Chapter 17

ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ

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ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ: ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵙⵉⵔ: ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵓⵏⵏⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ: ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔ: ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵉⵣⵣⵓ. ⴰⵢⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ, ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴰⵓⵙⵓⵍⵓ. ⴰⵖⵍⵓ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵖⵍⵓ ⵢⵓⵙⵎ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵓⵎⵓⵍⵓ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ, ⴰⵢⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵢⴰⵏ. ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵍⵓ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵓ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵏⵓ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⵓⵍ, ⵖⵓ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⵓⵢⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ. ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴰⵓⵙⵓⵍⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵢⵓⵙⵎ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵍⵓ. ⵓⵖⵍⵓ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ, ⴰⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ ⵙⵓⵏⵓ.

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