Yemma-tsent temmut zik, d uletma-tsent tameqqrant i sent-ikemmlen ttrebga, dɣa ttqadarent-tt nnig n llazem. Nna Mennun tessawel i yessetma-s, Melxir d Melɛez, tewwi-tent ɣer texxamt n Ddayxa i tent-yettrajun din. Deg tazwara wehment d acu i txeddem tmeddakelt n Ddayxa din iman-is. Ssusment, ur d-nnint la zzant la rɣant, rujant d acu akka ara sent-d-tini uletma-tsent tameqqrant. Nna Mennun i d-yerran yiwet n nnehta ur nettfakka tenṭeq tenna-asent: « Ad ɛeddiɣ ad kent-id-greɣ ɣer lbaḍna-nteɣ, maca ḥadremt awal ad yeffeɣ, ma yella kra i d-yennulfan d kunemti i ssneɣ. Melxir d Melɛez izad udhac-nsent.
-Ahya a Nnana Mennun yak d kemm i ɣ-d-irebban. I s-terra tmaẓuẓt Melɛez.
-Ẓriɣ annect-a, maca ayen ara went-d-iniɣ yugar akk ayen ara tenwumt.
-S yixef n Ureẓqi-inu, ala win i sɛiɣ, d ayen ara sleɣ da ad yeqqim ɣur-i. Akka i d-teggul Melxir.
-Nekk ad d-ggaleɣ s Rebbi imi ur iyi-d-yerẓiq ara s uqcic, yefka-iyi-d ala tiqcicin, ur qqareɣ i yiwen ayen ara slent akka tura tmeẓẓuɣin-agi inu. I s-terra Melxir.
-Ihi imi akka teggulemt-d, d nekk i d Ddayxa a xwalti. I sent-tenna tberranit-nni i ɛuddent d tameddakelt n yelli-s n uletma-tsent.
-Waah! I Nnant ɣef tikkelt. Melxir tcukk-ikem, acḥal d abrid i iyi-d-tenna tameddakelt-ihin n Ddayxa tettak anzi ɣer Ddayxa, kkes-itt,ffer-itt d lermaḥ-is akk.
-Ayakka tzeyneḍ a Ddayxa, tgiḍ amzun d taɛelǧet! D acu akka i txedmeḍ almi tbeddleḍ udem? Tuɣaleḍ d tayeḍ. Mačči d yiwet n tuttra i s-tefka Melɛez.
-Ih! Ih! Yiwen wass ad went-d-sfehmeɣ akk kra da ma d tura yella wayen yugaren aya. Ala yemma d kunemti i iwalan anta i d nekk. Ula d win akken ara yuɣalen d isli deg wussan-a, tessnemt-t i snat ur yeẓri ara beddleɣ akka. Bɣiɣ ad s-xedmeɣ yiwet n tmuffirt iɣef ur yebni ara akk fell-as.
Malek Houd