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9. The Mescaleros' Prophecy
Fred Pelman

(9.1)
nDii'1goch'9laad3 Naagh44'neesgh1n4] '88eenah7]jaaj dzi[gais'1n7 bind1d4.
"D77 dzi[ dasit37 Mashgal4ne bik4yaadaa[."

'!koo '88ee Naagh44'neesgh1n4] nah7]jaajn1'a.
'!7 'it'ah naah55t33.
'!]] Y00s] ndii'1g=laa]:
"D11nd7 '88ee Mashgal4ne bik4yaadaa[."
nahii[nd7n1'a.

(9.2)
'!sh9 d1nd4n1 ndiibeedahgoos'3n1'a.
'*8sh9 hanyaago sh1han1t'1y1d0 sh1'ii'1y1d0 s -- sbinibit['1h1d0 '177 nd4 bindiiden7.
'!77 ha'y1hee 'idaaskag0?
K'adi Mashgal4ne7 g=laa7 d1b4ghah4go Mashgal4ne n1'idzii.
'!koo 'ind11]ne nd4 bindiiden7 d1beehadeesb8.

(9.3)
'I[k'id3 'indaa'4daad8d3.
'I[k'id3nnd4ne '1gh1ndi.
'*8j8 'indaa doot'9dad3.
'Indaa[iga]ne bind1a7 dat['ij7 d1nd4n1 ndii7 beedahgoos'3daa[."
daand7.
K'adi '1gh1dzaa.

(9.4)
'!koo:
H11l7nnd4n1'idzii7, '1koo 'indaa daah9laa."
ch'ind7n1'a.
D1'1kaa'1dzaa.
"'!koo ndii'4n1god87 '1h11n4daa[."
daand7n1'a, Mashgal4ne7 hadaast88]ne.

(9.5)
'!7n7 doo[i'haodz7da.
'It'ah 'it4dandz77n4go, d1'1gh1hnd1.
K'adi d1'1gh1t'4ndah, d1'1gh1t'4go '1nah9laan1'a, Y00s].
'!77 dooy1adaahit'9dago '1nah9laan1'a.
'!77 'it'ah d1'1gh1nt'4go h -- ka.

(9.6)
D1'1gh1t'4ndah, d77 nnd4bind1adat['ij4]ne bik4k'ehy1go dahnaa'ijish.
K'adi d77 nd4ne '1]] nd4 bitsii ch'==sh4.
Bi'4de7 d77k'eh 'ighe'sij4.
K'adi nd4n7 doob4g=z8da d1'indaa7.

(9.7)
'!gh1t'4 'indaa bik4k'ehy1go ' -- ka7 'i[k'id3, nd4ne '1nd7n1'a.
D77k'eh d1'1kaago '1gh1'88j8 doo[i'indaahot'9dad3.
'I[k'id3 nd4n4 '1nd7n1'a.
Doo[i'haodz7da.