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_ What is the name of this church?

_ al laqûmis mä xažxa?

_ It is called the Archangel of Chukuli, (may) glory (come over) it!

_ ales xayžxa čuḳulis tārigzel, dideb otqad!

_ In which century was it built?

_ mä sauḳuneysga ləge li?

_ In which? There was a man here and he told us:

_ xedi? ešxu māre arda ameču i eǯinēm gûēkû:

"It was built in thousand thirty three".

"atasiešxuaširisemešdisemīsa lok li ləge".

But I don't agree, because, at this time the reigning of David the king was over

mara mi mā xûi eča tanaxma, eǯġ' ēre al droyži daûit mepē mepoba damtaûrebul las

and such church haven't been built in Georgia after his reigning,

i eǯḳay saq̇dar mā ləge li sakartûeloysa ečan xoča, mepobānġo,

that there wasn't his picture on the wall.

ere eča surat mōm ləmardēlan č̣ûedži.

isn't in this church and it indicates,

al saq̇dārisa dēsa ari i ale ṭūli eys,

that it is built earlier, in about tenth-eleventh century.

ere xonḳûi nagem li, sacxa mēšde-mēšdešxu sauḳunēysa.

_ Seventh-eighth.

_ mešûide-merûe.

_ They also say seventh.

_ meyšgûidesi ṭulix.

_ Seventh no, there is a second church here, it is, we call it Muchpa, Lanshashi Muchpa.

_ mēšgûide dēsa, gušgûeməq̇ ari mer... mērme saq̇dar, eǯi li, mučpas xûaṭūlid, mučpa lanšāšis.

There is such church in Upper Svaneti up to two, not more.

amḳay saq̇dar ari žibe šûans yeruûet, ser māde.

There is not one in Lower Svaneti except this.

čube šûans amser mād ari.

It is built in eighth century.

eǯi lok li mēre sauḳunēysa ləge.

The village is called, the village, a Svanish name, Chukuli.

sopels xayžxa, sopels, lušnu žaxe, čuḳuli.

When they built it, then they told, that : "It wiill close",

eǯi er otgax, ečka xōkûax, ere "ču lok ḳəli",

and the village left this name and because it is called Chukuli, this village, is called and this is Chukuli archangel, this.

i ž'ēssad sopels ale žaxad i eǯġa xayžxa ales čuḳūl, al sopels, xayžxa i ale čuḳūli tārigzel li, ale.

_ That it was going from a hand in hand, how it was built, tell that.

_ xelidan xelši rom gadadioda, rogor ašenda, is tkûi.

_ This.

_ ale.

_ How was this church built?

_ imži edgan al eḳlesia?

_ Nobody can say that.

_ eča līkûisg dās xaymēda.

Our people was witness, there, it , there was a church bell tower there, at the enter gate.

momsc̣re li gušgûe xalx, eče, eǯis, samreḳlo ləmār eče, sga laqed č̣išḳarisa.

It burnt.

eǯi čûalšixēli.

Perhaps, somebody set on fire or left a candel, or-something, the fire was set on from there, it was built then.

albat sg'ōtbidnex, a č'ōtsadx muṭûar, yed _ māle, ečxēnka li sga nabdin, ečānġo nagem li ale.

The church was in Lshosh(built) with spondio("lime"), well, with such stone and it is carried from there,

saq̇dar ləmgenēli lašōš sbondiḳšû, ra, amḳay bēčšû i eǯi li ka naqid ečxēnisa,

the village carried it and was built It .

sopels ka ləqīd xuûa i ži nagēm li eǯi.

It had three floors.

eǯi las semi sartulyān.

In eighty seven snow-covered was twelve metres here and this church was destroyed then.

arēšdišgûidisa yešdešxu meṭra mus anšdue gušgûeyməq̇ i al saq̇dar čûaʒgûab ečka.

We couldn't go up and it was destroyed then, where three bells were, I remember also.

deš očadd ži i čûaxûar ečk' ēǯi, xedisi semi zār arda, miy ču mašq̇id.

Then that one, Two bells, we took the children, there,

ečanġōnen eǯi ešxu, yoru zaral, nay otyed, bopšārd, eče.

we had it at school and they broke and one was, well, one bell was left, there is not left one except this here.

ḳlasisa guġûān i čûedq̇učurānx eǯyār i ešxu čûāriá, ču cûir ešxu zār, amser mā cûir ameču.

There were many icons and crosses in it.

amēysa xûāy xaṭ i ǯûar ārda.

There was a book in Upper-Lower Svaneti, written in Georgin, the gospel.

žibe-čube šûanisa ləmard ešxu c̣ign, kartuld ləyre, saxareba.

_ Aha!

_ əhə!

_ That gospel, then it would be twenty five years, twenty, or more no,

_ ey saxareba, ečānġo iri yerûešdiûoxušd zay, yerûešd, yed ser māde,

there was Khidasheli, Khidasheli, someone,their, e, the chief of police here.

xidašel ārda, xidešel, yerûāġen, eǯyārešé, meliciā xoša ameču, gušgûeyməq̇.

He came and took these everything, there were silver crowns, a crowning, that...he took that also,

eǯi anqad i ale mag adye, ûercxli gûrgûināl ārdax, lagurgûināl, eǯia... eǯiy adye,

there was a wax candle of priest, he took it also.

baṗa ḳiron ārda, eǯiy adyex.

These everything is lost, they aren't returned.

čûedkarûān ale mag, dēsa meṭex.

There was an icon and a cross, they took them.

xaṭ i ǯûar ārda, adyex.

I'm looking for it today, but I can't understand anything

xûetxēli lādi, mar' dēsama oxmeqer.

They had caught one icon on the frontier and it is in Mtskheta, there is written on it Chukuli.

ešxu xaṭ č'otə̄rmax sazġûārži i čûāri mcxetas, ži xayra čuḳūli.

Nobody will return it to us.

dār gûaṭxe nay eys.

It's door is, the government couldn't value it, it is of cane, of vine.

q̇ōral amša lix, deš' ānlāgûne mtaûrobad mayġen xaǯeš, lerc̣iš lix, ûaziš.

It was brought from Israel, it is said so, there was a Kapsukian priest,

eǯi oxqīda yerusalimxen, amži li nākûis, q̇apsuq̇ša baṗ lok ləmār,

Kapsukisan was a community here in our village and he brought it with a saddle-bag.

q̇apsuq̇šer ārdax ešxu tem gušgûeyməq̇ sopelisa i eča naqid lok ləmār xurǯunš.

He made it here, he hung it.

amečūnen ž'oxsq̇'ēys, č'oxreḳa.

Yes, in about fifty five year and in fifty three, in these years they took

ûo, amži ûoxušdēšdiûoxušd zay irōl i ûoxušdēšdisemi, al zayārisa adyex

and this is on Rustaveli Av. in the State Museum, this door.

i čûāri ale rustaûelžīn saxelmc̣ipo muzeumisa, al q̇ōral.

I ask now yet: "Or make its copy, or , return our door".

atxey xûešgûem: "yed ž'ogsq̇ax asl eča, emōde, ka logṭəxex gušgûey q̇ōral".

There is nobody to return it, but at least make a copy for us.

ka məṭxe dār li, mara asl eši ž'ōgsq̇ax.

This is made after, this is made after by Samson Oniani.

ale ečānġo nasq̇ey li, ale ečānġo nasq̇ey li samsoniš ûonyān.

It really looks like it, but if it was then here, the door, yes, he would make it more alike

xaǯeš ādu al q̇ōr, mara eǯ' ēr xaġûēnanli ečka ameču, q̇ōr, dera, xošām daamsgaûsebda

and now he has worked well, the blessed, but which is hanging, it is of walnut.

i atxe eǯinēm xoča namšaûe xuûe, lešundobis, mara xoriḳ ale, ala gaḳra li.