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  • 8/9/2019 Covenant Reporter 2005

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    6:> Ukfzr f`h Bg{`xe`l...|ehk xmzg{lm xmzkk melm)~zgaeokbgi~frreg`fxk g{xzkfbm kaagzxr

    Bgqk`f`x \gzoh Zkoeka -B\Z%/ xmkikhebfo |gzc ga xmk ^f{o Bfzorg`

    ^fzx`kzrme~ -^B^% f`h r{~~gzx leqk`xg qebxeir ga Hkbkijkzr xr{`fieherfrxkz xmfx hkqfrxfxkh ~gzxeg`r ga

    6: bg{`xzekr. Xmk xgxfo boeijr kqk`melmkz |mk` xfce`l e`xg bg`rehkz)

    fxeg` f i{oxex{hk ga rifoo/ okrrkzc`g|` ~zgdkbxr xmfx gbb{z h{ze`l

    xmk ukfz.^kzmf~r xmk jkxxkz c`g|` ga xmk

    xmzkk/ Bgqk`f`x \gzoh Zkoeka her)xzej{xkh (581/>>> h{ze`l xmk ukfz

    -`gx e`bo{he`l xr{`fie zkoeka% e`

    zkr~g`rk xg f `{ijkz ga herfrxkzr.G`k ga xmk hkst`e`l bmfzfbxkzerxebrga B\Z er exr h{fo fx{zkex bf` zk)r~g`h eiikhefxkou xg ~zgqehk zkoeka/

    j{x ex zkife`r bgiiexxkh xg f` kaagzxagz og`lkz ~kzeghr xmf` xmk ifdgzexu

    ga stzrx zkr~g`hkz zkoeka flk`bekrxmfx/ ju hkrel`/ zkr~g`h v{ebcou/ j{x

    fzk agzbkh ju kkh xg igqk g` xg fh)hzkrr gxmkz herfrxkzr f`h `kkhr. Fr

    g`k gjrkzqkz ~{xr ex/ B\Z |eoo `gxg`ou jk g`k ga xmk stzrx xg zkr~g`h

    |exm xmk `kbkrrexekr agz oeakaggh/|fxkz f`h bogxme`lj{x ex |eoo jkxmkzk f ukfz ofxkz bg`xe`{e`l xg mko~

    qebxeir zkj{eoh xmkez oeqkr.Xmk f{o Bfzorg` fzx`kzrme~ mfr

    fozkfhu r~k`x igzk xmf` (;>>/>>> e`f qfzekxu ga ~zgdkbxr xg mko~ zkj{eoh

    xmk `gzxm|krxkz` fzkf ga Bg`lg|mkzk xmk Bgqk`f`x mfr ~fzx`kzkh

    |exm xmk Bg`lg Bgqk`f`x Bm{zbm-BK[I%. Rgik (:=:/>>> |fr r~k`x

    e` mkfoxm)zkofxkh ~zgdkbxr/ (:6:/>>>

    |fr herxzej{xkh xg zkoekqk ~gqkzxu e`f qfzekxu ga |fur/ fzg{`h (;>>|fr leqk` xg gxmkz ~zgdkbxr -if`uzkofxkh xg zkj{eohe`l e`azfrxz{bx{zk%/

    f`h rgik (=>> |fr ~zgqehkh xgierreg`fzekr f`h gxmkzr fozkfhu e`

    ~ofbk |mg fzk k`lflkh e` xmk hkoeq)

    Fxxk`hf`bk[~ ;1 kzbk`xe 6> Ukfzr

    X

    mk Kqf`lkoebfo Bgqk`f`xBm{zbm -KBB% zk~gzxr zkbgzhfxxk`hf`bk agoog|e`l exr 62xm

    bg`rkb{xeqk ukfz ga lzg|xm. Ogbfobm{zbm fxxk`hf`bk g` f`u leqk` R{`)

    hfu er g| igzk xmf` 6;1/>>> e` xmk bg`lzklfxeg`r ga xmk KBB/ zk)

    kbxe`l f rxzg`l ;.8 ~kzbk`x e`bzkfrkgqkz xmk ~zkqeg{r ukfz. E` xmk ~frx

    hkbfhk/ fxxk`hf`bk er {~ ;1 ~kzbk`x/ifce`l xmk Bgqk`f`x g`k ga xmk afrx)

    krx lzg|e`l hk`gie`fxeg`r.Lfzu \foxkz/ k}kb{xeqk ie`erxkz

    ga bm{zbm lzg|xm f`h kqf`lkoeri/

    ehk`xestkr ag{z bgi~g`k`xr bg`xzej){xe`l xg xmk Bgqk`f`xr igik`x{i.

    Xmk stzrx er xmk rxzk`lxm ga xmk jfrk gakrxfjoermkh bm{zbmkr. Ukfz e` f`h

    ukfz g{x/ g{z krxfjoermkh bm{zbmkrafexma{oou zkfbm g{x/ mk `gxkr. \k

    mfqk f ierreg`fo mkfzx.Rkbg`h/ bm{zbm ~of`xe`l zk)

    ife`r f bzexebfo bgi~g`k`x ga xmkBgqk`f`xr ierreg` fx mgik. @k|bm{zbmkr foog| {r xg zkfbm e`xg k|

    ~g~{ofxeg`r/ rfur Hfqk Gorg`/ he)zkbxgz ga bm{zbm ~of`xe`l. Fx f`u

    leqk` xeik/ 8>);> `k| bm{zbmkrfzk {`hkz hkqkog~ik`x. Igzk xmf`

    ;;/>>> e`heqeh{for fxxk`h bm{zbmkrxmfx fzk k| xg xmk Bgqk`f`x h{ze`l

    xmk ofrx hkbfhk. Frrgbefxk hezkbxgzHg` Hfqk`~gzx agb{rkr g` bm{zbm

    ~of`xe`l kaagzxr kfrx ga xmk Ierrer)re~~e f`h {zjf` bm{zbm ~of`xe`l

    xmzg{lmg{x xmk hk`gie`fxeg`.Xmk zf~eh lzg|xm ga kxm`eb ie`)

    erxzekr er f xmezh afbxgz e` xmk gqkz)

    foo lzg|xm e` xmk [`exkh Rxfxkr f`hBf`fhf/ e`bo{he`l Fazebf`)Fikze)

    bf`/ Mer~f`eb/ @fxeqk Fofrcf`/Fref`)Fikzebf`/ Cgzkf`/ Rg{xm

    R{hf`krk/ Bme`krk/ Mfexef`/ Iek`/Aeoe~e`g/ Ofgxef` f`h Qekx`fikrk

    ~g~{ofxeg`r. X|k`xu ~kzbk`x ga foobg`lzklfxeg`r e` xmk Bgqk`f`x fzk

    kxm`eb gz i{oxekxm`eb.F ag{zxm afbxgz er xmk xzk`h ga

    ofzlk bm{zbmkr lzg|e`l ofzlkz. Xmkzkfzk g| 61 bm{zbmkr |exm f` fqkzflkfxxk`hf`bk ga 6/>>> gz igzk. Agzxu

    bm{zbmkr zk~gzx f` fxxk`hf`bk gaigzk xmf` 1>>.

    Kqf`lkoeri er xmk hzeqe`l igxe)qfxeg` agz foo ga xmer fbxeqexu/ \foxkz

    jkoekqkrf~~zg}eifxkou 6;/>>>bgiiexik`xr xg Bmzerx |kzk zk)

    ~gzxkh ju KBB bm{zbmkr ofrx ukfz.Bgqk`f`x bg`lzklfxeg`r jk`kaexazgi zkrg{zbkr r{bm fr Jze`le`l

    H{ze`l xmer 6:>xm f``eqkzrf)zu ukfz ga xmk ag{`he`l ga

    xmk Kqf`lkoebfo Bgqk`f`xBm{zbm/ xmk r~ezex ga rmfzkh ie`erxzu

    xmfx jzg{lmx xmk ag{`hkzr xglkxmkzxg agzi xmk hk`gie`fxeg` f~~kfzrxg jk fr foeqk f`h qejzf`x fr ex |fr

    e` 6==;.Xmk h{fo agb{r g` kqf`lkoeri

    f`h bgi~frreg` xmfx mfr bmfzfb)xkzetkh xmk Bgqk`f`x h{ze`l ~frx

    hkbfhkr er zkkbxkh e` x|g fzkfr e`~fzxeb{ofzxmk bg`xe`{kh k}~f`reg`

    xmzg{lmg{x xmk bm{zbm jgxm {ikze)bfoou f`h i{oxeb{ox{zfoou/ f`h xmk

    ~mk`gik`fo bmfzexu ga Bgqk`f xkzr

    xmer ~frx ukfz fr zkkbxkh gx g`ou e`r{~~gzx ga ogbfo bm{zbm ie`erxzekr/j{x e` r{~~gzx ga ie`erxzekr rmfzkh|exm bg`akzk`bkr f`h xmk hk`gie)

    `fxeg`.Fxxk`hf`bk fx ogbfo Bgqk`f`x

    bm{zbmkr rkx f zkbgzh agz xmk 62xmbg`rkb{xeqk ukfz/ |exm igzk xmf`

    6;1/>>> e`heqeh{for fxxk`he`l fBgqk`f`x bm{zbm g` f leqk` R{`hfu.

    H{ze`l xmk ~frx hkbfhk/ fxxk`hf`bkmfr e`bzkfrkh ;1 ~kzbk`x/ ifce`l

    xmk Bgqk`f`x g`k ga xmk afrxkrx)lzg|e`l hk`gie`fxeg`r. F`h/ agzxmk stzrx xeik e` exr merxgzu/ xmk {i)

    jkz ga kxm`eb f`h i{oxekxm`eb bg`)lzklfxeg`r e` xmk Bgqk`f`x ~frrkh

    xmk :> ~kzbk`x ifzc/ bg`rehkzkh juif`u xg jk f jk`bmifzc agz hkst`e`l

    f xz{ou i{oxeb{ox{zfo gzlf`etfxeg`.Xmk lzg|xm ga xmk Bgqk`f`x forg

    er zkkbxkh e` f`gxmkz rkx ga `{i)jkzrxmk e`bzkfre`l okqko ga r{~)

    ~gzx agz xmk bgi~frreg`fxk g{xzkfbmga xmk Bgqk`f`x fzg{`h xmk logjk.

    Igzk xmf` (6.< ieooeg` |fr her)

    xzej{xkh g` jkmfoa ga Bgqk`f`xkzrofrx ukfz xg m{zxe`l ~kg~ok |gzoh)

    BG@XE@[KH G@ ^FLK :

    BG@XE@[KH G@ ^FLK :

    BZX M K B G Q K @ F @ X Z K ^ G Z X K Z

    R ^ Z E @ L : > > ;Hg`foh Ikukz/ Khexgz

    Rxf` Azekhif`/ Zk~gzxkz

    Rxkqk` O{bk/ Hkrel`kz

    Kqu Ok``fzh/ Khexgzefo Frrerxf`x

    |||.bgqbm{zbm.gzl

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    : X M K B G Q K @ F @ X Z K ^ G Z X K Z

    Fastzie`l Afexm f`h Ierreg` e` Ckurxg`k/ BG

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    astzie`l Afexm ! Ierreg` er

    xmk xmkik ga xmer ukfzr F`)`{fo Ikkxe`l ga xmk Kqf`)

    lkoebfo Bgqk`f x Bm{zbm xg jk mkohD{`k ::):8 e` Ckurxg`k/ Bgogzfhg.Xmk kqk`x eiikhefxkou agoog|r Xmk

    Akfrx/ |mebm er k}~kbxkh xg fxxzfbxigzk xmf` 6/>>> ~kg~ok agz f xeik

    ga ~zfukz f`h ~zferk.F bgi~okxk rbmkh{ok ga kqk`xr

    |eoo jk fqfeofjok g`oe`k fx xmk Bgq)k`f`x |kjrexk fr hkxfeor fzk bg`)

    stzikh/ fr |eoo e`agzifxeg` g` zkl)erxzfxeg` f`h oghle`l.

    Fig`l xmk melmoelmxr fzk f ~zk)rk`xfxeg` ga xmk zkqerkh Bgqk`f`x

    Faaezifxeg`r hgb{ik`x/ f zk~gzx

    ju Bgqk`f`x \gzoh Zkoeka g` r{~)~gzx agz xr{`fie qebxeir f`h gxmkzr

    fzg{`h xmk |gzoh/ f`h xmk {`qkeoe`lga f k| fh{ox b{zzeb{o{i ~zk~fzkhju xmk Bmzerxef` Fbxeg` Bgiierreg`

    bfookh Afexm e` Fbxeg`4 Zkkbxeg`rg` Bgqk`f`x Zkrgo{xeg`r. Xmk

    ifxkzefo ~zgqehkr f agzifx agz jej)oebfoou jfrkh herb{rreg` e` 6> fzkfr

    ga ~{joeb herbe~okrme~/ hkrel`kh xgmko~ Bgqk`f`xkzr jkxxkz {`hkzrxf`h

    mg| afexm bg``kbxr xg fbxeg`r e` rg)befo qk`{kr.

    Fxxk`hkkr forg |eoo mkfz ~zglzkrrzk~gzxr g` rkqkzfo qereg`fzu ie`er)

    xzekr/ e`bo{he`l xmk ^f{o Bfzorg`

    ^fzx`kzrme~ f`h exr ikhebfo |gzce` Bg`lg/ `k| bm{zbm ~of`xe`l e`e)

    xefxeqkr f`h xmk ei~fbx ga xmk OeoouK`hg|ik`x lzf`x xmfx er a{`he`l xmk`k| R{rxfe`e`l frxgzfo K}bkook`bk

    ~zglzfi fr ~fzx ga xmk Hk~fzxik`xga xmk Gzhkzkh Ie`erxzu.

    F`h/ ga bg{zrk/ foo |eoo dge` e`~g|kza{o |gzrme~ f`h i{reb/ okh ju

    Bgqk`f x ~frxgzr f`h rxfaa/ xmfx |eoooeax g{z mkfzxr xg Lgh.

    Zklerxzfxeg` ifxkzefo/ rbmgofz)rme~ e`agzifxeg` f`h hkxfeor g`

    kqk`xr |eoo jk rk`x xg Bgqk`f`xbm{zbmkr xmer r~ze`l.

    Iu \gzoh xg Bmzerx ifxkzefor f`h

    rkie`fzr/ Fo~mf kqf`lkoeri xzfe`e`lbg{zrkr f`h f `kx|gzc ga qgo{`xkkz

    kqf`lkoeri frrgbefxkr.Lzg|xm bzkfxkr hkif`hr g` af)

    beoexekr/ `gxkr Rxkqk Hf|rg`/ hezkb)

    xgz ga xkbm`ebfo rkzqebkr/ |mg |gzcr|exm frrgbefxk hezkbxgz Zgj Mfoo g`

    of`h f`h afbeoexu err{krf` {`~zkb)khk`xkh (6>> ieooeg` ga fbxeqexu er

    e` xmk ~e~koe`k. Hg` Ak`rxkzif` erfqfeofjok xg mko~ bgfbm bm{zbmkr

    xmzg{lm a{`h)zfere`l bfi~fel`r.Agz igzk e`agzifxeg` g` fqfeo)

    fjok zkrg{zbkr/ bg`xfbx Bm{zbmLzg|xm f`h Kqf`lkoeri ju xkok)

    ~mg`k fx gz ju kifeofx blkNbgqbm{zbm.gzl.

    6:> f`h Bg{`xe`lBG@XE@[KH AZGI ^FLK 6

    kzu ga zkoeka rkzqebkr. Xmzg{lm bzk)fxeqk a{`h)zfere`l kaagzxr/ (88=/>>>

    e` ifxbme`l a{`hr |fr rkb{zkh ofrxukfz azgi x|g ofzlk gzlf`etfxeg`r.

    \gzoh Zkoeka E`xkz`fxeg`fo~{joebou xmf`ckh xmk Bgqk`f`x agz

    v{ebcou ifce`l fqfeofjok (;>/>>>e` kikzlk`bu a{`he`l xmfx foog|khxmk e`xkz`fxeg`fo zkoeka gzlf`etfxeg`

    xg eiikhefxkou zkr~g`h xg xr{`fieqebxeir |exm aggh/ bogxme`l f`h xki)

    ~gzfzu rmkoxkz. Igzk xmf` (6;1/>>>mfr fozkfhu jkk` r~k`x/ e`bo{he`l

    |gzc e` E`hef f`h Xmfeof`h f`h gxmkzkaagzxr bmf``kokh xmzg{lm \gzoh Zk)

    oeka E`xkz`fxeg`fo. Xmk ig`ku mko~khxr{`fie qebxeir e` ~zfbxebfo |fur

    r{bm fr aggh/ bogxme`l f`h rmkoxkzfr |koo fr xmk ~{zbmfrk ga strme`l

    `kxr xg foog| qeooflkzr xg zkj{eohxmkez g|` oeqkoemgghr f`h r{~~gzxxmkez afieoekr f`h bgii{`exekr. Fh)

    hexeg`fo a{`hr |eoo jk herj{zrkh e`xmk ig`xmr fmkfh xg r{~~gzx og`lkz

    xkzi ~zgdkbxr B\Z er {`hkzxfce`le` if`u ga xmkrk fzkfr.

    \k gaxk` xfoc fjg{x xmk lk`kz)g{r `fx{zk ga Bgqk`f`xkzr f`h xmk

    melm okqkor ga xmkez bg`xzej{xeg`rxg qfzeg{r bf{rkrf`h agz xmfx |k

    fzk lzfxka{o/ `gxkr Dei R{`hmgoi/B\Z hezkbxgz. J{x/ ex er kqk` igzkei~gzxf`x xg xfoc fjg{x xmk |fur e`

    |mebm xglkxmkz/ xmzg{lm g{z rmfzkhie`erxzu kaagzxr/ |k {rk xmgrk hgoofzr

    xg xg{bm xmk oeqkr ga ~kg~ok xmzg{lm)g{x xmk |gzoh e` ~zgag{`h |fur. Ex

    zkkbxr xmk oeqe`l g{x ga g{z afexm e`

    gjkhek`bk xg xmk Lzkfx Bgiif`h)ik`x f`h Lzkfx Bgiierreg`/ |mebmfzk bgz`kzrxg`kr ga g{z rmfzkh Bgq)

    k`f`x k}~kzek`bk.

    Bgqk`f`x \gzoh Ierreg` f`h xmk ^f{o Bfzorg` ^fzx`kzrme~ fzk |gzce`l g` zk)

    j{eohe`l jzehlkr e` gzxm|krxkz` Bg`lg.

    Xmk f{o Bfzorg` ^fzx`kzrme~rBg`lg ^zgdkbx mfr v{ebcou

    ag{`h f ~ofbk e` xmk mkfzxrga Bgqk`f`xkzr fbzgrr @gzxm Fikz)

    ebf. Xmk ~fzx`kzrme~/ f` fastoefxk gaxmk Kqf`lkoebfo Bgqk`f`x Bm{zbm/

    |gzcr bogrkou |exm xmk Hk~fzxik`xga \gzoh Ierreg` f`h Bgqk`f`x\gzoh Zkoeka.

    Fr f` e`xkz`fxeg`fo feh f`h hk)qkog~ik`x gzlf`etfxeg`/ ex rkkcr xg

    fhhzkrr `kkhr ga xmk ~ggzkrx ga xmk~ggz/ azgi ~zgqehe`l ikhebfo bfzk

    xg r{~~oue`l aggh/ bogxme`l f`h rmko)xkz. Xmk Bg`lg ^zgdkbx agb{rkr g`

    f` fzkf e` xmk `gzxm|krx ~gzxeg` gaxmk Hkigbzfxeb Zk~{joeb ga Bg`lg

    |mkzk xmk Bgqk`f`x/ e` ~fzx`kzrme~|exm xmk Bg`lg Bgqk`f`x Bm{zbm

    -BK[I% mfr |gzckh agz hkbfhkr.Mfqe`l r{zqeqkh re} ukfzr ga jz{)

    xfo beqeo |fz/ xmk ~kg~ok ga Bg`lg

    fzk jkle``e`l xg zkj{eoh xmk ag{`hf)xeg`r ga xmkez oeqkr. \gzce`l xglkxmkz

    |exm bm{zbm okfhkzr/ xmk ^f{o Bfzo)rg` ^fzx`kzrme~ er mko~e`l e` xmzkk

    bz{befo fzkfr4 mkfoxm/ ~gqkzxu f`hkh{bfxeg`.

    Xmk zkr~g`rk mfr jkk` xzkik`)hg{r. F bm{zbm e` Ie``krgxf |exm 11

    fxxk`hkkr rk`x f Bmzerxifr gaakze`lga (:/8>>. F R{`hfu rbmggo e` Bfoe)agz`ef lfqk igzk xmf` (6/:>> f`h

    bfzka{oou hkrel`fxkh f oerx ga exkir xg

    Fxxk`hf`bkBG@XE@[KH AZGI ^FLK 6

    jk`kstx xmk bmeohzk` ga Bg`lg. Xmzkkbmeohzk` e` f` Gmeg afieou hkbehkhxg leqk {~ g`k Bmzerxifr ~zkrk`x

    kfbm/ hg`fxe`l xmfx ig`ku e`rxkfhxg Bg`lg ~zgdkbxr. X|g bm{zbmkr

    f`h g`k e`heqeh{fo hg`gz mfqk kfbmrxk~~kh agz|fzh xg fhg~x g`k ga ag{z

    mgr~exfor g~kzfxkh ju BK[I/ ~zg)qehe`l agz foo xmk `kkhr agz f xmzkk)

    ukfz ~kzegh. Xmzkk |gik` e` f`gxmkzafieou mfqk fhg~xkh g`k ga xmk 8. Ogf`r agz ie`)

    erxzu ~{z~grkr fzk ifhk ~grrejok ju e`heqeh{for |mg e`qkrx a{`hr

    |exm @B^(:>;.

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    R ^ Z E @ L : > > ; 2

    Bmeohzk`r Mgik K}~f`hr Rkzqebkr/ Fhhr Boe`ebfo J{eohe`l

    Igzk xmf` (6> ieooeg` e`hkakzzkh leaxr |kzk her)

    xzej{xkh xg qfzeg{r ie`)erxzekr ga xmk Kqf`lkoebfo Bgqk`f`x

    Bm{zbm ofrx ukfz ju Bgqk`f`x Krxfxk^of``e`l Rkzqebkr -BK^R% f`h Bgq)

    k`f`x Xz{rx Bgi~f`u -BXB%xmkstzrx xeik xmfx leaxr mfqk k}bkkhkhxmfx okqko.

    Re`bk xmk e`bk~xeg` ga Bgqk`f xKrxfxk ^of``e`l Rkzqebkr e` 65 ~kzbk`x ga xmfx fig{`xhezkbxkh xg g`k gz igzk ga d{rx xmzkkcku k`xexekrxmk hk`gie`fxeg`/

    @gzxm fzc [`eqkzrexu f`h Bgqk`f`xIe`erxzekr ga Jk`kqgok`bk -xmkrk k`)

    xexekr ~fu foo g~kzfxe`l bgrxr ga xmk~of``e`l f`h xz{rx rkzqebkr%.

    Xmk `k| ~of` foog|r xmk k`xezkBgqk`f`x ~gzxeg` ga f`u krxfxk

    ~of``e`l flzkkik`x xg jk hkrel)`fxkh xg f`u Bgqk`f`x ie`erxzu ga

    xmk hg`gzr bmgebk/ e`bo{he`l ogbfobm{zbmkr/ bfi~r/ bg`akzk`bkr f`h

    bg`akzk`bk ie`erxzekr. BK^R'BXB|eoo bg`xe`{k xg bmfzlk f 6; ~kzbk`xakk fx xmk xeik ga f`u xz{rx herxzej{)

    xeg` xg xmgrk ie`erxzekr xmfx hg `gxrmfzk e` xmk g~kzfxe`l bgrxr agz xmk

    krxfxk ~of``e`l f`h xz{rx rkzqebkr.Xmer akk fx herxzej{xeg` er xmk g`ou

    bgrx agz foo xmk rkzqebk f`h jk`kstxr~zgqehkh ju Bgqk`f`x Krxfxk ^of`)

    `e`l Rkzqebkr f`h Bgqk`f`x Xz{rxBgi~f`u.

    Hkakzzkh Leax Herj{zrkik`xr K}bkkh (6> Ieooeg` e` :>>8Xmkzk fzk x|g f``{fo Bgqk`f`x)

    |ehk ki~mfrkr g` krxfxk f`h st`f`)

    befo ~of``e`l. Ifu er BmfzexfjokLeax F``{exekr Ig`xmigzk xmf`

    (8.= ieooeg` e` a{x{zk hgoofzr agzBgqk`f`x ie`erxzekr |fr hkrel`fx)

    kh xmzg{lm bmfzexfjok leax f``{exekr|zexxk` e` :>>8.

    Gbxgjkz er Krxfxk ^of``e`l

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    8 X M K B G Q K @ F @ X Z K ^ G Z X K Z

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    R ^ Z E @ L : > > ; |gik`/ ifce`l ex xmk rkbg`h ofzl)

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    = X M K B G Q K @ F @ X Z K ^ G Z X K Z

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    agz g{xzkfbm. E` Ioflf/ |mkzk Bgq)

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    OFXE@ FIKZEBF

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    fx |||.bgqbm{zbm.gzl.

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    \gzoh Ierreg`BG@XE@[KH AZGI ^FLK ;

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    R ^ Z E @ L : > > ; 5

    Oezef f`h Heklg Bkz`k fzk

    rkzqe`l fr xmk stzrx bmf~ofe`ragz BMKX/ xmk Mer~f`eb Bk`)

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    ~zkrehk`x.

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    gaakzkh ju BMKX. Igzk xmf` 2>>l{krxr |kzk g` mf`h xg dge` e` xmk

    6;xm f``eqkzrfzu bkokjzfxeg`.Xmk Bkz`kr fzk ag{`he`l iki)

    jkzr ga xmk Bgqk`f`x Mer~f`ebbm{zbm ga Kflok Zgbc f`h fzk lzfh{)

    fxkr ga BMKXr Ie`erxkzefo zglzfi.Jgz` e` Fzlk`xe`f/ xmku zkbk`xou zk)

    xezkh azgi f afieou g|`kh j{re`krr

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    rkzqebkh.Xmk bk`xkz mfr lzg|` azgi 2;

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    Xmk bg`xe`{kh lzg|xm e` fzkfrga kxm`eb f`h i{oxekxm`eb

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    `krr xmfx er fqfeofjok xg ogbfo bm{zbm)kr xmzg{lmg{x xmk Bgqk`f x.

    Xmk ~{z~grk ga xmk Rbmggo ga

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    k`e`l xmkez f|fzk`krr f`h f`fourerga zfbefo f`h kxm`eb err{kr e` rgbekxu/

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    bgiiexxe`l xg ~zfbxebfo fbxeg` rxk~rxg fhqf`bk zfbefo f`h kxm`eb zkbg`)

    beoefxeg` |exme` xmk KBB.Xmk ~zglzfi er xmk b{oie`fxeg`

    ga xmzkk ukfzr ga hkqkog~ik`xfo|gzc e`qgoqe`l agb{r lzg{~r ga ~fr)

    xgzr f`h okfhkzr |mg |kzk frckh xgfhhzkrr xmzkk cku v{krxeg`r4

    \mfx hg ug{ rkk Lgh hge`l

    e` xmk KBB e` zklfzhr xg zfbefo f`hkxm`eb err{kr7

    \mfx fxxki~xr mfr xmk KBBifhk xg ei~zgqk kxm`eb heqkzrexu

    e` bg`lzklfxeg`r f`h |exme` xmk hk)`gie`fxeg` e` xmk ~frx7

    \mfx hg |k |f`x xg rkk mf~~k`fr f zkr{ox ga ~kg~ok f`h bm{zbmkr

    lge`l xmzg{lm xmk Rbmggo ga ZfbefoZelmxkg{r`krr7

    Zkr~g`rkr xg xmkrk v{krxeg`r

    |kzk fr qfzekh fr xmk agb{r lzg{~

    ~fzxebe~f`xr e` xmkez k}~ogzfxeg` gahkqkog~e`l f ~zfbxebfo xggo g` zfbefozelmxkg{r`krr agz xmk ogbfo bm{zbm.

    Xmzkk ukfzr ofxkz/ f xkfi ga zkleg`foafbeoexfxgzr mfqk jkk` xzfe`kh f`h

    hk~ogukh xg jze`l xmer k}~kzek`bkxg ogbfo bm{zbmkr.

    Xg gjxfe` igzk e`agzifxeg` gz xgrbmkh{ok f Rbmggo ga Zfbefo Zelm)xkg{r`krr/ bg`xfbx xmk Hk~fzxik`x ga

    Bmzerxef` Agzifxeg` ju xkok~mg`k fx gz ju kifeo fx bmzer)

    xef`.agzifxeg`Nbgqbm{zbm.gzl.

    HEH UG[ C@G\7 Bm{zbmkr ^of`xe`l Ie`erxzekr ~zgqehkr {~ xg

    (2>/>>> e` ifxbme`l lzf`x a{`hr xg KBB bg`akzk`bkr. F ogbfo

    bm{zbm ifu f~~ou xg exr bg`akzk`bk agz f g`k)xeik lzf`x agz ie`erxzu

    g{xzkfbm xg xmk ~ggz gz xmgrk fx zerc. Bg`xfbx f bg`akzk`bk gastbk gz

    qerex Bm{zbmkr of`xe`l Ie`erxzekr fx |||.bgqbm{zbm.gzl.

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    6 > X M K B G Q K @ F @ X Z K ^ G Z X K Z

    @k| Rxzfxkleb Leqe`l Hezkbxgz xg Ki~mfretk Rmfzkh Ie`erxzu

    E` :>>8 xmk Kqf`lkoebfo Bgq)k`f`x Bm{zbm bgiiexxkh xg f`

    k`mf`bkh ~zgbkrr ga rkb{ze`lifdgz leax hg`fxeg`r agz ie`erxzekrga ierreg`r f`h g{x)

    zkfbm/ jgxm hgikrxebfoouf`h fjzgfh. E` F{l{rx ga

    ofrx ukfz/ Jeoo Bofzc fb)bk~xkh f bfoo xg jkbgik

    hezkbxgz ga rxzfxkleb leq)e`l/ agb{re`l ~zeifzeou

    e` ag{z fzkfr ga ie`er)xzu4 bm{zbm ~of`xe`l/ xmk

    ^f{o Bfzorg` ^fzx`kz)rme~/ Bgqk`f`x \gzoh

    Zkoeka f`h gxmkz r~kbefo|gzoh ierreg` e`exefxeqkr.

    Xmk Bgqk`f`x mfr og`l jkk`

    jokrrkh xmzg{lm leaxr ju e`heqeh{fohg`gzr xg exr rmfzkh ie`erxzu/ gj)

    rkzqkr Bofzc. Rgik ga xmkrk bg`)

    xzej{xgzr mfqk xmk e`xkzkrx f`h bf~f)jeoexu xg leqk ofzlkz leaxr. \k fzk forg

    herbgqkze`l `k| hg`gzr |exme` xmkBgqk`f`x afieou |mg mfqk f mkfzx

    agz xmk ierreg`fo zkfbm

    ga xmk bm{zbm. Xmkrkifdgz leaxr fzk ~eqgxfo

    e` j{eohe`l igik`)x{i ju jggrxe`l rel)

    `estbf`xou g{z fqfeofjokzkrg{zbkr/ gz ju rkzqe`l

    fr ifxbme`l leaxr agzbg`xzej{xeg`r ga gxmkz

    afexma{o leqkzr.Xmk ei~fbx ga xmgrk

    kaagzxr er zkaokbxkh e`xmk |gzc ga xmk ^f{o Bfzorg` ^fzx)`kzrme~leaxr leqk` e` r{~~gzx ga

    qexfo |gzc e` Bg`lg fzk ~zkrk`xoujke`l hg{jokh xmzg{lm xmer ifxbm)

    e`l ~zglzfi.

    \k ~zfu agz f reieofz ~grrejeo)exu agz g{z bm{zbm ~of`xe`l kaagzxr/

    rfur Bofzc.Xmk Bgqk`f`x er f bokfz ~fbk

    rkxxkz e` xmk agzifxeg` ga `k|bm{zbmkrbm{zbmkr ga foo ce`hr f`hrxuokr/ xmzg{lmg{x xmk lzkfx r|kk~

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    Xmk |gzc ga rxzfxkleb leqe`l erbggzhe`fxkh xmzg{lm xmk gastbk ga

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    agz gqkzfoo hkqkog~ik`x ga xmk Bgq)k`f`xr rxk|fzhrme~ ~zglzfi. Xmgrk

    hkreze`l igzk e`agzifxeg` fjg{x hg)`fxe`l xg r{~~gzx qfzeg{r ie`erxzekr

    ifu bfoo Bofzc fx 56=)1==);:>> f`h6>/>>> ~flkr ga e`agzifxeg`

    fzk fbbkrrkh azgi xmk Kqf`lkoebfoBgqk`f`x Bm{zbm |kjrexk fx |||.

    bgqbm{zbm.gzl7G`k ga xmk fxxzfbxeg`r er xmk hfeou

    g`oe`k `k|r zk~gzx bgqkze l kqkzu)xme`l azgi e`xkzkrxe`l ie`erxzekr xfc)

    e`l ~ofbk e` ogbfo Bgqk`f`x bm{zbmkrf`h bg`akzk`bkr xg jzkfce`l `k|r

    g` ifdgz herfrxkzr |gzoh|ehk f`he`)hk~xm akfx{zkr g` \gzoh Ierreg`

    f`h \gzoh Zkoeka g{xzkfbm kaagzxr.G`k kqk`x xmfx hzk| bg`rehkz)

    fjok fxxk`xeg` |fr xmk xze~ ofrx afoo

    xg Bg`lg ju Oger Bfzorg` Jzehlkrf`h gxmkz afieou ikijkzr xg bgi)

    ikigzfxk xmk 8>xm f``eqkzrfzu gaxmk hkfxm ga Bgqk`f x ikhebfo ier)

    reg`fzu Hz. ^f{o Bfzorg`/ |mg |frceookh ju Bg`lg zkjkor e` 6518.

    Xmk g`oe`k `k|r zk~gzx agoog|khxmk lzg{~ kfbm hfu |exm `{ikzg{rrxgzekr f`h ~mgxglzf~mr.

    F`gxmkz k|r hkqkog~ik`x |frxmk Bgqk`f`x zkr~g`rk xg Hkbki)

    jkzr xr{`fie herfrxkz xmfx bofeikhxmk oeqkr ga xk`r ga xmg{rf`hr ga

    ~kg~ok e` 6: bg{`xzekr. Agz xmk stzrxxeik/ e`heqeh{for |kzk fjok xg hg`fxk

    xg xmk zkoeka kaagzx g`oe`k xmzg{lm xmkBgqk`f`x |kjrexk.

    @k|r er `gx xmk g`ou fxxzfbxeg`/mg|kqkz/ |exm igzk xmf` ;/>>>

    ~flkr ga foo ce`hr ga zkrg{zbkr fqfeo)fjok. Xmk `k|ou zkhkrel`kh mgik~flk forg ifckr `fqelfxeg` ga xmk

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    v{ebcou.F aeqk)ikijkz Bgii{`ebf)

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    xmk F{l{rx err{k gaXmk Bgqk`f`x

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    Xmk f|fzhr fzk ei~gzxf`x fr xmkuzkkbx xmk bg`rehkzkh d{hlik`x g`

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    k}bkook`x iflfte`k f`h |gzxmu gazkbgl`exeg`. Xmk Bgii{`ebfxeg`r

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    g{z Bgqk`f`x bg`rxex{k`bu/ f` fb)bgi~oermik`x kr~kbefoou `gxk|gz)

    xmu leqk` xmk rifoo rxfaa retk.

    Xmk Bgi~f`eg` f`hBgqk`f`x

    Mgik Foxfz fzk fqfeofjok agz r{j)rbze~xeg` g`oe`k ju qerexe`l xmk Bgq)

    k`f`x |kjrexk fx |||.bgqbm{zbm.gzl.

    Xmk jggc ~{joerme`l fzi gaxmk Bgii{`ebfxeg`r hk~fzxik`x

    ~zgh{bkh f zkqerkh f`h {~hfxkh zk)~ze`xe`l gaIg`lf`lf ^f{oju Oger

    Bfzorg` Jzehlkr fr ~fzx ga xmk ofzlkzkaagzx xg bgiikigzfxk xmk hkfxm ga

    ^f{o Bfzorg`.Xmk g`oe`k Bgqk`f`x Jggcrxgzk

    bg`xe`{kr xg mko~ bm{zbmkr e` rifoo)kz ifzckxr xmfx ofbc f lggh Bmzerxef`jggcrxgzk zkrg{zbkr f`h r{~~oekr.

    \exm xmk bg`qk`ek`bk ga rkb{zk g`)oe`k bzkhex bfzh ~fuik`x/ gzhkzr fzk

    ~zgbkrrkh f`h rme~~kh v{ebcou.Xmk Bgii{`ebfxeg`r xkfi |fr

    ~okfrkh xg |kobgik f k| ikijkzxg xmk rxfaaRxf` Azekhif`/ |mg

    rkzqkr fr f k|r zk~gzxkz f`h |zexkzagz Bgqk`f`x @k|r Rkzqebk fr |koo

    fr f bg`xzej{xgz xg Xmk Bgqk`f`x

    Bgi~f`eg .Bm{zbmkr f`h gxmkz ie`erxzekr

    e`xkzkrxkh e` mfqe`l `k|r bg`reh)

    kzkh agz ~{joebfxeg` g`oe`k gz e` xmkBgi~f`eg` rmg{oh rk`h ex ju kifeoxg `k|rhkrcNbgqbm{zbm.gzl.

    @k|r|ezk er f azkk rkzqebk agzj{ru ~kg~ok |mg bf``gx qerex xmk

    g`oe`k `k|r zk~gzx kqkzu hfu. E`)heqeh{for ifu rkokbx xmk @k|r|ezk

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    rflk bg`xfe`e`l xmk mkfhoe`kr agz foog`oe`k k|r rxgzekr ~{joermkh h{ze`l

    xmk ~zkqeg{r :8)mg{z ~kzegh.

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    ju Ieooek O{`lzk` f`h mkz xkfi. Xmk Zkrg{zbk Bk`xkz stkohr f |ehk zf`lk ga v{krxeg`r/ hezkbxe`l e`v{ezkzrxg xmk qfzeg{r gastbkr f`h ie`erxzu bk`xkzr xmfx bf` jkrx ~zgqehk frrerxf`bk.

    Xmk bk`xkz er f ~fzx`kzrme~ ga rkqk` ie`erxzu fzkfr ga xmk hk`gie`fxeg`4 Bmzerxef` Agzifxeg`/ Bm{zbm

    Lzg|xm ! Kqf`lkoeri/ Bgii{`ebfxeg`r/ \gik` Ie`erxzekr/ \gzoh Ierreg`/ Rxk|fzhrme~ f`h \gzoh Zkoeka

    G`k ga xmk rxzk`lxmr ga xmk Zkrg{zbk Bk`xkz er exr fjeoexu xg bg`r{ox |exm ogbfo bm{zbmkr f`h gxmkz ie`er)

    xzekr bg`bkz`e`l f~~zg~zefxk b{zzeb{o{i f`h gxmkz zkrg{zbkr xg {rk e` qfzeg{r ~zglzfiie`l. H{ze`l :>>8/

    xmk bk`xkzr rxfaa zkr~g`hkh xg igzk xmf` 6/8>> zkv{krxr agz bg`r{oxfxeg` f`h igzk xmf` 6/:>> zkv{krxr agz

    ifxkzefo/ herxzej{xe`l rgik 6>> ~ekbkr ga e`agzifxeg`.

    \mk` |k hg`x c`g| f` f`r|kz/ |koo zkrkfzbm xmk v{krxeg` xg ~zgqehk f zkr~g`rk/ gz oe`c ug{ |exm

    rgikg`k |mg ifu jk ga igzk mko~/ rfur O{`lzk`. Xg zkv{krx bg`r{oxfxeg` gz gjxfe` qfzeg{r zkrg{zbk

    ifxkzefor/ bfoo xmk bk`xkz fx =>>)22=)EHKF -822:% gz kifeo xmk rxfaa fx zkrg{zbk.bk`xkzNbgqbm{zbm.gzl. Igzk

    e`agzifxeg` forg er fqfeofjok fx xmk Bgqk`f`x |kjrexk fx |||.bgqbm{zbm.gzl.

    Lgx V{krxeg`r7 Bfoo xmk Zkrg{zbk Bk`xkz

    HEH UG[ C@G\7 Xmkzk fzk 6/1=5 ~fzxebe~f`xr e` xmk Kqf`lkoebfo

    Bgqk`f`x Bm{zbm ~k`reg` ~of`7 Agz e`agzifxeg` g` xmk ~k`reg` ~zg)

    lzfi/ qerex xmk `k| |kjrexk ~flk fx |||.bgqbm{zbm.gzl.

    Jeoo Bofzc