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ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ (Aqisa d Tṣalḥt)

ⵜⴰⵍⵖⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵎⵥⵉⵏ
ⴳ ⵣⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ ⴳ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ. ⴰⴷⵔⵖⴰⵍ ⵉⵜⵜⵉⴳⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⴳⵯⵔⴱⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⴳⴳⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⵏ. ⵜⴰⵔⵉⵛⵜ ⵜⵓⴳⵔ ⵍⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ, ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵜⵙⵙⵓⵜⵛⴰ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵜⵣⵣⵉⴳⵣ ⵉⵏⴰⵔⴰⴳⵏ. ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵢⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⴳⴰ.

ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ
ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵉⴳⴳⵓⴳⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵡⴹ ⴰⵎⵔ ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵍⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⵃⵉⵍⵉ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ. ⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⵖⵣⵣⵉⴼ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ-ⴰ ⵜⵙⵏⴼⴰⵍ ⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵙⵙ. ⴰⵢⴰ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵙ ⵜⵎⵏⵜⵉⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵙⵃⵃⴰⵔⵜ ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ. ⵜⵎⵍⴽ ⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ, ⵜⵉⴳⴳⵉⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵣⵉⴳⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⵏⵊⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⵔ ⵓⵏⴱⵄⵉⴹ.

ⴳ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ-ⴰ, ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵉⵖⵓⴷⴰⵏ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⴼⵔⴰⵔⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵏⴼⵉⵢⵜ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⴰⴽⴽⴰ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵢⵉⵍⵙ. ⵜⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵉⴼⴼⵖⵏ ⵣⵉⴳⵙ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ. ⴰⵔ ⵜⴰⴽⴽⴰ ⵉ ⵡⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⴼⵍⵍⴰ (ⵉⴳⵍⵍⵉⵏ) ⴷ ⵓⴳⵉⵊⵉⵍ, ⵓⵢⴰ ⴰⴼ ⴰⵙ ⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ.

ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⴽⵔⵀ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ ⴱⴰⵇⵇⵓ. ⵜⵓⵔⵎ ⴽⵓ ⵜⵉⴳⴳⵉⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵜⵙⴼⴹ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵔⴱⴱⵉ ⵉⵃⴹⴰ ⵜⵜ, ⵉⵃⴹⴰ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⵔⵓ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⵓⵅⵏ (ⵉⴽⵏⵉⵡⵏ) ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ, ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⴼⴼⵖ ⵓⴳⴰⵢⵢⵓ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵙ ⵜⵓⵙⵎⵉⵏ, ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⴳⴳⵓⵊⵔⵜ.

ⴰⴽⴽⵯⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⵓⵅⵏ
ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴳⴹⴼⵜ ⵜⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏⵜ, ⵜⵙⵎⵓⵏ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵉⴱⵍⵉⵙⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙⵏ: "ⵉⴹ-ⴰ, ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳ ⵉⵖⴷ, ⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴰⴼⵏ ⵡⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵎⴰ ⵛⵛⴰⵏ. ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵥⵕⵖ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ ⵜⴷⵔⵔ، ⵓⵔ ⵜⵍⵉ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵍⵉ ⵜⵉⵔⵎⵜ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ-ⵏⵏⵙ."

ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⴱⵍⵉⵙⵏ ⵡⵔⵔⵉⵏ-ⴷ ⴷⵔⵔⵏ, ⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵙ: "ⴰ ⵍⴰⵍⵍⴰ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ, ⵔⴱⴱⵉ ⵉⵃⴹⴰ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ, ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔⵜ, ⵓⵔ ⵏⵣⵎⵉⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵏⴽⵛⵎ."
ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⴼⵔⴽ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵃⵉⵍⵉⵜ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ. ⵜⴼⴽⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴰⴽⵔ ⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵜ, ⵜⴽⵔ-ⴷ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵡⵓⵜⵛⴰ ⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵏ ⵜⵓⴼⵉ. ⵜⵙⵖⵓⵢⵢ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ, ⵜⵔⵓ, ⵜⵔⵣⵓ ⴳ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ. ⵜⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⴳⴳⵉⵜ-ⴰ.

ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⴱⵓⵎⴼⵜⴰⵃ
ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⵔⵡⵍ ⵙ ⵉⴼⵔⵓⵅⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⴱⵓⵎⴼⵜⴰⵃ. ⴰⵇⴰⴹⵉ-ⴰ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵏⵣⵉⴼ, ⵉⵙⵙⵏ ⵜⵉⴳⴳⵉⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵙⵃⵃⴰⵔⵉⵏ. ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⴳⵍⵍ ⴳ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⵢⴷ ⴳⴰⵏ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴰⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⴹⵉⴹ ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⵣⵔⵣⵓⵔ, ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵡⵉ ⵉⵏⵖⵎⵉⵙⵏ.

ⴰⵣⵔⵣⵓⵔ ⵢⵉⵡⵉ-ⴷ ⵍⵅⴱⵔ: ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⴽⵔⴹⴰⵡⵜ, ⵜⴽⵔ ⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ. ⴰⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⴱⵓⵎⴼⵜⴰⵃ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵃⵃⴰⵔⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵏ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ, ⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⵉ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ: "ⴰⴷ ⵜⵉⵅⵜⵉⵔⴷ: ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳⴷ ⵜⴰⵇⵔⵓⵢⵜ (ⴰⵎⵇⵔⵓⵔ), ⵏⵖ ⵜⴰⵙⵉⵏⴼⵜ, ⵏⵖ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ (ⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ)."
ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⵉⵅⵜⵉⵔ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵛⵛ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵢⵉⵏ. ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⴽⴽ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ, ⵜⴼⴼⵓⴷ ⵜⴼⵍ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ.

ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵔⴰ
ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ, ⵜⵙⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⴳⵔⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵛⵛ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵔⴱⴱⵉ ⵉⵔⵔⴰ ⵜⴰⴳⴳⵓⵙⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵙⵏⵜ. ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴽⵛⵎ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ, ⴽⵓ ⴰⵙⵍⴼ ⴳ ⵓⵙⴽⵍⵓ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⵔⵣⴰⴳ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵍⵉⵃ. ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⴳⵯⵎⵔⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵛⵛⴰⵏ ⵜⵜ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴳⴰ ⴰⵎ ⵡⵓⵍⵍⵉ.

ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⵓⵅ ⵉⵎⵥⵥⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⵔ-ⴷ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵏ (ⵉⵛⵡⴰⵏ), ⵉⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵛⵛ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵍⵉⵃⵜ ⴱⴰⵇⵇⵓ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⴷ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ. ⵉⵍⵓⵃ ⵜⵜ. ⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ ⵡⵔⵔⵉⵏ-ⴷ ⵖⵓⵔⵙ, ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵔⴰ. ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵖⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ:

ⴰⵎⵓⵔⵖⵉ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵍⵉⵃⵜ
ⴳ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ
ⵎⴰ ⵜⵛⵛⵉⴷ ⵎⴰ ⵜⵙⵡⵉⴷ
ⴰⵎⵔ ⵜⵉⴼⴼⴰⵃ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⴼⴰⵃ
ⵜⴰⵖⴹⵎⵜ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ-ⵏⵏⴽ
ⴰ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⴱⵓⵎⴼⵜⴰⵃ!

ⵜⴰⵖⴹⵎⵜ (Moral)
ⵍⵅⵉⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵍⴰⴼ, ⴷ ⵓⵛⵛⵏ (ⵜⴰⴽⵛⵛⵓⵎⵜ) ⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵡⵔⵔⴰⵢ ⵖⴼ ⴱⴰⴱ-ⵏⵏⵙ.
(Goodness is never lost, and evil returns to its doer regardless of time.)

Answers to Questions (in Tamazight):
ⵎⴰⵢ ⴷ ⵢⵓⴷⵊⴰⵏ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵙⵎ (ⵜⵙⵎⵓⵏ) ⵜⵓⵙⵎⵉⵏ ⵖⴼ ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ?

ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⴳⴳⵓⵊⵔⵜ (ⵓⵔ ⵜⴰⵔⵓ), ⵜⵚⴰⵍⵃⵜ ⵜⵍⴰ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ.

ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵙⵙⵏ ⵓⵇⴰⴹⵉ ⴱⵓⵎⴼⵜⴰⵃ ⵜⵉⴳⴳⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵄⵇⵉⵙⴰ?

ⵉⵙⵙⵏ ⵜⵜ ⵙ ⵓⴳⴹⵉⴹ-ⵏⵏⵙ "ⴰⵣⵔⵣⵓⵔ" ⵍⵍⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵖⵎⵉⵙⵏ ⵉⴷⵣⴰⵏ.

ⵎⴰ ⵢⴳⴰⵏ ⴷⴷⴰⵔⵙ (Lesson) ⵏ ⵜⴳⴰⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴰⵛⵓⵟⵜ-ⴰ?

ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⴰⵏⵣⴰⵔ (ⵜⴰⵖⴹⵎⵜ) ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵉⵍⵉ ⴳ ⵜⴳⴰⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵜ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰ.

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