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6. The Creation
Lawrence Mithlo

(6.1)
K'adi nii'7k1ee 'i['ango bind1ayeedaa'igh33'7 d77k'eh naajiistseen1'a.
K'adi nd4 '1gojil1n1'a.

(6.2)
Gosht['ish nd4 k'4h1t'4go naaki '1j7laan1'a.
'Isdz1] 'i[d= naaki k'eht'4go '1j7laan1'a.
Haodz7go '1j7laan1'a d7k'eh.

(6.3)
N1go, nd4sh9 'isdz1]d0:
"Nah7 nd4 hinah4daa[."
go[jind7n1'a.
"Nah7 'i[d= naadina[t'47 'indaa hinah4daa[."
go[jind7n1'a.

(6.4)
'!koo k1ni'j7][d44ln1'a.
T0b1jishchin4] nd4ne y1n1'dii'88go, Naagh44'neesgh1n4] 'indaa y1n1'dii'88go; 'i[t88 k'aabi[ k1nj7]'88n1'a.

(6.5)
N1go T0b1jishchin4] Naagh44'neesgh1n4] bi['i[aanaagot'aashn1'a.
"nD7 'i[ts4 n1'n'88."
i[jidihnd7n1'a.

(6.6)
D1'00s'ago T0b1jiishchin4] k'aa7 nd4 y1n1in[jeen1'a.
"'!d77d77n1b4g0z8 '1j7l1go."
nd7n1'a.

(6.7)
'!koo Naagh44'neesgh1n4] 'i[t88 bich'3n1'shn'887 dooy1[tidahe n1int3n1'a.

(6.8)
'!koo k'adi dzi[ naaki k1nj7][deeln1'a.
{i'7y1 bik1ee go][ch'iln1'a.
nD4 bid1]7 -- -d1'1kodeey1 n1nt'99, b887, dzi[1taazhe7 -- -d77k'eh bik1' g0l9n1'a.
Ghash9go dzi[si'37 dooy1abik1'g0l9dan1'a.
D1di[k -- dego si'37b22, Tob1jishchin4] hich'3n1'n'88n1'a.

(6.9)
N1go Naagh44'nesgh1n4] '17 dzi[7 bich'3n1'shn'88n7 'indaa y1n1in'88n1'a.
N1go '17 dzi[ dooy1abaag0l9dan7 'i[ch'3'1dzaan1'a.
'!7 bighe'sh9, [7n7, dzaandeez7 d1s7danzh=n7n1, n1a'ts7li7, dib4h47, g0ochi7, taazhe7 -- -d77k'eh ch'4n1daahees3n1'a.
K1t'4go 'indaa7 nd47bi[ baa'shd00'88n1'a.

(6.10)
'!7bee nd47 '1d77d77 d1'1kodeey1 n1d1nt'99 d77k'eh yeehind1n1'a.
"B88'1daat'47, dzi[1taazhe7, d1'1kodeey1 daag0l9, yeehind1daa[."
jind7n1'a.

(6.11)
"'Indaa7, naa'iziigo, n1'n[t'97 hich'3sh9 hind1daa[."
jind7n1'a.

(6.12)
'!koo 'indaa7 '1a[j7nd7n1'a.
"'I[ch'3'aandahy1 -- -d77d77 t0gon1sga'7 hanany1 -- -'i[ch'3gona[9daa[.

D1haaee 'i[iyaa[ts44[ee, naagona[dzoodaa[ -- -nd4] 'indaa]bi[."
goo[jind7n1'a.