Kordvac xorhrdavor ashxarhy, sakayn, 6-rd daric sksac karces kaxardakan mi zorutyamb anhetanum e, ev minchev 9-rd darn ays anhetacumy taracvum e amboghj Qrdstani vra: Hetaqrqrakan e byuzandaci patmich Teophanesi Sharunakoghi zhamanakagrutyan mej ardzanagrvac hetevyal phasty: Vasil Arajin kaysrn arabneri dem arshavanq e katarum ev mec hajoghutyunneri e hasnum hatkapes Tavrosi shrjanum: Haghtakan arshavanqic veradardzi tchanaparhin kaysry zhamanum e Kesaria, vortegh imanum e, vor ir banaki zorabaxmberic mekn el hajoghutyunneri e hasel Koloniayum ev Lulonum: Ev ayd lurin hetevum en apacuycnery: hskayakan qanakutyan razmavar ev razmageriner, voronq dzerq ein bervel Tarsoni berdum ev pavlikyan aghandavornerin patkanogh qaghaqnerum: «Aystegh (Kesaria) bervec ev qrderi mi mec ambox. (Vasily) hramayec nranc kotorel»:

Aha 9-rd daric sksyal Kordvac lernerum aprogh zhoghovurdy patmutyan asparez e ijnum «qurd» anvan nerqo: Ayd zhamanak arden hay ekeghecu taracac qristoneutyunic aystegh vochinch cher mnacel: Nranc mej korsvel er naev naxaqristoneakan krony: Qrderi mijavayrum pahpanvac avandakan hishatakarannery vkayum en, vor nranc hin hetanosakan kronn ayn e eghel, inchn ayzhm arka e nranc ceghakic ezdineri kronum, ayn e zradashtakanutyan erkvutyuny, aysinqn char ev bari skzbunqneri ayn krony, vori hetevordy bari astcun havasarapes erkrpagum e naev char astcun, vorovhetev, yst ays kroni vardapetutyan, petq e pashtel naev charin, vorpeszi na xghtcha mardkanc u chariqner chberi nranc glxin kam gone qich chariqner beri:

Qurd zhoghovrdi gerakshir masy hrazharvel e ays havatic, ev mahmedakanutyun yndunac e patmutyan asparez mtel: Skzbic evet arabneri azdecutyuny mec e eghel naev Mijagetqi mi masn yndgrkac qrdakan mijavayrum: Xalifnery, namanavand Baghdadi Abbasyan xalifnery, amen mijoc gorcadrel en, vorpeszi ayd anerkyugh lernakannery kronov kapven irenc het: Qrderi mijavayrum islami taracumy pattchar e darnum, vor kataghi hakamartutyun mtni nranc u irenc hayreri havatin havatarim mnacac azgakicneri: ezdineri mijev: Islamy naev verj e dnum qrderi mej qristoneutyan taracmann u, bnakanabar, naev nranc hayacmany: Ete Atrpatakani marakan kam vishapazun gaghtakanutyuny haytnvelov Hayastani kentronakan shrjannerum, chkaroghacav dimakayel hayoc mshakutayin azdecutyann u dzulvec hay zhoghovrdi het, apa Kordvac ev harevan shrjanneri qrdery tokun eghan u voch miayn dimadrecin hayacmany, aylev irenq sksecin hayerin qrdacnel:

Qaghaqakan asparezum arajiny haytnvel e qrdakan ayn ceghy, vori arajnord Hasanveyy motavorapes 959 tvakanin ankax amirayutyun e hastatel parskakan Qrdstanum: 984 tvakanin nran hajordel e qrdakan mek ayl tohm: Mervanyannery: Ays tohmy hastatvel er Hayastani haravarevmtyan masum: Aghdzniqum, vori Amid (Diarbeqir) ev Nphrkert (Mufardin) qaghaqnern ays tohmi glxavor kalvacqnern en handisacel: Qrdakan ays tagavorutyuny taracvel e minchev Vana ltchi arevmtyan ev haravayin apher, ev Apahunyac gavari Xlat, Manazkert, Artchish ev ayl bnakavayrery nuynpes ays ceghin en patkanel: Motavorapes nuyn zhamanakashrjanum qrdakan mek ayl ceghaxumb el asparez e mtnum Hayastani hyusis-arevelqum: Aghvanqi ev Gandzaki mijev: Da Sheddadyan ceghn e eghel, vori mi tchyughy shutov tiracel e Dvin mayraqaghaqin:

Qrdakan ays nertaphancmany mecapes npastel e Vaspurakani Seneqerim tagavorn u Vaspurakani amboghj hayutyuny: heranalov hayreni erkric u datark toghnelov haryuravor bnakavayrer: Seneqerimn ir erkiry phoxanakum e Byuzandakan kaysrutyan taquk ankyunneric meki het, ev qrdery, bnakanabar, taphur chen toghnum anter erkiry ev gravum en bolor bnakavayrern u hoghery:

Aha ayspes, grete aranc uzh gorcadrelu, qrdakan ceghern yndardzakvum en Haravayin Hayastanum, ev ays chaphazanc hesht nvatchumy mi shat yurorinak kacutyun e steghcum ayd koghmerum mnacac hay azgabnakchutyan kyanqi u kencaghi mej: Hayabnak vayreri qrdakan nvatchumy zenqi u brnutyan mijocov chi katarvel, kam, aveli tchisht klini asel, zenq qich e gorcadrvel: Ayd nvatchumy hamakerpman, hamakcutyan argasiq e eghel: Daravor sert haraberutyunneri ardyunqum erku azgutyunnery, anshusht, shat uzhegh phoxazdecutyunner en krel, ev nranc mshakutayin kyanqi shat erevuytner nuynacel en: Der huyn ashxarhaget Strabonn e nkatel, vor hayern u marery mi azg en, vorovhetev shat mec e eghel nra tesac ayd erku zhoghovurdneri hagusti, barqeri, nuynisk lezuneri nmanutyuny: Strabony nuynisk asum e, te, yst ir lsaci, marern en hayeri sovoruytneri naxahayrery:

Mi sharq ayl phastery evs vkayum en, vor hnuc anti patmakan Hayastani arevelqum ev haravum goyacel e mi aynpisi mshakutayin mijavayr, vortegh hayern u qrdery phoxadardz shphumnerov u phoxazdecutyunnerov dzevavorel en mi yndhanur ashxarhayacq: Anshusht, ays mijavayrum e cnund arel hay avandakan ayn havastiacumy, te qurd zhoghovrdi mi mec hatvacy kazmvac e hayeric: Ays nuynn en hastatum naev qrderi avandutyunnery: Orinak: 7-rd darin veraberogh qrdakan mi avandazruyc qrdacac mi hayi masin e patmel: Ayd avandazruycn asum e, te Turqestani Oghuz xany Muhammed Margarei mot despan e ugharkum Boghdos-Ermen anunov mi ishxani: Margarei harcin i patasxan: ays Boghdos Ermenn asum e, te inqy patkanum e qurd azgin: Ays avandutyuny targmanac angliaci gitnakani karciqov: Boghdos –Ermeny hay e eghel: Poghos anunov:

Aysor el kan qrdakan cegher, voronq hamarum en, te irenq haykakan cagum unen: Hayeri dzulumy qrderi het, yst erevuytin, hin erevuyt e, vorn uzheghanum e hatkapes ayn zhamanak, erb Vaspurakani Seneqerim tagavorn ir hpatakneri mi mec zangvaci gaghtecrec depi Byuzandiayi xorqery:

Hay-qrdakan merdzecumn u miadzulum e teghi unecel naev erku azgeri vernaxavum: Kan patmakan phaster ayn masin, vor qord amiranern amusnacel en hay ishxanneri dustreri het: Orinak: Gvini Sheddadyan qurd emirn ir vordun amusnacrel e Gugarqi Davit Anhoghin tagavori qroj het, vori shnorhiv Sheddadyannern iravunq en dzerq berel zharangelu Bagratunyac tohmi kalvacqnery:

Qrdakan tirapetutyuny hayeri vra nuynisk hamarvel e harazat, yntani: Ayd aveli ush shrjanum e, vor qrdery, aveli u aveli heranalov irenc azgayin avandutyunneric, varzhvelov qochvorakan kencaghi u trvelov vachkatun nvatchoghneri gishatich hakumnerin, aveli u aveli angtoren en kegheqelu irenc hay hpataknerin: goyacnelov andund u hangecnelov tshnamutyan erku azgeri mijev: