HEWiTTl ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 729 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'he""hen', "Na'ye' di" na'ye' 



Then now did he say, "That it is so then that, it is 



sayodii'hwada'deiik. O'ne"' is' ne" O'ha'a' de°"se' ksoda"ha', 



back it-matter remains. Now thou tho and my grandmother, 



gonda'dye' dondadjiyat'ga'k ne" gno''ha'-ge'^'*ha' gono°"waa\ 



at once thence do you two-it deliver the my mother it was her-head, 



o'ne°' hi'ya' I" oi'hwagwe'gi' de"'tgenno°"do"'." 



now in fact I it-matter entire will I-it govern." 



T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' da'hai'hwa'sa'gwa' wa'he°"hen', "Hiya" 



Then the thence he-it-niatter took up did he say, "Not 



'a"so'" hi'ya', m"a', de'wagatgri"wi' ne" ono°"waa'. Hiya" 



yet verily I any have I-it seen the it-head. Not 



di" ni" d'agei'hwa'ni'^da' 'a"so°' ne" o'ne'^' oi'hwagwe'gi' 



then the I any have I-it-matter con- still the now it-matter entire] 



firmed 



onda'sefino'^'do"'. Na'ye' di" tea" ne^yawe'^'ha'. Agwas"onwe' 



shouldst thou-it govern. That it is then where so will it-come to pass. Most utterly 



de^sgeyefinagen'nya' ne"t'ho'ge' c'Re*"' ha"sa' ne"t'ho' 



shalt thou-my way of doing the then now not before the thus, 



overcome then 



ne°yawe°"ha' ne" tea" is"a' nisa'nigon'heVle""." 



so will it come to the where thou so thy mind is set." 



pass 



T'ho"ge' ne" De'hae'"hiyawa"gi' wa'he°'hen', "Hiya", hi'ya', 



Then the did he say, "Not it is, as you 



know, 



ni" ne"t'lao' de'wagye'e"', uil'ye' agoda"sya' ne" tea" 



the I the thus (there) any have I it done, that it is would I-it display the where 



na'degyatdi"he'" ne" ongyadej'en'na'. Na'ye' ne" ni" 



as much two they two differ the our two ways of doing. That it is the the I 



agyo'da'dye' ne" gagwe'gi' sken'no"' aedwenno'"doftnyo°"hek." 



do I keep working the it-entire peaceful should we keep on thinking." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" goksten"a' wa'a"hefi', "Hiya", hofi", 



Then now the she, the old woman did she say, "Not, it is, perhaps, 



de'oya'ne' ne" 'a"so°' aesnii'hwa'sge"nha'. 0'ne°', hi'ya', 



any it good (is) the still should you two-the matter, Now, of course, 



strive for. 



odeyennenda"i' ne" tea" niyofi', ge°s', e°diyeiino°"do°\ 0'ne°' 



its way of doing is settled the where so many customarily will one-it have-in Now 



they are charge. 



di" ni"a' heMjiyagya'den'dya'." 0'ne°' t'ho"ge' sa'hiya'defi'dya'. 



so the I hence will we two depart." Now then back they two started 



then ( = went homej 



Ga'en' gwa'* nwa'onnis"he' o'ne°' ne" na" 



Some just so did it last long now the the that 



wa'hiyat'hwadjiyen'nya' ne" on'gwe'. O'ne"* hiyat'hwadjii'ne's. 



did they two progeny produce the human beings. Now their two ohwachira went 



• from place to iilace. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" De'hae-"hiyawa"gi' wa'he-"'hen', "0'ne°' 



Then now the did he say, "Now 



wa'dwagei'hwayen'da's ne" tea" o'ne^' e^'sgye'nawa's, e°'seyen'nak 



have I-the matter decided on the where now shalt thou-me aid, shalt thy way of 



doing appear in it 



di", na'ye' ne" ge"he' o'ne°' heMjidwagwa"ha' ne" gno"ha' 



so that it is the I-it desire now hence will we-it fetch the my mother 



then, 



gono°"waa\ T'ho'ne^' di" ne^yawe^'%a\ Na'ye' ne" 



her head. Here this so then so will it come to pass. That it is the 



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