HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 723 



"O'ne"' hi'ya' da"hne', ne" ksoda'ha", Awe°"hai', de""se' ne', 



"Now, intact, thence they the my gr;ind- It- Flower-Sear Is, and the 



two are coining, mollicr, 



deyagyade°'hnon'da', ne" O'ha'a'; na'ye', hi'ya', da'hninye""de' 



my brother, the that it is in fact, thence they two come 



seeking 



na'ye' ne" o'ne°' gagwe'gi' dawage'nyo"saa': ne" tea'' 



that it is the now it-entire (is) hence, it-my hands should the where 



strip, of 



niwageyenna'khe"'i'. 



so much as my hands have accomplished. 



O'ne"' di" is' ne" desnou'gwe, de°"se' ne" swa'yo' o'ne"' 



Now then you the two you two hu- and the you. game now 



man beings, animals 



de°swaga"hak ne" tea" ne-yawe-'^ia' ne" o'ne"' de''gadoge'"'ha'; 



will your eyes-it, rest the where so it will come to pass the now will two it(s) join in a 



upon struggle: 



ne" o'ne"' de°yagwaya'dodadye"son'. Na'ye' di" ne" desnon'gwe' 



the now two will we come to grips reeUng That it is then the two you two hu- 



repeatedly. man beings 



e''snii'hwayen'dak tea" ni'yo't ne" tea" e°teyatgat"hwa' ; na'ye' 



will you two-the story have where so it is the where will you two-it see; that it is 



at'hoya"sa' e°ge°k' ne"t'ho' ne"gai'hwagas'dek ne" tea" 



a legend will it be the there so will it-nmtter endure long the where 



ne°gagasde""ha' ne" tea" o-'hwendjiya'de', o" tea" hagwa'di' 



so will it come to endure the where it-earth extant (is), too where towards 



we'sni'hwadjiiida'dye'; na'ye' e''yei'hwayende"nha' de'"'se' 



hence your two-Ohwachira will that it is will they it-story learn and 



continue on; 



'a"so°' o'ya' da'we' ne" odei'hwadyeen'nyo"' ne" tea" 



still it other (is) thence it the it-itself matters monstrous are the where 



comes severally 



n9''yawe°"sen' ne" o'hen'do"' ha'gwa' ne" tea" ne°yonnis"he' 



so will it come to pass the it ahead (is) towards the where so will it endure, last 



repeatetlly 



e''yo°'h\vendjiya'dek. 



will it-earth continue to stand. 



Ge"he' i"sowa', 'on" e°'hagwe'nya' ne" O'ha'a', gwa" 



I believe much it is, perhaps, will be able to do the just 



t'ha'de"'hayeen'nyo'", na'ye' di" ne" odei'hwadyana'da"ho'" ne" 



just will he-it change by craft, that is is so the (it)-matters made uncouth severally the 



then 



e°yontgat"hwa' ne" tea" we'sni'hwadjiada'dye'." 



will one-it see the where hence your (two) Ohwachira continues along." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne"t'ho' da'hni'yo"' ne" hoso'da' de°"se' 



Then now there there they two the his grandmother and 



arrived 



ne" O'ha'a'. T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' o'ne°' 



the . Then now the now 



wa'he°"hgn', "O'ne"' hi'ya' wa'ga'he'k nen'ge"' 'o'"'ge'" wenda'de' 



did he say, "Now in fact did it come (it this it is at present it-day standsout 



is time) 



o'ne°' e''gadoge°"ha' ga'en' niga'a' he°ga'hyene°'da"gwa', do'ga't 



now will it be evident, where it is present there will it decline towards, if it be 



certain 



ne"t'ho' hagwa'di' ne" gotganonnya"saa' ne" on'gwe' de°"se' 



the there towards the their happiness the human being and 



ne" gondi'yo', do'ga't ne"t'ho' hfigwa'di' ne" gotgaennya"saa', 



the they Un.) game if it be the there towards the their destruction, 



animals 



