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Cha zâ chata abei cha a mô thei leipa ta; abei thâtih rona châbu vaw cheih awpa ta bie pie ta, a hmiakô liana chata reih ei ta.
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Bithana nata Teresa, abei chhôhpadâhpa a vaihtuhpa, ochhi a vaihtuhpa pano chata Abei Ahasuara chôta ku pathla amâ chhuahna kyh Môdekai ta a vaw pahnosapa kyh ropa cha hmô ei ta.
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Chatawhcha abei chata, “Cha kyh vâna chata Môdekai heta kheihawhpa palyupalihna nata rôhnahna ma a hmô tly?” tah ta. Abei chakaotuhpa a chakao tyhpa zy chata, “Khâpa hmah ano châta taopa y vei,” tah ei ta.
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Abei chata, “Ahy ma dôhpachhôh liata a ypa hao?” tah ta. Cha nona chata Hama cha pa-aosaona taopa ta Môdekai pa-aosao awpa kyh abei lâta reih awpa ta abei tlyhmia dôhpachhôh khôtho lâtahpa chhôh lâna chata a vypa châ ta.
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Chatawhcha abei chakaotuhpa zy chata a hnohta, “Pachâ teh, abei tlyhmia dôhpachhôh liata aduahpa cha Hama a châ,” tah ei ta. Abei chata, “A vaw ngia mawh sy,” tah ta.
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Chatanachata Hama cha a ngia ta, abei chata a hnohta, “Abei ta chyhsa palyupalih awpa a khohpa cha kheihta taopa e a pha aw?” tah ta. Hama chata, “Abei ta keima hlâta palyupalih a khohpa ahy a y aw?” a palôhrupa ta tah ta.
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Hama chata abei hnohta, “Abei ta palyupalih a khohpa chyhsa cha,
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abei ta a tobi tyhna abei poh zy, abei kia tyhna arâ zy, abeilakho abei ta a kho tyhpa zy vaw chei papa châ sala;
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abei ta palyupalih a khohpa cha tobi nawpa ta abei poh nata arâ cha abei machâ hlô chaipa ku liata piepa châ sala, pakiasa sala khihliah chahrykheipa châ sala, a hmiakô liata, ‘Abei ta palyupalih a khohpa cha he hawhna heta taopa a châ aw,’ tahpa ta phuah lymâ sala,” tah ta.
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Chatanachata abei chata Hama hnohta, “Na reipa hawhna chata abei poh nata arâ cha kei la parah la, abei tlyhmia dôhpachhôh chhikao liata atyuh tyhpa Môdekai chô liata cha hawhna tlai chata tao teh. Na rei hawpa zydua kha mypa y cheita khah se,” tah ta.
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Chatanachata Hama chata abei poh nata arâ cha la ta, Môdekai cha tobi ta, khihliah liana chata pakiasa ta, a hmiakô liana chata, “Abei ta a palyupalih khohpa chyhsa cha he hawhna heta taopa a châ aw,” tahpa ta phuah ta.
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Chatawhcha Môdekai cha abei tlyhmia dôhpachhôh chhikao lâna chata a vy heih ta; Hama deikua cha pachârôh ngaitapa ta, a luh a khupa ta ano o lâta a di haw ta.
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Hama chata a lahpinô Zeresa nata a viasa zydua cha chho ta. Chatanachata a chyhsa sopa zy nata a lahpinô Zeresa chata a hnohta, “Nâ tyh pasina Môdekai cha Zu chyhsa a châ khiahtala pahnie chachei leipa aw chi ta, a hmiakô liana chata na piepasi thlyu aw,” tah ei ta.
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Cha hawhta ama rei hai nona chata, abei chhôhpadâhpa avaihtuhpa zy cha vawh ei ta, Esthy a chhuahdypa kyhchhina lâta vaw awpa ta Hama cha parah ei ta.
