Moskvayi Heravor Phoghocneric mekum spitak syunerov ev crvac patshgambov mi gorsh tan mej aprum er erbemni mi aznvakan kin bazmativ tchort caranerov shrjapatvac։ Nra vordinery carayum ein Peterburgum, aghjiknern amusnacel ein։ Na shat sakav er erevum hasarakutyan shrjannerum ev ir zhlat u txur cerutyan tarinern anc er kacnum arandznutyan mej։ Nra kyanqi anurax u mrayl cereky vaghuc er ancel, bayc nra erekon el gisheric xavar er։

Nra carayoghneri mej amenic achqi ynknoghy drnapan Gerasimn er, bardzrahasak u vitxari mi tghamard, vor i cne xul u hamr er։ Tiruhin nran berel er gyughic, u na men-menak, eghbayrneric bazhan aprum er mi phoqrik xrtchitum։

Ansovor uzhi ter na chors mardi ban er anum menak։ Tesnoghy hatchuyq er zgum, te inchpes e na varum, hndzum, kalsum։ Mshtakan lrutyuny arandzin handisavorutyun er talis nra ashxatanqin։ Na ereveli ranchpar er ev, ete nra dzhbaxtutyuny chliner, amen mi aghjik sirov karner nran։ Bayc aha Gerasimin berin Moskva, erkaratchit koshikner aran, amarva hamar kaftan karecin, dzmerva hamar qurq, dzery bah u avel tvin u drnapan kargecin։

Henc skzbic ir nor kyanqy bnav dur chekav nran։ Mankutyunic na sovor er dashtayin ashxatanqi u gyughakan kyanqi։ Teghaphoxvelov: na cher haskanum inch er katarvum hety, dzandzranum er ev tarakusum aynpes, inchpes tarakusum e mi arjar, vorin hankarc kanach tarm xotic ktrelov vercnum en u dnum erkatughu vagony ev shxkocov u txkocov tanum, te ur: haytni che։

Ir nor gorcy, gyughakan canr ashxatanqic heto, Gerasimin xagh u par er tvum. kes zhamum na amen inch verjacnum er u baki mejteghy kangnum ev beranbac nayum anc u dardz anogh mardkanc, kamenalov karces imanal ir anhaskanali kyanqi bacatrutyuny, kam te che qashvum er voreve ankyun ev, tin u avely herun shprtelov, eresnivayr ynknum getin ev zhamerov ansharzh parkum krcqi vra, inchpes gervac mi gazan։ Bayc mardn yntelanum e amen bani, ev Gerasimn el, verj i verjo, yntelacav qaghaqi kyanqin։ Gorcy mec cher. nra partakanutyunn ayn er, vor baky maqur pahi, orakan erku angam takarov jur beri, phayt ktri ev jardi xohanoci u tan hamar, otar mardik chtoghni ev gishernery pahapan kangni։ Ev, petq e asac, na ir partakanutyuny erandov katarum er։ Erbeq bakum cheir tesni chophi mi ktor kam taphvac aghb։ Cex zhamanak, erb dzin chkaroghanar jri takary hanel mi voreve cex teghic, bavakan er miayn, vor Gerasimn usov hrer, voch miayn takari saylaky, dzin inqn el er cul linum teghic, kam erb sksum er phayt jardel, kaciny nra dzerqin zrngum er apaku pes ev tasheghnern u phayti ktortanqy trchum ein amen koghm. isk inch veraberum e gogherin, da arden ayn banic heto, erb mi angam gishery, erku gogh brnelov nranc tchakatnery xphel er irar, aynpes er xphel, vor heto nranc tekuz vostikanutyun chtaner el, taghum bolorn sksecin hargel nran, minchev angam cerekva ancordnery, arden voch te gogher, ayl parzapes ancanot mardik, aharku drnapanin tesnelis, heru ein ancnum։

Tan myus spasavorneri het Gerasimy voch te barekamakan, ayl motik haraberutyan mej er։ Na dranc hamarum er yurayinner։ Nranq Gerasimi het bacatrvum ein nshannerov, ev Gerasimy nranc haskanum er, tchshtutyamb katarum er nranc bolor hramannery, bayc ir iravunqnery nuynpes giter, voch-oq carayoghneric cher hamardzakvi nstel nra teghy: seghani shurjy։ Gerasimn arhasarak xist ev lurj bnavorutyun uner. na amen banum karg er sirum. minchev angam aqaghaghnery nra nerkayutyamb chein hamardzakvum krvel, aylapes vay nranc։ Tesner, te che, iskuyn erkusi votqeric el kbrner, mi qani angam anivi pes kptter, kshprter yuraqanchyurin mi koghm։ Tiruhu bakum kayin ev sager, bayc sagy haytni e, vor lurj u xohem trchun e։ Gerasimy nranc verabervum er harganqov, hetevum er, kerakrum։ Nran tvel ein mi xuc, vor gtnvum er xohanoci glxin։ Aydtegh na ir hamar ir tchashakov kaghnu taxtakneric shinel er chorsotani mi taxt, iskakan hskayi mi taxt, vor ete haryur phut ban dneir vran, cher tchkvi։ Taxti tak gtnvum er mi pind snduk ankyunum grvac er naev seghan, isk seghani koghqin mi erotani nstaran։ Gerasimn ir xucy phakum er koghpeqov ev banalin kaxum gotuc։ Cher sirum, vor moty mardik gnan-gan։

Ayspes ancav mi tari։ Ev ayd tarva verjum Gerasimin patahec mi phoqrik depq։

Parav tiruhin, vori mot na drnapanutyun er anum, amen banum hetevum er hin sovorutyunnerin ev pahum er bazmativ spasavorner. nra tany kayin voch miayn lvacararuhiner, kar anoghner, hyusner, derdzakner u derdzakuhiner. kar minchev isk dziu sarq karogh. nuyn ayd mardy hamarvum er anasnabuyzh ev mardkanc bzhishk, kar ev tnayin bzhishk: tiruhu hamar, kar verjapes mi koshkakar: anuny Kapiton Klimov, sarsapheli harbecoghi meky։ Klimovn iren hamarum er anushadrutyan matnvac ev yst arzhanvuyn chgnahatvac, krtvac ev mayraqaghaqi mard, vorn angorc chpiti aprer Moskvayum, inch֊or mi xul ankyunum, ev ete xmum er, inchpes inqn er artahaytvum yndhatumnerov u kurcqy cecelov, xmum er henc vshtic։ Ev aha mi angam xosq bacvec tiruhu mot: spasavorneri glxavor Gavrili het, vorin, nra deghin, manrik achqeric u badi qtic datelov, astvac henc inqn er karces voroshel spasavorneri pet linelu։ Tiruhin cav haytnec Kapitoni xaxtvac baroyakanutyan veraberyal, vorin henc mi or araj gtel ein phoghocum ynkac։

— Hy, inch kases, Gavrila, — xosec hankarc tiruhin, — chpsakenq dran, inch es karcum։ Guce xelqi ga։

— Inchu che, kareli e psakel, — patasxanec Gavrilan, — ev shat el lav klini։

— Ha, bayc vov karni nran։

— Iharke։ Asenq, inchpes dzez hatcheli e։

— Karces, Tatyanan nran dur e galis, hy։

Gavrilan uzum er ararkel inch֊or, bayc shurtery seghmec։

— Ayo… Togh nshanvi Tatyanayi het, — Vtchrec tiruhin, bavakanutyamb qtaxot qashelov, — lsum es։

— Lsum em, — asac Gavrilan u heracav։ Veradarnalov ir senyaky (ory grete liqn er erkatakap snduknerov), Gavrilan nax durs arav knojy ev apa nstec lusamuti araj u sksec mtacel։ Tiruhu anspaseli kargadrutyuny yst erevuytin mtatanjutyan mej gcec nran։ Verjapes, na ver kacav, kargadrec Kapitonin kanchel։ Kapitony ekav… Bayc naxqan sranc xosakcutyunn yntercoghin haytnely, avelord chenq hamarum mi qani xosqov patmel, te vov er ayd Tatyanan, vori het Kapitony piti psakver, ev inchu tiruhu kargadrutyuny shphotec Gavrilayin։

Tatyanan, vor lvacararuhu pashton uner (nran, vorpes hmut ev banimac lvacararuhu, handznum ein nurb spitakegheny), qsanut tarekan kin er phoqr, nihar, xartyash, dzax ayti vra el xaler uner։ Dzax aytin xal unenaly Rusastanum hamarvum er vat nshan, vor gushakum e dzhbaxt kyanq... Jahel zhamanaky na vat er aprel, erku mardu chaph banel er ev erbeq phayphayanq cher tesel. hagcnum ein nran vat, stanum er amenaqich rotchiky. na hamarya te azgakan chuner։ Mi inch֊or cer maranapet, vorin, gorcin anyndunak linelu pattcharov toghel ein gyughum, nran qeri er galis, myus qerinern el muzhik ein, — aha bolory։ Mi zhamanak na gegheckuhi er hamarvum, bayc gegheckutyuny shat shutov trav nranic, na shat xonarh, kam, aveli lav e asel, vaxecac bnavorutyan ter er, ir nkatmamb miangamayn antarber er, urishneric sarsapheli vaxenum er. mtacum er miayn gorcy zhamanakin verjacnel, erbeq voch voqi het cher xosum ev doghum er tiruhu anuny lselis, teev tiruhin nra eresy grete cher tesnum։ Erb Gerasimin gyughic berin, na qich mnac sarsaphic ushataphver nra kerparanqy tesnelov u amen kerp ashxatum er chhandipel nran, pat ahum er nuynisk achqery phakum er nra koghqov ancnelis, tnic lvacqatun gnalu zhamanak։ Gerasimn araj arandzin ushadrutyun cher dardznum nra vra, heto sksec nran tesnelis cicaghel, zhptal, apa ev nayel sksec nran, verjapes bolorovin achq cher heracnum nranic։

Tatyanan dur ekav nran, ardyoq demqi hez artahaytutyamb te veherot sharzhumnerov: astvac giti։ Mi angam Tatyanan ancnum er bakov, tiruhu oslayac koftan chrac matnerov zgushutyamb bardzr brnac… Hankarc inch֊or meky pind brnec nra armunky։ Na shur ekav ev tchchac. etevy kangnac er Gerasimy։ Himari pes cicaghelov ev qnqshoren mzzalov: na Tatyanayin meknec mi shaqar aqlor, vori pochn u tevery voskeguyn ein։ Tatyanan uzum er hrazharvel, bayc Gerasimy zorov aqlory drec nra dzerqy, gluxn ororec, heracav ev, shur galov, mi angam el inch֊or siralir ban mzzac։ Ayd orvanic Gerasimn el nran hangist cher talis, ur el gnar Tatyanan, Gerasimy haytnvum er ayntegh, dimavorum er nran, zhptum, mzzum, dzernery taphaharum, grpanic hankarc mi zhapaven hanum u nran talis, avelov maqrum er phoshin nra ancnelu tchamphic։ Xeghtch aghjiky ughghaki chgiter, inch ani։ Shutov amboghj, tunn imacav hamr drnapani ararqnery։ Sksecin cicaghel u katakner anel Tatyanayi het։ Sakayn bolory chein hamardzakvum Gerasimin caghrel. na hanaqner cher sirum. nra nerkayutyamb Tatyanayin el toghnam ein hangist։ Goh liner te dzhgoh, aynuamenayniv Tatyanan ancav nra hovanavorutyan tak։ Inchpes bolor xul u hamrery: Gerasimy shat shut er glxi ynknum ev shat lav er haskanum, erb en cicaghum ir kam Tatyanayi vra։ Mi angam tchashic heto, spitakegheni vra hskogh kiny, Tatyanayi anmijakan mecy, sksec nran, inchpes asum en, dzer arnel ev ayn drutyan hascrec nran, vor xeghtch Tatyanan chgiter inch anel, ev qich mnac barkutyunic lac liner։ Hankarc Gerasimy ver kacav, meknec ir ahagin dzerqy, drec handerdzapeti glxin u aynpisi mrayl kataghutyamb nayec nra demqin, vor na kuch ekav ev kpav seghanin։ Bolory lrecin։ Gerasimy noric gdaly dzern arav u sksec utel shchin։ «Tes, e, xul satana», — shshnjacin bolory, isk handerdzapahuhin ver kacav u gnac aghjkanocy։

Mi urish angam, nkatelov, vor Kapitony, ayn isk Kapitony, vori masin xosecinq qich araj, inch֊or chaphic aveli siralir xosec Tatyanayi het, Gerasimy nran ir mot kanchec matov, tarav karqeri sarayy ev brnelov ayntegh ankyunum drvac karqi lcaphayty, dranov shat azdu kerpov sparnac nran։ Ayd orvanic el voch voq cher xosum Tatyanayi het։ Tchisht e, handerdzapahuhin, henc vor vazec mtav aghjkanoc, iskuyn ushagnac eghav ev arhasarak aynpes varpetoren gorc tesav, vor henc nuyn ory tiruhu akanjy hascrec Gerasimi kopit ararqy, bayc tarorinak paravy qrqjac miayn, mi qani angam (aydpisov viravorelov handerdzapetuhun) stipec nran krknel, te inchpes Gerasimy ir canr dzerqov kracrec nran, ev myus ory Gerasimin mi arcat rubli ugharkec։ Tiruhin nran pargevatrum er, vorpes havatarim ev uzhegh pahapani։ Gerasimy tiruhuc shat vaxenum er, bayc ev aynpes huys uner nra voghormacutyany ev patrastvum er arden gnal nran xndrelu, te na tuyl kta ardyoq, vor inqn amusnana Tatyanayi het։ Na spasum er miayn spasavorneri peti xostacac nor kaftanin, vorpeszi vayeluch kerpov nerkayana tiruhun, erb hankarc ayd isk tiruhin mitq hghacav Tatyanayin tal Kapitonin։

Ayzhm yntercoghy heshtutyamb khaskana ayn shphotutyan pattchary, vor tirec spasavorneri pet Gavrilayin tiruhu het unecac zruycic heto։ «Tiruhin, — mtacec na lusamuti mot nstelov, — iharke kxghtcha Gerasimin, bayc ev aynpes na anlezu ararac e, tiruhun ho chi kareli haytnel, te: ay, Gerasimy Tatyanayin sirum e։ Ev verjapes, tchishtn asac, na inch amusin karogh e linel։ Isk myus koghmic, bavakan e, vor, nerir, ter, ayd satanan imana, te Tatyanayin Kapitonin en talis, na amboghj tuny takn u vra kani։ Che vor nran el xosq haskacnel chi lini» …

Kapitoni galy ktrec Gavrilayi mtqi tely։ Tetevamit koshkakary ners mtav, dzerqery drec etevy ev ardzak-hamardzak patin henvelov aj voty xachadzev drec dzaxi vra ev gluxy taph tvec։ Ibr te aha ev es։ Inch eq uzum։

Gavrilan nayec Kapitonin ev materov xphec lusamuti shrjanakin։ Kapitony phoqr-inch kkocec ir phoqrik kaparya achqery, bayc chxonarhec, minchev angam zhptac tetevaki ev dzery tarav spitakavun mazerin, voronq ccvel ein ays ayn koghmi vra։ Eh, es em eli։ El inch es nayum։

— Lav es, — xosec Gavrilan u lrec.— lav es, xosq chka։

Kapitony usery totvec miayn։ «Isk du chlini indzanic lav es», — mtacec na inqn iren։

— Hla mi qez nayir, mi nayir hla, — sharunakec handimananqov Gavrilan, — Hy, ed inch a qu haly։

Kapitony hangist nayec ir mashvac, patrvac sertukin, ir karkatvac vartiqin, arandzin ushadrutyamb nayec ir cakckvac koshiknerin ev noric achqy gcec spasavorneri peti eresin։

— Inch a vor։

— Inch, — krknec Gavrilan։— Inch, der harcnum es inch։ Vonc vor satana lines, ay inch։

Kapitony achqery tartec arag։

«Hayhoyeceq, hayhoyeceq, Gavrila Angreyich», — noric mtacec na inqniren։

— Du eli harbac es eghel, — sksec Gavrilan, — eghel es, che։ De, patasxani, e։

— Tuyl aroghjutyans pattcharov entarkvel em, iskapes, xmichqnerin, — asac Kapitony։

— Tuyl aroghjutyans pattcharov… Qez qich patizh en talis, aphsos։ Der Piterum el usum e arel… Lav usum es arel։ Dzri hac es utum miayn։

— Ayd depqum, Gavrila Andreyich, indz datel karogh e miayn astvac inqy, ev urish voch voq։ Menak na gite, te inch mard em es ev tchisht e ardyoq, vor hacs dzri em utum։ Isk inch veraberum e harbecoghutyan, ayd depqum meghavory es chem, ayl aveli shut mi ynker. na indz gravec u inqy heracav, isk es…

— Isk du, trjvac havi pes mnacir phoghocum։ Eh, gluxd korcrac mard es։ Bayc bann ed chi, — sharunakec na u lrec, — tiruhin uzum e, vor du psakves։ Lsum es։ Na karcum e, vor du, psakvelov, xelqi kgas։ Haskanum es։

— Inchu chem haskanum։

— Edpes uremn։ Im karciqov, lav klini qez mi bran mej havaqel։ Eh, da arden tiruhu gorcn e։ Hy, inch kases, hamadzayn es։

Kapitony cicaghec։

— Amusnutyuny lav ban e mardus hamar, Gavrila Angreyich. ev es, im koghmic, amenayn uraxutyamb։

— Edpes, uremn, — asac Gavrilan ev mtacec inqn iren, vor xosq chka, lav e asum mardy։ — Miayn te: ay inch ka, — sharunakec na bardzr, — qez hamar el lav harsnacu chen yntrel։

— Isk um en yntrel, tuyl tveq hetaqrqrvel։

— Tatyanayin։

— Tatyanayin…

Ev Kapitony achqery lrec u pokvec patic։

— Hy, inchu huzvecir… Mite nran ches havanum։

— Inchu chem havanum, Gavrila Andreyich, na lav aghjik e, ashxatogh, hamest… Bayc che vor duq inqnerd giteq, Gavrila Andreyich, vor en groghi taracy, vayrenin: Tatyanayi vra achq uni…

— Gitem, axpers, bolory ditem, — yndhatec nran Gavrilan vrdovvac, — bayc che vor…

— Bayc axr, Gavrila Andreyich, na indz kspani, astvac vka, tchantchi pes kspani. nra dzerqy, duq ho tesel eq, inch dzerq uni na. da ughghaki hskayi dzerq e։ Inqy xoz e, xphum e u chi lsum, te inchpes e xphum։ Dzernery taphaharum e enpes, karces erazi mej lini, ev voch mi hnar chka zspelu։ Inchu, vorovhetev, inqnerd giteq, Gavrila Andreyich, da ughghaki inch֊or gazan e, hresh, Gavrila Andreyich, hreshic el vat… Hima nra dzeric inchu piti tanjvem. che vor es el mard em։

— Gitem, gitem, lav…

— O, ter astvac, sharunakec koshkakary taqacac, — erb piti verjana ays bolory։ Ays inch baxt e im baxty։ Erexa zhamanaks indz cecum er germanaci ters, heto sksec im harazat eghbayry, verjapes, hima el hasac tariqis inchi em arzhananum։

— E, himari glux, — asac Gavrilan, — Inch es avel pakas xosum։

— Vonc te inch, Gavrila Andreyich, es cecic chem vaxenum, Gavrila Andreyich։ Togh ters chors pati mej patzhi indz, bayc mardkanc nerkayutyamb mardategh dni indz, es eli mardkanc sharqum klinem, isk ays depqum, na vov e, vor es nranic patizh krem…

— De gna kori, — aranc shtapelu yndhatec nran Gavrilan։

Klimovy shur ekav ev heracav։

— Bayc asenq te na chka, — dzayn tvec Gavrilan nra hetevic, — Du inqd hamadzayn es։

— Haytnum em im hamadzaynutyuny, — asac Kapitony ev heracav։

Na pertchaxosutyunic cher hrazharvum angam cayrahegh canr vitchakum։

Gavrilan mi qani angam gnac-ekav senyakum։

— Deh, hima kancheceq Tatyanayin, — xosec na verjapes։

Mi qani vayrkyanic sus u phus ners mtav Tatyanan ev kangnec shemqin։

— Inch khramayeq, Gavrila Andreyich, — asac na hamest dzaynov։

Gavrilan ushadir nayec nran։

— Hy, — asac na, — Tanyusha, kuzes mardu gnal. tiruhin qez hamar mard e gtel։

— Lsum em, Gavrila Andreyich։ Isk um e yntrel tiruhin indz hamar, — avelacrec Tatyanan anhamardzak։

— Klimovin, koshkakarin։

— Lsum em։

— Na, tchisht e, tetevamit mard e, bayc tiruhin huys uni qez vra։

— Lsum em։

— Bayc cavn ayn e… che vor ayd xul-hamr Gerasimy qez hetevum e։ Ev inchov es du ayd arjin gravel։ Na: ayd arjy: che vor karogh e qez spanel։

— Kspani, Gavrila Andreyich, anpayman kspani։

— Kspani… Menq ayd ktesnenq։ Vonc te kspani. na mite iravunq uni qez spanelu, inqd datir։

— Es chgitem, Gavrila Andreyich, uni te chuni։

— Tes, du ho nran enpes ban ches xostacel…

— Inch eq hramayum…

Gavrilan lrec ev mtacmunqi mej ynkav։

— Xeghtch, hnazand ararac։ De, lav, — avelacrec na, — menq der kxosenq, isk arayzhm gna, Tanyusha, tesnum em xonarh aghjik es։

Tatyanan shur ekav, tetevaki henvec dran shrjanakin u gnac։

«Eh, tiruhin guce henc vaghn el morana ayd psaki masin, — mtacec Gavrilan, — es inchi em anhangstanum vor։ Isk ed char Gerasimin menq kkracnenq… Ete phordzi mi ban anel, vostikanutyan imac ktanq» … Ustina Feodorovna, — kanchec na bardzr dzaynov ir knojy, — samavary dir, sirelis…

Tatyanan ayd orn amboghj grete durs chekav lvacqatnic։ Skzbum na lac eghav, heto arcunqnery srbec u arajva pes dzernarkec ashxatanqi։ Kapitony minchev ush gisher nstec ginetany mi inch֊or mrayl tesqov ynkeroj het ev manramasn patmum er nran, te inchpes inqy Peterburgum aprum er mi agha paroni mot, vori dzerqic amen ban kgar, ete mi phoqrik pakasutyan chunenar— xmum er ev kanaci serov shat er hetaqrqrvum… Mrayladem ynkery glxov er anum miayn, bayc erb Kapitony haytnec, verjapes, vor inqy, mi dipvaci berumov, vaghy petq e iren spani, mrayladem ynkery nkatec, te qnelu zhamanak e։ Ev nranq lur bazhanvecin iraric։

Minchder Gavrilayi spaseliqnery chardaracan։ Tiruhun aynpes er zbaghecnum Kapitonin psakelu mitqy, vor na gishery nuynisk miayn dra masin er xosum tann aprogh kanancic meki het, vorin pahum er hatkapes nra hamar, vor anqnutyan depqerum hety xosi, ev vory gisherayin karapani pes cerekn er qnum։ Erb Gavrilan teyic heto mtav tiruhu mot zekucelu, tiruhu arajin harcy eghav.— Hy, inchpes e, harsaniqy glux e galis։ Gavrilan, parz e, patasxanec, vor bann aveli qan hajogh e gnum, ev vor Kapitony aysor noric kga tiruhun shnorhakalutyun haytnelu։ Tiruhin iren mi tesak lav cher zgum ev erkar chzbaghvec gorcerov։ Gavrilan veradardzav ir senyaky ev mi xorhrdakcutyun hravirec։ Gorcn, iskapes, pahanjum er hatuk xorhrdakcutyun։ Tatyanan cher ararkum, iharke, bayc Kapitony haytararum er i lur amenqi, vor inqy mi glux uni, ev voch te erku kam ereq… Gerasimy xstoren u arag nayum er bolorin, cher heranum aghjkanoci drnic ev, tvum er, glxi e ynknum vor inch֊or ban e patrastvum iren i vnas։ Zhoghovakannery (dranc tvum er ev cer bufetapany, vorin qeri Xvost ein asum ev vorin bolory harganqov xorhurd ein harcnum, teev nranic miayn ays ein lsum.— «ay te inch» kam: «ayo, ayo, ayo») sksecin nranic, vor hamenayn deps vtangic apahov linelu hamar, Kapitonin phakecin mi mut senyakum u sksecin mitq anel։ Uzhi dimely hesht er, iharke, bayc astvac voch ani, aghmuk bardzranar, tiruhin kanhangstanar, ayd er vtangy։

Inchpes anel։ Mitq arin, mitq arin ev voroshecin verjapes։ Bazmics nkatvac er, vor Gerasimy harbacnerin tanel cher karoghanum… Tan arajin nstac: na amen angam eresy shrshum er zzvanqov, erb koghqic ererun qaylerov u glxarki pahpanaky (kaziroky) akanjin teqac ancnum er harbac mi mard։ Voroshecin Tatyanayin sovorecnel, vor na harbac dzevana ev erervelov, ororvelov ancni Gerasimi motov։ Xeghtch aghjiky erkar cher hamadzaynum, bayc hamozecin. Tatyanan inqn el tesnum er, vor ir erkrpaguic ayl kerp chi karogh azatvel։ U gnac։

Kapitonin bac toghin, bany aynuamenayniv nran er veraberum։ Gerasimy nstac er tan mutqi araj ev tiov xaghum er hoghi het… Bolor ankyunneric, cackvac lusamutneri hetevic: hetevum ein nran… Xoramankutyuny aveli qan hajoghvec։ Tatyanayin tesnelov: Gerasimy nax, yst sovorutyan, siralir mzzocov glxov arav, heto ushadir nayelov, tin gcec, ver trav teghic, motecav Tatyanayin, eresy motecrec nra eresin… Tatyanan vaxic aveli evs ererac u achqery cackec… Gerasimy brnec nra dzerqy, vazec baki mijov ev Tatyanayi het miasin mtnelov xorhrdi senyaky, hrec nran depi Kapitony։ Tatyanan vaxic qaracav… Gerasimy kangnec, nayec nran, taph tvec dzerqy, qmcicagh tvec ev canr qaylerov gnac ir senyaky։ Mi amboghj or na durs chekav aynteghic։ Karapan Antipkan patmum er heto, vor inqy ghran tcheghqic tesel e, vor ibr te Gerasimy: mahtchakalin nstac ev dzerqy aytin drac: handart, erbemn miayn mzzalov ergum e, aysinqn ororvum e, achqery phakum ev gluxy taphaharum, inchpes karapan, erb ergum e ir aghioghorm ergy։ Ayd tesnelov: Antipkan sarsaphum e ev tcheghqic heranum։ Erb myus ory Gerasimy durs ekav ir xcic nra vra arandzin phophoxutyun cher nkatvum։ Na karces aveli mraylvel er, ev Tatyanayi u Kapitoni vra amenaphoqr isk ushadrutyun chdardzrec։ Nuyn ayd erekon nranq nerkayacan tiruhun, ev mi shabat heto psakvecin։ Harsaniqi ory Gerasimy ir varqy voch mi banov chphoxec. miayn getic veradardzav aranc jri. inchpes er patahel takary tchanaparhin kotrel er. isk gishery axorum na aynpes erandov maqrec u timarec ir dzin, vor na Gerasimi erkate bruncqneri tak doghdoghum er u shut–shut henvum ays kam ayn voti vra։

Ays bolory katarvec garnany։ Ancav eli mi tari, vori yntacqum Kapitony verjnakanapes iren tvec xmelu ev, vorpes miangamayn anpetq mard, knoj het miasin saylov ugharkvec heravor mi gyugh։ Meknelu ory skzbum na shat parcenum er ev havatacnum, te ur el ugharken iren, inqy chi korchi, bayc heto tramadrutyunn ynkav, sksec gangatvel, te iren tanum en ankirt mardkanc mot, ev verjy aynpes tulacav, vor minchev isk sephakan glxarky chkaroghacav glxin dnel։ Erb amen inch patrast e arden, ev gyughacinery erasannery brnac spasum ein miayn «bari tchanaparh» xosqin, Gerasimy durs ekav ir xcic, motecav Tatyanayin ev nvirec nran, i hishatak, mi karmir chte glxashor, vor mi tari araj gnel er nra hamar։ Tatyanan, vor minchev ayd vayrkyany glxovn ancac bolor dzaxordutyunnery tarel er miangamayn antarberutyamb, aystegh sakayn chdimacav, achqery lcvecin arcunqov ev, sayl nstelis, ereq angam hamburvec Gerasimi het։ Gerasimn uzum er ughekcel nran minchev ughekaly ev skzbum gnum er saylaki koghqic, bayc hankarc kang arav, dzerqy taph tvec ev gnac geti erkarutyamb։

Iriknadem er։ Gerasimy hangist ancnum er getaphov ev nayum jrin։ Hankarc nkatec, vor inch֊or ban henc aphi mot sharzhvum e tighmi mej։ Na kracav, tesav mi phoqrik shan lakot: sev u spitak bcerov, vor, chnayac bolor janqeren, voch mi kerp cher karoghanum jric durs gal. bardzranum er. sahum ev doghdoghum er ir amboghj tac marmnov։ Gerasimy nayec xeghtch shnikin, heto mi dzerqov vercrec, krnataky drec nran, ev mec-mec qaylerov shtapec tun։ Erb hasav u mtav ir xucy, phrkac shany drec ir taxti vra, cackec yur hast vernazgestov, apa nax vazec gomy: cghoti, heto xohanoc mi bazhak kati։ Veradardzav, verarkun zgushutyamb ver qashec, cghoty phrec shan taky u katy drec taxti vra nra araj։ Xeghtch shniky yndameny ereq shabatakan er. achqery nor bacvel ein, mi achqy nuynisk mi qich mec er myusic ban lakel der cher karoghanum. doghum er ev achqery kuch acum։ Gerasimy erku matov brnec nra gluxy ev dunchy meknec katin։ Phoqrik shuny hankarc sksec agahabar lakel katy ev phnchacnel miazhamanak։ Gerasimy nayum er nran, nayum ev hankarc cicaghic tulanum։ Na amboghj gisher qarsh ekav ayd phoqrik shan het. srbec, choracrec nran, cackec ev verjapes qnec nra koghqin mi urax u xaghagh qnov։

Voch mi mayr aynpes cher xnami ir erexayin, inchpes Gerasimn er xnamum ir shniky։ Phoqrik shunn skzbum shat tuyl er, nihar u tgegh, bayc hetzhete iren havaqec, lcvec, isk ut amis heto, shnorhiv ir azatarari anxonj hogatarutyan, dardzav ispanakan ceghi mi lav shun: erkar akanjnerov, mazot xoghovakadzev pochov ev artahaytich xoshor achqerov։ Na zarmanali kapvac er Gerasimin ev mi qayl angam cher heranum nranic. bolor zhamanak hetevum er nran, pochy sharunak sharzhelov։

Gerasimy nra anuny drec Mumu (hamrery giten, vor irenc hanac mzzocy gravum e urishneri ushadrutyuny) ։ Tan mardik bolorn el sirecin shany ev nuynpes Mumu ein kanchum nran։ Mumun anchaph xeloq er. motenum, qnnum er bolorin, bayc sirum er miayn Gerasimin։

Gerasimn inqy gzhi pes sirum er nran… usti nran dur cher galis, vor urishnery shoyum en ir shany, vaxenum er, inch e, haytni che։

Gerasimin aravotnery Mumun er zartecnum: pheshic qashelov, sandzic brnac: saylaki mot er berum jrkir dziun, vori het lav barekam er. demqin lrjutyun tvac: Gerasimi het gnum er get, hskum er nra avelnern u tiery ev voch voqi mot cher toghnum ir tiroj xcin։ Gerasimy nra hamar dran mej mi ancq er shinel, ev Mumun karces zgum er, vor inqy miayn Gerasimi xcum e liakatar ter u ayd pattcharov, ners mtnelun pes iskuyn inqnagoh demqov trchum er taxtin, na gishery bolorovin cher qnum, bayc ev aynpes cher hachum, inchpes voreve himar mi shun, vor hetin taterin nstac, dunchy depi ver, achqery phak hachum e dzandzruytic, aynpes, astgheri vra, ev sovorabar ereq angam irar etevic։ Voch։ Mumun aydpes cher, na ir barak dzayny erbeq izur teghy cher hani։

Na ir dzayny hanum er ayn zhamanak miayn, erb otar mi mard er motenum irenc parspin, kam voreve mi tegh kaskaceli aghmuk er bardzranum kam shrshyun… Mi xosqov: Mumun ereveli pahakutyun er anum։ Tchisht e, nranic baci: bakum kar mi cer shghtayakap shun, vorin sakayn erbeq, minchev angam gishernery, bac chein toghnum, ev inqn el, zaramac linelov: azatutyun cher el pahanjum. ir hamar kuch ekac, parkum er bnum ev erbemn miayn lsecnum er ir xrpot hachocy, vory iskuyn el ktrum er, karces inqn el zgalov, vor da anogut e։ Mumun tiruhu tuny bolorovin cher mtnum, ev erb Gerasimy phayt er tanum ners, na mnum er dursy ev sandughqi mot anhamber spasum Gerasimin: akanjnery srac, gluxy bardzracnelov mek depi aj, mek depi dzax, nayac te vor koghmic er drneri txkoc lsvum։

Aydpes ancav mi tari evs։ Gerasimy sharunakum er drnapahutyuny ev shat goh er ir vitchakic, erb hankarc mi anspaseli depq patahec… Ayn e: garnan mi geghecik or tiruhin ir tan aprogh azgakanuhineri het anc u dardz er anum hyurasenyakum։ Tramadrutyuny lav er, hanaqner er anum, cicaghum. heti aghjiknern el cicaghum ein ev nuynpes hanaqner anum, bayc arandzin uraxutyun chein zgum. tann aynqan el urax chein linum, vor tiruhu vra uraxutyun er galis, vorovhetev, amenic araj na boloric pahanjum er, vor ankeghcoren u liasirt masnakcen ir uraxutyan, ev erkrord, nra ayd urax ropenery erkar chein tevum ev, sovorabar, phoxvum ein mrayl u kcu tramadrutyan։

Qaghcr zhpity shurterin: hyurasenyakum zbosnelov, tiruhin motecav lusamutin։

Lusamuti arjev caghkanoc er shinvac, ev henc ayd ropein caghkanoci mejteghy, vardi tphi tak, Mumun parkac erandov voskor er krcum։ Tiruhin nkatec nran։

— Ah, — bacakanchec na hankarc, — sa inch shun e։ Azgakanuhin, vorin dimec tiruhin, shphotvec ev chimacav inch patasxani։

— Chy… y… gitem, — kmkmac na, — karces… Hamrinn e… e…

— Ah, — yndhatec tiruhin, — inch sirun shnik e, asaceq aystegh beren։ Vaghuc e nra mot։ Inchpes e, vor es minchev hima chem tesel… Asaceq beren։ Azgakanuhin iskuyn trav naxasenyak։ — Tgha, ay tgha, — bacakanchec na, — Mumuin bereq aystegh։ Shut։ Caghkanocumn e։

— Dra anuny Mumu e, — harcrec tiruhin, — shat lav anun e։

— Ayo, shat, — patasxanec azgakanuhin։— Shut, Stepan, shut։

Stepany, mi eritasard, vor spasavori pashton uner, netvec caghkanoc ev ayn e: qich er mnacel brner Mumuin, bayc shuny tcharpkoren durs prcav nra matneri takic ev pochy ccac vazec Gerasimi mot, vor ayd zhamanak xohanoci araj datarkum er jri takary։ Stepany vazec nra etevic ev ashxatec brnel tiroj votneri mot, bayc Mumun sharunak trchkotum er u xabs talis։ Gerasimy zhptalov nayum er ayd qashkrtuqin։ Erkar qarsh galuc heto: Stepany verjapes gluxy bardzracrec ev nshannerov arag haskacrec Gerasimin, te tiruhin aha qo shunn uzum e, piti ir mot tanel։ Gerasimy mi qich zarmacav, bayc kanchec Mumuin, vercrec ev tvec Stepanin։

Stepany berec nran hyurasenyak ev drec hatakin։ Tiruhin phaghaqshakan kanchec nran ir mot։

Mumun, vor ir orum aydpisi shqegh senyakum cher eghac: vaxecav sastik ev netvec depi drnery, bayc, Stepani koghmic et mghvelov: doghdoghac u patin kpav։

— Mumu, Mumu, ari indz mot, ari tiruhu mot, — asum er tiruhin.— ari, himar… mi vaxir… ari։

— Motecir, Mumu, motecir, — asum ein tiruhun shrjapatogh kanayq։— Motecir։

Bayc Mumun txur nayum er shurjy ev teghic cher sharzhvum։

— Mi ban bereq, togh uti, — asac tiruhin, — inch himarn e, tiruhun chi motenum։ Inchic e vaxenum։

— Der chi yntelacel, — asac kanancic meky anhamardzak։

Stepany phoqrik pnakov kat berec ev drec Mumui arjev, bayc Mumun minchev angam hot el chqashec. na bolor zhamanak doghum er ev arajva pes ditum shurjy։

— Ah, inch himarn es, — artasanec tiruhin motenalov ev kranalov, uzec shoyel nran, bayc Mumun doghahar gluxy teqec ev atamnery chxkacrec։

Tiruhin dzerqy et qashec arag։

Mi akntart lrutyun tirec։ Mumun mi tuyl klanchoc ardzakec, ases aphsosum er araci hamar ev neroghutyun xndrum։

Tiruhin het qashvec ev honqery kitec։ Shan hankarcaki sharzhumy vaxecrec nran։

— Ax, — bacakanchecin shrjapatogh kanayq bolory miasin, — xom chkcec (Mumun ir kyanqum erbeq voch voqi cher kcel), — ax-ax։

— Korcru dran, — xosec paravy phoxvac dzaynov։— Zzveli shun։ Inch kataghacn e։

Ev dandagh shur ekav u gnac depi ir arandznasenyaky։ Azgakanuhinery vaxov nayecin irar ev uzecin hetevel nran, bayc tiruhin kangnecrec nranc, sary nayec bolorin u artasanec. «Ur eq galis vor. dzez ho chem kanchum», ev gnac։

Kanayq husahat dzernery taph tvin Stepani vra, Stepany shany brnec ev gcec durs, ughigh Gerasimi votneri mot։ Kes zham heto arden tany tagavorum er mi xor lrutyun. parav tiruhin nstel er ir bazmocin photorkaber ampic el mrayl։

Minchev ereko nra tramadrutyuny vat er. voch voqi het chxosec, tught chxaghac ev gishern ancrec vat։

Isk hetevyal ory kanchec ir mot spasavorneri pet Gavrilayin։

— Asa, xndrem, — sksec na, — ayd inch shun er, vor amboghj gishery hachum er mer bakum ev chtoghec qnem։

— Shun… vory… guce xuli shuny, — xosec Gavrilan kmkmalov։

— Chgitem xulinn er, te mi urishiny, miayn chtoghec, vor qnem։ Es zarmanum em: aydqan shat shner inchi hamar en։ Hetaqrqir e։ Che vor menq mer bakum shun unenq։

— Inchpes che, ka…

— De, el inch. avelord shuny mer inchin e petq։ Ankargutyunner e anelu miayn։ Nayogh chka, avag chka, ay te inch։ Ev xuli inchin e harkavor shuny։ Vov e nran tuyl tvel, vor im bakum shun pahi։ Erek moteca lusamutin, tesnem da, caghkanocum parkac, inch֊or keghtot ban e berel u krcum e. isk ayntegh che vor varder en tnkvac։

Tiruhin lrec։

— Aysor isk dran chtesnem… Lsum es։

— Lsum em։

— Aysor isk… arayzhm gna։

Gavrilan durs ekav։

Naxasenyakum parkac er Stepany. zartecrec nran ev kamac inch֊or ban hramayec, vorin Stepany patasxanec kes horanjelov, kes cicaghelov։ Gavrilan gnac, isk Stepany ver trav teghic, kaftann u koshiknery hagav ev durs ekav: shemqum kangnec։ Chancav hing rope, Gerasimy erevac, ir anbazhan Mumui ughekcutyamb, phayti mi ahagin kapoc shalakin (tiruhin hramayel er, vor ir nnjarann u arandznasenyaky taqacnen nuynisk amary) ։ Gerasimy koghqanc kangnec gran arjev, usov hrec ayn ev ir berov mtav ners։ Mumun, yst sovorutyan, mnac nran spaselu։ Ayd zhamanak Stepany, harmar ropeic ogtvelov, hardzakvec hankarc nra vra, inchpes vorsordy tchti vra, seghmec nra kurcqy getnin, grkec ev minchev angam glxarky chcackelov: vazevaz durs ekav bakic, nstec arajin patahac karqy ev gnac ughigh Oxotni ryad։ Aystegh na gnord gtav. Mumuin caxec hisun kopeki: ayn paymanov miayn, vorpeszi na mi shabat gone kapac pahi nran, ev inqn iskuyn veradardzav. bayc der tun chhasac: karqic ijav ev, tan bolorqy shrjan anelov, etevi phoghocic, parspi vrayov trav baky. drnov vaxenum er gnal, vor Gerasimin chhandipi։

Asenq, nra anhangstutyunn anteghi er։ Gerasimy vaghuc bakum cher։ Tnic durs galov: na anmijapes des u den ynkav Mumuin voronelu. na der cher hishum, vor Mumun erbevice chspaser ir veradardzin, u ays u ayn koghm ynknelov: sksec phntrel, kanchel nran iren hatuk dzaynov… vazec ir xucy, xotanocy, netvec phoghoc, des-den… Mumun chka, Mumun korel e։

Gerasimy dimec mardkanc, amenahusahat nshannerov harc u phordz arav, hoghic kes arshin bardzr cuyc talov patkeracrec Mumuin dzernerov… Carayoghneric vomanq, iskapes chimanalov ur e chqacel Mumun, gluxnery sharzhum ein miayn, myusnery, vor gitein, patasxani phoxaren cicaghum ein, isk spasavorneri avagy canr u mec kerparanq yndunelov sksec bghavel karapanneri vra։ Ayd zhamanak Gerasimy durs ekav bakic։

Ory mtnum er arden, erb na veradardzav։ Nra hognac tesqic, anhastat qaylvacqic ev phoshotvac shoreric kareli er entadrel, vor Moskvayi kesy voti tak e tvel։ Na kangnec tiruhu tan lusamutneri dimac, achqy acec sandughqy, ur yot cara er havaqvac kangnac, et dardzav ev mi angam el kanchec «Mumu» ։ Mumun cherevac։ Gerasimy noric heracav։ Bolory nayecin nra etevic, bayc voch meky voch zhptac, voch el mi xosq asav։ Isk hetevyal aravot amen bani hetaqrqir dziapah Antipkan xohanocum patmum er, vor xuln amboghj gisher harachel e։

Hetevyal amboghj ory Gerasimy cherevac, aynpes, vor nra phoxaren jri gnac karapan Patapy։ Tiruhin spasavorneri avag Gavrilayin harcrec, te katarvac e ardyoq ir hramany։ Gavrilan patasxanec, vor katarvac e։ Myus aravot Gerasimy ir xcic durs ekav ashxatanqi։ Tchashin ekav hac kerav ev dardzyal gnac aranc sran kam nran glux talu։ Nra demqy, vor aranc ayn el zurk er kendanutyunic, inchpes bolor xul u hamreriny, ayzhm karces qaracel er։ Tchashic heto na krkin durs ekav bakic, bayc kartch zhamanakov. veradardzav ev iskuyn gnac xohanoc։

Gishern ijav, lusnyak, paycar mi gisher։ Gerasimy parkac harachum er ev sharunak shur u mur galis ankoghnum. mek el hankarc zgac, vor karces pheshy qashum en. na amboghj marmnov doghac, bayc gluxy chbardzracrec ev minchev angam achqery phakec. bayc noric aha pheshy qashecin: arajvanic aveli uzhgin e Gerasimy ver trav… Nra araj: toki ktory vzin, kangnac er Mumun u pochy sharzhum er sharunak։

Erkaradzig mi tchich durs trav Gerasimi anxos krcqic, na brnec Mumuin u seghmec krcqin. Mumun mi akntartum lizec nra qity, achqery, beghery ev miruqy… Gerasimy kangnec, mtacec, zgushutyamb durs ekav xotanocic, nayec shurjy ev, havastianalov, vor iren voch voq chi tesni: shtapec ir xucy։ Der arajuc Gerasimy glxi er ynkel, vor shunn inqn iren chi korel, vor nran tarel en, erevi tiruhu hramanov. carayoghnery nshannerov bacatrel ein nran, te inchpes nra Mumun uzecel er tiruhun kci, usti ev Gerasimy vtchrec mijocner dzerq arner Amenic araj na Mumuin hac tvec, phayphayec, parkecrec u cackec, heto sksec mtacel u amboghj gishery mtacum er, te inchpes ani, vor Mumuin mi lav tegh taqcni։ Verjapes hnary gtav. amboghj cereky Mumuin ktoghni xci mej ev erbemn miayn kga tesnelu, gishery ktani durs։ Dran ancqy na pind xcec hin verarkuov ev inqy, luysy nor bacvac, bakum er arden, karces vochinch el cher patahel. na pahpanel er nuynisk (anmegh xoramankutyun) ir demqi txur artahaytutyuny։ Xeghtch xozi mtqov cher el karogh ancnel, vor Mumun ir klanchocov kmatni iren։ Ev, iskapes, shutov tan mardik bolorn el imacan, vor hamri shuny veradardzel e ev ayzhm tany phakvac e։ Bayc Gerasimin u shany xghtchaluc, masamb el guce Gerasimi erkyughic, zgacnel tvin, vor irenq nra gaghtniqy imacel en։ Spasavorneri avagy cocraky qorec miayn ev dzery taph tvec. «Eh, astvac ir het։ Guce tiruhin chi el imanum» ։ Isk hamry erbeq aynpisi janasirutyun cher cuyc tvel, inchpes ayd ory. na srbec, maqrec amboghj baky, xotery armatahan arav, caghkanoci canki phaytery kargi berec, mi xosqov: ashxatum, charcharvum er aynpes, vor minchev angam tiruhin el ushadrutyun dardzrec nra janasirutyan vra։ Orva yntacqum Gerasimy mi erku angam taqun gnac phakvac shany tesnelu, isk gishery na Mumui het miasin parkec, voch te xotanocum, ayl xcum ev miayn zhamy erkusin durs ekav nra het maqur odum zbosnelu։ U bakum bavakan erkar zbosnelov na uzum er veradarnal arden, erb tan parspic ayn koghm, phoghocum inch֊or xshshoc lsvec։ Mumun akanjnery srec, mrrac, motecav parspi patin, hototec ev sksec bardzradzayn hachel inch֊or harbac mi mard ekel er ayntegh gisherelu։

Ayd zhamanak tiruhin henc nor achqy kpcrel er erkaratev «jghayin huzumic» heto. aydpisi huzumner misht patahum ein nran chaphazanc kusht yntriqic heto։ Shan hankarcaki hachocy zartecrec nran. nra srti zarkern avelacan, «Aghjikner, aghjikner, — nvaghelov kanchec na, — aghjikner, aghjikner» ։ Aghjiknery vaxvxorac ners mtan nnjaran։ «Oy, oy, mernum em, — xosec tiruhin vshtahar, dzerqern ays u ayn koghm taracelov, — dardzyal, dardzyal ayd shuny… Oy, mard ugharkeceq bzhshki hetevic. dranq indz uzum en spanel… Shuny, dardzyal ayd shuny։ Oy» . ev na gluxy et dzgec, vor nshan er ushataphutyan։ Vazecin bzhshki etevic։

Na ekav, tiruhun ushqi berec ev heto, hangstutyan hamar, katilner tvec։ Tiruhin yndunec katilnery ev anmijapes artasvaxarn dzaynov sksec gangatvel shnic, carayoghneri avag Gavrilayic, ir baxtic ev ayn banic, vor iren: xeghtch, parav knojy, bolorn achqatogh en arel, vor voch voq iren chi xghtchum ev bolorn el ir mahn en cankanum։ Minch ayd: Mumun sharunakum er hachel, isk Gerasimn apardyun kanchum er nran parspi motic։ «Aha… aha… dardzyal…» — xosec tiruhin, ev nra achqery noric kul gnacin։ Bzhishky inch֊or ban shshnjac aghjkan, na vazec naxasenyak, zartecrec Stepanin, isk Stepany vazec Gavrilayin zartecni ev Gavrilan borboqvac hramayec tan bolor carayoghnerin votqi hanel։

Gerasimy et nayec, lusamutnerum tesav luys u stverner, nra sirty vat ban zgac, Mumuin tevi tak arav, vazec mtav ir xucy ev dury phakec։ Mi qani rope heto hing mard uzum ein banal nra dury, bayc nigeri dimadrutyany handipelov: kang aran։ Ekav Gavrilan: sastik hevalov ev bolorin hramayec minchev aravot mnal aydtegh u hskel, isk inqy shtapec spasavor aghjikneri senyaky ev nranc glxavori: Lyubov Lyubimovnayi mijocov hramayec haytnel tiruhun, vor shuny, dzhbaxtabar, noric inch֊or teghic et e ekel, vor vaghn evet na kendani chi lini, ev tiruhin togh voghormac lini: chbarkana u hangist mna։ Tiruhin havanoren aynqan el shut cher hangstana, ete bzhishky tasnerku katili phoxaren qarasun chtar, ayd azdec nran ev qarord zhamic arden na qnac er xor u xaghagh qnov, isk Gerasimy, amboghjovin gunat, parkel er ir mahtchakalin ev Mumui berany pind seghmel։

Hetevyal aravot tiruhin zartnec bavakan ush։ Gavrilan spasum er nra zartnelun, vorpeszi Gerasimi tan vra hardzakvelu hraman ta, isk inqy patrastvum er tiruhu handimanutyunnern u naxatinqy lselu։ Bayc vochinch el cheghav։ Ankoghnum parkac tiruhin hramayec ir mot kanchel aghjikneric mekin։— Lyubov Lyubimovna, — sksec handart u tuyl dzaynov. (sirum er na erbemn halacvac u vorbacac tshvar dzevanal. el inch asel kuzi, vor ayd zhamanak tan bolor mardik irenc anharmar ein zgum) . Lyubov Lyubimovna, tesnum eq inch drutyan mej em: gnaceq, hogis, Gavrila Andreyichi mot, xoseq nra het. Mite mi shun nra hamar aveli tank e ir tiruhu hangstutyunic u kyanqic։ Es chei kamena ayd banin havatal, — avelacrec na xorapes huzvac, — gnaceq, hogis, bari egheq, gnaceq Gavrila Andreyichi mot։

Lyubov Lyubimovnan gnac Gavrilayi senyaky։ Haytni che te inch xosq u zruyc eghav nranc mej, bayc mi qich anc mardkanc mi ahagin ambox baki mijov sharzhvec depi Gerasimi xucy։ Arjevic gnum er Gavrilan, nra erku koghmic: spasavornern u xohararnery։ Lusamutic nayum, er qeri Xvosty ev kargadrutyunner anum, aysinqn dzerqery sharzhum er miayn։ Amenqi etevic, trchkotelov u camacrutyunner anelov, gnum ein phoqrik tghaner, voronc mi masy ekel ein harevan bakic։ Gerasimi xucy tanogh sandughqin nstel er mi pahak, drneri mot kangnel ein erkusy: phaytavorvac։ Sksecin sandughqov bardzranal u brnecin nra amboghj erkarutyuny։ Gavrilan motecav drany, bruncqov cecec u kanchec.

— Bac։

Lsvec xeghdvac hachoc, bayc patasxan cheghav։

— Asum em: bac, — krknec na։

— Axr, Gavrila Andreyich, — nkatec nerqevic Stepany, — che vor xul e, chi lsum։

Amenqy cicaghecin։

— Hapa inch anenq, — asac verevic Gavrilan։

— Aydtegh dran vra cak tegh ka, — patasxanec Stepany, — phaytov sharzheceq enpes։

Gavrilan kracav։

— Na caky inch֊or verarku e koxel։

— Duq el verarkun depi ners boteceq։ Noric but hachoc lsvec։

— Tes, tes, inqn iren matnum e, — nkatecin amboxi mijic ev noric cicaghecin։ Gavrilan akanji etevy qorec։

— Che, axper, — asac na verjapes, — verarkun botir inqd, ete uzum es։ — Lav, hameceq։

Ev Stepany bardzracav verev, phayty vercrec, verarkun hrec ners u sksec phayty caki mej xaghacnelov krknel: «durs ari, durs ari» ։ Na der phayty taruberum er, erb hankarc xuci dary arag bacvec, spasavorneri amboghj xumby glxivayr glorvec sandughqic, ev amenic araj Gavrilan։

— De, de, de, — kanchec Gavrilan nerqevic, — xeloq kac, ay…

Gerasimn ansharzh kangnec shemqum։ Amboxy havaqvec sandughqi votneri mot։ Gerasimy germanakan kaftan hagac ayd manr mardkanc nayum er bardzric, ev dzernery tetevaki koghqin kantac։ Ir gyughakan karmir vernashapikov na mi hska er tvum nranc araj։ Gavrilan mi qayl arav araj gnalu։

— Tes, ay, — asac na, — charutyun mi ani։ Ev sksec nshannerov haskacnel, vor tiruhin nra shuny pahanjum e anpattchar. tur ayd shuny iskuyn, te che vat klini։

Gerasimy nayec nran, cuyc tvec shuny, dzerqy tarav– berec ir vzi mot aynpes, karces oghak er gcum u harcakan demqov nayec carayoghneri avagin։

— Ayo, ayo, — asac Gavrilan gluxy sharzhelov, — anpattchar։

Gerasimn achqery cac gcec, heto hankarc cncvec, krkin cuyc tvec Mumuin (or bolor ayd zhamanaky nra mot kangnac, pochy sharzhum er anmegh ev akanjnery xlshum), noric ir vzi vra xeghdelu nshan cuyc tvec ev nshanakalic dzevov dzery xphec krcqin, vorov karces haytararum er, vor inqn ir vra er vercnum Mumuin vochnchacnelu gorcy։

— Che, du kxabes, — sharzhec dzerqy Gavrilan ibrev patasxan։

Gerasimy nayec nran, arhamarhanqov cicaghec, krkin dzerqy krcqin xphec ev dury shrxkocov phakec։

Bolory lur irar nayecin։

— Sa inch e nshanakum, — sksec Gavrilan, — noric phakvec։

— Togheq, Gavrila Andreyich, — asac Stepany, — na asacy kani, ete xostanum e։ Nra bnavorutyunn edpes e։ Ete xostanum e: el prcav։ ed banum na mez nman chi, inch vor tchisht e, tchisht e։ Ayo։

— Eh, guce, tesnenq, — asac Gavrilan.— isk meky togh eli mna estegh։ Ek, Eroshka, — avelacrec na, dimelov mi inch֊or xeghtch mardu, vor aygepan er hamarvum, — mi ban vor gorc chunes, phayty vercru ev aystegh nstir, henc vor mi ban eghav: iskuyn vazir indz mot։

Eroshkan phayty vercrec ev nstec sandughqi arajin astitchanin։ Amboxy crvec, baci mi qani hetaqrqirneric u phoqrik tghaneric, isk Gavrilan veradardzav tun ev hramayec aghjikneri mijocov haytnel tiruhun, vor amen inch katarvac e։

Ayd irarancumic mi zham heto xuci dury bacvec, ev Gerasimy durs ekav. na hagel er ir tonakan kaftany։ Na ir het durs berec Mumuin: vizy toky drac։ Eroshkan mi koghm qashvec ev nran tchanaparh tvec ancnelu։ Gerasimy gnac depi baki dury։ Bakum eghac phoqrik tghanery lur achqerov hetevecin nran։ Gerasimy nuynisk et chnayec, glxarky cackec miayn phoghocum։

Gavrilan nuyn Eroshkayin ugharkec nra etevic nayelu։ Eroshkan, hervic tesnelov, vor Gerasimy shan het miasin tchasharan mtav, spasec nra durs galun։

Tchasharanum Gerasimin tchanachum ev nra nshannery haskanum ein։ Na ir hamar msov kerakur xndrec ev nstec: armunknerov seghanin henvac։ Mumun: nra atori mot kangnac, xelaci achqerov nayum er nran։ Nra mazery lav hartvac ein, erevum er, vor qich araj sanrel en nran։ Gerasimin kerakur berin։ Na hac brdec nra mej, misy ktor֊ktor arav ev aphsen drec hatakin։ Mumun sksec utel ir sovorakan barekirt dzevov, dunchy haziv kerakrin motecnelov։ Gerasimy erkar nayum er nran, hankarc arcunqi erku xoshor katil ynkan nra achqeric. mekn ynkav shan teq tchakatin, myusy: kerakri mej։ Na demqy cackec dzerqerov։ Mumun kerav kerakri kesy ev mi koghm qashvec dunchy lizelov։ Gerasimy elav teghic, vtcharec kerakri giny ev durs ekav։ Eroshkan, Gerasimin tesnelov, catkec ankyuni myus koghmy ev erb Gerasimn ekav ancav ir motov, na krkin hetevec nran։

Gerasimy gnum er aranc shtapelu Mumui toky brnac։ Hasnelov phoghoci ankyuny: na kang arav karces mtacmunqi mej, ev hankarc arag qaylerov dimec depi gety։ Tchanaparhin na mtav nor karucvogh mi tan bak ev aynteghic erku aghyus berec krnataky drac։ Hasnelov gety, na aphov gnac֊hasav mi tegh, ur ccerin kapvac erku navak ein kangnac, na Mumui het miasin catkec drancic meki mej։ Banjaranoci cayrum xphvac vranic durs ekav mi kagh ceruk ev porac nra vra։ Bayc Gerasimy glxov arec miayn ev aynpes uzhegh tiavarel sksec, vor, teev geti hosanqin hakarak, mi akntartum haryur sazhen araj slacav։ Ceruky kangnec, kangnec, mejqy qorec nax dzax, apa aj dzerqov ev kaghalov vera dardzav noric ir vrany։

Gerasimy sharunak tiavarum er u tiavarum։ Aha Moskvan et mnac։ Aha geti apherin taracvum en margagetinner, banjaranocner, dashter, purakner, erevacin xrtchitner։ Gyughi hot er galis։ Gerasimy tiery dzgec, gluxy seghmec Mumuin, vor nstac er nra arjev: chor taxtaki vra։

Hataky lcvac er jrov ev aydpes mnac ansharzh, uzhegh bazuknerov shan mejqy grkac։ Isk navaky minchev ayd aliqnerov kamac-kamac tarvum er et: depi qaghaq։ Verjapes, Gerasimn ughghvec arag ev inch vor cavagin mi kataghutyun demqin, vercrac aghyusnery tokov kapec irar, heto toki cayrery kapec Mumui vizy. bardzracrec u brnec nran deti vra u verjin angam nayec nran… Mumun havatov u anerkyugh nayec tirojy ev pochy sharzhec kamacuk, Gerasimy eresy shur tvec, achqery phakec ev dzernery bac toghec… u chlsec vochinch, voch ynknogh Mumui sur klanchocy, voch el jri canr tchoghphyuny. amenaaghmkot ory lur ev anshshuk er nra hamar, inchpes voch mi xaghagh gisher andzayn che mez hamar, ev erb na achqery bac arav noric, arajva pes geti eresov, karces mimyanc halacelov, shtapov vazum ein phoqrik aliqnery ev arajva pes tchoghphyunov zarnvum navaki kogherin, ev miayn herun, depi aphn ein vazum inch֊or layn koragcer։

Eroshkan, henc vor Gerasimy taqnvec nra achqic, veradardzav tun ev patmec inch tesel er։

— De, iharke, — nkatec Stepany.— Gerasimy nran jury kgci։ Arden karogh eq handart linel, qani vor xostacel er…

Amboghj ory Gerasimy cherevac։ Na tchashva hacin chekav։ Erekoyan el, erb bolory havaqvecin yntriqi, na chkar։

— Inch zarmanali tgha e ayd Gerasimy, — tchghtchghalov xosec hastlik lvacararuhin, — mite kareli e mi shan hamar edpes kotorvel… Chem haskanum…

— Axr Gerasimn estegh er, — gochec hankarc Stepany: gdalov ir hamar qashovi vercnelov,

— Inchpes։ Erb։

— Erku zham araj։ Inchpes che, phoghoci dran mot patahecinq, na esteghic er gnum, hayatic nor er durs gali։ Uzeci shan masin harcnem, qefy teghy cher, indz el botec, inchpes erevum e, uzum er asel heru, mi xosi, u mi enpes dmbuz hascrec vzakotis, oy, oy, oy։— Ev Stepann akama qmcicaghov kuch ekav u vizy qorec։

Bolory cicaghecin Stepani vra ev yntriqic heto gnacin qnelu։

Minchder nuyn ayd zhamanak T֊i xtchughov shtapov ev aranc kang arnelu qaylum er mi hska: parky mejqin u mi erkar dzernaphayt dzerin։ Da Gerasimn er, na gnum er aranc et nayelu, shtapum ei tun, irenc gyughy։ Xeghtch Mumuin jury gceluc heto: na vazec ir xucy, haptchep mi qani ban֊man havaqec drec hin taptchaki mej, kapoc arav, usy gcec u hayda։

Tchanaparhy na lav giter։ der ayn zhamanakic, erb iren berin Moskva։ Ayn gyughy, vorteghic tiruhin berel er nran, ynkac er xtchughuc qsanhing verst heru։ Na gnum er mi anynktcheli xizaxutyamb, kataghi ev urax vtchrakanutyamb։ Gnum er, u nra achqern agahabar ev ughigh nayum ein araj։ na shtapum er aynpes, karces parav mayry spasum er nran hayreni gyughum, karces kanchel er ir mot otar erkrum ev otar mardkanc mej erkar taphareluc heto… Henc nor ijac amarayin gishery xaghagh er u taq. mi koghmic, ayntegh, ur arevy mayr mtav, erkinqy der spitakin er talis ev tetevaki karmrac er anhetacogh orva verjin colqerov, myus koghmic bardzranum er gorsh֊kapuyt aghjamughjy։ Haryuravor lorer aghmkum ein amen koghm, ev nranc het mrcelu hamar karces jrahavery dzaynakcum ein irar։

Gerasimy, sakayn, nranc lsel cher karogh, na cher karogh lsel naev gisherayin meghm sosaphyuny careri, voronc koghqov ancnum er, bayc na zgum er hasnogh hatchari canot hoty, vor burum er sharunak mut dashteric, zgum er, te inchpes qamin, ir hayreni qamin, qnqshabar zarnvum er ir eresin ev xaghum mazeri yu miruqi het, tesnum er ir araj spitakin tvogh tchanaparh, irenc tan tchanaparhy, vor dzgvum er neti pes ughigh, na tesnum er erknqum antiv astgher, vor lusavorum ein nra ughin, ev aryuci nman qaylum er na aruyg u kaytar, aynpes, vor erb cagogh aregaky ir tamuk karmir shogherov lusavorec mec qaylerov heracogh hskayin, Moskvayi ev nra mijev ynkac er arden eresunhing verst…

Erku oric heto na ir tann er arden, i mec zarmans ayn zinvori knoj, vorin teghavorel ein nra xrtchitum։ Srbapatkeri araj aghoteluc heto: na gnac tanuteri mot։ Tanutery mi qich zarmacav, bayc xothundzy henc nor sksel er, Gerasimin, vorpes yntir mshaki, henc aydtegh dzery gerandi tvin, ev arajva pes gnac hundz anelu, tesnelov nra dzeri taphn u hndzac lasery… isk Moskvayum, Gerasimi phaxchelu hetevyal ory, tan spasavornery zbaghvecin nranov։ Gnacin nra xucy, man ekan, heto haytnecin Gavrilayin։ Na ekav nayec, usery ver qashec ev vtchrec, vor hamry kam phaxel e, kam xeghdvel ir shan het miasin։ Imac tvin vostikanutyan, haytnecin tiruhun։ Tiruhin barkacav, lac eghav ev hramayec, inch klini gtnel nran. havatacrec, vor inqy erbeq chi hramayel shany vochnchacnel ev, verjapes, aynpes mi shshprec Gavrilayin, vor na amboghj ory gluxy sharzhum er ev asum. «Hym» …

Verjapes, gyughic lur ekav, te Gerasimn ayntegh e։ Tiruhin mi qich hangstacav. skzbum uzum er hramayel, vor nran anmijapes et beren Moskva, bayc heto haytnec, vor ayd tesak aperaxt mardy iren harkavor che։ Asenq, dranic heto na inqy shutov merav, isk zharangneri hogsy Gerasimy cher, nranq mor mnacac carayoghnerin el bac toghin։

Ev minch aysor el Gerasimn aprum e men-menak ir menavor xrtchitum. aroghj ev uzhegh e arajva pes, menak chors mardu ban e anum ev arajva pes eli lurj e u canr։ Bayc harevannery nkatel en, vor na, Moskvayic veradarnaluc heto, voch mi knoj het chi xosum, eresin angam chi nayum, voch mi shun chi pahum moty։

«Asenq, — xosum en gyughacinery, — shuny nra inchin e petq. voch mi gogh mot chi ga nra drany» ։

Ays hambavn e pttum hamri hska uzhi masin։