[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' HutmaH Hut: <bIghHa'Daq>

[Qov]

Mahoun asked his science officer and security chief if they were 
willing to listen to a story about the Klingon prison.

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lut lu'Ijqang HungpIn QeDpIn je.

jatlh HoD "mujonDI' tlhInganpu' vIjoy'lu'be' 'ach mujoy'taH wanI'mey 
vIqawbogh. tlhIHvaD wa' vIDel. bIghHa'Daq qama' jIHtaHvIS, mInwIj 
nujwIj qamwIj DeSwIj je lubaghlu'mo' ravDaq jIba'laH neH. qaStaHvIS 
poH nI' DeSDu'wIj vIvIHlaHbe'mo', 'oy'qu'choH, 'ej qaStaHvIS jaj pagh 
vItlhutlhta'mo' jI'ojqu'."

jatlh QeDpIn, "nIjoy'pu' 'e' DayajlaHbe''a'?"

jatlh Mahoun. "vay' joy'taHvIS tlhIngan DaQoypu'chugh Dajoy'lu' 
bIjatlhbe'. ravDaq jIba'taHvIS yaS wa'DIchma' lujoy'lI'. jachtaHvIS 
'ej qoy'taHvIS ghoghDaj vIghov. rapmo' pongmeymaj luyu'taHvIS 
pongwIj'e' vIQoytaH. <Mahoun! choja'be'chugh vaj ghur 'oy'! Mahoun! 
yIqIm> tagha' tamchoH. Heghpu' 'e' vItul. QunwI'vaD Heghpu' 'e' 
vIqoy'." yev Mahoun. luqaD 'e' pIH 'ach luyajlaw'. tam 'ej lubejqu'.

"bIghHa' 'ay'vetlhDaq jImob 'e' vISov. 'ach tugh latlh qama' qeng 
'avwI' 'e' vIQoy. yaS wa'DIchma' ghaH 'e' vIpIH 'ach vIleghlaHbe' 'ej 
vIjatlhlaHbe'. tlhuHtaH 'e' vIQoy.

"'el vay'. be' ghogh vIghov. yu'wI' ghaH. pIm yu'wI' HIp, 'avwI' HIp 
je 'ej QIvlaw' 'avwI'. 'avwI'vaD jatlhDI' yu'wI' vang 'avwI' 'a 
yu'wI'vaD jatlhDI' 'avwI', SaHbe'law' yu'wI'. 'avwI'vaD jatlh be'. 
ghoHlaw' 'ach <lu'> jatlh 'avwI'. mej 'avwI'. tugh chegh. bIQ bal qem 
'e' vIQoylaH. wabmey vIghov. jIHvaD bIQ nob 'e' vItulqu' 'a latlh 
qama' ghoS. ravDaq vay' lan. jIloStaH.

"voQchoH vay' 'e' vIQoy. 'avwI' HIvta' qama' 'e' vIloymo', 
jIleghlaHmeH nachwIj vIvIHqu'. loQ vIleghchoHlaH. mo'Daq SaHtaH 
'avwI' 'ach 'avwI' HIvpu'be' qama'. ravDaq QottaH yaS wa'DIchma'. 
noghtaH. vIHbe'chu'DI'. ghum 'avwI'. QumwI'vaD jach 'ej yaS wa'DIch 
qab qIpchoH."
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SKI: Mahoun recounts witnessing one of his officers choking in prison 
after a torture session.
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[125] Mahoun is probably the yelwIyyItngan version of John.