shSnh¨psImWvSph¶ Im«papbensâ sXmen Dcnªv Cd¨n IjW§fmbn ASp¡f¡mcn \pdp¡p¶Xp dmtl {i²m]qÀÆw t\m¡n\n¶p. IpªphdoXnsâ ]mI¯n\v D¸pw IpcpapfIpw akme¡q«pw tNÀ¡p¶Xphsc dmtl H¸w \n¡Ww. A¨mb\p cpNn hfsc {][m\amsW¶p dmtlen\dnbmw. AXpsImWvSv ASp¡f¡mcn \pdp¡nb Cd¨n¡jW§fn dmtl Xs¶ D¸pw IpcpapfIpw akmebpw tNÀ¯p Xncp½n.
ASp¡f¡mcn Ah I¼nbn tImÀ¯v Hmh\n h¨p. apbend¨n Nps«Sp¯v NqtSmsS Ign¡p¶Xv IpªphdoXnsâ Hcp hnt\mZamWv. Ah s]mcn¨p NqtSmsS t¹änem¡n thWw dmtlen\p IpªphdoXnsâ ASpt¯¡p t]mIm³.
XpdÊmb _m¡Wnbn ag\mcpIÄ ac¡q«§sf NmcpXtbmsS \\bv¡p¶Xp t\m¡nbncn¡pIbmWv IpªphdoXv. AcnsI kvtIm¨nsâ Ip¸nbpw ]IpXn \nd¨ ¥mkpw. AIse\n¶pw Cud³ Imäv aeaS¡pIÄ IS¶v, ac¡q«§sf XgpIn IpªphdoXnsâ khn[¯nte¡v HmSnbWbp¶Xv AbmÄ IuXpI]qÀÆw t\m¡nbncp¶p. CSbv¡p ¥mknÂ\n¶pw kn¸p sN¿pIbpw s\¿n hdp¯ I¸eWvSn sImdn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶pWvSv.
B \nanjw dmtlensâ kmao]yw AbmÄ sImXn¨p. Ct¸mgpw dmtl AbmÄ¡p elcnbmWv.
kÔyab¡w hn«pWÀ¶p. ag amdn. Cud³ \nemhn\v ImÀtaL Iq«§Ä hgn amdns¡mSp¯p. AIsesbhnsStbm Im«p]q¡Ä hncnªncn¡p¶p. kpKÔhmlnbmb aµ kaocW³ Im«p]q¡sf XgpIn, Cud³ \nemhneenªp IS¶ph¶p.
dmtl ta IgpIn, t\À¯ \nimhkv{X§fWnªv, NqSpÅ, hdp¯ apbend¨n t¹änem¡nbXv ssIbnte´n Hcp KqVkvanXhpambn _m¡Wnbn {]thin¨p. AhÄ¡p Npäpw {^©p ]cnafw {]kcn¨p. lrZyamb B ]cnafw IpªphdoXns\ {`m´p]nSn¸n¡p¶Xmbncp¶p. hntZiaZy¯nsâ elcn Ft¸mtgm Abmfn Bgv¶nd§nbncp¶p!
Cd¨nt¹äv Ìqfn h¨n«v Hcp Itkc hen¨n«v Ccn¡m³ {ian¡p¶ dmtlent\mSp IpªphdoXv ]dªp:
""Fsâ s]t®! \o¿v ChvsS h¶ncn¡v''. AbmÄ Xm\ncn¡p¶ ItkcbpsS ssI ImWn¨p £Wn¨p. AbmfpsS £Ww kzoIcn¨p dmtl IpªphdoXncn¡p¶ ItkcbpsS ssIbn \nXw_w tNÀ¯v Abmsf Nmcnbncp¶p. F¶n«p t{]a]qÀÆw AhfpsS ssI AbmfpsS tXmfn h¨p.
""A¨mb\v CubnsSbmbnR§tfmSv Hcp kvt\tlmanÃ.'' AhÄ ]cn`hw \Sn¨p ]dªp.
""Mvlpww!''.
IpªphdoXv tNmZy`mh¯n AhfpsS t\sc t\m¡n. elcn Ibdn ab¡w hoW I®pIfn Ahsfmcp kpckpµcnbmsW¶p IpªphdoXn\p tXm¶n.
""A¨mb³ Ft¶bpw Fsâ Ip«nItfbpw ad¡pw''.
""\½psS Ip«nIsf¶v ]dbv \o''.
""F¶mev \½sS Ip«nIfv. AhÀs¡´mÅXv. Ct¸m FtÌämsW¦n atä ]ntÅscsS t]cnev ImÀt¶mcv FgpXnh¨ntÃ? A¨mb\v AXnsâ t]cnsemcp AhImtimanÃtÃm''.
""\o t\m¡nt¡m dmtlte, ImWm³ t]mIp¶ ]qcw ]dªdo¡WvStÃm''.
IpªphdoXv ¥mkn _m¡nbpWvSmbncp¶Xv Hähen¡v AI¯m¡n. F¶n«p hdp¯ Hcp Cd¨n¡jWw t^mÀ¡psImWvSp Ip¯n hmbnen«p.
""A¨mb\nsXms¡ ChvSncp¶v ]dbpw. BWp§fv a®pw sImWvSpw t]mhpw''.
""\o t\m¡nt¡m dmtlte, Rms\´mWv sN¿m³ t]mIp¶sX¶v''.
AhÄ Ip¸nbnÂ\n¶pw ¥mknte¡p aZyw ]IÀ¶p sImWvSp ]dªp:
""A¨mb\nsXms¡ ChnSncp¶v ]dbpw. ]t£¦nev A¸s\ ImWpt¼m t\tc t\m¡ms\mÅ ss[cywtWvSm?''.
AbmÄ ¥mÊnencp¶Xv Hähen¡v AI¯m¡n. F¶n«v Nndn XpS¨psImWvSp ]dªp.
""Rm³ ]dbpIbÃ; {]hÀ¯n¨p ImWn¡m\mWv t]mIp¶Xv. \o t\m¡nt¡m. \msf t\csam¶p shfpt¯ms«. \½sS AUzt¡änt\mSv Hm^oknev hcm³ ]dªns«mWvSv''.
AbmÄ kmh[m\w Itkcbn \ns¶Woäp. Aev]w, th¨p t]mIp¶ptWvSmsb¶p kwibw. dmtl Abmsf Xm§n InS¸dbnte¡v B\bn¨p.
cWvSmgvN ]n¶n«t¸mÄ Ipdph¨\v Hcp h¡o t\m«okv In«n. A¸s\Xntc IpªphdoXv Ab¨ h¡o t\m«okv. A¸\v _p²n{`aw _m[n¨n«pWvSv. AXn\m A¸³ \S¯p¶ FÃm IcW§fpw Akm[phmWv. F\n¡p IqSn AhImis¸« hkvXp¡Ä A¸³ Fsâ k½tXm Adnthm IqSmsX IcWw sNbvXXv Akm[phm¡Wsa¶p tImSXntbmSv Bhiys¸Sp¶ B lÀPn ^ben kzoIcn¨v FXnÀI£nbmb IÃp¦Â Ipdph¨\v Ab¨ t\m«okmbncp¶p, AXv.
h¡o t\m«okv In«nbt¸mÄ Ipdph¨³ hÃmsX hnImcm[o\\mbn. AbmÄ Xsâ ZrjvSnIÄ AIse iq\yXbneq¶n Gsdt\cw anWvSmXncp¶p. IÃp¦Â XdhmSn\v tIkpIÄ ]p¯cnbÃ. A¸·mcmbn tIkpw tImSXnbpw hyhlmchpw \S¯n ]cnNb k¼¶\mWv Ipdph¨³. IpSpw_h¡oepapWvSv. Abmfpambn BtemNn¨mWv FtÌänsâ B[mc§Ä X¿mdm¡nbncn¡p¶Xv. \nba¯nsâ ]gpXpIÄ AS¨psImWvSp XoÀ¯XmWv B IcWw.
Gsd\mfs¯ BtemN\. IpSpw_¯nse {][m\s¸« hyànIfpambn BtemNns¨Sp¯ Xocpam\w. AXnÂ\n¶pw C\n amäanÃ. IÃp¦Â XdhmSnsâ kz¯p¡Ä, AXpw ImcWh·mcmbn k¼mZn¨v ss]XrIambn e`n¨Xv, A\ym[o\s¸«p t]mIcpsXt¶ Xm³ BtemNn¨pÅq. AXn\pthWvSn kp{]owtImSXn hsc tIkp \S¯m\pw Xm³ Hcp¡amWv.
Ipdph¨sâ apJs¯ amwkt]inIÄ henªp apdpIn. Ft´m ZrV\nÝb¯nse¯nb `mhw B apJ¯p \ngen¨p. C\n ap³]n³ t\m¡m\nÃ. IpªphdoXv Xsâ aI\mWv. Ah³ X\ns¡Xntc tIkpsImSp¯m AXp t\cnSm\pÅ a\¡cp¯v Ct¸mÄ X\n¡pWvSv.
Ipdph¨³ a¯mbnbpsS tXmfn Hcp ssI ]nSn¨p adpssIbn hSn Ip¯n kmh[m\w adnbm½s¸§fpsS Adbnte¡p IS¶p sN¶p.
adnbm½s¸§sf ]cnNcn¡p¶ s]¬Ip«n, s]§sf ho sNbdnencp¯n apSn tImXn an\p¡n ]n¶nbnSpIbmbncp¶p. adnbm½s¸§Ä ]ÃnS Ip¯n shdpsXbncp¶p.
Ipdph¨s\ hmXn¡ IWvSv B s]¬Ip«n apSn ]n¶Â \ndp¯n _lpam\]qÀÆw Hcp Itkc FSp¯psImWvSph¶p Xsâ kmcn¯e¸psImWvSp s]mSnXpS¨p hr¯nbm¡n.
""Rm³ A½¨nsb H¶pshbn Imbv¡m\mbn ]pdt¯¡p sImWvSpt]mIms\mcp§pIbmbncp¶p''. AhÄ ]dªp.
AXp {i²n¡msX Ipdph¨³ kmhImiw Itkcbn h¶ncp¶p. FÃmw tI«p Ignªt¸mÄ adnbm½s¸§Ä Hcp \nanjw anWvSmXncp¶p. AXn\ptijw ss__nÄ Xpd¶p hmbn¡m³ B s]¬Ip«ntbmSv Bhiys¸«p.
AhÄ hnip²{KÙw Xpd¶p Fsk¡ntbensâ 35:36 hmIy§fmWv AhfpsS I®nÂs¸«Xv. AhfXv `àn]qÀÆw hmbn¨p.
""\n§sf Rm³ P\XIfpsS acp`qanbnte¡p sImWvSp t]mIpw. AhnsS h¨v apJm`napJw \n§sf Rm³ hnNmcW sN¿pw. ssZhamb IÀ¯mhv Acpfns¨bp¶p: CuPn]vXnse acp`qanbn h¨p \n§fpsS ]nXm¡·msc Rm³ hnNmcW sNbvXXpt]mse \n§sfbpw hnNmcW sN¿pw''.
B s]¬Ip«n hmb\ \ndp¯n Ipdph¨sâbpw adnbm½s¸§fpsSbpw apJt¯¡p t\m¡n. adnbm½s¸§Ä ]dªp.
""CsXms¡ ssZh¯nsâ Hmtcm ]co£W§fm Ipdph¨m. ssZhw tamfnencp¶v FÃmw ImWp¶ntÃ. AhvSs¯ \nÝb§fv \ap¡v amäm¼äpthm...''.
adnbm½s¸§Ä H¶p \ndp¯n. AhÀ Ft´m ]dbm³ thWvSn {ian¡p¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. GtXm BIpeNn´ Ahsc Ae«p¶Xpt]mse B apJ`mhw hyàam¡n. AhÀ F´mWp ]dbp¶sX¶dnbm³ Ipdph¨³ ImXp IqÀ¸n¨ncp¶p.
""\o¿v sNbvXXv ]qÀ®ambpw icnbmsW¶v Rm¼dnbnÃ. Rm³ ]n¶oSv ]eh«w BtemNn¨t¸mgv Ah\v IqSn AhImis¸« `qanbmWsX¶v F\n¡p tXm¶n Ipdph¨m... Ahsâ im]w Cu IpSq½¯n\ptase hogtWm. \n¿v ]dª¸w Rm\§v H¸n«t¶sbmÅq. ]n¶oSv BtemNn¨t¸mgm C§s\ tXm¶nbXv. Fsâ tXm¶ev sicnbmsW¶v Ct¸m t_m[yambn...''.
Ipdph¨³ adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ. AbmfpsS a\kv hÃmsX AkzØambn. adnbm½s¸§fpsS hm¡pIÄ AbmfpsS lrZb¯nsehnsStbm Iqc¼p Xdbv¡p¶Xp t]mse Abmsf hÃmsX apdns¸Sp¯n. Ipdph¨³ kmhImiw FWoäp. AbmÄ a¯mbnbpsS tXmfn ssIh¨p. HcpssI¯m§v Ft¸mgpw BhiyamWv.
""\o¿v Rm¼dªXnev sXäptWvSm¶v H¶qsS BtemNn¡v Ipdph¨m.''.
adnbm½s¸§Ä ]n¶n \n¶v hoWvSpw ]dªXv hmXn IS¡ms\mcp§nb Ipdph¨³ ]qÀ®ambpw tI«nÃ.