[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh HutmaH cha': Haw'be' tlhIngan

[Qov]

Essim and Mahoun have found their way into a cave with an underwater entrance.

192: Haw'be' tlhIngan

DIS lunuDchoH. DInvo' SaltaH yav. QamchoHlaH 'ach Dat HuSmo' nagh 
'etlhmey, ngeQbe'meH HojnIS. ravvo' jeqtaH nagh 'etlhmey puS 'ach bIH 
mach law' HuSwI'mey mach puS. DopmeyDaq ghomchuqpu'mo' 'op nagh 
'etlhmey, chenpu' tutmey. wa' 'uj'a' juch DIS. Qopbe' muD. Dungvo' 
'eltaH bIQ vaj pa' 'ellaw'taH je muD.

jatlh Mahoun, "qaStaHvIS jaj 'ar nunejtaH 'e' DaQub?"

jatlh 'eSSIm, "loSqu'be' may'Duj. 'aqroS wej."

jatlh Mahoun, "vaj qaStaHvIS loS jaj, naDev maratlhtaH. wutlhDaq 
maHtaHmo' nutu'laHbe' HotlhwI'mey. maghungchoH 'ach mayIntaH. 
mejpu'DI' tlhIngan Duj, wInarghlaH. wa'leS chegh Farsajii 'ej 
qaStaHvIS Hogh munejbejtaH. nuSamDI' nutoD 'ej jutlhejlaH."

wej DIS megh'an lutu'pu' 'ach yavDaq QotchoH Mahoun. pay' Mahoun yeb 
tajvaj muj qaw 'eSSIm. bIQ HajtaHmo' 'eSSIm, Mahoun Sengmey 
lIjchu'pu'. Mahoun DeS 'uchchoH 'eSSIm 'ej yeb lunuD nItlhDu'Daj. 
motlhlaw'. loQ SIHmoH 'eSSIm. vIngbe' Mahoun.

"ghorlu'be'law'," jatlh 'eSSIm.

"pIv ghopvetlh. 'oy'taH latlh'e'. 'oy'be'wI' DaHot 'e' vImaS. 'oy' 
vISIQlaH," jatlh Mahoun. Mahoun nab qel 'eSSIm. gharben cha'Daq 
Dunbe' 'eSSIm yIn. mIDvam lonqang. not qorDu' leghqa'chugh ghaytan 
Quch SoSDaj. 'ach Haw'be' tlhIngan. ghochlaHmo' jagh, jagh jeynIS. 
jatlh, "Mahoun, yuQlIjDaq bInoy'a'?"

jatlh Mahoun, "tlhIngan qama' jIHpu'mo', wejmaH ben loQ jInoy. DaH 
malja'wIjmo' vengwIjDaq vISovlu', 'ach jInoybe'. vuDmeywIj vuv nuv 
law'. vengwIjvaD jInmolmey potlh vIDIlta'. chochovlI''a'? jImIp. 
be'pu'vaD roD potlh ngoDvetlh."

Mahoun mIp qellI'be' 'eSSIm. jatlh 'eSSIm, "pa' nIghochlaH tlhInganpu'."

jatlh Mahoun, "Dat mughochlaH. wa'Hu' pov So'Ha'ta' tlhIngan Duj 'e' 
tu' chIjwI'wI'. *veS* retlhDaq 'oHtaH 'ej bavtaHvIS may'Duj HeDon 
ghoSchu'. ghoch 'e' nID beqwIj 'ach So'qa'ta'. chaq gharben cha' 
Saqta'. mughoch 'e' DaHar'a'?"

jatlh 'eSSIm, "ghaytan lupDujHom lulegh."

jatlh Mahoun, "ngugh 'e' vIchup, 'ach pIvlob chavlaHbogh Duj mach'e' 
leghpu' 'e' qap Tiadynsan[283]. vIleghbe'pu', qepDaq jIHtaHmo'."

qatlh Mahoun quch neH qImyal Sa'? nger DunHa' tlhoj 'eSSIm. 'eSSIm 
QIn Hevbe'pu' qImyal. Hevmo' yaS matlhHa', Mahoun'e' lupum QuSwI'pu'. 
Mahoun qoplu'chugh vaj 'eSSIm lunubmoH 'ej luHup je. pagh chaq 
jIjQo'mo' Mahoun maghpu' Qugh Qel. MahounvaD ngermeyDaj 'angbe' 'eSSIm.
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SKI: Essim and Mahoun try to decide how best to escape capture by the soldiers.
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[283] Tiadynsan is Mahoun's easily intimidated navigator, to whom 
Essim apologized.