Shaqlawa, Christian: Zambilfrosh

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Transcribed by	Source	Speakers	Place
Geoffrey Khan	Fieldwork by Lourd Hanna	Angel Sher	Shaqlawa, Iraq

	Transcription	Translation
0:00	maṣitun ya xanwàta.ˈ maḥkənoxun d-a qəṣə̀tta.ˈ bər màlkaˈ bronət ʾazùta.ˈ tiwa꞊wewa l-kursi ʾət malkùta.ˈ maṣitun ya xanwàta.ˈ maḥkənoxun d-a qəṣə̀tta.ˈ bər màlkaˈ bronət ʾazùta.ˈ tiwa꞊wewa l-kursi ʾət malkùta.ˈ	Listen, brothers. I am going to tell you a tale about a prince, a child of power who sat on a kingdom’s throne.
	fa ʾe malka ʾətwale xa bròna.ˈ ʾətwale xa bròna,ˈ brònuˈ tăqàna꞊wewa.ˈ ʾàxtsa brona ʾətwale꞊wˈ màlka꞊wewaˈ kŭla ʾe dahatət dunye dət dàwa꞊wawa꞊wˈ fa ʾe malka ʾətwale xa bròna.ˈ ʾətwale xa bròna,ˈ brònuˈ tăqàna꞊wewa.ˈ ʾàxtsa brona ʾətwale꞊wˈ màlka꞊wewaˈ kŭla ʾe dahatət dunye dət dàwa꞊wawa꞊wˈ	So, this king had a son. He had a son. His son was an only son, he only had one son. He was a king and all the in-come of the world was his.
	ha bronu ṛwèwale꞊wˈ mašaḷḷa bronu făhìma꞊wewaˈ ʾàqəl.ˈ b-jane꞊š xa malka făhìma꞊wewa.ˈ bronu gălak ʾàdya꞊wewaˈ yàʿniˈ zìrak꞊wewa.ˈ ha bronu ṛwèwale꞊wˈ mašaḷḷa bronu făhìma꞊wewaˈ ʾàqəl.ˈ b-jane꞊š xa malka făhìma꞊wewa.ˈ bronu gălak ʾàdya꞊wewaˈ yàʿniˈ zìrak꞊wewa.ˈ	So, his son grew up. Indeed, his son was intelligent, clever. Also the king himself was intelligent. His son was very clever.
	plə̀ṭle.ˈ ʾamər xa yoma qa bàbu,ˈ ʾamər:ˈ ʾăgar ġlamata darət mə̀ni,ˈ k-azəx l-dašta qa janan ʾəl rā̀wˈ ʾəl ṭùra,ˈ ʾəl dàšta.ˈ qămaye ʾaziwa l-rā̀w.ˈ plə̀ṭle.ˈ ʾamər xa yoma qa bàbu,ˈ ʾamər:ˈ ʾăgar ġlamata darət mə̀ni,ˈ k-azəx l-dašta qa janan ʾəl rā̀wˈ ʾəl ṭùra,ˈ ʾəl dàšta.ˈ qămaye ʾaziwa l-rā̀w.ˈ	He went out. He said one day to his father, he said, ‘If you provide me with servants, we shall go into the countryside in order for us to hunt, to the mountains, to the countryside.’ In the old days, people would go hunting.
	qəmle ʾawa꞊š drèle mənuˈ ġlamàtaˈ ʾizə̀lu.ˈ ṭlahà yomata gu ʾàdya꞊welu,ˈ gawət ṣàyda꞊welu,ˈ ʾələt yaʿni rā̀w꞊wənwa.ˈ ʾaxni k əmrəx ʾəl ṣàyda,ˈ bas yaʿni suretət jànan꞊ila.ˈ welu gu ṣàyda.ˈ qəmle ʾawa꞊š drèle mənuˈ ġlamàtaˈ ʾizə̀lu.ˈ ṭlahà yomata gu ʾàdya꞊welu,ˈ gawət ṣàyda꞊welu,ˈ ʾələt yaʿni rā̀w꞊wənwa.ˈ ʾaxni k əmrəx ʾəl ṣàyda,ˈ bas yaʿni suretət jànan꞊ila.ˈ welu gu ṣàyda.ˈ	He (the king) provided him with servants and they went off. They hunted for three days. They on a hunt (Kurdish rāw). We say on a hunt (Neo-Aramaic ṣayda), which is our suret language. They were on a hunt.
	tama pəšwalu ṭlahà yomata.ˈ xar ṭlahà yomata,ˈ bədʾàra꞊wənwa qa bèta,ˈ xzele xa qalabàləġ l-xà beta.ˈ ʾalma kŭle dzə̀mye.ˈ tama pəšwalu ṭlahà yomata.ˈ xar ṭlahà yomata,ˈ bədʾàra꞊wənwa qa bèta,ˈ xzele xa qalabàləġ l-xà beta.ˈ ʾalma kŭle dzə̀mye.ˈ	They had stayed there three days. After three days, while they were returning back home, they became aware of a noise in a house, with everybody gathering around.
	mà bərye꞊le?ˈ ma sə̀ḥte꞊la?ˈ ʾe yàlaˈ brōn màlka꞊wewa.ˈ mawta là čădewa gu xayu mà꞊ile.ˈ la xzewale ma naša mà꞊ile.ˈ la xzèwaleˈ făqirùta la xzewale,ˈ tsə̀ məndi la xzewale.ˈ har xzewale kàyf꞊uˈ ṣafày꞊uˈ wə̀nsa꞊wˈ hòsa꞊w.ˈ taqa bròne꞊le꞊w.ˈ mat k-əbe ʾawdi qàtu.ˈ mà bərye꞊le?ˈ ma sə̀ḥte꞊la?ˈ ʾe yàlaˈ brōn màlka꞊wewa.ˈ mawta là čădewa gu xayu mà꞊ile.ˈ la xzewale ma naša mà꞊ile.ˈ la xzèwaleˈ făqirùta la xzewale,ˈ tsə̀ məndi la xzewale.ˈ har xzewale kàyf꞊uˈ ṣafày꞊uˈ wə̀nsa꞊wˈ hòsa꞊w.ˈ taqa bròne꞊le꞊w.ˈ mat k-əbe ʾawdi qàtu.ˈ	What has happened? What has happened? That child was the son of a king. He had never known in his life what death was. He had not seen what a human was. He had not seen poverty. He had never seen anything. He had never seen anything. He only had seen pleasure, jollity, merriment and entertainment. He was the only son. Whatever he wanted, they would do for him.
	ʾamri: mà꞊ila?ˈ ʾàmri:ˈ ʾăya mìte꞊le.ˈ ʾamər:ˈ xzi mita mà꞊ile?ˈ ʾamri: dàx mita ma꞊ile?ˈ ʾăya xa naša ʾàtxe꞊le,ˈ ʾàtxe꞊le,ˈ mìte꞊le.ˈ ʾamri: mà꞊ila?ˈ ʾàmri:ˈ ʾăya mìte꞊le.ˈ ʾamər:ˈ xzi mita mà꞊ile?ˈ ʾamri: dàx mita ma꞊ile?ˈ ʾăya xa naša ʾàtxe꞊le,ˈ ʾàtxe꞊le,ˈ mìte꞊le.ˈ	They said, ‘What’s that?’ They said, ‘This is a dead man.’ He said, ‘But what is a dead man?’ They said, ‘What do you mean “What is a dead man?” This is a man who is like that, who is dead.’
	mà k-udilu?ˈ ʾamər: mà k-udilu?ˈ ʾăta kasi ṭàmma,ˈ xa qawṛa g-màxi qatu,ˈ darilu xə̀t ʾupra.ˈ mà k-udilu?ˈ ʾamər: mà k-udilu?ˈ ʾăta kasi ṭàmma,ˈ xa qawṛa g-màxi qatu,ˈ darilu xə̀t ʾupra.ˈ	‘What will they do to him?’ He said, ‘What will they do to him?’ ‘Now they will cover him there, they will dig a grave for him to put him under the ground.’
	ʾamər: màtu?ˈ ʾamər: yaʿni màtu?ˈ ʾamər,ˈ ʾamər: qa mà mətle?ˈ ʾamər: là bas ʾăyaˈ là bas ʾăya g-màyət.ˈ kŭla ʿàlma g-meta.ˈ kul baṛ naša d alaha bə̀ryu꞊leˈ dăbi màyət.ˈ ʾamər: màtu?ˈ ʾamər: yaʿni màtu?ˈ ʾamər,ˈ ʾamər: qa mà mətle?ˈ ʾamər: là bas ʾăyaˈ là bas ʾăya g-màyət.ˈ kŭla ʿàlma g-meta.ˈ kul baṛ naša d alaha bə̀ryu꞊leˈ dăbi màyət.ˈ	He said, ‘How is that?’ He said, ‘I mean, how is that?’ He said, ‘Why did he die?’ He (a servant) said, ‘Not only this one, not only this one dies. All people will die. Every person whom God has created must die.’
	ʾamər: màtu k-awe ʾatxa ʾăya?ˈ lèwa ʾatxa.ˈ ʾamri:ˈ hè,ˈ ʾàtxe꞊le.ˈ ʾe yàlaˈ zdòta qam-dawqale.ˈ rawṭàna qam-dawəqle.ˈ dʾəru l-bèta.ˈ ʾamər: màtu k-awe ʾatxa ʾăya?ˈ lèwa ʾatxa.ˈ ʾamri:ˈ hè,ˈ ʾàtxe꞊le.ˈ ʾe yàlaˈ zdòta qam-dawqale.ˈ rawṭàna qam-dawəqle.ˈ dʾəru l-bèta.ˈ	He said, ‘How is this possible? It did not use to be so.’ They said, ‘Yes, it is so.’ The boy was seized by fear. He was seized by trembling. They returned home.
	har yeksar mən tằṛa wəre,ˈ babu tele b-qàmu.ˈ mən rā̀w bitaye꞊le.ˈ ʾamər: yà babi,ˈ ʾaxtsi janux gu făhìma꞊wˈ .. ʾadya mut-we꞊wət.ˈ ʾamər: mà bəxdare꞊wət?ˈ har yeksar mən tằṛa wəre,ˈ babu tele b-qàmu.ˈ mən rā̀w bitaye꞊le.ˈ ʾamər: yà babi,ˈ ʾaxtsi janux gu făhìma꞊wˈ .. ʾadya mut-we꞊wət.ˈ ʾamər: mà bəxdare꞊wət?ˈ	The moment he entered through the door, his father came to meet him. He was coming back from hunting. He said, ‘Father, you consider yourself to be a wise person.’ He (the king) said, ‘What are you wondering about?’
	ʾamər: madam baṛ naša gənsa kŭla mayùte꞊le,ˈ tsə̀ ṭəma lət gu d-e dùnye.ˈ xaye lə̀t gawaw.ˈ ʾamər: ya bròniˈ qa mà ʾatxa səḥla lux?ˈ mdiwə̀ne?ˈ mà꞊ile?ˈ ʾamər: madam baṛ naša gənsa kŭla mayùte꞊le,ˈ tsə̀ ṭəma lət gu d-e dùnye.ˈ xaye lə̀t gawaw.ˈ ʾamər: ya bròniˈ qa mà ʾatxa səḥla lux?ˈ mdiwə̀ne?ˈ mà꞊ile?ˈ	He said, ‘Since all the human race is mortal, this world has no longer any taste. There is no life in it.’ He (the king) said, ‘My son, why has this [feeling] come over you? Has he gone mad? Or what?’
	bròniˈ ʾamər: ʾitùˈ xur ʾằta.ˈ kursìyi č yawəna qàtux.ˈ malka k-udənux l-dùki.ˈ ʾàtxa k-udən qatux,ˈ ʾàtxa k-udən qatux.ˈ bròniˈ ʾamər: ʾitùˈ xur ʾằta.ˈ kursìyi č yawəna qàtux.ˈ malka k-udənux l-dùki.ˈ ʾàtxa k-udən qatux,ˈ ʾàtxa k-udən qatux.ˈ	‘My son,’ he said, ‘sit and look here. I shall give my throne to you. I shall make you a king in my place. I shall do such and such things for you.’
	ʾamər:ˈ kŭle be fàyde꞊na ʾăna.ˈ là g-nafʿili.ˈ ʾamər: matənux bàxta,ˈ mustàqbal.ˈ yàle k-awelux.ˈ gu yàle k-paṣxət,ˈ gu bèta k-paṣxət.ˈ ʾamər:ˈ kŭle be fàyde꞊na ʾăna.ˈ là g-nafʿili.ˈ ʾamər: matənux bàxta,ˈ mustàqbal.ˈ yàle k-awelux.ˈ gu yàle k-paṣxət,ˈ gu bèta k-paṣxət.ˈ	He said, ‘These things are all without benefit. They are no use.’ He (the king) said, ‘I shall bring you a woman and a future.’ You will have children. You will have joy in your chil-dren. You will have pleasure in a family.’
	ʾamər: ʾăna kŭlu be fàyde꞊na.ˈ bas k-əbən xà ʾurxa maxwət ʾəliˈ madam čădət malkùta꞊wˈ jihàna ʾitən꞊uˈ madam ʾe ʿalma꞊w ʿàlma xət ʾitən,ˈ ʾana k-əbən ʾazən qa malkùta.ˈ là g-bən.ˈ ʾe ʿalma kŭ̀le g-maslən ʾàmer.ˈ ʾamər: ʾăna kŭlu be fàyde꞊na.ˈ bas k-əbən xà ʾurxa maxwət ʾəliˈ madam čădət malkùta꞊wˈ jihàna ʾitən꞊uˈ madam ʾe ʿalma꞊w ʿàlma xət ʾitən,ˈ ʾana k-əbən ʾazən qa malkùta.ˈ là g-bən.ˈ ʾe ʿalma kŭ̀le g-maslən ʾàmer.ˈ	He said, ‘All these things are of no benefit. I just want you to show me one path, since you know that there is a [heavenly] kingdom and hell, since there is this world and an-other world. I want to go to the [heavenly] kingdom. I disdain all this world,’ he said.
	baba gălak mquḥə̀re.ˈ ʾamər: màtu k-awe?ˈ mā́t wə̀dle꞊w,ˈ mā́t wə̀dle꞊w,ˈ mā́t wə̀dle,ˈ baba la qnəʿle gawət bròna.ˈ brona la qnə̀ʿle.ˈ ʾamər: bā̀š꞊ʾilaˈ mà k-udət?ˈ baba gălak mquḥə̀re.ˈ ʾamər: màtu k-awe?ˈ mā́t wə̀dle꞊w,ˈ mā́t wə̀dle꞊w,ˈ mā́t wə̀dle,ˈ baba la qnəʿle gawət bròna.ˈ brona la qnə̀ʿle.ˈ ʾamər: bā̀š꞊ʾilaˈ mà k-udət?ˈ	The father was very upset. He said, ‘How is this possi-ble?’ Whatever he did and whatever he tried, the father could not convince the son. The son was not convinced. He said, ‘That’s fine, but what are you going to do?’
	ʾamər: bàbi.ˈ ʾàmərˈ ʾànaˈ k-šawqə̀nux,ˈ k-pằsən.ˈ k-əbən ʾazən xadrən ʾurxət malkúta lèke꞊la.ˈ ʾamər: bàbi.ˈ ʾàmərˈ ʾànaˈ k-šawqə̀nux,ˈ k-pằsən.ˈ k-əbən ʾazən xadrən ʾurxət malkúta lèke꞊la.ˈ	He said, ‘Father,’ he said, ‘I am going to leave you and go away. I want to seek where the path of the [heavenly] king-dom is.’
	ʾamər brònaˈ qəmle plə̀ṭle mən beta.ˈ k-amər: ləti la bàba꞊wˈ la yə̀ma꞊wˈ la ʾaxòna꞊wˈ la xàta,ˈ la bər ʿàmma,ˈ la ʿàmma꞊wˈ la bər ʿàmma꞊wˈ ʾana tsə xa ʾan našwata lə̀ti.ˈ ʾamər: k-pằsən.ˈ ʾawa꞊ž ʾamər: wəlux kŭlu ʿalma dìdux꞊ile.ˈ ʾamər: tsə̀ xa didi lewe.ˈ madam mawta ʾət gàwuˈ lewe dìdi.ˈ ʾamər brònaˈ qəmle plə̀ṭle mən beta.ˈ k-amər: ləti la bàba꞊wˈ la yə̀ma꞊wˈ la ʾaxòna꞊wˈ la xàta,ˈ la bər ʿàmma,ˈ la ʿàmma꞊wˈ la bər ʿàmma꞊wˈ ʾana tsə xa ʾan našwata lə̀ti.ˈ ʾamər: k-pằsən.ˈ ʾawa꞊ž ʾamər: wəlux kŭlu ʿalma dìdux꞊ile.ˈ ʾamər: tsə̀ xa didi lewe.ˈ madam mawta ʾət gàwuˈ lewe dìdi.ˈ	It is said that the son left the house. He said, ‘I have no father, mother, brother, sister, cousin or uncle. I have no such relatives. He said, ‘I am going.’ He (the king) said, ‘Look, all these people are yours.’ He said, ‘Nobody is mine. Since some-body is mortal, he is not mine.’
	psèleˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù.ˈ ʾani ʾan qămàye ʾamriwa, k-amri, l-Bàġdad.ˈ bas lèwa Baġdad.ˈ ʾizəle ʾəl xà duka,ˈ xa dèṛa.ˈ daʾəman dèṛaˈ lèka꞊wewa?ˈ gawət ṭuràne꞊wˈ gawət dukwa-tət tsòlˈ ʿešiwa dukwàtaˈ, ʾəl dan dukwata deràye꞊wənwa.ˈ psèleˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù.ˈ ʾani ʾan qămàye ʾamriwa, k-amri, l-Bàġdad.ˈ bas lèwa Baġdad.ˈ ʾizəle ʾəl xà duka,ˈ xa dèṛa.ˈ daʾəman dèṛaˈ lèka꞊wewa?ˈ gawət ṭuràne꞊wˈ gawət dukwa-tət tsòlˈ ʿešiwa dukwàtaˈ, ʾəl dan dukwata deràye꞊wənwa.ˈ	He went off, on and on and on and on and on and on. The old folk said [he went] to Baghdad. But it was not Bagh-dad. He went to a place, a monastery. Where were monaster-ies? In mountains, in deserted places. The people who lived in such places were monks.
	ʾamər: ʾawa har psèle,ˈ psèle,ˈ ʾàmər.ˈ lèwa bədayaˈ b-janu꞊š lewa bədaya leka bizàle꞊le.ˈ bas k-əbe pase xa naša ṭape ʾə̀lu,ˈ xa ʾurxət haymanùta maxwe ʾəlu.ˈ ʾamər: ʾawa har psèle,ˈ psèle,ˈ ʾàmər.ˈ lèwa bədayaˈ b-janu꞊š lewa bədaya leka bizàle꞊le.ˈ bas k-əbe pase xa naša ṭape ʾə̀lu,ˈ xa ʾurxət haymanùta maxwe ʾəlu.ˈ	It is said he went on and on. He did not know where, he himself did not know where he was going. He just wanted to keep going until somebody caught up with him to show him a path of faith.
	ʾamər: ʾizəle psèle.ˈ ʾitule rəš xa ʾena꞊w màye štele,ˈ šàte,ˈ ʾamər xzele xa răbana ʾitèle l-ṭàma.ˈ ʾàmərˈ šlama drèle ʾəlu.ˈ šlamu qam-šaqə̀lu.ˈ ʾamər: ʾizəle psèle.ˈ ʾitule rəš xa ʾena꞊w màye štele,ˈ šàte,ˈ ʾamər xzele xa răbana ʾitèle l-ṭàma.ˈ ʾàmərˈ šlama drèle ʾəlu.ˈ šlamu qam-šaqə̀lu.ˈ	It is said he kept going. He sat on top of a spring and drank water, he drank. It is said that he saw a monk who came there. It is said that he greeted him. He accepted his greeting.
	ʾamər: mə̀re:ˈ mà bəxdare꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər: mə̀re: hemən ʾànaˈ pliṭe꞊wən mən ʾàtṛa.ˈ là gbən daʾrən ʾəl ʾàtṛi.ˈ k-əbən ʾàzənˈ pèšənˈ gu xa dùkaˈ bas ʾàlaha ʿabdi.ˈ ʾamər: mə̀re:ˈ mà bəxdare꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər: mə̀re: hemən ʾànaˈ pliṭe꞊wən mən ʾàtṛa.ˈ là gbən daʾrən ʾəl ʾàtṛi.ˈ k-əbən ʾàzənˈ pèšənˈ gu xa dùkaˈ bas ʾàlaha ʿabdi.ˈ	It is said that he (the monk) said, ‘Why are you wander-ing?’ It is said that he said, ‘Believe me, I have left my home-land. I do not want to go back to my homeland. I want to go to live in a place where people only worship God.’
	ʾamər: si ta mə̀nan.ˈ bas ʾàmər:ˈ ʾaxər ʾahat mare꞊wət ʾana brōn màlka꞊wənwa꞊wˈ ʾàtxa꞊wənwa꞊wˈ ʾàtxa꞊wənwa.ˈ ʾamər: ʾana ʾăna kŭlu k-šawqə̀nu.ˈ gu xa prəzla là g-bən.ˈ ʾamər: si ta mə̀nan.ˈ bas ʾàmər:ˈ ʾaxər ʾahat mare꞊wət ʾana brōn màlka꞊wənwa꞊wˈ ʾàtxa꞊wənwa꞊wˈ ʾàtxa꞊wənwa.ˈ ʾamər: ʾana ʾăna kŭlu k-šawqə̀nu.ˈ gu xa prəzla là g-bən.ˈ	He (the monk) said, ‘Come with us.’ But,’ [the prince] said, ‘you are saying I was the son of the king and I was such and such.’ [The prince] said, ‘I shall leave all these things be-hind. I don’t want it for a piece of iron.’
	ʾizəle mà wədle?ˈ ʾizə̀leˈ qam-nabə̀leˈ ʾəl bēt jànu.ˈ ʾizəle gawət d-è deṛa.ˈ gu d-e deṛa mằni ʿayəšwa?ˈ ʾè ṛăbana꞊w.ˈ qămaye ṛăbane là wənwaˈ măsăl l-dera ʿèši.ˈ kul naša l-xodu gu xa kùxtaˈ gu xa ʾadyà ʿešiwaˈ hàdax ʿešiwa.ˈ ʾizəle mà wədle?ˈ ʾizə̀leˈ qam-nabə̀leˈ ʾəl bēt jànu.ˈ ʾizəle gawət d-è deṛa.ˈ gu d-e deṛa mằni ʿayəšwa?ˈ ʾè ṛăbana꞊w.ˈ qămaye ṛăbane là wənwaˈ măsăl l-dera ʿèši.ˈ kul naša l-xodu gu xa kùxtaˈ gu xa ʾadyà ʿešiwaˈ hàdax ʿešiwa.ˈ	He (the monk) went off. What did he do? He took him to his own house. He went to the monastery. Who lived in the monastery? That monk. In the past monks did not live, for ex-ample, in monasteries. Each person lived by himself in a hut, in such and such a thing. That is how they used to live.
	mà ʾawdəne?ˈ ʾamər yoma paləxwa zambìle,ˈ qarṭàle d-m-ay ḥăṣìra.ˈ ʾawdìwa,ˈ ʾazìwa,ˈ ʾăna qaše꞊w ʾadya matiwa mənət bàṛya.ˈ qaše꞊w čằdan ma꞊ina.ˈ matiwa mən bàṛyaˈ ḥăṣìre gadliwa.ˈ mà ʾawdəne?ˈ ʾamər yoma paləxwa zambìle,ˈ qarṭàle d-m-ay ḥăṣìra.ˈ ʾawdìwa,ˈ ʾazìwa,ˈ ʾăna qaše꞊w ʾadya matiwa mənət bàṛya.ˈ qaše꞊w čằdan ma꞊ina.ˈ matiwa mən bàṛyaˈ ḥăṣìre gadliwa.ˈ	‘What shall I do for him?’ It is said that he worked with baskets, large baskets made of straw matting. These priests and so forth would make them, they would go and bring from open fields, priests and I don’t know what. They would bring from the fields straw and would weave.
	ḥăṣìre gadliwa꞊wˈ zàmbile gadliwa꞊wˈ salyàta gadliwa꞊wˈ sàle gadliwa꞊wˈ yòmaˈ qayə̀mwa,ˈ b-xuškunta qayə̀mwaˈ nabəlwale ʾələt šuqa mzabə̀nwalu.ˈ ḥăṣìre gadliwa꞊wˈ zàmbile gadliwa꞊wˈ salyàta gadliwa꞊wˈ sàle gadliwa꞊wˈ yòmaˈ qayə̀mwa,ˈ b-xuškunta qayə̀mwaˈ nabəlwale ʾələt šuqa mzabə̀nwalu.ˈ	They would weave mats. They would weave baskets. They would weave small baskets. They would weave large bas-kets. He would get up at daybreak. He would get up in the ear-ly morning. He would take them to the market to sell them.
	gu ḥăqət d-aw ... d-aw ʾadya zambìleˈ ʾixala zawnìwa qa janu,ˈ matewale l-bèta.ˈ ʾaṣərta yatwìwaˈ mzàmriwa꞊wˈ mṣàliwa꞊wˈ ʿàbdiwa꞊wˈ gằlak qam-basmawale wàzʿ gorin.ˈ gu ḥăqət d-aw ... d-aw ʾadya zambìleˈ ʾixala zawnìwa qa janu,ˈ matewale l-bèta.ˈ ʾaṣərta yatwìwaˈ mzàmriwa꞊wˈ mṣàliwa꞊wˈ ʿàbdiwa꞊wˈ gằlak qam-basmawale wàzʿ gorin.ˈ	With the price of those baskets, he would buy food for himself and bring it home. In the evenings, they would sit, sing, pray and worship. He (the boy) liked the way of life a lot.
	ʾamər xà yomaˈ ʾizəle ʾàwaˈ kàrta qam-ṭaʾəna l-xàṣu.ˈ mxuškunta ʾazəl zambilu mzabə̀nu.ˈ ʾamər bax màlkaˈ qam-xazyàle.ˈ ʾamər xà yomaˈ ʾizəle ʾàwaˈ kàrta qam-ṭaʾəna l-xàṣu.ˈ mxuškunta ʾazəl zambilu mzabə̀nu.ˈ ʾamər bax màlkaˈ qam-xazyàle.ˈ	It is said that one day he went off carrying a load on his back. He went at dawn to sell his baskets. It is said that a king’s wife saw him.
	qam-xazyàle,ˈ ʾamra: màtu ʾăya?ˈ mà bəxdare꞊le?ˈ màtu zambile mzabòne꞊le?ˈ ʾamra qa ġlamàta:ˈ ṣroxən ʾə̀lu.ˈ qam-xazyàle,ˈ ʾamra: màtu ʾăya?ˈ mà bəxdare꞊le?ˈ màtu zambile mzabòne꞊le?ˈ ʾamra qa ġlamàta:ˈ ṣroxən ʾə̀lu.ˈ	She saw him and said, ‘How can this [be happening]? Why is he wandering about? How come he is selling baskets?’ She said to her servants ‘Summon him.’
	ʾitèle.ˈ ʾamra: mà mzabone꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər: zambìle.ˈ waxt gor-in haw là wewa.ˈ ʾamra qàtuˈ ʾàmraˈ k-əban qădome xa zambil xŭṣū́ṣ qàti mzabnəta꞊wˈ matə̀ta.ˈ ʾakmət k-əbət ḥằqux č yawăne.ˈ ʾitèle.ˈ ʾamra: mà mzabone꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər: zambìle.ˈ waxt gor-in haw là wewa.ˈ ʾamra qàtuˈ ʾàmraˈ k-əban qădome xa zambil xŭṣū́ṣ qàti mzabnəta꞊wˈ matə̀ta.ˈ ʾakmət k-əbət ḥằqux č yawăne.ˈ	He came. She said, ‘What are you selling?’ He said, ‘Baskets.’ The time was not right [for her to buy one]. She said to him, she said, ‘Tomorrow, I would like you to bring and sell me a special basket for me. I shall give you whatever price you want.’
	ʾawa꞊š Aʿăla niyyā̀tAˈ ʾizə̀le.ˈ dartət yòmaˈ xa zambil gălak dzwā̀n,ˈ ʾaw lele là dməxle,ˈ xa zambil gălak dzwā́n qam-zaqə̀re.ˈ qam-matèle.ˈ ʾitele l-tăṛət d-e bàxta.ˈ qam-matèle.ˈ ʾawa꞊š Aʿăla niyyā̀tAˈ ʾizə̀le.ˈ dartət yòmaˈ xa zambil gălak dzwā̀n,ˈ ʾaw lele là dməxle,ˈ xa zambil gălak dzwā́n qam-zaqə̀re.ˈ qam-matèle.ˈ ʾitele l-tăṛət d-e bàxta.ˈ qam-matèle.ˈ	He was gullible and went off. The next day—that night he did not sleep, but wove a very beautiful basket. He brought it. He came to the door of the woman. He brought it.
	ʾawa har mən tằṛa wəre,ˈ ʾamra qa xădàmtawˈ ʾamra: tăṛàne ḥluqlu.ˈ tăṛane qam-ḥalqàlu rešu.ˈ ʾamər qa ma ʾàtxa mdi-wənax?ˈ mà byade꞊wət?ˈ mà byade꞊wət?ˈ ʾawa har mən tằṛa wəre,ˈ ʾamra qa xădàmtawˈ ʾamra: tăṛàne ḥluqlu.ˈ tăṛane qam-ḥalqàlu rešu.ˈ ʾamər qa ma ʾàtxa mdi-wənax?ˈ mà byade꞊wət?ˈ mà byade꞊wət?ˈ	As soon as he entered through the door, she said to her servant, she said, ‘Shut the doors.’ She shut the doors on him. He said, ‘Why have you gone mad and [done this]? What are you doing? What are you doing?’
	ʾamra là k-awe palṭət.ˈ ʾəlax là šuqle paləṭ mən beta.ˈ ʾaw꞊ži ʾe gata g-nawne gàwawˈ ʾaxtsən g-nàwneˈ be fàyde꞊la.ˈ la k-šawqa pàləṭ.ˈ ʾamra là k-awe palṭət.ˈ ʾəlax là šuqle paləṭ mən beta.ˈ ʾaw꞊ži ʾe gata g-nawne gàwawˈ ʾaxtsən g-nàwneˈ be fàyde꞊la.ˈ la k-šawqa pàləṭ.ˈ	She said, ‘You are not allowed to go out. You (servant), do not let him leave the house.’ Then he pleaded with her. But however much he pleaded, it was useless. She did not let him leave.
	ʾe gata ʾamra qàtu,ˈ ʾàmra:ˈ mà k-udət făqira?ˈ mà꞊iwət ti-wa gawət dăna ṭuràne,ˈ dzəhya꞊w bənhàya?ˈ bixale꞊wət gəla max ḥaywàne.ˈ ʾita mkayəf ʾəl dan diwàne.ˈ ʾe gata ʾamra qàtu,ˈ ʾàmra:ˈ mà k-udət făqira?ˈ mà꞊iwət ti-wa gawət dăna ṭuràne,ˈ dzəhya꞊w bənhàya?ˈ bixale꞊wət gəla max ḥaywàne.ˈ ʾita mkayəf ʾəl dan diwàne.ˈ	Then she said to him, she said, ‘What will you do, poor fellow? Why are you dwelling in those mountains, exhausted and groaning? You eat grass like animals. Come and have a good time on these sofas.
	ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w čălằbi.ˈ qam-ʾăbằnux m-kŭla ləbi.ˈ pàršan mənux ʾana lebi.ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w făqìra,ˈ ʾitu l-ʾadi beta myùqra.ˈ šqŭ̀la qatux baxtət miṛa.ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w čălằbi.ˈ qam-ʾăbằnux m-kŭla ləbi.ˈ pàršan mənux ʾana lebi.ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w făqìra,ˈ ʾitu l-ʾadi beta myùqra.ˈ šqŭ̀la qatux baxtət miṛa.ˈ	Oh comely and well-mannered monk. I have fallen in love with you with all my heart. I cannot separate myself from you. Oh comely and poor monk, live in this stately house. Take the prince’s wife for yourself.’
	ʾăna kŭlu har ʾàmrawalu qatu.ˈ hàr məra qatu.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ ya bàxta,ˈ ya šeydanìta,ˈ la g-nàxpatˈ ʾawdăta xṭìta.ˈ ʾèˈ ʾamər: yaʿni ʾăya šulət ṣăṭàne꞊le.ˈ lèwat bəzdaya mən ʾalaha ʾahat.ˈ ʾăna kŭlu har ʾàmrawalu qatu.ˈ hàr məra qatu.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ ya bàxta,ˈ ya šeydanìta,ˈ la g-nàxpatˈ ʾawdăta xṭìta.ˈ ʾèˈ ʾamər: yaʿni ʾăya šulət ṣăṭàne꞊le.ˈ lèwat bəzdaya mən ʾalaha ʾahat.ˈ	She kept saying all these things to him. She kept saying [them]. He said, ‘Oh woman, oh crazy woman, are you not ashamed to commit a sin?’ Yes, he said, ‘This is the work of the devil. You do not fear God.’
	ʾaya꞊ž ʾàmraˈ ʾàmra,ˈ ʾàmra:ˈ ʾahat mà꞊ila ʾahat bizale꞊wət.ˈ ʾadya ʾe ga d idèlaˈ mà꞊t wədla,ˈ ʾəstəfada là wədla mənu,ˈ ʾe ga xatun qə̀mlaˈ păqarta l-ṭòqa mulwəšla꞊wˈ ʾidataw ʾəl sə̀hma msuqəla꞊wˈ ḥàmra꞊w pùdra mxela꞊wˈ là čădan ma wədla꞊wˈ zinət kŭla dunye qam-lawšàle,ˈ bas ḥatta ləbət d-e ṛăban tàre.ˈ ʾaya꞊ž ʾàmraˈ ʾàmra,ˈ ʾàmra:ˈ ʾahat mà꞊ila ʾahat bizale꞊wət.ˈ ʾadya ʾe ga d idèlaˈ mà꞊t wədla,ˈ ʾəstəfada là wədla mənu,ˈ ʾe ga xatun qə̀mlaˈ păqarta l-ṭòqa mulwəšla꞊wˈ ʾidataw ʾəl sə̀hma msuqəla꞊wˈ ḥàmra꞊w pùdra mxela꞊wˈ là čădan ma wədla꞊wˈ zinət kŭla dunye qam-lawšàle,ˈ bas ḥatta ləbət d-e ṛăban tàre.ˈ	She said, she said, she said, ‘Why are you going?’ Now, when she knew that whatever she did work with him, the lady put a necklace on her neck and decorated her hands with sil-ver, she put on lipstick and makeup, and I don’t know what else she did. She put on all the world’s ornaments so that the heart of the monk would soften.
	ʾamra qatət xădàmta:ˈ là ʾaw tăra patxằte.ˈ ʾaxtsən wədle lawlabe pàləṭ.ˈ ʾe gàtaˈ ʾə̀qle gălak.ˈ ʾamra qatət xădàmta:ˈ là ʾaw tăra patxằte.ˈ ʾaxtsən wədle lawlabe pàləṭ.ˈ ʾe gàtaˈ ʾə̀qle gălak.ˈ	She said to the servant ‘Do not open the door.’ Whatev-er he did he could not get out. At that point, he felt very stressed.
	ʾàmra:ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w făqìra,ˈ ʾad dàne꞊la ʾate nira.ˈ ʾe ga mà k-udət făqìraˈ k-hatkằnux qam-raba꞊w zòra.ˈ ʾamra: yaʿni ʾăgar ʾăgar ʾăgar ʾăgar məndit ʾàna k-əmran là [a]wdət qati,ˈ ʾana꞊š ʾàdya k-udănux.ˈ ʾàmra:ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w făqìra,ˈ ʾad dàne꞊la ʾate nira.ˈ ʾe ga mà k-udət făqìraˈ k-hatkằnux qam-raba꞊w zòra.ˈ ʾamra: yaʿni ʾăgar ʾăgar ʾăgar ʾăgar məndit ʾàna k-əmran là [a]wdət qati,ˈ ʾana꞊š ʾàdya k-udănux.ˈ	She said, ‘Oh comely poor monk, it is time the yoke came. Whatever you do, poor man, I will disgrace you in front of old and young people.’ She said, ‘I mean if you don’t do for me the thing I say, I will do this to you.’
	ʾe gata ləbu gălak ʾə̀qle.ˈ k-amər: mălaʾxa l-geʾbe mšŭdə̀reˈ wəle ləba ṭàle.ˈ mə̀re:ˈ là zădət mən ʾadi gèra.ˈ ṣăṭane꞊le d ile xòra.ˈ ʾe gata ləbu gălak ʾə̀qle.ˈ k-amər: mălaʾxa l-geʾbe mšŭdə̀reˈ wəle ləba ṭàle.ˈ mə̀re:ˈ là zădət mən ʾadi gèra.ˈ ṣăṭane꞊le d ile xòra.ˈ	At that point, his heart became very troubled. It is said that an angel sent support to his side. He said, ‘Do not be afraid of this arrow. It’s the devil who is her friend.
	la zădət mən ʾad bălàya,ˈ la mən ʾadi baxta d ila syàna.ˈ ʾəl ʿawnux daha ʾiteli ʾàna.ˈ ta꞊t bət hàweluxˈ mxalṣàna.ˈ k-amer: ʾè gataˈ rəqle mən ʾidàtaw꞊uˈ plə̀ṭle.ˈ rə̀qle.ˈ rə̀qle.ˈ la zădət mən ʾad bălàya,ˈ la mən ʾadi baxta d ila syàna.ˈ ʾəl ʿawnux daha ʾiteli ʾàna.ˈ ta꞊t bət hàweluxˈ mxalṣàna.ˈ k-amer: ʾè gataˈ rəqle mən ʾidàtaw꞊uˈ plə̀ṭle.ˈ rə̀qle.ˈ rə̀qle.ˈ	Do not be afraid of this trial, nor of this woman who is standing [before you]. I have now come to your aid so that you will have a saviour.’ It is said that then he escaped from her hands and got out. He ran and ran.
	măṣitun ya xanwatà.ˈ maḥkənoxən d-a qəṣətà.ˈ bər malka bronət ʾazutà,ˈ ʾitiwa l-kursit malkutà.ˈ măṣitun ya xanwatà.ˈ maḥkənoxən d-a qəṣətà.ˈ bər malka bronət ʾazutà,ˈ ʾitiwa l-kursit malkutà.ˈ	Listen, oh brothers. I am going to tell you a story about a prince, a child of power, seated on the throne of a kingdom.
	xa yoma qəmle mən betà.ˈ qrele l-ʿawde u ġulamwatà.ˈ lə-npaqa ṣṓb daštatà,ˈ lə-jyala l-ṣayda ʾəl ḥaywatà.ˈ xa yoma qəmle mən betà.ˈ qrele l-ʿawde u ġulamwatà.ˈ lə-npaqa ṣṓb daštatà,ˈ lə-jyala l-ṣayda ʾəl ḥaywatà.ˈ	One day he set off from home. He summoned slaves and servants to go out into the countryside, to hunt animals.
	wele b-ṣeda tre yumanè꞊wˈ batəṛ dḗx dʾərwale l-betà.ˈ b-urxa tpəqle xa꞊w xa mità.ˈ xŭbəle šəkle mən zdotà.ˈ wele b-ṣeda tre yumanè꞊wˈ batəṛ dḗx dʾərwale l-betà.ˈ b-urxa tpəqle xa꞊w xa mità.ˈ xŭbəle šəkle mən zdotà.ˈ	He hunted for two days. After that, he returned home. On the way, he came across a dead person. His body shivered out of fear.
	b-e ʾădana d-dʾəre l-betàˈ qəmle qam-babe꞊w šulṭanà.ˈ məre: ya babi hawnanà.ˈ šuḥux bət pane ʾax tənanà.ˈ b-e ʾădana d-dʾəre l-betàˈ qəmle qam-babe꞊w šulṭanà.ˈ məre: ya babi hawnanà.ˈ šuḥux bət pane ʾax tənanà.ˈ	When he returned home, he stood before his father, the ruler. He said, ‘Oh wise father, your glory will vanish like smoke.’
	ya broni, ma ʾitela ʾəlùx?ˈ si b-gaw kul busamət xayùx.ˈ batəṛ dḗx baxta matənùx.ˈ hawət basima b-xaye dìyyux.ˈ ya broni, ma ʾitela ʾəlùx?ˈ si b-gaw kul busamət xayùx.ˈ batəṛ dḗx baxta matənùx.ˈ hawət basima b-xaye dìyyux.ˈ	‘Oh son, what happened to you? Go and have all the pleasure there is in your life. Afterwards, I shall fetch you a wife so that you [may] enjoy your life.’
	ya babi la k-əbən baxtà꞊wˈ maslən kul šuḥa꞊w dawəltà.ˈ ham la g-bən jani paṣxàˈ ta xatər zali l-malkutà.ˈ ya babi la k-əbən baxtà꞊wˈ maslən kul šuḥa꞊w dawəltà.ˈ ham la g-bən jani paṣxàˈ ta xatər zali l-malkutà.ˈ	‘Oh father, I do not want a wife. I disdain all glory and wealth. I do not want to have joy, because I am going to the heavenly kingdom.’
	ya broni tu ʾəl ʾad kursì.ˈ ḥkum ʾəl mali꞊w ham dawəltì.ˈ ya broni tu ʾəl ʾad kursì.ˈ ḥkum ʾəl mali꞊w ham dawəltì.ˈ	‘Oh son, sit on this throne. Rule over my possessions and wealth.’
	ya babi šmúʾ ʾəlì.ˈ lətli la baba꞊w la yəmà,ˈ la ʾaxona꞊w la bər ʾămà.ˈ la ṣănetət maxla luxmà꞊wˈ ṛăban ʾiwən šawqən l-ʿalmà.ˈ ya babi šmúʾ ʾəlì.ˈ lətli la baba꞊w la yəmà,ˈ la ʾaxona꞊w la bər ʾămà.ˈ la ṣănetət maxla luxmà꞊wˈ ṛăban ʾiwən šawqən l-ʿalmà.ˈ	‘Oh father, listen to me. I have no father, mother, brother or cousin, nor a profession to earn a living. I am a monk and will leave the world.’
	ʾe ga mən beta pləṭwalè꞊wˈ xatər mən babe šqəlwalè꞊w.ˈ xa ʾatṛa raḥuqa ʾizəlwalè꞊wˈ b-xakma ṛăbane tpəqwalè.ˈ bele mənu ta꞊t ḥawilè꞊wˈ ʾurxət maṛya ta꞊t malpilè꞊wˈ ʾurxət malkuta maxwilè꞊wˈ ʾadi ʿalma ta꞊t šawqilè.ˈ ʾe ga mən beta pləṭwalè꞊wˈ xatər mən babe šqəlwalè꞊w.ˈ xa ʾatṛa raḥuqa ʾizəlwalè꞊wˈ b-xakma ṛăbane tpəqwalè.ˈ bele mənu ta꞊t ḥawilè꞊wˈ ʾurxət maṛya ta꞊t malpilè꞊wˈ ʾurxət malkuta maxwilè꞊wˈ ʾadi ʿalma ta꞊t šawqilè.ˈ	Then he left the house and bid farewell to his father. He went to a faraway land and came across some monks. He asked them to house him, to teach him the path to the Lord and to show him the path towards the heavenly kingdom so that they [may] abandon this world.
	yoma paləxwa zambila꞊wˈ qarṭara d ʾəmma ḥăṣirà.ˈ zawənwa mexulta gu parè꞊wˈ daʾəṛwa l-koxe b-zumàre.ˈ yoma paləxwa zambila꞊wˈ qarṭara d ʾəmma ḥăṣirà.ˈ zawənwa mexulta gu parè꞊wˈ daʾəṛwa l-koxe b-zumàre.ˈ	During the day he used to make baskets and panniers made from matting. He used to buy his food with money and returned to his cell singing.
	b-e mdita ʾətwa xa baxtà,ˈ bax malka꞊w xatun ʾamərtà.ˈ xəra ʾəlu b-ʾena bəštà.ˈ nṣula qatu pax qḥərtà.ˈ b-e mdita ʾətwa xa baxtà,ˈ bax malka꞊w xatun ʾamərtà.ˈ xəra ʾəlu b-ʾena bəštà.ˈ nṣula qatu pax qḥərtà.ˈ	In that town there was a woman who was the king’s wife and a lady princess. She looked at him with an evil eye. She set up a terrible trap for him.
	ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w tsălăbì,ˈ qam-ʾăbănux m-kŭle ləbì.ˈ paršan mənux ʾana lebì.ˈ paršan mənux ʾana lèbi.ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w tsălăbì,ˈ qam-ʾăbănux m-kŭle ləbì.ˈ paršan mənux ʾana lebì.ˈ paršan mənux ʾana lèbi.ˈ	‘Oh monk, comely and courteous, I have fallen in love with you with all my heart. I cannot separate myself form you. I cannot separate myself from you.’
	ya baxta ya ramanità,ˈ be ḥăya꞊w mar pata qwità,ˈ dəx k-əbat palxən ʾa xṭitàˈ madzgərən maṛan beryatà?ˈ ya baxta ya ramanità,ˈ be ḥăya꞊w mar pata qwità,ˈ dəx k-əbat palxən ʾa xṭitàˈ madzgərən maṛan beryatà?ˈ	‘Oh woman, oh high-ranking lady, shameless and bra-zen, why do you want me to commit this sin and anger our Lord of creation?’
	malux təhya gu ṭuranè꞊wˈ bixala gəla ʾax ḥaywanè꞊w? hayu mkayef l-an diwanè꞊wˈ la măpitət ʾan ʿădanè.ˈ malux təhya gu ṭuranè꞊wˈ bixala gəla ʾax ḥaywanè꞊w? hayu mkayef l-an diwanè꞊wˈ la măpitət ʾan ʿădanè.ˈ	‘What’s wrong with you that you are lost in the moun-tains and eat grass like animals? Come on have fun on these sofas and do not miss out on these moments.
	ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w šăpiràˈ ʾitu la dide ta myuqrà.ˈ luš qăbaya b-dəhwa zqirà꞊wˈ šqŭla ṭalux baxtət miṛà.ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w šăpiràˈ ʾitu la dide ta myuqrà.ˈ luš qăbaya b-dəhwa zqirà꞊wˈ šqŭla ṭalux baxtət miṛà.ˈ	Oh, monk, young and comely, sit at my side as an hon-ourable man. Put on a garment of woven gold. And take the prince’s wife for yourself.’
	ya baxta ya ramanità,ˈ be ḥăya꞊w mar pata qwitàˈ lèʾbi palxəna ʾad xṭità,ˈ madzgərən maran bəryatà.ˈ ya baxta ya ramanità,ˈ be ḥăya꞊w mar pata qwitàˈ lèʾbi palxəna ʾad xṭità,ˈ madzgərən maran bəryatà.ˈ	‘Oh woman, oh high-ranking lady, shameless and bra-zen, I cannot commit this sin and anger our Lord of creation.’
	ʾe ga xatun bəšta mlelà꞊wˈ b-xa ʾədana l-xădamtaw qrelà.ˈ b-ene ʾəleu rməzwalà꞊w.ˈ tăṛa gu ṣalmeu ḥləqwalà.ˈ ʾe ga xatun bəšta mlelà꞊wˈ b-xa ʾədana l-xădamtaw qrelà.ˈ b-ene ʾəleu rməzwalà꞊w.ˈ tăṛa gu ṣalmeu ḥləqwalà.ˈ	Then the lady became filled with evil. In a moment she summoned her servant and winked at him. She shut the door in his face.
	ʾe ga xatun ʾaṭlaṣ lušlà.ˈ păqarta ṭoqa mulwəšlà꞊wˈ ʾidata səhma msuqəlà꞊wˈ qrula l-ṛăban ʾidu grəšlà.ˈ ʾe ga xatun ʾaṭlaṣ lušlà.ˈ păqarta ṭoqa mulwəšlà꞊wˈ ʾidata səhma msuqəlà꞊wˈ qrula l-ṛăban ʾidu grəšlà.ˈ	Then, the lady put on a silk dress and put a necklace on her neck. She decorated her hands with silver. She got closer to the monk and grabbed his hand. 62) ‘Oh monk, comely and courteous, sit at my side as an honourable man. Take for yourself the prince’s wife.’
	ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w čălăbì,ˈ ʾitu la gibe ta myuqrà,ˈ šqŭla ṭalux baxtət miṛà.ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w čălăbì,ˈ ʾitu la gibe ta myuqrà,ˈ šqŭla ṭalux baxtət miṛà.ˈ	‘Oh guilty woman, shameless and brazen, how could you want me to commit this sin and anger our Lord of crea-tion?’
	ya baxta mar pata kumtà꞊wˈ be ḥăya꞊w mar pata qwità,ˈ dəx k-əbat palxən ʾa xṭità꞊wˈ madzgərən maran bəryatà.ˈ ya baxta mar pata kumtà꞊wˈ be ḥăya꞊w mar pata qwità,ˈ dəx k-əbat palxən ʾa xṭità꞊wˈ madzgərən maran bəryatà.ˈ

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(1 0:00)maṣitun ya xanwàta.ˈ maḥkənoxun d-a qəṣə̀tta.ˈ bər màlkaˈ bronət ʾazùta.ˈ tiwa꞊wewa l-kursi ʾət malkùta.ˈ(2)fa ʾe malka ʾətwale xa bròna.ˈ ʾətwale xa bròna,ˈ brònuˈ tăqàna꞊wewa.ˈ ʾàxtsa brona ʾətwale꞊wˈ màlka꞊wewaˈ kŭla ʾe dahatət dunye dət dàwa꞊wawa꞊wˈ(3)ha bronu ṛwèwale꞊wˈ mašaḷḷa bronu făhìma꞊wewaˈ ʾàqəl.ˈ b-jane꞊š xa malka făhìma꞊wewa.ˈ bronu gălak ʾàdya꞊wewaˈ yàʿniˈ zìrak꞊wewa.ˈ(4)plə̀ṭle.ˈ ʾamər xa yoma qa bàbu,ˈ ʾamər:ˈ ʾăgar ġlamata darət mə̀ni,ˈ k-azəx l-dašta qa janan ʾəl rā̀wˈ ʾəl ṭùra,ˈ ʾəl dàšta.ˈ qămaye ʾaziwa l-rā̀w.ˈ(5)qəmle ʾawa꞊š drèle mənuˈ ġlamàtaˈ ʾizə̀lu.ˈ ṭlahà yomata gu ʾàdya꞊welu,ˈ gawət ṣàyda꞊welu,ˈ ʾələt yaʿni rā̀w꞊wənwa.ˈ ʾaxni k əmrəx ʾəl ṣàyda,ˈ bas yaʿni suretət jànan꞊ila.ˈ welu gu ṣàyda.ˈ(6)tama pəšwalu ṭlahà yomata.ˈ xar ṭlahà yomata,ˈ bədʾàra꞊wənwa qa bèta,ˈ xzele xa qalabàləġ l-xà beta.ˈ ʾalma kŭle dzə̀mye.ˈ(7)mà bərye꞊le?ˈ ma sə̀ḥte꞊la?ˈ ʾe yàlaˈ brōn màlka꞊wewa.ˈ mawta là čădewa gu xayu mà꞊ile.ˈ la xzewale ma naša mà꞊ile.ˈ la xzèwaleˈ făqirùta la xzewale,ˈ tsə̀ məndi la xzewale.ˈ har xzewale kàyf꞊uˈ ṣafày꞊uˈ wə̀nsa꞊wˈ hòsa꞊w.ˈ taqa bròne꞊le꞊w.ˈ mat k-əbe ʾawdi qàtu.ˈ(8)ʾamri: mà꞊ila?ˈ ʾàmri:ˈ ʾăya mìte꞊le.ˈ ʾamər:ˈ xzi mita mà꞊ile?ˈ ʾamri: dàx mita ma꞊ile?ˈ ʾăya xa naša ʾàtxe꞊le,ˈ ʾàtxe꞊le,ˈ mìte꞊le.ˈ(9)mà k-udilu?ˈ ʾamər: mà k-udilu?ˈ ʾăta kasi ṭàmma,ˈ xa qawṛa g-màxi qatu,ˈ darilu xə̀t ʾupra.ˈ(10)ʾamər: màtu?ˈ ʾamər: yaʿni màtu?ˈ ʾamər,ˈ ʾamər: qa mà mətle?ˈ ʾamər: là bas ʾăyaˈ là bas ʾăya g-màyət.ˈ kŭla ʿàlma g-meta.ˈ kul baṛ naša d alaha bə̀ryu꞊leˈ dăbi màyət.ˈ(11)ʾamər: màtu k-awe ʾatxa ʾăya?ˈ lèwa ʾatxa.ˈ ʾamri:ˈ hè,ˈ ʾàtxe꞊le.ˈ ʾe yàlaˈ zdòta qam-dawqale.ˈ rawṭàna qam-dawəqle.ˈ dʾəru l-bèta.ˈ(12)har yeksar mən tằṛa wəre,ˈ babu tele b-qàmu.ˈ mən rā̀w bitaye꞊le.ˈ ʾamər: yà babi,ˈ ʾaxtsi janux gu făhìma꞊wˈ .. ʾadya mut-we꞊wət.ˈ ʾamər: mà bəxdare꞊wət?ˈ(13)ʾamər: madam baṛ naša gənsa kŭla mayùte꞊le,ˈ tsə̀ ṭəma lət gu d-e dùnye.ˈ xaye lə̀t gawaw.ˈ ʾamər: ya bròniˈ qa mà ʾatxa səḥla lux?ˈ mdiwə̀ne?ˈ mà꞊ile?ˈ(14)bròniˈ ʾamər: ʾitùˈ xur ʾằta.ˈ kursìyi č yawəna qàtux.ˈ malka k-udənux l-dùki.ˈ ʾàtxa k-udən qatux,ˈ ʾàtxa k-udən qatux.ˈ(15)ʾamər:ˈ kŭle be fàyde꞊na ʾăna.ˈ là g-nafʿili.ˈ ʾamər: matənux bàxta,ˈ mustàqbal.ˈ yàle k-awelux.ˈ gu yàle k-paṣxət,ˈ gu bèta k-paṣxət.ˈ(16)ʾamər: ʾăna kŭlu be fàyde꞊na.ˈ bas k-əbən xà ʾurxa maxwət ʾəliˈ madam čădət malkùta꞊wˈ jihàna ʾitən꞊uˈ madam ʾe ʿalma꞊w ʿàlma xət ʾitən,ˈ ʾana k-əbən ʾazən qa malkùta.ˈ là g-bən.ˈ ʾe ʿalma kŭ̀le g-maslən ʾàmer.ˈ(17)baba gălak mquḥə̀re.ˈ ʾamər: màtu k-awe?ˈ mā́t wə̀dle꞊w,ˈ mā́t wə̀dle꞊w,ˈ mā́t wə̀dle,ˈ baba la qnəʿle gawət bròna.ˈ brona la qnə̀ʿle.ˈ ʾamər: bā̀š꞊ʾilaˈ mà k-udət?ˈ(18)ʾamər: bàbi.ˈ ʾàmərˈ ʾànaˈ k-šawqə̀nux,ˈ k-pằsən.ˈ k-əbən ʾazən xadrən ʾurxət malkúta lèke꞊la.ˈ(19)ʾamər brònaˈ qəmle plə̀ṭle mən beta.ˈ k-amər: ləti la bàba꞊wˈ la yə̀ma꞊wˈ la ʾaxòna꞊wˈ la xàta,ˈ la bər ʿàmma,ˈ la ʿàmma꞊wˈ la bər ʿàmma꞊wˈ ʾana tsə xa ʾan našwata lə̀ti.ˈ ʾamər: k-pằsən.ˈ ʾawa꞊ž ʾamər: wəlux kŭlu ʿalma dìdux꞊ile.ˈ ʾamər: tsə̀ xa didi lewe.ˈ madam mawta ʾət gàwuˈ lewe dìdi.ˈ(20)psèleˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù,ˈ psù.ˈ ʾani ʾan qămàye ʾamriwa, k-amri, l-Bàġdad.ˈ bas lèwa Baġdad.ˈ ʾizəle ʾəl xà duka,ˈ xa dèṛa.ˈ daʾəman dèṛaˈ lèka꞊wewa?ˈ gawət ṭuràne꞊wˈ gawət dukwa-tət tsòlˈ ʿešiwa dukwàtaˈ, ʾəl dan dukwata deràye꞊wənwa.ˈ(21)ʾamər: ʾawa har psèle,ˈ psèle,ˈ ʾàmər.ˈ lèwa bədayaˈ b-janu꞊š lewa bədaya leka bizàle꞊le.ˈ bas k-əbe pase xa naša ṭape ʾə̀lu,ˈ xa ʾurxət haymanùta maxwe ʾəlu.ˈ(22)ʾamər: ʾizəle psèle.ˈ ʾitule rəš xa ʾena꞊w màye štele,ˈ šàte,ˈ ʾamər xzele xa răbana ʾitèle l-ṭàma.ˈ ʾàmərˈ šlama drèle ʾəlu.ˈ šlamu qam-šaqə̀lu.ˈ(23)ʾamər: mə̀re:ˈ mà bəxdare꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər: mə̀re: hemən ʾànaˈ pliṭe꞊wən mən ʾàtṛa.ˈ là gbən daʾrən ʾəl ʾàtṛi.ˈ k-əbən ʾàzənˈ pèšənˈ gu xa dùkaˈ bas ʾàlaha ʿabdi.ˈ(24)ʾamər: si ta mə̀nan.ˈ bas ʾàmər:ˈ ʾaxər ʾahat mare꞊wət ʾana brōn màlka꞊wənwa꞊wˈ ʾàtxa꞊wənwa꞊wˈ ʾàtxa꞊wənwa.ˈ ʾamər: ʾana ʾăna kŭlu k-šawqə̀nu.ˈ gu xa prəzla là g-bən.ˈ(25)ʾizəle mà wədle?ˈ ʾizə̀leˈ qam-nabə̀leˈ ʾəl bēt jànu.ˈ ʾizəle gawət d-è deṛa.ˈ gu d-e deṛa mằni ʿayəšwa?ˈ ʾè ṛăbana꞊w.ˈ qămaye ṛăbane là wənwaˈ măsăl l-dera ʿèši.ˈ kul naša l-xodu gu xa kùxtaˈ gu xa ʾadyà ʿešiwaˈ hàdax ʿešiwa.ˈ(26)mà ʾawdəne?ˈ ʾamər yoma paləxwa zambìle,ˈ qarṭàle d-m-ay ḥăṣìra.ˈ ʾawdìwa,ˈ ʾazìwa,ˈ ʾăna qaše꞊w ʾadya matiwa mənət bàṛya.ˈ qaše꞊w čằdan ma꞊ina.ˈ matiwa mən bàṛyaˈ ḥăṣìre gadliwa.ˈ(27)ḥăṣìre gadliwa꞊wˈ zàmbile gadliwa꞊wˈ salyàta gadliwa꞊wˈ sàle gadliwa꞊wˈ yòmaˈ qayə̀mwa,ˈ b-xuškunta qayə̀mwaˈ nabəlwale ʾələt šuqa mzabə̀nwalu.ˈ(28)gu ḥăqət d-aw ... d-aw ʾadya zambìleˈ ʾixala zawnìwa qa janu,ˈ matewale l-bèta.ˈ ʾaṣərta yatwìwaˈ mzàmriwa꞊wˈ mṣàliwa꞊wˈ ʿàbdiwa꞊wˈ gằlak qam-basmawale wàzʿ gorin.ˈ(29)ʾamər xà yomaˈ ʾizəle ʾàwaˈ kàrta qam-ṭaʾəna l-xàṣu.ˈ mxuškunta ʾazəl zambilu mzabə̀nu.ˈ ʾamər bax màlkaˈ qam-xazyàle.ˈ(30)qam-xazyàle,ˈ ʾamra: màtu ʾăya?ˈ mà bəxdare꞊le?ˈ màtu zambile mzabòne꞊le?ˈ ʾamra qa ġlamàta:ˈ ṣroxən ʾə̀lu.ˈ(31)ʾitèle.ˈ ʾamra: mà mzabone꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər: zambìle.ˈ waxt gor-in haw là wewa.ˈ ʾamra qàtuˈ ʾàmraˈ k-əban qădome xa zambil xŭṣū́ṣ qàti mzabnəta꞊wˈ matə̀ta.ˈ ʾakmət k-əbət ḥằqux č yawăne.ˈ(32)ʾawa꞊š Aʿăla niyyā̀tAˈ ʾizə̀le.ˈ dartət yòmaˈ xa zambil gălak dzwā̀n,ˈ ʾaw lele là dməxle,ˈ xa zambil gălak dzwā́n qam-zaqə̀re.ˈ qam-matèle.ˈ ʾitele l-tăṛət d-e bàxta.ˈ qam-matèle.ˈ(33)ʾawa har mən tằṛa wəre,ˈ ʾamra qa xădàmtawˈ ʾamra: tăṛàne ḥluqlu.ˈ tăṛane qam-ḥalqàlu rešu.ˈ ʾamər qa ma ʾàtxa mdi-wənax?ˈ mà byade꞊wət?ˈ mà byade꞊wət?ˈ(34)ʾamra là k-awe palṭət.ˈ ʾəlax là šuqle paləṭ mən beta.ˈ ʾaw꞊ži ʾe gata g-nawne gàwawˈ ʾaxtsən g-nàwneˈ be fàyde꞊la.ˈ la k-šawqa pàləṭ.ˈ(36)ʾe gata ʾamra qàtu,ˈ ʾàmra:ˈ mà k-udət făqira?ˈ mà꞊iwət ti-wa gawət dăna ṭuràne,ˈ dzəhya꞊w bənhàya?ˈ bixale꞊wət gəla max ḥaywàne.ˈ ʾita mkayəf ʾəl dan diwàne.ˈ(37)ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w čălằbi.ˈ qam-ʾăbằnux m-kŭla ləbi.ˈ pàršan mənux ʾana lebi.ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w făqìra,ˈ ʾitu l-ʾadi beta myùqra.ˈ šqŭ̀la qatux baxtət miṛa.ˈ(38)ʾăna kŭlu har ʾàmrawalu qatu.ˈ hàr məra qatu.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ ya bàxta,ˈ ya šeydanìta,ˈ la g-nàxpatˈ ʾawdăta xṭìta.ˈ ʾèˈ ʾamər: yaʿni ʾăya šulət ṣăṭàne꞊le.ˈ lèwat bəzdaya mən ʾalaha ʾahat.ˈ(39)ʾaya꞊ž ʾàmraˈ ʾàmra,ˈ ʾàmra:ˈ ʾahat mà꞊ila ʾahat bizale꞊wət.ˈ ʾadya ʾe ga d idèlaˈ mà꞊t wədla,ˈ ʾəstəfada là wədla mənu,ˈ ʾe ga xatun qə̀mlaˈ păqarta l-ṭòqa mulwəšla꞊wˈ ʾidataw ʾəl sə̀hma msuqəla꞊wˈ ḥàmra꞊w pùdra mxela꞊wˈ là čădan ma wədla꞊wˈ zinət kŭla dunye qam-lawšàle,ˈ bas ḥatta ləbət d-e ṛăban tàre.ˈ(40)ʾamra qatət xădàmta:ˈ là ʾaw tăra patxằte.ˈ ʾaxtsən wədle lawlabe pàləṭ.ˈ ʾe gàtaˈ ʾə̀qle gălak.ˈ(41)ʾàmra:ˈ ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w făqìra,ˈ ʾad dàne꞊la ʾate nira.ˈ ʾe ga mà k-udət făqìraˈ k-hatkằnux qam-raba꞊w zòra.ˈ ʾamra: yaʿni ʾăgar ʾăgar ʾăgar ʾăgar məndit ʾàna k-əmran là [a]wdət qati,ˈ ʾana꞊š ʾàdya k-udănux.ˈ(42)ʾe gata ləbu gălak ʾə̀qle.ˈ k-amər: mălaʾxa l-geʾbe mšŭdə̀reˈ wəle ləba ṭàle.ˈ mə̀re:ˈ là zădət mən ʾadi gèra.ˈ ṣăṭane꞊le d ile xòra.ˈ(43)la zădət mən ʾad bălàya,ˈ la mən ʾadi baxta d ila syàna.ˈ ʾəl ʿawnux daha ʾiteli ʾàna.ˈ ta꞊t bət hàweluxˈ mxalṣàna.ˈ k-amer: ʾè gataˈ rəqle mən ʾidàtaw꞊uˈ plə̀ṭle.ˈ rə̀qle.ˈ rə̀qle.ˈ(44)măṣitun ya xanwatà.ˈ maḥkənoxən d-a qəṣətà.ˈ bər malka bronət ʾazutà,ˈ ʾitiwa l-kursit malkutà.ˈ(45)xa yoma qəmle mən betà.ˈ qrele l-ʿawde u ġulamwatà.ˈ lə-npaqa ṣṓb daštatà,ˈ lə-jyala l-ṣayda ʾəl ḥaywatà.ˈ(46)wele b-ṣeda tre yumanè꞊wˈ batəṛ dḗx dʾərwale l-betà.ˈ b-urxa tpəqle xa꞊w xa mità.ˈ xŭbəle šəkle mən zdotà.ˈ(47)b-e ʾădana d-dʾəre l-betàˈ qəmle qam-babe꞊w šulṭanà.ˈ məre: ya babi hawnanà.ˈ šuḥux bət pane ʾax tənanà.ˈ(48)ya broni, ma ʾitela ʾəlùx?ˈ si b-gaw kul busamət xayùx.ˈ batəṛ dḗx baxta matənùx.ˈ hawət basima b-xaye dìyyux.ˈ(49)ya babi la k-əbən baxtà꞊wˈ maslən kul šuḥa꞊w dawəltà.ˈ ham la g-bən jani paṣxàˈ ta xatər zali l-malkutà.ˈ(50)ya broni tu ʾəl ʾad kursì.ˈ ḥkum ʾəl mali꞊w ham dawəltì.ˈ(51)ya babi šmúʾ ʾəlì.ˈ lətli la baba꞊w la yəmà,ˈ la ʾaxona꞊w la bər ʾămà.ˈ la ṣănetət maxla luxmà꞊wˈ ṛăban ʾiwən šawqən l-ʿalmà.ˈ(52)ʾe ga mən beta pləṭwalè꞊wˈ xatər mən babe šqəlwalè꞊w.ˈ xa ʾatṛa raḥuqa ʾizəlwalè꞊wˈ b-xakma ṛăbane tpəqwalè.ˈ bele mənu ta꞊t ḥawilè꞊wˈ ʾurxət maṛya ta꞊t malpilè꞊wˈ ʾurxət malkuta maxwilè꞊wˈ ʾadi ʿalma ta꞊t šawqilè.ˈ(53)yoma paləxwa zambila꞊wˈ qarṭara d ʾəmma ḥăṣirà.ˈ zawənwa mexulta gu parè꞊wˈ daʾəṛwa l-koxe b-zumàre.ˈ(54)b-e mdita ʾətwa xa baxtà,ˈ bax malka꞊w xatun ʾamərtà.ˈ xəra ʾəlu b-ʾena bəštà.ˈ nṣula qatu pax qḥərtà.ˈ(55)ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w tsălăbì,ˈ qam-ʾăbănux m-kŭle ləbì.ˈ paršan mənux ʾana lebì.ˈ paršan mənux ʾana lèbi.ˈ(56)ya baxta ya ramanità,ˈ be ḥăya꞊w mar pata qwità,ˈ dəx k-əbat palxən ʾa xṭitàˈ madzgərən maṛan beryatà?ˈ(57)malux təhya gu ṭuranè꞊wˈ bixala gəla ʾax ḥaywanè꞊w? hayu mkayef l-an diwanè꞊wˈ la măpitət ʾan ʿădanè.ˈ(58)ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w šăpiràˈ ʾitu la dide ta myuqrà.ˈ luš qăbaya b-dəhwa zqirà꞊wˈ šqŭla ṭalux baxtət miṛà.ˈ(59)ya baxta ya ramanità,ˈ be ḥăya꞊w mar pata qwitàˈ lèʾbi palxəna ʾad xṭità,ˈ madzgərən maran bəryatà.ˈ(60)ʾe ga xatun bəšta mlelà꞊wˈ b-xa ʾədana l-xădamtaw qrelà.ˈ b-ene ʾəleu rməzwalà꞊w.ˈ tăṛa gu ṣalmeu ḥləqwalà.ˈ(61)ʾe ga xatun ʾaṭlaṣ lušlà.ˈ păqarta ṭoqa mulwəšlà꞊wˈ ʾidata səhma msuqəlà꞊wˈ qrula l-ṛăban ʾidu grəšlà.ˈ(62)ya ṛăban dzwanqa꞊w čălăbì,ˈ ʾitu la gibe ta myuqrà,ˈ šqŭla ṭalux baxtət miṛà.ˈ(63)ya baxta mar pata kumtà꞊wˈ be ḥăya꞊w mar pata qwità,ˈ dəx k-əbat palxən ʾa xṭità꞊wˈ madzgərən maran bəryatà.ˈ()

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(1 0:00)Listen, brothers. I am going to tell you a tale about a prince, a child of power who sat on a kingdom’s throne.(2)So, this king had a son. He had a son. His son was an only son, he only had one son. He was a king and all the in-come of the world was his.(3)So, his son grew up. Indeed, his son was intelligent, clever. Also the king himself was intelligent. His son was very clever.(4)He went out. He said one day to his father, he said, ‘If you provide me with servants, we shall go into the countryside in order for us to hunt, to the mountains, to the countryside.’ In the old days, people would go hunting.(5)He (the king) provided him with servants and they went off. They hunted for three days. They on a hunt (Kurdish rāw). We say on a hunt (Neo-Aramaic ṣayda), which is our suret language. They were on a hunt.(6)They had stayed there three days. After three days, while they were returning back home, they became aware of a noise in a house, with everybody gathering around.(7)What has happened? What has happened? That child was the son of a king. He had never known in his life what death was. He had not seen what a human was. He had not seen poverty. He had never seen anything. He had never seen anything. He only had seen pleasure, jollity, merriment and entertainment. He was the only son. Whatever he wanted, they would do for him.(8)They said, ‘What’s that?’ They said, ‘This is a dead man.’ He said, ‘But what is a dead man?’ They said, ‘What do you mean “What is a dead man?” This is a man who is like that, who is dead.’(9)‘What will they do to him?’ He said, ‘What will they do to him?’ ‘Now they will cover him there, they will dig a grave for him to put him under the ground.’(10)He said, ‘How is that?’ He said, ‘I mean, how is that?’ He said, ‘Why did he die?’ He (a servant) said, ‘Not only this one, not only this one dies. All people will die. Every person whom God has created must die.’(11)He said, ‘How is this possible? It did not use to be so.’ They said, ‘Yes, it is so.’ The boy was seized by fear. He was seized by trembling. They returned home.(12)The moment he entered through the door, his father came to meet him. He was coming back from hunting. He said, ‘Father, you consider yourself to be a wise person.’ He (the king) said, ‘What are you wondering about?’(13)He said, ‘Since all the human race is mortal, this world has no longer any taste. There is no life in it.’ He (the king) said, ‘My son, why has this [feeling] come over you? Has he gone mad? Or what?’(14)‘My son,’ he said, ‘sit and look here. I shall give my throne to you. I shall make you a king in my place. I shall do such and such things for you.’(15)He said, ‘These things are all without benefit. They are no use.’ He (the king) said, ‘I shall bring you a woman and a future.’ You will have children. You will have joy in your chil-dren. You will have pleasure in a family.’(16)He said, ‘All these things are of no benefit. I just want you to show me one path, since you know that there is a [heavenly] kingdom and hell, since there is this world and an-other world. I want to go to the [heavenly] kingdom. I disdain all this world,’ he said.(17)The father was very upset. He said, ‘How is this possi-ble?’ Whatever he did and whatever he tried, the father could not convince the son. The son was not convinced. He said, ‘That’s fine, but what are you going to do?’(18)He said, ‘Father,’ he said, ‘I am going to leave you and go away. I want to seek where the path of the [heavenly] king-dom is.’(19)It is said that the son left the house. He said, ‘I have no father, mother, brother, sister, cousin or uncle. I have no such relatives. He said, ‘I am going.’ He (the king) said, ‘Look, all these people are yours.’ He said, ‘Nobody is mine. Since some-body is mortal, he is not mine.’(20)He went off, on and on and on and on and on and on. The old folk said [he went] to Baghdad. But it was not Bagh-dad. He went to a place, a monastery. Where were monaster-ies? In mountains, in deserted places. The people who lived in such places were monks.(21)It is said he went on and on. He did not know where, he himself did not know where he was going. He just wanted to keep going until somebody caught up with him to show him a path of faith.(22)It is said he kept going. He sat on top of a spring and drank water, he drank. It is said that he saw a monk who came there. It is said that he greeted him. He accepted his greeting.(23)It is said that he (the monk) said, ‘Why are you wander-ing?’ It is said that he said, ‘Believe me, I have left my home-land. I do not want to go back to my homeland. I want to go to live in a place where people only worship God.’(24)He (the monk) said, ‘Come with us.’ But,’ [the prince] said, ‘you are saying I was the son of the king and I was such and such.’ [The prince] said, ‘I shall leave all these things be-hind. I don’t want it for a piece of iron.’(25)He (the monk) went off. What did he do? He took him to his own house. He went to the monastery. Who lived in the monastery? That monk. In the past monks did not live, for ex-ample, in monasteries. Each person lived by himself in a hut, in such and such a thing. That is how they used to live.(26)‘What shall I do for him?’ It is said that he worked with baskets, large baskets made of straw matting. These priests and so forth would make them, they would go and bring from open fields, priests and I don’t know what. They would bring from the fields straw and would weave.(27)They would weave mats. They would weave baskets. They would weave small baskets. They would weave large bas-kets. He would get up at daybreak. He would get up in the ear-ly morning. He would take them to the market to sell them.(28)With the price of those baskets, he would buy food for himself and bring it home. In the evenings, they would sit, sing, pray and worship. He (the boy) liked the way of life a lot.(29)It is said that one day he went off carrying a load on his back. He went at dawn to sell his baskets. It is said that a king’s wife saw him.(30)She saw him and said, ‘How can this [be happening]? Why is he wandering about? How come he is selling baskets?’ She said to her servants ‘Summon him.’(31)He came. She said, ‘What are you selling?’ He said, ‘Baskets.’ The time was not right [for her to buy one]. She said to him, she said, ‘Tomorrow, I would like you to bring and sell me a special basket for me. I shall give you whatever price you want.’(32)He was gullible and went off. The next day—that night he did not sleep, but wove a very beautiful basket. He brought it. He came to the door of the woman. He brought it.(33)As soon as he entered through the door, she said to her servant, she said, ‘Shut the doors.’ She shut the doors on him. He said, ‘Why have you gone mad and [done this]? What are you doing? What are you doing?’(34)She said, ‘You are not allowed to go out. You (servant), do not let him leave the house.’ Then he pleaded with her. But however much he pleaded, it was useless. She did not let him leave.(36)Then she said to him, she said, ‘What will you do, poor fellow? Why are you dwelling in those mountains, exhausted and groaning? You eat grass like animals. Come and have a good time on these sofas.(37)Oh comely and well-mannered monk. I have fallen in love with you with all my heart. I cannot separate myself from you. Oh comely and poor monk, live in this stately house. Take the prince’s wife for yourself.’(38)She kept saying all these things to him. She kept saying [them]. He said, ‘Oh woman, oh crazy woman, are you not ashamed to commit a sin?’ Yes, he said, ‘This is the work of the devil. You do not fear God.’(39)She said, she said, she said, ‘Why are you going?’ Now, when she knew that whatever she did work with him, the lady put a necklace on her neck and decorated her hands with sil-ver, she put on lipstick and makeup, and I don’t know what else she did. She put on all the world’s ornaments so that the heart of the monk would soften.(40)She said to the servant ‘Do not open the door.’ Whatev-er he did he could not get out. At that point, he felt very stressed.(41)She said, ‘Oh comely poor monk, it is time the yoke came. Whatever you do, poor man, I will disgrace you in front of old and young people.’ She said, ‘I mean if you don’t do for me the thing I say, I will do this to you.’(42)At that point, his heart became very troubled. It is said that an angel sent support to his side. He said, ‘Do not be afraid of this arrow. It’s the devil who is her friend.(43)Do not be afraid of this trial, nor of this woman who is standing [before you]. I have now come to your aid so that you will have a saviour.’ It is said that then he escaped from her hands and got out. He ran and ran.(44)Listen, oh brothers. I am going to tell you a story about a prince, a child of power, seated on the throne of a kingdom.(45)One day he set off from home. He summoned slaves and servants to go out into the countryside, to hunt animals.(46)He hunted for two days. After that, he returned home. On the way, he came across a dead person. His body shivered out of fear.(47)When he returned home, he stood before his father, the ruler. He said, ‘Oh wise father, your glory will vanish like smoke.’(48)‘Oh son, what happened to you? Go and have all the pleasure there is in your life. Afterwards, I shall fetch you a wife so that you [may] enjoy your life.’(49)‘Oh father, I do not want a wife. I disdain all glory and wealth. I do not want to have joy, because I am going to the heavenly kingdom.’(50)‘Oh son, sit on this throne. Rule over my possessions and wealth.’(51)‘Oh father, listen to me. I have no father, mother, brother or cousin, nor a profession to earn a living. I am a monk and will leave the world.’(52)Then he left the house and bid farewell to his father. He went to a faraway land and came across some monks. He asked them to house him, to teach him the path to the Lord and to show him the path towards the heavenly kingdom so that they [may] abandon this world.(53)During the day he used to make baskets and panniers made from matting. He used to buy his food with money and returned to his cell singing.(54)In that town there was a woman who was the king’s wife and a lady princess. She looked at him with an evil eye. She set up a terrible trap for him.(55)‘Oh monk, comely and courteous, I have fallen in love with you with all my heart. I cannot separate myself form you. I cannot separate myself from you.’(56)‘Oh woman, oh high-ranking lady, shameless and bra-zen, why do you want me to commit this sin and anger our Lord of creation?’(57)‘What’s wrong with you that you are lost in the moun-tains and eat grass like animals? Come on have fun on these sofas and do not miss out on these moments.(58)Oh, monk, young and comely, sit at my side as an hon-ourable man. Put on a garment of woven gold. And take the prince’s wife for yourself.’(59)‘Oh woman, oh high-ranking lady, shameless and bra-zen, I cannot commit this sin and anger our Lord of creation.’(60)Then the lady became filled with evil. In a moment she summoned her servant and winked at him. She shut the door in his face.(61)Then, the lady put on a silk dress and put a necklace on her neck. She decorated her hands with silver. She got closer to the monk and grabbed his hand.
62)	‘Oh monk, comely and courteous, sit at my side as an honourable man. Take for yourself the prince’s wife.’(62)‘Oh guilty woman, shameless and brazen, how could you want me to commit this sin and anger our Lord of crea-tion?’(63)()