Cakchiquel alphabet, nor yet the letter _d_,the[TN-12] baptismal name
"Hernandez," takes the form "Ernantez."
[57-2] "Se casan muy ninos," says Sanchez y Leon, speaking of the
natives.--_Apuntamientos de la Historia de Guatemala_, p. 24.
THE ANNALS
OF
THE CAKCHIQUELS.
BY
A MEMBER OF THE XAHILA FAMILY.
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1. VAE XTINU[c,]IBAH HALAL QUITZIH HE NABEY
Ka tata ka mama, heri xeboco vinak oher mahaniok ti la[t]abex vae huyu
ta[t]ah; [c]a ruyon ok umul [c,]iquin [c]oh, que cha, ha ok ki
xquila[t]abeh huyu ta[t]ah he [c]a ka tata ka mama, yx nu[c]ahol, pa
Tulan.
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1. Here I am going to write a few of the sayings of our earliest
fathers and ancestors, those who begot men of old, before the hills
and plains here were inhabited; then only rabbits and birds were
here, they say, when they took possession of the hills and plains,
they, our fathers and ancestors from Tulan, oh my children.
2. Xtinu[c,]ibah [c]a quitzih ri ki he nabey ka tata ka mama
[t]a[t]avitz rubi, Cactecauh ru bi hunchic, he [c]oh quitzih que cha
[c]a [c]haka palouh xoh pevi, pa Tulan ru bi huyu, xoh alax xoh
[c]aholax vi pe ruma ka tee, ka tata, yxka[c]ahol, quecha ri oher tata
mama, [t]a[t]avitz, Cactecauh qui bi, ri ki xepe pa Tulan he cay chi
achij heri xoh boco, oh Xahila.
2. And I shall write the sayings of our earliest fathers and
ancestors, Gagavitz the name of one, Zactecauh the name of the
other; and these are the sayings they spake as we came from the
other side of the sea, from the land of Tulan, where we were
brought forth and begotten by our mothers and our fathers, oh my
children, as said of old the fathers, the ancestors, Gagavitz and
Zactecauh by name, the two heroes who came from Tulan and begot us,
the Xahila.
3. Va[c]a quibi ru hay ru chinamitee [t]eka[c]uch, Ba[c]ahola,
Cibakihay. 1. [c]atun [c]hutiah qui bi xeboco Ba[c]ahola. 1. Tzanat
[t]u[t]uchom quibi xeboco [t]eka[c]uchij; Daqui ahauh [c]hahom ahauh
xeboco Cibakihayi, xaoh cahi chi chinamit ok xohpe pa Tulan, ri oh
Cakchiquel vinak, yxka[c]ahol, quecha.--[c]a x[c]amar [c]a vave ri
Caveki Totomay Xurcah qui bi xeboco.--Xavi [c]a x[c]amar vave ri
Ahquehayi, Loch, Xet, quibi, xeboco;--xavi [c]a x[c]am ri ahPak, Telom,
[c]oxahil, [c]obakil quibi xeboco; quere navipe ri Ikoma[t]i, xavi [c]a
x[c]amar; he[c]a cah [c]hob ri [c]a xe[c]amar vave he ama[t].
3. These are the names of the houses and clans of Gekaquch,
Bagahola and Cibakihay. 1. Qatun and Qhutiah by name, begat
Bagahola. 2. Tzanat and Guguchom by name, begat those of Gekaquch.
3. The chief Daqui and the chief Ghahom begat those of Cibakihay.
Thus we were four clans when we came from Tulan, we, the Cakchiquel
people, as we are told, oh my children. Those of Cavek, Totomay and
Xurcah by name, also married and begat; also those of Quehay, Loch
and Xet by name, married and begat; those of Pak, Telom, Qoxahil
and Qobakil by name, also married and begat; and also those of
Ykomag married; and these four divisions which thus married are the
tribes so-called.
4. He [c]a [c]oh quitzih ri [t]a[t]avitz, Cactecauh xe re [c]aki ru xe
quitzih vae quecha [c]ari [t]a[t]avitz Cactecauh: Cahi xpe vi vinak pa
Tulan; chi relebal [t]ih, hun Tullan: hun chi [c]a chi Xibalbay, hun
[c]a chu kahibal [t]ih chi ri [c]a xoh pevi chukahibal [t]ih, hun chi vi
[c]a chi [c]abovil. Quere[c]a cahi vi Tullan ri yxka[c]ahol, quecha; chu
kahibal [c]a [t]ih xoh pa vi Tullan, [c]ha[c]a palouh; [c]a[c]o viri
Tullan chiri[c]a xohalax vi ul xoh [c]aholax vipe ruma ruma ka tee ka
tata quecha.
4. These are the sayings of Gagavitz and Zactecauh, and these are
the very words which Gagavitz and Zactecauh spoke: "Four men came
from Tulan; at the sunrise is one Tullan, and one is at Xibalbay,
and one is at the sunset; and we came from this one at the sunset;
and one is where is God. Therefore there are four Tulans, they say,
oh our sons; from the sunsetting we came, from Tullan, from beyond
the sea; and it was at Tullan that arriving we were brought forth,
coming we were produced, by our mothers and our fathers, as they
say.
5. Tan [c]a talax ri chay abah, ruma raxa Xibalbay [t]ana Xibalbay,
tan[c]ati [c,]ak vinak ruma [c,]akol bitol; tzukul richin ri chay abah
ok x[c,]ak ri vinak pan pokon [c]a xutzin vinak, xtiho chee, xtiho [c]a
xaki ruyon uleuh xrah oc; mani [c]a x[c]hao, mani xbiyin, mani [c]a ru
quiquel ru tiohil xux, quecha e nabey ka tata ka mama, yxnu[c]ahol; mani
[c]a xcanay rixoc, [c]arunah [c]a xcanay rixoc: xae chay chi chicop
etamayon [c]o vi ri echa pam Paxil ru bi huyu [c]ovi hari chicop Utiuh,
Koch qui bi. Xa[c]a pa rachak xcanay vi, tok xcamicax [c]a ri chicop
utiuh xpo[c]hel chupam ri yxim tan [c]a tibe canox yo[t]bal richin ruma
chicop tiuh tiuh rubi, [c]a chupam palouh xpe vi ruma tiuh tiuh ru
quiquel tixli cumatz xoc xyo[t]bex richin ri yxim: x[c,]akbex richin ru
tiohil vinak ruma [c,]akol bitol [c]a ha ki etamayom ri [c,]akol bitol
alom [c]aholom he xe [c,]ako vinak [c,]ak que cha xutzin [c]a vinak
[c,]ak, oxlahuh achij, cahlahuh [c]a ixok xux; x[c]ohe ruvi, [c]ate [c]a
ok xe[c]hao xebiyin, x[c]ohe qui quiquel qui tiohil. Xe[c]ulu[c]u xin
[c]a he [c]a cay ri xhayil hun xux. Quere[c]a xla[t]o vi vinak ri quecha
oher vinak, yxka[c]ahol; xemealan xe[c]aholan [c]a ri he nabey vinak.
Quere[c]a ru banic vinak rij, quere navipe rubanic chay abah ri [c,]apal
[c]a ruchi ri Tullan, xoh pe vi xahun chi co[c,] [c,]apibal ru chij ri
Tullan xoh alax vi ul xoh [c]aholax vipe, xya vipe ri kikan chi [t]ekum
chi a[t]a, yx ka[c]ahol; xecha can ri [t]a[t]avitz, Cactecauh,
yxnu[c]ahol, xa[c]a mani xquimeztah ru tzihoxic. He [c]iyaley chi e ka
mama; [c]oh quitzih oher takchibal [c]a quichin vae.
5. "And now is brought forth the Obsidian Stone by the precious
Xibalbay, the glorious Xibalbay, and man is made by the Maker, the
Creator; the Obsidian Stone was his sustainer, when man was made in
misery, and when man was formed; he was fed with wood, he was fed
with leaves; he wished only the earth; he could not speak, he could
not walk; he had no blood, he had no flesh; so say our fathers, our
ancestors, oh you my sons. Nothing was found to feed him; at length
something was found to feed him. Two brutes knew that there was
food in the place called Paxil, where these brutes were, the Coyote
and the Crow by name. Even in the refuse of maize it was found,
when the brute Coyote was killed as he was separating his maize,
and was searching for bread to knead, (killed) by the brute Tiuh
Tiuh by name; and the blood of the serpent and the tapir was
brought from within the sea by means of Tiuh Tiuh, with which the
maize was to be kneaded; the flesh of man was formed of it by the
Maker, the Creator; and well did they, the Maker and the Creator,
know him who was born, him who was begotten; they made man as he
was made, they formed man as they made him, so they tell. There
were thirteen men, fourteen women; they talked, they walked, they
had blood, they had flesh. They married, and one had two wives.
Therefore the race copulated, this race of old, as they tell, oh
our sons. They brought forth daughters, they brought forth sons,
those first men. Thus men were made, and thus the Obsidian Stone
was made, for the enclosure of Tullan; thus we came to where the
Zotzils were at the gates of Tullan; arriving we were born, coming
we were produced, coming we gave the tribute, in the darkness, in
the night, oh our sons." Thus spoke Gagavitz and Zactecauh, oh my
sons, and what they said has not been forgotten. They are our great
ancestors; these are the words with which they encouraged us of
old.
6. Tok xoh pixabax [c]a pe ruma ka tee ka tata oxlahu [c]hob [c]a
vukama[t] oxlahu [c]hob [c]a ahlabal ok xohpe pa Tullan chi [t]ekum chi
a[t]a ok xya pe ri kikan, tok xu[c]am rikan vuk ama[t] ahlabal, xoh
chole na chu xocou [c]a Tullan x[c]ohe viri vuk ama[t]: chiriki[t]a [c]a
Tullan x[c]ohe viri xcholevi ahlabal. Nabey na xu[c]am rikan vuk ama[t],
[c]ate [c]a xu[c]am chic rikan ahlabal. Xa[c]a ruyon xit puak
[t]u[t]uraxon [c]ubul chactit ru[c]in [c]a [c,]ibanic [c]otonic, qui
yanic xul, bix, [c]hol [t]ih, may [t]ih, pek cacouh, xa ruyon [t]inomal
xrikah pe pa Tullan a[c]a ri ahlabal xa ruyon [c]ha pocob xa cetecic
chee xa [t]iom ah rikan ok xpe pa Tulla.
6. Then we were ordered to come by our mothers and fathers, we the
thirteen divisions and the seven tribes, the thirteen divisions of
warriors; and we came to Tulan in the darkness and the night, and
coming gave our tribute; they took tribute from the warriors of the
seven tribes; they were drawn up in order on the left of Tulan
where were the people of the seven tribes; on the right-hand of
Tulan were arranged the warriors. First the tribute was taken from
the seven tribes, next the tribute was taken from the warriors. But
it was only jade and silver, and green feathers worked and sewed
together, together with articles painted and articles sculptured,
and for gifts, flutes, songs, astrological calendars and reckoning
calendars, fine and common cacao; only such riches were paid in
Tulan, and the only riches the warriors bore from Tulan were their
bows, their bucklers and their rounded shields.
7. Tok xpixa [c]a ka tee ka tata xcha: [c]a ohix [c]a, yxnu[c]ahol,
yxnumeal, ree yvikan ree [c]a y tzukuh y[t]ohee; xucheex [c]ari chay
abah: ohix [c]a ti vi la y huyubal y ta[t]ahal [c]a chila [c]a [c]haka
palouh [c]oh vi y huyubal y ta[t]ahal, yxnu[c]ahol, [c]a chila [c]a tica
vi ruvach. Ree yvikan mixuyael, y [t]inomal y vahauarem, xeucheex [c]a
ri oxlahu [c]hob vukama[t], oxlahu [c]hob ahlabal, ok xyape ri mi[c]hbal
quichin ri chee abah, xqui kahpe pa Tullan Xibalbay [c]a xyaope ri chee
abah, chikichin que cha ri he nabey ka tata ka mama, ri [t]a[t]avitz
Cactecauh: he ki xe ykan pe, he navipe ki [c]o quitzih.
7. Then to our mothers and fathers it was commanded and said: "You,
my sons, you, my daughters, these are your burdens which you shall
sustain and maintain." So spoke the Obsidian Stone. "There are your
hills and plains; there, beyond the ocean, are your hills and
plains, oh you my sons, there it is that you shall lift up your
faces. These are the burdens which I shall give you, your riches,
your majesty;" thus it was said to the thirteen divisions, the
seven tribes, to the thirteen divisions of warriors, and then was
given them the wood and stone which deceive; as they descended from
Tulan and Xibalbay, were given to them the wood and stone (idols),
as related those our first fathers and ancestors Gagavitz and
Zactecauh. These, in truth, were their burdens, and these were
their very words.
8. Vuk ama[t] [c]a nabey xpeul pa Tullan, que cha, [c]a xambey xohpe oh
ahlabal ru [c]amom chi [c]a rikan ronohel vuk ama[t] ahlabal tok xhak
[c]a ru chi Tullan.
8. They say that the seven tribes arrived first at Tulan, and we
the warriors followed, having taken up the tributes of all the
seven tribes when the gate of Tulan was opened.
9. Ha [c]a [c,]utuhile ri nabey vuk ama[t] ok xpe pa Tulan xe[c]iz nape
ri vuk ama[t] [c]ate[c]a ok xoh pe oh ahlabal, que cha.--Xcha [c]a pe ri
ka tee ka tata, ok xoh pixabax pe: ohix [c]a, yx numeal, yx nu[c]ahol,
xtinyael y [t]inomal yvahauarem, xtinyael y [t]a[t]al, y tepeval, yxmuh,
yx[c]a[t]alibal; harumari xti vikah ree, cetecic chee, [t]iomah [c]haa,
pocob, [c]u[c]um, cahcab. Vueta [c]a mixivikah xit, puak, [t]u[t] raxom,
vueta [c]a xtivikah [c,]ibanic, [c]otonic, [c]hol [t]ih, may [t]ih, xul,
bix, bix ye[t]etah rumal, xavi[c]a yvichin ree mixrikah vuk ama[t] chila
ti [c]am vi; yx quixi chi nan, yx quix cao ruvach; mani cahauarem mix
nuyael, ha[c]ari xtivikah; kitzih nim ru[t]ih; mani quix ye[t]etah vi;
ha[c]a quix nimar vi, ree cetecic chee [t]iomah, mani quix var, quix
[c]hacatah vi, yx numeal, yx nu[c]ahol, xtinyael yvahauarem, yx oxlahuh
chi ahpopo tihunamah; [c]a y[c]ha, ypocob, yvahauarem, y [t]a[t]al,
ytepeval, y muh, y [t]alibal, ree [c]a y nabey ale; xucheex ri Qeche
vinak ok xpeul oxlahu [c]hob chi ahlabal pa Tullan. Ha [c]a nabey xpe
Qeche vinak; xa[c]a [c]holloh tacaxepeval rikan [c]eche vinak: ok xpeul
rachbilam hetak [c]a ru hay ru chinamit ru [t]arama[t] ri hutak [c]hob
chi ahlabal tok xpeul pa Tullan ok x[c]iz [c]a pe ronohel.
9. The Tzutuhils were the first of the seven tribes who finished
coming to Tulan, and then we the warriors came, as they say. Then
it was said to our fathers and mothers, then we were commanded:
"Oh, you, you my daughters, you my sons, I shall give you your
riches, your majesty, I shall give you your distinction, your
sovereignty, your canopy, your royal throne; because you have
carried the rounded shield as your riches, the bow, the buckler,
the feathers, the war paint. If you have paid as tribute jade,
silver, feather stuffs, if you have paid articles painted, articles
sculptured, astrological calendars, reckoning calendars, flute
songs, songs hated of you because the seven tribes paid this
tribute, yet you shall in turn take it, you shall receive more than
others, you shall lift up your face. I shall not give you their
sovereignty, of which you have borne the burden; truly their
fortune is great; do not hate them; also do you be great, with
wealth of rounded shields. Sleep not, sit not, my daughters, my
sons, I will give you the power, to you the seven rulers, in equal
shares, and your bows, your bucklers, your majesty, your power,
your sovereignty, your canopy, your royal seat; these are your
first treasures." Thus it was spoken to the Quiche men, when the
thirteen divisions of warriors arrived at Tulan. And first came the
Quiche men; they acquitted themselves of their tribute in the first
month; then arrived their companions one after another, by their
families, their clans, their tribes, their divisions, in sequence,
and the warriors, until the whole of them had finished arriving in
Tulan.
10. Xpe Rabinale, xpe Co[c,]il vinak--xpe Tukuchee--xpe
Tuhalahay--Vuchabahay--Ah[c]humilahay--xpe chic Lama[t]i--Cumatz--xpe
chic Akahal vinak.--Ah Tucuru xquiz, yape ronohel ri. Tok xpe chi [c]ari
oxlahuh chi ahlabal ri oh Bacah Pokoh, Bacah Xahil: hun xnabeyah,
hun[c]a x xambeyah chikichin ri oh ru nabey Bacah, Bacah Pok [c]a nabey
xpe, oh [c]a xambey xoh pe ri oh Bacah Xahil, que cha ri e ka tata, ka
mama, yxka[c]ahol. Xmier ok [c]a ti pe vuk ama[t] xmier ok [c]a ti
tiquer rupetic ahlabal.--Tok xohpe [c]a oh Cakchequel vinak, kitzih vi
chi xambey chic xoh peul pa Tullan, mani hunchic [c]o can ok xoh pe, que
cha ri [t]a[t]avitz, Cactecauh, xoh pixabax chi pe: He ree ahay a
chinamit he, que ucheex [c]ari [t]eka[c]uch, Ba[c]ahol, Cibakihay. Ree
[c]a yvahpop he, hun ahpop, hun [c]a ahpo[c]amahay, chiquichin ree
xeucheex [c]a ri [t]eka[c]uch, Ba[c]ahol, Cibakihay. Yx [c]a quixalan,
quix[c]aholan, quichin yxquix[c]ulu, yvahpop, xeucheex. Quere[c]a he
tee, he nam vi ri. Ha[c]a nabey, ha[c]a nabey xpe ri Cibakihay ok xpe
[c]ari Ba[c]ahol, xpe chi [c]a [t]eka[c]uch nabey xepe chinamit.
10. Those of Rabinal came, the Zotzil men came, the Tukuchee came,
the Tuhalahay, the Vuchabahay, the Ahqhumilahay, the Lamagi came,
the Cumatz, the men of Akahal came, the Tucuru ended it; and thus
all are given. After that came thirteen warriors, we the Bacah
Pokoh, and the Bacah Xahil; one of us went first, and one followed
after; the first Bacah was Bacah Pok, who went first, and we
followed after, we the Bacah Xahil, as was said by our first
fathers, our ancestors, oh you our sons. Already the seven
villages had come, and some time after began the coming of the
warriors.--Then we came, we the Cakchiquel men. Truly, we were the
last, as we arrived at Tulan, and there was not another remaining
when we came, as said Gagavitz and Zactecauh; we were ordered to
come thus: "These are your houses, these your clans;" they said to
Gekaquch, Baqahol, and Cibakihay: "These are your head chiefs,
even one head chief, and one official messenger;" thus they said
to Gekaquch, Baqahol, and Cibakihay. "Bring forth daughters, bring
forth sons, marry one another, ye rulers," said they. Therefore
those were mothers and ancestors. But the first, the first came
the Cibakihay, then came the Baqahol, and then came the Gekaquch,
the first clans.
11. [c]ate[c]a ok xoh pe oh ahpop tok xoh pixabax chi[c]a pe ruma katee
ka tata: ohix [c]a, yxnumeal, yxnu[c]ahol, mixebe a hay a chinamit.
Maqui xaquere xcat xambeyah, at[c]hipil al; kitzih nim a [t]ih tux re
[c]a a tzuku hee xucheex pe ri chee abah Belehe Toh ru bi; ri abah
Huntihax chi [c]a ru bi hunchic, huhunti vikah xoh ucheex pe, quecha.
11. Thus, therefore, came we, the rulers, and then we were ordered
by our mothers and fathers: "Go, my daughters, go, my sons, your
houses, your clans, have departed. Not thus shalt thou always
follow, thou, the youngest son; truly, great shall be thy fortune,
and thou shalt be maintained, as is said by the idols called, the
one, Belehe Toh, the other Hun Tihax, to whom we say each pays
tribute," as is related.
12. Re [c]a ti voquecah e [c]ha, pocob, achcayupil, [c]u[c]um, cahcab
rach yaic [c]aperi [t]avonon, [t]acital, xo[t]ol, [t]ekal, hab, cu[c],
moyeuh, ok xoh pixabax pe ree: kitzih nim xtivikah; mani quix var vi,
quix [c]hacatah vi, mani quix ye[t]etah vi, yxnu[c]ahol, ha quix
[t]a[t]ar quix tepevar vi, hati [c]ohe vi y vux la ree cetecic chee
[t]iomah, [c]ha, pocob. Vuetah mixi vikah ree xit, puak, [t]u[t]uraxom,
bix ye[t]etah, ruma xavi [c]a y vichin tux, yxquix i chi nan, quix cao
ru vach: ri xit, puak, [t]u[t]uraxom, [c,]ibanic, [c]otonic, ronohel ri
mix rikah vuk ama[t], [c]a chila [c]a xticavi ru vach chi huyubal, ti
vulaah ronohel, ti ca [c]a ru vach ri y [c]ha, y pocob, hun nabeyal
hun[c]a [c]hipilal chivichin, yx oxlahuh chi ahlabal, yx[c]a oxlahuh chi
ahaua, chi yx ahpop ti hunamah y [c]ha y pocob mixnuyael. Cani ca tibe y
ca ru vach ree y vikan y [c]ha y pocob; [c]ohun labal chila chi relebal
[t]ih, Cuyva rubi; chi ri [c]a tibe y tihavi y [c]ha y pocob ree
mixnuyael, vhix [c]a, yxnu[c]ahol; xohucheex [c]ape okxoh pe pa Tullan,
xmier ok [c]a tipe vuk ama[t] ahlabal; ok xohpe ul pa Tullan, kitzih
[c]a ti xibin ok xoh pe kachpetic [c]a ri [t]avonon [t]acital, cu[c],
moyeuh, xo[t]ol, [t]ekal, hab; ok xohpe ul pa Tullan.
12. Then they put on their bows, their shields, their lances, their
feathers, and their paint, given (as a defence) against the bugs,
the dirt, the boding owls, the blackness, the rain, the fogs, the
clouds; then we were commanded: "Great shall be your burden; sleep
not, sit not, be not cast down, you, my sons; you shall be rich,
you shall be powerful; let your rounded shields be your riches,
your bows, your bucklers. If you have given as tribute jade,
silver, feather work, hated songs, on that account they shall be
given you; you shall receive more than others; you shall lift up
your face; for jade, silver, painted articles, engraved articles,
all the seven nations have paid as tribute; but there, in those
hills you shall lift up your faces, there is a refuge for all of
you, there you shall lift up your faces, your bows, your bucklers.
One shall be your first chief, and one his junior, of you the
thirteen warriors, you the thirteen princes, you the thirteen equal
chiefs, to whom I shall give the bows and bucklers. Soon you shall
lift up your face and have your burden, your bows and bucklers;
there is war there toward the east, at the place called Zuyva;
there you shall go, there is the place for your bucklers which I
shall give you, you indeed, you my sons." So it was spoken to us
when we came to Tullan, before the warriors of the seven villages;
and when we arrived at Tullan, truly our coming was terrifying,
with our accompaniments against the bugs, the dirt, the clouds, the
fogs, the mud, the darkness, the rain, when we entered Tulan.
13. Cani[c]a chiri xtiquer vipe ri labalinic; xo[t] pe hun chicop
chahalcivan ru bi chu chi Tullan, ok xohelpe pa Tullan; quix cam, quix
cach, yn ylab, xcha ri chicop chi kichin; mani [c]a xkoquecah? Xax
avo[t]ebal vi ri tux, xoh cha can chire ri chicop, quecha.
13. And soon the divination began with them. A bird called "the
guard of the ravine," began to complain within the gate of Tulan,
as we were going forth from Tulan. "You shall die, you shall be
lost, I am your portent," said this brute to us. "Do you not
believe me? Truly your state shall be a sad one." Thus spake to us
this brute, as is related.
14. Ok xo[t] chi [c]a hun chicop Tucur ru bi chacal pe chuvi caka chee,
x[c]hao pe chi ri: Yn ylab; xcha: Mani at kalab, xa[c]oh tavaho, xucheex
can tucur. Xavi [c]a e [c]oh qui camahel ri xeyaope ri chee abah
chikichin, quecha ka tata, ka mama oher. Ok xo[t] chi [c]a pe hun chicop
chicah [c]anixt ru bi, xavi cha chic: Yn ylab, quixcam; xoh cha chire ri
chicop, mani tabijh xaat retal ca[t]ih tux. Nabey cat o[t] oktel
ca[t]ih, haok titan a hab, cato[t]; xoh cha can chire.
14. Then another bird called "the owl," seated on a red tree,
complained and said thus: "I am your portent," he said. "You are
not our portent, although you would like to be," we answered this
owl. Such were the messengers who gave them their idols, said our
fathers, our ancestors of old. Then another bird called the
parroquet complained in the sky, and said: "I am your portent; ye
shall die." But we said to the brute, "Do not speak thus; you are
but the sign of spring. You wail first when it is spring; when the
rain ceases, you wail." Thus we spoke to him.
15. Ok xoh ul [c]a chu chi palouh. Xa[c]a e[c]oh chi ri xa[c]a e mulan
conohel ama[t] ahlabal chi palouh; ok xekil xatak [c]icinak qui[c]ux.
Mani tan ti qui [c]ovibeh pe, mani tucheex y[c]ovem pe chuvi palouh,
xecha [c]a ri conohel ahlabal vuk ama[t] chikichin; chinak koh u cheen,
chinak tiki[c]ovibeh, at kacha[t], xa at chic at koyobem, xecha conohel.
Xoh cha [c]a chique: Yx quixbe, chijl, yx kanabeyal; chinak tik
i[c]ovibeh, oh an vae, konohel xoh cha, [c]ate[c]a xe cha chic conohel:
ta hoyevah kavach, atkacha[t], xa vipe kote[t]e vave chu chiya palouh,
mahatikil ka huyubal ka ta[t]ahal. Xape cani xkovar, xko [c]hacatah oh
cay chial, oh ru vi oh ru holom oh runabey ahlabal vuk ama[t], at nu
cha[t], vueta xko y[c]o cani tika[c,]et ru vach kikan mix yape rumal ka
tee ka tata, at nucha[t]. Xcha [c]ari. Xeboco [c]echevinak, chikichin
quecha ri [c,]a mama [t]a[t]avitz, Cactecauh; xoh cha [c]a chique:
katiha na, yx ka nimal; maxa vi pe xko[c]ohe xkote[t]e vave chuchij
palouh, maqui pe mahatikil ka huyubal [c]oh [c]a tucheex xti[c,]et,
yxahlabal, yx vuk ama[t], xkahi[c]o vacami, xoh cha. Cani [c]a xe quicot
conohel.
15. Then we arrived at the sea coast. There were gathered together
the warriors of all the seven villages at the sea. A great number
perished, devoured by sorrow. "There is no means of passing, nor is
it told of any one who has passed the sea," said all the warriors
of the seven villages. "Who can, who will find means to pass the
sea? In thee alone, my brother, in thee alone have we hope," said
they all. We said to them, "You may go on; you may be first. Who
will find the means of crossing, while we are here?" All of us
spoke thus, and then all of them said: "Have pity on us, our
brother, since we are all stretched on the shore of the ocean
without seeing our hills and plains. As soon as we were asleep, we
were conquered, we the two oldest sons, we the chiefs and guides of
the warriors of the seven villages, oh my brother. Would that we
had passed, and could see the burdens given us by our mothers and
fathers, oh my brother!" So they spoke. At that time the Quiche
nation had increased. Our ancestors, Gagavitz and Zactecauh, said:
"We said to them, 'we suffer also, our brother, we do not live
stretched out on the shore of the ocean, where we cannot see our
mountains where they are, as you say, oh you warriors, you people
of the seven villages. We shall pass over at once. Thus we spoke;
and soon all of them rejoiced.'"