Gabdhihii ergada ahaa baa adduun qasay Waa dumar iyo war jecliye, arrintii in ay qariyaan la isku ogaa bay oodda ka qaadeen afartoodii baa afarta jaho u kala faafiyey. Qoftay arkaanba ku taabtay tii ay ku taabataaba tu kalay ku sii taabatay.
Wax guriba guri u sii gudbiyaba, gurigii reer Aw- Mukhtaar baa warkii dalaq yiri Iikar baa farta laga saaray, xogtii oo la sii buunbuuniyey, la sii kharaareeyey si kajan iyo jees-jees ku jirana loogu jeediyey.
Haddee yaa haya wiilkii ‘biidka’ ahaa, ee la yiri, “Gabadhii aad isu dhisaysay way ku nacday!” Xanaaq buu furka tuuray. Cirkii iyo dhulkiiba ka yaraadeen.
“Allow ba’ay!” buu la soo booday, “An maaba naag yaanyow la ii tuutuugaa, oo sharafteyda lagu baabi’ihaa? Waxaa dhan adoogeeyaa ii keenay. Bes waaya aniga waa is-duugaa.”
Xanaaqa Iikar waxba ma ahayn marka la arko hooyadii Aay-Soonto. Bambadii fidmadu waxay dhab ahaan u qaraxday markii warku Aay-Soonto gaaray. Intay cirkaa u boodday bay marada dhegta qabsatay, afkana furatay. Maana-Faay oo maqan bay miiska kawaanka dhigatay.
Cadba mar bay goosatay, “Haah! Tii xumayd maaba saas keentay! Maxay is-mudday fool-daanyeertaas oo guur weysay. Igaarkeyga leeba loo tuutuugaayey maahine hortiiba yaa rabey cajuustaas? Asxaankii loo galay maaba saan keentay, guumeysta oo meel kasta laga soo nacay.
Ku fac miyaa igaarkeyga? Haddii iida naag ka soo hartana ma aroosaayo igaarkeyga. Iidlee maa loo gudey! Meekha gabar aa
Iikar ka daba ooyooheeysa? Xamar gabartiis rabaas ka soo baxsahaa.”
Dacas iyo garbasaar iyadoon midna qaadan bay bannaanka u kudday; iyadoo weli sidii u daldalmaysa, keligeedna isla buuqaysa, ee marna Maana-Faay cay u miisaysa, marna Jiija u dhaaranaysa.
Waxay isku sii daysay gurigii walaasheed ee subaxnimadii gabadheeda meel- fadhiisinta loo geeyey. Iyadoo xammaysan bay ka dul dhacday gabdhihii oo farxad la kala ordaya, rikoor u daaran la heesaya, badankoodu ku hawllan cillaansaaridda Jiija oo dhexda u fadhida, sidii boqorad ciidankeedii iyo la taliyayaasheedii ka dhex sheekaynaysa!
Aay-Soonto sidii Malakul-mowdkii bay mar qura ka dul dhacday boqortooyadii ciidaysay. Hablihii faraxsanaa bay dhex jiirtay. Intay mar qura hadalkii gooyeen bay indhaha kor ula raaceen haweeneyda dhiillaysan, ee sharku indhaheeda iyo afkeedaba ka fanfaniinayo.
Waxay gabdhihii sii jibaaxdo, ee mid ay garbiso iyo mid ay ku joogsato ka dhigtaba meeshii Jiija fadhiday markay gaartay bay intay qalabkii cillaanka laad ku dhufatay, markii shayba meel u faniinay, gabadheedii si qallafsan gacanta u qabsatay, amar degdeg ahna ku siisay in ay sara kacdo, horena u raacdo.
Iyadoo sidii tuug la qabtay u hoggaaminaysa ayey irridka kala baxday. Hablihii heeganka ahaa af-dhalaalaa ka soo haray. Ammankaaggii bay iyagoo cayrnimo, caro iyo calool xumo la aamusan indhaha taag-taagayeen, sidii
geel-jire hashiisii u dhalaysey ee uu baarka u salaaxayey libaax ka dafay; hadduu ka daba ordo, ama ka daba hadlana ka cabsanaya inuu isaga qudhiisa ku soo jeesto, naftiisana u qoonsado.
Aay-Soonto wixii ay ku hadashay iyo wixii ay ku kacdayba, dumarkii Xaafadda wuxuu u noqday war cusub oo aan kii hore ka xiise yarayn. Kaba kulul, kana khatarsan. Si dhakhsa badan buu warkaasina markiisa u tarmay.
Isagoo xawaaraynayuu Xaafadda sii dhex xulay. Sidii dab kayn caws badan qabsaday baa aqalba aqal u gudbiyey. Wax la sii wad-wadaba Aay-Caddeey oo aqalkeedii dhex fadhidaa lagu dhibciyey. Dhowr naagood, oo sidii abaalmarin lagu siinayo mid waliba yaan lagaaga hormarin lahayd, baa mar qura ku wada kulmay.
Haddee ma war baa ka dambeeyey? Maxaad ka sugaysaa hooyo lagu guubaabiyey, habar facaaga ah baa gabadhaadii fagaare ku cayday, wiilkaagiina furatay! Goor ay kacday, goor ay jaranjartii dheerayd ka soo booddey iyo meel ay soo martay midna ma is-ogayne, iyadoon dheg la qabto lahayn bay Soontoo jikadeedii ka dhex guryamaysa, ka dul dhacday.
Ibixiyow ibixi! Waa la isula kala baxay. Aay-Caddeey codkeedu wuu ka soo horreeyey. Soontoo markay gabadheedii guriga gashatay, hawsheedii ku sii jeesatay baa ku war heshay albaab turriisho la’aan looga qab siiyey iyo erayo rasaas ahaan isaga soo daba dhacaya, oo irridka ka soo leh, “Hooy! Ad maa gaartey inaad gabarteyda afkaada ku soo taagtid? Hortiiba iida maa nii rabtay,
waa laguu tuutuugaayey maahine? Igaarka abtigeeda ay u joogtay, ee mar dambe alcaan-yahay gabarteyda afkaada a ku soo bi’in! Igaar maashiyaad khabtay, hortiiba laamaleeyshaas ahaaye, seegseeggaas oo cawo sagaal saac soo hoyahaaya! Kaas maa hortiiba gabarteyda istaahilay?”
Ma war baa yaal! Maxaad ka filaysaa Aay-Soontoo intii hore intaas loogu daray. Afarta addin iyo afkaba isku mar bay la baxday. Waa la isu fara baxsaday. Af iyo addin wax la isula haray ma jirin.
Waase la kala dhex galay, lana kala canaantay. Aay-Caddeey waxaa si gaar ah loogu eedeeyey weerarka ay ku soo qaadday guriga islaameed, oo weliba ah gurigii dumaashigeed.
Markii hore miyir ma lahayne, markii sama-jeclihii goob-joogga ahaa u caqli celiyeen bay is-garatay. Markii dumaashigeed la garansiiyey, bay intay isku yaxyaxday dib u laabatay, iyadoo dumar fara badani galbinayaan, qaar kalena Soonto celcelinayaan.
