Northern Swordsman
Tawxiid Alle lahaw, Talo na Alle saaro.
NABAD GO'DAY MA XIDHANTO!
Nin baa beri guri mas ku jiro degay. Markaasuu maskii arkay.
Masku na mas daallin ah ma ahayn. Casho walba carruurta iyo xoolaa dhexdooduu iska mari jiray oo waxba ma yeeli jirin.
Maalin dambe uun baa ninkii tashaday oo is yidhi: 'Oo war, horta maskanu yaanu xoolaa iyo carruurta kaa cunin ee maad dishid?' Markaasuu maskii oo geed jirriddi ku hurda u yimid oo is yidhi: 'Seef qoorta kaga dhufo!' Markaasuu la waayay oo seeftii jirriddii ku dhacday. Markaasaa maskii toosay oo cararay oo god galay.
Habeenkii markii la seexseeday buu maskii soo baxay oo ninka inankiisii curad qaniinay. Markaasaa inankii dhintay.
Subixii baa ninkii maskii u yimi oo ku yidhi:
- War, masyohow, aan wacatanno oo is dayno!
Markaasaa maskii yidhi:
- War, ninyohow, berigii horaba waa taynu nabadda ahayn e aad goysay, imminkana intaan anna seeftaa jirridda ku taal arkayo, adna inankaaga xabaashiisa arkayso wacad inoo xidhmi maayo e ina kala kexee!
[ — Sheekooyinka Ina Sanweyne ]
PEACE THAT IS BROKEN CAN NOT BE MENDED
A man once lived in a house with a snake. The snake was not aggressive or harmful. Every night, the children and the livestock passed near the snake, but it never harmed them. One day, the man thought to himself and said, “Oh, why don’t I just kill the snake to make sure it doesn’t harm my livestock or children?”
The man went to the tree where the snake slept and said to himself, “Strike it on the neck with a sword!” But when he missed, the sword struck the tree instead. The snake woke up and fled into a hole.
That night, when the man and his family were asleep, the snake came out and bit his eldest son. The son died as a result.
The next morning, the man went to the snake and said:
“Hey, snake, let us reconcile and make peace!”
The snake replied:
“Oh, man, from the beginning, there was peace between us. You attacked me, and now I see the mark of your sword on the tree, and you see your son’s grave. A pact will not be established between us, so let us separate!”
[ — Stories of Ina Sanweyne ]
Nin baa beri guri mas ku jiro degay. Markaasuu maskii arkay.
Masku na mas daallin ah ma ahayn. Casho walba carruurta iyo xoolaa dhexdooduu iska mari jiray oo waxba ma yeeli jirin.
Maalin dambe uun baa ninkii tashaday oo is yidhi: 'Oo war, horta maskanu yaanu xoolaa iyo carruurta kaa cunin ee maad dishid?' Markaasuu maskii oo geed jirriddi ku hurda u yimid oo is yidhi: 'Seef qoorta kaga dhufo!' Markaasuu la waayay oo seeftii jirriddii ku dhacday. Markaasaa maskii toosay oo cararay oo god galay.
Habeenkii markii la seexseeday buu maskii soo baxay oo ninka inankiisii curad qaniinay. Markaasaa inankii dhintay.
Subixii baa ninkii maskii u yimi oo ku yidhi:
- War, masyohow, aan wacatanno oo is dayno!
Markaasaa maskii yidhi:
- War, ninyohow, berigii horaba waa taynu nabadda ahayn e aad goysay, imminkana intaan anna seeftaa jirridda ku taal arkayo, adna inankaaga xabaashiisa arkayso wacad inoo xidhmi maayo e ina kala kexee!
[ — Sheekooyinka Ina Sanweyne ]
PEACE THAT IS BROKEN CAN NOT BE MENDED
A man once lived in a house with a snake. The snake was not aggressive or harmful. Every night, the children and the livestock passed near the snake, but it never harmed them. One day, the man thought to himself and said, “Oh, why don’t I just kill the snake to make sure it doesn’t harm my livestock or children?”
The man went to the tree where the snake slept and said to himself, “Strike it on the neck with a sword!” But when he missed, the sword struck the tree instead. The snake woke up and fled into a hole.
That night, when the man and his family were asleep, the snake came out and bit his eldest son. The son died as a result.
The next morning, the man went to the snake and said:
“Hey, snake, let us reconcile and make peace!”
The snake replied:
“Oh, man, from the beginning, there was peace between us. You attacked me, and now I see the mark of your sword on the tree, and you see your son’s grave. A pact will not be established between us, so let us separate!”
[ — Stories of Ina Sanweyne ]
