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APPENDIX II. 
Translation of 2 Samuel xii, verses 1 to 6, in Persian, Pushto, 
Badakhshi. Khowar ( Chitrall ), and Bashyalu 
- Persian. 
1. Wa Khudavand Nathan rd nazd-i-Ddud firistdd lOa nazd-i^wai 
amada aord guft hi dar shahare du mard budand yake daulatmand iva 
digare fakir. 
2. Wa daulatmand rd gosfand wa gdo bi nihayat bisydr bud. 
3. Wa fakir rd juz ek mdda barrae kochak na bud ki an rd kharida wa 
parwarish ddda hamrdh wai wa pisardn ash buzurg me shud az khurdk-i 
Wai me khword wa az kasa-i-o me noshid ivadar aghosh-ash me khwdbid wa 
birde ash misl-i dukhtar bud. 
4. Wa musdfire nazd-i dn mard-i daulatmand amad wa aord half 
dmad ki az gosfanddn wa geiwdn i khud ba girad td ba jihat-i musdfire 
ki nazd-i wai amada bud muhayyd sazad; wa barra-i dn mard fakir rd 
girifta barde dn mard ki nazd-i wai amada bud muhayyd sdkht. 
5. Angdh Khashm-i Baud bar dn shakhs afrukhta shuda ba Nathan 
guft Khudavand kasam kase ki in kdr rd karda ast mustdjib-i katal ast. 
6. Wa chun ki in kdr rd karda ast wa he oh tar ahum na namuda barra 
rd chahdr chanddn bded radd kunad. 
Pushto. 
1. No Khuddwand Ndsdn Dadd tah wdstdwuh, aw ha ahah waraahe 
wartah wuh ye wel chi pah yaiva kkhahr k kkh dwa sari wu; lah daaho 
dwdro nah yo daulatmand aw but khwdr wuh. 
2. Aw haghah daulatmand behadda dere mege aw ghwd larale * 
3. Aw haghah khwar hets shai nah larah magar yaiva waruki errai 
chi dah perodile aw sdtale wall; aw ha gh ah lah dahaiv da dah lah tsdmino 
sareh lowe shiwe wah ; da dah lah nawarai ye khurala aw lah kasi ye 
tskkhala aw da dah pah gheg kkkh bah tsamldstala aw da lur pa shun ye 
wah . 
4. No haghah daulatmand save lah yo musafir rdghe; no haghah lah 
khpulo gadiiro aw lah klipulo ghwdo lah dkhistalo nah zra same ukar die 
haghah musafir che dah lah rdghale wuh tiydre ukare; nd da haghah 
