasTan, auwya im adgilis ram niSnebi,
rom advilad ecnoT is adgilebi, romlis aSenebis brZane-
ba hqonda miRebuli. Tan esec uTxra: "icodeT, Svilebo, rom
mraval suls gauxdebiT saukuno cxovrebis mizezi, rom,
mociqulis Tqmisebr, "sayviris xmasTan erTad Sens mier cxo-
nebulebTan erTad warudge meufes".
wmindanisgan amgvar sityvaTa mosmenis Semdeg serapi-
onma aRar Sehbeda SewinaaRmdegeba. piriqiT, cremliT Se-
uvrda mas da wmindanebma siyvaruliT Seitkbes erTimeo-
re, iseve rogorc yvela Zmam, da maT wminda miqaelis loc-
va sagzlad waiRes.
5. xolo rodesac gamoemarTnen, Tan itvirTes feris-
cvalebis cxoveli xati yvela qristianis Semwed da ime-
dad. amasTan, siarulisas ise gauWirveblad midiodnen, ro-
gorc samefo palatebSi. ase miaRwies mTas, TiTqosda cis
simaRlemde asulebma da gaCerdnen im adgilas, romelsac
"berasjvari" ewodeba, xolo wmindanma, TiTqosda TiTiT,
uCvena maT is adgili, sadac ganzraxuli iyo monastris aSe-
neba; da rodesac Camovidnen xevis boloSi, romelic aris
"utyvisa", mividnen raRac adgilTan, romelsac erqva Zin-
Ze, mimoixedes, daakvirdnen da naxes, rom udaburi iyo igi
da Semortymuli tyeebiTa da xevebiT. SeuyvardaT es ad-
gili Zmebs, magram wmindani eubneboda maT: ”am adgilas ar
aris is niSnebi, rac gvamcno Cvenma gamomgzavnma moZRvar-
ma”. miuxedavad amisa, mainc daiwyes da Seudgnen isini mci-
re talavarisa da monastris adgilis Senebas, da dahyves
iq arcTu mciredi dRe.
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
xolo euwya raA ufalTa mis dabisaTa, viTarmed ucxoTa
vieTme monazonTa hnebavs adgilsa mas aRSenebad monasteri,
xolo maT ara inebes, rameTu iyvnes yovliTurT mKecebriv,
uwirav da borot, rameTu ara inebes kurTxevaA wmidaTa maT-
gan. amisTYs zeda-mietevnes maT da viTarca igi weril ars
kacTa maTTYs nazarevelTa, viTarmed `moiyvanes qriste wue-
ramde mis mTisa, romelsa zeda qalaqi maTi daSenebul iyo~,
egreTve wmidani ese _ piramde mis mdinarisa, romel ars aR-
mosavaliT adgilsa mas. da wiaR-movles raA mdinare igi da
movides dasavaliT missa, viTar or milion, adgilTa yolad
tyeTa da uvalTa kacTa mier, da mimo-raA-vidodes WiriT da
SromiT adgilTa maT iwroTa, poves niSebi da saswaulebi, uw-
yebuli didisa misgan moZRurisa, da ganixares didiTa sixaru-
liTa. da gulsavsebiT mecnier iqmnes, viTarmed ara cud da
amao ars gzaA igi saWiroebiT slvisa maTisaA. da ixiles raAme
borcY mcire, umaRlesi sxuaTa maT adgilTaA, da aRmosavaliT
borcusa mas wyali aRmomcenare, mdinari da Suenieri, rome-
li-igi gulsavse-hyofda wadilsa mas mgzavrobisasa. xolo mi-
moganimstures da ixiles, da ara ipova adgili veloani da far-
ToebiT Semwynarebeli maTi. da ubrZana wmidaman man, raATa sa-
Sual wyarosa mas da borcusa moiqmnas adgili da aReSenos
mcire talavari, romeli eqmna maT Semwynarebel ucxoebisa
maTisa, da raATa cxoveli igi xati mas Sina Tayuanis-icemebo-
dis maT mier.
VI. xolo Cuen aqa warvmarToT sityuaA da gancxadebulad
warmouCinoT siyuarulsa Tquensa, Tu viTar iyo adgilisa mis
warmarTebaA, anu vin iyo kaci igi, romelman yovelive viTar-
ca RmrTisamieriTa brZanebiTa keTilad warumarTa maT. rame-
Tu iyo vinme mTavari didi da warCinebuli queyanasa amas,
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
xolo rodesac ecnobaT im dabis patronebs, rom viRac
ucxo monazonebs nebavT im adgilas monastris aSeneba, maT
es ar inebes, radgan yovliTurT mxecis msgavsni iyvnen, uwi-
ravni da borotni, rameTu ar inebes am wmindanTagan kur-
Txeva. amis gamo Tavs daesxnen maT da iseve rogorc nazare-
vel kacTa Sesaxeb aris dawerili, rom "moiyvanes qriste
im mTis wveramde, romelzec maTi qalaqi iyo daSenebuli",_
aseve es wmindanebic miiyvanes im mdinaris piramde, rome-
lic aris xsenebuli adgilis aRmosavleTiT; da rodesac
gadalaxes mdinare, mividnen mis dasavleTiT, daaxloebiT
sam kilometrSi, yovlad tyian da adamianTagan gauvlel
adgilebamde, xolo mimodiodnen ra gaWirvebiTa da jafiT
viwro adgilebSi, naxes maT didi moZRvrisgan nauwyebi ni-
Sebi da saswaulebi, ris gamoc didi sixaruliT gaixares
da darwmunebiT Seicnes, rom fuWi da amao ar yofila gza
maTi najafari msvlelobisa, Tanac naxes mcire ram borcvi,
sxva adgilebze ufro maRali, da am borcvis aRmosavle-
TiT — amomdinare wyali, mCqefare da saamuri, rac sar-
wmunos xdida maTi mgzavrobis wadils. amasTan, rodesac
mimoixiles da daakvirdnen, da ver hpoves mindvriani ad-
gili, rac Tavisuflad daitevda maT, brZana wmindanma, rom
wyarosa da borcvis SuaSi damuSavebuliyo adgili da aSe-
nebuliyo mcire talavari, rac gaxdeboda maTi TavSesafa-
ri ucxoobaSi da mis SigniT maT mier Tayvancemuli iqne-
boda is cxoveli xati.
6. aq ki Cven sityvas ganvagrZobT da cxadad warmovu-
CenT Tqvens siyvaruls, Tu rogor xdeboda im adgilis da-
muSaveba an kidev, vin iyo is adamiani, romelmac, TiTqos-
da RvTismieri brZanebiT, yvelaferi kargad mougvara maT,
rameTu am mxareSi iyo erTi vinme didi mTavari da
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
romeli yovelTa hmatda simdidriTa da simravliTa erTa da
agarakTaATa, romlisa sivrce sazRvarT-vrcel da mraval iyo.
da ara Tu queyanierTa da quemeTrevTagan mdidrooda, ara-
med RmrTis-msaxurebiT cxorebulTaca yovelTa ereoda. da
viTarca iobisTYs weril ars: `WeSmaritad marTal da ubra-
lo~. eseviTari ese kaci iyofoda da mravalTa taZarTa da ka-
ravTa iqceoda, romelsa saxeli ewoda giorgi, meored _ Cor-
Caneli, romlisa taZarni Sen iyvnes sanaxebsa CorCanisa da za-
navisasa, xolo umravlesTa JamTa inadirobn igi adgilTa maT
cxroWa wodebulTa, rameTu iyo mun simravle TxaTa da sxua-
Ta nadirTa velurTaA, da areTa maT eSena saxli, romel odes-
me ewiis Rame, sadgur yvian mas Sina sibnelisaTYs Ramisa da
uvalobisa da siKSoAsa tyeTaAsa.
da iyo, raJams daibanakes wmidaTa maT adgilsa mas zemoK-
senebulsa da qmnes talavari maxlobelad borcYsa mis, da
aRagznes cecxli, da viTarca aKda kuamli didZali. xolo vi-
Tarca ixila giorgi morwmuneman, iyo raA mdevar nadirTa, gan-
kYrda friad da hrqua winaSemdgomelTa: `vinaA ars adgilsa
imas siKSoA kuamlisaA, anu Tu vis rad uKms cecxli? ukueTu
vinme eZiebs nadirTa, rad kadnier da urcxYno qmnil ars? da-
RaTu sxuaA saWiro raA vis uKms, Cuen viTar ara mecnier varT?~
aramed veravin misca pasuxi, vinaAca myis ubrZana erTsa visme
monaTagansa: `da warved mswrafl~, hrqua, `da zedamiwevniT
can Zali saqmisaA amis da mauwye Cuen, Tu raA-me ars saxilavi
ese?~
xolo warvida myis yrmaA igi da WiriT da SromiT mihyva
kuamlsa mis cecxlisasa. xolo viTarca miiwia mun, ixila ta-
lavari igi da kacni Semosilni xalenebiTa ucxoATa meudab-
noeTaATa. ganhkrTa ukue kaci igi, xolo iginica gankYrdes.
da mivlinebuli igi hkiTxvida vinaobasa anu raA-me arian saq-
meni maTni, romelni eseviTariTa siglaxakiTa ixilvebian da ese-
viTarsa amas uRuawsa adgilsa ixilvebian? xolo maTca miu-
ges da hrques: `da sayuarelo, Sen ukue vin xar, anu rad giKms
zedamiwevniT cnobaA Cuenisa viTarebisaA?~ da kaci igi etyoda:
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
warCinebuli, yvelaze aRmatebuli simdidriT da xalxisa
da mindor-velebis simravliT, romelTa ganfenilobac
farTosazRvrebiani da didi iyo. mas ara mxolod amqvey-
niuri da miwieri simdidre hqonda, aramed RvTismsaxure-
biTi cxovrebiTac sZlevda yvelas, rogorc es dawerilia
iobis Sesaxeb: “WeSmaritad marTali da ubralo”. ai, am-
gvari adamiani iyo igi, romelic bevr sasaxlesa da tala-
varSi cxovrobda. saxelad erqva mas giorgi, meore saxe-
lad — CorCaneli, romlis sasaxleebi aSenebuli iyo Cor-
Canisa da zanavis mxareebSi, Tumca bevrad ufro xSirad
igi nadirobda cxroWad wodebul adgilebSi, radgan iq
iyo Txebisa da sxva veluri nadirebis simravle da im are-
mareSi aSenebuli hqonda mas saxli, rom Tu rodisme Rame
wamoeweoda, iq daivanebda Ramis sibnelisa da tyeebis ga-
uvalobisa da sixSiris gamo.
rodesac wmindanebma zemoxsenebul adgilas daibanakes
da karavi gamarTes borcvis axlos, daanTes maT cecxli da
rogorc ki avarda didZali kvamli, dainaxa ra es morwmu-
ne giorgim, romelic nadirebs misdevda, gaukvirda Zali-
an da uTxra msaxurebs: "saidan aris im adgilas xSiri kvam-
li, anda vis rad dasWirda cecxli? Tu vinme nadirebs eZebs,
ratom gaTavxedebula da ar erideba? xolo Tu sxva ram
aucilebeli sWirdeba vinmes, Cven rogor ar viciT es?" rad-
gan veravin upasuxa mas, amitom myisve ubrZana erT-erT mo-
nas: “wadi swrafad, zedmiwevniT gaige saqmis arsi da gva-
uwye Cven, Tu ra aris es sanaxaoba”.
dauyovnebliv wavida mona da gaWirvebiT da jafiT mih-
yva igi cecxlis kvamls, xolo rodesac miaRwia iq, naxa ta-
lavari da adamianebi, romlebsac emosaT ucxo meudabnoe-
Ta tyavebi. Secbunda is kaci. amaTac gaukvirdaT. ekiTxe-
boda gagzavnili mona maT sadaurobas da imas, Tu ra iyo
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
`mTavrisa var me didisa, romlisa saxeli giorgi, romlisa mi-
er movivline me, rameTu daukYrda eseviTarsa amas adgilsa
kuamli cecxlisaA da yolad yofaA kacisaA~. xolo wmidasa mas
viTarca esma, rameTu mTavari ars da ufali adgilTa maT, ga-
moikiTxa gamowulilviT yoveli saqme misi. da viTarca cna ze-
damiwevniT, viTarmed ufal ars maT adgilTa da mpyrobel yo-
velTa maT sanaxebTa, meyseulad iwyo wmidaman serapion da myis
warmouTxra pirveliTgan vidre mun Jamamde, Tu romlisa mi-
zezisaTYs moiwines adgilsa mas, da viTarmed egulebis aR-
SenebaA monastrisaA. da eseca SesZina, viTarmed: `brZanebaA ars
saRmrToA, da mowafeni varT niSTa da saswaulTa mier gan-
brwyinvebulisa miqael parexelisani~.
da viTarca esma ese yoveli kacsa mas da raA-igi ixila, yo-
veli miuTxra didsa mas mTavarsa da yovelTa winaSemdgomel-
Ta. xolo igini mTavriTurT SiSman da gankYrvebaman Seipyrna
da saocar raAme hgones saqme igi. xolo kaci igi etyoda maT,
viTarmed: `kacni minaxvan yolad KorciTa myofni, xatiTa da
saxiTa monazonTaATa da ara saocrad, aramed cxadad~. xolo
ganTenna raA, kualad ubrZana mTavarman orTa sakuTarTa TYsTa
da gonebiTaca frTxilTa, raATa zedamiwevniT cnan yovelive.
xolo warmovides kacni igi. da viTarca moiwines winaSe wmi-
disa mis mamisa, da ixilna igini da gulisKma-yo, rameTu mTa-
varni arian da sakuTarni didisa mis mTavrisani, miegeba da mow-
led moikiTxna wmidaman man da winaSe xatsa waravlinna, da Ta-
yuanis-sces raA, da ikurTxnes da ganixares didad friad.
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
maTi saqme, Candnen ra esoden siglaxakeSi da Tanac esoden
velur adgilas. amaTac miuges da uTxres: "da Sen ki, sayva-
relo, vin xar an rad gesaWiroeba zedmiwevniT gaigo Cveni
mdgomareoba?" is kaci upasuxebda: "me vekuTvni did mTa-
vars, romlis saxeli aris giorgi, visganac gamovigzavne
me, radgan gaukvirda mas aseT adgilas cecxlis kvamli da
saerTod adamianis aq yofna". rodesac Seityo wmindanma,
rom mTavari da am adgilTa patroni yofila axlomaxlo,
gamowvlilviT gamoikiTxa mTeli misi saqmianoba da ro-
gorc ki gaigo zedmiwevniT, rom marTlac am adgilTa pat-
ronia igi da mTeli im mxareebis mflobeli, dauyovnebliv
daiwyo wminda serapionma da myisve mouTxro mas, Tavidan
vidre am dromde, Tu ra mizeziT movidnen am adgilas da
rom ganizraxaven monastris aSenebas. dasZina kidec Sem-
degi: "saRvTo brZanebaa es da mowafeebi varT niSebiTa da
saswaulebiT gabrwyinebuli miqael parexelisa".
gaigo ra im kacma da naxa ra es yovelive, yvelaferi
amcno did mTavars da yvela msaxurs, romlebic mTavarTan
erTad SiSma da gakvirvebam Seipyro da moCvenebad CaTva-
les es ambavi, magram is kaci eubneboda maT: "adamianebi vna-
xe, yovliTurT xorcielad myofni, monazonTa xatiTa da
saxiT, ara moCvenebiT, aramed cxadad". rodesac gaTenda,
kvlav ubrZana mTavarma or Tavis axlobels, romlebic go-
nebiTac frTxilni iyvnen, rom zedmiwevniT gaegoT yove-
live. wamovidnen es kacebi da rodesac movidnen isini wmin-
da mamis winaSe, wmindanma ki Sexeda maT da Seityo, rom
mTavarni arian da im didi mTavris axloblebi, miegeba da
siyvaruliT moikiTxa. Semdeg xatis win waradgina isini
da maTac, Tayvani sces ra, kurTxeva miiRes da gaixares me-
tismetad.
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
maSin hrques mTavarTa maT wmidasa serapions da sxuaTa maT
ZmaTa: `vhmadlobT RmerTsa, wmidano meufeno, romelman Jam-
Ta amaT moxedva-yo Cuen zeda da queyanasa zeda gYCuenna kacni
zecisani. xolo aw gulsavse guyveniT Cuen, Tu romlisaTYs
jer-iCina siwmideman Tquenman moslvaA uRuawTa amaT da uval-
Ta adgilTa. maSin wmidaman mamaman serapion saxe patiosnisa
juarisaA gamosaxa da sulT-iTquna siRrmiT sulisaAT da es-
reT hrqua maT: `Cuen, N sayuarelno, daRacaTu codvil varT,
kacni varT qristeaneni, da gurwams qriste RmerTi Cuenisa
cxorebisaTYs gankacebuli da moveliT aRdgmasa yovelTasa
da wmidaTaTYs ganmzadebulsa netarebasa, romel aras vityYT
garegan WeSmaritebisa, rameTu mowafeni varT didisa mis da
ganTqumulisa miqael parexelisani da brZanebiTa saRmrToATa
mis mier warmovlenilni, da raATa adgilsa amas aRvaSenoT Se-
sakrebeli cxovarTa pirmetyuelTaA~. da yovelive warmouT-
xra SemdgomiTi-Semdgomad. xolo maT viTarca gulisKma-
yves, rameTu WeSmarit arian sityuani maTni, saxeli didisa mis
moZRurisaA esma, Tayuanis-sces xatsa mas cxovelsa, da wmida-
ni igi moikiTxnes da waremarTnes da miiwines, raATa winaSe
giorgi RmrTis-msaxurisa yovelive xiluli da smenili war-
mouTxras. xolo mas esma raA, viTarmed mowafeni miqaelisni
arian, irwmuna WeSmaritebaA sityuaTa maTTaA da ganixara, da
warvida saxid TYssa da surviel iyo xilvasa maTsa.
VII. xolo Semdgomad samisa dRisa ubrZana, raATa mza-yvnen
gzani mimyvanebelni adgilsa mas, romelsaca iyvnes wmidani
igi. da aRekazma da aRiRo mciredi raAme evlogiaA, romeli
Seetyueboda kacTa maT meudabnoeTa, da mis Tana wariyvanna
xucesnica sacecxur-sakumevelebiTa. da waravlinna winaAT
mkYrcxl mavalni, raATa ganhmzadebden gzaTa; da mi-raA-iwi-
nes adgilsa mas, romelsa wmidani igi iyvnes. xolo cnes raA
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
maSin am mTavrebma uTxres wminda serapions da sxva
Zmebs: ”vmadlobT RmerTs, wminda meufeno, romelmac amJa-
mad moixeda Cvenze da miwaze gviCvena zecis adamianebi, ax-
la ki is gviTxariT sarwmunod, Tu ris gamo ineba Tqvenma
siwmindem am velur da gauval adgilebSi mosvla". maSin
wminda mama serapionma gamosaxa patiosani jvaris saxe, su-
lis siRrmidan amoikvnesa da ase uTxra maT: "Cven, hoi say-
varelno, TumcaRa codvilebi varT, adamianebi varT qris-
tianebi da gvwams qriste RmerTi, Cveni cxonebisTvis gan-
kacebuli, da moveliT yvelas aRdgomas da wmindanebisTvis
gamzadebul netarebas. amitom, arafers vityviT WeSmari-
tebisgan daSorebuls, radgan mowafeebi varT didi da sa-
xelganTqmuli miqael parexelisa da mis mier warmogzav-
nilebi saRvTo brZanebiT, rom am adgilas avaSenoT sit-
yvier cxvarTa Sesakrebeli". da ase mouTxro, Semdeg da Sem-
deg, yvelaferi, xolo maT, rogorc ki Seicnes, rom WeSma-
ritia misi sityvebi, da didi moZRvris saxelic esmaT, Tay-
vani sces cxovel xats, moikiTxes es wmindanebi, Semdeg ki
wamovidnen da warsdgnen RvTismsaxuri giorgis winaSe,
rom eTqvaT misTvis yvelaferi, rac naxes da gaigones, man
ki rodesac Seityo, rom miqaelis mowafeebi arian, irwmu-
na maTi sityvebis WeSmariteba, gaixara da wavida Tavis sax-
lSi, survili hqonda ra maTi naxvisa.
7. sami dRis Semdeg brZana man, rom gaemzadebinaT im
adgilamde misasvleli gzebi, sadac iyvnen wmindanebi. Sem-
deg Seikazma igi, aiRo mcire ram mosakiTxi, rac Seefere-
boda am meudabnoe adamianebs, TavisTan waiyvana xucesebic
sacecxlur-sakmevlebiT da win gauSva malemsrbolebi, rom
maT gzebi moemzadebinaT. rodesac miaRwies im adgils, sa-
dac wmindanebi iyvnen, da am wmindanebmac gaiges ra, myisve
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
wmidaTa maT, da myis wina miegebnes mTavarsa da sada-igi wya-
roA ars, ganvides adgilsa mas, vinaAca gardaKda saKedarsa da
Seuvrda xatsa mas cxovelsa, da egreTve wmidani igi moikiT-
xna da ikurTxa maT mier. maSin miugo mTavarman mamaTa maT ne-
tarTa da mduRariTa suliTa etyoda: `da vhmadlob RmerTsa
da meufesa, N wmidano, romelman ara ugulebels-yo uRirse-
baA Cueni da dReTa Sina CemTa yo Cem Tana saswauli, romelman
aw Rirs-myo yolad araRirsi ese pirvelad Tayuanis-cemad
cxovelsa xatsa missa, da merme _ wmidaTa pirTa TquenTa~.
xolo sanatreli serapion aRivso suliTa wmidiTa da
msgavsad mdinarisa aRmoadinebda TaflmwTolvariTa miT eni-
Ta swavlaTa saRmrToTa. da viTarca mdinare edemisaA aRmo-
uwyarooda oqronakaduliT piriT misiT, romlisaTYsca gan-
kYrda mTavari igi da yovelni winaSemdgomni, romlisaTYsca
Seuvrdes ferKTa misTa da etyodes: `viTarca erTi mociqul-
Tagani qristeman mogavlina, aw ukue jerisaebrsa yofad
gYbrZanebdi, mamao!~ da wmidaTa maT Zalisaebr hrques ara yov-
nebad saRmrTosa brZanebasa, viTarca jer-ars adgilsa amas aR-
Senebad monasteri Sesakrebelad sulTa RmrTis-moyuareTa.
xolo mTavari igi Seuvrda maT da etyoda: `gevedrebi, N wmi-
dano, nu daamZimebT Cem zeda saTxovelsa, rameTu aha esera xe-
davT, viTar yovliTurT uqm da uRuaw ars adgili ese, da yo-
lad uRonod gxedav Tquen msgavsad mociqulTa. xolo vinaA-
Tgan RmerTsa moRuawed Cemda mouvlinebieT, saqmeni ese, ro-
melTa ityYT, TYnier Cemsa ara waremarTebian. aw ukue ars
adgili, romeli marjue ars da momzavebel amaT saqmeTa, vi-
naAca brZanen siwmideman Tquenman, raATa mun aRvaSenoT mo-
nasteri, rameTu aqa SeuZlebel ars yolad raAsaca egeviTa-
risa saqmed~.
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
win miegebnen mTavars da gavidnen im adgilas, sadac wya-
roa. is ki CamoqveiTda saxedridan da Seuvrda cxovel
xats, aseve, moikiTxa wmindanebi da ikurTxa maTgan. maSin
uTxra mTavarma netar mamebs, eubneboda ra mduRare su-
liT: "vmadlob RmerTsa da meufes, hoi wmindanebo, romel-
mac ar ugulebelyo Cveni uRirseba da Cems sicocxleSi
moaxdina CemTan saswauli, romelmac axla Rirsi gamxada
me, yovlad araRirsi, jer Tavisi cxoveli xatis Tayvanis-
cemisa, Semdeg ki — Tqveni wminda saxeebisa".
sanatreli serapioni aivso suliwmindiT. igi Taflad-
mwveTavi eniT mdinarisebr amoadinebda saRmrTo swavle-
bebs da rogorc edemis mdinare, Tavisi oqronakaduliani
piridan amouwyaroebda maT am yovelives, riTac gakvirve-
buli darCnen mTavari da yvela msaxuri. amis gamo isini
ferxTiT Seuvrdnen mas da eubnebodnen: "rogorc erT-er-
Ti mociquli, ase mogavlina Sen qristem. amitom axla is
gvibrZane, mamao, Tu ris gakeTeba gvmarTebs". wmindanebmac
uTxres, rom ramdenadac SesaZlebeli iyo, nu daayovneb-
dnen saRvTo brZanebas, raTa am adgilas, rogorc saWiroa,
aSenebuliyo monasteri RvTismoyvare sulebis Sesakrebad.
mTavari Seuvrda maT da eubneboda: "gevedrebiT, hoi wmin-
danebo, nu daamZimebT Cemze Tqvens saTxovars, radgan vxe-
dav, Tu rogor yovliTurT fuWia da veluri es adgili
da Tqvenc yovlad arasmqoned gxedavT msgavsad mociqul-
Ta, xolo radgan RmerTs CemTan mouvlenixarT samoRvawe-
od, es saqme, Tqven rom ambobT, Cems gareSe ar gakeTdeba.
amitom, radgan aris adgili, romelic am saqmisTvis mosa-
xerxebelia da Sesaferisi, brZanos Tqvenma siwmindem, rom
iq avaSenoT monasteri, radgan aq yovlad SeuZlebelia ra-
ime amgvaris gakeTeba".
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
xolo wmidaA igi etyoda mas: `RmerTman, romelman ubrZa-
na moses kuerTxiTa ganpebaA zRYsaA da kualad udabnos kldi-
sagan uRaRisa aRmocenebad wyali, da moRebasa sazrdelisasa
uwYma mananaA ersa, vinaA igive ars aqaca, romelman Znelovan-
ni advil yvnes jer-CinebiTa SeniTa da SewevniTa saRmrToA-
Ta. xolo SeuZlebel ars, raATamca brZanebasa saRmrTosa wi-
na-ganvewyveniT da adgili ese sxuad vcvaleT, rameTu niSni
da uwyebani adgilsa amas uwameben~. xolo mTavarman hrqua:
`egebisa ese, mamao, raATa kacman nefsiT Tavi WirTa misces da
ukuanaAsknel mokicxul da maSural ipoos cudad?~ xolo wmi-
daA igi etyoda: `gonierad ismine, N mTavaro, igavi ese, rame-
Tu margalitni da Tualni patiosanni mimoganbneul raA iy-
vnen Tana-aRreviT miwasa, ara esreT brwyinven winaSe Tualebsa
xilvis-moyuareTasa, viTar-igi raJams gamoiKurvnen da gan-
wmden da oqroTxzulebiT Seiwyvnen keTilTa mier mWedel-
Ta, maSinRa gamoCndes brwyinvalebaA maTi da iqos muSaki da
SuenierebaA maTi. egreTve adgili ese raJams Kel-yon Kelo-
vanTa muSakTa, maSin ixilos Tualman mxilvelTaman Suenie-
rebaA adgilisa amis, vinaAca nu guaiZuleb datevebad adgi-
lisa amis da sxuad cvalebad, rameTu ese ver egebis Cuen mier~.
ese raA esma mTavarsa, Tavi moidrika da dadumna. amissa Sem-
dgomad aRdga, iloca da hrqua maT: `locva yavT CuenTYs, wmi-
dano, rameTu me ara mSurs adgili ese, xolo sxuad Tanalmo-
baA da SewevnaA yolad SeuZlebel ars~. da mohguares mas sa-
Kedari da warvida, da etyoda da hrqua wmidaTa maT: `ara Tu-
re Rirs viyav locvasa Tquensa~. da warvida mwuxare. da vi-
Tarca mivida mdinaresa mas winaSe maTsa myofsa, da ixila mci-
re raAme klde da gardaKda mas zeda da dajda. da mouwoda
erTsa yrmaTagansa da hrqua mas: `mived, Zmao, da arqu wmidaTa
maT, raATa moviden adgilsa amas~. xolo viTarca wargzavna
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
wmindani ki amas etyoda: “RmerTi, romelmac ubrZana
moses zRvis gapoba kverTxiT da kidev, udabnos frialo
kldisgan wylis gadmodineba, xalxs ki saWmlis miRebisas
manana uwvima, igive aris aqac, romelic Seni nebiT da saR-
vTo SewevniT siZneleebs gaaadvilebs, xolo is, rom saR-
vTo brZanebas SevewinaaRmdegoT da es adgili sxvaSi Sev-
cvaloT, SeuZlebelia, radgan niSebi da monaTxrobebi am
adgils emowmebian”. mTavarma uTxra: “gana egebis, mamao, rom
adamianma nebayoflobiT misces gaWirvebas Tavi, bolos ki
Sercxvenili da fuWad damaSvrali aRmoCndes?” wmindani
upasuxebda: “gonivrulad ismine, hoi, mTavaro, es igavi: Tu-
ki margalitebi da patiosani Tvlebi gaifantebian da mi-
was Seerevian, ise rodi ibrwyineben xilvismoyvareTa Tval-
win, rogorc maSin, rodesac karg mWedelTagan gamoiwve-
bian, ganiwmindebian da oqroTxzulad Seiwyobian. swored
maSin gamoCndeba maTi brwyinvaleba da Seiqeba ostatic da
maTi mSvenierebac. aseve, rodesac daxelovnebuli ostatebi
daamuSaveben am adgils, maSin naxavs damnaxveli Tvali am
adgilis mSvenierebas. amitom, nu gvaiZuleb am adgilis da-
tovebas da sxvagan gadasvlas, radgan ar egebis es Cvengan”.
rodesac mTavarma moismina es, daxara Tavi da dadum-
da. amis Semdeg adga igi, iloca da uTxra maT: “iloceT
CvenTvis, wmindanno, radgan me ar mSurs es adgili, sxva
mxriv ki Tanalmoba da Sewevna yovlad SeuZlebelia”. da
mouyvanes mas saxedari da wavida, Tan es miugo da uTxra
wmindanebs: “nuTu ar viyavi Rirsi Tqveni locvisa?”, da
wavida damwuxrebuli, xolo rodesac mivida igi mdinares-
Tan, maT winaSe rom iyo, naxa mcire ram klde, gadavida mas-
ze da dajda. Semdeg mouxmo erT-erT monas da uTxra mas:
“midi, Zmao, da uTxari im wmindanebs, rom movidnen am ad-
gilas”, xolo rodesac gagzavna isini, uTxra Tavis
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
igi, hrqua TYsTa sakuTarTa: `vinaATgan ara inebes wmidaTa maT
adgilTa mas zanavisaTa, raATamca mun gueSena udabnoA didi
da maRali, aw ukue raA jer-ars yofad?~ xolo maT hrques:
`raATa ara davabrkoloT guls-modginebaA maTi~.
xolo mTavarman hrqua: `saRmrToAsa Zalisa ganugebelad
ara ars saqme ese kacTagan. amisTYsca jer-ars, raATa Zalisa-
ebri vaCuenoT SewevnaA~. da viTarca moiwines wmidani igi ad-
gilsa mas, da kualadca etyoda maT mTavari igi: `gevedrebi,
wmidano RmrTisano, raATa erTi mommadloT me, rameTu arian
adgilni mravalni da keTilni da naSenebiTa Ronierni da ixil-
neT1igini, da ukueTu didad moaSundes sulsa Tquensa, aha ad-
gilni da Sesavalni da yoveli saKmari uxuebiT~. xolo netarman
serapion kualadca hrqua: `msgavsad mociqulisa vityodi:
“ukueTumca angelozi maxarebda, gareSe missa, romeli gue-
xara, ara gurwams.~
maSin giorgi mouwoda visme Wabuksa asakiTa, romel ars
ZaliTa da hrqua: `Svilo sayuarelo, gza-hyev wmidaTa amaT da
xvale ganTiadiTgan vidre mwuxramde raodeni SemoweriT Se-
movlon, mimicemies maTda, vinaATgan adgilsa amas wadier arian.
da ukueTu vinme ipoos damaxrwevel maTda ucxoebisaTYs, yo-
velTave auwye, viTarmed TavisuflebiT da nebisaebr aSene-
ben monastersa sabrZanebelsa Sina Cuensa~. xolo wmidaTa maT
mamaTa etyoda: `gulpyrobil iyveniT, viTarmed yovliTa Za-
liTa TanaSemwe Tquenda var me da mzrunvel, da aravin wina-
aRmdgom Cuenda ars adgilTa amaT, romelTa gegulebis dap-
yrobad, xolo Semdgomad samisa dRisa kualad gixilne,
ufalsa Tu enebos~. vinaA wmidaTa maT ganixares friad da mad-
lobaA aRuares. da mamaTa Rame igi kldes mas zeda ganaTies. da
eseca sityuaA WeSmarit ars, mowevnuli Cuenda, viTarmed xil-
vaA angelozisaA ixila Ramesa amas, romeli ganaZlierebda mas
da guls-modginebiT Sromad ubrZanebda, romlisaTYsca Sem-
dgomad orisa dRisa Seqmnna orni juarni wmidaman man Keli-
Ta TYsiTa da kldesa mas zeda aRmarTna saxelsa zeda wmidaTa
mTavar-angelozTasa. xolo ukuanaAsknel mcire eguterica
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
axloblebs: "radgan ar inebes im wmindanebma zanavis adgi-
lebi, rom iq agveSenebina didi da maRali udabno, amje-
rad raRa unda vqnaT?" maT miuges: "is, rom ar davabrko-
loT maTi gulmodgineba".
mTavarma uTxra: "saRvTo Zalis gangebulebis gareSe
adamianTagan ar xdeba es saqme. amitomac saWiroa, rom SeZ-
lebisdagvari Semweoba gamoviCinoT"; da rodesac movid-
nen wmindanebi im adgilTan, kvlav uTxra maT mTavarma: "ge-
vedrebiT, RvTis wmindanebo, rom erTi ram mommadloT me,
rameTu aris mravali adgili, kargi da Zlierad moSene-
buli. naxeT isini da Tu Zalian esaTnoeba Tqvens suls, aha
adgilebi, Sesasvlelebi da yovelgvari saxsari uxvad". mag-
ram netarma serapionma kvlav miugo: "mociqulis msgavsad
vityodi: Tundac rom angelozi maxarebdes imis garda, rac
gvexara, ar gvwams".
maSin giorgim mouxmo viRacas, asakiT (ese igi SeZle-
biT) Wabuks da uTxra: “sayvarelo Svilo, umegzure am wmin-
danebs da xval ganTiadidan saRamomde ramdensac Semowe-
riTad Semovlian, mimicia maTTvis, vinaidan am adgilis
msurvelni arian da, Tu aRmoCndeba vinme xelisSemSleli
maTTvis, radgan ucxoebi arian, yvelas auwye, rom isini Ta-
visuflad da nebisamebr aSeneben monasters Cvens sabrZane-
belSi”, wminda mamebs ki eubneboda: “darwmunebuli iyaviT,
rom mTeli ZaliT TanaSemwe var Tqveni da mzrunveli da
aravin aris Cveni mowinaaRmdege am adgilebSi, romelTa
dapatronebac ganizraxeT, Tumca sami dRis Semdeg kvlav
gnaxavT, Tu ufali inebebs”. amis gamo Zalian gaixares wmin-
danebma da samadlobeli aRmoTqves. Semdeg is Rame klde-
ze gaaTies mamebma da es sityvac, Cvenamde mosuli, WeSma-
ritia, rom am Rames angelozis gamocxadeba ixila serapi-
onma, romelic ganaZlierebda mas da gulmodgine Sromas
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
aReSena, rameTu niSni da kurnebani sneulTani iqmnebodes saR-
mrToAsagan madlisa wmidaTa maT mTavarangelozTaAsa.
VIII. xolo Cuen kualad aRvideT pirvelsave sityuasa da
Zalisaebr vipyraT wesi TxrobisaA. rameTu gan-raA-aTies Rame
igi da mze aRmobrwyindeboda, aRdga wmidaA igi da ZmaA misi
iovane da erTi ZmaTa maTgani, romelTa ricxY equs iyo, da
waremarTnes Wabuksa mas Tana samni igi da samni daetevnes ad-
gilsa mas. xolo iwyes slvad pirsa mis mdinarisasa dasavliT
kerZo. da viTar vles, miiwines Sesakrebelsa orTa maT wyal-
Tasa. xolo iyo mun wisqYli, saxli raAme Sesakrebelsa mas Sua
wyalTasa, romelsa saZmo ewodeboda. da amas Sina iyvnes kac-
ni raAme ukeTurni, yolad mKecebrivni, viTarca adgilisa uka-
coAsa da ucxoAsani.
da viTarca miviwieniT adgilsa mas, maSin Wabuki igi, moZ-
Ruari Cueni, guetyoda: `wmidano RmrTisano, saAT gnebavs
slvaA?~ xolo Cuen gueneba, raATa gare-SeweriT SemovloT
simgrgule maT adgilTaA, vinaA piri samxriT viqcieT Tana-aR-
yolad erTisa mis mdinarisa. xolo gYxilnes raA kacTa mis
daba-wisqYlisaTa, iwyes yenebad Cuenda, da viTarca cofni wi-
na rbiodes. xolo Wabuki igi ayenebda maT da risxviT uTqumi-
da, romelTaca mieqca wmidaA igi da risxviT etyoda winawar-
metyuelebiT: “vixile uRmrToA aRmaRlebuli naZuTamde li-
banisaTa da Tana-wavhKed, da ara ipova adgili misi.~
xolo, Sen, ixile, sayuarelo, Tu viTar saRmrToATa su-
liTa savse iyo wmidaA ese, anu Tu rasa-Ra moaswavebda kacTa
maTTYs sityYTa miT sawinawarmetyueloATa, aramed Semdgo-
mad mciredisa mooKrebasa da sruliad uCino-yofasa
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
ubrZanebda, risTvisac ori dRis Semdeg wmindanma gaakeTa
ori jvari Tavisi xeliT da im kldeze aRmarTa mTavaran-
gelozTa saxelze, mogvianebiT ki mcire egvteric aSenda,
radgan niSebi da sneulTa gankurnebebi xdeba wminda mTa-
varangelozTa saRvTo madliT.
8. magram Cven kvlav davubrundeT pirvel sityvas da
SeZlebisdagvarad vflobdeT Txrobis wess, radgan rode-
sac gaaTies maT is Rame da mze amobrwyinda, adga wmindani,
misi Zma ioane da erT-erTi ZmaTagani, romelTa raodeno-
bac iyo eqvsi, da es sami wavida im WabukTan erTad, xolo
sami adgilze darCa; imaT ki msvleloba daiwyes mdinaris
pirze dasavleTisken. iares ra, miaRwies ori wylis Sesak-
rebels, sadac iyo wisqvili, — raRac saxli wyalTa Sesak-
reblis SuaSi, rasac "saZmo" ewodeboda. mis SigniT iyvnen
vinme ukeTuri adamianebi, yovlad mxecismsgavsni, rogorc
ukacrieli da ucxo adgilis mkvidrni.
"... da roca mivaRwieT im adgils, maSin Cvenma winam-
ZRolma Wabukma gviTxra: “RvTis wmindanebo” saiTken gne-
bavT wasvla?" Cven ki gvsurda, rom gareSeweriTad Semog-
vevlo im adgilTa wre, ris gamoc samxreTisken vibruneT
piri, rom Tan avyolodiT erT-erT mdinares, magram rode-
sac dagvinaxes im daba-wisqvilis adamianebma, daiwyes Cve-
ni SeCereba da rogorc cofianebi, win darbodnen. Wabuki
aCerebda maT da mrisxaned emuqreboda, wmindani ki miub-
runda da risxviT uTxra winaswarmetyvelurad: “vnaxe uR-
merTo amaRlebuli libanis naZvebamde da Cavuare, da ar
aRmoCnda misi adgili”.
xolo Sen, sayvarelo, naxe, Tu rogor savse iyo es wmin-
dani saRvTo suliT, anda sxvas raRas moaswavebda igi sa-
winaswarmetyvelo sityviT im adamianebisTvis, Tu ara
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
adgilisagan maTisa, romeli-igi Semdgomad mciredisa dro-
mec, sayuarelo, da sityuaman warmogiCinos.
xolo aw pirvelsave SevexneT Tqumad. rameTu aRvhyeviT
pirsa mis mdinarisasa da miviwieniT Kevsa rasme Rrmasa da
uRaRsa, romelsa goderZisa ewodebis, da friad ZliT Seve-
diT mas Sina, vinaAca siKSoAsa misgan myovar Jam verRara vixi-
leT caA anu mzisa Saravandedi, romlisaTYsca WiriT da Sro-
miT dayovnebulni, viTarca sizrqiT almurisaAT anu siRrmiT
uyisaAT aRmoSobilni, aRvediT raA Tavsa mis Kevisasa da vixi-
leniT mcireni raAme yanobirni da mcire dabaA. da myis mier
moguegeba kaci vinme keTili, mKcovani, da mowled moikiT-
xvida wmidasa mas da awuevda, raATa mcired ganisuenos Sro-
misa misgan, rameTu gansmenil iyo moslvaA Cueni yovelTa maT
sanaxebTa. da gukiTxvida kaci igi, Tu rad gYKms ugzoTa da
uvalTa adgilTa slvaA. xolo Wabukman man icna igi da yove-
live saqme Cueni zedamiwevniT miuTxra. da viTarca mraval-
gzis guevedreboda kaci igi, raATa Ramesa mas savane vyoT sax-
lsa missa. xolo wmidaman man madlobiT miiTuala keTili igi
gonebaA misi da hkiTxa saxeli da hrqua, viTarmed: `SeuZlebel
ars ara-mislvaA Cueni adgilsa mas drossa~. da kaci igi etyo-
da: `saxeli Cemi ia, xolo dayovnebul Tquenda ars adgilsa
mas mislvaA, romelsa ityYT~. vinaA wmidaA igi etyoda: `sayu-
arelo Zmao ia, Sroma Tavs-idev RmrTisaTYs da mcired Tana-
mogzaur meqmen Cuen~. xolo moiRes mcired puri da marili
da yveli. da romelTa eneba, Wames, xolo wmidasa mas yolad
araraAsa gemoA uxilavs.
xolo kaci igi ia Tanamogzaur gueqmna Cuen. da warve-
marTeniT aRmosavaliT kerZo da vidodeT qedTa raTme maRalTa,
tyianTa da lodoanTa. da viTarca aRvediT umaRlesTa adgil-
Ta, da hkiTxa mas kacsa wmidaman man: `sayuarelo ia, raA ewode-
bis adgilsa amas?~ xolo igi etyoda: `rameTu ars ese Sesak-
rebeli nadirTa velisaTaA da bakTa ewodebis~. xolo wmida-
man man aRiRo KeliTa TYsiTa orToKi6 rkinisaA da gamoaqan-
dakna juarni lodTa raTme zeda did-didTa, romelni-igi
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
cota xnis Semdeg maTi adgilis daqcevas da srul mospo-
bas, rasac cota xnis Semdeg, — madrove sayvarelo da, —
sityva warmogiCens.
axla ki Tavdapirvel saTqmels SevexoT, radgan ... "av-
yeviT mdinaris pirs da mivaRwieT raRac Rrma da frialo
xevs, romelsac "goderZisa" ewodeba, da ZalisZalad Seve-
diT SigniT ise, rom sixSiris gamo karga xans veRar davi-
naxeT ca, anda mzis sxivi. amis gamo, gaWirvebiT da jafiT
dayovnebulebi, rogorc armuris sisqisgan, anda Waobis
siRrmisgan aRmoSobilebi, avediT xevis Tavze da vnaxeT mci-
re ram yanebi da mcire daba. iqidan myisve Semogvegeba mxco-
vani viRac kargi kaci, romelic siyvaruliT moikiTxavda
wmindans da exveweboda, rom cotaTi daesvena am jafisgan,
radgan Cveni mosvla gaxmaurebuli iyo mTel im mxareebSi.
gvekiTxeboda is kaci, Tu rad gvWirdeboda ugzo da gau-
val adgilebSi siaruli. Wabukma icno igi da mTeli Cveni
ambavi zedmiwevniT auwya mas, xolo radgan mravalgzis gve-
vedreboda is adamiani, rom im Rames mis saxlSi mogvesve-
nebina, wmindanma madlierebiT miiRo misi es kargi ganzrax-
va, hkiTxa saxeli da uTxra: “SeuZlebelia, rom ar mivideT
Cven "drosis" adgilas”. da is kaci eubneboda: “Cemi saxe-
lia ia, xolo Tqveni misvla im adgilas, romelsac ambobT,
dagvianebulia”. wmindani miugebda: “sayvarelo Zmao ia,
RvTisTvis gaswie jafa da cota xniT Cveni Tanamgzavri gax-
di”. miiRes maT cotaodeni puri, marili da yveli, da rom-
lebsac undodaT, Wames, xolo wmindans saerTod arafris
gemo ar gausinjavs.
xolo is kaci, ia, Tanamgzavrad gagvixda Cven da gave-
marTeT aRmosavleTisken. mivdiodiT raRac maRal, tyian
da kldovan qedebSi da rodesac avediT umaRles adgileb-
Si, hkiTxa im kacs wmindanma: “sayvarelo ia, ra ewodeba am
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
ixilvebian vidre dRendelad dRemde. kualad miixila wmida-
man da ixila aRmosavaliT kerZo qedsa zeda mas tbaA aRreuli
laliTa, romeli-igi saxed mwYrisa ixilveboda. dagYkYrda
Cuen friad da vhkiTxeT kacsa mas: `raA ars adgili ese ucxoAsa
amis wylisaA?~ xolo ia momigo Cuen: `ese ars tbaA mRrYe yo-
ladve, romelsa ewodebis saTaKue. da ars amas Sina simravle
TaKuTa da sxuaTa nadirTaA da dedaA SfoTTa da brZolaTaA,
rameTu Jamsa amas aqa ixilvebian mdevarni nadirTani, Sekre-
bulni TYToeulTa sanaxebTani da urTierTas mdevarni saqme-
Ta ujeroTani, romelni klvadca mza arian TYToeulisa~. da
viTarca warvemarTeniT tbisa mis mimarT, da kaci igi ia Seuv-
rda wmidasa da RmrTisa madlobasa aRuarebda xilvisaTYs Cu-
enisa. da esreT guetyoda, raATa yoladve ubrZanebdeT, ukue-
Tu raA guenebos mis mier. xolo wmidaman hrqua mas: `nu war-
xual jereT, Zmao, rameTu Wabuki ese umecar ars adgilTa
amaT~. da ia etyoda: `qristeman mommadlos, raATa maradis vi-
yofvode siwmidisa Tquenisa Tana, mamao~. da viTarca STave-
diT pirsa mis tbisasa, vhkiTxeT kacsa mas Jami dRisaA. xolo man
momigo: `mwuxr ars da midrekil dRe~. xolo wmidaman man mi-
ugo: `raA ars imieriT qedTa amaT tyianTa, anu simaRle didisa
amis mTisaA, romel ars zemoT Cuensa?~ da man miugo: `mTaA ese
maRali ars, Tavi yovelTa amaT qedTaA, romelsa hrqYan Tavi
SeSaTaA; rameTu Tavi ars yovelTa amaT maRnarTaA, amisTYs Se-
Sis – Tav ewodebis. da uval ars kacTa da pirutyuTagan si-
maRlisaTYs misisa. xolo winaAT Cuensa arian adgilni mcired
kacrielni, da aw vinaATgan moswrafe xarT, raATa adgilsa mas
drossa mixYdeT, ara jer-ars yovnebad, raATa ara uJamod ge-
wios Rame~. vinaAca eneba wmidasa mas, raATa tbaA igi marjueniT
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adgils?” man miugo: “radgan es aris velis nadirTa Sesak-
rebeli, amitom "bakTa" ewodeba”. wmindanma aiRo Tavisi xe-
liT rkinis orToxi da did-did ram lodebze gamoaqanda-
ka jvrebi, romlebic dRevandel dRemde Canan. kidev, gai-
xeda wmindanma da dainaxa aRmosavleT mxares qedze laliT
Sereuli tba, romelic Waobisfrad Canda. gagvikvirda Cven
Zalian da vkiTxeT im kacs: "ra aris am ucnauri wylis ad-
gili?" iam mogvigo Cven: "esaa mTlianad mRvrie tba, ro-
melsac ewodeba "saTaxve", da aris masSi Taxvebisa da sxva
nadirTa simravle, ris gamoc mSfoTvarebaTa da brZolaTa
dedaa igi, radgan am dros aq Cndebian da yoveli mxridan
ikribebian nadirTa mdevrebi, urTierTmdevarni umsgavsi
saqmeebisa, romlebic TiToeuli maTganis mosaklavadac
mzad arian". rodesac gavemarTeT im tbisken, is kaci, ia,
Seuvrda wmindans da RmerTs samadlobels aRuvlenda Cveni
naxvis gamo, Tan ase gveubneboda, rom uTuod gvebrZanebi-
na, rac ki mogvesurveboda misgan. wmindanma uTxra mas: “nu
waxval jer, Zmao, radgan am Wabukma ar icis es adgilebi”.
ia upasuxebda: “mommadlos qristem, rom mudam Tqvens siw-
mindesTan vimyofebode, mamao”. da roca CavediT tbis pi-
ras, vkiTxeT im kacs saaTi dRisa. man mogvigo: “saRamoa da
gadaxrilia dRe”. wmindanma hkiTxa: “ra aris im tyiani qe-
debis iqiT, anda rogoria simaRle am didi mTisa, rac Cvens
zeviTaa?” man upasuxa: “es mTa maRalia, Tavia yvela am qe-
disa, mas hqvia "Tavi SeSaTa", radgan yvela am tyis Tavia
igi. amitom "SeSisTavi" ewodeba mas da Tavisi simaRlis gamo
miuvalia adamianTa da pirutyvTagan, xolo Cven win aris
mcirediT dasaxlebuli adgilebi da radgan Tqven imas es-
wrafviT, rom "drosis" adgilas mixvideT, ar SeiZleba da-
yovneba, Rame rom udrood ar wamogvewios”. amitom surda
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
warvloT da warvideT ReleTa mier, romelni iyvnes winaSe
Cuensa.
da viTarca vidodeT, aha esera movides vinme kacni uke-
Turni, romelni guetyodes, raATa davacadoT slvaA kerZoTa
maT, romelTa miguemarTa, rameTu Jami arso nadirTaA, romelni
movlen tbasa amas, rameTu mza arian monadireni adgilTa amaT,
raATa ara iqmnas cTomaA maTi Tquen mier. da ara gYtevnes raA-
TurTiT warslvad kerZoTa maT. da Wabuki igi, moZRuari Cue-
ni, Zlierad winaaRudgeboda maT, da ara iyo maT Tana smenaA,
aramed gare-uku-moguaqcines da piri igi zRYsaA mis dasava-
liT wiaR-vleT, movediT Tavsa STasavalisa mis qedisasa, ro-
mel ara iyo yolad kuali mgzavrobisaA da arca gzaA. xolo
kaci igi ia gYCuenebda mciresa rasme dabasa da saxel-sdebda
kacsa saxeloansa da keTilsa, romelsa ewoda garbanel da gu-
etyoda: `mivediT adgilsa imas amis iwroAsa mier gzisa, da
kacman man advilad migiyvannes adgilsa mas, sadaAT iqmna wi-
aRslvaA Tqueni ganTiad~.
IX. aramed, sayuarelno Zmano da guls-modgined smenis-
moyuareno mamano, umetesad jer-ars Cuenda, raATa vismen-
deT sakYrvelTa amaT saqmeTa da vadidebdeT RmerTsa, romel-
man eseviTari mogumadla Cuen mamaA da moZRuari. da viTarca
movediT adgilsa mas, romelsa babgen uwodian, da vixileT mci-
re veli adgilsa mas bobxa wodebulsa, da gYTxra Cuen ia yo-
velive kacisa misTYs garbanelisa. maSin ia Seuvrda wmidasa
mas da mowled moikiTxa. xolo wmidaman man juari daswera da
etyoda mas: `RmerTman mogagos nacvali mgzavrobisa SenisaA,
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wmindans, rom is tba marjvnidan gagvevlo da wavsuliya-
viT Releebis gaswvriv, romlebic Cven win ido.
da rodesac mivdiodiT, aha movidnen viRac ukeTuri
adamianebi, romlebic gveubnebodnen, rom SegveCerebina
svla im mxares, saiTkenac mivemarTebodiT, radgan nadir-
Ta droao, romlebic tbasTan unda mosuliyvnen, da mona-
direebic gzad ariano am adgilebSi, Tqven gamo ki ar mox-
des maTi Secdenao. amitom, aranairad ar dagvanebes im mxa-
res wasvla. is Wabuki, Cveni winamZRoli, Zlier ewinaaR-
mdegeboda maT, magram aravin usmina mas, piriqiT, Semog-
vabrunes da im zRvis napiri dasavleTisken gadaviareT, ri-
Tac mivediT im qedis Casasvlelis TavTan, sadac aranairi
kvali ar iyo arc navalisa, arc gzisa, xolo is kaci, ia,
gviCvenebda mcire ram dabas da asaxelebda saxelovan da
karg kacs, romelsac ewodeboda garbaneli, da gveubnebo-
da: “midiT im adgilas am viwro gziT da is kaci advilad
migiyvanT imave adgilze, saidanac daiwyo Tqveni msvle-
loba ganTiadisas”.
9. magram, sayvarelo Zmebo da gulmodgined smenismoy-
vare mamebo, ufro metad is gvmarTebs, rom visminoT sak-
virveli saqmeebi da vadidoT RmerTi, romelmac amgvari
mama da moZRvari mogvmadla Cven. rodesac movediT im ad-
gilas, romelsac "babgens" uwodeben, vnaxeT patara veli
"bobxad" wodebul adgilas da gviTxra Cven iam yvelaferi
im kacze, garbanelze. maSin ia Seuvrda wmindans da siyva-
ruliT moikiTxa, wmindanma ki jvari gadaswera da uTxra
mas: "RmerTma mogagos Seni Tanamgzavrobis sanacvlo, Zmao!
getyvi ki Sen, rom male naxav im boroti da SfoTismoyvare
adamianebis misagebels".
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cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
Zmao! xolo getyY Sen, rameTu adre ixilo misagebeli kacTa
maT borotTa da SfoTis-moyuareTaA~.
xolo viTarca igi gangeSora da warmovida, Cuen STamo-
vediT STasaqanelsa mas, viTarca wyalTasa. da viTar mivediT
dabasa mas, aha esera zemo kaci igi Ksenebuli mividoda saxed
TYsad orTa Tana ZeTa misTa. da viTarca gYxilna Cuen esevi-
TariTa raATme saxiTa, ganhkrTa da mowled gangYkiTxvida da
gangYxilvida Cuen. da viTar cna, viTarmed igini arian, ro-
melni mosrul arian adgilTa amaT aRSenebad monastrisa, da
ixila raA, viTar-igi arRara iyo Cuen Tana saxe samoselTa Cu-
enTA da yovliTurT dabZarul iyvnes asoni Cuenni, maSin crem-
liT moexYa da ambors-uyofda ferKTa mis wmidisaTa. da es-
reT ixila raA wmidaman man kaci igi, etyoda: `sayuarelo da
qristes mier Zmao garbanelo, aw aha esera mcired Tanalmo-
biT Seewie mgzavrobasa Cuensa da raATa wargYZRue vidre mdi-
naremde, romel ars CrdiloAT Cuensa~. xolo igi guls-mod-
gined da cremliT etyoda, viTarmed: `ara egebis ege, N wmi-
dao RmrTisao, rameTu esera daslvasa mzisasa RmerTman mo-
giyvanna codvilisa monisa Tquenisa, da vxedav wylulebasa
ferKTa TquenTasa da gevedrebi, raATa mcired ganisuenoT ma-
Suralobisagan mgzavrebisa Tquenisa da raATa zedamiwevniT
vcna, ukueTu raA-ars esodeni ese mduRarebaA sulisa Tque-
nisaA, romel esreT gaiZula dadebad suli uRaRTa amaT da
uvalTa gzaTa slvad~. wmidaman hrqua mas: `SeuZlebel ars Cem-
gan, raATamca ara mivediT adgilsa mas ganCinebulsa~. xolo
Serbioda Sina kaci igi da kualad gamovida Tana meuRliTurT;
msgavsad sarefTelisa da somanitelisa Seuvrdes ferKTa wmi-
disaTa, da viTar ver arwmunes, maSin Wabuki igi, moZRuari
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rodesac gagvSorda da wavida igi, Cven CavediT im TiT-
qosda wyalTa CasaqanebelSi da roca mivediT im dabaSi,
aha, zemoxsenebuli kaci midioda Tavis saxlSi or Tavis
ZesTan erTad, da rodesac dagvinaxa Cven amgvari ram Sesa-
xedaobiT, gancvifrda, siyvaruliT mogvikiTxa da dagvaT-
valiera, xolo rodesac gaigo, rom swored isini viyaviT,
romlebic movediT am adgilebSi monastris asaSeneblad,
amasTan naxa ra, rom aRar iyo Cvenze Cvens SesamoselTa na-
saxi da, rom mTlianad damskdari iyo Cveni sxeulis nawi-
lebi, cremliT moexvia igi wmindans da eambora mis fexebs,
xolo wmindanma, naxa ra es kaci, uTxra: "sayvarelo da qris-
tes mier Zmao garbanelo, modi, cotaodeni TanalmobiT Se-
ewie axla Cvens mgzavrobas da gagviZexi mdinaremde, rome-
lic Cvens CrdiloeTiTaa", is ki gulmodgined da cremliT
miugebda: “ar egebis es, hoi, RvTis wmindano, radgan, aha,
mzis Casvlisas mogiyvanaT RmerTma Tqvens codvil monas-
Tan da vxedav Tqvens fexTa wyluls, ris gamoc gevedrebiT,
mcirediT daisvenoT Tqveni mgzavrobis daqanculobisgan,
raTa zedmiwevniT gavigo, Tu ra aris Tqveni sulis esode-
ni mduRareba, ramac agrerigad gaiZulaT Tqven, rom gada-
gewyvitaT am frialo da gauval gzebze svla”. wmindanma
uTxra mas: “SeuZlebelia CemTvis, rom ar mivideT dawese-
bul adgilas”. maSin Seirbina Sin im kacma da kvlav gamo-
vida meuRlesTan erTad. isini sarefTelisa da somanite-
lis msgavsad, ferxTiT Seuvrdnen wmindans, magram radgan
ver gadaarwmunes, amjerad Cveni winamZRoli Wabuki Seuv-
rda mis Zmas, ioanes, da uTxra: “aha, aRar aris darCenili
CvenTan suli da davemorCiloT am kacs, radgan aRaraa si-
arulis dro”. magram wmindani miugebda: “romelmac gaba-
onSi iso navesas SeuCera mze da kidev — wminda bers besa-
rions, igive gagvxdis imis Rirss, rom am mzesTan erTad
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cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
Cueni, Seu[v]rda Zmasa missa iovanes da etyoda: `aha esera ara
daSTomil ars suli Cuen Tana, davemorCilneT kacsa amas, ra-
meTu arRara ars Jami slvisaA~. xolo wmidaA igi etyoda: `ro-
melman-igi gabaons iso navessa dauyena mze da kualad wmida-
sa mas bersa besarions, amanve Cuenca Rirs myvnes mzesa amas
Tana xilvad da Tayuanis-cemad wmidasa xatsa missa~. maSin war-
mouZRua kaci igi da warmo-raA-emarTnes, Wabukman man hrqua
wmidaTa maT: `locva yavT CemTYs, wmidano, rameTu xvale ine-
bos Tu RmerTman, SevemTxYo wmidaTa ferKTa TquenTa~. vi-
naAca ese gangebulebiT iqmna, raATa Tana-ewamos igi didebul-
sa mas saswaulsa, romelsa Semdgomad mciredisa egulebis sit-
yuasa warmoTqumaA.
da viTarca warmovediT, ipova winaSe Cuensa gzaA raAme,
iwroA da Zniad saWirveli. xolo garbanelman ubrZana Zesa
TYssa, raATa Tana gza-myves vidre piramde mdinarisa, romel-
sa STavediT raA, da aRmavalni kualad gYxilnes ZmaTa maT, mo-
guegebnes.
xolo Sen, sayuarelo, ganixile-Ra sakYrveli ese, rame-
Tu raJams kacisa misgan warmovediT da vidre moslvamde Cu-
enda, kualad ego mze adgilsa mas sityYsaebr wmidisa, rome-
li-ese gYkYrda da vadidebdiT RmerTsa, madidebelTa misTa.
xolo gYxilnes raA ZmaTa mun myofTa, cremloodes Cuen ze-
da, rameTu samoseli Cueni yolad arRara iyo, da ferKni Cu-
enni dajejkil da dabZarul iyvnes. da mcired raAme nugeSi-
nis-vieciT sazrdeli, romeli pova maT Tana, xolo ganTena raA,
SevwireniT locvani. da moiRo wmidaman man KeliTa TYsiTa
SeSaA, da viTarca pirvel vTquT, da Seqmnna juarni da aRmar-
Tna saxelsa zeda wmidaTa mTavar-angelozTasa. da viTarca
iyo Jami samJamisaA, vilocevdiT raA adgilsa mas, da aha esera
kaci igi garbaneli da Wabuki igi, moZRuari Cueni, da orni kac-
ni, ucxoni kacni, da moiwines swrafiT Cuenda. xolo Cuen vi-
xileniT raA, ganvixareT. da igini iyvnes Sepyrobil SiSiTa
raATme didiTa, da kacni igi ucxoni _ viTarca mkudarni xed-
viTa. xolo Cuen vikiTxevdiT mizezsa, Tu raAsaTYs sulTqumiT
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vnaxavT da Tayvans vcemT mis wminda xats". maSin gamouZRva
is kaci da rodesac gamoemarTnen, Wabukma uTxra wminda-
nebs: "iloceT CemTvis, wmindanno, radgan xval, Tu RmerTi
inebebs, Sevexebi Tqvens wminda fexebs". xolo es moxda RvTis
gangebiT, rom Tanamowame yofiliyo igi im didebuli sas-
waulisa, risi warmoTqmac cota xnis Semdeg aqvs ganzra-
xuli sityvas.
da rodesac wamovediT, gamoCnda Cvens win raRac gza,
viwro da Zalian saZnelo. garbanelma ubrZana Tavis Zes, rom
Tanamgzavroba gaewia CvenTvis vidre mdinaris piramde. ro-
desac iq CavediT da kvlav zeviT avediT, dagvinaxes Zmebma
da Semogvegebnen.
Sen ki, sayvarelo, daukvirdi am sakvirvelebas! rode-
sac im kacisgan wamovediT, sanam aq movidodiT, mze kvlav
im adgilze imyofeboda wmindanis sityvisebr, rac gvik-
virda da vadidebdiT RmerTs, romelic maradis adidebs
Tavis madideblebs, xolo rodesac gvnaxes iq myofma Zmeb-
ma, acremldnen Cvens gamo, radgan Cveni samosi saerTod
aRar arsebobda, Cveni fexebi ki daCeCqvili da damskdari
iyo. mcire ram nugeSiscemad miviReT saWmeli, rac aRmoC-
nda maTTan, xolo rodesac gaTenda, SevwireT locvebi, xo-
lo wmindanma Tavisi xeliT aiRo SeSa da, rogorc adre
vTqviT, gaakeTa jvrebi da aRmarTa wminda mTavarangeloz-
Ta saxelze. rodesac iyo dro mesame Jamisa, vloculobdiT
ra im adgilas, aha, is kaci, garbaneli, da Cveni winamZRo-
li Wabuki, agreTve ori adamiani (ucxo kacebi) aCqarebiT
movidnen CvenTan, Cven ki, davinaxeT ra, gavixareT, xolo
isini Sepyrobilebi iyvnen raRac didi SiSiT, xolo is ucxo
adamianebi Sesaxedavad iyvnen rogorc mkvdrebi. Cven ve-
kiTxebodiT mizezs, Tu ratom movidnen isini kvnesiT da
oxvriT, an Tu vin iyvnen es kacebi, mkvdarTa msgavsad uxmoni
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
da eqYT moiwines igini, anu vin arian kacni igi, romelni sa-
xed mkudarTa uKmo da usityu arian? xolo iwyo Txrobad gar-
banelman da hrqua wmidaTa maT: `raJams-igi warmoxuediT Tqu-
en, da Wabuki ese eyo friad maSural, da iyo Rame, da miviReT
sazrdeli da gYkYrda friadi simKne Tqueni da vadideT Rmer-
Ti da daviZineT. xolo gan-raA-Tena, winaSe Tquensa warmos-
lvad vemzadebodiT. aha esera iqmna ZrvaA da oxraA raAme, vi-
Tarca qarisaA da ganvkYrdiT friad. da Semdgomad mciredisa
movides kacni ese, viTarca-ese xedavT, da ZliT iwyes sityu-
ad. da viTarca vhkiTxevdiT, Tu: `raAme iyo KmaA ese da ZrvaA?~
xolo amaT mogYges da gurques, rameTu `ganipo klde igi,
romeli iyo dasavaliT tbisa mis, da warvides wyalni igi
mrRYeni, da Cuen, romelni vipoeniT garemos adgilisa mis, gan-
vibnieniT Zlierisa misgan zarisa da STamovediT kacisa amis,
rameTu mecnier iyo Cuenda~. da viTarca igini amas ityodes,
mowamed sityuaTa maTTa ixilveboda mdinare igi, rameTu ar-
Rara itevdes adgilni TYsni, rameTu yovliT kerZo gardaeca
mrRYe, viTarca mwYre, romlisaTYsca gankYrvebaman Seg-
Ypyrna yovelni.”
xolo Wabuki igi etyoda wmidasa mas: `aha esera vxedav, ra-
meTu sityuani Senni saqme arian, vinaA maKsovs guSindeli igi,
raJams-igi ubrZanebdiT kacsa mas, romeli Tanamogzaur gu-
eqmna vidre tbamde saTaKYisa, viTarmed: `adre ixilo misage-
beli kacTa amaT SfoTis-moyuareTa da kualad kacTa maT, ro-
melni-igi Sesakrebelsa mas wyalTasa wina rbiodes viTarca
eSmakeulni; rameTu vhgoneb, romel arcaRa Tu kuali ipoos
adgilisa mis~.
xolo viTarca dascxra mdinarisa mis didroaA, vcanT WeS-
mariti, viTarmed adgili igi tbisaA ixilvebis velad lodoa-
nad, xolo adgili igi wisqYl-saxlTaA kualad warRunil da
uCino. amissa Semdgomad Seuvrda wmidasa Wabuki igi da mii-
Ro locvaA, da hrqua: `ufalsa Tu enebos, adre gixilne, xolo
ukueTu raA gnebavs mTavrisa mier, mibrZaneT, rameTu masca hne-
bavs xilvaA Tqueni adre~. da wmidaman hrqua: `TYnier
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da usityvoni? maSin daiwyo Txroba garbanelma da uTxra
wmindanebs: “rodesac wamoxvediT Tqven, es Wabuki iyo Za-
lian daqanculi; Tan Rame iyo da miviReT saWmeli, gvik-
virda ra Tqveni metismeti mxneoba. vadideT RmerTi da da-
viZineT, xolo rodesac gaTenda, Tqvenken wamosasvlelad
vemzadebodiT da, aha, moxda raRac ryeva da qarisebr xma-
uri, rac Zalian gagvikvirda. cota xnis Semdeg movidnen
es kacebi, rogorc Tqven xedavT, da Zlivs daiwyes lapara-
ki. rodesac vekiTxebodiT, Tu ra iyo es xma da ryeva, amaT
mogviges da gviTxres: “gaipo klde, romelic im tbis da-
savleTiT iyo, da gadadinda mRvrie wyali, xolo Cven, rom-
lebic im adgilis garSemo aRmovCndiT, Zlieri SiSisgan
gavifanteniT da CamovediT am kacTan, radgan gvicnobda
Cven”. rodesac isini amas ambobdnen, maTi sityvebis mowmed
Canda mdinare, radgan veRar itevda mas kalapoti, rameTu
yovel mxares gadaedina mRvrie wyali, rogorc lafi, ris
gamoc gakvirvebam Segvipyro yvela.”
xolo is Wabuki eubneboda wmindans: “aha, vxedav, rom
Seni sityvebi saqmea, radgan maxsovs guSindeli, rodesac
ubrZanebdiT im kacs, romelic Tanamgzavrad gagvixda "sa-
Taxvis" tbamde, male naxavT misagebels am SfoTismoyvare
kacebisTvis da kidev im kacebisTvis, eSmakebiviT win rom
darbodnen wyalTa SesakrebelTan, radgan vfiqrob, rom
kvalic ki ar aRmoCndeba im adgilisa”.
rodesac dacxra mdinaris wyaldidoba, gavigeT sinam-
dvile, rom tbis adgili Canda kldovan velad, xolo wis-
qvil-saxlTa adgili ki walekiliyo da gauCinarebuliyo.
amis Semdeg Seuvrda wmindans Wabuki, miiRo dalocva da
uTxra mas: “ufali Tu inebebs, male gnaxavT, xolo Tu rai-
me gsurT mTavrisgan, mibrZaneT, radgan masac surs Tqveni
male naxva”. wmindanma miugo: “saRvTo kurTxevis gareSe
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
saRmrToAsa kurTxevisa araraAs mkadre varT winaSe missa, ra-
meTu TYT umjobesad uwyis yoveli, sityYsaebr solomonisa:
`yurni brZnisani maradis mza arian saRmrToTa sityuaTa~. da
warvida Wabuki igi da Cuen davSTiT adgilsave mas.
xolo mi-raA-iwia Wabuki igi winaSe mTavrisa, da yove-
live warmouTxra SemdgomiTi-Semdgomad. da romelTa esma,
gankYrvebaA daeca, zari ganhKda, da adidebdes RmerTsa, maSin
RmrTis-msaxuri igi SiSiTa da sixaruliTa aRivso da ware-
marTa xilvad saswaulTa maT da niSTa, da yovelni sabrZane-
belni misni mis Tana da garemo sanaxebni maT areTani, romel-
Taca asmioda didi ese sakYrvelebaA, da myis krebuli didZali
Sekrba adgilsa mas, sada-igi iyvnes wmidani igi. da viTarca
movida mTavari, ambors-uyo xatsa mas cxovelsa, da Sevrdo-
miT moikiTxna igini, da gankYrvebiT ikiTxvida saswaulTa
maTTYs. da yovelive zedamiwevniT cna kacTa maT mier, ro-
melni mas warevlinnes, viTar adgili tbisaA mis veloan qmnil
ars da Sesakrebeli igi wyalTaA dafarul iyo qYSaTa mier da
lodTa, romelsa kacni igi Wirisa misgan ganromilni TYT war-
moityodian.
xolo movides mRdelni da monazonni TYToeulTa maTgan
adgilTa da sixaruliT moikiTxvides wmidaTa maT. da sxuani-
ca monazonni mravalni Semokrbes. da adgilisa misgan mis mdi-
naris-kidisa locviT da litaniiT adgilsa mas pirvel Ksene-
bulsa borcusa aRvediT. da brZanebiTa mTavrisaATa moiqmna
adgili igi da veloan iqmna. da sxuanica mTavarni moiwines
garemoTa adgilTani da TYToeulni uTxrobdes wmidaTa maT
simarjuesa samonastreTa adgilTasa, da kacica igi, romel
pirvel iota ZinZed wodebulisa misgan adgilisa, mowled Se-
uvrdeboda da awuevda, raATa mun aSenebden. romelsaca miu-
go wmidaman da hrqua: `sulsa Sina ukeTursa SiSi RmrTisaA
ara daemkYdrebis, arca jer-iyo margalitsa dasxmad winaSe
RorTa, rameTu brmaAca Tana-warhKdebis oqrosa mis winaSe
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arafers SevkadrebT mas, radgan TviTon ufro kargad icis
yovelive, solomonis sityvisebr: “brZenis yurni mudam mza-
daa saRvTo sityvebisTvis”. wavida is Wabuki, xolo Cven
imave adgilas davrCiT.
rodesac miaRwia Wabukma mTavarTan da Tanamimdevru-
lad mouTxro yvelaferi, yvela, vinc gaigona, Secbunda,
Tavzari daeca da adidebda RmerTs. maSin RvTismsaxuri
mTavari SiSiT da sixaruliT aivso da mTel Tavis sabrZa-
nebelTan erTad gaemarTa saswaulTa da niSTa sanaxavad,
iseve, rogorc im adgilebis mezobeli mxareebi, romleb-
sac ki gaegonaT es didi sakvirveleba. myisve didZali kre-
buli Seikriba im adgilas, sadac wmindanebi iyvnen, xolo
rodesac movida mTavari, eambora igi cxovel xats da Sev-
rdomiT moikiTxa isini, Tan gakvirvebiT gamoikiTxa saswa-
ulTa Sesaxeb da yvelaferi zedmiwevniT gaigo im kacTa-
gan, romlebic mas gaegzavna, rom, Tu rogor qceuliyo ve-
lad tbis adgili da rogor dafaruliyo qviSiT da lo-
debiT wyalTa Sesakrebeli, rasac im ubedurebas gadarCe-
nili adamianebi TviTve ambobdnen.
movidnen agreTve mRvdlebi da monazvnebi yoveli ad-
gilidan da sixaruliT moikiTxavdnen wmindanebs. sxva mo-
nazonebic bevrni Seikribnen da mdinaris piras im adgi-
lidan locviT da litaniiT adre xsenebuli borcvis ad-
gilas avediT. mTavris brZanebiT damuSavda is adgili da
velobi gaxda. mezobeli adgilebidan sxva mTavrebic mo-
vidnen da yoveli maTgani amcnobda wmindanebs mosaxerxe-
bel samonastro adgilTa Sesaxeb. is kacic, romelic adre
gandevna man "ZinZed" wodebuli adgilisgan, siyvaruliT
Seuvrdeboda da exveweboda, rom iq eSenebinaT, romelsac
wmindanma ase miugo da uTxra: “ukeTur sulSi RvTis SiSi
ar mkvidrdeba, arc SeiZleba margalitebis dayra Rorebis
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
mdebaresa, aramed Sendobil iyavn pirveli cTomaA Seni, xolo
Cuen nu vin guaiZulebs sxuad cvalebad adgilisa~. xolo
yoveli igi krebuli didad gansTqumides: `ese saswaulni Ta-
namodgam arian moses mier qmnilTa maT ganpebasa zRYsasa da
kldisagan aRmocenebasa wylisasa da kualad kidobnisa mier
ganpebasa iordanisasa da kualad grigolis mier sakYrvelT
moqmedisa ganKmobasa mis tbisasa, romeli iyo mizez mtero-
bisa mis ZmaTaAsa. egreTve tbaA ese mizezi SfoTTa da kacis-
klvaTaA ganKma wmidaTa amaT mier~. xolo wmidaA igi, viTarca
iyo ucxoA zuaobisagan, miugo da hrqua maT: `nu hgonebT, mTa-
varno da erno, Tumca CueniTa raATme ZaliTa qmnil iyvnes sas-
waulni ese, aramed rameTu adida xati pirisa TYsisaA qriste-
man RmerTman, raATa Tquen grwmenes, viTarmed ara tyuvil da
amao arian saqmeni ese, romelTa Tquen xedavT~. mieriTgan ewo-
da saxeli Semsgavsebuli saqmeTa adgilsa mas, rameTu ewoda
zarz-ma erTa maTgan, romelni zariTa da SiSiTa miuTxrobe-
liTa Sepyrobil iyvnes. xolo locviT da galobiT ganaTies
Rame igi da ganTiad moikiTxnes wmidani igi da sixaruliT war-
vides saxid TYsa.
X. xolo RmrTis-msaxuri giorgi daSTa maT Tana da ub-
rZana, raATa moiZion adgili, sada hnebavs aRSenebad eklesiaA.
da miscna saKmarni uxuebiT. da warvidoda raA, ubrZana kua-
ladca moslvaA. mieriTgan iwyes Ziebad adgilsa, sada uSenon
RmerTsa sadidebelad eklesiaA. xolo wmidasa mas eneba, raA-
Tamca borcusa mas zeda umaRlessa aRaSena eklesiaA. da ZmaA
misi iovane da sxuani Zmani etyodes: `nu, wmidao mamao, adgilsa
amas, rameTu maRal da civ ars, da Zmani ese SiSuel da glaxak~.
romlisaTYsca iqmna cilobaA Soris maTsa. da viTarca-igi ge-
deon sawumisi dadva gamocdad saqmeTa da kualad didman
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
win,_ radgan brmac gverds uvlis mis win dadebul oqros,
magram Segendos Seni adrindeli Secdoma, Cven ki nuravin
gvaiZulebs adgilis sxvagan Secvlas”. mTeli is krebuli
metad ganadidebda mas: “es saswaulebi Tanaziaria moses-
gan qmnili zRvis gapobisa da kldisgan wylis aRmodinebi-
sa, agreTve kidobnis mier iordanis gapobisa da kidev gri-
gol sakvirvelTmoqmedis mier im tbis gaxmobisa, rac iyo
ZmaTa urTierTmtrobis mizezi. aseve gaxma am wmindanTa mi-
er es tbac, mizezi mSfoTvarebaTa da kaciskvlaTa”. magram
wmindani Sors iyo ampartavnebisgan da, amitom, miugo da
uTxra maT: “nu ifiqrebT, mTavarno da xalxo, rom TiTqos
Cveni ram ZaliT moxda es saswaulebi, aramed qriste Rmer-
Tma adida xati Tavisi pirisaxisa, raTa irwmunoT Tqven,
rom ar aris sicrue da amaoeba es saqmeebi, rasac Tqven xe-
davT”. amis Semdeg ewoda xsenebul adgils saqmeTa Sesafe-
risi, radgan zarzma daarqva mas im xalxma, romelic auwe-
reli SiSiT da zafriT iyo Sepyrobili. locviT da galo-
biT gaaTies maT is Rame, ganTiadisas ki moikiTxes wminda-
nebi da sixaruliT wavidnen TavianT saxlebSi.
10. xolo RvTismsaxuri giorgi darCa maTTan da ubrZa-
na, rom moeZiaT adgili, sadac isurvebdnen eklesiis aSe-
nebas. amasTan, uxvad misca maT, rac ki saWiro iyo da was-
vlisas ubrZana, rom kvlav misuliyvnen masTan. amis Semdeg
daiwyes maT adgilis Zebna, Tu sad aeSenebinaT RvTisTvis
sadideblad eklesia. wmindans surda, rom ufro maRal
borcvze aeSenebina eklesia, magram misi Zma ioane da sxvebi
eubnebodnen: ”am adgilas ara, wmindao mamao, radgan maRa-
lia igi da civi, es Zmebi ki SiSvlebia da Raribebi”. amis
gamo kamaTi warmoiqmna maT Soris. amitom, iseve rogorc
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Tevdosi naKSirTa mier moiZia adgili, sada aRaSenos monas-
teri, egreTve amaT netarTa yves, rameTu aRavsnes orni kan-
delni sworiTa zeTiTa da dadgnes adgilTa maT cilobisaTa.
rameTu iyo mcire Rele samxriT adgilsa mas umaRlessa, da
kandeli iovanesi dadga mun TYT iovane, xolo borcusa mas
zeda _ wmidaman serapion. da ornive dadges locvad. xolo
viTarca ganTena, ixilva davsebulad kandeli igi serapionisi,
xolo kandeli igi iovanesi brwyinvida vidre Sua samxramde.
rameTu ese gangebulebaA iyo saRmrToA, raATa ara swrafiT,
aramed friad Suenierad Jamsa TYssa aReSenos saydari maRalsa
mas adgilsa. ese raA ixiles yovelTa, daamtkices, raATa mun
iwyon Senebad eklesiisa.
xolo wmidaman man hrqua Zmasa TYssa TaflmwTolvariTa
miT eniTa: `Zmao iovane, RmerTman gaCuena sakYrveli ese di-
debuli, rameTu ixila naklulevanebaA gonebisa SenisaA. xo-
lo ese uwyode, viTarmed Semdgomad mciredisa adgilsa amas
aReSenos saydari friad Suenieri~. da Sehkazmes adgili igi,
da Seemateboda ricxusa ZmaTasa, rameTu moizidvida saxel-
ganTqumulebaA kacisa mis RmrTisaA, da saxed mdinarisa ir-
wyvebodes tkbilTa maT sityuaTa misTagan. rameTu kaci igi
pirvel Ksenebuli garbaneli da orni igi Zmani, romelni dan-
Tqmasa tbisasa ganernes, ikurTxnes monazonad KeliTa mis wmi-
disaATa, vinaATgan axalsa amas moses ebrZana axlisa isra lisa
winamZRurobaA, amisTYs uKmdes Tana-Semwed saqmesa mis kar-
visa axalni beseliel da eliab. rameTu ara Tu nislsa Sevida
da ficarni qvisani moixuna, romelsa Sjuli da mcnebani weril
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gedeonma sawmisi dado saqmeTa gamosacdelad1 da kidev
iseve, rogorc didma Tevdosim naxSiriT moiZia is adgi-
li, sadac unda aeSenebina monasteri, amgvaradve gaakeTes
am netarebmac, radgan aavses ori kandeli Tanabari zeTiT
da dadges isini sacilobel adgilebze, rameTu iyo pata-
ra Rele ufro maRali adgilis samxreTiT da iq daidga
ioanes kandeli TviT ioanesgan, xolo xsenebul borcvze —
wminda serapionis mier. Semdeg orive locvad dadga da
rodesac gaTenda, naxes serapionis kandeli Camqrali, xo-
lo ioanes kandeli brwyinavda Sua samxrobamde, radgan
RvTis gangeba iyo es, rom ara naCqarevad, aramed Tavis dro-
ze metad mSvenivrad aSenebuliyo saydari im maRal adgi-
las. amitom, rodesac maT naxes momxdaric, gadawyvites,
rom iq2 daewyoT eklesiis Seneba.
magram wmindanma TafladmwveTi eniT uTxra Tavis Zmas:
“Zmao ioane, RmerTma giCvena es didebuli sakvirveleba,
radgan ixila Seni gonebis sinaklule, Tumca es icode, rom
cota xnis Semdeg am adgilas3 aSendeba metad mSvenieri say-
dari”. maT ki moamzades is adgili..._ xolo ZmaTa ricxvs
emateboda, radgan am RvTis kacis saxelganTqmuloba bevrs
izidavda, romlebic mdinarisebr irwyvebodnen misi tkbi-
li sityvebiT. amasTan, zemoxsenebuli kaci garbaneli da
misi ori Zma, romlebic tbis danTqmas gadaurCnen, wminda-
nis xeliT monazonebad ekurTxnen. vinaidan am axal moses
ebrZana axali israelis winamZRvroba, amis gamo esaWiroe-
boda mas karvis Senebis saqmeSi TanaSemweebad axali bese-
lieli da eliabi,_ radgan araTu nislSi Sevida igi da
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Sdr. msj. 6:37-38.
2
RelesTan, sadac ioanem aanTo sanTeli.
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maRal borcvze.
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iyvnes, aramed TYT igi aRmwereli maTi gonebiTa moaqunda,
romeli masve, moses, napralsa kldisasa dafarulsa etyoda:
`me var, romeli igi var~. da mTasa zeda Taborsa moses da eli-
as Tana zraxvida, TavTa maT Tana mowafeTasa, ese aqa KorciTa
gamosaxuli mKarTa zeda etYrTa da Tayuanis-sacemelad mor-
wmuneTa aRemarTa. romlisaTYsca iwyes Senebad eklesiisa da
dadves safuZveli adgilsa mas, romeli iovane gamoarCia. xo-
lo saWiro iqmna SenebaA misi, rameTu qvani maT adgilTani tye-
Tagan dafarul iyvnes, vinaAca wylisagan raAsme Ronierob-
des da uSuersa rasme qvasa muniT gamoiRebdes.
xolo iyvnes xuroTmoZRuar da zedamdgomel saqmisa mis
garbaneli da orni igi Zmani. xolo ganiTqua raA, viTarmed ese-
viTarni ese kacni esreT aRaSeneben eklesiasa, iwyes saxed mdi-
narisa moslvad saqmesa mas eklesiisasa. da ara ipova raATur-
TiT qvaA, da WiriT da SromiT mdinarisa misgan moiRebdes. vi-
naAca kualadca movida mun RmrTis-msaxuri igi giorgi da
ganicada yoveli saqme maTi, da iurvoda, raATamca keTilad
aReSena eklesiaA igi. da mouKda gulsa da hrqua wmidaTa maT:
`qristes mier ganbrZnobilno mamano, ukueTu sTnavs siwmi-
desa Tquensa, ars adgili erTi, sada eklesiaA misi dacemul
ars Zrvisagan. aw, ukueTu hbrZanoT, advil ars, raATa igi mo-
viRoT~. xolo cnes raA wmidaTa maT, rameTu uKmrad mdebare
ars eklesiaA igi, brZanes, raATa swrafiT Kel-yon saqmesa mas.
da iwyes moRebad meyseulad raodeni eKmareboda eklesiisa
misTYs. da icnobebian qvani igi zogs-raAme kuTxTa mier da
kamaraTa. xolo ars saxeli adgilisa mis umwaA, romeli So-
ravs aTormet milion.
xolo Semdgomad samisa wlisa srul iqmna eklesiaA da Se-
imko yovliTa gangebiTa, romeli Sehgvanda Jamsa mas. da aR-
marTes mas Sina cxovels-myofeli xati feriscvalebisaA. da
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qvis ficrebi miiRo, romlebzec sjuli da mcnebebi iyo da-
werili, aramed TviT amaT damwers atarebda gonebiT, vinc
imave moses, kldis napralSi dafaruls, eubneboda: "me var,
romelic var, da vinc Taboris mTaze mosesTan da eliasTan
erTad metyvelebda mowafeTa korifeebTan erTad;_ swored
igi, aq xorciT gamosaxuli, mxrebze itvirTa man da aRmar-
Ta morwmuneTa Tayvansacemad, risTvisac daiwyes eklesiis
Seneba da saZirkveli dades im adgilas, romelic ioanem
gamoarCia, Tumca gaZnelda misi Seneba, radgan im adgilebze
qvebi tyeebiT iyo dafaruli. amitom, wylisgan Tu axer-
xebdnen rames da iqidan gamohqondaT uSveri ram qvebi.
xuroTmoZRvarni da am saqmis zedamxedvelni iyvnen gar-
baneli da is ori Zma, xolo rodesac gavarda xma, rom ase-
Ti adamianebi amgvarad aSeneben eklesias, daiwyes mdina-
risebr mosvla eklesiis saSeneblad, magram radgan vera-
nairad ver moipoves qva, mdinaridan gamohqondaT igi ga-
WirvebiT da jafiT. amitom, kvlav mivida iq RvTismsaxuri
giorgi, romelic daakvirda mTel maT saqmianobas da wux-
da ra imaze, rom kargad aSenebuliyo eklesia, erTi azri
gauCnda da uTxra wmindanebs: "qristes mier gabrZnobilo
mamebo, Tuki esaTnoeba Tqvens siwmindes, aris adgili, sa-
dac dacemulia iqauri eklesia miwisZvrisgan da axla, Tu
brZanebT, advilia misi wamoReba". gaiges ra wmindanebma,
rom gamouyeneblad iyo dadebuli is eklesia, brZanes, rom
male daewyoT saqme. dauyovnebliv daiwyes imdenis wamo-
Reba, ramdenic sWirdebodaT eklesiisTvis (ramdenadme ic-
noba kidec es qvebi kuTxeebiTa da kamarebiT). TviT im ad-
gilis saxelia "umwa", romelic moSorebulia daaxloebiT
Tvrameti miliT.
dasrulda eklesia sami wlis Semdeg da Seimko igi yo-
velgvari wesiT, rac ki Sehferoda im dros. aRmarTes mas-
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isaAA
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amissa Semdgomad senakebica iSenes ZmaTa. da Semokrba krebu-
li didZali ZmaTaA, rameTu madli sulisaA da saxelganTqumu-
lebaA kacisa mis RmrTisaA moizidvida yovelTa. rameTu ityYs
ufali, viTarmed: `sadaca iyvnen orni, gina samni, Sekrebul
saxelisa CemisaTYs, mun var me maT Soris~. raoden ufroAs mra-
valTa Tana SekrebulTa RmrTis-msaxurebisaTYs! xolo
RmrTis-msaxurman giorgi miscna yovelni saKmarni, jorebi
da karaulebi, da raodeni raA uKmda simravlesa ZmaTasa. xolo
wmidaman man ganaCina wesni da kanonni saeklesioni, romlisa
mier irwyvebodes saRmrToATa madliTa, vinaAca soflebnica
(!) miscna kacman man RmrTisaman giorgi, vidremdis moswrafe
iyo, raATa yovelive adgilisa misTYs waragos. xolo mra-
valTa iwyes mibaZvebad misa. da viTarca pirvel karavsa moses-
sa TualTa da margalitTa da sxuaTaca maT nivTTa aRSenebi-
saTYs karvisa, egreTve saxed Zalisaebr aCuenebdes Sesawiravsa
axlisa amis karvisasa, romel ars eklesiaA qristesi.
XI. xolo aqa sxuad icvalebis leqsi sityYsaA usakuTre-
sad Tqumad saswaulTa wmidisa amis kacisaTa da raATa cxov-
rebaAca RmrTis-msaxurisa giorgisi umetes gamocxadnes. xo-
lo mogueTxra ese ara Tu uCinoTa vieTme mier kacTa, aramed
friadca saCinoTa da brwyinvaleTa, vityYT ukue giorgis
ebiskopossa mawyuerelsa, romeli-igi aRmoscenda Kevisagan
Suartylisa, mSobelTagan warCinebulTa da RmrTis-moSiS-
Ta, xolo aRizarda igi ganTumulsa mas udabnosa opizas, ra-
meTu ityoda RmerT-Semosili igi utyuveliTa miT piriTa, vi-
Tarmed: viyav raA udabnosa opizisasa, sayofelsa wmidisa wi-
namorbedisa naTlis-mcemelisasa, da mier aRved didisa mamisa
miqaelisa da viyav raA winaSe missa, maSin waravlinna miqael
orni mowafeTa misTaganni da miuwera ebistole serapions da
Zmasa missa iovanes mswrafl mislvad winaSe missa, rameTu
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Si feriscvalebis cxovelmyofeli xati, xolo amis Semdeg
Zmebma senakebic aiSenes. Seikriba ZmaTa didZali krebuli,
radgan suliwmindis madli da am RvTis kacis saxelgan-
Tqmuloba izidavda yvelas, radgan ambobs ufali: "sadac
iqneba ori anda sami, Sekrebili Cemi saxelisTvis, iq var
me maT Soris",_ da Tu orTan da samTan aris igi, ramdenad
ufro — bevrTan erTad, romlebic Seikribnen RvTismsa-
xurebisaTvis? RvTismsaxurma giorgim misca maT yovelive
mosaxmarisi, jorebi, virebi da rac ki ram sWirdeboda Zma-
Ta simravles. wmindanma ganaCina saeklesio wesebi da ka-
nonebi, rac saRvTo madliT rwyavda maT, RvTis kacma gi-
orgim ki soflebic miuboZa, im zomamde, rom mosurne iyo
am adgilisTvis gaeRo yovelive. amasTan, bevrma daiwyo misi
mibaZva da rogorc Zvelad moses karvisTvis gascemdnen
Tvlebs, margalitebs da sxva nivTebsac, rom aSenebuliyo
es karavi, amgvaradve Zalisamebr aCendnen Sesawiravs am axa-
li karvisaTvis, rac aris qristes eklesia.
11. magram aq sxva mxares icvleba sityvaTSewyoba, rom
ufro zedmiwevniT iTqvas am kacis saswaulTa Sesaxeb da
RvTismsaxuri giorgis cxovrebac ufro metad gacxaddes.
xolo gveuwya es araTu vinme umniSvnelo adamianebis, ara-
med Zalian gamoCenilTa da brwyinvaleTa mier. kerZod, vgu-
lisxmob giorgis, mawyverel episkoposs, romelic daiba-
da "Suartylis" xevSi, warCinebuli da RvTismoSiSi mSob-
lebisgan, xolo aRizarda opizis ganTqmul udabnoSi, rad-
gan ambobda es RmerTSemosili Tavisi utyuari piriT: "ro-
desac vimyofebodi opizis udabnoSi, wminda winamorbedi-
sa da naTlismcemlis savaneSi, aqedan avedi did mamasTan,
miqaelTan, da viyavi ra mis winaSe, wargzavna man Tavisi
ori mowafe da miswera epistole serapions da mis Zmas
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isaAA
zarzmelisa
icoda Jami ganslvisa TYsisaA, raATa ixilvnen urTierTas da
raATa zedamiwevniT cnas, Tu viTar iqmna SenebaA zeciT uwye-
bulisa mis adgilisaA. xolo igi, viTarca iyo brZanebasa moZ-
Rurisasa morCil, mswrafl movida TYsiT ZmiTurT, romelsa
sxuanica mravalni Zmani hyves. da viTarca ixiles urTierTas
didman miqael da serapion, ganiSues, viTarca Sehgavs mxiaru-
lebiT, cremlTa Tana aRreviT hmadlobdes RmerTsa da miiRes
kurTxevaA yovelTa ZmaTa urTierTas. da viTarca gardaKdes
orni dReni da ganvisueneT, mesamesa dResa iwyo didman miqa-
el da gamohkiTxa warmarTebaA da viTarebaA adgilisa mis, anu
Tu vin iyo Tana-Semwe da moRuawe maTda. xolo netarman se-
rapion iwyo pirveliTgan da yoveli warmouTxra: da viTar Tana-
Semwe maTda iqmna didi igi mTavari giorgi CorCaneli, da yo-
velive maT zeda mowevnuli, da viTar adgilsa mas orZis sim-
ravle ZmaTa, da saswaulTa maTTYs didTa ganKmobisaTYs tbi-
sa da kacTa maTTYs urCTa dafarvisa, da yovelive, raAca iq-
mna, SemdgomiTi-Semdgomad. vinaA ganixara wmidaman man da mad-
li misca RmerTsa da akurTxa kurTxeuli igi kaci giorgi Cor-
Caneli; da Tu viTar Semsgavsebuli saxeli ewoda zarzma er-
Ta mier, saswaulTa sakYrvelTa zarganKdilTa. ese yoveli raA
esma wmidasa mas, ixarebda suliTa.
amissa Semdgomad mouwoda mamaman miqael kelarsa da
hrqua, raATa mza-yos seri. mere warTqunes ganwesebulni
fsalmunni Jamsa cxraJmisasa da dasxdes serobad, da iwdies
RYno, da sulieri da Korcieli sixaruli ganzaves. maSin wmi-
daman mamaman didTa niSTa da saswaulTa mier brwyinvaleman
miqael mixeda netarsa serapions da hrqua: `N sayuarelo Svi-
lo da Zmao serapion, mrwams WeSmaritad RmrTisa saswaulTa
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ioanes, raTa saswrafod mosuliyvnen masTan (radgan ico-
da Tavisi micvalebis Jami), rom enaxaT maT erTimeore da,
amasTan, isic zedmiwevniT Seetyo, Tu rogor moxda aSene-
ba zecidan uwyebuli adgilisa. serapionic, radgan igi iyo
morCili moZRvris brZanebisa, swrafad movida Tavis Zmas-
Tan erTad, axlda ra kidev sxva bevri Zmac da rodesac na-
xes erTimeore didma miqaelma da serapionma, rogorc Se-
saferisia, gaixares mxiarulebiT, madlobdnen ra RmerTs
cremlTa urTierTSereviT. yvela Zmam erTimeorisgan kur-
Txeva miiRo. rodesac gavida ori dRe da movisveneT, mesa-
me dRes Seudga didi miqaeli imis gamokiTxvas, Tu rogor
waremarTeboda saqme da ra viTareba iyo im adgilTan da-
kavSirebiT, an Tu vin iyo maTi TanaSemwe da meurve. netar-
ma serapionma daiwyo Tavidan da yovelive auwya, Tu ro-
gor gauxda maT TanaSemwed didi mTavari giorgi CorCane-
li, Tu ra gadaxdaT saerTod maT Tavs, Tu rogor izrdeba
ZmaTa simravle; uambo tbis daSrobisa da urCi adamiane-
bis danTqmis did saswaulTa Sesaxeb, agreTve yvelafer ima-
ze, rac TandaTan moxda (amiT gaixara wminda miqaelma, aRuv-
lina madloba RmerTs da akurTxa is kurTxeuli kaci —
giorgi CorCaneli). amcno isic, Tu rogor uwoda sakvir-
veli saswaulebiT Tavzardacemulma xalxma im adgils Se-
saferisi saxeli zarzma. ismina ra wmindanma es yovelive,
ixarebda suliT.
amis Semdeg mouwoda mama miqaelma mnes da uTxra, rom
gaemzadebina vaxSami. Semdeg warmoTqves mecxre Jamis dros
dawesebuli fsalmunebi, dasxdnen savaxSmod, Sesves Rvino
da sulieri da xorcieli sixaruli ganazaves. maSin wmin-
da mama miqaelma, didi niSebiTa da saswaulebiT brwyinva-
lem, Sexeda netar serapions da uTxra: "hoi, sayvarelo Svi-
lo da Zmao serapion, WeSmaritad mwams RvTisa im
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isaAA
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maTTYs Sen mier aRsrulebulTa, anu Tu viTar iyos warmar-
TebaA adgilisa mis, gulsavse viqmne, ukueTu ese iqmnes~. xo-
lo gangebiTa saRmrToATa iyo kedelsa eklesiisasa rtoA ba-
AaAsaA mraval-Jameuli. da aRiRo KeliTa TYsiTa mamaman miqa-
el da misca wmidasa serapions da hrqua: `Svilo, dahnerge ese
maxlobelad eklesiisa, da ukueTu ganedldes, uwyode WeS-
maritad, rameTu nayofierebaA ars adgilisa mis, warved da
guls-modgined aSenebdi~. vinaAca gankYrvebaman Seipyrna yo-
velni mun msxdomareni da hrques urTierTas: `ara did ars or-
Tave amaT mier sidide saswaulisaA~. xolo yolad ucxoA igi
zuaobisagan Seuvrda wmidasa mas da etyoda: `wmidao RmrTi-
sao, winaSe Sensa araraA SeuZlebel ars, rameTu KelmwifebaA
mogiRebies mTaTaca cvalebamde~. da gamouRo KelTa misTa da
dahnerga queyanasa. xolo Semdgomad mciredisa ganedlda da
rto-gardafeniT qadagebda didebulsa mas saswaulsa. da vi-
Tarca ixiles yovelTa, gankYrdes da adidebdes RmerTsa. da
viTarca ganisma saswauli ese garemoTa maT udabnoTa, yovelni
ganhkrTes da misces didebaA RmerTsa da moqmedsa sakYrve-
lebaTasa.
XII. xolo Seudga saswauli saswaulsa, romelsa egulve-
bis TqumaA da kualad-qcevaA sazRvarTave TYsTa sityYsaTa. ra-
meTu vidreRa iyvnes esreT Jam raodenme mxiarulni suliTa da
SuebiTa, da yovelni aRivsebodes saRmrToATa madliTa, xolo
dResa erTsa ilocvides raA Jamsa samJmisasa da aha esera daeca
gankYrvebaA wmidasa mas da myovar Jam dga gancYbrebuli. amis-
sa Semdgomad viTarca rulisagan Rrmisa ganRYZebulman mi-
xedna netarsa serapions da hrqua: `iswrafe, Zmao, da warved ad-
gilTa namuSakevTa SenTa, rameTu SfoTni raAme SemTxuevad
arian Jam raodenme, xolo Tu undes RmerTsa, adre iqmnas
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saswaulTa gamo, Sen rom aRasrule; amasTan, Tu rogor wa-
remarTeba saqme im adgilTan dakavSirebiT, amaSi darwmu-
nebuli maSin viqnebi, es Tu moxdeba". xolo saRvTo gange-
biT iyo eklesiis kedelTan balis Zveli toti, rac aiRo
Tavisi xeliT mama miqaelma, misca wminda serapions da uT-
xra: “Svilo, darge es eklesiis axlos da Tu ganedldeba,
WeSmaritad icode, rom nayofiereba eqneba im adgils. wa-
di da gulmodgined aSene”. amis gamo gakvirvebam Seipyro
yvela iq msxdomi, romlebmac uTxres erTmaneTs: “gana ori-
ve maTganisgan didi ar aris am saswaulis sidiade?” mag-
ram iyo ra serapioni medidurobisgan yovliTurT ganSo-
rebuli, Seuvrda wmindans da uTxra: "RvTis wmindano, Sens
winaSe araferia SeuZlebeli, radgan miRebuli gaqvs Za-
laufleba TviT mTebis Secvlamde". da gamoarTva xelidan
is toti da Cargo miwaSi, rac cota xnis Semdeg ganedlda
da rtogadaSliT qadagebulhyo es didebuli saswauli.
rodesac yvelam naxa igi, gaukvirdaT da adides RmerTi,
xolo rogorc ki cnobili gaxda es saswauli axlomdebare
udabnoebisTvis, yvelas Tavzari daeca da adides maT Rmer-
Ti, sakvirvelebaTa moqmedi.
12. xolo saswauls mihyva saswauli, ris Tqmasac api-
rebs sityva, kvlav miubrundeba ra igi Tavis sazRvrebs,
radgan sanam isini garkveuli droiT iyvnen ase mxiarulni
suliT da lxeniT, da yvelani aRivsebodnen saRvTo mad-
liT, erT dRes, rodesac loculobdnen mesame Jamis gange-
bas,_ aha, gaucnaurda wminda miqaeli da karga xans idga
gancvifrebuli. amis Semdeg man, TiTqosda Rrma Zilisgan
gaRviZebulma, Sexeda netar serapions da uTxra: “iCqare,
Zmao, da wadi Sens namuSakev adgilebSi, radgan raRac
mSfoTvarebani atydeba garkveuli xniT, xolo Tu RmerTs
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
ganqarvebaA maTi, garna me vera mixilo odesca sofelsa amas,
rameTu adre warval amier. xolo Sekrebasa mas yovelTasa ne-
biTa RmrTisaATa gixilo mxiaruli da brwyinvale, viTarva raA
muSaki keTili, sasyidliTa ganmdidrebuli. xolo ZmaA Seni io-
vane mivedin adgilsa sxuasa, romeli, iswaos raA, Senebasa missa
moswrafed Tana-mzrunvel eqmnas kacTa maT, romelni povnes
adgilsa mas, romelsa monasteri aSenos. da misca mas saswauli
da niSi, romelsa eguleboda mislvaA iovanes.
xolo eseviTari raA tkbili anderZi warmoTqua da yove-
li yofadi winaAswar mouswava da wargzavnna cremliTa aR-
savseni da ufroAs-Ra, rameTu ara esvides kualad xilvasa mis-
sa. xolo moiwines raA didsa mas udabnosa klarjeTisasa, opi-
zas, moegebnes maT mamani da surviliT mowled moikiTxnes da
Semsgavsebuli pativi winauyves. da viTarca dayvnes dReni rav-
dennime...
xolo viTarca iyo wmidaA igi mdabal da aRuzuavebel,
tkbiliTa da daSniTa KmliTa ixilveboda mdgomared xuroTa
Tana saeklesioTa, rameTu iyo sxuaTave Tana saTnoebaTa mec-
nier sjulTa saeklesioTa da friad Semkul wesiTa xucobi-
saATa.
vinaA ixila vinme igi eseviTariTa saxiTa zuavman da sila-
RiTa Sepyrobilman, iwyo gmobad wmidisa mis da ityoda: `aha
didi da ganTqumuli serapion viTar-Ra usityu da uKmo ixil-
vebis da raATurTiT eseviTarTa pativTa yolad ara Rirs ars
ese~. amas raA ityoda SuriTa saeSmakoATa aRsavse igi, eha sak-
YrvelebaTa SenTa qriste! rameTu sityuaA winawarmetyueli-
saA srul iqmna, romeli ityYs: `ufalman miagos usjuloebaA
maTi~, da kualad: `utyu iyavn enaA mzakuari metyueli mar-
TlisaTYs usjuloebasa~. xolo viTarca mdgomare iyvnes ek-
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
endomeba, male moxdeba maTi dacxroma, Tumca me veRaraso-
des mnaxav am sofelSi, radgan male waval aqedan, im sayo-
velTao Sekrebisas ki RvTis nebiT gnaxav mxiaruls da gab-
rwyinebuls, rogorc karg mSromels, sazRauriT gamdid-
rebuls, xolo Seni Zma ioane sxva adgilas wavides, rome-
lic eniSneba ra, mis Senebaze gulmodgined izrunos im ada-
mianebTan erTad, xsenebul adgilas rom ipovis, sadac mo-
nasteri unda aaSenos". da misca mas im adgilis saswauli
da niSi, sadac unda misuliyo ioane.
warmoTqva ra es tkbili anderZi da yovelive samomav-
lo winaswar moaswava ra maTTvis, amis Semdeg gauSva isi-
ni, romlebic cremliT savse iyvnen. da es gansakuTrebiT
imitom, rom aRar hqondaT misi kvlav naxvis imedi. rode-
sac klarjeTis did udabnos, opizas miaRwies, moegebnen
mamebi, romlebmac wadierad da siyvaruliT moikiTxes isi-
ni da Sesaferisi pativi miages, xolo rodesac dahyves iq
ramdenime dRe ...
magram radgan wminda serapioni iyo Tavmdabali da
araamayi, saeklesio xuroebTan mdgomad xedavdnen mas Ta-
visi tkbili da saamuri xeliT, iyo ra sxva saTnoebebTan
erTad, saeklesio sjulTa mcodnec da xucobis wesiT me-
tad Semkuli.
amitom, aseTi saxiT rodesac naxa igi viRac amparta-
vanma da siamayiT Sepyrobilma, daiwyo wmindanis gmoba da
Tqva: “aha didi da saxelganTqmuli serapioni rogor usit-
yvo da uxmo Cans da saerTod, aranairad ar aris igi am-
gvar pativTa Rirsi”. ambobda ra amas da iyo ra eSmakeuli
SuriT aRvsili, — hoi, Sens sakvirvelebebs, qriste, — aR-
srulda sityva winaswarmetyuelisa, romelic ambobs: “ufa-
li miagebs maT usjuloebas maTsas”,_ da kidev: “utyvi gax-
des ena mzakvari, romelic marTlisTvis usjuloebas
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lesias, myis winaSe yovelTasa daeca kaci igi uKmod mdebare
da gardamoagdo enaA gansivebuli, saSinelTa perooda da gor-
vida. maSin gankYrvebaman Seipyrna yovelni igi dasni mgalo-
belTani, xolo romelTa asmioda kacisa misgan gmobaA igi wmi-
disaTYs, urTierTas ityodes: `nuukue mis mier moiwia
mswrafli ese mxilebaA~. xolo kaci igi moiego gonebasa da
gulisKma-yo cTomilebaA TYsi da daRacaTu eniTa ver met-
yuelebda, aramed egreTca Seuvrda mwyobrsa mas mamaTasa da
winaSe maTsa aRiara cTomilebaA TYsi. xolo yovelni igi Se-
uvrdes wmidasa mas, raATa miuteos codvaA igi. da igi esreT
etyoda maT: `krebulo wmidao da mwyobro rCeulo, nu iyo-
fin, Tumca Cem ZliT raA SehmTxueoda Zmasa amas, aramed sit-
yYsaebr iakob mociqulisa: `Tana-guac ZmaT-moyuarebiT, raA-
Ta yovelTa ulocoT, da ufalman yos lxinebaA uZlurisaA
amis~. xolo yovelni igi umetes Seuvrdes wmidasa amas: `miu-
teve, wmidao RmrTisao, da Seiwyale sawyalobeli ese~. xolo
wmidaA igi etyoda: `aha da meca mza var Tquen Tana~. da moid-
rikna muKlni da Tqua: `ufalo iesu, Zeo RmeTisa mamisao, ro-
meli moxued soflad moZiebad SecTomilTa, viTarca-igi sit-
yYTa aRatyue yruA igi da uytY, egreTve, meufeo ufalo
RmerTo, gankure yrmaAca ese, romeli SescTa siveragiTa eS-
makisaATa~. da viTarca ese Tqua, myis dascxra friadi igi sas-
tikebaA enisa misisaA da kualad-ego adgilsave TYssa. da ro-
melTa ixiles, gankYrvebulni adidebdes RmerTsa.
da ganiTqua saswauli ese yovelTa Soris da ityodes: `ro-
melman-igi rtoA baAaAsaA ganKmeli furclis-mSoblad gamo-
aCina msgavsad ganKmelisa mis Kelisa, romeli-igi gaknurna
ufalman, da ahronis mier ganedlebulisa mis kuerTxisa da
kualad xisa mis, romeli miyrdnobiTa didisa mowamisa xara-
lampisaTa ganedlda, da myis nayofier iqmna, da kualad
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metyvelebs",_ xolo radgan eklesiaSi idgnen, myisve yve-
las Tvalwin daeca is kaci, gaxda uxmod mdebare, gadmoag-
do gasiebuli ena, saSinlad wamouvida duJi da goravda.
maSin gakvirvebam Seipyro mgalobelTa mTeli dasi, xolo
romlebsac gaegonaT am kacisgan wmindanis gmoba, erTimeo-
reSi ambobdnen: "nuTu mis mier daemarTa amas es dauyovne-
beli mxileba?"is kaci ki gons moego, mixvda Tavis cTomi-
lebas da Tumca eniT ver laparakobda, magram mainc Seuv-
rda mamaTa mwyobrs da maT winaSe aRiara Tavisi Secdoma.
maSin yvelani Seuvrdnen wmindans, rom mietevebina misTvis
codva, wmindani ki ase eubneboda maT: “wminda krebulo da
rCeulo mwyobro, nu moxdeba ise, rom Cem gamo hqondes ra-
ime SemTxveuli am Zmas, aramed iakob mociqulis sityvisebr
"gvmarTebs yvelas vulocoT ZmaTmoyvarebiT, da ufalma mis-
ces Sveba am uZlurs”._ magram ufro metad Seuvrda wmin-
dans yvela: “miuteve, RvTis wmindano, da Seiwyale es sab-
ralo”. wmindani miugebda: “aha, TqvenTan erTad mzad var
mec”. moidrika man muxlebi da Tqva: “ufalo ieso, mamaR-
merTis Zeo, romelic moxvedi soflad SecdenilTa mosaZi-
eblad, iseve, rogorc sityviT aametyvele yru da utyvi,
amgvaradve, meufeo ufalo RmerTo, gankurne es Wabukic,
romelic Secda eSmakis siveragis gamo”. rogorc ki Tqva
man es, myisve daucxra im kacs enis mZafri tkivili da kvlav
daubrunda Tavis adgils, xolo vinc naxa igi, gakvirvebu-
li adidebda RmerTs.
es saswauli yvelasTvis cnobili gaxda. ase ambobdnen:
”romelmac baiis gamxmari toti furclis gamomRebad ga-
moaCina msgavsad im gamxmari xelisa, romelic gankurna
ufalma, agreTve msgavsad im kverTxisa, ahronis mier rom
ganedlda, an kidev msgavsad im xisa, romelic didmowame
xaralampis miyrdnobiT ganedlda da myisve nayofieri
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
akrakantelTa naTelman grigoli, amaT saswaulTa araraAT uda-
res arian. aw aRsrulebulni ese wmidisa serapionis mier. ra-
meTu ityYs ufali: `romelsa me vhrwmene, umetesi Cemsa qmnes~,
da sakYrvel ars RmerTi wmidaTa Soris misTa. amaT da amaTvi-
TarTa urTierTas utyodes yovelni igi da adidebdes Rmer-
Tsa.
XIII. amier kualad vipyraT neSti igi TxrobisaA da pir-
velsave sityuasa aRvideT. da viTarca ese saswaulni iqmnnes
wmidisa mis mier adgilTa maT, romelTa aRzrdil-Ra iyo, da
winaSe moZRurisa, romeli iyo Tav da warmarTeba yovelTa saq-
meTa misTa, da ZmaAca igi maTi uxucesi, romeli pirvel vaKse-
neT, ixiles da surviliT moikiTxes. da Tana eqceoda yovelsa
mas mun yofasa Sina maTsa, xolo ijmnes wmidaTa maT udabnoA-
sa misgan, da moikiTxnes wmidani igi mamani da warvides. da
viTarca gardavles mTaA igi arsian wodebuli da mivides Kev-
sa yvelisasa, xolo iqmna raAme munca naklulevanebisa srul
yofad gangebulebiT, rameTu aha esera moegebnes kacni vinme
monazonni da hrques: `keTilad moxuediT, saRmrTono muSak-
no qristes venaKisano, rameTu brZanebul ars, raATa adgilTa
amaT Tquen mier aReSenos monasteri, romelsa Cuenca viWir-
viT, da mogeliT Tquen, viTarca uwyebulni, rameTu aqaca Tqu-
enve xarT winamZRuar da maswavlel saqmeTa amaT~. da uCuenes
adgili, romelsa zeda ixilvnes niSni igi brZanebisaebr didi-
sa miqaelisisa, da ubrZana wmidaman serapion Zmasa TYssa, raATa
guls-modgined iwyos da aRaSenos monasteri brZanebisaebr
wmidisa mis. romlisaTYsca saqme ese friad SeuZnda iovanes,
garna ver mkadre iqmna wina-ganwyobad orTave maT brZanebasa,
aramed ese xolo hrqua serapions: `ukueTu jer-ars, raATa Ja-
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
gaxda, anda msgavsad agrigantelTa naTlismcemlis grigo-
lisa, — am saswaulebze arafriT udaresi ar aris yove-
live is, rac wminda serapionis mier aRsrulda, radgan
ufali ambobs: "vinc me mirwmunebs, Cemze ufro mets gaake-
Tebs"._ RmerTi xom sakvirvelia Tavis wmindanTa Soris”.
amas da amis msgavss eubnebodnen yvelani erTimeores da
adidebdnen RmerTs.
13. aqedan kvlav ganvagrZobT darCenil ambavs da pir-
vel sityvas davubrundebiT. rodesac es saswaulebi mox-
da wmindanis mier im adgilebSi, sadac TviTonve iyo aR-
zrdili, da im moZRvris winaSe, romelic iyo Tavi da war-
mmarTveloba yvela misi saqmisa, serapionma da ioanem na-
xes da wadierad moikiTxes TavianTi ufrosi Zmac, rome-
lic adre vaxseneT da romelic mTeli maTi iq yofnisas maT-
Tanve imyofeboda. magram wmindanebma datoves is udabno,
gamoemSvidobnen iqaur wminda mamebs da wavidnen. rode-
sac gadaiares maT mTa, romelsac erqva "arsiani" da mivid-
nen "yvelis" xevSi, iqac moxda raRac sinaklulis srulyo-
fa gangebulebiTad, radgan aha, moegebnen maT viRac mona-
zoni adamianebi da uTxres: “kargad moxvediT, qristes ve-
naxis saRmrTo muSakno, radgan nabrZanebia, rom am adgi-
lebSi Tqven mier aSendes monasteri, romlis gamo damaS-
vralni varT Cvenc da mogeliT Tqven, radgan nauwyebi
gvaqvs, rom aqac Tqvenve xarT am saqmeTa winamZRvrebi da
maswavleblebi”. da uCvenes maT adgili, romelzec Canda
didi miqaelis mier nabrZanebi niSebi. maSin ubrZana wmida
serapionma Tavis Zmas, rom gulmodgined daewyo da aeSene-
bina monasteri wminda miqaelis brZanebisamebr. ioanes Za-
lian daumZimda es saqme, magram ver ikadra winaaRmdego-
bis gaweva orive brZanebisaTvis da mxolod es uTxra
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miTiT vixilvide saRmrTosa pirsa Tquensa, mza var me aRsru-
lebad brZanebaTa SenTa~. xolo wmidaman ubrZana yoladve xil-
vad urTierTas. da aReSena monasteri igi brZanebisaebr didisa
mis moZRurisa. da Seamko yovliTa samkauliTa, viTarca Seh-
gvanda, da uwoda saxeli sexnaA TYsi, rameTu iovane-wmida ewo-
debis adgilsa mas. movidoda JamiTi-Jamad Zmisa TYsisa Tana
da iswavebn yovelsave gangebasa monastrisasa.
aramed aqa neSti sityYsaA winaukmo vcvaleT, rameTu Se-
ezava sityuaA sityuasa da verRara ganvyavT aRSenebaA igi
monastrisaA, romeli saxelad iovanessa aReSena. da viTarca
warvida mier wmidaA serapion da movida TYsTa maT Tana kre-
bulTa, da yovelni miegebnes sixaruliT da moikiTxes survi-
liT, da moixilna igini da raodeni raA eSena axalsa mas xu-
roT-moZRuarsa da viTar simravle ZmaTa simravled didad aR-
wevnulad, ese yoveli raA ixila, ganmxiarulebuli hmadlob-
da RmerTsa.
XIV. xolo aqa egulebis sityuasa kualad qcevaA sxuad mi-
marT. rameTu miuTxres RmerT-Semosilsa mamasa serapions si-
kudili didisa mis mTavrisa giorgisi, romeli iyo aRmaSene-
beli adgilisa mis. ese raA esma, viTarca Sehgvanda, didad ig-
lova, cremlooda viTarca mKsneli lazares zeda da umetes,
romel ara Tana-daxuda sikudilsa missa, vinaAca hrqua iko-
nomossa da xucesTa da ZmaTa yovelTa, raATa xvalis dRe mivi-
den saflavad missa, adgilsa mas zanavisasa, sada-igi monas-
teri Suenieri Sen ars, romelsa-igi iyvnes pirvelni aRmaSe-
nebelni amaspo da qurdia. xolo aw kualad daA giorgisi, ro-
meli iyo coli didisa mTavrisa mirianisi, Zisa beSqen bahla-
undisaA Zisa iovanesi. xolo giorgi SvilTagan oKer da uqm
iyo, rameTu orni Svilni siCCoebasave Sina wasrul iyvnes da
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serapions: "Tu SesaZlebelia, rom drodadro vnaxo Tqveni
saRvTo saxe, mzad var aRvasrulo Seni brZanebebi". wmin-
danmac aRuTqva, rom yovelTvis naxavdnen erTimeores. da
aSenda is monasteri didi moZRvris brZanebisamebr. Seam-
ko igi ioanem yvela samkauliT, rogorc es Sesaferisi iyo
da uwoda mas Tavis Tanamosaxeled, radgan "ioanewminda"
hqvia im adgils. amasTan, midioda igi JamiJam Tavis Zmas-
Tan da swavlobda misgan monastris yovelgvar gangebas.
magram aq piruku unda SevcvaloT sityvis darCenili
nawili, radgan Seezava sityva sityvas da veRar gavkveTeT
ioanes saxelze agebuli monastris aSenebis ambavi. rode-
sac wavida aqedan wminda serapioni da mivida Tavis kre-
bulTan, yvelani sixaruliT miegebnen da wadierad moikiT-
xes. serapionma moixila isini, Semdeg ki naxa, Tu ramdeni
ram aeSenebina axal xuroTmoZRvars da rogor asuliyo did
simravlemde ZmaTa raodenoba. rodesac ixila man es yove-
live, gamxiarulebuli hmadlobda RmerTs.
14. magram aq kvlav sxva mxares mibrunebas apirebs sit-
yva: Seatyobines RmerTSemosil mama serapions im adgilis
amSenebeli didi mTavris, giorgis, sikvdili, xolo man ga-
igona ra es, didad iglova, rogorc Sesaferisi iyo; daR-
vara cremlic, iseve rogorc macxovarma lazares gamo; da
ufro metadac, radgan ver daeswro mis sikvdils. amitom
uTxra ikonomoss, xucesebs da yvela Zmas, rom meore dRes
misuliyvnen giorgis saflavze, zanavis adgilas, sadac aSe-
nebulia mSvenieri monasteri, romlis pirvelmaSeneble-
bi iyvnen amaspo da quardia, axla ki xelmeored — gior-
gis da, romelic iyo beSqen bahlaundis Zis, didi mTavris
mirianis coli. TviT giorgi Svilebisgan daklebuli da
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isaAA
zarzmelisa
Semdgomad maTisa dedaAca, naTlad gamomyvanebeli maTi, mi-
icvala, da sxYsa meuRlisa SeerTebaA araodes Tavs-idva. da
viTarca vTquT, garda-raA-icvala yolad kurTxeuli igi gi-
orgi, yovelive, raAca aqunda, da mamuli da yovelni eklesia-
ni da monagebi misi dasa missa Sehvedra da SvilTa misTa sa-
kuTrebiT ganuTYsa, romelTa ewoda sula, beSqen da lakla-
ki. xolo viTarca vTquT, mivida wmidaA igi saflavsa zeda mis-
sa, mowled da Tana-lmobiT itira. da viTarca jer-iyo, moi-
kiTxa da nugeSis-sca dasa missa latavris, romelsa ukuanaA-
sknel Tekla ewoda, da kurTxeviTa saRmrToATa akurTxna sam-
nive igi yrmani msgavsad samTa yrmaTa abramianTa. merme moiRo
anderZi didisa mis mTavrisa giorgisi da warikiTxa aRsavseman
cremliTa, da iloca misTYs da akurTxa kurTxeuli igi kaci,
rameTu mdidrad mieca yovelive uxuebiT: agarakni Tavisuf-
lebiT da saqoneli mravalferi da simravle saKedarTa da
mrowleTaA. da sasoebiT Sehverda suli wmidisa mis kacisaA.
da amas Sina gardaKdes welni da aorZndeboda da waremate-
boda adgili igi friad.
xolo moviwieniT raA sityuasa amas, jer-ars gulisKmis-
yofiTre smenaA, Tu viTarTa madlTa Rirs qmnul iyo didi igi
mamaA miqael, rameTu aha adgili igi, romeli uwinawarmetyu-
ela netarsa serapions, viTarmed SfoTni da gansacTelni Sem-
Txuevad arian adgilsa mas namuSakevsa Sensa, aha esera war-
movTquaT. da viTarca iyo didsa dawynarebasa da mSYdobasa
Sina adgili igi Semdgomad gardacvalebisa didisa mTavrisa
giorgisisa da keTilad waremateboda yoveli sabrZanebeli mi-
si, romeli daeteva disa misisa TeklaAsa da SvilTa misTada,
vinaA birebiTa eSmakisaATa iqmna uwesoA amboxi, rameTu mokla
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martodSTenili iyo, radgan ori Svili CvilobaSive mok-
vdomoda mas, imaT Semdeg ki gardacvliliyo maTi dedac,
romelmac sinaTleze gamoiyvana isini, xolo giorgis sxva
meuRlis SerTva aRar uvaldebulebia. ase rom, rodesac
gardaicvala, rogorc ukve vTqviT, yovladkurTxeuli gi-
orgi, yvelaferi, rac mas hqonda — mamuli, yvela eklesia
da Tavisi SenaZeni, — Tavisive das miabara da sakuTrad
ganukuTvna mis Svilebs, romlebsac erqvaT: sula, beSqen
da laklaki. maS, rogorc vTqviT, mis saflavze mivida wmin-
dani, siyvaruliT da TanalmobiT itira, Semdeg, wesisa-
mebr moikiTxa da nugeSi sca giorgis das latavris, ro-
melsac mogvianebiT Tekla ewoda, da saRvTo kurTxeviT
akurTxa samive is yrma msgavsad sami abramiani yrmisa. amis
Semdeg xelT ipyra man didi mTavris giorgis anderZi, wa-
ikiTxa igi cremliT savsem, iloca giorgisTvis da akur-
Txa es kurTxeuli kaci, radgan uSurveli siuxviT eboZe-
bina mas monastrisTvis yvelaferi: gadasaxadisgan Tavisu-
fali miwebi, mravalgvari saqoneli, simravle saxedrebi-
sa da naxirisa. wmindanmac sasoebiT Seavedra ufals am ka-
cis suli. ase gavida wlebi, is adgili ki Zalian aRorZin-
deboda da waremateboda.
magram mivediT ra am sityvamde, saWiroa yuradRebiT
visminoT imis Sesaxeb, Tu ragvar madlTa Rirsi gamxdari-
yo didi mama miqaeli, radgan aha, esaa is adgili, romlis
gamoc uwinaswarmetyvela man netar serapions (rom "Sfo-
Ti da gansacdeli SeemTxvevao im adgils, Sens namuSakevs");
amaze unda warmovTqvaT axla: rodesac did siwynaresa da
simSvideSi iyo es adgili didi mTavris, giorgis, gardac-
valebis Semdeg, kargi winsvla hqonda ra mTel mis sabrZa-
nebels, misganve datovebuls Tavisi dis, Teklasa da misi
SvilebisTvis, eSmakismieri gadabirebiT Seiqna uweso
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rebaAA wmid
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
laklakman disiZe TYsi, rameTu mZlavrebiT etyoda, viTarmed
nawil-uc mamulsa Tana Tquensa dasa amas Tquensa, vinaATgan
Tquenca dedisa mier gaqus, romlisaTYsca ganmravldes
sityYs-gebani urTierTas. da esreT mokla disiZe TYsi. da ese
raA esreT iqmna, gangrZelda saqme ese sam wel. xolo welsa
meoTxesa amaT saqmeTasa ganabrwyinva RmerTman didi igi
mRdelT-moZRuari giorgi Suartyleli, romelman daipyra
saydari awyurisaA, rameTu ara jer-iyo cxedarsa queSe da-
farvaA sanTlisaA. da KelT-idva raA gangebaA samcxisaA, daaw-
ynara yoveli sabrZanebeli TYsi, viTarca wes-iyo, da daipyra
yoveli mamuli da eklesiani pirvelTa maT meSfoTeTani. xo-
lo adgili igi, zarzmad wodebuli, ego uZravad yoladve Se-
wevniTa RmrTisaATa da madliTa saswaulTa mier niSeb-Semo-
silisa mamisa serapionisiTa. da viTarca gardaKda weliwadi
SYdad aRTualuli, dascxres da dadumnes yovelnive SfoTni
da uwesoebani wmidisa amis mRdelT-moZRurisa giorgis mi-
er. xolo yovelTa amaT saqmeTa simravlisaTa metyueli piri
da enaA didsave Tana giorgis mawyuerelsa iyo netarica mamaA
serapion. vinaAca yovelni ese saswaulni da saqmeni, romelni-
igi pirvel episkoposobisa da ukuanaAsknel exilvnes, momiT-
xrnes, pirman man utyuvelman, giorgis vityY mawyuerelsa,
viTar-igi baAaAsaA rtoA ganedlda da viTar eSmakisa birebiTa
cTunebuli igi zuavi da ampartavani enA gankurna, rameTu yo-
velTave TYTmxilvel qmnul iyo.
XV. xolo aw kualad aRvedin sityaA Cueni pirvel dawye-
bulTa sityuaTa SemdgomiTi-Semdgomad. da viTarca iqmna
dawynarebaA SfoTTaA maT, da dRiTi-dRe SeeZineboda warma-
tebaA monastrisaA mis da ZmaAca misi iovane zedaAs-zeda mo-
valn da ikurTxevin mis mier da iswavlin yovelsa, raAca ak-
lda mis mier Senebulsa mas monastersa. xolo ese wesi daud-
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areuloba, radgan mokla laklakma Tavisi dis qmari, ro-
melic Semtevad eubneboda: "am Tqvens dasac aqvs wili
Tqvens mamulSi, radgan Tqvenc dedisgan gaqvT igi". amis
gamo gaxSirda urTierTSepasuxebani. Sedegad, mokla lak-
lakma Tavisi dis qmari, xolo moxda ra ase, gaWianurda es
saqme sami weli. am daZabulobaTa meoTxe wels gamoabrwyi-
na RmerTma didi mRvdelTmoZRvari giorgi Suartyleli,
romelmac daikava awyuris saydari, radgan ar iyo marTe-
buli sawolis qveS dafarva sanTlisa. man xelSi aiRo sam-
cxis mmarTveloba, wesisamebr daawynara mTeli Tavisi sab-
rZanebeli da daikava pirvel SfoTismoTaveTa mTeli ma-
muli da eklesiebi, xolo is adgili, zarzmad wodebuli,
yovliTurT SeuZravad narCundeboda RvTis SewevniT da
niSebSemosili mamis serapionis saswaulTa madliT. rode-
sac gavida Svidad aRricxuli weliwadi, dacxra da daw-
ynarda yvela mSfoTvareba da uwesrigoba am wminda
mRvdelTmoZRvris, giorgis, mier, xolo yvela am mraval-
ricxovani saqmis mauwyebeli piri da ena did giorgi maw-
yverelTan erTad iyo netari mama serapionic. amitom, yve-
la es saswauli da saqme, rac ki episkoposobamde da epis-
koposobis Semdeg enaxa mas, — vambob giorgi mawyverels,
— manve, utyuarma pirma, mogviTxro Cven. kerZod, Tu ro-
gor ganedlda baiis toti, anda, rogor ganikurna eSma-
kismieri gadabirebiT cTunebuli amayi da ampartavani ena,
radgan am yovelives TviTmxilveli iyo igi.
15. magram axla Cveni sityva TandaTanobiT kvlav unda
daubrundes adre dawyebul sityvebs. rodesac moxda
mSfoTvarebaTa dawynareba, dRiTidRe matulobda warma-
teba monastrisa. serapionis Zma ioanec gamudmebiT modi-
oda da kurTxevas iRebda misgan, amasTan swavlobda yvela-
fers, rac Tavisgan aSenebul monasters aklda, xolo im ne-
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
ves TavTa TYsTa netarTa maT, rameTu locvasa Ramisasa Kel-
ganpyrobiT dgian dassa Tana mgalobelTasa. xolo moeaxlis
raA ciskari, ganeSornian viTar qvis-satyorcel oden, da
myudroebiT da cremliT Seswirvidian vedrebaTa, raATa amiTca
emsgavsnen TYssa meufesa. da esreT dRiTi-dRe SesZinebdes
talantsa, raATa miarTuan aRnadginebiTurT ganmyofelsa mas
madlTasa. esreT raA Sua warKda simravle welTaA da siberiTa
keTiliTa ganpoxnes da fufunebul da CYl iqmnes saRmrToA-
Ta cnobiTa. da iyo amissa Semdgomad gardaicvala daAca igi
giorgisi Tekla, da daSTes samnive igi Zeni misni, da waremar-
Ta uflebaA maTi, da ikurTxa Tesli maTi, viTarca abrahamisi
da iakobisi.
XVI. garna aw jer-ars, Zmano, raATa guls-modgined vis-
minoT aw Tqumuli ese. da gesmodis raA dasabami da aRsasruli
netarisa amis cxorebisaA, gikYrdes da adidebdeT RmerTsa.
rameTu maxlobel raA iqmna sofliT warslvisa da mwuxarebi-
sagan sixarulad mislvisa, mouwoda krebulsa mas ZmaTasa da
hrqua: `Zmano da mamano! msurs me, raATa mociqulisaebr vit-
yodi: `srbaA aRsrulebul ars da sarwmunoebaA damimarxavs~,
xolo vityY ara Tu zuaobiTa, aramed vesav, rameTu `amieriT-
gan mimelis me simarTlisa igi gYrgYni~, ara me, aramed yo-
velTa, romelTa Seiyuares gamoCinebaA misi, rameTu esreT mza
arian gYrgYnni moyuareTaTYs misTa, viTarca TYT Tavadi
ityYs: `movediT Cemda yovelni maSuralni da tYrT-mZimeni
da me gangisueno Tquen~, `iswaveT Cemgan, rameTu mSYd var da
mdabal guliTa~, xolo Tquen, Svilno, iswaveT metyuelisa:
`Seiyuare ufali RmerTi Seni yovliTa guliTa SeniTa da yov-
liTa suliTa da gonebiTa, da moyuasi, viTarca Tavi TYsi~. da
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tarma mamebma aseTi wesi daudes sakuTar Tavs: Ramis loc-
vaze xelaRpyrobiT unda mdgariyvnen mgalobelTa dasTan,
ciskris moaxlebisas ki ganSorebodnen maT qvissatyorcn
manZilze da iq SeewiraT vedrebani myudroebiT da crem-
liT, rom amiTac mimsgavsebodnen TavianT meufes. am saxiT
dRiTidRe “ganamravlebdnen isini talants”, rom Senama-
tiTurT mierTmiaT igi madlTa gamyofisTvis. ase gavida
welTa simravle. isinic “kargi siberiT gamSvendnen” da
saRvTo codniT “Svebulni da daCvilebulni gaxdnen”._ amis
Semdeg gardaicvala Teklac, giorgis da; darCa misi sami-
ve Ze, romelTa mflobelobac warmatebuli gaxda da ikur-
Txa maTi Tesli, rogorc abraamisa da iakobisa.
16. magram axla saWiroa, Zmano, rom gulmodgined vis-
minoT, rasac axla vityviT, amasTan, gaigonebT ra netari
serapionis cxovrebis dasabamsa da aRsasruls, gikvirdeT
da adidebdeT RmerTs, radgan rodesac igi miuaxlovda am-
soflidan wasvlas da mwuxarebisgan sixarulTan misvlas,
mouxmo ZmaTa krebuls da uTxra: “Zmano da mamano! msurs me,
rom mociqulisebr vTqva: "srbola aRsrulebulia da sar-
wmunoeba daculi maqvs". vambob araTu medidurobiT, ara-
med imedi maqvs, rom “amieridan momelis me simarTlis gvir-
gvini”, ara me, aramed yvelas, vinc Seiyvara misi gamoCine-
ba, radgan asea gamzadebuli gvirgvinebi misi moyvarule-
bisTvis, rogorc amas TviTve ambobs Tavad: “modiT CemTan
yvela damaSvrali da tvirTmZime da me mogasvenebT Tqven.
iswavleT Cemgan, radgan mSvidi var da guliT mdabali”.
Tqven ki, Svilno, iswavleT misgan, vinc ambobs: “Seiyvare
Seni ufali RmerTi mTeli Seni guliT, mTeli suliT da
gonebiT, da moyvasi, rogorc sakuTari Tavi”. da kidev
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cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
kualad ityYs: `ukueTu gindes, raATa giyon kacTa, egreT
hyofdiT Tquen maTda mimarT. da amaT mcnebaTa da yoveli sju-
li da winawarmetyuelni damokidebul arian~, da `amiT cnan
yovelTa, viTarmed mowafeni Cemni xarT, ukueTu iyuarebo-
diT urTierTas~. xolo Tquen, Zmano, daimarxeT yovlisa pir-
velad siyuaruli RmrTisa da moyusisaA, viTarca Tavi sju-
lisa da winawarmetyuelisaA, da maradis ilocevdiT, raATa ara
SexYdeT gansacTelsa, rameTu locvaA mimaaxlebeli ars
RmrTisaA da bWe sasufevelisaA, SemaerTebeli angelozTaA da
damcemeli eSmakTaA. rameTu wmidaTa da RmerT-SemosilTa ma-
maTa locvaA Tques saWurvelad, marxvaA zRuded da wmidani
cremlni sabanelad, xolo morCilebaA wamebad, romeli-ese Ru-
awliT SemosilTa mowameTa Tana dauTxevelad sisxlTa
gYrgYnosan hyofs kacsa~.
eseviTari mravali warmouTxra wmidaman man oqronakadu-
liT piriT misiT mowafeTa TYsTa. da kualad hrqua: `me, Zmano,
aha esera warval Semdgomad mciredTa dReTa, xolo Tquen iZi-
eT mamaA da winamoZRuari, romeli SemZlebel iyos mwysad Tqu-
enda, viTarca SvilTa da ZmaTa~. xolo yovelni igi aRvsebul-
ni cremliTa tirodes friad da aravin miugo tirilisa misgan
friadisa. da mo-raA-egnes TavTa TYsTa, miuges esreT da hrqu-
es: `Cuen, mamao, vinaATgan obol viqmeniT tkbilisa da yolad
mowyalisa mamisagan, ara uwyiT raA migigoT~. da wmidaman
hrqua: `vinaATgan, Svilno, aras miTxrobT, me, glaxaksa, Tana-
mac, raATa me-ve vityodi ferisaebr~.
da iyo vinme mRdelTagani kaci keTiliTa saTnoebiTa
brwyinvale da tkbili sityYTa da saqmiTa, saxeliT giorgi.
amas mouwoda wmidaman da hrqua: `N sayuarelo Svilo gior-
gi, rameTu wil keTil xuedrebul ars Senda, raATa Semdgo-
mad Cemsa samwysoA ese qristesi viTarca mamaman sulT-moyua-
reman keTilad damwyso, da viTarca Sehgavs SvilTa mamis-
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ambobs: "rac gindaT, is rom gagikeTon adamianebma, aseve ga-
akeTeT Tqvenc maT mimarT, da am mcnebebze hkidia mTeli sju-
li da winaswarmetyvelebi",_ da "amiT gaigos yvelam, rom
Cemi mowafeebi xarT, Tu geyvarebaT erTimeore"._ xolo
Tqven, Zmano, daicaviT pirvelyovlisa RvTis da moyvasis
siyvaruli, rogorc Tavi sjulisa da winaswarmetyvele-
bisa da mudmivad loculobdeT, rom ar SexvideT gansac-
delSi, radgan locva mimaaxloebelia RmerTTan da karib-
Wea sasufevlisa, angelozebTan SemaerTebelia da damce-
mia eSmakebisa, rameTu wminda da RmerTSemosilma mamebma
locva saWurvelad Tqves, marxva — galavnad, wminda crem-
lebi — gansabanelad, xolo morCileba — mowameobad, rac
RvawlSemosil mowameebTan erTad gvirgvinosans xdis ada-
mians sisxlis daRvris gareSe".
amgvari ram bevri amcno wmindanma oqronakaduliani
piriT Tavis mowafeebs da kidev uTxra: "me, Zmano, aha miv-
divar ramdenime dRis Semdeg, xolo Tqven moZebneT mama da
winamZRvari, vinc SeZlebs, rom dagmwysoT Tqven rogorc
Svilebi da Zmebi", isini ki yvelani, cremliT avsebulni,
metismetad tirodnen da am metismeti tirilis gamo ve-
ravin upasuxa, magram rodesac gons moegnen, ase miuges da
uTxres: "Cven, mamao, vinaidan tkbili da yovladmowyale
mamisgan daoblebulebi vxdebiT, ar viciT ra gipasuxoT".
wmindanma miugo: "vinaidan, Svilno, arafers meubnebiT me,
glaxaks, mmarTebs, rom meve vTqva saWiroebisamebr".
iyo viRac mRvdelTagani, adamiani mbrwyinavi kargi saT-
noebiT, tkbili sityviTa da saqmiT, saxelad giorgi. mas
uxmo wmindanma da uTxra: "hoi, sayvarelo Svilo giorgi,
kargi wili gxvda Sen, rom Cem Semdeg jerovnad damwyso es
qristes samwyso, rogorc sulTmoyvare mamam, isini ki ga-
mohyvnen Sens xmas, rogorc SehferiT mamismoyvare Svilebs".
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rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
moyuareTa, Seudgen Kmasa Sensa~. ese sityuani raA esmnes gi-
orgis, aRvsebuli cremliTa etyoda: `mZime ars, N wmidao, da-
debad beWTa CemTa tYrTi Zniad satYrTavi, da gevedrebi, raATa
SendobaA hyo da arRara mibrZano kualadca~. xolo wmidaA igi
etyoda: `ara me, aramed qriste gYbrZanebs Cem mier~. da sit-
yYTa amiT daarwmuna winamZRurobaA ZmaTa maT, romlisaTYsca
yovelTa maT ganixares. rameTu msgavsadve misa xedvida yove-
li igi krebuli. da Sehvedra samwysoA igi TYsi giorgis, da
ganuCinna yovelni, raodenni uKmdes mneni eklesiisani. da ga-
nawyo krebuli igi gangebiTa saRmrToATa da friad Suenie-
riTa, vinaAca dResa meSYdesa yovelTa amaT saqmeTasa mcired
raAme dasneulda da miwva cxedrad. xolo dResa mexuTesa aR-
dga, viTarca axal ganWabukebuli, da miiwia wmidad sakur-
Txevelad da SeemTxYa wmidasa trapezsa da ganmacxovelebelsa
xatsa qristes kacebisasa. da ubrZana, raATa aziaron Korcsa
da sisxlsa qristessa. da daibeWda saufloA juari da moi-
kiTxa TiToeulad simravle igi ZmaTaA da hrqua: `iloceT
CemTYs, Zmao, da cxondiT, rameTu amieriTgan arRara mixiloT
sofelsa amas~. da warvida da miiwia cxedrad Jamsa meequsesa.
da mecxresa Jamsa Sehvedra suli TYsi KelTa RmrTisaTa, rom-
lisaA surviel iyo maradis. xolo ara mcired igloves mamaTa
lavrisaTa jerisaebr da cremliT.
maSin movida ZmaA misi iovane, rameTu uwyebul iyo suli-
sagan, viTarca RrubliTa aRtacebuli. da Semokrba simravle
garemoTa monasterTa da sofelTaA. xolo movida RmerT-Se-
mosili giorgi mawyuerelica juariTa yovelTa Tana mwyob-
rTa eklesiisaTa. da eseca vTquaT, rameTu mwyobrni angeloz-
Tani krebulsa Tana yovelTa wmidaTasa SeerTebulni moiwi-
nes, viTarca Tana-mokarvisa da Tana-mosagrisa maTisa. da yo-
velTa aRityuelnes Kelni sixaruliTa da zecas aRiyvanes yo-
lad sanatreli igi suli misi. da zecisani ganmxiarulebulni
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rodesac es sityvebi gaigona giorgim, cremliT avsebulma
uTxra: "mZimea, hoi, wmindao, Cems beWebze dasadebad es Zne-
lad sazidi tvirTi. amitom gevedrebi, rom lmobiereba
gamoiCino da metad aRar mibrZano". wmindani ki upasuxeb-
da: "ara me, aramed qriste gibrZanebs Cem mier". am sityviT
daarwmuna man igi, rom ewinamZRvra ZmaTaTvis. amis gamo
yvelam gaixara, radgan mTeli is krebuli xedavda mas, ro-
gorc serapionis msgavss. amitom mas Seavedra serapionma
Tavisi samwyso, amasTan, daudgina imdeni mne eklesiisa, ram-
denic dasWirdeboda, da ZmaTa krebuls ganuwesa saRvTo
da metad mSvenieri gangeba, xolo yvela amgvar RvwaTa meS-
vide dRes mcirediT dasneulda igi da miwva loginze, Tum-
ca mexuTe dRes adga, rogorc axlad gaWabukebuli, mivida
wminda sakurTxevelTan, mieaxla wminda trapezs da qris-
tes gankacebis cxovelmyofel xats, amasTan ubrZana, rom
eziarebinaT igi qristes xorcTan da sisxlTan, gadaibeW-
da sauflo jvari, TiToeulad gamoemSvidoba ZmaTa simrav-
les da uTxra: "iloceT CemTvis, Zmano, da icocxleT, rad-
gan amieridan veRar mnaxavT am sofelSi". da wavida igi da
mivida loginTan meeqvse Jams, mecxre Jams ki miabara Tavi-
si suli RvTis xelebs, romelic surda mas yovelTvis. lav-
ris mamebma aramcired igloves wesisamebr da cremliT.
maSin movida misi Zma ioane, radgan suliwmindisgan
hqonda mas nauwyebi da misganve iyo, rogorc RrubliT, ze-
atacebuli. Seikriba maxlobeli monastrebis da soflebis
simravle, movida RmerTSemosili giorgi mawyverelic
jvriT eklesiis mTel dasTan erTad, da esec unda vTqvaT,
rom angelozTa dasebic yvela wmindanis gundTan erTad
movidnen masTan, rogorc maTsave TanamkvidrTan da Tana-
mosagresTan. yvela angelozma sixaruliT "Semohkra taSi"_
da maT zecad aiyvanes misi yovladsanatreli suli; zecaSi
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
adidebdes RmerTsa, xolo queyanisani guamisa mis wmidisa Se-
xebiTa senTa da salmobaTagan Ksnilni madlobasa da Tayua-
nis-cemasa Seswirvides da jerovniTa galobiTa da sanTelTa
simravliTa da sakumevelTa sulnelebiTa Semures da dadves
saflavsa, romeli-igi TYT Seemzada mas aRmosavaliT sakur-
Txevelisa, raATa dRiTi-dRe xilviTa misiTa iKsenebdes si-
kudilsa, romeli-igi samaradisod winaSe TualTa aqunda. da
esreT srul yves wesi igi samkudroA. da mravalni Jamsa mas
daflvisa misisasa mravalferTa senTagan ganikurnnes, raATa
yovelTa uwyodian, viTarmed sikudilisaca Semdgomad cxo-
vel ars da iRuwis sarwmunoebiT SevedrebulTa.
xolo simravle saswaulTa misTaA verca Tu gonebaTagan
misawuTomel ars, garna kerZo-raAme da mciredi moviKsenoT
da merme dumili mivsceT sityuasa.
jereT cxedarsave aqunda mraval-moRuawe igi guami wmi-
disa mis da aha esera moiwia kaci vinme yolad ganKmeli, rome-
li friad raAme sastikebiT ganiWreboda tkivilisa simZafri-
Ta, rameTu sisxli warsdioda sarcxYnelsa missa da Kmobda
KmiTa uSueriTa. da viTarca myis moiwia, moexYa mowled cxe-
darsa missa, da aha esera kaci igi iqmna viTarca mkudari. da
meyseulad saxilvelad yovelTa asosa mas Teslmcenaresa war-
scYes orni qvani gansakrTomelni sididiTa. da iqmna kaci igi
yolad mrTel, viTarca araraA SemTxueoda1a vnebaA igi. da yo-
velTa, romelTa ixiles, adides RmerTi, madidebeli wmidaTa
misTaA. vinaAca Jamsa mas moiwia simravle TiTo-saxeTa sneul-
TaA da yovelni ganikurnebodes da adidebdes RmerTsa. xolo
Semdgomad daflvisa misisa da miwad mifarvisa vidre dRen-
delad dRemde miuwudomel arian niSni da Zalni mis mier aR-
srulebulni TYToeulTa zeda sneulTa, da kacobrivisa eni-
sa mier SeuZlebel ars warmoTqumaA da aRweraA yovelTa maT
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myofni gamxiarulebulebi adidebdnen RmerTs, xolo mi-
waze myofni mis wminda sxeulTan SexebiT sneulebebisa da
tkivilebisgan Tavisufldebodnen da madlobasa da Tayva-
niscemas aRavlendnen. wesisamebri galobiT, sanTlebis sim-
ravliTa da sakmevelTa surnelebiT Semures igi da Caasve-
nes saflavSi, rac TviT mas hqonda gamzadebuli sakurTxev-
lis aRmosavleTiT (rom am saflavis yoveldRiuri danax-
viT gaexsenebina sikvdili, romelic mudamJams TvalTa wi-
naSe hqonda). ase Seasrules damarxvis wesi da bevri vinme
misi dasaflavebis dros ganikurna sxvadasxva senisgan, ra-
Ta yvelas scodnoda, rom sikvdilis Semdegac cocxalia
igi da meurveobs misdami sarwmunoebiT Sevedrebulebs.
xolo misi saswaulebis simravle gonebisgan miuwvdo-
melia, Tumca zogierTsa da mcireodens vaxsenebT da Sem-
deg dumils ganvukuTvnebT sityvas:
jer kidev loginze iyo wmindanis mravalmoRvawe sxe-
uli, rodesac movida viRac kaci mTlianad gamxmari, ro-
melic raRac metismeti sisastikiT ganirRveoda tkivilis
simZafrisagan, radgan sisxli misdioda mis sarcxvenels,
da isic gahyviroda umsgavsi xmiT. rodesac ki moaRwia man,
siyvaruliT moexvia mis logins da, aha, es kaci gaxda ro-
gorc mkvdari. myisve yvelas dasanaxad mis Teslmdinare
asos dascvivda SemaSinebeli sididis ori qva da es kaci
gaxda mTlianad janmrTeli, ise, TiTqos arasodes SemTxve-
oda xsenebuli vnebuleba. yvelam, vinc es naxa, adida Rmer-
Ti, Tavis wmindanTa madidebeli. amis gamo im dros movida
sxvadasxva saxis sneulTa simravle. yvela ikurneboda da
adidebda RmerTs. wmindanis dasaflavebisa da miwaSi da-
farvis Semdeg ki, vidre dRevandel dRemde, miuwvdome-
lia yovel sneulze mis mier aRsrulebuli niSebi da sas-
waulebi, da adamianuri enisgan SeuZlebelia warmoTqma
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
saswaulTaA, romelni-igi sarwmunoTa kacTa ficiT mogYTxres
Cuen.
xolo CuenTa amaT JamTa xiluli da smenili viTar miuT-
xraT siyuarulsa Tquensa, rameTu uSurvelad fSYs madli na-
wilTa misTaA sarwmunoebiT mvedrebelTaTYs, romeli-igi ma-
radis aResrulebis sadidebelad RmrTisa.
XVII. xolo amieriTgan moviKsenoT, Tu viTarsa madlsa
Rirs qmnul iyo winawarmetyuelebisasa, rameTu aha esera egu-
lebis sityuasa moKsenebad sityuaA igi, raJams hrqua Zmasa
TYssa iovanes, viTarmed: `JamTa borcusa amas zeda aReSenos
eklesiaA friad Suenieri~. rameTu aha Jami igi winawarmetyu-
elebisaA moiwia, rameTu vidre-Ra igi cocxal iyo, wmidaA ese
yovelTa mier sayuarel da yovelTa megobar iyo da moZRuar,
romlisaTYsca daemowafa wmidasa amas kaci vinme yolad uc-
nauri. da iyo kaci igi adgilisagan mcirisa, romelsa ZarRuas
sofel ewodebis. da dRiTi-dRe movidis kaci igi da etyoda
wmidasa mas, viTarmed: `makurTxe, mamao, wmidiTa KeliTa Se-
niTa da SemrTe wmidasa krebulsa Sensa~. xolo igi ayenebda
Jamad, raATa ufroAs gamoCndes sakYrveli misiTa miT eriska-
cad mimyovrebiTa. xolo igi etyoda: `makurTxe, mamao, da mi-
iRe mcire evlogiaA da warage saSenebelad monastrisa~. xo-
lo igi kualadca ubrZanebda, raATa dro-yos da TYT movals
Jami, raATa iqmnes monazon da evlogiaA. romel gangimzadebi-
es, friad raAme eKmaros.
xolo viTarca moiwia Jami da miicvala wmidaA igi, moiwia
mesame dRe micvalebisa misisaA da daedva wmidaA igi pirvel
Ksenebulsa mas saflavsa, romeli TYT eSena aRmosavaliT sa-
kurTxevelsa damarTebiT sarkumelsa. da movida kaci igi, vi-
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da aRwera yvela im saswaulisa, romlebic sarwmuno kaceb-
ma ficiT mogviTxres Cven.
an ki am Cvens droSi nanaxi da gagonili rogor vuam-
boT Tqvens siyvaruls, radgan uSurvelad surnelobs mis
nawilTa madli sarwmunoebiT mvedrebelTaTvis, rac mara-
dis aResruleba RvTis sadideblad.
17. magram amis Semdeg vaxsenoT, Tu rogori winaswar-
metyveluri madlis Rirsi gamxdariyo igi, radgan, aha, api-
rebs sityva gaxsenebas im sityvisas, rodesac uTxra man Ta-
vis Zmas, ioanes: “gava dro da am borcvze aSendeba metad
mSvenieri eklesia”. marTlac, aha, dadga dro misi winas-
warmetyvelebisa, radgan jer kidev cocxali iyo wminda-
ni, rodesac mas, rogorc yvelasgan sayvarels, yvelas me-
gobars da moZRvars, daemowafa viRac yovladucnauri ka-
ci. es kaci iyo patara adgilidan, romelsac "ZarRuasso-
feli" ewodeba. igi yovel dRe modioda wmindanTan da eub-
neboda mas: “makurTxe mamao, Seni wminda xeliT da Semaer-
Te Sens wminda krebuls”, is ki aferxebda mas garkveuli
droiT, rom ufro metad gamoCeniliyo sakvirveleba am ka-
cis eriskacobaSi dayovnebis gziT. is mainc eubneboda: "ma-
kurTxe, mamao, miiRe mciredi Sesawiravi da daxarje igi
monastris asaSeneblad". wmindanic kvlav ubrZanebda, rom
daexanebina da Semdeg TavisTavad movidoda dro imisa, rom
monazoni gamxdariyo igi, maSin ki es Sesawiravi, rac gam-
zadebuli hqonda, Zalian dasWirdeboda.
da rodesac dadga dro da miicvala wmindani, dadga
mesame dRe misi micvalebisa da Casvenda wmindani zemoxse-
nebul saflavSi, romelic TviTve aeSenebina sakurTxevlis
aRmosavleTiT, pirdapir sarkmlis qveS. maSin movida is
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isaAA
zarzmelisa
Tarca vTquT, dResa mesamesa micvalebisa misisasa da itira
friad da wmidasa mas eSjoda viTarca cxovelsa ara KeliTa
misiTa aRkuecisaTYs misisa. romlisaTYsca ityoda, viTarmed:
`ara ganeSoros saflavsa, vidremdis ara monazon iqmnes da
evlogiaAca igi dadvas adgilsa mas samarxosa misisasa~. da vi-
Tarca esreT mduRare iyo kaci igi, maSin ubrZana mamasaxlis-
man mneTa eklesiisaTa, raATa moiRon samKari da kunkuli da
aRkuecon kaci igi. xolo maT mswrafl Seudgines saqme sit-
yuasa, da aRkueces kaci igi da aRasrules mis zeda yoveli
wesi monazonTaA. da viTarca warvida kaci igi soflad TYssa,
icnes igi kacTa da megobarTa, da ganhkrTes, ixiles raA uc-
xoATa samosliTa Semosili, da eneba kualad erisagan yofaA.
da viTarca ver SeuZles morCilebaA misi, uTxres ese ufalsa
missa, rameTu iyo kaci igi saKmar da msrbol gzaTa SorTa.
xolo kacman man viTarca agrZna, viTarmed ara uteveben
nebisaebr misisa, maSin aRiRo evlogiaA igi da raodeni raA eZ-
lo saxliT TYsiT da sivltolaA iKumia. vinaAca devna-uyves
ukuana missa, da SewevniTa mis wmidisaATa ver ewines. da vi-
Tarca Sevida kaci igi monastrad da mdevarnica igi ukuana
missa, da viTarca eneba, raATa Seipyran da waruRon, raA igi
aqunda, da miiwia kaci igi damarTebiT sarkumelsa eklesiisa-
sa da Seagdo, raA-igi aqunda KelT-saKocelsa Sina gamok-
rul. da esreT uRono raA iqmnes mdevarni igi, evedrnes wi-
namZRuarsa giorgis, raATa ganexunen karni eklesiisani da raA-
Ta wmidasa mas Tayuanis-scen da maTca ixilon, raA-igi Seewi-
ra evogiaA kacsa mas. eha gangebulebaA saRmrToA, da raATa cnan
yovelTa, viTarmed micvalebisaca Semdgomad Zal-uc wmida-
sa mas qmnad, raAca enebos. da viTarca ganexunes karni da Se-
vides wmidad eklesiad da aRvides sakurTxevelad da iZies,
raA igi cxadad Sevrdomil iyo saxilvelad yovelTa da arRara
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kaci, romelic vaxseneT, misi micvalebis mesame dRes, iti-
ra Zalian da Tan edaveboda wmindans, rogorc cocxals,
Tavisi xeliT rom ar aRkveca igi. amis gamo eubneboda mas,
rom ar ganSordeboda saflavs, vidre ar gaxdeboda mona-
zoni da rom im Sesawiravs dadebda misi samarxis adgilas.
iyo ra es kaci agrerigad mduRare, ubrZana mamasaxlisma
eklesiis mneebs, rom moetanaT samxre da kunkuli da aRek-
vecaT igi. mneebma myisve moadevnes sityvas saqme, aRkveces
is kaci da Seasrules masze mTeli samonazvno wesi. rode-
sac wavida es kaci Tavis sofelSi, icnes igi iqaurma adami-
anebma da megobrebma, Secbundnen, naxes ra igi ucxo samose-
liT Semosili, da undodaT, rom kvlav eriskacad eqciaT
igi, magram radgan ver SeZles misi damorCileba, uTxres
es ambavi mis batons, radgan iyo es kaci saWiro piri da
Sori gzebis Sikriki.
magram rodesac am kacma igrZno, rom ar uSveben Tavis
nebaze, aiRo is Sesawiravi, risi waRebac SeeZlo Tavisi
saxlidanac da gaqceva irCia, ris gamoc ukan gamoedevnen
mas, magram wmindanis SewevniT ver daewivnen. da rodesac
Sevida is kaci monasterSi, mdevrebic ukanve mihyvnen, rom-
lebsac undodaT, rom SeepyroT igi da waerTmiaT, rac hqon-
da. is kaci ki mivida pirdapir eklesiis sarkmelis qveS da
Seagdo Sig, rac hqonda mas xelsaxocSi gamokruli. rode-
sac ase uZluri gaxdnen mdevrebi, Seevedrnen isini winam-
ZRvar giorgis, gaexsna eklesiis kari, rom Tayvani ecaT
wmindanisTvis da maTac enaxaT, Tu ra Sesawiri gaueRo im
kacs. eha, saRvTo gangebuleba, rac aRsrulda, raTa yvelas
gaego, rom micvalebis Semdegac ZaluZs wmindans imis gake-
Teba, rac nebavs. rodesac kari gaiRo, Sevidnen wminda ek-
lesiaSi, avidnen sakurTxevelTan da Zebnes is, rac yvelas
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
ipova maT mier, da SiSman da gankYrvebaman Seipyrna yovelni
da adidebdes RmerTsa.
XVIII. xolo viTarca warKdes welni mravalni da winam-
ZRuari giorgi gardaicvala, romlisa monacvaled dadga mi-
qael vinme, romelsa giorgive amcno, viTarmed: `iwyeT Sene-
bad eklesiisa brZanebisaebr mamisa serapionisa da nuraras zru-
nav warsagebelisaTYs, rameTu CuenebiT meuwya wmidisa mier,
viTarmed evlogiaA igi, romel moiRo kacman man, igi damar-
xul ars queSe kerZo juarisa (romeli iyo TaviT kerZo wmi-
disa mis), aRmoiReT igi da mieciT yovelTa muSakTa, da kaci
igi keTili yavT ganmge yovlisa, viTarca-igi Cem mierca gan-
mgebel iyo yovelTa saWiroTa samsaxurTa mosantrisaTa~. da
amis miqaelis ze iwyes eklesiaA igi, winaAswar gamosaxuli wmi-
disa mier TTuesa ivnissa oTxsa, dResa xuTSabaTsa, rameTu Ke-
lovnebiT ganTqumulsa kacsa mouwoda miqael queyanisagan
berZenTasa, adgilisagan xufaT wodebulisa, brZanebiTa ufal-
TaATa, romelsa Tana-Semwed aqunda galatoz saxeliT Suar-
tyleli. da ese ornive iyvnes moZRuar da maswavlel simrav-
lesa muSakTasa. da viTarca uwyoda mamaman miqael uwyebiTa
mamisaATa giorgisiTa, Zebna evlogiaA igi, rameTu mivides
mRdelni saxarebiTa da sanTlebiTa sakumevelTa Tana, da TYT
kaci igi momRebeli evlogiisaA mis. da viTarca warikiTxes
saxarebaA iovanes TavisaA: `pirveliTgan iyo sityuaA~, da mo-
idriknes muxlni da evedrnes wmidasa serapions, da gardau-
suenes juari igi, viTarca uwyebul iyo mamisa giorgisda,
eha sakYrvelebaTa SenTa, qriste!rameTu ipova yolad SeuZ-
rvelad beWedi, romeli ixila raA kacman man, gankYrda. da yo-
velTa madlobaA misces RmerTsa da wmidasa serapions. xolo
ikiTxes kacisa mis mier ricxY oqroAsaA da viTarebaA. xolo
man hrqua: `oqroA ege ars oqroAsagan Tlilisa da wmidisa, sa-
xiTa pirvelTa mefeTaATa, xolo ricxYT iyo beWedsa amas Sina
drahkani samasi xuTiTurT~. da viTarca gnhKsnes mandili, ro-
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dasanaxad iqna Segdebuli, Tumca veRar ipoves, ris gamoc
SiSma da gakvirvebam Seipyro yvela da adidebdnen RmerTs.
18. rodesac gavida mravali weli da gardaicvala wi-
namZRvari giorgi, mis monacvled dadga vinme miqaeli, ro-
melsac giorgimve amcno: “daiwyeT eklesiis Seneba mama se-
rapionis brZanebisamebr, xolo xarjebisTvis nu iwuxebT,
radgan xilvaSi mauwya wmindanma, rom is Sesawiravi, im kac-
ma rom moitana, damarxulia jvris qveS, rac iyo wminda-
nis TaviT. amoiReT igi da mieciT yvela muSas, xolo is kar-
gi kaci gaxdes yvelafris gamge, iseve, rogorc Cem mierac
gamge iyo monastris yvela saWiro samsaxurisa”. am miqae-
lis dros ivnisis Tvis oTxSi, xuTSabaT dRes, daiwyes is
eklesia, rac winaswar gamosaxa wmindanma, radgan miqael-
ma, patronTa brZanebiT, mouxmo ostatobiT saxelganTqmul
adamians berZenTa qveynidan, im adgilisgan, romelsac "xu-
faTi" hqvia. mas TanaSemwed hyavda kalatozi Suartylis
xevidan. orive maTgani iyo muSaTa simravlis moZRvari da
maswavlebeli. mama miqaelma, mama giorgis uwyebisamebr, Zeb-
na is Sesawiravi, radgan movidnen mRvdlebi saxarebiTa da
sanTlebiT sakmevliTurT, da TviT is kacic, Sesawiravis
momtani. rodesac maT waikiTxes ioanes Tavis saxareba: "pir-
velad iyo sityva", moidrikes muxli, evedrnen wminda se-
rapions da gadausvenes jvari, rogorc es nauwyebi iyo ma-
ma giorgisTvis. eha, Sens sakvirvelebebs, qriste, radgan
aRmoCnda yovlad SeuZravad beWedi, da rodesac naxa igi
im kacma, gaukvirda. yvelam madloba gadauxada RmerTsa
da wminda serapions, amasTan, gamoikiTxes im kacisgan rao-
denoba da xarisxi oqrosi. man ki Tqva: “eg oqro aris Tli-
li da wminda oqrosgan pirvel mefeTa gamosaxulebiT, xo-
lo raodenobiT am beWdis SigniT iyo samasi oqros fuli
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
melsa Sina gamokrul iqmna, da ipova, viTarca pirvel eTqua
kacsa mas. da iwyes Senebad guls-modgined. da yves kaci igi
ganmgebel ara Tu galatozTa, aramed ZmaTa ikonomosobaA er-
wmuna. da esreT waremarTa SenebaA igi eklesiisaA. vinaAca sa-
fuZveliT da xarisxTaATgan iRuwoda kaci igi yovelTa mu-
SakTa TYnier sanovageTasa. da viTarca aReSena StoATurT
vidre sarkumelTamdis, dailia oqroA igi kacisaA mis, sada-
igi ga-moqandakebiT qadagebs, viTarmed: `aqa dailia safase Cemi,
sada esera mdgomare var da mitYrTavs juari qristesi~. da
iyo viTar gasrulda sarkumlamde, gamoxates TYT miqaelca
orTa maT Tana galatozTa zeda sarkumelsa aRmosavalisasa.
xolo madli wmidisaA maradis moscemdis warsagebelTa, rame-
Tu saxed mdinarisa Semosdiodes saKmarni. da aReSena vidre
samKuremde mamobasa miqaelissa. da dauteva cxorebaA ese da
warvida uflisa.
amissa Semdgomad daidgina monacvled misa pavle vinme xu-
cesi, kaci wamebuli yovlisa mier erisa. vinaAca aman pavle
srul yo eklesiaA da Seamko yovliTa samkauliTa. da aRmar-
Tes mas Sina xati feriscvalebisaA, da akurTxes yovliTa kur-
TxeviTa mamobasa Sina pavlessa. da kacica igi, momRebeli ev-
logiisaA, siberiTa keTiliTa ganpoxebuli, da warvida ufli-
sa. da ese aqamomde iyavn.
XIX. xolo Cuen Semdgomad amisa sxuaAca moviKsenoT da
egreT davibeWdoT sityYsa, rameTu TYT daswers basili, ro-
melman cxorebaA ese wmidisaA aRwera, da ityYs, viTarmed: `me
basili, Zmiswuli wmidisa serapionisi, unarCevesi yovelTa mo-
weseTaA, Semdgomad JamTa micvalebisa misisasaTa moviwie ze-
da wmidasa samarxvosa missa da vixile yolad brwyinvaled da
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da kidev xuTi”. rodesac gaxsnes maT mandili, raSic ga-
mokruli iyo Sesawiravi, aRmoCnda ise, rogorc windawin
hqonda naTqvami am kacs. maSin daiwyes gulmodgine mSeneb-
loba da is kaci gaamweses gamged ara mxolod kalatozebi-
sa, aramed masve miendo agreTve ZmaTa ikonomosobac. ase wa-
rimarTa eklesiis Seneba. saZirkvlidan da safexurebidan-
ve yvela muSis xarjs is kaci swevda, garda sanovagisa. ro-
desac aSenda eklesia vidre sarkmlebamde, stovas CaTvliT,
dailia im kacis oqro, rasac TviTve qadagebs, im adgilas
gamoqandakebuli: "aq dailia Cemi qoneba, sadac ager mdgo-
mare var da mitvirTavs qristes jvari". xolo rodesac sar-
kmlebamde dasrulda Seneba, gamoxates iq TviT miqaelic
im or kalatozTan erTad aRmosavleT sarkmelTan. amasTan,
wmindanis madli mudamJams gamouCenda maT saxarjo sax-
srebs, radgan mdinarisebr SemosdiodaT qoneba. da aSenda
eklesia vidre samxremde miqaelis mamobaSi, romelmac da-
tova es cxovreba da wavida ufalTan.
amis Semdeg dadginda monacvled vinme pavle xucesi,
kaci dafasebuli mTeli erisgan, radgan am pavlem daasru-
la eklesia da Seamko igi yvela samkauliT. maSin aRmarTes
mis SigniT feriscvalebis xati da akurTxes eklesia sru-
li kurTxeviT pavles mamobaSi. da is kacic, Sesawiravis
momtani, kargi siberiT damSvenebuli wavida ufalTan. da
es aqamde iyos.
19. xolo Cven amis Semdeg sxva ramec vaxsenoT da ase
davadoT beWedi sityvas, radgan basili, romelmac wmin-
danis es cxovreba aRwera, TviT wers da ambobs: "me, basili,
wminda serapionis Zmiswuli, yvela moweseze udaresi, im
droTa Semdeg, rodesac igi miicvala, mivedi mis wminda
samarxze da vnaxe yovladbrwyinvaled da kargad mTeli mi-
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wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
keTilad yovelive namuSakevi misi, da ganviSY da ganvixare.
xolo raJams vixile saflavi misi adgilsa farulsa, romelsa
yovelni uZlurni miiRebdes dRiTi-dResa kurnebasa, amis-
TYsca brZanebiTa ufalTaATa Kel-vyav da Sevhmzade larnaki
qvisa da aRvaRe saflavsa missa, romlisa mier gamoKda suli
sulnelebisaA, miuwdomelisaA, da yovelni aRvivseniT madli-
Ta da sakYrvelebaTagan. maSin qmnilTa vadideT RmerTi, ra-
meTu mravalni uZlurni Se-raA-exnes wmidaTa maT ZualTa mis-
Ta, mravalni senni daiKsnnes da ganmxiarulebulni miiqceo-
des da adidebdes RmerTsa sakYrvelebaTasa. da sanTelTa sim-
ravliTa da madliTa mgalobelTaATa davsxeniT larnaksa Sina
axalsa, da aRvmarTeT mas zeda juari saxelsa zeda winamor-
bedisasa saCinosa Stosa axlisa eklesiisasa da ganvaCineT, raA-
Ta erTi mRdelTagani Seswirvides mas Sina msxuerplsa sauf-
losa. xolo ganvaweseT saKsenebeli wmidisa amis galobiTa da
SesxmiTa sulieriTa, da Ramis TeviTa, dResaswaulobiTa, ok-
donbersa oc da cxrasa, da Semdgomad Jamsa mis wirvisasa su-
liersa Tana Suebad KorcielTa sanovageTa mier mdidrad da
uxuebiT, raATa orkerZove mxiarulTa vadidoT RmerTi, ro-
meli adidebs wmidaTa misTa~.
xolo Cuen kualad erTiRa mivsceT saswaulTa misTagani
Txrobasa da merme SevevedrneT navT-sayudelsa myudro-du-
milisasa, rameTu viTarca oden guedga larnaki igi wmidisaA
da galobaA iyo pirsa Sina yovelTasa, aha esera moiwia kaci,
romelsa mravliT JamiTgan elmoda Tuali marjuene, rameTu
naTlisagan sruliad daklebul iyo. xolo friadi igi tkivi-
li cxad-hyofda erTisa misca dabrmobasa. da viTarca vixi-
leT yovelTa, guelmoda yovelTa mis Tana. xolo iyo kaci igi
dabisagan bobRa wodebulisa. da viTarca moiwia kaci igi, Se-
uvrda larnaksa wmidisasa. da vixileT yovelTa sakYrvelebaA
didi, rameTu yolad mrTelad ipova myis kaci igi. da yovelTa
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si naSromi, riTac Sveba miviRe da gavixare, magram rode-
sac vnaxe misi saflavi dafarul adgilas, romlisganac yve-
la uZluri iRebda yoveldRiur kurnebas, amis gamo uf-
lis brZanebiT Sevudeqi da Sevamzade qvis kubo. Semdeg gav-
xseni misi saflavi, saidanac gamovida miuwvdomeli sur-
nelebis suni da yvela avivseT madliTa da sakvirvelebe-
biT. maSin Cven, qmnilebebma, vadideT RmerTi, radgan bev-
ri uZluri, Seexo ra mis wminda Zvlebs, mravali senisgan
gaTavisuflda, romlebic gamxiarulebulebi brundebod-
nen ukan da adidebdnen sakvirvelebaTa RmerTs. amrigad,
sanTlebis simravliT da mgalobelTa madliT davasveneT
wmindanis Zvlebi axal kuboSi da aRvmarTeT masze jvari
(ioane winamorbedis saxelze) axali eklesiis gamosaCen sto-
aSi da davadgineT, rom erT-erT mRvdels ewira masSi sa-
uflo msxverpli, rom wmindanis mosaxsenebeli aRniSnuli-
yo ocdacxra oqtombers sulieri galobiT, xotbis SesxmiT,
RamisTeviTa da dResaswaulobiT, agreTve Jamiswirvis Sem-
deg sulierTan erTad xorciel sanovageTa mier mdidru-
li da uxvi Sveba-lxeniT, rom orive mxriv mxiarulebs gve-
didebina RmerTi, romelic adidebs Tavis wmindanebs".
Cven ki misi saswaulebidan kidev erTi ganvukuTvnoT
Txrobas da Semdeg SevefaroT myudroeba-dumilis navsa-
yudels. rodesac mxolod wmindanis kubo gvedga da yve-
las pirze galoba iyo, aha, movida adamiani, romelsac di-
di xnidan stkioda marjvena Tvali, radgan mTlianad mok-
lebuli iyo sinaTles, xolo metismeti tkivili meoris
dabrmavebasac moaswavebda. rodesac yvelam vnaxeT igi, yve-
las gvtkioda masTan erTad (es kaci iyo im dabidan, ro-
melsac "bobRa" hqvia). rodesac movida xsenebuli kaci, Se-
uvrda igi wmindanis kubos da vnaxeT yvelam didi sakvir-
veleba, radgan myisve mTlianad janmrTeli gamoCnda es
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
vadideT RmerTi, romeli yoladve iqms dRiTi-dRe larnaksa
zeda missa wmisisasa ZalTa da saswaulTa. xolo amissa Sem-
dgomad basili miiTuala winamZRurobaA, romelman-igi keTi-
lad iRuawa Jam raodenme adgili igi namuSakevi mamis-Zmisa
TYsisaA.
XX. aramed Cuen, glaxakTa da uswavlelTa, Sendave mivaq-
cioT sityuaA Cueni, N mamao mamaTao, dido moRuaweo yovel-
Tao, viTarca-igi pirvel Cuensa, egreTve SemdgomiTi-Sem-
dgomad. awca Cuen uZlurTa da uRirsTa Svilad Senda saxel-
debulTa nu odes damiviwyeb da nuca gare-ukun-aqcev meo-
xebad da Ruwad gamzadebulsa pirsa Sensa simravlisaTYs cod-
vaTa CuenTaAsa. xolo Cuen raA SesxmaA migiZRuanoT, rameTu
uzeSTaes kacTa bunebisa ars brwyinvalebiT warmatebaA cxo-
rebisa SenisaA, vinaAca Senisave moRuawebisa sityuaTa Sevwi-
ravT Senda, vedrebiTa SegivrdebiT raA, meoxebiTa SeniTa hyo
lxinebaA SecodebaTa CuenTaA, N angelozTa Tanamzraxvalo,
samebisa wmidisa sarwmunoo monao, romelman as wilad aRaor-
Zine talanti rwmunebuli Senda, N uZlurTa mkurnalo, Wir-
veulTa Semweo, Relva guemulTa navT-sayudelo, glaxakTa
simdidreo, ucxoTa da mogzaurTa nugeSinis-mcemelo, mo-
RuaweTa samkaulo, monazonTa rCeulebao, mamaTa siqadulo,
winamZRuarTa dido mnaTobo, da yovelTa Senda moltolvil-
Ta navT-sayudelo uRelvoo, xolo morCilTa saRmrToAsa Su-
risa maswavlelo, mamaTa didebao, da raATa mokled vTquaT, N
yovlisa saxelisa da saqmisa keTilisa Rirso, Seiwiren Cemmi-
erni saTnoebaTa SenTa sityYT gamosaxvani uRirsTagan bage-
Ta aRmoTqumulni, da viTarca xar monaA RmrTisa sityYsaA, mi-
emsgavse qristesa meufesa, romelman-igi qurivisa wulilni
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
kaci. yvelam vadideT RmerTi, romelic sul aRasrulebs
yoveldRe wmindanis kuboze niSebsa da saswaulebs.
xolo amis Semdeg basilim miiRo winamZRvroba, romel-
mac ramdenime xans kargad upatrona Tavisi mamis Zmis naS-
rom adgils.
20. magram Cven, glaxakebi da uswavlelebi, Senkenve mo-
vabrunebT Cvens sityvas, hoi, mamaTa mamao, dido moRvawev
yvelasaTvis (rogorc Cvens uwinaresTa, aseve SemdgomTa da
SemdgomTa); amJamadac, Cven, uZlurebsa da uRirsebs, rom-
lebic Sens Svilad varT wodebulebi, nurasodes dagvi-
viwyeb da nurc ukan miabruneb meoxebisa da meurveobisTvis
gamzadebul Sens saxes Cveni codvebis simravlis gamo. anki
Cven ra xotba unda giZRvnaT, radgan aRmatebulia adami-
anTa bunebaze Seni cxovrebis brwyinvaled warmatebulo-
ba. amitom Senive moRvaweobis aRmwer sityvebs SevwiravT
Sendami da vedrebiT SegivrdebiT, rom Seni meoxebiT Sen-
dobil hyo Cveni Secodebebi, hoi, angelozTa TanambWobe-
lo, wminda samebis sarwmuno monao, romelmac asmagad ga-
zarde Sendami rwmunebuli "talanti"._ hoi, uZlurTa
mkurnalo, SeWirvebulTa Semweo, xomalddanTqmulTa nav-
sayudelo, glaxakTa simdidreo, ucxoTa da mogzaurTa ma-
nugeSebelo, moRvaweTa samkaulo, monazonTa rCeulobao,
mamaTa siamayeo, winamZRvarTa dido mnaTobo, yvelasTvis
mSvido navsayudelo, vinc ki Sendami moiltvis, xolo mor-
CilTaTvis saRvTo Suris maswavlebelo, mamaTa didebao da,
mokled rom vTqvaT, hoi yoveli kargi saxelisa da saqmis
Rirso, Seiwire Seneul saTnoebaTa Cemmieri sityviTgamo-
saxvani, uRirsi bageebiT aRmoTqmulni, da radganac xar
RvTis sityvis mona, miemsgavse meufe qristes, romelmac
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 cxo reba
rebaAA wmid
cxoreba isa sera
wmidisa serappion zarzmelisa
isaAA
zarzmelisa
miiTualna, da nu gare miiqcev alabastrsa uRirsTa bageTasa,
viTarca qristeman meZavisa mis, da savane yav Cuen Tana, N wmi-
dao, viTarca ufalman saxlsa zaqessa, da miKsen Cuen locvi-
Ta SeniTa yovelTagan mterTa manqanebaTa, da viTarca sofelsa
amas wmidasa moZRurebisa Senisa mowafed wodebuli varT, eg-
reTve ziar-myven mermesa mas ukuanaAknelsa dResa didebiT
moslvasa meufisasa, dgomad maxlobelad Sensa yovelTa Tana
wmidaTa, marjueniT uflisa da RmrTisa, uRirsni ese mowa-
feni Senni, samgzis sanatrelo mamao wmidao serapion, meoxe-
biTa wmidisa RmrTis-mSobelisaATa da madliTa da locviTa
SeniTa da wmidaTa mociqulTa da winawarmetyuelTa da mo-
wameTaATa da yolad qebulTa mRdelT-moZRuarTaATa da mama-
TaATa, raATa Rirs viqmneT uRirsni ese smenad Kmasa mas zati-
kobisasa wmidaTa angelozTa Tana, romelni sam-wmidaarsobiT
adideben samebasa erT-arsebasa, romelsa Suenis yoveli di-
debaA, pativi da TayuaniscemaA aw da maradis da ukuniTi uku-
nisamde, amin.
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cxovreba wminda serapion zarzmelisa
qvrivis wvrili fulic miiRo, nu ganiSoreb uRirs bageTa
sanelsacxeble WurWels, iseve rogorc ar ganiSora qris-
tem sanelsacxeble WurWeli meZavisa, daivane CvenTan, hoi,
wmindao, rogorc ufalma — zaqes saxlSi, gvixsen Cven Tqve-
ni locviT mtris yovelgvari mzakvrobisagan da rogorc
varT Cven am sofelSi wodebulni Sens mowafeebad, amgva-
radve meufis didebiT mosvlis im samermiso ukanasknel
dRes Cven, Seni uRirsi mowafeebi, moziareni gagvxade Sens
axlos dgomisa yvela wmindanTan erTad, uflisa da RvTis
marjvniv, samgzis sanatrelo mamao, wmindao serapion, yov-
ladwminda RvTismSoblis meoxebiT, agreTve Seni, wminda
mociqulebis, winaswarmetyvelebis, mowafeebis da yovlad-
qebuli mRvdelTmoZRvrebisa da mamebis madliTa da loc-
viT, rom Rirsi gavxdeT Cven, uRirsebi, sadResaswaulo xmis
smenisa wminda angelozebTan erTad, romlebic samwminda-
arsobiT1 adideben erTarseba samebas, romelsac Sehferis
yoveli dideba, pativi da Tayvaniscema aw da maradis da
ukuniTi-ukunisamde, amin.
1
igulisxmeba locva: "wmida ars, wmida ars, wmida ars
ufali sabaoT".
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 wameba wminda mowame
gobronisa

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 winaTqma

914 wels somxeTsa da saqarTvelos arabTa laSqari Semo-

esia abul-kasimis meTaurobiT, romelmac orive qveyana gaa-
nadgura da mokla somexTa mefe sumbati. abul-kasimma alya
Semoartya yuelis cixes, romelSic imyofebodnen aznaurni da
maT Soris erTi mTavari, romelsac miqeli erqva da aseve gob-
rons eZaxodnen. is daiWires da abul-kasims mihgvares, romel-
mac mas musulmanobis miReba mosTxova.
gobroni uars ambobda sarwmunoebis Secvlaze. rodesac
arc dapirebebma da arc muqaram ar gaWra, mas Tavi mohkveTes.
wminda gobronis wameba aRwera gobronis Tanamedrovem,
stefane mtbevarma, rogorc TviTon wers, aSot kuxis brZane-
biT.
nawarmoebSi mokled da mkafiod aris daxatuli imdroin-
deli politikuri viTareba, keTilmorwmune mTavris cxovre-
ba, arabebis Semoseva da qristianTa devna.
es Txzuleba sayuradRebo nawarmoebia, rogorc sarwmu-
noebrivi, iseve istoriuli TvalsazrisiT.

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 wamebaA wmidisa mowamisa gob
wmidisa ron
gobron is
ronis
isi,i,
romelii gan
romel iyvanes yvel
ganiyvanes is c
yvelis ixiT 1
cixiT
TTuesa noenbersa: iz:
me stefane mtbevar episkoposman davwere brZanebiTa aSot
erisTavTa-erisTvisaATa
guakurTxen, mamao!
I. CueulebaA aqus gangebasa RmrTisasa swavlad gonebasa
zeda dabadebulTa misTasa, viTarca iyo ioseb da yovelni ma-
maT-mTavarni, Ti-Toeulad gamoicadnes msgavsad Zalisa Cue-
nisa. viTarca ityBs iob: “netar ars kaci, romelsa amxila
ufalman da swavlasa yovlisa mpyrobelisasa nu ganiSoreb, ra-
meTu man almis da kualad agis”. da solomon ityBs: “Svilo,
ukueTu moxval monebad uflisa, Tavi Seni ganumzade gansac-
delTa”. da kualad: “Svilni, romelni uyuaran ufalsa, swav-
lnis da tanjnis”. da mociquli ityBs: “srulTaTBs ars mtki-
ce igi sazrdeli, romelni swavlasa uflisasa madlobiT Sew-
ynarebad Rirs iqmnnes da codvisa risxviTa gulis-wyromisa
misisaATa Cuenebad Zali misi”; romel dauTmenies marTliTa
sulgrZelebiTa migebad usjuloTa ukeTurebisaebr maTisa,
viTarca ityBs daviT: “amaRldi, msajulo simarTlisao, da mi-
age misagebeli ampartavanTa” da pavle ityBs: “amisTBs moi-
wios risxvaA RmrTisaA naSobTa zeda urCebisaTa” viTarca da-
1 xelnawerebis nusxa: A: A-130; B: A-170; C: A-176; D: H-2077; E: H-1672; F: H-
2121; G: H-22 (leningr.); H: S-3637; I: H-487.
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wameba wminda mowame gobronisa,
romelic gaiyvanes yvelis cixidan
me, stefane mtbevarma episkoposma, davwere ese aSot
erisTavTa-erisTavis brZanebiT
gvakurTxe, mamao!
1. RvTis gangebas wesad aqvs, rom misgan dabadebulTa
gonebis wvrTnisas, iosebisa da yvela mamaTmTavris msgav-
sad, TiToeuli Tavisi Zalisaebr gamoicados. rogorc io-
bi ambobs: “netaria kaci, romelic amxila ufalma da yov-
lis mpyrobelis wvrTnisas nu ganeSorebi mas, radgan igi
SeaWirvebs da kvlavac ganamtkicebs”.1 solomoni ambobs:
“Svilo, Tu ufals mieaxlebi msaxurebisTvis, gansacdelis-
Tvis ganimzade Tavi”.2 da kvlav: "Svilebs, romlebic uy-
vars ufals, gvems da tanjavs igi”.3 mociquli ambobs:
“mZlavri sazrdeli srulTa kerZia, romelTa grZnobebic
gawvrTnilia CveviT, raTa keTilisa da borotis garCeva
SeZlon”,4 usjuloTaTvis migeba didi sulgrZelebiT rom
dauTmeniaT, rogorc daviTi ambobs: “amaRldi, msajulo
simarTlisao, da miage misagebeli ampartavanTa”.5 xolo
pavle ambobs: “urCobis gamo moawevs risxva RvTis qmnile-
1 iob. 5:17-18
2 ziraq. 2:1
3 ziraq. 30:2
4 Sdr. ebr. 5:14
5 fsalm. 93:2
6 kolas. 3:6
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 wameba
wamebaAA wmidisa gob
wmidisa ron
gobron is
isii
ronis
sabamsa dabadebisasa noes ze warwymedasa ampartavansa kacTa-
sa, romelni xatad RmrTisa dabadebul iyvnes.
agebulebaA TBsi ver eswava umadloTa maT naTesavTa da
msgavsebaA mTavrobisa TBsisaA ver gulisKma-eyo, romelTa xa-
ti Semoqmedisa RmrTisaA Seuracx-yves, damdabldes da emsgav-
snes Zleulsa mas bunebasa dedaTasa, romlisa urCebiTa siku-
dili SemoKda, viTarca pavle ityBs: “adam ara scoda, xolo
dedakaci igi scTa” da codvaA Sva. naSobTa maT SereulTa gar-
dareuliTa miT uSueriTa codviTa ganarisxes RmerTi da Se-
ananes kaci. ara eufla daTmenad miuwdomeli mowyalebaA, rom-
lisaTBs ganaxuna saqanelni wyalTani da warwymidna yovelni
wyliT rRuniTa. xolo netarisa noes mier dauSTa Tesli
mkYdrobisaA sofelsa, esreTve nergTa maT wyevisaTa, TeslTa
simwarisaTa, moKsenebad saZagelTa sodomelTa loTis ze mar-
Tlisa uwesoTa SereviTa, da ara dauteves adgili wyalobi-
saA, romelTa zeda awBma RmerTman cecxli da wunwubaA da ga-
reskneliTa miT ZBriTa warwymedisaATa aRiKocnes igini. da
kualad dedakacman man usaxurman iezabel gardahmata usju-
loebaA, romliTa elias epatiJa SuriTa saRmrToATa caTa Sek-
rvad da siymili SemoarTua israHlsa zeda, viTarca eva siku-
dili soflad SemoiRo, romlisaTBs elia ityBs: “raA Zes Cemi
da saxlisa amis aqabisi”.
aqunda mas urCebisa misTBs iezabelisa nayofi igi uw-
BmroebisaA. amisTBs sikudilsa borotsa mieca igi da ter-
fTagan cxenTasa ganiWrnes Korcni misni. da mis zeda aResru-
1 aSiaze AC-Si mxedruliT sweria: `aqa bevri aklda dedas~ da svetis naxe-
varze metia gaSvebuli dauwerlad (aSiaze wauwerlad carieli adgili
gaSvebulia BCDEFG-Sic); G-Si sqolioSi darTulia SeniSvna: `vhgoneb
me, romel aklia aqa (tabiZe). hswored egreT ars ufalo s. tabiZe \ p. i.~ I-Si
aq adgili araa gamotovebuli da arc raime SeniSvna aqvs gakeTebuli.
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wameba wminda gobronisa
baze”,6 rogorc mSvidobis aRTqmisas, noes dros, RvTis xa-
tad Seqmnil ampartavan adamianTa warwymedisas.
umadurma modgmam Tavisi agebuleba ver Seicno da msa-
julis msgavseba ver gulisxmayo da Semoqmedi RvTis xati
Seuracxyo, ris gamoc damdabldnen isini da miemsgavsnen
dedakacTa dacemul bunebas, romlis urCobiT sikvdili mo-
iwia, rogorc pavle ambobs: “adami ki ar Secda, aramed –
dedakaci”.1 RvTis Svilebma gadametebul uSver codvaTa
aRreviT ganarisxes RmerTi da Seananes kacs. ar daiTmina
ufalma uwinaresi mowyaleba, amitomac miuSva man movar-
dnili wyali da warwymida yovelni warRvniT. mxolod ne-
tari noesgan darCa memkvidreoba am soflad.
amgvaradve, dawyevlilma modgmam, sneulma tomma, lo-
Tisdroindel bilw codvaTa ganzraxviT, didZal usju-
loebasTan aRreviT, wyalobisaTvis ar daitova adgili da
awvima RmerTma maTze zeciuri cecxli da ara borotisa-
gan, aramed TviTon wariwymidnen isini.
kvlavac, ukeTurma dedakacma iezabelma2 gadaameta us-
juloebas, rodesac elias, RvTis nebiT, caTa SekvriTa da
israelze SimSilis SemomatebiT, sasjeli moevlina, ise, ro-
gorc evam sikvdili SemoiRo am soflad, ris Sesaxebac elia
ambobs: “ra Camovarda Cemsa da aqabis am saxls Soris?”3
iezabelis urCobis nayofad gvalva moiwia masze, ris-
Tvisac borot sikvdils mieca igi – cxenis terfebma gaupo
1 I timoT. 2:14
2 iezabeli iyo israelis yvelaze uwminduri mefis, aqabis me-
uRle, man qmari gadaibira, rom Tayvani eca kerpisaTvis, ro-
melsac baali erqva, da aego misTvis taZari. is cdilobda,
moespo WeSmariti RvTis morwmuneni (III mefeTa, 17:1-6).
3 Sdr. III mefeTa, 17:18
4 iob. 5:2
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 wameba
wamebaAA wmidisa gob
wmidisa ron
gobron is
isii
ronis
la werili igi, viTarmed: “ugunuri igi, risxvaman moklis”.
xolo vinaATgan1 wyliT rRunaA aRibeWda da cecxliT mowu-
vaA zegardamo daeca, da mieriTgan maxBli ganewesa RmrTisa
mier Suris sagebelad ukeTurebasa kacTasa, viTarca esaia
ityBs: “ukueTu isminoT Cemio, keTilsa queyanisasa sWamdeT,
ukueTu ara isminoT, maxBlman SegWamnes Tquen”.
da romelni Jamad-Jamad SeemTxBnes gansacdelni israH-
lsa codvasa midrekiTa, ese mcired moiKseneT, viTarca Tqua
daviT: “moviKsenen me dReni pirvelni da vityode yovelTa mi-
marT mcnebaTa SenTa”, raATa moKsenebiTa pirvelTa maT saqme-
TaATa mosruli da momavali samarTali RmrTisa mecnierTaTBs
krZalul iyos da orive saxH keTilisa da borotisaA naTesav-
Ta momavalTa mieTxras, raATa sxuaTa SemTxuevaTa gamocdil
ipovnen, viTarca Tqua mose: “davsdeb Tquen zeda kurTxevasa
keTilisaTBs”, rameTu RmrTiv mqadagebelTa mier sarwmuno-
Ta, metyuelTa sulisa wmidisa mier swavlulTa, moswavebul
ars RmerTi marTlmsajulad WurTa maT zeda wyalobisaTa da
sitkboebisaTa dacemulTa zeda sastikebiTa, raATa odes ixi-
lon WeSmaritTa maT Tayuanis-mcemelTa RmrTisaTa nayofi igi
simarTlisa wyalobisaA, RmrTisa mosav iyvnen da moTminebiT
moelodian sasyidlisa kualad gebasa da kualad, odes esmas
cruTa simarTlisa sasjeli, RmrTisa patiJisa SeeSinos, dau-
teos ukeTurebaA da sinanulad moiswrafos, viTarca ninevel-
Ta, da ganernen daqcevisagan sulisa da KorcTaAsa.
esreTve scoda boroti didman saxlman somxiTisaman, vi-
Tarca Tqua ieremia winawarmetyuelman godebaTa Sina misTa:
“sityBTa gmobisaATa Seawuxes suli wmidaA da saqmiTa bilwe-
bisaATa gardareulad ganarisxes Semoqmedi TBsi, romlisaTBs
msgavsad usjuloebisa maTisa moiwia risxvaA RmrTisaA dad-
1 stefane mtbevari mcdarad uTiTebs aq ieremias godebis wigns. masSi
namdvilad ar moipoveba mis mier damowmebuli citati.
2 rogorc Sinaarsidan Cans, aq moxmobili unda iyos esaia 10,33-34
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wameba wminda gobronisa
sxeuli da mis mimarT aResrula werili, rom “ugunurs
risxva moklavs”.4 ra droidanac warRvna moxda da zeciu-
ri cecxli daeSva, maxvili ganewesa RvTis mier ukeTur
adamianebze Suris saZieblad, rogorc esaia ambobs: “Tu Cem-
sas SeismenT, qveynis keTil nayofs SeWamT, Tu ar SeismenT,
maxvili SegWamT”.1
gansacdelebi, romlebic drodadro SeemTxveoda isra-
els codvisken midrekis gamo, ase mokled gadmogeciT, ro-
gorc daviTma Tqva: “movigone uwinaresi da yvela Sen mcne-
bas movixseneb”2, rom adrindeli saqmeebis SexsenebiT arse-
buli da momavali samarTali daculi iyos RvTis mcnobel-
TaTvis da orive saxe, keTilisa da borotisa, momaval mod-
gmas gadaeces, raTa sxva SemTxvevaSi gamocdilni iyvnen,
rogorc mosem Tqva: “sikeTisaTvis gakurTxebT Tqven”3, rad-
ganac RvTis mqadagebelTagan, sarwmuno, suliwmidisagan
ganswavlulTa metyvelebiT gamoCndeba RmerTi msajulad
dacemulTaTvis wyalobiTa da sitkboebiT Zalis datane-
biT; radganac, rodesac RvTis WeSmariti Tayvanismcemle-
bi simarTlis wyalobis nayofs ixilaven, moTminebiT dae-
lodebian sazRauris miRebas da asev, roca Seityoben cru-
Ta simarTlis sasjels, RvTis sasjelisa SeeSindebaT, da-
toveben ukeTurebas da sinanulad miiqcevian, rogorc ni-
nevelebi, da ganeridebian sulisa da xorcis danTqmas.
amgvarad Sescoda da qmna boroti somxiTis didma sax-
lma, rogorc Tqva ieremia winaswarmetyvelma Tavis gode-
baSi: “saginebeli sityviT Seawuxes suli wmida da bilwi
saqmiT metismetad ganarisxes TavianTi RmerTi, risTvisac
maTi usjuloebisaebr, moiwia RvTis risxva dasasadgureb-
1 fsalm. 142:5
2 Sdr. lev. 25:21
3 esaia 1:20-21
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 wameba
wamebaAA wmidisa gob
wmidisa ron
gobron is
isii
ronis
gromad”1 da miscna igini maxBlsa borotsa da tyueobasa saw-
yalsa da salmobasa siymilisasa ganmamrudebelsa da srvasa si-
kudilisasa uwyalosa, romelTa mflvel aravin iyo. da daec-
nes viTarca xeni queyanasa, viTarca ityBs esaia winawarmet-
yueli: “ara Tumca ufalman yovlisa (..)" 2. umjobHs iyo maT-
da, ukueTumca gzaA igi WeSmaritebisaA ara ecnave, ara vidre
cnobasa da kualad ukunqcevasa”, rameTu mociqulTa mier qa-
dagebuli marTlmadideblobisa igi sarwmunoebaA wmidisa ka-
Tolike eklesiisaA ganagdes da moZRuarTa mier wmidaTa kre-
baTa RmrTiv sulierTa ganwesebuli kanoni saeklesioA Seu-
racxyves.
amisTBs Ziri igi simwarisaA daenerga maT Soris da Ruar-
Zli igi siborotisaA aRmoscenda, da codvaA igi wvalebisaA
aRorZnda da nayofi igi warwymedisaA gardaemata maT zeda.
rameTu miwaA igi somxiTisaA ampartavan, da mkBdrni misni cu-
dad mzuaobar, angahr, laR da codvis moyuare, ampartavan, uw-
yalo, uyuarul da yovliTa ukeTurebiTa savse, romelsa Sina
ara ipova Tavisa misadrekeli qristHsi, romelTaTBs qriste
cudad mokuda.
da ese ars sazRvari misi da saxelebi KevTa misTaA: vanandi,
aSornia, bagrevandi, apahunisi, walkoitni, Wakati, kogoviti \
ori Kevi, Saruri, vaspuragani \ aTormeti Kevi, vaAZori \ oTxi
Kevi, dvinadaSti \ sami Kevi, gelaqunia \ oTxi Kevi, sivnieTi \
aTi Kevi, taSiri da kolbofori.
ese oTxmeoc da SBdi Kevi mooKrda pirisagan uflisa,
ZBrisagan codvaTa maTTaAsa amisTBs, rameTu ara ipova amaT
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wameba wminda gobronisa
lad”1, da miecnen isini borot maxvils, sabralo tyveobas,
SimSilis damaqcevel tanjvas da sikvdilis uwyalo musrs,
da maTi dammarxveli aravin iyo, da miwieri xeebiviT da-
ecnen, rogorc esaia winaswarmetyveli ambobs: “ara Tumca
ufalman yovlisa ... 2 “umjobesi iyo maTTvis, SeecnoT WeS-
maritebis gza, vidre SeecnoT da mere ukuqceuliyvnen”3,
radganac maT mociqulTa mier qadagebuli marTlmadideb-
luri sarwmunoeba wminda kaTolike eklesiisa ganagdes da
wminda krebebis moZRvarTa mier, RvTis STagonebiT ganwe-
sebuli, saeklesio kanoni Seuracxyves.
amitom simwris fesvi dainerga maT Soris, siborotis
RvarZli aRmocenda, mwvaleblobis codva aRorZinda da
warwymedis nayofi momravlda maT Soris, radganac somxi-
Tis miwa ampartavania da misi mkvidrni amaod amayni, anga-
rebianni, laRni da codvis moyvareni, umowyaloni, usiy-
varuloni da yoveli ukeTurebiT savseni arian, maT Soris
ar moiZebna qristes Tavis misadrekeli, da qriste amaod
mokvda maTTvis.
xevis sazRvari da saxelebi aseTia: vanandi, aSornia,
bagrevandi, apahunisi, walkotni, Wakati, kogoviti, ori
xevi, Saruri, vaspuragani – Tormeti xevi, vaiZori – oTxi
xevi, dvinadaSti – sami xevi, gelaqunia – oTxi xevi, sivnie-
Ti – aTi xevi, taSiri da kolbofori.
es oTxmocdaSvidi xevi aoxrda uflis sityviT maTi bo-
roti codvebis gamo, vinaidan ar moiZebneba am xevebSi mar-
1 stefane mtbevari aq SecdomiT uTiTebs ieremias godebis
wigns.
2 aq teqsti aklia. Sinaarsidan Cans, rom moxmobili unda iyos
esaia 10:33-34.
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KevTa Sina saydari marTlmadidebelTa episkoposTaA, arca mo-
nasteri marTlmadidebelTa morwmuneTa monazonTaA, viTar-
ca abraham hkiTxavs RmerTsa: “ukueTu iyvnen xuTni marTalni,
warswymidoa qalaqi igi?” da Tqua ufalman: “ara”. da ityBs:
“vin wmida iyo da warwymda, anu sada WeSmaritni ZiriTurT
aRifxurnes”1]. Tu sadame ityBs msgavsad sityBsa mis, romeli
hrqua RmerTman elis “aR-xolo ara-vKoco kaci Seni sakur-
Txevelisagan Cemisa, raATa xedvides da eKuebodis, da raATa
esenica xedviden da eKuebodis”2.
II. amaT queyanaTa zeda ganewyo ufali risxviTa gulis-
wyromisa misisaATa, da miSuebiTa RmrTisaATa aRiZra mefH sar-
kinozi, saxeliT abul-kasim, ZH abul-sajisi amirisaA, da ufa-
li sparseTisaA, romelsa hmonebda sameoci qalaqi did-didi
da SBdni mefeni hmorCilebdes Zlierni.
ese aRiWura eriTa mravliTa, kaetebiTa rCeuliTa, romel-
TaA hyvanda aTaseuli da bevreuli. Sevida qalaqsa dvinisasa
da oxraA gulis wyromisa misisaA moaswavebda oKrebasa som-
xiTisasa, viTarca ninevelTa daqcevasa, raATamca Seinanes amaT-
ca. xolo gulni maTni ganficxebul iyvnes viTarca rvalni,
da dayenebul viTarca samyaroA, rameTu codvaA wvalebisa ma-
TisaA daweril iyo “ficarsa mas rkinisasa frCxiliTa andaman-
tisaATa”, viTarca ieremia ityBs. amisTBs ver eZlo moqcevad,
rameTu emsgavsa saxli igi somxiTisaA kacsa mas ugunursa, ro-
melman dadga safuZvelsa zeda sacTurebisasa da qBSasa zeda
wvalebisasa, da viTar aRdges kueTebani, “daeca da iyo dace-
maA misi did friad”. viTarca iob ityBs: “me vixilen ugunur-
ni igi, romelTa Zirni ara daebnes, aramed meyseulad SeiWama
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wameba wminda gobronisa
Tlmadidebel episkoposTa saydari, arc marTlmadidebel
morwmune monazonTa monasteri. rogorc abraami hkiTxavs
RmerTs: “Tu xuTi marTali iqneba, warwymed im qalaqs?” xo-
lo ufalma Tqva: “ara”1 da ambobs: “vinc wminda iyo, wariw-
ymida, an marTlebi Zirianad aRmoifxvrnen”2, Tu sadme am-
bobs Tavisi im sityvis msgavsad, romelic RmerTma elias
uTxra: “aRar warvxocav Sens kacs Cemi sakurTxevlidan, ra-
Ta xedavdes da iRupebodes da esenic xedavdnen da iRupe-
bodnen”.3
2. am miwa-wyalze ganrisxda ufali da, RvTis nebiT,
ajanyda sarkinozi mefe, saxelad abul-kasim, amira abul-
sajis Ze, da mflobeli sparseTisa, romelsac emsaxurebo-
da samoci didi qalaqi da emorCileboda Svidi Zlieri
mefe.
ase aRiWurva igi aTasobiT da aTiaTasobiT adamianiT,
mTavrebiT, Sevida qalaq dvinSi da misi guliswyromis yvi-
rili moaswavebda somxiTis aoxrebas, rogorc ninevelTa
daqcevas, rom amaTac SeenanaT, xolo maTi guli spilenZi-
viT iyo gasastikebuli da myari sxeuliviT Semdgari, rad-
ganac maTi mwvaleblobis codva dawerili iyo “ficarze
almasis frCxiliT”4, rogorc ieremia ambobs. amitom ver
moeqcnen, somxiTis saxli daemsgavsa ugunur kacs, romel-
mac sacdurebisa da mwvaleblobis qviSaze daamyara safuZ-
veli, da roca mdinareebi da qarebi amovardnen da ekveT-
nen im saxls, “is daeca da friad didi iyo misi dacema”1.
rogorc iobi ambobs: “me vnaxe fesvgadgmuli ugunuri da
` Sdr. Sesaqm. 18:24-26
2-?
3-?
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roWiki maTi da ganeSornes Zeni maTni cxovrebisagan”, rameTu
mZlavrebaA maTi da Kelmwifebisa maTisa sulgrZelebaA gamos-
wovda Zalsa maTsa.
rameTu ese ars CueulebaA maTi: pirvelad xarkni igi Tana-
nadebni Zebnnes, ZRuenni da niWni kaetTa maTTaTBs, rameTu mo-
xarke misa iyvnes. merme wina Jamisa begarani sTxovnes. da uca-
loebasa TBssa hambavad ityBan, daqcevasa TBssa aswrafeben.
da esreT manqanebiT daacalierna safaseTa maTTagan, raATa ad-
vilad mZle eqmnas, romelica iyo esreT.
da viTar mosZlevda sarkinozi igi da ara ipova Rone wi-
naaRdgomisa somexTa mefisa, arca ganrinebisa, rameTu Rmer-
Tsa ganexeTqa mefobaA igi misi, maSin miivltoda igi mTaTa
zeda afxazeTisaTa, romeli igi ukuanaAsknel sikudilsa ver
ganera. xolo KelmwifH igi Seudga mas Ziebad sasjelsa si-
kudilisasa mrisxanebiTa didiTa.
III. da movides igini cixesa mas yvelisasa, romeli iyo gur-
gen erisTavTa erisTvisa, romelsa Sina iyvnes aznaurni war-
Cinebulni da sanatreli mowamH qristHsi gobron maT Tana.
movides da moadges cixesa mas yvelisasa, gare moadges karve-
bi igi maTi, viTarca Tovli, romelni xuTisa soflisa saz-
RvarTa da-oden-etivnes iwroebiT.
da sabelni igi karvebisa maTisani ganeTxzna urTierTas,
rameTu ese iyo CueulebaA dadgromisa maTisaA, naTesavTa maT
saZagelTa, uRmrToTa, ficxlad moisarTa, romelni Wamdes ZaR-
lTa, Tagusa, kacsa da yovelsa arawmidasa. da esreT ganemzad-
nes brZolad filekavnebiTa mravliTa. da simravlH tyorce-
bulTa maT isarTaA Seipyrobda haersa mzisasa, romelsa aqun-
da aseuli tBrTi aqlemisaA isari oden da egreTve horoli.
da brZolasa mas ficxelsa mKne iqmnnes cixovanni igi da
dahKocdes mbrZolTa maT da dahyrides KorcTa maTTa, viTar-
ca skoresa queyanasa. xolo maT yovelTa uwinarHs ipova sim-
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meyseulad SevaCvene misi bina, Sors arian misi Svilebi
xsnisagan, karibWesTan scemes maT, aravin iyo mSveleli”2,
radganac maTi Zaladoba da xelmwifeba srutavda maT Zalas.
maTi Cveuleba aseTia: uwin gadasaxdeli vali, Sesawi-
ravi da saCuqari maTi mTavrebisaTvis, gamoCxrikes, rad-
ganac maTi moxarkeebi iyvnen. Semdeg adrindeli xarki iT-
xoves da TavianT garjas ambad hyvebian, TavianT danTqmas
aCqareben; da iseTi xerxiT dacarielda maTi qoneba, rom
advilad daeZlia, rac moxda kidec.
radganac sarkinozi imarjvebda da somexTa mefem verc
winaaRmdegoba gauwia da verc Tavi daaRwia, vinaidan
RmerTs Seewyvita misi mefoba. maSin gaiqca is afxazeTis
mTebisken. Semdgomad amisa, igi sikvdils ver gadaurCa, xo-
lo xelmwife Seudga mis Ziebas, sastiki sikvdiliT rom
daesaja.
3. movidnen isini yvelis cixeSi, romelic iyo gurgen
erisTavTa erisTavisa, sadac iyvnen warCinebuli aznaure-
bi da maTTan erTad - qristes sanatreli mowafe, gobroni.
miadgnen isini yvelis cixes, garSemo TovliviT Semoawyves
TavianTi karvebi, sul xuTi soflidan iyvnen da gaWirve-
biT daetivnen. maTi karvebis Tokebi gadaewna erTmaneTs,
radganac aseTi iyo dasadgurebis wesi saZageli, uRmrTo,
sastikad moisari modgmisa, romelic ZaRlebs, Tagvs, kac-
sa da yovelgvar arawmidas Wamda. ase gaemzadnen qvis sat-
yorcnebiT, da maT mier natyorcn isarTa simravle mzes fa-
ravda. isari ki aseuli aqlemiT moezidaT da aseve Sube-
bic. sastik brZolaSi mecixovneebi mxned iyvnen, xocavdnen
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KniTa netari gobron, da Zali brZolisa misisaA yovelsa mas
simravlesa zeda sacnaur iyo. da saxeli icvala, viTarca yo-
velTa wmidaTa, viTarca petres klde da savles pavle, amas
ewoda pirvelad miqel da merme gobron \ romeli esmina mefe-
sa mas da daeswava sityuad gobron da sasmenelTa eoceboda
da gulsa gamoiwera, rameTu trfialebiTa Zlierad brZolisa
da axovnebisa misisaTBs aRiSurva sarwmunoebisa misisa qris-
teanobaA.
da odesme gamoetevnian simravleni igi zRvarsa artaoni-
sasa da, romelni povnian Tavisa mkrebelni da msxuertelni ya-
nobirisa maTisani, romelni SimSilisagan SiSsa sikudilisasa
Seuracx-hyofdes, Sekribnian maxlobelad cixesa mas, viTar-
ca cxovarni saCuenebelad maTa da daWrnian Korcni maTni; da
sisxli igi ubraloA, viTarca msxuerpli sulneli, Seiwirvo-
des RmrTisa, viTarca sisxli igi abelisi marTlisaA, romelTa
ricxB igi maTi RmerTman uwyis mxoloman, da uricxuni igi
erni marTlmadidebelTani aWaras da SavSeTs Sewyudeul iy-
vnes, romelni viTarca mkalni mosWamdes furcelsa xeTasa da
mwuanvilovansa queyanisasa.
IV. mas Jamsa iqmna SavSeTi bak mKecT-Seuval, rameTu ego-
denni igi naTesavni maxlobelad dges, viTar sadilobisa gza
oden, romelTa queyanaA ver itevda. RmerTman ara aufla STas-
lvad mas Sina madliTa didebulTa udabnoTaATa da locviTa
wmidaTaATa, romelTa saTnoebani maTni keTilni viTarca su-
etni caTani ganmtkicebul arian da viTarca zRudeni rafa-
Tisani wina-aRudges.
xolo KelmwifH igi hbrZoda cixesa mas oc da rva dRe da
nabakni SeuKdes, romelTa ganKurites kldH da ganarRBes
zRudH, romelTa gamouKdis netari gobron da gandevnis da
Zlevisa misgan umetHs ganakBrvna yovelni. da viTar ara iyo
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wameba wminda gobronisa
meomrobs da maTi sxeulis nawilebs ise yridnen, rogorc
nakels miwaze. maTgan mamacobiT gamoirCeoda netari gob-
roni da misi brZola yvelasTvis cnobili gaxda. man yvela
wmindaniviT saxeli Seicvala, rogorc petres klde ewo-
da da savles – pavle, amas – miqel, da Semdgomad – gobron.
es ukanaskneli mefes gaugonia, dauxsomebia sityva gobro-
ni, mosasmenad eucnaura da gulSi Caimarxa, radganac
mZlavri brZolis siyvarulisa da misi axovnebis gamo mi-
sive qristianuli sarwmunoebisadmi saRvTo moSurneobiT
aRiZra..
zogjer gamovidodnen xolme artaonis sazRvarze da vi-
sac naxavdnen yanidan TavTavis amRebs, romlebic SimSilis
gamo sikvdilis SiSs arad agdeben, Sekrebdnen cixis maxlob-
lad, rogorc cxvrebs, da daklavdnen, da maTi ubralo sis-
xli, surnelovani msxverpliviT Seiwireba RvTisadmi, ro-
gorc marTali abelis sisxli. maTi raodenoba mxolod
RmerTma uwyis. uamravi marTlmadidebeli adamiani aWara-
sa da SavSeTSi kaliasaviT xis foTolsa da balaxs Wamda.
4. maSin SavSeTi velurTagan miudgomeli zRude gax-
da. uamravni iyvnen. erTi Ramis savali gzis siaxloves id-
gnen, qveyana ver itevda maT. RmerTma ar dauSva maTi iq
SeSveba did meudabnoeTa da wmindanTa madliT, romelTa
saTnoebebi, rogorc cis svetni, ganmtkicebul arian da ra-
faTis zRudesaviT win aRudgnen maT.
xelmwife mecixovneebs ebrZoda ocdarva dRe da Sevi-
da laSqari, romelmac gatexa klde da gaarRvia zRude.
maT gamouxta netari gobroni da gandevna isini da Tavisi
ZleviT man gaakvirva yvela. radganac arc Sewevna iyo da
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SewevnaA, arca winaaRdgomaA, safici iTxoves, rameTu Rmer-
Tman ganiWna igini.
esrHT gamoiyvanna igini da ganuyvna kaetTa TBsTa ricxBT
viTar orasni oden. xolo netarisa gobronisi amcno umetHs
yovelTasa krZalviT pyrobaA da esrHT waremarTa. da mgzavr
romelTame abirebn da aqadebn sikudilsa, da romelTa miav-
linebn misa da aRuTquamn keTilTa, da esrHT aiZulebn wina-
dacueTad da datevebad qristHsa.
xolo netarsa gobrons SeemsWualnes Korcni TBsni SiS-
sa RmrTisasa da ganumzada Tavi TBsi qristesTBs satanjve-
lad da sikudilsa daTmenad (viTarca qristeman sikudili da-
iTmina yovelTaTBs) da mociqulisa sityuasa etyBn maT: “cxo-
rebaA Cemda qriste ars da sikudili SesaZinel”, da moiwivnes
Talins. da ravdenni ubraloni sisxlni daiTxines maTgan, aR-
racxad vinme SeuZlos?
V. xolo mefH igi sumbat ukunvida kualad TBssave que-
yanasa Semdgomad martBlobisa wmidisa gobronisa. viTar sxuaA
RonH vera ipova, Sevida igi cixesa kapoetisasa, romeli-igi
ubrZnHs iTqumoda yovelTa kacTa mis JamisaTa. da viTarca
SewevnaA RmrTisaA ganeSora misgan, RonH yoveli daelia, da
viTarca gamoucdeli Seewyudia da mis Tana eri mravali. eg-
reTve saxed moadga masca cixesa da brZolisa mravlisa Sem-
dgomad gamoiRo da yovelni mTavarni, didni somxiTisani da
aznaurni tyue-yvna.
da mefH igi mravlisa tanjvisa Semdgomad mokla da Tav-
mokueTili Camohkida Zelsa saSuval qalaqsa dvinisasa. Tquas
Tu vinme umecarTaganman gankiTxvaTaTBs saRmrToTa, romelTa
ara ician swavlaA wignisaA, arca Zali RmrTisaA, Tu viTar amaT
naTesavTa uqristoTa, usjuloTa, eseodeni mZlavrobaA mZlav-
robisaA da farToebaA SuebisaA daupyries, Ture raAme flobaA
sasoebisaA, anu sulgrZelebisa RmrTisaA Tavs-udebies
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wameba wminda gobronisa
arc winaaRmdegoba, iTxoves ficis wigni, rameTu RmerTma
gadaarCina isini.
ase gamoiyvana isini, daaxloebiT orasi, da warudgina
Tavis mTavrebs. yvelas ubrZanes, Cumad SeepyroT gobroni
da asec moxda. gzad zogi agulianebda da sikvdiliT emuq-
reboda, zogs agzavnidnen masTan da aRuTqvamdnen sikeTes.
ase aiZulebdnen winadacveTas da qristes datovebas.
xolo netari gobroni gamsWvaluli iyo RvTis SiSiT,
da qristesTvis satanjvelad, sikvdilis dasaTmenad gaam-
zada Tavisi Tavi (iseve, rogorc qristem daiTmina sikvdi-
li yvelasTvis), mociqulis sityvebs eubneboda maT: “Cemi
cxovreba qristea da sikvdili – sargebeli”1. miuaxlov-
dnen Talins. ramdeni udanaSaulo sisxli daiRvara, kac-
Tagan aRuricxvelia.
5. xolo mefe sumbati wminda gobronis wamebis Semdeg
isev dabrunda Tavis qveyanaSi, radganac sxva Rone ver ix-
mara, Sevida igi kapoetis cixeSi. is yvelaze brZen kacad
miaCndaT im dros da, radganac RvTis Sewevna ganeSora mis-
gan, yovelgvari Zala gamoelia da gamoucdeliviT gamoem-
wyvdia da masTan erTad - mravali adamiani. amgvaradve mi-
adga xelmwife im cixes da didi brZolis Semdeg aiRo igi,
da yvela mTavari, didebuli da aznauri tyved Caigdo.
mefe bevri tanjvis Semdeg mokla da TavmokveTili xe-
ze Camokida, dvinSi, Sua qalaqSi. umecari, vinc arc wig-
nis moZRvreba, arc RvTis Zala icis, ilaparakebs RvTis sa-
marTalze da ityvis: am usjulo modgmas amdeni Zalado-
biT Cagvra da amxela simdidre rom daupyria, nuTu rame
Zala aqvs RvTis sasoebasa da sulgrZelebaso? ase nu ityviT!
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daTmenad. ese zraxvaA nu iyofin, aramed viTarca pavle ityBs:
“raA sworebaA ars naTlisa da bnelisaA, anu raA sworebaA ars
beliarisa qristHs Tana, anu raA nawili uc urwmunosa mor-
wmunisa Tana”, da ufali ityBs: “ukueTu vinme ara iSues meo-
red, ver Kel-ewifebis xilvad sasufeli RmrTisaA”, da ukue-
Tu ara SWamoT Korci Zisa kacisaA da hsuaT sisxli misi, ara
gaqundes cxorebaA TavTa TquenTaA”. da kualad “romeli urC
iyos Zisa, mamaAca ara hrwams, ara ixilos man cxorebaA sauku-
noA, aramed risxvaA RmrTisaA dadgromil ars mis zeda”. aw vi-
naA aqundes sasoebaA sulTa cxorebisaA warwymedulTa maT, ro-
melTaTBs sityuaA juarisaA sicofe ars [1 kor. 1:18], romelTa
RmerT muceli ars, didebaA maTi sircxBlsa Sina maTsa [filip.
3:19]. da esaia ityBs: “vin cna gonebaA uflisaA, anu vin Tanam-
zraxval eyo mas”. romeli saidumloA cxorebisaA sibrZniTa
dambadebelisaATa ganmzadebul ars samwysoTa maTTBs qris-
tHsTa da eklesiaTa RmrTisaTa, viTarca saxed cxovarni, Tu
visme edgnen mravlad, ara moignena maTTBs ZaRlnica mcuve-
lad, raATa ara odesme aRsaWrel iyvnen mgelTagan? egreTve
eseni, viTarca ZaRlni Znelni mocul arian mcuvelad cxovarTa
maTTBs qristHsTa, da ierusalHmi, qalaqi igi siwmidisa meu-
fisa didisaA, romlisa Tqua mose: “Tualni uflisani mas zeda
hgian maradis dasabamiTgan da ukunisamde”, ese daSHnebul ars
Soris udabnoTa vrcelTa, romelTa Soris damkBdrebul arian
kacni mKecisa bunebani, mtacebelni, romelTa saxli ars da cxo-
rebaA aqlemisa zurgi, naTesavni uricxuni, romelTaTBs vi-
Tarca ZaRlni mbrZolni arian mKecTa maT velurTa, raATa ek-
lesiani RmrTisani mSBdobiT egnen, romelTa zeda mravalni
ZBrni da samwysoni igi qristHsni myudroebiT iswaveboden
RmrTis msaxurebasa, da ara brZolasa, viTarca winawarmetyu-
eli ityBs: “dasWriden maxBlebsa maTsa manglad da laxureb-
sa maTsa saKnisad”, da arRara iswavebden merme brZolasa, vi-
Tarca aw yoladve ara ekadrebis qristeaneTa augad maxBlisa
maT Soris da arca mKedari aRjdomad cxensa. da amisa Sem-
dgomad esaia ityBs: “maSin Zovden mgelni kravTa Tana da vef-
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aramed rogorc pavle ambobs: “ra Sedarebaa naTelsa da
bnels Soris, an bnelsa da qristes Soris, an ra wili udevs
urwmunos morwmunesTan?” (2kor. 6:14-15) ufali ambobs:
“vinc meored ar iSveba, ver SeZlebs RvTis sasufevlis xil-
vas” (in 3:3). “Tu ar SeWamT kacis Zis xorcs da ar SesvamT
mis sisxls, ar geqnebaT sicocxle”(in. 6:53), da kidev: “vinc
Zis urCia da mamac ar swams, ver ixilavs saukuno sicoc-
xles, aramed RvTis risxva daivanebs masze”(Sdr. in. 3:36).
saidan unda hqondeT warwymedil sulTa xsnis imedi maT,
visTvisac jvris sityva sigiJea (1kor. 1:18), romelTa Rmer-
Ti mucelia, maTi dideba ki sircxvilSia (filip. 3:19). esaia
ambobs: “vin mixvda uflis ganzraxvas, an vin iyo misi Tanam-
zraxveli?” (esaia 40:13) sicocxlis da xsnis saidumlo, ro-
melic dambadeblis sibrZniTaa gamzadebuli qristes sam-
wysosa da RvTis eklesiisTvis, rogorc, magaliTad, cxvre-
bi hyavs vinmes mravlad, gana ZaRlebs ar dauyenebs maT mcve-
lad, rom ar aiklon isini? aseve eseni, rogorc ficxeli
ZaRlebi, qristes cxvrebis mcvelebi arian da ierusalimi,
didi meufis siwmindis qalaqi, romlisTvisac mosem Tqva:
“uflis Tvali maszea maradis – dasabamidan ukunisamde”
(II sjul. 11:12). is vrcel udabnoebs Soris aris gaSenebu-
li, sadac mxecuri bunebis adamianebi arian damkvidrebu-
li, romelTa saxli da cxovreba aqlemis zurgia; uricxvi
modgma velur mxecebs Soris mebrZoli ZaRliviTaa, rom
RvTis eklesiebi mSvidobiT idgnen, romelTa zeda mrava-
li siavea. qristes samwyso mSvidad unda swavlobdes RvTis
msaxurebas da ara brZolas, rogorc winaswarmetyveli am-
bobs: “maxvilebisgan namglebs gamoWedaven, xolo laxvre-
bisgan – saxnisebs” (esaia 2:4). mere aRar iswavlian brZo-
las, rogorc axla srulebiT ar ekadreba qristianebs sa-
marcxvinod maxvili maT Soris da arc mxedars cxenze am-
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xi ganisuenebdes TikanTa Tana, KboA da kuroA da lomi erTad
Zovden”. mglad da vefxad siborotisa maTisa mZBnvarebasa
ityBs, mKecis saxed \ moswrafed daTxevasa sisxlisasa, da lo-
mad \ mZlavrobasa mas, maTsa mTavrobasa, ityBs danielis Cue-
nebiTa xilvasa mas mKecTasa; daTuad moaswavebs sparsTa me-
fobasa babilovns da lomad sarkinozTa mefobasa baRdads ba-
bilovnisasa, da Tiknad mwvalebelTasa ityBs, romelni mdum-
riad aCueneben da Sinagan mgel, viTarca Tqua ufalman: “ma-
Sin daadginnes Tikanni marcxeniT missa, romelTa hrquas: war-
vediT wyeulno cecxlsa mas saukunosa, romeli ganmzadebul
ars eSmakisaTBs da msaxurTa misTaTBs”, da kravad \ WeSmaritni
samwysoni qristHsni, da Kbod \ umankoebaA igi, da kuroA wmi-
daTave pirutyuTagani ars, da sarqeneli igi ZlevaA juarisaA
mterTa mimarT, da orni igi rqani \ sarwmunoebaA gansrule-
buli saqmeTagan keTilTa msgavsad orTa maT danakTa saxiere-
bisaTa. da noeca moaswava sarwmunoebaA eklesiisaA kidobansa
mas Sina Seyvanebad SBd-SBdi wmidaTagani da or-ori araw-
midaTaA. xolo aw madliTa RmrTisaATa aseulad ganfenil ars
simravlH qristHs morwmuneTaA maT da ara unaseben. da lom-
Ta maT da mgelTa ara aqus flobaA ganxeTqad kravTa maT sam-
wysoTa qristHsTa, romelni erTad Zoven mSBdobiT.
VI. da raJams moiwia Jami igi, gamovida brZanebaA Kelmwi-
fisa misgan wodebad CinebulTa maT tablasa mas wamebisasa da
wardgomad daliWsa mas saSinelsa ganCinebasa sikudilisasa,
viTarca dResa mas gankiTxvisa uflisasa. saSinel da SesaZ-
rwunebel ars dRH igi sasjelisaA, meored moslvaA uflisaA,
odes cani daiqcnen da wesni icvalnen, mnaTobni daSrten yo-
velni da queyanaA Seimusros, oxraA igi sayBrisaA zar-scem-
des yovelTa dabadebulTa da ZrwoliT xedviden mefesa qris-
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xedreba. amis Semdeg esaia ambobs: “maSin moZoven mglebi kra-
vebTan da vefxvi daisvenebs TiknebTan; xbo, kuro da lomi
erTad moZovs” (esaia 11:6). mgliTa da vefxviT maTi sibo-
rotis mZvinvareba iTqmis, mxecis saxiT – sisxlis daTxevis
moaxloeba, lomiT – maTi mTavrobis Zaladoba, danielis
gamocxadebiT – mxecTa xilva; daTvi moaswavebs babilonSi
sparsTa mefobas da lomi – sarkinozTa mefobas babilonis
baRdadSi, Tikani mwvaleblobas iuwyeba, romlebic mdu-
mared moaCveneben Tavs, Sinaganad ki mglebi arian, rogorc
Tqva ufalma: “maSin daayenebs Tiknebs Tavis marcxniv, rom-
lebsac etyvis: wadiT, wyeulno, saukuno cecxlSi, rome-
lic eSmakisa da misi msaxurebisTvisaa gamzadebuli” (mT.
25:41). kravi qristes WeSmariti samwysoa, xbo – umankoeba
da kuro wminda pirutyvia, mtris mZleveli jvris Zala;
ori rqa aris sarwmunoeba keTili saqmiT aRsrulebuli,
msgavsad ori sikeTis maxvilisa. noemac aCvena niSani ekle-
siis rwmenisa kidobanSi Svid-Svidi wminda da or-ori
arawmindas SeyvaniT. xolo axla, RvTis madliT, aseulo-
biT arian ganfenilni qristes morwmuneni da maT ar avne-
ben. lomebsa da mglebs ar aqvT ufleba, gawyviton qristes
samwysos kravebi, romlebic erTad wynarad Zoven.
6. Jami rom dadga, gamovida xelmwifis brZaneba, rom
mis mier moxmobilebi swveodnen mowmeTa magidas da wam-
dgariyvnen sasamarTloSi sikvdilis saSineli ganaCenis
winaSe, rogorc uflis gankiTxvis dRes. saSineli da Se-
maZrwunebelia sasjelis is dRe, uflis meored mosvla, ro-
ca cani daiqcevian da wesebi Seicvleba, yvela mnaTobi Caq-
reba da qveyana daifSvneba, sayviris xma zars scems yovel
dabadebuls da SiSiT Sexedaven mefes, qristes, jvriT mo-
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tesa, momavalsa juariTa. daRaTu ese WeSmarit ars, aramed
sarwmunoebiTave mosalodnel ars, viTarca pavle ityBs1.
ars sarwmunoeba mraval Zal, saqmeTa mamxilebel ara xi-
lulTa da kacTa bunebisa xilul ufroAs sarwmunod Serac-
xil Txrobilsa da xilulTa Soris saSinel ars, elva-texil
sastiki da, amasca dro-ecis, romeli ganiWebul arn, mswrafl
ganitacis. xolo KorcTa Sina myofisa kacisaTBs amisa usa-
SinelHs da uficxHs araraA sagonebel ars, Tu kaci SiSueli
sikudilad ganCinebuli Kel-pyrobiT mohyvandes winaSe erTa
uricxuTa, upirulTa, aRWurvilTa KrmliTa KdiliTa da ho-
roliTa momarTebuliTa, isriTa dapyrobiliTa, daniTa momza-
debuliTa, da kacsa Rone hqondis ganrinebisa da qristHs si-
yuarulisaTBs daiTminos, viTarca netarman gobron daiTmina.
rameTu esrHT iyo CueulebaA sarkinozTaA, raJams gamoK-
dis brZanebaA moklvad qristeanisaA, aRiWurnian viTarca dResa
brZolisasa da almaWuri yvian da aRlesnian maxBlni maTni mos-
wrafed daTxevad sisxlisa da erTierTsa uswrobn, viTarca
SesaZinelsa didsa safasisasa.
da raJams gamohyvandes pyrobilni igi, romel gamoiyvan-
nes yvelis cixiT, romelni-igi gamoirCina RmerTman martBlad
TBsa, ricxBT viTar as oc da aTcameti viTarca-igi samoelis
mier saTno iyo RmerTman daviT cxebulad TBsa, xolo Cine-
bulni igi aznaurni daeyennes msgavsad misa, romelni adarna-
se mefeman gamoiKsnna.
xolo wmidaTa wodebasa mas cnes, raA-igi yofad iyo, da
Tques yovelTa erTobiT: “gualeT, Zmano, qristHs Tana da nu
vin Cuengani SeorguldebiT”. da sixaruliT gamovides da ur-
TierTas aswavebdes mxiaruliTa piriTa ficxelsa mas satan-
jvelsa sikudilsa, viTarca saSuebelsa keTilsa. umravlHsni
maTganni moiyvannes winaSe laSqarTa maT saSinelTa, aRmza-
debulTa TiTosaxeTa maTgan maxBlTa.
maSin viTarca mKecni borotni ganZBnebulni Seerines aR-
reulad da erTierTsa uswrobdes, romelnime maxBliTa
1 pavle mociqulis werlebSi es adgili ver vipoveT
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mavals. es araTu WeSmaritia, aramed rwmeniT aris mosa-
lodneli, rogorc pavle ambobs (Sdr. ebr. 11:1-3).
sarwmunoeba mravlis SemZlea – uxilav saqmeTa Tu xi-
lulad, ufro sarwmunod miCneul saqmeTa mamxilebeli, sa-
Sineli da mkacri, magram dro gadis da, rac moxda,swra-
fad gaivlis. cocxali kacisaTvis imaze saSineli da sas-
tiki warmosadgeni araferia, rom umsgavsoebs, SiSveli
xmlebiT aRWurvilebs, SubiT momarTulebs, isarmomarjve-
bulebs, daniT momzadebulebs SiSveli kaci xelapyrobi-
li miyavdeT uamravi xalxis winaSe, da am dros ra Rone
unda hqondes mas Tavis daRwevisa, rom qristes siyvaru-
lisTvis daiTminos, rogorc netarma gobronma daiTmina.
aseTi iyo wesi sarkinozebisa – roca gamodioda brZa-
neba qristianis sikvdiliT dasjisa, SeiaraRdebodnen, ro-
gorc brZolis dRes da, lesavdnen TavianT maxvils sisxlis
swrafad dasaRvrelad da erTmaneTs ise aswreben, TiTqos
didi ganZis SesaZenad irjebian.
roca gamoyavdaT Sepyrobilebi yvelis cixidan, ric-
xviT as ocdacameti, romlebic gamoarCia RmerTma Tavis mo-
wameebad, rogorc samoelis mier saTno hyo RmerTma davi-
Ti Tavis cxebulad. amis msgavsad mowveuli aznaurebic da-
ayenes, romlebic mefe adarnasem gamoixsna.
wmindanebs rom mouxmes, mixvdnen, rac xdeboda, da yve-
lam Tqva: “wavideT Zmebo, qristesTan erTad da nurc erTi
Cvengani nu Seuorguldeba”. sixaruliT gamovidnen isini
da erTmaneTs eubnebodnen, mieRoT sikvdilis mZime satan-
jveli, rogorc keTili gancxroma. umetesi maTgani maxvi-
lebiT SeiaraRebul laSqars warudgines.
maSin gaficxebulebi boroti mxecebiviT daerivnen maT
da erTmaneTs aswrebdnen – zogi maxviliT scemda, zogi
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scemdes, romelnime horoliTa da isriTa SesCxuepdes da das-
Wrides KorcTa maTTa, danebiTa ganapebdes, da RBZlebi igi
maTi, viTarca ZaRlTa piriTa ganetaca, da esrHT dasTxines
sisxlni maTni, da esrHT srul iqmna wamebaA maTi qristHs mier.
xolo netari gobron waradgines winaSe amirisa mis. da
hrqua netarsa gobrons: “mewyalis me sikeTH siWabukisa Seni-
saA da mSuris sikudilisaTBs mKedrobaA Seni, romeli saxe-
lovan xar winaSe Cuensa. da aw, viTarca Svilsa sayuarelsa,
gaswaveb Sen, dauteve ugunurebisa Senisa Sjuli, romliTa
vera irges moyuasTa SenTa, da aRiare WeSmariti Sjuli Kel-
mwifebisa CuenisaA, romelsa damorCilebul ars yoveli; da aR-
giTquam Tquen, viciT Cuen amis subuqisa Semdgomad, romli-
saca kaetisa inebo mTavrobaA, mogce Sen, palati, karvebi, mo-
nebi, taZari, aqlemebi, saWurvelTa SuenierTa simravlH, da
gyo Sen viTarca erTi rCeulTa CemTagani. sayuarel iyo Cem
winaSe da pativcemul yovelTa amaTgan laSqarTa”.
miugo wmidaman gobron da hrqua amirasa mas: “gevedrebi,
Kelmwifeo, nu maiZuleb me datevebad qristeanobisa, romli-
Ta aRmzardes me mSobelTa CemTa, da aRbeWdul var suliTa
wmidiTa. da raA mizezi ars ese mizezi sikudilisa CemisaA? mra-
val arian Sen queSe qristeaneni da meca ara davaklo monebaA
Kelmwifebasa Sensa yovliTa saxiTa, romliTa genebos Sen. da
ese WeSmaritad uwyode Sen, rameTu arca keTilTa SenTa aR-
TqumaTa, arca ZBr-ZBrTa borotTa SenTa Cem zeda mowevniTa
SemiZlo ganyenebad ufalsa Cemsa iesu qristesa”.
xolo amiraman hrqua monaTa TBsTa: “wariyvaneT ege da uCu-
eneniT moklulni igi moyuasni misni TiTosaxed daWrilni. da
kualad uCueneniT palatni da karvebi, da arwmuneT micemad
magas, vin uwyis, ukue SiSman sikudilisaman anu SesaZinebel-
man keTilisaman modrikos guli misi”. da viTar moavles yo-
veli igi da movides winaSe amirisa mis, hrqua amiraman: “raA
gamoirCie Tavisa SenisaA?”. hrqua mas wmidaman gobron: “me pir-
veladve giTxar Sen, ara midrekad qristHs uflisa Cemisa-
gan”.
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SubiTa da isriT Cxvletda maT sxeulebs, danebiT Wrid-
nen, maT RviZlebs piriT glejdnen, rogorc ZaRlebi.
ase daiRvara maTi sisxli da damTavrda maTi wameba
qristes mier, xolo netari gobroni waradgines amiras wi-
naSe. uTxra man gobrons: “mebraleba Seni siWabuke da sik-
vdilisaTvis menaneba SenisTana mxedari, saxelovani xar
Cven winaSe. axla, rogorc sayvarel Svils, gmoZRvrav, mi-
atove Seni suleluri rjuli, riTac verafriT isargeb-
les Senma moyvasebma, da aRiare Cveni rjuli, romelsac
yvela emorCileba, da aRgiTqvam amieridan, Tu samTavros
ufrosobas inebeb, mogcem palats, karvebs, monebs, sasaxles,
aqlemebs, uamrav mSvenier ganZs, da iqnebi Cemi erT-erTi
rCeulTagani. sayvareli iqnebi Cem winaSe da am laSqris-
gan pativcemuli.”
wminda gobronma miugo amiras da uTxra: “gevedrebi,
xelmwifev, nu maiZuleb, mivatovo qristianoba, romliTac
aRmzardes mSoblebma da monaTluli var suliwmidiT. ra
aris mizezi Cemi sikvdiliT dasjisa? bevri qristiania
Sens qveSevrdomobaSi, mec, rogori saxiTac geneboT, ar da-
vakleb msaxurebas Tqvens xelmwifebas. es ki namdvilad ico-
deT, rom arc Seni keTili aRTqmiTa da arc Sengan Cemze
Zlieri borotebis mowevniT ver ganmayeneb Cemi ufali ie-
so qristesgan.”
xolo amiram Tavis msaxurebs uTxra: “waiyvaneT es da
uCveneT sxvadasxva Wriloba, miyenebuli misi moyvasebisaT-
vis, aseve uCveneT palatebi da karvebi da daarwmuneT, vin
icis, iqneb sikvdilis SiSma an sikeTis SeZenis survilma
modrikos misi guli”. yvelgan rom Semoatares da amiras
winaSe warsdgnen, uTxra amiram: “ra amoirCie SenTvis?”
wminda gobronma miugo: “me Tavidanve giTxari, rom ar gan-
veridebi Cem ufals, qristes.”
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wmidisa ron
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xolo amiraman hrqua monaTa TBsTa: “ara icis magan Wiri
sikudilisaA, wariyvaneT ege, da warwymideniT magis winaSe
darComilni qristeaneni, da mcired wyalT ege, da kualad mo-
iyvaneT”. da kualad wariyvanes netari gobron, da daadgines
Soris daSTomilTa maT moyuasTa da uridad Seerines maT max-
BliTa. da cemasa mas maTsa uwyalod sisxli maTi epkureboda
mas, da romelime guami davardis mis winaSe da romlisame gu-
ami Segordis queSe ferKTa misTa. da esreT aResrulnes wa-
mebani maT yovelTani saSinelebiTa; ver SeaZrwunes guli mi-
si.
maSin warupyres qedi misi da sces maxBliTa orgzis oden,
da wyles mcired. da gamoiZro Keli netarman man krulebisa
misgan da sisxli igi TBsi gamoiwera juaris saxed Sublsa
TBssa da Tqua: “gmadlob Sen, ufalo iesu qriste, romelman
Rirs myav me uRirsi ese da codvili da ukuanaAskneli yovel-
TaA nawilsa amas mkBdrobisasa da mowamebisasa. ufalo, srul
yav mowyalebaA Seni da sitkboebaA Cemdamo, da nura damabrko-
lebn mizezi raAve, manqanebaA da mZlavrebaA usjuloAsa amis”.
da kualad mohyvanda igi winaSe amirisa mis da brwyinvida piri
misi da Subli misi elvared, da romelnime qristeaneTaganni
maxlobel iyvnes, ixiles igi TualiTa sarwmunoebisaATa, vi-
Tarca gBrgBnosani zegardamo, da hrwmena WeSmaritad mar-
tBlobaA misi. da esrHT uSuenoda igi sisxlisa mis gamowe-
riTa Sublsa missa, viTarca igi, raJams ufali Cueni cxovre-
bisasa mas vnebasa aRasrulebda, da gamoiyvanes igi eklisa
gBrgBniTa, ixiles igi yovelTa. da eseviTarisa msgavsebi-
saTBs ufali ityBs: “kma ars mowafisa mis, Tu iyos, viTarca
moZRuari TBsi da ufali TBsi”.
maSin wama adarnase mefeman WeSmariti martBlobaA misi,
viTarca giorgisi da Teodoresi. da raJams waradgines igi
winaSe amirisa mis, mravliTa sityBTa liqnisaATa ver ajereb-
da amas datevebad qristHsa da etyoda: “ese uwyode, ukueTu
ara moiqce morCilebad Cemda, vera romliTa RoniTa ganere
sikudilsa. da aw ismine Cemi, viTarca keTilisa ganmzraxisaA,
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xolo amiram Tavis msaxurebs uTxra: “ar icis man sik-
vdilis simware. waiyvaneT da mis winaSe daxoceT darCeni-
li qristianebi, mcire Wriloba amasac miayeneT da kvlav
moiyvaneT”. isev waiyvanes netari gobroni, Caayenes darCe-
nilebs Soris da daundoblad daerivnen maxviliT. maTi
umowyalo cemisas sisxli epkureboda mas, zogi gvami mis
win davarda, zogi fexebSi Seugorda; da ase saSinlad awa-
mes yvela, misi guli ki ver SeaZrwunes.
maSin moudrikes qedi, orjer sces maxvili da mcired
daWres. netarma gobronma borkilisagan gamoiRo xeli, Ta-
visi sisxli jvris saxiT gamoisaxa Sublze da Tqva: “madlo-
ba, ufalo ieso qriste, romelmac uRirsi da codvili, am
samkvidreblis ukanaskneli memkvidre, mowameobis Rirsi gam-
xade. ufalo, didia Seni mowyaleba da sitkboeba Cemze da
nu damabrkolebs rame mizezi, eSmakis xerxi da am usjulos
sxva Zaladoba”. kvlav miyavdaT is amirasTan da brwyinavda
misi piri da Subli elvarebda. zogma qristianma, romelic
maxloblad idga, ixila Tavisi TvaliT, rogor edga mas
gvirgvini da irwmuna misi damowmebis (martvilobis) WeS-
mariteba. ise amSvenebda mas Sublze gamosaxuli sisxli, ro-
gorc maSin, roca ufali Cveni gadarCenisaTvis vnebas aRas-
rulebda. gamoiyvanes igi eklis gvirgviniT da yvelam ixi-
la. amis gamo ufali ambobs: “mowafisTvis sakmarisia iyos
iseTi, rogorc misi moZRvari da ufalia”.1
maSin irwmuna mefe adarnasem misi WeSmariti mowameo-
ba, rogorc giorgisi da Teodoresi. roca waradgines is
amiras winaSe, romelic alersiT ver arwmunebda mas, dae-
tovebina qriste da eubneboda: “es icode, Tu ar damemor-
Cilebi, veranairi RoniT ver gaeqcevi sikvdils. axla is-
mine Cemi, rogorc keTilis mzraxvelisa, da nu wariwymed
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wmidisa ron
gobron is
isii
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da nu warswymed Tavsa Sensa, da me ubrZano mkurnalsa gan-
kurnebaA Seni mciredisa magisgan wylulisa, da pirvelni igi
aRnaTquemni mtkice vyvne Sen zeda”. hrqua mas wmidaman gob-
ron: “iqmode, raAca gnebavs, me qristeane var da arasada uvar-
vyo saxeli misi”. maSin brZana amiraman moklvaA wmidisa gob-
ronisi. da wariyvanes da warhkueTes Tavi misi, da daagdes mok-
lulTa maT Tana. esrHT srul iqmna wamebaA misi TTuesa noen-
bersa: iz:-sa da miemTxBa gBrgBnsa dauWnobelsa wmidaTa Ta-
na mociqulTa da yovelTa mowameTa.
kualad Seimosa eklesiaman samkauli sixarulisa da brwyin-
valebisaA sisxliTa misiTa, daidga gBrgBni Suenierebisa da
didebisaA simKniTa misiTa. da qristeaneTaganman aravin ikad-
ra miaxlebad misa. xolo amiraman ubrZana moTxrad sami mTxreb-
li, da Sekribnes Korcni maT yovelTa moklulTani da STa-
yarnes mas Sina. da ubrZana, raATa aravin qristeaneTagani mie-
axlos maT.
xolo RmerTman, romelman ara ugulebels-yvna monani TB-
sni, da adidna maqebelni TBsni da aCuenna saswaulni zegarda-
mo, \ naTelni brwyinvaleni Rame yovel, viTarca lamparni aR-
nTebulni, da daadginian zeda mTxreblsa mas. mravalTa ixiles
ese saswauli yovelTa morwmuneTa da urwmunoTa, movides da
uTxres amirasa. xolo man mizezi uTxra, viTarmed: “ese sarki-
nozTaca zeda iqmnebis, romelni berZenTagan moiklvian”.
VII. aw sayuarelno, mociqulisa sityuasa verCdeT da Kse-
nebasa wmidaTasa veziarneT da saKsenebelsa maTsa aRvasru-
lebdeT! viTarca wmidaTa mowameTa sulni maTni warudginnes
RmerTsa guamTa maTTa tanjviTa, nu egre Senca SemZlebel
xar egeviTarisa msxuerplisa wardginebad winaSe RmrTisa. ra-
meTu raodenca dRes aravin ars, romelman wamebisaTBs daW-
rna Korcni Senni maxBliTa, aramed Sen SemZlebel xar dawu-
ad maTa iwroebiTa da mwuxarebiTa da nebsiT siglaxakiTa uf-
lisaTBs, romeli viTarca-igi SemZlebel iyos, soflisa sa-
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wameba wminda gobronisa
Tavs, me vubrZaneb mkurnals, Seni mciredi Wrilobisgan gan-
gkurnos da adrindel aRnaTqvams Sevasruleb”. uTxra mas
wminda gobronma: “gaakeTe, rac gnebavs, me qristiani var
da arasodes uarvyof mis saxels”. maSin brZana amiram wmin-
da gobronis mokvla. waiyvanes igi, mohkveTes Tavi da da-
agdes moklulebTan. ase aRsrulda misi wameba Cvidmet no-
embers da miiRo uWknobi gvirgvini wmindanebTan, mociqul-
Ta da yvela wamebulTan.
kvlav Seimko eklesiam sixarulisa da brwyinvalebis
samkauli misi sisxliT, daidga mSvenierebisa da didebis
gvirgvini misi simamaciT. qristianTagan veravin SeZlo mas-
Tan miaxleba. xolo amiram brZana, amoeTxaraT sami Txri-
li. Sekribes yvela moklulis sxeuli da Sig Cayares; da
brZana, arc erTi qristiani ar mihkareboda.
xolo RmerTma, romelmac ar ugulebelyo Tavisi msa-
xurebi da adida Tavisi maqebelni, saswauli moavlina ze-
cidan: naTeli brwyinavda anTebuli lamprebiviT da da-
adga Txrils. mravalma ixila es saswauli, morwmunem Tu
urwmunom. mividnen da uTxres amiras, xolo man ase axsna,
rom: “es im sarkinozebTanac xdeba, romlebsac berZnebi
klaven”.
7. aw. sayvarelno, mociqulis sityvas davemorCiloT
da wmindanTa xseneba aRvasruloT. wminda mowameebma Ta-
vianTi xorcieli tanjviT suli warudgines RmerTs. Sen
ar SegiZlia aseTi msxverplis gaReba, ramdenadac dRes
aravis SeuZlia gaapos Seni sxeuli maxviliT Sens satan-
jvelad; aramed Sen siglaxakiT, Seni nebiT daiferfle maT-
gan uflisaTvis; amqveyniuri SesaZlo keTildReobisa da
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 wameba
wamebaAA wmidisa gob
wmidisa ron
gobron is
isii
ronis wameba wminda gobronisa

SuebelTa da gansuenebaTa, da nebsiT aRirCios mwuxarebaA da
iwroebaA nacvalad misa. igi ars, romeli Seswiravs msxuer-
plsa qebisasa winaSe RmrTisa, viTarca mowameman qristHsman
gobron.
aw ukue moakudineniT Korcni Tquenni da juars-acuT igi
SromiTa da marxBTa, gBrgBiniTa mowameTaATa, romlisaTBs
igi mZlavrni martBlTa moswyueddes da iwamnes. xolo Sen
nebsiT Tavi TBsi moswyBde iwroebiT. da ese ars msxuerpli
ubiwoA, romelsa ara uKms mRdeli Semwirveli, rameTu rome-
li amas queyanasa zeda damdabldes, igi caTa Sina amaRldebis
qristH iesuAs mier uflisa Cuenisa, romlisaA ars didebaA ma-
misa Tana suliT wmidiTurT, aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukuni-
samde, amHn.
simSvidis nacvlad Wiri da wuxili airCie. qristes mowa-
me gobronma RvTis didebiT msxverpli Seswira mis winaSe.
aw ukve moakvdineT Tqveni xorci da jvars acviT igi
SromiTa da marxviT, mowameobis gvirgviniT, risTvisac Za-
lauflebis mqoneni mowameebs klavdnen da isini ewamebod-
nen, xolo Sen nebiT gaswire Tavi WirTa TmeniT. es aris ubi-
wo msxverpli, romelsac ar sWirdeba Semwirveli mRvde-
li, radganac, vinc amqveynad damdabldeba, is caSi amaR-
ldeba Cveni uflis, ieso qristes mier, romlisa ars dide-
ba mamisa Tana suli wmidiTurT, aw da maradis da ukuniTi
ukunisamde. amin!

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 winaTqma

“cxovreba da wameba konstanti kaxisa” daiwera mecxre sa-

ukuneSi. mecxre saukunis pirvel naxevarSi qarTlSi cxovrob-
da erisTavi, saxelad konstanti, romelsac aseve kaxs uwo-
debdnen misi mamulis mixedviT.
es is dro iyo, rodesac TbilisSi amira sahak ismailis Ze
ganudga Tavis xalifas. mis dasasjelad xalifam didi jari
gamoagzavna buRa Turqis meTaurobiT. am ukanasknelma sZlia
sahaks da Tbilisi gadawva. konstanti sahakis mxareze ibrZo-
da. damarcxebis Semdeg is Seipyres da TbilisSi buRa Turqs
mihgvares. mas musulmanobis miReba mosTxoves jer TbilisSi,
xolo Semdeg qalaq samaraSi da uaris Semdeg mas Tavi mohkve-
Tes”.
avtoris sityviT, es ambavi moxda Teodora dedoflis me-
fobis dros “samefosa berZenTasa” anu bizantiis (aRmosavleT
romis) imperiaSi. konstantis wamebis aRweris Semdeg avtors
moyavs Teodoras werili konstantis Svilebisa da naTesave-
bisTvis, romelSic imperatrica ulocavs konstantis naTesa-
vebs da mTel qarTvel ers, rom maT konstantis saxiT gamouC-
ndaT “meoxi winaSe qristesi”. es werili sainteresoa istori-
uli TvalsazrisiT, imdroindeli politikuri mdgomareobis,
kerZod bizantiis mesveurTa aRmosavleTis erTmorwmune qar-
Tvelebis mimarT arsebuli politikis gasagebad.
avtori konstantis Tanamedrovea, rac misi Semdegi sit-
yvebidan Cans: “...mec, araRirsma, vinebe winamorbedebis mibaZ-
va da aRvwere wmida da netari mowame konstantis cxovreba
da wameba, rac Cvens dros moxda”.

levan abaSiZe

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 cxo rebaA da wamebaA wmid
cxorebaA isa mowamisa
wmidisa cxovreba da wameba wmida mowame konstanti
kostantis
kostant isii qarTvel
is isaA, romel
qarTvelisaA, romelii iwama qarTvelisa (konstantine kaxisa), romelic iwa-
babilonelTa
bab mefisa
ilonelTa mef jafaris
isa jafar is mier 1 ma babilonelTa1 mefe jafaris mier
TTuesa noenbersa: i:
guakurTxen, mamao!
gvakurTxe, mamao!

I. sayuarelno, gancxadebul ars yovelTaTYs, viTarmed
aravin yo aRweraA igi wignTaA garna madliTa sulisa wmidi-
saATa, rameTu didman man mose pirvelad iwyo aRwerad Sesaq-
misa cisa da queyanisa, romel arasada exilva, aramed uwyebi-
Ta sulisa wmidisaATa aRwera igi viTarca TualiTa xiluli.
da misa Semdgomad aRwerna sxuanica wignni, romelTa Sina
auwya gamoslvaA igi ZeTa israHlisaTaA SemdgomiTi-Semdgo-
mad vidre aRsrulebadmde misa.
merme aRiwernes Tqumulni igi winawarmetyuelTan
inawarmetyuelTanii ,
romelsa qadagebdes moslvisaTBs uflisa Cuenisa iesu qris-
tHsa da Korcielad Ruawlisa misisaTBs. xolo Semdgomad
moslvisa uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristHsa aR[i]wernes oTxni ese
evangelen
evangelenii, romelTagan exarebis naTesavTa momavalTa mos-
lvaA igi uflisaA da gangebulebaA misi KorciTa miT, romel-
igi miixuna qalwulisa mariamisgan wyalobisaTBs Cuenisa. da
amisa Semdgomad saqmen
saqmenii mociqulTan
iqulTanii , viTar-igi mohvli-
mociqulTan
des yovelsa sofelsa da axarebdes sityuasa mas cxorebisasa,
da mravalTa hrwmena maTi da “naTel-iRebdes saxeliTa mami-
saATa da ZisaATa da sulisa wmidisaATa”
xolo maradis mteri igi da moSurnH ara vinaA dascxra
winaaRmdgomad WeSmaritebisaTBs, da aRazrzinna mefeni mis
1 xelnawerebis nusxa: A: A-130; B: A-170; C: A-176; D: H-2077; E: H-1672; F:
H-2121; G: H-22 (leningr.); H: S-3637.
1. sayvarelno, gancxadebulia yvelasTvis, rom aravis
dauweria wignebi suliwmidis madlis gareSe, radgan pir-
velad didma mosem aRwera cisa da qveynis Seqmna, romelic
arasodes uxilavs, aramed suliwmidis uwyebiT aRwera is,
rogorc sakuTari TvaliT nanaxi. da amis Semdgom dawera
sxva wignebic, romlebSic TanmimdevrobiT gadmosca isra-
elis2 egviptidan gamosvla, mis aRsasrulamde.
Semdeg daiwera winaswarmetyvelTa mier Tqmuli, rasac
qadagebdnen uflisa Cvenisa ieso qristes mosvlisa da misi
xorcieli Rvawlis Sesaxeb. xolo Cveni uflis, ieso qris-
tes mosvlis Semdeg, daiwera oTxi saxareba, romliTac exa-
ra kacobriobas mosvla uflisa da RvTaebrivi gangebuleba
misi xorcielad gankacebisa, qalwulisagan mariamisa, Cve-
ni wyalobisaTvis. amis Semdeg aRiwera mociqulTa saqmee-
bi, rogor moiares maT mTeli qveyniereba da rogor axares
cxonebis sityva, da mravalma irwmuna maTi, da “naTel-iRo
saxeliTa mamisaTa da ZisaTa da sulisa wmidisaTa”3.
1 babilonelebi – aq: arabebi.
2 Zeni israelisani – israeli ewoda iakobs, isaakis Zes, mas Sem-
deg, rac ufali mas gamoecxada: israeli “mxilveli uflis” (sa-
ba); zogadad “Zeni israelisani” ebraeli eris aRmniSvnelicaa.
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wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
Jamisani da igini aiZulebdes morwmuneTa maT msaxurebad ker-
pTa TBsTa. xolo romelni ara erCdes maTganni, moswyueddes
maT piriTa maxBlisaATa da cecxliTa daswuvides.
maSin aR-vinme-dges kacni morwmuneTaganni, iwyes aRwe-
rad cxorebaA wmidaTa mowameTaA da viTar saxiT arn aRsasru-
li Ruawlisa maTisaA, sadidebelad wmidaTa mowameTa da aRsa-
baZvelad, romelTa-igi Suri saRmrToA aqundes.
amisve mizezisaTBs meca araRirsman vinebe mibaZvad pir-
velTa maT da aRvwere cxorebaA da wamebaA wmidisa da netari-
sa mowamisa kostantisi, romeli iyo dReTa CuenTa mefobasa
RmrTis msaxurisa Teodora dedoflisa, romeli-igi mefob-
da samefosa berZenTasa, vidre-igi yrma-Ra iyo ZH igi misi mi-
qael.
aman netarman ganwmida saberZneTi yoveli sacTurisa mis-
gan, romeli iyo dReTa qmrisa misisaTa, xatisa urwmunoebisa.
da ganamtkica Ruawli berZenTaA da mravalni Walakni aRaS-
Hnna, romelni mooKrebul iyvnes agarianTa mier.
II. mas Jamsa oden iyo vinme queyanasa qarTlisasa, sanaxebsa
zena soflisasa, kaci, romelsa saxeli erqua kostanti, ro-
melsa ewoda kaxaA saxelad mamulisa mis queyanisa. kaci ese iyo
warCinebul friad didad yovelsa queyanasa qarTlisasa, fri-
adi simdidrH aqunda da mravali saSuebeli amis soflisaA. da
ganTqumul iyo saxeli misi queyanaTa SorielTa, vidremdis
mefeTaca mismenil iyo misTBs.
da ese netari Semkobil iyo orkerZoATave miT saqmiTa, vi-
Tarca xH furcliTa da nayofiTa. da aqunda mas sarwmunoebaA
uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristHs mimarT Seuorgulebeli da um-
tkicHsi mTaTa. da kualad aqunda netarsa mas sarwmunoebaA
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xolo maradiuli mteri da moSurne aRar dacxra WeS-
maritebis mtrobiT da aRZra im drois mefeni. isini aiZu-
lebdnen morwmuneebs kerpebis Tayvaniscemas. xolo vinc ar
daemorCileboda, maxviliT klavdnen an cecxlSi wvavdnen.
maSin zogierTma morwmunem iwyo wmida mowameTa cxov-
rebisa da maTi Rvawlis aRwera, wmida mowameTa sadideb-
lad da imaT misabaZad, visac saRmrTo Suri hqondaT.
amave mizeziT mec, araRirsma, vinebe winamorbedebis mi-
baZva da aRvwere wmida da netari mowame konstantis cxov-
reba da wameba, rac Cvens dros moxda, RvTismsaxur Teodo-
ra dedoflis mefobisas, vinc berZenTa samefos ganagebda,
vidre Ze misi miqaeli mcirewlovani iyo.
netarma dedofalma gawminda saberZneTi yvela im sac-
Turisagan, rac urwmunoebis saxiT misi qmris mefobisas
iyo, da ganamtkica Rvawli berZenTa da aRaSena mravali
samkvidrebeli, romelic agarianTa1 mier iyo mooxrebuli.
2. im dros qarTlSi, zena soflis mxreSi cxovrobda
erTi kaci, romelsac saxelad konstanti erqva, da Tavisi
kuTxis saxelis mixedviT ewoda kaxi (kaxai). is iyo friad
warCinebuli didgvarovani mTels qarTlSi, hqonda did-
Zali simdidre da uamravi amqveyniuri gansacxromeli, gan-
Tqmuli iyo misi saxeli Soreul qveynebSic, mis Sesaxeb me-
feebsac ki smenodaT.
netari konstanti ormxriv iyo Semkobili, rogorc xe
foTlebiTa da nayofiT. mas Cveni uflis ieso qristes Seu-
orgulebuli rwmena hqonda, mTaTa umtkicesi. da aseve,
1 agariani – arabi, musulmani. bibliuri agaridan. agari iyo
saras mxevali, romelmac abraamisgan gaaCina Svili – ismaili,
romlisganac, gadmocemis Tanaxmad, dasabams iRebs arabTa eri.
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wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
mRdelT-moZRuarTa mimarT da yovelTa moweseTa eklesiisa-
Ta, viTarca-igi Rirs ars da marTal. da uyuardes mas mona-
zonni da aqunda maTa mimarT sarwmunoebaA, da moswrafe iyo
msaxurebasa maTsa. da ukueTu vinme monazonTagani, gina yo-
ladve moweseTagani mividis saxlad misa, miegebvin igi sixa-
ruliT, Tayuanis-scis pirsa zeda queyanisasa da friad ganu-
suenis mas da mravliTa niWiTa wargzavnis igi.
xolo stumarT-moyuarebisa da glaxakT-mowyalebisa mi-
sisaTBs vervis Zal-uc miTxrobad Rirsad, aramed mciredi
oden raAme vTquaT. vin, sada vin mivida misa mSieri, anu wyu-
rieli, da aramca ganaZRo igi, anu SiSueli da ara Semosa igi
sixaruliT?! mravalni moivltied misa SoriT queyaniT ltol-
vilni TanamdebTa TBsTagan, xolo man mxiarulebiTa didiTa
gardahKadis Tananadebi igi maTi. vin-a sada ixila man oboli,
gina qurivi, da ara mswrafl iRuawa igi?! da amas yovelsa Ta-
na friad moRuawe iyo igi naklulevanTaTBs saxlisa TBsisa-
Ta, rameTu esmina Tqumuli igi pavlHs mociqulisaA, viTar-
med: “ukueTu vinme TBsTa, da ufroAs-Ra saxleulTa, ara mo-
Ruawe iyos, sarwmunoebaA uvar-uyofies mas da ars igi ur-
wmunoTa uZBrHs”.
aqunda netarsa mas simdablH da Tavs-debaA ufroAs yo-
velTa kacTaA, rameTu esmina sityuaA igi mKsnelisa da mac-
xovrisaA, viTarmed: “iswaveT Cemgan, rameTu mSBd var da mda-
bal”. da Seeracxa Tavi TBsi ucodvilHs yovelTa kacTa da
cremlovin igi codvaTa TBsTaTBs, da mravalgzis TqBsca,
viTarmed: “ara vin[aA] vesav motevebasa codvaTasa, garna daT-
xeviTa sisxlTa CemTaATa misTBs, romelman-igi dasTxivna sis-
xlni CuenTBs”.
guli uTqumida taZarsa mas mislvad ierusalHmd, da Ta-
yuanis-cemad wmidasa golgoTasa, sada-igi iqmna “ganaxlebaA
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swamda mas mRvdel-moZRvarTa da eklesiis yoveli mowese-
si, rogorc Rirseulsa da marTals, uyvarda monazvnebi1,
sjeroda maTi da maT msaxurebas eswrafvoda. Tu vinme mo-
nazoni, anda nebismieri moweseTagani2mis saxlSi mivido-
da, sixaruliT Seegebeboda, Tayvans scemda, kargad moas-
venebda, da Semdeg dasaCuqrebuls gaistumrebda.
misi stumarTmoyvareobisa da glaxakTa Semwynareblo-
bis Sesaferisad gadmocema aravis SeuZlia, mxolod mci-
reodens vityviT: vin unda misuliyo masTan mSieri an
mwyurvali, rom igi ar daepurebina, anda SiSveli ar See-
mosa sixaruliT? mravali mevaleTagan devnili moiltvo-
da misken Soreuli qveynebidan da is didi sixaruliT ix-
dida maT valebs. gana unaxavs sadme vinme, oboli an qvrivi,
da mswrafl ar uzrunia maTze? yovelive amasTan erTad,
is agreTve Tavis sasaxleSi mcxovreb upovarebze zrunav-
da, radgan axsovda pavle mociqulis sityvebi: `xolo Tu
vinme TavisianTa da, miT umetes, saxleulTaTvis ar zru-
navs, rwmenis uarmyofelia da urwmunozedac uaresi”3.
sxva adamianebTan SedarebiT netari gamoirCeoda Tav-
mdablobiT da morCilebiT, radganac yurad eRo sityvebi
Cveni mxsnelisa da macxovrisa: `iswavleT Cemgan, rameTu
mSvidi var da mdabali”4, da miiCnevda, rom yvelaze cod-
vili iyo, tiroda Tavisi codvebis gamo, da mravalgzis
ambobda: `arsaidan maqvs imedi codvaTa mitevebisa, mxolod
sakuTari sisxlis daRvriT misTvis, vinc TviTon daRvara
Tavisi sisxli CvenTvis.”
surda netar kostantis ierusalimis monaxuleba, da
wmida golgoTisa, sadac moxda Cveni ganaxleba uflis mar-
1 mowese – monazoni, beri, gandegili...
2 I timoT. 5:8
3 mT. 11:29
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wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
Cueni marjuenisagan maRlisa” da naTliT Semosilisa da cxo-
rebis momcemelisa saflavisa da wmidisa sionisa, dedisa ek-
lesiaTaAsa, da yovelTa wmidaTa adgilTa, romelTa dadges
ferKni uflisani. da viTarca miiwia igi ierusalHmd, da mo-
ilocna wmidani igi adgilni, da safasH didZali misca ekle-
siaTa, glaxakTa da mkBdrTa ierusalHmisaTa, da merme gamo-
vida ierusalHmiT da movlna yovelni monasterni udabnoA-
sani da mkBdrni iordanisani. da mravali gansuenebaA da nuge-
Sinis-cemaA miemadla maT. xolo maT mravliTa locviTa da kur-
TxeviTa warmogzavnes igi.
da viTar moiqca igi queyanadve TBsa, cxondeboda igi
brwyinvaled mravliTa RmrTis msaxurebiTa. da mieriTgan ar-
Rara daacadebda igi survielad kiTxvasa ierusalHms mSBdo-
basa da aRSHnebasa glaxakTasa, romelni myof iyvnes mas Sina,
da raA weliwad warscis erTsa msaxurTa misTagansa sami bevri
vecxli, romelime misgani wmidaTa adgilTaTBs, da romelime
udabnoTaTBs, da romelime glaxakTaTBs, romelni mkBdr iy-
vnes ierusalHms Sina. rameTu esmina mcnebaA igi pavlHsi mo-
ciqulisaA, romeli miwera korinTelTa mimarT, viTarmed: “na-
metnavi ege Tqueni iyavn naklulevanTa maTTBs, romelni arian
ierusalHms, raATa maTica igi nametnavi iyos Tquenisa mis nak-
lulevanebisaTBs”.
III. da viTar moxucebul iyo, iqmna netari igi oTxmeoc da
xuTisa wlisa. JamTa oden hasakisa misisaTa aRdga devnulebaA
didi qristeaneTa zeda yovelsa queyanasa qarTlisasa. da iy-
vnes wyobani didni da moisrnes mravalni qristeaneTaganni maT
Sina, romelni iRuwides SjulisaTBs qristHsisa.
xolo netari igi Seipyres Kelad, viTarca winamZRuari da
warCinebuli yovelsa queyanasa qarTlisasa da piri naTesavTa
misTaA, da Seborkiles igi da egreT wariyvanes qalaqad tfi-
lisad da Seayenes igi sapyrobilesa. xolo igi yoladve ara
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wameba wminda konstantisa
jveniT1, naTliT Semosili da cxovrebis momcemeli safla-
visa da wmida sionis, eklesiaTa dedis, da yvela wmida ad-
gilis Tayvaniscema, sadac ki ufals fexi daedga. da ro-
gorc ki mivida ierusalimSi da moiloca wmida adgilebi,
didi qoneba uboZa eklesiebs, glaxakebsa da ierusalimis
mkvidrT, Semdeg gamovida ierusalimidan da moiara udab-
nos yoveli monasteri da moinaxula iordaniis mkvidrni,
daamSvida isini da nugeSi sca; xolo maT, mravali loc-
viTa da kurTxeviT gamoemSvidoba.
da rodesac dabrunda is Tavis qveyanaSi, siwmidiTa da
dauRalavi RvTismsaxurebiT ganagrZo cxovreba. amieridan
aRar aklebda ierusalimSi guliTad mokiTxvebsa da gla-
xakTa Semweobas, romlebic iq iyvnen. erT wels Tavis msa-
xurebs gaatana ocdaaTi aTasi vercxli, zogi wmida adgi-
lebisaTvis, nawili udabnosTvis da nawili ki glaxakebi-
saTvis, romlebic ierusalimSi mkvidrobdnen. radganac
icoda pavle mociqulis sityvebi, romlebic miswera ko-
rinTelebs: “amJamad Tqvenma nametma Seavsos maTi naklu-
lovaneba, xolo Semdeg maTma nametma Seavsos Tqveni nak-
lulovaneba, raTa iyos TanasworobiT”2.
3. roca igi moxucda, 85 wlis gaxda, mTels qarTlSi
qristianTa didi devna daiwyo. iyo didZali Semosevebi
da uamravi qristiani, qristes sjulisaTvis mebrZoli, mok-
les.
sanatreli konstanti Seipyres, rogorc winamZRoli da
gamorCeuli mTels qarTlSi da Tavis xalxis warmomadge-
neli, borkilebi daades, ise waiyvanes TbilisSi da daam-
1 Sdr. fsalm. 76:11
2 2 kor. 8:14
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wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
SeSinda, arca SeZrwunda, aramed sixaruliT Seiwynara mowev-
nuli igi mis zeda da hmadlobda igi ufalsa.
xolo SepyrobaA igi netarisa mis kacisaA ara Tu TBnier
raAme RmrTisa iyo, aramed romeli-igi ganagebs yovelsave da
miscems mizezTa cxorebisaTa naTesavsa kacTasa dafaruliTa
gangebulebiTa. amas zedaca ineba sixaruliTi igi mSBdobaA,
raATa saxilvel iyos angelozTa da kacTa keTili igi safu-
vari guls-modginebisa misisaA, romeli-igi man winaAswarve
icoda, aramed ara daacada winadapyrobaA misi, rameTu esvida
axovnebasa mas TBssa da viTarca-igi iyo iobis zeda da yo-
velTa wmidaTa SemdgomiTi-Semdgomad.
IV. da viTar waradgines netari igi tfiliss Sina winaSe
mZlavrisa mis, romelsa saxeli erqua buRa, ayuedrebda igi mas
da etyoda: “anu ara uwyode Sen, rameTu ganrinebad iyav siv-
ltoliTa SeniTa KelTagan CemTa, rameTu aravin ars gandgo-
milTagani, romelsaca ara vsZle, da arca romeli ganemzade-
bis wyobad Cuenda da ara vereodeT, rameTu aha esera mogucna
Tquen RmerTman dResa amas mosasrvelad KelTa CuenTa”?!
miugo mas sanatrelman kostanti da hrqua: “meca uwyi, vi-
Tarmed RmerTman migucna KelTa TquenTa, aramed ara siyua-
rulisa TquenisaTBs, arca saqmeTa TquenTaTBs keTilTa, ara-
med rameTu ara davimarxeniT Cuen mcnebani misni; amisTBsca
naTesaviTa miT urCebisaATa gangukafna Cuen, rameTu mraval-
gzis israHlica miscis ufalman KelTa ucxoTeslTasa, ra-
Jams ara vidodian igini gzaTa misTa. xolo Cemda keTil ars,
rameTu damamdabla me ufalman, raATa davimarxne mcnebani
misni”.
da simKniT daiTmenda igi ukeTurisa mis mZlavrebaTa, ra-
meTu eKsena mas sityuaA igi RmrTisaA, romelsa ityBs: “netar
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wameba wminda konstantisa
wyvdies sapyrobileSi. xolo mas sulac ar SeSinebia, arc
Semdrkala, aramed sixaruliT miiRo Tavs datexili ube-
dureba da RmerTs madlobda.
netari konstantis Sepyroba RvTis nebis gareSe ar mox-
dara, aramed imisi faruli gangebulebiT, vinc yovelTvis
ganagebs da adamianTa modgmas aZlevs mizezs cxovrebisa
(xsnisa). misTvisac ineba sasixarulo simSvide, angelozeb-
sa da adamianebs1 rom exilaT misi gulmodginebis “keTili
safuari”, rac ufalma winaswarve icoda; amitomac ar Seu-
Sala xeli mis Sepyrobas, radganac misi mxneobis imedi hqon-
da, rogorc iobis, da yvela Semdgomi wmindanisa.
4. da rodesac warudgines netari konstanti Tbilisis
mpyrobels, romelsac saxelad erqva buRa, ayvedrida igi
da Seuracxyofda netars: “ar icodi gana, rom xelidan ver
damisxltebodi, radganac ar aris arc erTi ajanyebuli,
vinc ar vZlie, da arc iseTia vinme, vinc SegvebrZoleba da
ar davamarcxebT, rameTu, aha, dRes RmerTma mogvca Tqveni
Tavi mosaspobad Cveni xeliT?!”
sanatrelma konstantim miugo mas: “mec vici, rom Rmer-
Tma Cagvyara Tqvens xelSi, magram ara Tqveni siyvaruli-
saTvis, arc Tqveni keTili saqmeebis gamo, aramed imisTvis,
rom ar davicaviT Cven misi mcnebebi; amitom urjuloTa Se-
mosevebiT dagvqanca, iseve rogorc israeli mravalgzis
misca ucxo tomelebs ufalma, roca isini misi gziT ar mi-
diodnen. CemTvis ki ukeTesicaa, radgan amiT damamdabla
ufalma, raTa davicva misi mcnebebi”.2
mxned daiTmenda ukeTuris Zaladobas, radgan axsovda
1 Sdr. korinT. 4:9
2 Sdr. fsalm. 118:71
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wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
iyvneT Tquen, raJams gdevniden da gyuedriden, da Tquan yo-
veli sityuaA boroti Tquenda momarT sicruviT CemTBs”.
da vidre pyrobil-Ra iyo mowamH qristHsi tfilis Sina,
miwera wignebi yovelTa mimarT meudabnoeTa qalaqisaTa da ma-
masaxlisTa monastrisaTa, romelsa weril iyo esreT. – “uwyi
me, rameTu gasmies Tquen, raA-ese moawia RmerTman Cem zeda
codvaTa CemTaTBs, aramed gevedrebi Tquen, wmidano mamano
da WeSmaritno moRuaweno qristHsno, raATa moiKsenoT sur-
vili Cemi da sarwmunoebaA Tquenda momarT, da inebeT CemTBs
locvisa yofaA uflisa mimarT, ara xolo Tu, raATamca miKsna
me KelTagan usjuloAsaTa, aramed raATa momces me Zali qris-
teman, WeSmaritman RmerTman, winamdebarisa amisTBs safrKi-
sa, romeli daurwyavs mtersa Cemsa, romelsa hnebavs dabrko-
lebaA Cemi gzisa misgan, romlisaTBs hsuris sulsa Cemsa”.
V. da Semdgomad mciredTa dReTa Sekres igi ficxliTa sak-
rveliTa rkinisaATa da warsces igi queyanad babilovnisa, qa-
laqsa, romelsa hrqBan samaraA. mihguares igi mefesa mas isma-
itelTasa, romelsa saxeli erqua jafar, ZH abrahamisi. xolo
raJams waradgines mowamH qristHsi winaSe misa, hrqua mas: “aha
esera mocemul xar Sen KelTa CemTa da meufebaA maqus Sen
zeda yofad keTilisa da borotisa, aramed ismine da merCdi
me, \ aRiRe rCuli Cueni da uvar-hyav cTomaA igi Seni qristHs
RmrTisaTBs, rameTu gonierad gxedav Sen; da viTar aw li-
tonsa kacsa, dedakacisagan Sobilsa, RmerTad aRiareb? das-
cxer amieriTgan, rameTu ver SesaZlebel ars sityuad, viTar-
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wameba wminda konstantisa
uflis sityvebi: “netar xarT Tqven, roca dagiwyeben
gmobas, devnas da crumetyvelni dagwameben yovelgvar bo-
rots Cemi gulisaTvis”1.
vidre mowame qristesi Tbilisis sapyrobileSi iyo, we-
rilebi miswera yvela meudabnoesa da monastris winam-
ZRvars, sadac ewera: “vuwyi me, rom SeityveT, rac Cemze mo-
awia RmerTma Cemi codvebis gamo, da gTxovT, wmida mamano
da WeSmaritno qristes moRvaweno, gaixsenoT Cemi survi-
li da Tqvendami rwmena, da ineboT locvebi CemTvis uflis
winaSe, ara imisTvis, rom urjuloTa xelidan mixsnas, ara-
med, raTa momces Zala qristem, WeSmaritma RmerTma, moma-
vali safrTxis dasaZlevad, romelic CemTvis daugia mters,
romelsac surs Cemi daSoreba im gzisagan, rac Cems suls
swadia”.
5. ramdenime dRis Semdeg Sekres igi sastiki borkile-
biT da waiyvanes babilonis qveyanaSi, qalaqSi, romelsac
samara2 hqvia. mihgvares igi ismaitelTa3 mefes, romelsac
saxelad erqva jafari, abrahamis Ze. rodesac mas qristes
mowame warudgines, uTxra: „ai, Cems xelT xar Sen da Zal-
miZs keTilica da borotic; jobs ismine Cemi da damemorCi-
le – miiRe Cveni rjuli da uaryavi Seni cdomileba, qris-
tes RmerTad aRiarebisa, radganac gonieri mgonixar da
rogor aRiareb ubralo kacs, dedakacisagan Sobils, Rmer-
Tad? dadumdi amieridan, radganac SeuZlebelia imis Tqma,
1 mT. 5:11
2 Sdr. fsalm. 78:2
3 babilonis qalaqi samara – am qalaqis gaSeneba daiwyo xali-
fa miutasimma (833-842), xolo daamTavra xalifa mutevaqilma
(847-861); iarseba as welze cota meti.
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wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
mca ZH esua RmerTsa. xolo aw moiqec cTomilebisagan Senisa,
da miiRo Cemgan keTili da uaRrHsi pativi, da gyo Sen Tanam-
zraxvelad Cemda da udidebulHs yovelTa moyuasTa SenTa.
da ukueTu ara ismino Cemi, sikudiliTa mohkude Sen piriTa
maxBlisaATa da Korcni Senni mivscne saWmelad mfrinvelTa
cisaTa, da vin ars, romelman gangarinos Sen KelTagan Cem-
Ta?”
miugo mas wmidaman mowameman qristHsman da hrqua: “meca
uwyi, rameTu KelmwifebaA gaqus KorcTa CemTa zeda, aramed
ara sulsa, viTarca ityBs ufali Cemi da RmerTi. amisTBsca
ara meSinis me maxBlisagan Senisa, aramed misa meSinis, rome-
li-igi SemZlebel ars mowyuedad sulisa da KorcTa, da kua-
lad KelmwifebaA aqus gancxovelebad, viTarca-igi mosiku-
did. amisTBsca sixaruliT moviTmen saxelisa misisaTBs, ra-
meTu igi ars WeSmariti RmerTi, “Zlieri KelmwifH da mTava-
ri mSBdobisaA, mamaA mermeTa maT saukuneTaA”, viTar weril
ars. aw ukue viTar Seuracx-vyo igi da verCde brZanebasa Sensa
da sjulsa Tquensa, romelTa winawarmetyueli gayuedrebs
da ityBs: “ara esmis qanans, arca gamoCnda Temans, arca ZeTa
agarisTa, mefeTa da mezRapreTa, gamomeZiebelTa gonierebi-
saTa queyanasa zeda. xolo gzaA igi WeSmaritebisaA ara gu-
lisKma-yves da arca moiKsennes alagni misni, da warwymdes
igini msgavsad misa”, aw romelsa winawarmetyueli Seasmens
esreT da warwymedasa aqadebs, viTar maTi vismino? aramed aRas-
rule Cem zeda, raA-igi gegulebis”.
xolo viTarca esmnes sityuani ese mefesa mas, aRivso igi
guliswyromiTa didiTa da risxvaA guliswyromisa misisaA sas-
tikebiT ufroAs-Ra aRatydeboda mis zeda. da brZana micemaA
misi sapyrobilesa ficxelsa. da miavlinna misa orni igi eris-
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wameba wminda konstantisa
rom RmerTs Ze hyavda. xolo axla ganudeqi Sen cdomile-
bas, da miiReb Cemgan udides pativsa da sikeTes, Cems mrCe-
velad gaqcev da yvela Sens axlobelze aRmatebuli iqne-
bi. xolo Tu ar Seismen Cems naTqvams, mokvdebi maxviliT,
Sens xorcs ki saWmelad cis frinvelebs1 mivcem, da vin da-
gixsnis Cemi xelidan?“
miugo mas qristes wmida mowamem: “mec vici, Zalaufle-
ba rom gaqvs Cems xorcze - sxeulze, magram ara sulze2, ro-
gorc ambobs ufali Cemi da RmerTi, amitomac ar meSinia
Seni maxvilis, aramed imisi meSinia, visac SeuZlia sulisa
da xorcis mokvla da isev gacocxleba, iseve rogorc mok-
vdineba. amitomac sixaruliT moviTmen misi saxelisaTvis,
rameTu igia WeSmariti RmerTi, xelmwife Zlieri, mSvido-
bis mTavari da maradisobis mama”3 rogorc es weria. amis
Semdeg rogor Seuracxvyo igi da Sens brZanebas davemor-
Cilo da Tqvens rjuls, romelsac amxels winaswarmetyve-
li da ambobs: “ar gaisma qanaanSi, arc gamoCnda TemanSi,
arc agaris Svilebma, mefeebma da mezRapreebma, miwieri
codnis gamomeZieblebma, ver gulisxmayves WeSmaritebis
gza, da verc gaixsenes misi gza-bilikebi, da warwymdnen
TavianTi ugunurebiT”4. visac winaswarmetyveli ase mimar-
Tavs da warwymediT emuqreba, rogor vismino maTi? gaake-
Te, rac ginda”.
rodesac mefem es sityvebi moismina, gagulisda da gu-
liswyromis mTeli risxva Tavs daatexa, da brZana misi Cag-
deba mkacr sapyrobileSi. masTan ori erisTavi miagzavna,
1 ismaiteli – arabi, musulmani. bibliuri ismailis
2 Sdr. mT. 10:28
3 esaia 9:5
4 Sdr. baruq. 3:22-23; Sdr. baruq. 3:27(abraamis Zis) STamomava-
li.
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wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
Tavni, romelni tyueobiTve mieyvannes somxiTiT da uvaris-
yofiTa qristHsiTa pativcemul iyvnes mis winaSe. da viTar
mivides igini, hrques netarsa mas: “amas ityBs ufali Cueni
mefH, viTarmed erTgzis gamxileb-Ra ugunurebasa Sensa, ra-
meTu samgzis rCul-debul ars Cuenda urwmunoTa mxilebaA;
aw ismine Cueni, raATa scxonde, da nu esav sasoebasa magas ara-
sasosa, rameTu RmrTisa mier mocemul xar Sen KelTa CuenTa.
da Cuenca esreTve gazraxebT Sen, nu dadgromil xar Sen si-
ficxlesa magas Sina, viTarca ugulisKmoA, rameTu gonierad
giciT Sen, da Cuenca qristeanenive viyveniT, aramed ver Se-
uZleT winaaRdgomad brZanebasa mefisasa, amisTBsca movigeT
misgan pativi, xolo saukunesa mas cxorebasa, vin uwyis, raA
umjobHs ars!”
maSin miugo wmidaman kostanti movlinebulTa maT da hr-
qua esre: “arquT mefesa Tquensa: hgoneb-ve rasa eseviTarsa
saqmesa Cemgan, daRacaTu CueulebaA mefeTa babilovnisaTaA ga-
iZulebs Sen, rameTu iginica winaaRmdgom iyvnes WeSmarite-
bisa, aramed brZane Sen yofad, raA-igi gegulebis yofad, iq-
mode. xolo Tquen rasaRa zedamdgomelobT da damesxmiT, vi-
Tarmca meca Tquen gemsgavse? amieriTgan ganmeSoreniT Cem-
gan, raATa gamoviZine me mcnebani RmrTisa Cemisani”.
da aRipyrna Kelni TBsni zecad, aRaRo piri TBsi winaSe
maTsa da ityoda: “gigalob Sen, ufalo, RmerTo ZalTao, Rmer-
To saukuneTao, romelman momec me Zali winaaRdgomad uke-
Turisa amis msajulisa, viTarca-igi winaAswar sTqu, viTar-
med: “Tquen momceniT gulni Tquenni da me migec Zali Cemi”.
Rirs myav me naTelsa pirisa Senisasa, rameTu Senda movivlti,
qriste, Zeo RmrTisao, da aha esera mouZlurebul var me yo-
velTagan warmarTTa saxelisa SenisaTBs wmidisa da ufroAs-
Ra usjuloAsa amisgan mefisa. da aw, ufalo, RmerTo Cemo, Se-
iwire msxuerpli ese Cemi da Seivedre suli Cemi KelTagan war-
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wameba wminda konstantisa
romlebic somxeTSi aseve daetyvevebinaT. maT qristes uar-
yofiT mefis karze pativi hqondaT miRebuli. rodesac mi-
vidnen isini, uTxres netar konstantis: “amas gveubneba Cveni
mbrZanebeli mefe, rom kidev erTxel gamxiloT Sen ugunu-
rebaSi, radgan valdebulni varT rjuliT samgzis vamxi-
loT urwmunoni: axla ismine Cveni, rom gadarCe, da arasa-
imedos imedi nu gaqvs, radganac RmerTma Cagagdo Cvens xel-
Si. Cvenc imaves geubnebiT, nu ficxob, rogorc ugunuri,
radgan gonieri Canxar Sen. Cvenc qristianebi viyaviT ad-
re, magram ver SevewinaaRmdegeT mefis brZanebas, amisaT-
vis ki misgan didi pativi miviReT. xolo samaradiso cxov-
rebaSi, vin icis, ukeTesi ra aris!”.
maSin wmida konstantim mogzavnilebs ase upasuxa: “uT-
xariT Tqvens mefes: Sen Cemgan imaves moiTxov? marTalia,
babilonis mefeTa Cveuleba gaiZulebs, magram isinic WeS-
maritebis mtrebi iyvnen. ubrZane, Seasrulon, rac ganiz-
raxe! xolo Tqven raRas dgaxarT da Tavs mesxmiT, mec rom
Tqven dagegmsgavsoT? amieridan gamSordiT, rom Cemi Rmer-
Tis mcnebebi gamoviZio”1
aRapyro xelebi zecad da RaRadebda: “Sen gigalob, ufa-
lo, RmerTo ZalTao, RmerTo saukuneTao, romelmac mome-
ci me Zala am ukeTuri msajulis winaaRmdgomad, rogorc
winaswar Tqvi, rom: “Tqven momeciT Tqveni gulebi da me mog-
cemT Cems Zalas”2, Rirs myav me Seni naTlisa, radgan Senda-
mi moviltvi, qriste, Zeo RvTisao; da ai, davuZlurdi war-
marTisagan Seni wmida saxelis gamo, ufro ki am urjulo
mefem. axla, ufalo, RmerTo Cemo, Seiwire es Cemi msxverpli
1 Sdr. fsalm. 118:10
2 igav. 23:26
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wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
marTTasa da mommadle aRTqumaA, romel aRuTqu, viTarmed:
“romelTa aRmiaron me winaSe kacTa, pativ-sces mamaman Cem-
man”; da viTarca-igi amasve adgilsa adiden wmidani igi yrma-
ni, romelTa aRgiares Sen, da meca Rirs myav maT Tana, rome-
li-ege gamosCndi maT Tana meoTxed. da viTarca-ese me aRgia-
reb winaSe usjuloAsa amis mefisa, Senca, saxiero ufalo, aR-
miare me winaSe angelozTa SenTa, da viTarca-igi dRendelsa
amas dResa Sina adide Rirsi Seni mowamH wmidaA giorgi da
Seiwiren Sromani misni da daTxevaA ubiwoAsa sisxlisa misisaA,
Seiwiren undonica ese sisxlni Cemni, da momec me nawili mis
Tana, raATa wil-mxudes rCeulTa SenTa Tana, rameTu sam-
kBdrebeli Seni mtkice ars Cemda”.
da amas raA ityoda wmidaA mowamH, nakadulni cremlTani
gardamodiodes TualTagan misTa Cueulebisaebr misisa. xo-
lo garemoAs mdgomareni igi misni scemdes pirsa missa da mrav-
liTa tanjviTa stanjvides mas, aramed enaA misi ver daabrko-
les galobad. xolo erisTavni igi miiqces da uTxres mefesa
mas yoveli, raAca esma da ixiles.
maSin ufroAs-Ra ganrisxna mefH igi da waravlinna igini
da ubrZana mokueTaA Tavisa misisaA, aramed amiT gamoscdida-
ca maT, rameTu aqunda mas iWB maTa mimarT. xolo igini mivi-
des da scemdes maxBliTa qedsa missa winaSe daliWsa mas da
veraras avnebdes mas.
da viTar auwyes ese usjulosa mas mefesa, waravlina man
erTi winaSe-mdgomelTagani, ucxo Tesli, da man mohkueTa Tavi
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wameba wminda konstantisa
da daifare Cemi suli1 warmarTTa xelTagan da mommadle
aRTqma, rogorc aRgviTqvi: “vinc maRiaros winaSe kacTa,
aRiaros is mamam Cemma”2, da rogorc amisTvis (adre) adide
wmida yrmebi3, romelTac gaRiares Sen, mec Rirsi gamxade
maTTan erTad, romelic gamoCndi maT Soris meoTxed; da
rogorc me gaRiareb am urjulo mefis winaSe, Senc, saxie-
ro ufalo, maRiare Sens angelozTa winaSe4, da rogorc
dRevandel dRes adide Rirseuli Seni mowame giorgi, Se-
iwire misi Rvawli da misi ubiwo sisxlis daTxeva, Seiwi-
re Cemi gamousadegari sisxlic, da damide wili masTan,
rom wilad mxvdes Sens rCeulebTan erTad yofna, radgan
samkvidrebeli Seni CemTvis mtkicea”5
da rodesac ambobda amas wmida mowame, cremlTa naka-
duli gadmosdioda TvalTagan Cveulebisamebr, xolo mis
garSemo mdgomni saxeSi scemdnen da mravali satanjveliT
stanjavdnen, magram galoba ver Seawyvetines. xolo eris-
Tavebi dabrundnen mefesTan da moaxsenes mas yvelaferi, rac
moismines da naxes.
maSin ufro ganrisxda mefe, gaagzavna isini da ubrZa-
na, Tavi moekveTaT misTvis. amiT maTac gamoscdida, radga-
nac eWvianobda maTze. erisTavebi mividnen da darbazis wi-
naSe qedze maxvili dahkres, magram mas veraferi avnes.
1 fsalm. 142:9
2 Sdr. ioane 12:26
3 wmida yrmebi – sami yrma: anania, azaria, misaeli – iudeveli
Wabukebi, romlebic babilonis mefe nabuqodonosoris brZane-
biT anTebul RumelSi Cayares, radganac kerpebs ar scemdnen
Tayvans. RvTis saswauliT maTTan erTad RvTis angelozi gaC-
nda, isini uvneblad gadarCnen da RmerTs adidebdnen. (dan. )
4 Sdr. lk. 12:8
5 Sdr. fsalm. 15:6
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 wameba
wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
misi maxBliTa da SearTua mefesa TBssa, viTarca-igi Tavi io-
ane naTlis-mcemelisaA herodes, xolo guami misi damohkides
Zelsa friad maRalsa. yovelman erman ixiles saswauli didi
guamsa mas zeda. da mivida wmidaA igi mowamH qristHsi ad-
gilsa mas gansasuenebelisasa, romlisagan ganSorebul arian
yovelni salmobani, mwuxarebani da Wirni, sada-igi hxedavs na-
Teli pirisa SenisaA, ufalo, sada-igi ver miswuTebian enani
ZBris-metyuelTani, aramed sixaruli dausrulebeli ars mun
da wmidaTa angelozTa Tana moqalaqobaA.
xolo aResrula igi keTiliTa aRsaarebiTa TTuesa noen-
bersa aTsa, dResaswaulsa wmidisa giorgissa, romlisaca Tana
ziar iqmna. dRH iyo paraskevi, dasabamiTganni weliwadni iy-
vnes equs aTas oTxas ormeoc da aTCBdmet, xolo zedaweril-
sa ismaitelTasa oras oc da aTormetsa.
da ese mravlisagani mciredi aRiwera simKneTagani wmidi-
sa kostantisi, raATa iyos Tqumuli ese Semoklebul da srul,
raATa ara iyos Semawuxebel naklulevanebiTa, arca nametnav
gangrZobiTa, sadidebelad mamisa da Zisa da wmidisa sulisa aw
da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amHn.
VI. da viTarca miesma pirvel moKsenebulTa wmidaTa mefe-
Ta martBlobaA wmidisa kostantisi, ganixares sixaruliTa di-
diTa da miweres epistolH SvilTa mimarT misTa da naTesavTa
saxlisa misisaTa, rameTu friad mraval iyvnes igini, romelsa
weril iyo esreT.
“rameTu, romelni-igi pirvelad sityuani moiweodes sas-
menelTa CuenTa, romel-igi iqmneboda Tquen mier simarTli-
saTBs, da iqadageboda. xolo aw saqmeni Tquenni, romelTa iq-
modiT, mowame arian Tquenda, da Tqumuli igi daemtkica fri-
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wameba wminda konstantisa
da rodesac urjulo mefes es ambavi auwyes, man erTi
ucxo tomeli msaxuri gaagzavna da man mohkveTa maxviliT
Tavi, da miarTva mefes, rogorc Tavi ioane naTlismcemli-
sa herodes, xolo sxeuli Zalze maRal Zelze dakides. yve-
lam ixila didi saswauli da mivida qristes wmida mowame
gansasvenebel adgils, romlisagan ganSorebulia yovel-
gvari tkivili, mwuxareba da Wiri, sadac Seni piris naTe-
lia, ufalo, sadac SeuracxmyofelTa ena ver miswvdeba,
aramed iq dausrulebeli sixarulia da wmida angelozeb-
Tan erToba.
is aResrula keTilmorwmuneobiT aT noembers, wmida
giorgis dResaswaulze, romlis Tanaziaric gaxda. dRe
iyo paraskevi, dasabamidan eqvsi aTas oTxas ormocdaCvid-
meti weli, xolo ismaitelTa aRricxviT oras ocdaTor-
meti.
amgvarad, mravlisagan mciredi aRiwera wmida konstan-
tis mxneobis Sesaxeb, raTa Tqmuliyo mokled da srulad,
rom arc naklulevanebiT yofiliyo Semawuxebeli da arc
nametani sididiT, sadideblad mamisa da Zisa da wmidisa
sulisa aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amin.
6. da roca gaiges pirvelad moxseniebulma wmida mefe-
ebma1 wmida konstantis mowameoba, didad gaixares da we-
rili misweres mis Svilebsa da naTesavebs, rameTu Zalian
bevrni iyvnen isini, visTvisac daiwera es yovelive:
„Cvens yuramde moaRwia ambavma, romelic iuwyeba, Tu
ras iqmodiT simarTlisaTvis, xolo axla, Tqveni saqmeebi,
1 wmida mefeebi – igulisxmeba saberZneTis dedofali Teodo-
ra da ufliswuli miqaeli (rogorc es I TavSia moxseniebuli).
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 wameba
wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
ad, da daenerga keTilad sjulierebaA Tqueni. da WeSmaritad
guls-modginebisa Tquenisa saqmH, rameTu mciriTa miT mize-
ziTa, romeli iyo damtkicebuli gulTa TquenTa sarwmunoe-
bisa, gamoacxadeT igi uRmrToTa zeda. da viTarca srulni
qristeaneni, yofilni erTbamad, erT-sityua iqmneniT da vi-
Tarca erTsa sjulsa Sina iyveniT da ufalsa pirispir Tquen-
sa yovelsa Jamsa xedevdiT. Seuryevelni urTierTas daadge-
riT sasoebiTa qristHsiTa mterTa zeda juarisaTa da qristHs
Tana moswrafebiT mamakac iqmneniT da pirni maTni ginebiTa
aRavseniT da ZleviT-SemosilTa SeerTebulTa sivltolaA igi
maTi ganucxadeT. da ese iqmna ZaliTa RmrTisaATa, \ saqmH gan-
srulebuli da siqaduli mamaTa TquenTaA, da raATa davatkbneT
sityuani CuenTBs da TquenTBs, jer-ars netarisa amisa mo-
wamisa kostantisi da winaaRmdgomaA ( ) simKnisa misisaA mter-
Ta mimarT uxilavTa.
“da giCueno Tquen, sayuarelTa CuenTa, romelni-ege xarT
WeSmaritad Svilni misni da xatni Korcielebisa misisani, vi-
Tarca raJams hbrZoda igi eSmakTa SiSiTa RmrTisaATa, Kor-
cni TYsni wina daupyrna, ara Tu siKSoATa amiT saqmiTa Kor-
cielebisaATa mimxedvel iyo, arcaRa brwyinvale uCnda mas na-
Teli mzisa amis warmavalisa, arcaRa tkbil uCnda mas simcxin-
vare mzis Tualisa ganqarvebadi da gulis-wyromiTa naTlisa
mis momavalisaATa Rrublad hxedvida mzesa amas aRmomavalsa,
da siyuaruliTa qristesiTa yovelni gemoni soflisani, vi-
Tarca sisxli kbilTa, egreT warmohnerwyua surviliTa di-
disa mis gulis-saTqumelisaATa da sibrZniTa zraxvisa misi-
saATa Zmaculebisa mimarT.
“amisTBsca yoveli didebaA amis soflisaA viTarca nage-
vi, egreT Sehracxa, raATa qriste oden SeiZinos. da aw amis-
TBsca misni arian cani da queyana da yoveli, raA ars mas Sina,
rameTu yovelive dauteva da RmrTisa oden iqadoda, rome-
li-igi qebul ars RmrTisa mier da angelozTa misTa, da saq-
meTa misTagan ukunisamde iqebis.
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wameba wminda konstantisa
romlebsac akeTebdiT, Tqveni mowmea, da naTqvami damtkic-
da kidec, da keTilad dainerga Tqveni sarwmunoeba. WeSma-
ritad, Tqveni gulmodgineba, im ubralo mizeziT, rom gan-
mtkicebuli iyo sarwmunoebiT, gamoucxadeT uRmerToebs.
rogorc yvela qristiani, erTad myofni, gaerTiandiT, da
vidre erT sarwmunoebaSi iyaviT da ufals pirispir xe-
davdiT, Seuryevelni erTmaneTs daudeqiT gverdSi qris-
tes jvris sasoebiT mtris winaaRmdeg da qristesTan swra-
fad gamamacdiT, da isini SeuracxyofiT aRavseT da erTi-
ani ZaliT gaaqcieT. es yovelive moxda RvTis ZaliT – saqme
gasrulebuli da Tqveni mamebis siqaduli, raTa davatkboT
sityvebi TqvenTvis da CvenTvis, saWiroa movixsenoT wmida
mowame konstanti da misi mxneoba uxilavi mtris mimarT.
“gaCvenebT Tqven, sayvarelTa CvenTa, romlebic WeSma-
ritad misi Svilebi da misi xorcieli xatebi xarT, Tu ro-
gor ebrZoda igi eSmakebs RvTis SiSiT, Tavisi xorci maT
dauTmo, ara Tu mravali xorcieli saqmisa Semyure iyo,
arc warmavali mzis sinaTle eCveneboda brwyinvalebad,
aRarc ganqarvebadi mzis Tvalis simcxunvare etkbilebo-
da da momavali naTelis (uflis) guliswyromiT amomava-
li mze Rrublad eCveneboda, da qristes siyvaruliT ama
soflis yoveli sitkboeba, rogorc kbilidan momdinare
sisxli, ise moiSora didi surviliTa da brZnuli sazria-
nobiT mzakvrobis winaSe.“
“amitom ama soflis yoveli dideba, rogorc nagavi, ise
Seracxa, raTa mxolod qriste SeeZina. da axla amitomac
misia ca da qveyana, da yovelive, rac masSia, radganac yve-
laferi miatova da mxolod RmerTiT iwonebda Tavs, vinc
RvTisa da misi angelozebis mieraa kurTxeuli da Tavisi
saqmeebiT ukunisamde idideba.
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 wameba
wamebaAA wmid isa konstant
wmidisa is
isii
konstantis
“aw ara gBKms Cuen nugeSinis-cemaA Tqueni misTBs, vinaA-
Tgan igi ars nugeSinis-mcemel da meoxi Cueni da Tqueni wi-
naSe qristesa. aramed dauteoT aw aradateobili ese da Tqu-
enda moviqceT sityuad SewynarebulTa RmrTisaTa da Cuen Tana
da sadgurisa Tquenisa patiosnebaA Cuen winaSe warsrulisa
mis pativiTa sityBT da saqmiT gauwyo Tquen, raATa gulpyro-
bil iyvneT Cemda momarT da daefarneT queSe frTeTa meufe-
bisa CemisaTa, rameTu nebasa Sjulisasa mxedvel xarT da yo-
veli, romeli mas wina-aRudgebis, ganagdebs qristesa Tquen
Soris metyuelsa. moswrafebiT ismineT da mis mier cxebul-
Ta Tavni Tquenni daumdableniT da uRelsa Cuensa queSe qris-
tesmiersa qedni Tquenni warupyreniT da subuqisa tBrTisa
Cuenisa aRkidebaA mKarTa TBsTa zeda ara gare-waricodeT.
Tquen xarT WeSmaritni mindobilni ufalsa, da mTasa sionsa
emsgavseniT da godol Zlierebisa pirsa mterisasa eCueneniT
Tquen, saqmeTagan gamoacxadeT, viTarmed kualsa RmrTisa da
kacTa mier sakBrvelisa mis mamisa Tquenisa kurTxeulisa mos-
wrafebiT SeudgeT stumarT-moyuarebiTa da gzaTa mamSBdeb-
lobiTa, monazonTa da SorielTa SewynarebiTa. aw amas zeda
daadgeriT da srul-yavT moqalaqobaA netarisa mis, rameTu
safarvelman mefobisa Cuenisaman iRuawos TquenTBs da mTa-
man sididisa Cuenisaman qristHsmierman aRadginos dabrkole-
baA Tqueni. da aw amas zeda iqmodeT da miT gulpyrobil iyve-
niT.
“amas ara Tu Tquen oden gibrZanebT, aramed yovelTa, ro-
melni Cuen kerZo da KelTa queSe Cuensa arian qarTvelni, ra-
meTu yovelTave qristHs moyuareTa da mefobisa Cuenisa
RmrTisamierTa da viTarca SvilTa sakuTarTa TquenTa Tana
Sevhracx, aramed kualad aRdegiT da ganZlierdiT uflisa mi-
er.
“da sididiTa Zalisa misisaATa laxuarni Tquenni mterTa
zeda ganabrwyinveniT da nu vis scemT maTgansa Tquen Soris
samkBdrebelsa, raATa moiRoT keTili Cueni da aRTqumuli igi
pativi keTilis moqmedTaTBs uflisa mier moiRoT.”
308
wameba wminda konstantisa
“da axla Cven ar gvmarTebs Tqveni nugeSiscema, radgan
is aris nugeSismcemeli da Suamdgomeli Cveni da Tqveni
qristes winaSe. aramed, axla, davtovoT aramisatovebeli,
da Tqven mogmarTavT sityviT, RvTisgan Sewynarebulebs da
CvenTan myofT, Tqveni savanis didebuli warsuli Cven wi-
naSe didebiT dasrulebuli, sityviT da saqmiT gamcnoT
Tqven, raTa mTeli guliT mogvendoT da Cemi meufebis
frTebqveS SeefaroT, radgan sarwmunoebis mimdevarni
xarT da yoveli, romelic win aRudgeba mas, ganagdebs Tqven
Soris metyvel qristes. gulmodgined moismineT da, mis
mier kurTxeulebma, Tavi Tqveni daumdableT da qedi mo-
udrikeT Cvens qristesmier uRels, nu uaryofT Cveni msu-
buqi tvirTis mxrebze mokidebas. Tqven xarT WeSmaritad
ufals mindobilni, da emsgavseT sionis mTas, dauxvdiT
mtrebs Zlierebis godolad, Tqveni saqmiT gamoaCineT, rom
RvTisa da adamianTa Soris sakvirveli Tqveni kurTxeuli
mamis kvals SeudgeT stumarTmoyvareobiTa da gzaTa mSvi-
dobis myofelobiT, ber-monazonTa da ucxoTa Semwynareb-
lobiT. amieridan ase moiqeciT da srulyaviT netaris
Rvawli, rom dagicvaT Cveni mefobis safarvelma da Cvenma
qristesmieri didebis mTam SeaCeros Tqveni cduneba. ase
moiqeciT da gamxnevdiT.
“amas ara marto Tqven gamcnobT, aramed yovel qarTvels,
vinc Cvens da Cvens mxares aris, da Cvens mfarvelobaSia,
radgan yvela qristesmoyvaresa da Cveni RmrTismieri me-
fobis mosurnes TqvenTan erTad sakuTar Svilebad migiC-
nevT, kvlavac aRsdeqiT da uflis mier gaZlierdiT.
“da misi Zalis sidiadiT laxvari Tqvens mtrebze ga-
nabrwyineT da maTgan nuravis miscemT Tqven Soris samkvid-
rebels, raTa miiRoT Cvengan sikeTe da uflis mier aRTqmu-
li dideba keTilmsaxurebisaTvis ”.
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eqvTimesi

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 winaTqma

SeuZlebelia, gadaWarbebiT Seafaso Rvawli eqvTime mTaw-

midelisa (963-1028) _ qarTul enaze sasuliero literaturis
mTargmnelobis klasikosisa. romelmac mSobliuri mwerloba
bizantiuri saeklesio-saRmrTismetyvelo literaturis sau-
keTeso qmnilebebiT gaamdidra da brwyinvale margalitebiT
Seavso is naklovaneba, rasac qarTuli mwerloba imJamad ga-
nicdida.
akad. k. kekeliZis marTebuli SeniSvniT, Tu ara eqvTime
da giorgi mTawmidelebis titanuri Sroma, qarTuli litera-
turis Semdgomi ganviTareba didad Seferxdeboda da sruli-
ad sxvagvarad warimarTeboda.
eqvTimes, rogorc didi saeklesio moRvawisa da mwigno-
bar-RmrTismetyvelis, profesiuli Camoyalibeba moxda mama-
misis _ aTonis qarTvelTa samoRvaweo centris damaarsebli-
sa da pirveli winamZRvris iovane mTawmidelis mcdelobiT.
pirveli cnobebi eqvTimes literaturuli muSaobis Sesaxeb
swored mis anderZSia Semonaxuli, romelic qarTuli kultu-
ris aRorZinebisaTvis dauRalav moRvawes misive Zis mier Tar-
gmnili erT-erT saRmrTismetyvelo naSromisaTvis daurTavs.
eqvTimes moRvaweobis Sesaxeb vrceli istoriul-hagiografi-
uli naSromi ki aTonis literaturuli skolis meore didma
burjma _ giorgi mTawmidelma SeTxza.
eqvTimes biografiis Sedgenisas giorgim gamoiyena sando
pirvelwyaroebi da TviTmxilvelTa gadmocemebi. amitomac mi-
si naSromi iTvleba utyuar dokumentur Zeglad, rogorc sa-
kuTriv eqvTimes biografiisaTvis, ise aTonis qarTvelTa mo-
nastris istoriisaTvis, dasabamidan (965 wlidan) XI saukunis
Sua xanebamde.

eqvTime koWlamazaSvili

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 cxo rebaA netar
cxorebaA isa mamisa Cuen
netarisa isa
Cuenisa giorgi mTawmindeli
efTYmesii da uwyebaA Ri
iovanesii da efTYmes
iovanes rs
Rirs isa
rsisa
isa maTisaA, aRwer
moqalaqobisa
mis moqalaqob il
ilii
aRweril cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
glaxakisa
glaxak georgis
isa geo xucesmonazonisa
rgis mier xucesmonazon isa 1

mamao guakurTxen!
I. kurTxeul ars RmerTi, romelsa yovelTa kacTaA hnebavs
cxorebaA da mecnierebasa WeSmaritebisasa moslvaA2 romeli-
igi gamouTqumeliTa miT gangebulebiTa TYsiTa umjobessa
yovelTasa ganawesebs, da miuwTomeliTa saxierebiTa TYsiTa
TYToeulTa JamTa Sina RirsTa da saTnoTa TYsTa gamoaCinebs
sargebelad kacTa naTesavisa da sadidebelad RmrTeebisa TY-
sisa; romelman CuenTaca amaT JamTa Sina gamoaCinna netarni
mamani Cuenni: iovane da efTYme da iovane da arseni episkoposi
ninowmideli da iovane grZelis Ze da SemdgomiTi-Semdgo-
mad sxuani igi mowafeni maTni da mobaZavni saTnoebisa maTisa-
ni, romelTa saxelebi aRweril ars wignsa mas cxorebisasa.
romelTa meoxebiTa Cuenca glaxakni ese Rirs guyvenin ufal-
man mobaZav yofad saTnoebaTa maTTa da nawilsa mas mar-
jueneTasa mimTxuevad.
xolo vinaATgan sigrZe JamTaA yovelsave daviwyebad moi-
Rebs, daRacaTu winaSe RmrTisa yovelive cxad ars da saCino,
1 xelnawerebis nusxa: A : A-558; B : A-130; C: A-170; D : A-176; E : H-1672;
F : H-2077; G : S-3637; H : H-1413: L : leningr. 3/M 21.
2 tim. 2:4.
1. kurTxeulia RmerTi, romelsac nebavs yoveli adami-
anis xsna da WeSmaritebasTan miiyvans, romelic Tavisi
gamouTqmeli gangebulebiT yovelTvis keTilad awesebs, da
Tavisi miuwvdomeli saxierebiT sxvadasxva dros Tavis
rCeulebs moavlens kacTa modgmis sasargeblod da RvTis
sadideblad1 da romelmac Cvens droSic moavlina Cveni
netari mamebi: ioane da eqvTime, da ioane, da ninowminde-
li episkoposi arseni, da ioane grZelisZe, da mere da mere,
maTi sxva mowafeebi, maTive saTnoebis mimbaZvelni, romelTa
saxelebi Cawerilia sicocxlis wignSi2. maTi meoxebiT Cvenc,
uRirsnic, imis Rirsni gagvxados, raTa mivbaZoT maT saT-
noebebs da maTTan erTad Cvenc gvergos marjveniT dgoma.3
vinaidan JamTa svliT yovelive daviwyebas eZleva, Tum-
caRa RvTis winaSe yvelaferi cxadia da saCino, da uwyis
1 sadideblad RmerTebisa Tvisisa – Tavisi RvTaebriobis
sadideblad.
2 wignsa mas cxovrebisasa – marTalTa zeciuri savanis simbo-
lo; sicocxlis wigni ixsenieba bibliis ramdenime wignSi (mo-
ses xuTwigneuli, fsalmunni, saxarebani, gamocxadeba da sxva.
wminda ioane oqropiris TqmiT, sicocxlis wigni aris RvTae-
brivi xsovna da codna, sadac Cveni saTnoebania aRbeWdili (ix.
lk. 10:20).
3 nawilisa mas marjuenaTasa mimTxuevad – a) maTi gamarjvebis
monawileni gavxdeT, b) maTi keTili xvedri gavinawiloT.

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 cxo reba
rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
da uwyis yovelTa dasabami da aRsasruli, da romelTa-igi
saTnod misa aRasrules cxorebaA TYsi, winaSe missa brwyinven
maradis, da arca erTi raA uKms Cuenmieri KsenebaA, aramed es-
reT ganawesa yovlad brZenman man gangebulebaman misman, raATa
wignTaca Sina aRiwernen saRmrToni igi da yolad Suenierni
saqmeni soflis-Sesaqmisani da saufloni igi mcnebani da
brZanebani misni da RirsTa maT da netarTa monaTa misTa yolad
qebulni cxorebani da moqalaqobani, romelni TYToeulTa
JamTa Sina jer-iCinna gamoCinebad saxierebaman misman sarge-
belad kacTa naTesavisa, [4] raATa saRmrToTa maT da maRalTa
saqmeTa mier didebis-metyuelebad da survilad misa aRviZr-
vodiT da saufloTa maT brZanebaTa mier ganvnaTldebodiT
da aRsrulebad maTda moswrafe viqmnebodiT. xolo didTa maT
da sakuTarTa monaTa misTa KsenebiTa Surad da baZvad movi-
dodiT saRmrToTa maT moqalaqobaTa maTTa, romelni-igi, vi-
Tarca xatni metyuelni, wina sxenan saxed saTnoebisa da swav-
lad sibrZnisa da simKned axovnebisa yovelTaTYs, romelTaca
hnebavs SeslvaA cxorebasa saukunesa. da ese cxad ars dasa-
bamiTgan soflisaAT da vidre aqamomde aRwerilTa wignTagan
da gamobrwyinvebulTa wmidaTa da romelTa-igi iRuawes da
aRwernes cxorebani maTni da Ruawlni da Sromani, keTilad
Ksenebul arian wmidaTa eklesiaTa Sina da Rirs locvisa da
kurTxevisa.
vinaATgan ukue zemoKsenebulni ese netarni mamani Cuenni
araraAT unaklulo iyvnes pirvel gamoCinebulTa wmidaTasa,
aramed yovliTave saTnoebiTa Semkul da aRmasrulebel mc-
nebaTa RmrTisaTa, ara jer-viCineT mouKsenebelad dateobaA
cxorebisa maTisaA da mamaTaca CemTa sulierTa mibrZanes amisi
Kel-yofaA. vinaAca vevedrebi Rirsebasa Tquensa, RmerTSe-
mosilno mamano, raATa ara braleul viqmne amis pirisaTYs.
xolo daRacaTu Cuen Semdgomad mravlisa Jamisa RmrTisa
mimarT mislvisa maTisa Kel-vyavT mciredTa amaT sityuaTa
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
dasabami da aRsasruli yovelTa, romelTac RvTisaTvis
saTnod ganvles TavianTi cxovreba, mis winaSe maradis
brwyinaven.
arc erT maTgans ar ekadreba Cvenmieri xseneba, magram
ase ganawesa yovlad brZenma gangebulebam, raTa wignebSic
aRiweros da Caiweros samyaros Seqmnis saRvTo da yovlad
mSvenieri ambebi, sauflo mcnebebi da RvTis sityva, misi
Rirseuli da netari monebis yovlad qebuli cxovreba da
moqalaqeoba, risi gamoCineba sxvadasxva Jams ineba saxier-
ma RmerTma kacTa modgmis sasargeblod da Sesawevad, raTa
am saRvTo saqmeTa mier mis saqebrad da misken swrafvis
surviliT aRviZraT, misken miviqceT da sauflo mcnebebi
gulmodgined aRvasruloT. xolo im did monaTa da RvTis
msaxurTa xsenebiT gagviCndes mibaZvis survili maTi saRv-
To moqalaqeobisa, cocxali xativiT rom dgas Cven winaSe
– saTnoebis magaliTad da sibrZnis dasaufleblad, da imaT
gasamxneveblad, romelTac saukuno cxovreba nebavT.
yovelive es naTliT gabrwyinebuli wmindanebis cxovre-
biT aris gacxadebuli qveynis dasabamidan dRemde aRwer-
ili wignebSi. wminda eklesiaSi locviT keTilad ixsenie-
bian isini, romelnic gaisarjnen da aRweres imaTi cxovre-
ba, Rvawli da Sroma.
zemoxsenebuli Cveni netari mamebi aranakleb unaklo-
ni iyvnen, adre gamoCenil wmindanebTan SedarebiT, aramed
yovelgvari saTnoebiT Semkulni da RvTis mcnebaTa aRm-
srulebelni. amitom ar miviCnieT Sesaferad maTi cxovre-
bis mouxsenieblad datoveba; da Cemma sulierma mamebmac
mibrZanes am saqmis dawyeba. amitom gevedrebiT, Rirseulo
RmerTSemosilo mamano, raTa ar davisajo am saqmis gamo.
TumcaRa Cven maTi gardacvalebidan didi xnis Semdeg
movkideT xeli mokled aRweras, magram nuravin SeeWvde-
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efTYY mes
mesii
aRwerad, garna urwmunomca nuvin ars, rameTu Cuen TaviT
TYsiT araraA aRgYweria, aramed raA-igi viswaveT kacTa sar-
wmunoTagan da sulierTa mamaTa, romelTa-igi exilvnes da
emsaxura maTda, romelni-igi ucxo iyvnes yovliTurT tyu-
vilisagan da savse madliTa zegardamoATa. da TYT mebr maT
saqmeTagan, romelni-igi dumiliT wameben da KmamaRlad qad-
ageben RuawlTa da SromaTa maTTa: lavraA ese didebuli da
yovliTa SuenierebiTa Semkuli da yovliTa samkauliTa gan-
Suenebuli, romeli-ese mravliTa SromiTa da ofliTa aRaSenes
maT netarTa gansasuenebelad sulTa mravalTa, romelsa Sina
aRhmarTnes eklesiani caTa mobaZavni da aRavsnes igini wignTa
mier RmrTiv-sulierTa da ganabrwyinvnes igini xatTa mier
patiosanTa. da mougnes dabani da sofelni da monasterni da
dasayudebuloni da ganuwesnes wesni da kanonni didebulni
da yolad Suenierni da dausxnes simtkiceni da KeliT-wer-
ilni da oqro-beWedni RmrTis-msaxurTa mefeTani. da
Sekribnes mas Sina monazonni da moweseni angelozTa mobaZav-
ni da Seamkves da aRayuaves enaA Cueni da queyanaA TargmanebiTa
wmidaTa werilTaATa, sadaAT-ese WeSmaritad, viTarca sioniT,
gamovida Sjuli da sityuaA uflisaA, viTarca ierusalemiT, \
sityYsaebr Kma-maRlisa esaAaAsa1
rameTu WeSmaritad Rirsi iyo da sayuareli RmrTisaA ne-
tari mamaA Cueni iovane, romelman-igi, msgavsad abrahamisa,
1 es. 2:3
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ba, radgan Cven sakuTari Tavis mindobiT araferi aRgviwe-
ria, aramed mxolod is, rac SevityveT Rirseuli da san-
do adamianTa da mamaTagan, romelTac uxilavT isini da
samsaxuric gauweviaT maTTvis, da Tavadac aRvsilni iyvnen
zeciuri madliT. isic aRvwereT saqmeTagan, romelnic
dumiliT mowmoben da RaRadeben imaT Rvawlsa da Sromaze:
es aris didebuli da mSvenieri lavra (monasteri), yovelg-
vari samkauliT 1 damSvenebuli, romelic didi SromiTa
da ofliT aaSenes netarma mamebma mravalTa sulTa gansas-
veneblad; da sadac aRmarTes zecas mimsgavsebuli eklesie-
bi, gaavses RvTivsulieri wignebiT da gaabrwyines pati-
osani xatebiT, lavras SesZines miwebi, soflebi, monast-
rebi da dasayudebeli senakebi, daaweses samonastro cx-
ovrebis didebuli da keTilmSvenieri kanonebi da gange-
ba. yovelive amis dasturad datoves RvTismsaxur mefeTa
beWdiT dadasturebuli sigelebi, Sekribes aq monazvnebi
da angelozTa mbaZveli berebi, da Cveni ena da qveyana wmin-
da werilis TargmnebiT da ganmartebebiT2 Seamkes da aay-
vaves. WeSmaritad, viTarca sionidan gamovida rjuli,
xolo sityva uflisa – viTarca ierusalimidan, “xma-maRal-
ma” esaiam rogorc Tqva3.
WeSmaritad RvTis Rirseuli megobari iyo Cveni netari
1. samkauli – morTuloba. aq: monastrisaTvis saWiro saRvTism-
saxuro nivTebi (barZimi, feSxumi, sasanTleebi da sxva).
2. “rjuli sionidan gamova da uflis sityva – ierusalimidan”
(es. 2:3) – es winaswarmetyveleba aRsrulda: moses sionis mTaze
mieca RvTisgan rjuli (in. 1:17), xolo uflis sityva, anu
qristes swavleba ierusalimidan gavrcelda mTel warmarTul
samyaroSi.
3 sityva “Targmaneba” niSnavs rogorc Targmans iseve ganmarte-
bas.
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cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
ucxoebaA aRirCia da mwirobiT da siglaxakiT cxorebaA, da mis-
ca Tavi TYsi morCilebasa sulierTa mamaTasa, vinaAca, msgavsad
missa, eseca adida RmerTman da saxelovan yo yovliTa saTnoe-
biTa da ufroAs yovlisa sanatrelisa mis Svilisa miniWebiTa,
romel ars netari efTYme, romlisa-igi saxeli oden kma ars
saTnoebaTa misTa simaRlisa gamoCinebad, romeli-igi gamoCn-
da samkaulad naTesavisa Cuenisa da mobaZavad wmidaTa mo-
ciqulTa, gananaTla qarTvelTa enaA da queyanaA. rameTu, vi-
Tarca wameben mis mier TargmnilTa wignTa Sina aRwerilni
anderZni, amis Rirsisa moRuawebiTa ganswavlul iqmna yovli-
Ta sibrZniTa ganmanaTlebelad da Semamkobelad eklesiaTa
CuenTa, romlisa-igi namuSakevi axarebs SorielTa da maxlo-
belTa, da TargmnilTa misTa wignTa sitkboebaA, viTarca nes-
tY oqroAsaA Kma-maRali, oxris yovelsa queyanasa, ara xolo
qarTlisasa, aramed saberZneTisasaca, rameTu balahvari da
abukuraA da sxuanica raodennime werilni qarTulisagan Targ-
mnna berZulad.
garna romlisa-igi zemore meguleboda TqumaA, igi xolo
vTqua pirvelad, da merme, raA-igi ufalman mogumadlos, mok-
liTa sityYTa migiTxra. rameTu vinaATgan dReTa amaT ukua-
naAsknelTa moviwieniT da, viTarca xedavT, friadi sigrile
ixilvebis Cuen Soris, nuukue vinme hgonebdes da acTunebdes
Tavsa TYssa, Tu pirveliTgan esreT iyvnes Zmani Cuenni; nu iy-
ofin! aramed yovliTa wesierebiTa da saRmrToATa moqalaqo-
biTa cxovndebodes, vidremdis samgzis sanatrelni igi mamani
Cuenni iovane da efTYme ganagebdes da ipyrobdes wessa
winamZRurobisasa, romelni-igi yovliTurT, msgavsad pirvel-
Ta maT RmerTSemosilTa mamaTa, uZRodes maTda rwmunebulsa
mas samwysosa. vinaATgan kula netarman iovane Seisuena da
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mama ioane, romelmac, abraamis 1 msgavsad, ucxoobaSi
siglaxakiT cxovreba irCia da sulier mamebs daemorCila,
ris gamoc igi abraamisve msgavsad ganadida RmerTma da
saxeli gauTqva yovelgvari saTnoebiT, ufro ki sanatre-
li Svilis moniWebiT2, romelic aris netari eqvTime.
eqvTimes saxelis xsenebac ki sakmarisia misi saTnoebis si-
maRlisa da didebulebis gamosaCenad. igi gamoCnda Cveni
eris Semamkoblad da wminda mociqulTa mimbaZvelad, da
gananaTla qarTvelTa ena da qveyana. rogorc mis mier Targ-
mnil wignebSi Cawerili anderZni amowmeben, am Rirseuli
mamis Rvawlis meoxebiT ganiswavlnen qarTvelni sibrZniT
– Cveni eklesiis gansanaTleblad da Sesamkobad, visi namu-
Sakevi axarebs Soreulsa da maxlobels. mis mier Targmni-
li wignebis sitkboeba xmamaRali oqros sayviriviT JRers
mTels qveyanaze, ara mxolod saqarTveloSi, aramed bizan-
tiaSic, radgan balahvari da abukura3, aseve ramdenime sxva
Txzulebac, qarTulidan Targmna berZnulad.
risi Tqmac mindoda, jer mxolod imas vityvi, da mere,
rasac ufali mogvamadlebs, mokled mogiTxrobT. ukanaskne-
li dReebi mogviaxlovda da, rogorc xedavT, Zalzed didi
gulgriloba SeimCneva Cven Soris. nuTu vinme moityuebs
Tavs da ifiqrebs, rom winaTac ase iyvnen Cveni Zmebio. nu
ifiqrebT amas! isini keTilgonierebiTa da saRvTo
1. abraamis ucxo qveyanaSi gasvla niSnavs cxovrebis Zvel wesT-
an kavSiris gawyvetas da RvTis gzaze Sedgomas.
2. ioanes iseve mieniWa RvTisagan Zed eqvTime, rogorc abraams
– isaki.
3. “sibrZne balavarisi” arabulidan unda iyos qarTulad Targ-
mnili, xolo eqvTime mTawmindelis mier berZnulad Targmnis
meSveobiT evropaSi gavrcelda. Teodore abukura arabi war-
moSobis mweralia, romelmac, rogorc varaudoben, Tavis mow-
afeebs uambo “miqael sabawmindelis cxovreba”. es Txzuleba
unda iwodebodes “abukurad”.
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efTYY mes
mesii
RmerTSemosilman mamaman Cuenman efTYme ijmna winamZRuro-
bisagan, mieriTgan ganmravlda Cuen Soris yoveli sulmok-
lebaA da sigrile. aramed vevedrneT RmerTsa, raATa meoxe-
biTa maTiTa keTilad ganagos Cuenica ese cxorebaA da ara
Kuebul guyvnes, arca ganguaSornes sanatrelTa maT mamaTa
da ZmaTa CuenTa sixarulsa da gansuenebasa saukunesa mas Sina
cxorebasa.
II. xolo Cuen pirvelsave sityuasa movideT. ese netari mamaA
Cueni iovane iyo naTesaviT qarTveli, mSobelTa da papTaATgan
didebuli da warCinebuli da saCinoA mTavarTa Soris daviT
kurapalatisaTa, mKne da axovani da ganTqumuli wyobaTa Sina,
maRali da Suenieri hasakiTa da agebulebiTa guamisaATa da
brZeni da gonieri gonebiTa da gulisKmis-yofiTa, da savse
SiSiTa RmrTisaATa da yovliTave keTilisa saqmiTa, da friad
sayuareli da sakuTari keTilad Ksenebulisa daviT kurapal-
atisaA.
xolo vinaATgan cecxli igi qristHs-siyuarulisaA gulsa
missa mZafriad aRetyina, yovelive didebaA amis soflisaA Seu-
racx-yo da nagevad Sehracxa da monagebni da simdidre da gan-
suenebaA, meuRle da Svilni TYsni da naTesavni da, raodenica
raA ars amis soflisaA, sruliad moiZula da ugulebels-yo
da merme kualad Tavica TYsi, sityYsaebr uflisa, da aRiRo
juari mKarTa TYsTa zeda dafarulad yovelTagan sivltolaA
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
moqalaqeobiT cxovrobdnen manamde, sanam samgzis
sanatreli Cveni mamebi, ioane da eqvTime, ganagebdnen da
winamZRvrobis wesi epyraT.
isini pirvel RmerTSemosil mamaTa msgavsad uZRodnen
maTze mondobil samwysos. rogorc ki netari ioane garda-
icvala da Cveni RmerTSemosili mama eqvTime winamZRvro-
bas gamoeTxova, im droidan gamravlda Cven Soris sulmo-
kleoba da gulgriloba. xolo Cven vevedroT RmerTs, raTa
maTi meoxebiT keTilad warimarTos Cveni cxovreba, ar mog-
vaklos, ar gangvaSoros Cvens sanatrel mamaTa da ZmaTa
sixaruls da mSvidobas saukuno cxovrebaSi.
2. xolo Cven pirvelsave sityvas mivubrundeT. Cveni
netari mama ioane warmoSobiT iyo qarTveli, mama-papaTa-
gan didebuli da warCinebuli, daviT kurapalatis1 mTa-
varTa Soris gamoCenili, mxne da axovani, brZolebSi saxel-
ganTqmuli da Tval-tanad mSvenieri, brZeni da gonieri,
aRsavse RvTis SiSiTa da yovelgvari keTili saqmiT, didi
megobari da daaxloebuli piri keTilad xsenebuli daviT
kurapalatisa.
radganac qristesadmi siyvarulis cecxli mis gulSi
mZlavrad aenTo, amsofliuri yovelgvari dideba arad
Caagdo da nagvad miiCnia, srulad moiZula da ugulebe-
lyo qoneba, simdidre da gancxroma, Tavisi meuRle da
Svilebi, naTesavebi da, rac ki ram aris amqveynad; mere ki
sakuTari Tavic, uflis sityvisaebr, da aiRo jvari Tavis
1. daviT kurapalati – daviT III didi, kurapalati (gardai-
cvala 1001 wels), adarnese III-is Ze, bagrationi. mis dros ga-
Zlierda tao-klarjeTi, misi kultura, daedo dasabami er-
Tiani qarTuli saxelmwifos Seqmnas.
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
iKumia da ijmna yovelTagan da mxoloA lavrasa didebulsa
oTxTa eklesiaTasa Sevida. da romelni-igi mas Sina brwyin-
vides saTnoebiTa maT JamTa, mamaA mose da mamaA gelasi, amaT
gamoucxada Tavi TYsi da maTgan farulad kurTxevaA mona-
zonebisaA miiRo da Jam raodenme RuawliTa ZlieriTa morCile-
basa misca Tavi TYsi da yovelni igi mun myofni moRuaweni
ganakYrvna.
xolo vinaATgan iwyo gancxadebad saqmeman misman, netar-
Ta maT mamaTa locvaA miiRo da saberZneTisa queyanad mihmar-
Ta, rameTu evltoda didebasa kacTasa. da esreT mTasa ulum-
boAsasa miiwia da monastersa erTsa Sina JamTa ara-mciredTa
jorTa msaxurebisa Ruawli axovnad Tavs-idva da sxuani un-
doni msaxurebani da Seuracxni simdabliT aRasrulna.
xolo vinaATgan maT JamTa Sina berZenTa mefeman zemoni
queyanani daviT kurapalatsa miscna da aznaurTa Svilni mZev-
lad iTxovna misgan, colis-ZmaTa mamisa iovanesTa Ze misi
efTYme sxuaTa Tana uflis-wulTa mZevlad mohguares mefe-
sa. ese raA cna iovane, unda Tu ara, uneblieT Tavi TYsi gamo-
acxada da sameufod qalaqad aRvida. da vinaATgan mefeni mec-
nier iyvnes abuharbisa, romeli iyo simamri mamisa iovanesi, da
iovanesdaca friadi siyuaruli aCuenes mis zeda da keTilad
moikiTxes.
da amisa Semdgomad gangrZobilad sityYs-gebaA iqmna So-
ris iovanessa da simamrisa misisa efTYmesTYs, rameTu ara eneba
mocemaA misi. da friad abrala mas iovane, viTarmed: “raA ars
ese? nuukue Svil ara gesxnesa Tquen? garna ese cxad ars,
romel maT swyalobdiT, viTarca TYsTa SvilTa, da Ze Cemi,
viTarca oboli, mZevlad gaswireT! garna ufalman Segindven
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
mxrebze da yvelas gaecala, farulad wavida da martod-
marto mivida oTxTa monasterSi, sadac imxanad saTnoebiT
brwyinavdnen mama mose da mama gelasi – amaT eCvena da faru-
lad aRikveca berad. ramdenime xans didi SromiT mieca
morCilebas da yvela iq myofi moRvawe gaakvirva.
radganac gacxadda misi saqme, netari mamebisagan
kurTxeva miiRo da bizantias mimarTa, vinaidan gaurboda
kacTa didebas. ase mivida ulumbos mTaze1 da erT monas-
terSi karga xans moTminebiT itvirTa jorebis movla da
sxva upatio saqmianobac TavmdablobiT Seasrula.
imxanad bizantiis mefem zemo miwebi2 daviT kurapal-
ats misca da aznaurTa Svilebi mZevlad iTxova misgan. mama
ioanes colisZmebma misi Ze, eqvTime, sxva didaznaurTa
SvilebTan erTad mZevlad mihgvares mefes. es rom Seityo
ioanem, undoda Tu ara, iZulebuli gaxda, Tavi gaecxade-
bina da sameufo qalaqSi (konstantinepolSi) mivida. mefe-
ni icnobdnen abuharbis, mama ioanes simamrs, da ioanesadmi
didi siyvaruli gamoiCines, keTilad moikiTxes.
didxans gagrZelda dava ioanesa da mis simamrs Soris
eqvTimes gamo, radgan ar undoda simamrs misi micema
ioanesTvis. ioanem igi daadanaSaula da uTxra: “ra aris
es? gana Svilebi ara gyavT Tqven? magram, cxadia, sakuTari
Svilebi SeibraleT, Cemi Ze ki, viTarca oboli, mZevlad
gawireT!” da ase, RvTis gangebiTa da mefeTa
1. mTa ulumbosi – mTa mcire aziaSi, biTviniaSi, igive olim-
pos mTa.
2. zemoni queyanani saberZneTisani – moicavda samxreT basians,
karins (arzeums), Woroxisa da araqsis saTaveebTan mdebare
ramdenime cixesimagres da Tems, vanis tbis Crdilo-dasav-
leTiT ganlagebul provinciebs. am miwebis gamo saqarTvelo-
sa da bizantias xangrZlivi ciloba hqondaT.
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cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
Tquen!” da esreT gangebiTa saRmrToATa da bWobiTa mefeTaA-
Ta TYsi Svili miiyvana da kualad ulumbadve ukun-iqca.
xolo Semdgomad raodenisame Jamisa, vinaATgan ganiTqua
saxeli misi, da pativsa uyofdes berZenni da qarTvelni, SeuZn-
da saqme ese, da amis pirisaTYs kualad ucxoebasave mihmarTa.
rameTu aRiRo Ze TYsi da ravdennime mowafeni da mTawmidas
movida, lavrasa didisa aTanasessa, da mun Seewynara. da aqun-
da Tavi TYsi farulad, da yovelTave saqmeTa morCilebisaTa
simdabliT da udrtYnvelad iqmoda, da dayo mzareulobasa
Sina ori weli gina umetes.
III. da maT JamTa Sina TYsi misi didi Tornik TYssa queya-
nasa monazon iqmna da, rameTu asmioda iovanesTYs, viTarmed
ulumbaTa ars da vinaATgan friadi siyuaruli aqunda missa
mimarT, mas mohmarTa da ulumbaTa STamovida da, vinaATgan mun
ver pova, farulad gamoiwulila da cna, viTarmed mTawmidas
ars, da, TYnier cnobisa mefeTaAsa, idumal mTawmidas movida
da kurTxevaA monazonebisaA KelTagan iovanesTa miiRo.
rameTu, viTarca vTquT, mTawmidas STamovida da lavrasa
didisa aTanasessa miiwia da, vinaATgan dafarvaA arRaraA ege-
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
gadawyvetilebiT, Tavisi Svili wamoiyvana da kvlav
ulumbos mTaze dabrunda.
ramdenime xnis Semdeg, radganac gaiTqva saxeli da did
pativs miagebdnen berZnebic da qarTvelebic, Seawuxa aman
da am mizeziT isev ganmartovda. waiyvana Tavisi Ze da ram-
denime mowafe, movida mTawmindaze1, aTanase didis lavra-
Si, da iq daemkvidra. iyo iq farulad da yovelgvar upa-
tio saqmes udrtvinvelad akeTebda, ori weli, an cota
meti, mzareulobas eweoda.
3. imxanad misi naTesavi, didi Tornike2, Tavis qveyana-
Si berad aRikveca da, radganac smenoda ioanes ambavi,
ulumbozeao, da didi siyvaruli hqonda mis mimarT,
iqiTken gaemarTa da ulumboze mivida, magram iq ver hpova,
farulad, zedmiwevniT gamoiZia da Seityo, rom
mTawmindazea da, mefeTagan ucnobelad, farulad Cavida
mTawmindas da iq berad aRikveca ioanes mier.
rogorc vTqviT, Tornike mTawmindas Cavida da aTanase
didis lavraSi mivida. radgan Tavis dafarva aRar Sei-
1. mTawminda – saberZneTSia, qalkedonis naxevarkunZulis
aRmosavleT nawilSi, koncxze, romelic SeWrilia egeosis
zRvaSi. VIII saukunis bolos qarTvelma berebma aq mcire sa-
vane daafuZnes. pirveli didi monasteri mTawmindaze aago
aTanase didma, dediT lazma; aqve daarsda aTonis iverTa mon-
asteri, RvTismSoblis saxelze.
2. didi Tornike – Tornike erisTavi, daviT III kurapalatis
saxelganTqmuli sardali. Tornikes SewirulobiTa da uSua-
lo monawileobiT aSenda aTonis iverTa monasteri. gardai-
cvala 985 wels.
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cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
boda, urTierTars gamoecxadnes da siyuaruliTa sulieriTa
Seitkbnes da friadi sixaruli iqmna monastersa Sina mas dResa,
rameTu arca didi aTanasi umecar iyo Tornikis saqmesa da
warCinebulobasa da axovnebasa. amisTYsca mieriTgan didiTa
pativiTa epyrnes igini, rameTu daRacaTu maT ara unda ese,
garna RirsTa TYsTa RmerTi gamoacxadebs da adidebs.
da Semdgomad raodenisame Jamisa ganiTqua hambavi maTi da
icnoba, viTarmed mTawmidas arian. da iwyes mieriTgan
qarTvelTa moslvad da ganmravlebad. da ese raA ixiles
netarTa mamaTa CuenTa, viTarca iyvnes savseni yovliTave
sibrZniTa, ganizraxes, viTarmed: “ara jer-ars Cueni monaster-
sa Sina yofaA, rameTu sxuanica mogumarTeben, da gare-Se-
qcevaA SeuZlebel ars”. da esreT ganzraxviTa mamisa aTanas-
esiTa lavrisagan ganSorebulad, viTar milion erT, udabno-
sa Sueniersa wmidisa iovane maxarebelisa eklesiaA aRaSenes
da senakebi, da mun iyofebodes mraval Jam viTarca angeloz-
ni RmrTisani.
IV. da mas Jamsa iqmna gandgomilebaA skliarosisaA, da
KmeliT kerZi yoveli daipyra da mefeni da dedofali Sewyu-
deulad iyvnes qalaqsa Sina didiTa WiriTa da iwroebiTa. da
amas raA Sina iyvnes, ganizraxes, viTarmed: “Cueni Semwe daviT
kurapalatisagan kide aravin ars”. da vinaATgan gzani yovelni
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Zleboda, isini erTmaneTs Sexvdnen da sulieri siyvaru-
liT gadaexvivnen erTmaneTs. didi sixaruliT aivso mon-
asteri im dRes. radgan arc aTanase didisTvis iyo ucnobi
Tornikes saqmeni, warCinebuloba da simamace. amitom im
droidan didi pativiscemiT epyrobodnen, radgan, romc
ar moendomebinaT, Tavis rCeulT RmerTi gamoaCens da ga-
nadidebs xolme.
ramdenime xnis Semdeg gaiTqva maTi ambavi da cnobili
gaxda, rom mTawmindaze arian. im drodan daiwyes qarTve-
lebma aq mosvla da mravlad damkvidrdnen. es rom ixiles
yovelgvari sibrZniT aRsavse Cvenma netarma mamebma,
ifiqres: “ar SeiZleba Cveni darCena monasterSi, radgan
sxvebic mogvaSureben, da ukan gabruneba SeuZlebelia”. mama
aTanases rCeviT, lavrisagan kilometr-naxevris daSorebiT,
mSvenier udabnoSi, wminda ioane maxareblis1 eklesia da
senakebi aaSenes da iq imyofebodnen, viTarca angelozni.
4. im dros skliarosi2 ganudga bizantiis mefes da xme-
leTis mxare mTlianad daipyro. mefeni da dedofali3
gamomwyvdeulni iyvnen qalaqSi (konstantinepolSi),
CagvriTa da SeviwroebiT Sewuxebulni. am dReSi rom iy-
vnen, ifiqres: “Cveni Semwe daviT kurapalatis garda ar-
avin aris”. vinaidan yvela gza skliaross daepyro, kacis
1. wminda ioane maxarebeli – igive wminda ioane RvTismetyve-
li, macxovris usayvarlesi aTormet mowafeTagani, saxarebi-
sa da gamocxadebis, anu apokalifsis avtori.
2. barda skliarosi (X s.) - bizantiis imperiis aRmosavleT
provinciebis mmarTveli. igi aujanyda ufliswulebs - basi-
lis da konstantines. es ajanyeba Caaqro qarTvelTa laSqarma
Tornike erisTavis sardlobiT.
3. basili da konstantine da maTi deda.
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skliarossa daepyrnes, kacisa wavlenaA ara egeboda, da didsa
zrunvasa Sina iyvnes, rameTu arca vin iyo egeviTari kaci,
romelmanca srul-yo nebaA gulisa maTisaA. da esreT raA iur-
vodes amis pirisaTYs, esma iovanesTYs da TornikisTYs da cnes,
rameTu lavrasa didisa aTanasessa arian. da meyseulad sev-
astofori, kaci warCinebuli maT JamTa Sina mTavarTa Soris
dedoflisaTa, wignebiTa sameufoATa lavras warmoavlines. da,
viTarca mivida, misca wignebi TYToeulad, viTarca aqunda
brZanebaA, erTi aTanasis da erTi Torniks da erTi iovanes. da
ese piri moewera, viTa: “uRmrToA skliarosi gaguadga da
KmeliT kerZi yoveli daipyra. aw vevedrebiT siwmidesa Tquen-
sa, raATa TYnier yovlisa mizezisa iovane-Tornik movides
mefobisa Cuenisa”. da sxuani mravalni vedrebani da qenebani
ewernes sameufoTa maT wignTa Sina.
ese raA esreT iqmna, friadsa uRonoebasa STavardes aTan-
ase da iovane, da, unda Tu ara, Seuvrdes Torniks da iwyes ve-
drebad missa, raATa aRvides mefeTa winaSe. xolo mas raA esma
vedrebaA maTi, friad Sewuxna da etyoda, viTarmed: “wmidano
mamano, me codvaTa CemTaTYs mosrul var amas wmidasa adgil-
sa da SeuZlebel ars Cemi mefeTa winaSe warslvaA, rameTu me
vici, Tu romlisa pirisaTYs miKmoben, da, vinaATgan RmerTman
Rirs-myo da saxe monazonebisaA Sevimose, me amieriTgan ar-
caRa mefeTa Tana mic Sesapovari, arcaRa sxuasa vis queyanasa
zeda. aw vevedrebi siwmidesa Tquensa, RmrTisa siyuaruli-
saTYs SemindveT da nu maiZulebT amis pirisaTYs, rameTu, uku-
eTu wavide, amis soflisave SfoTTa STamagdeben”. da igini
evedrebodes, viTarmed: “ukueTu amas Jamsa urC veqmneT mefe-
Ta, didsa risxvasa movawevT Cuen zeda da monastersa amas
zeda”. da amas cilobasa zeda gardaKda SYdeuli erTi. xolo
ukuanaAsknel, unda Tu ara, yoveli brali mamaman aTanasi da
mamaman iovane miidves da ZliT daarwmunes warslvaA.
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gagzavnas ver SeZlebdnen, da didad wuxdnen, radgan ar-
avin iyo kacTagan, vinc aasrulebda maT guliswadils. amis
gamo ase rom wuxdnen, esmaT ioanes da Tornikes ambavi, rom
aTanase didis lavraSi arian. sevistofori, im dros same-
fo karze warCinebuli kaci, samefo werilebiT saswrafod
gaagzavnes lavraSi da, mivida Tu ara, rogorc nabrZanebi
hqonda, werilebi cal-calke gadasca: erTi - aTanases, erTi
- Tornikes da erTi - ioanes. amas swerdnen: “uRvTo skliar-
osi gangvidga da xmeleTis mxare mTlianad daipyro. aw
Tqvens siwmindes SevavedrebT, raTa yoveli mizezis gareSe
movides ioane-Tornike Cvens mefesTan”. da sxva mravali
xvewna-mudarac ewera samefo werilebSi.
amis gamo did gasaWirSi Cacvivdnen aTanase da ioane
da iZulebuli gaxdnen, Sevedrebodnen Tornikes, raTa same-
fo karze warmdgariyo mefeTa winaSe. maTi vedreba rom
moismina, Zalzed Sewuxda Tornike da eubneboda: “wminda
mamano, me Cemi codvebis gamo var mosuli am wminda adg-
ilze da ar SeiZleba Cemi wasvla mefeTa winaSe, radganac
vici, risTvisac mixmoben; RmerTma Rirs-myo da berad Sevd-
eqi, amitom amieridan aRarc mefeTa winaSe maqvs mosaride-
beli da aRarc sxva romelimes winaSe amqveynad. Tqvens si-
wmindes Sevavedreb, RvTis siyvarulisTvis SemindeT da nu
maiZulebT am saqmes, radganac, Tu waval, kvlav amqveyniur
oromtrialSi Camagdeben”. xolo isini evedrebodnen: “Tu
axla veurCebiT mefeebs, did risxvas movawevT Cvens Tavsac
da monastersac”. bolos ki, yoveli codva mama aTanasem da
mama ioanem ikisres da Tornikes wasvla aiZules.
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V. xolo basili da kostanti mas Jamsa wuTRa yrma iyvnes
da yoveli gasagebeli dedofalsa epyra da parakimenonsa. da
viTarca aRvida Tornik sameufod, meyseulad Seiyvana igi pa-
rakimanosman mefeTa winaSe. da mefeni da dedofali ze aRudg-
es, da pativiT moikiTxes da guerdiT daisues. da ubrZana ded-
ofalman basilis da kostantis, da ferKTa Seuvrdes. da ded-
ofalman miugo, viTarmed: “wmidao mamao, raAca amaT obolTa
Tana hqmna, RmerTman moagos sulsa Sensa!”
da eseviTari raA Jami daxuda iovanes, Sina-gamoRebiT
mravalferTa saqmeTaTYs amxila dedofalsa. da man yoveli
simdabliT Seiwynara da aRuTqua, viTa: “wmidao mamao, raAca
mibrZanos mamobaman Tquenman, Tquensa brZanebasa ara gar-
davhKde, oden, RmerTman dagarwmunos, SromaA Tavs-idev da,
romliTaca saxiTa gnebavs, warved kurapalatisa winaSe da
yoveli Wiri Cueni auwye, da vesav RmerTsa, romel iotoT igi
uRmrToA skliarosi da Cuen Wirisagan ganguarinneT”. friad
evedra dedofalsa, raATamca ganaTavisufla. da viTar ixila
moudrekelobaA misi, miugo esreT, viTarmed: “me CemTa cod-
vaTaTYs Sevimose saxe ese, da uwyis ufalman, romel sworad
sikudilisa mZime ars ese saqme Cem zeda. garna raA vyo, ara vici,
wmidasa mefobasa Tquensa urC ver veqmnebi”. da kualad ded-
ofalman da parakimanosman hrques, viTarmed: “Sen oden amaT
obolTa Keli aRupyar da, raAca brali iyos, RmerTman Cuengan
iZien”. da esreT wignebi vedrebisaA daweres kurapalatsa Tana.
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5. basili da konstantine im dros jer kidev bavSvebi
iyvnen da mmarTveloba mTlianad dedofals da parakime-
nons1 epyraT xelT. rogorc ki mivida Tornike samefo karze,
saswrafod Seiyvana igi parakimenonma da mefeebis winaSe
waradgina. mefeni da dedofali fexze wamodgnen, pativiT
moikiTxes da gverdiT daisves. ubrZana dedofalma basi-
lis da konstantines, da isini fexebSi Caucvivdnen
Tornikes. dedofalma uTxra: „wmindao mamao, rasac am ob-
lebisaTvis gaiReb, RmerTma miagos Sens suls!“ amgvar Sexve-
dras raki miuswro, ioanem mourideblad amxila dedofa-
li sxvadasxva saqmis gamo. man yovelive TavmdablobiT mii-
Ro da aRuTqva: „wminda mamao, rasac mibrZanebT Tqveni mamo-
brivi siyvaruliT, Tqvens brZanebas ar gadaval, oRond
RmerTma dagarwmunos da gaisarjo, ra saxiTac gnebavs,
midi kurapalatTan da Cveni gaWirveba auwye; RvTis imedi
maqvs, rom gandevniT im uRvTo skliaross da Wirisagan
dagvixsniT“. Tornike didxans evedra dedofals, rom gae-
Tavisuflebina am saqmisagan, da raki darwmunda dedof-
lis uryeobaSi, ase uTxra: „me Cemi codvebis gamo Sevimose
beroba da uwyis ufalma RmerTma, rom sikvdilze ufro
mZimea es saqme CemTvis. magram ra vqna, ar vici, Tqvens wmin-
da mefobas ver veurCebi“. dedofalma da parkimenonma kv-
lav uTxres: „Sen oRond am oblebs xeli SeaSvele da, ra
codvac iyos, RmerTma Cven mogvkiTxos“. da maT Txovnis wer-
ilebi misweres kurapalats.
1. parakimenoni - berZn. parakimanosi - mesawoleTuxucesi, bi-
zantiis imperatoris karis umaRlesi moxele.
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VI. da esreT ijmna mefeTagan da romliTaca saxiTa kura-
palatsa winaSe miiwia Tornik. xolo ixila raA igi kurapal-
atman, friad ganixara da wignebi mefeTaA miiTuala, da yove-
live saqme Tornik gaacada, romlisaTYsca ganzraxvaA qmnes,
raATa laSqarni warmgzavnen saberZneTs, da spasalarad Tornik
ganaCines. xolo Tornik kurapalatisa da Tavisa wignebi mefe-
Ta winaSe warsca da yoveli nebaA kurapalatisaA auwya. da ma-
Sin miscnes mefeTa zemoni queyanani saberZneTisani kurapal-
atsa, raATa Tavisa sicocxlesa hqondin.
xolo Torniks mouweres: “viciT, romel RmerTi Segewe-
vis da nuraras orgulob, da odes RmerTman wargimarTos,
yovelni winaaRmdgomni Cuenni datyuenen da yovelive naty-
uenavi maTi Seni iyos”. romlisaTYsca misca kurapalatman
Tormeti aTasi mKedari rCeuli Torniks. da SewevniTa qris-
tesiTa aota skliarosi da vidre sparseTamde meotad wariq-
cia. da merme Seiqca da sityYsaebr mefeTaAsa datyuenna yo-
velni didebulni saberZneTisani da monagebi maTi iavar-yo da
romelime laSqarTa ganuyo da romelime TYT daimWira naty-
uenavi didZali friad: oqroA da vecxli da stavraA da sxuaA
eseviTari. da ukuniqca, da moikiTxa kurapalati da didad moi-
madla da ijmna, da mefeTave winaSe movida.
xolo igini didiTa pativiTa miegebnes da mowled
moikiTxes. ijmna ukue maTganca da gamoeTxova. da kualad
mTawmidasve moiqca, lavrad didisa aTanasessa. xolo mamani
sixaruliT miegebnes da ambors-uyves da hmadlobdes RmerT-
sa, romelman kualad moaqcia mSYdobiT.
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6. ase gamoemSvidoba Tornike mefeebs da mivida kura-
palatTan. Zalzed gaixara kurapalatma, igi rom dainaxa.
man mefeTa werilebi miiRo. Tornikem yovelive Seatyobi-
na, rac gadawyvites: laSqari bizantiaSi unda wargzavnon,
mxedarTmTavrad Tornike daadginon. Tornikem kurapala-
tisa da Tavisi werilebi gaugzavna mefeebs da kurapala-
tis neba auwya. maSin mefeebma bizantiis zemo miwebi misces
kurapalats, raTa mTeli sicocxlis manZilze hqonoda
sakuTrebaSi.
xolo Tornikes misweres: “viciT, rom RmerTi Segewe-
va, da nuraferi dagaeWvebs. da roca RmerTi gagamarjve-
binebs, yvela Cveni mteri daatyveve da mTeli maTi alafi
Seni iyos”. kurapalatma Tormeti aTasi rCeuli mxedari
misca Tornikes. qristes SewevniT, man gaaqcia skliarosi
da sparseTamde sdia gaqceuls. Semdeg dabrunda da, mefe-
Ta brZanebisamebr, sparseTisa da bizantiis yvela didebu-
li (skliarosis momxre) daatyveva, maTi qoneba moaoxra,
nawili laSqars uwilada, TviTon didZali nadavli dai-
tova: oqro, vercxli, stavra da sxva amgvari. da ukan mo-
brunda, moikiTxa kurapalati da didad moimadliera,
gamoemSvidoba da bizantiis mefeTa winaSe wardga.
xolo isini didi pativiT miegebnen Tornikes da guli-
Tadad moikiTxes. Semdeg maTac gamoemSvidoba Tornike da
isev dabrunda mTawmindaze, aTanase didis lavraSi. mame-
bi sixaruliT miegebnen, gadakocnes da RmerTs mad-
lobdnen, rom isev mSvidobiT daabruna igi, uamravi sim-
didriTa da ganZiT, rac mTlianad misca Tavis sulier ma-
mas, ioanes, da Tavi sruliad uaryo.
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VII. da amisa Semdgomad ganizraxes mamaTa CuenTa da Tques,
viTarmed: “aqa yofaA Cueni SeuZlebel ars, kacni varT
saxelovanni da qarTvelni mogumarTeben”. da ese gamoarCies,
raATa kide Tavisuflad TYsi monasteri aRaSenon. daRaTu uZn-
da saqme ese iovanes, garna qarTvelTa gansuenebisaTYs da
ufroAs xolo Tornikis aSenebisaTYs Tavs-idva amisi Kel-
yofaA. da RmrTisa momadlebiTa poves adgili Suenieri Sua
mTawmidisa da aRaSenes monasteri da eklesiani wmidisa Rmr-
Tis-mSobelisa saxelsa zeda da wmidisa iovane naTlis-
mcemelisasa friadiTa ofliTa da RuawliTa. da adgilni mrav-
alni, monasterni da sadayudebuloni garemoAs didisa monas-
trisa vidre imerad zRuadmde TYsiTa safasiTa iyidnes,
romelni-igi Suenier arian da sawadel da momzavebel suli-
erTa monazonTa sayoflad.
da egreTve RmrTis-msaxurTa mefeTa, vinaATgan eseviTarni
msaxurebani hmsaxurnes da didni saqmeni uqmnnes, romelnica
adgilni da sofelni sTxovnes, yovelni oqrobeWdiTa daumt-
kicnes, romelni-igi mravalca arian da rCeul friad, viTarca
amas queyanasa Sehgavs.
xolo iyo raA Tornik aRmosavaleTs, mravalni fiCosanni
da saxelovanni monazonni Camoitanna, simravle aramciredi,
da eneba, raATa qarTvelni oden iyvnen monastrisa amis mkY-
drni yovelni. garna, vinaATgan amisi qmnaA SeuZlebel iyo, ii-
Zulnes berZenTaca SemoyvanebaA, rameTu Cuen, viTarca xedavT,
zRYsa raATurTiT gamocdilebaA araA guaqus, da Cueni yove-
li gasaromeli zRYT Semovals, da merme TYnier mWedelTa
da xuroTa da galatozTa da mevenaKeTa da navis-moqmedTa da
sxuaTa eseviTarTa amis eseviTarisa vrcelisa lavrisa damWir-
vaA uRono ars. da ese yoveli gamonaxes wmidaTa mamaTa CuenTa
da, Tu unda da Tu ara, viTarca vTquT, Seiwynarnes iginica.
da esreT RmrTisa SewevniTa srul iqmna SenebaA monastrisaA.
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7. amis Semdeg gadawyvites Cvenma berebma da Tqves: “Cveni
aq yofna SeuZlebelia, saxelovanni varT da qarTvelebi
mogvaSureben”. is amjobines, rom moSorebiT calke aeSene-
binaT TavisTvis monasteri. TumcaRa uZneldeboda es saqme
ioanes, magram, qarTvelTa dasamSvideblad da ufro
Tornikes sasikeTod, Tavs ido, xeli moekida am saqmisaTvis.
RvTis wyalobiT, mTawmindis Sua adgilze mSvenieri adg-
ili ipoves da mravali ofliTa da garjiT aaSenes monas-
teri da eklesiebi wminda RvTismSoblisa da wminda ioane
naTlismcemlis saxelze. didi monastris garSemo iyides
mravali sxva adgili, monastrebi da senakebi, romlebic
mSvenieri, sasurveli da Sesaferia monazonTa samyofelad.
da aseve RvTis msaxurma mefeebmac, raki aseTi samsaxu-
ri gauwies da didi saqmeebi mougvares, romeli mxareebi
da adgilebic sTxoves, yvelaferi oqrobeWdiT daumtkic-
es. es adgilebi (soflebic) mravlad arian da uaRresad
gamorCeulnic, rogorc am qveyanas Sehferis.
aRmosavleTSi1 rom iyo Tornike, mravali saxelovani
ber-monazoni Camoiyvana, Zalze mravalni, radgan surda,
rom mxolod qarTvelni yofiliyvnen am monastris mkvid-
rni. magram, radganac amis miRweva TiTqmis SeuZlebeli
iyo, iZulebulni gaxdnen, berZnebic SemoeyvanaT, radganac
Cven, qarTvelebs, rogorc xedavT, sazRvaosno gamocdile-
ba sruliad ar gvaqvs. yvelanairi sarCo ki zRvidan Semo-
dis, mWedelTa, xuroTa, kalatozTa, mevenaxeTa da gem-
SenebelTa gareSe ki esoden vrceli lavris movla SeuZle-
belia. Cvenma wminda mamebma, yoveli maTgani gamonaxes da,
undodaT Tu ara, rogorc vTqviT, isinic miiRes. RvTis
SewevniT, amgvarad gasrulda monastris Seneba.
1 aq saqarTvelo igulisxmeba.
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xolo Tornik, vinaATgan iota skliarosi da kualad aqave
moiqca uricxYTa safasiTa da ganZiTa, \ rameTu ufroAs
aTormetisa kendinarisa moiRo ganZi oden, sxuaTa turfaTa-
gan kide, \ romeli-igi yovelive mamisa TYsisa sulierisa io-
vanes KelTa misca da Tavi TYsi sruliad uar-yo da arca Tu
mciredi raAme dauteva Kelmwifebasa queSe TYssa, aramed
egeviTarman man ganTqumulman da saCinoman kacman yovelive
nebaA TYsi moikueTa da srulebiT Seudga morCilebasa missa.
da esezomi mKurvalebaA aCuena, romel, ukueTumca Sesa-
Zlebel iyo, TYnier misisa brZanebisa arcamca wylisa gemoA
ixila da arcamca sityuaA erTi aRmoTqua da arca Tu folsa
erTsa zeda ufal iyo, aramed yovelsave mamaA iovane ganagebn
da miscemn, viTarca enebis da sadaca jer-iyvis.
xolo vinaATgan saTnoebaTa yovelTa Tavi morCilebaA ars
sulierTa mamaTaA da nebisa TYsisa gankueTaA, da ese esreT
aqunda, viTarca vauwyeT RmrTis-moyuarebasa Tquensa, da
friad umaRlesad, rameTu undoTaca gulis-sityuaTa ti-
riliT gamoucxadebn netarsa iovanes da kanonsa da Sendoba-
sa iTxovn. sxuaTa maT saTnoebaTa misTa gamowulilviT aRw-
erasa nefsiT Tana-warvhKediT, rameTu WeSmaritad yovliTave
saTnoebiTa savse iyo netari ese: simdabliTa, siwrfoebiTa da
umankoebiTa. da maradis etyYn didsa iovanes, viTarmed: “mamao,
TYT ici, romel didad codvil var da sikudili Cemi moaxle-
bul ars da unebeli siwmidisa TquenisaA ara var, aramed nebaA
Cemi da Tavi Cemi Semdgomad RmrTisa Senda momicemia; viTarca
gnebavs, acxovne suli Cemi”.
amas raA eseviTarsa mKurvalebasa missa xedvida netari
mamaA Cueni iovane, friad moswrafe iyo raATa araraA ipovos
raATurTiT mis Tana naklulevanebaA raAme da jerovnad pa-
tiv-scemn mas da eridebin da ganusuenebn da swyalobn sib-
eresa missa.
xolo vinaATgan didi Tornik wyobaTa Sina aRzrdil iyo
da salaSqroTa saqmeTa, amaT eseviTarTa pirTaTYs ubnobaA da
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mas Semdeg, rac skliarosi gaiqca, Tornike kvlav mon-
asterSi dabrunda didZali qonebiTa da ganZiT - aTas oras
litraze1 meti, da sxva ZvirfaseulobiTac. yovelive Tavis
sulier mamas misca, TavisTvis araferi daitova; saxel-
ganTqmulma da gamoCenilma kacma sakuTari Tavi uaryo,
sakuTari neba moikveTa da sruli morCilebiT Seudga io-
anes. imgvari mondomeba aCvena, rom misi brZanebis gareSe
arc wylis gemos ixilavda, arc sityvas ityoda da arc
fuls axlebda xels, aramed yovelives, sadac saWiro iyo,
mama ioane ganagebda da aZlevda, Tavisi wesisamebr.
radganac yovelgvari saTnoebis Tavi sulieri mamisad-
mi morCileba da sakuTari nebis mokveTaa, asec hqonda; da
imdenad didi iyo morCileba, rom TviT saZagel gulisTq-
masa da survilebsac ki tiriliT umJRavnebda netar io-
anes da sasjelsa da Sendobas iTxovda. netaris sxva saT-
noebaTa zedmiwevniT aRweras Tavi avarideT, radganac
WeSmaritad yovelgvari saTnoebiT aRsavse iyo netari:
TavmdablobiT, gulwrfelobiTa da umankoebiT. ase eubne-
boda xolme did ioanes: “mamao, Tavad ici, rom codvili
var, sikvdili Cemi moaxloebulia da Tqveni wminda nebis
Rirsi ar var, aramed Cemi neba da Cemi Tavi, RvTis Semdeg,
SenTvis momicia; rogorc gnebavs, acxovne suli Cemi”.
amgvar mondomebas rom xedavda Cveni netari mama io-
ane, cdilobda, aranairi nakli ar epova misi, jerovnad
scemda pativs da swyalobda, amSvidebda da ufrTxilde-
boda moxucebuls.
didi Tornike brZolebsa da saomar saqmeebSi iyo si-
yrmidanve gamowrTobili da amis Sesaxeb saubari da Txroba
uyvarda. mama ioane erideboda, ar undoda, rom emxila igi,
1. kendinari - 100 litra; aTormeti kendinari - 1200 litra.
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hambavi uyuarda, da, viTarca vTquT, mamaA iovane eridebin da
ara unda, raATamca amxila mas, raATa ara mowylas gonebaA misi.
da viTarca iyvnes mas Jamsa kacni warCinebulni da patiosanni,
Sevidian da eubnebodian mas zemoTqumulTa amaT pirTaTYs.
maSin, viTarca ixila iovane, rameTu siwrfoebiT iqms amas,
SeeSina, nuukue amis saxisaTYs zRvevaA raAme sulieri SeamTx-
Yos Rirssa mas da TYssaca sulsa. amisTYsca hrqua mas mamaman
iovane, viTarmed: “sayuarelo Zmao, vxedav, romel madliTa
RmrTisaATa keTilad warmarTebul xar mcnebaTa Sina RmrTi-
saTa da ara mnebavs, raATa krZalvisa gziTa zRvevaA raAme mo-
vatyua sulsa Sensa. aw daacade soflioTa magaT saqmeTa ub-
nobaA da amieriTgan sxuasa nu vis eubnebi, garna gabriels
xolo xucessa. xolo xucesi igi eseviTari kaci iyo, romel
pirsa missa msoflioA sityuaA ara gamovidoda, aramed yove-
live saRmrToA da sulieri. ese raA esma Rirssa mas, meyseulad
davarda ferKTa Tana misTa da cremliT etyoda, viTarmed: “da
rad daidume aqamomde da ara mamxile, wmidao da RmerTSe-
mosilo mamao?” xolo mamaman iovane aRadgina igi da hrqua:
“ufalman Segindven, garna aw xolo ekrZale!” da mieriTgan
monastrisa ZmaTa arRara vis eubnebin, garna Tu ucxoA vin
movidis da mciredi raAme sityuaA miugis mas. da esreT esevi-
Tarsa amas suliersa cxorebasa Sina aRasrulna dReni TYsni
da RmrTisa mivida, da WeSmaritad wames mamaTa CuenTa misTYs,
viTarmed: “RmerTman Seundvna codvani misni da saukunesa
cxorebasa Rirs-yo”.
VIII. amaT RirsTa da sanatrelTa mamaTa CuenTa didni safa-
seni da mravalni turfani Sewirnes didsa lavrasa da yovel-
Ta monasterTa mTawmidisaTa, romelni-igi mas Jamsa wuTRa
glaxak iyvnes da ara ganmravlebul esoden. da saSovalsa,
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raTa guli ar etkina. imJamad iq myofi warCinebulni
mividnen mama ioanesTan da amis Taobaze uTxres. maSin, raki
darwmunda, rom Tornike alalad akeTebda amas, mama io-
anes SeeSinda, vaiTu, amis gamo raime suleluri vneba
SeemTxves Rirs mamasac da Tavad mas. amisaTvis uTxra mas
mama ioanem: “sayvarelo Zmao, vxedav, rom RvTis madliT,
keTilad waremarTebi RvTis mcnebaTa aRsrulebaSi da ar
minda, rom Cemi TavSekavebiT raime vneba davmarTo Sens
suls. axla Tavi daanebe amqveyniur saqmeebze saubars da
amieridan sxvas nuRaravis etyvi, gabriel xucesis garda”.
xucesi iseTi kaci iyo, rom misi piridan sawuTisuflo si-
tyva ar amovidoda, aramed mxolod saRvTo da sulieri.
es rom gaigona Rirsma mamam, maSinve davarda mis ferxTiT
da acremlebuli eubneboda: “rad dumdi aqamde da ratom
ar mamxile, wminda RmerTSemosilo mamao?” mama ioanem igi
wamoayena da uTxra: “ufalma Segindos, magram axla ki
moeride!” da im droidan monastris Zmebs aRar esaubrebo-
da, mxolod ucnobebs Tu miugebda mcirediT. amgvari sul-
ieri cxovrebiT galia man Tavisi sicocxlis dReebi da
RmerTTan mivida, gardaicvala. WeSmaritad brZanes Cven-
ma mamebma, rom: “RmerTma Seundo mas codvebi da saukuno
cxovrebis Rirsad aqcia”.
8. Rirsma da sanatrelma Cvenma mamebma didZali qoneba
da mravali Zvirfaseuloba Seswires did lavras da mTaw-
mindis yovel monasters, romlebic imJamad jer kidev ga-
Raribebulni iyvnen da arcTu ise momravlebulni. mTaw-
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romel ars yovlisa mTisa Sesakrebeli, friadni saKmarni da
monagebni miscnes. da yovelTave zogad da TYToeulad kacad-
kacadsa friadi safase ganuyves, romelTagani raodenime mo-
viKsenoT da sxuaA igi davacadoT, raATa ara friadi simravle
werilisaA iqmnas da sawyino viqmnneT mkiTxvelTa da msmenel-
Ta.
didsa ukue lavrasa misces, viTarca vTquT, oqrobeWedi
ganZisa oras ormeocda oTxisa drahknisaA, CimiSkisa boZebuli
iovanesda, da ese yovelTa welTa aqus palatiT lavrasa, da
kunZuli, romelsa neos ewodebis, basili mefisa boZebuli io-
vanesdave, romlisagan gamovals gamosavali yovelTa welTa
id litraA, gina aTxuTmeti da odesme ocica. da kualad misces
oqroA ganZad aTualuli ke litraA, da Zelisa cxorebisa nawili
vecxlisa budiTa da orni barZimni didni vecxlisani da feSxumi
kovziTurT da brwkliT da nawilis STasasuenebeliT
vecxlisaAT. da ese yovelni oqrocurvebulni. sakurTxevel-
is Sesamoseli oqronemsuli da meore oqsinoA. orni wignni
oqropirisani – margalitni, sxuaA wigni wmidisa efremisi,
sxuaA wigni swavlani wmidisa kYrilesni, sxuaA wigni, romel-
sa swerian yovelnive Zuelni wignni da sawinaAswarmetyueloA
da makabelTaA, sxuaA wigni sadResaswauloA saCinoTa wmidaTaA,
oTxTavi stavraATa Semosili da vecxlisa RilokiloATa da
juariTa. juari salitanie vecxlisaA oqrocurvebuli
melazmagisa xatebiTa, juars-cumisa xati cYloani didi, as
drahknad fasebuli; sxuaA didi xati vedrebisaA, sxuaA xati
gardamoKsnaA, nikifor mefisa niWebuli, sxuaA xati, kankeli
aTormetTa mociqulTaA, sxuaA xati wmidaTa didTa mowameTaA,
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mindaze myofT1 uamravi saWiro nivTi da qoneba misces -
TiToeuls cal-calke gauyves, romelTagan ramdenimes
gavixsenebT, danarCenebze ki davdumdebiT, raTa sityva ar
gagvigrZeldes da mkiTxveli ar gagvinawyendes.
did lavras misces, rogorc vTqviT, oqrobeWedi2 oras
ormocdaoTxi drahkanis3 Sesaxeb, romelic CimiSkim uboZa
ioanes, da es ganZi yovel wels eZleva sasaxlisagan lavras;
aseve kunZuli, romelsac neos ewodeba, romelic basili
mefem uboZa ioanesve, rasac yovelwliuri Semosavali
moaqvs 14 litra4, xan TxuTmeti da zogjer ocic. aseve
misces 25 litra oqro da Zeli cxovelis nawili, vercx-
lis budiT, da ori didi vercxlis barZimi, feSxumi kovz-
iTurT da brwkaliT5 da nawili vercxlis CasasvenebliT.
es yovelive oqrocurvili iyo. aseve oqros ZafiT nakeri
sakurTxevlis Sesamoseli da sxva Zvirfasi qsovili. mar-
galitebiT Semkuli wminda oqropiris ori wigni, wminda
efremisa da wminda kiriles swavlani; wigni, sadac Cawer-
ilia Zveli aRTqmis yvela wigni da winaswarmetyvelTa da
makabelTa; sadResaswaulo wigni didTa wmindaTa da did
dResaswaulTa; stavriT6 Semosili oTxTavi vercxlis Ses-
akraviTa da jvriT. salitanio vercxlis jvari melazmagis
mooqrovili xatebiT, jvarcmis cviliani didi xati, as
drahkanad Rirebuli; vedrebis xati, mefe nikiforesgan
boZebuli gardamoxsnis xati, Tormet mociqulTa kandeli;
1 yovlisa mTisa Sesakrebeli - aq: mTels mTawmindaze erTad
myofT.
2. oqrobeWedi - sigeli
3. drahkani - oqros fuli
4. sawyaos erTeuli, daaxloebiT girvanqa (409,5 grami) [il.
abulaZe].
5. jvaredi dasadgami feSxebze [il. abulaZe].
6. oqromkerdiT naqsovi [sarjvelaZe].
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sxuaA xati cYloani naTlis-mcemelisaA, sxuaA xati cYloani
wmidisa evstratisi. da alvaA asi litraA da oTxni jorni da
samni cxenni, da navi xuTasisa modisaA. da kelinni, romelTa
zeda waages saSenebelad: zemoTa zeda xuTasi drahkani da
quemoTa – asi drahkani da sxuaA eseviTari. da ese yoveli TYT
wmidisa mamisa efTYmes KelTa nusxisagan dagYweria, vinaAca
WeSmarit ars da utyuvel.
egreTve saSoalsa misces ganZi indiktionsa H litraA
aToTxmeti gasayofelad yovelTa. da kualad ia indiktionsa
gauyves sxuaA id litraA. da misces kariisa eklesiasa, romel
ars Sesakrebeli yovelTaA, barZim-feSxumi vecxlisaA, oqro-
curvebuli xatebiTa, da kankeli saufloTa dResaswaulTaA,
da TargmanebaA saxarebisaA da samni xatni didni vedrebisani
da orni skaramangni da orni jorni. da misces ikonomossa saS-
oalisasa litraA erTi ganZi saSoalisaTYs wasagebelad sasy-
idlad qorakandelTa, veSapakTa da jaWuTa da kelaptarTa. da
kualad Semdgomad Tornikis sikudilisa i g indiktionsa
misces mTasa gasayoflad litraA ocdarva. da erisons misc-
nes saxlni, SYd litrad syidulni, zRudiTurT, sadgurad mi-
mavalTa ZmaTa, da kualad misces munve venaKi rCeuli, xuT li-
trad fasebuli. da eseca yoveli mamaTave CuenTa dawerilis-
agan dagYweria.
kacad-kacadisa kula micemuli vin aRracxos, romelsa-
igi TYToeuli maTi KmamaRlad qadagebs da RmerTsa caTa Sina
aRuweries! da mamamanca efTYme, amis zemo werilisagan kide,
misca TYsisa monastrisaTYs efTYme-wmidisa saSoalsa orasi
drahkani, romeli-igi Semdgomad winamZRurobisagan jmnisa
aRaSena mTasa gare.
aqa ukue davacadoT eseviTarisa amis pirisaTYs sityuaA,
rameTu, viTarca vTquT, arca Tu SesaZlebel ars yovelTa maT
qvelis-saqmeTa maTTa TiToeulad warmoTqumaA, romelTa-igi
umetes yovelTa saTnoebaTa mowyalebaA Seetkbo da viTarca
samoseli Seemosa.
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wminda didTa mowameTa xati; naTlismcemlis cviliani
xati, asi litra sakmeveli, oTxi jori, sami cxeni, xuTas
modiani1 xomaldiT, senakebi, romelTa asaSeneblad dax-
arjes asidan xuTas drahkanamde TiToeulisTvis. yovelive
es TviT mama eqvTimes xeliT dawerili nusxidan amoviwer-
eT, rac WeSmaritia da utyuari.
me-8 indiktions agreTve misces ToTxmeti litra gan-
Zi, me-11 indiktions - 14 litra; karis eklesias, romelic
yovelTa Sesakrebelia, misces vercxlis barZim-feSxumi,
mooqrovili xatebiT, sauflo dResaswaulebis kankeli,
saxarebis ganmarteba, kedrebis sami didi xati, ori Zvir-
fasi qsovili (skaramangi) da ori jori. ekonomoss2 misces
erTi litra ganZi saxarjod da WaRebis, samkaulTa, jaWve-
bis da kelaptrebis sayidlad. Tornikes sikvdilis Semdeg,
me-13 indiktions, mTas gasayofad misces 28 litra. eri-
sions misces Svid litrad nayidi RobeSemovlebuli sax-
lebi, wasuli Zmebis samyofad. iqve aseve misces saukeTeso
venaxi, xuT litrad Rirebuli. da es yovelivec Cveni mame-
bisave xeliT dawerilidan CavwereT.
vin aRricxavs TiToeulisaTvis cal-calke micemuls,
rac zecaSia Cawerili. wminda eqvTimem orasi drahkani
gaiRo Tavisi monastrisaTvis, romelic winamZRvrobisagan
gadadgomis Semdeg aaSena “mTasa gare”.
axla ki unda SevwyvitoT amaze saubari, radgan,
rogorc vTqviT, SeuZlebelia maTi yvela im sikeTis cal-
calke CamoTvla, rac mowyalebad - saTnoebaTa Soris upi-
rates saTnoebad Seitkbes da Seimoses, viTarca samoseli.
1. modi – xomaldis tevadobis erTeuli.
2. monastris sameurneo saqmeTa gamge.
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IX. Semdgomad Tornikis micvalebisa ganizraxa netarman
mamaman Cuenman iovane, raATa aRiRos Ze TYsi da ravdennime
mowafeni da ivltodis spaniad, \ rameTu pirveliTganve uZnda
SuRlianobaA da SfoTi, garna Tavs-edva mun Jamamde Torni-
kis aSenebisaTYs da raATa SeiZinos suli misi, \ rameTu asmio-
da, viTarmed qarTvelni aramciredni naTesavni da erni mkYdr
arian mun. da amis pirisaTYs warvida vidre avidosamde, raATa
mier povos navi, kerZoTa spaniisaTa mimavali, da warvides mun.
da romeli-igi mas Jamsa mTavrobda avidoss, friad sayuareli
iyo mamisa iovanesi da megobrobisa misisaTYs gamoucxada mas
gulis-sityuaA TYsi. xolo igi winaaRudga da, raoden Sesa-
Zlebel iyo misgan, abrkolebda. da viTar ixila mamaA iovane
damtkicebuli TYssave gulis-sityuasa zeda, gamoucxada da
hrqua, viTarmed: “wmidao mamao, ara umecar xar Sen, Tu rabami
siyuaruli aqus mefeTa Rirsebisa SenisaA da, ukueTu gag-
itevne, didi boroti mowevnad ars Cem zeda. miuwero mefeTa
da, viTarca brZanon, egreca qmen”.
da, viTarca miuwera, ubrZanes mefeTa, raATa samefos war-
avlinnes. da viTarca aRvides, didiTa pativiTa moikiTxnes
igini mefeTa da didad abrales da hrques, viTarmed: “wmidano
mamano, Cuen didi siyuaruli guaqus siwmidisa TquenisaA, da
raA ars ese, romel esreT ivltiT Cuengan da ucxosa queya-
nasa warxualT?” miugo netarman iovane da hrqua: “RmrTis-
msaxurno da TYTmpyrobelno mefeno! glaxaki ese eris-kaci
viyav sofelsa Sina myofi da Tanamdebi yovlisa bralisaA da
meneba, raATa ucxoebasa same warvide da suli Cemi vicxovno
da glaxakebiT viyofebodi. da Tu viTa mohKda, ara uwyi; mov-
ida TYsi Cemi Tornik da misiTa gziTa didTa SuRlTa STav-
vardi da eris-krebasa da mnebavs, raATa amis yovlisagan Tavis-
ufal viqmna da sulisa Cemisa zrunvasa Seudge”.
mravalTa JamTa didiTa pativiTa daimWires da merme did-
iTa qenebiTa ZliT daarwmunes monastradve SeqcevaA da did-
iTa boZiTa ganuteves. da esreT kualad Seiqca TYssave
monastersa.
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9. Tornikes gardacvalebis Semdeg Cvenma netarma mama
ioanem ganizraxa, raTa Tavisi Ze da ramdenime mowafe waey-
vana da espaneTSi wasuliyo. Tavidanve umZimda SuRli da
SfoTi, Tumca Tavs ido Tornikes sulis saoxad. man Seit-
yo, rom qarTvelTa modgma iq arcTu ise cota mkvidrobda.
am mizniT miaRwia avidoss, raTa espaneTisaken mimavali
xomaldi moeZebna. avidosis imJamindel mTavars friad
uyvarda ioane, romelmac Tavisi gulisnadebi gamoucxada
megobars. avidosis mTavari win aRudga da, rogorc SeeZ-
lo, abrkolebda. da roca darwmunda, rom mama ioane mt-
kiced idga Tavisaze, gaubeda da uTxra: “wminda mamao, Sen
ici, Tu rogori siyvaruli aqvT mefeebs Sendami, da Tu
gagiSveb, didi boroteba meweva. mivwer mefeebs da, rogorc
brZaneben, ise moiqeci”.
da rodesac miswera, mefeebma brZanes, raTa samefo
karze mosuliyvnen. roca mividnen, didi pativiT moikiTx-
es mefeebma isini, Tan usayvedures da uTxres: “wminda mame-
bo, Cven didi siyvaruli gvaqvs Tqvendami, ra aris es, ratom
garbixarT Cvengan da ucxo qveyanaSi midixarT?” netarma
ioanem miugo da uTxra: “RvTismsaxuro da TviTmpyrobelo
mefeno! erTi glaxaki eriskaci viyavi am wuTisofelSi, yve-
lanairi codvis Camdeni, da mindoda, sadme ucxo qveyana-
Si wavsuliyavi da Cemi suli mecxona da siRaribeSi vyo-
filiyavi. da rogor moxda, ar vici; movida Cemi naTesavi
Tornike da misi gamoisobiT did SuRlsa da areulobaSi
Cavvardi da minda, rom yovelive amisagan gavTavisuflde
da Cemi sulisaTvis zrunvas Sevudge”.
didxans daayovnes ioane didi pativiT, mere ki xvewna-
mudariT Zlivs daarwmunes, monasterSi dabrunebuliyo,
da mravali saCuqriT gauSves. amgvarad, isev Tavis monas-
terSi dabrunda wminda ioane.
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X. da, Semdgomad mciredisa Jamisa, nikrisisa sensa STavarda
da mravalTa welTa cxedarsa zeda davrdomili mdebare iyo
da friadTa tkivilTa moiTmenda. da maradis hmadlobda
RmerTsa da esreT mxiarul iyo sensa mas zeda sastiksa, vi-
Tarca safasesa zeda didZalsa da viTarca pativsa da niWsa
sameufosa.
da viTar ixila eseviTari uZlurebaA TYsi, evedreboda
mamasa efTYmis, raATa miiTualos zrunvaA monastrisaA. xolo
igi mowiwebiT aiZulebda mas, raATa Seundos, rameTu uZnda
SfoTi amis soflisaA da ara Tavs-idebda SfoTTa STavrdo-
mad. garna vinaATgan SeuZlebel iyo mamisa moxucebulisa da
senTagan gankafulisa urCebaA, unda Tu ara, morCil eqmna mas,
da vidre KorcTa-Ra Sina iyo, morCilebiTa da brZanebiTa misiTa
ganagebda saqmeTa monastrisaTa viTarca ikonomosi da TYni-
er misisa brZanebisa araras iqmoda.
XI. mas Jamsa Sina sanatreli da wmidaA beri iovane grZelis
Ze cxovndeboda viTarca uKorcoA dayudebiT oTxTa eklesi-
aTa lavrasa Sina. da egreTve arseni ninowmideli, kaci maRali
saTnoebiTa da muSaki qristes mcnebaTaA, romelman-igi Rmr-
TisaTYs dauteva episkoposobaA da daviT kurapalatisa winaSe
movida, xolo man keTilad moKsenebulman Rirsad siwmidisa
misisa moikiTxa da oTxTa eklesiaTa warmgzavna. da esreT igica
dayudebiT cxovndeboda TYsisa moZRurisa Tana. amaT ukue
netarTa mamaTa CuenTa – iovanes da arsenis – friadi siyuaru-
li aqunda erTmanerTisaA da mraval Jam iRuwides mun keTilsa
mas Ruawlsa monazonebisasa. xolo xedvides, rameTu, viTar-
igi unda myudroebiT cxorebaA, ver iyofebodes, amisTYs
rameTu awyinebdian mamasaxlisni da Zmani monastrisani, da
kurapalatica zedaAszeda miuwern da evlogiasa warscemn,
egreTve episkoposni da aznaurni. amis ukue mizezisaTYs gan-
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10. mcire xnis Semdeg mama ioanes nekrisis qaris seni
Seeyara, mravali weli iyo sawols mijaWvuli da Zlier
tkivilebs iTmenda; maradis madlobda RmerTs da iseTsave
sixaruls ganicdida am sastiki senis gamo, rogorsac did-
Zali simdidrisa da pativis an samefo saboZvaris miReba
ganacdevinebs kacs.
Tavisi uZlurebis gamo mama eqvTimes evedreboda, raTa
monastrisaTvis zrunva etvirTa, xolo igi mowiwebiT sTx-
ovda, Seendo misTvis, radgan umZimda da amsofliur SfoT-
Si Tavis Cagdebas ver ikisrebda. magram raki SeuZlebeli
iyo seniT dauZlurebuli moxucebuli mamis urCeba, undo-
da Tu ara, daemorCila mas da, vidre cocxali iyo, misda-
mi morCilebiTa da misi brZanebiT ganagebda samonastro
saqmeebs, viTarca ikonomosi, da misi brZanebis gareSe
arafers akeTebda.
11. sanatreli da wminda mama beri ioane grZelis Ze
oTxTa monasterSi asketurad cxovrobda, uxorcoTa1
msgavsad; aseve arseni ninowmideli, maRali saTnoebis
mqone kaci da qristes mcnebaTa muSaki. man RvTisaTvis Tqva
uari episkoposobaze, eaxla daviT kurapalats, xolo
keTilxsenebulma daviTma misi siwmindis Sesaferisad
moikiTxa da oTxTa eklesiaSi gagzavna. da isic asketurad
cxovrobda Tavis moZRvarTan erTad. Cvens netar mamebs -
ioanes da arsenis - didi siyvaruli hqondaT erTmaneTisa
da didxans eweodnen iq keTilmonazvnur Rvawls. magram
xedavdnen, rom imgvar asketur cxovrebas ver eweodnen,
rogoric undodaT, radgan monastris winamZRvarni da
Zmani awuxebdnen, kurapalatic xSirad ugzavnida xolme
1 uxorconi - angelozni.
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efTYY mes
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izraxes, raATa warviden ucxosa queyanasa. romlisaTYsca war-
vides kerZoTa pontoAsaTa udabnoTa adgilTa da miemTxYnes
mamasaxlissa visme suliersa, romelman-igi sixaruliT Sei-
wynarna da misca monasteri Suenieri adgilsa udabnosa, da
yovelsave saKmarsa maTsa uxuebiT miscemda.
da Semdgomad raodenisame Jamisa euwya mamaTa CuenTa maT-
TYs, viTarmed mun iyofebian. da waravlines ZmaA erTi da miu-
weres wignebi, viTarmed: “wmidano mamano, gueuwya siwmidisa
TquenisaTYs da vcanT manda yofaA Tqueni da friad gulkle-
bul varT, romel ara inebeT amas wmidasa da saxelovansa mTa-
sa moslvaA, raATamca Tqueni wmidaA locvaA mogueRo. aw veve-
drebiT siwmidesa Tquensa, raATa moxYdeT da erTgan viyofe-
bodiT, vinaATgan uwyiT, romel Cuenca ucxoebasa varT”.
ese raA aRmoikiTxes, maTca gaesuena, da meoresa xolo wel-
sa Camovides. da viTarca cnes mamaTa CuenTa, sixaruliTa
aRivsnes da madli Sewires RmrTisa da mowled moikiTxnes da
sulierad da Korcielad nebisaebr maTisa aRaSennes da udab-
nosa adgilsa senakebi uSenes da RmrTisa saTnoATa moqalaqo-
biTa cxovndebodes.
XII. amisa Semdgomad sanatrelman mamaman Cuenman iovane,
pirvelTqumulsa mas salmobasa Sina gankafulman, Seisuena da
RmrTisa mivida, ganmdidrebuli tYrTiTa saTnoebaTaATa da
nebis-myofeli RmrTisaA.
da eguleboda raA aRsrulebaA, yoveli KelmwifebaA da
uflebaA mamasa efTYmes misca, raATa, romelica gangebaA da
wesi enebos, igica daudvas monastersa da mas zedaca gana-
kanonos da Sina da gare, viTarca enebos, egreT ganagos. da
merme Semdgomad TYsa ubrZana, raATa giorgis dauteos
mamobaA, romeli-igi TYsive iyo maTi, kaci saxeloani da frTx-
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werilebsa da ZRvens, aseve episkoposebi da warCinebuli
eriskacebi. am mizeziT ganizraxes, raTa ucxo qveyanaSi
wasuliyvnen. amisaTvis wavidnen pontosaken, udabur adg-
ilebSi, da erT winamZRvars Sexvdnen, romelmac sixaru-
liT miiRo isini, mSvenieri monasteri misca udabnoSi da
uxvad aZlevda yvelanair saWiro nivTs.
ramdenime xnis Semdeg wminda mamebma Seityves maT Ses-
axeb, rom iq arian. gagzavnes erTi Zma da misweres werilebi:
“wminda mamano, Tqveni siwmindis Sesaxeb SevityveT da gav-
igeT Tqveni mand yofna; metad gulnaklulad varT, rom ar
inebeT am wminda da saxelovan mTaze mosvla, raTa Tqveni
wminda kurTxeva migveRo. aw gevedrebiT, raTa moxvideT
da erTad viyoT, vinaidan iciT, rom Cvenc ucxoobaSi varT”.
es rom amoikiTxes, mcirediT Seicades da mxolod me-
ore wels Camovidnen. es rom gaiges Cvenma mamebma, sixaru-
liT aRivsnen, madloba Seswires RmerTs, siyvaruliT
moikiTxes, maTi sulieri da xorcieli survilisaebr
auSenes udabnoSi senakebi da RvTisaTvis saTnod cxov-
robdnen.
12. amis Semdeg Cveni sanatreli mama ioane, adrexseneb-
uli tkivilebiT dauZlurebuli, gardaicvala da RmerT-
Tan mivida, saRvTo saqmeebiT sulierad gamdidrebuli da
RvTis nebis aRmsrulebeli.
igrZno ra aRsasruli, mTeli Zalaufleba da mma-
rTveloba mama eqvTimes gadasca, raTa is gangeba da wesi
daedo monastrisaTvis, ise daekanonebina Sin da gareT,
rogorc inebebda. isic ubrZana, rom Tavis Semdgom monas-
tris winamZRvroba giorgisTvis daetovebina, romelic
maTi naTesavi iyo, kaci saxelovani da xorciel saqmeSi
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cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
ili KorcielTa saqmeTa zeda. da kualad ubrZana, raATa gior-
gi Semdgomad misa sxuaA dautevos winamZRuari, romeli ipoos
sityYT da saqmiT sxuaTa umjobesi ZmaTa Soris. da esreT ga-
nawesa, raATa TYToeuli mamasaxlisi, Semdgomad TYsisa aR-
srulebisa, sxuasa dautevebdes winamZRuarsa, Rirssa da saT-
nosa. xolo ukueTu vinme ipovos mSleli gangebasa mamisa
efTYmissa da maSfoTebeli da winaaRmdgomi ZmaTaA, krulo-
biTa da SeCuenebiTa saSineliTa gankanona egeviTari igi da
RmrTisagan ganagdo da brZana, raATa egeviTari igi meyseu-
lad krebulisagan ganidevnos, raATa ara yovelsa guamsa
krebulisasa ganezavos makudinebeli igi seni misi da
ganmryuneli.
da ganmgebelad da epitropad TYTmpyrobelni mefeni ga-
nawesna da Tqua, viTarmed: “vinaATgan mwyalobeli vinme da
Kelis-ampyrobeli da ganmgebeli saKmar ars, raA vyo glaxak-
man aman da undoman, rameTu, daRacaTu kadnier ars sityuaA
ese, aramed mindobiTa tkbilsa mas mowyalebasa da saxiereba-
sa, romeli-ese maTiTa wyalobiTa da SewevniTa aRvaSene la-
vraA, maTTave KelTa Sevhvedreb da Cem Tana monaTa da
mlocvelTa maTTa efTYmes da giorgis. rameTu daRacaTu yo-
velsa queyanasa swyaloben da yovelTa glaxakTa eurvian, ar-
amed Cuen uRirsTa zeda umetes yovelTasa aCuenes wyalobaA,
vinaAca saZirkueliTgan didTa maT qvelismoqmedebaTa maTTa
mier aRvaSene lavraA ese”.
xolo ZmaTa hrqua, viTarmed: “Tquen, sasurvelno da say-
uarelno Svilno Cemno, ukueTu mcnebaTa RmrTisaTa damarxvaA
iRuawoT da wesisaebr da kanonisa saRmrToAsa iyofebodiT da
winamZRuarTa mimarT gaqundes uzakuveli morCilebaA da
urTierTars mSYdobaA da erTobaA, mrwams RmrTisaA, romel
araraA keTili ara mogaklos RmerTman, aramed mefeni da mTa-
varni da yovelni kacni wyalobad Tquenda aRZrnes da umetes
da umetes warematneT. amieriTgan numca vin gangaSorebs
Tquen saqmisa amisgan keTilisa da RmrTisa sayuarelisa, romel
ars uzakuveli morCilebaA da ganukueTeli erTobaA da mSY-
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
frTxili. aseve ubrZana, rom giorgisac sxvisaTvis gadae-
ca winamZRvroba, ZmaTa Soris sityviT da saqmiT umjobess
visac ipovida. da ase daadgina, rom TiToeulma winamZR-
varma, Tavisi winamZRvrobis dasrulebis Semdgom, sxvas,
Rirssa da saTnos dautovos winamZRvroba. aseve brZana:
Tuki vinme aRmoCndeba, romelic mama eqvTimes marTva-ganm-
geblobas SeuSlis xels, SfoTs aRZravs da ZmaTa winaaRm-
deg iurCebs, saSineli wyevliTa da SeCvenebiT daisajos
da myisve ganidevnos, rom es momakvdinebeli da gamryvne-
li seni ZmaTa mTel krebuls ar Seeyaros.
mmarTvelad da zedamxedvelad TviTmpyrobeli mefeni
daudgina da Tqva: “vinaidan saWiroa mwyalobeli da damx-
mare, ra unda vqna me, Raribma da uvargisma? TumcaRa
gabedulad, magram am tkbil wyalobasa da saxierebaze min-
dobiT vambob, rom swored imaTi SewevniT avaSene monas-
teri, da CemTan erTad maTsave xels vabareb da mivandob
maT monebs da mlocvelebs - eqvTimes da giorgis. TumcaRa
mTel qveyanas swyaloben da yoveli RaribisaTvis zrunaven,
magram yvelaze metad CvenTvis, uRirsTaTvis gamoiCines
wyaloba, radgan maTi didi sikeTiTa da qvelmoqmedebiT
avaSene es monasteri”.
Zmebs ki uTxra: “Tqven, Cemo sasurvelo da sayvarelo
Svilebo, Tuki RvTis mcnebaTa dacviT iSromebT da gair-
jebiT, saRvTo kanons aRasrulebT, uzakveli morCileba
geqnebaT winamZRvarTa mimarT, xolo erTmaneTisadmi - mSvi-
doba da erToba, mwams RvTisa, rom RmerTi aranair sikeTes
ar mogaklebT, mefeni da mTavarni, da yvelani, wyalobiT
aRiZrebian Tqven mimarT da ufro da ufro warematebiT.
amieridan nuravin gangaSorebT Tqven RvTisaTvis sayvare-
li da keTili saqmisagan, romelic aris uzakveli mor-
Cileba da urRvevi erToba da mSvidoba, raTa qriste mefis
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efTYY mes
mesii
dobaA, raATa amasca sawuTrosa uSfoTveli cxorebaA aRas-
ruloT da saukunesa mas momavalsa cxorebaA saukunoA daim-
kvidroT kacT-moyuarebiTa qristes meufisaATa. da igi sax-
ieri da mraval mowyale RmerTi iyavn mwyalobel Tquenda da
wargiZeRYn wmidasa nebasa missa da saRmrToTa misTa mcneba-
Ta, meoxebiTa yolad wmidisa RmrTis-mSobelisaATa da yov-
elTa wmidaTaATa, a~n.
stumris-moyuarebasa nu daiviwyebT da, raA RmerTsa ebo-
Zos, glaxakTa miupyrobdiT, msgavsad Zalisa Tquenisa, da mi-
locevdiT da maKsenebdiT, sayuarelno Svilno da Zmano Cem-
no, maradis, raATa yos RmerTman wyalobaA sawyalobelisa da
codvaTa Sina ganfrdilisa sulisa Cemisa Tana da Semindvnes
yovelni codvani Cemni. da egreTve suliersa Zmasa Cuensa io-
vane sYngelozsa, rameTu friadiTa sarwmunoebiTa movida
Cuenda wmidasa amas mTasa, da sulierisa mamisa Cuenisa aTanas-
es saKsenebelsa wliTi-wlad aRasrulebdiT da moiKsenebdiT
wmidaTa Jamis-wirvaTa Sina”.
da viTarca ese yoveli warmoTqua da aRweriT dauteva,
merme akurTxa netari efTYme zegardamoATa kurTxeviTa da
KelTa Sina misTa wmidaA suli TYsi RmerTsa Sehvedra da mSY-
dobiT mas zeda dawva da daiZina1, TTuesa ivnissa id
id, da meox
ars cxorebisaTYs sulTa CuenTaAsa.
xolo patiosani igi guami misi RmerT-Semosilman mamaman
Cuenman efTYme jerovnad Semosa da TYsagan dahmarxa da zeda
eklesiaA wmidaTa mTavarangelosTaA aRaSena. da romelnica
sarwmunoebiT miuKdebian, madlsa da lxinebasa Rirs iqmnebi-
an. rameTu eSmakeuli vinme mouKda mas odesme da sua kandli-
sa misgan, romeli ekida saflavsa zeda missa, da meyseulad
ganikurna da adidebda RmerTsa.
1 Sdr. fsal. 4:9.
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
kacTmoyvareobiT am wuTisofelSi cxovreba daasruloT da
momaval maradiul cxovrebaSi saukuno sicocxle
daimkvidroT. saxieri da mravalmowyale RmerTi iyos
Tqveni mwyalobeli da Tavisi wminda nebisa da RvTis mc-
nebaTa aRsrulebaSi wargiZRveT win, yovladwminda
RvTismSoblisa da yovelTa wmindaTa meoxebiT, amin.
stumarTmoyvareobas nu daiviwyebT da, rac RmerTma
giboZoT, Raribebs mieciT, Tqveni SeZlebisaebr; maradis
iloceT CemTvis da momixsenieT, Cemo sayvarelo Svilebo
da Zmebo, raTa RmerTma wyaloba uyos codvebiT mocul Cems
suls da Semindos yvela Cemi codva. da aseve moixsenieT
Cveni sulieri Zma ioane svingelozi, radgan Rrma rwmeniT
aRsavse movida CvenTan am wminda mTaze, da Cveni sulieri
mama aTanase wlidan wlamde moixsenieT wminda Jamiswir-
vaSi”.
es yovelive rom warmoTqva da werilobiT datova, ne-
tari eqvTime zeciuri kurTxeviT akurTxa, Sehvedra Tavi-
si wminda suli RmerTs da mSvidobiT miiZina 14 ivniss, da
meoxia igi Cveni sulebis gadarCenisaTvis.
Cvenma RmerTSemosilma mama eqvTimem misi patiosani
neSti jerovnad Semosa da maxloblad dakrZala, mis sa-
flavze wminda mTavarangelozTa saxelze aaSena eklesia.
vinc rwmeniT miva, wyalobisa da Sendobis Rirsi gaxdeba.
erTi eSmakeuli mivida da im kandelidan mosva, romelic
mis saflavze ekida da myisve ganikurna da RmerTs adidebda.
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cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
XIII. xolo Cuen pirvelsave sityuasa movideT. rameTu, vi-
Tarca-igi zemore vTquT, wariyvana sameufoAT Svili TYsi
efTYme mamaman iovane. da pirvelad qarTuli swavlaA aswava
da merme berZulad gaaswavla yovliTave swavlulebiTa
srulebiT. da siyrmiTganve madli RmrTisaA iyo mis zeda da
RmrTisagan mieca gulisxmis-yofaA werilTaA da sulisa
wmidisa madliTa aRivso. viTarca euwya netarsa iovanes, ma-
masa missa, gamocxadebiTa wmidisa RmrTis-mSobelisaATa, ram-
eTu Jamsa siWabukisa misisasa, vidre yrmaRa iyo, seniTa mZaf-
riTa Sepyrobil iqmna da sikudilsa mieaxla, da ityoda ne-
tari iovane, viTarmed: “sasoebaA warviwire cxorebisa misisaA,
rameTu, vhgonebdi meysa Sina sulTa aRmoslvasa, vinaATgan
arcaRa sityuaA daSTomil iyo mis Tana, arca KmaA. da viTar-
igi SeSfoTebul viyav, warved taZarsa wmidisa RmrTis-mSo-
belisasa da davvardi winaSe xatsa wmidisa dedoflisasa da
cremliTa mKurvaliTa vevedrebode uxrwnelsa maradis qal-
wulsa RmrTis-mSobelsa, raATa Semwe eyos da yos lxinebaA.
da vamcen mRdelsa, raATa mswrafl aRmovides da aziaros Ko-
rcsa da sisxlsa uflisasa. da viTar-igi SeSfoTebul viyav
da aRviswrafdi xilvad, Tu raA-Zi iqmna, ganvaRe kari senak-
isaA, sada-igi dameteva mwolare, da meyseulad viynose suli
sulnelebisaA sakYrveli, rameTu iqmna moxedvaA wmidisa Rm-
rTis-mSobelisaA da vixile efTYme, rameTu madliTa misiTa
aRdgomil iyo da jda cxedarsa zeda yovliTurT mrTeli da
uvnebeli.
da viTar-igi ganhkrTa gonebaA Cemi da vhkiTxevd mas, vi-
Tarmed: “raA ars ese, Svilo?”, momigo da mrqua me, viTarmed:
“awRa warmomidga vinme didebuli dedofali da mrqua qar-
TuliTa eniTa: “raA ars, raA gelmis, efTYme?” xolo me varqu,
viTarmed: “movkudebi, dedofalo”. da viTarca ese vTqu, mome-
axla da mipyra Kelsa da mrqua: “araraA ars vnebaA Sen Tana,
aRdeg, nu geSinin da qarTulad Ksnilad ubnobdi”. da aha ese-
ra, viTarca mxedav, yovladve arRaraA melmis”. da ityoda ne-
tari iovane, viTarmed: “mun Jamadmde Zniad ubnobn qarTulad
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13. xolo Cven pirvel sityvas mivubrundeT. rogorc
zemoT vTqviT, mama ioanem mefis sasaxlidan waiyvana Tavi-
si Svili. pirvelad qarTuli mwignobroba aswavla da Sem-
deg yovelgvari sibrZne berZnulad Seaswavla. bavSvobi-
danve RvTis madli iyo masze, RvTisgan eboZa wminda wigneb-
is wvdomis unari da suliwmidis madliT aRivso. rogorc
wminda RvTismSoblis gamocxadebiT euwya netar ioanes, mis
mamas, eqvTime axalgazrdobaSi, sanam yrma iyo, mZime seniT
daavadda da sikvdilis pirad iyo. netari ioane ambobda:
“misi gadarCenis imedi davkarge, yovel wams velodi misi
sulis amosvlas, radgan aRarc metyvelebis unari SerCen-
oda, aRarc xma. da radganac SeSfoTebuli viyavi, wminda
RvTismSoblis taZarSi wavedi, wminda dedoflis xatis
winaSe davemxe da mxurvale cremliT vevedrebodi uxr-
wnelsa da maradis qalwul RvTismSobels, raTa Sesweo-
da. vacnobe mRvdels, raTa amosuliyo da uflis xorcisa
da sisxlisTvis eziarebina. metad SeSfoTebuli viyavi da
vCqarobdi, menaxa, Tu ra moxda. gavaRe im senakis kari, sa-
dac mwoliare davtove, da imwamsve vigrZeni sakvirveli
surneli, radgan wminda RvTismSobelma wyalobiT moxeda,
da vnaxe eqvTime, romelic misi madliTa da wyalobiT
wamomjdariyo sawolze savsebiT gankurnebuli da
uvnebeli.
gons movedi da vkiTxe: “es ra aris, Svilo?” momigo da
miTxra: “es-esaa gamomecxada erTi didebuli dedofali da
qarTulad miTxra: “ra aris, ra gtkiva, eqvTime?” xolo me
vuTxari: “vkvdebi, dedofalo”. es rom vTqvi, momiaxlov-
da, xelze Semexo da miTxra: “araferi gWirs, adeqi, nu geS-
inia, da qarTulad Tavisuflad ilaparake!” da ai, rogorc
mxedav, sul aRaraferi mtkiva”. netari ioane ambobda: “im
dromde Zlivs laparakobda qarTulad da amis gamo Sewux-
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
da friad mwuxare viyav amis pirisaTYs, xolo mieriTgan dauy-
enebelad, viTarca wyaroA aRmodin uwmides yovelTa
qarTvelTasa. xolo me, raA vixile ese, davvardi winaSe wmidisa
RmrTis-mSobelisa da madli Sevwire sasoAsa mis Cuenisa da
vhmadlobdi da vadidebdi RmerTsa, amen”.
etyYn mamaA iovane, viTarmed: “Svilo Cemo, qarTlisa quey-
anaA didad naklulevan ars wignTagan da mravalni wignni ak-
lan, da vxedav, romel RmerTsa moumadlebia Senda. aw iRuawe,
raATa ganamravlo sasyideli Seni RmrTisagan”. da igi, viTarca
iyo yovelsave zeda morCili, moswrafed Seudga brZanebasa
missa da iwyo Targmnad da yovelnive ganakYrvna, rameTu
egeviTari Targmani, gareSe maT pirvelTasa, arRara gamoC-
inebul ars enasa Cuensa da vhgoneb, Tu arcaRa gamoCinebad
ars.
da mravalni wignni warscnis winaSe daviT kurapalatisa,
romelni-igi ixilna raA, viTarca iyo morwmune, sixaruliTa
aRivso da adidebda RmerTsa da ityoda, viTarmed: “madli
RmerTsa, romelman CuenTa amaT JamTa axali oqropiri gamo-
aCina”. da zedaAs-zeda mouwern, raATa Targmnides da warscem-
des. da igi sanatreli Seusuenebelad Targmnin da raATur-
TiT ara scemda gansuenebasa Tavsa TYssa, aramed dRe da Rame
tkbilsa mas Taflsa wignTa saRmrToTasa Sureboda, romlisa
mier daatkbo enaA Cueni da eklesiaA. rameTu Targmnna wignni
saRmrToni, romelTa aRricxuvaA kninRa-da SeuZlebel ars,
romelTaganni raodennime moviKsenneT, raATa maT mier sxu-
aTaTYsca euwyos qristes morwmuneTa. rameTu ara Tu ulum-
baTa da mTawmidas oden Targmnna, raATamca aRvricxueniT Ti-
Toeulad, aramed sameufosca da gzasa da sxuaTa eseviTarTa
adgilTa.
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ebuli viyavi, xolo mas Semdeg Tavisuflad, wyarosaviT
aRmoCqefs misi piridan qarTuli sityva, yvela qarTvelis
metyvelebaze wminda. es rom davinaxe, davemxe wminda
RvTismSoblis winaSe da madloba Sevswire Cvens imeds,
vmadlobdi da vadidebdi RmerTs, amin”.
mama ioane eqvTimes eubneboda: “Svilo Cemo,
saqarTveloSi wignebis didi naklebobaa da bevri wigni
aklia; vxedav, rac RmerTs SenTvis mouniWebia. axla iSrome,
raTa gaamravlo RvTisagan mocemuli niWi”. da isic, yve-
laferSi morCili, gulmodgined mihyva mamis naTqvams, da
iwyo Targmna da yvela gaakvirva, radgan aseTi mTargmne-
li, im adrindel (bibliis wignebis) mTargmnelTa garda,
ar movlinebia Cvens enas da, mgonia, rom aRarc gamoCndeba.
bevr wigns ugzavnida daviT kurapalats da, raki mor-
wmune iyo mefe, sixaruliT aRivso, adidebda RmerTs da
ambobda: “madloba RmerTs, romelmac Cvens droSi axali
oqropiri1 gamoaCina”. xSirad moswerda xolme, rom eTarg-
mna da gaegzavna xolme. sanatreli mama eqvTime Seusvene-
blad Targmnida da sruliad ar aZlevda sakuTar Tavs mos-
venebas, aramed dRedaRam saRvTo wignebis tkbil Tafls
iZleoda, riTac Cveni ena da eklesia daatkbo. man Targmna
saRvTo wignebi, romelTa daTvla TiTqmis SeuZlebelia,
maTgan ramdenimes gavixsenebT, raTa amiT sxva wignebzec
Seityon qristes morwmuneebma. imaTgan, rasac CamovTvliT,
ara mxolod ulumbosa da mTawmindaze Targmna, aramed same-
fo karzec da sxva adgilebSic.
1. oqropiri - igulisxmeba wminda ioane oqropiri (IV-V ss.).
eklesiis didi maswavlebeli, RvTismetyveli, mqadagebeli da
ubadlo mWevrmetyveli.
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Targmna ukue viTarca vTquT: TargmanebaA iovanes Tavisa
saxarebisaA.
swavlani wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa didisa basilisni.
misive TargmanebaA fsalmunTaA.
wigni wmidisa klemaqsisi.
wigni wmidisa makarisi.
maqsimes swavlani.
wigni wmidisa isakisi, romelsa Sina arian sxuaTaca mamaTa
gamorCeulni swavlani.
wigni wmidisa doreTesi.
wamebaA da saswaulni wmidisa mTavarmowamisa dimitrisni.
cxorebaA da wamebaA wmidisa stefane axlisaA.
cxorebaA da wamebaA wmidisa klementos hromTa papisaA.
wamebaA wmidisa klimi ankYrelisaA.
cxorebaA wmidisa da didisa basili kesarielisaA.
wamebaA wmidisa akefsimaAsi.
cxorebaA wmidisa grigol RmrTis-metyuelisaA da
Tqumulni misni.
cxorebaA wmidisa bagratisi.
wamebaA wmidaTa mina-ermogineTi.
wmidisa grigol noselisa Tqumulni: SesxmaA Zmisa TYsisa
didisa basilisi da qalwulebisaTYs, da wmidisa “mamao Cue-
noAsa” Targmani, da wmidaTa marxvaTaTYs, da wmidisa mose
winaAswarmetyuelisa cxorebisa Targmani, saxed dayudebisa,
romeli Zmasa visme eTxoa.
iovane maxarebelisa xilvaA da xilvisa Targmani andrea
kritelisaA.
Tqumuli wmidisa iovane damaskelisaA orisa bunebisaTYs
qristesisa.
maS ase, rogorc vTqviT, man Targmna:
- ioanes saxarebis ganmarteba
- Cveni wminda mamis basili didis swavlani
- misive fsalmunTa ganmarteba
- wminda klemaqsis1 wigni
- wminda makaris wigni
- maqsimes swavlani
- wminda isakis wigni, romelSic aris sxva mamaTa
gamorCeuli swavlani
- wminda doroTes wigni
- wminda mTavarmowame dimitris wameba da saswaulebi
- wminda stefane axlis cxovreba da wameba
- romis papis wminda klimentis cxovreba da wameba
- wminda klimi ankvirelis wameba
- wminda basili didi kesarielis cxovreba
- wminda akefrimas cxovreba
- wminda grigoli RvTismetyvelis cxovreba da misi
Tqmulni
- wminda bagratis cxovreba
- wminda mina-ermogineTis wameba
- wminda grigol noselis Tqmulni: Tavis Zmis, wmin-
da basili didis Seqeba, qalwulobisaTvis, “mamao Cvenos”
ganmarteba, wminda marxvaTaTvis, wminda mose winaswarme-
tyvelis cxovrebis ganmarteba, asketobis wesi, romelic
erT Zmas uTxovia.
- ioane maxareblis gamocxadeba da gamocxadebis an-
dria kritelis ganmarteba
- wminda ioane damaskelis Tqmuli qristes ori buneb-
isaTvis

1 ioane kibis aRmwereli.

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sxuaA wmidisa RmrTis-mSoblisa SobisaTYs. - sxva Tqmuli wminda RvTismSoblis SobisaTvis

cxorebaA didisa aTanasesi.
wamebaA wmidaTa samTa yrmaTa: alfios, filadelfos da
kYrinesi.
cxorebaA wmidisa onofri mZovrisaA.
cxorebaA wmidisa mariam megYptelisaA.
swavlani wmidisa zosimesni.
swavlani wmidisa mamisa efremisni sarwmunoebisaTYs.
sYnaqsari saweliwdoA, umcroAsi.
mimoslvani da qadagebani wmidisa iovane maxarebelisani.
TargmanebaA galatelTa da TesalonikelTa da hromaelTa
epistolisaA.
dasdebelni marxvaTani sruliad, da mravalTa wmidaTa ga-
lobebi.
wamebaA wmidisa mowamisa prokopisi.
TargmanebaA wmidisa maTes Tavisa saxarebisaA.
mimoslvani da qadagebani wmidisa andrea mociqulisani.
sqemis kurTxevaA berZuli da monazunis kurTxevaA.
rCulis kanoni wmidisa iovane mmarxvelisaA da meequsisa
krebisaA.
Zeglis-weraA marTlisa sarwmunoebisaA.
locvani wmidisa martYliisani.
wamebaA wmidisa febroniaAsi.
wamebaA wmidisa anTimoAsi da wmidisa vlasisi da orTa bev-
rTaA.
wamebaA wmidisa Teodore stratelatisaA da Teodore
pYrgelisaA da wmidaTa evstrateTi; da wmidisa evstaTisi da
SvilTa misTaA.
swavlani wmidisa kasianesni.
wigni dialoRoni.
- aTanase didis cxovreba
- wameba wminda samTa yrmaTa: alfiosi, faladelfo-
si da kvirinesi.
- wminda onofre mZovaris cxovreba
- wminda mariam megviptelis cxovreba
- wminda zosimes swavlani
- wminda mama efremis swavlani sarwmunoebisaTvis
- mcire saweliwado svinaqsari
- wminda ioane maxareblis mimosvlani da qadagebani
- galatelTa, TesalonikelTa da romaelTa mimarT
pavles epistoleebis ganmarteba
- marxvaTa dasdebelni srulad da mraval wmindanTa
galobebi
- wminda mowame prokopis wameba
- wminda maTes saxarebis ganmarteba
- wminda andria mociqulis mimosvlani da qadagebani
- sqemis berZnuli kurTxeva da monazvnis kurTxeva
- wminda ioane mmarTvelisa da meeqvse krebis rjulis
kanoni
- Zegliswera marTlisa sarwmunoebisa
- wminda martviliis locvebi
- wminda febronias wameba
- wminda anTimos, wminda vlasisa da ori aTasis wameba
- wminda Teodore stratilatis, Teodore pvirge-
lis, wminda evstratesi da masTan myofTa, wminda evstaTi-
si da misi Svilebis wameba
- wminda kasianes swavlani
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wmidaTa mTavarangelosTa saswaulni.
cxorebaA wmidisa nikolaozisi.
wigni RmrTis-metyuelisa grigolisi.
maqsimesi rvaTa gulis-sityuaTaTYs.
basilis Tqumuli kaenis SYdTa Suris-gebaTaTYs.
SuaRamisani berZulni.
locvani berZulni mamisani da kanonni.
cxorebaA wmidisa didisa antonisi.
ese yovelni da amaTsa friad umravlesni wignni Targmnna
RmerT-Semosilman mamaman Cuenman da esreT aRaorZina misda
rwmunebuli igi talanti. da umravlesni zemoTqumulTa amaT
wignTaganni Targmnna, vidre-Ra mamaA misi iovane cocxal iyo
da yoveli zrunvaA da sauravi monastrisaA mas etYrTa. ram-
eTu, viTarca zemo vTquT, netarman iovane mravalni welni
dayvna sneulebasa Sina da igi hmsaxurebda uZlurebasa missa
dRe da Rame. da kualad winamZRurobasa Sina dayo aToTxmeti
weli da samasisa sulisa zrunvaA da didisa lavrisa gangebaA
da mTawmidelTa ufroAsni sauravni mis netarisa mier iurve-
bodes da TYssa kanonsa didsa da mZimesa Zlierad aRasruleb-
da. da amis yovlisa Tana keTilsa mas Sromasa Targmanebisasa
ara daacadebda, arca scemda gansuenebasa Tavsa TYssa, aramed
yovladve iWirvin da RameTa aTevn, rameTu ufroAsni wignni
RamiT sanTliTa uTargmnian, viTarca vTquT, friadisa uca-
loebisagan da sauravTa.
XIV. vidre-Ra mamaA iovane cocxal iyo, mo-vinme-vida mon-
azoni hromisa queyanisaA, kaci ganTqumuli saTnoebiTa, rom-
lisa saTnoebaTa wamebda queyanaA hromisa da saberZneTisaA, ZmaA
veneventos dukisaA, warCinebuli naTesaviT. ese movida equs-
Ta mowafeTa TYsTa Tana mTasa amas wmidasa locvad. da viTar
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- wminda mTavarangelozTa saswaulebi
- wminda nikolozis cxovreba
- grigoli RvTismetyvelis wigni
- maqsimes rva survilisaTvis
- basilis Tqmuli kaenis Svidi SurisgebisaTvis
- berZnuli SuaRamisani
- berZen mamaTa locvebi da kanonebi
- wminda antoni didis cxovreba
yovelive es da sxva umravlesi wigni Targmna Cvenma
RmerTSemosilma mamam da ase gaamravla misTvis boZebuli
talanti1. am wignTagan umetesi maSin Targmna, vidre cocx-
ali iyo misi mama, ioane; monastris mTeli sazrunavi eqv-
Times etvirTa, radgan, rogorc vTqviT, netari ioane mrav-
ali weli iyo avad da dauZlurebuls igi emsaxureboda
dRedaRam. Semdeg winamZRvrobaSi gaatara ToTxmeti weli,
samasi suli berisTvis zrunva, didi monastris mma-
rTveloba da mTawmindel berTaTvis netari eqvTime zru-
navda, Tavis mZime wessac mtkiced aRasrulebda. yovelive
amasTan erTad, Targmnas ar moscdeboda, mosvenebas ar
aZlevda sakuTar Tavs, aramed sul Sromobda da Rameebs
aTevda xolme. wignTagan umetesi sanTlis Suqze uTargm-
nia, rogorc vTqviT, metismeti mouclelobisa da sazru-
navis gamo.
14. vidre ioane cocxali iyo, romis qveynidan movida
erTi monazoni, saTnoebiT ganTqmuli kaci, Zma veneventos
dukisa, warCinebuli, romlis saTnoebazec romma da sab-
erZneTma kargad icoda. es kaci Tavis eqvs mowafesTan er-
1. uflis igavidan “talantebze” (mT. 25:15-28)
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ixiles mamaTa CuenTa madliTa Semkobili saxH misi, viTarca
TYsi da mecnieri esreT moikiTxes da sixaruliT Seiwynares
da evedrebodes aqa yofasa da etyodes, viTarmed: “Cuenca
ucxoni varT da Senca ucxo xar”. da ZliT daarwmunes, ram-
eTu eneba, raATamca erTgan iyvnes monastersa Sina. xolo igi,
vinaATgan saCinoA kaci iyo da saxeloani, viTarca cnes hrom-
Ta, romelni iyvnes samefos da sxuaTa qalaqTa, mravali eri
Semokrba, raATamca monazon iqmnnes misgan. merme mamaTaca
CuenTa gaazraxes wmidasa mas bersa, viTarmed: “wmidao mamao,
vinaATgan esodenTa sulTa acxovneb, umjobes ars, raATa
mohparsne da mizez cxorebisa eqmna sulsa maTsa da RmerTsa
miupyrne. uwyiT, rameTu sxuaAca eri moslvad ars, raATa saxH
monozonebisaA KelTa SenTagan miiRon. Cuen giyidoT adgili
da yovliTave saKmriTa SegewineT”. xolo daRacaTu uZnda
wmidasa mas kacsa SfoTi da zrunvaA, ara ineba urCebaA brZaneb-
isa maTisaA. vinaAca aRaSena monasteri Suenieri da Zmani mrav-
alni Sekribna da TanadgomiTa mamaTa CuenTaATa srul-yo yo-
velive saqme SenebisaA. da zedaAs-zeda movaln igi xilvad maT-
da, da dayvnis dReni mravalni, da kualad miiqcis TYssave mon-
astersa. da igi xolo monasteri ars hromTaA dRes mTawmidas
da keTilad da wesierad cxovndebian kanonsa da gangebasa zeda
wmidisa benetiktessa, romlisa cxorebaA weril ars dialoRon-
sa Sina.
pirvel moKsenebulsa mas Rirssa mRdelsa gabriels qarTv-
elsa da amas wmidasa bersa didsa leons hromsa friadi siy-
uaruli aqunda sulieri, da odesca movidis xilvad mamaTa,
maxlobelad senaksa gabrielissa aqunda senaki, da mun dayvnis
dReni igi. da TYsisa enisagan kide arca man icoda, arca man. da
viTarca Sebneldis, gamovidian TYsTa senakTagan, da locva-
yvian, da dasxdian da vidre ciskrisa rekadmde ubnobdian si-
tyuaTa saRmrToTa. da vidre warslvadmde amas esreT hyof-
dian yovelTa mwuxrTa. da ityodes mamani Cuenni, viTarmed:
“garemoAs maTsa iyvnes sulierni Zmani da ficiT daguarwmunes,
viTarmed: “odesca movidis didi leon, maradis esreT hyofen
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Tad movida mTawmindaze salocavad. Cvenma mamebma madliT
Semkobili misi saxe rom ixiles, ise moikiTxes, rogorc
naTesavi da nacnobi, sixaruliT miiRes, aq darCenas eve-
drebodnen da eubnebodnen: “Cvenc ucxoni varT da Senc
ucxo xar”. ZaliT daarwmunes, rom erT monasterSi yofnas
dasTanxmdeboda. radganac gamoCenili da saxelovani kaci
iyo, gaiges Tu ara romaelebma, samefo Tu sxva qalaqebidan
mravali Seikriba aq, raTa misgan monazvnoba mieRo. Sem-
deg Cvenma mamebma urCies am wminda bers: “wminda mamao,
radgan amden suls acxovneb, umjobesia, gakriWo, gadaar-
Cino maTi sulebi da RmerTs miuZRvna. viciT, rom sxvebic
apireben aq mosvlas, raTa Seni xelidan miiRon monazvnoba.
Cven giyidiT adgils da yvelafriT dagexmarebiT”. Tumca
ki umZimda am wminda kacs es sazrunavi, mainc ar ineba maTi
urCoba. aaSena mSvenieri monasteri da mravali Zma Sekriba,
Cveni mamebis TanadgomiT yovelive srulyo. xSirad modi-
oda xolme maT sanaxavad, mraval dRes dahyofda da isev
Tavis monasterSi brundeboda. dRes es erTi monasteri aqvT
romaelebs mTawmindaze, keTilad da wesierad cxovroben
wminda benediqtes kanonisa da wesis mixedviT, im benetiq-
tesi, romlis cxovreba aRwerilia “dialoRonSi”.
adre xsenebul Rirs mRvdel gabriel qarTvels da am
wminda bers, did leons, romidan Camosul veneventoss,
didi sulieri siyvaruli hqondaT. mamaTa sanaxavad rom
modioda xolme, gabrielis senakis maxloblad hqonda sen-
aki da iq rCeboda ramdenime dRes. mSobliuri enis garda
arc iman icoda da arc aman. Sebneldeboda Tu ara, senake-
bidan gamovidodnen, loculobdnen, dasxdebodnen da cis-
kris zarebamde saRvTo sityvasa da ambebze saubrobdnen
xolme. ase iqmodnen yovel mwuxrze. Cveni mamebi ambobdnen:
“maT garSemo sulieri Zmebic iyvnen da ficiT
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igi da gabriel mRdeli”, da wamebdes, viTarmed: “maTisa siw-
midisagan yovelive SesaZlebel iyo da sarwmuno, rameTu did
iyvnes igini winaSe RmrTisa da srul”.
XV. maT dReTa Sina iyo vinme kaTalikozi Tesalonikes,
saRmrToA da sulieri, megobari mamaTa CuenTaA, da aqunda
CueulebaA mamasa efTYmes da mravalgzis mivaln misa da odesme
man miiyvanis iZulebiT. xolo iyo Tesalonikes huriaA vinme
Sjulis-mecnieri, da unda kaTalikozsa, raATamca moaqcia igi
qristeaned, da zedaAs-zeda eubnebin. da iyo raA mis Tana mamaA
efTYme, evedra kaTalikozi, raATa ezraxos huriasa mas. da vi-
Tarca mouwodes, iwyes zraxvad Sjulisa. da viTarca Sei-
wrda da uRono iqmna huriaA igi winaSe netarisa mamisa
efTYmesa, iwyo gmobad qristeaneTa ubiwosa sarwmunoebasa.
da viTarca esma mamasa efTYmes, Sewuxna, da Sehrisxna da hr-
qua mas: “daiyavn piri Seni, bilwo huriao”. da masve Jamsa utyu
iqmna, da gare-mieqca piri misi. iyvnes mun mdgomare sxuanica
huriani. da Seuvrdes ferKTa mamisa efTYmesTa, raATa Seun-
dos. da man miugo, viTarmed: “romeli-igi gmo, misgan Sein-
dos da sarwmunoebad movides, da me Semindobia”. da merme
evedra kaTalikozi, raATa Seundos da locva-yos. da viTarca
locva-yo da juari daswera, masve Jamsa moiqca piri misi da
sityuad iwyo. da meyseulad Seuvrda ferKTa misTa da qris-
teane iqmna da didad morwmuned kacad gamoCnda.
sxuaAca vinme huriaA Sjulis-mecnieri da swavluli friad
da ganTqumuli cilobasa zeda, zuaobiTa huriebriviTa mouK-
da mamasa efTYmes da eneba sityuad. xolo netarsa mas uZnda
saqme ese, aramed brZanebiTa iovanesiTa iiZula zraxvad misa.
da viTarca iwyo cilobad da kiTxvad, aRuKsnida mas da ganu-
martebda yovelsave uaRres cnobisa. da mzakuvarman man, vi-
Tarca ixila ZleulebaA TYsi, iwyo Tqumad sityuaTa gmobi-
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dagvarwmunes, “movidoda Tu ara leoni, yovelTvis amas
iqmodnen is da gabriel mRvdeli”, da dasZendnen: “maTi
siwmindiT yovelive SesaZlebeli da sarwmuno iyo, radgan
isini maRalni da srulni iyvnen RvTis winaSe”.
15. imxanad TesalonikSi iyo erTi RvTivsulieri kaTa-
likosi, Cveni mamebis megobari. mama eqvTimes Cvevad hqon-
da, mravalgzis movidoda xolme masTan, xan kide mas ai-
Zulebda mosvlas. TesalonikSi iyo erTi ebrauli rjulis
mcodne. kaTalikoss undoda, igi qristianad moeqcia da
xSirad esaubreboda xolme. mama eqvTime masTan iyo da ka-
Talikosi Seevedra, rom im ebraelTan esaubra. ixmes da
rjulze daiwyes laparaki. ebraels gauWirda da uZluri
aRmoCnda netari mama eqvTimes winaSe. maSin rjulis mcodne
qristianTa da maTi wminda sarwmunoebis gmobas Seudga.
es rom gaigona mama eqvTimem, Sewuxda, Serisxa mas da uTxra:
“ena gaaCere, bilwo uria”. da imwamsve ena waerTva, utyvi
Seiqna da piri miabruna. iq sxva ebraelebic idgnen, isini
fexebSi Caucvivdnen mama eqvTimes, raTa Seendo misTvis. man
miugo: “vinc gmo, misgan miiRos Sendoba, misi rwmena mii-
Ros, me ki Semindviao”. Semdeg kaTalikosi evedra, raTa
Seendo da eloca misTvis. roca iloca da jvari gadasaxa,
imwamsve moabruna piri da ametyvelda. maSinve Cauvarda
fexebSi, gaqristianda da didad morwmune gaxda. aseve
erTi ebrauli rjulis mcodnec, Zalzed ganswavluli da
ganTqmuli mokamaTe, ebrauli ampartavnobiT mivida mama
eqvTimesTan da saubari indoma. netar mamas umZimda es saqme,
magram ioanes brZanebiT iZulebuli gaxda, dalaparakebo-
da mas. dava da SekiTxvebis dasma rom iwyo, uxsnida da im-
aze mets ganumartavda, vidre iTxovda. mzakvarma Tavisi
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saTa. SeuZnda ese sanatrelsa mas da hrqua, viTarmed: “ukue-
Tumca sityuasa werilTasa ikiTxevd, gangimarteTmca da, uku-
eTumca Cuen gukiTxevd, migigeTmca, vinaATgan kula gmobasa
maRlisa mimarT ityY, daiyavn piri Seni mgmobari!” da viTarca
esma, meyseulad utyu iqmna, da xvalisa dRe sulni warhKdes.
XVI. iqmna odesme gualvaA friadi da maisi da ivnisi da iv-
lisi da agYstosi uwYmrad gardavlo, da didad misWirda
queyanasa, vidre-Ra furceli xeTa da venaKTaA gaKma da scY-
oda, da didsa urvasa Sina iyvnes kacni. ars mcire monasteri
monastrisa CuenisaA mTasa zeda, sada-igi Sen ars eklesiaA
wmidisa elia winaAswarmetyuelisaA. da viTar moiwia dResas-
wauli wmidisa eliaAsi, pirvel dRisa erTisa ubrZana mamaman
iovane Svilsa TYssa efTYmes, viTarmed: “wariyvanen Zmani, da
warvediT eklesiasa wmidisa eliaAssa da Rame aTieT da Jamis-
wirvaA aRasruleT”. da odes amas ubrZanebda, mravalni Zmani
Sekrebul iyvnes winaSe mamisa iovanessa da reca gancxromis
saxed ubrZana, viTa: “yrmano, sawYmrebi ukuana waiReT, ram-
eTu vesav RmerTsa, romel ara SeviqceT amaod”. warvides da
Rame aTies. da viTar moiwia Jamis-wirvisa Jami, Seimosa wmidaA
mamaA Cueni efTYme. da viTar iwyes locvad, pirvel saxarebisa
warkiTxvisa gamoCnda mcire Rrubeli erisonsa zeda, da masve
Jamsa aRivso caA RrubliTa da vidre Jamisa ziarebadmde Seiqm-
na wYmaA saSineli, da daaTro yoveli queyanaA. da viTarca ix-
iles ese, RmerTsa KelapyrobiT hmadlobdes; da viTarca Jamis-
wirvaA aRasrules da sazrdeli miiRes, warmovides Sina. da
romelTa ZmaTa aqunda sawYmrebi, molxinebiT STamovides
monastrad, xolo romelTa ara aqunda, \ SromiT da WiriT. da
esreT ornive hmadlobdes RmerTsa da netarsa mamasa iovanes.
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damarcxeba rom igrZno, gmoba daiwyo. amis mosmena gauWir-
da sanatrel mamas da uTxra: “Tu wminda werilidan ikiTx-
av, gangvimarte; Tu Cven gvekiTxebi - pasuxs Cven gagcemT;
magram raki isev maRal RmerTs gmob, Seni mgmobari piri
daiyavi!” es rom esma, maSinve waerTva ena da meore dRes
suli ganuteva.
16. erTxel didi gvalva iyo. maisma, ivnisma, ivlisma
da agvistom uwvimod gadaiara. Zlier gauWirda qveyanas.
xeebi da venaxebi gaxma, metad wuxdnen amis gamo. mTawmind-
aze, Cvens monasterTan aris erTi mcire monasteri, wminda
elia winaswarmetyvelis saxelobisa. wminda elias dResas-
wauli rom moaxlovda, mama ioanem ubrZana Tavis Svils,
eqvTimes: “waiyvane Zmebi, wadiT wminda elias eklesiaSi da
RamisTeviT aRasruleT Jamiswirva”. amas rom eubneboda,
mravali Zma Sekrebiliyo mama ioanes winaSe da odnav Sex-
umrebulad ubrZana: “ymawvilebo, sawvimrebi Tan waiReT,
radgan imedi maqvs RvTisa, rom amaod ar davSvrebiT”. wav-
idnen da Rame gaaTies. Jamiswirvis dro rom moaxlovda,
Cveni wminda mama eqvTime Seimosa. locva rom daiwyes, sax-
arebis wakiTxvamde erisionze (mTis Tavze) patara Rrube-
li gamoCnda da imwamsve ca RrublebiT aivso. ziarebamde
saSineli wvima wamovida da mTeli qveyana wyliT daaTro.
es rom ixiles, xelapyrobiT madlobdnen RmerTs. rogorc
ki Jamiswirva aRasrules, sazrdeli miiRes da Sin wamov-
idnen. visac sawvimari hqonda, mxiarulad Semovida monas-
terSi, visac ar hqonda - gaWirvebiT dabrunda. yvela mad-
lobda RmerTs da netar mama ioanes.
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XVII. odesme ineba wmidaman mamaman Cuenman efTYme aRslvaA
mTasa aTonisasa feris-cvalebad da, viTarca ars wesi mTaw-
midelTaA, eri friadi Sekrbebis Txemsa zeda mTisasa amas
dResaswaulsa da Ramesa aTeven. da viTar RamH ganaTies, da
moiwia Jami Jamis-wirvisaA da Seimosa wmidaA mamaA Cueni efTYme
da sxuani mRdelni mis Tana, da viTarca siwmide Seiyvanes da
“wmida arsi” aRiRes, ixiles mamaA Cueni efTYme viTarca cecx-
li mgzebarH. da zarman Seipyrna yovelni. da masve Jamsa isma
KmaA viTarca yivili erisa mravlisaA, da SeiZra mTaA igi Zrvi-
Ta didiTa, da yovelnive pirsa zeda daecnes. da viTarca aRadg-
inna igini mamaman efTYme, SiSisagan viTarca mkudarni iyvnes.
da viTar ixilna esreT SeZrwunebulni, hrqua maT: “nu geSin-
in, Zmano, rameTu moxedvaA saRmrToA iqmna, da qristeman TYsi
dResaswauli adida”. xolo maT yovelTa nugeSinis-eca da
misces didebaA RmerTsa.
XVIII. saydarTa Soris sakaTalikozoTa saCino ars da
warCinebul saydari wmidisa epifane kYprelisaA. da JamTa ba-
sili mefisaTa odesme aResrula mTavarepiskoposi, romeli iyo
mun. da friad aiZula mefeman netarsa efTYmes, raATa miiTu-
alos gangebaA misi. xolo man yoladve ara Tavs-idva, rameTu
yovliTa moswrafebiTa evltoda didebasa kacTasa da SfoTsa
soflisasa da simdablesa Seitkbobda.
XIX. da viTarca iyo netari mamaA Cueni efTYme savse ze-
gardamoATa madliTa, egreTve saRmrToni wesni da gangebani
daesxnes monastersa TYssa: pirvelad wesni eklesiisani da
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17. erTxel Cvenma wminda mama eqvTimem feriscvalebi-
sTvis aTonis mTaze ineba asvla; rogorc mTawmindelTa wesi
iyo, didZali xalxi ikribeboda xolme mTis Txemze am
dResaswaulis dros da Rames aTevdnen. Rame rom gaaTies
da Jamiswirvis dro moaxlovda, Cveni wminda mama eqvTime
da sxva mRvdlebi Seimosnen. rogorc ki siwminde1 Seitanes
da “wminda arsi”2 iloces; dainaxes, Cveni mama eqvTime dgas
viTarca mgznebare cecxli. SiSis zarma moicva yvela. am
dros didZali xalxidan yiviliviT gaisma xma, Zlierad
iZra mTa da yvelani pirqve daecnen. mama eqvTimem isini rom
wamoayena, SiSisagan mkvdrebiviT iyvnen. ase SeZrwunebulni
rom ixila, uTxra: “nu geSiniaT, Zmebo, radgan RmerTma
mogvxeda da qristem Tavisi dResaswauli adida”. maT didi
nugeSi miiRes da adides RmerTi.
18. sakaTalikoso saydarTa Soris gamoCenili da
warCinebulia wminda epifane kviprelis saydari. basilis
mefobis dros iq gardaicvala mTavarepiskoposi. mefe ne-
tar eqvTimes aiZulebda, raTa mas mieRo mmarTveloba
(episkoposoba). magram man Tavs ar ido, radgan igi didi
mondomebiT gaurboda kacTa didebas da amsofliur SfoTs,
da Tavmdablobas Seitkbobda.
19. raodeni zeciuri madliTac iyo aRsavse Cveni ne-
tari mama eqvTime, iseTive madliT daadgina man saRvTo wesi
da mmarTveloba Tavis monasterSi: upirvelesad Seadgina
1 siwminde – wminda ZRvenis (ziarebis) mosamzadebeli WurWeli
2 “wminda arsi” - locvaa, romelic ase iwyeba.
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gangebani yovlisa weliwdisani, viTarca weril ars didsa sYn-
aqsarsa srulebiT da dauklebelad.
1. da maradis evedrebin ZmaTa, raATa moswrafe iyvnen mis-
lvad eklesiad da wesierad dgomad da mKurvaled locvad.
da TYT mis netarisa sayofeli simaRlesa iyo, godolsa zeda
maRalsa, da vervin ver miuswris ciskrisa locvasa, da TYnier
kuerTxisa da kedelsa miyrdnobisa dgan igi eklesias yovli-
Ta moswrafebiTa da krZalulebiTa. da odes mcire raAme saqme
arn, mowafesa TYssa saidumlod ubrZanis, da igi warvidis. da
gina Tu ikonomosisada ebrZanis, gina Tu parikonomosisada,
mozidnis neliad da Stosa gaiyvanis da mun uTxris brZanebaA
mamisaA. da odes raAme didi iyvis, TYT gavidis Stosa, da daiub-
nis. eklesiasa kula Sina yoladve ubnobasa vervin ikadrebda.
2. da daRacaTu Zmani kedelsa Tana dgian, garna kedelsa
aravin mieyrdnobin, rameTu iginica mas netarsa hbaZvides
msgavsad Zalisa. WabukTada gaewesa saSoval eklesiasa dgomaA
da orkecad da samkecad dgian KelmoWdobiT da mowiwebiT.
da skamebi saSoval dadgian da odes jer-arn egreTve orkec-
ad da samkecad dasxdian. da dekanozi odes awuevn anu mnaTH
gina wignis kiTxvasa, gina wardgomasa, gina Tu romelsaca sam-
saxurebelsa eklesiisasa, guerdiT mividis da Tayuanis-scis,
da uTxris, romel mas oden esmin, da man Tayuanis-scis, da
waremarTis TYssa msaxurebasa.
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yovelwliuri wesi da gangeba eklesiisa, rogorc es did
svinaqsarSi weria, srulad da daukleblad.
1) mudam evedreboda xolme Zmebs, rom eklesiaSi misv-
lis survili hqondeT, wesierad idgnen da mxurvaled
loculobdnen. netaris samyofeli maRali koSkis Tavze
iyo. veravin daaswrebda mas ciskris locvaze mosvlas.
ukverTxod, kedelze miuyrdnoblad idga xolme igi ekle-
siaSi, didi mondomebiTa da krZalviT. da roca raime saqme
gamoCndeboda, Cumad ubrZanebda Tavis mowafes da is midi-
oda; ikonomosis1 an parikonomosisTvis2 Tu iyo raime saqme,
frTxilad gaixmobda, stoaSi3 gaiyvanda da iq ubrZanebda.
xolo Tu didi saqme iyo, TviTon gavidoda xolme stoaSi
da iq daelaparakeboda. eklesiaSi laparaks veravin
bedavda.
2) Zmebi kedelTan Tu idgnen, kedels aravin mieyrdno-
boda, radgan isinic netars baZavdnen TavianTi SeZlebisae-
br. axalgazrdebs eklesiis SuaSi daudgina dgoma, or da
sam rigad idgnen xolme moWidebiT da mowiwebiT. skamebic
SuaSi idga da, roca saWiro iyo, aseve or da sam rigad
dasxdebodnen xolme. vinmes dekanozi Tu iwvevda an mnaTe
wignis sakiTxavad, wardgomad an sxva saeklesio msaxureb-
isTvis axlos mdgomi mividoda, Tayvans scemda da eubnebo-
da, rac gaigona, da isic TayvaniscemiT waremarTeboda xol-
me samsaxureblad.
1. ikonomosi - monastris sameurneo saqmeTa gamgebeli
2. parikonomosi - ikonomosis moadgile
3. stoa, Stoa - gadaxuruli Sesasvleli
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3. orni epitiritisni, romel arian damxedvarni, daedginnes,
kacni saRmrToni da RmrTis-moSiSni, erTi uxucesi da erTi
umrwemesi misa queSe, romelsa waravlinebn senakebsa ZmaTasa
da moiyvanebn Sina daSTomilTa. ukueTu vinme ara movidis
dawesebulTa zeda ciskrisasa, gankanonis jerovnad, viTarca
ganewesa mamasa. da romelni Zlierad Surebodian dRe yovel,
da ara moecalebin Zili, dRisi igi SromaA maTi locvadve dau-
Tualis. romelni kula anu mocalebiT iyvnian anu subuqTa
samsaxurebelTa, gina Tu xucesni guna Tu diakonni gina Tu
mJa[36]mobelni, ukueTu Wabukni iyvnian, asi muKli moadrekiis
sakurTxevelsa wina, ukueTu kula berni da uZlurni iyvnian,
uRYnobaA da usa[W]mlobaA ganuwesis mas dResa Sina.
4. locvasa yoladve eklesiisa karTa Tana dgann uxucesi
epitiritisi da gamavalTa ZmaTa hkiTxavn mizezsa ganslvisasa,
ukueTu raAme diad saWiroA saqme ara aqun, vervin ikadris gan-
svlaA. xolo ukueTu raAme saWiroA iyvis, uTxris epitiritis-
sa, da kualad moswrafed Seiqcis. ukueTu kula daeyovnis,
didad abralis da daumowmis, viTarmed: “amas nuRara iqm!” da
ukueTu kula qmnis-Ra, satrapezos ara SeuSYs, aramed Kmeli-
sa purisa WamaA ganuwesis mas dResa, anu asi muKli moadreki-
is.
5. mSromelTa da maSuralTada ganewesa mamasa, da Semdgo-
mad dawesebulTa warvidian, da gamoisuenian vidre meored
rekadmde, da merme kualad eklesiadve movidian. ukueTu kula
daKsndian, epitiritisTa moiyvanian.
6. ukueTu vieTnime Seilalnian Zmani, mouKmis mamaman da
naKnis, da brZanebasa missa ara urC eqmnebodes, mSYdobaA qmni-
an. ukueTu kula gulficxelni ipovnian da masve zeda
daadgrian, ganewesa, romel vidre dagebadmde trapezsa ver
Seviden da pursa xolo da wyalsa iKmarebden, xolo ukueTu
winamZRuari ara arn, ikonomosman gankanonnis.
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3) ori epitiritisi, anu zedamxedveli daadgina, metad
RvTismoSiSni - erTi ufrosi da erTi umcrosi. maT gaag-
zavnida xolme Zmebis senakSi, raTa Sin darCenilebi moey-
vanaT. Tuki ciskarze dawesebul dros vinme ar movidoda,
saTanadod dasjida, rogorc mamas daewesa. vinc bevrs Sro-
mobda yoveldRiurad da ZilisTvisac ar iclida, dRisiT
gaweul Sromas locvad miuTvlida xolme. vinc usaqmod
iyo an ioli samsaxuri hqonda, mRvdeli iqneboda, diakoni
Tu mgalobeli, axalgazrdebi Tu ki iyvnen, sakurTxevlis
win asjer unda moedrikaT muxli, da Tuki moxuci iyo an
uZluri, im dRes Rvinisa da sakvebis miReba ekrZalebodaT.
4) locvis dros eklesiis karTan idga xolme ufrosi
zedamxedveli da gareT gamaval Zmebs gasvlis mizezs ekiTx-
eboda. Tu raime didad saWiro saqme ar hqonda, veravin
gabedavda gasvlas. magram Tu raime aucilebeli saqme iyo,
zedamxedvels etyoda da swrafadve brundeboda. Tu Sey-
ovndeboda da mosvlas daagvianebda, daadanaSaulebda da
daumowmebda, rom amas metad nuRar izamda. da Tuki kvlav
gaimeorebda, satrapezoSi aRar SeuSvebdnen, im dRes xmel
purs an as muxldrekas daudgendnen.
5) mSromelebsa da SromiT daRlilebs mamam daudgina
dasveneba meore rekvamde: iSromebdnen da isvenebdnen, da
Semdeg isev eklesiaSi movidodnen. Tuki Tavisuflebi iy-
vnen da ar hqondaT saqme, zedamxedvelTan mihyavdaT.
6) Tuki Zmebi waiCxubebdnen, mama ixmobda da gaigebda,
ra moxda; mis brZanebas ar eurCebodnen da mSvidoba Camo-
vardeboda maT Soris. da Tu mainc gulgaficxebulni dar-
Cebodnen, sanam ar Serigdebodnen trapezze 1 ver
1 trapezi – sufra, nadimi
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7. odesca eklesias Sevidodian – pirvelad mamaA efTYme
da merme Zmani yovelni – vidre muKlTa zeda ara modrkian, da
Tayuanis-scian wmidasa RmrTis-mSobelsa, romel ars bWeTa
zeda, ara Sevidian. da odesca mamasa wina wauvlidian Zmani –
gina eklesias gina sadaca – vidre ara modrkian, da Tayuanis-
scian mdablad, ara warhvlidian. da egreTve ne tari mamaA Cue-
ni efTYme ara Tu sapatioTa kacTa oden, aramed maT axlad mos-
rulTaca que modrekiT Tayuanis-scemn da wyalobiT moikiTx-
avn.
8. da ukueTu vinme ixilnis moswrafeni Zmani, romelni
zrunvidian sulTa TYsTaTYs, egeviTarTa maT miRmarT aras
ubrZanebn.
9. ukueTu kula vinme ixilnis udebni da daKsnilni da axal-
mosrulni, maT zedaAs-zeda eubnebin, aswavebn, amxilebn da
nugeSinis-scemn da KelosanTa dahvedrebn, raATa marjued
eqceodian da araras miaWirvebden.
10. raA serobisa ilocian, ara Kel-ewifeboda ZmaTa arca
senaksa Sekrebad ubnobisaTYs, arca monastersa Sina ubnobad.
da Tu vinme povnian, epitiritisTa daacxrvnian da TYsTa kel-
inTa warmgzavnnian. ukueTu kula winaaRdgomaA vinme ikadris
maTi, mamaman ubrZanis da ficxlad gankanonnis.
11. odes ixilnian vinme WabukTa ZmaTaganni gina erTmaner-
Tsa Tana ubnobad anu sicilad anu Kelis-miyofad, ficxlad
amxilian. da ukueTu meored qmnian-Ra, mamasa moaKsenian, da
man mZimed gankanonnis.
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Sevidodnen da marto pursa da wyals miiRebdnen.
winamZRvari Tuki ar iyo, ikonomosi dasjida maT.
7) vidre eklesiaSi Sevidodnen, jer mama eqvTime da
Semdeg yvela sxva Zma - muxlis moudreklad da Tayvanis-
cemis gareSe wminda RvTismSoblis winaSe, romelic karis
zemoT iyo - ar Sevidodnen SigniT. roca mamis win unda
gaevloT Zmebs, gind eklesiaSi da gind sxvagan, vidre mux-
ls ar moidrekdnen da Tayvans ar scemdnen, ar gaivlidnen.
aseve Cveni netari mama eqvTimec, araTu pativcemul kacTa,
aramed axalmosulTa winaSec qvedadrekiT Tayvans scemda
xolme da wyalobiT moikiTxavda.
8) Tu romelime gulmodgine Zmas naxavda, romelic Tavi-
si sulisaTvis zrunavda, amaT mimarT arafers brZanebda.
9) magram Tu romelime zarmacs, usaqmurs an axalmo-
suls naxavda, maT xSirad esaubreboda, aswavlida, amxel-
da, nugeSs scemda da gamocdilT evedreboda, rom sa-
marTlianad da guldadebiT mohqceodnen da araferi moek-
loT maTTvis.
10) mwuxris locvisas ZmaTagan aravis SeeZlo sasaubrod
damdgariyo arc senakSi da arc eklesiaSi. Tuki vinmes
ipovidnen, zedamxedveli daaSoSminebda da Tavis senakSi
gaagzavnida. magram vinme mainc Tu gabedavda winaaRmde-
gobas, mama ubrZanebda da mkacrad dasjidnen.
11) Tuki naxavdnen romelime axalgazrda ZmaTagans an
erTmaneTTan mosaubreT, an mocinarT, an kidev amis dawye-
bas rom apirebda, mkacrad amxeldnen. Tu meored SeniSnavd-
nen, mamas moaxsenebdnen da is mZimed dasjida xolme.
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12. ukueTu raAme mohKdis mterisa mier: erTmanerTisa mi-
marT ficxeli SfoTi gina wuerTa daglejaA, gina mimTxuevaA,
wesi iyo mamisa CuenisaA, romel mas Tana KmamaRlobaA da uwesoA
gulis-wyromaA ara iyo, viTa iyo yovliTave saTnoebiTa
Semkuli, \ tkbiliTa da hamoATa sityYTa daiubnnis wignTagan
da zepiriT. da hrqYs, viTarmed: “Svilno! ukueTu migiSune
amas saqmesa zeda, pirvelad sulTa TquenTa waiwymedT da merme
monasteri uwesod gava, vinaATgan egre mohKda, romel
RmerTman me damadgina Tquenda msajulad da ganmgebelad,
ukueTu uwurTelad migiSune, uwyodeT, viTa mas saukunesa
mwared gaisjebiT. ukueTu kula me aqa mcired gwuarTne da
madlobiT miiTualoT, mrwams RmrTisagan, viTa mis saukunoAsa
gankiTxvisagan ganerebiT”. da esreT raA daarwmunis, cnis Zali
mis saqmisaA ZmaTagan da, ukueTu orTaAve arn brali, ornive
wuarTnis, da, ukueTu erTisaA, \ erTi. viTari-Zi iyvis SfoTi
igi, ukueTu didi iyvis, didad wuarTnis da, ukueTu mcire –
mcired; samamos miiyvannis da ubrZanis ganrTxmaA. da Zmaman man
Tayuanis-scis da ganirTxis Tavi TYsi. da erTi ZmaA Tavsa
umWiravn da erTi ferKTa da erTTa CoKaTa zeda miamTxYan
RuediTa: romelsame l da romelsame m da romelsame samoci.
xolo ukueTu vinme ipovis asabiaA da erTi-meorisa meSueli,
didad mougindis, da ficxlad wuarTis. da maT cemulTa
Semdgomad cemisa muKlT-modrekiT Tayuanis-scian da
cremliT SendobaA iTxovian mamisagan. da romelmanme ori
msgefsi dayvis que mwolareman da romelmanme sami. da JamiTi-
Jamad mivaln mamaA da nugeSinis-scemn sityYT da saqmiT da
sanukvarsa warscemn da KelosanTa dahvedrnis, raATa nugeS-
inis-scemden. da vinca wuarTis TYnier yovlisa mizezisa,
nugeSinis-scis da aRaSenis: anu CoKiTa anu sabeWuriTa anu
sxYTa raATme saKmriTa. da yoladve ara iyo drtvinvaA gina
gulis-klebaA cemulTa maT Tana, aramed esreT Seeracxis, vi-
Tarmca qristes KelTagan wurTil iyvnes.
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12) Tuki raime moxdeboda eSmakisagan: erTmaneTTan didi
Cxubi, an wveris gleja, an dartyma - aseTi wesi hqonda Cvens
mamas, rom am dros xmamaRla an guliswyromiT ki ar mima-
rTavda, aramed yovelgvari saTnoebiT Semkuli tkbili da
saamo sityviT daelaparakeboda da esaubreboda, ama Tu im
wignidan aswavlida. da eubneboda xolme: “Svilebo! es saqme
rom daganeboT, jer sakuTar sulebs wawymedT da Semdeg
monasterSic uwesoba iqneba; radgan ise moxda, rom RmerT-
ma me damadgina Tqvens msajulad da ganmgeblad, dausjel-
ni rom dagtovoT, icodeT, rom saukunod mwared daisjebiT.
magram Tuki aq mcirediT dagsjiT da sasjels madliere-
biT miiRebT, mjera rom saukuno gankiTxvas gadaurCebiT”.
ase rom daarwmunebda, kargad gamoikiTxavda am ZmaTa saqmes
da, Tu orives brali iyo, orives sjida, Tu erTisa - erTs
dasjida. rogori Cxubic iyo, imisda mixedviT, did an mcire
sasjels gamoutanda. samamoSi1 miiyvanda da ubrZanebda gan-
rTxmas. Zma Tayvans scemda da dawveboda. erTi Zma Tavs uWer-
da, meore - fexebs, mesame ki tansacmelzeve gadahkravda
Rvedebs: vis - ocdaaTs, vis - ormocs da vis - samocs. vinme
mSveleli Tu gamoCndeboda, metad gauWirdeboda, radgan
ufro sastikad tanjavdnen. cemis Semdeg nacemi muxldrekiT
Tayvans scemda da cremliT Sendobas iTxovda mamisagan.
zogi ori kvira iwva amis Semdeg, zogi ki sam kvirasac. dro-
dadro mama movidoda xolme da nugeSs scemda sityviT da
saqmiT, sazrdos aZlevda da ostats evedreboda, rom nuge-
Si ecaT maTTvis. visac umizezod scemdnen, nugeSsac scemda
da sikeTiTac aavsebda: an samosels miscemda, an wamosasxams,
an sxva raime saWiro nivTs. arasodes drtvinavda da arc
gulnakluli rCeboda nacemi, aramed ise miiRebda, TiTqos
qristes xeliT iyoso wvrTnili.
1 samamo - monastris mamasaxlisis senaki (il. abulaZe).
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13. eseviTari CueulebaA aqunda wmidasa mamasa Cuensa
efTYmes: rameTu samTa dReTa SYdeulisaTa, \ orSabaTsa, oTx-
SabaTsa da paraskevsa, senaksa TYssa mzisa daslvasa puri da
wyali iKmaris TYnier didTa dResaswaulTasa, da sxuaA
yoladve trapezsa mivaln. garna Tu lavreli movidis anu pro-
ti, rameTu maSin esre irCies ZmaTa, raATa kide Seukazmviden
pursa gina Tu samamos anu Tu sadaca enebos, raATa ara daeyo-
vnos ZmaTa satrapezos mizezisaTYs Sromisa, rameTu friad
moxarke iyvnes Zmani maSin Sromasa.
14. netari mamaA Cueni RYnosa ara odes iKmarebn TYnier
Jamis-wirvisa anu didisa raAsme mizezisa vidre siberedmde.
xolo trapezsa odesca dajdis, ebrZana metrapezisada, romel
ZmaTa RYnisagan yoladve TasiTa RYnosa daudgmides, da gemosa
ixilavn. da ukueTu marjued arn, araraA brZanis, ukueTu kula
anu Zmriani arn, anu meti wyali erTis, Semdgomad trapeziT
adgomisa daeubnis mevaJinesa, viTarmed: “Zmao, amaT ZmaTa nug-
eSinis-sacemeli sxuaA ara sadaAT aqus amis trapezisagan kide.
ukueTu subuqi RYnoA iyos, yola nu urTav wyalsa, da ukue-
Tu saSuvali iyos, jerisaebr urTe, da ukueTu umjobesi-re
iyos, viTarca jer-iyos”. egreTve daRacaTu TYT aras iK-
marebn, ZmaTa saWmeli moaRebiis Tavisa wina da misica gemoA
ixilis. da ukueTu zeTi akldis, kelari daiubnis da amcnis
ganmarTebaA, xolo ukueTu umgbari iyvis anu umariloA anu
mariliani, odes trapeziT aRdgis, mzareuli daiubnis da hr-
qYs, viTarmed: “SiSiTa RmrTisaATa iqmode, Zmao, samsaxu-
rebelsa Sensa da nu ityY, Tu kacTa vhmsaxureb, aramed esreT
gaqundin, viTarmca angelosTa RmrTisaTa hmsaxurebdi, raATa
sasyideli Seni ara wargiwymdes”.
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13) erTi aseTi Cveuleba hqonda Cvens wminda mama eqv-
Times: kviraSi sam dRes - orSabaTs, oTxSabaTs da paraskevs
Tavis senakSi iyo da mxolod mzis Casvlisas miiRebda pur-
sa da wyals, garda didi dResaswaulebisa. sxvebi ki sat-
rapezoSi mividoda. Tuki vinme lavridan movidoda an ar-
qimandriti, maSin Zmebi moumzadebdnen sazrdos samamoSi,
an sadac inebebda, rom ar daegvianaT satrapezoSi, radgan
Zalze mondomebulni irjebodnen Zmebi.
14) Cveni netari mama siberemde Rvinos arasodes iReb-
da, garda Jamiswirvisa an raime didi mizezisa. trapezs
rom miujdeboda, metrapezes1 ubrZanebda, rom TasiT Rvino
daedga ZmebisaTvis, raTa gemo gaesinjaT. Tu kargi iqnebo-
da Rvino, arafers brZanebda, magram Zmriani an meti wyali
Tu iqneboda gareuli, trapezis Semdeg mnes daelaparake-
boda xolme da etyoda: “Zmao, am Zmebs nugeSisacemeli sxva
araferi aqvT, am trapezis garda. msubuqi Tu gamodga
Rvino, wyals nuRar gaurev, Tu saSualod iyos - jerovnad
gaurie, da Tu saukeTeso iyos, rogorc saWiro iqnebao”.
aseve, TviTon Tuki ar iRebda, Zmebs saWmels moataninebda
da mas gemos usinjavda. Tuki zeTi aklda, mnes daelapar-
akeboda da sTxovda damatebas; Tu mouxarSavi iqneboda an
umarilo, an mariliani, trapezidan wamomdgari, mzareuls
daelaparakeboda da etyoda: “RvTis moSiSebiT akeTe, Zmao,
Seni saqme da nu ityvi, adamianebs vemsaxurebio, aramed ise
iqmode, TiTqos RvTis angelozebs emsaxurebi, raTa Seni
sazRauri ar wagiwymdes zecaSi”.
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15. wesi iyo mamisa CuenisaA, romel trapezsa zeda yoladve
ara ubnobn, garna Tu vinme ucxoni iyvnian da iSYT sadme ne-
liad sityuaA miugis. gina Tu wyali undis, gina Tu evlogia-
sa visme warscemn, gina Tu raAme saWiroA saqme iyvis trapezsa
zeda, mouKmis mowafesa da idumal ubrZanis, romel sxuaman
vervin cnis. sxuaA kula ZmaTagani yoladve vervin ikadrebn
ubnobasa. metrapeze kula da Kelosanni, ukueTu saWiroA raAme
saqme iyvis, idumal daCurCnian. egreTve ZmaTa, ukueTu saWi-
roA raAme saqme iyvis, gina Tu wyalsa iTxovdian gina Tu sxu-
asa rasme, idumal iTxovian.
16. da eseca gaewesa metrapezisada, viTarmed: “ukueTu vinme
ixilo gina ubnobad, gina sicilad, gina laRobad trapezsa
zeda, SeuTuale, viTa: “magas nuRara iqm, Tu ara mamasa gau-
wesebia, romel gare gagiyvano”. ukueTu vinme ipovis gina
mterisagan gina sasumlisagan da kualadca iwyis ubnobad, gina
gancxromad, SeeTuala mamasa eklesiasa Sina ZmaTada, viTa:
“damimcnia metrapezisada, romel aravin aRgidges wina gare
ganyvanebisaTYs”. da arca vin ikadrebda winaaRdgomasa, da
gare gaiyvanis egeviTari igi, vidremdis saxH ganigis.
17. mSromelTada dResaswaulTa da kYriakeTa da gina Tu
haeri arn, maSin gaewesa msaxurebaA, da Sromisa dReTa Sinamy-
ofni da xucesni da diakonni hmsaxurebdian, viTarca mixude-
bin da sxuaA mocale eri.
18. wesi iyo mamisa CuenisaA, romel, ukueTu didi raAme saqme
arn gina samefoA gina bWisaA, eklesias daiubnnis Zmani. da uku-
eTu sakrebuloA raAme arn, ZmaTa uKmis, romelTa aqun mis saqmi-
sa mecnierebaA, \ gina Tu samWedloA iyvis, gina saxurovnoA,
gina savenaKH, \ da maT Tana daiurvis samamos. ese kula sxuani
saqmeni wurilni ikonomossa Tana daiubnnis, rameTu, daRaca-
Tu yovelsa saqmesa mecnier iyo samgzis sanatreli mamaA Cue-
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15) Cvens mamas aseTi wesi hqonda, trapezze saerTod ar
laparakobda, vinme ucxo Tuki ijda, iSviaTad ityoda
raimes, da wynarad miugebda. wyali moundeboda, kurTxe-
vas aZlevda an sxva raime saWiro saqme Tu hqonda trapez-
ze, mowafes mouxmobda da Cumad ubrZanebda, rom sxvas ar-
avis gaego. ZmaTagan veravin gabedavda laparaks. metrapeze
an sxva ostati, raime aucilebloba Tuki iqneboda, wynar-
ad CurCulebdnen. Zmebic aseve Cumad iTxovdnen xolme
wyals an sxva raimes.
16) metrapezes esec daudgina: “vinmes Tu naxav mosau-
bres, an mocinars, an Tavxedurad mjdoms trapezTan, Seu-
Tvale – magas nuRar izam, Torem mamas daudgenia, rom ga-
reT gagiyvanoo”. magram vinme eSmakis aRZvriT an sasmeliT
Tu mainc ar gaCerda da ganagrZo saubari an mxiaruleba,
SeuTvale eklesiis mamis nabrZanebi: “metrapezes vavaleb,
rom aravin SeuSalos xeli mis gareT gayvanaSi”. veravin
bedavda winaaRmdegobas, gareT gahyavdaT, vidre ar gamos-
wordeboda.
17) Tu dResaswaulebi iyo, kvira (sauflo) dReebi an
cudi amindebi, daudgina samsaxuri imaT, vinc Sinmyofi iyo
- mRvdeli iqneboda Tu diakoni, ise emsaxuraT, rogorc
SexvdebodaT da aseve sxva saqmisgan Tavisufal xalxsac.
18) Cveni mamis wesi iyo, romelime didi saqme Tu gamoC-
ndeboda - gind samefo, gind sasamarTlo, eklesiaSi dae-
laparakeboda Zmebs; Tuki raime samonastro saqme iqnebo-
da, im Zmebs uxmobda, ra xelobac icodnen - samWedlo iyo,
xurosi, savenaxe - da maT esaubreboda samamoSi. sxva, ufro
wvril saqmeebze ekonomoss daelaparakeboda. Tumca yvela
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ni efTYme, garna didiTa miT simdabliTa TYsiTa TYnier
kiTxvisa ara ras iqmoda.
19. da siberesa missa zeda ara Tavs-idebda argniTa ekle-
siad Seslvad. xolo uZlurTa ZmaTada gaewesa, da eklesiisa
Stosa dgian miyrdnobiT kuerTxTa maTTa zeda. xolo romelni
metadre uZlurni iyvnian, maTda ebrZana, romel Stosave Sina
sxden igini skamTa zeda.
20. da ufroAs yovlisa ese uZnn wmidasa mamasa Cuensa: uku-
eTu vieTme tyuviliT gina eklesiisaTYs gina Zmisa visTYsme
sityuaA raAme uTxrian. da amisTYs mtkiced daemowma, raATa,
ukueTu zedamiwevniT ara icodian, yoladve ara ikadron moK-
senebad. xolo ukueTu tyuviliT raAme moaKsenian, mZimed
gankanonnis. da amis mizezisaTYs mravalni Zmani monastrisa-
gan gaasxna, raATa krebuli mSYdobiT iyoso.
21. Tuesa Sina orgzis da samgzis kYriaobaTa daiubnis Zm-
ani swavliTa sulieriTa da, viTarca iyo savse madliTa Rmr-
TisaATa, wmidaTa werilTagan aswavebn maT sargebelsa sulTa
maTTasa. da esoden lmobier iqmnian yovelni, vidre-Ra mrava-
li cremli dasTxiian da hmadlobdian RmerTsa, da sityuaA misi
esreT Seiwynarian, viTarca qristesi. xolo aswavebn maT siy-
uarulisaTYs da simdablisa, morCilebisaTYs da krZaluleb-
isa, simSYdisaTYs da uSfoTvelobisa, moTminebisaTYs da msax-
urebisa da moswrafed mislvisaTYs eklesiad da sxuaTa yov-
elTave wesTa krebulisaTa mKurvaled aRsrulebisaTYs. da
ityYn, viTarmed: “esreT vixarkoT, Zmano, romel SekrebaA Cueni
amas wmidasa adgilsa arca cudad iyos, arca amaod iqmnas gan-
slvaA Cueni amier sofliT”. da sxuani mravalni swavlani, vi-
Tarca RmerTman moscis pirsa missa, miuTxrnis.
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saqmis mcodne iyo samgzis sanatreli Cveni mama eqvTime,
magram udidesi TavmdablobiT ukiTxavad arafers akeTeb-
da.
19) moxucebulobaSi joxiT ar Sedioda eklesiaSi. dau-
Zlurebuli ZmebisTvis ki daawesa eklesiis stoaSi
kverTxze dayrdnobiT dgoma. ufro metad dauZlure-
bulebs ebrZanaT, rom stoaSive skamze msxdariyvnen.
20) yvelaze metad Cvens wminda mamas es umZimda: Tuki
vinme tyuils ityoda eklesiaze, an romelime Zmaze raimes
etyodnen. amis gamo mtkiced iTxovda, rom nu gabedavdnen
raimes Tqmas, vidre zedmiwevniT ar Seityobdnen yove-
lives. Tu tyuils moaxsenebdnen, mZimed dasjidnen. am
mizeziT mravali Zma gaaZeva monastridan, raTa iq mSvido-
ba yofiliyo.
21) TveSi orjer an samjer, kviraobiT, Zmebs sulierad
ganaswavlebda da, RvTis madliT aRsavse, sulisaTvis sas-
argeblo swavlebas awvdida wminda werilidan. imgvari
TanagrZnobiT ekideboda yovelives, rom cremlmoreulni
madlobdnen RmerTs da mis sityvas ise iRebdnen, viTarca
qristesas. aswavlida maT siyvarulsa da Tavmdablobas,
morCilebasa da krZalvas, simSvidesa da uSfoTvelobas,
moTminebasa da msaxurebas, eklesiaSi mondomebiT siaruls
da sxva saeklesio wesis mxurvaled aRsrulebas, da eubne-
boda: “ise gavisarjoT, Zmebo, rom Cveni am wminda adgilze
yofna fuWi ar iyos, da arc Cveni am soflidan gasvla iyos
amao”. sxva mraval swavlasac miawvdida, rac RmerTs mieni-
Webina misTvis.
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22. da yovlisave Korcielisa saKmrisagan uzrunvel ey-
vnes Zmani, da yovelsave igi miscemn vidre swavladmde da nem-
sadmde. da mizezi gardaekueTa, raATa aras vin zrunvides da
arca gahyiddes da arca iyiddes da arca ras moirewdes da
arca ras moigebdes TYnier misisa brZanebisa. da ukueTu vis-
me undis Zmisa raAme micemaA, TYnier mamisa brZanebisa vervin
ikadris micemaA, vidre ara hkiTxis. da ukueTu vinme gardahK-
dis mcnebasa missa, da iyidis gina Sesamoseli, gina sxuaA raAme,
gina safase moigis, ficxlad amxilis da Zlierad gankanonis.
da mravalgzis gYxilavs, romel gina sabeWurni iyvnian gina
Sesamoseli anu Tu kunkuli, cecxliTa dawunis zRudesa Sina.
rameTu iyo vinme mTavardiakoni, Rirsi kaci da Seracx-
ilTa Svili da aramciredi safase mieca monastrisada da TYsi
Sesamoseli, romeli daedva eklesias, ara hnebavn, raATamca
vinme Seimosa igi TYnier missa. dResa erTsa eneba wmidasa ma-
masa Cuensa SewirvaA usisxloAsa msxuerplisaA da hrqua sxuasa
visme mTavardiakonsa, raATa Seimosos kuarTi igi Sesamoseli
pirvel Ksenebulisa mis mTavardiakonisaA. xolo man miugo,
viTarmed: “mamao suliero, nuukue Sewuxnes ZmaA igi, rameTu
ara hnebavs, raATamca vinme Seimosa kuarTi misi”. esma raA ese
mamasa, mouwoda mTavardiakonsa mas da hrqua simSYdiT da tk-
bilad, viTarmed: “gnebavsa, raATa Seimosos Zmaman man kuarTi
Seni da hmsaxuros sakurTxevelsa Cuen Tana?” da ixila, ram-
eTu Sewuxna igi da ara unda, raATa Seimosos. da viTarca aR-
asrula wmidaA Jamis-wirvaA, mouwoda zemoxsenebulsa mas
mTavardiakonsa da etyoda, viTarmed: “miTxar WeSmariti, raA
dagitevebies sofelsa Sina?” xolo man hrqua, viTarmed: “wmi-
dao mamao, ara umecar ars RirsebaA Seni, rameTu mSobelni da
Zmani da safaseni da monagebni aramciredni damitevebian da
raA igi KelTa SenTa wmidaTa mimicemies, TYT uwyi”. hrqua
mas mamaman Cuenman: “da jer-giCnsa, Svilo, raATa magis yov-
lisa madli da sasyideli wariwymido kuarTisa amis SenisaTYs?”
xolo man hrqua: “nu iyofin, mamao!” da meyseulad ubrZana moRe-
baA cecxlisaA da TYsiTa KeliTa STaagdo kuarTi igi cecxlsa,
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22) yvelanairi aucilebeli xorcieli nivTiT iyvnen
uzrunvelyofilni Zmebi da yovelives aZlevda, TviT sak-
eravisa da nemsis CaTvliT. yvela mizezi aRkveTa, raTa
aravin zrunavdes da arc gayidos, arc iyidos, arc iSovos
da arc SeiZinos misi brZanebis gareSe. vinme Tu indomebda
Tavisi ZmisaTvis raimes micemas, mamis brZanebis gareSe ver
gabedavda, vidre ar hkiTxavda. da Tu vinme daarRvevda mis
brZanebas - an iyidda Sesamosels an sxva raimes, an qonebas
SeiZenda - mkacrad amxelda da mZimed dasjida. xSirad
gvinaxavs, rom mosasxami an sxva samoseli Tu Tavsaburavi
cecxlSi rom dawva RobesTan.
iyo erTi mTavardiakoni, Rirseuli adamiani, warCineb-
ulTa Svili, romelsac aramcire qoneba Seewira monastri-
saTvis. Tavisi samoseli eklesiaSi hqonda da ar undoda
rom, mis garda vinmes Seemosa. erT dRes wminda mamam usisx-
lo msxverplis Sewirva ineba da sxva mTavardiakons uTxra,
rom im mTavardiakonis samoseliT Semosiliyo. xolo man
miugo: “suliero mamao, vaiTu is Zma Sewuxdes, radgan ar
unda, rom vinmem Seimosos misi samoseli”. es rom gaigona
mamam, mTavardiakoni ixmo da mSvidad da tkbilad uTxra:
“ginda, rom am Zmam Seimosos Seni samoseli da sakurTxev-
elSi imsaxuros CvenTan erTad?” da naxa, rom Sewuxda igi
da ar unda, rom Seimosos. Jamiswirva rom aRasrula, ixmo
zemoxsenebuli mTavardiakoni da eubneboda: “miTxari mar-
Tali, ra miatove am wuTisofelSi?” man uTxra: “wminda
mamao, TqvenTvis ucnobi ar aris, rom mSoblebi, Zmebi, did-
Zali simdidre da qoneba damitovebia da, rac SenTvis mo-
micia, TviTonac ici”. uTxra mas Cvenma mamam: “da gana saWi-
rod migaCnia, Svilo, rom eg madli da sazRauri dakargo
am Seni samoselis gamo?” man uTxra: “nu iqneba ase, mamao!”
maSinve brZana cecxlis motana, Tavisi xeliT Caagdo is
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da esreT daiwua. xolo ZmaA igi Seuvrda wmidaTa ferKTa misTa
da SendobaA iTxova. da egreTve, ukueTu visme aqun Sesamose-
li gina sxuaA raAme saKmari da ara hnebavn mas, raATamca aKmara
igi Zmasa TYssa, raJams uKmn mas, egreTve dawYs cecxliTa da
ityYn, viTarmed: “sulTa CuenTa dadebaA brZanebula ZmaTa
CuenTaTYs da Sen ganxrwnadsa saKmarsa aRirCev ufroAs Zmisa
Senisa da ara gekdimebisa?” xolo maT swavlaA misi viTarca
wamali cxorebisaA miiTualian, da hmadlobdian RmerTsa,
romelman mihmadla maT eseviTari mkurnali sulTaA.
23. maradis aswavebn ZmaTa, viTarmed: “jer-iyo, raATamca
araras veZiebdiT sxuasa gareSe trapezisa, vinaATgan uwyiT,
Tu viTariTa iwroebiTa warvles wmidaTa yovelTa sawuTroA
ese, romel arca Tu wyliTa ganiZRebdes TavTa maTTa kacni,
romelTa Rirsve ara iyo sofeli ese, ubraloni da ubiwoni da
wmidani yovlisaganve codvisa. xolo Cuen, romelni-ese savse
varT yovliTa codviTa, ara kma arsa Cuenda gansuenebaA tra-
pezisaA da orgzis dResa Sina miRebaA sazrdelisaA savsebiT
da unaklulod RYniTa da saWmliTa? kma ars WeSmaritad da
nametnav. xolo vinaATgan ara gunebavs mciredca iZulebaA
TavTa TYsTaA da mravalTa mizezTa vmizezobT, ukueTu vinme
trapezsa oden ver dasjerdebodis, da gina me da gina Tu Kel-
osanman misces saKmari raAme, TYT man xolo martoman iKmaren,
da sxuasa Zmasa bralsa nuRara STaagdebn. da ukueTu ese ara
qmnas, orTave bralsa RmerTi misgan iZevs”.
24. ese kula syidaA gina RYnisaA, gina TevzisaA yoladve
ara Ksenebul ars monastersa Sina TYnier zeTisa, da igica
romelni mkiTxvelni iyvnian anu mweralni, da wasanaxavad anu
sawerlad ainTian. sxuaA kula ara iyo wesi, raATamca anu kan-
delsa inTebdes, anu xatTa daisuenebdes senakTa Sina, aramed
juari erTi gina xati erTi esuenis, raATa, raJams ilocviden,
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samoseli cecxlSi da ase dawva. is Zma ki mas fexebSi Cau-
varda da Sendoba iTxova. aseve, Tuki vinmes hqonda
Sesamoseli an sxva raime saWiro nivTi, da ar undoda, rom
Tavis Zmas gamoeyenebina, cecxlSi wvavda im nivTs da
eubneboda: “Cven sulis dadeba gvebrZana Cveni ZmebisTvis
da Sen xrwnad nivTs amjobineb Sens Zmas, da ara grcxvenia?”
isini mis swavla-darigebas sakurnebel wamlad iRebdnen
da madlobdnen RmerTs, romelmac sulis amgvari mkurnali
mihmadla maT.
23) mudam ase aswavlida xolme Zmebs: “saWiroa, rom sx-
vas arafers veZiebdeT, garda trapezisa, radgan viciT, Tu
rogori gaWirvebiT ganvlo es wuTisofeli yvela wmind-
anma; wyliTac ki ar gaiZRobdnen Tavs isini, romelTa Rir-
si ar iyo es wuTisofeli1, radgan iyvnen ucodvelni, ubi-
woni da wmindanni yoveli codvisagan. xolo Cven, rom-
lebic codviT varT aRsavseni, ar gvyofnis Cveni trapezi
da arc sazrdelis dReSi orjer miReba RviniTa da saWm-
liT? namdvilad sakmarisia da zedmetic ki. da radganac
ar gvinda, cotaTi mainc vaiZuloT sakuTari Tavi da
mraval mizezs vimizezebT, Tuki vinme ver dasjerdeba mar-
to am trapezs da an me, an sxva vinme miscems raimes, TviTon
man gamoiyenos da sxva Zmas nuRar Caagdebs codvaSi. da Tu
amas ar izams, orives codvas RmerTi misgan moikiTxavs.”
24) Rvinis an Tevzis yidva monasters ar axsovs, garda
zeTisa, rasac wignis mkiTxvelni an gadamwerni SeiZendnen
xolme da kiTxvisa Tu weris dros anTebdnen. sxva dros ar
iyo wesi, rom kandeli aenToT, an xatis win daedoT senakSi.
jvari an erTi xati win edoT, rodesac loculobdnen,
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maT winaSe Tayuanis-scemden da emTxueodin. odes kula anu
zeTi iyidis vinme anu RYnoA TYnier mamisa sityYsa, dauTxi-
ian avlinsa Sina.
25. xolo TYnier didisa uZlurebisa saWmelsa aravin Seiq-
moda, rameTu Sevidis mamaA samzareulos, da ukueTu koWobni
ixilnis cecxlis kidesa, ikiTxis mzareulisagan, Tu visni ar-
ian. da ukueTu uZlurTani iyvnian, miuSYs; ukueTu kula nay-
rovnebiT vin iqmn, zogjer gare ganTxevaA ubrZanis da zogjer
saerosa saWmelsa Tana CasxmaA.
26. mravalni movidian safasiTa didiTa moqalaqeni da sxu-
aTa adgilTagan, raATamca moiparsnes. daiTrgunnis 1 Jam
raodenme, da ganusuenis da merme ubrZanis “SegYndveT ver
mogparsavT: Tquen kacni xarT saxeloanni da Cuen kacni varT
glaxakni da ucxoni, da odes safase misceT eklesiasa, gas-
uenebiT gnebavs yofaA, da nuukue ver gagisuenoT, da merme
SeswuxdeT; da kualad Zmani yovelni Zlierad Surebian da
ukueTu vieTnime mocaled iyvnen, iginica Sewuxdebian. da
esreT mravalTa ujmnis, da warvidian. xolo ukueTu vinme
movidis ZmaA mSromeli da mdabali, ityYn mamaA, viTa: “grwmen-
in, Zmano, amaTi mirCevia SewynarebaA, vire aTasimca vin drahkani
momca”.
iyvnes pirveliTgan didebulni kacni: ilarion kananaxi,
aRdgomisa diakoni, pirvel Senebasa monastrisasa mosrul iyo
aqa, da missa ikonomosobasa aReSena monasteri, da viTa TYssa
Zmasa xedvides mamani Cuenni. da evedra maT, raATa warvides
ierusalHms. da warmgzavnes mun, da mravalni welni dayvna
diakonobasa Sina. da mamaTa mravalgzis miuweres da kualad
moiyvanes aqave. da pirvelsaca moslvasa da meoresaca, romel
1 A-Si kideze am sityvis gaswvriv sxva xeliT Camatebulia sityva: “iRu-
awnis”.
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Tayvans scemdnen da emTxveodnen. rodesac vinme mamis
daukiTxavad iyidda zeTs an Rvinos, ezoSi gadauRvrid-
nen xolme.
25) mZimed dauZlurebulis garda, aravin imzadebda
saWmels. mama Sevidoda xolme samzareuloSi da, cecxlze
Semodebul qoTans Tu naxavda, mzareuls ekiTxeboda, Tu
visi iyo igi. Tu dauZlurebulis aRmoCndeboda, nebas rTav-
da, magram Tu gaumaZRrobiT iqmoda amas vinme, an gareT
gadasxmas brZanebda, an kidev saerTo saWmelSi
Caasxmevinebda.
26) bevri modioda didZali qonebiT qalaqebidan da sxva
adgilebidan, raTa gaekriWaT, ramdenime xans iSromebdnen
da daisvenebdnen, ris Semdegac maT eubnebodnen: “Segvin-
deT, magram ver gagkreWT: Tqven saxelovani xalxi xarT da
Cven ki Raribni da ucnobni; qonebas rom SeswiravT ekle-
sias da mosvenebulad gindaT yofna, aq ver dagasvenebT da
mere ki SewuxdebiT; Zmebi aq bevrs Sromoben da, Tuki vinme
usaqmod iqneba, isinic Sewuxdebian”. bevri gaecleboda
xolme iqaurobas da midiodnen. magram Tu mSromeli da
Tavmdabali Zma movidoda, mama etyoda: “gwamdeT, Zmebo, amis
miReba mirCevnia, vidre aTasi drahkani rom momces”.
adridanve iyvnen aq didebulebi: ilarion kananaxi,
aRdgomis diakoni, romelic jer kidev monastris mSene-
blobis dros iyo mosuli aq, misi ikonomisobisas aSenda
monasteri. Cveni mamebi Tavis ZmasaviT uyurebdnen. ilari-
oni Seevedra maT, raTa ierusalimSi wasuliyo, da warg-
zavnes iq, sadac mravali weli iyo diakonad. mamebma mrav-
aljer misweres da isev daabrunes. pirveli da meore mos-
vlisas Seswira oc litraze meti vercxli, oqro da
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efTYY mes
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moiRo vecxlad da oqrod da stavrad da saKedrad, ufroAs
ocisa litrisa iyo. da mas misces mowafH da gakueTili Seu-
qmnes Tavisa krasovulisagan kide, kokaA erTi RYno Tuesa Sina
da yveli erTi da sami litraA zeTi da dRiv erTi puri. da ese
iyo gakueTili misi.
kualad movida gYrpeli, jojikis meganZurTa-uxucesi, da
moinaTla, rameTu somexi iyo, da arseni uwodes. da diswuli
TYsi hmsaxurebda mas. da Semdgomad mravalTa welTa kualad
gamoeTxova, raATamca naxna Tavisa uflis-wulni. da orsave
moslvasa ufroAs aTxuTmetisa litrisa moiRo da misca mon-
astersa. da igive kananaxisa gakueTili mas Seuqmnes.
kualad movida aTanase periTureli ZiTurT, didad saK-
mari eklesiisaA, da hqonda kareas monasteri, romeli-igi da
sxuaA friadi safase mosces mamaTa CuenTa. xolo maT gayides
monasteri igi samas ormeoc drahknad, da igive kananaxisa
gakueTili mas hqonda.
da maT JamTa Sina, vinca vin movidis egeviTari kaci, naxe-
vari safasisa TYsisaA eklesiasa Sewiris da naxevari sapyarad
miscis.
27. wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa moRuawebaTa da erisa sauravTa
Tana da wignTa Targmnasa eseca didi zrunvaA etYrTa, ram-
eTu arca proti, arca sxuani mamasaxlisni TYnier misisa
brZanebisa araras iqmodes da iSYTi dRH gardaKdis, romelsa
aTi anu aTxuTmeti mamasaxlisi ara movidis maT winaSe. da kual-
ad zrunvaA didisa lavrisaA, saqme mZime da mravalferi mis
zedave iyo, rameTu didsa aTanasis misda miendo sauravi da
daxedvaA da gangebaA misi.
28. da misTa SromaTa da RuawlTa zeda, odesca raAme saer-
oA saqme arn monastrisaA, TYnier ucaloebisa Tanave gavidis
gina Tu navisa gamozidvasa, gina Tu navi movidis xuarbliTa,
gina Tu venaKTa asarvasa, gina Tu ajojvasa, gina Tu sTule-
basa. rameTu vinaATgan axalnerg iyvnes wuT-Ra venaKni,
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stavra, aseve saxedari. misces mas mowafe da daudgines ul-
ufa: Tavisi kaTxis garda, TveSi erTi koka Rvino, erTi yve-
li, sami litra zeTi, erTi dRiuri puri. sul es iyo misi
ulufa.
aseve movida gvirpeli, jojikis meganZeTuxucesi, moin-
aTla, radgan somexi iyo, da uwodes arseni. mas Tavisi dis-
wuli emsaxureboda. mravali wlis Semdeg isev gamoeTxo-
va, raTa Tavisi batonis Svilebi (jojikisa) enaxa. orive-
jer TxuTmet litraze meti Seswira monasters. masac kanan-
axis ulufa dauweses.
aseve movida aTanase periTureli ZesTan erTad, didZa-
li qonebiT eklesiisaTvis. mas hqonda monasteri kareaSi,
romelic sxva qonebasTan erTad Cvens mamebs gadasces. xolo
maT gayides samas ormoc drahkanad. masac igive kananaxis
ulufa hqonda.
vinc ki movidoda amgvari kaci, naxevar qonebas ekle-
sias swiravda, naxevars ki Sesanaxavad aZlevda.
27) Cvens wminda mamas, saero sazrunavsa da wignTa Targ-
mnasTan erTad, sxva didi sazrunavic hqonda, radgan arc
winamZRvari, arc sxva mamasaxlisebi, misi brZanebis gareSe
arafers akeTebdnen. iSviaTad Caivlida dRe ise, rom aTi
an TxuTmeti mamasaxlisi ar misuliyo masTan. aseve didi
samonastro sazrunavic mas daekisra, radgan aTanase dids
misTvis miendo mTeli mmarTveloba.
28) Sromisa da Rvawlis garda, roca raime samonastro
sameurneo saqme iyo xolme, mouclelobis miuxedavad,
sxvebTan erTad gadioda navis gamosaTrevad; an xorbliT
datvriTuli navi Tu Camodgeboda; aseve vazis sarze asa-
kvrelad an gasafurCqnad, an rTvelisas. venaxi jer sul
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yovelTa sariTa gangebaA unda. da ufroAsni dReni venaKTa
Sromasa Sina dayvnian, da yoladve mamaA maT Tanave iyvis,
TYnier didisa mizezisa.
29. da kualad burRalTagan yovelni sofelni Wirsa Sina
iyvnes da kninRa ukacrul. da Wirisa magier ufroAsi saTesavi
mTasa Sina iqmneboda ToKiTa: sawune da dikaA da seli da Tiv-
isa TibaA. da amas yovelsa Zmani Surebodian da, vinaATgan yo-
velni iqmodes, ara umZimda, aramed udrtYnvelad da sixaru-
liT iqmodes. da amaT yovelTa saqmeTa mamaA zedaAs-zeda
mivaln da nugeSinis-scemn sityYT da saqmiT da sazrdeliTa
da sasumliTa.
30. yoladve etyYn netari mamaA Cueni ikonomossa, vi-
Tarmed: “uwuerulTa muSakTa nu Seiwynareb, amisTYs rameTu
mavnebelni arian ZmaTani: da zogTame gonebiTa evnebis da zogTa
SexedviTa. nuras exueW safasisa daklebasa; umjobes ars,
romel daguakldes aTi da TxuTmeti drahkani, da ZmaTa
savnebeli araA SeemTxYos”.
31. kualad ukueTu ZmaTa vieTme moiyvannian TYsni naTe-
savni uwuerulni, mamasaca hnebavn, raATamca iswavles swav-
laA da KelovnebaA. garna monastersa ara daimWirnis, aramed
gare sofelTa gagzavnnis, sada icodis umjobesi da sulieri
da gamocdili ikonomosi, da mun aRizardnian. da odes wue-
riTa Seimosnian, maSin Semoiyvannis monastrad.
32. sajores yovelni Zmani iyvnian mejored: da orni eris-
ganni hyvian msaxurad da mxuetlad, da sxuani Zmani iyvnian. da
ara Tu umZimn, aramed ufroAsad uxarin, rameTu morwyul iy-
vnian sulni maTni swavliTa da moZRurebiTa wmidisa mamisa
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axali gaSenebuli iyo da yovel vazs sariT gamarTva sWird-
eboda. dReebs umetesad venaxis movlaSi atarebdnen da mama
yovelTvis maTTan iyo xolme, Tu raime mniSvnelovani saqme
ar hqonda.
29) soflebs uWirda, yvela TiTqmis ukacrieli iyo.
gaWirvebis gamo yanis umetesi nawili mTaSi ToxiT muSavde-
boda: sawvne marcvleuli, dika, kanafi da saTibavi balaxi.
yovelive amas Zmebi amuSavebdnen xolme da, radgan yvela
saqmianobda, ar eZnelebodaT, aramed udrtvinvelad da
sixaruliT Sromobdnen. mama xSirad akiTxavda momuSave
Zmebs, nugeSs scemda sityviTa da saqmiT, sazrdeliTa da
sasmeliT.
30) Cveni netari mama yovelTvis amas eubneboda ikono-
moss: “uasako mSromels nu miiReb, radgan ZmaTaTvis es
mavnebelia: zogi fiqriT Sescodavs, zogi - SexedviT. nu
gafiqrebs qonebis dakleba; umjobesia, aTi da TxuTmeti
drahkani dagvakldes, vidre Zmebs vneba da ziani SeeyaroT”.
31) ZmaTagan Tu vinme moiyvanda Tavis uasako naTesavs,
mamasac is undoda, rom eswavlaT da daostatebuliyvnen.
magram maT monasterSi ar aCerebda, aramed axlos, sofleb-
Si gagzavnida, sadac sulierad warmatebuli da gamocdi-
li ikonomosi eguleboda, da iq aRzrdidnen. da roca zr-
dasrulobas miaRwevdnen, maSin Semoiyvandnen monasterSi.
32) jorTa sadgomSi mejoreebad Zmebi iyvnen xolme:
saero pirTagan orni hyavdaT msaxurad da damgvelad, sxva
Zmebic iyvnen xolme. ara Tu umZimdaT, aramed metad uxar-
odaT, radgan maTi sulebi Cveni wminda mamis swavliTa da
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CuenisaATa, rameTu yoladve ityYn, viTarmed: “krebulsa Sina
myofni amiT samiTa saqmiTa cxovndebian: simdabliTa da mor-
CilebiTa da TYsisa nebisa datevebiTa”.
33. xolo odes ixilis ZmaTagani vinme udbad da moZilad
eklesiisa locvasa, hkiTxis, viTarmed: “rad gZinavs eklesiasa
Sina? ara geyofisa senaksa Sina Zili?” da Tu uTxris, viTarmed:
“Sina viRYZeb da miT dameZinebian”, ubrZanis, viTarmed: “ege,
sayuarelo, mterisa safrKH ars, raATa mcirisaTYs didi da-
gaWirvos. eklesias mimavalisa kacisagan eZiebs RmerTi, raATa
frTxilad da lmobierad dges; Tu ese ver SegiZlia, raATamca
eklesiasaca iRYZebdi da senaksaca ZiliTa gaZRebode da aqa
nu daiZineb, Tu ara, mZimed gagkanoneb”.
34. mekaresa monastrisasa yoladve frTxilsa da sulier-
sa kacsa daadginebn. da esreT daemcno, ukueTu ese adgilisa
mrorineni monazonni movidodian, ukueTu mwuxrsa moviden,
iseron da samxari Wamon da gaujmen da daumowme, romel
uJamod ara movidodin. xolo kelarTada ebrZana raATa eris-
ganTa igini istumrebden da ujmniden. da kelrisa karsa
raATurTiT ara gaswydeboda Sekrebad mravalferTa
vnebaTaTYs. xolo ucxoni Tu movidian, mesamesa dResa Sem-
dgomad Wamisa ebrZana, raATa mekare ujmnides. ese kula karTa
zeda Sekrebasa anu monastersa Sina anjmansa anu senakTa Sina
ubnobasa urgebsa raATurTiT aravin ikadrebda yoladve.
35. sakelroAsa wesi esreT gaewesa, raATa saWmelsa ara iq-
modin, garna Tu ucxoni iyvnian anu mSromelni vinme da maT-
TYs zogjer adgilsa Seqmnian da zogjer samzareulos da
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darigebiT iyo morwyuli; sul amas ambobda xolme: “ekle-
siaSi myofi am sami saqmiT gadarCeba: TavmdablobiT, mor-
CilebiTa da sakuTari nebis uaryofiT”.
33) ZmaTagan vinmes daudevrobas an mZinarobas Tu SeamC-
nevda eklesiaSi locvisas, ekiTxeboda xolme: “rad gZinavs
eklesiaSi? ar gyofnis senakSi Zili?” da Tu pasuxad etyo-
dnen, rom Sin vfxizlob da amitom meZinebao, ubrZanebda
xolme: “eg, sayvarelo, eSmakisgan dagebuli maxea, raTa
mcirediT didi Wiri Semogaxvios. eklesiisken mimavali
kacisagan RmerTi imas eZeibs, rom idgas fxizlad da sinan-
uliT; Tu ar SegiZlia, rom eklesiaSi ifxizlo da senakSi
ZiliT gaZRe, icode, aq nuRar daiZineb, Torem mkacrad
dagsji”.
34) monastris mekared yovelmxriv frTxilsa da suli-
erad Zlier kacs daayenebda xolme; ase ubrZanebda: “Tuki
monastris kars aqa-iq mimomavali monazvnebi moadgebian,
da Tuki mwuxrze movlen, ivaxSmon da gaecalon, Tan auxse-
ni, rom udrood nuRar movlen xolme”. xolo mnes ebrZana,
raTa stumrad mosuli erisaganni maT mieRoT da gae-
cilebinaT, radganac mnis karTan mravalgvari vnebis momta-
ni Tavyrilobani ara da ar wydeboda. ucnobebi Tu movi-
dodnen, sami dRis Semdeg mekare miacilebda xolme. da
kidev, monastris SesasvlelTan Sekrebas an monasterSi
sja-baass, anda senakebSi urgeb saubars veravin gabedavda.
35) samneo wesi ase daadgina: saWmels ar amzadebdnen;
roca ucxo stumari an vinme muSakTagani movidoda, maT-
Tvis zogjer aqve amzadebdnen, xan samzareuloSi, da iq
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mun waiRian. kelarni kula samxrad yoladve satrapezos mi-
vidian, \ erTi pirvelsa da meore meoresa tablasa, \ da egreTve
mevaJineni. magra kelarTa mwuxrsa Tu raAme eKmarebin, Sina
iKmarian.
36. yovlisa ufroAs epistatisaTYs, romel ars muSaTa ux-
ucesi, hvedrebn mamaA efTYme da etyYn, viTa: “numca raA
daakldebis epistatsa, romel ara Sewuxdes da ocdaaTi anu
ormoci muSaA ara moacTunos, da eseTni ganZi bediT waKdes,
romlisaA Tana-guac maTda micemaA. mosenaeTa kula mowafeni
yovelsave saerosa samsaxurebelsa gavidodian. da
mzaraulisada daemcna, raATa maTi saWmeli man Seuqmnas. da Tu
saWiroA raAme saqme ara arn, mamisaca mowafeni ZmaTave Tana
wavidian msaxurebasa. da ufroAsjer mosenaenica ZmaTa saT-
noebisaTYs ZmaTave Tana gavidian, ufroAs-Ra, odes mamaA mun
iyvis.
37. apoTiki da bostani da wisqYlni kelrisa sauravni iy-
vnes. da amaTgansa, raAca vis eKmarebin, kelari eurvin ikono-
mossa Tana da mamasaxlissa. xolo saparikonomosoA da sawan-
groA da sajore da samWedloA da xuroni da kalafatni da man-
drinni da venaKni da menaveni – ese ikonomosisa gasagebelni
iyvnes. kelarsa venaKTa zeda yurZnisaTYs ara hqonda Kel-
mwifebaA, egreTve ikonomossa xilisaTYs; gina Sina monaster-
sa, gina gare metoqTa kelrisa gasagebelni iyvnes, gina Tu
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mihqondaT. mneebi sadilad yovelTvis satrapezoSi mivi-
dodnen – erTi pirvel magidasTan, meore – meoresTan, da
aseve mgaloblebic. magram mneebs mwuxrisTvis Tu raime
dasWirdebodaT, Sin miiRebdnen.
36) yvelaze metad epistatisTvis, anu muSakTa ze-
damxedvelisTvis evedreboda xolme mama eqvTime mnes da
eubneboda: “nuraferi moakldeba zedamxedvels, rom ar
gauWirdes da amiT ocdaaTi Tu ormoci muSaki ar moscdes
da esodeni ganZi fuWad ar gveqces, maTTvis misacemlad rom
gvaqvs”. senakSi myofi berebis mowafeebi saero saqmeebisa-
Tvis gadiodnen xolme. mzareuls ebrZana, rom saWmeli man
moamzados maTTvis. da Tu raime aucilebeli saqme iyo, mama
eqvTimes mowafeebic ZmebTan erTad wavidodnen. ufro sen-
akSi myofi berebis mowafeTa sasikeTod midiodnen xolme
Zmebi erTad; gansakuTrebiT didi sikeTe mohqonda, Tuki
mamac maTTan erTad iyo xolme.
37) sawyobi, bostani da wisqvili mnis sazrunavi iyo.
maTgan, visac ra sWirdeboda, mne zrunavda ikonomossa da
mamasaxlisTan erTad. saparikonomoso1, saxarazo, jorTa
sadgomi, samWedlo, xuroebi da kalfatni2, mwyemsebi, ve-
naxebi da menaveebi – eseni yvelani ikonomosisi gangeblo-
bis qveS iyvnen. mnis saqme ar iyo venaxi da yurZeni, iseve,
rogorc ikonomosisa – xili. monastersa Tu monasters ga-
reT, metoqebi3, mnis gamgeblobas ekuTvnoda, aseve yvela-
1 parikonomosis (ikonomosis moadgilis) oTaxi.
2 kalfati - mgmanavi (il. abulaZe), xelosani.
3 metoqi – monastris gareT mdebare monastris kuTvnili saxli.
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zeTisxili iyvis, gina Tu nigozi, gina Tu sxuaA xili. odes
kula raAme wasacemelad saKmar arn, kelarsa gaezraxis ikono-
mosi. xolo odes moiwifis, kelarni zedaAs-zeda gavidodian
metoqTa da mohnaxvidian xilnarTa da mun myofTa mouCuenian
da daamcnian, viTarmed: “Sina da gare didad eKmarebis ZmaTa
da eklesiasa; romliTa gaerebodi, igi xolo daimWire da nu-
ras daakleb”. da veraras ikadrebdes uwesosa saqmesa qmnad,
yoveli kelarsa Sevidoda da uxuebiT hqonda misacemeli sat-
rapezos da sadaca saKmar arn warsacemelad. ukueTu kula
eKmarebodian kelarsa anu monazonni anu erisganni, ikonomo-
sman miscnis.
38. odes mamaA Sina arn, raAca vis eKmarebin, TYT mamasa
moaKsenis, ikonomossa aras vin sTxovn, da Tu vinme sTxois,
mamasa Tana miavlinis, odes kula Sina ara arn, merme gaagebn
ikonomosi.
39. ikonomosisa ganwesebuli SYdi krasovuli iyo da odes
trapezsa dajdis mwuxrsa, oTxi krasovuli miarTYan. ukue-
Tu kula Sina ara iyvis, daemcna mamasa: “saWmelsa erTsa Seuq-
modeTo da xilsa da zeTis-xilsa da raAca iTxoos, miscem-
diT”. da raAca dauSTis, sakelrosave warscis.
40. maSin wesi ese iyo, romel kelrisada daemcna winamZRu-
arsa saKmrisa micemaA ZmaTa da KeloanTaA: gina Tu gakueTili
maTi, gina Tu metsa vin iTxovn. da amisTYs ikonomossa Tana
aravin ras mivaln, ukueTu mamaA Sina ara arn, ukueTu kula
stumarni vinme movidian, magra ikonomosman ganagis. sxuaA
kula saKmari ikonomosisagan iTxovian, \ gina Tu moguni[?],
gina Tu Caflani, gina Tu tyavi, gina Tu sablebi, gina Tu seli,
\ eseviTari ikonomosisagan iTxovian. da esreT yovelive saqme
ganwesebulad iyo da uSfoTvelad iyvnes yovelni.
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nairi xili: zeTisxili, nigozi Tu sxva. Tuki raime gasag-
zavni iyo, ikonomosi mnes eTaTbireboda. xili rom
damwifdeboda, mneebi xSirad gadiodnen xolme metoqeeb-
Si, daaTvalierebdnen xilnars da iq myofT daarigebdnen:
“Sinauri da ucxo didad exmarebian Zmebsa da eklesias; mar-
to is Seinaxe da nurafers daakleb”. uweso saqmes ver be-
davdnen, TiToeuli mnesTan midioda; satrapezos uxvad
hqonda gasacemi da gasagzavni. Tu mnes exmarebodnen mon-
azvnebi an eriskacTaganni, maT ikonomosi aZlevda xolme.
38) rodesac mama Sin iyo, vinc rasac exmareboda, mamas
moaxsenebdnen xolme, ikonomoss aravin sTxovda; da Tu vin-
me iTxovda, mamasTan gagzavnidnen, roca mama Sin ar iyo,
maSin ikonomosi ubrZanebda da is gascemda.
39) ikonomosisTvis Svidi kaTxa iyo dawesebuli. mwux-
risas trapezze rom dajdeboda xolme, oTx kaTxas miarT-
mevdnen. Tu Sin ar iyo, mama brZanebda: “saWmeli moumza-
deT, xili, zeTisxili da, rac iTxovos, is mieciT; rac
darCeba, samneoSi gagzavneT”.
40) maSin aseTi wesi iyo: winamZRvars nabrZanebi hqon-
da, rom ZmebisaTvis Tu ostatebisaTvis gasacemi, vinc ras-
ac iTxovda, ulufa iqneboda Tu damatebiTi sazrdo,
mnesTan unda misuliyo; ikonomosTan aravin mividoda, mama
romc ar yofiliyo Sin. magram stumrebi Tu movidodnen,
maSin ikonomosi ganagebda. sxva saWiro nivTs ikonomosisa-
gan iTxovdnen xolme: Ceqma iqneboda, fexsacmeli, tyavi,
Tasma, Toki Tu seli. ase iyo yvela saqme ganwesebuli da
yvelani uSfoTvelad iyvnen.
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efTYY mes
mesii
41. agaraTa monastrisaTa, viTa sisikoni ars da karavni da
RmrTis-metyueli da sxuaTa eseviTarTa, Tavisa gasaromelsa
srulebiT miscemdian monastriT. da raAca iqmnis mun, yovel-
sa que moiRebdian, TYnier raodenisame, romeli mun myofTa
dautevian maTda saKmarad.
42. kualad mosenaeTada gaewesa wmidasa mamasa Cuensa: da
ukueTu puri dauSTis, ara aqun KelmwifebaA sadave micemad,
aramed kelarsave miscian.
XX. iyvnes ukue Sinaca da gareca sulierni da RmerTSe-
mosilni mamani: sanatreli arseni ninowmideli da wmidaA beri
iovane grZelis-ZH da suliTa Semosili iovane beri martod-
myofi da sxuani mobaZavni maTni, kacni zegardamoATa madliTa
ganaTlebulni da angelosTa mobaZavni cxorebiTa. da sxuaTa
maT saTnoebaTa maTTa zeda da moxucebulebasa amasca iqmodes,
romel veraraAT ver daarwmuna mamaman, raATamca sneulTa puri
da RYnoA aiRes, aramed ZmaTa pursa da, Tu eKmarebin, kraso-
vulsa maTsa kmaiyofdes. daRacaTu ara mciredi Sesawiravi
mieca monastrisada. aramed araras Tavs-idebdes aRebad gareSe
saWiroAsa mis da undoAsa KorcTa saKmrisa. da kualad yov-
elTa aznaurTa CuenTa didi sarwmunoebaA aqunda maTisa Rirse-
bisa mimarT da mravalgzis evlogiasa warmoscemdes maT wi-
naSe. xolo maT Kelad miiRian da ulocian da, viTa dabeWdu-
li iyvis, egreTve mamasa Tana warcian. mravalgzis evedrebin
mamaA, raATa raodenime glaxakTa miscen, gina sadaca enebos,
xolo maT netarTa hrqYan, viTarmed: “wmidao mamao, Cuen sasu-
leni varT eklesiisani da sasuleTagan RmerTi eseviTarTa
saqmeTa ara eZiebs”. da pursa, romel monastriT waiRian, arca
misgan miscian glaxakTa, aramed TqYan, viTarmed: “monasteri
zrdis glaxakTa”. xolo ukueTu aqun xili, gina mxali, gina
sasumeli, eseviTari raAme miscian glaxakTa. ukueTu kula puri
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
41) monastris dasasvenebel adgilebSi, sadac RvTis-
metyvelni Tu sxva misTanebi imyofebodnen, sarCos
monastridan iReben. rasac monasterSi amzadeben, yve-
lafers miutanen, garda ramdenimesi, raTa iq gamoiyenon.
42) senakebSi myofTaTvis Cvens wminda mamas dauwesebia:
Tu puri darCeba, ufleba ara aqvT, sadac moundebaT, iq
waiRon, aramed mnes unda miscen.
20. monasterSi da monasters gareT iyvnen RmerTSemo-
sili mamebi: sanatreli arseni ninowmindeli, wminda beri
ioane grZelis Ze, suliwmindiT Semosili ioane beri mar-
todmyofi da sxva maTi mimbaZvelni, zeciuri madliT ga-
naTlebulni da TavianTi cxovrebiT angelozTa msgavsni.
moxucebulobisas isini ver daarwmuna mamam, raTa sneul-
TaTvis gankuTvnili puri da Rvino mieRoT. mainc Zmebisa-
Tvis kuTvnil purs iRebdnen, Tu dasWirdebodaT xolme,
imaT samyof kaTxas ikmarebdnen. mciredi Sesawiravi Tu
gamouCndeboda monasters, arafers iRebdnen, aucilebelis
garda, sul mcire xorcs. yvela Cveni warCinebuli didi
rwmeniT iyo aRZruli maTi Rirsebis mimarT da xSirad
ugzavnidnen ZRvens. isini miiRebdnen xolme ZRvens, dalo-
cavdnen gamomgzavns da xeluxleblad agzavnidnen mamas-
Tan. mravaljer Seevedra mama, rom nawili glaxakebisTvis
miecaT, nawili ki survilisamebr gamoeyenebinaT. netari
mamebi ki eubnebodnen: “wmindao mamao, Cven sasuliro pir-
ni varT, eklesiisa, da sasulieroTagan RmerTi amgvar
saqmes ar eZiebs”. monastridan wamoRebul pursac ar
aZlevdnen glaxakebs, aramed ambobdnen: “glaxakebs
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
dahmetdis, meorisa msgefsisaA arRara aRiRian. da kualad
litonTa dReTa TYs-TYs iRuwidian viTarca uKorconi,
xolo dResaswaulTa da kYriobaTa erTgan aRasrulian wesi
locvisaA da piri erTgan iKsnian.
da iyo xilvaA cxorebisa maTisaA WeSmaritad, viTarca an-
gelosTa RmrTisaTaA da sityuaA wesier da tkbil. da esreT
aRasrules cxorebaA maTi, da srulni yovliTa saTnoebiTa wi-
naSe RmrTisa miicvalnes da ixareben yovelTa wmidaTa Tana
da CuenTYs iTxoven RmrTisagan wyalobasa. da WeSmaritad wama
maTTYs RmerT-Semosilman mamaman Cuenman efTYme, viTarmed:
“ukuanaAsknelTa amaT JamTa arRara gamoCinebad arian esevi-
Tarni srulni da maRalni saTnoebiTa”, rameTu araraA iyo saT-
noebaA, romelimca ara aqunda maT srulebiT da maRlad da
ucTomelad. xolo ganwmedilni igi da SromiTa gankafulni
guamni maTni daisxnes saflavsa Sina winaSe taZarsa wmidisa
sYmeon moxucebulisasa, erTsa Sina samarxvosa, maxlobelad
TYsTave maT moRuawebisa senakTa, romel arian karavaTa.
XXI. mbrZoli igi wmidaTaA da moSurne kacTa cxorebisaA
beliar, xedvida raA sulierTa amaT wesTa, romel daesxnes ma-
masa Cuensa efTYmes, da warmatebasa ZmaTasa da Targmnasa wign-
Ta saRmrToTasa, friad elmoda da ganileoda SuriTa. da pova
vinme sawyalobeli, saxiTa monazoni, da aRZra igi moklvad
wmidisa mis; rameTu gamouCnda da hrqua mas viTarmed: “ukue-
Tu mohkla mbrZoli Cemi efTYme, friadi keTili vyo Sen Tana”.
vinaAca Seimzada maxYli da eneba moklvaA misi, aramed cud yo
RmerTman ganzraxvaA misi.
rameTu dResa erTsa, aRvida raA godlad da dahKSa kari
mowafeman, da TYT STavidoda TYssa senaksa. da viTarca
mcired STavlo kibeTa godlisaTa, SeemTxYa mas gancofebuli
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
monasteri zrdis”. magram Tu hqondaT xili, mxali, sasmeli
an amdagvari ram, glaxakebs amas aZlevdnen. Tuki zedmeti
puri aRmoCndeboda, meore kviramde ar miiRebdnen. ubra-
lo, sadag dReebSi cal-calke Sromobdnen, uxorcoTa
msgavsad, dResaswaulebze da kviraobiT erTad aRas-
rulebdnen locvas da erTadve ixsnilebdnen.
maTi cxovrebis wesis Semyures namdvilad gaaxsendebo-
da RvTis angelozebi, gamarTuli da tkbili sityva-pasux-
iT. ase aRasrules TavianTi cxovreba da yovelgvari saT-
noebiT aRsavseni wardgnen RvTis winaSe, da xaroben yvela
wmindanTan erTad da CvenTvis iTxoven RvTisagan wyalo-
bas. WeSmaritad dagvimowma maTTvis Cvenma RmerTSemosilma
mama eqvTimem da Tqva: ukanasknel dromde amgvari maRali
saTnoebiT aRsavse aRar gamoCenila, radgan ar arsebobs
saTnoeba, isini rom ar yofiliyvnen Semosilni srulyo-
filebiT, xolo SromiT dauZlurebuli da ganwmendili
maTi gvamebi daimarxa wminda svimon moxucebulis taZris
win, erT sasaflaoze, maTsave senakebis maxloblad.
21. wminda berebis winaaRmdgomi mteri, eSmaki, kacTa
avis msurveli, maTi sulieri aRorZinebis Semxedvare, rac
Cvens mama eqvTimes daewesebina da ra warmatebiTac iRwvod-
nen Zmebi da saRvTo wignebs Targmnidnen, Zlier SfoTavda
amis gamo da Suri klavda. man ipova erTi sawyali monazo-
ni da wminda eqvTimes mosaklavad ganawyo. eCvena eSmaki da
uTxra: “Tu moklav Cem winaaRmdeg mebrZol eqvTimes, did
sikeTes mogcem”. manac moimarjva maxvili, magram RmerTma
fuWad uqcia ganzraxva.
erT dRes, koSkis Tavze mowafem Caketa kari da Tavisi
senakisaken gaemarTa. mcirediT rom Caiara koSkis kibe,
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
igi monazoni da hrqua, viTarmed: “winaSe mamisa aRval da
miJame”. xolo igi etyoda, viTarmed: “ara jer-ars esreT
uJamod aRslvaA mamisa”. da igi etyoda: “SeuZlebel ars, vi-
Tarmca ara aRved!” da viTar ara utevebda aRslvad sanatre-
li igi mowafH mamisaA, meyseulad gancofebulman man iKada
maxYli igi saeSmakoA da esreT uwyalod daCxuepa sanatreli
igi ZmaA da TYT ivltoda warslvad, da viTar-igi ivltoda,
SeemTxYa mas sxuaAca mowafH mamisaA da igica daCxuepa maxY-
liTa.
xolo iqmna raA KmaA da amboxi, cna ese wmidaman mamaman
Cuenman da meyseulad STavida da srul yvna igini sqemiTa da
aziarna wmidaTa saidumloTa, da esreT, gYrgYniTa wamebisaA-
Ta Semkulni, miicvalnes winaSe RmrTisa. xolo medgarman man
aRiara mterisamieri igi aRZrvaA TYsi da, Rirsad ukeTurebi-
sa TYsisa, mwared warhKda ubadruki igi suli misi.
kualad sxuasa Jamsa aRZra eSmakman mebostne monastrisaA
da azraxa masca moklvaA wmidisaA mis. da viTarca Kel-yo mey-
seulad uqm iqmna Keli misi da daSTa viTarca SeSaA ganKmeli,
vidremdis aRiara yoveli da locviTa misiTa miiRo kurnebaA
da adidebda RmerTsa.
yovelTa maT saTnoebaTa Tana aqunda eseca didi saTnoe-
baA, rameTu TYnier gankiTxvisa araras iqmoda yoladve, ram-
eTu ityoda, viTarmed: “mindobaA Tavisa TYsisaA da TYssa
ganzraxvasa SedgomaA warmwymedeli ars sulisaA, xolo gank-
iTxvaA winamZRuari ars cxorebisaA, viTarca Tques wmidaTa
mamaTa CuenTa”. da ese wesi vidre aRsasruladmde TYsad daim-
arxa.
XXII. iyo wmidaA mamaA Cueni efTYmi saxiTa myudro da
gonebiTa wrfel da mdabal da suliTa ganaTlebul da wmida
da guamiTa Zlier saRmrToTa Sina saqmeTa da moRuawebaTa da
hasakiTa wesier, da TYnier wamebiTa werilTaATa araras daamt-
kicebn TaviT TYsiT, gina ityYn, da eklesias dgomasa mKne,
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
gacofebuli monazoni Sexvda da uTxra: “mamasTan avdivar
da neba momecio”. is ki eubneboda: “ar SeiZleba udrood
asvla mamasTan”. is kidev ambobda: “SeuZlebelia, rom ar
avide”. da radganac ar uSvebda mamis sanatreli mowafe,
gacofebulma iSiSvla saeSmako maxvili, umowyalod daWra
sanatreli Zma da TviTon gaecala; am dros mas mamis sxva
mowafe Sexvda da isic daWra maxviliT.
Seiqmna CoCqoli da xmauri, es gaigona Cvenma wminda
mamam da maSinve Cavida, Seasrula wesi, orive Zma aziara
wminda saidumlos da, wamebis gvirgviniT Semkulni, orive-
ni wardgnen RvTis winaSe. xolo im borotma aRiara eSmak-
ismieri waqezeba da, Tavisi borotebis Sesaferisad,
sazarlad aRmoxda suli.
sxva dros eSmakma monastris mebostne waaqeza da wmin-
da mamis mokvla STaagona. rogorc ki Seexo igi mamas, xeli
gauSeSda da gamxmari xesaviT SerCa, sanam ar aRiara yve-
laferi da mamis locviT ar miiRo kurneba, da adidebda
RmerTs.
yvela saTnoebasTan erTad, mama eqvTimes is didi saT-
noebac hqonda, rom gamouZieblad arafers akeTebda, da
ambobda: “Tavis Tavze mindoba da sakuTari survilebis ay-
ola sulis damRupvelia, xolo gamoZieba gadarCenis
sawindaria, rogorc es Cvenma wminda mamebma Tqves”. da es
wesi man sikvdilamde daicva.
22. iyo Cveni mama eqvTime saxiT mSvidi, gonebiT marTa-
li, Tavmdabali, suliT ganaTlebuli da wminda, sxeuliT
Zlieri, saRvTo saqmesa da RvawlSi, simaRliT zomieri,
saSualo simaRlisa. wminda werilis damowmebis gareSe
arafers ityoda TavisiT. eklesiaSi mxned idga xolme,
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
rameTu dgan igi TYnier kuerTxisa da kedelsa miyrdnobisa
KelmoWdobiT viTarca sueti Seuryeveli. da piri da Tualni
misni iyvnian queyanad mimarT mxedvel. xolo senaksa Sina
moRuawebaTa misTa aRracxvaA vismca Zal-edva, romelni-igi
RmerTman mxoloman uwynis! rameTu yovelnive farulad aRes-
rulebodes mis mier. xolo arn samoslad misa ZaZaA da ZaZisa
mis zeda jaWY mZimH. da romelica vin saTnoebaA gamoiZios,
mis Tana poos mis mier aRsrulebulad keTilad da Suenierad.
xolo siwmide da qalwulebaA Seuxebeli da ubiwoA daemarxa,
viTarca angelozsa RmrTisasa da caTa Sina myofsa. xolo
TargmanebaA wignTaA aqunda nametnavad yovelTa saTnoebaTa
da gYrgYnad da ganmanaTlebelad naTesavisa Cuenisa.
aRasrulna wmidaman mamaman Cuenman evTYmi aToTxmetisa
wlisa Jamni, Semdgomad mamisa TYsisa aRsrulebisa, winamZRu-
robasa Sina da merme vedrebiTa zemo KsenebulTa maT wmida-
Ta berTaATa – arseni episkoposisaATa da iovane grZelis ZisaA-
Ta – ijmna winamZRurobisagan. rameTu xedvides Rirsni igi
berni, romel mizeziTa mravalferTa zrunvaTaATa daexrwe-
oda Targmanebisagan wmidaTa werilTaAsa, da esreT moicala
da TYssa senaksa dajda. da winamZRurobaA ZmaTaA Sehvedra
giorgis, romlisaTYs emcno mamasa iovanes, TYssave naTesav-
sa. da Tavadi wignTa saRmrToTa Targmanebasa Seudga da fri-
adni wignni Targmnna, romelTaganni raodennime zemo
gYxsenebian.
XXIII. xolo aqunda zrunvaAca didisa lavrisaA da, vidrem-
dis erCdes, keTilad ganagebda. xolo ukuanaAsknel iwyes
TavKedobad da abmoxebad da winamZRuarTa zedaAs-zeda cva-
lebad da umetes da umetes aRorZndeboda amboxebaA maTi, vid-
remdis sameufod aRvides da auwyes kostanti mefesa Sfo-
Tisa maTisaTYs. xolo cna raA mefeman, viTarmed didi evTYmi
ars ganmgebeli maTi, aRuwoda mas sameufod, raATa yoveli
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
kverTxis gareSe, Seuryeveli svetiviT, Tavdaxrili da
miwisken macqerali. senakSi gaweuli misi Sromis aRricx-
va vis SeeZleba, es mxolod RmerTma uwyis! radgan yve-
lafers farulad iqmoda. samoslad ZaZa hqonda da ZaZaze
mZime jaWvi ekida. ra saTnoebac unda gamoeZiaT, keTilad
da mSvenivrad hqonda mas aRsrulebuli. siwminde da ubi-
woeba Seuryvnelad daicva, rogorc RvTis angelozma da
caTa Sina myofma. yvela saTnoebaze aRmatebuli mis mier
Sesrulebuli wignTa Targmaneba iyo, rac Cveni enis gan-
sanaTleblad gaswia man.
Cvenma wminda mama eqvTimem, Tavisi mamis gardacvaleb-
is Semdeg, ToTxmeti weli iwinamZRvra. Semdeg Seevedra
zemoT xsenebul berebs – episkopos arsens da ioane grZe-
lis Zes, raTa ganTavisuflebuliyo winamZRvrobisagan. xe-
davdnen Rirsi berebi, rom mravalgvari zrunvis gamo xeli
eSleboda wminda wignebis TargmanebaSi. axla ki moicala
da Tavis senakSi dajda. Zmebs Seevedra, raTa winamZRvroba
giorgis mieRo, rogorc es mama ioanisagan hqonda na-
brZanebi. TviTon ki saRvTo wignebis Targmanebas Seudga
da uamravi wigni Targmna, romelTagan ramdenime zemoT
vaxseneT.
23. didi monastris gamoc zrunavda da, sanam emorCile-
bodnen, keTilad ganagebda. bolo dros gaTavxednen,
(berZnebi), SfoTi Semoitanes, winamZRvrebs cvlidnen
xSirad da SfoTic ufro da ufro matulobda, vidre same-
fo karze ar mividnen da ar auwyes mefe konstantines am
SfoTis ambavi. mefem rom gaigo, didi eqvTimea maTi mma-
rTvelio, ixmo sasaxleSi, raTa misgan Seetyo simarTle,
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
WeSmariti iswaos misgan, rameTu didi sarwmunoebaA da siy-
uaruli hqonda misa mimarT Rirsebisa misisaTYs.
da viTarca warvidoda winaSe mefisa, Sekribna Zmani yo-
velni da nugeSinis-sca da tablaA keTili ganumzada da
locvasa daevedra. da merme warvida sanatrelisa da qristes
nebis-myofelisa Teofane xucisa, romlisa mimarT didi siy-
uaruli aqunda mamasa evTYmes, rameTu siyrmiTgan aqa aRzrdil
iyo da yovliTa saTnoebiTa ganSuenebul iyo. da iyo igi mRde-
li saTnoA uflisaA da swavluli friad da KelovnebiT mwer-
ali wignTa saRmrToTaA, romlisaTYs wamebda mamaA efTYme,
viTarmed: “ufroAs aTas xuTasisa drahknisa uwerian wignni
monastrisani Sina da gare”. da vinaAT arseni da iovane Seis-
uenes, mravalgzis mas hkiTxavn sulierad mamaA Cueni. amis ukue
netarisa berisa warvida da moikiTxa igi tiriliT da locvasa
daevedra. xolo igi moexYa da cremliT hrqua, viTarmed: “vaAme
ubadruksa, rameTu arRara odes gixilo Sen Korcielad, N
wmidao mamao!” da TYT mamaAca efTYme ewameboda sityuaTa
misTa, romeli-igi iqmna da aResrula orTave winawarmety-
uelebaA.
rameTu, viTarca vTquT, aRvida RmerTSemosili mamaA Cueni
efTYme sameufod, da viTarca cna mefeman mislvaA misi, did-
iTa pativiTa moikiTxa igi da gamohkiTxa saqme lavrisaA. da
vidre daurvebadmde yovlisa sauravisa mravalni Jamni
gardaKdes da moiwia dResaswauli wmidisa iovane RmrTisme-
tyuelisaA da, viTarca aqunda CueulebaA, didebulad
gardaiKada da mravalni glaxakni iRuawna da monazonTa maT,
romelTa Tana iyo, keTilad nugeSinis-sca da TYT TaviT
TYsiT hmsaxura da yovliTa keTiliTa aRavsna.
da amisa Semdgomad Tavadman piri iKsna da mcired ganis-
uena Sromisagan. da viTarca aRdga, moeKsena xati wmidisa io-
vane maxarebelisaA, romeli mxatvrisada mieca gansagebelad,
da ubrZana mowafesa, raATa warvides da uTxras, viTar jer-
ars SekazmvaA misi. da merme hrqua, viTarmed: “viTar-igi gYKms
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
vinaidan didad endoboda da uyvarda misi saTno bunebisa
da Rirsebis gamo.
sanam wavidoda mefesTan, mama eqvTimem yvela Zma Sekriba,
nugeSi sca, saukeTeso sufra gauSala, akurTxa da evedra,
misTvis elocaT. Semdeg mivida sanatrel da qristes nebis
myofel Teofane xucTan, romlis mimarTac didi siyvaru-
li hqonda mama eqvTimes, vinaidan bavSvobidan aq iyo
aRzrdili da yovelgvari saTnoebiT Semosili. uflisa-
Tvis saTno mRvdeli friad ganswavluli iyo, saRvTo wign-
Ta weraSi daxelovnebuli, ris Sesaxebac mama eqvTime
brZanebda: “aTas xuTas drahkanze meti Rirebulebis monas-
tris wignebi dauweria Sin da gareT”. arsenisa da ioanes
gardacvalebis Semdeg Cveni mama xSirad mas ekiTxeboda
xolme. swored am netar berTan wavida, tiriliT moikiTxa
da masac sTxova, eloca misTvis. xolo igi moexvia da acrem-
lebulma uTxra: “vai me, ubadruksa, radgan aRarasodes
gnaxav xorcielad, hoi, wmidao mamao!” da TviTon mamac
emowmeboda mis am naTqvams; asec moxda, da orives winas-
warmetyveleba aRsrulda.
rogorc vTqviT, Cveni RmerTSemosili mama eqvTime miv-
ida samefo karze. mefem misi mosvla rom Seityo, didi pa-
tiviT moikiTxa da monastris saqmeebi gamohkiTxa. didma
drom ganvlo, vidre yvela sazrunavs mouvlida. wminda
ioane RvTismetyvelis dResaswaulmac moaRwia da,
Cveulebisamebr, didebulad gadaixada, glaxakebisaTvis
izruna, im monazvnebs, romlebic Tan axldnen, nugeSi sca,
TviTon emsaxura da yvelanairi sikeTiT aavso.
amis Semdeg man piri gaixsnila da cota daisvena. roca
wamodga, gaaxsenda wminda ioane maxareblis xati, romelic
mxatvrisaTvis mieca gansaaxleblad. ubrZana mowafes, raTa
wasuliyo da ekiTxa, rogor aris misi ganaxlebis saqmeo.
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
Cuen, nuukue da ver gaagono, Svilo! aramed damisxen saKe-
darsa da me TYT warvide”.
xolo iyo jori igi axlad syiduli da mankieri, da maT ara
icodes simedgre misi da znoanebaA. da viTar warvles xani
raodenime, pova vinme glaxaki, romeli iTxovda qvelis-saq-
marsa, da dadga wmidaA mamaA Cueni, raATamca misca mas qvelis-
saqmari. xolo igi aRdga Semosili ZonZebiTa da mohmarTa miRe-
bad qvelis-saqmisa. xolo viTarca daxedna mankierman man sax-
edarman, myis ganhkrTa da iwyo sivltolad da aqa da iqi
ekueTeboda, vidremdis ficxlad mowyla wmidaA igi da
sanatreli mamaA Cueni. da viTarca gardamoagdo, friadi eri
Sekrba mis zeda, rameTu yovelni mecnier iyvnes da yovelni
tirodes da iglovdes. da merme wariRes monastrad, sada-igi
savane eyo.
da viTar esma kostanti mefesa, didad Sewuxna da warav-
lina TYsi vinme sakuTari da moikiTxa igi. da egreTve mo-
qalaqeTa, didebulTa da mTavarTa da palatisaTa didi sarw-
munoebaA da siyuaruli aqunda, da yovelni movidodes da crem-
liTa iltobvodes da ambors-uyofdes da warvidodes.
qarTvelTaTYs kula raA vin Tquas? rameTu yoladve ga-
nuSorebel iyvnes angelosTa mobaZavsa mas guamsa missa da
tyebiTa friadiTa eglovdes sioblesa TYssa.
da esreT locvasa Sina da madlobasa RmrTisasa gardai-
cvala samgzis sanatreli igi da RmerTSemosili mamaA Cueni
efTYme da friadi mwuxarebaA moiwia Cuen zeda, romelni da-
vakldiT tkbilsa mas da sawadelsa mamasa Cuensa. xolo igi
warvida winaSe RmrTisa naTelsa mas miuaCrdilebelsa, yov-
elTa Tana wmidaTa, romelni saukuniTgan saTno-eyvnes RmerT-
sa, da meox ars cxorebisaTYs sulTa CuenTaAsa winaSe samebisa
wmidisa. xolo patiosanni igi nawilni misni aRmoiyvannes TYs-
save monastersa da daisxnes samarxosa luskumasa, taZarsa Sina
wmidisa iovane naTlis-mcemelisasa. da romelni sarwmunoebiT
414
cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
magram Semdeg uTxra: “vaiTu Cven rogorc gvWirdeba, ver
gaagebino, Svilo! jori Semikazme da me TviTon wavalo”.
es jori axladnayidi iyo da avzniani gamodga. maT ar
icodnen am pirutyvis uvargisoba da avznianoba. erTxans
rom iares, erT glaxaks Sexvdnen, romelic mowyalebas iTx-
ovda. Cveni wminda mama SeCerda, raTa mowyaleba mieca, xolo
ZonZebiT Semosili glaxaki miexala mamas. avznianma jorma
rom daxeda mas, ucbad dafrTxa, gaqanda, Tan aqeT-iqiT aw-
ydeboda, sanam Cveni sanatreli mama saSinlad ar daaSava
da ar mokla. roca gadmoagdo, didZali xalxi Seikriba,
radgan yvela icnobda mas, da yvelani tirodnen da iglovd-
nen. Semdeg gadaasvenes monasterSi, sadac misi savane iyo.
konstantine mefem es rom Seityo, didad Sewuxda,
gamogzavna erTi Tavisi axlobeli da miusamZimra. aseve
moqalaqeni, didebulebi, mTavarni da kariskacebi – yvelas
didi rwmena da siyvaruli hqondaT misadmi, modiodnen da
cremlad iRvrebodnen, eamborebodnen da midiodnen.
qarTvelebze ra unda iTqvas? isini sul ar moSorebi-
an angelozTa msgavs mis neSts, TavSi cemiTa da moTqma-
godebiT iglovdnen TavianT daoblebas.
amgvari locviTa da RvTisadmi madlierebiT gardai-
cvala Cveni sanatreli da RmerTSemosili mama eqvTime;
udidesi mwuxareba dagvatyda Tavs, raTgan ganvSordiT
Cvens tkbilsa da sasurvel mamas, xolo igi wardga RvTis
winaSe maradiul naTelSi da yvela wmindanTan erTadaa,
romelnic odiTganve saTno-eyo1 RmerTs da igi Suam-
dgomelia wminda samebis winaSe Cveni sulebis cxonebisa-
Tvis. misi patiosani neSTi miasvenes missave monasterSi,
da Caasvenes luskumaSi2, wminda ioane naTlismcemlis
1. saTno-yofa – mowoneba
2. samarxo luskuma – kubo, maRali dasamarxavi adgili
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
mouKdebian, kurnebisa madlTa aRmoivseben uxuebiT kadniere-
biTa misiTa winaSe RmrTisa.
aResrula samgzis sanatreli mamaA Cueni evTYmi Tuesa mais-
sa aTcametsa, dResa orSabaTsa, indiktionsa aTerTmetsa,
welTa dasabamiTgan soflisaAT equs aTas xuTas ocdameaTe-
qusmetesa welsa, sadidebelad mamisa da Zisa da sulisa wmidisa,
romlisaA ars didebaA da pativi aw da maradis da ukuniTi uku-
nisamde, amen1.
XXIV. xolo vinaATgan wmidaman mamaman Cuenman evTYme
winamZRurobaA monastrisaA dauteva da, viTarca zemo vTquT,
giorgi mamad daadgina, kninRa-da umetesni zemoKsenebulTa
maT wesTaganni Secvalna da TYssa nebasa da ganzraxvasa
Seudga da sxuaTa raTme wesTa da kanonTa eneba damtkicebaA.
xolo didsa evTYmis daRacaTu uZnda saqme ese, aramed,
vinaATgan mSYdobis-moyuare iyo da savse siyuaruliTa,
yoladve ara acila, aramed TYssa msaxurebasa gankrZalul iyo
da wignTa saRmrToTa Targmnasa Seqceul. xolo igi Korciel-
Ta saqmeTa zeda frTxil iyo da mis Jamisa warCinebulTa da
mTavarTa winaSe saxelovan, da mTaA yoveli didad pativs-scem-
da da ekrZalvoda. da kualad berZenni friad raAme Seiyuarna
da ganamravlna da sruliad maTda mimarT midrka, xolo
qarTvelni, viTarca nasxurni raAme da undoni, ugulebels-
yvna da Seamcirna. rameTu, viTarca uwyiT yovelTa, adre Se-
viryeviT da mimosulasa moswrafed SeudgebiT da amiT mizez-
iTa friad vavnebT TYsTaca sulTa da adgilsaca. xolo igi
viTarca iyo frTxili da mZime kaci, meti raAme Sepovnebani da
liqnani ver SeeZlnes, da kualad, vinaATgan ixila, romel fri-
adi eri saKmar iyo sivrcisaTYs monastrisa da simravlisaTYs
samsaxurebelTaAsa, da Cuen ara davdgebodeT, berZenTa mieq-
1 aq wydeba H xelnaweri.
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
taZarSi. vinc rwmeniT uaxlovdeba, kurnebis madliT ivse-
ba uxvad, misive kadnierebiT RvTis winaSe.
samgzis sanatreli Cveni mama eqvTime gardaicvala
camet maiss, orSabaT dRes, meTerTmete indiqtionSi, qvey-
nis dasabamidan eqvsi aTas xuTas ocdameTeqvsmete wels1,
sadideblad mamisa da Zisa da sulisa wmidisa, romlisa ars
dideba da pativi aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde.
amin.
24. rodesac Cvenma wminda mama eqvTimem monastris
winamZRvroba miatova da, rogorc zemoT vTqviT, giorgi
daadgina, zemo xsenebuli wesebi giorgim, cotad Tu bev-
rad, Secvala, Tavis nebasa da survils mihyva da ramdenime
sxva wes-kanonis damtkicebac ineba.
marTalia, did eqvTimes umZimda misi es saqme, magram,
vinaidan mSvidobismoyvare da siyvaruliT savse iyo, ar
moaSora winamZRvrobas. Tavad saRvTo wignebis TargmniT
iyo dakavebuli. xorcieli, amqveyniuri saqmeebis mimarT
frTxili iyo da im dros warCinebulTa da mTavarTa wi-
naSe saxelganTqmuli, mTeli mTawminda didad scemda pa-
tivs da krZalviT epyroboda. berZnebi metad Seiyvara,
moamravla isini da mTlianad maTken gadaixara, qarTvelebi
ki, rogorc arad Casagdebni da uvargisni, ugulebelyo da
Seaviwrova. rogorc yvelam viciT, swrafad davadgebiT
xolme meryeobas, aqeT-iqiT mimosvlas veSurebiT, da am
1. indiqtioni – 532-wliani cikli (iwyeboda 1 seqtembers); ese
igi, meTermete indiqcionia 532 jer 11=5852 weli. dasabamidan
6536 weli aTvlilia bizantiuri sistemiT. sazogadod, qveynis
gaCenidan qristemde Cven viTvlidiT 5508 wels, maSasadame,
wminda eqvTime gardacvlila: 6536 – 5508 = 1028 wels!
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 cxo reba
rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
ca da igini ganamravlna. garna, vinaATgan WeSmaritisa jer-
ars TqumaA, ukueTu movidis vinme qarTveli, romelsa krebul-
sa Sina SeeZlis msaxurebaA, raAca eKmarebin, yovliTave fer-
iTa aRaSenis, xolo ukueTu krebulsa Sina ara enebis yofaA,
sadaca soxasterTa monastrisaTa enebis dajdomaA, pursa ar-
avis uyenebn qarTvelsa; ese kula viTa Savi grigol iyo da
zaqaria mirdatis-ZH da arseni da sxuani eseviTarni kacni,
didiTa pativiTa pativ-scemn da mowled moikiTxavn da, vi-
Tarca hnebavn, aRaSenebn.
da amas eseviTarsa saqmesa Sina gardaKdes Jamni ravden-
nime. da amisa Semdgomad, JamTa romanoz mefisaTa, didad
warCinebul iqmna giorgi winaSe romanoz mefisa da didad sak-
uTar da pativcemul. da merme – Tu viTar iqmna, RmerTman
uwyis – gandgomilebaA da orgulebaA daswames diogenisa
visTYsme, romlisaTYs Tques, Tu misi undao mefobaA gior-
gis, da amis mizezisaTYs eqsoria-iqmna giorgi monovats da
mun aResrula eqsoriobasa Sina. da monasteri da Cuen yovel-
ni, romelni daSTomil viyveniT mas Jamsa, didsa Relvasa da
mimotacebasa STavcYveniT, rameTu samgzis daityuena monas-
teri da, raAca dristi turfaA iyo mamaTa CuenTa mogebuli,
yoveli iavar-iqmna, da egreTve ganZi da kumaSi.
XXV. da vinaATgan berZenTa eseviTari Jami poves, Kelyves
yovliTa Ronis-ZiebiTa, raATamca qarTvelni amis monastris-
agan aRmohfxurnes. da amis pirisaTYs didi moswrafebaA aC-
uenes da mTaA yoveli Tana-Seiwies da saberZneTisa didebul-
ni da palatisa warCinebulni yovelni midriknes da mravali
418
cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
mizeziT sakuTar sulsac vivnebT da sakuTar samyofsac.
rogorc frTxilsa da dinj kacs, pirferoba da liqna ar
SeeZlo, da naxa, rom monasterSi didi adgili iyo darCe-
nili, sadac xalxs SeeZlo msaxureba, Cven ki ar vCerdebod-
iT. amitom berZnebs miubrunda da isini moamravla. ise ki,
simarTle unda iTqvas: romelime qarTveli rom modioda
xolme, romel eklesiaSic inebebda, iq SeeZlo emsaxura; Tu
eklesiaSi ar inebebda yofnas, monastris romel soxaster-
Sic1 inebebda, iq SeeZlo dajdoma. purs aravin uWerda
qarTvels. Savi grigoli, zaqaria mirdatis Ze, arseni da
sxva maTi msgavsnic, didi pativiT iyvnen, gulmxurvaled
moikiTxavdnen xolme aq mosulT da, rogorc undodaT, ise
aSenebdnen da sikeTiT avsebdnen aqaurobas.
amgvarad ganvlo ramdenime xanma. amis Semdeg, ro-
manozis mefobis dros, giorgim didad gaiTqva saxeli mefe
romanozis winaSe da dauaxlovda mas. mere ki, rogor mox-
da, RmerTma uwyis, - gandgomileba da orguloba daswames
vinme diogenis gamo, romelzec ambobdnen, amisi gamefeba
undodao giorgis. am mizeziT giorgi monovatSi gaaZeves
da iq gardaicvala. monasteri da Cven yvelani, vinc im dros
viyaviT aq, did SfoTSi, tanjvasa da gasaWirSi CavcvivdiT,
radgan samjer mooxrda monasteri, rac ki Zvirfasi ganZi
hqondaT Cvens mamebs SeZenili, yvelaferi miitaces, aseve
sxva Zvirfaseuloba da qoneba.
25. berZnebma amiT isargebles da yvelanair Rones mi-
marTes, raTa qarTvelebi am monastridan amoeZirkvaT. ami-
saTvis didi mondomeba gamoiCines, mTeli mTawminda amoi-
yenes gverdiT, saberZneTis didebulebi da samefo karis
1 soxasteri – sadayudebeli, Camosajdomi.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
SromaA da Wiri da rudunebaA Cuen zeda moa wies. da, raATa
mokled vTqua, rameTu, ara Tumca ufali Seweul iyo Cuenda
da meoxebaA wmidisa RmrTis-mSobelisaA da maT wmidaTa mama-
Ta CuenTa madli da locvaA, dRes arcamca erTi qarTveli ara
ipoebis eseviTarsa amas vrcelsa da didebulsa lavrasa Sina,
romeli-ese friadiTa warsagebeliTa da mravliTa ofliTa maT
wmidaTa mamaTa CuenTaATa Cuen qarTvelTaTYs aRSenebul iyo
da aRmarTebul.
da amis pirisaTYs, raATa eseviTari ese boroti, romeli
moawies Cuen zeda berZenTa, ara daviwyebul iqmnas, da kual-
ad Semdgomad Cuensa momavalni eseviTarsave Wirsa STacYven,
amisTYs zogadiTa ganzraxviTa yovelni Zmani erTad Sevker-
biT da erTiTa ganzraxviTa ese quemowerili mosaKsenebeli
davwereT amiT piriTa da saxiTa JamTa sYmeon mamisaTa da es-
reT vityYT:
“vinaATgan madliTa da wyalobiTa RmrTisaATa aRiZrnes
wmidani mamani Cuenni iovane da iovane da efTYmi da amas wmi-
dasa mTasa moiwines navT-sayudelad sulTa mravalTa da gan-
mamravlebelad naTesavisa Cuenisa da didiTa RuawliTa da fri-
adiTa warsagebeliTa aRaSenes didebuli ese lavraA samkY-
drebelad qarTvelTa da merme RmrTis-msaxurTa berZenTa
mefeTa msaxurebiTa da momadlebiTa, JamTa gandgomilisa
skliarosisaTa, ganavrces da ganamdidres da mougnes dabani
da monasterni da oqrobeWedni, viTarca zemoweril ars, da
keTiliTa aRsasruliTa daiZines da warvides cxorebad sauku-
nod.
“da mkYdrad da ganmgebelad dauteves netari evTYmi,
romelman yovliTa wesiTa keTiliTa ganaSuena wmidaA ese ad-
gili da TargmanebiTa wmidaTa werilTaATa gananaTla da Seam-
ko naTesavi da enaA Cueni da JamTa mravalTa keTilad damwyso
samwysoA ese misda rwmunebuli da, vinaATgan siSorH quey-
anisa CuenisaA did iyo, da sivrce adgilisa amis didebulisaA
friad iyo, Semwed da msaxurad Seiwynarna berZenni umankoe-
biT da siwrfoebiT da esreT ganmravlda naTesavi berZenTaA
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
yvela warCinebuli gadaibires da mravali Sroma, garja
da gansacdeli dagvawies. mokled rom vTqvaT, rom ar yo-
filiyo Cvens Semwed ufali, wminda RvTismSoblis meoxe-
ba da Cveni wminda mamebis madli da locva, dRes verc erT
qarTvels veRar vnaxavdiT am vrcel da didebul monaster-
Si, romelic Cveni wminda mamebis udidesi garjiTa da of-
liT aSenda da aRimarTa CvenTvis – qarTvelebisaTvis.
imisaTvis, rom ar daviviwyoT is boroteba, rac berZneb-
ma dagvawies da, momavalSic rom ar CavcvivdeT amgvar
gaWirvebasa da gansacdelSi - yvela Zma erTad SevikribeT
da erTxmad am saxiT davwereT qvemoT motanili anderZi
mama svimonis winamZRvrobis dros, da amas vambobT:
“RvTis madliTa da wyalobiT aRiZrnen Cveni wminda
mamebi: ioane, ioane da eqvTime, da am wminda mTaze movid-
nen mravalTaTvis gansasveneblad da Cveni modgmis aq mosam-
ravleblad, da didi RvawliTa da udidesi xarjiT aaSenes
es didebuli monasteri qarTvelTa dasamkvidreblad, Sem-
deg berZeni RvTismsaxuri mefeebis samsaxuris wil maTive
boZebulobiT, skliarosis gandgomilobis dros, gaafar-
Toves, gaamdidres da miuerTes miwebi da monastrebi,
oqrobeWdiT damtkicebuli, rogorc zemoT aRvwereT, da
keTilad daasrules sicocxle da saukuno cxovreba daim-
kvidres.
ganmgeblad netari eqvTime datoves, romelmac es wmin-
da adgili keTili wes-kanoniT Seamko, wminda werilis
TargmanebiT gaanaTla, gaamSveniera Cveni modgma da ena,
mravali xnis manZilze mwyemsa misdami rwmunebuli samw-
yso. Cveni qveyana metad Sors iyo da am vrcel didebul
adgilze Semwed da msaxurad man berZnebi Seiwynara Tavi-
si umankoebiTa da gulwrfelobiT, da ase gamravlda am
monasterSi berZenTa modgma. amis Semdeg man uari Tqva
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
lavrasa amas; da Semdgomad mciredisa Jamisa ijmna winamZRu-
robisagan da TYsi naTesavi giorgi mamad daadgina da Tavadi
myudroebiT cxovndeboda, romlisa-igi saTnoebaTa saxeli da
RirsebaA yovelsa saqarTvelosa ganefina da ara xolo
saqarTvelosa oden, aramed saberZneTsaca; da amis mizezisaTYs
mravalni Rirsni da wmidani kacni movidodes misa da ganaTlde-
bodes xilviTa misiTa, viTarca saxed: iovane grZelis-ZH da
arseni episkoposi ninowmideli da Rirsi iovane xaxuleli da
oqropiri da sxuani mobaZavni maTni da merme netari beri gr-
igol, axali abraham stumrismoyuarH, da zaqaria mirdatis ZH
da arseni da sxuani mobaZavni maTni, romelni-igi viTarca mama-
man saxierman Seitkbnis da yovliTa gansuenebiTa ganusuenis;
da esreT saTnod RmrTisa moqalaqobasa Sina uflisa mimarT
miicvala, viTarca zemo moviKseneT, da Zmani qarTvelni mama-
sa giorgis da mamasa grigols Sehvedrna.
“da ara mravlisa Jamisa Semdgomad mamaA giorgi daviwye-
bad movida, da arca erTi raA zrunvaA aqunda qarTvelTa aRor-
ZinebisaA, aramed sruliad berZenTa mieqca da igini ganamrav-
lna, da Semdgomad raodenisame Jamisa miicvala eqsoriobasa
Sina, viTarca zemo moviKseneT. da mieriTgan wmidaA beri gr-
igol iyo navT-sayudel qarTvelTa naTesavisa da nugeSinis-
mcemel.
“xolo viTarca mamaA giorgi eqsoriobasa Sina miicvala
da Cuen friad Semcirebul viyveniT, Jami poves berZenTa, da
viTarca cecxlni aRegznnes Cuen zeda da sruliad aRmofxu-
raA Cueni eneba da dapyrobaA samkYdrebelisa CuenisaA. da umZ-
imesi ese iyo, rameTu, romelsa-igi maSin winamZRurobaA epyra,
igi iyo Semwe maTda, giorgi ukeTuri, araAT umolxinesi pir-
velisa mis giorgisi, romeli winaaRudgeboda didsa aTanasis,
daRacaTu ukuanaAsknel Seinana. da amis mizezisaTYs didsa
Wirsa Sina viyveniT da sawunel da saZulel maTda. da TYToeu-
lad arca Tu SesaZlebel ars yovlisave warmoTqumaA, ravdenni
ginebani, ravdenni Seuracxebani da yuedrebani moiweodes maT
mier Cuen zeda dRiRi-dRe; da cemiTa da guemiTa da
422
cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
winamZRvrobaze da Tavisi naTesavi giorgi daadgina
winamZRvrad, TviTon ki mSvidad cxovrobda. misi saTnoeba
da Rirseba mTels saqarTvelos ganefina, da ara mxolod
saqarTvelos, aramed saberZneTsac. amis gamo mravali Rirsi
da wminda adamiani modioda mis saxilvelad da naTliT
ivseboda, rogorebic iyvnen: ioane grZelis-Ze, arseni
ninowmindeli episkoposi, Rirsi ioane saxuleli da
oqropiri, da sxva misi mimbaZvelni; Semdeg netari beri
grigoli, axali abraam stumarTmoyvare, zaqaria mirda-
tis Ze, arseni da sxvebic, romlebic, viTarca saxierma mamam,
Seitkbo da mSvidobiT miiRo. ase saTnod, saRvTo moqalaqe-
obiT miicvala uflis winaSe, rogorc zemoT vTqviT,
qarTveli Zmebi mama giorgis da mama grigolis Seavedra.
cota xnis Semdeg mama giorgi daviwyebas mieca, ara-
nairad aRar zrunavda qarTvelTa asaRorZineblad, aramed
mTlianad berZnebisken gadaixara da isini moamravla. ram-
denime xnis Semdeg gaaZeves da iq miicvala, rogorc zemoT
vaxseneT. amis Semdgom wminda beri grigoli gaxda
qarTvelTa navsayudeli da nugeSismcemeli.
radganac mama giorgi Sors, gadasaxlebaSi miicvala,
xolo Cven metad cotani viyaviT, berZnebma amiT isargebles
da cecxliviT aRegznen Cven winaaRmdeg, Cveni sruliad
amoZirkva da Cveni samkvidreblis dapyroba indomes.
yvelaze mZime is iyo, rom vinc maSin winamZRvrobda, is gax-
da imaTi Semwe – giorgi ukeTuri, arafriT iyo umjobesi
im pirvel giorgize, romelic win aRudga aTanase dids,
Tumca bolos ki Seinana. am mizeziT did gasaWirSi viya-
viT, maTgan Seuracxyofilni da moZulebulni. arc ki Sei-
Zleba yovelive imis Tqma, Tu ramden ginebas, ramden Seu-
racxyofasa da sayvedurs viTmendiT yoveldRe; cemasa da
gvemaSi, metad did devnasa da urvaSi viyaviT,
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
mwvalebelad xadiTa Seiwrebulni didsa urvasa Sina viyven-
iT. da eseca eneba, raATamca saxelica maSenebelTaA
aRmohKoces.
“amas yovelsa raA xedvida netari mamaA grigoli, elmoda
guli misi da Seiwueboda wyalobiTa CueniTa da maradis crem-
liT evedrebin RmerTsa, raATa umjobesi Cueni ganigulos. da
esreT raA eurvoda, misca RmerTman kaci oriTave marjuH da
savse gonierebiTa, \ netari arseni, romelman-igi ara Seiwya-
la Tavi TYsi, aramed yovelive moswrafebaA aCuena damtkice-
bisa CuenisaTYs, sxuaTa ravdenTame qristes moyuareTa ZmaTa
Tana, romelTa-igi saukunomca ars saKsenebeli da kurTxevaA
maTi. rameTu arca Tu egebis, ravdenni Ruawlni moiTminnes,
yovelTave TiToeulad aRricxuvaA: mimoslvaA Cueni zRYT da
KmeliT da afxazeTs da qarTls savedrebelTa wignTaTYs
berZenTa mefeTa winaSe, da ravdengzis moviRiT wigni TYTmpy-
robelTaA da CamovidiT, da kualad ginebiTa da SeuracxebiTa
wargudevnnian usagzloni da uKamurni Jamsa RelvaTa-texi-
sa da zamTrisasa. da esreT anu TxoviT aRvidiT kualad sameu-
fod anu RmrTis-moyuareTa kacTa wyalobiTa da kualad
SevstirodiT da vesamarTlebodiT mefeTa. da kualad mun aR-
gYdginnis RmerTman mourneni da guzrdidian, viTar-igi
qristes-moyuareni Zmani – CorCaneli da farsman, romelTa-
igi didad aRgYpyres Keli wyalobi saA, – aTas wilad miagen
ufalman! da amaT raA WirTa Sina viyveniT aramciredni gan-
sacdelni moiweodes dRiTi-dRe ZmaTa zeda da ufroAsad ne-
tarsa arsenis, rameTu iguemaca, da mravali SromaA daiTmina
da sapyrobiled SewyudevaA da kicxevaA da basrobaA, da egreTve
ZmaTa yovelTa. xolo wmidaA beri grigol nugeSinis-gucemn
da ganguamKnobn, raATa ara sulmokle viqmnneT.
”ese yoveli raA ixila RmerTman yolad Zlierman, saxiere-
biTa TYsiTa lmobier yo guli miqael qristes-moyuarisa me-
fisaA da wyalobad Cuenda moaqcia da Semdgomad didTa bWo-
baTa da gamoZiebaTa Rirsi mamaA Cueni grigoli wyalobiT
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
mwvalebladac ki Segvracxes. isic ki indomes, rom
mSenebelTa saxelebi aRmoefxvraT.
yovelive amas rom xedavda netari mama grigoli, guli
stkioda da ewvoda, maradis cremliT evedreboda RmerTs,
raTa ukeTesi wili ergunebina CvenTvis. ase rom wuxda,
misca RmerTma ori marjve da gonieri kaci – netari arse-
ni, romelmac ar daindo sakuTari Tavi, aramed mTeli Tavi-
si mondomeba Cvens aq damkvidrebas moaxmara, ramdenime sxva
qristes moyvare ZmasTan erTad, romelTa xseneba da kurTx-
eva saukunod iqneba. arc SeiZleba imis aRricxva, Tu ram-
deni Sroma da Rvawli daiTmina TiToeulma maTganma: zR-
viTa da xmeleTiT mimosvla afxazeTsa da qarTlSi, save-
drebeli werilebiT berZen mefeTa winaSe; ramdenjer
mogvitania TviTmpyrobelTa werili da CamovsulvarT,
magram isev lanZRviTa da SeuracxyofiT gavuZevebivarT
usagzloni da fexSiSvelni Relva-texasa Tu zamTarSi.
Semdeg isev avdiodiT TxovniT samefo karze, isev Sevsti-
rodiT da samarTals viTxovdiT mefeebisagan. da iq kvlav
mogvivlenda xolme RmerTi mzrunvelebs, da isinic gviv-
lidnen, rogorebic iyvnen qristes moyvare Zmebi – CorCane-
li da farsmani – rac wyalobisaTvis xeli mogvimarTes –
aTas wilad miagos maT ufalma! amgvar gasaWirSi rom viya-
viT, aramcire gansacdeli yoveldRiurad xvdebodaT Zmebs,
ufro ki, netar arsenis, radganac igvema kidec, mravali
sxva tanjvac daiTmina: sapyrobileSi damwyvdeva, dacinva
da gakicxva; da amis msgavsad sxva Zmebmac. xolo wminda beri
grigoli, nugeSs gvcemda xolme, gvamxnevebda, raTa sulmo-
kleni ar gavmxdariyaviT.
yovelive es rom ixila yovladZlierma RmerTma, Tavi-
si saxierebiT guli moulbo qristesmoyvare mefe miqaels
da wyalobiT Semoabruna Cvenken. didi bWobisa da
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 cxo reba
rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
moikiTxa da nebiTa RmrTisaATa kualad dagYmkYdra adgili
Cueni da sayofeli winaZRomiTa da moRuawebiTa grigolisiTa
da arsenisiTa da yovelTa ZmaTa CuenTaATa, romelTa-igi iRu-
awes vidre sisxlTa daTxevadmde. da Cuen SemovkerbiT da mad-
li miveciT RmerTsa da mravalTa maT WirTagan ganvisueneT.
“da gardaKdes raodennime Jamni da mixael mefH Tesalo-
nikes Camovida. kualad aRetyinnes Cuen zeda berZenni, da mTaA
yoveli aRZres da didebulni yovelni gandriknes da eneba,
raATamca pirveli igi bWobaA da RmrTisamieri Cuen zeda
wyalobaA cudmca yves da amao. aramed ganacruva RmerTman
zraxvaA maTi da amao yo aRZrvaA maTi, rameTu kualadca Keli
wyalobisaA aRgYpyra RmerTman da ara ganguTxina wmidaman
RmrTis-mSobelman taZrisagan TYsisa, romlisa-igi Kel-yves
yovliTave Ronis-ZiebiTa, raATamca, vinaATgan monasteri ver
wagYRes, baremca didi eklesiaA raAT migYRes. reca samarTal-
ica Seswevda, rameTu, vinaATgan aRSenebul iyo, maT hqonebo-
da igi eklesiaA, da, viTarca hxedavT, uaRres qebisa aRmate-
bul ars haerovnebaA da Sue nierebaA misi, romel amas mTasa
Sina, daRacaTu friad arian monasterni, garna msgavsi misi ara
ipoebis, da ara xolo mTasa, aramed sxuaTaca mravalTa adg-
ilTa. garna esreTca urgeb iqmna Kel-yofaA maTi, rameTu wmi-
daman RmrTis-mSobelman Cuen glaxakTa gYboZa didebuli igi
didebisa TYsisa taZari, da yoladve gYRuwis da gufaravs uR-
irsTa amaT da ucxoTa madidebelTa da samwysoTa TYsTa. da,
viTarca vTquT, raJams esreT mZimed brZola gYyves, dajda
kualad qristes-moyuarH mixael mefH da friadiTa gamoZie-
biTa ganbWo da eklesiaA da monasteri yovliTurT monagebiT
da simdidriT Cuen gYboZa da friadi wyalobaA da sitkboebaA
mogufina, miagen qristeman aTas wilad sulsa missa!
“mamaA grigol pirvel amis meorisa bWobisa micvalebul
iyo. xolo arseni Semdgomad amis meorisa bWobisa miicvala.
da ese mravlisagan mciredi mogYKsenebia.
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
gamoZiebis Semdeg Cveni Rirsi mama grigoli wyalobiT
moikiTxa, RvTis nebiT, kvlav dagvimkvidra Cveni adgil-
samyofeli, grigolis, arsenis da sxva Zmebis
winamZRolobiT, romelTac sisxlis daTxevamde ibrZoles.
Cvenc SemovikribeT, madloba SevswireT RmerTs da
mravali gasaWirisagan davisveneT.
gavida ramdenime xani. mefe miqaeli TesalonikeSi
Camovida. kvlav aRiZrnen Cven winaaRmdeg berZnebi, mTeli
mTawminda Seagulianes da yvela didebuli gadaibires,
undodaT, rom is gadawyvetileba da RvTis wyaloba amaod
darCeniliyo. magram gaucrua RmerTma maT es ganzraxva,
kvlav wyalobis xeli ganipyro Cvenken RmerTma da ar
gamogvaZeva wminda RvTismSobelma Tavisi taZridan; yvela
RoniTa da xerxiT ecadnen, raTa didi eklesia mainc waeg-
lijaT, raki monasteri ver wagvarTves. marTlac uaRresi
qebis Rirsia misi aRmatebuli brwyinvaleba da mSveniere-
ba, ise rom, TumcaRa bevria am mTaze monasteri, magram misi
msgavsi ar moipoveba ara mxolod mTawmindaze, aramed sxva
adgilebSi. magram usargeblo iyo maTi cda, radgan wmin-
da RvTismSobelma Cven, glaxakebs, gviboZa Tavisi didebu-
li taZari da mudam zrunavs da gvifaravs Cven, uRirsebs,
mis madidebel samwysos. rogorc vTqviT, es mZime brZola
rom gagviCaRes, kvlav dajda qristesmoyvare mefe mixae-
li, kargad gamoiZia yovelive, eklesia da monasteri yve-
la misi simdidriTa da qonebiT Cven gviboZa da udidesi
wyaloba da sitkboeba mogvafina – miagos qristem aTas
wilad mis suls!
mama grigoli pirveli gansjis dros gardacvlili iyo,
xolo arseni am meore gansjis Semdeg gardaicvala. mcireds
mogaxsenebT mxolod.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
“da vinaATgan ese yoveli da amisa umravlesi moiwia Cuen
zeda da mravalni ZmaTa CuenTagannica gardaiqces da mieqces
CuenTa winaaRmdgomTa, da amis yovlisagan SegueSina da mo-
saKsenebeli ese aRvwereT da davdeviT Semdgomad Cuensa
momavalTa naTesavTaTYs, raATa ara daviwyebul iqmnas da gare-
war eseviTari ese mravalferi RelvaA. da erTiTa erTobiTa
amas vityYT, viTarca erTisa piriTa yovelTa qarTvelTa Tana,
romelni sadaca arian aRmosavalisaTa da Savisa mTisaTa da
ierusalHmisaTa da sadaca arian Zmani Cuenni: ukueTu vinme
gamoCndes naTesavisa Cuenisagan kaci, \ gina mamasaxlisi, gina
ikonomosi, gina sxuaA vin, \ da raATaca RoniTa anu manqanebiTa
anu safasisa sixarbiTa anu siyuaruliTa berZenTaATa anu ka-
cisa visme SepovnebiTa anu sxYTa raATme zakuviTa eorgulos
amas wmidasa adgilsa, gina gansces miwaA mTasa gina gare, anu
qarTvelTa Sina-ganmcemel eqmnes, da aswyYdnes da ese adgi-
li qarTvelTa Tavisa raATme saqmiTa gamougdos da igini
gaasxnes da Cueni saKsenebeli amoswyYdos, yovelTa wmidaTa
juariTa da madliTa krulmca ars da wyeul da SeCuenebul
da gankueTil wesisagan qristeaneTaAsa da maT Tanamca Ser-
acxil ars, romelni-igi Sinaganmcemel eqmnes ufalsa Cuensa
iesu qristesa, da a-mca-Kocil ars igi nawilisagan qriste-
aneTaAsa! da romelni Tana daxuden da ewamnen ZmaTa CuenTa-
ganni eseviTarsa mas mzakuvarsa, iginicamca wyeul arian da
SeCuenebul! da romelTa qarTvelTa ganmravlebaA iRuawon
da ese wmidaA adgili naTesavsa Cuensa daumtkicon, saukunomca
ars saKsenebeli da kurTxevaA maTi! da romelnica Zmani amis
didebulisa lavrisa samarTlobasa da damtkicebasa Tana moRu-
awe eqmnnes, anu moRuawe eqmnen, saukunomca ars saKsenebeli
da kurTxevaA maTi wmidaTa maT mamaTa CuenTa da maSenebelTa
da yovelTa maT pirvel moKsenebulTa RirsTa da saTnoTa Zma-
Ta CuenTa, romelni wmidasa amas adgilsa Sina gamoCndes gina
gamoCnden! madliTa da locviTa guakurTxen da aRguaorZin-
en ufalman da saukuneTa maT satanjvelTagan gYKsnen da sas-
ufevelsa caTasa mkYdr gYCinen meoxebiTa wmidisa
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
vinaidan yovelive es da amaze umetesic gadagvxda Tavs,
da Cvens ZmaTagan mravali gadaixara da miemxro Cvens
winaaRmdgomebs, SevSindiT, es anderZi davwereT da dav-
deT Cven Semdgom momavalTaTvis, raTa ar daiviwyon da ar
ugulebelyon es mravalgvari SfoTi da Relva. yvela
qarTvelTan erTad erTxmad amas vambobT, sadac arian isini
– aRmosavleTiT, Sav mTaze, ierusalimSi – sadac ki arian
Cveni Zmebi: Tuki gamoCndeba Cveni modgmis kaci – gind mama-
saxlisi, gind ikonomosi, ginda sxva vinme – da raime RoniT,
xerxiTa Tu simdidris ndomiTa da sixarbiT, an berZenTa
siyvaruliT, an vinmes moridebiT Tu sxva raime veragobiT
uRalatebs da uorgulebs am wminda adgils, an gaasxvisebs
miwas mTawmindaze Tu mis gareT, an Sinagamcemeli gaxdeba
qarTvelebisa, an qarTvelebs adgils raime mizeziT dau-
kargavs, gamoyris da Cvens saxsenebels gawyvets – yvela
wminda jvriTa da madliT kruli iyos da wyeuli da
SeCvenebuli da gankveTili qristianebisagan, imaT Soris
Seiracxos, romlebmac gasces ufali Cveni ieso qriste, da
aRmofxvrili iqneba igi qristianeTagan! da vinc Seeswre-
ba da daumowmebs am mzakvars, isic wyeuli iyos da SeCveneb-
uli! xolo vinc qarTvelTa gamravlebisaTvis izrunebs da
am wminda adgils Cvens modgmas daumtkicebs, saukunod
iyos misi xseneba da kurTxeva! am didebuli monastris ZmaT-
agan vinc samarTlianobisa da ganmtkicebisTvis gaisarjeba,
saukunod iyos misi xseneba da kurTxeva Cvens wminda mamebT-
an, maSeneblebTan da yvela pirvelxsenebul RirsTa da saT-
no Cvens ZmebTan erTad, aseve isinic, romlebic am wminda
adgilze gamoCndnen an gamoCndebian! madliTa da locviT
gvakurTxos da agvaRorZinos ufalma, saukuno satanjvelT-
agan gvixsnas da caTa sasufevelSi dagvamkvidros meoxebiTa
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rebaAA iovanes
cxoreba iovanesii da efT
efTYY mes
mesii
RmrTismSobelisaATa da wmidisa da netarisa mamisa Cuenisa
efTYmesiTa da yovelTa wmidaTaATa, romelni saukuniTgan
saTno-eyvnes RmerTsa, romlisaA ars didebaA, simtkicH da
sufevaA aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amin”.
XXVI. saxeliTa mamisaATa da ZisaATa da sulisa wmidisaATa
da meoxebiTa wmidisa RmrTis-mSobelisaATa me, mamaman gior-
gi, mamobasa Cemsa movcvalen nawilni wmidisa efTYmesni naT-
lis-mcemelisa eklesiiT didsa eklesiasa RmrTis-mSobelisasa
da gaukueTeT zeTi me da ZmaTa yovelTa weliwadsa Sina me-
traA erTi samsaxurebelad samarxosa maT wmidaTa mamaTaTYs,
romel imsaxurebodis Tuesa maissa ig ig, dResaswaulsa amis
wmidisasa, miecemodis kandelaksa SemdgomiTi-Semdgomad. da
numca vin ikadrebs daklebasa, da romelman ikadros, man gasces
RmerTsa pasuxi da wmidasa mamasa efTYmes da maT wmidaTa mama-
Ta msgavsTave misTa! da romelman Sehmatos msaxurebasa guls-
modginebiT, saukunomca ars saKsenebeli misi da kurTxevaA
meoxebiTa wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmesiTa da yovelTa wmi-
daTa misTaATa, romelni saukuniTgan saTno-eyvnes ufalsa
Cuensa iesu qristesa, romlisaA ars didebaA ukuniTi uku-
nisamde, amin.
N wmidao da RmerTSemosilo mamao efTYme, SegYwyalen
monani ese Senni, mwirni da glaxakni, ucxoebasa amas da gYTx-
ove SendobaA SecodebaTa CuenTa auracxelTa dResa mas gank-
iTxvisasa da amas cxorebasa dagYcven sabrKeTagan eSmakisaTa
da mzakuvarebaTagan kacTaAsa.
tkbilo mamao suliTa da gonebiTa, saukunomca ars saK-
senebeli mamisa giorgisi, amin.
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cxovreba ioanesi da eqvTimesi
wmindisa RvTismSoblisa da wmindisa da netarisa Cveni
mamisa eqvTimesiTa da yovelTa wmindaTa, romlebic saTno-
eyo RmerTs, romlisa ars dideba, simtkice da sufeva aw da
maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amin”.
26. saxeliTa mamisaTa da ZisaTa da sulisa wmindisaTa
da meoxebiTa wmindisa RvTismSoblisaTa me, mama giorgim,
Cemi winamZRvrobis dros wminda eqvTimes nawilebi naTlim-
cemlis eklesiidan RvTismSoblis eklesiaSi gadmovitane;
me da Zmebma yovelwliurad davuweseT erTi mitra zeTi
saflavze samsaxureblad im wminda mamebisaTvis, rom gam-
oiyenon camet maiss, am wminda mamis dResaswaulze; zeTi
TandaTan mieces mnaTes. nuravin gabedavs moklebas; vinc amas
gabedavs, man TviTon gasces pasuxi RmerTs, wminda mama eqv-
Times da im wminda mamebsac! vinc gulmodgined imsaxurebs,
saukunod iyos misi xseneba da kurTxeva meoxebiTa Cveni
wminda mama eqvTimesi da yovelTa wmindaTa, romlebic
odiTganve saTnoeyo ufalsa Cvensa ieso qristes, romlisa
ars dideba ukuniTi ukunisamde, amin.
hoi, wmindao da RmerTSemosilo mama eqvTime, Segvi-
wyale monani Senni, mwirni da glaxakni, ucxoobaSi myof-
ni, da gviTxove Cveni auracxeli codvebis Sendoba gank-
iTxvis dRes, da am cxovrebaSi dagvicavi eSmakis maxisagan
da kacTa mzakvrobisagan.
tkbilo mamao suliTa da gonebiTa, saukunod iyos
xseneba mama giorgisa, amin.
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mTawmindelisa

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 winaTqma

berZnulidan qarTulad sasuliero literaturis Targmna

gansakuTrebiT davalebulia Cveni mwerlobis erT-erTi udi-
desi warmomadgenlis – giorgi mTawmindelisgan (1009-1065), ro-
melmac Rirseulad ganagrZo eqvTime mTawmindelis mier daw-
yebuli literaturuli tradicia aTonis mTisa.
giorgi mTawmindelis cxovreba da moRvaweoba brwyinva-
le ostatobiT aRwera misma mowafem, “TvaliT mxilvelman da
xeliT msaxurman” giorgi xucesmonazonma, romelic ufro gi-
orgi mciris saxeliTaa cnobili. misTvis am mosaxseneblis Sed-
gena dauvalebia Sav mTaze moRvawe “moZRvarTa winamZRvars”,
giorgi Seyenebuls, giorgi mTawmindelis moZRvars.
TviTmxilvelis mier aRwerili “cxovreba” didad faseu-
lia, rogorc utyuari saistorio wyaro, romelic detalu-
rad gvacnobs ara marto didi mTawmindeli moZRvris biogra-
fias, aramed gvawvdis agreTve mraval mniSvnelovan cnobas
XI saukunis Suaxanebis saqarTvelos istoriisTvis.
avtoris saxeli Tavad TxzulebaSi ar Cans. igi CvenTvis
cnobilia im anderZiT, romelic mas daurTavs 1083 wels mis
mierve gadaweril “samociqulos” giorgiseuli Targmanis nus-
xisaTvis (amJamad es xelnaweri daculia xelnawerTa erovnul
centrSi A584 nomriT).
“giorgi mTawmindelis cxovreba” aaSkaravebs misi avto-
ris did ganswavlulobas, uzado mxatvrul gemovnebasa da li-
teraturul talants. hagiografiuli JanrisTvis niSandob-
livi bibliuri paralelebis garda, masSi uxvadaa gamoyene-
buli bizantiuri sasuliero literaturis mravali SesaniS-
navi Zegli, Targmnili giorgi mTawmindelis mier. CarTulia
citatebi grigol RvTismetyvelis, grigol noselis, andrea
ierusalimelis da sxva mweralTa Txzulebebidan. “giorgi
mTawmindelis cxovreba”, rogorc mxatvruli qmnileba, erT-
erTi saukeTesoa qarTul originalur mwerlobaSi.

eqvTime koWlamazaSvili

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 cxorebaA da moqalaqobaA wmid
cxorebaA isa
wmidisa
da netarisa mamisa Cuen
netarisa isa
Cuenisa
giorgi
gio mTawmidelisaA
rgi mTawmidel isaA
guakurTxen, ufalo!
I. KsenebaA marTalTaA qebiT aResrulebiso, – ityoda brZe-
ni solomon Sesxmasa mas Sina marTalTasa, romelsa suliTa
wmidiTa winaATve moaswavebda gamoCinebadTa maT wmidaTaTYs,
romelni Semdgomad qristes moslvisa gamoCndes mociqulni,
mRdelT-moZRuarni, mowameni da mamani da yovelni wmidani da
marTalni, romelTa mier aRivso yoveli sofeli didebiTa
RmrTisaATa, viTarca ityYs winawarmetyueli, viTarmed:
“wyalTa mravalTa dafarono piri yovlisa queyanisaA”. da ku-
alad ityYs esaia gankYrvebiT: “vin arian eseni, romelni vi-
Tarca Rrubelni frinviT movlen”; rameTu Rrublad uwoda
maT KorcTa uvaris-yofisaTYs da nivTierTa saqmeTagan amaR-
lebisa da gonierTa da sacnaurTa RrubelTa Tana SerTvisa,
romelTa zeda mjdomare ixilvos momavalad TYT Tavadi, vi-
Tarca igi amaRlda TualTagan mowafeTaAsa.
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cxovreba da moRvaweoba wmidisa
da netarisa mamisa Cvenisa
giorgi mTawmidelisa
1. `marTalTa xseneba qebiT aResrulebao~1, _ ase aqebs
da ganadidebs marTal da wmida adamianebs brZeni solo-
moni, im wmindanebs, romelTac suliwmidis STagonebiT wi-
naswar moaswavebda, da romelnic qristes mosvlis Semdgom
unda gamoCeniliyvnen: mociqulebi, mRvdelTmoZRvarni, mo-
wameni, Rirsni mamani da sxva yoveli wmida da marTali ada-
miani. am adamianTa mier mTeli msoflio RmrTis didebiT
aivso, rogorc ambobs esaia winaswarmetyveli: `mravali
wyali dafaravs mTeli qveynis zedapirso~.2
igive winaswarmetyveli kvlav ityvis gakvirvebiT: `vin
arian eseni, romlebic RrubelTa msgavsad freniT modi-
an?~3. Rrublad moixsenia wmida adamianebi, radgan maT Ta-
vianTi xorci uaryves da xorciel da amqveyniur saqmeTa-
gan ze-amaRldnen, da SeuerTdnen gonier da sacnaur Rrub-
lebs.4 e. i. zeciur angelozebs, romelTa zeda mjdomared
gamoCndeba qriste meored mosvlis Jams, imis msgavsad, ro-
gorc igi amaRlda mowafeTagan.5
1 igavni 10:7
2 Sdr. es. 11:9
3 es. 60:8
4 `gonieri~ da `sacnauri~ niSnavs `simbolurs~, “mistikurs”,
`alegoriuls~, `saxismetyvelebiTs~. `gonier da sacnaur
Rrublebad~ alegoriulad moixsenebian angelozebi, romleb-
zedac ganisvenebs (e. i., maTzea dabrZanebuli) ufali RmerTi.
5 saqm. 1:9-11; 1 Tes. 4:17
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
rameTu eseviTarTa maTTYs ityoda didi pavle, viTarmed:
“qristesTa maT juars-acunes Korcni maTni vnebiTurT da gu-
lis-TqumiT”, romelTaTYs igi nayofTa sulisaTa warmo-
ityYs.
da kualad TYT macxovari etyoda mowafeTa TYsTa aRe-
bad juarisa da Sedgomad missa, rameTu KorcTa, juars-cu-
miTa KorcielTa maT uKorcoebasa moaswavebda, raJams-igi
TYsTa da naTesavTa uvaris-yofiTa assa wilsa miRebad aqaAT
aRuTqumida da dasasrulsa cxorebasa saukunesa mianiWebda,
romelsa-igi trfial yvna moyuareni saTnoebisani da meZie-
belni sasufevelisani da mismieriTa miT brwyinvalebiTa aqa-
ve ganaTlebulni, romelTa Tana SeerTo axali ese moRuawe
da Cuen mier saqebelad winamdebare, romlisa-igi RuawlTa
da SromaTa ara umecar xarT, romelTa-igi TYT TualiTa gi-
xilavs da romelTada smeniT uwyebul ars. da kualad yovel-
nive erTobiT namuSakevsa mas da nayofsa gonebisa misisasa Tu-
alTa mier gancdiTa da yurTa smeniTa viTarmca mas Tavadsa
TYT xedevdiT, romlisaA daRacaTu davidumoT simravlisa-
gan zogadi maRalTa maT RuawlTa misTaA, romelni RmrTisa
eklesiisaTYs Tavs-isxna. garna vaKsenoTca, romelTa-igi Kse-
nebaA wmida ars da sargebel, da saTnoebaTa da moRuawebaTa
mimarT mawuevel, viTarca ityYs grigol RmrTis-metyueli,
viTarmed: kacsa raAca-raA uyuarn da aqebn, missa mimarT miis-
wrafin. da viTarca sxuaTa yovelTa mcnebaTa aRsrulebaA Ta-
namdeb ars keTilTa kacTaTYs, egreTve Jamsa sityYsasa sit-
yuaA da moyuareTa saTnoebisaTa qebaA.
438
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
amgvar wminda adamianebze ambobda didi pavle moci-
quli: `qristes mimdevarT jvars-acves TavianTi sxeuli,
vnebebTan da gulisTqmasTan erTad~1. maT Sesaxebve ambobs
igi sulis nayofTa Sesaxebac2.
garda amisa, TviT macxovarma ubrZana Tavis mowafeebs,
aeRoT jvari da mas gahyolodnen3. sxeulis jvarcmiT ufa-
li xorciel adamianTa (wmidaTa) uxorcoebas (e. i. angelo-
zebTan mimsgavsebulobas) mianiSnebda, rodesac naTesavTa
da axlobelTa uaryofis nacvlad asjer metis miRebas
aRuTqvamda, da samaradiso sicocxliT ajildoebda4. am ma-
radiuli cxovrebis surviliT aRagzna ufalma saTnoebis
moyvareni da sasufevlis mZebnelni, romlebic miseuli
brwyinvalebiT amqveynadve ganaTlebulni iyvnen. am wmidaTa
dass SeuerTda es axali moRvawec, romlis qeba da Sesxma
amJamad gangvizraxavs. mis Rvawlsa da Sromas Tqven yvela
icnobT, romelTac igi sakuTari TvaliT gixilavT an mis
Sesaxeb gsmeniaT. rodesac mis naSrom-samuSakevsa da misi
gonebis nayofs SevxedavT da yuriT movusmenT, amiT TiT-
qos TviT mas davinaxavT. dawvrilebiTac rom ar aRvweroT
simravle misi maRali Rvawlisa, romelic RmrTis eklesi-
isaTvis man Tavs-ido, unda vaxsenoT mainc, romelTa moxse-
nieba wmida da sulisaTvis margebelia, ramdenadac isini
saTnoebisa da moRvaweobisaTvis aRgvZraven. amasve ambobs
grigoli RmrTismetyveli: rac uyvars kacs, da rasac aqebs,
Tavadac misken miiswrafvis; da iseve, rogorc yoveli sxva
mcnebis aRsruleba evaleba keTil adamianebs, aseve _ sit-
yvis dros sityvis Tqma da saTnoebis moyvareTa qeba.
1 gal. 5:24
2 gal. 5:22
3 mT. 16:24
4 mT. 19:29
439
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
rameTu ara daacada mowyalebaman RmrTisaman JamiTi-Ja-
mad gamoCinebad RirsTa misTa nugeSinis-sacemelad uZluri-
sa amis da daKsnilisa naTesavisa Cuenisa ganmaZlierebelad da
ganmamKnobelad, raATa xedviTa da smeniTa saTnoebaTa maTTaAsa
Surad da baZvad Rirsebisa maTisa aRviZrvodiT; da Zalsa mas
sacnaursa sulisa Cuenisasa, viTarca orbisa siWabukesa, gan-
vaWabukebdeT da viTarca mToaresa egreT ganvaaxlebdeT, raA-
Ta Ramesa Sina amis cxorebisasa, viTarca dResa Sina, Suenie-
rad vidodiT da yovelTave bnelis-moyuareTa myofTa sulTa
CuenTagan ganviotebdeT. da esreT saTnoebaTa mimarT warma-
tebulni Semomavalsa mas da brwyinvalesa dResa ukuanaAsknel-
sa, viTarca ciskarsa ganTiadisasa aRmoslvad ganmzadebulni
movelodiT.
raJams brwyinvale igi mnaTobi naTesavisa CuenisaA didi
efTYme aRmogYbrwyinda naTlad da sixarulad, didebad da
gYrgYnad, gonier myofelad da ganmabrZnobelad ugunure-
bisa Cuenisa, romelman umecrebisa igi saburveli mosZarcua
gonebaTagan CuenTa; da viTarca dReman RmrTiv-ganaTlebul-
man mWmunvare igi nisli ugulisKmoebisaA ganKada sulisagan
Cuenisa da sivrciTa da simaRliTa RmrTiv-TargmnilTa wmi-
daTa wignTa misTaATa naklulevanebaA enisa CuenisaA aRavso.
da romelni-ese barbaroz wodebul viyveniT elenTa mier us-
wavlelobisaTYs da umecrebisa Cuenisa, maT Tanave aRgurac-
440
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
RmrTis mowyaleba ar ayovnebs, da TiToeul Jams gamoa-
Cens xolme Rirseul adamianebs, uZluri da davrdomili
Cveni modgmis gansaZliereblad da gasamxneveblad, raTa
maTi saTnoebis xilvam da mosmenam maTken miswrafebisa da
mibaZvis survili aRgviZras, da Cveni sulieri Zalebi gan-
vaWabukoT, orbis siWabukis msgavsad1,da ganvaaxloT, ro-
gorc ganaxldeba mTvare; raTa amqveyniuri cxovrebis Ra-
meSi viaroT, rogorc dReSi, mSvenierad2, da Cveni suli-
sagan warvdevnoT yovelive bnelismoyvareoba, da, amgvarad,
saTnoebebSi warmatebulni, movelodeT ukanasknel brwyin-
vale dRes qristes mosvlisas, rogorc ganTiadis ciskars.
ridesac sinaTled da sixarulad, didebad da gvirgvi-
nad, Cveni ugunurebis gonier-myofelad da sibrZnis mom-
niWeblad aRmogvibrwyinda Cveni eris ganmanaTlebeli di-
di eqvTime, man Cvens gonebas umecrebis saburveli Semos-
Zarcva; manve, rogorc RmrTivganaTlebulma dRem, Cvens su-
lebs gadahxada ugulisxmoebis (Seugneblobis) mwuxare nis-
li, da RvTaebrivad Targmnili wminda wignebiT Cveni eni-
sa da literaturis naklovaneba Seavso. Cven, romelnic us-
wavlelobisa da umecrebisaTvis berZenTa mier barbarozad
viyaviT wodebuli, eqvTimem Tavisi RmrTivmocemuli sib-
rZniT maT Tanasworad Segvracxa. xolo rodesac am wminda
kacis amqveyniuri dReni aRsruldnen, da miicvala wmida-
Ta brwyinvale samyofelSi, RmerTTan, am uecarma ganSo-
rebam daCrdila Cveni sixaruli.
magram ase ineba RmrTis gangebulebam, Tavis Cveulebi-
samebr, rogorc araerTxel uqmnia, raTa marto erT rome-
lime kacs ki ar mohfinos Tavis madlTa Saravandedi
1 Sdr. fs. 102:5
2 rom. 13:13
441
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xna RmrTisa mier mocemuliTa miT sibrZniTa TYsiTa. xolo ra-
Jams wmidaA ese sofliT aRivso da RmrTisa miicvala da wmi-
daTa brwyinvalebasa Seemata, da ara srul iqmna sixaruli Cu-
eni myissa Sina sofliT ganslvisa misisaTYs.
da egreT ineba gangebulebaman RmrTisaman Cueulebisa-
ebr TYsisa, viTarca-igi mravalgzis yo, raATa ara erTsa zeda
oden gina orsa mihfinos Saravandedi madlTa TYsTaA, aramed,
raATa dRiTi-dRe aRorZndebodis da ganvrceldebodis
RmrTisa eklesiaA, da umaRlesisa mimarT warematebodis, vi-
Tarca ityYs winawarmetyueli: “da iyos ukuanaAsknelTa maT
dReTa mivhfino sulisagan Cemisa yovelsa zeda Korcielsa,
da winawarmetyuelebden Zeni Tquenni da asulni Tquenni, xil-
vasa ixilviden da moxucebulTa TquenTa CuenebiT ganvecxa-
doo”. da kualad mociquli ganyofasa mas Sina madlTasa ni-
Wad saRmrTod da nawilad sulisa mier mocemulad Targmane-
basa enaTasa uwods; rameTu Seunanebel arian madlni RmrTi-
sani, uSurvelad da uxuebiT mifenil yovelTa zeda nebis-myo-
felTa misTa, viTarca-igi didi mose isus etyoda, viTarmed:
“vin momces me yoveli ese eri winawarmetyuelad uflisa”.
rameTu icoda man nebaA RmrTisaA da uxuebiT micemaA mad-
lTa misTaA, romlisaTYsca, wmidaA raA mamaA Cueni didi ef-
TYme sofliT ganvida, viTarca pirvel vTquT, Semdgomad ra-
odenTame JamTa kualadca saxierebaman RmrTisaman da madlman
mamisa Cuenisaman Jamsa TYssa gamoaCina didi ese muSaki saR-
mrToAsa madlisaA, wmidaA mamaA Cueni giorgi, romlisaTYs ars
sityuaA Cueni, da winamdebare ars aRwerad da miTxrobad Sem-
dgomTa naTesavTa sawurTelad da gulisKmis-sayofelad.
viTarca man netarman didisa efTYmes cxorebaA aRwera sa-
xed da xatad saTnoebisa momavalTa naTesavTaTYs, romeli-ese
arca Cuen daviconoT SewevniTa RmrTisaATa, aramed yoveli
saxe cxorebisa misisaA aRvweroT SobiT misiT da vidre aR-
srulebamde.
442
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
(brwyinvaleba), aramed yoveldRiurad aRorZindebodes da
farTovdebodes RmrTis eklesia da ufro da ufro meti
simaRlisaken miemarTebodes, rogorc ambobs winaswarmet-
yveli: `ase iqneba: ukanasknel dReebSi Cemi sulisagan miv-
fen yovel xorciels; da Tqveni Zeni da asulni iwinaswar-
metyveleben da Cvenebas ixilaven, xolo Tqvens moxucebu-
lebs gamovecxadebi~1. aseve, mociquli (pavle) madlis anu
RmrTis wyalobis ganyofisas saRmrTo niWad da suliwmi-
dis mier mocemul nawilad enaTa Targmnas uwodebs2, rad-
gan RmrTis madli uSurvelia3; daunaneblad da uxvad mih-
fens yvelas, misi nebis aRmasrulebels; rogorc didi mo-
se eubneboda isus: `vin momcems mTel am xalxs uflis winas-
warmetyvelad?~4
ase ambobda, radgan icoda RmrTis neba da siuxve mad-
lTa micemisas. rodesac mama Cveni, wminda da didi eqvTime
amqveynidan gavida, rogorc ukve vTqviT, ramdenime xnis Sem-
deg RmrTis saxierebam (sikeTem) da wmida mamis (eqvTimes)
locviTma madlma, kvlav gamoaCina saRmrTo madlis didi
muSaki _ wmida mama Cveni giorgi, romelsac Seexeba Cveni
sityva, da aw Tqvens winaSea dadebuli, raTa aRuweros da
mouTxros Semdgom Taobebs, maTive sulieri wvrTnisa da
ganbrZnobisaTvis.
rogorc netarma giorgim aRwera didi eqvTimes cxov-
reba nimuSad, saxed da magaliTad momavali TaobebisaT-
vis, RmrTis SewevniT arc Cven davizaroT, da aRvweroT
misi cxovrebis yoveli mxare, dabadebidan aRsrulebamde.
1 Sdr. iovel. 2:28
2 ix. 1 kor. 12: 4-10
3 rom. 11:29
4 ricxv. 11:29
443
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo iyavn Cuen Tana RmerTi igi mis mier Seyuarebuli
da misi Semyuarebeli, da locvaA wmidisa mis mamisaA, romel-
man amisi KelyofaA Cuen guaiZula sadidebelad RmrTisa, rom-
lisaA ars didebaA aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amen.
II. ese wmidaA mamaA Cueni giorgi iyo naTesaviT qarTveli.
xolo vinaATgan RmrTis-msaxurebisa saidumlosa Sina erTi
mamuli pativcemul ars, romel ars samoTxe, pirvelisa mis ma-
misa Cuenisa sayofeli, da erTi qalaqi, romel ars zecisa ie-
rusalemi, cxovelTa maT qvaTa mier aRSenebuli, romlisa Se-
moqmed da xuroT-moZRuar RmerTi ars; da erTi naTesavobaA,
romel ars TYsebaA RmrTisaA. aramed nu vin hgonebn, Tu ara-
raA guaqus patiosanTagani mamulisaTYs da naTesavTa wmidisa
mamisa CuenisaTa miTxrobad da reca CemebiT moviparavT WeS-
maritebasa saqmeTa mier sayuedrelTa – rameTu iyo netari
ese, viTarca vTquT, naTesaviT qarTveli, xolo mamis-mameu-
lad RmrTis-msaxurisa misgan da RmrTiv-dacvulisa queyani-
sa, romelsa samcxe ewodebis. xolo TYT aRmoecena igi que-
yanasa Tr ialeTisasa
TrialeTisasa
ialeTisasa, viTarca pirman saqmisaman gauwyos.
rameTu mSobelni amisni iyvnes RmrTis-msaxurni. ewode-
boda mamasa iakob, xolo dedasa – mariam. ese iakob iyo er-
TgulTagani da sakuTarTa RmrTis-msaxurisa mefisa giorgis-
TaA. da saqmisa romlisaTYsme saerTguloAsa mociqulad wa-
rivlina mefisa mier sparseTs. da viTarca waremarTa nebiTa
RmrTisaATa, savane-yo dabasa mas da saxlsa, romelsa iyofo-
des mSobelni wmidisa amis dedisani. xolo iakob viTarca ixi-
la wesieri igi da saTnoA cxorebaA maTi da, umetesad-Ra vTqu-
aT Tu, RmrTis-moyuarebaA gonebisa maTisaA, sTnda yoveli gan-
gebaA maTi da etrfiala keTilsa cxorebasa maTsa. xolo Svi-
lad mxolodSobilad esua maT mariam. da siyuarulisaTYs mi-
444
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
Segvewios am saqmeSi da CvenTan iyos RmerTi, romelic
ase uyvarda wmida mamas giorgis, da RmerTsac uyvarda igi;
Segvewios im wmida mamis locvac, romelmac gvaiZula, xe-
li mogvekida am saqmisaTvis, RmrTis sadideblad, romli-
sacaa dideba, aw da maradis da ukuniTi-ukunisamde, amen.
2. wmida mama Cveni giorgi erovnebiT qarTveli iyo. xo-
lo vinaidan RmrTismsaxurebis saidumloSi erTi samSob-
loa pativdebuli, _ samoTxe, Cveni pirveli mamis (adamis)
samyofeli; da aseve, erTi qalaqi _ zeciuri ierusalemi,
aSenebuli cocxali qvebisagan1, romlis Semoqmedi da xu-
roTmoZRvari Tavad RmerTia2; aseve, erTi erovnebaa pativ-
debuli _ RmrTis naTesaoba; magram nuravis egoneba, rom
araferi gvaqvs pativdebuli Cveni wmida da netari mamis
samSoblosa da naTesaobis Sesaxeb mosaTxrobad. erovnebiT
igi, rogorc vTqviT, qarTveli iyo. mama-papa im RmrTis-
msaxuri da RmrTivdaculi qveynidan hyavda, romelsac sam-
cxe ewodeba. Tavad ki TrialeTis mxareSi daibada.
morwmune da RmrTismsaxuri mSoblebi hyavda. mamas ia-
kobi erqva, dedas _ mariami. iakobi RmrTismsaxuri mefis
giorgis axlobeli da erTguli iyo. erTxel romeliRac
saerTgulo saqmeze mefis mier sparseTSi iqna wargzavni-
li. RmerTis nebiT gaemarTa davalebis Sesasruleblad, da
gzad im dabaSi Seisvena, romelSic cxovrobdnen mariamis
mSoblebi. rodesac iakobma naxa am ojaxis wesiereba da saT-
noeba, da metic, _ RmrTismoyvareoba gonebisa, _ moewona
maTi keTili cxovreba da mis mimarT trfobiT aRivso. mSob-
lebs erTaderTi qaliSvili hyavdaT, mariami. siyvarulis
1 Sdr. 1 pet. 2:5
2 Sdr. ebr. 11:10
445
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
sisa araA vinaA mieTxova, daRacaTu mravalTa mier Ziebul iyo
sZlad miyvanebad saxed TYsad. xolo iakob ixila raA Suenie-
rebaA xatisa misisaA da nanari igi da dawynarebuli qcevaA mi-
si da gankrZaluli saxe, hrqua mSobelTa misTa: “damimarxeT
Svili ege Tqueni keTilad, raATa, mo-Tu-viqce mSYdobiT, me
viqorwino ege da sruliad Tquen Tana davemkYdro”. da esreT
waremarTa gzasa TYssa. da nebiTa RmrTisaATa keTilad gane-
marjua da mSYdobiT moiqca, da mefe didad moimadla.
da esreT movida zemoKsenebulTa maT mSobelTa Tana qal-
wulisaTa, da iqorwina SjulieriTa da wmidiTa qorwinebiTa,
viTarca ityYs mociquli: “wmida ars qorwili da sawoli Se-
uginebel-o”. da esreT akurTxna igini RmerTman, viTarca di-
di iakob da raqel, rameTu Korcielsaca Tana simdidresa Svi-
lierebiTaca pativ-sca, rameTu esxnes samni Zeni da samni asul-
ni. xolo netarTa amaT meuRleTa keTilad ganizraxes, raATa
pirveli nayofi TYsi RmrTisa Sewiron. xolo mieca pirvelad
nayofad asuli, romelsaca uwodes saxeli Tekla da pativ-
sces saxeliTa pirvelmowamisaATa.
da viTarca iqmna igi SYdis wlis, Sewires igi RmrTisa,
viTarca aReTqua. da wariyvanes igi samcxes monastersa sa-
dedosa, romelsa taZr is
isii ewodebis. da misces igi KelTa wi-
taZris
namZRuarsa mis monastrisasa, romelsa sabaia ewodeboda, de-
dakacsa Rirssa da wmidasa, romelmanca Seiwynara igi, viTar-
ca Svili TYsi, da keTilad aRzarda.
446
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
gamo mas ver eleodnen mSoblebi, da aravisTvis mieTxove-
binaT, Tumca bevri cdilobda, Tavis saxlSi waeyvana rZlad
maTi qali.
roca iakobma ixila misi mSveniereba, faqizi da wynari
qceva, da mokrZalebuli saxe, mis mSoblebs uTxra: `kargad
SeminaxeT eg Tqveni Svili, raTa, Tu mSvidobiT davbrun-
debi, masTan viqorwineb, da mTlianad TqvenTan davmkvid-
rdebi~.
ase gaemarTa iakobi Tavis gzaze. RmrTis nebiT, xeli
moemarTa da mSvidobiT dabrunda. mefis madlobac daim-
saxura.
amis Semdeg movida qalwulis mSoblebTan da iqorwina
Sjulieri da wminda qorwinebiT, radganac, mociqulis
sityviT, `qorwili wmindaa, da sawoli _ Seubilwveli~1.
RmerTma akurTxa iakob da mariami, rogorc didi ia-
kobi da raqeli2; qonebriv simdidresTan erTad Svilebis
yoliTac mianiWa pativi. mSoblebs sami vaJi da sami asuli
SeeZinaT.
netarma meuRleebma ganizraxes, rom pirveli Svili
RmrTisaTvis SeewiraT. pirvel nayofad maT asuli hyavdaT,
romelsac pativi mianiWes imiT, rom uwodes wmida pirvel-
mowamis Teklas3 saxeli.
rodesac Tekla Svidi wlisa Seiqna, aRTqmis mixedviT,
Seswires igi RmerTs, da waiyvanes samcxeSi, erT-erT de-
daTa monasterSi, romelsac taZrisi ewodeba, da Caabares
am monastris winamZRvars, saxelad sabaias, Rirseul da
1 ebr. 13:4
2 dab. 29:16-30
3 Tekla pirvelmowame (I-II ss.) _ ikonieli qalwuli, warCine-
buli ojaxidan; daemowafa pavle mociquls da qristesTvis
mravali wameba ganicada (xsenebis dRe _ 24 seqtemberi).
447
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
da kualad Sves sxuaA wuli Svili, romelsa uwodes Teo-
dore. da esreT kualad ganizraxes keTilTa maT mSobelTa,
raATa, ukueTu iSves maTda sxuaA wuli, Sewiron igi RmrTisa,
rameTu verZisaA jer-arso Sewirvad.
xolo mariams, eZina raA TYsagan, Ramesa erTsa eCuena mas
brwyinvale vinme da didebuli, romeli etyoda: “aha esera hSve
yrmaA wuli, verZi rCeuli RmrTisaA, Sewire igi missa, romli-
sada aRgiTquams, da saxeli uwode mas giorgi”. da viTarca
ganiRYZa dedakacman man, SiSiT da sixaruliT miuTxra ese yo-
veli qmarsa TYssa. da aRdges ornive erTobiT da cremliT mad-
lobaA Sewires RmrTisa da moelodes aRTqumulsa mas saR-
mrTosa.
ixileT-Ra, N morwmuneno, viTar saxelis-wodebiTa amiT
yrmisaATa Cuenebasa Sina Ramisasa cxadi da ganmartebuli saq-
me moeswaveboda, rameTu saRmrTosa da suliersa muSakobasa
dedasa yrmisasa maxarebeli igi misi winaAswar auwyebda da ur-
natTa eklesiisaTa mis mier momuSakebad moaswavebda da sa-
unjesa morwmuneTasa RmrTis-msaxurebisa ifqliTa aRvsebad
axarebda, rameTu berZuliTa eniTa giorgi muSakad gamoiTar-
gmanebis.
III. xolo Cuen pirvelsave sityuasa movideT. Semdgomad
dReTa raodenTame iSva maTda RmrTisa mier aRTqumuli igi
niWi. da izardeboda Korcielisa Tana hasakisa sulieriTaca
hasakiTa. da ganipo[10]xeboda madliTa sulisa wmidisaATa. da
iyo igi siyrmiTgan savse SiSiTa da siyuaruliTa RmrTisaATa.
da viTarca weril ars: dRe da Rame Sjulsa uflisasa iyo ne-
448
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
wminda dedakacs. man qalwuli SviliviT miiRo da keTi-
lad aRzarda.
mSoblebs qalis Semdeg vaJi SeeZinaT, romelsac Teo-
dore uwodes. keTilma mSoblebma ganizraxes, rom, Tu sxva
vaJic SeeZinebodaT, isic RmrTisaTvis SeewiraT; marTalia,
erTi qaliSvili ukve hyavdaT RmrTisaTvis Sewiruli, mag-
ram vaJis Sewirvac moisurves, radgan RmrTisaTvis ver-
Zis1 Sewirvaa ufro marTebuli.
erTxel mariams RamiT, ZilSi gamoecxada vinme brwyin-
vale da didebuli kaci, romelmac uTxra: `Sen hSob vaJs,
RmrTis rCeul verZs. Seswire igi imas, visTvisac gaqvs aR-
Tqmuli. saxelad ki giorgi uwode~. roca gaiRviZa deda-
kacma, SiSiTa da sixaruliT mouTxro Cveneba Tavis qmars.
orive wamodga fexze da RmerTs cremliT madloba Seswi-
res. amieridan isini elodnen aRTqmulis aRsrulebas.
SexedeT, morwmuneno, Rameuli Cvenebisas yrmis saxelis
wodebiT rogori cxadi da aSkara saqme iqmna miniSnebuli!
CvenebiT gamocxadebulma maxarobelma yrmis dedas winas-
war auwya misi Svilis sulieri muSakoba, mis mier eklesi-
is xnulTa damuSaveba mianiSna, da axara, misi naSromi
RmrTismsaxurebis fqviliT aavsebs morwmuneTa beRelsao.
amas niSnavda yrmisaTvis giorgis Serqmeva, radganac ber-
Znulad giorgi miwis muSaks niSnavs.
3. Cven ki isev pirvelsave sityvas davubrundeT.
ramdenime dRis Semdeg mSoblebs SeeZinaT vaJi _ Rmr-
Tis mier aRTqmuli jildo. xorcieli sxeulis zrdasTan
erTad yrma sulieradac izrdeboda; suliwmidis madliT
mdidrdeboda. siyrmidanve RmrTis SiSiTa da siyvaruliT
1 verZi _ mamali cxvari
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
baA misi. da Sjulsa missa zraxavn igi dRe da Rame. amisTYsca
iqmna igi viTarca xe danerguli Tanawarsadinelsa wignTa Rm-
rTiv-sulierTasa. da gamosca Jamsa TYssa nayofi Suenieri da
zecisa saunjeTa Rirsi.
rameTu viTarca iqmna igi SYdis wlis, aRTqumaA igi aRas-
rules mSobelTa misTa da masve zemoKsenebulsa monastersa
taZr iss disa TYsisa Tana RmrTisa Sewires, da hmadlobdes
taZriss
RmerTsa momcemelsa keTilisa mis nayofisasa.
aramed vinaATgan siyrmesave TYssa mSobelTa moRuawebi-
sagan daaklda da viTarca morCi keTili aRmocenebasave TYssa
Tana yofadsa mas warmatebasa auwyebs queyanis-moqmedTa, vi-
Tarca ityYs daviT: “marTali viTarca finiki ayuavdes da vi-
Tarca naZY libanisaA ganmravldes danerguli saxlsa RmrTi-
sasa, ezoTa saxlisa RmrTisa CuenisaTa yuaodis”. da esreT vi-
Tarca axalnergi Suenieri izardeboda monastersa mas Sina.
da iswavlida werilTa saRmrToTa dedakacisa misgan Rirsisa
disa TYsisa da moaswavebda winaAswarve gamoRebad nayofsa mas,
romeli yofad iyo, rameTu simaxYliTa da moswrafebiTa go-
nebisaATa sagonebel iyo mxilvelTagan, Tu ayuavebasa Tana mey-
seulad nayofsa gamoiRebso. rameTu viTarca mosesTYs we-
ril ars: “siCCoATganve TYsiT mkYrcxli iyo RmrTisaA yrmaA
igi”. da viTarca dayo monastersa mas Sina sami weli da iqmna
hasakiTa aTis wlis, xolo gonebiTa viTarca mKcoani da moxu-
cebuli ixilveboda sakYrvelad mxilvelTa da msmenelTagan.
xolo mnebavs, raATa siCCoATganve farvaA RmrTisaA da Se-
wevnaA misi gauwyo yrmasa zeda wmidasa. rameTu viTarca iyo
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
iyo savse, ise, rogorc fsalmunSi weria: dRedaRam misi
neba _ uflis SjulTan iyo SemsWvaluli, da am Sjulze
fiqrobda igi dRe da Rame. amitomac daemsgavsa igi RmrTiv-
sulier wignTa mdinarebasTan dargul xes, da droulad
gamoiRo mSvenieri nayofi, zeciur saganZurSi Senaxvis
Rirsi1.
rogorc ki Sesrulda Svidi wlisa, mSoblebma Seasru-
les Tavisi aRTqma, da vaJi imave zemoxsenebul monaster-
Si, taZrisSi, Seswires RmerTs, Tavis dasTan erTad. isini
madlobas swiravdnen RmerTs, am keTili nayofis momce-
mels.
siyrmeSive moaklda giorgis mSoblebis zrunva, magram
igi, rogorc jansaRi ylorti, aRmocenebisTanave mianiS-
nebda mzrunvelT Tavis momaval zrda-warmatebas. rogorc
daviTi ityvis, `marTali finikiviT ayvavdeba, da libanis
naZviviT ganmravldeba; RmrTis saxlSi darguli, Cveni
RmerTis saxlis ezoSi iyvavilebs~2. aseve, giorgi mSvenie-
ri axali nergiviT izrdeboda monasterSi, da Rirseuli
dedakacisagan, Tavisi disagan, swavlobda saRmrTo we-
rils. winaswarve Canda, rom yrma did nayofs gamoiRebda.
misi gonebis simaxvilisa da sibejiTis mxilvelni fiqrob-
dnen, ayvavebisTanave gamoiRebso igi nayofs; iseve, rogorc
moses Sesaxeb weria: `Cvilobisasve mkvircxli iyo yrma
RmrTis mimarT~.3 monasterSi yrmam sami weli gaatara, da
aTi wlisa gaxda, gonebiT ki mxcovnad da moxucebulad Can-
da, da akvirvebda mis mxilvelTa da msmenelT.
axla minda, gauwyoT, rogor ifaravda da Seeweoda
RmerTi am wminda yrmas Cvilobidanve. jer kidev
1 Sdr. fs. 1:3
2 fs. 91:13-14
3 gamosvl. 2:2; saqm. 7:20; ebr. 11:23
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
wuT mSobelTa TYsTa Tana da viTarca ars CueulebaA yrmaTa
velad ganslvisaA mRerad da gancxromad, xedvida keTilis-
moZule igi mteri naTesavisa CuenisaA boroti eSmaki, viTar-
med damTrgunvelad Zalisa misisa izrdeboda yrmaA igi wmi-
daA, SeZrwunda: nuukue sruliad ganqiqnes mis mier siboro-
te misi. amisTYsca siCCoATganve iwyo brZolad misda.
rameTu gYTxrobda TYT wmidaA ese, viTarmed: “viyav raA
mdinarisa mis didisa pirsa, romelsa kciaA ewodebis, wiaR-ker-
kciaA
Zo mdinaresa vixili yrmaA Semosili cecxlis-feriTa da miK-
mobn: “moved da vimReroT”. da viTarca warvemarTi, yrmaA Su-
enieri, spetakiTa mosili, momekidis saKelsa da metyYn: “iyav
aqa Cem Tana, rameTu me umjobesi moyuasi var Seni”.
xolo ese sacnaur ars, romel wiaR-kerZo mdinarisa cec-
xliTa miT saukunoATa Semosili boroti eSmaki iyo da egu-
leboda wyalTa maT Sina warwymedaA yrmisaA mis, xolo speta-
kiTa mosili igi angelozi iyo, romeli siCCoATganve daudgi-
na RmerTman, raATa scvides mas, viTarca ityYs daviT, viTar-
med: “daibanakebs angelozi uflisaA garemoAs moSiSTa TYsTa
da iKsnnes igini ufalman”. da kualad wamebs didi basili, vi-
Tarmed: yovlisa morwmunisada micemul ars angelozi mcve-
lad cxorebisa misisa.
da kualad iyo raA wmidaA ese wuT monastersa mas Sina ze-
moKsenebulsa, SuriTa eSmakisaATa aRedva cecxli monaster-
sa mas da sruliad Semrgualda. xolo yrmasa mas netarsa eZina
Rrmad. da movida kualad gamoCinebuli igi, spetakiTa mosi-
li, ganaRYZa da upyra Kelsa da Soris cecxlisa mis uvnebe-
lad ganavlo. da iyo monastersa mas maxlobelad eguteri er-
Ti, viTar utevan erT, mun miiyvana angelozman man da TYT
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mSoblebTan yofnisas, rodesac, yrmaTa Cveulebisamebr, ve-
lad gadioda igi saTamaSod da gasarTobad, Cveni modgmis
mteri, keTilis moZule eSmaki xedavda, rom misi Zalis fex-
qveS gasaqelad izrdeboda es wminda yrma, da SeZrwunda:
vaiTu, savsebiT Semusrviliyo mis mier siborote misi. ami-
tomac Cvilobidanve daiwyo mis winaaRmdeg brZola.
Tavadve gviambobda wminda mama: `rodesac viyavi didi
mdinaris piras, romelsac qcia ewodeba, mdinaris gaRma
mxares vxedavdi xolme cecxlisfrad Semosil yrmas, ro-
melic TavisTan mixmobda: modi, viTamaSoTo. rodesac mis-
ken gavemarTebodi, maSinve saxeloSi xels momkidebda sxva
yrma, TeTriT Semosili da mSvenieri, da metyoda: `CemTan
darCi, radgan me ukeTesi megobari var Seni~.
aSkaraa, mdinaris gaRma mxares _ saukuno cecxliT Se-
mosili boroti eSmaki iyo, romelsac surda, mdinareSi
daexrCo wminda yrma; xolo TeTriT Semosili _ angelozi
iyo, romelic Cvilobidanve daudgina mas RmerTma mcvelad,
rogorc daviTi ambobs: `uflis angelozi RmrTismoSiSTa
irgvliv daisadgurebs, da ixsnis maT ufali~1. amasve emow-
meba basili didi, romelic ambobs: yoveli morwmunisaT-
vis RmrTis mier angelozia dadgenili misi cxovrebis mcve-
lado.
iyo aseTi SemTxvevac: rodesac wminda yrma monaster-
Si imyofeboda, eSmakis mowadinebiT, cecxli moekida am mo-
nasters, romelmac mTlianad moicva igi. am dros netar
yrmas Rrmad eZina. masTan mivida TeTriT Semosili ange-
lozi, gaaRviZa, xeli mohkida, da cecxlSi uvneblad gaa-
tara. monastris maxloblad, daaxloebiT erTi utevanis2
manZilze, erTi eguteri (samlocvelo) iyo; iq miiyvana uf-
1 fs. 33:8
2 manZilis erTeuli, daaxloebiT 185 metri
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
miefara. xolo viTar vhgoneb, saswauli ese ara umcires ars
saswaulsa mas samTa yrmaTasa.
IV. aramed me sarbielsave sityuaTa CemTasa vidodi da aqa
srul vyo samcxes zrdilobisa misisaTYs sityuaA da merme
movicvalo gonebiTa da xaxuls mislvisa da swavlisa misi-
saA. da vTqua, Tu sruliad ganaTlebisaTYs yovelive sulmci-
red da mokled migiTxra, viTarca ufalman Zali momces, ra-
meTu igi eqmna mizez yovlisa keTilisa, viTarca ityYs gri-
gol RmrTis-metyueli aTinisaTYs, viTarmed: romeli igi me
oqroAsa qalaq meqmnao. xolo daRacaTu saxe ese saxisa wina-
aRmdgom ars, aramed gulisKmis-myofelman suliersa zeda
gulisKma-yav.
xaxuls
esxnes netarsa amas orni mamis-Zmani [xaxuls
xaxuls], ornive uxu-
cesni mamisa misisani, kacni RmerTSemosilni da savseni saR-
mrToATa madliTa. uxucesisa mis saxeli giorgi mwerali, ro-
meli yofil iyo mweralTa zeda mTavarad kurapalatisaTa.
454
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
lis angelozma, TviTon ki gauCinarda. es saswauli, vfiq-
rob, naklebi araa sami yrmis saswaulze.1
4. magram me kvlav Cemi sityvis sarbiels davubrundebi,
da samcxeSi yrma giorgis aRzrdis Sesaxeb sityvas aq davas-
ruleb; Cems fiqrs mivapyrob xaxulSi mis wasvlas, da misi
iq ganswavlisa da, metic, sruli ganaTlebis Sesaxeb mcired
da SemoklebiT mogiTxrobT, rogorc ufali momcems Zalas,
radgan xaxulSi ganswavla giorgisaTvis yovelive sikeTis
mizezad gadaiqca; iseve, rogorc grigoli RmrTismetyvel-
ma Tqva aTenis Sesaxeb: `igi CemTvis oqros qalaqad iqcao~.
marTalia, warmarTuli sibrZnis kera, aTeni, sulierebis sas-
wavl adgils, xaxuls, ar Seesabameba, da piriqiT, ewinaaR-
mdegeba, magram mimxvedrma sulierad igulisxmos.
giorgis ori biZa (mamis Zmani) hyavda xaxulis monaster-
Si; orive maTgani mamamisze ufrosi iyo asakiT; eseni iy-
vnen RmerTSemosili kacebi, saRmrTo madliT aRsavseni. uf-
rosi Zma, giorgi, mwerali2 iyo; kurapalatis mweralTa3
ufrosad iyo namsaxurevi.
1 igulisxmeba danielis winaswarmetyvelebaSi moxseniebuli
sami yrma _ anania, azaria da misaeli, romlebic mefe nabuqo-
donosorma cecxlSi Cayara; uflis angelozma ki cecxlisagan
ixsna isini (dan. 3:19-24)
2 e. i. mwignobrobis mcodne
3 e. i. mdivan-mwignobarTa
455
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo meorisa mis saxeli saba, kaci wrfeli da umankoA.
eseni mkYdr iyvnes xaxuls oriTave cxorebiTa Sezavebulad,
rameTu simdidresa Tana saRmrToAsa moqalaqobisasa Korcie-
lica simdidre uxuebiT aqunda.
amaT RirsTa berTa viTarca euwya yrmisa giorgis sikeTe
da RmrTis-moSiSebaA, mswrafl miumcnes Zmasa TYssa iakobs,
raATa yovliTa swrafiTa yrmaA igi giorgi maTa moiyvanos. xo-
lo mas viTarca esma, mswrafl aRasrula brZanebuli maTi da
wariyvana xaxulad Svili TYsi. pirvelad Sehvedra igi yov-
lad wmidasa RmrTis-mSobelsa, romlisa-igi erTgul msaxur
da sakuTar mona yofad iyo, da merme TYsTa ZmaTa miuTuala
da TYT sixaruliT warvida saxed TYsa.
xolo netarTa maT viTarca ixiles gonierebaA igi da daw-
ynarebulebaA saxisa misisaA, uSfoTveli igi da aRuZrveli qce-
vaA misi, ganixares sixaruliTa didiTa da hmadlobdes Rmer-
Tsa, rameTu ixiles maT yrmaA moxucebulebiTa Semkuli da Wa-
buki siberiTa ganSuenebuli, viTarca ityYs didi basili, vi-
Tarmed: mKce ars sibrZne da gonierebaA kacTa Soris, Tu ara
sispetake TmaTaA arad sargebel arso. da kualad gYswavies
danielisTYs da ieremiaAsTYs, rameTu erTi igi msajul mo-
xucebulTa iqmna, xolo meore igi saSoATgan ganwmedili wi-
nawarmetyuelebda.
xolo viTarca vTquT, ixiles raA keTilTa maT berTa Zmis-
wuli TYsi esreT Semkuli, mihguares igi mamasa makaris, ro-
meli-igi mas Jamsa RirsebisaTYs misisa winamZRuari iyo didi-
sa mis lavrisaA. xolo man viTarca ixila, friad ganixara da
viTarca Svili Seitkbo. akurTxa igi kurTxeviTa miT
abrameaniTa, eklesiisa evlogiasa monawile yo da sulisa
456
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
meore Zmas ki saba erqva. es iyo wrfeli da umanko kaci.
orive maTgani xaxulSi iyo damkvidrebuli, da ornairi
cxovrebiT cxovrobdnen Sezavebulad: saRmrTo moRvawe-
obiT gamdidrebulT, materialuri simdidrec uxvad hqon-
daT.
rodesac am Rirseul berebs auwyes yrma giorgis sike-
Te da RmrTismoSiSeba, Tavis Zma iakobs SeuTvales, yrma
giorgi saswrafod CvenTan moiyvaneo. iakobma, Zmebis sur-
vili rom Seityo, saCqarod aRasrula maTi brZaneba, da Ta-
visi Svili xaxulSi waiyvana. jer igi yovladwmida
RmrTismSobels Caabara, romlis erTguli msaxuri da sa-
kuTari mona unda yofiliyo, Semdeg Tavis Zmebs mihgvara
yrma, TviTon ki kmayofili da gaxarebuli dabrunda Tavis
saxlSi.
roca netarma berebma naxes giorgis goniereba, wynari,
uSfoTveli da auRelvebeli qceva, didi sixaruliT gai-
xares da RmerTs hmadlobdnen, radgan ixiles yrma, moxu-
cebulobiT1 Semkuli, da Wabuki, siberiT gamSvenierebuli;
rogorc ambobs basili didi: namdvili mxcovaneba kacisa _
sibrZne da gonierebaa, Torem TmaTa siTeTres araviTari
sargebloba ar moaqvso. amisi magaliTi gvaqvs daniel da
ieremia winaswarmetyvelTa cxovrebidan, radgan pirveli
maTgani moxucebulTa ganmsjeli gaxda, meore ki _ dedis
muclidanve ganwmendili winaswarmetyvelebda.
rodesac keTilma berebma Tavisi Zmiswuli ase Semkuli
ixiles, igi mihgvares monastris mamasaxliss makaris, ro-
melic Tavisi Rirsebis gamo imJamad xaxulis did lavras2
winamZRvrobda. mama makarim Zalze gaixara, da giorgi Svi-
1 igulisxmeba: sibrZniT
2 lavra _ didi monasteri
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
TYsisa Svilad uwoda. da egreTve didsa masca basilis bagra-
tis Zesa mihguares da wmidaA kurTxevaA misi miRebad sces, ro-
meli-igi mas Jamsa Sina iyo moZRuari da ganmanaTlebeli que-
yanisa CuenisaA. da kualad RmerTSemosilman antoni mnaTeman
ixila raA, ganixara da yovliTa kurTxeviTa akurTxa. da esreT
yovelTa mamaTa kurTxevaA miaRebies da merme-Ra wariyvanes
saxed TYsad.
maSin ganizraxes saRmrToTa maT moxucebulTa Tana-zrax-
viTa zemoKsenebulTa amaT mamaTaATa, raATa pirvel yovlisa
RmrTiv-suliersa visme da mwyemssa keTilsa Sehvedron Svi-
li TYsi, raATa sulieriTa hasakiTa aRorZndebodis da saR-
mrToTa maT swavlaTa sZesa mis mier sumides da sisruled saT-
noebaTa warematebodis.
da vinmca poves sxuaA umaRlesi saTnoebiTa da sulierTa
moZRurebaTa Sina ganTqumuli, garna didi ilarion Tualoe-
li, romeli-igi mas Jamsa viTarca mTiebi brwyinvida krebul-
sa Soris mamaTasa, romlisa saTnoebaTa da moRuawebaTa aw war-
moTqumaA SeuZlebel ars.
458
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
liviT Caixuta, akurTxa igi abramiseuli kurTxeviT1, ek-
lesiis evlogia2 uwilada da Tavisi sulieri Svili uwo-
da.
giorgi warudgines did basilisac, bagratis Zes, ro-
melic imxanad Cveni qveynis moZRvari da ganmanaTlebeli
iyo, da misi wminda kurTxeva miaRebines.
aseve, rodesac RmerTSemosilma antoni mnaTem ixila
yrma, gaixara da yovelive kurTxeviT akurTxa. yvela sxva
mamebmac kurTxeva miaRebines, da amis Semdeg waiyvanes Ta-
vis saxlSi.
maSin am RvTiurma moxucebulebma zemoxsenebul mameb-
Tan moilaparakes, rom giorgi, pirvel yovlisa, miebare-
binaT romelime RmrTivsulieri da keTili mwyemsisaTvis
(moZRvrisaTvis), raTa misi xelmZRvanelobiT sulierad aR-
zrdiliyo, mis mier saRmrTo swavlaTa rZe Seesva.3
sxva vin unda epovaT, saTnoebiT ufro amaRlebuli da
sulier moZRvrebaSi ganTqmuli, Tu ara ilarion Tualo-
eli, romelic imJamad mnaTobiviT brwyinavda wmida mama-
Ta sakrebuloSi! misi saTnoebisa da Rvawlis aRwera SeuZ-
lebelia.
1 igulisxmeba bibliuri abraami, rCeuli eris mamaTmTavari
2 evlogia (berZn. `kurTxeva~) _ ase ewodeba saeklesio siwmi-
deebs (sefiskveri, nakurTxi wyali, kandelis zeTi, jvari, xa-
ti, sasuliero literatura da sxva wminda nivTebi), romle-
bic usasyidlod gaicema eklesia-monastrebSi, rogorc kur-
Txeva
3 `rZed~ pavle mociquli moixseniebs saRmrTo swavlebis mar-
tiv, iolad SesaTvisebel formas, romelic damwyebTaTvisaa
gamiznuli, zrdasrulTaTvis gankuTvnils ki _ `saWmelad~. aq
saRmrTo swavleba Sedarebulia Cvili yrmebis sakvebTan, rom-
lebic jer rZes svamen, Semdeg ki, rodesac saamisod momwif-
debian, _ saWmelsac (Sdr. 1 kor. 3:2; 1 pet. 2:2)
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
amas netarsa Sehvedres Svili TYsi da monazonebisa mi-
marT warmarTebad evedrebodes. xolo wmidaman man, viTarca
RmrTisa mier mocemuli keTili Svili, egreT Seiwynara da
wesierebisa mimarT da saTnoebisa wurTiTa uwyis, da esreT
waremateboda nebiTa RmrTisaATa. da viTarca nergi keTili
danerguli Tanawarsadinelsa RmrTiv-sulierTa swavlaTasa
dRiTi-dRe aRorZndeboda.
xolo uwyes swavlaTaca saeklesioTa da samRdeloTa, ro-
melTa Sina umetes yovelTa hasakis-sworTa misTasa waremata.
da sagalobelni igi saweliwdoni da Sewyobilebani igi ga-
lobaTani yovelnive meysa Sina zepiriT daiswavna. saRmrToTa
kula wignTa kiTxvisaTYs rad saKmar ars sityuad, romelTa-
igi Sina uaRres Zalisa TYsisa daSura da gamoicada, romelsa
Sina ara scemda Zilsa TualTa TYsTa da hrulsa wamTa TYsTa.
xolo gansuenebasa kula KorcTasa yoladve ara Tavs-idebda.
maSindeli igi werilTa gulisKmisyofaA viTarca windi raA-
me momavalTa saqmeTaTYs miiRo da esreT yovelnive saRmrToni
werilni Zuelisa da axlisa Sjulisani, romelni oden Cuensa
enasa povna, yovelnive keTilad gulad ixuna.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
am netar mamas Caabares Tavisi Svili, da Seevedrnen,
samonazvno sisrulisaken warmatebaSi Sesweoda yrmas. xo-
lo wminda ilarionma ise miiRo giorgi, rogorc RmrTis
mier micemuli keTili Svili, da wesierebasa da saTnoeba-
Si misi wvrTna daiwyo. RvTis nebiT, giorgi sulierad wa-
remateboda, da rogorc keTili nergi, RmrTivsulier swav-
laTa mdinaris piras darguli,1 dRiTi-dRe izrdeboda.
daiwyes misi ganswavla saeklesio da samRvdelo sakiT-
xebSic, romelSic yvela Tanatols ajoba. saweliwado sa-
galobelni2 da yovelgvar galobaTa Sewyoba3 zepirad da-
iswavla.
saRmrTo wignebis kiTxvaze raRa saWiroa laparaki; im-
deni iSroma da iseTi gamocdileba SeiZina, rom sakuTar
Zalebsac gadaaWarba. Tvalebs ZiliT mosvenebis saSuale-
bas ar aZlevda, da wamwamebs _ mirulvisas. sxeulis mosve-
nebas savsebiT ar etaneboda. mis mier wminda wignebis ma-
Sindeli gaazreba da mixvedra _ sawindari iyo im mwig-
nobruli saqmianobisaTvis, romelic momavalSi eloda. saR-
mrTo werilis yvela wigni, Zveli da axali aRTqmisa, rom-
lebic Cvens enaze moipoveboda, mTlianad gaiTavisa.
1 Sdr. fs. 1:3
2 saweliwado sagalobelni _ saeklesio sagalobelni, romel-
nic wlis TiToeul dRes mosaxsenebel wmidaTa da dResaswa-
ulTa gansadideblad igalobeba saeklesio RmrTismsaxure-
bis dros
3 galobaTa Sewyoba _ samgaloblo xelovneba, galobis kilo-
sa da melodiis Seswavla
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
V. xolo uwyi, viTarmed mravalTa gsurs smenad, Tu vinaA
iswava berZuli swavlaA, gina vinaA dagYunja safase ese mo-
uklebeli feris jojikis Zeman, dis-siZeman basili bagratis
Zisaman.
raAsaTYs-me vaKsene daA basilisi? amisTYs, rameTu ityo-
dis wmidaA igi, viTarmed: ”ara udares iyo Rirsi ese dedakaci
RmrTis-msaxurebiTa Zmasa TYssa, netarsa basiliso”.
aman feris da meuRleman misman ganizraxes keTilad, raA-
Ta kaci saRmrToA iZion sulisa maTisa keTilisa maswavlelad
da uwesoebisa damayenebelad da raATa yoladve maxlobelad
maTsa iyos. amis pirisaTYs orTave gamoiZies da daamtkices,
viTarmed giorgi mwerlisa ugonieressa veravis hpoeben.
amisTYs didiTa vedrebiTa da qenebiTa giorgi mwerali wa-
riyvanes da yoveli saqme maTi sulieri da Korcieli mas daa-
morCiles. xolo aman giorgi netari Zmis-wuli TYsi, yrmaA gi-
orgi, Tana wariyvana, rameTu friad eKmareboda zepiriT kana-
naxobasa da wignis-kiTxvasa da missa msaxurebasa, rameTu mo-
xucebul iyo.
xolo viTarca ixiles keTilTa maT meuRleTa, ganixares
friad. da saRmrToman man dedakacman Svilad TYsad aRiara
igi. da dayves mravali Jami keTilsa da RmrTisa saTnosa cxo-
rebasa Sina.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
5. vici, mraval Tqvengans surs, Seityos, saidan miiRo
berZnuli ganswavluloba, anda saidan dagvigrova es au-
racxeli saunje. esaa damsaxureba ferisisa, jojikis Zisa,
romelic iyo basil bagratis Zis dis siZe.
risTvis vaxsene basilis da? _ imisaTvis, rom Rirsi ma-
ma giorgi ambobda xolme: `RmrTismsaxurebiT es dedakaci
ar Camouvardeboda Tavis Zmas, netar basiliso~.
ferisma da misma meuRlem ganizraxes, rom moeZiebinaT
vinme RvTiuri kaci TavianT sulier moZRvrad, yoveli si-
keTis maswavleblad da uwesoebis damSlelad, da es moZ-
Rvari mudam TavisTan hyolodaT. gamoikiTxes am saqmeze,
da daaskvnes, rom zemoxsenebul giorgi mweralze, xaxu-
lel moRvaweze ufro goniers veravis ipovidnen. amito-
mac didi xvewna-mudariT giorgi mwerali waiyvanes Tavis-
Tan, da Tavisi yvela saqme, rogorc sulieri, ise xorcie-
li, mas daumorCiles.
giorgi mweralma Tavisi netari Zmiswuli, yrma gior-
gic Tan waiyvana, radgan TviTon moxucebuli iyo, da gi-
orgis daxmareba sWirdeboda zepiri kananaxebiT1. wignis
kiTxviTa da sxva saqmianobiT.
roca keTilma meuRleebma ixiles igi, didad gaixares.
RvTiurma dedakacma giorgi Tavis Svilad aRiara, da
RmrTivsaTno da keTili cxovrebiT mravali Jami dayves.
1 kananaxeba _ karnaxi; wignis xmamaRali kiTxva, imisaTvis, ra-
Ta sxvam Caiweros. momdinareobs berZnuli `kanonarqidan~ (niS-
navs `sagalobeli kanonis damwyebs~). ase ewodeboda saeklesio
moweses, romelic uZRveboda galobas RmrTismsaxurebis dros.
igi wamoiwyebda pirvel muxls sagaloblisas, romelic Semdeg
danarCen mgalobelT unda gaegrZelebinaT imave kiloze.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo amissa Semdgomad risxviTa basili mefisaATa feriss
Tavi warekueTa, rameTu gandgomilebaA daswames. da esreT
brZanebiTa sameufoATa ese Rirsi dedakaci eriTurT TYsiT
kostant ine
kostantine poled wariyvanes, vinaA-igi dayves aTormeti
inepoled
weli.
xolo maTsa mas mun yofasa mamis-Zmaman amis sakYrvelisa
yrmisaman da, ufroAs-Ra vTqua Tu, saRmrToman man dedakac-
man saswavlod misces yrmaA igi giorgi kacTa filosofosTa
da ritorTa, oriTave cxorebiTa SemkobilTa, ara eriskacTa,
aramed monazonTa RmrTis-moSiSTa da yovelTa mier wamebul-
Ta. da esreT aTormetsa mas welsa yovelive moswrafebaA da
guls-modginebaA erTbamad Semoikriba, vidre-Ra maxYlTa go-
nebiTa da mraval Jam gamocdilTa moswrafebiTa waremata; xo-
lo moswrafeTa da guls-modgineTa simaxYliTa gonebisaATa
aRemata. da orkerZove srul qmnulTa erTkerZo Tana-warhKda,
vidre-Ra didad gankYrdes yrmani igi berZenTani missa mas
egodensa moswrafebasa da simaxYlesa gonebisasa, hnatrides
guls-modginebasa missa da Zalisaebr baZvad missa aRiZrvo-
des.
da da-raA-yo swavlasa mas Sina, viTarca vTquT, aTormeti
weli, da viTarca queyanaman keTili Tesli swavlulebisaA Se-
iwynara urnatTa Sina sulisa TYsisaTa, romeli-igi Jamsa
TYssa gamoRebad edva aRvsebad sulsa mSierTasa da ganmdid-
rebad RmrTisa eklesiasa. amissa Semdgomad brZanebiTa sameu-
foATa kualad TYsTave prastinTa miiqca saRmrToA ese deda-
kaci tvarwatafs da Tana-wariyvana yrmaA giorgi mamis-Zmi-
save TYsisa Tana. xolo euwya, viTarmed dedaA misi micvale-
bul iyo, xolo mamaA misi wuT cocxal iyo, romeli-igi Zmaman
misman giorgi Tavisa TYsisa Tana moiyvana tvarwatafs da
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
amis Semdeg basili keisris risxviT, feriss Tavi mohk-
veTes, radgan Ralati da gandgomileba daswames. mefis
brZanebiT, ferisis qvrivi Tavisi SinaymebiTurT konstan-
tinepolSi waiyvanes, sadac Tormeti weli gaatares.
konstantinepolSi yofnisas sakvirveli yrmis, gior-
gis biZam, giorgi mweralma, da ufro ki im RvTiurma deda-
kacma (ferisis qvrivma) igi saswavlebelSi miabares filo-
sofosTa da ritorT1, orive cxovrebiT2 SemkulT; ara eris-
kacT, aramed monazvnebs, RmrTismoSiSebsa da yvelas mier
aRiarebulT.
swavlis 12 wlis ganmavlobaSi yrma giorgim srulad
moikriba swavlisadmi gulmodgineba; TanamowafeTagan yve-
laze gonebamaxvilT da gamocdilT sibejiTiT gauswro, be-
jiTebsa da gulmodgineebs ki gonebis simaxviliT ajoba;
da orive mxriv srulqmnilebic ukan Camoitova. berZenTa
bavSvebi didad gakvirvebulebi iyvnen misi aseTi sibeji-
TiTa da gonebis simaxviliT; mis gulmodgineobas Sehnat-
rodnen da, SeZlebisdagvarad, mis mibaZvas cdilobdnen.
swavlaSi, rogorc vTqviT, Tormeti weli gaatara da,
rogorc niadagma - jansaRi Tesli, ise miiRo swavlulebis
keTili Tesli Tavisi sulis xnulebSi, romelic Tavis dros
nayofs gamoiRebda, aavsebda mSierTa suls da gaamdidreb-
da RmrTis eklesias.
amis Semdeg mefis brZanebiT Tavissave mamulSi, tvar-
watafSi daabrunes yrma giorgis mfarveli RvTiuri de-
dakaci, romelmac igi, mis biZasTan erTad, Tan waiyola.
iq Seityves, rom yrma giorgis deda gardacvliliyo;
mama jer kidev cocxali hyavda. Zmam, giorgi mweralma, isic
1 ritori (berZ.) _ swavluli, mWevrmetyveli
2 e. i. sulieriT da xorcieliT
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
erTbamad iyofodes. xolo yrmaA giorgi warvida xaxuls ma-
mis-Zmisa TYsisa Tana sabaAsa.
VI. da viTarca iqmna ocdaxuTis wlis, tkbilsa mas uRelsa
monazonebisasa qedi TYsi moudrika. rameTu daRacaTu siy-
rmiTganve monazoni iyo, xolo wuT kurTxevaA monazonebisaA
ara mieRo. rameTu moZRuari misi sulieri da RuawlTa mimarT
monazonebisaTa mwurTeli didi ilarion wuT KorcTaRa Sina
iyo da KelTagan misTa miiRo kurTxevaA monazonebisaA. rame-
Tu igi iyo pirveli moZRuari misi da mizezi yovlisa keTili-
saA.
amisa Semdgomad aRZrviTa zegardamoATa mouKda survi-
li ucxoebisa da siglaxakisaA da TYsTa da mecnierTagan gan-
SorebisaA da, ufroAs-Ra vTqua Tu, survili Tayuanis-cemi-
saTYs wmidaTa maT da ganmacxovelebelTa adgilTa, vinaA-igi
aRasrula yoveli gangebulebaA cxorebisa CuenisaA sityuaman
mamisaman mosrulman KsnisaTYs Cuenisa.
xolo iyoca gangebulebaA RmrTisaA saqmesa amas Sina, ro-
meli-igi winaAswar yovelsave mecnier ars da yofadTa viTarca
yofilTa xedavs, viTarca igi moses raA winawarmetyuelad ga-
namzadebda, pirvel yovlisa TYsTagan gamoiyvana da abrahams
raA Tana aRTqumasa dasdebda, queyanisa TYsisa datevebaA ub-
rZana. da egreTve mravalTa wmidaTaTYs weril ars: hnebavn raA
miaxlebaA RmrTisaA, pirvel yovlisa TYsTagan da megobarTa
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
tvarwatafSi moiwvia, da erTad cxovrobdnen. yrma gior-
gi ki xaxulSi dabrunda Tavis meore biZasTan, sabasTan.
6. roca ocdaxuTi wlisa Seiqna, giorgim qedi moud-
rika monazvnobis1 tkbil uRels. marTalia, siyrmidanve igi
monazoni iyo, magram aqamde jer ar mieRo samonazvno kur-
Txeva. giorgis sulieri moZRvari, samonazvno moRvaweo-
baSi misi gamwvrTneli, didi ilarioni jer kidev cocxa-
li iyo, da misi xelidan miiRo samonazvno kurTxeva, rad-
gan igi iyo misi pirveli moZRvari, da yovelive sikeTis
mizezi.
amis Semdeg, zeciuri STagonebiT, mouvida survili
gandegilobisa, ucxoebaSi siglaxakiT cxovrebisa, Tavisi-
anebisa da nacnobebisagan ganSorebisa, da, metsac vityvi,
_ survili im wminda da macocxlebeli adgilebisa, saida-
nac aRasrula Cveni cxovrebis gangebuleba RmrTis sityvam,
Cveni xsnisaTvis mosulma.
am saqmeSi RmrTis gangebac eria, radgan RmerTi yov-
lismcodnea, da momavlis ambebs iseve Wvrets, rogorc uk-
ve momxdars. man, rodesac amzadebda moses sawinaswarmet-
yvelo moRvaweobisaTvis, pirvel yovlisa, Tavisianebisa-
gan ganaSora igi. aseve, rodesac abrahamTan aRTqmas deb-
da, Tavisi qveynis datoveba ubrZana mas. msgavsi ram _ mra-
vali wminda adamianis Sesaxebac dauweriaT: rodesac un-
daT xolme RmerTTan miaxloeba, pirvel yovlisa Tavisia-
nebisagan da megobrebisagan ganeSorebian da mxolod ma-
1 monazvnoba _ uqorwinebeli cxovreba RmrTis sadideblad
da RmrTismsaxurebaSi warsamateblad, monasterSi (e. i. mona-
zonTa saerTo sacxovrebelSi) an gandegilad cxovreba
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
ganeSornian da WeSmariti igi TYsebaA da zraxvaA RmrTisaA
maSin-Ra povian, viTarca vityode wmidisa amisTYs.
mouKda survili ucxoebisaA da TYsTagan ganSorebisaA,
dafarulad yovelTa megobarTagan da mecnierTa sivltolaA
iKumia da waremarTa ierusalemiT kerZo.
xolo viTarca cna mamaman makari da yovelTa maT RmerT-
SemosilTa berTa, Sewuxnes friad da yovliT kerZo meZiebelni
da Sempyrobelni ganavlinnes, da yovelni gzani moicvnes.
maSin viTarca gulisKma-yo, rameTu Seipyrobdes, saR-
mrToA Rone iKumia viTarca didman aTanasi, da Sesamoseli
TYsi friad keTili misca glaxaksa visme da misi igi dabebku-
li Seimosa. da pova mwuxare erTi winamZRurisagan dateobi-
li, upyra wina da waremarTa gzasa TYssa. da esreT ganera da-
maxrwevelTa gzisa mis keTilisaTa, rameTu daRacaTu siyua-
ruliTa iqmodes, aramed ara keTil iyo momavalTa saqmeTaTYs.
xolo ityoda TYT wmidaA igi, viTarmed: udabnosa adgil-
sa SegYRamdao tyeTa Sina, da iyo elva-quxili da haeri bo-
roti da SYdgzis daakueTa eSmakmano mwuxare igi mas Ramesa,
da perovin da iRrWenn da yivin, xolo me vlocevdio.
ixileT-Ra uSiSi ese suliTa da axovani gonebiTa, viTar
ara SeZrwunda, aramed Rame yovel evedreboda RmerTsa
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
Sin pouloben WeSmarit naTesaobasa da Tana-zraxvas Rmer-
TTan1. igive moxda Rirsi mamis giorgis cxovrebaSic.
gauCnda survili ucxoebaSi yofnisa da Tavisianebisa-
gan ganSorebisa. megobar-nacnobTagan dafarulad gamoi-
para da ierusalemisken gaemarTa.
rodesac es ambavi Seityves makari winamZRvarma da xa-
xulis mkvidrma RmerTSemosilma berebma, Zalze Sewuxdnen
da yoveli mxriv dauwyes mas Zebna. dagzavnes mdevrebi da
yvela gza daikaves.
giorgi mixvda, rom mis Sepyrobas cdilobdnen, da Ta-
vis dasaRwevad RvTiur xerxs mimarTa, iseve, rogorc didma
aTanasem2; Tavisi Zvirfasi Sesamoseli gzad Sexvedril erT
glaxaks misca, da sanacvlod misi CamoZonZili samosi Sei-
mosa. moZebna suliT avadmyofi da winamZRvrisagan mito-
vebuli erTi kaci, win gaiZRola da ase gaswia Tavis gzaze,
raTa Tavi daeRwia mdevarTagan, romelTac surdaT misi
Seferxeba keTil gzaze. marTalia, isini siyvaruliT ake-
Tebdnen amas, magram momaval saqmeTaTvis umjobesi iyo, xe-
li ar SeeSalaT.
mogvianebiT Rirsi mama giorgi igonebda: gzad udabur
adgilze dagviRamda tyeSi. elavda da quxda. haeri damZi-
mebuli iyo. Cemi Tanamgzavri, suliT avadmyofi kaci eS-
makma Svidjer dasca Zirs da awamebda. mas piridan duJi
sdioda, kbilebs aRrWialebda da kioda; me ki vloculob-
dio.
SexedeT suliT uSiSar da gonebiT Zlier bers! nanaxma
ki ar SeaZrwuna, aramed mTeli Rame RmerTs evedreboda
1 Tana-zraxva (Zv.) _ saubari, axlo urTierToba
2 aTanase didi _ wminda mama da eklesiis maswavlebeli, udi-
desi Teologi, aleqsandriis mTavarepiskoposi (IVs.)
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
gankurnebisa misisaTYs, vidremdis ganiota kacisa misgan su-
li igi boroti. da yovliTurT uvnebeli monastersa erTsa
miiyvana, sada-igi gankurnebulsa mas eneba.
da hmadlobda RmerTsa, romelman iKsna sulisa misgan
arawmidisa. da esreT mxoloA waremarTa gzasa TYssa mravli-
Ta SromiTa da RuawliTa, rameTu dahqenjnida da aWirvebda
KorcTa TYsTa, viTarca mociquli ityYs, viTarmed: “aRvik-
rZalav KorcTa CemTa da davimoneb, raATa ara sxuaTa uqada-
gebde da me gamoucdel viyo”. egreTve hyofda wmidaA ese, ra-
meTu ZaZaA Seemosa da uKamloA da TavRia, uRYnoA da uwue-
loA vidoda gzasa mas iwrosa, rameTu dResa Sina erTgzis mi-
iRis puri da wyali.
VII. da eseviTariTa SromiTa da moRuawebiTa Semkobili mi-
iwia Savsa mTasa
mTasa. da merme aRvida mTasa sakYrvelsa
sakYrvelsa, Tayu-
anis-sca da ambors-uyo larnaksa wmidisa da sakYrvelT-moq-
medisasa sYmeonissa da Rirsisa dedisa misisa netarisa mar-
TaAssa. da yovelni monasterni moilocna da wmidani mamani mo-
ikiTxna da yovelTagan locvaA miiRo.
xolo yovlisa pirvelad iwyo Ziebad winamZRurisa da moZ-
Rurisa sulierisa, rameTu uwyoda, viTarmed TYnier moZRu-
risa ara ars cxorebaA sulisaA da warmarTebaA monazonebisaA.
da pova mTasa sakYrvelsa napralsa Sina kldisasa beri wmi-
daA Seyenebuli, viTarca guriti ubiwoA da tredi umankoA,
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mis gankurnebas, manamde, sanam boroti suli ar gandevna
im kacisagan, da sruliad uvnebeli ar miiyvana erT monas-
terSi, iq, sadac gankurnebuls surda.
giorgim madloba Seswira RmerTs, romelmac arawmi-
da sulisagan ixsna misi Tanamgzavri, da amis Semdeg mar-
to gaagrZela gza, didi tanjva-wvalebiT. sakuTar sxeuls
awamebda da gansacdelSi agdebda, rogorc mociquli am-
bobs: `Cems sxeuls gasaWirSi vagdeb da davimoneb, raTa mar-
to sxvebs ar vuqadagebde, da me ki araferi gadavitano~1.
aseve iqceoda wminda mama giorgi; uxeSi tansacmeli ecva,
fexSiSveli da TavRia midioda viwro gzaze, sagzlis _
Rvinisa da yvelis gareSe. dReSi mxolod erTxel iRebda
pursa da wyals.
7. aseTi SromiTa da tanjviT Semkulma miaRwia Sav mTas;
Semdeg avida sakvirvel mTaze, sadac Tayvani-sca da eambo-
ra wminda da sakvirvelTmoqmedi svimeonisa da misi dedis,
netari marTas samarxebs. yvela monasteri moiloca; moi-
naxula wminda mamebi da yvela maTganisagan locva-kurTxeva
miiRo.
uwinares yovlisa, daiwyo Zieba sulieri moZRvrisa da
winamZRvrisa, radganac icoda: moZRvris gareSe sulis
cxovneba da samonazvno moRvaweobaSi warmateba _ SeuZle-
belia. sakvirvel mTaze erTi kldis napralSi ipova kidec
erTi wminda dayudebuli beri2, ubiwo gvritisa da umanko
1 1 kor. 9:27
2 dayudeba _ asketuri moRvaweobis iseTi saxea, rodesac gan-
degili monazoni Tavis senakSia Caketili locviTi Rvawli-
saTvis, da iqidan arasodes gamodis, aucilebeli saWiroebis
garda.
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
kaci zecisaA da angelozi queyanisaA, yovliTurT ucxoA da
ganSorebuli KorcTagan da KorcielTa zrunvaTa da gone-
biTa RmrTisa micvalebuli, giorgis vityY dayudebulsa, did-
sa mas mnaTobsa naTesavisa Cuenisasa, kacsa yovelTa mier gu-
lis-saTqumelsa, romelman-ese Cuen undoTa amaT amisi aRwe-
raA guaiZula. amas daemowafa netari ese, viTarca odesme mTasa
sinasa netari iovane didsa martYris.
xolo man, viTarca ixila sikeTe sulisa misisaA da ganica-
da talanti igi mis Soris daunjebuli, ganixara sixaruliTa
didiTa da suliTa gulisKma-yo, raA-igi yofad iyo. rameTu
surviel iyo wmidaA ese beri, raATamca kualad gamo-vinme-
aCina mowyalebaman RmrTisaman naTesavsa Soris Cuensa kaci, ro-
melmanca srul yo naklulevanebaA enisa CuenisaA, romeli-igi
wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmesgan daSTomil iyo da nebiTa
RmrTisaATa pova, romelsa-igi eZiebda, da madlobaA Sewira
RmrTisa, romeli araodes ugulebels hyofs siglaxakesa Cu-
ensa meoxebiTa wmidisa RmrTis-mSobelisaATa.
xolo daamkYdra igi romana-wmidas
romana-wmidas. da dayo mas Sina sami
weli didiTa SromiTa da moRuawebiTa, marxviTa da mRYZare-
biTa da ufroAs xolo simdabliTa da morCilebiTa, romelni-
ese frTe eqmnebian monazonsa aRslvad RmrTisa Tana, rameTu
yovelTa uZlurTa igi hmsaxurebda.
da esreT yovliTa saTnoebiTa Semkuli KorcieliTa hasa-
kiTa iqmna ocdaaTis wlis, xolo sulieriTa mKcovan da
moxucebul.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mtredis msgavsi, zeciuri kaci da amqveyniuri angelozi,
sruliad ganSorebuli xorcieli sazrunavisagan da go-
nebiT RmerTTan myofi. es iyo giorgi dayudebuli, warmo-
SobiT qarTveli, Cveni eris didi mnaTobi, yovelTaTvis gu-
liT sawadeli kaci, romelmac me, uZlursa da mcires, yo-
velive amis aRwera maiZula. amas daemowafa netari mama
giorgi, iseve, rogorc odesRac sinis mTaze netari ioane
did martviris daemowafa1.
rodesac giorgi dayudebulma Rirsi mama giorgis su-
lis mSveniereba da masSi daunjebuli talanti ixila, di-
di sixaruliT gaixara da suliwmidis madliT mixvda, rac
unda momxdariyo. es wminda beri, didi xania, mosurne iyo,
RmrTis mowyalebas Cvens erSi, eqvTime mTawmidelis Sem-
deg, kvlav gamoeCina kaci, SemZlebeli Cveni enisa da sasu-
liero literaturis naklovanebaTa Sevsebisa, romlebic
eqvTime mTawmidelis Semdeg, iyo darCenili. axalgazrda
giorgis saxiT berma giorgi Seyenebulma RmrTis nebiT ipo-
va, visac eZebda, da amisTvis madloba Seswira RmerTs, ro-
melic, wminda RmrTismSoblis SemweobiTa da Suamdgomlo-
biT, arasodes ugulebelyofs Cvens sisustesa da siglaxa-
kes.
moZRvarma giorgi roman-wmindis monasterSi daamkvid-
ra. iq man sami weli dayo, didi SromiTa da RvawliT, mar-
xviTa da sifxizliT, da ufro ki TavmdablobiTa da mor-
CilebiT, romlebic monazons frTad gamoadgeba, ze-asaf-
renad da RmerTTan misasvlelad. giorgis morCileba (sa-
morCilo samsaxuri) _ avadmyofTa movla iyo.
amrigad, yovelive saTnoebiT Semkuli monazoni xor-
cielad ocdaaTi wlisa Sesrulda, sulierad ki _ mxcovan
moxucebulad.
1 igulisxmeba wm. ioane sineli (+649), “kibis” avtori.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
da viTarca ixila netarman man berman giorgi Seyenebul-
man moZRuarman misman, viTarmed yovliTa srulqmnil ars ha-
sakisa Tana sibrZniTa da gonierebiTa, sqemiTa akurTxa, da es-
reT srul-yo monazonebisa moRuawebaA sqemisa gYrgYniTa da
merme-Ra ierusalemad wargzavna.
ixileT-Ra saxierebaA CuenTYs gankacebulisa meufisaA,
romelman-igi araA uRirs iCina Tanaziar-yofad monisa TYsi-
sa sarwmunoAsa, rameTu viTarca man ocdaaTisa wlisaman Kor-
cieliTa hasakiTa naTel-iRo, egreTve monaA TYsi Rirs-yo mo-
Rebad meoresa amas naTlis-Rebasa, romel ars madli wmidisa
sqemisaA miTve hasakiTa, da mier aRslvad xilulsa mas ierusa-
lemsa, raATa gonebiTa uxilavsa mas zecisa ierusalemsa mi-
icvalos.
da viTarca miiwia netari ese wmidad qalaqad, moilocna
yovelnive wmidani da Tayuanis-sacemelni adgilni sulisa
surviliTa da gonebisa simKurvaliTa. da maradis cremlTa mi-
er iltobvin, iKsenebn raA vnebaTa meufisaTa, romelni-igi
man Cuenisa cxorebisaTYs adgilTa maT Sina wmidaTa Tavs-is-
xna. da esreT arn gonebaA misi, viTarmca mas Tavadsa TualTa
winaSe xedvida.
da dayo mciredi Jami eseviTariTa yofiTa, da merme gan-
gebiTa RmrTisaATa kualad moZRurisave TYsisa moiqca da es-
reT yovliTurT srulqmnilsa saRmrToA ese talanti KelT
udva, romel ars TargmanebaA wignTa saRmrToTaA berZulisa-
gan qarTulad.
xolo ese netari araA Tavs-idebda, aramed esreT ityoda,
viTarmed: “SeuZlebel ars ese Cemgano, da eseviTarTa gan-
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
rodesac misma moZRvarma, netarma berma, giorgi Seye-
nebulma ixila, rom misi mowafe ukve yovelmxriv srul-
qmnilia _ xorcieli asakiTac da sibrZne-gonierebiTac, _
akurTxa sqemiT.1 amgvarad dagvirgvinda da srul-iqmna gi-
orgis samonazvno moRvaweoba, da mxolod amis Semdeg gag-
zavna igi moZRvarma ierusalemSi.
ixileT CvenTvis gankacebuli meufis (iesu qristes)
mowyaleba da sikeTe! _ Tavisi erTguli mona Rirsi gaxada,
misi Tanaziari yofiliyo. Tanaziari im mxriv, rom, ro-
gorc man ocdaaTi wlis asakSi naTel-iRo, aseve Tavisi mo-
nac Rirsi gaxada, es meore naTloba (e. i. madli sqemis kur-
Txevisa) imave asakSi mieRo, da amis Semdeg asuliyo xilul
ierusalimSi, raTa gonebiT zecis uxilav ierusalimamde
mieRwia.
rodesac netari mama wminda qalaqSi Sevida, moiloca
yvelayvanissacemi da wminda adgili sulieri wadiliTa
da gonebis mxurvalebiT. xSirad asvelebda cremli, qris-
te meufis vnebas rom igonebda, kacTa cxovrebisaTvis aR-
srulebuls, am wminda adgilebSi. gonebaSi ise cxadad war-
moedgina es ambebi, TiTqos ufals sakuTari TvaliT
xedavda.
mcireoden xans am yofaSi iyo, da Semdeg, RmrTis gan-
gebiT, kvlav moZRvarTan dabrunda. yovelmxriv srulqmnil
mowafes moZRvarma locva-kurTxeva misca saRmrTo wignTa
berZnulidan qarTulad Targmnisa, rogorc saRmrTo ta-
lanti (niWi, jildo).
1 sqema (berZn. `saxe~; igulisxmeba angelozuri saxe) _ samonaz-
vno Sesamoseli, romelsac monazons ukurTxeven gansakuTre-
biT mZime asketuri RvawlisaTvis
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
RmrTobilTa kacTa Suenis, viTarca iyo wmidaA mamaA Cueni ef-
TYmi”. xolo beri etyoda, viTarmed: “Svilo, romelman wmi-
daA igi sikudilisagan iKsna da qarTuli enaA ganumarta, igi-
ve SemZlebel ars Sendaca Sewevnad, rameTu mas didad ewya-
lis da uyuars naTesavi Cueni. da TYT mas wmidasa mamasa ef-
TYmes vevedrneT, raATa Segewios, romel neSti daSTomili
misi Sen srul-hyo madliTave misiTa, viTarca pavle qristesi”.
VIII. da esreT didiTa iZulebiTa Zliv daarwmuna da wmidisa
sYmeonis da marTaAs madliTa SezRudvili mTawmidas wamog-
zavna. da viTarca mowafe sarwmunoA da Svili erTguli da
ZRueni Semsgavsebuli siwmidisa misisaA wmidasa mamasa Cuensa
476
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
netari mowafe ver kisrulobda am tvirTs, da ambobda:
`CemTvis SeuZlebelia im saqmis aRsruleba, rac iseT
RvTiuri sibrZnis mqone kacT Sehferis, rogoric Cveni
wminda mama eqvTimeao~. moZRvari ki eubneboda: `Svilo, vinc
igi (wminda eqvTime) sikvdilisagan ixsna da qarTul enaze
metyveleba SeaZlebina, igive Sens daxmarebasac SeZlebs,
radgan mas didad uyvars da ebraleba Cveni eri.1 vevedroT
TviT wminda mama eqvTimesac, raTa Seewios, da, rac mas darCa
qarTulad uTargmneli, Sen daamTavro misi madliT, ise-
ve, rogorc pavle mociqulma _ qristesi~.2
8. amrigad, didi iZulebiT moZRvarma Zlivs daarwmu-
na giorgi monazoni, da wminda svimeonisa da marTas mad-
liT aRWurvili3, mTawmindaze warmogzavna, da rogorc
1 aq miniSnebulia eqvTime mTawmidelis cxovrebis erTi adgi-
li: erTxel bavSvobisas eqvTime mZimed avad Seiqna; ise, rom
mamamisma misi gadarCenis imedi dakarga. igi mxurvaled eved-
ra RmrTismSobels Zis gadarCenisaTvis. RmrTsmSobelma Seis-
mina mamis vedreba, gamoecxada yrma eqvTimes da uTxra: adeqi,
nu geSinia; aRaraferi gtkiva; da qarTuladac gamarTulad
ilaparakeo~. Turme manamde eqvTimes qarTulad laparaki
uWirda, RmrTsmSoblis madliT ki yvela qarTvelze ufro
wmindad alaparakda am enaze (ix. cxovreba wm. eqvTime mTawmin-
delisa).
2 aq igulisxmeba, rom pavle mociqulma Tavisi epistoleebiT
Seavso is saRmrTo moZRvreba, romelic qristes qadagebis sa-
xiT wminda saxarebaSia mocemuli.
3 giorgi Seyenebulis samoRvaweo adgilas, sakvirvel mTaze,
rogorc zemoT iyo aRniSnuli, wminda svimeon mesvetisa da
dedamisis marTas wminda nawilebi (neSti) iyo dasvenebuli.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
efTYmes mouZRuana, raATa vinaA-igi wyaroAs-Tuali sibrZni-
saA aRmoecena momrwyvelad naTesavisa Cuenisa, mierve aRmo-
ivsnes nektarni gulisKmis-yofisani kacman aman RmrTisaman
da mdidrad daaTros samyaroA eklesiaTa CuenTaA, rameTu vi-
Tarca ityYs winawarmetyueli esaia, viTarmed: “gamovides
Sjuli sioniT da sityuaA RmrTisaA ierusalemiT Sjideso”.
egreTve daRacaTu pirveliTganve guqondes werilnica da
sarwmunoebaA WeSmariti da marTali, garna queyanaA Cueni Sors
iyo queyanisagan saberZneTisa
saberZneTisa. da viTarca Teslni arawmi-
dani Soris Cuensa daTesul iyvnes borotni igi Teslni so-
mexTani, gularZnilni da manqanani, da amis mier friad guev-
neboda, rameTu naTesavi Cueni wrfeli iyo da umankoA; xolo
igini reca mizeziTa wesierebisaATa, reca cTunebad guazmnob-
des, da romelnime wignnica guqondes maTgan Targmnilni.
amaT eseviTarTa mizezTaTYs moxedna mowyalebaman
RmrTisaman naTesavsa Cuensa da aRgYdgina axali oqropiri wmi-
daA mamaA Cueni efTYme. da viTarca meaTcameteman mociqul-
man queyanaA Cueni amaT zemoKsenebulTa RuarZlTagan sru-
liad ganwmida mravlad TargmanebiTa wmidaTa werilTaATa, vi-
Tarca dasabamsave sityYsa Cuenisasa vTquT, da wesni da ka-
nonni eklesiisani damamtkicebelni sarwmunoebisa Cuenisani,
ese yovelni aRwerilad dagYtevna, romelni-igi wmidisa amis
mTisagan da RmrTiv-aRSenebulisa lavrisa, viTarca mdinari-
sagan edemeanisa nakadulni cxorebisani pirsa zeda queyanisa
da naTesavisa Cuenisasa miefinnes.
xolo viTarca pirvelve vTquT, adre micvalebiTa mamisa
CuenisaATa ara srul iqmnnes werilni Cuenni, amisTYs saxie-
rebaman RmrTisaman kualad moguaniWa Semdgomad mosessa isu,
478
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
Rirseuli mowafe da erTguli Svili, da misi siwmindis
Sesaferisi ZRveni, Cvens wminda mamas eqvTimes moarTva, ra-
Ta, saidanac amovida wyaro sibrZnisa, Cveni eris momrwyve-
lad, iqidanve amoiRos zeciuri Semecnebis neqtari am
RvTis kacmac, da uxvad daaTros Cveni eklesiis samyaro,
radganac, rogorc ambobs esaia winaswarmetyveli, `Sju-
li sionidan gamodis da RmrTis sityva ierusalimidan gan-
sjiso~1.
aseve, Tumca uZvelesi droidan gvqonda saRmrTo wig-
nebic da marTali da WeSmariti sarwmunoebac, magram Cve-
ni qveyana Sors iyo saberZneTisagan, da rogorc uwmindu-
ri Tesli, Cvens Soris CamoTesili iyvnen somexTa boroti
STamomavalni, mrudeni da macTurni, da amis gamo bevri
ziani gvqonda, radganac Cveni eri wrfeli da umanko iyo,
xolo maT, wesierebisa da sizustis momizezebiT, cTuneba-
Si SevyavdiT, da zogierTi wigni maTgan gvqonda naTar-
gmni. amis gamo RmrTis mowyalebam mohxeda Cvens ers da ga-
mogviCina axali oqropiri _ Cveni wminda mama eqvTime. man,
rogorc mecamete mociqulma, wminda werilTa mravali Tar-
gmanebiT sruliad ganwminda Cveni qveyana zemoxsenebuli
RvarZlisagan (somxuridan naTargmni wignebisagan), da ro-
gorc Cveni sityvis dasawyisSic vTqviT, eklesiis ganmam-
tkicebeli wesebi da kanonebi _ es yovelive werilobiT dag-
vitova. isini am wminda mTisagan da RmrTiv-aRSenebuli
lavrisagan, rogorc edemis mdinarisagan _ cxovrebis na-
kadulni, mTel qveyanasa da mTel Cvens ers moefinen.
magram, rogorc Tavidanve vTqviT, Cveni mamis (eqvTi-
mes) naadrevi gardacvalebis gamo bolomde ver dasrul-
da qarTul enaze saRmrTo wignTa Targmna. amis gamo RvTis
1 es. 2:3
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
Semdgomad ahronisa eleazar, Semdgomad eliaAsa elise, Sem-
dgomad pavlesa timoTe, da msgavsadve maTsa srul-yo nebaA
moZRurisa TYsisaA da yoveli mis mier daklebuli aman netar-
man mamaman giorgi srul-yo.
xolo Cuen pirvelsave sityuasa movideT. warmoemarTa wmi-
daA ese SeWurvili locviTa moZRurisa TYsisaATa miTve pir-
veliTa moRuawebiTa da friad uficxesiTaca, xolo miiwia mdi-
naresa erTsa didsa, rameTu mart[oAs i]yo. da viTarca Sevida
mdinaresa mas, ver uZlo wiaRslvad simdidrisagan misisa, ra-
meTu didrooda. maSin ixila wiaRkerZo Wabuki Suenieri, am-
Kedrebuli cxensa zeda spetaksa da hrqua: “Semoved, nu geSi-
nin”. da upyra Kelsa missa da wiaR iyvana mSYdobiT. xolo igi
TYT uCino iqmna. da ityoda TYT wmidaA igi, viTarmed: “gul-
savsebiT vcan, viTarmed gamoCinebuli igi, romelman wyalTa
Sina sikudilisagan miKsna, didebuli mTavarmowame giorgi
iyo”.
da esreT nebiTa RmrTisaATa mSYdobiT moiwia wmidasa amas
mTasa, Tayuanis-sca wmidasa RmrTis-mSobelsa da madlobaA Se-
wira, da merme surviliT ambors-uyo samarxosa wmidisa mamisa
Cuenisa efTYmessa. xolo ZmaTa sixaruliT Seiwynares da ga-
nusuenes da didad pativ-upyres da hmadlobdes RmerTsa, ro-
meli miuZRua mun.
IX. xolo iyofeboda netari ese monastersa mas Sina mo-
RuawebiTa bunebaTa uaRresiTa, marxviTa da locviTa, simdab-
liTa da simSYdiTa, morCilobiTa da moTminebiTa da umetes
yovlisa Tavisa TYsisa Seuracx qmniTa. rameTu vidre Jam rav-
denme viTarca litoni da uswavleli sagonebel iyo yovelTa
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
ganuzomelma sikeTem misi gamgrZelebeli mogvivlina, ise,
rogorc moses Semdgom _ isu naves Ze, ahronis Semdgom _
eleazari, elias Semdgom _ elise, pavles Semdgom _ timo-
Te, maT msgavsadve netarma mama giorgim Tavisi moZRvris
neba aRasrula, da yovelive, rac mas (eqvTimes) daaklda,
man Seavso da ganasrula.
Cven ki kvlav Tavdapirvel sityvas davubrundeT.
moZRvris locviT aRWurvili wminda mama giorgi ga-
moemarTa mTawmindisaken, da iseTive tanjva-wvaleba gada-
itana, rogorc Tavdapirvelad, da imaze ufro mZimec. erT-
erT adidebul mdinares rom miadga, gaRma gasvla ver SeZ-
lo wyalTa siuxvis gamo. maSin meore napirze dainaxa er-
Ti mSvenieri Wabuki, TeTr cxenze amxedrebuli, romelmac
uTxra: `Semodi, nu geSinia~. xeli gauwoda da mSvidobia-
nad gaiyvana gaRma mxares. Tavad ki maSinve gauCinarda.
amis Sesaxeb wminda mama giorgi ambobda xolme: `dar-
wmunebuli var, rom is, vinc maSin gamomiCnda da wyalSi
daxrCobisagan mixsna, didebuli mTavarmowame giorgi iyo~.
amrigad, RmrTis nebiT, mSvidobianad miaRwia mTawmin-
das; Tayvani-sca RmrTismSobels da madloba Seswira. Sem-
deg didi surviliT eambora wminda mamis eqvTimes saflavs.
monastris Zmebma (monazvnebma) sixaruliT miiRes mama gi-
orgi, moasvenes da didi pativi miages. hmadlobdnen
RmerTs, romelmac aqamde moiyvana igi.
9. netari giorgi monasterSi imyofeboda iseTi moRva-
weobiT, romelic kacTa bunebas aRemateba; marxviTa da
locviT, TavmdablobiTa da simSvidiT, morCilebiTa da
moTminebiT, yvelaze qvemoT sakuTari Tavis dayenebiT. ram-
denime xans yvelas igi erTi ubralo da uswavleli vinme
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
mier, rameTu misca Tavi TYsi msaxurebasa da morCilobasa Zma-
Tasa. da weliwadsa SYdsa Seuracxad sagonebelTa saqmeTa sim-
dabliT hmsaxurebda da arn yoladve mglovare da Tavdadre-
kili, rameTu KorcieliTa TualiTa yoladve queyanad xedavn,
xolo Tualni sulisani maradis uxilavsa mas didebasa RmrTi-
sasa uxilavad ganicdidian, romel-ese mcireTa mier mosapov-
nebel arian, saqme bunebiTi da mravalTagan Znelad sagonebe-
li, raATamca TYnier saWiroTa saqmeTa aravin axedvebda Tu-
alTa TYsTa, romeli-igi man viTarca bunebiTi SeiTYsa siy-
rmiTgan da vidre siberedmde.
rameTu mas Jamsa, odes-igi aRmosavleTs viyveniT, dResa
erTsa ineba RmrTis-msaxurman mefeman bagrat gamocdaA ne-
tarisa amis moxucebulisaA da hrqua mTavarTa TYsTa: “gne-
bavsa, raATa giCueno Tquen sakYrveli saqme da yoladve dau-
jerebeli? raATa odes Semovides Cuenda giorgi mTa-wmide-
li da dascadoT yovelTa vidreca ganslvadmde misa, raATa
ara moguxednes da arca ganicados xati Cueni”. maSin ubrZana
winaSemdgomelTa mowodebaA berisaA. da viTarca Semovida sa-
meufosa mas karavsa, aRdges yovelnive didebulni da awYes
bersa, rameTu umetesni TYT mowafeni iyvnes misni. da viTar-
ca dajda, iwyo mefeman ubnobad misa mravalsaxed sargebe-
lisaTYs sulisa, da egreTve ebiskoposTa da mTavarTa msxdo-
mareTa. xolo netari igi TYToeulad yovelTave pasuxsa mis-
cemda da swavlaTa mier sulierTa mohrwyvida da queyanad mi-
marT xedvida. da aRasrules dRe igi egre viTarca equs Ja-
madmde.
xolo beri viTarca ijmnida warslvad, hrqua mas mefeman:
“mamao, yav siyuaruli da ganmicade, Tu viTari var”. xolo ber-
man reca RimiliT mcired mixedna da hrqua mas: “N mefeo, aha
esera vxedav pirsa Sensa, viTarca pirsa qristessa, rameTu yov-
liTurT RmrTismsaxur xar da RmrTiv-dacvul”.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
egona, radgan yvela Tana-Zmas emsaxureboda da emorCile-
boda. Svid weliwads arad Casagdeb saqmeebze msaxurobda
Tavmdablad. yovelTvis Tavdaxrili da TiTqos mglovia-
re iyo; xorcieli TvaliT mudam dedamiwas dascqeroda,
sulieri TvaliT ki RmrTis uxilav didebas uxilavad ga-
nicdida, risi mopovebac cota vinmes Tu SeuZlia. buneb-
riv saqmes iqmoda, rac bevrs Znelad miaCnia, _ aucileblo-
bis gareSe Tvals aravis gausworebda; es Cveuleba man siy-
rmeSive SeiTvisa da siberemde mihyva.
erTxel, rodesac aRmosavleTSi viyaviT,1 keTilsaxur-
ma bagrat mefem am netari moxucebulis gamocda moisurva
da Tavis warCinebulT uTxra: `gindaT, gaCvenoT sakvirve-
li da sruliad daujerebeli ram? rodesac CvenTan Semo-
va giorgi mTawmindeli, daakvirdiT, rom sanam ar gava, arc
Semogvxedavs da arc daaTvalierebs Cvens garegnobas~. ma-
Sin uTxra mxlebelT, iq moewviaT beri. da rogorc Semovi-
da samefo karavSi, wamodgnen didebulebi da miiwvies be-
ri; maTi umetesoba misive mowafeni iyvnen. da rogorc daj-
da, mefem saubari gauba sulisaTvis sasargeblo sxvadas-
xva sakiTxebze, aseve iq msxdomare episkoposT da mTavarT.
yvela maTgans netari beri saTiTaod aZlevda pasuxs da su-
lieri swavlebiT rwyavda, magram pirispir ki ar uyureb-
da, aramed Tvaldaxrili iyo. ase daasrules dRe daaxlo-
ebiT eqvs saaTamde.
roca beri wasasvlelad moemzada, mefem uTxra: `mamao,
siyvarulis gulisaTvis, Semomxede da naxe, rogori var~.
berma gaiRima, odnav Sexeda da uTxra: `aha, mefeo, vxedav
Sens pirisaxes, rogorc saxes qristesas, radganac yvelaf-
riT RmrTismsaxuri xar da RmrTivdaculi~.
1 igulisxmeba aTonis mTidan ramdenime wliT saqarTveloSi
Camosvla giorgi mTawmidelisa mefe bagrat IV-is miwveviT
483
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
da ese amisTYs vaKseneT, raATa scnaT, viTarmed ara xolo
Tu oden siWabukesa ara ganicdida xatsa ucxosa, aramed sibe-
resa Sina da moxucebulebasa.
X. xolo Cuen pirvelsave sityuasa movideT. da viTarca
iyo wmidaA ese didsa amas lavrasa Sina egeviTariTa cxorebi-
Ta da moRuawebiTa, viTarca zemo vaKseneT, euwya netarsa mas
bersa moZRuarsa missa giorgis, viTarmed wuT arca mRdelo-
bisa pativi miuRebies da arca werilTa Targmnad uwyies. Se-
wuxna friad da warmoavlina SaviT mTiT mowafe TYsi, kaci
Rirsi da saxieri, saxeliT iovane da didi mdurvaA moumcno
ara aRsrulebisaTYs nebisa misisa.
xolo netari ese ara Tu urCebiT iqmoda amas, aramed yov-
liTurT ararad da undod Seeracxa Tavi TYsi, rameTu eKsena
sityuaA igi uflisaA, viTarmed: “romelman aRimaRlos Tavi
TYsi, igi damdabldes”. da kualad ityYan mamani, viTarmed:
dedaA ars yovelTa vnebaTaA cudi didebaA. xolo wmidaA ese
ara nebsiT miiRebda, aramed iZulebiT brZanebiTa moZRurisaA-
Ta. maSin mravliTa cremliTa da sulTqumiTa, mowiwebiT da
SiSiT miiRo pativi mRdelobisaA. ara iyo egeviTari, viTar-
ese aw mravalni pirvel Tavisa TYsisa ganwmedisa sxuaTa gan-
mwmedel iqmnebian, da viTarca undoAsa raAsame saqmisa mimarT
egreT mRdelobisa mimarT miiswrafian da pirvel wuerTa ga-
moslvisa moxucebulTa umoZRurian, viTarca ityYs grigol
RmrTis-metyueli.
xolo wmidaman aman mcired-mcired Sedga ferKi xarisxsa
mas zeda kibisasa da egreTca Tavsa zeda kibeTasa daisaydra.
rameTu pirvel gareSe karvisa ezoTa hmsaxurebda suetTa da
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
es ambavi imisaTvis gavixseneT, rom gveCvenebina: ara mar-
to siWabukisas erideboda adamianTaTvis saxeSi Sexedvas,
aramed siberesa da moxucebulobaSic.
10. Cven isev pirvel sityvas davubrundeT. wminda mama
aTonis am did lavraSi iseTi simdabliT moRvaweobda, ro-
gorc zemoT vaxseneT; mis moZRvars, netar bers giorgis mi-
uvida ambavi, rom giorgi monazons jer arc mRvdlobis xa-
risxi hqonda miRebuli da arc wignebis Targmnas Sedgo-
mia. Zalze Sewuxda da Savi mTidan gamogzavna Tavisi mowa-
fe, Rirseuli da sikeTiT savse kaci, saxelad ioane, da di-
di sayveduri SeuTvala misi nebis SeusruleblobisaTvis.
magram netari giorgi urCebis gamo ki ar iqceoda ase,
aramed imitom, rom sruliad ararad da mcired miaCnda
Tavisi Tavi, da mudam axsovda uflis sityva: `vinc aimaR-
lebs Tavis Tavs, igi damdabldebao~1. aseve, mamebs uTqvamT:
`yovelTa mankierebaTa mSobelia uRirsad gandideba~. gi-
orgi monazoni arafers Tavisi nebiT ar iRebda, aramed moZ-
Rvris brZanebiTa da iZulebiT. amitomac didi cremliTa
da gancdiT, SiSiTa da mowiwebiT miiRo mRvdlobis xaris-
xi. igi ar iyo iseTi, rogorc amJamad mravalni arian, rom
sakuTari Tavis ganwmendamde sxvaTa ganwmendas lamoben, da
mRvdlobis mimarT ise iswrafian, TiTqos ubralo saqme
iyos, da sanam wveri amouvidodeT, moxucebulTa moZRvro-
bas kisruloben, rogorc ambobs grigol RmrTismetyveli.
Cvenma wminda mamam ki nel-nela Sedga fexi kibis safe-
xurze, da bolos kibis saTaveSi dabrZanda. Tavdapirvelad
karvis gareT, ezoSi msaxurobda, svetebTan da svetis-
1 mT. 23:12
485
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
suetis TavTa misTa xarisxTa, manaTa da sabelTa, da merme Si-
nagan WurWelTa samRdeloTa; merme kidobnisa mtYrTvel iq-
mna sxuaTa mier aRsaRebelad Semzadebulisa. da rasaRa mra-
valsa vityodi, mcired-mcired Sinagan wmidisa wmidaTaAsa
warmodga mRdeli wmidaA, sxuaTaca wmidamyofelad ipoa, ra-
meTu, viTarca vTquT, miiRo raA pativi mRdelobisaA, Semdgo-
mad mciredisa mTavrad eklesiisa ganiwesa, uxucesad mRdel-
Ta da mgalobelTa daidgina.
da amas Sina raA dayo mciredi Jami, moeKsena patiJi igi
talantis-damflvelisaA mis da ufroAsad-Ra SeeSina urCe-
bisaTYs moZRurisa TYsisa. amisTYsca viTarca brZenman xu-
roT-moZRuarman pirvelad keTili safuZveli dadva, iwyo raA
Senebad RmrTisa eklesiasa, rameTu pirvel yovlisa sYnaqsari
Targmna, rameTu ese ars safuZveli eklesiaTaA, romlisa TYnier
486
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
TavebTan, boZebTan da TokebTan1; Semdeg ufro SigniT, sam-
Rvdelo WurWelTan; bolos ki sxvaTa asaRebad ganmzade-
buli kidobnis2 mtvirTveli (amRebeli) gaxda. bevri rom
aRar vTqvaT, nel-nela wminda-wmindaTaSi (e. i. eklesiis
sakurTxevelSi) wardga wminda mRvdeli, romelic sxvaTa
ganmwmedelic gaxda; rogorc ki miiRo mRvdlobis xaris-
xi, mcire xnis Semdeg eklesiis mTavrad3 anu mRvdelTa da
mgalobelTa ufrosad iqna ganwesebuli.
am Tanamdebobaze yofnisas mcire xani rom gavida, mas
gaaxsenda, ra sasjeli eloda talantis mflobels, rome-
lic am talants miwaSi Caflavs da ar gamoiyenebs4. amito-
mac ufro SeeSinda moZRvris winaSe urCobis gamoCenisa.
da, rogorc brZenma xuroTmoZRvarma, RmrTis eklesiis aSe-
nebisaTvis jer kargi saZirkveli moamzada5; imiT, rom pir-
1 `ezoSi msaxurebad~ avtori moixseniebs Sav samuSaoebs, ro-
melsac monastris yvelaze umcrosi binadarni ewevian. `kara-
vi~ da `ezo~ aq naxsenebia Zveli aRTqmiseuli moses karvis ana-
logiiT
2 `kidobani~ anu yuTi aq moxsenebulia Zveli aRTqmiseuli `sju-
lis kidobnis~ analogiiT. am frazis qveteqsti aseTia: gior-
gim xelSi aiRo siwmindis kidobani, e. i. is WurWeli, romel-
Sic uzenaesi siwminde, uflis xorci da sisxlia moTavsebu-
li; esaa barZim-feSxumi, romelic msxverplis Semwirvels,
mRvdels upyria xelT. maSasadame, `kidobnis mtvirTveli~ am
SemTxvevaSi mRvdels, saRmrTo msxverplis Semwirvels niSnavs
3 eklesiis mTavari (berZ. eklesiarqi) –monastris erT-erTi
pirvel moxeleTagani, romelsac evaleba uxelmZRvanelos sa-
eklesio RvTismsaxurebas, tipikonis ganwesebaTa zustad Ses-
rulebas. “eklesiarqis” Sesatyvisad Zvel liturgikul Zeg-
lebSi zogjer “dekanozi” ixsenieba.
4 Sdr. mT. 25:15-29
5 Sdr. 1 kor. 3:10
487
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
SeuZlebel ars warmarTebaA eklesiisaA. rameTu romelsa ek-
lesiasa sYnaqsari ara hqondis, daRacaTu yovelni wignni hqon-
din, Taflsa Wamn, xolo sitkboebasa sasaA ver scnobs.
ese ars, viTarca vTquT, pirveli samkauli eklesiisaA, ra-
meTu daRacaTu eTargmna wmidasa mamasa efTYmesca sYnaqsa-
ri, garna friad sulmcired aRewera sxuaTa wignTa Targmnisa
ucaloebiTa. da guasmies eseca, romel ukueTumca wmidani
dReni misni sxmodes-Ra, srulebiT Targmnida.
kualad Targmna wmidaman mamaman giorgi Semdgomad sYnaq-
srsa saxarebaA gamokrebuli saweliwdoA, pavle gamokrebuli
saweliwdoA, sawinawarmetyueloA saweliwdoA, merme didni
kurTxevani, Targmani dabadebisaA, romel ars cxorebaA abra-
hamisi, Tue sekdemberi, romeli TYTo galobiTa pirvel mamasa
efTYmes eTargmna, igi srul-yo.
488
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
vel yovlisa svinaqsari1 Targmna, romlis gareSe SeuZle-
belia eklesiis warmateba, radganac igi safuZvelia
RmrTismsaxurebisa. Tu svinaqsari ar eqna eklesias, Tun-
dac sxva yvela saRmrTismsaxuro wigni hqondes, es imis
msgavsi iqneboda, rom kaci Tafls Wamdes, magram mis sit-
kboebas ver grZnobdes.
es aris, rogorc vTqviT, pirveli samkauli eklesiisa.
Tumca mama eqvTimes ukve naTargmni hqonda svinaqsari, mag-
ram _ Zalze SemoklebiT, mouclelobis gamo, radganac sxva
mraval wignsac Targmnida. gadmocemiT viciT, rom, Tu co-
ta gagrZeldeboda misi cxovrebis wminda dReebi, svinas-
qsars srulad Targmnida.
svinaqsaris Semdeg giorgim Targmna gamokrebuli (sa-
weliwado) saxareba, aseTive gamokrebuli (saweliwado)
epistoleni pavle mociqulisa, da saweliwado sawinaswar-
metyvelo2. amis Semdeg _ didni kurTxevani3; ganmarteba
1 svinaqsari _ saeklesio dResaswaulebisa da sxva kalenda-
ruli dReebis saRmrTismsaxuro wesebis krebuli, tipikoni
konstantinepolis didi eklesiisa. tipikoni giorgis gansa-
kuTrebis sWirdeboda misi Tanamdebobis gamo, rac RvTismsa-
xurebis wesebis zust Sesrulebaze zust zedamxedvelobas gu-
lisxmobda.
2 gamokrebuli (anu saweliwado) saxareba, samociqulo (pav-
les epistoleni) da sawinaswarmetyvelo ewodeba saRmrTis-
msaxuro daniSnulebis sakiTxavTa krebulebs, romlebSic sa-
xarebis, samociqulosa da bibliur winaswarmetyvelTa wigne-
bi teqstualuri TanmimdevrobiT ki araa Setanili, aramed im
rigis mixedviT, romliTac es sakiTxavebi (mcire monakveTebi
aRniSnuli wignebisa) ikiTxeba dResaswaulebze, e. i. kalen-
daruli rigiT
3 `kurTxevani~ ewodeba eklesiis saidumloTa (naTlisReba, mi-
roncxeba, ziareba, sinanuli, mRvdeloba, qorwineba, sneulsa
zeda zeTis kurTxeva) da adamianis cxovrebis sxva mniSvnelo-
van momentebTan dakavSirebul RmrTismsaxurebaTa wesebis, ri-
489
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
kualad Targmna didi pavle sruli da kaTolikeni wmida-
Ta mociqulTani. ese rvaA Tavi wigni Targmna mTawmidas Ta-
visa saKmriTa da yovelni ese eklesiisa msaxurebasa Sina, ra-
meTu, viTarca vTquT, dekanozad daedgina.
xolo Semdgomad amisa viTarca gamoicada mravalTa Sina
saqmeTa da yovelsa Sina, ipoa wmida da umanko, viTarca oqroA
mravalTa brZmedTa mier gamocdili. maSin yovelTa ZmaTa er-
TiTa nebiTa da ganzraxviTa maRalsa mas kibesa winamZRurobi-
sasa aRiyvanes da saydarsa wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmessa
dasues.
da sanTeli sasanTlesa zeda dadges sityYsaebr saxarebi-
sa, raATa savsebasa ZmaTasa unaTobdes. esreT aRamaRlebs sim-
dable momgebelTa TYsTa da adidebs aqaca da ufroAsad sau-
kunesa.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
`dabadebisa~, romelSic gadmocemuli iyo abrahamis cxovre-
ba1; seqtembris Tve2, romelic nawilobriv (TiTo galobiT)
naTargmni hqonda mama eqvTimes, giorgim ki mTlianad Seavso.
garda amisa, srulad Targmna pavles epistoleni da
wmida mociqulTa kaTolike epistoleni. es rva wigni Tar-
gmna giorgim mTawmindaze, Tavisive xarjiT, da yovelive
es _ saeklesio msaxurebis paralelurad, radganac, ro-
gorc vTqviT, dekanozad iyo dadginebuli.
amis Semdeg, rodesac gamoicada mravalgvar saqmeSi da
yovel maTganSi wminda da umanko aRmoCnda, rogorc oqro,
mravali brZmedis mier gamocdili, maSin monastris mTel-
ma saZmom erTsulovnad da erTxmad igi winamZRvrobis
umaRles safexurze aiyvana da Cveni wminda mamis eqvTimes
savarZelSi dasva.
sanTeli sasanTleze dades, saxarebis sityvisamebr, ra-
Ta mTel saZmos anaTebdes.3 ase amaRlebs xolme Tavmdabloba
tualebisa da saRmrTismsaxuro teqstebis, anu `kurTxevaTa~
krebuls. saxelwodeba `didni kurTxevani~ migviTiTebs, rom
giorgi mTawmidelis mier naTargmn am wignSi didi raodeno-
biT iyo Tavmoyrili sxvadasxva saxis saRmrTismsaxuro wese-
bi, `kurTxevani~
1 `dabadeba~ Zveli aRTqmis sjulis pirveli wignis saxelwo-
debaa. giorgiseul TargmanSi, rogorc Cans, ganmartebuli iyo
ara mTeli `dabadeba~, aramed misi nawili, kerZod, abrahamis
cxovrebis amsaxveli Tavebi (dab. 11:27 – 25:10). giorgi mTawmi-
delis es Targmani Cvenade moRweuli araa
2 `Tueni~ _ ase ewodeba saRmrTismsaxuro himnografiul kre-
buls, romelSic Tavmoyrilia wlis yvela Tvis TiToeul ric-
xvSi moxsenebul wmidaTa da dResaswaulebis gansadideblad
SeTxzuli sagaloblebi, tipikonuri TanmimdevrobiT. `Tue-
nis~ erT-erTi (meTormetedi) nawilia `seqtembris Tve~
3 Sdr. mT. 5:15
491
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo nuvin hgonebn, Tu esreT advilad da sixaruliT Se-
iwynara uReli igi winamZRurobisaA, nu iyofin! aramed yov-
liTa ZaliTa TYsiTa winaaRudgeboda. rameTu samgzis wil-
ugdes orTa ZmaTa sxuaTa Tana, viTarca iyo wesi monastrisaA
SewirviTa usisxloAsa msxuerplisaATa, queSe wmidasa trapezsa
dasxmiTa wilTaATa, da samgzisve mas xuda. da amis mier gu-
lisKma-yo, viTarmed ars nebaA RmrTisaA, da zegardamo gul-
savse qmnilman miiRo kuerTxi mwyemsobisaA.
XI. xolo amieriTgan netarisa amis Ruawlni da Sromani au-
racxel da miuwdomel arian, rameTu misca Tavi TYsi fic-
xelsa moRuawebasa ufroAs pirvelisa, romelsa oden daitevs
kacobrivi bunebaA; rameTu ijmna sruliad RYnisagan da wue-
lisa. da hmosied samoslad misa queSe ZaZaA ficxeli, xolo mas
zeda safarvelad CoKaA erTi da, raATa ara ganvagrZo sityuaA
Cemi, yovelnive saTnoebani Tavsa Soris TYssa daiunjna da Tavi
TYsi yovelTa saxed daudva; ara sityYT aswava, aramed saqmiT
uCuenna gzani saukunoAsa cxorebisani samwysoTa TYsTa. ra-
meTu ukueTu ara poos Keloanman nivTi Semsgavsebuli TYsi-
sa KelovnebisaA, viTar gamoaCinos brwyinvalebaA saqmeTa TYs-
TaA?! anu Tu viTar sacnaur iqmnas menaveT-moZRuari, ukueTu
RelvaTa Sina zRYsaTa ara gamoicados?! gana mKedrisa axov-
nebaA vinaA sasmenel iqmnas da ididos, ukueTu ganwyobilTa
ara ekueTos mravalgzis?! egreTve wmidaman aman odes miiRo
kuerTxi mwyemsobisaA, maSinRa sacnaur iqmna sruliad dafa-
ruli igi sibrZne sulsa Sina missa, da yovlisa pirvelad ese
yo, romel yovliTa guls-modginebiTa da friadiTa sarwmu-
noebiTa da sasoebiTa esreT mKurvaled Seudga kualsa wmi-
disa mamisa Cuenisasa efTYmissa da yovelni wesni da kanonni
492
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
imas, vinc mas SeiZens, da ganadidebs aqac, da ufro metad _
saukuno cxovrebaSi.
magram nuravis egoneba, rom advilad da sixaruliT mi-
iRo winamZRvrobis uReli. ara, mTeli ZaliT ewinaaRmde-
geboda saZmos. samgzis uyares wili or sxvasTan erTad, mo-
nastris wesis mixedviT: samjer Sewires usisxlo msxver-
pli. samjer daawyes wilebi trapezis qveS, da samjerve mas
Sexvda. amiT darwmunda, rom RmrTis neba iyo, da, zecidan
guldajerebulma, miiRo sulieri mwyemsobis (e. i. winam-
ZRvrobis) kverTxi.
11. amis Semdeg netari mamis Rvawli da Sroma auracxe-
li da miuwvdomelia. amis Semdeg kidev ufro mZime moRva-
weobas misca Tavi, vidre manamde; im zomamde, sanamde dai-
tevs kacobrivi buneba: savsebiT aikrZala Rvinis sma da yve-
lis Wama. qveda Sesamoseli uxeSi ZaZisa hqonda, zeda sa-
farvelad ki _ erTi Coxa, da, raTa sityva ar gavagrZelo,
yovelive saTnoeba Tavis TavSi Semoikriba, da yvelas Ta-
visi Tavi magaliTad warmoudgina. sityviT ki ara, saqmiT
uCvena Tavis samwysos saukuno cxovrebis gzebi, radganac,
Tuki xelovani Tavisi xelovnebis Sesaferis nivTs ar moi-
povebs (Seqmnis), rogor gamoaCens Tavis saqmeTa brwyinva-
lebas? anda, rogor SeiZleba, naosnobis xelmZRvanelis os-
tatoba gamoCndes, Tuki zRvis RelvaSi ar gamoicdeba? an,
mxedris simamace da Zliereba rogor SeiZleba ganididos,
Tu mtris gunds mravalgzis ar ekveTa? _ aseve am wminda
mamam, rodesac miiRo mwyemsobis (winamZRvrobis) kverTxi,
maSinRa gamoCnda mTeli sisruliT mis sulSi dafaruli
sibrZne. pirvel yovlisa, igi iseTi didi sarwmunoebiTa
da sasoebiT, sruli gulmodginebiTa da mxurvalebiT Se-
udga wminda mamis eqvTimes kvals, da mis mier ganwesebuli
493
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
da ganwesebani misni esreT Seitkbna, viTarca pirisagan RmrTi-
sa gamosrulni da wmidaTa mociqulTa mier damtkicebulni.
rameTu pirveliTganve, vinaATgan movida igi wmidasa amas
mTasa, yovliTa moswrafebiTa da wadierebiTa da guls-mod-
gined gamowulilviTa gamoikiTxa da gamoiZia mowafeTagan
da megobarTa wmidisa mamisa efTYmisTa usxeuloTa mimsgav-
sebuli da kacTa bunebisa aRmatebuli cxorebaA da moqalaqo-
baA misi da netarisa mamisa maTisa iovanesi da sxuaTaca wmida-
Ta berTaA da didebulisa amis lavrisa SenebaA, da wesni da gan-
gebani, romelni wmidasa mamasa efTYmes daesxnes. ese yovelni
aRweriT dagYtevna da xatad cxovelad da Zeglad pirmetyu-
elad sawurTelad da saxilvelad momavalTa naTesavTa aRu-
marTa, romlisa-igi mkiTxvelni da msmenelni suliT da Kor-
ciT ganaTldebian. da ese aRwera, vidre-Ra iyo igi dekano-
zad, garna romeli-igi gonebasa Sina daeunja da daewera, mas
Jamsa aRwerasa missa Tana-warhKda, raATa raJams saqmiT aRas-
rulos, maSin aRweros, ese igi ars SenebaA samartYloAsaA da
SemkobaA misi yovliTa samkauliTa, romelsa aw yovelni xe-
davT.
rameTu aman netarman raJams kuerTxi winamZRurobisaA mi-
iRo, yovlisa pirvelad iRuawa da patiosani ese larnaki Seh-
mzada saunjed Semwynarebelad mzisa ubrwyinvalesTa da mar-
galitisa uwmidesTa maT nawilTa wmidisa RmerTSemosilisa
mamisa Cuenisa efTYmisTa, vinaA-igi wyaroA kurnebaTaA da mad-
li saswaulTaA uxuebiT aRmodis. da eseni didiTa pativiTa,
494
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
wesebi da kanonebi iseTi dajerebiT miiRo, rogorc Rmr-
Tis pirisagan gamosuli da wminda mociqulebis mier dam-
tkicebuli.
Tavidanve, mas Semdeg, rac mTawmindaze movida, mTeli
gulmodginebiT, surviliTa da mcdelobiT dawvrilebiT
gamoikiTxa da gamoiZia wminda mama eqvTimes mowafeTa da
megobarTagan misi angelozTa mimsgavsebuli da kacTa bu-
nebaze aRmatebuli cxovreba da moRvaweoba, da masTan er-
Tad misi netari mamis, iovanesi da sxva wminda berebisa,
agreTve ambebi am didebuli lavris aSenebisa, wesebi da
gangebani, romlebic wminda mama eqvTimes daedgina mis
mkvidrTaTvis. yovelive es aRwerilad dagvitova, da coc-
xal xatad da metyvel Zeglad aRmarTa, momavali Taobebis
sanaxavad da sawvrTnelad. misi mkiTxvelni da msmenelni
suliT da xorciT ganaTldebian. es wigni maSin dawera, ro-
desac jer kidev dekanozad iyo. xolo wminda mamis samar-
tvilos1 ageba da yovelive samkauliT Semkoba, rasac gone-
baSi ganizraxavda, magram jer saqmiT aRsrulebuli ar
hqonda, imJamad aRuwereli darCa, raTa, rodesac saqmiT
Seasrulebda, maSin aRewera.
rodesac netarma giorgim winamZRvrobis kverTxi mii-
Ro, pirvel yovlisa sapatio sanawile2 moamzada, wminda da
RmerTSemosili mamis eqvTimes mzeze ufro brwyinvale da
margalitze ufro wminda nawilebis dasaunjeblad,3 sai-
danac saswaulTa madli uxvad amodis da kurnebis (mkur-
nalobis) wyarodaa qceuli. es nawilebi didi
1 samartvilo _ wmidaTa saflavis Zegli, samarxi
2 sanawile _ wminda nawilebis (wmidaTa neStis) Sesanaxi Zvir-
fasi kidobani
3 saunje _ saganZuri, Zvirfaseulobis sacavi. daunjeba _ sa-
ganZurSi Senaxva
495
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
fsalmuniTa da galobiTa, sulnelebiTa sakumevelTaATa da ke-
reonTa brwyinvalebiTa yolad didebulad da RmrTiv-Sueni-
erad mocvalna naTlis-mcemelisa eklesiiT didebulsa amas
eklesiasa Sina yolad wmidisa RmrTis-mSobelisasa. rameTu
jerca esreT iyo. vinaATgan uwyiT yovelTa, viTarmed wmida-
ni didebiTi-didebad amaRldebian uxilavsa mas Sina didebasa,
viTarca angelozTaTYs weril ars, viTarmed: ZaliTi-Zalad
warematebiano. egreTve netari ese mamaA Cueni xilulad yo-
velTa didebiTi-didebad moicvala tYrTuli KelTagan ka-
cisa amis sakYrvelisaTa, raJams-igi viTarca ahron samRde-
loATa miT samkauliTa aRmkul iyo ara aCrdilsa Sina daSTo-
madiTa, aramed madlsa Sina ganbrwyinvebadiTa. da viTarca ki-
dobani siwmidisaA TYT etYrTa guami igi wmidaA mtYrTveli
saRmrToTa maT siwmideTaA. da esreT Sinagan wmidisa amis taZ-
risa Semoiyvana da wmidasa amas larnaksa Sina dausuena, vi-
Tarca-ese yovelni xedavT.
da merme meoreman aman elise ara Tu xaleni moiRo eliaA-
si, aramed friad umaRlesi da uzeSTaesi marjuene igi gan-
macxovelebeli, mwerali maRalTa maT RmrTis-metyuelebaTaA.
ese aRiRo nawilad mkYdrobisa TYsisa mrCoblsa mas Tana da
ganmacxovelebelsa sulsa, ara Tu iordane ganapo samgzis
496
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
pativiscemiT, fsalmunebiTa da galobiT, keTilsurnele-
baTa kmeviT da kelaptarTa brwyinvalebiT, yovladdide-
bulad da RvTaebrivi mSvenierebiT gadmoasvena naTlis-
mcemlis eklesiidan yovladwminda RmrTismSoblis am di-
debul eklesiaSi. asedac iyo saWiro, radgan yvelam viciT,
rom wmindanebi didebidan didebisaken amaRldebian im uxi-
lav didebaSi (sasufevelSi), rogorc angelozTaTvis we-
ria: Zalidan Zalisaken aRematebiano.1 aseve, Cveni es neta-
ri mama (eqvTime) xilulad gadanacvlda didebidan dide-
baSi, am sakvirveli kacis (giorgis) xelebze dasvenebuli.
am dros giorgi samRvdelo samkauliT iyo Semkuli ahro-
nis msgavsad, magram ara aCrdilSi2 darCeniliT, aramed
madliT gabrwyinvebuliT. mas siwmindis kidobaniviT ay-
vanili mohyavda wminda gvami (eqvTimesi), saRmrTo siwmin-
dis mflobeli.3 da ase, Semoasvena am wminda taZarSi, da
daasvena, rogorc axla xedavT.
am meore elisem xaleni ki ar miiRo eliasi, aramed mas-
ze bevrad ufro maRali da aRmatebuli ram _ misi macoc-
xlebeli marjvena,4 maRali RmrTismetyvelebis mwerali.
es miiRo man Tavis samkvidro wilad, ormag madlad da ma-
cocxlebel sulad.5 iordane ar ganupia Tavisi mosasxamis
1 Sdr. fs. 83:8
2 aCrdilad moixsenieba Zveli aRTqmis Sjuli, madlad _ axa-
li aRTqma iesu qristesi
3 eqvTimes gvami Sedarebulia `siwmidis kidobanTan~, anu aR-
Tqmis kidobanTan
4 eqvTime Sedarebulia eliasTan, giorgi _ elisesTan. ise, ro-
gorc elisem eliasagan xaleni (mosasxami) miiRo, misi sawinas-
warmetyvelo msaxurebis gagrZelebis niSnad (4 mef. 2:13), ase-
ve giorgim eqvTimesagan miiRo samwerlo-mTargmnelobiTi ni-
Wi.
5 aq igulisxmeba, rom, rogorc elisem miiRo ormagi madli
eliasi (4 mef. 2:9), aseve giorgim _ ormagi madli eqvTimesi.
497
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
cemiTa xalenisaATa, aramed friad iordanisa umdidresni da
uRrmesni mdinareni saRmrToTa werilTani madliTa wmidisa
mis marjuenisaATa ganapna da notiobisagan ugulisKmoebisa
daultolvelad ganvida da wyalni igi mwareTa maT moZRu-
rebaTani sityuaTa TYsTa mariliTa daatkbna, da yrmebr mbas-
robelni igi da ZYris-mzraxvelni ugunurTa enani daadumna.
rameTu viTarca etyoda macxovari TYsTa mowafeTa, vi-
Tarmed: “mravalTa guli uTqumida xilvad, romelsa-ese Tqu-
en xedavT, da ver ixiles ese”. viTarca pirvel vTqu, RmrTiv-
ganbrZnobilman aman mamaman gamoiyvana marjuene igi ganmac-
xovelebeli, romelman Cuen ganguanaTlna. da uqmna guadru-
ci Suenieri da mun Sina STausuena sxuaTa wmidaTa nawilTa
Tana wmidisa stefane pirvelmowamisaA, wmidisa egnati Rmer-
TSemosilisaA, wmidisa iakob daWrilisaA, wmidaTa kozman-da-
mianeTa arabielTaA, wmidaTa ormeocTaA, wmidisa panteleimo-
nisi da sxuaTa mravalTa wmidaTa evlogiebi da cxovels-myo-
felisa saflavisaA.
amaT yovelTa wmidaTa martYlTa Tana dausuena Keli mar-
juene wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmisi da TYT TaviT TYsiT
hmsaxurebn, da odes gzasa valn, TYT utYrTavn wmidaA igi
guadruci. amiT eseviTariTa saxiTa kninRa-da yovlisa sof-
lisa saxilvel da Tayuanis-sacemel yo mTawmid iTgan vid-
mTawmidiTgan
re Savsa mTasa da yovelsa asureTsa da ierusalemsa da
aRmosavaladmde wmidaA mamaA Cueni efTYmi marjuenisa mier
TYsisa mefeTagan da mTavarTa, mRdelT-moZRuarTagan da
mRdelTa da yovlisa erisa.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
samgzis dartymiT, magram iordaneze bevrad didi da Rrma
mdinareebi saRmrTo werilisa, wminda marjvenis madliT
gaapo, da Seugneblobis sinestisagan fexdausveleblad ga-
vida, da mware moZRvrebaTa (mwvaleblobaTa) wylebi Tavis
sityvaTa mariliT daatkbo,1 da bavSvebiviT ugunuri da
borotismetyveli maTi enebi daaduma.
rogorc macxovarma uTxra Tavis mowafeebs _ `mraval-
ni isurvebdnen imis xilvas, rasac Tqven xedavT, magram ver
ixiles~. rogorc ukve vTqviT, RmrTivganbrZnobilma mama
giorgim gadmoasvena Cveni ganmanaTlebeli da macocxle-
beli marjvena (eqvTimesi), da gaukeTa mSvenieri sanawile
(neStis Sesanaxavi Zvirfasi WurWeli) da masSi sxva wmin-
danTa nawilebic Caasvena _ wminda stefane pirvelmowami-
sa, wminda egnate RmerTSemosilisa, wminda iakob daWri-
lisa, wminda kozman da damianesi (arab mowameTa), wminda
ormoci mowamisa, wminda panteleimonisa da sxva mraval
wmindaTa da macocxlebeli saflavis (qristes saflavis)
evlogiebi2.
am wminda martvilTa nawilebTan erTad Caasvena Cveni
wminda mamis eqvTimes marjvena xeli; Tavisi xeliT emsaxu-
ra wminda nawilebis gadasvenebas; gzad Tavadve atara wmin-
da sanawile yuTi. am saxiT TiTqmis mTeli msoflios sa-
xilveli da Tayvanissacemeli gaxada wminda mama Cveni eq-
vTime, mTawmindidan dawyebuli Sav mTamde, aseve mTel asu-
reTSi, ierusalimsa da aRmosavleTSi; mefeTa da mTavar-
Ta, mRvdelTmoZRvarTa, mRvdelTa da mTeli xalxis winaSe.
1 Sdr. kol. 4:6
2 evlogia (berZ. `kurTxeva~) _ aq: wminda nawilebi da relik-
viebi)
499
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo Cuen pirvelsave sityuasa movideT. da viTarca da-
usuenna nawilni mamisa Cuenisani, keTilman man muSakman sib-
rZnisaman ganizraxa ganzraxvaA RmrTiv-Suenieri, Semsgavse-
buli sibrZnisa TYsisaA, raATa mizezi igi yovelTa keTilTaA
da dasabami wyalobaTa RmrTisaTaA, Tuali wyaroAsa da Ziri
ukudavebisaA wmidaA mamaA iovane, mamaA wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa
efTYmesi, ara dauteos gareSe samartYloAsagan Zisa TYsisa
efTYmessa, rameTu esuena igi pirvel eklesiasa wmidaTa mTa-
varangelozTasa, da egreTve sxuanica igi wmidani berni: ne-
tari arseni ninowmideli ebiskoposi da saRmrToA beri iovane
grZelis-Ze, romelni-igi garegan monastrisa soxastersa er-
Tsa Sina eklesiasa wmidisa sYmeon moxucebulisasa esuennes,
rameTu mun dayudebiT cxondebodes. eseni didad TanamoRua-
we eqmnnes wmidasa mamasa Cuensa efTYmes Targmanebasa Sina
wmidaTa werilTasa, da moSurne da mobaZav wmidaTa saTnoeba-
Ta misTa iqmnnes. da mravalni wignni eklesiisani Jamsa siberi-
sasa TYsiTa KeliTa aRwernes.
pirvelad aRmoiyvanna nawilni wmidisa mamisa iovanesni, vi-
Tarca vTquT, da Svilsa TYssa Tana dahkrZalna. da merme iwyo
Ziebad zemoKsenebulTa amaT wmidaTa mamaTa nawilTa, xolo
ara uwyoda adgili da didad mwuxare iyo. xolo gangebiTa
RmrTisaATa eseviTariTa saswauliTa povna sawamebelad da pa-
tivad wmidaTa nawilTa maTTa Rirsebisa, rameTu xeni dafni-
sani aRmosrul iyvnes saflavsa maTsa zeda, xolo Zirni xisani
que STasrul iyvnes da garemoAs wmidaTa maT nawilTa moxue-
ul iyvnes da esreT viTarca cxovelTa ze etYrTnes patio-
sanni igi nawilni maTni, da surnelebaA friadi iynoseboda. da
500
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
xolo Cven kvlav Tavdapirvel sityvas davubrundeT.
rodesac daasvena wminda mamis eqvTimes nawilebi, sibrZnis
am keTilma msaxurma RmrTivmSvenieri ram ganizraxa, Sesa-
ferisi Tavisi sibrZnisa: yovelive sikeTis mizezi da Rmr-
Tis wyalobaTa dasabami, ukvdavebis wyarosTvali da Ziri
_ wminda mama iovane, Cveni wminda mamis eqvTimes mama, Tavi-
si Zis samartvilos (sanawilis) gareSe ar daetovebina (Tav-
dapirvelad igi dasvenebuli iyo wminda mTavarangeloz-
Ta eklesiaSi); aseve _ sxva wminda berebic _ netari arseni,
ninowmindeli episkoposi, da RvTiuri beri iovane grZe-
lis-Ze, romelnic monastris gareT, erT-erT sadayudebu-
loSi (soxasterSi)1 wminda svimeon moxucebulis (RmrTis-
mimqmelis) eklesiaSi iyvnen dasvenebulni. Tavdapirvelad
aq daasvenes, radgan sicocxleSi iqve cxovrobdnen dayu-
debiT. isini wminda mama eqvTimesTan erTad moRvaweobdnen
wminda werilTa Targmnis saqmeSi, da mis saTnoebaTa mim-
baZvelebi da moswrafeni iyvnen. mravali saeklesio wigni
siberis Jams Tavisi xeliT gadaweres.
pirvelad gadmoasvena (giorgim) wminda mamis iovanes
neSti, da, rogorc vTqviT, Tavisi Zis nawilebTan dakrZa-
la. Semdeg Seudga sxva zemoxsenebul wminda mamaTa nawi-
lebis Ziebas, radgan maTi adgilsamyofeli ar icoda, da
amis gamo didad wuxda. RmrTis gangebiT, saswaulebrivad
ipova es nawilebi, wminda berTa Rirsebis dasamowmeblad
da pativsacemad: maT saflavebze amosuli iyo dafnis xee-
bi, romelTa fesvebi qvemoT Rrmad Cazrdiliyvnen da wmin-
da nawilebs gars Semohxveodnen. ase, rogorc cocxal ar-
sebebs, xelT epyraT pativiT Semosili neSti wminda
1 soxasteri (berZ. `isixasterion~ _ sadayudebulo, gandegil
berTa samyofeli, romelnic mdumarebis Rvawls ewevian
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
esenica aRmoiyvanna da dausuenna queSe kerZo nawilTa wmi-
disa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmesTa da dahkrZala samartYloA igi
ganuRebelad vidre dRendelad dRedmde. da Seamko igi yov-
liTa samkauliTa, xatiTa da juariTa, qorakandliTa, sasanTli-
Ta da ezoATa da sxYTa yovliTave brwyinvalebiTa, viTarca
Suenoda wmidaTa maT.
da ganawesa, raATa mouklebelad sami kandeli enTebodis
da yovelive wesi Seucvalebelad aResrulebodis madliTa
wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmesiTa da meoxebiTa wmidisa
RmrTis-mSobelisaATa, amen.
da viTarca didi ese da maRali saqme esreT RmrTiv-brwyin-
valed da RmrTiv-Suenierad srul yo, kualad iwyo moRua-
webad eklesiisaTYs, rameTu zeda tyYvi ara iyo da wyali STa-
dioda, viTarca wameben xatni, romelni aKocil arian. rameTu
Cueni SuenierebaA ese eklesiaA ars da ese esreT uSuer iqmne-
boda. xolo aman netarman keTili Rone moipova, rameTu war-
vida winaSe RmrTis-msaxurisa mefisa kostanti monamaxisa qa-
laqad sameufod. da viTarca Sevida winaSe missa, jeroani mo-
kiTxvaA miageba bersa mefeman, rameTu didi sarwmunoebaA aqun-
da missa mimarT, da esvida wmidaTa locvaTa misTa da hrqua
mas, viTarmed: “raAsaTYs moSura siwmide Seni, kaco RmrTi-
sao, Cuenisa momarT Kelmwifebisa?”.
hrqua mas berman: “gixaroden qristes mier, N brwyinva-
leo TYTmpyrobelTa Soris, gibrZanebs Cem mier glaxakisa yo-
lad wmidaA igi sasoA da Sesavedrebeli RmrTismsaxurebisa
SenisaA, wmidaA RmrTis-mSobeli, raATa maradis sadidebeli ta-
Zari misi ara ganiryunas wyalTagan, romeli Camodis zeda ubu-
raobiTa monastersa Cuensa. aw brZanen mefobaman Senman mo-
502
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
berebisa. irgvliv didebuli surneleba idga. es wminda na-
wilebic amoasvena giorgim da Cveni wminda mamis eqvTimes
nawilTa qvemoT daasvena. amis Semdeg Caketa samartvilo
(samarxi) maTi gauReblad, da dRemde asea daculi. Seamko
igi yovelgvari samkaulebiT, xatebiTa da jvriT, WaRiT,
sasanTliT, ezoTi (?), da sxva yovelive brwyinvalebiT, ro-
gorc am wmindanebs Sehferoda.
daawesa, ganuwyvetliv anTebuliyo maT winaSe sami kan-
deli, da es wesi ar moSliliyo arasodes Cveni wminda ma-
mis eqvTimes madliT da wminda RmrTismSoblis meoxebiT,
amen.
rogorc ki es didebuli da amaRlebuli saqme ase
RmrTivbrwyinvaled da RmrTivSvenierad daasrula, kvlav
daiwyo eklesiisaTvis zrunva. saxuravs tyvia ar hqonda
dafenili da wyali Cadioda (wylis Jonvas mowmoben waS-
lili freskebi). monastris mSveniereba _ es eklesiaa, da
saxuravis dazianebis gamo uSnovdeboda. netarma giorgim
jerovnad izruna amisTvis, da samefo qalaqSi (konstanti-
nepolSi) wavida keTilmsaxur mefe konstanti monomaxTan.
rogorc ki Sevida mis winaSe, mefem Rirseulad moikiTxa
beri, radgan mis mimarT didi rwmena hqonda, da misi loc-
vebis mimarT _ sasoeba. Semdeg hkiTxa: `risTvis gaisarje,
RmrTis kaco, da moxvedi sameufo qalaqSi?~
berma uTxra: gaixare qristes mier, TviTmpyrobelTa
Soris ubrwyinvaleso. Cemi, glaxakis, piriT gibrZanebs Se-
ni RmrTismsaxurebis imedi da Sesavedrebeli, yovladwmin-
da RmrTismSobeli, raTa misi sadidebeli taZari ar da-
ziandes da ar SeibRalos wylisagan, romelic jerovani
saxuravis uqonlobis gamo Camodis Cvens monasterSi. ami-
tomac brZanos Senma mefobam tyviis mocema CvenTvis, rom-
503
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
cemad tyYvi, romlisa mier daiburos wmidaA eklesiaA, raATa
mas Sina elocvebodis wmidasa mefobasa Sensa”.
xolo man sixaruliT aRasrula TxovaA igi berisaA. navTa-
gan sameufoTa ubrZana mocemaA tyYvisaA, romeli-igi moiRo
da dabura wmidaA eklesiaA, viTarca yovelni xedavT, Tu rabam
Suenier ars da brwyinvale.
da amas zeda SesZina da garegani StoA aRaSena da esreT
yovliTurT srul yo wmidaA ese eklesiaA.
da Semdgomad amisa iRuawa SewevniTa saRmrToATa da aRi-
xuna oqro-beWedni mtkiceni RmrTis-msaxurTa mefeTagan da-
mamtkicebelni oqro-beWedTa CuenTani. da merme SesZinna
zRvarni aramciredni prastinTa monastrisa CuenisaTa da ume-
tes yovlisa zRvari misol
misolimnimnisaA
imnisaA
isaA, sada-igi yoveli xuasta-
gi eklesiisaA uxuebiT gamoizrdebis, da kualad rameTu di-
mosisagan didsa Wirsa Sina iyvnes prastinni Cuenni, esreT mosca
ufalman Jami marjue.
XII. mas Jamsa odes RmrTis-msaxuri bagrat afxazTa mefe
da dedaA misi, mariam dedofali, sameufod qalaqad movides,
aRvida wmidaAca ese mamaA Cueni winaSe RmrTis-msaxurTa maT
mefeTa. da ixiles raA mefeman da dedofalman da yovelTa mTa-
varTa da warCinebulTa maTTa, ganixares sixaruliTa didiTa,
rameTu asmioda saRmrToA igi moqalaqobaA misi. da miiRes wmi-
daA locvaA da madli misi da sulieri dargebeli friad mois-
Tules da hmadlobdes RmerTsa. da esreT yovelive saqme mo-
nastrisaA, raAca unda, yoveli keTilad iurva. da dimosisa saq-
me maSin gardaswyda, raATa medimoseni prastinTa CuenTa ver
Semovidodin, aramed raATa gares-gare sekritonsave Sina mi-
ecemodis roqisa Cuenisagan litraA erTi dimosad, viTarca
504
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
liTac unda gadaixuros wminda eklesia, raTa masSi Seni
wminda mefobis locva SesaZlebeli iyos.
mefem sixaruliT aasrula beris Txovna, da samefo sax-
srebidan brZana tyviis gacema. giorgim miiRo es saWiro
masala, da gadaafara wminda eklesias, da Tu rogor dam-
Svenda da gabrwyinda igi, Tqven yovelni xedavT.
amas isic daumata, rom Senobas gareTa Stoc (garSemo-
savleli) miaSena, da amgvarad, mTlianad srulyo es wmin-
da eklesia.
amis Semdeg RmrTis SewevniT iRvawa da RmrTismsaxur
mefeTagan gamoiTxova damamtkicebel beWdebiT dabeWdva
Cveni monastris Zveli dokumentebisa1.sakmaod gaafarTo-
va Cveni monastris mamulebis sazRvrebi, da gansakuTre-
biT _ misolimnisa, sadac eklesiis kuTvnili saqoneli ux-
vad ikvebeboda. dimosisagan2 Cveni mamulebi did Seviwro-
ebas ganicdidnen, amjerad ki ufalma marjve Jami misca
giorgis.
12. im dros, rodesac RmrTismsaxuri afxazTa mefe bag-
rati da dedamisi, mariam dedofali sameufo qalaqSi (kon-
stantinepolSi) movidnen, wminda mama Cveni giorgic
RmrTismsaxur mefeebTan avida. rodesac igi ixiles mefem
da dedofalma da maTma mTavrebma da warCinebulebma, di-
di sixaruliT gaixares, radgan bevri ram smenodaT misi
moRvaweobis Sesaxeb. miiRes misi locva-kurTxeva da mad-
li, da sulieri sargebloba, da RmerTs hmadlobdnen. ma-
Sin giorgim warmatebiT moagvara yoveli saqme monastri-
sa. dimosis saqmec maSin gadawyvites, raTa gadasaxadis
1 e. i. monastris sakuTreba axali samarTlebrivi aqtebiT da-
amtkica da daamowma.
2 dimosi (berZ.) – gadasaxadi, begara.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
TYT ganawesa RmrTis-msaxurman mefeman kostanti monamaxman
da amas zeda oqrobeWedi Seuqmna mtkice da uqceveli.
amisa Semdgomad daemowafa mariam dedofali, dedaA bag-
rat mefisaA, da ikurTxa mis mier sqemiTa, da gamoiTxova mo-
namaxisagan litraA erTi roqad wmidisa amis monastrisaTYs
da Semowira ese saukunod saKsenebelad sulisa TYsisaTYs
wmidasa amas eklesiasa. da egreTve arseni mowafe iyo misi da
litraA erTi man Semowira wmidasa amas eklesiasa Tavisa pa-
tivTagan, daRacaTu sxuani uricxuni keTilni moixuna aman ke-
Tilad Ksenebulman arseni farsman yofilman. garna ese lit-
raA :a: ganzraxviTa wmidisa amis mamisaATa Semowira da oqro-
beWedsa Sina daaweria. ese sami litraA ganZi da sxuani zemoK-
senebulni saqmeni amis netarisa mamisa Cuenisa moRuawebiTa
wmidasa amas lavrasa SeeZinnes da vidre ukunisamde mtkiced
da ucvalebelad SeeZinebis.
xolo romeli-igi ara Rirs ars dumilisa, aramed Rirs Kse-
nebisa da Sueniereba aRwerisa da mimwTomel madlsa mas samo-
ciqulosa da mauwyebel mrCoblsa Zalsa sakYrvelebaTasa, ro-
meli aqunda kacsa mas RmrTisa Seyuarebulsa, romlisa mier
pirveli igi xatad RmrTisa dabadebulebaA TYsi gamoaCina, vi-
naATgan uwyiT ese yovelTa, romel mowyalebaA bunebiT ars
kacsa Tana. xolo vinaATgan mcnebisa gardaslviTa bunebiTi
igi Sjuli da xatebaA RmrTisaA orkerZo ganiyo, ara xolo
Tu mowyalebaA, aramed yovelnive saTnoebani romelnime sru-
liad keTilisagan borotad Secvalnes da romelnime mciresa
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
amkrefni Cvens samonastro mamulebSi veRar Semosuliyvnen,
aramed raTa gareT, sekretonsave1 miscemodaT Cveni roqi-
sagan erTi litra2 gadasaxadad. ase ganawesa TviT RmrTis-
msaxurma mefe konstanti monomaxma, da mtkice da Seucvle-
li sabuTi Seqmna, xelmoweriTa da beWdiT.
amis Semdeg wminda mama giorgis daemowafa mariam de-
dofali, bagrat mefis deda, da mis mier sqemiT ikurTxa (e.
i. aRikveca monazvnad). Semdeg monomaxisagan gamoiTxova
erTi litra roqad am wminda monastrisaTvis, da Seswira
mis eklesias, Tavisi sulis saukunod mosaxseneblad. hyav-
da erTi mowafe, arseni; manac Semoswira am wminda eklesi-
as erTi litra. sxva uricxvi sikeTe uqmnia monastrisaT-
vis am keTiladxsenebul arsenis, spars-yofils, magram es
erTi litra Cvens wminda mamasTan SeTanxmebiT Semoswira
da beWdiT daumtkica. amrigad, sami litra ganZi da sxva
zemoxsenebuli saqmeebi netari mamis (giorgis) RvawliT
SeeZina lavras, da samaradisod SeeZineba, mtkiced da Se-
ucvlelad.
aris erTi saqme, romelic dumilis Rirsi araa, aramed
xsenebisa da mSvenierebiT aRwerisa, radgan gvauwyebs sak-
virvelebis ormag Zalasa da samociqulo madls, romelic
RmrTis mier Seyvarebul am kacs hqonda. am saqmiT man gamo-
aCina, rom RmrTis xatad (RmrTis msgavsad) iyo dabadebu-
li; radgan, rogorc yvelam viciT, mowyaleba bunebiTi Tvi-
sebaa kacisa, xolo mas Semdeg, rac mcnebis darRvevis Se-
daegad bunebiTi Sjuli da RmrTis xateba (msgavseba) er-
TmaneTisagan gaiTiSa, amis Semdeg ara marto mowyaleba,
aramed yvela sxva saTnoebac an keTilisagan borotad Se-
1 samdivno
2 fulis erTeuli
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
rasme nawilsa zeda daadgres. xolo RmrTisa msgavsi mowya-
lebaA ese ars, raATa kaci ziarTa bunebiTa TYsisaTa swyalob-
des, aramed raATa pirutyuTaca zeda miswuTes mowyalebiTa,
viTarca-ese wmidaA da sakYrveli mamaA Cueni, romeli-igi man
mis Soris RmrTiv-brwyinvaled gamoaCina.
rameTu Jamsa mas, odes-igi RmrTis-msaxuri bagrat mefe
sameufosa qalaqsa iyo, esma mas saqme sakYrveli da yolad ara-
dasajerebeli, viTarmed: ars naTesavi samaritelTaAo tomi-
sagan sYmon mogYsaA, romelTa awinkian ewodebis, ganTqumulni
grZnebaTa Sina da ukeTurebaTa. xolo filopatsa mefisasa
mKecni SeCueul iyvnes da Wamdes nadirTa maT, romelni arian
mun Sina sanadirod mefisa. cna ese mefeman monamaxman da ub-
rZana moyvanebaA awinkianTaA maT, raATa KelovnebiTa grZnebisa
TYsisaATa moswyYdnen mKecni igi nadirTa maT momsrvelni. xo-
lo maT brZanebaA mefisaA saqmiT aRasrules da mravali mKeci
moswyYdes. cna ese mefeman bagrat, viTarca zemo vTquT, da
mouwoda awinkianTa maT da hrqua: “viTariTa saxiTa moswyYde-
niT mKecni igi, mauwyeT”. xolo maT hrques: “N mefeo, esevi-
Tarsa Kelovnebasa miwdomil varT, vidreRa Korcsa Sev-
hgrZnibavT da davsdebT adgilsa mas, sada mKecni igi movido-
dian. da Cuen xeTa zeda avKdebiT da mKecebriTa KmiTa uK-
mobT. da igini Kmasa Cuensa Semokrbebian, Korcsa mas Wamen da
mokudebian meyseulad. xolo didsa SabaTsa Sobili mKeci ara
gYsmens da arca Wams, aramed guetyYs: Tu kargi ars, Tquen
CamoediT da WameTo; da mSYdobiT warvals”.
xolo mefeman hrqua: “vidre TualiTa ara vixilo, ara mr-
wams”. da evedrnes mefesa, raATa ubrZanos moyvanebad mKeci
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
icvala, an maTgan mciredi raRac nawili darCa. xolo Rm-
rTis msgavsi mowyaleba isaa, rom kaci swyalobdes (e. i. si-
keTes ukeTebdes) ara marto bunebiT TanaziarT (e. i. sxva
adamianebs), aramed pirutyvTac ki. aseTi mowyaleba gamo-
iCina RmrTivbrwyinvaled Cvenma wminda da sakvirvelma ma-
mam (giorgim):
im dros, rodesac RmrTismsaxuri bagrat mefe samefo
qalaqSi (konstantinepolSi) iyo, maT Seityves erTi sak-
virveli da daujerebeli ambavi: yofila Turme erTi mod-
gma, samaritelebisa, svimon mogvis STamomavalni, romel-
Tac awinkiani ewodeba. isini ganTqmuli yofilan grZneu-
lebiTa da eSmakeulobiT (jadoqrobiT). mefis filopats
(sanadiro tyeebs) SesCvevian raRac mxecebi, romlebic Wam-
dnen maTSi myof nadirs, romelic mefis sanadirod iyo gan-
kuTvnili. es rom Seityo mefe monomaxma, brZana, moexmoT
awinkianTaTvis, raTa maT Tavisi jadoqruli xelovnebiT
amoewyvitaT nadirTa mmusvreli mxecebi. mefis brZaneba maT
saqmiT aRasrules da mravali mxeci amoxoces. es rom gai-
go bagrat mefem, mouxmo awinkianT da uTxra: `mauwyeT, ra-
nairad amoswyviteT is mxecebio~. maT uTxres: `Cven ise ga-
viwafeT grZneulebis xelovnebaSi, rom mxecTa SesaWmelad
leSs movajadoebT, da davdebT xolme im adgilas, sadac
is mxecebi modian. Cven xeebze avalT da nadiris xmiT mo-
vuxmobT. Cvens xmaze isini Seikribebian, SeWamen mojadoe-
bul xorcs da imave wams ixocebian. xolo Tu mxeci did Sa-
baTs aris gaCenili, Cvens moxmobas ar usmens, da arc Cvens
mier dadebul leSs Wams, aramed gveubneba: ‘Tu kargia, Tqven
CamodiT xeebidan da WameTo~. ase rom, isini uvnebeli rCe-
bian.
mefem uTxra: `sakuTari TvaliT Tu ar vnaxe, ver vir-
wmunebo~. grZneulebma mefes sTxoves, ebrZanebina erTi ro-
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
erTi, raATa TualiTa uCuenon. xolo vinaATgan sxuaA mKeci
vervinaA ipova, brZana moyvanebaA ZaRlisaA, romlisaA uwyodes,
viTarmed sxuasa Jamsa Sobil iyo da ara zemoKsenebulsa mas
dResa, da miugdes Korci igi SegrZnebuli.
xolo mas Jamsa wmidaA ese beri mun iyo winaSe mefisa da
aRiZra wyalobiTa bunebiTiTa, viTarca zemo vityodeT, xa-
tebisaTYs da msgavsebisa RmrTisa. da merme ara xolo Tu Se-
ewyala, aramed SuriTaca saRmrToATa aRivso, raATa araqris-
teaneTa Soris eseviTari raAme saqme ixilvebodis da umete-
sad mefeTa da sada-igi TYT netari daxudes. maSin meyseu-
lad reca gamosaxa saswauli patiosnisa juarisaA Korcsa mas
zeda migdebulsa.
da viTarca aRiRo pirutyuman man, meyseulad Tques gan-
yvanebaA misi, raATa ara daeces da mokudes. da viTarca ganiy-
vanes, yoladve araraA evno. uRono iqmnes grZneulni igi da
gulisKma-yves, viTarmed wmidisa mis mier uqm iqmnes grZne-
bani maTni, da evedrnes mefesa, raATa Sinagansa saxlsa Seav-
linos beri da brZanos moyvanebaA sxYsa ZaRlisaA. da viTarca
warvida wmidaA igi, meyseulad moiyvanes sxuaA ZaRli. da vi-
Tarca miugdes Korci SegrZnebuli, mswrafl xolo daeca da
mokuda. da gulisKma-yves yovelTa, viTarmed wmidisa mis mi-
er iyo pirveli igi saswauli.
xolo bagrat mefeman viTarca ixila ese yovelTa Tana mTa-
varTa TYsTa, aRivso sixaruliTa. da miuTxres saswauli ese
RmrTis-msaxursa mefesa kostantis monamaxsa, da didad gani-
xara da hmadlobda [RmerTsa]. xolo bagrat mefe ityYn yo-
ladve, viTarmed: “ukueTu meaxlos wmidaA ese, ara meSinis arca
grZnebaTagan da arca wamalTa sasikudineTa”.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
melime mxecis moyvana, raTa Tavisi jadoqrobis Zala eCve-
nebinaT. radgan sxva veranairi mxeci ver ipoves, mefem brZana
iseTi ZaRlis moyvana, romelzedac zustad icodnen, rom
sxva dRes iyo gaCenili da ara zemoxsenebul dRes (did Sa-
baTs), da miugdes mas mojadoebuli xorci.
imJamad es wminda beri (giorgi) mefesTan iyo, da bu-
nebrivi sibraluli aReZra pirutyvisadmi, radganac mas-
Si, rogorc zemoT vTqviT, RmrTis xateba da msgavseba iyo.
Tanac, marto sibralulis gamo ki ara, aramed imisTvisac,
rom araqristianTa Soris aseTi saqme ar sruldebodes, _
da miT ufro, mefeTa winaSe, da iq, sadac TviT es netari
mama imyofeboda, saRmrTo moSurneobiT aRivso, da jvari
gadasaxa ZaRlisaTvis migdebul xorcs.
rodesac pirutyvma xorci SeWama, maSinve gareT gaiy-
vanes, raTa maT winaSe ar dacemuliyo da momkvdariyo; mag-
ram ZaRls sruliad araferi evno. grZneulTa xelovneba
uqmi aRmoCnda, da isini mixvdnen, rom wminda mamis madliT
SeemTxvaT es. amitomac sTxoves mefes, Sida oTaxebSi Seey-
vanaT beri, da sxva ZaRlis moyvana ebrZanebina.
rodesac wavida wminda mama, moiyvanes sxva ZaRli, da
miugdes mojadoebuli xorci. SeWama Tu ara xorci, ZaRli
imave wams daeca da mokvda. yvela mixvda, rom pirveli ZaR-
lis gadarCena am wmindis mier aRsrulebuli saswauliT
moxda.
rodesac bagrat mefem da misma mTavrebma es saswauli
ixiles, sixaruliT aRivsnen, da mouTxres igi RmrTismsa-
xur mefe konstanti monomaxs. manac didad gaixara da
RmerTs madlobas swiravda. bagrat mefe ki ambobda: Cem-
Tan rom iyos es wminda mama, arc grZneuleba SemaSinebs
da arc momakvdinebeli sawamlavio.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
XIII. amisa Semdgomad viTarca ixila RmrTis-msaxurman aman
mefeman bagrat eseviTari ese moqalaqobaA misi da usxeuloTa
msgavsi cxorebaA da zemowerilisaca amisca saswaulisa xil-
viTa, yovliTurT iwyla suli misi siyuaruliTa misiTa da Ro-
nesa eZiebda, raATamca TYssa mamulsa wariyvana. xolo ars ma-
mulsa missa warCinebuli samRdelTmoZRuroA saydarTa So-
ris sameufoAsa misisaTa saydari Wyond id
Wyondid isaA
idisaA
isaA, sada-igi mra-
valTa wmidaTa martYlni dausuenebian, da TYsi saflavi mun
ganemzada, raATa, raJams aResrulos, mun daemarxos. amis say-
drisa mRdelT-moZRuari mas oden Jamsa aRsrulebul iyo. aman
RmrTis-msaxurman mefeman bagrat didad aiZula netarsa ma-
masa giorgis, raATa miiTualos gangebaA misi da iqmnas episko-
pos. xolo man yoladve ara Tavs-idva, rameTu yovliTa mos-
wrafebiTa evltoda didebasa kacTasa da SfoTsa soflisasa
da simdablesa Seitkbobda. da esreT dayo sameufosa mas qa-
laqsa ravdenime Jami da yovelni saqmeni monastrisa TYsisani
ganhmarTna, da nebiTa RmrTisaATa kualad TYsadve lavrad mo-
iqca, da didiTa sixaruliTa da siyuaruliTa Seiwynares Zma-
Ta. da ganagebda da ipyrobda monastersa amas Jam ravdenme.
xolo jer-ars Ksenebad didisa mis da samociquloAsa Kel-
mwifebisaA, romeli wmidaman aman aCuena, romel ars SemusrvaA
kerpTaA da msaxurebisa maTisa uCino yofaA, romeli-ese ne-
tarman aman JamTa CuenTa maRlad da RmrTiv-brwyinvaled aRas-
rula.
rameTu ars mTawmid isa prastinTa Sina sofeli erTi, ro-
mTawmidisa
melsa livizd iaA ewodebis, adgili raAme moqceuli, yuri yo-
ivizdiaA
lad udabnoA, mTani uRnar-maRnarni da, vhgoneb, Tu aravin wmi-
daTagani mimwuTar ars mun. xolo kacni mkYdr arian borRal-
ni, romelTa sklav ewodebis, yovliTurT ugunurni da pirut-
yuT saxeni, warmdebni da arawmidaTa quewarmavalTa mWamelni.
amas prastinsa Sina, viTarca vTquT, kerpi erTi daSTomil
iyo pirveliTgan da vidre aqamomde marmariloAsaA, saxiTa de-
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
13. amis Semdeg, rodesac RmrTismsaxurma mefe bagrat-
ma ixila giorgis aseTi wminda moRvaweoba da angelozeb-
rivi cxovreba, da zemoaRniSnuli saswaulic, misi suli
misdami siyvaruliT ganimsWvala da eZebda xerxs, raTa Ta-
vis qveyanaSi waeyvana. mis mamulSi samRvdelTmoZRvro ka-
Tedrebs Soris warCinebuli iyo kaTedra Wyondidisa, sa-
dac mraval wmidanTa nawilebi hqonda dasvenebuli, da Ta-
visi saflavic iq gaemzadebina, raTa, rodesac gardaicvle-
boda, iq daemarxaT. am saydris mRvdelTmoZRvari swored
imJamad gardacvliliyo. RmrTismsaxuri bagrat mefe did-
xans aiZulebda netar mama giorgis, raTa am kaTedris mar-
Tva-gamgeoba Caebarebina da episkoposi gamxdariyo. magram
man ar ikisra es movaleoba, radgan yovelgvari mcdelo-
biT gaurboda kacobriv didebasa da amqveyniur SfoTs, da
Tavmdablobas eswrafoda. samefo qalaqSi man ramdenime xa-
ni dayo da Tavisi monastris yovelgvari saqmeebi moagva-
ra, da RmrTis nebiT lavraSive dabrunda. monastris saZ-
mo didi sixaruliTa da siyvaruliT Seegeba da amis Sem-
deg ganagebda monasters ramdenime xans.
unda movixsenioT didi da mociqulebrivi Zalaufleba,
romelic am wminda da netarma mamam moipova, saxeldobr ker-
pTa damsxvreva da maTi msaxurebis mospoba, romelic man Cvens
droSi amaRlebulad da RmrTivbrwyinvaled aRasrula.
mTawmidis mamulTa Soris aris erTi sofeli, romel-
sac livizdia ewodeba; miyruebuli da dausaxlebeli, tyi-
ani da utyeo mTebiT, da, mgonia, iqamde arc erT wmindans
ar miuRwevia. misi mkvidrni bulgarelni arian, romel-
Tac sklavs uwodeben, savsebiT ugunurni da pirutyvTa
msgavsni, binZurni, uwmindur qvewarmavalTa mWamelni.
am mamulSi, rogorc vTqviT, erTi marmarilos kerpi iyo
SemorCenili ZvelTagan. dedakacis saxe hqonda. iqauri ugu-
513
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
dakacisaATa. amas, viTarca vTqu, kacni igi ugunurni wuT-Ra
hmsaxurebdes da ityodes, viTarmed: mze da wYmaA da yoveli
keTili misgan moguecemiso, rameTu KelmwifebaA aqus siku-
dild da cxorebad, visica eneboso.
eseviTarsa raA ukeTurebasa Sina warmatebulad ixilna
kacni igi msaxurni misni, elmoda da eZYneboda sulsa missa
wyalobisaTYs maTisa.
da aRvidoda raA igi odesme kualadca qalaqad sameufod
da mivida mgzavr prastinsa mas zemoKsenebulsa, movides Sec-
Tomilni igi kacni da etyodes wmidasa mas: “ukueTu gnebavs,
raATa ganmarjuebuli Semoiqce yovliTa sauraviTa SeniTa,
evedre RmerTsa Cuensa, raATa Segewios winaSe mefisa”.
xolo wmidaman hrqua maT: “keTil, keTil, gualeT da mi-
CueneT, da madlier var Tquenda eseviTarisa amis keTilisa
TxrobisaTYs”. da wariyvanes beri kacTa maT yruAsa mis mimarT
da usuloAsa RmrTisa maTisa. da viTarca ixila igi, hrqua maT:
“iyos Jamisad, xvale TYsagan movide da vezraxo mas”.
da xvalisagan viTarca ganTena, moRebad-sca uroA mWed-
lisagan da warvida TYT beri ikonomosiTurT orTa Tana sxu-
aTa kacTa. da viTarca mieaxla, gamoisaxa saswauli patiosnisa
juarisaA Sublsa TYssa da iwyo Tqumad saxarebasa iovanes Ta-
visasa: “pirveliTgan iyo sityuaA” da Semdgomi.
xolo kacni igi etyodes, viTarmed: “aha esera mogklavs”.
xolo berman ganicinna, da viTarca axovani SeWurvili ju-
ariTa qristesiTa miuKda meyseulad kerpsa mas, aRiRo uroA
igi da uxeTqna da esreT wuril-wurilad damusra, romlisa
namusrevi saxilvelad wuT ixilvebis da saRmrTosa mas Sur-
sa kacisa mis RmrTisasa wamebs.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
nuri kacni (bulgarelni) jer kidev Tayvans scemdnen mas da
ambobdnen: mze, wvima da yovelive sikeTe misgan gveZleva; ise-
Ti Zliereba aqvs, visac unda, moklavs an acocxlebso.
roca giorgim am ukeTurebaSi gawafuli kerpTmsaxur-
ni ixila, misi suli maTi Sewevnisa da daxmarebisaTvis
aRigzno.
erTxel, rodesac samefo qalaqSi midioda (konstanti-
nepolSi), da gzad zemoxsenebul mamulze gaiara, is Sec-
domili xalxi Semoxvda wmida mamas da uTxra: “Tu gnebavs,
rom xeli mogemarTos yvela Sens sazrunavSi, da ukan kma-
yofili dabrunde, Cvens RmerTs Seevedre, raTa mefis wi-
naSe Segewioso~.
wminda mamam uTxra maT: “keTili; mibrZandiT da maCve-
neT, da madlobeli dagrCebiT Tqveni aseTi keTili cnobi-
saTvis~. waiyvanes beri im kacebma TavianT yru da usulo
RmerTTan. rodesac ixila igi, Tqva mama giorgim: “sxva dro-
isaTvis iyos; xval marto moval aq da davelaparakebi~.
meore dRes, rodesac gaTenda, berma erT mWedels uro
gamoarTva, da ikonomosTan da or sxva kacTan erTad kerpi-
saken gaemarTa. roca miuaxlovda, jvari gadaiwera Sub-
lze da daiwyo warmoTqma iovanes Tavis saxarebisa: “pir-
veliTgan iyo sityva...~ da ase Semdeg.
adgilobrivi xalxi eubneboda: “gafrTxildi, Torem
mogklavs Cveni RmerTi~.
berma gaicina, da, rogorc mxne mebrZoli, qristes
jvriT aRWurvili, mieWra myisve im kerps, aiRo uro, das-
cxo mas da wvril-wvril nawilebad daamsxvria. im Zeglis
namusrevi dResac Cans, da saRmrTo kacis, mama giorgis gul-
modginebas mowmobs.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
XIV. xolo rameTu winawarmetyuelebisaca madli aqunda
wmidasa amas, romeli-ese dResamomde viTarca naTeli mzisaA
brwyinavs da RmrTiv-Suenierad aRsrulebulad ixilvebis.
rameTu Jamsa mas, odes-igi Teodora dedofalsa epyra ber-
ZenTa mefobaA, iTxoa bagrat afxazTa mefisagan, raATa mosces
asuli misi marTa da Svilad TYsad aRzardos. xolo mefeman
bagrat sixaruliTa didiTa warmogzavna Svili TYsi marTa
kacTa Tana sakuTarTa TYsTa.
xolo maT dReTa Sina gangebiTa saRmrToATa Teodora de-
dofali aResrula. da masve Jamsa mariam dedofali, dedaA bag-
rat mefisaA, mun iyo da wmidaAca ese mamaA Cueni munve iyo
mizeziTa romelTame saqmeTaATa. xolo, viTarca vTquT, mi-
raA-icvala Teodora dedofali, meyseulad marTa asuli bag-
ratisi sameufod Semoiyvanes. da viTarca ixila wmidaman aman
marTa, sasmenelad yovelTa winawarmetyuela da Tqua, viTar-
med: “uwyodeT yovelTa, viTarmed dRes dedofali ganvida
da dedofali Semovida”.
xolo maSin dayo mciredi Jami da kualad zeve wariyvanes
marTa. xolo odes moiwia Jami, kualad mosTxoa dukiwman da
sZlad TYsad sameufosa amas qalaqsa Semoiyvana.
maSin romelTa asmioda winawarmetyuelebaA berisaA, ixi-
les raA aRsrulebulad, yovelTa daukYrda da hmadlobdes
RmerTsa, romeli winaAswar yovelsave gamoucxadebs nebis-
myofelTa TYsTa.
da egreTve mariam dedofalman hrqua wmidasa mas, iyo raA
igi aRmosavleTs, viTarmed: “mamao, aResrula winawarmetyu-
elebaA Seni, romeli-igi odesme swinaAswarmetyuele mar-
TaAsTYs.”
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
14. winaswarmetyvelebis madlic hqonda wmida mamas; es
madli mzis naTeliviT brwyinavs dRemde da saRmrTo mSve-
nierebiT aRsrulebulad Cans.
im dros, rodesac Teodora dedofals epyra berZenTa
mefoba, man afxazTa mefe bagratisagan iTxova, mieSvilebi-
na misTvis Tavisi asuli marTa, raTa Tavad aRezarda igi
samefo karze. bagrat mefem didi sixaruliT gaugzavna mar-
Ta Tavis axlobel-naTesavebTan erTad.
imxanad, RmrTis gangebiT, Teodora dedofali garda-
icvala. mariam dedofali, bagrat mefis deda, da wmida mama
giorgi raRac saqmeebisTvis konstantinepolSi imyofebod-
nen. bagratis asuli marTa samefo qalaqSi swored im dros
Semoiyvanes, rodesac Teodora dedofali gardaicvala.
rodesac ixila wmida mamam marTa, yvelas gasagonad iwi-
naswarmetyvela da Tqva: “yvelam icodeT, rom dRes dedo-
fali gavida da dedofali Semovidao~.
imJamad marTa konstantinepolSi didxans ar gaCere-
bula, ukanve waiyvanes. magram roca amisi dro movida, me-
fe konstantine dukam bagrats kvlav mosTxova asuli mar-
Ta, da samefo qalaqSi igi Tavis rZlad Semoiyvana.
visac mosmenili hqonda mama giorgis winaswarmetyve-
leba marTas gadedoflebis Sesaxeb, da winaswarmetyvele-
bis aRsrulebac naxes, gaukvirdaT da madlobas swiravdnen
RmerTs, romelic misi (RmrTis) nebis SemsrulebelT yove-
lives winaswar ucxadebs.
mariam dedofalma uTxra kidec wmida mamas, rodesac
igi aRmosavleTSi (qarTlSi) Cavida: “mamao, aRsrulda Se-
ni winaswarmetyveleba, rac odesRac marTas Sesaxeb gamoT-
qvi~.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
XV. esreT raA iyo da eseviTariTa cxorebiTa brwyinvida
da esreT ganagebda misda rwmunebulTa maT samwysoTa, rame-
Tu odesme sameufos arn winaSe RmrTis-msaxurTa mefeTa sa-
WiroTaTYs da saTanadoTa saqmeTa da kualad odesme monas-
ters arn da ganagebn samonastroTa saqmeTa da cxorebasa Zma-
Tasa hmarTebn da ganawesebn. maSin gulisKma-yo da ganizraxa
RmrTisamieriTa gangebiTa, viTarmed RmrTiv-moniWebuli igi
talanti ara aRorZndeboda, romel ars RmrTiv-sulierTa
wignTa TargmnaA. ijmna winamZRurobisagan da SendobaA iT-
xova ZmaTa yovelTagan. xolo igini daRacaTu Sewuxnes da
ferKTa misTa Seuvrdes, aramed ara Tavs-idva morCilobaA, vi-
Tarca zegardamo RmrTisa mier aRZrulman da gulsavse qmnil-
man. da esreT gamovida monastriT, romel vidre foladmdeca
ara auRia monastrisaA. da wignni, romelni eTargmnnes deka-
nozobasa Sina gina winamZRurobasa, yovelnive eklesiasa da-
utevna: sYnaqsari didi, saxarebaA gamokrebuli, pavle gamok-
rebuli, kurTxevani, studieli da sxuani raodennime wignni.
da esreT carieli gamovida monastriT, romel gare Rmr-
Tis-moyuareTa kacTa misces sagzali, rameTu orgzis iqmna
sivltolaA misi. xolo ukuanaAsknel ese iyo, rameTu mizezi
pirvelisa sivltolisaA ese iyo, vinaATgan ara eneba winamZRu-
robaA, aramed mosurne iyo Tavisa TYsisa Tana myudroebiT yo-
fasa da evltoda SfoTTa da amboxebaTa. amisTYs farulad
yovelTagan sivltolaA iKumia da Savsa raA mTasa mivida,
didad ibrala giorgis mier, TYsisa moZRurisa, datevebisaTYs
pirmetyuelTa cxoarTa. da moaKsenebda sityuasa mas macxov-
risasa, romelsa etyoda mociqulsa petres, viTarmed: “ukue-
Tu giyuar me, damwysen cxoarni Cemni”.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
15. aseTi cxovrebiT brwyinavda, ase ganagebda igi mis-
dami rwmunebul (Cabarebul) samwysos. xan samefo qalaqSi
Cadioda RmrTismsaxur mefeebTan, raime saWiro da Sesa-
feris saqmeebze, xanac kvlav monasterSi adioda, ganageb-
da samonastro saqmeebs, da ZmaTa (monastris moweseTa) cxov-
rebas marTavda da ganawesebda.
maSin mixvda RmrTismieri gangebiT, rom RmrTisganve
moniWebuli misi talanti _ RmrTivsulier wignTa Targmna
_ win ar midioda. amis gamo gamoeTxova winamZRvrobas da
Sendoba iTxova mTeli saZmosagan. isini Zalian Sewuxdnen
da fexebSi Cauvardnen, _ ar mogvatovoo, magram maT nebas
ar dahyva, radganac zecidan iyo guldajerebuli da Rmr-
Tis mier iyo aRZruli.
ise gamovida monastridan, rom arc fuli, arc sxva ra-
ime nivTi wamouRia monastrisa. wignebic, romlebic eTar-
gmna, rogorc dekanozobaSi, ise winamZRvrobaSi, yoveli-
ve eklesias dautova: didi svinaqsari, gamokrebuli saxa-
reba, gamokrebuli pavle, kurTxevani, Teodore studie-
lis swavlani da sxva ramdenime wigni.
ise carieli gamovida monastridan, rom sagzalic mo-
nastris gareT misces RmrTismoyvare adamianebma. orgzis
gamoiqca monastridan. mizezi pirveli gamoqcevisa is iyo,
rom ar undoda winamZRvroba, aramed surda ganmartoebi-
Ti, myudroebiTi cxovreba, da SfoTsa da amboxebas gaur-
boda. amitomac yvelasagan farulad gaiqca da Sav mTaze
mivida.
giorgi dayudebulma, didma moZRvarma monastridan
gamoqceva ar mouwona da daadanaSaula sityvier cxvarTa
(samwysos) datovebis gamo. gaaxsena macxovris sityvebi,
romliTac igi petres mimarTavda: “Tu giyvarvar, damwyse
Cemi cxvrebio~ (in. 21:17).
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
amis mizezisaTYs brZanebiTa moZRurisa TYsisaATa kua-
ladca mTawmidasve movida, da iZulebiTa yovelTa ZmaTaATa
kualad Kel-yo saqmesa winamZRurobisasa. da dayo Jam ravdenme
pirvel aRweriliTa amiT gangebiTa, da merme-Ra iqmna meore
igi warslvaA misi TargmanebisaTYs wmidaTa wignTaAsa. da es-
reT Sevida qalaqad sameufod da mefisagan TavisuflebaA mi-
iRo, daRacaTu uZnda mefesa [. . . ]1, rameTu didad esvida, ara
winaaRudga, aramed Tana-SewevniTa mariam bagratis dedisaA-
Ta, rameTu igica mun iyo, viTarca pirvel vTquT, samisa kaci-
sa puri sYmeonwmidas aRiRo da esreT wigniTa sameufoATa
Savsa mTasa miiwia. xolo maT sixaruliT Seiwynares da didi
siyuaruli wina-uyves da yovliTurT aRaSenes.
xolo amisa Semdgomad mariam dedofali, dedaA bagratis
mefisaA, qalaqiT sameufoAT qalaqad ant ioq
antioqiad movida, ra-
ioqiad
meTu eguleboda warslvaA wmidad qalaqad ierusalemd loc-
vad da Tayuanis-cemad wmidaTa maT da ganmacxovelebelTa ad-
gilTa. da aqunda brZanebaA sameufoA Tavadsa Tana da patriaq-
sa antioqiisasa, raATa yovliTa didebiTa da pativiTa wargzav-
non. xolo patriaqman da mTavarman ganizraxes da gaigones Ta-
nazraxviTa mamisa giorgisiTa, viTarmed: “ara keTil ars, aR-
mosavalisa mefeTa dedaA raATamca sasark inozeTs warvida,
sasarkinozeTs
vinaATgan codvaTa CuenTagan igini ufleben queyanasa mas”.
da esreT piriTa TYsisa moZRurisa giorgisiTa moaKsenes de-
dofalsa da warslvisagan daaxrwies. xolo igi daRacaTu Se-
wuxda, aramed nebasa RmrTisasa ver winaaRudga. maSin evedra
wmidasa amas bersa, raATa Seiwyalos suli misi, viTarca Se-
uwyalebiaca, da iRuawos cxorebisaTYs misisa, vinaATgan TYT
ver Rirs iqmna Seslvad wmidaTa maT da Tayuanis-sacemelTa
1 erTi sityvis adgili gaSvebulia A-Si.
520
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
amis gamo Tavisi moZRvris brZanebiT, kvlav mTawmidas-
ve dabrunda mama giorgi. saZmom aiZula, kvlav darCenili-
yo winamZRvrad, da ramdenime xani dayo am Tanamdebobaze.
amis Semdeg moxda misi meore wasvla, _ amjerad ukve
wmida wignTa Targmnis mizeziT. Sevida igi samefo qalaq-
Si da mefisagan iTxova Tanamdebobidan ganTavisufleba. me-
fes Zalze eZneleboda misi gaSveba, radganac misi didi ime-
di hqonda, magram aRar SeewinaaRmdega. im dros samefo qa-
laqSi mariam dedofali imyofeboda, bagrat mefis deda;
misi daxmarebiT samefo werili1 miiRo da am weriliT Sav
mTaze mivida. iq sixaruliT miiRes, siyvaruli uCvenes da
yovelive saWiro nivTi misces.
amis Semdeg mariam dedofali, bagrat mefis deda, sa-
mefo qalaqidan antioqiaSi movida, radganac ganzraxuli
hqonda iqidan wmida qalaq ierusalimSi wasvla, misi mo-
locva, wmida da sicocxlis momniWebel adgilTa Tayvanis-
cema. dedofals mefisagan antioqiis ganmgeblisa da pat-
riarqisadmi miwerili brZanebac hqonda xelT, raTa maT
mTeli pativiTa da didebiT gaestumrebinaT igi ierusa-
limisaken. antioqiis mTavarma da patriarqma moilapara-
kes, da mama giorgisTan SeTanxmebiT daaskvnes, rom sasur-
veli ar iyo, aRmosavleTis mefeTa deda arabTa samflobe-
loSi wasuliyo; Cveni codvebis gamo swored isini bato-
nobdnen imJamad wmida qveyanaSi (ierusalimSi). es gadaw-
yvetileba mTavarma da patriarqma dedofals misi moZ-
Rvris, giorgis piriT SeuTvales, da ierusalims wasvla
gadaafiqrebines. dedofali, marTalia, Sewuxda, magram
RmrTis nebas win veRar aRudga. maSin sTxova wmida bers
(giorgis), Seewyalebina misi suli, rogorc adre Seuwya-
lebia, da misi cxovnebisaTvis imiT ezruna, rom, radganac
1 oficialuri dokumemnti
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
adgilTa. garna raATa safase igi, romeli sagzlad aRekazma,
wariRos igi ierusalemd da glaxakTa maT da davrdomilTa
ganuyos wmidisa qalaqisaTa da monasterTa maT wmidaTa, ro-
melni Sen arian garemoAs misa.
xolo bersa daRacaTu SeuZnda saqme ese, vinaATgan wmida-
Ta wignTa Targmnisagan daexrweoda, aramed umetesad-Ra cxo-
rebisaTYs sulisa misisa moswrafe iyo. da sityuaAca igi mo-
ciqulisaA eKsena, romelsa-igi miswers korinTelTa mimarT,
viTarmed: “aw esera aRval ierusalemd msaxurebad wmida-
Ta” da Semdgomi. romlisaTYsca aRiRo safase igi wasagebe-
lad ganmzadebuli, da SewevniTa RmrTisaATa mowfisa Tana er-
Tisa waremarTa da wmidad qalaqad mSYdobiT da uvnebelad
miiwia. da wmidani igi adgilni moilocna da wmidaTa mamaTa
locvaA miiRo da safase igi warcemuli yovelTa naklule-
vanTa da uRonoTa uxuebiT ganuyo. da netari mamaA proxore
maSin oden juarisa monastersa aSenebda. ese ixila da safa-
siTa friad Seewia. xolo Rirsi igi beri evedreboda, raATa
pirveli nayofi wmidaTa wignTa misTaA cxovels-myofelsa
juarsa mianiWos, romeli-igi daRacaTu maSin ver iqmna, xo-
lo ukuanaAsknel Semdgomad proxores micvalebisa mowafe-
Ta misTa nebaA misi aRasrules da saTueoni da marxvani wmida-
sa mas monastersa dasxnes.
XVI. xolo Cuen pirvelsave sityuasa movideT. viTarca
srul yo yovelive nugeSinis-cemaA da moRuawebaA glaxakTaA
wmidaman mamaman giorgi, waremarTa kualad Savsa mTasa da
nebiTa RmrTisaATa mSYdobiT miiwia da RmrTis-msaxuri igi
dedofali ganamxiarula, romeli-igi Semdgomad mciredisa
522
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
TviTon ver eRirsa wmida da Tayvanissacemel adgilebSi
wasvlas, mis nacvlad Tavad giorgis waeRo misi Sesawira-
vebi ierusalimSi, da gaenawilebina wmida qalaqsa da mis
midamoebSi arsebul monastrebSi mcxovreb glaxakTa da
davrdomilTaTvis.
bers emZima es saqme, radganac wmida wignTa Targmnas
moscdeboda, magram dedoflis sulis cxovnebas ufro me-
tad eswrafoda, da gaaxsenda pavle mociqulis is sityve-
bic, romlebsac igi korinTelT swers: “aw esera aRval ie-
rusalemd msaxurebad wmidaTa~ 1. amitomac aiRo gasacemad
gamiznuli nivTieri faseulobani, da RmrTis SewevniT, er-
Ti mowafis TanxlebiT gaemarTa wmida qalaqisaken. iq mSvi-
dobiTa da uvneblad CaaRwia. moiloca wmida adgilebi da
wmida mamaTa locva-kurTxeva miiRo. waRebuli nivTebi da
fuli ki RaribTa da gaWirvebulT uxvad gaunawila.
netari mama proxore imJamad jvris monasters aSeneb-
da. giorgi mas didad Seewia fuliT. xolo Rirsi beri (pro-
xore) evedreboda, cxovelmyofeli jvris monastrisaTvis
gadaeca mis mier Targmnil wignTa pirveli nayofi (e. i. ma-
namde Targmnili yvela wigni). imJamad es ver Sesrulda,
magram mogvianebiT, proxores gardacvalebis Semdeg, misma
mowafeebma misi neba aRasrules da jvris monasterSi gi-
orgis Targmnili saTveo wigni da marxvani miitanes.
16. Cven kvlav Tavdapirvel sityvas davubrundeT.
roca giorgim aRasrula glaxakTa Sewevna da dasaCuq-
reba, kvlav Savi mTisaken gaemarTa. RmrTis nebiT iqac mSvi-
dobianad miaRwia da gaaxara RmrTismsaxuri dedofali
(mariami), romelic mcire xnis Semdeg Tavis samSobloSi
dabrunda, Tavis ZesTan, bagrat mefesTan.
1 rom. 15:25
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
mamulad TYsad sameufod Zisa TYsisa Tana bagrat mefisa war-
vida.
xolo wmidaman aman berman moicala yovelTa amaT SfoT-
Ta da sauravTagan; da yovlisa zrunvisagan Tavisufalman iwyo
Targmanebad wmidaTa wignTa, viTarca suli wmidaA moscemda.
rameTu ese yovelTa uwyiT, viTarmed egeviTari Targmani
TYnier wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmessa sxuaA ara gamoCeni-
la enasa Cuensa da, vhgoneb Tu, arca gamoCinebad ars.
da ufroAsni wignni RamiT uTargmnian da esreT Seusue-
nebelad Targmnin da kanonsa TYssa daubrkolebelad aRas-
rulebn. da raATurTiT ara scemda gansuenebasa Tavsa TYssa,
aramed dRe da Rame tkbilsa mas Taflsa wignTa saRmrToTasa
Sureboda, romelTa mier daatkbo enaA Cueni da wmidani ek-
lesiani ganaSuenna, da werilTa TYsTa oqroTa ganamdidrna
uxuad da gardareulad, rameTu emsgavsa igi oqroAsa gamom-
Rebelsa mas Keloansa, viTarca-igi qimiaTaTYs weril ars, ro-
melni-igi mravalRoneobiTa sibrZnisaATa siRrmeTagan queya-
nisaTa oqrosa gamoiReben da brZmedisa mier da cecxlisa
brwyinvalebasa missa warmoaCenen. egreTve wmidisa amis mami-
sa Cuenisa gonebaA sityYerisa amis oqroAsa brZmed iqmna mad-
nobel cecxliTa sulisa wmidisaATa, ganmaKurvebel da gan-
marCevel oqrosa brpenisagan da TiKisa. rameTu romelnime wig-
nni sruliad arayofilni da enisa Cuenisagan ucxoni siRrme-
Tagan umecrebisaTa naTlad gamoabrwyinvna, xolo sxuani odes-
me Targmnilni da wuT ver keTilad gamoRebulni gina Tu JamTa
sigrZiTa ucebTa da ugunurTa mKmarebelTagan dageslebulni,
viTarca vTquT, brZmedsa mas Sina wmidisa mis gonebisa TYsi-
sasa gamoadnvna da gamoaKurvna. xolo kualad sxuani wignni
wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmis mier Targmnilni da wuT uca-
loebisagan ver srulqmnulni, aramed sulmcired aRwerilni,
ganasrulna da ganavrcelna. kualad sxuani romelnime ber-
Zulsa Seawamna da yovlisa naklulevanebisagan ganasrulna da
524
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
wmida berma (giorgim), raki yovelive SfoTsa da saz-
runavs morCa da ganTavisuflda, wminda wignTa Targmane-
ba daiwyo, ise, rogorc suli wmida mianiWebda. yvelam vi-
ciT, rom amgvari mTargmneli, wmida mamis eqvTimes garda,
sxva aravin gamoCenila Cvens erSi, da mgonia, veRarc ga-
moCndeba.
umetesoba wignebisa RamiT Targmna. Seusveneblad Tar-
gmnida da Tavis kanons daubrkoleblad aRasrulebda. ara-
sodes aZlevda Tavis Tavs mosvenebas: dRedaRam saRmrTo-
Ta wignTa tkbil Tafls amuSavebda, romliTac daatkbo Cve-
ni ena da gaamSveniera wminda eklesiebi; Tavis nawerTa oq-
roTi uxvad da gardamatebulad gaamdidra; radganac da-
emsgavsa igi oqros mompovebel ostats, rogorc qimiis Se-
saxeb weria, rom sibrZnis mravali RonisZiebiT iReben mi-
wis siRrmidan oqros, xolo brZmedisa da cecxlis mier mis
brwyinvalebas warmoaCenen. aseve Cveni wmida mamis goneba
sityvieri oqros gamomadnobel brZmedad gadaiqca suliw-
midis cecxlis meoxebiT, romelic gamoaxurvebs da gamo-
arCevs oqros tyviisa da Tixisagan. wignebi, romlebic ara-
sodes Targmnila Cvens enaze, umecrebis siRrmidan naTlad
gamoabrwyina. xolo sxva wignebi, romlebic odesRac Tar-
gmnili iyo, magram jer kidev jerovnad gadmoRebuli ar
iyo, anda droTa ganmavlobaSi umecar momxmarebelTagan
Sebilwuliyvnen da Seryvniliyvnen, rogorc vTqviT, Ta-
visi gonebis brZmedSi gamoadno da gamoaxurva. aseve, mama
eqvTimis mier Targmnili zogierTi wigni, mouclelobi-
sagan arasrulad datovebuli da Semoklebulad gadmoRe-
bulni, Seavso da ganavrco. zogi Zveli wigni xelaxla Sea-
dara berZnuls da maTi yoveli naklovaneba Seavso da maTi
sityvieri siRaribe da siuSnove brwyinvalebad da mSve-
nierebad Secvala, ise, rogorc TviT saxareba da pavles
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
sityua-duxWirobisa da veragobisagan ganaSuenna da ganab-
rwyinvna, viTarca TYT Tavadi saxarebaA da pavle.
xolo jer-ars, raATa saxeliTca raodennime movixKsenne
wignni, romelni mas netarsa uTargmnian, raATa maT mier euw-
yos qristes morwmuneTa moRuawebaA wmidisa amis kacisaA, ra-
meTu ara Tu mTawmidas da Savsa mTasa oden Targmna, raA-
Tamca TYToeulad aRvracxeniT, aramed sameufos da gzas su-
lumb
lumbrrias
ias, antioq
antioqias
ias, sYmeon-wmidas da kal
ioqias iposs da sxu-
kaliposs
aTa eseviTarTa adgilTa.
rameTu romelnime wignni orkecad da samkecad gardawe-
ril arian, romel-ese mosagonebeladca did ars, viTarmca eso-
denni wignni erTman kacman mzani Targmnilni cxorebasa Sina
TYssa aRwerna. ara romelmca berZulisagan sruliad Targmnna,
viTar-ese kacman aman sakYrvelman maRlad da RmrTiv-brwyin-
valed aRwerna.
Targmna ukue, viTarca vTquT, didi sYnaqsari, safuZveli
eklesiaTaA; saxarebaA gamokrebuli saweliwdoA, pavle sruli
da saqme mociqulTaA da kaTolikeni mociqulTani, pavle ga-
mokrebuli saweliwdoA, sawinawarmetyueloA saweliwdoA,
Tueni aTormetnive srulad da RmrTiv-brwyinvaled, stiqa-
ronni saweliwdoni dResaswaulisani, romelni TueTaca Tana
swerian; stiqaronni samaradisoni, TYT avajni uZlispironi, vi-
Tarca arian berZulad, kualad igive stiqaronni ZlispirTa
queSe, romelTa Sina sxuaA mravali keTili sweria, da maTve
Sina marxvaTa stiqaronni; didi paraklitoni, samkauli ekle-
siaTaA, sxYTa mravliTa keTiliTa aRsavse, didni marxvani da
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
epistoleni.
kargi iqneba, Tu saxelebiT movixseniebT ramdenime
wigns, romelic am netar mamas uTargmnia, raTa qristes mor-
wmuneT euwyos am wmida kacis moRvaweoba. mas ara marto
mTawmidasa da Sav mTaze uTargmnia, raTa saTiTaod aRgve-
racxa, aramed samefo qalaqSic da gzad yofnisas sulum-
braSi, antioqiaSi, svimonwmidasa da kaliposSi, da sxva am-
gvar adgilebSi.
zogierTi wigni or da sam calad arian gadawerilni;
imis warmodgenac ki Znelia, rom erTma kacma mTel Tavis
cxovrebaSi amdeni wigni gadaweros, ukve gamzadebuli da
Targmnili. man ki berZnulidan Targmna kidec da ise dawe-
ra, sakvirveli simaRliTa da RmrTivbrwyinvalebiT.
maSasadame, rogorc vTqviT, Targmna didi svinaqsari,
romelic eklesiaTa safuZvelia; saxareba saweliwado, ga-
mokrebuli; pavles epistoleni srulad, da saqme mociqul-
Ta da kaTolike epistoleni; pavles epistoleni gamokrebu-
li, saweliwado; saweliwado sawinaswarmetyvelo; Torme-
tive Tve srulad da RmrTivbrwyinvaled; dResaswaulTa
stiqaronni saweliwado1, romlebic TiToeuli Tvis saga-
lobelTa wignSic weria; stiqaronni samaradisoni,2 uZlis-
pironi da TviTavajni, ise, rogorc berZnulad arian; da
igive stiqaronebi ZlispirTa qveS, romelSic sxva mravali
keTili ram weria;1 marxvaTa stiqaronebi; didi parakli-
toni,2 romelic eklesiis samkaulia; didi marxvani da za-
1 stiqaroni _ sagalobelTa erTi jgufi, romelic igalobeba
yoveli dResaswaulis winasaRamos, mwuxrze, litiis dasde-
belTa Semdeg, “aw ganuteves~ (lk. 2:29-32) warmoTqmamde.
2 `samaradiso~ stiqaroni ewodeba sadagi dReebis mwuxris
locvaSi CasarTav stiqaronebs.
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa

zatikni egreTve mravalferiTa keTiliTa aRsavse; wigni Teo-
dore studielisa swavlani – didTa marxvaTa sakiTxavi. wigni
dabadebisa, Targmani, iovane oqropirisa Tqumuli, wigni mee-
qusisa krebisaA, ebistoleni wmidisa kYrilesni da sxuaTa wmi-
daTa mamaTani, gankueTisaTYs nistor uSjuloAsa, wigni gri-
gol noselisa, romlisa SuenierebaA da qebaA zeSTa ars yov-
lisa miTxrobisa, wigni equsTa dReTaA wmidisa basilis Tqu-
muli, wigni ebistoleni wmidisa egnati RmerTSemosilisani,
wigni safsalmune – daviTi, samkauli da gYrgYni yovelTa
wignTaA.
tikni3 _ aseve mravalgvari sikeTiT aRsavse wignebi; wigni
Teodore studielisa _ swavlani, sakiTxavni did marxvaSi;
“dabadebis~ (moses pirveli wignis) ganmarteba ioane oqro-
pirisa; meeqvse krebis wigni4, wminda kirile aleqsandrie-
lisa da sxva wminda mamebis werilebi uSjulo nestoris
gankveTis Sesaxeb; wigni grigol noselisa, romlis mSvenie-
reba da qeba yovelgvar Txrobas aRemateba; basili didis
wigni “eqvsi dRis~ ganmartebis Sesaxeb; wminda egnate Rmer-
TSemosilis epistoleTa wigni; fsalmuni anu daviTni, ro-
melic gvirgvini da samkaulia yvela wignisa.
Tu vinme gulmodginebas gamoiCens da Cveni moZRvris
moyvare, da ufro metic _ RmrTismoyvare iqneba, da TiTo-
1 Zlispiri _ sanimuSo sagalobeli, romelic hangiT, ritmiTa da mar-
cvalTa raodenobiT safuZvlad daedeboda sxva sagaloblebs. ama Tu
im Zlispirze gawyobil sagalobels Zlispiroani an Zlispiredi ewo-
deboda, xolo uZlispiro sagalobels, romelsac Tavisi hangi, melo-
dia (ZvelqarTulad _ `avaji~) hqonda, TviTavaji anu sakuTari avajis
mqone erqva. `TviTavajis~ Sesatyvisad zogjer `TviTxmovani~ iTqmis.
2 paraklitoni (berZn. `nugeSismcemeli~) _ sadagi dReebis sagalobel-
Ta krebuli, gawyobili rva xmaze, anu rva kiloze. TiToeuli kilos
sagaloblebi erTi Svideulis (kviris) ganmavlobaSi sruldeboda; ase
rom paraklitoni moicavda rva kviris sagaloblebs, da am xnis ganmav-
lobaSi xdeboda misi Tavidan bolomde Sesruleba, ris Semdegac rvak-
viriani cikli xelaxla daiwyeboda. `paraklitoni~ igalobeba suliw-
midis mofenis dResaswaulis Semdeg mTeli wlis ganmavlobaSi, mom-
devno wlis didi marxvis dawyebamde. saxelwodeba `paraklitoni~ swo-
red mis dawyebas, suliwmidis mofenas ukavSirdeba, radganac suliw-
midis epiTetia `nugeSinismcemeli~ (parakleti).
3 “marxvani~ ewodeba didi marxvisa da vnebis Svideulis sagalobelTa
wigns, ‘zatikni~ _ aRdgomisa da misi momdevno 50 dRiani periodis (er-
gasis) sagaloblebisas. zatiki, sazogadod, dResaswaulis aRmniSvne-
li terminia. sagalobelTa wignebis saxelwodeba mravlobiT ricxvSi
(‘marxvani~, ‘zatikni~) imitom moixsenieba, rom TiToeuli maTgani ram-
denime Svideulis (kviris) saRmrTismsaxuro krebulia; TiToeuli Svi-
deuli ki ‘marxvad~ an ‘zatikad~ igulisxmeba.
4 aq igulisxmeba meeqvse msoflio krebis kanonTa krebuli, e. w. “mcire
sjuliskanoni~. sinamdvileSi igi Targmnilia eqvTime mTawmidelis mi-
er; avtori mas ratomRac giorgis akuTvnebs.

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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo ukueTu vinme iyos moswrafeTagani da mamis-moyu-
are, ufroAs-Ra vTquaT Tu, RmrTis-moyuare, da undes cno-
bis Zali TYToeulisa wignisaA, Tu raA sweria, amisve wignisa
bolosa poos aRricxulad da ganmartebulad TYToeulisa
wignisa zanduki da anderZi RmrTiv-Suenierad da brwyinva-
led, romeli wmidaman berman ioane patrikman petrik yofil-
man aRwera, raAJams-igi Tavisa TYsisaTYs gardaiwerna wmi-
dani ese wignni, yoveli wulil-wulilad aRiricxva galobaA
da dasdebeli friadiTa SromiTa da gulsmodginebiTa.
ese yovelni da amaTsa friad umravlesni wignni Targmnna
RmerTSemosilman mamaman Cuenman giorgi da esreT aRaorZina
misda rwmunebuli igi talanti.
XVII. xolo sayofelad arn odesme sYmeon-wmidas da
odesme kal iposs
kaliposs
iposs. da esreT ara scemda gansuenebasa Tavsa
TYssa, vidre ara yovelni ganakYrvna ara xolo Tu qarTvel-
ni, aramed berZennica da asurni, romlisaTYsca euwya moqa-
laqobaA misi netarsa ioane* patriaqsa ant ioq
antioqiisasa
ioqiisasa
iisasa, mouwo-
da da ezraxa saRmrToTa werilTagan mravalsaxed: pirvelad
sarwmunoebisaTYs marTlisa da kanonTaTYs saeklesioTa, da
merme sulTa sargebelisaTYs, saTnoebaTaTYs da vnebaTa. da
viTar yovelsa Sina gamocdilad poa, merme yoveli cxorebaA
TYsi mas Sehvedra. da mas hkiTxavn gulis-sityuaTa TYsTa da
yovelTave saeklesioTa saqmeTa.
da raAJams-igi SuriTa mterisaATa cecxli aRedva RmrTi-
sa qalaqsa da taZari wmidisa mociqulisa petresi dawua, xo-
* xelnawerSi ubralo grafikuli Secdomaa, asomTavrulSi “i~e” Zal-
zed hgavs “pe”-s; amgvarad, unda eweros petre
petre. ix. k. kekeliZe, Zv. qarT.
mwerl. ist., 1, Tb. 1951, gv. 193.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
euli wignis Sinaarsis gagebas moiwadinebs, amave wignis
boloSi naxavs aRricxulad da ganmartebulad; iqaa Ti-
Toeuli wignis sarCevi da anderZi1, brwyinvaled da RvTiv-
mSvenierad. igi wmida berma ioane patrikma (petrik yofil-
ma) aRwera, rodesac TavisTvis gadaiwera es wminda wigne-
bi; yovelive dawvrilebiT aRricxa, galoba Tu dasdebe-
li, didi SromiTa da gulmodginebiT.
yovelive es da amaze bevrad meti wigni Targmna Rmer-
TSemosilma mama giorgim, da amiT gaamravla talanti, Rm-
rTis mier misdami micemuli.2
17. misi samyofeli ki xan svimeonwminda iyo, xan kali-
posi. Tavis Tavs arasodes aZlevda mosvenebas, riTac yve-
lani gaakvirva, ara marto qarTvelebi, aramed berZnebic
da asurelebic.misi moRvaweobis ambavi euwya netar pet-
res3, antioqiis patriarqs, romelmac igi TavisTan miixmo
da saRmrTo werilis sakiTxebze esaubra mravalsaxed: jer
_ WeSmariti sarwmunoebisa da saeklesio kanonebis, Semdeg
_ sulTa sargeblis, saTnoebebisa da vnebebis Sesaxeb. yve-
la am sakiTxSi mama giorgis codna da gamocdileba rom
naxa, mamaTmTavarma amieridan mas Caabara mTeli Tavisi
cxovreba; yovelTvis mas uziarebda Tavis ganzraxvas, da
saeklesio saqmeebis Sesaxeb eTaTbireboda.
1 mTargmnelis winasityva an bolosityva
2 igulisxmeba saRvTo madli, romelic mama giorgis mieca. Sdr.
igavi talantebze: mT. 25:14-30; lk. 19:11-27.
3 xelnawerSi weria “ioanes”, rac aSkarad gadamweris Secdomaa.
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
lo patriaqi mravalTa mwuxarebaTa da urvaTagan Sepyrobil
iyo, vidre ara beri ese wmidaA mivida da sityYTa nugeSinis-
cemisaATa da swavliTa sulieriTa yoveli mwuxarebaA da glo-
vaA misi ganaqarva, romlisaTYsca aRiarebda da ityoda: “uku-
eTumca siwmide Seni ara momaSural iyo, N wmidao mamao, knin-
Ramca-da mwuxarebaTa mier jojoxeTad STasrul iyo suli
Cemi”.
esreT wmidaA ese patriaqi eseviTariTa siyuaruliTa da
sarwmunoebiTa aRsavse kacisa amis RmrTisaATa Semdgomad mci-
redisa uflisa mimarT miicvala. da Semdgomad misa daipyra
saydari misi Tevdosi sameufoelman, kacman maRalman da fi-
losofosman da oriTave cxorebiTa gamocdilman. xolo ara
aqunda wuT mecnierebaA wmidisa amis berisa mimarT viTarca
axalSemosrulsa. da ese iqmna mizezi da dasabami maTisa ur-
TierTars SemecnierebisaA.
rameTu kacni vinme sYmeon-wmidelni SuriTa saeSmakoATa
aRiZrnes Cuen qarTvelTa zeda da eneba, raATamca naTesavi Cueni
ZiriTurT aRmohfxures sYmeon-wmid
sYmeon-wmidiTiT
iT. da ganizraxes gu-
larZnilebiT, raATa wmidasa amas da marTalsa sarwmunoebasa
Cuensa biwi raAme daswamon. da esreTmca sruliad aRmoguf-
xurnes didebulisa amisgan lavrisa pirveliTgan TYT wmidi-
sa sYmeonis mier damkYdrebulni.
da esreT borotad Seizraxnes da warvides Tevdosi pat-
reaqisa winaSe, viTarca axlad Semosrulisa da wuT umecari-
sa, da dacYves winaSe missa reca momWirned, da hrques mas: “Se-
guewien, wmidao meufeo, da gYKsnen didisa Wirisagan, da gan-
guaTavisuflen kacTagan amaoTa da ucxoTeslTa, rameTu ars
monastersa Sina Cuensa viTar sameoci kaci, romelni qarTve-
lad saxel-ideben TavTa TYsTa da ara uwyiT, Tu rasa zrax-
ven, anu raA ars sarwmunoebaA maTi. da esreT doriasad zogi
monastrisaA daupyries”.
532
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
erTxel boroti mtris (satanis) mcdelobiT cecxli mo-
edo RmrTis qalaqs (antioqias), da wmida mociqul petres
taZari daiwva. patriarqi didma mwuxarebam Seipyro, da
manamde ver ganTavisuflda urvisagan, sanam wmida beri (gi-
orgi) ar mivida masTan da nugeSis sityviTa da sulieri
swavliT misi mTeli glova da wuxili ar ganaqarva. pat-
riarqi aRiarebda giorgis Sewevnis Zalas da ambobda: ‘Se-
ni siwminde rom ar garjiliyo CemTvis, mwuxarebis gamo
TiTqmis jojoxeTamde iyo Cemi suli Casulio~.
RmrTis kacis mama giorgisadmi siyvaruliTa da ndo-
biT aRvsili wminda patriarqi am ambidan mcireodeni xnis
Semdeg ufalTan miicvala. mis Semdeg sapatriarqo taxti
daikava Tevdosi dedaqalaqelma, maRalma filosofosma,
orTave cxovrebiT (xorcieliTa da sulieriT) gamocdil-
ma. magram Tavdapirvelad, raki axladmosuli iyo, jer ar
icnobda wminda bers (giorgis). maTi urTierTgacnobis mi-
zezi da dasawyisi ki Semdegnairi iyo:
svimonwmidis zogierTi mkvidri eSmakis waqezebiT qar-
TvelTa winaaRmdeg ganewyo. maT moindomes, Cveni eris xal-
xi Zirfesvianad aRmoefxvraT svimeonwmididan. ganizra-
xes gulis simrudiT, rom Cveni wminda da marTali sarwmu-
noebisaTvis raime biwiereba daewamebinaT, da am gziT sav-
sebiT ganvedevneT am didebuli lavridan, ZvelTaganve,
TviT wmida svimeonis mier iq damkvidrebulni.
am borotganzraxviT SeiTqvnen da wavidnen Tevdosi pat-
riarqTan. isargebles imiT, rom igi axladmosuli iyo Ta-
vis samwysoSi, da jerjerobiT kargad ar icnobda mas; mi-
was gaerTxnen mis winaSe, TiTqosda SeWirvebulni, da uT-
xres: “dagvexmare, wmindao meufeo, da gvixseni didi
Wirisagan; gagvaTavisufle am uxams ucxoTeslTagan; Cvens
monasterSi daaxloebiT samoci kacia, romelnic TavianT
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
da esma raA ese patreaqsa, daukYrda da hrqua maT: “da vi-
Tar egebis ese, romelmca qarTvelni ara marTlmadidebelni
iyvnes”, rameTu wuT umecar iyo naTesavsa Cuensa. xolo igini
daumtkicebdes da reca ukeTurebisa safarvelad hrques mas,
viTarmed: “ara uwyiT, Tu qarTvelni arian anu somexni da verca
xucesi maTi Jamsa wiravs monastersa Sina Cuensa”.
xolo ese marTali Tques, rameTu vidre aqamomde mrav-
liT JamiTgan qarTveli xucesi sYmeon-wmidas Jamsa ver wir-
vida amis mizezisaTYs, rameTu romelsame Jamsa sofluri vinme
xucesi axlad Camosruli wmidisa sYmeonis suetsa zeda gas-
rul iyo Jamis-wirvad qalamniTa da sabeWuriTa TYnier sam-
RdeloAsa Sesamoslisa, viTarca iyo pirvelad wesi Cueni, da
amisTYs ara uteobdes qarTvelsa xucessa Jamis-wirvad, ara-
med ganewesa, raATa maT Tana eziarebodin. da nu vin hgonebs,
Tumca sxuaA raAme mizezi yofiliyo. da kacTa maT amaoTa pat-
reaqsa ese gaagones, xolo igi gancYbrda amas yovelsa zeda
da hrqua maT: “ara vin arsa naTesavsa maTsa Soris berZulisa
enisa mecnieri da werilTa swavluli?”
xolo maT unda Tu ara, aRiares, viTarmed: “he, ars erTi
vinme monazoni Rramatikosi da berZulTa wignTa qarTulad
Targmnis”.
534
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
Tavs qarTvels uwodeben, Cven ki ar viciT, ras saubroben
erTmaneTSi, an ra sarwmunoeba aqvT; maT ki monastris naxe-
vari daukavebiaTo~.
es rom moismina patriarqma, gaukvirda da uTxra: “ro-
gor SeiZleboda, es momxdariyo, rom qarTvelebi marTlma-
dideblebi ar iyvnen?~ jer kidev ar icnobda patriarqi
Cvens ers, isini ki umtkicebdnen mas, da TavianTi ukeTure-
bis dasafaravad uTxres: “ar viciT, eseni qarTvelebi ari-
an Tu somxebi, maTi xucesi (mRvdeli) ki Cvens monasterSi
Jams ver swiravso~1.
es ki marTali Tqves, rom aqamomde, didi xnis ganmav-
lobaSi, qarTveli xucesebi svimonwmidis monasterSi Jams
ver swiravdnen; amis mizezi ki is iyo, rom odesRac aq ax-
lad Camosuli vinme saero mRvdelTagani JamiswirvisTvis
asula wminda svimeonis svetze qalamniTa da sabeWuriT,
samRvdelo Sesamoslis gareSe, rogorc Tavdapirvelad iyo
Cveni wesi; amis gamo qarTvel xucesebs ar uSvebdnen imie-
ridan JamiswirvisaTvis, is ki dadgenili hqondaT, rom maT-
Tan ziarebuliyvnen. aravin ifiqros, am akrZalvis mizezi
sxva raime iyos. im cru kacebma ki patriarqs sxvanairad
afiqrebines. igi gancvifrda yovelive amis gamo da hkiTxa
maT: “aravin hyavT qarTvelTa Soris berZnuli enisa da mwig-
nobrobis mcodne?~
nebiT Tu uneburad, maT aRiares, _ marTlac, hyavT er-
Ti viRac mwignobari monazoni, romelic berZnul wignebs
qarTulad Targmniso.
maSin patriarqma brZana, saswrafod momgvareT is be-
rio. rodesac beri patriarqTan Sevida, pativiT miesal-
1 Jamiswirva _ saRmrTo msxverplis Sewirva, evqaristia, li-
turgia
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
maSin patriaqman mswrafl brZana moyvanebaA berisaA. xo-
lo viTarca Sevida beri winaSe missa, moikiTxa pativiT da ub-
rZana dajdomaA da iwyo ubnobad berisa RmrTiv-sulierTa
wignTagan. da rasa-igi hkiTxvida, yovelsave RmrTiv-Suenie-
rad miugebda. maSin gulisKma-yo patriaqman, viTarmed mad-
li RmrTisaA damkYdrebul ars mis Tana da hrqua esreT bersa:
“patiosano mamao, kurTxeul ars RmerTi, romel vixile siw-
mide Seni, da aha esera, gxedav mowyalebiTa RmrTisaATa, daRa-
caTu naTesaviT qarTveli xar, sxYTa kula yovliTa swavlu-
lebiTa sruliad berZeni xar. xolo miTxar naTesavisa Seni-
saTYs, ars raA naklulevanebaA marTlisa sarwmunoebisaA maT
Tana gina urTierTars ganyofilebaA maT Soris da Cuen So-
ris”?
xolo netarman man gamoisaxa saswauli patiosnisa juari-
saA pirsa TYssa da iwyo warmoTqumad marTlisa sarwmunoebi-
sa esreT, romel ganakYrvna msmenelni, rameTu suli wmidaA
ityoda piriT misiT. maSin patriaqman brZana: “kurTxeul ars
RmerTi! vieTnime naklulevanebasa swamebdes qarTvelTa, da
aha esera mravliTa saxiTa uzeSTaes ipovnes Cuensa da ufroAs
xolo qalwulebiTa, romeli-igi maRlad upyries maT”.
da yovelnive ewamebodes, rameTu iyvnes metropolitni
da ebiskoposni da warCinebulni antioqiisani. yovelTave adi-
des RmerTi da wmidasa amas qebaA Seasxes da netarebaA.
xolo patriaqman cudis-mzraxTa maT da amaoTa kacTa sYme-
on-wmidelTa friad Sehrisxna da kanonsa queSe saeklesiosa
Seyarna da sxuasaca mravalsa ZYrsa uTqumida. xolo netar-
man man uxYiSna patriaqisagan da ganutevnes.
da romelsa-igi reca savnebelad Cuenda hgonebdes, ese
Cuenda sargebelad iqmna. da sarwmunoebaA Cueni RmrTiv-
brwyinvaled iqadaga. da mieriTgan daewesa, raATa qarTvelni
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
ma, dajdoma SesTavaza da saubari dauwyo RmrTivsulier
wignebze. rasac patriarqi hkiTxavda, beri (giorgi) yove-
lives RmrTivmSvenierebiT pasuxobda. maSin mixvda patri-
arqi, rom RmrTis madli iyo damkvidrebuli am kacSi, da
ase uTxra bers: “patiosano mamao, madloba RmerTs, rom vi-
xile Seni siwminde. vxedav, rom, Tumca erovnebiT qarTve-
li xar, sxva yvelafriT _ codniT, swavlulebiTa da sar-
wmunoebiT _ berZeni yofilxar, RmrTis mowyalebiT. ami-
tomac, momiTxre raime Seni eris Sesaxeb; ra naklovaneba
aqvs mas marTali sarwmunoebis TvalsazrisiT; anda, ra aris
gansxvaveba Cvensa da maT Soris?~
netarma giorgim pirisaxeze gamoisaxa niSani patiosa-
ni jvrisa (e. i. pirjvari gadaiwera) da daiwyo marTali
sarwmunoebis warmoTqma, ise, rom gaakvirva msmenelebi. mi-
si piriT suliwmida metyvelebda. maSin patriarqma brZa-
na: `kurTxeulia RmerTi! zogierTni naklovanebas swameb-
dnen qarTvelebs, magram, ai, Turme mravalgvarad upira-
tesni yofilan Cvenze, gansakuTrebiT qalwulebiT (ubiwo-
ebiT), romelsac wmindad icaven”.
patriarqs yvela iq myofi daeTanxma, mitropolitni da
episkoposni da antioqieli warCinebulebi. yvelam adida
RmerTi da wmida bers (giorgis) qeba-dideba Seasxes da
hnatridnen.
patriarqi didad gauwyra sicruis metyvel svimeon-
wmidelebs da saeklesio-sakanono sasjeli daado, da sxvag-
varadac daemuqra. netarma giorgim ki uSuamdgomla pat-
riarqis winaSe, da gaaTavisufles.
537
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
sYmeon-wmidas Jamsa wirviden. rameTu yovelni mecnier xarT,
vidre amis netarisamde Jamsa ver wirvides.
XVIII. da ese raA esreT RmrTiv-brwyinvaled aRasrula da
ganago; da kualad sxuaA saqme wina uyo patriaqman friad didi
da maRali, rameTu kacTa vieTme mravalRoneTa da manqanaTa
moaKsenes da auwyes patreaqsa, viTarmed: “viTar ese, meufeo,
romel eklesiani da mRdelT-moZRuarni qarTlisani ara rom-
lisa patriaqisa Kelmwifebasa queSe arian da yovelni saek-
lesioni wesni maT mier ganegebian da TYT daisumen kaTali-
kosTa da ebiskoposTa. da ara samarTal ars ese, rameTu aTor-
metTa mociqulTagani aravin misrul ars queyanasa maTsa. da
jer-ars, raATa qalaqsa amas RmrTisasa da saydarsa mociqul-
Ta Tavisasa daemorCilnen da amissa Kelmwifebasa queSe iy-
vnen. rameTu naTesavi ars umecari da samwysoA mcire; da Cuen-
da maxlobelad arian da jer-ars, raATa Kelmwifebasa queSe
antioqeli patreaqisasa imwysebodin da aqa ikurTxeodis ka-
Talikozi maTi da viyvneT Cuen erT samwyso da erT mwyems”.
538
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
ase rom, rasac Cvens savneblad ganizraxavdnen, CvenTvis
sasargeblo Seiqna: Cveni sarwmunoebrivi aRmsarebloba
RmrTivbrwyinvaled iqadaga da amieridan dawesda, rom
qarTvelebs svimeonwmidaSi Jami ewiraT. xolo Tqven yve-
lam uwyiT, rom netar giorgimde Jams ver swiravdnen.
18. es saqme RmrTivbrwyinvaled rom moagvara, patri-
arqma giorgi bers sxva sakiTxi dauyena, friad didi da
maRali: viRac Cxirkedela da intrigan adamianebs patri-
arqisaTvis mouxsenebiaT: `ase ratom xdeba, meufeo, rom qar-
Tlis eklesiebi da mRvdelTmoZRvarni1 arc erTi patri-
arqis Zalauflebas ar emorCilebian da yovelive saekle-
sio wesi Tavad maT mier ganegeba, da TviTonve daisvamen
kaTalikosebsa da episkoposebs? es marTebuli araa, rad-
gan Tormet mociqulTagani aravin misula maT qveyanaSi,
da samarTali moiTxovs, raTa am RmrTis qalaqs (antioqi-
as) da mociqulTa Tavis petres taxts daemorCilon2 da mi-
si xelqveiTi iyvnen. miT ufro, rom ucodinari xalxia da
mcire samwyso hyavT. CvenTan teritoriuladac axlos cxov-
roben, da umjobesia, antioqiis patriarqis samwysoSi Se-
movidnen da aq ikurTxeodes maTi kaTalikosi, da amrigad,
qristes miTiTebisamebr, viyoT erTi samwyso da erTi
mwyemsi”..3
1 mRvdelTmoZRvari _ mRvdelTmTavari, episkoposi, qristi-
anuli Temis meTauri.
2 antioqiis eklesia, tradiciis Tanaxmad, mociqulTa Tavma
petrem daaarsa.
3 Sdr. in. 10:16
539
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
ese yoveli ganizraxes da daamtkices reca umecrebisa Cu-
enisaTYs. xolo winaaRmdgomi SeemTxYa, rameTu iwyo patri-
aqman sityuad berisa, viTarca esera aRgYweria, da etyoda ro-
melsame liqniT da romelsame marTlad, viTarmed: “Sen, N ne-
taro mamao, daRacaTu naTesaviT qarTveli xar, xolo swav-
lulebiTa da mecnierebiTa Cuenive swori xar. jer-ars, ro-
mel eklesiani da mRdelT-moZRuarni Tquenni Kelsa queSe sa-
mociquloAsa amis saydrisasa imwysebodin, da hmarTebsca es-
reT mizeziTa maxlobelobisaATa. da ese Sengan SesaZlebel
ars, rameTu uwyi, viTarmed gismens mefe Tqueni, ukueTu mi-
uwero da auwyo umjobesi. xolo ukueTu ara isminos, miuwe-
ro oTxTave patriaqTa saydris-modgamTa CuenTa da vauwyo
TYTrCulobaA da qedficxelobaA naTesavisa TquenisaA, da vi-
Tarmed TYnier samociquloAsa kanonisa TYT imwysebian da mo-
ciqulTagani aravin misrul ars queyanasa maTsa; da esreT mra-
valsa Ruawlsa SegTxine, vidre ara TYT mefe Tqueni winaSe
Cuensa movides da Kelmwifebasa Cuensa daemorCilos”. da ese-
viTarni raA sityuani warmoTquna patriaqman berisa mimarT.
xolo netarman aman dawynarebiT da neliad hrqua patri-
aqsa, viTarmed: “N wmidao meufeo, raAsaTYs-me esreT advi-
lad Kel-hyav didisa amisa da maRlisa saqmisa mogonebad da
aRsrulebad, da vin-me arian ugunurni igi gamzraxni Senni,
anu rad esreT ugunurad Segiracxies naTesavi qarTvelTaA,
wrfeli da umankoA? aha esera var me unarCevesi da umdablesi
yovelTa ZmaTa CemTaA. me mogce maT yovelTa wil pasuxi. mo-
540
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
ase daaskvnes da gadawyvites, TiTqosda Cveni umecre-
bis gamo, magram sawinaaRmdego Sedegi miiRes. patriarqma
sityva Camougdo giorgi bers, zog rasme pirferulad eub-
neboda, zogs _ gulwrfelad: “Sen, netaro mamao, Tumca
erovnebiT qarTveli xar, ganswavlulobiTa da codniT Cve-
ni Tanaswori xar. dameTanxmebi, rom Tqveni eklesiebi da
mRvdelTmoZRvarni am samociqulo taxtis (antioqiis) xel-
qveiT unda imwysebodnen (ganegebodnen). daqvemdebareba maT
hmarTebT CvenTan siaxlovis gamoc. am saqmis mogvareba Sen
SegiZlia, Tu Tqvens mefes miswer da auwyeb, Tu ra aris
umjobesi, radgan, rogorc vici, Tqveni mefe Sens rCevebs
yuradiRebs. xolo Tu ar Seismens, mivwer oTxive patri-
arqs, Cvens saydris-modgamT,1 da vauwyeb Tqveni eris TviT-
rjulobasa2 da Tavxedobas, agreTve imas, rom samociqulo
kanonebis gareSe Tavis Tavs TviTonve mwyemsaven, radgan mo-
ciqulTagani arc erTi maT qveyanaSi ar misula; da amri-
gad, mraval usiamovnebas SegamTxvevT, sanam TviT Tqveni me-
fe Cvens winaSe ar gamocxaddeba da Cvens Zalauflebas ar
daemorCileba~.
aseTi sityvebi rom warmoTqva patriarqma beris mimarT,
netarma mamam wynarad da nela uTxra: “hoi, wmidao meu-
feo, ase advilad rad Sedgomixar aseTi maRali saqmis mo-
fiqrebasa da aRsrulebas? vin arian is ugunuri mrCevel-
ni, vinc es saqme girCies? anda ase umecrad rad Segirac-
xavs wrfeli da umanko qarTveli eri? ai, me yvelaze
1 saydris-modgami _ analogiuri Rirsebis saydarze (taxtze)
mjdomi.
2 TviTrjuloba _ saeklesio saqmeebSi ierarqiulad zemdgo-
mi pirebisadmi daumorCilebloba; winamZRvris, da sazogadod,
zemdgomi ierarqiuli piris daukiTxavad axali saeklesio we-
sebis TviTneburi dadgineba.
541
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
Rebad ec wigni mimoslvaA andrea mociqulisaA da muniT ge-
uwyos saZiebeli Tqueni”.
xolo patriaqman ubrZana Teofiles, naTesaviT qarTvel-
sa, romeli-igi ukuanaAsknel tarsus metropolit iqmna, mo-
RebaA wignisaA mis.
da viTar moiRes, pirvel warkiTxvisa hrqua berman patri-
aqsa: “wmidao meufeo, Sen ityY, viTarmed Tavisa mis moci-
qulTaAsa petres saydarsa vzio. xolo Cuen pirvelwodebu-
lisa da Zmisa TYsisa mwodebelisa nawilni varT da samwysoni
da mis mier moqceulni da ganaTlebulni. da erTi wmidaTa
aTormetTa mociqulTagani, simons vityY kananelsa, queyana-
sa Cuensa damarxul ars afxazeTs
afxazeTs, romelsa nikofs
ikofsii ewode-
bis. amaT wmidaTa mociqulTa ganaTlebulni varT da vinaATgan
erTi RmerTi gYcnobies, arRara uar-gYyofies da arca odes
wvalebisa mimarT midrekil ars naTesavi Cueni. da yovelTa
uaris-myofelTa da mwvalebelTa SevaCuenebT da vswyevT. amas
safuZvelsa zeda marTlmadideblobisasa da mcnebaTa da qa-
dagebaTa zeda wmidaTa maT mociqulTasa mtkice varT; aw uku-
eTu jer-ars, dagemorCilneT”. da reca gancxromiT hrqua pat-
riaqsa: “wmidao meufeo, Suenis esreT, raATa wodebuli igi
mwodebelsa mas daemorCilos, rameTu petresi jer-ars, raA-
Ta daemorCilos mwodebelsa TYssa da Zmasa andreas, da raATa
Tquen Cuen daguemorCilneT”. da eseca SesZina, viTarmed: “wmi-
dao meufeo, romelni-ege Cuen umecrad da subuqad guxedavT
da Tavni Tquenni brZen da mZime giyofian. iyo Jami, romel yo-
velsa saberZneTsa Sina marTlmadideblobaA araA ipoeboda
542
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mdabali da ukanaskneli var Cems ZmaTa Soris, da maT nac-
vlad me gagcem pasuxs. moatanine wigni “andrea mociqulis
mimosvlisa~, da iqidan SeityobT Tqvens saZiebel saqmes.
patriarqma am wignis motana daavala Teofiles, war-
moSobiT qarTvels, romelic mogvianebiT tarsus mitro-
politi gaxda.
wigni rom moitanes, mis wakiTxvamde berma patriarqs
uTxra: ‘wmidao meufeo, Sen ambob, mociqulTa Tavis, pat-
res taxtze vzivaro. Cven ki qristes mier pirvelad damo-
wafebulisa da Tavisi Zmis, petres momwodebelis (andre-
as) samwyso varT, mis mier moqceulni da ganaTlebulni. ase-
ve, erTi Tormet mociqulTagani, simon kananeli, Cvens qve-
yanaSia damarxuli, afxazeTSi, qalaqSi, romelsac nikof-
si ewodeba. am wmida mociqulebis mier varT ganaTlebul-
ni, da mas Semdeg, rac erTi RmerTi vcaniT, igi aRaraso-
des uargviyvia, da arc mwvaleblobisaken gadaxrila Cve-
ni eri. yovel uarismyofelsa da mwvalebels vgmobT da
vwyevliT, marTlmadideblobis safuZvelze. mociqulTa qa-
dagebasa da mcnebebs uryevad vadgavarT. yovelive amis Sem-
degac, unda dagemorCiloT?~ da TiTqosda xumrobiT, uT-
xra patriarqs: “wmidao meufeo, visac mouwodeben, is un-
da daemorCilos momwodebels. amitom petres evaleboda,
damorCileboda Tavis momwodebelsa da Zmas, andreas, da
daemorCila kidec. axlac, Tu damorCilebaze midga saqme,
sjobs, Tqven aqeT dagvemorCiloT, radgan Cven momwodeb-
lis (andreas) memkvidreni varT, Tqven ki _ mowodebulisa
(patresi)~. da esec dasZina: “wmidao meufeo, Tqven rom Za-
lian msubuqi geCvenebiT (qarTvelni), Tqveni Tavi ki _ brZeni
da mZime, iyo iseTi droc, rom mTel saberZneTSi marTlma-
didebloba arsad moipoveboda, da amis gamo iovane guTeli
543
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
da iovane guTel episkoposi mcxeTas ikurTxa episkoposad,
viTarca sweria didsa sYnaqsarsa”.
ese yoveli raA warmoTqua netarman aman, gankYrda patri-
aqi episkoposTa TYsTa Tana simaxYlesa gonebisa misisasa. da
rameTu viTarca mdinare dauwyuedelad esreT diodes sit-
yuani wmidaTa werilTani piriT misiT; ganiRima patriaqman da
hrqua mRdelTmoZRuarTa maT da ersa: “xedavTa bersa amas, vi-
Tar marto esodensa simravlesa guerevis. vekrZalneT, nuu-
kue winaaRmdgomi SeguemTxYos da ara xolo Tu sityYT, ara-
med saqmiT guamxilos ZleulebaA Cueni da dagYmrwemnes da
dagYmremlnes”.
mier dRiTgan esreT Seiyuara patriaqman da yovelTa an-
tioqelTa, viTarca mamaA da moZRuari sulieri, da TYT pat-
riaqman gulis-sityuaTa TYsTa misa iwyo kiTxvad. da rameTu
pirvel misa yofili netari petre patriaqi masve wmidasa ber-
sa hkiTxvida, viTarca zemo vTquT. da esreT mravliTa pativi-
Ta da niWiTa epyra wmidaA igi beri, vidre iyo igi queyanasa
ant ioq
antioq iisasa
ioqiisasa
iisasa. da odes aqunn raAme saWiroA gulis-sityuaA,
mswrafl warmoscemn saKedarsa da moiyvanebn da didad sar-
gebel iyofin xilvasa missa.
aqamomde ars patriaqisa mimarT sityYs-gebisa da siyua-
rulisa misisa misa mimarT warmoTqumaA.
XIX. xolo viTarca cna RmrTis-msaxurman mefeman bagrat,
viTarmed srul iqmna TargmanebaA wignTa saRmrToTaA da mo-
irwynes eklesiani Savisa mTisani wignTa misTa mdinariTa sul-
Ta ganmanaTlebeliTa, rameTu yovelTa monasterTa gardai-
wernes, da ufroAs yovelTaAsa didad iRuawa suliTa kurTxe-
ulman antoni liparit yofilman da TYsisa monastrisa bar-
laam-wmid isaTYs daawerina da wmidasa amas bersa didad
laam-wmidisaTYs
544
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
episkoposi mcxeTaSi ikurTxa episkoposad, rogorc did
svinaqsarSi weria~.
yovelive es rom warmoTqva netarma giorgim, patriar-
qi da misi mxlebelni gancvifrdnen misi gonebis simaxvi-
liT; wmida werilTa sityvebi mdinaresaviT Seuwyvetlad
moedinebodnen misi piridan. gaiRima patriarqma da uT-
xra iq myof mRvdelTmoZRvrebsa da eriskacT: “xedavT am
bers, martoxela rogor gvereva amden xalxs? gavfrTxil-
deT, rom sawinaaRmdego araferi SegvamTxvios, da marto
sityviT ki ara, saqmiTac ar amxilos Cveni damarcxeba da
ar dagvimorCilos, rogorc umcrosni, da mrevlad gagvi-
xados!~
im dRidan patriarqma da yvela antioqelma ise Seiyva-
res beri, rogorc mama da sulieri moZRvari. TviT patri-
arqi Tavis azrebsa da survilebs mas uziarebda da rCe-
vebs ekiTxeboda (misi wina moadgile, netari petre patri-
arqic aseve ekiTxeboda bers, rogorc zemoT vTqviT). ase
rom, didi pativiT eqceoda wmida bers da mraval saboZ-
vars aZlevda, sanam igi antioqiis qveyanaSi iyo. roca rai-
me saWiro sakiTxi dadgeboda, gaugzavnida saxedars, moay-
vaninebda bers da misi xilviT did sargebels iRebda.
amiT davasruloT patriarqTan kamaTisa da misdami mi-
si siyvarulis Sesaxeb Txroba.
19. RmrTismsaxur bagrat mefes euwya, rom giorgi be-
ris mier dasrulda saRmrTo wignTa Targmna, da Savi mTis
eklesiebi moirwynen misi wignebis sulTa-ganmanaTlebeli
mdinariT, radgan yvela monastrebma gadaiweres. yvelaze
metad iRvawa suliT kurTxeulma antonim, liparit yofil-
ma, romelmac Tavisi monastris, barlaamwmidisaTvis gada-
awerina wignebi da wminda bers didi pativi miago da ZRveni
545
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
pativ upyra da nugeSinis-sca da TYsisa monastrisagan gaku-
eTili Seuqmna da simtkice TYsiTa KeliTa dauwera, da Sue-
nieri qebaA da madlobaA dawera mas Sina RuawlTa da SromaTa
misTaTYs. esreT raA yovelni eklesiani ganSuendes samkauli-
Ta wmidaTa wignTa misTaATa, xolo eklesiani aRmosavleTisa-
ni wuT naklulevan iyvnes.
iwyo RmrTis-msaxurman mefeman bagrat da Zeman misman gi-
orgi dedofalTa, kaTalikozTa da yovelTave mRdelT-moZ-
RuarTa da mTavarTa vedrebad da wuevad, raATa aRmosavleTs
ganvides da ixilon wmidaA igi da ikurTxnen da ganaTlden
mis mier, da kualad, raATa namuSakevi igi misi RmrTiv-moni-
Webuli ixilon da aRivsnen sixaruliTa. da esreT mravalgzis
mouwern RmrTis-moyuare mefe bagrat da dedaA misi mariam
dedofali, viTarmed: “wmidao mamao, manda Savsa mTasa mci-
redni arian monasterni Cuenni, rameTu queyanaA ars ucxoA.
xolo Cemi samefoA vrcel ars da did friad da maRal, da ek-
lesiani da samRdelT-moZRuroni da monasterni friad mra-
val da didebul. aw arwmunos RmerTman siwmidesa Tquensa,
raATa hbrZano da moSure da Cuen vikurTxneT Tquen mier da
gavnaTldeT; da kualad eklesiani Cuenni aRivsnen mdinareTa
magaTgan sulTa ganmacxovelebelTa wignTa TquenTa RmrTiv-
sulierTa”.
xolo netarman aman yoladve ara Tavs idva, rameTu yov-
liTa moswrafebiTa evltoda didebasa kacTasa da SfoTsa
soflisasa da simdablesa Seitkbobda. da kualad zemoKsene-
bulisaca mizezisagan eSinoda, nuukue mRdelT-moZRurad da-
adginon, vidre ara kualadca TYsiTa KeliTa simtkice mou-
wera RmrTis-msaxurman mefeman, viTarmed: “araA unebeli da-
gepatiJoso”. da viTarmed: “wmidao mamao, ara Tu oden wig-
nTaTYs var, raATa ganaTlden eklesiani Cuenni, aramed raATa
TYT me ganvnaTlde xilviTa TqueniTa da suli Cemi KelTa
546
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
miarTva. Tavisi monastrisagan wilic dauniSna, rac Tavi-
si xeliT dawerili gujriT daamtkica. dawera agreTve
mSvenieri madloba da qeba giorgis Rvawlsa da Sromaze.
rodesac bagrat mefem da misma Zem giorgim naxes, rom
yvela eklesia gamSvenierda giorgis wignTa samkauliT, xo-
lo aRmosavleTis (qarTlis) eklesiebi jer kidev naklo-
vanebas ganicdidnen, dedofalTan, kaTalikosebTan, yvela
mRvdelTmoZRvarTan da mTavrebTan erTad Txovna da ved-
reba SeuTvales giorgis da moiwvies, raTa aRmosavleTSi
(qarTlSi) wavides; ixilon misi siwmide, ikurTxon misgan
da ganaTldnen misgan; amasTanave, RmrTivmoniWebuli misi
naSromi ixilon da sixaruliT aRivson. mravalgzis mis-
wera RmrTismoyvare bagrat mefem da dedamisma, mariam de-
dofalma: “wmindao mamao, mand, Sav mTaze, cotaa Cveni mo-
nastrebi, radgan ucxo qveyanaa. Cemi samefo ki vrcelia,
didi da maRali, samRvdelTmoZRvro (e. i. sakaTedro) ek-
lesiebi da monastrebi friad mravalia da didebuli.
RmerTma uwinamZRvros Tqvens siwmides, rom gaisarjo da
mobrZande aq, raTa vikurTxoT Tqvens mier da ganvnaTldeT,
Cveni eklesiebi ki aivson Tqveni RmrTivsulieri da sul-
Ta-ganmanaTlebeli wignebis mdinariT”.
netarma giorgim iq wasvlaze uari Tqva, radgan yovel-
gvari RonisZiebiT gaurboda kacTagan didebasa da amqvey-
niur SfoTs, mis nacvlad ki Tavmdablobas eswafoda. imis-
ganac eSinoda, rac zemoT ukve vTqviT, _ vaiTu mRvdelTmoZ-
Rvrad damadginono. amitom ar Tanxmdeboda, sanam mefem
Tavisi xeliT oficialurad ar aRuTqva, “Seni uneburi
araferi SegemTxvevao~. miswera agreTve: “wmindao mamao,
ara marto wignTaTvis vcdilob, rom ganaTldnen Cveni ek-
lesiebi, aramed raTa TviT mec ganvnaTlde Tqveni xilviT,
da Tqvens xelebs Cavabaro Cemi suli, da Tqveni siwmidis
547
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
TquenTa Sevhvedro da Ze Cemi da yovelni TYsni Cemni siwmi-
disa Tquenisa mier imwysebodin da ganiswavlebodin, da raATa
RmerTsa niWad miupyrne sulni Cuenni”.
xolo ixila raA saRmrToman aman moxucebulman sarwmu-
noebaA igi da siyuaruli RmrTis-msaxurisa mefisaA missa mi-
marT da mravalgzis moweraA da iZulebaA warslvisa misisaTYs
da eZiebda cnobad nebasa RmrTisasa, romliTamca gulsavse iq-
mna. maSin wmidaTa mociqulTa mier qmnuli igi saqme Kel-yo,
da rameTu egreTca iyo CueulebaA misi, raJams saqmisa raAsaT-
Ysme unebn gulsavse yofis, Tu ars-mea nebaA RmrTisaA, wilni
dawernis da sakurTxevelsa queSe dasxnis. da mRdelman zeda
Jami wiris da, raAca aRmohKdis, igica daamtkicis.
da egreTve yo, awca, romliTa gulsavse iqmna. da esreT
miuwera damorCilebaA mefesa. xolo mas viTarca esma, ganixa-
ra friad da warmoavlina sakuTari TYsi iovane. da saKedarni
da ganZi, raodeni kma eyofoda mas da mowafeTa misTa, war-
mosca. da dawerna wignni patriaqisa Tana da dukisa antioqii-
saAsa wargzavnisa CuenisaTYs. da esreT moiwines mwodebelni
Cuenni.
XX. aqamomde ars sityuaA Cueni zemoKsenebulTa maT ZmaTa
mimarT, romelTa guaiZules SobiTganve aRweraA cxorebisa
misisaA. N netaro, rameTu Tquen aqamomde yovelsave TYT mec-
nier xarT da viTarmca ara mecnier iyav, romeli-igi iot oden-
saca gulis-sityuasa ara dahfarvida Tquengan. xolo
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mier daimwyson da ganiswavlon Cemi Ze da sxva yvela axlo-
beli, da RmerTs ZRvnad mivarTva Cveni sulebi~.
roca am saRmrTo moxucebulma (giorgim) ixila sarwmu-
noeba da siyvaruli RmrTismsaxuri mefisa mis mimarT, mra-
valgzisi werilobiTi mowvevis Semdeg isurva, Seetyo ne-
ba RmrTisa, raTa guldajerebuli yofiliyo, undoda Tu
ara RmerTs qarTlSi misi gamgzavreba. amisaTvis iseve mo-
iqca, rogorc msgavs SemTxvevebSi wmida mociqulebi. sa-
erTod, aseTi Cveuleba arsebobda: rodesac raime saqmeze
guldajereba surdaT, - aris Tu ara es saqme RmrTis neba, -
wils hyridnen Semdegnairad: dawerdnen wils, da sakur-
Txevlis qveS dadebdnen. mRvdeli Jams swiravda, da amis
Semdeg, romeli wilic amovidoda, is damtkicdeboda.
ase moiqca giorgi amJamadac, da amiT daijera, rom
RmerTs surda misi gamgzavreba. amitomac gaugzavna mefes
werili, sadac misi nebis damorClebas auwyebda. es rom ga-
igo, friad gaixara mefem. gamogzavna Tavisi axlobeli io-
vane, saxedrebiTa da ganZiT, ramdenic eyofodaT mas da mis
mowafeebs. werilic miswera antioqiis patriarqs da mta-
vars, Cveni gagzavnis sakiTxze. da ai, Cveni momwvevni Camo-
vidnen antioqiaSi.1
20. amiT mTavrdeba Cveni moTxroba im ZmaTaTvis, romel-
Tac gvaiZules, Cveni moZRvris cxovrebis aRwera misi daba-
debidanve dagvewyo. Torem Tqven, hoi netaro, aqamde yove-
live Tavadve uwyiT; an rogor SeiZleboda, ar gcodnodaT;
igi xom iotisodena guliszraxvasac ki ar hfaravda
1 aqedan Cans, rom winamdebare Txzulebis avtori, giorgi mci-
re, Sav mTazec Tan axlda Tavis maswavlebels, ber giorgis,
da aseve, qarTlSi gamgzavrebisas Tan unda xleboda mas, sxva
mowafeebTan erTad.
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa

amieriTgan warslvisa CuenisaTYs aRmosavleTad da vidre sa-
mefod moslvadmde da amier sofliT micvalebad yovelive va-
uwyo siwmidesa Tquensa, romelman ege friad maiZule da mib-
rZane SeukadrebelTa Sekadrebad, da ese warmovTqu friad
mokled da sulmcired, rameTu esoden Sors var siwmidisa mi-
sisagan, viTarca caA queyanisagan da viTarca aCrdili msgav-
sebisagan kacisa. da kualad maiZulebs aRwerad brZanebaA Tqu-
eni, Tu viTar warvediT ze da Tu viTar iqmna netari igi mic-
valebaA misi.
xolo me viTarca mogzaursa udebsa, romeli ganzogebasa
gzisasa ara miwevnul arn da daiKsnis, egreTve mconis, rame-
Tu wuT Zirsa Tana mTisasa viqcevi da Tavsa ara aRsrul var.
aramed qriste WeSmariti RmerTi iyavn Cem Tana da wmidaA madli
Tqueni, raATa ucTomelad warvemarTo gzasa sityYsa Cemisa-
sa; rameTu viTarca warmovemarTebodeT sakYrvel isa magis
sakYrvelisa
mTisagan
mTisagan, viloceT samarxosa wmidisa sYmeonissa da marTaA-
ssa da madli maTi da locvaA Tqueni sagzlad moviReT.
gamovediT ant ioq
antioq iiT da moviwieniT vidre didad mdina-
ioqiiT
red evf ratad da mun gueuwya, viTarmed miSuebisaTYs cod-
evfratad
vaTa CuenTaAsa TurqTa daupyries yoveli Suamd inare da isa-
Suamdinare
ur
urii da saberZneTi
saberZneTi. xolo Cuen guesma raA ese, SeviqeciT mi-
er da sevast iiT kerZo mividodeT; guegona, viTarmed maT
sevastiiT
kerZoTa mSYdobaA ars. xolo uwinares Cuensa misrul iyvnes
Turqni da aeRo qalaqi igi da daewua. da Cuen araA uwyodeT
da mividodeT da kninRa-da mcired KelTa maTTa STavvarde-
bodeT, ukueTumca wyalobasa RmrTisasa ara aRepyra Keli, ra-
meTu KmaA guesma yovelTa, viTarmed: “sada warxualT”. da uw-
yis ufalman, kaci ara gYxilavs, garna Tu KmaA angelozisaA
iyo.
Tqvengan.1 amieridan ki, aRmosavleTSi (qarTlSi) Cveni was-
vlis ambebs, iqidan samefo qalaqSi (konstantinepolSi) Cas-
vlisa da imsoflad misi micvalebis CaTvliT, yovelTvis va-
uwyeb Tqvens siwmindes, romelmac friad maiZule da mib-
rZane, Semebeda Seubedav Temaze wera, da es warmovTqvi fri-
ad mokled da mcired, radgan ise Sors var misi siwmidisa-
gan, rogorc ca qveyanisagan da Crdili _ kacis msgavsebisa-
gan. Tqveni brZaneba ki maiZulebs, aRvwero, rogor wavediT
saqarTveloSi da rogor moxda misi netari micvaleba.
zarmaci mogzauris msgavsad, romelic naxevar gzas
miRweuli araa da Zirs daecema, aseve miZneldeba gagrZe-
leba, radgan jer mTis ZirSi vtrialeb da mwvervalze ar
avsulvar. Semewios qriste, WeSmariti RmerTi, da Tqveni
wminda madli, raTa sityvis gza Seucdomlad warvmarTo.
sakvirveli mTidan rom gamovemarTeT, viloceT wminda
svimeonisa da marTas saflavze,2 da maTi madli da locva
sagzlad waviyoleT. gamovediT antioqiidan da mivaRwieT
did mdinare evfratamde, sadac SevityveT, rom Cveni cod-
vebis gamo RmerTs dauSvia TurqTa mier mTeli Suamdinare-
Tis, isavriisa da saberZneTis dapyroba. es rom gavigeT, iqi-
dan SemovbrundiT da sevastiis mxares gavemarTeT; gvegona,
im mxares mSvidoba iqneboda, magram Cvens misvlamde Turme
Turqebi iqac misulan, auRiaT qalaqi da dauwvavT. Cven es
ar vicodiT da gzas vagrZelebdiT, da kinaRam maT xelSi
CavcvivdiT, magram RmrTis wyalobam gviSvela. uecrad yve-
las mogvesma SeZaxili: “saiT midixarT?~ kacisaTvis Tvali
arsad mogvikravs; ufalma uwyis, angelozis xma Tu iyo!

1 avtori aq mimarTavs giorgi dayudebuls, giorgi mTawmide-

lis moZRvars, romlis SekveTiTac daiwera es Txzuleba.
2 svimeon mesvetisa (+459) da misi dedis marTas (+428) safla-
vebi sakvirveli mTis udides siwmided iTvleba.

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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
esreT SeviqeciT da mTaTa mivhmarTeT da didiTa SromiTa
da dRe da Rame slviTa kesar iad movediT. da muniT warmove-
kesariad
diT da zRuasa movhmarTeT, rameTu KmeliT arRara egeboda,
da nebiTa RmrTisaATa evxa its moviwieniT samartYlosa wmi-
evxaits
disa Tevdoressa. xolo mRdelT-moZRuarman mis adgilisaman
keTilad SegYwynarna da gYstumrna da didi siyuaruli gua-
Cuena, rameTu kaci iyo wmidaA da RmerT-Semosili. da didad
nugeSinis-ica mislviTa CueniTa gansacdelTa maTTYs, da mra-
vali warmoTques urTierTars sulTa cxorebisaTYs.
da esreT gamovediT mier da moviwieniT samisons qalaq-
sa zRYs-kidisasa. da mun ganvyideniT saKedarni Cuenni da es-
reT naviTa warvemarTeniT kerZoTa afxazeTisaTa da keTi-
liTa da hamoATa niaviTa miviwieniT foTs da mier saKedriTa
quTaTiss Jamsa sTulisasa.
xolo acnobes mswrafl mefesa, rameTu zemoTa queyanaTa
iyo. da viTarca euwya, ganixara sixaruliTa didiTa da meyse-
ulad warmogzavna mwignobari TYsi da ubrZana didiTa pati-
viTa waryvanebaA berisaA. da viTarca moiwia Cuenda, warmog-
Yyvannes mier da Tana gza-guyva mRdelT-moZRuarica quTa-
TisaA saxeliT ilarion, romeli ukunaAsknel mowafe iqmna
berisa.
da warmo-raA-vediT, moviwieniT queyanad qarTlisa, sa-
da-igi iyo mefe mTavarTa TYsTa Tana. da viTarca moveaxle-
niT samJmisa saval oden, gamogzavnna mefeman mgebvrad Cuen-
da mRdelT-moZRuarni da didebulni TYsni. xolo TYT Rmr-
Tis-msaxuri mefe karTa Tana karvisaTa wina moegeba da mow-
led moikiTxa da ikurTxa misgan, da KelpyrobiT Seiyvana kar-
vad da inaKiT dasua maxlobelad TYsa da Tqua ganmxiarule-
bulman sixaruliTa didiTa: “kurTxeul ars RmerTi, aha dRes
cxorebaA ars yovlisa sameufoAsa CemisaA, rameTu vixile axa-
li oqropiri”. da esreT mis Tana yovelni didebulni misni ixa-
rebdes da hmadlobdes RmerTsa da ityodes: “kurTxeul ars
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mxari vicvaleT da mTisken wavediT, da didi wvalebiT,
dRedaRam svliT kesariaSi movediT. iqidan wamovediT da
zRviT viareT, radgan xmeleTiT ar xerxdeboda. da Rmr-
Tis nebiT, evxaits mivaRwieT, wminda Tevdores saflavs.
im adgilis mRvdelTmoZRvarma keTilad migviRo, gvistum-
ra da didi siyvaruli gviCvena, radgan wminda da Rmer-
TSemosili kaci iyo. Cvenma misvlam didad nugeSi sca gan-
sacdelSi. bevri isaubres sulTa cxovrebis Sesaxeb.
iqidan gamovediT da mivaRwieT zRvispira qalaq sami-
sons; iq Cveni saxedrebi gavyideT da naviT gavemgzavreT
afxazeTisaken. keTili da sasiamovno niaviT mivaRwieT
foTs da iqidan saxedriT quTaTiss avediT, rTvlobis Jams.
maSinve acnobes mefes, romelic imjerad zemo qveyneb-
1
Si imyofeboda. mefem didi sixaruliT gaixara da maSinve
gamogzavna Tavisi mwignobari (mdivani), raTa didi pativiT
waeyvana beri. gzaze Tan gveaxla quTaTeli mRvdelTmoZRva-
ri ilarionic, romelic bolos beris mowafe Seiqna.
wamovediT da movaRwieT qarTlis qveyanas, sadac mefe
Tavis mTavrebTan erTad iyo. sami saaTis gza rom darCa,
mefem mogvageba Tavisi mRvdelTmoZRvarni da didebulni.
TviT RmrTismsaxuri mefe ki karvis karis win moegeba wmi-
da mamas, mxurvaled miesalma da kurTxeva miiRo misgan.
xelis mokidebiT Seiyvana karavSi, savarZelSi dasva Tavis
maxloblad da gamxiarulebulma didi sixaruliT Tqva?
“kurTxeulia RmerTi, aha dRes iqmna cxovreba Cemi samefo-
si, radgan vixile axali oqropiri~2. mefesTan erTad di-
debulebic gaxarebuli iyvnen da RmerTs RmerTs hmadlob-
1 zemo qveynebad iwodeboda qarTli, samcxe da tao-klarjeTi.
2 oqropiri _ igulisxmeba wm. ioane oqropiri, konstantine-
polis mTavarepiskoposi (+407), eklesiis erT-erTi udidesi
maswavlebeli.
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
RmerTi, romelman mogYvlina eseviTari kaci macxovrad sulTa
CuenTa”. da iyo sixaruli didi yovelsa mas sameufosa missa.
XXI. xolo mas Jamsa iqmna didi ganmarjuebaA mefisaA, odes-
igi SewevniTa RmrTisaATa winaaRmdgomni TYsisa mefobisani
abaTaAs Zeni Seipyrna, romelTaTYs yovelTa uwyiT WeSmari-
tebiT, viTarmed SepyrobaA mefisaA eguleboda. ese kacni Zli-
erni da axoanni simdidresa zeda mklavisa TYsisasa moqadul-
ni da simravlesa zeda erisasa aRzuavebulni, xuTni erTobiT,
viTarca uZlurni raAme da yrmani CCYlni, egreT Seipyrna, ra-
meTu wuT Tue erTi ara gamosrul iyo Semdgomad mislvisa
Cuenisa, ese viTarca Kelad ixuna. waravlina mwodebeli beri-
sa Tana, da viTarca Sevida beri da miuloca ganmarjuebaA igi,
hrqua mas mefeman, viTarca iyo morwmune da RmrTis-msaxuri:
“N wmidao mamao, araA vinaA ars ganmarjuebaA ese Cueni TYnier
locvisa da madlisa Senisa, rameTu mravalgzis Kel-meyo da
ver odes gamemarjua. xolo aw uwyi WeSmaritebiT, romel sas-
wauli ars ese moslvisa SenisaA da amieriTgan waremarTos me-
fobaA Cueni locviTa SeniTa”.
da auwya yovelive ganzraxvaA maTi da borotisa Semzade-
baA, romelsa-igi misTYs igonebdes.
amisa Semdgomad ganagna raA saqmeni mis Jamisani RmrTis-
msaxurman mefeman da rameTu mowevnulca iyo Jami zamTrisaA,
da Cueulebisaebr TYsisa warvida afxazeTad da awYa bersa-
ca warslvad, raATa mun daizamTros da ganisuenos, da viTar-
med ars queyanaA igi bari da tfili.
da viTarca wamovemarTeniT da miviwieniT Wyond ids
Wyondids
ids, me-
fe sruliad afxazeTs STaslvad waremarTa, xolo Cuen epis-
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
dnen da ambobdnen: `kurTxeulia RmerTi, romelmac mogviv-
lina amgvari kaci Cveni sulebis sacxovneblad~. mTel sa-
mefoSi didi sixaruli iyo.
21. im dReebSi mefem didi warmateba moipova. RvTis Se-
wevniT man Seipyro Tavisi mowinaaRmdegeni abaTaisZeni, ro-
melTa Sesaxebac yvelam danamdvilebiT icoda, rom mefis
Sepyrobas ganizraxavdnen. eseni iyvnen Zlieri da axovani
vaJkacebi, Tavisi mklavis ZlierebiT gaamayebulni da uam-
rav xalxze aRzevebuli. xuTiveni erTad Seipyro mefem, ise
iolad, TiTqos uZluri da Cvili yrmebi yofiliyvnen. er-
Ti Tvec ar iyo gasuli Cveni Casvlis Semdeg, rodesac me-
fem xelT-igdo isini. maSinve gagzavna kaci, rom moexmo be-
ri (giorgi). isic movida da miuloca mefes gamarjveba. me-
fe morwmune da RmrTismsaxuri iyo. amitomac uTxra bers:
`hoi, wmindao mamao, Cveni gamarjveba ar moxdeboda Tqveni
locvisa da madlis gareSe, radganac bevrjer davapire es
saqme, magram xeli ar momemarTa. axla ki zustad vici, rom
es gamarjveba Seni mosvlis madliT aRsrulebuli saswau-
lia, da amieridan Cemi mefoba warmatebuli iqneba Seni
locvis ZaliT~.
mefem auwya bers, Tu ras ganizraxavdnen misi mtrebi,
da Tu rogor umzadebdnen mas borotebas.
amis Semdeg RmrTismsaxurma mefem moagrova im drois
Sesaferisi saqmeebi, da radgan zamTari iyo moaxloebuli,
Cveulebisamebr, afxazeTSi wavida, da bersac SesTavaza iq
wasvla, dazamTrebisa da mosvenebisaTvis. afxazeTi vake da
Tbili adgilia, da gamozamTrebisTvis xelsayreli.
gavemarTeT da mivaRwieT Wyondids. mefem afxazeTisa-
ken gza ganagrZo, Cven ki Wyodidelma episkoposma ar gag-
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
koposman Wyondidelman ara gangYtevna, rameTu mowafe iyo
berisaA.
da zamTari igi mun davyavT da Semdgomad zamTrisa aRmo-
raA-vida RmrTis-msaxuri mefe kualad qarTladve
qarTladve, mouwo-
da bersa winaSe missa da miscna adgilni Suenierni, lavrani
didebulni gansasuenebelad da sayofelad misa, pirvelad neZY
qarTls Sina da Semdgomad mciredisa Satberd
Satberdii , didebuli
lavraA klarjeTs Sina.
xolo SesaZlebel Tumca iyo yoladve, ara hnebavn mefesa,
raATa erTsacamca dResa kide iyo misgan. da ver ganZReboda
smeniTa Taflisa utkbilesTa maT sityuaTa misTaATa da esreT
etyYn: “wmidao mamao, amisTYs movaSureT siwmide Tqueni, raA-
Ta naklulevanebaA da cTomaA uwesoA aRmohfxura sruliad
sulTagan CuenTa. dafaruli dafarulad guamxile, xolo cxa-
di Tualuxuavad gangYmarte; rameTu raAca mibrZanos mamo-
baman Senman, esreT Seviwynaro, viTarca pirisagan wmidaTa mo-
ciqulTaAsa”. da moiyvana Ze TYsi giorgi uflis-wuli da Ke-
li misi Kelsa STaudva da hrqua: “aqa mogcem sulsa amis yrmi-
sasa da winaSe RmrTisa gTxov”. xolo man akurTxa da uloca
da hrqua, viTarmed: “RmerTman oriTave cxorebiTa adiden vi-
Tarca didi kostantine SiSsa Sina TYssa da daumorCilen yo-
velni mterni misni”.
da viTarca Suenoda swavlani RmrTiv-sulierni da mcne-
bani saRmrToni aRuwerna da miscna, raATa samaradisod ikiT-
xvides da iwurTides da raATa uwesoTa kacTa ujeroA raAme
da drkuA ara aswaon.
xolo man sixaruliT Seiwynarna da dRe da Rame iwurTin
da esreT Seudga, viTarca Svili sayuareli mamasa saxiersa da
viTarca mowafe erTguli moZRuarsa TYssa.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
viSva da TavisTan dagvitova, radgan igi beris (giorgis)
mowafe iyo.
zamTari iq gavatareT. gazafxulze, rodesac mefe qar-
TlSive dabrunda, kvlav moixmo beri da sacxovreblad da
dasasveneblad mSvenieri adgilebi da didebuli monastre-
bi misca; jer neZvi (qarTlSi), mcire xnis Semdeg ki _ Sat-
berdis didebuli lavra klarjeTSi.
SesaZlebeli rom yofiliyo, mefe erT dResac ar isur-
vebda berisagan (giorgisagan) ganSorebas. igi ver ZRebo-
da moZRvris sityvebiT, romlebic Taflze utkbilesi iyo,
da ase eubneboda: `wmindao mamao, imisTvis gavsarjeT Tqve-
ni siwminde, rom savsebiT aRmofxvra Cveni sulebidan yo-
veli naklovaneba da uweso cToma. dafaruli _ dafaru-
ladve gvamxile, xolo cxadi _ piruTvnelad gangvimarte.
rasac Seni moZRvreba mibrZanebs, yovelives ise miviReb, ro-
gorc wminda mociqulis pirisagan gamosuls~.
mefem moiyvana Tavisi vaJi, giorgi ufliswuli, da mi-
si xeli moZRvars Caudo xelSi da uTxra: `aq (amqveynad)
Cagabareb am yrmis suls, xolo iq (RmrTis winaSe) _ mog-
Txov~. xolo man daloca igi da uTxra: `RmerTma orive
cxovrebiT (sulieriT da xorcieliT) adidos igi mis mi-
marT moSiSebaSi, rogorc didi konstantine, da daumor-
Cilos yoveli mteri~.
moZRvarma dauwera da misca mas Sesaferisi RmrTivsu-
lieri swavlani da mcnebani, raTa mudmivad kiTxulobdes
da iwvrTnebodes, da raTa uweso adamianebma raime simru-
de da simaxinje ar aswavlon.
ufliswulma sixaruliT miiRo swavla, dRedaRam iw-
vrTneboda da ise Seudga moZRvars, rogorc sayvareli Svi-
li _ keTil mamas, da erTguli mowafe _ Tavis maswavlebels.
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo mieriTgan iwyes aRsaarebad da sinanulad TYT me-
feman, kaTalikozman, mRdelTa, diakonTa, monazonTa da mowe-
seTa, didebulTa da mTavarTa, mdidarTa da glaxakTa. esreT
mKurvaliTa sarwmunoebiTa moiswrafdes, vidremdis saz-
rdelsaca ZliT miviRebdiT.
da esreT gananaTla yoveli aRmosavleTi kacman aman ga-
naTlebulman RmrTisa mier da yovelnive cxadni da dafarul-
ni uwesoebani ganhmarTna, rameTu pirvelad yovlisa aRlesa
maxYli mxilebisaA mefeTa mimarT mravalTa uwesoebaTaTYs
uSiSad da Tualuxuavad, sibrZniT da gonierad, raATa ara
hyiddes saepiskoposoTa kacTa mimarT uwesoTa da uswavlel-
Ta da yovliTurT soflisa SemsWualulTa da uwesoebaTa da
mimoslvaTa Sina aRzrdilTa, aramed gamoarCevdes kacTa Rir-
sTa da wmidaTa monazonebasa Sina aRzrdilTa da RmrTiv-su-
lierTa moZRuarTa mier wamebulTa, da raATa locviTa da mad-
liTa maTiTa mSYdobiT waremarTos mefobaA misi da raATa ara
mRdelTa uwesoebiTa da codviTa eris-kacnica daisajnen.
kualad etyoda mSjavrTaTYs da samarTalTa sameufoTa
da raATa uSjides obolsa da qurivsa sityYsaebr daviTisa:
mdabali da glaxaki ganamarTlos, da raATa ara misdrekdes sas-
worsa simarTlisasa didisa mimarT, gina mcirisa, da raATa ume-
tes yovlisa wyalobaA Seitkbos, rameTu wyalobaA da samar-
Tali uyuars ufalsa; da raATa yoveli arawmidebaA da uweso-
ebaA moispos TYT misgan pirvelad da merme erisa misisagan.
558
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
aRsarebasa da sinanuls Seudgnen TviT mefec, kaTali-
kozic, mRvdelni, diakonni, monazonni da moweseni*, dide-
bulni da mTavarni, mdidarni da glaxakni. iseTi mxurva-
le sarwmunoebiT miiswrafodnen aRsarebisaTvis, rom moZ-
Rvari da misi TanaSemweni sadilisTvisac veRar iclid-
nen.
RmrTis mier ganaTlebulma am kacma (giorgim) mTeli
aRmosavleTi (iberia) gaanaTla; yoveli uwesoeba gamoas-
wora, rogorc aSkara, iseve dafaruli. jer mxilebis max-
vili mefeTa mimarT alesa; maT mraval uwesoebas uSiSad
da miukerZoeblad amxilebda, sibrZniT da gonivrulad; as-
wavlida, rom ar mieyidaT saepiskoposo Tanamdebobebi uwe-
so, uswavlel, amqveyniur saqmeebSi garTul kacTaTvis, arc
mimosvlaSi (laSqrobaSi) aRzrdilTaTvis, aramed gamo-
erCiaT Rirseulni da wmidani, monazvnobiT aRzrdilni,
da RmrTivsulier moZRvarTa mier damowmebulni (e. i. maT
mier rekomendebuli), raTa maTi locviTa da madliT mSvi-
dobianad waremarTos samefo, da raTa mRvdelTa uwesoe-
biTa da codviT eriskacnic ar daisajon.
giorgi esaubreboda samefo samsjavrosa da sasamar-
Tlos Sesaxebac, raTa mefeni esarClebodnen obolsa da
qvrivs, daviTis sityvisamebr, mdabioTa da glaxakT gana-
marTlebdnen, da raTa ar gadaxrides simarTlis saswors
mikerZoebulad, arc didis, arc mciris mimarT. uwinares
yovlisa, wyalobisa da mowyalebis Cveuleba SeiTvisa, rad-
gan wyaloba da samarTali uyvars ufals, da yoveli uw-
minduroba da uwesoba moikveTos, pirvel yovlisa, saku-
Tari Tavisagan, da Semdeg _ mTeli xalxisagan.
1 `mowese~ ewodeba raime saeklesio an samonastro `wesis~ anu
Tanamdebobis mqone pirs.
559
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
merme iwyo mRdelT-moZRuarTa mimarT, raATa TualT-Re-
biT KelT-dasxmasa ara hyofden da uRirsTa mRdelTa ara
akurTxevden, da raATa amcnebden maT mier kurTxeulTa
mRdelTa uRirsTa ara ziarebad, da raATa ara Sehkrebden oq-
rosa da vecxlsa, aramed umetes yovlisa swyalobden glaxak-
Ta da uRonoTa; da raATa ara uwesoA raAme gina sxuaTa damab-
rkolebeli saqme ixilvebodis maT Soris, aramed mcnebasa mas
mociqulisasa Seudgen, viTarca miuwers timoTes.
kualad iwyo mRdelTa mimarT da diakonTa swavlad mor-
Cilebasa episkoposisa TYsisasa da ara visa TualT-RebiT mi-
cemad ganmacxovelebelsa mas Korcsa da sisxlsa qristessa
da yofad egreT, viTarca wamebs kanoni mociqulTa da mama-
TaA.
egreTve monazonTa da moweseTa da yovelsa ersa Semsgav-
sebuliTa swavliTa gananaTlebda, uswavlelTa swavlida, xo-
lo swavlulTa swavlaTa maT aRuKsenebda, mdidarTa aswaveb-
da wyalobad glaxakTa, xolo glaxakTa moTminebasa aswaveb-
da. qvelis-saqmiTa warhmgzavnida, dacemulTa aRhmarTebda, xo-
lo dacemadTa ganamtkicebda; mowylulTa isriTa uxilavTa
mterTaATa ganhkurnebda, xolo mowylvadTa maT mowylvisa-
gan uvnebelad daicvida; danTqmulTa RelvaTa Sina vnebaTasa
aRmoiyvanebda, xolo danTqmadTa danTqmad ara utevebda, ara-
med viTarca Kelovani menaveT-moZRuari zRYsagan amis sof-
lisa dauTqmelad ganarinebda.
560
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
Semdeg daiwyo mRdelTmoZRvarTa swavleba, raTa miker-
Zoebulad ar daasxamdnen xelT, da ar akurTxevdnen uR-
irs mRvdlebs; ubrZanebdnen maT mier nakurTx mRvdlebs,
rom ar aziaron uRirsni, ar Seagrovon oqro da vercxli,
aramed yvela sxvaze ufro metad swyalobdnen glaxakT da
uqonelT. aswavlon, raTa uweso raime, mRvdlobisaTvis
xelSemSleli, araferi Seexos maT cxovrebas, aramed mih-
yvnen mociqulis mcnebas (brZanebas), rasac igi timoTes mis-
wers1.
mRvdlebsa da diakonT aswavlida, morCili yofiliy-
vnen Tavisi episkoposisa, mikerZoebulad aravisTvis mie-
caT macocxlebeli xorci da sisxli qristesi, da ise emoq-
medaT, rogorc brZaneben mociqulTa da mamaTa mier dad-
genili kanonebi.
monazvnebsa da moweseebs, da agreTve mTel xalxs maT-
Tvis Sesaferisi swavliT gananaTlebda. uswavlelT aswav-
lida, swavlulT _ ukve naswavls axsenebda, mdidrebs miu-
TiTebda glaxakTa mowyalebas, glaxakebs _ moTminebas as-
wavlida, Tanac mowyalebiT istumrebda; dacemulebs aRad-
genda, dasacemad ganwirulebs _ aZlierebda; mtris (e. i.
satanis) uxilavi isriT daWrilebs kurnavda, xolo dasaW-
relad ganmzadebulebs _ misgan uvneblad icavda; vnebaTa
RelvaSi STanTqmulT amoiyvanda, da visac STanTqma emuq-
reboda, ar anebebda daRupvas, aramed, rogorc daxelov-
nebuli mezRvauri, ama qveynis zRvisagan STaunTqmelad
icavda.
1 ix. 1 tim. 3:3-11
561
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
XXII. romlisaTYsca ara ujero ars, raATa mosaKsenebelad
zemo aRwerilTa amaT saTnoebaTa misTa mciredi uwyebaA war-
mogiTxra amis pirisaTYs, Tu viTari madli aqunda sulTa kur-
nebisaA, da umetes yovlisa Tu viTari Suamdgomeli iyo RmrTi-
sa mimarT mrCobl simrTeliT dacvisTYs, romeli Seevedris
da Tavi TYsi wmidasa mas oriTave cxorebiTa miscis.
rameTu Jamsa mas, odes-igi Cuen Wyond ids viyveniT, vi-
Wyondids
Tarca zemo vaKseneT, iyo vinme ZmaA erTi saepiskoposa mas Si-
na stumrad mosruli mTavarepiskoposisa Tana wesiTa mTavar-
diakoni, xolo saxiTa monazoni, romeli-igi ukuanaAsknel Kel-
Tagan wmidisaTa aRikueca, rameTu wuT ara aRkuecil iyo. xo-
lo iyo igi Wabuki hasakiTa da ara uCinoTa da mdabalTa Svi-
li, da wuT ara aqunda mecnierebaA berisa Tana, aramed TYT
ityoda, viTarmed: sarwmunoebaA da sasoebaA egeviTari maqun-
dao, romel viTarca qristesa vxedevdi.
amas Zmasa zogadi igi mteri naTesavisa CuenisaA ekueTa si-
Wabukisa gulis-TqumaTa mier, rameTu TYssa moZRuarsa ara
eaxla, romelsa Tana gulis-sityuaA TYsi daedva. da poa raA
igi TYnier moZRurisa, maSin brZola-sca. xolo vinaATgan uc-
xoAs-ucxo sarwmunoebaA aqunda kacsa mas Tana RmrTisasa, ara
utevebda danTqmad sarwmunoebaA igi misi. ese movida Cem
uRirsisa Tana da mrqua esreT, viTarmed: “jer-ars, mamao, raATa
ukueTu vinme moZRuarsa TYssa ara eaxlos da brZolaA mte-
risaA SWirdes, raATa sxuasa moZRuarsa gamoucxados da loc-
vasa daevedros”? rameTu eseviTarTa wesTa wuT umecar iyo.
xolo me varqu mas, viTarmed: “didad saTno ars ege, patiosa-
no Zmao, winaSe RmrTisa”. da momigo me esreT, viTarmed: “yav
siyuaruli da miCuene me beri da moaKsene Wiri ese Cemi”.
562
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
22. amitomac, uadgilo ar iqneba, am zemoaRweril saT-
noebaTa erTi mciredi nawili mogiTxroT, im sakiTxze, Tu
rogori madli (Zliereba) hqonda sulTa mkurnalobisa, da
ufro metic, rogori Suamdgomeli iyo RmrTis winaSe yve-
la imaTi ormagi sijansaRiT dacvisaTvis (rogorc sulie-
ri, ise xorcieli), vinc wminda mamas miendoboda da mieba-
reboda orive cxovrebiT (sulieriTa da xorcieliT).
im dros, rodesac Cven WyondidSi viyaviT, rogorc ze-
moTac aRvniSneT, saepiskoposoSi imyofeboda mTavarepis-
koposTan stumrad mosuli vinme kaci, TanamdebobiT dia-
koni, monazvnis wesiT mcxovrebi; bolos igi wmida mamis xe-
liT aRikveca kidec monazvnad, magram im dros jer kidev
ar iyo aRkvecili. asakiT Wabuki iyo, warCinebuli mSob-
lebis Svili. igi ambobda: Tavdapirvelad, jer kidev ma-
Sin, sanam gavicnobdi bers (giorgis), mis mimarT iseTi rwme-
na da sasoeba gamiCnda, TiTqos TviT qristes vxedavdio.
am axalgazrdas Wabukuri gulisTqmiT (vnebaTa RelviT)
SeebrZola Cveni modgmis saerTo mteri (satana). erTxel
Wabuki kargaxniT ganeSora moZRvars, romelsac uziareb-
da xolme Tavis gulissityvas; da rogorc ki moZRvris ga-
reSe daigula, maSinve brZola dauwyo mas eSmakma. magram
radgan am kacs RmrTis didi sarwmunoeba hqonda, igi ar
anebebda mas vnebebSi STanTqmas. erTxel movida igi Cem
uRirsTan da miTxra: `SeiZleba Tu ara, mamao, rom, Tu vin-
me moZRvrisagan Sors iyos, xolo mtris brZola sWirdes
(e. i. satana ebrZodes), man sxva moZRvars mimarTos da loc-
va sTxovos?~ ase mkiTxa, radgan amgvari wesebi man jer ar
icoda. me ki vuTxari: `didad mosawonia es, patiosano Zmao,
RmrTis winaSe~. man kvlav momigo: `siyvarulis gulisTvis,
miCvene beri (giorgi) da acnobe Cemi gaWirvebis Sesaxeb~.
563
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo mas Jamsa beri saepiskoposos aRsrul iyo. da viTar-
ca movida, movaKsene Zmisa mis gulis-sityuaA. da xvalisagan
mibrZana mowodebaA misi.
da mo-raA-vida, Seviyvane pirvelad senakad Cemda da vam-
cen, raATa uSiSad da kadnierad gamoucxados yovelive ber-
sa. xolo viTarca Seviyvane winaSe berisa da me gamoved, ga-
moucxadna mas brZolani TYsni. hrqua mas berman, viTarca TYT
yovelsave ukuanaAsknel miTxrobda, viTarmed: “Svilo, RYnosa
ganeyene, raATa ganTavisuflde”. hrqua Zmaman man: “mamao, que-
yanaA ese xorSaki ars da umetesad igi adgili, sada me viyo-
febi, nu ukue sneulebisagan davece”. hrqua mas berman Kel-
mwifebiT da gancxadebulad, viTarmed: “Svilo, me viyo So-
ris RmrTisa da Sensa Suamdgomeli, viTarmed: ukueTu Sen
mcnebaA Cemi daimarxo, arRaraA SegemTxYos sulieri gina Kor-
cieli sneulebaA”.
xolo igi evedreboda, raATa sruliad daimowafos, ara-
med ara ineba berman, vidremdis pirvelisa mis moZRurisagan
ara ijmnas, rameTu ara guaqus egeviTari CueulebaAo.
xolo gamo-raA-vida ZmaA igi, ese yoveli mauwya. da ixil-
veboda viTarca brZmedisagan gamosruli yovliTurT mxiaru-
li da Tavisufali. mieriTgan esreT ganeyena RYnosa, romel
TYnier ziarebisa wmidaTa saidumloTaAsa Jam ravdenme gemo-
sa ara ixilvides. da viTarca ukuanaAsknel gYTxrobda sar-
gebelisaTYs Cuenisa, viTarmed: vinaATgan Sen bersa Tana Se-
miyvaneo, mieriTgan esreT ganvTavisufldi mraval Jam, ro-
mel kualica ver vpove Cem Soris pirvelTa maT brZolaTaA. sim-
rTelisaTYs kula radRa saKmar ars Tqumad, viTar queyanasa
mas Sina xorSaksa yovelTa RYno-sumulTaAsa umrTeles ipova.
ese amisTYs warmovTquT, raATa geuwyos, Tu viTari Su-
amdgomeli iyo Soris RmrTisa da kacTa, da Tu viTarisa
564
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
imJamad beri saepiskoposoSi iyo asuli, da rodesac
dabrunda, movaxsene im kacis danabarebi. man ki mibrZana,
meore dRisaTvis mimeyvana igi masTan.
rodesac movida, jer Cems senakSi Seviyvane da davari-
ge, rom mourideblad da Tamamad gaendo berisaTvis yve-
laferi. Semdeg Seviyvane berTan, da rodesac gamovedi, man
Tavisi brZolis (vnebaTa Relvis) Sesaxeb acnoba mas. berma
Turme mas uTxra (rogorc bolos Tavad im kacma momiTxro):
`Svilo, Rvinis sma aikrZale, raTa ganTavisuflde brZo-
lisagan~. kacma uTxra: `mamao, Waobiania es qveyana, da uf-
ro metad ki is adgili, sadac me vimyofebi. vaiTu, sneule-
bam damces~. berma ganucxada da ZalauflebiT uTxra: `Svi-
lo, me viqnebi RmerTsa da Sen Soris Suamdgomeli, rom,
Tu Cems darigebas Seasruleb, aRar SegemTxveva arc suli-
eri sneuleba, arc xorcieli~.
axalgazrda kacma sTxova, sruliad daemowafebina igi.
magram berma es ar ineba, sanam ar iyo ganSorebuli igi pir-
veli moZRvrisagan, radganac ara gvaqvs amgvari Cveule-
bao.
berisagan rom gamovida, kacma yovelive mauwya. TiTqos
brZmedi gaevlos da gamoxurvebuliyos, iseTi mxne iyo, sru-
liad Tavisufali da mxiaruli. im droidan man aikrZala
Rvino; ramdenime xnis ganmavlobaSi wmida saidumloTa zi-
arebis garda Rvinos gemosac ar usinjavda. mogvianebiT,
Cveni sulieri sargeblobisaTvis mogviTxrobda: imis Sem-
deg, rac Sen berTan Semiyvane, ise ganvTavisufldi vnebaT-
Relvisagan, rom kvalic aRar darCa CemSi adrindeli brZo-
lebidano. janmrTelobaze raRaa saTqmeli: im Waobian ad-
gilas Rvinis msmelebze ufro janmrTeli Seiqna.
es imisaTvis warmovTqvi, rom aSkara gaxdes, Tu rogo-
ri Suamdgomeli iyo mama giorgi RmerTsa da kacTa Soris,
565
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
simrTelisa mimcemeli iyo sulisa da KorcTaA, da Tu viTarsa
sarwmunoebasa miscemda misa SevedrebulTa.
xolo mdidarTa kula safaseTa ganbnevisaTYs, da Tu vi-
Tar umetes yovlisa glaxakTa wyalobasa amcnebda, Zalman sit-
yYsaman gamoacxados, raATa gueuwyos mowyalebaA igi sulisa
misisaA.
rameTu iyo vinme episkoposi, mdidari friad da warCine-
buli, romelsa-igi marjul hbrZoda eSmaki, raATa simdidri-
Ta safaseTa TYsTaATa eklesiani Seamkvnes da ganaSuennes, da
raATa monasterTa Sina aRapi daidvas. da amiT mizeziTa scvi-
da simdidresa TYssa, xolo glaxakTa yoladve ara mixedvida.
ese daemowafa wmidasa amas bersa da ganucxada TYsi gu-
lis-sityuaA. xolo berman hrqua mas, viTarmed: “N meufeo, ege
brZolaA borotisa mterisaA ars, raATamca eklesiaTa da aRap-
Ta mizeziTa glaxakTa uwyaloebasa Sina mogklas moikla, ra-
meTu ara Tu amas guetyYs RmerTi, viTarmed eklesiani ara
SeamkveniTo, aramed rameTu mSioda da ara meciT me Wamadi”.
viTarca ityYs iovane oqropiri.
esreT swavlaTa TYsTa mier mowyalebad glaxakTa moiy-
vana da friad ganyofad iwyo uRonoTa da davrdomilTa, vid-
re ara saxilvelad sakYrvel iyo, romelni pirvel icnobdes.
566
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
da rogor janmrTelobas aZlevda sulsa da xorcs, an ra
sarwmunoebiT ganamtkicebda yvelas, vinc miebareboda.
beris sulieri mowyalebis saCveneblad aqve vityviT
mdidarTa mier faseulobaTa ganbnevis Sesaxeb, Tu rogor
aswavlida mdidarT, sxvaze ufro metad miecaT glaxakTaT-
vis mowyaleba:
iyo erTi episkoposi, Zalze mdidari da warCinebuli,
romelsac marjvnidan ebrZoda eSmaki1, da STaagonebda, ra-
Ta Tavisi simdidriT eklesiebi Seamkos da gaamSvenieros,
agreTve monastrebSi Tavisi sulis mosaxsenebeli aRapebi2
SeukveTos. am mizeziT Zalze ufrTxildeboda Tavis sim-
didres, glaxakebs ki zedac ar uyurebda.
es episkoposi daemowafa am wminda bers (giorgis) da
ganucxada Tavisi gulisTqma. berma ki upasuxa: `hoi, meu-
feo3, eg _ boroti mtris brZolaa, raTa eklesiebis Semko-
bisa da aRapebis dawesebis mizeziT glaxakebisadmi mowya-
lebis miucemlobiT mogklas. RmerTi imas ki ar gveubneba:
`Cemi eklesiebi ratom ar SegimkiaTo~, aramed: `mSioda da
ar momeciTo me saWmeli~4, rogorc ganmartavs iovane oq-
ropiri~.
aseTi swavlebiT berma episkoposs glaxakTa mowyaleba
STaagona. amieridan daiwyo man uqonelTa da
davrdomilTaTvis mowyalebis ganawileba. yvela, vinc mis
1 marjvnidan brZola _ igulisxmeba eSmakis mier waqezeba ka-
cisa iseTi saqmeebisaTvis, rac, erTi SexedviT, saTnoa, sinam-
dvileSi ki ampartavnebas emsaxureba.
2 aRapi (berZn. `siyvaruli~) _ ase ewodeba micvalebulis su-
lis mosaxsenebel RmrTismsaxurebasa da wveulebas, riTac moy-
vasisadmi siyvaruli gamoixateba.
3 `meufe~ _ mimarTvis forma mRvdelTmTavrebisadmi (episko-
posebisa da kaTalikosebisadmi).
4 mT. 25:42
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
eseviTariTa swavliTa gananaTla queyanaA Cueni da esreT
acxovnna sulni uricxuni da ZRunad miupyrna siZesa mas sul-
Tasa.
XXIII. xolo uwyi, viTarmed eZieb da gsuris moTxrobad, N
wmidao, Tu viTar iqmna SekrebaA obolTaA amaT da Tu viTar
esodeni simravle erTobad moiyvana, saqme ese friad maRali
da sakYrveli saqme damokidebuli Sjulisa da winawarmet-
yuelTaA, da vTqua, Tu uzeSTaesica SjulisaA saqme axlisa
madlisa Semamkobeli da gYrgYni, romeli-igi mose ixila da
Tana-warhKda, xolo ahron viTarca SeuZlebelsa ganeSora,
aramed ufskrulman man wyalobisaman beWTa TYsTa itYrTa da
yovelTa sadgursa miiyvana. ese saqme kacman aman mobaZavman
RmrTisa wyalobaTaman saTnod RmrTisa Kel-yo da aRasrula,
romel vhgoneb, Tu dasabamiTgan soflisaAT da vidre aqamom-
de vervis Kel-uyofies da vercaRa vin Kel-hyofs da Seh-
kadrebs. daRacaTu vin sada Kel-yo ese anu qalaqTa Sin gina
sofelTa, mciredTaganman vinme warhmarTa, kualad aTni vinme
gina Tu aTxuTmetni, gina ocni Seiwynarna da eseca hasakad
mosrulni, viTarca-igi wamebs wigni mefeTaA abdiaAsTYs
568
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
adrindel saqciels icnobda, gakvirvebuli iyo misi xel-
gaSlilobiT.
aseTi swavlebiT gaanaTla Cveni qveyana wminda berma,
da uricxvi suli daayena cxovnebis gzaze da ZRvnad mih-
gvara isini sulTa siZes.1
23. vici, gsurs, isic mogiTxro, hoi wmindao, rogor
moxda am obolTa Sekreba, da rogor Sekriba Cvenma berma
aseTi didi simravle. esaa Zalze maRali da sakvirveli saq-
me, sjulisa da winaswarmetyvelis Sesaferisi, da vityvi,
rom Sjulze ufro aRmatebulicaa da axali madlis Se-
mamkobelia da gvirgvini. es isaa, rac mosem ixila da gver-
di auqcia, xolo ahroni ganeSora, rogorc SeuZlebels,
magram wyalobis am ufskrulma Tavis beWebze itvirTa da
yovelTa sadgurSi miiyvana isini.2 RmrTis mowyalebis mim-
baZvelma am kacma (giorgim) RmrTivsaTnod aRasrula es saq-
me. vfiqrob, qveynis dabadebis Semdeg dRemde amgvari saq-
misaTvis xeli aravis miuyvia, da verc amieridan gabedavs
da wamoiwyebs. Tumca iSviaTad aris iseTi SemTxvevebi, qa-
laqebSi an soflebSi, rodesac SeZlebs xolme vinme, aTi an
TxuTmeti Wabuki Tavis saxlSi Semoikribos, da Tanac _ ara
mTlad uasakoni, rogorc, magaliTad, moTxrobilia mefeTa
1 siZe, saxarebis saxismetyvelebiT, iesu qristea, marTal ada-
mianTa sulebi ki _ RmrTis sasZloni (Sdr. mT. 25:1-13)
2 Sdr. lk. 10:35
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
winawarmetyuelisa, romelman-igi ergasisni winawarmetyu-
elni ltolvilni da damalulni iezabelisgan quabsa erTsa
Sina Jam ravdenme gamozardna. da ese ara sakYrvel ars, rame-
Tu ese ergasis Tavi iyo aqab mefisaA, xolo igi winawarmet-
yuelni iyvnes RmrTisani, romelTa mier mrCoblsa sasyidel-
sa moeloda.
da kualad weril ars axalsaca Sjulsa Sina wmidisa kli-
misTYs da wmidisa zotike xucisaTYs da samfson ucxoTa Sem-
wynarebelisa da wmidisa babilaAsTYs antioqel patriaqisa, ra-
meTu wmidaA klimi aswavlida yrmaTa, xolo sulieri dedaA misi
netari sofia zrdida, da TanamoRuawe iyo egreTve zotike
xucisa coli da Svilni, monani da mKevalni hyves da Tana-Se-
eweodes. xolo samfson nametnavisagan simdidrisa qvelis-saq-
mesa iqmoda. da kualad wmidaA babila didisa mis qalaqisa say-
dris-mpyrobel iyo, romelTaA ara ars sakYrvel esodensa far-
Toebasa Sina uxuebiT qvelis-moqmedebaA. xolo aman netarman
kacman sakYrvelman da kacTa bunebisa uzeSTaes Seukadre-
belTa Semkadrebelman, romeli-igi yovliTurT miemsgavsa
bunebiT saxiersa mas da kacT-moyuaresa, rameTu kadnier ars
vidre aqamomdeca sityuaA Cueni, rameTu ara Tu aTni itYrTna,
gina ocni, anu ormeocni, aramed oTxmeoci suli, romelTa-
ganca wuT arca marjuene uwyodes, arca marcxene, aramed mo-
qene iyvnes sZesa dedisasa sazrdelad maTda pirvelsa mas hasa-
kis-qcevasa Sina, xolo sxuani meoresa mas hasaksa Sina Ses-
rulni siCCoebisagan mcired oden daklebulni da yrmad sa-
xeldebulni, kualad mwyobrni; mesameni mesamesa mas hasaksa Sina
siWabukisasa mozardni da TmaTa maT mamakacobisaTa momlo-
deni, xolo meoTxeni ganwyobilni xucesTa da moxucebulTa
da berTani, romelni-igi nefsiT TYsiT daemowafnes, xolo
570
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
wignSi abdia winaswarmetyvelis Sesaxeb, romelmac ieza-
belisagan ltolvili 50 winaswarmetyveli, gamoqvabul-
Si damalulni, ramdenime xans gamokveba. Tanac es sakvir-
veli araa, radgan abdia aqab mefis ormocdaaTis-Tavi iyo,
isini ki _ RmrTis winaswarmetyvelni, romelTaganac or-
mag safasurs moeloda.
axal SjulSicaa1 moTxrobili wminda klimis, wminda
zotike xucesisa da samfson ucxoTa-Semwynareblis, agreTve
wminda babilas, antioqel patriarqis Sesaxeb. es klimi as-
wavlida yrmebs, misi sulieri deda, netari sofia ki _ kve-
bavda; zotike xucess obolTa zrdaSi Tavisi coli da Svi-
lebic exmarebodnen, agreTve mona-mxevlebi. samfsoni _ mo-
metebuli simdidris gamo qvelmoqmedebas eweoda; xolo
wminda babila didi qalaqis samRvdelTmTavro taxtis
mpyrobeli iyo, da arc misganaa sakvirveli, esodeni siux-
viTa da xelgaSlilobiT ekeTebina qvelmoqmedeba. xolo am
netarma, sakvirvelma da kacTa bunebaze aRmatebul saqme-
Ta wamomwyebma kacma, romelic yovelmxriv miemsgavsa bu-
nebiT saxiersa da kacTmoyvares (iesu qristes), ara Tu aTi
an oci, an ormoci yrmis aRzrda itvirTa, aramed oTxmoci
sulisa, romelTac jer arc marjvena icodnen, arc marcxe-
na2, aramed zogs jer kidev dedis rZe sWirdebodaT sakve-
bad, imdenad mcirewlovanni iyvnen, sxvebi ki _ meore asak-
Si Sesulni, Cvilobidan axlad gamosulni da `yrmad~ wo-
debulni; mesameni _ mesame asakSi iyvnen, _ mozardni da sa-
mamakaco Tmis momlodineni, Wabukad wodebulni; meoTxeni
_ ukve zrdasrulni, romlebic Tavisi nebiT daemowafnen;
1 axali Sjuli _ (aq) qristianTa cxovreba, qristianuli
eklesia.
2 `marjvena~ _ igulisxmeba keTili da jerovani saqmeebi,
`marcxena~ _ codvebi, ujero saqcieli.
571
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
sxuani kualad SvilTa TYsTa Tana dadges. ese yovelni erT
mwyobrad da erT ricxuad Sekrebulni da rvaaTeulad aRric-
xulni da navTsadgursa wyalobisa misisasa Sevedrebulni, vi-
Tarca cxoarni mwyemssa keTilsa, egreT Seudges wmidasa mas.
xolo mizezi Sekrebisa maTisaA ese iyo, rameTu Jamsa mas,
odes-igi uSjuloebaTa CuenTa simravleman wyaloba-aurac-
xeli da saxieri RmerTi uwyaloebad da risxvad aRZres da sal-
mobaA igi ganmamrudebeli siymilisaA Rirsad da samarTlad
yovelsa aRmosavleTsa zeda moiwia sityYsaebr mose winawar-
metyuelisa, da mravalsaxeni da uwesoni saqmeni kacTa bune-
basa zeda Semosrulni ixilvebodes, da arawmidani saWmelni
qristeaneTaTYs saWamadad dayenebulni niWad didad SimSilsa
mieZRunebodes, da Svilni sasurvelni da sayuarelni mSobel-
Tani da locviT moTxovilni RmrTisagan sawyino da saZulel
mSobelTa iqmnebodes. xolo sxuasa mas Tana-warvhKdeT, ro-
meli ara jer-ars aRwerad, xolo ese aRiwera mosaKsenebe-
lad qvelis-moqmedebasa kacisa mis RmrTisasa, Tu viTarsa Jamsa
viTar mizez RmrTisa wyalobisa eqmna mravalTa sulTa da
mrCoblTa mier sazrdelTa gamozardna, viTarca pirvel io-
seb megYptelni, da viTarca mose zRYsagan siymilisa daun-
Tqmelad misda Sevedrebulni igi sulni ganarinna. da ese nu
vis ukYrs, odes moiwios zegardamo risxvaA kacTa naTesavsa
zeda, ara xolo Tu glaxani Seiwrdebian, aramed mdidarnica
naklulevan iqmnebian, viTarca ityYs daviT, viTarmed: “yo-
velTave miaqcies erTbamad da uKmar iqmnneso”, amisTYsca yo-
velnive itanjnes.
572
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
sxvebi ki _ TavianT SvilebTan dadgnen. yvela eseni, erT
jgufad Sekrebilini da rva aTeulad aRricxulni, da mi-
si (giorgis) wyalobis navsadgurs mibarebulni, ise gah-
yvnen am wminda kacs, rogorc cxvrebi _ keTil mwyemss.
amaTi Sekrebis mizezi is iyo, rom imJamad Cveni urju-
loebis simravlem auracxeli wyalobis mqone da keTili
RmerTi ganarisxa da wyalobis Sewyveta aiZula. mTel aR-
mosavleTSi (igulisxmeba aRmosavleT saqarTvelo) damsa-
xurebulad da samarTlianad Camovarda SimSiloba; mose
winaswarmetyvelis sityvisamebr, sxvadasxvagvari uweso
saqmeebi gabatonda kacTa Soris. arawminda saWmelebi, ro-
melTa Wama qristianTaTvis akrZalulia, SimSilobis gamo
imJamad did wyalobad miiCneoda. sasurveli da sayvare-
li Svilebi, romlebic didi locviT iyvnen RmrTisagan ga-
moTxovilni, imJamad mSoblebisTvis momabezreblad da sa-
Zulvelad qceuliyvnen. amaze mets nuRarafers vityviT,
radgan maTi aRwera uxamsia. es ki imisaTvis daiwera, raTa
mogvexseniebina qvelmoqmedeba im RmrTiskacisa (giorgi-
sa), Tu ra mZime dros moevlina igi RmrTis wyalobad mra-
val suls, da mis mier ormagi sakvebiT gamoikvebnen, msgav-
sad iosebis mier egviptelTa gamokvebisa. rogorc mosem
SimSilis zRvidan STaunTqmelad gamoiyvana masze mindo-
bili sulebi, aseve _ amanac (giorgim) gadaarCina misdami
mindobili 80 kaci. nuravis ukvirs, rom, rodesac kacTa
modgmaze RmrTis risxva moivlineba, ara marto glaxakni
ganicdian Seviwroebas, aramed mdidrebsac bevri ram ak-
ldebaT, daviTis sityvisamebr: `yvelani gadaixarnen, da
umaqnisni Seiqnen~1 da amitomac tanjvis gadatana mouwiaT.
1 fs. 13:3
573
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo, viTarca zemo vTquT, romelni amas sazarelsa bo-
rotsa mZle eqmnnes da knin oden siymilisa sikudilsa dauS-
Tes da Jamsa mas gansacdelisasa mcired Tana-warhKdes, mas
oden Jamsa miviwieniT Cuen aRmosavleTs, rameTu daRacaTu
mcired umolxines qmnil iyo Jami igi, garna wuT neSti gan-
sacdelTa iwroebisaA sruliad ara Tana-warsrul iyo. da, Tuca
vin daSTomil iyo, mravliTa WiriTa cxondeboda da Soris si-
kudilisa da cxorebisa myof iyo.
da ese yoveli raA ixila wmidaman mamaman giorgi, sulT-
iTquna mwuxarebiT da cremliT ityoda: N me, raAsaTYsme mo-
viwie amas queyanasa xilvad eseviTarTa amaT borotTa?
xolo, pirvel yovelTasa, vpoveniT amis netarisa TYsni maT
queyanaTa, friad daRonebulni dis-wulni orni, da Svilni maT-
ni, yrmani mcireni. eseni Seiwynarna wmidaman man sityYsaebr
esaiaAsa, viTarmed: “TYsi naTesavisa SenisaA ara ugulebels-
hyo”. xolo sxuani sxuaTa adgilTagan Sekribna: romelnime qa-
laqTagan, romelnime dabaTagan, sxuani sruliad udaburTa ad-
gilTa povna, sxuani monebisagan gamoiyvanna, xolo sxuani mo-
nebisa umwaresisa cxorebisagan iKsnna; da esreT Jamsave siy-
rmisa da umankoebisasa vidre cnobadmde keTilisa da boro-
tisa gamoiKsnna netarman aman da eseviTarTa SeuracxTa saq-
meTagan mRdelad ubiwod da mned sarwmunod qristesa Sewir-
na. da ese nuvis ukYrs, rameTu mamad-mTavarica didi ioseb
monaA iyo da siwmide misi yovelTa Soris iqebis, romeli-igi
ukuanaAsknel mefe iqmna egYpt isa
egYptisa
isa; xolo daviT da amos ara
mwyemsni iyvnesa, romelni-igi erTi mefe iqmna, xolo meore
winawarmetyuel? da raATa ara TYToeulsa vityodi, esreT
raA yovelsa aRmosavleTsa ganefina saqme ese sakYrveli, iw-
yes yovliT kerZo Semokrebad: romelnime mSobelTa TYsTa mo-
574
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
rogorc zemoT vTqviT, am sazarel borotebas rom sZli-
es, Zlivs gadaurCnen SimSiliT sikvdils, da gansacdels
mcired dausxltnen, swored im dros movediT Cven aRmo-
savleTSi (aRmosavleT saqarTveloSi). imJamad mcired Sem-
subuqebuli iyo mdgomareoba, magram jer gansacdelTa
mxriv Seviwroeba jer mTlianad Cavlili ar iyo. vinc, ase
Tu ise, gadarCa, didi gaWirvebiT cxovrobdnen, da sik-
vdilsa da sicocxles Soris imyofebodnen.
yovelive es rom naxa wminda mama giorgim, mwuxarebiT
oxravda da cremliT ambobda: `hoi, risTvis movaRwie am
qveyanaSi, aseTi borotebis sanaxavad?~
yvelaze uwin moviZieT da vipoveT netari mamis (gior-
gis) axloblebi: Zalze gaWirvebuli ori diswuli, da ma-
Ti Svilebi _ mcirewlovani yrmebi.eseni Seikedla am wmin-
da kacma, esaias sityvisamebr: `Seni naTesavi da axlobeli
uyuradRebod ar miatovo~1. sxva yrmani sxvadasxva adgi-
lebidan Sekriba giorgim: zogi qalaqSi, zogi _ sofleb-
Si, sxvani _ savsebiT udabur adgilebSi ipova. zogi mono-
bidan gamoixsna. mravalni siyrmisa da umankobis Jams ga-
daarCina, sanam Seicnobdnen keTilsa da borots; arafrad
Casagdebi saqmisagan ubiwo mRvdlad da saeklesio saqmis
mzrunvelad Seswira qristes. es nuravis gaukvirdeba, rad-
ganac didi mamaTmTavari iosebic mona iyo, magram misi siw-
mide yvelgan saqebeli Seiqna, da bolos egvipteSi mefis
nacvaladac daidgina. aseve, daviTi da amosi, gana mwyemsni
ar iyvnen? erTi maTgani mefe gaxda, meore _ winaswarmet-
yveli. TiToeuli aseTi SemTxveva rom ar CamovTvalo, mok-
led vityvi, rom mTel aRmosavleTs moefina es sakvirveli
saqme. aRsazrdel yrmaTa Sekreba yoveli mxridan daiwyes:
1 es. 58:7
575
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
iyvannian da evedrebied Sewynarebad da romelTame winaSe kar-
Ta dautevian da ivltodian; sxuani kualad romelnime gone-
biTa maxYlni, mSobelTa TYsTagan TYT ltolvilni, wmidisa
amis navT-sayudelsa Semoevedrnian. da esreT aRorZnda
RmrTiv-Sekrebuli ese krebuli, vidre-Ra aRvida oTxmeoc
ricxuad, viTarca pirvel vTquT.
aw gulisKma-yavT, N morwmuneno, saqme ese maRali da gan-
sakrTomeli, uwyi, viTarmed ara umecar xarT SvilTa zrdasa,
mkYdrni soflisani, rameTu ukueTu vis ganumravlden Svil-
ni ufroAs ricxYsa, ese igi ars SYdisa gina rvisa, raAzomca
mdidari iyos, didsa Wirsa da urvasa STavardebis; xolo uku-
eTu glaxaki iyos, yovliT kerZo mware ars cxorebaA misi da
aRsavse vaebiTa. xolo aman netarman esodeni ese simravle
obolTaA itYrTa, viTarca sxuaman erTi, gina ori, da esreT
aRzardna yovelnive da RmrTiv-sulieriTa swavliTa srul-
yvna, viTarca saTno uCnda nebasa RmrTisasa, rameTu aRorZi-
nebasa Tana hasakisasa werilTa saRmrToTa sitkboebasa, viTarca
sZesa da Taflsa, asumida; xolo guamisa orRanoTa maT asoTa
ganWabukebasa da sacnobelTa gareSeTa ganvrcelebasa Tana Si-
nagan gonebisa orRanoTa da sacnobelTa ganafrTxobda da ga-
naWabukebda. da esreT mrCobl aRorZinebulTa dambadebelsa
maTsa RmerTsa miuZRuanebda, rameTu ara sxuaTa moZRuarTa
mier aswavlida esodensa amas simravlesa, anu Tu sxuaTa Tana-
SemweTa iKumevda, raATamca TYT mcired-raAme ganisuena, ara-
med yovliTurT TYT aswavebn da hmoZRurin mwyobrTa da
mwyobrTa, hasakeulTa da hasakeulTa. xolo wessa da kanonsa
locvaTa TYsTasa ara daacadebda, arca marxvisa da moRuawe-
bisagan ganisuenebda, vidremdis upiratesTa maT Semdgomni Se-
asworna, xolo SesworebulTa maT Semdgomni maTni warswina.
576
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
zogierTi Tavis mSoblebs mohyavda da mis miRebas evedre-
bodnen; zogs karebTan utovebdnen da Tavad ki garbodnen.
sxvani, maxvili gonebis mqone yrmebi, TviTonve gamorbod-
nen TavianTi mSoblebisagan da am wmida kacis (giorgis) nav-
Tsayudels moaSurebdnen xolme. ase gaizarda RmrTivSe-
mokrebuli es krebuli, sanam oTxmocamde ar Seivso, ro-
gorc zemoTac vTqviT.
gaiazreT, morwmuneno, es maRali da gansakrTomeli saq-
me! vici, rom Svilebis zrdis ucodinari ara xarT am sof-
lis mkvidrni, da iciT, rom Tu vinmes gaumravldebian Svi-
lebi zomaze metad, e. i. Svidsa da rvaze metad, rogori
mdidaric ar unda iyos, did gasaWirsa da sagonebelSi var-
deba aseTi kaci. xolo Tu glaxakia, miT ufro mware gaxde-
ba misi cxovreba da vaebiT savse. am netarma kacma ki obol-
Ta aseTi didi simravle itvirTa; da iseve, rogorc sxva
vinme erTs an ors aRzrdida, man yoveli maTgani iseve ga-
mozarda da RmrTivsulieri swavlebiT srul-yo; swored
ise, rogorc RmrTis nebis Tanaxmad, jerovani iyo: asakis
zrdasTan erTad saRmrTo werilis sitkboebas asmevda, rZi-
sa da Taflis msgavsad. sxeulis asoTa da grZnobis orga-
noebis ganviTarebis kvaldakval gonebasa da sulier xed-
vas uviTarebda. ase, ormxriv (xorcielad da sulierad)
aRzrdilT maTsave dambadebel RmerTs miuZRvnida. aseTi
didi simravlis sawvrTnelad sxva moZRvrebi (maswavleb-
lebi) ki ar hyavda mowveuli, an TanaSemwes ki ar ixmareb-
da, raTa TviTon mcired mainc daesvena, aramed mudam Tvi-
Tonve aswavlida da swvrTnida, jguf-jgufad, asakis mi-
xedviT ganyofilT. amasTan, piradi locvis kanons araso-
des gamotovebda, arc marxvisa da moRvawebisagan isveneb-
da; mowafeTa Soris saukeTesoebs Semdgomni gauTanaswo-
ra; aseve, ufro Semdgomnic win waswia. ase rom, asakiT
577
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
da esreT daRacaTu hasakiTa erTi meorisa umetes ixilvebo-
da, xolo swavlulebisa mier urTierTars mohasake iyvnes.
xolo mnebavs sityuaA, Semsgavsebuli Jamsa da adgilsa,
romlisa TqumaA ara ujero ars sabralobelad mabralobelTa
maT ubraloAsaTa, romelTaTYs-igi vhgoneb, romel arca Tu
keTilsa mas mTesvarsa eridnen bralobad, romeli-igi gamo-
vida Tesvad Teslisa, viTarca saxarebasa weril ars; gina Tu
meaTormetisa misTYs mowafisa moZRuari igi saxieri brale-
ul yon; da kualad martoA [elise er]Tisa geezisTYs, romel-
sa igi xolo mxoloA hyva mowfad, rameTu eseviTariTa savse
arian werilni. xolo Cuen mcireTa mier sityuaTa mizezi sit-
yYsa CuenisaA sacnaur vyoT da nametnavsa Tana-warvhKdeT, raA-
Ta ara unayofoebisaTYs romelTame xeTaAsa Sueniersa mas sa-
moTxisa damsxmelsa abralebdes vin, arca urnatT-mTesvarsa
mas Keloansa mcirisa RuarZlisaTYs ganikiTxvides vin, ukue-
Tu mciredca raAme iyos naklulevanebaA esodensa simravlesa
Sina.
rameTu iyo mravali mizezi Sekrebasa amaTsa Sina, N wmi-
dao: pirvelad yovlisa, RmrTisa mimsgavsebuli mowyalebaA,
viTarca zemo vTquT, Jamisa misTYs gansacdelisa, xolo meo-
red, vinaATgan SromaA Tavs-edva da mravalni wignni eTar-
gmnnes da eneba, raATamca naTesavman Cuenman daiswava. xolo
vinaATgan SeuZlebel iyo hasakiTa srulTa da ganmwYsebulTa
ganswavlaA, amisTYsca bunebaA igi lbili da CCYli, romeli,
viTarca cYli sabeWdavsa, egreT miiRebs swavlulebasa, ese-
viTari krebuli orRanod Semwynarebelad swavlaTa TYsTa
moipova, romlisagan ara gancruvna sasoebaA misi. xolo kua-
lad mesame mizezi ese iyo, romelsaca Sina iyo gangebulebaA
RmrTisaA, rameTu iyo raA wmidaA ese mTasa amas wmidasa pir-
velad dekanozobasa Sina da merme winamZRurobasa, aKsovda
mravali Ruawli da SromaA, romeli Tavs-edva xucesTa da mga-
lobelTaTYs. rameTu queyanaA Cueni Sors iyo amis queyanisa-
578
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
erTimeoreze ufros-umcrosni iyvnen, magram swavlulebis
mxriv moZRvarma erTmaneTis Tanamoasaked aqcia isini.
aq minda droisa da adgilis Sesaferisad vTqva sityva
im kacTa gansasjelad, romelnic usamarTlod adanaSau-
lebdnen moZRvars. udanaSauloTaTvis cilis dawameba xom
Cveulebrivi ambavia; rogorc saxarebaSi weria, aseTi ada-
mianebi ar moeridnen keTili mTesavis dadanaSaulebas, ro-
melic Teslis dasaTesavad iyo gamosuli; aseve, meTerTme-
te Jamis mowafisaTvis keTili moZRvari braleulad gamo-
aCines; aseve elise _ geezisaTvis, romelsac mxolod is hyav-
da mowafed. amgvari magaliTebiT savsea saRmrTo werili.
Cven ki mokle gamoTqmiT Cveni sityvebis mizezi gamovaCi-
noT, xolo zedmets Tavi avaridoT, raTa mSvenieri baRna-
ris gamSenebels aravin dasdos brali zogierTi xis una-
yofobis gamo; arca xnulebis daxelovnebul mTesavs sare-
vela balaxisaTvis ganikiTxavdes vinme; Tu mcire raime nak-
lovaneba aRmoCndes aseT did simravleSi.
mravali mizani hqonda am yrmebis Sekrebas, hoi, wmin-
dao; pirvel yovlisa _ RmerTTan mimsgavsebuli mowyale-
ba, rogorc zemoT vTqviT, gansacdelis Jamis gamo. meore _
radganac didi Sroma hqonda gaweuli mravali wignis Tar-
gmnaze, surda, Cvens xalxs Seeswavla isini, da radganac
SeuZlebelia srulasakovanTa da zrdasrulTa ganswavla,
amitomac airCia yrmaTa rbili da Cvili buneba, romelic
cvilis sabeWdavis msgavsad iRebs saxes da iTvisebs swav-
lulebas. es krebuli man Tavis swavlaTa mimRebelad gamo-
awrTo, da maTgan imedi ar gascruebia. mesame mizezi ki is
iyo, da RmrTis gangebac iyo amaSi, rom, rodesac es wminda
beri mTawmidaze iyo, jer dekanozobaSi da Semdeg winam-
ZRvrobaSi, axsovda didi Sroma da wvaleba, romelic xu-
cesTa da mgalobelTa momzadebas Sealia, magram radgan
579
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
gan, da mciredni movidian swavlulni, xolo romelni-igi mo-
vidian, Semdgomad mciredisa kualadca warvidian da didebu-
li ese eklesiaA calieri dautevian. da eneba netarsa amas, raATa
krebuli SvilTa TYsTaA, viTarca cxoarni sityYerni, wmida-
sa mamasa Cuensa efTYmes ZRunad patiosnad mohguarnes mga-
lobelad da mRdelad wmidisa amis eklesiisa, raATa RmerTSe-
mosilTa maT maSenebelTa saKsenebeli brwyinvaled aResru-
lebodis. da viTarca pirvel vTquT, ese sami mizezi iyo maTi-
sa SekrebisaA.
XXIV. xolo Cuen pirvelsave sityuasa movideT: davyavT aR-
mosavleTs xuTi weli eseviTariTa yofiTa, viTarca zemo
vTquT. gardaiwernes wignni misni mravalTa saebiskoposoTa
da monasterTa da mravalni saeklesioni wesni gahmarTna, ro-
melni-raA naklulevanebaA poa da yovelTave – mefesa, mTavarTa,
mdidarTa da glaxakTa, didTa da mcireTa – gzani saukunoAsa
cxorebisani aswavna, mcnebani da wesni dausxna weriT da uwe-
relad da esreT saRmrToA brZanebaA aRasrula; da misda rwmu-
nebuli igi talanti bevr wilad aRaorZina, romel ars wignTa
TargmanebaA. xolo sxuaAca talanti SesZina friad, umaRlesi
pirvelisa, romel ars esodenisa sulisa ganswavlaA da aRzrdaA.
rameTu me, N netaro, ara esreT didad sakYrvel miCns wignTa
TargmanebaA, viTar esodenisa sulisaA RmrTisa SewirvaA. xo-
lo sacnaur ars ese, viTarmed amaT obolTaTYs waruZRua
RmerTi aRmosavleTs da esreT yoveli aRmosavali gananaTla,
da nawili igi andrea mociqulisaA da simon kananelisaA kua-
lad ganamtkica, rameTu andrea mociqulman movlo queyanaA
Cueni, xolo simon kananelman sruliad daimkYdra, rameTu ni-
kofss arian nawilni misni wmidani.
580
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
Cveni qveyana mTawmididan Sors iyo, da swavlulni iSvia-
Tad modiodnen, da vinc movidoda, mcireodeni xnis Sem-
deg isev wavidoda xolme, da im didebul eklesias cari-
els tovebdnen. netar mamas surda, rom Tavis SvilTa kre-
buli, sityvieri cxvrebis saxiT, wminda mamis eqvTimesTvis
patiosan ZRvnad miegvara, mRvdlebad da mgaloblebad im
wminda eklesiisa, raTa RmerTSemosil mSenebelTa saxse-
nebeli yovelTvis brwyinvaled aRsrulebuliyo.
es sami mizani hqonda, rogorc vTqviT, yrmaTa Sekrebas.
24. Cven isev Tavdapirvel sityvas davubrundeT. am yo-
faSi gavatareT aRmosavleTSi xuTi weli. mravalma sae-
piskoposo eklesiam da monasterma gadaiweres misi wigne-
bi. amiT moZRvarma gamarTa da gaaswora saeklesio wesebi,
sadac ki raime naklovaneba hpova, da yvelas _ mefes, mTa-
varT, mdidrebsa da glaxakebs, didsa da mcires _ saukuno
cxovrebis gzebi aswavla. wesebi da miTiTebebi dauwesa, ro-
gorc werilobiT, ise zepirad, da amgvarad, aRasrula saR-
mrTo brZaneba, da misdami Cabarebuli talanti _ wignTa
Targmaneba _ mravalwilad gazarda da aaRorZina.
am saganZurs sxva talantic daumata uxvad, am pirvel-
ze ufro aRmatebuli; esaa amdeni sulis ganswavla da aR-
zrda. me, hoi netaro mamao, iseT did sakvirvelebad ar mi-
maCnia wignTa Targmaneba, ramdenadac amdeni sulis RmrTi-
sadmi Sewirva. albaT swored am obolTaTvis waruZRva mas
RmerTi aRmosavleTisken; man Tavisi moZRvrebiT mTeli aR-
mosavleTi gaanaTla, da andrea mociqulisa da simon kana-
nelis wilxvedri qveyana kvlav ganamtkica. andrea moci-
qulma xom moiara Cveni qveyana, xolo simon kananeli mTli-
anad aq damkvidrda; nikofsSi aris misi wminda nawilebi.
581
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo raJams-igi samxilebelad codvaTa CuenTaTYs lo-
mi igi myYrali, bab
babilon
iloniT
ilon iT aRmosruli, simtkicesa zeda
mklavisa TYsisasa moqaduli, meore nabuqodonusor, uSju-
loA surtan gamovida sazRvarTagan TYsTa mosrvad naTesavsa
qristeaneTasa, mas Jamsa Sina viyveniT Cuen axalqalaqs ja-
vaxeTisasa da mun hyves yovelnive igi obolni TYsni. da vsxe-
diT yovelnive winaSe missa. Sua dRes oden gankYrvebaA daeca
Jam raodenme da meyseulad gankrTomis saxed gYbrZana yovel-
Ta, viTarmed: “uwyodeT, rameTu risxvaA RmrTisaA mowevnad
ars amas qalaqsa zeda”. da brZana aRkazmvaA yovelTaA. da iyo
raA mwuxri, gamovediT. da Semdgomad samisa dRisa moiwia ris-
xvaA igi ugrZnulad, romelsa yovelni mecnier xarT, rameTu
ara Tu axalqalaq isa oden mkYdrni moisrnes, aramed did-
axalqalaqisa
didni da warCinebulni mTavarni da erisTavni sameufoAsa Cu-
enisani ZYr-ZYrad moisrnes da warwymdes, romlisa mier Rm-
rTis-msaxuri mefe bagrat didsa mwuxarebasa STavarda, vid-
re ara mivida kaci ese RmrTisaA da sityuaTa mier nugeSinis-
cemisaTa da mravalsaxeTa TxrobaTa da uwyebaTagan almuri
igi mwuxarebisaA ganuqarva, vidreRa TYT aRiarebda, viTar-
med: “ukueTumca ara mexilva siwmide Seni, kninRamca da mwu-
xarebisa mier momkudar viyavo”.
XXV. xolo gulisKma-yo raA zegardamoATa wodebiTa Jami
micvalebisa TYsisaA, KorcTagan ganslvisaA da RmrTisa mi-
marT mislvisaA, gangebulebaman saRmrToman aRZra suli misi
warslvad mTawmidad
mTawmidad, raATa vinaA-igi aRmoubrwyinda naTe-
li mecnierebisaA wignTa RmrTiv-sulierTaA, viTarca mraval-
gzis gYTquams pirvelad wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmes mier
da merme amis netarisa mamisa giorgisgan, raATa mierve iqmnas
aRvsebaA misi da zecisa naTelsa SematebaA, daRacaTu qalaqsa
582
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
rodesac Cveni codvebis samxileblad Tavisi sazRvre-
bidan gadmovida babilonidan mosuli, Tavisi mklavis Zli-
erebas mindobili uSjulo salTani, meore nabuqodonoso-
ri, myvirali lomis msgavsi, qristiani eris amosawyvetad,
imJamad javaxeTis axalqalaqSi viyaviT, da iq hyavda moZ-
Rvars Tavisi oblebi, da mis winaSe viyaviT Sekrebilni;
daaxloebiT SuadRisas igi SeSfoTebam moicva ramdenime
xans, da SeZrwunebulma gviTxra yvelas: `icodeT, rom Rm-
rTis risxva aris am qalaqze mosalodneli~. brZana yvelas
Sekazmva da gamgzavreba.
mwuxri iyo, roca gamovediT. marTlac, rogorc yvelam
iciT, sami dRis Semdeg risxva daatyda am qalaqs, da ara
marto axalqalaqis mkvidrni amowydnen, aramed Cveni same-
fos did-didi da warCinebuli mTavarni da erisTavnic sa-
Sineli sikvdiliT daixocnen. RmrTismsaxuri mefe bagra-
ti did mwuxarebaSi Cavarda, sanam es RmrTis kaci ar mivi-
da masTan sanugeSo sityvisaTvis, da mravalgvari Txrobi-
Ta da uwyebiT mwuxarebis almuri ar ganuqarva. mefem TviT
aRiara _ rom ar mexila Seni siwminde, mwuxarebisagan sa-
sikvdilod viyav ganwirulio.
25. rodesac zeciuri STagonebiT mixvda xorcisagan Ta-
visi sulis gayras da RmerTTan misvlas, saRmrTo gangebam
ubiZga mas mTawmidaze asvla, raTa iq, saidanac amobrwyin-
da RmrTivsulier wignTa codnis naTeli (Tavdapirvelad
Cveni wminda mamis eqvTimes, Semdeg ki netari mamis gior-
gis mier), iqve aRsrulebuliyo igi da zeciur naTels Seh-
mateboda. Tumca ki sameufo qalaqSi (konstantinepolSi)
gardaicvala, wminda da didi mamis eqvTimes msgavsad.
583
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
mas Sina sameufos aResrula, viTarca wmidaA da didi mamaA Cu-
eni efTYmi. da raATa, viTarca mdinare Tualisagan wyaroAsa
gamosruli, romelman morwyis piri queyanisaA, Tavadve TYsad
miiqces da TYssave gamosavalsa STaedinos da raATa, viTarca
vTquT, esodeni ese simravle SvilTa TYsTaA, viTarca cxoar-
Ta pirmetyuelTaA, wmidasa mamasa Cuensa efTYmes miuZRuan-
nes da Sinagan bakisa misisa daamkYdrnes. amaT eseviTarTa gan-
gebulebaTaTYs RmrTisa mier gulsa mouKda warslvaA mTaw-
midadve
midadve.
da Semdgomad mravalTa locvaTa da RmrTisa mimarT ved-
rebaTa gulsavseqmnuli warvida winaSe RmrTis-msaxurisa me-
fisa bagratisa da, viTarca Suenoda sibrZnesa missa, mravali
sityuaA madlovnobisaA da RmrTisa mimarT locvisaA warmoT-
qua mis winaSe sarwmunoebisaTYs da siyuarulisa misisaA mis-
sa mimarT da swavlaTa misTa keTilad SewynarebisaA, da sit-
yuani jmnisani SeauRlna sityuaTa misTa, savseni sibrZniTa saR-
mrToATa, viTarmed: “N mefeo, viTarca morCil veqmen brZane-
basa Sensa da dauteve queyanaA ucxoebisa da mwirobisa Cemi-
saA, sada-igi mravalTa SfoTTagan ganmesuena, aw Sen morCil
eqmen siglaxakesa Cemsa, awca, viTarca mravalgzis, ganmiteve
queyanad mwirobisa Cemisa, warmgzavne locviT da kurTxeviT,
mimawie samarxosa mamaTa CemTa sulierTasa, viTarca mamad-mTa-
vari iakob, egYptes aRsrulebuli da aRTqumisa queyanad war-
yvanebuli dasaflvelad abrahamis Tana da isakisa; da viTarca
Zualni iosebisni mierve ganxumulni da mamaTa TYsTa Tana das-
xmulni; ukueTu Seemata raA RmrTis-msaxurebasa Sensa da we-
sierebasa sameufoAsa Senisasa, ese madli Seni ars, rameTu Sen
584
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mTawmidaze asvla imisTvisac iyo saWiro, rom zemoaRniS-
nuli simravle Tavisi sulieri Svilebisa, rogorc sit-
yvieri cxvrebi, wminda mama eqvTimesaTvis miegvara, da mi-
si bakis SigniT daebinavebina, da maSasadame, kvlav dabru-
neboda im wyarosTvals, saidanac misi sibrZnis mdinare aR-
mocenda, morwyo mTeli qveynis zedapiri da amJamad ki kv-
lav Tavissave gamosavalSi unda Cadeniliyo. aseTi winas-
warganzraxviTa da gangebiT mouvida mis guls mTawmida-
ze wasvlis survili.
mravali locvisa da RmrTis mimarT vedrebis Semdeg
guldajerebuli wavida RmrTismsaxur mefe bagratTan, da,
rogorc mis sibrZnes Seefereboda, madlobisa da RmrTis
mimarT locvis mravali sityva warmoTqva mis winaSe, im
sarwmunoebisa da siyvarulisaTvis, romelic mefes hqon-
da mis mimarT, da mis swavlebaTa keTilad miRebisaTvis; am
sityvebs moZRvarma daurTo ganSorebis sityvebic, savseni
saRmrTo sibrZniT: `ise, rogorc davemorCile brZanebasa
Sensa da davtove ucxoebaSi cxovreba, sadac mravali Sfo-
Tisagan ganSorebuli vimyofebodi, axla Sen daemorCile
Cems siglaxakes, rogorc sxva drosac mravalgzis, da kv-
lav gamiSvi mwirobisaTvis (ucxoeTSi moRvaweobisaTvis);
gamgzavne locviTa da kurTxeviT, raTa kvlav miveaxlo Cems
sulier mamaTa saflavebs,1 ise, rogorc iakob mamaTmTava-
ri, egvipteSi gardacvlili, kvlav aRTqmis qveyanaSi iqna
gadasvenebuli dasakrZalavad, abrahamTan da isakTan er-
Tad; da iseve, rogorc iosebis Zvlebi, iqidanve (egvipti-
dan) wamoRebulni, Tavis mamaTa ZvlebTan iqna gadasvenebu-
li. Tu raime Seemata Sens RmrTismsaxurebas da Seni same-
1 igulisxmeba ioane da eqvTime mTawmidelebi da sxva wmida
mamebi.
585
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
miwode da ara TYT moved, miiRe aRwerili Seni da ixile, ro-
melsa Sina aRgeTqua uzrunvel yofaA Cemi. mefeman magan qu-
eyanisaman queyanisave mefisa mimgzavne da qalaqisa, yovelTa
Semkrebelisa, raATa mier zecisa mefisa warvigzavno, qalaqi-
sa mis, yovelTa RirsTa Sesakrebelisa da maSuralTa ganmsue-
nebelisa, vinaA-igi did ars ufali, qebul friad qalaqsa uf-
lisa ZalTaAsa, viTarca daviT ityYs: “sada-igi RmrTisa Zli-
erni queyaniT amaRldebian”.
amaT sityuaTa mier lmobier yo guli mefisaA, vidremdis
mravali cremli dasTxia mTavarTa TYsTa Tana da episkoposTa.
da mravliTa RoniTa da vedrebiTa ver uZlo SepyrobaA Seup-
yrobelisaA mis, da iZlia mZle uZlevelisagan, merme sameufo-
Ta wignTa mier da mandaturTa winaSe RmrTis-msaxurisa kos-
tantine dukiwisa winaSe wargzavna mravliTa niWiTa da safa-
siTa TYT mefeman da yovelTa mTavarTa TYsTa da episkoposTa.
da aRivso yoveli samefoA misi mwuxarebiTa da urviTa, vi-
Tarca erTi Svili daklebasa mamisa TYsisasa, rameTu knin-Ra
da umravlesni mowafeni iyvnes misni, viTarca pirvel gYTqu-
ams.
xolo warmovemarTeniT mas Jamsa, odes marTa ufliswuli
sZlad TYsad kostantine dukiwman moiyvana dedoflad same-
fosa amas qalaqsa, viTarca dagYweria pirvelve winawarmet-
yuelebisaTYs berisa, rameTu warmo-raA-hyvanda, pirvel
586
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
fos wesierebas, es Sens mier mopovebuli madlia, radgan
Sen momiwode aq da Cemi TaosnobiT ar momxdara es; aiRe
Seni dawerili da aRmoikiTxe, romelSic Cemi uzrunvel-
yofa gaqvs aRTqmuli. Sen, am qveynis mefem, gamgzavne qvey-
nisave mefesTan, im qalaqSi, romelic yvelas Sesakrebelia,1
raTa iqidan zeciur meufesTan warvigzavno, im qalaqSi,
romelic yovelTa RirsTa Sesakrebelia da maSvralTa gan-
msvenebeli,2 saidanac idideba ufali, qebuli ZalTa uflis
qalaqSi,3 rogorc ambobs daviTi: `sadac RmrTis Zlierni
qveyanidan amaRldebian~.4
am sityvebiT moalbo mefis guli, iqamde, rom mravali
cremli daRvara (mefem) Tavis mTavrebTan da episkoposeb-
Tan erTad. mravali vedrebiTa da RonisZiebiTac SeZlo me-
fem, daekavebina is, visi dakavebac SeuZlebelia; mZle mefe
masze ufro uZlevelisagan iZlia; Semdeg oficialuri we-
riliT da mcvelTa TanxlebiT gagzavna giorgi RmrTismsa-
xur mefe konstantine dukasTan; Tanac mravali ganZi uboZa
mefemac da misma mTavrebma da episkoposebmac. mTeli same-
fo mwuxarebiT aRivso giorgis wasvliT, rogorc Sewux-
deba Svili, romelsac mama daeRupeba, radganac TiTqmis
yvelani misi mowafeni iyvnen, rogorc zemoTac vTqviT.
ramdenime xnis winaT, rodesac samefo qalaqidan (kon-
stantinepolidan) gamovdiodiT, swored maSin moiyvana
konstantine dukam marTa ufliswuli Tavis rZlad, sameu-
fo qalaqis dedoflad, rogor zemoTac aRvwereT, beris
(giorgis) winaswarmetyvelebisamebr; da rodesac mohyavda,
1 igulisxmeba bizantia da misi dedaqalaqi konstantinepoli.
2 igulisxmeba mTawmida.
3 ZalTa ufali _ RmerTis erT-erTi epiTeti (Zalni _ angeloz-
Ta erT-erTi dasi).
4 fs. 46:10
587
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
Cuensa, hrqua mariam, bagratis dedaman, bersa, viTarmed: “aha
mamao, aResrula winawarmetyuelebaA Seni marTas zeda da es-
reT warmoiyvanes didiTa didebiTa samefod”.
xolo mefisa mier warmovlinebul iyo aroni, xolo TYsisa
mamisa mier hyves netari beri petre, patriki, petrik yofili,
da iovane, bedieli mTavarepiskoposi da sYngelozi da sxuaA
eri friadi, romelni-igi pirvel Cuensa misrul iyvnes.
xolo Cuen warmo-raA-vemarTeniT naviTa, mravalni Rel-
vani da aRZrvani zRYsani guekueTnes mraval dRe, vidre ara
sruliad sasoebaA cxorebisa CuenisaA warviwireT, romlisa aR-
weraA sityYsa nametnav ars. xolo locvaman amis wmidisaman
mSYdobiT ganguarinna da esreT uvnebelad samefod qalaqad
moviwieniT.
maSin petre yovelive saqme Cueni RmrTis-msaxursa mefe-
sa auwya. xolo xvalisagan brZana mefeman aRwodebaA misi pa-
latad.
da dResa meoresa aRiyvanes palatad. da viTarca Sevida
winaSe mefisa, wesisaebr sameufoAsa Tayuanis-sca, qebaA Seas-
xa da locvaA da kurTxevaA SviliTurT miuZRuana. xolo ga-
nicada raA mefeman saxe misi RmrTiv-sulieri, xolo sityuaA
pirisa misisaA – mdabali da Semusrvili da msmenelTa sasme-
nelsa mkYrcxed Semavali, rameTu sacnobelTa misTa dawyna-
rebulebaA SinaganTa sulisa ZalTa aRuZrvelobasa warmoa-
Cenda, xolo sityuaTa mdabalTa mier da maxYlTa gonierebasa
sulisasa wamebda, romlisaTYsca hrqua mefeman petriks,
588
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mariam dedofalma, bagratis dedam, uTxra bers: `aha, ma-
mao, aRsrulda Seni winaswarmetyveleba marTaze~, da ase
didebiT moiyvanes sameufo qalaqSi.
samefo karze (konstantinepolSi) bagrat mefisagan Cvenam-
de wargzavnilni iyvnen aroni, netari beri petre _ yofili
patriki,1 iovane bedieli mTavarepiskoposi da svingelozi2.
rodesac Cven gavemarTeT naviT, zRva aborgda da mra-
vali dRis ganmavlobaSi talRebi ekveTeboda Cvens navs;
gadarCenis imedi TiTqmis aRar gvqonda. amis aRwera SeuZ-
lebelia, radgan maSindeli gansacdeli yovelgvari sit-
yvis Zalas aRemateba. mxolod wmida kacis (giorgis) loc-
vam gadagvarCina da sruliad uvneblad mivaRwieT samefo
qalaqSi (konstantinepolSi).
maSin petrem Cveni saqmis Sesaxeb RmrTismsaxur mefes
auwya. xolo mefem brZana, meore dRisaTvis miewviaT beri
sasaxleSi.
marTlac, meore dRes aiyvanes igi samefo darbazSi, da
rodesac Sevida mefesTan, samefo karis wesisamebr, Tayva-
ni sca, qeba Seasxa mis mefobas, da locva-kurTxeva miuZRvna,
SvilebTan erTad. beris RmrTivsulier saxes rom Sexeda,
da moismina misi saubari _ mdabali da mokrZalebuli, ro-
melic msmenelTa gulSi daubrkoleblad Sedioda (rad-
gan misi Tvalebis simSvide3 sulis Sinagani Zalebis uSfoT-
velobas warmoaCenda, xolo mdabali da mkafio sityvebi4
misi sulis gonierebas mowmobdnen), mefem patriks (petres)
1 patriki _ warCinebuli, didgvarovani, patriciusi.
2 svingelozi (berZn. `Tanamosenake~) _ patriarqis TanaSemwe
beri (mdivani).
3 dedanSia: `sacnobelTa dawynarebuleba~. sacnobeli _
`grZnobis organos~ niSnavs.
4 dedanSia: `maxvili sityua~, rac azris mkafiod Camoyalibe-
bas niSnavs.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
viTarmed: “madlier var uflisa bagrat sevastosisada, ro-
mel eseviTari kaci, mimsgavsebuli angelozTaA, winaSe mefo-
bisa Cuenisa warmoavlina, rameTu daRacaTu naTesaviT qarTve-
li ars, xolo yovliTurT wesi Cueni hmosies”.
maSin warikiTxna wignni sevastosisani, romelTa Sina we-
ril iyo, viTarmed: “gixaroden, N RmrTis-moyuareo mefeo,
warmomivlenies winaSe mefobisa Senisa kaci, mimsgavsebuli
usxeuloTaA da moZRuari Cuen yovelTaA, egreT Seiwynare, vi-
Tarca Suenis mefobasa Sensa, romlisa locviTa daamyaren
RmerTman yovlisa soflisa mpyrobeli wmidaA mefobaA Seni”.
maSin umetes gulisKma-yo RirsebaA misi da didiTa pati-
viTa moikiTxa da hrqua, viTarmed: “raAca gnebavs, yovelsave
aRgisrulebs mefobaA Cueni”.
xolo viTarca esreT sTnda RirsebaA misi, iwyo ubnobad
da kiTxvad berisa sityuaTa sulierTa da wesTa SjulisaTa.
xolo iyvnes mas Jamsa winaSe mefisa mdgomare kacni vinme di-
debulni da warCinebulni, hromni da somexni, romelTa Tana
iyo gagik kareli da sxuani Tavadni sameufoAsani, rameTu Ja-
mica marjue iyo da dawynarebuli.
da viTarca vTqu zemo, iwyo mefeman kiTxvad SjulisaTYs
marTlmadidebelTaAsa: “anu Tu ars raA ganyofilebaA sarwmu-
noebisa TquenisaA srulsa mas da ucTomelsa sarwmunoebasa
berZenTasa Tana?”
xolo netarman man esreT maRlad da RmrTiv-brwyinvaled
warmoTqua sarwmunoebaA marTali Cuen qarTvelTa naTesavi-
saA, romel ganakYrva mefe da yovelni mTavarni misni da hrqua
mefesa: “ese ars sarwmunoebaA marTali naTesavisa CuenisaA. da
raJams erTgzis gYcnobies, arRara midrekil varT marcxl,
gina marjul da arca mivdrkebiT, Tu RmerTsa undes”.
590
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
uTxra: `madlobeli var baton bagrat sevastosisa1, romel-
mac aseTi angelozis msgavsi kaci gamogzavna Cveni mofobis
winaSe; erovnebiT qarTveli ki aris, magram zne-Cveuleba
mTlianad Cveneburi aqvs SeTvisebuli~.
Semdeg mefem waikiTxa sevastosis (bagrat mefis) weri-
li, romelSic igi swerda: `ixare, RmrTismoyvareo mefeo;
Seni mefobis winaSe gamovgzavne kaci, usxeuloTa (angeloz-
Ta) msgavsi, moZRvari Cveni. miiRe igi ise, rogorc Sehfe-
ris Sens mefobas. misi (Cveni moZRvris) locviT ganamtki-
cos RmerTma msoflios mpyrobeli wminda mefoba Seni~.
maSin ufro gasagebi Seiqna mefisaTvis Rirseba berisa,
da didi pativiT miesalma mas da uTxra: `rac gnebavs, yove-
lives agisrulebs Cveni mefoba~.
mefem berTan sulier sakiTxebze daiwyo saubari da
Sjulis wesebs ekiTxeboda. imJamad mefesTan iyvnen warCi-
nebuli da didebuli kacni _ romaelni da somexni. maTTan
erTadve iyvnen gagik kareli da somxeTis sxva didebulni,
radganac mSvidobiani Jami idga.
rogorc ukve vTqvi, mefem bers gamokiTxva dauwyo mar-
TlmadidebelTa Sjulis Sesaxeb. saxeldobr, hkiTxa: `aris
Tu ara raime gansxvaveba Tqvens sarwmunoebasa da berZenTa
srul da ucTomel sarwmunoebas Soris?~
netarma berma ise amaRlebulad da RmrTivbrwyinva-
led warmoTqva marTali sarwmunoebrivi aRsareba Cveni,
qarTveli erisa, rom gaakvirva mefe da yoveli misi mTava-
ri. bolos uTxra mefes: `esaa Cveni eris marTali sarwmu-
noeba. mas Semdeg, rac erTxel SevimecneT da miviReT igi,
aRar gadagvixvevia misgan arc marcxniv da arc marjvniv,
da arc gadavixrebiT, Tu RmerTi inebebs~.
1 sevastosi (berZn. `maRali~, `didebuli~) _ mefeTa Sesaferi-
si epiTeti.
591
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo gankYrda mefe, esma raA, viTarmed “arRara midre-
kil varTo”. da hrqua bersa: “madli RmerTsa, viTar mravali
uaRresi vixile Tquen Soris, garna, patiosano mamao, me kaci
var samKedroTa saqmeTa Sina aRzrdili da ver wulilad mec-
nier var yovelsa. xolo aw, vinaATgan kuerTxi mefobisaA me
mipyries, mnebavs, raATa yovelsa mecnier viyo berZenTa da
hromTasa; rameTu, pirvel yovlisa, marTlmadideblobaA iZie-
bis mefeTagan, mauwye, viTar ars ese, romel Cuen da Tquen
mfuaniTa vwiravT da zedaSesa wyalsa urTavT, xolo hromni
KmeadiTa da urwyoATa wirven?. friad ucxo miCns ese saqme da
urTierTars winaaRmdgom, anu raA ars Zali puris-comisa da
marilisaA, romel urTavT comsa, anu wyali, romel urTavT
zedaSesa? gangYmarte da gulisKma-gYyav, wmidao mamao!”
xolo netarman miugo, viTarmed: “N mefeo, vinaATgan ber-
ZenTa Soris mravali wvalebaA Semovida pirvel da mravalgzis
midrkes, amisTYsca msgavsad Tquensa RmrTis-msaxurTa mefeTa
wmidani krebani Semokribnes da wulilad gamoiZies gangebu-
lebisaTYs qristes RmrTisa Cuenisa da Korcielad gamoCine-
bisaTYs misisa, da saufloTa maTTYs KorcTa gamoZiebaA iq-
mna, da daaweses, raATa moviRebdeT comsa saxed KorcTa qris-
tesTa, xolo puris-comsa saxed sulisa gonierisa, da maril-
sa saxed gonebisa winaaRdgomad wvalebisa uSjuloAsa apo-
592
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mefes gaukvirda, roca moismina: `arasodes gadagvix-
veviao~, da uTxra bers: `madloba RmerTs, rom SenSi uaR-
resi Rirseba vnaxe; amitomac, patiosano mamao, radgan me
samxedro saqmeSi aRzrdili kaci var da sarwmunoebis zed-
miwevniTi codna ara maqvs, xolo raki mefobis kverTxi mip-
yria, msurs, dawvrilebiT vicode berZenTa da romaelTa
sarwmunoebis Sesaxeb, radganac, pirvel yovlisa, marTlma-
didebloba Sehferis mefes; amitomac, mauwye, ratomaa, rom
Cven da Tqven1 gafuebuli puriT vwiravT saRmrTo msxver-
pls, zedaSes2 ki wyals vumatebT, xolo romaelni ki xmia-
diT3 da wyalgaureveli RviniT swiraven? Zalian ucxo saq-
med meCveneba es da erTmaneTis sawinaaRmdegod. anda, ra
ras niSnavs: safuarisa da marilis gareva purSi, xolo
wylisa _ zedaSeSi? gangvimerte da migvaxvedre, wmindao
mamao!~
netarma berma miugo: `hoi mefeo, radganac Tavdapir-
velad mravali mwvalebloba4 Semovida berZenTa Soris, da
mravalgzis gadaixarnen marTlmadideblobidan, amitomac
Tqvens msgavs RmrTismsaxur mefeTa brZanebiT wminda kre-
bebi gaimarTa da dawvrilebiT gamoikvlies qriste Rmer-
Tis gangebulebisa5 da xorcielad gamoCenis sakiTxebi. uf-
lis xorcis (sxeulis) Sesaxeb gamoZiebiT dadgenil iqna da
ganwesebul, rom comiT gamovsaxavdeT qristes xorcs, xo-
lo puris-comiT _ mis gonier suls, xolo mariliT _ mis
1 ese igi berZenni da qarTvelni.
2 zedaSe _ wminda Rvino, qvevris zeda nawilidan moxdili, ro-
melic saeklesio RmrTismsaxurebaSi ixmareba msxverplis Se-
wirvisas, e. i. saRmrTo liturgiaSi.
3 xmiadi _ usafuvro puri.
4 mwvalebloba _ (aq) sarwmunoebrivi gadaxra
5 gangebuleba _ saRmrTo ganzraxva kacTa xsnisa da cxovrebi-
saTvis.
593
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
linarissa, romeli-igi KorcTa maT qristesTa saufloTa usu-
lod da ugonebod ityoda ugunuri igi da usuloA. xolo
RYnosa Tana wyalsa urTavT saxed sisxlisa da wylisa, rome-
li gardamoKda guerdsa mKsnelisasa, viTarca ityYs iovane
oqropiri. ese ars ganmartebaA da mizezi amaT saqmeTaA.
xolo hromTa, vinaATgan erTgzis icnes RmerTi, arRara
odes midrekil arian da arca odes wvalebaA Semosrul ars
maT Soris. da viTarca-igi maSin Tavman mociqulTaman petre
Sewira usisxloA igi msxuerpli da, umetesad-Ra, viTarca TYT
Tavadman ufalman misca mowafeTa Ramesa mas serobisasa, eg-
reT aRasruleben igini da araraA ars amas Sina ganyofilebaA,
oden sarwmunoebaA marTali iyos”.
xolo mTavarTa maT hromTa didad ganixarnes, rameTu ku-
aladca yofil iyo amis pirisaTYs ZiebaA maT Soris da uswav-
lelobiTa ver sityua-ego mefisada, da etyodes wmidasa: “war-
giyvanoTo winaSe wmidisa papaAsa”.
merme kualad hkiTxa mefeman somexTaTYs: “Tu aqus raA na-
wili qristeaneTa Tana?” xolo miugo wmidaman mokled, vi-
Tarmed: “borotsa sarwmunoebasa saxelca nu edebin”. da maT
yovelTa winaSe sircxYliTa aRavsna somexni igi mefeni.
594
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
gonebas, urjulo apolinaris mwvaleblobis sawinaaRmde-
god, romelic qristes sxeuls usulod da ugonebod miiC-
nevda, Tavadve ugunuri da usulo! xolo RvinoSi wyals
vurevT im sisxlisa da wylis aRmniSvnelad, romelic mxsne-
lis gverdidan gadmovida1, rogorc ioane oqropiri2 ambobs.
aseTia ganmarteba da mizezi am saqmisa.
xolo romaelni, mas Semdeg, rac erTxel Seimecnes
RmerTi, aRarasodes gadaxrilan da arc raime mwvaleblo-
ba gaCenila maT Soris. da, rogorc mociqulTa meTaurma
petrem Sewira usisxlo msxverpli, da ufro metic, _ ro-
gorc TviT ufalma iesu qristem serobis Rames mowafeebs
ganutexa puri3, ase aRasruleben isini. da am wesebs Soris
araviTari gansxvaveba ar aris, oRond sarwmunoeba marTa-
li iyos~.
romaelma mTavrebma, romelTac es moismines, didad ga-
ixares, radgan am sakiTxze manamdec hqoniaT mefesTan sau-
bari, da uswavlelobis gamo mefis sapasuxod veraferi uT-
qvamT. maT wmida bers SesTavazes: `wminda papis winaSe war-
gadgenTo~.
mefem bers somexTa sarwmunoebis Sesaxebac hkiTxa: `aqvT
Tu ara maT raime saerTo qristianebTan?~ wminda mamam mok-
led miugo: `am boroti sarwmunoebis xsenebac ki ar SeiZ-
lebao~, da somexi mefeebi yvelas winaSe sircxviliT aav-
so.
1 in. 19:34
2 ioane oqropiri (+407) _ konstantinepolis mTavarepiskopo-
si, erT-erTi udidesi qristiani RmrTismetyveli, avtori li-
turgiis wesisa, romelic dRemde aResruleba aRmosavleTis
eklesiebSi. wylisa da Rvinis Serevis saxismetyveleba asaxu-
lia mis liturgiaSi.
3 mT. 26:26; mk. 14:22; lk. 22:19
595
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
maSin mefe aRivso sixaruliTa da madli Sewira RmrTisa
da amis netarisaTYs mravali qebaA warmoTqua winaSe mTavar-
Ta da warCinebulTa TYsTa, Tu viTar maRalni da Zniad gu-
lisKmis-sayofelni igi sityuani esreT advilad da sulmci-
red ganumartna, da friad aRSenebul iqmna xilviTa da ubno-
biTa misiTa.
da ubrZana bersa, viTarmed: “raAca sauravi da saqme Seni
ars, yovelsave aRgisrulebs mefobaA Cueni”.
esreT gamovediT mefisagan da warvediT savaned Cuenda
da ganvisueneT.
xolo mamasaxlisi mTawmid
mTawmidisaA
isaA mas Jamsa mun iyo igi sa-
meufosa mas qalaqsa, kaci saxieri da wrfeli. ixila raA beri
mosruli da gulisKma-yo Zali moslvisa CuenisaA, ganixara
friad da hrqua bersa: “kurTxeul ars RmerTi, keTilad mo-
giZRua ufali. aha esera monasteri Seni winaSe ars Sensa”.
xolo xvalisa dRe aRgYwodnes palats, da aRvediT Cuen-
ca da mamasaxlisi mTawmid isaA
mTawmidisaA
isaA. da SevediT winaSe mefisa. xo-
lo mefeman kualadca sixaruliT moikiTxa beri da hrqua, vi-
Tarmed: “warved, keTilo bero, monastradve Senda, vinaA-igi
yofil xar pirvel da Senni ege obolni mun aRzarden, rameTu
egreT mouweria Cuenda Zmasa Cuensa bagrats sevastossa”. xo-
lo pirveli ege winamZRuari keTilad gvedia”.
da esreT mogYloca “ monasteri. da hrqua bersa, viTar-
med: “obolni igi Senni uCuenen mefobasa Cuensa, raATa wya-
lobiT mixednes da sxuaA yovelive TxovaA Seni aRgisrulo.
da warved mSYdobiT da, raAca geklebodis, guacnobebdi da
dagiurvebdeT”.
da esreT kualadca gamovediT palatiT da warvediT sava-
ned TYsa.
xolo xvalisa dRe moiwia dResaswauli iovane-SobisaA. iv-
nissa k ~ d -sa warvediT astud
astudiasias da SevemTxYeniT Tavsa
596
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mefem Zalian gaixara da madloba Seswira RmerTs, da
didi qeba miuZRvna netar mamas Tavis mTavarTa da warCine-
bulTa winaSe, da aRniSna, Tu ra maRali da Znelad misax-
vedri sakiTxebi ganumarta man ase mokled da advilad, da
Tavad ra didi sulieri sargebeli miiRo beris xilviTa
da masTan saubriT.
bers uTxra: `rac sazrunavi gaqvs, Cveni mefoba yove-
lives agisrulebs~.
amis Semdeg wamovediT mefisagan da Cvens sadgomSi da-
visveneT.
mTawmindis mamasaxlisi1, saTno da wrfeli kaci, imJa-
mad sameufo qalaqSi iyo. rodesac iq misuli beri naxa da
Cveni misvlis mizezi Seityo, Zalian gaixara da uTxra bers:
`kurTxeulia RmerTi, romelic aq mogiZRva. aha, monaste-
ri Sens misaRebad mzadaa~.
meore dRes kvlav migviwvies mefis sasaxleSi, da iq
mTawmidis mamasaxlisTan erTad mivediT. mefesTan rom Se-
vediT, man kvlav sixaruliT moikiTxa beri da uTxra: `wa-
di, keTilo bero, Sensave monasterSi, sadac Tavdapirve-
lad iyavi, da eg Seni oblebic iq aRzarde, radgan ase mou-
weria CemTvis Cvens Zmas, bagrat sevastoss~.
ase gadmogviloca monasteri, da bers uTxra: `Seni ob-
lebi uCvene Cvens mefobas, raTa mowyaleba misces da yove-
li sxva Txovnac agisrulo. Semdeg ki mSvidobiT wadi, da
ra saWiroebac gagiCndes an gakldes, gvacnobe xolme, da
mogigvarebT~.
samefo sasaxlidan isev Cvens sadgomSi wavediT.
meore dRes, 24 ivniss, iovane naTlismcemlis Sobis dRe-
saswauli iyo. wavediT studielTa monasterSi da iq
1 mamasaxlisi _ monastris winamZRvari.
597
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
wmidisa winamorbedisasa da Jamsa veziareniT cxovelsmyofel-
Ta saidumloTa da mier warmovediT metoqadve Cuenda qser-
lofad
lofad.
XXVI. aqamomde ars sityuaA Cueni Tquenda momarT, N ne-
tarno, vinaATgan SaviT mTiT warvediT. da vidre aqamomde
mokled da martivad migiTxar. xolo amieriTgan sasurveli
igi Tqueni da saZiebeli TxrobaA micvalebisa misisaA, Tu vi-
Tar iqmna, anu viTari snebaA iyo, gina raoden dRe sneulebaA,
da kualad, Tu viTarni iyvnes kurTxevisa da warmgzavnisa sit-
yuani, da Tu vin iyvnes ukuanaAsknelsa mas Jamsa micvalebisa
misisasa Tana-moRuaweni da msaxurni.
garna SeZrwunebul var da SeSinebul, rameTu aqamomde
gzaA sityYsa CuenisaA wrfel iyo da advil savalad, xolo aw
iwro da saWiro da uRono Cemgan slvisa, rameTu navTsadgursa
dumilisasa megulebis SevedrebaA, rameTu Keli Cemi Zrwis da
suli Seiwrdebis, xolo gonebaA gancYbrdebis, raJams gulis-
Kma-vyo Jami sioblisa CuenisaA.
garna SiSiTa urCebisaATa morCilebad brZanebisa Tqueni-
sa mosrulman kualad aRvZra uZluri enaA Cemi da sarbielsa
sityYsa Cemisasa kualad viwyo slvad.
598
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
vemTxvieT wminda winamorbedis Tavs, da Jamiswirvaze ve-
ziareT macocxlebel saidumloT1, da iqidan wamovediT kv-
lav Cvens metoqSi, qserlofs2.
26. ai, yovelive, risi moTxrobac msurda TqvenTvis, ne-
tarno mamano, mas Semdeg, rac Savi mTidan wamovediT, da
am dromde mokled da martivad mogiTxre. amis Semdeg ki
unda Sevudge imis moTxrobas, rac Tqven gsurdaT, saxel-
dobr, misi gardacvalebis ambisa, Tu rogor moxda, ra sne-
uleba sWirda, ramden dRes gagrZelda igi, da romeli kur-
Txevis sityvebi warmoTqva ganSorebisas, da romeli Tana-
moRvaweni da msaxurni iyvnen masTan micvalebis Jams.
magram SeZrwunebuli da SeSinebuli var, radgan aqam-
de Cveni sityvis gza swori da advilad savali iyo, axla
ki viwro, gaWirvebiT savse da CemTvis savalad SeuZlebe-
li, radgan aw msurs, dumilis navsadgurs Cavbarde; Cemi
xeli Zrwis da suli mexuTeba, goneba mebindeba, rodesac
gaviazreb Cveni daoblebis Jams.
mxolod urCobisadmi SiSi maiZulebs, davemorCilo
Tqvens brZanebas, kvlav aRvZra Cemi uZluri ena da sityvis
sarbiels mivce kvlav Tavi.
1 saidumloni _ evqaristiuli puri da Rvino, romelic Jamis-
wirvis dros ikurTxeva qristes WeSmarit xorcad da sisxlad,
da romelTac eziarebian morwmuneni.
2 qserlofi _ adgilia, sadac, rogorc Cans, qarTvelTa meto-
qi iyo (esaa ucxoeTis romelime eklesiis momlocvelTa gasa-
Cerebeli adgili; Soreuli saeklesio an samonastro centris
warmomadgenloba ucxo qalaqSi).
599
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
ese wmidaA mamaA Cueni netarsa mas daZinebasa TYssa ara ume-
car iyo, aramed metadca mecnier. rameTu, viTarca vTqu ze-
mo, Sobasa wmidisa iovane naTlis-mcemelisasa mivediT astu-
dias
ias, vemTxYeniT raA Tavsa wmidisa winamorbedisasa, eziara
wmidaTa qristes saidumloTa da madli Sewira RmrTisa.
da mier warmovediT metoqad Cuenda. mcired oden mKur-
valebaA SeemTxYa TYnier sxYsa sneulebisa. xolo Cuen vhgo-
nebdiT, Tu gzisagan ars, rameTu queiT momaSural iyo. rame-
Tu ese iyo CueulebaA misi, queiT mivaln wmidaTa winaSe
locvad.
da esreT davyavT sami dRe Sina. xolo xvalisagan, wina dRiT
dResaswaulsa wmidaTa mociqulTasa, gYbrZana, viTarmed: “Se-
ekazmeniT da obolni ege aRiyvaneniT, raATa winaSe mefisa war-
videTo”. rameTu brZanebaA gamosrul iyo, raATa gare filo-
patsa gYxilnes. xolo Cuen vayenebdiT, viTarmed dRes iyos
da xvale Tayuanis-vsceT, mefesa. xolo man gancxadebulad
sasmenelad yovelTa brZana, viTarmed: “ukueTu dRes ara vi-
xiloT mefe, xvale KelTa araA guaqus”. xolo Cuen ver gu-
lisKma-vyavT Zali sityYsaA mis, romeli-igi SemTxuevad iyo,
aramed warvemarTeniT.
da igi Tavadi aRKda saKedarsa TYssa TYnier sxYsa miax-
lebisa, gina tYrTvisa, da esreT miviwieniT velsa mas filo-
pat isasa
patisasa
isasa. da gardahKda saKedarsa, raATa movelodneT mefesa
vidre Semoqcevadmde. da movida Cuenda petreca, kaci igi ke-
Tilad moKsenebuli, da daweres pitaki winaSe mefisa.
da esreT moiqca raA RmrTis-msaxuri mefe da movida Svi-
liTurT, sada-igi ganwyobil viyveniT wesisaebr; xolo viTar-
ca mogueaxla, davvardiT da Tayuanis-veciT da eniTa CueniTa
qebaA SevasxiT. xolo man, kurTxeulman mefeTa Soris, gYxilna
600
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
wminda da netari mama Cveni Tavisi sasikvdilo daZine-
bis umecari ar iyo; uwyoda gardacvalebis dRis moaxloe-
ba. rogorc zemoT vTqvi, iovane naTlismcemlis Sobis dRes
studielTa monasterSi viyaviT misuli. vemTxvieT ra wmin-
da winamorbedis Tavs, wminda saidumlos eziara beri da
RmerTs madloba Seswira.
iqidan metoqSi davbrundiT. mcire xans mxurvaleba1
daewyo, yovelgvari sxva sneulebis gareSe. Cven vfiqrob-
diT, mgzavrobiTa da daRlilobiT SeemTxva es, radganac
fexiT iara. aseTi iyo misi Cveuleba _ wmidaTa winaSe sa-
locavad yovelTvis qveiTad midioda xolme.
ase gavatareT sami dRe metoqSi. momdevno dRes, wminda
mociqulTa dResaswaulis winadRes, gvibrZana: `moemzadeT da
es oblebi wamoiyvaneT, raTa mefis winaSe warvadginoTo~. me-
fisagan brZaneba iyo mosuli, rom qalaqgareT, filopatSi un-
da mogvenaxulebina igi. Cven vuSlidiT bers, da vurCevdiT:
gadade mefesTan wasvla da xval Tayvanis-vceT mefeso. man ki
yvelas gasagonad da aSkarad brZana: `Tu dRes ar vnaxavT me-
fes, xval amas veRar SevZlebTo~. Cven misi sityvebis azrs ma-
Sin ver CavwvdiT; ar vicodiT, ra SeiZleboda, momxdariyo.
gavemarTeT mefisaken.
TviT beri saxedarze Sejda, sxvaTa dauxmareblad, da
ase mivaRwieT filopatis vels. Camoxda saxedridan, raTa
davlodebodiT mefes, vidre ukan dabrundeboda. CvenTan
movida petrec, is keTilad saxsenebeli kaci, da daweres
TxovniTi werili mefisaTvis misarTmevad.
roca dabrunda RmrTismsaxuri mefe, Tavis SvilTan er-
Tad movida iq, sadac, wesisamebr, mis dasaxvedrad viyaviT
momzadebuli. rom mogviaxlovda, Zirs davemxeT da Tayva-
nis-veciT da qeba SevasxiT. is ki, mefeTa Soris kurTxeuli,
1 mxurvaleba - maRali sicxe
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
raA maxlobelad, Cuenda movida da daukYrda simravle igi
obolTaA maT da uhasakobaA, rameTu romelnime wuT SYdisa
wlisani iyvnes da yovelnive sabeWuriTa da wesiTa samonazo-
noATa. didi madli gardaiKada bersa Tana da hrqua mas, viTar-
med: “didi da maRali saqme giqmnies, N netaro, romel amas Jam-
sa sxuaA vervin SemZlebel ars”. xolo berman misca pitaki
TYsiTa KeliTa da hrqua: “wmidao mefeo, ese obolni aRmosav-
leTs Semikrebian da saxeli RmrTisaA damiswavebia da aw wina-
Se mefobisa Tquenisa momiyvanebian, viTarca jer-giCns, aR-
zarden da Seiwyalen mlocvelad sulisa Tquenisa da SvilTa
TquenTa mzegrZelobisaTYs”. rameTu Tana-udges samnive igi
Svilni misni da zemoKsenebulni igi mTavarni hromaelni da
gagik kareli daukYrda yovelTa da hnatrides bersa mas wmi-
dasa.
xolo, viTarca vTqu, pitaki misca mefesa da hrqua, viTar-
med: “Semdgomad RmrTisa KelTa SenTa Sevhvedreb obolTa
amaT, xolo me amieriTgan arRara mixiloT”.
maSin ubrZana mefeman, raATa JamobaA aTqumios obolTa maT
TYsTa. xolo man gancxadebulad jmnisa igi da gantevebisa
wmidisa sYmeon moxucebulisa galobaA gYbrZana galobad, ro-
mel ars ese: “mjdomare etlTa qerobinTa meufe”, da “aw gan-
miteve me mSYdobiT”.
esreT galobisa amis mier ganacxada amier ganslvaA TYsi.
daRacaTu maSin ver gulisKma-yves verca mefeman da verca
sxuaman vin. garna meoresa dResa mi-raA-icvala, yovelTave,
viTarca mZinareTa, ganeRYZa da hmadlobdes RmerTsa, romel-
man ara daufara wmidasa mas micvalebaA TYsi.
602
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
movida axlos, naxa oblebi da gaukvirda maTi simravle da
mcirewlovneba, radganac zogi maTgani jer Svidi wlisa-
ni iyvnen, da yvelani sabeWuriT1 da samonazvno saxiT iy-
vnen Semosilni. mefem madloba gadauxada bers da uTxra:
`didi da maRali saqme giqmnia, netaro mamao, romelsac
Cvens droSi sxva ver SeZlebda~. berma pitaki gadasca me-
fes Tavisi xeliT da uTxra: `wmindao mefeo, es oblebi aR-
mosavleTSi Sevkribe da saxeli RmrTisa vaswavle, axla ki
Tqveni mefobis winaSe momiyvania; rogorc jerovnad miiC-
nio, ise aRzarde eseni da Seiwyale2, raTa Tqveni suli-
saTvis da Tqveni Svilebis mzegrZelobisaTvis mlocvelni
iyvnen~. mefes samive Svili Tan axlda da gverdiT udgnen,
agreTve zemoxsenebuli romaeli mTavrebi da gagik kare-
li. yvelas gaukvirda da Sehnatrodnen wminda bers.
werili rom misca mefes, uTxra: `RmrTis Semdeg Sens
xelT vabareb am oblebs, me ki amieridan veRar mixilavTo~.
maSin mefem ubrZana, Jamoba3 eTqmevinebina obolTaTvis.
man ki wminda svimeon moxucebulis gamoTxovebisa da gan-
tevebis galobis Tqma gvibrZana: `mjdomare etlTa qero-
binTa meufe~ da `aw ganmiteve me mSvidobiT...~4.
am galobiT gangvicxada berma amqveynidan Tavisi gas-
vlis wina-uwyeba. maSin verc mefe da verc sxva vinme mixvda
amas. meore dRes ki rodesac miicvala beri, yvelas aexila
Tvali; gaiRviZes, TiTqos mZinareni yofiliyvnen; da
RmerTs hmadlobdnen, rom Tavis wmindans micvalebis Ja-
mic ar daufara.
1 sabeWuri _ samonazvno samoseli
2 Sewyaleba _ wyalobis micema.
3 Jamoba _ Jamis locva.
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603
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo viTarca vTquT galobaA igi, didi madli ubrZana me-
feman RmrTis-msaxurman berisa, viTarmed: “keTilad
gangiswavlian berZulsa guarsa zeda, keTilo bero, Svilni
Senni”. da brZana aTasi aJuraA micemad maTda fsunad. da brZa-
na, viTarmed: “didad swyalobso mefobaA Cemi da, raAca pitak-
sa amas Sina sweria, yovelsa aRgisrulebs wadierad”. xolo
Cuen Tayuanis-veciT da esreT waremarTa mefe.
xolo Cuen warmovediT Sina. da beri aRKda saKedarsa ze-
da viTarca yovlad uvnebeli, da mivediT savaned Cuenda.
da Semwuxrda dRe igi, romeli ganTendeboda oTxSabaTad,
dResaswauli wmidaTa TavTa mociqulTaA petresi da pavlesi.
xolo mwuxrisaA viloceT maT winaSe. da Cuen yovelni gu-
akurTxna Cueulebisaebr da TYT miwva cxedarsa da miiRo mci-
red raAme sasumeli uZlurebisaTYs da simKurvalisa, da Cuen
gYbrZana yovelTa gansuenebaA. xolo Cuen gYnda, raATamca maT
winaSe viyveniT. aramed mas msaxurebaA Cueni araraA eKmarebo-
da da brZana, viTarmed: “erTi kma xarT da sxuaTa ganisueneTo”.
xolo ganTendeboda dResaswauli wmidaTa mociqulTaA.
viloceT ciskrisaA keTilad da TYT ganagebda wessa yovelsa.
da viTarca ganTenda sruliad, mouwoda ZmaTa, romelTa msa-
xurebaA aqunda da hrqua, viTarmed: “keTilad nugeSinis-eciT
ZmaTa, rameTu dRes aRvsebaA ars”. da esreT yovelive mis dRi-
sa gansasuenebeli TYT ganawesa.
xolo Zmani romelnime warvides taZarsa wmidaTa moci-
qulTasa locvad, da romelnime Sina davSTiT. da iyvnes Cuen
Tana kacni moxucebulni da aznaurni patiosanni – stefane da
sYmeon.
604
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
is galoba rom vTqviT, RmrTismsaxurma mefem didi mad-
loba uTxra bers: `kargad gangiswavlia, keTilo bero, Se-
ni Svilebi berZnuli hangebiT~. mefem brZana maTTvis gasam-
rjelos micema da Tqva: `rac am pitakSi sweria, yovelives
survilisamebr agisrulebs mefoba Cemi~. Cven Tayvanis-ve-
ciT da amis Semdeg mefe wavida.
xolo Cven Sin davbrundiT. beri saxedarze Sejda, TiT-
qos sruliad janmrTeli iyo. mivediT Cven mosasvenebel
adgilas.
Sebindda. meore dRes oTxSabaTi iyo, wmidaTa Tav-mo-
ciqulTa dResaswauli _ petresi da pavlesi.
mwuxris locva1 mis winaSe viloceT. bolos yvela Cven-
gani daloca Cveulebisamebr, TviTon ki sawolze miwva da
cotaodeni sasmeli miiRo uZlurebisa da simxurvalis ga-
mo, xolo Cven gvibrZana, moisveneTo. Cven masTan yofna gvin-
doda, magram Cveni momsaxureba mas arafers rgebda, ami-
tomac brZana: `erTi Tqvengani sakmarisia, sxvebma
moisveneTo~.
wminda mociqulTa dResaswauli Tendeboda. viloceT
ciskris locva; TviT igi xelmZRvanelobda mis yovel wess.
roca mTlianad gaTenda, im Zmebs mouxmo, romelTac sxvaTa
momsaxureba ebaraT, da uTxra: `kargad daapureT Zmani,
radganac dRes aRvseba aris~1, da im dRis saWmel-sasmeli
TviTonve ganawesa.
ZmaTagan zogi wmida mociqulTa taZarSi wavida salo-
cavad, zogi _ Sin davrCiT. CvenTanve iyo ori moxucebu-
lic _ stefane da svimeon, _ patiosani aznaurebi.
roca kargad gaTenda da samJamis2 dro moaxlovda,
1 mwuxri locva – saRamos locva.
2 aRvseba _ aRdgomis dResaswauli (gadat. _ dResaswauli,
zogadad).
605
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo viTarca dRe warmoiCina da samJmisa Jami moaxle-
bul iyo, gYbrZana, raATa sanTelni aRvanTneT da sakumeveli
vakumioT da saxarebaA viwyoT kiTxvad; rameTu esreT iyo Cu-
eulebaA misi: ganawesnis oTxni mkiTxvelni da oTxTave swo-
rad viwyiT TYTo Tavsa da sworad davasruliT.
da viwyeT raA kiTxvad saxarebisa, igi netari ze jda da
ismenda keTilad. da viTarca davasruleT oTxTave erTobiT
saxarebaA, juari daguwera da Tqua: “didebaA Senda, ufalo!”
da que miwva da gurqua: “igi saKmari esera ars”. rameTu iyo
WurWeli, romelsa Sina idva drahkani saKmrad ZmaTaTYs, ra-
meTu ara Tu TYT epyris, aramed sxuasa Zmasa aqun, xolo ZmaA
igi wasrul iyo locvad, da igi mun daedva da Cuen araA uw-
yodeT.
da ese iyo anderZi misi, rameTu sxuaA yovelive ganwese-
bul iyo – wignni misni da Zmani mTawmidas, da amis pirisaTYs
araA aKsena, rameTu yovelTa uwyodeT. da viTarca cxorebasa
missa uyuarda myudroebaA, egreTve Jamsa netarisa mis micva-
lebisa misisasa iyo, rameTu ukueTumca guecna, friadimca am-
boxi qmnil iyo da SfoTi. da Tumca SesaZlebel iyo, knin-Ra
da Se-mca-guepyra suli igi umankoA amis netarisaA.
amis mizezisaTYs mSYdman man da myudroman Jamsa masca
micvalebisa misisasa myudroebaA iKumia, rameTu viTarca Ke-
lovanman menaveT-moZRuarman, romelsa mravalni ufskrulni
ganevlnian da mravalTa RelvaTada brZola-ecis da navTsa-
yudlisa mimarT mxiaruli Seslvad ganemzadis, gina viTarca
mKedari ZlevaSemosili, romelsa-igi uricxuni sparazenni
606
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
moZRvarma gvibrZana sanTlis anTeba, sakmevlis kmeva da sa-
xarebis kiTxvis dawyeba, radganac aseTi Cveuleba hqonda:
ganawesebda xolme oTx mkiTxvels da oTxive erTad daviw-
yebdiT saxarebis TiTo Tavis kiTxvas da oTxive erTad da-
vamTavrebdiT.
axlac, saxarebis kiTxva rom daviwyeT, netari mama wa-
momjdari iyo da ismenda. oTxivem erTad rom davamTavreT
saxareba, jvari gadagvsaxa da Tqva: `dideba Senda, ufalo!~
isev miwva, da Tan gvaniSna erTi WurWeli da gviTxra: `is
mosaxmarebeli (fuli) iqaa, masSi~. am WurWelSi marTlac
ido drahkani ZmaTa mosaxmareblad. saerTod, saxmari fu-
li giorgis TviTon arasodes hqonia xelT, aramed amisTvis
ganwesebul Zmas ebara. imJamad ki igi salocavad iyo wasu-
li da fulis qisa iq daedo, rac Cven ar vicodiT.
es iyo bolo anderZi moZRvrisa, radgan sxva yvelafe-
ri ganawilebuli hqonda: sakuTari wignebi da mTeli saZ-
mo _ mTawmindisaTvis Sesawiravad. magram es amJamad aRar
axsena, radganac iseve, rogorc mTeli cxovrebis manZilze
uyvarda myudroeba, misi netari gardacvalebis drosac
aseTive iyo; anderZis sityvebi gancxadebulad rom eTqva,
da gagvego, rom moZRvari moaxloebul aRsasruls grZnob-
da, didi SfoTi da aurzauri Seiqneboda, da, rom SegvZle-
boda, netari mamis umanko suls SevipyrobdiT da arsad
gavuSvebdiT.
am mizeziT, mudam mSvidma da myudrom, micvalebis Jam-
sac myudroeba irCia. rogorc daxelovnebuli menaveT-moZ-
Rvari, romelsac mravali ufskruli gauvlia, zRvis Rel-
vas mravalgzis SebrZolebia da navsadgurSi mSvidobiani
SesvlisaTvis emzadeba; aseve, rogorc Zlevamosili
1 samJami _ mzis amosvlidan mesame saaTis locva.
607
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
moesrnian da mravalni Zlevani da brZolani eqmnian, da yovel-
save Sina ganmarjuebuli mivaln mefisa TYsisa, anu Tu vaWarsa,
romelsa mciriTa raATme safasiTa uricxY simdidre Seekri-
bis da saunjisa mimarT TYsisa mxiaruli miiswrafin, gina Tu
viTarca muSaki urnat-savse nayofTa zeda TYsTa mxiarul arn,
egreTve wmidaA ese Jamsa micvalebisa TYsisasa amaT yovelTa-
ve zemowerilTa miemsgavsa. rameTu daRacaTu iyo raA Kor-
cTa Sina, KorcTagan micvalebul iyo gonebiTa, xolo aw es-
reT iyo sruliad ganslvaA misi KorcTagan, rameTu ganirTxna
wmidani igi ferKni misni wesierad, romel RmrTis-msaxure-
bisaTYs mravali SromaA Tavs-idves, da Kelni sanatrelni, mwe-
ralni saRmrToTa moZRurebaTani, umankosa mas da ubiwosa
gulsa zeda TYssa daijuaredina da mcired oflni gardaec-
nes, romelni-igi RmrTis-msaxurebisaTYs mravalgzis dasTxi-
na. esreT juari pirsa daibeWda, romeli-igi maradis sasod da
zRuded aqunda. da kualad dadva wmidaA igi marjuene TYssave
adgilsa da Tqua sityuaA dasasrulisaA, romeli-igi, viTarca
Saravandedi mzisaA, wariZRuana uflisa mimarT, viTarmed:
“KelTa SenTa, ufalo, Sevhvedreb sulsa Cemsa”. da esreT di-
dad-raAme aRmoifSYnna erTgzis xolo, da misca wmidaA suli
TYsi wmidaTa angelozTa.
xolo moxucebulni igi zemoKsenebulni, patiosanni, er-
Tsa visme mRdelTagansa, TaviT kerZo netarisa mis mdgomare-
sa, etyodes, raATa daasxnes Kelni TualTa misTa wmidaTa, gan-
manaTlebelTa CuenTa. xolo igi gancYbrebuli da viTarca
gonebamiRebuli aqa da iqi ixedvida da mksinvared etyoda ber-
Ta maT, viTarmed: “sZinavs mamasa Cuensa”. xolo mas aravisi msa-
xurebaA eKmareboda.
garna amieriTgan viTar-me giTxra, Tu rabami amboxi da
SfoTi iqmna da tyebaA da yivili uwesoA? enaA Cueni ver Sem-
Zlebel ars miTxrobad, raJams-igi moecva guami igi mis neta-
risaA mis mier cxovnebulTa maT mRdelTa da diakonTa da
obolTa maT wuT CCYlTa, romelni-igi wuT KmiTa wuliliTa
da eniTa brgunviliTa ityodes da mamiT da moZRuriT xadodes,
608
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mxedari, romelsac uricxvi mteri amouJletia; mraval
brZolaSi gaumarjvia da yovelmxriv warmatebuli brun-
deba mefesTan; anda ise, rogorc vaWari, romelsac mcire-
odeni fuliT uricxvi simdidre mouxveWia da Tavis sala-
rosaken gaxarebuli miiswrafis; da ise, rogorc mravali
xnulis gamtarebeli miwaTmoqmedi Tavisi mosavlis siux-
viT tkbeba da ixarebs, aseve es wminda kacic, gardacvale-
bis Jams yovelive amaT miemsgavsa. sanam xorcSi iyo misi
suli, gonebiT maSinac xorcisagan gasuli iyo; axla ki xor-
cisagan sruli gansvlisaTvis emzadeboda. wminda da sanat-
reli xelebi, saRmrTo moZRvrebis mweralni, Tavis ubiwo
gulze gadaijvaredina; mcired daasxa oflma, rac mraval-
gzis dauTxevia RmrTismsaxurebisaTvis. gadaiwera jvari,
romelic mudam sasod da mfarvelad hqonda, dado marjve-
na kvlav Tavissave adgilas, da warmoTqva ukanaskneli sit-
yvebi, romelic mzis SaravandediviT waimZRvara uflis mi-
marT: `Sens xelT vabareb, ufalo, Cems suls~1. mxolod er-
Txel aRmoifSvina Rrmad, da Tavisi wminda suli angelo-
zebs misca.
zemoxsenebulma patiosanma moxucebulebma beris Tav-
Tan mdgom erT-erT mRvdels uTxres, xeli daedo mis wmin-
da Tvalebze, Cvens ganmanaTlebelze. is ki, SeSfoTebuli,
gonebaareuliviT ixedeboda aqeT-iqiT da mrisxaned eub-
neboda maT: `sZinavs Cvens mamas~. bers ki aRaravisi momsa-
xureba aRar sWirdeboda.
amis Semdeg, rogor mogiTxroT, Tu ra SfoTi, qviTini
da Secxadeba daiwyo. Cveni ena uZluria amis mosaTxrobad.
beris gvams Semoexvivnen mis mier cxovnebuli mRvdelni da
diakonni, agreTve obolni, jer kidev Cvilni, romlebic
wvrili xmiT dastirodnen, mamasa da moZRvars uwodebdnen:
1 Sdr. lk. 23:46
609
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
viTarmed: “vaA Cuenda, vaA Cuenda Sen mier, N mamao, raA-ese
SemamTxYe Cuen?” viTarmed: “sada Semkriben da aRguzarden,
anu aw sada dagYteven da dagufanCen?”.
xolo mRdelni da diakonni KelTa maT misTa wmidaTa am-
bors-uyofdes da TualTa maTTa zeda daisxmides da romel-
nime cremlTa wil sisxlTa dasTxevdes guamsa mas missa zeda
wmidasa da ityodes: “vaA Cuenda, vaA Cuenda, N wmidao, rameTu
vidre Sen Cuen Tana iyav, Ramenica dRe iyvnes, xolo aw raA
gangueSore, dRenica Rame arian”. amas da amissa umravlessa
KmiTa sawyalobeliTa ityodes da anazdaiTsa mas daqcevasa da
ukuanaAsknelsa oblebasa etyebdes. da viTarmca ara iglov-
des, rameTu oTxmeocsa sulsa erTi winamZRuari hyva sulisa
da KorcTaA, viTarca zemo vTqu, romelTa marjuene da mar-
cxene ara uwyodes, da winamZRuari eseviTari, viTari TYT iyo,
da esreT meysa Sina uwinamZRro iqmnnes! da ese sada folocTa
Sina samefoAs[a]Ta daRacaTumca qvisaA vis aqunda guli da an-
damatisa moego suli, garegan sazRvarTa bunebisaTa gansru-
li, viTarmca ara ixilva yovliTurT dawyluli, moulodebe-
lisa amis smenisagan aRZruli da bunebiTisa tkivilisagan siR-
rmed mwuxarebaTa STasruli.
aramed, eha ubadrukebaA Cemi, viTarisa-Ra JamisaTYs davi-
marxe yovlad sawyalobeli da viTari-Ra wina edva Wirveul-
sa cxorebasa Cemsa sikudilsa miTxrobad, romeli-igi ara Ta-
visa TYsisaTYs cxovel iyo, aramed RmrTisa.
610
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
`vai Cvenda, vai Cvenda Sen mier, mamao; es ra SegvamTxvie
Cven! sad Segvkribe da aRgvzarde, xolo aw sad gvtoveb da
gangvabnev?~
mRvdelni da diakonni mis wminda xelebs eamborebod-
nen da Tvalebze idebdnen; zogi cremlTa magier sisxls aT-
xevda mis gvams, da ambobda: `vai Cvenda, vai Cvenda, hoi wmin-
dao; sanam CvenTan iyav, Rameebic naTeli iyo CvenTvis; axla
ki, roca gangveSore, dReebic Rameebad gveqcnen~. amas da
amaze umetess ambobdnen sabralo xmiT da uecar daRupvasa
da daoblebas mosTqvamdnen. da rogor ar eglovaT; oTxmoc
suls erTi winamZRvari hyavda, sulieradac da xorciela-
dac; im oblebs, romelTac jer marjvena da marcxena ar
icodnen, rogorc zemoTac vTqvi. Tanac, hyavdaT iseTi di-
debuli winamZRvari, rogoric Cveni beri iyo, da erT wam-
Si uwinamZRvrod darCnen; umweod darCnen dedaqalaqis
quCebSi; qvis gulic rom hqonodaT da rkinis suli, adami-
anis bunebis sazRvars gadacilebuli, rogor SeiZleboda,
am moulodneli gansacdels mwuxarebis siRrmeSi ar Cae-
yara isini!
vai Cems ubedurebas, es ra dromde SemovrCi, sawyali
da sacodavi! Wir-varamiT savse Cemi cxovreba Turme imas
miqadda, rom momeTxro sikvdili kacisa, romelic Tavisi
TavisaTvis ki ar cocxlobda, aramed RmrTisaTvis!1
1 Sdr. rom. 6:10
611
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
XXVII. he, WeSmaritad daiZina ziarman angelozTaman mama-
man Cuenman, romelsa-igi friad uyuardiT Cuen da guwyalob-
da, viTarca SvilTa WeSmaritTa, viTarca moqmedTa qristes
venaKisaTa, viTarca ZeTa morCilebisaTa.
Seisuena zogadman moZRuarman Cuenman, queyanisa ange-
lozman da zecisa kacman, taZarman man qalwulebisaman, ubi-
woman, mravalferman man da mravalsaxeman sibrZneman sulisa-
man, Kelovanman man, gulisKmis-myofelman da erTgulman qris-
tes msaxurman, brwyinvaleman man Tualman qristes guamisa-
man, moTminebisa moRuaweman man, wyalobisa wyaroman da gan-
krZalulman uflisa Sjulis-mmarxvelman da fasis-sacavman
man saTnoebisaman, romeli-igi sityYTa tkbil iyo da zraxvi-
Ta sawadel. da vin SemZlebel ars sityYT aRwerad, raodenni
da rabamni saxelni mianiWna mas saRmrToman madlman yovelTa
maT saqmiT aRsrulebiTa da yovelTa mociqulebr SeyuarebiTa!
eha, eha, maradis sasurvelno, raA ars Cueni ese glaxakTa
amaT saidumloA da raA ars sibrZne ese RmrTisaA gamouTqume-
li?
aw mindes cremlni ieremiaAs godebisani da ukueTu sxua-
manca vinme, sanatrelTa maT kacTaganman, sidide gansacdeli-
saA sadame igloa. aw moved Cuenda, N raqeel, dedao beniameni-
so, stirode SvilTa SenTa da nugeSinis-ce-masa nu miiReb,
nu, viTarca beTlemisa yrmaTaTYs, rameTu igini RmrTisa Sei-
wirnes, aramed yrmaTaTYs, romelni orsave sikudilsa Tuali-
Ta xedven, sulisa da KorcTasa, da ara aqus nugeSinis-mceme-
li, rameTu erTi aqunda da igica miefara. amaTTYs tirode, N
raqel, viTarmca ara arian.
612
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
27. diax, WeSmaritad! sikvdilis ZiliT daiZina ange-
lozTa Tanasworma Cvenma mamam, romelsac Zalze vuyvar-
diT da gvwyalobda, rogorc WeSmarit SvilT, rogorc
qristes venaxis1 muSakT, morCilebis ZeT.
ganisvena Cvenma saerTo moZRvarma, amqveyniurma ange-
lozma da zeciurma kacma, ubiwoebisa da qalwulebis ta-
Zarma; mravalgvarma da mravalferma sulierma sibrZnem;
qristes erTgulma msaxurma da gamocdilma xelovanma;
qristes sxeulis2 brwyinvale Tvalma; moTminebiT moRvawem;
mowyalebis wyarom, uflis Sjulis krZalulebiT damcvel-
ma; saTnoebis saunjem, romelic sityviT tkbili iyo da sa-
ubriT _ sasurveli. vin SeZlebs, aRweros, ramdeni da rag-
vari saxelebi mianiWa mas saRmrTo madlma yovelive saTno
saqmis aRsrulebiT da yoveli moyvasis SeyvarebiT, rom-
liTac mociqulebs miemsgavsa.
eh, sasurvelno, ra aris Cveni, am glaxakebis saidumlo?
ra aris es sibrZne RmrTisa, gamouTqmeli?
damedinos cremli ieremias godebisa, da sxvaTaca, Tu
vinme sanatrel kacTaganma odesme raime gansacdelis sidi-
de iglova. aw modi CvenTan, hoi, raqel, beniaminis dedav,
daitire Seni Svilebi da nugeSiscemasac nu miiReb, ara ro-
gorc beTlemeli yrmebisaTvis (radganac isini RmrTisadmi
Seiwirnen), aramed yrmaTaTvis, romlebic orive sikvdils
pirispir uyureben _ sulisa da xorcisas, _ da ara hyavT
nugeSismcemeli, radgan erTaderTi hyavdaT da isic gauCi-
narda. amaTTvis itire, hoi raqel, TiTqos aRar arian.3
1 qristes venaxi _ bibliuri saxismetyvelebiT qristes ekle-
sias moaswavebs.
2 qristes sxeuli _ igulisxmeba wminda eklesia.
3 Sdr. mT. 2:18
613
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo me esreT vityodi ZmaTa mimarT CemTa da yrmaTa moZ-
Rurisa CemisaTa: “vaA me, vaA me, Zmano Cemno patiosanno, aw da-
gueKSa piri igi, romeli guawurTida Sjulsa uflisasa dRe
da Rame, warvida gonebisa ganzraxvaA, WeSmaritad RmrTisa mi-
er aRZruli, dawuxna Tuali igi marTliad mxedveli da gan-
marCeveli keTilsa borotisagan da umjobessa udaresisagan,
dadumnes bageni igi mcvelni Sjulsa uflisasa, Seikra enaA
igi oqrosityuaA da saRmrToTa brZanebaTa KmamaRlad mRaRa-
debeli da brwyinvaled mTargmneli RmrTiv-sulierTa wig-
nTaA, dayudna Keli igi Suenierad mwerali, romliTa gananaT-
lna eklesiani Cuenni, dadges ferKnica igi Suenierni, ganka-
fulni RamisTevaTa Sina zedgomiTa, dayudna gonebaA igi
mxilveli da siRrmeTa sulisaTa gamomeZiebeli, daifara mi-
wasa Sina guami wmidaA, moRuawebisa SromiTa ganleuli.”
xedavTa, Tu viTar arian saqmeni Ceunni? meneba, ukueTum-
ca SesaZlebel iyo ganZlierebad uZlurebaA Cemi da amaRle-
bad simaRlesa amas Tana gansacdelisasa da aRtevebad Kmisa
raAsame vnebisa amis Semsgavsebulisa, viTarca yves obolTa maT
da KmiTa maRliTa gansacdelsa mamisasa igloves. aramed raA-
me vyo, gina viTar vaiZulo enasa msaxurebad sityYsa, rome-
li-igi gansacdelisa amis mier, viTarca mZimiTa raATme sak-
rveliTa rkinisaATa, Sekrul ars? anu viTar aRvaRo piri, ut-
yuebiTa Sepyrobili, viTar aRuteo KmaA vnebiTa da godebiTa
Zalisa TYsisagan daKsnili, viTar aRvixilne Tualni sulisa-
ni, gansacdelisa amis almuriTa dabnelebulni? vinmca gan-
mibnia ukuni ese da wyudiadi mwuxarebisa bneli da miCuenamca
614
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
me ki amas vambobdi Cemi Zmebisa da Cemi moZRvris yrmaTa
mimarT: `vaime, vaime, Cemo patiosano Zmebo, daixSo piri,
romelic dRedaRam gvwvrTnida uflis SjuliT. wavida
Cvengan gonebis ganzraxva, romelic WeSmaritad RmrTisa-
gan iyo aRZruli. daixuWnen Tvalni, gamWriaxad da marTe-
bulad mxedvelni, gamrCevelni keTilisa borotisagan, um-
jobesisa _ uaresisagan. dadumdnen bageni, uflis Sjulis
damcvelni; Seikra ena, oqrovanad moubari da RmrTis brZa-
nebaTa xmamaRali mRaRadebeli, brwyinvaled mTargmneli
RmrTivsulieri wignebisa. gaCerda xeli, mSvenierad mwe-
rali, romlis qmnilebebmac gaanaTles Cveni eklesiebi;
dadgnen mSvenieri fexebi, RamisTevis locvebze dgomiT ga-
leulni; miiZina gonebam, romelic sulis siRrmeebs gamoe-
Ziebda1; miwam dafara wminda gvami, SromiTa da moRvaweo-
biT galeuli~.
xedavT, rogor motrialda Cveni saqme? mindoda, Tu Se-
saZlebeli iqneboda, Zala mimeca Cemi uZlurebisaTvis, av-
maRlebuliyav am gansacdelis simaRlemde, da am tanjvis
Sesaferisi xma amomeSva, rogorc es oblebma qnes, da maRa-
li xmiT igloves gansacdeli mamis daRupvisa; magram ra
meqna? _ rogor vaiZulo ena, sityvaTa warmoTqmas emsaxu-
ros, Tuki igi am gansacdelis mier TiTqosda mZime rkinis
borkiliTaa Sekruli! rogor gavxsna piri, umetyvelobiT
Sepyrobili? rogor amovuSva tanjvisa da godebis xma, ro-
melsac sruliad gamolevia Zala? rogor gavaxilo suli-
eri Tvalebi, romlebic am gansacdelis nisliT dabnele-
bula? vin ganmibnevs mwuxarebis am wyvdiadsa da ukuneTs,
da vin miCvenebs siwmideSi gabrwyinebul mSvidobis
1 Sdr. 1 kor. 2:10
615
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
siwmidesa Sina brwyinvale igi naTeli mSYdobisaA? anu vinaA
moguefinos Cuen Saravandedi, vinaATgan dahKda mnaTobi Cueni?
eha boroti ese sibnele, rameTu mze, mnaTobi Cueni, dah-
Kda. eha, viTarRa iqmnnes Cuenda adgilsa amas winaukumo sit-
yuani Cuenni da saqmeni, aw da pirvel amissa, rameTu pirvel,
viTarca meqorwineni, ganvscxrebodeT, xolo aw, viTarca saw-
yalobelni, glovisa amisTYs sulT-viTquamT.
anu Tu mcire arsa Cuen zeda mowevnuli ese boroti, anu
amaod nu vityebTa da ganviwirviT, anu Tu ufroAs-Ra ver miv-
swuTebiT Tavsa amis vnebisasa, daRacaTu ufroAs aRvamaRlneT
sityuani da Kmani Cuenni?
guavasxeniT ukue, Zmano, guavasxeniT cremlni wyalobi-
sani, rameTu odes-igi ixarebdiT Tquen, sixarulsa Tquensa
geziareni Tquen. aw ukue momageT Cuen boroti ese nacvali.
sixaruli moxarulTa Tana mogueciT Cuen, tirili mtiralTa
Tana momizReT Cuen. cremlooda odesme ucxoTesli igi eri
mamaT-mTavrisa iakobisTYs, da ucxoA igi gansacdeli, viTar-
ca TYsi, ganesakuTra, rameTu igi Semdgomad sikudilisa ZeTa
misTa egYpt iT gamoiyvanes da yoveli igi eri ucxoA amis gan-
egYptiT
sacdelisaTYs ucxosa Sina queyanasa ocdaaT dRe da ocdaaT
Rame iglovda mis zeda da mwared godebda da tiroda.
“aw ukue, Zmano, emsgavseniT ucxoTeslTa maT, Zmani ege Cu-
enni da naTesavni, zogad iyo maSin ucxoTa da TYsTa tirili,
zogad iyavn awca, da rameTu glovaAca ese da mwuxarebaA zo-
gad ars, amisTYsca, aha esera, viTarca saxilvelsa Sina war-
moviCinebi da wina-vpirob da vRaRadeb gansacdelisa amis sim-
Zimesa da vityY “gwyalob Tquen, gwyalob, Svilno da mowa-
feno amis tkbilisa da saxierisa mamisano, xolo aw mwared da-
oblebulno, mcired aRyuavebulno, xolo aw mswrafl daW-
nobilno, brwyinvaled ganaTlebulno da borotad dabnele-
bulno”.
616
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
naTels? saidan mogvefinos Suqi mnaTobisa, Tuki Cveni mna-
Tobi Caesvena?
oh, es boroti sibnele! Caesvena mze, mnaTobi Cveni. ro-
gori iqneba amieridan Cveni sityvebi da saqmeebi? _ aqamde
meqorwineTa msgavsad vixarebdiT, axla ki, gaubedurebul-
ni, gloviT vRafavT suls.
nuTu mcirea Cvenze moweuli es ubedureba? nuTu ama-
od movTqvamT da vqviTinebT? _ rac ar unda avamaRloT Cve-
ni xma da sityva, ver mivwvdebiT Cveni zaralis simaRles.
maS, SegvawieT, Zmano, SegvawieT sibralulis cremlni,
radganac, rodesac Tqven ixarebdiT, am sixaruls Cvenc vi-
ziarebdiT. Tqven ki amis sanacvlod Cveni mwuxareba gai-
ziareT. `moxarulTa Tana sixaruli~1 mogeciT Cven; Tqven
ki `mtiralTa Tana tirili~2 mogvizReT. cremls Rvrida
odesRac ucxo eri iakob mamaTmTavrisTvis, da ucxo gan-
sacdeli gaeTavisebina. sikvdilis Semdeg Svilebma igi eg-
viptidan gamoiyvanes, da mTeli ucxo eri, ucxo qveyanaSi,
ucxo gansacdels ocdaaTi dRe da ocdaaTi Rame iglovda;
tiroda da godebda mwared.
miemsgavseT Tqvenc, Cveno Zmano da naTesavno, im ucxoe-
lebs! saerTo iyo maSin ucxoTa da TavisianTa tirili; sa-
erTo iyos axlac, radgan Cveni glova da mwuxareba saer-
Toa. amitomac win warmovmdgarvar, TiTqosda TeatrSi vi-
yoT, da gansacdelis simZimes vRaRadeb, da sityviT win vuZ-
Rvi mgloviareebs da vambob: `mewyalebiT Tqven, mewyale-
biT, am tkbili da sayvareli mamis Svilno da mowafeno, aw
mwared daoblebulno; mcired gaSlilo kvirtebo da gaS-
lisTanave damWknarno; brwyinvaled ganaTlebulno da bo-
rotad dabnelebulno~.
1 Sdr. rom. 12:15
2 ix. iqve
617
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
aramed, eha, rabam keTil iyo vidre aqamomde gzaA sityYsa
CuenisaA da, eha, rabam sanatrel iyo, ukueTumca amas pirsa ze-
da dasruldeboda moTxrobaA Cueni. xolo amieriTgan raA “mo-
uwodeT dedaTa mtiralTa”, viTarca ityYs ieremia, rameTu
gansacdelTa da mwuxarebaTa mier Sepyrobilisa da aRvsebu-
lisa gulisaA sxYTa saxiTa nugeSinis-cemaA SeuZlebel ars,
ara Tu cremlTa mier da sulTqumaTa aRsubuqnes1. uteveT
ukue, nugeSinis-mcemelno, uteveT da nu ganamravlebT nu-
geSinis-cemasa, raATa wrtialad da mwared igloon obolTa
amaT da gulisKma-yon daWirvebaA ese, romeli dahWirda maT,
daRacaTu ara gamoucdel arian ganSorebasa missa RuawlTa
maT mier moRuawisaTa da CueulTa, rameTu gaKsovs, ganaRa Tu
viTar Tquenda momarT Tqumulman aman sityuaman Cuenman Ru-
awlni igi maRlisa mis kacisani migiTxrna Tquen?
mwuxare iqmnnes odesme israHlitelnica, raJams-igi aRi-
taca zecad elia, aramed nugeSinis-scemda ganSorebasa missa
elise, xaleniTa moZRurisaATa Semkobili, xolo aw salmobaA
ese zeSTa ars kurnebisa, rameTu elia amaRlda da elise ara
daSTa. uwyi, rameTu ara umecar xarT sityuaTa maT da KmaTa
ieremiaAsTa, romelTa-igi ityoda godebiT mooKrebisaTYs
ierusalHmisa, rameTu sxuaTa maT Tana glovaTa misTa eseca
SesZina da Tqua, viTarmed: “gzani sionisani iglovdiTo”. da
ese sityuaA maSin iTqua mis mier. xolo aw Cuen zeda aResru-
la, rameTu raJams ganiTquas hambavi ese sagloeli, maSin aRiv-
snen gzani udabnoni godebiTa mglovareTaATa da mowafeni mis-
ni Sewuxebulni mwuxarebiTa Kmasa mas ninevelTasa aRuteveb-
den da ufroAs-Ra umetes maTsa tkivneul iyvnen da sawyalo-
bel, rameTu godebaman maTman SiSi igi daqcevisaA dahKsna. xo-
lo amaT borotTa daKsnisa arca erTi aqus sasoebaA TYsTa amaT
godebaTa mier.
1 amaze wydeba D.
618
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
eh, aqamde ra keTili iyo gza Cveni sityvisa; ra sanat-
reli iqneboda, amaze rom dasrulebuliyo Cveni moTxro-
ba!
amis Semdeg ki motiral dedakacebs unda movuwodoT,
ieremias sityvisamebr1, radgan gansacdeliTa da mwuxare-
biT Sepyrobil gulTa nugeSiscema sxva saxiT SeuZlebelia,
Tu cremliTa da moTqmiT ar Semsubuqda. maS, miuSviT, nu-
geSismcemelno, miuSviT oblebi, da nugeSis sityvebs nu-
Rar etyviT, raTa mwared da gulgamgmiravad iglovon; ga-
iazron is Wiri, romelic maT moevlina, moRvawis Rvawls
daCveulebs; Cemma Tqmulma sityvam xom gamcno da mogiT-
xro Tqven Rvawli am amaRlebuli kacisa!
damwuxrdnen odesRac israitelnic, rodesac zecaSi
iqna aRtacebuli elia, magram am ganSorebaSi nugeSs scem-
da maT elise, moZRvris xaleniT Semkuli; Cveni tkivili
ki kurnebas ar emorCileba; radganac Cveni elia amaRlda
zecad, da elise ar dautovebia.
vici, rom gsmeniaT ieremias xmani da sityvani, romel-
sac igi ierusalimis aoxrebis gamo ityoda, da sxva glo-
vas esec daurTo, rom Tqva: `gzani sionisani iglovdiTo~2.
es sityvebi maSin iTqva, dRes ki Cvenze aRsrulda; radgan,
rodesac es sagloveli ambavi euwyeba, udabnoTa gzebi
mgloviareTa godebiT aivseba; misi mowafeni, Sewuxebul-
ni, ninevelTa xmas amouSveben, da maTze ufro sawyali da
tkiviliani Seiqnebian, radganac ninevelebs maTma godebam
ganadgurebis SiSi ganuqarva, xolo amaT _ Wirisagan Ta-
vis daRwevis araviTari imedi ara aqvT, rac ar unda mwa-
red godebdnen.
1 ier. 9:17
2 god. ier. 1:4
619
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
vici sxuaAca raAme godebaA ieremiaAsi, Semsgavsebuli wig-
nsa fsalmunTasa, romeli-igi wartyuenvisaTYs israHlTaAsa
Sehmzada, rameTu ityYs, viTarmed: “ZewnTa zeda davhkideniT
orRanoni Cuenni”, rameTu dumilisa mier TavTa TYsTa Tana da
orRanonica TYsni dasajnes. amas ukue godebasa meca ganviCe-
meb aw da viglov ufroAs maTsa, rameTu vzi mdinareTa zeda
codvisaTa da maTgan wiaRmyvanebeli Cemi ara maqus. da orRa-
noTa wignTa saRmrToTasa davhkideb dumilisa ZewnTa, rame-
Tu ityYs mociquli pavle: “ukueTu Targmani ara iyos, mkiT-
xveli dumeno”. rameTu Zewni xe ars unayofoA da vinaATgan
dacYva tkbili igi cxorebisa Cuenisa nayofi, ara Zewn viqmne-
niTa unayofo? he WeSmaritad. da uqmad da uZravad orRanoni
igi metyuelebisa Cuenisani dumilisa mier SeSaTa zeda dav-
hkideniT.
xolo ara vin ars, romelmanca moiRo nawueTi erTi wyli-
saA da ganagrila enaA Cemi salmobieri da Semwuari cecxliTa
mwuxarebaTaATa. warKda SuenierebaA igi sawadeli, dadumna
KmaA igi savse sitkboebiTa, daiyvnes bageni igi RmrTiv-brwyin-
valeni, aRfrinda madli igi ganmabrZnobeli Cemi: sada arian
Tualni, zecisa saidumloTa mxilvelni, sada arian yurni igi,
saRmrToAsa mis Kmisa msmenelni, sada ars enaA igi wmidaA, tkbi-
lad maswavleli codvilTaA sinanulsa, sada ars tkbili igi
myudroebaA TualTa misTaA, sada ars wesieri igi dumili ba-
geTa misTaA, sada ars sawadeli igi marjuene misi, romeli kur-
Txevasa mas pirisasa sasurvelTa maT TiTTa TYsTa juaris-we-
riTa dahbeWdvida?
620
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
vici ieremias sxva godebac, fsalmunTa wigns mimsgav-
seuli, romelic israitelTa datyvevebis gamo warmoTqva:
`ZewnTa zeda davhkideniT orRanoni Cvenni~1, rameTu du-
miliT TavianT TavTan erTad orRanonic2 dasajes. am go-
debas axla mec gaviTaviseb da maTze metad viglov, radga-
nac vzivar codvis mdinareebze3, da gaRma, samSvidobos gam-
yvani aRar myavs; saRmrTo wignTa orRanoebs (sakravebs)
davkideb dumilis Zewnaze4, radganac mociquli pavle am-
bobs: `Tu Targmani (ganmmartebeli) ar iqneba, mkiTxveli
gaCumdeso~. radganac Zewna unayofo xea, da Tu Cveni cxov-
rebis tkbili nayofi Zirs Camocviva, gana unayofo Zewnad
ar gadaviqceviT (oh, WeSmaritad!), da uqmad da uZravad
ar davkidebT boZebze Cveni metyvelebis organoebs?
aravinaa, romelic moitanda erT wveT wyals da gamig-
rilebda enas, mwuxarebis cecxliT damwvarsa da dada-
guls. daiRupa is sawadeli mSveniereba, dadumda sitkbo-
ebiT savse xma, daikumnen RmrTivbrwyinvale bageni; ze-af-
rinda madli, CvenTvis sibrZnis momniWebeli.
sadRa arian is Tvalebi, zecis saidumlos rom uWvret-
dnen! sadRa arian is yurebi, saRmrTo xmas rom ismendnen!
sadRaa is wminda ena, romelic tkbilad aswavlida cod-
vilT sinanuls! sadRaa misi Tvalebis tkbili myudroeba,
sadRaa bageTa misTa wesieri dumili! sadRaa misi sawade-
li marjvena, romelic piris mier gamoTqmul kurTxevas
sasurvel TiTTa mier jvrisweriT dahbeWdavda5 xolme!
1 fs. 136:2
2 orRano _ sakravi, musikaluri instrumenti.
3 Sdr. fs. 136:1
4 Zewna _ Cinari, tirifis xe.
5 dabeWdva _ jvris gadasaxva.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
XXVIII. aramed aw gevedrebi, SemaSrveniT me cremlni Cemni,
daacxrveT godebaA Cemi, rameTu vagrZnob, viTarmed ufroAs
jerisa ganval sazRvarTagan glovisa da vnebisa amis simZimi-
Ta dedaTa mivemsgavsebi.
aramed movediT amieriTgan da ganusuenoT sasmenelTa
TquenTa glovisagan da godebisa obolTaAsa da maSuralTa
da saRmrToTa TxrobaTa da nugeSinis-cemisa sityuaTa mimarT
mivaqcio gonebaA Tqueni, daRacaTu raqel RaRadebs, romel
ars eklesiaA, da Kmobs Zlierad da godebs daoblebisaTYs
SvilTa TYsTaAsa.
vinaAca jer-ars, raATa amieriTgan movaqcio afraA sit-
yYsa CemisaA da saeklesioni sityuani aRmovTqune, rameTu ara
migueRo Cuen moZRuari Cueni, arca warvida Cuengan, aramed
Soris Cuensa mdgomare ars, daRacaTu Cuen ara vxedavT mas.
da wmidasa mas Sina wmidaTasa Sevida mamaA Cueni da Sinagan
kretsabmelisa, sada-igi winamorbedad Cuenda Sevida qriste,
daRacaTu dauteva kretsabmeli igi KorcTa TYsTaA, aramed
arRara saxiT da igaviT hmsaxurebs zecierTa maT, aramed TYT
mas xatsa saqmeTasa ganicdis arRara sarkiTa da saxiTa, aramed
pirsa RmrTisasa piris-pir xedavs da meox ars CuenTYs winaSe
missa SvilTa da mowafeTa TYsTaTYs da iTxovs mitevebasa
codvaTasa.
ganiZarcuna ukue tyavisa igi samoselni da rameTu samoT-
xisa mkYdrTa arca Tu eKmarebian eseviTarni samoselni, ara-
med igi samoselni hmosian mas, romelni-igi siwmidiTa cxo-
rebisa TYsisaATa uqsovna Tavsa TYssa da moixuna RmrTisagan.
622
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
28. magram gevedrebiT, SemiSreT cremlebi; Semawyve-
tineT moTqma da godeba, radganac vgrZnob, rom glovis je-
rovan sazRvars gadavcdi da am vnebis simZimiT dedakacebs
vemsgavsebi.
maS, amieridan, modiT, davasveneb Tqvens smenas obol-
Ta glovisa da godebisagan, da saRmrTo saubriTa da nuge-
SiscemiTi sityviT sxva mxriv mivmarTav Tqvens gonebas; Tum-
ca ki raqeli (am saxeliT eklesias movixseniebT) mainc Ra-
Radebs, Zlierad xmianobs da godebs Tavis SvilTa daob-
lebisaTvis.1
amitomac sasurvelia, movabruno Cveni saubris afra
sxva mxares da saeklesio sityvebi warmovTqva, radganac
moZRvari Cven mainc ar dagvikargavs, arc wasula igi Cven-
gan, aramed isev Cven Soris dgas, Tumca Cven mas ver vxe-
davT. wmidaTa-wmidaSi Sevida Cveni mama, kretsabmelis2
SigniT, sadac Cvens winamorbedad Sevida qriste.3 Tumca
datova ki Tavisi sxeulis kretsabmeli, magram ukve saxiTa
da igaviT ki aRar emsaxureba zecierT, aramed saqmeTa xats
uSualod Sescqeris; ukve aRar sarkiTa da saxiT ganicdis,
aramed RmerTs pirispir umzers da mis winaSe Suamdgom-
lad dgas Tavis SvilTa da mowafeTaTvis da codvaTa Sen-
dobas iTxovs.
gaiZro tyavis samoseli4, radgan samoTxis mkvidrT arc
sWirdebaT amgvari samoseli, aramed is samoseli acviaT,
romelic Tavisi cxovrebis siwmidiT mouqsoves TavianT
Tavs, da RmrTisagan miiRes.
1 Sdr. mT. 2:18
2 kretsabmeli – farda, romelic hfaravs taZris wmindaTa wmin-
da nawils – sakurTxevels.
3 Sdr. ebr. 6:19-20
4 Sdr. dab. 3:21
623
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
WeSmaritad, eseviTarisa amis kacisa sikudili pariosan ars
winaSe RmrTisa da ufroAs-Ra arca Tu sikudil ars, aramed
ganxeTqaA sakrvelTaA, viTarca weril ars, viTarmed: “ganxeT-
qen sakrvelni Cemni”.
gantevebul iqmna sYmeon da ganTavisuflebul iqmna sak-
rvelTagan KorcTaAsa, sabrKe Seimusra, xolo siri aRfrinda,
dauteva egYpte, romel ars, cxorebaA ese nivTieri, da wiaR-
vlo ara Tu zRuaA igi mewamuli, aramed Savi ese da wyudiadi
zRuaA amis sawuTroAsaA, Sevida queyanasa mas aRTqumisasa, ro-
mel ars zecaTa ierusalHmi, mTasa mas zeda sibrZnis-metyue-
lebs RmrTisa Tana, wariKada Kamli sulisaA, da raATa saR-
mrToATa miT slviTa gonebisaATa wmidasa mas queyanasa Sina
univTod imoTxvides, romelsa-igi Sina ixilvebis RmerTi da
TYsTa sakuTarTa xedavs da ganusuenebs.
eseviTari nugeSinis-cemaA gaqundin Tquen, Zmano, romel-
ni-ege ZualTa iosebisTa queyanasa mas kurTxevisasa aRiyva-
nebT, ese igi ars Tquen, romelTa-ege guami wmidaA amis neta-
risaA mTawmidas wargyavs. 1
1 aqedan iwyeba D xelnaweri, pirveli furceli am xelnawerisa dazianebu-
lia.
624
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
namdvilad, amgvari kacis sikvdili pativiTaa Semosi-
li RmrTis winaSe.1 metic, es sikvdili arcaa, aramed im
jaWvebis damsxvreva, romelzedac weria: `ganxeTqen sak-
rvelni Cemni~2.
gantevebul da gaTavisuflebul iqna svimeoni xorcis
(sxeulis) borkilebisagan. safrTxe Seimusra, xolo frin-
veli ze-afrinda; datova egvipte (anu xorcieli cxovre-
ba) da gaiara ara mewamuli zRva, aramed Savbneli zRva am
wuTisoflisa. Sevida aRTqmis qveyanaSi _ zecaTa ierusa-
limSi; qorebis mTaze brZnulad saubrobs RmerTTan, gai-
xada fexsacmeli sulisa3, raTa saRmrTo qceviT wminda mi-
waze usxeulod mimodiodes, romelSic Cans RmerTi; Tavis
rCeulebs uyurebs da gansvenebas aniWebs.
aseTi nugeSi gqondeT Tqven, Zmano, romlebsac iosebis
Zvlebi kurTxevis qveyanaSi migaqvT4, ese igi am netari ka-
cis gvams mTawmidisaken miasvenebT.
1 fs. 115:6
2 fs. 115:7
3 Sdr. gamosl. 3:5
4 Sdr. gamosvl. 13:19
625
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
XXIX. xolo aw Jami ars Tqumad, Tu viTar iqmna warslvaA
Cueni mTawmidas
mTawmidas, da kualad moKsenebad netarisa petre pat-
rikisa, petrik-yofilisa nugeSinis-cemasa, da Semdgomad
RmrTisa moRuawebasa da Kelis-apyrobasa, romel Cuen zeda
aCuena.
xolo viTarca ganvida KorcTagan wmidaA mamaA Cueni da
warvida winaSe RmrTisa, meyseulad vacnobeT wmidasa mamasa
petres, xolo man moZRuris-moyuareman, da ufroAs-Ra vTquT,
Tu RmrTis-moyuareman, viTarca gulisKma-yo anazdaiTi ese
da mlevani daqcevaA Cueni, iwyla sastikad suli misi, aramed
welni moirtyna da mswrafl Sevida mefisa da miuTxra sak-
Yrveli ese sasmeneli, viTarmed: “wmidao mefeo, Tquen Tana
mSYdobaA da sixaruli saukunoA SviliTurT! xolo wmidaA igi
beri, romelman guSin oTxmeoci oboli Tquen Semogvedra, aw
TYT igi KelTa RmrTisaTa Sevedrebul ars, rameTu miicva-
la. Sen, queyanisa mefeman, zecisa mefisa warhgzavne. guSin
amas Jamsa Sen mier iTxovda gantevebasa, dRes, sakrvelTagan
KorcTa TYsTaAsa gantevebuli, zecisa navT-sadgurad Sevi-
da, guSin Sen gevedreboda Sewyalebad obolTa TYsTa, xolo
dRes SenTYs evedrebis mas, romeli-igi mamaA ars obolTaA da
msajuli qurivTaA da mefe mefeTa queyanisaTaA”.
esmnes raA sityuani ese RmrTis-msaxursa mefesa, gankYrda
friad da dadumna Jam erT. da merme Tqua samgzis: “didebaA
RmerTsa, didebaA RmerTsa, didebaA RmerTsa, rameTu sulni wmi-
daTani KelTa Sina RmrTisaTa arian, viTarca amis netarisa be-
risani: netar xar Sen, N wmidao bero, romeli-ege warxued
winaSe RmrTisa, aramed vesav locvaTa SenTa wmidaTa, rameTu
yoveli nebaA Seni keTilad aRvasrulo”.
626
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
29. axla ukve droa, mogiTxroT, rogor wavediT mTaw-
midas, da movixsenioT netari petre patrikis mieri nuge-
Siscema da daxmareba, romelic man Cven gagviwia.
rodesac Cveni wminda mamis suli sxeulidan gavida da
RmrTis winaSe wardga, maSinve vacnobeT wminda mama pat-
res, man ki, moZRvris moyvarem, da ufro metic, RmrTismoy-
varem, rogorc ki Seityo Cveni uecari daRupva, sastikad
daiWra suliT, magram mxneoba moikriba, saswrafod eaxla
mefes da es sakvirveli ambavi moaxsena: `wmindao mefeo, mSvi-
doba da maradiuli sixaruli iyos TqvenTan, Tqveni Svi-
lebiTurT, is wminda beri, romelmac guSin oTxmoci suli
CagabaraT, dRes Tavadve Cahbarda RmrTis xelebs, radga-
nac gardaicvala. Sen, qveynis meufem, zecis meufesTan gah-
gzavne igi. guSin am dros Sengan iTxovda gantevebas1, dRes
ki, Tavisi sxeulis borkilebisagan gaTavisuflebuli, ze-
ciur navsadgurSi Sevida. guSin igi Sen gevedreboda Ta-
visi oblebis Sewyalebas, xolo dRes SenTvis evedeba mas,
romeli aris obolTa mama da msajuli qvrivTa da mefe am-
qveyniur mefeTa~2.
es rom moismina RmrTismsaxurma mefem, Zalze gaukvir-
da da erTxans gaCumda. merme samgzis Tqva: `dideba Rmer-
Tsa; dideba RmerTsa; dideba RmerTsa, radganac wmindaTa
sulebi RmrTis xelSi arian, da maT Soris _ am netari be-
risa. netari3 xar Sen, hoi wmindao bero, romelic RmrTis
winaSe waxvedi; me ki Seni wminda locvebis Zalis imedi
1 ganteveba _ gaSveba; igulisxmeba mTawmidaze wargzavna (an,
SesaZloa, aq aqcenti keTdeba imaze, rom winadRiT giorgi ber-
ma Tavis mowafeebs svimeon RmrTismimqmelis locva _ `aw ga-
nuteve~ _ agaloba mefis winaSe).
2 igulisxmeba RmerTi (Sdr. fs. 67:6)
3 netari _ bednieri, sanatreli, Sesanatri
627
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
da meyseulad brZana moRebad pitaki, romeli-igi mas wmi-
dasa KeliTa TYsiTa mieca. xolo weril iyo esreT, viTarmed:
“wmidao mefeo, ege obolni, viTarca Suenis RmrTis-moyua-
rebasa Sensa, egreT Seiwyalen da daarCinen mlocvelad su-
lisa Tquenisa da SvilTa TquenTa mzegrZelobisa. da monas-
tersa mTawmid isasa
mTawmidisasa
isasa, salocvelsa Tquensa, oqrobeWedi Se-
uqmen, dasamtkicebeli yovelTa oqrobeWedTaA, raATa yovli-
TurT Tavisufal da Seuval iyos, da obolni ese izardebo-
din mas Sina da yovelni mkYdrni misni gilocviden vidre uku-
nisamde”.
ese raA aRmoikiTxes da gulisKma-yo mefeman Zali saqmi-
saA, mswrafl ubrZana protonotarsa TYssa Seqmnad orTa oq-
robeWedTa, mtkiceTa da SeucvalebelTa: erTsa, viTarca wmi-
daA beri vedrebul iyo, dasamtkicebelsa yovelTa oqrobe-
WedTasa, romeli-igi winaaRudgebis da gare-ukun-aqcevs,
ukueTu raAme visme enebos amis wmidisa lavrisa vnebad, sir-
cxYliTa aRavsebs; da erTi oqrobeWedi obolTa amaT Seuqmna,
raATa aravin ikadros maTi monastriT ganyvanebad, gina sxuad
radme vnebad, aramed raATa izardebodin monastersa Sina, vi-
Tarca Svilni da mkYdrni wmidisa eklesiisani.
da ese ornive oqrobeWedni moscna netarsa petres da ke-
reonebi did-didebi da sanTlebi friad da sakumeveli surne-
li mravlad, muSkatroani da alvaA. ese yoveli moiRo
628
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
maqvs, rom Seni yoveli neba-survili zedmiwevniT aRvas-
rulo~.
da brZana, moetanaT werili, romelic mas berma gadas-
ca Tavisi wminda xeliT. masSi ewera: `wmindao mefeo, es
oblebi, rogorc Sens RmrTismoyvarebas Sehferis, ise Se-
iwyale1, da Seinaxe Tqveni sulisaTvis da Tqveni Svilebis
mzegrZelobisaTvis mlocvelad, da TqvenTvis mavedrebel
mTawmidis monasters oqroTi dabeWdili sigeli moumza-
de, romelic yvela Zveli sigelis damamtkicebeli iqneba,
raTa, es monasteri savsebiT Tavisufali da Seuvali iyos,
da es oblebic iq izrdebodnen, da yoveli misi mkvidri
TqvenTvis loculobdes ukunisamde~.
es rom waikiTxes, da mefe mixvda saqmis arss, Tavis pir-
vel mdivans ubrZana, moemzadebina ori sigeli oqrobeW-
diT _ mtkice da ucvleli dokumentebi; erTi maTgani _ ro-
gorc wminda beri sTxovda _ Zveli sigelebis dasamtkiceb-
lad, romelic win aRudgeboda da ukuaqcevda yvelas, vinc
am wminda lavrisaTvis raime vnebis miyenebas inebebda, da
sircxviliT aRavsebda maT; xolo meore oqrobeWedi im
obolTaTvis gaamzada, raTa aravis gaebeda maTi gayvana mo-
nastridan, an sxva raime mxriv vneba, aramed raTa cxovrob-
dnen da ikvebebodnen monasterSi, rogorc Svilni da mem-
kvidreni am wminda eklesiisa.
orive es oqrobeWdiani sigeli misca mefem netar pet-
res, agreTve didi kereonebi2 da sanTlebi da surnelova-
ni sakmeveli didZali, muSkatroani3da alva4. yovelive es
1 Sewyaleba _ wyalobis micema.
2 kereoni _ kelaptari, didi sanTeli.
3 muSkatroani – muSkiT (surnelovani nivTierebiT) Sezavebu-
li.
4 alva _ surnelovani zeTi, mironi.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
patiosanman berman petre, rameTu ebrZana mefesa, viTarmed:
“yovelive ese mkerdsa missa zeda wmidasa dadev da SendobaA
miTxove, viTarca cxovelisagan, da arqu esreT, viTarmed: “aha
esera brZanebaA Seni aRmisrulebies ufroAs Txovisaca Senisa
da aw gevedrebi, nu damiviwyeb winaSe RmrTisa”.
xolo mo-raA-vida petre, da brZanebaA ese mefisaA aRas-
rula. xolo TYT Tu rasa ara iqmoda, anu rasa ara ityoda
guamsa zeda mis wmidisasa, da viTarca cxovelsa esreT emdur-
voda, da ferKTa misTa cremliTa daaltobda. da ukueTumca
ara meSinoda, nuukue ZliT mcired-raAme daSretili igi sa-
Kumili godebisaA kualad aRvagzna da Segawuxne yovelni-
vemca, amis netarisa kacisa sityuani lmobierni da cremlni
mKurvaleni cremliT migiTxren, aramed virCie wuT erT gan-
suenebaA Tqueni.
xolo esreT raA viyveniT da wmidaA igi guami winaSe idva,
mas oden Jamsa moiwia dedakaci vinme, mowafe amis wmidisaA,
daA farsmanisi da CorCanelisaA, romeli ver ewifa xilvasa mis-
sa, vidreRa cocxal iyo wmidaA igi. ese mo-raA-vida, mravli-
Ta cremliTa da godebiTa daaltvna wmidani ferKni misni da
mdurviT etyoda wmidasa mas, viTarca cxovelsa: “N wmidao,
raA-ese miyav me, ubadruksa amas, rameTu mqondes mravalni gu-
lis-sityuani, rameTu mravliT JamiTgan ara mexilva wmidaA
piri Seni”.
da esreT friad Sewuxebuli da mglovare warvida saxed
TYsad da dawerna yovelni gulis-sityuani TYsni da dahbeW-
da mas zeda. da xvalisa dRe kualad movida, moiRo wigni igi
da dadva mkerdsa zeda mis wmidisasa da sakumeveli surneli
da sanTeli mravali da ZmaTaTYs evlogiaA nugeSinis-saceme-
lad. da kualad mravliTa cremliTa ambors-uyo ferKTa mis-
Ta da lmobieriTa sityYTa da sul-TqumiTa sulisaATa viTar-
ca cxovelsa emdurvoda wmidasa mas. da wigni igi aRiRo da
momca me da mrqua esreT, viTarmed: “cremliT gevedrebi, Zmao
patiosano, raATa faragsa Sina wmidisasa STasdva ege, da me
mrwams RmrTisaA, viTarmed wmidaman aman, raA-igi wignsa amas
630
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
Caibara patiosanma petre berma, romelsac mefem ubrZana:
`yovelive es mis wminda mkerdze dade da Sendoba iTxove
CemTvis, rogorc cocxali moZRvrisagan, da uTxari ase: aha,
Seni brZaneba gadaWarbebiT Semisrulebia; axla ki geved-
rebi, nu damiviwyeb RmrTis winaSe~.
petre rom movida, aRasrula mefis brZaneba. Tavad ki
ras ar eubneboda wminda beris gvams! rogorc cocxals, ise
emdureboda, mis ferxT cremliT asvelebda. rom ar vSi-
Sobde, _ vaiTu, godebis mimqrali cecxli kvlav avagizgi-
zo da yvelani SegawuxoT, _ am netari kacis tkiviliT sav-
se sityvebsa da mxurvale cremlze mogiTxrobdiT, magram
erTi wuTiT Tqveni mosveneba avirCie.
sanam Cven ase viyaviT da wminda gvami Cvens winaSe ido,
movida erTi dedakaci, wminda beris mowafe, farsmanisa da
CorCanelis da, romelmac cocxals ver mouswro. da roca
movida, mravali cremliT daasvela misi wminda fexebi, mwa-
red godebda da, rogorc cocxals, samduravs eubneboda:
`hoi, wmindao, es ra miyav me ubedurs; ramdeni ram mqonda
gasandobi, radgan didi xania, rac Seni wminda saxe ar mi-
naxavs!~
ase, friad Sewuxebuli da mgloviare wavida Sin, da-
wera Tavisi aRsareba, beWedi daado da meore dRes rom mo-
vida, micvalebul moZRvars daado igi mkerdze. aseve sur-
nelovani sakmeveli da mravali sanTeli, xolo ZmaTaTvis
evlogia moitana nugeSiscemisaTvis. kvlav mravali crem-
liT eambora mis ferxT, tkiviliT savse sityviTa da ox-
vriT cocxaliviT emdureboda wminda mamas. Semdeg aiRo
Tavisi aRsarebis werili, momca me da miTxra: `cremliT
gevedrebi, patiosano Zmao, wmindis jibeSi Cade es weri-
li, da mwams, wminda mama aRxocs, rac aq weria, da momite-
vebs Cems codvebs~. cremliT dasvelebuli dedakaci
631
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
sweria, ahKocos da momiteos”. da esreT cremliTa Sesuarul-
man ambors-uyo Kelsa missa wmidasa da ikurTxa misgan, da sul-
TqumiT da cremliT warvida saxed TYsad. xolo me moviRe
mcnebisa misTYs da STavsdev faragsa Sina mis wmidisasa.
xolo Semdgomad amis yovlisa STausueneT guadrucsa Si-
na, Semzadebulsa ZelTagan ulpolvelTa, wmidaA igi guami misi
da nebiTa RmrTisaATa warmovemarTeniT zRYT mTawmidas
mTawmidas. da
viTarca moviwieniT adgilsa mas, romelsa eqsamil
eqsamilii ewode-
bis, KmeliT wamovediT siSorisaTYs gzisa da SiSisaTYs sar-
kinozTaAsa. xolo eqsamil
eqsamilii amisTYs ewodebis, rameTu ime-
riT zRYT vidre amerad zRuamde equs equsii mil ion
ionii ars. esreT,
milion
viTarca vTquT, KmeliT warmovediT, viTarca vTquT, equssa
mas milionsa urmebiTa. xolo erTsa uremsa zeda yovelTa uf-
roAssa davdgiT kidobani igi mamisa CuenisaA, wignni misni yo-
velni da sxuaA, raAca sakurTxevelisa samsaxurebeli iyo, da
warmovemarTeniT. xolo vidodeT esreT, rameTu oTxkerZo ga-
remodgomil viyveniT, viTarca pirvel kidobansa Sjulisa uf-
lisasa. xolo wina kerZo mividodes wulilni diakonni, xolo
ukuana kerZo mRdelni da sxuani moxucebulni berni; da es-
reT fsalmuniTa da galobiTa da sulieriTa SesxmiTa vadi-
debdiT RmerTsa da wmidasa mas ugalobdiT.
xolo ars wurilTa maT ZmaTa TanaA ZmaA erTi, yovelTa um-
rwemes iyo hasakiTa, saxeliT panteleimon, keTilad Sewyale-
buli yovelTa mowyalisa amis wmidisa mamisagan. amas yrmasa
slvasa mas Sina aRecua ekali ferKsa, rameTu uKamuri iyo, da
viTarca que dadrka, raATamca gamoiRo ekali igi, meyseulad
gardavlo uremman man zeda zurgsa CCYlisa mis yrmisasa. xo-
lo Cuen, vixileT raA ese, vikrCxialeT KmiTa simwarisaATa go-
debiT da aRuteveT tirili. da iqmna amboxi didi, rameTu yo-
velni vhgonebdiT, viTarmed ara Tu oden mokla, aramed,
632
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
eambora wmindis xels, TiTqos kurTxeva miiRo misgan, ox-
vriTa da cremliT wavida Sinisaken. me ki, misi brZanebisa-
mebr, werili wminda mamis jebeSi Cavde.
yovelive amis Semdeg misi wminda gvami ulpobeli xi-
sagan damzadebul kuboSi CavasveneT da RmrTis nebiT mTaw-
midisaken gavemarTeT zRviT. roca mivaRwieT adgils, ro-
melsac eqsamili ewodeba, xmeleTiT gavagrZeleT gza si-
Sorisa da sarkinozTa1 SiSis gamo. im adgils ki eqsamili
imitom ewodeba, rom im zRvidan am zRvamde eqvsi milia2
ase, rogorc vTqviT, xmeleTiT gaviareT eqvsi mili urme-
biT. erT, yvelaze ukeTes uremze davdeT kidobani3 Cveni
wminda mamisa, yvela misi wigni da sakurTxevlis samsaxu-
rebelni4, da ise gavemarTeT. am urems oTxive kuTxiT miv-
yvebodiT, rogorc uflis Sjulis kidobans mihyvebodnen
udabnoSi israitelni. win miuZRodnen wvrili diakvnebi,
ukan _ mRvdlebi da sxva moxucebuli berebi, da ase, fsal-
muniT, galobiTa da sulieri SesxmiT5 vadidebdiT RmerTs
da vugalobdiT wminda mamas.
mcirewlovan ZmaTagan iyo erTi, yvelaze umcrosi, sa-
xelad panteleimoni, keTilad Sewyalebuli yvelas mwya-
lobeli am wminda mamisagan. am yrmas siarulisas ekali Se-
erWo fexSi, radgan fexSiSveli midioda, da raki qvemoT
daixara, raTa ekali gamoeZro, uremma uceb gadauara zur-
gze. es rom vixileT, mware xmiT vikivleT da moTqma da ti-
rili movrTeT. didi areuloba Seiqna, yvelas gvegona, rom,
araTu marto mokla, aramed, rogorc wvrili Wiayela, ise
1 sarkinozi _ arabi.
2 mili _ manZilis sazomi erTeuli. romauli mili – aTasi na-
biji.
3 kidobani _ yuTi (aq _ kubo).
4 samsaxurebelni _ ritualuri nivTebi.
5 Sdr. efes. 5:19
633
 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
viTarca WiaA undoA, esreT ganwyYda, aramed eha zeSTa bune-
bisa Kelis-apyrobaA da SewevnaA RmrTisa saxierisaA da madli
igi kacisa mis RmrTisaA, romeli Semdgomad micvalebisaca
scavs da Kelsa aRupyrobs TYsTa obolTa da swyalobs esreT!
viTarca vTquT, uremman man sazarelman zeda zurgsa missa
gardavlo, xolo myis aRdga yrmaA igi da Cuen ganvixilevdiT
adgilsa mas urmisasa. xolo igi ityoda: “miteveT, raATa eka-
li ese amoviRo”.
xolo Cuen vhkiTxevdiT, viTarmed: “da arca Tu gtkivis
adgili igi?” xolo igi ityoda, viTarmed: “arca micnobies,
Tu uremman gardavlo Cem zedao”, rameTu wuT CCYli iyo da
esreT ityoda.
eha madli wmidisa mis guamisaA, viTar aRusubuqa sakYrve-
lad mZime igi urmis-Tuali, romel agrZnaca ver yrmaman man
mcireman. xolo aw ganmwYsebul ars da TYT miuTxrobs sak-
Yrvelsa amas didebulsa da adidebs RmerTsa, moqmedsa saswa-
ulTasa, da madlsa wmidisa mamisa qadagebs.
esreT gardavleT eqsamil
eqsamilii , kualad zRuad SevediT da
SewevniTa RmrTisaATa, niaviTa myudroATa da hamoATa mTaw-
midas moviwieniT. xolo mTawmidelTa keTilad SegYwynar-
nes Cuen, viTarca Svilni maTni, xolo wmidaA ese, viTarca
mwyemsi TYsi da winamZRuari, rameTu wuT mravalni cocxal
iyvnes pirvelTa maT netarTa berTagan, mowafeni amis wmidi-
sani, esreT wina miegebnes da pativ-upyres yovelTa, viTarca
pirvel wmidasa mamasa Cuensa didsa efTYmes, mierve momaval-
sa qalaqiT sameufoAT. esreT pativiT tYrTuli mRdelTa mi-
er eklesiad Seiyvanes da winaSe wmidisa mamisa efTYmis sa-
martYlosa dadges kidobani igi amis netarisaA. da erTman man,
viTarca mamaman da moZRuarman, xolo meoreman, viTarca Svil-
man da mowafeman, pirvelman man samartYloAT gamo, xolo me-
oreman man kidobniT urTierTars moikiTxnes da mSYdobaA mis-
ces ersa mRdelTa mier. da esreT Seimko eklesiaA da ganmxia-
ruldes erni.
634
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
gawyvita Suaze. magram aha, bunebaze aRmatebuli Sewevna
mowyale RmerTisa da im RmrTiskacis madli, romelic gar-
dacvalebis Semdegac icavs da xels umarTavs Tavis oblebs
da swyalobs maT! rogorc vTqviT, im sazarelma uremma zur-
gze gadauara yrmas, is ki maSinve fexze wamodga. im adgils
rom vaTvalierebdiT, sadac uremma gaiara, yrmam gviTxra
_ `CamomecaleT, ekali unda amoviRoo~.
gakvirvebiT vkiTxeT: `arc ki gtkiva zurgi?~ da gviT-
xra: `verc gavige, uremma Tu gadamiarao~.
ai, madli im wminda gvamisa! _ ise Seamsubuqa mZime ur-
misTvali, rom Cvilma yrmam verc ki igrZno! axla ukve wa-
mozrdilia igi da TviTonve mouTxrobs msmenelT am dide-
bul sakvirvelebas, da adidebs saswaulTa moqmed RmerTs,
da wminda mamis madlmosilebas qadagebs.
ase gadaviareT eqsamili, kvlav zRvaSi SevediT da, Rmr-
Tis SewevniT, myudro da saamo niaviT mTawmindamde mivaR-
wieT. mTawmindelebma kargad migviRes, rogorc TavianTi Svi-
lebi, xolo wminda beri _ rogorc Tavisi mwyemsi da winam-
ZRvari, radgan jer kidev mravalni iyvnen im netar berTa-
gan, romelnic misi mowafeni yofilan. ise moegebnen da pati-
vi miagos yvelam, rogorc uwin _ Cvens did mamas eqvTimes,
aseve sameufo qalaqidan momavals. mRvdlebma didi pativiT
Seasvenes eklesiaSi da wminda mamis eqvTimes samartvilos-
Tan1 dadges misi kidobani. erTma, rogorc mamam da moZRvar-
ma (e. i. eqvTimem), da meorem, rogorc Svilma da mowafem (gi-
orgim), pirvelma _ samartvilodan, da meorem _ kidobnidan
erTmaneTi moikiTxes, da iq myof xalxsac miesalmnen mRvdle-
bis mier2. ase Seimko eklesia da gamxiarulda eri.
1 samartvilo _ akldama, saflavi.
2 aq igulisxmeba, rom mRvdlebma maTi saxeliT daloces iq myo-
fi xalxi.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo samkYdrod dakrZalvisa amis netarisa martYlTa ad-
gili ver gavaCineT vidre kiTxvadmde zemoKsenebulisa mis
petre netarisa. da esreT dayo sami dRe winaSe wmidisa mamisa
efTYmissa. da mier warviyvaneT eklesiasa yovelTa wmidaTasa
da mun davdgiT guadruci igi wmidisaA mis. da yovelTa Rame-
Ta locvani da Ramis-Tevani aResrulebodes da dRisi Jamis-
wirvani mRdelTa mier. da esreT iyo vidre weliwdadmde yo-
velTa wmidaTa eklesiasa, vidremdis brZanebaA moviReT misve
petres mier da kacisa RmrTisa, patiosnisa berisa, winamZRu-
risa da mamasaxlisisa Cuenisa giorgi olTisarisa, rameTu me-
feman igive daamtkica Semdgomad micvalebisa wmidisa amis.
da masve Suenoda siwrfoebisaTYs da umankoebisa dapyrobaA
didisa amis lavrisaA.
da esreT, brZanebiTa zemoKsenebulTa amaT mamaTaATa da
wamebiTa yovelTa ZmaTaATa, ganvaReT luskumaA netarisa ma-
misa giorgi maSenebelisaA eklesiisa Stosa Sina marcxeniT
kerZo, damarTebiT larnaksa wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmes-
sa. xolo aRvaReT raA kidobani mamisa giorgisi, aramed, eha sak-
Yrveli, arca Tu TmaA erTi netarisa mis TavisaA da patiosan-
Ta maT mKceTaA ara Secvalebul iyo, romeli-igi aCuenebda
sulisa misisa brwyinvalebasa.
xolo momeKsena me, uRirssa amas, qartaA igi dedakacisaA
mis, romeli-igi STamedva faragsa Sina wmidisasa. da varqu
visme, erTsa mRdelTagansa, aRmoRebad da ganxilvad. xolo
man aRmo-raA-iRo, ixila, rameTu beWedi egreTve iyo. xolo
gulman uTqua, raATa mcired STaixednes kidesa wignisasa da
uku mo-raA-hkeca kerZoA wignisaA, eha sakYrveli da amis Jami-
sa kacTagan yolad urwmunoA, ixila, rameTu aKocil iyo,
636
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
netari beris dakrZalvis adgili ver davadgineT zemox-
senebuli petre netaris kiTxvamde. amitomac sami dRe wmin-
da mamis eqvTimes winaSe darCa. iqidan ki wavasveneT yvelaw-
mindis eklesiaSi da iq davdgiT gvadruci1 am wmindisa. yo-
vel Rame locva da RamisTeva sruldeboda, dRisiT ki
mRvdlebi Jamiswirvas asrulebdnen. ase gagrZelda yvelaw-
mindis eklesiaSi erTi wlis ganmavlobaSi, sanam miviReb-
diT brZanebas zemoxsenebuli petresagan da RmrTis kacis,
patiosani beris, Cveni winamZRvrisa da mamasaxlisis gior-
gi olTisarisagan, romelic mefem daamtkica winamZRvrad
wminda mamis micvalebis Semdeg. Sehferoda kidec, ubiwoe-
bisa da umankoebis gamo, am didi lavris xelT pyroba.
da ase, zemoxsenebul mamaTa brZanebiT da mTeli saZmos
damowmebiT, gavaReT luskuma2 netari mamis giorgi maSe-
nebelisa3 eklesiis marcxena StoSi, wminda mamis eqvTimes
samarxis mopirdapired, da rodesac gavxseniT kidobani ma-
ma giorgisa, raTa giorgi maSeneblis gverdiT samarxSi Cag-
vesvenebina, vixileT sakvirveleba: netari mamis Tmis erTi
bewvic ki ar iyo Secvlili, riTac igi Tavisi sulis brwyin-
valebas aCvenebda.
me, uRirss, gamaxsenda qaRaldi im dedakacisa, rome-
lic wminda mamis jebeSi Cavde. vTxove erT mRvdelTagans,
amoeRo da daeTvalierebina. roca amoiRo, naxa, rom beWe-
di zedve edo. gulma wasZlia, werilis kideSi Caexeda, da
mcired rom gadmokeca, naxa, _ hoi sakvirvelebav! _ Tana-
medrove adamianTaTvis yovlad daujerebeli ram; naxa, rom
1 gvadruci _ wminda nawilebis Sesanaxi liTonis yuTi.
2 luskuma _ samarxi, saflavi, akldama.
3 giorgi maSenebeli _ ioane mTawmindelis (eqvTimes mamis) Zmis-
wuli, aTonis iverTa monastris mesame winamZRvari (1019-1029).
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
aramed sxuaTa urwmunoebisagan ara ikadra sityuad da Cue-
nebad visame, aramed kualad faragsave Sina wmidisasa STadva.
da esreT cxoveli kidobniT aRmoviyvaneT da luskumasa
Sina marmariloAsasa giorgis Tana maSenebelisa davhkrZaleT,
WeSmaritad, viTarca meore maSenebeli da Semamkobeli ekle-
siaTaA, TTuesa maissa k.d
k.d-sa, dResaswaulsa wmidisa sYmeon sak-
YrvelT-moqmedisasa.
XXX. da aqaca ars saKsenebeli wmidaTa nawilTa misTa mic-
valebisaA, xolo sruli saKsenebeli misi TTuesa ivnissa l ga-
newesa dResaswaulsa wmidaTa aTormetTa mociqulTasa, ra-
meTu kT-
kT-sa wmidaTa mociqulTa petres da pavles dResaswa-
ulisagan ara egeboda, daRacaTu mas dResa miicvala, rameTu
netarman petre da Zmaman misman iovane Wyondidelman egreT
ganaweses, da maT Tana sxuaTaca mamaTa viTarca saxed iovane
oqropirisaA pirvelTa maT mamaTa, rameTu sekdenbersa id id-sa
miicvala juarisa amaRlebasa da, vinaATgan maSin ara jer-iyo,
noebersa ig
ig-sa daaweses. egreTve amis wmidisaTYs yves ze-
moKsenebulTa amaT mamaTa da xatica dawerad sces yolad wmi-
disa RmrTis-mSobelisaA;
da amier da imier ornive mamani; wmidaA mamaA efTYmi mar-
jueniT da mamaA giorgi erTkerZo, mvedrebelad da meoxad
CuenTYs mdgomareni winaSe wmidisa RmrTis-mSobelisa. da ese
wmidaA xati warmomgzavnes mTawmidas
mTawmidas. da dausueneT samar-
xosa zeda wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa giorgissa.
638
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
codvaTa gasandobad dawerili werili sruliad gasuf-
Tavebuliyo. im mRvdelma, sxvaTa urwmunoebis SiSiT, ver
gabeda, raime eTqva da eCvenebina visTvisme werili, da kv-
lav wminda mamis jibeSive Cado.
wminda gvami kidobnidan amovasveneT da marmarilos
luskumaSi giorgi maSenebelTan erTad davkrZaleT, ro-
gorc WeSmaritad meore maSenebeli da Semamkobeli ekle-
siebisa, maisis 24-s, wminda svimeon sakvirvelTmoqmedis
dResaswaulis dRes.
30. am dRes gvaqvs mosaxsenebeli misi wminda nawilebis
gadasvenebis aRsaniSnavad, xolo sruli saxsenebeli1 ivni-
sis ocdaaTs ganwesda, Tormeti mociqulis dResaswaul-
ze, radganac gardacvalebis dRes, 29-Si, misi daweseba ar
iyo jerovani, wminda petre da pavle mociqulTa dResas-
waulis gamo. ase ganaweses netarma petrem da misma Zmam io-
vane Wyondidelma, da maTTan erTad sxva mamebmac; Zveli dro-
is mamebis mibaZviT, romelTac iovane oqropiris mosaxsene-
beli dRe seqtembris 13-s ganaweses, Tumca igi 14 seqtem-
bers gardaicvala. 14 seqtemberi jvris amaRlebis dResas-
wauli iyo da am dRes wmindis mosaxseneblis daweseba je-
rovani ar iyo. Cveni wminda mamisTvisac aseve moiqcnen ze-
moxsenebuli mamebi, da yovladwminda RmrTismSoblis xa-
tis dawerac SeukveTes.
amieridan orive wminda mama _ eqvTime marjvniv da gi-
orgi meore mxriv, _ CvenTvis mvedrebelad da Suamdgome-
lad dganan wminda RmrTismSoblis winaSe. is wminda xati
gamogzavnes mTawmindaze, da davasveneT wminda mamis gi-
orgis saflavze.
1 sruli saxsenebeli _ wmindaTa moxseniebis mTavari dRe.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo wmidisa mamisa Cuenisa efTYmis xati ara siberisaA
ars, aramed odes wignTa Targmnida da iyo n-isa wlisaA.
da rameTu esreT jer-iyo, romelman-igi adidnis madide-
belni TYsni, wmidaman RmrTis-mSobelman, ganaTlebad naTe-
savisa Cuenisa, da erTsa mas simrTele mianiWa da enaA keTilad
metyueli qarTulad, xolo meoresa sibrZne da mecnierebaA,
rameTu maT orTave adides Zalisaebr yovlad didebuli igi
mizezi keTilTa CuenTaA. erTman Seamkvna da ganaSuenna dRe-
saswaulni misni sagalobelisa misisa TargmanebiTa, rameTu mis
mier Targmnilsa paraklitonsa Sina asormocdaaTi galobaA
Targmna misi oden yovlad wmidisa RmrTis-mSobelisaA. da es-
reT madidebeli maTi msgavsad Zalisa adides, da aw zecas wi-
naSe missa mdgomare arian. xolo queyanasa zeda wmidasa xatsa
missa winaSe mdgomareni evedrebian CuenTYs, raATa meoxebiTa
maTiTa Cuenca vevedrneT wmidasa RmrTis-mSobelsa warvlad
neStsa amas dResa CuenTasa mSYdobiT swavlisaebr wmidaTa ma-
maTa CuenTaAsa daKsnad saukuneTa maT satanjvelTagan.
esreT srul iqmna dadebaA misi larnaksa Sina RmrTiv-
brwyinvaled da yovlad Suenierad.
XXXI. garna romeli-igi TYssa adgilsa dagYSTa saswau-
li igi eSmakTa gansxmisaA, daRacaTu erTi gYKsenebia mwuxa-
risa misTYs, romeli-igi SYdgzis daakueTa eSmakman Jamsave
amis wmidisa siWabukisasa adgilsa Sina udabnosa da Ramesa
ukunsa.
640
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
xolo Cveni wminda mamis eqvTimes xati mis siberes ki
ar gamosaxavs, aramed im dros, roca igi wignebs Targmni-
da, da iyo 50 wlisa.
Tavis madideblebs adidebs wminda RmrTismSobeli,
Cveni eris ganmanaTleblad; erT maTgans janmrTeloba mia-
niWa da qarTulad metyveli mSvenieri ena1, xolo meores _
sibrZne da codna2, da maT orivem Tavisi Zalebis mixedviT
adida yovladdidebuli mizezi Cveni yovelive sikeTisa3;
wminda mamam (giorgim) Seamko da gaamSveniera misi dRe-
saswaulebi sagalobelTa TargmanebiT (mis mier Targmnil
paraklitonSi 150 galoba sakuTriv yovladwmida RmrTis-
mSoblisaa). da ase, Cvenma mamebma maTi madidebeli (RmrTis-
mSobeli) Zalisaebr adides, da axla zecaSi arian mis wi-
naSe mdgomareni. amqveynad ki misi wminda xatis winaSe dga-
nan da evedrebian CvenTvis, raTa maTi meoxebiT Cvenc ve-
vedroT wminda RmrTismSobels Cveni darCenili cxovre-
bis mSvidobianad gatarebas, Cveni wminda mamebis swavle-
bisamebr, da saukuno satanjvelisagan xsnas.
ase RmrTivbrwyinvaled da yovlad mSvenierad aR-
srulda wminda mamis dadeba samarxSi.
31. uadgilo ar iqneba, movixsenioT eSmakTa gandevnis
saswauli, romelic Tavis adgilas gamogvrCa; Tumca ki er-
Ti aseTi saswauli vaxseneT, im kacis Sesaxeb, romelic Svid-
gzis Zirs dasca eSmakma, wminda mamis siWabukis Jams, uda-
bur adgilas da ukuneT RameSi.
1 igulisxmeba eqvTime mTawmideli.
2 igulisxmeba giorgi mTawmideli.
3 igulisxmeba RvTismSobeli.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
arca amisi KsenebaA ujero ars, romlisa-ese aRweraA gu-
egulebis.
rameTu1 iyo ZmaA erTi, saTnoA RmrTisaA, saxeliT stefane,
wesiTa mTavardiakoni, kaci patiosani da moSiSi uflisaA. ese
diakoni stefane Rirsebisa misisaTYs Jamsa oden siyrmisasa xu-
cad akurTxa netarman aman, rameTu brZana: “daRacaTu hasakiTa
yrmaA ars stefane, aramed gonebiTa mKcoan ars”. da esreT yov-
liTurT pativsa mRdelobisasa aRiyvana.
xolo ara uwyi, Tu viTar iqmna, vhgoneb, Tu SuriTa eSma-
kisaATa iqmna, gina Tu siyrmiTgan yofil iyo, ara uwyi, rame-
Tu dResa erTsa wesisaebr wmidasa Jamis-wirvasa aRvasruleb-
diT, da viTar SevimoseniT, ara iyo beri Cuen Tana, rameTu ZmaTa
vieTme ganikiTxvida. xolo viwyeT raA fsalmunTa Tqumad, ara-
med eha kadnierebaA eSmakisaA, ara hrida pativsa mas mRdelobi-
sasa, arca wmidasa mas trapezsa, da esreT meyseulad daakueTa
queyanad da perooda da iRrWenda. xolo Zmani srbiT warvi-
des da uTxres wmidasa mas. xolo igi mswrafl movida da ixi-
la igi esreT mdebare, ara SeSfoTna, arca SeZrwunda kadnie-
rebasa mas zeda eSmakisasa, arca raA locvani iKmarna saCuene-
belad kacTa, aramed mcired dumiliT locvaA Sewira RmrTi-
sa. da upyra Keli da hrqua neliad, viTarmed: “stefane”. xolo
man, viTarca Zilisagan Rrmisa ganRYZebulman, miugo: “makur-
Txe, mamao”.
hrqua mas berman: “raA SegemTxYa, Svilo?”
hrqua mas Zmaman man: “araA uwyi. xolo aw raA KmaA Seni mes-
ma, keTilad var”.
hrqua mas berman: “nu geSinin, juari gamoisaxe pirsa”. da
man yo egreT. xolo Cuen gYbrZana: “iwyeT galobad da aRas-
ruleT wmidaA JamiswirvaA”.
da egreTve stefanesca ubrZana Cuen Tana Jamis-wirvad.
1 aqedan IK–s garda teqsti sxvagan ar moipoveba
642
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
sxva msgavsi saswaulis aRwerac, romelsac axla vapi-
reb, urigo ar unda iyos.
iyo erTi RmrTivsaTno monazoni, saxelad stefane, mTa-
vardiakvnis Tanamdebobaze, patiosani da uflis moSiSi ka-
ci. diakoni stefane, misi Rirsebis gamo Wabukobisasve akur-
Txa mRvdlad netarma mamam, radganac Tqva: `Tumca asakiT
yrmaa stefane, magram gonebiT _ zrdasrulio~. amitomac
mRvdlobis pativSi aamaRla.
ar vici, rogor moxda; vfiqrob, eSmakis mowadinebiT,
an iqneb siyrmis asakis gamo; erT dRes, wesisamebr, wminda
Jamiswirvas vasrulebdiT; da roca samRvdelo samoseli
SevimoseT, im dros beri (giorgi) CvenTan ar iyo (romeli-
Rac monazonTa sakiTxs arCevda); rodesac daviwyeT fsal-
munTa Tqma, _ oh, eSmakis Tavxedoba! _ ar moerida mRvdlo-
bis pativs, arc wminda trapezs, da uecrad Zirs dasca is
zemoxsenebuli axalgazrda mRvdeli, kbilebs aRrWialeb-
da da duJi sdioda. Cveni Zmebi gaiqcnen da wminda bers uT-
xres es ambavi. isic saswrafod movida, da aseT mdgomareo-
baSi rom naxa, ar SeSfoTebula, arc SeZrwunebula eSmakis
am TavxedobiT, arc raime locvebi waukiTxavs kacTa dasa-
naxavad, aramed mcire xans dumiliT locva aRavlina
RmrTisadmi, xeli mohkida da wynarad uTxra: `stefane!~
man ki, rogorc Rrma Zilisagan gamofxizlebulma, uTxra:
`makurTxe, mamao~.
berma hkiTxa: `ra SegemTxva, Svilo?~
stefanem miugo: `araferi vici; mxolod axla, Seni xma
rom momesma, ukve kargad var~.
berma ubrZana: `nu geSinia, pirjvari gamoisaxe~. asec
moiqca. xolo Cven gvibrZana: `daiwyeT galoba da aRasru-
leT wmida Jamiswirva~.
stefanesac CvenTan erTad ubrZana Jamis Sewirva.
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 cxo reba
rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
xolo me, mcired-morwmune ese da Cukeni, kualad SevSin-
di gulsa Sina Cemsa. xolo man momaaxla wmidaA igi piri misi
yursa Cemsa da mrqua: “nu geSinin, mcired-morwmuneo, igive
RmerTi ars, romelman legeoni eSmakTaA RorebiTurT zRuasa
daanTqa”.
da esreT uvnebelad aRvasruleT wmidaA Jamis-wirvaA da
vhmadlobdiT RmerTsa da wmidasa mas bersa.
maSin netarman man mogYgo da gurqua yovelTa: “ukueTu
Cuen codvilTaA ara isminos RmerTman da kualad SeemTxYos
ese, mieriTgan mRdelobaA daacados”.
xolo mowyalebiTa RmrTisaATa ars aw SYdi weli, arca Tu
mZinare gakrTomil ars ZaliTa qristesiTa da madliTa wmidi-
sa mamisa CuenisaATa.
da aha esera TYT stefane qadagebs da miuTxrobs mis zeda
aRsrulebulTa sakYrvelebaTa da adidebs RmerTsa da mad-
lsa wmidisa berisasa.
ese uwyoda borotman eSmakman daugebeli igi mterobaA
wmidisaA mis missa mimarT Jamsave siyrmisa misisasa, raA-igi yo-
fad iyo, amisTYsca dasabamsave siyrmisasa iwyo brZolad mis-
sa mimarT, viTarca zemo aRgYweria, raJams-igi wyliTa war-
wymedaA misi eneba da RmerTman angelozisa mier iKsna, da ku-
alad cecxliTa zemoKsenebulsa mas monastersa samcxes da
kualad palatTagan jojikis ZisaTa friad maRalTa gardamo-
agdo da RmerTman uvneblad daicva. da kualad mamis-Zmasa missa
Tana RamiT gzasa mividoda cxeniTa da waracTuna eSmakman da
ZiliTa RrmiTa Sepyrobili kldesa zeda, friad maRalsa, wa-
radgina, raATamca STaWra, xolo RmerTman Keli aRupyra, ra-
meTu ityoda wmidaA igi, viTarmed: “KmaA mesma, romelman mr-
qua me: ekrZale, STaiWrebio, da mipyra Keli, vidreme ganviR-
YZe, da merme mimefara”.
esreT siCCoATgan daicva RmerTman TYsi nebis-myofeli da
eSmakTa zeda mZled gamoaCina, vidre ara sruliad daakueTa
mis mier mompovnebeli igi borotTaA.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
me ki, mcired morwmune da mxdali, gulSi Zalian vSi-
Sobdi. es igrZno berma, momiaxlova Tavisi wminda bageni
da yurSi miTxra: `nu geSinia, mciredmorwmunev, RmerTi _
igivea, romelmac eSmakTa legioni RorebTan erTad zRva-
Si CaaxrCo~.1
ase uvneblad aRvasruleT Jamiswirva, vmadlobdiT
RmerTsa da Cvens wminda bers.
netarma mamam yvelas gviTxra: `Tu Cveni, codvilebisas,
ar Seismens RmerTi da kvlav SeemTxveva es, im droidan
mRvdlobas unda ganeSoros~.
RmrTis mowyalebiT, ukve Svidi welia mis Semdeg ga-
suli, axalgazrda mRvdeli ki, qristes ZaliTa da Cveni
wminda mamis madliT, ZilSic ki ar SemkrTala.
aha, TviTon stefane qadagebs da mogviTxrobs masze aR-
srulebul sakvirvelebebs, aRidebs RmerTs da wminda be-
ris madls.
borotma eSmakma wminda mamis Seurigebeli mtroba mis
mimarT _ siyrmidanve icoda. amitom imTaviTve dauwyo brZo-
la, rogorc zemoT aRvwereT; es iyo wyalSi misi daxrCobis
mcdeloba, rodesac RmerTma angelozis ixsna igi; aseve, cec-
xlis gaCena samcxis zemoxsenebul monasterSi. erTxel jo-
jikisZis Zalian maRali saxlidan gadmoagdo, magram iqac
RmerTma uvneblad daicva. sxva dros, rodesac Tavis biZas-
Tan midioda cxeniT Rame, eSmakma Rrma ZiliT CaaZina da Za-
lian maRali kldis piras miiyvana, raTa Sig Caegdo, magram
RmerTi Seewia; amis Sesaxeb Tavad beri gviyveboda: `momesma
xma, romelmac miTxra: gafrTxildi, CaiCexebio, _ da xeli
momkida, sanam ar gaviRviZe, da Semdeg gauCinarda~.
ase, Cvili bavSvobidanve daicva RmerTma misi nebis aR-
masrulebeli beri, eSmakebis mZled gamoaCina igi, da mis
1 ix. maT. 8:28-32
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
eseviTari ars, N sanatrelo, Cueni ese mamaA da moZRuari.
eseviTarni arian Sromani da Ruawlni misni,
eseviTarni arian eklesiaTaTYs moRuawebani misni,
eseviTarni arian namuSakevni da niWni oflTa misTani,
eseviTarni arian glaxakTa wyalobisa da obolTa Sewyna-
rebisa nayofni, viTarni mas Suenian.
da viTar-ese gesma da gulisKma-hyavT, Zalman saqmisaman
da sityuaTa Setyuebaman moRuawe ese didi giCuena, viTarca
Zegli aRmarTebuli, viTarca xati dawerili saxilvelad Ta-
na-warmavalTa amis cxorebisaTa. axali abraham, mSYdi igi
msgavsad daviTisa, brZeni msgavsad solomonisa, ZYruKsene-
beli msgavsad mosessa, ubraloA msgavsad samoelisa, wmidaA
msgavsad iosebissa, uxilavTa mxilveli msgavsad danielisa da
moSurne sarwmunoebisaA msgavsad didisa eliaAsa, udabnoAs-
moyuare msgavsad didisa winamorbedisa, qalwuli KorciTa
msgavsad mowafisa mis sayuarelisa da SeuorgulebeliTa si-
yuaruliTa msgavsi da mobaZavi pavle mociqulisaA, romlisa
saTnoebasa miuTxroben mravalni naTesavni, romlisa cxore-
basa da moRuawebasa gansTqumen erni da eklesiani1.
rameTu vin sada esreT anu saTnoebaA Seiyuara, anu siboro-
te moiZula, vis esreT suroda RmrTisa da Seyuarebul iqmna
mis mier, vis SeSurda Suri uflisaA esreT da araraA aRirCia
1 aqamdis aRwevs danaklisi.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
mier sruliad Zirs dasca borotebis mompovnebeli1.
aseTia, hoi, sanatrelno, Cveni mama da moZRvari.
aseTia misi Sromani da Rvawlni!
aseTia misi moRvaweoba eklesiaTaTvis!
aseTia misi namuSevari, nayofi misi oflisa!
aseTia glaxakTa mowyalebisa da obolTa Sefarebis na-
yofi, rac mas Sehferoda;
rogorc axla moismineT da yurad-iReT, saqmis arsma
da sityvebis Sesabamisobam es didi moRvawe warmogidgina
Tqven, rogorc aRmarTuli Zegli, rogorc dawerili xa-
ti, am cxovrebaSi SemosulTa saxilvelad: axali abrahami;
mSvidi, daviTis msgavsad; brZeni, msgavsad solomonisa;
unaklo2, moses msgavsad; udanaSaulo, rogorc samoeli;
wminda, rogorc iosebi; uxilavTa mxilveli, danielis
msgavsad, da moSurne3 sarwmunoebisa, didi elias msgavsad;
udabnos moyvare4, didi winamorbedis, ioanes msgavsad;
xorcielad qalwuli, sayvareli mowafis (ioanes) msgavsad;
xolo uRalato siyvaruliT msgavsi da mimbaZveli pavle
mociqulisa, romlis saTnoebasac iuwyebian Taobebi, da
romlis cxovrebasa da moRvaweobasac ganTqmul-hyofen ere-
bi da eklesiebi.
vis Seuyvarebia ase Zlier saTnoeba, xolo SeuZulebia
siborote? vin mieltvoda RmerTs aseTi surviliT, da mis
mierac Seyvarebul iqna? vin eswrafoda ufals amgvarad,
1 mompovnebeli _ mRonebeli; is, vinc yvela Rones xmarobs ra-
imes mosapoveblad.
2 dedanSia: `Zviruxsenebeli~ _ kaci, romelsac araviTari `Zvi-
ri~ (nakli) ara aqvs.
3 moSurne _ kaci, vinc eSureba, mTeli ZalebiT iRvwis ris-
Tvisme.
4 udabnos moyvare _ amqveynisagan ganSorebulad, samonazvno
wesiT cxovrebis moyvaruli.
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
siyuarulsa missa vidre sikudilamde, vin esreT Seudga kual-
sa wmidaTa mamaTa cxorebisasa da Tanamsrbol eqmna maT ganuZ-
Romelad, vin sada Seiyuarna esreT glaxakni da ucxoni msgav-
sad iovane mowyalisa, vin moakudinna esreT asoni queyanisani
sityYsaebr mociqulisa da ganwmida Tavi TYsi da taZari RmrTisa
cxovelisa yo igi?
romeli siCCoAT TYsiTgan aRizarda da aRorZnda wurTasa
Sina saRmrToTa werilTasa, da moirwyo madlTa dauwyuedel-
Ta nakaduliTa da hasakad savsebisa qristesisa miiwia sityYsa-
ebr mociqulisa.
saqme da xedvaA da siyuaruli, romelTa yoveli mwyobri saT-
noebaTaA SeuTqs. TYToeulad warhmarTna wurTaA wignTa saR-
mrToTaA, ganwmedaA sulisa da KorcTaA, cremlni dauwyuedelni,
udabnoTa Sina moqalaqobaA, ganSorebaA da ucxoyofaA sofli-
sagan, moZRurebaA daudumebeli da locvaA dausrulebeli, mar-
xvaA da mRYZarebaA usazRvroA, Kmelsa zeda wolaA da Kmelsa
WamaA, Ruawlmravali cxorebaA uaRres Zalsa sityuaTasa, sim-
dable da simSYde zeSTa aRmatebulni, mowyalebaA da saxiere-
baA, mimsgavsebuli RmrTisa mowyalebaTaA, raATa mokled vTqua
yovelive, romliTa xatad RmrTisa gamoisaxvis kaci.
eseviTari iyo wmidaA mamaA Cueni giorgi da sada ars Cemda
Jami umravlesisa Tqumad, romeli yovelTada cxad ars, daRa-
caTu Cuen ara vTquaT da Tana-warvhKdeT gangrZobisaTYs
wignisa.
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cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
da mis siyvaruls sxva araferi erCia sikvdilamde? vin Se-
udga amgvarad wminda mamaTa cxovrebis kvals da maTi Ta-
namogzauri Seiqna mouwyineblad? amgvarad vis Seuyvare-
bia glaxakni da ucxoobaSi myofni, ioane mowyalis mimsgav-
sebiT? vin moakvdina qveyniuri asoni1, mociqulis sityvi-
samebr, da Tavisi Tavi ase ganwminda da cxoveli RmerTis
taZrad aqcia?
Cvili bavSvobidanve aRizarda da gamoiwrTo saRmrTo
werilTa dawafebiT; moirwyo maTi madlis Seuwyveteli
nakaduliT, da asakis qristesmier sisrules miaRwia, mo-
ciqulis sityvisamebr.
keTilad warmarTa saqme, xedva2 da siyvaruli, romel-
Tac saTnoebaTa mTeli mwyobri mihyveba: saRmrTo wignTa
daafeba, sulisa da xorcis ganwmenda, Seuwyveteli crem-
li3, udabnoSi cxovreba, ganSoreba da gaucxoeba codvili
amqveyniurobidan, daudumebeli moZRvreba da swavleba,
dausrulebeli locva, usazRvro marxva da sifxizle, xmel
sawolze wola da xmelis Wama, sityvebiT gamouTqmeli sim-
ravle Rvawlisa, uaRresi Tavmdabloba da simSvide, mow-
yaleba da sitkboeba, mimsgavsebuli RmrTis mowyalebisa,
da raTa mokled vTqva, _ yvelaferi, romliTac RmrTis xa-
tad gamoisaxeba kaci.
aseTi iyo Cveni wminda mama giorgi, da raRa saWiroa
amaze metis Tqma; isedac yvelasaTvis cxadia, Tundac Cven
aRaraferi vTqvaT, wignis zedmetad gagrZelebis gamo.
1 asoni queyanisani (Sdr. kol. 3:5) _ xorcieli ltolva.
2 xedva _ mWvreteloba; wvrTna RmrTis Sesamecneblad.
3 igulisxmeba codvaTaTvis glova, sinanulis cremli, rac sa-
monazvno moRvaweobis ganuyofeli nawilia.
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
XXXII. ese arian Cem mier, glaxakisa da uRirsisa, Tqumulni
sityuani, romelman yovelive WeSmariti migiTxar da aRvwe-
re sityYsa TquenisaTYs, romelTa maiZuleT da mibrZaneT sa-
xed pirutyuTa ugunursa amas da friad sulelsa, romeli
mravliTa SiSiTa da ZrwoliTa kadnier viqmen Kel-yofad saq-
mesa amas didsa da suliersa uwyebasa miTxrobad da wina-da-
debad cxorebasa da moRuawebasa netarisa mamisa Cuenisa gi-
orgissa, romelman-ese friadisagan mciredi ZliT SeuZle aR-
werad da warmovec Tquenda. N mamao wmidao, mTasa magas sak-
Yrvelsa
Yrvelsa, romeli-ege cxorebiTa sakYrveliTa iyofebi, vi-
Tarca siri mxoloA sarTulsa Sina mciresa da quabsa Sina iw-
rosa da ficxelsa msgavsad tredisa umankoAsa da guritisa
ubiwoAsa.
aramed, viTarca pirvel vTqu, sikudilsa mas urCebisasa ve-
SiSvode, amisTYs morCilebad moved brZanebisa Senisa wmidi-
sa, Tu ara aRmwereli cxorebisa da moqalaqobisa misisa misive
piri jer-iyo da ara me glaxaki ese sityYTaca da gonebiTa.
garna ese iyo yovelsave Sina salxinebeli Cemi, romel Tua-
liT-mxilvel da KeliT-msaxur yofil viyav da yuriTa mom-
smenel sityuaTa wmidisa pirisa misisaTa, da ara sxuaTa moqene
SekrebisaTYs sulierisa amis Txrobisa.
xolo aw melniTa oden cxoveliTa sityuani gamomisaxvan,
viTarca zemo vTqu, pirvelve xolo Senda damitevebies, N moZ-
RuarTa winamZRuaro, raATa Sen keTilad Seamko da ganacxa-
do Cem mier gamosaxuli ese, da naklulevanebaA yovelive, vi-
Tarca aRmasrulebelman sulierTa ficarTaman, srul yo da
Senmanca sibrZneman da kacad-kacadman, romelica miemTxYos,
SesZinen naklulevanebasa amas zeda da ganasrulen, rameTu
arca orTa maT wulilTa qurivisaTa daayenes mdidarTa igi
misacemeli, arca romelTa-igi tyavni da SeSaA da balani mo-
arTues moses gansrulebad karvisa, daabrkoles oqroA da vec-
xli da TualTa patiosanTa SewirvaA. rameTu oqroA, siRrme-
Tagan queyanisaTa aRmoRebuli, brwyinvale, brZmedisa mier ga-
mocdili da ganwmedili, keTilad Suenier iqmnebis, da kox-
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32. esaa Cemi, uRirsisa da glaxakis mier Tqmuli sityve-
bi, romelmac yovelive simarTliT mogiTxre da aRvwere
Tqveni brZanebis gamo, romelmac maiZuleT da mibrZaneT me,
Zalze sulelsa da pirutyvTa msgavsad ugunur kacs. am di-
di da sulieri uwyebis gadmocema da Cveni natari mamis gi-
orgis cxovrebisa da moRvaweobis warmoCineba didi SiSi-
Ta da ZrwoliT Zlivs gavbede, da mravalTagan mxolod mci-
reodenis aRwera SevZeli da TqvenTan gamovgzavne, sakvir-
vel mTaze, hoi mamao wmindao, romelic WeSmaritad sakvir-
vel cxovrebas adgaxar, romelic, rogorc mcire raime frin-
veli, mcire Wer-qveS, viwro da xmel gamoqvabulSi umanko
mtredisa da ubiwo gvritis msgavsad Sefarebulxar.
rogorc ukve vTqvi, Sens wminda brZanebas davemorCi-
le sikvdilis SiSiT, romelsac urCoba SeamTxvevs xolme
kacs, Torem misi cxovrebisa da moRvaweobis aRmwereli _
misive msgavsi unda yofiliyo, da ara me, sityviTac da go-
nebiTac glaxaki. magram Cems mdgomareobas is amsubuqebda,
rom me misi sakuTari TvaliT mxilveli da xeliT msaxuri
viyavi1, da sakuTari yuriT momsmeneli misi wminda piriT
warmoTqmuli sityvebisa, da sxva aRaravin mWirdeboda am
sulieri istoriis Sesadgenad.
cocxali melniT me mxolod sityvebi gamovsaxe, rogorc
zemoTac vTqvi, da axla ki Sen gitoveb, moZRvarTa winam-
ZRvaro, raTa Sen ukeTesad Seamko da gamoabrwyino Cem mi-
er gamosaxuli, da misi yoveli nakli Seavso, rogorc su-
lier ficarTa2 srulmyofelma. Senma sibrZnem da yvela
imaTma, vinc es wigni naxos, gaasworos yvela misi naklova-
neba, Seavsos da ganasrulos. qvrivis or groSs rodi
1 Sdr. luka 1:2
2 sulieri ficari _ RmrTivsulieri Txzuleba (ase moixsenie-
ba moses sjulis ficrebis analogiiT).
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rebaAA gio
cxoreba rgi mTawmidel
giorgi isa
isaAA
mTawmidelisa
lioAsa sisxli Rebavs porfirsa, da margalitsa iqms zambiki
zRYsaA, da samaragde queyaniT mwuanvilad aRmoecenebis, da
merme esreT iqmnebis qva, da abreSumsa gamoiRebs matli un-
doA, da pinaA zRYsaA, ucxo saxesa mkedsa gamoiRebs. ese mra-
valsasyidlisa safaseni undoTagan nivTTa gamovlen, xolo Cem
Soris araraA patiosanTagani ipova, raATamca sulieri ese ka-
ravi Sememko, garna xolo balani, TikanT-msgavsisa amis gone-
bisa Cemisagan moparsuli; aramed Zoweulman da porfirman
Tquenman ganaSuenen iakinTisa Tana da bisonisa oqroSeT-
xzulman da zemo aRwerilisa mier nivTTagan pativcemulman
da ganbrwyinvebulman gulisKmis-yofisa gamocxadebisa da
WeSmaritebisa mier ganSuenebulman, viTarca ityYs mose; ro-
melman-igi egeviTari Sehmzada mRdelT-moZRurisa Sesamo-
selsa zeda brZanebisaebr RmrTisa, romelsa Suenis didebaA
da simtkice Tana mxolod-SobiliT ZiTurT da yovlad wmi-
diT suliT aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde, amen1.
***
1 aq minawerebia:
“wmidao da RmerTSemosilo mamao giorgi, meox meyav.”
“madlo w~sa giorgiso, meca raA miSuHle codvilsa amas da sawyalo-
belsa.”
“RmerTo, Seiwyale avrilis. ese etratzeda karga iwereba.”
“RmerTo, Seiwyale amisi mCxrekali av ril
avr ios
ilios
ios, vinca brZanoT, RmerTma
Segi”
“tuto mastoriine avrilos, o Teos, elivise avtus”.
oTxive minaweri sxvadasxva xeliTaa Sesrulebuli.
cxovreba giorgi mTawmindelisa
SeuSlia xeli mdidarTa uxv SesawiravTaTvis1; arc imaT
Sesawiravs daubrkolebia oqro-vercxlisa da patiosan
TvalTa Sewirva, vinc karvis agebis dasasruleblad tya-
vi, SeSa da balani miarTves moses.
radganac oqro, miwis siRrmidan amoRebuli, brZmedis
mier gamoiwrToba da ganiwmindeba, mSvenierebasa da
brwyinvalebas iZens; lokokinis sisxli Rebavs porfirs2,
da zRvis niJara margalits warmoSobs; zurmuxti mcena-
red aRmocendeba xolme da Semdeg gadaiqceva qvad. mSveni-
er abreSums sacodavi matli amzadebs, saucxoo oqromkeds
_ zRvis niJara gamoiRebs; es Zvirfasi samkaulebi ubralo
nivTebidan gamodian.
CemSi araferi aRmoCnda iseTi, rom didi pativiT Se-
memko es sulieri karavi, aramed _ mxolod balani, mopar-
suli Tiknis msgavsi Cemi gonebidan. magram Tqvenma Zowe-
ulma da porfirma, iagundTan da bisonTan oqronaqsovma,
gaamSvenieros gamocxadebis brwyinvalebiTa da WeSmari-
tebiT, rogorc ambobs mose, romelmac amgvari samRvdel-
TmoZRvro Sesamoseli daamzada RmrTis brZanebiT3; mas Seh-
feris yoveli dideba da simtkice mxolodSobili ZiT4 da
yovladwminda suliTurT, aw da maradis da ukuniTi-uku-
nisamde, amen.
***
1 aq avtori Tavis naSroms qvrivis or groSs adarebs (ix. mk.
12:43; lk. 21:3), giorgi Seyenebulisagan ki ukeTes naSroms elis,
romelic, mdidarTa Sesawiravis msgavsad, mis naSroms bevrad
gadaaWarbebs.
2 porfiri _ (aq) wiTeli feris patiosani qva.
3 gamosvl. 39:1-13
4 mxolodSobili _ erTaderTi Ze.
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