o-gini

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

im dros WeSmariti sarwmunoebis amRiareblebs, TavianT rwmenas Tuki gaamJRavnebdnen, koconi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dasjis adgils raxania Semoxveoda usaqmurTa brbo. sasaflaoze ki, moseireTa miRma, ramdenime
fiWvis xes cad gaewvdina saRvTo gavalakTa msgavsi Stoebi.
 samzadisi rom moTavda, erT-erTi mcveli medidurad wadga win da samives gamoucxada, mofiqrebis
dros gaZlevT, uaryaviT Tqveni sarwmunoebao.

_ kargad dafiqrdiT Tu uaryofT, maSinve SegxsniT Tokebs.

braldebulebma araferi Tqves. maRla, cisaken imzirebodnen da Rimilic ki ukrTodaT pirze.

uCveulo siCume Camovarda. mcvelebi gaCumdnen. mayureblebic gasusuliyvnen. yvelam braldebulebs

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

anazdad yvelam garkveviT gaigona:

_ me uarvyof WeSmarit sarwmunoebas.

o-ginis xma iyo.

moseireebs CoCqoli SeudgaT, magram maTi zriali maleve Cacxra da kvlav siCumem daisadgura.
magositi miubrunda o-gins da mwuxared uTxra xmaCamwydarma:

_ o-gin, eSmakeulma gacduna, Svilo! cotac moiTmine da uflis saxes ixilav!

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

_ eSmaki Cagsaxlebia gvamSi, iloce, o-gin!

magram o-gini ar gamopasuxebia, brbos miRma icqireboda, sasaflaosaken, sadac ramdenime fiWvis
xes cad gaewvdina saRvTo gavalakTa msgavsi Stoebi. amasobaSi meore mcvelma misi axsna brZana.

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

_ iyav neba Seni, ufalo, yovladZliero!

Tokebisagan daxsnili o-gini erTxans idga da dabneuli kvlav sasaflaosaken iyureboda. mere magositis
da o-sumis Sexeda da uceb muxli moiyara maT winaSe. sityva ar uTqvams, ise aqviTinda. magositis Tvali ar
gauxelia. o-sumimac piri ibruna, Sexedvac ar aRirsa Svilobils.

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

slukuniT Tqva es yvelaferi da amoujda guli. maSin Zioana-o-sumis Tvalebidanac iwvima cremlma da
daedina mis fexTiT Semomdgar fiCxs. arada, paraisoSi Sesasvlelad gamzadebulisaTvis amaoa wuxili, ar
hferobs es morwmunes. amitom mWvunvare Zioan-magositim cols moxeda da gabrazebiT SesZaxa:

_ Senac eSmakma gadagibira. ara? kargi, Tuki WeSmarit sarwmunoebas ginda ganudge, hqmen, rac
genebos! me marto daviwvebi Tqvens Tvalwin!
 _ ara, mec SenTan erTad movkvdebi! _ cremlTa ylapviT wamoiZaxa o-sumim, _ magram... magram
imitom ki ara, rom paraisoSi minda Sesvla, ara, me mxolod SenTan erTTad minda yofna... mudam SenTan
erTad...

didxans dumda magotisi. saxe xan ufiTrdeboda, xan isev uferiandeboda Sublze wveTebad gamoasxda
ofli. Sinagani mzeriT Wvretda axla igi Tavis animas, xedavda misi sulisaTvis morkinal angelozsa da eSmaks.
oRond ki mis ferxTiT moqviTine o-gins ar aeRo axla Tavi...magram ara, ukve mas amoscqeroda o-gini.
ucnauri sxivi gaukrTa cremliT savse TvalebSi, daJInebiT umzerda mamobils. eniSna magositis: adamianis
suli elavda am TvalebSi, `gandevnili dedakacis~, evas suli.

_ mama, wavideT jojoxeTSi! yvelani eSmaks mivyavarT _ dedac, mec, is Cemi deda da mamac,
wamodi Senc.

da magositic gatyda.

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

agvisto, 1922w.