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sulymAn dI bu|DI lE m»gsulymAn b/A SktISAlI rAjA b, igaA ik`N ikwhovAh `sdA prmySur `sdy nAl sI< ijsny ik

`s^ e\nA mhAn b,AeaA=2sulymAn ny sAry esrAXl dy lokM< kptAnM< srdArM<

inaMkArM< `%ToN dy aAgUaM aty pirvArM dy sAry v.yiraMty muKIaM nAl g|lM kItIaM= 3t|d sulymAn aty sArIsBA imlky `s `%cy TM jo igbPn iv|c sI< gX ik`Nik prmySur dA m».lI dA t\bU `%Ty sI= es^ whovAhdy dAs mUsA ny `jA/ iv|c b,AeaA sI< jdoN `h tyesrAXl dy lok `jA/ iv|c sn= 4dA~d prmySur dyekrArnAmy dy s\dUk ^ ikrwT-waArIm toN wrUSlmiv|c lY aAeaA sI ik`N ik dA~d ny `s lE wrUSlmiv|c e|k t\bU K/A kItA sI= es lE `h `s^ esTM ty lY aAeaA sI= 5~rI dy pu|tr bsilXl ny ip|tldI e|k jgvydI b,AE aty `h ip|tl dI jgvydIigbPn iv|c piv|tr t\bU dy sAmH,y sI es lE sulymAnaty bAkI sAry lok whovAh kol m|t lY, lE igbPniv|c gX= 6sulymAn `s whovAh dy sAmH,y vAlI ip|tldI jgvydI ijh/I `%cy TM sI aty m».lI dy t\bU kolsI `%Ty igaA= sulymAn ny `%Ty 1<000 hom dIaM ByqMc/HAEaM=

7`s rAt prmySur ny sulymAn ^ drSn id|tA atyikhA< “sulymAn< m»g< mYN tY^ kI dyvM⁄”

8sulymAn ny prmySur ^ aAiKaA< “tusIN aAp myry iptAdA~d `%pr e\nI dwA kItI hY aty myry iptA vAlyasTAn ty tusIN mY nvM pAtSAh cui,aA hY= 9so whovAhprmySur< tU\ myry iptA dA~d nAl kItA ekrAr pUrAkr ik`N ik tU\ mY^ DrtI DU/ ij\nI ig,tI dy lokM dArAjA b,Ae! hY= 10hu, tusIN mY^ bu|DI aty igaAndyvo tM jo mYN enHM lokM ^ shI >\g nAl clA skM=ik`N ik koE vI tuhA.I ikrpA ibnA es dunIaM ^nhIN clA skdA=”

11prmySur ny sulymAn ^ aAiKaA< “tU\ inrp|K ibnsvArT dA FYslA kItA hY= nA tU\ dOlt m»gI< nA amIrI<

ethAs dI dUjI poTI

1mAn-vi.aAE aty rutbA= tU\ aAp,y vYrIaM dA nAskrn ^ vI nhIN ikhA aty nA hI tU\ aAp,y lE v|.I`mr dI m»g kItI= tU\ eh sB kuJ m»g, dI TAvyNbu|D-ivvyk dI m»g kItI es lE ik tU\ myrI prjA dAshI inaM kr skyN< ijs dA mYN tY pAtSAh QihrAeaAhY= 12es lE mYN tY^ bu|DI aty igaAn dyvMgA presdy nAl hI mYN tY Dn< dOlt< amIrI< mAn-vi.aAEeh sB kuJ vI dyvMgA aty `h vI e\nA ik jo tyry toNpihlA jM tyry toN bAad iv|c aA`, vAly iksy vIpAtSAh ^ nA kdy imilaA hovygA aty nA hI Biv|Kiv|c iksy ^ e\nA imlygA=”

13td sulymAn igbPn iv|c `pAsnA vAly asTAnty igaA= iFr `h m».lI vAly t\bU toN mu/ ky wrUSlmiv|c vAps clA igaA= `%Ty esrAXl dy nvyN pAtSAhvjoN rAj krn l|gA=

sulymAn dA aAp,I FOj aty Dn bnA`,A14sulymAn ny aAp,I sYnA lE Go/y aty r|T ek|Qy

krny SurU kIty= `s kol 1400 r|T aty 12,000 Gu/svArsn= sulymAn ny `nHM ^ r|TM dy Sihr iv|c r|iKaA= kuJ^ sulymAn ny wrUSlm iv|c ij|Ty pAtSAh dA mihl sI`%Ty r|iKaA= 15wrUSlm iv|c< sulymAn ny e\nA sonAaty cMdI ek|tR kItA ik eh c|qAnM vMg !m sI=`sny e\nA id!r ek|tr kItA ik eh SyFlAh dygUlr dy ru|KM ij\nA aiDk sI= 16sulymAn Go/y imsraty islIsIaM toN mgvA`NdA sI= 17sulymAn dyiv`pArI imsr toN e|k r|T cMdI dy 15 pØN. dA atye|k Go/A cMdI dy 3 3/4 pØN. dA KrIddy sn= Fyr`nHM ny eh Go/y aty r|T ih|tI lokM dy rAij@ atyaArAm dy rAij@ ^ vyc id|ty=

sulymAn dI m»dr aty mihl lE iv`NtsulymAn ny whovAh dy nM dI vi.aAE lE e|km»dr bnvA`, dI iv`Nt b,AE aty aAp,y

lE e|k mihl bnvA`, dI socI= 2sulymAn ny 70,0002

469 2 ethAs 2:3-3:7

mnu|K BAr >o, lE< 80,000 mnu|K p|Tr k|q, lEaty 3,600 mnu|K `nHM dI ingrAnI lE r|Ky=

3td sulymAn ny hUrAm ^ jo ik sUr dys dA rAjA sIsuinhA ByijaA< “myrI vI `vyN mdd kr ijvyN tU\ myryiptA dA~d dI kItI sI= `s dy rih, lE ijh/Amihl bi,aA `s lE tU\ idaAr dI l|k/ ByjI sI=4mYN vI whovAh aAp,y prmySur lE e|k m»dr bnA`,l|gA hM= `sdy snmAn lE `sdy sAhvyN `s m»driv|c asIN DUp DuKAvMgy aty `s ivSyS myz `%pr hmySApiv|tr roqI arp, krMgy= hr svyr-SAm aty hrsbt dy idn aty am|isaA dy prb ty hom dIaM ByqMc/HAvMgy aty hor vI ijh/y prb ty it`hAr whovAhsA.y prmySur ny sA^ mnA`, dA aAdyS id|tA hY< `nHM^ mnAvMgy= eh hukm esrAXl dy lokM lE m»n,AhmySA vAsty hY= 5sA.A prmySur sAry dyvitaM koloNmhAn hY< es lE mYN `s lE mhAn m»dr b,AvMgA=6pr `s lE m»dr bnvA`, dy smr|T kO, hY? jdoNik akAS aty sB toN `|cy akAS vI `s lE kAFIjgHA nhIN hn< tM BlA `s lE m»dr bnA`, vAlAmYN kO, hu\dA hM? mYN tM isrF `sdy mAn iv|c DUFDuKA`, lE e|k jgHA hI b,A skdA hM=

7“so< hu, mYN cAhu\dA hM ik tU\ myry kol aijhA mnu|KByj jo sony< ty cMdI< ip|tl aty lohy dA k\m krn iv|caty nIly< bYNg,I aty ikrmcI k|p/y `%pr k\m krniv|c mAihr hovy= eh mAhr whUdAh aty wrUSlm iv|c`nHM mAhrA nAl k\m krygA ijnHM ^ myry iptA dA~dny cui,! sI= 8es dy nAl idaAr< srU aty algm*lbAnon iv|coN ByjIN= mYN jA,dA hM ik tyry syvk lbAnoniv|c l|k/M ^ k|q, ’c `stAd hn= myry aAdmI tyryaAdmIaM dI mdd krngy= 9ijh/A m»dr mYN bnA`,jA irhA hM `h b/A ivSAl aty KUbsUrt hovygA< ijslE bhut sArI l|k/ dI zrUrt hovygI= 10bdly ’cmYN tyry !dmI@ ^ 1,50,000 m, k,k< 1,50,000

m, jON< 1,15,000 gYln mYa aty `nHM dy Bojn lE1,15,000 gYln tyl< tnKAh vjoN dyvMgA=” 11tdhUrAm ny sulymAn ^ jvAb iv|c s\dyS ByijaA: “sulymAn<whovAh ^ aAp,y lokM nAl pRym hY< esy kAr, `snytY^ `nHM `%ty rAjA TAip! hY=” 12hUrAm ny eh vIaAiKaA< “esrAXl dA whovAh prmySur ijs ny akASty DrtI dI rcnA kItI< mhAn hY= `sny dA~d pAtSAh

algm eh c\dn dI l|k/I nAl imldI juldI e|k trHMdI l|k/I ho skdI hY=

^ e|k bhut hI bu|DImAn aty isaA,A pu|tr id|tA hY< tM

jo `h whovAh lE e|k m»dr aty !p,y lE e|kmihl b,A sky= 13so mYN hu, e|k kuSl kArIgr ijsdAnM hUrAm abI hY ^ ByjMgA= 14`s dI mM dAn dypirvAr iv|coN sI aty `s dA iptA sUr dy Sihr toN sI=hUrAm abI sony< cMdI< ip|tl< lohy< p|Tr aty l|k/ dAk\m krn iv|c aty nIly< bYNg,I aty nAl k|p/y `%prk\m krn iv|c vI mAihr hY= `h hr k\m jo `s^soipaA igaA hovy< krn iv|c mAhr hY= `h tyry mAhrkAim@ aty `nHM nAl jo tyry iptA dA~d< myry su!mIdy nAl sn< k\m krygA=

15“so hu, k,k ty jON< tyl aty dAK rs ijsdAvyrvA SRI mAn jI tusIN id|tA hY< `h myry qihlUaM ^Byj id|tA jAvy= 16aty tY^ ij\nI l|k/ lo/INdI hY< asINlbAnon iv|coN v|>Mgy ty `s ^ wAFA iv|c sAgr rAhINByj dyvMgy ty tU\ `s ^ wrUSlm tIk lY jAvIN=”

17td sulymAn ny sAry prdysIaM dI ig,tI kItIijvyN `s dy iptA dA~d ny `nHM ^ igi,aA sI< tM`h 1,53,600 ig,tI iv|c inkly= 18sulymAn ny `nHMiv|coN 70,000 ^ BAr >o, lE< 80,000 ^ phA/ dyp|Tr k|q, lE aty 3,600 ^ ingrAnI lE ty kArIgrMdI dyKBAl lE QihrAeaA=

sulymAn dA m»dr `sArnAtd sulymAn ny wrUSlm iv|c morIwAh phA/ `%prwhovAh lE e|k m»dr bnvA`,A SurU kItA< ij|Ty

aArnAn wbUsI dy ip/ iv|c `sdy iptA dA~d dy sAmH,ywhovAh pRgq hoe! sI= so ijh/I TM dA~d ny itaArkrvAE sI< sulymAn ny `%Ty m»dr b,vAeaA= 2sulymAnny eh k\m aAp,I esrAXl dI pAtSAhI dy 14 vyNsAl dy dUjy mhIny iv|c SurU kItA= 3sulymAn duaArAr|KI gE prmySur dy m»dr dI nINh dI ig,tI h|TMdIaM purA,IaM im,tIaM mutAbk l\bAE iv|c 60 h|Taty cu/AE iv|c 20 h|T sI= 4aty i.`/I jo Bvn dya|gy b,AE< `sdI l\bAE m»dr dI cO/AE dy mutAbk20 h|T aty `cAE iv|c 20 h|T sI aty sulymAn nyi.P/I dy a»drvAr sArI ku\dn sony dI j/t kItI=5sulymAn ny v|.y hAl kmry dIaM dIvArM `%pr cIldI l|k/I j/HI aty `%pr sony dI j/Ht kItI aty `sm/Ht iv|c ku\dn sony dIaM j\jIrIaM aty KzUr dy dRKtMdI n|kASI kItI= 6aty m»dr dI su\drtA vDA`, vAsty`s^ kImtI p|TrM nAl sjAeaA aty `%Ty `snyprvAem dy sony dI vrtoN kItI= 7sulymAn ny m»drdIaM StIrM< `sdI i.`/I aty dIvArM `%pr aty

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471 2 ethAs 4:18-6:5

wrdn dI vAdI iv|c itaAr kIty gX jo ik sukoT atysrydATAh dy ivckAr krky hY= 18sulymAn pAtSAh nye\nI tAdAt iv|c eh sB kuJ b,vAeaA ik koE vImnu|K es ip|tl ^ tol nhIN sI skdA=

19sulymAn ny prmySur dy m»dr lE vI b/A kuJb,vAeaA= `sny sony dI jgvydI b,vAE= ijnHMmyzM `%pr hzUrI roqI hu\dI sI< `h vI b,vAEaM=20`sny SuD sony dy SmAdAn aty dIvy vI b,vAX tMjo `h rIt mutAbk piv|tr asTAn dy a|gy bldy rih,=21sulymAn ny Fu|l< dIvy aty icmqy aAid bnvA`,lE SuD sonA vritaA= 22`sny gultrAS* aty pRAtM<kqorIaM aty DUFdAn sB SuD sony dy b,vAX= `snym»dr dy drvAizaM `%pr< a|t piv|tr sTAn dy a»drlydrvAijaM `|pr aty mu|K v\.y kmry dy drvAijaM`|pr vI sOnA c/HAeaA=

e`N `h sArA k\m jo sulymAn ny whovAh dy m»drlE SurU kItA sI ˘Ktm hoeaA tM sulymAn ny

aAp,y iptA dA~d dIaM piv|tr kItIaM hoEaM vstMwAnI ik sonM< cMdI aty sAry BM.y< eh sB kuJ a»drlY aAeaA aty prmySur dy m»dr dy KjAny iv|c Drid|tA=

piv|tr s\dUk m»dr ’c ilaAeaA igaA2sulymAn ny esrAXl dy bzurgM aty sArIaM gotM

dy muKIaM< aAgUaM ^ wrUSlm iv|c s|dA id|tA= (ehsAry mnu|K esrAXl dy GrAi,aM dy muKIaA sn=) tMjo `h dA~d dy Sihr iv|coN jo sIwon hY `%ToN whovAhdy nym dy s\dUk ^ lY aA`,= 3tM esrAXl dy sArymnu|K prb lE jo ik s|tvyN mhIny iv|c hu\dA sI< ek|QyhoX= 4jdoN esrAXl dy sAry bzurg phu\c gX tMlyvIaM ny nym dy s\dUk ^ cu|ik! hoe! sI= 5tdjAjkM aty lyvI@ dy nym dy s\dUk ^ wrUSlm iv|cilaMdA= `h aAp,y nAl m».lI dA t\bU aty jo vIpiv|tr vstM `|Ty sn< `h wrUSlm iv|c lY aAX=6sulymAn pAtSAh aty sAry esrAXlI ekrArnAmy dys\dUk dy sAmH,y imly aty `nHM sBnM ny By.M aty bldMdI blI id|tI= eh By.M aty bldM e\nI tAdAt iv|csn ik enHM dI ig,tI krnI as\Bv sI= 7td jAjkMny ekrArnAmy dy s\dUk ^ `s TAvyN ilaMdA ijh/IjgHA `s lE itaAr kItI gE sI= eh jgHA m\driv|c a|t piv|tr sTAn sI= aty ekrArnAmy dy s\dUk

gultrAS es BM.y ^ momb|tI r|K, lE estymAl kItAjA skdA hY=

^ krUbI Firsit@ dy K»BM hyQM r|iK! igaA sI= 8ij|Ty

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nym dy s\dUk ^ r|iKaA igaA `%Ty krUbI aAp,y K»BpsAry K/y sn evyN krUbI FirSitaM ny `s s\dUkdIaM cobM ^ `%toN dI >|ik! hoeaA sI= 9eh cobMe\nIaM l\bIaM sn ik enHM dy isry a|t piv|tr asTAndy sAmHi,PN vI nzr aA`Ndy sn pr es ^ koE vImnu|K m»dr dy bAhr toN nhIN sI vyK skdA= eh cobMa|j vI `%Ty brkrAr hn= 10`s ekrArnAmy dy s\dUkiv|c isrF p|Tr dI@ do tKtIaM sn= eh tKtIaMmUsA ny horyb iv|c `s TAvyN s\dUk iv|c r|KIaM sn ij|TywhovAh ny esrAXl dy lokM nAl ekrArnAmA kItAsI= eh `s vkt hoeaA jdoN `h imsr iv|coN bAhrinkly sn=

11sAry jAjk jo `%Ty mØjUd sn `nHM ny aAp,y-aAp^ piv|tr krn lE eh rsm kItI= tM jdoN hI jAjkpiv|tr asTAn toN bAhr inkly< tM `h v|Ko-v|K dlbnA`, dI TAvyN sAry ek|Qy iml ky K/y hoX= 12lyvIgv|EX jgvydI dy pUrbI pAsy v|l Klo gX= gv|EaMdy sAry smUh< aAsAF< hImAn< aty wdUTUn and `nHMdy pu|tr aty BrA ek|tR hoX= sAry lyvI gv|EaM nyic|qy sUtI coly pAX hoX sn= `nHM dy h|TM iv|c sr\gIaM<icmqy aty istArM sn= PTy lyvI gv|EaM smyt ku|l120 jAjk sn= eh sAry 120 jAjk tUrHIaM vjA rhysn aty gv|EX e|ko sur iv|c gA rhy sn= 13jdoN`nHM ny whovAh dI `stt gAE aty `sdA SukrAnAkItA< `nHM sB ny e|ko sur iv|c aAvAz kItI aty `haAp,y s\gItk sAz vjA`Ndy hoX e|ko sur iv|c `%cIaAvAz iv|c gA rhy sn= `h whovAh dI `stt iv|cgIt gA rhy sn< `sdy ikrpAltA aty `sdy an\tipaAr bAry gA rhy sn=

td hI whovAh dA m»dr b|dl nAl Br igaA= 14esb|dl kAr, jAjk syvA jArI nA r|K sky ik`N ikprmySur dA m»dr `sdy prtAp nAl Br igaA sI=

td sulymAn ny aAiKaA< “whovAh ny aAiKaA hY ik`h GnA b|dl hnyr iv|c vsygA= 2mYN tyry lE

hy whovAh e|k Gr b,AeaA hY ij%Ty tU\ vsyN= eh`%cA Gr hY ij|Ty tU\ sdIv rhyN=”

sulymAn dA kTn3pAtSAh sulymAn ny Gu»m ky !p,y a|gy ek|Qy hoX

esrAXl dy sAry lokM ^ asIs id|tI= 4`sny ikhA<“whovAh< esrAXl dy prmySur ^ SukrAnA< jo ekrAr`sny !p,y mU»hoN myry iptA dA~d nAl kItA sI< `sny`s^ !p,I SktI nAl inBAe!= ehI hY jo whovAhprmySur ny aAiKaA: 5“mYN bhut pihlM esrAXl ^

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2 ethAs 6:6-27 472

imsr iv|coN bAhr k|> ilaAeaA< ty `s sAry smyN dOrAnmYN esrAXl dy sAry pirvAr-smUhM iv|coN nA tM iksySihr ^ cui,aA tM jo `s iv|c m»dr b,AeaA jAvyaty `%Ty myrA nM rhy ty nA hI iksy mnu|K ^ cui,aA joik myry lokM dA pRDAn b,y= 6pr hu, mYN aAp,y nM lEwrUSlm sTAn ^ cui,aA hY aty dA~d ^ cui,aA hYik `h myrI prjA esrAXl dA aAgU hovy=

7“myrA iptA dA~d esrAXl dy prmySur lE `sdynA`N lE m»dr bnvA`,A cAhu\dA sI= 8pr whovAhny myry iptA ^ ikhA< ‘dA~d< jy tU\ myry nA`N `%pr e|km»dr bnvA`,A cAhu\dA sI< c\gI g|l hY= 9lyikn tU\m»dr nhIN b,vA skdA sgoN tyrA aAp,A pu|tr myry nM`%pr e|k m»dr bnvAXgA=’ 10hu, whovAh ny `hbcn pUrA kItA hY jo `sny aAiKaA sI= mYN hu, aAp,yiptA dI TAvyN nvM pAtSAh cui,aA igaA hM ik`N ikdA~d myry iptA sn ty hu, mYN esrAXl dA pAtSAh=whovAh ny ehI bcn kItA sI aty mYN hu, esrAXldy whovAh prmySur dy nM lE e|k m»dr dA inrmA,krvAeaA hY= 11mYN ekrArnAmy dy s\dUk ^ es m»dra»dr sTAipt kItA hY ijs iv|c esrAXl dy lokMnAl kIty whovAh dA ekrArnAmA r|iKaA hoe! hY=”

sulymAn dI pRArTnA12sulymAn whovAh dI jgvydI dy snmuK KlotA aty

`h esrAXl dy sAry lokM dy sAhvyN ijh/y ik ek|trhoX sn< K/otA hoeaA sI= td `sny aAp,y h|T atybAhvM bAhr v|l FYlAa ky aAp,y h|T a|.y= 13sulymAnny p»j h|T l\mA< p»j h|T cO/A aty it\n h|T `%cA ip|tldA e|k T/A b,vAky ivh/y iv|c r|KvA id|tA aty `s`%pr `h K/otA hoeaA sI< so `sny sArI sBA dysAmH,y go.y qyk ky akAS v|l aAp,y h|T FYlAX=14sulymAn ny aAiKaA:

“esrAXl dy whovAh prmySur< tyry vrgA nA akASMiv|c nA DrtI `%pr koE prmySur nhIN hY jo aAp,IikrpA aty imhr dA h|T `nHM `%pr kry= ijh/y tyrysyvk idloN tyrA hukm m»ndy hn ty QIk rAhy cldy hntU\ `nHM nAl aAp,A ekrAr pUrA krdA hYN= 15tU\ aAp,ydAs dA~d nAl vI aAp,A kOl inBAeaA aty dA~dmyrA iptA sI ty tU\ aAp,y mU»hoN `s nAl bcn kItAijs^ a|j tU\ aAp,y hI h|TIN pUrA kItA hY= 16hu,< hyesrAXl dy whovAh prmySur< aAp,y dAs< myry iptAdA~d dy nAl kIty `s ekrAr ^ vI pUrA kr: ‘tyryvAirsM iv|coN e|k esrAXl dy es is\GAs, `%ty hmySAbYQygA pr tM hI jykr tyry pu|tr !p,I@ sArI@

krnI@ iv|c myrI ibDI anusAr myrA pAl, krngy=ijvyN ik tU\ pAl, kItA hY’ 17so hu,< hy esrAXl dywhovAh prmySur< aAp,y ekrAr ^ s|c kr ijh/A iktU\ aAp,y dAs dA~d ^ kItA sI=

18“pr hy prmySur< asIN jA,dy hM ik tU\ DrtI `%praAp,y lokM nAl BOitk rUp iv|c nhIN rhyNgA< ik`N ikakASM dy akAS vI tY^ nhIN smA skdy= mYN eh vIjA,dA hM ik jo m»dr mYN b,vAeaA `h vI tY^ nhINsmA skdA⁄ 19pr hy whovAh myry prmySur myrI pRArTnA^ su, mYN tyry toN dwA dI BIK m»gdA hM= so hy ikrpAlUmyrI pukAr su, myrI pRArTnA su,o= !p,y dAs dIarjoE ^ su,= 20myrI pRArTnA su, tM jo tyrI@ a|KIaMes m»dr v|l ijsdy bAry tU\ FurmAeaA sI ik mYN aAp,AnM `%Ty r|KMgA ij|Ty myrIaM a|KM idn-rAt KulHIaM rih,tM ik tU\ `s byntI ^ su,y jo tyrA syvk es asTAn`%pr kry= 21tU\ aAp,y syvk dI pRArTnA aty aAp,IprjA esrAXl dI byntI ^ jdoN `h es TM `%prpRArTnA krn tM su, lvIN= asIN jdoN vI es m»drv|l vyKky pRArTnA krIX tM tU\ ij|Ty vI BAvyN surgM ’chovyN sA.I pRArTnA kbUl krIN ty sA^ muaAF kr dyvIN=

22“jykr koE mnu|K aAp,y guaM>I nAl koE Zltk\m kry tM jy `s toN shu\ KuaAE jAvy tM `h aA ky esm»dr iv|c tyrI jgvydI dy sAmH,y shu\ KAvy ik `hmAsUm hY= 23tM tU\ akAS iv|c `sdI pukAr su,IN tyaAp,y dAs ty imhrbAn hovIN aty `s^ in@ dyvIN=aty duSq aAdmI ^ szA dyvIN aty `s `|ty bdIil!vIN< ik`N jo `sny hornM ^ kSq id|ty aty sAbtkrIN ik ijs !dmI ny c\gA kItA bygunAh hY aty `s^`sdI nykI anusAr pRrsAikRrt krIN=

24“jykr tyry lok< esrAXl !p,y pAp kAr, aAp,yduSm,M toN hAr jA,< ty jykr `h tyry v|l prt aAv,ty tyry nA`N ^ m»n ky es m»dr iv|c tyry sAmH,y pRArTnAkrn< 25tU\ surg `%toN su, ky aAp,I prjA esrAXl^ `nHM dy pAp toN iKmM krIN ty `nHM ^ es zmInijh/I tU\ `nHM ^ aty `nHM dy puriKaM ^ id|tI sI< mo/dyvIN=

26“jykr DrtI ty sokA pY jAvy aty bAirS nA hovyik`N ik esrAXl dy lokM ny pAp kItA hY tM jykr `hes TAvyN aAky tyry a|gy pRArTnA krn aty tyry nAm ^m\n ky pAp krnoN hq jA, ik`N ik tU\ `nHM ^ szAid|tI= 27tM tU\ akASM toN aAp,y dAsM ty prjA< esrAXldy pApM ^ iKmM krIN= iFr `nHM ^ shI jIvn ij`,dI jMc isKAvIN ty aAp,I zmIn ty bAirS ByjIN< `szmIn ty jo tU\ aAp,I prjA ^ id|tI sI=

473 2 ethAs 6:28-7:728“jykr dyS iv|c kAl jM iBaAnk ibmArI pY jAvy<

jykr FslM ^ kI/A pY jAvy= jM koE duSm, fOj `nHM^ Gyr lvy jM esrAXl ’c koE iBaAnk ibmArI aAjAvy< 29t|d esrAXl dI prjA coN koE vI tyry a|gybyntI kry< pRArTnA kry jM koE vI esrAXl dy mnu|KjM sAry ijs iv|c hr koE aAp,I du|K-tklIF ^ jA,dAhoeaA tyry a|gy h|T FYlAX< es m»dr v|l vyKdA bAhMFYlAX= 30tM akAS `%toN `nHM dI FiraAd su,IN tU\aAp,y surgI Bvn ’c bYQA `nHM ^ iKmA krIN= jo koEmnu|K tyry koloN m»g m»gy `nHM dI m\g pUrI krIN ik`N iktU\ Gq Gq dy idlM dI jA,n vAlA hYN= 31tM ik `hbAkI dA ijh/A aAp,A vkt es zmIn ty ibtA`,ijh/I tU\ sA.y puriKaM ^ id|tI sI< `h tyry mArg`%pr tyry toN .r ky c|l,=

32“esrAXl dI prjA toN elAvA ijh/A hor vIkoE prdysI jdoN tyrI v|.I `pmA< nA`N ty SktI su,dUroN dysoN-prdysoN aAvy aty es m»dr v|l aA ky pRArTnAkry= 33tM tU\ aAp,y akASI Bvn ’c bYQA su,ky `sprdysI dI FiraAd su, `s mutAbk ikrpA krIN tMjo DrtI dy sAry lok tyry nA`N ^ jAn, aty tyrIprjA esrAXl vMg tyrA B` m»n, aty sAry lokeh jA, lY, ik eh m»dr jo mYN b,vAeaA hY `htyry nA`N dA hI aKvA`NdA hY=

34“jykr tyrI prjA ijs ^ tU\ `nHM dy vYrIaM nAll/n lE ByjyN ty jy `h es Sihr ^ ijs ^ tU\cui,aA hY< ty es m»dr ^ ijs ^ mYN tyry nA`N lEb,vAeaA hY lE tyry a|gy byntI krn= 35tM tU\ akAS`%toN `nHM dI pRArTnA su,ky `nHM dI mdd krIN=

36“aijhA koE vI nhIN ijsny kdy koE pAp nAkItA hovy - ty jy `h tyrA pAp krn ty tU\ `nHM ty nrAzhoky `nHM ^ duSm, dy hvAly kr dyvyN ty `h `nHM ^b\dI b,Aky dUr jM ny/y iksy dys iv|c lY jA,= 37jdik hAly `h `s prdyS iv|c kYdI ho,< jykr `haAp,y mn bdl lY, aty tyry a|gy eh aAKky byntIkrn< ‘asIN pAp kItA hY= asIN bd k\m kIty hn atyduSqtA dA ivKAvA kItA hY=’ 38ty jdoN `h pUry tn-mnnAl tyry v|l prtn ij|Ty ik `h kYdI hn< ty ijh/IzmIn tU\ `nHM dy puriKaM ^ id|tI sI `s dA iD!nic|t iv|c r|K ky ty ijh/A Sihr tU\ cui,! sI< ty `hes m»dr ijh/A mYN tyry nM lE b,vAeaA ^ iDaAniv|c r|K ky< tyry a|gy byntI krn 39jdoN eh sB vAprytM akAS iv|c bYQA tU\ `nHM dI FiraAd su,IN ik`N jo`h tyrA Bvn hY so jdoN `h mdd lE pRArTnA krn`nHM dI byntI su,IN ty ikrpA krIN= tU\ aAp,y lokM ^

ijnHM tyry nAl pAp kItA `nHM ^ bKS dyvIN= 40hu,< hymyry prmySur< hu, es TM ty jo asIN byntI kr rhy hM`s pRArTnA ^ a|KM< k\n KolHky s, aty sA.I byntI ^pRvAn kr=

41“hu,< whovAh prmySur `%Q aAp,y KAs TM ty aAekrArnAmA dA s\dUk tyrI SktI drsA`NdA hY= tyryjAjk muktI nAl suSoiBt ho,= tyry s|cy Bgt tyrIc\igaAE iv|c aAn\idt ho,=

42hy whovAh prmySur< tU\ aAp,y msh kIty pAtSAh^ svIkAr kr aAp,y dAs dA~d `%pr aAp,I dwAwAd r|KIN=”

m»dr whovAh ^ smriptjd sulymAn pRArTnA kr cu|ikaA tM akAS `%proNa|g `%trI aty hom dI Byq aty blIaM sB ^

BKAa gE ty sArA m»dr whovAh dy prtAp nAl BrigaA= 2jAjk whovAh dy m»dr a»dr nA jA sky ik`Nik m»dr whovAh dy prtAp nAl BrpUr sI= 3esrAXldy sAry lokM ny akAS toN a|g hyQM `trdI vyKI aty`nHM ny m»dr ty whovAh dA prtAp vI vyiKaA= `nHMny DrtI `%pr m|Ty qyky ty whovAh dI `pAsnA kItI ty`sdA D\nvAd vI kItA= `nHM ny eh Bjn gAeaAik whovAh mhAn hY ty `sdI rihmt hmySA e`N hIvrtdI rhyy=

4td sulymAn pAtSAh aty esrAXl dy sAry lokM nywhovAh dy sAmH,y blIaM c/HAEaM= 5td pAtSAh ny22,000 bld aty 120,000 By.M c/HAEaM= e`N<pAtSAh aty esrAXl dy sAry lokM ny m»dr ^ smriptkItA ty esdI vrtoN isrF prmySur dI `pAsnA krnlE hI kItI jMdI sI= 6jAjk aAp,y kArj lE t|tprho gX ty lyvI vI whovAh dI `stt lE sAz cu|k kyitaAr ho gX= eh sAz prmySur dy SukrAny vjoN dA~dpAtSAh ny b,vAX sn= jAjk aty lyvI gA rhy sn<whovAh dI `stt kro ik`N jo `sdI ikrpA hmySAvrHdI rvy= jAjk lyvIaM dy pAr K/oky aAp,IaM tUrHIaMvjA`Ndy rhy ty sAry esrAXlI K/y rhy=

7sulymAn ny ivh/y dy ivcly BAg ^ jo ik whovAh dym»dr dy sAmH,y sI piv|tr kItA= eh `h TM sI ij|TysulymAn ny hom dIaM ByqM ty suK-sMd dIaM ByqM dIcrbI c/HAE= sulymAn ny ivh/y dy ivclI jgHA eslE vrtoN ’c ilaMdI ik`N ik ijh/I ip|tl dI jgvydI`sny b,AE sI `s iv|c anAz dI Byq< hom dI Byq<ty crbI dI Byq lE TM G|q sI ty aijhIaM ByqM dItAdAt vDyry sI=

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2 ethAs 7:8-8:9 4748sulymAn aty hor sAry esrAXlIaM ny eh prb

s|t idn mnAeaA= ek|Qy hoX lokM dA qolA e\nA ivSAlsI ik `h hAmAT toN lY ky imsr dy nAly tIk FYl gX=9a|QvyN idn `nHM dI e|k DArimk sBA hoE ik`N ik`nHM ny s|t idn lE prb mnAeaA sI= `nHM nyjgvydI ^ smript kItA jo ik isrF whovAh dI`pAsnA lE vrtoN ’c ilaMdI gE= aty `nHM ny s|tidn `tsv mnAeaA= 10s|tvyN mhIny dy tyEvyN idnsulymAn ny lokM ^ `nHM dy GrM ^ tor id|tA= lok b/yKuS sn aty `nHM dy idl KuSI nAl Ju\m rhy sn ik`Nik whovAh dA~d `%pr< sulymAn ty esrAXl dI prjAty imhrbAn sI=

whovAh dA sulymAn kol aA`,A11sulymAn ny whovAh dA m»dr aty pAtSAh dA mihl

s\pUrn kItA aty `sny mihl aty m»dr ijvyN dAbnvA`, dA soicaA sI `s iv|c `h sFl hoeaA12tM rAt ^ whovAh ny `s^ drSn id|ty aty `s ^aAiKaA< “sulymAn⁄ mYN tyrI pRArTnA su, lE hY< ty mYNes jgHA ^ aAp,y lE< blI vAsty Gr vMg cu,ilaA hY= 13jy mYN kdy akAS ^ b\d kr dyvM ik bArSnA hovy jM mYN iq|.I dl ^ aAKM ik DrtI dI FslnSq kr dyvo jM lokM iv|c mhMmArI FYlAvM= 14jykrmyry lok jo myry nAm du!rA sdvA`Ndy hn< inmr b,jA, aty pRArTnA krn aty myrA e\tjAr krn aty!p,I@ m»dI@ krnI@ toN hq jA,< tM mYN akASiv|c `nHM ^ su,MgA aty mYN `nHM dy pAp mu!F krid@gA aty `nHM dI DrtI ^ t\drust kr id@gA=15ty hu, ijh/I pRArTnA es TM ty kItI jAvygI `slE myrIaM a|KM KulHIaM rih,gIaM aty k\n `s v|ll|gy rih,gy= 16ik`N ik hu, mYN es m»dr ^ cui,aMhY ty piv|tr kItA hY tM jo myrA nAm hymSA lE e|TyrhygA= hM< myrA idl aty a|KM hmySA es m»dr v|ll|gy rih,gy=

17“es lE hu,< sulymAn jykr tU\ vI myry a|gy e\Jij`NvyN ijvyN tyry iptA dA~d ny kItA< aty myry sAryhukmM dI pAl,A kryN aty jykr tU\ myrIaM ibDIaM atymyry inaAvM ^ m»nyN 18td mYN tY^ SktISAlI pAtSAhb,AvMgA aty tyrA rAj mhAn hovygA= ehI nym mYNtyry iptA dA~d nAl vI kItA sI ty mYN `s ^ aAiKaAsI< ‘dA~d< tyry GrA,y iv|coN hmySA e|k mnu|K aijhArhygA jo esrAXl dA pAtSAh hovygA=’

19“pr jykr t\U myrIaM ibDIaM aty hukmM ^ it!gdyvy jo mYN tY^ id|ty hn ty jykr JUQy dyvitaM dI syvA

aty `pAsnA kryNgA aty `nHM dy a|gy JukyNgA< 20iFrmYN esrAXl dy lokM ^ aAp,I BoeN toN jo mYN `nHM ^id|tI j/ toN p|q su|qMgA aty es m»dr ^ ijs^ mYNaAp,y nM lE piv|tr kItA hY< C|. jAvMgA= ty esm»dr ^ aijhy rUp iv|c bdl dyvMgA ik lok esbAbt bhut burA ijhA aAK,gy= 21ijh/A vI es m»dra|goN guzrygA tM hYrAn hoky aAKygA ik whovAh ny esdys aty es m»dr nAl aijhA kuJ ik`N kItA?’ 22tdlok `nHM ^ aAK,gy< ‘ik`N ik esrAXl dy lokM nyijvyN `nHM dy purKy whovAh dA hukm m»ndy sn `nHMlokM ny m»n, toN enkAr kr id|tA sI= `h prmySurijh/A `nHM ^ imsr dys iv|coN k|> ilaAeaA sI `s^`nHM ny C|. id|tA aty dUjy dyvitaM dy mgr l|g gXty `nHM dI `pAsnA arcnA krn l|g pX= es lEwhovAh ny esrAXlIaM `%pr eh BA,A vrtAeaAhY=’”

sulymAn ny ijh/y Sihr `sArysulymAn ^ whovAh dA m»dr aty aAp,A mihl`sAr, iv|c vIh vrHy l|gy= 2ijh/y Sihr hUrAm

ny sulymAn ^ id|ty sn< sulymAn `nHM SihrM ^ mo/ toNbnA`, l|gA aty sulymAn ny esrAXl dy kuJ lokM ^`%Ty vs, dI aAigaA id|tI= 3es toN bAad sulymAnhmAT-sobAh ^ igaA aty `s^ vI ij|t ilaA= 4sulymAnny `jA/ iv|c vI tdmor Sihr `sAiraA aty hmATiv|c sArI@ vstM s\BAl, lE B\.Ar dy Sihrb,vAX= 5`sny `tly bYt-horon aty nIvyN bYt-horon^ b,vAeaA= eh Sihr mzbUt dIvArM< FAqk atyFAqkM ty arl lgA ky p|ky kIty gX= 6sulymAn nybaAlAT aty B\.Ar dy godAm dy sAry Sihr dubArAb,vAX= `sny `h sAry Sihr ij|Ty r|T r|Ky jMdy snaty Gu/svAr rih\dy sn `h vI b,vAX= jo kuJ sulymAnwrUSlm< lbAnon aty aAp,y rAj dy sAry dys iv|ccAhu\dA sI `h kuJ `sny b,vAeaA=

7----8ij|Ty esrAXlI rih rhy sn< |Ty bhut sAry ivdySIbAkI rih gX sn= `h ih|tI< amorI< Fir|zI< ih|vI atywbUsI sn= sulymAn ny `nHM sAry ivdysIaM ^ jbrdstIgulAm b,AilaA= eh lok esrAXlI nhIN sn= `h`nHM lokM dy `|trAiDkArI sn ijnHM ^ esrAXlIaMny ekrAr vAlI DrtI iv|c dAKl ho, vyly nhIN mAiraAsI= eh a|j tIk e\J hI jArI hY= 9sulymAn ny aAp,yk\m lE esrAXlIaM iv|coN iksy ^ vI bygArI nAb,AeaA= sgoN esrAXlI lok `sdy woDy sn aty`sdI FOj dy aFsr sn= esrAXlI lok sulymAn dy

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475 2 ethAs 8:10-9:12

r|TM dy srdAr aty r|TI sn= 10aty kuJ esrAXlIsulymAn dy KAs dFtrI k\m dy aAgU sn= aijhy nytA250 sn=

11sulymAn iFr~n dI DI ^ dA~d dy Sihr iv|coN`s mihl iv|c lY aAeaA jo `sny `s lE b,vAeaAsI ik`N ik sulymAn ny aAiKaA sI< “myrI ptnI esrAXldy pAtSAh dA~d dy mihl iv|c nhIN rhygI ik`N ik`h asTAn piv|tr hY ij|Ty whovAh dy nym dA s\dUkaA igaA hY=”

12td sulymAn ny whovAh dI jgvydI dy a|gy whovAh^ hom dIaM ByqM c/HAEaM= sulymAn ny eh jgvydIm»dr dy ivh/y dy sAmH,y b,vAE sI= 13sulymAn hrroz dy krt|v mutAbk ijvyN ik mUsA ny hukm id|tA sIik sbt dy idn< am|isaA ^< aty sAl iv|c it\n muk|rrprbM `%ty BAv ptIrI roqI dy prb `%ty aty hFitaMdy prb `%ty aty .yiraM dy prb `%pr blI c/HA`NdAsI= 14sulymAn ny aAp,y iptA dA~d dIaM ihdAetM^ m»inaA= `sny jAjkM dy qoly `nHM dI syvA anusAraty lyvIaM dy qoly `nHM dIaM ju\myvArIaM anusAr cu,ytM jo `h jAjkM dy sAmH,y hr roz `stt aty syvAkrn aty drbAnM ^ vI `nHM dIaM vArIaM mutAbkhr FAqk `%pr r|KvAlI lE lAeaA ik`N ik esy>\g nAl prmySur dy mnu|K dA~d ny ihdAet kItIsI= 15esrAXl dy lokM ny sulymAn dIaM ihdAetM ^m»inaA= jAjkM aty lyvIaM ^ jo ihdAetM `snyid|tIaM `nHM `h isry c/HAEaM= `nHM ny koE hukm dyiKlAF kArj nA kItA= jo hukm `sny lyvIaM ^KzAinaM bAry id|tA `h `s toN vI bAhry nA hoX=

16sulymAn dA sArA k\m whovAh dy m»dr dI nINhr|K, toN lYky `s dy itaAr ho, t|k suc|jI iv`NtnAl ty shI >\g nAl muk\ml hoeaA ty hu, whovAh dAm»dr itaAr sI=

17iFr sulymAn aswon-Zbr aty XloT SihrM ^igaA= eh Sihr adom dys iv|c smu»dr dy k\>y sn=18hUrAm ny aAp,y b\idaM dy h|T jhAz aty `h m|lAhjo smu»dr toN vAkF sn `s kol Byjy aty `h sulymAndy nOkrM dy nAl PFIr iv|c aAX aty `%Ty 15,300

ik|lo sonA lYky sulymAn pAtSAh kol aAX=

SbA dI rA,I dA sulymAn ^ iml,ASbA dI rA,I ny sulymAn dI kIrtI bAry sui,!tM `h wrUSlm iv|c `s ^ buJArtM nAl prK,

lE aAE= SbA dI rA,I dy nAl lokM dA e|k v|.AqolA vI sI= `h ~QM `%pr >yr sAry msAly< b/I tAdAt

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iv|c sonA aty hor kImtI p|Tr aAp,y nAl lYky aAEsI `sny aAky sulymAn nAl `s sB kAsy bAry g|lkItI jo `sdy mn ty sn= 2sulymAn ny `sdy sArysvAlM dy jvAb id|ty= sulymAn lE iksy vI g|l dAjvAb dy, ’c aØK nA aAE= 3jdoN SbA dI rA,I nysulymAn dI is!,p aty `s mihl ^ vyiK! jo `snyb,Ae! sI< 4`sny myz ty sjy Bojn ^ vyiKaA `sdykArj aiDkArIaM dI aAP-Bgt hu\dI vyKI= `snyeh vI vyiKaA ik `sdy nOkr ikvyN dI poSAk pMdy atyikho ijhA k\m krdy hn= `sny sulymAn dy sAkI aty`nHM dI poSAk ^ vI vyiKaA= jd `sny prmysur dym»dr v|l `sdy rAh ty jlUs vyiK! `h hYrAn rihgE= 5td `sny sulymAn pAtSAh ^ aAiKaA< “jo g|lMmYN aAp,y dys iv|c tyrI bu|DI aty tyry mhAn k\mM bArysu,IaM sn `h s|c inklIaM= 6jd tIk mYN `nHMkhA,IaM ^ aAp,I a|KIN nhIN i.|QA mY^ wkIn nhINaAeaA= aty vyK⁄ ij\nI tyrI isaA,p hY `s mutAbktM mY^ tyry bAbt a|DA vI nhIN sI= ptA hY d|sIaMgEaM khA,IaM toN tU\ ikty `%cA hYN= 7tyry sAry !dmIaty syvk s|cmu|c iksmt vAly hn= `h tyrI syvAkrn ’c aty tyrIaM isaA,p dIaM g|lM su,n ’cb/y iksmt vAly hn= 8whovAh !p,y prmySur dI`stt kr< jo tyry `%ty pRs\n hY ty ijsny tY^ aAp,yis\GAs, `%pr ibQAeaA hY< tM jo tU\ `s v|loN inwuktkItA pAtSAh hovyN= tyrA prmySur esrAXl ^ ipaArkrdA aty hmySA es dA p|K lYNdA hY= esy lE `snytY^ esrAXl `%ty pAtSAh QihrAeaA=”

9td SbA dI rA,I ny sulymAn ^ 4,080 ik|lo sonA<>yr sAry msAly aty kImtI p|Tr id|ty= aijhy msAlyesrAXl iv|c nhIN sn jo SbA dI rA,I ny sulymAn ^id|ty sn= 10hUrAm aty sulymAn dy syvk PFIr toN sonAlY aAX= ehI nhIN< `h c\dn dI l|k/ aty kImtIngM dy p|Tr vI lY ky aAX= 11sulymAn pAtSAh nywhovAh dy m»dr ty pAtSAh dy mihl dIaM pØ/IaMbnA`, lE c\dn dI l|k/ dI vrtoN kItI= `snys\gItkArM dy sAz brbtM aty rbAbM lE vI c\dndI l|k/ dI vrtoN kItI= estoN pihlM whUdAh dy dySiv|c c\dn dI l|k/ toN bi,aA aijhA KUbsUrt smAniksy ny nhIN sI vyiKaA=

12sulymAn pAtSAh ny SbA dI rA,I ny ijs vst tyh|T DiraA< `s^ mU»h m»gI SYa id|tI= `sny SbA dIrA,I jo SOgAtM aAp,y nAl ilaAE sI `s toN iktyv|D pAtSAh ny `s^ Byq kItIaM td rA,I aty `sdAkAFlA aAp,y dys ^ vAps cly gX=

2 ethAs 9:13-10:8 476

sulymAn dA KzAnA13ij\nA sonA sulymAn kol e|k sAl iv|c aA`NdA sI<

`sdA BAr 22,644 ik|lo dy krIb hu\dA sI= 14es toNelAvA vpArI aty sOdAgr vI sulymAn lE sonA lY kyaA`Ndy sn= arb dy sAry rAjy aty `s rAj dy SAsksulymAn kol sonA-cMdI lYky aA`Ndy sn= 15sulymAn nyku|qy hoX sony dIaM do sO v|.IaM >AlM b,vAEaM⁄ hr>Al sA>y s|t pØN. sony toN b,I hoE sI= 16`sny ku|qyhoX sony dIaM it\n sO CoqIaM >AlM vI b,vAEaM=enHM coN hr e|k >Al ^ pØ,y cAr pØN. sonA l|igaAhoeaA sI= sulymAn ny enHM >AlM ^ “lbAnon dy j\gldy mihl” iv|c r|iK!=”

17pAtSAh ny hATI dy d\d dA e|k v|.A is\GAs,b,vAeaA aty `s `%pr ku\dnI sonA m/HvAeaA=18is\GAs, dIaM Cy pØ/IaM sn aty e|k sony dApAedAn= eh sAry is\GAs, dy nAl ju/y hoX sn=is\GAs, ty bYQ, dy donoN pAisaM v|l >As,y sn aty>Asi,aM dy kol do b|br SyrM dy bu|t b,y sn= 19`nHMCy pØ/IaM dy s|jy K|by pAsy ku|l bArHM b|br Syr K/y sniksy vI rAj iv|c iksy vI pAtSAh dA aijhA is\GAs,kdy nhIN sI bi,aA= 20pAtSAh dy sAry pI, vAlyipaAly sony dy b,y hoX sn= lbAnon dy vn mihliv|c Gr dIaM ij\nIaM vI vstM sn sB sony dIaMb,IaM hoEaM sn= sulymAn dy rAj iv|c `sdA KzAnAe\nA BrpUr sI ik cMdI ^ `sdy smyN iv|c koE v|.mu|lIDAt nhIN sI jAi,aM jMdA= 21ik`N ik pAtSAh koljhAz sn jo hUUrAm dy nOkrM nAl trSIS ^ jMdy sn=trSIS dy eh jhAz it\n sAlM bAad e|k vAr sonA<cMdI< hATI d\d< bMdr aty mor `%ToN l|d ky ilaA`Ndyhu\dy sn=

22sulymAn pAtSAh DrtI `%pr sAry pAtSAhM koloNDn aty bu|DI iv|c amIr sI= 23dunIaM dy tmAm pAtSAhsulymAn ^ aty `sdy igaAn ^ sun, dy cAhvAn hokyiml, aA`Ndy= ijh/I bu|DI prmySur ny `s^ bKSIsI< `sdI mt lY, lE sAry pAtSAh sulymAn kolaA`Ndy sn= 24hr sAl eh pAtSAh sulymAn lEsOgAtM ilaA`Ndy= `h `s lE sony-cMdI dIaM b,IaMvstM< vstr-Sstr< grm msAly Go/y ty K|crM aAidilaA`Ndy=

25sulymAn kol aAp,y Goi/aM aty r|TM ^ r|K, lE4,000 tbyly sn aty `s kol 12,000 rTvAn sn=`sny enHM ^ !p,y r|TM dy SihrM iv|c aty kuJ eknM^ wrUSlm iv|c aAp,y kol r|iKaA= 26sulymAn `FrAtdiraA toN lY ky sArA rAh ijh/A FilstIaM dy dys

tIk aty imsr dI h|d tIk jMdA sI `%ToN tIk sBpAtSAhM dA pAtSAh sI= 27`s kol e\nI cMdI sI ik`h wrUSlm iv|c c|qAnM ij\nI hI !m sI= `s kole\nI idaAr dI l|k/ sI ik eh phA/I dyS iv|clygu|lr dy ru|KM ij\nI vDyry hovy= 28lok imsr toN aty sAryhor dySM iv|coN sulymAn lE Go/y ilaAeaA krdy sn=

sulymAn dI mØt29sulymAn dy bAkI k\m jo `sny kIty sn `h nATAn

nbI dIaM ilKtM iv|c aty SIlonI ahIwAh dy ag\mvAkM iv|c aty e|do pYg\br dy drSnM iv|c drj hn=e|do `h pYg\br sI ijsny nbAq dy pu|tr wArAbuaAmbAry Biv|K bA,I kItI sI= 30sulymAn ny wrUSlm iv|csAry esrAXl `%pr 40 vrHy rAj kItA= 31`pr\tsulymAn aAp,y puriKaM kol clAvA kr igaA= tM lokMny `s^ `sdy iptA dA~d dy Sihr iv|c dFnAeaA=sulymAn dI TAvyN hu, `sdA pu|tr rhbuaAm rAj krnl|gA=

rhbuaAm dI nAsmJI dy kArnAmyrhbuaAm Skm dys ^ igaA ik`N ik sArAesrAXl `s ^ pAtSAh bnA`, lE Skm

iv|c aAeaA hoeaA sI= 2nbAq dA pu|tr wArAbuaAmimsr iv|c sI ik`N ik `h sulymAn toN .rdA sI= prjdoN `sny sui,! ik sulymAn mr cu|ik! sI atyrhbu!m ^ jldI hI rAjy dA tAj pihnAe! jA,AsI< `h esrAXl ^ vAps mu/ !e!= 3esrAXldy lokM ny wArAbuaAm ^ aAp,y nAl c|l, ^ ikhA tdwArAbuaAm aty sAry esrAXlI rhbuaAm kol gX atyjA ky `s^ ikhA< “rhbuaAm< 4tyry iptA ny sA.A ij`,AmuSikl kItA hoeaA sI< `sdy hu\dy iz\dgI boJA >o,dy brAbr sI eslE pihlM sA.A BAr hOlA kr iFrasIN tyrI syvA krMgy=”

5rhbuaAm ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “tusIN myry kol it\nidn bAad aA`,A=” tM lok vAps cly gX=

6td rhbuaAm pAtSAh ny aAp,y bzurg mnu|KM ijnHMny `sdy iptA sulymAn dI syvA kItI sI `s nAl slAhkItI< “tusIN mY^ kI rAe id\dy ho? tuhA.I kI rAe hY ikmYN `nHM nAl kI g|l krM?”

7bzurg aAdmIaM ny rhbuaAm ^ ikhA< “jykr tU\`nHM lokM nAl ih|t kryNgA aty `nHM ^ KuS kryNgA td`h hmySA tyrI cAkrI krdy rih,gy=”

8pr rhbuaAm ny bzurgM dI mt ^ svIkAr nAkItA= iFr `sny aAp,I `mr dy juaAnM nAl mSvrA

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kItA ijh/y ik `sdy nAl hI v|.y hoX sn aty `sdIcAkrI kr rhy sn= 9rhbuaAm ny `nHM ^ pu|iCaA< “tusINmY^ kI rAe id\dy ho? sA^ `nHM lokM ^ kI kih,AcAhIdA hY? `h mY^ aAp,A boJ hlkA krn ^ aAKrhy hn aty `h eh vI aAKdy hn ik ij\nA k\m dABAr tyry iptA ny sA.y `%pr pAeaA hoeaA sI< pihlMtU\ `h BAr sA.y toN hlkA kr=”

10tM `h juaAn ijh/y `sdy hmjolI sn `s^aAiKaA ik tU\ `nHM lokM ^ ijnHM ny tY^ aAiKaA ik tyryiptA ny sA.A k\m dA boJ vDAeaA pr tU\ sA.y lE`s^ hlkA kr tM tU\ `nHM ^ eh jvAb dy ik myrI`Ngl myry iptA dy kmr koloN vI tk/I hY= 11myry iptAny tM BArA boJ tuhA.y ty pAeaA sI< pr mYN `s BAr ^hor vI vDIk krMgA= myry iptA ny tM isrF tuhA^koqilaM nAl mAiraA sI pr mYN tuhA^ lohy dy isry vAlykoqilaM nAl F\.MgA=

12it\nM idnM `pr\t< wArAbuaAm aty bAkI dy sArylok rhbuaAm kol aAX< iblkul ijvyN ik `sny `nHM ^ikhA sI= “myry kol it\nM idnM iv|c vAps ! jAvo=”13td rhbuaAm pAtSAh ny `nHM nAl b/y kmInypnnAl g|l kItI= `sny bzurgM dI g|l dA kih,A nAm»inaA= 14sgoN `sny aAp,y hmjolI nOjuaAnM dy mgrl|gky lokM nAl `sy lihjy iv|c g|l kItI ijvyN `nHMny pAtSAh ^ isKAeaA sI= `sny ikhA< “myry iptA nytuhA.A boJ vDAeaA sI pr mYN tuhA.A boJ `stoN vIvDIk krMgA= myry iptA ny tuhA^ koqilaM nAl F\i.aApr mYN tuhA^ DAt j/IaM isrIaM vAly koqilaM nAlF\.MgA=”

15so pAtSAh ny lokM dI nA su,I< ik`N ik g|lM dAeh fyr-bdl prmySur v|loN hI sI= eh vApiraA tMjo whovAh SIlonI sI ahIwAh dy rAhIN nbAq dy pu|trwArAbuaAm bAry boilaA sI< s|c ho sky=

16jd sAry esrAXl ny vyiKaA ik pAtSAh ny `nHMdI g|l nhIN su,I tM lokM ny pAtSAh ^ jvAb id|tAik dA~d dy nAl sA.A kI irStA aty w|sI dy pu|trnAl sA.I koE v\.-ivhAr nhIN hY= hy esrAXl< aApo-aAp,y t\bUaM iv|c clo⁄ hu, hy dA~d⁄ tU\ aAp,y hIGrA,y ^ s\BAl= td esrAXl dy sAry lok aApo-aAp,yGrM ^ prt gX= 17pr `%Ty kuJ esrAXlI aijhysn jo whUdAh dy SihrM iv|c vsy hoX sn aty rhbuaAm`nHM dA pAtSAh sI=

18Fyr rhbu!m ny hdorAm ^< jo ik mjbUr mjdUrMdA e\cArj sI< esrAXl dy lokM kol ByijaA< pr`nHM ny `s `%pr pTrAv krky `s^ mAr su|iqaA=

19`s idn toN lYky a|j tIk esrAXlI dA~d dy GrA,ydy ivroDI hn=

jd rhbuaAm wrUSlm iv|c aAeaA tM `snyesrAXl nAl l/n lE whUdAh aty

ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUhM iv|coN 1,80,000 ispAhIek|Qy kIty tM jo `h rhbuaAm dy lE `h rAj mo/ilaA`,= 2pr whovAh toN SmaAwAh ^ bcn hoeaA=SmAaAwAh prmySur dA mnu|K sI ty whovAh ny !iK!<3smA!wAh< rhbuaAm ^ aAK jo ik sulymAn dA pu|trhY aty whUdAh dA pAtSAh aty sAry esrAXlIaM ^kih jo ik whUdAh aty ibnwAmIn iv|c rih\dy hn<`nHM sAiraM ^ eh aAK: 4whovAh e`N aAKdA hY<“tusIN aAp,y BrAvM nAl l/AE nA krnA= tusIN sBaApo-aAp,y GrM ^ mu/ jAvo= ik`N ik eh g|l myryhI v|loN hY=” td rhbuaAm pAtSAh aty `sdI FOj nywhovAh dy s\dyS ^ m»n ilaA ty `nHM ny wArAbuaAm tyc/HAE nA kItI sgoN vAps mu/ gX=

rhbuaAm dA whUdAh ^ mzbUt krnA5rhbuaAm wrUSlm iv|c rih, l|g ipaA= `sny

whUdAh Sihr ^ duSm,M toN bcA`, lE aAp,y SihrM^ mzbUt kItA= 6`sny bYtlhm< XqAm< tkoaA<7bYtsUr< soko< a|dulAm< 8gT< mArySAh< zIF< 9adorem<lkIS< azykAh< 10sAraAh< a|wAlon aty hbron ^ jowhUdAh aty ibnwAmIn iv|c hn< `nHM ^ g/HM vAlySihr b,AeaA= 11jdoN `sny enHM SihrM ^ p|kAkItA tM `nHM iv|c srdAr muk|rr kIty aty `%Ty rsd<tyl aty SrAb dy B\.Ar r|Ky= 12aty rhbuaAm ny hrSihr iv|c >AlM aty BAly vI rKvA ky Sihr ^ p|ikaMkItA aty `sny whUdAh aty ibnwAmIn dy lokM ^ atySihrM ^ aAp,y inw\tR, iv|c r|iKaA=

13sAry esrAXl iv|coN jAjk aty lyvI aApo-aAp,Isrh|d toN `%Qky rhbuaAm nAl iml gX= 14lyvIaAp,I zmIn aty Kyt mlkIatM C|. ky whUdAh atywrUSlm iv|c aA gX= lyvIaM ny e\J es lE kItAik`N ik wArAbuaAm aty `sdy pu|trM ny `nHM ^ whovAhdy jAjk b,n toN vrijaA sI= 15wArAbuaAm ny `%cIaMTAvM ty aAp,y cu,y hoX jAjkM ^ syvA lE r|iKaA aty`nHM `%cy TAvM ty b|kiraM aty aAp,y b,AX hoX v|iCaMdy bu|tM ^ TAipaA= 16jdoN lyvIaM ny esrAXl ^ C|i.aA<`nHM dy ip|Cy esrAXl dy sAry GrAi,aM iv|coN aijhylokI ijnHM ny esrAXl dy whovAh prmySur dI Kojiv|c aAp,A jIa-jAn lgAeaA sI< wrUSlm iv|caAX tM jo `h aAp,y puriKaM dy whovAh prmySur dy

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a|gy Byq c/HA`,= 17`nHM lokM ny whUdAh dy rAj ^mzbUt kItA aty `nHM ny sulymAn dy pu|tr rhbuaAm dIit\n vrHy tIk ihmAet kItI= e\J `nHM ny es lEkItA ik`N ik `s vyly tIk `h dA~d aty sulymAn dyjIvn >\g mutAbk cldy rhy=

rhbuaAm dA pirvAr18rhbuaAm ny mhlT nAl ivaAh krvA ilaA=

ahAlT dy iptA wrImoT aty mM dA nM abIhel sI=whImoT dA~d dA pu|tr sI aty abIhel alIaAbdI DI sI aty alIaAb w|sI dA pu|tr sI= 19mhlT nyit\n pu|tr j\my ijnHM dy nA`N w~S< SmrwAh aty zAhmsn= 20`stoN bAad rhbuaAm ny abSAlom dI DImaAkAh nAl ivaAh krvA ilaA ijs iv|coN `sdyabIwAh< a|tE< zIzA aty SlomIT pYdA hoX=21rhbuaAm abSAlom dI potrI maAkAh ^ aAp,IaMsArIaM rA,IaM aty dAsIaM nAloN bhutA ipaAr krdAsI= rhbuaAm dIaM 18 ptnIaM aty 60 dAsIaM snaty `h 28 pu|trM aty 60 DIaM dA iptA sI=

22rhbuaAm ny amkAh dy pu|tr abIwAh ^ `sdyBrAvM iv|coN muKIaA cui,aA= ik`N jo `h abIwAh ^pAtSAh bnA`, dI iv`Nt kr irhA sI= 23rhbuaAmny b/I bu|DImtA nAl aAp,y sAry pu|trM ^ whUdAh atyibnwAmIn dy hr Sihr iv|c FYlAa id|tA ty e`N aAp,yrAj ^ p|ikaM kItA= aAp,y sAry pu|trM sAry rAj iv|cv|K-v|K krky `nHM ^ bhut sArI rsd id|tI aty `nHMlE vhuqIaM vI vyKIaM=

SISk rAjy dI whUdAh `%ty c/HAEe`N rhbuaAm SktISAlI rAjA bi,aA aty`sny aAp,y rAj ^ vI SktISAlI b,AeaA=

iFr rhbuaAm aty whUdAh dy pirvAr-smUh ny whovAhny nymM ^ m»n, toN enkAr kr id|tA= 2iFr rhbuaAmdy SAsn dy p\jvyN vrHy iv|c imsr dy rAjy SISk nywrUSlm `%ty c/HAE kr id|tI= eh es lE vApir!ik`N ik rhbuaAm aty whUdAh dy lok whovAh nAlvFAdAr nhIN sn= 3SISk dy nAl 12,000 r|T aty60<000 asvAr sn aty `s nAl imsr toN aAX lUbI<sUkI aty kUSI a,ig,t lok sn= 4SISk whUdAh dymzbUt SihrM ^ hrAky aAp,I FOj ^ wrUSlm iv|c lYaAeaA=

5td SmaAwAh nbI rhbuaAm aty whUdAh dysrdArM dy kol ijh/y SISk dy a|goN wrUSlm iv|cek|Qy ho gX sn aAeaA aty `nHM ^ aAiKaA ik whovAh

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evyN FrmA`NdA hY: “tusIN mY^ C|. id|tA< esy lE mYNvI tuhA^ SISk dy h|T C|. id|tA hY=”

6td whUdAh dy aAgUaM aty rhbuaAm pAtSAh ^aAp,I ZltI dA aihsAs hoeaA ty `nHM ny aAp,y-aAp^ inmA,A b,Aky ty aAiKaA< “whovAh DrmI hY=”

7whovAh ny vyiKaA ik whUdAh dy lokM aty pAtSAh^ aAp,I ZltI dA aihsAs ho igaA hY td whovAhv|loN SmaAwAh ^ bcn hoeaA aty whovAh ny `s^ikhA< “pAtSAh aty `s dy lokM ^ soJI aA gE hY<es lE mYN hu, `nHM ^ tbAh nhIN krMgA pr `nHM^ jldI hI bcAvMgA aty wrUSlm `%pr aAp,A kroDvrsA`, lE SISk dA pRwog nhIN krMgA= 8prwrUSlm dy lok SISk dy gulAm ho,gy tM jo `h myrIsyvA aty dys dy rAijaM dI syvA dA Frk jA, lY,=”

9so SIsk ny wrUSlm `%pr hmlA boilaA aty whovAhdy m»dr dA sArA KzAnA lu|q ilaA= SIsk imsr dArAjA sI= `sny pAtSAh dy mihl dA vI sArA KzAnAlu|q ilaA= `sny eh sB kuJ lu|q ilaA ehI nhINsgoN `sny sulymAn ny jo sony dIaM >AlM b,vAEaMsI< `h vI lY lEaM= 10td rhbuaAm pAtSAh ny sonydIaM >AlM dy bdly ip|tl dIaM >AlM b,AEaM aty`nHM ^ `nHM pAtSAh dy mihl dy drbAnM ^ id|tIaMjo pRvyS duaAr dI rAKI krdy sn= 11jdoN pAtSAhwhovAh dy m»dr iv|c jMdA tM `h drbAn aA`Ndy tM`h ip|tl dIaM >AlM koQ/I coN bAhr k|> ky `s nAljMdy ty iFr vApsI `%Ty hI >AlM ^ koQ/I iv|c r|KaA`Ndy= 12jdoN rhbuaAm ny aAp,y-aAp ^ inmA,Ab,AeaA< whovAh dA kroD `stoN ql igaA aty `snypAtSAh ^ pUrI trHM brbAd nhIN kItA= whUdAh iv|ckuJ c\gIaM cIzM sn=

13rhbuaAm ny wrUSlm iv|c SAsn kItA aty !p,yrAj ^ mzbUt b,Ae!= jdoN `h pAtSAh bi,aA`h 41virHaM dA sI aty wrUSlm iv|c `sny 17vrHyrAj kItA= esrAXl dy sAry pirvAr-smUhM iv|coN<whovAh ny aAp,y nM dI sTApnA lE wrUSlm ^ hIcui,aA= rhbuaAm dI mAtA dA nM namAh sI jo ika»monIaM iv|coN sI= 14rhbuaAm ny buiraAE kItI ik`Nik `h !p,y pUry idloN whovAh ^ nhIN cAihaA=

15rhbuaAm dy sAry k\m ijh/y `sny !p,y SAsn dySurU toN lYky aKIr tIk kIty `h SmawAh nbI atye|do pYg\br dIaM ilKtM iv|c drj hn= `nHM nyGrAi,aM dA ethAs iliKaA= ij\nI dyr rhbuaAmaty wArAbuaAm rAj krdy rhy< `h e|k dUjy dy ivru|Dl/dy rhy= 16aKIr rhbuaAm ip`-dAidaM kol akAl

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clA,A kr igaA aty `s^ dA~d dy Sihr iv|cdFnAeaA igaA aty `s `pr\t `sdA pu|tr abIwAhnvM pAtSAh bi,aA=

abIwAh dA whUdAh `%pr rAjjdoN wArAbuaAm pAtSAh dA esrAXl `%prrAj dA 18vrHA sI td abIwAh whUdAh dA

nvM pAtSAh bi,aA= 2abIwAh ny wrUSlm iv|c 3vrHyrAj kItA= `sdI mM dA nM mIkAwAh sI jo ~rIXl dIDI sI aty ~rIXl gbE Sihr toN sI aty abIwAhaty wArAbuaAm dy drimaAn vI j\g cldI rhI=3abIwAh dI FOj iv|c 4,00,000 bhAdur ispAhI snijnHM ^ lY ky `h l/AE dy mYdAn iv|c `tiraA=wArAbuaAm dI FOj iv|c 8,00<000 bhAdur ispAhI snty `h abIwAh nAl wu|D krn lE itaAr ho igaA=

4td abIwAh smArIm dI coqI `%ty jo aFrAEmdI phA/I `%pr hY K/A hoeaA aty aAK, l|gA ik< “hywArAbuaAm aty sAry esrAXl dy loko⁄ myrI su,o⁄ 5kItuhA^ ptA nhIN ik esrAXl dy prmySur ny esrAXl`%pr rAj dA~d ^ aty `sdy v\S ^ lU, dyekrArnAmA* nAl sdIv lE id|tA hY? 6pr nbAqdA pu|tr wArAbuaAm jo dA~d dy pu|tr sulymAn dAsyvAdAr sI `%Qky aAp,y mAlk toN aAkI ho igaA=7fyr wArAbu!m bykAr aty lf\ig! nAl ju/ ig!=bAad iv|c eh bd lok rhbu!m dy iKlAf ho gX=ik`N jo `h CoqA aty bytjurbAkAr sI< `h `nHM tykAbU nA pA sik!=

8“hu,< tusIN lokM ny whovAh dy rAj ^ hrA`, dAinScA kr il! hY< jo ik dA~d dy `|trAiDkArI@du!rA SAist ho irhA= tyry kol tyry nAl bhut lok hnaty wArAbu!m du!rA< tyry dyvty ho, lE b,AX hAXsony dy v|iC@ dy bu|t vI tyry kol hn= 9tusIN hArUn dypu|trM aty lyvIaM ^ jo whovAh dy jAjk sn `nHM ^bAhr k|> id|tA aty `sdI TAvyN aAp,y jAjk r|KyijvyN ik dunIaM dy dUjy rAjy krdy hn= aty hu, ehmuk|rr kr id|tA ik ijh/A koE e|k bC/A aty s|tBy.y lYky aAvy `h `nHM dyvitaM jo ik JUQy hn `nHM dAjAjk b, skdA hY= 10“pr sA.y lE tM whovAh hI

nU, dA ekrArnAmA jdoN lokM ny ek|iQaM nU, KADA<es dA arT sI ik `nHM dA dostI dA ekrArnAmA kdy vInhIN qu|qygA= e|Ty abIwAh aAK irhA sI ik prmySur ny dA~dnAl e|k ekrArnAmA kItA sI jo kdy vI nhIN toi/aA jAskygA=

sA.A prmySur hY aty asIN whUdAh dy lok `s ^ m»n,

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toN enkArI nhIN hM= asIN `s^ C|i.aA nhIN= ijh/yjAjk whovAh dI syvA krdy hn `h hArUn dy b|cy hnaty lyvI whovAh dI syvA krn iv|c jAjkM dI mddkrdy hn= 11`h hr svyr-SAm whovAh a|gy hom dIaMByqM c/HA`Ndy hn aty DUf DuKA`Ndy hn= `h piv|trmyz `%pr c/Ht dIaM roqIaM r|Kdy hn aty hr SAmsuinhry SmAdAn `%prly dIivaM ^ jgA`Ndy hn=asIN b/y iD!n nAl whovAh !p,y prmySur dI syvAkrdy hM pr tusIN lokM ny `s ^ C|. id|tA hY= 12prmySuraAp sA.y nAl hY⁄ `hI sA.A SAsk hY aty `sdy jAjksA.y nAl hn= prmySur dy jAjk aAp,y aA`, dIsUcnA id\dy ty tuhA^ jgA`, vAsty jor dI tUrHIaMvjA`Ndy hn ty aAKdy hn⁄ hy esrAXlIP< tusIN aAp,ypuriKaM dy whovAh prmySur dy ivru|D nA l/o⁄ ik`N jotusIN sFl nA ho pAvoNgy=”

13pr wArAbuaAm ny abIwAh dI FOj dy ip|Cy corI-Cu|pyispAhI@ dA e|k qolA Byj id|tA< so `sdI FOj abIwAhdI FOj dy sAmH,y sI aty wArAbu!m dy Cupy hoX sYinkabIwAh dI FOj dy ip|Cy sn= 14jdoN whUdAh toN abIwAhdI FOj ny aAp,y aAsy pAsy vyiKaA tM `nHM vyiKaA ikwArAbuaAm dI FOj a|goN ty ip|CoN dono pAsIN `nHM tyhmlA kr rhI hY= td whUdAh dy lokM whovAh ^`%cI pukAiraA ty jAjkM ny tUrHIaM vjAEaM= 15tdabIwAh dI FOj ny llkAiraA= jdoN whUdAh dI FOjny llkAiraM tM prmySur ny wArAbuaAm dI FOj ^ hArid|tI= esrAXl toN wArAbuaAm dI sArI FOj ^ abIwAhny whUdAh iv|c hrA id|tA= 16whUdAh dI sYnA toNesrAXlI FOj B|j KlotI ty prmySur ny whUdAh dIfOj dA esrAXlI sYnA ^ hrA`, iv|c sAT id|tA=17es hAr iv|c esrAXl dI fOj dA 5,00<000 sYinkb\dA mAiraA igaA= 18`s vkt whUdAh dI FOj dIij|t aty esrAXl dI hAr hoE= whUdAh dI ij|t eslE hoE ik`N ik `nHM ny whovAh aAp,y puriKaM dyprmySur ty aDIk hoky l/AE kItI=

19abIwAh ny wArAbuaAm dA ip|CA aty enHM SihrMbYtXl dy wSAnAh ty `sdy Sihr< aFron aty `sdySihrM ^ `s koloN Koh ilaA=

20jd tIk abIwAh dA rAj irhA wArAbuaAm mu/tAkt iv|c nA aAeaA= Fyr abIwAh dy idnM iv|cwhovAh ny wArAbu!m ^ pCAi/! aty `h mr ig!=21pr abIwAh b/I tAkt iv|c aA igaA= `sny 14

aØrtM nAl ivaAh kItA aty `sdy Gr 22 pu|tr aty16 DIaM ny jnm ilaA= 22abIwAh dy hor kArnAmye|do nbI dI poTI iv|c ilKy hoX hn=

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abIwAh dI mØt ho gE tM `h vI aAp,ypuriKaM ’c SAiml ho igaA aty lokM ny `s^

dA~d dy Sihr iv|c dFnAa id|tA ty `sdI TAvyN`sdA pu|tr aAsA nvM pAtSAh bi,aA= aAsA dy rAjiv|c dys iv|c 10 sAl tIk SMtI rhI=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh aAsA2aAsA pAtSAh ny `hI kItA jo whovAh aAp,y

prmySur dI ingAh iv|c c\gA sI= 3`sny Ppry dyvitaMdIaM jgvydIaM ^ aty `%cy aAsTAnM ^ cu|k id|tAaty wAdgArI p|TrM ^ B\n su|iqaA aty wAdgArI p|TrM^ cUr-cUr kr id|tA= 4pAtSAh ny whUdAh dy lokM ^whovAh prmySur dA hukm m»n, ^ ikhA ijnHM dI ik`sdy puriKaM ny vI `pAsnA kItI hY ty aAsA ny `nHM^ prmySur dy hukm aty nymM ^ m»n, dA aAdyS id|tA=5aAsA ny sAry whUdAh Sihr iv|coN `%cIaM TAvM< DUpMaty jgvydIaM ^ cukA id|tA es lE `sdy rAj iv|cdys iv|c cAro pAsy SMtI rhI= 6aAsA ny whUdAh iv|cjdoN SMtI dA rAj sI `s vyly SihrM ^ p|ikaM kItA tyenHM sAlM iv|c aAsA ny koE l/AE nA kItI ik`N ikwhovAh v|loN `s^ SMtI pRApt hoE sI=

7aAsA ny whUdAh dy lokM ^ aAiKaA< “aAP asINeh Sihr b,AEX aty enHM dy duaAly k\DM aty burjb,AEX aty FAqk b,A ky `nHM ty arl lgAEX<jd t|k eh dys sA.y kbzy iv|c hY= eh dys sA.ykbzy iv|c es lE hY ik`N ik asIN whovAh aAp,yprmySur ^ iDaAeaA ty `sny sA.y cAry-pAsy SMtIvrtAE hY=” e`N `nHM ny es rAj ^ b,AeaA atysFltA pRApt kItI=

8aAsA pAtSAh kol whUdAh GrA,y iv|coN 3,00,000

mnu|KM dI FOj sI aty ibnwAmIn iv|coN 2,80,000 whUdAhdy sYinkM dy h|TM ’c >AlM aty brCy hu\dy sn atyibnwAmIn dy sYinkM dy h|TM iv|c CoqIaM >AlM hu\dIaMaty tIr clA`Ndy sn= eh sAry mnu|K tk/y vIr woDysn=

9td zrh jo kUSI toN sI aAsA dy ivru|D `%iQaA=`sdI FOj iv|c `s kol 10,00<000 sYink aty 300

r|T sn aty `sdI FOj dUr t|k mArySAh dy Sihr tIkgE= 10aAsA vI `sdy ivru|D li/aA aty aAsA dIFOj ny mArySAh iv|c sFATAh dI vAdI iv|c l/AElE itaArI ksI=

11aAsA ny whovAh aAp,y prmySur ^ pukAiraA< “hywhovAh< isrF tU\ hI blvAn lokM a|gy inrbl lokMdI mdd kr skdA hYN so es vAsty hy whovAh< sA.y

14 prmySur asIN tyry aDIn hM sA.I mdd kr= asIN tyrAnM lYky e\nI blvAn FOj nAl qAkrA krn l|gy hM= hywhovAh prmySur tU\ aAp,y nM dI lAj r|KIN ty iksy ^aAp,y ivru|D nA `%Q, dyvIN=”

12td whovAh ny aAsA aty whUdAh dy sAmH,y kUSIaM^ mAiraA tM kUSI hAr ky B|j gX= 13aAsA dI FOj nykUSIaM dA grAr tIk ip|CA kItA= ik\ny sAry kUSI mArygX ty `h mu/ FOj dy rUp ’c ek|Qy hoky l/n dAhONslA nA kr sky= `nHM ^ whovAh ty `sdI FOj dyB\n su|iqaA aty aAsA pAtSAh ty `sdI FOj ny `nHM dIik\nA kImtI smAn lu|q ilaA= 14aAsA aty `sdI sYnAny grAr ty `sdy ny/y dy SihrM ^ hrAeaA aty `%ToNdy vAsI whovAh toN BYa KA, l|gy= `nHM SihrM iv|ckAFI v|.mu|lA smAn sI ty aAsA dI FOj ny `h sArAsmAn lu|q ilaA ty aAp,y Sihr lY aAX= 15aAsA dIsYnA ny `nHM .yiraM ty vI hmlA boilaA ij|Ty aAj/Isn ty `%ToN `h ik\ny hI ~Q aty By.M wrUSlm iv|c lYaAX=

aAsA dy bdlAvprmySur dA aAtmA `dyd dy pu|tr azrwAh`%pr aAE= 2azrwAh aAsA ^ iml,

aAeaA aty kih, l|gA< “hy aAsA⁄ aty sAry whUdAhaty ibnwAmIn dy loko myrI su,o⁄ jd tIk tusIN whovAhdy nAl ho `h tuhA.y nAl hY= jykr tusIN `sdy cAhvAnho tM `h tuhA^ zrUr imlygA pr jykr tusIN `s^C|. jAvoNgy tM `h tuhA^ C|. dyvygA= 3bhut smyN tIkesrAXlI ibnM s|cy prmySur aty ibnM jAjkM aty`sdI ibvsTA toN ibnA jIvy hn= 4pr jdoN `h aAp,yduK dI G/I iv|c esrAXl dy whovAh prmySur v|lmu/y ty `sdy cAhvAn hoX `nHM ny `s^ pA ilaA=5aty `nHM vyilaM iv|c `s aØKI G/I iv|c koE vIs|uriKaA pUrvk sFr nhIN sI kr skdA= sAry hI rAjMiv|c b/I musIbt pE hoE sI= 6hr kOm dUsrI kOm dyiKlAf sI< aty hr ngr dUsry ngrM dy iKlAf wu|Dkr irhA sI= eh sB es lE vApir! ik`N ikprmySur `nHM ^ hr trHM dy kSq dy irhA sI= 7pr hyaAsA< whUdAh aty ibnwAmIn dy loko⁄ tusIN tk/y hovo=ih\mt nA hAro< kmzor nA pvo ik`N ik tuhA^ tuhA.InykI dA Fl zrUr imlygA=”

8jdoN aAsA ny enHM g|lM bAry aty `dyd nbI dybcnM bAry sui,!< `s^ `tsAh imil!< `snywhUdAh aty ibnwAmIn dy sAry elAik! iv|coN aty`nHM sAry ngrM iv|coN ijnHM `%ty `sny aFrAEm dy

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phA/I elAik! iv|coN kbjA kItA sI< sAry iGr,Awog bu|tM ^ hqAeaA `sny whovAh dI jgvydI dIFyr toN mur\mt kItI< jo whovAh dy vrM.y dy sAmH,y sI=

9td aAsA ny whUdAh aty ibnwAmIn dy sAry lokM^ ek|iQaM kItA esdy elAvA `sny aFrAEm atymn|Sh aty iSmPn dy lokM ^ vI ek|iQaM kItA ik`Nik jdoN `nHM ny vyiKaA ik whovAh `sdA prmySur`sdy nAl hY tM `h esrAXl iv|coN bhut ig,tIiv|c `sdy nAl aAX=

10aAsA aty `h lok wrUSlm iv|c aAsA dy rAj dy15vrHy dy tIjy mhIny iv|c ek|Qy hoX= 11`s vyly `nHMny 700 bld aty 7<000 By.M-b|krIaM whovAh dya|gy c/HAEaM= aAsA aty `sdI sYnA ny `h sArI c/Htty hor kImtI sAmAn aAp,A duSm,M toN lY lEaM=12td `nHM ny whovAh prmySur dI idlo-jAn nAlsyvA krn dI shu\ KADI= `s prmySur dI< ijs dI `nHMdy puriKaM ny syvA kItI sI= 13ijh/A koE vI whovAhprmySur dI syvA toN enkArI hovy `s^ jAnoN mArid|tA jAvy= BAvyN `h KAs aAdmI hovy BAvyN aAm< BAvyNmrd ty BAvyN aØrt= 14td aAsA aty `sdy lokM nywhovAh a|gy shu\ cu|kI aty `h zor dI `%cI aAvAziv|c nris\igaM aty tUrHIaM nAl llkAry= 15sAry whUdIes shu\ cu|k, ty KuS sn ik`N ik eh shu\ `nHM nyaAp,y idloN KADI sI ty `nHM ny prmySur dA hukm tihidloN m»inaA= `nHM ny prmySur ^ vyK, dI rIJ kItIty `nHM pAeaA tM e`N prmySur ny `nHM dy dys iv|csuK-SMtI vrtAE=

16aAsA pAtSAh ny aAp,I mM makAh ^ rA,IaM dIpdvI toN vI hqAa id|tA ik`N jo `sny aSyrAh dyvIdI e|k iGnA`,I mUrt b,AE sI= aAsA ny `siGnA`,I mUrt dy quk/y-quk/y krky cknAcUr krid|tA= aty `nHM qoiqaM ^ ikdron dI vAdI iv|c sA/id|tA= 17whUdAh iv|coN `%icaM TMvM ^ tM< nA hqAeaAigaA pr aAsA sArI `mr whovAh v|l vFAdAr irhA=

18prmySur dy m»dr iv|c `nHM cIzM ^ jo `sdy iptAny piv|tr QihrAEaM sn aty `h vstM jo `snyaAp piv|tr QihrAEaM sI `nHM ^ a»dr ilaAeaAaty `h vstM sony aty cMdI dIaM b,IaM hoEaMsn= 19e`N aAsA dy rAj dy 35 sAl tIk koE l/AEnA hoE=

aAsA dy a»itm vrHyaAsA dy rAj dy 36 vrHy esrAXl dy pAtSAhbaASA ny whUdAh `%ty c/HAE kItI aty rAmAh16

^ iklA b,AeaA= baASA ny rAmAh Sihr ^ iklAes lE b,AeaA tM jo lok whUdAh pAtSAh jo whUdAhdA sI kol nA aA jA sk,=

2aAsA ny whovAh dy m»dr aty SAhI mihl iv|coN`nHM KzAinaM coN cMdI aty sonA k|> ky arAm dy bAdSAhbn-hdd jo ik d\imsk iv|c sI eh aAK ky ByijaA:3“`h nym jo tyry ty myry drimaAn hY aty myry aty tyryiptA dy drimaAn sI< vyK< `s anusAr mYN tyry kolcMdI aty sonA Byj irhA hM= hu, tU\ esrAXl dy pAtSAhbaASA nAl aAp,A nym to/ tM jo `h mY^ t\g krnAC|.y ty mY^ ek|ilaM ij`, dyvy=”

4bn-hdd ny aAsA dI g|l m»n lE aty `snyaAp,IaM FOjM dy srdArM ^ esrAXl dy SihrM dyivru|D ByijaA= `nHM ny Ewon< dAn< abyl-mAem atynFrAlI dy SihrM iv|c dy sAry B\.ArM ij|Ty KzAny ek|trhu\dy sn ^ tbAh kr id|tA= 5jdoN baASA ^ esrAXldy SihrM `%pr hmly dI ˘Kbr imlI tM `sny rAmAhiv|c iklA bnA`,A C|. ky aAp,A k\m `|Ty hI b\d krid|tA= 6td aAsA pAtSAh ny sAry whUdIaM ^ s|idaAaty `h rAmAh Sihr iv|c gX ty baASA `%Ty iklAbnA`, lE jo l|k/ aty p|Tr dI vrtoN kr irhA sI<`h sB cu|k ilaAX= aAsA aty whUdAh dy lokM ny `sl|k/ aty p|Tr nAl ZbA aty imsFAh Sihr ^ p|ikaAkItA=

7`s vkt hnAnI pYg\br aAsA kol aAeaA aty`s^ !iK!< “aAsA< tU\ arAm dy pAtSAh `%pr inrBrhoe! ty tU\ whovAh !p,y prmySur ty inrBr nhINhoe!< esy kAr, arAm dI sYnA tyry h|ToN bc ky inklgE hY= 8kUSIaM aty lUbIaM dI vI b/I tk/I FOj hY=`nHM kol kE r|T aty rTvAn hn= pr aAsA< tU\ whovAh`%pr BrosA r|iKaA ik `h BArI FOj ^ hAr dyvy sowhovAh ny `nHM ^ tyry h|T kr id|tA= 9whovAh dIaMa|KM tM sArI DrtI `%ty vyKdIaM hn tM ik `h `nHMdI mdd kry ijnHM dA idl `s `%pr pUrA inScAr|KdA hY= aAsA< tU\ mUrKtAE kItI es lE hu, tyrya|gyry jIvn ’c l/AE hI l/AE hY=”

10aAsA ^ hnAnI dy enHM bcnA ty kroD aAeaA=`h e\nA kroD iv|c aAeaA ik `sny hnAnI ^ kYdkr id|tA e`N aAsA ny kEaM lokM nAl vyly b/A ru|KAivvhAr vI kItA=

11aAsA dy SurU toN lYky a»t tIk dy kArnAmy ‘whUdAhaty esrAXl dy pAtSAhM dy ethAs dI poTI’ iv|cilKy hoX hn= 12aAsA dI pAtSAhI dy 39 vrHy iv|c`s^ `sdy pYr ty e|k ibmArI l|g gE jo ik bhut

2 ethAs 16:13-18:5 482

iB!nk sI= `sny vYdM toN Kud dA elAj krvAe!aty whovAh v|l nA pritaA= 13aAsA aAp,y rAj dy41vrHy mr igaA aty aAp,y puriKaM iv|c jA imilaA<14ty lokM ny `s^ dA~d dy Sihr iv|c aAsA dy aAp,yb,AX mkbry iv|c `s^ dFnAa id|tA= lokM ny `s^KUSbUdAr msAilaM ty etr BrI syjM ty ilqAa ky`s^ dFnAeaA aty `sdy s\mAn iv|c v|.I a|g bAlI=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh whoSAFAqwhUdAh iv|c aAsA dI TAvyN `sdA pu|trwhoSAFAq nvM pAtSAh bi,aA= `sny whUdAh

^ p|ikaM kItA tM jo `h tg/A ho ky esrAXl ^ hrAsky= 2`sny whUdAh dy sAry g/HA vAly SihrM iv|cFOjM r|KIaM= `sny whUdAh dy dys iv|c aty aFrAEmdy `nHM SihrM iv|c ijh/y `sdy iptA aAsA ny kbzy’c kIty sn `%Ty g/H b,A id|ty=

3whovAh whoSAFAq dy nAl sI ik`N ik `sny aAp,IjuaAnI iv|c aAp,y puriKaM ’c ijvyN dA~d ny c\gyk\m kIty sn esny vI kIty= whoSAFAq ny baAlM dI`pAsnA nA kItI= 4sgoN `h aAp,y iptA prmySur dASrDAlU bi,aA= aty `sdy hukmM `%pr cldA irhAaty `sny esrAXl vrgy k\m nA kIty= 5whovAh ny`s^ whUdAh dA SktIvAn pAtSAh b,AeaA= sArywhUdAh dy lok `s lE tohFy ilaA`Ndy e`N `s kolbhut mAl-mAn ty s\mAn ek|QA ho igaA= 6`h pRs\ntAnAl prmySur dy rAhM ty c|il! aty es iv|c grvmihsUs kItA = `sny dys iv|coN `%icaM TAvM aty aSyrAhdy T\mM ^ bAhr k|> su|iqaA=

7`sny aAp,y aAgUaM ^ whUdAh dy SihrM iv|cis|iKaA dy, lE ByijaA e`N `sny aAp,y rAj dytIjy vrHy kItA= `h aAgU bnhiwl< PbdwAh<zkrwAh< nTAnXl aty mIkAwAh sn= 8whoSAFAq nyaAgUaM dy nAL lyvIaM ^ vI ByijaA ijh/y SmaAwAh<nTnwAh< zbdwAh< asAhyl <SmIrmoT< whonATAn<adonIwAh< qobIwAh aty qob-adonIwAh sn= enHM dynAl `sny alISAmA aty whorAm jAjkM ^ vI ByijaA=9`nHM aAgUaM< lyvIaM aty jAjkM ny whUdAh iv|c `nHMlokM ^ is|iKaA id|tI= prmySur dy inaM dI poTI `nHMdy kol hu\dI ty e`N whUdAh dy ngr-ngr iv|c jAky`nHM ny lokM ^ is|iKaA id|tI=

10whovAh dA .r whUdAh dy aAs-pAs dy sAry rAjMiv|c CA igaA= es BYa nAl `h whoSAFAq nAl j\gkrn toN .rdy= 11kuJ FilstI lok whoSAFAq lEtohFy ilaAX ty `sdI tAkt ^ jA,dy hoX sgoN `h

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`s lE cMdI dy tohFy lYky aAX= arb dy lok `s kolnzrAny iv|c e|j/ ilaAX ijs iv|c 7,700 By.M aty7,700 b|krIaM sn=

12e`N whoSAFAq idnoN-idn SktISAlI hu\dA igaAty `sny whUdAh dys iv|c g/H aty godAm b,vAX=13aty gudAmM vAly SihrM iv|c `sny B\.Ar r|Ky atywrUSlm iv|c `sny sUrmy woDy r|Ky= 14`nHM ispAhIaMdI sUcI ijh/y wrUSlm iv|c sn< `nHM dy pirvAr-smUhMmutAbk e`N sI:

whUdAh dy pirvAr-smUh iv|coN ijh/y srdAr sn<e`N sn: adnAh 3,00<000sUrbIr ispAhI@ dAsrdAr sI= 15dUjy drjy ty whohAnAn 2,80<000

ispAhIaM dA srdAr sI= 16amswAh jo ik izkrI dApu|tr sI< `s hyQ 2,00,000 ispAhI sn aty `h aAp,yaAp ^ whovAh ^ aript krky b/A KuS sI=

17ibnwAmIn dy pirvAr-smUh iv|coN ijh/y aAgUsrdAr sn: alwAdA kol 2,00<000 ispAhI sn ijh/yDnu|K< tIr< aty >AlM vrtdy sn= alwAdA Kud vIe|k bhAdur ispAhI sI= 18whozAbAd kol 1,80<000

ispAhI sn ijh/y hmySA wu|D lE itaAr hu\dy sn=19eh sAry woDy whoSAFAq pAtSAh dy syvAdAr sn atypAtSAh kol hor vI aijhy aAdmI sn ijnHM ^ `snyg/H vAly SihrM iv|c r|iKaA hoeaA sI=

mIkAwAh dI ahAb ^ cytAvnIwhoSAFAq kol Dn aty e|zt bhut sI aty`sny e`N ahAb nAl irStA g\i>aA= 2kuJ

sAlM bAad whoSAFAq ahAb kol sAmirwA ^ igaA tyahAb ny `s lE ty `sdy sATIaM lE bhut sArIaMBy.M aty g~aM dI blI id|tI= ahAb ny whoSAFAq ^rAmoT iglaAd ty hmlA krn lE prBAivt krndI koiSS kItI= 3ahAb ny `s^ ikhA< “kI tU\ myry nAlrAmoT-iglaAd ty l/AE krn lE c|lyNgA?” ahAb`s vkt esrAXl dA pAtSAh sI aty whoSAFAqwhUdAh dA= tM whoSAFAq ny ahAb ^ `%tr id|tA< “mYNvI tM tyry hI vrgA hM ty ijvyN dy tyry lok hn `vyN dymyry hn= so asIN l/AE iv|c tyry nAl hovMgy=”4whoSAFAq ny ahAb ^ eh vI ikhA< “pihlM< sA^whovAh pAsoN bcn pRApt krn dy=”

5tM ahAb pAtSAh ny nbIaM ^ bulAeaA= 400

nbI ek|tr hoX tM ahAb ny `nHM ^ ikhA< “sA^ rAmoT-iglaAd dy ivru|D wu|D krnA cAhIdA hY ik nhIN?”nbIaM ny ahAb ^ ikhA< “jAP ik`N ik whovAh tuhA^ij|t dyvygA=”

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483 2 ethAs 18:6-296pr whoSAFAq ny aAiKaA< “enHM nbI@ toN elAvA<

kI e|Ty whovAh dA koE nbI hY? asIN whovAh pAsoN`sdy iksy nbI duaArA pu|C,A cAhu\dy hM=”

7td ahAb pAtSAh ny whoSAFAq ^ ikhA< “e|Tye|k aijhA mnu|K hY ijs koloN asIN whovAh toN pu|CIX<pr mYN `s aAdmI ^ nFrt krdA hM ik`N ik `hhmySA myry lE whovAh v|loN buiraAE dA ag\m vAcdAhY= `s mnu|K dA nM hY mIkAwAh= `h iwmlAh dApu|tr hY=” pr whoSAFAq ny ikhA< “ahAb< e\J nA kho⁄”

8td ahAb pAtSAh ny aAp,y e|k Kumry (krmcArI)^ s|d ky ikhA< “CytI kr aty iwmlAh dy pu|tr mIkAwAh^ lYky aA=”

9esrAXl dA pAtSAh ahAb aty whUdAh dApAtSAh whoSAFAq aApo-aAp,IaM rAj-g|dIaM `%typAtSAhI poSAk pA ky e|k ip/ iv|c jo sAmirwA dyFAqk a|gy bYQy hoX sn= aty 400 nbI `nHM dy a|gyag\m vAc rhy sn= 10knAnAh dy pu|tr isdkIwAh nyaAp,y lE lohy dy is\g b,AX aty ikhA< “whovAhaAKdA hY< ‘t\U enHM lohy dy is\gM ^ arAmI@ ^ mØt dyGAq `tArn lE vrt skdy ho=’”

11sAry nbIaM ny e|ko ijhI hI g|l aAKI= `nHM ikhA<“rAmoT-iglaAd dy Sihr jAvo aty tuhA^ `%Ty ij|tpRApt hovygI= ik`N ik whovAh arAmI lokM ^ pAtSAhdy h|T iv|c kr dyvygA=”

12`h hlkArA ijh/A mIkAwAh ^ s|d, igaA sI<`s^ boilaA< “mIkAwAh< su,< sAry nbI e|k mU»h hokypAtSAh lE BlAE dIaM g|lM d|sdy hn= `h aAKrhy hn ik pAtSAh ^ ij|t pRApt hovygI tM tU\ vIaijhI g|l hI krIN= tU\ vI BlAE dI g|l hI krIN=”

13pr mIkAwAh ny aAiKaA< “ij`Ndy whovAh dI shu\<jo kuJ myrA prmySur FrmAXgA mYN `hI kuJ bolMgA=”

14td mIkAwAh pAtSAh kol aAeaA= pAtSAh ny`s^ ikhA< “mIkAwAh sA^ rAmoT-iglaAd iv|cl/AE krn jA,A cAhIdA hY jM nhIN?” mIkAwAh nyjvAb id|tA< ‘jAP aty jA ky hmlA kro< tusIN ij|togyaty `nHM ^ hAr pRApt hovygI=”

15ahAb pAtSAh ny mIkAwAh ^ ikhA< “mYN tY^ ik\nIvAr shu\ cukAE hY ik tU\ mY^ whovAh dy nM `%ty s|cAEtoN ibnA hor kuJ nA d|sIN=”

16td mIkAwAh ny ikhA< “mYN esrAXlIaM ^ `nHMBy.M vMg sAry phA/M `%ty iK»i.! hoe! vyiK! ijnHMdA koE awAlI nA hovy aty whovAh ny aAiKaA< “enHMdA koE mAilk nhIN= enHM iv|coN hr koE !p,y GrSMtI nAl phu\c jAvy=”

17esrAXl dy pAtSAh ahAb ny whoSAFAq ^ ikhA<“mYN tY^ pihlM hI aAiKaA sI ik mIkAwAh myrI BlAEnhIN sgoN burAE dA hI s\dyS dyvygA=”

18mIkAwAh ny ikhA< “tusIN whovAh dA bcn su,o: mYNwhovAh ^ aAp,y is\GAs, ty bYQA vyiKaA aty surgdI sArI sYnA `sdy s|jy-K|by KlotI sI= 19whovAh ny!iK!< ‘kO, aAhAb ^ BrmAXgA tM jo `h rAmoT-igl!d ty hmlA krn lE jAvy aty mr jAvy?’whovAh dy du!ly KlotI@ hoE@ hstI@ ny kEv|Ko- v|K mSvry id|ty= 20td e|k aAtmA inkl kywhovAh dy a|gy Klo ig! aty !iK!< ‘mYN ahAb ^BrmAvMgA=’ whovAh ny `s aAtmy ^ pu|iCaA< ‘ikvyN?’21tM `s aAtmy ny jvAb id|tA< ‘mYN bAhr jA ky e|kJUQ boldA aAtmA b,ky `sdy sAry nbIaM dy mU»hMiv|c vs jAvMgA=’ tM whovAh ny aAiKaA< ‘tU\ aAhAb^ BrmA`, iv|c kAmwAb hovyNgA= es lE tU\ jAaty jA ky aAp,A kArj kr=’

22“hu, vyK ahAb< whovAh ny tyry enHM nbIaM dymU»hM iv|c tyry lE e|k JUQA aAtmA pA id|tA hY= whovAhdA furmAn hY ik ibptA tyry `%ty !vygI=”

23td isdkIwAh mIkAwAh dy kol igaA aty `sdymU»h ty mAiraA= isdkIwAh dA iptA knAnAh sI=isdkIwAh ny ikhA< “whovAh dA aAtmA iks rstymIkAwAh< myry koloN dI l\G ky tyry kol aAeaA ty tY^boilaA?” 24mIkAwAh ny aAiKaA< “isdkIwAh `s idn<jdoN tU\ a»drly kmry iv|c luk, lE v/yNgA td tU\jA, jAvyNgA=”

25td ahAb pAtSAh ny ikhA< “mIkAwAh ^ lY kySihr dy gvrnr aAmon kol aty pAtSAh dy pu|trwoaAS kol Byj dy= 26aAmon aty woaAS ^ kih,A< ‘ikpAtSAh e`N FrmA`NdA hY ik mIkAwAh ^ kYd krlvo aty jd tIk mYN l/AE toN mu/ nA aAvA es^roqI-pA,I toN elAvA hor kuJ KA, ^ nA dy,A=’”

27mIkAwAh ny aAiKaA< “ahAb< jykr tU\= kdy su|K-sMd nAl mu/ aAvyN tM jA,IN whovAh myry mU»hoN nhINboilaA= tU\ ty tyry sAry lok myrI g|l iDaAn nAl su,lvo ty wAd r|K,A=”

ahAb dA rAmoT-iglaAd ivKy mAiraA jA,A28td esrAXl dy pAtSAh ahAb aty whUdAh dy

pAtSAh whoSAFAq ny rAmoT-iglaAd iv|c c/HAE krid|tI= 29ahAb ny whoSAFAq ^ aAiKaA< “mYN j\g iv|cjA, toN pihlM aAp,A Bys bdl lvMgA< pr tU\ aAp,IpoSAk pAE r|K=” tM esrAXl dy pAtSAh ahAb ny

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aAp,A Bys vqAa ilaA aty donoN l/AE lE clygX=

30pr arAm dy pAtSAh ny rTM dy srdArM ^< jo`sdy nAl sn< hukm id|tA ik esrAXl dy pAtSAhtoN Cu|q hor iksy nAl vI nhIN l/nA=’ 31jdoN rTM dysrdArM ny whoSAFAq ^ vyiKaA tM `nHM ny soicaA<“eh hI esrAXl dA pAtSAh ahAb hovygA=” tM `hwhoSAFAq v|l l/n lE mu/y pr whoSAFAq ny whovAh^ pukAr kItI ty whovAh ny `s^ bcAa ilaA= prmySurny r|TM dy srdArM dA `s v|loN muhA,A mo/ id|tA=32jdoN `nHM ny vyiKaA ik whoSAFAq esrAXl dApAtSAh nhIN hY tM `nHM ny `sdA ip|CA krnA C|.id|tA=

33e\J vApiraA ik e|k ispAhI ny ibnM iksy inSAnytoN tIr clA id|tA aty `h tIr esrAXl dy rAjyaAhAb dy kvc dI kmzor jgHA ty v|ijaA= td aAhAbny aAp,y sArTI ^ aAiKaA< “vAps mu/ mY e|ToN bAhrk|> ky lY jA< mYN zKmI hM=” 34`s idn dI l/AE horKOFnAk ho gE esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny !p,y-!p ^SAm tIk arAmIaM dy sAmH,y r|T `%pr T\mI r|iK!aty sUrj ast ho, vyly tIk `h mr igaA=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh whoSAFAq shI slAmtwrUSlm aAp,y mihl tIk phu\c igaA= 2td

hnAnI gYbdAn dA pu|tr wyhU `sdy iml, lEinkilaA aty `sny pAtSAh ^ ikhA< “tU\ bury lokM dImdd ik`N krdA hYN? ijh/y lok whovAh nAl iGr,Akrdy hn< tU\ `nHM ^ ipaAr ik`N krdA hYN? ehIkAr, hY ik whovAh tyry `%pr kRoiDt hY= 3pr td vI<tyry iv|c kuJ c\gy gu, hn= tU\ dys iv|coN aSyrAh T\mM^ hqAe! aty tU\ aAp,y idl iv|c prmySur dy rAh tyc|l, dA inr,A kItA=”

whoSAFAq ny inaMkAr cu,y4whoSAFAq wrUSlm iv|c rih\dA sI aty `sny iFr

bXrSbA toN aFrAEm dy phA/M tIk lokM dy iv|ciFrky `nHM ^ `nHM dy puriKaM dy whovAh prmySur v|l^ moi/aA= 5`sny whUdAh iv|c inaMkAr cu,y aty`sny whUdAh dy sAry g/HM vAly SihrM iv|c inaMkArmuk|rr kIty= 6whoSAFAq ny `nHM inaMkArM ^ aAiKaA<“jo kuJ tusIN kr rhy ho `s v|l strk rho ik`N iktusIN mnu|KM v|loN nhIN sgoN whovAh v|loN inaM krdy hoaty whovAh inaM dI g|l iv|c tuhA.y nAl hY= 7hu,tuhA.y iv|coN sBnM ^ whovAh dy BYa iv|c rih,A cAhIdAhY= tusIN jo kuJ vI krdy ho< sAvDAn ho ky kro ik`N ik

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whovAh sA.A prmySur inaM ps\d hY= whovAh iksynAl iB\n-Byd jM Coqy-v|.y dA Frk nhIN r|KdA atynA hI `h aAp,y inaM bdl, lE iksy koloN irSvtlYNdA hY=”

8aty wrUSlm iv|c vI whoSAFAq ny lyvIaM atyjAjkM aty esrAXl dy pu|trM dy GrAi,aM dy muKIaMdy iv|coN lokM ^ whovAh dy inaAvM aty Jgi/aM lEmuk|rr kItA= td `h wrUSlm ^ mu/y= 9whoSAFAq ny`nHM ^ aAdyS id|tA aty ikhA< “tuhA^ s|cy idloN vFAdArho ky syvA krnI cAhIdI hY aty whovAh dy BYa iv|crih,A cAhIdA hY= 10jykr `nHM ngrM iv|c rih\dy tyryBrAvM iv|coN koE< tyry kol koE muk|dmA il!vy jo ikKUn-KrAby< ibDI< hukm< inaM jM iksy hor ibDI bAryhovy< tY^ `nHM ^ ictAvnI dy,I cAhIdI hY ik `nHM ^enHM sAry mAmil@ iv|c tyrI@ ihdAetM m»n,I@cAhIdI@ hn< nhIN tM `h prmySur a|gy doSI ho,gyaty `sdI kropI tyry `%ty< tyry BrAvM `%ty !vygI=pr jykr t\U aijhA kryNgM tM t\U doSI nhIN hovyNgA=11amrwAh prDAn jAjk whovAh bAbt iksy vI mAmlydA aAgU hY= eSmAXl dA pu|tr zbdwAh< whUdAh dypirvAr-smUh dA !gU pAtSAh bAbt iksy vI mAmlydA !gU hovygA= lyvI tuhA.y lE ilKArI ho,gy= !p,IkrnI iv|c hONslA aty BrosA r|Ko= whovAh `nHM dynAl hovy jo nyk hn=”

whoSAFAq l/AE dA sAmH,A krdA hoeaAes toN bAad moaAbI< amonI aty `nHM nAlkE hor a»monIaM toN Cu|q hor lok whoSAFAq

nAl l/n lE aAX= 2k|uJ mnu|KM ny whoSAFAq ^ aA kyikhA< “e|k v|.I BArI sYnA smu»dr dy pAr adom v|loNtyry ivru|D q|kr lY, aA irhI hY< aty vyK `h hsson-tAmAr iv|c hn=” (hsson-tAmAr Xn-gdI vIaKvA`NdA hY=) 3tM whoSAFAq ny BYa KA ky whovAha|gy byntI kItI aty `sny whUdAh iv|c sAiraM lEeh smM vrt r|K, dI .ON.I ipqvAE= 4whUdAh dylok ek|tr ho ky whovAh a|gy byntI krn aAX= `hwhUdAh dy sAry SihrM coN ek|Qy ho ky whovAh dI mddlY, lE byntI krn aAX=

5td whoSAFAq whUdAh aty wrUSlm dI sBA dyiv|c nvyN ivh/y dy a|gy whovAh dy m»dr iv|c KlotAsI= 6`sny ikhA<

“sA.y puriKaM dy whovAh prmySur hy akASM dywhovAh⁄ tU\ sArI iSRSqI dA pAtSAh⁄ tU\ srb SktImAnhYN⁄ koE mnu|K tyrA qAkrA krn toN asm|rT hY= 7tU\

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sA.A prmySur hYN⁄ tU\ e|ToN dy rAj dy lokM ^ e|ToN dyvsnIkM ^ eToN k|i>aA aty eh sB kuJ tU\ aAp,IprjA esrAXlIaM dy sAmH,y kItA aty eh DrtI ^aAp,y im|tr abrAhAm dy |trAiDkArIaM ^ sdA-sdAlE dy id|tI= 8abrAhAm dy `|trAiDkArI es DrtIty rhI ty tyry nM dA `nHM e|Ty m»dr TAipaA= 9`nHMikhA< ‘jdoN koE vI muSikl jM bdI sA.y ty aAp,yijvyN tlvAr jM inaM< bImArI jM kAl tM jykr asINes m»dr dy a|gy tyry sAhvyN K/y hoEX< ik`N ik tyrAnA`N es m»dr iv|c hY< aAp,I ibpdA vyly tyry a|gypRArTAnA krIX tM tU\ sA.I FiraAd su, ky sA^ bcAalvyNgA=’

10“pr hu, tU\ vyK ik a»monI< moaAbI aty syEr phA/dy lok< ijnHM toN tU\ esrAXl ^ jd `h imsr toNinkl ky aA rhy sI h|lA krn id|tA< sgoN `h `nHMv|loN mu/ gX ty `nHM dA nAS nhIN kItA= 11pr vyK`nHM sA^ ikho ijhA bdly ’c EnAm id|tA ik ijh/Adys tU\ sA^ imlK iv|c id|tA sI< `h sA^ `%ToN k|>,lE aA rhy hn= 12hyy prmySur< kI tU\ `nHM dA inaMnhIN kryNgA? `h jo v|.I FOj sA.y ivroD aA rhI hYasIN `sdA sAmH,A krn dy smr|T nhIN hM⁄ asINlAcAr hM aty nhIN jA,dy ik kI krIX? esy lE<asIN tYToN mdd m»g rhy hM⁄”

13sAry whUdI whovAh dy a|gy aAp,y Coqy b|cy< ptnIaMaty bAlM s\g K/y ho gX= 14td sBA iv|coN whzIXl`%ty jo ik lyvI sI aty aASF dy `|trAiDkArIaM iv|coNsI< `h zkrwAh dA pu|tr< bnAwAh dA potA sI= bnAwAhwIXl dA pu|tr sI aty wIXl mtnwAh dA pu|tr e`NwhzIXl `%pr whovAh dA aAtmA pRgq hoeaA=15whzIXl ny ikhA< “hy pAtSAh whoSAFAq aty whUdAhaty wrUSlm dy loko su,o= whovAh tuhA^ e`N aAKdAhY ik: ‘es v|.I BArI FOj dI nA ic\tA kro ty nA hIGbrAP< ik`N ik eh l/AE tuhA.I l/AE nhIN sgoNwhovAh dI hY= 16sgoN k|l tusIN `nHM dA mukAblA krnlE hyQM `trnA= `h lok sIs dI c/HAE v|loN aArhy hn aty tusIN `nHM ^ wrUXl dI `jA/ sAhvyNvAdI dy isry `%pr pAvoNgy= 17thuA^ es l/AE iv|cl/nA nhIN pvygA bs tusIN aAp,I-aAp,I TM ty .qyrho ty tusIN vyKoNgy ik ikvyN whovAh tuhA.I r|iKaA krdAhY= hy whUdAh ty wrUSlm tusIN GbrAP nA ty nA hIic\tA kro= whovAh tuhA.y a»g-s\g hY< es lE k|ltusIN enHM dy qAkry lE tur pY,A=’”

18whoSAFAq ny isr JukAeaA ty `sdA SIS DrtIty invAeaA= sAry whUdAh aty wrUslm dy vsnIkM

ny vI whovAh ^ Juk ky pR,Am kItA= 19khATIaM atykorAhIaM dy lyvIaM ny K/y ho ky `%cI aAvAz iv|cwhovAh esrAXl dy prmySur dI `stt kItI=

20whoSAFAq dI FOj svyry t/ky `%Q ky tkOa dI`jA/ iv|c cly gE= `nHM dy jA, l|igaM whoSAFAqny Kloa ky aAiKaA< “hy whUdAh ty wrUSlm dy vsnIko<su,o⁄ whovAh aAp,y prmySur `%pr BrosA r|Ko< tM tusINkAem rhoNgy= whovAh dy nbIaM `%pr ivSvAs krotM tuhA^ kAmwAbI imlygI=”

21whoSAFAq ny aAp,y lokM ^ ihdAetM id|tIaM aty`nHM ^ `tsAiht kItA= ifr `s ny whovAh dI `sttkrn lE ik `h piv|tr hY g|vwM ^ cuui,aA= `hFOj dy a|gy-a|gy c|ldy aty `s dI `stt ’c gItgA`Ndy aty aAKdy< “whovAh dI@ `sttM gAP ijvyNik `sdA aq|l ip!r hmySA lE siTr hY⁄” 22jdoN`h whovAh dI@ `sttM gA`, l|gy< tM whovAh nya»monIaM< moaAbIaM aty sEr prbt dy lokM `%prijh/y whUdAh ty hmlA krn lE ! rhy sn< GAtlgA lE< tM jo sArI@ FOjM hAr gE@= 23ik`N ika»monI ty moaAbI sEr dy vsnIkM dy qAkry iv|c KlogX tM ik `nHM ^ ktl krky Ktm kr dy,= jd `hsEr dy vsnIkM dA KtmA kr cu|ky tM `h aAps iv|ce|k dUjy ^ v|>, l|g pX=

24jdoN whUdAh dy lokM ny `jA/ dy burj `%ty phu\cky `s v|.I FOj ^ vyiKaA tM `nHM ^ `%Ty isrF loTMnzr aAENaM< jo ik DrtI `%pr >yrI hoE@ pEaMsn aty `nHM iv|coN koE vI nA bicaA= 25jdoN whoSAFAqaty `sdy lok `nHM dA mAl lu|q, lE aAX tM `nHM^ loTM `%pr e\nA mAl KzAnA aty bhukImtI vstMimlIaM ik `nHM toN cu|k ky iljAEaM nA jA skIaM=lu|q dA mAl e\nA sI ik `h it\n idn `s^ lu|qdyrhy= 26cOTy idn brAkAh dI vAdI iv|c `h ek|Qy hoXaty `s TAvyN `nHM ny whovAh dI `stt kItI= esylE a|j vI lok `s TM ^ “brAkAh dI vAdI” aAKdyhn=

27td whoSAFAq dy ip|Cy-ip|Cy sAry whUdAh atywrUSlm dy lok aApo-aAp,y GrM ^ prty= wrUSlmv|l ^ prtidaM whovAh ny duSm,M ^ hAr dy, kAr,aAp,y lokM iv|c jSn mnAeaA= 28e`N `h jSnmnA`Ndy rbAb< brbtM aty tUrHIaM vjA`Ndy wrUSlmiv|c whovAh dy m»dr iv|c aAX=

29td whovAh dA .r `nHM dySM dy sAry rAjM `%prpY igaA< jdoN `nHM eh sui,aA ik esrAXl dy vYrIaMnAl whovAh ny l/AE kItI hY= 30esy kAr, whoSAFAq

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dy rAj iv|c amn-cYn irhA aty `sdy prmySur ny`s^ `sdy cAroN pAisPN amn SMtI bhAl kItI=

whoSAFAq dy rAj dA a»t31whoSAFAq ny whUdAh `%pr rAj kItA= jdoN `h

rAj krn l|gA td `h 35 sAlM dA sI aty `snywrUSlm iv|c 25 vrHy rAj kItA= `sdI mM dA nMazUbAh sI< jo ik iSlhI dI DI sI= 32whoSAFAq aAp,yiptA aAsA dy rAh ty c|ilaA= `h aAp,y iptA dy rAhtoN .oilaA nhIN aty `hI k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAhiv|c shI sn= 33pr `%cIaM TAvM ^ hqAeaA nAigaA< ik`N ik ajy lokM ny aAp,y puriKaM dy prmySurnAl idl nhIN lgAeaA sI=

34whoSAFAq ny hor ijh/y kArj kIty `sdy aAid toNa»t tIk dy k\m hnAnI dy pu|tr wyhU dy ethAs iv|cilKy hn jo ik esrAXl dy pAtSAh dy ethAs dIpoTI iv|c drj hn=

35es `pr\t whUdAh dy pAtSAh whoSAFAq nyesrAXl dy pAtSAh ahzwAh nAl myl kItA=ahzwAh ny bhut buiraAE kItI= 36whoSAFAq nyahzwAh nAl myl es lE kItA ik trSIS ^ jA,lE jhAz b,AX jA,= `nHM ny aswon-Zbr iv|cjhAz b,AX= 37td mArySAh toN dodAvAh dy pu|tralIazr ny< whoSAFAq dy ivru|D ag\m vAk kItA atyaAiKaA< “ik`N ik tU\ ahzwAh nAl ju/ igaA eslE whovAh tyry b,AX sB kAsy ^ tbAh kr dyvygA=”jhAz tbAh ho gX aty es lE whoSAFAq atyahzwAh `nHM ^ trSIS ^ nA Byj sky=

td whoSAFAq dI mØt ho gE aty `h aAp,ypuriKaM dy kol hI dFnAeaA igaA= `s^

dA~d dy Sihr iv|c dFnAeaA igaA ty `sdI TAvyN`sdA pu|tr whorAm rAj krn l|gA= 2whoSAFAq dypu|tr azrwAh< whIXl< zkrwAh< azrwAh< mIkAXlaty sFqwAh sn= eh sAry esrAXl dy pAtSAhwhoSAFAq dy pu|tr aty whorAm dy BrA sn= 3whoSAFAqny aAp,y pu|trM ^ sonA-cMdI< bhu-mu|lIaM vstM dyv|.y EnAm aty whUdAh dy g/H vAly Sihr id|ty prrAj whorAm ^ id|tA= ik`N ik whorAm `sdA sB toNv|.A pu|tr sI=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh whorAm4whorAm ny aAp,y iptA dA rAj s\BAl ky aAp,y-aAp

^ mzbUt kItA= iFr `sny aAp,y sAry BrAvM ^ tlvArnAl v|> su|iqaA= ehI nhIN `sny esrAXl dy kE

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aAgUaM ^ vI v|> su|iqaA= 5jdoN whorAm rAj krnl|gA `h 32 virHaM dA sI= `sny wrUSlm iv|c a|QsAl rAj kItA= 6whorAm ahAb dy GrA,y vMgesrAXl dy pAtSAh dy rAhM `%pr hI tuiraA ik`Nik `h ahAb dI DI nAl ivaAihaA sI aty `sny `hIkuJ kItA jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c bd sI= 7prwhovAh dA~d dy GrA,y ^ nSq nhIN krygA= ik`Nik `sny dA~d nAl ekrArnAmA kItA sI ik hmySA`sdy pirvAr iv|coN e|k aAdmI pAtSAh b,ygA=

8whorAm dy smyN adomI whUdAh dy rAj toN aAkI hogX aty `nHM aAp,A e|k hor pAtSAh aApy QihrAilaA= 9td whorAm aAp,y srdArM aty sAry rTM ^lY ky bAhr inkilaA aty rAt ^ `%Qky `nHM adomIaM^< ijnHM ny `s^ `sdy rTM ^ aty srdArM ^ GyrilaA sI< mAr id|tA= 10`s smyN toN hu, tIk< adomwhUdAh dy ivru|D< ivdRohI hY= ilbnAh ngr dy lokM nyvI whorAm dy ivru|D bgAvt kr id|tI= eh es lEvApir! ik`N ik whorAm ny aAp,y puriKaM dy whovAhprmySur ^ C|. id|tA sI= 11whorAm ny whUdAh dy prbtM`%pr `%cy asTAn b,AX aty wrUSlm dy vAsIaM ^ivBcArI b,AeaA aty whUdAh dy lokM ^ whovAh dyrAh toN gumrAh kItA=

12whorAm ^ XlIwAh nbI v|loN e|k s\dyS aAeaAik< “whovAh prmySur tyry bAry e`N FrmA`NdA hY: `hwhovAh ijs^ tyry purKy dA~d ny m»inaA< tM whorAmnA tM tU\ `s whovAh ^ ijvyN tyry iptA whoSAFAq nym»inaA sI tU\ aml kItA ty nA hI tU\ aAp,y whUdAh dypAtSAh aAsA dy rAh `%pr tuiraA= 13sgoN tU\ esrAXldy pAtSAhM dy jIvn rAh `%pr tuiraA aty whUdAhaty wrUSlm dy vAsIaM ^ ivBcArI b,AeaA ijvyNik ahAb dy GrA,y ny kItA sI= tyry BrA tyry koloN c\gysn ty tU\ `nHM ^ vI v|> su|iqaA= 14es lE hu, estoN v|.I szA whovAh tyry lokM ^ dyvygA= so vyK< whovAhtyry lokM ^< tyry pu|trM ^ aty tyrIaM rA,IaM ^ v|.IibmArI nAl mArygA= aty sArI s\ptI dA nAs krygA=15tU\ aMt/IaM dy rog nAl sKt bImAr ho jAvyNgA<e|ToN tIk ik tyrIaM aMt/IaM hr roz bImArI kAr,tyry SrIr coN bAhr inkldIaM jA,gIaM=”

16whorAm dy ivru|D whovAh ny FilstIaM aty `nHMarbIaM dy jo kUSIaM dy v|l rih\dy sn kRoiDt kItA=17`nHM lokM ny whUdAh `%pr hmlA kItA aty `hsArA whorAm dA KzAnA< Dn dOlt lu|q ky lY gX= `hwhorAm dy mihl dA sArA mAl< ptnIaM aty b|cy sBlu|q ky lY gX= isrF whorAm dA sB toN CoqA l/kA bc

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igaA= `sdy sB toN Coqy pu|tr dA nM whoaAhAz sI=18es `pr\t whovAh ny whorAm ^ aMt/IaM dy rognAl aijhA pIi/t kItA ik `h mu/ kdy vI rAjI nA hosikaA= 19e`N 2 sAlM iv|c hI ibmArI nAl `s dIaMaMdrM bAhr inkl aAEaM aty `h b/A krAh-krAhky miraA aty lokM ny `sdy mrn ty a|g nA bAlI ijvyNik `h `sdy v.yitaM dy mrn ty bAldy sn= 20whorAmjdoN is\GAs, ty bYQA tM `h 32 virHaM dA sI= `sny8 vrHy pAtSAhI kItI pr jdoN `h miraA tM koE vImnu|K duKI jM `dAs nhIN hoeaA= lokM ny `s^ dA~ddy Sihr ’c dFnAeaA pr `nHM ny `s^ vYsIaMkbrM iv|c nA dFnAeaA jYsIaM pAtSAhM dIaM hu\dIaMhn=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh ahzwAhwrUSlm dy lokM ny whorAm toN bAad ahzwAh^ nvM pAtSAh cui,aA= `h wroSAa dA sB

toN CoqA pu|tr sI= `h lok jo arbI lokM nAl whorAmdI CA`,I iv|c hmlA krn aAX sn `nHM ny whorAmdy sAry v|.y pu|trM ^ v|> su|iqaA sI= isrF ahzwAhbicaA sI tM iFr `sny whUdAh iv|c rAj krnA SurUkr id|tA= 2ahzwAh ny jdoN rAj krnA SurU kItA `h22 virHaM dA sI= `sny wrUSlm iv|c e|k vrHA rAjkItA= `sdI mAtA dA nA`N aTlwAh sI jo aAmrI dIDI sI= 3ahzaAh vI ahAb dy GrA,y dy rAhM ty hItuiraA= `h aAp,I mM dI SY ty enHM rAhM ty tuiraA=4ahzaAh ny `h k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|cBY/y sn= ijvyN ahAb dy GrA,y ny mA/y k\m kIty `vyNhI `sny vI kIty ik`N ik ahzwAh dy iptA dy mrn`pr\t ahAb dy GrA,y ny hI `nHM ^ slAh mSvrMid|tA= tM `nHM ny arjwAh ^ burI slAh id|tI ijh/Iik `sdI mØt dA kAr, b,I= 5ahzaAh ahAb dypirvAr dI slAh `%pr cilaA= `sny esrAXl dypAtSAh ahAb dy pu|tr whorAm smyt arAm dy pAtSAhhzAXl nAl rAmoT-iglaAd iv|c l/n lE igaAaty arAmIaM ny worAm ^ l/AE iv|c zKmI kItA=6worAm aAp,y elAj lE iwzrAXl ^ ig!= ik`Nik `h rAmAh iv|c arAm dy pAtSAh hzAXl dy ivru|Dl/dy smyN zKmI ho igaA sI= whUdAh dA pAtSAhwhorAm dA pu|tr ahzwAh< ahAb dy pu|tr worAm ^iwzrXl iv|c vyK, lE igaA ik`N ik `h zKmIsI=

7prmySur ny ahjwAh ^ mAr id|tA jdoN `h whorAm^ `sdy Gr iml, lE ig!= jdoN ahjwAh !e!<

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`h worAm nAl inmSI dy pu|tr wyhU kol ig!< ijs^whovAh ny aAhAb dy pirvAr ^ tbAh krn lE Byij!sI= 8jdoN wyhU ahAb dy GrA,y ^ d\. dy irhA sI tMwyhU ny whUdAh dy srdArM aty ahzwAh dy BrAvM dypu|trM ^ ahzwAh dI syvA kridaM vyiKaA tM wyhU ny`nHM ^ ktl kr su|iqaA= 9td `h ahzwAh ^ l|B,l|gA= `sdy aAdmIaM ny `s^ sAmirwA Sihr iv|cluky hoX ^ l|B ilaA= aty `s^ F/ ky wyhU kol lYaAX= `nHM ny ahzwAh ^ v|> ky ty dFnAa id|tA=`nHM ikhA< “eh whoSAFAq dA `|trAiDkArI hY=whoSFAq pUry idl nAl whovAh dA cAhv\d irhA hY=”ahzwAh dy pirvAr kol whUdAh dy rAj ^ mu/ s\BAl,dI SktI nA rhI=

aTlwAh rA,I10aTlwAh ahzaAh dI mM sI= jdoN `sny aAp,y

pu|tr ^ miraM vyiKaA tM `sny whUdAh GrA,y dy sAryv\S ^ Ktm kr id|tA= 11pr pAtSAh dI DI whoSbT<ahzwAh dy pu|tr woaAS ^ pAtSAh dy pu|trM iv|coN jomAry jA rhy sn< corI lY gE aty `sny woaAS ^ atydAE ^ sO, vAly kmry iv|c CupA id|tA= so whorAmpAtSAh dI DI whowAdA jAjk dI aØrt whoSbT ny joahzwAh dI BY, sI `s ^ aTlwAh toN aijhAlukAeaA ik `h `s^ ktl nA kr skI= 12woaASjAjkM kol whovAh dy m»dr iv|c 6 sAlM smM tIkluikaA irhA ik`N ik `s vkt tIk `%Ty aTlwAhdys `%pr rAj kr rhI sI=

whowAdA jAjk aty woaAS pAtSAhs|tvyN sAl iv|c< whowAdA ny aAp,I tAktivKAE= `sny kptAnM nAl e|k

ekrArnAmA kItA= `h kptAn sn⁄ whorAm dA pu|trazrwAh< whohAnAn dA pu|tr eSmAXl< Pbyd dApu|tr azrwAh ty adAwAh dA pu|tr masywAh atyizkrI dA pu|tr alISAFAq= 2`h sAry whUdAh Sihriv|c iFry aty `sdy sAry SihrM iv|coN lyvIaM ^ tyesrAXl dy GrAi,aM dy muKIaM ^ ek|tr kItA= td`h sAry wrUSlm iv|c aAX= 3sAry ek|tr hoX lokM nywhovAh dy m»dr iv|c pAtSAh nAl ekrArnAmA kItA=

td whowAdA ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “pAtSAh dA pu|trrAj krygA ik`N ik whovAh ny dA~d dy |trAiDkArIaMnAl ehI ekrArnAmA kItA sI ik `sdy v\Sj rAjkrngy= 4hu, tusIN e|k k\m zrUr krnA hY: jAjkMaty lyvIaM iv|coN e|k ithAE sbt ^ aA ky FAqkM dy

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drbAn bn jA,= 5aty e|k ithAE SAhI mihl `%prho, aty e|k ithAE nINh vAly FAqk `%pr ijh/AbuinaAd hY= pr bAkI dy sAry lok whovAh dy m»dr dyivhi/aM iv|c K/y rih,= 6iksy mnu|K ^ whovAh dym»dr iv|c pRvyS nA krn dy,A= isrF jAjk aty lyvIijh/y syvA krdy hn `hI whovAh dy m»dr iv|c pRvySkr skdy hn ik`N ik `h piv|tr hn ty bAkI dy sArymnu|K `hI k\m krn ijh/y whovAh ny `nHM ^ sONpyhn= 7lyvI pAtSAh kol zrUr K/y rih, aty hr mnu|Kkol aAp,I tlvAr zrUr hovy= jykr koE mnu|K m»dra»dr v/n dI koiSS kry tM `s^ v|> id|tA jAvy=ij|Ty vI pAtSAh jAvy tusIN `sdy mgr zrUr hovoN=”

8sAry lyvIaM aty whUdIaM ny whowAdA jAjk dyhukm ^ m»inaA= so `nHM ny aApo-aAp,y aAdmIaM ^ijh/y sbt ^ a»dr aA`, vAly sn< `nHM dy nAlijh/y sbt ^ bAhr jA, vAly sn il|tA ik`N ikwhowAdA jAjk ny ijnHM dI rKvAlI lE vArI sI`nHM ^ jA, nhIN sI id|tA= 9whowAdA jAjk ny `hbrCIaM< FrIaM aty >AlM jo dA~d pAtSAh dIaMsn `nHM srdArM ^ id|tIaM= eh sAry hiTaAr whovAhdy m»dr iv|c pX hoX sn= 10iFr `sny `nHM ^ ik|Ty-ik|TyK/y ho,A hY< d|isaA= hr mnu|K dy h|T iv|c `sdA SstrivrAjmAn sI= sAry mnu|K m»dr dy s|jy KU»jy toN lYky K|byKU»jy tIk jgvydI ty m»dr dy aAsy-pAsy pAtSAh dyerd igrd K/A kr id|tA= 11td `nHM ny pAtSAh dypu|tr ^ bAhr ilaA ky `sdy isr ty tAj puaAeaAaty `s^ ekrArnAmy dI e|k nkl id|tI= e`N `nHMny woaAS ^ pAtSAh QihrAeaA aty whowAdA ty `sdypu|trM ny `s^ msh kItA aty aAiKaA< “pAtSAh slAmtrhy=”

12jdoN aTlwAh ny lokM dA Sor sui,aA jo dO/-dO/ky pAtSAh dI `stt kr rhy sn tM `h whovAh dym»dr iv|coN lokM kol aAE= 13`sny pAtSAh v|l vyiKaA=pAtSAh aAp,y T\m dy FAqk kol K/A sI= aty jo tUrHIaMvjA rhy sn aty srdAr sn `h pAtSAh dy kol K/ysn= aty dys dy sAry lok KuSIaM mnA`Ndy aty tUrHIaMvjA`Ndy sn= gA`, vAly vAijaM nAl `stt krniv|c agvAE kr rhy sn= td aTlwAh ny aAp,yk|p/y FA/y aty `%cI aAvAz iv|c bolI “gdr gdr=”

14td whowAdA jAjk ny sO-sO dy srdArM ^ jo FOjdy hAkm sn aAigaA id|tI ik `s^ (pAtSAh) ktArMdy iv|coN lY jAvo= jykr koE `sdy ip|Cy aAvy tM `s^tlvAr nAl v|> id|tA jAvy= td jAjk ny ispAhIaM^ cytAvnI id|tI< “aTlwAh ^ whovAh dy m»dr iv|c

nA v|i>aA jAvy=” 15td `nHM aAdmIaM ny aTlwAh^ jdoN `h pAtSAh dy mihl kol Goi/aM vAly FAqkkol phu\cI tM Gyr ky pk/ ilaA aty `s^ `sy TM tymAr su|iqaA=

16td whowAdA ny sAry lokM nAl aty pAtSAh nAlekrArnAmA kItA ty `nHM sAiraM ny shu\ KADI ik `hwhovAh dy lok ho,gy= 17iFr sAry lokIN baAl dy m»driv|c gX aty `nHM `s bu|t ^ >Ah id|tA aty `s dybu|tM aty jgvydIaM ^ quk/y-quk/y kr id|tA= aty baAldy jAjk m|tAn ^ `nHM ny jgvydIaM dy a|gy mArC|i.aA=

18whowAdA ny m»dr dI dyKBAl dA k\m jAjkM ^sONp id|tA< jo ik lyvI sn aty jo dA~d du!rA whovAhdy m»dr iv|c mUsA dI ibvsTA dI poTI iv|c ilKy anusArhom dIaM ByqM c/HA`, lE ivvsiTt kIty gX sn=`h dA~d du!rA ivvsiTt kIty anusAr whovAhlE bhut aAn\idt sn aty gA rhy sn= 19whowAdAny whovAh dy FAqk `%ty drbAn r|K id|ty tM ik koEvI mnu|K jo apiv|tr hovy a»dr pRvyS nA kr sky=

20iFr whowAdA ny sO-sO dy srdArM< lokM dy SAskMaty zmINdArM ty dys dy sAry lokM ^ ilaA aty pAtSAh^ whovAh dy m»dr toN `tAr ilaAX aty `%cy FAqk dyrsty pAtSAh dy mihl iv|c aAX aty iFr pAtSAh ^rAj is\GAs, ty ibrAjmAn kItA= 21td whUdAh dysAry lok b/y pRs\n hoX aty sAry wrUSlm iv|c SMtI hogE ik`N ik aTlwAh tlvAr nAl mArI jA cu|kIsI=

woaAS dA mu/ m»dr `sArnAjdoN woaAS pAtSAh bi,aA `h s|t virHaMdA sI aty `sny 40 sAl wrUSlm iv|c rAj

kItA= `sdI mM dA nM sIbwAh sI jo ik bXrSbASihr dI sI= 2jd tIk whowdA ij`NdA irhA woaASwhovAh a|gy shI jIvn ij`NdA irhA= 3whowAdA ny`s^ do aØrtM nAl ivaAh id|tA= woaAS dy Gr pu|traty DIaM hoX=

4iFr bAad iv|c< woaAS ny whovAh dy m»dr dA mu/toN inrmA, krn dA inScA kItA= 5woaAS ny jAjkMaty lyvIaM ^ ek|iQaM bulvAeaA aty `nHM ^ aAiKaA<“whUdAh dy SihrM iv|c jA ky sAry esrAXl koloN hrsAl aAp,y prmySur dy m»dr dI mur\mt lE Dn dOltek|QI kiraA kro= jAP ty jldI hI e`N kro=” prlyvIaM ny koE jldI nA kItI= 6td woaAS pAtSAhny whowAdA jAjk ^ s|idaA ty aAiKaA< “tY^ whUdAh

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aty wrUSlm iv|coN l\G ky kr ek|QA krn lE lyvI@dI zrUrt ik`N nhIN< jo ik mUsA< whovAh dy syvkdu!rA lAe! ig! sI= mUsA aty esrAXlI kr dy`s Dn ^ piv|tr t\bU lE vrtdy sn=”

7es toN pihlM aTlwAh dy pu|trM ny whovAh dym»dr ^ toi/aA sI aty `nHM ny whovAh dy m»dr dIaMvstM baAlM lE vrt lEaM sn= aTlwAh e|kb/I hI duSq rA,I sI=

8woaAS pAtSAh ny hukm id|tA ty `nHM ny e|k s\dUkb,A ky `s^ whovAh dy m»dr dy drvAzy bAhr r|Kid|tA= 9td lyvIaM ny whUdAh aty wrUSlm iv|c e|kGoS,A kItI ty lokM ^ ikhA ik whovAh lE `h kr lYky aA`, ijh/A prmySur dy syvk mUsA ny `jA/ iv|cesrAXl `%ty lgAeaA sI= 10sAry aAgU aty lok KuSsn= `h sAry KuSI-KuSI Dn dOlt ilaAX aty `ss\dUk iv|c pAE ty jd tIk `h s\dUk Br nA igaA`h pYsy id\dy rhy= 11jd s\dUk lyvIaM duaArA kir\idaMdy h|T pu|ijaA aty `nHM vyiKaA ik es iv|c bhutrkm hY tM pAtSAh dy munSI (ilKArI) aty prDAnjAjk dy aFsr ny aA ky s\dUk ^ KAlI kItA ty `s^iFr `sy hI jgHA ty rKvA id|tA ij|ToN ik `h cu|ikaAsI= e`N hr roz aijhA kridaM `nHM ny bhut sArAmAl ek|QA kr ilaA= 12Fyr woaAS pAtSAh atywhowAdA ny `h Dn `nHM lokM ^ id|tA ijh/y whovAhdy m»dr dI mur\mt lE k\m krdy sn= aty `nHM lokM^ ijh/y whovAh dy m»dr ^ QIk krn lE rAjM tytrKA,M ^ bulAeaA igaA= aty prmySur dy m»dr dImur\mt lE lohArM aty QQyiraM ^ mjUrI `%ty r|iKaAigaA=

13`h lok ijh/y kAim@ vjoN inwukt kIty gXsn< b/y vfAdAr sn e`N m»dr dI mur\mt dA kArjsFltA nAl isry ci/HaA= whovAh dA m»dr iblkul`vyN hI b,AeaA igaA ijvyN ik eh pihlM sI aty`nHM ny es ^ mjbUt b,AeaA= 14jdoN kArIgrM nyk\m pUrA kr ilaA tM ijh/A D»n bc igaA `h pAtSAhaty whowAdA kol vAps lY ky aAX= `nHM ny es D»n ^whovAh dy m»dr dI `sArI ty vstM lE vritaA sIaty `h vstM m»dr dI syvA aty hom dIaM ByqM lEvritaM gEaM= `nHM ny es D»n nAl sony aty cMdIdy kqory aty hor brtn vI b,AX= jdoN whowAdA ij`NdAsI tM jAjk whovAh dy m»dr iv|c hom dIaM ByqMc/HA`Ndy sn=

15whowAdA bu|>A ho igaA `h kAFI v|.I `mr t|kjIivaA Fyr aty clA,A kr igaA= jdoN `h miraA

`h 130 virHaM dA sI= 16lokM ny `s^ dA~d dySihr ij|Ty pAtSAhM ^ dFnAeaA jMdA sI< `%Ty hIdFnAeaA= lokM ny `s ^ `%Ty es lE dFnAeaAik`N ik `sny aAp,y jIvn kAl iv|c whovAh aty`sdy m»dr aty esrAXl dy lokM lE b/y c\gy BlAEdy kArj kIty=

17whowAdA dy mrn `pr\t whUdAh dy aAgU aAXaty `nHM ny woaAS pAtSAh ^ m|TA qyikaA tM pAtSAhny `nHM dI su,I= 18`nHM ny whovAh aAp,y puriKaM dyprmySur dy m»dr ^ C|. id|tA aty bu|tM aty aSyrAh dyT\mM dI `pAsnA krn l|g pX= `nHM dy doS kAr,<prmySur bhut gu|sy sI aty whUdAh aty wrUSlm `%prkSq aA, pX= 19td vI whovAh ny `nHM kol nbIaM^ ByijaA tM jo `h `nHM ^ whovAh v|l mo/ ilaA`,=nbI `nHM ^ ictAvnI id\dy rhy< pr `nHM ny `sty koEk\n nA DiraA=

20td prmySur dA aAtmA zkrwAh< whowAdA jAjkdy pu|tr `%ty !e!= `h `|cy TM ty Klo ig! atylokM ^ !K, l|g ip! ik< prmmySur !KdA< tusINwhovAh dy hukmnAim@ ^ ik`N to/dy ho? tusIN tr|kInhIN kr skdy ik`N ik tusIN whovAh v|l !p,I@ip|QM mo/ lE@ hn< es lE whovAh vI tuhA.y v|l!p,I ip|Q mo/ lvygA=

21pr lokM ny zkrwAh dy ivru|D iv`NtA G/ lEaMaty aAp,IaM sAijSM nAl pAtSAh dy hukm nAl `s^whovAh dy m»dr iv|c p|TrM nAl mAr su|iqaA= 22woaASpAtSAh ny `sdy iptA whowAdA dy pr`pkAr ^ jo`sny woaAS `%pr kItA sI< cyty nA r|iKaA sgoN `sdypu|tr ^ mAr id|tA= zkrwAh ny mrn toN pihlM aAiKaA<“whovAh tyrI krnI vyKy ty tY^ tyry kIty dA d\. dyvy=”

23`s sAl dy aKIr iv|c arAmIaM dI Foj ny woaAS`%pr c/HAE kr id|tI aty whUdAh aty wrUSlm iv|caAky `m|t dy sAry srdArM ^ lokM iv|coN mAr id|tA aty`nHM dA sArA mAl lu|q ky d\imsk dy pAtSAh kol Byjid|tA= 24arAmI FOj dI ajy e|k CoqA ijhA dl hIaAeaA sI< pr whovAh ny `s Coqy ijhy dl koloN hIwhUdAh dI e\nI BArI FOj ^ hAr id|tI= whovAh nye`N es lE kItA ik`N ik whUdAh dy lokM ny aAp,ypuriKaM dy whovAh prmySur ^ m»n,A C|. id|tA sI<es lE woaAS ^ eh d\. imilaA= 25jdoN arAmIaMny woaAS ^ C|i.aA< `h burI trHM zKmI sI= woaAS dyaAp,y dAs `sdy ivroDI ho gX= `h woaAS dy vYrIes lE hoX ik`N ik `sny whowAdA jAjk dy pu|trzkrwAh ^ mAiraA sI= woaAS dy syvkM ny `s^ `sdy

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ibstr ty hI v|> su|iqaA= jdoN woaAS miraA tM lokMny `s^ dA~d dy Sihr ’c dFnAeaA< pr `s^SAhI kbrM iv|c nA dFnAeaA igaA=

26ijh/y syvkM ny woaAS dy ivru|D mtA Gi/aA `hsn: a»mon, iSmaAT dA pu|tr zAbAd< moaAb, iSmrITdA pu|tr whozAbAd= 27woaAS dy pu|trM dI khA,I< `sdyivru|D mhAn ag\mI vAc aty `sny whovAh dA m»drikvyN mu/ `sAiraA< eh sB kArj ‘pAtSAhM dy ethAsdI poTI’ iv|c drj hn= `s `pr\t amswAh nvMpAtSAh bi,aA= amswAh woaAS dA pu|tr sI=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh amswAhamswAh 25 virHaM dA sI jdoN `h pAtSAhbi,aA aty `sny wrUSlm iv|c 29 vrHy rAj

kItA= `s dI mAtA wrUSlm dI whoa|dAn sI=2amswAh ny `hI k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|cc\gy sn= pr `h `nHM k\mM ^ aAp,y tih idloN nAkr sikaA=

3jdoN amswAh SktIvr pAtSAh b, igaA tM`sny aAp,y `nHM aiDkArIaM ^< ijnHM ny `sdy iptApAtSAh wArmoS ^ mAiraA sI< Ktm kr id|tA= 4pramswAh ny `nHM dy b|icaM ^ nA v|i>aA< ik`N ikmUsA dI ibvsTA dI poTI iv|c ijvyN whovAh ny hukmid|tA hY `s^ m»inaA= whovAh ny hukm id|tA hY< “pu|trMdy bdly ip` nA mAry jA, aty nA hI ip`aM dy bdlypu|trM ^ mAiraA jAvy hr mnu|K ^ `sdI BY/I krnI dykAr, hI `sdy aAp,y pApM kAr, hI mAiraA jAvy=”

5amswAh ny whUdAh dy lokM ^ ek|iQaM kItA aty`nHM ^ `nHM dy im|trM dy GrAi,aM mutAbk sAry whUdAhaty ibnwAmIn iv|c hzAr-hzAr ty sO-sO dy srdArMhyQM r|iKaA= `h sAry aAdmI ijh/y ispAhI cu,y `nHMdI `mr 20 sAl jM 20 sAl toN `%pr sI= l/AE lEiblkul itaAr ijh/y j\g iv|c kAmwAbI nAl brCIty >Al F/ sk, aijhy `%Ty 3,00,000 ispAhI sn=6amswAh ny 1,00<000 ispAhI esrAXl koloN il|ty=`sny `nHM ^ 3,400 ik|lo cMdI dy ky BA/y ty KrIidaA=7pr e|k prmySur dA mnu|K amswAh kol aAeaA=`sny ikhA< “hy pAtSAh< tU\ aAp,y nAl esrAXlI FOjnA lY ky jA< ik`N ik whovAh esrAXlIaM dI sArIeFrAEm v\S nAl nhIN hY= 8jykr tusIN jA,A hIcAhu\dy ho tM jAvo aty l/AE lE tk/y hovo< pr prmySurtuhA^ vYrIaM dy a|gy hAr dyvygA ik`N ik `s kolhrA`, aty ijtA`, dI tAkt hY=” 9amswAh nyprmySur dy mnu|K ^ ikhA< “pr mYN ijh/A Dn esrAXlI

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FOj KrId, lE id|tA hY< `s dA kI krM?” tM prmySurdy mnu|K ny jvAb id|tA< “whovAh dy Gr koE kmInhIN< `h tY^ `stoN v|D dy, dI smr|TA r|KdA hY=”

10td amswAh ny esrAXlI sYnA ^ eFrAEmiv|c vAps Byj id|tA= `h aAdmI pAtSAh aty whUdAhdy lokM `%pr b/y kRoiDt hoX aty b/y kroD iv|c aAp,yGrM ^ mu/y= 11td amswAh ny hONslA kItA ty aAp,yaAdmIaM ^ lYky lU, dI vAdI v|l lY igaA aty syErv\S iv|coN 10<000 aAdmIaM ^ mAr id|tA= 12hor 10<000

aAdmIaM jo syEr dy sn whUdIaM ny `nHM ^ ij`NdAF/ ky e|k c|qAn dI coqI ty c/HAeaA aty iFr `scoqI toN `nHM ^ evyN T|ly su|iqaA ik sAiraM dy qoqy-qoqyho gX=

13pr `s FOj dy juaAn ijnHM ^ pAtSAh ny vApsByj id|tA sI `sy smyN iv|c esrAXlI FOj ny whUdAhdy kuJ SihrM ty hmlA kItA= `nHM ny bYt-horon toNsAmirwA tIk dy SihrM ty hmlA boilaA= `nHM ny 3<000

aAdmIaM ^ mAr ky `nHM dA kImtI smAn lu|q ilaA=`h lok es lE B/ky hoX sn ik`N ik amswAh ny`nHM ^ l/AE iv|coN vAps Byj id|tA sI=

14jdoN amswAh adomIaM ^ mAr ky mui/aA tMsyErIaM dy dyvitaM ^ nAl lYNdA aAeaA aty `nHMdyvitaM dI `s ny `pAsnA krnI SurU kr id|tI= `h`nHM a|gy isr JukA`NdA aty `nHM a|gy DUp agrb|tIjgA`NdA= 15whovAh amswAh ty b/A kRoiDt hoeaA=whovAh ny `s kol nbI ByijaA= nbI ny `s ^ ikhA<“tU\ `nHM lokM dy dyvitaM dI `pAsnA krnI ik`N SurUkr id|tI jd ik `nHM lokM dy dyvty aAp,y lokM ^ vItYToN bcAa nhIN sky?”

16jdoN nbI ny e`N aAiKaA tM amswAh ny `s^ikhA< “asIN tY^ pAtSAh dA slAhkAr b,AeaA hY=cu|p rih⁄ jykr tU\ cu|p nhIN kryNgA tM mAiraA jAvyNgA=”nbI cu|p kr igaA< pr iFr aAK, l|gA< “prmySur nytuhA^ nAs krnA QAi,aA hY ik`N ik tusIN `h buryk\m kIty hn aty myrI slAh ^ nkAiraA hY=”

17whUdAh dy pAtSAh amswAh ny aAp,y slAhkArMnAl slAh kItI= iFr `sny woaAS ^ suinhA ByijaAjo ik esrAXl dA pAtSAh sI ik tU\ mY aAm,y-sAmH,yiml= whoaAS wyhU dA potA aty whoaAhAz dA pu|tr sI=

18td whoaAS ny amswAh ^ aAp,A suinhA ByijaA=whoaAS esrAXl dA aty amswAh whUdAh dA pAtSAhsI= tM whoaAS ny eh kTA khI: “lbAnon dI JA/I nylbAnon dy idaAr ^ suinaA ByijaA ik ‘tU\ aAp,I DI^ myry pu|tr nAl ivaAh dy=’ pr e\ny ’c e|k j\glI

491 2 ethAs 25:19-26:15

jAnvr aAeaA `s JA/I iv|c cilaA ty `s JA/I ^im|D ky nAs kr id|tA= 19tU\ aAp,y-aAp ^ aKvA`NdAhYN< ‘mYN adom ^ hrAeaA⁄’ tU\ Gum».I hYN esy lE .INgAmArdA hYN= pr tY Gry hI rih,A cAhIdA hY tY musIbtiv|c pY, dI lo/ nhIN= jy tU\ myry nAl m|TA lAeaA tMtU\ aty whUdAh sB nSq ho jAvoNgy=”

20pr amswAh ^ `sdI koE g|l nA su,I ik`N ikeh prmySur v|loN hoeaA ik `h `nHM ^ vYrIaM dy h|Tiv|c es kAr, dyvy ik`N ik whUdIaM ny adom dy lokijnHM dyvitaM ^ pUjdy sn< `nHM mgr l|g,A SurUkr id|tA sI= 21tM esrAXl dA pAtSAh whoaASwhUdAh dy pAtSAh amswAh ^ bYt-SmS iv|c aAhmo-sAmH,y imly= bYt-SmS whUdAh iv|c hI hY= 22esrAXlny whUdAh ^ aijhI hAr id|tI ik `sdA hr e|kmnu|K aAp,y GrM ^ t\bU ’c n|s igaA= 23whoaAS nyamswAh ^ bYt-SmS iv|c F/ ilaA aty `s^ wrUSlmlY igaA= amswAh jo ahzwAh dA potA aty woaAS dApu|tr sI= whoaAS ny wrUSlm dI dIvAr eFrAEm dyFAqk toN lYky KU»jy vAly FAqk tIk 400 h|T >Ah id|tI=24prmySur dy m»dr iv|c sonA-cMdI aty anyk vstMdI BrmAr sI= eh sB Pbyd-adom kol sI pr whoaASny `h sB lu|q ky aty pAtSAh dy mihl dA sArA KzAnAlu|q aty kuJ lokM ^ b\dI b,Aky sAmirwA ^ vApsmui/aA=

25amswAh woaAS< whoaAhAz dy pu|tr< esrAXldy pAtSAh dy mrn `pr\t vI 15 vrHy ij`NeaA= `sdA iptA woaAS whUdAh dA pAtSAh sI= 26amswAh dySurU toN a»t tIk jo kArj kIty `h ‘whUdAh aty esrAXldy pAtSAhM dy ethAs dI poTI’ iv|c ilKy hoX hn=27jdoN amswAh ny whovAh ^ m»n,A C|i.aA tM wrUSlmdy lokM ny amswAh dy ivru|D sAijSM G/IaM= tM `hlAkIS Sihr ^ B|j igaA pr lokM ny `sdy ip|Cy-ip|Cykul mnu|KM ^ ByijaA ijnHM `s^ lAkIS iv|c Ktm krid|tA= 28Fyr `nHM ny amswAh dI loT Goi/aM ty l|dIaty `s^ dA~d dy Sihr iv|c `s dy puriKaM dIkbr iv|c dFn kr id|tA=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh `zIwAhtd amswAh dI jgHA whUdAh dy lokM ny`zIwAh ^ aAp,A nvM pAtSAh cui,aA=

`zIwAh amswAh dA pu|tr sI aty jdoN eh sBvApiraA `h isrF solHM sAlM dA sI= 2`zIwAh nymu/ toN XloT Sihr `sAiraA aty whUdAh ^ mo/ id|tA=eh `sny amswAh dy dFnAX jA, toN bAad kItA=

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3`zIwAh jdoN pAtSAh bi,aA `h solHM virHaM dAsI= `sny 52 vrHy wrUSlm iv|c rAj kItA= `sdImAtA dA nAm wkAlwAh sI< jo ik wrUSlm dI sI=4`sny `hI kuJ kItA jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c QIksI= ijvyN ik `sdy iptA amswAh ny kItA sI= 5`snyzkrwAh dy idnM iv|c prmySur dA rAh Fi/aA atyzkrwAh ny `zIwAh ^ prmySur dA hukm m»n,A tye|zt krnA isKAeaA= jd tIk `zIwAh prmySurdA tAilb irhA< prmySur ny `s ^ KUb sFltA id|tI=

6`zIwAh ny FilstIaM dy ivru|D l/AE kItI atygT< wbnh aty aSdod SihrM dIaM k\DM >Ah id|tIaM=`s ny aSdod iv|c aty FilstIaM drimaAn hornMTAvM ty Sihr b,AX= 7prmySur ny FilstIaM aty`nHM arbIaM dy jo gUr baAl Sihr iv|c v|sdy snaty m~nIm iv|c `nHM dy ivru|D `zIwAh dI mddkItI= 8a»monIaM ny `zIwAh ^ nzrAny id|ty aty`zIwAh dA nA`N imsr dI sImM tIk pRis|D ho igaA=`h aAp,I SktI sdkA bhut mShUr ho igaA=

9`s ny wrUSlm iv|c nu|kr dy FAqk ty< vAdI dyFAqk aty k\D dy mo/ `%pr burj b,vAX= `sny `hburj b/y mzbUt b,vAX= 10`s ny `jA/ iv|c vIburj b,vAX= `sny bhut sAry KUh puqvAX ik`N ikphA/IaM aty `pjA~ zmInM iv|c `h bhut sAryjAnvrM dA mAlk sI= a»gUrM dy bAZM dA iDaAn r|K,lE `s kol bhut sAry kAmy sn aty `h Kud KytI-bA/I^ ipaAr krdA sI=

11`zIwAh kol joiDaM dI FOj sI jo wu|D lE itaArkIty gX sn< `h e|k dl vjoN ig,y gX sn< atyhnnwAh dI agvAE hyQM sn jo ik rAjy dy aiDkArIaMiv|coN e|k sI= eh lok sk|tr wEXl aty masywAhduaArA ig,y gX sn= iv|c vI sn= 12SUrvIr ispAhIaMdy aAgUaM dI ig,tI 2,600 sI= 13`h iptrI GrAi,aMdy aAgU 3,07,500 aAdmIaM ijh/y b/I sUrbIrtA nAll/y sn< `nHM dy muKIaA sn= eh ispAhI pAtSAh dyvYrIaM dy ivru|D pAtSAh dI shAetA krdy sn=14`zIwAh ny sArI sYnA lE brCy< >AlM< qop< kvc<Dnu|K< tIr aty gulylM lE p|Tr itaAr krvAX= 15`sny mAhr aAdmIaM duaArA b,AEaM gEaM mSInMwrUSlm iv|c lgvAEaM aty `nHM ^ k\DM dIaM nu|krM`|ty aty T\mM `%ty r|iKaA= eh mSInM v|.y-v|.y p|Traty tIr su|q, lE vrtIaM jMdIaM sn= `zIwAhbhut mShUr ho igaA= dUr-dUr tIk `sdy nM dIaMDU\mM pY gEaM ik`N ju `sdI bhut shAetA hoE< `hbhut tAktvr pAtSAh b, igaA=

2 ethAs 26:16-28:6 49216pr jdoN `h tAktSAlI pAtSAh b, igaA tM

`sdA Gum». hI `sdy nAs dA kAr, b, igaA= ik`Nik `h iFr whovAh aAp,y prmySur nAl vfAdAr nAirhA= `h whovAh dy m»dr iv|c jAky DUp dI jgvydI`%pr DUp DuKA`, l|g ipaA= 17td azrwAh jAjk`s dy ip|Cy igaA aty `s nAl whovAh dy 80 horbhAdur jAjk sn= 18`nHM ny `zIwAh ^ `s dIZltI bAry d|isaA aty `s ^ ikhA< “`zIwAh< whovAha|gy DUp DuKA`,A tyrA k\m nhIN hY= tyry lE e`NkrnA QIk nhIN hY= isrF jAjk aty hArn dy`%trAiDkArIaM dA eh k\m hY jo whovAh a|gy DUFDUKA`Ndy hn= aty enHM jAjkM ^ piv|tr syvA lEDUp DuKA`, dI isKlAE id|tI jMdI hY= tU\ vFAdArInhIN kItI es lE tU\ sB toN piv|tr asTAn toN bAhrinkl jA= whovAh prmySur tY es kAr, lE bKSygAnhIN=”

19pr `zIwAh ^ kroD aA igaA ty `s vkt `sdyh|T iv|c DUp DuKA`, lE DUpDAn sI= jdoN `h jAjkMty kroD kr irhA sI tM `sdy m|Ty ty ko/H Fu|q ipaA=eh sB kuJ jAjkM dy sAmH,y whovAh dy m»dr iv|cjgvydI dy kol ij|Ty DUp DuKA`Ndy sn< vApiraA=20prDAn jAjk azrwAh aty bAkI dy jAjkM ny `sv|l t|ikaA= `nHM ny `s dy m|Ty ty ko/H vyiKaA tM `nHMny `zIwAh ^ J|q m»dr iv|coN k|> id|tA= `zIwAh KudvI `%ToN B|ijaA ik`N ik whovAh ny `s ^ szA id|tIsI= 21`zIwAh pAtSAh sArI bAkI dI `mr ko/HI irhA`h bAkI GrM toN dUr al|g Gr iv|c irhA aty mu/whovAh dy m»dr pRvyS nA kr sikaA= `zIwAh dypu|tr woTAm ny rAj mihl ty SAsn kItA aty lokM dAinaA`N vI= 22SurU toN aKIr tIk `zIwAh ny hor vI jok\m kIty `h aAmoS dy pu|tr wSAwAh nbI ny ilKy=23jdoN `zIwAh dI mØt hoE tM `s^ `sdy puriKaMdy kol dFnAeaA igaA= `s^ SAhI kbr `sdy ip`dI kbr vAly Kyt dy kol dFnAeaA igaA ik`N iklokM ny ikhA< “`zIwAh ko/HI hY=” iFr `zIwAh dITAvyN `sdA pu|tr woTAm rAj krn l|gA=

woTAm dA rAjwoTAm 25 virHaM dA sI jdoN `h pAtSAhbi,aA= `sny wrUSlm iv|c 16 vrHy rAj

kItA= `sdI mM dA nM wrUSAh sI jo sAdok dI DI sI=2woTAm ny `h k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c shIsn= `sny aAp,y iptA `zIwAh vMg hI prmySur ^m»inaA pr `sny aAp,y iptA vMg whovAh dy m»dr

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iv|c DUF DuKA`, dI ZltI nA kItI= pr lokIN bdIkrdy rhy= 3woTAm ny mu/ toN whovAh dy m»dr dA `tlAFAqk b,vAeaA aty PFl dI k\D `%pr `sny bhutkuJ b,vAeaA= 4woTAm ny whUdAh iv|c phA/I elAkyiv|c Sihr vI b,vAX aty j\glM iv|c `sny iklyaty burj vI b,vAX= 5woTAm a»monIaM dy rAjA nAlvI li/aA aty `nHM ^ ij|itaA vI ty iFr hr vrHya»monIaM ny 3,400 ik|lo cMdI< 75,000 m, k,k aty75<000 m, jON `s^ id|ty=

6woTAm bhut blvAn hoeaA ik`N ik `sny aAp,ywhovAh prmySur ^ pUrI vFAdArI nAl m»inaA= 7johor k\m woTAm ny kIty aty ijh/IaM l/AEaM l/IaM`h ‘esrAXl aty whUdAh dy pAtSAhM dy ethAs dIpoTI’ iv|c drj hY= 8woTAm ny 25 sAl dI `mr toN16vrHy tIk rAj kItA= 9jdoN woTAm miraA tM `sdypuriKaM kol `s ^ dFnAeaA igaA= lokM ny `s^dA~d dy Sihr iv|c dFnAeaA= `sdI TAvyN `sdApu|tr aAhAz nvM pAtSAh b, ky rAj krn l|gA=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh aAhAzaAhAz 20 virHaM dA sI jdoN `h pAtSAhbi,aA aty `sny 16 sAl wrUSlm iv|c

rAj kItA= aAhAz ny pr `h nA kItA jo whovAh dIingAh iv|c QIk sI ijvyN ik `sdy puriKaM coN dA~dny kItA= 2sgoN aAhAz ny esrAXl dy mA/y rAh c|l,vAly pAtSAhM dA anusr, kItA aty baAl dyvitaMdy >Aly hoX bu|t vI b,vAX=” 3aAhAz ny ibn hInomdI vAdI iv|c DUpM DuKAEaM aty aAp,y hI pu|trM ^a|g iv|c sA/ ky `nHM dI blI id|tI= `sny `%ToN dyinvAsIaM vrgy hI iGnA`,y k\m kIty jo `h lokkrdy sn= jdoN esrAXlIaM ny `s DrtI iv|c pRvySkItA tM whovAh ny `%ToN dy invAsIaM ^ `s DrtI toNk|> id|tA sI= 4aAhAz ny `%icaM TAvM< iq|ilaM `%praty hry ru|KM dy hyQM blIaM c/HAEaM aty DUpM DuKAEaM=

5----6aAhAz ny bury k\m kIty es lE whovAh `s dyprmySur ny arAm dy pAtSAh toN aAhAz ^ hAr id|tI=arAm dy pAtSAh aty `sdI FOj ny aAhAz ^ hrAeaA=aty bhut sAry whUdIaM ^ b\dI b,A ilaA aty `nHMkYdIaM ^ arAm pAtSAh d\imsk iv|c lY aAeaA=whovAh ny Fkh pAtSAh toN vI aAhAz ^ hAr id|tI=Fkh esrAXl dA pAtSAh aty rmlwAh dA pu|trsI= Fkh aty `s dI FOj ny e|ko idn iv|c whUdAh dI1,20,000

sYnA ^ ktl kr id|tA= pkh ny `nHM FOjM^ es lE ktl kItA ik`N ik `nHM ny whovAh prmySur

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jo `nHM dy puriKaM ’c `nHM dy puriKaM toN sI `s ^C|. id|tA sI= 7izkrI aFrAEm dA bhAdur ispAhIsI= izkrI ny maAsIwAh rAjkumAr ^ aty mihl dyhAkm azrIkAm aty pAtSAh dy vzIr alkAnAh ^mAr su|iqaA=

8esrAXlI aAp,y irStydArM iv|coN 2,00<000

s\b\DIaM ^ jo whUdAh iv|c rih\dy sn pk/ ky lY gX=`h whUdAh iv|coN aØrtM b|icaM aty bhut sAry kImtIsmAn ^ vI lY gX aty es sAry lu|q dy smAn ^sAmirwA iv|c lY aAX= 9pr `%Ty whovAh dA e|k nbIsI< ijs dA nA`N Pdyd sI= Pdyd `s esrAXlI FOj^ imilaA jo sAmirwA iv|c aAE aty `s ny `nHM ^aAiKaA< “vyKo< whovAh tuhA.y puriKaM dA prmySurwhUdAh toN nArAz sI< `s ny `nHM ^ tuhA.y h|T dyid|tA pr tusIN `nHM ^ e\ny bury trIky nAl mAiraA hYik `nHM dI duhAE akAS tAEN phu\cI hY so prmySurhu, tuhA.y nAl nArAz hY= 10tusIN whUdAh aty wrUSlmdy lokM ^ aAp,y gulAm bnA`, dA mtA pkAeaA hYpr tusIN vI whovAh aAp,y prmySur ivru|D pAp kItyhn= 11hu, myrI g|l iDaAn nAl su,o= ijh/y aAp,yBY,M-BrAvM ^ tusIN F/ky ilaAX ho `nHM ^ vAps Byjdyvo= e`N es lE krnA hY ik`N ik whovAh tuhA.yty bhut kRoiDt hY=”

12td eFrAEm dy kuJ aAgUaM ny kuJ esrAXlIispAhIaM ^ l/AE toN vAps aA`NidaM vyiKaA= `nHMaAgUaM ny esrAXlI FOj ^ imlky ˘KbrdAr kItA=`nHM aAgUaM iv|c whohAnAn dA pu|tr azrwAh<mSIlymoT dA pu|tr brkwAh aty SlUm dA pu|trwAhzkIwAh aty hdlI dA pu|tr amAsA sI= 13`nHMaAgUaM ny esrAXlI ispAhIaM ^ ikhA< “whUdAh toNb\dIaM ^ e|Ty F/ ky nA ilaAvo= jykr tusIN aijhAkItA tM asIN whovAh dy a|gy pApI hovMgy aty sA.IaMBu|lM aty pAp v|D jA,gy< ik`N ik sA.I v|.I Bu|l hovygIaty whovAh esrAXl `%pr v|.A kihr >AvygA=”

14td ispAhIaM ny esrAXlIaM dy sAmH,y aty `nHMaAgUaM dy sAmH,y `h kImtI sAmAn aty kYdIaM ^ C|.id|tA= 15td aAgUaM (azrwAh< brkwAh< wAzkIwAhaty amAsA) ny `%Qky kYdIaM dI mdd kItI= enHMcArM aAgUaM ny `h k|p/y ijh/y esrAXlI cu|k kyilaAX sn `nHM n\gy kYdIaM ^ id|ty aty `nHM ^ pYrIpA, lE ju|ty vI id|ty= aty whUdI kYdIaM ^ KA, lEroqI aty pI, lE pA,I vI id|tA= ijh/y `nHM coNzKmI sn `nHM dy zKmM ty tyl dI mAilS kItI= `nHMkYdIaM iv|coN ijh/y kmzor sn `nHM ^ KoitaM ty c/HAky

KzUrM dy ibrCM dy Sihr wrIho iv|c `nHM dy GrM iv|c<`nHM dy pirvArM iv|c Byj id|tA= iFr `h cAro aAgUsAmirwA iv|c aAp,y Gr ^ mu/ gX=

16----17`sy vkt adomIaM ny iFr toN hmlA krkywhUdAh dy lokM ^ hrA id|tA aty `nHM ^ kYdI b,A kylY gX= `s vkt aAhAz pAtSAh ny a|SUr dy pAtSAhkoloN mdd m»gI= 18FilstIaM ny mYdAnM ivcly ngrMaty whUdAh dy d|K,I SihrM |ty hmlA krky bYt-SmS<awAlon< gdyroT< soko< itmnAh< igmzo aty `s dy ny/ydy ip».M ^ lY ilaA= Fyr FilstIaM ny `%Ty rih,A vISurU kr id|tA= 19whovAh ny whUdAh `%pr kihr kItAik`N ik whUdAh dy pAtSAh aAhAz ny whUdIaM ^ pApkrn lE pRyiraA= `sny whovAh nAl byvFAE kItI=20a|SUr dA pAtSAh itglT-iplnAsr `s kolaAeaA pr `sny aAhAz dI mdd krn dI TAvyN sgoN`s ^ t\g kItA= 21BAvyN aAhAz ny whovAh dy m»draty rAjkumAr dy mihl iv|coN kImtI vstM cu|k ky a|SUrdy pAtSAh ^ id|tIaM pr tM vI `sny aAhAz dI mddnA kItI= 22aAp,I musIbt dI G/I iv|c `h whovAhnAl hor vI burA aty byvFA ho igaA= 23`sny ijnHMdyvitaM dI `pAsnA d\imSk dy lok krdy sn< `nHM^ blIaM c/HAEaM= d\imsk dy lokM ny `s ^ hrAeaAsI= tM `sny aAp,y mn iv|c soicaA< “arAm dy pAtSAhMdy dyvitaM ny `nHM dI mdd kItI sI so mYN vI `nHMlE blIaM c/HAvMgA tM ik `h myrI vI mdd krn=”pr `h aAhAz dI aty sAry esrAXl dI tbAhI dAkAr, b,y=

24td aAhAz ny prmySur dy m»dr dIaM vstM ^cu|k ky su|iqaA aty quk/y-quk/y kr id|ty iFr `snywhovAh dy m»dr dy drvAzy b\d kr id|ty atyy `snyjgvydIaM b,vA ky wrUSlm dI hr glI dy nu|kriv|c r|KIaM= 25whUdAh dy hr Sihr iv|c `sny `%cIaMTAvM b,vAEaM tM ik dUjy dyvitaM dI `pAsnA kItIjA sky aty DUp DuKAE jA sky= ijs whovAh prmySurdI aAhAz dy purKy `pAsnA krdy sn< `s^ aAhAz nykRoiDt kr id|tA=

26SurU toN lYky aKIr tIk jo kArnAmy aAhAz ny kIty`h ‘whUdAh aty esrAXl dy pAtSAhM dy ethAs dIpoTI’ iv|c ilKy hoX hn= 27jdoN aAhAz dI mØt hoE tM`s^ `sdy puriKaM dy kol dFnAeaA igaA= lokM nyaAhAz ^ wrUSlm iv|c dFnAeaA= pr `nHM ny aAhAz^ `%Ty nA dFnAeaA ij|Ty ik esrAXl dy bAkIpAtSAhM ^ dFnAeaA igaA sI= aAhAz toN bAad`sdA pu|tr ihzkIwAh nvM pAtSAh bi,aA=

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whUdAh dA pAtSAh ihzkIwAhihzkIwAh jdoN 25virHaM dA sI tM `hpAtSAh bi,aA aty `sny wrUSlm iv|c

29vrHy rAj kItA= `s dI mM dA nM abIwAh sI jozkrwAh dI DI sI= 2ihzkIwAh ny dA~d aAp,y purKyvMg< `hI k\m kIty jo whovAh dI ingAh iv|c shIsn=

3ihzkIwAh ny whovAh dy m»dr dy drvAizaM dImur\mt krvAE aty `nHM ^ mzbUt b,vA ky dubArMtoN KolH id|tA eh kArj `sny aAp,y rAj dy pihlysAl dy pihly hI mhIny iv|c aAr\B kr id|tA=4----5ihzkIwAh ny jAjkM aty lyvIaM ^ e|k sBA ’cbulAa ky ek|tr kItA aty `nHM nAl e|k goSQI kItI=eh iml,I `sny m»dr dy mdAn iv|c pUrbI ih|sy v|lkItI= ihzkIwAh ny `nHM ^ aAiKaA< “lyvIP⁄ myrIg|l su,o⁄ aAp,y-aAp ^ piv|tr syvA lE itaAr krlvo= aty aAp,y puriKaM dy whovAh prmySur dy esm»dr ^ vI piv|tr kro aty es piv|tr asTAn iv|coNmYl ^ k|>ky bAhr lY jAvo= 6ik`N ik sA.y purKy whovAhdy vFAdAr nhIN sn aty `nHM ny whovAh dI ingAhiv|c bdI kItI= `nHM ny whovAh dy m»dr toN aAp,y mU»hmo/ lX aty whovAh ty aAp,IaM ip|QM kr lEaM=7`nHM ny dlAn dy drvAzy b\d kr id|ty aty dIvy buJAid|ty= `nHM ny DUp vI nA DuKAE aty `nHM ny esrAXldy prmySur ^ piv|tr asTAn ty hom dIaM ByqM vI nAc/HAEaM= 8es lE whovAh whUdAh aty wrUSlm dylokM `%pr b/A kRoiDt ho igaA= whovAh ny `nHM ^ d\.id|tA= jo whovAh ny whUdAh aty wrUSlm `%pr kropIivKAE tM eh sB kuJ vyKky bAkI lok BYBIt ho gXaty duKI hoX aty `nHM lokM ny whUdAh dy lokM lESrm aty nFrt nAl aAp,y isr JukAX= tusIN jA,dyho ik eh sB s|c hY ty eh s|c tusIN aAp,IaM a|KMnAl vyK skdy ho= 9esy kAr, sA.y purKy l/AE iv|cmAry gX sn aty sA.y pu|tr< DIaM aty ptnIaM ^ b\dIb,A il|tA igaA sI= 10es lE hu,< mYN< ihzkIwAhny esrAXl dy whovAh prmySur nAl ekrArnAmAkrn dA inScA kItA hY= Fyr whovAh aAp,A iBaAnkgu|sA sA.y toN hqA lvygA= 11so hu, myry b|icP⁄ hu,aAls krn dA smM nhIN hY aty nA hI vkt zAeaAkrn dA= whovAh ny tuhA^ syvA lE cui,aA hY= `snytuhA^ cui,aA hY= aAp,I syvA lE aty m»dr iv|c atyDUp DuKA`, lE tuhA^ cui,aA hY=”

12----14eh lyvIaM dI sUcI hY ijh/y `%Ty k\m krnlE `%Qy: khATIaM iv|coN amAsE dA pu|tr mhT aty

29azrwAh dA pu|tr woXl< mgrIaM iv|c abdI dA pu|trkIS< whllXl dA pu|tr azrwAh aty gyrSonIaMiv|coN izmM dA pu|tr woaAh aty `sdA pu|tr Xdn=alIsAFAnIaM iv|coN iSmrI< iwXl aty aAsAFIaM iv|coNzkrwAh aty mtnwAh sn= hymAnIaM iv|coN whIXl<SmI aty wdUTUnIaM iv|coN SmawAh aty azIXl sn=15td enHM lyvIaM ny aAp,y BrAvM ^ ek|QA kItA tMjo whovAh dy m»dr dI piv|tr syvA kItI jA sky= `nHMny whovAh v|loN aAX pAtSAh dy hukm ^ m»inaA= atyiFr `h whovAh dy m»dr ^ sAF krn lE a»drpRvyS kItA= 16jAjk whovAh dy m»dr dy a»drly ih|sy^ sAF krn lE gX aty `s a»dr ij\nIaM vIapiv|tr vstM `nHM ^ imlIaM< jo vI g\dIaM vstMl|BIaM `h `%ToN whovAh dy m»dr dy dlAn iv|c lYaAX= iFr lyvIaM ny `nHM g\dIaM vstM ^ lY ilaAaty ikdron dI vAdI iv|c su|q id|tA= 17pihly mhInydy pihly idn< lyvIaM ny aAp,y-aAp ^ piv|trbnA`,A SurU kr id|tA= mhIny dy a|QvyN idn< `hm»dr dy dAlAn kol aAX aty whovAh dy m»dr ^ piv|trbnA`, lE a|Q idn lX= pihly mhIny dy solHvyNidn `nHM ny aAp,A sArA k\m muk\ml kr ilaA sI=

18td `h ihzkIwAh pAtSAh dy kol gX aty `s^ikhA< “hy pAtSAh< asIN whovAh dy sAry m»dr ^ atyhom dIaM ByqM dI jgvydI ^ aty `sdIaM hor sArIaMvstM ^ `sdI c/Ht dI roqI dI myz ^ aty `sdysAry BMi.aM ^ sAF kr id|tA hY= 19aAhAz dy simaM’c jd `h pAtSAh sI `h prmySur dy ivru|D ho igaAaty `sny m»dr dIaM bhut sArIaM vstM ^ bAhrsu|q id|tA= pr asIN `s sAry sAmAn ^ QIk krky KAsvrtoN lE itaAr kr id|tA hY= `h sArA kuJ hu,whovAh dI jgvydI dy sAmH,y ipaA hY=”

20ihzkIwAh pAtSAh `%iQaA aty `sny Sihr dysrdArM ^ ek|QA krky aglI svyr whovAh dy m»drphu\icaM= 21`nHM ny s|t bld< s|t By.U< s|t lyly< atys|t b|kry ilaMdy= eh sB kuJ piv|tr asTAn dylE whUdAh dy lE pAp dI Byq sn= ihzkIwAhpAtSAh ny hArUn dy v\S dy jAjkM ^ aAiKaA ik enHMsBnM ^ whovAh dI jgvydI `%pr blI c/HAP= 22tdjAjkM ny bldM ^ k|q id|tA aty `nHM dy KUn ^ jgvydI`%pr iC/ikaA= iFr `nHM By.UaM ^ vI v|i>aA aty`nHM dA KUn vI jgvydI `%pr iC/ikaA= iFr `nHM nyBy.M lYky k|qIaM aty `nHM dA KUn vI jgvydI `%priC/ikaA= 23----24iFr jAjk b|kiraM ^ pAtSAh dysAmH,y ilaAX aty sAry lok ek|Qy ho gX= b|kry pAp

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dI Byq lE sn= jAjkM ny aAp,y h|T b|kiraM `%prr|Ky aty `nHM ^ v|> id|tA= td `nHM ny b|kiraM dyKUn ^ pAp dI Byq lE jgvydI `%pr iC/ikaA= eh`nHM ny prmySur toN esrAXl dy lokM dy pAp bKSvA`,lE kItA= ik`N ik pAtSAh ny hukm id|tA sI ik homdI Byq aty pAp dI Byq sAry esrAXl v|loN c/HAEjAvy=

25ihzIwAh pAtSAh ny whovAh dy m»dr iv|c lyvIaM^ s\gItk sAzM nAl K/y kItA ijvyN dA~d< rAjy dypYg\br gAd aty nATAn nbI ny aAdyS id|tA sI= ehhukm whovAh v|loN nbIaM duaArA aAeaA sI= 26e`NlyvI dA~d dy vAijaM ^ lYky aty K/y sn aty jAjktUrHIaM vjA`Ndy K/y sn= 27td ihzkIwAh ny jgvydI`%pr hom dIaM ByqM c/HA`, dA hukm id|tA aty jdoNhom dIaM ByqM dA aAr\B hoeaA tM whovAh dA gIttUrHIaM aty esrAXl dy pAtSAh dA~d dy vAijaMnAl SurU hoeaA= 28sArI sBA ny isr JukAeaA atyjd tIk hom dI Byq dA jlnA pUrA nA hoeaA td tIkgA`, vAly g`Ndy rhy aty tUrHIaM vAly tUrHIaM vjA`Ndyrhy=

29jdoN `h hom dI Byq c/HA cu|ky td pAtSAh aty`s nAl sAry lokM ny isr JukAeaA aty `pAsnA kItI=30pAtSAh aty srdArM ny lyvIaM ^ whovAh dI `sttgAn krn dA hukm id|tA< `h gIt ijh/y dA~d atyaAsAF s\t dy ilKy sn= `nHM ny prmySur dA js gAeaAaty aAn\d mAi,aA= `nHM sBnM ny prmySur dI `pAsnAkItI= 31ihzkIwAh ny aAiKaA< “hu, tusIN whUdAh dylokM ny aAp,y-aAp ^ piv|tr kr ilaA hY< so hu, ny/yaAky whovAh dy m»dr iv|c blIaM aty SukrAny dIaMByqM c/HAvo=” td sBA blIaM aty SukrAny dIaM ByqAilaAvIN aty ijs vI mnu|K ny< ijvyN `sdy mn ny pRyiraAByqA lY ky aAeaA= 32ijh/IaM hom dIaM ByqM lokINilaAX sn< `nHM dI ig,tI evyN sI: s|tr bld< e|ksO By.< do sO lyly= enHM sAry jAnvrM ^ whovAh a|gyhom dI Byq vjoN c/HAeaA igaA= 33whovAh lE piv|trByqA iv|c 600 bld< 3,000 By.M aty b|krIaM sn=34pr e\ny sAry jAnvrM dI K|l lA, lE jAjk G|qsn< tM jo hom dI Byq c/HAE jAvy= tM iFr `nHM nAl`nHM dy lyvI s\b\DIaM ny mdd kItI= jd tIk dUjyjAjkM ny aAp,y-aAp ^ piv|tr syvA lE itaAr nAkItA aty sArA k\m nypry nA ci/HaA< lyvI `nHM dImdd krdy rhy= sgoN lyvI es kArj iv|c whovAh dIsyvA krn lE jAjkM koloN vDyry g\BIr hoky k\m krrhy sn= 35hom dIaM ByqM bhut sArIaM sn= suK-sMd

dIaM ByqM dI crbI aty hom dIaM ByqM aty pI, dIaMByqA smyt e h sB kuJ kAFI mAtrA iv|c ek|QA hoeaA=td whovAh dy m»dr iv|c mu/ toN syvA SurU hoE=36ihzkIwAh aty sAry lok `s `%pr jo prmySur nylokM lE itaAr kItA sI b/y KuS hoX aty es g|loNvDyry KuS sn ik`N ik `sny eh sB kuJ b/I jldIkr id|tA=

ihzkIwAh psh mnA`NdA hYihzkIwAh pAtSAh ny sAry esrAXl atywhUdAh iv|c s|dA ByijaA= `sny aFrAEm

aty mn|Sh dy lokM ^ vI Kt Byjy= ihzkIwAh ny whovAhdy m»dr lE wrUSlm iv|c whovAh esrAXl dyprmySur lE psh mnA`, lE sBnM ^ s|dA ByijaA=2pAtSAh ihzkIwAh aty sAry srdArM ny aty wrUSlmdI sArI sBA ny dUjy mhIny iv|c psh mnA`, dIslh kItI sI= 3`h psh dA prb QIk smyN mutAbknA mnA sky= ik`N ik e|k tM jAjkM ny kAFI ig,tIiv|c syvA lE aAp,y-aAp ^ piv|tr nA kItA dUjAkAr, ik wrUSlm iv|c lokIN kAFI ek|Qy nhIN sI hoX=4tM eh g|l pAtSAh aty sArI sBA ^ QIk l|gI= 5tMiFr `nHM ny eh Kbr sAry esrAXl< bXrSbA toNdAn tIk kItI= `nHM eh GoS,A kItI ik esrAXldy whovAh prmySur lE psh mnA`, lE sAry lokwrUSlm iv|c ek|Qy ho jA,= esrAXl dy bhuty lokMny psh kAFI dyr toN nhIN sI mnAeaA= ijvyN mUsA dynym mutAbk psh mnA`,A iliKaA hoeaA hY `vyN `nHMb/I dyr toN nhIN sI mnAE= 6tM iFr pAtSAh dyhlkAiraM ny eh s|dy-p|tr sAry esrAXl aty whUdAhiv|c v\.y= `nHM p|trM iv|c e`N iliKaA hoeaA sI:

“hy esrAXl dy loko< tusIN whovAh prmySur v|l^ prt aAvo< ijh/A abrAhAm< eshAk atyesrAXl dA prmySur hY< enHM ny whovAh ^ m»inaA=ijh/y a|SUr dy pAtSAh dy h|ToN bc gX hn< tMprmySur ifr tuhA.y v|l mu/ygA= 7tusIN aAp,ypuriKaA aty BrAvM vrgy nA b,o= whovAh `nHMdA prmySur sI< pr `h `stoN bymuK ho gX= tusINaAp,IaM a|KM nAl es s|cAE ^ vyK rhy ho ikwhovAh ny `nHM ^ ibpdA ’c pA id|tA hY ty lok`nHM ^ burA-m»dA aAKdy hn= 8tusIN aAp,y puriKaMvrgy h|QI nA b,o sgoN idloN prmySur dA hukmm»no= tusIN a|t piv|tr asTAn ty aAP ik`N ikwhovAh ny es^ sdA lE piv|tr kItA hY< sotusIN e|Ty aA ky whovAh aAp,y prmySur dI syvA

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kro= jdoN tusIN evyN kroNgy tM whovAh dI kropItuhA.y toN dUr hovygI= 9jykr tusIN prt ky whovAhv|l mu/ aAvoNgy< tM tuhA.y pu|trM< tuhA.y BrAvM<aty s\b\DI@ nAl ijnHM ^ b\dI b,A ilaA igaAsI< `nHM ^ b\dI bnA`, vAil@ du!rA inmrtAdA ivhAr hovygA< aty `h es DrtI ty vAps !jA,gy= whovAh tuhA.A prmySur idaAlU atyikrpAlU hY= jykr tusIN `s v|l prt aAvoNgy tM`h aAp,A mU»h tuhA.y v|loN kdy nhIN mo/ygA=

10hlkAry aFrEm aty mn|Sh dy hr Sihriv|c gX= `h sArA Gu»mdy-GumA`Ndy zbUlun tIkphu\cy= pr `%Ty lokM ny hlkAiraM dA mzAk`.AeaA aty `nHM ^ iQ|Q kIty= 11pr `nHM iv|coNa|SUr< mn|Sh aty zbUlun elAikaM dy kuJ lokinmrtA pUrvk wrUSlm ^ gX= 12whUdAh iv|cvI prmySur dI SktI ny lokM ^ ek|iQaM kItA tMjo `h pAtSAh aty `sdy srdArM dA hukm m»n,=e`N es ivDI `nHM whovAh dy bcnM hukm m»inaA=

13bhut sAry lok wrUslm iv|c dUjy mhIny iv|c ptIrIroqI dA prb mnA`, lE ek|Qy hoX= `%Ty bhut v|.IsBA ek|tr hoE= 14`h lok `%Qy aty `nHM nyjgvydIaM ^ jo JUQy-dyvitaM dIaM wrUSlm iv|csn< aty DUp dIaM sArIaM jgvydIaM bAhr k|i>aAaty ikdron dI vAdI ’c su|q id|tA= 15iFr `nHM nydUjy mhIny dI 14tArIK ^ psh dy lyly ^ k|iqaA= tMlyvIaM aty jAjkM ny Srim»idaM ho ky aAp,y aAp ^piv|tr kItA aty iFr `h whovAh dy m»dr lE homdIaM ByqM lY ky aAX= 16iFr `nHM ny ijvyN prmySur dymnu|K< mUsA dI ibvsTA iv|c ijvyN ihdAet sI `vyNwhovAh dy m»dr iv|c aApo-aAp,y TM ^ pRApt kItAaty jAjkM ny lyvIaM dy h|ToN lhU lYky jgvydI `%priC/ikaA= 17qoly iv|c ajy vI kAFI lok aijhy sn<ijnHM ny aAp,y-aAp ^ piv|tr nhIN kItA sI= eslE eh k\m lyvIaM dy ju\my l|gA ik `h sAry apiv|trlokM lE psh dIaM blIaM v|>, tM jo `h whovAhlE piv|tr ho sk,=

18----19aFrEm< mn|Sh< iwsAkAr aty zbUlun iv|coNbhut sAry lok aijhy sn< ijnHM ny psh dy prb lEaAp,y-aAp ^ shI trIky nAl sAF nhIN sI kItA=`nHM ny psh dy lyly ^ shI >\g nAl< mUsA dI ibvsTAanusAr nhIN KADA= pr ihzkIwAh pAtSAh ny `nHMlE pRArTnA kItI aty pRArTnA iv|c aAiKaA< “hywhovAh prmySur⁄ tU\ nyk hYN⁄ eh lok nym anusAr ijvyN

ihdAet hY< `sy shI trIky nAl tyrI syvA krnA cAhu\dysn< pr eh aAp,y-aAp ^ `s shI >\g nAl sAFnhIN kr sky< es lE ikrpA krky `nHM ^ hy prmySuriKmA krIN= tU\ `h prmySur hYN ijs^ sA.y puriKaM nym»inaA sI= jykr koE aAp,y aAp ^ `s trIky nAlsAF nhIN kr sikaA ijvyN a|t piv|tr asTAn dAinwm aAKdA hY< tU\ `nHM ^ vI iKmA krIN=” 20whovAhny ihzkIwAh pAtSAh dI pRArTnA su, lE aty `nHMlokM ^ iKmM kr id|tA= 21esrAXl dy bAlk ijh/ywrUSlm iv|c mØjUd sn< `nHM ny v|.I KuSI nAl s|tidn ptIrI roqI dA prb mnAeaA= lyvI aty jAjk`%cy sur iv|c vAijaM dy nAl whovAh dy drbAr iv|chr roz gA-gA ky `sdI `stt krdy rhy= 22ihzkIwAhpAtSAh ny sAry lyvIaM ^ b/A `tsAh id|tA ik`N ik`h whovAh dI syvA krnI KUb jA,dy sn ik ikvyNkrnI cAhIdI hY= lokM ny s|t idn eh prb mnAeaAaty suK-sMd dIaM ByqM c/HAEaM aty aAp,y puriKaMdy whovAh prmySur lE D\nvAd krdy rhy=

23sAry lokIN s|t idn hor `%Ty rih, lE itaAr hogX= s|t idn hor psh dA prb m,Aky `nHM KUb aAn\dmAi,aA= 24whUdAh dy pAtSAh ihzkIwAh ny 1<000

bld< ty 7<000 By.M sBA ^ mArn ty KA, lE id|tIaMaty srdArM ny vI 1<000 bld aty 10<000 By.M sBA^ id|tIaM= bhut sAry jAjk vI piv|tr syvA lEitaAr ho gX= 25whUdAh dI sArI sBA< jAjk< lyvIaty `h sArI sBA jo esrAXl toN aAE aty `h sArywAtrI jo esrAXl toN aAX aty ijh/y whUdAh ’crih\dy sn eh sAry hI lok b/y KuS sn= 26wrUSlmiv|c KuSI CAE hoE sI ik`N ik esrAXl dy pAtSAhdA~d dy pu|tr sulymAn dy idnM toN wrUSlm iv|c aijhIKuSI kdy nhIN mnAE gE sI= 27jAjk aty lyvI K/yhoX aty whovAh ^ lokM ^ asIs dy, lE hukm ilaAtM prmySur ny `nHM dI su,I aty `nHM dI pRArTnAwhovAh dy piv|tr gRih iv|c surgM tIk su,I gE=

pAtSAh ihzkIwAh suDAr krdA hYjdoN psh dA prb smApt hoeaA tM sAryesrAXlI jo hAzr sn< whUdAh dy SihrM

iv|c gX= aty `nHM SihrM iv|c ijh/y p|Tr dy bu|tdyvitaM dy b,y hoX sn `nHM ny cUrA-cUrA kr id|ty=`nHM lokM ny aSIrA dy T\mM ^ vI >Ah su|iqaA= `nHM nywhUdAh aty ibnwAmIn dy SihrM iv|coN `%icaM TAvMaty jgvydIaM ^ vI >Ah su|iqaA= lokM ny aFrEmaty mn|Sh dy SihrM iv|c vI aijhA hI kItA= `h

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lok eh >AhA->uhAE td tIk krdy rhy jd tIkSihrM iv|coN JUQy dyvitaM dI `pAsnA dy TAvM ^ `nHM˘Ktm nA kItA= `pr\t sAry esrAXlI aAp,y-aAp,ySihrM iv|c aAp,y GrM ^ prt gX=

2jAjkM aty lyvIaM ^ dlM iv|c v\i.aM igaA atyhr dl dA aApo-aAp,A k\m sI ijh/A `nHM ^ sONipaAigaA= tM pAtSAh ny enHM dlM ^ mu/ toN aApo-aAp,AkArj SurU krn ^ ikhA= tM jAjkM aty lyvIaM ny mu/toN hom dIaM ByqM aty suK-sMd dIaM ByqM dA kArjSurU kItA= aty lyvIaM ny m»dr iv|clI syvA< “gA`,-vjA`, aty prmySur dy js dA gAn whovAh dy BvntoN fAqkM tIk dA kArj SurU kItA= 3ihzkIwAh ny homdIaM ByqM lE kuJ aAp,y jAnvr vI Byq kIty= ehjAnvr svyr aty SAm dIaM hom ByqM lE vrty jMdysn= eh jAnvr sbt dy idn< am|isaA dy prb atyhor KAs prbM ty Byq kIty jMdy sn= eh sB kuJ `vyNhu\dA ijvyN whovAh dI ibvsTA iv|c iliKaA hY= 4lokM^ aAp,IaM FslM aty hor vstM iv|coN kuJ ih|sA jAjkMaty lyvIaM ^ vI dy,A pYNdA sI= ihzkIwAh dA wrUSlmiv|c rih\dy lokM ^ eh hukm sI ik `h aAp,y ih|syiv|coN `nHM ^ vI dy,= es trHM jAjk aty lyvI whovAhdI ibvsTA iv|c sArA idn `s ibvsTA anusAr k\mkrdy sn= 5sAry dyS iv|c es hukm dI Kbr FYlgE= td esrAXl dy lokM ny anAz dI Fsl dApihlA ih|sA< a»grU< tyl< Sihd aty hor jo kuJ vI `haAp,y KytM iv|c pYdA krdy sn dy,A SurU kItA= `henHM sBnM vstM dA dsv\D lY ky aA`Ndy= 6esrAXlaty whUdAh dy mnu|K jo whUdAh dy SihrM iv|c rih\dysn `h vI aAp,y pSUaM dA dsv\D lY ky aA`Ndy sn=`h `nHM piv|tr vstM dA dsv\D jo whovAh `nHM dyprmySur lE piv|tr kItI hoEaM sn `h vI ilaAXaty ilaA ky `nHM dy >yr lgA id|ty=

7lokM ny eh vstM tIjy mhIny iv|c ilaA`,IaMSurU kItIaM aty s|tvyN mhIny iv|c eh sB vstMilaA`,IaM b\d kr id|tIaM= 8jdoN pAtSAhihzkIwAh aty srdAr aAX< tM `nHM ny vstM dy a»bArl|gy dyKy= tM `nHM ny whovAh aty `sdy lokM<esrAXlIaM dI `stt kItI=

9td pAtSAh ny jAjkM aty lyvIaM koloN vstM dy>yrM bAry pu|uiCaA= 10tM azrwAh jo prDAn jAjkaty jo sAdok dy GrA,y dA sI< ny `s^ aAiKaA< “jdoNtoN whovAh dy m»dr iv|c cu|k, dIaM< ByqA ilaA`,IaMSurU kItIaM hn< td toN asIN bhut kuJ KMdy rhy hMaty >yr sArA bc vI irhA hY ik`N ik whovAh ny aAp,y

lokM ^ brkt bKSI hY= ehI kArn hY ik ajy vI e\nA>yr bicaA ipaA hY=”

11td ihzkIwAh ny jAjkM ^ whovAh dy m»dr iv|cgodAm itaAr krA`, dA hukm id|tA= tM aijhA hIkItA igaA= 12`h cu|k, dIaM ByqM aty dsv\D atypiv|tr kItIaM hoEaM cIzM isaA,p nAl whovAh dym»dr dy godAmM iv|c s\BAilaA igaA= eh sArI c/HtdA kAnnwAh lyvI hAkm sI aty dUjy n\br ty SmE sIjo es sB dA hAkm sI= SmE kAnnwAh dA BrA sI=13kAnnwAh aty `sdA BrA SmE enHM lokM `%prhAkm sn: whIXl< azzwAh< nhT< asAhyl< wrImoT<wozAbAd< XlIXl< iwsmkwAh< mhT aty bnAwAh=ihzkIwAh pAtSAh aty whovAh dy m»dr dA krmcArIazrwAh ny `nHM aAdmIaM ^ cui,aA= 14iwmnAh dApu|tr kory lyvI dy pUrbI FAqk `%pr drbAn sI= `hwhovAh dIaM KuSI dIaM ByqA< v\.vAE< dAn aty whovAh^ c/HAE@ piv|tr sugAtM dI dyKBAl krn lEinwukt kItA igaA sI= 15adn< imnwAmIn< wySUaA<SmawAh< amrwAh aty SknwAh kory dI mdd lEsn= enHM aAdmIaM ny SihrM iv|c ij|Ty jAjk rih\dysn< b/I vFAdArI nAl syvA kItI= `h jAjkM dy hrdl iv|c< `nHM dy sb\DIaM ^ cAhy `h v|.A sI jM CoqAsB ^ brAbrI nAl vArI mutAbk vFAdArI nAL ih|sAid\dy sn= 16enHM toN elAvA `nHM ny it\nM sAlM dy jMit\nM sAlM dy `%pr jo aAdmI sn aty ijnHM dA lyvIGrA,y dy ethAs iv|c nM drj sI< `nHM ^ vI vstMiv|coN ih|sA id|tA= enHM sAry aAdmIaM ^ whovAh dym»dr iv|c rozAnA syvA krn lE jA,A hu\dA sI< ijh/Iik `nHM ^ sONpI gE hu\dI sI= hr lyvI dl dI aApo-aAp,I ju\myvArI sI= 17jAjkM ^ vI `nHM dA ih|sAbrAbr imldA= eh `vyN hoeaA ijvyN `h GrAi,aMdy ethAs dI sUcI iv|c jo jAjkM iv|c ig,y gX snaty lyvIaM ^ vI jo vIhM sAlM dy jM es toN `%pr dysn aty aAp,I vArI `%ty syvA krdy sn= 18lyvIaMdy bAlM< tIvIaM< pu|trM aty DIaM ^ vI es >yr iv|coNih|sA imilaA= eh ih|sA `nHM sAry lyvIaM ^ imilaA<ijnHM dA nM GrA,y dy ethAs iv|c a»ikt sI= ik`Nik lyvI hmySA aAp,y-aAp ^ piv|tr aty whovAh dIsyvA lE itaAr r|Kdy sn aty `s lE vfAdArInAl k\m krdy sn= 19kuJ hArUn dy `|trAiDkArIaM<jAjkM dy SihrM kol Kyt sn ij|Ty ik lyvI rih rhy snaty kuJ hArUn dy `|trAiDkArI SihrM iv|c vI rih\dysn= kEaM aAdmIaM dy nA`N ds id|ty gX ik `shr Sihr iv|c hArUn dy `|trAiDkArIaM ^ vI es

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>yr dA ih|sA imly= tM `nHM sAry aAdmIaM aty `nHMsAry mnu|KM ijnHM dA lyvIaM dy GrA,y dy ethAs iv|cnM a»ikt sI< ^ es >yr dA ih|sA pRApt hoeaA=

20e`N ihzkIwAh pAtSAh ny sAry whUdAh iv|coNaijhy nyk k\m kIty= `sny jo k\m nyk aty QIk sI`hI kIty aty whovAh `sdy prmySur a|gy hmySAvFAdAr irhA= 21`sny ijh/A vI k\m SurU kItA< `s^sFltA imlI= BAv syvA< ibvsTA< hukm aty prmySurdI BAl eh sAry kArj `sny idloN kIty aty `s^sFltA imlI=

a|SUr dy pAtSAh dA ihzkIwAh ^ t\g krnAeh sAry k\m jdoN ihzkIwAh ny SrDA nAlmuk\ml kIty< tM a|SUr dy pAtSAh snhyrIb

ny whUdAh dys iv|c hmlA kr id|tA= snhyrIb aty`sdI synA ny ikly dy bAhr .yry lA lX= eh iv`Nt`sny `nHM SihrM ^ hrA`, lE b,AE= ik`N jo`h enHM SihrM ^ aAp,y lE ij|t,A cAhu\dA sI=2ihzkIwAh jA, igaA ik snhyrIb wrUSlm `%prhmlA krn lE aAeaA hY= 3td pAtSAh ny aAp,ysrdArM aty sYnAptIaM nAl g|l kItI= `nHM sAiraMny iml ky pA,I dy Jrin@ ^ b\d krn dI wojnAb,AE jo ik Sihr toN bAhr sn= tM `nHM srdArMaty sYnA dy muKIaM ny `s dI mdd kItI= 4kAFI sArylok ek|Qy ho ky aAX ty `nHM ny imlky sAry Jrny atynihrM ijh/IaM `s dys ivcAilPN vgdIaM sn `nHM^ .|kA lA id|tA= `nHM ikhA< “jdoN a|SUr dA pAtSAhe|Ty aAvygA tM `h e|Ty pA,I dI id|lt mihsUs krygA=”5ihzkIwAh ny wrUSlm ^ mzbUt kItA= wrUSlm ^mzbUr krn lE `sny eh kuJ kItA: ijh/I dIvArqu|q gE sI pAtSAh ny mu/ toN qu|qI dIvAr ^ b,vAeaA=dIvArM `%pr burj b,vAX aty `sdy bAhr vAre|k hor dIvAr b,vAE= `sny dA~d dy Sihr im|lo^ p|ikaM krvAeaA aty bhut sAry Sstr aty >AlMb,vAEaM= 6

----7`sny lokM `%pr sYnA dy srdAr muk|rrkIty aty enHM srdArM ^ `h Sihr dy FAqk dy Ku|lHymYdAn iv|c imilaA= ihzkIwAh `nHM ^ imilaA aty`nHM ^ hONslA-`tsAh id|tA aty ikhA< “tusIN tk/yaty bhAdur b,o⁄ a|SUr dy pAtSAh bAry nA ic\tt hovoty nA hI `s koloN .ro< nA hI `sdI v|.I FOj vyKky BYaKA,A= a|SUr dy pAtSAh dI SktI toN v|.I tAkt sA.ynAl hY= 8a|SUr dy pAtSAh kol tM isrF FOj hY prsA.y nAl whovAh sA.A prmySur hY= sA.A prmySur sA.Ir|iKaA krygA= sA.I j\g `h aAp l/ygA=” e`N

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ihzkIwAh pAtSAh ny `nHM ^ hONslA dy ky `nHM ^p|ikaM kItA=

9a|SUr dy pAtSAh snhyrIb ny jo aAp,I FOj smytsI< lkIS dy sAmH,y .yry lA lX tM jo vYrIaM ^ hrAsk,= iFr snhyrIb ny whUdAh dy pAtSAh ihzkIwAhaty sAry whUdAh dy lokM jo wrUSlm iv|c sn< kolaAp,y hlkAry Byjy= `sdy hlkAiraM kol pAtSAhaty wrUSlm iv|c rih\dy whUdIaM lE s\dySA sI jo`h lY ky aAX= 10tM s\dySvAhkM ny ikhA< “a|SUr dApAtSAh snhyrIb e`N aAKdA hY: ‘tusIN iks iv|c BrosAkrdy ho< ik tusIN wrUSlm iv|c hmly hyQM bYQy ho?11kI ihzkIwAh tuhA^ gumrAh nhIN kr irhA tM jo`h tuhA^ kAl jM ip!s nAl mrn dyvy jdoN `haAKdA< “whovAh sA.A prmySur sA^ a|SUr dy rAjy dyh|ToN bcAvygA=” 12ihzkIwAh ny Kud whovAh dy `%cyasTAnM aty jgvydIaM ^ >AihaA sI aty tuhA^whUdAh aty wrUSlm dy lokM ^ aAiKaA sI ik tusINe|ko hI jgvydI a|gy m|TA qyko aty DUp DuKAP= 13tusINjA,dy ho ik mYN aty myry puriKaM ny sAiraM lokM atydysM lE kI-kI nhIN kItA= dUjy dysM dy dyvty aAp,ylokM ^ vI nhIN bcAa sky aty nA hI mY^ `h `nHM dylokM ^ nSq krn toN rok sky= 14myry puriKaA ny `nHMrAjM ^ nSq kItA ty aijhA koE dyvtM nhIN hoeaAjo mY^ lokM ^ nSq krn toN hok sky= tM tusIN kIsocdy hoN ik kI tuhA.A prmySur tuhA^ 15myry toN bcAalvygA? tusIN ihzkIwAh dy aAKy l|g ky mUrK nA b,o=`s ty BrosA nA kro ik`N ik iksy vI dys jM rAj dAprmySur a|j tIk myry toN jM myry v.yiraM toN aAp,ylokM ^ suriKat nhIN r|K sikaA= so tusIN es vihmiv|c nA rho ik tuhA.A prmySur tuhA.A nAs myry h|ToNkrn toN tuhA^ bcAa lvygA=’”

16a|SUr dy pAtSAh dy syvkM ny whovAh prmySur dyivru|D aty `sdy syvk ihzkIwAh dy ivru|D hor bhutsArIaM g|lM aAKIaM= 17a|SUr dy pAtSAh ny esrAXldy whovAh prmySur dI inrAdrI krn lE ic|QIaMvI ByjIaM< “ijvyN ik hornM kOmM dy dyvty aAp,y lokM^ myry h|ToN nhIN bcA sky itvyN ihzkIwAh dA prmySurvI aAp,y lokM ^ myry h|ToN nhIN bcA skygA=” 18tda|SUr dy pAtSAh dy syvk wrUSlm dy lokM ^ ijh/y ikk\D `%ty sn< zor-zor dI bolky sunA`, l|gy= `nHM ny`%cI aAvAz iv|c whUdIaM dI bolI iv|c wrUSlm dylokM ^ su,AeaA= eh sB kuJ `nHM ny wrUslm dylokM ^ BYBIt krn lE kItA tM jo `h `nHM ^ .rA kywrUSlm `%pr kbzA kr sk,= 19`nHM ny wrUSlm

499 2 ethAs 32:20-33:8

dy prmySur dy vr,n DrtI dIaM kOmM dy dyvitaMvMg kItA ijh/y ik mnu|KM dy h|TM dI b,t sn=

20enHM sm|isaAvM kAr,< pAtSAh ihzkIwAh atyamos dy pu|tr< wsAwAh nbI ny akAS v|l t|k ky pRArTnAkItI= 21td whovAh ny a|SUr pAtSAh dy .yry iv|c e|kdUt ^ ByijaA= `s dUt ny .yry ivcly sAry ispAhIaM<aAgUaM aty `sdy sYnAptIaM ^ v|> su|iqaA= td a|SUrdA pAtSAh lokM toN Srim»dA ho ky aAp,y dyS ^ mu/igaA iFr `h prt ky !p,y dyvty dy m»dr iv|cig! ty `sdy aAp,y hI pu|trM iv|coN iksy ny `s^tlvAr nAl v|> su|iqaA= 22e`N whovAh ny ihzkIwAhaty wrUSlm dy lokM ^ a|SUr dy pAtSAh snhyrIb atyhornM lokM toN bcAeaA< aty hornM toN `nHM dI rKvAlIkItI= 23bhut sAry lok whovAh lE wrUSlm iv|cc/HAvy ilaAX aty whUdAh dy pAtSh ihzkIwAh lEmu|lvAn tohFy ilaAX= e`N `s smyN toN ihzkIwAhsArIaM kOmM dI ingAh iv|c `%cA ho igaA=

24`nHI idnIN ihzkIwAh e\nA bImAr hoeaA ikiblkul mrn iknAry ho igaA= `sny whovAh a|gypRArTAnA kItI tM whovAh ny `s^ kuJ aAiKaA atyinSAn id|tA= 25pr ihzkIwAh ny `s rihm mutAbkjo `s `%pr kItA igaA sI k\m nA kItA= ik`N ik`sdy mn iv|c h\kAr aA igaA sI= esI kAr, `s`%pr< whUdAh aty wrUSlm `%pr kihr B/ikaA sI=26pr iFr ihzkIwAh aty wrUSlm iv|c rih\dy lokM nyinmrtA eKitaAr krky aAp,y aAp ^ bdilaA= `nHMny h\kAr dA itaAg krky hlImI dA rAh Fi/aA esLE jdoN ihzkIwAh ij`NdA sI tM whovAh ny aAp,IkropI `nHM ty nA ivKAE=

27ihzkIwAh ^ aAp,y ij`Ndy-jIa bhut mAn-vi.aAE imlI= `sny cMdI< sony< bhumu|ly p|TrM atymsAly aty >AlM aty hr pRkAr dIaM vstM dI s\BAllE TAvM b,AEaM= 28ihzkIwAh ny anAz lE< nvINSrAb aty tyl dI s\BAl lE godAm b,vAX= pSUaMaty By.M lE vA/y b,vAX= 29ihzkIwAh ny bhutsAry SihrM dA inrmA, kItA= `s kol pSU@ atyBy.M dA bhut v|.A e|j/ sI ik`N ik whovAh ny `s^bhut sArI@ mlkIatM id|tI@ sn= 30eh ihzkIwAhhI sI ijsny gIhon dy pA,I dy `%prly srot ^ b\dkrky `s ^ dA~d dy Sihr dy p|CmI elAky v|l is|DAphu\cA id|tA aty pAtSAh aAp,y sAry k\m iv|c sFl vIhoeaA=

31e|k vAr bAbl dy aAgUaM ny ihzkIwAh kolhlkAry Byjy= `nHM hlkAiraM ny `s ajb inSAn

bAry pu|C-ig|C kItI ijh/A `nHM dy rAj iv|c vApiraAsI= jdoN `h aAX tM prmySur ny ihzkIwAh ^ prtA`,lE ek|ilaM C|. id|tA tM jo ptA kry ik `sdy idliv|c kI hY? 32ihzkIwAh dy kArnAmy aty c\gI@krnI@ ‘amos dy pu|tr wsAwAh nbI dy drsnA aty‘whUdAh aty esrAXl dy rAij@ dy ethAs dI poTI’iv|c ilKI@ hoE@ hn= 33ihzkIwAh dI jdoN mØthoE tM `s^ `sdy puriKaM dy kol dFnAeaA igaA=lokM ny `s^ dA~d dy puriKaM dIaM kbrM iv|c `%cyTM `%pr d|ibaA aty sAry whUdAh aty wrUSlm dyvAsIaM ny `sdI mØt `%pr `sdA sitkAr kItA aty`sdA pu|tr mn|Sh `sdI TM rAj krn l|gA=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh mn|Shmn|Sh jdoN whUdAh dA pAtSAh bi,aA tM`h 12virHaM dA sI aty `sny wrUslm iv|c

55 vrHy rAj kItA= 2mn|Sh ny whovAh dI ingAh iv|cbdI kItI aty `sny `nHM kOmM dy iGnA`,y k\mM vMgdy mA/y k\m kIty ijnHM kAr, whovAh ny `nHM ^esrAXlIaM dy a|igPN k|> id|tA sI= 3mn|Sh ny `nHM`%icaM TAvM ^ mu/ toN b,vAeaA< ijnHM ^ `sdyiptA ihzkIwAh nyy >hAeaA sI= mn|Sh ny baAlMdyvitaM lE jgvydIaM aty qu\. dyvIaM b,vAEaM=`sny sAry surgI lSkrM ^ m|TA qyikaA aty `nHM dI`pAsnA kItI= 4mn|Sh ny whovAh dy m»dr iv|c JUQydyvitaM dIaM jgvydIaM b,vAEaM= ij|Ty ik whovAhdA furmAn sI< “myrA nA`N wrUSlm iv|c sdA tIkrhygA=” 5mn|Sh ny whovAh dy m»dr dy do ivhi/aMiv|c tAiraM dy lSkrM lE jgvydIaM b,vAEaM=6`sny bn-ih\nom dI vAdI iv|c blI vjoN aAp,y pu|trM^ a|g iv|c sAi/aA= `h kAlA jAdU (Biv|K bA,I)krdA sI aty `nHM lokM dA sAT r|KdA sI ijh/y BUt-imRt<jAdUgr aty jotSI sn= mn|Sh ny bhut sAry aijhyk\m kIty jo whovAh mutAbk nhIN kIty jA,y cAhIdysn= es krky whovAh mn|Sh ty b/A kRoDvAn sI=7mn|Sh ny e|k mUrt G/vA ky `sdA bu|t whovAh dym»dr iv|c r|KvAeaA= aty r|KvAeaA vI `s m»driv|c ijs bAry prmySur ny dA~d aty `sdy pu|trsulymAn ^ hukm id|tA sI ik mYN es m»dr iv|c atywrUSlm iv|c ijs^ mYN hu, esrAXl dy sAry pirvAr-smUh iv|coN cu, ilaA hY< e|Ty aAp,A nA`N hmySA lEr|KMgA= 8aty mYN esrAXl dy pYr `s zmIn `%toNijs dy iv|c mYN `nHM dy puriKaM ^ ByijaA hY< iFr kdynhIN hqAvMgA pr jy `h `nHM sArIaM g|lM dy pUrA

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bu|tM aty >Aly hoX bu|tM ^ >Ah id|tA= `s ny `nHM bu|tMdA cUrA b,A id|tA= Fyr wosIwAh ny `s cUry ^ `nHMlokM dIaM kbrM ty iC/k id|tA ijnHM ny baAl dyvitaM^ blIaM c/HAEaM sn= 5wosIwAh ny `nHM jAjkMdIaM h|.IaM ^ vI sA/ id|tA ijnHM ny aAp,I jgvydI`%pr baAl dyvitaM dI syvA kItI= e`N wosIwAh nywhUdAh aty wrUslm iv|coN mUrtI `pAsnA dA KAtmAkItA= 6wosIwAh ny mn|Sh< aFrAEm aty iSmPn dySihrM iv|c aty nFtAlI aty `nHM dy duaAly idaM`jA/M iv|c vI aijhA hI kItA= 7wosIwAh ny jgvydIaMaty asyrAh dy T\mM ^ >Ah id|tA= `s ny bu|tM dA cUrAkr id|tA= `s ny esrAXl dy dyS iv|c baAl dI`pAsnA krn lE vrtIaM jA, vAlIaM sArIaM DUpdIaM jgvydIaM >Ah id|tIaM= Fyr `h wrUSlm ^vAps pritaA=

8aAp,I pAtSAhI dy aQArHvyN vrHy jdoN `h dys atym»dr ^ sAF kr cu|ikaA tM `s ny aslwAh dy pu|trSAFAn ^ Sihr dy srdAr masywAh aty woaAhAz dypu|tr woaAh ilKArI kol ByijaA jo sArIaM GqnAvMbAry ilKdA hu\dA sI ik whovAh `s dy prmySur dym»dr dI mur\mt krvA`,= 9td `h ihlkIwAh pRDAnjAjk kol gX= `nHM ny `s ^ `h dOlt id|tI ijh/IlokM ny whovAh dy m»dr lE id|tI sI= drbAn lyvIaMny mn|Sh aty aFrAEm dy h|ToN aty bAkI dy bcy hoXesrAXlIaM koloN aty sAry whUdAh aty ibnwAmInaty wrUSlm dy vAsIaM koloN ek|QI kItI sI< `s ^ dyid|tI= 10td lyvIaM ny `nHM kir\idaM ^ mAl aty D»nrASI id|tI ijh/y whovAh dy m»dr dI dyK-ryK kr rhysn= aty dyK-ryK krn vAilaM ny `nHM kir\idaM ^Dn-rASI id|tI ijh/y whovAh dy m»dr dI mur\mt krrhy sn= 11----12es toN elAvA< trKA,M aty rAjM ^D»n id|tA igaA tM jo `h p|Tr aty l|k/ KrId sk,<ijh/I ik emArt ^ ifr toN bnA`, lE lo/INdIsI= `nHM ^ m\dr dy `nHM GrM lE vI rkm id|tI sIijnHM ^ whUdAh dy pAtSAhM ny `nHM dI a,ighlIkAr, >ih lY, id|tA sI= `nHM ^ enHM GrM lEStIrM bnA`, lE ikhA igaA sI= mgrI dy GrA,yiv|coN jnAT aty PbdwAh ny aty kohATI@ dy GrA,yiv|coN zkrwAh aty mSu|lm ny lyvI@ aty `nHM sAir@dI ingrAnI kItI ijh/y s\gItk sAjM dy mAhr sn=13lyvI mjdUrM dy e\cArj sn aty sAry kAim@ dI`nHM dy v|Ko-v|K k\mM iv|c agvAE kItI= kuJ lyvIaMny munSIaM< aFsrM aty drbAnM aAid dA kArj vIs\BAilaA=

ibvsTA dI poTI dA l|B,A14jd `h dOlt jo< whovAh dy m»dr iv|c ilaMdI

gE sI< bAhr k|> rhy sn td ihlkIwAh jAjk ^whovAh dI ibvsTA dI poTI ijh/I ik mUsA dy rAhINid|tI gE sI< l|BI= 15td ihlkIwAh ny SAFAn munSI^ aAiKaA< “mY^ whovAh dy Bvn iv|coN ibvsTA dIpoTI l|BI hY⁄” ihlkIwAh ny eh poTI SAFAn ^ dy id|tI=16SAFAn eh poTI pAtSAh wosIwAh kol lY ky aAeaAaty `sny pAtSAh ^ ikhA< “tuhA.y syvk ijvyN jo jotusIN hukm id|tA sI itvyN kr rhy hn= 17`h dOltijh/I whovAh dy m»dr iv|coN imlI `s^ dyK BAlkrn vAilaM ^ aty kir\idaM ^ dy id|tI= 18td SAFAnny pAtSAh ^ ikhA< “ihlkIwAh jAjk ny mY^ poTIsONpI hY=” td SAFAn ny `h poTI wosIwAh pAtSAh dysAmH,y K/o ky p/Hky su,AE= 19jdoN wosIwAh pAtSAh nyibvsTA dy vAk su,y tM `sny aAp,y vstr FA/ lX=20tM pAtSAh ny ihlkIwAh ^< SAFAn dy pu|tr ahIkAmmIkh dy pu|tr abdon< SAFAn munSI ^ aty asAwAhsyvk ^ hukm id|tA= 21pAtSAh ny aAiKaA< “jAP atymyry v|loN aty `nHM lokM v|loN ijh/y esrAXl atywhUdAh iv|c bAkI hn< es poTI dIaM g|lM dy bAry< jol|BI hY< whovAh toN pu|Cig|C kro ik`N ik whovAh dIBArI kropI sA.y `%pr hoE hY ik`N jo sA.y v.yiraM nywhovAh dy bcnM dA pAln nhIN kItA= sA.y puriKaMny< ijvyN es poTI iv|c hukm sI krn dA `vyN nhINkItA=”

22tM ihlkIwAh aty pAtSAh dy syvk huldAh nbIaMkol gX= huldAh S|lum dI ptnI sI jo ik tAkhT dApu|tr sI= tAkhT hsrAh dA pu|tr sI= hsrAh pAtSAhdy toSy KAny dA rKvAlA sI= huldAh wrUSlm dy nvyNmuh|ly iv|c rih\dI sI= ihlkIwAh aty pAtSAh dy syvkMny eh sArI g|l huldAh ^ jAky su,AE= 23huldAh ny`nHM ^ ikhA< “wosIwAh pAtSAh ^ jAky kih,A ikesrAXl dA whovAh prmySur eh aAKdA hY: 24“mYNes TM aty e|ToN dy vAsIaM `%pr kropI ilaA`,vAlA hM= jo kuJ vI pAtSAh dy sAmH,y g|lM p/Hkysu,AEaM gEaM hn< jo es poTI iv|c ilKIaM hn<eh sB kuJ e|Ty vAprygA= 25aijhA es lE hovygAik`N ik lokM ny mY^ C|. ky JUQy dyvitaM a|gy DUpDuKA`,I SurU kr id|tI= `nHM lokM ny sB buiraAEaMkrky mY^ kroD c/HAeaA hY< es lE es TAvyN mYNaAp,I kropI vrsAvMgA jo ik bldI a|g vMg hu,buJ, vAlA nhIN=’ 26pr whUdAh dy pAtSAh wosIwAh^ ijsny tuhA^ whovAh koloN pu|C-ig|C krn lE ByijaA

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hY jA ky e`N aAK,A ik esrAXl dA whovAh prmySurevyN FrmA`NdA hY ik `nHM g|lM dy bAry jo tU\ su,IaMhn: 27‘wosIwAh tU\ prAsict krky aAp,y-aAp ^ inmRb,AeaA aty aAp,y vstr vI pA/ il|ty il|ty aAp,ISrmsArI kAr, tU\ myry a|gy im»nt aty byntI kItI= tU\myry a|gy roeaA aty mYN tyry SbdM ^ vI sui,! hY<whovAh !KdA hY=’ 28mYN tY^ tyry puriKaM nAlimlAvMgA pr tU\ aAp,I kbr iv|c SMtI nAl jAvyNgA=jo vI kropI mYN es TM ty aty enHM lokM `%pr ilaAvMgA<tY^ `h nhIN vyK,I-Bog,I pvygI< ik`N ik tU\ myryaDIn hoeaA hYN⁄’” ihlkIwAh aty pAtSAh dy syvkeh suinhA lY ky pAtSAh wosIwAh kol vAps aAX=

29td pAtSAh ny whUdAh aty wrUSlm dy bzurgMdI e|k sBA aAp,y kol bulAE= 30pAtSAh whovAh dym»dr igaA= pAtSAh dy nAl sAry whUdAh dy lok<wrUSlm iv|c rih\dy lok< jAjk lyvI aty KAs atyaAm lok sB gX= wosIwAh ny ibvsTA dI poTI dybcn `nHM a|gy p/Hky su,AX< ijh/I ik whovAh dym»dr iv|coN l|BI sI= 31td pAtSAh aAp,I TM ty K/AhoeaA aty `sny whovAh dy nAl e|k ekrArnAmAb\inHaA= `sny eh nym kItA ik asIN whovAh dy khyanusAr turMgy aty `sdy hukm `sdIaM is|iKaAvMaty `s dIaM ibDIaM dIaM aAp,y tn-mn nAl pAlnAkrMgy= `s ibvsTA dI poTI dIaM g|lM ^ tih idloNm»n ky `s `%pr pUrny pAvMgy= 32td pAtSAh ny `nHMsAiraM koloN ijh/y wrUSlm aty ibnwAmIn iv|c sn`nHM ^ es nym ^ m»n, dA bcn il|tA= wrUSlm dylokM ny prmySur aAp,y puriKaM dy prmySur dyekrArnAmy anusAr k\m kItA= 33esrAXl dy lokM nyjo v|K-v|K DrtIaM dy dyvitaM dIaM mUrtM ek|QIaMkItIaM hoEaM sn< wosIwAh ny `nHM sBnM ^ nSqkr id|tA aty esrAXlIaM ^ aAp,y whovAh prmySurdI syvA iv|c lA id|tA= iFr jdoN tIk wosIwAh jIivaA<lok whovAh aAp,y puriKaM dy prmySur dI syvA iv|cl|gy rhy=

wosIwAh dA psh dA mnA`,AwosIwAh ny wrUSlm iv|c whovAh lE pshkItI= `nHM ny pihly mhIny dI 14trIk ^

psh dA lylA v|i>aA= 2pAtSAh ny jAjkM ^ `nHM dIju\myvArI `%pr K/A kItA= `sny jAjkM ^ jdoN `hwhovAh dy m»dr iv|c syvA kr rhy sn< `tsAihtkItA= 3wosIwAh ny lyvIaM ^ ijh/y ik whovAh lEpiv|tr ho ky sAry esrAXl ^ is|iKaA id\dy sn ikhA:

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“piv|tr s\dUk ^ `s m»dr iv|c ijs ^ dA~d dypu|tr sulymAn< esrAXl dy pAtSAh ny b,AeaA hYr|KoNgy tM agMh ^ tuhA.y moi>aM `%pr koE BAr nhINhovygA= es lE bAr-bAr TM pr TM aAp,y moi>aM tycu|k, dI bjAe tusIN whovAh aAp,y prmySur aty`sdI prjA esrAXl dI syvA kro= 4aApo-aAp,yGrAi,aM mutAbk m»dr iv|c syvA krn lE aAp,y-aAp ^ itaAr r|Ko= dA~d pAtSAh aty `sdy pu|trsulymAn pAtSAh ny ijh/IaM syvAvM tuhA^ sONpIaMsn< `hI kro= 5lyvIaM dy GrA,y nAl piv|tr asTAn`%pr K/y hovo tM jo tusIN piv|tr asTAn iv|c ip|trMdy pirvAr-smUhM dI v\. mutAbk aAp,y BrAvM atyaAm lokM dy mutAbk K/y hovoN= tM jo tusIN `nHM dImdd kr skoN= 6psh dy lyly v|>o aty aAp,y-aAp ^whovAh dy sAhvyN piv|tr kro aty esrAXl dy lokMaty aAp,y BrAvM lE vI lyly itaAr r|Ko= jo kuJwhovAh ny sA^ krn dA hukm id|tA sI< `hI kuJ kro=whovAh ny eh sAry hukm sA^ mUsA dy rAhIN id|ty sn=”

7wosIwAh ny esrAXlIaM ^ psh lE 30,000 By.Mb|krIaM blI lE id|tIaM= `sny lokM ^ 3<000 horpSU vI id|ty= eh sAry jAnvr wosIwAh pAtSAh dyaAp,y sn jo `sny lokM ^ id|ty= 8pAtSAh dy aFsrMny vI lokM ^< aty jAjkM ^ aty lyvIaM ^ psh lEaAp,y v|loN muFt ’c pSU id|ty aty hor vstM vI id|tIaM=ihlkIwAh< zkrwAh aty whIXl ny ijh/y prmySurdy m»dr dy hAkm sn jAjkM ^ psh lE 2,600 By.M<b|krIaM aty 3,00 bld id|ty= 9kAnnwAh< SmaAwAhaty nTnXl< `sdy BrAvM< hSbwAh< wEXl atywozAbAd lyvI@ dy aAgUaM ny< psh dIaM bylIaM lE5,000 By.M aty b|krI@ aty 500 bld lyvI@ ^id|ty=

10jdoN psh dI syvA SurU krn dA sArA kArj pUrAho igaA< tM jAjk aty lyvI aApo-aAp,y sTAnM typAtSAh dy hukm mutAbk Klo gX= 11`nHM ny psh dylyilaM ^ k|iqaA= iFr lyvIaM ny K|lM lAhIaM aty`nHM dA KUn pAdrIaM ^ id|tA= aty jAjkM ny `h KUnjgvydI `%pr iC/ikaA= 12iFr `h hom dIaM ByqM ^lY gX aty aAm lokM dy bzurgM dy puriKaM dy pirvAr-smUhM dI v\. mutAbk whovAh dy sAhmHny ByqM c/HA`,lE `nHM ^ id|tA ijvyN mUsA dI ibvsTA iv|c iliKaAhoeaA hY aty evyN hI `nHM ny bldM nAl kItA=13lyvIaM ny psh dIaM blIaM ^ hukm mutAbk a|g`%pr Bu\inaA aty piv|tr ByqM ^ dygM< ptIilaM atyk/AihaM iv|c `bAilaA ty iFr jldI nAl b,Aky

503 2 ethAs 35:14-36:8

lokM iv|c v\. id|tA= 14jdoN eh sB k\m muuikaA tMlyvIaM ny aAp,y lE aty jAjkM lE mAs itaArkItA ik`N ik hArUn dI v\S dy jAjk hom dIaM ByqMaty crbI c/HA`, lE rAt tIk l|gy rhy= es lElyvIaM ny aAp,y lE aty hArUn dI v\S dy jAjkMlE itaAr kItA= 15iFr aAsAF dI v\S dy gvEXdA~d aty aAsAF< hymAn aty pAtSAh dy ZYbdAnwdUTun dy hukm mutAbk aApo-aAp,I jgHA `%ty K/yhoX sn= hr FAqk `%pr drbAn sn< ijnHM ^ aAp,ITM toN hq,A nA ipaA ik`N ik `nHM dy lyvI BrAvM ny`nHM lE psh vAsty sB kuJ itaAr kr id|tA sI=

16e`N pAtSAh wosIwAh dy hukm nAl `s idnwhovAh dI `pAsnA lE sB kuJ itaAr ho igaA=psh mnAeaA igaA aty whovAh dI jgvydI `%prhom dIaM ByqM c/HAEaM gEaM= 17ijh/y esrAXlIlok `%Ty sn `h `s vyly psh ^ aty ptIrI roqI dyprb ^ s|t idn tIk mnA`Ndy rhy= 18eho ijhI pshesrAXl iv|c smUXl nbI dy idnM toN nhIN sI mnAEgE aty esrAXl dy iksy pAtSAh ny eho ijhI pshnhIN sI mnAE ijho ijhI wosIwAh jAjkM< lyvIaM atysAry whUdAh aty esrAXl dy ijh/y hAzr sn atywrUSlm dy vAsIaM ny rl ky mnAE= 19eh pshwosIwAh dy rAj dy 18vrHy mnAE gE=

wosIwAh dI mØt20wosIwAh ny m»dr lE sAry c\gy `prAly kIty=

bAad iv|c imsr dy rAjy nko ny krkmIS dy ivru|D joik FrAt diraA `%ty hY< l/n lE c/HAE kItI tMwosIwAh `sdy mukAbly lE bAhr inkilaA= 21prnko ny wosIwAh kol hlkAry Byjy= `nHM ikhA< “hy whUdAhdy pAtSAh wosIwAh⁄ es j\g iv|c tyrA kI k\m? mYNtyry ivru|D l/n nhIN aAeaA< mYN tM aAp,y duSmnnAl l/n lE aAeaA hM= aty prmySur ny mY^ CytIkrn dA hukm id|tA hY so tU\ prmySur dyy ivru|D< ijh/Aik myry a»g s\g hY< qAkrA nA kr ikty aijhA nA hovyik `h tY mAr su|qy=” 22pr wosIwAh nA m»inaA= `snynko nAl iB/n dI QAn lE es lE `h aAp,A Bysbdl ky l/AE dy mYdAn iv|c `tr igaA= wosIwAh ny`h sB m»n, toN enkAr kItA jo nko ny prmySur dyhukm bAry aAiKaA= e`N wosIwAh l/AE lE mig|dodI vAdI iv|c igaA= 23jdoN wosIwAh l/AE dy mYdAniv|c sI tM `h tIrM nAl mAiraA igaA= `sny aAp,ysyvkM ^ aAiKaA< “mYN burI trHM zKmI hoeaA hM< mY^e|ToN lY c|lo=”

24so `sdy syvkM ny `s^ rT toN lAh ky `sdy dUjyr|T iv|c c/HAeaA aty `s^ wrUSlm ^ lY gX ij|TyjA ky `sdI mØt ho gE aty `s^ `sdy puriKaM dIkbr ’c dFnAeaA igaA= td sAry whUdAh atywrUSlm ny wosIwAh lE sog kItA= 25iwrimwAh nywosIwAh `%pr sog gIt ilKy aty gAX= a|j tIk vI`nHM kIrinaM-vY,M ^ mrd-aØrtM gA`Ndy hn aty`nHM ny esrAXl iv|c eh sog gIt gA`, dI e|krIt b,A lE aty eh vY, ‘mAtmI gItM’ dI poTIiv|c ilKy hoX hn=

26----27jdoN `h pAtSAh sI< pAtSAh wosIwAh dy rAjdy k\m SurU tN lYky a\t tIk esrAXl aty whUdAh dypAtSAhM dy ethAs dI poTI’ iv|c drj hn= eh poTIsA^< whovAh pRtI `sdI vFAdArI aty ikvyN `snywhovAh dI ibvsTA m»nI bAry d|sdI hY=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh whoaAhAzwhUdAh dy lokM ny wrUSlm dA nvM pAtSAhwhoaAhAz ^ cui,aA= whoaAhAz wosIwAh dA

pu|tr sI= 2whoaAhAz jdoN whUdAh dA pAtSAh bi,aA`s vkt `h 23virHaM dA sI= `h wrUSlm dy rAjty 3 mhIny irhA= 3td imsr dy pAtSAh< nko nywhoaAhAz ^ b\dI b,A ilaA= `sny whUdAh dy lokM`%ty 3<400 iklo cMdI aty 34 ik|lo sonA d\. lAeaA=4nko ny whoaAhAz dy BrA alwAkIm ^ whUdAh atywrUSlm dA nvM pAtSAh cui,aA aty iFr `snyalwAkIm ^ nvM nM id|tA aty `s^ nvyN nM hyQwhowAkIm kih ky bulAeaA igaA= pr nko whowAkIm^ imsr iv|c lY igaA=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh whowAkIm5whowAkIm 25virHaM dA sI jdoN `h whUdAh dA

nvM pAtSAh bi,aA= `sny wrUSlm iv|c 11vrHy rAjkItA= whowAkIm ny whovAh `sdy prmySur dI ingAhiv|c jo burAE sI< `hI k\m kIty=

6td bAbl dy pAtSAh nbUkdn|sr ny whUdAh `%prhmlA kItA= `sny whowAkIm ^ b\dI b,A ilaA aty`s^ ip|tl dIaM by/IaM nAl b\nH bAbl lY igaA=7nbUkdn|sr whovAh dy m»dr iv|coN vI kuJ cIzM cu|kky lY igaA aty `h `nHM vstM ^ `%ToN cukAa ky bAbl^ lY igaA= 8hu, whowAkIm dy SASnkAl dI@ bAkIdI@ GqnAvM jo bdkrnIaM `sny kItIaM< aty `hsB kuJ ijnHM ^ krn dA `h doSI sI< ‘whUdAh atyesrAXl dy pAtSAh dI poTI’ iv|c drj hn=

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whUdAh dA pAtSAh whowAkIn9whowAkIn 18 virHaM dA sI jdoN `h whUdAh dA

nvM pAtSAh bi,aA= `sny wrUSlm ty it\n mhInyaty ds idn rAj kItA= `sny whovAh dI mrzI mutAbkk\m nA kIty sgoN whovAh dI ingAh iv|c pAp kIty=10bhAr dy mØsm iv|c nbUkdn|sr pAtSAh whowAkIn^ F/n lE kuJ syvkM ^ ByijaA tM `h whowAkInaty wohvAh dy m»dr iv|coN kuJ kImtI cIzM cu|k kybAbl lY aAX= iFr nbUkdn|sr ny whowAkIn dy s\b\DI^ `sdI TAvyN whUdAh aty wrUSlm dA pAtSAh cui,aA<ijs dA nM sI isdkIwAh=

whUdAh dA pAtSAh isdkIwAh11isdkIwAh 21virHaM dA sI jdoN `h whUdAh dA

pAtSAh bi,aA aty `sny wrUSlm iv|c 11vrHy rAjkItA= 12`sny whovAh dI ingAh iv|c buiraAE kItI=`sny iwrimwAh nbI dy sAmH,y ijsny `s^ whovAhdy s\dyS su,AX pr td vI isdkIwAh ny aAp,y-aAp^ hlImI iv|c nA ilaMdA aty iwrimwAh dIaM g|lMv|l iDaAn nA id|tA=

wrUSlm dA nAs13isdkIwAh nbUkdn|sr pAtSAh dA ivroDI ho igaA

jd ik pihlM nbUkdn|sr ny isdkIwAh koloN `sdAvFAdAr rih, dA vcn dy, lE `s^ mzbUr kItAsI aty isdkIwAh ny prmySur dI shu\ KAky nbUkdn|srnAl vFAdAr rih, dI shu\ KADI sI= pr isdkIwAhb/A >IQ sI= so `sny aAk/ ky aAp,A rAh nA moi/aAaty nAhI esrAXl dy whovAh prmySur dA hukmm»inaA= 14es toN ibnM jAjkM dy sAry srdArM atylokM ny trHM-trHM dIaM byEmAnIaM aty dUjIaM kOmM dyiGnA`,y k\mM vMg dy k\m kIty aty `nHM ny whovAh dym»dr ^ BirSq kItA ijs ^ ik whovAh ny wrUSlmiv|c piv|tr kItA sI= 15whovAh `nHM dy puriKaM dyprmySur ny aAp,y dUtM dy rAhIN `nHM ^ wtn nAl Byjky `nHM dy kol s\dyS ByijaA ik`N ik `s^ lokM atyaAp,y m»dr ty trs aA`NdA sI aty `h lokM ^ atym»dr ^ nSq nhIN sI krnA cAhu\dA= 16pr prmySurdy lokM ny prmySur dy nbI dA mKØl `.AeaA aty`s^ su,n jM m»n, toN enkAr kr id|tA= `nHM ny

prmySur dy s\dySM ^ td tIk nFrt kItI jd tIk ikwhovAh dA !p,y lokM iKlAf gu|sA e\nA nA v|D ig!ik esdA koE `pA nA hovy= hu, `s ^ aAp,y lokM tykroD aA igaA ijs ^ hu, koE rok nhIN sI pA skdA=17es lE prmySur ny bAbl dy pAtSAh koloN whUdAhaty wrUslm dy lokM `%pr hmlA krvAeaA= bAbldy pAtSAh ny `nHM dy juaAnM ^ piv|tr asTAn iv|ctlvAr nAl v|> su|iqaA= `sny nA juaAn nA kuaArI<nA iksy bu|>y ty nA hI v|.I `mr vAly ty trs KADA=whovAh ny sAiraM ^ nbUkdn|sr dy h|T dy id|tA=18pAtSAh prmySur dy m»dr dy sAry v|.y-Coqy BM.y tyhor kImtI vstM< whovAh dy m»dr dA KzAnA< pAtSAhdy mihl dA KzAnA aty `sdy srdArM dA sArA KzAnAbAbl ^ lY igaA= 19nbUkdn|sr aty `sdI sYnA nym»dr ^ sA/ id|tA= `nHM ny wrUSlm dI dIvAr to/id|tI aty pAtSAh aty `sdy srdArM dy GrM ^>ih->yrI kr id|tA= `nHM wrUSlm dA kuJ sAmAn nSqkr id|tA= 20nbUkdn|sr ny bAkI ij`Ndy lokM ^ bAbliv|c ilaAky aAp,y gulAm b,A ilaA= `h lok pAtSAhdy aty `sdy pu|trM dy td tIk gulAm b,ky rhy jdtIk ik FArs dy pAtSAh ny bAbl ^ hAr nA dy id|tIty aAp,A rAj nA kAem kItA= 21tM whovAh dA bcnijh/A iwrimwAh nbI dy mU»hoN inkilaA sI jo whovAhny esrAXl dy lokM lE kItA sI jd `h vApiraA<ik whovAh iwrimwAh ^ aiKaA sI ik: “eh TM 70

vrHy tIk b\jr ty `jA/ rhygA= eh k\m sbt dy aArAmBog, vAsty hovygA= ij\nA icr lok sbtM dA aArAmnA Bog,=”

22FArs dy pAtSAh kors dy pihly sAl whovAh dAbcn jo iwrimwAh dy mU»hoN inkilaA sI pUrA hovy< whovAhny fArs dy pAtSAh kors ^ pryiraA= tM `s ny aAp,ysAry rAj iv|c eh ˘Kbr krvAE aty es ivSy dAhukm vI iliKaA= `s ny sAry TM hlkAry Byjy= `nHMeh s\dyS phu\cAeaA:

23FArs dA pAtSAh kors aAKdA hY: akAS dywhovAh prmySur ny mY^ DrtI dA pAtSAh TAipaAhY= `s ny mY^ wrUSlm iv|c m»dr bnA`, dIju\myvArI sONpI hY= so hu, tusIN sAry jo prmySur dylok ho< sB wrUSlm iv|c jA, lE aAzAd ho< atywhovAh `s dA prmySur tuhA.y nAl hovy=

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