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Q!exLala (VI 9) wished that | HamesElal (VII 3) should take the 18 

 seat of his grandfather Ewanux"dze (V 13). | Then Qlex'Lala (VI 9) 

 told her son HamesElal (VII 3), and || her husband GwE^^-imdze 20 

 (VI 2), to call in the numaj^m of his grandfather (V 13), | the 

 Laalax's^Endayo, to come into the house of Ewanux"dze (V 13). | 

 Immediately HamesElal (VII 3) himself went to call them, | and 

 they came in. When they were inside, | Qlex'Lala (VI 9) arose and 

 called her son HamesElal (VII 3) ll to come and stand by her side; 25 

 and she spoke, and said, | "See how I stand here with my son (VII 3), 

 who is the | grandson of my past father Ewanux"dze (V 13). His 

 name is HamesElal (VII 3). | Now I wish him to take the seat of 

 Ewanux"dze (V 13), | Laalax's^Endayo." Thus said Qlex'i.ala 

 (VT 9). Immediately all i| the men of the numaym La^lax's^Endayo 30 

 agreed to | what Qlex'Lala (VI 9) had said. Now she gave away 

 blankets | to the numaym Laftlax's^Endayo, and his name was | 

 Ewanux"dze in the numaym Laalax's^Endayo. Now Ewanux"dze 

 (VII 3) was the head man | of his new numaym, the Laalax"s^Endayo, 

 and he CV'^II 3) also || held the seat of HamesElal in his numaym 35 

 SenL lEm. Now he had the | two seats of HamesElal and Ewanux"dze. 

 Now he married | NEg'aga (VII 4), and the chief HamedEg'Eme^ 

 (VI 10) of the I numaym G' exsEm gave to HamesElal the name Tsex- 



he^mise HamesElale Lax"stodExk!wax-dases gagEmpde Ewanux"dze. 18 

 Wa, hex'^ida=mese Q!ex'Lala axk'lalaxes xunokwe HamesElale LE^wis 

 la^wunEme GwE^yimdze, qa Lelts!6desexa ^iiE-memotases gagEmp- 20 

 dexa Laalax's^Endayowe, ya las ^wPlaeLEla lax gox"das Ewanux"- 

 dzex'de. Wa, hex'^ida^mese xamax'^ida^me HamesElale la Le^Iala 

 qa g'axes ^wPlaeLa. Wa, k'!est!a galaxs gaxae ^wPlaeLa. Wa, 

 hex'^ida^mese Qlex'Lala Lax^Qlila, qa^s Le^lalexes xiinokwe HamesE- 

 lale, qa las LawEnodzelilEq. Wa, lit yaqlEga^la. Wa, la ^nek'a: 25 

 "Weg'a doqwalaxg'hi La^wi^lenek' Lo^gun xunokwEk', yixgada ts!ox"- 

 LEmag'asEn ompdae Ewanux"dzex'da, ylxg'a H§,mesElalEk' . La- 

 ^mesEn ^nex' qag'a^mes Lax"stodEx klwa^yas Ewanux"dzex'da, Laa- 

 lax's^Endayo," ^nek'e. Q!ex'Lala. Wa, hex'^ida^mese ^naxwa exa- 

 k'eda ^naxwa bebEgwanEmsa ^nE^memotasa Laalax's^Endayax 30 

 waldEmas Qlex'Lala. Wa, la^me yax^witsa p lElxElasgEme g'ayalts!a 

 lax ^nE^memotasa Laalaxs^Endayowe. Wa, laEm LegadEs Ewanux"- 

 dze laxa ^nE^memotasa Laalax's^Endayowe. Wa, laEm iaxumeses 

 ale la ^nE^memota LaS,lax"s^Endayowe Ewanux"dze. Wa, laxae la 

 Laxwalax'sa laxes ^uE^memota SenLlEme HamesElale. Wii, la^'me 35 

 ma^l6x"sala ylx HamesElal l6^ Ewanux"dze. Wa, la gEg'adEx'^idEs 

 NEg'aga. Wa, la^me LegEmg'ElxLale g'lgama^ye ^nEmox"sa ^nE^me- 

 motasa G'exsEme HamedEg'Ema^yax TsEx^wlde lax HamesElale 

 laxes heena^ye g"ayolts!a gEg'ades ^nErae ^nE^memota SenLlEme. 



