Isaac of Nineveh: Discourse 56
ܟܠ ܟܡܵܐ ܕܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ ܒܕܼܘܼܒܵܪܹܗ ܡܸܬܼܩܲܪܲܒܼ ܠܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܗܵܢܵܐ:
ܪܸܚܡܬܼܵܐ ܕܨܸܒܼ̈ܘܵܬܼܵܐ ܡܸܤܬܲܬܿܬܼܵܐ ܒܹܗ. ܘܲܒܼܪܸܢܝܵܐ ܕܲܒܼܗܹܝܢ: ܡܸܫܬܓܸܫ
ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬܼ. ܘܲܚܠܵܦܝܗܹܝܢ: ܢܵܨܹ̇ܐ ܥܲܡ ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ. ܘܲܒܼܚܲܕܼ ܚܲܕܼ ܡ̣ܢ
ܦܲܪ̈ܨܘܿܦܹܐ ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܕܗܸܢܘܿܢ: ܡܸܬܿܬܿܚܸܕܼ ܕܠܵܐ ܒܘܼܝܵܢ ܒܪܸܚܡܬܼܵܐ. ܟܲܕܼ
ܕܹܝܢ ܒܗܸܪܓܵܐ ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܕܲܥܬܼܝܼܕܼ ܡܸܬܼܝܲܬܲܪ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ: ܪܸܢܝܵܐ
ܕܠܵܐ ܕܡܘܼ ܢܵܒܲܗ ܒܹܗ ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬܼ. ܘܕܲܐܝܠܹܝܢ ܕܠܵܐ ܚܲܙ̈ܝܵܢ ܠܹܗ:
ܒܤܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܤܵܘܲܚ ܠܗܹܝܢ: ܒܡܸܬܼܢܲܫܝܵܢܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܕܲܬܼܢܵܢ. ܘܛܵܥܹ̇ܐ
ܢܲܦܫܹܗ ܒܲܙܒܲܢ ܙܒܲܢ ܟܲܕܼ ܡܸܬܼܒܿܠܲܥ ܒܤܘܼ̈ܟܵܠܹܐ: ܘܲܒܼܚܘܼܫܵܒܼܵܘ̈ܗܝ
ܡܲܗܡܸܐ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܕܡܸܬܼܚܲܙ̈ܝܵܢ. ܗܵܟܲܢܵܐ ܘܐܲܝܟܼ ܚܘܼܫܵܒܼܵܐ ܐܵܦ
ܤܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ: ܡܸܬܼܒܿܤܸܐ ܟܡܵܐ ܕܡܸܛܠܵܬܼܗܹܝܢ ܡܸܬܼܝܼܨܸܦ. ܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܚܒܼܝܼܟܼܵܐ
ܡܵܘܕܥܵܢܵܐ ܕܦܲܪ̈ܨܘܿܦܹܐ ܡܸܬܼܠܚܸܐ ܡܸܢܹܗ: ܘܪܸܚܡܬܼܵܐ ܝܑܼܚܝܼܕܼܵܝܵܬܼܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ
ܚܸܙܘܵܐ ܡܸܬܼܩܲܒܼܥܵܐ ܒܬܲܦܫܹܗ. ܪܓܸܫܬܼܵܐ ܕܥܘܼܗܕܵܢܵܐ ܒܐܝܼܕܼܵܐ ܒܐܝܼܕܼܵܐ
ܡܸܬܼܓܲܢܒܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܹܗ ܒܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܐ̄ܢܵܫܝ̈ܬܼܵܐ: ܘܪܸܢܝܵܐ ܕܟܲܤ̈ܝܵܬܼܵܐ ܤܵܓܹ̇ܐ
ܒܹܗ. ܘܥܵܫܹ̇ܢ: ܘܙܵܟܹ̇ܐ ܠܚܘܼ̈ܫܵܒܹܐ ܦܲܓܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܝܹܐ. ܘܦܵܐܹ̇ܫ ܡܸܟܹܝܠ ܡ̣ܢ
ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܡܸܬܼܚܲܒܿܠܵܢ̈ܝܵܬܼܵܐ: ܟܡܵܐ ܕܤܵܦܹ̇ܩ ܟܝܵܢܵܐ. ܘܐܸܠ̣ܘܼ ܠܵܐ ܕܗ̤ܘ
ܕܘܼܟܼܪܵܢܵܐ ܕܓܼܵܘܵܐ ܡܥܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ: ܒܲܙܒܲܢ ܤܘܼܢܩܵܢܵܐ ܠܡܸܕܸܡ ܡܸܕܸܡ
ܕܠܲܝܬܿ ܠܡܸܬܼܒܿܤܵܝܘܼ ܠܲܓܼܡܵܪ: ܤܘܼܓܹܐܗ ܕܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܒܗܵܢܹܝܢ ܥܬܼܝܼ̈ܕܼܵܬܼܵܐ
ܚܡܝܼܠ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ: ܒܪܸܢܝܵܐ ܕܐܸܬܼܝܲܬܲܪ ܒܹܗ ܕܝܼܠܗܹܝܢ. ܘܗܵܘܹ̇ܐ ܫܵܛܝܵܐ
ܡܸܛܠܵܬܼܗܹܝܢ: ܠܟܼܠܵܗ̇ ܚܸܟܼܡܬܼܵܐ ܕܲܬܼܢܵܢ. ܘܗܵܘܹ̇ܐ ܒܨܝܼܪ ܥܘܼܗܕܵܢܵܐ:
ܘܠܸܠܵܐ ܐܲܝܟܼ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܒܘܼܚܵܢܵܐ ܕܝܼܕܲܥܬܼܵܐ ܐ̄ܢܵܫܵܝܬܼܵܐ܀
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ܛܘܼܒܼܵܘܗ ܠܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ ܕܲܠܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܐܸܫܬܘܝܼ! ܕܸܡ̈ܥܹܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܥܲܝܢܵܘ̈ܗܝ
ܠܵܐ ܫܵܠ̈ܝܵܢ: ܐܸܡܲܬܼܝ ܕܦܵܢܹ̇ܐ ܠܘܵܬܼ ܢܲܦܫܹܗ: ܒܕܼܘܼܟܼܪܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ
ܕܲܒܼܗܹܝܢ ܛܵܥܹ̇ܝܢ ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ. ܕܲܠܡܵܢ ܫܒܼܝܼܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ: ܘܒܲܐܝܠܹܝܢ ܚܡܝܼܠ
ܤܵܟܹܗ ܕܓܼܵܘܵܐ. ܘܐܲܝܢܵܐ ܥܲܡܠܵܐ: ܘܐܲܝܕܵܐ ܛܵܥܝܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܡܸܛܠ ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ.
ܬܠܵܬܼ ܫܢ̈ܝܼܢ ܐܲܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܡܸܛܠ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ ܕܲܒܼܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܙܵܘ̈ܥܹܐ ܕܐܲܡܠܸܟܼܘ
ܒܢܲܦܫܹܗ: ܐܸܬܼܝܲܬܲܪ ܒܹܗ ܕܸܡ̈ܥܹܐ ܟܲܕܼ ܠܵܐ ܤܦܲܩ̣ ܠܲܡܫܲܠܵܝܘܼ ܐܸܢܹܝܢ.
ܗܵܢܵܐ ܚܘܼܫܵܒܼܵܐ ܒܡܸܬܿܬܿܙܝܼܥܵܢܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܕܸܡܥ̱ܬܼܵܐ ܡܲܡܠܸܟ ܒܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ:
ܡܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܓܸܫ ܒܗܵܘ̇ ܤܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܕܲܥܬܼܝܼܕܼ: ܘܦܵܢܹ̇ܐ ܒܪܸܥܝܵܢܹܗ ܥܲܠ
ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܗܵܢܵܐ. ܕܲܟܼܡܵܐ ܒܨܝܼܪܝܼܢ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܢܲܦܫܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ: ܡ̣ܢ ܗܵܘ̇
ܤܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܕܲܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܥܵܠܡܹ̈ܐ ܒܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܕܼ̈ܬܹܐ. ܘܲܒܼܗܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܫܵܐ ܗܵܘܹ̇ܐ ܡܝܼܬܼܵܐ:
ܠܟܼܠܗܹܝܢ ܥܵܒܼܘܿܪ̈ܝܵܬܼܵܐ ܘܨܸܦܬܼܵܐ ܕܲܒܼܗܹܝܢ. ܘܡܝܼܬܼܝܼܢ ܒܹܗ: ܟܠܗܘܿܢ
ܚܲܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܲܓܼܪܵܐ ܘܲܕܼܢܲܦܫܵܐ. ܠܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܢܸܬܼܥܲܗܲܕܼ ܚܲܒܿܝܲܒܲܝ: ܘܲܢܫܘܼܛ
ܥܠܲܝܗܹܝܢ ܕܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܕܲܬܼܢܵܢ: ܟܡܵܐ ܕܡܸܫܟܚܝܼܢܲܢ: ܗܵܟܲܢܵܐ ܒܩܲܠܝܼܠ ܩܲܠܝܼܠ
ܡܸܬܼܩܲܪܒܼܝܼܢܲܢ ܠܘܵܬܼ ܗܵܢܹܝܢ ܥܬܝܼ̈ܕܼܵܬܼܵܐ ܒܙܵܘ̈ܥܲܝܢ. ܐܸܠܵܐ ܓܹܝܪ ܠܘܼܩܕܲܡ
ܥܵܨܹ̇ܐ ܐ̄ܢܵܫ ܢܲܦܫܹܗ: ܘܒܲܙܝܒܲܢ ܙܒܲܢ ܢܒܲܤܲܪ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܕܲܩܕܼܵܡ
ܥܲܝܢܵܘ̈ܗܝ: ܕܲܒܼܩܲܠܝܼܠ ܩܲܠܝܼܠ ܢܸܫܒܿܘܿܩ ܠܗܹܝܢ: ܕܗܵܟܲܢܵܐ ܢܸܬܼܩܲܪܲܒܼ
ܠܲܩܕܼܵܡܵܘܗܝ. ܘܤܵܓܹ̇ܝܢ ܒܹܗ ܪܸܢܝܵܐ ܘܗܸܪܓܵܐ ܕܗܵܢܹܝܢ: ܦܵܐܹ̇ܫ ܠܹܗ
ܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܦܲܓܼܪܵܐ ܒܕܼܘܼܒܵܪ̈ܵܘܗܝ. ܐܵܦ ܗܵܢܘܿܢ ܕܒܼܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܪܵܕܹܝܢ:
ܐܸܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܕܒܲܗܠܲܟܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܝܘܿܡ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܘܿܡ ܐܵܬܹ̇ܝܢ ܠܲܩܕܼܵܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ:
ܘܒܲܨܲܪܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܗܘܿܢ: ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܸܠܘܼ ܥܲܠ ܕܘܲܟܲܬܼܗܘܿܢ ܩܵܝ̇ܡܝܼܢ:
ܠܵܐ ܡܸܡܬܼܘܿܡ ܚܵܤ̇ܪܵܐ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܲܩܕܼܵܡܲܝܗܘܿܢ: ܘܠܵܐ ܡܸܡܬܼܘܿܡ
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ܡܵܛܹ̇ܝܢ ܠܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܕܚܵܝܪܝܼܢ ܕܲܡܡܲܢܥܝܼܢ. ܗܵܟܲܢܵܐ ܘܲܠܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܕܵܡܝܵܐ ܐܵܦ
ܨܒܼܘܼܬܲܢ ܕܝܼܠܲܢ. ܐܸܢ ܠܵܐ ܥܵܨܹ̇ܝܢܲܢ ܢܲܦܫܲܢ ܒܩܲܠܝܼܠ ܩܲܠܝܼܠ: ܠܵܐ
ܡܸܡܬܼܘܿܡ ܡܸܬܼܚܲܝܠܝܼܢܲܢ ܠܡܸܤܬܲܦܵܩܘܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܕܦܲܓܼܪܵܐ ܠܲܡܚܵܪ
ܠܘܵܬܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ. ܚܸܟܼܡܬܼܵܐ: ܗܵܕܲܐ ܗ̣̄ܝ. ܕܡܸܛܠ ܕܲܪܵܝܗܹܝܢ ܗܵܟܲܢ ܥܤܸܩ:
ܡܵܐ ܕܲܚܕܼܵܐ ܙܒܲܢ ܐ̄ܢܵܫ ܐܸܬܿܬܿܚܸܕܼ ܒܡܸܕܸܡ ܡܸܢܗܹܝܢ: ܢܸܬܼܟܲܬܲܫ
ܕܠܵܐ ܢܸܬܼܩܲܪܲܒܼ ܠܗܹܝܢ. ܘܗܵܟܲܢܵܐ ܒܵܨܲܪ: ܐܵܦ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܘܼܫܵܒܲܝ̈ܗܹܝܢ.
ܘܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܬܘܼܒܼ ܡܸܤܬܿܦܸܩ ܡܸܛܠ ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬܼ ܪܸܢܝܵܐ: ܘܠܲܡܚܵܪ ܠܘܵܬܼ
ܡܸܕܸܡ ܐ̄ܚܪܹܢܵܐ. ܠܵܘ ܕܠܵܐ ܢܹܐܨܲܦ ܕܲܚܫܲܚܬܲܢ ܐܵܡܲܪܢܵܐ: ܗܵܢܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܪܵܐ
ܗ̄ܘ̣ ܕܫܵܪܹܐ ܠܲܟܼܝܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ. ܐܸܠܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܢܤܝܼܡܝܼܗ̇ ܕܘܼܟܲܬܼ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ
ܪܹܫܝܵܐ: ܘܲܬܼܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ ܢܤܝܼܡ ܕܗܵܕܹܐ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܵܐ. ܐܸܠܵܐ ܕܟܲܕܼ
ܗܵܕܹܐ ܒܲܡܢܵܬܼܵܐ ܬܵܒܼܥܝܼܢܲܢ: ܨܸܦܬܵܐ ܕܲܥܠܹܝܗ̇ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܢܸܫܒܿܘܿܩ. ܝܲܬܿܝܼܪ
ܡ̣ܢ ܕܥܲܠ ܢܲܦܫܲܢ: ܢܤܝܼܡ ܬܘܼܟܼܠܵܢܲܢ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ. ܘܕܸܐܢ ܢܲܡܪܲܚ
ܐ̄ܢܵܫ: ܕܐܵܦ ܓܡܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬܼ ܥܲܠ ܗܵܕܹܐ ܢܒܲܤܲܪ ܡܸܛܠ ܗܵܢܹܝܢ. ܠܵܐ
ܤܵܒܲܪܢܵܐ ܕܲܫܟܼܝܼܪܵܐ ܗ̣̄ܝ: ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܕܟܼܠܗܘܿܢ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܠܘܼܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ
ܟܬܼܵܒܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬܼ ܠܲܢ: ܘܲܕܼܢܸܬܼܓܲܒܲܪ ܒܤܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܡܲܠܦܝܼܢ ܠܲܢ: ܐܲܝܟܼ
ܕܲܟܼܬܼܝܼܒܼ: ܕܡܵܪܲܢ: ܩܲܪܝܼܒܼܘܼ. ܕܡܸܕܸܡ: ܠܵܐ ܬܸܐܨܦܘܼܢ. ܘܕܼܵܘܝܼܕܼ
ܐܵܡܲ݁ܪ: ܫܕܼܝܼ ܠܲܡ ܨܸܦܬܼܵܟܼ ܥܲܠ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ: ܘܗ̤ܘ ܢܬܲܪܤܹܝܟܼ.
ܥܲܬܼܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܐܸܬܼܡܲܤܟܲܢܘ ܘܲܟܼܦܸܢ̣ܘ. ܘܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܕܲܠܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܒܵܥܹ̇ܝܢ: ܠܵܐ
ܬܸܚܤܲܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܛܵܒܼܬܼܵܐ. ܘܡܵܪܲܢ ܦܲܩ̣ܕܲܢ ܘܐܸܡ݂ܲܪ: ܕܠܵܐ ܬܹܐܨܦܘܼܢ
ܕܡܸܕܸܡ: ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܲܤܓܵܘ ܒܢܲܦܫܟܼܘܿܢ ܪܸܢܝܵܐ ܕܲܥܬܼܝܼ̈ܕܼܵܬܼܵܐ. ܘܗܵܠܹܝܢ
ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܢܵܝܵܬܼܵܐ ܕܐܵܠ̈ܨܵܢ ܡܸܛܠ ܤܘܼܢܩܵܢ ܟܝܵܢܵܐ: ܠܵܐ ܚܵܤܪܵܢ ܠܟܼܘܿܢ.
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ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܛܲܝܒܿܘܼܬܹܗ ܢܸܬܸܠ ܠܲܢ ܕܢܸܬܼܝܲܬܲܪ ܒܲܢ ܚܘܼܒܹܗ: ܕܲܒܼܪܸܢܝܵܐ
ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ ܕܒܹܗ ܢܸܛܥܸܐ ܠܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܘܲܠܕܼܝܼܠܹܗ: ܒܲܫܪܵܝܵܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ
ܐܲܤܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܗܝ. ܘܲܚܠܵܦ ܐܲܤܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܤܲܓܝܼ̈ܐܹܐ: ܢܸܬܼܐܤܲܪ ܒܚܲܕܼ ܐܲܤܘܼܪܵܐ:
ܗܵܘ̇ ܕܠܲܝܬܿ ܠܹܗ ܫܪܵܝܵܐ ܒܡܲܚܒܼܵܢܵܘ̈ܗܝ. ܕܗ̤ܘܝܘܼ ܡܲܠܟܿܘܼܬܼܗܘܿܢ
ܕܥܵܠܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܲܠܥܸܠ: ܕܒܹܗ ܘܲܚܢܲܢ ܢܸܬܼܐܤܲܪ: ܕܢܸܫܬܿܘܸܐ ܠܐ̄ܪܵܙ
ܛܘܼ̈ܒܹܐ. ܕܤܵܟܼܗܘܿܢ ܢܛܝܼܪ ܒܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܕܲܥܬܼܝܼܕܼ ܠܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܕܲܩܢܵܐܘܼܗܝ
ܬܢܵܢ. ܕܐܵܦ ܚܢܲܢ ܢܸܩܢܹܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܸܬܼܩܢܸܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ
ܨܹܐܕܼܵܘܗܝ: ܠܥܵܠܲܡ ܥܵܠܡܝܼܢ. ܐܵܡܹܝܢ.
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