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25 That it is only the cause why I laugh, the cause why 1 always 

 laugli at those who always rush up to my face, | the little ones 

 who rush against (?) (pieces of copper) thrown against mj' 

 chief here, ] tribes. | 



3. However, our great real chief will again utter the Dz6noq!wa 

 sound. I 

 Therefore it is only the cause why I laugh, the cause why I always 

 30 laugh at the talk of these little ones, || the chiefs who are (in 



rank) under our chief, tribes. | 

 In vain they try to be the only ones, to be chiefs, while they are 

 but (those who receive) leavings, | echoing the names of our 

 chief, I tribes. | 

 I mean those who are going toward the head of the house, who 

 35 move about in the house, || desiring to equal my great crest, 



when I was given first, when (presents) were handed down to 

 me first, when I always received first, | all tribes. | 

 Great is their sound of swallowing in the tliroat, their sound of 

 gulping in the tliroat, their ruffled feathers, | trying to steal, 

 trying to bite pieces off the great crest of our chief, | tribes. || 

 40 Don't fear the great one like to a great overhanging | moimtain, 

 wlio should ])e this way, the chief, tribes! | 



25 A'g'il^amaLEn da'^lEmnokwa da'sda^lEmnox"sa h&'mhamxa'ma- 

 xwa ha'xwasmE'nexwa k' !a'g-ita^yaxEn g'i'g&ma^yex le'lqwft- 

 hiLai'. 



3. La^me'Laxaox dzo'noqwadzeLEns g'l'gamak'as^owe. 



A'g'il-a'masLEn da'^lEmnokwa da'sda^lEmnokwas wo'klEmE- 

 30 ne'xwa g'igaboesEns g'l'gama^yex le'lqwaLai'. 



Wu'1-maex a'awalag'Uisle g'i'g'Egamexoxs a'^mayaxLa ha'ya- 

 niota, kintkink"its6 Le'LEgamaxsEnts g"i'g"Egtima=yex le'lqwa- 

 laLai. 

 GwE^yuo'xda ^na'lolilElaexwa xe^molIlElaexwa me'masElaxEn 

 35 k'!e's^6dze'axgin xa'maxElakwek" g'fi'laxElakwe g'a'g'ilgEm- 



x'sllakwa wi'wQlsgEmakwa le'lqwSlaLai'. 

 Ai'k'aaix mEklwa'lElxo nEq!wa'lElxo tse'x"sbEx'SE'mala wa'- 

 xaai g"a'g'iloL!ayaak'a q !a'q!ak'alax6 k"!e's^odzeaxsEns g"i'- 

 gama^ye le'lqwalaLai. 

 40 K^ie'dzowasya k'ilE'lasa ^nEma'gEmlidze kMo'xkMegwTdze naE'n- 

 g'adze ^na'qogumlldze gu'gama^ye le'lqwalaLai. 



