qarTuli

hagiografiuli Zeglebi

3 tomad

tomi II

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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 II

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

ISBN 978-99940-755-6-0 ( II tomi)

© bTi
Tbilisi 2007

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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 translations into modern Georgian

VOLUME II
Redactor: Levan Abashidze

Design: Giorgi Peranidze

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

ISBN 978-99940-755-6-0 (volume II)

© BTI Tbilisi 2007

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 Content sarCevi

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

Wisdom of Varlaam (Balahvar) .................................................... 15 sibrZne balavarisa ........................................................... 1 5

Old Georgian Text edited by Edisher Tchelidze Zveli qarTuli teqsti gamosacemad moamzada
Translated by Eka Koridze da winaTqma daurTo ediSer WeliZem
Targmna eka qoriZem

Live of St. Grigol of Khanzta ..................................................... 369 wminda grigol xancTelis cxovreba .......................... 369
Old Georgian Text edited and translated by Edisher Tchelidze Zveli qarTuli teqsti gamosacemad moamzada
da Targmna ediSer WeliZem

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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, mis mimarTvaSi sxva mociqulTa da
mowafeTa mimarT, rodesac dadga iudas Semcvleli mo-
ciqulis arCevis sakiTxi, swored es termini gamoiyena
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da swored aRniSnuli mniSvnelobiT: “maSasadame, saWi-
roa, rom erTi im kacTagan, romelnic CvenTan iyvnen mTe-
li im xnis manZilze, roca ufali ieso movida CvenTan da
wavida Cvengan, ioane naTlismcemlidan moyolebuli,
vidre im dRemde, roca is amaRlda Cvengan, - erTi maTga-
ni unda SemogvierTdes Cven da CvenTan erTad iyos mowme
misi aRdgomisa” (saqm. 1:22). Tavis am pirvel sajaro ga-
mosvlaSi petre saubrobs Tavis Tavze da sxva mociqu-
lebze, rogorc “mowameebze” (mowmeebze), romlebmac
ixiles mkvdreTiT aRmdgari qriste. Tavis pirvel epis-
toleSi, petre aseve moixseniebs Tavis Tavs, rogorc
“qristes vnebaTa mowmes” (1 petr. 5:1).
am adreul magaliTebSi ukve moCans sityva “mowamis”
axleburi, qristianobisTvis damaxasiaTebeli mniSvne-
loba. qristes mowafeebi ar iyvnen ubralod mowmeebi,
romlebic sasamarTloSi iZlevian Cvenebas. es ukanas-
knelni Cveulebriv ar igdeben Tavs safrTxeSi, rodesac
isini mowmoben da adastureben imas, rac ixiles. maTgan
gansxvavebiT, qristes mowmeebi yoveldRiurad 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 qristianobis istoriaSi, Ta-
visi mowmoba Tavisi sisxliT dabeWda. misi mowameobis
ambavs vxvdebiT wignSi “saqme mociqulTa”, sadac aRwe-
rilia, Tu rogor dasajes is sikvdiliT.
mociqulTa saqmianoba did safrTxesTan iyo dakavSi-
rebuli da TiToeulma maTganma Tavisi mowmobisTvis mi-
iRo sasjeli ama Tu im saxiT. maTi umetesobisTvis es
sasjeli sikvdiliT dasja iyo.
 amgvarad, ukve mociqulTa xanaSi, termini “mowame”
aRniSnavda im mowmes, visac nebismier dros SeiZleba da-
aZalon sakuTari mowmobis uaryofa da uaris SemTxveva-
Si, mas mZime sasjeli emuqreba, sikvdilis CaTvliT.
aqedan gasagebi xdeba, Tu rogor SeiZina terminebma
“mowame” da “wameba” (damowmeba), misi saboloo mniSvne-
loba, romliTac is qristianul literaturaSi dasaba-
midanve ixmareba: mowame, anu mowme qristesi aris is, vi-
sac SesaZloa, ar unaxavs qriste Tavisi TvaliT, magram
imdenad mtkiced swams qriste, misi RmerTkacoba, aR-
dgoma da qristianobis WeSmariteba, rom amjobinebs mi-
iRos sikvdili, vidre uaryos qriste. ukve pirveli sau-
kunis miwuruls, wminda ioane maxarebeli swored am
mniSvnelobiT iyenebs sityvas mowame (martvili). is sa-
ubrobs warmarTobidan moqceul antipaze, romelic
aris qristes “marTali mowame (martvili), romelic
mokles Tqven Soris, sadac mefobs satana” (gamocx. 2:13).
igive ioane laparakobs moklulTa sulebze, “romlebic
mokles RvTis sityvisa da mowmobisaTvis (martyria)” (ga-
mocx. 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 au-
cilebloba sxvagvarad gamoexataT swrafva qristianu-
li srulyofilebisken da sxvagvarad miebaZaT qristes-
Tvis. mravalma qristianma gadawyvita srulad gaewyvita
Tavisi kavSiri am qveyanasTan da gandegilobis gza aer-
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Cia, raTa zedmiwevniT aResrulebina saxarebiseuli mo-
wodebebi. asketuri cxovrebisadmi amgvari swrafva IV sa-
ukunemdec aRiniSneboda eklesiaSi. jer kidev II saukune-
Si eklesiis mravali maswavlebeli ganixilavda amgvar
asketur msaxurebas, rogorc mowameobis Tanaswor
Rvawls da RvTisadmi siyvarulis umaRles gamovlenas.
asketuri msaxureba miiCneoda rogorc yoveldRiuri mo-
wameoba (martyrium cotidianum), da amgvarad gaCnda sulieri
mowameobis idea.
es azri marad cocxali iyo eklesiaSi da mas qarTul
hagiografiul literaturaSic vxvdebiT. giorgi mer-
Cule wminda grigolis da mis ZmaTa Rvawlis 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~.
hagiografia
amgvarad, eklesiaSi dasabamidanve iyo wmindanTa
ZiriTadad ori tipi: martvili da asketi. orive maT-
gani da msgavseba maT Soris bunebrivad momdinareobs
saxarebidan.
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 wmindanTa Tayvaniscema da gandideba dasabamidanve uli Zegli marTlac TavisTavadi Rirebulebis naSro-
axasiaTebda eklesias rogorc aRmosavleTSi, iseve mia, epoqis pirmetyveli xatia, marad gauxunari saun-
dasavleTSi. eklesiis uadresi istoriidan Cvenamde jea.
moaRwia mravalma dokumentma, romlebic asaxaven ama amitom migvaCnia mniSvnelovnad Tanamedrove mkiT-
Tu im adgilobrivi eklesiis mier Sedgenil wmindanTa xvelisTvis srulad miwodeba rogorc Tavdapirveli
siebs maTi dResaswaulis TariRis aRniSvniT. mogvia- teqstisa, aseve am teqstebis Targmanisa, raTa xsenebuli
nebiT am siebma dasabami misces saeklesio kalendrebs teqstebi ar darCes mxolod mecnier-mkvlevarTa Seswav-
da e. w. martirlologiebs. adreve Cndeba mowameobis lis sagnad da gza gaexsnaT maT yoveli mkiTxvelisTvis.
aRwerebi da wmindanTa mokle biografiebi, rac aris
hagiografiuli literaturis dasawyisi. eklesiaSi
imTaviTve iyo survili da saWiroeba, aReweraT wmin- levan abaSiZe
danTa cxovreba da Rvawli, rom is cnobili yofiliyo
sxva qristianTaTvis, romlebic dacilebulni iyvnen
am wmindanebisgan sivrceSi da droSi. cxovrebebs xSi-
rad Tanamedrove da TviTmxilveli qmnida, Tumca iyo
SemTxvevebi, rodesac, avtori gasuli Taobis wmindan-
Ta Sesaxeb Sekrebda mowmobebs da aRwerda mis cxovre-
bas.
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-
raturas, romelic msoflio hagiografiuli litera-
turis ganuyofeli nawilia.
saWiroa aRiniSnos, rom qarTuli hagiografiuli
Zeglebi xasiaTdebian gansakuTrebuli individualo-
biT, movlenebis aRqmisa da gadmocemis sicxoveliT, mka-
fioobiT da utyuarobiT. yoveli qarTuli hagiografi-

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 sibrZne balavarisa

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 winaTqma

`balavarianis~ saxeliT cnobili vrceli aRweri-

loba indoeTSi qristianobis gavrcelebisa sruliad
gansakuTrebuli movlenaa saeklesio mwerlobis is-
toriaSi. dReisaTvis garkveulad SeiZleba CaiTva-
los, rom am Zeglis pirvelsaxe siriul-arabul
enebze damuSavda, saidanac IX s-Si iTargmna qarTu-
lad, qarTulidan ki X s-is miwuruls (an XI s-is dam-
degs) es udidesi sulieri Rirebulebis Zegli
berZnulad Targmna wminda eqvTime mTawmindelma.
berZnulidan SemdegSi Sesrulda laTinuri Targ-
mani, laTinuridan ki (nawilobriv, berZnulidanac)
Tanamedrove enebzec ametyvelda igi. amrigad, naTe-
lia, rom am Zeglis namdvili pirvelsaTave mTeli
qristianuli samyarosTvis arsebiTad Zveli qarTu-
li teqstia. miuxedavad imisa, rom am ueWvel faqts
sruliad ugulebelyofdnen evropelTagan zogni,
romlebic wm. ioane damaskels miiCnevdnen `balavari-
anis~ berZnuli teqstis avtorad, dReisaTvis simar-
Tle gacxadebulia da wm. giorgi mTawmidlis cnoba
imis Sesaxeb, rom eqvTime mTawmindelma qarTulidan
berZnulad Targmna `balahvario~, miukerZoebel mkv-
levarTa Soris araviTar eWvs ar iwvevs. gacilebiT
meti sirTule vlindeba sakuTriv Zeglis raobasTan
dakavSirebiT. mecnierul kvlevaSi faqtobrivad
erTsulovnad aris miRebuli, rom `balavarianSi~
gadmocemuli ambavi sxva araferia, Tu ara budasTan
dakavSirebuli legendis qristianuli perifrazi,
rac abenes mefes, iodasafs da balahvars mogonil

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personaJebad warmogviCens. sazogadod, mkvlevarTa
Soris domonirebda da dominirebs erTi miRebuli
wesi: Tu sadme gamovlindeba msgavseba qristianul
da araqristianul Zeglebs Soris, upiratesoba ap-
riori eniWeba araqristianuls, qristianuli ki mis
mibaZvad cxaddeba. ase iyo, sxvaTa Soris, filosofi-
is kuTxiTac, rodesac udidesi qristiani filoso-
fosebis Sromebi, maTi yovelgvari siRrmiseuli Ses-
wavlis gareSe, antikurobis uRimRamo mibaZvad cxad-
deboda. egeve viTareba iyo wina planze, rodesac
didi qristiani Teologis, wminda dionise areopage-
lis Sromebi nayalbevad da warmarTi prokle dia-
doxosis qristianul safarvelSi gaxveul swavlebe-
bad ganimarteboda. asevea `balavarianTan~ dakav-
SirebiTac. amitom, ismis kiTxva: romelia ufro
metad sarwmuno, is, rom indoeTSi budisturi legen-
dis qristianizeba moxda (ra saWiroebis gamo?) da
Tan im masStabiT, rom budizmis amRiarebel indoeTSi
am `siyalbem~ srulad SeinarCuna qristianuli saxe,
Tu is, rom indoeTSi garkveul Jams kidev erTxel
moxda WeSmariti sarwmunoebis gamonaTeba (iseve
rogorc mociqulTa dros), rac SemdegSi xelaxla
daCrdila adgilobrivma budisturma sarwmunoebam,
Tumca momxdari ukvalod ar gamqrala da igi, budis-
tur safarvelSi gaxveuli, budizmisken ukumiqceu-
li indoelebis cxovrebaSic Semoinaxa? es niSnavs:
gacilebiT sarwmunoa vifiqroT, rom udidesi suli-
eri movlenis, indoeTis mefiswulisa da mefis ga-
qristianebis, rezonansi Semdgom epoqebsac gaswvda
da Tu am movlenis Sesaxeb utyuari Txroba mcire-
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ricxovanma indoelma qristianebma farulad Semogv-
inaxes, egeve movlena, Tumca damaxinjebuli saxiT,
airekla TviT budisturi indoeTis Semdgomdroin-
del cxovrebaSic. rac Seexeba Zeglis gansakuTre-
bul sulier Rirsebebs, es udavo WeSmaritebaa da
amaze aravin daobs. marTlac, naSromSi gamJRavnebu-
li igaviTi forma WeSmariti moZRvrebis gadmocemisa
imdenad STambeWdavia, rom saeWvoa am mxriv `balavar-
iani~ romelime sxva hagiografiulma aRwerilobam
daCrdilos. SeiZleboda misTvis Segvedarebina II s-is
Zegli, ermis naSromi `mwyemsi~, sadac aseve igavebiTa
da simboloebiT meytvelebaa wina planze, Tumca
xsenebul `mwyemsSi~ alegorizmi zogjer metismetia,
rac movlenis istoriulobasa da namdvilobas
akninebs, maSin, roca `balavarianSi~ mTeli Txroba
savsebiT realisturia da mkiTxelze swored Tabisi
namdvilobiT axdens gansakuTrebul zemoqmedebas.
ama soflis warmavloba, yofiTi cxovrebis ubadru-
keoba da moCvenebiTi sikeTeni, ra Tqma unda, zogadi
Temaa, magram `balavarianSi~ es yovelive iseTi yofi-
Ti utyuaobiTaa gadmocemuli, rom nebismier mkiTxv-
els afiqrebs Tavis cxovrebaze, sakuTari da sxvaTa
gardacvalebis garduvalobaze, WeSmariti moZRvre-
bis gadamrCenel daniSnulebaze. amitom ewodeboda
da ewodeba aRniSnul Zegls `sulismargebeli ro-
mani~. igi marTlac im naSromTagania, romelic sulis
sazrdod uxdeba yovel adamians da maradiuli cx-
ovrebis mopovebisTvis Rvwisken mimarTavs mas.
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 cxorebaA netar
cxorebaA isa iodasaf
netarisa is
iodasafis i,
isi, cxovreba netari iodasafisa,
Zisa abenes hindoTa mef isaA,
mefisaA, abenes, indoelTa mefis Zisa,
romelii moaqc
romel ia netarman mamaman
moaqcia romelic moaqcia netarma mamam
balahvar moZRuarman balavar moZRvarma
guakurTxen, mamao!
1. indoeTis qveyanaSi, Solaitis samefo qalaqSi,
1. iyo vinme mefe erTi queyanasa hindoeTisasa, adgilsa,
mefobda erTi xelmwife, saxelad abenesi. warmarTi da
romelsa hrqYan Solaiti, da saxeli mefisa[A] mis abenes. da
kerpTmTsaxuri mefe did samefos flobda, eric
iyo igi warmarTi friad da didi sameufoA[Ta] da auracxel
auracxeli hyavda da SiSis zars scemda yvelas. mtrebis
simravliTa erisaATa, zar (da saSi)nel yovelTa zeda kacTa,
mZleveli, laRi da ampartavani abenesi garegnuladac
mZle mterTa mimarT; laR, ampartavan da Suenier xilviTa;
mSvenieri saxilveli iyo, sibrZniTa da
Rrma sibrZniTa da gange[bu]lebiTa, mdevar (sityuaTa)...
keTilgonierebiT ganagebda qveyanas. mas gansakuTrebiT
(moZ)ule qristesmsaxurTaA, saxeli misi abenes. (iyo igi)
qristianebi sZulda, radgan Tavad wuTisoflis
Seyofili gonebiTa ne[baTa] da saSuebelTa amis soflisaTa
siamovnebebisa da sakuTari nebis monad iyo qceuli.
da damonebul nebasa Tavisa TYsisasa, da yovladve ver
gulisTqmebs ayolili xelmwife gancxromiT cxovrobda
winaaRmdgomel SuebaTa mimarT, ganmxrwnelTa sulisaTa.
da amiT warwymediT emuqreboda Tavis suls. nebieri
araras gulman-uTqua sofelsa Sina, romelimca ara moeca,
mbrZaneblisTvis am wuTisoflad araferi iyo
garna amas xolo Kuebul iyo, rameTu ara esua mas wuli
SeuZlebeli, rasac isurvebda, isrulebda kidec,
Svili.
mxolod erTi sadardebeli hqonda yovlisSemZle abeness
_ mas memkvidre ar hyavda.

2. xolo morwmuneni qristesni da monazonni kacni wmi-

2. qristianebi da RvTivsaTno berebi ki dRiTidRe
dani ganmravldes queyanasa missa da romelTame maTganTa
mravldebodnen abenesis samflobeloSi. maT sruliad
yovladve daeteva zrunva[A] amis soflisaA. da eseni friad
uaryofili hqondaT amsofliuri sazrunavi da
gankYrvebul iyvnes mefisaTYs, Tu viTar egoden misca Tavi
aocebdaT mefis TviTneburi da Tavdajerebuli cxovre-
nebasa TYssa da daamona igi qebaTa am[ao]Ta. da iwyes Zagebad
ba, rameTu xelmwife amsofliur pativsa da didebas
sawuTrosa da yovelTa saqmeTa misTa. (war)moityodes
mieltvoda, qristianebi ki gmobdnen amgvar cxovrebas,
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 sibrZne
ibrZne balavaris
isii
balavaris
dafarulTa vnebaTa da sacTurTa da siboroteTa
aRsasrulisa mis(isa)Ta da viTarmed, adre warmaval ars
xati amis soflisaA.
da miiwia sityuaA maTi abenese mefisa da friad damZimda
ese mis zeda, rameTu esre Tqua gulsa Sina TYssa, viTarmed
winaaRdgomaA ese amaTi mizez raAsame eqmnas saqmeTa misTa
daKsnisaTYs sufevisa misisa da gansaryunelad gangebisa
misisa. maSin aRiZra igi guliswyromiTa yovelTa zeda
qristeaneTa da iwyo ZYrisCuenebad kacTa maT RmrTisaTa da
yovelTa mimarT, romelni erCdes sityuaTa maTTa. maSin
TanaSewevniTa eSmaki[saATa] ganizraxvida borotsa maTTYs.
[da] daamZima Keli misi maT zeda, vidremdis ganmarta Keli
misi maT zeda guemiTa da tanjviTa, da akueTna maT kacni
ugunurni. da iwyo moyvanebad kerpTmsaxurTa pativiTa
didiTa da adidna kerpni maTni da Tayuanis-sca winaSe maTsa;
da uzora da eziareboda dResaswaulTa maTTa. da Keli
Seyves yovelTa ugunurTa da umecarTa kerpTmsaxurebasa
mefisa Tana.
maSin ganZlierda sacTuri igi kerpTmsaxurebisaA, da
didi Wiri da iwroebaA moiwia yovelTa eklesiaTa da kacTa
zeda morwmuneTa, da vervin daiTmina, garna srulTa xolo
da WeSmaritTa qristesaRmsaarebelTa.
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sibrZne balavarisa
maT sZuldaT warmavali wuTisofeli da misi saqmeebi,
mourideblad amxeldnen wuTisoflis dafarul sacTur-
sa da vnebebs da droebiTi cxovrebis amaoebasa da wraf-
warmavlobas aaSkaravebdnen.
RvTismosavTa sityvebma abenesis yuramdec miaRwia.
Zlier ganrisxda mefe, _ vaiTu, qristianoba daRupvas
uqaddeso Cems Zalauflebas,_ radgan fiqrobda, rom
maTi (qristianebis) aseTi winaaRmdegoba samefos
ngrevisa da wesrigis darRvevis mizezi gaxdeboda.
amitom guliswyromiT aRivso yvela qristianis mimarT
da kidev ufro SeiZula isini. mefe arc imaT indobda,
vinc qristianebs mousmenda. eSmakisagan gamZvin-
varebulma abenesma boroti ganizraxa qristianTaTvis,
risxviT aRmarTa xeli morwmuneebze da ufro metad
gamkacrda maT mimarT, tanjva da gvema mouvlina
morwmuneebs da umecarni da ugunurni daupirispira
maT, didi pativiT moiwvia kerpTmsaxurebi, adida
kerpebi da Tayvani sca cru RmerTebs, uxvad Seswira
msxverpli da monawileoba miiRo warmarTul dResas-
waulebSi. SeuerTdnen umecarni da ugunurni mefes
kerpTmsaxurebaSi.
amis gamo kerpTmsaxurebam da crurwmenam imZlavra
qveyanaSi, WeSmarit morwmuneebs ki Wiri da Seviwroeba
daatydaT Tavs. gansacdeli moevlina qristes eklesias.
veravin SeZlo, win aRdgomoda cru RmerTTa Tayvanis-
cemas. mxolod rwmenaSi srulyofilni da qristes WeSma-
riti aRmsareblebi ar Sedrknen gansacdelis winaSe,
mxolod maT SeZles daeTminaT Tavs damtydari
SeWirveba.
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3. [d]a Semdgomad amisa ikiTxa mefeman kaci erTi
axovanTa misTagan(i), romeli friad didebul iyo da
war[mate]bul winaSe missa axovnebisa da sibrZnisa misisaTYs.
xolo kacsa mas daeteva sawuTroA ese da Seudga sruliad
qristesa da iqceoda udabnos sxuaTa Tana yovelTa mamaTa.
da mefesa ara ecna saqme ese.
maSin uTxres mefesa saqme mis[i], da friad Sewuxna
misTYs, da brZana moyvanebaA misi. da viTarca moiyvanes igi
da ixila igi xatiTa monazonTaATa da samosliTa
SeuracxiTa, msgavsad kacTa maT RmrTisaTa, aRivso gulis-
wyromiTa da iwyo ginebad misa risxviT, da hrqua mas:
`N ugunuro, Sen iyav pativcemul da warCinebul
winaSe Cemsa da aw giyofies Tavi Seni ugunurTa Tana
s(ac)inel, da daamKY didebaA Seni, romeli gaqunda winaSe
Cemsa, da warswymide didebaA Seni, da iqmen sakicxel da
saqiqel ersa Soris, da Seudeg Sen gzasa mas ugunurTa da
warwymedulTasa. da merme raA-igi SeamTxYe saxlsa da
SvilTa SenTa?!~
miugo kacman man RmrTisaman da hrqua: `daRacaTu ara
Zes samarTali Cemi winaSe Sensa, Tanagac pativi Tavisa
SenisaA da dacvaA gonebisa magis SenisaA mterTagan misTa~.
hrqua mas mefeman: `da vin ars mter gonebisa Cemisa?~
hrqua mas kacman man: `mter gonebisa Senisa ars
guliswyromaA Seni, romeli aRsZravs da SeaSfoTebs mas da
winaaRudgebis keTilTa mimarT. [a]w ismine sityuaA Cemi da
Semdgomad cnobisa aRasrule, raA-igi gnebavs~.
hrqua mas mefeman: `aha esera aRviReb risxvasa Cemsa
Sengan. aw miTxar, Tu: gaqus raA ganmarTlebaA Tavisa
SenisaA?~
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3. erTxelac abenes mefem erT-erTi qveSevrdomi
moikiTxa. es kaci garegnuli mSvenierebis, axovanebisa da
sibrZnis gamo metad dafasebuli da pativdebuli iyo
mefis winaSe, magram mas daetovebina wuTisofeli,
sruliad mindoboda qristes da udabnoSi cxovrobda
sxva mamebTan erTad. mefem ki amis Sesaxeb karga xans
araferi icoda.
roca Seityo, Zlier Sewuxda abenesi da saswrafod
msaxuris moyvana brZana. monazonTa msgavsad, upatio,
mdabiuri samosliT Semosili ixila igi mbrZanebelma.
wyromiT aRivso mefis guli da dauwyo mas ganrisxe-
bulma lanZRva-gineba:
_ hoi, ugunuro, Sen samefo karze pativcemuli,
dafasebuli da warCinebuli kaci iyavi, axla ki
sasacilod gagixdia Tavi ugunurTa msgavsad. dideba,
romelic Cems winaSe gqonda, Seuracxyavi da pativi,
romelsac flobdi, fexqveS gaTele. salanZRavi da
masxrad asagdebi gamxdarxar, umecarTa da daRupulTa
gzas Sesdgomixar, migitovebia saxl-kari da ar
gafiqrebs Sen SvilTa bedi.
miugo RvTis kacma:
_ Tumca Cem simarTles Sen ar iReb, mainc gmarTebs,
mefeo, Seni Tavis pativiscema da gonebis dacva mterTa-
gan.
_ vin aris Cemi gonebis mteri? - ikiTxa mefem.
_ Seni gonebis mteri Senive risxvaa. is aRZravs da
giSfoTebs gonebas, raTa ver Seicno umjobesi. daicxre
risxva, mec momismine da Semdeg, rogorc genebos, ise
moiqeci, _ miugo msaxurma.
maSin uTxra mefem:
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hrqua mas kacman: `aw mibrZane, mefe, romlisa saqmisaTYs
aRiZrvi Cem zeda, Tavsa Cemsa raAme Sevscodea anu Sen
mefesa?~
hrqua mas mefeman: `ara uwyia, ukueTu Sescodo Tavsa
Sensa, Cemda momarT scodav? rameTu me Tana-mac gangebaA
cTomilTaA samarTaliTa CemiTa, sarCeliTa da swavliTa
CemiTa da raATa Seviwynaro yoveli [si]marTle erisa CemisaA
da davsajo Tanamdebi bralisaA maT Soris; da ukueTu gan-
raAme-hryuna Tavisa SenisaA, romelsa ara moaqcevdes,
TYnier SjaA Cemi, ara uwyia, viTarmed Sromasa SemamTxuev
mas Sina? da aw Sen esreT xar Cem Tana, viTarca sxuani erisa
Cemisani, rameTu ukueTu vinme boroti raAme giyos, Tana-
mac, raATa gisajo misgan; da egreTve Sen, ukueTu sxuasa
visme uyo, Tana-mac, raATa gisajo Tavisa Senisagan da
usajo Tavsa Cemsa Sengan da merme saxlsa Sensa da SvilTa
SenTa, rameTu warswymiden~.
hrqua mas wmidaman kacman: `Tavi samarTlisaA ars mizezi
raAme sit[y]YsgebisaA urTierTas, da aravin moiRis sityuaA
saSjelisaA TYnier ganmarTlebisa cxadad, da ara aqus
ZlevaA saSjelsa Sina TYnier msajulisa; aramed, mefe, Sen
Tana orni msajulni arian, erTi maTgani sarwmuno ars Cem
Tana, xolo erTi igi saeWuel ars. aw ukueTu dasua Cuen
Soris, romeli-igi sarwmuno ars, samarTali sajos, xolo
ukueTu dasua, romeli-igi saeWuel ars Cem Tana, ara
mergos mis Tana simarTle Cemi~.
hrqua mefeman: `da vin arian orni igi msajulni, anu vin
ars maTgani sarwmunoA anu saeWueli?~
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_ kargi, davicxrob risxvas. Sen ki imarTle Tavi, Tu
SegiZlia.
kvlav uTxra kacma:
_ mibrZane, mefev, ratom mrisxaneb Cemze. Sens winaSe
vcode Tu sakuTar TavTan var damnaSave?
miugo mefem:
_ nuTu ar ici, rom roca sakuTar TavTan scodav, Cems
winaSec scodav? me maqvs xelmwifeba, Cemi nebisa da
samarTlisaebr ganvsajo yoveli kaci, keTilismyofeli
Seviwynaro, xolo damnaSave davsajo. da roca ryvni Sens
sakuTar Tavs da imgvarad gadaigvareb, rom sasjelis
garda arafers imsaxureb Cemgan, nuTu ver xvdebi, rom
amiT did jafas SemamTxvev?! me iseve gepyrobi, rogorc
sxvas moveqceodi Cems xelqveiTTagan, _ Tuki borots
SegamTxvevda vinme, _ pasuxs movsTxovdi mas, da Tu Sen
SeamTxvev sxvas sacTurs, mmarTebs, pasuxi mogTxovo Sen,
movkiTxo sakuTar Tavsac da samarTali vyo Seni
ojaxisTvisac, radgan Seni Svilebis daRupvis mizezi
Senve iqnebi.
miugo mas wmida kacma:
_ utyuar samarTals sityvisgeba warmoaCens kacTa
Soris. veravin SeZlebs marTlad da Seumcdarad gansa-
jos, Tu damnaSavesac ar mousmens igi. arc ganaCens eqneba
Zala msajulis gareSe. magram SenSi, mefev, ori msaju-
lia, erTi maTgani sarwmunoa CemTvis, meore ki - saeWvo.
Tu Cvens Soris mas dasvam, romelic miukerZoebelia da
sarwmuno, simarTliT gansjis, xolo Tu mas, romelic
saeWvoa, ar eqneba Cems simarTles Sewevna misgan.
hkiTxa mefem:
_ vin aris is ori msajuli an romelia maT Soris
sarwmuno da romeli saeWvo?
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miugo kacman man da hrqua: `sarwmuno ars Cem Tana
sibrZne da gonebaA Seni, xolo saeWuel Cemda ars gulis-
wyromaA da nebaA Seni~.
hrqua mas mefeman: `aha esera aRviReb Sengan guliswyro-
masa da nebasa Cemsa, da SemoviRo Soris Sensa da Cemsa
sibrZne da samarTali Cemi, daRacaTu Cans gonebawarwyme-
dulebaA Seni, aw miTxar yoveli saqme Seni da vin gacTuna~.
hrqua kacman man qristesmoyuareman: `dasabami saqmisa
CemisaA ese iyo, rameTu mesma sityuaA erTi dReTa oden si-
Wabukisa CemisaTa da CaswuTa nawueTi misi Cem Tana, da
yovladve KsenebaA misi maqunda gulsa Sina Cemsa, rasaca
viqmode, da aRorZndeboda dRiTi-dRe, viTarca nergi raA
aRorZndebin, vidremdis gansrulda nergi igi da eseviTari
nayofi gamoiRo, romelsa-ese hxedav Cem Tana. xolo
sityuaA, romeli mesma, ese ars: hgonebn ugunuri arssa mas
araarsad da araarssa mas – arsad, romelman ver gulisKma-
yos arsi igi, ver Tana-warhKdes araarssa mas. xolo arsi igi
merme igi sofeli ars da araarsi – sofeli ese, romliTa
Sen Sepyrobil xar. da sityuaA ese yovladve meKsena gulsa
Sina Cemsa, JamiTi-Jamad ganvixilevdi mas, da viTar-igi
amxilebn, sulsa Cemsa ganakrZalebda da ganwmdeboda
gonebaA Semwed sulisa. da merme aRmidgis nebaA midrekad
SuebaTa mimarT da ganmaSorebn Cemgan, romeli-igi micno-
bied, vidremdis SeiTqunes suli da gonebaA. maSin ganqarda
sacTuri vnebaTaA da davinaxe sofeli ese, viTar-igi yovl-
iTkerZo cecxl ars. da miCuenna me yovelni sacTurni da
sabrKeni misni, romliTa moinadirnes yovelni moyuareni
misni.
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miugo kacma:
_ sarwmuno da sando CemTvis Seni sibrZne da goniere-
baa, xolo mrisxaneba da gulisTqmaTa morCileba Seni
eWvs badebs CemSi.
uTxra mas mefem:
_ aha, daviokeb risxvas da Cems gulisTqmebsac
davacxrob, raTa iyos Cvens Soris upiratesi sibrZne da
samarTali Cemi. TumcaRa ukve Cans Seni goneba-
warwymedileba, mainc daufaravad miambe yovelive da
miTxari, vin gacduna.
RvTismosavma kacma mefis winaSe Tavisi ambis Txroba
daiwyo:
_ erTxel, Cems siWabukeSi, RvTis Sesaxeb movismine
sityva. es sityva Rrmad CaewveTa da Caimarxa Cems gulSi.
yovelTvis maxsovda igi, gamudmebiT magondeboda yovel
Cems saqmianobaSi. dRiTidRe Rvivdeboda es Tesli Cems
gulSi. xolo sityva, romelic siWabukeSi movismine da
davimarxe, esaa: ugunuri arss ara-arsad miiCnevs, da
ara-arss _ arsad. is, vinc ver gulisxmayofs arss, ver
moiZagebs ara-ars. xolo arsi maradiuli samyofelia,
ara-arsi ki _ droebiTi wuTisofeli, romliTac Sen xar
datyvevebuli, mefev...
ganuwyvetliv maxsendeboda es sityvebi, drodadro
Rrmad mafiqrebda da maTgan mxilebuli Cemi suli
frTxilobda, goneba iwmideboda da suls Seeweoda.
Semdgom kvlav vnebebma da survilebma iZala, gancxro-
misaken miidrika Cemi neba, raTa ganveSorebine misgan,
rac ukve Semecno, magram win aRudga suli gonebas. maSin
vnebaTa sacTuri ganqarda da cxadad davinaxe, rom
yovelmxriv mtanjveli cecexlia wuTisofeli, sacTursa
da maxes ugebs kacs da yovel mis moyvaruls atyvevebs...
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maSin davayene nebaA Cemi da aRmovhfxuren mizezni
gulisTqumisani da movacale gonebasa Cemsa cnobad keTi-
lisa da borotis, maSin aRmeZarcua saburveli mwuxarebisaA
da momqarda simTrvale gulisTqumisaA da gamoCnda sarc-
xYneli sawuTroAsaA, da ganvicdidi momavalsa da ganvi-
xilevdi warmavalsa, da gamo(v)scdidi aRsasrulsa, vidrem-
dis kma-vyav mecnierebaA Cemi mas Sina.
daRacaTu me ara ganvicdidi, igi gamomecxadebin, da me
ara vhkiTxevdi da igi miTxrobn vnebaTa misTa, romelni
hqonan ara mterTaTYs, aramed moyuareTa da megobarTa
misTa mimarT. da maSin davinaxe, rameTu siwmide misi
simrRYe ars, da sixaruli misi mwuxarebad, da simdidre misi
siglaxaked, da simaRle misi simdabled da SuebaA misi
sinanul. ara vinaA vpove simdidrisagan misisa, Tumca ara
hqonda mis Tana mizezi urvisaA, rameTu ver ganegeboda sim-
didre igi, garna urviTa miT, romeli Seudgs, viTarca
glaxakman vinme pova cxeni, aw hxedava, viTar Se-xolo-udgs
urvaA? rameTu uKms misTYs saWmeli da saKmari misi da adg-
ilica da msgavsni maTni. da aw odesme dailinen
gulisTqumani ese, romel erTierTsa Se-xolo-udgs? da
viTar ara mwuxareba ars da tkivil sofeli ese, rameTu
aravin ars, romelmanca ganixara maT Sina SvilTagan,
ginaTu monagebTa, ukueTumca ara ewines xolo mizezni
tkivilisa da gulisklebisani molodebiTa miT mowevnadTa
borotTaATa, gina SemTxueviTa senTaATa, gina mowevniTa
vnebaTaATa, ginaTu moslviTa sikudilisaATa TYT mis
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maSin sruliad uarvyavi Cemi survilebi da
gulisTqmani, uari vTqvi keTilisa da borotis gonebiT
garCevaze da momcilda mwuxarebis saburveli, gaqra
vnebebi da survilebi da cxadad davinaxe wuTisoflis
dafaruli sibilweni. imediT Sevyurebdi momavals,
viZiebdi warmavals, vfiqrobdi aRsasrulze da am
yvelafers varkvevdi da Seviswavlidi manam, sanam ar
veziare WeSmaritebas.
sruli Seiqna Cemi codna sawuTros Sesaxeb.
amsofliur gulisTqmebs ar gamoviZiebdi, magram
meZalebodnen, ar vinteresdebodi warmavali didebiT,
magram momeltvodnen. davinaxe isic, rom wuTisofels
Tavisi simdidre mxolod mis moyvarulTa da
megobarTaTvis aqvs gamzadebuli, rom misi siwmide
sibilwe da uwmidurebaa, misi sixaruli _ mwuxareba,
simdidre _ siglaxake, simaRle _ simdable, mxiaruleba
da silaRe ki _ sinanuli. versad vnaxe misgan
gamdidrebulTagan iseTi kaci, romelsac amqveyniur
yvela siamovnebasTan erTad ar hqonoda glovis mizezi,
radgan simdidris moxveWas aTasvgari sazrunavi sdevs
Tan. es imas hgavs, Raribma cxeni rom ipova, Semdgom ki
uamravi sazrunavi gauCnda, radgan cxens saWmelic
esaWiroeboda da mosarTavic, TavSesafaric da bevri
sxvac. gana ki daileva gulisTqmebi, romlebic erTmane-
Tisagan iSvebian?! da gana sofeli savse ar aris WiriTa
da ubedurebiT, uamravi tkiviliT?! radgan vin moeswro
mis Semdgom Taobebs, vin moixmara dagrovili simdidre
ise, rom ar gamoevlo mas uamravi tkivili da
guliswuxili, borotis SemTxveva da dasneuleba,
gauTvaliswinebeli ubedurebani an TviT sicocxlis
aRsasruli. maSin gancxroma da vnebaTa siame simwared
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Tavadisa zeda. maSin sitkboebaA igi vnebaTaA ganumwardis.
aw ukue SuebaTa maT mswrafl Se-xolo-udgs mwuxarebaA,
TYnier Ronisa ganSorebaA maTgan. Cans, rameTu yovladve
ara jer-ars Serevad sofelsa amas da ufroAsRa maT,
romelTa ucnobian sacTurni misni, da umetes jer-ars
maTda moZulebad da sivltolad misgan, romelTa misca
Tavi TYsi uxuebiT sofelman aman, rameTu moelian dRiTi-
dRe da JamiTi-Jamad daklebasa JamTa daklebisagan, da
eSinis monagebTaTYs, ginaTu wartacebisaTYs sikudilisa,
odes-igi ara moelodis. maSin arRara nefsiT dauteos
sofeli, romlisagan-igi Sepyrobil iyo.
aw vsZageb, mefe, Sendami sofelsa amas da gangakrZaleb
misgan, rameTu mouRis, romeli miscis, da Seinanis, romeli
mianiWis, da merme tYrTmZime ganutevis.
codviTa gansZarcYs, romeli Seumosied, vidremdis ga-
naSiSulis sarcxYnelica misi da Sehmosis mas sircxYli da
yuedrebaA; daamdablis, romeli aRamaRlis, vidremdis
ferKissacemel yvis mterTa misTa. macTuri ars morCilTa
misTaA, moZule moyuareTa misTaA, mcbier erTgulTa misTaA,
daamKYs, vin mieyrdnis, da warukueTis sasoebaA mosavTa
misTa, ganumwaris sixaruli moxarulTaA da vervin ganeris
mSYdobiT, romeli hyuarobdis mas. rameTu dadvis sityuaA
misi da SeikueTnis ugunurni. maT aRusrulian, xolo man
utyuvis. dRes ganumzadis Wamadi novagTmoyuaresa da
xvale SesaWmelad matlTa miscis igi. dRes hmsaxurebdian
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iqceva, ukvalod qreba, fufunebiT cxovrebas swrafad
cvlis mwuxareba, aRar Cans gamosavali. es yvelaferi
cxadyofs, rom umjobesia saerTod gaSorde wuTisofels
da mis sibilweebs, miT ufro, Tuki dainaxav, rom yvela
misi saTnoeba mxolod eSmakis maxea da cduneba. kidev
ufro metad hmarTebs kacs amsofliur didebasa da
pativze uaris Tqma, radgan es sofeli uSurvelad da
uxvad iZleva Tavis sacTurs. dRiTidRe da wuTiwuT
akldeba adamians xani. moxveWili simdidrec sazrunavs
uCens da adardebs mas, radgan moelis sikvdils, Tumca
ar icis, rodis daatydeba Tavs yvelafris gan-
maqarvebeli sikvdili. da datovebs kaci sofels, romel-
sac mijaWvuli iyo, magram ukve ara sakuTari nebiT...
amitomac vaZageb wuTisofels Sens winaSe, mefev.
Tavadac morideba gmarTebs misgan, rasac iZleva, kvlav
ukan miaqvs, radgan dananebiT iZleva, kacs ki codvebiT
damZimebuls uSvebs...
codvebis CadeniT es sofeli nel-nela samosels hxdis
da manam Zarcvavs kacs, vidre sruliad ar gaaSiSvlebs
samarcxvinod. Semdeg abuCad agdebiTa da yvedrebiT
Semosavs, Seuracxyofs, Zirs dascems da daamdablebs mis
mierve aRzevebuls, gaaTelinebs fexqveS mtrebs.
wuTisofeli mis morCilTa macdunebelia, moyvareTa
moZule da erTgulTaTvis mzakvari, dascems da da-
Rupavs, sasowarkveTilebaSi Caagdebs mis moimedes, mware
naRveliT cvlis sixaruls, bednierebas ubedurebad
aqcevs, mis moyvarulTagan aravin rCeba dausjeli,
ugunurebs ki dapirebebiT moinadirebs; dRes uxv sufras
sTavazobs Wama-smis moyvaruls, xval ki Tavad mas aqcevs
matlebis SesaWmelad; dRes yvelas moamsaxurebs kacs da
xval TviT mas gaxdis sxvebis msaxurad, dRes moqiSpes
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mas da xvale daamsaxuris igi sxuaTa. dRes axaris moSur-
neTa mterTa mimarT da xvale axaris mterTa mis zeda. dRes
mefed gamoaCinis da xvale daamonis igi sxuasa Tana. dRes
ganhmartis Keli misi micemad da xvale ganhmartis Keli
misi Txovad. dRes daadgis gYrgYni Semkobili qvaTagan
patiosanTa Tavsa missa da xvale daucis RawY misi samaresa
Sina. dRes Seamkvis maniakiTa qedi misi da xvale Kel-
borkiliTa rkinisaATa daamdablis igi. dRes sayuarel arn
igi megobarTa da xvale saZulel maTda. dRes aRudginnis
maqebelni SesxmiT da xvale aRudginnis mgurinavni tyebiT.
dRes sayuarel arn maxlobelobaA misi da xvale sawadel arn
ganSorebaA misi, da amisa Semdgomad daumkYdris geheniaA
igi gareskneli da cecxli.
arca stirn warmavalTa, arca swyalobs darComilTa.
yoveli sTnavs nacvalad yovlisa da upyries darComili
nacvalad warsrulisa, dasxnis ukeTurni adgilsa saxier-
Tasa da Cukenni adgilsa axovanTasa, da urwmunoni adgilsa
morwmuneTasa. da yovelnive Sekribna gzasa dalevnisasa,
vidre moRebadmde sawadelisa maTisa, rameTu sawuTroAsani
amisTYs mKdom arian urTierTas da SeiWamebian da
ikbinebian viTarca ZaRlni, rameTu ician simokle da iwroe-
baA droAsaA da viTarmed mswrafl-warmaval ars maTgan.
amisTYs erTierTsa uswrobs da moyuasi moyuassa
hmZlavrobs, raATa mo-raAme-itacos vidre ganslvamde misa.
amisTYs gardareuli KdomaA da Suri aqus.
xolo (sauk)unoAsani [igi] cn(o)bil arian mis mier,
romelmanca-igi iCinna, rameTu aqus sasoebaA
waruvalobisaA mermeTa maT keTilTaA, romelTa
miemTxuevian wmidani. amisTYsca ara aqus KdomaA da Suri
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gaamarjvebinebs mis mterze da xval TviTon iqneba mtri-
sagan Zleuli; dRes samefo pativiT Semosavs kacs da
xval sxvisi mona iqneba igi; dRes wyalobis uxvad gamcems
xval maTxovrad aqcevs; dRes Zvirfasi qvebiT mooWvil
gvirgvins daadgams Tavze wuTisoflis moyvaruls da
xval samare daxedavs mis piri-saxes zevidan! dRes
yelsabamiT Seumkobs kisers, xval ki rkinis borkilebs
daadebs xelebze; dRes megobarTaTvis sayvareli iqneba
kaci da xval saZulveli gaxdeba maTTvis, dRes qeba-
didebas uZRvnian mexotbeni da xval ki moTqma-vaebiT da-
itireben mgodebelni Tav-pirSi cemiT; dRes yvelas
masTan siaxlove surs, xval mis moSorebas ganizraxaven.
sabolood ki cecxlovan ufskruls _ jojoxeTs amzadebs
misTvis...
wuTisofeli arc imqveynad mimavalT naRvlobs da
arc aq darCenilebs wyalobs. warmavloba cvlis yove-
lives. ukeTurni ikaveben keTilismyofelTa adgils,
jabani mamacs cvlis, urwmuno _ morwmunes. ician wuTi-
soflis moyvarulebma, rom xanmoklea maTi cxovreba,
swrafwarmavali, mainc erTmaneTs ecilebian, qiSpoben da
mtroben urTierTs, ZaRlebiviT ikbinebian. sabolood ki
kvdebian da toveben wuTisofels, Tanac imgvarad, rom
survilTa Sesrulebasac ver aswreben. erTi cdilobs
meores daaswros rogorme, megobari Zalmomreobs
megobarze, raTa moaswros da sikvdilamde miitacos
raime misgan, amitomac usazRvro mtroba da Suri aqvT
erTmaneTis mimarT...
xolo isini, romelTac irwmunes saukuno cxovreba da
Seicnes WeSmariteba, imediT Sehyureben momavals da el-
ian maradiul sicocxles, romelic wmindanTa xvedria.
arc erTmaneTis Suri da mtroba aqvT, fiqradac ar
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urTierTas da arcaRa gonebasa mouvals, rameTu
mravalsavanesa1 mas surviel arian, romeli aRuTqua mx-
olodSobilman Zeman RmrTisaman mamisa mier TYsisa, romel
ars caTa Sina. da ese arian Zmani da moyuasni Cemni, romelTa
Seveyav da Seviwynare. xolo romelTa vhgonebdi moyuared
da Zmad, igini umteres arian yovelTa mterTa CemTa.
amisTYsca ganveSore maTgan da moviZie mSYdobaA da
mivsdevdi mas.
ese ars xati soflisa amis araa(rs)isaA, xolo ukueTu
gnebavs xati saukunoAsaA mis, me migce igi, viTarca moviRe,
aramed vervis Kel-ewifebis gulisKmisyofad niWTa maT
qristesTa waruvalTa, ukueTu visme ara aqundes flobaA
nebasa da gonebasa TYssa zeda~.
miugo mefeman da hrqua mas: `warw[y]medulo, ver
dainaxe da verca raA moipove, garna warwymedaA Tavisa
dainaxe
TYsisaA, rameTu aRilese enaA Seni gardaqcevad erisa, da
ukueTumca ara damedva aRTqumaA Cemi Sen Tana, aRebasave
sityYsa Senisasa mi-mca-vscen Korcni Senni dasawuvelad.
da aw aRdeg da ivltode amier samefoAsagan Cemisa~.
da warvida kaci igi munve udabnosa gare wmidaTa mamaTa
Tana.
maSin aRiZra mefe yovelTa zeda qristeaneTa da umetes
monazonTa zeda meudabnoeTa, rameTu Tqua: `ese arian
mavnebelni da winaaRmdgomni nebisa Cemisani SuebaTa da
gancxromaTa mimarT~. da SesZina amis gamo devnulebaA
yovelTa qristeaneTaA da umata didebasa kerpTasa da
warCinebul yvna msaxurni maTni.
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mosdiT amgvari ram, aramed mTeli arsebiT eswrafvian
sasufevlis moqalaqeobas, romelic mxolodSobilma Ze
RmerTma aRuTqva maT mamis saxeliT...
swored es xalxi, romelTaganac movismine da
SeviTvise es yovelive, aris Cemi Zma da moyvasi. xolo
vinc aqamde Zma da moyvare megona, yovelgvar mterze
uaresi aRmoCnda. amitomac movSordi maT, gamoviZie
mSvidoba da mivsdev mas.
aseTia saxe da xati wuTisoflis, mefeo, romelic
crua da sinamdvileSi ararsebuli. xolo Tu arsebuli _
saukuno cxovrebis Sesaxeb gsurs raime moismino,
SemiZlia gadmogce is, rac Tavad SemiZenia; Tumca
qristes mier boZebuli waruvali niWis Secnobas ver
SeZlebs is, vinc ar flobs sakuTar nebas da gonebas.
miugo mefem:
_ warwymedilo, arc araferi ginaxavs da arc
araferi SegiZenia sakuTari Tavis daRupvis garda,
amgvari azrebiT mxolod da mxolod ryvni ers, da
piroba rom ar momeca SenTvis, vidre laparaks daiwyeb-
di, vbrZanebdi Sens cecexlSi Cagdebas. axla ki wadi da
gamecale, raTa aRar gixilon Cemma Tvalebma.
aRar dauyovnebia wmida kacs, saswrafod gaecala
mefes da udabnoSi dabrunda wmida mamebTan.
am ambis Semdeg kidev ufro gamZvinvarda da risxviT
aRivso abenesi qristianebis mimarT, gansakuTrebiT
meudabnoe mamebi da monazvnebi SeiZula, radgan
gancxromiTa da gulisTqmebiT mcxovrebma mefem swored
isini miiCnia yvelaze did mtrebad. amis gamo
qristianebis devna gaaZliera, TviTon ki cru RmerTTa
Tayvniscemas umata, kerpTmsaxurni ki didebiTa da
pativiT Semosa.
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4. da vidre-igi cTomasa mas Sina iyo mefe igi, esua mas
yrmaA wuli, romel ara Sobil iyo yrmaA egeviTari Suenieri
maT JamTa Sina.
da aRivso mefe igi sixaruliTa didiTa da uwoda saxeli
misi iodasaf, da Tqua: `ese miyves kerpTa CemTa, rameTu
vadiden igini~. da warhmata SuebaA warwymedulebasa missa,
da Sekriba simravle varskulavTmracxuvelTaA, raATa
ixilos saqme yrmisaA mis. xolo maT yovelTa Tques
erTbamad, viTarmed: `miiwevis yrmaA ese didebasa
mefobisasa, romel aravin miwevnul ars egeviTarsa
mefobasa da simaRlesa queyanasa hindoeTisasa~.
xolo iyo kaci erTi maT Soris uf ro sarwmunoA
ufro
yovliTa mecnierebiTa. aman Tqua: `me esre vhgoneb, viTarmed
didebaA ese, romelsa miemTxuevis yrmaA ese, ara ars amis
soflisa didebaA, aramed esreT vhgoneb, viTarmed didi
winamZRuari iyos gzasa mas WeSmaritebisasa~.
da viTarca esmnes sityuani ese mefesa, aRivso mwuxare-
biTa da zogad ganeyo sixaruli igi misi. da merme brZana aR-
Senebad qalaqi TYsagan yrmisa misTYs. da iyo yrmaA igi mun
Sina. da miavlinna romelni-igi sarwmuno iyvnes mis Tana,
msaxurebad yrmisa misTYs da fufunebad. da viTar
aRizarda yrmaA igi hasakiTa da cnobiTa, merme brZana
ganyenebaA kacTaA misgan. da amcno msaxurTa raATa ara
warmoiRon winaSe misa KsenebaA sikudilisaA da salmobisaA,
arca saukunoAsaA, da arca simarTlisaA da arca codvisaA, da
arca siberisaA da arca siWabukisaA, da arca siglaxakisaA da
arca simdidrisaA, da raATa yovelsa, romelsa salmobaA
raAme SeemTxYos maTgansa, ganiyvanon mier, raATa ara
ixilos yrmaman man. ese amisTYs yo mefeman, raATa ara xilvaA
amisi mizez raAsame eqmnes gamoZiebisa da mis gamo
Sjulisaca mkiTxvel-iqmnes qristeaneTaAsa.
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4. sanam mefe am cdomilebaSi iyo, SeeZina mas vaJi, ro-
melic iseTi mSvenieri iyo, rogorc aravin, im dromde
Sobili.
Zlier gaixara mefem, axalSobils iodasafi daarqva
da Tqva: _ Cemma RmerTebma Seismines Cemi vedreba, radgan
vadide isini.
amieridan abenesi kidev ufro metad mieca
warwymedilebas, umata kerpTmsaxurebas, Semdeg varskv-
lavTmricxvelebi daibara, raTa memkvidris momavali
bedi ecnobebinaT misTvis. yvelam erTxmad uwinaswar-
metyvela yrmas imgvari dideba da pativi, romlis
msgavsic jer aravis rgeboda indoeTSi.
magram varskvlavTmricxvelTa Soris iyo sibrZniTa
da gonierebiT gamorCeuli kaci, romelmac, maTgan
gansxvavebiT, sxva ram auwya mefes:
_ me ase vfiqrob, mefeo, rom dideba, romelic yrmas
moelis, ar aris amsofliuri, armed WeSmaritebis didi
msaxuri iqneba igi.
brZenis sityvebma mefis sixaruli mwuxarebiT Secva-
la. yrmisaTvis calke qalaqis aSeneba brZana da yrma iq
dasaxlda. mcvelebad da mosamsaxureebad erTguli
msaxurebi daayena. roca memkvidre wamoizarda da
cnobiereba da asaki moemata, mefem mcvelebic daiTxova.
Svils axali msaxurebi miuCina da mkacrad gaafrTxila
isini, raTa iodasafis winaSe ar exsenebinaT arc sikvdi-
li da avadmyofoba, arc saukuno cxovreba da WeSmari-
teba, arc codva, arc sibere da arc siWabuke, arc
siRaribe da arc simdidre, xolo Tu vinme dasneul-
deboda, saswrafod gaeyvanaT qalaqidan, memkvidres rom
ar daenaxa.
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5. da merme brZana gansxmaA yovelTa qristeaneTaA,
mRdelTa da yovelTa morwmuneTaA sameufoAsagan TYsisa. da
qadagi waravlina da Kmobda igi Zlierad: `amas ityYs abenes
mefe: ukueTu vinme vpoo Tquengani Semdgomad samisa dRisa,
dasawuvelad mivscne igini~. da arRaravin darCa qristeane-
Tagani queyanasa mas, vidremdis KsenebaAca maTi aswyYda2.
da esua mefesa mas kaci erTi Tanamzraxvali. da friad
sarwmuno iyo winaSe missa da warCinebul. da iyo kaci igi
saxier da keTilismyofel da sayuarel yovelTa Soris
kacTa, aramed megobarni vinme mefisani eSurebodes mas da
mZime uCnda uaRresobaA igi misi maTgan, da eZiebdes misTYs
Jamsa marjuesa, raATamca STaagdes igi borotsa.
da ganvida odesme mefe moxilvad gareSe qalaqsa da
(iyo) mzraxvalica igi misi mis Tana, da miiwia adgilsa
romelsame. da ixila Tanamzraxvalman man kaci erTi mdebare
xesa queSe, romlisa Tana iyo vnebaA ferKsa da ver eZlo
aRdgomad. da hkiTxa sefekacman man saqme misi. xolo man
hrqua mas: `mKecisagan SememTxYa ese, aramed war-Tu-
miyvano Sen Tana, hpoo Cem Tana sargebeli, ufalsa Tu
undes!~ hrqua kacman man sameufoman: `me vyo ese, daRacaTu
ara vpoo Sen Tana sargebeli. aramed miTxar, raA ars Sen
Tana sargebeli igi, romelsa Sen ityY?~ hrqua vnebulman
man: `me kaci var sityYsa mkervali~. hrqua mas sefekacman man:
`viTar Sehkerav sityuaTa?~ hrqua vnebulman man: `ukueTu
iyos sityuaTa Sina wylulebaA, Sevkero, raATa ara moiwios
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mefem yvela Rone ixmara, raTa yrmas maTi xilviT
WeSmaritebis gamoZiebis survili ar gasCenoda da amiT
qristianTa sarwmunoebis Sesaxeb ar Seetyo raime.
5. Semdeg yvela qristianis, RvTismsaxurisa Tu
yoveli morwmunis misi samefodan gaZeveba brZana. macne
gagzavna da isic yvelas gasagonad gahyviroda abenes
mefis sityvebs: _ `sami dRis Semdeg Tu kvlav aRmoCndeba
qristiani Cems samflobeloSi, vbrZaneb mis dawvas.~ arc
erTi qristiani aRar darCa abenesis samflobeloSi,
mefem maTi saxelis xsenebac ki akrZala.
erTi veziri hyavda abeness, romelsac Zlier endoboda
da afasebda. es veziri yvelas mimarT keTili iyo, TviTonac
yvelasaTvis sayvareli da yvelasagan dafasebuli. magram
zogierTs Zlier Surda misi, samefo karze mis
warCinebulobas ver urigdebodnen, amitom marjve dros
eZebdnen, raTa rogorme boroti SeemTxviaT misTvis.
erTxel am veziris TanxlebiT mefe qalaqgareT
gavida. erT adgilas vezirma xis qveS dagdebuli kaci
dainaxa. ucnobs fexebi tkioda da ver dgeboda. veziri
miuaxlovda mas da ambavi gamohkiTxa. miugo ucnobma:
_ mxecisgan davSavdi. magram Tu Tan wamiyvan da
ufali inebebs, sargebels hpoveb Cemgan.
_ ase moviqcevi, Tundac veranairi sargebloba ver
vnaxo, magram mainc ra sargeblobis motana SegiZlia Sen?
upasuxa mas vnebulma:
_ me sityvis mkurnali var.
_ rogor kurnav sityvebs?-kvlav ikiTxa vezirma.
_ Tu sityvaTa Soris vnebis momtani seni iCens Tavs, me
ganvkurnav mas da aRar SeeZleba zianis moyeneba.
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mis mier vnebaA~. xolo sefekacman man arad Sehracxa sityuaA
igi, aramed brZana [waryva]nebaA misi moRuawebisaTYs.
xolo megobarTa maT mefisaTa dauges sabrKe sefekacsa
mas da hrques mefesa: `ara uwyia, mefe, viTarmed sayuarelsa
amas Sensa hnebavs dapyrobad mefobaA Seni da raATa
daimkYdros saydari sufevisa SenisaA, rameTu
daucxromelad gardaaqcevs ersa? aw, ukueTu gnebavs, raATa
uwyodi WeSmaritad, arqu mas, viTarmed: aha esera dauteob
sofelsa, rameTu cru ars, da mnebavs SerTvad monaTa maT
RmrTisaTa, romelni ganvabnien. maSin icna sityuaA Cueni
gamocdasa mas Sina, da viTar gazraxos saqme, romliTa scna
orgulebaA misi~. rameTu kacTa maT icodes sefekacisaA mis
gulCYlobaA egeviTarTaTYs sityuaTa saukunoAsa cxorebi-
saTYs, da amiT eseviTariTa hgonebdes warwymedasa missa
mterobiT.
hrqua maT mefeman: `u[kueTu ara v]poo ese msgavsad sit-
yYsa [Tquenisa], arRara ganvikiTxo igi~.
da mouwoda mefeman sayuarelsa mas missa da gamoscdida
mas da hrqua: `Sen uwyi, viTar Seyofil ars gonebaA Cemi
sofelsa amas da viTar aRvasrulen dReni Cemni, da aw
vhxedav, viTar cudad davSurebi da meSinis, nuukue
moiwios aRsasruli da carieli vipoo yovlisa misgan. aw
mnebavs, raATa viRuawo saukunoAsa misTYs Zlierad,
viTarca-ese moRuawe var sofelsa amas Sina, aramed araraA
ars sxuaA Cemda, garna SerTvad monaTa maT qristesTa,
romelTa-igi mravali Wiri SevamTxYe. aw rasa ityY, erTgu-
lo Tanamzraxvalo Cemo?~
da viTarca esmnes kacsa mas sityuani igi mefisani,
aRiZra surviliTa qristesiTa, sityuaTa maT zeda da
cremlooda. da hrqua mas: `cxondin mefe, cxondin
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vezirma arafrad Caagdo vnebulis sityvebi, magram
Seebrala igi, amitom brZana, Tan waeyvanaT da zrunva da
patronoba ar daekloT misTvis.
erTxel mefesTan daaxloebulma pirebma cili
daswames vezirs da mbrZanebels moaxsenes:
_ mefeo, nuTu ar ici, rom Sens sayvarel vezirs
Ralati udevs gulSi?! TviTon surs mefoba da
gvirgvinis mitaceba, Sens winaaRmdeg ganawyobs da
Tavisken ibirebs xalxs. Tu Cvens sityvebSi eWvi gepareba
da simarTlis dadgenas moisurveb, uTxari mas: _ vTmob
da vtoveb wuTisofels, radgan crua igi da im xalxs
msurs SevuerTde, Cemi samefodan rom gavaZeveT. amgva
rad gamoscade igi da Tavad darwmundebi mis
orgulobaSi.
mtrebma icodnen, rom roca saukuno cxovrebis
Sesaxeb ismenda xolme sityvas, vezirs guli uCuydeboda
da ase mzakvrulad ganizraxes misi daRupva.
Tqva mefem:
_ Tu udanaSaulo aRmoCndeba, ar davsji mas.
Semdeg ki gamosacdelad TavisTan daibara veziri da
uTxra: _ Sen uwyi, rogor CaiTria Cemi goneba
wuTisofelma da rogor vicxovre dRemde. axla vxvdebi,
rom amaod davSveri da meSinia, sikvdilma rom
momiswros, carieli aRmovCndebi yovelgvari sikeTi-
sagan. axla msurs imaze metad viRvawo saukuno cxovre-
bisaTvis, vidre aqamde am soflisaTvis vzrunavdi.
aRaraferi damrCenia, garda imisa, rom SevuerTde
qristianebs, romelTac ase vdevnidi da vaviwrovebdi.
amaze ras ityvi, Cemo erTgulo mrCevelo?
mefis sityvebi rom moismina, vezirs Tvalebi
aucremlianda da amgvarad mimarTa mbrZanebels:
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ukunisamde!3 daRacaTu waruvali igi ZniadSesapyrobel ars,
aramed jer-ars ZiebaA misi, da warmavali ese, daRacaTu
raAme tkbil ars, aramed umjobes ars datevebaA misi,
rameTu ars da viTarca ara ars, da romelTa uxaris, viTarca
ara uxaris, da romelni iSueben, viTarca ara iSueben, da
romelTa SWirs, viTarca araraA SWirs, rameTu erTi igi
warmavalsa Sina mokle da waruvalsa Sina araA, xolo Wiri
igi RmrTisaTYs moklesa Sina mokle da srulsa mas Sina
saukuno. aw warhmarTe gulissityuaA ege Seni, rameTu
keTil ars, raATa warmavalisa amis datevebiTa waruvali igi
sufevaA moiyido~.
da damZimdes sityuani ese winaSe mefisa da aRivso manki-
erebiTa misTYs, aramed ara gamoucxada mas.
maSin kacman man gulisKma-yo, viTarmed sacTuri dage-
bul ars misTYs, raJams ixila cvalebulad feri pirisa
misisaA. da miiqca saxed TYsa didiTa mwuxarebiTa da ara
uwyoda, Tu vinaA ars sacTuri ese, romel STavarda, anu vin
gankurnos gonebaA mefisaA misTYs. da daadgra uZilad
Ramesa mas. da moeKsena kaci igi sityuaTa mkeravi. mouwoda
da hrqua mas: `Sen metyode odesme, viTarmed: ganvhkurneb
sityuaTa wylulTa~.
hrqua mas kacman: `da arsca egreT, nuukue giKmsa raA
aw?~
xolo man hrqua mas: `eseodenTa JamTa vhmsaxurebd
mefesa amas da arasada vixile mksinvarebaA misi Cemdamo,
rameTu erTgulebiT vidode mis winaSe, xolo dRes mZimed
vixile igi Cemdamo da esreT vhgoneb, viTarmed ara maqus
mSYdobaA mis Tana~.
hrqua mas vnebulman man: `da raA mizezi iyo Soris Sensa
da missa?~
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_ icocxle, mefeo! icocxle ukunisamde! Tumca
saukuno cxovreba Znelad miiRweva, mainc aucilebelia
misi Zieba. warmavali sofeli ki, Tumca tkbilia, sjobs
uaryo, radgan ra aris igi: aris da TiTqos arc aris,
xaroben misiT da arc xaroben, ilxenen misiT da arc
ilxenen, ubedureba sWirT, magram hgoniaT, TiTqos
araferi sWirT. wuTisofelSi yvelaferi dRemoklea da
swrafwarmavali, maradiulobis winaSe ki _ araraoba.
RvTis gulisaTvis WirTa Tmena am sofelSi xanmoklea da
saukuno cxovreba ki _ dausrulebeli. daujere gulidan
amosul (momaval) sityvas, romelic sasargebloa da
sisruleSi moiyvane Seni Canafiqri, raTa warmavali
soflis moZulebiT saukuno cxovreba daimkvidro.
daumZimda mefes veziris naTqvami. risxviT aRivso
mis mimarT, magram aRaraferi uTxra.
saxeSecvlili mefe rom ixila, mixvda veziri, _ maxe
iyo dagebuli misTvis. damwuxrebuli dabrunda Sin da
ver mimxvdariyo, saidan modioda es sacTuri, romelSic
aRmoCnda, an viRas SeeZlo mefis darwmuneba mis
erTgulebaSi.
mTeli Rame TeTrad gaaTena. Semdeg sityvebis
mkurnali kaci gaaxsenda, TavisTan moixmo da uTxra:
_ erTxel Sen miTxari, dawylulebul sityvebs
vkurnavo.
_ swored asea, _ miugo sityvebis mkurnalma, raime
xom ar gagWirvebia?
vezirma daufaravad uambo yvelaferi:
_ amdeni xania, mefes vemsaxurebi da arasodes
ganrisxebula Cemze, radgan misi erTguli viyavi. magram
dRes imgvarad ganwyobili vixile Cems momarT, rom,
vfiqrob, sikeTes ar unda velode misgan.
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xolo man hrqua: `araraA uwyi, TYnier sityuaA erTi mr-
qua me da me vauwye umjobesi, da me vhgoneb, viTarmed cdiT
gamomcada me sityYTa miT~.
da uTxra yoveli igi sityYsgebaA, romeli yofil iyo
Soris maTsa.
hrqua mas vnebulman man: `aw ukue amis gamo wylul ari-
ana sityuani Senni?! xolo me ganvkurnne SewevniTa RmrTisa
maRlisaATa. ese uwyode, rameTu boroti iWY aqus mefesa
Sendami da hgonebs, viTarmed eZieb dapyrobad mefobasa
missa, da zakuviT azraxes mas sityuaA ege. aw aRdeg xvale
da da(iyYne Ta)vi Seni da ganiZarcue samoseli Seni da
Seimose ZaZaA da mived mefisa. da ukueTu gkiTxos mefeman,
Tu raA ars ese, arqu mas: romlisaTYsca Sen miwode, aha
esera me ganmzadebul var, daRacaTu sikudili uadviles
ars kacsa zeda fufuneulsa, vidreRa Tavsdebad cxorebaA
ese, aramed ara mnebavs TYnier Sensa cxorebaA. rameTu
miziare keTilTa maT sameufoTa, meca Tana-mac, raATa
geziaro WirTa Sina amis soflisaTa, da viTarca vin ukue
Sen mier, aw vitanjo Sen Tana, raATa Sen Tanaca Rirs viqmne
sasurvelsa. aw aRdeg, mefe, rameTu keTilsa gulman-
giTqua~.
da yo kacman man, viTarca aswava vnebulman man. da aR-
movida iWY igi gulisagan mefisa misTYs da ganborotna
monaTa maT zeda RmrTisaTa da aRivso guliswyromiTa da
SuriTa4.
da kualad SeuKda Suri mTavarTa maT balahvarisTYs da
hrques mefesa: mefeo, ukueTu ganixilo yeli balahvarisi,
ixilo mis Tana juari, romelsa Tayuanis-scems igi. da
RmerTni Cuenni sabasrobel arian mis winaSe. xolo mefe
hgonebda, Tu tyuvilsa ityYan misTYs. da miyo Keli da
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_ moxda rame Tqven Soris? _ hkiTxa sityvebis
mkurnalma.
_ ar vici, rCeva mkiTxa da mec TiTqos ukeTesi vurCie.
axla vxvdebi, rom am sityvebiT mxolod gamomcada. _ da
vezirma dawvrilebiT uambo mefesTan misi saubari.
uTxra mas mkurnalma:
_ nuTu aman daawylula Tqveni sityvebi?
yovladZlieri RmerTis SewevniT ganvkurnav maT. es
icode: mefe eWvianobs Senze, TiTqos Zalauflebis
warTmeva gsurs, mzakvrobiT Caasmines mas es sityvebi.
adeqi xvalve, Tavi gadaiparse, ZaZa Seimose da midi
mefesTan. Tu gkiTxavs, ras niSnavso es, upauxe: _ `me mzad
var, mefeo, risTvisac Sen mogiwode guSin. marTalia,
gancxromiT mcxovrebi kacisTvis sikvdili ufro advi-
lia, vidre amgvari cxovrebis datoveba, magram Sens
gareSe arc es cxovreba msurs, radgan Tu samefo pativSi
Seni moziare viyavi, amsofliuri Wiric SenTan erTad
msurs gaviziaro; rogorc fufunebiT nebierad macxovre
Sens gverdiT, axlac SenTan erTad vitanjebi, raTa
SenTan erTadve mivaRwio sasurvels. maS, nuRar ayovneb,
mefeo, radgan umjobesi girCia gulma~.
swored ise moiqca veziri, rogorc sityvebis
mkurnalma urCia. mefis guli eWvebisagan gaTavisuflda,
mabezRarTa mimarT ki risxviTa da wyromiT aRivso igi.4
isev aRiZrnen vezirebi borotebiT balavaris* mimarT
da uTxres mefes:
* daxrili SriftiT gamoyofili teqsti mxolod b xelnawerSi
gvxvdeba. aq veziri pirdapir `balavarad~ aris moxseniebuli,
ris gamoc Txroba araTanmimdevruli Cans. Cven mainc vamjobi-
neT am mniSvnelovani epizodis teqstSi CarTva.
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ibrZne balavaris
isii
balavaris
ixila juari oqroAsaA mkerdsa zeda missa da hrqua: `raA
ars, balahvar, cTomilebaA Seni?~
xolo balahvar hrqua: `N mefeo, ara var me cTomil,
rameTu siyrmiT CemiTgan vhmoneb qristesa da Tayuanis-
vscem juarsa, romelsa zeda Kelni ganipyrna KsnisaTYs
Cuenisa, xolo msaxurebaA Seni araraA odes damiklia. da aw
vinaATgan gancxadna saxeli qristes RmrTisaA Cem zeda, me
arRara uvar-vyo RmrTeebaA misi, ukueTu Korcni Cemni
daiWrnen, gina cecxliTa daiwunen, garna sulsa Cemsa KelTa
misTa Sevhvereb~.
hrqua mas mefeman: `nu egre ityY, sayuarelo Cemo balah-
var, rameTu kaci xar didebuli da upiratesi winaSe Cemsa, da
ukueTu Tayuanis-sce RmerTTa CemTa, mogcne Sen sxuanica
qalaqni da saWurWleni Cemni Sen zeda davacalierne,
rameTu friad sayuarel xar winaSe Cemsa. da ukueTu ese ara
hyo, satanjveliTa sastikiTa ganvlivne Korcni Senni da
arRara moviKseno me siyuaruli Seni~.
maSin ganiKsna sartyeli oqroAsaA kacman man
RmrTisaman, Semkuli TualebiTa patiosniTa, dadva winaSe
mefisa da hrqua: `ukueTu damarqua Tavsa Cemsa gYrgYni
mefobisa SenisaA, pativisa misTYs ver Searyio qristes
mimarT sarwmunoebaA Cemi. da ukueTu tanjviTa ganhlivne
Korcni Cemni, verave SemaZrwuno, rameTu zecisa keTilni
uzeSTaes arian queyanierTa, romelTa Sina viSuebT
samaradisod, da jojoxeTisa satanjvelni umwares arian,
romelTa Sina dasjad arian winaaRmdgomni RmrTisani da
u[v]arismyofelni. xolo me, mefeo, mza var tanjvad da Sen
nu sdroeb, raATa adre warvide winaSe meufisa Cemisa, raATa
ganvisuenebde mun ukunisamde~.
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- mefeo, balavari rom gasinjoT, is yelze jvars
atarebs, romelsac Tayvans scems, da Cvens RmerTebs ki
dascinis.
mefem ifiqra, tyuils eubnebodnen balavaris Sesaxeb,
magram rodesac Seamowma, naxa oqros jvari mis mkerdze
da Tqva:
- riT axsni am Sen cdomilebas?
balavarma upasuxa:
- mefeo, me ar var Secdomili, radgan bavSvobidan
qristes vemsaxurebi da Tayvans vcem jvars, romelzec man
xelebi ganapyro Cveni xsnisaTvis. Sen ki erTgulad gem-
saxurebodi. vinaidan axla ukve gamJRavnda Cemi qris-
tianoba, me ar uarvyof qristes RmrTeebas, Tundac Cemi
sxeuli akuwon an cecxlSi dawvan. da mas Sevavedreb Cem
suls.
mefem miugo:
- nu metyvi amas, Cemo sayvarelo balavar, radgan Sen
xar kaci didebuli, da Cem winaSe upiratesi da Tu Sen
Tayvans scem Cem RmerTebs, maSin me kidev gaCuqeb qalaqebs
da uxvad mogcem Cemi saganZuridan, radgan friad miy-
varxar. da Tu ase ar moiqcevi, Sen sxeuls saSinel tanj-
vas SeamTxveven da me aRar vaxseneb Sen siyvaruls.
maSin moixsna RvTis kacma oqros qamari, Semkuli pa-
tiosani TvlebiT, dado mefis win da Tqva:
- Seni samefo gvirgvinic rom damadga Tavze, mainc ver
Searyev Cem rwmenas qristesadmi; da ra satanjvelic ar
unda mouvlino Cem sxeuls, amiT ver SemaSineb, radgan
yvela amqveyniur sikeTeze bevrad metia is zeciuri
sikeTe, romelic maradiulia; xolo amqveyniur satan-
jvelebze bevrad mwareni arian jojoxeTis satanjvelni,
sadac RvTis mowinaaRmdegeebi da uarismyofelni isje-
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ibrZne balavaris
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balavaris
xolo sityuaTa amaT zeda mefe lmobier-iqmna da hrqua:
`N-me, sayuarelo balahvar, viTarRa warmikueTe sasoebaA da
urC-eqmen brZanebasa Cemsa. aw warved queyanisagan Cemisa da
numca mesmis hambavi Seni yurTa momarT CemTa. da ukueTu
gpooRa, ubralomca var sisxlisagan Senisa~.
xolo man dauteva didebaA ese warmavali da mZovarTa
Tana warvida monebad iesu qristesa, RmrTisa Cuenisa.
6. da dResa erTsa ganvidoda mefe movlad garemo qala-
qisa da ixilna orni kacni, gamomavalni qalaqiT, qristeane-
Taganni. mouwoda da hrqua: `vinaA kadnier-iqmneniT ara
ganslvad queyaniT CemiT, anu ara gesma[a], viTar Kmobda
qadagi igi Cemi Tquenda mimarT?~
hrques maT: `aha esera ganslvasa zeda vipoeniT queyaniT
SeniT~.
hrqua maT mefeman: `da raman dagayenna aqamomde?~
hrques maT: `upoarebaman sagzlisaman, rameTu did ars
Cuen zeda gzaA ese~.
hrqua maT mefeman: `vis eSinin sikudilisagan, igi arRara
droebn sagzlisaTYs~.
hrques wmidaTa maT kacTa: `ukueTumca gueSinoda Sen-
gan, Se-mca-gueswrafa ganslvaA, rameTu sikudili ara
saZnau[r] ars Cuen Tana, aramed sawadel ars, romlisa mier
gansuenebasa moveliT urvaTagan amis soflisaTa, xolo
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bian. me mzad var satanjvelad, meufeo, da nu daayovneb,
rom ufro adre warvsdge Cemi meufis winaSe da uku-
nisamde masTan viyo.
am sityvebis Semdeg molba mefe da uTxra balavars:
- vai me, sayvarelo balavar, uimedod damtove da Cemi
brZaneba ar Seasrule. axla ki wadi am qveynidan da
sjobs Sen Sesaxeb araferi gavigo. Tu gipove, icode, Sen
sisxlze me brali ar mimiZRvis.
balavarma datova warmavali dideba da wavida
mZovrebTan erTad, qristes, Cveni RmerTis msaxurebi-
saTvis.
6. erTxel qalaqgareT iyo gasuli mefe. uecrad
dainaxa ori qristiani, romlebic qalaqs tovebdnen.
TavisTan ixmo isini da hkiTxa:
_ rogor gabedeT, rom aqamde ar dagitovebiaT Cemi
samefo, an iqneb ar gagigiaT, ras xmobda Tqvens Sesaxeb
Cemi macne?!
maT ki upasuxes:
_ swored axla vtovebT Sens qveyanas.
hkiTxa mefem qristianebs:
_ aqamde ratom SemorCiT?!
maT ki miuges:
_ sagzali ar gvqonda. win ki didi gza gveloda.
kvlav miugo mefem:
_ visac sikvdilis SiSi aqvs, sagzlis gamo ar
yovndeba.
uTxres pasuxad wmida kacebma:
_ Seni rom gvSineboda, viCqarebdiT kidec wasvlas,
magram sikvdili araTu ar gvimZims, sasurvelicaa
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isii
balavaris
SiSi, romeli aqus moyuareTa amis soflisaTa, romelTa
gamoirCies igi saukunesa mas zeda cxorebasa, igi ara SiS
ars Cuenda, arca sixaruli maTi sixarul ars Cuenda~.
miugo mefeman da hrqua maT: `viTar ityYT amas? da
Tquen sTquT, viTarmed brZanebisa Cemisagan ganxualT
queyaniT CemiT, amas ara SiSisaTYs sikudilisa hzamTa?~
hrques mowafeTa maT qristesTa: `Cuen ara SiSisaTYs
sikudilisa vivltiT, aramed raATa ara Semwe geqmneT boro-
tisyofasa Cuen zeda da mizez-geqmneT uRmrToebasa Sensa,
romeli gegulebis mowevnad Cuen zeda, xolo SiSi Seni
araodes mosrul ars gulsa Cuensa~.
maSin aRivso mefe igi guliswyromiTa didiTa da brZana
dawuvaA maTi cecxliTa. da srul-iqmna wamebaA maTi qrist-
esTYs, WeSmaritisa RmrTisa, da brZanebaA daidva Soris
yovelsa ersa, raATa, visca mohxudes qristeaneTagani,
moklan.
maSin aRiZrnes yovelni kerpTmsaxurni da ganZlierde-
bodes saqmeni maTni borotni, da iwyes miaxlebad mefisa
sikudiliTa da borotisyofiTa maTiTa. da ganamravles
queyanasa mas mowyuedaA yovelTa qristeaneTaA, da mravalni
mRdelni da udabnosmyofni monazonni dawunes cecxliTa.
da mieriTgan daidva wesad queyanasa hindoeTisasa
dawuvaA cecxliTa mkudarTa maTTaA warmarTTa Soris da
arRaravin darCa sufevasa missa queSe erTica
morwmuneTagani, romelimca sacnaur-iyo qristeaned, garna
romelTa wariwirnes Tavni maTni aRsaarebisaTYs samebisa
wmidisa da sasoebisaTYs aRTqumisa mis utyuvelisa, raATa
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CvenTvis, radgan amsofliur WmunvaTagan gaTavisuf-
lebas moveliT misgan. xolo is SiSi, rac wuTisoflis
moyvarulT aqvT da rasac saukuno cxovrebas amjobineben
isini, ucxoa CvenTvis, arc maTi sixaruli migvaCnia
sixarulad.
gaocda mefe:
_ Tqvenve sTqviT, rom Cemi brZanebis gamo tovebT
qveyanas, da gana sikvdilis SiSi ar gaiZulebT amas?!
miuges qristianebma:
_ sikvdilis SiSis gamo ar vtovebT qveyanas, aramed
ar gvsurs Semwe geqmneT Sens borot ganzraxvaSi,
romelic gadagiwyvetia CvenTvis, ar gvsurs, Cven
gavxdeT Seni uRmerTobis mizezi. xolo Seni SiSi
arasodes gahkarebia Cvens guls.
ganrisxda mefe. morwmuneTa dawva brZana. WeSmariti
RmerTis _ qristes _ gulisaTvis tanjva-wameba itvirTes
RvTis erTgulma monebma. samefoSi ki brZaneba gaica, Tu
qristians waawydeboda vinme, dauyonebliv moeklaT igi.
gaZlierda qveyanaSi cru RmerTTa Tayvaniscema da
gamravlda kerpTmsaxurTa boroti saqmeni, sikvdilma da
borotebam moicva qveyana. imata qristianTa xocva-
Jletam. mravali mRvdeli da udabnoSi mcxovrebi
monazoni cecxlSi dawves.
am droidan SemoiRes indoeTSi wesad warmarT
mkvdarTa cecxlSi dawva. arc erTi morwmune, romelic
gancxadebulad qristiani iyo, aRar darCa qveyanaSi.
mxolod isini, romelTac wmida samebas Seswires
sakuTari Tavi da sasoebiT moelodnen RvTisgan maTTvis
aRTqmuls, darCnen qveyanaSi, raTa rogorme qristes
gulisTvis wamebis Rirsni gamxdariyvnen; darCnen
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isii
balavaris
Rirs-iqmnen madlsa martYlobisasa qristesTYs, [ma]lviT
napralTa Sina queyanisaTa iyvnes.
da (i)yvnes mravalni, romelTa aqunda sarwmunoebaA iesu
qristesi farulad da ver SeuZlebdes gamocxadebad, vi-
Tarca-igi sxuani mowameni da aRmsaarebelni samebisani.
da ese borotisCuenebani mravalni da satanjvelni fri-
adni aRasrulnes monaTa maT zeda macxovrisa Cuenisa iesu
qristesTa WeSmaritTa.
7. xolo Ze igi mefisaA aRizarda keTiliTa siWabukiTa
sisrulesa Sina hasakisasa da iyo Suenier xilviTa da aqunda
mas gonebaA mtkice da sruli.
da iRuwida mamaA misi, raATa ara akldes wurTilebaA
sibrZnisaA da swavlulebisaA, romeli jer-arn mefeTaTYs,
aramed ese - xolo, raATa araraA uTxran amis sawuTroAsa
amaoebaA da arca sikudilisa SemTxuevaA da aRsasrulisa
qonebaA cxorebasa kacTasa. da ese amisTYs qmna, rameTu
hgonebda mefe, nuukue mizez-eqmnes yrmasa mas sa(ukunoAsa)
gzisa ZiebisaTYs da rCulisa saqmeTa gamokiTxvisaTYs.
xolo yrmaA igi friad mimRebel iyo sibrZnisa da gone-
baSemwynarebel swavlulebisa da gamomeZiebel yovelTa si-
tyuaTa gonierebisaTa, romel arasada yofil iyo naTesavsa
mas Soris egeviTari. xolo mefe igi gankYrvebul iyo
saqmeTa mis yrmisaTa da ara icoda, Tu raA jer-ars misTYs -
sixaruli mecnierebasa da sisrulesa mas missa, anu urvaA da
mwuxarebaA sityYsa misTYs varskulavTmracxuvelTaAsa,
romeli Tques Sobasa missa.
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isinic, romelTac saimedod Seafares Tavi miwisqveSa
gamoqvabulebs.
iseTebic mravlad iyvnen, mowameebisa da
aRmsareblebis msgavsad aSkarad rom ver acxadebdnen
TavianTi rwmenis Sesaxeb, magram farulad ki qristes
mimarT hqondaT sasoeba.
amgvarad, mravali cili daswames da uricxvi tanjva
miayenes kerpTmsaxurebma Cveni uflis, ieso qristes
WeSmarit msaxurebs.
7. amasobaSi mefis Zec wamoizarda. mSvenieri gareg-
nobis ufliswuls gonebac naTeli da mtkice dahyva.
friad cdilobda misi mama, mefeTa Sesaferisi ganaT-
leba, sibrZne da goniereba ar dahkleboda mis Svils.
mxolod wuTisoflis amaoebis, sikvdilisa da kacTa
cxovrebis aRsasrulis, amqveyniuri arsebobis warmav-
lobis Sesaxeb sityva ar unda dascdenodaT iodasafTan.
mefem yvelaferi gaakeTa imisaTvis, rom memkvidres
maradiulobisaken mimavali gzisa da rwmenis sakiTxebis
garkvevis survili ar gasCenoda.
ufliswuli metad sibrZnismoyvare aRmoCnda,
imgvarad midrekili swavlisa da gonierebisaken, rom
misi msgavsi indoeTSi jer aravin dabadebuliyo. mefes
acvifrebda ufliswulis sibejiTe da aRar icoda,
gaxarebuliyo misi amgvari sibrZniTa da gonierebiT Tu
damwuxrebuliyo da danaRvlianebuliyo varskvlavT-
mricxvelTa im sityvebis gamo, axalSobils rom uwinas-
warmetyveles.
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ibrZne balavaris
isii
balavaris
xolo yrmaman man gulisKma-yo iWYT SewyudevaA misi
qalaqsa mas Sina da viTar aravis Seuteobda mamaA misi mis
zeda da arca vidre mas floba-scemda ganslvad. da guls-
etyoda amis jerisaTYs. da merme moiqca da Tqua: `mamaA Cemi
ufroAs ars Cemsa da yovelive icis, raA jer-ars Cemda, da me
ara miRirs, raATamca iWY maqunda misa mimarT umjobesisa
CemisaTYs~.
da iyo esreT, vidremdis SeeZina sisrulesa sibrZnisa mi-
sisasa, da Tqua gulsa Sina TYssa: `daRacaTu mamaA ars Cemi,
aramed arave ujero ars, Tu meca vixilo Tavisa CemisaTYs
umjobesi, rameTu TYT hasaki maqus da araras umetesobasa
vhxedav maT Tana, aramed miRirs-ve, araraATa umjobes[s]a
Tavisa Cemisasa maTgan velodi, da ara TYT gamoviZio, raA-
igi jer-ars, viTarca yoveli kaci hyofs~.
xolo mamaA misi friad hyofda nebasa missa da ara ganam-
ravlebda mislvasa mi[s]sa yovelsa Jamsa. da daidva yrmaman
man gonebasa TYssa amis jerisaTYs, raATa hkiTxos mamasa
TYssa. da mer(me Tqua): `ara ars SewyudeulebaA Cemi, garna
mamisa Cemisa mier; Tu vhkiTxo, ara miTxras WeSmariti, da
SfoTsaca Sevagdo gonebaA misi gamoZiebiTa CemiTa, aramed
sxYT viRuawo zedamiwevnad saqmisa amisTYs~.
da iyo msaxurTa Soris mis yrmisaTa kaci erTi, romlisaA
umetesi siyuaruli aqunda yrmasa mas umetesisa nukevisa mi-
sisaTYs da mis mier hgonebda cnobasa saqmisa misisasa. da
iwyo misa mimarT ganmravlebaA siyuarulisaA da
pativiscemisaA, da wina-uyofda yovelTa keTilTa da
SemdgomTaca uqadebda. da daijera ese mzardulman man da
icoda simarTle en isa misisisaA. (da viTarca) cna yrmaman
enisa
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ufliswulma ieWviana, rom mamas gamomwyvdeuli
hyavda sasaxleSi, da rom arc masTan Sesvlis uflebas
aZlevda vinmes da arc TviT mas rTavda qalaqidan
gasvlis nebas. didxans fiqrobda amis Sesaxeb iodasafi,
bolos sakuTar Tavs mimarTa: “mamaCemi Cemze ufrosia da
ukeT icis, rac mWirdeba. amitom usafuZvloa Cemi eWvebi
mis mimarT, TiTqos umjobesi ar surdes CemTvis”.
amgvarad cxovrobda yrma, vidre ar moemata sibrZne
da goniereba. maSin kvlav dafiqrda ufliswuli:
_ Tumca mamaa, magram urigo ar iqneba, Tu mec
gamoviZieb Cemi TavisTvis ukeTess, radgan Tavadac
srulwlovani var da veranair upiratesobas ver vxedav
sxvebSi. amitom maTgan ki ar unda velode CemTvis
sasikeTos, aramed Tavad unda vizruno sakuTar Tavze da
imgvarad moviqce, rogorc sxvebi iqcevian.
mama Svils yvela survils usrulebda, Tumca
iSviaTad naxulobda mas. iodasafma gadawyvita, roca
mefe moinaxulebda, yvelaferi dawvrilebiT gamoekiTxa.
magram maleve gadaifiqra: “Cemi gamomwyvdeva mamaCemis
neba-surviliT moxda. mas rom vkiTxo kidec raime,
simarTles ar metyvis da gonebasac avuforiaqeb
interesiT. iqneb sxva gziT vcado am saqmis gamorkveva”.
ufliswulis msaxurebs Soris iyo erTi kaci,
romelic mefis Svils sxvebze metad uyvarda misdami
mometebuli mzrunvelobis gamo. swored misgan
ganizraxa yrmam Tavis Tavze simarTlis Setyoba.
moumata mis mimarT pativiscemasa da siyvaruls,
gansakuTrebulad swyalobda da momavalSic amasve
hpirdeboda. gamzrdelic erwmuna ufliswuls, radgan
endoboda mis sityvebs. iodasafic male darwmunda, rom
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balavaris
man, viTarmed upovn ia adgili kacisa mis Tana, da hkiTxa
povnia
idumal da hrqua: `gkiTxav Sen saqmesa erTsa. ukueTu miTxra
igi WeSmaritad, uwyi, viTarmed megobari Cemi xar da
sayuareli umetes yovelTa kacTa da Senca sadguri hpoo
Cem Tana, xolo ukueTu damimalo, dasasruli hyo siy-
uarulisa CemisaA da ganwyuedaA imedisa SenisaA dRes da
Semdgomadca JamTa, romel moveli mefobasa mamisa Cemisasa~.
xolo mzarduli igi gulpyrobil iyo misa mimarT sima-
rTlisa misisaTYs da damalvisa sityuaTa misTaTYs, Tu raA-
me uTxras, da hrqua mas: `mkiTxe, raAca gnebavs, rameTu ara
dagifaros sulman Cemman~.
hrqua mas yrmaman man: `miTxar me, raA ars saqme Cemi da
mamisa CemisaA, romel esreT Seuwyudevivar (esreT)sa
adgilsa da gauyenebivar kacTagan da kacni Cemgan?~
miugo mzardulman man da hrqua: `me giTxra saqme ese da
zeda-migawio WeSmaritad, rameTu varskulavTmracxuve-
lTa arwmunes saqme ese mamasa Sensa amis jerisaTYs, raJams
mosrna mamaman Senman kacni igi RmrTismsaxurni da ganabnina
queyaniT misiT. hrques mas winaAswarmcnobelTa maT,
viTarmed Sen maT yovelTasa umetes yofad xar RmrTisa
msaxurebisa gzasa maval. amisTYs SeeSina mamasa Sensa,
nuukue misdrke nebasa maTsa da erCde sityuaTa maTTa, da
gangayena kacTagan, raATa ara mizez-eqmne ucxoAsa rCulisa
SemoRebad~.
miugo yrmaman man da hrqua mas: `da (rani kac)ni arian Rm-
rTismsaxurni ese, romelTa eseviTar[i] boroti SeamTxYa
mamaman Cemman?~
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gulSi Cauvarda gamzrdels misi siyvaruli da
erTxelac saidumlod hkiTxa:
_ erTi ram minda gkiTxo. icode, megobrad gTvli da
yvelaze metad miyvarxar. da kvlavac hpoveb pativs Cems
winaSe, magram Tu simarTles damimalav da momatyueb,
amiT Cems siyvarulsac gaaneleb Sens mimarT da aRarc
araferSi iqonio Cemi imedi arc amJamad da arc maSin,
roca me miviReb mamaCemis Semdgom mefobas.
gamzrdeli Rrmad iyo darwmunebuli ufliswulis
gulwrfelobaSi, rom saidumlos Seunaxavda da
dasTanxmda:
_ mkiTxe, rac genebos da arafers dagimalav.
uTxra mas Wabukma:
_ amixseni, ras niSnavs, an riTia gamowveuli mamaCemis
mier Cemi am qalaqSi damwyvdeva, rom arc aravis uSvebs
CemTan da arc me mrTavs sxvebTan Sexvedris nebas?
upasuxa gamzrdelma:
_ simarTles getyvi: varskvlavTmricxvelTa
CagonebiT moiqca amgvarad mamaSeni, maSin man qristes
msaxurni samefodan gaaZeva, nawili ki gaanadgura,
radgan winaswarmetyvelebma acnobes, rom yovel maTganze
win Sen iqnebodi RvTis msaxurebis gzaze. swored amisi
SeeSinda mamaSens, _ ar surda, qristianTa nebisaken
midrekiliyavi da maTi sityvebisTvis dagejerebina da
mogaSora adamianTagan, rom mis samefoSi ucxo rjulis
SemoRebis mizezi Sen ar gamxdariyavi .
hkiTxa mefis Svilma:
_ vin arian is RvTismsaxurebi, romelTac amdeni
boroteba SeamTxvia mamaCemma?
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xolo mzardulman man ganumarta yoveli saqme qriste-
aneTaA da miawia yovelTa saTnoebaTa maTTa zeda. xolo yr-
maman man, viTarca cna ese yoveli, arRaraA miugo mas.
8. da viTarca movida mamaA misi, hrqua mas: `minebs saqmisa
raAsame cnobaA Sengan, romlisa mier didsa urvasa da mwux-
arebasa Sina var~.
hrqua mas mamaman misman: `mkiTxe, Svilo, raica gnebavs~.
hrqua yrmaman man: `miTxar-Ra me, mamao da ufalo Cemo,
romlisa saqmisaTYs giyofia SewyudevaA Cemi adgilsa amas
da raAsaTYs kacTa ayeneb Semoslvad Cemda?~
hrqua mas mamaman misman: `minebs, Svilo, raATa araraA ix-
ilo, romliTa zrunvides guli Seni da kide-vyvne ganmry-
unelni SuebaTani vnebani Sengan~.
hrqua mas yrmaman man: `uwyode, mefe, rameTu saqmiTa
amiT, romeli giyofia Cemda, [yovel]ni saSuebelni Cemni
simware arian Cemda, vidreRa Wamadica Cemi ugemuri ars
sasasa Cemsa, da didi urvaA moawie Cem zeda amiT jeriTa,
rameTu suli Cemi surviel ars yovlisa mimarT, romeli ars
gareSe karTa amaT CemTa, didiTa wadiliTa. xolo aw
glocav, mamao, da vevedrebi meufebasa Sensa, raATa
ganmiteo da ganvide, da vixilo queyanaA, arasada raA
gardavhKde mcnebaTa SenTa~.
da viTarca esmnes sityuani ese mefesa, SeuZnda friad,
viTarmed Seiwrda mis zeda gonebaAca misi misgan5 da
gulisKma-yo, ukueTu daayenos nebaA misi misgan, da
ganamravlnes urvani misni, ganumwardes yoveli saSuebeli
misi.
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gamzrdelma dawvrilebiT uambo ufliswuls qris-
tianTa cxovrebis Sesaxeb. Wabuki usityvod usmenda
gamzrdels da aRaraferi ukiTxavs misTvis.
8. magram roca mefem moinaxula Svili, ufliswulma
uTxra mamas:
_ erTi ram madardebs da mawuxebs, mamav batono.
_ rac gsurs, mkiTxe, Svilo!
-- miTxari, mefev, risTvis var gamomwyvdeuli
adamianebisagan gamocalkevebulad, an ratom aravis
rTavT CemTan Semosvlis nebas?
upasuxa mefem:
_ minda, rom araferze izruno da arferi ixilo
imgvari, rac Sens guls sazrunavs gauCens, Svebas ki
mwuxarebiT Segicvlis.
miugo mas memkvidrem:
_ amgvari Sveba da fufuneba, mefev, simware ufroa
CemTvis, vidre gancxroma. saWmelic ki ugemuri gaxda.
aseTi zrunviT mxolod mwuxareba momimate, radgan Cems
suls is ufro izidavs, rac am kars miRmaa.
aw vevedrebi Tqvens meufebasa da mowyalebas, damrTe
neba, vixilo qveyana da Tqveni nebis sawinaaRmdegos
arafers gavakeTeb.
Svilis sityvebma Zlier SeaSfoTa mefe. mixvda, Tuki
survils ar Seusrulebda ufliswuls, mwuxarebas mou-
matebda mas da simSvidesa da mosvenebas daakargvinebda.
amitom uTxra mas:
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maSin hrqua mas: `Svilo, ukueTu gnebavs raAdRe6
ajdomaA da ganslvaA kacTa Tana, iyavn nebisaebr Senisa~.
da amcno mefeman, romelni-igi ganhyvebied yrmasa mas,
raATa avlinebden adgilTa SuenierTa da ak rZalebden
akrZalebden
yovel
yovelii, romeli uSuer ars winaSe TualTa kacTaAsa, da
raATa aRudginnen gzaTa zeda saxiobani, memRerni, raATa
amiT gancxromiTa Seaqcios gonebaA misi gamoZiebisagan
saqmeTa amis soflisaTa. xolo igini hyofdes brZanebisaebr
mefisa. da ganmravlda ganslvaA yrmisaA mis, viTarca unda,
garemo qalaqsa, sadaca hnebavn.
da dResa erTsa, vidoda raA yrmaA igi, ixilna orni vinme
kacni: erTi maTgani friad vnebuli sigonjiTa da erTi –
mwuxare7, romeli mihyvanda sxuaTa. udeb-iqmnes moyuasni
misni da ara raAme ganaSornes vnebulni igi gzisa misgan
misisa m[s]gavsad Cueulebisa maTisa. da viTarca ixilna
igini yrmaman man, zarganKdil iqmna xilvisagan maTisa, da
hkiTxvida maTTYs moyuasTa TYsTa. xolo maT hrques: `eseni
kacni arian, romelTaTYs vnebaA SemTxueul ars, viTarca
kacTa SeemTxYis vnebaA, da darRueulobaA ese Sinaganisa
senisagan ars, xolo mwuxarebaA ese SemTxuevaAve ars
vnebisaA~.
hrqua maT yrmaman man: `da eseviTari yovelTa kacTa
SeemTxuvevisa?~
hrques mas: `ara yovelTa, aramed zogTa~.
hrqua maT yrmaman man: `ukueTu sacnaur ariana kacTa So-
ris, romelTa ese SeemTxuevis da romelTa ara?~
hrques mas: `zogTa SeemTxuevis da romelnime dauSTe-
bian, aramed gamorCeviT ara iqmnebis~.
hrqua maT yrmaman man: `da aravin ars, romelmanca icoda
gamorCeviT WeSmaritad, viTarmed ese ara SeemTxuevis?~
hrques maT: `aravin ars~.
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_ Svilo, Tuki ase gsurs, iyos Seni neba, SegiZlia
yoveldRe gaxvide adamianebTan.
Semdeg ki msaxurebs, romlebic iodasafs unda
xlebodnen, farulad ubrZana, mSvenieri sanaxaobebi
eCvenebinaT ufliswulisaTvis, xolo im adgilebisaTvis,
romlebic kacis guls daamwuxrebdnen, gverdi aevloT.
amasTan, masxarebsa da momRerlebs gzaze TamaSiT,
cekviTa da simReriT unda SeeqciaT da gaerToT
ufliswuli, raTa mis gonebas safiqrali ar gasCenoda
da wuTisoflis saqmeebiT ar dainteresebuliyo.
meore dRes msaxurebi mefis brZanebisamebr
iqceodnen. am dRidan moyolebuli mefis Svilma nel-
nela mouxSira qalaqgareT seirnobas.
erT dRes, roca kvlav seirnobda ufliswuli, gzaze
ori kaci dainaxa, erTi saSinlad maxinji iyo, meore ki _
brma... amJamad msaxurebma mefis brZaneba ar Seasrules,
maT araferi iRones, raTa uZlurni gzidan
CamoeSorebinaT. am sanaxaobam Tavzari dasca
ufliswuls. miubrunda msaxurebs da maT Sesaxeb hkiTxa.
msaxurebma ki miuges:
_ es is xalxia, romlebsac ubedureba ewiaT, rogorc
es saerTod adamianebs emarTebaT. avadmyofoba iwvevs
davrdomilobas da mwuxarebas.
_ yvela adamians ase emarTeba? _ hkiTxa ufliswulma.
_ yvelas ara, zogierTs.
_ xvdebian adamianebi, vis Seeyreba seni da vis ara?-
kvlav ikiTxa ufliswulma.
_ zogs Seeyreba da zogi ki gadaurCeba mas, _
SerCeviT araferi xdeba.
_ nuTu ar arsebobs iseTi kaci, romelmac
danamdvilebiT icis, rom araferi SeemTxveva?
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maSin iwyo ganzraxvad da gulissityuad, da ganhkrTa
gonebaA misi da icvala feri misi, da miiqca damZimebuli
urviTa.
da Semdgomad amisa ganvida kualad da ixila beri vinme
erTi friad moxucebuli, daRonebuli queyanad, romlisa
feri pirisa misisaA daSavebul iyo da TmaA Tavisa misisaA
spetak, da Korcni misni SemWnar da pirsa missa arRara iyo
kbili da sityuaA misi uSuer, da viTarca bRunviT iyo slvaA
misi. da viTarca beri igi ixila, kualad Sehmzada xilvaA
misi da iwyo kiTxvad moyuasTa TYsTa misTYs. xolo maT
hrques: `ese daZuelebuli ars dReTaA, romeli miwevnul ars
SematebiTa dReTaATa moklebasa Zalisasa, vidremdis
sazomsa amas moiwia, romelsa hxedav, da yovelTa dReTa
moakldebis~.
hrqua yrmaman man: `da yovelTa zeda moiwevisa ese?~
hrques: `he, moiwevis, ukueTu dauSTes sikudilsa~.
hrqua yrmaman man: `da Semdgomad amisa raARa-me iyos?~
hrques maT: `Semdgomad amisa wariyvanis igi sikudil-
man~.
hrqua yrmaman man: `da odes moiwevis kaci sazomsa amas?~
hrques maT: `Semdgomad oTxmeocisa wlisa, gina-me um-
ravles asisa~.
hrqua maT yrmaman man: `raA ars weliwadi?~
hrques maT: `aTormeti Tue~.
hrqua maT yrmaman man: `da raA ars Tue?~
hrques maT: `ocdaaTi dRe~.
hrqua maT yrmaman man: `da Semdgomad amisa Rone ara arsa
sikudilisagan anu eseviTarisa siberisagan da maSinRa
sikudili?~
hrques mas: `ara ars amisgan Rone~.
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_ aseTi ar arsebobs.
ufliswuls elda eca. Cafiqrda. goneba auforiaqda
da feri dakarga. im dRes metad damwuxrebuli
dabrunda Sin.
gamoxda xani. saseirnod kvlav qalaqgareT gavida
ufliswuli. amjerad Rrmad moxucebuli da
dauZlurebuli berikaci dainaxa, pirisaxiT gaSavebuli,
TmagaTeTrebuli, xorcdamWknari da ukbilo, CifCifiT
laparakobda da welSi Rrmad mokakvuli, TiTqmis
daRoRavda.
moxucis danaxvam kvlav Sezara ufliswuli da
msaxurebs mis Sesaxeb hkiTxa. miuges ufliswuls:
_ es kaci xandazmulia. JamTa svlam daabera. yoveli
dRe Rones arTmevda mas da aqamde miiyvana. magram droTa
ganmavlobaSi kidev ufro dauZlurdeba.
_ yvelas es bedi moelis? - SekrTa ufliswuli.
_ yvelas! Tuki sikvdilma ar mouswro.
_ amis mere raRa iqneba?
_ amis Semdeg sikvdili waiyvans kacs.
_ rodis aRwevs kaci am asaks?
_ oTxmoci an Tundac asi wlis Semdgom.
_ weli ra aris?
_ Tormeti Tve.
_ Tve raRaa?
_ ocdaaTi dRe.
_ nuTu arafriT SeiZleba sikvdilisagan Tavis
daRweva, romelic siberes aucileblad mosdevs?
_ SeuZlebelia amisgan Tavis daRweva.
_ da manamde is ubedurebani, me rom vixile _
simaxinje da sibrmavec Seeyreba kacs? da uSiSaric rom
iyos, ver gaTavisufldeba maTgan?
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hrqua yrmaman man: `amaT Suva vnebani igi, romel vixilen,
sigonje igi da mwuxarebaA Se-ve-emTxueviana kacTa, da
vervin gulpyrobil iqmnebis misgan, Tumca uSiS iyo?”
hrques: `egreT ars ese, viTarca sTqu~.
hrqua yrmaman man: `ese yovelsa queyanasa esreT arsa?”
hrques: `he, esreT ars”.8
maSin Tqua yrmaman man: `arRara hamo ars cxorebaA
sawuTroTaAA amaT Tana, romelni vixilen, da aravis aqus
mSYdobaA sikudilisagan adre ginaTu neliad, da axlos ars
neladi igi adrisagan, da axlos ars dRe Semdgomad dRisa
TYsa Sina, da mswrafl Seudgs Tuesa weliwadi da adre
warmaval arian weliwadni dalevnad cxorebasa kacisasa,
daRacaTu sazomsa da dasasrulsa cxorebisasa miiwios.
da warvida yrmaA igi. da ese iyo gulissityuaA misi,
zedaAszeda mouklebelad aqcevn sityuaTa amaT zepiriT da
gulsa Sina TYssa. da mieriTgan iwyo urvad da
gulissityuad, da arRarad Sehracxa saSuebeli amis
soflisaA. da ganumravldebodes urvani dRiTi-dRe. [d]a
(ama)s yovelsa Tana esaTnoeboda mamasa TYssa; da raJams
SeemTxYis, iwyis gancxromad da mxiarulebad, nuukue cnas
mamaman misman, raA-igi ars gulissityuaA misi da daayenos
igi mieriTgan ganslvad qalaqiT. da raJams ixilis vinme
metyueli mecnierad, yurad-iRebn gulsmodgined sityuaTa
misTa, raATamca esma visganme WeSmariti raAme, romliTa
ganuqarda mwuxarebaA gulisa misisaA.
da mouwoda dResa erTsa mzardulsa mas da hrqua mas:
`aravin icia aqa kaci, romeli ara wessa zeda Cuensa hgies?~
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_ swored asea.
_ yvelgan?
_ yvelgan!8
maSin Wabukma Tqva:
_ imis Semdeg, rac Cemi TvaliT vixile da movismine,
cxovreba aRar aris saamuri. veravin gadaurCeba
sikvdils, adre Tu gvian yvela misi msxvrpli gaxdeba.
Tanac sikvdilamde cota droa, radgan swrafad cvlis
dRe dRes, Tve Tves misdevs da weliwadi weliwads. ase
rom, mainc male eweva kacs sikvdili, Tundac siberis
asaksac miaRwios, _ ase fiqrobda ufliswuli. msgavsi
azrebi mieZala. ufro da ufro xSirad axsendeboda
gamzrdelis sityvebi da xSiradve fiqrobda maTze.
gulCaTxrobili gaxda, dadardianda. aRarafrad
uRirda amsofliuri siamovnebani. dRiTidRe emateboda
SfoTi da mwuxareba, magram mamis winaSe arafers
imCnevda, _ roca mas xvdeboda, uwindeburad ilxenda da
mxiarulobda, Tavs aCvenebda, raTa mSobels misi
daRoneba ar SeeniSna da qalaqgareT gasvla ar aekrZala.
xolo Tu brZnad moubars Sexvdeboda vinmes,
gulmodgined ismenda mis yovel sityvas im imediT, iqneb
gulis fiqrTa da wuxilTa ganmaqarvebeli sityvebi
movisminoo.
erT dResac ixmo iodasafma Tavisi gamzrdeli da
hkiTxa:
_ xom ar geguleba iseTi kaci, Cvens rwmenas rom ar
misdevdes?
miugo gamzrdelma:
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xolo man hrqua mas: `iyvnes aqa kacni, romelni mogaK-
senen Sen uwinares amissa, romelTa qristeane da RmrTis-
msaxur saxel-edeboda, romelni eZulebodes sofelsa amas
da saSuebelTa misTa da eZiebdes, viTar-igi ityodes,
sufevasa saukunesa. da wesi maTi ara msgavs ars wes[s]a
Cuensa, da arca saqmeni maTni – saqm[esa Cuensa]. aramed mefe
Seemtera da ganasxna queyaniT CueniT da mravalni maTganni
mosrna pirad-piradiTa tanjviTa da cecxliTa, viTarca-igi
gauwye Sen, da aw arRaravin vici maTgani queyanasa Cuensa~.
da viTarca warmouTxrna mzardulman man saqmeni maTni,
aRiZra gonebaA mis yrmisaA maTTYs da swadoda xilvaA maTi.
da iyo viTarca kaci, romeli eZieb[s] warwymedulsa
rasame TYnier yovlisa Ronisa. da ganacxada siZulili
sawuTroAsaA da ZagebaA misi, viTarmed Seuracx ars
saSuebeli amis soflisaA winaSe mis[s]a. da sZagebda
yovelTa gzaTa da moyuareTa misTa, vidremdis ganKda
hambavi misi yovelTa adgilTa, da romelTa esma, adidebdes
RmerTsa samebiT cnobilsa da erTarsebiT didebulsa,
romlisa hSuenis didebaA - mamasa da Zesa da wmidasa sulsa -
aw da maradis da ukuniTi-ukunisamde, amen9.
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_ Cvens qveyanaSi cxovrobdnen aseTi adamianebi. maT
Sesaxeb uwinac miTqvams SenTvis. maT sZuldaT es sofeli
da misi siamovnebebic, da rogorc TviTon ambobdnen,
saukuno cxovrebas eZiebdnen. maTi sarwmunoeba ar hgavs
Cvensas, arc maTi saqmenia Cven saqmeTa msgavsi. magram
mefe maT gadaemtera da Cveni qveynidan gaaZeva isini,
bevric daxoca, aTasgvari tanjva moawia maTze, cecxlSi
dawva mravali, rogorc adrec miTqvams SenTvis. amJamad
erTi maTganic aRar meguleba Cvens qveyanaSi.
da roca gamzrdelma qristianebis Sesaxeb mouTxro
iodasafs, yrmas guliT mounda maTi gacnoba. im kacs
daemsgavsa, romelic mTeli arsebiT cdilobs
dakargulis moZiebas. amieridan daufaravad
gamoxatavda wuTisoflis siZulvils da gmobas, amqvey-
niuri siamovnebebis amaoebasa da ufasurebas, aZagebda
maT da yovel maT moyvaruls, ise rom, yvelam gaigo amis
Sesaxeb. xolo qristianebi am ambis gamo adidebdnen
RmerTs, samebiT cnobilsa da erTarsebiT didebuls,
romelsac WeSmaritad Svenis dideba _ mamas, Zesa da
wmida suls, aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde. amin.
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balavaris sibrZne balavarisa

balavaris mosvla da ufliswulis

qristes sarwmunoebaze moqceva
9. esma visme kacsa RmrTismoyuaresa, romeli gan-
9. iodasafis ambavma sarnadibis qveyanamdec miaRwia.
Suenebul iyo wesiTa monazonTaATa da savse iyo igi suliTa
aq cxovrobda erTi metad RvTismoyvare da suliwmidis
wmidiTa da yovliTa sibrZniTa, romlisa saxeli balahvar,
niWiT dajildoebuli monazoni kaci, saxelad balavari,
queyanasa sarnadibisasa, euwya ZisaTYs mefisa, viTarmed
ganTqmuli sibrZniTa da gonierebiT. Turme manac Seityo
swadis da surviel ars Sjulsa iesu qristes RmrTisa
ufliswulis qristianTa sarwmunoebiT dainteresebis
Cuenisasa. da movida sameufod naviTa da ganiZarcua
Sesaxeb, naviT miadga samefo qalaq Solaits, beris
samoseli monazonTa wesisaA da Seimosa samoseli vaWarTaA.
samosi gaixada, vaWris tanisamosi gadaicva da amgvarad
da iwyo aRrevad [Tana] kacTa. da ganamravla mislvaA karad
gamowyobili Seeria xalxs. gansakuTrebiT samefo karze
mefisa, viTarca sxuani kacni, vidremdis Seiswavlna kacni da
siaruls mouxSira, iq myofTa Soris gaeria, dawv-
cna kacad-kacadisa maTisa sadguri winaSe mefisa da Zisa
rilebiT Seityo TiToeuli maTganis ufleba-mova-
misisa.
leobani mefisa da misi Zis winaSe.
da cna sadguri mzardulisaA mis winaSe Zisa mefisa. da
ufliswulis gamzrdelis adgilsamyofelic
daixuedra dResa erTsa sityYsyofad mis Tana idumal da
daadgina, erT dRes daimartoxela da uTxra:
hrqua: `me kaci var erTi u[c]xoA da SoriT mosrul var, da
_ me ucxo qveynidan var, SoriT mosuli. Tan metad
Cem Tana WurWeli ars didisa sasyidlisaA da damifaravs igi
Zvirad Rirebuli ganZi maqvs. adamianebs vumalav mas.
kacTagan, da vervisa gulpyrobil viqmen gamocxadebad
dRemde aravisTvis miTqvams es, Sen ki gimxel, radgan
TYnier Sensa, rameTu vesav sikeTesa Sensa da gonierebasa
imedi maqvs Seni keTilgonierebis, rom mierTguleb da
Sensa, raATa saTno-meyo da damifaro saqme misi visganve~.
arvisTan gaamJRavneb Cems saidumlos.
hrqua mas mzardulman man: `gulpyrobil iqmen Cemda,
_ SiSi nurafrisa geqneba, yvelanairad vecdebi Seni
rameTu me viRuawo nebaA Seni yovliTa ZaliTa Cem(i)Ta erT-
neba-survilis erTgulad Sesrulebas, da Tu Seni
gulebiT, da aravis gamoucxado igi, garnaTu visi Sen
Tanxmoba ar iqneba, aravis gavumxel saidumlos, _ Tqva
genebos~.
gamzrdelma.
hrqua mas balahvar: `WurWeli ese, romeli me maqus, um-
uTxra balavarma:
jobes ars wunwubasa wiTelsa, rameTu brmaTa aRuxilavs
_ Zvirfasi nivTi, romelic me maqvs, wiTel
TualTa da yruTa asmens da utyuTa atyuebs da keTroanTa
gogirdsac sjobia, radgan brmas Tvals uxels, yrus
ganswmeds, mkelobelTa avlinebs da uZlurTa ganaZlierebs
smenas ubrunebs da munjs ametyvelebs, keTrovans
da naklulevanTa ganamdidrebs da yovelsa sneulebasa

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balavaris
hkurnebs, da mterTa zeda mZle-hyofs da eSmakTa aotebs
axl is ppiirovanTagan
axlis rovanTagan, da yovelsa sawadelsa gulisasa
moatyuebs kacsa.
hrqua mas mzardulman man: `araras vhxedav Sen Tana, kaco
vinme, saxesa ugunurebisasa, garna sityuani Senni msgavs
arian sityuaTa metnobisaTa gardareulad metyuelTasa,
rameTu ityY rasame, romeli arasada masmies eseviTari, da
ganmtyuvnebasa Sensa verve davideb gulsa Cemsa
sibrZnisaTYs, romelsa-ese vhxedav Sen Tana. aramed aw
miTxar, raA ars WurWeli ese, romelsa Sen ityY? miCuene me,
raATa vixilo! ukueTu jer-iyos sameufod, vauwyo misTYs
Zesa mefisasa, rameTu ara jer-ars Cemda, Tumca uqe raAme
ufroAs zomisa da Semdgomad xilvisa misisa ara egreT pova,
viTar-igi vauwye misTYs~.
hrqua mas balahvar brZenman: `Sen iTxov, raATa giCueno
igi, da WurWelsa mas vervin SemZlebel ars xilvad,
garnaTu vis Tana-me orni saqmeni iyvnen: sifrTxile
TualTaA da siwmide codvaTagan, xolo ukueTu ixilos igi
mrumedmxedvelman da codvaTa zeda dadgromilman, miuRos
naTeli TualTaA da ganuryunas sacnobeli gonebisaA. da me
kaci var mkurnali da vhxedav mrumedmxedvelobasa Sensa da
meSinis, nuukue sibrwyinvaleman misman mistacos naTeli
TualTa SenTa, aramed masmies Zisa mefisa rCulierad qcevaA
da siwmidiT cxorebaA yovelTagan saqmeTa ukeTurTa, da, mas
Tana, yrmaRa ars da maxYl TualiTa, da me vesav RmerTsa,
raATa SemZlebel iyos WurWlisa mis xilvad~.
hrqua mas mzardulman man: `gulisKma-miyofian yovelni
sityuani Senni da me kaci var ganfrdili codvaTa Sina da
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ganwmeds da koWls ganmarTavs, uZlurni misiT
Zlierdebian da arasmqoneni mdidrdebian, yovelgvari
senisagan kurnavs kacs, mterze amarjvebinebs da
SepyrobilTagan eSmakebs gandevnis, kacis yvela
guliswadils asrulebs.
daeWvda gamzrdeli:
_ marTalia, ugnuri kacis STabeWdilebas ar toveb,
magram Seni naTqvami metismetad gazviadebuli mgonia,
radgan rac Sengan movismine, msgavsi arasodes msmenia
kacTagan. Tumca arc eWvis Setana SemiZlia Sens
naTqvamSi, radgan sibrZnesa da gonierebas vxedav SenSi.
mainc ra ganZia, romelic Tan gaqvs? miCvene, rom Cemi
TvaliT davinaxo. Tu mefeTa sakadrisi iqneba igi,
vauwyeb mis Sesaxeb ufliswuls, sxvagvarad ki, ver
vikadreb, rom zomaze metad vuqo raime da Semdeg ki
sicrue aRmoCndes igi.
uTxra mas brZenma:
_ Sen mTxov im nivTis Cvenebas, romlis danaxva aravis
ZaluZs jansaRi TvalTaxedvisa da ucodveli cxovrebis
gareSe, radgan Tu mruded mxedveli da codvebSi myofi
Sexedavs mas, Tvalis Cinsa da cnobierebas dakargavs. me
mkurnali var, vxedav, rom TvalTaxedva daqveiTebuli
gaqvs, amitom meSinia, misma brwyinvalebam Tvali ar
mogWras da saerTod ar dakargo mxedveloba. mefis
Svilis Sesaxeb ki msmenia, rom wmidad da ubiwod
cxovrobs, borot saqmeebs ganSorebulia, amasTan, jer
norCia, mzerac maxvili aqvs, da me vesav RmerTs, rom is
SeZlebs Cemi ganZis danaxvas.
_ mivxvdi Sens naTqvams, _ uTxra gamzrdelma. me
marTla codvili kaci var, amitom aRar msurs Seni
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balavaris
arRara mnebavs xilvad WurWeli igi, da amas Tana ityY,
viTarmed ara maxYlad mxedvel var da ara mnebavs
sawuTrosa zeda xilvaA misi, da me vhgone[b], WeSmaritsa
ityY da ara styuvi~.
hrqua mas balahvar: `WeSmaritsa getyY, grwmenin Cemi da
nu geSinin mefisa Zisa Txrobad, rameTu igi Rirs-ve ara es-
eviTari WurWeli dafarvad misgan sadgureobasa zeda Sensa
winaSe missa, da ukueTu miawio ese misa, Seimato pativsa da
Seimato
didebasa winaSe missa umetes yovelTa moyuasTa SenTa~.
maSin Sevida mzarduli igi winaSe mefisa Zisa da uTxra
mas yoveli, romeli esma balahvarisgan brZnisa. xolo sulsa
amis yrmisasa swadoda xilvaA kacisaA, raATa esmes nu raA
visganme sityuaA sargebelisaA. da viTarca esmnes sityuani
mzardulisani, da viTar igi sakYrvelsa rasame uTxrobda
WurWlisa misTYs, ig rZna viTarmca suliTa da hgonebda,
igrZna
viTarmed poos sawadeli misi balahvaris Tana. maSin brZana
SemoyvanebaA misi da WurWlisaA mis Tana farulad.
10. da Seiyvana balahvar da aqunda Tana moTxe mcire da
aCuenebda miT, viTarmca Tuali raAme edva mas Sina.
viTarca dadga igi winaSe Zisa mefisa, misca mas
mSYdobaA da iwyo locvad misTYs, viTarca-igi jer-ars
winaSe mefeTa. da egreve saxed pativ-uyo Zeman mefisaman, da
moikiTxa igi sixaruliT da ubrZana mzardulsa, raATa
adgil-sces da ganvides maTgan. da viTarca ganvida igi,
ubrZana balahvars dajdomaA da hrqua: `miCuene WurWeli
igi, romel mogiRebies~.
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nivTis danaxva. Tanac Senve Tqvi, rom Tvalic ar miWris
da arc Semcdarxar.
uTxra balavarma:
_ simarTles geubnebi da mende, nu geSinia, mefis Zes
gaumxilo es yvelaferi, radgan swored misi sakadrisia
es nivTi. amasTan, Seni mxriv, dasanani ugunureba iqneba
amgvari ganZis ufliswulisagan dafarva, radgan Tu
yvelafers gaumxel, garSemomyofTa Soris yvelaze met
pativsa da didebas miiReb misgan.
maSin ufliswulTan Sevida gamzrdeli da yvela-
feri uambo, rac balavar brZenisgan moismina. uflis-
wulis suli iseTi kacis naxvas iyo mowyurebuli,
visganac sasargeblo saubars moismenda da rogorc ki
gamzrdelisagan sakvirveli da ucnauri ram Seityo
raRac Zvirfasi nivTis Sesaxeb, suliT igrZno, rom
balavaris saxiT swored sasurvel kacs unda Sexvedro-
da. amitom brZana masTan stumris saidumlod SeSveba mis
saganZurTan erTad.
10. gamzrdelma ufliswulTan Seiyvana stumari,
romelsac mis dasanaxad patara yuTi mihqonda Tan,
TiTqos raime Zvirfasi nivTi edo masSi.
stumarma mSvidoba usurva ufliswuls da daloca
igi, rogorc mefeTa winaSe iyo es miRebuli.
ufliswulmac Rirseuli pativi miago stumars.
sixaruliT moikiTxa ucnobi, Semdeg ki gamzrdels maTi
martod datoveba ubrZana.
rogorc ki gamzrdeli gavida, ufliswulma bala-
vars dajdoma SesTavaza da uTxra:
_ maCvene, ra ganZi gaqvs Tan.
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balavaris
miugo balahvar da hrqua: `ara jer-ars Cemda, Tumca
udbad raAme SegamTxYe da WurWeli ese egre(T) ars,
[viTarca]-igi gauwya mzardulman Senman, da vervin
SemZlebel ars xilvad misa, garna wmidaA da ubiwoA, romeli
srul ars gonebiTa, xolo ixilos Tu igi uZlurman
gonebiTa, igica moakldes da saxedvelnica. xolo mnebavs
gamocdaA Seni sityYTa da sityYsyofaA Sen Tana, da ukueTu
SemZlebelad gixilo xilvasa miss[a], giCueno igi, rameTu
SenTYs momiRebies da ara sxYsa visTYsme, da me vesav
RmerTsa, viTarmed miwuTomil xar sazomsa xilvisa misisasa,
da miswuTeca, Tu ufalsa undes. rameTu gixile, Zeo me-
fisao, da momiTuale da wina-miyav pativi Seuswavlelad,
viTarca igi pativ-sci didebulTa palatisa SenisaTa~.
miugo iodasaf, Zeman mefisaman: `amisTYs, rameTu friad
maqus sasoebaA sargebelisaTYs Sen [mier] da moRebad
sawadeli sulisa CemisaA Sengan~.
11. hrqua mas balahvar: `daRacaTu hyav ese, arave
sakYrvel ars, rameTu yofil ars mefe vinme morwmune,
romeli iyo saxier da meZiebel simarTlisa. da viTar igi
vidoda dResa erTsa simravliTa erisaATa, ixilna vinme
kacni orni undoATa samosliTa, romeli SeZerwul iyo
sanagviT povniliTa. da siyYTle pirTa maTTaA auwyebda
siglaxakesa maTsa da Wirveulobasa. xolo mefeman icodna
igini, da viTarca ixilna igini, mswrafl Camovarda winaSe
maTsa da moexYa qedTa maTTa da pativ-sca didiTa pativiTa.
da raJams ixiles ese moyuasTa misTa, ganrisxnes gonebaTa
Sina maTTa saqmisa misTYs, romeli yo mefeman, da siCqured
Sehracxes saqme igi misgan, rameTu eseviTari CueulebaA
[a]ra aqunda mefeTa maTTa. da ver ikadres mxilebaA mefisaA,
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balavarma ki miugo:
_ ar mepatieba, Cemi daudevrobiT rom raime
SegamTxvio, ufliswulo, ganZi ki swored iseTia,
rogorc gamzrdelma gauwya, _ mas veravin dainaxavs, Tu
wmida da ubiwo ar aris da gonebiT srulyofili. xolo
Tu gonaebasusti Sexedavs mas, gonebasac dakargavs da
TvalisCinic waerTmeva. amitom msurs gamogcado
sityviT da gagesaubro, da Tu davrwmundebi, rom
SesZleb mis danaxvas, gaCveneb, radgan swored SenTvis
maqvs is motanili. da me vimedovneb, rom ZalgiZs misi
danaxva da SeZleb kidec, Tu ufali inebebs, radgan Senve
damrTe neba Segxvedrodi da imgvari pativiT mimiRe,
rogorsac samefo karis didebulebs miageb.
amaze mefis Svilma miugo:
_ es imitom, rom mec vimedovneb, sargebels vnaxav
SenSi da vpoveb imas, rac Cems suls swyuria.
11. uTxra balavarma:
_ Tumca ki amgvarad moiqeci, magram sakvirveli da
ucnauri amaSi araferia. radgan yofila erTi morwmune
mefe, keTili da simarTlis mZebneli. erTxel msaxurebis
TanxlebiT midioda Turme da dainaxa ZonZebiTa da
nafleTebiT uxeirod Semosili ori kaci. pirisaxis
siyviTle maT siRaribeze da avamyofobaze miuTiTebda.
mefes maT Sesaxeb smenoda da roca dainaxa, icno isini,
saswrafod cxenidan Camoxta, mxarze eambora maT da
didi pativiT moikiTxa. Tanmxlebma pirebma gonebaSi
dagmes mefis saqcieli, siregvened CaTvales maTTvis
gaugebari moqmedeba, radgan amgvari Cveuleba ucxo iyo
mefeTaTvis. aSkarad ver Sehkadres mxileba mbrZanebels,
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balavaris
da mivides Zmisa misisa, romeli kadnier iyo winaSe missa da
uTxres, raA-igi yo mefeman da hrques, raATa amcnos mefesa
eseviTarisaTYs arRara yofad. da mivida mefisa ZmaA igi
misi da uTxra, raA-igi hrques mas. da viTarca daasrulna
sityuani misni, misca pasuxi mefeman, romeli ver cna, Tu
miiTuala mefeman sityuaA igi misi, anu ganurisxna mas.
xolo iyo CueulebaA sameufoAsaA mis esreT, raJams
ganrisxnis vis zedame mefe da unebn moklvaA misi, warav-
linis qadagi, romelsa erqua qadagi sikudilisaA, da Kma-
yvis karTa zeda mis risxveulisaTa da dascis sayYrsa, da
raJams esmis saxlisa-ufalsa, cnis WeSmaritad, rameTu
mosikudid ars mswrafl da yovelman erman cn(i)s.
da Semdgomad mciredTa dReTa ubrZana mefeman qadagsa
sikudilisasa, raATa warvides da Kma-yos karTa zeda Zmisa
misisaTa. da warvida qadagi igi, da Kma-yo da dasca sayYrsa
sikudilisasa karTa Tana misTa. da viTarca esma KmaA igi
Zmasa mefisasa, sasowarkueTil iqmna cxorebisagan da yo an-
derZi, da iwyes tirilad da tyebad saxleulTa misTa. xolo
man Seimosa sagragneli TYsi, da warvides igi da coli misi
da Svilni misni karad mefisa sasowarkueTilni tiriliTa da
godebiTa mravliTa, da isxmides nacarsa pirTa maTTa.
maSin brZana mefeman SeyvanebaA maTi winaSe missa. xolo
igi tiroda da evedreboda mas. da hrqua mas mefeman: `N
ubadruko da undoo cnob(iTa), viTar esre SeZrwunebul
xar qadagisagan Zmisa Senisa [...] niSani sikudilisaA karTa
zeda SenTa da Sen uwyi, viTarmed ZmaA Seni da qadagi misi
dabadebulni arian RmrTisa maRlisani, romelni ver Sem-
Zlebel arian warmatebad nebisa maTisa da verca
garemiqcevad mowevnulsa maT zeda. da Sen uwyi, viTarmed
Seucodebel xar winaSe Zmisa Senisa, romliTamca Tanamdeb
iyav sikudilsa. maSin viTar gangikYrda gardaslvaA Cemi da
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magram mis Zmas ki, romelsac hqonda mefis winaSe
kadniereba, daufaravad uambes yvelaferi da mas sTxo-
ves, gaefrTxilebina mefe, amgvarad aRar moqceuliyo.
mivida Zma mefesTan da moaxsena rac mas uTxres.
laparaki rom daasrula, pasuxi gasca mas mefem, magram
ver mixvda Zma, yurad iRo mbrZanebelma misi sityvebi, Tu
ganrisxda masze.
im samefoSi aseTi Cveuleba hqondaT: Tu vinmeze gan-
risxdeboda mefe da mis sikvdiliT dasjas ganizraxavda,
Tavis macnes, romelsac `sikvdilis macne” Searqva
xalxma, gagzavnida darisxebulis karze. sayviris xma
saxlis ufross auwyebda, rom sasikvdilo ganaCeni iyo
mefisgan masze gamotanili. mTeli qalaqi igebda amis
Sesaxeb.
da ai, ramdenime dRis Semdeg `sikvdilis macnes~
ubrZana mefem misi Zmis karze daeyvirebina sayviri.
macnem mefis brZaneba Seasrula da sasikvdilo ganaCeni
auwya Zmas. sayviris xma rom gaigo, sasowarkveTilebas
mieca ojaxis ufrosi. sikvdilis siaxlove igrZno da
anderZi daibara. Tav-pirSi cemiTa da godebiT
mosTqvamdnen ojaxis wevrebi. ZaZiT Seimosa Zma da col-
Svilianad mefisken gaemarTa, umates tirilsa da vaebas,
Tavze nacars iyridnen.
mefem maTi TavisTan SeSveba brZana. Zma tiroda da
Sewyalebas iTxovda. maSin miubrunda mas mefe da uTxra:
_ hoi, ubadruko da gonebadabnelebulo! Tu Sen ase
SegZra Seni Zmis macnem da misma sikvdilis mauwyebelma
sayvirma, roca ici, rom Seni Zmaca da misi macnec maRali
RmerTis Seqmnilebi arian da misi nebis gareSe verafers
gavneben, radgan RvTis neba warmarTavs yvelafers, Tan
isic ici, rom ucodveli xar Zmis winaSe da araferi
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TayuaniscemaA winaSe maTsa, romelni-igi qadagni arian
uflisa RmrTisa da macxovrisa Cuenisa iesu qristesni,
romelni momaKseneben SemTxuevasa missa da mauwyeben
sityuasa saxarebisa misisasa. da mas Tana uwyni mravalni Se-
codebani Cemni, N Senda da romelTa Segimk[...me] ese,
romeli m...me da aw m[iT]a euwyos ugunurebaA maTi,
(viTarca-ese) Sen geuwya~. da Seundo mefeman Zmasa TYssa,
da friad sargebel eyo mxilebaA misi.
12. maSin ubrZana oTxTa kidobanTa SeqmnaA, da orni maT-
ganni – SeZerwulni oqroATa da vecxliTa da anTrakiTa da
TualiTa patiosniTa. da ubrZana STadebad Zualebi
mkudarTaA da yoveli arawmidaA simyrale, romeli uSuer
ars winaSe kacTa. da dahkrZalna igini klitiTa oqroAsaATa.
da merme ubrZana orTa maT kidobanTa sxuaTa SegozaA
fisiTa da navTiTa. da aRavsna igini Sinagan anTrakiTa da
TualiTa patiosniTa da yovliTa surnelebiTa, romliTa
aRiZrvis gulisTqumaA kacTaA. da da(hkr)Zalna sabl[i]Ta
(romli)Tame ZueliTa. da merme ubrZana SemoyvanebaA
mo(yuasTa) maT misTaA, romelTa ganukYrda pativiscemaA
mefisaA glaxakTa maT mimarT wmidaTa. da viTar dasxdes
winaSe missa, brZana SemoRebaA orTa maT kidobanTaA
oqroganrCulvilTaA da sxuaTaAca maT. da iwyo kiTxvad,
raATa fas-yvnen igini.
xolo maT hrques orTa maT kidobanTaTYs oqrogan-
rCulvilTaA: `ver SemZlebel ars gonebaA Cueni miwuTomad
sazomsa maTsa, rameTu Rirs arian STasadebelad yovlisa pa-
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dagiSavebia iseTi, sikvdils rom imsaxurebde, da mainc
SeSfoTdi, maS, ratomRa gakvirvebs Cemi qceva, cxenidan
Camoxtoma da maT winaSe qedis modreka, romlebic
uflisa da macxovris ieso qristes macneebi arian da
romlebic ufalTan Sexvedrisa da misi saxarebis Sesaxeb
mauwyeben?! Tanac me, Sengan gansxvavebiT, danaSaulic
bevri maqvs, ase rom, Wkuis saswavlebeli iyos es
SenTvisac da maTTvisac, raTa isinic mixvdnen TavianT
ugunurebas, rogorc Sen mixvdi dRes.
mefem yvelaferi apatia Zmas da misTvisac metad
sasargeblo aRmoCnda amgvari mxileba.
12. Semdeg mefem oTxi kidobnis Sekvra brZana. ori
maTgani oqro-vercxliTa da Zvirfasi TvlebiT unda
yofiliyo mooWvili, SigniT ki unda CaewyoT
micvalebulTa Zvlebi, yovelgvari simyrale da
uwmidureba, yvelaferi, rac saZagelia kacTa winaSe,
xolo garedan oqros saketiT SeekraT. ori kidobnis ki
garedan fisiTa da navTiT Segozva brZana, maTSi
Zvirfasi da patiosani Tvlebi unda CaewyoT, yovelive
is, rac kacis guls axarebs. xolo saketis nacvlad
TokebiT SeekraT. Semdeg mefem imaTi moyvana brZana,
romlebmac daZonZilsamosiani wmida berebis
pativiscemisaTvis ganikiTxes igi. roca mefis winaSe
mogrovda yvela, xelmwifis brZanebiT Semoitanes ori
oqroTi gawyobili da ori sxva kidobani. mefem maTi
Sefaseba sTxova qveSevrdomebs.
oqro-vercxliT moWedili kidobnebis Sesaxeb
hkadres mefes: _ Cveni goneba ver Seswvdeba maT namdvil
Rirebulebas, fasdaudebelni arian isini. am kidobnebSi
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balavaris
tiosnisa WurWlisa, xolo orni ese navTiTa Segozilni
uSuer arian gonebaTa Sina CuenTa undoAsaca fasisa~.
maSin hrqua mefeman: `uwyi, rameTu esTen ars
gamocdilebaA Tqueni da SetyuebaA, – gareSiTa kacisaATa
(hxe)davT~.
maSin brZana orTa maT kidobanTa oqroSeZerwulTa
ganxumaA. da ganhkrTes yovelni uSuerebisa misgan, romeli
maT Sina idva, da saynoselnica maTni aRavsna simyraleman
maTman. da hrqua mefeman: `ese saxe ars yovelTa, romelni
imkvebian samosliTa da oqroATa, da Sinagani maTi savse ars
ugunurebiTa, mwuxarebiTa da tyuviliTa, sibilwiTa da
yovliTa arawmidebiTa, romelni umyrales arian amis sof-
lisa, romel gecemian~. da merme brZana ganxumaA orTa maT
kidobanTaA monafTulTaA, da ganaTlda saxli igi brwyinva-
lebiTa miT TualebisaATa. da aRivsnes yovelni igi sur-
nelebiTa miT gulissaTqumeliTa. da hrqua mefeman: `ese saxe
ars kacTa maT wmidaTaA, romelTa Tquen gangikYrda
pativiscemaA Cemi maTda mimarT, odes ixileT siZuele
samoselisa maTisaA gareSiTa TualiTa. xolo me S(ina)gansa
maTsa vhxedevd gonebiTa CemiTa~.
maSin Tques kacTa maT, viTarmed: `friad sargebel
gueyo saxe ese da aw uwyiT, viTarmed WeSmariti hqmen~.
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yvelaze Zvirfasi ganZi unda iqnas Senaxuli. xolo
gakupruli kidobnebi imdenad uSno da uvargisia, rom,
vfiqrobT, aranairi Rirebuleba maT ar gaaCniaT, _
daasrules qveSevrdomebma.
maSin miugo maT mefem:
_ swored amgvaria Tqveni gamocdilebaca da gone-
bamixvedrilobac, garegnobis mixedviT afasebT kacsac.
da brZana oqro-vercxliT mooWvili kidobnebis
gaxsna. yvela SeaZrwuna im sibilwem da uwmidurebam, rac
kidobnebSi ixiles. iqidan amovardnilma saZagelma
simyralem ki sunTqva Seukra maT.
ganumarta maT mefem:
_ es imaTi saxea, romlebic samosliTa da oqro-
vercxliT garegnulad imkoben Tavs, Signidan ki savse
arian umecrebiT, ugunurebiTa da sicruiT, sibilwiTa
da yvela im uwmidurebiT, rac amqveyniur saZaglobaze,
romlis sunic axla gcemT, ufro umyralesia.
Semdeg Sekupruli kidobnebis gaxsna brZana mefem.
darbazi gaanaTa maTgan amomavalma naTelma, Zvirfasma
Tvlebma irgvliv yvelaferi gaabrwyina, kidobnidan
amovardnilma surnelebam ki yvela daatyveva.
maSin Tqva mefem:
_ es im kacTa saxea, romlebic siwmidiT cxovroben da
romelTa mimarTac Cemma pativiscemam Tqven agrerigad
SegaSfoTaT, radgan Tqven garegani, xorcieli TvaliT
dainaxeT maTi upatio da daZonZili tanisamosi, gareg-
nobiT SeafaseT isini, me ki Sinagans, maT dafarul
saunjes vxedav.
aRiares qveSevrdomebma, rom friad sasargeblo iyo
maTTvis es magaliTi da darwmundnen, rom sworad moiqca
im dRes mefe.
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da Tqua balahvar: `ese saxe ars Seni, Zeo mefisao,
romeli pativ-mec mxiarulebisa sasoebisaTYs, romelsa
hgoneb Cem Tana~.
13. maSin aRdga Ze igi mefisaA inaKiT-jdomisagan da
Tqua gulsa Sina TYssa: `hgavs Tu, ese ars sawadeli sulisa
CemisaA, romelsa veZiebd~.
da mieqca balahvars da hrqua: `friad keTil ars sityuaA
Seni da cxad ars WeSmaritebaA misi. me vhgoneb Tu, ese ars
WurWeli Seni, romel[sa] hfarav, rameTu ganamtkicebs
gulsa da gananaTlebs TualTa da ganaZlierebs gonebasa. aw
ukueTu esreT ars, viTar vhgoneb, miTxar, da ukueTu sxuaA
raAme gaqus gareSe amisa, romeli mesmis, kma ars sityuaA
Seni nacvalad missa, rameTu friad gananaTle gonebaA Cemi
sityYTa SeniTa da aRmZarcue saburveli mwuxarebisaA
gulisagan Cem[i]sa. aw mec me saxe keTilisaA~.
da Tqua balahvar: `gamovida mTesvari vinme da gamoiRo
Tesli keTili da iwyo Tesvad. da romelime davarda gz-
iskidesa da munTquesve aRitaces mfrinvelTa. da romelime
davarda kldesa zeda, romelsa zeda iyo miwaA da notie
mcired, da aRmoscenda, da viTar miiwines Zirni misni
siKmelesa kldisasa, ganKma. da romelime STavarda ekalTa
Sina, da viTar aRmoscenda, SeaSTves igi ekalTa da
moakudines. xolo romeli davarda queyanasa keTilsa da
wmidasa vnebaTagan, daRacaTu mcired iyo, aRmoscenda da
mr(ava)li nayofi gamoiRo.
aw mTesvari igi mimcemeli ars sibrZnisaA, qriste
RmerTi Cueni, xolo Tesli igi keTili, sityuani wmidisa
pirisa misisani WeSmaritni, da romeli davarda gziskidesa
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balavarma Tqva:
_ ufliswulo, Seni qcevac im mefis qcevas hgavs, Senc
im sixarulis imediT momage pativi, romelsac Cemgan
moeli, _ daasrula saubari balavarma.
13. ufliswuli wamodga da gaifiqra: “es yvelaferi
swored imas hgavs, rasac Cemi suli eZebs”; Semdeg
balavarisaken mibrunda da uTxra:
_ metad madliania Seni sityvebi da cxadad Cans maTi
WeSmaritebac. vfiqrob, swored es unda iyos is Zvirfasi
saunje, rasac Sen farav, radgan guls ganamtkicebs,
TvalTaxedvas hmatebs da gonebasac gananaTlebs igi. da
Tu marTlac isea, rogorc me vfiqrob, miTxari, magram Tu
mis garda, rasac Sengan vismen, sxva ram kidev gaqvs,
maCvene TviT igi, radgan Senma sityvebma sakmaod gaminaTa
goneba da mwuxarebac ganaSora Cems suls. maCvene me
sikeTis nimuSi.
uTxra balavarma:
_ gamovida mTesveli keTili Teslis dasaTesad.
Tesvisas zogi marcvali gzis piras davarda. mofrindnen
frinvelebi da akenkes. zogi kldeze dacvivda, sadac
miwa bevri ar iyo; aRmocenda da maleve gaxma, radgan
Rrmad ver gaidga fesvi kldeze. zogi ekal-bardebSi
Cavarda; gaizarda ekali da moaSTo isini. xolo is
marcvlebi, romlebic nayofier niadagSi Cacvivda,
Tumca ki mcire iyo, magram aRmocenda da mravali nayofi
gamoiRo. (mT. 13:3; mk. 4:3; l. 8:5).
mTesveli, wyaro sibrZnis, ufali ieso qristea.
Tesli keTili _ RvTis piridan gamomavali WeSmaritebis
sityva. gzis piras naTesi, romlebic frinvelebma
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da mfrinvelTa waritaces, ese igi ars, romeli esmis yursa
da TanawarhKdis gulsa. da romeli-igi davarda notiasa da
aRmoscenda da ganKma siKmeliTa kldisaATa, igi ars, romeli
esmis kacsa da ehamis, da cnis WeSmaritebaA misi wuTJam da
merme ara daamtkicis gonebaA misi mas zeda. xolo romeli-
igi aRmoscenda, nayofi gamoaqunda da merme ekalTa
SeaSTves, ese igi ars, romeli Seiwynaris kac[man], da odes
saqmiT aRasrulebn Sewynarebulsa mas, daan(Tqis) da
SeaSTvis igi gulisTqumaman. xolo romeli-igi aRmoscenda
da nayofi gamoiRo mravali, igi ars, romeli moisTulo[s] [s]
Tualman da Seikribos gulman da warimarTos gonebaman, da
daamKunes gulisTqumani da ganiwmidos guli vnebaTagan~.
hrqua mas Zeman mefisaman: `me vesav qristesa, raATa
romeli dasTeso Cem Tana, aRmoscendes da mravali nayofi
gamoiRos. aw mec me saxe sawuTroAsaA da viTar acTunebs
moyuareTa misTa~.
14. hrqua mas balahvar: `msgavs ars sawuTroA ese da yo-
velni moyuareni misni kacsa, romelsa sdevda piloA amrize-
buli da miawyudia jurRmulsa saSinelsa. da STavrdomasa
mas missa ma[s] Sina povna orni rtoni aRmocenebulni mas
zeda, da moekida da pova raAme, romels[a] zeda daidgna
ferKni TYsni. da viTar (mi)hxedna, ixilna orni Taguni:
erTi TeTri da erTi Savi, romelni daucxromelad SWrides
ZirTa maT xeTasa. da STahxed(na jur)Rmulsa mas Sina da
ixila veSapi, romelsa aRemtkmo piri da eguleboda
STanTqmaA misi. xolo romelsa-igi zeda ferKni edgnes,
oTxni Tavni iyvnes aspitisani gamosrulni KureliT. da
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akenkes, niSnavs yvela imaT, visac esmis sityva, magram
gonebiT ar Caswvdeba mas da boroti mostacebs gulSi
CaTesils; kldovanze daTesili, sadac miwa bevri ar iyo
da aRmocenda da gaxma, is aris, vinc sityvas moismens da
maSinve aitacebs mas sixaruliT, magram sityva Rrmad
ver idgams fesvs mis gulSi; is, romelic aRmocenda da
nayofic unda hqonoda, magram ekalma moaSTo, im kacze
mianiSnebs, vinc sityvas ismens, magram wuTisoflis
sazrunavi da gulisTqmebi aSToben sityvas da igic
unayofo xdeba; xolo is, romelic aRmocenda da mravali
nayofi gamoiRo, is kacia, romelmac dainaxa TvaliT,
miiRo guliT da Caswvda gonebiT, daTrguna
gulisTqmebi da ganiSora vnebebi.
uTxra mas ufliswulma:
_ maqvs RvTis imedi, rom rasac CemSi CaTesav,
aRmocendeba da mraval nayofs gamoiRebs. axla ki
wuTisoflis saxe maCvene da miTxari, rogor acdunebs
mis moyvarulebs?
14. miugo balavarma:
_ wuTisofeli da yvela misi moyvaruli hgavs kacs,
romelsac gamZvinvarebuli spilo gamoekida da saSineli
ufskrulis piras miimwyvdia igi. kaci ufskrulSi
Cavardnisas or tots gamoedo. es totebi ufskruls
gadahyurebda. moeWida maT da fexic moimagra. mimoixeda
da ori Tagvi dainaxa, erTi TeTri da erTi Savi. isini
daucxromlad Rrnidnen im xis fesvebs, romelzec Tavad
ekida. Caixeda ufskrulSi da pirdaRebuli urCxuli
SeniSna. urCxuli mis Cavardnas eloda da Casaylapad
gamzadebuliyo. xolo im rtoebis xvrelebidan, romleb-
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aRixuna Tualni TYsni da ixila rtoTa maT zeda mciredi
raAme Tafli da iwyo Wamad. da Seaqcia gemovnebaman da
sitkboebaman misman da ara gulisKma-yo ganzraxvad
gansacdelTa maTTYs, romelTaA ara uwyis, odes ukbinon,
arca rtoTa maTTYs, romelTa mokidebul ars. da hxedavs
SeWrasa ZirTa misTasa TaguTa maTgan da ufroAsRa veSapisa
misTYs, da arca ganizraxa, romelsa (hxe)da(vs)
ganmzadebulsa STanTqmad misa.
aw piloA igi saxe ars sikudilisaA, romeli (sdevnis ZeTa
a)damisTa, da jurRmuli ars sofeli ese, savse yovliTa
borotiTa da sabrKiTa mavnebeliTa, xolo orni igi rtoni
arian dReni kacisani da orni igi Taguni – erTi TeTri da
erTi Savi – arian Rame da dRe, daucxromelni maT zeda,
romelni mswrafl dahleven cxorebasa kacisasa. da oTxni
igi aspitni msgavs arian oTxTa maT nivTTa, romelTa zeda
aRgebul ars guami kacisaA, da odesca erTi maTgani
aRiZras
aRiZras, warvals sicocxle. xolo veSapi igi, romelsa
aReRo piri da eguleboda STanTqmaA misi, saxe ars
jojoxeTisaA, romelsa Sevlenan an moyuareni amis soflisani
Semdgomad sikudilisa. da mciredi igi Tafli wuT [e]se
saSuebeli ars amis soflisaA, romliTa Seityue(bs) SecTo-
milTa mcirediTa miT sitkboebiTa g(an)xrw(n)a(di)T(a).
15. da Tqua Zeman mefisaman, rameTu: `msgavsebaA ese
WeSmarit ars da saxe ese sakYrvel, da aha esera
ganacxovele suli Cemi sit(yYTa Seni)Ta. aw mec-Ra saxe
s(ofl)isa amisTYs amaoAsa da moyuareTa misTa, rameTu
SescTes siyuarulsa missa da Seuracx-yves umjobesi
cxorebaA~.
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zec fexi edga, oTx aspits gamoeyo Tavi. Semdeg totebs
Seavlo Tvali. mciredi Tafli SeniSna da mas Seeqca.
moixibla misi gemoTi da gaitaca misma sitkboebam.
daiviwya gansacdeli, romelic aspitTa kbeniT moeloda,
arc rtoTa gadatydoma awuxebda. Tagvebi ki
SeuCerebliv xravdnen xis Zirebs. pirdaRebuli veSapic
gadaaviwyda, mouTmenlad rom eloda mis Caylapvas.
misi azri esaa: spilo sikvdilis saxea, romelic
yovel adamians sdevs. jurRmuli anu ufskruli
borotebiTa da uamravi gansacdeliT aRsavse wuTiso-
felia. ori toti adamianis sasicocxlo dReebia, TeTri
da Savi Tagvi _ dRe da Rame, romlebic SeuCerebliv da
swrafad leven kacis cxovrebas, oTxi aspiti is oTxi
nivTierebaa, romliTac kacis sxeulia Senawevrebuli, da
erTma maTganmac rom Semoutios, sicocxlec dasrulde-
ba. veSapi ki, pirdaRebuli rom moelis kacis Caylapvas,
jojoxeTis saxea, raSic wuTisiflis moyvarulni
Cacvivdebian sikvdilis Semdgom, xolo mciredi Tafli,
amsofliuri wuTieri siamovnebebia, riTac Seiqcevs da
Seiryuebs xolme es sofeli kacs da acdunebs-xolme
xrwnadi sitkboebiT.
15. uTxra iodasafma:
_ WeSmaritia amgvari Sedareba da gasaocaria aseTi
msgavseba. Cemi suli gaacocxla Senma sityvebma. axla
wuTisoflis amaoebasa da mis moyvarulTa Sesaxeb miambe
rame, rogor cdundebian soflis siyvaruliT da rogor
uaryofen ukeTes cxovrebas.
miugo balavarma:
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hrqua balahvar: `saxe ars soflisaA da moyuareTa misTaA,
romelni trfial-iqmnes ekalTa maT TaflcxebulTa da
Seuracx-yvnes yuavilni igi sulnelni mas Sina, romel ars
mterobaA amis soflisaA, msgavs ars kacsa visme, romelsa
esxnes samni megobarni. erTi igi usayuareles iyo misa
ufroAs yovelTasa10 da meore igi megobari uyuarda-ve,
xolo mesame igi megobari Seuracx iyo mis winaSe. da
SemdgomTa dReTa moiwivnes misa Surtani11 mefisani da
wariyvandes gansakiTxavad.
da mivida sayuarelisa mis megobrisa da hrqua: “Sen uwyi,
sayuarelo Cemo, viTar miyuar. aw esera warmiyvan[eb]en
gansakiTxavad, Semewie Wirsa Cemsa”. miugo man da hrqua: “ara
var me aw megobar Senda da arca gici Sen, me sxuani misxenan
megobarni, romelTa Tana viSuebde, aramed mogcne orni
samoselni da igica arave gergnen”.
da mivida meorisa mis megobrisa da hrqua: aw vcna
siyuaruli Cemi Senda mimarT, romel maqunda. aw esera
warvhyav me gansakiTxavad da Semewie Wirsa Cemsa. miugo man:
ara mcals dRes Senda, rameTu kma ars Cemda Wiri Tavisa
CemisaA. warved gzasa Sensa, amieriTgan arRara var megobari
Seni, aramed mcired gza-gyve da merme miviqce zrunvad
Tavisa Cemisa.
da warvida mesamisa megobrisa, romelsa-igi sZulobda
da [si]rcxYleul-[iyo] da etyoda mas: ara mqonan bageni
vedrebad Senda, aramed Wirisagan didisa movivlti Senda,
(aw) r[...aAa] malxinebeli Cemi Sen Tana. miugo man
mxiarulebiT da hrqua: me var megobari Seni, romelman davi-
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_ wuTisofeli da misi moyvarulni emsgavsebian maT,
romlebic Taflwasmul ekalnars etrfian da
keTilsurnelovan yvavilebs ki Seuracxyofen. es hgavs
kacs, romelsac sami megobari hyavda. erTi maTgani
gansakuTrebulad uyvarda,10 meorec uyvarda, magram
SedarebiT naklebad, xolo mesames arafrad agdebda. ase
rom, Seuracxyofili iyo mesame misgan. erT dResac mefis
risxva daatyda kacs Tavs, _ unda gaesamarTlebinaT.
mivida kaci usayvarles megobarTan da uTxra: Sen
ici, Zvirfaso, rogor miyvarxar, axla miWirs, unda
gamasamarTlon, Semewie gasaWirSi da damexmare.
miugo usayvarlesma megobarma:
_ me ukve aRara var Seni megobari. arc ki gicnob, ukve
sxva megobrebi myavs. maTTan erTad vimxiaruleb. Tumca,
mogcem or Sesamosels, magram veWvob, rom raimeSi
gamogadges.
mivida kaci meore megobarTan da uTxra:
_ gaixsene Cveni Zveli siyvaruli. ai, me wamiyvanen da
gamasamarTleben, Semewie gasaWirSi.
miugo megobarma:
_ dRes SenTvis ar mcalia, Cemi gasaWiric meyofa.
wadi Sens gzaze, amieridan aRar var Seni megobari,
Tumca cotaze gagacileb, magram maleve ukan unda
davbrunde, rom Tavs mivxedo.
kaci mesame megobarTan wavida, imasTan, Zalian rom
sZulda da Zlivs Sehkadra:
_ Sercxvenili var SenTan. piri ara maqvs, rom raime
gTxovo, magram didi Wiri maiZulebs, daxmarebisaTvis
mogmarTo.
man ki mxiarulad miugo:
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marxe keTili Seni mciredi da a(w aR)nadginebiTurT migago
Sen. nu [geSi]nin, rameTu me mogzaur-geqmne (da meox Wi)rsa
Sina, ara migce KelTa mterTa SenTasa12, arca gangwiro. aw
mxiarul-iqmen, rameTu iqmnes Wirsa amas Sina
gamoyvanebaAca”.
maSin ityoda kaci igi, Tu: `romelsa-me amaT orTagansa
zeda vinande: gardareulsa mas Cemsa siZulilsa
megobrisaTYs simarTlisa anu gardamatebulisa misTYs
siyuarulisaTYs Cemisa megobrisa misTYs sicruAsa?”.
hrqua mas Zeman mefisaman: “keTil ars saxe ese da friad
sawadel, aramed mauwye SetyuebaAca misi”.
hrqua mas balahvar: `megobari igi pirveli angahreba ars,
romelsa Seikrebs kaci da siyuarulisaTYs monagebTaA(sa
ara hridebs siku)dilsa, da yovelive Wiri da Ruawli ara
Sehracxis siyuarulisaTYs misisa, da Jamsa ganslvisa
misisasa sikudilad (araraA) argis, garna orni xolo mCuarni
[...](s) sagragnelad misa, da (mi)agebs. amaT sxuaA megobari
povian, romli(sa) Tana ganisuenebed.
da meore igi megobari ars coli da Svilni, romliTa
Sepyrobil-iqmn(is) gonebaA kacisaA da yovelsave maT(TYs)
iRuwin, da sulni da Korcni misni gankafnis nebisaTYs
maTisa, da eseca aradve sargebel eyvis dResa mas
sikudilisasa, aramed mcired oden mogzaur eqmnian guamsa
mas vidre saflavadmde misa da merme iqci[an] zrunvasa
Tavisa TYsisasa da araraA SWirn warsrulisa misTYs. xolo
mesame igi megobari, romeli yovliTurT Seuracx (iyo),
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_ me Seni megobari var, maxsovs Sengan gakeTebuli
mciredi sikeTec CemTvis da msurs metnawilad mogago
sanacvlod. nu geSinia, Tan gamogyvebi da gasaWirSi
dagexmarebi, Sens mtrebs ar migcem dasaRupavad, arc
gagwirav, gamxiaruldi, radgan nebismier gasaWirSi
moiZebneba gamosavali.
maSin Tqva kacma:
_ aRar vici, ra Sevinano: cru-megobrebis usazRvro
siyvaruli, Tu WeSmariti megobris usazRvro
siZulvili?!
uTxra ufliswulma balavars:
_ kargi magaliTia da metad sasargeblo, oRond misi
Sefaruli azric miTxari.
miugo balavarma:
_ pirveli megobari vercxlismoyvareobaa, romelsac
yvelaze metad mieltvis kaci. qonebis siyvaruliT
dabrmavebuls, arc sikvdili axsendeba, arc Wiri da
Sroma miaCnia ramed, magram sikvdilis Jams am
megobrisgan aranairi sargebeli ar rCeba kacs, mxolod
ori tilo, romelSic gaaxveven mis sxeuls, _ es aris am
megobris saboZvari, romelic Semdeg sxva megobrebs iZens
da maTTan atarebs dros.
meore megobari col-Svilia. sanam cocxlobs, maTiTaa
dakavebuli kacis goneba, yvelefers maTTvis cdilobs,
maT neba-survils swiravs sulsa da da guls, magram esec
amaoa, radgan sikvdilis Jams verc maTgan naxulobs
raime sargebels, mxolod samaremde miacileben mis gvams
da maleve miubrundebian sakuTar Tavze zrunvas,
mkvdars aRarc ki gaixseneben.
mesame megobari ki, romelic yvelaze metad iyo
Seuracxyofili da daviwyebuli mis mier, keTili
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arian saqmeni keTilni: siyuaruli, mowyalebaA,
sarwmunoebaA, sasoebaA, siwmide da msgavsni amaTni, romelni
SemZlebel arian Tanam(ogzau)ryofad da Ksnad dResa mas
gankiTxvisasa da mciredi igi aRnadgineb(iTurT) daumarx-
avn. ese ars saxe amis soflisaA da moyuareTa misTaA~.
16. hrqua Zeman mefisaman: `uwyi, rameTu yovelsa WeSmar-
itsa ityY da cxad ars ese winaSe sulisa Cemisa. aw miTxar,
viTar acTunebs sofeli ese da romliTa RoniTa SesaZlebel
ars ganrinebad misgan~.
hrqua mas balahvar: `me gauwyo Sen, Zeo mefisao, Tu vi-
TariTa RoniTa SesaZlebel ars ganrinebad misgan. rameTu
msgavs ars ese saxe kacTa vieTme moqalaqeTa, romelTaA iyo
CueulebaA maTi esreT, rameTu raAweliwad13 moiyvanian kaci
ucxoA, umecari saqmeTa maTTaA, da dasYan [igi] mefed
qalaqsa maTsa. da esr(eT h)gonebn umecari igi, viTarmed
mefobaA misi mtkice ars maT zeda ukunisamde. da iwyis
udebebiT Wamad da sumad da gancxromad, rameTu nebier-
yvian igi weliwadsa mas Sina da ara gulisKma-yvis
ganzraxvad [...rC]ulisaT[Ys]. da viTar gardaKdis weliwadi
igi erTi, Sevidian moqalaqeni igi da ganZarcYan igi da
SiSueli ganagdian gare ganqiqebuli da ganaZian queyanasa
ucxosa, da araraA aqun, raAmca Wama da sua, ginamca Seimosa,
anu argo raAme Tavsa TYssa. da pirveli igi SuebaA da
sixaruli sinanulad da mwuxarebad gardaeqcis. da esreT
iyo CueulebaA maTi.
da kaci vinme erTi daadgines odesme mefed maT zeda
msgavsad Cueulebisa, da kaci igi iyo brZen. da viTar daadg-
ines igi mefed maT zeda, ixila ucxoebaA Tavisa TYsisaA maT
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saqmeebia: siyvaruli, mowyaleba, rwmena, sasoeba, siwmide
da sxva saTnoebebi, romelTac ZaluZT Tan wahyvnen kacs,
Seewion gankiTxvis dRes da mciredi keTilic metwilad
miagon.
aseTia wuTisoflisa da mis moyvarulTa saxe.
16. uTxra ufliswulma:
_ vxedav, WeSmaritebas ambob, geTanxmeba Cemi suli.
axla isic miTxari, rogor acTunebs wuTisofeli kacs da
rogor SeiZleba am gansacdelisgan Tavis daRweva?
miugo balavarma:
_ getyvi, ufliswulo, ra RoniTaa SesaZlebeli
misgan Tavdaxsna. misi saxe amgvaria: erTi qalaqis
mcxovreblebs aseTi Cveuleba hqondaT: miiyvandnen
saidanme ucxo kacs, romelmac maTi yofa-cxovrebisa da
wes-Cveulebebis Sesaxeb araferi icoda da erTi wliT
maT qalaqSi gaamefebdnen. stumars Tavisi umecrebiT
dausrulebeli egona SeTavazebuli mefoba, daudevrad
iwyebda sma-Wamas da gancxromas eZleoda, radgan
anebivrebdnen da arc ki cdilobda qalaqis mkvidrTa
wes-Cveulebebis garkvevas.
erTi wlis Semdeg qalaqis mkvidrni Seipyrobdnen
mefes, tanT gaxdidnen, gaaSiSvlebdnen da Sercxvenilsa
da Seuracxyofils qalaqidan gaaZevebdnen. gagdebuls
aRaraferi gaaCnda, arc saWmel-sasmeli da arc
Sesamoseli, verc verafriT veRar Svelida Tavs,
gancxroma da sixaruli ki sinanuliTa da mwuxarebiT
ecvleboda... aseTi iyo am qalaqis Cveuleba.
da ai, erTxel, qalaqis mcxovreblebma, maTi Cveule-
bisamebr, qalaqSi axali mefe dasves. es kaci brZeni
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Soris, ara gulpyrobil-iqmna maTda mimarT da eZiebda
kacsa, romelmanca azraxa, Tu viTar jer-ars yofaA misi maT
Soris. da pova vinme kaci erTi sarwmunoA, romelman icoda
CueulebaA moqalaqeTaA maT, da uTxra mas saqme misi da auwya
(ucxo)ebaA misi maT Soris, da viTar ver gulpyrobil ars
maTda mimarT.
maSin hrqua mas kacman man: “me gauwyo, raA-igi jer-ars
Senda yofad: iwye, romel ars KelTa queSe Sensa,
saganZurTagan ganparvad, romeli xolo SeuZlo: oqroA da
Tualebi patiosani da anTraki rCeuli da yoveli WurWeli
patiosani, da warec igi queyanasa mas ucxosa, romelsa-igi
miiyvannian mefeni maTni Semdgomad ganZarcuvisa da
ganZebisa maTisa, raATa mun gemarxvodis yoveli; da odes-
igi ganiZo maTgan, msgavsad Cueulebisa maTisa, hpovo igi,
romeli wariZRuane winaSe Sensa, raATa mun umetes iSuebde
ueWuelad, da sinanuli da mwuxarebaA arRara iyos Sen zeda,
viTarca-igi sxuaTa maT mefeTa zeda, pirvel Sensa
yofilTa”.
da yo mefeman man zraxebisaebr kacisa mis gonierisa da
brZnisa. da viTarca gardaKda weliwadi misi, daesxnes mo-
qalaqeni igi da ganZarcues da ganagdes igi queyanasa mas
ucxosa, msgavsad Cueulebisa maTisa, da mun pova yoveli,
romeli wareZRuana winaSe missa. da iqceoda mun SuebiT da
gansuenebiT mouklebelad, da arRara aqunda SiSi da
zrunvaA amaoTa maT moqalaqeTaA, da Tavisufal-iqmna igi
sinanul isa misTYs saukunoAsa urgeb
inanulisa isa
urgebisa
rameTu qalaqi igi sofeli ese ars amaoA, da moqalaqeni
igi eSmakni arian (soflisa m)pyrobelni amis bnelisani,
romelni winadaudeben saSuebelTa mravalTa sacTurisaTa
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aRmoCnda. rogorc ki gaamefes, dainaxa Tavisi ucxooba,
dainaxa, rom ar icnobda qalaqis mkvidrTa wes-
Cveulebebs da rom ver iqneboda maTze daimedebuli,
amitom iseTi kacis Zebna daiwyo, vinc am qalaqis
CveulebebSi gaarkvevda. male ipova erTi sando kaci da
mas gaando Tavisi gasaWiri, _ rom ar hqonda qalaqis
mkvidrTa mimarT ndoba.
am kacma qalaqis mcxovrebTa Cveuleba icoda da
farulad gaumxila mefes, Tu ra eloda erTi wlis
Semdeg:
- me getyvi, rogor unda moiqce. axlave daiwye Sens
xelT arsebuli xazinidan yvelafris gatana, risi
waRebac SesaZlebelia: oqrosi, vecxlis, Zvirfasi
Tvlebisa da rCeuli WurWlis, da es yvelaferi iq
Seanaxine, sadac erTi wlis Semdeg mefeebs aZeveben xolme
am qalaqis mcxovrebni, raTa gagdebis Semdeg yvelaferi
iq dagxvdes gadanaxuli. Tuki ase moiqcevi, momavalSic
uWirvelad da udrtvinvelad icxovreb da arc im
mefeebiviT damwuxrdebi, romlebic Senamde mefobdnen am
qalaqSi.
mefe swored ise moiqca, rogorc brZenma da gonierma
kacma urCia. erTi wlis Semdeg qalaqis mcxovreblebma,
maTi Cveulebisamebr, qalaqidan gaaZeves mefe da im
qveyanaSi gaagdes, sadac saidumlod gagzavnili qoneba
inaxeboda. mefes yvelaferi gadanaxuli daxvda da
amieridan SvebiTa da gancxromiT ilxenda dausruleb-
lad, aRarc moqalaqeTa SiSi hqonda da arc raimeze
zrunavda, usargeblo da mudmivi sinanulisganac
gaTavisuflda.
is qalaqi amao wuTisoflis saxea, qalaqis mkvidrni
ki _ ama soflis mpyrobeli boroti sulebi _ eSmakebi,
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da ugunurni (hgone)ben, viTarmed dausrulebelad yofad
ars SuebaA maTi. da me vesav qristesa, viTarmed msgavs viyo
kacisa mis mazraxebelisa da Sen msgavsi iyo mefisaA mis
brZnisaA da gonierisaA, romeli ara esvida ucxoTa maT
moqalaqeTa da verca Seityuva mefobaman maTman. aw Senca
iRuawe, raATa ganere egeviTarTagan sabrKeTa saSinelTa,
rameTu gzaA giCuene da arRara giRirs udebebad~.
17. hrqua iodasaf: `me vesav qristesa, Zesa RmrTisasa, da
wmidasa locvasa Tquensa, raATa viyo, viTarca-ege Sen
hgoneb CemTYs. da WeSmaritad miCuenen augni amis
soflisani. da aw uwyi, viTarmed warmaval ars xati amis
soflisaA, da yovladve Seuracx iyo saqme misi Cem Tana,
aramed ufroAsRa Sehmate siZulilsa missa Cem Tana sityYTa
SeniTa. xolo aw miTxar: yovelman kacman queyanisa Senisaman
esreT uwynisa saqmeni amis soflisani, viTar-ese Sen, da
masve ityYana, rasa-ese Sen ityY?~
miugo balahvar: `ara, aramed me maT kacTagani var,
romelni Seewynarnes qristesa, RmerTsa yovelTasa da
dauteves sofeli ese moyuareTa misTa, xolo Cuen
ganSorebul varT gare udabnoTa, mTaTa, RuawliTa da
moqalaqobiTa monazonebisaATa, romeli-igi ars msgavsebaA
da xati angelozTaA. xolo pirvel viyveniT sameufoAsagan
mamisa Senisa da viTar esma saqme Cueni da SekrebaA Cueni
urTierTas, ganhkrTa da SeSinda SeSinda, rameTu hgonebda,
viTarmed sawuTroAsa raAsame saqmisa vacilob(T da) ga-
naazraxa Cuen(TYs), romelni-igi iziarna Suebasa da
didebasa missa, rasa-igi hgonebda CuenTYs, xolo maT
azraxes gan(sxmaA) Cueni, moklvaA da dawuvaA cecxliTa. da
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romlebic uamrav macTunebel siamovnebebs sTavazoben
ugunurebs. maTac maradiuli, dausrulebeli hgoniaT
maTi gancxroma. da me vesav qristes, rom im mrCevels
vemsgavsebi, mefes rom daexmara, Sen ki im brZen da gonier
mefes, romelic ar endoboda ucxo qalaqis mcxovreblebs
da arc maTgan SeTavazebulma mefobam moinadira.
dReidan Senc iRvawe, raTa Tavidan aiSoro imgvarive
saSineli gansacdeli. gza miCvenebia da nuRar daayovneb.
17. uTxra iodasafma:
_ maqvs ieso qristesa da Tqveni locvis imedi, rom ar
gimtyunebT da swored iseTi gavxdebi, rogorc Tqven
fiqrobT Cemze. daufaravad maCvene am soflis
sisaZagleni. axla ukve vici, rom warmavalia
wuTisofeli, aqamdec vxedavdi mis amaoebas da arafrad
mimaCnda igi, magram Senma sityvebma kidev ufro
gaamZafra Cemi misdami siZulvili. axla erTi ram
mainteresebs: Sens qveyanaSi yoveli kaci SensaviT
fiqrobs da laparakobs?
miugo balavarma:
_ ara. me imaTgani var, romlebic qristes miendvnen
da es sofeli ki mis moyvarulebs dautoves. Cven
ganSorebulni varT wuTisofels, da udabnoebsa da
mTebSi monazvnur cxovrebas veweviT. aseTi cxovreba
angelozTa cxovrebis msgavsia. adre mamaSenis samflobe-
loSi vcxovrobdiT, magram mefem Cveni saqmeebisa da
Sekrebebis Sesaxeb rom Seityo, SeZrwunda da Zlier
SeSinda, radgan egona, rom amsofliur raime didebaSi
vecilebodiT, amitom gaborotda Cvenze. imaT daekiTxa
rCevas, romlebic misi Tanaziarni iyvnen Svebasa da
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yo egreT mamaman Senman, rameTu igi Seuracx-vyavT da
udidesi meufe, iesu qriste, gamovirCieT~.
hrqua iodasaf: `raAsaTYs ukue yoveli eri mter-geqmna
da ZYrismetyuel moyuasTa SenTa?~
hrqua balahvar: `mterobaA maTi iyo, viTar-ese gesma,
xolo ZYrismetyuelebaA maTi vinaA ewios kacT Ta, romelni
ityYan da ara tyuvian, ilocven da uZil arian, imarxven da
ara ganZRebian, Wirsa Sina arian da moiTmenen, da keTilTa
zeda hmadloben da uSurvel [ar ar ian
arian Ta zeda kacni
ian], romelT
moSurne arian~.
hrqua iodasaf: `romelsa zeda uSurvel arian?~
hrqua balahvar: `uSurvel arian monagebTa zeda, colTa
da SvilTa, da aravis eSinian maTgansa. arca monagebTa zeda
da arca dedaTa zeda, rameTu mterobaA kacTaA ara ars garna
monagebTaTYs, raATa friad Seikribon~.
18. hrqua iodasaf: `maSin viTar SeiTqunes mterobasa
maTsa zeda kacni da eseviTarni saqmeni hqonan maT, da
kacnica dawvalebul arian saqmeTa Sina maTTa?~
hrqua balahvar: `rameTu meZiebelni soflisani
daRacaTu moSurne da mter arian urTierTas, sawuTrosa
zeda mter arian, xolo morwmuneTa zeda, romelni
hmsaxureben qristesa RmerTsa Cuensa, esresaxe arian maTda
mimarT. rameTu msgavs arian ZaRlTa TiToferTa da
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gancxromaSi, Tu rogor mogvpyroboda. maT ki Cveni
daxocva, dawva da qalaqidan gaZeveba urCies. swored ase
mogveqca mefe. Seuracxyofilad grZnobda Tavs, radgan
WeSmariti meufe, ieso qriste vamjobineT mas.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ ratom ambobs mTeli eri Tqvenze cuds? yvelani
ratom gadagemternen?
miugo balavarma:
_ maTi mtrobis mizezze ukve giTxari. magram
ciliswameba da Zageba verafers daaklebs im xalxs,
romlebic simarTles amboben da ar cruoben, loculoben
da mRviZareben, marxuloben da simaZRremde ar Wamen,
uWirT da iTmenen, madlierni arian yvelafrisaTvis da
ar SurT is, rac sxvebSi Surs aRZravs.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ mainc ra ar SurT maT?
miugo balavarma:
_ ar SurT simdidre, arc maTi, visac col-Svili
hyavs. amitom arc qorwinebis SiSi aqvT, arc dedakacis.
adamianebi erTmaneTs mxolod simdidris gamo mtroben,
rom ufro meti moixveWon.
18. hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ rogorRa gmtroben Tqven, an rodisRa iclian
amisTvis, Tuki amdeni sazrunavi aqvT?
miugo balavarma:
_ Tumca wuTisoflis siamovnebaTa mZebnelebs
urTierTSuri aqvT da erTmaneTs ebrZvian, magram
amgvarive mtroba aqvT Cvens mimarTac. qristianebTan
damokidebulebaSi isini im ZaRlebs emsgavsebian,
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TiToeulTa adgilTagan SekrebulTa, romelni Sekrbian
mZorsa zeda da ikbinebied urTierTas, da ixilian raA kaci
mogzauri, gani[Sue]lnian urTierTas da yovelTave
erTbamad mihmarTian da Semwe eqmnian urTierTas mas zeda,
rameTu hgonebed, viTarmed mZorsa maTsa movals kaci igi.
uZRebebisa da sixarbisa maTisagan hgonebed amas, ucxoA raA
ixilian kaci igi maT Soris, daRacaTu mter iyvnian, aramed
mis zeda daignian14 da ver cnian, rameTu ararad uKmn kacsa
mas mZori igi maTi.
egreca moyuareni amis soflisani, romelTa gamoirCies
igi sasufevelisa wil, rameTu SeiWamebian urTierTas da
dasTxeven misTYs sisxlTa maTTa da mas Sina dahleven dReTa
maTTa ZiebisaTYs pativisa da didebisaTYs misisa, da Suri
igi makudinebeli maradis damkYdrebul ars gulTa Sina
maTTa, (aramed) raJams ixilnian mterni igi amis sofl[is]ani,
romelTa araraA zrunvaA aqus, garna raATa ganTavisuflden
misgan da araraAT z(iar)-iyvnen maT Tana sofelsa amas Sina,
hgonebed maTTYs, viTarmed sacTur[sa] ra(s)ame ug[eb]en
amiT jeriTa, rameTu masve sulsa zakulebisasa hgoneben
morwmuneTa Tana qristesTa. da amisTYs SeiTqunes
urTierTas mterobad Cuen zeda. ese ganizraxes mciredmec-
nierebiTa maTiTa da arwmunes mamasa Sensa, viTarmed
SekrebaA ese Cueni ara ars, garna winaaRdgomisa raAsaTYsme
mefobisa misisa. da WeSmariti igi ver gulisKma-yo mamaman
Senman, viTarmed simaRle igi misi da didebaA mefobisa
misi(saA) mdabal da Seuracx ars winaSe morwmu[ne]Ta macx-
ovrisa Cuenisa iesu qristesTa da umetes xolo monazonTa
WeSmaritTa, romelni mebr saZageladca hxedvides
saSuebelTa misTa, da maradis ukYrn, Tu viTar egoden
Seapyra gonebaA misi saSuebelTa amis soflisaTa~.
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romlebmac mZori ipoves, sxvadasxva kuTxidan Seikribnen
da am mZors Tavs dastrialeben, erTmaneTs uRrenen,
kbenen, magram sakmarisia maT axlos gamvlels mohkran
Tvali, rom erTmaneTs Tavs daanebeben da erTbaSad
mgzavrisken gaeqanebian, urTierTs kidec daexmarebian,
radgan hgoniaT, rom mZoris wasarTmevad modis igi.
maTive gaumaZRrobisa da sixarbis gamo fiqroben
amgvarad da ver xvdebian, rom kacs arc ki ainteresebs
maTi sakbilo.
aseve arian wuTisoflis moyvarulni, romelTac
sasufevels es cxovreba amjobines. urTierTs Wamen da
erTmaneTis sisxls Rvrian. miwieri pativisa da didebis
ZiebaSi ganleven dReebs, momakvdinebeli Suria maT
gulebSi damkvidrebuli. wuTisoflis moZuleni,
romelTac araferi aqvT maTTan saerTo da romlebic
mxolod amsofliur sazrunavTagan gaTavisuflebas
lamoben, mtrebi hgoniaT, fiqroben, rom morwmuneebi
sacdurs ugeben maT. maTi azriT, qristes mosavni iseTive
mzakvarni arian suliT, rogorc Tavad isini. CvenTan
mtrobam gaaerTiana yvelani. umecrebis gamo fiqroben
ase da mamaSens igive Caagones, daarwmunes, TiTqos Cveni
erTobiT mis Zalauflebas vemuqrebodiT. simarTle ver
dainaxa mamaSenma, _ qristianTaTvis misi simaRle da
samefo pativi simdable da araraobaa, miT ufro,
WeSmarit monazonTaTvis, romelTaTvisac saZaglobaa
amsofliuri siamovnebebi. maT, piriqiT, aocebT kidec,
rogor daimona mefis goneba wuTisoflis sitkboebam.
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19. hrqua iodasaf balahvars: `daacade sityuaA da iwy(e)
moTxrobad sargebelisa~.
Tqua balahvar, rameTu: `mkurnalman Kelovanman raJams
ixilis guami aRSfoTebuli ZnelTagan mavnebelTa da unebn
kualadgebaA misi simrTeled, ara iwyis misa fufunebad
saWmliTa da sasumliTa, romliTa aRorZinebaA KorcTaA
iqmnebis, rameTu uwyin, ukueTu Seeyvnen saWmelni da
sasumelni nivTsa, ganmryunel da mavnebel arian guamisa da
ara margebel; aramed iRuw in dayenebiTa da wamliTa
iRuwin
(romelTa mier RmerTman yvis otebaA vnebaTaA) gangebiT.
xolo raJams ganeSoris seni da nivTi ganmryuneli RmrTisa
mier, mermeRa hfufunebn saWmliTa da sasumliTa, maSinRa
cnis sasaman gemoA WamadTaA da Zal-eqmnis igi, romlisaA ara
hnebavn sikudili~.
20. hrqua iodasaf: `miTxar, wmidao mamao balahvar,
viTar iyo dasabami miwevnisa SenisaA sazomsa amas, anu viTar
miemTxYe saqmesa amas monazonebisasa?~
miugo wmidaman balahvar: `raJams Seveyav sofelsa amas,
vixile, scvalebda raA kacTa saqmiTi-saqmed da naTesaviTi-
naTesavad da vhxedevd kacTa amas Sina, viTarca saSrialsa15
zeda, winaSe mowevnadTa borotTa, da vhxedevd gancxromasa
Sina mokled da Sromasa mosagebelisa misisasa friad,
Sevinane winaA[s]wari ugunurebaA Cemi da gardamatebuli
cTomaA Cemi da viwye bunebisagan mwuxarebisa saqmed
simarTlisa, da viwye mwysad gonebisa Cemisa da aRvixilen
Tualni Cemni da davawulilade gankiTxvaA Tavisa CemisaA,
raATa aRvaSeno darRueuli igi pirveli Cem Soris da raATa
miviwio sazomsa wmidaTa mamaTasa. da [v]hKednidi gulsa
Cemsa dRiTi-dRed, vidremdis moiqca siyuarulad qristesa
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19. sityva gaawyvetina ufliswulma:
_ nuRar ganagrZob; umjobesia, sulisTvis sasargeb-
lo ram miambo.
miugo balavarma:
_ gamocdili mkurnali Tuki mZime seniT Sepyrobils
Sexvdeba, mis gansakurneblad ar daiwyebs saWmel-
sasmeliT xorcis gazuluqebas, radgan amiT mxolod
nebivrdeba xorci, es ki umetesad sazianoa sxeulisaTvis.
gamocdilma eqimma icis, rom umjobesia sakvebis
SezRudviTa da wamlebiT umkurnalos sneuls, da Tu
RmerTi inebebs, Zleuli iqneba avadmyofoba. amis Semdeg
aRarc saWmel-sasmels daukaveben avadmyofs, ufro
gemrielic gaxdeba igi misTvis da sxeulic moZlierebas
daiwyebs, Tuki RmerTs misi sikvdili ar ganuzraxavs.
20. uTxra iodasafma:
_ wmidao mamao balavar, miTxari, Sen rogorRa
daiwye da miaRwie monazvnur srulyofilebas?
miugo wmida balavarma:
_ roca SevuerTdi sofels, davinaxe, yovel saqmesa da
TaobebSi icvlebodnen admianebi, ufskrulSi
mimwyvdeulebiviT Zrwodnen mosalodneli ubedurebis
winaSe, davinaxe isic, rom maTi bedniereba xanmokle iyo,
Sroma ki mis mosapoveblad _ Zalian mZime da xangrZlivi.
Sevinane Cemi uwindeli ugunureba da zRvargadasuli
Secdomebi. uneburad damwuxrda Cemi guli
WeSmaritebisaTvis, daviwye gonebis srulyofa, mzera
mivapyari sakuTar Tavs da zedmiwevniT ganvsaje igi,
raTa kvlav aRmedgina is, rac CemSi uwin iyo da amgvarad,
wmida mamebs mivmsgavsebodi. yoveldRiurad vwvrTnidi
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da wadierebad keTilTa mimarT. da merme viwye Senebad
nebisa da gulisTqumisa Cemisa Cueulebisagan maTisa, da
davadgine flobasa queSe Cemsa da vaiZulebd tYrTvad
kanonTa SjulisaTa da sixarulsa moTminebisasa, vidremdis
aRmeZarcua wyudiadi sibnelisaA da momqarda simTrvale
udebebisaA, da kadnier veeqmen SuebaTa da gulisTqumaTa. da
davinaxe augi saqmeTa CemTaA, romelTa ganveSore. da
gamomecxada umetesobaA misi, romelsa mivicvale. da
gandidna amas Sina wadierebaA Cemi. da vaZoebdi Tavsa Cemsa,
viTarca aZoebn winamZRuari samwysoTa TYsTa, romeli
miagebn morCilTa da urCTa saqmeTa maTTaebr. es(reT
vi)Ruwid Tavsa Cemsa, odesme pativ-[v]sci moTminebisaTYs
da odesme vtanji uTminoebisaTYs, vidremdis SevikrZale,
romeli Seviyuare, da ganviSore, romeli moviZule~.
hrqua iodasaf: `saqme ese, romelsa ityY da hqadageb Sen
da moyuasni Senni, TYT raAme gamohnaxeTa sibrZniTa da mec-
nierebiTa TqueniTa da hpoeT mas Sina WeSmaritebaA da
gamoirCieT sxuaTagan wesTa, anu RmerTman giKmo da Kma-
eciT?~
hrqua balahvar: `umaRles da udidebules ars sibrZnesa
amis soflisasa saqme ese, da ukueTumca queyanisa sibrZniTa
dadves Suenieri ese moqalaqobaA monazonebisaA, advilmca
da farTo iyo gzaA misi. da ukueTumca kacobriviTa saqmiTa
Seqmnul iyo ese, soflisamca siyuarulsa awuevda da
yovelTa saSuebelTa da gansacxromelTa misTa, aramed saqme
ars ucxoA, qadagebuli RmrTisa mier WeSmaritisa
gancxadebulad, damKsneli saqmeTa winaaRmdgomTa
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Cems guls, vidre qristes siyvaruliT ar aRivso igi da
umjobesi ar moisurva, sakuTari neba da gulisTqmebi
gadavaCvie maT Cveulebebs da davimorCile isini;
vaiZule, rjulis mcnebebi daecvaT da moTminebis
sixaruli ganecadaT, vidre sruliad ar ganmSorda
wyvdiadi da sizarmacis daudevroba ar ganqarda.
magram, erTxelac, kvlav Seveyav gancxromas da avyevi
gulisTqmebs. maSin ufro metad davinaxe saZageleba im
saqmeebisa, rac moZulebuli da mitovebuli mqonda, da
ufro meti sidiadiTve gamoCnda upiratesoba RvTis
gzisa, romelsac vuRalate; kvlav daucxromeli survi-
liT aRvinTe, wadiereba momemata, survili gamimZafrda,
amitom ufro meti gulmodginebiT daviwye sulisaTvis
zrunva, _ imgvarad veqceodi Cems Tavs, rogorc mwyemsi _
Tavis faras, romelic damsaxurebisamebr miagebs mis
morCilsa Tu urCs. msgvsadve, pativs mivagebdi Cems Tavs
moTminebisaTvis, mouTmenlobisaTvis ki vsjidi, amgva-
rad vwvrTnidi, vide ar ganvimtkice is, rac Seviyvare
da ar ganvaSore is, rac moviZule.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ is, rasac Sen da Seni moyvasni hqadagebT, Tqven
TviTon moiZieT Tqveni sibrZniT, Tu RmerTma
gamogicxadaT da ismineT misi?
miugo balavarma:
_ rasac Sen ismen, yovelgvar sibrZneze uaRmatebu-
lesia. monazvnuri, RvTivsaTno cxovreba rom kacobrivi
gonebiT iyos SesaZlebeli, advili iqneboda igi, misi gza
ki _ farTo. adamianTa neba-surviliTa da mowadinebiT
rom iyos amgvari yofa mofiqrebuli, wuTisoflis
siyvarulsac iqadagebda igi da amsofliur Svebasa da
gancxromasac iTvisebda. magram monazvnoba ucxoa am
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RmrTisaTa, nebaTa ganmkueTeli, mizezTa gulisTqumisaTa
moZule, gancxromisa da saSuebelTa misTa ganmaqarvebeli
da mwodebeli nebisa RmrTisa Cuenisa iesuAs qristHsa. da
ese cxad ars, viTarmed brZanebaA ars caTa da queyanisa
meufisaA, romeli-igi Tanamosaydre ars mamisa da yovladw-
midisa sulisaA, rameTu uzeSTaes ars gamoTqumisa da uzeS-
Taes bunebisa da xilvisa. da romelTame uCuena RmerTman
wesi ese wmidaA piriTa wmidaTa mociqulTa da winaAswarme-
tyuelTaATa, hrwmena da cxondes, da rameTu WeSmaritad
wmidaTa mociqulTa mier daemtkica sakYrveli ese
angelozTami mimsgavsebuli cxorebaA~.
21. hrqua iodasaf: `raA ars sibrZne ese qebuli,
metnobiTa da sisruliTa da yovliTa ZaliTa patiosniTa
savse, da viTar ara yovelni kacni irgeben?~
hrqua wmidaman balahvar: `msgavs ars saxe sibrZnisa misi-
saA mzesa, romeli miefinebis yovelTa zeda kacTa, didTa da
mcireTaca, da aravis daayenebs, romelni irgebden misgan, da
arca gantfobad, vis undes misgan, da arcaRa axloAT Kel-
ismiyofad ru pesa16 missa. xolo ukueTu visme ara undes
rupesa
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rgomis , ara braleul ars mze. egreca ars saqme sibrZnisaA
kacTa Soris dRedmde aRdgomisa, rameTu naTeli misi
yovelTa zeda miefinebis, viTarca naTeli mzisaA, da axloAT
Sesapyrobel ars. xolo kacni hmatan mas Sina urTierTas,
viTarca raA margaliti, romelime Rirn asis bevris da
romelime oris dangis. xolo romeli eZiebn sibrZnesa da
moipoon da SeikrZalon sibrZne igi sulieri ara
saxelisdebiT xolo, aramed saqmiT aRasrulon, iyos igi vi-
Tarca margaliti mravalsasyidlisaA18. da ukueTu vinme
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soflisTvis, da WeSmariti RvTis mier aris cxadad
qadagebuli, nebas daimorCilebs, gulisTqmas moiZulebs,
miwier siamovnebebs uaryofs da Cveni RmerTis, ieso
qristes nebas eZiebs. cxadia, rom esaa neba cisa da qveynis
meufis, romelic Tanamosaydrea mamisa da yovlad-
wmindisa sulisa. winaswarmetyvelTa da mociqulTa
piriT gaacxada RmerTma monazvnobis wesi; da romelTac
irwmunes, cxondnen. ase rom, WeSmaritad wminda
mociqulTa mier damtkicda (gavrcelda) sakvirveli
angelozebrivi cxovreba.
21. hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ ra sibrZnea es, romelic cnobilia Tavisi
uzeSTaesobiTa da srulyofilebiT da romelic
yovelgvari keTilismoqmedi ZaliTaa savse? an yvela
adamiani ratom ar eswrafvis mas?
miugo wmida balavarma:
_ es sibrZne msgavsia mzis, romelic, Tanasworad
efineba yvelas _ didsac da mciresac. aravis ukrZalavs
misiT sargeblobas, aravis ganiSorebs misgan, arc mas,
vinc Tbeba da arc mas, visac mis sxivebze xelis Sevleba
surs, xolo Tuki vinmes ar surs misiT sargebloba, mzis
ra bralia?! amgvarivea urTierToba adamianebsa da
sibrZnes Soris, mkvdreTiT aRdgomamde, radgan sibrZnis
naTeli yvelas Tanasworad efineba, iseve, rogoc mzis
naTeli. magram adamianebi sibrZnis SeZenaSic
gansxvavdebian erTmaneTisagan, radgan erTni meores
metoben sibrZnismoyvareobaSi; asevea margalitebic,
zogi asi aTasi dangi Rirs, zogi _ ki ori dangi. Tu kaci
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ibrZne balavaris
isii
balavaris
didi igi margaliti ver moipoos, mciredica igi, daRacaTu
undoA ars, keTilve ars~.
hrqua iodasaf: `ars-mea sibrZne, romelsamca ver mis-
wuTes meZiebelni misni mravalJam da merme moiqca da
poamca?~
hrqua balahvar: `esreT ars umravlesTa kacTa saqme
sibrZnesa Sina, rameTu sibrZne mravladferad ganiyofvis:
romelime axloA ars da ganmartebuli, da romelime Sori
ars da Zniadmisawdomeli, da romelime cxadi da romelime
dafaruli, da romelime saCinoA da romelime RrmaA. da
msgavs ar[s] saxe amisi saxesa wyalTasa, romelni
aRmoscendian siRrmisagan queyanisa: romelime maTgani
axloA, viTarca wyaroni aRmomduRareni, da romelime kac
erT gina erT horol aRmoecemis, da romelime guamTagan
RrmaTa aRmoecenebis, da romelime urwyulTa, romlisa
siRrmesa Sina ara Cans wyali. da merme wyalnica mraval saxe
arian; da romelime zeze ars da tkbil da hamo ars, da
romelsame zeda Sekrbis siSore da simrRYe da simcire, da
romelsame zeda Sekrbian sihamoe da siaxloe da simZafre~.
22. hrqua iodasaf: `uwyi vina[A] Tquensa gareSe, rome-
limca qadagebda sawuTroAsa datevebasa da saSuebelTa
misTa Seuracxyofasa?~
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mxolod sityviT ar eZebs sibrZnes, aramed saqmiTac
Seitkbobs da aRasrulebs mas, ZviradRirebul margali-
tis mompovebels hgavs; xolo vinc did margalits ver
miswvdeba da mcires moipovebs, esec kargia misTvis.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ SeiZleba, rom mTeli cxovreba eZios kacma sibrZne
da ver SeiZinos igi, Semdeg ki moulodnelad
aRmoaCinos?
miugo balavarma:
_ swored amgvarad emarTeba bevrs, radgan TviT
sibrZnec mravalgvaria: zogi axloa da martivi, zogi
Soreulia da Znelad misawvdomi, zogi cxadia da zogic
dafaruli, zogi xilvadia, zogi ki uxilavi da
siRrmiseuli. es yvelaferi hgavs wyals, romelic
dedamiwis siRrmidan amoedineba: zogi axloa zedapir-
Tan da wyarod amoCuxCuxebs, zogi kacis an Subis
simaRlezea miwidan, zogi nayofier niadagSi moedineba,
zogi ki urwyul da udabno adgilebSic gvxvdeba, Tumca
ki miwis wiaRSia Rrmad Camaluli. da Tanac, wyalic
mravalgvaria: zogi miwidan amoedineba da sasiamovno da
tkbilia sasmelad, zogi Soridan iRebs saTaves, mRvriea
da Zlivs mowanwkarebs, sxvani ki gemosac, siaxlovesac da
simZafresac erTbaSad floben.
22. hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ Tqvens garda Tu icnobT iseT xalxs, wuTisoflis
siZulvilsa da amsofliur siamovnebaTa uaryofas rom
aswavlides?
miugo balavarma:
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hrqua balahvar: `queyanasa amas aw Cuen varT da sxuaA ar-
avin ars, xolo sxuaTa queyanaTa arian kacni marTalni,
romelni Sjulierad ityYan TavTa TYsTa eniTa maTiTa da
qadageben wesierebasa, da mravalni saqmeni warwymdebian maT
Soris; da romelnime maTganni saqmiT sityuasa aRasruleben
da romelime winaaRudgebis sityuasa TYssa saqmiTa TYsiTa.
da umravlesni maTganni SecTomil arian saqmiTa da sityYTa
misTYs. da iwvalnes saqmeni maTni saqmeTagan CuenTa”19.
hrqua iodasaf: `raATa sacnaur ars, viTarmed Tquen
uWeSmaritessa hqadagebT maTsa, da saqme vinaAca moiwia
Tquenda, egreca maTda?~
hrqua balahvar: `yoveli WeSmaritebaA iesuAs qristes
mier moecemis kacsa, rameTu yovelTa kacTa uwoda misa.
romelTame ismines da Seiwynares KmaA igi yovliTa wesiTa
da samarTaliTa misiTa, da nayofi misi gansrulebuli
RmerTsa miupyres, viTar-igi jer-iyo, da romelTame ara
aqunda gonebasa maTsa simtkice da moTminebaA, daimZimes,
moiwyines da warwymdes. aw raA sworebaA ars dammarxvelisaA
warmwymedelisa Tana, gina aRmaSenebelisaA damarRuevelisa
Tana, da moTminisaA uTminoAsa Tana? rameTu aravin
aRmoTquas sityuaA SjulisaA, garna Zirisagan WeSmaritisa
qadagebulisa. aramed ganwvala Soris Cuensa da maTsa
axalsaxiobaman maTman, da gamoirCies saukunesa zeda. xolo
qadagebaA ese moiRes winaAswarmetyuelTa da mociqulTa
pirvelTa maT mimarT, da romelni samarTliT Seiwynarebdes
da ucvalebel iyvnes, da erTobiT mohqonda qadagebuli igi.
xolo winaAswarmetyuelman, raJams aRasrulis qadagebaA
TYsi da ganacxadis mxilebaA saRmrToA winaSe kacTa da
arRaravis aqun sityYsgebaA winaSe RmrTisa mimarT
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_ am mxareSi aseTebi mxolod Cven varT. sxva
qveynebSic imyofeba marTlad mcxovrebi xalxi,
romlebic morwmuneebs uwodeben Tavs da romlebic
TavianT mSobliur enaze qadageben RvTivsaTno
cxovrebas, magram bevr rameSic cdebian. erTni saqmiT
aRasruleben imas, rasac sityviT amboben, meoreni
TavianTsave naTqvam sityvas saqmiT ewinaaRmdegebian,
sxvani saqmiTac da sityviTac cdebian, amitom wvalebaSi
arian da ganxeTqilebaa Cvensa da maT Soris.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ riT gamoicnoba, rom Tqven maTze sworad qadagebT
WeSmaritebas, da saqmeebi, romelsac Tqven akeTebT,
ukeTesia maT saqmeebze?
miugo balavarma:
_ yovelgvari WeSmariteba ieso qristes mier eZleva
kacs, radgan RvTisgan yvelaa mowodebuli, magram zogma
ismina da Seiwynara misi xma, gulisxmayo igi mis
sibrZnesa da WeSmaritebaSi da miitana RvTis winaSe
morCilebis nayofi. xolo maT, romelTac ar gamoiCines
gonebis simtkice da moTmineba, ganuwyvetliv swrafva
WeSmaritebisaken, damZimdnen, saso warikveTes da
warwymdnen. ra saerTo aqvs Semkrebs gamflangvelTan,
aRmaSenebels damaqcevelTan an damTmens mouTmenelTan?!
veravin SesZlebs rwmenaze saubars, Tu igi WeSmaritebis
Ziridan ar aris amozrdili. Cvens Soris ganyofa ki iman
gamoiwvia, rom maT Sescvales WeSmariteba da sxva ram
airCies, Tumca ki winawarmetyvelTa da pirvel-
mociqulTa swavlebas qadageben. mas Semdeg, rac
aRsruldeba winaswarmetyvelis movaleoba, iqadageba
WeSmariteba da RvTis mier mxilebul iqnebian adamia-
nebi, veRaravin SeZlebs RvTis winaSe Tavis marTlebas
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umecrebisaTYs, Sewiris RmrTisa da darCis eri da mravalTa
welTa upyried wesi da samarTali da mSjavri misi. da amisa
Semdgomad aRadginnes kacTa SfoTni da borotni,
warwymides locvaA da Seudges nebaTa da moaklda
swavlulebaA da wariRes mecnierTa mecnierebaA maTi da
aravin daSTa maTgani, garna mciredni; da iginica Seuracx-
iqmnnes ugunurTagan. da daSrta sibrZne da aRegzna
ugunurebaA.
da amas Sina warKda naTesavi igi da aRdga sxuaA
naTesavi, romelTa esminave ara saqme swavlulebisaA. da
iwyo ugunurebaman aRgzebad da ganmravlebad, da
mecnierebaman moklebad da daSretad, da gardacvalnes
sityuani wignTani ucxopirad da sxuad Zalad Zalisagan
TYsisa, da dauteves gzaA simarTlisaA. da amas Tana
aRiarebdes sityuasa wignTasa da gamosTargmanebdes
msgavsad nebisa maTisa, Seiwynarebdes gamoTqumulsa da
dauteobdes samarTalsa. da [iyo] sityuaA samarTlisaA,
romeli aqus-Ra winaaRmdgomTa CuenTa Zirisagan, romeli
qadages mociqulTa. aw Cuenca aRviarebT wignTa maT da
winaaRudgebiT Setyuebasa maTsa, rameTu gamoxatulsa
xolo scnoben wignTagan, da WeSmaritebasa missa ver Rirs-
iqmn[n]es damtkicebad~.
23. kualad Tqua balahvar: `me vhgoneb, viTarmed arasada
asmies mamasa Sensa cocxlebiT da arca vin sada zraxul ars
misda erTgulebiT, da arca mas gulisKma-uyofies
moRuawebiT~.
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umecrebisa da ucodinrobis momizezebiT. winaswar-
metyveli msxverplad ewireba ufals, eri ki rCeba da
mraval wels icavs winaswarmetyvelisagan gadmocemul
wes-Cveulebebs, mcnebebsa da kanonebs. magram raki
adamianebma kvlav ganaaxles SfoTi da ganamravles
boroteba, moiZules locva, daiwyes TviTneboba, iklo
Seuryvnelma swavlebam, gonierTa sibrZne moispo da
aRaravin darCa morwmune, mciredis garda. isinic
ugunurTa mier iqnnen Seuracxyofilni, daiSrita
sibrZne da aRzevda umecreba.
gadavida es Taoba. movida sxva Taoba, romelsac
aranairi swavleba ar smenoda. kidev ufro gamravlda da
imZlavra umecrebam da ugunurebam, Sesustda da dailia
codna, gaqrobis piras mivida igi. winaswarmetyvelTa da
mociqulTagan danatovari swavleba TviTneburad
Secvales da Seryvnes da gadascdnen WeSmaritebis
gzidan. Tumca kvlav aRiarebdnen wignebSi dawerils,
magram TviTneburad, sakuTari gonebiT ganmartavdnen
mas, ucdomelad miiCnevdnen sakuTar naazrevs da,
amgvarad, ufro da ufro Sordebodnen WeSmaritebas. ase
rom, mwvalebelTa swavlebac mociqulTa naqadagaridan
aris amozrdili, radgan maszea dafuZnebuli;
mociqulTa wignebs Cvenc vaRiarebT, magram mwvalebelTa
swavlebas ki vewinaaRmdegebiT, radgan isini mxolod
sityviT aRiareben am wignebSi dawerils, maTi
WeSmariti azrSemcveloba ki miuwvdomelia maTTvis.
23. ganagrZo balavarma:
_ me vfiqrob, rom am yvelafris Sesaxeb warmodgenac
ara aqvs mamaSens. arvis usaubria masTan gulwrfelad da
arc Tavad cdila WeSmaritebis moZiebas.
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hrqua iodasaf: `romlisa jerisaTYs ara iRuawes
brZenTa misa mimarT esodenTa JamTa?~
hrqua balahvar: `amisTYs, rameTu icodes adgili sityY-
sa maTisaA, da odesme daacadian mxilebaA maTdaca mimarT,
romelni udaSnes da ufroAs samarTlis da sityYs
Semwynarebel iyvnian mamisa Senisasa. rameTu Se-ca-eyvis
kaci kacsa mravalTa JamTa da megobar aried urTierTas, da
araraA ganhyofn maT Soris, garna Sjuli da sibrZne. da
daRacaTu friad ewyalin, aramed arave gamoacxadis
saidumloA igi sibrZnisaA~.
Tqua iodasaf: `viTar egebis ese yofad?~
hrqua balahvar: `ese saxe ars mefisaA mis, romeli gan-
agebda sameufosa TYssa sibrZniTa da mecnierebiTa, da
iRuwida mSYdobisa maTisaTYs mravliTa gulsmodginebiTa
da gangebiTa saqmeTa sawu[T]roAsaTa, viTar-igi jer-arn
mefeTa, romelTa aqun siyuaruli erisa TYsisaA. da esua
Tanamzraxvali kaci saxieri da sarwmunoA, ganyenebuli
yovlisagan saqmisa borotisa, romeli yovladve saxierebasa
da keTilsa azraxebn mefesa kacTa mimarT. da kaci ese
miwevnul iyo saqmesa Sjulisasa da mravalgzis SemTxueul
iyo kacTa mecnierTa da ganyenebulTa soflisagan. da masca
eseviTari gonebaA aqunda frTxili da marTali, da friad
kadnierebaA aqunda winaSe mefisa, aramed ara gamoucxadeb-
da dafarulsa TYssa. da farulad epyra RmrTismsaxurebaA
keTili. da raJams ixilis mefe kerpTa Tayuaniscemad da
adidebn raA dResaswaulsa maTsa, friad Seelmis, viTarca
elmin raA kacsa Svilisa TYsisaTYs, raJams SeaSTobn mas
eSmaki. da mravalgzis unebn mas mis Tana sityYsa-yofaA
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hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ dRemde brZenTagan ratom aravin esaubra mamaCems?
miugo balavarma:
_ imitom, rom maT ician Tqmis dro da adgili. isini
ar Cqarobdnen, emxilebinaT mamaSenis Tanamoazreni.
xdeba, rom dauaxlovdeba da daumegobrdeba kaci kacs.
da araferi yofs maT, rwmenis garda. brZens Tumc Zlier
ecodeba megobari, magram mainc ar umxels misi sibrZnis
saidumloebas.
_ es rogor?! _ ikiTxa iodasafma.
miugo balavarma:
_ es hgavs am ambavs: iyo erTi mefe. es mefe sibrZniTa
da gonierebiT ganagebda samefos da didi gulmodgi-
nebiT icavda qveynis mSvidobianobas, _ imgvarad
warmarTavda saqveyno saqmeebs, rogorc es Tavisi xalxis
mosiyvarule mefeebs sCveviaT. mefes erTi keTili da
erTguli mrCeveli hyavda, yovelgvari borotebisagan
ganSorebuli. veziri dReniadag xalxisTvis
sakeTildReo da sasargeblo rCevebs aZlevda mefes. es
kaci ganswavluli iyo rjulis mcnebebSic. mravaljer
Sexvedroda morwmuneebs da maT, romelTac datovebuli
hqondaT wuTisofeli da TviTonac maTnairad fiqrobda,
frTxili da wrfeli goneba hqonda da didi
uflebebiTac sargeblobda mefis winaSe, magram gulis
saidumlos ki ar umxelda mbrZanebels, _ farulad
emsaxureboda RmerTs. da roca xedavda, Tu rogor
emoneboda mefe kerpebs da rogor iRebda minawileobas
maT ritualebSi, mwared ganicdida, guli Sestkioda
masze imgvarad, rogorc mama swuxs xolme Svilze,
romelsac eSmaki tanjavs. bevrjer surda vezirs
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SjulisaTYs, da hkiTxis moyuasTa TYsTa amis jerisaTYs.
xolo maT hrques: “Sen umecnieres xar Sinagansa missa
gonebasa, da ukueTu hpovo adgili, yav sityuaA mis Tana,
aramed krZalvaAca jer-ars, rameTu dauZinebel ars eSmaki
borotisaTYs, nuukue ganakrTos gonebaA misi Sengan da
borotisyofadca aRsZra moyuasTa SenTa zeda”.
da friad iurvin kaci igi mefisaTYs da eZiebda Jamsa,
raATamca pova adgili mxilebisaA. da warKdes amas Sina
dReni mravalni, da hrqua mefeman kacsa mas Ramesa erTsa:
“moguale da mividodiT qalaqsa Sina, raATa vixiloT saqme
kacTaA”. da iyo slvasa mas maTsa qalaqsa Sina, da
miemTxYvnes sanagvesa rasame didsa. da ixila mefeman si-
naTle raAme viTarca cecxlisaA muniT gamo. da warvida
mefe da Tanamzraxvali misi xilvad misa.
da viTarca mieaxlnes, poves kaci vinme, romelsa
gamoeTxara sanagvesa mas Sina msgavsi quabisaA da sxdes mas
Sina igi da coli misi. da iyo maT zeda samoseli undoA
msgavsad glaxakTa. da hxedvides raA amas, esma muniT gamo
KmaA simRerisaA. da viTar ganicdides KureliT SeRmarT,
ixiles kaci igi, rameTu inaKiT-jda skoreTa maT zeda, da
dedakaci igi, rameTu uwdevda da rokvida winaSe misa, da
Seasxamn qebasa, viTarca jer-arn mefeTaTYs da ufliT
hxadin mas da igi – dedofliT. da ornive aqebdes TavTa
maTTa, ixarebdes da ganscxrebodes trfialebiTa urTi-
erTas. xolo mefe igi da Tanamzraxvali misi myoarJam hxed-
vides da ganicdides saqmesa maTasa, viTar-igi mxiarul
iyvnes egeviTarsa cxorebasa maTsa. da warvida mefe igi da
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rwmenaze esaubra mefesTan, daekiTxa kidec amis Sesaxeb
morwmune megobrebs, maT ki urCies:
_ Sen ukeT icnob mefes. ici misi gonebis faruli
azrebic. da Tuki Sesaferis dros SearCev, esaubre mas,
magram sifrTxilec gmarTebs, radgan eSmaks ar sZinavs,
daZrwis, rom vinme moinadiros da boroti SeamTxvios,
amitom yovelnairad ecdeba Sens winaaRmdeg ganawyos
mefe da Sens megobrebsac gadaamteros igio.
wuxda veziri mefis gamo, magram verafers Sveloda.
xelsayrel SemTxvevasRa eloda, raTa uadgilo ar
yofiliyo misi saubari. ase gadioda dReebi.
erT saRamos mefem SesTavaza vezirs, qalaqi
SemoevloT da gaegoT, rogor cxovrobda xalxi.
siarulisas nagvis did grovas waawydnen. mefem nagvidan
gamomavali sinaTle SeniSna. cecxliviT brialebda
raRac.
mefe da veziri ufro axlos mividnen da dainaxes
kaci. mas nagvis grovaSi gamoqvabulis msgavsi ram
gamoeTxara da colTan erTad ijda. tanT daZonZili
samosi ecvaT. uceb `gamoqvabulidan~ simReris xma moisma.
mefem da vezirma xvrelis siRrmes miapyres mzera da
nagvis grovaze mjdomi kaci SeniSnes, mis win dedakaci
cekvavda da mReroda, kacs jamSi Rvinos usxamda da Tan
qeba-didebas asxamda mefeTa msgavsad. qali ufals
uwodebda kacs, kaci ki dedoflad saxeldebda mas.
oriveni erTmaneTs aqebdnen, ilxendnen da tkbebodnen
urTierTsiyvaruliT. mefe da veziri didxans umzerd-
nen am sanaxaobas, acvifrebdaT col-qmris qceva da
ukvirdaT maTi amgvari yofiT kmayofileba.
gaognebuli mefe vezirs miubrunda da uTxra:
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Tanamzraxvali misi gankYrvebulni maTgan. da hrqua mefeman
moyuassa TYssa: “arasada gYnda cxorebaA Cueni me da Sen da
arca esreT mxiarulebiT SeviwynareT, viTar-ese glaxaki,
romeli vixileT skoreTa maT Sina colisa TYsisa Tana. da me
esre vhgoneb, viTarmed amas Sina arian yovelni dReni
maTni”.
maSin pova Tanamzraxvalman adgili sityYsaA mefesa Tana
da hrqua mas: “nu hgoneb, mefe, viTarmed didebaA ese da
sufevaA romelsa Sina viSuebT, ara esreve saxed Seracxil
ars da sawunel winaSe maTsa, romelTa ician didebaA da
sufevaA saukunoA, romeli ganumzados RmerTman moyuareTa
TYsTa. da saxlebi ese oqroqandakebulni, romelni
vaSen[e]niT, da siSueniere xatisaA da brwyinvalebaA sa-
moselTa CuenTa[A] esreve saxed Seracxil ars winaSe maTsa,
romelni hxedven mermeTa maT KeliTuqmnelTa taZarTa da
TualTSeudgamsa samoselsa, viTarca-ese Cuen vhxedavT
imaT Tana gardareulsa Seuracxebasa. da Tavm[oT]ne[o]baA
ese didebisa CuenisaA msga[vs] iyos TavmoTneobasa imaTsa,
r[omelsa] ganvikiTxavT da gYkYrs”.
hrqua mas mefeman: “da icni vina eseviTar[i]sa saxisa
mecnierni kacni?” hrqua kacman man: “arian kacni, romelni
hmsaxureben RmerTsa da dauteobia sofeli ese da yoveli
xati eriskacobisaA Seuracxuyofie[s] da arian aw udabnoTa,
mTaTa da quabTa Sina qristes siyuarulisaTYs da saukunoA
igi uxilavs da Seuyuarebia, gamocades sofeli ese da pov-
es yoveli didebaA misi warmavali”.
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_ arasodes yofila CvenTvis cxovreba imgvarad
sawadeli da sasurveli, rogorc amaTTvis. arasodes
gagvixaria misiT imgvarad, rogorc nagavSi msxdom am
glaxakebs. vfiqrob, yoveli dRe aseTi unda iyos maTTvis.
swored droulad CaTvala vezirma, ramdenime sityva
eTqva mefisTvis.
_ mefeo, nu ggonia, rom dideba da pativi, romliTac
vnetarebT Cven amJamad, iseTive sasurveli da mosawonia
qristianebisTvis, rogorc CvenTvis, radgan isini
RvTisgan mis moyvarulTaTvis gamzadebul saukuno
sufevasa da didebas elian, sxva yvelaferi ki
saZulvelia maTTvis. Cven maT metismet araraobas
vxedavT, imaTTvis ki is oqro-qandakebuli sasaxleebi da
Zvirfasi TvlebiT mooWvili samoselia araraoba,
romelsac Cven miveltviT. maTTvis garegnuli, xiluli
pativi da dideba araferia imasTan SedarebiT, romelic
uxilavia da romelsac Semdgom cxovrebaSi elian isini _
xelTuqmnel taZarsa da TvalSeudgam samosels. Cven
gvikvirs maTi, maTTvis ki Cveni Tavmomwoneoba da
TviTkmayofilebaa is nagavi, risi Semxedvarenic, maT
ganvikiTxavT.
hkiTxa mas mefem:
_ Sen icnob aseT xalxs?
_ eseni is adamianebi arian, romlebic WeSmarit
RmerTs emsaxurebian. maT datoves wuTisofeli, uaryves
amqveyniuri cxovreba da udabnoSi, mTebsa da gamoqvabu-
lebSi cxovroben, qristes siyvaruliT gulanTebulni.
maT swamT saukuno cxovrebis da mas eswrafvian. xolo es
sofeli ki moiZules, radgan gamoscades igi da Seicnes
misi didebis warmavloba.
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hrqua mas mefeman: da “raA ars sufevaA saukunoA?” hrqua
Tanamzraxvalman man: “sufevaA saukunoA SuebaA ars,
romelsa ara Seudgs siglaxak[e]; da sixaruli ars, romelsa
ara Seudgs urvaA; da simrTele ars, romelsa ara Seudgs
salmobaA; da mefobaA ars, romelsa ara aqus aRsasruli; da
mSYdobaA ars, romelsa ara Seudgs [Si]Si; da cxorebaA ars,
romelsa ara SeamrRuevs sikudili, da igi ars sofeli uxr-
wnelebisaA da miiReben sawadelsa maTsa TYnier Sromisa da
rudunebisa”. hrqua mefeman: ars-me vina amis adgilisa Rirs,
anu viTar SesaZlebel ars Seslvad adgilsa mas?”20 hrqua
Tanamzraxvalman man mefesa: “aravis zeda daKSul ars kari
qristesi, romelni eZieben Seslvad kariT”. hrqua mefeman:
“da raA ars gzaA igi?” hrqua Tanamzraxvalman: “msaxurebaA
samebis[a] wmidisaA, romelman dahbadna yovelni dabade-
bulni, da datevebad yoveli samsaxurebeli TYnier misa”.
hrqua mefeman: “da raA yeneba-geyo Sen Txrobad Cemda esevi-
Tari gzaA vidre aqamomde?” hrqua Tanamzraxvalman man: “ara
orgulebiTa CemiTa davacade ese aqamomde, arca vhride
gonebauqmoebasa Sensa, rameTu srul xar yovliT-kerZo, ar-
amed mayenebda zari mefobisa SenisaA”. hrqua mefeman:
“ukueTu saqme ese WeSmarit ars, ara gYRirs, raATa udeb-
vyoT ZiebaA misi yovliTa moswrafebiTa da SromiTa. da
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hkiTxa mefem:
_ ra aris saukuno cxovreba?
miugo vezirma:
_ saukuno cxovreba netarebaa, romelsac ar axlavs
siglaxake, dausrulebeli sixarulia, romelsac ar
sdevs mwuxareba, simrTelea, romelsac ar sdevs salmoba,
maradiuli myofobaa, romelsac ara aqvs dasasruli,
mSvidobaa, romelsac ar sdevs SiSi, maradiuli
cxovrebaa, romelsac ar emuqreba sikvdili. es aris
uxrwnelebis samyofeli, sadac yovelgvari Sromisa da
garjis gareSe miiRweva sasurveli.
hkiTxa mefem:
_ aris vinme im adgilis Rirsi? an rogor SeiZleba iq
Sesvla?
miugo vezirma:
_ arc erTi iq Sesvlis msurvelisTvis ar aris dax-
Suli `kari qristesi~, Tuki am kariT ecdebian Sesvlas.
hkiTxa mefem:
_ ra gziT aris es SesaZlebeli?
miugo vezirma:
_ wmida samebis msaxurebiT. unda uaryo sxva yovelive
da mxolod mas emsaxuro, romlis mieracaa yovelive
Seqmnili _ cocxali da aracocxali.
_ aqamde ratom araferi miTxari am gzis Seasaxeb? -
hkiTxa mefem.
miugo vezirma:
_ Cems erTgulebaSi eWvs nu Seitan, mefev. orgulobis
gamo ar movqceulvar amgvarad. arc Sens gonierebaSi
Semparvia eWvi, radgan vici, rom saRad msjelob da
srulyofili xar yovelmxriv, aramed damabrkola
samefo pativma, romelsac Sen flob.
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ukueTu saeWuel ars, Tanaguac, raATa vyoT yoveli SromaA
C[emi], vidremdis miviwineT, WeSmarit Tu ars saqme ese,
xolo dafarvaA ese amis saqmisaA Cuengan did Secodeba ars
winaSe Cemsa, daRacaTu gulpyrobil var Sendami”. hrqua
Tanamzraxvalman man: aw ukue mibrZaneb-a, raATa maradis
gauwyebde saqmesa amas da mogaKsenebde JamiTi-Jamad? hrqua
mefeman: “ara Tu JamiTi-Jamad, aramed daucxromelad. dRe
da Rame ganusuenebelad iyavn zraxvaA ese Senda da Cemda,
rameTu saqme ese sakYrvel ars da ara jer-ars udebebiT
warwymedad eseviTari SesaZineli, aramed Ziebad
moswrafed”.
da Tqua wmidaman balahvar: `Semdgomad amisa guesma, vi-
Tarmed mefe igi da Tanamzraxvali misi mSYdobiT Tana-
warhKdes sofelsa amas~.
24. hrqua iodasaf: `arRara aqus yovliT-kerZove siy-
uaruli amis soflisaA gonebasa da arRara Sevaqcev Tavsa
Cemsa mizezTa mier misTa, aramed msuris cxorebisa misTY[s]
saukunoAsa, da aw ganmizraxavs, raATa davadgre Sen Tana,
sadaca iyo, da moviTmino simZime cxorebisa SenisaA^.
hrqua wmidaman balahvar: ukueTu h[yo] ese, emsgavso
mdidarsa mas, romeli emzaxa21 glaxaksa mas, rameTu guesma,
viTarmed: iyo vinme Wabuki mdidrisa Svili, da uTxova
mamaman misman colad misa qali erTi Suenieri da mdidari
naTesavTagan TYsTa. da ara ineba Wabukman man SerTvaA misi.
da aRdga da ivltoda pirisagan mamisa TYsisa. da slvasa mas
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uTxra mefem:
_ Tu es yvelaferi, rac Sengan movismine, WeSmari-
tebaa, raRad vayovnebT, SeviZinoT igi yovelgvari
SromiTa da gulmxurvalebiT, da Tu kidevaa saeWvo rame,
gvmarTebs, rom sruliad gamoviZioT da gaverkveT
WeSmaritebaSi. xolo is, rom dRemde mimalavdi amas,
didi codvaa Seni mxriv, radgan sruliad gendobodi.
_ aw rogor brZanebT, mefev, gauwyoT drodadro am
gzis Sesaxeb?
miugo mefem:
_ ara Tu drodadro, ganuwyvetiv, dRiTa da RamiT,
daucxromlad unda viRvawoT misTvis. ar gvepatieba,
sizarmacisa da daudevrobis gamo rom ar SeviZinoT
umjobesi, aramed mTeli mondomebiT gvmarTebs misi
mopoveba.
_ mogvianebiT SevityveT, rom mefemac da misma
mrCevelmac mSvidobiT dauteves es sofeli, _ daasrula
ambis Txroba wmida balavarma.
24. uTxra iodasafma balavars:
_ aRar maqvs wuTisoflis siyvaruli da aRar mxib-
lavs igi. saukuno cxovreba mwadia da msurs, SenTan
erTad mec vitvirTo Seni cxovrebis simZime.
miugo wmida balavarma:
_ Tuki amgvarad moiqcevi, daemsgavsebi im mdidars,
romelic erT Rataks daumoyvrda. es ki ase iyo: erTma
mdidarma kacma SvilisTvis sacoled mdidari naTesavis
asulis Txova ganizraxa, magram vaJiSvilma uari
ganacxada mis SerTvaze, adga da gaecala mamas, miatova
saxli da gadaixvewa. erTxelac, gzad, erTi Raribi kacis
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missa Sina ixila asuli vinme glaxakisa(A) samosliTa
SeuracxiTa mjdomare karTa zeda saxlisa TYsisaTa, iqmoda
raA KelTsaqmarsa TYssa, da mas Sina hmadlobda da adidebda
RmerTsa. hrqua mas Wabukman man: “vinaA xar, dedakaco, anu
romelTa keTilTa zeda hmadlob RmerTsa?” xolo man hrqua:
“ara uwyia, rameTu mcireman wamalman mravalTagan senTa
iKsnis kaci, egreca mciredsa zeda madlobaman mohmadlis
udidesi? xolo me asuli var berisa erTisa glaxakisaA”. da
Kma-uyo Wabukman man bersa mas. da viTar ganvida misa, hrqua
mas: “ukueTu gnebavs asuli ese Seni mocemad colad Cemda?”
hrqua mas berman man: “ara jer-ars colad Senda asuli
glaxakisaA, rameTu Sen Svili mdidrisaA xar”. hrqua Wabuk-
man man: “vixile sibrZne da gonierebaA asulisa SenisaA, da me
mTnavs igi colad Cemda, da aha esera mdidarTa Svili
dawindebul iyo CemTYs, da me ara vinebe. aw winamiyav
TxovaA Cemi, rameTu keTilad mpoo, ufalsa Tu undes”.
hrqua mas berman man: “daRacaTu Sen gTnavs asuli Cemi,
aramed ver Zal-gic miyvanebaA misi saxlad mamisa Senisa”.
hrqua mas Wabukman man: “me aqa davadgre Tquen Soris da
Tavs-vidva cxorebaA Tqueni”.
xolo beri igi iyo mdidar friad farulad. da Sevida22
saxlsa mis berisasa da ganiZarcua saxe da [Seimosa] samoseli
maT glaxakTaA. da iwyo berman gamocdad misa da aRwonad
gonebisa misisasa. da viTar pova igi yovliT-kerZo brZen da
gonier da cna, viTarmed ara trfialebiTa ugunurebisaATa
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asuli dainaxa. gogona daZonZil samosSi iyo `gamowyo-
bili~, saxlis zRurblTan ijda, xelsaqmianobda da Tan
madlobda da adidebda RmerTs.
Wabuki SeekiTxa:
_ vin xar, asulo, an ra sikeTisaTvis madlob
RmerTs?
man ki upasuxa:
_ gana ar ici, rom mcired wamals mravali senisgan
ZaluZs kacis gankurneba?! aseve metobs mciredisaTvis
RvTis madliereba. xolo me Raribi kacis Svili varo.
maSin Wabukma gverdze gaixmo misi moxuci mama:
_ ar gsurs, rom Seni asuli colad gamomayolo?
_ ar SegSvenis, rom mdidris Svilma Raribi asuli
moiyvano colad, _ upasuxa moxucma.
Wabukma ki miugo:
_ me davrwmundi Tqveni asulis sibrZnesa da
gonierebaSi da gulwrfelad msurs misi coloba.
mdidari mSoblebis asuli iyo daniSnuli Cemze, magram
ar visurve misi moyvana. damde pativi, amisrule saTxo-
vari, da Tu RmerTi inebebs, hpoveb sikeTes CemSi.
uTxra moxucma:
_ marTalia, Sen mogwons Cemi asuli, magram mamaSenis
saxlSi mis moyvanas xom ver gabedav?!
_ me TviTon davrCebi TqvenTan da vitvirTav Tqveni
cxovrebis simZimes, _ upasuxa Wabukma.
es moxuci Zalian mdidari iyo, magram aravin icoda
amis Sesaxeb. Wabuki Sevida moxucis saxlSi, gaixada
Zvirfasi Sesamoseli da maT msgavsad, daZonZili
samoseli Caicva. moxucma ki misi gamocda ganizraxa. da
raki dainaxa, rom yovelmxriv brZeni da gonieri iyo igi,
raki darwmunda, rom sibriyviTa da ugunurebiT ar
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mivida siglaxaked, maSin upyra Keli misi da Seiyvana
saunjesa TYssa. da ganaxuna saunjeni TYsni da uCuena mas
yoveli simdidre TYsi da SuenierebaA adgilisaA mis, romel
arasada exilva egeviTari cxorebasa missa, da hrqua mas:
`Svilo, ese yoveli Seni ars~. da mieriTgan iSuebda Wabuki
igi maradis mas Sina sixaruliT da mxiarulebiT.
25. hrqua iodasaf: `me vesav qristesa Zesa RmrTisasa, vi-
Tarmed CemTYs iyos saxe ese, aramed mesma Sengan, ityode
raA, viTarmed berman gamocada gonebaA mis WabukisaAo. aw
Sen viTar gnebavs gamocdaA gonebisa CemisaA?~
hrqua balahvar: `raATa geSinodis RmrTisa da Seeyo ne-
basa missa yovelTa dReTa SenTa da ganeSoro yovelTa
vnebaTa soflisaTa, rameTu ara warswymeds RmerTi
sasyidelsa Sromisasa da arca warumarTebs saqmesa iWYsasa,
da ganZlierdi, rameTu ara ganmcdel ars ufroAs Zalisa.
dRiTi-dRed geKsened da iwurTidi gonebasa Sensa,
Seipyrobd saqmesa gancdiT da nu sitkboebisaTYs
Sescxardebi pirvel gamocxadebisa, da nuca simwarisaTYs
ganagdeb; ukueTu keTil iyos, ganikiTxevd gulsa Sensa,
raATa ara SegiKdes iWY, da nu mswrafl daamtkiceb mow-
evnulTa gulissityuaTa, vidremdis ara gamoscado dawyn-
arebulebiT da krZalviT, raATa ara midrkes gonebaA Seni
nebasa da gulisTqumasa, SegaeWos keTilsa da mogatyuas
boroti. aw me vevedrebi SenTYs mamasa uflisa Cuenisa iesu
qristesa, RmerTsa dambadebelsa caTa da queyanisasa,
mtkicesa da Seuryevelsa, da sulsa wmidasa Tanaarssa,
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daTanxmebula siRaribeze, maSinRa gaumJRavna Tavisi
saidumlo: mohkida xeli, miiyvana Tavis saunjesTan da
aCvena mTeli misi simdidre. Wabukis Tvalwin imgvari
didebuleba gadaiSala, rogoric arasodes enaxa
cxovrebaSi.
da uTxra mas moxucma:
_ es yvelaferi Senia, Svilo.
im dRidan dausruleblad iSvebda Wabuki
sixaruliTa da gulmxiarulebiT.
25. uTxra iodasafma balavars:
_ vesav qristes, Ze RvTisas, rom Tu inebebs, Cemzedac
aRsruldeba Seni monayoli. Sen Tqvi, rom moxucma
Wabukis goneba gamoscada, Sen rogorRa gnebavs Cemi
gonebis gamocda?
miugo balavarma:
_ RvTis SiSi iqonie Seni cxovrebis manZilze, misi
nebis morCili iyavi da ganiSore amsofliuri vnebebi,
maSin RmerTi ar dagikargavs Seni Sromis sazRaurs da
eWvebisganac dagicavs. gaZlierdi, radgan ufali ar
mogivlens imaze met gansacdels, ris atanasac ver
SesZleb. ganuwyvetliv gaixsene RmerTi da srulyavi
Seni goneba. Seudeqi saqmes, magram awon-dawone igi
windawin, erTi SexedviT nurc sitkboebisaTvis
moiZuleb da nurc simwarisaTvis ganiSoreb. gulSi
gamoiZie misi sargeblianoba, raTa eWvebiT ar iZlio
Semdeg, magram nurc gulisTqmebs miendobi sruliad,
dawynarebiTa da simSvidiT gamoscade yvelaferi,
gonebiT survilebisa da vnebebisaken nu miidrikebi,
raTa borotma ar dagaeWvos keTilSi da ar Segatyuos
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romelsa ara aqus aRsasruli, saSinelsa da saxiersa,
Zliersa da mowyalesa, uxilavsa da gamouTqumelsa, meufesa
kacTmoyuaresa, mecniersa da ara udebmyofelsa, romeli
yovladZlier ars da ara ars uZlurebaA mis Tana, romelman
aRuTqYs da ara ecruvis, Seiwynaris da ara ganwiris,
romlisagan Zrwian yovelni dabadebulni da qeddadrekil
arian winaSe saSinelebasa RmrTeebisa misisasa, raATa wmida-
gyos WeSmarit winamZRuar keTilisa, TiTissaCuenebel
moSiSebiTa, amxilvel brmaTa, masmenel yruTa, mamxilebel
udebTa da mter soflisa, moyuare wmidaTa da moZule
vnebaTa, vidremdis migawios CueniTurT adgilsa mas,
romeli aRuTqua qristeman piriTa miT utyuveliTa
mougonebelsa, usmenelsa da uxilavsa sasufevelsa missa,
rameTu sasoebaA Cueni friad ars mowyalebaTa mimarT
qristesTa, egreca SiSi Cueni satanjvelTagan misTa.
Tualni Cuenni ganmartebul arian da qedni Cuenni dadrekil
arian winaSe missa~.
viTarca esma ese yoveli, ganKurda iodasaf sityuaTa
maT zeda wmidisa mamisa balahvarisTa da aRiCCua guli da
iwyo tirilad, da hrqua balahvars: `ravdenisa JamisaA xar,
wmidao mamao?~
xolo man hrqua: `aTormetisa wlisaA~.
hrqua mas iodasaf: `viTar metyY amas, rameTu gxedav
moxucebulad da sameocis wlis sagonebel xar~.
hrqua balahvar: `vinaATgan viSev, var sameocis wlis,
xolo Sen mkiTxen Jamni cxorebisa Cemisani; da cxorebaA
sicocxlesa hrqYan, da sicocxle araraA ars TYnier
Sjulisa qristesisa da saqmeTa misTa, da ese ara iyo Cem
Tana, garna aTormetiT wliTgan~.
hrqua iodasaf: `viTar ukue hyof kacsa, romeli Wams da
suams da mimoval[s] mkudrad?~
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sicrue. da me vevedrebi SenTvis Cveni uflis, ieso
qristes mamas, cisa da qveynis dambadebel RmerTs,
mtkicesa da Seuryevels, Zliersa da mowyales, uxilavsa
da gamouTqmels, da kacTmoyvare ufals, yovladbrZensa
da yovladZliers, romlisTvisac SeuZlebeli araferia,
romelic aRgviTqvams da ar gvecrueba, Semwynarebelia
da ar gvwiravs, saSinelia xilvad da Tavmodrekilia mis
winaSe yoveli, mas vevedrebi, raTa iyo misabaZi sxvaTa-
Tvis, mogmadlos niWi brmaTaTvis xedvis miniWebis,
yruTaTvis smenis aRdgenis, ugulisxmoTa mxilebis, iyo
wuTisoflis moZule, siwmidis moyvaruli da vnebaTa
uarmyofeli, da moganiWos CvenTan erTad samkvidrebeli,
romelic kacis yurs ar smenia, Tvals ar unaxavs da enas
ver gamouTqvams, _ sasufeveli caTa, romelic aRgviTqva
qristem mis morwmuneebs, romelTac misi mowyalebis
imedi gvaqvs da Tavmodrekilni varT misi didebis
winaSe.
balavaris sityvebiT aRinTo iodasafi, guli auCuy-
da da atirda. Semdeg ki wmida mamas hkiTxa:
_ ramdeni wlisa xar, mamao?
_ Tormetis.
_ rogor meubnebi amas, roca gxedav, rom xanSi
Sesulic xar da samoci wlisas hgavxar?
maSin miugo mas balavarma:
_ mas Semdeg, rac davibade, marTlac samoci weli
gavida, magram Sen xom is gainteresebs, ramdeni weli
vicxovre?! cxovreba sicocxles hqvia, sicocxle ki
qristes rwmenisa da saqmeebis gareSe araraobaa. me ki
swored maT gareSe vcxovrobdi bolo Tormet wlamde.
uTxra iodasafma:
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hrqua balahvar: `amisTYs, rameTu eziara mkudarTa
mwuxarebiTa da sixaruliTa da uRonoebiTa, da ver rgomiTa
Tavsa TYssa da ver gulisKmisyofiTa keTilTa RmrTisaTa,
romel arian mis Tana simrTele da flobaA keTilTa mimarT..
ukueTu undes
undes, viTarca aw eziara mkudarTa sa[q]miTa,
egreca emsgavsa Kel iTa
iTa~.
KeliTa
hrqua iodasaf: `ukueTu cxorebaA igi pirveli ara Segi-
racxia cxorebad, Tana-gac, raATa sikudilica igi momavali
ara Sehracxo sikudilad da arca borotad giCndes~.
hrqua balahvar: `anu ara gauwyebsa ganwirvaA Tavisa
CemisaA Semoslvad Senda, rameTu me uwyi siborote mamisa
SenisaA Cemda momarT, rameTu arad Semiracxies borotad,
aramed cxorebad saukunod~.
26. hrqua iodasaf: `miTxar me saxe naTesavisa amis
CuenisaA da gulsmodginebaA maTi kerpTa mimarT~.
hrqua balahvar: `msgavs arian, romelTa hrwams kerpTaA,
kacsa visme, romelman Seipyra mWurinavi, viTarca ityYs
igaviTmetyueli Cueni, da unda daklvaA misi. da moeca
sityuaA mWurinavsa mas da hrqua: raAsaTYs gnebavs daklvaA
Cemi, rameTu ara ars Cem Tana gansaZRebeli Seni? xolo
ukueTu ganmiteo me, migcne samni mcnebani da umjobes
iyvnen Senda yovelTa monagebTa, da-xolo-[Tu]-imarxne
igini^. da arwmuna kacsa mas, raATa ganuteos, uTxrnes xolo
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_ rogor SegiZlia mkvdrad CaTvalo kaci, romelic
Wams, svams da dadis?!
_ ase iTqmis imaze, romelic mkvdars emsgavseba Tavisi
sixaruliT, mwuxarebiTa da uRonobiT, sakuTari Tavis
gamousadegarobiTa da RvTisagan boZebuli sikeTis ver-
SecnobiT. aseTi kaci moklebulia keTilis wvdomis
unars da ver afasebs RvTisgan misTvis boZebul uxv
wyalobas. magram Tu moisurvebs, ZaluZs, madli hpovos
RvTis winaSe.
uTxra iodasafma:
_ Tuki wina cxovrebas ar Tvli cxovrebad, arc
mowevnadi sikvdili unda migaCndes sikvdilad da ar
unda Tvlide mas borotebad.
miugo balavarma.
_ nuTu Cemi SenTan Semosvla ar metyvelebs
sikvdilis arad Cagdebaze da Cems Tavganwirvaze?! me
vici mamaSenis mtruli damokidebuleba Cemdami, magram
sikvdili, romelic memuqreba, araTu borotebaa CemTvis,
aramed saukuno cxovreba.
26. uTxra iodasafma:
_ miambe im xalxis Sesaxeb, romlebic gulmodgined
emsaxurebian kerpebs.
miugo balavarma:
_ isini, vinc kerpebs emsaxurebian, emsgavsebian kacs,
romelmac Citi daiWira. kacma Citis dakvla gadawyvita,
magram Citma uecrad ena amoidga da uTxra:
_ ratom gsurs Cemi mokvla? me xom lukmadac ar
geyofi?! magram Tu gamaTavisufleb, sam rCevas mogcem da
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Tu sityuani igi. xolo mWurinavman man hrqua, raJams
ganuteva: “ese arian mcnebani Cemni: nu eZieb miuwdomelsa,
da nu inani gardasrulsa, da nu grwamn, romeli ara iyos”.
da viTar ganuteva igi, unda mWurinavsa mas gamocdaA ka-
cisaA mis, irgna-Zi-a mcnebani misni, da hrqua mas:
“ukueTumca icode, Tu raA safase gangera KelTagan SenTa,
rameTu ars iKuanCsa Sina Cemsa margaliti viTarca kuercxi
siraqlemisaA”. da viTarca esma kacsa mas sityuaA ese, daiTxia
sinanuliTa gantevebisa misisaTYs, da unda kualad
SepyrobaA misi, da hrqua mas: “moguale saxlad Cemda da me
keTilad giRuawo da pativiT gangiteo”. hrqua mas
mWurinavman man: “N ugunuro, Semipyar da ver dammarxe,
gamcen da ver daimarxe, romliTa viKsen Tavi Cemi Sengan.
anu ara gamcena, da aha esera Sen inani gantevebasa Cemsa
gardasrulsa, da eZieb, romelsa ver miswuTebi – Sepyrobasa
Cemsa, da grwmena ara yofili, viTarmed maqus iKuanCsa Cemsa
margaliti ufroAsi Cemsa. Sen ara uwyia, viTarmed yoveli
guami Cemi ara sworavs kuercxsa siraqlemisasa”. da
mieriTgan sargebel-eyvnes kacsa mas sityuani igi.
egreTve ars sasoebaA kacTaA kerpTa mimarT, rameTu
dahbadnes igini KeliTa maTiTa da Tques: “ese arian
dambadebelni Cuennio”, rameTu scven maT mparavTagan da
ityYan, viTarmed: “eseni arian saconi Cuenni borotisagan”.
warageben maT zeda monagebTa maTTa da ityYan, viTarmed:
“eseni arian mzrdelni Cuenni”. eZieben maT Tana, romelsa ara
hpoeben, da hrwams (yovlisa)gan, romeli ara ars maT Tana~.
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yovelgvar SenaZenze meti iqneba isini SenTvis, Tuki
Seasruleb kidec.
dasTanxmda kaci da gaaTavisufla igi.
maSin uTxra mas Citma:
_ esenia Cemi mcnebebi: SeuZlebels nu ecdebi, wars-
uls nu inaneb da daujerebels nu irwmuneb.
Semdeg Citma kacis gamocda ganizraxa, raTa gaego,
SeiTvisa Tu ara man misi mcnebebi da uTxra:
_ Sen arc ki ici, ra simdidre gauSvi xelidan!
CiCaxvSi siraqlemas kvercxisodena margaliti maqvso.
kacma es sityvebi rom moismina, Zlier inana Citis
gaSveba da kvlav moindoma misi Sepyroba.
_ mestumre saxlSi, minda, rom raimeTi gasiamovno da
pativiscemiT gagistumro, _ uTxra man Cits.
maSin miugo mas frinvelma:
_ ugnuro, damiWire da ar momifrTxildi, mcnebebi
gaswavle da ver SeiTvise, arada, swored axla gamcne
isini. Sen nanob Cems gaSvebas, rac ukve moxda da
warsulia, cdilob imas, rasac ver Seswvdebi, _ radgan
veRar SeZleb Cems kvlav daWeras, da irwmune
daujerebeli, TiTqos me marTlac SemeZlos mqondes
CiCaxvSi TviT Cemze didi margaliti, radgan TviTon
xedav, rom mTeli sxeuliTac ki siraqlemas kvercxze
patara var.
am dRidan sasargeblo Seiqna kacisTvis Citis
darigebebi.
msgavsadve, ugunurad iqcevian is adamianebi,
romlebsac kerpebis mimarT aqvT sasoeba. isini sakuTari
xeliT qmnian kerpebs da amboben, maT mier varTo
Seqmnilni, TviTonve icaven maT mZarcvelebisagan da
amboben, maT mier varTo borotisagan daculni, kerpebs
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hrqua iodasaf: `WeSmaritad ese saxe ars maTi da yov-
ladve saZagel arian winaSe Cemsa da ara ars sasoebaA Cemi
maTda mimarT, da sityuamanca Senman ufroAsad aRmZra
siZulilad maTda, aramed aw miTxar me: visda miKmob, anu raA
ars Sjuli ese, romeli gamoirCie Tavisa SenisaTYs?~
hrqua mas balahvar: `ese ars gamorCeuli, rameTu erTi
ars mamaA, Ze da suli wmidaA, samebaA, samguamovnebaA da erTi
RmrTeebaA, da ara mravalni ufalni, igi xolo meufe da
TYnier misa yovelni – sameufo; igi xolo dambadebel da
yovelni dabadebul; igi xolo uJamo da yovelni Jamier, igi
xolo Zlier da yovelni uZlur; igi xolo maRal da
yovelni mdabal; dauZinebel, Ronier yovlisagan, yovelive
raAca undes, da iqms da yovelsave miswuTebis. `yovelive
mis mier Seiqmna da TYnier misa araraA iqmna~23.
Seucvalebeli JamTagan da miucvalebeli adgiliTi-
adgilad, da yovelnive adgilni savse arian misgan, saxier,
mowyale, kacTmoyuare da ma[r]Tlmsajul. da ganumzadebian
morCilTaTYs saSuebelni da urCTaTYs satanjvelni. aman,
samebiT cnobilman da erTarsebiT aRsaarebulman, gyavn
meZiebel nebasa missa, raATa scxonde ZaliTa erTarsebisa mi-
sisaATa. xolo ukueTu daimarxne mcnebani misni, merme icna,
viTar jer-ars mecnierebaA misi.
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swiraven TavianT qonebas da amboben, isini
gvasazrdoebeno Cven. maTSi eZeben imas, rac kerpebs ar
gaaCniaT da ijereben daujerebels.
uTxra iodasafma:
_ simarTles ambob. me mZuls kerpebi, arc maTi ndoba
da imedi maqvs. magram Seni sityvebis Semdeg kidev ufro
SemZulda isini.
axla im sarwmunoebis Sesaxeb miambe, romelsac
miqadageb da romelsac Sen TviTon misdev.
miugo mas balavarma:
_ sarwmunoeba, romelsac me mivsdev, aRiarebs samebas
_ mamas, Zesa da suliwmidas, samgvamovansa da erTarsebas,
erT RmerTs da ara mravals. isaa erTaderTi WeSmariti
meufe, RmerTi yovlisampyrobeli, dambadebeli yoveli-
vesi da Tavad daubadebeli, igia mxolod uJamo da sxva
yvelaferi Jamieri, mxolod isaa Zlieri da sxva yvela
uZluri, isaa maRali da sxva yvela dabali, marad
fxizeli, yovladZlieri, yovlisSemZle, mis mier Seiqmna
yovelive da ar arsebobs raime mis gareSe, marad
ucvlelia da yvelganmyofi, yovelives aRavsebs misi
didebiT. igia RmerTi saxieri, mowyale da kacTmoyvare,
msajuli samarTliani da miukerZoebuli, romelmac
yovelgvari sikeTe gaumzada mis moyvarulebs, urCebs ki
eliT bneli ukuni da saSineli satanjveli.
ufalma RmerTma, samgvamovanma da erTarsebiT
aRiarebulma, mogmadlos survili, rom eZebde mis nebas
da gacxovnos misi ZlierebiT, am swavlebas ki maSin
Seicnob, Tuki mis mcnebebs daicav.
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27. hrqua iodasaf: `raA ars saqme, romeli hnebavs
RmerTsa?~
hrqua mas balahvar: `ese ars nebaA RmrTisaA, raATa rome-
li gindes Tavisa SenisaTYs, uyo igi moyuassa Sensa, da
romeli SenTYs ara gindes, igi sxuasa ara uyo, da raATa
daimarxne mcnebani qristesni da loc[vasa]24 hyofde
RmrTisa mimarT da vedrebasa dRe da Rame. da gaqundes
juari misi saZlevelad mterTa, rameTu miT miKsnna
vnebaTagan da KelTagan sikudilisaTa~.
hrqua balahvars iodas[a]f: `damarxviTa mcnebaTaATa
miemTxuevis kaci nebasa RmrTisasa?~
hrqua balahvar: `he, WeSmaritad miemTxuevis~.
– `da ukueTu egreT ars keTilni ese, romel arian
sofelsa amas Sina, raAsaTYs moiZuleniT?~
hrqua balahvar: `orni saqmeni mawueven Cuen amas: pirve-
lad ese, rameTu gardamatebulni ese keTilni RmrTisani ara
esworebian mciredsa mun saSuebelsa sasufevelisasa da
viTaca vin iRuawos, umetesTa pativTa miemTxuevis da
aramciredi Suri iyos moyusisaA moyusisa mimarT, rameTu
ara swor iyvnen xarkisa gardamKdelni ZRuenisa
SemwirvelTa, xolo meore: nuukue ese Kel-yav mocemulTa
amaT saSuebelTa da maT mier CaviWreT uwesoTa saqmeTa da
mizez-meqmne warwymedisa. xolo ukueTu ganveSorneT,
umetesi mSYdobaA da dawynarebaA gaqus. rameTu ukueTu
vinme da[a]axlnes sacxovarni TYsni yanobirsa, ver gulpyro-
bil ars, rameTu ukueTu mierulos, anu udeb-iqmnes, ganrh-
yunian sacxovarni, xolo odes ganaSornis yanisagan,
daiZinis da ganisuenis uzrunvelad~.
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27. hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ ra saqmeebia RvTisTvis mosawoni?
upasuxa mas balavarma:
_ RmerTs nebavs, rom rasac sakuTari TavisTvis
isurveb, igive uyo moyvass da ar gaukeTo sxvas is, rac
Seni TavisTvis ar ginda; RvTisTvis saTnoa, roca
ganuwyvetliv mis mimarT loculobs kaci,24 dRe da Rame
mas SeRaRadebs da Tayvans scems mis jvars, romlis
ZaliTac iZleva mters, radgan RmerTma jvriT gagvaTavi-
sufla.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ mcnebebis dacviT Seasrulebs kaci RvTis nebas?
_ WeSmraitad.
_ da mainc, ratom moiZuleT is sikeTeebi, rac
wuTisofelSia? _ kvlav hkiTxa ufliswulma.
miugo balavarma:
_ orma ramem ganapiroba es. pirvel rigSi iman, rom
wuTisoflis yvelaze didi sikeTec ki ver Seedreba
Tundac umcires zeciur sikeTes. vinc metad gairjeba,
ufro met madls miiRebs. aramciredi Suri aReZvreba
moyvass moyvasis mimarT, radgan sxva iqneba sazRauri
nebayoflobiT ZRvnis Semwirvelisa da sxva _ iZulebiT
xarkis gamRebisa. meore mxriv, vSiSobT, vaiTu, CagviT-
rios wuTisofelma da binZur saqmeebSi gareulni
aRmovCndebiT, es ki mizezi iqneba Cveni daRupvisa. xolo
Tu saqveyno saqmeebs ganveSorebiT, ufro metad viqnebiT
damSvidebulni da dawynarebulni, radgan Tuki vinme
faras yanaSi Serekavs, ver iqneba guldamSvidebuli,
radgan rom CaeZinos an izarmacos, fara yanas Seeseva da
ganadgurdeba, xolo Tu yanas moaSorebs Tavis faras,
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hrqua iodasaf: `yovelsa WeSmaritad metyuel xar, ar-
amed Se-Ra-sZine sityuad, raATa meca SevsZino mterobad da
moZulebad soflisa~.
hrqua balahvar: `ese cxad iyavn winaSe Sensa, rameTu
mterobaA soflisaA daagebs RmerTsa, da rameTu mokle ars
cxorebaA ese da adre dahleven dReni da Rameni. aw
viRuawoT ganslvad soflisagan nefsiT, rameTu unebliv
ganslvad varT, daRacaTu gangrZeldes cxorebaA Cueni,
sikudili egreca Tanaguac. maSin yovelni monagebni
ganibnivnen da Senebulni maRalni mooKrden, da ucnaur-
iqmnes saxeli misi, da aRiKocos KsenebaA misi, da ganilios
guami misi, rameTu SiSueli ganiRon sofliT misiT da
STaagdon mRYmesa bnelsa da daagdon martoA ucxoebasa
Sina da siglaxakesa, datevebuli moZuleTagan, da ganwiron
da moiZagon yovelTa: meuRleman, ZmaTa da SvilTa.
28. xolo iodasaf cremlooda da etyoda: sityuani
Senni ganmewonnes gulsa, aw mec sityuaA cxorebisaA~.
da hrqua balahvar: `me, Zeo mefisao, friad miyuarda
sofeli ese da Seyofil viyav SuebaTa misTa, da viTarca
ganvicade da vixile SecvalebaA mkYdrTa misTaA da
ganslvaA maTi misgan da rameTu aravin daadgreboda mas
Sina, arca didi didebiTa TYsTa, da arca Zlieri ZaliTa
TYsiTa, da arca Ronieri RonisZiebiTa TYsiTa, da arca
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mwyemss guldamSvidebiT SeuZlia dasvenebaca da
daZinebac.
uTxra iodasafma:
_ rasac ambob, sruli simarTlea. magram kidev
miTxari rame, rom ufro metad moviZulo da gulidan
moviwyvito es sofeli.
uTxra balavarma:
_ maS es icode! wuTisoflis moZulebiT RmerTs
urigdeba kaci. es sofeli xanmoklea, swrafwarmavalia
misi dReebi. sjobs, Cveni nebiT davtovoT igi, radgan
mainc yvelani davtovebT mas, Cveni survilis miuxedavad
mainc yvelani wamsvlelni varT am qveynidan. ase rom,
ragind xangrZlivadac ar unda vicxovroT am wuTiso-
felSi, sikvdili mainc valad gvadevs. maSin yoveli
Cveni monagebi ganibneva da yoveli Cveni naSenebi
daiqceva da mooxrdeba, saxeli daviwyebas miecema da
xseneba warixoceba, sxeuli ki gaixrwneba, radgan
SiSvels gaitanen am soflidan, bnel ormoSi Caagdeben
da datoveben iq marto ucxoobasa da siglaxakeSi,
mitovebuls yvelasagan, moZulebuls maWirveblebisagan
da zurgSeqceuls col-Svilisa da Zmebisagan.
28. iodasafi tiroda:
_ Cemi guli ganmsWvala Senma sityvebma. miTxari rame
sulis saxsnelad.
miugo balavarma:
_ ufliswulo, mec Zalian miyvarda es sofeli,
vilxendi da viSvebdi misiT. magram roca kargad
davukvirdi, davinaxe, rom Taobebi icvleba da veravin
axerxebs aq darCenas samudamod, verc didebuli Tavisi
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brZeni sibrZniTa TYsiTa, gulisKma-vyav, rameTu var me,
viTarca erTi maTgani, da ganmaval var, viTarca ganvides
igini, da Secvalebad var, viTarca Seicvalnes igini. da
rameTu ara var udides didTa maT da uZlieres ZlierTa maT,
da romeli-igi moiwia maT zeda, moiwevis Cem zedaca. da
vcan, viTarmed yoveli Sekrebuli ganibnevis da yoveli
monagebi waregebis, garna SiSi RmrTisaA da swavlaA nebaTa
misTaA iKsnis saSjelisa misgan saukunoAsa25, rameTu ese ars
saqme, romelsa ara aqus sinanuli aRsasrulsa. xolo raJams
ese gulisKma-vyav, Zieba-vyav Tavisa Cemisa umjobesi da
vaiZule gardaslvad nebasa TYssa, daRacaTu mZime uCnda. da
davayene gulisTqumaTagan, da aRYr-vasxen aRYriTa SiSisa
RmrTisaATa, raATa ara warmitacos da STamagdos SfoTTa
amaoAsa soflisaTa. da merme mesma sityuaA uflisa
RmrTisaA, romeli mogueswava wignTagan zegardamoTa,
viTarmed: vyav sofeli ese da yoveli xati misi warmaval, aw
aRiReT sagzali, rameTu warxualT queyanad ucxod. ekr-
ZaleniT, rameTu ueWuelad ganxualT amier sofliT,
nuraras iKmarebT misgan, garna romeli kma-geyos gzisa mis
mowevnamde, rameTu me ganmimzadebies adgili saukunoA,
romelsa Sina arian or savane: erTi igi savane ars yovliTa
keTiliTa gamouTqumeliTa da yovliTa saSuebeliTa,
aRsavse mowyalebiTa, kacTmoyuare[biTa] CemiTa, iyos igi
misagebelad romelTa Semiyuares me da hrwmena KmaA
mociqulTa CemTaA da daimarxnes mcnebani Cemni, mas Sina
sufevden uxrwnelebiT da maT zeda sikudili ara sufevdes,
sada-igi ara ars SiSi da zrunvaA amis soflisaA. xolo
meore igi savane savse ars satanjveliTa, WiriTa da iwroe-
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didebiT da verc Zlieri Tavisi ZlierebiT, verc
Ronieri Tavisi RoniT da verc brZeni Tavisi sibrZniT,
mivxvdi, rom mec erT-erTi imaTgani var da maTsaviT
aqedan wamsvleli; rom mec maTsaviT sxva Semcvlis,
miTumetes, rom me arc im didebulebze meti var raimeTi
da arc im Zlierebs vjobivar ZaliT. mec zustad igive
melis, rac maT ewiaT. gavige, rom yoveli Sekrebili
ganibneva, yoveli monagebi ganqardeba, RvTis moSiSi da
misi nebis aRmsrulebeli ki rCeba ukunisamde. mxolod
RvTis nebis morCileba ixsnis kacs saukuno satanjve-
lisgan, mxolod uflis moSiSi ar inanebs ukanasknel
Jams. rogorc ki es yvelaferi gavige, Cemi sulisTvis
ukeTesi movisurve da sakuTari nebis uaryofa da
daTrgunva daviwye, Tumca Zneli iyo Zalian. gulisTqm-
ebi moviZule da RvTis SiSis aRviriT movToke sakuTari
neba, raTa maT mier mitacebuli, amsofliur SfoTSi ar
Cavvardniliyavi. Semdeg saRvTo werilidan movismine
RvTis sityva: `me Sevqmen es sofeli da warmavalia igi.
droulad aiReT sagzali, radgan sxva qveyanaSi geliT
gamgzavreba. gafrTxildiT, radgan ueWvelad datovebT
am sofels da zedmets nurafers moixmarT misgan.
dakmayofldiT im mcirediT, rac mxolod mgzavrobi-
saTvis gesaWiroebaT. gamzdebuli maqvs TqvenTvis
saukuno gansasvenebeli, sadac ori samyofelia: erTi
samyofeli _ savane yovelgvar sikeTeTa da siamovnebaTa _
aRsavsea Cemmieri mowyalebiTa da kacTmoyvarebiT.
daimkvidreben mas isini, vinc me Semiyvara da Cemi
mociqulebis xareba irwuna; vinc daicavs Cems mcnebebs,
ganisvenebs uxrwnelad da ver iuflebs maTze sikvdili,
ucxo iqneba maTTvis SiSi da amsofliuri sazrunavi.
xolo meore samyofeli savsea satanjveliT, WiriTa da
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biTa, sircxYliTa da SuriTa, aRgzebuli risxYTa da
guliswyromiTa, romelman Sur-magos yovelTa moZuleTa
CemTagan, romelTa Seuracx-yvnes mociqulni Cemni da
daiviwynes mcnebani Cemni, da garemiiqcines sasmenelni maTni
Kmisagan mamxilebelisa”. xolo raJams mesma KmaA ese, vcan,
rameTu samarTliT arian sityuani misni da WeSmaritebiT
mcnebani misni. da aRviRe sagzali, raATa miviwio savanesa mas
mSYdobisa da mowyalebisasa saqmiTa keTiliTa da
damarxviTa mcnebaTaATa. da vivlti savanisa misgan
saSinelisa datevebiTa urCebisaATa, daRacaTu ver
miwuTomil var me da verca vin sxuaA didebulTagani, raA-
igi qristeman Tavs-idva CuenTYs juarsa zeda da raA-igi
Tanaguac nacvalad misa, rameTu mraval arian codvani Cemni
da friad meSinis, ukueTu ara meox meyos wmidaA qalwuli
mariam da yovelni wmidani misni26~.
hrqua iodasaf: `da viTar SesaZlebel ars miwuTomad
keTilTa maT, romelTa ityY?~
da hrqua balahvar: `raATa dauteos kacman sofeli ese da
yoveli zrunvaA misi, garna saKmari xolo ipyras. SeikrZale
gankiTxvaA da daadger swavlulebasa da nuraras
daamtkiceb pirvel gamocdisa, rameTu umjobes ars mciredi
simarTle, romelsa ara erTos codvaA, vidre mravalTa
saTnoebaTa Sina aRreul iyos codvaA. da umjobes ars
mciredmetyuelebaA, vidreRa-[a]ra mravalmetyuelebasa,
romelsa epyras tyuvili, rameTu Tana-ac kacsa brZensa,
raATa wurTides Tavsa TYssa, viTarca wurTin keTili
winamZRuari ersa TYssa da ganagebn moRuawebiT saqmeTa
maTTa da ayenebn savnebelTagan maTTa, da merme pativ-scis
morCilTa. egreTve Tana-ac kacsa brZensa, raATa ganikiTx-
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mwuxarebiT, sircxviliTa da SuriT, risxviTa da
guliswyromiT. is Cems moZuleebs moeliT, maT,
romelTac Seuracxyves Cemi mociqulebi da
ugulebelyves Cemi mcnebebi, gaiqvaves gulebi da
daixSves maTi sasmeneli mxilebisagan.~
rogorc ki es yvelaferi movismine, mivxvdi, rom
marTali iyo yvela sityva da WeSmariti _ uflis yvela
mcneba. da aviRe sagzali, raTa keTili saqmeebiTa da
mcnebebis SesrulebiT mivaRwio mSvidobisa da mowyale-
bis samyofels; Tumca CemTvisac da Cemze aRmatebulTa-
Tvisac miuwvdomelia is, rac Tavs ido qristem Cveni
gulisTvis Tavisi jvarcmiT da rac Cven unda gvezRo. da
Zalian vSiSob, codvaTa simravlis gamo, vaiTu, wminda
qalwuli mariami da wmidanebi ar Semewion me.
uTxra iodasafma:
_ rogor SeiZleba im sikeTeTa mopoveba, romlis
Sesaxebac Sen meubnebi?
miugo balavarma:
_ adamianma unda daTmos es sofeli da yoveli misi
sazrunavi da mxolod aucilebeli mcirediT dakma-
yofildes. moeride gankiTxvas, miiRe SeniSvnebi da
nurafers daiCemeb da amtkiceb dabejiTebiT, sanam Tavad
ar gaerkvevi masSi, radgan umjobesia mcire simarTle,
romelsac ar axlavs codva, vidre mravali saTnoeba,
magram Tundac erTi codviT gasvrili da Sebilwuli;
umjobesia mciredmetyveleba, vidre mravalmetyveleba,
romelsac Tan axlavs tyuili. brZens evaleba, rom
gaiwvrTnas Tavi iseve, rogorc keTili winamZRvari
wvrTnis Tavis ers da gulmodgined ganagebs maT saqmeebs,
borotisagan icavs maT da keTils miagebs morCilT. aseve
evaleba gonier kacs, yovel saqmeSi ganikiTxos Tavi da
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vides Tavsa TYssa yovelTa Sina saqmeTa misTa, da nebaTa
misTa da maSin miagos gonebiTa TYsiTa Tavsa TYssa
samarTali, misagebeli keTili, gina jer jerii Jamsa TYssa.
ukueTu keTil iyos, pativ-sces sixaruliTa, da ukueTu
uKmarRa iyos, swavlos igi sinanuliTa. da rameTu
daesajebis kacsa goniersa, raATa ganikiTxvides gulissity-
uaTa TYsTa da mecnierebiT Seiwynar[o]s, da egreTve
mecnierebiT ganagdos boroti, da raATa swunobdes Tavsa
TYssa da Seuracx-hyofdes sibrZnesa TYssa gonebaAve TYsi,
raATa ara SeuKdes suli TavmoTnebisaA, rameTu RmerTsa
sZuls TavmoTnebaA da uyuars sibrZne da simdable, rameTu
sibrZniTa miemTxuevis kaci keTilsa brZanebiTa RmrTisaATa
da ugunurebiTa warwymdebian sulni mravalni, rameTu
yovlisa simtkicisa Tavi ars SiSi uflisaA da slvaA gzaTa
misTa. egreTve Tavi yovlisa borotisaA midevnebaA
gulisTqumaTaA da damonebaA nebaTaA. xolo raJams moiwinen
Sen zeda gulissityuani, romelTa gonebaA Seni ver
SemZlebel iyos gankiTxvad. nu dahbrkoldebi gamocdad
misa, rameTu egeviTarman SeaSfoT[is] gonebaA da daubne-
los sacnobeli. xolo Sen ufroAsRa dawynarebul iqmen,
rameTu mas Sina SemZlebel iqmnis gonebaA gankiTxvad da
suli cnobad umjobesisa. da nu ityY suliTa
mowyinebisaATa saqmisaTYs, Tu ver SesaZlebel ars ese
yofado, da ara gamoiZio umjobesi mas Sina.
da ese uwyode, rameTu ver Seikribos kacman erTman
yoveli swavlulebaA. amisTYs ara Seugavs brZensa, ukue-
Tumca mciredi igi swavlaA Seuracx-yo, odesRa didsa mas
sisrulesa ver miswuTa, rameTu eseviTarisa Tualnica ver
SemZlebel arian yovelsa sinaTlesa mzisasa tYrTvad. da
merme arave ayenebs mciredi igi sinaTle slvad saqmesa
missa, da arca kualad umravlesi igi, romelsa ver SeuZlo
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umjobesi airCios sulisaTvis. amgvarad, droulad da
samarTlinad miagos keTili Tavis Tavs, Tuki pativis
Rirsi aRmoCndeba igi, an sinanulisaken mouwodos.
gonier kacs aseve, hmarTebs, ganuwyvetliv gamoiZiebdes
sakuTar gulisTqmebs, droulad ganiSorebdes borot
survilebs, imdablebdes Tavs da Tavadve uaryofdes
Tavisi gonebis sibrZnes, raTa Tavmomwoneobis sulma ar
moinadiros, radgan sZags ufals Tavmomwone da
ampartavani, xolo mdabali da sibrZnis moyvare ki
saTnoa misTvis. radgan sibrZniT miemTxveva kaci keTils
uflis gangebiT, ugunurebiT ki mravali iRupavs suls.
yovelgvari simtkicis sawyisi uflis moSiSeba da misi
gziT siarulia, xolo yovelgvari borotebis saTave _
gulisTqmaTa morCileba da sakuTari nebiT siarulia.
roca imgvari azrebi mogeZaleba, romelTac Seni goneba
ver ganmartavs, daJinebiT nu Seecdebi maTSi garkvevas,
radgan swored isini aSfoTeben gonebas da abneleben
cnobierebas. SeinarCune simSvide, umetesad dawynardi,
radgan mxolod ase moipovebs Seni goneba saRi gansjis,
suli ki umjobesis Secnobis unars. nu ecdebi, uimedo
ganwyobilebiT saqmeSi garkvevas, sasowarkveTilebis
suliT nu ityvi, SeuZlebeliao amis gakeTeba, radgan
amgvarad myofi ver SesZleb masSi sargeblis danaxvas.
aseve icode, rom erTi kaci ver daitevs srul
codnas. amitom ar Sehferis goniers mcire sibrZnis
arad miCneva, roca sruli codnisTvis Tavadac ver
miuRwevia. Tvalsac uWirs mzis sinaTles srulad
gausworos mzera, mcire sinaTle ki srulebiT ar uSlis
xels saqmianobaSi. mzis sinaTlis sruli savseba,
romelic ver daitia mxedvelobam, verafriT naklul-
yofs mciredi sinaTlis sargeblianobas. an vis SeuZlia
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tYrTvad, ganuryunis mciredisa mis xilvisa sargebelsa.
anu vin kacTagani SemZlebel ars yovelTa saWmelTa da
sasumelTa, romelni ixilnes da guli-uTqumides, erTbamad
miRebad?! rameTu vervin SemZlebel ars miRebad, garna
mciredisa misganisa, aramed arave daabrkolebs daklebaA
umravlesTa maT WamadTaA cnobad gemosa da gansaZRebelad
sulisa mis WamadiTa miT mcirediTa. xolo swavlulebaA da
saTnoebaA umravles da udides da upatiosnes misa ars, Tuca
SeuZlo Tualman erTisaman warmarTebad da gulman
datevnad da gonebaman Sewynarebad. rameTu ese ufroAsRa
ZniadmisawuTomel ars, vidreRa romeli-igi saxed vaKseneT
mzisaTYs da WamadTaTYs, rameTu hmats mecnieri mecniersa
RmrTisa mier, aramed arave dabrkoleba ars, raATa iKumios
kacad-kacadman, raAca-igi cna da mecnierebiTa miT
mcirediTa moipovos, romelsa-igi ver mecnier ars~.
erTbaSad SeWamos an Sesvas yvelaferi, rasac guli
uTqvams da TvaliT xedavs?! _ mciredis miRebas Tu
SeZlebs mxolod. saWmlis siuxve sulac ar aris
xelSemSleli mcirediT gaigos sazrdelis gemo da
mcirediT daikmayofilos SimSili...
xolo swavluleba da saTnoeba am yvelaferze
umTavresi, udidesi da uwmidesia. erTbaSad arc Tvals
ZaluZs misi Wvreta, arc guls SeuZlia misi dateva da
arc gonebas _ misi Sewynareba. igi ufro Znelad
misawvdomia, vidre is, rac Tvalisa da gonebis Sesaxeb
vTqviT, Tanac, RvTis gangebiT, erTi aRemateba codniT
meores, magram sulac ar aris SeuZlebeli TiToeulma
kacma im codniT ixelmZRvanelos, rac SeuZenia da
mcirediT Seicnos is, rac misTvis jerac ucnobia.

29. hrqua iodasaf: `viTar ukue jer-ars CemebrisaTYs, 29. hkiTxa iodasafma balavars:
raATa uWeSmaritesi gamoiZios dawvalebulTa Sjulsa _ rogor unda moiqces Cemnairi kaci, rom
Sina?~ sarwmunoebaSi ganyofilTa Soris gaarCios marTali?
hrqua balahvar: `raATa daimarxnes yovelni, romelsa miugo balabarma:
zeda Sekrbes damwvalebelni Sjulsa Sina, romelTa hrwams _ unda daicvas yvelaferi, raSic Tanxmoba aqvT
ufali iesu da SeikrZalnes saqmeni, romelsa zeda ara ganyofilT, romelTac swamT ufali ieso qriste da
dawvalebul iyvnen, da merme iRuawos gamorCevaA umjobe- aRasrulos is saqmeebi, romlebSic ar arian ganyofilni
sisaA esreT: pirvelad gamoZiebiTa wignTagan da SetyuebiTa da mxolod amis Semdeg iRvawos umjobesis gamosarCevad
saxeTaATa da TanamowamebiTa gonebisa[A]Ta da wamebiTa Semdegnairad: jer wignebidan (saRmrTo werilidan)
saqmeTa cxadTaATa da araSewynarebiTa iWYsaATa da gamoZiebiTa da Sedareba-SepirispirebiT, da saRi
aragangebiTa kacobriviTa, rameTu mdgoma[re] saqmesa zeda msjelobiTa da cxadi saqmeebis aRiarebiT ecados
TYssa, sadaca miiwios,
miiwios, umolxine ars CaWrisagan
CaWrisagan SesaZlebels da ara eWvebiTa da kacobrivi, TviTneburi
msgavsTa Sina, vinaAca moiw ines, vidre dadg
moiwines, romil
romilii
dadgromil msjelobiT, radgan Tavisi saqmis mcodne ufro
mas zeda TYn ier mowamisa da mecn
TYnier iereb
mecnierebisa
ierebisa
isa, rameTu dazRveulia Secdomisagan, rodesac mis gverdiT misi
mdgomare igi simtkicesa zeda dgas simarTlisasa da msgavsni arian da aqvs Sedarebisa da Tavisi saqmis

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ganiSorebs cTomasa, xolo warmdebi saqmesa zeda TYnier
mecnierebisa da mowamisa scTebis TYnier yovlisa iWYsa.
egreTve arian saqmeni amis soflisani, rameTu SekrebaA
sacnaursa zeda mis[s]a kma ars ucnaursa zeda missa,
romeli iqmodis keTilsa, raA-igi cna, da dauteos boroti,
raA-igi cnas, da moswrafe iyos RmrTisa mimarT
erTgulebiT saqmeTa Sina dafarulTa da cxadTa. xolo ra-
Jams yos ese, ganuRos RmerTman kari mecnierebisaA da
auwyos nebaA TYsi da advilad daarRuevdes ZnelovanTa
sacTurTa eSmakisaTa~.
hrqua iodasaf: `viTar iyos mowrafebaA kacisaA erT-
gulebiT Sjulsa Sina?~
hrqua balahvar: `esreT iyos, raATa ganiSornes gulsa
TYssa mawuevelni nebisani da mazrzenelni gulisTqumisani,
da miaaxlnes asoTa misTa pirvelTa saqmeni Sjulisani da
WeSmariti moTminebaA da sarwmunoebaA. da odes yos ese,
moipoos nayofi mecnierebisaA da aRsZarcos RmerTman
mwuxarebaA da iWY~.
hrqua iodasaf: `yovelsave msgavssa Sina jer-arsa
lodebaA?~
hrqua mas balahvar: `egreT ars, aramed ara jer-ars iWY
pirvelisa misTYs, romeli eswaos kacsa, aramed iRuawos
aRebad msgavsisaA mis pirveliTa miT swavlulebiTa, saxiTa
da SetyuebiTa gonebisaATa~.
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Semowmebis saSualeba, vidre is, vinc mowmisa da saqmis
codnis gareSe iRwvis, radgan pirveli simarTlis
saZirkvelze dgas da Secdomas ganiSorebs, codnisa da
mowmis gareSe saqmis moqmedi ki ueWvelad cdeba. asevea
wuTisoflis saqmeebi: Seucnobis Sesacnobad keTilis-
moqmedTaTvis sakmarisia erTgulebiT moRvaweoba imaSi,
rac icis da borotebis mitoveba, rodesac Seicnobs.
amgvarad, erTnairad moswrafe unda iyos keTilis
msaxurebaSic da borotis moZulebaSic, da Tuki amgva-
rad moiqceva, ufali gauRebs mas sibrZnis kars da
auwyebs mis nebas da kacic advilad daZlevs eSmakisagan
dagebul Znel gansacdelebs.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ rogor SeiZleba kacma erTgulad, gulmodgined
daicvas rjulis mcnebebi?
miugo balavarma:
_ es maSinaa SesaZlebeli, Tu kaci gulidan gaagdebs
mis nebaze moZaladesa da gulisTqmebis aRmZvrels; Tuki
daicavs mcnebebs da SeiZens WeSmarit moTminebasa da
sasoebas. da Tu amgvarad moiqceva, SeiZens codnis nayofs
da RmerTi gaaTavisuflebs mas mwuxarebisa da
eWvebisagan.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ yovel msgavs SemTxvevaSi adamians lodini
hmarTebs?
upasuxa mas balavarma:
_ ra Tqma unda. kacma eWvi ar unda Seitanos imaSi,
rac pirvelad ecnobeba, magram arc Zalisxmeva unda
daiSuros, rom kidev ufro gaiRrmaos codna
pirvelboZebuli swavlebiT, igavebiTa da gansjis gziT.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
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hrqua iodasaf: `viTar ityY, ukueTu vinme
ganikiTxvides msgavsTa maT yovliTa SromiTa da gonebiTa
TYsiTa da ver gamocnas WeSmariti amaoAsagan, kma eyo
dadg romaA da arRara gamoZiebaA, romlisaTYs egoden
dadgromaA
mihKdis RmerTi msgavsTaTYs?~
hrqua mas balahvar: `keTil ars yovlisa saqmisaTYs gank-
iTxvaA, da gardasruli Tu raAme ver cnas, Tana-ac keTilad
ganzraxvaA da gulsmodgined Ziebad winamdebarisa saqmi-
saTYs, vidremdis ganuqardes msgavsi igi wamebiTa
WeSmaritiTa, anu mas Sina JamTaca gardaslviTa
gamoecxados. xolo numca sasowarkueTil ars mas Sina
RmrTisa mimarT da mismiersamca moelis gamocxadebasa, da
numca dahbrkoldebis Ziebasa missa gulsmodgined, rameTu
odesme gonebaA dabrkoldis pirvel SemTxuevasa saqmisasa.
xolo odes moTminebiT moiqcis, kualad gulsmodgined
ganikiTxavn keTilTa sasoebiTa da gamocdilebiTa
gardasrulTa saqmeTa maT, winamdebaresa mas iWusa mouKdis.
maSin Rirs-iqmnis aRebad iWY msgavsisaA mis, vidremdis
dainaxis kari Sesavali da ara SescTis ugzosa. da merme ara
Seugavs brZensa, ukueTu erTi raAme kari ver cnas swav-
lulebisaA, Tumca mis gamo usaso-iqmna cnobasa meorisasa.
da arca umecrebisaTYs erTisa raAsame saqmisa Seugavs
gantevebaA cnobilisaA mis saqmisaA, rameTu ara yovelsa,
romelsa eZiebn kaci, miswuTis mecnierebasa, da arca
yoveli, romeli cnis, irgis, da arca yoveli umecrebaA
mavnebel ars. xolo umtkicesni sabrKeni eSmakisani orni
arian: pirveli ese, raATa Seugdos gulsa kacisa brZenisasa,
_ Tuki vinme mTeli gulmodginebiT ecdeba msgavsTa*
Soris WeSmaritebis siyalbisagan gamorCevas, magram ver
SeZlebs, rogor unda moiqces? Sewyvitos mcdeloba da
mxolod im msgavsebiT (rac ganyofilTaTvis saerToa)
dakmayofildes?!
upasuxa mas balavarma:
_ gamoZieba-garkveva yovel saqmeSi sasargebloa,
magram Tu warsulSi ver gaerkveva adamiani, evaleba,
kargad gansajos da gulmodgined gamoiZios winamdebare
saqme, vidre utyuarad ar gaefanteba eWvebi an vidre
droTa ganmavlobaSi Tavad ar gaecxadeba WeSmariteba.
mTavaria, RvTis rwmena da imedi ar dakargos kacma,
sasowarkveTilebaSi ar Cavardes, RvTisgan moelodes
Semweobas, amitom WeSmaritebis gulmodgine Zieba ar
unda Sewyvitos da daizaros, radgan pirvel xanebSi
gonebas bevri winaaRmdegoba SeiZleba Sexvdes, daeWvdes
kidec, magram moTminebisa da imedis gulmodgine da
dauzareli mcdelobis gamo misive gamocdilebiT gau-
fantavs eWvebs ufali. kacs eWvebi manam tanjavs, sanam Se-
sasvlel kars dainaxavs. maSin am eWvTagan gaTavisufl-
deba kaci, raki Sesasvlel kars ipovis da gzas ar asc-
deba. gonier kacs ar Sehferis, rom Tuki sibrZnis erT
kars ver SeaRebs, amis gamo meore karis gaRebis imedic
dakargos; arc romelime sakiTxis vergagebis gamo unda
uaryos is codna, rac manamde SeuZenia, radgan is, ris
Seswavlasac eswrafvis adamiani, yovelTvis rodi eqvem-
debareba srul Secnobas! xSirad arc ukve dagrovili
codna argia kacs da arc yovelgvari ucodinrobaa dam-
Rupveli. eSmaki umetesad or umTavres sacdurs ugebs
adamians. pirveli esaa: brZen kacs Caagonebs, rom
* igulisxmeba ganyofilTa sarwmunoebrivi msgavseba, e.q.

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rameTu viTarmed ara ars Sen Tana sibrZne da arca goniere-
baA, da araraA sargebeli ars swavlulebasa Sina da arca
umecrobaA daabrkolebs ras kacsa. da uCuenis vinme kaci
miSuebuli sofelsa Sina da etyYn: “aha egera esodenTa
pativTa miemTxYa isi da didebaA moigo TYnier
swavlulebisa. da Sen raAsaTYs daSji Tavsa Sensa da aSTob
WiriTa? aramed su da Wame da iSuebd, rameTu xvale
mohkudebi, da nu moixdi nefsiT sikudilsa pirvel
mowevnamde misa Sen zeda Jamsa TYssa”. da amiT da
eseviTariTa maxYliTa ganswon[n] gulsa missa da amiT daa-
brkolebn Ziebisagan swavlisa, da farToebasa Seaxedvebn,
raATa mis ZliT moinadiros CueulebiTa saSuebelTaATa da
zrzeniTa gulisTqumaTaATa. da ukueTu amiT ver sZlis da
ixilis, rameTu moTmine iqmna, miivltin meorisa mis isrisa
[ganKurve]bulisa. odes cnis, viTarmed marcxeniT-kerZoni
igi sabrKeni Seuswavlian, mouKdis marjueniT-kerZosa mas
abjarsa missa da msgavsiTa iwyis brZolad misa, romeli mas
ara Seuswavlied. da dascis mi[s] zeda suli mowyinebisaA,
vidremdis moaZulvis yoveli igi, romeli uqmnied
moRuawebaA, da sawunelad aRuCnn Tavsa TYssa da Seuracxad
da ugunurad, da aCuenebn cnobasa missa da siZulili
STaugdis moyusisa da maswavlelisaA da etyYn: “ver Kel-
gewifebis gansrulebad saqmesa amas Sina da ver Tav-adgam
da verca giZlavs tYrTvad kanonTa. aw raAsaTYs aWirveb
Tavsa Sensa da daaSro[b], romelsa ver miswuTebi?” da amas
Tana etyYn: “ukueTu keTilad gnebavs srulyofaA da ara
utyuvi RmerTsa, imarxe ormeociT da nacriTa da ZaZiTa da
tiriliTa maradis iqceode”. eseviTarTa ZneloanTa awuevn,
anumca moawyina da Seaurva da miT CaWra, anu metad
aRamaRla da merme queyanad daakueTa. da amiT urviTa
daabnelis gonebaA misi da verRara uZlavn gankiTxvaA
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gamousadegaria misi sibrZne da goniereba, da rom
sinamdvileSi arc erTi gaaCnia da arc meore, rom
ugunureba da uswavleloba sulac ar aris damabrko-
lebeli kacisTvis; imavdroulad, aCvenebs mas wuTi-
soflis dinebas miSvebul kacs da etyvis: ai, ucodi-
nrobiTa da uswvlelobiT miaRwia man pativsa da
didebas, Sen ki ras isji da itanjav Tavs? svi, Wame,
moilxine, radgan xval isedac mokvdebi, Senive xeliT ki
droze adre nu moiklav Tavs. am da msgavsi maxviliT
gmiravs kacis guls boroti da guls ucruebs swavlaze,
Semdeg simdidres Seaxedebs, raTa misiT moinadiros,
gancxromisaken modrikos da gulisTqmebi aRuZras. Tuki
amiTac ver Zlevs da mis moTminebas dainaxavs, maSin
meore iaraRs _ cecxlovan isars mimarTavs. rogorc ki
darwmundeba, rom mis mier aqamde dagebul yvela
sacTurSi gaerkva kaci, mswrafl meore mxridan Semo-
ubrunebs, raTa axali, misTvis ucnobi xerxebiTa da
saSualebebiT SeebrZolos. eSmaki sasowarkveTilebis
suls daatexs kacs Tavs, aiZulebs, mTeli misi warsuli
moRvaweoba sisuleled miiCnios da uaryos, gamousa-
degrad, Seuracxad da ugunurad daanaxos Tavi. maSin
saR gansjas dagmobs kaci, moyvasis mimarT siZulviliT
aRevseba guli, SeiZulebs gzis mimTiTebelsac da
Caagonebs mas eSmaki: SeuZlebelia Tavi gadairCino, Sen
ver SeZleb amas, Sen ar SegiZlia itvirTo kanonis*
simZime, ratomRa itanjav Tavs da cdilob imis miRwevas,
rasac ver SeZleb? imavdroulad, etyvis: Tuki marTla
gsurs srulyofilebas miaRwio da erTguleba uCveno
RmerTs, imarxule ormoci dRe, nacari daiyare Tavze,
ZaZa Seimose da ganuwyvetiv iglove da ivaglaxe. amgvari
*igulisxmeba rjulis mcnebebi, e. q.
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saqmeTa wuliladTaA. da ver dauTmenn egeviTarTa
gulissityuaTa. da amaT orTa isarTagan mravalni wylulni
da momwydarni arian kacTa Soris, amisTYs rameTu suli
male ars Sewynarebad winaaRmdgomTa nayofTa gonebisaTa,
rameTu gonebaA da nebaA mKdom arian urTierTas da maradis
brZolaA damkYdrebul ars Soris maTsa sulsa zeda, da nebaA
megobar ars sulisa, xolo gonebaA maWirvebel, rameTu
nebaman [ai]xuna sulisagan yovelni simZimeni da winauyvna
yovelni sawadelni gulissaTqumelni da aras moiKsenebn
zrunvasa da SiSsa, xolo gonebaman Seayena iwroebasa da
WiriT aswava cxorebaA da miuxuna gulisTqumani da amxila
vnebaA da tanjvaA momavali sifarTiT da SuebiT cxorebaTa
zeda, da Seanana udebebaA [p]irveli da amxila mowevnadi.
xolo suli midevnebasa nebisasa umoswrafe ars, aramed
Sekrebuli sacTurTave amaT nebaTaA arian orni saqmeni.
pirvelad ese, raATa daiWiros Tavi TYsi yovl isagan
yovlisagan
urgebTa
urgebTa, xolo meore ese, raATa friad gwadodis da
moswrafe iyo mciredisa misTYs keTilisa, romel moige,
gulsmodgined eZiebde, romelsa ver miswueT. ese
SeikrZale da ese Seiswave, da amiT SeiWure da ufali
RmerTi mamaA uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristesi iyavn Semwed
Senda yovelTa Sina saqmeTa SenTa, rameTu ara ars Zali da
Rone, garna iesu qristes mier, romelsa hSuenis didebaA
Tana mamiT da suliT wmidiTurT aw da maradis da ukuniTi-
ukunisamde, amen~.
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mZime Rvawlisaken ubiZgebs kacs, raTa misi CagonebiT
aRtyinebuls, Semdeg an moabezros yovelive, moawyinos
da imeddakarguli sasowarkveTilebaSi Caagdos, an,
piriqiT, didi warmodgena Seuqmnas sakuTar Tavze, raTa
usazRvrod maRla aswios da Semdeg ufro Zlierad
daakveTos miwaze. aseTi gansacdeliT boroti kacs
gonebas imgvarad ubnelebs, rom mas aRarc saRi gansjis
unari Seswevs da veRarc am gamocdas uZlebs.
am ori isriT bevria daWrili kacTa Soris da bevric
mokvdinebuli, radgan goneba male iTvisebs sulis
sawinaaRmdego nayofs. goneba da neba (keTilnebeloba)
erTmaneTs ewinaaRmdegeba ganuwyvetliv. mudmivi
mtrobaa maT Soris sulisaTvis. neba sulis Semwe da
megobaria, goneba ki misi mowinaaRmdegea, neba
yovelgvari simZimisagan aTavisuflebs suls da Tavad
tvirTulobs maT, arc sazrunavs gaurbis da arc SiSi
awuxebs, xolo goneba suls aviwroebs da aWirvebs, Tavs
axvevs gulisTqmebs, axSobs sasargeblo survilebs da
uzrunvel da fufunebiT cxovrebas sTavazobs. suli
nebas ufro emorCileba, vidre gonebas, magram vnebaTa
sacTuridan da gulisTqmaTa tyveobidan Tavdaxsna
sulis saxsnelad ori gziT aris SesaZlebeli: pirveli _
unda moiZulo yvelaferi, rac usargebloa da meore _
daucxromlad da gulmodgined eZio is, rasac jer kidev
ver miwvdomilxar da mTeli arsebiT gsurdes Tundac
mciredi madlis mopoveba.
es gaiTavise da daixsome, am azriT aRiWurve da
ufali Segeweva yovel keTil saqmeSi, radgan ar
arsebobs sxva Semwe, garda ieso qristesi, romelsac
Svenis dideba mamiT da suliwmidiTurT aw da maradis
da ukuniTi ukunisamde. amin.
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30. hrua iodasaf: `mesma Sengan sityuaA, da gamoTqumaA
RmrTisa didebisaTYs. aw SesZine kualad ugancxadebule-
sadre, romel viTamca TualiTa miCueneb~.
hrqua balahvar: `gamouTqumel ars xati RmrTeebisaA da
gonebaA ver miswuTebis gamoZiebad, viTar igi ars, da verca
yovelni enani SemZlebel arian RirsebiT qebad misa, da miu-
wdomel ars dabadebul[Ta]gan mecnierebaA misi, garna
romeli man gamoucxada maT piriTa winaAswarmetyuelTaATa,
rameTu vervin uTxras misTYs kacTa, garna romeli uwinare
saukuneTa iSva misgan ufali iesu qriste, romeli gamovida
misgan, man gamoTqua igi, rameTu TualTSeudgam ars xati
misi, da winaAswarmetyuelTa wames misTYs da arwmunes
kacTa uflebaA misi niSebiTa da saswaulebiTa, romeli
mosca maT, romeli vervis sxuasa Zal-uc Cuenebad
egeviTarisa Zalisa, rameTu yovelsave nebasa missa iqms caTa
Sina da queyanasa zeda, zRuaTa da yovelTa ufskrulTa~.
hrqua iodasaf: `raA daamtkicebs cnobasa RmrTisasa?~
hrqua balahvar: `caA da queyanaA da yoveli, romeli damkY-
drebul ars Soris maTsa, sulierni da guamni. da ukueTumca
ixile WurWeli raAme Seqmnuli, daRacaTumca moqmedi misi
ara hnaxe, swamemca, viTarmed uvis Semoqmedi. egreTve
naSenebi, daRacaTumca maSenebeli misi ver ixile, aramed
gonebaA wamebs, viTarmed uvis maSenebeli. xolo me, raJams
vixile Tavi Cemi da ganvicade sakYrvelad agebulebaA Cemi,
daRacaTu ver vixile Semoqmedi Cemi, uwyi, rameTu man
dambada, viTarca unda, da gamomsaxa, viTarca ineba, TYnier
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30. uTxra iodasafma balavars:
_ movismine Sengan RvTis qeba da dideba, ufro metad
gacxadda CemTvis misi aRmatebuleba, TiTqos sakuTari
TvaliT mexilos.
balavarma ki ganagrZo:
_ gamouTqmelia RvTis dideba da miuwvdomelia igi
gonebisaTvis, gamoukvlevelia misi gzebi da enas ar
ZaluZs misi Rirsad qeba. qmnileba uZluria Seicnos da
adidos RmerTi. mxolod RvTis Zes, vis Sesaxebac
winaswarmetyvelTa piriT winaswar ganucxada RmerTma
kacobriobas da romelic mamisagan iSva saukuneTa
uwinares, ZaluZs auwyos adamianebs mamis Sesaxeb, radgan
TvalSeudgamia xati RmrTeebisa. winaswarmetyvelebma
daamowmes uflis Sesaxeb da mis ZalmosilebaSi
daarwmunes adamianebi im niSnebiTa da saswaulebiT,
romelTac misi saxeliT aRasrulebdnen. ufalma uboZa
maT es niWi, rameTu yovelive mis nebas emorCileba caSi
da qveyanaze, zRvebsa da ufskrulebSi.
uTxra iodasafma:
_ ra amtkicebs RvTis arsebobas?
miugo balavarma:
_ ca da qveyana, da yovelive, rac maT Sorisaa _
cocxali da aracocxali. Tu xedav raime qmnilebas _
vTqvaT, gakeTebul WurWels, magram ver xedav mis
gamkeTebels, darwmunebuli iyavi, rom mas hyavs
Semoqmedi. aseve, Tuki xedav Senobas, magram ver xedav
amSenebels, goneba dagidasturebs, rom masac hyavs
maSenebeli. mec, roca vixile sakuTari Tavi da Cemi
sxeulis gansacvifrebeli agebuleba, ver davinaxe Cemi
Semqmneli, magram mivxvdi, rom myavs Semoqmedi,
romelmac imgvari dambada, rogoradac Tavad surda, da
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kiTxvisa Cemisa. da ukueTumca me viyav dambadebeli Tavisa
CemisaA, umetesmca vyav [yovelTa] dabadebulTa
siSuenieriTa tanisaATa da sisruliTa hasakisaATa, aramed man
dambada, viTarca ineba, umetes myo mravalTa dabadebulTa
misTa da unaklules zogTa. da merme gulisKma-vyav amiTca,
rameTu ganmiyvanebs amis cxorebisagan TYnier kiTxvisa
Cemisa. da vxedav saqmeTa momavalTa Cem zeda, sadaAT ara
uwy[i], da ver vici sazomi cxorebisa CemisaA da raA
SememTxuevis boroti mas Sina. da vhxedav yovelsave kacsa
esre saxed, viTarca Tavsa Cemsa, rameTu vervin [SemZlebel
ars] Sematebad gina moklebad hasaksa TYssa27, arca
micvalebad daZuelebulisa da verca kualad Sedgmad, Tu
raAme mohvardes misgani. ver SeuZles amas mefeTa mefobiTa
maTiTa da verca brZenTa sibrZniTa maTiTa, da verca
marjueTa simarjYTa TYsiTa da verca ZlierTa ZaliTa
TYsiTa. da merme vhxedavT Semoslvasa Ramisasa Semdgomad
dRisa da mowevnasa dRisasa Semdgomad Ramisa da qcevasa
samyaroAsasa. amis gamo vcanT, rameTu dabadebulTa amaT
uvis dambadebeli, rameTu ara msgavs ars maTa. da
ukueTumca msgavsi maTi iyo, iyomca viTarca erTi maTgani
da mis zedacamca moiweodes mowevnad, romelni TiToeulsa
maTgansa zeda moiwevian. da yovelsa romelsa vhxedavT,
Seqmnuli ars, da qmnulebaA maTi wamebs, rameTu romelime
ars SedgmulebiT da romelime gamoxatviT, da romelime
Senawevrebuli da romelime JamTa Sina sazomiT, moklebiT
da aRorZinebiT, ZrviT da dayudebiT. araraAsagan dahbadna
da TYnier magaliTisa gamosaxna. Tqua: “iyavn”, da iyvnes. da
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imgvarad gamosaxa Cemi garegnoba, rogoradac Tavad
nebavda, da araferi ukiTxavs CemTvis amis Sesaxeb. xolo
me rom TviTon vyofiliyavi Cemi Tavis dambadebeli,
Sevqmnidi mas yvela qmnilebaze ufro lamazsa da
warmosadegs, magram man, vinc me Semqmna, imgvarad ineba,
rom zog qmnilebaze ukeTesi vyofiliyavi da zogierT
maTganze umdaresi. mere isic Sevityve, rom CemTan
SeTanxmebis gareSe wamiyvans am cxovrebidanac. vxedav,
rom raRac unda vakeTo, magram ra da rogor, Tavad ar
vici, arc is vici, ramden xans vicxovreb da arc is, ra
gansacdeli an ubedureba melis win. sxva adamianebic me
mgvanan, aravis SeuZlia Tavis simaRles Sehmatos an
daaklos erTi misxali, arc Tavis axlad Soba SeuZliaT,
arc daberebul-daCaCanakebuli sxeulis ganaxleba da
arc daklebuli sxeulis nawilis aRdgena. es arc mefeebs
SeuZliaT TavianTi xelmwifebiT da arc brZenT TavianTi
sibrZniT, arc xelmarjve ostatebs TavianTi simarjviT
da arc ZlierT TavianTi ZaliT.
aseve vxedavT, rom dRes Rame cvlis da Rames - dRe,
vxedavT samyaros wre-brunvasac da es yvelaferi
gvafiqrebinebs, rom samyaros hyavs Semoqmedi, Tumca ki
Tavad Tavis qmnilebebs ar emsgavseba, radgan maT rom
msgavseboda, Tavadac erTi qmnilebaTagani iqneboda da
maszec igive moiweoda, rac qmnilebebze.
yvelaferi, rasac vxedavT, qmnilebaa. da maT
Seqmnilobas adasturebs is, rom zogi SenawevrebiT aris
Seqmnili, zogi - dayofiT, zogi - SeerTebiT da zogic -
drois sazomiT, zogi dRemoklea da zogi - dRegrZeli,
zogi moZravia da zogic - uZravi. arafrisagan Seqmna
yovelive da nimuSTa gareSe gamosaxa; Tqva: `iyavn~ da
iqmna. Tuki inebebs _ yvelafers bolos mouRebs da Tu
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odes undes, aRasrulnes yovelni. da merme kualad-
aRadginnes, viTarca pirvel iyvnes. brZanebaA misi uganm-
kueTeles ars ufroAs maxYlisa orpirisa da umales ars kam-
kamebasa elvisasa, moiyvannis da movidian, da ganaqarvnes da
ganqarden, da kualad-moagnes da moegnen, [da] kurTxeul
ars da didebul, da ufroAsad amaRlebul saxeli samebisa
wmidisaA ukunisamde~.
31. Tqua iodasaf: `yoveli, romeli sTqu gangebisaTYs
dabadebulTaAsa, viTarmed TYnier misa araraA iqmna,
Seviwynare, rameTu damasaje WeSmaritiTa wamebiTa da
gancxadebuliTa saxiTa, aramed vinaA scan, viTarmed
aRdgomaA ars Semdgomad sikudilisa da migebaA keTilisa da
borotisaA?~
hrqua balahvar: `orTagan saqmeTa sacnaur ars, rameTu
ganwvalebul ars cxorebaA morCilTa da urCTaA sofelsa
amas Sina, da rameTu vhxedavT mravalTa urCTa, SuebiT da
didebiT da gansuenebiT ganhvlian sofelsa amas, da
mravalni morCilni siglaxakiT da SeuracxebiT da WiriT
ganvlenan amier sofliT, uwyi, rameTu marTlmsajulman man
odes ara adidna morCilni misni sofelsa amas SuebiTa da
pativiTa, mermesa mas sasufevelsa ganumzadebies maTTYs
pativi waruvali, ukueTu ara urCebaAmca ara vnebaA iyo da
arca morCilebaA sargebel moqmedTa maTTaYs. xolo meored
amiT sacnaur ars qadagebiTa mociqulTaATa, rameTu
axarebdes kacTa misagebelsa saukunesa morCilTaTYs da
ganakrZalebdes satanjvelisaTYs saukunoAsa urCTa. da me
Seviwynare wamebaA maTi dafarulsa zeda amisTYs, rameTu
aCuenes niSebi da saswaulebi, romeli vervis kacTagansa
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moisurvebs, kvlav aRadgens pirvandeli saxiT. orpir
maxvilze ufro basri da gaelvebaze uswrafesia misi
gangeba, brZanebs moyvanebas da movlen, brZanebs gaqrobas
da gaqrdebian, brZanebs ganaxlebas da ganaxldebian.
kurTxeulia da didebuli, umetesad amaRlebuli wminda
samebis saxeli ukunisamde. amin.
31. uTxra iodasafma balavars:
_ sarwmunoa, rac dabadebulTa gangebulebisaTvis
Tqvi, Senma saubarma mtkiced damajera, rom yvelaferi
RmerTma Seqmna da misi nebis gareSe araferi xdeba.
magram saidan ici, rom mkvdreTiT aRdgoma iqneba da
keTilsa da borots maTi saqmeebis mixedviT miezRveba?
miugo balavarma:
_ ori ram cxadyofs amas: wuTisofelSi
sxvadasxvagvarad cxovrobs RvTis urCi da RvTis
morCili. gansxvavebulia maTi yofa. vxedavT, rom
mravali urCi SvebaSi, gancxromasa da fufunebaSi
ganlevs wuTisofels, xolo RvTis mravali morCili
siglaxakiT, SeuracxyofiTa da gaWirvebiT tovebs
wuTisofels. marTlmsajulma ufalma miwier pativsa da
didebas ganaSora Tavisi morCilebi, radgan TavianT
sasufevelSi hqonda gamzadebuli maTTvis waruvali
pativi, Tumca ki wuTisoflisTvis maTi morCileba ar
iyo sasargeblo, iseve, rogorc urCTa TviTneboba ar iyo
zianis momtani. meore mxriv, CvenTvis sarwmunoa
mociqulTa qadagebebi. isini auwyeben RvTis morCilebs,
saukuno gansasveneblis Sesaxeb, RvTis urCebs ki
afrTxileben, rom maTnairTaTvis saukuno satanjvelia
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Kel-ewifebis egeviTarisa Zalisa Cuenebad garna ZaliTa mx-
oloAsa RmrTisaATa~.
32. hrqua iodasaf: `miTxar-Ra, odes mociqulni ese kac-
nive arian maTisave nivTisagan da maTiTave saxiTa, viTar
ganhyof kacTagan, da vinaAT uwyi, Tu WeSmaritsa ityYan?~
hrqua balahvar: `amiT uwyi WeSmaritebaA sityYsa maT-
isaA, rameTu ganeyvnes sofelsa amas da myofTa soflisaTa,
da winaaRudgebodes nebaTa misTa, da uKmobdes simarTlisa
damorCilebad yovelsa Sina saqmesa: guliswyromasa da
mSYdobasa, da siglaxakesa da simdidresa, simdablesa da
simaRlesa, da momdovrebasa gzaTagan mZlavrTaAsa, da
sasworad simarTlisad Soris patiosanTa da upatioTa, da
moTmenad Surisgebisa, da datevebad nebisa da daTmenad
Wirisa, da tYrTvad mcnebaTa da Tavsdebad saSjeli
samarTali, vidre miedgas kacsa. da mas Sina arian simZimeni
tYrTisani gardareulni, da uReli maWirvebeli da iwroA
winaSe maTsa. xolo ukueTumca iyvnes crumowameni
RmrTisani da mtyuvarni, aramca eseviTarTa saWiroTa da
iwroTa gzaTa avlinebdes kacTa, aramed ufroAsmca wina-
uyofdes maT, romeli-igi SeaSus bunebasa kacTasa, da vrc-
eli igi gzaA da farToA karimca uCuenes, romel ars
sawadeli TualTaA da sanebeli gulTaA, da mi-mca-uSues
SuebaTa da gulisTqumaTa mimarT da farToebiT cxorebad,
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gamzadebuli. da me davijere mociqulTa mowmoba am
saidumlos Sesaxeb, virwmune maTi, radgan isini imgvar
niSebsa da saswaulebs aRasrulebdnen, romelTa qmnac,
RvTis nebis gareSe, kacTagan aravis xelewifeba.
32. Tuki mociqulebi agebulebiTac da garegnobiTac
Cveulebrivi adamianebi arian, rogor asxvaveben maT sxva
adamianebisagan da saidan iciT, rom WeSmaritebas
qadageben?
miugo balavarma:
_ maTi sityvebis WeSmaritebas imiT vxvdebiT, rom
isini ganSorebuli arian wuTisofels da masSi mcxov-
reblebsac. sakuTar nebas uaryofen da yovel saqmeSi _
guliswyromasa da simSvideSi, siglaxakesa da
simdidreSi, simdablesa da pativSi _ WeSmaritebisadmi
msaxurebasa da morCilebas moiTxoven, gvirCeven, ar
veziaroT ama soflis ZlierTa saqmeebs, piruTvnelni
viyoT mdidarTanac da RaribTanac, SurisZiebis wadili
davTrgunoT CvenSi, sakuTari neba moviZuloT, Wiri
daviTminoT, vitvirToT RvTis mcnebebi da Tavs vidoT
samarTliani sasjeli, roca gveweva igi. amgvari iyo
Tavad mociqulTa xvedric, mZime iyo maTi tvirTi,
uReli ki _ viwro da mtanjveli. xolo sicruis
mqadageblebi rom yofiliyvnen isini, RvTis cru mowmeni
da matyuarebi, amgvar viwro da gansacdelebiT savse
gzaze ki ar waruZRvebodnen xalxs, aramed imas
SesTavazebdnen, rac kacTa bunebas moswons, _ vrcel
gzasa da farTo karibWes uCvenebdnen maT, TvalisTvis
sawadelsa da gulisTvis sasurvels, xels ar
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da eseviTariTamca moimZevlnes gulni kacTani, aramca
locviTa da marxviTa da moTminebiTa Wirsa Sina da
gansworebiTa mdidarTa da glaxakTaATa ganakrTvnes gulni
kacTani. amis gamo vcanT, rameTu WeSmaritsa ityYan da saq-
menica maTni wameben, rameTu dabadebulTa ver Kel-
ewifebis Cuenebad egeviTarTa saswaulTa da niSebTa~.
hrqua iodasaf: `ukueTumca aR-vinme-dga kaci da
sicruviT ityoda Tavsa TYssa mociqulad RmrTisa da
esesaxesave saqmesa qadagebda, viTarmca sacnaur iyo,
WeSmaritsa ityYs anu crusa?~
hrqua balahvar: `dafarulTa misTamca gamoacxadnes saq-
meni misni da saqmiTavemca misiTa dahKsna qadagebaA TYsi,
rameTu moTminebasa aswaveben da TYT ver moTmine arian,
saxierebasa aswaveben da TYT mankierebasa aRasruleben da
ver SemZlebel ar(ia)n yofad saswaulisa, romelimca
kacTagan ver SemZlebel iyo yofad, rameTu ukueTu
winaAswarmetyuelTaganman vinme Seisuenis, ipovis wignTa
Sina misTa uwyebaA, Tu vinme momaval arn Semdgomad missa~.
hrqua iodasaf: `maSa, ukueTumca ipova vinme kaci,
romelman icnodna wignni pirvelni da saqmeni gardasrulni
da maT miermca mecnierqmnul iyo momavalsaca, da icodamca
saxeli winaAswarmetyuelisa warsrulisaAca da
momavalisaAca, da momavalimca aCema Tavsa TYssa, raA ars
SetyuebaA misi da sicruvisa misisaA?~
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SeuSlidnen Svebasa da gulisTqmaTa dakmayofilebaSi,
Tavadve urCevdnen fufunebiT cxovrebas da amgvarad
moigebdnen adamianTa gulebs. magram isini, amis
sawinaaRmdegod, locvasa da marxvas, gansacdelTa
daTmenas aswavlian adamianebs. amiT gamovicnobT, rom
WeSmaritebas qadageben, da Tanac, maT mier Cadenili
niSebiTa da saswaulebiTac dasturdeba, rom RvTis nebis
Semsrulebelni arian, radgan qmnilebas ar ZaluZs
amgvari saswaulebis aRsruleba.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ Tuki vinme sicruiT RvTis mociqulad gaasaRebs
Tavs da Tan imas ilaparakebs, rasac mociqulebi
qadageben, rogor mixvdebi, simarTles ambobs Tu cruobs
igi?
miugo balavarma:
_ maT dafarul guliszraxvebs maTi saqmeebi
gamoaaSkaravebs, maTive saqcieli gaaqarwylebs maT
naqadagars. cru mociqulebi moTminebas aswavlian da
Tavad mouTmenelni arian, sikeTis keTebas aswavlian da
TviTon ukeTurebas sCadian, Tan arc saswaulebis qmna
SeuZliaT, radgan Cveulebriv kacTaTvis es SeuZlebelia.
amasTan, roca RvTis romelime winaswarmetyveli
aResruleba, mis nawerebSi SeiZleba vipovoT uwyeba, Tu
mis Semdgom vin mova.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ Tuki gamoCndeba kaci, romelmac icis wmida
werili, erkveva warsulSi da werilidanve aqvs codna
momavlis Sesaxeb, aseve icis yofil da momaval
winaswarmetyvelTa saxelebi da Tavs momaval
winaswarmetyvelad warmoadgens, rogor darwmundebi
mis TviTmarqviobasa da sicrueSi?
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balavaris
hrqua wmidaman balahvar: `sityuaA RmrTisaA uZleveli
da naTeli misi dauSreteli da WeSmaritebaA misi ganu-
qarvebeli, rameTu RmerTman ara moavlinis
winaAswarmetyueli naTesavsa Soris, garna sacnauri vinme
ersa Soris, da kaci igi pirvel movlinebisa sacnaur arn
siwmidiT, WeSmaritebiT, simSYdiT, ubiwoebiT KorciTa,
mSYdobismoyuarebiTa. ara arn igi gulmwyral, arca angahr,
arca ampartavan, arcaRa yovliTurT saeWuel arn ujerosa
gzasa. xolo raJams waravlinis RmerTman qadagebad,
ganaZlieris saqmiTa da sityYTa. ukueTu pirvel brku arn
eniTa, miecis madli aRebasa pirisasa da SemZlebel iqmnis
xarebad, mxilebad da cnobad, romelsa ver miswuTes kacni.
yovelsave saxierebiT aRas rulebn da dafarulica misi
aRasrulebn
wamebn misTYs. da aravin waremarTis winaaRdgomad sicruiT
WeSmaritisa, ukueTumca sicruve misi winaATve ara sacnaur
iyo ersa Soris. da saqmemca raAme ara amxilebda tyuvilsa
missa, da merme ver damtkicnebis tyuviliTa simarTle da
verca sicruve mizez da momyvanebel eqmnebis keTilisa
saqmisa~.
33. da ganmravlda SeslvaA balahvarisi Zesa Tana
mefisasa. aswavebda da amxilebda mas, vidremdis dahkYrdes
msaxurni misni da ganhkrTes Seslvisa misisaTYs uJamod mis
zeda. xolo mefesa eCina msaxurad Zisa TYsisa da mzrdelad
kaci vinme er[T]guli da dasturi winaSe missa, romelsa
saxeli erqua zadan. da viTarca cna zadan saqme igi
balahvarisi, etyoda Zesa mefisasa farulad: `Sen uwyi
sadguri Cemi winaSe mefisa da adgili Cemi mis Tana, da ara
damadgina msaxurebasa Sensa zeda, garna dasturobisa da
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upasuxa mas balavarma:
_ RvTis sityva uZlevelia, misi naTeli _
dauSreteli, WeSmariteba ki _ ganuqarvebeli. RmerTi
Tavis winaswarmetyvels erT romelime ers ki ar
mouvlens, aramed mTels qveyanas, da es kaci gamoCenis-
Tanave gamoirCeva siwmidiT, samarTlianobiT, simSvi-
diT, xorcis ubiwoebiT, mSvidobismoyvareobiT, aseTi
kaci ar aris gulficxi, arc angari, arc ampartavani da
ueWvelia, rom arc farTo gziT mavali. roca ufali
wargzavnis mas saqadageblad, gaaZlierebs saqmiTa da
sityviT. Tuki enabrgvilia, mihmadlebs enamWevrobas da
SeaZlebinebs axaros, amxilos da gulisxmaayofios xalxs
is, rac maTTvis miuwvdomelia. winaswarmetyveli
yovelives pirnaTlad asrulebs da misi dafarulic ki
mis saqmeebze RaRadebs. veravin SeZlebs sicruiT win
aRudges WeSmaritebas, Tundac es sicrue jer ar iyos
gamoaSkaravebuli xalxisaTvis da saqmeebiTac ar iyos
mxilebuli es siyalbe. ver iqadageba tyuiliT WeSmari-
teba, radgan sicruis mizani arasodes yofila keTili
saqmeebis keTeba.
33. balavarma ufliswulTan siaruls mouxSira.
aswavlida da wvrTnida mas, vidre misma mometebulma da
xSirad udroo stumrobam msaxurTa yuradReba miipyro
da SeaSfoTa isini.
abenes mefes ufliswulisTvis erTguli da sando
veziri hyavda msaxurad da aRmzrdelad miCenili,
saxelad zadani. rogorc ki zadanma balavaris Sesaxeb
Seityo, saidumlod hkiTxa iodasafs:
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erTgulobisa CemisaTYs winaSe misa, da friad gankYrvebul
var saqmesa zeda amis kacisasa, romeli Semovals Senda
yovelsa Jamsa, da meSinis, Tu maTgani iyos, romelTaA umZims
mamasa Sensa da ayenebs moslvasa maTsa. aw ukueTu keTilisa
raAsame saqmisaTYs gzraxavs da ara gimZims cnobebaA mamisa
SenisaA, vacnobo, rameTu friad ganmkrTal varT da mraval-
fersa vagonebT misTYs. xolo ukueTu saidumlosa rasame
getyYs da ara gnebavs miwevnaA misi mefisa, m[a]Sa samTagani
erTi yav Cem Tana: anu daacade amieriTgan da davfaro
aqamomdisi, anu aguKade risxvaA Seni da nu guabraleb Cuen
da mivawioT mefisa, da Sen ganemzade sityYsgebad misa da
gamoRebad Tavisa Senisa, anu kualad ganguayenen risxviTa
gancxadebulad da iTxove mamisa Senisagan, raATa nacvalad
Cuensa mogcnes msaxurni sxuani~.
miugo Zeman mefisaman da hrqua zadans: `yovlisa pirve-
lad ese vyo Sen Tana, zadan, dagsua Cuen Soris farulad da
gesmodis sityuaA Cueni, rasa-igi vzraxavT, da merme
gibrZano, raA mTndes yofad~.
da dasua igi Sinagan kretsabmelsa Jamsa mas, romelsa
movidoda balahvar misa. da iwyes sityuad urTierTas. da
hkiTxvida iodasaf sawuTroAsa saqmeTa. xolo man msgavsad
Cueulebisa iwyo gamoTqumad amaoebasa soflisasa da
didebasa saukunoAsasa, da Tqua: `Seugavs meZiebelTa
saSuebelisaTa, raATa aRirCion saukune wuTsa amas
naswrafevsa cxorebasa. da viTar ara gulisKma-hyofen,
romelni Seyofil arian saSuebelTa amis soflisaTa, vi-
Tarmed araraA aqus, odes ara ars mas Sina simtkice. anu
viTar umecar arian metnobasa waruvalTa maT keTilTasa
vidre mciredi ese da Seuracxi da mswraflwarmavali, ram-
eTu aravin irCveb is siyuaruliTa soflisaATa, garna
rCvebis
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_ ufliswulo, Sen ici mamaSenis damokidebuleba Cems
momarT. Senze zrunvas ar momandobda, Cems erTgulebasa
da sandoobaSi rom ar yofiliyo darwmunebuli. me
Zalian makvirvebs im kacis qceva, nebismier dros rom
SeuZlia SenTan Semosvla da meSinia, erTi imaTgani ar
iyos, mamaSens rom mouZulebia da Tavis samflobeloSi
yofna aukrZalavs maTTvis. Tuki sasargeblo da keTil
saqmeebze gesaubreba igi da mamis winaSe ar gimZims maTi
gamxela, vacnobeb mefes mis Sesaxeb, radgan Zalian
mafiqrebs es ambavi. xolo Tu saidumlos geubneba rames
da ar gsurs amis Sesaxeb Seityos mamaSenma, maSin am sami
saTxovaridan erT-erTi mainc Semisrule: an dReidanve
Sewyvite masTan urTierToba da rac dRemde moxda, ar
gavamxel; an nu ganrisxdebi da nuraferSi damadanaSau-
leb, Tuki mefes vacnobeb yvelafers, Sen ki sapasuxod
moemzade da Tavad imarTle Tavi mis winaSe; an me
damiTxove da sxva msaxuri gamoiTxove mamisagan.
uTxra ufliswulma gamzrdels:
_ pirvel rigSi ase moviqceT, fardis ukan
dagmalav, raTa Tavad moismino, ris Sesaxebac Cven
vsaubrobT da Semdeg gauwyeb, rac mnebavs.
marTlac, balavaris mosvlis Jams, iodasafma
fardis ukan damala zadan mzrdeli, Semdeg ki,
Cveulebisamebr, saubari gamarTa brZenTan. ufliswulma
sawuTros Sesaxeb hkiTxa balavars, manac Cveuli
damajereblobiT auwya wuTisoflis amaoebisa da
saukuno netarebis Sesaxeb:
_ gancxromis motrfialeTaTvis umjobesi iyo,
aerCiaT maradiuli da uari eTqvaT amao, swrafwarmaval
wuTisofelze, magram amsofliuri siamovnebebiT
datyvevebulni, ver gulisxmayofen, rom araraobaa
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isii
balavaris
ugunuri, da aravin Tanawarhvals mas saukunesa, garna
SecTomili da daWirvebuli. da viTar ara daWirvebul iyos,
romeli-igi Seikrebs, rameTu hKdebian urTierTas safaseTa
zeda sawuTroAsaTa, romelsa ueWuelad hxedven, rameTu
ganmaval ars KelTagan maTTa, da ician, viTarmed yoveli
mswrafli saSuebeli mswraflve miicvalebis siaxlisagan
siZueled da ara dadeben safaseTa maTTa saukunesa, sada-
igi daadgrebis ganuryunelad. aw romeli-me saqme
sawuTroAsaA saqebel ars, ginaTu romelnime safaseni misni
hgian uxrwnelad, anu vin kacTagani usawyalobeles ars
maTsa, romelni eZieben simdidresa da mTrval arian gu-
lisTqumiTa safaseTaATa? rameTu viTarca gardaerios aqa
simdidre, egreca mun gardaematos siglaxake. da viTarca
moigon aqa pativi, egreca mun - SeuracxebaA da RmrTisagan
ganSorebaA. da sxuasaca mravalsa zraxvides amas da
eseviTarsa sityuasa.
34. da viTarca ganvida balahvar, unda iodasafs
gamocdaA zadanisi, ukueTu sargebel-eyvnesa sityuani
balahvarisni. da hrqua mas: `ara gesmisa, rasa metyYs
mtyuvari ese da grZneuli, romelsa egulebis SecTunebaA
Cemi da ganryunad saSuebelni ese sawuTroAsani Cem zeda, da
mawuevs winaaRdgomasa mefisasa?~
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yvelaferi, rom maradiuli, dausrulebeli netareba
xanmokle, warmaval siamovnebebze umetesia. aravin
tyvevdeba wuTisoflis siyvaruliT, garda ugnurisa, da
aravin wava saukuno warsawymedelSi, garda
gzaabneulisa. gana gzaabneulni ar arian isini,
romelnic amsofliur simdidreTaTvis daoben da
amgvarad agroveben qonebas, Tumca darwmunebulni arian,
rom maleve gaeflangebaT igi?! gzas acdenilebma kargad
ician, rom yoveli axali gansacxromeli xanmoklea,
radgan swrafad cvalebadia yovelgvari siaxle da
maleve Zveldeba. TavianT saunjes versad Seinaxaven
saukunod ise, rom ar gaixrwnas igi. romeli saqmea
wuTisofelSi mosawoni? gana rCeba masSi raime
gauxrwneli?! an vin aris im kacze ufro sawyali, vinc am
sofelSi simdidres eswrafvis da ugunurebamdea gata-
cebuli qonebis dagrovebiT?! vinaidan ramdenadac
ukiduresad mosWarbdeba aq SenaZeni, imdenad ukiduresi
siglaxake moelis Semdgom cxovrebaSi saukunod, rac met
pativs moipovebs aq, miT meti Seuracxyofa da RvTisgan
ganSoreba moelis iq. kargi iqneboda, rom dafiqrebu-
liyvnen amaze. es da kidev mravali sxvac aswavla
balavarma ufliswuls.
34.balavari rom wavida, iodasafma zadanis gamocda
moisurva, raTa gaego, sasargelo iyo Tu ara misTvis
brZenis sityvebi da uTxra:
- moismine, ras meubneba es matyuara da grZneuli
kaci? rogor cdilobs Cems Secdenas? mas surs, rom
amsofliur siamovnebebs ganmaSoros da mefis winaaRmdeg
maqezebs.
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balavaris
hrqua mas zadan:` ara giKms, Zeo mefisao, zakulebaA Cem
Tana da arca ars Sen zeda sirc[x]Yli, rameTu zraxvaA ese
ucxo da naTel ars, da Cuen guasmies da viciT sitk[b]oebaA
da umetesobaA myofelTa misTaA. xolo odes SeaCuena
mefeman da daacada qristeanobaA, mieriTgan arRara
guasmies, da rameTu gulnica Cuenni ganexumian da
Seiwynareben sityuasa amas da uwyiT rameTu siucbiT
dauteveT da gamovirCieT wuTerTi cxorebaA. xolo Sen, Zeo
mefisao, ukueTu gTnavs da gamogirCevies rCuli qriste-
anobisaA da Seiwynareb da Tavs-ideb simZimesa missa risxvasa
Tana mefisasa da winaaRdgomasa erisasa da iwroebasa moRu-
aweTasa, gixaroden qristes mier pativsa Sina zecisasa da
cxorebasa saukunesa, xolo me miudrekivar siyuarulsa
sawuTroAsasa da SiSsaca mamisa Senisasa, aramed ara uvar-
vhyof sididesa amis saqmisasa da vercaRa winaaRudgebi
amisTYs kacTa. aramed aw mibrZane, romliTa jeriTa Sehgavs
gamoyvanebaA Cemi risxvisagan mamisa Senisa, rameTu davfare
aqamomde saqme ese misgan~.
hrqua iodasaf zadans, rameTu: `me ara gasmine
si[t]yYsgebaA ese Cueni, garna sargebelisa SenisaTYs,
raATamca SegaKsene sityuaA cxorebisaA, romeli-igi ars
sicocxle gonebisaA, da erTgulebisa da siyuarulisa
SenisaTYs veraraA movigone udidesi misagebeli amissa,
raATa SegaKseno, romlisaTYs dabadebul xar da gauwyo
umjobesi Tavisa SenisaA; da Sen momige aramsgavsi sasoebisa
CemisaA Senda mimarT, xolo saqmisa amis dafarvisaTYs,
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miugo mas zadanma:
_ CemTan TvalTmaqcoba ar gWirdeba, ufliswulo.
Tqvens saubarSi araferi yofila miuRebeli, piriqiT,
saucxood naTeli iyo yvelaferi. adrec gvsmenia da
gvigrZnia amgvari saubrebis sitkbo da davrwmunebul-
varT imaT upiratesobaSi, vinc mas misdevs da ise cxov-
robs. magram mas Semdeg, rac mefem qristianoba moiZula
da akrZala, msgavsi saubrebic aikrZala, raTa guli ar
gagvexsna da ar Segvewynarebina es sityvebi. viciT, rom
Cveni umecrebiT ganveSoreT umjobess da xanmokle
wuTisofeli avirCieT. xolo Sen, ufliswulo, Tuki
mogwons da mtkiced gadagiwyvetia qristianoba, Tuki
itvirTav da Seiwynareb mis simZimes moRvaweTa magavsad
da ar SegaSinebs mefis risxva da xalxisgan moZuleba,
gaixareb, radgan SeiZen qristesmier pativs zecaSi da
saukuno cxovrebas! xolo me damimorCila wuTisoflis
siyvarulma da mamaSenis winaSe SiSma, Tumca ar uarvyof
qristianobis sidiadesa da upiratesobas da arc
morwmuneTa mteri var. axla ki mibrZane, mamaSenis
risxvas rogor gadavurCe imis gamo, rom am yvelafers
vumalavdi mas.
miugo iodasafma zadans:
_Cveni saubari imisTvis mogasmenine, rom raime
sargebloba moetana SenTvis, msurda, Semexsenebina
cxovrebis sityva, romelic gonebas cxovelyofs. Seni
erTgulebisa da siyvarulis sanacvlod sxva veraferi
movifiqre ufro didi mosagebeli, vidre is, rom
Semexsenebina SenTvis, Tu risTvis xar dabadebuli da
Seni sulisTvis umjobesi merCia. magram Sen ar
gamimarTle molodini, radgan ise ar Sexvdi am
yvelafers, rogoradac msurda, rom Sexvedrodi. rac
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isii
balavaris
viTarca gnebavs, rameTu ara Tavisa Cemisasa vzrunav
risxvisaTYs mefisa, aramed mefisaTYs, rameTu didad mZime
ars saqme ese winaSe misa da Sromasa SeamTxuev da
borotisyofad aRsZrav marTalTa zeda. dafarvaA saqmisa
amis mebrve erTgulebaAve ars Sengan mefisa mimarT, rameTu
mocale-hyo gonebaA misi urvisagan da ara ZYrismaxarebel
iqmne da sasowarkueTil-hyo Svilisagan TYsisa, da amas
Tana ubralo xar Cemgan~.
35. xolo balahvars unda warslvis sayoflad TYsa da
ijmnida Zisagan mefisa, xolo igi friad Sewuxna da ver
daiTmenda ganSorebasa missa. da hrqua mas: `ver Tavs-videb
TYnier Sensa yofasa da verca gangiteob, aramed warmovide
Sen Tana da erTbamad viyofodiT moyuasTa SenTa Tana~.
hrqua mas balahvar: `ismine aw, Zeo mefisao, saxe, romeli
megulebis Txrobad Senda, rameTu masmies: iyo vinme kaci
erTi mdidarTa warCinebulTagani da esua mas yrmaA mcire.
da yrmasa mas ganezarda nukri qurcikisaA, da friad
SekueTebul iyo yrmaA igi nukrsa mas, viTarmed ver
sTmobda TYnier misa JamerTca. xolo nukri igi viTar
gansrulda, swadoda velad ganslvaA, rameTu aiZulebda
bunebaA TYsisa velurobisaA. da viTar ganvida dResa erTsa,
ixila kolti qurcikTaA da mivida maT Tana. xolo igini
hfrTxebodes Sinazrdilobisa misisaTYs da merme Seisunes
urTierTas. da ganslvasa hyofda JamiTi-Jamad, raJams udeb-
iqmnian misgan. daeCYa mas zeda da da-ca-gYandis maT Tana
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Seexeba saidumlos Senaxvas, rogorc isurveb, ise
moiqeci. me saidumlos dafarviT sakuTar Tavze ki ar
vzrunav, rom rogorme mefis risxva avicilo, aramed
Tavad mefeze, radgan misTvis amis Setyoba metad mZime
iqneba, sazrunavs Sehmateb da udanaSauloTa winaaRmdeg
gaaboroteb. xolo am saqmis mefisagan dafarva mis
mimarT erTguleba iqneboda, radgan mwuxarebas gana-
Soreb mis gonebas, raki borotis mauwyebeli ar iqnebi
da sasowarkveTilebaSi ar Caagdeb Svilis gamo. amasTan,
arc Cems winaSe geqneba brali.
35. amasobaSi balavarma udabnoSi dabruneba
gadawyvita da ufliswuls gamosamSvidobeblad ewvia.
iodasafs masTan ganSoreba emZimeboda da Zlier
Sewuxebulma uTxra mas: _ ar SemiZlia Sens gareSe
cxovreba, arc Seni gaSveba, mec Tan gamogyvebi da erTad
vicxovroT Sens megobrebTano.
miugo balavarma:
_ moismine, ufliswulo, rasac mogiyvebi: msmenia, rom
iyo erTi mdidarTa Soris warCinebuli kaci da hyavda
mas mcirewlovani Svili. yrmas qurcikis nukri
gaezarda da imdenad SesCveoda, rom wuTiTac ver
Zlebda mis gareSe. xolo roca nukri wamoizarda, velad
gaWra moisurva, radagan amisken ubiZgebda mas misi
veluri buneba. erTxelac nukrma qurcikTa jogi dainaxa
da maTTan mivida. isini ki dafrTxnen, radgan nukri
Sinaur cxovelTa msgavsd iyo aRzrdili. bolos
daynoses erTmaneTs. am dRidan moyolebuli, qurciki,
rogorc ki umeTvalyurod datovebdnen, saxls tovebda
da jogs ereoda xolme. bolos gaeCvia moSinaurebuli
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isii
balavaris
mravalgzis. da igrZnes SinaTa misTa ganvelurebaA misi.
hgonebdes, nuukue miizidn[es] bunebaman velurobisaman da
arRara moiqces maTda. xolo qurcikTa maT icvales
uSoresad adgili, da igica ganhyvis maT Tana da ufroAs
dagYandis pirvelisa. maSin SinaTa misTa miudgines kaci,
raATa cnan saqme misi da vidre vides. da moiqca kaci igi da
uTxra saqme misi da SeyofaA velurTa Tana. xolo igini
asxdes da ganvides kualsa missa. da viTar ixiles igi
SoriT, maSin velurTa maT devna-uyves, da moinadirnes da
moswyYdnes igini, da maT igi Seipyres da wariyvanes da
Seagdes saxlsa Sina, da verRara Kel-ewifeboda gamoslvaA
mier.
egreca, Zeo mefisao, ukueTu gamoxYde Cuen Tana,
meSinis, nuukue egre saxed Seguxudes me da moyuasTa
CemTa. verca ganvixaroT Cuen Sen Tana da verca sasoebaA
Cueni srul-iqmnes gancocxlebisaTYs Sjulisa, da nuukue
ZYrica SeamTxYos moyuasTa SenTa da ver aRasrulo nebaA
Seni, romlisa SemZlebel xar misa farulad da RonisZiebiT,
vidremdis hpoo adgili, ufalsa Tu undes. rameTu daTmenaA
Seni amas Sina umaxlobeles ars RmrTisa, vidreRa-[a]ra
aRagzna guliswyromaA mefisaA neStTa maT zeda, romel
daSTomil arian mowyuedad maTda gamoslviTa SeniTa, da
ara Tu borotisyofasa missa vevltiT da sikudilsa, aramed
ara gunebavs, Tu mizez-veqmneT borotsa missa moyuasTa
CemTa zeda ganyvanebiTa SeniTa da arca Semwe vipovneT
uS[j]uloebasa missa zeda~.
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qurciki gareul qurcikebSi da didxansac rCeboda
maTTan. Sin SeniSnes misi gavelureba da SeSindnen, misi
veluri bunebis gamo iqneb aRarc dabrundeso saxlSi.
qurcikebma ki ufro Sors gadainacvles. moSinaurebu-
lic maT dahyveboda da uwindelze ufro gvian brunde-
boda Sin. patronebi SeSfoTdnen, meTvalyure miuCines,
raTa gaegoT, Tu ras akeTebda da sad dadioda maTi
qurciki . dabrunda es kaci da Tqva, rom qurciki velur
qurcikebs Sereuliyo. meTvalyureebi mis kvals mihyvnen
da roca maTi qurciki jogSi gaeria, daedevnen gareul
qurcikebs da mravali maTgani daxoces. bolos
moSinaurebuli qurcikic daiWires, saxlSi waiyvanes da
imgvarad daamwyvdies, rom gareT gasvlac aRar
SeZleboda.
da me meSinia, ufliswulo, rom Cvenc ase ar
dagvemarTos. Tuki CemTan da Cems megobrebTan cxovrebas
moisurveb, verc Seni siaxloviT gavixarebT da verc
qristianuli rjulis gancocxlebisaTvis Cveni sasoeba
sruliqmneba da aResruleba, verc wadils aisruleb da
Sens axloblebsac tanjvas SeamTxvev. axla ki SegiZlia
farulad da saidumlod iRvawo manam, vidre, RvTis
gangebiT, Sens adgils ipovi. amJamad Seni moTmineba
ufro saTnoa RvTisTvis, vidre is, rom danarCeni
morwmuneebis mimarT guliswyromiTa da risxviT
aRagzno mefe, radgan maT Seni wamosvlis SemTxvevaSi,
ganadgureba moeliT. Cven sikvdils an mefis risxvas ki
ar gavurbivarT, aramed ar gvsurs Cven gavxdeT misi
daRupvis mizezi. amasTan, Seni Tan wayvaniT davkargavT
mis usamarTlobasTan mebrZol saimedo TanaSemwes.
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36. hrqua iodasaf: `raA ars sazrdeli Tqueni, romliTa
izrdebiT udabnosa mas Sina?~
hrqua balahvar: `mwuanvili queyanisaA aRmocenebuli
cuariTa, romelsa zeda aravis vhxedavT macilobelsa da
arca visgan moveliT SfoTsa. xolo ukueTu moguakldis,
igica mogucis vinme ZmaTa CuenTaganman morwmuneTaganman,
romelni arian sofelsa Sina. da uRonoebasa Sina Cuensa
jer-gYCn moRebaA maTgan~.
hrqua iodasaf: `wariRe safase, romliTa ganernen
moyuasni Senni~.
hrqua balahvar: `viTar miscem moyuasTa CemTa safasesa
da Sen umkodves xar maTsa, rameTu aravin miscis glaxakman
mdidarsa, aramed mdidarman glaxaksa, rameTu uglaxakesi
moyuasTa CemTaA umdidres ars Sensa, xolo me vesav, Tu
ufalsa undes, raATa ganmsdidrde da ganmravlden nayofni
Senni da safaseni Senni, da dasZYrde da ver Tavs-idebde
micemad misgansa visame~.
hrqua iodasaf: `viTar iyos uglaxakesi moyuasTa SenTaA
umdidres Cemsa da Sen friadsa upoarebasa maTsa ityode,
anu viTar davZYrde, raJams ganmravlden safaseni Cemni, da
me dRes uxu var?~
hrqua balahvar: `ara siglaxake maTi giTxar, aramed sim-
didre, da Zmani igi Senni dajerebul arian, romliTa
ganerebian, da zomi igi kma-uyofia TavTa maTTaTYs da mas
Sina didi SuebaA da sixaruli aqus datevebiTa SuebaTaATa
ufroAs yovelsa simdidresa soflisasa. da Senca gsuroden
egeviTarisa cxorebisaTYs, rameTu mdidari igi ars,
romelsa ara uKms safase. xolo romelni eZieben safasesa da
simdidresa, mdidar-Ra Tu arian, aramed glaxakve arian
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36. hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ riTi ikvebebian udabnoSi?
_ miugo balavarma:
_ balaxiT, miwa rom aRmoacenebs cvariT. mas aravin
gvecileba da arc aravisgan moveliT usiamovnebas. xolo
roca es sazrdelic gvakldeba, romelime Cveni morwmune
ZmaTagani, romelic sofelSi cxovrobs, gvexmareba da
Cveni uZlurebis gamo arc amaze vambobT uars.
maSin uTxra mas iodasafma:
_ waiRe Cemgan ganZi da Seewevi Sens megobrebs.
miugo mas balavarma:
_ rogor SegiZlia Cems megobrebs misce ganZi, roca
Sen maTze ufro Rataki xar? glaxaks araferi gaaCnia,
mdidars rom misces, mdidars ki SeuZlia glaxakis
daxmareba... xolo Cemi uRatakesi megobrebic ki Senze
umdidresni arian. da me vesav ufals, Tuki inebebs, Senc
gagamdidrebs da gagimravlebs nayofs, maSin momWirne
gaxdebi da vinc ar unda gTxovos, advilad veravisTvis
gaimeteb am ganZs.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ rogor SeiZleba Seni uRatakesi megobari Cemze
mdidari iyos? maS, rogorRa saubrob maT siRatakeze?!
an rogor gavZunwdebi maSin, roca simdidre momemateba,
Tuki axlac ki guluxvi var?!
miugo balavarma:
_ me maT siglaxakeze ki ara, maT simdidreze giTxri,
da Cems Zmebs swamT, rom swored misiT gadarCebian. isini
kmayofilni arian imiT, rac gaaCniaT da yovelgvar
miwier simdidreze metad axarebT amsofliur saSve-
belTa datoveba. Senc, ufliswulo, guliT eswrafe am-
gvar cxorebas, radgan mdidari is aris, vinc simdidres
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gonebiTa. xolo maT metnobaA aqus sixarulisaA, rameTu ara
arian amis soflisaganni. da safaseni keTilTa saqmeTani
dausxman caTa Sina, romelsa Sen ver miwudomil xar, xolo
maT nugeSiniscemaA aqus da sixaruli sofelsa amas da
sa[s]oebaA keTilisaA SesuenebulTa amaTTaTYs, romelTa
marTlmadideblobiT warimarTes sityuaA igi
WeSmaritebisaA. xolo Senca miswuTe, enebos Tu qristesa,
da ganmravldes nayofi Seni da ixilne Zmani Senni,
romelTaTYs gsuris, da ixarebdeT urTierTas. da arRara
gaqundes siuxue safaseTa maT zeda, romelni moigne mun.
maSin Rirs-iqmne simdidresa da SekrZalvasa monagebTasa.~28
xolo safase ese, romel gegulebis micemad moyuasTa
CemTa, romel ars aRsaSfoTebeli gonebisaA, ara var me mo-
ciqul, Tumca mivarTY kualad gesli amis soflisaA,
romelsa brZola-uyves da sZles ZaliTa da sasoebiTa
uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristesiTa, da kualad ganucocxle-
mca mteri, romeli moakudines, da gulisTqumaA, romeli
daTrgunes, rameTu ara keTil ars STagdebad mteri Soris
maTsa, romeli aRazrzendes da moagonebdes saSuebelTa
amaoAsa amis soflisaTa, nuukue miiqcen da miaqcion
sig[l]axaked da warwymedad. anu oqroA ege da vecxli da
anTraki da margaliti ars-me raAa, garna tomi maTve qvaTaA,
romelni udabnosa Cuensa sxenan?~
hrqua iodasaf: `vinaAT ars [s]amoseli Tqueni?~
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ar saWiroebs, xolo isini, vinc simdidres eZeben, rom
gamdidrdnen kidec, uRatakesni rCebian gonebiT.
Cemi megobrebis sixaruli gacilebiT didia, radgan
isini wuTisoflisani ar arian, maT keTil saqmeTa
saganZuri daiunjes zecaSi, romelsac Sen jer ar
miswvdomixar; isini nugeScemulni da daimedebulni
arian, da am sofelSi is axarebT, rom isini, vinc
Seuryvnelad daicaven marTlmadideblur sarwmunoebas,
sikvdilis Semdeg keTils miemTxvevian. Senc amasve
miaRwev, Tu ufali inebebs da gamravldeba Seni nayofi,
ixilav Sens Zmebs, viskenac guliT iswrafvi da gaixarebT
erTmaneTiT. maSin aseTi siuxviT da uSurvelad aRar
gaimeteb im simdidres, romelsac SeiZen, aramed
momWirne gaxdebi da moufrTxildebi mas.28
xolo me im simdidrisTvis ar var gamogzavnili,
romlis mocemac gsurs Cemi megobrebisTvis. es simdidre
gonebis amaforiaqebelia. misiT xom Cems Zmebs kvlav
mivutan im gesls, romelsac ebrZodnen da romelsac
sZlies Cveni uflis ieso qristes ZaliTa da sasoebiT;
kvlav gavucocxleb mters, romelic moakvdines da
aRvuZrav gulisTqmebs, romlebic daTrgunes?! didi
borotebaa maTze im mtris miSveba, romelic gaafTrebiT
aRiZvris, rom amsofliuri siamovnebani moagonos maT,
radgan vai Tu acTunos da miabrunos isini wuTisofli-
saken da daRupos. CvenTvis oqro-vercxli, anTraki da
margaliti arafriT gansxvavdeba im qvebisagan,
romlebic mravlad yria udabnoSi.
hkiTxa iodasafma:
_ saidan gaqvT Tqven tanisamosi?
miugo mas wmida balavarma:
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hrqua wmidaman balahvar: `ege umZimes ars Cuen zeda yo-
velsa tYrTsa soflisasa, aramed kma-viyviT samoslad Cuen-
da naZuelavi igi nakrebi sanagveTagan da odesme SeTxzuli
Wilisagan da furcelTa, da kma-viyviT samoseli erTi
mravalTa JamTa. da odes vicvalebdiT, vhgonebdiT,
viTarmed dasasruli iyos Wirisa CuenisaA sofelsa amas
Sina. xolo ukueTu moiwiis sikudili mas Sina, vidre
ganlevamde misa, ganisuenis warsrulman man da
mosalodebeli igi dRe moiwiis, romelsa Sina aqun sasoebaA.
xolo ukueTu samoseli igi ganiliis da kaci daSTis, egreve
saxed hyofn, viTar-igi pirvel vTqu. xolo ukueTu sanagve-
Taganca arRara vpoiT da SeTxzulica daguakldis, uRo-
noebiT dabaTagan, da vinaAca mogucis RmerTman, moviRiT,
gina m[arT]lisa mier gina cruAsa~.
hrqua iodasaf: `miiRe Cemgan samoseli moyuasTa
SenTaTYs da ganuyav maT~.
hrqua balahvar: `ese winamdebarisa JamisaTYs unjebaA
ars, da ara jer-ars, viTarca weril ars wmidasa Sina
saxarebasa: `nu hzrunavT xvalisa, rameTu xvaleman izrunos
Tavisa TYsisaA~29 da rameTu aravin Cuenganman icvalis
samoseli, garna odes arRara arn mas Sina sargebeli, da
vercaRa ifaravn KorcTa. da ara jer-ars, Tu zrunvides
dRisa misTYs, romeli ara icis, Tu miiwevis mun dRemde anu
ara~.
37. hrqua iodasaf: `da vinaA ars Senda samoseli ege,
romel gmosia?~
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_ amsofliur tvirTTagan yvelaze mZime swored igia,
amitomac sxvaTa mier gadayrili ZvelmanebiT vkmayofil-
debiT, zogjer Wilisa da mcenareTa foTlebisagan
vqsovT da erT xel Sesamosels didi xnis manZilze
vxmarobT, xolo roca tanisamosi gamosacvleli xdeba,
vfiqrobT, Cveni tanjvac dasasruls uaxlovdeba am
sofelSi. Tuki sikvdili tanisamosis ganlevamde
gveweva, ganvisvenebT, radgan dadgeba nanatri dRe,
romelsac sasoebiT veliT. xolo Tu tanisamosi
SemogveZarcveba, kaci ki kvlav cocxali iqneba, imgvarad
moiqceva, rogorc giTxari; da Tu nagvis grovaSic ver
movZebniT rames da Wilis samosic Semogvakldeba, Cveni
uZlurebis gamo dabaTa mcxovrebTagan da maTgan,
visganac RmerTi mogvcems, viRebT tanisamoss, gind
marTali iyos is kaci da gind cru.
uTxra iodasafma:
_ waiRe Cemgan samoseli da daurige Sens megobrebs.
miugo balavarma:
_ es ukve momavalze zrunvaa da miuRebelia, radgan
wmida saxarebaSi amis Sesaxeb weria: `nu izrunebT
xvalindel dReze, vinaidan xvalindeli dRe TviTon
izrunebs Tavis Tavze~ (mT. 6:34). amasTan, arc erTi
CvenTagani ar Seicvlis samoss, vidre imdenad usar-
geblo ar gaxdeba, rom veRar SeeZleba xorcis dafarva.
ar Rirs im dRisTvis zrunva, romelsac, ar ici, miaRwev
Tu ara.
37._ Sen rom gacvia, eg samoseli saidan gaqvs? _
hkiTxa iodasafma.
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hrqua balahvar: `ese samoseli Sua vyav
vyav, raATa moviwio
Senda, raATa aravin ganikYrvos saxe Cueni sameufosa Sina
mamisa Senisasa, rameTu msgavs ars saxe [ese] kacsa, romelsa
uvin TYsi tyueobasa Sina da unebn gamoyvanebaA misi
mterTagan da ver Kel-ewifis SeslvaA queyanasa mterTasa,
garna SecvalebiTa saxisa da samoslisaATa, da egreT
RonisZiebiT gamoitacis TYsi igi mterTagan. amiT RoniTa
ufro SemZlebel-iqmnis miwuTomad saZiebelsa TYssa. xolo
me raJams mesma SenTYs, viTarmed gnebavs simarTle da eZieb
WeSmaritsa, – iesus, macxovarsa qristesa, – da gwadis
smenad KmaA wmidisa saxarebisaA da davinaxe sargebeli
sulisa CemisaA da vpove adgili sanayofe. da ese gzaA ars
yovelTa mimarT msgavsTa SenTa, maRalTa, ginaTu mdabalTa.
xolo aw miKsnixar mterTagan ZaliTa da SewevniTa uflisa
Cuenisa iesu[A]s qristesiTa da gamogitace Soris maTsa,
rameTu gauwye mecnierebaA RmrTisaA da mociqulTaA da
wmidaTa mamaTa mcnebaA. da yoveli Sjuli qristeanobisaA
gaswave da gagacade sofeli ese da sabrKeni misni, da viTar
Seityuebs saSuebelTa da gulisTqumaTa misTa mier, da
gangakrZale manqanebaTa misTagan da giCuenen augni misni,
rameTu meZav ars da siyuarulsa erTisa Tana ara
daadgrebis. xolo me warval adgilsa mSYdobisa Cemisasa da
mun aRviZarco saxe mterTaA da kualad Sevimoso saxe da
xati ZmaTa da moyuasTa CemTaA, romel ukueTumca mixile
saxiTa da samosliTa moyuasTa CemTaATa, vhgoneb Tu, arRar-
amca gwadoda mislvad maT Tana~.
maSin hlocvida iodasaf, raATa eCuenos saxiTa maTiTa.
xolo balahvar ganiZarcua samoseli igi, da iyo yoveli
tyavi misi ZualTa misTa zeda, viTarca tyavi mkudrisaA
gardarTxmuli lerwamTa zeda wulilTa friadisa misgan
marxvisa, da araraA emosa, garna kotori ZaZisaA sabliTa
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miugo balavarma:
_ es samoseli Senamde mosaRwev saSualebad
gamoviyene, raTa Cemi garegnobiT aravin dainteresebu-
liyo mamaSenis samflobeloSi, da mivbaZe kacs, romelsac
tyveobaSi myofi axloblis gamoxsna undoda, magram
mxolod samoslisa da garegnobis Secvlis Semdeg SeZlo
mtris qveyanaSi Sesvla da axloblis daxsna. mec,
rogorc ki gavige, rom gnebavda WeSmariteba Segecno da
Cvens macxovars, ufal ieso qristes eZebdi da wmida
saxarebis mosmena gsurda, aseve moviqeci. Tanac davinaxe,
rom Cemi sulisTvisac sasargeblo iqneboda, radgan
adgilic nayofieri vpove. amgvarivea gza yvela
SennairisaTvis _ maRalTa Tu mdabalTaTvis. axla ki
gixseni Cveni uflis ieso qristes ZaliTa da SewevniT da
gamogitace mtrisgan, radgan RvTis mcnebebi da
mociqulTa da wmida mamaTa swavleba gaxare. sruli
qristianoba gamcne da wuTisoflis yvela sacTuric
giCvene, daganaxe, Tu rogor ityuebs Tavisken kacs
wuTisofeli siamovnebebiTa da gulisTqmebiT, mis
xrikebs gangaSore da mis nakls Segaxede, rom mruSia da
erTs ar sjerdeba siyvarulSi misi guli. axla ki Cemi
simSvidis adgilas davbrundebi, am samoss gavixdi da
Cemi Zmebisa da megobrebis msgavsad Sevimosebi. vfiqrob,
rom dagenaxe, Cemi megobrebis msgavsad Semosili aRar
moisurvebdi maTTan Sexvedras.
iodasafma balavars sTxova Tavisi namdvili saxiT
Cveneboda, Tavis megobarTa msgavsad Semosili. maSin
balavarma vaWris tanisamosi gaixada. tyavgadakruli
ZvlebiRa iyo, lerwamze gadaWimul mkvdris tyavs hgavda
ma marxvisgan Zlier mouZlurebuli sxeuli, dafleTili
ZaZis garda tanze araferi emosa, isic welsqvemoT TokiT
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Semoedva, upiTgan vidre muKlTamdis miswuTeboda, viTarca
ars wesi mZovarTaA, da kotori naZuelavTagan dakeruli
eblardna mas zeda. da viTarca ixila igi iodasaf, aRCCua
mas zeda friad, rameTu ixila didi saxe RmrTismsaxurebisaA
mas zeda da saWurveli igi wmidisa sqemisaA, romel emosa
wmidasa balahvars. da iwyo tirilad da sulTqumad. da
aRiZrnes yovelni nawlevni misni mis[TYs], viTarca vin
hgodebn sikudilsa TYsisasa, egreT mKurvaled tiroda
ganSorebisaTYs balahvarisa.
38. da m[an] hrqua mas: `odesRa ara inebe ganyvanebaA Cemi
Sen Tana da arca moyuasTa SenTaTYs miiRe samoseli ginaTu
safase, bare miiRe samoseli Tavisa SenisaTYs~.
hrqua balahvar: `Sen mawuevd, Zeo mefisao, moyuasTa
CemTaTYs, da me ara mTnda maTTYs, da arca igini eZieben
egeviTarsa, viTar ukue miviRo Tavisa CemisaTYs? da maT
ganvakrZaleb da Tavsa Cemsa araa? da ukueTumca keTil iyo,
virCiemca maTTYs pirvel Cemsa~.
hrqua iodasaf: `miiRe ukue sablardneli axali da dau-
teve sablardneli ege Seni Cem Tana, rameTu mnebavs, raATa
saKsenebelad Senda iyos ege Cem Tana~.
hrqua balahvar: `vicvalo axali ZueliTa, nuukue egeve
zomi sasoebaA iyos Cemi, raA-igi ars Soris siZuelesa da
siaxlesa [maTsa, aramed] romelsa-igi momcem, iyavn msgavs
[Cemisa amis]~.
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ekida da muxlamdis swvdeboda mZovarTa wesisamebr.
Zvelmanebgadakerebuli naxevebiT iyo Semosili balava-
ri. iodasafma Sexeda da guli auCuyda. man wminda sqemiT
Semosil berSi RvTisadmi udidesi msaxurebis saxe
ixila...
iodasafs mTeli sxeuli ucaxcaxebda. ufliswuli
balavarTan ganSorebas tiroda da imgvarad moTqvamda,
rogorc gardacvlil naTesavs datirian xolme.
38. uTxra iodasafma balavars:
_ raki arc Cemi wayvana isurve da arc Seni
megobrebisTvis aiRe tanisamosi da safase, SenTvis mainc
aiRe raime Sesamoseli.
miugo balavarma:
_ ufliswulo, Cemi megobrebisTvis raimes aRebaze
imitom ar dagTanxmdi, rom isini amas ar eZeben. da maS,
CemTvis rogorRa aviRo raime?! isini gavarido safrTxes
da sakuTari Tavi ki ar davicva?! es yvelaferi
sasargeblo rom yofiliyo, umal maTTvis vizrunebdi,
vidre sakuTari TavisTvis.
uTxra iodasafma:
_ Seni samoseli mainc damitove samaxsovrod, Sen ki
axali mosasxami aiRe.
uTxra balavarma:
- Tanaxma var, magram vimedovneb, rom maT Soris ar
iqneba imgvari gansxvaveba, rogoric arsebobs axalsa da
Zvels Soris. momeci naxmari samosi, iseTi, rom Cemsas
hgavdes, _ uTxra man ufliswuls.
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maSin moiRo iodasaf sablardneli msaxurebuli da Seh-
mosa balahvars, da warmoiRo misi igi da hrqua mas: `uwyode,
rameTu ganSorebaA Seni did zrunva da tkivil ars Cemda~.
39. hrqua balahvar: `Zeo mefisao, me monaA vari da ara
Tavisufali meufisa qristesi, romlisa keTilni friad
arian [Cem] Tana da sasoebaA Cemi did ars misa mimarT.
egreTve SiSi misi ganuqarvebel ars Cemgan. da brZanebaA
momiRebies misgan saqmisaTYs, romelsa Sina viswrafi, da
ukueTu aRvasrulo raAme misgani, da miZndes ganSorebisa
Jamsa, daRacaTu mZime iyos Cem zeda, ara erTgulebiT val
winaSe misa. xolo me aRmisrulebies srbaA Cemi Sendami,
rameTu Seiwynare WeSmariti, romeli gauwye da yoveli,
romeli gauwye erTgulebisa [...], da aw gareSe miyofia Tavi
Cemi brZanebisagan SenTYs da Senda mimiTualavs
sityYsgebaA[...] Tavisa SenisaTYs, rameTu samarTalni misni
yovelni dagisxen winaSe Sensa. xolo aw mnebavs srbaA ese
sxuaTaca mimarT da (Ziebad ad)gilsa (y)anisaTYs
(sa)nayofoAsa da Teslisa mimRebelisa. da aw ganval me da
gamcneb: daumarxe qristesa RmerTsa Sjuli misi, romeli
mogca da ganemzade moRuawed, [raATa gamogando
gamogando] saqme
misi, da gauwyna samarTalni misni. nu did giCns [morCilebaA]
misTYs da nu daSjerdebi Tavsa Sensa da nuca kacTa
misTYs
misTYs, garna [romeli] Rirs ars misTYs. da yovladve
[eWud] da ganikiTxe[vd] nebasa Sensa da daamKobd
gulisTqumasa Sensa. aRasrulen dReni cxorebisa Senisani
esreT, raATa yovelsa dResa morCilebasa Sina ipoo RmrTisa
da macxovrisa iesu qristesa, [...] ganemzadebode SemTxuevad
[sikudilisa]. ekrZalebode saqmesa, romlisa dasasruli
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maSin misca iodasafma balavars gaxunebuli tansacme-
li, misi ki samaxsovrod gamoarTva da uTxra:
_ SenTan ganSoreba, icode, rom metad mZime da
mtkivneulia CemTvis.
39. uTxra balavarma:
_ ufliswulo, me ufal ieso qristes mona var da
sakuTar Tavs ar vekuTvni. uxvia RvTis wyaloba Cems
momarT. mec didad vesav ufals da ganuqarvebelia misi
SiSi CemSi. uflisagan rac maqvs nabrZanebi, imis
Sesrulebas veswrafvi. da Tu mis nebas vasruleb, magram
ganSoreba gamiZneldeba da mis nebas SevewinaaRmdegebi,
ragind mtkivneulic unda iyos CemTvis amis mosmena,
RvTis orguli aRmovCndebi. ai, me aRvasrule Cemi
movaleoba Sens winaSe, da Sen Seiwynare WeSmariteba,
romelic gauwye, SeiTvise is, rac gamcne erTgulebi-
saTvis. axla ki valmoxdilad vTvli Tavs Sens winaSe da
SenTvisve momondvia Sens Tavze pasuxismgebloba, radgan
RvTis yvela mcneba gauwye. me ki viswrafvi sxvebis
mimarT, vinZlo, kvlav vipovo nayofieri adgili
dasaTesad! mivdivar da mcnebad gitoveb: daimarxe
rjuli, romelic qristem mogvca da samoRvaweod
ganemzade, radgan misi saqme mogando da gauwya misi
samarTali. RvTisadmi morCilebas Sens did damsaxurebd
nu miiTvli, Tavdajerebuli nu iqnebi, nurc Tavs endobi
da nurc sxvebs, garda maTisa, romlebic imsaxureben amas.
yvelaferi Seamowme, yovliTurT gamoiZie sakuTari neba
da gulisTqmebi daTrgune, imgvarad ganvle Seni
cxovreba, rom yoveldRe ganuwyvetliv hmorCilebde
RmerTsa da macxovars ieso qristes. emzade sikvdilTan
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borotsa mogatyuebdes da urviTa dagibeWdvides saqmeTa
SenTa. isargeble moRuawebaA da SromaA dReTa siWabukisa
SenisaTa da JamTa simrTelisa guamisa SenisaTa, raATa ar[a]
dagakldes Sromisa madli SemoklebiTa dReTaATa gina
SemTxueviTa senTaATa, romelTa dagabrkolon Sromisagan
yovelTa saqmeTa SenTa. sasworiTa aRasrulebdi da simdable
moipove mas Sina, da dadev Tavi Seni adgilsa SeuracxTasa
da saqmesa zeda ususurTasa. ekrZale Cueulebasa borotsa
gulisTqumisasa, nu dauteob mciresa keTilisa saqmesa dRi-
sa molodebisaTYs udidesisa. xvalisa dRe Seayav guli Seni
zrunvasa saTnoeba[Ta] SenTasa da sinanulsa ujeroAsaTYs,
romel hqmen. nu daacadeb qvelissaqmesa uRirsebisa visi-
saTYsme da nu kadnier [...]ams ujerosa zeda baZvaA
mravalTaA, romelni iqmodian mas. rameTu ara jer-ars
brZenTaTYs baZvaA, garna keTilisa saqmeTaA. ekrZale
TavmoTnebasa da nu miendvebi, Tu raAme gTndes saqmeTa
SenTagani. anu ara uwyia, viTarmed TavmoTnebaA [or]sa pirsa
zeda ars keTilTa saqmeTa: erTi moatyuebs yovelsa
keTilsa da meore STaagdebs yovelsa borotsa, rameTu ke-
Tilisa momatyuebeli igi ese ars, ukueTu uxarodis kacsa
ganmravlebaA nayofTa keTilTaA mis zeda da didi igi
SromaA misi daumcirdes wadierebiTa, romeli uqmnied da
moswrafe arn winamdebareTa (saqmeTa) . xolo romeli
moatyuebs yovelsa borotsa, ese ars, ukueTu sTnden kacsa
saqmeni TYsni da gonebaA aumaRldes mas Sina da
kacTmoTnebasa awuevdes da Tques: kma ars, romeli
miqmnieso, da arRara iRuwin winamdebareTa saqmeTa. xolo
aw ganamravle zrunvaA Tavisa SenisaTYs gulisKmisyofad,
raATa ganere sabrKeTa soflisaTa saSinelTa da moipovo
ganTavisuflebaA, da Seudeg gzasa mas iwrosa, romeli mii-
yvanebs gansuenebad saukunod.
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Sesaxvedrad, iseT saqmes eride, romlis dasasrulic
boroti iqneba, Segityuebs da sazrunavs gagiCens.
isargeble Seni siymawviliTa da tanis simrTeliT,
iSrome da iRvawe, raTa dReTa SemoklebiT an senis
SeyriT ar dagakldes Sromis madli. sworad daicavi
mcnebebi da simdable SeiZine. Seewie glaxakebsa da
uZlurebs, ganeSore gulisTqmaTa borot Cveulebebs, nu
uaryof mcire keTil saqmes yovelTa mosagebeli dRis
molodinSi. yoveldRe igulmodgine saTnoebebSi, yovel-
gvari ujero qcevis gamo sinanulad miaqcie Seni guli.
visime uRirsebis mizeziT nu Sewyvet qvelmoqmedebas da
nu emsgavsebi borotismyofelebs, romlebic mravlad
arian, radgan brZeni mxolod keTil saqmeTa mimbaZvelia.
eride Tavmomwoneobas, da Tu raime gesaTnoeba Seni
saqmeebidan, mainc nu irwmuneb. icode, rom Tavmomwo-
neobas sikeTis qmnaSi ori mxare aqvs: erTi madlis
momniWebelia, meore ki _ borotis SemZinebeli. madli
maSin moaqvs, Tu kacs axarebs mis mier gakeTebuli
saqmeebidan keTili nayofis gamravleba, Tu mZime Sroma
uioldeba wadiliT, romelic masSi vlindeba da rome-
lic kvlavac ubiZgebs morigi saqmeebisaken. xolo is, vinc
`fuWad ampartavnebs~, hgavs kacs, romelic Tavis saqmeebs
iwonebs, did warmodgenas iqmnis sakuTar Tavze,
xorcieli gonebiT ampartavnebs, kacTmoTneobs da ambobs:
`rac gavakeTe, sakmarisia Cemgan,~ da aRar fiqrobs
winamdebare saqmeze. xolo Sen dauRalavad iRvawe, raTa
Seicno sakuTari Tavi da saSineli sacdurisagan
dausxlte wuTisofels, moipovo Tavisufleba da Seudge
im viwro gzas, romelic saukuno gansasvenebelSi
migiyvans.
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40. ese arian mcnebani Cemni Sendami da erTgulebaA Cemi
SenTYs da RmrTisa mimarT Sen zeda. da me viTxov RmrTi-
sagan, raATa srul-yos madli misi Sen zeda da mogecin
keTili saTnoebaA morCilTa misTaA da dagbeWden cxorebasa
da saqmeTa SenTa yovliTa keTiliTa da gauflen nebasa
Sensa ara midrekad siboroted da aRiRen nebaA Seni yovli-
sagan sacTurisa da dagifaren safa[r]velsa queSe juarisa
misisasa, Seuvalsa da sacosa uZlevelsa, romliTa dagicvas
ucnebaTagan kacTaAsa da saeSmakoTaAsa, da moecin gulsa
Sensa siZulili soflisaA da mogmadlen cxorebaA krZalu-
lebiT sufevasa Sina da KsnilebiT mermesa mas cxorebasa,
mSYdobiT da myudroebiT iyvnen dReni Senni da numca
migandobs ganzraxvasa Tavisa Senisasa, vidremdis migawios
umetessa sadgursa marTalTasa da uaRressa adgilsa
rCeulTa Tana CueniTurT, amen~.
miugo iodasaf da hrqua: `Sen mxadi Zed mefisad da me
ara var Ze mefisaA, aramed monaA da Ze monisa ukeTurisaA,
xolo RmerTman ganadida keTili misi Sen mier Cem Tana da
egreTve sargebeli Seni Cem mier, rameTu mizez-meqmen
mecnierebasa uflisa iesu qristesa, romeli iSva uTeslod
qalwulisa mariamisgan, da maswave Sjuli wmidaA misi da
damadgine gzasa WeSmaritebisasa da aRmZarcue saburveli
mwuxarebisaA da ganmarine sabrKeTagan sikudilisaTa. did
ars Cem zeda misagebeli keTilTa SenTaA Cemdamo, da ver
SemZlebel var Rirsad madlisa micemad, viTar-igi jer-ars
Senda, aramed mogagos Cem wil RmerTman, rameTu mis Tana
ars sisrule misagebelTaA. xolo RmerTman srul-yavn saqme
keTilisaA Sen Tana, vidremdis daSjerdes. ukueTu daadgre
Cem Tana, saSuebeli xar sulisa CemisaA, da ukueTu warxYde,
nu ganaSornes RmerTman slvani Senni nebaTagan misTa, xolo
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40. - es aris Cemi darigebebi Sendami, erTguleba Sens
mimarT da RvTis winaSe SenTvis, da me vevedrebi ufals,
raTa srulyos misi madli Senze, mogmadlos keTil-
saTnoebani, romlebic mis morCilTa wilxvedria, aRbeW-
dos RmerTma Seni cxovreba da yoveli Seni saqme
yovelgvari sikeTiT, gauflos Sens nebas, raTa borote-
bisken ar miidriko da daicva igi yovelgvari sacduri-
sagan, dagifaros uZleveli da cxovelsmyofeli misi
jvris safarveliT, dagicvas misiT kacTa da eSmakTa
mzakvrobisagan. momadlos Sens guls wuTisoflis
siZulvili, cxovreba urcxveneli da moganiWos xsna
Semdgomi cxovrebis Jams. mSvidobiT da myudroebiT
iyvnen Seni dReebi! ar migatovebs ufali, vidre ar
migiyvans Tavis rCeulebTan erTad sayofelSi, sadac
marTalni ganisveneben, amin!
miugo iodasafma:
_ Sen mefis Zes miwodeb, me ki Ze da mona var ukeTuri
monisa, magram RmerTma mainc gaamravla Tavisi wyaloba
Sens mier CemSi da sargebeli Cems mier SenTvis, radgan
Seni movaleoba aRasrule da ufali ieso qriste
Semamecnebine, romelic ubiwod iSva qalwul mariami-
sagan, misi wmida rjuli maswavle da WeSmaritebis
gzaze damadgine, mwuxarebis saburveli gamZarcve da
sikvdilis maxes gamaride. valdebuli var, sikeTiTve
gadagixado im sikeTisTvis, rac CemTvis hyavi, magram ver
SevZleb imgvari madliereba gamovxato, rogorsac
imsaxureb. dae, ufalma mogagos samagiero Cems nacvlad,
radgan mxolod masSia misagebelis sisrule. RmerTma
warmarTos da srulyos Seni keTili saqmeebi; Tuki Cems
gverdiT darCebodi, imedi iqnebodi CemTvis, magram Tu
waxval Cemgan, RvTis nebiT iyos Seni warmarTeba-svla.
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naklulevani igi madlobisa CemisaA Sendami aRavsen
qristeman RmerTman, sada-igi iyos qebaA kacad-kacadisaA, da
RmerTi da mamaA uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristesi Tanamaval
geyavn yovelTa gzaTa SenTa.
da aRdges mSYdobisa datevebad da moikiTxnes, da ti-
riliT ambors-uyofdes urTierTars. da warvida balahvar
gzasa TYssa savse sixaruliTa sulieriTa aRsrulebisaTYs
sawadelisa TYsisa da hmadlobda ufalsa Cuensa iesu
qristesa, romelsa hSuenis didebaA da pativi, madlobaA da
TayuaniscemaA Tana mamiT da yovladwmidiT cxovelsmyo-
feliT suliTurT aw da maradis da ukuniTi-ukunisamde,
amin 30.
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rac me dagakeli, ufalma savse- yos da moixsenos isini,
sadc yoveli kacis saqmeni ixsenieba. Cveni uflis, ieso
qristes mama iyos Seni mfarveli yovel Sens gzaze.
oriveni wamodgnen, tirodnen da erTmaneTs
exveodnen gamosamSvidobeblad.
sulieri sixaruliT aRsavse wavida balavari Tavis
gzaze, radgan aisrula sawadeli da madlobda ufal
ieso qristes, romelsac WeSmaritad Svenis dideba da
pativi, madloba da Tayvaniscema mamiT da yovlad-
wmidiT, cxovelsmyofeliT suliTurT aw da maradis da
ukuniTi ukunisamde. amin.
***
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II
cxo rebaA da moRuawebaA netar
cxorebaA isa iodasaf
netarisa is
iodasafis i,
isi,
Zisa mef isaA, romel
mefisaA, romelii moaqc ia wmidaman mamaman
moaqcia
balahvar, da man moaqc ia mamaA TYs
moaqcia TYsii abenes mefe da
queyanaA hindoeTisaA monebad qr istesa31
qristesa
41. da iwyo mieriTgan iodasaf marxvad da locvad da
RmrTismsaxurebad idumal. raJams kacni dawvian, man iwyis
RamisTevad vidre ganTiadadmde, tiriliTa da sulTqumiTa
aRasrulebda SYdTave locvaTa misTa Rame yovel.
xolo zadan, msaxuri igi, romeli eCina mefesa Zisa misi-
saTYs, warvida saxed TYsa Seurvebuli saqmisa misTYs da
daisneula Tavi TYsi. da uTxres mefesa misTYs, da Sewuxna
sneulebisa misisaTYs. xolo adgilsa missa daadgina
dasturTa misTagani. da miuvlina zadans mku[r]nali TYsi,
raATa hkurnos seni misi. xolo mkurnalman man viTarca
ixila igi, miiqca mefisa da hrqua mas: `me araras davhkYrdi
sensa kacisa mis Tana, rameTu yovliT-kerZo ganvixile da
araraA vpove sneulebaA mis Tana, aramed vhgoneb, Tu urvisa
raAsaganme SeemTxYa esodeni ganlevaA guamisa misisaA,
rameTu friad sust ars Zali misi~.
xolo mefesa viTarca esmnes sityuani misni, Se[e]eWuna
da igrZna mizezi misi, da hgonebda, viTarmed Zesa missa
daumZimda mis Tana yofaA da aCuena siksuve da siZulili, da
amis mizezisaTYs mohrida mas. xolo mefeman miuvlina
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nawili II
netari iodasafis cxovreba da moRvaweoba,
romelic balavarma moaqcia da romelmac moaqcia
Tavisi mama abenesi da indoeTis qveyana
qristes sarwmunoebaze
41. mas Semdeg daiwyo iodasafma marxva, locva da
RvTis msaxureba farulad. yovel Rame, rodesac yvelas
eZina, ufliswuli fxizlobda da gaTenebamde tiriliTa
da sulTqmiT kiTxulobda Tavis Svidive locvas.
xolo iodasafisagan Seurvebulma zadanma, romelic
mefisagan hyavda miCenili ufliswuls, Tavi
moiavadmyofa da saxlSi dabrunda. roca amis Sesaxeb
moaxsenes mefes, Zlier Sewuxda abenesi, mis nacvlad
sarwmuno vezirTagani daniSna, zadans ki Tavisi
mkurnali gaugzavna. mkurnalma avadmyofi moinaxula da
mefes moaxsena:
_ veraviTari avadmyofoba ver aRmovaCine am kacSi,
Tumca saguldagulod gavsinje. vfiqrob, misi amgvari
dasusteba da xorcis mouZlureba raime didi
mwuxarebiT unda iyos gamowveuli.
mkurnalis sityvebma mefe daaeWves da maleve
miaxvedres zadanis damwuxrebis mizezs, _ abenesma
gadawyvita, rom msaxurs ufliswulTan urTierToba
gaurTulda, wyena da siZulvili igrZno misgan da
amitom gaerida mas.
mefem zadans msaxuri gaugzavna da SeuTvala:
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zadans esreT: `mesma sneulebaA Seni da Sevwuxen da dRes
moval xilvad Senda. aw ganemzade moslvisa CemisaTYs~.
xolo zadans viTarca esma ese, aRdga munTquesve da Se-
imosa samoseli TYsi da warvida mefisa. da viTar mividoda,
emTxYa mefe mimavali misa da hrqua: `raAsTYs ara daadger
saxlsa Sina vidre moslvad Cemdamde, raATamca srul-meyo
pativi Cemi Sendamo?~
miugo zadan da hrqua mefesa: `sneulebaA Cemi, mefe, ara
senisagan ars, aramed urvisagan gulisa Cemisa. amisTYs ara
vinebe moSromaA mefisaA TYnier sneulobisa, raATa ara
ugunureba iyos Cemgan winaSe mefisa~.
hrqua mefeman: `da raA ars urvaA ege Seni?~
hrqua zadan: `urvaman didman Semipyra da Zrwolaman
saqmisa saSinelisa da Sesawuxebelisaman~.
hrqua mefeman: `moguale palatad, raATa dawynarebulad
vismino saqme ege Sengan~.
da viTarca miiwia mefe palatad da zadan mis Tana,
uTxra, raA-igi ixila da esma balahvar moRuawisagan, viTar-
igi aswavebda Zesa mefisasa maradis da amxilebda saqmeTa
soflisaTa, da viTar-igi Seiwynarebda Ze mefisaA sityuaTa
misTa, vidremdis ganswavla igi da miawia sisrulesa
mecnierebisasa, da aswava sityYsgebaA da ganwuarTa
mecnierebiTa, vidremdis miawia sazomsa TYssa.
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_ Seni avadmyofobis Sesaxeb Sevityve da Zlier
Sevwuxdi. dResve moval sanaxavad da Sesaxvedrad
gaemzadeo.
rogorc ki zadanma SenaTvali moismina, saswrafod
adga, samoseli Caicva da mefisaken gaswia. gzad misken
mimaval xelmwifes Sexvda. abenesma zadani rom dainaxa,
gaukvirda da hkiTxa:
_ ratom ar gaCerdi saxlSi Cems mosvlamde, rom
aRmesrulebina Cemi pativiscema Sendami?
miugo zadanma:
_ Cemi sneulebis mizezi avadmyofoba ar aris, mefeo.
did mwuxarebas Sevupyrivar. amitom ar visurve Tqveni
amao garja, raTa ugunurad ar movqceuliyavi Tqvens
winaSe.
hkiTxa mefem:
_ riT aris gamowveuli Seni mwuxareba?
upasuxa zadanma:
_ didma dardma Semipyro da saSinelma da sawuxaro
ambavma SemaZrwuna.
_ wavideT sasaxleSi, raTa dawynarebiT mogismino, _
uTxra mefem.
da rogorc ki sasaxleSi dabrundnen, zadanma
dawvrilebiT mouTxro mefes, rac ixila da rac balavar
berisagan moismina; Tu rogor aswavlida igi
sistematurad ufliswuls, rogor amxilebda
wuTisoflis saqmeebs, rogor wvrTnida yrmas, vidre
sruliad ar ganswavla da safuZvlianad ar Seaswavla
sityva-pasuxi ise, rom Tavis msgavsad srulyo igi, isic
auwya, Tu rogor SeiTvisa ufliswulma yvelaferi.
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42. maSin aRivso mefe igi guliswyromiTa da tkiviliTa
didiTa. da kualad moiqca sulgrZelebad, rameTu miT
hgonebda moqcevasa Zisa TYsisasa nebasa TYssa RonisZiebiT,
da mouwoda kacsa erTsa, romeli Tanamzraxvali iyo misi,
romlisa saxeli raqis, rameTu raJams moiwiis mefisa zeda
saqme raAme Seurvebuli da mZime, igi iyo nugeSinismcemeli
mefisaA. da uTxra saqme Zisa TYsisaA da hkiTxvida
gulsmodgined misTYs.
xolo raqis hrqua mefesa: `yovlisa pirvelad ese jer-
ars, raATa guls-idgino SepyrobaA balahvarisi yovliTa
RoniTa. da ukueTu gaemarjos mefesa SepyrobaA misi, vyoT
sityYsgebaA mis Tana da uCuenoT Zesa mefisasa
SecTomilebaA misi da ZagebaA misi keTilTa amaT, romelni
mogucnes RmerTTa CuenTa saSuebelad Cuenda, da viTar-igi
ganayenebs kacTa saSuebelTagan, romel TYnier maTsa arad
Kams sofeli ese. da viTar-ese davanaxvoT da Se-raAT-
uZloT, moiqces Ze mefisaA sacTurisa misisagan, da ese iyos
Zlevad Cuenda. xolo ukueTu amas ver mivswuTeT, me mog-
guaro, mefe, kaci erTi, romeli aravin icis queyanasa amas,
wesisa CuenisaA, romlisa gamorCevaA ver egebis
balahvarisgan xatiTa da feriTa da hasakiTa da KmiTa da
sityYTa, romeli iqcevis gare udabnos, romlisa saxeli
naqor; da ese moZRuari iyo Cemi~.
da hrqua mefeman: `viTar iyos ese?~
hrqua raqis: `me ganvide RamiT ucnaurad da ganvacado
yoveli ese saqme Cueni da vaswao, raA-igi gYxms, – esreT,
raATa gzad gamovides samosliTa da saxiTa monazonTaATa,
da odes sit[y]ua-ugoT, mogYgos pasuxi maTi da
winaaRgYdgebodis Sjulsa Cuensa. da odes saxeli
vhkiTxoT, Tquas: me var balahvar^. da raJams davsxdeT
saSjelsa winaSe Zisa mefisa, mas egonos, viTarmed balahvar
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42. maSin guliswyromiTa da didi mwuxarebiT aRivso
mefe, magram maleve sulgrZeloba gamoiCina, radgan sxva
RonisZiebiT ganizraxa Svilis Tavis nebaze dayolieba.
Semdeg mouwoda erT metad sando vezirs, saxelad
raqiss. roca ki rameTi SeSfoTdeboda, an guli daumZim-
deboda mefes, is iyo misi erTguli nugeSismcemeli. swo-
red mas gaumxila mefem Tavisi sadardebeli da rCeva
hkiTxa:
raqisma ki Semdegi urCia mefes:
_ pirvel yovlisa, yvelanairad ecade, balavari
Seipyro rogorme. da Tu amas movaxerxebT, sityvis-gebas
movuwyobT mas da vuCvenebT ufliswuls, rom is cdeba,
roca Cvens RmerTebs aZagebs, romlebic uamrav
siamovnebebs gvaniWeben, davanaxebT Tqvens Zes, rom is im
siamovnebaTagan ganaSorebs adamianebs, romlis gareSec
azri ara aqvs amqveyniur cxovrebas. da roca am yvela-
ferSi gavarkvevT ufliswuls, balavaris sacdurisagan
Cvenken Semobrundeba da es iqneba Cveni gamarjveba. xolo
Tu im bers ver SevipyrobT, maSin me moggvri, mefev, erT
kacs, romelic Cvens rwmenas aRiarebs da romelsac
aravin icnobs Cvens samefoSi. igi saocrad hgavs
balavars, ise, rom verc garegnobiT da verc ieriT, verc
simaRliT, verc xmiTa da verc saubriT ver ganansxvaveb
misgan. misi saxelia naqori, Cemi moZRvari iyo, amJamad
udabnoSi cxovrobs.
hkiTxa mefem:
_ rogor movaxerxebT amas?
miugo raqisma:
_ RamiT sxvaTagan SeumCnevlad vestumrebi mas, Cvens
saidumlos gavandob da avuxsni, rasac vapirebT. diliT
monazvnurad Semosili gamova gzaze, roca raimes
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ars, rameTu veraras daakYrebs yovliTurT. da merme iwyos
Sewevnad Sjulsa maTsa da Zagebad Cuensa. xolo raJams
miviwineT dasasrulad, iwyos mouZlurebad sityuaTa da
Seiwamos cTomilebaA misi da daasajos ZlevaA Cueni Tavsa
TYssa. merme igive mawuevel-eqmnas Zesa mefisasa moqcevad
saqmeTagan misTa da arwmunos, viTarmed keTil ars SenebaA
qalaqisaA da queyanaTaA da moRebaA saSuebelTa misTaA, da
macTur ars ganSorebaA soflisaA da nebsiT mokudinebaA
Tavisa TYsisaA da uZirod awyuedaA kacisaA, da viTar:
ukueTu yovelTa kacTaTYs umjobesi ars datevebaA
sruliad soflisaA da cxorebaA monazonebiT, maSa mciredTa
same Sina welTa mooKrdes queyanaA. amiT RoniTa vesav,
raATa ganqarden urvani mefisani~.
viTarca esmnes mefesa sityuani raqisisni, ganixara
friad, rameTu esvida povnad nebasa TYssa zraxviTa
raqisisiTa. maSin iwyo mefeman Ziebad balahvarisa.32
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SevekiTxebiT, monazvnis msgavsad gvipasuxebs da Cvens
rwmenas SeewinaaRmdegeba, roca vinaobas vkiTxavT, Tavs
balavarad gaasaRebs. Semdeg ki ufliswulis winaSe
davsxdebiT sakamaTod. ufliswuls igi balavari
egoneba, radgan verafriT ganasxvavebs misgan. is ki maTi
sarwmunoebis dacvasa da Cveni rwmenis uaryofas ecdeba,
xolo roca kamaTi dasasruls miuaxlovdeba, mis
mtkicebebs Seasustebs da TandaTan simtkices dakargavs.
bolos ki Tavs Cvengan Zleulad aRiarebs. Semdeg TviT
ufliswuls aiZulebs qristianTa cTomilebis datovebas
da amsofliur siamovnebaTa sargeblianobasa da
aucileblobaSi daarwmunebs, etyvis, rom kargia da
saWiro qalaqebisa da samefoebis Seneba, amqveyniuri
sikeTeebiT tkboba, xolo wuTisoflis moZuleba da
sakuTari nebiT Tavis mokvdineba, STamomavlobis gareSe
kacis gadageba ki siSlegea, radgan Tuki yvelasTvis
aucilebelia da umjobesi wuTisoflis srulad
datoveba da monazvnur cxovrebas Sedgoma, maSin sul
mcire xanSi mooxrdeba da dacarieldeba qveyana.
amgvarad, vfiqrob, rom yoveli Tqveni sadardebeli
ganqardeba, mefeo.
raqisis sityvebma abenesi Zlier gaaxara. mefes imedi
mieca, rom sawadels aisrulebda da balavaris moZebna
brZana.32
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43. da waravlinna dasturni TYsni mravalTa gzaTa da
TYT waremarTa gzasa erTsa, romel ufroAs sagonebel iyo
wevnad balahvarisa. da vlna dReni mravalni da aravin pova,
da friad daSura da SeSfoTna, da unda gareSeqcevaA. maSin
iwyo raqis maragebad winaAswarcnobisaTYs, Tu
ganemarjuebisa, rasa-igi eZieben, da hrqua mefesa: `aha esera
saTualavi guauwyebs, viTarmed ara viq[c]eT TYnier
ganmarjuebisa, da pyrobilTaca vhxedav, romelni moiwevian
Cuenda, da axlos ars ese. xolo ukueTu inebos mefobaman
Senman, raATa daadgre dRes aqa, da me warmavlino~.
xolo mefe erCda mas da waravlina igi mciriTa spiTa.
da iyo mimwuxri. da ixilna groni mZo[v]arTani mimavalni.
da viTar mieaxla, kacni vinme iyvnes RmrTismsaxurni meud-
abnoeni, romelTa qristesTYs sruliad daeteva sawuTroA
ese, da iyo Soris maTsa kaci erTi, romelsa ekida Zualebi
mkudarTaA sabliTa raATame ZueliTa, da winauZRoda groTa
maT. xolo balahvar ara iyo maT Tana, rameTu raqis icoda
igi. hrqua maT raqis: `sada ars igi, romelman acTuna da
warwymida Ze mefisaA?~
hrqua mas kacman man, romelsa ekida Zualebi: `igi ara ars
Cuen Tana da verca Zal-uc daTmenaA Cuen Soris, aramed
Tquenda umaxlobeles ars igi~.
da Tqua wmidaman man kacman: `vici igi, romelsa hrqYan
raqis, eSmaki ars igi. esre vhgoneb, Tu Tquen Soris ars
igi~.
hrqua raqis: `me balahvarisTYs gkiTxe~.
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43. abenesma sxvadasxva mxares dagzavna vezirebi,
TviTon ki raqisTan erTad im gzas daadga, romlis
wyalobiTac sxvebze metad fiqrobda balavarTan
Sexvedras. mravali dRe iares, magram veravin ipoves.
amaod daSvra mefe da Sewuxebulma ukan dabruneba
ganizraxa. maSin raqisma mkiTxaoba daiwyo, raTa
winaswar Seetyo warmatebiT dasruldeboda Tu ara maT
mier balavaris Zebna da mefes uTxra:
_ Cemi gamoTvla gvauwyebs, mefeo, rom warmatebis
gareSe ar davbrundebiT, Sepyrobilebsac ki vxedavT maT,
romlebic ukve gviaxlovdebian da es sul male moxdeba.
Tuki Tqveni meufeba inebebs, aq SeCerdiT, me ki neba
momeciT maT Sevxvde.
mefe raqiss dasTanxmda da mcire jaric gaayola.
mosaRamoebuli iyo, rom raqisma maTken mimavali
mZovarTa jgufi SeniSna. roca maT miuaxlovda, mixvda,
rom isini meudabnoeebi iyvnen, RvTis erTguli
msaxurebi, romlebsac qristes gulisTvis sruliad
daetovebinaT wuTisofeli. erT-erTs, romelic maT win
uZRoda, sxeulze mkvdris Zvlebi ekida Zveli TokiT.
raqisi cnobda balavars, magram igi maT Soris ar iyo.
maSin raqisma maT hkiTxa:
_ sad aris is, romelmac ufliswuli acduna da
warwymida?
upasuxa mas kacma, Zvlebi rom ekida:
_ aseTi Cvens Soris aravinaa, da arc ZaluZs CvenTan
yofna, aramed Tqvens Sorisaa igi _ ufliswulis
damRupveli. vicnob mas, _ ganagrZo wmida kacma, _ raqisi
hqvia, eSmakia igi. vfiqrob, Tqvens Soris unda iyos is.
_me balavaris Sesaxeb gkiTxe! _ Seawyvetina raqisma.
miugo wmida kacma:
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hrqua wmidaman man kacman: `raAsaTYs ukue sTqu, vi-
Tarmed acTuna da warwymidao?” esreT jer-iyo misTYs
kiTxvad: “sada ars, romelman aswava da acxovnao”. xolo igi
ZmaA da moyuasi ars Cueni da ara gYnaxavs mravliT JamiTgan~.
hrqua raqis: `gYTxar ukue adgili misi, sada iyofin?~
hrqua kacman man [wmidaman]: `ukueTumca unda SemTxuevaA
Tqueni, mo-mca-giZivna, xolo Cuen ara movatyuebT, romeli
ara hnebavs mas~.
hrqua raqis: `sikudiliT mo[gak]udinnes mefeman~.
hrqua kacman man qristesmoyuareman: `rasa ukue hxedav
Cuen Tana saSuebelsa, romlisaTYsmca gueyuareboda yofaA
sofelsa amas Sina da gYZndamca sikudili qristesTYs,
romliTa guaSineb Cuen?~
maSin wariqcina wmidani igi raqis da mihguarna mefesa.
da viTarca ixilna igini mefeman, SeuZnda, rameTu esreT
hgonebda, viTarmed auwyuedian queyaniT sruliad. hrqua
mefeman wmidaTa maT: `ukueTu gitYrTavs Zuelebi ese
siyuarulisa da tkivilisa misTYs ufalTa maTTaAsa, dRes
ukue Tavebica da Zualebi Tquenebi SeerTos ricxusa
maTsa~.
hrqua kacman man wmidaman, romelsa ekida Zualebi: `Cuen
TavTa CuenTa ufro vswyalobT da vstirT, vidre ufalTa
amis ZualebisaTa, rameTu igini gansuenebasa arian da Cuen
sofelsaRa Sina wuT vtyuviT, xolo surviliTa maTiTa
gYtYrTvan Zualni maTni, rameTu dRiTi-dRe sikudilsaca
moguaKseneben~.
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_ maS, ratom Tqvi acduna da warwymidao? ufro
swori iqneboda gekiTxa, sad aris is, romelmac aswavla
da acxonao. is Cveni Zma da axlobelia, magram didi xania
aRar gvinaxavs.
uTxra raqisma:
_ maSin miTxari, sad SeiZleba misi naxva?!
upasuxa mas wmida kacma:
_ Tqveni naxva rom ndomeboda, TviTon mogZebnidaT.
Cven ki ar SevaxvedrebT mas imaT, visTan Sexvedrac ar
surs.
uTxra raqisma:
_ sikvdiliT dagsjiT mefe amis gamo.
miugo RvTismoyvare kacma:
_ ra gansacxromels xedav am wuTisofelSi CvenTvis,
rom SeviyvaroT igi, xolo qristesTvis sikvdili ki,
romliTac gvemuqrebi, gagviZneldes?!
maSin raqisma win waireka wmida berebi da mefes
mihgvara.
mefem RvTismsaxuri kacebi rom dainaxa, friad
daumZimda, radgan egona, rom amgvari xalxi mis qveyanaSi
aRar arsebobda da uTxra maT:
_ Tuki es Zvlebi maTi patronebis siyvarulisa da
maTze gulistkivilis niSnad gkidiaT, dRes maT ricxvs
Tqveni Tavebica da Zvlebic Seemateba.
upasuxa mas wminda kacma, romelsac Zvlebi ekida:
_ Cven Cvens Tavebs ufro vicodebT da davtiriT,
vidre am Zvlebis patronebs, radgan maT ukve ganisvenes
da Cven ki jerac wuTisofelSi vimyofebiT. maTi Zvlebi
ki im erTaderTi mizniT gvkidia, rom yoveldRiurad
sikvdili gagvaxsenos.
uTxra mefem:
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hrqua mefeman: `raATa ukue Zualebi ese damdnarebi
ufroAs mogaKsenebs sikudilsa brZenTa, vidre Zualebsa
amas, romeli KorcTa Sina gitYrTavs?~
hrqua kacman man wmidaman: `amisTYs ufro mamxilebel
arian, rameTu Zualni mkudarTani arian, xolo Zualni Cuenni
cocxal arian, da ukueTu Zualebi mkudarTaA da cocxalTaA
swor arian, viTar-ese Sen ityY, raAsa ukue ara moiKseneb
sikudlsa, rameTu KorcTaca Sina SenTa arian Zualni, anu
Cuen raAsa mabraleb? da merme miTxarRa, raAsa sdevni
wmidaTa, romelTa sawuTroA ese dagigdes da aras
geziarebian mas Sina, da ara ufroAs sdevni maT, romelni
gaciloben da geziarebian saSuebelTa soflisaTa?~
hrqua mefeman: `amisTYs, rameTu SecTomil arian TaviT
TYsiT da acTuneben mravalTa da ayeneben keTilTa da saS-
uebelTagan, romelni daebadnes kacTaTYs. da guliswyromaA
ese swavlaA ars maTTYs da erisa, raATa ara aoKrdes queya-
naA, da amisTYs, rameTu ara Seiwynares keTili queyanisaA~.
hrqua kacman man wmidaman: `ukueTu nandYlve amisTYs
guswavl
guswavlii, rameTu dauteveT saSuebeli amis soflisaA da
gnebavs yovlisa kacisaA saSuebelsa Sina cxorebaA, raAsaTYs
ukue ara iziaren yovelni kacni saSuebelTa, romliTa Sen
iSueb? aramed miuSu kacTa saSuebelTa zeda, romelni Sen
ara giKmdes~.
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_ Tqven, brZen xalxs, eg gaxrwnili Zvlebi ufro
metad rogor gagonebT sikvdils, vidre Tqvensave
xorcSi myofi Tqvenive sakuTari Zvlebi?!
upasuxa wminda kacma:
_ isini swored imitom arian ufro mamxilebelni,
rom micvalebulTa Zvlebia, Cveni Zvlebi ki cocxali
sxeulisaa, da Tu mkvdrebisa da cocxlebis Zvlebi
urTierTmsgavsia, rogorc Sen ambob, ratom Tavad ar
gaxsovs sikvdili, radgan Zvlebi xom Sens sxeulSicaa?!
anu Cven ratom gvedavebi? is mainc gviTxari, ratom
devni im xalxs, romlebmac es wuTisofeli Segatoves da
ar gecilebian masSi, da ar devni maT, romlebic gecile-
bian da gemetoqebian amqveyniur didebaSi?
uTxra mefem:
_imitom, rom wuTisofels ganSorebulni da
cdomilebaSi myofni sxvebsac acTuneben da kacTaTvis
Seqmnil siamovnebebsa da miwier sikeTeebs ganaSoreben
maT, raTa qveyana mooxrdes. Cemi risxva maTTvisac Wkuis
saswavlebelia da xalxisTvisac, vdevni maT, radgan ar
iTvises amqveyniuri pativi da ar Seiwynares amqveyniuri
sikeTeebi.
uTxra wminda kacma:
_Tu marTlac imitom gvemterebi, rom wuTisoflis
siamovnebebi davtoveT da Sen ki yoveli kacis SvebiT
cxovreba gnebavs, ratom ar amyofeb maT im gancxroma-
Svebis Tanamonawiled, romliTac Sen iSveb, da mxolod
imgvari gancxromisaken ubiZgeb, romliTac Tavad ar
ilxen?
upasuxa mefem:
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hrqua mefeman: `amisTYs, rameTu ara swor arian mefe da
monani, da erisTavi da eri, rameTu kacad-kacadman sazomi-
saebr TYsisa miiRos SuebaA da pativi~.
hrqua kacman man wmidaman: `awve dahKsni sityYTave Seni-
Ta sityuaTa SenTa da Cans, rameTu Tavisasa eZieb da ara
kacTasa. da Tu gnebav[s], gauwyo, Tu romlisa jerisaTYs
Seiwuebi SuriTa viTarca cecxliTa da borotisCuenebad
ganmzadebul xar wmidaTa mimarT, romelTa ganiZarcues
samoseli ese saeriskacoA: amisTYs, viTarmed agioKrdes
queyanaA ganmravlebiTa monazonTaATa, rameTu gnebavs
dadgromaA kacTaA uRelsa queSe monebisasa, raATa egos
mefobaA Seni maT zeda, da gnebavs damdablebaA maTi, raATa
egos simaRle Seni, da gnebavs siglaxake maTi, raATa egos
simdidre Seni msgavsad nebisa Senisa. da miuSY maT sofelsa
amas Sina didebisaTYs Senisa, viTarca ginda, da daakle maT
nebaA Seni da Suvamdgomel hyav Soris Sensa da Soris kacTa
nebaA Seni. da giKman kacni monadired saqmeTa zeda sofli-
saTa, viTarca raA moidgnis kacman qorni gina ZaRlni, da
daabnis da amSiis, raATa umetes ganZYnden nadirTa zeda,
xolo raJams ganemarjYs SepyrobaA nadirisaA, gamostacis
igi pirisagan misisa da sabliTa da jaWYTa que daabis. maSin
ZlevaA igi misi sinanulad gardaeqcis da sixaruli misi
glovad, da nacvalad yuavil isa mis da qebisa pirvelisa,
yuavilisa
damKobaA da gareganZebaA miagian. esre saxed SeakueTen
kacni sofelsa amas, raAzom ginda, da daayenen misgan,
viTarca gTnda, da araras miuSY mas Sina, garna romeli-igi
Zal ars Senda saqmeTa Sina soflisaTa. amis gamo Cans, ram-
eTu eZieb Tavisasa da ara moyusisasa. da amis [piri]saTYs
gnebavs miqcevaA Cueni soflad~.
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_ imitom, rom Tanaswori ar aris mefe da mona,
mxedarTmTavari da meomari, TiToeulma kacma kuTvnili
wilisamebr unda miiRos Sveba da pativi.
uTxra wminda kacma:
_Senve ewinaaRmdegebi Sensave sityvebs. aqedan Cans,
rom sakuTari TavisTvis zrunav da ara kacTaTvis. Tu
gnebavs, gauwyeb, ratom iwvi SuriT, rogorc cecxliT da
ratom xar mzad boroti miago wmindanebs, romelTac
ganiZarcves saeriskaco samoseli. imitom, rom geSinia,
samefo ar dageqces monazonTa gamravlebiT, monobis
uRelSi gsurs kacTa Sebma, raTa ZalmomreobiT
SeinarCuno maTze mefoba. gsurs maTi damdableba, raTa
Sen amaRlde, gnebavs maTi siglaxake, raTa Tavad
gamdidrde survilisaebr, da Tu raimes nebas rTav kidec
maT wuTisofelSi, mxolod imisaTvis, rom gadidon,
rogorc Sen mogwons; Tavisufleba waarTvi maT da Senive
neba hyav maTsa da Sens Soris Suamdgomelad, amqveyniur
saqmeebze sanadirod gWirdeba admianebi da im kaciviT
eqcevi maT, romelic gverdiT iyoliebs ZaRls an qors,
abams da aSimSilebs maT, raTa umetesad ganmZvinvardnen
nadirTa mimarT, xolo rogorc ki warmatebiT moinadi-
reben da Seipyroben msxverpls, piridan gamostacebs
nadavls, TviTon imaT ki kvlav TokiTa da jaWviT daabams.
maSin maT gamarjveba sinanulad eqcevaT, sixaruli ki _
glovad da umetesi qebis nacvlad damcirebasa da
gaZevebas moiwveven Tavs. msgavsadve aaxloeb kacs sofels,
rogorc gnebavs da aSoreb, roca gnebavs, da arc arafris
uflebas aZlev maT wuTisofelSi, imis garda, rac Sens
interesebSia. aqedan Cans, rom Seni TavisTvis zrunav da
ara moyvasisTvis. amave mizniT gsurs Cveni amqveynad
dabrunebac.
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hrqua mefeman: `miTxarRa, arisa moyuasTa SenTa Soris
uaRresi Sensa?~
hrqua kacman man wmidaman: `aravin ars uaRresi Cemsa maT
Soris da arca vin udaresi Cemsa maTgani, rameTu Cuen
yovelni qristes mier erT varT. xolo metnobaA sofelsa
amas aqus, viTarca Sen da moyuasTa SenTa, rameTu Cuen
Soris aravin ars uaRres moyusisa TYsisa pativiTa da
simdidriTa da siaznauriTa, da arca vin udares ars Cuen
Soris moyuassa TYssa siglaxakiTa da naklulevanebiTa da
SeuracxebiTa~.
maSin brZana mefeman daWraA KelTa da fe[r]KTa maTTaA
da aRmoKdaA TualTa maTTaA da dayraA gzasa zeda arca
mkudrad da cocxlad. da ubrZana mefeman raqiss moyvanebaA
naqorisi, romeli-igi iyo msgavsi balahvarisi.
44. da ganvida ra[qis] martoA RamiT, da pova naqor da
uTxra yoveli ganzraxvaA mefisaA da misi. da aRsua igi
saKedarsa zeda. da viTar daeaxlnes palatsa mefisasa,
dauteva igi da warvida raqis mefisa, da aswava, raA-igi
Kmda, da amcno, viTar-igi ganezraxa, raATa eCuenos gzasa
zeda slvasa mefisasa.
da viTar ganTena, ganvida mefe garemo qalaqsa slvad
msgavsad Cueulebisa misisa da saqme igi aravin icoda, garna
mefeman da raqis. da slvasa maTsa Sina ixiles, viTar erT
utevan, kaci vinme mimavali. xolo igi naqor iyo, rameTu
eCuena, viTarca moeRo mcnebaA raqisisgan.
da brZana mefeman: `vin ars kaci isi mimavali?~
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hkiTxa mefem:
_ miTxari, Sens megobrebs Soris aris vinme Senze
umetesi?
upasuxa kacma:
_ arc Cemze umetesia vinme da arc Cemze umciresi,
radgan yvelani erTni varT qristes mier. erTmaneTze
aRmatebuloba amsofliuri saqmea, rogorc es Sensa da
Sens axloblebs Sorisaa miRebuli, xolo Cvens Soris ki
aravin aris pativiT, simdidriTa da wodebiT moyvasze
umetesi da arc aravin aris siglaxakiT, siRatakiTa da
upatiobiT vinmeze umciresi.
maSin mefem brZana xel-fexi moekveTaT maTTvis,
Tvalebi daeTxaraT da cocxal-mkvdrebi gzaze daeyaraT.
raqiss ki naqoris _ balavaris oreulis moyvana daavala.
44. raqisi RamiT marto wavida naqoris mosaZebnad,
ipova igi da mefis ganzraxva amcno. Semdeg saxedarze
Sesva da sasaxleSi waiyvana. sasaxles rom miuaxlovdnen,
ukan Camoitova, Tan daariga, rogor moqceuliyo mefis
winaSe. TviTon ki xelmwifisaken gaswia.
diliT, mefem, Cveulebisamebr, qalaqis Semogarenis
daTvaliereba moisurva vezirebis TanxlebiT. im saqmis
Sesaxeb ki raqisisa da mis garda aravin icoda raime.
seirnobisas gzad momavali kaci SeniSna, erT utevanze
iyo maTgan daSorebuli. es kaci naqori iyo, igi raqisis
darigebisamebr iqceoda da amitom Segnebulad daenaxa
maT.
_ vin aris is momavali kaci? _ dainteresda mefe.
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da viTar mohguares mas, iyo kaci igi xatiTa meudab-
noeTaATa da wesiTa monazonTaATa.
hrqua mefeman: `romeli pahrakTagani33 eSmakTaA xari
Sen?~ hrqua kacman man: me ara var pahraki34 eSmakisaA, xolo
ukueTu mkiTxo, Tu romelTa kacTagani var, giTxra Sen~.
hrqua mefeman: `me vhgoneb, viTarmed balahvar xar Sen~.
hrqua kacman man: `ukueTu igi var, ara ukue mcire arian
keTilni Cemni Sen Tana.
hrqua mefeman: `romelsa keTilsa mayuedreb?~
xolo man hrqua: mas gayuedreb, rameTu ginda ganswav-
[Ta]
laA Zisa SenisaA warsawymedeliTa Tavisa TYsisaA[Ta]
[Ta], xolo
me viRuawe swavliTa WeSmaritebisaATa, vidremdis icna
qriste RmerTi macxovari yovelTaA da Semoqmedi TYsi, da
rameTu hrwmena, romeli mogYTxres winaAswarmetyuelTa da
mociqulTa da wmidaTa mamaTa, da raA-igi ganumzada
RmerTman moyuareTa TYsTa, da mterTaca, rameTu mter iyo
igi, da davage RmerTsa da mamasa uflisa Cuenisa iesu
qristessa da man Seiwynara swavlaA Cemi da gamoirCia igi
yovelsa zeda uRmrToebasa Tquensa~.
xolo mefeman ganacxada mxiarulebaA TYsi winaSe kacTa,
rameTu pova balahvar. da hrqua mas: `ara mnebavs moklvaA
Seni, vidremdis sityYsgebaA vyo Sen Tana, da ukueTu
moiqce, Segindo pirveli cTomaA Seni, xolo ukueTu
daadgre ugunurebasave Sensa, ganvacxado ugunurebaA Seni
winaSe kacTa da uSueriTa ganqiqebiTa da borotiTa
sikudiliTa mogakudino Sen~.
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ucnobi mbrZaneblis winaSe moiyvanes, romelic
meudabnoe mamaTa msgavsad monazonTa wesisaebr iyo
Semosili.
hkiTxa mefem:
_ romel eSmakebs emsaxurebi Sen?
miugo kacma:
_ me eSmakis msaxuri ara var. magram rom gekiTxa. vin
var da saidan, gipasuxebdi.
uTxra mefem:
_me vfiqrob, rom Sen balavari xar.
miugo kacma:
_ Tu me isa var, vinc Sen ggonivar, arcTu mcire
sikeTiT xar Cemgan davalebuli.
hkiTxa mefem:
_ romel sikeTes mayvedri?
man ki miugo:
_gayvedri imas, rom dasaRupad gsurda Seni Svilis
ganswavla, me ki WeSmaritebas vaziare. manac Seicno
qriste RmerTi, yovelTa macxovari da Semoqmedi,
irwmuna is, rac winaswarmetyvelTa, mociqulTa da
wmida mamaTa mier gveuwya is, rac RmerTma ganumzada mis
moyvarulebsa da mtrebsac ki, radgan Tavadac mteri iyo
da RmerTTan Sevarige. manac Seiwynara Cemi swavleba da
Tqvens yovelgvar uRmerTobaze upiratesad Seracxa igi.
balavaris povnis gamo mefem TanmxlebTa winaSe
kmayofileba gamoxata da uTxra mas:
_ ar mnebavs Seni sikvdili, vidre sityvisgebas ar
gagimarTav. Tu kvlav Cvens rjulze moiqcevi, pirvandel
Secdomebsac gapatieb, magram Tu kvlav Sens cdomilebas
daicav, naTels movfen Sens ugunurebas kacTa winaSe,
Sens upatiobas gavamJRavneb da sasikvdilod gadagcem.
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da brZana aRsumaA misi saKedarsa zeda, da warvides. da
Sevida mefe palatad TYsa.
da ganiTqua, viTarmed Seipyra mefeman balahvar. da mii-
wia saqme ese Zisa mefisa. xolo igi Sewuxna mwuxarebiTa
didiTa friad. xolo kaci vinme erTi warCinebulTagani,
romeli farulad hmonebda ufalsa Cuensa iesu qristesa da
icoda WeSmariti, da saxeli misi baraqia. da iyo tomi Zisa
mefisaA. ese zeda-miiwia manqanebaTa maTTa, rameTu Se-
odesme-mTxueul iyo naqorisda da sityuaA eyo mis Tana
cilobisaTYs Sjulisa. ese kaci Rame movida Zisa mefisa da
hrqua mas: `ara balahvar ars kaci ese Sepyrobili, aramed
msgavsi ars misi, romlisaA ver SesaZlebel ars gamocnobaA
misi misgan xatiTa da feriTa da KmiTa da sityYTa, da
saxeli h[r]qYan naqor. da kaci es[e] uRmrToA ars da ars igi
Sjulsa zeda mefisasa~. da ganumarta yoveli ganzraxvaA
mefisaA da viTar sacTur- ugeben mas amiT jeriTa. maSin
ganixara iodasaf sixaruliTa didiTa da ganiSora tkivili
igi, romeli aqunda wmidisa balahvarisTYs. da ganZlierda
Zlevad sacTurisa mis, romeli daurwyes mas, da ubrZana,
raATa aravis uTxras baraqia saqme ese.
45. [d]a xvalisagan aRdga mefe da warvida Zisa TYsisa da
hrqua mas: `Svilo Cemo, aravis zeda moiwia esodeni
sixaruli, viTar Cemda moiwia SenTYs, da arca vis esoden
gardaeqca sixaruli mwuxarebad da tkivilad, viTarca me
Sen mier, rameTu warmikueTe imedi Cemi Sendami da dahKsen
simtkice zurgisa CemisaA da daabnele sinaTle TualTa
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misi kvlav saxedarze Sesma brZana mefem da yvelani
sasaxlisaken gabrundnen.
xma gavrcelda, TiTqos mefem balavari Seipyro. am
ambavma ufliswulis yuramdec miaRwia. Zlier
damwuxrda, magram gamoCnda erTi warCinebuli kaci,
romelic farulad aRiarebda qristes da romelmac
icoda sinamdvile, saxelad baraqia.
baraqia samefo gvaris Camomavali iyo. man icoda
abenesisa da veziris mzakvruli Canafiqris Sesaxeb,
piradadac icnobda raqiss, radgan adre rjulis
sakiTxebze kidec upaeqria masTan.
RamiT ufliswulTan mivida baraqia da auwya:
_ mefis mier Sepyrobili kaci balavari araa, magram
Zlier hgavs mas, ara marto garegnobiTa da feriT,
aramed xmiTa da saubriTac. misi saxelia naqori. igi
uRmerToa da mamaSenis rjulis maRiarebeli.
da gaando mefis faruli ganzraxva, Tu rogor
sacdurs ugebda igi ufliswuls. maSin friad gaixara
iodasafma, ganiSora tkivili, romelsac balavaris
Sepyrobis gamo ganicdida, da ufro metad ganmtkicda
sulierad im sacduris saZlevelad, romelsac
umzadebdnen. xolo baraqias sTxova, aravisTan araferi
ar wamocdenoda.
45. meore diliT mefe Svils estumra da uTxra:
_ Svilo Cemo, arasodes aravis ise ar gauxardeboda
rame, rogorc me gamixarda Seni dabadeba, arc aravis
gadaqcevia sixaruli mwuxarebad da tkivilad imgvarad,
rogorc me Sens mier, radgan Sens mimarT rwmena da
imedi damikarge, sayrdeni momispe, TvalisCini
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CemTaA da moawie, rasa-igi vekrZalebode SenTYs. da
Seuracx-meyo cxorebaA da kadnierqmnil viyav sikudilsa
zeda, rameTu vhgonebdi, viTarmed nacvali Cemi xar Sen
Semdgomad sikudilisa Cemisa, xolo amieriTgan miyuars
sicocxle da miZnavs sikudili, rameTu ganacruve imedi Cemi
da ganamtyuvne sasoebaA Cemi da maxare siurvile Tavisa
SenisaA smeniTa SeniTa qadagTagan sicruisaTa, rameTu STah-
vardi sabrKesa mas, romelsaca meSinoda SenTYs, da
gakrZalebdi yovliTa ZaliTa CemiTa da gangaSorebd misgan.
xolo Sen siucbiTa SeniTa da siyrmiTa da umecrebiTa sa-
marTalTa wil mefobisaTa moixade warsawymedeli Tavisa
SenisaA. anu ara mamaA da mSobeli Seni vara? da Sen dauteve
Sjuli Cemi da winaaRudeg nebasa Cemsa TavmoTnebiT da eWu
Sjulsa mamul[sa] Sensa da STausxen winamon inamonii Senni
[KelTa] kacTa cruTa da macTurTasa, romelni migiyvaneben
mwuxarebad da STagagdeben warsawymedelsa. ara Seikdimea
ganmwarebaA sixarulisa CemisaA SenTYs, da arca Tual-
maxuen aRZrvad nawlevTa CemTa tkiviliT Sen zeda? da amas
Tana Seuracx-hyav madlobaA RmerTTaA moniWebulTa
keTilTa maTTa zeda, rameTu ara Seiwynaren igini da
daamrweme mamaA Seni, rameTu ara Seiwynare swavlaA misi cx-
orebasa missa da arca nacval eqmen mas Semdgomad
sikudilisa misisa. da ara ucxo ars ese mowevnadTagan
JamTaAsa da Zlevisagan eSmakisa, da arca kualad sakYrvel
ars moqcevaA Seni nebasa mamisa Senisasa~.
miugo da hrqua iodasaf: `Sen, mefeo, gamoacxade saqme
Cemi, romlisaA ar[Ra] minda gamocxadebaA misi winaSe Sensa,
raATamca mxiarulad Segenela saqme Sen Senii. gamoirCie
Tavisa SenisaTYs da Seiyuare igi da minda, raATamca
keTilad geCuene yovliTa saxiTa gareSiTa, romeli Sen
giyuars CemTYs, raATamca Jamsa ganslvisa Cemisasa ara
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damibnele da swored is moawie Cems Tavs, rasac yvelaze
metad veridebodi. dRemde arafrad mimaCnda sicocxle
da arc sikvdilis meSinoda, radgan vfiqrobdi, rom Cemi
sikvdilis Semdeg Rirseulad Semcvlidi, magram axla
kvlav veWidebi sicocxles, da sikvdili meZneleba,
radgan imedi gamicrue, mimtyune da simSvide damikarge
imis gamo, rom sicruis mqadageblebs usmen. gaebi maT
maxeSi, risic yvelaze metad meSinoda, - swored amitom
garidebdi maT yovelnairad, Sen ki gamoucdelobis,
siymawvilisa da umecrebis gamo samefo pativis nacvlad
daRupva moiwie Tavs. nuTu me mama da mSobeli ara var
Seni? Sen ki Cemi rjuli uaryavi da TviTkmayofilebiT
aRudeqi win Cems nebas, eWvi Seitane winaparTa rwmenaSi
da macdur da cru kacebs miande sakuTari bedi,
romlebic daRupviT gemuqrebian. nuTu ara grcxvenia,
rom sixaruls mimwareb?! ar mibraleb, Sens gamo rom
vitanjebi, im RmerTebis umaduric xar, uxvad rom
giwyalobes keTili saboZvari, isini Seuracxyavi da
sakuTari mSobelic daamcire, missave sicocxleSi mis
swavlebas ar ismen da arc misi sikvdilis Semdeg iqnebi
misi nacvali. Tumca sakvirveli aRaraferia JamTa
cvalebisa da eSmakisagan Zlevis Semotevis gamo, magram
ar iqneba urigo da ucnauri, Tu kvlav mamis nebas
daemorCilebi.
miugo iodasafma:
_ mefeo, Tavad gamoaaSkarave is, risi gamomJRavnebac
me ar mindoda, raTa uwyinarad, Seni neba-survilisamebr
gecxovra. msurda, garegnulad yovliTurT keTilad
gCvenebodi Sen, iseTad, rogoradac ocnebobdi CemTvis,
raTa Cemi sikvdilis SemTxvevaSi guldamwuxrebuli ar
dametovebine, da Tu Sen datovebdi Cemze adre
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ganmwarebiT dauteve guli Seni Cem zeda. xolo ukueTumca
ganxuedi uwinares Cemsa, aramca TYnier sasoebisa ganxued
nacvalebisagan Cemisa Semdgomad Sensa, raATamca ara
mwuxarebiT warvgzavne suli Seni. da araraman damabrkola
wuevaA Seni RmrTismsaxurebad da uwyebad Senda Sjuli
qristesi, garna uzomoman Senman siyuarulman vnebaTa
mimarT da moZnaurobaman Senman mcnebaTa mimarT TYsisa
cxovelisaTa, romlisaTYsca ver SevatyY moqcevad Senda
WeSmaritebad, rameTu friad saZulel ars igi winaSe Sensa.
da amisTYs davidev gonebasa Cemsa, raATa pativ-gce
dafarviTa amis saqmisaATa Sengan, romelsa-ese Sjulsa
zeda qristessa vdga me sarwmunoebiT Seuryevelad da
raATa ara SegamTxYo tkivili da vnebaA, garna saqmisa
mowevnamde, romeli maiZulebs gamocxadebad WeSmaritebisa,
romlisa Tana arRara jer-iyos dafarvaA, aramed gangdebaA
SiS[i]sa da sircxYlisa SenisaA da ganmzadebad winaaRdgo-
mad Senda. da me meguleboda aRsrulebaA nebisa SenisaA
gareSiTa CemiTa da smenad Sengan saKedarTa da samoselTa
da WamadTaTYs, romeli kma iyo Senda gankiTxvisagan
Sinaganisa Cemisa.
da ese uwyode, mefe, viTarmed gamoZiebaA saqmisa CemisaA
Semawuxebel ars Senda aw, xolo Semdgomad iyos igi
umetes sixarul da mxiaruleba Senda saukunod. da aw ese
jer-ars Senda, raATa macado amas saqmesa zeda, romelsa
vdga, vidre zari da sircxYli ars-Ra qedsa Cemsa zeda, da
miiTuale Cemgan yofaA nebisa SenisaA cxadsa zeda, raATa ara
ganvacxado winaaRdgomaA Seni arcara gebaA Sjulisa
SenisaA da nuRaras gamoikiTxav dafarulTa CemTa, romeli
ara savno ars cxorebasa Sensa da arca Semdgomad
sikudilisa Senisa~.
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wuTisofels, uimedod ar yofiliyavi memkvidrisaTvis
da mwuxare ar wasuliyo Seni suli am qveynidan Cemi
Sendami winaaRmdegobis gamo. Sens mier vnebebis uzomo
siyvarulma damabrkola. mxolod da mxolod RvTis
mcnebebiT cxovreba SemomeTavazebina da qristes rjuli
meuwyebina SenTvis. macocxlebeli mcnebebis Sengan
moZulebam damarwmuna, rom WeSmaritebisken ar gsurs
moqceva; piriqiT, friad saZulvelia is SenTvis. swored
amitom gadavwyvite, Seni pativiscemisaTvis damefara
Cemi gaqristianeba da amgvarad, vneba da tkivili ar
momeyenebina SenTvis im dromde mainc, sanam Tavad ar
gamoaSkaravdeboda yvelaferi. axla ki iZulebuli var
gavamJRavno WeSmariteba, radgan ukve SeuZlebelia misi
dafarva, amitomac vZlev Sens winaSe SiSsa da rids da
mzad var SegewinaaRmdego. vfiqrobdi, rom sakmarisi
iqneboda Cemi garegnuli morCileba Sendami da im
darigebebis Sewynareba, romlebic tanisamoss, sazrdel-
sa da mgzavrobas Seexeboda, raTa ukmayofilo ar
yofiliyavi CemiT da ar gangekiTxa Cemi Sinagani kaci.
icode mefeo, rom Cemi saqmis gamoZieba amJamad
mtanjveli iqneba SenTvis, magram momavalSi - umetesad
sasixarulo da saukuno netarebis momniWebeli. amitom
umjobesia damexsna da xeli ar SemiSalo Cems moRvaweo-
baSi, vidre SiSi da ridi kidev gamaCnia da Seni nebis
morCilebad CaTvale Cemi saqmianoba, raTa yvelas winaSe
ar ganvacxado Cemi winaaRmdegoba da Seni rjulis uar-
yofa Cemgan. nuRar iZieb Cemi gulis dafaruls, romelic
arc am cxovrebaSia SenTvis saziano da arc Seni sikvdi-
lis Semdgom.
mefem Svilis sityvebi rom moismina, aginebda, gmobda
da emuqreboda mas da uTxra:
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xolo mefesa raJams esmnes sityuani Zisa misisani, agina
da iwyo gmobad da siqadulad misa, da hrqua mas: `Sen yrma
xar da TavmoTne, da [m]e gfarevdi Sen kacTagan da
gangaSorebd vnebaTagan didebisa da nukevisa SenisaTYs, da
gcevdi maxeTagan da grgenaTagan eSmakisaTa, da ganvpoxe
guami Seni siCCoebiTa da Tualni da sasmenelni Senni
sixaruliTa, da dagifaren yovelni saqmeni Semawuxebelni,
raATamca sargebel-geyo, xolo Sen aRgitaca silaReman
Senman, moiwyine SuebaA da gansuenebaA da miivlti Wirad da
iwroebad siucbiTa SeniTa da eZieb cxorebasa, romel
ukueTumca ixile gemoA misi da gamoscaden Wirni da
iwroebani misni da mravalferni igi sulni momawyinebelni
misni, scanmca zomi Tavisa SenisaA da WeSmaritad amisgan
(umetesmca) ivltode, vidre SuebaTa da gansuenebaTagan.
amisTYsca samarTlad miTxres SenTYs varskulavTmracxu-
velTa dResa Sobisa Senisasa, viTarmed yofad xar kaci
ukeTuri da ubadruki da mowyine da mravalferi, da ara
mimRebeli keTilTa queyanisaTaA. xolo me viRuawe
umjobesi cxorebaA SenTYs, raATa Seg rCes CueulebaA misi
SegrCes
da warvdevnen Sengan yovelni macTurni da mcbierni da
wmida-vyav maTgan queyanaA Cemi da davacxrven enani kacTani
sityYsagan sacTurebisa maTisa, da gamoucxade kacTa uke-
TurebaA da sicruve [maTi], romlisaTYsca ganisxnes siZu-
liliT da moisrnes WeSmaritebiT. merme SeiWura CuenTYs
[eSma]ki, rameTu ver SemZlebel iyo povnad nebasa miss[a]
Cuen Tana, garna Sen mier, da aravin pova Cuen Soris ufro
adviladsaZleveli Sensa. amisTYsca dagamtkica borotsa
zeda gulissityuasa. xolo cviTa miT da nukeviTa CemiTa
Sendami ufroAs vinaA-me dagaaxle, romelsa-igi meSinoda
SenTYs? da ukueTumca mimeSua gansacdelTa da geWamamca
tkbilsa mas Tana mware, aramca umecar iyav simwaresa
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_ Sen jer yrma xar _ amayi da Tavdajerebuli. me
gifaravdi borot kacTagan da yvelafrisagan, rac zians
miayenebda Sens didebas, gicavdi maxeTagan da eSmakis
mier gaxelebisagan. fufunebaSi gamyofebdi da
mxiarulebiT Semogifargle TvalTaxedva, da Sensave
sasargeblod davfare Sengan yoveli mwuxarebis momgv-
reli, magram aRtacebulma Senive silaRiT, Sveba da
gansveneba SeiZule da Seni umecrebiT Wirsa da
Seviwroebas eswrafvi. gwadia cxovreba, romlisganac,
rom gamogecada misi Wiri da Seviwroeba, uzomo
mowyineba da sulis mwuxareba, ufro metad gaiqceodi,
vidre Svebisa da gancxromisagan. varskvlavTmricx-
velebma simarTle miwinaswarmetyveles Seni Sobis dRes,
roca miTxres, rom iqnebodi kaci ukeTuri da ubadruki,
sawyali da Tavgzaabneuli, meryevi da qveyniur sikeTeTa
uarmyofeli. Cemi mxriv vecade saukeTeso cxovreba
Semeqmna SenTvis, raTa silaRiT cxovreba Cveulebad
gqceoda, yoveli macduri da cbieri warvdevne Sengan da
qveyana gavwminde maTgan, sicruis qadageba avukrZale da
kacTa winaSe gamovaaSkarave maTi boroteba da siyalbe,
ris gamoc siZulviliT ganidevnen da WeSmaritebiT
ganadgurdnen. maSin eSmaki aRdga Cvenze, magram
radganac Cvens Soris veravin naxa misi nebis
aRmsrulebeli da verc veravin ipova SensaviT advilad
dasaZleveli, amitom. boroti zraxvebi Cagagona da
gangamtkica masSi. saubedurod, rac ufro metad
gicavdi da gevlebodi Tavs, miT ufro dagaaxlove
swored imas, risi yvelaze metad meSinoda. xolo, rom
mimeSvi da Tavad genaxa gaWirveba, tkbilTan erTad,
mwarec gesinja, ukeT gecodineboda gaWirvebis simwarec
da gancxromis sitkboebac. axla ki am cxovrebis
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Wirisasa da sitkboebasa SuebaTasa. xolo aw umecar xar
sitkboebasa amis cxorebisasa, rameTu arRa gixilavs
simware cxorebisaA mis, romelsa Sen eZieb~.
miugo da hrqua iodasaf: `ara uwyi, mefe, Tu romlisa
saqmisaTYs Sewuxebul xar: keTilisaTYs, romel moviRe,
anu winaaRdgomisaTYs nebisa Senisa. ukueTu
mopovnebisaTYs keTilisa mrisxav, Tana-mac sivltolaA
Sengan da ganTavisuflebaA uflebisagan Senisa, xolo
ukueTu mabraleb winaaRdgomisaTYs nebisa Senisa da
gnebavs warwmedaA Cemi (romeli SeaSus nebasa Sensa) da ara
cxorebaA Cemi, romeli winaaRudgebis nebasa Sensa. amis gamo
Cans uzrunvelobaA Seni CemTYs da meca Tana-mac,
odesc[a]Ra ese esreT ars, raATa maqundes iWY [S]endami,
rameTu, N mefe, ara ufroAs ars mwuxarebaA Seni Cemdamo
keTilTa amaTTYs, romelni movipoven mwuxarebisa mis
Cemisa, romeli maqus daklebisaTYs Senisa keTilTa maTTYs
saukuneTa, rameTu me ufroAsRa Tana-mac tkivili da
mwuxarebaA saqmisaTYs Senisa, vidre-Ra Sen CemTYs. xolo
romel-ese sTqu, viTarmed yrma var, netar-Tumca siryme
ese sityYsmimgebel meqmneboda dResa mas saSjelisasa,
xolo ginebaA, romel sTqu Cemdamo, netar-Tumca yovelTa-
gan sibilweTa ganveri, garna ginebisa Cemisa. xolo
siqaduli Seni ukueTu saqmiT aRasrulo Cemdamo, vesav
RmerTsa, raATa SeverTo ricxusa mas wmidaTa mowameTasa,
[romelni]ca acxovnen borotisyofiTa SeniTa35.
aramed raA sargebel ars Cemda, rameTu yrmiT mxadi, da
me miwevnul var Jamsa, romelsa arRara maqus sityYsgebaA
siyrmisaTYs Cemisa. anu raA mwuxarebaA ars Cemda gmobisaTYs
da Zagebisa Sen mier, romelni ufroAs saxarul arian da
saqadul Cemda, romlisaTYs mgmob da mabraleb. anu viTar
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sitkboebis umecari xar, radgan ar gamogicdia simware
cxovrebisa, romelsac eswrafvi.
miugo iodasafma:
_ ver gamigia, mefev, ris gamo xar Sewuxebuli, -
sikeTisaTvis, romelic momipovebia, Tu imis gamo rom
aRvudeqi Sens nebas?! Tu keTilis mopovebisTvis mrisxav,
isRa damrCenia, gageqce da Tavi davaRwio Sens
Zalmomreobas Cemze, xolo Tu Sens winaSe urCobaSi
madanaSauleb, Cans, Cemi daRupva gsurs, da ara saukuno
cxovreba, romelic Seni neba-survilis sawinaaRmdegoa.
amiT mJRavndeba Seni uzrunveloba da gulgrili
damokidebuleba Cemdami da raki asea, iZulebuli var,
eWvi Sevitano SenSi, amasTan, mefev, im sikeTis gamo,
romelic ase gaWirvebiT SeviZine, ar xar Sewuxebuli,
vidre me vwuxvar Senze imis gamo, rom saukuno netarebas
akldebi. me ufro metad maqvs SesaSfoTebeli da
sadardebeli Sens bedze, vidre Sen Cemze. xolo rom
Tqvi, yrma xaro, neta marTlac SemZlebeli iyos Cemi
siymawvile gankiTxvis dRes pasuxismgebloba amaridos.
rac Seexeba Sens mier Cems Seuracxyofas, wyaloba
iqneboda, yvela sxva sibilwes ganSorebuli rom
vyofiliyavi, da mxolod Seuracxyofa SemrCenoda. xolo
muqarac rom sisruleSi mogeyvana da saqmiT aRgesrule-
bia igi, netari viqnebodi, da RvTis wyaloba iqneboda
Cemze, radgan im wmida mowameebis ricxvs SevuerTdebo-
di, romlebic Sengan tanjva-wamebis Sedegad cxondnen.35
ra SeRavaTia, rom yrmad mTvli, radgan ukve
mivaRwie asaks, roca aRar SeiZleba amgvarad viwode-
bode da vimedovnebde yrmobiT. aseve, arc is aris
samwuxaro, rom mgmob da maZageb,piriqiT, sasixarulo da
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maqadeb satanjvelTa, da Ziri risxvisa SenisaA ese ars Cem
zeda, rameTu Tavs-midebies raAme mciredi satanjveli amis
soflisaA ginebiTa CemiTa. xolo romel-ese ityY
keTilisyofaTa SenTa Cemdamo, uwyode, mefe, rameTu
keTilTa maT SenTa warmavalTa aRmZres survilad keTilTa
mimarT ukudavisa meufisaTa waruvalTa. xolo ukueTu
maiZuleb keTilTa amaT SenTa ganxrwnadTaTYs datevebasa
saSuebelTa maT saukunoAsaTa gamouTqumelTa, uwyode,
rameTu ara swor arian ganxrwnadni uxrwnelTa, rameTu Seni
ese anu miiRo Senve mciredisa raAsame risxvisaTYs, anu
JamTa qcevaman migYRos Senca da meca, xolo sixarulisa
misTYs esre ityYs ufali Cueni iesu qriste: “da sixaruli
Tqueni aravin migiRos Tquengano”, rameTu saqme ese da
cxorebaA, romeli Sen gamoirCie CemTYs, trfiali da
Suenieri ars, ukueTumca ara adrewarmaval iyo, xolo
ukueTu gaqus simtkice dadgromisa misisaTYs, keTil da sa-
wadel ars friad, aramed ukueTu ver gulpy[r]obil xar,
raAsaTYs ara Semindob datevebasa missa, raATa miT movi-
povo usawadelesi cxorebaA? anu viTar gikYrs, mefe,
survili Cemi keTilTa maTTYs waruvalTa da ara gikYrs
SekueTebaA Tavisa SenisaA saSuebelTa amis soflisa
warmavalTa. xolo romel-igi sTqu, viTarmed aoten Cemgan
mcbierni da macTurni da grZeulni da daacxrven enani
kacTani sityuaTa mimarT maTTa, ese udidesi yovelTa
keTilTa SenTasa ars Cem Tana, ukueTu oden saxelisdebaA
saqmeTaA miaxuedre
miaxuedre, aramed ara ganmaSoren Cemgan, garna
wmidani mRdelni qristesni da netarni mamani da wina-
mZRuarni cxorebisa Cemisani, da STamagde adgilsa udabnosa
da urwyulsa TYnier winamZRurisa da Sesavedrebelisa
sulierisa, Soris guelTa da RriakalTa, mKecTa da eSmakTa,
rameTu winaaRudeg WeSmaritsa qristesa RmerTsa da
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sasurvelicaa CemTvis. rogorRa maSineb tanjvis muqa-
riT an mrisxanebiT, roca sakuTarive nebiT vitvirTe
tanjva am sofelSi. xolo is, rac CemTvis sikeTe ggonia,
uwyode mefev, rom swored Sengan Tavsmoxveulma am
warmavalma sikeTeebma aRmiZres ukvdavi meufis
waruvali sikeTeebis moZiebis survili. Sen xrwnadi
sikeTeebisaTvis gamouTqmeli, saukuno sufevis uaryofas
maiZuleb, magram icode, rom xrwnads araviTari
msgavseba ara aqvs uxrwnelTan. miwier saSvebels an
Tavad ganiSoreb Senive risxvis gamo, an JamTa svla mainc
gangvaSorebs maT. saukuno sixarulze ki amgvarad ambobs
ufali Cveni ieso qriste: `Tqven sixaruls veRaravin
wagarTmevT~ (ioane 16:22 ). ase, rom cxovrebis wesi da
rigi, romelic Sen arCie CemTvis, sawadeli da mSvenieri
iqneboda, swrafwarmavali rom ar yofiliyo igi. Tu Sen
mtkice darwmuneba gaqvs maT waruvalobaSi, keTili da
sasurveli yofila igi, magram Tu amaSi darwmunebuli
ara xar, ratom ar mpatiob maT moZulebas da maT nacvlad
usawadelesi cxovrebis mopovebisaken swrafvas? an
ratom gikvirs, mefeo, Cemgan waruval sikeTeTa survili,
da ar gikvirs Sens mier amsofliur, warmaval sikeTeTa
dawafeba da Setkboba?! ambob, TiTqos cbieri da
grZneulni ganmaSore da kacTa enebi maT Sesaxeb lapa-
rakisagan daadume da amas miiCnev CemTvis gakeTebul
yvelaze did sikeTed, magram marTlac rom grZneulni da
macdurni gangeSorebia Cemgan saqmiT, qristes mRvdlebs,
netar mamebsa da Cemi cxovrebis megzur winamZRvrebs ar
ganmaSorebdi da udabno da urwyul adgilas gvelTa da
morielTa, mxecTa da eSmakTa Soris, da winamZRvrisa da
sulieri moZRvris gareSe ar damagdebdi. TiTqos
CemTvis SiSobdi da WeSmarit RmerTs _ ufal ieso
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balavaris
moswyYden wmidani misni marTalni da rCeulni winamZRuarni
cxorebisani (romelTa daTrgunes sofeli ese) SiSisa
maTisaTYs Cem zeda, da martod damagde Sen mcbierTa da
macTurTa da mtyuvarTa. xolo RmerTman da mamaman uflisa
da macxovrisa Cemisa iesu qristesman, yovladZlierman,
suliTa wmidiTa TYsiTa momca me mecnierebaA cnobad
samwmidaarsebisa misisa.
da merme sTqu ganwirulebaA da ubadrukebaA da
mravalferobaA CemTYs da mowyinebaA soflisaA da aradaje-
rebaA keTilTa misTa zeda, viTar ara ganwirul viyo,
rameTu ganwirulebaA amis soflisaA moatyuebs mSYdobasa,
nugeSiniscemasa da gansuenebasa. da keTil ars Cemda
ubadrukebaA aqa, raATa mizez-meqmnes cxorebisa mis sauku-
noAsa waruvalisa. anu viTar ara moviwyino sofeli ese,
rameTu igi moiwyinebs moyuareTa misTa. anu viTar ara
viqce mravalferad, rameTu igi mravalferad eqcevis kacTa
da TYT Sen zedaca mowevnad ars mravalferobaA misi. anu
viTar davSjerde keTilTa misTa, rameTu keTilni misni
borot arian: dRes miscems da xvale mouRebs da merme
izRvevs. aw, mefe, keTilad ganizraxe SenTYs. did ars keTi-
li misi Sen zeda da sulgrZelebaA misi sinanulad mogelis.
xolo Sen mas uKdebi da winaaRudgebi Sjulsa missa da ara
ineben keTilisyofani misni, rameTu hnebavs moqcevaA
yovelTaA sinanulsa zeda WeSmaritsa. amisTYs miuSua
ampartavanebasa Sensa da ara migca, romelsa miec Tavi Seni,
udebebasa da borotsa, da ara mogago, romeli-igi Sen uyav
msaxurTa misTa wmidaTa36.
maSin gulisKma-yo mefeman, viTarmed guliswyromaA
misi ufroAs aRagznebs guliswyromasa missa. da Se-ca-
eSina, nuukue ver daiTminos simqise sityuaTa misTaA. da
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qristes aRudeqi win. mospe da gaanadgure udanaSaulo
wmidanebi da rCeuli Zmebi; isini, romelTac uaryofili
hqondaT es sofeli, da marto damagde macdurTa Soris.
magram yovladZlierma RmerTma da Cemi uflis ieso
qristes mamam suliwmidis mier mommadla mecno wmida
sameba.
aseve, Sen Tqvi Cems ganwirulobasa da ubadrukobaze,
wuTisoflis moZulebasa da misi sikeTeebis miuReblo-
baze. rogor ar moviZulo wuTisofeli, roca swored
misi moZulebaa is winapiroba, ris Sedegadac mSvidobas,
nugeSiscemasa da gansvenebas movipovebT?! umjobesia aq
ubadrukoba, oRond waruvali, saukuno cxovreba
davimkvidro. an rogor ar moviZulo es sofeli,
romelic Tavad moiZulebs mis moyvarulebs?! an rogor
ar moveqce misi mravalferovnebis qveS, roca is
mravalferovnebiT acTunebs adamianebs da Senzec
mZlavrobs misi mravalferovneba?! rogor davsjerde mis
sikeTeebs, roca misi sikeTe borotebaa, dRes uxvad
gascems mas, xval ki kvlav ukan miitacebs da vnebas
miayenebs kacs?! amitom, mefeo, umjobesia, ukeTesi
airCio SenTvis. uxvia yovladZlieris wyaloba Senze da
misi sulgrZeleba sinanulisaken mogiwodebs. magram
eurCebi mas da mis mcnebebs ewinaaRmdegebi, ar gsurs
misi sikeTeebi, mas ki yoveli kacis WeSmarit sinanulze
moqceva nebavs, amitomac gapatia Seni ampartavneba da ar
migca sizarmacesa da borotebas, romelsac Tavad mieci
Tavi, da ar mogizRo imgvarad, rogorc Sen moepyari mis
wmida msaxurebs.
mefe mixvda, rom mrisxanebiT kidev ufro aRagznebda
ufliswulis guliswyromas, Tanac SeeSinda, vaiTu, Cemi
sityvebis simkacre ver gadaitanoso. swrafad wamodga
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isii
balavaris
mswrafl aRdga da warvida palatad TYsa damZimebuli
urviTa da Sesulebuli tkiviliTa da gancYbrebuli
gonebiTa.
46. da xvalisa dRe kualad movida mefe Zisa TYsisa, da
Seitkbo igi mkerdsa TYssa da moexYa qedsa missa, da
etyoda: `nu, Svilo Cemo, da nawleo muclisa Cemisao,
rameTu ara giRirs yovelsa Sina Set[y]uebasa, Tumca
meWudi Tavsa zeda Cemsa da sTqumca, viTarmed nefsiT
dauteob umjobessa da moviReb warsawymedelsa da
aRvirCev sacTursa, rameTu Sen uwyi simtkice da
SeuryevelobaA gonebisa CemisaA. da ukueTu sTqua, vi-
Tarmed damZimdes Cem zeda wesni WeSmaritebisani da
amisTYs mimizidnes nebasa da gulisTqumasa, Sen uwyi da
yovelman kacman moTminebaA Cemi [sa]marTalsa zeda Sjulisa
Cemisasa da mravalgzis davacarielen saganZurni Cemni
taZarTaTYs kerpTaAsa da msaxurTa misTa, da winauyav
yoveli monagebi Cemi, da mravalgzis pativ-[v]sci kacsa
Seuracxsa naTesaviTi, raJams vcni keTiladslvaA misi
Sjulsa Sina Cemsa, vidremdis aRudgi sajdomiTgan CemTa
da winamivegebi mSYdobisa micemad misa da davdgi winaSe
missa, viTarca monaA raA dgann winaSe uflisa TYsisa. da
ukueTu saSuebelTa ZiebisaTYs iyo ganzraxvaA ese Cemi, vi-
Tar-ese Sen hgoneb CemTYs, raAsaTYsmca movwyYden monan-
ulni kacni, romelTa dauteves sofeli ese KelTa Sina
CemTa da araras meziarebodes da a[r]ca macilobdes rasame
mas Sina yovladve?! rameTu moklvaA da tanjvaA ara
iqmnebis, garna guliswyromisa mier da gaKurveb isa
gaKurvebisa
gulisa. da gaKurvebasa Sina SfoTi SeamTxYes gulsa da
vnebaA sulsa, da mwuxarebaA aRiZrvis gonebasa Sina Jamsa
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da mwuxarebiT guldamZimebulma, Tavgzaabneulma da
tkiviliT gaognebulma, sasaxlisaken gaswia.
46. meore dRes kvlav moinaxula mefem ufliswuli,
xeli mohxvia, gulSi Caikra igi da uTxra:
_ nu, Svilo, nu, Cemo sisxlo da xorco, nu
Seorguldebi da nu daeWvdebi CemSi, nu ambob, rom Seni
nebiT uaryof umjobess da sacdursa da warsawymedels
irCev. mende, radgan ici Cemi simtkice da Seuryeveloba,
Tu fiqrob, rom WeSmaritebis msaxureba memZima da
amitom gamitaca gulisTqmebma da vnebebma, cdebi, radgan
Sen xom ici da sxvebmac, rogori mtkice da Seuryeveli
var rjulis kanonebSi. mravalgzis damicarielebia
saganZurebi kerpTaTvis taZrebis asagebad da mis
msaxurTaTvisac araerTgzis miboZebia simdidre, yovel-
Tvis pativs vscemdi boganosa da Rarib-Rataks, Tuki
Sevityobdi, rom Cveni rjulis erTguli iyo. samefo
taxts mjdomi win vegebebodi, mSvidobas vusurvebdi da
imgvarad videqi mis winaSe, rogorc mona batonis win. da
Tu mxolod CemTvis veZebdi Svebasa da gancxromas,
rogorc es Sen ggonia, ratomRa amovwyvetdi im xalxs,
romlebmac es sofeli datoves da arc arafers mecile-
bodnen masSi?
guliswyroma da mrisxaneba mkvlelobas da tanjvas
Sobs, swored mrisxaneba aSfoTebs guls, azianebs suls
da abnelebs gonebas. nuTu Cavardnila vinme imgvar
ugunurebaSi, rasac mamaSens abraleb, - TiTqos imgvarad
davemorCile vnebebsa da gulisTqmebs, rom rjuladac ki
gavixade isini da mTeli simdidre davaxarje maT,
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balavaris
guliswyromisasa. anu vin ubadrukTagani STavarda
eseviTarsa sacTursa, romelsa Sen hgoneb mamisa SenisaTYs,
raATamca esoden midrikes vnebaTa da gulisTqumaTa, vid-
remdis Sjuladmca daawesna igini da waragna monagebni
misni maT zeda, romelni Seudges mas, da aRlesa maxYli misi
maT zeda, romelni winaaRudges mas. da merme ici samarTali
mSjavrisa CemisaA da SjaA qurivTaA da nugeSiniscemaA
obolTaA d[a] wyalobaA glaxakTaA da xaSmTaA da tYrTvaA
uZlurebisa maTisaA da ganyofaA safaseTa CemTaA maT Soris,
rameTu Sen (uw)yi, [viTarmed] mravalgzis odesme mivemTxYi
glaxakTa da vnebulTa, ginaTu obolTa da qurivTa, da ver
SeuZli TanawarslvaA maTgan, viTarmed aRvasruli sawadeli
maTi yoveli. aw raARa Zal-gic, Svilo Cemo, Zagebad
Sjulisa Cemisa da iWYsaA magis SenisaA Cemda momarT? anu
ityYa, viTarmed SevsceT gzisagan marTlisa da gamovirCie
aragamosarCeveli da vdga ara saTnosa zeda? viTar ukue
eWu ganzraxvasa Cemsa gamocdilsa da gangebasa Cemsa
sacnaursa da keTilad gamonaxvasa [Cem]sa saqmeTa dafarul-
Ta da Setyuebasa Cemsa saqmeTa saeWuelTa da ara ufroAs
eWu ganzraxvaTa SenTa, rameTu mswrafl midrika gonebaA
Seni winamsrbolman [C]uevaman da ara gamoicade igi da arca
uCuene saqme Seni winamZRuarsa brZensa da arca moZRuarsa
mecniersa da arca erTgulsa mtk ivansa da gina[Tu]
mtkivansa
goniersa gamocdilsa. anu vinaA nugeSiniscemul xar, Tu
ara ixila eSmakman Sen Tana siCqure da sisuste, da
aRgamaRla, viTarmca mecnierebasa RmrTisasa migawia da
Segimko sacTuri amis gamo eniTa birebulisa mis
balahvarisiTa. anu viTar ityY saqmesa amas, romelsa Segiy-
vana Sen ucbebiT. da ganhbWe Sen[TYs] WeSmaritebaA da
CemTYs sicruve TYnier gamorCevisa marTlisa msajulisaATa
da sarwmunoAsa mowamisaATa da sacnaurisa Setyuebisa,
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romlebic gamomyvnen, xolo maxvili aRvmarTe maTze,
romlebic SemewinaaRmdegnen? Sen ici Cemi samarTlia-
noba ganaCenis gamotanisas, qvrivTa Semwe da obolTa
nugeSismcemeli var, vwyalob gkaxakebsa da davrdomi-
lebs, Tavad vtvirTulob maT uZlurebasa da simdidres
vurigeb maT. isic vici, rom yovelTvis, roca glaxaks,
davrdomils, obols an qvrivs vxvdebi, ar SemiZlia
gverdi avuqcio an Cavuaro, vidre yovelgvar saTxovars
ar Sevusruleb maT. maS, raRa gaiZulebs, Svilo, Cemi
rjulis Zagebas an CemSi daeWvebas?! nuTu ityvi, rom
WeSmaritebis gzas avcdi, ukeTureba gamovirCie da
araswor gzas vadgavar? ratom eWvdebi Cems mier
arCeuli da mravalgzis Semowmebuli gzis sisworeSi?!
eWvi Segaqvs Cems keTilmsaxurebaSi, dafarul saqmeTa
sworad gamokvlevasa da saeWvo saqmeTa moZulebaSi.
Senma naCqarevma moqmedebebma da Cvevebma, romlebic win
giswreben, imgvarad daimona Seni goneba, rom brmad
endobi, ise, rom rCevas ar ekiTxebi arc brZen
winamZRvars, arc mcodne moZRvars, arc erTgul
gulSematkivars da arc gamocdil an gonier kacs. an ki
saidan xar darwmunebuli, rom eSmakma ar isargebla
Seni umecrebiTa da sisustiT? man aRgamaRla da
STagagona, TiTqos sulier simaRleebsa da RvTis
Semecnebas miaRwie da misi erTguli msaxuris -
balavaris meSveobiT kidev ufro gangamtkica am
sacdurSi. sxvagvarad riT aixsneba is, rom Tavisken
gadagibira eSmakma?! rogor SegeZlo samarTliani
msajulis, sarwmuno mowmisa, an gansjis gareSe gefiqra,
rom yvelaferSi marTali Sen xar, me ki yvelaferSi
vcdebi? ise iqcevi, Svilo, rogorc erTi vinme rjulis-
mcodneTagani, romlis gonebac cru swavlebiTaa
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rameTu Senca, Svilo Cemo, esreve xar, viTarca erTi vinme
romlisaca Sjulisa mpyrobelTagani, romelTa sicruveman
mius[...] [sa]smenelTa maTTa da SescTes axalsaxiobiTa miT, da
merme emxila WeSmariti, aramed miswrobili igi sicruve
danergul iyo gulTa Sina maTTa da sworebiTa miT
uWeSmaritesad hxedvides sicruvesa vidreRa maTisa
simarTlisa. aw Senca ekrZale, Svilo Cemo, rameTu me uwyi,
viTarmed keTilsa guli-giTquams, da ese umetesi madli
ars, moniWebuli RmerTTa mier Send da da Sen mier Cuenda,
rameTu Zirman mamaTa SenTaman migizida~, da yovelTa
saxeliT moaKsenebda da naTesavTa moaswavebda da cxorebasa
maTsa uTxrobda.
xolo iodasafs viTarca esmnes si[t]yuani mefisani,
gulisKma-yo, viTarmed eSmaksa sabrKe daurwyams misTYs da
viTarmed TYnier yovlisa Ronisa uKms ganmzadebad
brZolisa misisa, da hrqua mefesa: `mefe, araraA usawadeles
ars Cemda, viTar saqme ese, raATamca Semik ribes umjobesi
Semikr
Cemi da dajerebaA Seni, xolo ukueTu damakldes dajerebaA
Seni TYnier Ronisa Tana-mac umjobessa Cemsa, daRacaTu ara
gTndes Sen, rameTu me vhgonebd, mefe, viTarmed cocxlad
ganmzraxi xar TYnier yovlisa cTomisa, daRacaTu saqmiT
aRasruleb sacTursa. xolo aw salmobaA gonebisaA da
ganzraxvisa SenisaA uborotesad da uZYresad sakYrvel ars
vidre sensa saqmeTa SenTasa. da aw me Tana-mac, mefe, TYnier
Ronisa, raATa SevemTxYo gonebasa magas, romelsa
miudrekixar Sen sibrZniTa, romeli maxlobeli ars misi,
rameTu Tana-mac zrunvaA misTYs da ZiebaA wamlisaA misTYs.
da me ara mnebavs, mefe, simqisiTa miT, romelsa gaCueneb,
TYn ier pativi Seni, rameTu romeli zakuviT getyodis, igi
TYnier
ara erTguli ars Seni. aw daacxrve aRSfoTebaA Seni da
dainaxe umjobesi Seni da uwyode, rameTu adre mosikudid
dainaxe
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dabinduli da raime siaxliT gatacebuli. aseTma kacma
WeSmaritebis Sesaxeb romc Seityos rame, eucxoeba,
radgan ukve SeTvisebuli aqvs sicrue, mas miiCnevs
WeSmaritebad, WeSmaritebas ki _ sicrued. amitom
gafrTxildi, Svilo. me vici, rom guli ukeTess gTxovs,
es udidesi madlia, RmerTebisagan SenTvis moniWebuli
da Sens mier CvenTvisac, radgan winaparTa fesvebi
Tavisken gizidavs.
da mefem mama-papaTa Rvawlis moyola dauwyo uflis-
wuls, ixsenebda winaparTa saxelebs da maT saqmeebze
mouTxrobda ufliswuls.
mefis sityvebi rom moismina iodasafma, cxadi gaxda,
rom eSmakma axali sacduri gaumzada da rom brZola
gardauvali iqneboda. miubrunda mamas da uTxra:
_ CemTvis imaze metad sawadeli araferia, rom Cems
mier mopovebuli saunjis WeSmaritebaSi dagarwmuno, da
Tu Cemi uZlurebis gamo ver SevZleb amas, movale var,
Segaxvedro Cemze srulyofils, Tundac ar iwonebde
amas. Tumca saqmiT cdomilebaSi xar, mainc vimedovneb,
rom SegiZlia saRad msjeloba, Tumca ki saqmiT
cdomilebaSi xar, radgan gansakuTrebiT da umetesad
saSinelia gonebis avadmyofoba da Seni zraxvebis
usastikesoba. Cemdauneburad, me mxvda wilad mefev,
Sevejaxo im gonebas, romelmac gadagibira Tavisi
~sibrZniT~. Tavs movaled vTvli vizruno masze da
gamovunaxo wamali gansakurneblad. Cemi simkacriTa da
SeuvalobiT mxolod sikeTe msurs SenTvis, radgan is,
vinc gepirfereba, arasodes yofila Seni erTguli. aw,
daicxre aRSfoTeba, risxva da dainaxav imas, rac Seni
sulisaTvis umjobesia. gaxsovdes, rom male mokvdebi da
sxvebs darCebaT Seni amqveyniuri dideba, iseve, rogorc
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balavaris
xar da yovelsa didebasa soflisasa dauteob sxuaTa,
viTarca-igi, romelni warvides da dauteves sxuaTa, da
merme kualad aRdgomad xar da gankiTxvad sityYsaTYs da
saqmisa, rameTu arRavin daSTomil ars sofelsa amas Sina,
romelmanca Tqua da aswava keTili da saqmiTa aRasrula,
garna kacni ese monani qristes RmrTisani, romel arian
meudabnoeni, romelTa hrwams wmidaA samebaA da Sjuli misi
wmidaA, da misagebeli uwyian kacad-kacadisaA: saSuebeli da
satanjveli. aw moiyvane, vin gnebavs Sjulisa-mecnieri
Seni, da vyoT sityuaA urTierTas SjulisaTYs simarTlisa
saSjeliTa, vidremdis gamoCndes WeSmariti cruAsagan~.
xolo mefesa viTarca esmnes sityuani Zisa TYsisani, da-
dumna gancYbrebuli. da viTar moego cnobasa TYssa, iwyo
gulissityuad da ganzraxvad da winaaRdgomad nebasa
TYssa. xolo nebaA misi acilobda da ebrZoda da moaKsenebda
saSuebelTa da gansuenebaTa, romelTa TanadaCueul
(iyo). da etyYn gulissityuaA misi, viTarmed ver Zal-gic
cxorebaA dRe erTca TYnier Cueulebisa Senisa da viTarmed
SewamebaA cTomilebisaA da jobnaA sxuaTaA [...]rweme da
sayuedrel ars Senda. da yovladve sasoebaA warikueTis
ganSorebisagan Cueulebisa misisa da veraraA Rone moigo-
nis, garna msaxurebaAve da didebaA kerpTaA.
maSin hrqua mefeman Zesa TYssa: `Svilo Cemo, SemacTuna
sityuaman Senman da movaqcio Senda. da aw arRara davacado
gamoZiebaA sityuaTa SenTaA da gamonaxvaA maTi dawynarebiT.
da ukueTu WeSmarit iyvnen, ufroAs ganaTlden gamoZiebasa
Sina Cemsa, xolo ukueTu cru iyvnen, gamoCndes mas Sina
cTomilebaA maTi. da me megulebis krebaA da sityYsa-yofaA
simarTliT da arRara mZlavrebiT, da vbrZano, raATa Kmobdes
qadagi micemad mSYdobisa yovelTa zeda qristeaneTa,
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sxvebic kvdebian da sxvebs utoveben TavianT qonebas.
Semdeg mkvdreTiT aRdgoma mogelis da pasuxs ageb
yoveli Seni namoqmedarisa da naTqvamisaTvis. amitom
momismine da guliT gamoiZie umjobesi. am wuTisofelSi
aRaravin darCa iseTi, vinc, sityviTac aswavlis da
saqmiTac aRasrulebs keTil saqmeebs ieso qristes
monebis garda. eseni arian meudabnoe berebi, romelTac
swamT wminda sameba da misi wminda mcnebebi, maT ician,
rom TiToeul kacs maTi saqmeebis mixedviT moeliT
RvTisagan misagebeli _ maradiuli netareba an saukuno
satanjveli.vinc gsurs, moiyvane Seni rjulis mecnier-
Tagan, raTa sityvier paeqrobaSi gairkves WeSmariteba
da sicrue.
Svilis sityvebiT gaognebuli mefe didxans dumda.
gons rom moego, dafiqrda - SeZlebda ki sakuTar neba-
survilTa daTmobas?! Sinagani xma ewinaaRmdegeboda,
ecileboda da im gancxromasa da fufunebas axsenebda,
romelTac dasCveoda. igive xma Caagonebda, rom erTi
dRec ver SeZlebda CveulebaTa gareSe cxovrebas,
cdomilebis aRiarebaca da sxvaTagan Zlevac damamcireb-
lad miaCnda. cxovrebis wesis, CveulebaTa Secvlis
yovelgvari imedi dakarga da sxva rom veraferi moi-
fiqra, gadawyvita, kvlav kerpTa Tayvaniscema da maTi
msaxureba ganegrZo.
Semdeg Svils miubrunda da uTxra:
_ Svilo, Senma saubarma macduna da gadamibira. aRar
davayovneb, msurs, Seni sityvebis WeSmariteba gamoviZio
da yvelaferSi dawynarebiT gaverkve. Tuki WeSmariteba
aRmoCndeba, rasac Sen ambob, ufro metad gavacxadeb mas,
xolo Tu sicrue, amiT Seni gzaabneulobac dadastur-
deba. amitom msurs Sekreba movawyo, gulwrfel dialog-
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romelni arian Sjulsa zeda Sensa, raATa moviden krebasa
amas Cemsa, raATa samarTali saSjeli aResrulos mun cxadad
winaSe yovlisa erisa, raATa aravis aqundes mizezi raAme da
hgonebdes, viTarmed mo-raAme-vimZlavreT, da Tquas vinme,
viTarmed: ukueTumca me mun yofil viyav krebasa mas,
maqunda sityuaA ZlevisaAo”, romliTa ufro dajerebul
iqmnes yoveli eri, romelsaca zeda ganwydes saqme Cueni.
47. da dajerebul iqmna iodasaf sityuaTa mefisaTa da
yves paemani SekrebisaA. da iyo mas dRes S[ina] krebaA didi. da
gamovides kerpTmsaxurni igi, raATa sityua-ugon naqor[s],
romeli sagonebel iyo, viTarmed balahvar ars, romeli-igi
zemo vaKseneT, romeli-igi moebira raqiss. xolo krebasa
mas aravin dahxuda qristeaneTa morwmuneTagani, garna kaci
vinme, romelsa farulad aqunda sarwmunoebaA uflisa
Cuenisa iesu qristes[i], romlisa saxeli baraqia,
zemoKsenebuli igi, romelman uTxra iodasafs birebulobaA
naqorisi, odes-igi udabnoAT moeyvana saxed balahvarisa; da
ese ganmzadebul iyo Sewevnad balahvarisa, ukueTu
sityuasa rasame zeda Sebrkoldes.
da dajda mefe saydarTa TYsTa, xolo iodasaf
queyanasa, rameTu ara ineba dajdomaA saydarTa zeda. da
iwyo mefeman sityuad kerpTmsaxurTa mimarT da Tqua: `aha
esera Tquen xarT Tavni amis wesisani da Cuen Tquengan
moviReT da Tquen Kma-geciT. aw iRuaweT damtkicebad
dRes, da ukueTu gamoCndes da damtkicnes ZlevaA Tqueni,
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Si gairkves yovelive, Zalis gamouyeneblad. vubrZaneb
macnes, yvelas auwyos, rom nebas vrTav yovel qristians _
maT, romlebic Sen rjulze imyofebian, daubrkolebliv
da mSvidad movidnen am Sekrebaze; rom simarTle
dadgindes mTeli krebis winaSe; rom aravis hqondes
mizezi ifiqros, rom Cven Zala gamoviyeneT, da aravin
Tqvas, me rom im Sekrebaze vyofiliyavi, Cemi sityviT yve-
las vajobebdio; da vinc metad daajerebs Sekrebas Tavis
simarTleSi, mis sasargeblod gadawydes Cveni dava.
47. iodasafi mefes dasTanxmda da Sexvedris droc
daTqves. daniSnul dRes didi Sekreba moewyo. mravali
kerpTmsaxuri rjulis mecnieri movida, raTa naqors _
cru-balavars Sedavebodnen da SekamaTebodnen,
romelic, rogorc zeviT vTqviT, raqisis mier iyo
mosyiduli. am paeqrobas erTi kacis garda morwmune
qristianTagan aravin eswreboda, isic farulad
misdevda ieso qristes rjuls. es iyo Cvens mier
zemoxsenebuli baraqia. swored is, romelmac iodasafs
naqoris raqisisagan gadabirebuloba da misi balavaris
nacvlad udabnodan moyvana Seatyobina. Tuki sityvis-
gebisas ufliswuls raime gauWirdeboda, baraqia mzad
iyo mis dasaxmareblad.
samefo taxtze dabrZanda mefe, xolo iodasafma
taxtze dabrZaneba ar isurva da miwaze dajda.
mefem kerpTmsaxurebs mimarTa:
_ ai, Tqven xarT umaRlesi warmomagdenlebi im rju-
lisa, romelic Tqvengan migviRia. aha, iRvaweT dRevan-
del dRes da daamtkiceT Tqveni ucdomeloba. Tu dRevan-
deli paeqroba Tqveni gamarjvebiT dasruldeba, uxvad
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iyos keTili misagebeli Tqueni Cem mier Rirsad da giwyalobebT saboZvars, ucdomelobisa da damsaxurebis
ucTomelobisa Tquenisa, xolo ukueTu gamoCndes Kmasa amas Sesabamisad, magram Tu Tqveni sityvebi cru da yalbi
Tquen[sa] sicruve da tyuvili, aravin ars ukadnieres Cemsa aRmoCndeba, aravin gamoCndeba ufro codvilad da
Tquen zeda da arca vin ufro Secodebul winaSe Cemsa da
damnaSaved Cemsa da mTeli eris TvalSi, vidre Tqven,
winaSe yovlisa erisa, viTar Tquen, winaSemdgomelno
kerpTa winaSe mdgomelni. da maSin, Tuki crudmetyvelni
kerpTano. da me aRTqumaA mimicemia RmerTTada, ukueTu
gamoCndes dRes sicruve sityuaTa Sina TquenTa da iZlineT aRmoCndebiT da samarTliani gansjis Sedegad sxva Zalis
sxYsa raAsame Zalisagan saSjeliTa simarTlisaATa, davlewo mier daiZleviT, aRTqma maqvs micemuli RmerTebisaTvis,
gYrgYni Cemi da davsce saydari Cemi da daviyYno Tavi Cemi rom davamsxvrev Cems gvirgvins, davaqcev samefo taxts,
da SeverTo ricxusa monazonTasa, da davwune cecxliTa moviparsav Tavs da monazonTa ricxvs SevuerTdebi,
RmerTni ege Tquenni, da mogwyYdne Tquen, magram manamde Tqven amogwyvetT, kerpTa winaSe mdgome-
winaSemdgomelni maTni, da iavar-iqmnen saxlni Tquenni da lebs, gavacamtvereb Tqvens samosaxloebs, tyved mivcem
tyued miecnen Svilni Tquenni da [Zel]sa damovhkidne Tqvens Svilebs, Tqvens gvamebs ki Zelze davkideb. xolo
guamni Tquenni, xolo ukueTu Se icvalos Zlevaman,
Seicvalos
Tu dRevandeli Sexvedra Tqveni gamarjvebiT dasrul-
Se icvalos
Seicvalos patiJmanca
patiJmanca
iJmanca~.
deba, sasjelic wyalobiT Seicvleba.
miugo da hrqua iodasaf: “WeSmaritad saSjeli
mimarTa mefes iodasafma:
samarTali ganawese, mefe, da aravisa jer-ars aRsrulebaA
WeSmaritad, samarTliani gadawyvetileba miiRe,
simarTlisaA, garna mefisa. xolo me jer-miCns, raATa saxe
mefev, radgan swored mefeebs hmarTebT simarTlis dacva.
viyo mefisaA, rameTu WeSmariti ganhbWe”.
amitom gadavwyvite, Sen mogbaZo da gemsgavso, rogorc
da hrqua iodasaf naqors, romeli-igi sagonebel iyo,
mefes. amis Semdeg ki naqors _ cru-balavars miubrunda
viTarmed balahvar ars: “aha esera, Sen uwyi, balahvar, viTar
ufliswuli da mimarTa:
siCCoebasa da Suebasa Sina mpove da mawYe aRebad wesi Seni
_ Sen ici, balavar, fufunebasa da SvebaSi vcxov-
da sTqu, viTarmed: gaqus simtkice mas Sina”. da me dauteve
robdi, roca Seni rwmenisaken momiwode da miTxari, rom
sircxYli mefisaA da winaaRudeg SiSsa missa, da Tavs-
mtkice dasayrdens vpovebdi masSi. mec ar SevuSindi
[vv]idev iwroebaA cxorebisaA da Kma-gec survilisaTYs
damcirebas, mamis winaSe SiSs, Tavs vide cxovrebis
sasufevelisa caTaAsa, romel maxare da aRmiTqu
simZime da codvilTaTvis mosalodneli dausrulebeli
waruvalobaA misi, da kualad SiSisaTYs dausrulebelTa
satanjveliT SeSinebulma, caTa sasufevlis survili
satanjvelTaAsa, romel maaqade. da aw esera Semokrebul ars
gagimxile, romelic, rogorc mauwye, waruvalia. dRes
simravle winaaRmdgomTaA da aravin ars mowame Cemda maT
mravlad arian Semokrebili Cveni mowinaaRmdegeni da
Soris da gesmis samarTalisa yofaA da meca Tavs-videb
ici, rom rjulis simarTleSi gvedavebian, mec vitvirTe
samarTalsa. xolo ukueTu sacTur[i] raAme mige da kide-
misi dacva, magram vai Sen, Tu macdune da motyuebiT
myav saSuebelTagan soflisaTa, romelni moecnes kacTa
ganmaSore miwir sitkboebebs, gancxromisaTvis rom mieca

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gansasuenebelad, da Sen KelovnebiTa SeniTa STamagde war-
sawymedelsa mermesa, da aw ukueTu iZlio samarTliT
ginaTu uZlurebisagan saqmisa Senisa, mswrafl Sur-viZio
gulisa da enisa Senisagan, rameTu aRmogKadne igini KeliTa
CemiTa da miuyarne ZaRlTa, romelni-igi ufroAs Tavsmde-
bel arian tyuvilsa da kicxevasa, vidre Svilni mefeTani. da
amas aRTqumasa davsdeb winaSe RmrTisa da winaSe
angelozTa misTa, da ver ganere WeSmaritad Kelsa Cemsa~37.
xolo naqors raJams esmnes sityuani ese iodasafisgan,
gulisKma-yo, rameTu STavarda mTxreblsa mas, romelca
qmna, da ixila boroti da warwymedaA Tavisa TYsisaA da
mowevnaA sikudilisaA mis zeda orkerZoATve, da cna, rameTu
veraraAT ganeres saSjelsa, garna SueliTa da SewevniTa
Sjulsa balahvarissa yovliTa guliTa da ZaliTa misiTa,
raATa daamSYdos Ze mefisaA misgan, xolo mefisagan
hgonebda Sendobasa SeTqumulebisa maTisaTYs.
da aRaRo piri TYsi naqo[r] da iwyo Zagebad kerpTa mi-
marT da msaxurTa maTTa, da merme qebad Sjulsa
qristeaneTasa da wesTa maT wmidaTa, romelsa verca
balahvar miswuTeboda egoden ganmkueTelTa sityuaTa da
wuliladTa pasuxTa, rameTu vervis Kel-ewifeboda
winaaRdgomad misa mzorvelTagansa kerpTasa erTsaca zeda
sityuasa missa.
xolo iodasaf netari ixarebda suliTa da ganbrwyinda
piri misi madliTa sulisa wmidisaATa da hmadlobda da
adidebda RmerTsa da mamasa uflisa Cuenisa iesu qristessa,
romelman ganaZliera Sjuli wmidaA misi piriTa winaaRmd-
gomTa misTaATa.
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kacs, vai Sen, Tu Seni boroti xelovnebiT daRupvisaken
mibiZge, da Tu dRevandel paeqrobaSi sxvebisgan
daiZlevi, an ususuri iqneba Seni mtkicebani, imav wuTs
Surs viZieb Senze, Cemive xeliT amogglej gulsa da enas
da mivuyri ZaRlebs, romlebic ufro metad Semwynareb-
lebi arian motyuebisa da Seuracxyofisas, vidre mefeTa
Svilebi. am aRTqmas vdeb RvTisa da misi angelozebis
winaSe da garwmuneb, rom xelidan ver damisxltebi.
ufliswulis sityvebi rom moismina, mixvda naqori,
rom Tavissave amoTxril ormoSi Cavarda, - ubedureba da
daRupva daitexa Tavs, radgan orive mxridan -
mefisganac da ufliswulisganac _ sikvdili moeloda.
misTvis gasagebi gaxda, rom verafriT gadaurCeboda
sikvdils, Tuki iodasafis guls ar moigebda, uflis-
wulis damSvideba ki misi TanadgomiTa da mTeli Zal-
RoniT balavaris rjulis dacviT iyo SesaZlebeli.
mefis risxvisgan Tavis daRwevas ki im SeTanxmebiT
imedovnebda, romliTac SeiTqvnen.
naqorma sityva iTxova da kerpebisa da misi
msaxurebis Zageba daiwyo, Semdeg ki qristianuli
sarwmunoebisa da wes-Cveulebebis qebas mohyva. naqoris
msgavsad, TviT balavaric ver SeZlebda amgvari
orlesuli da gamsWvalavi sityvebis moZiebas, da imgvari
zedmiwevniTi pasuxebis gacemas. ase rom, verc erTi
kerpTmsaxuri ver axerxebda mis Tund erT sityvas
SewinaaRmdegeboda.
suliT xarobda iodasafi. suliwmidis madliT saxe
gaciskrovnebuli madlobda da adidebda RmerTs, Cveni
uflis, ieso qristes mamas, romelmac misive mowina-
aRmdegis piriT daicva rjulis simtkice.
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da ganag rZves sityYsgebaA maT Soris. da aRivso mefe
ganagrZves
guliswyromiTa warmatebisaTYs naqorisa, da ara unda Su-
risgebaA misgan winaSe erisa sircxYlisagan, raATa ara
gamouCndes ersa midrekaA mefisaA simarTlisagan. da (T)qua
mefeman gulsa Sina TYssa: `es[e] boroti me TYT movixade
Tavisa CemisaTYs~, da iwyo TYT mefeman sityYsgebad da
cilobad naqorisa. da viTar miscna sityuani ficxelni da
mas Sina dasca zari misi, da SeSinda naqor, nuukue ara
Tavs-idvas mefeman egodeni warmatebaA misi cilobasa zeda
missa da daabrkola zogi sityYsgebaA misi. da ganZlierdes
mas zeda Kmani mzorvelTani, rameTu nebiT moaklo naqor
SiSisaTYs mefisa. xolo mefe da yoveli eri misi yovliTa
ZaliTa maTiTa iRuw[i]des.
da damwuxrda dRe mas Sina, da aravis zeda gamoCnda Zl-
evaA gancxadebuli. [xolo] Zeman mefisaman jer-iCina Send-
obaA naqorisi moklebisaTYs winaaRdgomasa mefisasa da
SeSinda borotisyofisaTYs misisa mas zeda.
da hrqua iodasaf mefesa: `Sen, mefe, dRes samarTalsa
zeda hyav dasabami saqmisa CuenisaA, xolo aRsasrulica
egreve iyavn. aw yav Cem Tana erTi orTagani: anu momec me
moZRuari Cemi, raATa daadgres Cem Tana da viwurTideT
sityuaTa Sjulisa CuenisaTa; da amas Tana uSiSoebaAca
aqundes, raATa ara SiSisagan daaklos sityuaA WeSmarite-
bisaA. da Sen wariyvanen moZRuarni Senni da yav maT Tana,
viTarca gnebavs. anu kualad me momcen moZRuarni Senni da
Sen wariyvane moZRuari Cemi. xolo ukueTu moZRuarni Senni
da Cemica Sen wariyvanne da moZRuarni Senni iyvnen
mSYdobasa da gansuenebasa Sina da Cemi ganwirul iqmnas
Cemgan, da iyos SiSsa da kdemasa Sina, ese didi mZlavrebisa
CuenebaA ars da ara samarTali~.
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didxans gagrZelda sityvisgeba. guliswyromiT
aRivso abenes mefe naqoris warmatebis gamo, magram
xalxis winaSe SurisZiebisagan Tavi Seikava, raTa ers
WeSmaritebisagan gandgomaSi ar daedanaSaulebina igi.
_ me TviTon davitexe Tavs ubedurebao, _ gaifiqra
mefem da Tavad CaerTo naqorTan paeqrobaSi.
mefis mrisxane laparakma SiSis zari dasca naqors,
Secba Tavisi warmatebis gamo da Zveleburi simtkiciT
aRar pasuxobda abeness. imZlavres kerpTayvanismcem-
lebma, radgan mefis winaSe SiSis gamo nabayoflobiT
nebdeboda maT naqori. mefe da eri mTeli SemarTebiT
ibrZoda. amasobaSi mosaRamovda. aSkara gamarjvebi-
saTvis ki jer arc erT mxares ar mieRwia. ufliswulma
sulgrZelad apatia naqors mefis winaSe winaaRmdegobis
Sesusteba da misi bediT Sefiqrianebulma, mamas mimarTa:
_ mefeo, samarTlianad warmarTe dRevandel dRes
saqme. dae, aseTive iyos misi dasasrulic. ori
saTxovaridan erT-erTi Semisrule: _an Cemi moZRvari
CemTanve datove, raTa erTad gavaTioT Rame da rjulis
sakiTxebze sityvisgebaSi gavivarjiSoT, amasTan,
uSiSradac rom iyos, raTa Tqveni SiSis gamo ar
Seasustos WeSmaritebis dacva. Sen ki Seni rjulis
mecnierni waiyvane da rogorc genebos, ise moeqeci maT.
an arada, Tu Cems moZRvars Sen waiyvan, Seni moZRvrebi me
damiTme. magram Tu Sens moZRvrebsac da Cems moZRvarsac
Sen waiyvan, Senebi usafrTxoebasa da mosvenebaSi iqne-
bian, Cemgan ganwiruli Cemi moZRvari ki SiSsa da
SeviwroebaSi. es ki Seni mxriv Zalmomreobisa da
usamarTlobis gamovlineba iqneba.
mefem ufliswulTan kerpTmsaxurebis darCena ar
ineba, SeeSinda, mis Zes brZnuli sityvebiT ar
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xolo mefeman ara ineba micemaA mzorvelTaA Zesa missa,
nuukue miaqcivnes kerpTmsaxurebisagan sityuamecnierebiTa
misiTa, da rameTu esvidaca naqorisgan Ronesa da
SeTqumulebisa aRsrulebasa idumal.
da mi[s]ca naqor Zesa TYssa. da warvida Ze mefisaA pal-
atad TYsa da wariyva(na) naqor mis Tana. da egona yovelsa
mas ersa, viTarmed balahvar ars igi.
xolo iodasaf, Zeman mefisaman, hrqua naqors idumal
RamiT: me uwyi, rameTu Sen naqor xar da ara balahvar, da me
dagicev Sen, naqor, da aw mxiarul iyav, rameTu dRes
mravali keTili hqmen da friad Semwe eqmen Sjulsa wmidasa
RmrTisasa sityYsgebiTa SeniTa. xolo me warmogiyvane,
raATa dagicva borotisagan mefisa, aramed ara
SeviwynarebT Sewevnasa Sensa Sjulisa mimarT piriTa
uneblobisaATa, aramed gonebasaca daidev da Kma-ec
saxarebasa Zisa RmrTisasa da moed samarTlad aRsaarebiTa
qristesiTa da Sjulisa misisaATa, da moelode mosagebelsa
da satanjvelsa missa, rameTu adre warmaval xar, viTarca
warvides uwinaresni Sensa, da nu aRirCev saSuebelsa
warmavalsa waruvalTa maT keTilTa wil qristesmierTa~.
hrqua naqor: `Semiwynarebies, Zeo mefisao, romelsa-ese
mawuev, da mrwams RmerTi da vwameb, rameTu yovelive mis
mier ars da miagebs misagebelsa, saqmeTaebr, saukunesa. da
me Seurdebi RmerTsa codvaTa CemTaTYs, rameTu igi Tavadi
mowyale ars da uwyi, rameTu erTgulebiT mawYe saqme ese.
da aqamomdeca uwyode WeSmaritebaA, aramed Seudeg nebasa
Cemsa da miZnda ganSorebaA mamulTagan SjulTa da wesTa
cudTa. xolo Sen, Zeo mefisao, gixaroden pativsa Sina
RmrTisasa da keTilTa misTa mosagebelTa, ukueTu daadgre
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gadaebirebina isini. naqoris imedi ki hqonda, radgan,
imedovnebda, rom igi yvelafers ise Seasrulebda,
rogorc SeTanxmdnen saidumlod. amitom ufliswulTan
naqoris gaSveba amjobina. ufliswuli sasaxleSi
dabrunda da naqoric Tan waiyvana. xalxs egona, rom is
balavari iyo.
RamiT iodasafma saidumlod uTxra naqors:
_ vici, rom naqori xar da ara balavari, magram me
dagicavi Sen, naqor! aw gixarodes, radgan dRes mravali
sikeTe gaakeTe da friad Seewie RvTis wmida rjuls Seni
sityvebiT. wamogiyvane, raTa xifaTisgan dagicva, mefisa-
gan rom mogelis. dRes Sen iZulebuliT Segvewie rju-
lis dasacavad, magram Seni nebis gareSe ar gvsurs
daxmareba, umjobesia gonebiTac miiRo igi, yuri miugde
RvTis Zes, romelic Tavisken mogiwodebs, eziare ieso
qristes WeSmaritebas da misi rjuli aRiare, radgan
winamorbedTa msgavsad, Senc male datoveb am wuTi-
sofels da nu airCev warmaval siamovnebebs qristes mier
aRTqmuli waruvali sikeTeebis sanacvlod.
miugo naqorma:
_ geTanxmebi, ufliswulo. mrwams erTi RmerTi da
vaRiareb, rameTu yovelive mis mier aris, da is miagebs
TiToeul kacs saukuno misagebels maT saqmeTaebr. Cemi
codvebis gamo Sevuvrdebi Semoqmeds, rameTu mowyalea
da nebavs codvilTa moqceva. vici, rom sruli guliT
mirCev umjobess. aqamdec cxadi iyo CemTvis WeSmariteba,
magram sakuTar nebas davemone, gamiZnelda mama-papaTa
rjulisa da wes-Cveulebis uaryofa. Sen ki, ufliswulo,
gixarodes, rameTu gcno RmerTma da moganiWa keTili
mosagebeli, radgan misi nebis aRmsrulebeli xar. Cemi
mxriv, girCev, pativi sce mSobels da keTilgonierebiT
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nebasa zeda missa. da me gazraxeb raATa pativ-sce mamasa
Sensa da simarjYT hyo cxorebaA Seni mis Tana, vidremdis
gza-gces Sen RmerTman.
da Sen uwyi, Zeo mefisao, Zali da ganzraxvaA
SeTqumulobisa CuenisaA, da nuviTar iTa
nuviTariTa sityYTa
SevemTxYe mefesa, romlisagan Tana-mac sircxYli pirisagan
misisa, rameTu sxuaA iyo sasoebaA misi Cemdamo da sxuaA piri
gamoCnda Cemgan. da aw gevedrebi, raATa mijmne ganslvad da
yofad udabnosa monaTa maT Tana qristesTa, da Semdgomad
mciredTa JamTa kualad moviqce Senda, ufalsa Tu undes~.
da [ne]ba-sca Zeman mefisaman. da dauteva mSYdobaA da
uloca da warvida savse sarwmunoebiTa qristesiTa da
friad inanda pirvelTa maT medgrobaTa misTa zeda. da
iyofoda mZoarTa Tana saxiTa da wesiTa WeSmaritTa
monazonTaATa. romelTa esma ese, misces didebaA qristesa
RmerTsa Cuensa.
da miiwia hambavi naqorisTYs mefisa da sasowarkueTil
iqmna imedisaganca misisa, romliTa hgonebda miqcevasa Zisa
TYsisasa mis mier. da mieriTgan daacada mefeman cilobaA
Zisa TYsisaA da iwyo Seuracxyofad saqmesa kerpTasa, da
mravalsa zeda aCuena udebyofaA saqmisa maTisaA da
upatioebaA mzorvelTa maTTaA, garna verve daidva gonebasa
TYssa dadgromaA wessa zeda RmrTismsaxurebisasa. xolo
iodasaf aCuena mefesa keTili megobrobaA, viTarca-igi
amcno naqor, da ara yuedrebaA saqmeTa zeda misTa.
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warmarTo masTan urTierToba, vidre sxva saqmeebze
mogiwodebs ufali.
Sen ici, ufliswulo, mamaSenTan Cemi faruli
SeTanxmebis arsica da mizanic. sircxviliT rogorRa
Sevxedo?! an ra Sevkadro?! Semwed momiyvana da Cemi
daxmarebis imedi hqonda, magram imedi gavucrue. aw
gevedrebi, ufliswulo, gamaTavisufle, raTa qristes
erTgul monebs SevuerTde udabnoSi da Tu ufali
inebebs, kvlav geaxlebi mcire drois Semdeg.
iodasafma wasvlis neba darTo naqors. isic gamo-
emSvidoba ufliswuls, mSvidoba usurva, iloca misTvis
da daSorda.
sarwmunoebaSi ganmtkicebuli wavida naqori, magram,
imavdroulad, friad nanobda Tavisi uwindeli gza-
abneulobis gamo. im dRidanve mZovrebs SeuerTda da
monazonTa wesisamebr daiwyo cxovreba. yvela qristi-
anma, vinc Seityo, amis gamo dideba uZRvna RmerTs.
naqoris saqcielma mefis yuramdec miaRwia.
uimedobam Seipyro abeness, radgan swored misi
daxmarebiT imedovnebda ufliswulis kerpTayvanis-
mcemlobaze moqcevas. im dRidanve Sewyvita mefem
SvilTan dava, samagierod, kerpebsa da maT saqmeebs
Seuracxyofda, mravalTa winaSe amxelda da aRarc maT
msaxurebs wyalobda, magram verc WeSmariti RvTismsaxu-
rebis gzaze Sedgoma gadawyvita. iodasafma ki, naqoris
rCevisamebr, keTilmegobruli urTierToba daamyara
mamasTan da araferze ar sayvedurobda mas.
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48. da Semdgomad mciredTa dReTa moiwia dResaswauli
kerpTaA, romeli didad adidis mefeman, xolo qurumTa maT
viTar ixiles mefisagan SeuracxebaA kerpTaA da msaxurTa
misTaA, SeSindes, nuukue ara mivides mefe dResaswaulsa
maTsa da ara uzoros kerpTa, da sruliad Seuracx-iqmnen.
maSin aRdges da mivides kacisa visame, romeli iyofoda
udabnoTa da mTaTa Sina, daklebuli da kideqmnuli
orTaganve cxorebaTa, romlisa saxeli Tedma. xolo kaci igi
iyo Sjulisa maTisaA da friadi sasoebaA aqunda mefesa misa
mimarT da yovelsa ersa missa, vidremdis hgonebdesca,
viTarmed wYmaA da [m]zeca misiTa locviTa moecemis
queyanasa maTsa.
da moiyvanes kaci igi mefisa, raATa ganaZlieros da aR-
mohfxuras iWY gulisagan misisa. da viTarca ixila mefeman
kaci igi, Se-raA-vidoda igi winaSe missa, da araraA emosa,
garna Zueli raAme Semoedva welTa zeda, da kuerTxi aqunda
KelTa misTa. da mravliT JamiTgan ara exilva igi mefesa. da
viTarca ixila igi mefeman, aRdga mswrafl da davarda
winaSe missa, Tayuanis-sca da ambors-uyofda ferKTa misTa.
da dadga winaSe missa, viTarca monaA raA dgann winaSe
uflisa TYsisa, vidremdis ubrZana Tedma, da dajda mefe.
miugo da hrqua Tedma mefesa: `mefe, cxovndi kerpTa mier!
mesma, rameTu didi Ruawli aRasrule brZolasa zeda eSmak-
Tasa, xolo friad ganvixare, raJams mesma, viTarmed mogeca
ZlevaA~.
hrqua mefeman: `Cuen ZlevaA versadaAT mogueca da arca
odes-sada saKmar yofil arian Cuenda mbrZolni da axovanni,
viTarca-ese dRes, aw raA SewevnaA ars Cueni Sengan?~
miugo Tedma: `N mefe, pirvelad jer-ars aRsrulebad
mowevnuli ese didi dResaswauli da micemad RmerTTa
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48. gavida kidev ramdenime dRe. kerpTa didi
dResaswaulic moaxlovda. mas gansakuTrebiT aRniSnavda
xolme abenesi, magram amJamad icodnen ra qurumebma
mefis mier kerpTa Seuracxyofisa da misi msaxurebis
upativcemulobis Sesaxeb, Sefiqriandnen, - vaiTu mefe am
dResaswauls ar daeswros da msxverpli ar Seswiros
kerpebs. es maT saboloo uaryofasa da arafrad miCnevas
niSnavda. amitom erT kacs mimarTes dasaxmareblad. es
kaci kerpTmsaxuri iyo, udabnosa da mTebSi cxovrobda
da orTav cxovrebas akldeboda, saxelad Tedma erqva.
mefe da mTeli eri mowiwebiT epyroboda mas da misi
didi imedi hqondaT, radgan darwmunebulni iyvnen, rom
wvimaca da mzec misi locviT eZleoda qveyanas.
mefis winaSe moiyvanes Tedma, tanze araferi emosa,
mxolod raRac Zvelmani nafleTi ufaravda siSiSvels,
xelSi ki kverTxi epyra. mefes igi didi xnis unaxavi
hyavda. rogorc ki dainaxa, mswrafl taxtidan wamodga
mbrZanebeli da amgvarad dadga mis winaSe, rogorc
msaxurebi - batonebis winaSe. manam idga mefe, vidre
dajdomis neba ar misca Tedmam. mefe dajda.
miubrunda mas Tedma da Semdegi sityvebiT mimarTa:
_ mefeo, cxondi kerpTa mier! Sevityve, farulad
giRvawia da gibrZolia eSmakTa winaaRmdeg da didad
gavixare, rom gagimarjvniaT kidec.
miugo mefem:
_ araviTari gamarjvebisaTvis ar migviRwevia, Cven,
Tedma. dRes, rogorc arasdros, ise vsaWiroebT Semwesa
da mamac mebrZols. riT SegiZlia dagvexmaro?!
upasuxa Tedmam:
_ o, mefeo! pirvel yovlisa, moaxloebuli didi
dResaswauli unda aRniSno da msxverpli Seswiro Cvens
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samarTali maTi, romelTa mier - yoveli ganmarjuebaA da
Zlevisa moniWebaA, da maSinRa SemTxuevaA mterTaA da
moTminebaA RuawlTa Sina yovliTa saWurveliTa Zlevis-
mompovnebeliTa~.
hrqua mefeman Tedmas: `msgavs ars saqme ese Cemi da Seni,
Tedma, mbrZolsa mas erad ganwesebulsa, romelsa esua coli
friad qmnulkeTili. xolo kaci igi friad moSurne iyo
dedaTa mimarT da eSinoda, nuukue ver moTmine iyos coli
misi da Sevardes saqmesa siZvisasa. da hrqua dedakacsa mas:
“me uwyi siCqure da sisuste bunebisa dedakacobisaA da
mteri mivis, romeli movals aRZrvad Senda. aw ganekrZale
da moTmine iqmen, da me saswauli migce, raATa odes moiwios
Sen zeda aRZrvaA KorcTaA, damouteven Tmani Senni, da me
vixilo saswauli igi, da brZola-vsce mas, da ver Semovides
siborgile mterisaA Sen zeda”.
da hyofda dedakaci igi saqmesa amas. da dayves J[a]mi
mravali SeucTomelad. da dResa erTsa moiwia mteri da iyo
KmaA da ganvidodes mbrZolni SemTxuevad mterisa. da aRdga
Wabukica igi da STaicua saWurveli TYsi. da viTar
Sehxedna colman misman saWurvelsa mas Sina, aRiZra
trfialebiTa, rameTu axovanTagani iyo Wabuki igi, da yo
dedakacman saswauli igi, romeli moeRo qmrisa TYsisagan.
xolo kacman man viTarca ixila igi, iqca saxed TYsa,
vidremdis ganaSora vnebaA igi colisagan TYsisa. da merme
ganvida SemTxuevad mterTa. da vidre igi ganvidoda,
moqceul iyo eri brZolisagan, da iwyes yuedrebad misa da
etyodes: “SiSisagan ver gamoxued, vidremdis scan otebaA
mterTaA [Cuen] mier”. xolo Wabuki igi etyoda: “me
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RmerTebs, radgan swored isini gvamarjvebineben mterze
da Zlevas gvaniWeben maTze. mxolod amis Semdeg SevZlebT
gamarjvebis mopovebas.
uTxra mefem Tedmas:
_ Cveni saqme, Tedma, im TadarigSi myofi mebrZolis
saqmes hgavs, romelsac ulamazesi coli hyavda. es kaci
metad eWviani iyo qalebis mimarT da SiSobda, vnebaTa
mouTmenlobis gamo misi coli siZvaSi ar Cavardniliyo.
amitom uTxra mas: “me vici qaluri bunebis simCate da
sisuste. mteri daZrwis, raTa aRgZras da gacdunos.
gafrTxildi da momTmeni iyavi. amaze SevTanxmdeT:
rogorc ki xorcis Semotevas igrZnob, gaiSale Tmebi. es
CemTvis niSani iqneba, SevebrZolebi mters, davacxrob
Sens gulisTqmas da dagicav misi giJuri Semotevisagan.”
qalic ise iqceoda, rogorc qmarma daariga, da
cxovrobdnen siamtkbilobiT. erT dRes qalaqs mteri
Semoesia. gaisma sabrZolo mowodeba da yvelani mtris
dasaxvedrad gavidnen. Wabukmac iaraRi aisxa da saomrad
gaemzada. mis cols, rogorc ki iaraRasxmuli qmari
dainaxa, misdami trfialeba gaumZafrda, radgan
gansakuTrebiT lamazi sanaxavi iyo iaraRasxmuli
axovani Wabuki.
da qalmac, SeTanxmebisamebr, raRac aniSna. Wabukma
TmebCamoSvebuli coli rom dainaxa, Sin Sebrunda da
manam darCa masTan, vidre ar daacxro misi Jini. Semdeg
ki mterTan saomrad wavida. amasobaSi nabrZoli jari
ukan brundeboda, dainaxes Wabuki da dauwyes yvedreba:
_ mSiSarav, manamde ar gamoxvedi saomrad, sanam ar
Seityve, rom mteri ukuvaqcieT!
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sakuTari mteri mewyo da ara jer-iyo Cemda datevebad igi
da brZolad ucxoTa, rameTu uSinaganesi da umaxlobelesi
mteri iyo, igi vaote da aw esera var Tquen Tana”. egreca
Cuen, Tedma, rameTu dRes modgmul ars saqme TavTa CuenTa
zeda da kerpTa zeda, aw jer-ars, raATa pirvelad vewyvneT
mterTa, da ukueTu davamtkicoT, viTarmed kerpni RmerTni
arian, uzoroTca, xolo ukueTu ver damtkicden, raA
sargebel ars araarsTa mimarT?~
hrqua Tedma: `araraA ars usargeblesi abjari da um-
kueTelesi maxYli mterTa mimarT, viTarca aRsrulebaA
dResaswaulisaA, da ara-romliTa ZaliTa umaxlobeles
iqmnebi Zlevasa, viTar zorviTa kerpTaATa, rameTu igi Semwe
geqmnen yovelsa zeda Zalsa mterisasa~.
hrqua mefeman: `me esre vhgoneb da meSinis, nuukue igi
ars WeSmaritebaA, romelsa Cuen winaaRudgebiT. xolo
ukueTu gnebavs Sen, mived da aRasrule dResaswauli ese,
da me davadgre iWusa amas zeda, vidremdis gamomecxados
umjobesi, anu kualad gamomicxaddes marTali da romeli
simtkice ars KelTa SinaSina, da ukueTu araAT iRo iWY ese
gulisagan Cemisa, SemogerTo dResaswaulsa amas~.
maSin ganrisxna Tedma da daagdo kuerTxi igi, romeli
iyo KelTa misTa, da moiKsna ZonZi igi, romeli eblar[d]na
welTa misTa, da SeiTxznna TiTni misni, da SiSueli dadga
winaSe mefisa da hrqua mas:
`ukueTu Sen, mefe, ara giyuars mefobaA ese Seni da
m[i]icvalebi monebad da brwyinvalebisagan siglaxaked da
Suebisagan iwroebad, da ara swyalob guamsa amas Sensa Sue-
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xolo Wabukma miugo:
_ rogor SemeZlo gareSe mterTan saomrad wamosvla,
roca Sinauri mteri, yvelaze axlomyofi da yvelaze
saxifaTo, saxlSi mebrZoda, is davamarcxe da axla ki
Tqvens gverdiT varo.
am dReSi varT Cvenc, Tedma! Cvens Tavsac gansacdelia
da kerpebzedac, magram pirvel rigSi pirad mtrebs unda
SevebrZoloT. Tu damtkicdeba, rom kerpebi RmerTebi
arian, SevswiravT maT msxverpls, xolo Tu amis
damtkiceba ar moxerxdeba, maSin ra sargebelia ararse-
buli RmerTebisagan?!
miugo Tedmam:
_ ar arsebobs ufro ukeTesi abjari da ufro basri
maxvili, mtris winaaRmdeg sabrZolvelad, vidre dRe-
saswaulis Catareba. da ar arsebobs ufro didi Zala,
romelsac SeeZlos gagamarjvebinos mterze, vidre
kerpTaTvis msxverplis Sewirva. mxolod es dagexmareba
mterTan brZolaSi da mis damarcxebaSi.
miugo mefem:
_ me ki mgonia da meSinia, rom WeSmariteba isaa, Cven
rom vewinaaRmdegebiT. Sen Tu gsurs, gamarTe dRe-
saswauli, me ki Cems eWvebTan davrCebi manam, vidre ar
gavarkvev WeSmaritebas da ar davrwundebi masSi, Tu Sen
SeZleb Cems gaTavisuflebas eWvebisagan, SemogierTdebi
kerpTmsaxurebaSi.
maSin ganrisxda Tedma, kverTxi moisrola, ZonZebi,
siSiSvles rom ufaravda, Semoixia, xelebi gadaiWdo,
dediSobila dadga mefis winaSe da amgvarad mimarTa:
_ Tuki Sen, mefev, moiZule mefoba da mzad xar, monad
iqce, Tuki fufunebidan siglaxakisaken iswrafvi, gan-
cxromidan - tanjvisaken da aRar swyalob Sens sxeuls,
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bulsa da nukveulsa, da amas yovelsa dauteob da Tavs-ideb
Wirsa, romel ara daCueul xar da verca daiTmen, me ufroAs
moTmine var argansa amas da naZuelavsa, romel ganvagde,
(rameTu) ara utyuvi Tavsa Cemsa da arca meSinis gzisagan
monazonTaAsa, rameTu ara-romeli cxorebaA usaWirveles da
uviwres ars cxorebisa amis Cemisa, romeli damiTmenies,
rameTu araraA SWris Cemgan sofelsa amas, da arca raA maqus
soflisagan, garna queyanaA, romelsa zeda vZurebi da mxali,
romliTa vizardebi. aw moguale, mefe, rameTu keTilsa
guli-giTquams~.
xolo mefesa viTarca esmnes sityuani igi TedmaAsni,
sasowarkueTil iqmna misganca da cna uZlurebaA Sjulisa
maTisaA. da ganmravldes marTuen
marTuenii iWYsan
iWYsanii guls[a] Sina
missa. da azmna aRsarebad RmrTisa, da iwyo ganzraxvad da
gulissityuad. da viTar ganizraxvida gulsa Sina TYssa,
aRmoKda SinaganiT suli siyuarulisa amis soflisaA da
moaKsenebda mravalferTa gemoTa da saSuebelTa, romelni
ara jer-iyvnes Sjulsa Sina qristeaneTasa, da iZlia
Cueulebisagan misisa, romliTa maradis Zleul iyo. da
brZana ganmzadebad dResaswaulisa msgavsad Cueulebisa.
49. da viTar aRasrules dResaswauli igi, hrqua mefeman
Tedmas: “omliTa RoniTa jer-ars moqcevaA Zisa CemisaA?”
xolo man hrqua mas: `iZalen mis zeda eSmakni dedaTa
gamo, rameTu uganmkueTeles arian dawylvad gonebisa
ufroAs maxYlisa orpirisa, rameTu masmies mef(isa) visime,
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napatiebsa da ganebivrebuls, toveb yvelafers da Tavs
ideb gaWirvebas, romelsac miuCveveli xar da ar ZalgiZs
daTmena, me miT ufro advilad davTmob am joxsa da
ZonZebs! Tavs ar vityueb da ar meSinia monazvnobis gzas
davadge, radgan ar meguleba imaze ufro mZime da
mtanjveli cxovreba, vidre me vcxovrobdi dRemde.
amasTan, arc wuTisofeli saWiroebs Cems Tavs arc me var
davalebuli, araferi gamaCnia misi, garda miwisa,
romelzec davRoRav da balaxisa, riTac vikvebebi. ase
rom, Cemo mbrZanebelo, iswrafe, Tuki gulSi keTili
gangizraxavs da mzad var, mec Tan geaxlo.
Tedmas sityvebi rom moismina, daRonda mefe, radgan
gamJRavnda misi rwmenis ususuroba. eWvebi uRrRnida
guls. rogorc ki gadawyvita, eRiarebina Semoqmedi
RmerTi, maSinve fiqrebi da gulisTqmebi moeZala;
mswrafl aRdga masze wuTisoflis siyvarulis suli,
romelmac uwindeli siamovnebebi da uzrunveli cxov-
reba gaaxsena, romelTac uaryofda qristianuli sarwmu-
noeba. iZales Cveulebebma, romelTa mier yovelTvis
Zleuli iyo mefe. da abenesma, Cveulebisamebr, kerpTa-
Tvis sadResaswaulo samzadisis dawyeba brZana.
49. kerpTaTvis miZRvnili dResaswauli rom
dasrulda, hkiTxa mefem Tedmas:
_ rogor SevZlebT Cemi Svilis Cvens rjulze
dabrunebas?
upasuxa Tedmam:
_ qalTa saSualebiT amas advilad SeZleben eSmakebi,
radgan qalebs orpir maxvilze metad SeuZliaT vneba
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romelsa esua Ze, da hrques mefesa mkurnalTa: “ukueTu
uwinares aTisa wlisa ixilos mze yrmaman aman, moakldes
naTeli TualTa[A], rameTu sustad Sezavebasa vhxedavT
gugaTa Sina amisTa”. xolo mefeman gamoukueTa quabi
queyanasa Sina da mun Sina brZana aRzrdaA yrmisaA mis
mpoxelTa38 misTa Tana.
da viTar aResrulnes mis zeda aTisa wlisa Jamni, brZana
gamoyvanebaA yrmisaA mis, rameTu arRa exilva raA
dabadebulTagani. da brZana mefeman dadginebad yoveli
uxilavi misgan TiToeulad, raATa romeli ixilos, icodis,
raA ars, da dedanica Semkobilni daadginnen gzasa zeda mis-
sa. da maT yves egre. [xolo] yrmaA igi ikiTxvida TiToeulsa
maTgansa da igi[ni] uTxrobdes. da ikiTxna dedanica igi.
xolo maT hrques: “ese eSmakni arian, romelni aRaSfoTeben
da warswymeden kacTa”. da aRivso yrmaA igi siyuaruliTa
maT eSmakTaATa. da hkiTxvida mamaA yrmasa mas: “romeli
uSuenieresi ixile slvasa mas Sensa Sina?” xolo yrmaman man
hrqua: “araraA vixile uSuenieresi maT eSmakTasa da arca
raA usawadeles ars Cemda maTsa”. egreca Sen, mefe, araraA
ufroAs Semwe ars Senda, viTar qalni Semkobilni, raATa
akueTne mas yovelsa Jamsa, romliTa aRasrulebs eSmaki
Zalsa TYssa~.
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miayenon kacis gonebas. msmenia, erT mefes, romelsac
vaJiSvili hyavda, aseTi ram uTxres mkurnalebma:
- Tu ufliswuli aT wlamde ixilavs mzis sinaTles,
dabrmavdeba, radgan, rogorc Cven SevniSneT, Tvalis
gugebi metad susti aqvs.
amis gamo mefem kldeSi gamoqvabulis gamokveTa da
ufliswulis iq aRzrda brZana; Tan Zes aRmzrdeli
miuCina.
aTi wlis Semdeg ufliswuli mefis brZanebiT,
gamoqvabulidan gamoiyvanes. mas arcerTi cocxali
arseba ar hyavda nanaxi. kvlav brZana mefem, saTiTaod
eCvenebinaT misTvis ucnobi arsebani, da Tu raime kiTxva
gauCndeboda ufliswuls, epasuxaT da yovelive aexsnaT.
mefisave brZanebiT, ufliswulisaTvis morTul-mokazmu-
li qalebic unda daenaxebinaT. asec moiqcnen. uflis-
wuli TiToeul sanaxaobaze maT vinaobas kiTxulobda da
msaxurebic morCilad pasuxobdnen. da roca diacTa
Sesaxebac ikiTxa ufliswulma, miuges:
_ eseni ,,eSmakebi" arian, romlebic kacs gonebas
uSfoTeben da Rupaven
Seuyvarda ufliswuls es eSmakebi. mogvianebiT mamam
hkiTxa Svils:
_ yvelaze metad ram mogxibla, Svilo?
yrmam ki upasuxa:
_ araferi minaxavs im eSmakTa umSvenieresi da arc
araferia CemTvis imaTze metad sawadeli.
Senc, mefev, morTul-mokazmul qalebze metad
veravin dagexmareba Sens gasaWirSi. ganuwyvetliv
ufliswulis winaSe amyofe isini, dRiTa da RamiT, da
eSmakebi Tavad moagvareben saqmes qalebis saSualebiT.
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maSin brZana mefeman gamosxmaA palatisagan Zisa TYsisa
yovelTa msaxurTa misTaA da dadginebad adgilsa maTsa
gamorCeulni yovelTagan sabrZanebelTa misTa dedani
Suenierni da qmnulkeTilni msaxurebasa missa zeda. da
aRivso palati misi SfoTiTa maTiTa. da friad itanjeboda
Ze mefisaA sabrKisa misgan, rameTu araraAT ufro aRZra
gonebaA misi, viTar amiT jeriTa. da amcno mefeman qalTa
maT, raATa SeemRerden da azrzenden yovelsave Jamsa dRe
da Rame, da imkvebodian da moaKsenebden yovelTa saxeTa
sacTurisaTa, romliTa SeuZlon aRZrvaA misi gulisTqumad.
xolo igini friad moswrafe iyvnes aRsrulebad brZanebasa
mefisasa. da odesme eCuennian samosliTa da saxiTa
mamakacobriviTa, da odesme saWurveliTa Seimkvnian da
vlenan winaSe missa, da odesme saxiTa monadireTaATa, da
odesme qnariTa da nestYTa da winwiliTa da TiTopiriTa
s[axio]biTa Semkobilni awyinebed, da odesme ebrZvied da
zedamieWrebied ganSiSulebulni da etyYed mravalTa
sityuaTa aRZrvisaTa
aRZrvisaTa, da moaKsenebed, raATa ganviden
nadirobad da moTxvad samoTxeTa Sina saSuebelTa. da
raJams ganvidis Ze mefisaA, iginica mis Tanave asxdian huneTa
da arbeved garemo missa. da amas yovelsa Sina awueved
nebasa mefisasa da dauKsnied Sjulsa missa ufroAs sityYsa
mamakacobrivisa.39
xolo igi odes aRiZrvis gulisTqumad, aRanTis sanTeli
da miupyris TiTi da, ecxelis raA, ukmoitacis, da TqYs: `N
iodasaf sawyalo, ukueTu ver daudgam aw cecxlsa Sensave
aRnTebulsa da kualad daSretadsa, da mas saukunesa viTar
daudgne cecxlsa dauSretelsa, da viTar moiTmen bnelsa
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maSin brZana mefem, ufliswulis sasaxlidan yvela
msaxuri mamakaci daeTxovaT, maT nacvlad ki samefoSi
saguldagulod gamorCeuli mSvenieri da yovelmxriv
srulyofili asulebi gaemwesebinaT. male iodasafis
sasaxle maTma gniasma waleka. Zalze itanjeboda
ufliswuli amgvari gansacdeliT, radgan yvelaze metad
swored isini umRvrevdnen gonebas. asulebs mefisgan
hqondaT nabrZanebi, ganuwyvetliv emReraT, dRiTa da
RamiT da aRegznoT ufliswuli, morTul-mokazmuli
yofiliyvnen mudmivad da rogorme gulisTqmebi aReZraT
masTvis. isinic gulmodgined asrulebdnen mefis
brZanebas: _ xan mamakacis tanisamosSi gamowyobilni
Cndebodnen iodasafis winaSe, xan iaraRasxmulni midi–
modiodnen mis win, xan monadireTa msgavsad imosebodnen
da xan qnariT, stviriTa da winwiliT arTobdnen mefis
Zes, xanac aSkarad mZlavrobden masze, gaSiSvlebuli
Tavs esxmodnen da gulisTqmaTa da vnebaTa aRmZvreli
sityvebiT mimarTavdnen, - sTxovdnen, maTTan erTad
sanadirod an ,,gancxromis baRSi" saseirnod gasuliyo.
roca ufliswuli sasaxlidan gadioda, asulebic Tan
mihyvebodnen da mis garSemo cxenebiT daWenaobdnen.
amgvari qcevebiT aiZulebdnen uflswuls, mamis nebisaken
midrekas da marTlac, mamakacebze ukeT axerxebdnen misi
rwmenis Sesustebas.39
xolo ufliswuli, rogorc ki gulisTqmebi aReZre-
boda, sanTels anTebda, mis als TiTs uSverda da ali
TiTs rom dawvavda, Tavis Tavs mimarTavda:
_ hoi, sawyalo iodasaf, Tuki Sens mier danTebul
cecxls ver uZleb, romelic gaqrobadia, rogorRa
cecxlsa daiTmen dauSretel da saukuno satanjvels?!
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mas garesknelsa? aw dascxer borotisagan da codvisa~. da
esresaxed winaaRudgeboda gulissityuaTa.
xolo iyo vinme maT Soris qali erTi, asuli mefisa
visime, romeli tyueobiT mowevnul iyo abenese mefisa. da
iyo igi uSuenieres maT yovelTasa xatiTa da ugonieres
sibrZniTa, da uyuarda igi Zesa mefisasa qmnulkeTilobisa
da sibrZnisa misisaTYs, rameTu iyo igi friad gonier da
sityuapovnier. da mravalgzis amxilebn Ze mefisaA saqmesa
Sjulisasa da ganacdin ganqarvebasa amis soflisasa, da
moaKsenebn RmerTsa da amxilebn cTomasa kerpTmsaxurTasa.
esma ese mefesa da ganixara siyuarulisaTYs mis qalisa
mimarT, rameTu hgonebda, viTarmed iZlios mis mier.
xolo dResa erTsa hrqua dedakacman man iodasafs:
`ukueTu gnebavs, Zeo mefisao, raATa vismino Seni, romelsa-
ese mawuev, ganmisuene Sen Tana weliwadsa erTsa da migce
aRTqumaA, raATa aRviaro Sjuli Seni da vhmonebdeT
RmerTsa Sensa ornive vidre sikudilamde~.
hrqua iodasaf qalsa mas: `da vinaA ars Cemda nugeSinis-
cemaA, ukueTu sikudilman warmitacos uwinares erTisa
weliwdisa?~
hrqua dedakacman man: `ukueTu gewios sikudili, mas
Sina sasyideli gaqundes moqcevisa CemisaTYs da ara
braleul-iyo nebis yofisa CemisaTYs, rameTu ityY Sen,
viTarmed: qorwili wmida ars”40.
hrqua iodasaf: `egreT ars, aramed ara maqundes madli
moTminebisaA maT Tana, romelTa daiTmines da daSrites sa-
Kumili igi KorcTaA, da merme meSinis, nuukue mimizidos
gulisTqumaman Cueulebisaman udidesad sxuad saqmed, da
merme meuflos nebaA da STamagdos warsawymedelsa, da
vipovo mter RmrTisa da megobar eSmakisa~.
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maS, gaeride borotebasa da codvas. da yovelTvis, roca
ki gulisTqmebi moeZaleboda, amgvarad iqceoda
ufliswuli.
xolo qalTa Soris iyo erT-erTi mefis asuli,
odesRac tyved miyvanili abenesisaTvis, sxvebze bevrad
lamazi da gonebamaxvili. misi silamazisa da gonierebis
gamo gansakuTrebiT uyvarda igi ufliswuls, xSirad
esaubreboda RmerTze, sarwmunoebaze, wuTisoflis
amaoebasa da swrafwarmavlobaze, amxilebda kerpTayva-
nismcemlobas da mis msaxurebs. mefem Seityo, rom
gansakuTrebiT Seuyvarda mis Zes asuli da Zalian
gaixara, radgan imedovnebda, rom daiZleoda misgan
ufliswuli.
erT dRes asulma uTxra iodasafs:
_ Tu ginda, yvelaferi Segisrulo, rasac meubnebi,
erTi wliT SenTan cxovrebis neba momeci da pirobas
gaZlev, rom vaRiareb Sens sarwmunoebas da sikvdilamde
oriveni Seni RmerTis erTguli monebi viqnebiT.
miugo iodasfma:
_ da Tu Sens mier daTqmul vadaze adre movkvdebi,
ra sargebeli iqneba CemTvis?
upasuxa asulma:
_ Tu erT wlamde geweva sikvdili, sasyideli geqneba
Cemi moqcevisaTvis, da umwikvlo iqnebi Cemi survilis
Sesrulebis gamoc, radgan Senve ambob, rom `wmindaa
qorwineba~.
miugo iodasafma:
_ swored asea, magram maSin im moTminebis madls
movakldebi, romliTac wmidanebma xorcieli gulisTqme-
bis cecxli daSrites. amasTan, vSiSob, vnebebisaken
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hrqua dedakacman man: `Tana-meyav Tuesa erTsa, gina erT-
sa Ramesa, da vyo brZanebaA da nebaA Seni, rameTu esodenman
mcireman nebaman ver dasZlios sasyidelsa Sensa, rameTu
SecTomili suli migyavs dagebad RmrTisa da ganacxoveleb
Semdgomad sikudilisa~.
xolo iodasaf midrka yofad nebisa misisa da aRTqumaA
mosTxova, raATa aRiaros RmerTi, rameTu bunebaAca
aiZulebda yofad mas da gonebaA misi daiwylvoda zrzeniTa
maTiTa da SeaSfoTebda gonebaA mis misii. xolo RmerTi
Cueni iesu qriste Semwe eyo WirTa Sina misTa da ara ineba
warwymedaA, viTarca ityYs mefsalmune daviT: `mivderk
iZulebiT dacemad da ufalman Keli aRmipyra me, da ara
Tumca ufali Semewia me, knin-erTRa da da-mca-imkYdra
jojoxeTs sulman Cemman~41. rameTu viTar amaT oden
gulissityuaTa Sina iyo, mieZina RamisTevasa Sina, ilocvi-
da raA RmrTisa mimarT, raATa Seewios da ganuRos kari um-
jobesi. da kurTxeul ars RmerTi, romelman `yvis nebaA mo-
SiSTa misTaA~42.
da ixila iodasaf Zilsa Sina CuenebiT, viTarmca miiwia
sasufevelsa, da ixilna mravalferni saSuebelni da taZarni
oqrolesulni da yoveli fufunebaA, romelTaA ver
SesaZlebel ars xilvaA maTi sofelsa amas Sina. da merme
kidegan ixilna dedani igi mazrzenelni misni, romelTagan
dawylul iyo guli misi. da iyvnes igini uuSueres da
usaZagles pirTa ZaRlTaAsa da RorTaAsa saSuebelTa maT
Tana sasufevelisaTa. da KmaA esmoda, romeli etyoda: `ese
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midrekilebam ar mZlios da ufro did codvaSi ar
Camagdos dasaRupavad. da amgvarad, RvTis mteri da
eSmakis megobari ar aRmovCnde.
maSin uTxra asulma:
_ damTanxmdi erT Tveze, Tundac erT Rameze, da
Sevasruleb yvela Sens brZanebasa da survils. es mcire
vneba verafers gavnebs, radgan ver gadawonis im
sazRaurs, romelic gzaabneuli sulis RmerTTan
miyvanisa da misi sikvdilidan sicocxlisaken moqcevis
gamo gelis.
iodasafi qalis neba-survilisaken gadaixara, radgan
xorcieli bunebac amis qmnas aiZulebda. Tan piroba
daadebina asuls, rom Semdeg mis RmerTs aRiarebda igi.
ufliswulis goneba xorciel vnebaTa tyveobaSi
aRmoCnda, saRi azri ki suls uSfoTebda... magram
ufalma Cvenma ieso qristem ar ineba misi daRupva, da am
gasaWirSic Seewia, rogorc daviT mefsalmunec ambobs:
~iZulebiT gadavixare codvisaken da ufalma xeli
gamomiwoda, ufali rom ar yofiliyo Cemi Semwe, male
daemkvidreboda Cemi suli jojoxeTs~ (fs. 93:17).
mtanjvel azrebTan brZolaSi iodasafma mTeli Rame
TeTrad gaaTena, loculobda, misi sulisTvis umjobesi
euwyebina. am mdgomareobaSi myofs CaeZina.
kurTxeulia RmerTi, romelic usrulebs survils
mis moSiSebs.
ZilSi iodasafs xilva eCvena: TiTqos RvTis
sasufevelSi ixila iq mravali sikeTe, mooqrovili
taZrebi, TvalSeudgami mSveniereba, romlis naxvac
SeuZlebelia wuTisofelSi. ganapiras ki is qalebi
SeniSna, romlebic aRagznebdnen da romelTa mierac
daWrili iyo misi guli. sasufevlis netarebaTa
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ars adgili gansasuenebeli wmidaTaA da moTmineTaA,
ukunisamde iSuebden amas Sina~. da merme miitaces
jojoxeTad da ixilna saSinelni igi satanjvelni pirad-pi-
radni, romelTa vervin SemZlebel ars aRracxuvad, garna
dambad[...] maT. da kualad KmaA esma: `ese ars misagebeli
uRmrToTaA da codvilTaA, romelTa dauteves qriste
RmerTi da Seiyuares sofeli. aqa itanjebodian saukunod
da ukunisamde~.
da viTar moego gonebasa TYssa da aRixilna Tualni
TYsni, da ixilna dedani igi, garemodgomil iyvnes misa da
tirodes da hgodebdes, rameTu egona, viTarmed momkudar
ars gangrZobiTa miT ZilisaATa. da aRdga iodasaf da iwyo
gancdad Suenierebasa maTsa da gankYrvebul iyo, viTar
Seuracx da uSuer iyvnes winaSe TualTa misTa saSuebelTa
maT Tana, romelni ixilna CuenebiT.
da movida mefe xilvad Zisa TYsisa, rameTu esma saqme ese
da hkiTxvida mas, Tu raA ixila da Tu raARa ars
gulissityuaA misi. xolo igi uTxrobda yovelsa, romeli-
igi ixila sasufevelsa Sina – SuenierebaA saSuebelTa
uxilavTaA; da merme raA-igi ixilna jojoxeTs Sina –
dauTmenelni igi da saSinelni satanjvelni. da hrqua mas:
`mamao Cemo, mnebavs ga[n]slvaA udabnos da cxorebaA
monazonebiT mZovarTa Tana da mun monebaA RmrTisa cxovel-
isaA survilisa misTYs da SiSisa, romelni vixilen~.
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gverdiT usazarlesi sanaxavni iyvnen isini, pirisaxiT
ZaRlebsa da Rorebze usaZaglesni. ufliswuls xma
moesma: es aris adgili, romelsac daimkvidreben
wmidanebi da momTmenni, da saukunod ganisveneben.
Semdeg jojoxeTi moatares ufliswuls. ixila man
saSineli satanjveli da TiToeuli iq myofTaganis
usaZlisi gvema. kvlav moesma xma: “es aris xvedri
uRmrToTa da codvilTa, romelTac ar iwames qriste
RmerTi da Seiyvares wuTisofeli. aq itanjebian isini
ukuniTi ukunisamde”.
iodasafs gaeRviZa, Tvalebi gaaxila da Zilisagan
gamoerkva. Tavs asulebi exveodnen da dastirodnen,
radgan didxans sZinebia da ufiqriaT, mokvdao. swrafad
wamodga ufliswuli da maT saxeebs daakvirda. Tavad
gancvifrda, radgan xilvaSi nanax TvalSeudgam
mSvenierebaTa Semdeg metad uSnod da ulazaTod
gamoiyurebodnen isini.
ufliswulis sanaxavad abenes mefe movida. masac
gaego, rac mis Svils gadaxda Tavs da hkiTxa, Tu ra naxa
da ras fiqrobda? iodasafi mis mier nanaxi sasufevlisa
da iq arsebuli TvaliT uxilavi mSvenierebis Sesaxeb
mouyva mamas, Semdeg isic uTxra, Tu ra saSineli da
autaneli tanjva ixila jojoxeTSi da sTxova mas:
_ mamao Cemo, imis SiSiT, rac vixile, udabnoSi
mnebavs gasvla. monazonuri cxovreba mwadia mZovrebTan
erTad, raTa RvTis mona gavxde da mas vemsaxuro.
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50. xolo mefesa viTarca esmnes sityuani ese Zisa misi-
sagan, damZimda friad urviTa da aRivso mwuxarebiTa, da
verRara uZlo daTmenad, da dafarvad, da Kma-yo winaSe
yovlisa erisa da Tqua: `araraA mowevnul ar[s] Cem zeda da
Tquen zeda udidesi da usaSinelesi boroti, viTarca ese
Zisa CemisaA. da ukueTumca mefe vinme didi, gina mteri
Zlieri, mimiRebda Svilsa Cemsa, aramca Tavs-videviT da
arca davit ieT miSuebad maTda TYnier sikudilisa da
davitieT
yovliTa RoniTa TavganwirviT, rameTu Tana-mac me da Tquen
ese yofad Svilisa CemisaTYs, xolo Tquen uwyniT boro-
tisyofani CemTa winaaRmdgomTa mimarT rCulisaTa, sikudi-
li da dawuvaA cecxliTa. da aw meSinis, ukueTu
ganvelurdes yrmaA ese da iwyos mimoslvad mZoarTa Tana
siucbiTa da ugunurebiTa misiTa, nuukue moklas vinme
mterTa CemTaganman. da ukueTu Zieba-vyo sisxli misi,
damesajos usamarTlod, rameTu me movswyYden igini da
nefsiT ganuteve Svili Cemi maT Tana. xolo ukueTu Tavs-
vidva yuedrebaA, da sisuste iyos Cemda da Tquenda
ukunisamde, da amas Tana mosacxromel vipovneT mterTa
CuenTa, aramed vinme ipovos kaci, romelsa aqundes Rone
raAme saqmisa amisTYs, romel Sewuxebul var da maswaos
raAme yrmisa amisTYs, da Semwe meqmnes WirTa Sina CemTa, da
me mivsce mas pativi da didebaA ufroAs Tavisa Cemisa,
rameTu ara jer-ars, Tu udeb-vyoT saqme ese da ara ufroAs
viRuawoT Ziebad, vidremdis gamoguecxados WeSmaritebaA
misi, ginaTu raA jer-ars~.
maSin hrques warCinebulTa maT da SeracxilTa: `ara
jer-ars saqme ese datevebad yovliT-kerZove, rameTu
aravin ars Cuensa ufroAsi sixarulsa zeda Sensa, da
egreTve aravin ars uwinares Cuensa urvaTa Sina mefisaTa,
aramed Cuen esreT vhgonebT, viTarmed ver SesaZlebel ars
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50. Svilis sityvebma mefe friad daaRona, veRar
SesZlo mwuxarebis atana da dafarva da mTeli eris
gasagonad amoTqva:
_ arasodes moweula Cems Tavs iseTi udidesi da
usaSinlesi boroteba, rogors dRes Cemi Zis mier.
romelime Zlier mefes, gindac, Zlier mters rom
waerTmia CemTvis Svili, Tavs ar davzogavdi da ar
davuSvebdi amas, radgan gvevaleba meca da Tqvenc, rom,
Tundac sicocxlis fasad, davicvaT ufliswuli. amasTan,
Tqven gsmeniaT, rogor moveqeci Cveni rjulis
mowinaRmdegeebs _ davxoce da cecxlSi davwvi isini.
axla vSiSob, ar gamityiurdes Svili da Tavisi
umecrebiTa da ugunurebiT mZovrebTan (gandegilebTan)
erTad ar daiwyos xetiali; vaiTu, moklas romelime
Cemma mterma. Tu mis sisxls movkiTxav mkvlels, meve
damadanaSauleben, radgan uwin Tavad vxocavdi maT,
damZraxaven imis gamoc, rom maTTan gavuSvi Svili da ar
SevewinaaRmdege mis survils. xolo Tu wasvlis nebas
davrTav ufliswuls da Cemdami sayvedurebsac
Sevurigdebi, Cemi da Tqveni sisuste iqneba es
samaradJamod, mtrebis dasacini gavxdebiT. magram Tu
Tqvens Soris aRmoCndeba kaci, romelic am gasaWirSi
damexmareba da maswavlis, rogor moviqce, SevZen mas
Cemze met pativsa da didebas. dauSvebelia, sizarmace da
daudevroba gamoviCinoT, yvelas gvmarTebs, rom vecadoT
da gamovnaxoT am mdgomareobidan gamosavali.
mimarTes mefes warCinebulebma da didebulebma:
_ ar SeiZleba am saqmis uyuradRebod datoveba,
radgan Tqveni sixaruli yoveli Cvenganis sixarulia da
Tqveni mwuxareba _ Cveni mwuxareba. Cven ase vfiqrobT:
erT saxelmwifoSi SeuZlebelia Tanaarsebobdes ori
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ganzogebaA orTa SjulTaA da orTa wesTaA da orTa
msajulTaA erTsa Sina sameufosa, da ara (je)r-ars saqmisa
amis warmatebaA, garna pirsa zeda TYssa, romliTa
ganikurnos Ze Seni da Sjuli Seni da mefobaA Seni~.
da ganagrZves sityuaA amis jerisaTYs. da ese ganizraxes
mefeman da yovelTa erisTavTa misTa, raATa miscen naxevari
sameufoAsaA mis Zesa mefisasa, raATa mefobdes mas zeda.
xolo amas hyofda mefe igi, raATamca sacTur-ugo mas, da
mefobisa mizeziTamca Keli Seyo saqmesa soflisasa da
miizidesmca soflioTa gulisTqumaTa.
xolo iodasaf gulisKma-yo zakuviT zraxvaA maTi da
ganixara friad, rameTu esvida mizeziTa miT, raATa
SeuZlos gancxovelebad Sjulisa, romeli moakudina
mamaman misman, da gancxadebulad qadagebaA uflisa Cuenisa
iesu qristesi da SekrebaA yovelTa morwmuneTa misTaA da
cocxlebiT pyrobad yovelni wesni qristeanobisani. da
gulpyrobil iqmna iodasaf amas zeda.
miugo mefeman da hrqua iodasafs: `Svilo Cemo, ara ese
iyo sasoebaA Cemi Sendami, rameTu gezaobd
gezaobdii Sen sinaTled
cxorebisa Cemisa da nacvalad Cemda Semdgomad sikudilisa
Cemisa, xolo Sen dahKsen sasoebaA Cemi da ga[na]cxade
winaaRdgomaA Cemi, da ganamware sitkboebaA sixarulisa
CemisaA SenTYs da ganhkueTe nawlevi mamobisa CemisaA
Sengan. xolo me verve SeuZleb winaaRdgomasa Sensa,
rameTu momdreks Sen zeda sabeli SvilobisaA da mimizidven
Senda saqmeni, romelni daaxleben nebasa Sensa da
ganmaSoreben winaaRdgomasa Sensa, da Sen ara Seindob
Cemgan da arca Seiwuebi ganSorebisa CemisaTYs, viTarca me
SenTYs. aramed cocxlebiTmca xar, [sa]daca iyo, rameTu
uwyi, viTarmed nebsiT SevamTxuev augsa Tavsa Cemsa
miSuebisa SenisaTYs, da vacTuneb Tavsa Cemsa, rameTu
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rwmena, ori kanoni da ori samarTali, radgan es aranair
sargeblobas ar moitans. amitom, saerTo keTildReo-
bisaTvis, umjobesia da sasurveli, ufliswulis gankur-
neba, Cveni rjulis gaZliereba da Tqveni xelisuflebis
ganmtkiceba.
didxans imsjeles. bolos mefem da didebulebma
gadawyvites, naxevari samefo ufliswulisTvis miecaT.
amgvarad cdilobda abenesi axali sacduris dagebas
SvilisTvis da imedovnebda, rom mefoba da saqveyno
saqmeebiT dakaveba wuTisoflis siyvaruls aRuZravda
ufliswuls.
iodasafma amoicno maTi mzakvruli Canafiqri, magram
gaixara kidec, radgan saSualeba eZleoda Tavis
samflobeloSi mainc aeRorZinebina is rwmena, romelic
mamamisma Cakla, aSkarad eqadaga ufal ieso qristes
Sesaxeb, Semoekriba qristes yvela morwmune da mtkiced
daecva qristianuli wesebi. aman ufliswuli daaimeda...
uTxra mefem Svils:
_ rogori imedi mqonda Seni, Svilo! Cemi cxovrebis
sinaTled Sen mimaCndi da memkvidred megulebodi Cemi
sikvdilis Semdgom. magram imedi gamicrue da Cemi
mowinaaRmdege gaxdi, sixaruli simwared miqcie da
gawyvite is ZarRvi, romelic mamis wiaRTan
gakavSirebda. me mainc ver gewinaaRmdegebi, Svilo,
mamaSviluri siyvaruli mZlevs da mborkavs Sengan
mtrobisagan da Sens neba-survilTa Sesrulebas
maiZulebs. Sen ki arafers mpatiob da arc Cemi
ganSorebiT wuxxar imgvarad, rogorc me vwuxvar
SenTvis. magram Sen iyavi dRegrZeli, Svilo, da rogorc
genebos, ise icxovre. vici, rom Tavadve daviwie Tavs
ubedureba, radgan Sens nebaze myavdi miSvebuli.
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aRvasruleb nebasa Sensa, rameTu siyuaruli SvilobisaA
meufebs siRrmesa Sina gulTa mamaTa maTTasa, rameTu
daemorCilebian nebasa SvilTa maTTasa, daRacaTu wina-
aRudgebodian nebasa maTsa, viTarca-saxed kaci, romeli
daemorCilos nebasa TYssa, daRacaTu uwyin, rameTu
sayuedrel da vneba arn misa, aramed kacTagan hfaravn da
Tavsa TYssa Seundobn da daiviwyebn ukeTurebasa TYssa da
sTnavn mciredi raAme keTili misi.
xolo me, Svilo Cemo, daRacaTu mefe var, kacive var da
siCCoebaA aqus gulsa Cemsa Sendami, viTarca yovelTa kacTa
SvilTa mimarT maTTa. da ver SemZlebel var winaaRdgomasa
Sensa, viTarca nebasa Cemsa. xolo Sen didi boroti
SemamTxYe me da Tavsa Sensa, aramed mnebavs, raATa warvhmar-
To saqme ese umjobessa zeda da raATa vyo nebaA Seni da
vZebno gankurnebaA Seni da Tavisa CemisaA myudroebiT da
dawynarebiT. da aw dagadgineb Sen naxevarsa zeda
sufevisa Cemisasa, da TYT ganagebd, viTarca gnebavs,
rameTu ara iyos mas Sina mocxromaA mterTaA da arca
sixaruli moSurneTaA ganSorebisa SenisaTYs Cemgan, da
arca me sruliad unayofo vipovo Sengan, da momatyuas
sikudili mowyuedaman Senman pirvel mowevnamde sikudili-
sa Cemisa, xolo ukueTu daiSueno sameufoA Seni da keTi-
lad ganago saqme Seni, ara sruliad Kuebul iyos suli Cemi
Sengan, da iyvnen saqmeni Senni warmarTebul cocxlebiT da
mSYdobiT da simrTeliT da kualad gangebulebiT~.
51. miugo da hrqua yrmaman man: `sityuani Senni
gulisKma-[v]yven, N mefe, xolo aw RmerTman dagamtkicen
suliTa mSYdobisaATa da migiZeRYn umjobessa cxorebasa da
sufevasa Sensa, aramed me uflebaA ese, romel momec, ara
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Tvalebs vibrmavebdi da yvela survils gisrulebdi,
radgan asea: Svilebis siyvaruli uflobs mamebze!
amitomac emorCilebian mSoblebi Svilebs, Tundac maTi
nebis urCebs da emsgavsebian im kacs, romelic
gulisTqmaTa monaa, icis, rom sazianoa es misTvis da
momavalSic avnebs, amis gamo sxvebisganac malavs
survilebs, magram Tavis Tavs mainc yvelafers patiobs,
Tavis ubedurebas iviwyebs da kmayofildeba mciredi
siamovnebiT.
mec, Svilo, Tumca mefe var, magram Cveulebrivi
adamianica var, iseTive gulCvili, rogorc yvela
mSobeli SvilTan. ar SemiZlia Senc iseve gebrZolo,
rogorc sakuTar survilebs. Sen ki mec mmtrob da
sakuTar Tavsac. me mainc kargi minda SenTvis, Svilo,
msurs sawadeli agisrulo da orTavem simSvidesa da
dawynarebaSi vpovoT gankurneba. naxevari samefos
mbrZaneblad dagadgen, ganage igi, rogorc genebos,
magram ise ki, rom mtrebis dasacini ar gaxde da moSurne
ar gaaxaro Cveni gayriT, raTa arc me damtovo
memkvidris gareSe da arc Seni ganSorebiT ar momisw-
rafo sicocxle. da Tu Sens samefos aayvaveb da
keTilgonierebiT ganageb saqmeebs, arc me mogiZuleb.
dRegrZeli iyavi da mSvidobiT, simrTeliTa da keTil-
gonierebiT wargemarTos gza, Svilo, Sens saqmianobaSi.
51. miugo yrmam mamas:
_ yvelaferi gasagebia CemTvis, mefev. RmerTma
gagaZlieroT mSvidobis suliT da wargiZRveT umjobesi
cxovrebisa da sayofelisaken. magram Zalauflebas,
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Tavs-videb, rameTu ara maqus CueulebaA saqmisaA magis da
arca-sada gulman miTqua didebasa warmavalsa, aramed
mijmen, mefe, gevedrebi, raATa warvide da SeverTo ZmaTa
CemTa, romelni myof arian udabnoTa, da nu daaviwreb
saqmeTa Tavsa zeda Sensa, da nu daaWirveb gulsa Sensa. raA
uwyi, nuukue dasasrulsa amis saqmisasa sixaruli gaqundes
umetes mwuxarebisa, romeli gaqus dRes CemTYs, xolo
boroti romel sTqu, viTarmed SegemTxYa, egreT ars
CueulebaA borotisaA, ara nebisaebr kacTaAsa SeemTxuevis
kacTa; xolo udidesi boroti igi ars, romlisaA araA ipovis
Rone Semdgomad sikudilisa, xolo romelsa Rone epovos,
jer-ars Tavsdebad, ukueTu dasasrulsa aqundes mSYdobaA,
aramed ara vhxedav, mefe, Tumca zogica tkivilisa CemisaA
mowevnul iyo Senda saqmisa CemisaTYs, viTar ese Cemda
saqmisa SenisaTYs, rameTu yovladve borot ars Cemda,
odesRa Sen ara ican iesu qriste Ze RmrTisaA da ara ismine
KmaA winaAswarmetyuelTa da mociqulTa misTaA da ara gaqus
erTica mcnebaA misi da arca Se iSne RmrTisa da arca
SeiSne
daemorCile simarTlisa saSjelsa da arca Seikdem bralobi-
saTYs Cemisa. xolo me ara minda uwyebad da gamocxadebad
saqme Cemi, rameTu vhxedevd, viTarmed araSemwynarebeli
gonebaA damkYdrebul ars Sen Tana cnobisa RmrTisaA da ara
minda Sromisa da urvisa SemTxuevaA Seni, aramed Sen
ganmomnaxe da maiZule sityYsgebad Senda da kadnier-myav
pativsa mamobisa Senisasa winaaRdgomad. da rameTu metyY,
viTarmed borotsa da augsa Tavs-ideb nefsiT TYsiT
siyuarulisaTYs da nebisa Cemisa. xolo me aras vhxedav,
mefe, Tumca ras zeda Seicvale nebisaTYs Cemisa, romelsa
zeda aqamomde sdga. da rameTu sTqu, viTarmed siCCoebaA
gaqus SvilTa mimarT, viTarca sxuaTa, aramed vhxedav,
viTarmed mfrinvelTa da pirutyuTa da mKecTaca ufroAsi
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romelsac mTavazobT, ver vitvirTav, radgan dauCveveli
var. arc warmavali didebis survili maqvs, amitom
vevedrebi Tqvens meufebas, gamiSva, raTa udabnoSi myof
Zmebs SevuerTde, nurc damiSli da nurc ganmirisxdebi,
vin icis, egeb, Cems gamo mwuxareba bolos sixarulad
SegecvaloT, rac Seexeba borotebas, romelic rogorc
Sen ambob, rom SegemTxvaT, aseTia misi wesi _ kacs neba-
survilis gareSe ewveva. Tumca yvelaze did borotebad
is iTvleba, saidanac sikvdilis Semdegac ar arsebobs
gamosavali, xolo Tu gamosavali arsebobs, amgvari
borotebis tvirTvac ki SeiZleba, oRond keTili
dasasruli hqondes. me ver vxedav, mefeo, rom odnav
mainc gawuxebdeT Cemi tkivili ise, rogorc me vwuxvar
SenTvis. yvelaze didi boroteba CemTvis is aris, rom ar
irwmune Ze RvTisa, ufali ieso qriste, ar ismine misi
winaswarmetyvelebisa da mociqulebis xma, ar icav arc
erT mis mcnebas, ar gaqvs RvTis SiSi da ar emorCilebi
mis marTal samarTals, amasTan, arc Cems dadanaSaulebas
Takilob. me Tavad ar visurve am yovelives gamoaSka-
raveba, radgan davinaxe, rom ar Seiwynarebda Seni
goneba RmerTs da ar msurda sazrunavi da sadardebeli
gameCina SenTvis, magram Tavad gamomiwvie da maiZule,
kadnierad win aRvsdgomodi mSobels. ambob, rom Cemi
siyvarulisa da interesebis gamo sakuTarive nebiT Tavs
idebT simwaresa da Seuracxyofas, magram ver vxvdebi,
raSi gamoixateba Sens mier Cemi survilebis Sesruleba.
SeicvaleT ki is TvalTaxedva, romelsac dRemde izia-
rebT?! aseve ambob, rom, sxva mSobeliviT, arc Sen zogav
Tavs SvilisTvis, magram mxecebi, frinvelebi da
pirutyvni ufro metad zrunaven TavianT naSobTaTvis,
Tavsac ki swiraven maTTvis, da ara imitom, rom
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siCCoebaA aqus naSobTa mimarT vidre Sen, rameTu igini
hyuarobed naSobTa maTTa da TavTaca TYsTa dasdeben
nacvalad maTsa, da ara amisTYs, raATamca nacvalad maTsa
hxedvides, ginaTumca Zalad mterTa mimarT, gina
asamaRlebelad Tavisa maTisa, aramed bunebisaTYs mamobisa
da Svilobisa. xolo Sen, mefe, ara keTilisa CemisaTYs
gnebavs dadgromaA Cemi sofelsa Sina, aramed didebisaTYs
Senisa. da ese sacnaur iyavn winaSe Sensa, rameTu yue-
drebaman ganryunis keTili keTilismyofelTaA da
daamrwemis igi, rameTu Sen friad ganamravlen yuedrebani
Cem zeda da araA keTili hyav Cem Tana, rameTu sofelsa amas
winamiyof da Tavsa Sensa mimiReb, aramed umjobes ars
Cemda, ukueTumca ican RmerTi dambadebeli yovl[isaAve],
mamaA uxilavi da Ze misi mxolodSobili iesu qriste da
yovladwmidaA suli misi, Tanamflobeli da Tanaswori da
TanadausabamoA, ganuyofeli da Seurevneli, erTi
RmrTeebaA samguamovani, vidreRa-[a]ra yoveli sofeli savse
anTrakiTa, da ufroAs xolo codviTa da yovliTa
uSjuloebiTa~.
xolo mefesa viTarca esmnes sityuani Zisa misisani,
ufroAs ganukYrda da Seuyuarda yrmaA igi da hrqua mas:
`Svilo Cemo, me araraA gayuedre viTarca zedacemiT
zedacemiT,
aramed vaKsene winaaRdgomaA Seni da aramorCilebaA Cemi,
rameTu arasada vin mefeman uyo eseviTari Svilsa TYssa da
arca Zmaman Zmasa, viTar-ese me Sen giyav, rameTu
dagimkYdre mefobaA Cemi pirvel sikudilisa Cemisa da gza-
gec datevebad Sjulisa Cemisa da raATa Segidgen, romelTa
aRirCion Sjuli Seni. ese vaKsene da ara gayuedre. aw
waremarTe brZanebisaebr Cemisa, rameTu keTil ars Cemda da
Senda~.
miugo iodasaf da hrqua mamasa TYssa: `ukueTu hyav ese,
mefe, ara sakYrvel ars, rameTu sacnaur ars yovelTa zeda
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STamomavlebs xedaven maTSi, an mterTan brZolaSi
damxmare Zalas, anda sakuTari Tavis didebas pouloben
maTSi, aramed imitom, rom amgvaria wesi da buneba
mamaSvilobisa.
Sen Cemive sikeTis gamo ki ar gwadia wuTisofelSi
Cemi damkvidreba, aramed Senive didebisaTvis. yvedreba
bilwavs keTilismyofelis mier gakeTebul sikeTes da
amcirebs mas. Sen sayvedurebi ganamravle Cems momarT,
arc aranairi sikeTe gsurs CemTvis, radgan wuTisof-
lisken mibiZgeb da Sen Tavsac marTmev. CemTvis ki
umjobesi iqneboda, Tuki aRiarebdi yovlisSemoqmed
RmerTs _ mamas uxilavs, mis mxolodSobil Zes ufal ieso
qristes da yovladwmida suls _ Tanampyrobels, Tana-
sworsa da Tana-dausabamos, ganuyofelsa da Seurevnels,
erT RmrTeebas samgvamovans, vidre iyvarebde am wuTi-
sofels simdidriT, ufro sworad ki, codviTa da
yovelgvari uSjuloebiT savses.
mefe ganacvifra ufliswulis sityvebma, umetesi
siyvaruliT aRivso mis mimarT da uTxra:
_ Svilo Cemo, araferi misayveduria SenTvis da arc
Zala gamomiyenebia Sens winaaRmdeg, mxolod Seni
winaaRmdegoba da urCoba vaxsene, arcerT mefes
SvilisTvis, arc Zmas ZmisTvis ar gaukeTebia is, rasac me
gikeTeb Sen: Cems sicocxleSive giTmob mefobas, nebas
grTav, winaparTa rjuli miatovo da Tan gamogyvnen
isini, romlebic Sens rjuls airCeven. amasac mxolod
gaxseneb, Svilo da erTi wuTiTac ar gayvedri. ase rom,
daadeqi gzas, romelsac gTavazob da CemTvisac
sasargeblo iqneba igi da SenTvisac.
miugo iodasafma mamas:
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umetesobaA Seni, viTarca-igi maRal ars yovelTa zeda
saqme Seni. xolo me ara umecar var keTilTa SenTa da arca
uvar-vhyof madlobasa Sensa, aramed mnebavs, raATa srul-
hyo pativi da keTili Seni Cemda momarT da Semindo saqme
ese, romeli ara sTnavs sulsa Cemsa, da arca rad Seracxil
ars Cem winaSe, da gza-mce me moyuasTa CemTa Tana, romelTa
Tana guli-miTquams da hsuris sulsa Cemsa adre mislvad
maT Tana, raATa ara davaklde sixarulsa mas, (romeli)
maTTYs ganmzadebul ars. da ara mnebavs mefobaA warmavali,
simarjYTa da RoniTa kacTaATa gangebuli, romeli dRes ars
da xvale uCino-iqmnas~.
maSin aRduRna abenes43 mefe tiriliT da hrqua Zesa
TYssa iodasafs: `nu, Svilo Cemo, nu Seuracx-hyof mamobasa
Cemsa, nu, Svilo Cemo, nu winaaRmidgebi da daamdableb
mefobasa Cemsa, rameTu mnebavs keTili Seni da dacvaA Seni
augTagan. nu maiZuleb, romelsa ver Tavs-videb, da nu eZieb
damrwemebasa Cemsa nebisaTYs Senisa, da nucaRa ras momigeb
winaaRdgomiT, nuukue meca aRviZra da Seviqce yovlisagan,
romeli aRgiTqY, da davaweso Sen zeda risxvaA da
SeCuenebaA Cemi guliswyromiT~.
xolo y[r]maman man iodasaf viTarca moisminna sityuani
mefisani, SeeSina, nuukue ufroAs zomisa aRiZras
guliswyromad, da romelica-igi eqmnas, Seiqces misgan da
gamarjuebaAca gzisaA mis daiKsnas. da iwyo mieriTgan
nebisa micemad mefisa saqmisa misTYs da Seiwynara
mTavrobaA, romeli misca naxevarsa zeda mefobisa misisasa.
xolo margaliti igi, wmidaA sarwmunoebaA qristes
RmrTisaA, mtkiced epyra gonebasa Sina TYssa da uqcevelad.
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_ gasakviri ar aris, mefev, rom ase moiqeci, radgan
yvelasaTvis cnobilia Seni aRmatebuloba sxvebze, iseve,
rogorc Sens mier gakeTebli saqme hmetobs sxvebisas. ar
var Seni zrunvis daunaxavi, piriqiT, madlieri var,
magram msurs, rom bolomde aseTi iyo Cems momarT da
Semindo, rom ar SemiZlia gavakeTo is, rac Cems suls
vnebs da rasac ara aqvs fasi Cems TvalSi. gamiSvi maTTan,
viskenac Cemi guli iswrafvis, sulic droulad maTTan
misvlas mTxovs, rom ar davaklde im sixaruls, romelic
maTTvisaa gamzadebuli. xolo kacobrivi moxerxebiTa da
RonisZiebiT gangebuli mefoba ar msurs, radgan dRes
aris da xval aRar iqneba igi.
maSin cremliT aevso Tvalebi abenes mefes da
Seevedra Svils:
_ nu, Cemo Svilo, nu Seuracxyof Cems mamobas, nu
aRmidgebi win da nu daamcireb Cems mefobas, radgan
sikeTe msurs SenTvis. nu maiZuleb imas, rac Cems Zal-
Rones aRmateba da nu cdilob Cems damcirebas Seni
survilebis gamo, nuRar mewinaaRmdegebi, radgan mec
amevseba moTminebis fiala da uars vityvi yvelaferze,
rac aRgiTqvi. amis nacvlad ki Cems risxvas da wyevlas
moiwev Tavze.
mefis sityvebi rom moismina, SeSinda iodasafi,
radgan usazRvro mrisxanebiT aRZrul mefes marTlac
SeeZlo danaqadis Sesruleba. es ki ufliswulis
damarcxebas niSnavda, radgan mas unda SeenarCunebina is,
risTvisac ukve mieRwia. amitom mamis neba-survilTa
mimarT damTmobi gaxda da naxevari samefos ganmgeblo-
baze dasTanxmda; Zvirfasi margaliti ki _ ufal ieso
qristes wmida sarwmunoeba _ kvlav mtkiced da
Seuryevlad mkvidrobda mis gulSi.
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52. xolo mefeman, viTarca ixila miSuebaA yrmisa misgan,
ganixara sixaruliTa didiTa da brZana ganvlinebad qadagi,
da Kmobda Semokrebad erisTavTa da yovelTa warCinebulTa
erisaTa da yovlisave erisa. da viTar Semokrbes yovelni
igi winaSe misa, brZana dadgmaA saydarTaA mefeman Zisa
TYsisaTYs, viTarcave misTYs, da dasua maT zeda. da iwyo
mefeman sityuad da (hrqua), rameTu:
`Cuen yovelni viyveniT sxuasa Sjulsa da sxuasa wessa
zeda TYnier amis Sjulisa, romelsa zeda aw vdgaT, da
yovelni mamani Cuenni, keTiladmoKsenebulni mefeni, da yo-
veli eri sxYTa SjuliTa cxondebodes, xolo Cuen ese gam-
ovirCieT pirvelsa mas Sjulsa zeda, aramed ara veWuT
warsrulTa maT, Tu ara umjobessa guli-uTqmida povnad
Semdgomad sikudilisa. da merme iciT saqme WabukisaA amis
yovelTa warCinebulTa, da miwevnul ars yovlisa mimarT
erisa, da aw ara jer-ars mZlavrebaA Cueni yrmisaA amis
winaaRdgomisaTYs Cuenisa, rameTu Cuenca esera wina-
aRdgomil varT Sjulsa mamaTa CuenTasa da aw migYSuebia,
romeli gamoirCia Tavisa TYsisaTYs. da merme vinebe, raATa
viziaro keTilTa zeda sufevisa CemisaTa, raATa uCuenoT
zRvar
zRvarii TYT mefobad misa. da romelsa undes SedgomaA
misi, Seudegin sameufod misa, rameTu aravis vhmZlavrobT
nebasa zeda TYssa yofad, sadaca enebos, da ipyarn Sjuli
misi. xolo romelsa undes SedgomaA misi didebisaTYs
pativisa, ara davayenebT, rameTu Svili Cemi ars da aravin
ars uerTgules CemTYs misa. da aw mibrZanebies, raATa
mieces yovlisagan, romeli ars saganZurTa Cem[Ta] Tana Tana,
naxevari safaseTaA da abjarTaA da yovlisagan, raAca ars, da
raATa simdidriTa Sezaos mefobaA misi da SeuZlos
keTilisyofad da borotisyofad RirsTa misagebelisaTa~.
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52. ufliswulis Tanxmobam mefe Zlier gaaxara. man
macne gagzavna qveynis yvela kuTxeSi da erisTavTa,
warCinebulTa da mTeli eris mis winaSe Sekreba brZana.
Semdeg ufliswulisTvis misive msgavsi samefo taxti
daadgmevina, zed Tavisi Ze dasva da ers amgvari sityviT
mimarTa:
_ warsulSi Cven, yvelani, sxva rjuls mivsdevdiT da
ara imas, romelsac dRes vadgavarT; Cveni winaprebi,
keTilxsenebuli mefeebi da mTeli eri sxva rjuls
aRiarebdnen, Cven ki es rjuli vamjobineT, magram eWvic
ar gvepareba, rom sikvdilis Semdgom Cvens winaprebsac
eimedebodaT umjobesi myofoba. amas garda, Tqven iciT,
warCinebulno, Cemi Zis gzaabneulobis Sesaxeb. ar unda
viZalmomreoT ufliswulze misi Cvendami winaaRmde-
gobis gamo, radgan Cvenc, Tavis droze, win aRvudeqiT
mama-papaTa rjuls mis msgavsad, amitom unda davsTanxm-
deT imaze, rac TavisTvis gamoirCia. garda amisa,
visurve, samefo xelisufleba gameyo misTvis da
damedgina misi sambrZaneblis sazRvrebi. visac surs, rom
mas gahyves, dae, gahyves, aravis arafers vaiZulebT.
icxovron masTan, rogorc eneboT da aRiaron misi
rjuli. visac surs, rom pativi miagos ufliswuls, arc
mas davuSliT, radgan Svilia Cemi da aravin aris
CemTvis masze uerTgulesi. aw vbrZaneb, mieces mas
naxevari Cemi xazinisa, naxevari saganZurisa, iaraRi da
yovelive, rac samefo ZlierebisTvisaa saWiro, raTa
damsaxurebisamebr miagos keTilsa da borots.
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da viTarca warasrulna mefeman sityuani ese, maSin aR-
dges maqebelni da aqes igi mefed, da misces morCilebaA
mefobasa missa, da adides ganzraxvaA misi.
da warvida iodasaf palatad TYsad. miudga mas simrav-
le erisaA SesxmiTa da qebiTa, da romelnime ulocvides. da
daadgra mciredJam da ganaRo kari, da yovelni movidodes
uSiSad smenad sibrZnesa missa. xolo iyvnes vinme maT Soris
neStni qristeaneTaganni, romelni ifarvides
sarwmunoebasa maTsa da gareSiTa maTiTa saTno-eyofodes
mefesa SiSisagan sikudilisa, da viTarca esma maT saqme ese,
ganixares friad da uSiS-iqm[n]nes pirvelisagan SiSisa da
mivides mZlisa mis Wabukisa iodasafisa da miuloces ZlevaA,
romeli moeca qriste iesuAs mier. da auwyes sarwmunoebaA
TYsi da ganemzadnes ganslvad sameufod misa.
da viTarca aRasrula mefeman pativi Zisa TYsisaA da
aRhkazma igi ganslvad sameufod TYsad, aRdga iodasaf da
mivida mefisa datevebad mSYdobisa. da iwyo madlobad misa
da Ksenebad keTilTa misTa, romelni yvna mis Tana. da merme
evedra, raATa ganutevnes yovelni, romelni arian
sapyrobilesa Sina, raATa yos nebaA misi maT zeda. xolo
mefeman ismina misi. da brZana iodasaf gamoyvanebaA
pyrobilTaA, romelni sameufoAsa raAsame xarkisada
Sepyrobil iyvnes. xolo romelni kacTa Tananadebisada
Sepyrobil iyvnes, brZana maTTYs gardaKdad safaseTagan
TYsTa da gantevebaA maTi. xolo romelni Sepyrobil
iyvne[s] unasTaTYs da kacisklvisaTYs, brZana maTTYs, raATa
mieces saKmari safaseTagan misTa, romeli kma-eyos
farToebiT sapyrobilesa Sina, vidremdis moiwios
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rogorc ki sityva daasrula mefem, wamoiSala eri da
qeba-dideba uZRvna abeness, morCileba Sehfica mas da
xotba Seasxa mis ganzraxvas.
sasaxleSi gabrunda iodasafi. Tan gahyva uricxvi
eri, xotbasa da qeba-didebas asxmamdnen mas da mefobas
ulocavdnen. yvelasaTvis farTod gaaRo sasaxlis kari
iodasafma, mravalni midiodnen uSiSrad misi sibrZnis
mosasmenad. maT Soris iyvnen is morwmuneebic, romlebic
farulad aRiarebdnen qristes sarwmunoebas, magram
sikvdilis SiSiT, abenes mefis garegnul morCilebaSi
imyofebodnen. da maT, rogorc ki momxdaris Sesaxeb
Seityves, Zlier gaixares, sZlies pirvandel SiSs,
eaxlnen ufliswuls da miuloces gamarjveba, romelic
man ieso qristes SewevniT moipova. gaacxades mis winaSec
TavianTi sarwmunoebac da mis samflobeloSi gadasas-
vlelad gaemzadnen.
abenesma mefuri pativi miago Svils, da Tavis
samflobeloSi gasamgzavreblad gaamzada. wasvlis win
iodasafi mamas eaxla, raTa gamomSvidobeboda da
madliereba gamoexata misTvis gakeTebuli yvela
sikeTisaTvis. bolos yvela sapyrobileSi myofis misTvis
gadacema sTxova, raTa Tavisi nebisaebr mopyroboda maT.
mamam es Txovnac ausrula Svils. maSin iodasafma imaTi
gaTavisufleba brZana, romlebic samefo xarkis
gadauxdelobis gamo iyvnen Sepyrobilni, Semdeg imaTi,
romlebic sxvaTa winaSe valebis gadauxdelobis gamo
iyvnen msjavrdadebulni, maTi valebis gadaxda ki Tavisi
xazinidan brZana, xolo, romlebic kaciskvlis an
moyvasisaTvis zianis miyenebis gamo iyvnen patimrobaSi,
maTTvis aseve xazinidan brZana Tanxis gamoyofa, raTa
uzrunveleyoT maTi sapatimroebSi cxovreba manam,
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balavaris
b[r]ZanebaA RmrTisaA maTTYs, raA-igi jer-ars. da merme
brZana didZali safase ganyofad uZlurTa da glaxakTa da
uRonoTa, da mermeRa ganvida sameufod TYsad. da ganvides
mis Tana mravalni miT qalaqiT.
53. da viTarca miiwia sameufod TYsad, pirvelad hmad-
lobda RmerTsa da Tqua: `didebaA Senda, RmerTo da mamao
uflisa da ganmaTavisuflebelisa Cuenisa iesuAs qristeso,
Zliero da SemZlebelo yovlisao, gaqeb da gadideb Sen,
wmidao samebao, romelman yovelive advilad ganagi~.
da merme iwyo sityuad erisa mimarT da Tqua: `aravis
ufroAs uKms simarTliT slvaA, viTar mefesa, da arca vin
SemZlebel ars daSnTa sityuaTa Tqumad erisa mimarT, viTar
mefe, romeli simarTlisa mSjavriTa vidodis ersa Soris,
xolo aravis eKmarebian daSnni sityuani, viTar orTa kacTa.
ukueTu vinme iyo[s] ersa zeda uwyalo, mosisxle, SemWamel,
eseviTarsa uKman daSnni sityuani, raATa mlevaniTa miT
hfarvides borotsa mas da merme ukueTu Sevardes mefobasa
dReTa siucbisa misisaTa, amasca TYnier Ronisa Tanaac,
raATa hfarvides Tavsa TYssa siucbesa Sina missa, vidremdis
ganicados saqme TYsi. xolo romelsa ara uKman daSnni
sityuani, igi ars, romelman dasTesos samarTali ersa Soris
da keTilad ganagnes saqmeni maTni, ara daaklos pativi pati-
osansa maTsa da arca samarTali uZlursa maTsa, da raATa aR-
lesos maxYli simarTlisaA yovlisa erisaTYs. xolo me
moved Tquenda, raATa ara geCueno sityYTa metnobisaATa,
aramed mSjavriTa simarTlisaATa~.
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vidre iodasafisaTvis RvTis neba ar gacxaddeboda
maTze. amis Semdeg kvlav didZali Tanxis gaReba brZana,
amjerad uZlurTa, glaxakTa da davrdomilTaTvis da
mxolod amis Semdeg gaemarTa Tavisa samefosaken. ukan
gahyva mas im qalaqis mravali mcxovrebi.
53. Tavis samefos rom miaRwia, upirvelesad RmerTs
uZRvna madloba da Tqva: `dideba Senda, RmerTo da mamao
uflisa da ganmaTavisuflebelisa Cvenisa ieso qriste-
sao, yovladZliero da yovlisSemZleo, gaqeb da gadideb,
wmidao samebao, romelic yovelives advilad (keTilad)
ganageb.~
Semdeg ki xalxs mimarTa:
_ aravis ise ar moeTxoveba samarTlianoba, rogorc
mefes da arc aravis moeTxoveba tkbili sityvebi uTxras
ers, rogorc mbrZanebels, romelic uzakveli samarTliT
ganagebs qveyanas, kacTa Sorisac tkbili sityvaa
aucilebeli, magram amave tkbil sityvebs xSirad
mimarTaven umowyalonic, sisxlismRvrelnica da
mtarvalnic, raTa Tavmdabluri sityvebiT SeniRbon
boroteba, xelT igdon mefoba da TavianTi umecreba
dafaron. xolo is, vinc samarTlianobas Tesavs xalxSi
da keTilgonivrulad ganagebs qveyanas, wyalobas ar
aklebs marTals da xedavs mis samsaxurs, samarTals ar
ukargavs glaxaks da mudam aRmarTuli aqvs simarTlis
maxvili Tavisi xalxis dasacavad, ar saWiroebs
Tavmdablur sityvebsa da enatkbilobas. da mec Tqvens
Soris movedi ara imsaTvis, rom mravalsityvaobiT
SegawyinoT, aramed, raTa marTali samarTali vyo.
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ibrZne balavaris
isii
balavaris
da amisa Semdgomad gamoirCia adgili erTi SuvaA, arca
sameufoA, arca saglaxakoA, da ubrZana ganmzadebaA sayof-
lisa TYsisaA da dadebad yoveli WurWeli mas Sina – arca
sameufoA, arca saglaxakoA. da maSin mivida [da] daeSena
[mun] adgilsa mas.
54. da yoveli igi WurWeli sameufoA, romeli gamosca
mamaman misman – saKedrebi ginaTu samoslebi, Sesamkobeli
sajdomTaA da SuenierebaA mravalsaxe sameufoA – brZana,
raATa wariRon adgilTa ucxoTa sameufoTa da ganyidon igi
da fasi misi ganuyon glaxakTa da upovarTa da romelTa
araraA aqun da sircxYliTa kacTaATa ver ganvidian Txoad.
da viTarca-igi mefeni iSuebed da ixarebed samkauliTa
miT da samosliTa SuenieriTa mravliTa, da silaRiT da am-
partavanebiT aSurebed glaxakTa, aw (kualad) fasiTa misiTa
nugeSiniscemul i[qm]nen glaxakni da upovarni. da romelTa
esmes ese, adidebden qristesa RmerTsa [Cuensa].
da merme brZana, raATa daweron wignebi yovelTa mimarT
sameufoTa misTa, queyanad-queyanad da Kevad-Kevad da so-
flad-soflad, raATa aRwernen maT Sina yovelni glaxakni
da upovarni, uRononi da uZlurni, da kualad upovarni
iginica, romelni ver iTxoven sircxYlisagan da isajebian
SYd wil ufroAs glaxakTaAsa saxeliT maTiT da sofliT da
sazomiT, da TiToe(u)l
TiToe(u)lii maTgan
maTganii. da viTar moarTues
aRwerili igi, brZana didZalisa safasisa ganyofaA Soris
maTsa TiToeulsa sazomisaebr TYsisa da micemaA queyanaTaA.
da Seewia Senebasa maTsa zeda da yovlisagan saKmrisa misca
Tes[li], vidremdis gamoi[yva]na mizezisagan glaxakobisa da
upo[v]arebisa. da R[onier-iqm]nnes yovelnive mieriTgan da
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amis Semdeg erTi adgili gamoirCia sacxovreblad
iodasafma, iseTi, rom arc mefeTa Sesaferi yofiliyo da
arc Zlier mdabiuri, iq dasaxlda da yvela saWiro
nivTis mitanac brZana, oRond es nivTebic ubralo unda
yofiliyo, arc mefuri da arc mTlad Raribuli.
54. iodasafma mamis mier boZebuli samefo
ganZeulobis, saxedrebis, yovelgvari mosarTavebisa da
Zvirfasi Sesamoslebis sxva qveynebSi gayidva da
aRebuli sasyidlis glaxakTa da upovarTaTvis darigeba
brZana, maTTvis, romlebsac araferi gaaCndaT, magram
sircxvilis gamo verc veravis sTxovdnen raimes.
maSin, rodesac sxva mefeni, mravalgvari samkaule-
biTa da Zvirfasi SesamoslebiT Semkulni, ilxendnen da
xarobdnen, da TavianTi zRvargadasuli gancxromiTa da
silaRiT Surs aRuZravdnen glaxakebs, iodasafis mier
amave Zvirfaseulobis sazRauriT nugeScemulni iqnen
Ratakni da davrdomilni. da vinc ki amis Sesaxeb igebda,
adidebda ufal ieso qristes...
Semdeg mefem brZana, mis samefoSi _ yovel qalaqSi,
sofelsa da TemSi _ aReweraT gaWirvebulni da glaxak-
Ta, upovarTa, uRonoTa da uZlurTa siebi SeedginaT,
ganakuTrebiT arafrismqoneni moeZiaT, romlebic, si-
rcxvilisa da ridis gamo, veravis sTxovdnen daxmarebas.
rogorc ki aRweris siebi moarTves mefes, brZana,
didZali safase gamoeyoT RatakTaTvis da TiToeu-
lisaTvis maTi saWiroebisaebr miecaT. Semdeg miwebi
dauriga maT, damkvidrebasa da sacxovreblis agebaSi
daexmara, dasaTesad Teslic misca da imdens ecada, rom
siRaribisa da upovarebisagan gaaTavisufla yvela. male
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isii
balavaris
erTobiT adidebdes RmerTsa mis mier, da arRaravin ipoebo-
da sameufoTa Sina misTa kaci, romelimca miadga kacsa saKm-
risaTYs da qvelissaqmisa.
da merme brZana miweraA yovelTa samefoTa misTa, raATa
yovelman samTavroman misman, ginaTu saerisTavoman, gamoir-
Cion Tavisa maTisaTYs kaci WeSmariti da Rirsi da myofeli
simarTlisaA da moZule si(c)ruvisaA, raATa, romeli gamoir-
Cion e[se]viTari TiToeulman maTganman, ganaCinos igi maT
zeda ebiskoposad, raATa winauZRodis maT mecnierebasa
WeSmaritebisasa qristes R[mrTi]sa Cuenisasa simarTliT da
RirsebiT, da mSjavriTa simarTlisaATa aZoebdes da hmwysi-
des samwysoTa TYsTa.
da merme brZanebaA d(audva) mTavarTa da erisTavTa da
meKeleTa, raATa keTiladmsaxurebiTa simarTlisaATa Sjiden
ersa, da mowyalebiT da simarTliT ganagebden saqmeTa
maTTa, da raATa iyvnen saSinel borotismoqmedTaTYs da
mSYdoba da sixarul keTilismoqmedTa zeda, da raATa
ubrZanon yovelTa, romelni iyvnen Kelsa queSe maTsa,
SenebaA queyanisaA da micemad xark
xarkii samarTal
samarTalii msgavsad
Zalisa maTisa. da mermeRa ganago spaTaTYs saKmari maTi
yoveli dauklebelad da daadginna maT zeda spaApetni da
erisTavni kacni, Rirsni, mdabalni da RmrTismoSiSni,
romelni evltodes mTavrobasa, xolo romelni eZiebdes da
CaiWrebodes, igini ganaSorna gansagebelisagan maTisa.
d[a kualad br]Zana didiTa pativiTa dadginebad yovelni
mRdelTmoZRuarni da mRdelni WeSmaritni, da aRaSenna ek-
lesiani queyanasa Sina TYssa, romelni sityuaTa maTTaebr
aRasrulebdes saqmiT mcnebaTa qristesTa, da micemad maTda
saKmari misi TiToeulsa maTgansa, Semsgavsebulad kacad-
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mcxovreblebi ise moZlierdnen, rom maTxovari da
mowyalebis mTxovneli aRar moipoveboda iodasafis
samflobeloSi, da yvelani erTad adidebdnen RmerTs.
amis Semdeg mTels samefoSi _ TiToeul samTavrosa
da saerisTavoSi kvlav brZaneba SeTvala mefem, raTa
erTmaneTs Soris gamoerCiaT Rirseuli da marTali,
simarTlis msaxuri da sicruis moZule kacebi, da maTi
episkoposebad dadgena brZana, raTa maTi meTvalyu-
reobiT qristes rwmenaSi warmatebuliyo da ganmtkice-
buliyo xalxi. episkoposebs patiosnad, siwrfeliTa da
simarTlis Seuryvneli msaxurebiT evalebodaT samwysos
movla-gaZRola.
aseve yvela mTavars, erisTavsa da moxeles ubrZana
iodasafma, keTilad da uqrTamo samarTliT momsxure-
bodnen ers, marTebulad da miukerZoeblad ganegoT
maTze dakisrebuli saqmeebi, raTa borotmoqmedT SiSi,
xolo keTilismoqmedT mSvidoba da sixaruli hqonodaT.
aseve yvelas evaleboda Tavisi wvlili Seetana da
monawileoba mieRo qveynis aRmSeneblobaSi da SeZlebi-
samebr, dawesebuli samarTliani gadasaxadic gadaexada.
jaric yovelgvari saWiroebiT uzrunvelyo ioda-
safma, saTaveSi meTaurebad spaspetebi da erisTavebi _
Rirseuli, mdabali da RmrTis moSiSi kacebi Cauyena,
romlebic gaurbodnen pativs, didebis moyvareni ki
saerTod CamoiSora.
iodasafma aseve brZana, eklesiebi aeSenebinaT
samefoSi. gansakuTrebuli pativiT mopyrobodnen WeSma-
rit mRvdelmTavrebsa da mRvdlebs, romlebic sityviT
da saqmiT emsxurebodnen RmerTs da TiToeuli maTgani-
saTvis maTi saWiroebisa da mdgomareobis Sesabamisad
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kacadsa a[d]gilsa TYssa. da iyo sixaruli miuwdomeli
queyanasa mas.
da TYT iodasaf moicala TYnier yovlisa udebebisa
gangebad saqmeTa erisaTa. pirvelad ganikiTxvida Sinagansa
maTsa sulieriTa saqmiTa, viTar-Zi cxondebian, da merme Ko-
rcielsa cxorebasa z[eda]. da egreca TiToeulsa miageb[da]
saqmeTa maTTaebr mowyalebiT da [keTilad]gangebiT. [da]
aRiRo maTgan saqme mZlavrobisaA mefobrivi da (yovlad)
mZime da SiSi ujer[oA] [...]a[.]isaA gamoiRo gulTa maTTagan.
55. da ganmravlda jerovnebaA da samarTali da
sixaruli ersa Soris, da moiswrafdes yovelni kacni
yovliT queyaniT da naTels-iRebdes saxeliTa wmidisa
samebisaATa, da SeeZinebodes Sjulsa qristeanobisasa erni
uricxuni maradRe. da gamoCnda umetesobaA
keTiladgangebisa misisaA da iwyes SeCuenebad Sjulsa
pirvelsa, romelsa-igi zeda dges. da aRivsnes gulni yov-
elTani siyuaruliTa misa mimarT da sasoebiTa keTiliTa me-
fobisa misisaTYs. da gancxadna ersa Soris saqme da didebaA
qristeanobisaA da RmrTismsaxurebisaA da siyuarulisaA da
mSYdobisaA, rameTu Tavi TYsi misca saxed yovelTa:
simdablesa da siyuarulsa da moRuawebasa zeda. da
arRaravin i[poe]boda yovelsa sameufosa missa, romelimca
hmonebda Sjulsa sxuasa, garna RmerTsa yovlisa-
mpyrobelsa, erTica kaci. garna mciredi vinme kacni
warvides da miicvales sameufod abenese mefisa mamisa misi-
sa, rameTu [i]yvnes igini kerpTmsaxur da ara Tavs-idves yo-
faA maTi Sjulsa Sina qristessa.
da ganiTqua yovelsa queyanasa hambavi qristesmoyuarisa
mis WabukisaA da simdablisaTYs da moTminebisa misisa da
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miecaT yovelive aucilebeli. amgvarad, miuwvdomeli
sixaruli sufevda qveyanaSi.
TviT iodasafi samefo saqmeebiT dakavda, pirvel
rigSi, qveynis mkvidrTa sulieri mdgomareobiTa da
cxovrebiT interesdeboda, mxolod amis Semdeg iZiebda
maT xorciel saWiroebebs da sulgrZelad da uxvad
miagebda TiToeuls maTi saqmeebis mixedviT. amgvarad,
yvela gaTavisuflda mZime tanjvisa da mefis winaSe
damTrgunavi SiSisagan.
55. wesrigi da samarTlianoba damyarda qveyanaSi,
sixaruli ganmravlda kacTa Soris. yoveli mxridan
moeSurebodnen iodasafis samefoSi da inaTlebodnen
samebis saxeliT. yoveldRe uricxvi eri SeeZineboda
qristes eklesias.
cxadi gaxda iodasafis keTilgonivruli mmarTve-
lobis upiratesoba. xalxi gmobda im rjuls, romelsac
uwin aRiarebda. maTi guli mefis siyvaruliT aRivso da
sasoebiT elodnen iodasafis mefobis keTil nayofs.
ganmtkicda da gandidda qristianuli sarwmunoeba
samefoSi. siyvarulma da mSvidobam daisadgura qveyana-
Si, radgan Tavad mefe iZleoda Tavmdablobis, siyvaru-
lisa da rwmenaSi gulmodginebis magaliTs. mis samflo-
beloSi erTi kacic aRar darCa sxva rjulis mimdevari,
yvelani WeSmarit RmerTs sasoebdnen. mxolod is
mciredi nawili, romlebic kerpTayvanismcemlebad
darCnen da ar isurves qristes sarwmunoebaze moqceva,
gadavidnen abenesis samflobeloSi.
iodasafis samefoSi ki ganiTqva qristesmoyvare
Wabuki mefis saxeli. yvelasaTvis cnobili gaxda misi
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isii
balavaris
gardareulisa mowyalebisa misisa, da viTar-igi amaT
yovelTa saTnoebaTa ganhmzadebda sibrZniTa da
gonierebiTa, da movidodes misa yovelTagan adgilTa kacni
morwmuneni, romelni ifarvides wessa da sarwmunoebasa
SiSisagan mefisa, uSiSad, da sixaruliTa didiTa daeSene-
bodes sabrZanebelTa misTa, da ixarebdes suliTa da
adidebdes ganuyofelsa samebasa wmidasa, romelman ganacx-
ada erTarsebaA samguamovnebisa misisaA, da uCuena Zali sar-
wmunoebisa maTisaA winaSe yovelTa uRmrToTa. da mravalni
movidodes, romelni iyvnes Sjulsa zeda mamisa misisasa, da
daadgrebodes mis Tana sarwmunoebasa zeda qristessa
gancxadebulad da, viTarca yrmani CCYlni, naTels-iRebdes
saxeliTa mamisaATa, ZisaATa da sulisa wmidisaATa, da adideb-
des qristesa WeSmaritsa RmerTsa, romeli iSva uTeslod
da uxrwnelad qalwulisagan uqorwinebelisa, pirvel sau-
kuneTa mamisagan udedod Sobili, Tanamosaydre mamisa da
sulisa wmidisaA.
56. da gancxadna hambavi Zisa mefisaA. da iyo sixaruli
didi yovlisa erisaA da aRebaA mZlavrobisaA maTgan
sameufosa Sina mamisa misisasa. da mravalni moiqceodes da
aRiarebdes Sjulsa macxovrisa Cuenisa iesu qristessa da
aRsaarebasa iodasafissa. da ganmravldeboda da
ganZlierdeboda qadagebaA maT Soris, vidremdis ganmravl-
des da ganZlierdes mun-Sina ufroAs yovelTa uRmrToTa.
maSin iwyo mouZlurebad saqmeman mamisa misisaman da iqces
gulni kacTani misgan, da kadnier iqmnebodes winaaRdgomad
misa. da Seuracx-hyofdes mravalsa zeda brZanebasa missa,
da moiKsenebdes uwesoebiT slvasa missa maT Soris da
mZlavrobaTa da borotisCuenebaTa maT zeda. da ganecxade-
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simdablis, moTminebisa da usazRvro mowyalebis Sesaxeb.
da roca igebdnen, Tu rogori sibrZniTa da gonierebiT
ganagebda igi qveyanas, yoveli kuTxidan moedinebodnen
abenesis SiSis gamo qristes farulad morwmuneni,
gaxarebulni uSiSrad mkvidrdebodnen iodasafis
samefoSi, xarobdnen suliT da adidebdnen wmida da
ganuyofel samebas, romelmac ganacxada erTarsoba
samgvamovnebisa da sarwmunoebis Zala gamoaCina yvela
uRmerTos winaaRmdeg.
iodasafTan mamamisis sarwmunoebis mravali mimdeva-
ric modioda, isini ukve aSkarad aRiarebdnen qristes
sarwmunoebas, Cvili yrmebiviT inaTlebodnen samebis
saxeliT da adidebdnen WeSmarit RmerTs _ qristes,
romelic mamisagan udedod Sobili saukuneTa uwinares,
uTeslod da uxrwnelad iSva uqorwinebeli qalwuli-
sagan da romelic mamisa da suliwmidis Tanamosaydrea.
56. sayovelTaod ganiTqva iodasafis saxeli mamamisis
samflobeloSi. yvela xarobda, radgan Zalmomreoba maT
qveyanaSic dasasruls uaxlovdeboda. mravali moiqca da
ufal ieso qristes rwmena aRiara. qristianobis
qadageba ganmravlda da imdenad gaZlierda qveyanaSi,
rom ukve morwmuneebi sWarbobdnen urwmunoebs. abenes
mefis xelisufleba Sesustda, mravalma zurgi Seaqcia
da piri ibruna misgan, mravalic ukve kadnierad
ewinaaRmdegeboda mas. arafrad agdebdnen mis brZanebebs
da aZagebdnen mas uweso cxovrebisa da qveSevrdomebis
mimarT borotad mopyrobis gamo. dRiTi dRe ufro
cxadi xdeboda abenesisaTvis, rom xalxi aRarafrad
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boda SeuracxebaA erisagan dRiTi-dRe da gulisKma-yo, vi-
Tarmed gulni kacTani miqceul arian Zisa misisa ker[Zo], da
SeeSina, nuukue SfoTica aRudges da moklas vinme da
daipyras mefobaA misi. da didi SiSi da urvaA daeca mis zeda
amis jerisaTYs, da ara xolo mas oden, aramed yovelni,
romelni iyvnes warCinebulni da Tanamzraxvalni misni. da
didsa mwuxarebasa da iwroebasa Sevardes amis jerisaTYs.
maSin miwera abenese mefeman Zisa TYsisa iodasafisa
saqmisa amisTYs da ga(na)cxada yoveli, romlisaTYs
iurvoda da hkiTxa, raA-Zi jer-ars yofad. xolo iodasaf
miuwera esreT: uwyebul iyav, mefe, rameTu araraA
warsdevnis SiSsa da iotebs iWusa gulisagan mefeTaAsa,
viTarca mSjavri samarTali erisa mimarT da keTilad-
gangebaA mowyalebiT saqmeTa maTTaA, da araraA ufro
mo[m]x[d]el ars urvaTa da ganmryunel cxorebisa da mom-
povnebel borotTa iWuTa erisa mimarT, viTarca ujeroA Tu
kuali Cndes mefisaA ersa Soris, rameTu daRacaTu keTilni
Senni ganmravlden kacTa mimarT, aramed mciredman
borotman ganryunesve igi, ukueTu Seszao mis Tana. xolo
Sen Tana, mefe, cxad arian saqmeni ese, romelTaA arRara visi
giKms kiTxvaA amis jerisaTYs. aw ixile, vinaA-Zi SegiKda
SiSi da iWY, anu sadaAT gaqus nugeSiniscemaA da imedi.
xolo me esreT vhgoneb, viTarmed ara ars mizezi SiSisa da
iWYsaA, ga[r]na kualisagan borotisa, romeli ukuana
Seudgs. da ara ars adgili nugeSinissacemeli da sa imedo
saimedo
SenTYs, garna keTili Tu raA gi[Tesavs]. aw dauteve
momatyuebeli SiSisaA da moipove mompovnebeli mSYdobisaA
da mouswar WeSmaritisagan zraxvad, nuukue migiswran
mterTa SenTa keTilsa zeda.
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agdebda mas, radgan maTi gulebi misi Zisaken iyo
miqceuli. SeSinda mefe, radgan SesaZlebeli iyo vinmes
kidec moekla da amgvarad, misi taxtic xelT egdo.
SeSfoTda, simSvide dakarges misma Tanamzraxvelebmac.
amis gamo yvelani did gasaWirsa da mwuxarebaSi
Cacvivdnen.
maSin abenes mefem iodasafs miswera Tavisi gasaWiris
Sesaxeb, daufaravad amcno mwuxarebis mizezi da rCeva
hkiTxa. pasuxad iodasafma SeuTvala:
`uwyode, mefev, araferi ise ar sdevnis SiSsa da eWvs,
mefeTa gulebidan, rogorc uzakvelad, marTali samarT-
liTa da gulmowyalebiT qveynis marTva, da arc araferi
ise Zlierad ar Segmatebs satanjvels, gagimwarebs
cxovrebas da aRgiZravs borot eWvebs eris mimarT,
rogorc araswori urTierToba xalxTan, radgan mravali
sikeTec rom uyo adamianebs, mciredi boroteba, masTan
Sezavebuli, ukve ryvnis da bilwavs gakeTebul sikeTes.
magram es yvelaferi SenTvisac cnobilia, mefev da arc
aravis rCeva-darigebas saWiroeb. Tavad gansaje: saidan
SeiZleboda SiSi da eWvebi mogZaleboda, an saidan unda
elode nugeSsa da imeds?! me vfiqrob, rom Seni SiSisa da
eWvis mizezi Sens mier arasworad ganvlili cxovreba
unda iyos, xolo nugeSsa da imeds ki Sengan qmnili
keTili saqmeebi Segmatebs. amitom uaryavi da moiZule
is, rac SiSs Sobs SenSi da moipove is, rac mSvidobas
SegZens. iCqare WeSmaritebis aRiareba, raTa Senma
mtrebma ar dagaswron keTilis keTebaSic.”
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57. da viTarca miiwia mefisa wigni ese Zisa misisaA, mou-
woda warCinebulTa maT misTa da warukiTxa wigni igi. da
iwyes ganzraxvad amis jerisaTYs. maSin hrques kacTa maT
mefesa: `mefe, cxondi ukunisamde! Cuen esreT gangazraxebT,
raATa ewifo saqmesa pirispir, vidre ara zeda-dageces, da
iRuawe mas Sina moqcevaA, romlisaA SesaZlebel iyos
moqcevad, da nu winaaRudgebi, romelsa ver SemZlebel iyo
winaaRdgomad. rameTu saqme mefobisaA Sekrbebis Sekrebasa
Sina erisasa, da Sen uwyni saqmeni Senni borotni ersa Soris
da aw hxedav miqcevasa gulTa maTTasa Sengan da midrekasa
gonebisa m(aTisasa) Sengan, da rameTu ganzraxvaA mefeTaTYs
umjobesi gamorCevaA ars nebierad saqmisaA da umrwemes
umrwemesii
miwyudevaA ars uneblebiT saqmesa, da Sen dRes flobaA
gaqus gamorCevad saqmisa umjobesisa Tavisa SenisaTYs da
arRa modgmul ars saqme mimawyudeveli uneblieTsa zeda,
rameTu nefsiT upatiosnes ars mefeTaTYs. da Cuen esreT
gawuevT, raATa yoveli ese samefoA miuTualo Zesa Sensa,
ukueTu oden Tavs-idvas da morCil geqmnas. aramed
pirvelad esreT iwyo, raATa hbrZano SemokrebaA yovelTa
mTavarTaA da erisTavTaA da warCinebulTa erisa SenisaTaA,
da maSin RonisZiebiT hyo dadebaA amis jerisaA maT Tana44,
rameTu ara hSuenis mefeTa aRsrulebaA raAsame saqmisaA,
garna patiosnebisa [...]~.
maSin brZana mefeman mswrafl SemokrebaA maT yovelTaA.
da viTar Semokrbes igini winaSe missa, iwyo RonisZiebiT
dadebad winaSe maTsa saqmisa mis, da Tqua yovlisa pirvelad
madlobaA RmrTisaA yovelsa Sina, da merme aKsena
siyuaruli misi erisa mimarT, da viTar vidoda maT Soris da
zrunvida cxorebisa maTisaTYs, da merme kualad aKsena,
viTar-igi wuli Svili ara esua da eSinoda awyuedaA Zirisa
maTisaA, da rameTu aRTqumaA misca RmerTTa, romlisaA ver
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57. ufliswulis pasuxis miRebisTanave abenes mefem
warCinebulni miiwvia da maTac waukiTxa werili. bevri
iTaTbires mowveulebma da bolos hkadres mefes:
_ mefev, cxondi ukunisamde. Cven girCevT, droulad
ewio saqmes, vidre Sens winaaRmdeg ar datrialebula
igi. gaakeTe, rac SesaZlebelia, da nu SeewinaaRmdegebi
imas, risi winaaRmdegobac SeuZlebelia. ramdenadac
dRes Tqveni samefo moRvawoba gansjis sagnad qceula,
gkadrebT, da SegaxsenebT Tqvens mier Cadenil borote-
bebs, romlebic Tavad TqvenTvisac cnobilia. axlac
hxedavT, maT gamo Tu rogor miiqca xalxis guli Tqvengan
da aRar gemorCilebian. da radgan dRes mowodebulni
varT, umjobesi girCioT, Tqven ki ufleba gaqvT,
sasargeblo sityva SeisminoT, usargeblo ki ganiSoroT,
amitom vkadnierdebiT da girCevT imas, risi nebayofl-
obiTi Sesrulebac mxolod pativs hmatebs mefeebs. Cveni
rCeva amgvaria: mTeli samefo Tqvens Zes gadauloceT,
Tuki dagmorCildebaT da itvirTavs mefobas. manamde ki
mTavrebi, erisTavebi da warCinebulni SemokribeT, raTa
maTTan erTad gadawyvitoT es saqme, vinaidan ar
SeSveniT mefeebs sxva rame, Tu ara patiosnad moqceva.
maTi rCevisamebr moiqca abenes mefe. saswrafod
yovelTa Semokreba brZana. roca yvela mefis winaSe
Seikriba, sityviT mimarTa maT mefem, raTa saqmis arsSi
gaerkvia isini da erToblivad mieRoT gadawvetileba.
upirvelesad samadlobeli aRavlina RmerTebis
winaSe abenesma, Semdeg SekrebilT eris mimarT Tavisi
siyvaruli Seaxsena _ rogor dadioda maT Soris da
rogor zrunavda maTze, kidev erTxel gaixsena is dro,
Ze rom ar hyavda da umemkvidreod gadagebis eSinoda,
Semdeg _ aRTqma rom misca RmerTebs _ romlis
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Kel-ewifebis daKsnaA misi, ukueTu mieces wuli Svili, da
TYT cxondesRa vidre aRzrdadmde yrmisa mis, vidremdis
SemZlebel iqmnes (da)pyrobad samefosa, raATa miuTualos
yoveli samefoA misi Svilsa TYssa da TYT nefsiT dauteos
mefobaA da mihmadlos R[merTTa] aRTqumisa misTYs, da raA-
Ta daSjerdes cxoreba[sa] lito[n]sa [m]sgavsad sxuaTa
kacTaAsa.
da hrqua yovelsa mas ersa: `Tquen iciT, viTar jer-ars
aRsrulebaA aRnaTquemTaA, da ara jer-ars daKsnaA misi. da
me, raJams mivec naxevari samefoAsa CemisaA Svilsa Cemsa,
esre vhgonebd, viTarmed aRmesrulebis aRnaTquemi Cemi. da
viTar vhxedav, ara srul ars aRnaTquemi Cemi. da rameTu
cru vipove winaSe RmerTTaAsa, da meSinis, aRnaTquemisa
amis daklebisaTYs risxvaA maTi moiwios Cem zeda, rameTu
masmies, viTarmed `SurisgebiT saZiebel ars aRnaTquemio~45.
da aw Tana-mac TYnier yovlisa Ronisa aRsrulebaA
aRnaTquemisa CemisaA. da aw gauwyeb Tquen, raATa
ganmazraxoT, raA-igi jer-ars CemTYs da TquenTYs um-
jobesi, ganixileT!~
xolo (maT hrques): vis
`visimca
visimca ufro jer-iyo
aRsrulebaA aRnaTquemTaA, viTar mefisa, anu vinmca ufro
dammarxvel iyo samarTlisa da umtkices sityuaTa da
udides zraxviTa, viTar mefe Cueni! xolo saqme ese,
romel[i] ikiTxe Cuengan, arian mas Sina orni saqmeni: erTisa
maTganisaA uSuerebaA ars mefisagan, ukueTu daabrkolos da
miadroos igi mefeman, rameTu kacsa Tu vinme utyuvis,
sayuedrel arn igi maradis, ravden ufroAs winaSe RmerTTa
saZagel ars tyuvili da sicruve aRnaTquemTaA mefisaTYs.
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aRusruleblobac dauSvebelia _ rom Tuki vaJiSvili
SeeZineboda da manam icocxlebda, vidre memkvidre
samefos gaZRolas SesZlebda, mas gadaulocavda mefobas
da nebayoflobiT dauTmobda samefo taxts, aRTqmul
msxverpls Seswiravda RmerTebs da Cveulebrivi,
ubralo cxovrebiT icxovrebda sxva kacTa msgavsad.
Semdeg ki mTel ers mimarTa:
_ Tqven iciT, rom aRTqmis Sesruleba savaldebuloa
da pirobis darRveva ar SeiZleba. da roca Cemi samefos
naxevari Svils gadaveci, vifiqre, amiT aRTqma
Sevasrule-meTqi, magram dRes vxedav, rom piroba
bolomde ar Semisrulebia. vSiSob, cru ar aRmovCnde
RmerTebis winaSe da maTi risxva ar mewios, radgan
msmenia, RmerTebi SurisgebiT mohkiTxaven adamianebs
aRTqmuls. amitom movale var, Zal-Rone ar daviSuro da
aRTqma Sevasrulo. Tqvenc imitom SegkribeT, rom rCeva
gkiTxoT, imsjeleT da is gadawyviteT, rac CemTvisac
sasargeblo iqneba da TqvenTvisac.
miuges mas pasuxad:
_ swored mefeebs evalebaT yvelaze metad aRTqmis
Sesruleba. amasTan, vis SeSvenis Tavisi sityvebis erTgu-
leba, samarTlianoba da goniereba, Tu ara Cvens mefes?!
xolo is saqme, romlis Sesaxebac rCevas gvekiTxebi, or
sakiTxs moicavs: pirveli isaa, rom Seuferebelia
mefeTaTvis dayovneba an aRTqmis Seusrulebloba, rad-
gan Tuki is, vinc adamianebs atyuebs da amis gamo
ganuwyvetliv igmoba, maTze ramdenad ufro saZageli
iqneba mefe, romelic RmerTebs ecrueba da ar
Seasrulebs maTTvis aRTqmuls?! nu hgonia vinmes, rom
RmerTebi motyuvdebian! SesaZloa, rac, gansakuTrebiT
Zvirfasia SenTvis da rasac yvelaze metad
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da merme ara Tavsdebadca RmerTTagan sagonebel ars
tyuvilisaA CuenebiTa risxvisaATa, nuukue, romelsa nefsiT
zeda-adgrebodi da gSurdes, migeRos igi risxviTa TYnier
madlisa da nebisa Senisa. da meore [ese, rameTu] miavlineb
mefobasa Sensa Zisa Senisa, romel ars [naTeli] TualTa
SenTaA da TYnierca aRTqumisa yovelni kacni dauteoben
SvilTa TYsTa monagebTa maTTa da amas zeda dasruldebis
sasoebaA kacTaA. da ukueTumca ucxoAsaTYs aRgeTqua
aRTqumaA, ese Tana-mca-gedva aRsrulebad, ravden ufroAs
Zisa Senisada Tana-gac orkerZove aRsrulebaA aRnaTquemisa
SenisaA?
aramed Sen uwyi, mefe, rameTu Ze Seni ars Sjulsa Sina
qristeaneTasa da Sjulsa TYssa sam[a]rTal uCns miRebaA
samarTlisaA da gansworebaA mTavarTa da glaxakTaA mas Sina.
da Sen uwyi, Tu raA borotisCuenebani aRvasruleniT kacTa
maT zeda monanulTa. aw ukue gueSinis, nuukue KelT-
igdos da gueuflos Sjuli misi da mas [Sina] moguedgmis
samarTliT TavsdebaA sisxlTaA, romel davsTxieniT
brZanebiTa SeniTa, da monagebni, romelni iavar-vyveniT
mSjavriTa, Tana-guac gardaKdaA maTi.
58. maSin miwera mefeman Zisa TYsisa esreT: `mSYdobaA
Senda, Svilo Cemo! Sen uwyi pirvelad nukeviT da siCCoebiT
aRzrdaA Seni Cem mier da mere miSuebaA nebisa SenisaA, daRa-
caTu mZime iyo Cem zeda, zogad
zogadii sameufoAsa CemisaA da
SeSlaA mefobisa CemisaA siyuarulisaTYs Senisa vyav. da aw
mnebavs, raATa srul-vyo keTili Cemi Sen Tana, romeli
aravis kacTagansa uyofia visTana-me, da migiTualav
yovelsa samefosa sruliad, da gardag
gardagrrideb didebisagan
Cemisa da me megulebis litonsa cxorebasa Sina yofaA,
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ufrTxildebi, swored is wagarTvan risxviT, cxadia,
yovelgvari madlisa da Seni nebis winaaRmdeg.
meore sakiTxi ki isaa, rom mefobis gadacema Seni
ZisaTvis gsurs, romelic Seni Tvalis sinaTlea.
adamianebi aRTqmis gareSec Svilebs utoveben TavianT
monagebs da amiT aResruleba maTi sawadeli. ase rom,
isedac gevaleboda amis qmna, mefev. da raki aRTqmac
dagidevs, ucxosTvisac rom gqonoda piroba micemuli,
gevaleboda misi aRsruleba, maS, miT ufro axla, roca
Seni Zis sasargeblod aResruleba yovelive. ase rom,
orgvarad xar valdebuli, mas dauTmo mefoba.
magram, mefev, ici, rom ufliswuli qristiania da
misi rjulis mixedviT samarTlianobas da Tanasworobas
moiTxovs didebulsa da Ratakis mimarT. isic ici,
ramdeni boroteba SevamTxvieT qristianebs, amitom
gveSinia, vaiTu, Sens saxelmwifoSic gavrceldes
qristianoba, maSin maTi samarTlisaebr, mogvkiTxaven im
sisxls, romelic Seni brZanebiT davRvareT da Cvens mier
ganadgurebuli maTi qonebis anazRaurebasac mogvTxoven.
58. maSin meore werili miswera mefem Svils:
`mSvidoba Senda, Svilo Cemo! Sen ici, rom
fufunebasa da mzrunvelobaSi gamogzarde, Semdeg ki
Sens nebas migiSvi. Zneli da mtkivneuli iyo CemTvis
samefos gayofa da Cemi xelisuflebis SezRudva, magram
esec Seni siyvarulis gamo gavakeTe. axla msurs,
srulvyo SenTvis gakeTebuli sikeTe da ise moviqce,
rogoradac aravin moqceula kacTagan _ srulad
gadmogcem qveyanas, Tavad ki ganveSorebi samefo didebas,
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vidremdis moiwios aRsasruli Cemi, raATa sasoebaA[ca] Cemi
srul-iqmnes SenTYs da sixaruli mefobisa SenisaA vixilo
cxorebasa Cemsa~ (da amisa Semdgomad aKsena saqme
monanulTaA maT da raA-igi uyo boroti TavTa maTTa da mon-
agebTa maTTa, da rameTu ara ucxo ars mefeTagan
udidesisaca amisa yofad damtkicebisaTYs mefobisa misisa
winaaRmdgomTa TYsTa) `aw ukueTu aRiRo Cem zeda da
romelni arian Cem Tana saqme bWobisaA maT Soris, maSin
migiTualo sruli samefoA, da raATa ara guaiZulo me da
CemTanaTaA dateobaA SjulisaA~.
xolo iodasaf esreT miuwera mamasa TYssa:
`gYrgYnosano didebulo mefeo, Sen uwyi, viTarmed ara
jer-ars samarTalsa Sina saSjelsa erTsa Sina sameufosa
ori wesi da ori bWobaA [...]buli erTierTisa wina[aRmd]gomi
yofad, xolo vyo Tquen Tana saq[me sa]marTali, romeli
SeaSundes gonebasa Tquensa. aw moavlineniT Cuenda kacni
Tquenganni, romelni brZnad sagonebel iyvnen da saqmesa
Sematyuebel, raATa sityua-ugoT urTierTas amis
jerisaTYs, da merme gamoCndes WeSmariti, romelman samar-
Talsa zeda Segukribnes yovelni mas Sina~.
da viTar moiwia mefisa wigni Zisa misisaA, warukiTxa
misTanaTa maT. da yovelTave SeaSunda, raA-igi miuwera,
rameTu icodes, viTarmed TYnier samarTlisa araras hyofs.
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sicocxlis bolomde ubralo cxovrebiT minda vicxovro,
Tanac Seni didebiT msurs gavixaro da Cems sicocxle-
Sive davinaxo Seni mefobis keTili nayofi.
amis Semdeg mefe werilSi im qristianebs ixsenebda,
romelTac mravali tanjva-wameba miayena, maTi sabade-
beli ki gadawva, magram dasZenda, rom saxelmwifos
interesebi xSirad aiZulebs mefeebs ufro saSinladac
moepyron TavianT mowinaaRmdegeebso.
bolos ki ase daasrula werili abenesma:
`Tuki mogvixsni pasuxismgeblobas meca da Cems Tana-
mzraxvelebsac qristianTa winaSe Cadenil borotebaTa
gamo da arc Cveni rwmenis uaryofas gvaiZuleb, maSin
mTels Cems samefos Sen Cagabarebo.~
pasuxad iodasafma miswera:
“gvirgvinosano didebulo mefeo, marTali samarT-
lis mixedviT dauSvebelia erT samefoSi ori wesisa da
ori samarTlis SeTavseba, radgan SeuZlebelia
urTierTdapirispirebulTa mSvidobiani Tanaarseboba.
umjobesia, imgvari mmarTveloba damyardes qveyanaSi,
romelic TqvenTvisac misaRebi iqneba, amitom moavlineT
CvenTan Tqvens mier arCeuli kacebi, keTilgonierni da
saqmeSi Caxedulni, vimsjelebT da saerTo enasac
gamovnaxavT, romelic WeSmaritebis safuZvelze gagva-
erTianebs.”
mefem iodasafisgan miRebuli werili mis Tana-
moazreebsac waukiTxa. yvela kmayofili darCa uflis-
wulis rCeviT, Tumca isedac icodnen, rom igi mxolod
samarTlian gadawyvetilebebs iRebda.
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59. maSin waravlinnes kacni rCeulni maT Soris, brZenni
da wurTilni swavlulebiTa maTiTa. da viTarca miiwivnes
winaSe Zisa mefisa, brZana sworadve maTsa moyvanebaA kacTa,
rCeulTa monaz[onTa] [qristean]eTaA, romel[Ta] aqun[da]
[...madli sulisa] wmidisaA da hrqua maT: `nuraras ufroAs
zomisa zraxavT da nuca TavTa TYsTa esavT, aramed iTxoveT
qristesgan, raATa mogces Zali zeciT, viTarca weril ars
wmidasa Sina saxarebasa, da ityYs: “nu hzrunavT, raA
sTquaTo”46. da viTarca Sekrbes, misces aRTqumaA
urTierTas, raATa ara mZlavrebiT iyos, da arca
gardawevnaA sityYsgebasa maTsa Sina, aramed samarTalisa
saSjeliTa ganixilnen urTierTas, raATa ara iKumios Zeman
mefisaman mimZlavrebaA da arca SurisaTYs jobnisa.
da viTar misces aRTqumaA amis jerisaTYs, iwyes
kerpTmsaxurTa maT da Tques, rameTu: `ara jer-ars pirvel
kiTxvaA, garna meZiebelisaTYs saqmesa, romelsa eZiebs. da
Cuen ara gkiTxoT . [.....] gauwyoT Cuen, romelsa zeda vdgaT
[...], rameTu (vhmonebT) kerp[Ta oqroAsaTa] da vecxlisaTa da
gamoxatulTa qvisaTa da ZelisaTa, aramed gYTxarT Cuen:
vin ars, romelsa Tquen hmonebT?~
miuges monazonTa maT, monaTa qriste RmrTisaTa, da
hrques: `Cuen vhmonebT RmerTsa cxovelsa, romelman dagu-
badna, da dahbada oqroA da vecxli, qvani da Zelni, romlisaA
iciT saxeli misi, da ver uvar-hyo[f]T uflebasa missa, da
igi Tavadi ars udides yovelTa, da aravin SemZlebel ars
miwuTomad RmrTeebisa misisa, Tumca vin gamoTqua sityYTa,
ginaTu ixila TualiTa. man dagubadna da moguca
mecnierebaA misi, nebaTa misTa viqmT msgavsad Zalisa Cuenisa,
da romeli ara hnebavs, mas dauteobT. ese ars migebaA
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59. maSin brZeni da swavluli kacebi miavlines
iodasafis samefoSi. rogorc ki mefis winaSe warsdgnen
isini, brZana iodasafma, rom imdenive rCeuli
RvTismetyveli qristiani monazoni moeyvanaT misi
samefodan da uTxra maT: _ nurc amao mravalsityvaobas
mohyvebiT da nurc Tqveni Tavis imedi geqnebaT, aramed
Semweoba sTxoveT qristes, raTa mogivlinoT Zala
zecidan, rogorc amis Sesaxeb wm. saxarebaSi weria: `nu
zrunavTo, ra sTqvaT~ (mT. 10:19).
mowinaaRmdege mxareebi SeTanxmdnen, erTmaneTze
Zaldatanebis gareSe waremarTaT kamaTi, arc sakamaTo
Temidan gadaexviaT, aramed miukerZoeblad ganesajaT
erTmaneTis Tvalsazrisebi.
amgvari SeTanxmebis Semdeg kerpTayvanismcemlebma
Tqves:
_ pirveli kiTxva, cxadia, im sakiTxs unda Seexebodes,
romlis garkvevac gangvizraxavs. magram Cven kiTxvas ar
vsvamT, aramed gauwyebT, vin varT da vis vemsaxurebiT:
_ Cven kerpTayvanismcmlebi varT, vemsaxurebiT
oqrosa da vercxlis kerpebs da maT qvisa da xis gamo-
saxulebebs. magram Tqvenc gvauwyeT, vis emsaxurebiT?
amaze qristes msaxurma berebma miuges:
_ Cven vemorCilebiT cocxal RmerTs! mas, romelmac
Segvqmna. manve Seqmna oqroca da vercxlic, qvaca da xec.
misi saxeli cnobilia TqvenTvis da Tqven ver uaryofT
mis Zalas. igi Tavad aris yvelaze aRmatebuli da aravis
SeuZlia misi RmrTeebis Secnoba, arc sityviT gamoiTqmis
da arc TvaliT ixilvebis. man dagvbada da manve mogvca
codna mis Sesaxeb, mis nebas vasrulebT SeZlebisamebr da
uarvyofT imas, rasac is ar inebebs. aseTia Cveni pasuxi
Tqvens kiTxvaze. magram vin arian Tqveni RmerTebi? anda
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kiTxvisa TquenisaA, a[ramed] vin [...] arian RmerTni Tquenni
[...]ades, ginaTu raA gamcnes [yofad]? xolo ukueTu sTquaT,
viTarmed ara maT dagubadnes, arca raA guamcnes da verca
SemZlebel arian dabadebad raAsame, rameTu ara hxedven,
arca esmis, arca Kmoben KorKiTa maTiTa, arRaraA sityuaA
gaqus mogebad Cuenda monebisaTYs urgebTa da usuloTa,
romelni ver SemZlebel arian rgebad ginaTu vnebad~.
da viTarca esma ese kerpTmsaxurTa maT, moekueTnes ena-
ni maTni, rameTu arRaraA aqunda sityuaA, raAmca miuges
orsave pirsa zeda, rameTu, ukueTu Tquan, viTarmed kerpTa
maTTa dahbadnes igini da maT aswaves, raA-igi jer-ars
yofad maTTYs, cxad iyo maT zeda mtyuvarobaA, samarTliT
daesajeb[oda] sibrZnisa sityYTa, da ukueTu [Tquan,
viTarmed] uZlur arian da ver Kel-ewif[ebis] dabadebad da
rgebad ginaTu vnebad, iZlivnen samarTlisa mSjavriTa da
miedgas maT zeda saqme jobnisaA. da viTar veraraA poves
Rone, romelimca Semwe iyves, maSin Seiwynares umetesobaA
SjulisaA da aRsaarebaA qristes RmrTisaA yovelsa zeda
wessa amis soflisasa, rameTu keTiladslvasaca Sina
iodasafissa da gardareulsa missa simdablesa da
mowyalebasa Sina missa mravali madli ixiles, rameTu didi
mSYdobaA da sixaruli iyo samefosa Sina mis mier.
miuges da hrques kerpTmsaxurTa maT: `Zeo mefisao, vi-
Tar iyos mSjavri Seni Cuen zeda saqmeTaTYs pirvelTa,
romelni vqmneniT brZanebiTa mamisa SenisaATa da mefisa
CuenisaATa, da sisxlni, romelni davsTxieniT umecrebiTa
[CueniTa]?~.
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maTi mcnebebi rogoria? Tu Tqven ityviT, rom maT ar
SeuqmnixarT da arc raime mcnebebi mouciaT TqvenTvis,
radgan arc raimes Seqmna SeuZliaT da arc raimes
danaxva, mosmena an aRqma, aRaraferi gaqvT CvenTvis
saTqmeli, radgan usargeblo da usulo sagnebs
emsaxurebiT, romlebsac arc sargeblobis motana
SeuZliaT da arc vnebis moyeneba.
maTi sityvebi rom moismines, ena CauvardaT
kerpTmsaxurebs, aRaraferi hqondaT saTqmeli, radgan
pasuxi arcerT kiTxvaze ar moepovebodaT. Tuki
ityodnen, rom kerpebma dabades isini da mcnebebic
misces, Tu rogor unda moqceuliyvnen, aSkara tyuili
iqneboda da samarTlianad iqnebodnen mxilebulni
brZenTa sityvebiT, da Tu ityodnen, rom kerpebi
uZlurni arian, arc raimes Seqmna SeuZliaT, arc rgeba
da arc vnebao, kvlavac samarTliani gansjis Sedegad
damarcxebulni aRmoCndebodnen da maT mowinaaRmdegeebs
darCebodaT am sityvisgebaSi gamarjveba. da radgan am
mdgomareobidan gamosavali ver monaxes, kerpTmsaxurebi
iZulebulni gaxdnen eRiarebinaT qristianuli
sarwmunoebis upiratesoba da yovelgvar miwier kanonze
misi aRmatebuleba. iodasafis keTilgonivrul moRva-
weobaSi, mis usazRvro simdablesa da gulmowyalebaSic
mravali madli ixiles, radgan misi RvawliT mSvidoba
da didi sixaruli sufevda mTels samefoSi.
Semdeg iodasafs hkiTxes kerpebis msaxurebma:
_ Zeo mefisao, ra sasjeli mogvelis Sengan im
borotebaTa gamo, romlebic Seni mamisa da Cveni
mbrZaneblis miTiTebiT aRvasruleT da vzRavT Tu ara im
sisxls, romelic Cveni ugunurebiT davaTxieT?
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hrqua maT netarman iodasaf, rameTu: `viTarca-igi
raJams ganagdoT Sjuli Tqueni, mis Tanaca ganagdo[T] iWY,
romeli gaqus magis jerisaTYs. da viTarca SexYdeT
Sjulsa RmrTisa da macxovrisa Cuenisa iesu[As] qristessa,
mis Tanave SexYdeT mSYdobasa da sixarulsa, rameTu
RmerTi mSYdobisa da siyuarulisaA ars da araTu
mankierebisa da SurisgebisaA~.
maSin moiqces kacni igi winaSe Sefisa da auwyes yoveli,
romeli esma da ixiles. xolo mefeman da yovelman erman
misman ganizraxes, raATa Seudgen Sjulsa iodasafissa. da
Seiwynares wmidaA naTlisRebaA maTi saxeliTa mamisaATa,
ZisaATa da sulisa wmidisaATa.
garna kaci igi mZovari romeli pirvel zemo vaKseneT,
romelman azraxa mefesa, raATa brZola-uyos Zesa TYssa
eSma[kiTa], romelsa erqua Tedma, aman ara Se[i]wynara qris-
teanobaA.
60. da miweres wigni Zisa mefisa aRsaarebisa da sarwmu-
noebisaTYs mamisa da Zisa da sulisa wmidisa erTobiT
mefeman da yovelman erman. da viTarca miiwines mociqulni
iodasafisa da euwya brZanebaA mefisaA da yovlisa erisaA,
maSin aRivso umetesiTa sixaruliTa da aRdga da aRipyrna
Kelni zecad mimarT da Sewira madlobaA qristes mimarT,
`romelman yvis nebaA moSiSTa misTaA”.47 da winauyo
mociqulTa maT pativi da niWi didi da adre ganutevna.
da miwera wigni mamisa TYsisa esresaxed: `didsa da mor-
wmunesa mefesa da keTilad mosrulsa morCilebad RmrTisa
me, monaA da glaxaki iodasaf, uflisa mier gikiTxav!
pirvelad vhmadlob qristesa, Zesa RmrTisasa, romeli
gankacna kacTa cxorebisaTYs da gYKsna monebisagan da
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netarma iodasafma ki upasuxa:
_ rawams Tqvens rjuls datovebT, meyseulad eWvebic
dagtoveben, da rogorc ki RvTisa da Cveni macxovris
ufal ieso qristes rwmenaSi SexvalT, imav wuTs SexvalT
mis mSvidobasa da sixarulSi, rameTu mSvidobisa da
siyvarulis RmerTia da ara ukeTurebisa da Suris-
Ziebisa.
wargzavnilebi abenes mefesTan dabrundnen da rac
naxes da moismines, yovelive dawvrilebiT auwyes. maSin
mefem da mTelma erma gadawyvites Sesdgomodnen
iodasafis rjuls da male moinaTlnen kidec samebis
saxeliT.
qristianoba ar Seiwynara mxolod Cvens mier zemoT
naxsenebma Tedmam, romelmac Caagona abeness, eSmakTa
saSualebiT SebrZoleboda ufliswuls.
60. mefem da mTelma erma erToblivi werili misweres
ufliswuls da acnobes, rom aRiares sarwmunoeba mamisa
da Zisa da sulisa wmidisa. rogorc ki wargzavnilebma
abenesisa da mTeli eris gadawyvetileba acnobes
iodasafs, didi sixaruliT aRivso igi, adga, zecad
aRapyro xelebi da madloba Seswira RmerTs, romelmac
hyo neba moSiSTa misTa.47 ambis momtanT ki sakadrisi
pativi miago da uxvad dasaCuqrebulni gauSva ukan.
xolo mamas amgvari Sinaarsis werili miswera:
“didsa da morwmune mefes da RmrTisadmi keTilad
damorCilebuls, mona da glaxaki iodasaf, uflisa mier
mogikiTxav! upirvelesad vmadlob qristes, RvTis Zes,
romelic gankacda kacTa cxovrebisaTvis da gvixsna
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sacTurisa kerpTaAsa da mogYyidna ubiwoATa miT da
patiosniTa sisxliTa TYsiTa, romeli juarsa zeda
gardamoadina; vaqeb da vadideb saxierebasa missa, romelman
wyalobiT momxedna da ara Kuebul-myo sawadelisagan
Cemisa da Rirs-myo xilvad WeSmaritisa mefobisa Senisa,
rameTu awRa iqmen Sen mefed, xolo pirvel amisa arca Tu
iyav mona Sewynarebul.
da merme, rameTu did arian madlni Senni Cem Tana da me
ver SemZlebel var jerovnad madlisa micemad Senda yov-
lisaveTYs, romeli hyav Cem Tana. aramed ufroAs da udides
dRes axare sulsa Cemsa. yoveli romeli-igi momec, viTarca
araraA iyo winaSe TualTa CemTa, xolo aw cnobiTa SeniTa
WeSmaritebisaATa wmidaA samebaA ididebis da aRsaarebiTa
SeniTa Sjuli misi ganbrwyindebis, da aw sruliad ganadide
yofaA Seni Cem Tana. xolo ese uwyi, rameTu aravin
ganiSoris megobari TYsi da aramca aqunda brZolaA
CueulebisaA misa mimarT da saeWuelca arn miqcevad misa,
ukueTu ara pirvelad mizezi igi midrekisa misisaA
aRmohfxuris. da aw amiT sacnaur ars WeSmaritebaA
sityuaTa SenTaA da ganwmedaA gulisa SenisaA RmrTisa
mimarT, romliTa Cuen Tana msaxurebasa RmrTisasa da
locvisa-modgamobasa moxYde, raATa daarRYne sakerponi da
daswune kerpni cecxliTa RmrTisaTYs, raATa miegos
misagebeli maTi, romeli maT moages erTa uricxuTa. da
dawuviTa maTiTa daego RmerTsa, viTarca-igi pirvel
dawuviTa wmidaTaATa ganudeg RmerTsa. da raJams hyo ese,
maSin `dahKsna Suvakedeli zRudisaA mis~48 - mterobaA da
WeSmariti da uqceveli nugeSiniscemaA moiRo RmrTisagan
cxovelisa da Cuen, monaTa misTagan~.
da viTarca miiwia mefisa wigni ese da aRmoikiTxes, maSin
aRdges TYT mefe da yoveli eri misi mis Tana da iwyes dar-
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monobisa da kerpTa sacdurisagan, romelmac
gamogvisyida Tavisi ubiwo da patiosani sisxliT da
dasTxia igi jvarze, vaqeb da vadideb mis saxierebas,
rameTu momxeda wyalobiT da ar damaklo sasurvels,
Rirs-myo Seni WeSmariti mefobis xilvas, radgan swored
dRes gaxdi Sen mefe, aqamde ki RvTisagan Sewynarebuli
monac ki ar iyavi .
auracxelia Seni mowyaleba Cemze. SeuZlebelia
Rirseuli pativi mogago da sakadrisad gmadlobde
yovelivesaTvis, rac CemTvis gaakeTe, magram dRes mainc
gansakuTrebulad da umetesad gaaxare Cemi suli:
dRemde rasac maZlevdi, fasi ar hqonda Cems TvalSi,
dRes ki Sens mier WeSmaritebis cnobiT idida wmida
sameba da brwyinavs rjuli qristianobisa. amieridan
mtkice gaxdeba Cveni erToba. magram esec msurs icode,
rom veravin CamoiSorebs Zvel megobars, Tu Tavad ar
daZlevs misken ltolvas, ufro metic, Tuki sruliad ar
aRmofxvris im mizezs, romelic misken eweva, kvlav mas
SeiZleba miubrundes. daamowme Seni sityvebis
WeSmariteba da gulwrfeleba RvTis mimarT, rom
marTlac gsurs misi dideba da msaxureba CvenTan erTad,
da daarRvie sakerponi, cecxliT dawvi kerpebi RvTis
gulisaTvis, raTa sakadrisi miago maT da zRon is, rac
Tavad miages mTel ers. kerpebis dawva Segarigebs
RmerTTan, radgan Tavis droze wmidanebis dawviT
ganudeqi RmerTs. Tuki ase moiqcevi, daarRvev im kedels,
romelic mtrobiT aRimarTa Cvens Soris da WeSmarit
nugeSiscemas miiReb cxovelsmyofeli RmrTisa da Cven _
misi monebisagan~.
rogorc ki iodasafis werils gaecnen, abenesma da
masTan erTad mTelma erma kerpebisa da sakerpo taZrebis
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Ruevad da dawuvad kerpTa da taZarTa sakerpoTa, vidremde
arRa(r)a sacnaur iyo adgilica maTi. da amisa Semdgomad
warvida mefe da yoveli eri misi samefod iodasafisa, Zisa
TYsisa, da yoveli igi sufevaA misca mas, garna Tedma
mZovari, romeli itanjeboda oriTave cxorebiTa, ara moiqca
mas Jamsa.
xolo iodasafs viTarca esma, viTarmed mefe da yoveli
eri misi mivals misa, aRdga da miegeba sixaruliTa didiTa,
da davarda winaSe missa igi da yoveli simravle qristes-
morwmuneTaA, romelni-igi miegebvodes mis Tana mefesa.
maSin mefe igi didiTa surviliTa moexYa qedsa iodasafissa
da tiriliTa ambors-uyofda mas. da miiyvana iodasaf mamaA
TYsi didiTa da gardareuliTa pativiTa da yoveli igi
didebaA misi winauyo mas, romelsaca igi ara iKumevda.
61. da viTarca jda iodasaf dResa erTsa winaSe mamisa
TYsisa, Sevida Tedma winaSe maTsa savse guliswyromiTa,
raATa sityua-ugos iodasafs SjulisaTYs, da hrqua mas:
`miTxarRa, Zeo mefisao, romlisa mizezisaTYs hyav saqme ese,
anu raA boroti SegamTxYes kerpTa, romelni esre[T]
Seuracx-hyven, ara pirvelad adidnesa mamani Senni mefeni?
anu ara umetesi SaravandedobaA misces mamasa Sensa,
abenese49 mefesa, da umaRles yovelTa mefeTa queyanisaTa
daadgines igi, da uSviloebisaca igi KuebulobaA gana-
Sores sulisagan misisa? da Sen maT mier miemadle, romel-
ica-ege gardamaqcevel eqmen Sjulsa da macTur mamisa
Senisa. aw raAsaTYs ganeSorebi monebisagan maTisa da gana-
Sore mamaA Seni, da yovelni keTiladmsaxurni mefeni, mamani
Senni, ganacruven da sZagen gardaqceviTa SeniTa?~
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dawva da dangreva daiwyes, ise rom, male maTi arsebobis
kvalic waSales. amis Semdeg mTeli eris TanxlebiT
iodasafis samefoSi gaemgzavra abenesi da ufliswuls
gadauloca Tavisi Zalaufleba. mxolod Tedmam, rome-
lic orsave cxovrebaSi itanjeboda, ar miiRo axali
sarwmunoeba.
iodasafma rom Seityo, mefe Tavis xalxTan erTad mis
samflobeloSi mobrZandeboda, gaxarebuli win miegeba
mamas da muxli moiyara mis winaSe. masTan erTad daiCoqa
abenes mefis Sesaxvedrad gamosulma qristes mravalma
mimdevarmac. mxarze xeli mohxvia mefem ufliswuls,
cremli ver Seikava _ tiroda da Tan nazad eamboreboda
Svils. iodasafma arnaxuli Tavazianoba gamoiCina mamis
winaSe da mefeTa Sesaferisi da sakadrisi pativi miago
mas.
61. erT dResac, rodesac iodasafi mamis gverdiT
ijda, maTTan ganrisxebuli Tedma Sevida. mas uflis-
wulTan sarwmunoebriv sakiTxebze kamaTi ganezraxa da
amitom amgvarad mimarTa iodasafs:
_ ufliswulo, ram gaiZula amgvarad mopyrobodi
kerpebs? an ra dagiSaves maT iseTi, rom ase moiZule
isini? gana Tavis droze maT ar ganadides Seni mama-
papani _ gvirgvinosani mefeebi?! an gana maT ar aRazeves
mamaSeni abenesi samefo pativsa da ZlierebaSi imgvari
didebiT, rom aravin yofila misi msgavsi dedamiwis
zurgze?! da gana maTve ar gankurnes uSvilobiT
nakluli misi suli?! maT uwyalobes Seni Tavi mefes, Sen
ki Seicvale rjuli da acdune mamaSenic. ratom ar
ginda, rom maT emsaxuro, an mamaSeni ratomRa Camoacile
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miugo mas da hrqua iodasaf mefeman: `ismine, N
metyuelo sicruvisao da mtero WeSmaritebisao, romelman
moipove gancofebuli ege sibrZne amis soflisaA da
TanawarhKed Tavsa mas sibrZnisasa, romel ars SiSi uflisaA,
da hgoneb Tavsa TYssa brZnad da gancofebul xar, rameTu
kerpni ese, romelTa hmonebT, oqroA da vecxli da rvali da
qvaA da Zeli arian da ver SemZlebel arian Cuenda da arca
sxuaTa keTilis yofad ginaTu borotisa, anu viTar
SemZlebel iyvnen raAsame, rameTu TYT mk[u]dar arian: arca
esmis, arca hxedven da arca ras scnoben. aw ganifrTxve
Zilisa magis Senisagan, ukueTu ars-Ra Sen Tana suli
sicocxlisaA. xolo sofeli ese aRsrulebadi ars da Cuen
kacni da pirutyuni yovelni da frinvelni da xeni da pirad-
piradni nayofni maTni Jamad-Jamad momwifdeb
momwifdebian
ifdebian
kacTaTYs. da ese yoveli daadebuli RmrTisaA ars, romlisa
`aravin ars msgavs misa [Rmer]TTa50 Soris da araraA ars
s[aqmeT]a51 misTaebr~52, romelman dagubadna ZaliTa TYsiTa
didebad misa da yoveli ese Su[e]nierebaA moguca saSuebe-
lad Cuenda, raATa raJams vixilneT keTilni ese saSuebelni,
gurwmenes waruvalica igi saSuebeli saukunoA, `romeli
Tualman ara ixila da yursa ara esma da gulsa mom-
gonebelisasa ara mouKda, romeli ganumzada moTmineTa
monaTa misTa~53. ese guauwyes rCeulTa monaTa misTa winaAs-
warmetyuelTa da didebulTa mociqulTa misTa, da rameTu
saSuebelni ese ara dagYbadna RmerTman, raATa maT xolo
SeveqceT da udeb-viqmnneT morCilebad mcnebaTa misTa, ar-
amed raATa viKumioT maTgan saKmari zomiT, romeli Semwe
gueqmnes msaxurebasa zeda missa da ara SevapyrneT gulni
Cuenni, romliTa davakldeT mcnebaTagan misTa. da ukueTu
sofeli ese amisTYs ganmartebuli Zes winaSe kacTa, raATa
Wamon da suan da iSuebden da esviden dadgromasa missa
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kerpTmsaxurebs?! kerpebis RalatiTa da mama-papaTa
rwmenis uaryofiT Sen Seuracxyofa miayene Sens winap-
rebs _ keTilmsaxur mefeebs!
miugo mas iodasafma:
_ ismine Cemi, sicruis mqadagebelo da WeSmaritebis
mtero, romelic savse xar amsofliuri momakvdinebeli
sibrZniT da ar gagaCnia umTavresi sibrZne _ SiSi RvTis
winaSe. Tavi brZeni ggonia, magram gaugnurebulxar,
radgan ver xvdebi, rom kerpebi, romlebsac Sen
emsaxurebi, oqroa da vercxli, an rkina, qva da xe, maT
arc sikeTis gakeTeba SeuZliaT vinmesTvis da arc zianis
miyeneba. an ki rogor SeZleben raimes, roca mkvdrebi
arian, _ arc smena aqvT, arc mxedveloba da arc cnoba.
gamoerkvie buranisagan, Tuki jer kidev imyofeba SenSi
sacocxlis suli, da gaige, rom wuTisofeli
ganqarvebadia, _ Cven yvelani movkvdebiT _ adamianebi da
cxovelebi, frinvelebi da nair-nairi nayofis momcemi
mcenareebi, drodadro rom aRmoaceneben adamianTaTvis
sazrdos. da es yvelaferi RvTis gangebulebiT xdeba.
aravin aris misi msgavsi. Tavisi yovladZlieri
marjveniT Segveqmna Cvenc missave sadideblad da
mcnebebi mogvca Sesasruleblad. Cvens garSemo arsebuli
Tvalwarmtaci mSvenierebac Cvensave sasikeTod gviboZa,
raTa xiluli mSvenierebis xilviT virwmunoT waruvali
mSvenierebis arseboba. mis Sesaxeb gvamcnobs saxareba:
`rac Tvals ar unaxavs, yurs ar smenia, kacs gulSi ar
gauvlia, RmerTma is moumzada Tavis moyvarulebs (Ikor.
2,9). ase gvamcnes uflis rCeulma winaswarmetyvelebma da
didebulma mociqulebma, Tumca RmerTma yvela sikeTe
imisaTvis ki ar gviboZa, rom maTiT mxolod visiamovnoT
da misi mcnebebi ki ugulebelvyoT?! unda visargebloT
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maTTYs, mcire ukue nawili migiRebies Tavisa SenisaTYs
amis soflisagan, ZonZi ege, romel gareSegirtyams, da
argani, romel ars KelTa SenTa, rameTu aradasajerebeliTa
dajerebul xar sawuTroAsa amisgan, romelsa aqeb da esav.
da ukueTu keTil ar[s] sasoebaA amis soflisaA, raAsa ara
iRuwi Tavisa SenisaTYs? xolo ukueTu amisTYs daebadnes
saSuebelni ese, raATa maT mier gusurodis dausrulebelisa
misTYs saSuebelisa, raATa gurwmenes da aRviRoT sagzali
amier sofliT da samkYdrosa mas sofelsa egreT
miviwineT [d]ambadebelisa da RmrTisa Cuenisa, [Cans], rameTu
ujeroA saSjeli swame, rameTu ara ici, visTYs aWirveb
Tavsa Sensa da visa mixual da vis esav mogebad SromaTaTYs
SenTa, ukueTu muni sasoebaA ara gaqus da arca raA soflisa
amisgan~.
da viTar esmnes Tedmas sityuani ese iodasafisni, da-
dumna myovarJam da ganizraxvida gulsa Sina TYssa
sityuaTa maTTYs mefisa iodasafisaTa da araras hpoebda,
raAmca miugo. da mere miugo da hrqua mas: `sityYTa magiT
SeniTa ganawone guli Cemi, rameTu `viTarca maxYlman
ganvlo suli Cemi~54, da aw mnebavs, raATa (mo)acalne
sasmenelni Senni smenad Cemda da gankiTxvad ugancxade-
bulesadre saqmisa amisTYs~.
hrqua mefeman iodasaf: `aha esera mza var sasmeneliTa da
gonebiTa sityYsyofad Sen Tana. aw ikiTxe, romlisaTYsca
gnebavs~.
miugo da hrqua Tedma: `ukueTu kerpni ese, romelTa
Cuen vhmonebT, ara arian RmerT, vin ukue ars RmerTi Seni?~
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maTiT, magram imgvari zomierebiT, rom Semwe gveqmnas
igi uflis samsaxurSi da ar davemonoT guliT rames,
raTa RvTis mcnebebs ar davSordeT. Tu wuTisofeli
imisTvis aris kacTa winaSe gadaSlili, rom adamianebma
mxolod svan, isiamovnon da gaixaron masSi cxovrebiT,
maS, Sen mxolod mcire nawili migiRia wuTisoflisgan _
ZonZi, romelic siSiSvles gifaravs da joxi, romelic
xelT gipyria, mindobixar da aqeb wuTisofels, romelic
crua da arasando. magram Tu yovelgvari amsofliuri
sikeTe imisaTvis Seqmna RmerTma, rom maTi xilviT
araamsofliur dausrulebel sikeTeTa arseboba virwmu-
noT, kidec unda viswrafoT maradiuli samkvidrebelis-
ken, raTa miveaxloT Cvens dambadebel RmerTs, xolo
wuTisoflisgan mxolod is mciredi aviRoT, rac am
gzaze sagzlad gvesaWiroeba. Sen ki, rogorc Cans,
araswor gzas adgaxar, radgan Tu arc momavali cxovre-
bis imedi gaqvs da arc am wuTisoflisagan moeli rames,
gaurkvevelia, ratom itanjav Tavs, an visken iltvi da
visgan eli Seni Sromis sazRaurs?
didxans dumda Tedma. sityvebs eZebda, rom
iodasafisTvis pasuxi gaeca, magram veraferi moifiqra.
bolos esRa uTxra:
_guli gamigmira da basri maxviliviT gasera Cemi
suli Senma sityvebma, amasRa gTxov, rom momismino da
ufro cxadad gamarkvio am yvelaferSi.
miugo iodasaf mefem :
_ mzad var yuri dagigdo da gesaubro kidec. mkiTxe,
rac gainteresebs.
hkiTxa mas Tedmam:
_Tuki kerpebi, romelTac Cven vemsaxurebiT, ar arian
RmerTebi, maS, Seni RmerTi vinRaa?
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hrqua mas iodasaf: `RmerTi Cemi ars mamaA uflisa Cemisa
iesuAs qristesi, dambadebeli cisa da queyanisaA da yov-
lisaAve, romeli damkYdrebul ars maT Soris sulierni da
guamni~.
hrqua Tedma: `da vinaA uwyi, Tu caA da queyanaA dabade-
bulni arian?~
hrqua mas iodasaf: `amis gamo uwyi, rameTu saxe da
niSani Sesaqmisa maTisaA wamebs, rameTu Seqmnul arian,
rameTu gonebasa Sina sacnaur ars, viTarmed ara arian igini
TYnier anu SeerTebulni, anu ganyofilni, anu iZrvisni, anu
mdgomareni da vhxedavT, viTarmed yovelni dabadebulni
moiyvanebian SeerTeba[sa], [vidremdis] ganTYsebiT, ZrviT
gina dayudebiT. amis gamo vcan, rameTu viTarca eseni,
egreca igini arian, rameTu ver Kel-ewifebis, Tumca rasa
hmatis didebiTa sxuaTa dabadebulTa~.
hrqua Tedma: `vinaA daamtkiceb mociqulTa da winaAs-
warmetyuelTa, Sen ara gixilavn?~
hrqua mas iodasaf: `amiT davamtkiceb, rameTu yovelTa
adgilTa Seiwynarnes igini ganSorebulTa urTierTas da
mefeTa dawvalebulTa, romelni mter iyvnes urTierTas,
romelTa Soris ara iyo SeTqmulebaA, romelni me ara
mixilavn da hambavTagan dauwyuedelTa da ganuqarve-
belTa, romelTa Sina ver egebis SeTqumulebaA siSorisagan
adgilTaAsa, rameTu aRmosavaliT da dasavaliT, samxriT da
CrdiloAT ididebis mamaA, Ze da suli wmidaA da wmidaA
Sjuli misi, romeli qadages wmidaTa da (rCeul)Ta misTa
mociqulTa. ukueTu-ara (vinaA) ukue SesaZlebel ars
SeTqumulebaA Soris maTsa?~
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miugo iodasafma:
_ Cveni RmerTia yovladwmida sameba _ mama, Ze da
suliwmida, RmerTi cisa da qveyanis, da yoveli sulie-
risa da usulosi, romlebic damkvidrebulni arian
masSi.
hkiTxa Tedmam:
_ saidan iciT, rom ca da miwa RmerTis Seqmnilia?
upasuxa iodasafma:
_ vici, radgan qmnilebaTa niSan-Tvisebebi Tavadve
mianiSneben maT Seqmnilobaze, da gonebiTac sagulisxmoa
es, radgan isini urTierTSeerTebulnic arian da
ganyofilnic, moZravnic da uZravnic, vxedavT, rom
SesaZlebelia yoveli dabadebulis SekavSirebaca da
dacalkevebac, maTi moZraobaSi moyvanaca da gaCerebac.
amiT Sevityve, rom rogorc erTni, ise meoreni, uZlurni
arian, dideba Sehmaton sxva qmnilebebs.
hkiTxa Tedmam:
_ winaswarmetyvelebisa da mociqulebis gadmocemaTa
WeSmaritebas rogorRa amtkiceb, Sen xom Tavad ar
moswrebixar maT?
miugo iodasafma:
_ sarwmunoa ucdomeloba da sandooba maTi
gadmocemebisa, radgan yovel adgilas, yovel kuTxeSi
Seiwynares maTi swavleba, _ irwmunes adamianebma,
romlebic erTmaneTs ar icnobdnen, mefeebma, romlebic
erTmanaTs mtrobdnen da eqiSpebodnen... mec Cemi TvaliT
ar minaxavs winaswarmetyvelebi da mociqulebi, magram
maT Sesaxeb cnobilia yvelgan. Tavad isini droiTa da
sivrciT iyvnen daSorebulni erTmaneTs da ar SeeZloT
winaswar SeTanxmebuliyvnen, miuxedavad amisa, yvelgan
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miugo da hrqua Tedma: `da vinaA uwyi, Tu WeSmaritsa
ityYan winaAswarmetyuelni, viTarmed RmrTisa mier
movlinebul arian?~
hrqua mefeman iodasaf: `amis gamo uwyi, viTarmed
WeSmaritsa ityYan, rameTu aCuenes sofelsa Sina niSebi da
saswaulebi, romeli vervis dabadebulTagansa Kel-ewife-
bis egeviTarisa Zalisa Cuenebad, rameTu ZaliTa RmrTisaATa
iqmodes, raATa hrwmenes sofelsa da cnan yovelTa,
viTarmed WeSmarit ars sarwmunoebaA maTi da viTarmed
igini arian rCeulni misni Soris yovelTa TeslTa~.
da ganagrZo Tedma gamoZiebaA da kiTxvaA iodasafisgan
winaSe mamisa misisa, vidremdis icna da hrwmena ufali Cueni
iesu qriste da viTarmed: `WeSmaritsa [ityYs] [da Tquen]
cudsa Sromasa aRasrulebT kerpTa mimarT~. maSin aRiara
KmiTa maRliTa Tedma da Tqua: `aravin ars RmerT queyanasa
zeda, garna mamaA mxoloA da Ze misi mxolodSobili da
yovladwmidaA suli, Tanaarsi, RmerTi samguamovani,
erTarsi, dambadebeli caTaA da queyanisaA~. da yoveli wesi
qristeanobisaA aRiara da hrwmena da Seiwynara wmidaA
naTlisRebaA, da mieriTgan iwyo damarxvad mcnebaTa
qristesTa da gulsmodgined evedreboda RmerTsa da
adidebda saxelsa missa55.
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gandidda sameba _ mama, Ze da suliwmida da gavrcelda
wmida rjuli.
hkiTxa mas Tedmam:
_ da saidan ici, rom ar cruoben winaswarmetyvelni,
roca amboben, rom RvTisagan arian movlinebulni?
miugo iodasaf mefem:
_ maT simarTles adasturebs is niSnebi da
saswaulebi, rasac iqmodnen wuTisofelSi, radgan arc
erT qmnilebas ar gaaCnia saswaulTa qmnis Zala, _
mxolod RvTis mieraa igi SesaZlebeli. amiT icnoba, rom
WeSmaritebas qadagebdnen da RvTisagan iyvnen gamorCe-
ulni mravalTa Soris.
Tedma manam ganagrZobda iodasafTan saubars abenesis
TandaswrebiT, vidre Tavadac ar irwmuna ufali Cveni
ieso qriste. gulSi gaifiqra Tedmam: _ `WeSmaritebas
ambobs ufliswuli, amaod davSveriT kerpTa msaxure-
biT.~ yvelas gasagonad ki dasZina:
_ WeSmaritad, ar arsebobs sxva RmerTi, garda
yovladwmida samebisa _ mamisa, mxolodSobili misi Zisa
da yovladwmida sulisa, Tanaarsisa, samgvamovanisa da
erTarsebisa, romelmac dahbada cani da qveyana.
aRiara da irwmuna Tedmam yoveli wesi qristiano-
bisa, naTel-iRo samebis saxeliT da im dRidan moyole-
buli marxviTa da qristes mcnebebis dacviT ganagrZo
cxovreba, gulmodgined evedreboda RmerTs da
adidebda mis wmida saxels.55
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62. xolo iodasaf miuZRuanna niWni didni mefesa da er-
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isTavTa misTa da yovelsa ersa. xolo Semdgomad samisa
dRisa ubrZana iodasaf mRdelTa da mRdelTmoZRuarTa,
raATa naTel-scen mefesa abeness da yovelTa erTa da
erisTavTa. da warslvasa maTsa samefod maTda, waritanna
Tana ebiskopozni da mRdelni da diakonni. xolo abenes
mefeman ubrZana yovelsa samefosa missa aRSenebaA eklesia-
TaA. da yovelman erman naTel-iRo. da iyo didi dawynarebaA
da mSYdobaA samefosa maTsa. da yovelni adidebdes RmerTsa,
romlisaA ars didebaA.
63. xolo abenes56 mefe friad gulpyrobil iqmna sima-
rTlisaTYs, romeli Seiwynara Zisagan TYsisa, da saTnoA
sinanuli aCuena pirvelTa maT ukeTurebaTa misTaTYs, xolo
raJams moiwia aRsasruli misi, friad SeSinda da mouKda
ZwolaA, da SiSi didi daeca mas zeda. [m]aS[in] hrqua
iodasaf:
`N mamao, romlisa57 saqmisa amis soflisaTYs SeZrwune-
bul xar? ukueTu ese[v]d, raATa daadgre sofelsa Sina
ukunisamde, ese aravis Kel-ewifebis. anu gTnavsa, raATa
moiwio sazomsa siberisasa gardareulsa, romelsa Sina
mravalni uSuerni senni da [Z]rwolaA TavisaA da KelTaA
mogiKdes, rameTu araraA sawadeli hrTavs eseviTarsa cx-
orebasa? anu hgoneb-mea, Tu axali siWabuke da cxorebaA
momavali mogeces kualad gareSe amissa, romelsa Tana
warsrul xar? eseca ver SesaZlebel ars kacTa mier yofad.
anu-me ver gulpyrobil xar mowyalebaTa mimarT uflisaTa
da giZnavs mislvaA wodebasa missa, romliTa risxvasa
moatyueb Tavsa Sensa? aw madlobiT jer-ars SewynarebaA
movlinebulsa wodebasa RmrTisamiersa, rameTu
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62. iodasafma uxvad daasaCuqra abenes mefe,
didebulebi da yoveli eri. sami dRis Semdeg ki
episkoposebsa da mRvdlebs ubrZana, yvelani moenaTlaT.
amasTan, mamamisisTvis episkoposebi, mRvdlebi da
diakonni gaeyolebinaT...
abenesma eklesiebis aSeneba brZana Tavis samflobe-
loSi. amieridan siwynarem da mSvidobam daisadgura
saxelmwifoSi da yvelani erTad adidebdnen RmerTs.
63. abenes mefem sixaruliT Seiwynara WeSmariteba,
romelic iodasafisagan moismina da gulwrfelad
moinania yvelas winaSe Tavis mier Cadenili uwindeli
ukeTurebani, magram sikvdilis Jamma roca uwia mefes,
mainc Zlier SeSinda da Zrwolam da kankalma moicva.
maSin uTxra mas iodasafma:
_ mamao, am wuTisoflis romeli saqmis gamo
SeZrwundi? nuTu ggonia, rom SesaZlebelia am sofelSi
mudmivi cxovreba? es aravisTvisaa SesaZlebeli. nuTu
gsurs miaRwio siberis im zRvramde, roca yovelgvari
sazareli seni ipyrobs kacs, caxcaxs iwyebs mTeli misi
sxeuli da cxovrebis yovelgvar survils ukargavs mas?
an iqneb fiqrob, rom saWabukes daibruneb da ganvlil
cxovrebas Tavidan daiwyeb? kacTagan arc es aris
SesaZlebeli. Cans, ar mindobixar RvTis mowyalebiT da
Wirveulob, damorCilde mis mowodebas, magram amiT xom
mxolod mis risxvas gamoiwvev? madlobiT gmarTebs
misgan movlinebuli gangebis Sewynareba, radgan
Tavidanve cnobilia SenTvis, rom mokvdavi xar am
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pirveliTganve uwyi, viTarmed mokudav xar amier sofliT,
viTarca-igi pirvel Sensa yofilni yovelni mamani Senni~.
miugo abenes58 mefeman da hrqua iodasafs: `ara, Svilo
Cemo, ara amaT mizezTaTYs Sewuxebul ars suli Cemi,
viTar-ege Sen sTqu, aramed bunebiT Tana-ac yovelsa sulsa
mwuxarebaA ganSorebisaTYs KorcTaAsa da datevebisaTYs
amis aerisa da naTlisa, da mislvad adgilad ucxod da
iwrod, sada-igi ara vici, viTarsa iwroebasa mimTxuevad
ars suli Cemi, rameTu me friad ganvarisxe RmerTi Semoq-
medi Cemi da mravalni mosajulni warvavlinen wina Cemsa,
romelni Surisgebasa iTxoven RmrTisagan Cem zeda. da
yovelTa dReTa cxorebisa CemisaTa vhgmobdi RmerTsa da
vaqebdi kerpTa. arca msajuli movimadle da verca mosa-
juli davajere. vinaA maqundes nugeSiniscemaA Tavisa Cemi-
saTYs winaSe qristesa? rameTu Jamica SewynarebisaA Se-
moklda Cem zeda da veraraA Rirsi sinanuli vaCuene
RmerTsa~.
miugo netarman iodasaf da hrqua mamasa TYssa: `nu
hzrunav, mefe, aramed gixaroden, rameTu mixual meufisa
saxierisa da mravalmowyalisa, romelman-igi meaTerTmetisa
JamisaTa sworad misca sasyideli maTi pirvelTa maT Tana59,
manve Seiwynaros dagebaA ese Seni ukuanaAsknelsa cxorebisa
Senisasa, rameTu ara ars naklulevanebaA mowyalebaTa Sina
RmrTisaTa da arca kacTaebr Sjis Tavadi igi, rameTu
mowyalebani misni daswonen sofelsa amas, savsesa codviTa.
Sen viTar daaknineb, rameTu sxuaA ars zraxvaA uflisaA da
sxuaA ars kac[TaA]? da merme ara sworavs naTeli ese amis
soflisaA da aeri ese sawadeli kacTaA naTelsa pirisa misi-
sasa da aersa didebisa misisasa, romelsa Rirs-iqmnebian
morwmuneni sasumelisa magis Sesumisa Semdgomad, romlisa-
gan Sen SeZrwunebul xar, rameTu vervis Kel-ewifebis Se-
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sofelSi, iseve, rogorc Senamde mcxovrebi Seni
winaprebi.
miugo abenes mefem Svils:
_ ara, Svilo, mag mizeziT ar wuxs Cemi suli. kacis
bunebaa aseTi, umZims sulis xorcTan gayra da aSinebs am
wuTisoflis datoveba da misTvis ucnob samyaroSi
gadasvla, vwuxvar imis gamoc, rom ar vici, ra moelis
Cems suls, radgan friad ganvarisxe RmerTi, Semoqmedi
Cemi, da mravali udanaSaulo gamovasalme sicocxles,
romlebic axla RvTisagan moiTxoven SurisZiebas Cemze;
cxovrebis manZilze vgmobdi RmerTs da vaqebdi kerpebs;
verc msajuli movimadliere da verc momCivani
davarwmune rameSi, risi imedi SeiZleba mqondes RvTis
winaSe an risgan velodo nugeSiscemas? dRiTidRe
makldeba Jamic, droc mcirdeba da amis gamo SesaZleb-
lobac naklebi mrCeba Rirsi sinanuli vuCveno RmerTs.
miugo mamas iodasafma:
_ nu swuxar, mefev, aramed gixarodes, radgan
miuxval saxier meufes, mravalmowyale RmerTs, romelic
meTerTmete Jamis muSaksac pirveli Jamis muSakis
Tanasworad miagebs gasamrjelos. igive Segiwynarebs,
raki cxovrebis miwuruls mainc Seurigdi mas, WeSmarit
RmerTs. usazRvroa misi mowyaleba da arc kacTa
samarTlis msgavsia misi samarTali. mTeli wuTisoflis
codvebs gadaswonis misi wyaloba. Cven arc codva-
madlis awona SegviZlia, radgan sawyao RvTisa sxva-
gvaria da kacisa ki _ sxvagvari. verc wuTisoflis
naTeli Seedreba saRvTo naTels da verc amsofliuri
haeri, kacTaTvis esoden aucilebeli _ RvTis didebis
haers, romelsac mxolod im sasmisis Sesmis Semdeg
miemTxvevian morwmuneni, romelic Sen gakrTobs da
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mosad samosad samoseli igi uxrwnelebisaA, vidre ara Se-
vardes xrwnilebasa KorcTasa. da esresaxed iwroeba uCns
sulsa marTalsa aqaA ese cxorebaA mermisa mis Tana didebisa,
viTarca yrmaman raA dautevis siiwre saSoAsaA da ixilis
farToebaA da naTeli soflisaA. da aw nu hzrunav da ityY,
viTarmed: mravliTa saqmiTa friad Sevscode RmerTsa da
vinane mcired^. uwyode, rameTu mciredi sinanuli dasZlevs
winaSe RmrTisa mravalTa da didTa SecodebaTa, rameTu
ganzavis igi mowyalebiTa TYs[i]Ta da ganamravlis nayofi
misi da uxarin sulsa friad~.
maSin gulsmodgine iqmna abenes60 mefe da ganixara sit-
yYTa misiTa, da elxina sulisa misgan maurvebelisa, da
hrqua iodasafs: `mogagen ufalman, Svilo Cemo, umetesi
misagebeli keTilisaA ufroAs sasoebisa Senisa, rameTu war-
wymedul viyav da momiZie, ganwirul viyav da miKsen, mter
viyav da damage RmerTsa, momwydar viyav da macxovne. aw
gamcneb, Svilo Cemo, raATa keTilad xYdodi winaSe RmrTisa
da moSiSebiT aRasrulne dReni Senni, da nu Segaqcevn
didebaA mefobisaA siyuarulisagan qristesisa, rameTu yo-
veli ese xiluli aCrdil da warmaval ars, xolo Sen ma-
radRe eZiebd uxilavsa mas. da ixile aw, Tu sada ars saSi-
neli igi mefobaA Cemi da simravle erisaA da simKne igi
axovanTa mKedarTa CemTaA, anu auracxelni igi safaseni Cem-
ni, romel Sevkriben, raATamca movides da miKsnes me dRes
warmyvanebelisagan Cemisa. aw meca gamcneb, Svilo Cemo,
viTar-igi pirvel mamcnebdi me, da gamxileb, viTar-igi Sen
mamxilebdi, raATa Seuracx-hyo sofeli ese da yoveli
didebaA misi, da RmerTi mxoloA moipovo, rameTu umjobes
ars Tavadi igi, vidre sofeli ese savsebiTurT TYsiT, xolo
locvasamca Sensa Ksenebul var, Svilo Cemo~61.
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gaZrwunebs. aravis SeuZlia uxrwneli samoslis Semosva,
Tuki jer xorcieli ar miecema xrwnilebas. marTali
sulisTvis iseTive mtanjveli da viwroa wuTisofeli
momaval maradiul samefosTan SedarebiT, rogorc
yrmisTvis _ saSo dedis wiaRSi, radgan mis gareT farTo
da naTeli samyaro moelis. amitom nuRar swuxar da
ambob, mravali Sevcode da mciredi movinanieo. RvTis
winaSe Seni mcire sinanuli gadasZlevs Sens did
Secodebebs, radgan usazRvroa RvTis mowyaleba da
moilxens Seni suli.
Svilis sityvebma Zlier gaaxara da daamSvida abenes
mefe, mwuxareba ganeSora mis guls da uTxra iodasafs:
_ RmerTma sikeTiT gadagixados, Svilo, sasoebisa da
Cemi SewevnisaTvis, radgan warwymedili viyavi da
momiZie, ganwiruli viyavi da mixseni, mteri viyavi da
RmerTs Semarige, mkvdari viyavi da gamacocxle. amas
gitoveb mcnebad, Svilo, rom kvlavac erTgulad iaro
uflis winaSe da RvTismoSiSebaSi ganlio Seni dReebi,
samefo didebam RvTis siyvaruls ar dagaSoros, radgan
yvelaferi aq xiluli mxolod aCrdilia da warmavali,
aramed ganuwyvetliv eZie uxilavi. sadRaa Zlevamosili
Cemi xelmwifeba da simravle erisa, an Zliereba da
axovaneba Cemi mxedrobisa, an Cems mier Sekrebili
simdidre, rom Semewion da mixsnan dRevandel dRes
sikvdilisagan?! amitom dRes mec imasve garigeb, Svilo,
rasac Sen marigebdi uwin: moiZule wuTisofeli da
yoveli misi dideba ganiSore, moiZie RmerTi da
erTaderTi is SeiZine, radgan mTeli wuTisoflis
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da [viTarca] warasrulna abenes62 mefeman sityuani ese,
Kma-yo KmiTa didiTa da aRmouteva suli.
64. da wariRo iodasaf guami misi da dadva guamTa Tana
morwmuneTasa ara didebiT, viTarca mefeTaA, aramed lito-
nad, viTarca sxuaTa kacTaA. maSin iodasaf aRipyrna Kelni
da aRixilna Tualni TYsni zecad mimarT da Tqua: `gadideb
da gmadlob Sen, RmerTo da mamao uflisa da macxovrisa
Cuenisa iesuAs qristeso, meufeo didebisao, dido da
Zliero, miuwdomelo da gamoukulevelo, uxilavo da
gamouTqumelo da gareSemouwerelo, dambadebelo yovli-
sao, romelman ara Kuebul-hyav suli Cemi da moaqcie monaA
ese Seni SecTomili, romelman Jamsa amas ukuanaAsknelsa
gicna Sen, RmerTi maRali, da aRiara Ze Seni uwinares
saukuneTa Sobili da yovladwmidaA suli Seni, da hrwmena
mas samwmidaarsobaA Seni. Rirs-yav igi naTelsa pirisa Sen-
isasa da adgilsa gansasuenebelsa sufevisa Senisasa
yovelTa Tana wmidaTa SenTa, romelTa yves nebaA Seni, da nu
moiKseneb uSjuloebaTa misTa pirvelTa, aramed mowyale-
biTa SeniTa da mravliTa saxierebiTa SeniTa Seundven
Secodebani misni da Tananadebi,
Tananadebi, romel
romelii Tana-ac
uRmrToeb isa mis
uRmrToebisa isaTYs, mihmadle mas
misisaTYs, mas, da wmidaTa
maTgan da rCeulTa monaTa SenTagan iKsen, romelni-igi
cecxliTa da maxYliTa aRasrulna, rameTu yovelive Zal-
gic da yovelive Sen mier SesaZlebel ars, garna xolo ara
Zal-gic uwyaloebaA, romelni cremliT da sulTqumiT
iTxovden Sengan~.
amas da mravalsa eseviTarsa vedrebasa Seswirvida Rmr-
Tisa cremliTa mamisaTYs misisa. da merme davarda pirsa
zeda TYssa da dasxna Kelni samaresa zeda mamisa TYsisasa
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savsebas aRemateba igi. nurc me damiviwyeb, Svilo,
aramed iloce CemTvis. es Tqva mefem da suli ganuteva.
64. iodasafma abenes mefis gvami morwmuneTa maxlob-
lad dakrZala, ara gvirgvinosanTa Sesaferisi pativiTa
da didebiT, aramed ubralod, mdabioTa msgavsad. Semdeg
xelebi zecad aRapyro da Tqva:
_ gadideb da gmadlob Sen, RmerTo da mamao uflisa
da macxovrisa Cvenisa ieso qristeso, meufeo didebisao,
dido da Zliero, miuwvdomelo da gamoukvlevo,
uxilavo da gamouTqmelo, gareSemouwerelo, dambade-
belo yovlisao, romelmac ar datove Cemi suli
gulnaklulad da moaqcie es mona Seni Secdomili,
romelmac ukanasknel Jams gcno Sen, RmerTi maRali, da
aRiara Ze Seni saukuneTa uwinares Sobili, da
yovladwinda suli Seni, da irwmuna samwmidaarsoba
Seni. Rirsyavi igi, meufeo, Seni didebis naTels da
daamkvidre Sens sasufevelSi Sens wmindanebTan erTad,
romelTac yves neba Seni. da nu moixseneb, meufeo, mis
uricxv Secodebebs, aramed mowyalebiTa da Seni
saxierebiT Seunde yoveli Secodebani da usjuloebani,
rac Caidina misi uRmerTobis gamo. mihmadle mas wyaloba
Seni da ixseni Sens wminda da marTal monaTa samarT-
liani risxvisagan, romelnic cecxliTa da maxviliT
mosra, rameTu araa SenTan uwyaloeba, aramed didi
wyaloba da Semweoba maTi, romelnic cremliTa da
sulTqmiT iTxoven Sewevnas Sengan.
cremliT evedreboda iodasafi RmerTs mamisaTvis,
Semdeg pirqve daemxo, xelebi mamis saflavze ganipyro da
Tqva:
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da Tqua: `qriste RmerTo, romelman dahbade mSobeli ese
Cemi uwinares Cemsa, da me dambade wyvilTa Sina misTa, da
maxare TanayofiTa misiTa, vidremdis ginda, da Semawuxe
ganSorebiTa misiTa, odes inebe. aw, ufalo, iyav amis Tana
nugeSinismcemel ucxoebasa Sina missa, da iyav mcvel da
mfarvel Semdgomad misa Cemda. da mimiZeRu umjobessa
nebasa Sensa, viTarca saxier xar da keTilismyofel~.
da daadgra mun vidre meSYded dRemde da locvasa hy-
ofda misTYs. da iwyo uwyalod Kelisa SexebaA safaseTaA
da miscemda glaxakTa da uRonoTa da sneulTa.
65. da dResa mervesa gamovida da jda ersa Soris
Cueulebisaebr TYsisa da yovelni warCinebulni misni mis
Tana, da Tqua: `aha esera Seisuena abenese mefeman, mamaman
Cemman, viTarca erTman glaxakTaganman, da vervis Kel-
ewifa Sewevnad da Ksnad misa, verca me da verca Tquen. da
dRe ese yovelTa zeda moiwevis da Tquen uwyiT, raA-igi
iyo wadierebaA Cemi pirveliTganve, aramed ver winaaRudeg
mamasa Cemsa. da aw arRara maqus mizezi winaSe RmrTisa
aRTqumisaTYs Cemisa, raATa SeverTo ricxusa monazonTasa
da Tavs-vidva cxorebaA maTi. xolo Tquen gamoirCieT Tavi-
sa TquenisaTYs mefe, romeli giZRodis nebasa Sina RmrTi-
sasa. da dRes arcaRa vin ars macilobel WeSmaritebisa
madliTa RmrTisaATa da amas yovelni mecnier xarT~.
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_ qriste RmerTo, romelmac dahbade mSobeli Cemi
Cemze uwinares da mec mis wiaRTagan dambade, romelmac
sixaruli mommadle masTan cxovrebiT, vidremdis gsur-
da da damamwuxre masTan ganSorebiT, odes inebe. aw,
ufalo, gevedrebi, nugeSismcemel eyav Sens monas ucxoe-
baSi da Semdgomad misa, damicev da damifare me codvi-
lic, Semewie da miwinamZRvre Sens gzaze, raTa vyo neba
Seni, rameTu saxieri da kacTmoyvare RmerTi xar da
Senda didebas aRvavlenT, mamisa, da Zisa, da sulisa
wmidisa, aw da maradis da ukuniTi ukunisamde.
meSvide dRemde ar moSorebia iodasafi mamis
saflavs da ganuwyvetliv loculobda misi sulisaTvis.
Semdeg ki uxvad gaiRo mowyaleba da uSurvelad
dauriga simdidre glaxakebsa da davrdomilebs.
65. merve dRes gamovida, wesisamebr, iodasaf mefe
xalxSi. Tan axldnen warCinebulni da didebulebi.
mimarTa mefem ers:
_ ai, ganisvena mamaCemmac _ abenes mefem, rogorc
erTma glaxakTaganma. veravin SeZlo misi Sewevna da
daxsna sakvdilisagan _ verc me da verc Tqven. igive
mogvelis yvelas. Tqven iciT Cemi faruli guliswadili.
magram ver SevZeli sicocxleSi win aRvsdgomodi mamas.
axla ki aRaraferi miSlis xels, rom aRvasrulo RvTis
winaSe aRTqmuli, SevuerTde monazvnebs da Tavs vido
maTi cxovreba. Tqven ki gamoirCieT Tqvens Soris mefe,
romelic RvTivsaTnod gauZRveba qveyanas. RvTis madliT,
dRes aRaravin gvyavs mteri da WeSmaritebis mowina-
aRmdege, da es Tqvenc yvelam kargad iciT.
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xolo ersa mas viTarca esma ese, yovelnive igi aRdges
da Kma-yves KmiTa didiTa: `nu iyofin ege, mefe, da nuca
asmen sasmenelTa CuenTa egeviTarsa magas, rameTu vidre
Cuen yovelni ara movswydeT, ara iyos ese~.
da ganZlierdebodes Kmani maTni, vidremde SfoTica aR-
dgeboda qalaqsa Sina Kmisagan maTisa.
xolo iodasaf viTarca ixila, viTarmed ara neba-scemen,
RonisZiebiT farulad ganizraxa ganslvaA. da moiyvana kaci
igi, romeli pirvelad moviKseneT, romeli Sewevnad
ganmzadebul iyo balahvarisa dResa mas, raJams igi mefe
sityua-ugebda naqors, romeli-igi sagonebel iyo, viTar-
med balahvar ars igi. rameTu kaci ese iyo naTesavi maTi
saxlisagan sameufoAsa da saxeli misi baraqia, da hrqua mas:
`yoveli kaci dRisa WirisaTYs moigis kacman, da Sen
naTesavi Cemi xar, da me gauwyeb saqmesa Cemsa da saidumlosa
da saqmesaca didsa mogatyueb, ufalsa Tu undes. aw miiRe
KeliTwerili Cemgan erisa mimarT da mTavarTa CuenTa
mefobisaTYs Senisa, da me ganvide ZmaTa CemTa Tana da maT
Tana vhmonebde qristesa RmerTsa. da ukueTu ara hyo ese
Sen Cem Tana, ara iyo naTesavi Cemi~.
miugo baraqia da hrqua mas: `ara marTal hsaje, mefe,
rameTu weril ars: `Seiyuaro moyuasi Seni, viTarca Tavi
TYsi~63. xolo Sen aRirCie umjobesi Tavisa SenisaA da Cemi
gnebavs warwymedaA. da ukueTu keTil ars mefobaA, raAsa ara
daadgrebi Sen? rameTu viTarca Svili raA warstirn dedasa,
egreT tiran winaSe Sensa yovelni samwysoni Senni. xolo
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maSin yvelani wamoiSalnen da erTsulovnad SesZaxes
mbrZanebels:
_ numc moxdeba es, mefev! msgavs rames nuRarc moismens
Cveni yurebi. radgan vidre cocxlebi varT, ar davuS-
vebT amas.
Sekrebilni ufro da ufro xmamaRla gamoxatavdnen
ukmayofilebas, ise rom, male mTeli qalaqi SfoTma
moicva.
raki iodasafma Seityo, rom nebiT ar dasTanxmde-
bodnen mis gadawyvetilebas, farulad ganizraxa same-
fos datoveba. TavisTan moixmo baraqia _ kaci erTguli
da sando, swored is, romelmac cru balavarTan _
naqorTan sityvisgebisas daxmareba SesTavaza uflis-
wuls, amasTan, baraqia samefo saxlis Camomavalic iyo.
da uTxra mas:
_ kacs gansacdelSi sWirdeba sxvisi daxmareba. Tanac,
Sen Cemi gvarisa xar, _ samefo saxlis STamomavali,
amitomac Sen gagimJRavneb saidumlos, da Tu ufali
inebebs, msurs, Senve mogando erTi metad sapasuxism-
geblo saqme, _ Caibare werili, romelic mTeli erisa da
mTavrebisaTvis aris Cemive xeliT dawerili da Sens
gamefebas auwyebs maT. me ki moRvawe monazvnebs msurs
SevuerTde da maTTan erTad vemsaxuro qristes. xolo
Tu uars metyvi da ar Semisruleb am Txovnas, nuRar
CaTvli Tavs Cems axloblad.
miugo baraqiam pasuxad:
_ usamarTlod sji, mefev, radgan dawerilia:
`Seiyvare moyvasi Seni, viTarca Tavi Seni~ (mT. 22:39). Sen
ki SenTvis umjobess irCev da me daRupvas miqadi, radgan
Tuki mefoba sawadelia, Tavad ratom gaurbixar mas?!
Tanac, nuTu ver xedav, rom mTeli eri _ samwyso Seni _
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ukueTu umjobes ars datevebaA misi da ZiebaA saukunoAsaA,
raAsa aRirCev Tavisa Senisasa da STamagdeb me warsawyme-
delsa, da warwymediTa CemiTa gnebavs cxorebaA Seni?!
aramed ornive guale da warvideT!~
66. xolo iodasafs viTarca esmnes sityuani baraqiaAsni,
emxila samarTali saSjeli mis mier da arRaraA miugo, da
aRdga Ramesa erTsa da warvida, da KeliTwerili dauteva
sagebelTa TYsTa zeda erisa mimarT, romelsa Sina weril
iyo, viTarmed: `baraqia Rirs ars mefed, igi daadgineT~. da
amis jerisaTYs yo ese, raATa ara SfoTi iqmnes ersa Soris
mefobasa zeda.
xolo baraqia igrZna, raA-igi eguleboda iodasafs yo-
fad, odes-igi arRara misca pasuxi sityYsa misisaA, ganvida
da Seikribna mTavarni da Seracxilni da uTxra, raA-igi
hrqua iodasaf, da amxila, viTarmed egulebis idumal
warslvaA. xolo igini mswrafl aRdges da devna-uyves
mravalTa gzaTa. da poves netari igi erTsa Sina Kevsa,
rameTu ganepyrnes Kelni TYsni juarissaxed da ilocvida
RmrTisa mimarT. da viTarca ixilna mimavalni mis zeda,
hrqua maT: `raAsaTYs aSromebT TavTa TquenTa, da me arRara
var amieriTgan mefe Tqueni~.
xolo kacTa maT Seaqcies igi ara nefsiT, aramed tiril-
iTa, da daaltobdes cremliTa ferKTa misTa. da viTar
moiyvanes qalaqad TYsad, maSin Semokrba yoveli eri,
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imgvarad mogtiris, rogorc Svili, romelsac deda
miatovebs?! xolo Tu maTi datoveba maradiulis
sanacvlod meti madlia, rogorc Sen fiqrob, maS, nuTu
Cemi warwymediT gsurs Seni cxoneba? sjobs, erTad
wavideT aqedan.
66. samarTlianad eCvena iodasafs baraqias msjeloba,
mxilebuli iqna misi sityvebiT, amitom aRaraferi miugo.
erT Ramesac samefodan gaipara, erisa da erisTave-
bisaTvis ki sakuTari xeliT dawerili werili datova.
werilSi ewera, rom baraqia Rirsi iyo mefobis da igi
daedginaT mefed. esec imitom moimoqmeda, rom samefo
taxtisTvis SfoTi ar atexiliyo qveyanaSi.
xolo baraqiam roca mefisgan Tavis naTqvamze pasuxi
ver miiRo, maSinve gulisxmayo, rom ufliswuls sxva ram
ganezraxa. saswrafod Sekriba mTavarni da warCinebulni
da maT gaumJRavna iodasafis malulad gaparvis survi-
li. axla ki, roca marTlac gaipara mefe, saswrafod yve-
la mxriv xalxi daadevnes...
erT xevSi miagnes netar iodasafs, xelebi jvris
saxed ganepyro da RvTis mimarT gulmxurvaled
loculobda. misken mimavali xalxi rom SeniSna,
miubrunda maT da amgvarad mimarTa:
_ ratom iwvalebT Tavs? amieridan aRara var Tqveni
mefe.
wargzavnilebma ukan daabrunes iodasafi, magram ara
misi TanxmobiT! _ aramed maTi cremlebiT, romliTac
altobdnen mis fexebs.
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didiTgan vidre mciremde, da dedebica da yrmebica, da
garemoadges mas da evedrebodes tiriliTa da etyodes:
`sisxlni Cuenni Sengan iZien (RmerTman). da ukueTu ara
daadgre Cuen Tana, kualad aRvhmarTneT kerpni, da Sen miec
sityuaA RmerTsa~.
xolo iodasaf hrqua maT: `qristeman, romelman giKsnna
mwuxarebisagan ugunurebisa da giCuena naTeli WeSmariti
RmrTismecnierebisaA, manve iRuawos damtkicebaA Tqueni,
xolo me giCueno, raA-igi jer-ars, da Tquen SeiwynareT da
nayofi Sromisa CemisaA giWamies. amieriTgan arRaraA Tana-
mac, sityYsaebr wmidisa pavle mociqulisa, rameTu srbaA
Cemi aRmisrulebies^64, da aw mocalebaA jer-ars Cemda~.
da ganagrZves saqme ese vidre meSYded dRedmde. merme
ficiT iwyo iodasaf, viTarmed ara daadgres, aramed
ganvides udabnod.
xolo ersa mas viTarca esma fici misi, cnes, rameTu ar-
RaraA ergebis, rameTu icodes damtkicebaA misi, ukueTu
raAme aRuTqYs. maSin tiriliT yovelni igi movidodes da
Seuvrdebodes ferKTa misTa da ambors-uyofdes da hkiTxes
mefobisaTYs. xolo man hrqua maT: `baraqia jer-ars mefed
Tquenda~.
xolo baraqia iwyo tirilad da ara unda yofad ese, ar-
amed verRara SemZlebel iyo winaaRdgomad erisa da
ufroAsRa iodasafisa. xolo iodasaf moiRo beWedi igi
samefoA da Seacua Kelsa baraqiaAssa da aRixilna Tualni
zecad winaSe yovlisa erisa da Tqua: `Sen, ufalo iesu
qriste, romeli gardamohKed wiaRTagan mamisaTa
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samefo qalaqSi SesulT mTeli eri SeegebaT, mefis
win Seikribnen didebica da patarebic, qalebica da
bavSvebic, gars Semoexvivnen da tiriliT evedrebidnen:
_ Cven sisxls Sengan iZiebs RmerTi, Tu ar darCebi
CvenTan, kvlav aRvmarTavT kerpebs da amis gamo Sen ageb
pasuxs RvTis winaSe.
iodasafma miugo:
_ qriste, romelmac gixsnaT ugunurebisa da
sasowarkveTilebisagan, da gamogiCinaT Tavisi mcnebebis
naTeli, TviTonve gangamtkicebT da srulgyofT rwme-
naSi. me ukve giCveneT magaliTi, rogor unda moqceuli-
yaviT, Tqvenc SeiwynareT WeSmariteba da igemeT Cemi
Sromis nayofi. amieridan aRarafriT var davalebuli
Tqvengan, radgan, rogorc pavle mociquli ambobs,
`keTilad viRvawe da ganvvle asparezi~ (II tim. 4:7). axla
ki SemiZlia davisveno Tqvengan.
ase gagrZelda Svidi dRe. merve dRes iodasafma
daifica, rom ar dasTanxmdeboda mefobaze da rom
aucileblad udabnoSi wavidoda.
iodasafis ficma xalxi daarwmuna, rom amao iyo maTi
mcdeloba, mefobaze daeyolebinaT igi. yvelam icoda
misi xasiaTis simtkice, _ rasac ityoda, Seasrulebda
kidec. maSin saTiTaod Tayvani sces mefes da hkiTxes, Tu
vin iqneboda mis Semdgom maTi mefe? iodasafma ki miugo:
_ jer ars gaamefoT baraqia.
baraqia atirda. ar surda daTanxmeba, magram xalxis
neba-survils win veRar aRudga, ufro metad ki
iodasafs ver Sehkadra uari. maSin samefo beWedi aiRo
iodasafma da xelze gaukeTa baraqias. Semdeg zecas
miapyro mzera da yvelas gasagonad warmoTqva:
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ganuSorebelad da kac-iqmen Cuen kacTaTYs da `xati
monebisaA Seimose~65 uqorwinebelisagan sZlisa da iKsnen
kacni monebisagan eSmakisa, gaqeb da gadideb Sen, ufalo
kacTmoyuareo, viTarca miKsen me, monaA ese Seni uRirsi, da
momec me gulisKmisyofaA cnobisa SenisaA da ara
naklulevan-hyav suli Cemi sixarulisagan moqcevisaTYs
mamisa Cemisa da momec Zali, romliTa ididebis saxeli
wmidaA Seni, awca aCuene kacTmoyuarebaA Seni da Seewie
baraqias, Zmasa amas Cemsa, raATa Rirsad da saTnod vidodis
winaSe Sensa, da raATa siyuaruliTa SeniTa vidodis winaSe
pirisa yovlisa erisasa~.
eseviTari vedrebaA ganamravla RmrTisa mimarT da
Kelni misni daesxnes mKarTa zeda baraqiaAsTa. da merme
mieqca da hrqua baraqias: `aha esera gamcneb baraqia da
migcem aRTqumasa winaSe RmrTisa da yovlisa erisa, numca
braleul var saqmiTa SeniTa, rameTu viTarca uwinares
Cemsa ican RmerTi da hmonebdi mas suliTa miT usityueliTa,
awca ufroAs Cemsa iRuawe, raATa aCueno RmerTsa saTnoebaA
Seni sruli. nu visTYs ZYrsa-iKseneb, nuca avlineb
sityuaTa SenTa, garna saRmrToTa mimarT zrunvaTa; nuca
hyvebi JamTa qceulebasa, nuca ganapeb Sjulsa qristessa,
numca warityuenvis gonebaA Seni simaRliTa saydarTa Sen-
TaATa, nuca vis esav Semwed Senda, garna mxolosa RmerTsa.
nu ahmaRldebi, ukueTu moiRo RmrTisagan sawadeli
Seni, nuca ganhmarteb Kelsa Sensa gulisTqumiTa, romeli
ara Seni iyos. nuca mouZlurdebi sawadelsa Sina
RmrTisasa, nuca ganhbWob ras TYnier samarTlisa
saSjelisa, nuca miiReb ZRuensa usamarTlosa zeda bWobasa,
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_ ufalo ieso qriste, romelic gardamoxed zeciT
mamis wiaRidan mamasTan ganuSorebelad da gankacdi
CvenTvis, xorci Seimose mariamisagan qalwulisa da
eSmakis monobisagan gvixseni, gaqeb da gadideb Sen,
meufeo kacTmoyvareo, viTarca mixseni me, uRirsi mona
Seni da mommadle goneba Sens Sesacnobad, romelmac
srulyavi Cemi sixaruli mamis moqceviT da momeci Zala,
rom medidebina Seni wmida saxeli, awca, meufeo,
gamoaCine kacTmoyvareba Seni da Seewie baraqias, Cems
Zmas, raTa Rirsad da saTnod vidodes Sens winaSe da
Sendami siyvaruliT waruZRves mTel ersac.
kidev didxans loculobda RvTis winaSe iodasafi,
Semdeg mxarze xeli daado baraqias da mimarTa:
_ RvTisa da eris winaSe amas gamcneb da moviTxov
Sengan, baraqia, raTa brali ar mqondes RvTis winaSe. da
rogorc Cemze uwin icani RmerTi da usityvod
emsaxurebodi mas Sens gulSi, miT ufro axla, Cemze
metad iRvawe, raTa ufro metad saTnoeyo RmerTs.
borotad nuravis moixseneb, nurc moiZageb, RvTis
mosawonad warmarTe Seni goneba, drois cvalebadobas nu
sdev, ganxeTqilebas nu Seitan qristes rwmenaSi, nu
moixibleba Seni goneba samefo taxtis simaRle-
sidiadiT, raTa goneba ar daimonos pativma. RvTis garda
nuravisze iqnebi daimedebuli.
Tuki RmerTi sawadels agisrulebs, nu gaamaydebi.
gulisTqmiT xels nu Seavleb, rac ar gekuTvnis, nu
daizareb imis gakeTebas, rac RvTisaTvis saTno iqneba da
uflis msaxurebaSi nu Seorguldebi, ujerod nuravis
gaasamarTleb, usamarTlo gadawvetilebebisaTvis ZRvens
nu miiReb, nu ugulebelyof borotmoqmedis Txovnasac
ki, Tuki svegamwarebuli Semweobas iTxovs Sengan, xorcis
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[nu] dahKsni ukeTurTa, Tu vinme moiqceodian, mZimiTa
uRliTa, nuca daamoneb gonebasa Sensa KorcTa SenTa, nu
uteob enasa Sensa TYnier xartukisa, nuca ganixareb Wirsa
zeda mterisasa, daRacaTu iyos igi ukeTur.
nucamca gancofnebis gonebaA Seni risxvasa Sina Sensa.
nu vis mihxedav TualiTa zakuliTa, nuca vis moiZuleb
TYnier samarTlisa. nuca vis borotsa miageb Tavisa
SenisaTYs, garna SurisaTYs saRmrToAsa. nuca carielsa
miaqcev glaxaksa karisagan Senisa. nu ganuteob gonebasa
wyurielsa sityYTa zegardamoATa.
amas gamcneb winaSe RmrTisa, ukueTu daimarxo, scxonde,
da ukueTu TanawarhKde, RmerTi iyavn mimKdel
aRnaTquemisa Senisa. xolo sarwmuno ars RmerTi, romelman
ara gangixilos ufroAs Zalisa Senisa~.
da merme hrqua: `iyavn RmerTi ufali iesu qriste
dasabam yovlisa saqmisa Senisa da igive dasasrul66.
gamoicade yoveli da gamoirCie umjobesi67. borot ars
siglaxake uTminoebiT da uborotes ars simdidre ganlaRe-
biT. eZiebdi keTilsa RmrTisagan, rameTu igi Tavadi ars
yovladve keTili. krul-yav yoveli guami Seni da
moikrZale SiSiTa RmrTisaATa. aRYr-asxen gulisTqumasa
Sensa, raATa ara gareSe gonebisa ganhvarde. iyavn mecnie-
rebaA Seni gonierebiT, raATa ara STahvarde sila(Re)sa,
iyavn swavlulebaA Seni sanTel cxorebisa Senisa da nu
hgoneb Tavsa Sensa TYnier, raA-igi xar. [g]anixile yoveli
da iqmode, romeli-igi jer-ars. ucxod hxedav Tavsa Sensa
da ucxoTa Seiwynarebdi. moiaxle sajdomi moSiSTa
RmrTisaTaA da ganeSore `sajdomelsa uSjuloTasa~68. nu
ixareb Wirsa zeda moyusisasa, nuukue moSurne da
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monad nu aqcev gonebas, `daacxre Seni ena borot-
metyvelebisagan da bageni Seni _ cbieri sityvebisagan~,
mtris ubedurebiT nu gaixareb, Tundac ukeTuri iyos
igi.
nu gaagiJeb Sens gonebas mrisxanebiT, mzakvruli
TvaliT nuravis Sexedav, usamarTlod nuravis moiZuleb,
nurc nuravis miageb borots Sens gamo, aramed mxolod
saRvTo rwmenisaTvis. uars nu etyvi zeciur sityvaTa
mowyurebul gonebas.
amas gamcneb RvTis winaSe da Tuki Seasruleb maT,
cxondebi, xolo Tu Tavs aarideb da gadauxvev am
darigebebidan, RvTis winaSe ageb pasuxs. sarwmunoa
RvTis sityva, rom RmerTi imaze mets ar moiTxovs Sengan,
rac Sens Zal-Rones aRemateba.
da Semdeg uTxra:
- ufali ieso qriste iyos Seni Semwe yovel Sens
saqmeSi _ dasabamidan ukunisamde. yvelaferi gamoscade
da keTils CaeWide. roca siRaribes ar iTmen _
borotebaa, magram ufro didi borotebaa simdidriT
ganlaReba. RmerTSi eZie sikeTe, radgan mxolod igia
yovladkeTili. moiZule xorci da RvTis SiSi iqonie.
aRviri amosde Sens gulisTqmebs, raTa saRi gansjis
unari ar dakargo. codna Seni iyos Segnebuli, raTa ar
gaampartavnde, dae, codna manaTobeli iyos cxovrebis,
da nu Seiqmni sakuTar Tavze imaze did warmodgenas,
vidre sanamdvileSi xar. yvelaferi awon-dawone da rac
saWiro iqneba, is gaakeTe. mwirad CaTvale Seni Tavi am
wuTisofelSi da sxva mwirebsac Seewie. morwmuneTa
krebulSi dajeqi, xolo urjuloTa Sesakrebels
ganeSore. nu gaixareb moyvasis gasaWiriT, radgan amiT
mtersa da Surismgebels SeiZen. ecade, srulad gadasce
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momcxromel ipovo, da ufroAsRa wariwire Tavi TYsi
RmrTisaTYs vidre sikudilamde. ukueTu ese daimarxo,
acxovno Tavi Seni da eri Seni, da viTarca msxuerplni sul-
ierni miupyren igini RmerTsa da igi Tavadii qriste mzrunv-
el da ganmgebel geqmnes yovelTa zeda saqmeTa SenTa.
ukueTu ici, viTarmed ucodvel xar winaSe RmrTisa, nu
Seundob Secodebasa kacTasa; xolo ukueTu kula ici,
viTarmed ganikiTxvi, Senca Tana-gac mitevebaA. viTarca
vaWarman axladmomcemelman wariZRuane mowyalebaA, rameTu
RmerTi mowyalebisa wil mowyalebasa miagebs. aravis
miecemis ufroAs, romel i-igi gonebasa aqus.
romeli-igi aqus da Senve
ras SemZlebel xar warZRuanebad ufroAs mowyalebisa!
amisTYs miscemd glaxaksa misacemelsa. iyavn sofeli ese
savaWro Senda da ukueTu hvaWrobde, SeiZino, rameTu
mcired miscem da friad gamogaqus, warmavalsa warageb da
waruvalsa moigeb. xolo ukueTu aqa ara iRuawo,
Tanawarhval savaWrosa, rameTu warmatebaA keTilisaA
umjobes ars, vidre daklebaA misi.
amaRldebode gonebiTa da nu gulissityYTa, rameTu
erTi igi aRamaRlebs RmrTisa, xolo meore igi daakueTebs
quesknelad, rameTu daRacaTu vinme hgonebdes srulyofa-
sa, igi quemoRa ars mcnebaTa qristesTa. umjobes ars smenaA
uSuerisaA, vidreRa TYT ityodi. nu miendvebi dayudebiT
slvasa navisa Senisasa, vidremdis miiwio navTsadgursa, ram-
eTu mravalTa daeqca navi dayudebasa Sina da mravalni Tan-
awarhKdes mSYdobiT aRtexasa RelvaTasa da saSinelTagan
niavqarTa69. nu gulpyrobil iqmnebi friad da nuca sas-
owarkueTil iqmnebi friad. ganyide yoveli monagebi Seni
da moiyide qriste RmerTi usasyidloA, rameTu monagebi
igi mciredJam Seni ars, xolo ukueTu yovlisa micemaA
gimZimdes, zogi miec. mohpare mRilsa da mparavsa da
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Seni Tavi RmerTs da miendo mas TviT sikvdilamde. Tuki
am yvelafers Seasruleb, Senc cxondebi da Seni eric,
radgan eris saxiT sulier msxverpls Seswirav RmerTs
da Tavad ufali iqneba Seni Semwe yovel saqmeSi.
Tuki ueWvelad ici, rom ucodveli xar RvTis winaSe,
nu miuteveb sxvas mis Secodebas; magram Tu ici, rom
pasuxs ageb RvTis winaSe, maSin Senc unda miutevo mas.
emsgavse vaWars, romelic uSurvelad gascems simdidres
metis SesaZenad. Senc aseve, gaeci mowyaleba, radgan
RmerTi mowyalebis wil uxvad mogagebs sanacvlos. yvela
imas iRebs, rac guliT surs, da ra aris RvTis wyalobaze
metad sasurveli?! amisaTvis ki Tavad unda gaiRo
mowyaleba. es sofeli savaWro saxli unda iyos SenTvis.
Tuki ivaWreb, SeiZen, _ mcireds gascem da bevrs moixveW,
warmavals gayidi da waruvals moiyidi, xolo Tu aq ar
iSromeb, usasyidlod darCebi, sjobs sikeTis daunjeba,
vidre gaflangva.
aRamaRle Seni goneba, da ara gulisTqmebi, radgan
pirveli RmerTs migaaxlebs, meore ki qvesknelad
dagakveTebs, radgan Tu vinmes Tavi srulyofili hgonia,
is RvTis mcnebebs ar asrulebs. sjobs sisaZaglis mosmena,
vidre Tavad gamoTqva igi. navs mjdomi nu iqnebi
guldamSvidebuli da dawynarebuli, vidre navsayudels
ar miaRwev, radgan gulgrilobasa da guldamSvidebaSi
mravals daemsxvra navi, magram bevric mSvidobiT
gadaurCa zRvaze aRmdgar Relvasa da qariSxals. gul-
damSvidebuli da Tavdajerebuli nu iqnebi, magram nurc
sasowarkveTilebaSi Cavardebi. gayide mTeli Seni
monagebi da qriste SeiZine, radgan wuTisoflis simdid-
re mxolod xanmokle droiT ekuTvnis adamianebs. Tu
yvelafris gacema giWirs, gaeci naxevari. mohpare
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movale-yav miT RmerTi, rameTu umetesi mogagos, kotri-
Ta da naZuelaviTa moiRe qebaA RmrTisagan. aravin ars udas-
tures kacisa mTxovelisa, rameTu aravin aqus, gar[n]a
RmerTi, amisTYs moiyide igi wyalobiTa. nu grcxuenis,
ukueTu vinme grquas: “Zeo ukeTurisao”, aramed
grcxuenoden, Tu vinme grquas: “ukeTuroo”, rameTu
umjobes ars, ukueTu TYT iyos saxieri, vidre Ze iyos
saxierisaA, da TYT iyos ukeTur, - ese vneba ars.
iyav yovlisa kacisaTYs da yovlisa erisaTYs, viTarca
gnebavs yofaA maTi SenTYs; ekrZale megobarTa cruTa,
rameTu igi ars megobari sarwmunoA, romeli ara Wiqaman
moigos, aramed gamocdilebaman JamTa Sina, romeli ara mas
getyodis, romeli Sen gaSundes, aramed romeli-igi sulsa
gergebodis Sen da ersa Sensa. eseviTarsa nu vin esworebin
Sen Tana, da siyuarulisa misisaA numca ars dasasrul gulsa
Sina Sensa, rameTu Tqumul ars: `saxarkosa xarki, sazueresa
zueri da movalesa fasi misi”.70
xolo siyuarulsa ara aqus sazRvari, rameTu Tualsa
uKms Tuali, romeli-igi yovelsave hxedavs da Tavsa TYssa
ver hxedavs, egreTve Kelsa – Keli da ferKsa – ferKi, da
mefesa uKms sarwmunoA Tanamzraxvali. amisTYs yovelsave
Sina iKumie gankiTxvaA, viTar-igi me ganvikiTxe balahvaris
mier, rameTu araraA Korcieli momca mcnebaA, aramed
sulierisa mier mcnebisa mome(madla) [RmrT]isagan gangebaA
Korcielica, viTarca-ese hxedav. aw egreca me migcem
pirvelad suliersa da mermeRa mSuminviersa. xolo ukueTu
suli igi uSuerisa mawueveli moiwios Sen zeda, Tqu
gonebasa Sina Sensa, viTarmed: “ese yovelsa kacsa
ucnobies”, da merme Tavisaganca Senisa grcxuenod(en),
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CrCilsa da qurds da amiT gaxade Sen movaled RmerTi,
romelic ufro mets mogcems. naxeviTa da Zveli samosliT
moiRe RvTisagan qeba. aravinaa glaxakze uerTgulesi da
sando, radgan araferi gaaCnia RvTis garda, amitom
daiaxlove igi mowyalebiT. nu Segrcxveba, Tuki vinme
getyvis: _ `Zeo ukeTurisao!~ aramed grcxvenodes, Tuki
getyvian `ukeTuroo~! radgan umjobesia Sen TviTon iyo
keTili, vidre keTilis Ze, magram Tavad ukeTuri.
TiToeul kacsa da mTel xalxs moeqeci, rogorc
Tavad ginda, rom geqceodnen. eride cru megobrebs, _
WeSmariti megobroba is ki ar aris, romelic WiqiT
SeiZineba, aramed is, romelic droiT gamoicdeba.
WeSmariti megobari ar iTvalTmaqcebs Sens winaSe da ar
getyvis imas, rac Sen gesiamovneba, aramed imas, rac Seni
sulisTvis da qveynisTvis iqneba sasargeblo. aseTi
megobari Zvirfasi ganZia da nu Seorguldeba Seni guli
mis mimarT ukunisamde, radgan Tqmula: xarkis amkrefs-
xarki, mebaJes-baJi, mevales ki - valio. (rom. 13:7).
siyvaruli usazRvroa. rogorc Tvali saWiroebs
Tvals, radgan yvelafers xedavs, sakuTar Tavs ki _ vera,
xeli xels saWiroebs, fexi ki _ fexs, aseve mefe saWiroebs
erTgul mrCevels. amitom yovel saqmeSi iyolie imgvari
mrCeveli, rogoric me myavda balavaris saxiT. mas
CemTvis ar moucia miwieri rCevebi, magram sulieri
darigebebiT ufro metad damexmara, radgan, rogorc
xedav, swored misi sulieri rCevebiT momemadla
RvTisgan miwier saqmeTa gaZRolis unaric. swored
amitom mec, pirvel rigSi, sulier rCevebs gaZlev da
Semdeg _ miwiers. Tuki umsgavsoebisa da biwierebis
suli aRdgeba Senze, gulSi gaixsene, rom araferi
daifareba da yvelasTvis cnobili gaxdeba Seni zraxvebi,
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rameTu ara Kel-ewifebis miqcevad gzisagan simarTlisa,
garnaTu dasneulebul iyos vinme suliTa daviwyebisa
RmrTisaATa. vidremdis kaci codavn codvasa sakurnebelad,
SesaZlebel arn igi KelovnebiTa mkurnalTaATa, da gan-
ikurnis SewevniTa zegardamoATa, xolo raJams gardahmatis
senman wamalsa, jer arn mokueTaA asoAsaA mis ganryunilisaA
da gangdebaA, nuukue ganezaos tansa da moiwios
sasikudinesa sulisasa.
yoveli suli sust
sustii da dawunebuli, mciredmorwmune
RmrTisa mimarT, Sevardis urvasa da gulissityuasa
ujerosa, rameTu viTarca mRili ara ekueTis xesa magarsa
magarsa,
aramed lbilsa da [C]CYlsa; yovelsa romelsa hsurodis mer-
meTa mimarT [ke]TilTa, mas esreT Seuracxies yofaA KorcTa
Sina, viTarca iwrosa dilegsa
ilegsa. ver Rirs-viqmneT moRebad
niWsa RmrTisasa, ukueTu ara pirvelad Tavni TYsni
ganviwmidneT, viTarca sakumevelni sulnelni da nelsacxe-
belni patiosanni aravin ST[a]asxnis WurWelsa RnioSsa.
marxvaA WeSmariti igi ars – ganSorebaA yovlisagan
borotisa da pyrobaA enisaA da dayudebaA guliswyromisaA,
moTmenaA gulisTqumaTaA, ganyenebaA enovnebisaA da
tyuvilisa da ficisagan saxelsa RmrTisasa, da moTminebaA
yovlisagan biwisa, rameTu moTminebaA KorcTa nebisaA
moxucebulebisa Jamsa ara moTminebaA ars, da arca saqebel
ars borotisa datevebaA, romeli ara nefsiT iyos, aramed
romeli warhmatebdes keTilsa Sina.
msajuli simarTlisaA jer-ars, raATa emsgavsos
moisarsa, romelman ufroAs zomisa ara mohzidnis mSYldsa,
nuukue gardaavlos gansa
gansa, da arca umcro zomisa, nuukue
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Segrcxves Senive Tavisac, radgan, icode, rom aravin
gadauxvevs WeSmaritebis gzidan, Tuki sulierad ar
daavadda da ar daiviwya RmerTi. Tu kaci codavs
codviT, romelic gankurnebadia, mkurnals kidev SeuZ-
lia is gankurnos Tavisi xelovnebiTa da RvTis SewevniT;
magram Tu seni wamalze Zlieri aRmoCnda, maSin
umjobesia moikveTos sneuli nawili da gadagdebul
iqnas, vidre mTeli sxeuli dasneuldes sasikvdilod.
yoveli susti da mcired morwmune suli ganacdelsa
da gaurkvevlobaSi vardeba, azrebiT iZleva. azrebi ki
matlebiviTaa, mxolod susti da rbili xis gamoWma
SeuZliaT, magars ki verafriT azianeben.
vinc momavali saukuno didebisaTvis zrunavs, is
sxeulSi yofnas viwro sapyrobileSi damwyvdevad
aRiqvams. ver veRirsebiT RvTis niWis miRebas, Tuki,
upirvelesad, sakuTar sxeuls ar ganviwmidavT, radgan
surnelovan da Zvirfas nelsacxebels aravin asxams
uwmidur WurWelSi.
WeSmariti marxva yovelgvari borotebisagan ganSo-
rebas gulisxmobs, eniT ucodvelobasa da mrisxane-
bisagan TavSekavebas, gulisTqmebis moTokvas, mabezRa-
robisa da tyuilis moZulebas, amaoebasa da sicrueze
RvTis armoxseniebasa da yovelgvari biwieri gulisTq-
mebis daTmenas, radgan siberis gamo xorcis bunebiTi
mouZlureba ar niSnavs survilTa daTmenas, vinaidan
saqebari ver iqneba borotebasTan ganSoreba, Tu is
nebayoflobiTi ar aris, aramed iseTi, romelic sikeTiT
keTdeba.
simarTlis msajulma unda mihbaZos mSvildosans,
romelic arc Zlier Wimavs mSvilds, raTa isari
sasurvel adgils ar gascdes da arc sustad mozidavs
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daakldes da ver miawines, da arca mrudad, nuukue ahKados
gare, aramed zomiT yvis da marTl Tuali miayvanis, raATa
ganemarjos mimTxuevaA gan isaA
ganisaA
isaA.
viciT wignTagan, viTarmed sofelsa amas zRua
ewodebis, rameTu cxo reba[A da] gularZn
cxoreba[A ilebaA misi
gularZnilebaA
msgavs ars Relva[Ta] zRYsaTa. rameTu monagebi da simdidre
daudgromel ars da egreTve siglaxake, aramed ornive
cersa zeda dganan gardaqcevad, viTarca-igi zRuaA
mswrafl Seicvalebs dayudebasa [aR]texiTa RelvaTaATa da
mas Sina gardaiqcis dayudebadve, egreTve arian saqmeni amis
soflisani. amiT [Tana] Tana-gac, raATa iyo viTarca menave
brZeni, romeli ara miendvis dayudebasa zRYsasa da arca
mouZlurdis aRSfoTebasa Sina missa da sasowarkueTil
iqmnis.
amas gamcneb da Segvedreb Sen RmerTsa, da migiTualav,
da RmerTi mSYdobisaA, mamaA uflisa Cuenisa iesuAs
qristesi, giZRoden yovelsa nebasa missa, da suli wmidaA
moZRuar da maswavlel geyavn, rameTu misa Suenis didebaA
ukuniTi-ukunisamde, amen~.
67. da viTarca daasrulna sityuani ese samgzis
sanatrelman iodasaf, ganvida mkYrcx da moiblardna
samoseli igi Zueli, romeli moeRo balahvarisgan. da eri
igi misdevdes, viTarca cxovarni, romelTa ara aqun mwyemsi,
vidre Ramedmde, da godebdes mwared KmiTa maRliTa,
viTarca Svilni mamasa TYssa.
da warvida netari iodasaf queyanasa sarandibisasa Zie-
bad wmidisa balahvarisa da Semdgomad orisa wlisa pova igi
erTsa Sina mTaTagansa da sablardneli igi, romeli wareRo
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mas, raTa miznamde miRweva ar gauWirdes isars, arc
gverdulad daumiznebs, raTa sruliad ar aacilos,
aramed zomierad moqmedebs da yvelafers yuradRebiT
adevnebs Tvals, raTa sasurvel Sedegs miaRwios.
wignebidan viciT, rom wuTisofels zRvas uwodeben,
radgan amsofliuri xmauriani da boboqari cxovreba
zRvis Relvasa hgavs. wuTisofelSi simdidreca da
siRatakec aramyaria da bewvze kidia, yovel wuTs
SeiZleba erTica da meorec gaqres da yvelaferi
Seicvalos, iseve, rogorc dawynarebuli zRva moulod-
nelad Reldeba da zvirTdeba da aseve moulodnelad
wynardeba da mSviddeba. amitomac gmarTebs, rom iyo
brZeni menave, romelic arc zRvis simSvides endoba da
arc misi moulodneli aboboqreba aSinebs da agdebs
sasowarkveTilebaSi.
amas gamcneb da Segavedreb ufals, raTa mSvidobis
RmerTma, ufal ieso qristes mamam gataros misi nebiT da
damoZRvrili da ganswavluli iyo yovel saqmeSi
suliwmidis mier, rameTu Svenis mas dideba ukuniTi
ukunisamde. amin.
67. da daasula Tu ara samgzis sanatrelma iodasafma
baraqias darigeba, mswrafl gavida, balavaris mier
samaxsovrod datovebuli samoseli Caicva da iqaurobas
gaSorda. mTeli eri ukan daedevna iodasafs da im
cxvrebs hgavdnen, mwyemsma rom miatova. ase sdies
saRamomde, godebdnen, mosTqvamdnen da mistirodnen,
rogorc Svilebi sayvarel mamas.
iodasafi ki xarnadibis qveynisaken gaemarTa wm.
balavaris mosaZebnad. ori wlis Ziebis Semdeg erT
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iodasafisgan, ixila mis zeda. da viTarca ixila igi, miegeba
da Seitkbnes urTierTars da ambors-uyves tiriliT, da six-
aruliTa didiTa adidebdes RmerTsa. da hkiTxvida balahvar,
raA-igi gardahKda mas zeda. xolo netarman iodasaf
yoveli igi yofili auwya mas, vidre dasasruladmde. da
hmadlobdes RmerTsa samebiT cnobilsa da erTarsebiT
didebulsa, romelman eseviTari ZlevaA moaniWa orTave,
vidremde acxovnnes Tavni TYsni da sxuani uricxuni71.
68. da Semdgomad mciredTa dReTa moiwia aRsasruli
sanatrelisa balahvarisi. da viTarca ixila iodasaf mow-
evnuli sikudili mis zeda, iwyo urvad da gulissityuad,
da suli mwuxarebisaA moiwia mis zeda da hrqua mas: `N mamao
balahvar, ara hyav sruli siyuaruli Cem Tana, rameTu Sen
mixual gansuenebad WirTagan amis soflisaTa da me
damiteveb martosa ucxoebasa da mwuxarebasa Sina didsa, da
ara uwyi, viTar jer-ars cxorebaA Cemi Semdgomad Sensa,
rameTu TxrobiT oden mesmina Sengan amis cxorebisaTYs,
aramed saqmiT ara Tavs-medva da arcaRa mnebavs cxorebaA
Semdgomad Sensa~.
miugo yovladsanatrelman wmidaman balahvar da hrqua:
`nu geSinin, iod[as]af, rameTu qriste RmerTi Semwe ars
Senda. nu mwuxare xar ganslvisaTYs Cemisa, aramed
gixaroden, rameTu davakldi winamdebareTagan codvaTa.
gixaroden iodasaf, rameTu queyanaA ganhyide da cani
moiyiden; gixaroden iodasaf, rameTu Rirs-iqmen madlsa
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gamoqvabulSi miagno mas, wmida bers iodasafis naCuqari
samoseli ecva.
rogorc ki dainaxa, gareT gamoegeba balavari
iodasafs. Tvalcremlianni erTmaneTs gadaexvivnen didi
xnis unaxavni da sixaruliT adides RmerTi. Semdeg
ambavi gamohkiTxa balavarma iodasafs. manac yovelive
dawvrilebiT uambo, rac am xnis manZilze Tavs
gadaxdenoda. maSin gulmxurvaled adides erTarseba
sameba, romelmac amgvari Zleva mianiWa orTaves maTive
sulebisa da sxvebis sacxovneblad.
68. ramdenime dRis Semdeg netar balavars
aRsasrulis Jamma uwia. rogorc ki iodasafma balavaris
mosalodneli sikvdilis Sesaxeb Seityo, Zlier
glovobda, mwuxarebis sulma moicva da uTxra wmida
mamas:
_ mamao balavar! srul siyvaruls ar iCen Cems
mimarT, radgan Sen amsofliur Wirs ganeSorebi da
ganisveneb, me ki marto mtoveb ucxoobasa da mwuxarebaSi.
raRa meSveleba, an rogorRa vicxovreb Sens gareSe?
radgan jer mxolod mmsmenia Sengan amsofliuri
cxovrebis Sesaxeb, saqmiT ki araferi Semicvnia. mZimea
CemTvis es uReli. Sens gareSe ar msurs aq cxovreba.
miugo wm. balavarma:
_ nu geSinia, iodasaf, radgan qristea Seni Semwe. ar
migatovebs ufali. nu wuxar Cemi wuTisoflidan
gansvlis gamo, aramed gixarodes, rameTu amiT momaval
codvebs aviSoreb Tavidan.
gixarodes, rameTu sofeli moiZule da zeca
daimkvidre.
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isii
balavaris
mociqulTasa; gixaroden iodasaf, rameTu mravalni
gYrgYnni moitacen mowamebisa da moRuawebisani msgavsad
SromaTa da moTminebaTa SenTa, aramed numca mwuxare
ipoebi Jamsa amas Sewynarebisasa da Wamasa nayofisa dasx-
mulisa Senisasa. xolo sarwmuno ars RmerTi, romelman
nugeSinis-gces da ara Kuebul-gyos adrexilvisagan
Cemisa~. da amiT auwya, viTarmed axlos ars Jamica misi.
da Seisuena wmidaman mamaman balahvar da mivida winaSe
qristessa.
xolo iodasaf dadva guami misi, SromiTa monazonebisaA-
Ta gankafuli qristesTYs, Kurelsa mas gamokueTilsa,
romelsa Sina iyofvin. da Sevarda mwuxarebasa Sina didsa da
mieZina mas urvisa misgan. da ixilna Cuenebasa Sina kacni vinme
naTlisani, mimavalni misa, da aqunda maT simravle gYrgYnTa
SemkobilTaA anTrakiTa da TualiTa patiosniTa, romelTa[A]
ara iyo ricxY. xolo erTsa maTgansa aqundes gYrgYnni orni,
romelni ubrwyinvales iyvnes ufroAs kuersa mz isTual
isTualii-
mzisTual
sasa
sasa. da etyodes: `eseni Senda, iodasaf, mravalTa maTTYs
sulTa, romelni warudginen RmerTsa~.
da hrqua, romelsa-igi aqundes orni gYrgYnni: `erTi
ese Senda, iodasaf, Ruawlisa magisTYs, romeli moiRuawe,
xolo erTi ese mamisa SenisaTYs, rameTu moiqca da Seinana~.
xolo iodasaf mwuxarebiT etyoda maT: `raA sworebaA
ars, romelman Seinanos oden, moRuawisa Tana?~
maSin gamouCnda balahvar da etyoda mas: `moiKsene, Zeo
mefisao, romelsa-igi getyode, rameTu awve same ganhms-
didrdi simdidriTa miT72, rameTu gSurs mamisaTYs Senisa~.
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gixarodes, rameTu Rirsi gaxdi mociqulobis
madlisa.
gixarodes, rameTu Seni SromiTa da moTminebiT
mowameobisa da moRvaweobis gvirgvinni SeiZine.
RvTis imedi iqonie, radgan mowyalea ufali da male
kvlav Segvaxvedrebs erTmaneTs.
amiT auwya, rom wuTisoflidan misi gansvlis Jamic
axlos iyo.
da Seisvena wmida balavarma da mivida RmerTTan.
iodasafma qristes siyvarulisTvis monazonuri
RvawliT mouZlurebuli balavaris sxeuli imave
gamoqvabulSi daasvena. TviTon, ki damwuxrebuls, iqve
CaeZina. ZilSi misken mimavali naTliT mosili mamebi
ixila. maT Zvirfasi da patiosani TvlebiT Semkuli gvi-
rgvinebi miqondaT, romelTa daTvla SeuZlebeli iyo.
erT-erTs xelSi mzis diskoze ukaSkaSesi ori gvirgvini
ekava. mamebi misken mibrundnen da uTxres:
_ es gvirgvinebi Sen gergo, iodasaf, im mravali
sulis gamo, romlebic RvTis winaSe moiyvane.
Semdeg, ori gvirgvini rom eWira, man uTxra:
_ erTi amaTgani Sen gergo Seni Rvawlis gamo, xolo
meore _ mamaSens, radgan irwmuna RmerTi da moinania mis
winaSe.
xolo iodasafma dananebiT miugo:
_ rogor SeiZleba moRvawisa da monanulis gaTanab-
reba?
maSin gamoecxada mas balavari da uTxra:
_ gaixsene, ufliswulo, sityvebi, romlebic adre
giTxari; Sen axla ukve gamdidrdi72, radgan mamaSenis
gSurs.
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isii
balavaris sibrZne balavarisa

da viTarca ganiRYZa Zilisagan TYsisa, ganmtkicebul da roca gamoeRviZa, ganmtkicebuli iyo suliT.
iqmna suliTa.

69. da Semdgomad mciredisa Jamisa Seisuena iodasafca 69. gavide kidev ramdenime xani. Seisvena iodasafmac
da mivida qristesa frTovanqmnuli suliTa. da iyo da warsdga RvTis winaSe dafrTianebuli da
maxlobelad maTsa kaci vinme wmidaTagani, da movida da gasrulebuli sulierad. iqve, misi gamoqvabulis
dadva guami misi guamsa Tana balahvarissa; da warvida igi maxloblad, erTi wmida beri moRvaweobda. man iodasa-
queyanad Solaitad da uTxra baraqia mefesa yoveli igi, fis gvami balavaris gverdiT daasvena. Semdeg ki
raAca ixila. Solaitis qveyanaSi gaemgzavra da mefe baraqias
xolo mefe igi aRdga eriTa didiTa mTavarTa misTa Tana yovelive acnoba.
da movida adgilsa mas da moixuna guamni igi orTave maT mefe baraqiam mTavrebiTa da didebulebiTurT moiZia
wmidaTani, da dahkrZalna luskumaTa Sina oqroSeZerwulTa. gamoqvabuli, sadac orive wmidani ganisvenebda. balava-
da dadgna iginiginii wmidasa Sina ekles iasa Tayuan
eklesiasa is-
Tayuanis- risa da iodasafis gvamebi mooqrovil luskumebSi
sacemelsa wmid isa sameb
wmidisa isasa
samebisasa
isasa, da adidna igini yovliTa Caasvena da maT saflavebze maTsave pativsacemad wmida
didebiTa. eklesia aaSena yovladwmida samebis sadideblad.

da mravalni uZlurni senTagan borotTa ganTavisuf-
ldebodes maT mier da yovladve iqman saswaulTa. da ixiles
ese mefeman da yovelman erman da adidebdes qristesa
RmerTsa, romelman yovelive advilad ganumarjYs
moyuareTa misTa, rameTu misa Suenis didebaA da pativi,
madlobaA da TayuaniscemaA Tana dausabamoAT mamiT da
cxovelsmyofeliT suliT wmidiTurT aw da maradis da
ukuniTi-ukunisamde, amen73.
mravali sneuli da boroti sulisgan gvemuli
ikurneboda wmida balavarisa da iodasafis SewevniT.
maT saflavebze saswaulebi aResruleboda. amis
mxilvelni ki adidebdnen RmerTs, romelic aniWebs
Zlevas mis moyvarulebs da romelsac Svenis dideba da
pativi, madloba da Tayvaniscema Tanadausabamo mamiT da
cxovelsmyofeli suliT wmidiTurT, aw da maradis da
ukuniTi ukunisamde. amin.

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1 i. abulaZe aseT konieqturas gvTavazobs: `mraval[ni]
savanesa~, Tumca naTelia, rom aq gvaqvs miniSneba macxovris
cnobil sityvebze: `saxlsa mamisa Cemisasa savane mraval arian~
(ioan. 14.2)
2 amis Semdeg saTauradaa: `sityuaTa mkervalisaTYs~. mokle
wigniT am ambis Sesabamisi momdevno Tavis paraleluri teqsteb-
is Semdegaa.
3 `cxondin mefe, cxondin ukunisamde~ - Sdr. `moqcevaA
qarTlisaA~: `mefe, Sen ukunisamde cxondi~ (Sin. 50).
4 amis Semdeg italikiT motanili teqsti aris b redaqcii-
dan.
5 `Seiwrda mis zeda gonebaAca misi misgan~ - es frazac
erT-erTi dasturia imisa, rom `wm. SuSanikis martvilobaSi~
damowmebuli `iwroA bunebaA~ (`dedaTa bunebaA iwro ars~)
SesaZloa gadamwerTa kuTvnileba iyos da mis nacvlad avtori-
seul teqstSi safiqrebelia gvqonoda `iwroA gonebaA~ (`dedaTa
gonebaA iwro ars~) (ix. e. WeliZe, Zveli qarTuli saRvTismety-
velo terminologia, I, Tb. 1996, gv. 165-166).
6 i. abulaZis mier sityva `raAdRe~ gagebulia rogorc ori
damoukidebeli sityva (kerZod, rogorc kavSiri `raA~ da arse-
biTi saxeli `dRe~). amitom, mis gamocemaSi `raAdRe~ gayofilia
da SuaSi mZimea dasmuli (`Svilo, ukueTu gnebavs raA, dRe
ajdomaA da ganslvaA kacTa Tana~). amgvari gageba konteqsts
gaugebars xdis. sinamdvileSi, esaa is SemTxveva, rodesac `raA~
gamoiyeneba gansazRvrebiTi nacvalsaxelis funqciiT (ix. n. goguaZe,
`raA~ nacvalsaxeli gansazRvrebiTis funqciiT Zvel qarTulSi,
macne, els, 1968, #1, gv. 250-254; Sdr. v. imnaiSvili, raA nacval-
saxelias axali funqcia, mamaTa cxorebani, Tb. 1976, gv. 450-459.
analogiuri funqciiT dasturdeba agreTve `raAca~. ix. v. im-
naiSvilis dasax. gamocema, gv. 453). Sesabamisad, `raAdRe~ ni-
Snavs: `yoveldRe~. davZenT, rom SesaZlebelia msgavsi nimuSebis
(`raAdRe~, `raATue~, `raAweliwad~ da a. S.) kompozitebad
moazreba (iseve rogorc kompozitebia: `yoveldRe~, `yovelTve~,
`yovelwliurad~ da a. S), ris gamoc umjobesia erTad dav-
weroT isini anda erTmaneTs defisiT davukavSiroT. Sdr. qve-
moT sqolio 13.
7 e. i. brma.
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8 am adgilas b redaqciaSi vkiTxulobT:
`da hrqua iodasaf: da raA ars sikudili? xolo igi
verRaras daufarvida da hrqua: ganqardebis saKsenebeli amisi
queyaniT. da hrqua: mamaA Cemi eseviTaradve iqmnebisa? da
hrqua: he, egreTve iqmnebis. – da Senca esreTvea? da hrqua: he.
– da me esreTvea? egreTve Sen. – da yovelni kacni esreTvea?
– he, egreTve, ukueTu sazomsa magas miiwivnen. xolo eseca
uwyode, rameTu romelnime odes iSvnen, maSinve waritacebs
sikudili, da romelTame – mcired raA aRizardnen, da zogTa –
hasaksa raA moviden. da hrqua: me aw Tana-mac sikudili? da
hrqua: ara Sen oden, aramed yovelTa kacTa. maSin SeZrwunda Ze
igi mefisaA, aRduRna guli misi, tiroda da etyoda zandans
mzardulsa: da ara arsa queyanaA, romelsa zeda ara moiweodis
kacTa zeda eseviTari salmobaA, viTar-igi winaAs vixilen uZlurni
da aw amas vxedav, xolo kualad uZneles aRmiCnda sikudili?!
da kualad icemda mkerdsa, tiroda da etyoda: mauwye, Tu arsa
queyanaA, romelsa Sina ganvere salmobaTagan? maSin tiroda
zandan mzardulica da etyoda: ara ars casa queSe egeviTari
queyanaA [aqedan furclebi aklia A-s], N Zeo mefisao, romelsa
Sina ganernen kacni salmobaTa da sikudilisagan. da kualad
hkiTxvida: da raA iqmnebian kacni Semdgomad sikudilisa? hrqua
mas mzardulman man: kacni igi RmrTis msaxurni esreT ityodes:
zecas RmerTi arso da mas daubadebian cani da queyanaA, zRuani
da ufskrulni, mze da mTo[v]are da varskulavni, da brZanebiTa
misiTa iqmnebian Zrvani haerTani da quxilni da qarni, da kaci
KeliTa Seuqmnia miwisagan da suli TYsi STauberavs ukudavio,
da ukueTu mas vinme hmsaxurebdes da mcnebaTa misTa vidodis da
Tayuanis-[s]cemdes maso, samoTxe uTqs da sasufeveli, da Semdgo-
mad sikudilisa mun wariyvanebs da mas Sina ganusuenebs, xolo
mamisa Senisa filosofosni zogni mokudavad ityYan sulsa da
zogni ukudavad.
Targmani:
da Tqva iodasafma:
_ ra aris sikvdili?
msaxurs aRar SeeZlo dafarva da upasuxa:
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_ am qveyanaze aRar iarsebebs kaci, moispoba misi
saxelis xsenebac.
_ mamaCemsac es dRe moelis?
_ ara marto mamaSens, Senc es dRe mogelis.
_ me-e-c?!
_ ho, Senc!
_ yvela adamians?
_ yvela adamians! rogorc ki siberis asaks miaRwevs kaci,
mokvdeba, magram zogjer isec xdeba, rom dabadebisTanave
waritacebs kacs sikvdili. zogs _ cota rom wamoizrdeba,
maSin eweva, xsvebs _ srulwlovanni rom gaxdebian, maSin.
_ e. i. mec aucileblad movkvdebi?
_ ara marto Sen, yvela!
SeZrwunda ufliswuli, gulaCuyebuli miubrunda
gamzrdels da hkiTxa:
_ nuTu ar arsebobs iseTi qveyana, sadac adamianebs ar
SeemTxvevaT ubedureba, sadac arc simaxinjea da arc
sibrmave, arc sibere da miT ufro sikvdili? _ gulze xels
icemda ufliswuli da mwared mosTqvamda: _ gevedrebi,
miTxari, arsebobs iseTi adgili, sadac am yvelafers gaeqceva
kaci?!
veRarc gamzrdelma Seikava cremlebi. TviTonac atirda
da miuo:
_ cisqveSeTSi ar arsebobs adgili, sikvdils rom
daemalo.
_ sikvdilis Semdeg raRa moeliT adamianebs?
_ rogorc qristianebi amboben, zecaSi aris RmerTi. man
Seqmna ca da qveyana, zRvebi da ufskrulebi, mze, mTvare da
varkvlavebi. mis brZanebas emorCileba qari da Weqa-quxili,
kaci ki miwisagan gamouZerwavs da Tavisi ukvdavi suli
STauberavs misTvis. da Tu vinme mas emsaxureba, mis mcnebebs
daicavs da Tayvans scems, Tavis sasufevelSi waiyvans
sikvdilis Semdgom da iq daamkvidrebs. xolo mamaSenis
filosofosTagan zogi mokvdavad miiCnevs suls, zogi ki
ukvdavad.
9 gadamweris xeliT aq weria: q~e, S~e d~T, a~n (= qriste,
Seiwyale daviT, amen), mere ki saTauradaa: `Tavi meore, moslvisaTYs
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wmidisa da netarisa mamisa Cuenisa balahvarisTYs, romelman
moaqcia Ze mefisaA qristes sarwmunoebasa zeda~.
10 a nusxas aq erTi furceli aklia. vavsebT b redaqciiT,
rasac italikiT warmovadgenT.
11 aq ilia abulaZis gamocemaSi gvaqvs `borotni~. al. gvax-
arias marTebuli dakvirvebiT, xelnawerSi dasturdeba `Surta-
ni~, rac `karis msaxurebs~, `gvardielebs~ niSnavs (ix. i. ab-
ulaZis leqsikoni, gv. 500. Sdr. iqve damowmebuli limonari:
`Semokrbes moZmeni misni da Surtani Kelmwifisani~).
12 `ara migce KelTa mterTa SenTasa~ - Sdr. fs. 26.12: “ nu
mimcem me KelTa maWirvebelTa CemTasa”.
13 i. abulaZe Tavis gamocemaSi am sityvis bolos aRadgens
`s~-s: `rameTu raA weliwad[s] moiyvanian kaci ucxoA~. sinamd-
vileSi, `raA~ amjeradac gansazRvrebiTi nacvalsaxelia, romelic
kompoziturad SeerTvis sazRvruls, arsebiT saxels, da es
ukanaskneli yovelTvis fuZis saxiTaa warmodgenili (ix. v. im-
naiSvili: `raA nacvalsaxeli iseT sityvebTan ixmareba msazRvrelad,
romlebic aucileblad fuZis saxiT arian warmodgenili~, dasax.
gamoc. gv. 454). Sesabamisad, mocemul adgilas SeuZlebelia
`raA weliwads~. aucileblad unda gvqondes `raAweliwad~ . ix.
zemoT sqolio 6.
14 `mis zeda daignian~ - niSnavs: `mis winaaRmdeg [erTmaneT-
Si] dazavdebian~.
15 `saSrialsa~ - i. abulaZes ganumartavad aqvs aRniSnuli
sityva Setanili Tavis `Zveli qarTuli enis leqsikonSi~. sulx-
an-saba aseT ganmartebas gvawvdis: `saSriali - Sesapyrobeli~.
niko CubinaSvili `saSrials~ aTanabrebs `aSrialTan~, xolo am
ukanasknels ase ganmartavs: `qoris dasaWeri bade davsdasacemi~.
igive viTarebaa daviT CubinaSvilis `qarTul-rusul leqsikonSi~,
Tb. 1887).
16 `rupe~ - gaurkveveli mniSvnelobis leqsikuri erTeulia,
romlis sxva damowmeba dReisaTvis ar mogvepoveba. es termini
ar aris Sesuli ars sulxan-sabas, arc CubinaSvilebis leqsikonebSi.
i. abulaZe Tavis `Zveli qarTuli enis leqsikonSi~ aRniSnul
leqsikur erTeuls imowmebs swored zemore konteqstidan, Tum-
ca miseuli ganmarteba, - rom `rupe~ esaa `naoTxali~, - bun-
dovanebas ver fantavs, radgan `naoTxali~, TviT i. abulaZis
ganmartebiT, `meoTxeds~ niSnavs (ix. misi `Zveli qarTuli enis
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leqsikoni~: `naoTxali~ - meoTxedi~; Sdr. `qarTuli enis gan-
martebiTi leqsikoni~) da, amitom, ar gvesmis, am mniSvnelobas
ra saerTo unda hqondes zemore konteqstTan. vfiqrobT, `rupe~,
konteqstidan gamomdinare, `brwyinvalebas~. `Suqs~, `sikaSkaSes~
unda niSnavdes. SesaZloa, swored am sityvis Sesabamisi iyos
berZnuli `balavarianis~ Sesabamis adgilas gamoyenebuli ter-
mini feggos, rac swored `Suqs~, `elvarebas~, `sinaTles~ ni-
Snavs. sagulisxmoa, rom aRniSnuli `rupes~ Sesaxeb Tqmulia:
`axloAT Kelismiyofad~ (Sdr. `axloAT Kelismiyofad rupesa
missa~. msgavsi gamoTqma qvemoTac gvxvdeba `naTelTan~ dakav-
SirebiT: `naTeli misi yovelTa zeda miefinebis... da axloAT
Sesapyrobel ars~. esec adasturebs, rom mocemul adgilas
leqsikuri erTeuli `rupe~ niSnavs `naTels~ anu `sinaTles~,
xolo berZnuli feggos-is ZiriTadi Zveli qarTuli ekvivalen-
ti, rogorc aRvniSneT, swored `naTeli~ iyo.
17 `ukueTu visme ara undes rgomis~ - e. i. `Tu vinmes ar
unda sargeblobis miReba~ (Sdr. cota qvemoT: `...ver rgomiTa
Tavsa TYssa~, T. 25).
18 Sdr. mT. 13.46.
19 am adgils gulisxmobs am gverdis qvemo kideze moTavsebu-
li minaweri gadamwerisa: `mwvalebelTa ityYs SecTomil[ad]
netari balahvar~.
20 aq gadamweris monaweria: `q~e, S~e d~T, a~n~.
21 ezraxa a.
22 igulisxmeba, rom Sevida is Wabuki.
23 ioane 1.3.
24 aq a nusxas aklia ori furceli. vavsebT b nusxiT, rasac
italikiT warmovadgenT.
25 aq gadamweris minaweria: `iKsen, o~o, s~li d~TasA
saSjelisag~n s~knoAsa~.
26 aq gadamweris xeliT minaweria: `q~, S~e, WitaA, amen~
27 Sdr. mT. 6.27; lk. 12.25.
28 am adgilas b redaqciaSi vkiTxulobT:
hrqua iodasaf: ‘raATa uwyiT WeSmaritebaA saqmisa magisi?
da man hrqua: amiT uwyiT WeSmariti, odes moyuasTa CemTagani
ganvidodis KorcTagan, vxedavT angelozTa naTlisaTa, mos-
rulTa waryvanebad sulisa misTYs, romeli brZanebul iyos
uflisagan, da guesmis galobaA tkbili, romeli gamovals pirTagan
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angelozTasa; da viTarca ganiyvanon suli igi, maSin agueKde-
bis saburveli TualTagan CuenTa, da vxedavT sulsa mas tYrTu-
lad KelTa Sina angelozTasa da aRmavalad zecad, da mivayv-
anebT TualTa CuenTa, vidremdis ganvlnian bnelni igi da
haerismcvelni.
Targmani:
hkiTxa iodasafma:
- saidan iciT, rom es simarTlea?
man miugo:
- imiT viciT misi WeSmariteba, rom rodesac erTi CvenTa-
gani tovebs sxeuls, vxedavT naTlis angelozebs, romlebic
misi sulis wasayvanad modian uflis brZanebiT; da gvesmis
tkbili galoba, romelic angelozTa piridan gamodis; da roca
suli miyavT, maSin scildeba bindi Cven Tvalebs da vadevnebT
Tvals angelozTa mier ayvanil suls, sanam gaivlian haeris
bnel mcvelebs (eSmakebs).
29 mT. 6.34.
30 aq gadamweris minaweria: `q~e, S~e s~li daviTaAsaA,
mSobelTa da ZmaTa misTaA, a~n. q~e, adide suli proxoresi,
T~esi da mq~lisi da ZmaTa CemTa s~lierTaA – mq~l da sabaAsi,
a~n~.
31 aq gadamweris minaweria: `q~e, S~e d~T, a~n~.
32 am adgilas b redaqciaSi vkiTxulobT:
da meyseulad warvides iodasafisa. da viTarca moikiTxnes,
dasxdes. da hrqua mefeman Zesa TYssa: ‘Svilo, raA ars cTomilebaA
Seni, miTxar~.
xolo man hrqua: ‘ara ars cTomilebaA, rameTu WeSmaritad
misda Sedgomil var, romelman Semqmna da dambada, xolo Sen
xar cTunebul, rameTu dagitevebies dambadebeli da dabadebulTa
hmsaxureb, da ukueTu Sen mismino da Tayuanis-[s]ce RmerTsa
mas, romelman Seqmnna cani da queyanaA, zRuaA da yoveli, raA
ars mas Sina, rameTu mze da mTovare da varskulavni mas
daubadebian, da mas Tayuanis-sce, Sendaca netar iyos da Cuendaca~.
xolo man warikueTa sasoebaA darwmunebisaTYs misisa da
Tqua: ‘WeSmaritsa ityodes amisTYs filosofosni igi, viTarmed
winaaRmdgomi sjulisa SenisaA iqmnebis yrmaA egeo~.
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 SeniSvnebi
da aRdga da damZimebuli warvida palatad TYsad.
Targmani:
maSinve wavidnen iodasafTan, da roca miesalmnen, dasxdnen
da mefem hkiTxa Tavis Svils:
- Svilo, miTxari Seni cdomilebis Sesaxeb.
man upasuxa:
- es ar aris cdomileba; radgan me WeSmaritad Sevudeqi
imas, vinc Semqmna da dambada; Sen ki cdomilebaSi xar, radgan
miatove dambadebeli da dabadebuls emsaxurebi. da Tu Sen
damijereb, da Tayvans scem im RmerTs, romelmac Seqmna ca da
qveyana, zRva da yvelaferi, rac masSia (radgan mze da mTvare
da varskvlavebi misi Seqmnilia), maSin Senc netari iqnebi da
Cvenc.
amis Semdeg mefem sruliad dakarga imedi misi darwmunebisa
da Tqva:
- simarTle uTqvamT CemTvis amaze filosofosebs, rom Cemi
rjulis mowinaaRmdege gaxdeboda Cemi Svili.
da adga mefe damZimebuli da wavida Tavis sasaxleSi.
33 termini `pahraki~, rogorc cnobilia, dadasturebulia
oTxTavis qarTul TargmanSi, sadac `pahrakad warqceva~ an `pah-
rakad moyvaneba~ anda calke `warqceva~ esaa igive berZnuli
angareuo. nimuSebi cxadyofs, rom `pahrakad warqcevis~ an
`pahrakad moyvanebis~ berZnuli Sesatyvisi niSnavs `iZulebiT
davaldebulebas~, `vinmes iZulebiT gamoyenebas msaxurad, muSad,
saqmis Semsruleblad~, `iZulebiT momsaxurebinebas~. rac Seexeba
calke `pahraks~, zemore mniSvnelobidan gamomdinare, igi SesaZloa
niSnavdes `davaldebulebuls~, `iZulebiT momsaxurebuls~, aqedan:
`damonebuls~, `msaxurad qceuls~, `msaxurs~. Zvel qarTulSi
dadasturebulia zmnac `mopahrakeba~. aRniSnuli zmna savsebiT
marTebuladaa ganmartebuli a. SaniZis mier rogorc `Zalis
mitana~, `Zalis saSualebiT gakeTebineba~. ikveTeba termin
`pahrakis~ rogorc `mcvelis~ Sinaarsic (II mf. 8:6). aRniSnuli-
dan gamomdinare, zemore teqstSi `pahraki eSmakisaA~ unda
niSnavdes an `eSmakis msaxurs~, `eSmakisgan moqmedebuls~, `eSmakeuli
Zalis qveS myofs~ an `eSmakis Tanmxlebs, mcvels~. vfiqrobT,
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sibrZne balavarisa
konteqsts ufro unda Tanxvdebodes pirveli mniSvneloba.
sayuradReboa, rom `balavarianis~ zemore gamonaTqvams (`pah-
rakTagani eSmakTaA~, `pahraki eSmakisaA~) zedmiwevniT
Tanxvdeba `Teodora aleqsandrielis cxovrebis~ erTi adgili,
rac miTiTebulia sabas mier termin `pahrakis~ ganmartebisas:
`da pova vinme dedakaci, pahraki eSmakisaA, da miuvlina mas~
(ix. ix. Zveli qarTuli literaturis qrestomaTia,
Sedgenili s. yubaneiSvilis mier, I, Tb. 1946, gv. 305).
34 ix. wina sqolio.
35 am adgilas b redaqciaSi vkiTxulobT:
hrqua raqis: ‘vinaA uwyi, Tu WeSmaritsa ityodes winaAs-
warmetyuelni da mociqulni?~
hrqua: ‘amiT gamo uwyi, rameTu iqmodes niSebsa da saswauleb-
sa, romeli sxuaman veravin qmnis. xolo igini saxelisdebiTa
RmrTisaATa iqmodes, raATa hrwmenes yovelsa sofelsa~.da ga-
nagrZo raqis gamoZiebaA sityYsaA iodasafisgan winaSe mamisa
misisa, vidremdis icna raqis RmerTi da Tqua: ‘yovelsa WeSmar-
itsa ityYs da Cuen cudsa Sromasa aRvasrulebT kerpTa mima-
rT~. da aRiara winaSe yovlisa erisa da Tqua KmiTa maRliTa,
viTarmed: ‘aravin ars RmerTi queyanasa zeda, garna RmerTi
mxoloA, romelman dahbadna cani da queyanaA~. da yovelive wesi
sjulisaA TYT aRiara da iwyo locvad da marxvad.
xolo abenes mefe mwuxare iqmna sityuaTa maT zeda raqisTa
da Tqua: ‘samarTlad davamKuen da ganvasxen queyanisagan Cemisa
macTurni igi da grZneulni, xolo me keTili meneba Zisa amis
CemisaTYs da maT SeacTunes igi siyrmiTa da cnobanaklulev-
anebiTa. da aw esera mis mier SescTa brZenTmTavari ese raqis~.
36 kidezea gadamweris xeliT miwerili: `esre jer-ars mx-
ilebaA uRmrToTaA da soflismoyuareTaA~.
37 am gverdis qvemo kideze sweria: `da pyrobili naqor
orkerZove da yuvili (!) gaswbileb […]~
38 i. abulaZis gamocemaSi `mpoxelTa~-s axlavs Zaxilis
niSani (!), rac mkvlevaris daeWvebas gamoxatavs.
39 amis Semdeg italikiT motanili teqsti aris b redaqci-
idan.
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 40 Sdr. ebr. 13:4 (aq gadamweris minaweria: `q~e, dagYcven 67 Sdr. filip. 1.10: `gamoicadoT Tquen umjobesi~.
eSmakisa maxeTagan~). 68 Sdr. fs. 1.1.
41 fs. 117:13; 93:17. 69 `nu miendvebi dayudebiT slvasa navisa Senisasa, vidrem-
42 Sdr. fs. 144:19 dis miiwio navTsadgursa, rameTu mravalTa daeqca navi dayude-
43 nusxaSia: `hebenas~. basa Sina da mravalni TanawarhKdes mSYdobiT aRtexasa RelvaTasa
44 aq gadamweris minaweria: `q~e, S~e m~ql~. da saSinelTagan niavqarTa~ - Sdr. wm. grigol RvTismetyveli:
45 Sdr. II sj. 23.21. `nu odes hzuaob keTilad naviT slvisa, ... vinaATgan ese
46 mT. 10:19. mravalgzis gixilavs Sen: navTsayudelsa Sina danTqmaA navisaA
47 fs. 144:19. da kualad RelviT gamoslvaA navTsayudlad~ (aseulni iambikoTani
48 Sdr. efes. 2:14. wmidisa grigoli RmrTismetyuelisani, 30-e iambiko, wm. efrem
49 nusxaSia: `hebenas~ mciris Targmani, ix. Zveli qarTuli literaturis qrestomaTia,
50 es sityva i. abulaZis gamocemaSi warmodgenilia ase: Sedgenili s. yubaneiSvilis mier, I, Tb. 1946, gv. 367)
`[.~.]TTa~. ueWvelia, rom saqme gvaqvs fsalmunur citatasTan 70 rom. 13.7
(ix qvemore miTiTeba). Sesabamisad, cxadia, saxeze unda iyos 71 aq minaweria gadamweris xeliT: `q~e, Se~n suliTa m~ql
qaragma: `R~TTa~ anu gaxsnilad: `RmerTTa~. da d~T, a~n~ = qriste, Seiwyalen suliTa miqael da daviT,
51 `s[aqmeT]a~-s nacvlad i. abulaZis gamocemaSi gvaqvs ko- amen.
nieqtura: `s[julT]a~, rac, zemore mizezis gamo (rom saxezea 72 aq agiografs mxedvelobaSi aqvs balavarisgan iodasa-
fsalmunuri citata), arazustia. fisTvis winaT naTqvami sityvebi, romlebic, marTlac, ipoveba
52 Sdr. fs. 85:8. zemoT, magram mxolod vrcelSi: `ganmsdidrden da ganmravlden
53 Sdr. I kor. 2:9: `romeli Tualman ara ixila, da yursa nayofni Senni da safaseni Senni, da dasZYrde da ver Tavs-
ara esma, da gulsa kacisasa ara mouKda, romeli ganumzada idebde micemad misgansa visame~.
RmerTman moyuareTa TYsTa~. 73 aq gadamweris xeliT minaweria: `q~es moyuareno, vinca
54 Sdr. lk. 2:35: `da TYT Sensaca sulsa ganvides maxYli~. miemTxYvneT wmidasa amas wignsa, locva-yavT f~d codvilisa
55 amis Semdeg italikiT motanili teqsti aris b redaqci- daviTaisaT~s, Seundven R~n codvani, a~n~
idan.
56 nusxaSia: `hebenas~.
57 nusxaSia: `romeli~.
58 nusxaSia: `hebenas~.
59 Sdr. mT. 20:9-10.
60 nusxaSia: `heben[a]s~.
61 aq gadamweris minaweria: `locva yavT f~d codvilisa
d~[T]…da~…
62 nusxaSia: `hebenas~.
63 mT. 19:19.
64 II tim. 4:7.
65 fil. 2:7.
66 Sdr. grigol RvTismetyveli: `dasabamad yovelTa da
dasasrulad hyav RmerTi~ (karmina moralia 908.14).

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 wminda grigol xancTelis
cxovreba

368 369
 winaTqma
aRniSnuli Zegli, rac 1845 w-s aRmoaCina niko Cu-
binaSvilma, xolo 1911 w-s pirvelad gamosca niko
marma, rogorc cnobilia, warmoadgens didi qarTve-
li hagiografis, giorgi merCulis naSroms, miZRv-
nils tao-klarjeTis samonastro mSeneblobaTa
safuZveldamdebis, gamorCeuli sulieri moZRvrisa
da, rogorc amas STambeWdavad gvidasturebs Tundac
misi epistole Sesvenebul daTa mimarT, Rrma RvTis-
metyvelis, wminda grigol xancTelis cxovrebisadmi.
grigol xancTeli im rangis didmoRvaweebis rigSi
dgas, romlebic epoqebs qmnian. Sesabamisad, sruli
ufleba gvaqvs visaubroT grigol xancTelis epo-
qaze. es iyo Jami, rodesac ganaxleba sWirdeboda
saqarTvelos rogorc saxelmwifoebriv, socialur,
ekonomikur, aseve saeklesio cxovrebas. met-nakle-
bad yvela mxares gaswvda grigolis RvTivmimadle-
buli gulmodgineba, magram umTavresi Sedegi misi
Rvawlisa gaxldaT qveynis sulieri aRorZineba, da
iseve, rogorc mose winaswarmetyvelis mier udabno-
Si zeamaRlebuli gveli, ukeTurebaTagan gvemuli
israelis mkurnalad iqca, uvnebelyofda ra gvelis
gesls, amgvaradve, is sulieri niSi samoRvaweo axov-
anebisa, rac saqarTvelos udabnoSi aRmarTa grigol
xancTelma, wylulebaTa mkurnalad da geslismTxev-
el borotze gamarjvebis did niSansvetad gauxda
ers. SegviZlia vTqvaT, rom VIII-IX ss-Si grigol xanc-
Telma garkveuli azriT xelaxla Seqmna `mwignobro-
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ba qarTuli~, daafuZna ra `friad qveynad aRricxul~
qarTlSi winaaTonuri epoqis yvelaze mniSvnelovani
sulieri kera, tao-klarjeTis saRvTismetyvelo
skola, rac Tavis mxriv yovelmxriv TanaSeerwymoda
sabawmindis samoRvaweo savanes, ierusalimis Semoga-
renSi (da mTeli samarTlmadideblos ganfeniloba-
Sic) sulieri cxovrebis warmmarTvelsa da kanonis
damdebs. tao-klarjeTi da sabawminda esaa is ganuy-
ofeli mTlianoba qristesmier ZmaTa da mosagreTa
ori didi krebulisa, is umtkicesi fuZe, razec dae-
Sena qristianuli saqarTvelos mTeli Semdgom-
droiondeli istoria. orive am krebulis samoR-
vaweo saxes arsebiTad swored grigol xancTeli gan-
sazRvravda. mis saxels unda ukavSirdebodes udide-
si sulieri saunjis, ierusalimis samRvdelmsaxuro
tipikonis qarTulad Targmna IX s-is damdegs da,
agreTve, rCeuli saeklesio dResaswaulebisadmi
miZRvnili sagaloblebis krebulis - `iadgaris~
pirveli werilobiTi Camoyalibeba. grigoli am-
yarebs xelSesaxeb kavSirebs kontinentur saberZneT-
Tan, Tavad miemgzavreba ra `meore ierusalimad~
wodebul` `qristes saWurWleSi~ - konstantinopol-
Si, sadac man `sixaruliT movlna yovelni wmidani
adgilni salocvelni~ da daulevneli saunjiT `aR-
moivso guli~. ar gadavaWarbebT, Tu vityviT, rom
rogorc IV s-is meore naxevarSi basili didi mogvev-
lina bizantiuri samonastro cxovrebis reglamenta-
torad, aseve VIII-IX ss-is saqarTveloSi samonastro
cxovrebis faqtobriv damafuZnebelad swored
grigoli gamouCnda ers. mas hqonda urCeules moR-
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vaweTaTvis niSandoblivi saRvTo kadniereba saqarTvelos arqimandritad anu dasamwyemsi cxvreb-
erismTavarTa cxovrebis warmarTvisa, mefeTa is `saCixis~, `bakis~ (amas niSnavs `mandra~) mepatroned
piruTvneli damoZRvrisa, udides saeklesio moR- da gamgeblad (amas niSnavs `arqi~) warmogvidgeba,
vaweTa cxovrebis wesis gansazRvrisa, Sesvenebul Cven ki RmerTma is SegvaZlebinos, misken gvevlos.
daTa mimarT werilobiTi vedrebis mivlenisa, TviT
kaTalikosis dadginebisac ki. amitomaa wminda
grigol xancTelis, rogorc didmoRvawis, saxe marad ***
misabaZi saniSne dRevandelobisTvisac ki. amasTan,
raoden aRmatebulicaa grigolis rogorc WeSmari-
ti sibrZnisken - Tavad macxovrisken - daucxromlad
mswrafveli `filosofosis~ anu `sibrZnismoyvaris~
(=`qristesmoyvaris~) Rirsebani, aseve aRmatebulia
is “cxovreba”, romelic giorgi merCulis kalams
ekuTvnis. rodesac simdidre mogvemadleba, maSin xde-
ba CvenTvis aSkara, am simdidremde ra upovarebasa da
siRaribeSi `mimoviqceodiT~. marTlac, vidre giorgi
merCulis vrceli matiane daiwereboda, ramdenad
ufro Raribni viyaviT?! es Zegli yovelmxriv ganm-
sWvalulia erTi udiadesi molodiniT, meored mosv-
lis usaidumloesi Jamis winaswargrZnobiT. swored
es molodini gansazRvravs giorgi merCulis matiane-
Si Semokrebil ZmaTa mTel cxovrebas, maTi yofis yov-
el kerZoobiT movlenas, moqmedebas. wrfeli sur-
vili imisa, rom cxonebaSi samomavlod momsvlelTa
krebuls aravin daakldes, mZafrad vlindeba am Zeg-
lis mraval adgilas, rac waruSlel STabeWdilebas
axdens mkiTxvelze da grigolis sulier krebulTan
TanaSerTvisken izidavs masac. giorgi meCulis naS-
roms gansakuTrebuli aRmzrdelobiTi Zala aqvs da
misi saxiT monasterTa arqimandriti dResac mTeli

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 wmida grigol xancTel
gr is cxov
xancTelis reba
cxovreba wminda grigol xancTelis cxovreba

giorgi merCule giorgi merCule

SromaA da moRuawebaA Ri rsadcxo

Rirsadcxo reb
rsadcxoreb isaA wmid
rebisaA isa da
wmidisa Sroma da moRvaweoba Cveni wminda da netari mamis
isa mamisa Cuen
netarisa
netar isa g
Cuenisa rigol
gr is
isii arq
igolis imandr
arqimandrit
imandrit isaA,
itisaA, grigol arqimandritis, xancTisa da Satberdis
xancTisa da Satberd isa aRmaSenebel
Satberdisa isaA, da misTana
aRmaSenebelisaA, amSeneblis, RirsebiT cxovrebisa da masTan
KsenebaA mravalTa mamaTa netarTaA erTad xseneba mravali netari mamisa

guakurTxen, ufalo! gvakurTxe, ufalo

a. mocemul ars sibrZne Rirsi keTilisa mizezisa
qristHs mier, RmrTisa yovelTaAsa, bunebasa WeSmaritTa
brZenTasa. vinaAca iTxovde brZenTagan srulTa
krZalul[ebiT] sibrZnismetyuelebasa da sulelTagan
[K...]l~is mecnierTa, dumiliT brZenTa [smenasa]. aw sulelni
sibrZnis-metyueleben, xolo TYs[s]a da brZenTa [...]nes
dum[ili...] m~[T] ver gulisxma-yves, viTarmed brZnadmetyue-
lebaA vecxli ars wmidaA, xolo dumili oqroA rCeuli, vi-
Tarca Tqua solomon, rameTu raJams brZenTa dumili hmats,
maSin `sibrZnH maTi gamosavalTa zeda iqebin~, rameTu enaA
maTi metyuelebisagan cudisa utyu arn da ZYrissityYsa
uqm, rameTu ZiebaA raA sasyidlisaA [v] saqmed upyried maT da
yoladve brZnobed siwmidesa simarTliT Rirsebasa Tana da
siyuaruliTa RmrTisaATa `galobed mecnierebiT~ maradis
locvisa SewirviTa, viTarca ityYs mociquli: `mouklebe-
lad ilocevdiTo~.
aramed aw me, vinaATgan ver Zal-mic mouklebelad
locvaA da sulelTa yovelTa udares var, naklulevanebaA
1. mocemulia Rirseuli sibrZne kargis mizezis -
qristes, yovelTa RvTis, mier WeSmarit brZenTa buneba-
Si. amitom, iTxovde srul brZenTagan moSiSebiT
sibrZnismetyvelebas da sulelTagan ... dumiliT brZenTa
smenas. amJamad sulelebi sibrZnismetyveleben... radgan
ver Seicnes, rom brZnulad metyveleba vercxlia wminda,
xolo dumili — rCeuli oqro, rogorc Tqva solomonma,
rom rodesac dumili ametebs brZenT, maSin „maTi sibrZne
gamosasvlelebze iqeba~, radgan maTi ena fuWi metyveleb-
isTvis utyvia da cudis saTqmelad umoqmedo. saqmed
aqvT maT Zieba sazRaurisa, yovliTurT siwmindes
brZnoben samarTlianobis RirsebasTan erTad da RvTis
siyvaruliT codnismierad galoben1, Seswiraven ra
mudamJams locvas, rogorc ambobs mociquli: „uwyvetad
iloceTo~2.
amJamad ki me, vinaidan ar ZalmiZs uwyvetad locva da
yvela sulelze udaresi var, Cemi sinaklule ar manebebs
dadumebas da garkveulwilad umjobesi mgonia, rom

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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Cemi ara miflobs dumilad da zogs-raAme umjobesad Sem-
iracxies, raATa vityodi Rirsadcxorebasa RmerTSemosilTa
kacTasa, netarisa mamisa Cuenisa grigolisa da moyuasTa da
mowafeTa misTasa madliTa da SewevniTa RmrTisaATa,
raodenca SeuZlo uwyebad msmenelTa WeSmaritad Txrobi-
li mowafeTagan da mowafis-mowafeTagan mis wmidisaTa da
netarTa maT oxiTa vpovo orkerZove lxinebaA uZlurebaTa
CemTaA esreT sityuaTa amaT weriTa.
b. viTarmed arsebadaubadebelisa, kacTmoyuarisa sameb-
isa wmidisa madliTa, miuwdomelad Cuengan dawerilTa -
saukunod zecaTa Sina angelozTa Tana - wignsa mas
cxovelTasa, da juariTa wmidiTa moqadulTa didTa maT
meudabnoeTa, klarjeTisa didebulTa udabnoTa Sina
pirvelad damkYdrebulTa maT wmidaTa mamaTa, Rirsadcx-
orebulTa, simKnH moTminebisaA da siwmidiT SromaA, uflisa
saTnoA, da saswaulTa maTTa simravleni queyanasa mas
qarTlisasa aRuwerelobiTa daSWirdes misTYs, romel pir-
vel vaKsene, romelTaA jer iyo daweraA vidre naTesaviTi-
naTesavadmde ukunisamde miTxrobad yovelTa, raATamca `eri
dabadebadi aqebda ufalsa~ Ksenebisa [158] maTisa dResas-
waulsa.
aramed aw saswaulni maTni JamTa simravlisagan miecnes
siRrmesa daviwyebisasa yoladmosaKsenebelTa maT gan-
sakYrvebelTa netarTa kacTa saqmeni keTilni da cxorebaA
ubiwoA, romelnica-igi brwyinvides, viTarca mTiebni zeci-
sa samyarosa, xilulsa amas da ganqarvebadsa mzesa queSe, da
aw suliTa brwyinvaleni ixareben dausrulebelsa naTelsa
Sina da maradis CuenTYs meoxebasa hyofen, ganmxiarule-
bulni qristHs aRTqumulTa moRebiTa, rameTu SromaTa
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
RvTis madliTa da SewevniT vTqva RmerTSemosili adami-
anebis - Cveni netari mamis grigolis da mis axlobelTa
da mowafeTa - RirsebiT cxovrebis Sesaxeb, raTa, ramde-
nadac SevZleb, vauwyo msmenelebs am wmindanis mowafeTa
da mowafis mowafeTagan WeSmaritad monaTxrobi da
xsenebul netarTa meoxebiT vpovo orive mxriv gankur-
neba Cemi uZlurebebisa am sityvaTa amgvarad weris gamo.
2. rom arsebaSeuqmneli3, kacTmoyvare wminda samebis
madliT Cvengan miuwvdomlad zecaTa SigniT angeloze-
bTan erTad cocxalTa wignSi saukunod dawerilTa da
wminda jvars dandobil did meudabnoeTa, klarjeTis
didebul udabnoebSi pirvelad damkvidrebul da
RirsebiT mcxovreb wminda mamaTa moTminebis simxneve,
maTi siwmindiT Sroma (rac saTnoa uflisTvis) da
saswaulebis simravle aRuwerlobis gamo qarTlis
qveyanas daaklda im mizeziT, adre rom vaxsene, maSin
roca saWiro iyo amaTi dawera Taobidan TaobaSi
ukunisamde yvelasaTvis sauwyeblad, rom „dabadebadi
xalxi maqebeli yofiliyo uflisa~4 amaTi xsenebis
dResaswaulze.
magram axla JamTa simravlis gamo daviwyebis siRrmes
mieca saswaulebi, kargi saqmeebi da ubiwo cxovreba am
yovladmosaxsenebeli, sakvirveli da netari adamianebi-
sa, romlebic am xiluli da ganqarvebadi mzis qveS
brwyinavdnen, iseve, rogorc mnaTobebi zeciur samya-
roSi, axla ki suliT gabrwinebulni dausrulebel
sinaTleSi xaroben da qristesgan aRTqmulTa miRebiT
gamxiarebulebi maradis meoxebas gviweven Cven, radgan
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
maTTa wil miuRebies sixaruli da mxiarulebaA uoxWnoA,
mouklebeli da gamouTqumeli caTa Sina.
amaT netarTa Soris gamobrwyinda madliTa savsH, gan-
srulebuli sibrZniTa, didi mRdeli da keTiladganmgebeli
moRuawH da udabnoTa qalaqmyofeli, zecisa kaci da quey-
anisa angelozi, sanatreli grigol, sulierad mamaA da
winamRZuari da maSenebeli xanZTisa da SatberdisaA, orTa
amaT didebulTa monasterTaA, romeli eqmna saxe keTilis
yovelTa misJamisa meudabnoeTa mamaTa axladSenebasa maTsa.
ese iyo Svili warCinebulTa, didebulTa da marTlmor-
wmuneTa mama-dedaTaA da saxlsa Sina sameufosa didisa
nerse erisTavisasa aRzrdil iyo KeliTa keTiladmsaxurisa
dedoflisa, nerses colisaATa, romelsaca eSvila, rameTu
iyoca Zmiswuli misi, da saSoATganve dedisaAT Sewirul iyo
RmrTisa dedisagan TYsisa, viTarca samoel winaAswar-
metyueli da [v] marxvasa Sina izardeboda msgavsad
winamorbedisa, rameTu siCCoATganve RYnoA da Korci ara
SeKda pirsa missa, vinaATgan qristHsa ganekuTna suli TYsi
samkYdrebelad. da xatica monazonebisaA emosa, rameTu
Tavisufal iyo igi simRerisagan yrmaTaAsa da yovlisagan
aRrevisa kacTaAsa da martod iyofvin TYssa mas sadgursa,
romelsa ganwesebul iyo. amisTYsca `dayudebul~ uwodian
mas saxeli.
xolo gulisKmierobaA swavlisaA gansakYrvebeli iyo
friad, rameTu mwrafl-xolo daiswavla `daviTi~ da `Kmi-
Ta~ saswavleli swavlaA saeklesioA, samoZRuroA qarTulsa
enasa Sina yoveli daiswavla da mwignobrobaAca iswava mrav-
alTa enaTaA da saRmrToni wignni zepiriT moiwuarTna.
xolo sibrZneca igi amis soflisa filosofosTaA iswava
keTilad da romeli povis sityuaA keTili, Seiwynaris, xolo
jerkuali ganagdis. da ganiTqua sisrule igi misi
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TavianTi Sroma-garjis sanacvlod miRebuli aqvT maT
usazRvro sixaruli da mxiaruleba.
am netarTa Soris gamobrwyinda madliT savse,
sibrZniT srulqmnili, didi mRvdeli, kargad ganmge-
beli moRvawe, udabnoTa qalaqmyofeli, zecis adamiani
da miwis angelozi, sanatreli grigoli, xancTisa da
Satberdis, am ori didebuli monastris, sulierad mama,
winamZRvari da maSenebeli, romelic sikargis nimuSad
gauxda misi drois yvela meudabnoe mamas maT axalm-
SeneblobaSi.
igi iyo warCinebuli, didebuli da marTlmorwmune
ded-mamis Svili da aRizarda didi nerse erisTavis
samefo saxlSi nerses colis, keTilmsaxuri dedoflis
xeliT, romlisganac Svilebuli iyo, radgan iyo kidec
misi Zmiswuli, da dedis saSodanve Sewiruli iyo
RvTisadmi, iseve, rogorc samoel winaswarmetyveli,
Tavisive dedis mier5 da izrdeboda marxvaSi msgavsad
[ioane] winamorbedisa6, radgan pataraobidanve „Rvino
da xorci ar Sesula mis pirSi~7, vinaidan qristes ganu-
kuTvna man Tavisi suli savaned. Sesaxedaobac samonazvno
Seemosa mas, radgan yrmaTa TamaSobisgan da adamianTa
yovelgvari Tavyrilobisgan ganSorebuli iyo da
ganmartoebiT imyofeboda Tavis samyofelSi, romelic
mas hqonda gankuTvnili. amis gamo „dayudebuls~ uwo-
debdnen mas saxelad.
xolo swavlisadmi misi gulisxmiereba Zalian gasak-
viri iyo, radgan swrafadve daiswavla „fsalmunni~ da
„xmiT~ saswavli8 saeklesio swavla. qarTul enaze yve-
laferi saswavlo9 Seiswavla, mwignobrobac iswavla
mravali enisa da saRvTo wignebi zepirad daiswavla.
amasTan, am soflis filosofosTa sibrZnec iswavla
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
saxelovnad yovelTa Soris. xolo gareSesa mas sibrZnesa
soflisasa hbasrobn sityYsaebr mociqulisa, viTarmed:
`gan-raAme-acofa RmerTman sibrZnH igi amis soflisaA~. si-
tyuaA misi iyo Sezavebul mariliTa madlisaATa. raJams it-
yYn, `brZnad aRaRis piri TYsi~ da wesi ganuCinis enasa TYssa.
da hasakisa zrdasa Tana saTnoebaAca keTili izardeboda,
rameTu ara iyo, viTarca Wabuki, mzuaobar da WamadTa
gulissaTqumelTa moyuarH, aramed TaviT TYsiT daniel
winaAswarmetyuelisa sityuasa ityYn, viTarmed: `puri
gulissaTqumeli ara vWamo~. da esreT miiRis sazrdeli
saglaxakoA Ko[159]rcTa TYsTa gansamtkicebelad netarman
grigol, mdabalman guliTa da glaxakman suliTa, myudro-
man qceviTa da mowyaleman gonebiTa, rameTu Ziri siwmidisaA
maradis gulsa missa danergul iyo, aRmomcenarH jejlsa
RmrTismsaxurebisasa. da nergi WeSmaritisa sarwmunoebisaA
aRorZnda sulsa missa, da nayofi RmrTisa siyuarulisaA
gardaemata mis Soris. da eseviTariTa mravalferiTa keTi-
ladgangebiTa cxovndeboda Wabuki ese samRdeloA saTnod
uflisa. xolo iyo xilviTa did, KorciTa Tx[el], hasakiTa
srul, yoladkeTil, sruliad guamiTa mrTel da suliTa
ubiwo.
g. maSin KelmwifeTa maT, aRmzrdelTa misTa, da
sanatrelman dedaman misman da erisa simravleman inebes
xucad kurTxevaA amis netarisaA da hrques mTavarTa maT da
mSobelman misman: `Svilo, yoladkeTilo da sarwmunoo
qristes monao, aha moiwia Jami winaAswarmetyuelisa daviTis
TqumulisaA, romelsa ityYs: `vin aRvides mTasa uflisasa,
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
kargad da rac naxa kargi sityva, miiRo, xolo ukeTuri
ukuagdo. saxelganTqmuli gaxda misi srulqmnileba
yvelgan, Tumca igi amsoflis garegan sibrZnes kicxavda
mociqulis sityvisebr: „gana ar gaaugunura RmerTma am
soflis sibrZne?~10 misi sityva Sezavebuli iyo madlis
mariliT11. rodesac metyvelebda, brZnulad gaxsnida
Tavis pirs12 da wess daudgenda Tavis enas. asakis
matebasTan erTad kargi saTnoebac matulobda, radgan
ar iyo igi, rogorc Wabuki, moamaye da sasurvel
saWmelTa moyvaruli, aramed Tavis TavSi daniel
winaswarmetyvelis sityvas ambobda: „puri sasurveli ar
vWamo~13. ase iRebda RaribTa saWmels Tavisi sxeulis
gansamtkiceblad netari grigoli, romelic iyo guliT
mdabali da suliT glaxaki, qceviT wynari da gonebiT
mowyale, radgan mudamJams iyo mis gulSi danergili
Ziri siwmindisa, RvTismsaxurebis jejilis aRmom-
acenebeli. WeSmariti sarwmunoebis nergi gaizarda mis
sulSi da RvTis siyvarulis nayofi gadidda masSi. ai,
aseTi mravalgvari keTilgangebulebiT cxovrobda es
samRvdelo Wabuki uflisTvis saTnod, da iyo igi
Sexedulad didi, xorcielad Txeli, taniT sruli,
yovliTurT kargi sruliad, sxeuliT janmrTeli da
suliT ubiwo.
3. maSin misma aRmzrdelma xelmwifeebma, mismave
sanatrelma dedam da xalxis simravlem inebes am netaris
kurTxeva xucesad. da uTxres mas xsenebulma mTavrebma
da misma mSoblebma: „Svilo, qristes yovlad kargo da
sando monao, aha, dadga winaswarmetyvel daviTis naTq-
vamis dro, rasac ambobs: „vin ava uflis mTaze da vin
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
anu vin dadges adgilsa wmidasa missa, aramed ubraloA Kel-
iTa da wmidaA guliTa~. da aw Sen gpova qristeman ubraloA
KeliTa da wmidaA guliTa. da raATa Sen aRxYde mTasa
uflisasa da dadge adgilsa wmidasa missa Semwirvelad wmi-
dasa da usisxlosa msxuerplsa missa Rirsebisa SenisaTYs da
sasod sulTa da KorcTa CuenTa.
xolo amas netarsa daRacaTu aqunda siyuaruli
mRdelobisaA, Sezrunda sityuasa maTsa zeda da SiSi daeca
siaxlisaTYs hasakisa misisa da hrqua maT: `Tquen iciT Zali
saRmrToTa wignTaA, gulisKma-giyofia wmidaTa mociqulTa
da netarTa mRdelTmoZRuarTa gansazRvrebuli [v] kanoni
wmidisa kaTolike eklesiisaA, Tu viTarni krZalvani uKman
mRdelobasa da yoladubraloebaA ara xolo saqmiT, aramed
gonebiTaca da sityYTa. xolo daRacaTu sulgrZelebasa
RmrTisasa Tavs-udebies daTmenaA uwesoTa kacTa mRdelo-
bisaA, umjobes ars maTa, ukueTumca yoladve ricxusa
kacTasa ara SerTul iyvnes vidre saukunod patiJTa daus-
rulebelTa, xolo sarwmunoTa mRdelTaTYs ese uwyodeT
Tquen, viTarmed ufroAs ars yovelTa didebaTa sulierTa
da KorcielTa, rameTu qristHsnacvalobaA ars, WeSmariti-
sa RmrTisaA, romelmanca hrqua mowafeTa TYsTa, viTarmed:
`netar xarT Tquen, rameTu mravalTa winaAswarmetyuelTa
da marTalTa swadoda xilvad da smenad, romelsa xedavT
Tquen da gesmis, da ver miemTxYnes, romelsa Rirs-iqmneniT
Tquen~, da TYsisa mis mRdelobisa nacvalad ufalman mo-
ciqulni daadginna mRdelad, da SemdgomiTi-Semdgomad
yovelni sarwmunoni mRdelni da maT mier cxorebisa sasoe-
baA qristeaneTaA mRdelobasa Sehvedra, da saswaulTa yov-
elTa da winaAswarmetyuelTa Cuenebasa da RmrTismxilvel-
Ta kacTa gamocxadebasa mRdelobiTa dahbeWda. da aw arav-
inaA ars kacTa cxorebaA TYnier mRdelobisa, romlisaTYs
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
dadgeba mis wminda adgilas, Tu ara xeliT SeubRalavi
da guliT wminda~14. da axla Seni Rirsebis gamo da Cvens
sulTa da xorcTa imedad Sen gpova qristem xeliT
SeubRalavi da guliT wminda, rom Sen axvide uflis
mTaze da dadge mis wminda adgilas misi wminda da ubiwo
msxverplis Semwirvelad.
am netars ki TumcaRa hqonda mRvdlobis siyvaruli,
magram Sewuxda igi maT sityvaze, SiSma moicva Tavisi
asakis siaxalgazrdavis gamo da uTxra maT: „Tqven iciT
saRvTo wignebis azri da SegicvniaT wminda mociqu-
lebisa da netari mRvdelTmoZRvrebis mier gansazRv-
ruli kanoni wminda kaTolike eklesiisa, Tu rogori
sifrTxile sWirdeba mRvdlobas da rogori yovliTurT
SeubRalavoba ara mxolod saqmiT, aramed gonebiTac da
sityviTac. amitom, TumcaRa RvTis sulgrZelobas
utvirTavs moTmena uweso adamianebis mRvdlobisa,
umjobesi iqneboda maTTvis, rom saerTod ar SerTvodnen
adamianTa ricxvs, vidre is, rom saukunod [SerTvodnen]
dausrulebel sasjels. amasTan. sando mRvdlebisTvis es
icodeT Tqven, rom yovelgvar sulier da xorciel
didebaze metia [es saqme], radgan igi monacvleobaa
qristes, WeSmariti RvTisa, romelmac uTxra Tavis
mowafeebs: „netarni xarT Tqven, radgan bevr winaswar-
metyvelsa da marTals swadda, rom enaxa da esmina, rasac
xedavT Tqven da gesmiT, da ver miaRwies, risi Rirsic
gaxdiT Tqven~15. Tavisi mRvdlobis nacvlad ufalma
mociqulebi daadgina mRvdlad, Semdeg da Semdeg ki —
yvela sando mRvdeli, da maT mier qristianTa cxovrebis
imedi mRvdlobas miando da yvela saswauli, winaswar-
metyvelTa xilvebi da RvTismxilvel adamianTa gamocxa-
deba mRvdlobiT dabeWda da axla araferia kacTa
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
pavle ityYs, viTarmed: `qristes mier saxarebisagan me gS-
ven Tqven~. da ufali brZanebs: `ukueTu vin-me ara iSves me-
ored da ara miiRos wmidaA saidumloA, ver Sevides sasufe-
velsa caTasa~. da aw pativsa vxedav da patiJisagan meSinis!~
maSin miuges brZenTa maT mTavarTa da hrques: `Svilo,
gamorCeulo qristHso, SiSi RmrTisaA Tavi ars saTnoe-
baTaA, [160] viTarca mose ityYs: `rasa iTxovs RmerTi Sengan,
N israHl, aramed raATa geSinodis misa~, `rameTu SiSman
uflisaman SesZinis dReTa~, viTarca ityYs solomon, ram-
eTu siberisa patiosnebaA ara mravali Jami ars da arca
ricxY dReTaA aRracxil, xolo mKcovanebaA ars gonierebaA
kacisaA, da hasak siberis - cxorebaA ubiwoA. da kualad iob
ityYs: `araTu mravlisa Jamisani arian brZen, arca brZenTa
ician samarTali~ `aramed suli vidreme, da suli igi
yovlisa-mpyrobelisaA, romelman aswavis sibrZnH~ da Sen
mogca qristeman keTili moxucebulebaA gonebisaA. da aw
nuRara urC-iqmnebi, aramed morCil-iqmen brZanebasa
qristHssa da hmone mas mRdelobiTa, romelman ivno Cuen-
TYs, mRdelman man saukuneman, da Cuen yovelni
guacxovn[n]a~.
xolo netari grigol daemorCila maT da nebiTa Rmr-
TisaATa ikurTxa xucad vedrebisaebr mvedrebelTa misTaAsa,
romel Suenodave krZalulebiT, saRmrToATa kanoniTa
qcevasa missa da maradis wmidisa samebisa marTlmadideb-
lobasa. da esreT mxiarul-iqmna simravlH igi erisaA, raJams
wmidiTa KeliTa misiTa Rirs-iqmnnes miRebad Korcsa da sis-
xlsa qristHssa.
maSin mTavarni igi ganizraxvides ebiskoposobasa missa,
rameTu viTarca angelozi RmrTisaA aqunda yovelTa
WeSmaritebisa maswavlelad, viTarca weril ars: `bageTa
mRdelisaTa daicvan samarTali da Sjuli pirisa misisagan
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
cxovreba mRvdlobis gareSe, risTvisac pavle ambobs:
„qristes mier saxarebisgan me gSviT Tqven~16. da ufali
brZanebs: „Tu vinme ar iSveba meored da ar miiRebs
wminda saidumlos, ver Seva caTa sasufevelSi~17. amitom,
axla pativs vxedav da sasjelis meSinia.
maSin miuges brZenma mTavrebma da uTxres: „Svilo,
qristes rCeulo, SiSi RvTisa ars saTnoebaTa Tavi,
rogorc mose ambobs: „ras iTxovs RmerTi Sengan, hoi is-
raelo, Tu ara imas, rom geSinodes misi?~18, radgan „uf-
lis SiSi Sehmatebs dReebs~19, rogorc ambobs solomoni,
radgan siberis Rirseba araTu mravali welia anda
dReebis aRricxuli raodenoba, aramed mxcovaneba —
esaa adamianis goniereba da siberis asaki ki — ubiwo
cxovreba. da kidev, iobi ambobs: „araTu mravalwlianebi
arian brZenni, arcTu brZenebma ician samarTali~20,
„aramed suli ars, cxadia, da suli yovlismpyrobelisa,
romelic aswavlis sibrZnes~21, da Sen mogca qristem
kargi moxucebuloba gonebisa. amitom, axla nuRar iqnebi
urCi, aramed daemorCile qristes brZanebas da mRvdlo-
biT daemone imas, romelmac ivno CvenTvis, — saukuno
mRvdelma, — da gvacxovna Cven yvelani~.
netari grigoli daemorCila maT da RvTis nebiT
ikurTxa xucesad mis mvedrebelTa vedrebisamebr, rac
Sehferoda kidec misve qcevas, moSiSebiTs, saRvTo kanon-
iT warmarTuls da maradwminda samebis marTlmadide-
blobas. ase gaixara xalxis simravlem, rodesac Rirsni
gaxdnen, misi wminda xeliT mieRoT qristes sisxli da
xorci.
maSin mTavrebma ganizraxes misi episkoposoba, radgan
RvTis angeloziviT hyavda igi yvelas WeSmaritebis mas-
wavleblad, rogorc dawerilia: „mRvdlis bageebma dai-
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
gamoiZion, rameTu angelozi uflisa yovlisampyrobelisaA
ars igi~.
d. xolo netarman grigol, viTarca ixila Tavi TYsi
Korcielad didebasa Sina, friad wuxda guli misi da gan-
izraxa farulad sivltolaA TYsi queyaniT saRmrToATa
wodebiTa, romelica uZRoda mas mamaT[v]mTavrisa abrahamis
saxed, da viTarca israHlni udabnod. aramed abraham quey-
anisa misgan urwmunoTa naTesavTaAsa ganaSora RmerTman,
xolo ese morwmunisa da keTiladmsaxurisa queyanisagan
gamoiyvana amis mizezisaTYs, raATa uqmTa maT udabnoTa
Sina gamobrwyindes sanTeli ese dauvsebeli, brwyinvalH
zeda sasanTlesa mas maRalsa zeTiTa miT ganuparveliTa,
raATa Kmasa mas da oxrasa sayYrisasa aRetyinos da gan-
brwyindes suliTa ZlieriTa, da miuZRues saqorwinesa mas
krebulsa Tana mowafeTa misTa wmidaTasa da rameTu madli-
Ta miT [RmrTis]mxilveliTa, gonieriTa da ubiwoATa,
gulisKma-[e]yo Seucvalebeli igi sufevaA zecisa
mTavroba[Ta]A da maTTana modaseobisa wadierebiTa dauteva
Secvalebadi [pativi] queyanisa mokudavTa kacTa sufevisaA
da mohrida JamierTa da nivTierTa bunebaTa, raATa uJamoA
igi naTeli uZRodis u[nivTo]sa mas [sa]mkYdrebelsa da
ucvalebelsa didebasa sasufevelsa caTasa.
e. da eseviTarsa keTilsa ganzraxvasa da gzavnasa missa
povna moyuasni keTilni SewevniTa qristHs madlisaATa: saba,
romelsa ewoda saban, dedis diswuli misi, iSxnisa meored-
maSenebeli da ebiskoposi misi; da Tevdore neZYsa maSe-
nebeli da mamaA; da qristefore kYrikeTisa maSenebeli da
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
cvan samarTali da misi pirisgan gamoiZion sjuli,
radgan yovlismpyrobeli uflis angelozia igi~22.
4. magram netarma grigolma rogorc ki naxa Tavisi
Tavi xorciel didebaSi, metad Sewuxda misi guli da
ganizraxa man farulad gaqceva Tavisi qveynidan saRvTo
xmobisamebr, rac win uZRoda mas mamamTavari abraamis
msgavsad da msgavsad israelebisa — udabnosken, Tumca
abraami urwmuno eris qveynisgan ganaSora RmerTma, gr-
igoli ki morwmune da keTilmsaxuri qveynidan gamoiyva-
na man im mizniT, rom usargeblo udabnoebSi gamo-
brwyinebuliyo es Cauqrobeli sanTeli, maRal sasanT-
leze mbrwyinavi im zeTiT, romelic ar moipareba, rom
sayviris xmaze da xmovanebaze anTebuliyo igi, gabrwyi-
nebuliyo Zlieri suliT da waZRoloda saqorwilo
krebuls Tavis wminda mowafeebTan erTad, da radgan
RvTismxilvelobiTi gonieri da ubiwo madliT Seecno
mas zecis mTavrobaTa ucvleli meufeba, da maTTan
Tanamodaseobis wadierebiT datova man mokvdav kacTa
amqveyniuri mefobis cvalebadi pativi da ganarida Tavi
droebiT da nivTier bunebaTagan, rom udroo sinaTle
gasZRoloda mas univTo samkvidrosken da ucvleli
didebisken caTa sasufevelSi.
5. Tavisi amgvari kargi ganzraxvisa da msvlelobis
Jams ipova man kargi megobrebi qristes madlis SewevniT:
saba, romelsac ewoda saban, Tavisi deidaSvili, iSxnis
meored maSenebeli da misi episkoposi; Tevdore, neZvis
maSenebeli da mamasaxlisi; qristefore, kvirikeTis
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mamaA. ese oTxni Seanawevrna sarwmunoebaman da saRmrToman
siyuarulman Seamtkicna erT[zrax]vad Sekrebulni, viTarca
suli erTi oTxTa guamTa Sina damtkicebuli. maSin netar-
man grigol Tqua sityuaA igi daviTisi, [161] viTarmed: `raA-
me keTil anu raA-me Suenier, aramed damkYdrebaA ZmaTaA er-
Tad?~; rameTu viTarca Tqua qristeman saxelisa misisaTYs
SekrebulTa Soris damkYdrebaA TYsi, egreTve iyavn Cuen-
Soris Tavadi ufali, raATa saTno iyos sulieri ese sa-
grobaA Cueni ucxoebasa Sina da raATa Sewirul iyos msaxu-
rebaA Cueni saTnod mis winaSe~. xolo maT Tques: `iyavn
qriste RmerTi CuenSoris sulierad Zmobasa da gzavnasa
Cuensa da uZilsa gulsmodginebasa sityuaTaebr SenTa,
brZeno grigol, raATa Zali saRmrToA daemkYdros Cuen So-
ris~.
maSin erTiTa miT erTobiTa aRibeWdnes Tavni TYsni
Zlierebisa beWdiTa miT niSisa saufloAsa patiosnisa
juarisaATa da sixaruliT waremarTnes gzasa mas, romeli
ara uwyodes, aramed ara umecar iyvnes, rameTu ufali mx-
oloA uZRoda maT, xedvida raA gulsa maTsa wmidasa da
wyaroebr dauwyuedelsa locvasa da cremlTa maTTa na-
kadulsa.
da moiyvanna igini qarTliT opizas pirvelad, xolo iy-
vnes opizas Zmani mciredni Sekrebul qristHs siyuaruli-
saTYs, vinaATgan povnil iyo wmidaA igi mcire eklesiaA
wmidisa naTlismcemelisaA. da iyo winamZRurisa maTisa saxe-
li amba giorgi, rameTu mesame mamaA iyo opizisaA, raATgan
samoel da andria gardacvalebul iyvnes. aman netarman amba
giorgi, viTarca ixilna sanatreli mamaA grigol da moyuas-
ni misni, gulisKma-yo saRmrToATa cnobiTa Rirsebisa maTisa
madli da Seiwynarna igini sixaruliT, ara viTarca mowafe-
ni, aramed viTarca uzeSTaesni misa. uwyoda suliTa, rameTu
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
maSenebeli da mamasaxlisi. es oTxi Seanawevra sarwmu-
noebam da SeakavSira saRvTo siyvarulma, iyvnen ra erTi
azriT Sekrebilebi, rogorc erTi suli oTx sxeulSi
dafuZnebuli. maSin netarma grigolma Tqva daviTis sit-
yva: „ra aris kargi da ra aris mSvenieri, Tu ara ZmaTa
damkvidreba erTad?23~ radgan iseve, rogorc Tqva qris-
tem Tavisi damkvidrebuloba misi saxelis gamo Sekre-
bilTa Soris24, amgvaradve iyos Cvens Soris Tavad
ufali, rom esaTnoos mas Cveni es sulieri meomroba
ucxoobaSi da rom Sewiruli iyos Cveni msaxureba
mosawonisad mis winaSe~. maT ki Tqves: „iyos qriste
RmerTi Cvens Soris Cvens sulier Zmobasa da msvle-
lobaSi da mRviZare gulmodginebaSi25, Seni sityvebisa-
mebr, brZeno grigol, rom saRvTo Zala damkvidrdes
CvenSi~.
maSin maT erTiani erTobiT26 daibeWdes TavianTi
Tavi sauflo patiosani jvris Zlierebis beWdiT da six-
aruliT gaemarTnen im gzaze, romelic ar icodnen,
magram, amasTan, umecarni ar iyvnen, radgan mxolod
ufali uZRoda maT, xedavda ra igi maT gulSi wminda da
wyarosaviT dauSretel locvas da maTi cremlebis
nakaduls.
da [man] qarTlidan opizaSi moiyvana isini pirvelad,
xolo opizaSi Sekrebili iyo cota Zma qristes siyvaru-
lisTvis, vinaidan iq ipoveboda wminda mcire-eklesia
ioane naTlismcemlisa. am ZmaTa winamZRvris saxeli iyo
amba giorgi, radgan opizis mesame mamasaxlisi iyo igi,
gardacvlilni iyvnen ra samoeli da andria. am netarma
amba giorgim rodesac dainaxa sanatreli mama grigoli
da misi megobrebi, saRvTo codniT Seicno maTi Rirsebis
madli da miiRo isini sixaruliT ara rogorc
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
pativi zegardamo [v] RmrTisa mier moniWebad iyo maTda. da
orisa weliwdisa JamTa iyvnes opizas mamaA grigol da moy-
uasni misni RuawliTa ficxliTa monazonebisa SromisaATa,
viTarca iyo wesi misJamisa monazonTaA.
xolo mamasa grigols swadoda martoddayudebaA, ram-
eTu esmoda angelozebrivi cxorebaA martodmyofTaA maT
sivrcesa mas Sina udabnoAsasa, romelni-igi izardebodes
mZovarTa saxed mwuanviliTa da xiliTa, xolo romelnime
mcirediTa puriTa da romelTaAme esmoda saxeli da romeln-
ime farulad iyvnes. yovelTa maT netarTa moixilavn wmidaA
grigol da keTilTa qcevaTa maTTa iswavebn, romelTaganme
- locvasa da marxvasa, romelTaganme - simdablesa da siy-
uarulsa, romelTaganme - simSYdesa da ganurisxvelobasa,
romelTaganme - upovarebasa da queyanasa zeda wolasa, gi-
naTu zejdomiT Zilsa, romelTaganme - uZilebasa da KelT-
saqmarsa dumiliT da msgavsTa amaTTa saTnoebaTa, da esreT
swavlaTagan sulierTa aRsavseman miaqciis sayofladve
TYsa, rameTu esmin wmidaTa maTgan, viTarmed: `hrcxuenism-
ca sofelsa qcevaTagan CuenTa keTilTa~.
v. mas Jamsa iyo vinme beri xancTas martodmyofi kaci,
marTali da wmidaA, romlisa saxeli Kuedios. aman netarman
CuenebaA ixila araTu Zilsa Sina, aramed cxadad. rameTu
xedvida adgilsa mas wmidasa, sada aw xancTas wmidaA ekle-
siaA Sen ars, viTarmca saxed eklesiisa naTlisa Rrubeli
gamoxatuli dga myovarJam da sulnelebaA didZali gamovi-
doda mier RrubliT. da esma KmaA [162] netarsa mas bersa, vi-
Tarmed: `aReSenos wmidaA eklesiaA adgilsa amas KeliTa gr-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mowafeebi, aramed rogorc masze aRmatebulni, radgan
icoda suliwmindiT, rom unda miniWebodaT maT pativi
zemodan RvTis mier. da ori wlis ganmavlobaSi
imyofebodnen opizaSi mama grigoli da misi megobrebi
samonazvno Sromis ficxeli RvawliT, rogorc iyo es
wesi im drois monazvnebisa.
magram mama grigols swadda ganmartoebiT gan-
degiloba, radgan esmoda martodmyofTa angelozebrivi
cxovrebis Sesaxeb udabnos im sivrceSi, romlebic mZovar
[cxovelTa] msgavsad mwvaniliTa da xiliT sazrdoobdnen
(zogi — mciredi puriTac), romelTagan nawilis saxeli
esmoda, nawili ki farulad iyo. yvela am netars moinax-
ulebda wminda grigoli da swavlobda maT karg qcevebs,
zogisgan — locvas da marxvas, zogisgan — simdables da
siyvaruls, zogisgan — simSvides da urisxvelobas, zo-
gisgan — upovarebasa da miwaze wolas anda mjdomare
Zils, zogisgan — mRviZarebas27 da dumiliT
xelsaqmobas, da amaT msgavs saTnoebebs, Semdeg ki sulier
swavlaTagan amgvarad avsebuli ubrundeboda Tavis
samyofels28, radgan esmoda am wmindanTagan: „rcxvenodes
sofels Cvens karg qcevaTa gamo~.
6. im dros iyo erTi beri xancTaSi, martodmyofi ad-
amiani, marTali da wminda, romelsac erqva xuediosi. am
netarma xilva naxa araTu ZilSi, aramed cxadad, radgan
xedavda xancTis im wminda adgils, sadac axla wminda ek-
lesiaa aSenebuli, rom sinaTlis Rrubeli, TiTqos ek-
lesiis saxiT gamoxatuli, idga iq xangrZlivad da am
Rrublidan didZali surneleba gamodioda. da moesma
xma netar bers: „aSendeba wminda eklesia am adgilas
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
igol mRdelisa, kacisa RmrTisaATa. da sulnelebaA locvaTa
misTaA da mowafeTa misTaA, viTarca keTili sakumeveli aRi-
weodis winaSe RmrTisa~. da ese CuenebaA viTarca ixila, ga-
nixara didad friad da mieloda uwyebulsa mas wmidasa, ram-
eTu CueulebaA aqunda RmrTisamierisa xilvisaA. eg[reT]ve
auwya qristeman sanatrelsa mamasa grig[ols berisa mis]
RirsebaA da adgilisa mis [mo]gebad misa.
mas Jamsa winamZRurebiTa sulisa wmidisaATa moiwia
xancTad saTnoA RmrTisaA mamaA Cueni grigol wmidisa mis
berisa. da viTarca ixiles erTmanerTi, ganixares friad da
yves locvaA. maSin netarman man berman hrqua: `makurTxe,
wmidao mamao grigol, rameTu mRdeli xar Sen~. da yo
locvaA mamaman grigol da, viTarca mraval[JamTa] megobarni
sayuarelni, moikiTxnes urTierTas da sixaruliT dasxdes
da miuTxres CuenebaA igi pirveli. xolo netarman grigol
hrqua: `vhmadlob qristesa, romeli momiZRua sayoflad
Senda Svilsa Sensa da Rirs-myo me Tayuaniscemad kualsa
wmidaTa ferKTa SenTasa, gamorCeulo RmrTisao! amieriT-
gan iyavn wmidaA juari Seni safarvel Cemda da SewevnaA
RirsTa locvaTa SenTaA zRudH Cemda~. xolo man hrqua: `ar-
amed ufroAs-Ra nayofi wmidaTa locvaTa SenTaA da wmidaA
juari Seni maradis iyavn Cemzeda, uZlurisa amis moxuce-
bulisa, da mciredTa dReTa Semdgomad ixilo mtuerqmnu-
li. Sen, wmidao RmrTisao, daRacaTu dRiTa umrwemes xar,
saqmiT kula uxuces xar [v] Cemsa, rameTu Sen iyo mwyemsi
keTili mravalTa pirmetyuelTa sacxovarTa qristHsTaA da
sulisa Cemisa saukunod gYrgYni da sasoA. amisTYsca araTu
KorcTa da sisxlTa mogawies uqmsa amas udabnosa queyaniT
SeniT, mamao patiosano, aramed Zali Zisa RmrTisa mxoloAsaA
da sibrZnH sulisa wmidisaA da madli RmrTisa mamisaA gaqus
[winamZRu]rad Senda, romlisa winaSe sruliad [warKdo]mil
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
RvTis kacis, grigol mRvdlis xeliT da misi da misi
mowafeebis locvaTa surneleba, rogorc kargi sakmeve-
li, aRiweva RvTis winaSe~. rodesac xilva naxa man, metad
didad gaixara da moeloda nauwyeb wmindans, radgan
hqonda mas Cveuleba RvTismieri xilvis miRebisa. amgvar-
adve auwya qristem sanatrel mama grigols am beris
Rirseba da im adgilis mopoveba mis mier.
im dros suliwmindis winamZRvrobiT movida xancTa-
Si, am wminda berTan, Cveni RvTissaTno mama grigoli, da
rogorc ki dainaxes maT erTimeore, gaixares metad da
Seasrules locva. maSin netarma berma uTxra: „makurTxe,
wminda mamao grigol, radgan mRvdeli xar Sen~. Seasru-
la locva mama grigolma da moikiTxes maT urTierTi
rogorc didi xnis sayvarelma megobrebma; Semdeg six-
aruliT dasxdnen da erTmaneTs uambes is pirveli xilva.
netarma grigolma Tqva: „vmadlob qristes, romelic gam-
omiZRva Seni samyoflisken me, Sens Svils, da maRirsa
Sens wminda fexTa nakvalevis Tayvaniscema, RvTis
rCeulo! amieridan Seni wminda jvari iyos Cemi
mfarveli da Seni Rirseuli locvebis Sewevna Cemi
galavani~. berma ki miugo: „piriqiT, umal Seni wminda
locvebis nayofi da Seni wminda jvari iyos maradis
Cemze, am uZlur moxucebulze, ramdenime dRis Semdeg ki
naxav mas mtvradqceuls. Sen, RvTis wmindano, TumcaRa
asakiT umcrosi xar, magram saqmiT ufrosi xar Cemze,
radgan Sen iqnebi keTili mwyemsi qristes mravali
pirmetyveli cxvrisa da Cemi sulis saukuno gvirgvini
da imedi. amitom, araTu xorcma da sisxlma mogiyvana Sen
am usargeblo udabnoSi Seni qveynidan, mamao patiosano,
aramed RvTis erTaderTi Zis Zala, suliwmindis sibrZne
da mamaRmerTis madli gaqvs Sens winamZRvrad, romlis
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ars yoveli SeTxzulebaA [mterisa] manqanebaTaA, viTarca
qseli dedazardlisaA winaSe qarsa, da rameTu uwyis
borotman zari siwmideTa SenTaA, [romliTa]ca Seikra vi-
Tarca raA mfrinveli Seuracxi, da sruliad daTrgunos
qristeman ferKTa qu[eSe] SenTa, wmidao mamao~.
xolo netarman grigol [hrqua mas]: `qristeman aRuTqua
mowafeTa TYsTa, viTarmed: [`me Tquen]Tana var yovelTa
dReTa~, da ara xolo Tu TquenTana oden, aramed `vidre
aRsasrulamde soflisa~ yovelTa Tana morwmuneTa. igive
Tavadi ufali mkYdr ars Sen Tana, Rirso mamao, romelmanca
locviTa SeniTa momaniWos ZlevaA eSmakTaA da manqanebaTa
maTTa uricxuTaA, da Sen mogces SromaTa SenTa wil sasuf-
eveli caTaA sityYsaebr mociqulisa, viTarmed: `sasyideli
igi moqmedsa mas Seeracxebis araTu madliT, aramed Tanan-
adebiT~.
amisa Semdgomad hrqua keTilman man berman wmidasa
mamasa grigols: `winaAswarmetyueli ityYs, rameTu `tkbil
arian sasasa Cemsa sityuani Senni ufroAs Taflisa pirsa Cem-
sa~, aramed KorcTa saRuawi uKms werilisaebr: `romelman
mosca sazrdeli yovelsa [163] Korcielsa, rameTu uku-
nisamde ars wyalobaA misi~.
maSin ganhmzada tablaA msgavsad Cueulebisa sixaruliT,
romeli daxuda didsa mas upovarebasa missa, da akurTxes
madlobiT da iwyes Wamad, maradis metyuelTa sulisa
sazrdelsa mas sityuasa: `ufalo iesu qriste, RmerTo
Cueno, SegYwyalen Cuen~. da kniniTa miT saSuebliTa friad
iSuebdes, viTarca didZaliTa sanovagiTa, rameTu RmerTi
iyo Soris wmidaTa maT, sixaruli dausrulebeli da keTili
mouklebeli, romlisaTYsca ityodes: `ara naklulevan
varT, aramed aRsavse madliTa saunjeTa maTgan moukle-
belTa, uxilavTa da ganuparvelTa~. da viTarca miiRes
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
winaSec yovliTurT uCinardeba mtris mzakvrobaTa yo-
velgvari Sewmasniloba rogorc `obobis qseli~ qaris
winaSe, da icis man, ukeTurma, Sens siwmindeTa SemaZrwu-
nebloba, riTac Sekrulia igi rogorc ususuri
frinveli da mTlianad gaqelavs mas qriste Sens fexqveS,
wminda mamao~.
netarma grigolma miugo: „qristem aRuTqva Tavis
mowafeebs: „me TqvenTan var yvela dRes~29 da ara mxolod
TqvenTan, aramed — yvela morwmunesTan „soflis aRsas-
rulamde~30. TviT igive ufali mkvidrobs SenSi, Rirso
mamao. Seni locviT man momaniWos eSmakebisa da maTi
uricxvi mzakvrobebis daZleva, Sen ki Sens SromaTa
sanacvlod mogces caTa sasufeveli mociqulis
sityvisebr: „saqmis mkeTebels sazRauri eTvleba araTu
madliT, aramed valdebulebiT~31.
amis Semdeg uTxra im kargma berma wminda mama grig-
ols: „winaswarmetyveli ambobs: „tkbilia Cems sasaSi
Seni sityvebi ufro metad vidre Tafli Cems pirSi~32,
magram xorcs sapatronebeli33 sWirdeba werilisamebr:
„romelmac misca sazrdeli yvela xorciels, radgan uku-
nisamdea misi wyaloba~34.
maSin gaamzada man tabla, Cveulebisamebr, sixaru-
liT, rac ki aRmoaCnda Tavis did upovarebaSi, akurTxes
madlobiT da daiwyes Wama, mudmivad warmoTqvamdnen ra
sulis masazrdoebel sityvas: „ufalo ieso qriste,
RmerTo Cveno, Segviwyale Cven~. am mciredi fufunebiT,
rogorc TiTqosda didZali sanovagiT, metad ilxendnen
isini, radgan RmerTi iyo am wmindanTa Soris, — sixaru-
li dausrulebeli da sikeTe mouklebeli, ris gamoc am-
bobdnen: „ar varT naklulevanni, aramed aRvsebulni
varT mouklebeli, uxilavi da ganuZarcvavi saganZurebis
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
sazrdeli, kualad iwyes sulisa cxorebisa zraxvasa. da iyo
gangrZobilad sityuaA maT Soris, rameTu dRH igi damwux-
rda da RamH ganTena uZilobiT locvasa Sina maTsa da ga-
lobasa RmrTisasa.
da ganTiad moaxilva yoveli sanaxebi xancTisaA, da fri-
ad Seuyuarda wmidasa grigols. maSin hrqua netarsa bersa:
`warvide opizas da mwrafl-xolo mivide ZmaTa CemTa Tana,
romel dauteven mun, raATa moviden CemTana da iginica
ikurTxnen wmidaTagan locvaTa SenTa~. da viTarca moiwia
opizas, axara ZmaTa TYsTa xilvaA wmidisa mis berisaA da adg-
ilisaA mis, keTilisa sayoflisa RmrTivmocemulisaA, da
mwrafl-xolo mivides amba giorgisa, opizis winamZRurisa,
da moiRes locvaA wmidaA misi da ZmaTa yovelTaA da sixaru-
liT moiwines xancTad. yves locvaA da moikiTxes wmidaA igi
beri, viTarca zecisa angelozi. xolo man ganixara xilvaA
netarTaA maT da hrqua maT: `Tquen xarT siwmidisa nayof[n]i,
[v] mcenareni sulnelni, vardni Suenierni, finikni keTilni
da zeTisxilni nayofsavseni, zeTiTa miT siwmidisaATa pox-
ilni, romelTa xilviTa dRes `ganipoxa siberH Cemi da am-
aRlda sixaruli Cemi, viTarca rqaA martorqisaA~. amieriT-
gan ixarebdin udabnoA ese Tquen, qristes nebismyofelTa,
amas Soris danergviTa~. xolo maT hrques: `wmidisa antonis
mimsgavsebulo wmidao mamao, sityuaTa SenTa pativi Cuen-
TYs zeSTa bunebaTa ars, aramed daamtkicen qristeman yov-
lisa SemZlebelman qebisa brZanebaA ege madlieri, da kma ars
Cuenda, da ineben ufalman mocemad Cuenda madli ese, raATa
Rirsad vhmsaxuroT siwmidesa Sensa vidre aRsasrulamde, N
wmidao RmrTisao~. maSin hrqua berman: `daRacaTu mxiarul
ars guli Tqueni msaxurebad moxucebulebasa Cemsa, xolo
ese uwyodeT, nebiTa RmrTisaATa vidre sikudilamde TYT
vhmsaxuro Tavsa Cemsa, rameTu daviT ityYs: `aRuTquT da
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
madliT~. rodesac miiRes saWmeli, kvlav Seudgnen sulis
cxonebis Sesaxeb bWobas. gaxangrZlivda saubari maT So-
ris, radgan is dRe daRamda da Rame uZilod gaTenda maT
saRvTo locvasa da galobaSi.
ganTiadisas xuediosma daaTvalierebina xancTis
yvela adgili, romlebic Zalian Seuyvarda wminda
grigols. maSin uTxra man netar bers: „waval opizaSi da
swrafadve moval Cems ZmebTan erTad, romlebic iq
davtove, rom isinic, movlen ra CemTan erTad, ikurTxon
Seni wminda locvebis mier~. rodesac mivida grigoli
opizaSi, axara Tavis Zmebs naxva im wminda berisa da im
adgilisa — RvTivmocemuli kargi samyofelisa. swrafa-
dve mividnen isini amba giorgisTan, opizis winamZRvar-
Tan, miiRes misi da yvela Zmis wminda dalocva da
sixaruliT movidnen xancTaSi, iloces da moikiTxes
wminda beri, rogorc zecis angelozi, romelmac gaixara
am netarTa naxviT da uTxra maT: „Tqven xar siwmindis
nayofi, surnelovani mcenareebi, mSvenieri vardebi,
kargi finikebi da nayofsavse zeTisxilebi35, siwmindis
zeTiT gapoxierebulebi, romelTa naxviTac dRes
`ganoyierda Cemi sibere da amaRlda Cemi sixaruli,
rogorc martorqis rqa~36. amieridan ixaros am udabnom
Tqveni, qristes nebis aRmsruleblebis, danergviT
masSi~. maT ki miuges: „wminda antons mimsgavsebulo
wminda mamao, Seni sityvebis Rirsad gaxdoma CvenTvis
bunebaze aRmatebulia, magram daamtkicos yovlisSemZle
qristem eg madliani qeba, rac brZane. amitom, sakmarisia
CvenTvis da inebos ufalma am madlis mocema CvenTvis,
rom Rirseulad vemsaxuroT Sens siwmindes vidre aRsas-
rulamde, hoi, RvTis wmindano~. maSin uTxra maT berma:
„TumcaRa mxiarulia Tqveni guli, rom emsaxuros Cems
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
aRusruleT ufalsa RmerTsa Tquensao~. aw me aRmiTquams
uflisada vidre aRsasrulamde Cemda martodmyofebaA, su-
liTa kula TquenTana var da aw jer ars Cemda aRnaTquemisa
saqmiT aRsrulebaA.
amisa Semdgomad hrqua netarsa grigols: `mimsgavsebu-
lo eliaAso da iovaneso, netaro kacTa Soris, ars maxlo-
belad Cuensa quabi mcire, warmiyvane mun Sen da ZmaTa SenTa,
raATa neSti dReTa CemTaA mas Sina aRvasrulo, rameTu
mcired-Ra yofad ars Cemi KorcTa Sina yofaA. xolo ese aR-
miTquT, romel Cemda sikudidmde ara ganhmravldeT adgil-
sa amas Sina~. da juari daswera TYssa mas samkYdrebelsa, da
sityuaA [164] misi ganZlierda. da maT arRara ikadres
cilobad, aramed mivides misTana quabad da yves locvaA.
xolo berman Tqua: `ese ars gansasuenebeli Cemi ukunisamde,
amas davemkYdro, rameTu mTnavs ese~. maSin ambors-uyves
urTierTas da misces mSYdobaA wmidasa mas netarTa maT da
STamovides adgilsa mas RmrTisa mier Cinebulsa samonast-
red. xolo wmidaman grigol gonebiTa SemusrviliTa
locvaA ese cremliT KelganpyrobiT warTqua.
z. `Jamsa amas ucxoebisa da upovarebisa Cuenisasa,
qriste, ara SemeSinos Cuen borotisagan, rameTu Sen,
ufali, CuenTana xar, ganmzadebuli CuenTYs adgilsa amas
keTilsa gansasuenebelsa nebisa Senisasa, romelsa Sina mar-
adis vedrebasa SevswiravT mosalodebelisa misTYs dRisa
didebiT meored moslvisa Senisasa, RmerTo! raJams-igi saS-
inelebaTa zari da sayYrisa oxraA SeaZrwunebdes dabade-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
moxucebulobas, magram es icodeT, rom RvTis nebiT me
TviT unda vemsaxuro Cems Tavs vidre sikvdilamde,
radgan daviTi ambobs: „aRuTqviT da aRusruleT Tqvens
ufal RmerTs~37. amjerad me aRTqmuli maqvs uflisadmi,
rom marto viyo me aRsasrulamde, suliT kidev TqvenTan
var da axla mmarTebs me saqmiT aRvasrulo aRTqmuli~.
amis Semdeg uTxra man netar grigols: „elias da io-
anes mimsgavsebulo da adamianTa Soris netaro, Cvens ax-
los aris patara gamoqvabuli. wamiyvaneT iq Sen da Senma
Zmebma, rom rac dReni damrCenia, masSi aRvasrulo,
radgan cota xniTRa aris gankuTvnili CemTvis xorcSi
yofna, xolo es aRmiTqviT, rom Cems sikvdilamde ar gam-
ravldebiT am adgilas~. da jvari gadaswera man Tavis
samyofels da gaZlierda misi sityva, maT ki aRar
Sehkadres SekamaTeba, masTan erTad mividnen gamoqva-
bulSi da locva aRasrules. berma Tqva: „es aris Cemi
mosasvenebeli ukunisamde, aq davmkvidrdebi, radgan
mesaTnoeba es~38. maSin eambornen erTimeores, gamoemSvi-
dobnen wmindans es netarebi da Camovidnen RvTisgan
samonastrod Cvenebul adgilas, xolo wminda grigolma
Semusvrili gonebiT xelgawvdenilad warmoTqva es
locva:
7. „Cveni am ucxoobisa da upovarebis dros, qriste,
ar SegveSindeba Cven ukeTurisgan, radgan Sen, ufali,
CvenTan xar, mzadmyofi CvenTvis am karg adgilas, — Seni
nebis mosasvenebelSi, sadac maradis vedrebas SevwiravT
Seni im didebiT meored mosvlis mosalodneli dRis
gamo, RmerTo, rodesac saSinelebaTa zartexili da
sayviris xmovaneba SeaZrwunebs yvela qmnilebas, radgan
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
bulTa yovelTa, rameTu uqadagebdes codvilTa satan-
jvelTa maT dausrulebelTa, xolo marTalTa axarebdes
cxorebasa dausrulebelsa. maSin etyebden yovelni tomni
queyanisani amisTYs, rameTu miecemodian yovelni braleul-
ni guemaTa da saarebaTa. xolo marTalni maTTYs iglovden,
rameTu ars ubiwoTaca SeZrwuneba zari Seni, romlisagan me
vZrwi, rameTu ganumzadebel var araTu umecrebisa aCrdil-
Ta Seyenebuli, aramed udebebisa medgrobaTagan Zleuli
vKmob sulTqumiT: raJams moiwios daKsnaA guamTaA da mx-
ilebaA codvaTaA da kualad ganaxlebaA da SeerTebaA sulisa
da KorcTaA, romelTaA-me cxorebad sau[v]kunod da
romelTaA-me satanjvelad saukunod, maSin vinaA iyos Cemda
KsnaA bralTa patiJisagan? rameTu ara momigies me saqmH,
romliTamca ubralo vipove winaSe saydarTa SenTa, qriste!
aramed vedrebiTa dedoflisa Cuenisa RmrTismSobelisa ma-
radis qalwulisaATa da yovelTa wmidaTa SenTaATa, ufalo
mowyaleo da saxiero meufeo, wyaloba-yav da macxovnen
Cuen rCeulTa SenTa Tana, raATa maT Tanave migcemdeT Sen
saukunod didebasa, amen.~
amissa Semdgomad iwyo man xancTisa SenebaA. da ubrZana
ZmaTa maT daviTis galobisa muKlTa amaT warTqumaA:
`wyalobaTa SenTa, ufalo, ukunisamde ugalobde, TesliTi-
Teslamde miuTxrobde WeSmaritebaTa SenTa piriTa CemiTa,
rameTu sTqu: sofeli wyalobiT aReSenos~. `da velni Senni
aRivsnen sipoxiTa, ganhpoxo Sen SuenierebaA udabnoAsaA da
sixaruli borcuTa Seimoson da ReleTa ganamravlon ifqli
RmrTismsaxurebisaA, RaRadebden da galobden~ pirni Cuenni
esreT: `moguxeden monaTa SenTa, ufalo, da qmnulsa KelTa
SenTasa! waruZeRu ZeTa maTTa! iyavn naTeli Sen, [uflisa]
RmrTisa CuenisaA, Cuenzeda! saqmeni KelTa CuenTani warh-
marTen Ceunzeda , ufalo, da qmnuli KelTa CuenTaA wargY-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
gamoucxadebs codvilebs im dausrulebel satanjvelebs,
xolo marTlebs axarebs dausrulebel cxovrebas. maSin
igodebs qveynierebis yvela tomi imis gamo, rom miecema
yvela braleuli gvemasa da tanjvas, xolo marTlebi
maTTvis igloveben, radgan ubiwoTaTvisac
SemaZrwunebeli iqneba Seni zartexili, risganac vZrwi
me, radgan moumzadebeli var, ara rogorc umecrebis
CrdilSi Caketili, aramed rogorc mconarebis
usaqmobaTagan Zleuli, da vxmob kvnesiT: rodesac
moxdeba sxeulTa darRveva da mxileba codvaTa, da kvlav
ganaxleba da SeerTeba sulisa da xorcisa, zogisTvis
saukunod sacxovneblad da zogisTvis saukunod
satanjvelad, maSin saidan iqneba CemTvis xsna
danaSaulTa sasjelisgan? radgan ar momipovebia me
Rvawli, riTac udanaSaulo aRmovCndebodi Sens
saydarTa winaSe, qriste, magram Cveni dedoflis, ma-
radqalwuli RvTismSoblis da yvela Seni wmindanis ve-
drebiT, mowyale ufalo da keTilo meufe, moiRe
wyaloba da gvacxovne Cven Sens rCeulebTan erTad, rom
maTTan erTadve gangikuTvnoT Sen saukuno dideba, amin~.
amis Semdeg daiwyo man xancTis Seneba da ubrZana
Zmebs daviTiseuli galobis am muxlTa warmoTqma: „Sens
mowyalebebs, ufalo, ukunisamde vugalobeb, Taobidan —
Taobamde vuambob Sens WeSmaritebebs Cemi piriT, radgan
Tqvi: `qveyniereba wyalobiT aSendeba~39 „da Seni velebi
aivseba noyierebiT; gaanoyiereb Sen Sen udabnos mSven-
ierebas da borcvebi sixaruls Seimosaven, da Releebi
gaamravleben RvTismsaxurebis xorbals, iRaRadeben da
igalobeben~40 Cveni pirebi ase: „mogvxede Sens monebs,
ufalo, da — Seni xelebis naqmnars. wauZexi maT Zeebs!
iyos sinaTle Seni, Cveni [ufali] RvTisa, — Cvenze! Cveni
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
marTe~, `rameTu udabnoTa amaT da mTaTa aRvixileniT Tu-
alni Cuenni, vinaA moxued Sewevnad Cuenda?~. `WeSmaritad
Sewevna ars Cuenda saxeliTa uflisaATa, romelman qm[n]na
cani da queyanaA da yovelni dabadebulni~.
da erTobiT juari dasweres adgilsa mas da iwyes
saqmed senakebisaTYs queyanisa davakebad, rameTu kldH igi
xancTisaA uficxles ars ufroAs yovelTa maT klarjeTisa
[165] udabnoTa. da SromiTa didiTa qmnes adgili igi, rameTu
ara aqunda maT culi da weraqY, arca sxuaA egeviTari saK-
mari, aramed opizelTa mamaTa mosces yoveli, romeli ipova
KelTa maTTa, da TanaSemwe-eqmnnes yovliTa saKmriTa da
KorcTa saRuawiTa, rameTu mas Jamsa sxuaA monasteri ara
Sen iyo maT queyanaTa TYnier opizisa, da arca msoflioni
eriskacni axlvides axladSenebisaTYs maT queyanaTaAsa,
rameTu klarjeTs da taoTa Sina, da SavSeTs da yovelTa
maT maxlobelTa queyanaTa mciredni ipovebodes daSenebul
tyeTa Sina adgil-adgil.
xolo netarman mamaman grigol pirvelad aRaSena Zelisa
eklesiaA da Semdgomad sayudeli TYsi da TiTo senakebi Zma-
Ta maTTYs mcirH da erTi senaki saostigned didi.
da dRiTi-dRe aRorZndebodes Zmani, rameTu SeeZine-
bodes ufalsa muSakni meaTerTmetisa Jamisani moqmedad
WeSmaritsa mas venaKsa da Tanaziar-iqmnebodes pirvelTa
maT marTalTa da monawile wmidaTa mowameTa, mKndebodes
raA Ruawlsa mas monazonebisasa msgavsad wmidaTa mowameTa
da ufroAs maTsa, rameTu martYlni erTsa xolo Sina Jamsa
iwamnes, xolo ese[ni] yovelsa Jamsa iwamebodes saxelisaTYs
qristHsisa, viTarca daviT ityYs: `SenTYs movswydebiT
Cuen maradRe~. da pavle ityYs: `me raA-dRe qristHsTYs
movkudebi~. ukueTumca ara iyo daucxromeli brZolaA wmi-
daTaA, aramca moiKsenes brZolaA igi sikudilad maradRe.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
xelebis saqmeebi warmarTe Cvenze, ufalo, da Cveni xeleb-
is naqmnari wargvimarTe~41, „radgan am udabnoebsa da
mTebs mivapyreT Cveni Tvalebi. saidan moxvedi Cvens Ses-
awevnelad?~42 „WeSmaritad Sewevna gvaqvs Cven uflis
saxeliT, romelmac Seqmna cani da miwa da yvela
qmnileba~43.
Semdeg erToblivad jvari gadasweres im adgils da
daiwyes senakebis gasakeTeblad miwis davakeba, radgan
xancTis klde klarjeTis yvela udabnoze ufro uxeSia,
da didi SromiT daamuSaves is adgili, ar hqondaT ra
culi da weraqvi, arc sxva ram amgvari mosaxmarisi, ar-
amed opizelma mamebma misces maT yvelaferi, rac ki xelT
aRmoaCndaT, da Semweoba gauwies yovelgvari mosaxmaris-
iT da xorcTa sapatronebeliT, vinaidan im dros
xsenebul mxareebSi opizis garda sxva monasteri
aSenebuli ar iyo da arc ama qveynis eriskacebi axldaT
maT im mxareebis axalmSeneblobisTvis, radgan klarjeT-
Si, taoSi, SavSeTSi da yvela im axlomdebare mxareSi
cotani iyvnen isini44, tyeebSi aqa-iq dasaxlebulebi.
netarma grigolma pirvelad aaSena Zelis eklesia,
Semdeg Tavisi samyofeli, TiTo-TiTo senaki ZmaTaTvis da
erTi didi senaki satrapezod45.
dRiTi-dRe mravldebodnen Zmebi, radgan emateboda
ufals meTerTmete saaTis muSebi WeSmariti venaxis
dasamuSaveblad46 da isini pirvel marTalTa Tanaziarni
da wminda mowameTa monawileni xdebodnen, radgan monaz-
vnobis RvawlSi wminda mowameebis msgavsad, — da maTze
metad, — mxneobdnen, radgan martvilebi martooden erT
dros ewamnen, eseni ki yovel dros ewamebodnen qristes
saxelisTvis, rogorc ambobs daviTi: „SenTvis vixocebiT
Cven yovel dRe~47, da pavle ambobs: „me yoveldRe qrist-
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
`rameTu KorcTa guli uTquams sulisaTYs da sulsa
KorcTaTYs, da ese mKdomni arian [v] urTierTas~ sityYsae-
br mociqulisa, rameTu `raA sulisa aRmofSYnva madli iqm-
nebis da raA sulisa aRmofSYnva brali iqmnebis Cuen Soris~.
amisTYsca `angeloz mKdom~ saxel-sdebs pavle gonebasa
kacTasa; da viTarca Tavisa TYsisaTYs qadagebs, egreTve yo-
velTaTYs ityYs, rameTu odesme wmidaTa angelozTa
gonebaA povis Cuen Soris, da odesme eSmakTaA. amisTYsca
qristeman ubrZana petre mociqulsa: `araTu SYdgzis oden
Seundo ZmaTa dResa Sina, aramed sameocdaaTjer
SYdgziso~. da amaT eseviTarTa vnebaTa, dafarulTa da cx-
adTa, mKdomisa RoneTa Zlierad ewyvebodes Rirsni ese mama-
ni, moTmineni mravalsaxeTa WirTa da mwuxarebaTa qristH-
sTYs.
H. mas Jamsa netari igi beri Kuedios moxucebul iyo
friad da miaxlebul KorcTagan ganslvad. maSin mivida
mamaA Cueni wmidaA grigol da Zmanica, romelni iyvnes mis
Tana, xilvad berisa. da viTarca moikiTxes, hrques:
`guakurTxen, wmidao mamao, rameTu aw mixual uflisa~.
xolo man hrqua: `RmerTi mSYdobisa, siyuarulisa da kacT-
moyuarebisaA iyavn TquenTana yoladve, aramed CemTYs loc-
va-yavT, wmidano mamano, rameTu mival dRes banaksa ucxosa
da RmrTisa saydarTa saSinelTa~. xolo maT hrques: `ara xar
ucxo banaksa mas wmidaTa angelozTasa, romelTa Tana suli-
Ta maradis ixareb winaSe qristHsa, aramed nu damiviwyeb
Cuen, adgilisa Senisa wmidisa mkYdrTa da nergTa madlisa
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
esTvis vkvdebi~48. daucxromeli rom ar yofiliyo wmind-
anTa brZola, arc moixseniebdnen am brZolas „yoveldRi-
ur sikvdilad~, radgan, mociqulis sityvisebr, „xorcs
ndoma aqvs sulisTvis da suls xorcisTvis, da eseni
erTi-meoris mowinaaRmdegebi arian~49.
vinaidan zogjer sulis zogi aRmofSvinva madli
xdeba da sulis zogi aRmofSvinva danaSauli xdeba
CvenSi50. amitom, „mowinaaRmdege angelozs~ uwodebs
pavle adamianTa gonebas da rogorc Tavisi TavisTvis
qadagebs igi amas, aseve yvelasTvis ambobs, radgan
zogjer wminda angelozebis gonebas hpovebs igi CvenSi
da zogjer eSmakebisas. amitom ubrZana qristem petres:
„araTu dReSi mxolod Svidgzis Seunde Zmebs, aramed
samocdaaTjer Svidgziso~51. ai, amgvar vnebebs,
mowinaaRmdegis dafarul da cxad xrikebs, Zalumad Seeb-
modnen es Rirsi mamebi, qrisTesTvis mravalgvari Wirisa
da mwuxarebis damTmenni.
8. im dros netari beri xuediosi Zalian moxucebuli
iyo da miaxloebuli xorcidan gasvlas. maSin mivida Cve-
ni wminda mama grigoli da is Zmebic, romlebic masTan iy-
vnen, beris sanaxavad, da roca moikiTxes, uTxres:
„gvakurTxe, wminda mamao, radgan ufalTan midixar
axla~. man miugo: „RmerTi mSvidobisa, siyvarulisa da
kacTmoyvareobisa iyos TqvenTan yovliTurT, CemTvis ki
iloceT, wminda mamebo, radgan dRes mivdivar ucxo
banakSi da RvTis saSinel dasabrZaneblebSi~. maT uTxres:
„ar xar ucxo wminda angelozTa banakSi, romlebTan
erTadac maradis xarob suliT qristes winaSe, magram nu
dagviviwyeb Cven, Sens wminda adgilas damkvidrebulebs
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
SenisaTa~. da man hrqua maT: `KelTa RmrTisaTa Sevhvedreb
sulsa Cemsa da KelTa TquenTa - KorcTa CemTa, xolo nebiTa
RmrTisaATa erTad iyos sixaruli Cueni saukunod~.
da daiZina netarman berman da tkbil-eyo mas hruli misi.
da adgili [166] igi aRivso sulnelebiTa da angelozTa wmi-
daTa galobiTa, romelTa wariyvanes igi sixaruliT winaSe
qristHsa. xolo mamaman grigol da ZmaTa warmoiyvanes
ZleviTSemosili guami misi da galobiTa wmidiTa dahmarxes
igi saflavsa Sina, da madli misces qristesa, nebismyo-
felTa misTa Zlevisa momcemelsa da gYrgYnosanmyofelsa.
maSin nebiTa RmrTisaATa ganmravldebos Zmani qristHs-
msaxurni. xolo mamaA grigol aravis udebTagansa Seiwyn-
arebda, aramed pirvelad gamocadis yovelsa zeda keTilisa
saqmesa, da ukueTu ipovis guliTa umankoA, uzakuveli da
udrtYnvelad simdabliT morCili wadierad yovelsa zeda
keTilisa saqmesa, igi Seiwynaris sixaruliT. amisTYsca yo-
velni mowafeni misni keTil iyvnes friad da RirsadSemwyn-
arebel saTnoebaTa misTa wmidaTa. da emsgavsebodes moZr-
Ruarsa keTilsa, viTarca moZRuari maTi emsgavseboda
qristesa, romelica ityYs: `kma ars mowafisa mis, iyos Tu
viTarca moZRuari TYsi~. da esreT keTilad cxondebodes
igini sulierad, xolo Korcielad didsa iwroebasa iyvnes.
T. da maT JamTa mflobeli iyo amaT queyanaTa RmrTism-
saxuri KelmwifH didi bagratuniani aSot kurapalati,
keTiladmorwmunH, romlisa gamo daemtkica qarTvelTa
zeda mTavrobaA misi da SvilTa misTaA vidre ukunisamde
JamTa. da Kelmwifisa mis winaSe da SvilTa misTa, didebul-
Ta maT KelmwifeTa, winaSe Seuswavlel iyo wmidaA grigol.
xolo iyo vinme aznauri didebuli winaSe aSot [v] kurapal-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da Seni madlis nergebs~. da man uTxra maT: „RvTis xelebs
vabareb Cems suls da Tqvens xelebs — Cems sxeuls, xolo
RvTis nebiT saukunod erTad iyos Cveni sixaruli~.
da daiZina netarma berma da tkbili gauxda mas
Tavisi miruleba, xolo is adgili aivso surnelebiT da
wminda angelozebis galobiT, romlebmac waiyvanes igi
sixaruliT qristes winaSe, xolo mama grigolma da misma
Zmebma wamoiyvanes ZlevaSemosili misi sxeuli da wminda
galobiT damarxes igi saflavSi, amasTan madloba
uZRvnes qristes, Tavisi nebis aRmsruleblebisTvis
mZleobis mimcems da maT gvirgvinosanmyofels.
maSin RvTis nebiT gamravleba daiwyes qristesmsaxu-
rma Zmebma, xolo mama grigoli aravis mconareTagans ar
miiRebda, aramed pirvelad gamoscdida [mavans] yvela
karg saqmeSi da Tu hpovebda mas guliT umankos, ueSmakos
da udrtvinveli TavmdablobiT wadierad morCils yo-
velgvari kargi saqmisadmi, miiRebda sixaruliT. amis
gamo misi yvela mowafe metad kargi iyo da misi wminda
saTnoebebis Rirseulad SemTvisebeli. emsgavsebodnen
isini TavianT karg moZRvars, iseve rogorc maTi
moZRvari emsgavseboda qristes, romelic ambobs:
„sakmarisia mowafisTvis, Tu iqneba igi rogorc Tavisi
moZRvari~52. ase kargad cxovrobdnen isini sulierad,
xorcielad ki did SeviwroebaSi iyvnen.
9. im dros am mxareebis mflobeli iyo RvTismsaxuri
xelmwife, didi bagrationi, keTilmorwmune aSot kura-
palati, romlis meSveobiTac damyarda qarTvelebze misi
da misi Svilebis mTavroba vidre ukunisamde droTa. am
xelmwifisa da misi Svilebis, didebuli xelmwifeebis,
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
atisa, da erqua mas saxeli gabriel dafanCuli, da aw naTe-
savTa misTa hrqYan dafanCulni. ese aznauri Semkul iyo yo-
vliTa sisruliTa da simdidriTa, sibrZniTa, hasakiTa da ax-
ovnebiTa, da yovelsa zeda saqmesa ganmarjuebiTa da keTi-
ladmorwmuneobiTa qebul iyo.
amas aqundes zogni sofelni maxlobelad vansa netarisa
grigolissa, romelmanca mowafeTa TYsTa upovarebaA ixila
raA, miiwia nebiTa RmrTisaATa saxlsa gabriel dafanCulisa-
sa. xolo igi Sin ara daxuda, aramed RmrTismoyuarH
meuRlH misi mariam sarwmunoebiT moegeba mamasa Cuensa gr-
igols da jerovnad pativ-sca da mravliTa keTiliTa ga-
nuteva. da Tana kacni warmoayvanna Sesaswavlelad da hrqua:
`wmidao mamao, amaT kacTa aswave gzaA monastrisa SenisaA da
saRuawi sulierTa SvilTa SenTaA uzrunvel iyos Sengan,
rameTu ara dagakldes saxlisagan Cuenisa. aramed wmidaTa
Sina locvaTa TquenTa Ksenebul guyveniT ufali Cemi
gabriel da me, mKevali Seni, da Svilni Cuenni~. da esreT
sixaruliT movida monastrad TYsa mamaA grigol, da ganix-
ares ZmaTa maT friad, rameTu RmerTman pativ-scis madide-
belTa TYsTa.
xolo raJams moiwia saxid TYsa gabriel mTavari, maSin
auwya RmrTismoyuareman meuRleman misman netarisa mamisa
grigolis moslvaA, da viTar-igi man sixaruliT ganuteva.
da viTarca esma ese didebulsa mas aznaursa, madli Sewira
RmrTisa wmidisa mis SeslvisaTYs saxlsa TYssa, da akurTxa
meuRlH TYsi. da mswrafl-xolo dawera wigni vedrebisaA
da waravlinna [167] kacni keTilni, raATa kualadca brZanos
saxlsa missa. xolo mamaA Cueni netari grigol morCil-iqmna
sityuaTa misTa da warhyva kacTa maT movlinebulTa.
da viTarca esma mislvaA amis netarisaA, aRdga da miegeba
wina gabriel, aznauri mefisaA, da Tayuanis-sca sixaruliT
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
karze ucnobi iyo wminda grigoli, magram aSot kura-
palatis karze imyofeboda didebuli vinme aznauri,
romelsac saxelad erqva gabriel dafanCuli (axla mis
STamomavlebs hqviaT „dafanCulni~). es aznauri Semkuli
iyo yovelgvari srulqmnilebiTa da simdidriT. igi
qebuli iyo sibrZniT, aRnagobiT, axovanebiT, yvela
saqmeSi gamarjvebulobiT da keTilmorwmuneobiT.
mas hqonda zogi sofeli netari grigolis savanis ax-
los. rodesac grigolma Tavisi mowafeebis upovareba
naxa, mivida igi, RvTis nebiT, gabriel dafanCulis saxl-
Si, romelic Sin ar aRmoCnda. sanacvlod, misi RvTismoy-
vare meuRle mariami miegeba Cvens mama grigols sarwmu-
noebiT, jerovani pativi sca mas da bevri sikeTiT gaist-
umra, Tanac adamianebi gaatana [gzis] saswavlad da
uTxra: „mamao, am adamianebs aswavle Seni monastris gza
da Seni sulieri Svilebis mosaxmarisi Seni sazrunavi
aRar iqneba, radgan ar mogakldeba igi Cveni saxlidan.
sanacvlod, Tqvens wminda locvebSi mogvixseneT Cemi
batoni gabrieli, me, mxevali Seni, da Cveni Svilebi~. ase
sixaruliT movida Tavis monasterSi mama grigoli da
metad gaixares Zmebma, radgan pativs scems RmerTi Tavis
madideblebs.
xolo rodesac mivida Tavis saxlSi gabriel mTavari,
auwya mas Tavisma RvTismoyvare meuRlem netari mama gr-
igolis mosvla da isic, Tu rogor sixaruliT
gaistumra man igi. gaigona ra es am didebulma aznaurma,
madloba Sewira RvTisadmi Tavis saxlSi wmindanis
Sesvlis gamo da daloca Tavisi meuRle. maSinve dawera
man Txovnis werili da gagzavna kargi adamianebi, rom
kvlav mobrZanebuliyo igi mis saxlSi. Cveni netari mama
grigoli daemorCila mis sityvebs da wahyva
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da ambors-uyofda wadierad KelTa misTa wmidasa mas da
wariyvana pativiT saxed TYsa da mravalTa dReTa ganusuena.
da warmoudginna winaSe missa oTxni igi Zeni TYsni, yolad-
keTilni da yovliTave msgavsni gabriel mamisa maTisani:
patrik, guaram, arSuSa da abulasaT. da hrqua netarsa gr-
igols: `wmidao RmrTisao, akurTxen eseni wmidaTa KelTa
SenTa dasxmiTa; viTarca israHl iosebis Zeni akurTxna,
egreTve Sen yovelni Svilni Cuenni akurTxen Cuen, mSobel-
Ta maTTa, Tana!~
da viTarca ixila wmidaman man friadi sarwmunoebaA
kurTxeulTa maT meuRleTa da SvilTa maTTaA, maSin aRdga
sixarulisa cremliTa savsH da aRipyrna wmidani Kelni TYs-
ni [RmrTisa] mimarT da hrqua: `ufalo, saukuniTganTa wmi-
daTa SenTa morwmuneni Senni, romelnica ikurTxnian, sity-
uaA maTi saqmiT aRasruli, awca, ufalo, moxede locvasa
Cemsa, glaxakisa monisa Senisasa, da locviTa yovelTa wmi-
daTa SenTaATa akurTxen mSobelni SviliTurT da Svilni
mSobelTa Tana. keTiladmorwmuneni ese da madidebelni
wmidisa saxelisa Senisani, viTarca akurTxe saxli nove mar-
TlisaA da abraham mamaTmTavrisaA da yovelTa nebismyofel-
Ta SenTaA. RmerTo didebisao, igive kurTxevaA saukunoA
daamkYdre amaT Soris da uxuad mianiWe keTili queyanisaA
dRegrZelebasa Sina da keTili zecisaA dausrulebeli da [v]
CuenTYs wyaloba-yav, amen~.
da juari daswera yovelTa da dajda. maSin gabriel hr-
qua wmidasa mas: `qristeman saqmiT daamtkicen sityuaA bage-
Ta SenTaA, Rirso mamao, da Cuen moguecin ufalman guls-
modgined msaxurebaA siwmidisa SenisaA, raATa sityuaA igi
mociqulisaA CuenSoris aResrulos, viTarmed - `Tqueni
nametnavi maTisa naklulevanebisa da maTi nametnavi Tqueni-
sa naklulevanebisa~. aw CuenTana ars Korcieli keTili da
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
gamogzavnil adamianebs. rodesac gaigo gabrielma, mefis
aznaurma, am netaris misvla, adga, win miegeba, Tayvani
sca sixaruliT da, wadierad eamboreboda ra wmindans
xelebze, pativiT waiyvana igi Tavis saxlSi, sadac bevri
dRe moasvena. warudgina mas Tavisi oTxi Ze, yovlad
kargebi, yvelafriT msgavsebi maTi mamis, gabrielisa:
patriki, guarami, arSuSa da abulasaTi. uTxra man netar
grigols: „RvTis wmindano, akurTxe eseni Seni wminda
xelebis Tavze dadebiT da iseve rogorc akurTxa
israelma iosebis Zeebi, amgvaradve akurTxe Cveni
Svilebi Cven, maT mSoblebTan, erTad~.
da rodesac naxa wmindanma am kurTxeuli meuRleebi-
sa da maTi Svilebis didi sarwmunoeba, maSin adga igi
sixarulis cremliT savse, [RvTis] mimarT aRapyro
Tavisi wminda xelebi da uTxra: „ufalo, gvwams, rom Sen
odiTgan [mcxovreb] Sens kurTxeul wmindanTa sityvas
saqmiT aRasruleb; amjeradac, ufalo, moxede Cems, Seni
glaxaki monis, locvas da yvela Seni wmindanis locviT
akurTxe mSoblebi Svilebianad da Svilebi mSoblebTan
erTad — es keTilmorwmuneebi da Seni wminda saxelis
madideblebi, da rogorc akurTxe saxli noe marTlisa,
abraam mamamTavrisa da yvelasi, vinc ki Seni nebis
aRmsrulebelia, RmerTo didebisao, igive saukuno
kurTxeva daamkvidre amaT Soris, da uxvad mianiWe amaT
ama soflis sikeTe dRegrZelebaSi da — dausrulebeli
sikeTe zecisa, da Segviwyale Cven, amin~.
da jvari gadaswera man yvelas da dajda. maSin
gabrielma uTxra wmindans: „qristem saqmiT daamtkicos
sityva Seni bageebisa, Rirso mamao, Cven ki SegvaZlebinos
ufalma, rom gulmodgined vemsaxuroT Sens siwmindes,
raTa aRsruldes Cvens Soris mociqulis sityva: „Tqveni
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TquenTana ars sulieri keTili, da ese SevzavneT urTier-
Tas. Tquen monawile-guyveniT wmidaTa locvaTa TquenTa
cxorebasa amas da Semdgomad sikudilisa, da Zualni Cuenni
Rirs-yveniT dasxmad wmidaTa Tana ZualTa TquenTa, da
locvaA CuenTYs ukunisamde ganaweseT monastersa Tquensa,
da Cuen aRgiTquamT, cxorebasa Cuensa da cxorebasa SvilTa
CuenTasa, SviliTi-Sviladmde Tana-guac Tqueni RuwaA da
monastrisa TquenisaA JamTa ukunisamde. aramed, wmidao
mamao, savane keTili adgili dedaTaTYs samkYdrebelad
gamonaxeT, raATa ese mcnebaA iyos Cuen Soris: naTesavisa
Cemisa ukueTu mowese mamakaci iyos, samkYdrebelad misa
xancTaA iyos, da ukueTu erisa Cemisa mowesH dedakaci iyos,
mun daemkYdros, romelica Sen gamoaCino quayanasa amas ad-
gili, Sen mier kurTxeuli. da viTarca micvalebulTa
mamaTaTYs xancTaA gamiwesebia, egreTve iyos samarxavi
micvalebulTa dedaTaA aw Senebulsa mas~.
xolo netarman mamaman grigol Zieba-yo gulsmodgined
da pova adgili keTili gunaTles maxlobelad. [168] juari
daswera da mun aRaSenes monasteri dedaTaA, romelsa aw hr-
qYan gunaTlis vani. da Jamismwirveli mRdeli vanisa misTYs
xancTiT ganawesa netarman grigol vedrebiTa gabrielisi-
Ta.
amisTYsca, msgavsad aRTqumisa, xancTas Sina elocvebis
yovelTa dafanCulTa vidre dRendelad dRemde.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
zedmeti — maTi sinaklulisaTvis da maTi zedmeti —
Tqveni sinaklulisaTvis~53. amjerad CvenTan aris
xorcieli sikeTe, TqvenTan ki aris sulieri sikeTe da
eseni SevuzavoT erTimeores. Tqven monawile gagvxadeT
Tqveni wminda locvebisa am cxovrebaSic da sikvdilis
Semdegac, amasTan, Cveni Zvlebi RirshyaviT Tqvens wminda
ZvlebTan erTad dadebisa da Tqvens monasterSi ukuni-
samde daaweseT CvenTvis locva, Cven ki aRgiTqvamT, rom
Cvens cxovrebaSi da Cveni Svilebis cxovrebaSi, Svile-
bidan Svilebamde, Tavs videbT TqvenTvis da Tqveni
monastrisTvis Rvwas ukunisamde droTa. garda amisa,
wminda mamao, gamonaxeT kargi samyofeli qalebisaTvis,
rom iq mkvidrobdnen, raTa es mcneba iyos Cvens Soris: Tu
Cemi STamomavlobidan mamakaci iqneba monazoni, mis
samyoflad xancTa iyos, xolo Tu Cemi modgmidan
monazoni qali iqneba, im adgilas damkvidrdes igi,
romelsac Sen gamoavlen am mxareSi, — Sens mier
nakurTxs, da rogorc micvalebuli mamakacebisTvis
xancTa damiwesebia, aseve iyos micvalebuli qalebis sasa-
flaod is, rac axla aSendeba~.
netarma grigolma gulmodgined Zebna da ipova mSven-
ieri adgili „gunaTles~ axlos, gadaswera mas jvari da
iq aaSenes qalTa monasteri, romelsac axla hqvia „gu-
naTles vani~. am vanisTvis Jamismwirveli mRvdeli
xancTidan daadgina netarma grigolma gabrielis
vedrebiT.
ai, amis gamo, aRTqmis Sesabamisad, xancTaSi locu-
loben yvela dafanCulisTvis vidre dRevandel dRemde.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
i. xolo gabriel, didebulman aznaurman, friadiTa ke-
TiliTa warmogzavna mamaA grigol da moscna kiriT-xuroni
da nivTi yoveli qviTkirisa eklesiisa saSenebelad. da esreT
movida mamaA grigol TYssa vansa. da ganixares mowafeTa
misTa, madli misces qristesa da ulocvides moRuaweTa maT.
xolo netarman grigol adgili igi saeklesioA daavaka
da viTar daiwyebda eklesiasa, ese locvaA cremliT warT-
qua: `qriste RmerTo, KorcSesxmisa Senisa gangebulebaA
RmrTe[e]br aCuene SenTa dabadebulTa, da SiSiT hmsaxures
meufebasa Sensa winaAswarmetyuelTa winaAswaruwyebiTa,
mociqulTa - qadagebiTa, mowameTa - WeSmaritiTa
aRsa[a]rebiTa da RirsTa wmidaTa soflisa krebaTa da meud-
abnoeTa mamaTa - maradis didebiTa saxelisa Senisa wmidisaA-
Ta. da ese oTxkerZo krebuli saRmrToA wmidaTa yovelTa[A]
garemodgomili zRudissaxed uZravisa simtkice-eqmnnes
wmidaTa SenTa eklesiaTa, rameTu Sen, `TYTsibrZneman, iSene
Tavisa TYsisa saxli siwmidisaA~ Sesavedrebelad erTa mor-
wmuneTa. da rameTu wmidasa eklesiasa saxel-sdev guamad
Senda. da wmidasa Sensa saxelsa zeda da saxelsa wmidaTa
SenTasa SeuZrvelad aRaSenen da daamtkicen [v] wmidani ek-
lesiani. amisTYs uwode eklesiad wmidaTa yovelTa, raATa
Semdgomad sikudilisa maTisa nacvalad maTa eklesiani
aqunden simtkiced da siqadulad SenTa samwysoTa,
WeSmaritTa qristeaneTa, vidremdis kualad moxYde dideb-
iT wmidaTa Tana. Sen, ufalo, awca akurTxe adgili ese,
wmidisa Senisa eklesiisa samkYdrebeli, madliTa SeniTa da
wmidaTa SenTa oxiTa, raATa Rirs-viqmne glaxaki Seni
sruliad aRSenebad amisa saxelsa zeda da uZlevelsa sarw-
munoebasa didisa mowamisa Senisa, giorgi juariTamo-
qadulisa, axovnisa da saxelovnad ganTqumulisa brwyin-
valed Soris wmidaTa SenTa martYlTa da mowameTa,
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10. xolo didebulma aznaurma gabrielma bevri
sikeTiT gamoistumra mama grigoli, misca mas kiriTxu-
roebi da yvela masala qviTkiris eklesiis asaSeneblad.
ase movida mama grigoli Tavis samyofelSi. gaixares mis-
ma mowafeebma, madloba uZRvnes qristes da locu-
lobdnen meurveebisTvis.
netarma grigolma saeklesie adgili daavaka da
rodesac iwyebda igi eklesias, cremliT Tqva es locva:
„qriste RmerTo, Seni xorcSesxmis gangebuleba
RmrTeebr uCvene Sens qmnilebebs da SiSiT emsaxurnen
Sens meufebas: winaswarmetyvelebi winauwyebis gziT,
mociqulebi qadagebiT, mowameebi WeSmariti aRmsareb-
lobiT, msoflio krebaTa Rirsni wmindanni da meudabnoe
mamebi Seni wminda saxelis maradisi didebiT. yvela
wmindanis es oTxmxrivi saRvTo krebuli, SeuZravi
galavnis msgavsad garemovlebuli, simtkiced gauxda
Sens wminda eklesiebs, radgan Sen, `TviTsibrZnem, iSene
Seni TavisTvis siwmindis saxli~54 morwmune xalxis
TavSesafrad, uwode ra wminda eklesias Sens sxeulad,
da Sens wminda saxelze da Seni wmindanebis saxelzec
SeuZravad aaSene da daamyare wminda eklesiebi. amitom
uwode Sen „eklesiad~ yvela wmindans, rom maTi
sikvdilis Semdeg maT nacvlad eklesiebi hqondeT simt-
kiced da siamayed Sens samwysoebs, WeSmarit qristianebs,
vidre kvlav moxval didebiT wmindanebTan erTad. Sen,
ufalo, amjeradac akurTxe es adgili, Seni wminda ek-
lesiis samyofeli, Seni madliT da Seni wmindanebis
meoxebiT, rom Rirsi gavxde me, Seni glaxaki, amis sruli
aSenebisa Seni didi mowamis, giorgi jvriTmoamayis
saxelze da mis uZlevel sarwmunoebaze, romelic aris
axovani da brwyinvaled saxelganTqmuli Sens wminda
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romelTaca Korcni maxYliTa daiWrebodes, xolo sarwmu-
noebaA ara ganikueTeboda. xolo maT yovelTa umetes ipova
simKniTa wmidaA giorgi da mravliT JamiTgan uSjuloTagan
zarganKdilTa qristeaneTa aswava simKnH Zlieri, mxi-
arulebiT raA moiTminna mravalferni satanjvelni da
ZleviTSemosili idida caTa Sina da queyanasa zeda.
amisTYsca angelozTa Tana wmidaTa ganixares mowameTa
netarTa srulebaA RuawlTa misTaA, rameTu mas misca qris-
teman ZlevaA yovelTa mterTaA da aw - nawilTa da saxelsa
missa, da meoxebaA misi mfaravs yovelTa madidebelTa misTa
maradis da ukunisamde~.
da juari daswera adgilsa wmidisa eklesiisasa da iwyes
Senebad. da esreT keTilad gansrulda Zueli igi eklesiaA
xancTisaA SewevniTa qristesiTa da [169] meoxebiTa wmidisa
giorgisiTa da locviTa netarisa mamisa grigolisiTa,
xolo Korcielad moRuawebiTa didebulisa gabriel mTa-
vrisaATa da yovelTa marTlmorwmuneTaATa.
mas Jamsa yovelTa maT wmidaTa udabnoTa Sina iwyes wmi-
daTa mamaTa monastrebisa Senebad da wmidaTa eklesiaTa, da
esreT ganmravldes msaxurni wmidisa samebisani da maradis-
madidebelni.
ia. xolo sanatreli da saswaulTa mier Semkuli dedaA
febronia moiwia samcxiT da daemkYdra meres Sina. da Rir-
sadcxorebisa da sulierad gangebisa misisa ara iyo
sazRvar. da saRmrToATa siyuaruliTa wmidiTa erTzraxva
da megobar iyvnes friad netarni ese RmrTisakacni, dedaA
febronia da mamaA grigol. da xucesi merisaA xancTiT arn.
amisa Semdgomad RmrTismsaxursa mefesa aSot kurapal-
atsa auwya gabriel erismTavarman sanatrelisa mamisa grig-
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martvilTa da mowameTa Soris, romlebis xorci max-
viliT iWreboda, magram sarwmunoeba ar ganipoboda,
xolo mxneobiT yvela maTganze meti aRmoCnda wminda
giorgi, romelmac urjuloTagan didi xnidan Tavzar-
dacemul qristianebs aswavla mZlavri mxneoba, mxiaru-
lad iTmenda ra mravalgvar satanjvels da ZlevaSemo-
sili idida kidec caTa Sina da am qveyanaze. amitom,
wminda angelozebTan erTad netarma mowameebmac gaixa-
res mis RvawlTa aRsrulebiT, radgan mas misca qristem
mZleoba yvela mterze, aw ki — mis nawilebs da saxels,
da misi meoxeba gvfaravs Cven, mis yvela madidebels,
maradis da ukunisamde~.
da jvari gadaswera man wminda eklesiis adgils da
Seudgnen Senebas. ase kargad gasrulda xancTis Zveli ek-
lesia qristes SewevniT, wminda giorgis meoxebiT da ne-
tari mama grigolis locviT, aseve didebuli gabriel
mTavris da yvela marTlmorwmunis xorcieli RvawliT.
im dros yvela am wminda udabnoSi daiwyes wminda
mamebma monastrebisa da wminda eklesiebis Seneba da amg-
varad gamravldnen wminda samebis msaxurebi da maradis-
madideblebi.
11. xolo sanatreli da saswaulTa mier Semkuli
deda febronia movida samcxidan da damkvidrda mereSi.
misi Rirseuli cxovrebisa da sulieri warmarTebu-
lobis sazRvari ar arsebobda. wminda saRvTo
siyvaruliT Tanamoazreebi da didi megobrebi iyvnen es
RvTis netari adamianebi — deda febronia da mama
grigoli (xucesic mereSi xancTidanaa).
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olis RirsebaA da ucxovebaA da uqmsa udabnosa monastrisa
SenebaA da mowafeTa misTa saTnoebaA da mowafeTaganve
cnobaA didebulebisaA wmidisa mis mSobelTaA. ese yoveli
viTarca gulisKma-yo keTiladmsaxurman kurapalatman
aSot, mwrafl-xolo dawera ebistolH KeliTa TYsiTa da
kaci erTi keTili winaSemdgomelTagani da erTi gabrielis
msaxurTagani swrafiT warmoavlinna mamisa grigolis wi-
naSe. da viTarca warikiTxa wigni kurapala[v]tisaA, pativiT
mowerili wodebisaA, netarman mamaman da kacTa maTganca cna
yoveli, munTquesve warvida Kelmwifisa mis winaSe da mi-
raA-iwia palatad, moegebnes Zeni kurapalatisani. da viTar
mivida karsa taZrisa maTisasa, maSin kurapalati ze aRdga da
winamoegeba netarsa mamasa grigols. da didiTa simdabliTa
moikiTxes erTmanerTi da dasxdes. xolo kurapalatman hr-
qua: `RmrTisamieri kurTxevaA piriTa SeniTa iyavn Cuen yov-
elTa zeda, wmidao~. da man Tqua: `gakurTxenin yovelni pir-
man qristHsman da yovelTa wmidaTaman, rameTu WeSmaritad
samarTal ars sityuaA ese: `sada ars pativi mTavrobisaA, mun
ars msgavsebaA RmrTeebisaA~, rameTu Tquen, Kelmwifeni,
ufal-gyvna RmerTman queyanisa gangebasa, viTarca gulisK-
ma-vhyofT keTilisyofasa RmrTisasa Cuenda momarT mefo-
biTa SeniTa. da viTarca-igi abrahamisTYs ufali ityYs, vi-
Tarmed: `abrahamsa swadoda xilvaA naTlisa CemisaA, ixila da
ganixara~, msgavsad abrahamisa meca, glaxaksa, mwadoda xil-
vaA da TayuaniscemaA Tqueni da aw sixaruliTa savse var da
ZRunad Sevswirav locvasa. qristeman umetesad didebiT
daicevin mefobaA Seni didebasa Sina da sixarulsa da sauku-
noA didebaA zecisa mTavrobaTa Tana dagimkYdren keTilTa
Tana SvilTa~.
[170] maSin kurapalatman hrqua mamasa grigols: `mefeTa
israHlisaTa Jamad-Jamad winaAswarmetyueli aRudginis
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amis Semdeg RvTismsaxur mefes aSot kurapalats au-
wya gabriel erismTavarma sanatreli mama grigolis
Rirseba, misi mwiroba, misgan monastris Seneba usargeb-
lo udabnoSi da saTnoeba misi mowafeebisa, agreTve
warCinebuloba wmindanis mSoblebisa, rac mas mowafeebi-
sgan hqonda Setyobili. rodesac es yovelive gaigo
keTilmsaxurma kurapalatma aSotma, maSinve dawera
epistole Tavisi xeliT da qveSevrdomTagan erTi kargi
adamiani da erTic gabrielis msaxurTagani saswrafod
gamogzavna mama grigolTan. rodesac netarma mamam
waikiTxa xmobis werili kurapalatisa, pativiT mowe-
rili, da im adamianebisganac gaigo yvelaferi, myisve
wavida xelmwifesTan da miaRwia ra palats, moegebnen mas
kurapalatis Zeebi, xolo rodesac mivida igi maTi
sasaxlis karTan, maSin kurapalati wamodga da win
moegeba netar mama grigols. didi TavmdablobiT
moikiTxes maT erTmaneTi da dasxdnen. kurapalatma
uTxra mas: „RvTismieri kurTxeva iyos yvela CvenTaganze
Seni piriT, wmindao~. man Tqva: „gakurTxoT yvelani
qristes da yvela wmindanis pirma, radgan WeSmaritad
samarTliania es sityva: „sadac aris pativi mTavrobisa,
iq aris msgavseba RmrTeebisa55~, radgan Tqven,
xelmwifeebi, qveynis marTvis uflebamosilni gagxadaT,
vcnobT ra Cvendami RvTis keTilismyofelobas Seni
mefobis Sedegad, da rogorc abraamisTvis ambobs ufali,
rom „abraams swadda Cemi sinaTlis naxva, naxa da
gaixara~56, abraamis msgavsad mec, glaxaks, mwadda Tqveni
naxva da Tayvaniscema, ris gamoc axla sixaruliT savse
var da ZRvnad vwirav locvas. ufro meti didebiT
daicvas qristem Seni mefoba didebasa da sixarulSi da
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RmerTman siqadulad maTa da zRuded Sjulisa, da Sesawev-
nelad morwmuneTa da samxilebelad urwmunoTa, egreTve
JamTa CuenTa Sen gamogaCina RmerTman qristeaneTa siqadu-
lad. da raATa mas iRuwide CuenTYs wmidiTa locviTa Seni-
Ta winaSe qristHsa da wmidaTa misTa~. xolo man hrqua:
`daviT winaAswarmetyuelisa da uflisa mier cxebulisa
Svilad wodebulo Kelmwifeo, mefobaA da saTnoebanica
misni dagimkYdren qristeman RmerTman, romlisaTYsca amas
mogaKseneb: ara moakldes mTavrobaA SvilTa SenTa da naTe-
savTa maTTaA queyanaTa amaT ukunisamde JamTa, aramed iyvnen
igini mtkiced ufroAs kldeTa myarTa da mTaTa saukuneTa
da didebul iyvnen ukunisamde~.
amisa Semdgomad kacman man mociqulman warmoTqua qebaA
xancTisaA, viTarmed: `keTil ars udabnoA igi mzisa mcxin-
varebiTa da haerisa SezavebiTa yovliTkerZo. da aqus mas
wyaroA mdidrad gamomdinarH, Suenieri, grili da hamoA, da
maRnarTa simravlH uricxY da mciredi raAme sxuaAca nuge-
Sinissacemeli Zalisaebr mis udabnoAsa, xolo saTesavi yanaA
da saTibeli queyanaA raATurTiT ara ars, arca iqmnebis Rir-
RolovanTa maT ficxelTa mwuervalTa maT RadoTaAsa~. ese
viTarca esma didebulsa kurapalatsa, Sewirna adgilni
keTilni [v] da Satberdisa adgili agarakad xancTisa, maSin
samTa maT didebulTa ZeTa kurapalatisaTa - adarnerse, da
bagrat, da guaram - Sewires TiToeulad, raAca saKmari mon-
astersa missa uKmda, yoveli uxuebiT.
da viTarca adgilni igi moiTualna da kurTxevaA miani-
Wa kurapalatsa da ZeTa misTa netarman grigol, maSin mrav-
lisa keTilisa nayofiTa savseH movida xancTad, monastrad
TYsa, da axara ZmaTa yoveli igi ganmarjuebaA madliTa
qristHsiTa da oxiTa wmidisa giorgisiTa. xolo maT uxaro-
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dagimkvidros Sen, karg SvilebTan erTad, saukuno dide-
ba zecis mTavrobaTa Tana~.
maSin kurapalatma uTxra mama grigols: „israelis
mefeebs drodadro winaswarmetyvels mouvlenda Rmer-
Ti maT siamayed da sjulis galavnad, morwmuneTa Sesaw-
evnelad da urwmunoTa samxileblad. amgvaradve, Cvens
droSi Sen gamogaCina RmerTma qristianTa siamayed, rom
imaves iRvawde CvenTvis Seni wminda locviT qristes da
misi wmindanebis winaSe~. man miugo: „daviT winaswarme-
tyvelis da uflisgan cxebulis Svilad wodebulo
xelmwifeo57, misi mefoba da saTnoebebic dagimkvidros
Sen qriste RmerTma, ris gamoc amas mogaxsenebT: „ar
moakldeba Seni Svilebisa da maTi naTesavebis mTavroba
am mxareebs ukunisamde droTa, aramed isini iqnebian mt-
kiced myar kldeebze da saukuno mTebze metad da dide-
bulni iqnebian ukunisamde~.
amis Semdeg am samociqulo adamianma warmoTqva xanc-
Tis qeba: „yovelmxriv kargia es udabno mzis mcxunvarebi-
Ta da haeris SezavebulobiT. aqvs mas wyaro, Warbad mo-
mdinare, mSvenieri, grili da saamuri, aseve tyeebis
uricxvi simravle da kidev sxva ram mciredic sanugeSo,
am udabnos Zalisamebr. xolo saTesi yana da saTibi miwa
saerTod ar aris da arc iqneba RadoTa58 uswormasworo
uxeS Txemebze~. gaigona ra es didebulma kurapalatma,
Seswira xancTas sayaned kargi adgilebi da Satberdis
adgilic. maSin kurapalatis samma didebulma Zem - adar-
nersem, bagratma da guaramma cal-calke Sewires, rac ki
sWirdeboda monasters mosaxmarisi, yvelaferi uxvad.
rodesac miiRo es adgilebi netarma grigolma da mi-
aniWa kurTxeva kurapalatsa da mis Zeebs, maSin movida
igi xancTaSi, Tavis monasterSi, mravali sikeTis
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da da ulocvides sarwmunoebiTSemomwirvelTa da hmad-
lobdes qristesa keTilismyofelsa.
ib. da viTarca Korcielad Seemateboda, egreTve suli-
erad SeeZineboda ricxusa mas wmidaTa kacTasa, rameTu mas
Jamsa movides mamaA etYfane da mRdeli matoi qarTliT da
didi zenon samcxiT, rameTu etYfane da matoi pirvelve
megobar iyvnes amis wmidisa da saxelsa missa movides
xancTad, xolo zenon Svili iyo saCinoAsa visime kacisaA
samcxes da RmrTismsaxurebiT aRzrdil iyo da siwmidiT iq-
ceoda, rameTu saRmrToA SiSi mkYdr iyo mis Soris, da swa-
doda monazonebaA aRTqumisaebr aRTqumisa mmarxvelTaAsa.
da viTarca aResrulnes mSobelni misni, monagebi maTi dau-
teves zenons da dasa missa, romelica iyo saxlsa Sina mis
Tana. da zenon guls-etyoda, raATamca mamuli da deduli
[171] monagebi dasa TYssa dauteva nebisaebr misisa da TYTmca
iqmna monazon ucxoebasa Sina. da viTar amas ganizraxvida
zenon, daA igi misi eSmakisa ganmarjuebiTa SeacTuna vinme
ukeTurman kacman da Rame yovel warvidis SavSeTs. xolo
zenon, viTarca cna, SeiWura saWurveliTa martod da amKe-
drda cxensa da devna-uyo. da viTar didi queyanaA vlo,
Tqua gulsa TYssa, viTarmed: `var me Wabuk saxelovan da
romelsa vsdev, friad Seuracx ars. daRacaTu vewio da
movkla, sabrKe ars sulisa CemisaA, da ukueTu cudad ukun-
viqce saxed Cemda, sircxYl ars Cemda, aramed aRTqumaA mon-
azonebisaA aw aRusrulo ufalsa~. da axovan-iqmna netari
ese, rameTu monagebTa datevebaA sisxlTa daTxevasa
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nayofiT savse da axara Zmebs mTeli es warmateba, [aR-
srulebuli] qristes madliT da wminda giorgis meoxe-
biT, xolo maT uxarodaT, loculobdnen sarwmunoebiT
SemomwirvelTaTvis da hmadlobdnen keTilismyofel
qristes.
12. da rogorc xorcielad emateboda am wminda adam-
ianebis raodenobas, aseve sulieradac SeeZinebodaT maT,
radgan am dros movidnen mama epifane da mRvdeli mato
qarTlidan da didi zenoni samcxidan, vinaidan epifane
da mato adreve am wmindanis megobrebi iyvnen da mis
saxelze movidnen xancTaSi, xolo zenoni viRac cnobili
adamianis Svili iyo samcxeSi, RvTismsaxurebiT
aRzrdili da siwmindiT mcxovrebi, radgan saRvTo SiSi
mkvidrobda masSi da swadda mas monazvnoba aRTqmisa-
mebr mmarxvelTa aRTqmisa. rodesac misi mSoblebi
aResrulnen, dautoves maT qoneba zenons da mis das,
romelic masTan erTad iyo saxlSi. zenons Cafiqrebuli
hqonda, rom mamiseuli da dediseuli qoneba Tavisi
disTvis daetovebina misi nebisamebr, TviT ki monazoni
gamxdariyo mwirobaSi. rodesac amas ganizraxavda
zenoni, misi da, eSmakis gamarjvebiT, Seacdina viRac
ukeTurma adamianma, da igi mTeli Ramis ganmavlobaSi
midioda SavSeTisken. rodesac gaigo es zenonma,
martodmarto SeiWurva saWurveliT, amxedrda cxenze
da daedevna ukan. rodesac didi manZili ganvlo, Tqva
Tavis gulSi: „me var saxelovani Wabuki da visac mivsdev,
metad ubadrukia. Tundac davewio da movkla, safrTxea
Cemi sulisTvis, xolo Tu uSedegod davbrundebi Cems
saxlSi, sircxvilia CemTvis. amitom, axla Sevusruleb
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emsgavsebis. da daiwera juari KorcTa TYsTa da waremarTa
saRmrTosa mas gzasa da miiwia winaSe dedisa febroniaAsa
meres, rameTu iyo igi saxlisa misisaA, da nebiTa RmrTisaATa
mun iyo mamaA grigol, da dedaman febronia Seawynara wmi-
dasa mas umankoA igi kravi mwyemssa mas keTilsa, romelmanca
moiyvana xancTad, `adgilsa mas mwuanvilsa~ RmrTisa
madlisasa `daamkYdra~ da `wyalTa zeda gansasuenebelTa~
sulisa wmidisaTa `gamozarda~ igi.
ese netari zenon miiwia moxucebulebasa da vidre aR-
sasrulamde ara ganeSora xancTasa WeSmaritad sulieri
Svili, [v] msgavsi mamisaA, keTili mowafH, nacvali moZRu-
risaA, netari, saTnoebaTa saunjH, monazonebisa wesi wmidaA,
klarjeTisa udabnoTa zRudH, sulTa ukeTurTa maotebe-
li, rameTu cxorebasa missa da cxorebasa moZRurisa misisasa
ver ikadrebda eSmaki dacemad kacTa wmidaTa amaT Sina adg-
ilTa.
ese axovani Semdgomad micvalebisa meoxi ars Cueni
saukunod uflisa mimarT moyuasTa misTa Tana, romelni
iyvnes msgavsni misni, mowafeni mamisa grigolisni, Rirsni da
saswaulTamoqmedni, moTminebisa suetni Seuryevelni, vi-
Tarca ganmtkicebulni daucemelad suetni caTani.
ig. rameTu vidre moslvadmde grigol mwyemsisa mis ke-
Tilisa mKecTagan uxilavTa ltolvilni mciredni igi cxo-
varni qristHsni ganbneul iyvnes TiToA anu Tu or-ori
sivrcesa mas udabnoTasa, xolo moslvasa wmidisa grigo-
lissa cxovarni igi ganmKndes da mKecni igi eSmakni gani-
otnes da yoveli wesi saRmrToA ganemarTa.
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ufals monazvnobis aRTqmas~. moikriba mxneoba am netar-
ma, radgan qonebis datoveba sisxlis danTxevas emsgavse-
ba, gadaiwera jvari Tavis sxeulze, daadga saRvTo gzas
da mivida deda febroniasTan mereSi, radgan misi sax-
likaci iyo. RvTis nebiT iq imyofeboda mama grigoli da
deda febroniam am wmindans, keTil mwyemss, Seafara es
umanko kravi, man ki moiyvana igi xancTaSi, „daamkvidra~
RvTis madlis „mwvanilovan adgilas~ da „gamozarda~
suliwmindis „mosasvenebel wylebze~59.
netarma zenonma miaRwia moxucebulobas da ar gan-
Sorebia igi xancTas vidre aRsasrulamde, iyo ra
WeSmaritad sulieri Svili, msgavsi mamisa, kargi
mowafe, moZRvris monacvle, netari, saTnoebaTa sa-
ganZuri, monazvnobis wminda wesi, klarjeTis udabnoTa
galavani, ukeTuri sulebis ganmdevneli, radgan mis
sicocxleSi da sicocxleSi misi moZRvrisa ver bedavda
eSmaki wminda adamianebis dacemas am adgilebSi.
es axovani micvalebis Semdeg saukunod Cveni meoxia
uflisadmi Tavis megobrebTan erTad, romlebic misi
msgavsi iyvnen, mama grigolis mowafeebi, Rirsni da sas-
waulTa moqmedni, moTminebis Seuryeveli svetebi,
rogorc daucemlad gamyarebuli svetebi caTa.
13. vinaidan am keTili mwyemsis, grigolis,
mosvlamde uxilavi mxecebisgan devnili mcire raode-
nobis qristes cxvrebi saTiTaod an or-orad gabneulebi
iyvnen am udabnoTa sivrceSi, xolo wminda grigolis
mosvlidan es cxvrebi gamxnevdnen, gandevnes eSmakeuli
mxecebi da gasworda mTeli saRvTo wesi.
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xolo mamaA grigol guls-etyoda, viTarmed: `viTarca
monastrisa Cemisa mamani saTnoebiTa uzeSTaes arian Jamisa
amis monazonTa, egreTca wes ars wesi saRmrToA saeklesioA
eklesiasa Sina Cemsa dawesebad brZenTagan ganukiTxveli~.
amisTYs ganizraxa warslvaA qristHssaWurWled, meored
ierusalHmd, romel ars kostantinepolisi, da yovelTa sa-
CinoTa saberZneTisa wmidaTa adgilTa moxilvad da
locvad. [172] mas Jamsa ierusalHms warmavali vinme pova
megobari TYsi da mas dahvedra sabawmidisa wesisa daweraA
da warmocemaA da ZmaTa TYsTa kacni moZRuarni uCinna da
mSYdobaA dauteva maT da aRuTqua kualad adre moslvaA.
da Tanawariyvanna saba, dedis diswuli TYsi, da erTi
vinme sxuaA mowafe, da waremarTa saberZneTad da moiwia ko-
stantinepolis, da Tayuanis-sca Zelsa cxorebisasa da
wmidaTa yovelTa nawilsa. da sixaruliT movlna yovelni
wmidani adgilni salocvelni, rameTu mravalTa enaTa
wurTil iyo igi da mravalmoswavle-yofil KeliTa keTi-
ladmsaxurebisaATa. da romelime saxilavi moZRuar keTilis
eqmnis da romelime gansakrZalvel borotisaTYs. da esreT
aRmoivso guli misi simdidrisagan daubeWdvelisa axlisa
Sjulisa, da suliTa madlisaATa ganmxiarulebulni war-
moemarTnes sayofelad TYsa.
id. da viTarca moiwines taos, esma mun myofTagan kac-
Ta, viTarmed aSot kurapalati moikla da mis wil Kel-
mwifeben Zeni misni. maSin tkivilisa cremliTa aRivsnes Rm-
rTismsaxurisa mis Kelmwifisa dacemisaTYs da tiriliTa
savseni ulocvides micvalebulsa mas mefesa. xolo netari
grigol hmadlobda RmerTsa da gloiT ityoda: `N mefeo
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xolo mama grigoli fiqrobda: „iseve rogorc Cemi
monastris mamebi saTnoebiT aRmatebulni arian am drois
monazvnebze, amgvaradve marTebulia, rom Cems eklesiaSi
dawesdes saRvTo da brZenTagan ganusjeli saeklesio
wesi~. amis gamo ganizraxa man wasvla qristes saWurWle-
Si, meore ierusalimSi, romelic aris konstantino-
poli, da saberZneTis yvela gamoCenil wminda adgilas,
rom moexila da moeloca isini. am dros ipova man
ierusalimSi mimavali viRac Tavisi megobari da mas
daabara sabawmindis wesis dawera da Camotana, Tavis
Zmebs ki daudgina meurve adamianebi, gamoemSvidoba maT
da aRuTqva kvlav male mosvla.
da Tan waiyvana grigolma saba, Tavisi deidaSvili,
da viRac erTi sxva mowafe, gaemarTa saberZneTisken,
mivida konstantinopolSi, Tayvani sca cxovrebis Zelsa
da yvela wmindanis nawils, da sixaruliT moiara yvela
salocavi wminda adgili, radgan bevri ena hqonda
naswavli da keTilmsaxurebis gziT bevrismswavleli
iyo, xolo zogi ram nanaxi kargis maswavlebeli xdeboda
misTvis, zogi ki — mosaridebeli ukeTurebis gamo. ase
amoivso man Tavisi guli apokrifuli „axali sjulis~
simdidriT da madlis suliT gamxiarulebulebi gamoe-
marTnen TavianT samyofelisken.
14. da rodesac movidnen taoSi, gaiges iq myofi adam-
ianebisgan, rom mouklavT aSot kurapalati da rom mis
nacvlad xelmwifoben misi Zeebi. maSin tkivilis crem-
liT aivsnen isini RvTismsaxuri xelmwifis waqcevi-
saTvis da tiriliT savseni loculobdnen micvalebuli
mefis gamo, xolo netari grigoli hmadlobda RmerTs da
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Cemo, Zliero da didebulo, simtkiceo eklesiaTao da
zRudeo qristeaneTao, sadaAT-me mogelodi, aRmosavaliT-
me anu dasavaliT, CrdiloAT-me anu samxriT? rameTu yov-
elTa [v] zeda naTesavTa mflobeli iyav, romelica wyobiT
KelmwifeTa daimorCilebd, sakYrveli ege didebuli, Rm-
rTismsaxuri KelmwifH! aw viTar-me mieci Kelsa Seuracxsa
uSjuloTa da undoTa kacTasa, romelni-igi iudaAs
msgavsad Sen, uflisa TYsisa, mklvel-iqmnnes mosakudinebe-
lad Cuen, glaxakTa mlocvelTa SenTa, ukunisamde?~ amissa
Semdgomad ulocvides SvilTa misTa didebulTa
KelmwifeTa, raATa ufalman daicvnes didebiT da
dRegrZelebiT keTilsa Sina RmrTismsaxurebasa.
ie. da viTarca moiwines maxlobelad iSxansa,
gamoecxada RmrTisa mier netarsa grigols da Rirssa sabas
iSxnisa pirveli didebulebaA, dabasa missa wmidani eklesiani,
da euwya, viTarmed kualad ganaxlebad ars pirvelebr Keli-
Ta sabanisiTa. da ecnoba gzaAca misavalad, rameTu misJamisa
kacTagan miuval iyo adgili igi. da mi-raA-vides iSxans,
friad uxaroda povnaA didebulisa mis adgilisaA. rameTu
iyo mas Sina nugeSinissacemeli sulieri da Korcieli. da
sabas munTquesve guls-edva dadgomaA, xolo netarman gr-
igol hrqua: `Zmao, pirvelad vixilneT Zmani Cuenni xancTas
Sina myofni da nebiTa RmrTisaATa da locviTa maTiTa kual-
ad moiwio adgilsa amas wmidasa~. da mier warmoslvasa maTsa
miiwines winaSe ZeTa kurapalatisaTa da uloces nugeSinis-
cemiT sikudilisaTYs mamisa maTisa.
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gloviT ambobda: „hoi, Cemo mefeo, Zliero da didebulo,
eklesiaTa simtkiceo da qristianTa galavano, saidan
mogelodi, — aRmosavleTidan, dasavleTidan, Crdiloe-
Tidan Tu samxreTidan? radgan yvela tomze gabato-
nebuli iyavi, brZoliT imorCilebdi xelmwifeebs.
didebuli eg sakvirveleba — Sen, RvTismsaxuro
xelmwife, — axla rogorRa Cauvardi xelSi ubadruk
urjuloebs da ususur adamianebs, romlebic iudas
msgavsad gaxdnen Seni, TavianTi uflis, mkvlelebi, rom
movekaliT Cven, glaxaki mlocvelebi SenTvis uku-
nisamde~. amis Semdeg iloces maT aSotis Svilebis,
didebuli xelmwifeebis gamo, rom karg RvTismsaxu-
rebaSi daecva isini ufals didebiT da dRegrZelobiT.
15. da rodesac movidnen iSxnis axlos, RvTisgan gam-
oecxadaT netar grigols da Rirs sabas iSxnis pirveli
didebuleba da misi dabis wminda eklesiebi. euwyaT maT,
rom kvlav unda ganaxldes igi adrindelisebr sabas
xeliT da ecnobaT misasvleli gzac, radgan im drois ad-
amianebisgan miuvali iyo is adgili. rodesac mividnen
iSxanSi, metad gauxardaT maT am didebuli adgilis
povna, radgan iyo iq sanugeSo sulieric da xorcielic.
sabas maSinve ewada iq darCena, magram netarma grigolma
uTxra: „Zmao, pirvelad vnaxoT xancTaSi myofi Cveni Zmebi
da RvTis nebiTa da maTi locviT kvlav moxval am wminda
adgilas~. aqedan wamosvlisas mividnen isini kurapala-
tis ZeebTan da nugeSiscemiT iloces maTTvis60 maTi mamis
sikvdilis gamo.
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iv. da esreT movides xancTad, monastrad TYsa, da moiy-
vannes nawilni wmidaTani da xatni wmidani da sxuaA evlo-
giaA friad. da povnes Zmani cocxlebiT da mSYdobiT, [173]
yovelni mxiarulni SeuSfoTebelad saRmrToATa siyua-
ruliTa savseni da ganixares, rameTu kualad macxovrisa
madlman Sekribna nebismyofelni TYsni.
da Semdgomad mciredTa dReTa saba ganuteva iSxans da
orni mowafeni miscna mas da TYT ganagebda suliersa cx-
orebasa xancTisasa nebisaebr uflisa.
iz. maSin ierusalHmiT moiwia kaci, romelman moarTua
sabawmidisa gangebaA dawerili.
xolo netarman grigol mas Jamsa ganawesa wesi TYsisa
eklesiisaA da monastrisaA, sibrZniT gansazRvrebuli da
mecnierebiT ganbrwyinvebuli da yovelTagan wmidaTa ad-
gilTa gamorCeviT Sekrebuli, viTarca safasH daulev-
nelTa keTilTaA.
xolo aw wesTa maTgani sulierTaA mciredi raAme gYpy-
ries, viTarmca zRYsagan wueTi erTi wyali vinme aRmoiRo,
rameTu esreT iyo cxorebaA netarTaA maT: simarTlesa Sina
maTsa maradis TavTa TYsTa bralobaA aqunda da siyuarulisa
Ziri mtkice, moTminebaA simdabliT da simSYdiT, marxvaA
locviTa SezRudvili, sarwmunoebasa Tana marTalsa damt-
kicebuli siwmidH gulisaA da WeSmaritebaA enisaA da ubi-
woebiT krZalvaA sruliad yovelsave zeda. xolo wmidasa
eklesiasa locvasa maTsa ara aqunda ubnobaA urTierTas, ar-
amed SiSiT dganed, viTarca zecas winaSe RmrTisa. da ra-
Jams `daviTsa~ ityYed, vidre `aleluaAsa~ gansrulebamde,
memKreTa ver ikadrian muKlisa aRebaA dawynarebulsa mas
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16. ase movidnen xancTaSi, TavianT monasterSi, da mo-
abrZanes wmindanTa nawilebi, wmindanTa xatebi da sxvac
bevri Sewiruloba. naxes maT Zmebi janmrTelad da mSvi-
dobianad, yvela uSfoTvelad mxiaruli da saRvTo siy-
varuliT savse; gaixares amis gamo, radgan macxovris
madlma kvlav Sekriba Tavisi nebis aRmsruleblebi.
ramdenime dRis Semdeg gauSva grigolma saba iSxanSi
da misca mas ori mowafe, xolo Tavad ganagebda xancTis
sulier cxovrebas uflis wesisamebr.
17. am dros ierusalimidan movida adamiani, romel-
mac moarTva mas sabawmindis wes-gangeba dawerili.
xolo netarma grigolma maSin ganawesa Tavisi ek-
lesiisa da monastris wesi, — sibrZniT gansazRvruli,
codniT gabrwyinebuli da yvela wminda adgilisgan
gamorCeviT Sekrebili, rogorc dauleveli sikeTeebis
saganZuri.
magram axla am sulieri wesebidan cota ram gvaqvs
daculi, ise rogorc vinmes mier zRvidan amoRebuli
erTi wveTi wyali, radgan am netarTa cxovreba ase iyo:
marTalni iyvnen, magram mudam TavianT Tavs adanaSau-
lebdnen, hqondaT siyvarulis magari fesvi, moTmineba
TavmdablobiT da simSvidiT, locviT SemozRuduli
marxva, marTal sarwmunoebasTan erTad gulis SeuZravi
siwminde, enis WeSmariteba da ubiwoebiT krZalva
sruliad yvelafris mimarT, xolo wminda eklesiaSi
locvisas ar saubrobdnen erTmaneTSi, aramed SiSiT
idgnen rogorc zecaSi RvTis winaSe da roca fsalmuns
ambobdnen, „aliluias~ dasrulebamde mgaloblebi ver
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locvasa maTsa, rameTu ara aqunda CueulebaA swrafiT
TqumisaA yovelsave zeda sagalobelsa maTsa, aramed mdab-
lad [v] da gYanad iyo locvaA maTi. da kedelsa TYnier ber-
TaAsa aravin mieyrdneboda, xolo Zilsa da ukrZalvelad
jdomasa yoladve ara ikadrebdes eklesiasa Sina. da esevi-
Tari mravali saTnoebaA keTili sxuaAca damkYdrebul iyo
Soris maTsa, romlisaTYs ara ars aw TiToeulad yovlisa-
TYs sityuaA, rameTu Semoklebul ars Jami ese da gonebaA
iswrafis, raATa ara iyos nametnav sasmenelsa msmenelTasa.
amisTYs gangebaA yoveli ver daiwera wignsa amas, aramed
TiTosityuaA yovlisagan, romel aqam[om]de wesi aqunda
xancTasa da aw romel aqus, esreT:
yovelTa RamisTevaTa SemwuxrebiTgan ganTenebamde
locvaA, da RamisTevaTa winadRiT dRisa JamTa yovelTa
locvaA, da JamiswirvaA Jamsa cxraJmisasa, da kuereqsTa Se-
matebaA. xolo Jamiswirvasa yovelsa `wmidao RmerTosa~ wina
kuereqsi `zeciTgardamoA~, da kYriakeTa Jamiswirvasa `wmi-
dao RmerToA~ equsi. da sakurTxevelisa msaxurebasa fes-
uediTa samosliTa da tyaviTa ara ikadreboda msaxurebaA.
xolo gardacvalebulTaTYs yovelTa gardaiKdian,
gardacvalebiTgan rasaca dResa mixudis, sami dRH da SYdi,
ormeoci da weliwadi. da maT dReTa JamiswirvaA ara SeaTu-
alian orasTa maT dReTa, ganwesebulTa xancTas damarxul-
TaTYs. da ganyofaA paqsimadisaA pirveliTganve ganwesebuli
ars.
giorgiwmidobisa [T]TuH raA [174] dadges, marxuaA
wueliTa vidre giorgiwmidobamde. egreTve qristHsSobisa
marxvani da wmidaTa mociqulTani saeklesiod didiTa
moRuawebiTa da keTiladkrZalulebiTa aRasrulnian.
xolo noemberisa TTYsa dadegiTgan yovelTa SabaTTa
ciskrad vidre pirmarxvadmde kanoni oTxi, da didTa marxva-
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gabedavdnen fsalmunis muxlis aRebas maTi dawynare-
buli locvis dros, radgan ar hqondaT Cveuleba, rom
swrafad eTqvaT yvela maTi sagalobeli, aramed mSvidad
da nela loculobdnen, da kedels moxucebulTa garda
veravin mieyrdnoboda, xolo eklesiaSi Zilsa da mouri-
deblad jdomas saerTod ar ikadrebdnen. ai, amgvari
kargi saTnoebani sxvac bevri iyo maTSi damkvidrebuli,
romelTa Sesaxeb axla saTiTaod Tqma SeuZlebelia,
radgan Semoklebulia es dro da goneba imas eswrafvis,
rom msmenelTa yurisTvis zedmeti ar iyos raime. amitom,
mTeli wes-gangeba ver daiwera am wignSi, aramed — TiTo
sityva yvela im wesidan, rac aqamde hqondaT xancTaSi da
axla romelic aqvT, amgvarad:
yoveli RamisTevisas — SeRamebidan gaTenebamde
locva, da RamisTevaTa wina dRiT — dRis yvela Jamis
locva, da Jamiswirva — mecxre Jamis dros, da
kvereqsebis61 Semateba, xolo yovel Jamiswirvaze —
„wmidao RmerTo~-s62 win kvereqsi „zeciTgardamo~63, da
kviradRis Jamiswirvaze — eqvsi „wmidao RmerTo~.
amasTan, sakurTxevlis msaxurebisas ar gaibedeboda
foCiani samosliTa da tyaviT msaxureba.
gardacvalebulTaTvis yvelafers ixdidnen, ra
dResac daemTxveoda gardacvalebidan mesame dRe, meS-
vide, meormoce da weliwadi, da am dReebis Jamiswirvas
ar miaTvlidnen im oras dRes, rac xancTaSi damarxuleb-
isTvisaa dawesebuli. paqsimadis64 gayofac Tavidanvea
dawesebuli.
giorgiwmindobis Tvis65 dadgomidan giorgiwmindo-
bamde66 — marxva wveliT67. aseve, qristeSobisa da
wminda mociqulTa marxvebs didi RvawliTa da keTilkr-
ZalulebiT aRasrulebdnen saeklesiod.
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Ta vidre bzobamde yovelsa ciskarsa kanoni oTxi, egreTve
wigniskiTxvaA oTxi.
da vnebisa kYriakisa friad gangebaA iyo. xolo aRvse-
biTgan vidre axalkYriakemde `Wirisa kanoni~ ara TqYan, da
serobasa `xadilsa Cemsa~ warTqYan, da aRdgomisa wardgoma-
ni, da ciskrad dawesebulni da TiTo[A] kanoni - axalkYri-
akemde. xolo sulTa Ksenebasa, Semdgomad aRvsebisa, cisk-
rad `netararianni~ da galobani warTqunian, viTarca yove-
li weril ars `gangebasa eklesiisasa~ amis yovlisa neSti.
egreT hyofdian yovelsa mamani JamTa Sina CemTa.
iH. aramed pirvelTa maT dReTa netarisa mamisa Cuenisa
grigolisTa ficxel iyo friad kanoni mowafeTa misTaA,
rameTu senakTa maTTa Sina iyo mcire sareceli da Seuracxi
sagebeli da TiToA sarwyuli wylisaTYs. xolo sxuaA nuge-
Sinissacemeli KorcTaA araA aqunda saWamadisaA da sasua-
madisaA yoladve, aramed romeli trapezsa zeda erTbamad
Wamian, miT iyo cxorebaA maTi. da mravalni maTganni ara su-
midis RYnosa yoladve. da romelnica miiRebdes, mcired
iKumevdes. da senakebsa maTsa sakuami ara aqunda, rameTu
cecxli ara aRegzeboda, da arca RamH [v] sanTeli aRanTian,
aramed Rame iyo fsalmunebaA da dRisi wigniskiTxvaA da
locvaA maradis, viTarca ityYs daviT: `dRisi amcno ufal-
man wyalobaA misi da RamH galobaA misi~.
xolo netarman mamaman grigol Tavadni didni marxvani
gardavlnis mcirediTa kalnabiTa umgbvriTa. xolo
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noembris Tvis dadgomidan ki vidre pirmarxvamde68 —
yovel SabaTs ciskarze oTxi kanoni69, didmarxvisas ki
vidre bzobamde — yovel ciskarze oTxi kanoni. aseve —
wigniskiTxva70 oTxi.
da vnebis Svideulis71 gangeba didZali iyo, xolo
aRvsebidan72 axalkviriakemde73 „Wiris kanons~74 ar am-
bobdnen; serobisas75 warmoiTqmoda „sadilsa Cemsa~76 da
aRdgomis „wardgomani~77 da rac ciskarzea dawesebuli,
da TiTo kanoni — axalkviriakemde. xolo sulTa xsenebi-
sas, aRvsebis Semdeg, ciskrad „netararianni~78 da „ga-
lobani~79 iTqmoda maTgan, rogorc weria es yvelaferi
da yovelive amis danarCeni nawili „eklesiis
gangebaSi~80; ase aRasrulebdnen yovelives mamebi Cems
droSi.
18. Tumca Cveni netari mama grigolis [moRvaweobis]
pirvel dReebSi misi mowafeebisTvis metad mkacri kano-
ni iyo, radgan maT senakebSi iyo patara sawoli, ubadru-
ki sagebi da erTi WurWeli wylisTvis, xolo sxva ram
xorcTa sanugeSo, saWmelisa da sasmelisa, saerTod
araferi hqondaT, aramed rasac trapezze erToblivad
Wamdnen, amiT iyo maTi arseboba. bevri maTgani saerTod
ar svamda Rvinos da isinic, romlebic iRebdnen, cotas
ixmevdnen. maT senakebSi sakvamuri ar iyo, radgan cecxli
ar inTeboda. RamiTac, sanTels ar anTebdnen; sanacvlod,
RamiT iyo fsalmuneba, dRisiT ki werilis kiTxva da
mudamJams locva, rogorc ambobs daviTi: „dRisiT amcno
ufalma Tavisi wyaloba da Rame — Tavisi galoba~81.
xolo netari mama grigoli sakuTriv didmarxvas ga-
dadioda mcireoden mouxarSav kalnabze82, Cveulebriv
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mrCoblad sazrdelad misa iyo yovelTa dReTa misTa puri,
naklulevanebiT dResa Sina erT Wamis da wyali woniTve
mciredi, RYnoA kula siyrmiTganve ara esua da umravlesni
saTnoebani misni da mowafeTa misTani RmerTman mxoloman
uwynis.
iT. xolo pirveliTgan moyuasTa maT keTilTa netarisa
grigolisTa, Tevdores da qristefores, aqunda gulsa maT-
sa saRmrToA Suri monastrisa SenebisaA [...] da ara gamoucx-
ades mamasa grigols ganzraxvaA maTi, aramed farulad war-
vides afxazeTs da Tana Zmanica vinme warhyves.
da viTar moiwines samcxes, brZanebiTa RmrTisaATa ZH
didisa mirean aznaurisaA daimowafes, saxeliT arseni,
romelsa ewoda Rirsad [175] didi arseni, qarTlisa kaTali-
kozi da mcxeTisa saydrisa gYrgYni dauWnobeli. xolo yr-
maA igi mcirH iyo JamiTa, viTar equsisa wlisaA, da saxlsa
Sina mamisa TYsisasa izardeboda. aramed kacTa maT RmrTi-
saTa ganzraxviTa mireanisiTa moweseTa samosliTa Semoses
yrmaA igi da marjuenaA misces ficisaA mireans da hrques:
`moZRuari Cueni grigol ars, mamaA xancTeli, da ufalsa Tu
undes, eseca mowafH iyos misi CuenTana, sadaca Cuen viy-
vneT~. da warvides afxazeTad.
xolo mefeman afxazTaman demetre didiTa pativiTa
pativ-sca da adgilsa keTilsa daamkYdrna.
k. da raJams cna netarman grigol warslvaA Tevdoresi
da qristeforesi, Sewuxna friad da Tanawariyvanna oTxni
Zmani da warvida Ziebad kravTa maT rCeulTa mwyemsi igi
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ki misi saWmeli mTeli misi cxovrebis manZilze iyo puri,
romelsac dReSi erTgzis Wamda sinakluliT, da woniT
mcire wyali; Rvino siyrmidanve ar daelia mas, xolo um-
etesoba misi da misi mowafeebis saTnoebebisa mxolod
RmerTma icis.
19. xolo netari grigolis Tavdapirvel karg mego-
brebs, Tevdores da qristefores, gulSi hqondaT monas-
tris Senebis saRvTo Suri da ise, rom ar gaumJRavnebiaT
mama grigolisTvis TavianTi ganzraxva, farulad wavid-
nen afxazeTSi da maT gahyva ramdenime Zmac.
rodesac movidnen samcxeSi, RvTis brZanebiT, daimow-
afes didi mirian aznauris Ze, saxelad arseni, romelsac
Rirseulad ewoda didi arseni, qarTlis kaTalikosi da
mcxeTis saydris dauWknobeli gvirgvini. es bavSvi asakiT
patara iyo, daaxloebiT eqvsi wlis, da izrdeboda igi
Tavisi mamis saxlSi, am RvTis adamianebma ki mirianis
gadawyvetilebiT Sehmoses bavSvs samonazvno Sesamoseli,
Tan ficis [niSnad] marjvena xeli CamoarTves da uTxres:
„Cveni moZRvari aris grigoli, xancTeli mamasaxlisi, da
Tu ufals endomeba, esec misi mowafe iqneba CvenTan
erTad, sadac viqnebiT Cven~. da wavidnen isini
afxazeTSi.
afxazTa mefem demetrem didi pativiT pativi sca maT
da karg adgilas daabinadra.
20. rodesac netarma grigolma gaigo Tevdores da
qristefores wasvlis Sesaxeb, Sewuxda metad, Tan waiy-
ola oTxi Zma da wavida im rCeul kravTa saZebrad es ke-
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keTili. da viTar moiwia qarTlisa sanaxebsa, nebiTa Rmr-
TisaATa Ziebasa mas ZmaTasa pova efrem yrmaA, Wabuki Rirsi,
da Rirsebasa Sina ixilva mamakacebasa srulsa miwevnuli si-
wmidiT, da siwmidesa Sina awyurisa episkoposi saswaulTa-
moqmedi. xolo episkoposobasa Sina miiwia moxucebulebasa
keTilsa da aResrula sakYrvelebiT, da nawilni misni wmi-
dani miecnes naTlad samcxesa. ese efrem, Rirsi RmrTisaA,
daimowafa netarman grigol da ubrZana esreT: `raJams mov-
iqce afxazeTiT, Tanawargiyvano Sen xancTad~, da TYT
waremarTa afxazeTs.
da mi-raA-iwia winaSe Kelmwifisa mis, ze aRdga da
winamoegeba da simdabliT moikiTxa, rameTu zari ahKda [v]
madlTagan siwmideTa misTaAsa da didebulebisagan pirisa
misisa. rameTu viTarca piri mose winaAswarmetyuelisaA iyo
didebul amis netarisaca xati madliTa RmrTisaATa.
da Semdgomad mokiTxvisa dasxdes mefH da netari grig-
ol. xolo wmidaman gangrZobilad uloca da mravliTa
kurTxeviTa Seamko. da mefeman man Tqua: `kurTxeul ars
RmerTi, romeli mogiZRua aqa, wmidao mamao, aramed vinaA
ars mizezi moSromisa SenisaA, mauwye me~. da netarman grig-
ol hrqua: `mefeo RmrTismsaxuro da didebulo, mowevnul
arian wmidani mamani, Zmani Cemni, winaSe Sensa da aw arian
sameufosa amas da maTTYs ars moslvaA Cemi aqa, aramed
brZanen Kelmwifebaman Senman da moviden igini Cuenda~.
xolo mefesa daumZimda ZiebaA maTi da hrqua: `ara mosrul
arian aqa egeviTarni monazonni, romelTasaca brZanebs siw-
mide Seni~. maSin netari mamaA grigol sityuasa zeda me-
fisasa ganrisxna da hrqua: `mefeo, nu Sromasa SemamTxuev,
momcen Zmani Cemni, romelnica moiwines Senda~. da viTar
RonH sityYsaA arRara aqunda mefesa marTlmxilebisagan
mis wmidisa, ubrZana moyvanebaA ZmaTaA maT. da viTar ixiles
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Tili mwyemsi. rodesac man moaRwia qarTlis adgilebs,
ZmaTa Zebnisas RvTis nebiT naxa yrma efremi, Wabuki Rir-
seuli, RirsebaSive [Semdeg] srul mamakacobas miwevnu-
li siwmindiT, siwmindeSi — awyuris saswaulTmoqmedi
episkoposi, episkoposobaSi — karg moxucebulobamde
miRweuli, romelic sakvirvelebiT aResrula da misi
wminda nawilebi sinaTled mieboZa samcxes. es efremi,
Rirsi RvTisa, daimowafa netarma grigolma da ubrZana
mas ase: „rodesac movbrundebi afxazeTidan, Tan wagiyvan
Sen xancTaSi~, TviT ki gaemarTa afxazeTisken.
rodesac mivida igi xelmwifis winaSe, wamodga
[xelmwife], win miegeba mas da mdablad moikiTxa, radgan
Tavzari daeca misi siwmindeebis madlisgan da misi
pirisaxis didebulebisgan, iyo ra, RvTis madliT, am
netaris Sesaxedaobac mose winaswarmetyvelisebr dide-
buli.
mokiTxvis Semdeg dasxdnen mefe da netari grigoli.
wmindanma didxans loca da mravali kurTxeviT Seamko
mefe, man ki Tqva: „kurTxeulia RmerTi, romelic aq
mogiZRva, wminda mamao, magram miTxari me, ra aris
mizezi Seni mobrZanebisa?~ netarma grigolma uTxra:
„RvTismsaxuro da didebulo mefeo, mosuli arian
SenTan wminda mamebi, Cemi Zmebi da axla isini imyofebian
am samefoSi. Cemi mosvlac maT gamoa, Senma xelmwifebam ki
brZanos da movidnen isini CemTan~. mefes gauZnelda maTi
moZebna da uTxra: „ar mosulan aq magnairi monazvnebi,
rogorebsac brZanebs Seni siwminde~. maSin ganrisxda
netari grigoli mefis sityvis gamo da uTxra: „mefeo, nu
miqmni siZneles, momeci Cemi Zmebi, romlebic SenTan arian
mosulebi~. da radgan aRar hqonda mefes pasuxis Zala
wmindanisgan samarTliani mxilebis Sedegad, brZana am
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[176] mamaA grigol, Seuvrdes cremliT. xolo wmidaman man
aRadginna da Seitkbna siyuaruliT da hmadlobda qristesa
povnisa maTisaTYs. da rameTu iyvnes bunebiT momlodebel
wmidisa mis Zmani igi, maTca uxaroda urTierTasi igi Sekre-
baA TYsi.
da mefeman man hrqua netarsa grigols: `wmidao mamao,
aha iqmna wadierebaA nebisa SenisaA, aramed ufalman yavn
nebaAca gulisa CemisaA, rameTu maqus sulsa Cemsa monastri-
sa axladSenebaA. aw brZane da movixilneT mravalni adgilni
afxazeTisani da sadaca siwmideman Senman inebos, monastrad
aRvaSenoT adgili igi~.
da movlnes queyanani sagonebelni samonastred, da ara
sTndes wmidasa mas. da hrqua mefesa mas: `ara ars miwaA, arca
wyali queyanasa amas, sadamca monasteri aReSena, rameTu ta-
lanti monazonisaA marxvaA ars, da amas miwasa zeda ver egeb-
is marxvaA sulisagan xorSakisa makudinebelisa~.
da Sewuxna friad mefH igi amis mizezisaTYs da hrqua
maT: `ara samarTal ars keTilTa TquenTagan unawilobaA
amis queyanisaA~.
ka. maSin mamaman grigol sarwmunoebisaebr mefisa aR-
aSena monasteri da uwoda saxeli misi ubH, da ilarion vin-
me, ierusalHmiT mosruli, sarwmunoA moxucebuli, daadgi-
na mamasaxlisad, [v] rameTu xanZTiT waryolil iyo igi Tev-
dores da qristefores Tana da aqundes mas keTilni wignni.
da mamamanca grigol TYsni wignni, romel aqundes da-ve-
utevna monastersa mas. xolo Kelmwife igi sixaruliTa
aRivso monastrisa mis SenebisaTYs da Sewira saSenebelad
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ZmaTa moyvana, romlebic mama grigolis danaxvaze Seu-
vrdnen mas cremliT, xolo wmindanma wamoayena isini, si-
yvaruliT Seitkbo da hmadlobda qristes maTi pov-
nisTvis, xolo radgan es Zmebi Sinaganad momlodineni iy-
vnen wmindanisa, uxarodaT maTac TavianTi es urTierT-
Sekreba.
mefem ki uTxra netar grigols: „wminda mamao, aha as-
rulda wadiereba Seni nebisa, magram dae, aasrulos
ufalma Cemi gulis nebac, radgan Cems sulSi maqvs
monastris pirvelSeneba. axla brZane, rom movinaxuloT
afxazeTis mravali adgili da sadac inebebs Seni
siwminde, is adgili avaSenoT monastrad~.
moiares maT samonastred misaCnevi adgilebi, magram
ar esaTnova wmindans da uTxra mefes: „ar aris arc miwa,
arc wyali am mxareSi, sadac aSendeboda monasteri,
radgan monazonis talanti83 marxvaa, am miwaze ki ar Sei-
Zleba marxva cxeli da momakvdinebeli haeris gamo~.
metad Sewuxda mefe am mizezis gamo da uTxra maT:
„ar aris samarTliani Tqvens sikeTeebTan uziarebeli
iyos es qveyana~.
21. maSin mama grigolma, mefis sarwmunoebisamebr,
aaSena monasteri, saxelad uwoda „ube~ da vinme ilario-
ni, ierusalimidan mosuli sando moxucebuli, daadgina
mamasaxlisad, radgan igi xancTidan wahyoloda Tevdo-
res da qristefores da hqonda mas kargi wignebi. TviT
mama grigolmac Tavisi wignebi, rac hqonda, dautova am
monasters, xelmwife ki sixaruliT aivso monastris
mSeneblobis gamo da mis asaSeneblad Sewira didi
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missa friad Sesawiravi, da mianiWa mamasa grigols da moy-
uasTa misTa dramaA aTi aTasi da yovliTa keTiliTa aRavsna.
kb
kb. xolo Jamsa warmoslvisa maTisasa gamohkiTxa mefeman
dimitri mamasa grigols gulsmodgined saxH klarjeTisa
udabnoTaA, raATa auwyos mas adgilTa maT wmidaTa niSani
yoveli. da mamaman grigol hrqua mas:
`RmrTismsaxuro mefeo, daRacaTu friad ganvamravlo
sityuaA, verve miswuTebis gonebaA Cemi yovelsa mas udabno-
Ta maT sikeTesa uwyebad Senda, [vinaA]Tgan wesi monazonebi-
saA maT Soris aRorZinebul ars da ufroAsad yuaodis da
aRematos momavalTa JamTa, aramed vTqua mravalTagan
mciredi, esreT:
`rameTu bunebiT erTguam ars queyanaA udabnoTaA maT da
keTiladSezavebul mzisagan da haerisa, rameTu arca friadi
sicxH Seswuavs maT da arca gardareuli sicive Seaurvebs
myofTa misTa. aramed ganwesebiT dgas TYssa sazRvarsa un-
otioA, uxorSakoA, umiwoA, mzuarH, rameTu kacTa naxWni
[177] ferKTani araodes TiKian-eqmnebian slvasa maTsa. xolo
wyali keTili da SeSaA nebisaebr unaklulod aqus aR-
mocenebuli qYSaTa maT Sina, uricxY maRnari da simravle
wyalTa hamoTaA, bunebiT mxiarulebaA micemul ars RmrTis-
agan. da ars igi ugzo da miuval raATurTiT soflisa wesi-
Ta mcxorebelTagan, rameTu RadoTa mTaTa Sina maRalTa ars
mkYdrobaA maTi. da mortymul ars erTkerZo mTaA igi da
erTkerZo SavSeTisa didTa wyalTa Sekrebisa garemoslvaA
gare-moadgs zRudissaxed uZravisa. da esreT yovliTkerZo
SezRudvil arian mTaTa mier, da Kevnebisa, da wyalTa maT-
gan saSinelad ZnelovanTa adgilTa mavalTaAsa. da monas-
terTa maT Sina ara ars saTibeli queyanaA, arca yanaA
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Sesawiravi, xolo mama grigols da mis megobrebs uboZa
aTiaTasi drama84 da aavso isini yovelgvari sikeTiT.
22. maTi wamosvlis dros gulmodgined gamohkiTxa
dimitri mefem mama grigols klarjeTis udabnoTa am-
bavi, rom aRewera mas am wminda adgilebis yvela niSani.
mama grigolma uTxra mas:
„RvTismsaxuro mefeo, Tundac rom metad gavamravlo
sityva, mainc ver miswvdeba Cemi goneba imas, rom gauwyo
Sen im udabnoTa yvela sikeTe, mas Semdeg, rac maTSi
aRorZinda wesi monazvnobisa, rac momaval droSi ufro
metad ayvavdeba da gaizrdeba, magram vityvi mravlisgan
mcireds amgvarad:
bunebiT erTmTliania am udabnoTa mxare da kargadaa
igi Sezavebuli mzisa da haerisgan, radgan arc Zlieri
sicxe wvavs maT da arc metismeti sicive tanjavs mis
mkvidrT, aramed TanaSezomilad mdgradobs igi Tavis
sazRvarSi — unotio, usicxo, utalaxo, mziani, radgan
adamianebs maTi fexis quslebi arasodes utalaxdebaT
siarulisas. aseve, kargi wyali da xe nebisamebr
unaklulod aqvs mas qviSaSi amosuli. [esaa] uricxvi tye
da saamur wyalTa simravle. RvTisgan bunebiT aris
micemuli misTvis mxiaruleba. da ugzoa igi da
yovelnairad miuvali soflis wesiT mcxovrebTaTvis,
radgan mkvidroben isini maRal Rado85 mTebSi, da
ertymis mas erT mxares es mTa, meore mxares ki uZravi
galavaniviT Semovlebuli aqvs SavSeTis did wyalTa
Senakrebis garSemoweriloba. ai ase, yoveli mxridan
SemozRudulia igi mTebiT, xevebiT da Znel adgilebze
saSinlad msrboli wylebiT. monastrebSi ar aris arc
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saKnavi, aramed didiTa SromiTa roWikisa mislvaA aqus kara-
ulisa zurgiTa. da mcired venaKni WiriT da urviT daun-
ergvan da egreTve mtilebi, xolo mxalTa velisaTaA ars sim-
ravle uricxY. da amas yovelsa Tana uSiS ars guli maTi
uqristoTa maT urwmunoTagan, Seryevisagan da yovlisa
Zrvisa Jamsa KelmwifeTa mterobisasa. da esreT mravliTa
mSYdobiTa myudroebiT arian [v] yoladve da qristesa
adideben. rameTu RmerTman dasabamsave dabadebisasa ukua-
naAsaTYs JamTa dahbadna igini monazonTa samkYdrebelad da
yovelTa qristeaneTa Sesavedrebelad orkerZove. da ram-
eTu gangebasa RmrTisasa ese CueulebaA aqus. raATa wmidaTa
maT udabnoTa monasterni KeliTa glaxakTaATa aRaSennes,
romelnica sruliad Tavisufal-iqmnnes soflisa sacTur-
Tagan. daRacaTu wmidaTa udabnoTa Kelmwifeni iRuwian,
xolo wodebad saxeli glaxakTaA jer-iCina qristeman Sene-
basa wmidaTa monasterTasa. aramed misca RmerTman
KelmwifebaA morwmuneTa mefeTa aRSenebad saydarTa saebi-
skoposoTa da qalaqTa soflebiTurT da yovelsa ersa zeda
mTavar-yvna, raATa simarTliT ganikiTxviden maT Semkobilni
samosliTa brwyinvaliTa, xolo raATa ara dauteon gonebaA
maTi xilulTa maT nivTTa Sina, aramed keTilTa maT sauku-
neTa gulisKma-hyofden, rameTu sibrZneman saRmrToman sa-
moselTa mravalsaxeTa mier gulisKma-uyo yovelTa kacTa
pativi TiToeulisa wesisa maTisaA RmrTismsaxurebiT, xolo
sarwmunoni da WeSmaritni monazonni queyanasa zeda aravis-
sa Kelmwifebasa queSe arian, vinaATgan mohrides saSuebel-
Ta sawuTroAsaTa [178] nebsiT da aRirCies RmrTisaTYs mwux-
arebaA adgilTa glovisaTa msgavsad pirvelTa maT mamaTa
wmidaTa, romelTa siglaxakesa Sina didsa myofTa aRaSenes
wmidani udabnoni TYnier queyanisa mefeTa brZanebisa, Sew-
evniTa yovlisa SemZlebelisa RmrTisaATa. da awca JamTa
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
saTibi adgili da arc saxnavi yana, aramed didi gaWirve-
biT mosdiT maT roWiki saxedris zurgiT da cotaTi ve-
naxi aqvT, WiriT da wuxiliT darguli, da aseve — bost-
nebic, xolo veluri fxalis raodenoba uricxvia. am yve-
laferTan erTad, uSiSaria maTi guli Seryevisgan da
yovelgvari aRZrulobisgan urwmuno uqristoebis mxri-
dan xelmwifeTa mtrobis Jams, da ase, yovliTurT didi
mSvidobiT da myudroebiT arian isini da qristes
adideben, radgan RmerTma Sesaqmis dasabamSive uka-
nasknel droTaTvis Seqmna es udabnoebi orive mxriv: mon-
azonTa samyofelad da yvela qristianis TavSesafrad,
vinaidan RvTis gangebas aqvs es Cveuleba, rom wminda ud-
abnoTa monastrebi glaxakTa xeliT Sendebodes, rom-
lebic sruliad Tavisufali gaxdnen soflis sacTurTa-
gan, da Tumca wminda udabnoebs xelmwifeebi patronoben,
magram glaxakTa saxelis wodeba ineba qristem wminda
monasterTa mSeneblobisTvis. sanacvlod, RmerTma morw-
mune mefeebs misca uflebamosileba saepiskoposo saydar-
Ta da qalaq-sofelTa aSenebisa, amasTan mTeli xalxis
mTavrebad gaxada isini, rom maT, brwyinvale samosliT
Semkobilebs, samarTlianad ganekiTxaT [adamianebi] da
rom xilul sagnebSi ar daetovebinaT TavianTi goneba,
aramed saukuno sikeTeebi SeemecnebinaT, radgan saRvTo
sibrZnem mravalsaxovani samoslis gziT Seamecnebina yov-
el adamians TiToeuli maTi mdgomareobis pativi
RvTismsaxurebiT, Tumca sarwmuno da WeSmariti monaz-
vnebi am qveyanaze aravis uflebamosilebis qveS ar arian,
radgan isini nebsiT ganeridnen sawuTros fufunebebs da
pirvandel wminda mamaTa msgavsad airCies maT, RvTis
gamo, mwuxareba glovis adgilebSi, romlebmac, did
siglaxakeSi myofebma, aaSenes wminda udabnoebi amqvey-
445
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
CuenTa arian msgavsni pirvelTa maT netarTa kacTani,
maSenebel monasterTa adgilTa uqmTa Sina RmrTisa sam-
kYdrebelad, xolo Kelmwifeni keTiladmsaxurni Sromasa
maTsa Tanamonawile-iqmnebian safaseTa uxuadmicemiTa, vi-
Tarca-ese dRes didebulebaman Senman mefobaman ganamdid-
ra siglaxake Cueni friadiTa keTiliTa. da yoladve moziare
xar locvasa Cuensa Tana~. xolo mefH ganmxiarulda sity-
uaTagan netarisa grigolisTa da friadi sarwmunoebaA da
siyuaruli damtkicna gulsa missa udabnoTa mimarT klar-
jeTisaTa da hmadlobda qristesa, keTilis-myofelsa nebi-
smyofelTa misTasa. da esreT mSYdobaA dauteves
Kelmwifesa mas da warmovides afxazeTiT.
kg. da mgzavr slvasa maTsa hrques netarsa grigols
sanatrelTa maT Tevdore da qristefore: wmidao mamao,
Jamsa mas warmoslvisa Cuenisasa xancTiT, samcxes raA moviw-
ieniT, [v] maxlobelad adgilsa mirian aznaurisasa, da gYx-
ilnes Cuen kacTa misTa, rameTu sadguri Cueni Jamsa mwux-
risasa velsa zeda vyavT, da auwyes ufalsa TYssa da
mwrafl-xolo movida mirean TYT da mogYkiTxna simdabliT
da wargYyvanna taZrad TYsad da gangYsuena keTilad.
da viTarca ganTena, Semiyvanna winaSe meuRlisa TYsisa,
romlisaA ars saxeli kravi, rameTu ars igi mKevali
qristHsi, da viTarca uloceT mas, davsxediT; maSin mirean
didebulman ufalman daadginna winaSe Cuensa Zeni TYsni
brZanebiT, samni igi yrmani yoladkeTilni da Suenierni. da
viTarca uloceT maT, hrqua kravis: `aw vyoT Cuen saswaul
keTil da erTi ZeTa CuenTagani ganvawesoT monazonad da
446
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
niur mefeTa brZanebis gareSe, yovlisSemZle RvTis
SemweobiT, da axlac, Cvens droSi, arian im pirvandel
netar mamaTa msgavsni, usargeblo adgilebSi monasterTa
maSenebelni RvTis samyofelad, xolo keTilmsaxuri
xelmwifeebi maTi Sromis Tanamonawileebi xdebian
qonebis uxvad micemiT, rogorc dRes, rodesac Senma
didebulebam — mefobam didi sikeTiT gaamdidra Cveni
siRaribe, ris gamoc yovliTurT moziare xar Cvens
locvebTan~. mefe gamxiarulda netari grigolis
sityvebis gamo, mis gulSi gamyarda didi sarwmunoeba da
siyvaruli klarjeTis udabnoTa mimarT da igi hmadlob-
da qristes, misi nebis aRmsrulebelTa keTilismyofels,
isini ki ase gamoemSvidobnen xelmwifes da afxazeTidan
wavidnen.
23. da midiodnen ra, gzaSi sanatrelma Tevdorem da
qristeforem uTxres netar grigols: „wminda mamao,
xancTidan Cveni wamosvlis dros, samcxeSi rom movediT,
mirian aznauris adgilis axlos, rodesac gvnaxes misma
kacebma, radgan saRamos dros velze movawyveT Cveni
sadgomi, da uTxres Tavis batons, swrafadve movida TviT
miriani, mdablad mogvikiTxa, wagviyvana Tavis sasaxleSi
da kargad mogvasvena.
rodesac gaTenda, Segviyvana man Tavis meuRlesTan,
romlis saxelic aris kravi, radgan aris igi qristes mx-
evali. davloceT igi da davsxediT. maSin mirianma,
didebulma batonma, brZanebiT daayena Cvens win Tavisi
Zeebi, sami yovlad kargi da mSvenieri yrma da rodesac
davloceT isini, uTxra man kravs: „axla vaCvenoT Cven
kargi niSani da Cveni Zeebidan erT-erTi ganvawesoT mona-
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mowafe amaT qristHsmowafeTa, da amaTiTa locviTa moeces
madli, raATa ixilon moZuleTa CuenTa da hrcxuenodis. aw
Tqu, romeli iyos mowesed Soris SvilTa CuenTa?~ xolo man
hrqua: `ufalo Cemo, Svilni Senni arian winaSe Sensa. rom-
lisaAca hbrZano, ufalman gamoirCien rCeulad mowesed~.
xolo man Tqua: `mrwemi ese iyos monazon da sulieradSvil
udabnoAsa mamaTa amaT~. da moiyvana KeliTa TYsiTa da
juari dawerad guca Cuen da samosliTa moweseTaATa Semo-
sa, da Cuen [179] saxeli arseni uwodeT, da aRuTquT Senda
mowafed Svili misi yofad msgavsad Cuenda, da man ufroAs
ganixara. aw viTarca saTno-uCns siwmidesa Sensa, egreTca
qmen~. xolo wmidaman man hrqua: `Zmano sanatrelno, nebaA ars
RmrTisaA, raATa KeliTa CueniTa iqmnes igi rCeul Soris
moweseTa da miiwios sazomsa didsa~. da manca warmouTxra
amisve pasuxisa msgavsad Rirsisa yrmisa da Wabukisa
efremisTYs yoveli. da ganixares ZmaTa maT sityuasa zeda
moZRurisa TYsisasa. da moiwines erTobiT, sadaca iyo
efrem, da wariyvanes, da egreTve sanatreli arseni. xolo
wmidaA efrem iyo dRiTa uxuces, romelTaTYsca Tqua ne-
tarman grigol sityuaA igi daviTisi, viTarmed: `gancxade-
baA RmrTisasityuaTaA ganmanaTlebel ars da gonier-hyofs
CCYlTa~, romelTa mier daemtkicos qebaA qristHsi. WeSmar-
itad ubiwoni da wrfelni ese Semomeyvnes Cuen, daTmenad
Ruawlsa monazonebisasa mosrulni brZanebisaebr uflisa,
viTarmed: `nu ayenebT yrmebsa magas moslvad Cemda, rameTu
egeviTarTaA ars sasufeveli caTaA~. aramed ese uwyodeT,
Zmano, drtYnvaA yofad ars CuenTYs samarTali ZmaTa Soris
CuenTa, xolo ufalman izrunos TYT amaTTYs, romelmanca
Tqua: `ekrZaleniT, nu vinme daabrkoloT erTi [v] mcireTa-
gani, rameTu angelozni maTni maradis xedven pirsa mamisa
448
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
zonad da am qristes mowafeTa mowafed, da amaTi locviT
mieces mas madli, rom naxon Cvenma moZuleebma da Ser-
cxveT. axla Tqvi, Cveni Svilebidan romeli iyos
mowese86?~ man miugo: „batono Cemo, Seni Svilebi arian
Sens win. romeli maTganisTvisac brZaneb, igi gamoirCios
ufalma rCeul mowesed~. mirianma Tqva: „es umcrosi iyos
monazoni da am udabnos mamaTa sulieri Svili~. da
moiyvana man igi Tavisi xeliT, mogvca Cven pirjvris
gadasawerad da Semosa moweseTa samosliT. Cven mas
vuwodeT saxelad arseni da aRvuTqviT mirians, rom
Cvens msgavsad mis Svilsac Sens mowafed gavxdidiT,
razec man kidev ufro gaixara. axla, rogorc esaTnoeba
Sens siwmindes, ise gaakeTe~. wmindanma uTxra maT:
„sanatrelo Zmebo, neba ars RvTisa, rom igi Cveni xeliT
gaxdes moweseTa Soris rCeuli da did sazoms miaRwios~.
amasTan, manac mouTxro, amaze pasuxis msgavsad,
yvelaferi Rirsi yrmis, Wabuki efremis Sesaxeb. Zmebmac
gaixares TavianTi moZRvris sityvis gamo da isini erTad
mividnen iq, sadac iyo efremi. wamoiyvanes igi da, aseve,
sanatreli arseni. xolo efremi iyo asakiT ufrosi.
swored maTze Tqva netarma grigolma daviTis sityva:
„RvTis sityvaTa gamocxadeba ganmanaTlebelia da igi
goniers xdis Cvilebs~87, romlebis mierac ganmtkicdeba
qeba qristesi. eseni, WeSmaritad ubiwoebi da wrfelebi,
SemogvierTdnen Cven, rom itvirTon monazvnobis Rvaw-
li, mosulebi arian ra Tanaxmad uflis brZanebisa: „nu
aCerebT mag bavSvebs CemTan mosasvlelad, radgan mag-
nairebisa aris caTa sasufeveli~.88 es ki icodeT, Zmebo,
rom Cvens ZmaTa Soris Cvendami samarTliani drtvinva
iqneba, magram TviT ufali izrunebs amaTTvis, romelmac
Tqva: „erideT, rom ar daabrkoloT erTi mcireTagani,
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Cemisa zecaTaAsa~. da aw Tquen, Zmano, Tevdore da qriste-
fore, ZlevaSemosilno, eqmneniT amaT mzardul keTil nebi-
saebr RmrTisa~.
xolo maT aRuTques da Tavs-idves moRuawebaA maTi. ma-
Sin hrqua maT netarman grigol: `Zmano, ufroAs ars ese yov-
elTa saTnoebaTa TquenTa, raATa Tualni Tquenni iyvned ma-
radis amaT zeda da geKsened didebulebaA mSobelTa amaT-
TaA da sarwmunoebaA maTi qristHs mimarT da Cuen, glaxakTa
momarT, viTar-igi maT qristHs siyuarulisaTYs Svilobisa
siyuaruli daiviwyes da KeliTa CueniTa ufalsa msxuerp-
lad miupyrnes da Cuen, ucxoTa, viTarca ZmaTa TYsTa, sas-
ovebiT moguandvnes. aw, viTarca warmoviyvaneniT mSobelT-
agan ubiwoni dasamarxvelad wmidad, egreTvemca hpovebs
qriste, raJams iTxovdes KelTagan CuenTa samkYdrebelad
TYsad~.
da raJams moiwines xancTas, friad ganixares ZmaTa,
qristHs mier krebulTa maT saRmrToTa, sulierisa mamisa
da ZmaTa maT moslvaA. xolo drtYnvaA iyo maT Soris yrmaTa
maTTYs moyvanebisa. da movides winaSe mamisa grigolisa da
hrques: `wmidao mamao, mociquli ityYs `srulman siy-
uarulman SiSi gandevnoso~. [180] ukueTu brZanos siwmide-
man Senman, uSiSad vityodiT, romlisaTYsca mosrul varT~.
xolo man hrqua: `Zmano, WeSmaritad Zirmtkice ars Cuen-
Soris siyuaruli da SiSi ara ars mas Sina; brZaneT, raAca
gnebavs~. xolo maT hrques: `saqmeni Senni ganukiTxvel arian
yovelni TYnier amissa, romel yrmani ese moiyvanen, da wessa
Sengan damtkicebulsa Sen zeve gamoeKuebis momavalTa Jam-
Ta sakdemelad Cuenda. daRacaTu uSiS ars guli Cueni Jami-
sa amisTYs, aramed gareSe wesisa ars saqme ese. da aw ese ars
sityuaA Cueni, wmidao RmrTisao~.
450
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
radgan maTi angelozebi maradis xedaven Cemi zecaTa
mamis saxes~89. da axla Tqven, Zmano Tevdore da qriste-
fore, ZlevaSemosilebo, gauxdiT amaT karg aRmzrdelad
RvTis nebisamebr~.
maTac aRuTqves es da Tavs ides arsenisa da efremis
meurveoba. maSin uTxra maT netarma grigolma: „Zmano, es
iqneba Tqvens yvela saTnoebaze ufro didi, rom Tqveni
Tvalebi mudamJams amaTze iyos. gaxsovdeT amaTi
mSoblebis didebuleba, maTi rwmena qristesadmi da Cven
glaxakebisadmi, — Tu rogor daiviwyes maT Svilobis
siyvaruli qristes siyvarulis gamo, rogor msxverplad
miuZRvnes [Svilebi] ufals Cveni xeliT da rogor imediT
mogvandes isini Cven, ucxoebs, viTarca Zmebs. axla
rogorc ubiwoebi wamoviyvaneT isini mSoblebisgan, rom
wmindad iyvnen daculebi, amgvaradve hpovebs maT qriste,
rodesac igi Tavis samkvidreblad moiTxovs maT Cveni
xelebidan~.
rodesac moaRwies xancTas, metad gaixares Zmebma,
qristes mier saRvTod Sekrebilebma, sulieri mamisa da
ZmaTa mosvlis gamo, Tumca bavSvebis moyvanisTvis ukmayo-
fileba iyo maT Soris. amitom, movidnen isini mama grig-
olTan da uTxres: „wminda mamao, mociquli ambobs: „sru-
li siyvaruli SiSs gandevniso~90. Tuki brZanebs Seni si-
wminde, uSiSrad vityviT, risTvisac varT mosulebi~.
man uTxra: „Zmano, WeSmaritad Zirmtkicea Cvens So-
ris siyvaruli da SiSi ar aris masSi. brZaneT, rac
gnebavT~. maT uTxres: „yvela Seni saqme ganusjelia,
garda imisa, rom es bavSvebi moiyvane, riTac Sengan
damtkicebuli wesi Sens drosve xdeba daklebuli
momaval droSi Cvens Sesarcxvenad. TumcaRa Cveni guli
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
viTarca esma keTili igi gulissityuaA, cxadad ganixara
netarman mamaman grigol da hrqua maT: `N Zmano sanatrelno,
nu iyofin Cemda wesisa mis, pirvelTa wmidaTa mamaTagan
Sekrebulisa, cvalebaA Korcielisa raAsame mizezisaTYs,
aramed WeSmaritsa vityY winaSe RmrTisa, rameTu araodes
gasmia nacili sityuaA pirisagan Cemisa. esreT ars yrmaTa
amaT mowevnaA aqa, rameTu qristeman RmerTman wmidisa an-
gelozisa piriTa mauwya amaTi saqme yoveli, rameTu
viTarca efrem asuri da arseni hromaeli, kacTagan
ganSorebulni da RmrTisa miaxlebulni, esreT iyvnen
Rirsni ese yrmani aRzrdil ubiwod xancTas Sina vidre Ja-
madmde [v] pativisa maTisao. aw ukue SemZlebel varTa
cilobad uflisa brZanebasa? `rameTu unebeli zeda-mac~ si-
tyYsaebr mociqulisa: `ukueTu ara vaxarebde, vaA ars Cem-
da~, xolo Tquen netar xarT, rameTu ufalman gamogirCina
amaT monaTa TYsTa. aramed TYnier eseviTarisa mizezisa
ukueTu vinme cvalos wesi pirveli da yrmaA moiyvanos yo-
fad monastersa amas, patiJeul iyos igi friad didebulsa
meored moslvasa uflisa da RmrTisa Cuenisasa~.
xolo Zmani igi dajerebul-iqmnnes da aReSennes
amaszeda da hmadlobdes qristesa, moqmedsa sakYrveleba-
Tasa. maSin Tevdore da qristefore, rameTu senakni maTni
erTgan iyvnes da sxuaTa ZmaTagan ganSorebul, wariyvannes
RmerTSemosilni igi yrmani sulierTa maT mamaTa, senakad
TYsad, mcnebisaebr netarisa mamisa grigolisisa. da aR-
zardnes keTilad nacvalad sZisa RmrTisa madliTa.
452
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
amJamindelisTvis uSiSaria, magram es saqme wesis gare-
Sea. ai, esaa amjerad Cveni sityva, RvTis wmindano~.
rodesac netarma grigolma moismina maTi es kargi
nafiqrali, cxadad gaixara da uTxra maT: „hoi, sanatre-
lo Zmebo, nu moxdeba ise, rom me Sevcvalo pirvandel
wminda mamaTagan Semokrebili wesi xorcieli ram
mizezis gamo, magram WeSmarits vambob RvTis winaSe,
radgan arasodes gsmeniaT cru sityva Cemi piridan: am
bavSvebis aq mosvla amgvaradaa: qriste RmerTma wminda
angelozis piriT mauwya amaTi yvela saqme, radgan es
Rirsi yrmebi, msgavsad adamianebisgan ganSorebuli da
RmerTs miaxloebuli efrem asurisa da arsen romaelisa,
ubiwod aRizrdebian xancTaSi maTi pativis gacxadebis
dromde. maS, axla, SegviZlia ki kamaTi uflis
brZanebasTan? „radgan aucilebloba madevs~, mociqulis
sityvisebr, „Tu ar vaxareb, vai me~91, magram Tqven
netarni xarT, radgan ufalma gamogarCiaT am Tavisi
monebisTvis, Tumca Tu vinme amgvari mizezis gareSe
Secvlis pirvandel wess da bavSvs moiyvans, rom
imyofebodes igi am monasterSi, didad daisjeba igi
uflisa da Cveni RvTis didebuli meored mosvlis
dros~.
Zmebi dakmayofildnen amiT, ganmtkicdnen da hmad-
lobdnen qristes, sakvirvelebaTa moqmeds. maSin, radgan
Tevdores da qristefores senakebi erTad iyo, sxva Zmebi-
sgan moSorebulad, waiyvanes am sulierma mamebma Tavi-
anT senakSi es RmerTSemosili bavSvebi, netari grigol-
is mcnebisamebr, da kargad aRzardes isini rZis nacvlad
RvTis madliT.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
kd
kd. mas Jamsa bagrat kurapalatman nebiTa RmrTisaATa da
nebiTa ZmaTa TYsTaATa da brZanebiTa berZenTa mefisaATa
moiRo kurapalatobaA nacvalad aSot kurapalatisa, mamisa
TYsisa, rameTu mieca mas flobaA KelmwifebisaA zegardamo.
da Zmani misni, [181] yovelni keTilni da didebulni
Kelmwifeni, - adarnerse uxucesi da guaram mrwemi, - mSu-
valesa mas Zmasa morCil-eqmnnes saRmrToAsa Zmobisa siy-
uaruliTa, rameTu erTzraxva, erTsul da erTgoneba
iyvnes igini, xolo bagrat umTavres maTsa iyo sibrZniTa,
saxiTa da siqveliTa da yovliTa RmrTismsaxurebisa
sisruliTa, rameTu msgavsi iyo winaAswarmetyuelisa davi-
Tisi da netarisa bagrat mociqulisa da mRdelmowamisa,
mowafisa wmidisa petre mociqulisaA, yovliTave keTiladm-
saxurebiTa. da madliTa qristHsiTa gandidna mefobaA samTa
maT ZmaTa KelmwifeTaA, rameTu SewevniTa RmrTisaATa Krm-
liTa maTiTa daipyrnes friadni queyanani da ganiotnes
agaris naTesavni.
xolo netari mamaA grigol miiwia winaSe didebulisa
bagrat kurapalatisa da jerisaebr SesxmaA kurapalatobisaA
miuloca. xolo qebaA igi SesxmisaA, Jamisa mis brZenTa mier
Seucavi, friad sTnda keTiladmsaxursa kurapalatsa da
hrqua mas: `N wmidao mamao, RmerTman Segamko sibrZniTa, ha-
sakiTa da suliTa wmidiTa Ksnisa zRuded Cuenda, Suam-
dgomelad Soris sikudilisa da cxorebisa, romliTaca vr-
cel-iqmen yovelsa amas queyanasa TanazrunviTa da saRmr-
ToATa moRuawebiTa SeniTa. xolo me Tana-mac [v] siyuaruli
da pativi mamobisa SenisaA. aw brZanen siwmideman Senman me-
fobisa Cuenisagan msaxurebaA Rirsebisa SenisaA, rameTu
RmrTisa mier monawile xar CuenTana, SvilTa aSot kura-
palatisaTa~.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
24. am dros bagrat kurapalatma RvTis nebiT, Tavisi
Zmebis nebiTve da berZenTa mefis brZanebiT miiRo kura-
palatoba aSot kurapalatis, Tavisi mamis, nacvlad,
radgan mieca mas xelmwifobis uflebamosileba zevidan
da misi Zmebi, oriveni kargi da didebuli xelmwifeebi,
— ufrosi adarnerse da umcrosi guarami, — SuaTana
Zmas morCili gauxdnen saRvTo Zmobis siyvaruliT,
radgan erTfiqri, erTsuli da erTneba iyvnen isini,
Tumca bagrati maTze aRmatebuli iyo sibrZniT,
SesaxedaobiT, siqveliT da mTeli RvTismsaxurebiTi
srulqmnilebiT, radgan emsgavseboda igi winaswar-
metyvel daviTs da wminda petre mociqulis mowafes,
mociqulsa da mRvdelmowames netar bagrats mTeli
keTilmsaxurebiT da gandidda am sami xelmwife Zmis
mefoba qristes madliT, radgan, RvTis SewevniT,
TavianTi xmliT daipyres maT bevri qveyana da gandevnes
agaris Camomavalni.
netari mama grigoli mivida didebul bagrat kura-
palatTan da locviT uZRvna92 mas jerovani xotba kura-
palatobisa, xolo es xotbiTi qeba, im drois brZenTagan
dautevneli, metad esaTnova keTilmsaxur kurapalats
da uTxra mas: „hoi, wminda mamao, RmerTma Segamko
sibrZniT, aRnagobiTa da suliwmindiT xsnis galavnad
CvenTvis da Suamdgomlad sikvdilsa da sicocxles
Soris, riTac ganefine mTel am qveyanas Seni
TanamzrunvelobiTa da saRvTo moRvaweobiT, xolo me
mmarTebs siyvaruli da pativiscema Tqveni mamobisa. axla
brZanos Senma siwmindem, rom emsaxuros Cveni mefoba Sens
Rirsebas, radgan RvTis mier monawile xar Cveni, aSot
kurapalatis Svilebisa~.
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xolo wmidaman man hrqua: `keTiladmsaxuro mefeo, um-
etes da ufroAs keTiladmsaxurisa mamisa Senisa frTeTagan
saufloAsa juarisaTa Secvulo, marjuenaA dambadebelisaA
da wmidaTa oxaA maradis gfaravs da mcveli igi dauZinebeli
yoladve mcvel ars Senda, da naTeli dauRamebeli uZRYs
mefobasa Sensa, da ara saKmar ars missa brwyinvalebaA
sanTlisaA, garna mrumeTaTYs xolo. aramed me gulsmodg-
ined locvaA Seni mipyries, raATa ara mogakldes keTili
saqme mefobisa mizezTagan. aramed aw amas viTxov Sengan:
ars aSot kurapalatisa Sewiruli agaraki xancTas da iqm-
nebis keTilad monastrad. ukueTu mibrZanos mefobaman Sen-
man, aRvaSeno sadidebelad RmrTisa da sacxorebelad suli-
sa Senisa, da vidre egos caA da queyanaA, egos mas Sina
locvaA SenTYs~.
ke. maSin sixaruliT ubrZana bagrat kurapalatman
SenebaA misi da misca yovelive saKmari saSenebelad. da ra-
Jams mivida netari mamaA grigol [182] Satberds, maSin
cremlTa misTa mdinariTa irwyvoda adgili igi, ityoda raA
locvasa amas:
`meufebiTa sufevisa SenisaATa, RmerTo, uSromelad
dahbaden dabadebulni yovelni da KelmwifebiT ganmgebel
xar yovelTa qmnulTa SenTa, rameTu caTa Semoqmedi, da
angelozTa dambadebeli, da queyanisa damamtkicebeli, da
zRuaTa damamyarebeli da wuliladTaca saqmeTa moqmedve
xar, viTarca Tqua daviT: `araTumca ufalman aRaSena saxli,
cudad Surebian maSenebelni misni~. aw, ufalo, iyvned
yurni Senni morCil Kmasa locvisa Cemisasa da akurTxe adg-
ili ese madliTa SeniTa da aRaSene monasteri gansasuenebe-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
wmindanma uTxra: „mefeo, Sens keTilmsaxur mamaze
ufro metad da ufro didad keTilmsaxuro da garSe-
mortymulo sauflo jvris frTebiT, maradis gfaravs
Sen dambadeblis marjvena da wmindanTa meoxeba,
yovliTurT Seni mcvelia is dauZinari mcveli da
dauRamebeli sinaTle uwinamZRvrebs Sens mefobas, ar
sWirdeba ra mas93 sanTlis Suqi, Tu ara mxolod —
dabindulTaTvis. xolo me wesad maqvs gulmodgined
locva Sens gamo, rom ar Segimcirdes Sen keTili saqme
mefobis mizeziT. axla ki amas viTxov Sengan: aris aSot
kurapalatisgan xancTisTvis Sewiruli adgili, rac
karg monastrad gaxdeba, da Tu mibrZanebs Seni mefoba,
avaSeneb mas RvTis sadideblad da Seni sulis
sacxoneblad, da sanam iarsebebs ca da miwa, iarsebebs
masSi locva Sens gamo~.
25. maSin sixaruliT ubrZana mas bagrat kurapalatma
im monastris aSeneba da misca yvela saSeni masala. rode-
sac mivida netari grigoli SatberdSi, misi cremlebis
mdinariT irwyveboda is adgili, ambobda ra am locvas:
„Seni sufevis meufebiT, RmerTo, gaurjelad dahbade
yvela dabadebuli da xelmwifobiT ganageb Sens yvela
qmnilebas, radgan xar Sen caTa Semoqmedi, angelozTa
dambadebeli, miwis damfuZnebeli da zRvaTa damamyare-
beli; da wvrilman saqmeTa moqmedic Sen xar, rogorc
Tqva daviTma: „ufalma Tu ar aaSena saxli, fuWad
daSvrebian misi maSeneblebi~94. axla, ufalo, morCili
gauxdes Cemi locvis xmas Seni yurni, akurTxe es adgili
Seni madliT, aaSene monasteri Seni siwmindis
mosasveneblad da dasamkvidreblad, SesZine mas
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
lad siwmidisa samkYdrebelTa SenTa da moec amas saxeli
keTiladsaxelovani Soris Teslebsa mravalsa sadidebelad
Senda, yovelTa meufeo, uxilavad SewevniTa Zlierisa mk-
lavisa SenisaATa, da gananaTle naTliTa sulisa Senisa
wmidisaATa da meoxebiTa wmidisa RmrTismSobelisaATa da
wmidaTa yovelTaATa daicev ukunisamde JamTa, amen~.
da juari daswera adgilsa mas Cinebulsa da iwyes
saqmed eklesiisa da senakebsaca. da esreT dRiTi-dRe
aRorZndeboda igi keTilad. da iqmna Rele glovis mterTa
maT uxilavTa da xilulTa, [v] xolo navTsadgur cxorebis
qristHssamwysoTa mefeTa da mTavarTa da yovlisa erisa
qristeaneTa marTlmorwmuneTaAsa. msgavsad xancTisa, Rmr-
Tisa mier zegardamoCinebulisa, egreTve Satberdi aReSena
saRmrToATa SewevniTa da locviTa netarisa mis kacisaATa,
romelmanca SeaerTna ornive igi udabnoni, erTad Senaw-
evrebulni da Semtkicebulni Zmobrivsa zeda siyuarulsa
vidre JamTa aRsasrulamde.
amisa Semdgomad uwoda kurapalatman wmidasa mas. da vi-
Tarca miiwia mis winaSe, yoveli auwya keTilad-
ganmarjuebaA monastrisaA mis qristHs mier. maSin ubrZana
adgilni marjueni agarakad Satberdsa, da yoveli, raAca
uKmda, misca misTYs sruliad saSenebelad.
kv. mas Jamsa netarsa grigols gulman-uTqua KsenebaA
saban iSxnelisaA da auwya yoveli pirveli yofili RmrTism-
saxursa kurapalatsa. xolo mas viTarca esma, friad ganix-
ara da mwrafl dawera wigni da waravlinna kacni keTilni
da pativiT uwoda mas. xolo mivlinebulni igi movides da
auwyes kurapalatsa, viTarmed: `ara hnebavs kacsa mas Rmr-
Tisasa moslvaA aqa~. maSin brZana kurapalatman gzaTa iSxni-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
keTilsaxelovani saxeli mravalricxovan tomebs Soris
Sens sadideblad, yovelTa meufeo, Seni Zlieri mklavis
uxilavi SemweobiT, gaanaTle igi Seni wminda sulis
sinaTliT da daicavi igi yovladwminda RvTismSoblisa
da yvela wmindanis meoxebiT ukunisamde droTa, amin~.
gadawera man jvari gamorCeul adgils da daiwyes ek-
lesiis Seneba da senakebisac. ase kargad waremateboda
[saqme] dRiTi-dRe, ris gamoc glovis Reled gauxda igi
uxilav da xilul mtrebs, xolo cxonebis navsayudelad
— qristes samwysoebs: mefeebs, mTavrebs da marTlmorw-
mune qristianebis mTel krebuls. RvTis mier zevidan
gamorCeuli xancTis msgavsad Satberdic, aseve, aSenda
saRvTo SewevniT da am netari adamianis locviT, romel-
mac SeaerTa es ori udabno, — erToblivad Senawevre-
bulebi da Zmuri siyvarulis safuZvelze Semtkice-
bulebi vidre droTa aRsasrulamde.
amis Semdeg uxmo kurapalatma wmindans. rodesac miv-
ida igi mis winaSe, auwya kidec mas mTeli es
qristesmieri keTilgamarjvebuloba monastrisa. maSin
ganawesa man mosaxerxebeli adgilebi Satberdis sayaned
da misca yvelaferi, rac ki saWiro iyo, mis srul
asaSeneblad.
26. im dros netar grigols moesurva saba iSxnelis
gaxseneba da auwya yvelaferi, rac adre moxda, RvTism-
saxur kurapalats, man ki, rodesac moismina, metad gaix-
ara, da, saswrafod dawera ra werili, gaagzavna kargi
adamianebi da pativiscemiT mouxmo sabas; magram movid-
nen gagzavnilebi da acnobes kurapalats, rom ar nebavda
im RvTiskacs aq mosvla. maSin brZana kurapalatma iSxnis
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
saTa saqme, rameTu maxlobelad iyo Jamsa mas. da hrqua ne-
tarsa mamasa grigols: [183] `ganugebelad vqmen, rameTu
wigni ara miwerad gec. aw viTar wes ars, miuwere~. da TYT
kualad dawera wigni sxuaA da wignica mamisa grigolisi
warsca. xolo netari saban daemorCila meored brZanebasa
kurapalatisasa da ufroAs-xolo wignsa mamisasa.
da mivida maTda sasurveli igi kaci RmrTisaA mosur-
neTa maT Tana. xolo kurapalati winamiegeba da pativiT
moikiTxa, da man kurTxeviT uloca. da viTar dasxdes, hrqua
kurapalatman wmidasa mas: `jer ars KelmwifeTa morCile-
baA, raAsaTYs ara moxued pirvelsa wodebasa, wmidao mamao?~
xolo man hrqua: `didebulo mefeo, Sen queyanisa Kel-
mwife xar, xolo qriste zecisa da queyanisa da
quesknelTaA. Sen naTesavTa amaT mefe xar, xolo qristH yo-
velTa dabadebulTaA; Sen warmavalTa amaT JamTa mefH xar,
xolo qriste saukunoA meufH da sruli hgies ucvalebeli,
uJamoA, dausabamoA, dausrulebeli meufH angelozTa da
kacTaA. da ufroAs Sensa jer ars smenaA sityuaTa misTaA,
romelmanca brZana, viTarmed: `vervis Kel-ewifebis monebaA
orTa ufalTaA~, aramed aw sityYTa Zmisa da moZRurisa Cemi-
sa grigolisiTa moved winaSe Sensa~.
xolo kurapalatman hrqua: `samarTal ars [v] sityuaA
Seni, wmidao, aramed umjobes ars ganaTlebaA sulTa mrav-
alTaA sasanTlesa zeda ganbrwyinvebiTa Sen, brwyinvalisa
sanTlisaATa, viTarca hrqua qristeman mowafeTa TYsTa, vi-
Tarmed, viTarca mcxinvarebaA mzisaA gananaTlebs casa
queSe myofTa, `egreT brwyinevdin naTeli Tqueni winaSe
kacTa, raATa ixilnen saqmeni Tquenni keTilni da adidebden
mamasa Tquensa zecaTasa~.
amisa Semdgomad kurapalati mivida iSxans da netarni
igi kacni mamaA grigol da mamaA saba Tana. da friad Seuy-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
gzebis gakeTeba, radgan imJamad iqve axlos imyofeboda,
da uTxra netar mama grigols: „daufiqreblad gavakeTe,
rom ar SemogTavaze werilis miwera. axla, rogorc
wesia, miswere~. manve kvlav dawera sxva werili da mama
grigolis werilic gaagzavna. netari saba daemorCila
kurapalatis xelmeore brZanebas, ufro metad ki — mama
grigolis werils.
da movida maTTan, Tavis msurvelebTan, es RvTisTvis
sasurveli kaci. kurapalati win miegeba mas da pativis-
cemiT moikiTxa, man ki kurTxeviT daloca igi. rodesac
dasxdnen, uTxra kurapalatma wmindans: „aucilebelia
xelmwifeTa morCileba. risTvis ar moxvedi pirvel
xmobaze, wminda mamao?~
man ki miugo: „didebulo mefeo, Sen amqveynis
xelmwife xar, xolo qriste — zecisa, amqveynisa da
qvesknelebisa. Sen am tomebis mefe xar, qriste ki —
yvela dabadebulisa. Sen am warmaval droTa mefe xar,
qriste ki — saukuno meufe. romelic myofobs sruli
ucvleli, udroo, dausabamo, dausrulebeli, meufe
angelozebisa da adamianebisa. amitom, Senze metad misi
sityvebis smenaa aucilebeli, romelmac brZana: „veravis
ZaluZs ori batonis monoba~ 95, xolo amjerad Cemi Zmisa
da moZRvris grigolis sityviT movedi Sens winaSe~.
kurapalatma uTxra: „samarTliania Seni sityva,
wmindao, Tumca umjobesia, rom ganaTldes mravali suli
sasanTleze Seni, brwyinvale sanTlis, gabrwyinebiT,
rogorc uTxra es qristem Tavis mowafeebs: „viT
mcxunvareba mzisa anaTebs cis qveS myofT, aseve
brwyinavdes Tqveni sinaTle adamianTa winaSe, rom
xedavdnen isini Tqvens karg saqmeebs da adidebdnen
Tqvens zecier mamas~ 96.
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uarda kurapalatsa adgili igi. aramed raAsa-Ra ganvagrZob
sityuaTa? nebiTa RmrTisaATa iqmna saba ebiskopos iSxansa
zeda, netarisa nerse kaTalikozisa aRSenebulsa kaTolike
eklesiasa da saydarsa missa, romeli weliwadTa mravalTa
daqurivebul iyo. aw kualad iqmna sulieri qorwili da me-
ored aReSena amis netarisa mier, xolo Korcielad moRu-
awebiTa RmrTismsaxurTa maT mefeTaATa.
da raJams mamaA grigol stumrad miiwiis iSxans, episko-
posman saydarsa igi dasYs da TYT Tanadajdis, rameTu ara
Tavs-idvis urCebaA netarisa grigolisi, vinaATgan moZRuar
da uzeSTaes igi iyo. [184]
da esreT waremarTa iSxani keTilad vidre aqamomde da
ukunisamde.
kz. aramed aw kualad pirvelsave sityuasa mivideT. ram-
eTu netari mamaA Cueni grigol pativcemul iyo zegardamo
RmrTisa mier da JamTa misTa aravin urC iyo sityuaTa misTa,
ufroAs-xolo Kelmwifeni misJamisani. xolo iyo Jami,
romelsa erTgan iyvnes Zmani igi didebulni, da netarman man
gulsmodgined moaKsena, raATamca brZanes da ixilnes misni
igi Senebulni monasterni da yovelni klarjeTisa
udabnoni.
xolo maT ismines moKsenebaA wmidisaA mis, romelica
winawarmouZRua mTavarTa maT. da pirvelad miiyvanna
Satberds, da friad Seuyuarda adgili igi da Sewires
mravali Sesawiravi KelmwifeTa da aznaurTa da yovelman
erman.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
amis Semdeg kurapalati mivida iSxanSi am netar
kacebTan — mama grigolTan da mama sabasTan — erTad.
kurapalats Zalian Seuyvarda is adgili. magram raR-
asTvis vagrZeleb sityvas? RvTis nebiT saba episkoposi
gaxda iSxnisa, netari nerse kaTalikosis mier aSenebuli
kaTolike eklesiisa da misi dasabrZaneblisa, rac mrava-
li weli daqvrivebuli iyo. axla kvlav aRsrulda suli-
eri qorwili, meored aSenda ra igi am netaris mier da
im RvTismsaxur mefeTa xorcieli RvawliT.
rodesac ki mama grigoli stumrad mividoda iSxanSi,
episkoposi dasabrZanebelze mas dasvamda , TviTon ki
gverdiT dajdeboda, radgan ar ikadrebda netari
grigolis urCobas, iyo ra igi97 moZRvari da ufro
aRmatebuli.
ase kargad weramarTa iSxani dRemde da ukunisamde.
27. magram axla Tavdapirvel sityvasTan mivideT,
radgan Cveni netari mama grigoli pativcemuli iyo
zevidan RvTis mier da mis droSi aravin eurCeboda mis
sityvebs, gansakuTrebiT — im drois xelmwifeebi. xolo
iyo dro, rodesac erT adgilas iyvnen is didebuli Zmebi
da netarma grigolma gulmodgined Seaxsena maT, rom mo-
brZanebuliyvnen da enaxaT misi aSenebuli monastrebi da
klarjeTis yvela udabno.
yurad iRes maT wmindanis Sexseneba, romelic win
gauZRva mTavrebs da miiyvana isini pirvelad SatberdSi.
Zalian SeuyvardaT es adgili da Seswires mravali Ses-
awiravi xelmwifeebmac, aznaurebmac da mTelma Sekre-
bilobam.
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maSin moRuawed Satberdisa gamoCndes didebulni
aznaurni, da raJams warmovides SatberdiT Kelmwifeni igi,
da netari grigol winauZRoda maT, maSin movida zaqaria an-
Celi episkoposi, Rirsi da saswaulTamoqmedi, da pativiT
moikiTxes KelmwifeTa maT da Tanawarmoiyvanes, da moiwines
jmerks da berTas, wmidisa RmrTismSobelisa eklesiaTa, da
dabas, wmidisa mowamisa giorgis eklesiasa. xolo dolisy-
anaA monastrad ukuanaAs iqmna.
da moilocnes [v] wmidani adgilni da friadi ganuyves
gansayofeli, rameTu samTa maT KelmwifeTa aqundes didni
Sesawiravni. da miiRes madli locviTa amaT netarTa
mamaTaATa.
da moiwines opizas. da ganmxiaruldes madliTa naTlis-
mcemelisaATa da locviTa netarTa maT kacTaATa, da aCuenes
moRuawebaA Zlieri SesawiravTa micemiTa. da waremarTnes
xancTad. xolo netarman grigol winamZRuarni igi monas-
terTani Tanawarmoiyvanna misTana da movides xancTad,
sayofelsa didisa mowamisa giorgisa, da umetes gankYrda
gonebaA KelmwifeTaA maT, raJams ixilnes mowafeni netarisa
grigolisni uficxlessa monazonebisa kanonsa, rameTu
iyvnes igini viTarca zecisa angelozni. da pirvelad
mterTa Zlevisa saWurveli miiRes oxiTa wmidisa
giorgisiTa da Semdgomad locviTa maT sanatrelTaATa
KorciTa sulTa Tana ganaTldes, rameTu ixiles adgilica
igi nayofTagan uRuawi, ufroAsi mianiWes keTilTa maTgan
Sesawiravi. da Jamsa masve moiwia winamZRuari miZnaZoroAsaA
didi mamaA sanatreli daviT, maSenebeli monasterTaA, da
mowafeni misni, netarni: ilarion, mamaA da maSenebeli
wyaroAsTavisaA, romelica kaTalikoz-iqmna mcxeTas, da
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
maSin Satberdis meurved gamoCndnen didebuli
aznaurebi da rodesac es xelmwifeebi wamovidnen Sat-
berdidan, win mouZRodaT ra netari grigoli, im dros
movida zaqaria anCeli episkoposi, Rirsi da saswaulT-
moqmedi. pativiscemiT moikiTxes igi xelmwifeebma da
Tan wamoiyvanes. mividnen isini „jmerksa~ da „berTaSi~,
wminda RvTismSoblis eklesiebSi, da „dabaSi~, wminda
mowame giorgis eklesiaSi (dolisyana ki monasteri
mogvianebiT gaxda).
da moiloces maT wminda adgilebi da didi saboZvari
gasces, radgan im sam xelmwifes bevri ram hqonda Sesawi-
ri, ris gamoc miiRes madli am netari mamebis locviT.
movidnen opizaSi, sadac gamxiaruldnen naTlismcem-
lis madliT da am netari adamianebis locviT, amasTan
Zlieri meurveoba gamoiCines Sesawiravebis gacemiT da
gaemarTnen xancTisken. xolo netarma grigolma Tan wam-
oiyvana monasterTa winamZRvrebi da movidnen isini
xancTaSi, didmowame giorgis samyofelSi. kidev ufro
metad ganucvifrdaT goneba xelmwifeebs, rodesac umka-
cres samonazvno kanonSi naxes netari grigolis mowafee-
bi (radgan iyvnen isini rogorc zecis angelozebi), amas-
Tan, miiRes maT mterTa Zlevis saWurveli upirvelesad
wminda giorgis meoxebiT, Semdeg ki am sanatrelTa
locviT, ganaTldnen ra xorciTac sulTan erTad. xolo
rodesac isic naxes, rom adgili nayofTagan moumuSakebe-
lia, ufro meti Sesawiravi misces mas TavianTi sikeTee-
bidan. am drosve movida miZnaZoros winamZRvari, monas-
terTa maSenebeli, didi mama sanatreli daviTi da misi
mowafeebi, netari ilarioni, mama da maSenebeli
wyarosTavisa, romelic mcxeTaSi kaTalikosi gaxda, da
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mamaA zaqaria, maSenebeli bareTelTisaA, winamigebebad
KelmwifeTa maT. [185].
da viTarca ixiles mflobelTa maT SekrebaA igi wmida-
Ta mamaTaA, iyvnes raA msgavs wmidaTa uKorcoTa, ganixares,
rameTu esmodes maTgan moZRurebani saRmrToAsa mcnebisani,
romlisaTYsca Tques didTa maT KelmwifeTa: `wmidano ma-
mano, vinaATgan gixileniT Tquen, daguaviwyda, mebr-Tu
queyanasa zeda varT Cuen, aramed vhgonebT, viTarmed zecas
wmidaTa banaksa damkYdrebul varT. rameTu Tquen suliTa
maradis winaSe RmrTisa mdgomare xarT, da sadaca arian say-
ofelni Tquenni, munca arian gulni Tquenni, aramed iyavn
meoxebaA Tqueni Cuenzeda aqa da saukunesa~.
xolo wmidaTa maT friadiTa locviTa SeWurnes da
akurTxnes Kelmwifeni igi da hrques: `RmrTismsaxurno
mefeno, WeSmaritad gulni Tquenni KelTa Sina RmrTisaTa
arian, romelmanca Cuen, glaxakTa, gulsa nugeSinis-sca
piriTa TqueniTa da keTilTa TquenTa uxuadmoniWebiTa. da
Tquen mogca ufalman danergvaA, ukudavTa KelmwifeTa,
wmidaTa eklesiaTa[A] mokudaviTa mefobiTa da SewevnaAca
maTi uxilavad saWurvel-yo Tquenda ufroAs xilulTa
saWurvelTa da umravles bevrTa mKedarTa. da uwyodeT,
rameTu sulierad ganwyobilni laSqarni Tquenni ese wmida-
ni udabnoTa mamani, arian Korcielad ganwesebulTa laSqar-
Ta TquenTa simtkiceni da saWurvelni yovelTa morwmuneTa
mefeTani [v] mwyobrTa Sina wyobisaTa. Tquen, umetesad
amisTYs, rameTu mefobisa simaRlesa Tana gaqus Tquen
qristHs mimsgavsebuli simdable da moRuawebaA wmidaTa
eklesiaTaA, da nugeSiniscemaA glaxakTaA da yovlisa erisa
simarTliT gankiTxvaA sityYsaebr uflisa, viTarmed: `nu
TualxumiT SjiT, aramed saSjeli samarTali sajeTo~, raA-
Ta queyanisa amis mefobasa Tana moiRoT zecisaca meufesa
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
netari mama zaqaria, bareTelTis maSenebeli, rom win
migebebodnen am xelmwifeebs.
rodesac xelisuflebma naxes es Sekreba wminda mameb-
isa, romlebic wminda uxorco [angelozTa] msgavsni iy-
vnen, gaixares, radgan esmodaT imaTgan saRvTo mcnebis
moZRvrebani, ris gamoc Tqves am didma xelmwifeebma:
„wminda mamebo, mas Semdeg, rac gixileT Tqven, TiTqmis
dagvaviwyda, miwaze varT Tu ara Cven. piriqiT, gvgonia,
rom zecaSi varT damkvidrebulni, wmindanTa banakSi,
radgan Tqven suliT maradis RvTis winaSe dgaxarT da
sadac aris Tqveni samyofeli, iq aris Tqveni gulic, ma-
gram iyos Tqveni meoxeba Cvenze aq da saukuno [wiaRSi]~.
wmindanebma ki mravali locviT aRWurves da akurTx-
es xelmwifeebi da uTxres maT: „RvTismsaxurno mefeno,
WeSmaritad RvTis xelTaa Tqveni gulebi, romelmac nug-
eSi sca Cven, glaxakTa, gulebs Tqveni saxis xilviT da
Tqveni sikeTeebis uxvad moniWebiT, Tqven ki, ukvdav
xelmwifeebs, gangikuTvnaT wminda eklesiebis danergva
mokvdavi mefobis gziT da man uxilavad Tqvens saWurve-
lad gaxada maTi98 Semweoba, umetes xiluli saWurvelisa
da bevr mxedarze umravalricxovnesad. es icodeT, rom
Tqveni es sulierad dawyobili laSqrebi — udabnos
wminda mamebi — Tqveni xorcielad ganlagebuli
laSqrebis simtkiceni arian da saWurvelebi yvela
morwmune mefisa brZolebis ferxulSi, gansakuTrebiT ki
— Tqveni, imis gamo, rom mefobis simaRlesTan erTad
gaqvT Tqven qristes mimsgavsebuli simdable, wminda
eklesiaTa meurveoba, glaxakTa nugeSiscema da mTeli
xalxis samarTliani gansja, uflis sityvisebr: „pirfe-
robiT nu sjiT, aramed samarTliani msjavri sajeTo~ 99,
rom amqveyniur mefobasTan erTad miiRoT zeciur
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Tana mkYdrobaA uoxWnoA. da mogecin qristeman didebaA
sruli zecisa da queyanisaA, raATa sitkboebiT moKsenebaA
Cueni araodes udeb-hyoT, vanismyofTa amaTTYs. gulisKma-
yavT, viTarca-igi abraham mamaTmTavarman da daviT winaAs-
warmetyuelman sworad mehomeTa misca natyuenavTa maTgan
nawili, egreTve keTilTagan TquenTa glaxakni da eklesiani
nawileul aried maradis; viTarca levitelTaTYs ufali
brZanebs: `nawili maTi me varo~, egreTca glaxakTa nawili
Tquen mier ganwesebul ars, raATa nacvalad ufali moigoT
sasod orisave cxorebisa, rameTu glaxakTa araA aqus, TYni-
er RmrTisa saxierisa mowyalebaA~.
kH. amisa Semdgomad mamisa grigolisTYs zraxva-yves
episkoposisa mis Tana wmidaTa mamaTa, raATa daadginon grig-
ol arqimandritad yovelTa klarjeTisa [186] udabnoTa
zeda da moaKsenes KelmwifeTa maT. xolo maT friad ganixa-
res da erTobiT didiTa dapatiJebiTa moRuawebisa mis
saqmed daadgines. da mravalTa weliwadTa vidre gardacva-
lebadmde ganagebda wmidaTa maT mamaTa wessa keTilad.
xolo KelmwifeTa maT moilocnes miZnaZoroA, wyaroAs-
Tavi, da bareTelTaA da adgilni maTni, da munca misces Ses-
awiravi da miiRes madli wmidaTa maT eklesiaTagan da
netarTa mamaTa RirsTa da wmidaTa moRuaweTagan. da
yovelTa maT udabnoTa [sa]zRvarnica gan-ve-uTYsnes da
warslvasa maTsa Tanawariyvanes netari grigol. da adarn-
erse Kelmwifeman ZH TYsi gurgen naTliTa misca mas, da
rameTu bargat kurapalatisa Ze, daviT kurapalati, netarisa
mamisa grigolisve aqumuli iyo, orni ese Kelmwifeni: daviT
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
meufesTan dausrulebeli Tanamkvidrobac. da mogceT
qristem sruli dideba zecisa da miwisa, rom arasodes
ugulebelyoT sitkboebiT gaxseneba Cveni, aq davane-
bulTa. scaniT, rom iseve, rogorc abraam mamamTavarma da
daviT winaswarmetyvelma naalafarTagan Tanasworad
misces meomrebs nawili, aseve Tqveni sikeTeebisgan marad
wilismqoneni arian glaxakebi da eklesiebi, da rogorc
levitelebisTvis brZanebs ufali: „maTi nawili me
varo~100, amgvaradve glaxakTa nawili Tqvens mier aris
ganwesebuli, rom, sanacvlod, ufali moipovoT orive
cxovrebis imedad, radgan glaxakebs araferi aqvT garda
keTili RmerTis mowyalebisa.
28. amis Semdeg wminda mamebma episkoposTan erTad
ganizraxes, rom arqimandritad daedginaT grigoli
klarjeTis yvela udabnoze da moaxsenes es xelmwifeebs,
maT ki metad gaixares da erToblivad, didi Zaldata-
nebiT, am Rvawlis Sesasruleblad daadgines igi,
romelic mravali weli, vidre gardacvalebamde, kargad
warmarTavda wminda mamebis wess.
xelmwifeebma moiloces miZnaZoro, wyarosTavi, ba-
reTelTa da maTi adgilebi. iqac gasces maT Sesawiravi,
amasTan miiRes madli wminda eklesiebisgan da netari
mamebisgan — Rirsi da wminda moRvaweebisgan, yvela im
udabnos ki sazRvrebi ganuyves da wasvlisas Tan
waiyvanes netari grigoli, romelsac adarnerse
xelmwifem Tavisi Ze gurgeni naTliobiT misca da radgan
bagrat kurapalatis Ze daviT kurapalatic aseve netari
mama grigolis mirqmuli101 iyo, - orive es xelmwife:
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
kurapalati da gurgen kurapalati; romlisaTYsca
gardacvalebisa Jamsa anderZ-eyo gurgen kurapalatsa, vi-
Tarmed: `naTlismamisa Cemisa ZualTa maxlobelad damdeviT,
ferKTa Tana misTa, da sxuaTa maT mamaTa Zualni Cemzeda
dausueneniT~. romel yvesca egreT.
[v] aramed Semdgomad gurgen kurapalatisa Zeman misman,
aSot erisTavTa-erisTavman, xancTas axali eklesiaA daiwyo
wadierad da uricxY Sesawiravi gardahmata mas.
xolo iyo Jamsa mas xancTas winamZRurad mamaA arseni,
naTesaviT aznauri. amisiTa ganzraxviTa iqmna dawyebaA axli-
sa mis da Suenierisa eklesiisaA ficxelsa mas kldesa zeda,
romelica friadiTa SromiTa da qviTkiriTa myariTa mraval-
Ta JamTa daavakes da esreT Sehracxes SemzadebaA adgilisaA
mis, viTarmca sruliad aReSena. aramed akurTxen qristeman
amona, sibrZniT sruliadmaSenebeli, da Semweni yovelni,
romelTagan keTilad ganemarjueboda SenebaA eklesiisaA
mis, xolo qvaA da kiri friad SoriT moaqunda ZnelTa maT
gzaTa kacTa zurgiTa, da yoveli sasworiTa iwoneboda,
rameTu iyiddes maSenebelni igi.
mas Jamsa gardaicvala RmrTismsaxuri igi Kelmwife,
wmidaTa eklesiaTa maSenebeli da monagebTa Semwirveli da
glaxakTa moRuawe, da daemarxa xancTas arsenis gziTa da
Zisa misisa mcxuedisaATa. aramed mamaA arseni da jibrilisa
ZmaA, sanatreli iovane, axlisa eklesiisa ganmasrulebeli,
ornive ese xancTas [187] mamobasa Sina aResrulnes.
qristeman gansuenebaA miecin maT!
xolo gurgen, Zmiswuli aSotisi, didi igi KelmwifH
friadTa naTesavTaA, RmrTisa mier dajda erisTavTa-erisT-
vad. da man ganasrula eklesiaA igi axali xancTisaA da mis-
Tana yovelTa didebulTa KelmwifeTa da aznaurTa da yov-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
daviT kurapalati da gurgen kurapalati102. amis gamo,
gardacvalebis dros anderZi daetovebina gurgen
kurapalats: „Cemi naTlimamis Zvlebis axlos damdeT, mis
fexebTan, da sxva mamebis Zvlebi Cemze daasveneT~, rac
gaakeTes kidec ase.
gurgen kurapalatis Semdeg misma Zem, aSot eri-
sTavT-erisTavma, wadierad daiwyo xancTaSi axali
eklesia da uricxvi Sesawiravi zeWarbad misca mas.
xolo im dros xancTaSi winamZRvrad iyo mama arseni,
CamomavlobiT aznauri. misi ganzraxviT moxda dawyeba
axali da mSvenieri eklesiisa im uxeS kldeze, rac xan-
grZlivi drois ganmavlobaSi didi SromiT da myari
qviTkiriT daavakes da im adgilis damuSaveba ise
CaTvales, TiTqos mTlianad aSenebuliyo igi; magram
akurTxos qristem amona, sibrZniT mTlianad maSenebeli,
da yvela misi Semwe, romlebisganac kargad
waremarTeboda im eklesiis Seneba, xolo qva da kiri
Zalian Soridan zurgiT mohqondaT adamianebs Znel
gzebze da yvelaferi sasworiT iwoneboda, radgan
yidulobdnen maT is mSeneblebi.
im dros gardaicvala RvTismsaxuri xelmwife, wmin-
da eklesiebis maSenebeli, qonebaTa Semwirveli da glax-
akTa meurve. igi daimarxa xancTaSi arsenisa da misi Zis
mcxvedas meSveobiT103. xolo mama arseni da jibrilis Zma
sanatreli ioane, axali eklesiis damamTavrebeli,
oriveni xancTas aResrulnen winamZRvrobaSi. qristem
misces maT mosveneba!
xolo gurgeni, aSotis Zmiswuli, didi xelmwife
mravali tomisa, RvTis mier dajda erisTavT-erisTavad.
man daasrula xancTis axali eklesia da masTan erTad —
yvela didebulma xelmwifem, aznaurma da mTelma
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
elman erman morwmuneTaman da ufalman keTili mouklebeli
miecin yovelTave!
kT. aramed aw kualad neSti igi pirveli ganvaaxloT,
rameTu raJams-igi gandidna saxeli netarisa mamisa
grigolisi da miiwia qarTlad da esma sanatrelsa dedasa
missa didebulebaA Zisa TYsisaA, rameTu iyo igi cocxal da
miwevnul moxucebulebasa, mas Jamsa ganmxiarulda suliTa
da ganZlierda KorciTa da madli Sewira qristHsa, romel-
man keTili saxarebaA asmina Zisa misisaA, yoladkeTilisaA,
Korcielad saqadulisaA da sulisa misisa gYrgYnosan-
myofelisaA, rameTu igi xolo martoA esua Svilad da TYni-
er misisa Sobisa mamakaci arRara icoda, aramed siwmidiT
dadgromil iyo locvasa Sina da marxvasa da maradis SiSsa
RmrTisasa. xolo guli misi iglovda Zisa TYsisa ganSoreb-
isaTYs, aramed sixarulisa Kmaman ganamtkica, da micvale-
bulTa misTaTYs romel gulisklebaA [v] aqunda, daaviwyda
amiT nugeSiniscemiTa. da mwrafl-xolo warmovida saKe-
driTa. da Tanaiyvnes msaxurni misni, mamani da dedani.
da moiwia dedisa febroniaAssa meres. xolo man sixaru-
liT Seiwynara da mwrafl-xolo auwya wigniTa netarsa gr-
igols. xolo wmidaA igi, ZH ubiwoA, maliad mivida dedisa
winaSe morwmunisa da Tayuanis-sca mas da qristHsmieri
kurTxevaA da mSYdobaA misca. xolo igi sixaruliTa moege-
ba Zesa TYssa, ambors-uyofda da etyoda: `Svilo Cemo tkbi-
lo, gixile, romlisaTYsca msuroda, rameTu xilviTa Seni-
Ta ganmeSornes yovelni igi pirvelni tkivilni~. da mraval-
feriTa sityYTa gangrZobilad iyo ubnobaA maTi.
xolo netarman mamaman grigol hrqua: `Sendoba iyavn
Cemda Sen mier, dedao Cemo, aramed ara nebiTa CemiTa gange-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
morwmune xalxma. ufalma misces mouklebeli sikeTe yve-
las!
29. magram axla kvlav is adre darCenili ganvaaxloT;
rodesac gandidda netari mama grigolis saxeli da mi-
aRwia qarTls, gaigo misma sanatrelma dedam Tavisi Zis
didebuleba, iyo ra cocxali da moxucebulobas miwevnu-
li. maSin gamxiarulda igi suliT, gaZlierda xorciT
da madloba Seswira qristes, romelmac kargi ambavi
gaagebina Tavisi yovladkargi Zisa, xorcielad misi
siamayisa da misi sulis gvirgvinosanmyofelisa, radgan
mxolod is erTaderTi Svili hyavda da misi Sobis garda
mamakaci ar icoda, aramed siwmindiT myofobda locvaSi,
marxvasa da maradis RvTis SiSSi, misi guli ki
glovobda Tavis ZesTan ganSorebas. magram sixarulis
xmam ganamtkica igi, amasTan, rac micvalebulTa gamo
mwuxareba hqonda, am nugeSiscemiT daaviwyda da
swrafadve wamovida saxedriT, Tan axldnen ra Tavisi
msaxurebi — kacebi da qalebi.
da movida igi deda febroniasTan mereSi, xolo man
sixaruliT miiRo da swrafadve acnoba weriliT netar
grigols, is ki, — ubiwo Ze, — maleve mivida morwmune
dedis winaSe, Tayvani sca mas, qristesmieri kurTxeva
misca da moikiTxa104. isic sixaruliT moegeba Tavis Zes,
eamboreboda da eubneboda: „Cemo tkbilo Svilo, gnaxe,
romelic msurda, radgan Seni naxviT gamSorda yvela is
adrindeli tkivili~. da mravalgvari sityviT xan-
grZlivad iyo maTi saubari.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Sore, garna nebasa RmrTisasa esreT saTno-uCnda, viTarca
aw iqmna. xolo Sen cxorebasa amas wuTsa araA gaklda Kor-
cielad da sulierad vidre aqamomde, aramed aw Tana-mac
moRuawebaA Seni sulierad da Korcielad mcnebisaebr
uflisa, romelsa brZanebs pativisaTYs mSobelTaAsa; da
sibrZnesa weril ars: `Svilo, miage mSobelTa SenTa, raA-igi
mogages, rameTu TYnier maTsa Senmca ara iyav~; da [188]
kualad ityYs: `sagmobel ars, romelman Seuracx-yos mamaA
TYsi, da wyeul ars uflisagan, romelman ganawyos guli
dedasa~, rameTu `kurTxevaman mamisaman da dedisaman daamt-
kicnis saxlni ukunisamde, xolo wyevaman maTman aRhfxurnis
sruliad~. da pavle esreTve mravalgzis amcnebs mSobelTa
pativiscemasa yovelTa, da aw ese sityuani da msgavsni amaTni
guesmian RmrTivsulierTagan wignTa saswavlelad morwmu-
neTa. xolo me madliTa RmrTisaATa kurTxevaA Seni davim-
kYdro, viTarca Svilman mSoblisamoyuareman morCilebiT,
msgavsad Zalisa, nebisaebr gulisa Senisa~.
da friad nugeSinis-sca mas netarman man RmrTisakacman
da aRaSena friad sanatreli igi moxucebuli. da man
pirvelad akurTxa RmerTi da merme Ze igi TYsi, da Tanamos-
rulni igi saxleulni TYsni Sehvedrna da hrqua: `Cemda
msgavsad eseni gvedian, Svilo, romelTa gulsmodgined
msaxurebaA Cemi Tavs-idves~. xolo wmidaman man hrqua: `mo-
ciquli ityYs: `ukueTu vinme TYsTa da ufroAs saxleulTa
ara iRuwides, egeviTarsa mas sarwmunoebaA uvar-uyofies
da ars igi urwmunoTa uZYres~. xolo me Tana-mac, dedao,
brZanebisa Senisa smenaA da zrunvaA yovelTa amaT SenTa sau-
ravTaA~. da viTarca jer iyo, daiurvna yovelni keTilad.
maSin netarman [v] dedaman febronia hrqua moxucebulsa
mas sarwmunosa: `RmrTismoyuareo dedao, Svilisa Senisa da
Zmisa Cemisa grigolis Tana me var aw Svili Seni, da ara
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
netarma mama grigolma uTxra: „Sendoba iyos Cemdami
Sengan, Cemo dedao, Tumca ara Cemi nebiT gagSordi, ar-
amed RvTis nebas esaTnova ase, rogorc amJamad moxda, Sen
ki am wuTier cxovrebaSi xorcielad da sulierad
araferi gaklda aqamde, magram axla mmarTebs Seni meur-
veoba xorcielad da sulierad, uflis mcnebisamebr,
rasac brZanebs igi mSoblebis pativsacemad, da „sibrZne-
Si~ weria: „Svilo, miuboZe Sens mSoblebs, rac maT mogi-
boZes, radgan maT gareSe arc Sen iqnebodi~105; da kidev,
ambobs: „dasagmobia, vinc Seuracxyofs Tavis mamas, da
uflisgan dawyevlilia, vinc ganarisxebs dedas~106,
radgan „mamisa da dedis kurTxeva ukunisamde gaamyarebs
[SvilTa] saxelebs, xolo maTi wyevla sruliad
amoZirkvavs maT~107. pavlec aseve mravalgzis amcnebs
yvelas mSobelTa pativiscemas, da axla es sityvebi da
amaTi msgavsni gvesmis RmrTivsulieri wignebidan
morwmuneTa saswavlad, me ki, RvTis madliT movipoveb
Sens kurTxevas, Seni gulis nebisamebr, rogorc Svili
„Zalisamebr mSoblis moyvaruli morCilebiT~.
didad anugeSa sanatreli moxucebuli am netarma
RvTiskacma da didad damoZRvra igi, xolo man Tavdapir-
velad akurTxa RmerTi, Semdeg ki — Tavisi Ze, romelsac
Seavedra TavisTan mosuli saxleuli da uTxra: „CemsaviT
gebarebodes eseni, Svilo, romlebmac Tavs ides Cemi
gulmodgined momsaxureba~. wmindanma miugo: „mociquli
ambobs: „Tu vinme ar meurveobs Tavisianebs da, gan-
sakuTrebiT, saxleuls, amgvar vinmes sarwmunoeba uaruy-
via da aris igi urwmunoebze uaresi~108, me ki mmarTebs,
dedao, Seni brZanebis Sesmena da zrunva Sens am yvela sa-
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
dagakldes Cuengan msaxurebaA yoladve, rameTu gxedav Sen
viTarca anna winaAswarmetyuelsa, romeli ara
ganeSoreboda taZrisagan uflisa dRe da Rame locviTa da
marxviTa. egreca Sen mcnebaTa RmrTisaTa damtkicebuli
hgie maradis da nayofisagan sacnaur ars sikeTe xisaA~.
xolo igi sixaruliT hmadlobda qristesa da wmidaTa maT.
maSin netarman grigol jerisaebr ganago cxorebaA de-
disa TYsisaA da misTanaTaA maT. da msaxursa visme dedakacsa
dedisa TYs[isa]sa qmari usua, da basili, mamaA xancTeli, mis-
gan iSva, romelica friadTa weliwadTa winamZRurobda
xancTas keTilad vidre sikudidmde da mislvad[mde] missa
winaSe uflisa. aramed Semdgomad JamTa mravalTa sanatre-
li mSobeli mamisa grigolisi gardaicvala meres Sina da
mivida uflisa, romlisaca suroda.
l. xolo netarman grigoli daiRuawa suli misi da
didebaA Sewira RmrTisa, romelmanca mihmadla mas keTilad-
msaxurebaA dedisa TYsisaA da sruliad kurTxevaA misgan mi-
iRo.
aramed Tevdore da qristefore, sanatrelTa maT didTa
mamaTa, raJams ixilnes ganWabukebulni da srulni sibrZniTa
da hasakiTa [189] Rirsni igi RmrTisani arseni da efrem,
gulpyrobil-iqmnnes ficebisagan mamisa grigolisa,
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
patronebelze~. da rogorc Sesaferisi iyo, upatrona
man yvelas kargad.
maSin netarma deda febroniam uTxra am patiosan mox-
ucebuls: „RvTismoyvare dedao, Sens SvilTan da Cems
ZmasTan, grigolTan, erTad axla mec Seni Svili var da
aranairad ar mogakldeba Cvengan momsaxureba, radgan
gxedav Sen rogorc ana winaswarmetyvels, romelic ar
Sordeboda uflis taZars dRe da Rame locviTa da
marxviT. aseve Senc RvTis mcnebebSi ganmtkicebuli
myofob mudamJams da nayofisgan aris Sesacnobi xis
sikarge~. xolo is sixaruliT hmadlobda qristes da mis
wmindanebs.
maSin netarma grigolma Sesaferisad warmarTa Tavi-
si dedisa da mis mxlebelTa cxovreba. viRac qals, Tavisi
dedis msaxurs, qmari mouyvana man, da basili, xancTeli
mamasaxlisi, misgan iSva, romelic jerovnad winamZRv-
robda xancTas mravali weli, vidre sikvdilamde da
uflis winaSe mis misvlamde. didi drois Semdeg mama
grigolis sanatreli mSobelic gardaicvala mereSi da
mivida ufalTan, romlis survilic hqonda.
30. xolo netarma grigolma gaapatiosna misi suli
da dideba Seswira RmerTs, romelmac mihmadla mas
Tavisi dedis keTilmsaxureba, miiRo ra misgan109 sruli
kurTxeva.
Tevdorem da qristeforem, am sanatrelma didma
mamebma, rodesac naxes RvTis Rirsi arseni da efremi
mowifulebi da sibrZniTa da asakiT srulqmnilebi,
guli dades mama grigolis daficebasTan dakavSirebiT,
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
romlisada aReTqua, vidre yrmaTa maT aRorZinebadmde ara
ganeSornen maTgan.
maSin farulad xancTiT Rame gamovides, da Zmanica vin-
me Tanawariyvannes, da kualad warvides kerZoTa qarTlisa-
Ta, rameTu ufali uwodda maT uxilavad brZanebiT da aR-
aSenebda wmidaTa maT monasterTa maT mier neZusa da
kYrikewmidisasa, xolo netarsa grigols euwya uflisa
mier, raATa arRara daabrkolnes gulsmodgi[ne]bisa misgan
maTisa, aramed Tanamdgom-eqmnes keTilsa mas saqmesa. da
Zieba-yo mamaman grigol da povna igini samcxes da abrala
farulad warslvaA maTi. xolo igini Seuvrdes da hrques:
`Sendoba iyavn Cuenda, wmidao mamao, rameTu amis mizezisa-
TYs iqmna gamoslvaA Cueni xancTiT, raATamca nayofi raAme
nawil Cuenda Cnda axladSenebiTa monasterTaATa~. xolo
wmidaman man hrqua: `keTil ars ganzraxvaA ege Tqueni nebiTa
RmrTisaATa, aramed me Tanamonawile myavT gulsmodginebasa
magas, rameTu ara var maxrwevel keTilisa~. da warvides
zogad samcxisa da qarTlisa areTa maT udabnoTa, da povnes
orni adgilni samonastred da aRaSenes [v] senakebi organve.
da uwodes TevdorHs vansa neZY, xolo qristeforHssa -
kYrikewmidaA, da mowafeni dautevnes da da samnive ese ne-
tarni: grigol da Tevdore da qristefore, warmovides
xancTad ZmaTa ganyofad jerisaebr. da viTarca moiwines
krebulsa mas Tana RmrTisasaTnosa, da moikiTxnes igini, si-
tyuad iwyo netarman grigol ZmaTa maT mimarT: `erno
qristHsno, ismineT Cemi! pirvelad Cuen zogad moviwieniT
udabnosa amas wmidasa - me, glaxaki grigol, da saban, iSxnisa
episkoposi, da Tevdore da qristeforH, oTxni ese - da
mravalTa weliwadTa viTarca mowafeni morCil iyvnes Cem-
da, vidre Jamadmde RmrTiswodebisa didni ese mamani saTnoni
qristHsni. da odes ineba qristeman, saba episkopos-yo iSx-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
romlisadmic aRTqmuli hqondaT, rom ar ganSorde-
bodnen am bavSvebs maT gazrdamde.
maSin farulad gamovidnen xancTidan Rame, viRac Zme-
bic Tan waiyvanes da kvlav wavidnen qarTlis mxares,
radgan ufali uxmobda maT uxilavad brZanebiT da aR-
aSenebda neZvisa da kvirikewmindis monastrebs maT mier;
xolo netar grigols euwya uflisgan, aRar dae-
brkolebina isini TavianTi am gulmodginebisgan, aramed
Tanamdgomi gaxdomoda maT am karg saqmeSi. da Zebna isini
grigolma, ipova samcxeSi da usayvedura maT farulad
wasvlis gamo. isini Seuvrdnen mas da uTxres: „Sendoba
iyos Cvenze, wminda mamao, radgan im mizeziT moxda
xancTidan Cveni gamosvla, rom monasterTa axalSenebiT
raRac nayofi gamoCndes Cvens wilad~. wmindanma uTxra:
„kargia Tqveni es ganzraxva, RvTis nebiT, magram mec
Tanamonawile gamxadeT mag gulmodginebisa, radgan ar
var kargis xelisSemSleli~. da wavidnen erTad samcxisa
da qarTlis mxareTa udabnoebSi, ipoves ori adgili
samonastred, orivegan aaSenes senakebi, uwodes
Tevdores savanes „neZvi~. qristeforesas — „kvirike-
wminda~, datoves mowafeebi da samive es netari:
grigoli, Tevdore da qristefore, wamovidnen xancTaSi,
wesisamebr Zmebis gasayofad. rodesac movidnen
RvTissaTno krebulSi da moikiTxes isini, daiwyo sityva
netarma grigolma Zmebis mimarT: „qristes erno, ismineT
Cemi! Tavdapirvelad am wminda udabnoSi erTad movediT
oTxni: me, glaxaki grigoli, sabani, iSxnis episkoposi,
Tevdore da qristefore. eseni mravali weli morCilebi
iyvnen Cemdami, rogorc mowafeebi, sanam RmerTma ar uxmo
qristesTvis saTno am did mamebs. rodesac ineba qristem,
saba episkoposi gaxada iSxanSi. da waiyvana man aqedan
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ansa zeda, da wariyvanna man Zmani aqaAT. xolo aw qriste aR-
aSenebs orTa maT monasterTa friadkeTilTa qarTls Sina
TevdorHs da qristeforHs mier. da viTarca-igi Korcie-
lad mSobelTa monagebi SvilTa ganuyvian, egreTve xancTaA
sulierad mSobeli ars Cuen yovelTaA. daRacaTu xati mona-
zonebisaA guaqunda pirvel moslvisa, xolo kurTxevaA yo-
veli aqa mogYRebies Cuen, da aw maT, SvilTa TYsTa, KeliTa
CemiTa ZmaTa uboZebs, raATa axladSenebasa maTsa uzrunvel
iyvnen [190] keTiladgamocdilTa monazonTa TanadgomiTa,
da raATa mtkiced egos sulieri siyuaruli Cuenmier aR-
SenebulTa monasterTaA~.
da viTarca sityuani ese daasrulna, ubrZana SemokrebaA
ZmaTa yovelTaA. da TevdorHs da qristeforHs ganzraxviTa
gamoirCina maT Soris Zmani aTcametni xancTisaTYs
sauxucesod, da sxuani yovelni sworad ganyvna samad
gundad, rameTu Satberdisa xuedrni waregzavnnes pirvel-
ve Satberds. da ubrZana aRTqumisaebr wiliTganyofaA.
xolo Tevdore da qristefore ganmxiaruldes, aramed mci-
red mksinvarebaA iyo maT Soris, rameTu efrem da arseni gr-
igolis nawilsa iyvnes, xolo efrem mianiWa Tevdores, da
arseni TYT iCina, da swori misi sxuaA ZmaA misca qriste-
fores, da dajerebul-iqmnnes igini sixaruliT.
xolo sakYrvel ese iyo netreulTa maT samwysoTaA,
rameTu ara acilebdes mwyemsTa maT keTilTa, viTarmca
sityuas-ugebdes adgilisaTYs, sadamca visme hmarjuda,
rameTu viTarca sacxovarni Sehracxnes Tavni TYsni maradis
qristHs Tana myofTa maT qristHsgamorCeulTa. esreT iyo
morCilebaA ZleviTSemosilTa maT kacTaA.
da netarni igi mamani Cuenni waruZRues ZmaTa maT da
kualad miiwines neZus da kYrikewmidas. xolo mamaA grigol
[v] Tanamdgom-eqmna maT yovliTa guliTa axladSenebasa maT-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Zmebi. magram axla qriste aSenebs or metad karg monas-
ters qarTlSi Tevdores da qristefores mier, da
rogorc xorcieli mSoblebi ganuyofen qonebas Svilebs,
aseve xancTa sulieri mSobelia yvela Cvenganisa. Tum-
caRa monazvnobis xati aq mosvlamde gvqonda, magram
yvela kurTxeva aq migviRia Cven. da axla amaT, Cems
Svilebs, Cemi xeliT Zmebs uboZebs igi, rom TavianT
axalSenebaSi uzrunvelebi iyvnen isini kargad gamoc-
dili monazvnebis TanadgomiT, da rom mtkiced
narCundebodes Cvens mier aSenebuli monastrebis
sulieri siyvaruli~.
rodesac daasrula man es sityvebi, brZana yvela Zmis
Semokreba da Tevdoresa da qristefores TaTbiriT gamo-
arCia maTgan cameti Zma xancTisTvis saufrosod110, sxva
yvela ki Tanabrad gayo sam gundad (radgan Satberdis
wili adreve gaegzavna SatberdSi) da brZana,
aRTqmisamebr, maTi wiliTganyofa. Tevdore da
qristefore gamxiaruldnen, magram cotaTi gulis-
wyroma iyo maT Soris, radgan efremi da arseni
grigolis nawilSi iyvnen. amitom, efremi Tevdores
uboZa man, arseni ki TviT ganikuTvna da misi Tanabari
sxva Zma misca qristefores. isinic sixaruliT gul-
dajerebulebi gaxdnen.
xolo am netari samwysoebis mxriv sakvirveli is iyo,
rom isini ar ekamaTebodnen im karg mwyemsebs, rom, vTq-
vaT, Sepasuxebodnen maT adgilis gamo, Tu vis sad emar-
jveboda, radgan TavianTi Tavi cxvrebisebr SeeracxaT
maT, maradis qristesTan myof am qristes rCeulebs. amg-
vari iyo morCileba am ZlevaSemosili adamianebisa.
da waruZRvnen es netari mamebi Zmebs da kvlav mivid-
nen neZvsa da kvirikewmindaSi, xolo mama grigoli mTeli
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
sa, da akurTxnes adgilni wmidaTa eklesiaTani da dasxnes
safuZvelni.
da viTarca warmovidoda netari grigol, maSin ZmaTa
maT yovelTa tiriliT hrques: `N wmidao RmrTisao, sityuaA
igi uflisaA awve aResrulebis Cuenzeda, viTarmed `inatri-
deT xilvasa moZRurisa Tquenisasa da ver ixiloT!~, N siw-
mideTa SenTa mZlavrebaA, aramed iyavn nebaA Seni da nu nebaA
Cueni. Sen, wmidao, daRacaTu sawuTrosa amas gangYSoren,
saukunod nu gnebavs ganSorebaA Cueni da gaKsovTmca mara-
dis wmidaTa Sina locvaTa SenTa, gamorCeulo RmrTisao~.
da akurTxna yovelni igi netarman man cremliT da nug-
eSinis-sca gulTa maTTa da Sehvedrna qristesa da sanat-
relTa maT mamaTa, da juari daswera wmidaTa maT
monasterTa. da warmoslvasa missa gza-hyves mamaA Tevdore
da mamaA qristefore da cremliT ambors-uyves urTierTas.
da igini TYsTa monasterTa daadgres, xolo netari mamaA
Cueni movida xancTad.
ese mciredi vaKsene samTa maT wmidaTa - TevdorHsi, da
qristeforesi, da saban iSxnelisa - cxorebaA amiT, rameTu
friad gangrZobaA iqmneboda saqmeTa maTTa sruliad aRwer-
iTa WeSmaritad.
la. raJams xancTaA iqmna saxelovan madliTa da sax-
arulevan sulierTa SvilTagan, mas Jamsa miZnaZoroAT
xancTad movida didi meudabnoe miqel mamaA, [191] romelica
daemkYdra parexTa, rameTu iyo igi megobar netarisa mamisa
grigolisa. da eZiebda martodmyofebasa da pova Tavisa TY-
sisa samkYdrebeli berTisa parexTa da ganzraxviTa amis
482
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
guliT Tanamdgomi gauxda maT maTeul axalSenebaSi,
akurTxes ra wminda eklesiaTa adgilebi da dades
safuZvlebi.
rodesac unda wamosuliyo netari grigoli, yvela
Zmam tiriliT uTxra: „hoi RvTis wmindano, ukve srulde-
ba Cvenze uflis sityva: „natrobdeT Tqveni moZRvris nax-
vas da ver naxoT!~ 111 hoi, Sens siwmindeTa mZlavrebas!112
magram iyos Seni neba da ara Cveni neba. TumcaRa Sen,
wmindano, am sawuTroSi gangviSore, saukunod nu inebeb
Cvens ganSorebas da gaxsovdeT kidec mudamJams Sens
wminda locvebSi, RvTisgan gamorCeulo~.
da akurTxa netarma yvelani cremliT, nugeSi sca maT
gulebs, Seavedra isini qristes da im sanatrel mamebs,
da jvari gadaswera wminda monastrebs. wamosvlisas
gamoaciles igi mama Tevdorem da mama qristeforem da
cremliT eambornen erTimeores. isini TavianT
monastrebSi darCnen, xolo Cveni netari mama movida
xancTaSi.
es mciredi vaxsene am sami wmindanis — Tevdores,
qristefores da saban iSxnelis — cxovrebaze, radgan
WeSmaritad Zalian gagrZeldeboda [sityva] maTi
saqmeebis sruli aRweriT.
31. rodesac xancTa saxelovani gaxda madliT da gax-
arebuli sulier SvilTagan, maSin miZnaZorodan xancTa-
Si movida didi meudabnoe mama miqeli113, romelic dam-
kvidrTa parexTa114 Soris, radgan iyo igi netari mama
grigolis megobari da eZiebda martodmyofobas. ipova
man Tavisi Tavis samkvidrebeli berTis parexTa Soris, am
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
wmidisaATa daemkYdra maT Sina da keTilad waremarTa saT-
noebaTa mimarT uflisaTa.
xolo mteri eSmaki iglovda friad, rameTu xedvida
wmidaTa kacTa ganmravlebiTa Jamisa TYsisa Semoklebasa, da
miqelisTYs didsa saucrebasa cxadad da farulad hyofda,
raATamca ganiota udabnoAT. xolo igi Zlierad moiTmenda
guemaTa dauZinebelisa mis mKdomisaTa da arcxuenda Ti-
TosaxeTa maT manqanebaTa misTa SewevniTa qristHsiTa da
wmidaTa yovelTa oxiTa.
lb. xolo iyo Jamsa romelsame mamaA miqel ganSorebu-
lad senaksa TYssa, mdgomare maRalsa kldesa zeda mcired-
raAme udbad, da kadnier-iqmna miszeda beliar da simaRlisa
misgan gardamoagdo que. xolo daicva yoladuvnebelad yo-
velTa meufeman qristeman RmerTman. aramed mamaA miqel
Sezrunda mimdemi samaradisosa mas brZolasa da mowafe
TYsi miavlina sulieradmoZRurisa TYsisa mamisa grigolis-
sa da auwya yoveli igi gansacdeli sulTa borotTaA, da
wmidaA igi mwrafl mivida Sewevnad Zmisa TYsisa ZaliTa
uflisaATa da ganamKno igi suliTa da axlad KeliTa TYsiTa
Seqmnna [v] Zlevisamomcemelni qristHs beWedni, orni juar-
ni Zelisani, safarvelad misa da gansaotebelad mterTa, da
imier da amier ganSorebulad senaksa missa aRhmarTna da
sazRvrad uCinna wmidasa mas, viTarmed: `orTa amaT juarTa
qristHsTa Sua uSiSad iyav SewevniTa wmidisa samebisaATa
da ZaliTa patiosnisa juarisaATa. xolo ukueTu warhvlo,
kualad ganicado uZYresad pirvelisa~.
da locva yves, da warmovida sanatreli grigol. xolo
netarman miqel pova sruliad gansuenebaA, rameTu simdabl-
484
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
wmindanis rCeviT maTSi damkvidrda da kargad waremata
uflis saTnoebaTa mimarT.
magram mteri eSmaki metad glovobda, radgan
xedavda wminda adamianebis gamravlebiT Tavisi drois
Semoklebas. amitom, igi miqelis mimarT cxadad da
farulad moqmedebda mraval moCvenebas, rom gaeqcia
udabnodan, magram igi Zlierad iTmenda am dauZinebeli
mowinaaRmdegis wylulebs115 da samarcxvinos xdida mis
nairgvar xrikebs qristes SewevniT da yvela wmindanis
meoxebiT.
32. xolo romeliRac dros iyo mama miqeli Tavisi
senakisgan moSorebiT maRal kldeze odnav raRac
mconared da gakadnierda misdami beliari, gadmoagdo
ra qveviT im simaRlidan, xolo sruliad uvneblad
daicva igi yovelTa meufe qriste RmerTma; magram mama
miqeli Sewuxda am miwyiv maradiuli brZolis gamo,
Tavisi mowafe gagzavna Tavis sulier moZRvarTan, mama
grigolTan da auwya mas boroti sulebis yvela
gansacdelis Sesaxeb, wmindani ki swrafad mivida Tavisi
Zmis Sesawevnelad uflis ZaliT, suliT gaamxneva igi,
Tavisi xeliT axlad116 gaakeTa Zlevis momcemi qristes
beWdebi, xis ori jvari, mis dasafaravad da mtrebis
gasadevnad, aRmarTa isini misi senakis moSorebiT aqeT-
iqidan da sazRvrad ganuCina wmindans, uTxra ra:
„qristes am or jvars Soris uSiSrad iyavi wminda
samebis SewevniT da patiosani jvris ZaliT, xolo Tu
gascdebi maT, kvlav cTundebi pirvelze uaresad~.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
iTa dasca mteri ampartavani, vinaATgan ara simarTleTa
TYsTa esvida, aramed RmrTisa mxoloAsa mindobiTa moiyvana
moZRuari TYsi da sulieri ZmaA grigol Semwed, viTarca
weril ars: `ZmaA Zmisa Semwe, viTarca zRude daucemeli~;
sityYsaebr iakob mociqulisa, viTarmed: `erTi-erTisaTYs
ilocevdiT, raATa ganikurnneT, rameTu friad SemZlebel
ars locvaA marTlisaA Sewevnad~. da esreT mterTa zeda
mZle-eqmna sruliad madliTa RmrTisaATa.
xolo iyo netari miqel queyanisa SavSeTisaA, soflisa
norgialisaA, da miZnaZoros monazon-iqmna, xolo parexTa
Sina mravalTa weliwadTa cxovnda da aR-raA-esrula, munve
daemarxa. da aw saflavi misi da didebulisa mamisa basilisi,
romelica Semdgomad missa parexTa mkYdr iyo, erTgan arian
da kacTa kurnebasa mihmadleben, romelni sarwmunoebiT
mivlenan maTda.[192]
lg. xolo netari mamaA Cueni grigol orTa maT misTa
SenebulTa monasterTa Sina, xancTas da Satberds, iqceoda
maradis da moZRurebisa misisa swavliTa aRavsebda gulsa
mowafeTa TYsTasa. rameTu ara-xolo-Tu wignTa saRmrToTa
oden sibrZnis-metyuelebda yovliTkerZo, aramed wmidisa
kaTolike eklesiisa saqadagebelsa galobasa sruliad
weliwdisa gangebiTa moZRuari iyo ganukiTxvelad, da
yovelTa dResaswaulTa gangebaA keTilad icoda, rameTu
romelica daeswava, dauviwyebelad aKsovda, da aqunda Kmi-
sa nebierobaA da tkbilobisa SuenierebaA, xolo gan-
sakYrvebel iyo KsovnebaA misi, rameTu aw ars xancTas Kel-
486
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
iloces da wamovida sanatreli grigoli, xolo ne-
tarma miqelma hpova sruli mosveneba, radgan Tavmdab-
lobiT dasca ampartavani mteri, vinaidan araTu Tavisi
simarTle eimedeboda, aramed martooden RmerTze mind-
obiT moiyvana man Tavisi moZRvari da sulieri Zma grig-
oli Semwed, rogorc dawerilia: „Zma — Zmis Semwe,
rogorc daucemeli galavani~117, iakob mociqulis
sityvisamebr: „erTimeorisTvis iloceT, rom ganikur-
noT, radgan metad SemZlea marTlis locva Sesawev-
nelad~118. ai ase, mTlianad gaimarjva man mtrebze RvTis
madliT.
xolo iyo netari miqeli SavSeTis qveynidan, sofel
norgialidan. miZnaZoroSi monazoni gaxda igi, xolo
parexTa Soris mravali weli cxovrobda da rodesac
aResrula, iqve daimarxa, amJamad ki misi saflavi da
[saflavi] didebuli mama basilisa, romelic mis Semdeg
parexTa mkvidri iyo, erTad aris da adamianebs kurnebas
mihmadlebs, romlebic sarwmunoebiT midian maTTan.
33. netari mama grigoli mudamJams mimodioda or
Tavis aSenebul monasters — xancTasa da Satberds —
Soris da Tavisi moZRvrebis swavlebiT avsebda mowafeTa
gulebs, radgan araTu martooden saRvTo wignebs
sibrZnismetyvelebda igi yovliTurT, aramed wminda ka-
Tolike eklesiis saqadagebeli galobis moZRvaric iyo
uzadod, mTlianad weliwadis gangebiT, da man yvela
dResaswaulis gangeba kargad icoda, radgan rac dae-
swavla, dauviwyeblad axsovda, da hqonda xmis nebiereba
da tkbilobis mSveniereba119, misi mexsiereba ki gasakviri
iyo, radgan amJamad xancTaSi aris misi xeliT dawerili,
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
iTa misiTa dawerili sulisa mier wmidisa saweliwdoA
iadgari, romlisa sityuani friadkeTil arian. xolo axlisa
Sjulisa dabeWdulni wignni zepiriT icodna da mravalni
wignni Zuelisaca Sjulisani. aramed daubeWdvelni wmidaTa
moZRuarTa Tqumulni auracxelni warmoiTqumodes
uwignod eniTa misiTa umetes zeSTa bunebisa Cuenisa,
rameTu Zali RmrTisaA sadaca daadgres, yovelsave aRas-
rulebs ufroAs bunebisa da cnobisa kacobrivisa. da adamis-
daca pirvel mcnebisa Seuracxebadmde yoveli damorCile-
bul iyo. xolo amas mcnebaTa ubiwod damarxviTa yovelive
keTilad ganemarjueboda. [v] da amis mier ara xolo Tu mon-
asterni misni ganmtkicnebodes, aramed sibrZnisa misisa
mdinareTagan irwyvodes yovelni udabnoni klarjeTisani.
da mravalgzis movidian wmidani igi mamani, winamZRuarni
monasterTani, mravalTaTYs mizezTa da sibrZniTa misiTa
povian gansuenebaA yovelsa zeda saqmesa.
ld. xolo yovelTa dReTa amis netarisaTa wmidaTa maT
mamaTa monastrebisaTa aRebaA amas winaSe gardaiKadian xanc-
Tas da pirmarxvad miiRian kanoni didTa marxvaTaTYs da
warvidian.
da iyo odesme erTad SekrebaA amaT netarTaA wmidisa
amis winaSe da TYnier opizisa winamZRurisa yovelTa maT as-
wavebda keTilTa maT sityuaTa sulisa cxorebisaTa mamaA
grigol.,xolo opizeli mamaA Sewuxna da hrqua mas: `wmidao
mamao, raAsaTYs TanawarmKdi sulierTa sityuaTa SenTa?~
xolo man hrqua: `mamao patiosano, araTu [Seur]acxebisaTYs
Tanawarg[Ke]d Sen, aramed amis mizezisaTYs, rameTu amaT
yovelTa udabnoTa uwinares aRSenebul ars opizaA, da ara
ganvageb opizasa zeda, arca winamZRuar[sa] missa zeda~.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
suliwmindis mier, „saweliwdo iadgari~, romlis sity-
vebic metad kargia120; xolo „axali sjulis~121 kanoniku-
ri wignebi zepirad icoda da, agreTve, mravali wigni
„Zveli sjulisac~122. garda amisa, arakanonikurebi, wmin-
da moZRvarTa Tqmulni, auracxeli warmoiTqmoda misi
eniT uwignod Cvens bunebaze uzesTaesad, radgan sadac
RvTis Zala daivanebs, yvelafers aRasrulebs igi adamia-
nur bunebasa da cnobierebaze aRmatebulad. adamisad-
mic, mcnebis ugulebelyofis uwinares, yvelaferi da-
morCilebuli iyo, amas ki mcnebaTa ubiwod dacviT yove-
live kargad umarjvebda da misgan ara mxolod misi
monastrebi ganmtkicdebodnen, aramed misi sibrZnis
mdinareTagan irwyveboda klarjeTis yvela udabno.
mravalgzis modiodnen wminda mamebi, monastrebis
winamZRvrebi, mravalgvari mizeziT da misi sibrZniT
poulobdnen mosvenebas yvela saqmis mxriv.
34. xolo am netaris mTel sicocxleSi monastrebis
wminda mamebi aRebas123 mis winaSe ixdidnen xancTaSi,
pirmarxvis124 dros ki iRebdnen kanons didmarxvisTvis
da midiodnen.
iyo erTxel am netarTa erTad Sekreba wmindanis wi-
naSe da mama grigoli opizis winamZRvris garda yvela
maTgans aswavlida sulis sacxonebel karg sityvebs,
opizeli mamasaxlisi ki Sewuxda da uTxra mas: „wminda
mamao, risTvis ganmarideb Sens sulier sityvebs?~ xolo
man uTxra: „mamao patiosano, araTu ugulebelyofis gamo
gageride Sen, aramed im mizeziT, rom yvela am udabnoze
uwinares opizaa aSenebuli da ar ganvageb opizaze, arc
mis winamZRvarze~; magram man TavmdablobiT daarwmuna
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
xolo man simdabliT daarwmuna wmidasa mas Tavisa TYsisa
swavlaA sworad sxuaTa maT mamaTa, [rameTu] esreT aqunda
yovelTa, viTarca [wmidaTa mociqulTagani] Suvamdgomelad
[RmrTisa] da kacTa.
[193] le. aramed mravalgzis misJamisa KelmwifeTa gan-
izraxes damtkicebiT amis netarisa episkoposobaA da fria-
diTa SromiTa awyines, raATamca daemorCila. xolo man ara
ineba didebaA eseviTari da gulisKma-uyo maT ganmartebu-
lad, viTarmed: `msoflioTa maT wmidaTa saydarTa ara umr-
wemes arian wmidani udabnoTa eklesiani, saydarni RmrTisa
didebisani. daRacaTu mRdelobaA episkoposTagan miecemis
yovelTa mRdelTa, aramed pirvelTa wmidaTa mamaTa meudab-
noeTagan esreT viswaveT, viTarmed: romeli madli miecemin
kacsa Jamsa naTlisRebisasa, igive madli vixileT, odes xati
monazonebisaA miaqun axladmonazonsa, da egreTve - wmidisa
sqemisa miRebasa. da sxuaAca wamebaA friad ars, aramed vi-
Tarca-igi israHlsa Soris qalaqni ganewesnes Sesavedrebe-
lad kacismklvelTa, egreTve wmidani udabnoni yovelTa
Sesavedrebel arian, rameTu umankoTa mfarvelnia vnebisa-
gan msoflioAsa da vnebulTa navTsadgurni arian sasovebiT
sinanulisa micemiTa da SjulisdebiTa. da kma ars Cemda
orkerZove didebad, ukueTu Se-viTa-uZlo moRuawebaA wmi-
daTa amaT udabnoTaA jerisaebr, romelTa Sina poves kacTa
TavisuflebaA, viTarca Tqua pavle: `aznaurebiTa miT, rom-
liTa qristeman Cuen ganguaaznaurna~, da `sada suli
uflisaA, mun aznaurebaA~. rameTu [v] moeca maT KelmwifebaA
`Svil RmrTisa yofad~ sityYsaebr iovane maxarebelisa~.
490
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
wmindani, rom misTvisac eswavlebina sxva mamaTa Tana-
brad, radgan ise hyavda igi yvelas, rogorc wminda mo-
ciqulTagani, Suamdgomeli RmerTsa da adamianebs
Soris.
35. magram im drois xelmwifeebma mravalgzis mt-
kiced ganizraxes am netaris episkoposoba da metismeti
garjilobiT Seawuxes igi, rom damorCileboda maT,
magram man ar ineba amgvari dideba da cxadad gaagebina
yvelas, rom „msoflio wminda saydrebze umcrosebi ar
arian udabnoTa wminda eklesiebi — RvTis didebis
saydrebi. TumcaRa mRvdloba episkoposebisgan eZleva
yvela mRvdels, magram pirvelmeudabnoe wminda
mamebisgan ase viswavleT: „ra madlic eZleva adamians
naTlisRebis dros, igive madli vnaxeT, rodesac
monazvnobis xati mihqonda axalmonazons da amgvaradve
[vnaxeT] wminda sqemis miRebisas~. amis sxva mowmobanic
bevria, magram iseve rogorc israelis SigniT qalaqebi
iqna ganlagebuli kacismkvlelTa TavSesafrad,
amgvaradve wminda udabnoebic yvelas TavSesafaria,
radgan umankoTa mfarvelni arian isini soflis
vnebebisgan da vnebulTa navsayudelnic imediani sinanu-
lis micemiTa da rjulmdeblobiT. sakmarisia CemTvis
orivemxriv sadideblad, Tuki rogorRac SevZleb am ud-
abnoTa Sesaferisad meurveobas, romlebSic adamianebma
Tavisufleba ipoves, rogorc Tqva pavlem: „im Tavisuf-
lebiT, riTac gagvaTavisufla Cven qristem~125, da: „sa-
dac aris uflis suli, iq aris Tavisufleba~126, radgan
miecaT maT uflebamosileba „RvTis Svilad
gaxdomisa~,127 ioane maxareblis sityvisebr~.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da eseviTariTa sityYTa aReSennes Kelmwifeni igi da
adidebdes qristesa.
lv. amissa Semdgomad ixila netarman mamaman grigol
aRorZinebuli eri saRmrToA Satberds da wmidaA eklesiaA
pirveli gansrulebad da kurTxevad. maSin sixaruliTa aRiv-
so, rameTu mohmadla ufalman gulisaebr misisa saqme igi
keTili madliTa da meoxebiTa wmidisa RmrTismSobelisaATa,
romlisaca saxelsa zeda aReSena wmidaA igi monasteri mar-
adis didebad dedisa RmrTisa, SeuwevnelTa Semwisa da
yoladve mfarvelisa mosavTa da maqebelTa misTaAsa, aw da
ukunisamde, romelica ufroAs yovelTa, Kelmwifebisa TY-
sisa dabadebulTa, gamouTqumelad adida Zeman misman da yo-
velTa RmerTman, rameTu awve daamkYdra sufevasa waruval-
sa, suliTa da KorciTa SeerTebuli winaSe didebisa Rmr-
Teebisa TYsisa, viTarca ars pirmSoA yovelTa wmidaTaA,
naTeli igi qristeanobisaA, da meoxebiTa misiTa da yovelTa
wmidaTaATa macxovnebs Cuen ufali, yovelTa morwmuneTa
misTa, ufroAs-xolo rCeulTa misTa adidebs, nebisa wmidisa
misisa aRmasrulebelTa, rameTu ityYs: `madidebelni Cemni
vadidne~ da `miva[194]niWo asi wili aqave da cxorebaA sauku-
noA daumkYdro~.
xolo ese brZanebaA utyuveli aRusrula qristeman ne-
tarsa grigols. waruvalisa didebisa pativad mihmadla
SenebaA didebulTa udabnoTaA da KorcTa Sina yofasa missa
SiSi da zari siwmideTa misTaA mihfina mefeTa da yovelsa
ersa zeda, viTarca mZlavrebaA winaaRudgomelisa Kelmwi-
fisaA. xolo Semdgomad sofliTjmnisa umetes cnobaTa
CuenTa adida caTa Sina angelozTa Tana, da aw queyanasa
492
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
amgvari sityviT daimoZRvrnen xelmwifeebi da
adidebdnen isini qristes.
36. amis Semdeg naxa netarma mama grigolma gazrdili
saRvTo krebuli SatberdSi da pirveli wminda eklesia
dasrulebisa da kurTxevis pirze. maSin sixaruliT aiv-
so igi, radgan mohmadla mas ufalma, misi gulisamebr, es
kargi saqme wminda RvTismSoblis madliTa da meoxebiT,
romlis saxelzec aSenda is wminda monasteri, maradsa-
dideblad RvTis dedisa, — SeuwevnelTa Semwisa da mis
moimedeTa da maqebelTa yovlad mfarvelisa, aw da uku-
nisamde, romelic misma Zem da yovelTa RmerTma
gamouTqmelad adida Tavisi xelmwifobis yvela qmnile-
baze metad128, radgan ukve daamkvidra igi waruval suf-
evaSi, suliTa da xorciT SeerTebuli129, Tavisi RmrTee-
bis didebis winaSe, ramdenadac is aris yvela wmindanis
pirmSo130 da sinaTle qristianobisa. misi da yvela
wmindanis meoxebiT gvacxovnebs ufali Cven, Tavis yvela
morwmunes, gansakuTrebiT ki Tavis rCeulebs adidebs
igi, aRmsruleblebs misi wminda nebisa, radgan ambobs:
„Cems madideblebs vadideb~131, da: „mivaniWeb as wils aqve
da saukuno cxovrebas vumemkvidreb~132.
es utyuari brZaneba aRusrula qristem netar grig-
ols: waruvali didebis pativad mihmadla mas didebuli
udabnoebis Seneba da misi xorcSi yofnis drosve mis siw-
mindeTa SiSi da zari mihfina mefeebze da mTel xalxze,
rogorc mZlavroba windaudgomeli xelmwifisa, xolo
soflidan ganSorebis Semdeg Cvens Semecnebaze aRmate-
bulad adida igi caTa Sina angelozebTan erTad da axla
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
zeda piriTa mowafeTa da maqebelTa misTaATa ididebis mara-
dis.
lz. xolo sanatreli dedaA febronia zrunvasa Sina
iyo, rameTu mwyemsad maTda Cinebuli sarwmunoA mRdeli,
mamisa grigolis mivlenili, gardaicvala. aramed euwya Rm-
rTisagan, viTarmed umjobes missa aw iyos sxuaA mRdeli mw-
ysad Tquendao. da wigni miwera netarisa grigolissa da
iTxovda mRdelsa Rirssa. maSin wmidaman man hrqua wmidasa
matois: `Svilo sayuarelo, mKedari vidre wyobasa ara Ses-
rul arn, ZlevaA misi simravlesa Sina laSqarTasa ara sac-
naur arn, arca mefeTagan niWi miiRis, xolo vinaATgan ax-
ovnad gamoCndis, Zali brZolisa misisaA yovelTa zeda sac-
naur-iqmnis [v] da niWi didZali mianiWis mas samarTlad
mefeman. da Senca iqmen morCil sityuaTa CemTa, viTarca
yoladve, Tavs-idev yoladve wmidisa RmrTismSobelisa ek-
lesiasa meres mRdelobaA viTarca ZleviTSemosilman mKe-
darman uflisaman. da vesav qristesa, keTili Ruawli
moiRuawo~. xolo igi cremliT Seuvrda da hrqua mas
lmobierad: `Semindve mamao, rameTu uwyis siwmideman
Senman, araodes urCqmnil var brZanebasa Sensa, xolo aw ver
Zal-mic amissa yofad, romelica mibrZane~. da wmidaman man
hrqua: `SemZlebel xar ZaliTa uflisaATa. aw keTilTa saT-
noebaTa SenTa Tana moipove sruli morCilebaA; juariTa
qristHsiTa juari damiweria, raATa mizezi yovelive dahKs-
na~.
da viTarca ixila moZRurisa TYsisa ucilobeli
brZanebaA, TYnier nebisa TYsisa daemorCila sityuaTa misTa
da iqmna mRdel monastersa dedaTasa nebiTa RmrTisaATa
sanatreli da saswaulTamoqmedi matoi, didi da didebuli
494
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
miwaze mis mowafeTa da maqebelTa piriT idideba mara-
dis.
37. xolo sanatreli deda febronia wuxilSi iyo,
radgan maT mwyemsad xmobili sarwmuno mRvdeli, mama gr-
igolisgan gagzavnili, gardaicvala, magram euwya mas
RvTisgan, rom „imaze ukeTesi sxva mRvdeli iqneba axla
Tqvens mwyemsado~; werili miswera man netar grigols
da iTxovda Rirseul mRvdels. maSin wmindanma uTxra
wminda matos: „Svilo sayvarelo, mxedari sanam brZola-
Si ar Sesula, misi mZleoba laSqris simravleSi Sesa-
cnobi ar aris da arc mefeebisgan iRebs jildos, xolo
rodesac igi axovani gamoCndeba, misi brZolis Zala
yvelaze gacxaddeba da samarTlianad mianiWebs mas mefe
didZal saboZvars. Senc aseve, gaxdi morCili Cemi
sityvebisa, rogorc yovelTvis, yovliTurT itvirTe
mereSi, wminda RvTismSoblis eklesiaSi, mRvdloba
rogorc uflis ZlevaSemosilma mxedarma da vsasoeb
qristes, rom „karg asparezobas moiasparezeb~133; magram
igi cremliT Seuvrda mas da uTxra tkiviliT: „Seminde
mamao, radgan icis Senma siwmindem, rom arasodes
vyofilvar Seni brZanebis urCi, magram axla ar ZalmiZs
amis gakeTeba, rac mibrZane~. wmindanma uTxra: „SegiZlia,
uflis ZaliT. axla Sens karg saTnoebebTan erTad moi-
pove sruli morCileba. qristes jvriT jvari
gadamiweria [Senze], rom yvela mizezi mospo~.
rodesac naxa man Tavisi moZRvris ucilobeli
brZaneba, Tavisi nebis gareSe daemorCila mis sityvebs.
da gaxda, RvTis nebiT, qalTa monastris mRvdeli es
sanatreli da saswaulTmoqmedi matoi, didi da
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
saqmiTa TYsiTa. rameTu weliwadTa ormeocTa meres mRde-
lobasa Sina missa uqmi sityuaA da usargebloA pasuxi aravis
esma misgan, romeli kacTa codva-eyofvis, viTarca ufali
ityYs: `yovlisaTYs sityYsa uqmisa, romelsa kacni ityYan,
sityuaA miscen misTYs dResa mas [195] saSjelisasa~. da ara
xolo ese oden, aramed romelni xedved mas, ver ikadrian
udbad gancxromaA krZalulebaTagan misTa da siwmidiT da
ubiwod qcevisa, rameTu eqmna yovelTa saxe keTilis.
da aman daimarxa WeSmariti qalwulebaA ara xolo
KorciTa oden, aramed suliTa da sityYTa, sasmeneliTa da
TualiTa. rameTu netarman man TqYs, viTarmed: `monazonebaA
hrqYan krZalvasa~, romlisaTYsca RmrTismoyuareman man
dedakacman Temestia, merisa dekanozman, Tqua, viTarmed:
`ormeoc wel dekanozobasa Cemsa da matois mRdelobasa
sacecxurni man Kelisa Cemisagan araodes mimixunao~.
xolo gardareulisa Sromisagan mouZlurda, rameTu
mouklebeli locvaA, wyurili da SimSili maradis, da uZ-
ilobaA, zedgomaA da muKlTa modrekaA friadi aqunda ne-
tarsa mas, dascemda vnebasa KorcTasa da sulisa mterni mo-
auZlurna. xolo JamiswirvaA araodes daacadis TYnier
mizezisa da uZlurebisa, da samoseli misi yoladve Seu-
racxi iyo da sazrdeli egreTve.
lH. xolo iyo matoi odesme TYssa mas sayofelsa max-
lobelad meresa. da cna moslvaA mparavTaA da dRisive dahm-
zada maTTYs puri. da viTarca moiwines Rame mparavni igi, [v]
hrqua maT: `grwmenin Cemi, Svilno, wmidaA RmrTismSobeli
gibrZanebs ara vnebad Cemda, aramed movediT da WameT puri,
romeli gangimzade Tquen~. xolo erTi igi, romelsa moey-
496
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
didebuli Tavisi saqmiT, radgan mereSi misi ormoc-
wliani mRvdlobis dros aravis gaugia misgan fuWi da
usargeblo sityva, rac adamianebs codvad hyofniT,
rogorc ambobs ufali: „yvela fuWi sityvis gamo, rasac
adamianebi amboben, pasuxs gascemen masze sasjelis
dRes~134. da ara martooden TviT igi, aramed isinic,
romlebic Sehyurebdnen mas, ver ikadrebdnen uqmad
gancxromas miseul TavSezRudvaTa da siwmindiT da
ubiwod qcevis gamo, radgan kargis nimuSad gauxda igi
yvelas. daicva man WeSmariti qalwuloba araTu oden
xorciT marto, aramed suliT, sityviT, yuriTa da
TvaliT, radgan ambobda es netari: „monazvnoba
TavSezRudvas hqvia~, ris gamoc RvTismoyvare qalma Te-
mestiam, meres dekanozma, Tqva: „ormocwliani Cemi
dekanozobisa da matois mRvdlobis dros mas arasodes
gamourTmevia Cemi xelidan sacecxlurebi~. amasTan, gad-
ametebuli SromiT mouZlurda igi, radgan uwyveti
locva, wyurvili da SimSili mudamJams, uZiloba,
zedgoma da muxldreka mravali hqonda am netars,
romelic xorcTa vnebas dascemda da daauZlura man
sulis mtrebi. xolo Jamiswirvas arasodes SeaCerebda
mizezisa da uZlurebis gareSe, misi samoseli ki
yovliTurT mdare iyo da saWmelic - aseve.
38. erTxel ki iyo matoi Tavis samyofelSi meres max-
loblad. gaigo man qurdebis misvla da dRisiTve gaamza-
da maTTvis puri, xolo rodesac movidnen es qurdebi
RamiT, uTxra maT: „gwamdeT Cemi, Svilebo, wminda
RvTismSobeli gibrZanebT, rom ar mavnoT me, aramed
modiT da WameT puri, rac gagimzadeT Tqven~. magram
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
vannes, kadnier-iqmna warRebad, raAca-igi aqunda wmidasa
mas. da man hrqua: `winaSemdgomeli var wmidisa RmrTismSob-
lisaA, romelmanca patiJeul gyos Sen, warmdebi ege~. da
munTquesve daeca igi mterisagan borotisa. maSin moyuasni
misni cremliT Seuvrdes wmidasa mas, raATa gankurnos igi.
xolo man juari daswera da hrqua: `gangkurnebs wmidaA Rm-
rTismSobeli~. da mwrafl ganmrTelda igi. da wmidaman man
hrqua: `sawyalobelo, raAsaTYs winamZRuar eqmen kacTa amaT
borotisyofad Cemda?~ da istumrna da ganutevna mSYdo-
biT.
da eseviTarni saswaulni mravalni qmnna wmidaman man da
miiwia sibered. rameTu sneulebaAca SeemTxYa ZlierTa maT
SromaTagan da ver eZlo Tavisa TYsisa msaxurebad. maSin
Tqua netarman matoA: `ese Rone mKdomisaA iqmna, raATamca
dedani mmsaxurebdes me. daRacaTu nebisa RmrTisani arian
dani ese, xolo uweso ars monazonisa KeliTa dedaTaATa
msaxurebaA, aramed me Rone maqus, romliTa ganvTavi-
suflde~.
da iyvnes vinme berTas mamisa grigolis [196] dedisa msax-
urTaganni, naTesavni matoisni, keTilni monazonni da
megobarni misni. maT acnoba da movides sixaruliT
waryvanebad missa cxedriTa, rameTu friad uZlur iyo
didisa moRuawebisagan.
xolo dani igi yovelni godebisa cremliTa aRivsnes,
rameTu obol-iqmnebodes sulierisa mamisa da moZRuri-
sagan. da akurTxna yovelni cremliTa savseman, juari das-
wera da mSYdobaA dauteva da hrqua: `qristeman dagicvenin
madliTa mSobelisa TYsisa qalwulisaATa da yovelTa wmi-
daTaATa, aramed CemTYs locva-yavT maradis~. da wam-uyvna
ZmaTa maT, da aRiques igi cxedriTa. da viTar mcired vles,
ubrZana dadgomaA da Tqua: `ufalo, sityuaman Senman guamni
498
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
erTma imaTganma, romelsac moyvanili hyavda [sxvebi],
gabeda waeRo is, rac hqonda wmindans, aman ki uTxra:
„msaxuri var wminda RvTismSoblisa, romelic dagsjis
Sen, Tavxeds~. da myisve daeca igi boroti mtrisgan.
maSin misi megobrebi cremliT Seuvrdnen wmindans, rom
ganekurna igi, man ki jvari gadaswera da uTxra:
„gangkurnebs wminda RvTismSobeli~. da swrafadve
gamojanmrTelda igi. wmindanma uTxra mas: „sawyalo,
rad gamouZexi adamianebs CemTvis borotis gasakeTe-
blad?~ da umaspinZla maT da gauSva mSvidobiT.
amgvari saswaulebi bevri aRasrula am wmindanma da
miaRwia siberemde. amasTan, sneulebac Seeyara mas
Zlieri jafis gamo da ar SeeZlo Tavisi Tavis movla.
maSin Tqva netarma matom: „es xriki mtrisgan moxda, rom
qalebi mivlidnen me. TumcaRa RvTis nebisani arian es
debi, mainc uwesobaa qalTa xeliT movla monazonisa.
magram maqvs me gamosavali, riTac gavTavisufldebi
[amisgan]~.
berTaSi iyvnen mama grigolis dedis msaxurTaganni
vinme, matois naTesavebi, kargi monazvnebi da misi mego-
brebi. maT acnoba matom da isinic sixaruliT movidnen
sakaciT mis wasayvanad, radgan didi moRvaweobis gamo
metad dauZlurebuli iyo.
xolo yvela da godebis cremliT aivso, radgan suli-
eri mamisa da moZRvrisgan obldebodnen. akurTxa man yve-
la maTgani cremliT savsem, jvari gadaswera, gamoemSvi-
doba da uTxra: „qristem dagicvaT Tavisi qalwuli mSob-
lis da yvela wmindanis madliT. amasTan, mudamJams il-
oceT CemTvis~. aniSna Zmebs da aizides igi sakaciT. rode-
sac cota gaiares, ubrZana maT SeCereba da Tqva: „ufalo,
Senma sityvam uZlurTa sxeulebi cocxal sxeulebad gaxa-
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
uZlurTani guam cxovel yvna, meca momec Zali, uZlursa
monasa Sensa~. da mwrafl sruliad ganZlierda da TYsiTa
ferKiTa miiwia berTas. da dayvna Jamni weliwdisa erTisa
dReTani yoladmrTelad da merme gardaicvala saWirvelisa
amisgan soflisa, da mivida sofelsa mas cxovelTasa, vi-
Tarca mKne, axovani moRuawe qristHsi da sruliad ZleviT-
Semosili winaSe RmrTisa sixaruliT da meox ars CuenTYs
ukunisamde.
lT. xolo Jamsa gardacvalebisa misisasa CuenebaA ix-
iles meres Sina sanatrelTa maT dedaTa - Temestia
dekanozman [v] da anatole, romelsa uwodes antonios, day-
udebulman, orTave SuaRames oden. da eklesiad mivida mar-
todmyofi igi uwinares Jamisrekisa, da egreve dekanozica
miiwia stovasa eklesiisasa, da moikiTxnes urTierTas. xolo
dekanozman hrqua: `raAsaTYs ars moslvaA Seni? mauwye, raA
ixile?~ xolo man hrqua: `msgavsad xilvisa Senisa vixile,
rameTu aw aResrula makurTxeveli Cueni matoi~. da war-
mouTxra yoveli, viTarmed: `mo-vinme-vida kaci brwyin-
valed Semkobili da mrqua me: didi matoi miicvalebis wi-
naSe RmrTisa, aramed Semomideg me, raATa Rirs-iqmne xil-
vad didebiT micvalebasa missa amier sofliT zecisa sasuf-
evelsa. xolo me Seudeg da mimiyvana borcusa maxlobelad
berTisa da mrqua me: mixede berTas zeda da ixile didebuli
xilvaA. da me vxedevd suetsa naTlisasa, romeli STamoiweo-
da zeciT zeda monastersa mas da simravle wmidaTa an-
gelozTaA suetsa mas Tanagardamomavali. da erTi vinme di-
akonissaxed olariTa maT Tana, romelni ugalobdes RmerTsa
brwyinvaliTa KmiTa. da kualad vixile krebuli igi wmidaTa
angelozTaA, egreTvesaxed aRmavali zecad da saSuval maT-
500
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da. momeci mec Zala, Sens uZlur monas~. myisve savsebiT
gaZlierda igi da Tavisi fexiT miaRwia berTas. dahyo
[iq] erTi wlis dReni sruliad janmrTelad, Semdeg ki
gardaicvala am sawvalebeli soflisgan da mivida
cocxalTa sofelSi RvTis winaSe sixaruliT, rogorc
qristes mxne, axovani moRvawe, sruliad ZlevaSemosili,
da meoxia CvenTvis ukunisamde.
39. xolo misi gardacvalebis dros Cveneba ixiles
mereSi sanatrelma qalebma: Temestia dekanozma da
anatole dayudebulma, romelsac uwodes antoniosi,
orTavem — swored SuaRamisas, da eklesiaSi mivida is
martodmyofi135 Jamisrekvis136 uwinares. maSinve mivida
eklesiis stovamde dekanozic. maT moikiTxes erTimeore.
dekanozma uTxra: „ris gamoa Seni mosvla? miTxari, ra
naxe?~. man uTxra: „Seni xilvis msgavsad vnaxe, radgan
axla aResrula Cveni makurTxebeli matoi~. da mouTxro
man yvelaferi: „movida viRac kaci, brwyinvaled
Semkuli, da miTxra me: “didi matoi miicvleba RvTis
winaSe, xolo Sen gamomyevi me, rom Rirsi gaxde misi am
soflidan zecis sasufevlisken didebiT micvalebis
naxvisa”. mec gavyevi mas, mimiyvana ki berTis axlos
borcvTan da miTxra: “gaixede berTis zeviT da naxe
didebuli xilva”. da vxedavdi me sinaTlis svets, rac
Camoiweoda zecidan am monasterze. iyo simravle
svetTan erTad gadmomavali wminda angelozebisa da
erTi vinme, diakonis msgavsad, olariT137 maTTan erTad,
romlebic ugalobdnen RmerTs brwyinvale xmiT. kidev,
vnaxe wminda angelozTa krebuli, imave saxiT aRmavali
501
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
sa wmidaA matoi KelpyrobiT aRhyvanda naTliTa SemkobilTa
maT [197] uKorcoTa didebiTa gamouTqumeliTa galobiT:
`maRalTa Sina~. ese ars xilvaA Cemi wmidisa misTYs~.
xolo man hrqua: `WeSmaritad sarwmuno ars CuenebaA ege
Seni, aramed aw ismine Cemi, rameTu viTar-igi pirvel
siWabukesa iyo sanatreli matoi hasakovan da Suenier,
umetesad aw vixile Semkobili didebiTa, Semosili Jamis-
wirvad samosliTa mougonebelad brwyinvaliTa, da KelTa
aqundes oqroAsa sacecxurni. da me damikYrda xilvaA igi da
me varqu: viTar ganZlierebul xar uZlurebisagan,
moZRuaro!~ xolo man mrqua: sakurTxevelsa, romelsa
vhmsaxurebd siyrmiT CemiTgan, aw amiT sakurTxeveliT
dausrulebelad missa msaxurebad mivicvale, rameTu Rirs-
viqmen zecisa sakurTxevelsa winaSe wardgomad da marad-
ismsaxurebad~.
ese viTarca ixiles, mo-xolo-vinme-vides berTiT da
uTxres matois gardacvalebaA masve Jamsa Sina da hmadlob-
des qristesa sakYrvelT-moqmedsa.
m. xolo sxuani mowafeni netarisa grigolisni mravalni
udidessa sazomsa monazonebisasa miwevnul iyvnes, rameTu
odesme ixilveboda wmidaTa angelozTa brwyinvalebaA gua-
mTa maTTa Semosili ufroAs matoissa. da saswaulni didni
maT mier iqmnebodes KorcTa Sina yofasa maTsa da Semdgo-
mad sikudilisa maTisa. aramed vTqua sarwmunoAsa misTYs
Svilisa qriste[v]Semosilisa, romelsa saxeli ewoda dimi-
trios. rameTu igi netarsa dedasa febronias ganezarda da
mamisa grigolisda daemowafa, romelica Seracxil iyo pir-
velTa Tana mowafeTa misTa.
502
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
zecad da sinaTliT Semkul am uxorcoebs TavianT SuaSi
xelmokidebiT ahyavdaT wminda matoi, gamouTqmeli
didebiT galobdnen ra: „maRalTa Sina...~. esaa Cemi xilva
am wmindanis Sesaxeb~.
man ki uTxra: „WeSmaritad sarwmunoa Seni es Cveneba,
magram axla ismine Cemic, radgan rogorc Tavdapirve-
lad, siWabukeSi, iyo sanatreli matoi tanadi da
mSvenieri, kidev metad vnaxe axla igi didebiT Semkuli,
Semosili JamiswirvisTvis warmoudgenlad brwyinvale
samosliT, da xelSi hqonda mas oqros sacecxlurebi. me
gamikvirda es xilva da vuTxari me: “rogor gaZli-
erebulxar uZlurebisgan, moZRvaro?” man ki momigo:
„romel sakurTxevelsac vmsaxurebdi Cemi siyrmidan,
axla am sakurTxevlidan dausruleblad misi msaxu-
rebisken mivicvale, radgan Rirsi gavxdi zecis sakurT-
xevlis winaSe wardgomisa da maradismsaxurebisa~
rogorc ki maT es ixiles, movidnen berTidan viRacee-
bi da uTxres matois gardacvaleba imave dros da hmad-
lobdnen sakvirvelTmoqmed qristes.
40. xolo netari grigolis bevri sxva mowafe monaz-
vnobis ufro did sazoms iyo miRweuli, radgan zogjer
dainaxeboda maTi sxeulebi wminda angelozebis brwyin-
valebiT Semosili matoze metad da didi saswaulebi
xdeboda maTgan maTi xorcSi yofnis drosac da maTi
sikvdilis Semdegac. vambob ki im qristeSemosili
sarwmuno Svilis Sesaxeb, romelsac saxelad ewoda
dimitriosi, radgan igi netar deda febronias gaezarda
da mama grigolisTvis daemowafebina, romelic CaTv-
lili iyo mis pirvel mowafeebSi.
503
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ma. da mravalgzis ixilva miszeda sueti naTlisaA kaci-
sa mier RmrTisa Rame yovel locvasa mas R[amisTev]isasa,
rameTu suli wmidaA ganisuenebn miszeda maradis. ese ware-
marTa ierusalHmd. da viTarca miiwia he[msa]s, mcired das-
neulda da cna suliTa RmrTisamieri wodebaA da dawera
epistole KeliTa TYsiTa esreT:
`rCeulno qristHsno, samkYdrebelno siwmidisano,
mamao grigol da dedao febronia, sulieradmSobelno
Cemno, [198] romelTa nacvalad sZisa aRmzardeT sulieriTa
moZRurebisa sazrdeliTa da saRmrToAsa swavlisa sagz-
liTa warmgzavneT keTilsa amas gzasa. aw sityuaA Cemi da-
dumnebis Tquenda momarT uflisa didebiT moslvadmde,
rameTu me hemsas miviwie da mun damiZinebia meored mosl-
vadmde qristHsa. raJams mowafeTa TquenTa moiTualvideT,
mun mikiTxeT Svili Tqueni da maradisKsenebul myavT wmi-
daTa locvaTa TquenTa, wmidano RmrTisano~.
da masve Jamsa aResrula da munve hemsas daefla.
mb. aramed pirvelKsenebulni da yoladmosaKsenebelni
igi Rirsni arseni da efrem, mowafeni da aRzrdilni
grigolisni, moviKsenneT, romelnica saTno-iyvna nebaman
RmrTisaman mwyemsTmTavrad samwysoTa maT TYsTa pir-
metyuelTa. rameTu didi efrem, uwinares mravliT wliT
arsenissa, iqmna episkopos awyurisa saydarsa samcxes, xolo
Semdgomad didi arseni kaTolike eklesiasa, qristHs kuar-
Tisa samkYdrebelsa mcxeTas, qarTlisa kaTalikoz-iqmna. da
iyo siyuaruli maT Soris erTadzrdilobisaTYs.
aramed qarTlisa episkoposni mirean arsenis mamisaTYs
friad gulwyebul iyvnes amis mizezisaTYs, rameTu TYnier
504
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
41. mravalgzis iqna danaxuli am RvTiskacisgan Tavze
sinaTlis sveti mTeli Rame, RamisTevis locvisas138,
radgan suliwminda ivanebda masze maradis. igi gaemarTa
ierusalimisken da rodesac miaRwia hemsas, cotaTi das-
neulda da, suliT Seicno ra RvTismieri xmoba, Tavisi
xeliT dawera epistole ase:
„qristes rCeulno, siwmindis savaneebo: mamao grig-
ol da dedao febronia, Cemo suliero mSoblebo, rom-
lebmac rZis nacvlad aRmzardeT moZRvrebis sulieri
sazrdoTi da saRvTo swavlis sagzliT gamgzavneT am
karg gzaze! axla Cemi sityva dumdeba Tqvens mimarT,
uflis didebiT mosvlamde, radgan me hemsas mivaRwie da
iq damiZinia qristes meored mosvlamde. rodesac Tqveni
mowafeebi moiTvaloT, iq mikiTxeT Tqveni Svili da
maradis momixseneT Tqvens wminda locvebSi, RvTis
wmindanebo~.
da im drosve aResrula da daimarxa iqve hemsaSi.
42. magram gavixsenoT adrexsenebuli da yovlad-
mosaxsenebeli Rirsi arseni da efremi, grigolis
mowafeebi da aRzrdilebi, romlebic isaTnova RvTis
nebam TavianTi gonieri samwysoebis mwyemsTmTavrad,
radgan didi efremi, arsenze mravali wliT adre,
awyuris saydris episkoposi gaxda samcxeSi, xolo Semdeg
didi arseni kaTalikosi gaxda kaTolike eklesiaSi,
qristes kvarTis samkvidrebel mcxeTaSi, da iyo maT
Soris siyvaruli erTad gazrdilobis gamo.
magram qarTlis episkoposebi arsenis mamaze, miri-
anze, Zalian gabrazebulebi iyvnen im mizeziT, rom
505
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ganzraxvisa maTisa mZlavr samcxisa eriTa Ze TYsi daadgina
kaTalikozad [v] TanadgomiTa da kurTxeviTa mciredTa
episkoposTaATa, aramed mcired mxilebisaTYs uflisa miSue-
biTa iyo aRZrvaA episkoposTaA maT, vidremdis netari efrem
mi-ve-erCda maT, rameTu samarTal iyo sityYsgebaA igi. da
romel Jamsa mas Kelmwife iyo, mamfali guaram didi, mire-
anisTYs gulZYrad iyo, da mwrafl-xolo brZana SekrebaA
episkoposTaA da udabnoAsa mamaTaA. da yovelni Semokrbes
javaxeTs. aramed mamaA grigol ara mun iyo, arca yovelni
klarjeTisa udabnoTa winamZRuarni mamani. rameTu iyo ne-
tari grigol arqimandriti da wadierad moelodes yovelni.
da martod anjmnobdes wesisa winamZRuarni igi arseni kaTa-
likozisaTYs da vera daamtkices sityuaA maTi. maSin eruS-
nelman episkoposman misJamisaman hrqua yovelTa: `odes mov-
ides varskulavi udabnoTaA, maSin ganemarTos saqme da
ganzraxvaA yovelTaA~. da maT hrques: `visTYs ars sityuaA
ege damtkicebiTi?~ xolo man Tqua: `grigol arqimandriti-
saTYs, xancTisa da Satberdisa maSenebelisa~.
maSin erTman vinme episkoposman silaRiT Tqua Soris
SekrebulTa maT: `igi oden arsa varskulavi mnaTobi?~
xolo sxuaTa maT yovelTa Tques: `WeSmaritsa [199] ityYs,
rameTu igi ars moZRurebisa naTliTa ganmanaTlebel da
Semkul suliTa wmidiTa~.
da meyseulad ixiles wmidaA igi momavali karauliTa
Soris krebulsa mas mamaTasa sakYrvelad xilviTa. rameTu
samoseli igi Seuracxi, romel emosa moxucebulsa mas,
esreT Cnda, viTarca samoseli naTlisa brwyinvalisa ga-
nucdelisaA. xolo Tavsa missa kukuli ixilveboda, viTarca
gYrgYni sameufoA patiosanTa TualTa da margalitTagan
fasdaudebelTa aRmkuli. da viTarca ixiles RmrTisamieri
506
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
maTTan moTaTbirebis gareSe, samcxis xalxis mZlavrebiT,
Tavisi Ze man kaTalikosad daadgina, episkoposTa mcire
ricxvis TanadgomiTa da kurTxeviT, uflis daSvebiT ki,
mciredi mxilebisaTvis, moxda episkoposTa aRSfoTeba,
iqamde, rom netari efremic miemxro maT, radgan samarT-
liani iyo amaTi Sepasuxeba, da romelic im dros xelmwi-
fe iyo, mamfali guaram didi, mirianis mimarT gulZvi-
rad iyo. man myisve brZana episkoposebisa da udabnos
mamebis Sekreba. da yvelani Seikribnen javaxeTSi, magram
mama grigoli ar iyo iq, arcTu klarjeTis udabnoTa
mTeli winamZRvari mamebi. netari grigoli ki arqimand-
riti iyo da yvelani wadierad moelodnen mas, wesis
winamZRvrebi139 mis gareSe msjelobdnen arsen kaTali-
kosis Sesaxeb da ver daadgines TavianTi msjavri. maSin
imJamindelma eruSnelma episkoposma uTxra yvelas:
„rodesac mova udabnoTa varskvlavi, maSin gaswordeba
yvela saqme da ganzraxva~. maT ki uTxres: „vis Sesaxeb
aris eg gadaWriT naTqvami?~ man Tqva: „grigol arqimand-
ritis Sesaxeb, xancTisa da Satberdis maSeneblisa~.
maSin erTma viRac episkoposma ampartavnulad Tqva
SekrebilTa Soris: „mxolod igia mnaTobi varskvlavi?~,
magram sxva yvelam Tqva: „WeSmarits ambobs, radgan igi
aris moZRvrebis sinaTliT naTelmyofeli da suliwmind-
iT Semkuli~.
da myisierad dainaxes maT es wmindani, momavali saxe-
driT mamaTa krebulSi. sakvirveli SesaxedaobiT, rad-
gan is ubadruki samoseli, rac emosa am moxucebuls, ise
Canda, rogorc mbrwyinavi sinaTle, TvalSeudgami, xolo
mis Tavze kunkuli warmoCndeboda rogorc samefo
gvirgvini, patiosani Tvlebisa da fasdaudebeli mar-
galitebisgan Semkuli; da rodesac ixiles misi
507
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
didebulebaA misi, yovelni sixaruliT miegebnes da Seudges
sityuaTa misTa sixaruliT.
mas Jamsa movida efrem episkoposi da pirvelad moikiTxa
moZRuari TYsi mamaA grigol da merme Zmani TYsni episko-
posni. xolo netarman grigol farulad mouwoda netarsa
efrems da hrqua mas: `Svilo, pativsa magas wmidisa mRdelT-
mTavrobisasa gafuceb, nu uSli sulierad Zmasa Sensa ar-
senis~. xolo man hrqua: `wmidao mamao, ver egebis ZmaTa CemTa
episkoposTa cilobaA samarTlisaTYs, da meca Semindve, ram-
eTu ara var amieriTgan arsenis cxovari da arca igi Cemi
mwyemsi~. maSin wmidaman man mksinvared hrqua: `ukueTu amas
iqm, efrem, me uvar-myav, viTa ara Seni moZRuari var~. xolo
netari efrem sityuasa maszeda sulierisa mamisa da
moZRurisasa atirda da hrqua: `ficxel ars brZanebaA ese,
ganmkueTel ufroAs maxYlisa. aw nebaA Seni iyavn da nu nebaA
Cemi, wmidao RmrTisao~. xolo man hrqua: `efrem sanatrelo,
[v] gisminen qristeman, raAca iTxoo misgan Sen, umankoo gu-
liTa da wrfelo gonebiTa, mimsgavsebulo moZRuarsa Sensa
qristesa sityYsaebr daviTisa: `rameTu wrfel ars ufali
RmerTi Cueni, da ara ars sicruve mis Tana~. da Sen uwyi su-
liTa SeniTa RmrTismxilveliTa, viTar RmerTsa ebrZana ka-
TalikozobaA arsenisi sisrulisa misisaTYs, aramed mirean,
mamaman misman, augian-yo uJamod SeswrafebiTa, viTarca
adam Wama xili igi, romel arRa mwife iyo. aw Sen keTilad
hyav smenaA Cemi, rameTu guliswyromaman kacisaman simarTle
RmrTisaA ara qmnis. xolo brali ese arsenisi Cemzeda iyavn~.
amissa Semdgomad, raJams esma guaram Kelmwifesa
moslvaA netarTaA maT, moegeba wina sixaruliT da moikiTxna
simdabliT. da viTarca dasxdes, brZana xolo guaram
SemokrebaA yovelTa moweseTaA, da movides. maSin hrqua:
`wmidano mamano, episkoposno da meudabnoeno, iciT yovelTa
508
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
RvTismieri didebuleba, yvelani sixaruliT miegebnen
da mihyvnen mis sityvebs sixaruliT.
am dros movida efrem episkoposi da pirvelad
moikiTxa Tavisi moZRvari, mama grigoli, Semdeg ki Tavi-
si Zma-episkoposebi, xolo netarma grigolma farulad
mouxmo netar efrems da uTxra mas: „Svilo, wminda
mRvdelmTavrobis mag pativs gaficeb, nu uSli xels Sens
sulier Zmas arsens~, man ki miugo: „wminda mamao, ar Sei-
Zleba Cems Zma episkoposebTan Sepaeqreba simarTlis gamo
da mec Seminde, radgan ar var amieridan arsenis cxvari
da arc igi — Cemi mwyemsi~. maSin wmindanma mwyralad
uTxra: „Tu amas gaakeTeb, efrem, uarmyavi me, rogorc
Seni moZRvari~. netari efremi sulieri mamisa da
moZRvris am sityvaze atirda da uTxra: „mkacria es
brZaneba, maxvilze metad gamkveTi. axla Seni neba iyos da
ara neba Cemi, RvTis wmindano~, man ki uTxra: „efrem
sanatrelo, gisminos qristem, rasac iTxov misgan Sen,
guliT umankoo da gonebiT wrfelo, mimsgavsebulo Sens
moZRvars qristes, daviTis sityvisebr: “radgan wrfelia
Cveni ufali RmerTi da ar aris sicrue masTan”140, da Sen
ici Seni RvTismxilveli suliT, rom RmerTs hqonda
nabrZanebi arsenis kaTalikosoba misi srulqmnilebis
gamo, magram mirianma, misma mamam, saaugo gaxada igi
udroo aCqarebulobiT, iseve rogorc adamma Wama is nay-
ofi, romelic jer ar iyo mwife. axla Sen kargad
gaakeTe, rom ismine Cemi, radgan adamianis guliswyroma
RvTis simarTles ar izams, xolo arsenis es danaSauli
Cemze iyos~.
amis Semdeg, rodesac gaigo guaram xelmwifem am
netarTa mosvla, win miegeba maT sixaruliT da moikiTxa
Tavmdablurad. rodesac dasxdnen, brZana guaramma yvela
509
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
kanoni SjulisaA, rameTu ara brZanebs episkoposisa da kaTa-
likozisa mZlavrebiT dajdomasa~. da amas sityuasa Sina au-
gisa sityuani ganamravlna da eloda pasuxsa maTgan, xolo
Tualni yovelTani xedvides mamasa grigols da episkopossa
efrems da maT daidumes Jam erT.
maSin episkoposTa hrques efrems: `brZane pasuxi, raA jer
ars~. xolo man Tqua: `sada mamaA grigol iyos, me mun ara
vikadreb sityuad~. maSin Kelmwifeman man hrqua netarsa
grigols: `mamao, yovelni Sen gelian sityuad WeSmari-
tebisa, rameTu uxuces xar [200] yovelTa dRiTa da
saTnovebiTa nebisa RmrTisaATa da Sengan Kams dasabami sit-
yYsaA~. xolo man Tqua: `jer iyo pirvelad mRdelT-
moZRuarTagan brZanebaA, xolo aw sityYTa SeniTa vityY es-
reT: WeSmaritTa qristHssamwysoTa, ismineT glaxakisa amis
moxucebulisaA, rameTu arseni kaTalikozi nebiTa Rmr-
TisaATa kaTalikozi ars, da ZYrismetyuelTa misTa,
romelTa ara Seinanon, kdemul iyvnen da sruliad hrcx-
uenes amas sawuTrosa da mas saukunesa~.
xolo Kelmwife igi daRacaTu iyo brZen da RmrTismsax-
ur, aramed marTlmxilebisagan marTlisa mis kacisa SeS-
foTna friad, rameTu nebaA sibrZnesa sZlevda da Suri pa-
tivsa ara hridebda, gesli raA gulisaA bageTagan icnoba
ganugebelad sityYsa gantevebiTa esreT, viTarmed: `mrav-
liT JamiTgan ara mexilva mamaA grigol, aramed masmioda,
viTarmed brZenTagan Seucavi sibrZne misi Secvalebul ars
siberiTao da pirvelsmenili vixile TualiTa~. da Sju-
lisaca mravalTa sityuaTa ityoda, romeli ara Sehgavs
eriskacTa, rameTu iyo igi friad sityuaKelovan.
510
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mowesis141 Semokreba da movidnen ra, maSin Tqva: „wminda
mamebo, episkoposebo da meudabnoeebo, yvelam iciT
sjulis kanoni, radgan ar brZanebsigi episkoposisa da
kaTalikosis ZalmomreobiT dadgomas~, da amis Tqmisas
saaugo sityvebi gaamravla, eloda ki pasuxs imaTgan; ma-
gram yvelas Tvalebi Sehmzerda mama grigols da episko-
pos efrems, xolo maT daidumes garkveuli droiT.
maSin episkoposebma uTxres efrems: „brZane pasuxi,
rac saWiroa~, man ki Tqva: „sadac mama grigoli iqneba, me
iq ar vikadreb sityvis Tqmas~. maSin xelmwifem uTxra
netar grigols: „mamao, yvela Sen gelis WeSmaritebis
saTqmelad, radgan yvelaze ufrosi xar asakiTac da
RvTis nebis saTnomyofelobiTac, da Senganaa marTebuli
sityvis dawyeba~. xolo man Tqva: „marTebuli iyo
pirvelad mRvdelTmoZRvrebisgan brZaneba, magram axla,
Seni sityvis Sesabamisad, vityvi ase: WeSmaritma qristes
samwysoebma ismineT am glaxaki moxucebulisa, rom arsen
kaTalikosi RvTis nebiT aris kaTalikosi da masze augis
mTqmelni, romlebic ar moinanieben, TavmoWrilebi
iqnebian da sruliad SercxvebaT am sawuTroSic da im
saukunoSic~.
magram xelmwife ki, TumcaRa iyo igi brZeni da
RvTismsaxuri, am marTali kacisgan marTlmxilebis gamo
Zalian SeSfoTda, radgan neba sibrZnes sZlevda da Suri
Rirsebas ar erideboda, Sesacnobi gaxda ra gulis gesli
bageebisgan, daufiqreblad sityvis ase gaSvebiT: „didi
xania ar menaxa mama grigoli, magram mesmoda, rom
brZenTagan dautevi misi sibrZne Secvlilia siberiTo da
adre gagonili TvaliT vnaxe~, Tan sjulis bevr
sityvasac ambobda igi, rac ar Sehferis eriskacebs,
radgan iyo igi metad sityvaxelovani142.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
xolo netarman mamaman grigol hrqua mas: `N Kelmwifeo,
rad ganhrisxnebi WeSmaritebisaTYs? ese uwyodi, rameTu
pirvelTa wmidaTa maT mamaTa Sekrebasa episkoposTa da
winamZRuarTa wesisaTa monazonTa Tana iyvnes pirvelni mor-
wmuneni mefeni, araTu maTTana SjulismoZRurebasa
ikadrebdes, aramed SjulisgamoZiebasa maTsa ikiTxian da
iTxoian sityYsa gamocxadebaA, rameTu maT mier iswavebdes
mcnebaTa RmrTisaTa da mowamed iyvnes [v] TqumulTa maTTa.
da wmidaTa mociqulTa da RirsTa maT mRdelTmoZRuarTa
gansazRvrebulsa kanonsa Sina arave brZanebul ars eriska-
cisaA, viTarmca episkoposTa da wesisa-winamZRuarTa mamaTa
gansagebelisa moZRurebisa ikadrebda, gina axalsaxiobasa
moiRebda, daRacaTu samarTlad sagonebel iyos, aramed
Sjulisa da mRdelTmoZRuarTa SeuracxebaA ars. xolo me
aw sityYsaebr Senisa, guaram, var bunebaSecvalebul, garna
odes samarTalman dagasamarTlos, maSin ixilo Tavi Seni
cnobamiRebul da sityuani Cemni arRara ganhgmne~.
xolo Kelmwife igi SeZrwunda gonebiTa da hrqua
episkoposTa maT: `Tquengan jer ars gansagebeli Tqueni
gangebad, aw TquT!~ da maT hrques: `RmrTismsaxuro guaram,
qristHsmierman saswaulman utyu qmna enaA Cueni, rameTu
vixileT dRes grigolis zeda miuwdomeli didebaA~. da au-
wyes xilvaA igi yoveli, romeli ixiles Semoslvasa missa.
maSin zar-hKda Kelmwifesa mas, rameTu iyo igi mdabal
da RmrTismoSiS. iZlia simdablisagan da Seuvrda netarsa
grigols da hrqua: `wmidao RmrTisao, Semindve, rameTu da-
gabrkole~. xolo man hrqua: `qristeman yovelni bralni Seg-
indven~.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
xolo netarma mama grigolma uTxra mas: „hoi
xelmwifeo, rad mrisxandebi WeSmaritebis gamo? es
icode, rom pirveli wminda mamebis Sekrebaze
episkoposebTan da wesis winamZRvar monazvnebTan erTad
iyvnen pirveli morwmune mefeebi, magram araTu maTTan
erTad sjulis swavlebas ikadrebdnen isini, aramed
maTeul gamoZiebas sjulisas gamoikiTxavdnen da
iTxovdnen sityvis ganmartebas, radgan maT mier
swavlobdnen RvTis mcnebebs da maT sityvebs emowmebod-
nen; arc wminda mociqulebisa da Rirsi mRvdelTmoZRv-
rebis mier gansazRvrul kanonSia nabrZanebi, rom
Sehkadrebdes eriskaci episkoposTa da wesis winamZRvar
mamaTa sagamgeblo moZRvrebas anda axalsaxeobas143
SemoiRebdes, Tundac rom samarTliani Candes; piriqiT,
sjulisa da mRvdelTmoZRvarTa arad Cagdebaa es, xolo
me axla Seni sityvisebr, guaram, var gonebaSecvlili144,
magram rodesac samarTali gagasamarTlebs, maSin naxav
Sens Tavs gondakarguls da Cems sityvebs aRar dagmob~.
xolo xelmwife SeZrwunda gonebiT da uTxra episko-
posebs: „Tqvengan Sehferis Tqveni sagamgeblos gangeba145.
axla TqviT!~ da maT uTxres: „RvTismsaxuro guaram,
qristesmierma saswaulma daamunja Cveni ena, radgan
vnaxeT dRes grigolze miuwvdomeli dideba~, da auwyes
mas mTeli is xilva, rac naxes grigolis Semosvlisas.
maSin Tavzari daeca xelmwifes da radgan iyo igi
Tavmdabali da RvTismoSiSi, sZlia mas Tavmdablobam,
Seuvrda netar grigols da uTxra: „RvTis wmindano,
Seminde, radgan dagabrkole~, man ki uTxra: „qristem
Segindos yvela danaSauli~.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
maSin guaram didman Kelmwifeman keTilad istumrna
yovelni da purisWamasa Sina, raJams ganmxiarulda guaram
RYniTa, maSin episkoposTa maT erTobiT Tques: `jer-me iyo
mxilebaA ese arsenisTYs, aramed aw amieriTgan arseni iyavn
kaTalikos qarTlisa yovlisa da sulierad mama yovelTa da
[201] yovelTa Soris iWY pirveli da-mca-Ksnil ars sruli-
ad, raATa qristeanobisa pativi Cueni mSYdobiT da my-
udroebiT aRvasruloT da keTili sityYsgebaA vpooT wi-
naSe saydarTa qristHsTa~.
da guaram Kelmwifeman da yovelman erman Tques: `amen,
iyavn!~
xolo Kelmwifeman man ikiTxa episkoposTa maTgan: `wmi-
dano RmrTisano, ukueTu queyanisa Cuenisa eriskaci vinme,
wignTa saRmrToTa mecnieri da enaTaca wurTili, miiwios
ierusalHmd, anu sxuaTa wmidaTa adgilTa, da ixilos raAme
keTili wesi, romel qristeanobasa Suenodis da CuenSoris
ara iyos, ginaTu wignTagan wmidaTa gulisKma-yos da TaviT
TYsiT ersa uswavlelsa auwyebdes, keTil arsa anu ara?~
amas raA ityoda, asmenda vieTme mravlismetyuelTa.
xolo maT Tques: `weril ars: `tYrTi ganwesebuli ey-
ofin navsa, ukueTu daumZimo, dainTqas, da ukueTu subuqad
iyos, qarTa da RelvaTa waritacon~. egreTca tYrTi Sju-
lisaA da wesi qristeanobisaA, romeli aw queyanasa Cuensa
upyries, friad keTil ars, da RmerTi dajerebul ars. da
amisTYs Cuen varT Tavsmdebni, ukueTu vinme mtkiced ipyras
da Seucvalebelad saqmiT hyofdes da ara sityYT vaWrob-
des, `asi wili aqave miiRos da cxorebaA saukunoA daimkY-
dros~, sityYsaebr uflisa. da SeviwynareT pirveli mamisa
grigolis sityuaA, romel warmoTqua. da Cuen amas vityYT:
ukueTu axali raAme keTili wesi eriskacman gulisKma-yos,
msgavsad brZanebisa Senisa, umjobes dumili ars, viTarca
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
maSin guaramma, didma xelmwifem, kargad umaspinZla
yvelas da purisWamisas, rodesac guarami gamxiarulda
Rvinisgan, maSin episkoposebma erToblivad Tqves: „saWi-
ro iyo es mxileba arsenisTvis, magram axla, amieridan
arseni iyos kaTalikosi mTeli qarTlisa da yvelas sul-
ierad mama, Tavdapirveli eWvi ki yvelaSi sruliad
gamqrali iyos, rom Cveni pativi qristianobisa
mSvidobiT da siwynariT aRvasruloT da kargi pasuxi146
movipovoT qristes saydarTa winaSe~.
guaram xelmwifem da mTelma erma Tqves: „amin, iyos!~
amasTan, xelmwifem gamoikiTxa episkoposTagan:
„RvTis wmindanebo, Tuki Cveni qveynis viRac eriskaci,
saRvTo wignebis mcodne da enebSic gawafuli, miva
ierusalimSi an sxva wminda adgilas da naxavs raime karg
wess, rac qristianobas Seefereba da CvenSi ar aris, an
Tundac wminda wignebisgan gaigebs igi aseT rames da
TviTneburad auwyebs uswavlel xalxs, kargi iqneba Tu
cudi?~ (xolo rodesac igi amas ambobda, kicxavda viRac
mravlismetyvelebs).
maT uTxres: „dawerilia: “gansazRvruli tvirTi eyo-
fa navs; Tu daumZimeb, dainTqmeba. da Tu msubuqad iqneba,
qarebi da talRebi gaitacebs~. aseve, sjulis tvirTi da
qristianobis wesi, rac amJamad Cvens qveyanas aqvs dacu-
li, metad kargia da RmerTi kmayofilia, da Cven varT
Tavdebi imisa, rom Tuki vinme mtkiced daicavs mas da
ucvlelad aRasrulebs saqmiT (araTu sityviT ivaWrebs),
„as wils aqve miiRebs da saukuno cxovrebas imemkvid-
rebs~ uflis sityvisebr; amasTan, SeviwynareT mama
grigolis Tavdapirveli sityva, rac warmoTqva, Cven ki
amas vambobT: Tuki eriskaci gaigebs raRac axal karg
wess, Seni brZanebisamebr, umjobesia dumili, rogorc
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Tqua iakob mociqulman, [v] viTarmed: `nu mravalni hmoZRu-
riT, Zmano~. da ukueTu dumili ver Zal-edvas, ara TaviT
TYsiT qadagebdes, aramed auwyos TYssa episkopossa, da Tu
jer iyos, man aswaos TYssa samwysosa; ukueTu kula silaR-
iT warmdebobdes eriskaci igi da ersa axlad sxuasa wessa
daudebdes, egeviTari igi, nacvalad SesaZinelisa, macilo-
belTa da winaaRmdgomTa Tana daisajos didebiT uflisa
moslvasa~.
xolo Kelmwifeman man Tqua: `WeSmaritad samarTal ars
sulieri ege sabWoA saRmrToAsa gangebisaA, da ukueTu wig-
nismkiTxvelsa kiTxvaA uKms, ufroAsad jer ars kiTxvaA we-
sisa da Sjulisa maswavlelisaA da yoladve SekrZalvaA
TavisaA, viTarca ityYs: `mkurnalo, pirvelad ganikurne
Tavi TYsi!~
xolo eriskacTa maT Seikdimes mxilebaA igi umecarTa
wesisdadebisaA da Seindves Sjulisa winamZRuarTagan.
da viTarca ganasrules purisWamaA, misces mSYdobaA
mTavarsa mas didsa da man sixaruliT ganutevna yovelni.
mas Jamsa axares arsenis, rameTu ara iyo krebasa mas, vi-
Tarmed: `Semdgomad RmrTisa moZRuarman Senman grigol
mamaman daamtkica kaTalikozobaA Seni~. xolo igi sixaru-
liT hmadlobda qristesa da wmidasa mas.
xolo efrem episkoposman, mcnebisaebr mamisa grigolis-
sa, siyuaruli arseni kaTalikozisaA pirvelebrve ganaaxla,
rameTu mokled daawynara SfoTi grZelad mosacalebeli,
romeli iyo Soris kaTalikozisa [202] da episkoposTa,
ufroAs-xolo guaram Kelmwifisa. da sanatrelni ese arseni
kaTalikozi da efrem episkoposi movidian xilvad moZRurisa
TYsisa mamisa grigolissa. aramed Zueli xancTisa eklesiaA
arseni kaTalikosman akurTxa da qarTlisa eklesiaTa yovel-
Ta sixaruli mihfina, rameTu saydari mamaTmTavrobisaA Seam-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Tqva iakob mociqulma: `nu moZRvravT bevrni, Zmano~, ma-
gram Tu dumils ver SeZlebs, TviTneburad ar iqadagos,
aramed auwyos Tavis episkoposs da Tu saWiro iqneba, man
aswavlos Tavis samwysos; amasTan, Tu ampartavnulad
iTavxedebs es eriskaci da xalxs pirvelad daudebs sxva
wess, amgvari vinme, nacvlad sargeblisa, mocileebTan da
mowinaaRmdegeebTan erTad daisjeba uflis didebiT
mosvlis dros~.
xelmwifem Tqva: „WeSmaritad samarTliania saRvTo
gangebis eg sulieri samsjavro da Tuki wignismkiTxvels
hmarTebs, rom gamoikiTxos, ufro metad esaWiroeba
gamokiTxva wesisa da sjulis maswavlebels, da yovli-
TurT Tavis Sekaveba, rogorc ambobs ufali: “mkurnalo,
pirvelad ganikurne Seni Tavi”.
eriskacebma sircxvili ganicades, moxda ra mxileba
uvicebisgan wesis dadebisa, da miiRes maT Sendoba sju-
lis winamZRvarTagan.
rodesac daasrules purisWama, gamoemSvidobnen am
did mTavars da manac sixaruliT gauSva yvela.
maSin axares arsens (radgan igi krebaze ar iyo):
„RvTis Semdeg Senma moZRvarma mama grigolma daamtkica
Seni kaTalikosoba~. isic sixaruliT hmadlobda qristes
da am wmindans.
xolo efrem episkoposma, mama grigolis mcnebisamebr,
adrindeliviT ganaaxla arsen kaTalikosis siyvaruli,
radgan maleve daawynara man didxans gaxangrZlivebadi
mSfoTvareba, rac147 arsebobda kaTalikossa da episko-
posebs (ufro ki guaram xelmwifes) Soris. sanatreli
arsen kaTalikosi da efrem episkoposi modiodnen Tavi-
anTi moZRvris, mama grigolis, sanaxavad. amasTan, xanc-
Tis Zveli eklesia arsen kaTalikosma akurTxa da
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ko sruliad da Seimko madliTa. xolo raJams mamaA grigol
gardaicvala, damarxvasa mis Tanave iyo arseni, romelica
oc da SYd wel kaTalikozobda da merme gardaicvala amier
sofliT da mxiarulebiT miiwia winaSe qristHsa da aqus
madli Sewevnad Cuenda.
mg. aramed didi efrem mravlisa keTilisa momatyuebel-
eqmna queyanasa Cuensa, rameTu pirvelad aRmosavalisa kaTa-
likosTa mihroni ierusalHmiT mohyvanda. xolo efrem
qristHsmieriTa brZanebiTa mihronisa kurTxevaA qarTls ga-
nawesa ierusalHmisa patriaqisa ganwesebiTa da wamebiTa
sixaruliT. aramed qarTlad friadi queyanaA aRiracxebis,
romelsaca Sina qarTuliTa eniTa Jami Seiwirvis da locvaA
yoveli aResrulebis, xolo kYrieleAsoni berZulad iTqu-
mis, romel ars qarTulad: `ufalo, wyaloba-yav~, ginaTu
`ufalo, SegYwyalen~.
ese netari efrem ormeoc wel episkoposobda Semkuli
suliTa wmidiTa, rameTu dafarulsa kacTa saqmesa viTarca
cxadsa amxilebda da sikudid ganwirulTa sneulTa sityYT
mwrafl ganhkurnebda, [v] xolo urCTa sityYTve
moakudinebda, da sxuaTaca saswaulTa iqmoda mravalTa. da
keTilsa Sina siberesa madliTa savse gardaicvala da miiwia
sixaruliT winaSe qristHsa da Cuen morwmuneTaTYs meox
ars ukunisamde.
md. eseviTarni iyvnes RmerTSemosilni mowafeni mamisa
grigolisni. xolo didi etYfane simdabliTa TYsiTa miiwia
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
qarTlis yvela eklesias sixaruli mihfina man, radgan
mTlianad Seamko mamamTavrobis saydari148 da Seimko
madliT, xolo rodesac mama grigoli gardaicvala, mis
dasaflavebazec iyo arseni, romelic ocdaSvidi weli
kaTalikosobda, Semdeg ki gardaicvala am soflidan,
mxiarulad mivida qristes winaSe da aqvs mas madli
Cvens Sesawevnelad.
43. xolo didi efremi bevri sikeTis momniWebeli
gauxda Cvens qveyanas, radgan Tavdapirvelad aRmosav-
leTis kaTalikosebi mirons ierusalimidan moabrZanebd-
nen, efremma ki, qristesmieri brZanebiT, qarTlSi
daawesa mironis kurTxeva, ierusalimis patriarqis
ganCinebiTa da sixarulismieri TanxmobiT, qarTlad ki
bevri qveyana aRiracxeba, romelSic qarTuli eniT
Seiwireba Jami149 da sruldeba yvela locva, xolo
„kvirieleisoni~ berZnulad iTqmeba, rac aris qarTu-
lad: „ufalo, wyaloba hyavi~, anda: „ufalo, Segviwyale~.
es netari efremi ormoci weli episkoposobda, iyo ra
suliwmindiT Semkuli, radgan adamianTa dafarul
saqmes, rogorc cxads, ise amxelda da sasikvdilod
ganwirul sneulebs sityviT myis kurnavda, xolo urCebs
sityviTve moakvdinebda, da bevr sxva saswaulsac
moqmedebda. igi karg sibereSi gardaicvala madliT
savse, sixaruliT mivida qristes winaSe da Cven, morwmu-
neebisTvis, meoxi aris ukunisamde.
44. amgvarebi iyvnen mama grigolis mowafeebi, xolo
didma epifanem Tavisi TavmdablobiT miaRwia Tavisi
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
sazomsa TYsisa moZRurisasa da cremlTa daTxeviTa sulTa
ukeTurTa ganasxmida da sneulTa mwrafl ganhkurnebda da
mravalTa sxuaTa saswaulTa iqmoda, urCTa raA guemiTa gan-
swavlida da morwmuneTa locviTa sikudilisagan iKsnida.
rameTu odesme zafxulisa Jamsa mTaTa maT xorasunTa
gardamovidoda igi da misTana Zmani. da ixiles adgili
marjue da purisa Wamad dasxdes. da masve gzasa dedakaci
erTi vinme movidoda da Tanahyvanda ZH SYdisa wlisaA. da
iyo yrmaA igi xilviTa keTil da gonebiTa frTxil. da viTar
moiwines saCinosa netarisa mamisa epifanessa, yrmasa mas
salmobani sikudilisani ewines da senisa misgan wrtialisa
iswrafda suli ganslvad guamisa misgan. xolo dedaman
misman godebiTa mwariTa aRitaca ZH TYsi da mirbioda
wmidisa mis da Kmobda esreT sawyalobelad: `N wmidao Rmr-
Tisao, Semewie Seuwevnelsa amas, rameTu momikudebis Svili
ese Cemi, da Semdgomad RmrTisa Senda movivlti~. [203] da
ZH igi TYsi daagdo winaSe ferKTa etYfanesTa. xolo igi
cremliTa savse aRdga, rameTu iyo bunebiT mowyale, da
davarda winaSe qristHsa da Tqua: `ufalo RmerTo Cueno,
iesu qriste, ixilen cremlni Cemni da cremlni sawyalo-
belisa amis dedakacisani da wyaloba-yav yrmasa amaszeda da
ubrZane sulsa amissa mkYdrobaA TYssa Sina guamsa mravalTa
weliwadTa nugeSinissacemelad amis glaxakisa da sadidebe-
lad Senda, mxoloAsa Zisa, Tana mamiT da suliT wmidiTurT
saukuneTa mimarT. amen~.
da juari daswera, upyra Keli da hrqua: `gangkurnebs
ufali iesu qristH, aRdeg, yrmao, da cocxal-iqmen!~ da
mwrafl ganeSora salmobaA da uZlurebaA guamsa missa da
yoveli urvaA sulsa missa. da aRdga mxiaruli da misca igi
dedasa TYssa da ubrZana micemaA WamadisaA. da dedakacman
man sixaruliT madli Sewira RmrTisa da wmidisa mis. da
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
moZRvris sazomamde. igi cremlTa frqveviT devnida uke-
Tur sulebs, sneulebs myisve kurnavda da mraval sxva
saswaulsac moqmedebda, gvemiT ganswavlida ra urCebs
da morwmuneebs ki locviT sikvdilisgan ixsnida.
marTlac, erTxel, zafxulis dros, xorasunis mTebze
Camodioda igi da masTan erTad Zmebi. naxes maT
moxerxebuli adgili da puris saWmelad dasxdnen. amave
gzaze modioda viRac qali da Tan hyavda mas Svidi wlis
Ze. es biWi iyo Sesaxedavad kargi da fxizeli gonebis.
rodesac isini movidnen netari mama epifanes
Tvalsawierze, am biWs sikvdilis tkivilebi ewia da
mZafri senis gamo suli sxeulisgan gasvlas Cqarobda,
magram misma dedam mware godebiT aitaca Tavisi Ze da
mirboda ra wmindanisken, xmobda ase sawylad: „hoi RvTis
wmindano, Semewie me, Seuwevnels, radgan mikvdeba Cemi
Svili, da RvTis Semdeg Sendami moviltvi~; da daagdo
man Tavisi Ze epifanes fexebis win, is ki adga cremliT
savse, radgan bunebiT iyo mowyale, davarda qristes wi-
naSe da Tqva: „ufalo RmerTo Cveno, ieso qriste, naxe
Cemi cremlebi da cremlebi am sawyali qalisa, wyaloba
moiRe am biWze da ubrZane amis suls mkvidroba Tavis
sxeulSi mravali weli, am glaxakis nugeSsacemad da
Seni, erTaderTi Zis, sadideblad mamiTa da
suliwmidiTurT saukuneTa mimarT. amin~.
gadaswera man jvari, mohkida xeli da uTxra: „gang-
kurnebs ufali ieso qriste, adeqi, biWo, da janmrTeli
iyavi!~ myisve gaSorda mas tkivili da uZlureba Tavis
sxeulSi da yovelgvari wuxili Tavis sulSi. adga epi-
fane mxiaruli, misca igi Tavis dedas da ubrZana saWmlis
micema, dedakacma ki sixaruliT madloba Seswira
RmerTsa da am wmindans da mSvidobianad wavidnen erTad
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mSYdobiT warvides zogad igi da ZH misi gzasa TYssa. da
yrmaA igi vidre siberedmde keTilad cxovndeboda da
adidebda RmerTsa.
me. da kualad sxuaTa vieTme morwmuneTa kacTa esua
Svili yrmaA wuli mterisagan vnebuli SobiTganve. rameTu
iyo igi yruA da utyY da gonebanakluli. xolo hasakisa
xilviTa Cnda mrTelad da izardeboda viTarca sxuaA yrmaA.
da viTar iqmna igi aTis wlis, mas Jamsa mamaA epifane
iTqumoda saswaulTamoqmedad. da miiwia sofelsa mas, sada-
ca [v] iyo yrmaA igi vnebuli. xolo dedaman mis yrmisaman
wariyvana igi gzasa mas, romelsaca warhvlida mamaA epifane.
da viTarca ixila, evedreboda mas mwariTa cremliTa da
sarwmunoebiTa mtkiciTa Zisa TYsisaTYs. xolo netari igi
cremlooda sulTqumiT da lmobierad Kma-yo: `qriste
RmerTo, romeli kacTmoyuarebisaTYs ganhkacen da ivne
vnebulTa gankurnebisaTYs, aw, ufalo mowyaleo, raAsaTYs
ucodveli ese dabadebuli Seni codvaTa CuenTa samxilebe-
lad iguemebis eSmakisagan? Sen, wyalobaauracxelo
RmerTo, ulxine da ganaTavisufle ese yovelTagan WirTa
da sixaruli miec mSobelTa amisTa~. da juari daswera
yrmasa mas da misca dedasa missa gankurnebuli, rameTu
mwrafl-xolo sibrZniT aRityua utyY igi da keTilad es-
moda usmsa mas, raJams ganiota misgan eSmaki igi boroti
locvaman netarisa mis kacisaman. da romelTa ixiles
sakYrveli ese, adidebdes RmerTsa.
mv. xolo dedakacman man moiyvana qmari TYsi da Ses-
awiravad ori zroxaA miuZRuana etYfanes, aramed man mianiWa
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
is da misi Ze TavianT gzaze. es biWi siberemde kargad cx-
ovrobda da adidebda RmerTs.
45. da kidev, viRac sxva morwmune adamianebs hyavdaT
Svili, patara biWi, mtrisgan tanjuli Sobidanve, iyo
ra yru, munji da gonebanakluli, xolo tanis
SesaxedaobiT saRi Canda da izrdeboda ise, rogorc sxva
bavSvi, rodesac gaxda igi aTi wlis, im dros mama epifane
iTqmoda saswaulTmoqmedad, romelic mivida im
sofelSi, sadac iyo es tanjuli bavSvi; dedam waiyvana
bavSvi im gzaze, mama epifanes150 rom unda gaevlo, da
dainaxa ra igi, evedreboda mas mware cremliT da mtkice
sarwmunoebiT Tavisi Zis gamo, am netarma ki, tiroda ra
kvnesiT, tkivilianad warmoTqva: „qriste RmerTo,
romelic kacTmoyvarebis gamo gankacdi da itanje
tanjulTa gankurnebisTvis, axla, ufalo mowyaleo, rad
igvemeba eSmakisgan Seni es ucodveli dabadebuli
codvaTa CvenTa samxileblad? Sen, wyalobaauracxelo
RmerTo, Sveba mieci da gaaTavisufle igi yvela Wirisgan
da sixaruli mieci mis mSoblebs~. da gadaswera jvari
bavSvs da misca igi Tavis dedas gankurnebuli, radgan
myisve brZnulad ametyvelda es munji da kargad esmoda
mas, usmenos, rodesac gandevna misgan boroti eSmaki am
netari kacis locvam, da vinc naxa es sakvirveleba,
adidebda RmerTs.
46. im dedakacma ki moiyvana Tavisi qmari da Ses-
awiravad ori Zroxa uZRvna epifane, magram man aCuqa es
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zroxaA igi yrmasa mas gankurnebulsa da akurTxna igini. da
sixaruliT warvides da madli misces RmerTsa.
mz. eseve netari etYfane odesme mivida winaSe didisa
abulasaTisa Jamsa mkisasa roWikisa Txovad xancTisaTYs.
xolo man hrqua: `ZmaTa SenTa dResa Sina erTsa raA mkon,
mimicemia~. da abulasad eseve amcno colsa TYssa, rameTu
iyo gunaTles, da TYT warvida sxuad queyanad. xolo etY-
fane Seikribna Zmani TYsni keTiladmomkalni da miiwines
gunaTles sityYsaebr pirvelTqumulisa [204]. da iwyes mkad
keTilsa yanasa, vidre ganzogebadmde dRisa mis, friadiTa
gulsmodginebiTa. xolo kacTa vieTme ukeTurTa auwyes
dedufalsa TYssa, viTarmed sruliad mohmkian vidre mwux-
radmde ifqlsa mas friad keTilsa. xolo Seiurva da miav-
lina kaci, raATa arRara mkiden. da epifane ZmaTa maT eSora
da mivlinebulsa mas ara usmines.
xolo man risxviT sxuani kacni miavlinna da mZlavrebiT
ganasxnes yanisa misgan. maSin mamaA epifane ZmaTa maT daub-
rkolda arasmenisa misTYs, romelca-igi pirvel moevlina
kaci, rameTu WeSmaritad iyo igi qristHs monaA da ara unda
SfoTisa xilvaA, amisTYs Tqua esreT: `ufalo, Seundve
mKevalsa Sensa Cueni ese SeuracxebaA da umjobesi izrune
misTYs gansacdelTa miSuebiTa mcired, raATa iswaos arag-
mobaA glaxakTaA~.
da munTquesve dasca igi sulman ukeTurman, rameTu
kadnierebisa misTYs ganeSora suli madlisaA. da mwrafl-
xolo acnobes epifanes. xolo igi mivida da Zmani misni mis-
Tana da yovelTa guliTa uloces. friad sawyalobelad iyo
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Zroxebi im gankurnebul bavSvs da akurTxa isini, rom-
lebic gaxarebulebi wavidnen da madloba uZRvnes
RmerTs.
47. egeve netari epifane erTxel mivida did abula-
saTTan mkis dros, xancTisTvis roWikis151 saTxovad,
xolo man uTxra: „Seni Zmebi erT dReSi rasac momkian,
momicia. abulasaTma egeve amcno Tavis cols, radgan iyo
gunaTleSi mcxovrebi da TviTon wavida sxva mxareSi.
epifanem Sekriba Tavisi Zmebi, kargi momkelebi, da
mividnen gunaTleSi pirvelTqmuli sityvisamebr.
daiwyes maT kargi yanis mka didi gulmodginebiT vidre
dRis ganaxevrebamde, xolo viRac ukeTurma adamianebma
acnobes TavianT qalbatons, rom saRamomde mTlianad
momkidnen isini Zalian karg xorbals. manac daimwuxra
da gaagzavna maTTan kaci, rom aRar mkidnen. epifane
Zmebisgan moSorebuli iyo, imaT ki qalbatonisgan
gagzavnils ar mousmines.
xolo qalbatonma guliswyromiT gaagzavna sxva kace-
bi, romlebmac ZaliT gaaZeves isini im yanidan. maSin mama
epifane gaunawyenda152 Zmebs, rom maT ar ismines im
kacisa, romelic Tavdapirvelad iyo gamogzavnili,
radgan igi (epifane) WeSmaritad iyo qristes mona da ar
undoda SfoTis xilva. amis gamo ase Tqva man: „ufalo,
Seunde Sens mxevals es Cveni Seuracxyofa da umjobesi
izrune misTvis gansacdelTa daSvebiT mcired, rom
iswavlos man ardagmoba glaxakebisa~.
da maSinve dasca is qali ukeTurma sulma, radgan
Tavisi kadnierebis gamo gaSorda mas madlis suli. my-
isve acnobes es epifanes, xolo igi mivida masTan Tavis
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igi da mwrafl ganikurna, rameTu kualad daemkYdra mis-
Tana suli madlisaA mcvelad ukunisamde da arRara evno. da
mieriTgan keTilad Seicvala igi da Seuvrda etYfanes da
ZmaTa maT. da didiTa keTiliTa ganutevna igini sixaruliT.
rameTu qristeman Seamkvna saswauliTa da simdabliTa
viTarca mamaA grigol, egreTve mowafeni misni sityYsaebr
mociqulisa, viTarmed: `simdable ege Tqueni cxad iyavn~.
amisTYsca cxadad ixilva gardareuli simdable epifanesi
esreT.
mH. iyo odesme, Jamsa romelsame [v] Zmani vinme, keTilni
monazonni, mosrul iyvnes neZYT da martod ubnobasa Sina
netarman mamaman grigol hrqua maT: `simdable sruli saqmiT
da ara sityYT arsa monastersa Tquensa Soris ZmaTa?~ xolo
maT hrques: `ars locviTa SeniTa, viTarca TYT uwyi~. da si-
tyuasa maTsa Tana Jamsa xolo hrekes JamiswirvisaTYs. da vi-
Tar Jamsa daiwyo netarman grigol, hkiTxa dekanozman saer-
od JamismwirvelisaA, xolo man epifanesi brZana JamiswirvaA,
rameTu igi daedgina mamasaxlisad xancTas. da etYfane Sei-
mosa Jamiswirvad da sxuanica mRdelni mis Tana, rameTu iyo
dRH igi kYriake. da viTarca aRvides sakurTxevelad da
etYfane `wmidao RmerToAsa~ wina asamaRlebelsa iwyo
Tqumad, aRvida xolo sakurTxevelad mamaA grigol da
kuerTxiTa sca Tavsa da hrqua: `dadumen~. xolo igi SeuS-
foTebelad dadumna. da ubrZana sadiakoned warslvaA da
ganZarcuvaA.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ZmebTan erTad da mTeli guliT uloces, iyo ra igi Zal-
ian sawylad, da myisve ganikurna, radgan kvlav damkvid-
rda masTan madlis suli mis mcvelad ukunisamde da
aRar vnebula. maSinve sikargiT Seicvala igi, Seuvrda
epifanes da mis Zmebs da didi sikeTiT gauSva isini gax-
arebulni.
marTlac, qristem Seamko saswauliTa da Tavmdablo-
biT rogorc mama grigoli, aseve misi mowafeebi, mo-
ciqulis sityvisebr: „Tqveni eg simdable cxadi
gaxdes!~153 amis gamo cxadliv gamoCnda epifanes
metismeti Tavmdabloba amgvarad:
48. moxda erTxel, rom romeliRac Jams viRac Zmebi,
keTili monazvnebi, mosulebi iyvnen neZvidan da gan-
calkevebiT saubrisas netarma mama grigolma uTxra maT:
„sruli Tavmdabloba saqmiT da ara sityviT aris ki
Tqvens monasterSi ZmaTa Soris?~ maT uTxres: „aris Seni
locviT, rogorc TviTonve ici~. maTs am sityvaze
darekes Jami154 JamiswirvisTvis da rodesac netarma
grigolma daiwyo Jami155, hkiTxa mas dekanozma156
sazogado Jamismwirvelis157 Sesaxeb, xolo man epifanes-
Tvis brZana Jamismwirveloba, radgan igi hyavda dadge-
nili xancTaSi mamasaxlisad. epifane Seimosa Jamis
Sesawirad da sxva mRvdlebic masTan erTad, radgan
kvira iyo is dRe. rodesac avidnen sakurTxevelTan da
epifanem „wmidao RmerTo~-s158 wina asamaRleblis159 Tqma
daiwyo, sakurTxevelTan avida agreTve mama grigoli,
kverTxi daartya Tavze epifanes da uTxra: „dadumdi!~,
xolo igi uSfoTvelad dadumda. ubrZana mas grigolma
sadiakoneSi160 wasvla da ganmosva.
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maSin yoveli eri gankYrvebisa zarman aRavso. xolo igi
warvida da ganiZarcua da mivida da dadga winaSe moZRurisa
TYsisa myovarJam. da kualad ubrZana SemosaA da JamiswirvaA.
da igi sixaruliT Seimosa da Seuvrda netarsa grigols.
xolo man juari daswera; da aRvida igi sakurTxevelad,
mZle ampartavanebisa senTa, da iwyo Sewirvad msxurplTa
maT usisxloTa. aramed mizezi saqmisaA amis vervin ikadra
kiTxvad wmidisa mis, vidremdis TYT ubrZana ZmaTa maT ne-
ZuelTa.
`ixileTRa, Zmano sayuarelno, simdable saqmiT sruli
epifanesi? grwmenin Cemi, WeSmaritsa vityY winaSe RmrTisa:
araraA brali [205] uqmnies mas, rameTu RmrTismoSiSebisa da
siwmidisa da simdablisa misisaTYs maradis madli sulisa
wmidisaA dadgromil ars mis Tana. xolo ars simdable damd-
ablebulisaAca bralTagan, aramed raA sworebaA ars naTlisa
da bnelisaA, rameTu WeSmaritisa naTlisa samoseli hmosia
simdabliTa sarwmunoATa SemkobilTa mravalTa Soris ZmaTa
amaT. da ese Tquenisa xilvisaTYs vyav, rameTu sTquT ZmaTa
TquenTa sruli saRmrToA simdable~.
xolo igini Seuvrdes da hrques, rameTu: `daRacaTu
keTil arian saTnovebiTa Zmani monastrisa Cuenisani, aramed
ese simdable ver Zal-uc~.
da viTarca Jami Sewira Rirsman epifane, eziarnes
yovelni wmidasa mas saidumlosa, Korcsa da sisxlsa
qristHssa da erTobiT madli misces wmidasa samebasa,
dambadebelsa yovelTasa.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
maSin mTeli krebuli gakvirvebis Tavzarma aavso,
xolo epifane wavida da ganimosa, Semdeg mivida da
dadga Tavisi moZRvris win xangrZlivad, man ki kvlav
ubrZana Semosva da Jamismwirveloba. isic sixaruliT
Seimosa da Seuvrda netar grigols, xolo man jvari
gadaswera da avida sakurTxevelTan epifane, ampartav-
nebis senTa damZlevi, da daiwyo man usisxlo msxverplTa
Sewirva. am saqmis mizezis kiTxva ki wmindanisaTvis
veravin ikadra, vidre TviTon ar brZana es neZveli Zmebis
mimarT:
„naxeT, sayvarelo Zmebo, saqmiT sruli Tavmdabloba
epifanesi? gwamdeT Cemi, WeSmarits vambob RvTis winaSe:
araferi danaSauli ar Caudenia mas, radgan misi RvTis-
moSiSebis, siwmindisa da simdablis gamo suliwmindis
madli mudamJams masTan aris davanebuli. marTalia, ar-
sebobs damdablebulis Tavmdabloba danaSaulTa gamo,
magram „ra Tanasworoba aris sinaTlesa da sibneles So-
ris?~161 marTlac, WeSmariti sinaTlis samoseli hmosavs
mas am mraval Zmas Soris, romlebic Rirseuli Tavmdab-
lobiT Semkobilebi arian. da es Tqvens dasanaxad ga-
vakeTe, radgan TqviT Tqveni Zmebis sruli saRvTo
simdable~.
isini ki Seuvrdnen da uTxres: „TumcaRa kargebi ari-
an saTnoebiT Cveni monastris Zmebi, magram es Tavmdab-
loba ar ZaluZT~.
da rodesac Jami Sewira162 wminda epifanem, yvelani
eziarnen wminda saidumlos — qristes xorcsa da
sisxls, da erToblivad uZRvnes madloba wminda samebas,
yovelTa dambadebels.
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mT. xolo Satberdisa mamaTa Soris friad iyvnes Sem-
dgomiTi-Semdgomad monazonebisa simKniTa rCeul da
romelnime winaAswarmetyuelebisa madliTa brwyinvale sx-
uaTa maTebr udabnoTa JamiTi-Jamad wmidaTa kacTa
gamobrwyinvebiTa, romelTa Soris JamTa CuenTa brwyinvida
Kevsa mas miZnaZoroAsasa didi iakob, viTarca mTiebi Soris
varskulavTa, zeSTa sityYsa Cuenisa Semkobili mraval-
feriTa madliTa moyuasTa Tana saRmrToTa. aramed wignisa
amis gangrZobisaTYs maT yovelTa TanawarvhKed da mived
saswaulTa netarisa mamisa Cuenisa grigolisTa, romelnica
viswaven sarwmunoTagan kacTa. xolo yoveli ver SeuZle
aRwerad umecrebisa gziTa, rameTu vhgonebd cxorebisa amis
dawerad brZenTagan da srulTa mamaTa, romelnica iyvnes
JamTa CuenTa: didi sofron, sanatreli mamaA, Satberdisa ek-
lesiisa ganaxlebiT aRmaSenebeli da ukunisamde gYrgYni
misi, [v] da RmerTSemosili mamaA ilarion parexeli, da
qristHs mRdelTmoZRuarni Rirsni giorgi mawyuereli
episkoposi da stefane mtbevari epikoposi pirveli da sxuani
msgavsni maTni. da viTarca maT netarTa daiZines, maSinRa
reca ganmeRYZa ucebsa amas da friadcodvilsa Kelyofad
da aRwerad cxorebaA da saswaulni ese, romel aw gesmnen.
n. rameTu odesme iyo netari grigol TYssa mas sayu-
delsa senaksa, da senaksa mas Sina cecxli araodes aRgze-
bul iyo, arca kandeli aRnTebul iyo, da arca sxuaTa ZmaTa-
sa. da Jamsa ciskrisasa dekanozman hrqua mnaTesa: `mived
mamisa da ismine, hsZinavs-Zi anu hRYZavs~. da viTarca mivida,
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49. xolo Satberdis mamebs Soris bevri iyo Semdeg
da Semdeg monazvnobis mxneobiT gamorCeuli, zogi ki wi-
naswarmetyvelebis madliT mbrwyinavi, msgavsad sxva ud-
abnoebisa, sadac Jamidan Jamze gamobrwyindebodnen
wminda adamianebi. maT Soris Cvens dros miZnaZoros
xevSi brwyinavda didi iakobi, rogorc mnaTobi varskv-
lavTa Soris, Cvens sityvaze aRmatebulad Semkuli,
saRvTo megobrebTan erTad, mravalgvari madliT; Tumca
am wignis gavrcobis SiSiT gverdi avuare yvela maTgans
da mivedi Cveni netari mama grigolis saswaulebamde,
rac ki gavigeT sarwmuno adamianebisgan. amasTan,
yvelafris aRwera ver SevZeli umecrebis gamo, radgan
vfiqrobdi, rom mis cxovrebas dawerdnen brZeni da
srulqmnili mamebi, romlebic iyvnen Cvens droSi: didi
sofroni, sanatreli mama, Satberdis eklesiis ganaxle-
biT aRmSenebeli da ukunisamde misi gvirgvini, aseve
RmerTSemosili mama ilarion parexeli da Rirsi
mRvdelTmoZRvrebi qristesi: giorgi, mawyvereli epis-
koposi, da stefane, mtbevari episkoposi pirveli, an
kidev maTi msgavsi sxvebi; magram rodesac am netarebma
daiZines, maSinRa gameRviZa me, ucodinarsa da metad
codvils, rom damewyo da aRmewera cxovreba da is
saswaulebi, rasac axla gaigonebT:
50. erTxel iyo netari grigoli Tavis samyofel sen-
akSi (am senakSi, iseve rogorc sxva Zmebis [senakebSi],
cecxli arasodes danTebula da kandelic163 ar
anTebula). ciskris Jams dekanozma uTxra mnaTes164: „midi
mamasTan da miayurade, sZinavs Tu RviZavs~, man ki,
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ixila brwyinvalebaA didZali SinaATgamo senaksa mas.
mwrafl morbioda da Kma yo, viTarmed: `cecxli aRdebul
ars senaksa Sina mamisasa~.
hrqua mas dekanosman: `dumen, Svilo, da nu geSinin! ara
ars igi cecxli Semwuveli, garna suli RmrTisaA ganma-
naTlebeli~. rameTu mravalgzis exilva dekanozsa mas xil-
vaA igi didebuli. da mi-xolo-vida senakad da STaxedna
kedlisa napralsa da ixila wmidaA igi KelganpyrobiT, da
guamiT misiT gamovidodes naTlisa isarni juarissaxed. da
didebiTa Semkul iyo igi da esreT brwyinvida, viTarca
mzH. xolo dekanozi igi sixaruliT hmadlobda qristesa da
myovarJam daacada JamisrekaA, vidremdis Seicvala saxilavi
igi.
na. da kualad odesme Jamsa yinelisasa Zmani [206] tyesa
mas xancTisasa STamohyrides Zelsa. da maTTana iyo netari
grigol, mdgomare adgilsa saCinosa. da ZmaA vinme moxuce-
buli Znelsa adgilsa Zelisa savalsa ganvidoda, da ZmaTa
maT sxuaTa umecrad Zeli friad didi ganuteves. da viTarca
ixila Zmaman man Zeli igi mZafriadmimavali, SeSinda friad
da sivltolaA misgan warwymda, Kma-yo didiTa KmiTa: `mamao,
Semewie!~ xolo man juari daswera Zelsa mas da hrqua:
`saxeliTa qristHsiTa dadeg, Zelo!~ da sityuaman misman,
viTarca kldeman uZravman, daayena adgilsa mas myafarsa my-
invarsa zeda moqanebuli saSinelad, da ubrZana Zmasa mas
guldebulad ganslvaA. da viTarca ixiles saswauli ese,
daukYrda ZmaTa maT da adidebdes RmerTsa.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
rodesac mivida, dainaxa didZali brwyinvaleba senakSi
Signidan, swrafad morboda da daiZaxa: „cecxlia
modebuli mamis senakSi~.
uTxra mas dekanozma: „dadumdi, Svilo, da nu
geSinia! ar aris is cecxli damwveli, aramed - RvTis
suli naTelmyofeli~, radgan am dekanozs mravalgzis
daenaxa es didebuli sanaxaoba da roca mivida senakTan
da Seixeda kedlis napralSi, dainaxa wmindani
xelgawvdeniT da misi sxeulidan gamodioda sinaTlis
isrebi jvrissaxed. da didebiT iyo Semkuli igi da ise
brwyinavda, rogorc mze, xolo dekanozi sixaruliT
hmadlobda qristes da xangrZlivad daayovna man
Jamisrekva165, sanam ar Seicvala es sanaxaoba.
51. da kidev, erTxel yinvis dros Zmebi xancTis tyeSi
qveviT yridnen Zels. maTTan iyo netari grigolic, ga-
mosaCen adgilas mdgari. romeliRac moxucebuli Zma
Zelis gasavlel Znel adgilze gadioda, sxva Zmebma ki, ar
icodnen ra es, Zalian didi Zeli dauSves. rodesac am
Zmam dainaxa Zalumad momavali Zeli, metad SeSinda,
gaqcevis Zala moespo mas da didi xmiT daiZaxa: „mamao,
Semewie!~ man ki jvari gadaswera Zels da uTxra:
„qristes saxeliT, SeCerdi Zelo!~ da misma sityvam,
rogorc SeuZravma kldem, frialo adgilze gaaCera igi,
myinvarze saSinlad daqanebuli, Zmas ki ubrZana
guldadebulad gasvla. rodesac naxes es saswauli,
gaukvirdaT Zmebs da adidebdnen RmerTs.
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nb. amissa Semdgomad ese netari iyo odesme maxlobelad
Satberdisa, da sarwmunoebiT mo-vinme-vida missa dedakaci,
romelsa aqunda KelTa ZH TYsi mcire viTar orisa wlisaA,
romlisa Kelni da ferKni mterisagan mixumul iyvnes da
piri garemiqceul iyo. ese movida mravliTa cremliTa da ZH
TYsi daagdo winaSe ferKTa mis wmidisaTa da hrqua esreT:
`wmidao RmrTisao, kacTagan ganwirulisa amisTYs wyaloba-
yav, rameTu Semdgomad RmrTisa Senda movivlti~. da ixila
raA wmidaman man friadi godebaA misi, Seewyala, da iwyes
cremlTa misTa dinebad, romelnica saKumil mKdomsa eqmn-
nes, rameTu kacTagan uxilavad [v] Seswuvida mZlavrsa mas
ukeTursa eSmaksa locvani grigolisni da ganiotebdes mas.
maSin Tqua: `saxeli qristHsi gangKdis, eSmako, gane-
Sore ukunisamde CCYlisa amisgan umankoAsa~. da juari das-
wera. da munTquesve ivltoda suli igi boroti da gan-
ikurna yrmaA igi sruliad. da mSobeli misi sixaruliT hmad-
lobda RmerTsa da wmidasa mas, da mxiarulni warvides saxid
TYssa da yrmaA igi keTilad cxovnda sruliad.
ng. da kualad sxuaA vinme iyo dedakaci sisxlisdinebiTa
guemuli mravalTa JamTa. mas esma saswuli ese da mivida
gulsmodgined wmidisa mis da ver SemZlebel iyo TYssa mas
sensa saanjmnoyofad, aramed mdumriad sulTqumiT
daaltobda ferKTa misTa cremliTa da iTxovda kurnebasa.
xolo Zmani igi mcired ganeSornes wamisyofiTa amis
wmidisaATa, rameTu cna suliTa vnebaA igi dafaruli da mis-
ca marjuene TYsi, raATa SeimTxYos. da man yo egreT. da
masve Jamsa ganikurna uZlurebisa misgan da warvida sixaru-
liT saxed TYssa da adidebda RmerTsa.
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52. amis Semdeg iyo erTxel es netari Satberdis max-
loblad da movida masTan sarwmunoebiT viRac qali,
visac xelT hyavda Tavisi patara Ze daaxloebiT ori
wlisa, romlis xelebi da fexebi mtrisgan iyo warTmeu-
li da piri moRrecoda. movida es qali bevri cremliT,
Tavisi Ze daagdo wmindanis ferxTiT da ase uTxra:
„RvTis wmindano, wyaloba uyavi amas, adamianTagan ganwi-
ruls, radgan RvTis Semdeg Sensken moviltvi~. rodesac
dainaxa wmindanma misi metismeti godeba, Seebrala da
misma cremlebma dena daiwyo, rac Rumelad gauxda
mters, radgan adamianebisTvis uxilavad wvavda am ti-
rans, ukeTur eSmaks, grigolis locvebi da devnida mas.
maSin grigolma Tqva: „qristes saxeli gaZevebs, eSma-
ko, gaSordi am umanko Cvils ukunisamde~. gadaswera jva-
ri da myisve garboda boroti suli da mTlianad gan-
ikurna is bavSvi, misi mSobeli ki sixaruliT hmadlobda
RmerTs da am wmindans. gaxarebulebi wavidnen isini Ta-
vianT saxlSi da im bavSvma savsebiT janmrTelad166
icocxla.
53. da kidev, iyo viRac sxva qali, didi xnidan sisx-
lisdeniT tanjuli. man gaigo es saswauli, gulmodgi-
ned mivida wmindanTan da ar SeeZlo Tavisi senis gamocx-
adeba, aramed mdumare oxvriT asvelebda mis fexebs crem-
liT da iTxovda gankurnebas. wmindanis niSanze Zmebi
cota xans moSordnen maT, radgan suliT cno man
dafaruli vnebuleba da misca mas Tavisi marjvena, rom
miedo. manac gaakeTa ase da maSinve ganikurna uZlure-
bisgan; gaxarebuli wavida Tavis saxlSi da adidebda
RmerTs.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
nd. rameTu keTili saTnoebaA netarisa mamisa grigolisi
sakYrvelebiTa savse ars. rameTu maxlobelad Satberdisa
iyo vinme kaci mdabioA da esua mas coli da esxnes Svilni,
da aqunda friad monagebi. da sixarulsa Sina iyo cxorebaA
maTi, rameTu keTiladmorwmune iyvnes igini. xolo deda-
kacsa mas umjobesisa misisaTYs uZlurebaA SeemTxYa, raATa
marTlisa mis kacisa KeliTa qristeman gankurnos da mKdomi
sircxYleuli ganaqiqos, romelmanca manqanebiTa misiTa
KelTa misTa aTnive TiTni nebTa misTa zeda dahkrna da Zlie-
rad hguemda texiTa borotiTa. [207] mas Jamsa saRmrToman
cnobaman gulisKma-uyo netarisa mamisa grigolis RirsebaA
da mwrafl-xolo dedakacman man Tanawariyvana erTi ZH
TYsi da miiwia winaSe netarisa mis. xolo nebiTa RmrTisaATa
iyo wmidaA agaraksa erTsa Satberdisasa. da iwyo vedrebad
missa mravliTa cremliTa da godebiTa uZlurebisa misTYs,
romeli SeemTxYa mas. da viTarca ixila sarwmunoebaA da
cremlni misni, Seewyala igi friad. maSin ubrZana erTsa
mRdelTagansa warslvaA eklesiad da moRebad evlogiaA,
zeTi kandlisa misgan, romelica ukudavad enTebin winaSe
xatsa wmidisa RmrTismSobelisasa. da TYT dadga Kelgan-
pyrobiT locvad winaSe RmrTisa, sulTqumiTa daudume-
beliTa da cremliTa wyaroebr mdinariTa, vidre moslva-
dmde mRdelisa mis, da raJams moiRo zeTi igi kandlisaA mis,
mouwoda dedakacsa mas da KelTa misTa juari daswera da
zeTi igi juarissaxed scxo saxeliTa wmidisa samebisaATa da
meoxebiTa wmidisa RmrTismSobelisaATa da Tqua: `iqmnenin
gankurnebul Kelni Senni~. da munTquesve ganemarTnes yo-
velni igi TiTni misni da yoladve arRara ipova vnebaA mis
Tana, rameTu mavnebeli igi eSmaki zarganKdili ivltoda
locvaTagan netarisa grigolisTa. da esreT sixaruliT
warvida saxid TYsad da adidebda qristesa RmerTsa.
536
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
54. netari mama grigolis kargi saTnoeba sakvirve-
lebiT aris savse, radgan Satberdis maxloblad iyo vi-
Rac mdabio kaci, romelsac hyavda coli da hyavda
Svilebi, amasTan hqonda didi qoneba da sixarulSi iyo
maTi cxovreba, radgan keTilmorwmuneebi iyvnen isini,
magram qals misda sasikeTod uZlureba SeemTxva, rom am
marTali kacis xeliT qristes ganekurna igi da mteri ki
Sercxvenili ganeqiqebina, romelmac Tavisi mzakvrobiT
misi xelebis aTive TiTi mis xelisgulebs daakra da Zal-
umad tanjavda boroti texiT. maSin saRvTo mcnobelobam
miaxvedra mas netari mama grigolis Rirseba. am qalma
dauyovnebliv Tan waiyvana Tavisi erTi Ze da mivida am
netarTan (RvTis nebiT, wmindani imyofeboda Satberdis
erT-erT dabaSi), daiwyo misdami vedreba bevri cremliT
da im uZlurebaze godebiT, rac mas SeemTxva. rodesac
grigolma naxa misi sarwmunoeba da cremlebi, Seebrala
igi Zalian. maSin ubrZana man erT mRvdelTagans eklesia-
Si wasvla da motana evlogiisa167, — im kandelisgan,
romelic Cauqroblad anTia wminda RvTismSoblis xatis
win, Tavad ki dadga xelgawvdeniT, RvTis winaSe saloca-
vad, daudumebeli oxvriTa da wyarosebr mdinare crem-
liT, vidre im mRvdlis mosvlamde, da rodesac miiRo im
kandelis zeTi, mouxmo am qals, mis xelebs jvari gadas-
wera, scxo zeTi jvrissaxed wminda samebis saxeliTa da
wminda RvTismSoblis meoxebiT da Tqva: „gankurnebuli
iyos Seni xelebi~. myisve gasworda misi yvela TiTi da
saerTod aRar daaCnda mas vnebuleba, radgan mavnebeli
eSmaki Tavzardacemuli garboda netari grigolis
locvebiT. ase sixaruliT wavida igi Tavis saxlSi da
adidebda qriste RmerTs.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da kualad dedakacman man wariyvana qmari da Svilni
TYsni da friadi Sesawiravi miuZRuana wmidasa mas. da yov-
elTa miiRes kurTxevaA da warvides mxiarulni saswaulisa
mqadagebelni Soris mravalTa.
ne. [v] xolo JamTa amis wmidisaTa Kelmwifeman aSot
kurapalatman daipyrna mravalni queyanani da aRaSena cixe
artanujisaA sacxorebelad deduflisa, meuRlisa TYsisa.
da mas Sina keTilad cxovndeboda mravalTa weliwadTa.
xolo acTuna mterman KelmwifH igi da moiyvana man
dedakaci siZvisaA cixesa mas Sina, romlisa Tana imruSebda,
rameTu eSmaki trfialebisaA friad azrzenda, romelsa pir-
vel ara aqunda egeviTari CueulebaA, aramed Zleul-iqmna
borotiTa miT codviTa. da viTarca esma netarsa grigols
saqme igi sulisa ganmxrwneli, Sewuxna friad. da auwya wmi-
dasa grigols, didsa mas moxucebulsa, romeli mkYdr iyo
eklesiaTa, rameTu iyo igi saswaulTamoqmed da didad pa-
tivcemul RmrTisa da kacTagan, da ganzraxviTa misiTa amxi-
la pirispir Kelmwifesa mas. xolo man aRuTqua codvisa mis
gantevebaA da dedakacisa mis wargzavnaA, vinaAca moeyvana
igi. da ver daamtkica TYsi brZanebaA, rameTu daemona gu-
lisTqumasa.
xolo netarman grigol pova Jami marjue, odesca kura-
palati Sors iyo artanujsa. dResa erTsa SatberdiT
warvida da miiwia mimwuxri Zirsa mis cixisasa. da kaci
miuvlina dedakacsa mas Wamadisa Txovad da mun dadgomisa
mizezi SeuTuala. xolo man sixaruliTa didiTa ganixara da
538
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da kidev, am qalma waiyvana qmari da Tavisi Svilebi
da didi Sesawiravi uZRvna wmindans. yvela maTganma
kurTxeva miiRo da wavidnen gaxarebulebi, qadagebdnen
ra saswauls mravalTa Soris.
55. xolo am wmindanis dros xelmwifem aSot kura-
palatma daipyro bevri mxare da aaSena artanujis cixe
dedoflis, Tavisi meuRlis sacxovreblad da am cixeSi
kargad cxovrobda igi mravali weli. magram acTuna
mterma es xelmwife da moiyvana man cixeSi meZavi qali,
romelTanac mruSobda, radgan avxorcobis eSmaki metad
aRagznebda mas da Tumca adre ar hqonda amgvari
Cveuleba, damarcxda igi am boroti codviT. rodesac
gaigo netarma grigolma es sulis gamxrwneli saqme,
Sewuxda Zalian da Seatyobina amis Sesaxeb wminda
grigols, did moxucebuls, romelic eklesiebSi
mkvidrobda, radgan iyo igi saswaulTmoqmedi da didad
pativcemuli RvTisa da kacTagan; misi TanxmobiT
pirispir amxila man xelmwife, romelmac aRuTqva am
codvis moSoreba da im qalis iq gaSveba, saidanac168
moeyvana, magram ver ganaxorciela Tavisi brZaneba,
radgan daemona guliswadils.
xolo netarma grigolma ipova Sesaferisi dro,
rodesac mefe artanujidan Sors iyo, erT dRes wavida
Satberdidan, saRamoTi mivida im cixis Ziras, gaugzavna
kaci im qals saWmlis saTxovad da iq gaCerebis mizezi
Seatyobina, man ki didi sixaruliT gaixara da
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mravalferi sanovage warca wmidisa misTYs [208] da mowa-
feTa misTa.
da viTarca ganTena, kualad miuvlina kaci, raATa mi-
vides xilvad misa. maSin ufroAsad ganmxiarulebuli
mwrafl movida wmidisa mis orTa Tana mKevalTa TYsTa,
raATamca Rirs-iqmna juarsa netarisa mis kacisasa. xolo man
ara daswera juari, aramed ubrZana ganSorebulad daj-
domaA. da mowafeni kide-re gandges wamisyofiTa moZRurisa
TYsisaATa da egreTve - msaxurni igi dedani, rameTu wmidisa
mis SiSi yovelTa zeda mifenil iyo.
maSin hrqua mas netarman grigol: `N sawyalobelo! raA-
saTYs Soris col-qmarTa STaWrilxar warsawymedelad
Senda saukunod borotiTa miT codviTa, romliTa damone-
bul xar eSmakisada da cudiTa raATme mizeziTa safrKe qm-
nulxar didisa Kelmwifisada?~
xolo man cremliT hrqua: `wmidao RmrTisao, me Tavsa
Cemsa zeda ver Tavisufal var, vinaATgan gardareuli siy-
uaruli aqus Cemda momarT kurapalatsa da aw araA uwyi, Tu
raA vyo, rameTu brZanebaman sityuaTa SenTaman SemaZrwuna
friad~. xolo wmidaman man hrqua: `Svilo, iqmen sruliad
morCil sityuaTa Cem glaxakisaTa da me Tavsmdeb-geqmne
qristHs mimarT, raATa man Tavadman yovelni bralni Senni
Segindvnes~. da man hrqua: `wmidao mamao, KelTa SenTa var,
umjobesi sulisa CemisaA izrune~. maSinRa juari daswera
da akurTxa locviTa da SeWura madliTa da misca TYsTa
KamlTa sabeli, raATa sartylad Seirtyas. da man yo egreT.
[v] da wmidaman man hrqua: `Svilo Cemo, dRes iqmna cxorebaA
sulisa SenisaA, rameTu sanatrelisa dedisa febroniaAs wi-
naSe migiyvaneb Sen~. da man ganixara friad. xolo netarman
grigol ubrZana mKevalTa maT misTa warslvaA cixedve, da
dedakacsa mas hrqua: `Svilo Cemo, waremarTe da vidode wi-
540
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mravalnairi sanovage gasca wmindanisa da misi mowafeeb-
isaTvis.
rodesac gaTenda, grigolma kvlav gaugzavna mas kaci,
rom misuliyo mis sanaxavad. maSin igi, ufro metad gax-
arebuli, myisve movida wmindanTan Tavisi ori mxevl-
iTurT, rom Rirsi gamxdariyo am netari kacis jvrisa.
magram man ar gadaswera jvari, aramed ubrZana moSore-
biT dajdoma, mowafeebi ki da, agreTve, msaxuri qalebic
gverdze gadgnen maTi moZRvris niSanze, radgan yvelaze
iyo mifenili am wmindanis SiSi.
maSin uTxra mas netarma grigolma: „hoi, sabralov!
rad SeWrilxar col-qmars Soris saukunod Sens war-
sawymedad am boroti codviT, romliTac damonebuli
xar eSmakisadmi da ukeTuri ram mizeziT safrTxe
gamxdarxar didi xelmwifisaTvis?~
man ki cremliT uTxra: „RvTis wmindano, me Cems Tavze
ar maqvs Tavisufleba, vinaidan metismeti siyvaruli
aqvs Cemdami kurapalats da axla ar vici, ra vqna, radgan
im sityvebma, Sen rom brZane, SemaZrwuna metad~.
wmindanma uTxra: „Svilo, gaxdi mTlianad morCili Cemi,
glaxakis, sityvebisa da me gagixdebi Tavdebi qristes
mimarT, raTa man Tavad Segindos Sen yvela Seni
danaSauli~. da man uTxra: „wminda mamao, Sens xelT var,
Cemi sulisTvis ukeTesze izrune~. maSinRa gadaswera mas
jvari, akurTxa locviT, aRWurva madliT da misca
Tavisi fexsacmlebis zonari, rom Semoertya sartylad.
manac ase gaakeTa. da uTxra wmindanma: „Cemo Svilo, dRes
moxda Seni sulis gadarCena, radgan sanatrel deda
febroniasTan migiyvan Sen~, da man gaixara Zalian. mis
mxevlebs netarma grigolma ubrZana cixeSive wasvla, im
qals ki uTxra: „Cemo Svilo, gamoemarTe da iare Cvens
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
naSe Cuensa~. da esreT moiyvana igi meres, rameTu pirvelve
ganzraxvaA netarisa dedisaA Tana-iyo, da Sehvedra igi mas
da hrqua: `iRuawe ese jerisaebr, iRuawe, da raJams Zieba-
yos kurapalatman, ... rameTu hxedav gulsa amissa Semusr-
vilsa~. xolo man Tqua: `qristeman keTilad izrunos mKev-
lisa TYsisaTYs, romelica pova Sen mier, Rirso mamao~.
da mravalJam martod ubnobdes netarni ese. da esreT
iyo CueulebaAca misJamisa winamZRuarTa mamaTaA, rameTu
TYnier dedisa febroniaAs ganzraxvisa saqme araA Kel-yvian.
xolo daTagani vinme maxlobelad maTsa warhvlida da esma
erTi sityuaA, xolo sxuasa verRara ikadra smenad. rameTu
wmidaman grigol hrqua netarsa febronias, viTarmed: `raA
grqua Sen angelozman?~ rameTu RmerTi iyo yoladve maT
Soris.
xolo raJams miiwia kurapalati cixed, ikiTxa xolo
dedakaci igi. da viTar ara ipova, friad Seiurva, gulisKma-
yo raA yoveli igi yofili saqme, da rameTu ara RoniTa
raATme kacobrivTa maxeTaATa iyo trfial misa mimarT Kel-
mwife igi, aramed eSmakisa manqanebiTa esoden Zleul iyo,
romel TavmoTneobaA daaviwyda da mwrafl [239] xolo movi-
da meres. xolo netarman febronia damala dedakaci igi. da
viTar iloca kurapalatman eklesiasa wmidisa RmrTismSo-
belisasa da miiRo locvaA dedisa febroniaAsi, maSin iwyo
sityuad: `uwyi-mea, dedao, raAsaTYs moved aw?~ xolo man
hrqua: `ufalman icis, raAsaTYs hbrZane aqa~. da man hrqua:
`amis mizezisaTYs iqmna moslvaA Cemi, rameTu saxlisa Cueni-
sa meWurWle qali iyo da yoveli monagebi Cueni KelTa mis-
Ta iyo, da mamasa grigols aqa warmouyvanebia, da friadi da-
guaklda safaseTa CuenTagani. aw ubrZane, romel erTxel
cixed movides da yoveli mogYTualos da kualad Tquen-
dave movides, viTarca undes~. xolo febronia hrqua mas
542
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
win~. ase moiyvana igi mereSi, radgan Tavidanve iyo amaze
netari dedis Tanxmoba. mas miabara grigolma igi da
uTxra: „upatrone amas saTanadod, upatrone, da rodesac
kurapalati moZebnis ...,169 radgan xedav amis guls
damsxvreuls~. man ki Tqva: „qriste izrunebs kargad
Tavisi mxevlisTvis, romelic ipova Sens mier, Rirso
mamao~.
da didxans saubrobdnen ganmartoebiT es netarebi
(Cveulebac ase iyo maSindeli winamZRvari mamebisa,
radgan deda febronias Tanxmobis gareSe arcerT saqmes
ar Seudgebodnen). xolo romeliRac daTagani maT axlos
iyo Camvleli da gaigona man erTi sityva, sxva sityvis
mosmena ki veRar gabeda, radgan wminda grigolma uTxra
netar febronias: „ra giTxra Sen angelozma?~ marTlac,
RmerTi iyo yovliTurT maT Soris.
xolo rodesac movida kurapalati cixeSi, moikiTxa
is qali da rodesac ver ipova, Zalian Sewuxda, gaigo ra
mTeli momxdari saqme, da radgan araTu kacobriv maxeTa
raRac xrikiT iyo es xelmwife misi motrfiale, aramed
eSmakis manqanebiT iyo imdenad Zleuli, rom Tavmoyvar-
eoba daaviwyda da dauyovnebliv movida mereSi. magram
netarma febroniam damala qali da rodesac iloca kura-
palatma wminda RvTismSoblis eklesiaSi, amasTan miiRo
deda febronias dalocva, maSin daiwyo laparaki: „ici
ki, dedao, ratom movedi amJamad?~ xolo man uTxra:
„ufalma icis, risTvis mobrZandi aq~. da man uTxra: „im
mizezis gamo moxda Cemi mosvla, rom Cveni sasaxlis
[erTi] meWurWle qali iyo da mTeli Cveni qoneba mis
xelT iyo, mama grigols ki aq wamouyvania da Cveni
saunjidan bevri dagvaklda. axla ubrZane, rom erTxel
movides cixeSi, yvelaferi mogviTvalos da kvlav
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mkueTr: `mizezebad mizezTa codvisaTa kacTa Tana, romel-
ni iqman uSjuloebasa~. ese raA esma kurapalatsa, sircxY-
leul-iqmna marTlmxilebisa misgan kdemuli da myovarJam
dadumna, viTarca Zleuli, rameTu Korcielad Zliersa
Kelmwifesa suliTa ZlierTa kacTa sZles, SeWurvilTa maT
saRmrToATa SuriTa. xolo Seurvebulman kurapalatman
gulisa SeWirvebisagan Tqua: `netar mas kacsa, vin arRara
cocxal arso~. da mwrafl-xolo aRdga da warvidoda.
maSin netari febronia dawynarebuliTa suliTa ayeneb-
da, raATamca istumra igi da ara daemorCila, rameTu mamx-
ilebelad aqunda TYsi gonebaA, da nebaA raA KorcTmoy-
uarebisaA ganeSora da augi TYsi gulisKma-yo, xolo suli-
Ta ixarebda, sibrZneman raA wariota [v] sulmoklebaA igi
mavnebeli da aqebda wmidaTa maT mZlavrebasa, ufroAs-xolo
Zlevisamomcemelsa RmerTsa, da sixaruliT warvida, rameTu
guliTa wmidiTa aqunda netarTa maT pativi, viTarca sulisa
misisa saukunod gYrgYnosanmyofelTaA.
nv. aramed adarnerse Kelmwifesa ufroAsi vnebaA
SeamTxYa mterman, romelica iyo ZH aSot kurapalatisaA,
rameTu SesmeniTa meZvisa qalisaATa, romlisa Tana imruSeb-
da igi, usamarTlod ganiSora sicruviTa siZvisaATa sarwmu-
noA coli TYsi da wargzavna queyanad TYsad afxazeTad,
vinaAca moeyvana igi. xolo qristeman monasa TYssa grigols
gamoucxada yoveli igi usamarTloebaA, romelica SeamTx-
Yes ubralosa mas dedufalsa. amisTYsca mravalgzis mx-
ilebaA miawia netarman grigol adarnerses zeda, aramed
544
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
TqvenTanve movides, rogorc isurvebs~. magram febroniam
mkveTrad uTxra mas: „momizezeba codvis mizezebisa im
adamianebTan, romlebic moqmedeben usjuloebas170.
rodesac es gaigona kurapalatma, marTlmxilebisgan
TavmoWrili Sercxvenil iqna da xangrZlivad dadumda
rogorc damarcxebuli, radgan xorcielad Zlier
xelmwifes suliT Zlierma adamianebma sZlies, aRWur-
vilebma saRvTo SuriT, xolo Sewuxebulma kurapalatma
gulis SeWirvebisgan Tqva: „netavi im kacs, vinc cocxali
aRar aris~, da dauyovnebliv adga da midioda171.
maSin netari febronia dawynarebuli suliT aCereb-
da mas, rom emaspinZla, magram igi ar daemorCila,
radgan mamxileblad hqonda Tavisi goneba da radgan,
amasTan, gaSorda ra avxorcobis survili, gaiazra man
Tavisi Sercxvena, Tumca suliT xarobda, radgan sibrZnem
gandevna mavnebeli sulmokleoba da aqebda igi
wmindanTa Zalmomreobas, ufro ki gamarjvebis momcem
RmerTs. wavida igi sixaruliT, radgan wminda guliT
hqonda mas am netarTa, rogorc misi sulis saukunod
gvirgvinosanmyofelTa, pativiscema.
56. xolo ufro meti vneba mterma miayena adarnerse
xelmwifes, romelic iyo aSot kurapalatis Ze, radgan
meZavi qalis ciliswamebiT, visTanac mruSobda igi, usa-
marTlod moiSora Tavisi erTguli coli, meZavobis cru
[braldebiT], da gagzavna igi mis mxareSi, afxazeTSi,
saidanac moyvanili hyavda. magram qristem Tavis monas
grigols gamoucxada mTeli es usamarTloba, rac miages
udanaSaulo dedofals. amis gamo mravalgzis mxileba
moawia netarma grigolma adarnerseze, Tumca xelmwife
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Kelmwife igi cudiTa TavmoTneobiTa iZlia da mxilebaA
marTlisa mis kacisaA ara Tavs-idva, aramed SesZina ZYri
ZYrsa zeda TYssa da sxuaA coli SeirTo. maSin mamaman gr-
igol uwinaAswarmetyuela, bralTa maTTYs raA-igi SemTx-
uevad iyo misda miSuebiTa RmrTisaATa. da hrqua esreT: `ar-
asmenisaTYs sityuaTa Cem glaxakisaTa miece borotTa senTa
da romel aw Zeni gesxnen, iguemnen eSmakTagan, da ver gan-
ikurno Sen da verca Svilni igi Senni, vidre ara SeindoT
deduflisa misgan, usamarTlod gapatiJebulisa mKevlisa
mis RmrTisa; daRacaTu KorcTagan ganvides igi, aramed sa-
flavTagan [210] misTa Se-ve-indon SvilTa SenTa. xolo Se-
masmeneli igi meZavi adre ganaqiqos qristeman ufroAs yov-
elTa cTomilTaAsa lirwad warmdebebisa misisaTYs da uke-
Turebisa~.
xolo adarnerse sityuTagan netarisa grigolisTa fri-
ad SeSinda da Seuvrda wmidasa mas. xolo man aRadgina da
hrqua: `qristeman SendobaA bralTaA mogecin Sen, aramed ese
uwyode, Tqumuli Cemi aResrulos Jamsa TYssa, raATa
gulisKma-yon yovelTa nayofi urCebisaA~.
da Semdgomad mciredTa dReTasa SeemTxYa adarnerses
seni texisaA wrdiali, romelsa hrqYan nikrisi. da tkivilTa
maTgan iguemeboda mwared, rameTu mun Jamadmde
yoladuvnebel iyo igi. da mwrafl-xolo waravlina kaci
keTili, romelsa erqua kupra, winaSe deduflisa mis
Sendobisa Txovad. da viTar miiwia mociquli igi
adarnersesi fersaTs, sadaca ars aw saflavi misi, da ixila
dedufali igi TYsi didsa Sina monazonebasa, romelica iyo
asuli bagrat Saroelisa KelmwifisaA, rameTu samoslad
misa iyo Seuracxi CoKaA da emosa mas wmidaA sqemaA da
tYrTi didi SeSisaA ekida da saxid TYsad miaqunda
sanatrelsa mas, romelsa pirvel saxeli ewoda bevreulis da
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
dasZlia cudma Tavmoyvareobam da man ar ido Tavs am mar-
Tali kacis mxileba. piriqiT, ukeTurebas ukeTureba
daumata da sxva coli SeirTo. maSin mama grigolma uwi-
naswarmetyvela mas, Tu ra SeemTxveoda am danaSaulTa
gamo RvTis daSvebiT. da uTxra ase: „Cemi, glaxakis,
sityvaTa armosmenis gamo miecemi borot sneulebebs, is
Svilebi ki, romlebic axla geyoleba, daitanjebian
eSmakisgan da ver ganikurnebiT verc Sen da verc Seni
Svilebi, sanam Sendobili ar iqnebiT dedoflisgan, am
usamarTlod dasjili RvTismxevlisgan; TumcaRa
xorcidan gava igi, magram mis saflavTagan miiReben
Sendobas Seni Svilebi, xolo am cilismwamebel meZavs
male Searcxvens qriste Tavisi urcxvi Tavxedobisa da
ukeTurebisaTvis, ~.
xolo adarnerse netari grigolis sityvebis gamo Za-
lian SeSinda da Seuvrda wmindans, man ki wamoayena igi
da uTxra: „qristem mogces Sen danaSaulTa Sendoba, ma-
gram es icode, rom Cemi naTqvami asruldeba Tavis
droze, rom yvelam Seicnos urCobis nayofi~.
ramdenime dRis Semdeg adarnerses Sexvda Zvlebis-
texis mtanjveli seni (romelsac hqvia nikrisi) da
tkivilebisgan mwared itanjeboda, iyo ra am dromde
yovlad janmrTeli. dauyovnebliv gagzavna man kargi
kaci, romelsac erqva kupra, dedofalTan Sendobis
saTxovnelad. rodesac adarnersesgan gagzavnilma
miaRwia fersaTs, sadac aris axla misi172 saflavi, naxa
[iq] Tavisi dedofali, romelic iyo xelmwife bagrat
Saroelis asuli, did monazvnobaSi, radgan mis
samoslad iyo ubadruki anafora173 da Semosili hqonda
mas wminda sqema, amasTan aekidebina am sanatrels
(romelsac pirvelad ewoda bevreulisi, Semdeg ki —
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
merme anastasia (rameTu man sruliad sircxYleul-yo eS-
maki, da aw kurnebasa hpoeben morwmuneni madliTa misiTa, mi-
raA-aqus miwaA evlogiad saflavTagan misTa).
ese raA ixila kacman man mociqulman, icna da Seuvrda
adarnerses magier [v] da hrqua: `qristHs nebismyofelo,
gevedrebis, Seiwyale ufali Cemi, samarTlad RmrTisagan
ganpatiJebuli Sen ZliT, da nu swyev mas, aramed Seundven
didni bralni misni~.
xolo man hrqua: `gefucebi qristesa, araodes aRmo-
srul ars wyevaA pirsa Cemsa da arca mas vswyev. qristeman
Seundven yovelni codvani da gankurnen suliT da Kor-
ciT~.
da mwrafl-xolo ganikurna adarnerse, rameTu kacman
man mociqulman daiswava Jami igi, odesca uloca ufalsa
missa, da mo-raA-vida, pova igi yolad uvnebeli da sixaru-
liT hmadlobda qristesa. aramed Semdgomad weliwadTa ar-
amravalTa adarnerse Kelmwifesa raA esxnes Zeni, gurgen
kurapalati da sumbat, mterisagan friad itanjebodes da
mwrafl-xolo waravlinna igini fersaTs samosliTa
saglaxakoATa da SesawiraviTa saKelmwifoATa locvad sa-
flavsa mas sanatrelisa deduflisasa, rameTu gardacvale-
bul iyo igi. da raJams iloces, sruliad ganikurnnes sit-
yYsaebr netarisa grigolisa da sixaruliT warvides saxid
TYsa da adidebdes qristesa, RmerTsa yovelTasa.
nz. xolo dedakaci igi Semasmeneli borotad eS-
makeul-iqmna da gancofna, da sxuanica gansacdelni mii-
wines miszeda saqmeTaebr misTa ukeTurTa, da esreT iyo
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
anastasia) SeSis didi tvirTi da mihqonda igi Tavis sax-
lSi, vinaidan mTlianad Searcxvina man eSmaki da axla
kurnebas pouloben misi madliT morwmuneebi, miaqvT ra
mis saflavTan miwa evlogiad174.
rodesac mivlinebulma kacma naxa aseTi ram, icno175
igi, Seuvrda mas adarnerses sanacvlod da uTxra: „qris-
tes nebis aRmsrulebelo, gevedreba, rom Seiwyalo, Cemi
batoni, samarTlianad dasjili RvTisgan Sens gamo, da
nu wyevli mas, aramed Seunde Tavisi didi danaSaulni~.
man ki uTxra: „geficebi qristes, rom arasodes amosu-
la Cemi piridan wyevla da arc mas vwyevli. qristem Se-
undos mas yvela codva da gankurnos igi suliT da xor-
ciT~.
da myisve ganikurna adarnerse, radgan im wargza-
vnilma kacma daimaxsovra dro, rodesac dedofalma
iloca misi batonisTvis, da movida ra, naxa igi sruliad
uvnebeli da sixaruliT hmadlobda qristes. magram
rodesac arcTu bevri wlis Semdeg SeeZina adarnerse
xelmwifes Zeebi: gurgen kurapalati da sumbati, eseni
didad itanjebodnen mtrisgan. amitom dauyovnebliv
gagzavna man isini fersaTSi saglaxako SesamoseliTa da
xelmwifuri SesawiraviT, rom elocaT maT sanatreli
dedoflis saflavze, radgan gardacvlili iyo igi,
xolo raJams iloces, sruliad ganikurnen, netari
grigolis sityvisebr, da wavidnen ra TavianT saxlSi,
adidebdnen qristes, yovelTa RmerTs.
57. xolo is cilismwamebeli qali borotad eSmakeu-
li gaxda da gacofda, amasTan sxva gansacdelebic moiwia
masze, misi ukeTuri saqmeebisamebr, da, amgvarad, saSine-
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
saSinel da zarisasaKdel xilvaA misi da smenaA sityuaTa
misTaA. da viTar moego gonebasa, maSin mivida winaSe dedisa
febroniaAssa sawyalobeli igi da Seuvrda mas cremliT da
aRuvarebda yovelTa bralTa da evedreboda godebiT, raATa
[211] uxuaiSnos mamisa grigolisgan. xolo man miwera wigni
vedrebiT, da netarman man ara ismina, aramed mihrqua:
`uZYresni gansacdelni aRiZrnen magaszeda amisTYs, ram-
eTu sacTur-eqmna ege RmrTismsaxursa Kelmwifesa da sar-
wmunoA coli misi ganaSora, rameTu ganTqua saxeli misi vi-
Tarca meZvisaA, da kualad sisxli ubraloAsa WabukisaA
dasTxia. aw msgavsad ujerovebisa saqmeTa miegos magas
vidre siku[di]ladmde~.
xolo netarman febronia Tqua: `WeSmarit ars sabWoA
mamisa grigolisi~, rameTu ara hmZlavra man wmidasa mas,
viTarca Tqua mociqulman: `sulebi winaAswarmetyuelTaA
winaAswarmetyuelTa daemorCileno~, aramed viTar Sehgva-
nda, nugeSinis-sca sasowarkueTilsa mas, rameTu savse iyo
igi sibrZniTa orisave cxorebisaATa. da saswaulni didni ix-
ilvebodes mis mier da romelTaganme mowafeTa misTa. da
aw sarwmunoebiTmvedrebelTa kurnebasa aRmouceneben saf-
lavni maTni. xolo dedakaci igi vidre sikudiladmde
daadgra meres Sina, rameTu daRacaTu borotTa guemaTa
Sina iyo, xolo gonebaA misi cocxal ego. da raJams mokuda
igi, brZana dedaman febronia maxlobelad daTa maT qristHs
nebismyofelTa damarxvaA misi, raATa didad braleuli igi
ubraloTa maT ganamarTlon winaSe qristesa.
xolo ufalman aCuena saswauli, rameTu damarxvasa sxu-
aTa micvalebulTasa samgzis ipova Sinagan karsa akelda-
misasa mdebare, da arRara ikadres aRebad guami igi cod-
vilisa mis dedakacisaA, aramed maSinRa auwyes yoveli ne-
tarsa febronias, rameTu moxucebul iyo friad [v] da Ses-
550
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
li da Semzaravi iyo misi Sexedvac da misi sityvebis
smenac. magram rogorc ki gons moego, maSinve mivida feb-
roniasTan es sawyali, Seuvrda mas cremliT, aRiarebda
yvela danaSauls da evedreboda godebiT, rom eSuam-
dgomla misTvis mama grigolTan. febroniam miswera
kidec werili vedrebiT, magram netarma ar usmina,
aramed SemouTvala: „ufro mZime gansacdelebi aRiZvreba
magaze imis gamo, rom sacTurad gauxda eg RvTismsaxur
xelmwifes da gaaSora mas sando coli, radgan gaaxmaura
misi saxeli rogorc meZavisa da kidev, udanaSaulo
Wabukis sisxli daRvara. axla am saqmeTa umsgavsoebi-
samebr miezRveba magas vidre sikvdilamde~.
netarma febroniam ki Tqva: „WeSmaritia mama grigol-
is msjavri~, radgan man ar daaZala wmindans, rogorc
uTqvams mociquls, rom „winaswarmetyvelTa sulebi wi-
naswarmetyvelebs daemorCilebiano~176, Tumca, rogorc
Sehferoda, nugeSi sca sasowarkveTils, radgan savse iyo
igi orive cxovrebis sibrZniT da didi saswaulebi dain-
axeboda misgan, iseve rogorc zogi misi mowafisgan, axla
ki sarwmunoebiT mvedreblebs kurnebas aRmoucenebs maTi
saflavebi. xolo is qali vidre sikvdilamde darCa mere-
Si, radgan TumcaRa ukeTur tanjvebSi iyo, magram misi
goneba saRad narCundeboda da, mokvda ra, brZana deda
febroniam misi damarxva qristes nebis aRmsrulebeli
debis axlos, rom igi, didad damnaSave, maT, udanaSau-
loebs, gaemarTlebinaT qristes winaSe.
ufalma ki aCvena saswauli, radgan sxva micvalebul-
Ta damarxvisas samgzis inaxa igi akldamis karis SigniT
mdebare, da aRar ikadres aReba am codvili qalis cxe-
drisa, aramed maSinRa auwyes yovelive netar febronias,
radgan igi didad moxucebuli iyo da ar SeeZlo Ses-
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
uenebulTa damarxvasa ver Zal-edva mislvaA, xolo man Tqua:
`jer ars uwyebad ese netarsa grigols, rameTu igi ars
winamZRuari saqmisaA amis~, da miwera epistole pativiT es-
reT:
nH. `wyaloba-yavn ufalman Cuenzeda wmidiTa juariTa
da SewevniTa RirsTa locvaTa SenTaATa, qriste-Semosilo
mamao grigol, yoladve monawileo locvasa Tana Cem
glaxakisasa, Sen, wmidao RmrTisakaco, safrKe mKdomTa
mravalsaxH siborotiT Segimzades, viTar maxH monadireTa
da iwyes wyobad Senda uwyinod, rameTu siveragiT
gbrZodes saucrad simZafriTa sastikiTa xilviTa, viTarca
gundi mKedarTaA, da odesme viTarca simravle mKecTa mZYn-
vareTaA mravalgzis saSinelad CuenebiTa. da esreT SenTYs
aRZres RuawlTa RelvaA uCinoA da saCinoA. aramed maT yov-
elTa sZlo simdableman siwmidiTa Semkobilman guamsa Sensa
danergulman da cecxlebrman sulman Senman marTalman
Sewuna mterni igi mavnebelni uxilavni da xilulni. `xolo
amis madlisaTYs Zal ars Senda Zali RmrTisaA, rameTu wmi-
daTa angelozTa msgavsebaA gaqus, - siwmide, romel ars sam-
Zali ZlevisaA, SezRudvili samaradisoATa locviTa da
marxviTa, da friadi muKlTdrekaA, Semwirveli cremlTa
wmidaTaA uZilTagan TualTa SenTa da mRYZarisagan sulisa
Senisa. Sen, wmidao mRdelo, eklesiad wodebulTa Soris
marTalTa gansuenebulo, saRmrToo moZRuaro. morwmuneTa
simtkiceo, KelmwifeTa Tualuxuavad mamxilebelo da
ganmswavlelo kuerTxiTa swavlisaATa, [212] romlisaTYsca
sityuani Senni winaAswarmetyuelebr aResrulebian kacTa
Soris. `aramed aw Jami ars SendobisaA, yav wyalobaA ganwir-
ulisa misTYs dedakacisa, viTarca Suenis siwmidesa Sensa,
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
venebulTa damarxvaze misvla. man Tqva: „saWiroa, rom
vauwyo es netar grigols, radgan igia am saqmis winamZR-
vari~. da miswera epistole pativiT amgvarad:
58. „wyaloba yos ufalma Cvenze wminda jvriT da Seni
Rirseuli locvebis SewevniT, qristeSemosilo mamao
grigol, — yovliTurT monawilev Cemi, glaxakis,
locvebTan. Sen, RvTis wminda kaco, mopirispireebma177
mravalsaxovani safrTxe Segimzades siborotiT, rogorc
maxe — monadireebma, da daiwyes Sendami brZola mou-
wyineblad178, radgan veragulad gebrZodnen wamoCvene-
biTad, Sesaxedavad sastiki simZafriT, mravalgzis
saSinlad gamoCvenebiT, rogorc gundi mxedrebisa, an
zogjer — rogorc mZvinvare mxecTa simravle, da ase
aRZres Senze omebis talRa, uCinari da saCinari, magram
maT yvelas ajoba Sens sxeulSi danergilma simdablem,
siwmindiT Semkulma, da Senma marTalma, cecxlisebrma
sulma dawva es mavnebeli mtrebi — uxilavni da
xilulni. xolo amis gamo Zala SenTvis aris Zala RvTisa,
radgan gaqvs Sen wminda angelozTa msgavseba — siwminde,
rac aris gamarjvebis jildo, samaradiso locviTa da
marxviT SemozRuduli, da — mravalgzisi muxldreka,
Semwirveli wminda cremlebisa Sens uZilo TvalTagan da
Seni mRviZare sulisgan; Sen, wminda mRvdelo,
„eklesiad~ wodebul marTalTa Soris mosvenebulo
saRvTo moZRvaro, morwmuneTa simtkicev, xelmwifeTa
piruTvnelad mamxilebelo da swavlebis kverTxiT
ganmswavlelo, ris gamoc Seni sityvebi winaswar-
metyvelisebr sruldeba adamianTa Soris; Tumca axla
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
rameTu neSti sityuaA Cemi geuwyos wignismimRebelisagan
da yoladve Sewevna-yav CemTYs aqa da saukunesa mas, amin~.
da raJams aRmoikiTxa wigni febroniaAsi netarman grig-
ol da yoveli gulisKma-yo, cremliT madli misca qristesa
da dawera epistole daTa maT SesuenebulTa mimarT esreT-
saxed:
nT. `qristHsmoyuareno, wesTa maT amis soflisaTa mok-
lesa Sina drosa siyrmiTgan TqueniT vidre sikudiladmde
mZleqmnulno qristHsTYs, sityYsaebr mociqulisa: `ram-
eTu mohkuediT da cxorebaA Tqueni dafarul ars
qristHTurT RmrTisa Tana~, raJams gamocxadnes cxorebaA
igi Cueni, maSin Tquenca gamoscxadneT didebiTa saukunoAsa
mermisaATa, Tquen, brZenTagan netarno da uvicTagan uc-
naurno, uoxWnosa simdidresa keTilTaebr vaWarTa
sawuTroATa momsyidelno, xolo aw mZinareno KorciTa da
mRYZareno suliTa, mkudrad Seracxilno mkudarTagan da
ukunisamde cxovelno qristHsgan, taZriTa miT sulisaATa
queyanisa cad Semcvalebelno, qalwulebisa yuavilno,
mimsgavsebulno dedasa RmrTisasa, mxiarulno mis winaSe
saukunod, didebulsa mas moslvasa Zisa misisasa momlode-
belno! Tquen, uZlurebisagan ucvalebelsa Zalsa miw-
evnulno da Semdgomad sikudilisa yoladve SemZlebelno
micemad orisa saxesa [v] misagebelsa, qcevaTaebr kacTaAsa,
viTarca-ese aw vixileT Tquenmieri samarTali saSjeli,
romlisaTYsca me, glaxaki grigol da dedaA febronia
madlier varT TanaSewevnasa Tquensa, da aw gevedrebiT
sawyalobelisa magisTYs dedakacisa: iTxoeT qristHsgan
554
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Sendobis droa. wyaloba hyavi am ganwiruli qalisTvis,
rogorc Sehferis Sens siwmindes, radgan danarCeni Cemi
sityva geuwyeba werilis wamomRebisgan da yovliTurT
wyaloba hyavi CemTvis aq da im saukunoSi, amin~.
da rodesac waikiTxa febronias werili netarma gr-
igolma da Seicno yovelive, cremliT madloba uZRvna
qristes da dawera epistole im Sesvenebuli debis mima-
rT amgvarad:
59. „qristesmoyvareno, mokle droSi, — Tqveni siyr-
midan vidre sikvdilamde, — qristesTvis ama soflis
stiqionebze179 gamarjvebulno mociqulis sityvisebr:
„rameTu mokvdiT da Tqveni cxovreba dafarulia qris-
teTurT RmerTTan~180. rodesac gacxaddeba Cveni
cxovreba, maSin Tqvenc gacxaddebiT samermiso saukuno
didebiT, — Tqven, brZenTagan netaryofilno da
umecarTagan Seucnobelno, kargi vaWrebiviT wuTieriT
usazRvro simdidris momyidvelno, xolo amJamad
xorciT mZinareno da mRviZareno suliT, mkvdarTagan
mkvdrebad Seracxilno da ukunisamde cocxalno
qristesgan, sulis taZriT miwis cad Semcvlelno,
qalwulobis yvavilno, RvTis dedas mimsgavsebulno,
saukunod mxiarulno mis winaSe, misi Zis im didebuli
mosvlis momlodineno, — Tqven, uZlurebisgan ucvlel
Zalamde181 miRweulno da sikvdilis Semdeg yovliTurT
SemZleno ori saxis sazRauris micemisa, adamianTa qceve-
bisamebr, rogorc vnaxeT amJamad Tqvenmieri sa-
marTliani sasjeli, ris gamoc me, glaxaki grigoli, da
deda febronia madlierni varT Tqveni TanaSewev-
nisaTvis. axla ki gevedrebiT mag sawyali qalis gamo:
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
bralTa misTa SendobaA da Rirs-yveniT Zualni misni ZualTa
Tana TquenTa da suli misi sulisa Tquenisa Tana; da
ufroAs-xolo iRuaweT uflisa meored moslvasa, rameTu
gaqus madli Sewevnad morwmuneTa, da moeliT daus-
rulebelsa didebasa da gamouTqumelsa sixarulsa, romel-
saca miwevnad xarT. aramed meoxebaA Tqueni maradis Semwe-
meyavn Cuen, raATa Cuenca Rirs-viqmnneT sanatrelsa mas cx-
orebasa mermesa saukunesa, amin~.
da raJams aRmoukiTxes wigni igi netarisa grigolisi
micvalebulTa maT daTa da sityYTca brZanebaA dedisa feb-
roniaAsi auwyes-ve, maSinRa miiRes mkudari igi TYssa mas
pirvelsa adgilsa, sadaca samgzis dadebul iyo. da arRara
icvala mier dRiTgan, rameTu netari mamaA grigol mizez-
eqmna pirvel codvaTa mxilebasa da merme lxinebasa da Sen-
dobasa. da sinanulica friadi Semwe-eqmna codvilsa mas wi-
naSe RmrTisa, romelsa ara hnebavs sikudili codvilisaA,
aramed moqcevaA da sinanuli. xolo gulisKmismyofelTa
daukYrda da adidebdes RmerTsa.
A. xolo eseviTarTa saswaulTa iqmoda qriste KeliTa
netarisa grigolisiTa, rameTu uZlurni, TiTosaxeTagan
senTa Sepyrobilni da vnebulni sulTagan arawmidaTa,
locviTa misiTa da cremliTa [213] ganikurnebodes
Txovisaebr sarwmunoebiTmvedrebelTaAsa.
da ara-xolo-Tu kacni oden hxedvides mas navTsayude-
lad, aramed - nadirnica velisani. rameTu odesme
maxlobelad Satberdisa mTaTa maT zeda ese netari saqmisa
romlisaTYsme iyo da misTana Zmanica iyvnes, da iremi erTi
556
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
iTxoveT qristesgan mis danaSaulTa Sendoba da Rirsi
gaxadeT misi Zvlebi Tqvens ZvlebTan, xolo misi suli
Tqvens sulTan [yofnisa], ufro ki uflis meored
mosvlisas upatroneT mas, radgan gaqvT madli morwmu-
neTa Sesawevnelad da moeliT dausrulebel didebas da
gamouTqmel sixaruls, rasac miaRwevT kidec, xolo
Tqveni meoxeba maradis Segveweodes Cven, rom Cvenc
Rirsni gavxdeT im sanatreli cxovrebisa samermiso
saukuneSi182, amin~.
rodesac waukiTxes netari grigolis es werili
micvalebul debs da Tan sityviTac auwyes deda
febronias brZaneba, maSinRa miiRes maT is mkvdari mis
pirvandel adgilas, sadac samgzis iyo dadebuli, da am
dRidan aRar Seucvlia [adgili], radgan netari mama
grigoli mizezad gauxda mas jer codvaTa mxilebisa,
Semdeg ki mitevebisa da Sendobisa, Tan didi sinanulic
Seewia am codvils RvTis winaSe, romelsac ar nebavs
codvilis sikvdili, aramed — moqceva da sinanuli,
xolo [yovelive amis] SemcnobelT gaukvirdaT da
adidebdnen RmerTs.
60. xolo amgvar saswaulebs moqmedebda qriste ne-
tari grigolis xeliT, radgan sxvadasxva senisgan
Sepyrobili da arawminda sulebisgan vnebuli uZlurebi
misi locviTa da cremliT ikurnebodnen, sarwmunoebiT
mvedrebelTa Txovnisamebr.
da ara mxolod adamianebi xedavdnen mas navsayude-
lad, aramed — velis nadirebic, radgan erTxel Satber-
dis maxloblad, mTebze, es netari raRac saqmisTvis imy-
ofeboda, iyvnen ra masTan erTad Zmebic, da maT dasanaxze
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
gamovida saCinosa maTsa, rameTu monadireTa moecva igi da
vervinaA ganereboda KelTagan maTTa.
maSin mihmarTa monozonTa maT, da Soris ganvlna yovel-
ni, da mivida viTarca gonieri netarisa grigolissa da TYsi
Tavi zeda KelTa mis wmidisaTa dadva da reca tiroda mow-
evnulisa misTYs borotisa. xolo man nugeSinis-sca da hr-
qua: `saxeliTa qristHsiTa ver gavnon mterTa amaT SenTa,
nu geSinin~. da ixiles raA kacTa maT, ganukYrda friad da
adidebdes RmerTsa. da movides wmidisa mis da juari daiw-
eres. xolo man akurTxna igini da nacvalad irmisa misca sx-
uaA saRuawi KorcTaA da warvides, xolo iremi igi ganuteva
mSYdobiT.
Aa. da egreTve xancTas raA iyo TYssa senaksa Sina, mona-
direTa mravalTa maxlobelad monastersa mas moicvnes
oTxni gareTxani. xolo igini srbiT Sevides senaksa mas, sa-
daca iyo mamaA grigol mjdomare, da garemoadges wmidasa
mas. xolo man gulisKma-yo mizezi mislvisa maTisaA da nug-
eSinis-sca maT da ubrZana, raATa monadireni igi istumrnen
da wargzavnnen. da nadirTa maT Wamadi sca da ganutevna
mSYdobiT [v].
Ab. xolo basili mamaA, iyo raA Wabuk, karaulsa mamisa
grigolissa xedvida. da boroti mjdomi qedsa missa
gamoajda, romelsa `kurTxeul~ uwodian, xolo Zuelad hr-
qYan `satali~. da basili mwariTa miT seniTa quemdebare
iguemeboda viTar oTx dRe oden. maSin ikiTxa netarman gr-
igol, viTarmed: `sada ars yrmaA basili?~ da auwyes ZmaTa
seni misi, da man brZana wodebaA. xolo maT hrques: `ver Zal-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
gamovida erTi iremi, vinaidan monadireebs alyaSi moeq-
ciaT igi da verc erTi mxridan ver aRwevda maT Tavs.
maSin miaSura man monazvnebs, SuaSi gauara yvelas,
mivida, rogorc gonieri, netar grigolTan, Tavisi Tavi
dado wmindanis xelebze da TiTqosda tiroda igi masze
moweuli borotebis gamo, xolo man nugeSi sca da uTxra:
„qristes saxeliT ver gavneben Seni mtrebi, nu geSinia~.
naxes ra es im adamianebma, metad gaukvirdaT da
adidebdnen RmerTs. movidnen isini wmindanTan da jvari
gadaiweres, man ki akurTxa da irmis sanacvlod misca maT
xorcTa sxva samzrunvelo.183 wavidnen isini, man ki iremi
mSvidobianad gauSva.
61. amgvaradve, iyo ra igi xancTaSi, Tavis senakSi,
bevrma monadirem monastris axlos alyaSi moaqcia oTxi
gareuli Txa, isini ki sirbiliT Sevidnen im senakSi, sa-
dac iyo mama grigoli mjdomare, da Semoertynen mas.
xolo man Seicno maTi misvlis mizezi, nugeSi sca maT da
brZana, rom monadireebisTvis emaspinZlaT da gaestumre-
binaT, am nadirebs ki saWmeli misca da mSvidobianad
gauSva.
62. xolo basili mamasaxlisi, iyo ra Wabuki, mama gr-
igolis saxedars uvlida. mas kiserze gamouvida ukeTu-
ri gamonazardi, rasac uwodeben „kurTxeuls~. Zvelad ki
erqva „satali~. am mware seniT itanjeboda igi sul daax-
loebiT oTxi dRe. maSin ikiTxa netarma grigolma: „sad
aris ymawvili basili?~ Zmebma Seatyobines misi senis Ses-
axeb da man brZana, rom moexmoT igi, maT ki uTxres: „ar
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
uc moslvaA~. maSin hrqua maT: `Cemmier arquT, viTarmed: gi-
wess Sen mamaA grigol~.
da viTarca esma sityuaA wodebisaA basilis, ganZlierda
brZanebiTa TYsisa moZRurisaATa da mivida winaSe missa.
xolo man hkiTxa: `raA gevnebis?~ da man KeliTa TYsiTa uCue-
na mjdomi igi, rameTu daepyra adgili didi. maSin netarman
grigol Zlierad sca KeliTa TYsiTa adgilsa mas, sadaca
iyo mjdomi igi, da hrqua basilis: `cudad mogimedgrebies
Tavi, rameTu ara ars vnebaA SenSoris yoladve~. da man Keli
moisua adgilsa mas da kualica uCino-iqmna mjdomisa bor-
otisaA. da romelTa ixiles saswauli ese, adidebdes RmerT-
sa.
Ag. mas Jamsa iyvnes vinme ierusalHms mowafeni netarisa
grigolisni, kacni Suenierni, keTilni monazonni, srulni
sibrZniTa da saswaulTamoqmedni, meZiebelni sasufevelisani
da meotni didebisagan amis soflisaAsa, mRdelni Rirsni,
Svilni didebulTa aznaurTani, tomni didisa efrem mawy-
uerel episkoposisani, romelTagan moweril iyo ese episto-
le mamisa grigolis winaSe, ierusalHmiT xancTad mowevnu-
li pirvelve. [214] xolo me aw STavwere wignsa amas Sina
mowerili ese maTi Seucvalebelad yoveli, esreT:
`wmidaA locvaA wmidisa da patiosnisa didisa mamisa
Cuenisa grigolisi ufalman mogYboZen da Rirs-guyvenin
Cuen, codvilni ese, glaxakni da uRirsni monani Senni, uK-
mari arseni da makari uZluri, sulierad Zmiswuli da Svili
Seni da yovelTa SvilTa SenTaA. mamao dido da patiosano
uflisa mier, da ufalo Cueno da Rirso RmrTisao da
wmidisa magis udabnoAsa Tavado ufalo, da qristHsmoy-
uarisa erisa moZRuaro da ganmanaTlebelo yovelTao, Seg-
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SeuZlia mosvla~. maSin uTxra man maT: „Cems mier uTxar-
iT: gixmobs Sen mama grigoli~.
da rogorc ki gaigona xmobis sityva basilim, ga-
Zlierda igi Tavisi moZRvris brZanebiT da mivida
masTan, man ki hkiTxa: „ra gawuxebs?~ manac Tavisi xeliT
uCvena is gamonazardi, radgan didi adgili daekavebina
mas. maSin netarma grigolma Zlierad daartya Tavisi
xeliT im adgils, sadac gamonazardi iyo, da uTxra
basilis: „tyuilad wagixdenia Tavi, radgan ar aris
SenSi aranairi ziani~. da man xeli moisva im adgilze da
kvalic ki gaqra ukeTuri gamonazardisa, xolo romleb-
mac naxes es saswauli, adidebdnen RmerTs.
63. imJamad ierusalimSi iyvnen netari grigolis vi-
Rac mowafeebi, Rirseuli adamianebi, kargi monazvnebi,
sibrZniT srulyofilni da saswaulTmoqmedni, sasufev-
lis maZieblebi da ama soflis didebisgan gaqceulebi,
Rirsi mRvdlebi, didebul aznaurTa Svilebi, didi
efremis, mawyvereli episkoposis, naTesavebi, romlebi-
sganac mowerili iyo mama grigolisadmi es epistole,
ierusalimidan xancTaSi Tavdapirveladve moRweuli, me
ki axla Cavwere am wignSi es maTi mowerili, yvelaferi
Seucvlelad, ase:
„Cveni wminda da patiosani didi mama grigolis
wminda locva mogviboZos ufalma da Rirsi gagvxados
[amisa] Cven, es codvilebi, Seni glaxaki da uRirsi
monebi, uvargisi arseni da uZluri makari, sulierad
ZmisSvili da Svili Seni da yvela Seni Svilisa. mamao
dido da patiosano uflis mier, Cveno patrono da RvTis
Rirso, mag wminda udabnos patrono TviTon da qristes-
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YndveT wmidiTa magiT simdabliTa Cueni ese kadrebuli,
glaxakTa da uRirsTa monaTa mowerili ucebi da ugunuri.
RmrTismoyuarebasa Sensa mindobiTa vikadreT ese kadniere-
biT moweraA, Cinebulo serobasa mas ukudavsa. Cuen, cod-
vilni ese umetes yovelTa kacTasa, lmobierad mogaKsenebT
da migiZRuanebT madlsa da locvasa wmidisa adgomisasa da
yovelTave, romelni arian wmidasa qalaqsa Sina ierusalHm-
sa da garemoAs sanaxebsa missa wmidaTa adgilTa Tayuanis-
sacemelTa qristHs uflisa CuenisaTa. Sen, wmidao mamao pa-
tiosano, da yovelTa SvilTa SenTa sarwmunoebiT, sur-
vielebisaebr Tquen yovelTaAsa, SegYndveT da SeiwireT wa-
dierebaA mokiTxvisa CuenisaA Tquenda mimarT! egreTve, wmi-
dao mamao, mo-vinme-vida mandaAT kaci, monaA RmrTisaA,
mRdeli berZeni amis queyanisaA, da exilve Sen, mamao, da man
mogYTxra RmrTisa mier mSYdobiT dacvaA, da simrTele [v]
patiosnisa magis siwmidiTcxorebisa SenisaA wmidasa magas
udabnosa Sina. da Cuen, uRirsTa amaT, didad-xolo ganvis-
ueneT da ganvixareT da uRirsiTa piriTa vikadreT madlisa
SewirvaA codvilTa amaT kacTmoyuarisa mimarT RmrTisa
smenisa amis da sixarulisa mSYdobisa SenisaATa. da kualad
mandave warmovida kaci igi RmrTisaA mose da ese wignaA mis-
da warmogYcemia. da aqa wmidani ese adgilni yovelni movl-
na da moilocna da Sen, mamao, yovelTa Tana morwmuneTa
yoladve gilocvida da gaKsenebda da didad-xolo gaqebda.
da Cuen ufroAs zomisa ganvixareT da TavTa CuenTa da sul-
Ta CuenTa codvilTaTYs vikadreT ese moweraA. vevedrebiT
quedavrdomiT saxierebasa Sensa yoladkeTilsa da tkbilsa
uflebasa RmrTismoyuarebisa Senisasa, raATa ara ug-
ulebels-guyvne monani Senni wmidasa locvasa Sensa,
RmerTSemosilo mamao, dido moZRuaro wmidaTao. viTarca
Seguevedra suli Cueni siwmidiTRirsebasa Sensa, awca geve-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
moyvare eris moZRvaro da yovelTa ganmanaTlebelo, Seg-
vindeT mag wminda simdabliT es Cveni kadrebuli, glax-
aki da uRirsi monebis umecruli da ugunurebiTi mon-
aweri. Sens RvTismoyvarebaze mindobiT vikadreT es kad-
nierebiTi mowera, im ukvdav serobaze184 xmobilo! Cven,
yvela adamianze metad codvilni, tkiviliT185 mogax-
senebT da giZRvniT madlsa da locvas wminda aRdgomi-
sas, agreTve yvela im [adamianisas], romelic aris wminda
qalaq ierusalimSi da misi mxareebis, Cveni ufali
qristes Tayvansacemi wminda adgilebis garSemo. Sen, pa-
tiosano wminda mamao, da yvela Senma Svilma, yvela
Tqvenganis survilisamebr sarwmunoebiT SegvindeT da
SeiwireT Tqvendami Cveni mosalmebis wadiereba. kidev,
wmindao mamao, movida mandedan viRac kaci, RvTis mona,
am qveynis berZeni mRvdeli, da enaxe Sen, mamao, da man
mogviTxro mag wminda udabnoSi mag Seni patiosani siw-
mindiT cxovrebis RvTis mier mSvidobiT daculoba da
simrTele. Cvenc, am uRirsebma, didad movisveneT da
gavixareT da codvilebma uRirsi piriT vikadreT mad-
lobis Sewirva kacTmoyvare RvTisadmi amis mosmenisa-
Tvis da im sixarulis gamo, rom mSvidobianad xar. da kv-
lav mandve wamovida es RvTis kaci mose, da es werili mas
gamovataneT. aq man yvela es wminda adgili moiara da
moiloca da Sen, mamao, yvela morwmunesTan erTad sul
glocavda da gaxsenebda da marTlac didad gaqebda, Cven
ki zomaze metad gavixareT da Cveni Tavisa da Cveni cod-
vili sulebisaTvis vikadreT es mowera, vevedrebiT
qvedavardniT Sens yovlad karg sikeTes da Seni RvTis-
moyvarebis tkbil moTaveobas, rom ar ugulebelgvyoT
Seni monebi Sens wminda locvaSi, RmerTSemosilo mamao,
wmindanTa dido moZRvaro, da rogorc SevavedreT Cveni
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
drebiT, qristHs siyuarulisaTYs Ksenebul-guyveniT Rir-
sTa Sina locvaTa da winaSe wmidasa magas samwysosa Tquen-
sa, Rirso RmrTisao, patiosano mamao da ufalo Cueno; xolo
Cueni yofaA wmidasa amas adgilsa saba-wmidas da hambavi yo-
veli manve mose mogaKsenos, wmidao mamao. sitkboebasa Sensa
mindobiTa gauwyebT: daijeren siwmideman Senman, wmidaTa
amaT adgilTa maradisKsenebasa Sensa vikadrebT locvaTa
Sina CuenTa, raATa ufalman Cuen, uRirsni ese, [215] wmidasa
locvasa Sensa Rirs-guyvnes yoladve nawileul. mamao, gve-
dia efrosine, daA Cueni, RmrTisa siyuarulisaTYs ikiTxeT
da locvaA da kurTxevaA Seni masca mihfineT, amen~.
da eseviTarTa maT RirsTa kacTaTYs Tques pirvelTa
wmidaTa mamaTa, viTarmed: `JamTa ukuanaAsTa romel ipovnen
qristHs nebismyofelni mamani, Cuensaca uwinares iyvnen da
mamaTaca CuenTa~.
Ad. xolo netari mamaA grigol saswaulTamoqmedi esreT
ganmgebel iyo wmidaTa klarjeTisa yovelTa udabnoTa,
rameTu sarwmunoTa monazonTa keTilad iRuwida, xolo
braleulTa sinanulad moaqcevda da urCTa simarTlisaTa
sruliad ganasxmida, rameTu opizeli beri erTi ityoda,
viTarmed: `siWabukesa Cemsa samgzis opiziT ganZebul-viqmen
mamisa grigolisgan ukeTurebisagan slvaTa CemTaAsao~.
aramed vinaATgan aReSennes klarjeTisa didebulni ud-
abnoni, mRdelni da diakonni maTni anCelTa episkoposTagan
ikurTxevian da egreTve, odes episkoposTa akurTxevdian,
ukueTu sworad yovelTa maT udabnoTa wamebaA ara aqun da
wigni yovelTaA WeSmariti sawamebeli, kaTalikosman
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
suli Seni siwmindiT cxovrebis Rirsebas, amJamadac
gevedrebiT, qristes siyvarulisTvis mogvixseneT Rir-
seul locvebSi da mag Tqveni wminda samwysos winaSe,
RvTis Rirso patiosano mamao da patrono Cveno. xolo
Cvens yofnas am wminda adgilas, sabawmindas, da mTel
ambavs egeve mose mogaxsenebs, wmindao mamao. Sens
sitkboebaze mindobiT gauwyebT: daijeros Senma siwmin-
dem, am wminda adgilebSi maradis Sens xsenebas vbedavT
Cvens locvebSi, rom Rirsgvyos ufalma Cven, es uRirse-
bi, yovliTurT Seni wminda locvis monawiled gaxdomi-
sa. mamao, gebarebodes efrosine, Cveni da. RvTis siyvaru-
lisTvis moikiTxeT igi da Seni locva-kurTxeva masac mi-
afineT, amin~.
ai, amgvari Rirseuli adamianebis gamo Tqves pirvel-
ma wminda mamebma: „bolo Jams romlebic aRmoCndebian
qristes nebis aRmsrulebeli mamebi, Cvenze uwinaresnic
iqnebian isini da Cvens mamebzec~.
64. xolo saswaulTmoqmedi netari mama grigoli amg-
varad ganmgeblobda klarjeTis yvela udabnos, radgan
sando monazvnebs kargad patronobda, damnaSaveebs sinan-
ulisken moaqcevda da samarTlianobisadmi daumorCile-
blebs saerTod aZevebda. marTlac, erTi opizeli beri
ambobda, „Cems siWabukeSi samgzis gavxdi gaZevebuli
opizidan mama grigolis mier Cemi moqmedebebis
ukeTurebis gamoo~.
mas Semdeg, rac aSenda klarjeTis didebuli udab-
noebi, maTi mRvdlebi da diakonebi anCeli
episkoposebisgan ikurTxebian da aseve, rodesac episko-
posebs akurTxeben, Tuki kaTalikoss Tanabrad yvela am
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
saepikoposoAsa mis KelTadasxmaA episkoposad ara inebis,
arca saTno arn samarTliTa sabWoATa, daRacaTu friad
uricxuni Jamni hqonan saydarsa mas anCisasa uwinares aR-
Senebisani da episkoposnica mravalni keTilad saswaulTa-
moqmedni yofil arian, aramed pativ-sca qristeman wmidaTa
maT udabnoTa, raATa iyos winamZRurad maTda episkoposi
umizezoA, wmidaA da Rirsi, viTarca Sehgavs wmidasa mas say-
darsa, qalwulebiT damarxulsa gan[v]xrwnisagan wvalebisa
gularZnilisa moZRurebisa, saxelsa zeda wmidisa qristHs
RmrTisa xatisasa aRSenebulsa.
Ae. xolo netarisa mamisa grigolis ze Rirsman mRdelT-
mTavarman zaqaria ese saswaulni qmnna:
rameTu monastersa tbas axlos myafarsa mas guerdsa
saSineli lodi iZrvoda da SiSisagan monozonni ivltodes
TYsTa saxlTagan. xolo zaqaria, sasoebiT mdgomareman, hr-
qua maT: `xvale ixiloT lodi ese mdebare adgilsa, romelsa
Cuen araA guevnos~. da iyo egre, rameTu yolad ver cnes
mamaTa maT SeZrvaA misi. da xvalisa dRe mougonebelsa adg-
ilsa, sadaca hrqua wmidaman man, mun myarad idva, da adideb-
des qristesa.
da igive zaqaria sTulisa JamTa jda odesme tbas TYsTa
babiloTa mwifeTa queSe, romelTa mravalgzis SaSY Wamda.
xolo juari daswera da mwrafl mokuda da kualad juari
daswera da gancocxlebuli frinvida moyuasTa Tanave TYs-
Ta.
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
udabnos dasturi da yvela maTganis WeSmaritad das-
turmyofeli moweriloba ar aqvs, ar inebebs igi
saepiskoposo [piris] episkoposad xeldasxmas da,
samarTliani msjavriT, arc iqneba es mosawoni,
miuxedavad imisa, rom [maT] aSenebamde metad uricxvi
weli hqonda anCis saydars da episkoposic bevri yofila
[misgan] Rirseulad saswaulTmoqmedi; Tumca pativi
miago qristem am wminda udabnoebs, rom iyos maT
winamZRvrad unaklo, wminda da Rirsi episkoposi,
rogorc Sehferis es qriste-RmerTis xatis saxelze
aSenebul am wminda saydars, ubiwoebiT daculs mrude
moZRvrebis mwvaleblobis186 gaxrwnilobisgan.
65. xolo netari mama grigolis dros misma mRvdelT-
mTavarma zaqariam es saswaulebi imoqmeda:
„tbis~ monastris axlos, frialo ferdobze, saSine-
li lodi inZreoda da monazvnebi SiSisgan garbodnen
TavianTi saxlebidan, zaqariam ki, imediT mdgomarem,
uTxra maT: „xval naxavT am lods im adgilas dadebuls,
sadac Cven araferi gvevneba~, da asec moxda, radgan
mamebma saerTod ver SeigrZnes misi ryeva, xolo meore
dRes myarad iyo igi dadebuli warmoudgenel adgilas;
sadac Tqva am wmindanma, da adidebdnen isini qristes.
igive zaqaria erTxel, rTvelis dros, ijda „tbis~
[monasterSi] Tavisi mwife babiloebis qveS, romelTac
xSirad Wamda SaSvi, xolo man jvari gadaswera da myisve
mokvda igi, Semdeg ki isev jvari gadaswera da, gacocxl-
da ra, frinavda Tavis megobrebTan erTad.
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Av. da odesme mkali uricxY movida maxlobelad anCisa
sazRvarsa, xolo netarman episkoposman zaqaria winamiageba
kuerTxi TYsi mRdelTa KeliTa, da ufalman madliTa monisa
TYsisaATa mosra simravle igi mkalTaA, romeli dahfarvida
haersa mzisasa. da eri morwmune RmerTsa adidebda.
Az. kualad orni saSinelni veSapni gamoCndes anCisa ve-
naKsa da mevenaKeni ivltodes. xolo zaqaria locviTa
moakudinna igini da kacni igi sixaruliT hmadlobdes
qristesa. da rameTu eseviTarni Rirsni sxuanica [216] iyvnes
episkoposni saswaulTamoqmedni anCs, mimsgavsebulni
uflisani, romelTa siymilsa Sina mciriTa puriTa mravalni
mSierni gamozardnian.
AH. aramed dasabami madlisaA ese ixilva zaqariaAs si-
yrmisa JamTa, rameTu mwyemsi iyo kravTaA klarjeTisa queya-
nasa Sina da, viTarca mRdelman, Sesawiravi ganhmzada winaSe
patiosansa juarsa da sxuani CCYlni yrmani gare moadges mas
da daudumebelad KmiTa Kmobdes angelozTa galobasa es-
reT: `wmida ars, wmida ars, wmida ars ufali sabaoT, savse
arian cani da queyanaA didebiTa misiTa, alelua[A], alelua[A],
dideba[A] RmerTsa~. da kYrieleisoni friad mravali TqYan.
xolo zeciT mowevnul iyo sueti friadbrwyinvale
naTlisaA umankosa mas zeda mRdelsa- yrmasa. da mgzavr
momavali vinme episkoposi anCeli xedvida saswaulsa mas da
mivida da eziara KeliTa Rirsisa mis yrmisaATa da Tanawari-
yvana anCs. xolo dekanozsa gamoucxada ziarebaA TYsi. da
episkoposisa mis brZanebiTa RirsTa kacTa tbas Sina aR-
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66. da erTxel uricxvi kalia movida anCis sazRvris
axlos, xolo netarma episkoposma zaqariam win miageba
maT Tavisi kverTxi mRvdlebis xeliT da ufalma Tavisi
monis madliT mospo kaliebis simravle, mzis brwyinva-
lebas rom faravda, da morwmune eri RmerTs adidebda.
67. kidev, ori saSineli veSapi gamoCnda anCis venaxSi
da mevenaxeebi garbodnen, xolo zaqariam locviT moakv-
dina isini da adamianebi sixaruliT hmadlobdnen
qristes. ai, amgvari Rirseulebi sxvebic iyvnen anCSi,
saswaulTmoqmedi episkoposebi, ufals mimsgavsebulebi,
romlebmac SimSilobis dros cota puriT bevri mSieri
gamozardes.
68. xolo madlis es saTave gamoCnda zaqarias siyrmis
wlebSi, radgan iyo igi kravebis mwyemsi klarjeTis mx-
areSi da, rogorc mRvdelma, Sesawiravi gaamzada pati-
osani jvris win, sxva mcirewlovani bavSvebi ki gars Se-
moertynen mas da daudumebeli xmiT xmobdnen angelozTa
galobas ase: „wmida ars, wmida ars, wmida ars ufali
sabaoT, savse arian cani da queyana didebiTa misiTa,
aleluia, aleluia, dideba RmerTsa~187, da metad bevr
„kvirieleisons~188 ambobdnen, xolo zecidan ki am umanko
mRvdel bavSvze sinaTlis metad mbrwyinavi sveti iyo
moaxlebuli. gzad momavali vinme anCeli episkoposi, xe-
davda ra am saswauls, mivida da eziara am Rirsi bavSvis
xeliT da Tan waiyvana igi anCSi, xolo dekanozs gamoucx-
ada Tavisi ziarebis Sesaxeb. am episkoposis brZanebiT
Rirseulma adamianebma „tbis~ [monasterSi] aRzardes es
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
zardes netari igi episkoposi zaqaria. da eseviTarni keTil-
ni saTnoebani daimkYdrnes anCisa episkoposTa.
AT. xolo Soris ifqlTa maT wmidaTa ipova erTi vinme,
viTarca RuarZli, sarwebs aRmocenebuli diakonebasa Sina
da tfilis[s] aRzrdili sahak amirisa ismaelis Zisagan da
mociqulad mavali aSot kurapalatsa winaSe, romelmanca
ixila anCisa episkoposi gardacvalebuli, da miSuebiTa
auracxelad sulgrZelisa RmrTisaATa sahak amirisa mier
moiTxova anCisa saydari aSot [v] kurapalatisagan ukeTur-
man man cqirman. da raJams mZlavrebiT daipyra anCi, kualad
SesZina ZYri ZYrsa missa zeda mravali, romlisa moKsenebaA
amas wignsa Sina ara jer ars STawerad yoveli.
xolo uwesoebaA misi mravalgzis emxila wmidaTa maT
pirvelTa klarjeTisa meudabnoeTagan mamaTa da yovelTa
maTgan samwysoTa kaTolike eklesiisaTa, ufroAs-xolo
mamisa grigolisgan, rameTu arqimandriti iyo igi dide-
bulTa maT udabnoTaA. xolo man sruliad saRmrToA SiSi
ganagdo ampartavanebisagan Zleulman da farulad mouwo-
da eriskacsa anCelsa, lirbsa da glaxaksa da magriad moi-
sarsa, da aRuTqua micemad sami grivi fetY da xuTni Txani,
da waravlina xancTad moklvad mamisa grigolissa. da gzas
visganme cna, viTarmed ars igi xancTisa agaraksa da dRes
movals Sina. maSin warvida mzirad tyesa mas xancTisasa da
mSYldi gardacumuli KelTa aqunda.
570
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
netari episkoposi zaqaria. ai, amgvari kargi saTnoebani
imemkvidres anCis episkoposebma.
69. xolo am wminda xorbalTa Soris gamoCnda erTi
viRac, RvarZlisebr aRmocenebuli sarwebSi189 diako-
nad, TbilisSi ki aRzrdili sahak amira ismaelis Zisgan
da [misTvis] elCobis gamwevi aSot kurapalatis winaSe.
aman, am ukeTurma cqirma, naxa anCis episkoposi garda-
cvlili da auracxelad sulgrZeli RvTis daSvebiT
sahak amiris mier moiTxova aSot kurapalatisgan anCis
saydari, xolo rodesac ZaladobiT daikava man anCi,
kvlav mravali ukeTureba Sehmata Tavis ukeTurebas,
risi moxseniebac, am wignSi yvelafris Casawerad,
marTebuli ar aris.
Tavis uwesobaSi mravalgzis iqna igi mxilebuli
klarjeTis pirvel wminda meudabnoe mamaTagan da
kaTolike eklesiis yvela samwysosgan, ufro ki mama
grigolisgan, radgan am didebuli udabnoebis arqimand-
riti iyo igi, magram cqirma, ampartavnebisgan Zleulma,
mTlianad ukuagdo saRvTo SiSi, farulad mouxmo anCel
eriskacs, urcxvsa da glaxaks; amasTan magrad moisars, da
aRuTqva mas sami sawyao fetvi da xuTi Txa da gagzavna
xancTaSi mama grigolis mosaklavad. [mkvlelma] gzaSi
gaigo, rom grigoli xancTis adgil-mamulSi imyofeboda
da rom im dRes unda mosuliyo Sin. amis gamo xancTis
tyeSi wavida igi Casasafreblad, mSvildi ki moziduli
hqonda xelSi.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
o. xolo netari mamaA grigol TYsiT agarakiT martoA
STamovidoda xancTas da mgzavr slvasa zepiriT wmidisa
mamisa efremis TqumulTa sakiTxavTa ityoda godebiT
tirilsa Sina, xolo suliTa ixarebda, rameTu xedvida
saRmrToTa xilvaTa madliTa sulisa wmidisaATa. maSin
sawyalobelman man kacman ixila saswauli didi wmidasa mas
zeda zegardamo, rameTu sueti naTlisaA friadbrwyinvale
cad aRwevnuli hfarvida mas, da iyo Tavsa missa juari
TualTSeudgami garemo missa cissartyelissaxed, Suenie-
rad raA gamoCndis Jamsa wYmisasa. ese didebaA miszeda ixila
kacman man [217] da friadZrwolaman Seipyra igi, rameTu
dahKsndes ZarRuni mklavTa misTani da zarisa misgan didisa
dacemuli idva queyanasa zeda.
hrqua mas netarman grigol: `N sawyalobelo, yav
brZanebuli misi, romelman mogavlina Sen, rameTu Sen xar
uvarismyofeli qristeanobisaA, vinaATgan undoAsa sasy-
idlisaTYs ubraloAsa berisa kacisa sisxlTa gardaisxam. anu
ara samisa grivisa fetYsaTYs da xuTTa TxaTaTYs mosrul
xara moklvad Cemda, N ugunuro?~. maSin kaci igi tiriliT
evedreboda mas: `Semiwyale, wmidao RmrTisao, ganwiruli
ese mklveli Seni da miemsgavse qristesa, mklvelTa TYsTa
monanulTa Semndobelsa, rameTu ara daSTa Zali Cemi Cem-
Tana saSinelisa xilvisa Senisagan, romelman damakueTa me~.
maSin wmidaman man wyalobiT juari daswera da gankurna
igi, rameTu mravali guemaA dacemul iyo miszeda da six-
aruliT ganuteva saxid TYsad. xolo kacman man yoveli igi
yofili uTxra cqirsa. da igi ufroAs-Ra aRborgna da SesZi-
na sibrme sibrmesa zeda.
da mravali boroti SeamTxYa mamasa grigols da misJami-
sa wmidaTa mamaTa da sxuaTaca, morwmuneTa eriskacTa. da
romelni maradis samarTlad amxilebdes mas, maTve erTobiT
572
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
70. xolo netari mama grigoli Tavisi adgil-mamuli-
dan marto Camodioda xancTaSi da gzad mimavali, tiro-
da ra, godebiT ambobda zepirad wminda mama efremis
mier naTqvam sakiTxavebs, suliT ki xarobda, radgan
saRvTo xilvebs xedavda suliwmindis madliT. maSin im
sabralo kacma naxa didi saswauli zevidan wmindanze,
radgan sinaTlis cad aweuli, metad mbrwyinavi sveti
faravda mas da mis Tavze iyo mzeragausworebeli jvari,
cisartyelis saxiT mis irgvliv, rogorc es
mSvenierebiT Cndeba wvimis dros. amgvari dideba naxa
masze im kacma da Zrwolam Seipyro igi didad, radgan
moeSva misi mklavebis ZarRvebi da am didi Tavzarisgan
dacemuli miwaze ido.
uTxra mas netarma grigolma: „hoi sabralov, Seas-
rule nabrZanebi imisa, vinc gamoggzavna Sen, radgan Sen
xar qristianobis uarmyofeli, vinaidan fuWi safasuris
gamo udanaSaulo berikacis sisxls gadaisxam. gana sami
sawyao fetvisa da xuTi TxisTvis ar xar mosuli Cems mo-
saklavad, hoi ugunuro?~ maSin is kaci tiriliT eve-
dreboda mas: „Semiwyale, RvTis wmindano, Seni es gan-
wiruli mkvleli, da miemsgavse qristes, Tavisi
monanuli mkvlelebis mpatiebels, radgan ar aris
darCenili Cemi Zala CemTan Seni saSineli xilvis gamo,
ramac damca me~. maSin wmindanma sibraluliT jvari
gadaswera mas da gankurna igi, radgan bevri gvemuleba
iyo masze datexili, da sixaruliT gauSva Tavis saxlSi,
xolo im kacma yovelive momxdari uTxra cqirs, is ki
ufro metad gacofda da sibrmaveze sibrmave daamata.
bevri boroteba gaukeTa man mama grigols, grigolis
drois wminda mamebs da sxvebsac, morwmune eriskacebs,
xolo romlebic mudamJams samarTlianad amxeldnen mas,
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
auwyes yoveli didsa mas Kelmwifesa aSot kurapalatsa. da
brZanebiTa misiTa yovelTa maT moweseTa anCisa kaTolike ek-
lesiisaTa wigni miweres qarTlisa kaTalikosisa mimarT, da
mis mier episkoposni Rirsni moiwines anCs da maTTana
Semokrbes yovelni igi meudabnoeni mamani.
da saswaulTamoqmedi netari dedaA febronia mivida
krebasa mas wmidasa, mimsgavsebulsa [v] pirvelTa maT
wmidaTasa, da yovelni mRdelni, mremlni anCisani, maT Tana.
da winaSe episkoposTa maT warmouTxres cqirisa samarTali,
uSjuloebaA misi, sarwmunoTa maT saswaulTamoqmedTa kac-
Ta warmdebi mizezi augTa misTaA pirispir.
maSin sarwmunoTa maT mRdelTmoZRuarTa gankueTes igi
pativisagan misisa. da mamaman grigol da dedaman febronia
Semosili sakurTxeveliT STamoiyvanes da winaSe
sakurTxevelsa ganZarcues, da yovelTa erTobiT ganKades
kaTolike eklesiiT, viTarca-Ra asoA dampali. mwvalebel-
Taebr yovliTkerZo Sjulisa gardamavali ganidevna igi.
xolo mas, viTarca ganeSora SewevnaA RmrTisaA, Rone yove-
li daelia da tfilis[s] warvida sahak amirisa, patronisa
TYsisave, da wyinebiTa misiTa reca mieSua kurapalati, da
kualad mZlavrebiT daipyra anCisa saydari, raATamca Sur-
igo mamisa grigolis zeda.
maSin Sekriba eri anCisaA da waravlina darRuevad xanc-
Tisa. da aRmoslvasa oden mzisasa mivides. hrqua maT mamaman
grigol: `Svilno, dro-meciT me da ZmaTa CemTa vidre
SuadRedmde, raATa wmidasa Sina eklesiasa vyoT vedrebaA
winaSe qristHsa, da SeviwioT wmidaA giorgi da yovelni
wmidani, da yos ufalman saswaul keTil~. xolo maT ismines
sityuaA moxucebulisaA mis amisTYs, rameTu exilvnes mis-
gan saswaulni.
574
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
maTve erToblivad acnobes yovelive did xelmwifes,
aSot kurapalats da misi brZanebiT anCis kaTolike
eklesiis yvela mowesem werili miswera qarTlis
kaTalikoss, romlisganac Rirseuli episkoposebi
mividnen anCSi da maTTan erTad Seikriba yvela
meudabnoe mama.
saswaulTmoqmedi netari deda febroniac mivida am
wminda krebaze, rac mimsgavsebuli iyo pirvel wminda [kre-
bebs]. maTTan erTad iyo yvela mRvdeli, anCis samwyso190.
episkoposTa winaSe pirispir warmoTqves am Rirseulma
saswaulTmoqmedma adamianebma saCivari191 cqirze, misi
usjuloeba da misi siaveebis Tavxeduri mizezi192.
maSin am Rirseulma mRvdelTmoZRvrebma gankveTes
cqiri misi pativisgan. mama grigolma da deda febroniam
Semosili Camoiyvanes igi sakurTxevlidan da sakurTxev-
lis win ganmoses, da yvelam erTad gaaZeva kaTolike
eklesiidan, rogorc rom dampali nawili. ganidevna igi,
rogorc mwvalebeli, yovelmxriv sjulis damarRveveli,
magram mas, ganeSora ra RvTis Sewevna, yvela saSualeba
moespo da wavida TbilisSi sahak amirTan, Tavis patron-
Tan, am ukanasknelis daJinebuli TxovniT193 ki TiTqosda
damTmobi gaxda194 kurapalati da cqirma kvlav Zalado-
biT daikava anCis saydari, rom Suri eZia mama grigolze.
maSin Sekriba man anCis xalxi da gagzavna xancTis
dasangrevad, sadac isini mxolod mzis amosvlisas
mividnen. mama grigolma uTxra maT: „Svilebo, dro
momeciT me da Cems Zmebs SuadRemde, rom wminda
eklesiaSi vedreba aRvasruloT qristes winaSe da
Semwed gavixadoT195 wminda giorgi da yvela wmindani,
da moaxdinos ufalma kargi saswauli~196. Seismines maT
moxucebulis sityva, radgan enaxaT misgan saswaulebi.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
oa. da Jamsa mas cremliT vedrebisa maTisasa ismina
ufalman TxovaA maTi da wmidisa angelozisa mier euwya maT,
viTarmed: `saRmrToA SurisgebaA [218] ewia borotsa mas
mtersa Tquensa, da aha moiwios qadagi, viTarmed mokuda
igi, daRacaTu or dRe cocxal amisTYs ars, raATa ver Rirs-
iqmnes damarxvad saydarsa saepiskopososa da yovelTa
hrwmenes gankueTaA misi, xolo guli misi awve momkudar
ars~. da viTarca ese KmaA sixarulisa maTisaA esma angeloz-
isagan angelozTasworTa mamaTa, ganixares friad da dide-
baA Sewires RmrTisa, romelman yvis sakYrveli mxoloman. da
gulisKma-yves werilisaA, viTarmed: `ugunuri risxvaman
moklis~, romeli maradis uwesoebasa iwurTida da marTal-
Ta Tana Seeracxa Tavi TYsi. maSin gamovida eklesiiT mxi-
aruli netari grigol da hrqua maT: `nuRara geSinin Tquen
mZlavrebisagan momavlinebelisa Tquenisa, rameTu ufalman
risxviT mokla igi~.
da mo-xolo-iwia kaci, romeli etyoda kacTa maT:
`nuRara ikadrebT darRuevad didebulsa xancTasa, rameTu
damarRueveli magisi mokuda~.
maSin ganixares kacTa maT, xolo mamaTa istumrnes da
sixaruliT warvides saxid TYsad da adidebdes RmerTsa.
xolo pirvelsave sityuasa movideT. rameTu cqirman, ra-
Jams waravlina eri igi xancTas, maSin TYT warvida qorTas,
rameTu mun namarxevi misi iyo, raATamca wariRo. da gzas,
viTarca puri Wames, mierula da saSineli CuenebaA ixila,
samxilebeli borotTa saqmeTa misTaA, ufroAs-xolo xanc-
TelTa borotisyofisaTYs. maSin saRmrToA vinme mRdeli
anCeli iyo mis Tana, da ufalman gamoucxada borotad-
sikudili cqirisaA. [v] da man mRdelman waravlina TYsi mow-
afH xancTad da damtkicebulad auwya sikudili cqirisaA.
576
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
71. da maTi cremliani vedrebis dros Seismina ufalma
maTi Txovna da wminda angelozis mier euwyaT maT: „saRv-
To Surisgeba ewia Tqvens borot mters da aha, mova macne
imisa, rom mokvda igi, TumcaRa ori dRe cocxali197 amis
gamoa, rom ver gaxdes saepiskoposo saydarSi damarxvis
Rirsi da yvelam irwmunos misi gankveTiloba, xolo misi
guli ukve mkvdaria~. da rodesac angelozTa swor mamebs
angelozisgan moesmaT maTTvis sasixarulo xma, metad
gaixares da dideba Seswires RmerTs (romelic
erTaderTi axdens sakvirvelebas), amasTan Seicnes weri-
lis sityva: „risxva klavs ugunurs~198. maSin gamovida ek-
lesiidan mxiaruli netari grigoli da uTxra maT:
„nuRar geSiniaT imis, vinc Tqven iZulebiT gamoggzavnaT,
radgan ufalma risxviT mokla igi~.
da kidec movida kaci, romelic eubneboda am adami-
anebs: „nuRar gabedavT didebuli xancTis dangrevas,
radgan magis damngrevi mokvda~.
maSin gaixares am adamianebma, xolo mamebi gaumaspin-
Zldnen maT. Semdeg isini sixaruliT wavidnen TavianT
saxlebSi da adidebdnen RmerTs.
magram Tavdapirvel sityvasTan mivideT. rodesac
cqirma xancTaSi gaagzavna xalxi, TviTon wavida qorTa-
Si, radgan iq misi ganZi iyo da undoda waeRo. gzaze,
rodesac puri Wames, mieZina mas da saSineli Cveneba naxa,
misi boroti saqmeebis mamxilebeli, ufro ki xancTelTa
mimarT Cadenili borotebis sanacvlo. maSin masTan
erTad iyo viRac anCeli saRvTo mRvdeli da mas
gamoucxada ufalma cqiris saSineli sikvdili (swored
am mRvdelma gagzavna Tavisi mowafe xancTaSi da aman au-
wya maT darwmunebiT cqiris sikvdili). rogorc ki mi-
577
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da viTarca miiwia cqiri qorTas, mokuda xolo, da mun dah-
fles uflisa meored mos[l]vadmde.
da raJams ganqarda gansacdeli igi misJamisaA, maSin wmi-
daman man saydarman qristHs RmrTisa cxovelisa xatisaman
sixaruliT mSYdobisyofaA mihfina samwysoTa TYsTa zeda
keTilTa mwyemsTa gamobrwyinvebiTa.
xolo ukuanaAsknelTa amaT JamTa CuenTa glaxakni ixare-
ben madliTa uflisaATa, oxiTa saukuniTgan-wmidaTaATa da
Korcielad moRuawebiTa mefeTa CuenTa didebulTaATa,
romelni iyvnes keTilad-RmrTismsaxur, wmidaTa eklesiaTa
aRmaSenebel, barbarozTa banaksa damarRuevel, WeSmaritTa
qristeaneTa siqadul da moweseTa sixarul, romelTa Soris
ipova ZH didisa adarnerse kurapalatisaA, bagrat erisTav-
Ta-erisTavi, ZaliTa RmrTisaATa didi KelmwifH, ezraAs ze,
Rirsisa anCel mamaTmTavrisa episkoposisa, didebulTa
aznaurTa dafanCulTa Svilisa.
ese bagrat gulisKmisyofiTa qebul, wmidaTa eklesiaTa
aRmaSenebel, saRmrToTa wignTa meZiebel da Semkrebel,
wmidaTa yovelTa Rirsadmadidebel; wmidaTa oxaA maradis
Semwe-eyavn mas aqa da saukunod, romelman netarisa mamisa
grigolis cxorebaA ese ganaaxla saswaulTa maT gamoKue-
bulTa SerTviTa; Se-mca-rTul ars igi ricxusa pirvelTa
maT wmidaTa mefeTasa meufisa qristHs mier locviTa Rir-
sisa grigolisiTa da yovelTa wmidaTaATa, romelman Cuen,
glaxakTa SvilTa mamisa grigolisTa, yuedrebaA mogYspo da
umecrebiT mayu[ed]rebelsa sircxYli [219] daumkYdra aman
didebulman mefeman. ufalman bralTa misTa yuedrebaA,
romelsa eWudes, mouspen mas sruliad RirsTa mamaTa ve-
drebiTa da maTTana netarisa mamisa grigolis madliTa,
romelica queyanasa zeda cxovndeboda viTarca angelozi.
578
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
aRwia qorTas cqirma, kidec mokvda da iq daasaflaves
igi uflis meored mosvlamde.
rodesac imJamindeli gansacdeli gaqarwylda, maSin
qriste RmerTis cxoveli xatis wminda saydarma mSvido-
bismyofeli sixaruli mihfina Tavis samwysoebs kargi mw-
yemsebis gamobrwyinebiT.
xolo am Cvens bolo droSi glaxakebi xaroben uflis
madliT saukunovan199 wmindanTa meoxebiT da Cveni dide-
buli mefeebis xorcieli RvawliT, romlebic iyvnen
Rirseulad RvTismsaxurebi, wminda eklesiebis aRmSene-
blebi, barbarosTa banakis damarRvevlebi, WeSmariti
qristianebis siamayeni da moweseTa sixaruli, romelTa
Sorisac aRmoCnda Ze didi adarnerse kurapalatisa, ba-
grat erisTavT-erisTavi, RvTis ZaliT didi xelmwife,
ezra episkoposis, Rirsi anCeli mamamTavris da dide-
buli aznaurebis, dafanCulebis, Svilis dros myofi.
es bagrati qebulia gonebamwvdomelobiT. igi aris
wminda eklesiebis aRmSenebeli, saRvTo wignebis maZiebe-
li da Semkrebi, yvela wmindanis Rirseulad madide-
beli. wmindanebis meoxeba maradis Seeweodes mas aq da
saukunod, romelmac netari mama grigolis es cxovreba
ganaaxla gamoklebuli saswaulebis SerTviT; SerTuli
iyos igi pirveli wminda mefeebis ricxvs meufe qristes
mier, Rirsi mama grigolisa da yvela wmindanis locviT,
radgan man Cven, mama grigolis glaxak Svilebs,
sayveduri mogvaSora da didebulma mefem Sercxvenili
gaxada umecrebiT mosayvedureni200. ufalma sruliad
aSoros mas mis danaSaulTa gamo, razec ki eWvi eqneba,
sayveduri, Rirsi mamebis vedrebiT da maTTan erTad ne-
tari mama grigolis madliT, romelic miwaze cxovrob-
da, rogorc angelozi.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da Jamsa mas moxucebulebisa misisasa amcnebda esreT
xancTisa xolo krebulTa, viTarmed: `amas monastersa Sina
senakebsa Tana egutersa Jamissawiravad nuvin aRaSenebs,
rameTu ujeroveba ars, ukueTu erisa nebaA ara iyos, TYnier
didisa mis saeroAsa eklesiisa, amis mizezisaTYs, rameTu
odes dekanozman JamiswirvisaTYs Jamsa hrekos, maSin yo-
velni mRdelni mun ara moviden, aramed TYsTa eguterTa
dadgen Jamiswirvad da didisave eklesiisa sworad awyineb-
den kacTa Sesawiravisa TxovisaTYs, da dekanozsa yoladve
maTi vedrebaA undes didad eklesiad mislvisaTYs Jamis-
mwirvelTa mRdelTaAsa. da aw amis wesisa jer ars damtkice-
baA, vin morCil iyos sityuaTa Cem glaxakisa grigolisTa~.
ob. xolo netari ese kaci RmrTisaA, mamaA grigol, nebisa
qristHsisa samkYdrebeli, saswaulTamoqmedi didebuli,
friad gardareulad daberda, rameTu as da orisa wlisa
JamTa miiwia. xolo feri pirisa misisaA ara icvala, arca
SeemTxYa TualTa misTa mrumed mxedvelobaA, da KorciTa
Zlier iyo da raATurTiT uZlurebaA sikudiladmde ara ipo-
va mis Tana, rameTu ganZlierebul iyo igi ZaliTa qristHsi-
Ta da aqunda mas siqadulad sanTeli qalwulebisaA, da zeTi
mowyalebisaA, da siyuaruli RmrTisaA da ZmaTaA. xolo Sro-
maA didad uyuarda [v] ara xolo locvisa da marxvisaA oden,
aramed dRe da Rame KeliTa TYsiTa iqmoda, viTarca ityYs
pavle: `romeli ara Surebodis, nuca Wamno~. da iyo igi mxi-
arulad mestumre da glaxakTmoRuawe.
xolo umravlesTa dReTa Satberds iyofin, rameTu
TYsTa maT monasterTa mamasaxlisni daedginnes da igini
iRuwides maT, da romeli gardamre saqme arn, mas auwyian
580
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Tavisi moxucebulobis dros ase amcnebda grigoli
saxeldobr xancTis krebuls: „am monasterSi senakebTan
nuravin aaSenebs egvters JamiswirvisaTvis, radgan Tu
krebulis neba ar aris, umarTebuloa, rom didi sakrebu-
lo eklesiis gareSe [sruldebodes Jamiswirva]; vinaidan
rodesac dekanozi JamiswirvisaTvis saaTs darekavs201,
maSin yvela mRvdeli iq ar miva, aramed isini TavianT
egvterebSi dadgebian Jamiswirvaze da didi eklesiis
sworadve Seawyenen Tavs adamianebs Sesawiravis
TxovniT202, dekanozs ki xvewna dasWirdeba maTTan, rom
did eklesiaSi mividnen Jamismwirveli mRvdlebi. axla
am wesis mtkiced dacvaa203 saWiro imaTgan, romlebic
Cemi, glaxaki grigolis, sityvebs daemorCilebian~.
72. xolo es netari RvTiskaci mama grigoli, qristes
nebis samkvidrebeli da didebuli saswaulTmoqmedi,
metismetad Zlier daberda, radgan asori wlis asaks mi-
aRwia man. Tumca misi pirisaxis feri ar Secvlila, arc
sustadmxedveloba Sexebia mis Tvalebs. xorciT Zlieri
iyo igi da sikvdilamde aranairad ar povnila masTan
uZlureba, radgan gaZlierebuli iyo igi qristes ZaliT.
siamayed hqonda mas qalwulobis sanTeli, mowyalebis
zeTi da RvTisa da ZmaTa siyvaruli, Sroma ki didad uy-
varda mas, ara mxolod locvisa da marxvisa, aramed igi
dRe da Rame Tavisi xeliT saqmianobda, rogorc ambobs
pavle: „vinc ar Sromobs, nu Wamso~204; amasTan, iyo igi mx-
iarulad memaspinZle da glaxakTmzrunveli.
ufro meti dRe SatberdSi imyofeboda igi, radgan
Tavis monastrebSi mamasaxlisebi hyavda mas dadgenili
da isini zrunavdnen maTze, xolo rac zeaRmatebuli205
581
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
msgavsad sibrZnisa mis RmrTivmocemulisa, romeli mkYdr
iyo misTana maradis, vidre aRsrulebadmde missa da miw-
evnad brZeni brZenTa Tana saukunesa cxorebasa da sufevasa.
og. xolo dReTa maT moxucebulebisa misisaTa iyo raA
Satberds, zrunvaA aqunda ZmaTa maT mkYdrTa xancTisaTa,
rameTu esma, viTarmed oxWani amis cx[o]rebisaA Satberds
egulebis sulierad mamasa maTsa. maSin romelTa slvaA Zal-
edva, erTobiT miiwines yovelni Satberds Ziebad wmidisa
mis. xolo ZmaTa maT SatberdelTa ganixares mislvaA ZmaTa
maT TYsTaA. da raJams gulisKma-yves mizezi mislvisa maT-
isaA, sixaruli mwuxarebad gardaeqca. da viTarca iloces
TayuaniscemiT wmidasa eklesiasa wmidisa RmrTismSo-
belisasa da Tayuanis-sces netarsa mamasa TYssa SvilTa maT
sulierad SobilTa da SromiT SekrebulTa, xolo man wadi-
erebiT survielad ambors-uyo yovelTa da mowled
moikiTxna, viTarca mamaman tkbilman da moZRuarman saxier-
man, da merme urTierTas ambors-uyves mokiTxviT ZmaTa maT
xancTelTa da SatberdelTa da dasxdes. maSin sityuad iwyo
xancTelTa mimarT netarman grigol da hrqua maT:
`Zmano da Svilno sayuarelno, raA ars mizezi [220]
Tquen yovelTa aqa moSromisaA, mauwyeT~. xolo etYfane da
zenon hrques ZmaTa maT sxuaTa: `wes ars Tquen mier Rirsi
pasuxi, raATa brZenTa mowafeTa brZnisa moZRurisa mimarT
RirsiTa sityYTa ZRueni gulsmodginebisaA SeswiroT da sa-
soebiT sawadeli sulisa CuenisaA moviRoT madliTa Rmr-
TisaATa~.
maSin yovelTa erTobiT Kma-yves:
582
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
saqme iqneboda, mas auwyebdnen im RvTivmocemuli
sibrZnis kvalobaze, maradis masTan rom iyo
damkvidrebuli mis aRsasrulamde da misi, brZenis,
brZenebTan erTad saukuno cxovrebasa da sufevas
miaxlebamde.
73. xolo misi moxucebulobis xanebSi, imyofeboda ra
SatberdSi, wuxili hqondaT xancTaSi mkvidr Zmebs,
radgan gaegonaT, rom maT sulier mamas SatberdSi
eguleboda am cxovrebis daboloeba. amitom, yvela, visac
ki siaruli SeeZlo, erToblivad mivida SatberdSi
wmindanis mosaZieblad. Satberdelma Zmebma gaixares
TavianTi Zmebis mosvlis gamo, magram gaiges ra maTi
mosvlis mizezi, sixaruli mwuxarebad gadaeqcaT. rode-
sac iloces TayvaniscemiT wminda RvTismSoblis wminda
eklesiaSi da rodesac sulierad Sobilma da garjiT
Sekrebilma Svilebma Tayvani sces TavianT netar mamas, is
ki wadieri surviliT eambora yvelas da siyvaruliT
moikiTxa, rogorc tkbilma mamam da keTilma moZRvarma,
xolo Semdeg, raJams urTierTmokiTxviT erTimeores
eambornen xancTeli da Satberdeli Zmebi, da dasxdnen,
maSin xancTelTa mimarT sityvis Tqma daiwyo netarma
grigolma da uTxra maT:
„Zmebo da sayvarelo Svilebo, mauwyeT, ra aris mize-
zi imisa, rom aq mosasvlelad gaisarjeT~206. epifanem da
zenonma uTxres sxva Zmebs: „saWiroa Tqvengan Rirseuli
pasuxi, rom brZenma mowafeebma Rirseuli sityviT gul-
modginebis ZRveni SewiroT brZeni moZRvrisadmi da rac
aris sasoebiT sawadeli Cveni sulisa, miviRoT is RvTis
madliT~.
583
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
`N wmidao RmrTisao, sulierad SvilTa SenTa mSobelo
mamao da mzrunvelo cxorebisa Cuenisao, da Sesavedrebelo
qristHs morwmuneTao, daRacaTu Satberdelni Zmani Cuenni
yovelni uflisa saTnoni arian da nebisaebr RmrTisa nebisa
Senisa morCil, aramed esodenTa dReTa aramoslvaA Seni
Cuenda xancTisaTYs friad sircxYl ars da CuenTa yovelTa
sakdemel yovelTa kacTagan, rameTu pirveli nayofi
wmidaTa SromaTa SenTaA xancTaA ars. da aw amisTYs ars Cue-
ni aqa moslvaA, raATa hbrZano xancTad da nugeSinis-eces,
romelTa ver Zal-uc aqa moslvaA, da sxuaTaca udabnoTa aC-
uenoT Cuenda momarT sruli siyuaruli Seni. da ese
uwyode, ukueTu smenaA ara vpooT, vipovneT yovelni aqa wi-
naSe Sensa, rameTu mZime ars Cuenda amas Jamsa uSenod
xancTad mislvaA~.
xolo wmidaman man Tqua: `kurTxeul ars qriste RmerTi
yovelTaA, romelman TYsi wmidaA mcnebaA siyuarulisaA mt-
kiced dahnerga gulsa Tquensa Cem glaxakisa berisa momarT
Tquenisa, Svilno Cemno sayuarelno, da ufroAs-Ra Svilno
qristHsno, wmidisa nebisa misisa aRmasrulebelno,
romelmanca brZanebaTa TYsTa saxareba uwoda, rameTu
moslviTa TYsiTa mSYdobaA axara kacTa, [v] mterTa misTa,
romelTaca siyuarulisaTYs sikudili Tavs-idva da guaswa-
va yovelTa, viTarmed `Tavi ars saTnoebaTa yovelTaA saRm-
rToA siyuaruli~. da aw Tquen siyuarulman mogiyvanna aqa.
xolo Cemzeda orkerZove mZime ars: pirvelad, SewuxebaA
Tqueni da, merme, ZmaTa amaTgan ganSorebaA~.
maSin mouwoda yovelTa SatberdelTa ZmaTa da hrqua
maT:
`movediT, Svilno, xancTisa mkYdrTa Tana, ZmaTa Tquen-
Ta, da nebaA urTierTas SezaveT, rameTu SfoTi ivltis
brZenTagan, da erTobiT umjobesi daamtkiceT. xolo me vh-
584
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
maSin yvelam erTad aRmoTqva:
„hoi, RvTis wmindano, sulierad Seni Svilebis mSo-
belo mamav, Cvens cxovrebaze mzrunvelo da qristes mor-
wmuneTa TavSesafaro, TumcaRa Cveni Satberdeli Zmebi
yvelani uflisTvis saTnoni arian da RvTis nebisamebr —
morCilni Seni nebisa, mainc amdeni dRe armosvla Seni
CvenTan xancTisTvis didi sircxvilia da yvela Cvenganis
Semarcxvenelic yvela adamianisgan, radgan Sens wminda
SromaTa pirveli nayofi xancTaa. axla swored amis
gamoa Cveni aq mosvla, rom wamobrZande xancTaSi da
nugeSi miiRos yvelam, visac ki aq mosvla ar ZaluZs,
amasTan sxva udabnoebsac daanaxoT Cvens mimarT Seni
sruli siyvaruli. esec icode, Tu ver vpovebT gagonebas,
aRmovCndebiT yvelani aq Sens win, radgan mZimea CvenTvis
am dros uSenod xancTaSi misvla~.
wmindanma ki Tqva: „kurTxeulia yovelTa RmerTi
qriste, romelmac Tavisi wminda mcneba siyvarulisa mt-
kiced danerga Tqvens gulSi Cemdami, Tqveni glaxaki ber-
isadmi, Cemo sayvarelo Svilebo, ufro ki qristes
Svilebo da misi wminda nebis aRmsruleblebo, romelmac
Tavis brZanebebs saxareba uwoda, radgan man Tavisi
mosvliT mSvidoba axara adamianebs, mis mtrebs, romle-
bis siyvarulisTvisac sikvdili Tavs ido da gvaswavla
yvelas, rom „yvela saTnoebis Tavi RvTis siyvarulia~207.
axla siyvarulma mogiyvanaT aq Tqven, CemTvis ki mZimea
orive mxriv: pirvelad, Tqveni Sewuxeba, Semdeg ki, am
ZmebTan ganSoreba.
maSin mouxmo man yvela Satberdel Zmas da uTxra maT:
„wamodiT, Zmebo, xancTaSi mkvidr Tqvens ZmebTan da
urTierTs SeuTanxmeT neba, radgan brZenTagan garbis
SfoTi. amitom, erTad daadgineT is, rac umjobesia, me ki
585
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
goneb, uwinaresaRSenebuli adgili emarTlebis maSenebelsa
TYssa ufroAssa pativsa, viTarca moxucebuli emarTlebis
Wabuksa pativiTmsaxurebasa~.
xolo SatberdelTa ZmaTa hrques: `WeSmarit ars
brZanebaA Seni, wmidao mamao, da ukueTumca samarTali ara
migcemda, cxovel ars ufali da wmidaA locvaA Seni, aramca
miveSueniT ZmaTa CuenTa~. ese raA Tques da msgavsi amisi
jerisaebr, maSin netarman mamaman grigol hrqua yovelTa:
`Svilno, brZanebaman qristHsman Segukribna dRes, raATa
simtkice erTobisa da siyuarulisaA aw daumtkicoT momav-
alTa JamTa orTa amaT monasterTa Sina damkYdrebulTa Zma-
Ta Sjulad saukunod sityYsaebr uflisa, romel hrqua mo-
ciqulTa, viTarmed: `amiT cnan yovelTa, rameTu Cemni mowa-
feni xarT, ukueTu iyuarebodiT urTierTas~. da kualad
ubrZana maT: `romelsa Tquen getyY, yovelTa vetyY~. aw
Tquenca daimarxeniT uflisa brZanebani erTmanerTisa pa-
tiviTa da siyuaruliTa yovlisa Tana saTnoebiTa simdabli-
Ta ueWueliTa da wmidaTa Sina eklesiaTa TquenTa urTier-
Tas ulocevdiT, da memca glaxaki, maradis gaKsov [221] wmi-
daTa Sina locvaTa TquenTa, da Zmobasa Tquensa keTilad ix-
ilvebodeT maxlobelTa da SorielTagan. da ukueTu vieTme
ZmaTa swadodis yofaA xancTelTa Satberds, ginaTu Sat-
berdelTa xancTas, nuvismca Kel-ewifebis ara SewynarebaA
maTi, ginaTu SfoTiT ganzraxvisa maTisa daSlaA da mZla-
vrebiT dayenebaA TYnier samarTlisa raAsame mizezisa. ukue-
Tu kula usamarTlod ayenebdes vinme, sityuaA misces
RmerTsa dResa mas gankiTxvisasa, rameTu nebaA Cemi ara ars,
sulierad mamisa TquenisaA, sityYsaebr mociqulisa: `daRa-
caTu gesxnen bevr mzardul, aramed ara mraval mama~. xolo
sxuaA yoveli sulisa cxorebisa saRmrToA wesi pirveliT-
ganve gaqus ganwesebuli Cem mier, maszeda mtkiced iyveniT
586
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mgonia, rom ufro adre aSenebuli adgili ufro met pa-
tivze ucxadebs uflebas208 Tavis maSenebels, iseve
rogorc ucxadebs uflebas moxuci Wabuks pativiscemiT
momsaxurebaze~.
magram Satberdelma Zmebma uTxres: „WeSmaritia Seni
nabrZanebi, wminda mamao, da samarTali209 rom ar
gakuTvnebdes maT, — cocxalia ufali da Seni wminda
locva210, — ar davuTmobdiT Cvens Zmebs~. Tqves ra es, da
amisi msgavsi, rogorc Sehferoda, maSin netarma mama gr-
igolma uTxra yvelas: „Svilebo, qristes brZanebam Seg-
vkriba dRes, rom momaval Jams am or monasterSi dam-
kvidrebul Zmebs axla davuwesoT erTobisa da siyvaru-
lis simtkice saukuno rjulad, uflis sityvisamebr,
rac uTxra man mociqulebs: „amiT cnos yvelam, rom Cemi
mowafeebi xarT, Tuki erTimeoris moyvarulebi
iqnebiT~211, da kidev, ubrZana maT: „rasac Tqven geub-
nebiT, yvelas veubnebi~212. axla Tqvenc daicaviT uflis
brZanebani erTimeoris pativiscemiTa da siyvaruliT,
amasTan, yvelaferTan erTad, ueWveli Tavmdablobis
saTnoebiT da Tqvens wminda eklesiebSi erTimeorisTvis
iloceT; me glakaxic maradis gaxsovdeT Tqvens wminda
locvebSi da Tqvens ZmobaSi kargad dainaxebodeT
axlobelTa da SorebelTagan. xolo Tu romelime
xancTeli Zma SatberdSi yofnis mowadine iqneba, an kidev
Satberdeli — xancTaSi yofnisa, nuravin iuflebs maT
armiRebas anda SfoTiT maTi Canafiqris CaSlas da
iZulebiT Seferxebas, samarTliani ram mizezis gareSe,
amasTan, Tu vinme usamarTlod Seaferxebs mas, pasuxs
gascems RmerTs gankiTxvis dRes, radgan ar aris es Cemi,
sulierad Tqveni mamis, neba, Tanaxmad mociqulis sityvi-
sa: „Tund gyavdes bevri aRmzrdeli, magram ara bevri
587
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ukunisamde. da mSYdobaman qristHsman, romeli hmats yov-
elTa gonebaTa, dagicvenin yovlisagan vnebisa sulisa da
KorcTaAsa erTobiT yovelni da migawien wmidaTa Tana~.
maSin Sevida wmidad eklesiad da cremliT Tavi TYsi
dahvedra mas. mSYdobaA mdumriad raA dauteva, da gamoslva-
sa berTa amborisyofaA misca, da egreT waremarTa xancTad-
kerZo. xolo eri igi yoveli cremliT moudga da wmidaA igi
adgilsa maRalsa dadga Soris ersa mas RmrTisasa da didebaA
Sewira qristHs mimarT da Tqua:
od. `ufalo Cemo iesu qriste RmerTo, uwinares queya-
nad moslvisa Senisa sofelsa Sina iyav da aw caTa zeda my-
ofi RmrTeebisa Zalisa naTliTa CuenTana xar Sewevnad Cuen-
da! Sen, ufalo, mowyalebiT momiZeRu me queyanaTa amaT, sam-
Ta Tana moyuasTa, keTilTa mRdelTa [v] wmidaTa, sikudidmde
maradis dauydunebelad Sendami SemwirvelTa msxuerplTa
maT usisxloTa wmidaTa, da mravalTa sulTa navTsayudel
hyven igini, da Semdgomad sikudilisa maTisa Rirs-hyven
uoxWnod msaxurebad zecisa sakurTxevelsa angelozTa
Tana wmidaTa. da aw Cemmier aRaorZinen nebismyofelni Senni,
qriste, rameTu talanti sibrZnisaA, romel siyrmiT CemiTgan
momec, ganvamravle igi viTarca monaman sarwmunoman Soris
morwmuneTa SenTa. da aw winaSe Sensa arian mowafeni sasuf-
evelisani. akurTxen, qriste, viTarca akurTxen wmidani mo-
ciqulni, da daicven JamTa ukuanaAsTa momavalni Svilni Cem-
ni, vidre aRsasruladmde soflisa nebasa Sina Sensa, da
wyaloba-yav yovelTaTYs qristeaneTa marTlaRmsaarebelTa
SenTa, ufalo!~
588
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mama~213; xolo sulis cxonebis yvela sxva saRvTo wesi
Tavidanve gaqvT ganwesebuli Cemgan. masze iyaviT mtkice
ukunisamde da qristes mSvidobam, rac aRemateba yovel-
gvar gonebas, dagicvaT sulisa da xorcis yvela vnebisgan
erToblivad yvelani da migaaxloT wmindanebTan~.
maSin Sevida igi wminda eklesiaSi da cremliT mian-
do Tavisi Tavi mas, gamoemSvidoba ra214 mdumared, da ga-
mosvlisas ki berebs ambori uZRvna da ase gaemarTa xanc-
Tisaken, xolo mTeli is xalxi cremliT mihyva. wmindani
dadga maRal adgilas, am RvTis eris SuaSi, dideba Sewi-
ra qristesadmi da Tqva:
74. „ufalo Cemo ieso qriste, RmerTo, qveynad mosv-
lis uwinares sofelSi iyavi da axla caTa-zeda myofi
CvenTan xar RmrTeebis Zalis sinaTliT Cvens Sesawevne-
lad! Sen, ufalo, mowyalebiT momiZexi me am mxareebSi sam
megobarTan, karg wminda mRvdlebTan, erTad, romlebic
sikvdilamde maradJams Seuferxeblad swiravdnen Send-
ami usisxlo wminda msxverplT da romlebic mravali su-
lis navsayudelad aqcie, maTi sikvdilis Semdeg ki zecis
sakurTxevelTan dausruleblad msaxurebis Rirsi gax-
ade wminda angelozebTan erTad, da axla Cems mier
aRaorZine Seni nebis aRmsruleblebi, qriste, radgan
sibrZnis talanti, rac Cemi siyrmidan momeci, gavamra-
vle, rogorc erTgulma monam, Sens morwmuneebSi215. da
axla Sens winaSe arian sasufevlis mowafeebi. akurTxe
isini, qriste, rogorc akurTxe wminda mociqulebi, da
daicavi bolo droSi Cemi momavali Svilebi, vidre sof-
lis aRsasrulamde, Sens nebaSi da wyaloba moiRe yvela
qristianze, Sens marTlaRmsarebelze, ufalo!~
589
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da merme Satberdsa juari daswera da hrqua: `keTilad
aRorZndi, Satberdo, da Seimkve madliTa da ganZlierdi Za-
liTa RmrTisaATa, raATa nayofi msxuerplTa SenTaA Jamad-
Jamad ubiwoA Seswiro uflisa, rameTu me aw esera mSYdoba-
sa dagiteveb Sen da arRara ixilo piri Cemi Korcielad,
vidre uflisa didebiT moslvadmde. aw daRacaTu KorciTa
gangeSorebi, xolo suliTa maradis SenTana var Sewevnad
Senda~.
maSin mwariTa cremliTa tirodes mkYdrni Satberdisani
sityYsa misTYs, viTarmed Korcielad arRara xilvad uc
moZRuari TYsi.
xolo wmidaman man hrqua maT: `Svilno, sulisa sibrZniTa
gulisa tkivilTa sZleT da nu SeZrwundebin gonebaA Tque-
ni, rameTu me esreT aRgiTquam: araA dagaklos Tquen qris-
teman aqa [222] da saukunesa mas, ukueTu egneT maszeda ,
romelica giswavies Cemgan pirvelTa wmidaTa mamaTa Sewir-
uli monozonebisa wesi. da egreTve vamcneb SemdgomiTi-
Semdgomad SvilTa CemTa, raATa daimarxon wmidaA ese
moZRurebaA. da ukueTu Jamman Wirisaman wesi cvalos,
romel sulisa friad ara savnebel iyos, Sendoba iyavn Jamsa
mas da ara samaradisod, arca Suebisa mravlisa midevnebiTa,
romlisaTYs Tqumul ars, viTarmed: `araraA egreT ga-
narisxebs RmerTsa, viTar meti SuebaAo~. xolo me, raJams
Rirs-viqmne mislvad uflisa, vevedro TquenTYs, rameTu
friad ganmisueneT me. da rameTu aw KorcTa Sina yofasa
Cemsa Tavisa Cemisa da TquenTYs vilocav, xolo odes gan-
vTavisuflde sawuTroAsa amisgan, vesav qristesa, viTarmed
mouklebelad iyos vedrebaA Cemi TquenTYs missa mimarT da
yovelTa sarwmunoebiTmvedrebelTaTYs da SvilTa
CemTaTYs, raATa poon RmrTisa mier wyalobaA da SewevnaA
sruliad sixarulad saukunod~.
590
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da Semdeg jvari gadaswera Satberds da uTxra: „kar-
gad aRorZindi, Satberdo, Seimkve madliT da gaZli-
erdi RvTis ZaliT, rom Sens msxverplTa nayofi JamiTi-
Jamad ubiwo Seswiro uflisadmi, radgan me axla ukve
gemSvidobebi Sen da veRar naxav Cems pirisaxes
xorcielad, vidre uflis didebiT mosvlamde. axla
Tumcaki xorciT gSordebi, magram suliT maradis SenTan
var Sens Sesawevnelad~.
maSin mware cremliT tirodnen Satberdis mkvidrni
im sityvis gamo, rom xorcielad aRar eyolebodaT das-
anaxad TavianTi moZRvari.
wmindanma ki uTxra maT: „Svilebo, sulis sibrZniT
sZlieT gulis tkivilebs da nu SeZrwundeba Tqveni
goneba, radgan me ase aRgiTqvamT: qriste aras dagaklebT
Tqven arc aq da arc im saukuneSi, Tuki darCebiT
monazvnobis im wesze, rac, pirveli wminda mamebisgan
Sewiruli216, Cemgan giswavliaT. da ase vamcneb Semdgom
da Semdgom Cems Svilebs, rom Seinaxon es wminda
moZRvreba, magram Tu drom gasaWiris gamo wesi Secva-
los, rac sulisTvis didad saziano ar iqneba, Sendoba
iyos im dros da ara samaradisod, arcTu mravali Svebis
midevnebiT, ris Sesaxebac Tqmulia, rom „araferi ise ar
ganarisxebs RmerTs, rogorc metismeti Svebao~, me ki
rodesac Rirsi gavxdebi ufalTan misvlisa, Sevevedrebi
TqvenTvis, radgan didad momisveneT me da radgan axla,
xorcSi Cemi yofnisas, Cemi TavisTvis da TqvenTvis
vloculob, xolo rodesac gavTavisufldebi am
sawuTrosgan, vsasoeb qristes, rom uwyvetad iqneba Cemi
vedreba misdami Tqvens gamo, yvela sarwmunoebiT mave-
drebelisa da Cemi Svilebis gamo, rom hpovon maT RvTis
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
da viTarca sityuani ese daasrulna, maSin ambors-uyo
ZmaTa maT SatberdelTa cremliTa savseTa, da friadiTa ve-
drebiTa daarwmuna ukunqcevaA TYsad adgilad da TYT wa-
rhyva ZmaTa maT xancTelTa. xolo swori sasyideli miiRes
RmrTisagan, romelTa wariyvanes igi da romelni iqces,
rameTu sarwmunoebaA da siyuaruli mamisa da moZRurisa
TYsisaA sworad aqunda maT yovelTa.
xolo raJams SatberdiT xancTad movida netari
grigol, ganixares xancTasa Tana maxlobelTa maT udabnoTa
da movidodes Zmani yovliTkerZo [v] xilvad wmidisa mis, da
miaqunda kurTxevaA da locvaA misgan da sixaruliTa savseni
warvidian adgilad TYsad.
rameTu didebaA xancTisaA amaRlda saukunoATa da sac-
nauriTa samkauliTa, iqmna raA ganmzadebul SromaTagan
maSuralTa maT nawilTaTYs gansasuenebel ukunisamde. mas
Jamsa ganixara netarman mamaman grigol, rameTu keTilsa
Sina ixila monasteri TYsi da friad madliT akurTxa
winamZRuari igi sarwmunoA mamaA epifane da Zmani yovelni
morCilni misni.
oe. maSin evedreboda netarsa mas mRdeli vinme day-
udebiTmyofi, raATa iSenos eguteri Jamissawiravad senaksa
TYssa. xolo wmidaman man hrqua: `krebulisa ZmaTa Soris
saqme ege uweso ars. ukueTu Sen aRaSeno eguteri, yovelTa
ZmaTa aRaSenon, da raJams dekanozman Jamsa hrekos Jamiswir-
visaTYs, didsa eklesiasa mRdeli Zniad poos, da sxuaAca
592
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mier wyaloba da Sewevna sruli saukuno sixaru-
lisTvis~.
da rodesac daasrula man es sityvebi, maSin eambora
Satberdel Zmebs, cremliT savseebs, didi vedrebiT
daarwmuna isini, rom ukan mibrunebuliyvnen TavianT
adgilze, Tavad ki wahyva xancTel Zmebs, Tumca Tana-
swori sazRauri miiRes RvTisgan imaTac, romlebmac
waiyvanes igi da imaTac, romlebic ukan mibrundnen,
radgan sarwmunoeba da siyvaruli Tavisi mamisa da
moZRvrisa Tanasworad hqonda yvelas.
rodesac Satberdidan xancTaSi movida netari grig-
oli, xancTasTan erTad gaixares axlomdebare udabnoeb-
ma. modiodnen Zmebi yvela mxridan wmindanis sanaxavad
da mihqondaT misgan kurTxeva da locva da sixaruliT
savseni midiodnen TavianT adgilze.
ase rom, xancTis dideba amaRlda saukuno da goni-
seuli217 samkauliT, gaxda ra igi gansasveneblad gamza-
debuli RvawlTagan damaSvralTa nawilebisTvis
ukunisamde. maSin gaixara netarma mama grigolma,
radgan sikeTeSi naxa Tavisi monasteri da didi
madlierebiT akurTxa man sando winamZRvari mama epifane
da yvela Zma, misi morCilni.
75. maSin evedreboda netars dayudebiT myofi viRac
mRvdeli, rom aeSenebina mas Tavis senakTan egvteri
Jamissawiravad, magram wmindanma uTxra: „ZmaTa krebul-
Si eg saqme uwesoa. Tuki Sen aaSeneb egvters, yvela Zma
aaSenebs da rodesac dekanozi Jams darekavs
JamiswirvisTvis, did eklesiaSi mRvdels Znelad ipovis
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mravali ars mas Sina sulisa savnebeli da araTu sargebeli,
da me ara vewamebi mas~.
ov. amissa Semdgomad ubrZana didsa zenons: `Zmao,
STavideT venaKad, romel ars gzasa Tana opizisasa~, rameTu
Jami iyo sTulisaA. da STavides ornive zogad venaKsa mas
Senebulsa missa keTiladnayofiersa. da Jamsa mas Sina movi-
da sanatreli mamaA makari opizeli xilvad moZRurisa TYsi-
sa, mamisa grigolisa. da viTarca-igi friad ganixares da
survielad moikiTxnes urTierTas, da rameTu iyo Jami pur-
isWamisaA, purad xolo dasxdes. da Semdgomad purisWamisa,
ganizraxes mun dadgomaA vidre xvalisadmde. xolo mamaman
makari ubnobasa Sina ikiTxa netarisa grigolisgan [223] es-
reT: `ukueTu mwvalebelTa Svili moiqceodis marTlmorw-
muned, naTlisRebaA uKmsa anu ara?~
hrqua mas wmidaman man: `mociquli Zmamtyuvrad maT
saxel-sdebs, romelTaca drkuTa maT moZRuarTa maTTa
saxeli hrqYan. xolo WeSmaritTa morwmuneTagan wmidaTa
mociqulTa saxelisdebaA ara Tavs-idva pavle, aramed ab-
ralebs da etyYs: `raAsaTYs wvalebani arian Tquen Soris,
rameTu kacad-kacadi Tqueni ityYs: me pavlesi var~, da Sem-
dgomi amisi. xolo marTlmadidebelTa yovelTa qristeane
uwoda. da aw daRacaTu mwvalebelTaTYs werilica aCinebs
romelTame naTliscemasa da romelTame ara, xolo me amas
vityY: viTarca yovelTa uwyiT, WeSmaritTa qristeaneTa
Svilsa mwvalebeli mRdeli ver mohnaTlavs, daRacaTu
unaTlavi mokudebodis, rameTu naTeli ara ars maT Tana. da
unaTlavisa sikudili umjobes ars, vidre uSjuloebaA
Sjulisa gardaslviTa. egreTve jer da samarTal ars
naTliscemaA Svilsa yovelTa mwvalebelTasa, daRacaTu
594
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
igi. kidev sxvac bevria amaSi sulis saziano da usargeb-
lo. amitom, me ar veTanxmebi amas~.
76. amis Semdeg ubrZana man did zenons: „Zmao, CavideT
venaxSi, rac aris opizis gzaze~ (radgan rTvelis dro
iyo); da Cavidnen oriveni erTad mis moSenebul keTil-
nayofier venaxSi. am dros movida sanatreli mama makari
opizeli Tavisi moZRvris, mama grigolis, sanaxavad.
gaixares ra didad da moikiTxes ra urTierTi wadierad,
dasxdnen purobad, radgan purisWamis dro iyo. purisWa-
mis Semdeg gadawyvites iq darCena meore dRemde. mama
makarim saubarSi ikiTxa netari grigolisgan ase: „Tuki
mwvalebelTa Svili marTlmorwmuneobaze moiqceva,
naTlisReba sWirdeba Tu ara?~
uTxra mas wmindanma: „mociquli maT „cru Zmad~
saxeldebs, romlebsac TavianT mrude moZRvarTa
saxelebi hqviaT, maSin roca pavle mociqulma ar
Seiwynara218 WeSmarit morwmuneTa mier wminda moci-
qulTa saxelis miReba. piriqiT, adanaSaulebs da eubneba
maT: „ris gamoa mwvaleblobebi TqvenSi, radgan TiToe-
uli Tqvengani ambobs: me pavlesi var...~219 (da amis mom-
devno), xolo yvela marTlmadidebels qristiani uwoda
man da axla TumcaRa mwvaleblebisTvis werilic220
ganaCinebs zogis naTliscemas da zogisas ara, me amas
vambob: rogorc yvelam iciT, WeSmarit qristianTa
Svils mwvalebeli mRvdeli ver monaTlavs, Tundac
unaTlavi kvdebodes, radgan sinaTle ar aris maTTan da
unaTlavis sikvdili umjobesia, vidre usjuloeba
sjulis darRveviT. amitom, saWiroa da samarTliani
yvela mwvaleblis Svilis naTliscema; TumcaRa maTi
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
wvalebaA maTi TYs-TYsad ixilvebis, aramed urTierTas
ganTxzul ars sacTurebiT msgavsad melTa maT, romelTaA
kudi kudsa Seukicua safson da lamprebi yovelTa kudebsa
gamoaba, rameTu saxe iyvnes igini yovelTa mwvalebelTa,
romelTaAca ukuanaAsknel sayofeli maTi cecxli ars
saukunoA. rameTu ucxo[v]qmnul arian wmidisagan dedisa
Cuenisa mxoloAsa kaTolike samociquloAsa eklesiisa. scTe-
bian saSoATgan, romel sagonebel ars maTTYs meoredSoba,
da ityYan sicruvesa, rameTu maradis nacilsa qadageben da
cilsa wameben SeCuenebulni igi wmidaTa mamaTa CuenTa
moZRuarTa mier. da ukueTu kualad Svilni mwvalebelTani
krebasa lamodian, arRara wes ars maTTYs, aramed krZalvaA
da yoladve sityYsa ara warmoRebaA maTTana krebisaTYs. da
rameTu morwmunesa, romelsa saswaulisa saqme ver Zal-uc,
urwmunoTa Tana sityYsgebaA ara uKms da odes mwvalebel-
Ta yovelTa hrqYan erTi saxeli mwvalebel, cTomaAca maTi
erTad Semtkicebul ars mterisa mier. amisTYs yovelTaA
naTliscemaA jer ars, raATa cilobisa iWY dahKsndes da er-
Tad iyos sixaruli sruli WeSmaritTa qristHssamwysoTaA~.
da eseviTari sityuaA mravali brZana netarman grigol.
xolo mamaman makari hrqua: `WeSmaritad samarTal ars
brZanebaA Seni, wmidao mamao, aramed mauwye cxadad wmidisa
samebisaTYs sityuaA Rirsi sityYsmgebelTa mimarT~. xolo
man hrqua: `iswave esaiaAsgan, rameTu serabinTagan iswava
swori pativi wmidisa samebisaA, romelnica daudumebelad
Kmoben: `wmida ars, wmida ars, wmida ars ufali sabaoT~,
xolo grigol RmrTismetyueli ityYs samebisa samguam-
ovnebisaTYs: `raJams iyvnen samni sanTelni saxlsa Sina, ver
egebis ganyofaA naTlisa maTisaA da vercaRa kualad [224]
SerevnaA maTi~. ese ars sarwmunoebaA wmidisa samebisaA. da
`ganZsa~ weril ars yoveli WeSmaritebiT da amas ityYs:
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mwvalebloba cal-calke Cans, magram isini urTierTSia
Sewnulebi, sacTuridan gamomdinare, im meliebis msgav-
sad, romlebsac kudi kudze gadaunaskva samsonma da
lamprebi gamoaba yvelas kuds221, radgan mwvalebelTa
saxe iyvnen isini, romelTa saboloo samyofelic saukuno
cecxlia, vinaidan gaucxoebulebi arian Cveni wminda
dedis, mxolo kaTolike samociqulo eklesiisgan da cde-
bian im saSodan, rac maTTvis meoredSobad miiCneva222,
amasTan sicrues amboben, radgan mudamJams tyuils
qadageben da cilismwamebloben, arian ra SeCvenebulebi
Cvens moZRvarTa, wminda mamaTa mier. da kidev, Tuki
mwvalebelTa Svilebi krebas eswrafvian, es aRar aris
maTTvis nebadarTuli. piriqiT, [gvmarTebs] yuradRebiT
yofna223 da maTTan saerTod sityvis ardaZvra krebis
Sesaxeb. garda amisa, im morwmunes, romelsac saswaulis
moxdena ar ZaluZs, ar marTebs urwmunoebTan paeqroba.
Tanac, radgan yvela mwvalebels erTi saxeli, —
mwvalebeli, — hqvia, maTi cTomilebac erTadaa Semtki-
cebuli mtris mier, amis gamo ki yvelas naTliscemaa
saWiro224, rom davis mizezi225 gauqmdes da erToblivad
iyos sruli sixaruli qristes WeSmariti samwysoebisa~.
ai, amgvari sityva bevri brZana netarma grigolma,
xolo mama makarim uTxra: „WeSmaritad samarTliania
Seni brZaneba, wminda mamao, magram cxadad mauwye
Rirseuli sityva mopaeqreTa mimarT wminda samebis
Sesaxeb~. man ki uTxra: „esaiasgan iswavle, radgan
serafimebisgan iswavla man Tanaswori pativi wminda
samebisa, romlebic daudumeblad xmoben: „wmindaa,
wmindaa, wmindaa ufali sabaoT~226, xolo grigol
RvTismetyveli ase ambobs samebis samgvamovnebis Sesaxeb:
„rodesac sami sanTelia saxlSi, SeuZlebelia maTi sinaT-
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
`rameTu mamaA Zesa arca Tu Tualisa wamiTa ara uxuces ars~.
aw viTarca gYswavies sibrZne wmidaTa wignTagan, kma ars
moZRurad Senda yovliTkerZo~.
xolo netarman makari hrqua mas: `wmidao mamao, viTarca
pirvel xati monazonebisaA KeliTa SeniTa momca ufalman,
aw egreTve sulieri swavlaA piriTa SeniTa momaniWos
zRuded Cemda ukunisamde~. da viTarca Semwuxrda, erTsa
Sina saxlsa iyvnes samnive igi RmrTisakacni da warTqunes
wesisaebr fsalmunni. xolo makaris hruloda da sarecelsa
zeda mieZina.
oz. maSin netari igi mamaA grigol da zenon sityYTa
mdabliTa fsalmunebdes. da madlman saRmrToman ganabrwyi-
nvna igini naTliTa didebisaATa, da saxli igi bneli viTarca
mzisa mcxinvarebaman gananaTla. da viTarca ganeRYZa mamasa
makaris, Tqua: `viTar sakYrvelad ixilvebian wmidani ese~.
hrqua mas mamaman grigol: `Zmao makari, raAsa gikYrs xilvaA
ese? ara gasmiesa werilisaA: `sakYrvel ars RmerTi wmidaTa
Soris misTa~?~. da esreT ixarebdes samnive igi, samebisa
wmidisa madidebelni, da warTqunes ciskrisa sagalobelni.
da viTarca ganTena, mSYdobisa sadgurTa maT urTier-
Tas mSYdobaA dauteves da warvida mamaA makari opizad,
xolo mamaA grigol da zenon aRvides TYsad monastradve.
da rameTu ese zenon miwevnul iyo saTnoebaTa moZRurisa
TYsisaTa, romlisaTYsca ityodes kacni Semdgomad netari-
sa grigolis [v] gardacvalebisa, viTarmed: `zenon ars
zRude mtkice klarjeTisa didebulTa udabnoTaA~.
598
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
lis ganyofa an kidev Sereva maTi~227. esaa wminda samebis
sarwmunoeba. „ganZSi~ weria yvelaferi WeSmaritebiT.
amas ambobs igi: „mama araa Zeze ufrosi Tvalis daxamxame-
biTac ki~228. axla, rogorc gviswavlia sibrZne wminda
wignebisgan, sakmarisia es Sens moZRvrad yovelmxriv~.
xolo netarma makarim uTxra mas: „wminda mamao, iseve
rogorc Tavdapirvelad monazvnobis xati Seni xeliT
momca ufalma, amjeradac, msgavsadve, Seni piriT momani-
Wos man sulieri swavla Cems galavnad ukunisamde~. da
rodesac SesaRamovda, erT saxlSi iyo samive RvTiskaci
da warmoTqves ra, wesisamebr, fsalmunni, makaris mieru-
la da sarecelze mieZina.
77. maSin netari mama grigoli da zenoni dabali me-
tyvelebiT fsalmunebdnen. saRvTo madlma gaabrwyina
isini didebis sinaTliT da is bneli saxli TiTqosda
mzis mcxunvarebam gaanaTa. rodesac gaeRviZa mama
makaris, Tqva man: „rogor sakvirvelad Canan es
wmindanebi!~ uTxra mas mama grigolma: „Zmao makari,
risTvis gikvirs es sanaxaoba? ar gsmenia werilisgan,
rom „sakvirvelia RmerTi Tavis wmindanebs Soris~?229 ai,
ase xarobdnen samiveni, wminda samebis madideblebi, da
warmoTqves maT ciskris sagaloblebi.
rodesac gaTenda, isini, mSvidobis savaneebi230, urT-
ierTs gamoemSvidobnen da wavida mama makari opizaSi,
xolo mama grigoli da [mama] zenoni avidnen TavianT mon-
asterSive; es zenoni miwevnuli iyo Tavisi moZRvris saT-
noebebamde. mis Sesaxeb ase ambobdnen adamianebi mama gr-
igolis gardacvalebis Semdeg: „zenoni aris mtkice gal-
avani klarjeTis didebuli udabnoebisa~.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
oH. xolo netarsa mamasa Cuensa grigols gulman-uT-
qua ganslvaA KorcTagan da RmrTisa mislvaA. da auwya
ufalman aRsrulebaA nebisa misisaA, viTarca Tqua daviT:
`nebaA moSiSTa misTaA yos ufalman, locvani maTni isminnes
da acxovnnes igini~. maSin ubrZana ZmaTa TYsTa Sesaqme ker-
eonTa sanTelTaA Sesawiravad garemo yovelTa maT maxlo-
belTa udabnoTa, romel arian opizaA da frTeni misni, ber-
TaA da maxlobelni misni, miZnaZoroA da wyaroAsTavi Tanam-
kYdriT maTiTurT. xolo Satberdi daRacaTu sxuaTa maT
udabnoTa mcired Soravs, aramed ganuyofelad TanamoZme
ars maTi erisa mis RmrTisa sikeTiTa da yovliTave saRmr-
ToAsa moZRurebisa wesiTa da kanoniTa monazonebisa Sju-
lisdebisaATa. da yovliTave keTilisa-saqmiTa sworad pa-
tivcemul ars RmrTisa mier da kacTagan, rameTu ars igi
siqadul yoladve maxlobelTa monasterTa. maT yovelTa
udabnoTa Tanawarsca kereonebi da SeuTuala dRH igi,
romelsa aRanTnen da locva-yon misTYs.
oT. xolo maT gulisKma-yves Jami igi micvalebisa misi-
saA amier sofliT, rameTu viTarca micvalebasa wmidisa Rm-
rTismSobelisasa moiwia gundi wmidaTa mociqulTaA kide-
Tagan queyanisaTa, egreTve wmidani mamani Semokrbes Jamsa
mas droAsa dRisa misisasa pativad [225] netarisa mis mox-
ucebulisa da raATa ikurTxnen mis mier. xolo igi sixaru-
liTa aRivso xilviTa maTiTa, da qristHsmieriTa kurTxevi-
Ta akurTxna yovelni da hrqua maT: `mogecin ufalman
Sromisa Tquenisa sasyideli, romelmanca brZana: `uZlur vi-
yav da sapyrobilesa, da moxuediT Cemda~, rameTu me aw esera
KorcTa sapyrobiliT ganval da uZlurebisagan ganvTavisu-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
78. xolo Cvens netar mama grigols gulma ugrZno
xorcTagan gasvla da RmerTTan misvla. ufalma auwya mas
misi nebis aRsruleba, rogorc Tqva daviTma: „Tavis mo-
SiSTa nebas hyofs ufali, maT locvebs Seismens da acx-
ovnebs maT231. maSin ubrZana man Tavis Zmebs kereonebis
sanTelTa232 Camoqna [xancTis] irgvliv yvela axlom-
debare udabnosTvis Sesawirad, romlebicaa: opiza da
misi frTebi, berTa da masTan axlomdebareni, miZnaZoro
da wyarosTavi maTTan mkvidri [monastrebiTurT]. Sat-
berdi ki Tumca sxva udabnoebs cotaTi moSorebulia,
magram ganuyoflad TanamoZmea maTi. igi Tavisi saRvTo
krebulis sikargiT, saRvTo moZRvrebis yvela wesiT, sa-
monazvno rjuldebis kanoniT da yovelive keTil-
moqmedebiT Tanabrad aris pativcemuli RvTis mier da
adamianebisgan, radgan igia uTuod siamaye axlomdebare
monastrebisa. [grigolma] yvela am udabnos misca
kereonebi da Seatyobina dRe, rodesac unda aenToT
isini da elocaT misTvis.
79. xolo maT Seicnes misi am soflidan micvalebis
dro, radgan iseve rogorc wminda RvTismSoblis micva-
lebisas movida wminda mociqulTa gundi qveynis kidee-
bidan, aseve im Jams, rodesac grigolis sicocxlis dro
[dasrulda], Seikribnen233 wminda mamebi am netari mox-
ucebulis pativsacemad da misgan kurTxevis misaRebad,
is ki sixaruliT aRivso maTi naxvis gamo, qristesmieri
kurTxeviT akurTxa yvelani da uTxra maT: „ufalma
mogceT sazRauri Tqveni garjilobisa, romelmac brZana:
„uZluri viyavi da Sepyrobili, da moxvediT CemTan~234,
radgan me axla ukve gavdivar xorcTa sapyrobilidan da
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
fldebi madliTa RmrTisaATa, romelmanca juariTa sikudi-
li daTrguna da avazakisa Tana yovelTa morwmuneTa wmidaA
juari TYsi mianiWa winamZRurad da angelozTa Tana wmida-
Ta niSad qristeanobisa beWedi igi sameufoA, romelica
aqus sulsa morwmuneTa kacTasa safarvelad samaradisod da
sacxorebelad~.
maSin hrques yovelTa maT mamaTa netarsa grigols:
`wmidao RmrTisao, brZanebaTa maTebr qristHsTa netarebisa
saqmeTa maT samkYdrebelo, nebsiT glaxako suliTa miT sim-
dablisaATa sasufevelisa damkYdrebisaTYs, mglovareo gu-
liTa saukunod nugeSiniscemisaTYs, mSYdo gonebiTa,
samoTxisa sikeTesa momlodebelo, simarTlisaTYs mSiero
da wyurielo, da tkbilsa mas sazrdelsa queyanasa mouk-
lebelsa Rirsqmnulo, mowyaleo glaxakTao, ganuSorebel
ars Sengan maradis wyalobaA RmrTisaA. wmidao guliTa da
suliTa SeniTa yoladve RmrTismxilvelo, mSYdobismoqme-
do ZmaTa Soris da mSYdobasa wmidaTa angelozTasa miw-
evnulo Svil RmrTisa wodebiTa, devnaTa da WirTa RmrTi-
saTYs Tavsmdebelo qristHs Tana mkYdryofisaTYs, yue-
drebulTaTYs qristHsTYs navTsadguro da mzrunvelo
cxorebisaTYs Cuenisa samaradisosa [v] mas cxorebasa, Sen
gixaroden da mxiarul iyav, rameTu sasyideli Seni did ars
caTa Sina, rameTu Sen, msgavsad mociqulisa pavles marTli-
sa, Ruawli keTili mogiRuawebies, srbaA aRgisrulebies,
sarwmunoebaA dagimarxavs, saqmiTa keTiliTa gansrulebuli.
amieriTgan migelis simarTlisa igi gYrgYni, romeli
moganiWos meufeman SromaTa wil SenTa wmidaTa. aramed nu
damiviwyeb Cuen, sulierad SvilTa SenTa, mi-raA-iwio wi-
naSe pirsa saxierisa, mowyalisa da mwyalobelisa tkbilisa
uflisasa, momiKsenen samwysoni Senni da nu daidumeb moRu-
awebasa CuenTYs qristHs mimarT, rameTu yoladve Zal-gic
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
uZlurebisgan vTavisufldebi RvTis madliT, romelmac
jvriT daTrguna sikvdili. avazakTan erTad yvela
morwmunes Tavisi wminda jvari mianiWa man
winamZRvrad235 da, wminda angelozebTan erTad, niSnad
qristianobisa — es samefo beWedi, rac morwmune
adamianebis suls aqvs samaradiso safarvelad da
sacxoneblad~236.
maSin uTxra yvela mamam netar grigols: „RvTis
wmindano, qristes brZanebaTamebr, netarebis saqmeTa sam-
kvidrebelo, sasufevlis damkvidrebisTvis nebsiT
glaxako Tavmdablobis suliT, saukunod nugeSis-
cemisTvis guliT mgloviareo, gonebiT mSvido, samoTxis
mSvenierebis momlodinev, simarTlisTvis mSiero da
mwyurvalev, gamoufitav miwaze237 tkbili sazrdos
Rirsqmnilo da glaxakTmowyaleo, maradis ganuSore-
belia Sengan wyaloba RvTisa, guliT wmindao da Seni
suliT ki yovliTurT RvTismxilvelo238, mSvidobis-
myofelo ZmaTa Soris da wminda angelozTa mSvidobas
miaxlebulo RvTisSvilad wodebiT, RvTisgamo devnu-
lebaTa da WirTa mtvirTvelo qristesTan damkvid-
rebisaTvis, qristesTvis gakicxulTa navsadguro da
mzrunvelo Cveni cxonebisaTvis im samaradiso cxov-
rebaSi, gixarodes Sen da mxiaruli iyavi, radgan „Seni
sazRauri didia caTa-Sina~239, rameTu Sen, marTali
pavle mociqulis msgavsad, „kargi asparezoba gias-
parezia, srbola aRgisrulebia, sarwmunoeba Seginaxavs,
— kargi saqmiT srulqmnili. amieridan mogelis simarT-
lis gvirgvini, rasac moganiWebs meufe Sens wminda Sro-
maTa sanacvlod~240, magram nu dagviviwyeb Cven, sulier-
ad Sens Svilebs, rodesac mixval keTili, mowyale,
mwyalobeli da tkbili uflis saxis winaSe, mogvixsene
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
SewevnaA yovelTaA, romelni locvaTa SenTa esven da meoxe-
basa Sensa moivltian~.
xolo wmidaman man hrqua maT: `daRacaTu Tavi Cemi ga-
numzade ufalsa da siyrmiTgan CemiT msgavsad Zalisa vSuer,
xolo ufroAs ars pativi sityuaTa TquenTaA, qristHsmsax-
urno mamano; aramed RmerTi gulsmodginebasa eZiebs kacTa-
gan da mianiWebs nacvalad sasufevelsa morCilTa misTa. da
meca mommadlos mkYdryofaA nebismyofelTa Tana misTa
locviTa Tquen yovelTaATa. xolo Tquen geKsenen krZal-
ulebaA Cemi moTminebiT monazonebisa mimarT, romelica ixi-
leT, vinaATgan davemkYdre Tquen Soris vidre aqamomde,
rameTu esreT jer ars ZiebaA sasufevelisa caTaAsaA, da Cem-
TYs locva-hyofdiT, raATa momeces madli winaSe RmrTisa
Sewevnad Tquenda, SemweTa CemTa, uflisa mier~.
p. maSin hrqua xancTas Sina myofTa ZmaTa: `Svilno,
romeli [226] mcnebaA pirveliTgan gesma Cemgan, sulisa
Tquenisa sacxorebelad daimarxeT da hyofdiT maradis
saKsenebelsa Cemsa. da me, ukueTu vpovo kadnierebaA winaSe
qristHsa, uxuebaA keTilTa misTaA ara dagakldes orsave
sofelsa. xolo amas gamcneb aw juariTa qristHsiTa, raATa
Korcni Cemni dahmarxneT ZmaTa CemTa Tana, rameTu ara um-
jobes var ZmaTa CemTa saTnovebaTa mogebiTa. amisTYs yov-
elTa gevedrebi, nusada damiviwyebT locvasa Tquensa Rmr-
Tisa mimarT yoladve mlocvelsa Tquensa da aw vedrebisa
Semwirvelsa TquenTYs qristHs mimarT saukunod. mo-
miKseneT maradis locviTa da JamiswirviTa sikudiliT ucx-
oqmnuli Tquengan, ixiloT raA adgili mwirobisa amis
604
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
Seni samwysoebi da nu daacxrob Cvens gamo moRvaweobas
qristes mimarT, radgan yovliTurT ZalgiZs Seewio yve-
las, visac ki Seni locvebis imedi aqvs da Sens meoxebas
eSureba~.
xolo wmindanma uTxra maT: „Tumca ufals gavumzade
Cemi Tavi da Cemi bavSvobidan Zalisamebr viSrome, magram
Tqvens sityvebSi metismeti pativdebaa, qristesmsaxuro
mamebo; Tumca RmerTi adamianebisgan gulmodginebas
eZiebs da aniWebs ra Tavis morCilebs, sanacvlod, sasufe-
vels, mec mommadlebs igi Tavisi nebis aRmsruleblebTan
erTad damkvidrebas yvela Tqvenganis locviT, Tqven ki
gaxsovdeT Cemi moTminebiTi simtkice monazvnobis mima-
rT, rac naxeT mas Semdeg, rac davemkvidre Tqvens Soris,
vidre aqamde, radgan asea saWiro caTa sasufevlis Zieba.
iloceT CemTvis, rom momeces madli RvTis winaSe Tqvens,
Cems SemweTa, Sesawevnelad uflis mier~.
80. maSin uTxra man xancTaSi myof Zmebs: „Svilebo, ra
mcnebac Tavdapirvelad gaigoneT Cemgan, Tqveni sulis
sacxoneblad daicaviT da maradis aRasrulebdeT Cems
xsenebas, me ki Tuki vpoveb gabedulebas qristes winaSe,
mis sikeTeTa siuxve moukleblad geqnebaT orsave sofel-
Si, xolo axla amas gamcnebT qristes jvriT, rom Cemi sx-
euli damarxoT Cems ZmebTan erTad, radgan ar var ukeTe-
si Cems Zmebze saTnoebaTa mopovebiT. amitom yvelas geve-
drebiT, nurasodes damiviwyebT Tqvens locvaSi me,
RvTisadmi yovliTurT Tqvenze mlocvels da amjerad
TqvenTvis qristes mimarT saukunod vedrebis Semwir-
vels. locviTa da JamiswirviT maradis momixseneT me,
ucxoqmnili Tqvengan sikvdilis mier, odes naxoT
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mkYdromisa CemisaA, rameTu aha esera vidre Jamadmde
kualadwodebisa Korcni Cemni miiqcevian miwad, xolo suli
Cemi Seiwynaros ufalman~.
pa. da amaT raA sityuaTa ityoda netari grigol, maSin
naTliTa miuwdomeliTa Seimko Suenierad xilvaA misi
brwyinvaled qristHs mier, rameTu banaki angelozTa
uflisaTaA garemoadga mas da patiosanTa sakumevelTa sul-
nelebaman aRavso yoveli igi eri krebuli mamaTaA. da ram-
eTu aqunda CueulebaA zecisa wmidaTa mTavrobaTa xilvisaA
sulsa mas marTalsa da aw maTganve sixarulisa KmaA esma ese:
`nu geSinin moslvad Cuen Tana, msaxuro qristHso sanatre-
lo, rameTu queyanisa angelozsa da zecisa kacsa giwess
meufH caTaA qriste. aw moved sixaruliT da uflisa Senisa
Tana ixarebd dausrulebelad, rameTu netar xar Sen Soris
kacTa netarsa mas didebasa [v] damkYdrebad ganmzadebuli
da mxiaruli saukunod~. xolo ese sityuani esmodes romel-
Tame mowafeTa misTa, aramed xilvaA igi didebuli yovelTa
ixiles. maSin netarman man sruliad ganixara miumZlavrebe-
li igi sixaruli da juari daswera TYssa mas monastersa da
Zmani TYsni akurTxna saukunoATa kurTxeviTa yovelTa Tana
qristHsmorwmuneTa da Tqua: `meufeo qristH, vinaATgan
TYT Tavadman ivne da gamoicade, Zal-gic maTdaca Sewevnad,
romelni-igi gamoicadebodian maxeTagan da sacTurTa
mterisaTa, rameTu qristeaneTa Semwe Sen xar, ufalo, dai-
faren marjueniTa SeniTa mosavni wmidisa saxelisa Senisani
da borotisagan iKsnen da miec maT sixaruli uoxWnoA.
xolo me, monaA Seni, macxovne sasufevelsa Sensa da wyalo-
biT momiKsene sufeviTa SeniTa~.
606
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mwirobis adgili Cemi am mkvidrobisa, radgan aha, mi-
iqceva miwad Cemi sxeuli kvlavxmobis dromde241, Cemi
suli ki uflisgan Seiwynareba~.
81. im dros, rodesac am sityvebs ambobda netari gr-
igoli, miuwvdomeli sinaTliT brwyinvaled Seimko misi
mSvenieri Sesaxedaoba qristes mier, radgan uflis an-
gelozTa banaki gars Semoertya mas da patiosan sak-
mevelTa surnelebam aavso mTeli is xalxi, mamaTa
krebuli, vinaidan am marTal suls zecis wminda
mTavrobaTa xedvis Cveuleba hqonda da axla maTganve
moesma mas sixarulis xma: „nu geSinia CvenTan mosvlisa,
sanatrelo msaxuro qristeso, radgan caTa meufe qriste
gixmobs Sen, miwis angelozsa da zecis adamians. axla
modi sixaruliT da Sens ufalTan ixare dausruleblad,
radgan adamianTa Soris netari xar Sen rogorc im
netar didebaSi dasamkvidreblad gamzadebuli da
mxiaruli saukunod~. es sityvebi esmoda mis zog
mowafes, Tumca is didebuli Cveneba yvelam naxa. maSin
sruliad gaixara netarma uZleveli sixaruliT, jvari
gadaswera Tavis monasters, Tavisi Zmebi akurTxa
saukuno kurTxeviT qristes yvela morwmunesTan erTad
da Tqva: „meufeo qriste, mas Semdeg, rac TviTve ivne
Tavad da gamoicade, ZalgiZs imaTi Sewevnac, romlebic
maxeebisgan da mtris sacTurebisgan gamoicdebian,
radgan qristianTa Semwe Sen xar, ufalo! daifare Seni
marjveniT Seni wminda saxelis moimedeni, borotisgan
ixseni isini da mieci maT dausrulebeli sixaruli,
xolo me, Seni mona, macxovne Sens sasufevelSi da
mowyaled momixsene Seni meufebiT~242.
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
pb. da esreT Sehvedra suli ufalsa da SeerTo an-
gelozTa krebulsa, rameTu uKorconi angelozni da sulni
kacTani erTbuneba arian da sulsa kacisasa aqus metyuele-
baA angelozebri. daRacaTu KorcielTa enaTa dacxromisa-
TYs ityYs daviT: `mas dResa Sina warwymdian yovelni
zraxvani maTni~, aramed igive ityYs wmidaTa sulebisaTvs,
viTarmed: `iqadian wmidani didebiTa, ixareben saKsenebelsa
zeda maTsa~, da meoxebasa hyofen qristHs mimarT madide-
belTa maTTaTYs, rameTu vidre ganSjadmde cocxalTa da
mkudarTa iRuwian mvedrebelTa KorcielTa kacTaTYs mor-
wmuneTa da moelian srulsa mas sixarulsa da mxiarulebasa
aRTqumisaebr meufisa maTisa, raJams didebisagan udidebu-
lessa didebasa daemkYdrnen uflisa didebiT moslvasa.
xolo `rCeulTa SekrebaA oTxTagan [227] qarTa cisaTa
kidiTgan cisaAT vidre kidedmde cisa~ ese ars, rameTu `qar-
iTa~, viTarca etliTa, Sekribnes qristeman wmidani TYsni
winaSe missa sixarulad da Suebad saukunod, odes-igi Ti-
Toeuli maTi naSromsa TYssa uCuenebdes ufalsa da
nacvalad miaqundes simdidre daulevneli.
pg. maSin, netaro mamao, axali igi qristHsmowame iovane
sanatreli, xancTiT ierusalHmd miwevnuli da sarkinozTa
KeliTa baRdads qristHsTYs mokluli, da saswauliTa
brwyinvale, ixarebdes rCeulTa Tana SvilTa SenTa, raJams
warudginebde maT qristesa. mas Jamsa raA-me iyos Cuen
udebTaTYs nugeSiniscema[A], romelni wodebul varT Senda
mowafed, rameTu ganKmel ars siyuaruli urTierTas da yo-
veli keTilisa saqme Semcirebul ars da daklebulebaA
aRorZinebul!? aramed Semdgomad RmrTisa mowyalebaTa da
608
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
82. ase Sehvedra man suli ufals da SeerTo igi an-
gelozTa krebuls, radgan uxorco angelozebi da adami-
anTa sulebi erTbuneba arian da adamianis suls aqvs an-
gelozebrivi metyveleba. Tumca xorcieli enebis da-
dumebaze ambobs daviTi: „im dRes moispoba yvela maTi me-
tyveleba~243, magram TviTve ambobs wmindanTa sulebis-
Tvis: „amayoben wmindanebi didebiT, xaroben TavianTi
xsenebis gamo~244 da meoxebas uweven TavianT madideblebs
qristes mimarT, radgan vidre cocxalTa da mkvdarTa
gansjamde iRvwian isini maTdami mavedrebeli xorcSi
myofi morwmune adamianebisTvis da moelian srul
sixarulsa da mxiarulebas, maTi meufis aRTqmisamebr,
rodesac didebisagan ufro didebul didebaSi
damkvidrdebian uflis didebiT mosvlisas; xolo „cis
oTxive qarisgan Sekreba rCeulebisa ciskididan
ciskidemde~245 esaa is, rom qariT, rogorc „etliT~,
Sekrebs qriste Tavis wmindanebs Tavis winaSe saukuno
sixarulisa da SvebisaTvis, rodesac TiToeuli maTgani
Tavis naRvaws warmouCens ufals da, sanacvlod, waiRebs
ulev simdidres.
83. maSin, netaro mamao, saswaulebiT mbrwyinavma
axalma qristesmowamem ioane sanatrelma, xancTidan
ierusalimSi misulma da sarkinozebis xeliT baRdadSi
qristesTvis moklulma, ixaros Sens rCeul SvilebTan
erTad, rodesac warudgen maT qristes. im dros raRa
iqneba nugeSiscema Cven, mconareebisTvis, romlebic
wodebulni varT Sens mowafed, radgan gamxmaria
urTierTis siyvaruli, sikeTis yoveli saqme Semcire-
bulia da gazrdilia naklulevaneba!? magram RvTis
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
yovelTa wmidaTa meoxebisa locvaTa SenTa mimarT ars sas-
ovebaA Cueni, wmidao mamao! Seiwire sarwmunoebaA Cueni,
Rirso, rameTu Sen uwyi siyuaruli Cueni, daRacaTu ara
gYxilav Korcielad. nu damiviwyeb Cuen, aramed iyavn madli
Seni Semwe Cuenda, wmidaTa udabnoTa SenTa Sina dam-
kYdrebulTa, da yovlisa erisa, raATa vipovneT SenTana six-
arulisa mis waruvalisa cxorebasa.
aw, sayuarelno qristHsmorwmuneno, Cuenca gYRirs yo-
velTa gulsmodginebaA msgavsad Zalisa saqmed keTilisa
mowyalebasa Tana RmrTisasa da wmidaTa meoxebasa, raATa
Rirs-viqmnneT codvaTa Sendobasa da didsa wyalobasa
saukunod.
pd. [v] xolo iyo gardacvalebaA netarisa mamisa Cuenisa
grigolisi ricxusa weliwadTa misTasa as da meoresa welsa,
qronikonsa oTxmeoc da erTsa. aramed gardacvalebiTgan
misiT daiwera cxorebaA ese misi Semdgomad oTxmeoc da
aTisa wlisa, dasabamiTgan gardasrulTa welTa equs aTas
xuTas ormeoc da meaToTxmetesa welsa, ierusalHms
patriaqobasa agaTonissa, mcxeTas kaTalikozobasa miqe-
lissa, qarTvelTa zeda mTavrobasa aSot kurapalatisasa,
Zisa adarnerse qarTvelTa mefisasa, afxazTa zeda mefobasa
giorgissa, Zisa kostanti mefisasa, erisTavTa-erisTvobasa
sumbatissa, Zisa adarnerse mefisasa, magistrosobasa adarn-
ersessa, Zisa bagrat magistrosisasa, erisTvobasa sumbatis-
sa, Zisa daviT mamflisasa. qristeman didebaA uoxWnoA maT
yovelTa mianiWen!
xolo Jamsave mas iyo anCs episkoposi makari, da netarisa
mamisa grigolis SenebulTa maT monasterTa iyvnes mamasax-
610
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mowyalebaTa da yvela wmindanis meoxebaTa Semdeg Seni
locvebisadmi aris Cveni imedi, wminda mamao! Seiwire
Cveni sarwmunoeba, Rirso, radgan Sen ici Cveni
siyvaruli, Tumca xorcielad ar gvinaxixar246. nu
dagviviwyeb Cven, aramed iyos Seni madli Semwe Cveni, -
Sens wminda udabnoebSi damkvidrebulebisa, - da mTeli
xalxisa, rom aRmovCndeT waruvali sixarulis cxov-
rebaSi SenTan erTad.
axla, sayvarelo qristesmorwmuneebo, Cvenc, yvelas,
gvmarTebs Zalisamebr gulmodgineba sikeTis saqmnelad
RvTis mowyalebasTan da wmindanTa meoxebasTan erTad,
rom Rirsi gavxdeT codvaTa Sendobisa da saukunod
didi wyalobisa.
84. xolo Cveni netari mama grigolis gardacvaleba
iyo mis weliwadTa raodenobiT asmeore wels, oTxmoc-
daerT qronikons247, misi es cxovreba ki daiwera misi
gardacvalebidan oTxmocdaaTi wlis Semdeg, dasabami-
dan gasuli wlebis mixedviT eqvsiaTasxuTasormocdame-
ToTxmete wels, ierusalimSi agaTonis patriarqobisas;
mcxeTaSi miqelis kaTalikosobisas; qarTvelebze aSot
kurapalatis, adarnerse qarTvelTa mefis Zis, mTavro-
bisas; afxazebze giorgis, kostanti mefis Zis, mefobisas;
sumbatis, adarnerse mefis Zis, erisTavTerisTavobisas;
adarnerses, bagrat magistrosis Zis, magistrosobisas;
sumbatis, daviT mamflis Zis, erisTavobisas. qristem mi-
aniWos yvela maTgans dausrulebeli dideba.
xolo imave dros anCSi episkoposi iyo makari, netari
mama grigolis mier aSenebul monastrebSi ki iyvnen mama-
saxlisebi, warmomavlobiT did aznaurTa Svilebi:
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
lisni naTesaviT didTa aznaurTa Svilni: xancTas - mamaA
Tevdore, diswuli mcxuedaAsaA, da Satberds - mamaA grig-
ol, Ze liparitisi, saxeliTa didisa mamisa grigolisiTa Sem-
kobili. qristeman sruliad Seamkven madliTa misiTa da gan-
amarTlen winaSe missa saukunod!
xolo xancTisa winamZRurisa da iovane Zmisa misisa da
wignisa amis aRmwerelisa giorgi merCulisa, samTave amaT
erTad gulsmodginebiTa [228] daiwera xancTas Sina
netarisa grigolis cxorebaA ese. qristeman wignsa mas cx-
ovelTasa daweren igini da sruliad wyaloba-yavn
yovelTa morwmuneTaTYs, raATa gulisKma-yon saRmrToA
niWi queyanisaA zecisasa Tana.
rameTu eklesiasa Sina erTi wignismkiTxveli mcireTa
msmenelTa da mravalTaTYs sworad kma arn, da egreTve uku-
eTu erTi ikurTxevin anu mravalni, makurTxeveli igi erTi
kma arn, rameTu mouklebel arian keTilni igi qristHsni
Cuenda momarT da madli wmidaTa meoxebisaA.
pe. romlisaTYsca dRes KsenebaA netarisa mamisa grig-
olisi iyavn maradis Cuenda saso da Sesavedrebel sulisa da
KorcTa da yovelTa marTalTa Soris dassa mas monazonTa
erisTavisa mamisa Cuenisa didisa antonissa naTelsa Sina
dauRamebelsa, viTarca Tqua solomon: `naTeli marTalTa
zeda maradis~, da kualad ityYs: `xolo sulni marTalTani
KelTa Sina RmrTisaTa cxovel arian~. da ganaTebul mzisa
misgan simarTlisa, caTa-dautevnelisa da qalwulisa saSo-
sa datevnulisa gamouTqumelad da Cuenda cxorebad gamo-
brwyinvebulisa naTlisa mis dausabamoAsa qristHs RmrTisa
Cuenisa, rameTu araA SeuZlebel ars mis winaSe, romelmanca
misca qmnulsa TYssa mzisTualsa amas eseviTari brwyinva-
612
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
xancTaSi — mama Tevdore, mcxvedas diswuli, da Sat-
berdSi — mama grigoli, liparitis Ze, didi mama grig-
olis saxeliT Semkuli. qristem srulad Seamkos igi
Tavisi madliT da saukunod gaamarTlos igi Tavis wi-
naSe.
xolo xancTis winamZRvris, misi Zmis ioanes da am wig-
nis aRmweris giorgi merCulis — samive maTganis er-
Toblivi gulmodginebiT daiwera netari grigolis es
cxovreba. qristem daweros isini cxovelTa winaSe da
sruliad wyaloba yos yvela morwmunisTvis, rom Seicnon
maT amqveynis saRvTo niWic zeciurTan erTad.
marTlac, eklesiaSi erTi wignismkiTxveli248 Tana-
brad sakmarisia rogorc cota, aseve bevri msmenelisTvis
da, msgavsadve, rodesac erTi ikurTxeba an mravali,
makurTxeveli erTia sakmarisi, radgan dauklebelia
Cvendami qristes sikeTeebi da wmindanTa meoxebis madli.
85. amitom, dRes xseneba netari mama grigolisa da
yovelTa marTalTa maradis iyos imedi CvenTvis da Sesav-
edrebeli sulisa da xorcisa monazonTa winamZRvris,
Cveni didi mama antonis, monazonTa dasSi, dauRamebel
sinaTleSi, rogorc Tqva solomonma: „sinaTle marTleb-
zea maradis~249. da kvlav ambobs igi: „xolo marTalTa
sulebi cocxlebi arian RvTis xelebSi~250 da anaTebs maT
caTagan dautevi da qalwulis saSoSi gamouTqmelad
datevnili mze simarTlisa, CvenTvis cxovrebad gamo-
brwyinebuli dausabamo sinaTle qristesi, — Cveni RvTi-
sa, radgan araferia SeuZlebeli mis winaSe, romelmac
mzisTvals251, Tavis qmnilebas, imgvari brwyinvaleba mis-
613
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
lebaA, romel yovelsa xilulsa miefinebis da gananaTlebs
naTliTa misiTa. da manve yovlisaSemZlebelman RmerTman
misca madli KelmwifebisaA yovelTa wmidaTa misTa da Cuen-
TYs vedrebasa hyofen mouklebelad missa mimarT. amisTYs-
ca `KsenebaA maTi qebiT aResrulebis~ da dResaswaulisa ma-
Tisa SemamkobelTa [v] hfarven maradis da gananaTleben
sulTa maTTa, da madlsa mianiWeben yovelTa morwmuneTa,
vinaATgan Zal-uc SewevnaA sarwmunoebiTmvedrebelTaA maT
TiToeulsa maTgansa da maradis meox arian CuenTYs winaSe
wmidisa samebisa, dambadebelisa yovelTaAsa, romlisaA ars
ZlierebaA, didebaA da didadSuenierebaA da sufevaA dausa-
bamoA da dausrulebeli, da missa Suenis pativi da qebiT
TayuaniscemaA JamTa ukunisamde da mermeTa maT saukuneTa,
amen.
pv. pirvelyofili ese saswauli guesma berTagan CuenTa,
viTarmed Jamsa mamisa grigolis mowafisasa xancTas etY-
fanes mamobisasa iyo vinme kaci mdidari anWkoras da saxeli
misi werta. da aw romel wertaAsni hrqYan, TxaTa misTa
sadguri yofil ars. da mas esua asuli, SobiTgan yruA da
utyY, xolo hasakiTa mrTeli. da viTar aTcametisa wlisaA
iyo qali igi, dedasa missa CuenebiT Zilsa Sina gamoecxada
Rirsi etYfane da hrqua: `xancTas Jamiswirvasa Cemsa xvale
moavline kaci, KeliTa Cem, etYfanesTa nabani movsce Senda
da asu igi asulsa Sensa da scxe Tavsa missa da gankurnos
igi qristeman vnebaTa misTagan madliTa yovelTa wmidaTaA-
Ta~.
xolo morwmuneman man dedakacman ara auwya qmarsa TYs-
sa CuenebaA igi, rameTu mas Jamsa kaci igi monazonTaTYs mk-
sinvared iyo, da idumal waravlina kaci. xolo netarman epi-
614
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ca, rom yvelafers xiluls miefineba igi da anaTebs mas
Tavisi sinaTliT. da manve, yovlisSemZle RmerTma, misca
xelmwifobis madli yvela Tavis wmindans, romlebic
CvenTvis ganuwyvetliv aRavlenen vedrebas misdami. amis
gamo, `maTi xseneba qebiT aResruleba~252 da isinic Tavi-
anTi dResaswaulis Semamkoblebs maradis ifaraven,
anaTleben maT sulebs da madls aniWeben yvela morw-
munes, radgan ZaluZs TiToeul maTgans Seewios sarwmu-
noebiT mavedreblebs da maradis meoxni arian CvenTvis
yovelTa dambadebeli wminda samebis winaSe, romlisac
aris Zliereba, dideba, didmSveniereba da dausabamo da
dausrulebeli meufeba. mas Sehferis pativi da qebiT
Tayvaniscema droTa ukunisamde da samermiso saukuneeb-
Si, amin.
86. adre momxdari es saswauli gagonili gvaqvs Cveni
berebisgan, rom xancTaSi mama grigolis mowafis,
epifanes mamasaxlisobisas iyo viRac mdidari kaci anWko-
raSi, saxelad werta (axla rasac „wertaisni~ hqvia, misi
Txebis sadgomi iyo). mas hyavda asuli, dabadebidan yru
da munji, aRnagobiT ki saRi. rodesac cameti wlisa iyo
es asuli, mis dedas CvenebiT gamoecxada ZilSi Rirsi
epifane da uTxra: „xval xancTaSi Cemi Jamiswirvisas ga-
moagzavne kaci da Cemi, epifanes, xelebis nabans gamovatan
SenTan. Seasvi igi Sens asuls, wausvi Tavze da gankur-
nebs mas qriste misi vnebebisgan yvela wmindanis
madliT~.
xolo morwmune qalma ar Seatyobina Tavis qmars es
Cveneba, radgan im dros es adamiani monazonTa mimarT
gulmwyralad iyo. amitom man farulad gaagzavna kaci,
615
 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
fane uflisa mier icoda, raA-igi yofad iyo, da misca kacsa
mas KelTa TYsTa nabani. da mi-raA-iwia, dedakacman man sarw-
munoebiTa mtkiciTa scxo evlogiaA igi usisxloAsa msxuer-
plisaA [229] RirsadSemwirvelisa mRdelisa[A] asulsa TYssa.
xolo mas daeZina sam dRe da sam Rame da raJams ganeRYZa,
Tqua: `didebaA RmerTsa, didebaA wmidasa samebasa, romelman
locviTa netarisa mamisa etYfanesiTa ganmkurna da miKsna
me eSmakisagan~. da viTarca ixila saswauli ese werta, mama-
man misman, gankYrvebuli sixaruliTa savse warvida
xancTad, da viTar saCinosa udabnoAsasa miiwia, KmamaRlad
tiroda pirvelisa mis warmdebebisa misisaTYs. maSin mamaman
etYfane sixaruliT da nugeSiniscemiT moikiTxa da friad
pativ-sca Zalisaebr. xolo werta diadi Sesawiravi miuZRu-
ana da Sewira winaSe wmidisa mTavarmowamisa giorgissa da
hmadlobda qristesa sakYrvelTmoqmedsa da monasa missa
etYfanes. romlisa locviTa sruliad sixaruli miefina.
xolo asuli igi misi keTilad cxonda amas sawuTrosa da
saukunod, da CuenTYsca ufalman sruliad wyaloba-yavn
oxiTa yovelTa wmidaTa misTaATa.
pz. xancTas mkYdri gabriel moZRuari, friadmoRuawe
netari wmidaA mamaA, gYTxrobda igi mamisa basilissa, vi-
Tarmed mravalTa welTa mamasaxlisobasa missa xancTas, ese
iyo kanoni misi, - odes Sina arn, trapezisagan kide
sazrdelsa araras miiRebda, arca Wamadsa, arca sasumelsa.
xolo Jamsa sneulebisa misisasa, romliTa gardaicvala
winamZRurobasa Sina missa, mrqua: `Svilo, gabriel, sa-
ostigniT cxeli saWmeli korkotisaA momarTu~. da maSin ara
egbo, sxuaA Sevagbe da mivarTY, rameTu mravalTa dReTa
araraAsa gemoA exilva. da viTar cna, viTarmed mas [v] dResa
616
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
netarma epifanem ki uflis mier icoda, rac unda
momxdariyo. misca man im kacs Tavisi xelebis nabani da
rodesac igi [ukan] mivida, im qalma mtkice sarwmunoebiT
wausva usisxlo msxverplis Rirseulad Semwirveli
mRvdlis saboZvari Tavis asuls, romelsac daeZina sami
dRe da sami Rame, xolo gaeRviZa ra, Tqva: „dideba
RmerTs, dideba wminda samebas, romelmac netari mama
epifanes locviT ganmkurna da mixsna me eSmakisgan~. naxa
ra es saswauli wertam, misma mamam, gakvirvebuli wavida
xancTaSi, sixaruliT savse, da rodesac miaRwia man
udabnos Tvalsawiers, xmamaRla tiroda Tavisi adrin-
deli ugulisxmoebis gamo. maSin mama epifanem sixaru-
liT da nugeSiscemiT moikiTxa igi da, Zalisamebr, metad
pativi sca, wertam ki didi Sesawiravi uZRvna mas, rac
Sewira wminda mTavarmowame giorgis winaSe. hmadlobda
igi sakvirvelTmoqmed qristes da mis monas epifanes,
romlis locviTac srulad miefina mas sixaruli, misi
asuli ki kargad gadarCa am sawuTroSi da saukunod.
CvenTvisac wyaloba yos ufalma yovliTurT yvela misi
wmindanis meoxebiT.
86. xancTaSi mkvidri gabriel moZRvari, didad moR-
vawe netari wminda mama, gviyveboda mama basilis Sesaxeb:
„mravali weli xancTaSi misi mamasaxlisobis dros es iyo
misi kanoni: rodesac Sin iyo253, trapezisgan calke
sakvebs arafers miiRebda, - arc saWmels, arc sasmels. ma-
gram Tavisi avadmyofobis dros, riTac gardaicvala
Tavis winamZRvrobaSi, miTxra me: „Svilo gabriel,
samzadidan wandilis cxeli kerZi momitane~. maSin
wandili moxarSuli ar iyo. sxva movxarSe da mivarTvi,
radgan mravali dRe arafris gemo ar gaesinja. rodesac
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 wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
saerod igi saWmeli ara yofil ars, maSin, romeli-igi mime-
Ro, SfoTiT dasTxia da risxviT mrqua me: `rad sceT, sawya-
lo, da me macTuneb?~ xolo me SiSiT Sevindve da vhkiTxe
mizezi friadmoginebisaA.
xolo man mrqua: `Svilo, siWabukesa Cemsa mamisa grig-
olis saKedarsa vxedevdi da mamasa CemTYs Korcielsa sau-
ravsa vawyinebdi. xolo mas RmrTisakacsa winaAswarmety-
uelebisa madli aqunda qristHsgan da esreT mibrZana: `basi-
lo, mokled Sen xancTas mamasaxlisad dasdgebi, da aw
romelsa iurvi, merme viTari gindes samoseli da sagebeli,
gaqundes, xolo moxucebuli, sulierad mamaA Seni, awve
gamcneb da juariTa qristHsiTa juarsa dagwer: odes ese
sityuaA Cemi saqmiT iqmnas, xancTas Sina raA iyo, yovelsa
KorcTa saRuawlsa trapezsa daSjerdi, sxuagan raA iyo,
igi pativi Sen KorcTa Suebad geyofiso~. da aw mravalTa
weliwadTa Cemsa mamasaxlisobasa kanoni mamisa CemisaA saqmiT
aRmisrulebies, xolo Sen sikudilisa Cemisa Jamsa urCebisa
patiJsa STamagdebdi. amisTYs ganvrisxen Senzeda~. da me
kualadca Seuvrdi da damikYrda friadi igi moTminebaA
misi. xolo mamaman basili makurTxa yovliTa kurTxeviTa da
mrqua: `kurTxeul iyav uflisa mier Sen da yoveli eri mar-
Tlmorwmune oxiTa wmidisa RmrTismSobelisaATa da wmidisa
giorgisiTa da yovelTa wmidaTaATa, amen~.
618
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
gaigo, rom im dRes es saWmeli saerTo [trapezze] ar yo-
fila, maSin, rac mitanili mqonda, aRSfoTebiT daaqcia
da mrisxaned miTxra me: „rad Secdi, sawyalo, da rad
macTuneb me?~, xolo me SiSiT Sendoba viTxove da vkiTxe
am didi gakicxvis mizezi.
man ki miTxra: „Svilo, Cems siWabukeSi mama grigolis
saxedars vuvlidi da xorcieli moTxovnilebiT mamas
Tavs vabezrebdi, mas ki, RvTis kacs, qristesgan winas-
warmetyvelebis madli hqonda da ase mibrZana: „basili,
male Sen xancTaSi mamasaxlisad dadgebi da rasac axla
wuxxar, maSin geqneba, - samoselic da sagebic, rogorc
gendomeba, me moxuci ki, sulierad Seni mama, axlave
gamcneb da qristes jvriT jvars gadagwer: rodesac es
Cemi sityva saqmiT asruldeba, xancTaSi rodesac iqnebi,
yvelafers xorcTa mosaxmariss trapezze dasjerdi,
radgan geyofa Sen, sxvagan rom iqnebi, maSindeli pativi
xorcieli SvebisTvis~. da axla Cemi mamasaxlisobis mra-
val wels Cemi mamis kanoni saqmiT aRmisrulebia, Sen ki
Cemi sikvdilis dros urCobis sasjelSi magdebdi.
amitom gavbrazdi Senze~. me kvlav Sevuvrdi mas da gami-
kvirda misi didi moTmineba, xolo mama basilim makurTxa
yvela kurTxeviT da miTxra: „kurTxeuli iyaviT uflis
mier Sen da mTeli marTlmorwmune krebuli wminda
RvTismSoblis, wminda giorgis da yvela wmindanis
meoxebiT, amin~.
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1 `codnismierad galoben~ - Sdr. teqsti: `galobed mec-
nierebiT~; Sdr. fs. 46:9.
2 I Tes. 5:17
3 `arsebaSeuqmneli~ - Sdr. `arsebadaubadebelisa~ (pa-
ralelisTvis Sdr. `mowyalebiTa yovladwmidisa arse-
badaubadebelisa samebisaATa ... Rirs-viqmen ... dawerad wmi-
dasa amas wignsa~, anderZi Add.11281-ze, `mamaTa cx.~, gv.324).
4 fs. 101:19.
5 Sdr. I mf. 2:11
6 Sdr. mT. 3:4
7 dan. 10:3
8 igulisxmeba yvela is liturgikuli teqsti, rac ek-
lesiaSi galobis rva xmaze igalobeba (sagaloblebi, locve-
bi, mrwamsi da misT.). amas isic adasturebs, rom gamoTqma:
„xmiT~ saswavli saeklesio swavla~ (Sdr.: `KmiTa~ saswav-
leli swavlaA saeklesioA~) mosdevs `fsalmunTa~ anu `dav-
iTis~ moxseniebas, `fsalmunni~ ki, rogorc cnobilia, saek-
lesio galobis safuZvelia. Sesabamisad sityva `xmas~,
rogorc specialur termins, brWyalebSi vsvamT (Sdr. e.
metrevelis SeniSvna: `KmiTa saswavleli swavlaA `Kmeans~
anu rva xmaze gawyobil galobas unda niSnavdes~, Zlispir-
ni da RmrTismSoblisani, gamosca da gamokvleva daurTo
elene metrevelma, Tb. 1971, gv. 055, Sen. 1).
9 `saswavlo~ - Sdr. `samoZRuroA~. es iSviaTi termini
niSnavda `saswavlos~ da, aqedan, `saswavlo adgils~, `sas-
wavlebels~. am ukanaskneli mniSvnelobiT Sdr. Semdegi kon-
teqsti: `samoZRurodve movide da viswavlo yoveli~ (ix. z.
sarjvelaZe, `Zv. qarT. leqs.~, gv.177); agreTve: `dabasa mas
Sina iyo samoZRuroA swavlaTaA da moZRuari Kelovani~
(iqve, gv. 177); `movida samoZRurosa yrmaTasa~ (mamaTa cx.
gv. 300.35)
10 1 kor. 1:20
11 `misi sityva Sezavebuli iyo madlis mariliT~ – Sdr.
`sityuaA misi iyo Sezavebul mariliTa madlisaATa~. aq Sein-
iSneba ori xelSesaxebi paraleli: (I) `xaritonis cxovre-
basTan~: `Sezavebul iyo sityuaA misi mariliTa sulisa
wmidisaATa~ (mamaTa cxorebani, Tb. 1975. gv.132 33-34); (II)
kidev metad `iovane Seyenebulis cxorebasTan~: `da esrHT
620
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
iRuwida siWabukesa TYssa, da imarxavn gonebasaca TYssa,
raATa ara mimoqrodis, da sityuaA misi iyo Sezavebul
zomiT mariliTa madlisaATa~ (iqve, gv. 273.29. originalis
Sesabamisi sityvebi mniSvnelovnad sxvaobs qarTuli Targ-
manisgan da sityva-sityviT ase iTargmneba: `sityva, uzadod
(wundaudeblad) Semzadebuli saRvTo mariliT~).
12 `brZnulad gaxsnida Tavis pirs~ – Sdr. `brZnad aRa-
Ris piri TYsi~. aq SesamCnevia solomonis sityvaTa gamoZax-
ili (igav. 31:28).
13 dan. 10:3.
14 fs. 23:3-4.
15 m. 13:17; arsebul gamocemebSi citata bolovdeba si-
tyvasTan `miaRwies~, radgan aqaa dasmuli citatis damamTa-
vrebeli brWyali, xolo momdevno sityvebi (`risi Rirsic
gaxdiT Tqven~) mikuTvnebulia grigolisadmi, rac mcdar-
ia, radgan mimarTva `risi Rirsic gaxdiT Tqven~, cxadia,
mociqulebs gulisxmobs da ara grigol xancTelTan mosau-
bre adamianebs. es Secdoma maris gamocemaSi aSkarad meqan-
ikuria (radgan rusul TargmanSi zemore sityvebi mas ci-
tatis SigniT aqvs moqceuli), sxva publikaciebi ki Seumow-
meblad imeoreben mas.
16 1 kor. 4:15.
17 i. 3:3-5
18 II sj. 10:12
19 igav. 10:27.
20 iob. 32:9; citatis bolo nawili, nusxis safuZvelze,
marisa da ZqalZ-is (`ZqalZ~ = `Zveli qarTuli agiografiu-
li literaturis Zeglebi~) gamocemebSi aseTia: `arca brZen-
Ta ician samarTali~. nacvlad sityvisa `brZenTa~, sazoga-
dod, unda iyos `berTa~, rogorc es TviT n. mars aqvs miTiTe-
buli rusuli Targmanis sqolioSi. amasve adasturebs
xsenebuli bibliuri wignis sxvaenovani versiebi. miuxeda-
vad aRniSnulisa, Cven n. maris msgavsad vinarCunebT nusxis
mcdar monacems (s. yubaneiSvilTan gasworebuli teqsti
gvaqvs: `arca berTa ician samarTali~), radgan aRniSnuli
cTomileba ar ukavSirdeba merCulis naSromis gadamwers,
arcTu TviT merCules (romlis avtografSic aseve uTuod
mcdari `brZenTa~ iqneboda da ara marTebuli `berTa~). es
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Secdoma (fonetikurad msgavsi `berTa~-s da `brZenTa~-s gad-
amweriseuli meqanikuri aRreva) gacilebiT Zveli Cans da
adgili unda hqonoda TviT qarTulenovani bibliis nusxeb-
Si, maT Soris, rogorc Cans, uadres oSkur bibliaSic,
radgan, marTalia, sakuTriv 32:9 muxli aRniSnul biblias
aklia, magram igi Semonaxulia sabaseulSi, romelic, iobis
wignis farglebSi, sxva adgilebSi erTgulad mihyveba oS-
kurs. amitom, radgan merCulis SromaSi araiSviaTad iCens
Tavs bibliuri teqstis gaazreba sakuTriv qarTuli Targ-
manis mixedviT, ukeT qarTuli Targmanis im nusxis mixed-
viT, romelic mas xelT aqvs, Tundac rom xsenebuli nusxis
monacemi gadamweriseuli cTomilebis safuZvelze iyos
aRmocenebuli (ix. amis Sesaxeb Tundac sqolioebi 282,283),
Sesabamisad aSkaraa, rom sakuTriv merCuliseuli teqstis
dadgenisas upiratesoba unda mieniWos ara im monacems, rac
sazogadod aris marTebuli, aramed imas, rac savaraudoa,
rom mis avtografSi arsebuliyo.
21 iob. 32:8
22 malaq. 2:7
23 fs. 132:1
24 m. 18:20
25 `mRviZare gulmodginebaSi~ – Sdr. `uZilsa gulsmodg-
inebasa~. unda aRvniSnoT, rom nusxaSi da publikaciebSi gvaqvs
ara `uZilsa gulsmodginebasa~, aramed `uZlursa gulsmodg-
inebasa~. es gamonaTqvami Cven aSkarad mcdari gvgonia, radgan
konteqsti xsenebuli oTxi Zmis gansakuTrebul gulmodg-
inebaze migviTiTebs, rac `uZluri~ veranairad ver iqneba.
amitom, gamomdinare iqidan, rom, erTi mxriv, saRvTo gulmo-
dgineba yovelTvis mRviZarebiTia anu `uZilia~ da rom cota
qvemoT igive `uZileba~ sruliad aSkaradaa aRreuli
`uZlurebaSi~ (ix. sqolo 28), vTvliT, rom amjeradac igive
gadamweriseuli cTomilebaaa saxeze da rom Tavdapirvel
teqstSi unda gvqonoda ara `uZlursa~, aramed `uZilsa~,
romelic daqaragmebuli iqneboda rogorc `uZlsa~ da gvian-
deli gadamwerisgan gaixsna rogorc `uZlursa~ (sityva `uZi-
li~, garda mravali Zveli qarTuli teqstisa, damowmebulia
TviT winamdebare `cxovrebaSic~: `Zal ars Senda Zali Rmr-
TisaA, rameTu wmidaTa angelozTa msgavsebaA gaqus, - siwmide,
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
romel ars samZali ZlevisaA, SezRudvili samaradisoATa
locviTa da marxviTa, da friadi muKlTdrekaA, Semwirveli
cremlTa wmidaTaA uZilTagan TualTa SenTa da mRYZarisa-
gan sulisa Senisa~ (T. 57).
26 `erTiani erTobiT~ – Sdr. `erTiTa miT erTobiTa~.
am uCveulo gamonaTqvamis garkveuli paraleli Cans `sinur
mravalTavSi~: `maSinRa erTiTa miT erTobiTa erTad anu
kbodis pirsa ... iqmnian bude~ (sin. mrav. 225.7)
27 `mRviZarebas~ – Sdr. `uZilebasa~. aRsaniSnavia, rom
mocemul adgilas nusxaSi gvaqvs aSkarad mcdari forma
`uZlurebasa~. es sityva mcdaria, radgan konteqsti exeba
grigolis mier saTnoebaTa moRvawebas. hagiografi aRwers,
Tu rogor iTvisebda igi zogisgan locvas, zogisgan
marxvas, sxvaTagan simdables, simSvides da a. S (ix. zemoT).
swored am saTnoebaTa CamonaTvalSi gvxdeba `uZlurebaA~,
rac SuZlebelia, radgan `uZlureba~ saTnoebad aravis miuC-
nevia. n. marma SeamCnia cTomileba da ivarauda, rom Tavda-
pirvel teqstSi unda yofiliyo `uhrulebaA~. savsebiT mar-
Tebulia misi rusuli Targmani bdenie, Tumca momdevno
gamocemebSi mainc ucvlelad meordeba mcdari `uZlureba-
sa~ (maris `uhrulebasa~ gaziarebulia `saskolo gamocema-
Si~). aRvniSnavT, rom arsobrivad n. maris konieqtura savse-
biT gamarTlebulia, radgan, erTi mxriv, xsenebuli `uZlure-
basa~ mosdevs `zejdomiT Zils~ da aSkaraa, rom am
ukanasknelis Semdeg dasaxelebuli unda iyos swored Zil-
Tan dakavSirebuli (ukeT, Zilis SeZlebisamebr uarmyofe-
li) saTnoeba, meore mxriv ki warmoudgenelia, saTnoebaTa
aseT sakmaod detalizebul CamonaTvalSi ar ixseniebodes
`mRviZareba~, rac ganuyrelia asketis Rvawlisgan. amasTan,
miuxedavad arsebiTi marTebulobisa, sakuTriv qarTuli
teqstis mariseuli gasworeba mcdaria, radgan mkvlevari
aRadgens ararsebul sityvas `uhrulebaA~, maSin roca Tval-
naTelia, rom mocemul adgilas uTuod unda gvqonoda `mRvi-
Zarebis~ aRmniSvneli Zveli qarTuli termini `uZilebaA//
uZilobaA~ (orive es forma damowmebulia i. abulaZis
leqsikonSi), romlis aRreva fonetikurad msgavs `uZlure-
basTan~ savsebiT mosalodnelia. da bolos, amave `uZileba/
/uZilobas~ STambeWdavad gvidasturebs xsenebuli `cxovre-
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bis~ sxva adgilebi. magaliTad: `rameTu dRH igi damwuxr-
da da RamH ganTena uZilobiT locvasa Sina maTsa da galo-
basa RmrTisasa~ (T. 6); `rameTu mouklebeli locvaA, wyuri-
li da SimSili maradis, da uZilobaA, zedgomaA da muKlTa
modrekaA friadi aqunda netarsa mas~ (T. 37); `Zal ars Sen-
da Zali RmrTisaA, rameTu wmidaTa angelozTa msgavsebaA
gaqus, - siwmide, romel ars samZali ZlevisaA, SezRudvili
samaradisoATa locviTa da marxviTa, da friadi muKlT-
drekaA, Semwirveli cremlTa wmidaTaA uZilTagan Tual-
Ta SenTa da mRYZarisagan sulisa Senisa~ (T. 57).
28 'yvela am netars moinaxulebda wminda grigoli da
swavlobda maT karg qcevebs, zogisgan — locvas da marx-
vas, zogisgan — simdables da siyvaruls, zogisgan — simS-
vides da urisxvelobas, zogisgan — upovarebasa da miwaze
wolas anda mjdomare Zils, zogisgan — mRviZarebas da
dumiliT xelsaqmobas, da amaT msgavs saTnoebebs, Semdeg ki
sulier swavlaTagan amgvarad avsebuli ubrundeboda Tavis
samyofels" - Sdr. dedani: `yovelTa maT netarTa moixilavn
wmidaA grigol da keTilTa qcevaTa maTTa iswavebn, romelTa-
ganme - locvasa da marxvasa, romelTaganme - simdablesa da siy-
uarulsa, romelTaganme - simSYdesa da ganurisxvelobasa,
romelTaganme - upovarebasa da queyanasa zeda wolasa, ginaTu
zejdomiT Zilsa, romelTaganme - uZilebasa da KelTsaqmarsa
dumiliT da msgavsTa amaTTa saTnoebaTa, da esreT swavlaTagan
sulierTa aRsavseman miaqciis sayofladve TYsa~. aq aSkarad is-
mis wm. aTanase aleqsandrielis'`antoni didis cxovrebis" gamo-
Zaxili, romlis uZveles qarTul TargmanSi vkiTxulobT: `...
TiToeulTagan moTminebasa, wrafasa da marxvasa iswavebn,
romelTaganme mxiarulebasa, romelTaganme locvasa goniere-
biT xedavn da sxuaTa ganurisxvelobasa da romelTaganme kacT-
moyuarebasa ganicdin, romelTaganme RamisTevasa ganicdin
da romelTame wigniskiTxvasa erCin da romelTaganme moT-
minebasa da romelTame marxvasa da queyanasa wolasa
dakYrvebul arn, romelTaTYsme simSYdisaTYs da
romelTaTYsme sulgrZelebisaTYs dakYrvebul arn, yovelTa
erTobiT qristHs mimarT msaxurebasa da urTierTas siyuarul-
sa mas maTsa iswavebn da esrHT savseman miaqciis TYssa mas samkY-
drebelsa" (ix. udabnos mravalTavi, Tb. 1994, gv.78; mogvi-
624
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ano redaqcia ix. wignSi: mamaTa cxorebani, i. imnaiSvilis
gamoc. Tb. 1975, gv. 11. safiqrebelia, rom merCules xelT
hqonda `antonis cxovrebis~ uadresi qarTuli Targmani,
rac daculia `mravalTavebSi~, da ara am Targmanis mogvi-
ano redaqcia, rac britanul xelnawerSia daculi. amas
gvafiqrebinebs merCulis mier gamoyenebuli zmna `iswavebn~,
rasac zemore konteqstSi orgzis vxvdebiT `antonis cxovre-
bis" sakuTriv uadres redaqciaSi da rac britanuli
xelnaweris teqstSi Secvlilia formebiT: '`ganicdin~ da
`Seiswavebn~; amasve gvidasturebs konteqstis damaboloe-
beli sityvebi, rac merCulis teqstSi amgvaria: `esreT ...
aRsavseman miaqciis~. am sityvebs TiTqmis zedmiwevniTi Ses-
atyvisi aqvT `antonis cxovrebis~ swored uadres qarTul
TargmanSi: `esrHT savseman miaqciis~, romelTa nacvladac
mogviano redaqciaSi vkiTxulobT:`esrHT savsH miiqcis). mer-
Culiseuli teqstis Soreul paralelad SeiZleboda migve-
TiTebina agreTve kirile skviTopolelis `evTvimis cxovre-
ba”: `maSin warvida udabnod wmidaTa mamaTa xilvad. da hxe-
davn igi gangebasa TiToeulisa maTisasa da daimarxvida gulsa
Sida TYssa” (‘mamaTa cx.”, gv. 146)
29 m. 28:20
30 m. 28:20
31 rom. 4:4
32 fs. 118:103
33 `sapatronebeli~ – Sdr. `saRuawi~. termini `saRua-
wi~, rac sakmaod xSiria xsenebul `cxovrebaSi~, i. abulaZis
mier ganmartebulia, rogorc `sazrdo~. es ganmarteba Si-
naarsobrivad marTebulia, Tumca `saRuawi~ etimolo-
giuradac metad sainteresoa, radgan ukavSirdeba `Ruwas~,
rac niSnavs `movlas~, `zrunvas~, `patronobas~. Sesabamisad,
`saRuawis~ zemore mniSvnelobis zedmiwevniT gadmomcemad
gvesaxeba swored `sapatronebeli~ (vrclad aRniSnuli sak-
iTxis Sesaxeb ix. WeliZe, literatura , gv. 703-706).
34 fs. 135:25.
35 Sdr. zir. 50:10.
36 fs. 91:11.
37 fs. 75:11.
38 fs. 131:14
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39 fs. 88:1-2
40 fs. 64:12-14
41 fs. 89:16-17
42 fs. 120:1
43 fs. 120:2 (Sdr. fs. 123:8)
44 e. i. eriskacebi
45 `satrapezod~ – Sdr. `saostigned~. es termini am
formiT, garda aRniSnuli `cxovrebisa~, sxvagan dadasture-
buli ar aris. `petriwonis tipikonSi~ gvxvdeba `ostiga-
ni~, rac `kelars~ anu `mzareuls~ niSnavs: `mne erTi iyos
kelrad, romel aras ostigani~ (petriw. tip. 6.12; ix. z.sarj.
leqs.; termini `kelari~ damowmebulia `serapion zarzme-
lis cxovrebaSi~: `mouwoda mamaman miqael kelarsa da hr-
qua, raATa mza-yos seri~ (T. 11). igive termini saxezea
agreTve `ioanes da eqvTimes cxovrebaSi~ (ix. i. abulaZ.
leqs.; davZenT, rom `kelars~ da `ostigans~ uigivdeba
agreTve termini `magirosi~. magaliTad: `magirosman la-
vrisaman Seagbo odesme ayiroA xuroTaTYs~, ix. `mamaTa cx-
orebani~, v. imnaiSvilis gamoc., gv. 88.30, Sdr. gamocemaze
darTuli leqsikoni, ix. agreTve z. sarjvelaZe, leqs. kidev:
`[sabam] quabsa mas daswera niSi juarisaA da hrqua magiros-
sa: ` ... dauge tablebi~, iqve 88.34, z. sarj. leqs.). dastur-
deba `sakelroA~-c (ix. igive `ioanes da eqvTimes cxovre-
ba~), rac identuria `saostignisa~ (`sakelroAsa wesi esreT
ganewesa, raATa saWmelsa ara iqmodin, garna Tu ucxoni iy-
vnian~, ix. i. abulaZe, leqs.). egeve termini gvxvdeba A 1105-
Si: `dauteva Tevzi igi sakelrosa~ (ix. iqve).
46 ix. m. 20:1-16
47 fs. 43:23
48 I kor. 15:31
49 galat. 5:17.
50 kor. 12:7.
51 m. 18:22.
52 m. 10:25
53 II kor. 8:14
54 Sdr. igav. 9:1
55 `sadac aris pativi mTavrobisa, iq aris msgavseba Rm-
rTeebisa~ – Sdr. `sada ars pativi mTavrobisaA, mun ars
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
msgavsebaA RmrTeebisaA~. motanili citata cxadyofs, rom
RvTisadmi msgavseba adamianma mogvianebiT ki ar miiRo,
aramed igi Tavidanve, pirvelSesaqmidanve flobda igi am
sikeTes (`RvTisadmi xatebasTan~ erTad), rac codvam
daCrdila masSi da rac kvlav gangviaxla macxovarma. ker-
Zod, amaze migviTiTebs mkveTrad gamoxatuli kavSiri `mTa-
vrobasa~ da `RvTisadmi msgavsebas~ Soris. saqme isaa, rom
pirvelqmnili adamiani swored `mTavrad~ daibada ama sof-
lisa da igi mefisebr xelmwifobda mTel xilul samyaros.
Sesabamisad, Tu, zemore sityvebisebr, `sadac aris pativi
mTavrobisa, iq aris msgavseba RmrTeebisa~, sruliad naTe-
lia, rom RvTivboZebuli `mTavrobis~ mqone pirvelqmnili
adamiani ueWvelad msgavsebasac flobda RvTisas, rac
ganviTarebadi iyo (da aris maradiulad). swored codvam-
deli RvTivmoniWebuli msgavseba aRgvidgina da gangviax-
la macxovarma, Tumca - gacilebiT aRmatebul xarisxSi (vr-
clad aRniSnuli sakiTxis Sesaxeb ix. WeliZe, literatura ,
gv. 711-760).
56 i. 8:56.
57 „daviT winaswarmetyvelis da uflisgan cxebulis Svi-
lad wodebulo xelmwifeo~ – Sdr. `daviT winaAswarmetyueli-
sa da uflisa mier cxebulisa Svilad wodebulo Kelmwifeo~.
sityvebi `uflisgan cxebuli~ (Sdr. `uflisa mier cxebuli~),
rogorc naTelia, aris epiTeti daviT winaswarmetyvelisa
(Sdr. fs. 131.10). n. mars sityva `cxebuli~ gaugia TviT uflis
epiTetad anu qristed. amgvari gagebiT aSoti gamodis ara
mxolod daviT winaswarmetyvelis, aramed Tavad macxovris,
ieso qristes xorciel STamomavladac, rac dauSvebelia.
58 `Rado~ - „miuvali, qvaRorRiani~ (z. sarj.)
59 Sdr. fs. 22:2
60 `da ... iloces maTTvis~ – Sdr. `da uloces~. gamocemeb-
Si yvelgan gvaqvs `da dauloces~. naTelia, rom `da~-s ganme-
oreba gadamweris meqanikuri Secdomaa (e. i. Tavdapirvel
teqstSi unda yofiliyo: `da uloces~). amas adsturebs, erTi
mxriv, is, rom Zvel qarTulSi ar arsebobs zmna `dalocva~,
meore mxriv ki TviT konteqsti, sadac WirisufalTa (moklu-
li mefis ZeTa) gamxnevebazea saubari. sinamdvileSi, `uloc-
es~ niSnavs `iloces maTTvis~, rogorc es konteqstiTac naTe-
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lia da paraleluri nimuSebiTac (ucnauria, rom zmna
`locvis~ sasxviso qcevis forma `uloces~, `uloca~ da misT.,
rac Zalian sayuradReboa, zemomiTiTebul leqsikonebSi ar
asaxula). magaliTad: `ulocevdiT maT, romelni gmZlavrob-
den Tquen~ (mT. 5:44, giorgiseuli; Sdr. jruW-parxlisa: `il-
ocevdiT maTTYs, romelni gmZlavrobden ... Tquen~; hadiSuri:
`ulocevdiT, romelni gxueWden Tquen~. ); `Sevida pavle da
uloca da daasxna mis zeda Kelni misni da gankurna igi ~ (saq.
28:8); `mgmobarTa CuenTa ulocavT~ (I kor 4:13); `aRuarebdiT
urTierTas codvaTa da ulocevdiT erTi-erTsa, raATa gan-
ikurnneT, rameTu friad SemZlebel ars locvaA marTlisaA
Sewevnad~ (iak. 5:16).
61 `kvereqsi~ - diakonis (an mRvdlis) mier calkeuli
locviTi muxlebis saxiT aRvlenili savedrebeli.
62 `wmidao RmerToA~ - angelozTa galobad cnobili
locva: `wmidao RmerTo, wnidao Zliero, wmidao ukudao,
SegYwyalen Cuen~.
63 igive `kaTolike kuereqsi~, romlis teqsti amgvaria
(mogvaqvs dRevandeli redaqcia):
mSYdobiT uflisa mimarT vilocoT.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
zeciTgardamo mSYdobisa, da cxovrebisaTYs sulTa Cuen-
TaAsa uflisa mimarT vilocoT.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
mSYdobisaTYs yovlisa soflisa, keTilmdgomobisaTYs
wmidaTa RmrTisa eklesiaTa, da yovelTa erTobisaTYs ufli-
sa mimarT vilocoT.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
wmidasa amis saxlisaTYs da sarwmunoebiTa, keTilkrZal-
ulebiTa da SiSiTa RmrTisaATa SemavalTaTYs amas Sina,
uflisa mimarT vilocoT.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
uwmidesisa da unetaresisa sruliad saqarTvelos kaTo-
likos-patriarqisa, da mcxeTa-Tbilisis mTavarepiskoposisa,
didisa meufisa, mamisa Cuenisa iliaAsTYs, (aqa moixsene ganm-
gebeli mRdelTmTavari) patiosanTa mRdelTa, qristes mier
diakonTa, da yovelTa samRdelAsaTa dasisa da erisaTYs
uflisa mimarT vilocoT.
628
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
RmrTivdacvulisa erisa CuenisaTYs, mTavrobisa da mKe-
drobisa misisaTYs, uflisa mimarT vilocoT.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
sameufoAsa qalaqisa amis Cuenisa da wmidasa amis taZrisa
(anuTu: wmidisa amis monastrisa), da yovlisa qalaqisa da sof-
lisaTYs, da sarwmunoebiT mkYdrTaTYs maT Sina uflisa mi-
marT vilocoT.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
keTilSezavebisaTYs haerTaAsa, keTilgamoRebisaTYs
queyanisa nayofTaAsa, da JamTa mSYdobisaTYs uflisa mima-
rT vilocoT.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
menaveTaTYs, mogzaurTa, sneulTa, mSromelTa da tyueTa
da cxovnebisa maTisaTYs uflisa mimarT vilocoT.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
Ksnad Cuenda yovlisagan iwroebisa, risxvisa, Wirisa da
urvisa, uflisa mimarT vilocoT.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
Seguewien, guacxoven, SegYwyalen da dagYcven Cuen, Rmer-
To, SeniTa madliTa.
mgalobelTa: ufalo, SegYwyalen.
yovladwmidisa, uxrwnelisa, ufroAsadkurTxeulisa,
didebulisa dedoflisa Cuenisa RmrTismSobelisa da mara-
disqalwulisa mariamisa yovelTa wmidaTa Tana momKseneblTa
Tavni TYsni da urTierTas da yoveli cxovrebaA Cueni qriste-
sa RmerTsa Cuensa SevevedroT.
mgalobelTa: Sen, ufalo.
asamaRlebeli:
rameTu Suenis Senda yoveli didebaA, pativi da Tauyanis-
cemaA, mamisa da Zisa da wmidisa sulisa, aw da maradis da
ukuniTi-ukunisamde.
mgalobelTa: amin.
64 `paqsimadi~ –sityva berZnulia (momdinareobs xabazi
paqsamosis saxelidan), romlis inglisur Sesatyvisad
uTiTeben `biskvits~. paqsimadi, rogorc Cans, gavrcelebu-
li iyo meudabnoeTa Soris (SesaZloa, qserofagiis anu
xmelismWamelobis erT-erT saxeobad), radgan masze miTiTe-
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bas vxvdebiT paladi helenopolelTan (`lavsaikonSi~), io-
ane mosxTan (`limonarSi~) da paterikonebSi.
65 e.i. noembris Tvis.
66 e.i. wminda giorgis dResaswaulamde (10 noembers
Zv.st.)
67 `wvela~ - rZis nawarmi
68 `pirmarxva~ - didmarxvis pirveli Svideuli (yve-
lieris kviradRis Semdeg). niSnavs: „pirvelmarxva~ (e.i. pir-
veli Svideuli marxvisa).
69 aq `kanoni~ aRniSnavs `fsalmunTa~ wignis garkveul
monakveTs (`fsalmunni~ ganiyofa oc kanonad).
70 `wigniskiTxva~ - RvTismsaxurebis dros Sesabamisi
sakiTxavebis wakiTxva Zveli da axali aRTqmidan.
71 `vnebis Svideuli~ - aRdgomis uSualod winmswrebi
Svideuli (wminda ormoceulis momdevno), romlis paraskevs
(wiTel paraskevs) kacTa gamoxsnisaTvis jvarcma daiTmina
gankacebulma RmerTma, macxovarma Cvenma iesu qristem.
72 `aRvseba~ - aRdgoma
73 `axalkviriake~ - igive kviracxovloba (aRdgomis Sem-
dgomi pirveli kvira dRe).
74 `Wiris kanoni~ - `fsalmunTa~ meTvramete kanoni
(fsalmunebi 119-133).
75 `seroba~ - vaxSmoba.
76 e.i. meoTxe fsalmuni.
77 `wardgoma~ - mcire zomis sagalobeli (berZn. `kaTis-
ma~); Sdr. „uZv. iadg.~ Tb. 1980, gv. 354-359 („wardgomani da iba-
koni aRdgomisani~). Sdr. giorgi mTawmidlis `Tveni~.
sakuTriv `kaTisma~ ase ganimarteba: (I) `fsalmunTa~ oci kano-
nidan erT-erTi: (II) `sagalobeli, rac igalobeba `dajdomis~
win, rasac win uZRoda xangrZlivi galoba an `fsalmunebisa~
an vrceli sagaloblebisa~.
78 118-e fsalmuni (meCvidmete kanoni).
79 saeklesio sagaloblebi (safiqrebelia, aq igulisxme-
bodes cxra `galobisgan~ Semdgari `saciskro kanonebi~ anu
`saciskro galobani~, romlebic `Zveli saweliwdo
iadgaris~ gviandeli Senamatia. Tu asea, naTelia, rom
merCule gulisxmobs xancTelTa saRvTsmsaxuro moRvaweo-
bis ara mxolod uadres anu dasabamier saxes, aramed Sedar-
630
wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
ebiT gviandelsac, romlis TviTmxilveli TviTonac yofi-
la. Sdr. misi sityvebi zemore monakveTis dasasruls:
`egreT hyofdian yovelsa mamani JamTa Sina CemTa~).
80 Sdr. `gangebasa eklesiisasa~. es `gangeba~, razec sxva-
gan gvaqvs detaluri msjeloba, vfiqrobT, sagangebo
yuradRebis Rirsia. gansakuTrebiT sagulisxmoa ori faq-
tori: (I) merCule gvisaxelebs zogadad `eklesiis~ (da ara
`monastris~) gangebas; (II) xsenebuli gangeba werilobiT
arsebobda da igi uTuod kapitaluri liturgikuli Zegli
iyo, radgan Seicavda dResaswaulTa vrcel gangebebs mTe-
li wlis masStabiT anu es iyo `saweliwdoA gangebaA eklesi-
isaA~. aq unda igulisxmebodes saxelganTqmuli `ierusal-
imuri leqcionari~ anu `didi kanoni~ (vrclad aRniSnuli
sakiTxis Sesaxeb ix. WeliZe, literatura, gv. 765-807).
81 fs. 41.9
82 `kalnabi~ - yvavilovani kombosto (ix. z. sarj. leqs.).
83 `talanti~ - vercxlis an oqros fuli (ix. m. 25. 14-30).
84 `drama~ - igive „draqma~, fulis erTeuli.
85 `Rado~ - „miuvali, qvaRorRiani~ (z. sarj.) (Sdr. T.
11)
86 `mowese~ - monazoni, beri. ix. Sen. 170; 225.
87 fs. 118. 130.
88 m. 19.14; mar. 10.14; l. 18.16.
89 Sdr. m. 18.10.6.
90 i. 4.18.
91 1 kor. 9.16.
92 `locviT uZRvna~ - es Sinaarsi aqvs sityvas: „miulo-
ca~.
93 `mas~ - gulisxmobs „mefobas~ da ara „sinaTles~,
rogorc aqvs gagebuli igi n. mars.
94 fs. 126.1.
95 m. 6.24; l. 16.13..
96 Sdr. m. 5.16.
97 e. i. grigoli.
98 `maTi~ - e.i. wminda eklesiebis.
99 i. 7.24.
100 II sj. 10.9.
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101 „mirqmuli~ anu `aqumuli~ - embazidan naTliisgan anu
mimrqmelisgan gamoyvanili.
102 igulisxmeba, rom `orive es xelmwife: daviT kura-
palati da gurgen kurapalati naTlulebi iyvnen misi~.
103 `igi daimarxa xancTaSi arsenisa da misi Zis mcxve-
das meSveobiT~ – Sdr. `da daemarxa xancTas arsenis gziTa
da Zisa misisa mcxuedisaATa~. motanil konteqstSi sakmaod
uCveulo SinaarsiT gvxvdeba sityva `gziTa~, Tumca aSkaraa,
rom igi gulisxmobs xancTis mamasaxlisis arsenis da misi
Zis mcxvedas mier Sesrulebul saeklesio msaxurebas wesis
agebisas. axali qarTuli `meSveobiT~ kargad itevs Suam-
dgomlobis, Suamavlobis im mniSvnelobas, riTac sazoga-
dod datvirTulia `gziTa~. am sityvis sruliad mcdari
gagebaa marTan. ukeTesi ganmartebaa `saskolo gamocemaSi~:
`meoxebiT~.
104 merCuliseuli `mSYdobaA misca~ niSnavs misalmebas,
mokiTxvas.
105 Sdr. zir. 7:28.
106 zir. 3:16.
107 zir. 3:9.
108 I tim. 5:8.
109 `misgan~ - dedisgan.
110 Sdr. `sauxucesod~, rac niSnavs: `saufrosod~
(igulisxmeba, rom xancTas rogorc sxva monastrebze ux-
ucess anu ufross, garda sxvebTan Tanabari wilisa, ekuTvn-
oda damatebiT gansakuTrebuli wili).
111 i. 7:34.
112 igulisxmeba, rom es Zmebi siwmindeTa „iZulebis~ (e.
i. siwmindeTa saRvTo zemoqmedebis) qveS arian.
113 dedniseuli postpoziciuri wyoba („miqel mamaA~),
rogorc yvela sxva SemTxvevaSi, amjeradac SesaZloa ni-
Snavdes ara ubralod „mama miqels~, aramed sakuTriv „miqel
mamasaxliss~. (ix. amis Sesaxeb e. WeliZe, pirvelmeudabnoe mame-
bi da udabnoTa `axalni mnaTobni~, gaz. `saeklesio
siwmindeni~, 3, oqt. 2000 w., gv. 14)
114 `parexTa~ - napralTa, gamoqvabulTa.
115 `wylulebs~ – Sdr. `guemaTa~. es termini Zvel qar-
TulSi niSnavda rogorc `dartymas~, aseve `wyluls, Wri-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
lobas~, risi mniSvnelobac unda hqondes mas, Cveni azriT,
zemore konteqstSi.
116 niSnavs: „pirvelad~.
117 igav. 18:19.
118 iak. 5:16.
119 `hqonda xmis nebiereba da tkbilobis mSveniereba~ -
Sdr. `aqunda Kmisa nebierobaA da tkbilobisa SuenierebaA~.
esaa wm. grigol xancTelis RvTivmimadlebuli keTilmga-
loblobis uaRresad gamomsaxveli daxasiaTeba.
120 sakiTxi `saweliwdi iadgaris~ (anu mTeli wlis rCeu-
li dResaswaulebis sagalobelTa krebulis) Sesaxeb karga
xania intensiurad Seiswavleba, Tumca merCulis cnobebs,
samwuxarod, jerovani yuradReba ar miqcevia. am cnobaTa
wyaroTmcodneobiTi Sesawavlis safuZvelze naTeli xdeba,
rom qarTulad cnobili `saweliwdo iadgaris~, rogorc
liturgikuli krebulis, werilobiTad pirvelCamomyal-
ibebeli da pirvelSemdgeneli aris swored grigol xanc-
Teli. xsenebul `iadgars~ mWidrod ukavSirdeba `ierusal-
imuri tiposis~ sakiTxi. didad sayuradReboa agreTve `Zve-
li saweliwdo iadgaris~ etapobriv Sevseba-ganvrcobTa da
amaTuim etapis amsaxveli nusxebis Rirseba-naklovanebaTa
filologiuri analizi (aRniSnul sakiTxebze vrclad ix.
WeliZe, literatura, gv. 813-873).
121 `axali sjuli~ - axali aRTqma.
122 `Zveli sjuli~ - Zveli aRTqma.
123 `aReba~ - marxvis dawyebis winadRe.
124 `pirmarxva~ - didmarxvis pirveli Svideulis orSa-
baTi (ix. zemoT).
125 gal. 5:1.
126 II kor. 3:17.
127 Sdr. I i. 3:2.
128 `adida Tavisi xelmwifobis yvela qmnilebaze metad~
- Tu aq gadamweris cTomileba ar gvaqvs, motanili sityve-
bi ase gaigeba: yovladwminda RvTismSobeli misgan kacobri-
vad Sobilma Ze RmerTma adida. yvela im qmnilebaze metad,
rac man (Zem xelmwifurad (ZalmosilebiTad) dahbada~. Cven
mainc vfiqrobT, rom avtoriseuli teqsti SesaZloa amgvari
yofiliyo: `romelica ufroAs yovelTa dabadebulTa
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KelmwifebiTa TYsiTa gamouTqumelad adida Zeman misman da yo-
velTa RmerTman~ (anu axal qarTulad: ` romelic misma Zem da
yovelTa RmerTma Tavisi xelmwifobiT gamouTqmelad adi-
da yvela qmnilebaze metad~).
129 igulisxmeba, rom ufalma yovladwminda RvTismSo-
beli ara mxolod sulierad adida waruval sufevaSi anu
sasufevelSi, aramed xorcieladac aRamaRla igi zecad,
sulTanve SeerTebulad (yovladwminda RvTismSoblis xor-
cieli cad amaRlebis Sesaxeb ix. `klarjul mravalTavSi~
daculi Txrobani `deda-RvTisas miZinebis Sesaxeb~).
130 `yvela wmindanis pirmSo~ –Sdr. `pirmSoA yovelTa
wmidaTaA~. aq `pirmSoA~ niSnavs `pirvelsaxes~, `arqetips~
(ix. `pirmSos~ terminologiur-saRvTismetyvelo Sinaarsis
Sesaxeb e. WeliZe, marTlmadidebluri xatmetyveleba, Tb.
2001, gv. 36-42).
131 m. 19:29.
132 l. 18:30.
133 I tim. 6:12.
134 m. 12:36.
135 e.i. gandegili.
136 Jamisrekva - zaris rekva RvTismsaxurebis (Jamiswir-
vis, Jamnobis, mwuxris, RamisTevis, ciskris msaxurebis) daw-
yebis win.
137 olari - Sdr. `erTi vinme diakonissaxed olariTa
maT Tana~. es termini erTgzis aris damowmebuli wminda
werilSi: `uZlurTaca zeda miaqunda oflisa misisagan var-
SamagebiTa da olarebiTa~ (saq. moc. 19:12). sazogadod,
aRvniSnavT, rom berZnuli `orarion~, rac uTargmneladaa
qarTulSi Semosuli rogorc `olari//orari~, upirvelesad
ganimarteba rogorc `cxvirsaxoci~, `pirsaxoci~, `pirsaw-
mendi~, zogadad `sawmendi~. TviT berZnuli `orarion~ war-
moSobiT laTinuria, sadac orarium aRniSnavs swored
piris, pirisaxis sawmends (laT. os, oris – piri, pirisaxe).
`orarion~-is sinonimia `fakiolion//fakialion~, rac aseve
laTinuri warmoSobisaa da imave `pirsawmends~, `pirsaxocs~
(laT. faciale – `saxisa~). sxva gaazrebiT termini `olari~,
rogorc uTiTebs lempi Tavis cnobil `berZnul patris-
tikul leqsikonSi~, aRniSnavs diakonis marcxena mxarze
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gadadebul da Tavisi boloTi marjvena mklavis Signidan
kvlavac marcxena mxarze gadakidul da, Sesabamisad, ukan
da win CamoSvebul viwro grZel qsovils, Tavdapirvelad
tilosas, Semdeg ki moqarguli abreSumisas, rasac diakoni
msaxurebaSi iyenebda. `olaris~ tarebis ufleba ar hqonda
ufro dabali rangis saeklesio msaxurs (kerZodiakons, me-
daviTnes, mgalobels). amasTan dakavSirebiT laodikiis
krebis 21-22 kanonebi gvamcnebs: `ara uKms msaxurTa
(igulisxmeba kerZodiakoni anu hipodiakoni; Sdr Zonaras
komentari) cumaA olarisaA (`orarion~) ... ara uKms wignis-
mkiTxvelTa gina mgalobelTa cumaA olarisaA da egreT
wigniskiTxvaA anu galobaA~. amrigad, `olari~ aris mx-
olod diakonebisTvis gankuTvnili samoseli. zemore kanon-
Ta komentarSi Zonara aRniSnavs: `olari diakonebisa aris~
(aTenis sintagma, t. 3, gv. 191); aseve, balsamoni miuTiTebs:
`olaris tareba mxolod diakonebisTvis aris gankuTvnili~
(aTenis sintagma, gv. 191). `olari~ ganasaxierebs im
xelsawmends, riTac macxovarma mowafeebs fexi SeumSrala.
igi aRniSnavs agreTve angelozTa anu `diakonTa~
(`msaxurTa~, `macneTa~) `frTebs~. amave `olars~ diakoni
warmoudgens mRvdels, rom miiRos misgan kurTxeva Semos-
vis win. evqaristiis dros diakoni eamboreba Tavis olars,
rogorc es wm. ioane oqropiris liturgiaSia aRniSnuli.
jvrissaxed Semocmuli `olaris~ ori bolo simbolurad
moaswavebs or aRTqmas, Zvels da axals. da bolos, davZenT,
rom sityva `olari~, rogorc Cans, uZveles drosaa qarTul-
Si Semosuli. amas gvidasturebs `saqme mociqulTas~ Zveli
qarTuli Targmanidan zemodamowmebuli citata. saqme isaa,
rom motanil adgilas `olari~ ar gvxvdeba arc berZnulSi,
arc somxurSi. igi moxmobilia sakuTriv qarTveli mTargm-
nelis mier, es ki ueWvelad cxadyofs, rom `axali aRTqmis~
Targmnisas leqsikuri erTeuli `olari~ ukve damkvidrebu-
li iyo qarTul enaSi.
138 `mravalgzis iqna danaxuli am RvTiskacisgan Tavze
sinaTlis sveti mTeli Rame, RamisTevis locvisas~ – Sdr.
`mravalgzis ixilva miszeda sueti naTlisaA kacisa mier
RmrTisa Rame yovel locvasa mas R[amisTev]isasa~. gamoce-
mebSi xazgasmuli sityvis nacvlad gvaqvs `Rirsebisasa~, rac
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aSkarad mcdaria (iseve, rogorc mcdaria konteqstis mari-
seuli gageba da Sesabamisi rusuli Targmani). Tavdapir-
vel teqstSi, safiqrebelia, yofiliyo daqaragmebuli `Ram-
isTevisasa~, rac gadamwrisgan damaxinjda rogorc `Rirse-
bisasa~. marTlac, saRvTo sinaTliT gabrwyineba araiSviaT-
ad momxdara `RamisTevis locvaze~. aqac rom swored amg-
vari locva igulisxmeba, cxadyofs citatis sityvebi: `Rame
yovel~, rac niSnavs: `mTeli Rame~ (paralelisTvis Sdr. `yo-
velTa kYraTa Rame yovel RamisTevaA~, e. koWlamazaSvili,
liturgikuli leqsikoni, saq. ekl. kalend., 2003, gv. 330;
Sdr. iqve `RamisTevis locva~)
139 `wesis winamZRvrebi~ - saeklesio kanonis gamgebel-
ni.
140 fs. 91:16.
141 `mowese~ - sasuliero piri, klerikosi (berZn.
klerikos), „moyuasi~, „samRdeloAsa dasisagani~. ix. meeqvse
msoflio krebis dadgenilebaTa eqvTimeseuli (`mcire sju-
liskanoni~) da arseniseuli (`didi sjuliskanoni~) Targ-
manebi, sadac eqvTimes Targmanis `mowese~ arsenTan Senacv-
lebulia terminebiT: `moyuasi~ (kanoni kd), `samRdeloAsa
dasisagani~ (kanoni kb) da misT.
142 `sityvaxelovani~ - enamWevri, mWevrmetyveli (berZn.
texnologos).
143 `axalsaxeoba~ - siaxle (berZn. `kainismos~. ix. didi
sj. 246.5).
144 xelnaweriseuli „bunebaSecvalebuli~ SesaZloa
iyos gadamweris Secdoma, radgan ufro mosalodnelia
„gonebaSecvalebuli~ („bunebisa~ da „gonebis~ aRrevaTa
Sesaxeb ix. e. WeliZe, Zveli qarTuli saRvTismetyvelo ter-
minologia, I, Tb. 1996, gv. 162-170).
145 `Tqveni sagamgeblos gangeba~ - e.i. Tqveni samarTavis
marTva, Tqveni sapatronebelis patronoba.
146 `kargi pasuxi~ – Sdr. `keTili sityYsgebaA~. mars
`sityYsgebaA~ gagebuli aqvs `misalmebad~, rac arazustia
147 `rac~ – Sdr. `romeli~ (gamocemebSi, Cveulebriv,
gvaqvs `rameTu~, rac marTebulad aris gasworebuli `sas-
kolo gamocemaSi~ sityviT `romeli~).
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148 `mamamTavrobis saydari~ - e.i. „patriarqobis tax-
ti~.
149 `Seiwireba Jami~ - e.i. sruldeba liturgia.
150 teqstSi zogan „epifanea~, zogan - „etYfane~. Cven
axal qarTul teqstSi yvelgan „epifanes~ vwerT.
151 `roWiki~ - sarCo, ulufa, sazrdo.
152 `gaunawyenda~ - am sityviT gadmovcemT dedniseul
„daubrkolda~-s („epifane ZmaTa maT daubrkolda~). forma
„daubrkolda~ ar aris fiqsirebuli da axsnili arc erT
leqsikonSi. sakuTriv zmna „dabrkoleba~ („daabrkolebs~,
„dabrkolda~) ori ZiriTadi mniSvnelobisaa: „Seferxeba~ da
„Secdena~. es mniSvnelobebi Seuferebelia konteqstisTvis.
ueWvelia, rom sasxviso qcevis vnebiTi „daubrkolda~ (is
maT) sxva gaazrebisaa, rac sacnauri xdeba berZnul ekviva-
lentebze dakvirvebiT. „dabrkolebas~ berZnulSi ZiriTa-
dad ori Sesatyvisi aqvs: `proskopto~ da `skandaliZo~,
romelTa vnebiTebi niSnavs: Seuracxyofilad Tavis grZno-
bas, gulnaklulobas (vinmes mimarT), ganawyenebas (vinmesad-
mi), rasac gulisxmobs kidec „daubrkolda~ mocemul kon-
teqstSi.
153 fil. 4:5.
154 `Jamis darekva~ - zaris (sareklis) darekva RvTism-
saxurebis dawyebiT win (ix. agreTve zemoT).
155 `daiwyo Jami~ - e.i. daiwyo Jamiswirvis msaxureba.
156 `dekanozi~ - monastris mamasaxlisis TanaSemwe
(berZn. „eklesiarqi~, „kanonarqi~; Sdr. e. koWlamazaSvili.
liturgikuli leqsikoni, saqarTvelos saeklesio kalen-
dari, 2003, gv. 291).
157 `sazogado Jamismwirveli~ (ded. „saerod Jamismwir-
veli~) - Jamiswirvis anu liturgiis aRmsrulebeli mTeli
samonastro krebulis winaSe.
158 `wmidao RmerToA~ - angelozTa galobad Seracxili
locva: „wmidao RmerTo, wmidao Zliero, wmidao ukudavo,
SegYwyalen Cuen~.
159 `asamaRlebeli~ - locvis bolos mRvdlisgan xmamaR-
la warmosaTqmeli nawili (igive „amaRlebaA~, „aRamaRle~
an „aRamaRlos~).
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160 `sadiakone~ – Sdr. `ubrZana sadiakoned warslvaA
da ganZarcuvaA~. termini `sadiakone//sadiakonoA~ igivea,
rac berZnuli diakonikon, romelic asea ganmartebuli: `ek-
lesiis nawili, gankuTvnili sakurTxevlis samsaxureblad,
sadac daculia samRvdelo Sesamoseli da wminda WurWeli~
(ix. g.lempi, berZnuli patristikuli leqsikoni, oqfordi,
1961, gv. 351) (aRniSnul sakiTxze ufro vrclad ix. WeliZe,
literatura, gv. 885-887).
161 II kor. 6:14-16.
162 `Jami Sewira~ - e.i. Jamiswirva, liturgia aRasru-
la.
163 `kandeli~ - laT. candela (zmnidan candeo - TeTrad
brwyinva, naTeba), igive sanaTuri (Sdr. berZn. kandela. Sdr.
e. koWl. liturg. leqs. gv. 298-299).
164 `mnaTe~ – Sdr. `Jamsa ciskrisasa dekanozman hrqua
mnaTesa~. `mnaTe~, rogorc cnobilia, igivea, rac berZnuli-
dan momdinare kandelaki. grigol bakurianisZis `tipikon-
Si~ aRniSnulia; `da erTi iyos mnaTed – kandelakad, romel
brZanebisaebr dekanozisa imWirvides eklesiisa sakumevel-
sa da zeTsa da sanTelsa, zedaSesa da mxYmelsa ( = sase-
fiskvre fqvili)~ (6.11). qarTuli teqstis `mnaTe – kande-
laki~ berZnulSi gadmocemulia terminiT `lixnaptes~, rac
sityva-sityviT `sanTlis amnTebs~ niSnavs.
165 `Jamisrekva~ - RvTismsaxurebisTvis zaris darekva
(ix. agreTve zemoT).
166 Sdr. `keTilad~, rac motanil adgilas niSnavs: `jan-
mrTelad~.
167 `evlogia~ - saboZvari, nakurTxi ZRveni, mosakiTxi
(berZn.: „evlogia~ - kurTxeva). evlogia SeiZleba iyos kan-
delis zeTi, nakurTxi wyali, sefiskveri, Rvino an nebi-
smieri mosakiTxi. viTarebiTi brunvis „evlogiad~ niSnavs:
„ZRvnad~, „saCuqrad~. sakuTriv im WurWels, raSic evlogia
anu ZRveni inaxeboda, erqva „saevlogie~.
168 xelnawerSi gvaqvs `viTarca~, Tumca konteqstis
mixedviT savaraudoa `vinaAca~ (`saidanac~).
169 aq, rogorc Cans, teqsts aklia.
170 fs. 140.4 aRniSnul citatas sakuTriv mocemul kon-
teqstSi amgvari gaazreba aqvs: usjuloebis moqmedi adam-
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ianebi TavianTi amgvari moqmedebis sababsac codvismiers
imizezeben, iseve rogorc mruSobis moqmedi kurapalati
mruSobis gasagrZeleblad da siZvis diacis ukan wayvanis
sababad aseve codvismier mizezs (qurdobas) asaxelebs (im-
izezebs).
171 `warvidoda~ - aq niSnavs: wamsvleli iyo, wasvlas
apirebda, midioda.
172 xsenebuli dedoflis.
173 dedniseuli „CoxaA~ niSnavs samonazvno Sesamosels,
anaforas.
174 „evlogiad~ - e.i. wminda saboZvarad, wmindamyofel
ZRvenad, kurTxevis momniWebel siwminded (ix. agreTve zemoT).
175 „icno~ - es „cnoba~ motanil teqstSi, garda piradi,
fizikuri cnobisa, uTuod niSnavs dedoflis sulieri
Rirsebebis Secnobas adarnersesgan wargzavnili kacis
mier.
176 I kor. 14:32.
177 e.i. ukeTurma Zalebma.
178 „uwyinod~ - ganuwyvetliv (z. sarj.), mouwyenlad,
mouwyineblad.
179 dedniseuli „wesni~ („wesTa maT amis soflisaTa~)
niSnavs „stiqionebs~. gamonaTqvami „am soflis stiqionebi~
anu „wesni amis soflisani~, rac dasaZlevia morwmuneTagan
qristes mier, gvxvdeba „pavlenSi~ (kol. 2:8; galat. 4:3; ix.
e. WeliZe, terminologia, gv. 248-260.
180 kol. 3:3
181 „ucvleli Zala~ („ucvalebeli Zali~), rogorc Cans,
gulisxmobs macxovars, gankacebul Ze RmerTs, romelic aris
„RmrTisa Zali da RmrTisa sibrZne~ (I kor. 1:24).
182 „saukune~ aq niSnavs „yofas~, „yofierebas~.
183 Sdr. „sxuaA saRuawi xorcTaA~ - e.i. xorcieli moTx-
ovnilebis dasakmayofilebeli sxva saSualeba anu xorcTa
sxva Sesawevneli, sxva sapatronebeli, sxva sazrdo, sxva saW-
meli.
184 „seroba~ - „vaxSami~, zogadad „puroba~, „nadimi~ (aq
aris miniSneba macxovris igavze. ix. l. 14:16-24.).
185 „lmobierad~ - gulmtkivneulad, mwuxared („lmoba~
- tkivili, mwuxareba, „lmobieri~ - mwuxarebaSi myofi,
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damwuxrebuli, gulmtkivneuli; ig. sol. 31:6). aq igulisxme-
ba monatrebis tkivili.
186 igulisxmeba xatmbrZolobis mwvalebloba.
187 esaia. 6:3.
188 „kvirieleisoni~ qarTulad niSnavs: „ufalo Segvi-
wyalen~.
189 „sarwebi~ n. maris mier toponimadaa gagebuli, z.
sarjvelaZe ki „yanad~ ganmartavs mas, Tumca aRniSnuli si-
tyva „yanis~ mniSvnelobiT (da saerTodac) sxvagan arsad
gvxvdeba. konteqstic toponimad warmogviCens „sarwebs~.
190 Sdr. „mremli~.
191 dedniseuli „samarTali~ („warmouTxres cqirisa
samarTali~) - „samarTali~ motanil adgilas iuridiuli
Sinaarsisaa da niSnavs „sarCels~, „saCivars~, „braldebas~,
„sadavo saqmes~. am azriT „samarTali~ Seesatyviseba
berZnul `dike~-s da itevs terminebis `enkaleo~-sa da `ena-
go~-is samarTlebriv gagebas. „didi sjuliskanonis~ Zveli
qarTuli Targmanis cnobili publikaciis „iuridiul ter-
minebSi~ savsebiT sworadaa Setanili „samarTali~ rogorc
„sarCelisa~ da „davis, sacilobeli saqmis~ aRmniSvneli
cneba (ix. didi sjuliskanoni, Tb. 1975, gv. 599), Tumca es
ori mniSvneloba xsenebul leqsikonSi gamijnulia (pirvel
SemTxvevaSi Sesatyvisad miTiTebulia laTinuri actio, meore
SemTxvevaSi ki - berZnuli `dike~, maSin roca orive mxriv
qarTul „samarTals~ swored `dike~, esatyviseba, rac zmna
`exo~-sTan kavSirSi `sarCelis~, „saCivris~, „sadavo saqmis~
mniSvnelobiT zogjer SenarCunebulia, zogjer gamotove-
bulia, magram aucileblad igulisxmeba. swored `dike~-s
am SinaarsiTaa gamoyenebuli „samarTali~ Semdeg
magaliTebSi: „romelsa aqundes samarTali moRuaweTa mi-
marT...~ (didi sj., 164.48), „romelsa aqundes samarTali mu-
usisa anu dedaTdiakonisa mimarT...~ (iqve, 165.29), „...maT-
dami aqundes samarTali~ (iqve, 164.10). sagulisxmoa, rom
amave ZeglSi termini „mosamarTle~ niSnavs swored „mosa-
Civres~, „momCivans~, „mosarCeles~ (ix. dasax. gamoc. leqs.
gv. 596). misi berZnuli Sesatyvisia enagon, rac iuridiulad
niSnavs „sasamarTloSi wamyvans~ anu „momCivans~. es
sruliad aSkaraa, radgan igive berZnuli `enagon~ amave
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ZeglSi sxvagan Targmnilia rogorc „mCivani~ (163.17; ix.
dasax. leqs. gv. 597: „mCivanni igi da maCivlebelni~), rac
„mCivanisa~ da „mosamarTlis~ sinonimurobas cxadyofs. dav-
ZenT, rom igive `enagon~, etimologiur-iuridiuli Sinaar-
sidan gamomdinare (etimologiurad - „wamyvani~, iuridiu-
lad - „sasamarTloSi wamyvani~), Targmnilia agreTve,
rogorc „sabWod myvani~ (e.i. sasamarTloSi wamyvani), „mimz-
idveli~. amave teqstSi „mizidva~ niSnavs swored „sasamarT-
loSi wayvanas~ (anu „Civils~, „dadanaSaulebas~), xolo `miz-
iduli~ da „misazidveli~ esaa is, visac uCivles. am ter-
minebTan igiveobrivia „mCivanobaA~, „moCivarobaA~, „SeCiv-
leba~, „Civleba~. „Civili~, „saCivari~.
192 „Tavxeduri mizezi~ – Sdr. „warmdebi mizezi~.
rogorc Cans igulisxmeba cqiris aseTi gaTavxedebis mize-
zi, sahak amira.
193 „daJinebuli TxovniT~ - amas niSnavs dedniseuli
„wyinebiTa~, rac gulisxmobs amir sahakisgan aSot kurapal-
atis „wyinebas~ anu misTvis Tavis Sewyenas, Sewuxebas, mis-
dami daJinebul Txovnas, Tumca n. maris TargmanSi teqsti
isea gagebuli, TiTqos cqirma „moawyina Tavi~ sahaks, rac
arazustia.
194 „damTmobi gaxda~ - uaRresad gamomsaxvelia dedni-
seuli „mieSua~ („miSueba~ zmnis vnebiTis es forma sxva te-
qstebSi ar dagvidasturebia), rac niSnavs: „minebda~ anu
„damTmobi gaxda~.
195 „Semwed gavixadoT~ - aqac dedniseuli „SeviwioT~
niuansobrivad metad STambeWdavia, romlis azrobriv ek-
vivalentad aRniSnuli orsityvedi Sesatyvisi gvesaxeba.
196 „saswauli~ - es termini Zvel qarTulSi Tumca Ziri-
Tadad „niSans~ gulisxmobs, magram am ZeglSic da sxvaganac
araiSviaTad aRniSnavs „sakvirvelebasac~, ris gamoc am
SemTxvevaSi uTargmnelad gadmogvaqvs igi.
197 „cocxali~ - am terminsac Seucvlelad vtovebT,
radgan Tumca Zvel qarTulSi termini „cocxali~ ZiriTa-
dad „janmrTels~ niSnavs, magram igi amave dros araiSviaT-
ad dasturdeba sakuTriv „cocxlis~ mniSvnelobiT. mag.:
„nabuTe cocxal ars~, III mef. 21 (an 20). 15; „Ze igi Seni cocx-
al ars~ i. 4:50 da sxva), rasac Zvel qarTulSi ufro xSirad
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gadmoscemda termini „cxoveli~ („cocxalis~ es meore mniS-
vneloba i. abulaZis mier miTiTebuli ar aris).
198 iob. 5:2.
199 „saukunovani~ - dedniseuli „saukuniTgan~ niSnavs:
„odiTgan~, „dasabamidan~. rodesac aRniSnuli gamonaTqva-
mi artiklsa da arsebiT saxels Sorisaa (es ki Zalian
xSiria), igi zedsarTavis mniSvnelobas iZens, rac qarTul
TargmanSi zogjer formiTac gamokveTilia („saukuniTgan-
ni~), zogjer ki forma zmnizeduria („saukuniTgan~), Sinaar-
si ki predikatuli. ase rom, „saukuniTgan wmindanni~ igivea,
rac „ saukuniTganni wmindanni~ anu odiTgan myofi,
dasabamidan gamoCenili saukunovani wmindanebi.
200 sayveduri, rac aq aris miniSnebuli, gulisxmobs imas,
rom grigol xancTelis gansakuTrebuli Rvawlisa da misi
pirovnuli aRmatebulebis werilobiTi xazgasma yvelasTvis
ar aRmoCenila sarwmuno (sazogadod, samonastro
istoriaSi zogjer dasturdeba SemTxveva, rodesac ama Tu
im monastris wevrebi swored maTi monastris damfuZnebels
aRiarebdnen Tavisi epoqis yvelaze Rirseul moRvawed da
eWviT uyurebdnen an naklebad cnobdnen sxva monastrebis
wevrTa analogiur rwmenas maTi monastrebis
damfuZneblebTan dakavSirebiT). wmindanis gamorCeuli
Rirseulobis maCveneblad, Cveulebriv, misgan
aRsrulebuli saswaulebi miiCneoda. xancTelebs swored
imas sayvedurobdnen, rom isini gadametebulad
warmoaCendnen mama grigolis Rirsebas da rom es Rirseba
saswaulebiT ar iyo dadasturebuli. ai, es sayveduri
mouspo bagrat erisTavT-erisTavma xancTis mkvidrebs,
CaurTo ra mama grigolis cxovrebaSi mravali
saswaulTmoqmedebiTi Txroba.
201 „saaTis darekva~ (dedn. „Jamsa hrekos~) - igulisxme-
ba gansazRvrul saaTze („Jamze~) sarekelis darekva litur-
giaze xalxis mosaxmobad.
202 igulisxmeba, rom didi eklesia, bunebrivia, iRebda
Sesawiravebs, radgan eklesiebi tradiciulad Sesawirave-
biT sazrdoobdnen, magram Tu yvela mRvdeli Tavis senak-
Tan aiSenebda egvters da iq Seasrulebda wirvas,
TavisTvisve daiwyebda SesawiravTa mopovebaze zrunvasac,
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
riTac faqtobrivad did eklesias gauTanabrebda Tavs, am-
deni mTxovneli ki ueWvelad „awyinebda~ (Tavs moabezreb-
da) adamianebs.
203 dedniseuli „damtkicebaA~ motanil adgilas
sakuTriv „mtkiced dacvas~ niSnavs.
204 II Tes. 3:10.
205 „zeaRmatebuli~ - dedniseuli „gardamre~ dadas-
turebulia gamosl. 18.26-Si (ix. i. abulaZe, leqs.). berZnu-
li Sesatyvisia '`hiperonkos~, rac niSnavs „metad dids~,
„metad moculobiTs~, gadataniT: „metad mniSvnelovans~,
„rTuls~, „zeaRmatebuls~ (Sdr. meore redaqciis „uzeSTae-
si ZalisaA~). sazogadod „cxovrebis~ aRniSnuli monakveTi
mianiSnebs „gamoslvaTa~ zemomiTiTebul da winamorbed
muxlebze, sadac moTxrobilia, Tu rogor daadgina mosem
aTasisTavebi, asisTavebi da a.S., romlebic „Sjides ersa
mas yovelsa Jamsa, xolo sityuaA igi (=saqme igi) gardamre
miarTYan moses da yoveli sityuaA advili gansjian maT~
(gamosl. 18:26).
206 dedniseuli „moSroma~ niSnavs „garjiT mosvlas~, `Zal-
isxmevis gamoCenas, Tavis Sewuxebas mosvlisaTvis~.
207 I tim. 1:5.
208 „ucxadebs uflebas~ - Sdr. „emarTlebis~. es iSviaTi
zmna ganumartavad aris damowmebuli i. abulaZis mier cno-
bili krebulidan „mamaTa swavlani~. mogvaqvs citata: „uku-
eTu kacTa Soris Tu vinme scis sxYsa monasa, daRacaTu
emarTlebin rasme, da ganarisxis ufali igi misi, Seuracxe-
ba da wunoba uCns igi~. aq „daRacaTu emarTlebin rasme~ ni-
Snavs „Tundac samarTlian pretenzias uyenebs raRacaze~
(gurul dialeqtSi es zmna SemorCenilia. „ras memarTlebi?~
niSnavs: „ra pretenzia gaqvs~, „ras msayvedurob~; aseve, iro-
niuli „ki memarTleba!~ niSnavs: „ki mekuTvnis!~ „ki davim-
saxure!~). zemore „cxovrebaSi~ aRniSnuli zmna aSkarad sa-
marTlebrivi Sinaarsisaa da exmaureba termin „samarTlis~
erT-erT iuridiul mniSvnelobas. es mniSvnelobaa „ufle-
ba~, „privilegia~ (ix. „didi sj.~, dasax. gamocemaze darTu-
li „iuridiuli terminebi~, gv. 599).
209 „samarTali~ aq niSnavs „samarTlebriv kodeqss~,da
ara „samarTlianobas~, rogorc es n. marTan gvaqvs.
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210 „cocxalia ufali da Seni wminda locva~ - es aris
dapirebis erT-erTi formula.
211 I tim. 1:5.
212 i. 13:45.
213 mr. 13:37.
214 dedniseuli „mSYdobaA dauteva~ niSnavs „gamomSvi-
dobebas~ (igulisxmeba amqveyniuri gamomSvidobeba konkre-
tulad Satberdis taZarTan). igive gamoTqma meordeba qve-
moTac.
215 Sdr. m. 25:14-30.
216 „Sewiruli~ - aq niSnavs: aRsrulebuli, gaweuli
(radgan yoveli saqme, rasac wmindani aRasrulebs, sulieri
Sesawiravia RvTis winaSe, amitom maTgan gaweuli samonaz-
vno Rvawli igive RvTisadmi Sewiruli msaxurebaa).
217 dedniseuli „sacnauri~ niSnavs „gonebiT aRsaqmels~,
„araamqveyniurs~, „zeciurs~, „suliers~, „goniseuls~ (ix. e.
WeliZe, Zveli qarTuli saRvTismetyvelo terminologia,
Tb., 1996, gv. 427-452).
218 Sdr. galat. 2:4.
219 Sdr. 1 kor. 1:11-12.
220 Tu ra igulisxmeba „werilSi~, Zneli saTqmelia. swav-
lebas zogierTi mwvaleblis xelmeored monaTvlis, zogi-
erTis ki xelmeore monaTvlis gareSe miRebis Sesaxeb
gvawvdis „didi sjuliskanoni~, kerZod: nikiis kanonebi - 8;
15. ladikiisa - 8. konstantinopolisa - 7, karTagenisa - 47;
57; VI msofl. krebisa - 95; basilisi - 1; 47.
221 Sdr. msaj. 15:4-5.
222 „cdebian im saSodan, rac maTTvis meoredSobad mi-
iCneva~ - am rTuli winadadebis azri Semdegia: mwvaleblebi
naTlisRebis anu meoredSobis (igive axalSobis anu suli-
eri Sobis, berZn. „palingennezisis~ anu „anagennezisis~)
madls moklebulni arian, radgan maTi e.w. sulierad mSo-
beli anu meoredmSobeli wiaRi, sulieri „saSo~ gadagvar-
ebulia da WeSmarit axalSobas veranairad ver aRasrulebs.
amitom mwvaleblebi, wm. grigolis sityviT, sulierad
mkvdari (anu sulieri sinaTlis uqoneli) saSodan Tavidanve
gadagvarebulni, „cTomilni~ anu sulierad mkvdradSobil-
ni ibadebian, Tumca ki isini am mkvdradSobilobas
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
„meoredSobad~ sazroben. Sesabamisad, mwvaleblebi, unaT-
loni da cTomilni, sxvebs ucTomeli axalSobis sinaTles
ver mianiWeben.
223 „krZalva~ Zvel qarTulSi, Cveulebriv, „yuradRe-
bas~, „yuradRebiT yofnas~, „yuradRebis miqcevas~ niSnavs
(am terminis Sesaxeb ix. e. WeliZe, terminologia, gv. 663-
665).
224 wm. grigol xancTelis es azri, rac saeklesio rju-
ldebas ar Tanxvdeba (ix. zemoT miTiTebebi „didi sju-
liskanonis~ Sesabamis ganCinebebze), paralels poulobs
adreuli epoqis (III s. Sua wlebi) cnobil moRvawesTan, wm.
kvipriane karTagenelTan, romlis TavmjdomareobiT gamar-
Tulma karTagenis samma adgilobrivma krebam (255-256 ww.)
yvela mwvaleblis monaTvla daadgina. es faqti asaxulia
„didi sjuliskanonis~ Sevsebul nawilSi, sadac vkiTxu-
lobT: „xolo kYprianesmieri krebaA yovelTa mwvalebel-
Ta marTlmadideblobad momavalTasa brZanebs naTliscema-
sa metyueli, viTarmed: „mwvalebelTa naTliscemaA ara
ars~ („didi sjuliskanoni~, gv. 201). amgvari pozicia kvipri-
anemde iyo Camualibebuli karTagenSi. mwvalebelTa naTlo-
bis Zaladakargulobas asabuTebda tertuliane Tavis naS-
romSi „naTlisRebis Sesaxeb~. egeve debuleba SeimuSava
agripinusis mier daaxl. 220 wels mowveulma afrikisa da
numidiis episkoposTa didma krebam. wm. kviprianesa da
karTagenis xsenebul krebebs mkveTrad daupirispirda papi
wm. stefane (254-256). SemdgomSi sayovelTao dadastureba
hpova wm. stefanes ganCinebam, Tumca, rogorc vxedavT, wm.
grigol xancTeli swored wm. kviprianes da mis Tanamoazre-
Ta debulebas eTanxmeba, rac VIII-IX ss-isTvis metad moulod-
nelia.
225 „davis mizezi~ - Sdr. „cilobisa iWY~. pirveli sit-
yva („ciloba~) swored „davas~, „kamaTs~, „paeqrobas~ niSnavs.
rac Seexeba „iWus~, igi motanil adgilas gulisxmobs
sakuTriv „daeWvebis mizezs, safuZvels~, anu imas, ramac
SesaZloa eWvi da, Sesabamisad, dava gamoiwvios.
226 esaia. 6:3.
227 .`xolo grigol RvTismetyveli ase ambobs samebis
samgvamovnebis Sesaxeb: „rodesac sami sanTelia saxlSi, Seu-
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Zlebelia maTi sinaTlis ganyofa an kidev Sereva maTi~ - Sdr.
`xolo grigol RmrTismetyueli ityYs samebisa samguam-
ovnebisaTYs: `raJams iyvnen samni sanTelni saxlsa Sina, ver
egebis ganyofaA naTlisa maTisaA da vercaRa kualad [224]
SerevnaA maTi~. safiqrebelia, rom motanil adgilas wyar-
od igulisxmebodes ara wm. grigol RvTismetyveli, romlis
SromebSic zemore swavleba ar dasturdeba, aramed wm. di-
onise areopageli, romelic Tavis SromaSi `saRvTo saxel-
Ta Sesaxeb~ gvauwyebs: ` ... iseve rogorc erT saxlSi myofi
CiraRdnebis sinaTleebi, - grZnobadi da axlobeli nimuSe-
biT rom visargeblo, - mTliannic arian urTierTSi rogorc
mTlianebSi, da urTierTisganac zedmiwevniTi gamijnuloba
aqvT gancalkevebulad, arian ra SeerTebulni gamijnulo-
baSi da gamijnulni SeerTebaSi. da, maS, vxedavT, rom rode-
sac saxlSi bevri CiraRdania, erT ram sinaTled aris Se-
erTebuli yvela maTganis sinaTle da isini erT ganuyofel
sinaTles aRabrwyineben, da, rogorc mgonia, veravin Se-
Zlebs yvela sinaTlis Semcveli haeridan amaTuim CiraRd-
nis sinaTlis sxvaTagan gamoyofas da erTi maTganis meoris
gareSe xedvas, arian ra isini mTlianni mTlianTa Soris
Seurevlad TanaSezavebulni~ (T. II, 4).
228 safiqrebelia aq igulisxmebodes wm. kirile aleqsan-
drielis `ganZis~ anu `saunjis~ (berZn. `Tesauros~) Semde-
gi sityvebi: `xolo Tuki arc wami, arc Sualedi, arcTu sxva
ram aris Zis uwinares, saidan amboben, rom winaarsebulia
mama, rodesac am winaarsebobis momaswavebeli araferi
ipoveba?~ (Sdr. PG. 75, 305).
229 fs. 67.36.
230 „isini, mSvidobis savaneebi~ - dedniseuli „mSYdobi-
sa sadgurTa maT~ n. maris mier mikuTvnebulia wina sityve-
bisadmi („viTarca ganTena~), anu igi mZimes svams zemore
sityvebis („sadgurTa maT~) Semdeg da winadadebis pirvel
nawils ase iazrebs: „rodesac gaTenda imaT mSvidobis sa-
vaneebSi, ...~. aseTive gagebaa s. yubaneiSvilis, xelnawerTa
institutis da „qarTuli mwerlobis~ serialis gamocemeb-
Si, rac aSkarad mcdaria, radgan, erTi mxriv, „ganTena~ ar
moiTxovs adgilis garemoebas, meorec, mravlobiTi („sad-
gurTa~) Seuferebelia konteqstisaTvis, radgan wmindanebi
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
imyofebian erT adgilas, erT saxlSi (Sdr. „erTsa Sina sax-
lsa iyvnes samnive~), mesamec abzaciT dawyebul winadadeba-
Si mTavars (zemore gaazrebiT) qvemdebare akldeba. amri-
gad, winadadebas aseTi saxe unda hqondes: „da viTarca gan-
Tena, mSYdobisa sadgurTa maT urTierTas mSYdobaA dau-
teves~. amgvari teqsti gvaqvs `saskolo gamocemaSi~. ase
rom, „mSYdobisa sadgurni~ arian TviT es wmindanebi (Sdr.
„navTsadguri~ - wmindanTa cnobili epiTeti. TviT „sadgu-
ric~ araiSviaTia wmindanTa mimarT. mag., eqvTime
aTonelisadmi: „sadgursa sulisa wmidisasa ... efTYmis ...
pativvscemdeT~, Zv. qarT. lit. qrest., I, Tb. 1946, s. yuba-
neiSvilis gamoc., gv. 544; wm. grigol RvTismetyvelis Ses-
axeb: „ganwmedil sadgur SYdT madlTa sulisaTa~, xeln. ier.
43, 1 v). davZenT, rom mocemul winadadebaSi gamoyenebulia
sityvaTa TamaSis ritorikuli xerxi: „mSYdobisa sadgur-
Ta maT urTierTas mSYdobaA dauteves~.
231 fs. 144:19.
232 dedniseuli „kereonTa sanTelTaA~ (anu „kereoneb-
is sanTelTa~), Cveni azriT, msazRvrel-sazRvrulis wyvil-
ia, radgan sxva SemTxvevaSi „kereonTa~ unda yofiliyo „san-
TelTa~-s epiTeti, rac SeuZlebelia, vinaidan termini „ker-
eoni~ arsebiTi saxelia da „cvilis did sanTels~ niSnavs.
zemore gamoTqma mianiSnebs, rom Tavisi aRsasrulis win wm.
grigolma Sesawiravis saxiT gaiRo ara Cveulebrivi, aramed
sakuTriv kereonebis yaidis sanTlebi. sayuradReboa, rom
aq gvaqvs aSkara paraleli „wm. abo Tbilelis martvilo-
basTan~, romlis mixedviTac abom, Tavis kveTis wina Rames,
iTxova „raATa uyidon mas sanTelad kereonebi da sakumeveli
da warsca yovelTa maT eklesiaTa qalaqisaTa, raATa aRan-
Ton ..., xolo man miixuna orni sanTelni didni KelTa TYs-
Ta...~ (ZqalZ, I, gv. 67).
233 „im Jams, rodesac grigolis sicocxlis dro [das-
rulda], Seikribnen...~ - dedanSi gvaqvs sakmaod rTuli wina-
dadeba: „Semokrbes Jamsa mas droAsa dRisa misisa~. aq „dRe~,
cxadia, „sicocxles~ niSnavs, xolo „droA~ - „vadas~ (romel-
ic amoiwura).
234 m. 25:36.
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235 `avazakTan erTad yvela morwmunes Tavisi wminda
jvari mianiWa man~ – Sdr. `avazakisa Tana yovelTa morwmu-
neTa wmidaA juari TYsi mianiWa winamZRurad~. am mokle
frazaSi gadmocemulia saeklesio swavleba imis Sesaxeb,
rom uflis macxovnebeli mRvdelmoqmedeba sakvirvelad
gamovlinda mis gverdiT jvarcmuli keTilgonieri avaza-
kis mimarT, romelsac gankacebulma da jvarcmulma RmerT-
ma paraskevsve samoTxeSi damkvidreba aRuTqva (Sdr. lk.
23.42-43) (aRniSnul sakiTxze vrclad ix. WeliZe, literat-
ura , gv. 909-926).
236 igulisxmeba, rom rogorc wminda angelozebi
uwinamZRvreben da mfarveloben adamianebs, aseve – sauflo
jvaric.
237 „gamoufitav miwaze~ - dedanSia rTulad gasagebi
Sesityveba „queyanasa mouklebelsa~ („tkbilsa mas sazrdel-
sa queyanasa miuklebelsa Rirsqmnulo~). Tu aq xelnawerSi
raime teqstobrivi Secdoma ar gvaqvs, maSin termini „mouk-
lebeli~ unda aRviqvaT ara misi ZiriTadi mniSvnelobiT,
rac niSnavs „uwyvets~, „ganuwyvetels~, anda aRniSnulis
sinonimuri gaazrebiT, rac niSnavs „daulevels~, „Seum-
cirebels~, „dauklebels~ (Sdr. l. 11.33), aramed - im Si-
naarsidan gamomdinare, rac aseve moepoveba „mouklebelis~
berZnul Sesatyviss `anekleiptos~. es ukanaskneli, garda
miTiTebulisa, niSnavs: „gauRaribebels~, „gamoufitavs~.
238 „guliT wmindao da Seni suliT ki RvTismxilvelo~ -
dedanSi gvaqvs: „wmidao guliTa da suliTa SeniTa yoladve
RmrTismxilvelo~. n. mars mZime aqvs dasmuli sityvasTan
„SeniTa~, ris gamoc mas motanili teqsti ase esmis: „Seni
guliT da suliT wmindao, sisruliT („yovladve~) RvTismx-
ilvelo~. es gageba gaziarebulia yvela momdevno gamoce-
maSi, maT Soris „ZqalZ~-Si, sadac teqsts aseTi saxe aqvs:
„wmidao guliTa da suliTa SeniTa, yovladve RmrTismxil-
velo~. sinamdvileSi, garda aSkara xelovnurobisa, sruli-
ad SeuZlebelia gamoyofilad arseboba Sesityvebisa
„yoladve RmrTismxilvelo~. amasTan, dakanonebuli sintag-
mebia „wmidaA guliTa~ (Sdr. m. 5.8) da „suliTa RmrTismxil-
veli~ an „suli RmrTismxilveli~ (magaliTad, Tundac amave
„cxovrebis~ Semdegi adgili: „Sen uwyi suliTa SeniTa Rm-
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wm. grigol xancTelis cxovreba
rTismxilveliTa~, T.42; Sdr. zemore: „suliTa SeniTa
yoladve RmrTismxilvelo~).
239 Sdr. m. 5.12; l. 6.23.
240 Sdr. II tim. 7-8.
241 `kvlavxmobis dromde~ – e. i. meored mosvlamde.
242 dedniseuli „momiKsene sufeviTa SeniTa~ mianiSnebs
avazakis sityvebze: „momiKsene me, ufalo, odes moxYde suf-
eviTa SeniTa~ (l. 23.42).
243 „metyveleba~ - dedniseuli „zraxvani~ n. mars Tavis-
Tavad marTebulad aqvs Targmnili rogorc `Canafiqrebi~,
radgan Sesabamis fsalmunur muxlSi „zraxvis~ swored es
mniSvneloba („Canafiqri~, „ganzraxva~, „fiqri~) igulisxme-
ba, magram sakuTriv „cxovrebis~ avtori giorgi merCule
(an redaqtori) amjeradac, iseve, rogorc sxva SemTxveveb-
Si (ix. Tundac momdevno SeniSvna), gamodis xsenebuli fsal-
munis sakuTriv qarTuli teqstis Taviseuli gaazrebidan.
cnobilia, rom zmna „zraxva~ Zvel qarTulSi xSirad aRni-
Snavs „metyvelebas~, „saubars~, „laparaks~ da misT. motanil
konteqstSi swored adamianuri, xorcieli metyvelebis gau-
qmebaze da sulieri metyvelebis SenarCunebaze aris sau-
bari, ris gamoc eWvi araa, rom „zraxvani~ moxmobilia
swored „metyvelebis~ da ara „ganzraxvis~ SinaarsiT.
244 fsalmunuri muxli hagiografis mier amjeradac
damowmebulia qarTuli teqstis Taviseuli aRqmidan gamom-
dinare. amas adasturebs termini „saKsenebeli~ („... ixare-
ben saKsenebelsa zeda maTsa~). marTlac, Sesabamisi muxlis
originalSi, iseve rogorc berZnulSi da sxvaenovan Targ-
manebSi, yvelgan gvaqvs absoluturad sxva Sinaarsis
leqsikuri erTeuli, kerZod „sawoli~, „sareceli~. gior-
giseul TargmanSi Sesatyvisia `sareceli~. ufro adreuli
redaqciis xelnawerebSi (AE) saxezea amave Sinaarsis „sas-
uenebeli~. calke gamoiyofa B nusxa, sadac dasturdeba
swored CvenTvis sayuradRebo „saKsenebeli~ (CD nusxebs
aRniSnuli nawili akliaT). radgan B -s Taviseburi monacemi
pirdapir Tanxvdeba „grigol xancTelis cxovrebas~, aSka-
raa, rom „cxovrebis~ avtori `fsalmunTa~ citirebisas
sargeblobs swored B -s tipis nusxiT (Tumca ara uSualod
B -Ti), SesaZloa sulac B -s (e.i. sin. 42-is) dedniT. amasTan,
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xsenebuli monacemi, sruliad ueWvelad, qarTul niadagzea 248 „wignismkiTxveli~ - RvTismsaxurebis Jams saRvTo
aRmocenebuli gadamweris meqanikuri Secdomis Sedegad, werilis sakiTxavTa xmamaRla mkiTxveli.
romelmac „sasunebeli~ amoikiTxa rogorc „saKsenebeli~, 249 igav. 13:9.
rac konteqstisTvis TiTqosda ufro misadagebulic Canda. 250 Sdr. sibrZn. sol. 3:1.
ai, amgvar teqsts eyrdnoba hagiografi, romelic xsenebul 251 `mzisTvali~ - „mzis birTvi~, `disko~, igive „mze~.
fsalmuns imowmebs swored „wmindanTa saKseneblis~ (anu 252 igav. 10:7 (Sdr. giorgi mciris „wm. giorgi mTawmid-
moxseniebis, xsovnis) mniSvnelobiT, e.i. im mniSvnelobiT, lis cxovrebis~ dasawyisi).
rom vinc wmindanebis xsovnas inaxavs, vinc moixsenebs da 253 „Sin iyo~ - e.i. Tavis senakSi iyo.
vedrebas aRuvlens maT, aseT adamians arc wmindanebi iviw-
yeben, radgan uxariaT maT Cvengan moxsenieba, magram es Si-
naarsi mxolod im teqsts aqvs, rac B -s tipis xelnawerma
Semogvinaxa da rasac sakuTriv fsalmunTa namdvil azrTan
araferi aqvs saerTo, aRmocenebulia ra sakuTriv qarTul * * *
niadagze gadamweris meqanikuri cTomilebis Sedegad.
245 Sdr. m. 24:31: `da waravlinnes angelozni TKsni
sayKriTa misa didisaYTa da Sekribnes rCeulni misni oTx-
Tagan qarTa kidiTgan caTaYT, vidre kidedmde maTa~.
246 „Sen ici Cveni siyvaruli, Tumca xorcielad ar
gvinaxixar~ - n. mari wertils svams sityvasTan „siyvaruli~.
momdevno sityvebs („Tumca xorcielad ar gvinaxixar~) igi
axali winadadebis nawilad miiCnevs, ris gamoc mZimes svams
sityvasTan „gvinaxixar~ da mas moadevnebs Semdgom sityvebs:
„nu dagviviwyeb Cven~. misi gageba aseTia: „Sen ici Cveni siy-
varuli. Tumca xorcielad ver gvxedav, nu dagviviwyeb Cven~.
aRniSnuli gageba SenarCunebulia yvela gamocemaSi, magram
saqme isaa, rom n. mars Zveli qarTuli „gYxilav~ („daRaca-
Tu ara gYxilav Korcielad~) esmis rogorc „gvxedav~, rac
aSkarad mcdaria, radgan „gYxilav~ aris „xilva~ zmnis I
TurmeobiTi, romlis pirdapiri obieqti meore piria (pir-
dapir obieqtad mesame piris SemTxvevaSi iqneboda „gYxi-
lavs~), rasac dRes meSveli zmna awarmoebs (e.i. „gYxilav~
Tanamedrove qarTulze zusti analogiiT iqneba: „gvixi-
lavxar~, anu „gvinaxixar~). Sesabamisad, mizanSewonili Cans,
rom am sityvis Semdeg wertili daisvas da ara mZime.
247 „qronikoni~ - praqtikulad mxolod qarTul saek-
lesio teqstebSi dadasturebuli welTaRricxva (aTvlis
wertilia Cv.w. 780 w.).

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