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As the power shook the diviner's rattle, the gam long delivered the words of the jok to the people through the medium of the tiet. The boy's mother and father then entered into a dialogue with the power. |
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Jok: Greetings, people. I am going. |
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Mother: Abiel, show us something. Do not leave silently like this. Tell us something; bring a word. |
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Jok: People are not active in these times. Who can I make a dance with? [I.e., too few people are present.] |
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Mother: Tell me only one thing. |
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Jok: The ox was shot in the pool with a gun. |
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Mother: Tell me something about it. No one will show me the way except you, Abiel. You, Abiel of my father, power of my grandfather. . . . |
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Jok: I have finished the word. |
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Father: Tell us that the ox was shot at the pool. |
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Jok: The ox was shot at the pool. |
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Father: What is it that brought this problem? |
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Jok: There was also a jok that was with youthey came together. I am leaving. |
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Mother: Do not leavefinish the word. |
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Jok: I will answer them tomorrow. All the people should come. The words are finished. |
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Father: What is the jok that has come now? |
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Jok: No more words. |
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Mother: You will not say the words properly. If you say it tomorrow, it will be good. This household has remained without people. If his death will come, you had better tell us so we can leave it. Do not deceive us. |
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Jok: People die even if there are others there to help. That is it. The jok is missing. Did you hear? I am only the messenger. . . . You will settle this tomorrow when agok [a power] and thong alal [another power] come. They will come and settle the words. This is my word. I am leaving. Sleep will come within two days and we will sacrifice this goat laughing [i.e., in celebration of a successful exorcism]. |
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Mother: I want sleep [health]. We can only ask for sleep. |
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Jok: Did the boy not walk at one time? |
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Mother: Yes, he did walk. |
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Jok: If he walked one time, there is no problem. I do not want to kill your cow [i.e., goat] in vain. Do you understand? I will kill it so that people will talk of it later [i.e., it will not be done until things are properly organized; people will not have to ask in vain why the animal was killed if nothing good came of it]. |
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Father: This is true. I will keep quiet because you have said you are messenger. Agok is still away. We will get it tomorrow. Everything comes because of the feud. Long ago when there was a fight a person went to get a jok. When he [the man who killed the ox] was made responsible, he could not leave what he was told to do. He was given ordersthat was Anya nya. |
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Jok: So it is. We will make it tomorrow. |
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