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_ We Chukuli people know after Easter Saturday, a prayer of that day.

_ čuḳulārs gûixal natnaps yer sapṭin anġri, eča ladeġ limzər.

This prayer is called "Lilshoshali"

al limzərs xeyžxa lilšošāl.

Its icon and cross are brought later, some from there, from Lashoshi

amša xaṭ i ǯûar li naqid ečānġo, yerxi ečxēnisa, lašōšxen.

When that was destroyed, that church and we have a village river,

eǯi čûēr emxûer, eǯi saq̇dar i nay guûa sopliš č̣alay,

it was in it, that, a chair and a table everything of stone, in winter-summer.

eǯi ečeysa ləmārd, eǯi, sḳam i sṭol mag bečiš, zamtar-zapxul.

That day, yes, they invite people,

eča ladeġ, dera, lic̣iani li,

they used to invite all relatives, whole Lashkheti.

mtel asabyas ču ləmc̣īnx, mteld lāšxs.

And the village used to sit there, everyone his... had his guests,

i ešču asgūrdax sopel, čīs miča-mič... miča mušgûrāl xeq̇ēdda,

but they didn't use to take them in the family, those guests...

mara agite māde lyes, eǯi mušgûrāls...

They used to bring out the icon and the cross there and they ask those people to sit down.

ka lumsgōǯninx xaṭs i ǯûars ečxāû i ču lumsgûirīnx ey xalxs.

They used also to bless, they used to make good food-drink and let them go home so.

čuy ləmmēzrinx, xoča lezob-letras xomārax i lumpišûdinx eyži agite.

We know another, when there comes in May Sunday, that number is by the old style,

mērme gûixal, maysisa anġri məšladeġ, ǯûinelšû li ey ricxû,

we call it uskhoba, uskhoba.

usxûobs xûaṭūlid, usxûobs.

On that day the whole village gathers in front of, glory to it, in front of Muchvpash,

eča ladeġ mtel sopel ixûryeli ey, dideb otqad, mučûpa sgobin,

ther is "Laskari"à There are tables on its name, chairs are there also, one can find chairs too.

eščūn er lasḳar... sṭolilāri čûārix eča bedži, sḳamari čûārix, ž'īxûryeli.

Before they gather and they have bulls that they keep for donation during two-three years,

ečkad sopels k'excxeṗnōlx i yoru-semi zay ka lupišd xaq̇ēnax usxûar,

but they shouldn't have used it for arable.

mara laqnīr xaḳûer noma ləmarēlanx eǯi.

There was such countryhood that if there was somebody, who had not come,

eǯḳali lisûpel ləmār, ere dom anqdenōl yerûāle ečečūnen,

to that somebody, yes, if failed to come, that, e, to that family, they used to cut their part of meat

ere ûiġac xeġûēni, dera, xeli šešla eǯisé, ûoǯaxs, eǯis miča nātis ka xakûcīnax eysé, leġûs

and they used to send it to their home.

i xazzīnax agite.

There was such countryhood.

amḳay lisûpel las.

That river has on that side slope, they gave it to Mamko.

ey č̣alays xār ečxēnču perdoi, eǯi ka lohōdax mamḳōšd.

He was called Mamko,Khabanian, this man was Lobjanidze.

mamḳo xayžxēna, xabayša, lobžaniʒe li al māre.

The village gave him a pay and for what they were giving, then they used to cut mountain ash and from that was made hooter.

sopels ka loxōda kiray i imnar xāûdix, ečka goglānds anṭq̇irbōčnax ka i ečxēnka ž'īsq̇i samq̇ur.

Everywhere one could hear its voice.

čite ka ismōl eča liq̇ūli.

Sometimes a bull was to be looked for, or happened something to it, or somebody was in need, then he used to come down, yes,

yed qan qednōl laḳlyārd, yed xeq̇renōl māle, yed uč̣irda yesûala aš, eǯ ču er anqdenōl, dera,

when that Mamko played this, as many as there were men in Chukuli,

ey manḳo er esbēlna ales, ûošay ġûažmāre arda čuḳūls,

if someone wasn't at home, then a womanwould come,because "the village needs something"

yerûay ġûažmāre mōd irdōl agis, zurāl ləmqedōlin ečeka, ere "sopels lok xāc̣əx mayġen

and because of that washeard the voice of the hooter".

i eǯġa lok ismi sanq̇uri yer."

There was such kind of countryhood.

amḳay lisûpel ləmār.

Such was Chukuli.

amḳalib las čuḳūl.

Not in Lashkheti but in the whole Svaneti was Chukuli famous.

lāšxisa mādey mteld šûanisa lākûisd ārda čuḳūl.

Today you can see, the landslip covered it.

ladi xosgdid, mec̣q̇ērd ednax.