0. 
jə-j-z-ájɣ’ə-w
which-him-BENF-better-PRES:STAT:NFIN
ø-h-h˚a-wa-jt’
it-we-say-PRES:DYN-FIN
ø-r-h˚a-n,
it-they-say-PIDF
ja-j-z-ajc˚a-z ø-r-wa-ø-jt’.
which-him-BENF-worse-PAST:STAT:NFIN it-they-do-AOR-DYN:FIN
’We shall do what is better for him’, they said, but they did what was worse for him.

1. 
bat’a a-law raš’ə́t jə-phá d-aa-j-gá-ø-jt’.
Bata ART-Law Rashit his-daughter her-hither-he-bring-AOR-DYN:FIN
Bata Alaw married Rashit’s daughter.

2. 
raš’ə́t
Rašit
nxac’t’˚ə-n.
North-Caucasus-PAST
Rashit was from the North Caucasus.

ʒ. 
zeg’ ájcardarwa waj˚ də́w-k’
all well-known man big-IDF
j-ak˚’ə-n.
he-be-PAST
He was a great man known to everybody.

4. 
šak˚sə́-k’ ø-aq’ara ø-c’-x’a-nə́ ájpš-aa-nə
year-IDF it-about it-pass-PPERF-PCONV like-time-ADV
raš’ə́t
Rashit
ja-mah˚a-j ja-pha-j
his-son-in-law-and his-daughter-and
r-ba-rá
their-see-MASD
h˚a apsnə́-q’a
QUOT Abkh.azia-DIR
d-aa-r+cə́ ø-ja-ʒbə́-ø-jt’.
he-come-PURP it-he-decide-AOR-DYN:FIN
After having waited for about a year, Rashit decided to go to Abkhazia to visit his daughter and his son-in-law. 

5. 
a-jə́z-c˚a
ART-friend-PL:H
ø-aá-š’tə+x-nə
them-hither-lift-PCONV
á-mj˚a
ART-road
d-nə́-k˚ə+l-ø-t’.
he-PREV-depart-AOR-FIN:DYN
He took his friends and departed.

6. 
jara
that
wəbrə́j
very
álamtala
time
bát’a jə-š’amxə́
Bata his-knee
c’ə́sxa-k’
swelling-IDF
ø-á-l-na-x-zaap’, d-a-r-g˚aq’-wa də-š’tá-n.
it-it-PREV-it-ROOT-INFER! him-it-CAUS-disturb-PRES:CONV he-tie prostrate-PAST
At this very time it turned out that Bata’s knee developed a swelling, and he was in bed, being troubled by it.

7. 
a-hak’am-c˚a
ART-doctor-PL:H
ø-a-da-j-ga+l-ø-t’
them-it-PREV-he-fetch-AOR-DYN:FfN
j-aʒ°ə́-m-k’˚a,
they-one:H-not-CONV
jə-j˚ə́+ǯ’a-m-k’˚a, axá ak’+g’ə́ ø-ja-mə́-x˚a-ø-jt’.
they-two:H-not-CONV but anything it-him-not-help-AOR-DYN:FIN
He fetched the doctors, not a one or two, but nothing was helping him.

8. 
was bat’a j-abx˚a
thus Bata his-father-in-law
raš’at ja-j˚az-c˚a
Rashit his-friend-PL:H
ø-ajcrəx˚x˚-wa
they-one_after_another-PRES:DYN:NFIN
r-rč’áarxa-n,
they-heading-PIDF
jə-š-aa+j-wa+z x˚əlpaza-k’ axawh˚a
they-how-come-IMPRF:NFIN evening-IDF in_a_sudden_mass
bat’a j-ašta j-aa-tál-l-ø-t’.
Bata his-yard they-hither-enter-AOR-DYN:FIN
Thus Bata’s father-in-law Rashit’s friends, one after another, entered one evening unexpectedly Bata’s yard. 

9. 
wa x˚lə-bzə́ja-k˚a, -h˚a.
VOC evening-good-PL QUOT
’Hey, good evening!’, - said they.

10. 
wa
VOC
bzə́ja ø-ž˚-b-áa+jt’, bzə́jala
well it-you(PL)-see-SUBJ well
š˚-aa-bá-ø-jt’, 
you(PL)-we-see-AOR-DYN:FIN
ø-r-h˚a-n, r-čə́š’k’al-k˚a
it-they-say-PIDF their-stirrup-PL
ø-k’-nə́,
them-hold-PCONV
j-aa-ča+ǯə-r-xə-ø-jt’,
them-hither-PREV-they-take_off-AOR-DYN:FIN
j-á-k˚+š˚a-z a-waá.
which-(on)_it-happen-PIDF:NFIN ART-people
’Hey, hallo, welcome!’,- having said, the people who were by chance at the yard, holding their stirrups, helped them to descend from the horses.

11. 
ǯ’aw+k’a á-sas-c˚a
some-IDF ART-guest-PL:H
ø-rə́-ma-nə,
them-they-have-PCONV
a-j˚ən də́w
ART-house big
a-bárc’a-[a-a]x’     jə-j˚-xá-l-ø-t’,           dača-ǯ’aw+k’-g’ə́
ART-verandah-its-Dir they-up-climb-AOR-DYN:FIN  other-some-and
a-č-k˚á
ART-horse-PL
a-čxarpárta-[a-]č’ə
ART-tethering_rail-its-LOC
jə-ná-ga-nə
them-thither-bring-PCONV
r-áɣra-k˚a ø-na-xa-də́-r+šə-a-ø-jt’.
their-bridle-PL them-thither-above-they-CAUS+fail-AOR-DYN:FIN
Some of them took the guests and went up onto the verandah, still others took the horses to the tethering rail and wrapped their bridle-straps around it.

12. 
rašə́t d-na-pš-áa-pš-nə, bat’a
Rashit he-thither-look-hither-look-PCONV Bata
d-anə́-ja-m-ba-ø:
him-when-he-not-see-AOR:NFIN
Rashit looked around, but when he didn’t see Bata,

1ʒ. 
’dad,
VOC
sa-mah˚
my-son-in-law
d-aba-q’a-w?’
he-where-be-QU
0-ja-h˚a-n
it-he-say-PIDF
d-r-a-z+c’+aa-ø-jt’.
he-them-to-ask-AOR-DYN:FIN
’My dear, where is my son-in-law?’,- he asked them.

14. 
c’ə́sxa-k’
swelling-IDF
jə́-l-na-xə-n
it-PREV-it-ROOT-PIDF
də-š’tá-wə-p’
he-lie-PRES:STAT-FIN
h˚a
QUOT
j-á-h-h˚a-r         ø-pxaš’ará-wə-p’ ø-r-g˚+á+x˚ə-n:
it-him-to-say-COND it-shame-PRES:STAT-FIN it-they-regard-PIDF
’If we tell him that he is in bed because of his swelling, it’ll be shameful’,- they thought.

15. 
jə-š’ap’ə́
his-foot
xə́-k’
bullet-IDF 
ø-á-k˚+š˚a-n
it-it-fall-PIDF 
də-š’tá-wə-p’
he-lie-PRES:STAT-FIN 
ø-r-h˚á-ø-
it-they-say-AOR-DYN:FIN
araj atak’-s.
this answer-as
’He was wounded by a bullet in his foot, that is why he is in bed’,- they answered.

16. 
š˚rá-k’=c’ə́sxa-k’       jə-s’ap’ə́
ulcer-IDF=swelling-IDF  his-foot
j-á-l-c’ə-r
it-it-PREV-get_out-COND
wəj
this
dača+k’ə́-n,
another-PAST
wəs ø-ak’˚a-m-k’˚a s-š’ap’ə́
thus it-be-not-PRES:CONV my-foot
xə-k’
bullet-IDF
ø-a-k˚š˚a-ø-jt’
it-it-fall-AOR-DYN:FIN
h˚a sará
QUOT I
mah˚a-s       d-s-at˚a-m,-
son-in-law-as he-me-worthy-not
0-ja-h˚á-n
it-he-say-PIDF
də-n-čə́-ž˚+la-n,             jə-j˚ə́z-c˚a     ø-ja-ma-ø          d-cá-ø-jt’.
he-LOC-ascend_horseback-PIDF his-friend-PL:H them-he-have-PCONV he-go-AOR-DYN:FIN
’If an ulcer or swelling had erupted on his foot, that would have been one thing, but, that apart, he’s not worthy to be my son-in-law with his excuse of being hit in the foot by a bullet,’ - having said, he got on his horse and together with his friends left.