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jhiska wvq fmïjf;lag jYS jQ foaúldg jev jerÿkq yeá
jhi m%Yakhla kE lsõj ksid uu;a wreK tlal hd¿ jqKd’
"uu mosxÑfj,d ysáfha ,xldfõ fld<Ug lsÜgq k.rhl’ uf.a fouõmshka fyd| iudc miqìula ;snqKq wh’ ug jeäu,a ifydaorfhl=hs nd, ifydaoßhl=hs ;uhs ysáfha’ uu mdi,a .sfh;a w.kqjr ckm%sh nd,sldjlg’ Wiia fm<ska miafia uu .KldêldÍ wxYfha mdGud,djla lr,d ta iïnkaOj rlaIK wdh;khl /lshdjla ,nd .;a;d’ wfma f.oßka ta fjkfldg ug újdy fjkak ukud,fhla fydhkjd’

uf.a fjk;a iïnkaOhla ;sífn;a ke;s ksid uu;a ta .ek úreoaO jqfKa kE’ Th w;f¾ ;uhs wfma ld¾hd,hg rlaIK ksfhdað;fhla úoshg wdmq wreKj ug uqK.eyqfKa’ wreK f.dvla lvjiï flfkla’ oelal .ukau uf. ysf;a f,dl= fjkila we;s jqKd thd .ek’ yenehs thd ug jvd wjqreÿ yhla nd,hs’ thd ug jvd f.dvla ;k;=frka m,af,yd ;uhs /lshdj lf<a’ ug l;d lf<a;a uevï lsh,d’ ta;a ug thd .ek mqÿu ne|Sula we;s jqKd’ Tfydu .syska ál l,lska wms fmïj;=ka jqKd’ thdg uf.a jhi m%Yakhla kE lsõj ksid uu;a ta .ek f,dl=jg ys;=fõ kE’’ ta;a wfma f.j,a j,ska fïl oek.;a;d ú;rhs thd,d msiaiq jegqKd’ wreKj urkak mjd uf.a whshd ,Eia;s jqKd’ ug;a fyd|gu fodia lSjd mjqf,a kïnqj lkako yokafka lsh,d’

wreK,d f.dvla ÿmam;a’ ta jf.au thd,d Ôj;a jqfKa uqvqlal= mßirhl’ thdf.a mjqf,;a ;j f.dvla idudðlfhda ysáhd’ fï Tlafldu tlal n,oa oS jhi m%Yafka fkdie,l=j;a wms fokakf.a .e<mSula kE ta;a ug wreK ke;sj Ôj;a fjkak neß jqKd’ uu okak flfkla ysáhd b;d,shg ñksiaiq hjk’ uu thdg i,a,s oS,d wreKj b;d,shg tõjd’ thd .syska udi lSmhla .syska ;ekla fydhd .;a;u uu;a f.org úfoia mqyqKqjlg hkjd lsh,d b;d,shg wdjd’ uf.a iqÿiqlïj,g ug i;shl wOHdmk ùid ,enqKd’
ta óg wjqreÿ myf<djlg l,ska’ tfyu weú;a wms fufya ld,hla i;=áka ysáhd’ uu uf.a /lshdfj iqÿiqlï wu;l lr,d ug ,enqK /lshdjla lrd’ wreKg;a fufya wjkay,l /lshdjla ,enqKd’ uu ys;=fõ fudk foa ke;sjqK;a ug uf.a wdof¾ ,enqKd fkao lsh,d’ uu wdfh;a ,xldjg .sfha kE’ ug nE uf.a wïu,dg uQK fokak’ wreK kï thdg ùid ,enqKdu lSm j;djlau ,xldjg .syska wdjd’ wreK;a tlal uu tlg Ôj;a jqKdg wms kS;sfhka újdy fj,d ;snqfKa kE’ uu yeufõf,au thdg tal u;la l,;a fudkd yß fohla weof.k thd tal hgm;a lr,d oeïud’ ug wdidj ;sínd orefjla yokak wfmau lsh,d Ôú;hla f.jkak’

wreK lSfõ ,xldfõ f.hla fodrla yodf.k tfya õhdmdrhla mgka .uq yeuodu fufya bkak nEfka lsh,d’ thd tfyu lSju uu;a úYajdi l<d’ uu uykaisfj,d i,a,s fyõjd’ ta i,a,s wreKg ÿkakd’ wfma úhoug .;a;d’ uu b;=re lf<a kE’ ;ksju’ fufyu wms tlg wjqreÿ fod<yla ú;r f.õjd’ Th ldf,a we;=<; uu ,xldjg .sfha ;=ka mdrhs’ ta uf.a ;d;a;d ke;s jqK j;dfjhs’ wïud f,äka ysgmq mdrlhs’ ;j kx.sf.a újdy ux.,af,ghs’ uu ys;=fõu uf.a f,dalh wreK ú;ruhs lsh,’ yenehs thd kï wjqreoaolg mdrla ,xldjg .syska tkjd’ uu yeuodu wreK tlal rKavq l<d oekaj;a n|suq ug orefjla yokak ´fka lsh,d’ thdg ta .ek lsisu Wkkaÿjla kE’’ ug f;areKd wreK fjkia fj,d nj’ ojila uu thdf.a ,sms .kqfokq j.hla thdg fydfrka ne¨jdu ljqo ldka;djlg uqo,a hjmq ßisÜ ta w;f¾ ;sínd’ uu ta .ek wy,d rKavq jqKd’ tod thd ug .eyqjd’ uf.a jevj,g w; fkdod mdvqfõ bkak neßkï t<shg neye,d hkak lsh,d’ fkdlsh hq;= jpkj,ska mjd thd ug fyd|gu nekakd’

tl ojila thd ld;a tlalo l;d lr b|,d uu toaoS l;dj keje;a;=jd’ uu talg rKavq jqKd’ thd to;a ug f.dvla nek,d lsõjd "kdls .Eksfhla tlal mjq,a lkak ,Eia;s jqKdg ug fyd| mdvu’ wms oek.kak ´fka wmsg .e<fmk wh fydhd .kak.." lsh,d’

ta l;dj uf.a uq¿ yoj;u lv,d oeïud’ tod ug we;a;gu thdj tmd jqKd’ uu fï ;rï wdof¾ lr,d ;sfhkafk uf.a yeufoau tmd lsh,d wdfõ fï jf.a wjia:djdoS ñksfyla tlal lsh,d uu lE .y .y we~qjd’ uu w~oaoSj;a thd ug iudfjkakj;a lSfõ kE’ uu yïnlrmq yeu i;hlau úhoï lf<a thd fjkqfjka’ thdf.a jegqm f.a yok jevj,g lsh,d thd ,xldjg heõjd’ fï w;f¾ wreKf.a wïug wikSmhs lsh,d mKsjqvhla weú;a thd yosisfha ,xldjg .shd’ uu thdf.a yeu fohlau weo,d fydh,d n,oaoS .Ekq flfklaf.a f*dfgda tlla tlal <ufhlaf.a f*dfgda tlla ;sínd’ ug iel ys;=K’ ÿrl:k wxlh;a uu wrka ;shka ysáhd’ uu talg l;d lrdu .Ekq flfkla l;d l<d’ uu weyqjd Thd ljqo lsh,d’ thd uf.ka wykjd Thd ljqo lsh,d’ uu lSjd uu wreKf.a jhs*a lsh,d’ thd ug nekakd msiaiqo ;uqfig lsh,d’ thd¨ wreKf.a jhs*a lsh,d’ uu msiaiq jegqKd’

uu;a ,xldjg .shd’ Bg miafia uu wreKf.a f.or .shd’ thd f.or ysáhd’ udj oelal .uka thd mqÿu jqKd’ ;j .Ekq flfkla nfnla tfyu;a ysáhd’ fufya f.hla jf.au ,iaikg ta f.a;a yo,d ;snqKd’ uu weyqjd fï ljqo lsh,d’ ta .Ekq flkd wreKf.ka wykjd zfuhdo wr Thd lsõj msiaiq tlaflkd’ Thdf.a miafika tkZ lsh,d’ ug ys;d.kak neß jqKd’ wreK;a tal wkqu; l<d’ miafia wreK ug lsõjd zThdg fmakjfka ug ,iaik mjq,la ;shkjd wmsg wfma mdvqfõ bkak oS,d hkakZ lsh,d uu fudkj;a lSfõ kE wdmyq wdjd’
miafia fydh,d n,oaoS wreK ud;a tlal tkfldg;a ta .Ekq <uhd tlal;a hd¿fj,hs b|,d ;sfhkafka’ ud;a tlal bkak .uka ;uhs wrhj .syska ne|,d ;sfhkafk’ uu wdmyq b;d,shg wdjd’ wreK wdfh;a wdfõ kE’ uu wdfh;a thd .ek fyõfj;a kE’ ug oeka ñksiaiq .ek oefkkafka lshd .kak neß l,lsÍulaZ
ienúkau foaúldf.a w;aoelSu ,enQ ´kEu flfkl=g ñksiqka .ek;a Ôú;h .ek;a l,lsÍu mqÿuhla fkdfõ’ tfy;a wog;a wreK,d wvqjla ke;’ Tjqka wkqka f.a Ôú; úkdY lrñka hy;ska l,af.jkq we;’