HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 737 



gouo^'hwak'danik, na'ye' iie" heyohe" ne" sken'no", 



one ill is, tliat it is the to the limit the peaceful 



e''djyenno°'donnyo°"hek. T'ho'ne"' di"' gen'gwa' ne''yo"dik ne" 



will again one keep on thinking. Here this so only so will it be the 



then 



wa'wefidadenyon'dye'. Na'ye' gwa"t'ho' ne" o'j'a' o'ne°' e''gi'hen". 



hence it-day stand out, several. That just here the it other now will I-it say. 



onward. it is 



Na'ye' ne" ge"he' akgwe'nyo"' ne" e''kheya'dage"nhe°k ne" 



That it is the I-it I able am the will I-their bodies keep the 



think aiding 



s'heya'di's'a"ho'" ne" oii'gwe'. Na'ye' g\va"t'ho' ge"he' na'ye' 



thou their bodies severally the human That just here I-it that 



hast finished beings. it is think it is 



ne" ha'deyoii" de°t'hai'hwayea"da' ne" O'ha'a', ne" 



the the all methods will he the matter devise the the 



ya'nigon'ha's'hwa'e°s, na'ye' ne" e'"hade'nyende°"ha' ne" 



he-thy mind dislikes, that it is the will he-it attempt the 



de'"hadogwa"da' na'ye' ne" e°gagwe'nya' de°sayen'nya'k, na'ye' 



will he-it scatter that the will it-able be will it-tliy handiwork that 



it is cut short, it is 



ne" e°yagono°'hwak'de°' de°"se' de°yon'nigon'ga'ya' de°"se' 



the will one dl become and will one suffer in mind and 



ne"t'ho' heyo'do'kt e''j'agode'"hni'sei'kda"gwe"' ne" oii'gwe'. 



^ the there there it ends will it-one's day its end cause the human being. 



Na'ye' di" e'^gade'nyende^^ha' ne" e°kheya'dage''nhe"k ne" 



That it is so will I-it attempt the will I-their bodies keep the 



then aiding 



ofi'gwe' he°yoiitgonda"gwik, akda"a* he°\vakhawi'*dik ne" 



human will it go on without ceasing, aside will I-it keep bearing the 



beings 



gano°'hwakde"saa\ na'ye* tgawenni'yo* ne" dyen*ha"gwa' 



it-sickness, that there it-the main the if it so be 



it is thing is 



'a"so°' ga'we-'hni'sa'ye"'. Na'ye' di" e°yogwe'nyonk ne" I" 



still one day(s) has. That it is so will it able continue the I 



then to be 



e°yonga'ha"nha' ne" akheya'dage"nha\ Na'ye' di" 



will one-me recall the should I-one's body aid. That it is so 



then 



de°yonkno°'heil"khwak ne" ge"s' e^ya'heii", 'Ksoda'ha"/ Na'ye' 



will one-me continue to greet by it the custom- will one say, 'My Grandfather.' That it is 



arily 



ne'' o'ne°' ge°s' ne" I" e^ongwat'ho'ya' t'ho'^ge' e°yaMieii", 



the now custom- the I will one-me talk about then will one say, 



arily 



'S'hedwa'so'da"; na'ye' e°yongna'do°"khwak ne" on'gwe'. 



'Our Grandfather*: that will one-me designate, by it the human 



it is beings. 



Na'ye' di" ne" I" de°kheno""hcii"khw-ak na'ye' ne" e^gi'hen", 



That it is so the I will I-them, continue to greet, that the wUl I say, 



then by it, it is 



'Kheyade's'hofi"aV ne" o'ne°' ne"t'ho' ne"gadwefmayea"da' 



'My dear grandchildren,' the now the there will I-my word(s) direct 



ne" tea" on'gwe'ne' t'ho'ne"' o'"hwendjiya"ge' deyagodawen'nye'. 



the where human beings- here-this it-earth-on do they travel around, 



among 



0'ne°' di" is', hi'ya', e°goni'h\vagenis'de°' hot' nonwa'ho"de'" 



Now .so thou, of course, will I-thee. leave the what thing kind of 



then matter to 



e-'si'hen" ne" tea" ne''yawe°"ha'. O'ne"', hi'ya', 



wilt thou say the where so will it come to pass. Now, indeed, 



