—oeka wmsg lrkak ;sfhkafk fndfydu ,iaik iSka tlla' fïl fndfydu yeÕ=‍ïnr úÈyg" flda, úÈyg rÕmdkak ´fk' iismnd <Õg id,sh weú;a iismndf. uQK n,,d wdof¾ m%ldY lrkak ´fk' yß fyd|hs wms ßy¾i,a tlla .ksuq'˜

wOHlaI ik;a wfífialr" o¾Ykfha iajNdjh uola meyeÈ,s lr ÿkafkah'

—tkak id,sh…' iismnd Thd bkafk fndfydu ,eÊcdfjka' fudlo Thd .eñ ;re‚hla' id,sh k.fr bkak bxðfkarefjla' Thdf. ysf;a fï bxðfkarejg wdorhla ;snqK;a fmdä nhl=;a ;sfhkjd fï wdof¾g… yß oeka iSka tlg tkak'˜

wOHlaI leurd ldpfhka" fï k¿ ks<s hqj< foi n,d isáfhah'
iismnd <Õg wd id,sh" weh foi n,d isáhs'

iismnd" uf. ysf;a Thd .ek f,dl= wdorhla bmÈ,d ;sfhkjd' id,sh mejiqfõh' tfy;a Tyqf.a lgy~ fjõ,hs' Tyqf.a yeÕSïo fyd|gu ii,h' iismnd fï o¾Ykhg uqyqK fokafka o iÔù f,iska fkdfõ'

yß kE yß kE'' iismndhs id,shhs fokaku wdof¾ m%ldY lrkak okafk kE' id,sh Thd óg l,ska lsisu fl,a,l=g wdof¾ m%ldY lr, keoao@
wOHlaI weiqfõh' —;j ßy¾i,a tlla lrkak…' Th iSka tl Thsg jeäfh iÔù fjkak ´fk ug fmakafka id,shhs iismndhs fokaku nhfj,d jf.a'' iismndf. wïud bkak tlo m%Yafk''˜

wdorh m%ldY lrk o¾Ykfh kej; j;djla .kakg iQodkïh' id,sh iismnd <Õg wdj;a t;ekska miq Tyq iismndg wdorh m%ldY lrk wdorfha iÔù .;shla fkdue;'

—kE kE kE Tfydu fkfuhs'' fokaku wrfyg .syska mq¿jka ;rï fï iSka tl mqreÿ fj,d tkak'' t;lx wms B<Õ iSka tllg huq'˜

wOHlaI ;u iydh wOHlaIjrhdg lSfõh' iismnd wïud <Õg Èj.sfha ,eÊcdfjka uqyqK r;= lrf.kh' id,sh o uqyqK r;= lrf.k iismnd <Õg .sfhah'

—Thd,d nhfj,d mqf;a'˜

iismndf.a ;ks fkd;kshg meñK isá wef.a wïud mejiqjdh'

f;d,aj, u;=jqK oyÈh msi.;a k¿ ks<s hqj<u j;=r W.=re lsysmhla ne.ska o mdkh lr ‘ß,elaia’ jkakg W;aidy .;ay'

wk;=rej Tjqyq kej; jrla wdorh m%ldY lrk NdrOQr rx.kh mqreÿ mqyqKq jQy'

i|j;l fiahd kï jQ fg,s kdgHh i|yd id,sh iy iismnd f,i fmkS isáfha idrx. iy Wud,s kï k¿ ks<s hqj<hs'

we;a;gu tod ta iSka tl rÕmdkak .syska fudlo jqfKa idrx.''

uu idrx. Èidfialrf.a uqyqKg tî n,ñ'

Tyqf.a fof;d, ukaoiañ;hlska keyeù .sfha h'
—ug ysf;kafku ta fj,dfj Wud,s .ek f,dl= wdorhla uf. ysf;a msß, ;snqKd… ta ksid tal we;a;gu lshk fonila lsh,d ug ysf;kak we;s'''' neß fj,dj;a Wud,s nE lsõfjd;a lshk nh uf. háysf;a ;sfhkak we;s''˜

Thdg;a tfyuo Wud,s@
—Tõ'' idrx.j oelmq .ukau ug;a ys; .shd… ta ,iaik fld,a,d yeuodu uf. fjkj kï lsh,d ug ys;=Kd…˜

wr iSka tl lroaÈ Thdg;a nh ys;=Kd o b;ska…'
Tõ wïu;a n,ka ysáhfk…'

idrx.;a Wud,s;a fofokdu iskdfi;s' ys; fudk ;rï wdorhlska msreK;a ta wdor yeÕSu jpkj,g fmr,Su fudk;rï wudre lghq;a;la o@

isú,a bxðfkarejl= f,i .ug md,ula yodfokakg meñ‚ id,sh wjidkfha iismndg id¾:l f,i wdorh m%ldY lf<ah' fï fg,skdgHh wjika jkakg l,ska Èfkl idrx. kej; jrla Tyqg rÕmdkakg wmyiq jQ o¾Ykh id¾:l f,i rÕmEfõh'

—Wud,s tod ug yßhg lshd.kak neßjqK fonia ál" ug wdfhu;a yß úÈygu Thdg lshd.kak ´fk'˜

idrx. lSfõh'

Wud,sf.a yojf;a úÿ,shla bm§ uq¨‍ isrer mqrdu me;sr .sfhah'

we;a;jYfhkau weh o n,disáfha fï wdorŒh o¾Ykh id,shg;a iismndg;a muKla iSud fkdlr isàugh' Wud,s hdï;ug iskdiS idrx. foi ne¨‍jdh'

—Wud we;a;gu uu Thdg wdofrhs… ug ysf;kjd wms fokakd ,iaik lm,a tlla fjhs lsh,d…'˜

idrx. lSfõh'

Wud,s jydu idrx.f.a w; w,a,d.;a;dh'

idrx. todu f.or .sh ú.i wïudg fï wdor l;dj mejiqfõh' Wud,s o ;u ujg idrx. .ek lSjdh'

yefudau leu;s jqKdo@ b;sx

uu ukud,hd foi hgeiska n,ñ'

—wïu, fokakkï wjq,la jqfKa kE' ta;a Wud,sf. ;d;a;d kï leue;a;la fmkakqfju kE' thd blaukgu Wud,sj uf.ka wE;alr, cmdfkg heõjd'˜

kdfgHdaÑ; wjia:djls' fï l;dj;a fg,s kdgHhl tk isÿùula oehs ug fudfyd;lg is;s‚'

Bg miafi@

uu idrx.f.a uqyqK n,ñ'

—Wud,s cmdfkg .shd' ta hkak l,ska ug lsh,d .sfha thd cmka hkafk bf.k .kak lsh,hs' fldfy ysáh;a ys; ;sfhkafk uf. <Õ lsh,d lsõjd' ux ys; yod.;a;d' Wud,sf. wïud jqK;a uf. ys; yeÿjd…˜

;d;a;d ú;rhs Woe,a, oeïfu@

—Tõ˜

cmdfk Ôúf;a fldhsjf.ao Wud,s@

uu Wud,s foi n,ñ

—uu cmdfkÈ isxÿjla lsõjd' tal idrx. fjkqfjka tajf.au uf.a ;kslu .ek'

fï ;rï u,a wehs yskdfjkafka
fï ;rï yeÕ=‍uka fldfyka tkafka
lsisu ojil kqÿgq kqmqreÿ
fid÷re ñysfrka ys; msÍhkafka
jika;h u,a wrka weúÈka
;=reKq ys; <Õ yeÕ=‍ï mqnqokafka

Th isxÿj lsh,d uu idrx.g Bfï,a l<d…

—Th ldf,È je,kaghska ojia tfyu;a tkak we;s… wdjd'' wdjd…'˜

idrx.;a Wud,s;a W;a;r fokafka tlguh'

je,kaghska ojig uu lf<a cmdfk iud.ulg i,a,s hj,d frdai u,a fpdl,Ü jf.a foaj,a iud.u yryd Wud,sg hjk tl' Wud,s;a thdf. hd¨‍fjd yryd todg ug ;E.s tõjd' ta;a ta ;E.sj,g jeäfh ug jákdlula oekqfK je,kaghska ojig Wud,s ug ,sh, tjk mqxÑ mqxÑ lúj,g'
idrx. W;a;r ÿkafkah'

—tl je,kaghska ojil idrx. ug ;E.s ÿkafk fgäfhla… uu ta fgähg yßu wdofrhs' iuyr fj,djg ;kshu rg hkfldg;a uu ta fgähj wrka hkjd'˜

Wud,s wef.a u;l fmd; fmr¨‍jdh'

Wud,s cmdkfhah'

idrx. ,xldfõh'

tfy;a Tyq ,xldfõ w;sYh ld¾hnyq, fmïjf;la úh' Wud,s cmdkfha ;ksj isáh § idrx. ,xldfõ ;j;a fl,a,ka iu. fmï cjksld r.mEfõh'

—tal uf. riaidj'˜

idrx. ;ukaf.a fmï in|;d idOdrŒlrKh lf<ah'

—uu k¿fjla úÈyg fmïj;df.a pß;h rÕmEfj''˜

—Wud,sg wmafiÜ keoao b;ska' ;ukaf. fld,a,d fjkska fl,af,d tlal fmï /Õ=‍ï rÕkjdg…˜

—uq,ska uq,ska ÿl ys;=Kd' ta;a b;ska ux h:d¾:h f;areï .;a;d' idrx. yenE Ôúf;a § wdof¾ ug ú;rla nj ux okakjfk˜

yqiau isôkakï fmï mjke,af,a
wdofrka fj,d
Tn <Õ bkakï Th weia wiafia
ySkfhka mjd
ta ySk.;a; ? ySk fia
fk;=.dj kej;s,d mdhd
ukud, yeÕ=‍uka wfma ys; mdr,d
;=re,g fjkakï Th ys;u;af;a
Ôúf;a <Õ ksy~j bkakï
Th fk;=udfka wdof¾ ksid
,iaik ÿka Tn Th l÷¿ fiahd
ÿr wE; Tn hkjd iÕjd
yevldr yeÕ=‍fuka wfma <Õ mEys,d

fudllao fï isxÿj@

Wud,s;a idrx.;a lshk fï .S;h .ek uu wiñ

—Wud,s ksjdvqjg ,xldjg wdmq fj,djl lrmq isxÿjla'˜

fï fmïj;a;= miq ojil újdy jQy' tajkúg;a Wud,sf.a cmka rfÜ wOHdmkh wjikaj ;snqfKa ke;'

;d;a;f. Woe,a, Thd,f. újdyhg wjq,la jqfKa kE''

uu idrx. f.ka ryiska wiñ'

—kE ;d;a;d fndrejg wlue;a; fmkak, ;sfhkafk' miafi ojil ;d;a;d ug lsõfj ;d;a;d ÿIagfhla jf. ysáfh ke;akï fï fma%u l;dj ,iaik fjkafk kE lsh,hs' ´kEu fma%uhla ,iaik fjkafk ndOl ;snqK ;rug nj ;d;a;;a okakj¨‍'˜

idrx.;a Wud,s;a iu. uu;a y~k.d iskdiqfkuq'

bkslaì;s Tjqkaf.a újdyh isÿúh' tod fï fmï hqj< .dhl hqj<la njg o m;ajQy'

wdof¾ l;kaof¾
ryfia msgqjl fmr¨‍kd
wdof¾ l;kaof¾
ryfia msgqjla fmr¨‍kd
foyola hdl< yoj; fiahd
Tn ud ;=ref,a kej;=kd

is;aúf,a msreKq wdof¾
W;=rd fofkf;a yex.=kd
ysreÈkS mdhd yfoa
uÿu,a isysfka hdjqkd
yi/,a uqjf.a mSÿkd
rkayqfhka ne÷Kq fma%ufha
ñysßhs Tn yd l,amkd
Tn uf.a fid÷Í yfoa
wdof¾ j¾Id jEyqkd
foyfoa me;=uka bgqjqKd…

újdy jQ Tjqyq cmdkhg .shy'

fldfyduo idrx. ta ojfia

uu wiñ

—wms udi tlyudrla ú;ru cmdfk ysáhd' taldf, lshdf;da me;a;g .syska mrK úydrdrduj, kgnqka tfyu n,d.;a;d' mQð lkaog tfyu;a ke.a.d' ta .uk yßu iqkaor u;lhla ysf;a b;sß lf<a'˜

Wud,s wo idrx.f.a mshUhs' Whd msyd Tyqg lkakg fokafka o wehhs'

—Wud,s ks¾udxYhs' kuq;a weh yßu rij;a úÈyg cmka lEu j¾. yokjd' úúO kQÙ,aia" iqma" f;ïmqrd jf.a lEu' t<j¨‍ jqK;a Wud,s Whkafka fjkia fjkia l%uj,g'

idrx." Wud,s foi fydfrka n,hs'

lkak mq¨‍jkao b;sx

uu Wud,s foi fydfrka n,ñka wiñ'

—fudlo lkak neß idrx. ta lEu lkafk fmf¾;hd jf.a'˜

Wud,s wef.a lEu .ek lshkafka iskd isiSh'

Tjqkaf.a leoe,a, fyg ojfia jvd;a iqkaor jkq we;' k¿ ks<s hqj<la muKla fkdj .dhl .dhsld hqj<la o jk fï ;=reKq wUq ieñ hqj< wdorfhka ne£ wdorfha ñysr f,djg lshdfoñka isá;s'

—fï je,kaghska tlg;a wms fokakd w¨‍;au isxÿjla ß,Sia lrkjd'˜

Wud,s idrx.g wu;l jQ ldrKdjla isysm;a l<dh'

ta fudllao@ uu wiñ'

fï ;rï fifkyiska <xfj,d ieuod
iS;f,a WKqyqfuka fmï l<d ? mqrd
fõokd mdfj,d wdof¾ ksid
fkdy~d bkak ux
yeuod tkak Tn
/¢,d bkak Èúfha

idrx.;a Wud,s;a ;d,hg .hkakg mgka.;ay'

ieneúkau fï wUqieñhkaf.a wdorŒh m%d¾:kdjhs'