Xndzori aygin

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Mec ev harust e Oran avany. uni lav tner, shat xanutner, vor erun arevtur en anum shrjani gyugheri het. uni hin, yndardzak mi ekegheci ev ereq terter, vor misht krvum en cxeri hamar, isk zhamergutyan mijocin ashxatum en shphotel kam sxalecnel irar։ Ibrev shrjani kentron: Orann uni ev dprocner ev hivandanoc ev bant։ Bayc drsic ekac mardu hamar amenic hetaqrqrrakann ayn xndzori aygin e, vor ynkac e Orani arevelyan koghmy։ Asenq teghacinern el pakas chen hetaqrqrvum ayd aygov ev teghn ynkac zhamanak nuynisk parcenum en nranov։ Erb ughevorn arevelyan koghmic galis e Oran: amenic araj nran handipum e ayd cacraparisp aygin, mi iskakan aygi, vori carery kanonavor sharqer kazmac, havasar heravorutyan vra, grete havasar bardzrutyamb kangnac en inchpes pari patrast, dzerq-dzerqi tvac: garnany krov tchermakac bnerov, amary: zhptun u lurj xndzornerov bernvac, isk ashnany: terevataph u hognac, qaghic ases viravor: Aygu mi cayrin el erevum e phoqrik spitak mi tun kghmindre taniqov, nuynpes carerov shrjapatvac։

Da Oranum ev shrjanum haytni Martin apor aygin e։ Ceruni Martinn inqn er tnkel ayd aygin eritasargh zhamanak ev inqn el pahum, xnamum er ayn u dranov aprum։ Amboghj shrjany hamarya nranic er xndzor gnum. minchev isk motik qaghaqic galis ein arkghnerov xndzor tanelu, manavand «dzmerva xndzor», voronc teghaciq, «anport» ev «antonka» ein anvanum։ Isk shrjani gyughacinery xndzor gnum ein voch te phoghov, ayl coren, dzavar, panir kam yugh ein berum phoxanakelu... U Martin apery xndzori ekamutov voch miayn aprum, aylev pahak er pahum, xndzor havaqoghner er vardzum, vor misht kanayq ein linum— kanayq ayd ashxatanqn aveli lav en anum, qan tghamardik։ Xndzori ekamutov na shinec ev ir tchermak tuny, gnec mi erku phetak meghu, vor mi qani tarva mej aynqan bazmacan, vor na arkghner cher hascnum ev patahum er meghuneri parsy trchum— gnum er antar ev apastanum ayntegh։ Bayc Martin apor hogsn aveli aygin er, ev na zarmanali haskanum er careri lezun. masamb phordzic, masamb canot gyughatntesic na bavakanachaph giteliqner uner, garnany misht krov tchermakacnum er careri bnery, vor, inchpes inqn er asum, «lapastraknern» antaric chgan — krcen ev, myus koghmic: vordery chbardzranan verev։ Erb careri nor kokonac kam caghkac zhamanaky parzka — sary gisherner ein linum ev crtaharutyan vtang— na aygu zanazan koghmerum atar u ancyal tarva xonav terevneri kuyter er varum ev aygin lcnum tandzr cxi mlarov... u aydpes qani angam carery phrkel er crtahar lineluc։ Heto, garuny bacvelun pes, na ushadir ditum er amen mi car ev voroshum, te vor tchyughn e hivand, vorn avelord erkarac, vorn piti ktrel bolorovin, vorpeszi carn aroghj mna։ Ayd zhamanak na ahagin mkraty dzerqin shrjum er careri aranqum, inchpes vochxar xuzoghy hoti mej։ Martin apery lav giter naev, te erb u inchpes petq e jrel carery, vor «caghiknery chtaphven», ev da kochvum er «caghkajur» . na, kareli e asel, masnageti heghinakutyun uner. gyughacinery nran hamarum ein «cari bzhishk» . ev gyughum um cary vat er linum, xorhurd ein talis dimel Martin apory.

— Martin apory kanchir: tes inch e asum։

Araj na aygin u tuny karavarum er knoj: Sabet nani het, sakayn mi tari araj, qaghic heto, paravy merav, toghnelov Martin apory men-menak։ Tchisht e, nra pahaky: Sahaky, inchpes tiruhu kendanutyan orov, aynpes el hima te tan ban er anum, ev te gnumner er katarum, kam aghjiknern ein shut-shut galis tuny kargi berum, bayc Martin apory tvum er misht, te bann araj cher gnum, inchpes paravi orov։ Dzmern u garunn ancan mi kerp, bayc hima, erb xndzornery hasel ein harkavor er zhamanakin qaghel, havaqel, caxel... Tchisht e arajva pes xndzor havaqoghner uner, bayc mnacac gorcy inqn u Sahaky chein hascni։ Aghjiknerin el cerunin hamarum er hyurer ev voch ognogh։ Inch veraberum e phesanerin— nranq el irenc gorcn unein. meky derdzak er gyughum, myusy: avag phesan, gyughi kentronum mec xanut uner, shateri aselov «amenalav» xanuty, ur gastronomicheski apranqi het caxum er gininer ev urish xmichqner։ Derdzak Vanesn anerojn aycelum er miayn kiraki orery, isk xanutpany: Artushy, galis er mek-mek. na azat zham qich er unenum, isk kiraki orern aveli qich, ayd pattcharov karqov galis er, karqov veradarnum, bayc amen galis hety berum er xanutic mi kam erku shish gini kam oghi։

— Hy, papasha, inchpes es, — asum er na dzery aneroj usin kam mejqin xphelov։

Apa hetaqrqrvum er, te inch kariqner uni anery, inch cankutyunner, vor inqy patrast e katarel. ev vorovhetev «papashan» voch mi cankutyan u kariqi masin cher xosum, na sharunakum er xnamatari hogacutyamb.

— Mi qashvi, papasha, ete mi ban ka— asa։ Es kanem, kajoghacnem: Inqy pristavy, gites, indzanic e arutur anum։ Tanuter, ban— bolory... Ete mi ban lini— asa, ete xndzor mna— imacru. iskuyn mushtari gtnem...

U dardzyal xosum er ir kaperi, ir canotutyunneri u azdecutyan masin, apa: hrazheshti pahin: ginu kam oghu shsheri phatetnery banum er ev shshery handisavor dzevov, inchpes tankarzheq nvery kmatucen, dnum er aneroj araj.

— Aravot, tchashi xmi, papasha։ Lav, iskapes naturalniy gini e, papasha։ Pristavn el sranic e tanum։ Ete havanecir: eli kberem...

Martin apery havanum er, te cher havanum—xanutpany sharunakum er berel ir sovorakan nverr— gini kam oghi. nran manavand uraxacnum er ayn, vor tesnum er naxord beracnery chkan, «uremn halivory xmum e», mtacum er na.— Sa lav nshan e... Bayc na cher imanum, vor Martin apern inqy chi xmum, ayl drancov hyurasirum e canot-barekami, inchpes orinak, jrbashx Mesropin ev ir qavor Ambakumin (orin teghaciq krtchat Ambak ein asum), vor mek-mek, ibrev hin canotner, galis ein aygin: zrucelu։ Xanutpany, ibrev avag phesa, iren hamarum er cerunu arajin zharangy ev, inchpes inqn er asum, ashxatum er nra «achqy mtnel», vor myus phesan: derdzak Vanesy, axoyan chdarna: Bayc ceruni Martiny, phesayi nvern anxos yndunelov, nran lsum er antarber, inch-or mtqerov tarvac, aygu carerov kam ptughnerov zbaghvac, ev erb phesan gnum er, ir sur achqeri hayacqov mi vayrkyan nayum er nra etevic ev gluxy taruberum canroren.

— Chachanak։ Indz hivandi tegh e dnum, te halivori...

Isk phesan mtacum er, vor inqy shat lav, shat xeloq ban e anum. mtacum er, vor cerunin mi erku tari haziv apri, aygin toghnelu e iren, uremn mi qani shish ginin korac che... Ev na urax er, vor qenakaly: derdzak Vanesy erevi chi el haskanum, te petq e cerunu sirty shahel։ Ev vorovhetev xanuti arevtury nran hnaravorutyun cher talis erkar bacakayelu— shutov veradarnam er karqov, ev vorovhetev hatchax el aycelel cher karogh, ugharkum er knojy: Noyemin.

— Gna, shut-shut erevacir, ban kylni: ara. gluxy lva, shorery lva։

Amusnu ayd srtacavutyuny depi ir hayry nor er ev uraxacnum er Noyemin, bayc na cher haskanum, te inchu e mardn shtapecnum, hordorum amen or gnal tesnel nran։

— Inch ka, ay mard, amen or։ Anginy gnum e: heriq e. na tetev e erexic, — nkatec Noyemy mi or։

Anginy Noyemi phoqr quyrn e, derdzak Vanesi kiny։

Knoj patasxany dur chekav xanutpanin, na gluxn ororec zarmacac.— «Uzum es uremn derdzak Vanesy darna hord zharangy» ։ Kiny lav chymbrnec mardu asacy. ev amusiny qmcicagh tvec.

— Kerta hord achqy kmtni, u mi or el tesar herd baghy grel e glxin։

Ayd orvanic Noyemn orumej dnum er aygi: hor mot, mankahasak erexanerin tany menak toghnelov։ Gnum anum er amen ban, inch anhrazhesht er linum tany ev hory։ Bayc erbemn gnum-tesnum er quyry: Anginy, amen inch arel e. tuny maqrel, hor hagustnery lvacel. nuynisk, patahum er, — ephac tchash er berac linum hor hamar kam tchash er ephum։ Ayd zhamanak Noyemy, qrojic et chmnalu hamar, anelu voreve ban er gtnum.

— Es drnern inch keghtot en։ Vov giti nanic heto chen lvacvel, — asum er na hor u qroj nerkayutyamb, ev anmijapes dzernery qshtum er u sksum senyaki drnery srbel kam lval։— Urish el inch unes anelu, hayrik, — harcnum er na noric qroj nerkayutyamb, dzeri gorcy verjacneluc heto։

— El inch piti yli, — asum er hayry, chibuxy kpcnelov։— Anginn apri, arel e arden։

Hor patasxany vshtacnum er Noyemin. nran dur cher galis, vor quyrn irenic araj e galis hor tun ev amen ban anum. dra hamar ev arzhanacel e arden hor lav verabermunqin։ U ashxatum er et chmnal qrojic. inqy nuynpes ephac tchash er tanum hory, arajarkum er gluxy lvanal kam voreve urish ban, bayc Anginn arden arac er linum։ Dardzyal ayd Anginy... Noyemin tvum er, te quyrn arden shahel e hor hamakranqy, u inqy nuynpes nra hamakranqy gravelu hamar — noric voreve karevor ban er gtnum anelu, srtacav xorhurdner er talis hory kam mek-mek erexanerin tanum er papin, vor hayry kapvi nranc. sovorecnum er, vor papin barevelis: dzery hamburen, kam asel er talis. «Kuzes, papi, mnam qez mot, menak es» ։ «Che, baliks, — asum er papy։— Menak ktxres. xaghi ynker chka estegh» ։

Myus phesan: derdzak Vanesy, anerojn aycelum er miayn kiraki orery։ Acilvum er, maqur hagnvum, beghery srum ayteri vra, miak phoqrik aghjkan grkum ev knoj het tchanaparh ynknum «baghy», amen angam hetnery vochxari tarm mis tanelov։ Kiny: Anginy, zbaghvum er hor tuny kargi berelov, ankoghinnery hanum er: «gcum arevy», taph talis, senyaknery maqrum, apa sksum tchash ephel։ Isk derdzaky erexayi het man er galis careri tak kam anerojy ognum voreve banum։ Derdzaky lrakyac mard er. na ginevatchari pes voch mxitaranqi xosqer er asum anerojy, voch patrastakam u tyun er haytnum ays kam ayn bann anelu, voch el xorhurdner er talis, lav imanalov, vor cerunin inqy giti ir aneliqy։ Ete mi ban anum er derdzaky— anum er anxos, ev ayd dur er dalis Martin apory։ Mi or tesnelov aneroj shalvary mashvac-patrvac: derdzaky henc hagin karkatec ayn ev hetevyal kiraki berec mi nor shalvar, vor inqn er karel. «Qez hamar e, hayrik» ։ U el voch mi xosq։ Cerunin goh er nra varmunqic, goh mnac ev ayd ushadrutyunic, u ir gohunakutyuny chtaqcrec naev aghjkanic։

— Vanesn apri, shalvars mashvel er, mi nor shalvar berec:

Noyemn iren vat zgac, vochinch chasav hor mot, bayc erekoyan amusnun haytnec, te vorqan hayry goh er mnacel Vanesic։

— Tesnum es, qosot derdzakn uzum e hord achqy mtni, — gluxy taruberec ginevatchary u miarzham gnac-ekav senyakum, apa meken kang arav knoj araj։— Menq inch karogh enq arnel...

Ev amusinnern sksecin xorhrdakcel, te inch harmar ban kareli e gnel cerunu hamar. bayc minch koroshein arneliq nvery, Noyemy bacatrec, vor baci shalvary, hor hamakranqi pattchary karogh e linel ev ayn, vor derdzakn amen kiraki knoj, erexi het gnum e aygi ev amboghj ory mnum ayntegh, ognum nran։

— Axr, im lav aruturn el tarsi pes kiraki orn e, — mtahogvec xanutpany։— Du shut-shut gna, baghy dzeric chynkni, — sharunakec na, bayc iskuyn kang arav։— Asenq kiraki orery es el kgam mi erku zhamov, aravotnery. bayc heto: chem karogh։

— Tekuz edpes, — uraxacav kiny։— Ed aveli lav։

Ev nranq el sksecin kiraki orery miasin gnal hor mot։ Gnum ein misht vagh։ Erb tesnum ein derdzaky chi ekel: uraxanum ein, sksum ein hetaqrqrvel aygu ashxatanqov, hor vitchakov, aroghjutyamb, patmum ein gyughi norutyunneric, isk erb derdzaky galis er yntaniqov, kiraknorya hagustnerov, sovorakani pes maqur acilvac, sev tav beghery ayteri vra volorac— ginevatchari u Noyemi demqov txrutyan amp er ancnum. tvum er: na tuyl chi talu uraxanan, inchpes irenq en uzum։ Bayc derdzaky vochnchov cher xangarum nranc. sovorakan harc u barevic heto: erexayi het ancnum er careri tak, aghjkany ptughner u caghikner talu, zbosnelu։ Aynpes handart, inqnamphoph u lrakyac bnavorutyun uner ayd derdzaky։

— Tes inchpes el anmegh e dzevanum, — armunkov hrum er knojy xanutpany։— Tesnum e: estegh enq: chi motenum։

Mi kam erku zham mnaluc heto: na shtapum er xanut։— «De, Noyem, es gnaci, ushd vrad pahir» ... Da nshanakum er— hetevir derdzakin, vor na «apor achqy chmtni» ։

Heto motenum er anerojy ev xphum nra mejqin kam tikunqin։

— De, papasha, ghochagh kac. es eli kgam։ En orva ginuc berel em։ Xmir, dard mi ani։ Ban harkavor lini: asa։ Du gites vor...

Martin apery misht ashxatanqov zbaghvac, aranc gluxy bardzracnelu, qaghaqavarutyan hamar mi «lav» er asum kam «ochinch», u sharunakum gorcy, mtqum kam kisadzayn krknelov.

— Chachanak։ Enpes el bardzr e xosum, karces xul em։

Isk derdzaky minch ayd, erexayi het ptteluc heto, ognum er cerunun careri tchghnery ktrelu kam pahak Sahaki het ktrac tchghnerr qashum er mi koghm darselu, ibrev dzmerva vareliq, kam: ptughneric kracac tchghnery bardzracnum er, vor anery necukner dni nranc tak, minchev vor kanayq, tchashy patrastelov, kanchum ein tchashi։ Tchashy, yst sovorutyan, utum ein shat qich xosqer phoxanakelov։ Noyemy phesayi u qroj lrutyan mej tesnum er cackamtutyun.— mtqnerum inch-or ban ka, chen asum... Ev mraylvum er, erb hayry derdzakic mi xorhurd er harcnum kam tutun er xndrum։ Noyemn iskuyn mijamtum er xosakcutyan.

— Tutun: Es Artushin kasem qez hamar lav tutun teri, hayrik։

– Vochinch, nran neghutyun mi ta. Vanesy kberi, - vra er berum hayry։

Bayc Noyemy hor patasxani mej nkatum er urish ban ev sharunakum er.

— Vanesy, hayrik, ekogh kiraki piti ga, guce qez aveli shut e harkavor...

— Che, minchev kiraki unem, — qisan hanelov: chibuxy lcnel er sksum Martin apery։

Tchashic heto cerunin parkum er kam, inchpes inqn er asum, «teq» er ynknum patshgami taxtin: gorgi vra ev cxum mtaxoh: Isk aghjiknery, erb seghany havaqum ein, amannery lvanum u patrastvum gnal, haytararum ein amen angam, inchpes hivandin sirt tan:

— Menq eli kganq, hayrik։

Martin apern anxos glxov er anum, — Lav։ Amen angam, erb phesanery galis ein u gnum, nranc tvum er, te irenc aycelutyamb isk mxitarum en menak cerunun, katarum en irenc partqy, ev na petq e goh lini irencic ayd ushadrutyan hamar. ayninch Martin apery, nranc mxitaranqi tchigy tesnelov, hishum er ir paravin ev aveli txrum. dranc shrjapatum na aveli xorn er zgum ir menakutyuny, angam unenum er zgacumner, vor nman ein naxandzi. naxandzum er, inchpes shat tghamardkanc, aynpes el phesanerin, menak chen ir nman, vor srtakic unen, tntesutyuny varogh u hskogh, isk inqy: voch... Hishelov qarasun tarineri ir kenakcin: hangucyal paravin, erbemn nra sirty phul er galis ev Martin apory hamakum er mi xor taxic, vor stipum er nran dndnal anxos...

Inchpes amen tari, ayd amar el Martin apery erku-ereq kin er vardzel, vor margery qaghhanen, taphvac xndzory havaqen, qaghen, tesakavoren... erkusy gyughi chqavor kanayq ein: tarec u xeghtch ev aynqan irar nman, ases quyrer linein, errordy: gaghtakan kin er, anuny Nunufar։ Na hamematabar shat jahel er ev gorci mej aveli zhir, qan myus erkusy. sakayn xndzori gorcy lav cher imanum. myusnery varzh ein. gitein inchpes petq e cary taph tal, vor xndzory qaghel, inchpes tesakavorel u darsel koghovnerum։ Nunufarn ayd ameny chgiter, ev Martin apery mi qani angam haskacrec nran, te inchpes piti anel. u mi qani angam «vra gceluc» heto — Martin apor hamar el anspaseli — Nunufary shutov cuyc tvec zarmanali shnorhq u tcharpkutyun։ Aynpes arag u xnamqov er anum amen ban, vor kyanqy karces xndzori aygum er ancrel. heto aynpes shut sovorec tesakneri gnery u ksherqi «lezun», vor Martin apery shutov kshrely handznec nran, vorovhetev pahak Sahaky, shat zbaghvac, hatchax shphotum er kshraqarery, erku funtanoci phoxaren ereq funtanoc er dnum, kam: yndhakaraky։ Hashvelu mej el Nunufari mitqn arag er gorcum. minch Martin apery cari tak, nstaranin nstac, hamrichi hatiknery kshrxkacner—Nunufarn asum er vorqan e։

— Apres, Nunufar, du indzanic shut hashvecir։

Ev aynuhetev, erb xndzory kshrum ein: na hatchax Nunufarin er harcnum, te vorqan e anum. ev Nunufari asacnery misht ansxal ein linum։ Myus koghmic, tesnelov naev maqur ashxatanq e anum, Martin apern sksec mek-mek el tan gorcer handznel nran, erb aghjiknery chein linum. che vor Martin aporn amen or tchash er harkavor։ Tchisht e, xndzor havaqogh kanayq irenc hacov ein ashxatum, bayc Martin apern u pahak Sahaky piti lav tchashein, vor karoghanan gisher u cerek hskel aygin։ Sahakin xghtchalov: cerunin gisherva mi pahy nran ugharkum er qnelu- hangstanalu, aygu pahpanutyuny katarum er inqy։ Chnayac aygu chors ankyunum el mi-mi shun kar kapac, vor gogh mtnelis imacnein, bayc ev aynpes Martin apery: ir bardzr hasakov, zguysh, hatchax kranalov, ancnum er careri takov, motenum parispnerin kam kangnum: akanj dnum gisherva dzaynerin, vor galis ein gyughic u antaric. mert kovi mi barach, mert ushacac sayli tchrinch kam sur mi cvoc antarum։ Cerekn el arden hangist chkar. petq er meghunerin nayel, shnerin u haverin kerakrel, gnordnerin tchanaparh dnel ev dardzyal hskel, vor gogh chmtni voreve koghmic. vorovhetev erb irenq zbaghvum ein xndzori havaqov kam vatcharqov: kalvor kam tavarac tghanery hatchax bardzranum ein parispnery ev voch aynqan qaghum, vorqan jardum-kotrtum ein careri tchghnery։ Aysqan ashxatanqic heto nranq kariq ein zgum lav tchashelu։ Dzmern u garnany inqn u Sahaky mi kerp tchash ein ephum, bayc hima, erb, inchpes Martin apern inqn er asum: «glux qorelu» zhamanak chkar, tany petq er mi anogh dzerq, ev cerunin mi or el, tnayin mi qani ashxatanqum phordzeluc heto, Nunufarin arajarkec tchash ephel... U anspaseli, ayd gaghtakan knoj patrastac tchashy dur ekav Martin apory։ Inqn er shat qaghcac, te hamemunq er teghy: na axorzhakov kerav ayd orva kerakury ev govec ephoghin.

— Apres, Nunufar. lav tchash es ephel։ Nunufary shiknec ev, usery totvelov, nayec hatakin։

— Tchash ephely vortegh es sovorel, Nunufar, — harcrec Martin apery։

Nunufary, gluxy bardzracnelov, honqeri takic nayec apory.

— Erkir։

— Isk du vorteghaci es, Nunufar։

— Erzrumi tarafen, hayrik։

— Erzrumi tarafen: Yhy... Anund el lav anun e: Nunufar... Apres, Nunufar, eguc el kephes։

Nunufary noric gluxy kaxec։

— Ete lav ayanq ylla ne, hayrik, es aveli lav kerakurner krnam ephel։

— Shat lav։ Eguc el ephi։

Ev Martin apery henc aydtegh: tchashi vra pahak Sahakin patvirec: vaghy vochxari mis arnel kerakuri hamar։ Sahakn uraxacav, vor vaghy noric vochxari mis e utelu ev tchashn inqy chi ephelu, vori hamar anhangstanum er aynqan ev Martin aporn el cher gohacnum։

— Shat lav, — srtanc patrastakamutyun haytnes na։- Enpes mis berem vor...

Ev Nunufarn, aygu ashxatanqi het miasin, sksec naev tchash ephel. u pahak Sahaky amen angam nra patrastac tchashn utelis: hangucyal paravy tchasheri hamn er arnum։ Isk Martin aperr, seghanic et nstelov u beghery srelov, asum er mievnuyn govasanqy.

— Apres, Nunufar, esor el lav er։

Pakas goh chein ev Martin apor aghjiknery: Noyemn u Anginy, vor hor hamar tchash patrastogh e gtnvel, da irenc azatum er canr hogsic։ U arajin orery phordzecin Nunufarin sovorecnel inch tchasher ephi ev inchpes։ Sakayn Nunufary, tchishtn asac, nrancic sovorelu ban chuner, na aveli bazmatesak kerakurner giter ephel, qan quyrery։ Terevs masamb ayd er pattchary, vor quyrern aynuhetev sksecin ush-ush ereval, shabaty mi-erku angam, arandznapes kiraki orery։ Nranq horn zgushacnum ein, te gaghtakan kin e, karogh e hankarc mi or el ban goghanal u chqanal։ Petq e zguysh linel... Bayc Martin apern arayzhm vat ban cher nkatum Nunufari varqi mej. na tesnum er, vor Nunufary tan bann aynpes arag u tetev e anum, vor xndzor havaqely, kshrely cher xangarvum bnav. na menak, tan gorceri het nuynqan ban er anum, vorqan parav ynkeruhinery։ Paravnerin, sakayn, bolorovin dur cher galis Nunufari hajoghutyuny, amen bani «mej ynknely» ։ Ev erb na materi vra hashvum er caxvac xndzori arzheqy kam pheshy gotin xrac vazum er kerakurin nayelu— paravnery gluxnery motecnum ein irar։

— Aneres knik a։ Uzum a cuyc ta, vor amen ban dzericy galis a... Hoghem gaghtakan gluxd։

Nunufary hatchax zgum er nranc sary, erbemn tshnamakan verabermunqy, zgum er, vor qit-qit phsphsum en ir masin, bayc karevorutyun cher talis ev erkusin el sirov «mayrik» er asum, erkusin el ognum er liqy koghovnery, salaknery teghaphoxhlu, ev amen or, iriknamutin, ashxatanqic heto, nranc het tchanaparh er ynknum depi gyugh, naxapes Martin apory harcnelov.

— Hayrik, daha ban chka anelu։

Ev amen or Martin apor patasxany linum er nuyny.

— Che, Nunufar, gna։

Paravnery nayum ein mimyanc ev gluxnery motecnum irar։

— Eli։ Inch aneres a... Hoghs gaghtakan glxud...

Bayc aha mi or el, erb Nunufary gnalu zhamanak tvec ayd sovorakan harcy: «hayrik, daha ban chka» — Martin apery kangnecrec nran.

— Ha, Nunufar։ Togh dranq gnan, du ari։ Gorc ka, — ev Martin apern araj ynkav, gnac depi tun։

Nunufary bazhanvec paravneric ev, glxashorn ughghelov, hetevec aygetirojy, vor gnum er, inchpes misht, handart qaylerov, bardzr hasaky erbemn kracnelov: careri tchghnerin chdipelu hamar։

Erb hasan tun: cerunin kang arav banalin grpanic hanelu:

— Vaghuc e gluxs chem lvacel, Nunufar, asum em: lvanas, – xosec Martin apery dury banalov ev mi dzaynov, vori mej ev mtermutyun kar ev karces xndranq։— Karogh es։

— Krnam։ Inchu chem krna, — eghav Nunufari hamest, bayc inqnavstah patasxany։

U mi qani rope anc: na arden pheshery gotin xrac, tevery qshtac, katsayov jur er eracnum kraki vra ev tasht u camqichner patrastum, isk erb jury taqacav: na dzerq arav cerunu kisic aveli tchermakac kartch mazerov gluxy. mert korcnum er ayn sapnajri phrphurneri mej u trorum taphov, karces ir hast bazuknerov uzum er xeghdel nran, mert zgushutyamb jur lcnelov: liqy dzerqov shphum er nra gluxn u eresy. tvum er: shoyum er ev neroghutyan xndrum kopit varvelu hamar։ Minchder Martin apery voch te neghvum, ayl hatchuyq er zgum, ev krknum er mek-mek. «eli, eli» ... Erb Nunufary verjacrec: Martin apery shat goh mnac.

— Apres, Nunufar apres...

Nunufary shiknec govasanqic, glxi yazman ughghec tac matnerov ev apa, sapnajrov liqy tashty vercnelis, harcrec, te «later chkan lvalu» ... U minch mi qani later u gulpaner klvar-kphrer patshgami syunerin kapac paranin, mutn ynkav։

— Es gnam, hayrik, — motecav Nunufary senyaki dran, ur cerunin bardzerin tiknac chibux er cxum, cuxn oghak-oghak dep arastaghy toghnelov, hangstutyan mi hatchuyq, vor vayelum e mard baghnisic kam canr ashxatanqic heto:

Nunufari dzayni vra Martin apery eresy dardzrec nran.

— Mutn e, Nunufar, aveli lav e mnas, — asac na mi dzaynov, vory Nunufarin shat hyurynkal u siralir tvac, inch-or sakayn na veragrec glux lvalu eraxtagitutyan։

— Che, shnorhakal em, hayrik, tany kspasen, — hrazharvec Nunufary։

— Tany... vov unes tand։

— Hech meky. minaks em։ Kaprim iricanc oden։

Martin apery chibuxy hanec beranic։

— Vor edpes e: mna, mutn e։ Tchanaparhin vov giti inch kpatahi։ Gna en oden qni: Aravoty mek el ches qash ga enteghic-estegh...

Nunufary usy cncec։

— Kvaxnam, hayrik։

— Inchic kvaxnas։

— Sa tegh mnal։ Urish tegh mnal sovor chim։ Gnam...

— Sarsagh, — zhptac Martin apery։— Sovor chim...— Martin apery mtermoren caghrec nra xoselu dzevy u votern ijecrec taxtic։— Lav, spasir, — ev na, chustery hagnelov u qstacnelov, gnac depi hnadzev kamody, vory tariner araj gnel er qaghaqum։— Vor ches uzum mnal: spasir։

Nunufarn, achqy cerunun, spasec shemqin, amachelov araj gnal։ Minch ayd Martin apery kamodic vercrec calac mi ban: moraguyn mi shal glxashor ev tvec nunufarin։

— Qu yazman mashvel e, sa kgces glxid, — asac na hogacu dzaynov ev kanchec pahak Sahakin, vor Nunufarin ughekci minchev irenc tun։— Mutn e, Nunufary vaxenum e...

Myus ory, erb xndzor havaqogh paravnern ekan — zarmacan, erb nunufari glxin hin yazmayi phoxaren nor glxashor tesan, isk pahak Sahaky, vor dury banalov, arajnordum er nranc, achqov arav inqn iren, Nunufarin nayelov։ Nor shal glxashory bolorovin tarmacrel ev karces phoxel er Nunufari demqy։ Paravnery tchanachecin Martin apor knoj: hangucyal Sabet nani «shalovnin» ev gluxnin motecrin irar։

— Chlini goghacel e ed glxamery, — kaskac haytnec meky։

— Goghanar: cher gci, — nkatec myusy։— Urish ban kylni...

Phoqr anc nranc kaskacy pharatec pahak Sahaky, vorin paravnery harcrin, te «gaghtakani» glxiny Sabet nani «shalovnin» chi ardyoq։ Pahak Sahaky noric achqov arav inqn iren, Nunufarin nayelov։

— Nrann a։ Erek apery tvec: gluxy lvanalu hamar։

Paravnery gluxnery motecrin irar...

— Aneres, – asin nranq miasin։

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Nunufarn iskapes menak kin er. na voch mi harazat chuner Oranum, guce ev amboghj ashxarhum. vaghuc: arhavirqi orerin korcrel er amusnun u erexanerin ev, zanazan tegher degereluc heto, erku tari araj ekel apastanel er Oranum, ur nra masin xoselis asum ein «anter knik» ։ Na aprum er harust orancineri tany ban anelov. qaghhan, lvacq, burd gzel— amen ban galis er dzeric։ Zrkanqner tesac ev neghutyunner krac: inch vercnum— anum er xnamqov u lav։ Chnayac eresunn anc kin er, bayc noraharsi amachkotutyun uner, ev gorci mej el noraharsi pes ushim er u zhir. kurcqn aynpes liqn er ev demqn aynpes tarm. erb, larvac ashxatanqic heto, kracac mejqn ughghum er shunch arnelu: kurcqy bardzranum-ijnum er, eresy karmrum er aveli xunacac yazmayimej։ Bayc hima, erb kapel er Martin apor nvirac shal glxashory: na shat er phoxvel. demqn aveli phayl er stacel ayd mug shalic ev dardzel aveli vayelchates։ Arajinn ayd nkatec pahak Sahaky։

— Oho, phoxvel es, Nunufar, qich mnac chtchanachei, -asac na aygu phak durn aravotyan banalov amenic shut ekogh Nunufari araj։

Nuyny nkatecin ev xndzor havaqogh paravnery, ev Martin apern inqy, vor goh mnac arac nveric ev mi erku angam ushadir nayec Nunufarin, karces zarmanalov, vor glxashorn aydpes phoxel er nran։ Isk erb ayd ory ekac Noyemy: Martin apor mec aghjiky, Nunufarin tesav ayd glxashorov, na mi vayrkyan zarmacac kang arav, apa achqery xetec nra vra, phnchacrec u huzvac gnac hory gtnelu։ Cerunin aygu mi koghmy, canrutyunic kracac-jardvogh mi xndzorenu tchghneri tak necukner er dnum kentronacac, hogacu erandov։ Erb aghjiky phutkot qaylvacqov u huzvac motecav, na inch-or ban entadrelov, harcrec hegnanqov.

— Hy, inch ka:

— Mayriki shalovnin vorteghic e vercrel en gaghtakany...

Nra dzayny bekbekvum er huzumic։

- Es em tvel, — asac hayry handart ev handart u antarber sharunakec ir gorcy։

Hor patasxany ev antarber eghanaky zinataph arin Noyemin։

— Isk es karceci goghacel e, — asac na, shurjy nayelov։

— Inchu piti goghana, — aranc tony phoxelu sha֊ runakec hayry, misht ushn ir ashxatanqi vra։

— Inchu che. anter, gaghtakan knik e։

— Na maqur knik e erevum։

— Maqur։— Noyemi kanach achqery xaghacin bnerum ev nra nihar demqy karces camacrvec hor koghmic meghm artasanvac ayd xosqic։— Vorteghic gites maqur e. hre Petrenc tan carayoghy panir e goghacel, durs en arel։

— Amenqy mek chen, — nuyn antarbhrutyamb sharunakec hayry ev tikunqy dardzrec necukn amracnelu. ev Noyemn ayd sharzhumic zgac, vor hayrn aylevs tramadir che xoselu, u el vochinch chasav. nuyn huzvac, phutkot qaylerov gnac depi tun, ur pahak Sahakic imacav, te inchu hamar e «gaghtakany» nver stacel mor glxashory։ Lvacel e hor gluxy u mi erku shor... Noyemy sksec mtovi handimanel iren u qrojy, vor mi shabat chen ekel ev hayry, erevi, stipvac nran e dimel ev, aracy mi banov vardzatrelu hamar, mor shalovnin nvirel e nran։ Mor shalovnin... Mi tari chka mayry merel e — hayry heshtutyamb nra glxashory nvirum e... mi gaghtakani։ Ays mitqy vrdovum er Noyemin. nran huzum er ev ayn, vor hayry dra hamar ir kam qroj karciqy chi harcrel։ Noyemin tvum er, vor hayry bani tegh chi dnum irenc, u vrdovvum er։ Sakayn, erb erekoyan ayd ameny huzvac patmec amusnun, ginevatchary dzery taph tvec.

— Mi shalovni e, mec ban chi։ Du bazi masin mtaci։

— Bayc vaxenum em mi or el ed gaghtakany mors shorery, zuqsy, bany goghana u phaxchi։ Anter knik, ari u gti։

— Du el shut-shut gna, — xorhurd tvec xanutpany։— Togh imanan ter ka։ Cer mard e, amen ban chi karogh pahel, phakel։

Bayc mi or el— mi shabat anc— erb Noyemy ekav— ays angam tesav Nunufary hagel e mor mug kapuyt shrjazgesty ev ankrunk kisakoshiknery, u aydpes hagnvac patshgamum bardzer e taph talis dzernery qshtac... Noyemy zarmanqic karmrec, apa gunatvec ev mi aynpisi hayacq netec Nunufari vra, vorov uzum er karces shorery hanel nra hagic։ Nunufarn ynktchvec ayd tirakan u azdu nayvacqic, bayc iren bolorovin chkorcrec. na sharunakec bardzery taph tal naxkin erandov u hogacutyamb։

Nra janasirutyuny sakayn chmeghmec karces Noyemi hayacqi xstutyuny։ Nayec Noyemy nran vrdov, zarmacac, heto meken pokvec teghic u brnkvac et dardzav, gnac aygi։ «Es inch e anum im hery, — asum er na mtqum.— espes e hargum mors hishataky։ Inch kasen hima harevan, tchanach mardik» ... Noyemy hor ayd varmunqic aynqan viravorvac zgac iren, vor achqern arcunq ekan, ev aydpes artasvakalac achqerov gnac hory gtav meghuneri mot u, aranc barevi, hardzakvec grete.

— Ed nani shorery du es tvel gaghtakanin...

Martin apery zgushutyamb nayum er phetakneric mekin, te inchpes en nra arkanocov el u mut anum meghunery. naxqan patasxanely: kes zarmacac nayec aghjkan— Noyemi dzaynn aynpes ansovor tvac nran։

— Es։ Inch e vor...

— Du, — taqacav Noyemy։— Ba im xanum-xatun mern enqan pativ chuni, vor der tarin chtamamac: shorery gaghtakany hagni։ Ba edpes ban klini, a her։

— Inch ka vor։ Miny pyti hagni, ho chen mnalu...

Hor antarber dzayny aynpes azdec Noyemin, vor nra achqery noric artasvakalecin։

— Axr harevannern inch kasen։ Mi tarva merac: shorery sran-nran tal...

— Vor mnacin: inch piti anenq, — asac hayry zarmanali handart u antarber։— Tan knik e, ban e anum, togh hagni:

Tan knik... Noyemy xosq chgtav anmijapes, sakayn karmrec, gunatvec։ Tan knik... mi erku or e tan ban e anum patahabar— tan knik darav «sevamery» ։ Quyr e, mayr e, aghjik e, vor hayry nran tan knik e hamarum։ Che, hayry bolorovin korcrel e iren։ Gone iren harcner, qrojy: Anginin harcner...

Noyemn aynqan huzvac er, vor cher karoghanum xosel ev chgiter el inch asi. hor aracy sarsapheli, annereli mi srbapghcutyun er tvum nran, bayc cher uzum hory handimanel. giter, lav giter hor bnavorutyuny, vor ete hima ir ayd huzvac vitchakum xoser— karogh er avelord baner asel, hory vrdovel։ Ayd pattcharov na iren zspec ev heracav viravorvac։

Tchanaparhin: aygu cayrum pahak Sahaky patahec ev, mec berany banalov, zhptac։

— Nunufarin tesar. nani shorery hagel e, — ev na achqov arav, chgites um։

Noyemy nran el chpatasxanec— aynqan huzvac er. bayc mtacec, vor Sahakn el aha ir pahak teghov haskanum e ayd anharmarutyuny, hayry chi haskanum։ Ev ayd mitqn aveli huzec nran. nra qaylvacqy dardzav aveli phutkot u nyardayin։ U aydpes vrdov na gnac voch te ir tun, ayl qroj: Angini mot, tesacy nran haytnelu, nra karciqn imanalu, ev, terevs, miasin mtacen, te inch anen, vor hayrn aranc irenc xorhrdi ban chani։ Te che ayspes na karogh e unecac-chunecacy nvirel sran-nran, arajin patahacin։ Aysor mor hagustnern e nvirum gaghtakan knkan, vaghy urish baner karogh e nvirel urishnerin, henc xndzor havaqogh paravnerin kam henc pahak Sahakin։ Ev hor ayd varmunqy Noyemy bacatrum er nra xor vshtov։ Erevi nani mahic heto el voch mi ban achqin chi galis։ Ceracel e, vishty erevi xaxtel e havasarakshrutyuny, petq e hetevel nran ev dzerqi mej pahel, — mtacum er Noyemy txrutyamb։ Ev erb, qroj tun hasnelov, ayd ameny na haytnec nran: Anginy lac eghav։

— Iharke, menq enq meghavor, vor na edpes e anum։ Chenq hetevum, arajva pes shut-shut chenq gnum. de, na el mard e, tany ban anogh chka. anoghin petq e mi bsւn ta, che...

— Drust e, menq enq meghavor, — hamadzaynec Noyemy, — petq e shut-shut gnanq, te che esor shorer tvec, eguc karogh e urish ban el ta։

Qroj tany Noyemy phoqr-inch hangstacav, isk erekoyan, erb mardu araj nkaragrec hor aracy, ginevatcharn ir entadrutyunnerov noric huzec nran։

— Chlini halivory siraharvel e ed gaghtakani vra, — cicaghec na։

Amusnu cicaghy dur chekav Noyemin։

— Ed er pakas, — xetec na mardu vra։— Xaytarakvenq։

— Bayc qo asacic edpes e erevum, — sharunakec ginevatchary lrjacac։— Asum es: ory mi ban e nvirum. da inch e nshanakum. ashxatanqi hamar karogh e xndzor tal, phogh tal, inchpes talis e xndzor havaqoghnerin, qaghhanoghnerin. bayc vor nani shorern e talis, da...— ev ginevatchary gluxn ororec: — Che, siraharvel e, — krknec na։— Astvac vka siraharvel e...

Noyemi sirty kaskac ynkav։ Amusnu kataky na lurj yndunec։

— Incher es asum։ Karogh e edpes ban patahel:

— Inchu che։ Papanenc halivory yotanasun tarekan cher, vor nor knik berec։ Patahum e։

— Im hern edpes ban chi ani, — ktrec Noyemy։— Im hery...

— Qo hern inch e. vardapet e, episkopos։ Episkoposnery siraharvum en, na chi siraharvi, — sharunakum er katakel ginevatchary։ Ayd ory nra arevtury lav er eghel, pristavn inqy ekel gohunakutyun er haytnel Artashati ginu hamar ev xndrel noric ugharkel:

— Siraharvel. en el ed tariqin, — zarmanum er kiny։

— Tariqy inch e, — shat-shat vatsun-vatsunerku: Mec ban chi...— Ev na sksec gnal-gal senyakum, apa, nkatelov knoj husahatutyuny mi aydpisi hnaravorutyunic, kang arav knoj araj ev asav, karces nran mxitarelu hamar։— Es mi eguc gnam tesnem da inch knik e, entegh kparzvi...

Nuyn ayd ereko luys xaghaghutyun er tirum xndzori aygum. ayd guce nranic er, vor lialusiny phaylum er parz erknqum ev katnaguyn luys er taphum dashti, gyughi ev aygu vra. dranic er guce, vor gortery motik tchahtchum u getaphin krkrum ein xmbov irenc taxcali ergy, shnery chein hachum, xndzoreninery kangnel ein ansharzh, ases lusnov hmayvac, isk arun karces erazum cicaghum er xoteri mej ev mek-mek zhptum lusnin։ Pahak Sahaky, vor urish zhamanak qaylelis el uzum er nnjel, aysor parkac el quny cher tanum. dzernaphayty dzerin ancav aygu pateri motov, tesnelu nranc vra gogher chen bardzracel, inchpes anum ein kaleric u tavaric ekac tghanery, bayc voch mi shunch chnkatec։ Aydpes er linum lusnyak gishernery։ Sovorakan shrjany katareluc heto Sahaky noric ekav ir teghy— tan hakarak koghmy— aygu mejteghy ir taxti vra qnelu։ Na sovorabar iriknuc qnum er mi phoqr, vor gishery lav hski։ Bayc quny dardzyal chtarav: Aveli shut lusiny chtoghec. careri aranqic na nayum er Sahakin ev karces achqov anum. taqnvum er hankarc ev noric achqov anum Sahakin։ Sa krkin ver kacav ev ays angam gnac depi tun: tesnelu Nunufary topraknery karkatum e der, te verjacrel e arden: Ayd ereko apery Nunufarin pahec: coreni parkery karkatelu, vor aravoty patrast linen։ Kareli er ev aravoty karkatel, bayc apery cher sirum aneliqy hetadzgel, cher sirum anhangist u mi kerp arac gorc, inch vor petq er anel — anel er talis vaghoroq։ Knoj kendanutyan orov na ayd parkery karkatel er talis der amarva skzbin, xndzory chhasac zhamanak, ayninch vaghy coren ein spasum, vor gyugheric piti berein xndzori het phoxanakelu։

Erb Sahaky dandagh qaylerov motecav tany: zgushutyamb mtav patshgam ev lusamutic nayec ners։ — Nunufary nani shorery hagac nstel er hatakin phrac karpetin ev der sharunakum er parkery tntghel, luysi dem brnel, tesnelu inch tegher en cakvac, u apa karum-karkatum er cnkany drac։ Martin apery koghqi taxtin nstac, glxabac chibux er qashum u inch-or ban er asum Nunufarin: zhptalov, gluxy pttelov։ Vaghuc, nani mahic heto, Sahakn aydpes zhpit cher tesel Martin apor demqin, ev da aynqan tarorinak er, vor Sahaky kuzer imanal, te inch e asum։ Nunufary, amacheluc, apory cher nayum, bayc glxov «ayo» kam «och» er asum։ Sahaky vochinch cher lsum, bayc nranc xoselu dzevy, manavand ayn, vor aperr zhptum er— hetaqrqrec Sahakin, ev na, chnkatvelu hamar, bnazdabar kracav lusamuti araj, achqy sakayn chheracnelov nranic: Uzum er imanal inch en xosum, bayc skzbum vochinch cher lsum, chnayac shurjy xaghagh er, kataryal lrutyun։ Erevi kamac en xosum, — ezrakacrec Sahaky, te che karogh er lsvel։ Araj, erb apery nersy xosum er nani het, nranc dzayny misht lsvum er patshgamum. qani angam, akanj dnelov, lsel er, te inch en asum ir masin apern u nany։ Bayc ays angam apor dzayny lav cher lsvum։ Ays hangamanqn aveli hetaqrqrec Sahakin. mert kranum er minchev lusamuti gogy, achqy cerp anum, mert kangnum er voti cayreri vra: akanjy dem anum lusamuti ezrin։— Mievnuyn e: xosocy parz cher lsvum։

Minch ayd Nunufarn ashxatanqn avartec, parkery calec drec mi koghm u ver kacav, ev ayd zhamanak miayn— zarmanali ban— Sahaky lsec Nunufari dzayny.

— Es prca, hayrik։

— Lav, — asac Martin apery lseli dzaynov, u inch-or ban asac dardzyal, vor Sahaky chlsec, bayc Nunufary xpnec u gluxn ijecrec։

— Inchi es amachum, — lsvec noric apor dzayny։– Heto, es qez inch «hayrik» em, aghji, vor sharunak «hayrik» es asum։ Ari nsti estegh, — ev aperr cuyc tvec taxty, ur nstac er inqy։

Bayc Nunufary chmotecav. na amachum er, aj usy totvec u mnac teghy kangnac։ Apery noric inch-or ban asac kamac u dzery noric drec taxtin. yst erevuytin: Nunufarin dardzyal hravirum er nstel։ Bayc, tesnelov Nunufary qashvum e, apern inqy aoaj teqvec mi phoqr ev nra pheshy qashec dep iren։ Ev Nunufarn amachelov, akama nstec։ Bayc haziv nstel er: apery hankarc, jahel mardu tetevutyamb, vor Sahakin shat zarmacrec, ver kacav teghic u nstec Nunufari koghqin։ Nunufarn amacheluc te inchic, teqvec mi koghm, bayc Martin apery noric mi zarmanali tetevutyamb dzery gcec Nunufari vzov ev nra gluxy motecrec iren...

Sahaki hamar karces kaycak traqec. nax ver trav, heto hankarc kuch ekav, inqn ir dzery kcec u, astgherin te lusnin achqov anelov, phaxav dep ir qnelu teghy։ Bayc mek el, erb uzec tchanaparhi kisic et darnal, tan luysy hangac er arden։

Aravoty Nunufary, tan gorcov zbaghvac, chekav paravneri mot: xndzor havaqelu։ Ev paravnern ayd nkatelov gluxnery motecrin irar.

— Esor aneresy xanymutyun e anum։

— Xanymi shorery hagel e, vor xanymutyun ani, ba inch...

Heto, erb gyughaciner ekan corenov xndzor arnelu, Nunufarn zbaghvec nrancov. Martin apor het kshrum er erekva havaqac xndzory: lcnum gyughacineri topraknery. kshrum er nranc berac coreny: lcnum irenc meshoknery kam materov hashvum, te vor tesakic inchqan kshrec ev inch arzhe: funtn aysqanov hashvac։ Minchev Martin apery hamrichi hatiknery tanum er berum— Nunufarn arden hashvac er linum։

«Krak e, krak», asum er Martin apery mtqum, erb na hashivn irenic shut er tesnum։

Gyughacineric heto ekan teghaciner, xanutpanner, ev bolori hamar el Nunufary kshrec, bolorin bavararec, misht arag, taphov u tevqery qshtac, materi vra hashiv tesnelov:

Ayd ory shat gorc eghav ev shat el anhangist ancav. shnery sharunak hachum ein irenc ankyunnerum—mi koghmic aygin mtnogh ancanotneri vra, myus koghmic, erevi, gogheri։ Lav arevtri ory shat el gogh er galis aygu vra. gyughi tghanery, kaleric u tavaric tesnelov xndzor arnoghy shat e, mtacum ein, erevi, vor terern zbaghvac en nerqev— irenq aygu verin masum bardzranum ein patery, erbemn shnerin haci ktorner gcelov, vor chhachen, u patamot tchghnery qashum kam heru tchghnery ker phaytov kracnum ein depi irenc: xndzornery qaghum։ Pahak Sahaky amboghj ayd ory mi tesak er, karces ver qashvac. na mi qani angam, gorcy toghac, vra hasav u qshec gogh tghanerin. xndzorov meki tchakatin xvւelov: phaxcrec patic, myusy phaxav glxarky toghnelov։ Heto barkacav verevi cayrum kapac shan vra, vor cher hachum։ Ev inch el anum er Sahakn ayd ory: hankarc hishum er irikva depqy ev achqov anum carerin kam inqn iren։

Ayd ory, kareli e asel, bolory hognecin, vorovhetev gnacogh-ekogh shat eghan։ Ev ayn e: patrastvum ein iriknahac utel u hangstanal, erb erekoyan dem karqov aygi ekav Martin apor mec phesan: ginevatchar Artushy։ Ir voroshman hamadzayn: na ekel er gaghtakan knojy tesnelu ev ir entadrutyunnern anelu։ Baci dranic erku shabat er anerojy cher aycelel. ayd pattcharov terevs meghqy qavelu hamar, hety erku shshi phoxaren berel er chors shish— erku gini, erku oghi ev Trapizoni tutun: Inchpes erevum e Noyemy cher moracel amusnun hishecnel ayd masin։

— Tann vov ka, Sahak, — harcrec na aygu dury bacogh pahakin։

— Apery, mek el...— Sahaky achqov arav։— Nunufary։

Kisamuti pattcharov ginevatchary chnkatec Sahaki achqov anely, bayc mtqum «Nunufar, Nunufar» krknelov motecav tany։ Anery, votery hanac, calapatik tey er xmum patshgamum, taxtin nstac, isk var achqerov mi kin lati ktorov erandov srbum er seghani cayrin eracogh inqnaery։ Xanutpany haskacav, vor Nnunufary da piti liner, ev arandzin ushadrutyamb znnec nran. nra spitak u karmir demqy: krakot achqerov, ev liqy kurcqn u girk tevery dur ekan ginevatcharin, ev na mtacec, vor ete anery havanel e dran ev hagust e nvirel— vat ban chi arel։ Xanutpany hishum er, vor araj el tesac piti lini ayd knojy aygum, bayc ush chi dardzrel, kam lav chi nayel... Aydpes Nunufarin nayelov na dzeri shshery handisavorapes drec seghanin ev motecav anerojy։

— Hy, papasha, vonc es, — ev yst sovorutyan: dzery mtermabar xphec aneroj mejqin։— Lav kac, lav... Es quyriks vov e, papasha, vor espes shaxov ban e anum, – xanutpany nstec, erkaratchit phaylun koshiknerov votnery drec irar vra ev, patasxani chspaselov, sharunakec։— Lav e, papasha, lav e. gorci zhamanak meky petq e lini tany. qagh e, qaghhan e, ban e... Lav e։ Anund inch e, quyrik jan... Nunufar։ Lav anun e...

Na xosum er u hetn el znnogh achqerov dardzyal nayum Nunufarin, bayc hankarc nkatec, vor ir nayvacqnern u xosqery Nunufari nkatmamb dur chen galis cerunun։ Ev xanutpany xosqy phoxec.

— Vaghuc, erku shabat klini chem ekel. asi: papashan kneghana, gnam tesnem inchpes e, inchi kariq uni։ E, xndzory lav caxvum e, papasha։ Ete chi caxvum: mushtari ghrkem։

Na xosum er harazati srtacavutyamb, barak beghery shut-shut volorelov kam zhamacuyci shghtan xaghacnelov։ Kes zhamum na ahagin norutyunner patmec, chmoracav xosel ev ir arevtri, ir kaperi masin, vor uner gyughi mecamecneri het ev, erb ver kacav gnalu, noric sirt tvec anerojy։

— Eh, ghochagh kac, papasha։ Es gnam, tghan menak e xanutum, eli kgam, Noyemin kghrkem։ Du ghochagh kac։ Gini xmi, chtxres։

Isk Nunufari koghqov ancnelis: gluxy kracrec depi na.

— E, Nunufar quyrik, tany, banin lav knayes։ Hayrikin: papashayin, lav mtik ara...— Ev noric «Nunufar, Nunufar» krknelov u beghery srelov iren karq gcec u slacav depi gyugh, bayc ays angam voch te xanut gnac, inchpes mtadir er galu mijocin, ayl karqy qshec ughigh tun: knoj mot։

— Noyem, baghic em galis, — haytararec na tun mtnelov, — bany-banic ancac e erevum։

— Aysinqn, — ev Noyemy gunatvec։— Inch es uzum asel։

— Ayn, vor vardapetn el siraharvum e։ Hima petq e enpes aneq, vor halivory hankarc chvercni u amusnana ed Nunufari vra։ Te che: xaytarakutyun e. ksksen bambasel ev, verjn el, vov giti...

Mardu haytnutyuny karces kaycaki harvac eghav Noyemi hamar։ Skzbum na shshmec, achqery layn banalov, heto meken ver trav teghic. «Es ed gaghtakani mazery kpokem», bacakanchec na։ Bayc ginevatchary haskacrec, vor aghmuk haneln avelord e, harevannery kimanan։ Noyemy dzaynn ijecrec.

— Vor edpes e, es nran: ed gaghtakanin enpes kanem, vor voty ktri ed tanic։ Bolory na e meghavor. te che im hery, im namusov hery nran hagust-kapust cher ta։ Vov giti inch anaraki mekn e։ Nran kheracnem, hors hamar mi urish gorc anogh kgtnem...

Ginevatchary havanutyun tvec knoj asacin։

— Noyem, du erbeq edqan xeloq cheir eghel։ Ed lav asir, — ev ginevatcharn sksec mtaxoh gnal-gal senyakum։— Bayc vaxenum em bany-banic ancac ylni:

— Es ed gaghtakanin ban cuyc ktam...

Na nihar bruncqy taph tvec Nւnufari hascein ev anmijapes ver kacav u, aranc hagnvelu, gnac qroj het xorhrdakcelu։

Quyrern irar tun chein gnum qani tari er։ Xrov chein, bayc irar chein aycelum, vorovhetev amusinnery chein sirum mimyanc։ Ginevatchary tanel cher karoghanum derdzaki lrakyac, inqnamphoph bnavorutyuny. derdzakin dur cher galis ginevatchari parcenkotutyuny ev ginov phogh ashxatelu mijocnery. na ayn karciqi er, vor amen mi arevtur xabebayutyun e, isk ginu ev oghu arevtury krknaki xabebayutyun։ Heto derdzak Vanesy cher sirum, vor ginevatchary inqn el erbemn keruxum er sarqum, erkaratchit koshikner e hagnum։ Ayd koshiknery... derdzaky tanel cher karogh nranc tchrtchrocy։ Na cher sirum ev qenakali xoselu dzevy: Isk ginevatchary, nra masin xoselis, demqy camacrum er.

— I... na el mard e։ Phori het xosoghnerin chem sirum:

Amusinneri sarnutyuny vorosh sarnutyun er steghcel naev quyreri mijev։ Bayc Noyemy, inchpes mi qani or araj, aynpes el ays angam cher karogh qroj mot chgnal. xndiry veraberum er irenc erkusi anvan u patvin. hor xaytarakutyunn irencn er, anhrazhesht er lrjoren, kargin xosel hor het, harkav, menak inqn el karogh er xosel, bayc aveli azdecik kliner erkusi xosqy, menak guce amacher ev aynpes hamardzak chliner, sakayn qroj nerkayutyuny uzh ktar nran ev hamardzakutyun։ Heto Anginn el kxoser, vor ayd «gaghtakanin» pahely lav che։ Ev verjapes hayry mekic aynpes cher amachi, inchpes erkusic։

Ays xoherov Noyemy hasav qroj tun ev, ners mtnelov u qrrjy tesnelov, bacakanchec.

— Ba tesnum es mer hern incher e anum...

Anginy harcum anelu phoxaren tarakusac nayec qroj huzumic aghavaghvac demqin։ Noyemy sharunakec arag-arag.

— Xaytarakutyun։ Inchpes erevum e, ed mardn ira het mez el xaytarakelu e...

— Inch. eli shorer, ban e tvel en Nunufarin։

— Erani cher vor shor talov prcneinq։

Ev Noyemy, dzaynn ijecnelov, karces patery karogh ein lsel, haytnec ayn, inch lsel er amusnuc։ Anginy zarmacav.

— Inch es asum... Che, sxal klines... edpes ban vonc klni...

Noyemy bacatrec, vor, ayo, eghel e ev inqy henc dra hamar e ekel. petq e gnal hor het kargin xosel, haskacnel, vor amot-xaytarakutyun e ayd gaghtakanin pahely, togh nran heracni, irenq mi lav gorc anogh kberen։

— El chashacnenq. henc vaghy gnanq, — avelacrec na։– Es menak el kertayi, bayc erkusov vor linenq: klsi...

Anginy chgiter inch patasxani. na zarmacac er ev mtacum er, vor ete qroj: Noyemi, asacnery tchisht linen kam tchshtven— da, iharke, vat e irenc tan, anvan hamar, irenc hor hamar, bayc inchpes gna horn aydpisi ban arajarki։ Sakayn Noyemy nran hamozec, vor da anhrazhesht e, te che hor het kxaytarakven irenq el։

— Ete ayd bany toghnenq, chxosenq, xalxy mez amotanq ktan, vor mer horn anter enq toghel։ Haskanum es...

Verjin pattcharabanutyuny hamozec Anginin ev na hamadzaynutyun tvec: miasin gnal hor het xosel։

Ev qich heto nranq bazhanvecin, paymanavorvelov vaghy gnal aynpisi zhami, erb aygum xndzor gnoghner chen linum։ U gtan, vor amenaharmar zhamanakn aravotn e:

Erb irikuny derdzaky tun ekav ev hetaqrqrvec, te kinn inchu e aylaylvac: Anginn amotic amen ban chhaytnec, bayc asac, te vaghy petq e gnan hor mot nran haskacnelu, vor mor shorery chta gaghtakanin ev nran ayguc heracni։ U lav klini, ete Vanesn inqn el xosi hor het։

— Amen mard ir glxi tern e, — asav derdzaky։— Es urishi gorcerin chem xarnvi։ Duq giteq dzer hery։

Anginy lrec, ev aynuhetev: minchev ush gisher nra quny cher tanum, amotic nra demqy taqanum er, erb mtacum er qroj asacneri masin։ Nra tagnapn avelacrec manavand gisherva kesin hankarc bardzracac qamin, vor sulum u shachum er gyughi glxin ev arandznapes irenc taniqum։

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Ogostosi aravoty nor-nor er bacvum, erb Martin apery ver kacav ankoghnic, lvacvec ev ir phoqrik koghovy dzerin mtav aygi: tesnelu, te gisherva qamin vorqan xndzor e taphel careric ev dzmerva xndzornerin chi vnasey ardyoq։ Nra hashvov qamin mec averacutyun piti arac liner, vorovhetev drngum er sharunak ev taniqy cecum... Hima, sakayn, aynpes xaghagh er, vor mard cher havatum, te gishery photorik e eghel։ Arevy der ush piti cager, bayc nra elqn avetogh hrakarmir colqern arden brnel ein erkinqy, ev gyughum u dashterum ijel er mi andorr, vor amary linum e miayn kiraki orery, erb kal u dashtayin ashxatanq chi katarvum ev gyughacin uzum e mi erku zham aveli hangstanal shabatva larvac ashxatanqic heto։ Dranic er, guce, vor artuytnern urax ergov tchaxrum ein cac, isk cicernaknery slaqi pes ktrum ein ody sur cvocov ev anhayt anum chgites ur։ Antary der qnatatax er, aygu vra: te carerin ev te getni kanachin ghov cogh er ijel. angam ynkac xndzornery shaghot ein...

Mi phoqr taracutyun ancneluc heto: Martin apery tesav, vor ir entadrutyuny sxal er.– qamin shat xndzor cher taphel... Na hangstacav manavand, erb nkatec, vor dzmerva xndzornery chein vnasvel. yuraqanchyur cari tak ynkel ein yndameny mi qani hat... Qamin, inchpes erevum e, verevic er ancel։

Martin apery goh mnac, ev hangist srtov gnac minchev ayntegh, ur Sahaky qnum er mec cari tak։ Pahaky qni mej qorvum er, isk mi qich ayn koghm kapvac shuny: Aslany, tirojy tesnelov, sksec pochy sharzhel ev kapy dzig tal.— urax er ardyoq tirojy tesnelu hamar, ir havatarmutyunn er haytnum nran, te ker er uzum— dzhvar er asel։ Bayc Martin apern aynpes haskacav, te shunn uzum e, vor inqy: tery motena nran։ Ev cerunin motecav u, phaghaqshakan xosqer aselov, mi qani angam shphec shan gluxy։ Aslany hrtchvanqic tchmlkotac, atamnery kaphkaphec u nstec keri spaselov, vor nran u ynkernerin talis er misht Sahaky։ Bayc Martin apery chuzec nran artnacnel.— meghq e, togh qni, mtacec ev ayn e uzum er veradarnal, erb nkatec mori tphery, voronc tchghnery karmrel ein ptughnerov։ «Mi qich qaghem: tanem Nunufarin», asac na mtqum u, koghovi hatakin sherephuki maqur terevner phrelov: sksec mori hasac karmir hatiknery xnamqov u zgushutyamb vercnel irenc spitak kaghaparneric։ Erb mi erku-ereq bur qaghel er arden: na noric veradardzav tun։

— Nunufar, ar, mor em berel qez hamar, — koghovy tvec na inqnaery jur lcnogh Nunufarin, apa noric dzernery lvac, hagav kiraknorya zgestnery, aysinqn: miayn barak shal arxalughy, vor Vanesn er karel mi qani tari araj ev, teroghormyan vercnelov, handart qaylerov gnac depi phetaknery, minchev teyy patrast kliner, voric heto xndzor arnoghner piti gayin։ Martin apern iren lav er zgum aysor, aynpes lav, vor vaghuc cher zgacel։ Erb mi tari araj kiny: Sabet nany, merav: nran tvac, te amen inch taknuvra eghav, kyanqum el shah, npatak, ham cher tesnum. amen inch ynkel er achqic։ Bayc hima, erb Nunufary tann er, nran tvum er, te kotrvac mi ban norogvec u amen inch kargi ynkav. el arajva pes anhangist cher. xaghaghutyun kar srtum, ev na kuzer, vor aysor ayd hangistn u xaghaghutyuny chxangarver gnoghneri galov, ksherqov u hashvov։ Aysor gone hangist toghnein, inchpes bolorn en hangstanum kiraki orery։ «Kali ezn angam hangstanum e kiraki ory», — mtacec na, — isk menq hay qaghi, havaqi, kshri, hashvi» ...

Martin apern, iskapes, ardar linenq, shahov, arevtrov qich er hetaqrqrvum. nran shahagrgrum, aprecnum er miayn ir aygu kyanqy, nra bazmazan kyanqy: vagh garnanic minchev ush ashun։ Martin apory hetaqrqrum u aprecnum er yuraqanchyur car u tuph. nranc boghbojumn u caghkumy. apa arajin ptghavorumy— qoroci glxi chaph ptughnery, vor kamac-kamac darnum ein bruncqi chaph։ Na giter aygu yuraqanchyur cari kensagrutyuny, inchpes hayrn ir zavakneri, nranc patahac dzhbaxtutyuny. cari arajin caghkumy nran pattcharum er zarmanali hrtchvanq, inchpes zavaki harsaniqy cnoghnerin. nranc hivandutyuny nran txrecnum er ev stipum ir hogacutyuny kentronacnel hivand cari vra kotrvac tchyughy, karktahar cary nra sirty lcnum ein darn vshtov, isk nor patrusneri arajin kanachn u yndzyughumy anaseli bavakanutyamb u hrtchvanqov, mi aynpisi hrtchvanqov, vor na cher karoghanum iren zspel minchev ir uraxutyany masnakic chaner ev mi urishi: — «Sahak, Sahak. ari mi tes: patrusnery vonc en kanachel» ... U nra demqy phaylum er hrtchvalic zhpitov։ Isk ete Sahaky cher linum, kinn er achqovn ynknum: kanchum er zvart dzaynov. «Sabet, aghji Sabet, mi tes vonc en kanachel» ... Nran manavand mec, anaseli mec hrtchvanq pattcharec ir mi phordzy, vorn aynqan hajogh ardyunq tvec, vor amboghj gyuzn sksec xosel։— Tariqov mi xndzorenu storin tchyugheri vra na chors tesak patvast arav, ev chorsn el kanachecin, caghkecin u chors tesak ptughner tvin։ Da nra hamar uraxutyun er, haghtanak, gyughacineri hamar hrashq.- nranq xmberov galis ein hrashq cary tesnelu, ev Martin apor hamarumy mecanum er nranc achqum, darnum heghinakutyun... Aynpes vor Martin apery sosk aygeter cher, vor cary pahum e berq u shah stanalu hamar— na ayd anum er gorcy sirelov, nra hatchuyqy vayelelu։ Voch miayn carerin, tpherin el aydpisi xnamqov er verabervum Martin apery.— aygu pateri tak ev azat maserum na tnkel er haghartchi, mori u phshaxaghoghi tpher, isk tan shurjy, der jahel zhamanak, vayri u yntani vardeniner, voronc vra nuynqan xnamq er taphum hima, vorqan eritasard orerin... U misht qaminery, crtery ahabekum ein nran.— carerin mi ban chpatahi...

Ayd mtahogutyamb ancrec na ev ays photorkali gishery, bayc hima havastianalov, vor arandzin mi vnas chi eghel —car, tchyugh chi kotrvel, — na voch miayn hangstacav, aylev hatcheli mi andorr ijav nra srtin ev na cankutyun unecav kirakin hangist ancnel ir tany, aranc mardkanc het arevtri, hashvi gorc unenalu։

Aygu mec masy shrjeluc heto: ayn e uzum er veradarnal tun: teyel, erb aygu dury cececin։ Martin apery kang arav, vov piti liner ayspes vagh։ Uzec dzayn tal Sahakin, vor gna dury bana, bayc hishelov: na qnac e, gnac inqy, teroghormyan hangist gcelov։

Erb dury bac arav: nra araj kangnecin ir erku aghjiknery– Noyemn u Anginy: meky myusic lurj u huzvac demqov։

Martin apor hamar da mi artakarg aycelutyan er aydpes vagh. artakarg tvac nran ev aghjikneri huzvac artahaytutyuny. inch piti liner... Ev aghjiknern irenc hertin erevi hor demqin zarmanq nkatelov er, vor asacin.

— Shut ekanq, vor mard chlni։ Qez aselu ban unenq, hayrik, — xosec arajiny Noyemy։— Gnanq es kury, – cuyc tvec na tan hakarak koghmy, aygu xorqy։

- Inch ka, inch e patahel, – chhamberec cerunin, entadrelov, te phesaneric mekin mi aghet e patahel։

— Hech, mez ban chi patahel, — sharunakec Noyemy nuyn lurj, huzvac u viravor tesqov։— Menq ekel enq ed gaghtakani hamar...

Bayc hayry tuyl chtvec sharunaki. na ughghvec kangnac teghy ev nra tav honqern ampecin.

— Inch...— xul hnchec nra phoxvac dzayny։ Ev nra ayd harci mej kar voch te hetaqrqrutyun, ayl mi zusp vrdovmunq։

Noyemn ir hertin nuynpes ughghvec, dqvec u shrterr seghmec. erevum er, vor na hor harazat aghjikn e։

— Du der bany chlsac: mi barkana, hayrik: Togh hla asenq: heto։

— Asa։

— Menq qu aghjiknery, qu harazatnern enq։ Enpes chi։ Qu pativy, qu anuny mern e։ Enpes chi։

— Aseliqd asa, — ktrec hayry։

— Asem, — ev Noyemy shunch arav kurcqy bardzracnelov u, qroj: Angini vra mi hayacq netelov, vorov nran karces hravirum er ognutyan, sharunakec dzery mejqin kantelov.

— Ed gaghtakan knkann inchu es berel qu tuny։

Hayry miayn xetec Noyemi vra, vor chgites arhamarhhum er aghjkan, te zarmanum nra hamardzakutyan vra։

Bayc Noyemy dranic chshphotvec.

— Xalxy hazar ban en asum. du heru es: ches lsum... Enpes baner, vor mard amachum e...

— Enpes baner, — chhamberec hayry ev tnazec aghjkan։— Inch baner... U Noyemi phoxaren na dardzav Anginin։— Du asa tesnem: «inch baner» ...

Anginy karmrec։

— Esim։ Togh Noyemn asi։

Ev Noyemn sksec nranic, te hor anvan u patvi hamar lav che, vor na pahum e ayd gaghtakan knojy, vor Nunufary haytni gogh e. karogh e hor unecacn aynpes krel, vor hayry chimana, ev mi or el ktesni— tany ban chi mnacel։

— Nra masin der aveli vat baner en xosum, — sharunakec Noyemy։— Karogh e anaraki mekn e։ Enpes chi, Angin։

Anginy noric karmrec ev gluxn ijecrec։ Na amachum er hor eresin nayel։

Martin apern skzbum lsum er akama, mi akanjn aghjiknerin dardzrac, heto sksec erbemn xetel, isk Noyemi verjin xosqeric heto: el chhamberec u harcrec taqacac.

— Ed er dzer aseliqy։

Ev hor dzayni mej aghjiknern zgacin zspvac barkutyun։

— Amenavaty en e, en e, — taqacav Noyemy, karces horic varakvelov, — en e, vor ed kniky anarak e. um tunn ases: gnum e, um het ases: ynknum e։ Inch kasen mardik...

— Mardik, — aghjka xosqy ktrec Martin apery։ — Inch gorc unen estegh mardik։

— Vonc te, axr mez hamar el vat e, menq el geghi mej enq aprum։ Ed vor mors shorery talis es nran, hagcnum— tesnoghn inch kasi mez։

— Duq uremn dzer masin eq mtacum։ Da voch dzer, voch xalxi bann e։ Kin e: indz ognum e, im shorery lvanum, tchash e ephum, tan ban e anum— um inch, — honqery vra tvec cerunin։— Kuzenam hla hety kpsakvem— dzez inch...

Noyemn u Anginn irar nayecin, gunatvecin։ Isk Noyemi verin shurty doghac։

— Vonc te, — dzernern irar zarkec Noyemy։— Im azniv mor teghy gaghtakan knik beres։ ed incher es mtacum, ay her։ Uzum es qu anuny, mors hishataky hle getnovy tas։ Te edpes ban anes: mer votn el estegh ches tesni...

Hayry phnchacrec u eresy teqec։

— Im glxi tery es em, voch te du։ Inch uzem: en el kanem։

— Bayc psakvel gaghtakani het...

— Es dzer tan gorcerin chem xarnvum։

Martin apern aynpes arhamarhanqov asac ayd ev aynpes xstutyamb eresy dardzrec aghjikneric, vor Noyemy gognoci pheshy tarav achqerin, lac eghav։ Nran hetevec ev Anginy։ Bayc hayrn ush chdardzrec nranc artasuqnerin. na, teroghormyan dzeri mej tchmrtelov, heracav barkacac, bardzrahasak u phoqr-inch koracac։ Nra beghery sharunak doghum ein։ Na gnac depi phetaknern u minchev tchash hamarya mnac ayntegh, inqn iren xoselov, phetakneri araji tphery kargi berelov։

Pahak Sahaky, vor minch ayd, huzvac xosakcutyan dzayner lselov, arag hagnvelov: vazel er depi dzaynery— nkatec, vor apor aghjiknery lac linelov, veradarnum en, isk apery huzvac gnum e depi phetaknery. te inch er patahel: na chkaroghacav haskanal, bayc erevuytn aynqan artasovor er, vor na vazec Nunufari mot, gone nranic ban imanalu։ Nunufarn inqn el anhangist er. na el lsel er xosakcutyan dzaynery, tesel er apor aghjikneri gnaly, bayc te inch er patahel— vochinch cher karogh asel, vorovhetev kargin ban cher lsel։ Isk Martin aporic dzhvar er harcnel— erkusn el anharmar ein hamarum։ Sakayn, aghjikneri gnaluc heto, erb arevy bavakan bardzracav— xndzor gnoghner ekan։ Apery kanchec Sahakin: patvirec asel, vor eguc gan, aysor xndzor chen karogh qaghel։ Ayd tarorinak kargadrutyuny pahakin te zarmanq, te tarakusanq pattcharec, bayc ev aynpes na, aranc pattchary harcnelu, tchshtutyamb katarum er tiroj patvery, vov dury cecum er: na, aranc banalu, haytararum er.

— Esor xndzor chenq qaghel, eguc ekeq։

Martin apery hervic lsum er ayd xosqery ev kam maqrum er phetakneri araj satkac-ynkac meghunery kam ughghum er parkac-teqvac caghiknern u tphery։ Na inqn el chgiter inchu e anum ayd ashxatanqy, bayc cher uzum, vor Sahakn u Nunufary tesnen ir huzumy։ Na barkacac er aghjikneri vra, ev qani gnum: ayd barkutyunn atchum er, vor nranq xangarecin ir lav sksac xaghagh ory։ Ev inch en uzum irenic։ Chen uzum, vor inqn apri... Mor hagustnery... karces irenq en arel ayd hagustnery...

Na mtacum, xosum er inqn iren ev, sksac ashxatanqy toghnelov, erbemn gnum-galis careri tak– bardzrahasak u phoqr-inch koracac։

Qich heto Sahaky noric ekav։

- Eli xndzor arnoghner en ekel, aper: Chen gnum։ Asum en: apory kanchi...

Apery dzery taph tvec։

— Gna caxi, te karogh es։

Sahaky chhaskanalov apor vat tramadrutyuny, bayc entadrelov, vor dra pattchary erevi aghjiknern ein irenc anzhamanak aycelutyamb, gnac «mushtarinerin» bavararelu: Tesnelov Sahaky menak e— Nunufarn anmijapes ognutyan hasav nran, dzern arnelov ksherqy։ Sahakin mnum er miayn xndzor hascnel ayn tesakneric, inch gnoghnern ein uzum ev inch paravnery havaqel ein erek arandzin salakneri mej։ Inchpes amen kiraki, ayd orn el bavakan gnoghner ekan: vory phoghov, vory corenov։ Erb tchashi mot nranq gnacin: Nunufarn urax-urax tun ekav:

— Tasverku phut caxinq, — asac na Martin apory, vor, phetakneri mot shrjeluc u ashxateluc hognac, ekel mtaxoh nstel er patshgamum։

Cerunin vochinch chpatasxanec, na karces chlsec, ayl miayn shurtery vra berec irar ev teroghormyan xphec cnkany։

Patasxan chstanalov, bayc nkatelov apor vat tramadrutyuny ev, Sahaki nman entadrelov, vor ayd vat tramadrutyuny kap uni aghjikneri aycelutyan het, Nunufary noric anhamardzak motecav apory։

— Es qu mec aghjkanic kvaxnam, — asac na doghdogh dzaynov, karces ognutyun xndrelu hamar։— Aysor anpes char achqerov nayav indzi... anpes...

— Nayav...— charaxndac apery, aranc Nunufarin nayelu։— Isk du vaxecar... Inchqan kuzi toz nayi, — hankarc dzeoy cnkany xphec cerunen u elav teghic: — Nayav... Na vov e estegh։ Ir mardu kniky, voch te im tan tery։ Na estegh gorc chuni։ Nayav...

Martin apery xosec aynpes huzvac u brnkac, vor Nunufary vaxecac heracam-mtav senyak, zghjalov, vor arit tvec nran barkanalu։ Isk cerunin, hishelov aghjikneri het unecac xosakcutyuny, sharunakum er zarmanal nranc hamardzakutyan vra, ev nran tvum er, vor aghjiknern iren chen sirum. uzum en, vor inqy menak mna, irenc dzerqin nayi։ Nran vrdovum er manavand ayn, vor iren erexayi tegh en dnum, xorhurdner en talis, te inch piti ani... Hishum er, te inchpes aghjiknery urax ein, vor Nunufary karoghanum e tan ban anel, kerakur ephel, ev sovorecnum ein te inchy inchpes piti ephel, cuyc talis amen bani tegh, vor karogh ein harkavor gal nran... Hima inch er patahel... Mor hagustneric tvel e— dra hamar en kataghel ev «anarak» asum... «Asum en: «gogh e, anarak e... es kani, en» ... Karces es mard chem tchanachum... Goghy, anaraky— achqeric kereva։ Xeghtch knik en gtel— amen ban asum en։ Gaghtakan e... karces gaghtakany mard chi... «Mer votn el estegh ches tesni» ։

Ev Martin apery cher karoghanum bacatrel, te aghjiknery vorteghic hamardzakutyun stacan iren het aydpes, ayd lezvov xoselu։ Inchn e nranc anhangstacnum, inchu en irar glxov dipel...

«Mer votn el estegh ches tesni» ... Aveli lav։ Dranc teseq... Aranc dzez aprel em, eli kaprem... Karogh eq ski chgal...

Bayc henc erekayan, erb lampy nor varel ein, mec phesan: ginevatchary, ekav. karqy goralov kangnec aygu pati tak ev na, der drnic anhog mi eghanak sulelov, motecav ir erkaratchit koshiknerov։

— Barrikun, papasha, barev Nunufar quyrik, — asac na patshgamum seghani mot nstac Martin apory ev glux tvec xlxltacogh inqnaeric tey lcnogh Nunufarin։ Inchpes es, papasha, — sharunakec na bardzradzayn, karces xuli het er xosum, mi ban, vor cerunun dur cher galis։ —Esor aghjiknerd, imaca, qez himar baner en asel: neghacrel։ Vor imaca: shat barkaca։ Du nranc asacy bani tegh mi dni, papasha. knka mazy erkar e, xelqy kartch։ Nranq inch iravunq unen xarnven qo gorcin։ Erb imaca: shat barkaca, shat։ Asi: gnam papashayi mot, hangstacnem, ete neghacel e։ E, papasha, ete amen mard ir gorcin kena— ashxarhi bany misht lav kerta։ Ete es, asenq, xarnvem pristavi kam tanuteri gorcin, nranq im gorcin— amen inch kxarnvi irar։ Enpes chi, papasha։ Edpes e։ Shat mard el qaghaqavarutyun, mardavarutyun asac bany chgiti. inch xelqin phchum e: asum e kam anum e։ Es asum em: mer papashan inch uzi— piti katarenq։ Menq esor vor kanq: nra vordinern enq, asum em, harazat vordinery։ Duq, asum em Noyemin, aghjikner eq, menq el qani vor tgha chuni, tghanern enq։ Enpes chi, papasha։

«Papashan» hayacqy depi aygin, lsum er nran ev anxos tey xmum, berani ankyunnery seghmelov։

— Edpes, papasha, himarneric chen neghana։ Du xeloq mard es, papasha, — dzery mtermabar aneroj cnkany xphec na, heto meken teqvec u berany motecrec cerunu akanjin։

Nunufary nrbankat kin er. tesav ginevatchary cacuk ban uni aselu, patshgamic heracav, mtav senyaky ev anerevutacav։

— Edpes, papasha, — Nunufari heranaly nkatelov: dzayny noric bardzracrec ginevatchary։— Geghaciq mi ban vor tesnum en— ban en shinum։ Dzez inch mardu tany kin e ashxatum։ Ba meky piti ashxati che։ Aghjiknery chen hascnum: togh urishn ashxati։ Dzer inch bann e։ Enpes chi, papasha: Edpes e։ Isk es: ay inch em mtacel, papasha, — dzery noric mtermabar aneroj cnkany xphec na: — Es qez shat em hargum, papasha: Ayd du lav gites։ Ev xghtchum em shat, vor menak es mnacel, papasha, u dra hamar mtacum em ay inch...

Martin apery tav honqeri takic mi sur, bayc hetaqrqir hayacq netec phesayi acilac eresy, ur xaghum ein nra phoqrik achqery։

— Mtacum em: du menak es, ev edpes shat txur klini qez hamar։ Asum em: mer papashayin menak chtoghnenq...

Martin apery krkin ir sur, phordzogh hayacqy gcec ginevatchari eresy, ayd vayrkyanin nra honqery et gnacin, ev cerunu demqy parzvec։

— Hy, — asac na spasoghakan։

— Asum em, uremn, papasha, qez menak chtoghnenq. meghq es... Asum em: erexanerin, Noyemin vercnem ganq estegh miasin aprenq։ Menak lav chi qez hamar։ Xalxy inch kasen mez, el vor orva harazatn enq...

Martin apor honqery noric vra ekan, berani ankyunnery seghmvecin։

— Nunufar, — kanchec na mi dzaynov, voric erevum er, te karces dzhgoh e, vor na heracel er aranc ir tuyltvutyan։ Isk erb Nunufary gluxy hanec senyaki drnic, Martin apery lphrtec — Ari, chay aca...

Ginevatcharn zgac nra dzhgohutyuny, zgac, vor anerojy hatcheli cheghav ir arajarky, bayc chnkatelu tvec u sharunakec nuyn mterim dzaynov։

— Nunufar quyrikn el, iharke, kmna kashxati։ Tchisht e, indz hamar dzhvar e, xanutic heru klini. bayc vochinch, papasha։ Du gites, vor qez hamar amen inch kanem։ Ete hramayes: es ropein Trapizon kertam...

Xanutpany sharunakum er, isk Martin apery taq teyy xmum er ev arajva pes mrayl nayum aygu koghmy։ Na aylevs phesayin cher lsum։ Erb teyy verjacrec u bazhaky drec cac: na hankarc voti kangnec.

— Sahak, Sahak... ari estegh... Shnerin jur tvel es, — harcrec na, erb Sahaky mtan mej erevac careri takic։— Ete ches tvel, gna tur...

Tesnelov, verjapes, anery tramadir che iren lselu: ginevatchary, yst sovorutyan, dzern aneroj mejqin xphelov, hrazhesht tvec։

— Edpes, papasha, ghochagh kac. mi ban kanenq։

U gnac, bayc minchev aygu dury hasnely: srtacav tiroj hogacutyamb zgushacrec pahakin.

— Carerin, banin lav mtik ara, Sahak, te che...

U dzery mtermabar xphec Sahaki mejqin, voric pahaky iren shoyvac zgac ev ughekcec nran minchev karqy։

Qich heto, erb Martin apery lsec karqi grrocy ev dzieri votnatrovւy phaphuk saylughu vra, na el chkaroghacav iren zspel.

— Chachanak, du eir pakas...

Nunufary ditogh ev ushim kin er. na zgum er, vor phesayi gaghtni xosakcutyuny Martin apor het piti veraberer iren. zgum er naev, vor aghjiknery dem piti linein hor qaylin: iren tany pahelu, mec aghjiky: Noyemn arden achqery volorel er ir vra ev bruncq er taph tvel. ev heto erkrord angamn er quyrery, manavand Noyemy, galis ein aygi, bayc tun chein mtnum։ Nunufarn zgum er, vor dra pattcharn inqn e, u vaxenum er quyreric, manavand mecic: Noyemic, vor aynpes sur, shantogh achqerov er nayum iren, karces mexum er kam uzum er varel։ Inch e uzum ayd kinn irenic. u cher haskanum, te inchpes ani, vor Noyemin chhandipi։

Bayc inch el mard mtadrum e—kyanqy kargagrum e ireny, hatchax chuzac mardun aveli es handipum։ Quyreri aygin galuc mi qani or heto, erb Nunufary gnacel er gyughi xanutneric tey u shaqar gnelu (Martin apery tesnelov nra achqabacutyuny, Sahaki phoxaren nran toghec gnumneri gorcy), mi xanutum anspaseli handipec Noyemin. na kanach achqeri antart hayacqov iren aynpes nayec, vor Nunufary vaxic karmrec ev achqern akama getin xonarhec:

— Lsir, aghji, — motecav Noyemy, xoselov anspaseli meghm dzaynov, vor Nunufary cher spasum։— Ari estegh: ban em asum:

Nranq durs ekan xanutic ev, Noyemn araj ynkav: Nunufarn anxos, srti doghov hetevum er nran ases hipnosvac ev mtacum, te ayd kinn ardyoq ur e tanum iren։ Erb xanuti phoghocic teqvecin mi xul phoghoc: Noyemy kang arav ev kanach achqery harec Nunufari eresy:

— Lsir, aghji, — sksec na cacr dzaynov։— Es qu tshnamin chem, qo vatn el chem uzum։ Hers ed shorery: mors shorery tvel e qez, hagel es: vochinch. aghqat knik es, vardzq e arel։ Bayc himi qez mi ban em asum: piti lses, te che- indz Noyem kasen, shat kbarkanam։

— Yse, — doghac Nunufari dzayny։

- Hors tanic gna։ Gorc chunes: es qez hamar gorc kgtnem, — haskanum es։ Eguc el entegh chlnes, — avelacrec Noyemy ktruk։

— Es chei uzer, — phordzec ardaranal Nunufary, - hayriky kse: «ari»: Ksem: «ertam» .— Che, kse, mna։

Noyemi achqery varvecin։

— Du vor chmnas, — taqacav na, — hayriky qegh zorov chi pahi։ Incher es xosum: Ay, es qez ban em asum. ete eguc chgnacir, — kgam tuny glxid phul kacem։ Anter gaghtakan, — dzayny bardzracrec Noyemy։— Es qrehov aprem: du gas hors tany nstes... De, gna։

Nranq bazhanvecin. Nunufary, canr phordzanqic azatvaci pes, durs ekav xul phoghocic ev shtapec aygi։ Noyemi arajarkutyuny ev anspaseli er ev zarmanali, bayc Nunufary goh er, vor xaytarakutyun cheghav phoghocum, vor Noyemy dzayny chbardzracrec ev avelord xosqer lasac, vor mard chtesav irenc։ Nran tvum er, vor Noyemy karogh er aghmuk bardzracnel, mardik havaqel ir glxin ev nuynisk cecel iren։

Hasnelov tun: na Martin apory vochinch lasac, te handipel e Noyemin ev te na incher e asel, inch arajark e arel iren։ Zhamanakin tchash tvec cerunun, pahak Sahakin, apa amannery havaqec: lvac. heto, erb Martin apern yst sovorutyan «teq» er ynkel patshgami taxtin, Nunufarn ancav senyaknery, hanec Martin aporic nver stacac hagustnern u votnamannery, vercrec shal glxashory, hagav ir hnery, u kes zham heto na, bolorovin zgestaphoxvac, motecav Martin apory, vor ayd zhamanak gulpanc hangstanum er taxti vra։

— Eh, hayrik, es kertam, — asav Nunufary meghavor dzaynov։

— Ur, — ev cerunin zarmacac nayec Nunufari phoxvac kerparanqin։— Ur kertas։

— Im tegh։

— Inchu։ Inch e patahel։— Ev Martin apery nstec: votery taxtic kaxelov։ — Indzanic neghacel es, inch e։

— Che, es qene shnorhakal em... —Nunufary achqery xonarhec getin։— Qu aghjik Noyem kse: «hors tnen heraci, che ne...» ։

Martin apery tuyl chtvec nran sharunakel։

— Noyemy... Uremn na e kargadrel, vor im tvac shorery, votnamannery hanes...— Ev cerunin zayracac phutkotutyamb hagav chustern u voti kangnec։— Vov e Noyemy. inch iravunq uni na im tan vra։ Shorer... Ayd shorery na chi arel, ayl es, es...

Na xosec zayruytic, karmrac, mi erku angam gnac-ekav patshgamum, heto hankarc motecav Nunufarin, dzerqy brnec u qashec depi senyaky։

— Ari estegh...

Nunufary, hnazand erexayi pes, hetevec nran։

— Shorer, — asac Martin apery, hangucyal knoj snduky banalov, aveli shut hardzakvelov ayd snduki vra ev, knoj hagustnery hanelov aynteghic, xumb-xumb drec zarmacac Nunufari araj։ Apa kamodic hanec amen tesak irer: koshikner, spitakeghen, gulpaner ev nuynpes taphec hatakin: Nunufari araj։— Es bolory du piti hagnes, du, haskanum es։ Es bolory es em arel, voch te nranq, haskanum es։ Es bolory qunn e, haskanum es։ De, es ropein shorerd phoxi։ Inchpes hanel es, enpes el hagi...

Nunufarn apshac, zarmacac kangnel er hagustneri kuyti araj ev chgiter inch anel...

4

Ashnany, erb orancinery kalerr verjacrel ein arden ev banjaranocnery qaghel, Oranum lur taracvec, te Martin apern amusnacel e gaghtakan Nunufari het, ev psaky katarvel e voch te ekeghecum, ayl ir xndzori aygum։ Kanchel e, asum ein, miayn ir cxater qahanayin, mi qani tarekicneri, dranc tvum ev ir qavor Ambakumin, vorin gyughum Ambak ein asum։ Eghel en, iharke, ev hravirvacneri kanayq, mi erku-ereq parav u — el voch voq։ nerkanery patmel en, vor tchox seghan e eghel: gininer, mi qani tesak kerakurner... ev amen ban ayn kargov, inchpes linum e ayrineri psakin. aysinqn chi eghel voch nvag, voch par։ Nunufary nor hagustnerov e eghel, bolorovin nor karac։ Angam pahak Sahaky harac e eghel nor ev Nunufari het spasavorel e hyurerin։

Imanalov ayd masin: tchanachoghnern asum ein.

— Tesar Martin apory. xndzori pes knik e arel։

Bayc vomanq zarmanum ein nra yntrutyan vra, vor Orani anvani ayrinerin toghac: geradasel e Nunufarin, mi kin, vory voch «azg uni, voch cegh» ։ Vomanq ayd bacatrum ein nranov, te guce «siraharvel e», ev cicaghum ein ayd bari vra, isk vomanq parzapes gtnum ein, vor Martin apern aynpes... «taxtaknery xaxtvel» en։

Ays karciqi ein manavand Martin apor aghjiknery: Noyemn u Anginy։

— Che, hers xelqy miangamic et e tvel, — dzery cnkany xphec Noyemy, erb imacav ir hamar ayd txur, chaphazanc txur lury։— Vov giti ed gaghtakany gir arav, kaxardec nran։

Apa sksec hayhoyel hor cxater qahanayin, vor hamadzaynel er hory psakel «ed anaraki» het. hayhoyec qavor Ambakin, vor xelqy korcrac hory et cher pahel ayd banic։ Nran aveli vrdovum er ayn, vor hayry voch miayn psakvel, aylev irenc «och mi bani tegh» cher drel. — da nshanakum er arden irenc chi el uzum tchanachel։ Aynuhetev na sksey handimanel amusnun, vor cher karoghacel horn ir azdecutyan tak pahel։

— Parcenum eir, te «papashan hima im bran mej e»: Ba es vonc elav։

Ginevatchary, vor nuynpes hankarcaki er ekel aneroj qaylic, amen ban takavin korac cher hamarum։

— Du karcum es, vor amusnacav: kniky zharang kdarna։ Iski։ Zharangn eli du es, quyrd e: Xndzori baghy dzez piti mna, voch te gaghtakani knkany։ Tchisht e, xaytarakutyun e. erevum e: mez chi uzum tchanachel, harazati tegh chi dnum, bayc bany dranov chi verjanum։

— Inch gites։

— «Inch gites» ... Qnac ho chem. amen ban harcrel— imacel em։ Du pisyr Petrosic orenqy lav ches imanum։ Asum e: tekuz tasy knik arni, qani erexa chuni—zharangy aghjiknern en։ Isk ete, asum e, erexa unena: en zhamanak bany kdzhvarana...

— Ed er pakas, vor erexa el unena ed gaghtakanic։

— Henc lavn el ed e, vor cer mard e— chi unena.— huys er talis ginevatchary։— Du iski mi vaxi. et-araj baghy mern e։

Bayc noyemy cher hangstanum. na cher karoghanum hashtvel ayd mtqi het. nra hamar shshmecnogh harvac er tvum ayn, vor hayrn amusnacel e «gaghtakan knka» vra, vor hayrn aynqan «korcrel e iren», vor ir tany, mor sarqac tany piti nsti mi «gaghtakan», mor nvirakan irery piti banecni, nra tankagin hagustnery piti hagni mi kin, vor «qoc» e eghel sra-nra drany, vor antun e eghel, anter u sovac։

— Na im mor teghy nsti u en baghin ter darna...

Pakas vshtacac cher ev Anginy. bayc nra vishtn ayl er. amenic araj na meghadrum er iren, vor hory menak er toghel, shut-shut cher gnacel nra tun: tntesutyany nayelu, ev na guce stipvac aydpisi ban er arel...

Ev Anginy meghadrum er amusnun, vor cher toghnum iren amen or gnal hor mot, vor inqy: derdzak Vanesy qich er xosum hor het, cher harcnum nra «srti xorhurdy», ev aha hayry, menak mnalov, arel e ayd bany:

— El hima xoseln avelord e, — asum er derdzaky e: — Erb mardy havanel-arel e: menq inch karogh enq asel։ Menq nra glxin xelq chenq dnelu։ Amen mard ir glxi tern e. inch kuzi—en el kani։ Ete na gaghtakan knka havanel e, uremn: baxtn ed e. mer xoseln avelord e։

Anginy hamadzayn er nra het, bayc anuni, patvi harc er. mardik kmeghadren, vor tirutyun chen arel irenc hory։

Chnayac tarber er quyreri vishty, aynuamenayniv, nranq hatchax aycelum ein irar: karces mimyanc mxitarelu։ Bayc irar mot galov: aveli ein mecacnum u borboqum irenc vishty, manavand Noyemy:

— Himi el vonc erevanq mardamiji, — huzvum er noyemy։— Menq espes negh aprenq, na im hor tann u baghumy polta ta... Ham vnas, ham tnaz:

U quyrery: erkusn el txrum ein, karces husahatvum, bayc Anginy shutov staphvum er ev ashxatum mxitarel mec qrojy, te inch eghel e: eghel verjacel e arden։ El xoseln avelord e։ Hayrikn ayd bany chpiti aner, bayc vor arel e, inch arac... Mard e, inqy giti...

— Erani nani phoxaren da merac liner, — asac Noyemy mi or huzvac pahin, — El es xaytarakutyuny mer gluxy cher ga։ Mi mat meghr daranq geghum։ Xalxy hima cicaghum e mez vra։ Mer xanym-xatun mor teghak— gaghtakan... Vor mtacum em: xelqs glxics trchum e...

Amusnutyan arajin orery, nuynisk arajin amisnery Nunufary gyughum cher erevum. araj hatchax galis er xanutneric ban gnelu, galis er mek-mek aghbyury jri, bayc hima— bolorovin, nra phoxaren dardzyal pahak Sahakn er gnumner katarum, aghbyuric jur berum։ Erb gyughacinery hanaqov te lurj harcnum ein — inchu «aghan» chi erevum kam inchu «nor xanymy» durs chi galis — Aahakn achqov er anum parzuk-xoramank zhpity demqin ev anxos heranum։

— Meghramisy der chi verjacel, ada։

Sahaky cher patasxanum ayd harcaternerin. na hargum er Martin apory ev cher uzum nra tan banery haytnel voreve mekin։ Inch veraberum e Nunufarin — urish zhamanak guce nra masin baner aser-xoser, bayc qani vor na Martin apor kinn er arden: cher uzi hima ban asel kam vat ban lsel nra masin։ Sakayn mi ban hima shphotum ev mtahogum er Sahakin, chgiter ayzhm inchpes varvi Nunufari het. araj nran parz «Nunufar» er asum kam «aghji» . bayc hima, erb na Martin apor kinn er — aydpes cher kareli, u chgiter inch ani. «Nani» cher uzum, vorovhetev der parav cher, «mayrik» nuynpes, vorovhetev der jahel er. ev na ayzhm «du» er asum։ Nunufarn el ayd koghmic pahanjkot cher. erb meky nran «quyrik» er asum: amachum er, karmrum, vorovhetev vaghuc yntelacel er, vor iren «Nunufar» asen։ Isk erb Martin apery nran «Nunufar jan» er asum—na qich er mnum phghdzkar, vaghuc shat vaghuc voch voq nran «jan» cher asac. aydpisi depqerum nra sirty phul er galis ev na erbemn artasvum er cacuk tegher, chgites uraxutyunic te hin-hin hishoghutyunneric։ U ayd pattcharov karces na Martin aporn aveli er hargum.— amen shabat lvanum er nra gluxy, ankoghiny patrastum er misht mi arandzin xnamqov, teyi mej shaqar er gcum, msi lav ktornery dnum er nra araj, hataknery srbum er erandov, karces nran ir eraxtagitutyuny haytnelu։ Bayc Martin apery cher toghnum nran shat ashxatel։

— Heriq e, Nunufar jan, heriq e, khognes, - asum er na amen angam, erb tesnum er Nunufary pheshern u tevqery qshtac tuny havaqum e kam tan phrvacqnery erandov taph talis։

Nunufari galuc araj: Martin apory tvum er, te bolor irery tan mej, paravi mahic heto, ansharzhacel ein, xunacel kam nuynpes merel, bayc Nunufary hankarc ases kendanutyun tvec dranc. amannery zngacin u phaylecin, cackocner erevacin ays kam ayn bani vra ev tuny karces lusavorvec. chgites nranic er, vor lusamati apakinery srbvecin, te nranic, vor seghani tchermak sphrocy dzyuni pes maqur er... Pahac tegheric Nunufary ktorner hanec, te arav nor—lusamutneri hamar varaguyrner karec-kaxec, amanegheni paharany zardarec naxshadzev ktrtac tghterov։ Arhasarak Nunufarn ashxatum er tuny misht kargin u maqur pahel, amen ban anel lav, zhamanakin... Aravotnery, erb Martin apery durs er dalis carerin u meghunerin nayelu (aygum hima mnacel ein miayn dzmerva xndzornery: «anportn» u «antovka» -n) Nunufary inqnaery dnum er patshgami cayrin ev, minchev teyy kepher, tuny havaqum er, maqrum, aynpes vor, erb apery veradarnum er—amen ban phaylum er։

— Apres Nunufar, — asum er Martin apery dzerov Nunufari usy shoyelov։ Nran aynpes er tvum, te kyanqy phoxvel e, te inqn yndharmacac, tmrac er, hima kendanacel e։— Bayc du shat mi ashxati, Nunufar, khognes...

Ev Nunufarn, iskapes, mi or karces hognec — hataky srbelis: hankarc nran tvac achqery mtnecin ev na, avely dzerin nstec: patin henvelov. apa dzery tarav depi tchakatn u ver kacav ereralov, tnqocy haziv zspac։ Martin apor harcin, te inch patahec— Nunufary gluxy teqec ev usi meky ver qashec, vor nshanakum er: chi imanum։

Nunufarn inqy, iharke, giter, bayc amachum er asel, vor aydpisi ban iren patahel e tariner araj, erb «erexov» er linum, ev na hima amen kerp ashxatum er aporic taqcnel ayd hangamanqi nshannery... Bayc Martin apery haskacav amen inch։

— De uremn du qez lav pahi, shat mi ashxati, canr baner mi vercni...

Nunufary kuzer moty liner mi motik, harazat kinarmat, vor patmer nran ir aprumnery, ir uraxutyuny, te noric erexa piti unena aynqan tariner heto, ir erexanery korcneluc heto։ Na, vor mi harazat chuner voch mi tegh— hima nran tvum er, te ir iskakan harazaty piti ga, u ayd harazatic na piti arner karoty ayn bolori, vor korel kam merel ein vaghuc, zgum er naev, vor ayd ekoghy piti liner ir necukn u apaveny ev ir iskakan uraxutyuny kyanqum։

U gorci mijocin, te parap zhamanak Nunufari mitqy sharunak zbaghvum er nranov, vor piti gar։ Mtacum er hagustner karel nra hamar, bardz u ankoghin patrastel, bayc, matnerov hashiv tesnelov, gtnum er vor der zhamanak kar... Na ayd ameni masin mtacum er mi uraxutyamb, vor zgacel er miayn arajin erexayi zhamanak... Hishelov, vor ayn orerin kesurn amen kiraki iren tanum er ekegheci—sksec dzmran arajin orery, erb azat er, gnal ekegheci:, hatkapes ton ev kiraki orery, erb patarag er linum։ Hagnum er hangucyal paravi tux verarkun u kartchakrunk koshiknery, shaly gcum er kam tevin, ete curt cher linum, kam userin, erb qaminer ein phchum։ Ayguc minch gyugh na gnum er, iharke, menak, isk gyughum nran: ekeghecu tchanaparhin ynkeranum er erbemn canot mi kin, ev nranq zrucelov sharunakum ein tchanaparhy։ Ekeghecum Nunufary kangnum er kananc dasi etin masum u jermerandoren lsum qahananeri arag-arag ergac, anhaskanali barery, tiracuneri yntercumy, vor nran tvum er, te sharunakum en mi hin vetch: anymbrneli bani masin, isk erb qahanan erbemn bemic et er darnum: matnery bardzracrac, Nunufarin tvum er: kargi e hravirum nranc։

Nunufarn ansharzh lsum er nranc ev inqn ir mej aghotum։ Isk erb mek-mek srti tak xlrtum er zgum—ayd nran hankarcaki huzmunq, xrovq u hatchuyq er pattcharum, ev na aghotum er aveli erandov։ Ayd ropenerin mi qaghcr arbecum, erbemn nvaghumi pes mi ban er patahum nran, tchisht aynpes, inchpes ayn zhamanak, erb Martin apery harcrec pattchary ev jur tvec nran։

— Qez lav pahi, — xorhurd tvec na mi urish angam, ev inqn apery uraxutyan pes mi ban zgac. tashkinaky hanec ev gohutyamb srbec beghery։— Uremn: nor erexa piti unenanq, — avelacrec na u zhptac mi xaghagh zhpitov, vor nra beghery bardzracrec beranic, erevan hanelov nra iraric heracac, bayc takavin pind atamnery։ Nunufarn zgac cerunu lav tramadrutyuny ev srtapndec։ Ev aynuhetev Martin apery cher toghnum nran canr baner vercni, dzhvar gorc ani. vararany varum er inqy. inqnaery ners berelu kam karpet u gorg taph talu hamar kanchum er Sahakin։ Ekegheci gnalu hamar nuynpes zgushacnum er Martin apery, te karogh e mrsel, saruyc kpatahi, — kynkni, shun khachi: kvaxena։ Erbemn el ughghaki argelum er gnal։

— Aghotqy mer tanic el astcun khasni։

Nunufary sakayn ayd karciqi cher. ete aydpes liner: ekeghecin inchu hamar e hapa։ Erkri naxkin sovorutyunn er, te Nunufarn inqn er zgum dra anhrazheshtutyuny, guce ev «erexov» kiny darnum e aveli havatacyal — na amen shabat ereko xunk er cxum tany, ev ayd bany dur er galis Martin apory. na hishum er, vor hangucyal Sabetn el aydpes er anum... Isk kiraki orery Nunufary kanonavor gnum er ekegheci։ Kananc dasum kangnac: akanj er dnum zhamergutyan ev miazhamanak lsum, te inchpes e na «xaghum» srti tak։ Ayd vayrkyannerin Nunufarn sksum er aveli jermerand aghotel u xachaknqel eresy։ Isk nra aghotqy misht nuynn er u mi qani bar, vor sovorel er mankutyunic.

— Mernim qo surb zorutyan, ter...

Ev urish vochinch։ Na aynpes ahov er nayum shurjy kangnac kananc, vaxenum er hankarc caghren iren, cicaghen ir dzeveri vra, ir verarkui vra, vor shatery erevi gitein umn e։ Nunufary hamozvac er, vor amboghj avann arden gite, te inqn um het e amusnacel ev um hagustnern e hagnum hima։ Ayd banic na shat er amachum ev vaxenum. vaxenum glxavorabar cerunu aghjikneric, manavand Noyemic, vor mi erku angam xosel er mor shorery hagnelu masin... Ekeghecum el Nunufarn ashxatum er xusaphel nranic. nra gluxy tesnelun pes: qashvum er kananc dasi etin sharqery: achqic antes mi ankyun։ Mi angam sakayn na hankarc iren tesav Noyemi koghqin kangnac։ Te ayd inchpes er patahel—՚ chimacav, bayc sarsaphac et qashvec, grete phaxav, vor Noyemn iren chtesni։

— Mernim qo zorutyan, ter, — shshnjac na vaxvorac srtov, hishelov Noyemi sparnaliqy phoghocum, nra kanach achqeri char phayly։ —Mernim qo zorutyan... Mernim qo zorutyan...

Bayc mi or. ekeghecuc durs galis, Nunufary dem ar dem handipec Noyemin. aveli shut Nunufary tesav nra kanach achqeri hayacqy, vor znnum ein iren votic-glux։ Nunufarn achqery xonarhec ev, xmbvac kananc mej aranq banalov, inqn el chimacav inchpes heracav nranic, ev etevic miayn lsec, «tes lrbin» ... Da Noyemi dzaynn er։ Nunufarn anmijapes durs ekav ekeghecuc ev shunchy mek el aygu drann arav։ Erkar zhamanak nran tvum er, te Noyemy krnkakox galis e etevic, vor iren brni, handimani, te inchu cher katarel asacy, kam hankarc mor hagustnery pahanji u hanel ta phoghocum... U ays mtqic sarsaphac Nunufary grete vazum er hevalov ev na et nayec miayn ayn zhamanak, erb gyughic durs er ekel arden։ Tesnelov hetapndogh chka: na gnac mi qich el, apa nstec aygu mot ynkac qareric mekin ev, verjapes, shunch arav liqy krcqov։ Sirty karces tndum er krcqi tak, akanjnerum zgum er nra zarkery։ Mi qani angam na dzery krcqin drec: hangstanalu, bayc sirty sharunakum er babaxel։ Erb qich heto Martin apern aygum tesav nra huzvac qaylvacqy ev karmrac demqy–— zarmacav.

- Inch e eghel, inchu es vazel...

— Hech, — taqcrec huzmunqi pattchary nunufary, — shan tesa: vaxeca։

Na cher uzum cerunun haytnel aghjka verabermunqy. cher uzum, vor hayrn ir pattcharov krvi aghjka het... Na arhasarak ashxatum er Martin apor mot vochinch chxosel nra aghjikneri masin, chgrgrel nra barkutyuny, vor aghjiknern ir dem aveli chlarven։ Manavand, erb zgum er «xaghy» — nra sirty lcvum er xandaghtanqov. nerum er mardkanc irenc ararqnery, antarber er darnum depi amenqy u nra mitqn amboghj klanvum er nra apagayov։

Ayninch Noyemy, erb Nunufarin tesav ekeghecum, anchaph zarmacav։ Vaghuc, der ashnany, phoghocum handipeluc heto, na Nunufarin cher tesel։ Hima Noyemin tvac, te nra demqy ev phoxvac er ev bavakanutyun er artahaytum, ev na yndhanrapes tarorinak er mor verarkui mej։ U zarmanqi het miasin Noyemin hamakec mi anzusp barkutyun, ev na chkaroghacav iren pahel, vor chneti heracogh Nunufari etevic «tes lrbin» barery, voronq aynpes ahabekecin xeghtch Nunufarin... U Noyemn ayd orn aynqan huzvac er nran tesneluc, aynpisi mi kaskac ynkav nra sirty, vor na ekeghecuc voch te tun gnac, ayl shtapec qroj: Angini mot։

— Zhamumn ei, — sksec Noyemy ners mtnelun pes։—En glxamern el entegh er... Nayem: inch tesnem, vor lav ylni։ Tesnem ed lrbi pheshy kartchacel e... Erevum e: erkuhogis e...

U na dzery xphec cnkany։

— Sxal klnes, Noyem, — asac Anginy։

— Inch sxal, aghji. gluxs vor tesav: amotic phaxav։

— Ed el nor ban, — asav Anginy kaskacov։— Bayc havatals chi galis։ Mer hern ed hasakum: erexa... Chem havatum։

Noyemn inqy chpndec, bayc qrojn arajarkec ekogh kiraki miasin gnal pataragin: stugel ir kaskacy: Na gite, vor ir achqern aydpisi banerum chen sxalvum, bayc, qrojy ev iren hamozelu hamar, voroshec noric tesnel «gaghtakanin» ։ Isk minch ayd, erb amusnun haytnec ir kaskacy, ginevatchary gluxy taruberec canroren. — Ay ed vat e: Ete zharang unecav, en el tgha — prcav։ Na ktirana hord unecacin։ Isk duq, harazat aghjiknerd: hech...

Na xosum, xorhrdacum er u gnum-galis erkaratchit koshiknery hagac։ Na inqn, iharke, vorpes phesa, iravunq chuni. iravunqy harazat aghjiknerinn e։ Bayc quyrery karogh en xosel hor het ev pahanjel, vor hayry hargi irenc iravunqy։ Zharang... shat zarmanali e։ Inch imanas da dzer hor zharangn e, te pahak Sahaki...

— Drust, karogh e patahel e...— ver trav Noyemy։— Inch imanas himi...

Anginy nuynpes kaskaci mej er։ Na el krknum er, te hayrn ayn tariqum che, vor erexa unena։ Vov e tesel ayd hasaki mardy erexa unena. aystegh mi ban chka ardyoq... U mi qani or Noyemy vrdovvac aycelum er qrojy, te inch anen ayd nor xaytarakutyan hamar։ Ete tchisht liner, vor «gaghtakany» hghi e, apa da mec amot er linelu irenc hamar. erkrord—aveli mec amot, ete parzver, vor da pahak Sahakic e ev voch te horic։

— De, en zhamanak ari u dimaci, — gluxn ororum er Noyemy, ev erbemn bruncq taph talis, chgites irenc hor, Nunufari, te urish meki hascein։—Ax, erani sut ylner...

Quyreri vshtin erbemn masnakcum er ev ginevatchary, inqn el entadrutyunner u kaskacner haytnelov, erbemn ev quyrerin xorhurdner talov։ Isk erb menak er mnum knoj het: tnqum er gluxy taruberelov.

— Ete tgha eghav, Noyem, baghy gnalu e mer dzeric...

Inch veraberum e derdzak Vanesin: na shat antarber er. voch mi dzevov cher masnakcel quyreri vshtin։ Yndhakaraky, erb tesnum er nranq xosum en aneroj, nra nor knoj masin: toghnum-heranum er kam zbaghvum voreve banov։ Isk ete knoj: Angini het menak er mnum, knoj anhangstutyany, harcumnerin u kaskacnerin patasxanum er misht mievnuyny.

— Dzer qashi... Inch gorc unes xarnvum es urishi banerin: Qu hern enqan xelq uni, vor ir gorcy karogh e tesnel։

— Drust e, im hery xeloq mard e, bayc na chi mtacel, te inch kasen mardik... Chi mtacel ir anuni masin...

— Avelord e, Angin: Bany-banic ancel e arden... Bayc Anginy cher hangstanum, na teev mtacum er, vor ev avelord e ev ush, bayc hetaqrqrutyamb spasum er kiraki orvan: Noyemi asacy ekeghecum stugelu։

Ev kirakin chushacav։

Erb quyrery mtan ekegheci: pataragn arden kangnac er, pataragichn zgestavorvac: bemi vra er, tiracunery nra erku koghmy burvarner ein gcum ev qshocner shxshxkacnum։ Crti pattcharov te tghamardik, te kanayq kangnel ein irenc tegherum: verarkuner hagac. kananc dasum, shatery brde shalerov cackvac, shut-shut xachaknqum ein eresnery, isk vomanq: aveli paravnery cnradrum ein yuraqanchyurn ir negh-anharmar teghum, harevanuhu phesherin qsvelov u nran thatchutyun pattcharelov։ Noyemn u Anginy, mtnelov kananc dasy, anhangist achqerov voronum ein Nunufarin, bayc vorovhetev kanayq shat ein, xit sharqerov hamarya irar kpac, nranq irenc xort mory chein tesnum ayd bazmutyan mej. guce ev cher ekel, —mtacum ein nranq u janum stugel, iskapes aydtegh e, te voch: Mi qani rope ays u ayn koghmy nayelov: dardzyal chgtan: Minchder Nunufary heru mi ankyunum, kananc etin sharqum kangnac, aghotum er lur ev miazhamanak nkatum, vor quyrery: Noyemn u Anginy achqerov voronum en mekin. na mtacum er, te chlini ayd iren en voronum, ev erb nranc anhangist, tapharun hayacqy darnum er ir koghmy: na mi arandzin srtdoghov gluxy taqcnum er arjevy kangnac knoj glxi etev ev sksum erandov krknel ir aghotqi hamarot xosqery, ashxatelov chnayel nranc. bayc erbemn akama nayum er: stugelu, te iren chen phntrum ardyoq։ Shutov sakayn na toghec ayd ev, inchpes hatchax patahum er verjers, tarvec ir mtacumnerov, voronq nran phoxadrum ein mi urish ashxarh, ur Nunufarn zgum er anandznakan mi eranutyun, vori mej na moranum er iren ev patkeracnum mi eaki, mi maqur, luse eaki, vor lcnum er nra eutyunn u shrjapaty, ishxum er nra mtqerin u srtin: U ayd veracac drutyan mej Nunufary hatchax cher nkatum, te inchpes e sksvum, sharunakvum u verjanum zhamergutyuny, inchpes en dzaynarkum tiracunery, vorovhetev ayd bolory xarnvum ein qshocneri shxshxkocin, burvarneri cxin, momeri tchttchtocin ev dzulvum-mianum zangeri ghoghanjin ev aveli uzheghacnum eranutyan ayn zgacumy, vor aprum er Nunufary։ Isk na aprum er xaghagh u andorr mi vitchak, lsum er andorr u xor mi erg, vor hosum, taracvum er shurjn u glxaverevy... Nran tvum er, te vaghuc korcrac mi ban piti gtni... Nuynn zgum er na ev tany, bayc ekeghecum aveli, vorovhetev aystegh terevs mtnolortn aveli er npastum ayd zgacumin։ -Erbemn Nunufarn aynqan er ynknum inqnamoracutyan mej, vor hatchax cher nkatum, te inchpes en zhamavornery durs gnum ekeghecuc։ Bayc erb nkatum er— cncvelov staphvum er ir crvacutyunic ev ashxatum er et chmnal durs ekoghneric։ U tchampha er ynknum kam menak kam voreve xeghtch knoj het ynkeracac, vorovhetev unevornern irenc heru ein pahum nranic։

Aysor el patahec nuyny. ir ashxarhy veracac: Nunufary sarac dran tchrrocic staphvec hankarc u nkatec, vor kanayq irar etevic gnum en durs: Inqn el sharzhvec dandagh qaylerov, verjin angam eresy xachaknqelov։

— Mernim qo zorutyan, ter...

Bayc haziv durs er ekel baky, erb nkatec Noyemin u Anginin, vor kangnac: nayum ein ir koghmy։ Nunufarn akama kang arav ev mtacec, vor quyrery erevi mor verarkuin en nayum, inch dzmerva skzbic hagnum er inqy, ev brde kapuyt shalin, vor tevin er gcum zham galis։ U haziv mi qani qayl er arel bakum, Noyemn araj ekav։

— Aghji, hla mi kangni, — lsec na Noyemi xist dzayny ev nra kanach achqeri hayacqn zgac ir vra։— Aghji, es qez chasi heraci im hor tnic. hy...

Nunufary kang arav srti doghov, vaxic na chkaroghacav anmijapes patasxanel, bayc erb uzec xosel— zgac, vor shurtery chen hnazandum iren։ Ev na qayl arav, vor gna, bayc Noyemy noric ktrec arajy.

— Es qez ban em asum, du—hech, bani tegh ches dnum... Du ed inch e, aghji, mors shorery hagel es, shaly gcel, ekel zham, vor mer sirty tchaqacnes, — lsum er Nunufary ev cher karoghanum voch heranal, voch patasxanel: Mek el ayn zgac, vor Noyemy hrec iren.

— Hla sra fasonin։ Lselov ayd xosqery: Nunufary dardzyal chkaroghacac patasxanel ev miayn inqn el, ir hertin, «Togh» - aselov hrec Noyemin ev uzec araj gnal։

U ayd tesav։

— Du indz xphes, — lsvec Noyemi dzayny ev hankarc Nunufary mi uzhgin harvac zgac aj votqin, nra cunky calvec, minchev kughghver: mi urish harvac–aqaci zgac phorin ev Nunufary phrvec getin։ U aynuhetev chimacav inch katarvec hety։ Isk erb achqy bacec: tesav erku kin sary jur en qsum eresy, ev urish zhamavorner kangnac nayum en iren։ Nunufarn amotic eresy cackec dzernerov:

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Martin apern anhamber spasum er Nunufarin. zhamic aveli senyakum, lusamuti arjev kangnac, na careri aranqov nayum er aygu dran koghmy ev zarmanum, vor Nunufarn ushanum e aysqan։ Ory sarn er, parzka. mi qani or er aygu carery cackvac ein eghyami telerov ev byureghnerov, vor senyakic nayelis carery tvum ein caghkac, manavand arev zhamanak, erb dzyunn u eghyamy tchghnevri vra kaptin u tchermakin ein talis xndzorenu caghikneri nman։ Crti pattcharov Martin aperr Nunufarin xorhurd tvec chgnal zham, vaxenalov, te kmrsi։ Ayzhm sakayn crti het miasin nran mtahogum er nra ushanaly։ Nunufary sovorabar ekeghecuc galis er, erb arevy senyakic ir shoghery qashum er patshgamy. bayc, chgites inchu, na ushanum er aysor, ev ayd hangamanqy nran anhangstacnum er։ Mi erku angam Sahakin ugharkec tesnelu, te chi erevum ardyoq։ Pahaky gnac-ekav, te mard chka։ U phoqr anc, erb na shaln userin anhangist gnum-galis er senyakum, dury taphov banalov: ners mtav Sahaky ev hevalov u vaxecac haytnec, te Nunufarin berum en... u inqy noric vazec durs, chbacatrelov ir xosqeri nshanakutyuny։

«Nunufarin berum en...» ։ Ays xosqeric aveli artahaytich ein Sahaki taphov mtneln u vaxecac durs vazely։ Ev Martin apery chimacav inchpes durs ekav senyakic, inchpes hasav aygu dury։ Aystegh nra zarmanqy ev anhangstutyuny krknapatkvecin, erb nkatec, vor erku kin: Nunufari tevery brnac berum en։ Erku sevazgest parav, voronc kerparanqn aveli sevin er talis dzyuneri vra։

Martin apery tagnapac araj gnac.— Nunufari eresin guyn chkar, nra hayacqy ev cavagin er ev antarber:

— Inch e patahel, — ev Martin apor nerqin cnoty doghac։

— Hech, — iren zspec Nunufary։

— Inchpes te «hech» . eresid guyn chka, — honqery kitec Martin apery։— Te ban chka, es knaniq inchu en teverd brnel։

— Enpes, — asac paravneric meky։— Lav cher: hety ekanq...

Nunufary paravnerin xndrel er: mardun ban chasen... «kbarkana Noyemi vra, ev Noyemn aveli ktshnamana», mtacum er na, ev cher uzum, vor amusinn imana patahacy։ Ayd er pattchary, vor paravneric meky bacatrec irenc galu arity nranov, te lav cher: hety ekan։

Erb Nunufarin taran tun: na nstel chkaroghacav, anmijapes parkec taxti vra u eresy cackec dzernerov, chgites amotic te cavic. ev vorqan el Martin apery hetaqrqrvec, te inch er patahel — Nunufary chhaytnec iskakan pattchary. na mi ban er miayn asum, te voty sahel e saruyci vra, ynkel e։

— Ba es qegh chei asum: ed drutyan zham chen gna, — gluxn ororum er Martin apery։

— Hech ban che. kancni, kancni, — hangstacnum er Nunufarn amusnun, bayc inqy tnqum er zspvac kam kckvum u dzgvum, gluxy bardzi mej xrelov kam erku dzerov eresy cackum er u atamnery seghmum։

Martin apory tvum er, te na tend uner ev ayd tendi cavy gnalov sastkanum er, bayc Nunufary erbeq iren cher korcnum ev anhangist Martin apory (or mert cackum er nran vermakov, mert tey er arajarkum u sharunak harcumner anum) hangstacnum er krknelov.

— Hech ban che։ Kancni, hima kanoni...

Sakayn erekoyan na merac erexa cnec։ Martin apery nra ankoghni motic cher heranum. na iren zgum er xortakvaci pes. nran tvum er, te tuny xangarvec noric, krkin phlvec mi ban, vor aynpes bardzracrel er iren ev uraxacel, ev na aylevs vochnchi masin cher mtacum, ayl miayn ayn masin, te inchpes ani, vor Nunufary votqi kangni... Tekuz vochinch el chaner, miayn te erevar ir tann u aygum— bavakan er։

— Nunufar, vorteghd e cavum, — shut-shut harcnum er na, teqvelov depi Nunufari eresy։— Nunufar, sirtd inch e uzum:

Nunufary kam patasxanum er dardzyal nuyny, te «hech, ban che», kam cher patasxanum u zusp tnqum er. na iren meghavor er zgum cerunu araj, vor nra xosqy cher katarel ev sarin u crtin gnacel er zham։ «Ete chertayi, — erbemn ancnum er nra mtqov, — ays bany cher eghni» ... U sharunak amachum er cerunuc te dra hamar, te ayn bani hamar, vor na ir gorcy, hangisty toghac: sharunak nstum er moty ev tav honqeri takic lur u txur nayum iren kam mek-mek xosum, harcumner anum, Nunufary xghtchum er, vor inqy cerunun visht e pattcharel ev anhangstutyun. amachum er, vor tany ban anogh chka, vor tghamardik en tel patrastum, hac talis iren... Tchisht e, Sahaky inqnaery dnum er, teyy ephum, bayc mnacac bany Martin apern er anum. na er tey talis hivandin, na er seghany havaqum, ankoghin gcum, dasavorum։ Nunufarn amachum er ev Sahakic, vor na, tey patrasteluc baci, tuny srbum er kam dursy haverin «cik-cik» anelov, kut talis: U amoty karces krknapatkum er nra cavy. na eresn aveli hatchax er cackum glxashorov kam dzerqov, u aveli er zspum tnqocn ir cavi, vor qani gnum: sastkanum er karces։

Nunufari cavy tesnelov: Martin aporic pakas anhangist cher ev pahak Sahaky։ Inch piai eghac lini, vor Nunufary merac erexa berer, — mtacum er na ev xghtchum Nunufarin, vor aydpes aroghj kiny mnacel e parkac։ Xghtchum er ev Martin aporn ayd dzhbaxtutyan hamar, u ashxatum er aynpes anel tan ban u gorcy, vor na voch mi bani pakas chzga, chneghvi։ Zhamanakin tuny srbum er, shnerin ker talis, gnum er aghbyur jri։ Mi or el aghbyurum kanayq hetaqrqrvac harcrin nranic, te inchpes e Martin apor «nor kiny» . tchisht e, vor merac erexa e berel։ Sahaky patasxanec inch giter։

Kanayq zarmacan ev gluxnin ororecin։

— Ba enpes anastvac kxphen, vor erexan merni, — asac kanancic meky։

— Vov e xphel vor, — zarmacav Sahaky ev ir parzamtutyamb entadrelov, te tirojn en meghadrum, herqec zayracac։ —Martin apern edpes ban chi arel։

— Vov tvec, ada, Martin anuny, — dzhgohec kiny։ — Im achqi araj Noyemy vra prcav nran u qacov xphec... Chimaca, aghji, — dardzav na jrvor kananc, — inch asin irar, inch chasin, mekel en teha, vor Noyemy gcec nran u qacov xphec։ Xeghtchn ynkav dzyuni-saruyci vra, ushqy gnac...

Sahaky lsacic shshmac, kumy chlcrac vazec tun։ Haziv tun er hasel u kuzhy teghy drel: Martin apory durs kanchec hivandi motic u lsacy patmec nran։

Martin apery minchev verj lsec anxos, ev erb Sahaky verjacrec, nra eresy begheri het doghac mi vayrkyan։

— Inchu es, Nunufar, taqcnum, — veradarnalov u knoj ankoghnu mot nstelov: sksec Martin apery։ — Noyemy qez xphel e zhami drany, hy... Inchu es taqcnum...

Nunufary cher patasxanum. isk Martin apern uzum er anpattchar imanal inchpes e eghel bany. inchu hamar en xosel ev inchu e xphel։ Nunufary sakayn tnqocn u cavy zspelov: nayum er nstac amusnu cnknerin u lrum։ Bayc erb Martin apery haytnec, te inqn amen ban giti, arden, el taqcnelu kariq chka— ayd zhamanak Nunufary xostovanec, vor, ayo, Noyemy hrel er iren ev inqn ynkel er saruyci vra։

— Bayc es el anor hreci, — avelacrec Nunufary, hancanqi mi masn ir vra arnelov։— Es chhrei ne: na zis cher dipna...

Erku te ereq or anc: xanutpan Artushy ekav karqov ev, Sahaki het xosakcelov, grete aghmukov mtav ners։

— Ur e papashan, — ners mtav na dzmerva kisamushtak hagac, buxari phaphaxy glxin, erkaratchit koshiknery hagin u beghery srac։— Ha, estegh es, papasha: Barev։ Henc esor imaca Nunufar quyriky hivand e. xanutic eka tesnem: inch e patahel...

Na xosum er u nayum mert anerojy, mert parkac Nunufarin (or amacheluc eresy patin er arel ev gluxy vermakov cackel), mert pahak Sahakin։ Bayc ereqic voch meky nran cher patasxanum, ev na sharunakum er.

— Sa inch anbaxtutyun e. vonc e eghel, chem haskanum... Aroghj knik— hankarc espes... Asi gnam mi tesnem, papashan menak mard e...— Na phaphaxy vercrec u drec haci seghanin։— Hy, papasha, inch anenq, bzhishk kanchenq, heqim kanchenq...

Sahaky nayum er xanutpanin zarmacac achqerov։ «Ay, — mtacum er na, — kiny qacov xphel e, bayc inqy, tes, cavum e» ։ Ev zarmanum er, vor Martin apery nran cher patasxanum։ Nunufary — haskanali e. na te hivand e, te amachum e. bayc vor Martin apery cher xosum— ayd Sahakin shat tarorinak er tvum։ Sakayn na aveli zarmacav, erb Martin apery phesayi xosqi kesin: xetec nra vra u hankarc, phnchalov elav teghic, ev anspaseli voty zarkec hatakin.

— Durs esteghic, chachanak։ Durs, anamot։ Knikd qacov tvel e gcel, du ekel es glxis avetaran es kardum...

Cerunin araj gnac u noric votn aynpes zarkec hatakin, vor Nunufary teghic ver trav u nayec, te inch patahec ardyoq։

Bayc ginevatchary zarmacac u vordiakan neroghamit sirov er nayum anerojy ev, tesnelov nra arajacumy dep iren, et-et er gnum: aselov.

— Hangstacir, papasha, hangstacir։ Togh, quyriky kneghana։ Hivandi mot edpes lav chi, papasha: Nunufar quyrik, du hangist kac... es papashayi het kxosem... Che, papasha, du mi barkana... Noyemn edpes ban... Chem karogh havatal, papasha։ Tshnamu xosq e, tshnamu xosq...

Na terevs sharunaker xosel aydpes erkar, bayc Martin apor kzaky noric doghac ev na ays angam votqn aynpes zarkec hatakin ev bruncqn aynpes: harvacelu dzevov taph tvec odum, vor ginevatchary, gluxn ororelov, gnac depi dury, buxaru phaphaxy haziv glxin dnelov:

— Lav, papasha, lav, hangstacir...

Bayc drany chhasac na noric kang arav u et nayec.

— Aroghjutyun, Nunufar quyrik։ Aroghjutyun։

U durs gnac: dury kamacuk dnelov։ Sahaky hetevec nran, vor drsi dury bana ev phaki nra gnaluc heto։ Erb na, arash ynknelov, vercnum er dran nigy: ginevatchary, matnery glxi mot sharzhelov, uzec pahakin haskacnel, te inchpes erevum e «papashayi xelqy sharzhvel e»:

— Bayc du tany, carerin lav nayir, Sahak։ Ete mi ban patahi: indz imacru։

Sahaky dury bac pahec minchev na karq nstec ev minchev karqy grralov gnac sarac tchanaparhov։ Parzka, curt gisher er։ Sahaky mi erku rope kangnec, nayec mut-kapuyւo u bardzr erknqum tchrag-tchragogh astgherin, dzyunov cackvac, karces dzyun cackoc arac carerin, vor miotani hskaneri pes kangnel ein dzyuneri mej sharq kazmac։ Motik kapac shuny, Sahaki hotn arnelov, bnic durs galov klanchec qcnakan klanchov։ Sahaky motecav nran u phaghaqshanqov «gna bund, sarsagh, curt e, gna», — asac na ev, dzernery mrsac akanjnerin dnelov, inqy gnac depi tun։

Hervic der lsvum er sarac getni vra glorvogh karqi dzayny։

Sahaky ners mtav, erb karqi dzayny bolorovin ktrvec։ Isk erb ners mtav: Martin apery zayracac gnum–galis er senyakum ev miayn mi-erku bar er krknum.

— Anamot... Avazak...

Sahaky erbeq Martin aporn aydpes zayracac cher tesel. nra voch miayn cnoty, nra beghern u amboghj gluxy doghum-cncvum ein, ev na gnum-galis er huzvac-anhastat qaylerov u, chkaroghanalov karces xosel, tnqum er miayn, phnchacnum։ Isk Nunufary, tvum er, aveli er vatacel, na kuch er ekel u, chgites lac er linum te mrsum, —nra marminy cncvum er vermaki tak։

Sahaky xghtchum er nran ev cher imanum inchov karogh e ognel. nran tvum er, te petq er paravner kanchel, vor nra cavn imanan, nra het xosen. guce mi ban uni: tghamardkanc chi asum, — mtacum er Sahaky, bayc cher hamardzakvum ayd masin xosel Martin apor het։

Mi or heto Nunafary merav aynpes, vor voch voq chtesav nra mernely. na merav vermaky glxin qashac ev miayn ush, erb Martin apern uzec nran tchash tal — tesav nran ansharzh, ansharzh meknvac։

Na merav aynpes anxos u xaghagh, inchpes aprel er։

Taghecin nran kiraki or, mi curt arevot or. nra taghmany ekel ein ayn bolor mardik, vor eghel ein amusnutyany amisner araj. kayin canot kanayq, murackanner, vor heto ekan hogehac utelu։ Taghmany ekel er ev ginevatchar Artushy. na, aranc meki het xoselu-xorhrdakcelu, kargagrutyunner er anum terterin, gerezmanaphornerin, hugharkavornerin, chnayac Martin apery cher uzum nra eresin nayel.— bayc na ir partqn er hamarum ayd gorcern inqy kargadrel, vorovhetev, ir aselov, «papashan urish harazat» chuner։ Ekel er ev derdzak Vanesy Angini het... Nranq tuny havaqelu ev ekoghnerin yndunelu hogsy vercrel ein irenc vra, u amen inch anum ein zgushutyamb ev anxos... Cher ekel miayn Noyemy, amusnu aselov, hivandutyan pattcharov...

Erb gereghmanatany bolory, Martin apor dzery brnelov, yst avandakan sovorutyan, sksecin mxitaranqi xosqer asel, ginevatcharn el motecav anerojy ev sirt tvec...

— Mi vaxi, papasha: Ghochagh kac։ Qez lav pahi...

Martin apery nran chpatasxanec ev miayn tnqac։ Na uzec harvacel nran kam xist xosqer asel, bayc harmar chhamarec- teghy cher ev zhamanaky cher։

Martin apern ayd ory chxosec voch meki het, baci Sahakic, vorin anum er ir kartch kargadrutyunnery.

— Sahak, es ara... Mahak, en ara...

Isk Nunufari taghumic erku or heto: Martin apery hankarc lrec ev dardzav inqnamphoph, antarber. shabatnerov na tnic cher heranum—gyugh cher gnum։ Sahaky haskanum er, vor dra pattchary dzmery cher։ Amarnery che, bayc dzmery na hamarya amen or gnum er gyugh: gnumneri, canotneri mot. isk hima votqy bolorovin ktrec gyughic. menak nstum er tany, isk arev orery shaln userin gnum-galis er patshgamum ev mtacum, mtacum... Inch er mtacum aydqan— Sahaky cher haskanum. na miayn zarmanum er ayd phophoxutyan vra, aveli er xghtchum «apory» ev nran, mxitarelu te zbaghecnelu kam nra het xoselu hamar Sahaky parzamtւtyamb patmum er ayn baneric, inch lsel er gyughum, aghbyuri mot, chmtacelov, vor ir patmutyunnery karogh en huzel cerunun: Ev nra bolor patumnery veraberum ein Nunufarin, te inchpes aghjiknery: Noyemn u Anginy ktrel en nra arajy ekeghecu bakum, inch xosqer en asel, inchpes en krvel։ Sahakin tvum er, te ayd bolory karogh en hetaqrqrakan linel Martin apor hamar, usti ev patmum er mi trtum hangov:

— Asum en: Noyemy motecel-asel e, te: «du vov es, vor ter darnas im hor tany, baghin, im mor shorerin» ... Ed bolory mtam imn e, — bacatrum er Sahakn ir koghmic։— Asum e u xphum. vor xphum e: xeghtchn ynknum e... Martin apery lsum er nran u tnqum kam phnchacnum, teroghormyayi hatiknery gcelov kam chibuxy xarnelov— ****ov։ Isk pahak Sahaky nor manramasnutyunnerov sharunakum e ir patmutyuny Nunufari masin, misht ir hamakranqy haytnelov hangucyalin, vor erbeq vat xosq cher asel iren u misht xghtchov er verabervel: Erbemn, zruyci nyuty phoxelov, Sahaky xosum er irenc aneliqneri masin, ayn masin, te shutov garuny bacvelu e kam bacvum e arden, vorteghic piti sksen ardyoq ashxatanqnery. patery petq e kargi beren araj, te choracac tchghnery ktren։

Martin apery nra ayd harcerin cher patasxanum, ayl erbemn, Sahakin yndhatelov, harcnum er, te haverin kut, shnerin laph tvel e ardyoq։ El urish baneri masin cher harcnum, vorovhetev, aranc nra aselu el, Sahakn anum er bolory, inch harkavor er։

Sahakin sakayn anhangstacnum er Martin apor antarberutyuny dep aygu ashxatanqnery։ Eghanakn orystore taqanum er arden. aygu dzyunery halvel, chqacel ein, nranc teghy hoghy phaphkel ev golorshi er ardzakum arevin. tegh-tegh: careri ev areguni tpheri tak manushaki u kovacaghki tertery bardzracrel ein irenc gluxnery, aygu mijov ancnogh arvi apherin kanachn atchel er mi erku matnachaph, isk careri tchghnery karmrel, hyutavorvel ev boghbojel ein. manavand tandzeninery, vor amenic shut ein caghkum aygum... Zhamanakn er, iskakan zhamanaky: patery kargi berel, aysinqn: taphvac qarery dnel-darsel pati vra, careri choracac tchghnery ktrtel, ancac tarva terevn u xoty havaqel-ayrel, careri taky phorel-phaphkacnel ev sharqeri arunery maqrel: zhamanakin carerin caghkajur talu hamar... Bayc Martin apery, chgites inchu, der kargadrutyun cher anum ayd ashxatanqi hamar։ Ayninch: arajnery misht, der dzyuny chhalvac, sharunak dranc masin er xosum u cragrer kazmum։

Ayd er pattchary erevi, vor Sahaky inqn er anhangstanum hima։ Ev ory mi dzevov hishecnum er, te aygu ashxatanqi zhamanakn e։

— Inch prti anenq, aper: Careri kokonnery hre mecanum en։

— Spasi, tesnenq hla, — patasxanum er erbemn apery։— Der zhamanak ka։

Ev noric tarvum er ir mtqerov, teroghormyayi hatiknery canr u dandagh hashvelov։ Sahakn uzum er dardzyal ban asel, bayc cher hamardzakvum ktrel Martin apor mtqeri tely։ Na miayn anhangstanum er, vor heto bolor ashxatanqnery kxarnven irar ev chen hascni amen ban zhamanakin anel։

«Spasi... der zhamanak ka», – krknum er Sahaky mtqum։— «Lav, spasenq» ...

Bayc mi aravot hankarc Sahaky zartnec txkoci dzaynic, hagnvec arag u vazec depi txkocy, vory sharunakvum er aygu nerqin masum։ Txkocy— kacni er։ Vov piti liner ayspes vagh aygin mtac, vov er txkocy gcel aydpes... Mi phoqr araj vazelov, bayc der bavakan hervic Sahaky nkatec Martin apory... da phoqr-inch hangstacrec nran, hangstacav nax, vor koghmnaki mard cher, gogh cher ev erkrord: apern sksel er ashxatel... U shtapec depi Martin apery։

Isk erb motecav: Sahaky zarmanqic qaracav mi pah, heto staphvelov: dardzyal araj gnac, bayc ayzhm bolorovin apshac u molor։

— Ed inch es anum, aper, — harcrec na mi xul, zarmanqic doghacogh dzaynov։

Apery chpatasxanec, guce ev chlsec Sahaki harcy։ Na arxalughi tevqery qshtac, pheshery gotin xrac, inchpes anum en phaytahatnery, kacnov ktrum er xndzori mi car, vor terevic araj kokonner er ardzakel arden։ Isk dra koghqin ktrel-gcel er erku-ereq xndzoreni el։ Aha inchu Sahaky zarmacac kang arav, apa tagnapac motecav nran։

— Aper, es inchu es ktrel, sranq axr chor chen, — xosum er Sahaky hevalov, karces ahagin taracutyun er vazel։— Axr, aper, aphsos en, inchu hamar...

Ev na xoselov: pttvum er ktrac careri shurjy, tarber koghmeric nayum nranc aphsosanqov u zarmanqov. bayc apery dardzyal nran cher patasxanum. na berany begheri tak seghmac, mi tarorinak erandov, kaciny vra er berum jahel cari bnin, vori dalar keghevic avish er katum, ev deghnavun xonav tasheghnery trchum ein amen koghmy: Sahaky shshmac: nayum er mert ynkac carerin, mert ktrvogh carin u kacnavor Martin apory, ev nra sirty mghktum er ayd eritasard dalar careri hamar, vor aynqan lav, hamegh xndzorner ein talis։ Sahaki txrutyunn u tagnapn avelanum er man avand ayn pattcharov, vor Martin apery mrayl lrutyun er pahpanum. cher asum, te inchu hamar, inchn e stipel nran: ktrel ayd carery, voronq henc ancyal tari brnel ein amenic lav ev inqy, Martin apery, dranc aveli er sirum, qan myus carerin։

Sahaky mi erku angam el phordzec imanal ktrelu pattchary, bayc patasxan chstanalov ev manavand tesnelov, vor Martin apery, ayd cary ktreluc heto, kaciny dzerin gnac depi harevan cary, — na el chkaroghacav iren pahel, netvec depi Martin apery ev brnec nra tevy:

— Aper, axr aphsos e...

Nra dzayni mej arcunqner kayin։

Apern ayd zgac ev nayec Sahakin:

— Ba toghnem, vor shan u geli phay darna, — grete mrnchac na, taphov ashxateluc hevaspar։— Togh, — u kaciny taph talov, tevy xlec Sahaki dzeric։

Ev noric sksec carery ktrtel։ Vorqan el Sahakn aghachum, xndrum er: chanel —Martin apery voch lsum er, voch patasxanum։ Ayd zhamanak Sahaky mtacec, te inch ani, vor tirojy et pahi ayd gorcic։ Na tesnum er, vor apern ayd anum er zayracac, barkutyunic. uremn harkavor er meky: mi mard, vor hamozer nran ev chtoghner։ Sahaki karciqov aydpisi mard er Martin apor qavory: Ambakumy։ Dra het miasin Sahaky hishec ev Martin apor mec phesayin: ginevatchar Artushin, vor misht asum er. «Carery lav pahi, Sahak, ete mi ban patahi — patasxanatu es» ։ Ginevatcharin hishelov: Sahaky mtacec, vor ete nran aser: na karqov kgar ev shut khasner: U, aranc erkar mtacelu, ayl miayn carery phrkelu mtahogutyamb tarvac, Sahaky mi shnchov vazec gyugh: Artush phesayi mot ev doghacogh, grete hekekun dzaynov haytnec nran, te inch e katarvum aygum։

— Apery hre kacinn arel, kokonac carery ktrum e:

— Inchu։

— Esim։ Asum em: «aper, aphsos en, mi ktri» ։ Chi lsum։ «Toghnem, asum e, shan u geli phay ylni» ...

Inch-or vat ban krahelov: ginevatchary mtnec, apa anmijapes karq kanchelov: netvec mejy, Sahakin el nstecrec koghqin u— depi aygi։

— Gzhvel e eg mardy, inch e, — krknum er na tchanaparhin։— Inchu e edpes anum vor...

Hasnelov aygi: na, karqic ijnelov, gnac ayn koghmy, vorteghic kacni txkoc er galis։

Sahaki haghorgacy, vori tchshmartutyany na kaskacum er, tchisht er. arden mot tasy car ynkac ein getin, ev ayd isk ropein Martin apery ktrum er mi urish kokonac xndzoreni։

— Papasha, — araj vazec ginevatchary։— Ed inch es anum, papasha...

«Papashan» voch miayn xosqov, hayacqov angam chpatasxanec phesayi kanchin։

Ayd zhamanak ginevatcharn aveli motecav։

— Papasha, — mtermabar brnec na aneroj tevy։– Ed axr vonc kylni։

«Papashan» ays angam, gluxy bardzracnelov, honqeri takic mi akntart nayec phesayin, heto taph tvec iren, tevn azatec nra dzeric ev... te phesayi, te Sahaki hamar anspaseli— hankarc kaciny vra berec phesayin։

— Heru, avazak... heru, votd chtesnem estegh...

Ginevatchary et vostnec mi erku qayl:

— Papasha...

«Papashan» ays angam el kaciny dzerin gnac depi na... bayc ginevatchary, et-et gnalov, heracav-gnac dep aygu dury ev, aylevs aranc mi xosq aselu, netvec karqi mej u slacav depi gyugh: gorcarar mardu phutkotutyamb։

Isk Martin apery, nra heranalolc heto, noric sharunakec ktrel carery...

- Sranc hamar en nranq im tuny qandel. mi car chem toghni nranc...

Sahaky lsum er ays xosqery ev el cher hamardzakvum motenal nran... Tesnelov apor hamar vtchrakanutyuny— Sahakin tvum er, te na ktrelu e amboghj aygin... Bayc shat chancac: na nstec hognac, isk erku zham heto «pristavi mardik ekan», inchpes heto patmum er Sahaky, «brnecin apory, karq drin u taran» ։

Ayd Sahakin aveli anhangstacrec u vaxecrec, ev na, tan u aygu drnery phakelov, vazec karqi etevic...

Shutov Oranum lur taracvec, te Martin apery xelagarvel e, ev dra hamar brnel-phakel en arandzin tegh։ Vomanq el patmum ein, vor Martin apery pndum e, te ir xelqy glxin e, erbeq el cnorvac che, te inqn ir carery ktrel e gitakcabar ev petq e ktri, vorpeszi mahic heto aygin phesayin u aghjiknerin chmna... Aynuamenayniv nran chein havatum, qmcicagh ein talis nra xosqeri vra, lusamutic hac u jur ein talis ev ashxatum heru mnal, vor chvnasi hankarc։

Isk mi qani or heto ginevatcharn amboghj yntaniqov teghaphoxvec aygi: aneroj tuny, vor aygu het miasin mnacel er anter, miayn pahak Sahaki huysov։

Arandznacvelu-bantarkvelu arajin isk amsin Martin apery merav, sharunak krknelov, te inqy gitakcabar e ktrel aygin ev chi cnorvel... Bayc nran chein havatum.— na aynpes sirum er ir aygin, ir carery— inchpes karogh er gitakcabar ktrel dranq, — mtacum ein mardik։

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Ev ayzhm, tariner anc, ginevatcharn ir yntaniqov sharunakum e aprel aygu tany, vorpes zharang։ Na yndardzakel e xanuty ev aravotic minchev kesgisher linum e ayntegh։ Isk kiny: Noyemy zbaghvum e aygov—amboghj amary xndzor e caxum gyughacinerin ev amen ban anel talis pahak Sahakin։ Avanum erbemn xosq e linum, te Anginy zur chi pahanjum ir zharangakan bazhiny qrojic, bayc ev asum en, te mi koghmic derdzak Vanesy chi cankanum «urishi apranqin ter daonal», myus koghmic Noyemy haytararum e, te mec quyrn inqn e, hetevabar: hor zharangn el inqn e։ Ays bany na asum e koghmnaki mardkanc, vor lury tanen qrojy, ev misht avelacnum e, te mardy teghekacel e orenq imacogh mardkancic: «pristavic, datavoric, pisyric», vor hor zharangutyuny hasnum e ayn aghjkan, vor tgha zavak uni, isk Anginy miayn mi aghjik uni...

Sahakn arajva pes pahakutyun e anum aygum, jur e berum, cankapatern e ughghum, xndzor e qaghum, jrum e aygin u banjaregheni margery ev erbemn, shnerin jur kam laph talis, zrucum e nranc het Martin apor masin.

— Ay giti Martin aper ha...

Arajva pes Sahakn el hatchax chi zhptum ev achqov anum inqn iren, carerin u astgherin։ Na hima dardzel e lurj u mtackot... Ktrac careri teghy na nor patrusner tnkec, voronq mecacan ev sksecin ptughner tal։ Bayc Sahakn aylevs chi vogevorvum carerov u nranc ptughnerov aynpes, inchpes araj...

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