konja kaalam kalitthu, isravēlargal thirumbavum yegōvaavai vittuvittu, poi kadavulgalai vananga aarambitthaargal. andha samayatthil, mīdhiyaaniyargal isravēlargalukku thollai kodutthu vandhaargal. avargaludaiya mirugangalai thirudinaargal, payirgalai alitthaargal. ippadiyē ēlu varushangalukku nadandhadhu. avargalidamirundhu thappikka isravēlargal kugaigalilum malaigalilum olindhukondaargal. thangalai kaappaatrumpadi yegōvaavidam kenjinaargal. adhanaal, gidhiyōn endra ilam manidharidam oru dhēvathūdharai yegōvaa anuppinaar. andha dhēvathūdhar, ‘maavīranē, yegōvaa unnai thērndhedutthirukkiraar’ endru gidhiyōnidam sonnaar. adharku gidhiyōn, ‘naan romba saadhaarana aal. naan eppadi isravēlai kaappaatra mudiyum?’ endru kēttaar.

yegōvaa thannai thērndhedutthiruppadhai gidhiyōn eppadi therindhukolvaar? avar oru kambali thōlai tharaiyil pōttu, ‘yegōvaavē, kaalaiyil indha kambali thōl mattum paniyil nanaindhirukka vēndum, aanaal tharai kaaindhirukka vēndum. ippadi nadandhaal, naan isravēlai kaappaatra vēndum endru nīngal virumbugirīrgal endru therindhukolvēn’ endraar. aduttha naal kaalaiyil, andha kambali thōl nandraaga nanaindhirundhadhu, aanaal tharai kaaindhirundhadhu! gidhiyōn thirumbavum kadavulidam, ‘naalaikku kambali thōl mattum kaaindhirukka vēndum, aanaal tharai nanaindhirukka vēndum’ endru kēttaar. adhēpōl nadandhadhu. adhai paarttha piragu, yegōvaa thannai  thērndhedutthirukkiraar endru gidhiyōn nambinaar. mīdhiyaaniyargalōdu pōr seiya than vīrargalai vara vaitthaar.

appōdhu yegōvaa gidhiyōnidam, ‘naan isravēlargalukku vetri tharuvēn. aanaal, ippōdhu unnudan niraiya pēr irukkiraargal. adhanaal, ungaludaiya balatthaaldhaan jeyitthīrgal endru nīngal ninaitthukkolvīrgal. unnudaiya vīrargalil yaarellaam bayappadugiraargalō, avargalai ellaam vīttukku pōga sol’ endraar. adhanaal, 22,000 vīrargal vīttukku pōnaargal, 10,000 pēr mattum mīdhiyirundhaargal. yegōvaa gidhiyōnidam, ‘ippōdhum unnōdu niraiya vīrargal irukkiraargal. avargalai oru ōdaikku kūttikkondu pōi thannīr kudikka sol. edhiri varugiraanaa endru gavanitthukkondē thannīr kudikkiravargalai mattum unnōdu vaitthukkol’ endru sonnaar. 300 pēr mattumdhaan thannīr kudikkumpōdhum gavanamaaga irundhaargal. 1,35,000 mīdhiyaaniya vīrargalai indha konja aatkal thōrkadippaargal endru yegōvaa sonnaar.

andru raatthiri yegōvaa, ‘mīdhiyaaniyargalai thaakka idhudhaan sariyaana nēram!’ endru gidhiyōnidam sonnaar. gidhiyōn than aatkalidam ūdhukombugalaiyum periya jaadigalaiyum kodutthaar. andha jaadigalukkul thīppandhangal irundhana. avar andha aatkalidam, ‘naan seivadhai paartthu, nīngalum appadiyē seiyungal’ endraar. gidhiyōn thannudaiya ūdhukombai ūdhi, jaadiyai udaitthu, thīppandhatthai asaitthaar. adhōdu, ‘idhu yegōvaavin pōr, gidhiyōnin pōr!’ endru katthinaar. avarudan irundha 300 pērum adhēpōl seidhaargal. mīdhiyaaniyargal bayandhupōi naalaappakkamum thalaitherikka ōdinaargal. andha kulappatthil, oruvarai oruvar thaakka aarambitthaargal. indha dhadavaiyum edhirigalai jeyikka isravēlargalukku yegōvaa udhavinaar.