The following short story was written by the classical Abkhaz writer Dmitry Gulia (darmajt' g 0Ja.fa) (1874-1968).

0. 
j@-j-z-@/jY'@-w
which-him-BENF-better-PRES:STAT:NFIN
0-h-h0 a-wa-jt'
it-we-say-PRES:DYN-FIN
0-r-h0 a-n,
it-they-say-PIDF
ja-j-z-ajc0 a-z 0-r-wa-0-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 ras'at ja-pha d-aa-j-ga-0-jt'.
Bata ART-Law Rashit his-daughter her-hither-he-bring-AOR-DYN:FIN
Bata Alaw married Rashit's daughter.

2. 
ra§'at
Rashit
nxac't"'a-n.
North-Caucasus-PAST
Rashit was from the North Caucasus.

3. 
zeg' ajcardarwa wal daw-k'
all well-known man big-IDF
j-ak"'a-n.
he-be-PAST
He was a great man known to everybody.

4. 
§ak0      sa-k'    0-aq 'ara 0-c'-x'a-na ajp§-aa-na
year-IDF it-about it-pass-PPERF-PCONV like-time-ADV
ja-mah0a-j ja-pha-j
his-son-in-Jaw-and his-daughter-and
d-aa-r+ca 0-ja-3ba-0-jt'.
r-ba-ra
their-see-MASD
he-come-PURP it-he-decide-AOR-DYN:FIN
ra§'at
Rash it
h0 a apsna-q'a
QUOT Abkh.azia-DIR
After having waited for about a year, Rashit decided to go to Abkhazia to visit his daughter and his son-in-law.

5. 
a-j0 az-c0 a
ART-friend-PL:H
0-aa-§'ta+x-na
them-hither-lift-PCONV
a-mla
ART-road
He took his friends and departed.

6. 
jara
that
wabraj
very
alamtala
time
bat'a ja-s'amxa
Bata his-knee
d-na-k0 a+l-0-t '.
he-PREV-depart-AOR-FIN:
c'asxa-k'
swelling-IDF
DYN
0-a-l-na-x-zaap', d-a-r-g0 aq'-wa da-§'ta-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-bak'am-c0 a
ART-doctor-PL:H
0-a-da-j-ga+l-0-t'
them-it-PREV-he-fetch-AOR-DYN:FfN
j-a3°a-m-k"'a,
they-one:H-not-CONV
ja-j0 a+:j'a-m-k>Oa, axa ak'+g'a 0-ja-ma-x0 a-0-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-abx0 a
thus Bata his-father-in-law
ra§'at ja-j0 az-c0 a
Rashit his-friend-PL:H
0-ajcrax~0 -wa
they-one after another-
PRES:DYN:NFIN
axawh 0 a
Abkhaz
r..C'aarxa-n,
they-heading-PIDF
ja-§-aa+j-wa+z X0alpaza-k'
they-how-come-IMPRF:NFIN evening-IDF in a sudden mass
bat'a j-a§ta j-aa-tHl-111-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 X0 la-bzaja-k0 a, - h0 a.
VOC evening-good-PL QUOT
'Hey, good evening!', - said they.

10. 
wa
VOC
bzaja 0-!0-b-aa+jt', bzajala
well it-you(PL)-see-SUBJ well
§0 -aa-ba-0-jt', -
you(PL)-we-see-AOR-DYN:FIN
0-r-h0 a-n, r-Ca§'k'al-k0 a
it-they-say-PIDF their-stirrup-PL
0-k'-na,
them-hold-PCONV
j-aa-Ca+!0a-r-xa-0-jt',
them-hither-PREV-they-take
off-AOR-DYN:FIN
j-a-k0 +§0 a-z a-waa.
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. 
j'aw+k'a a-sas-c0 a
some-IDF ART-guest-PL:H
0-ra-ma-na,
them-they-have-PCONV
a-j0 an daw
ART-house big
a-barc'a-[a-a]x' ja-t-xHI-111-t', daea-j'aw+k'-g'a
ART-verandah-its-om they-up-climb-AOR-DYN:FIN other-some-and
a..C-~a
ART-horse-PL
a..Cxarparta-[a-]c'a
ART-tethering rail-its-LOC
ja-na-ga-na
them-thither-bring-PCONV
r-a'fra-k0 a 0-na-xa-da-r+§0 a-0-jt'.
their-bridle-PL them-thither-above-they-CAUS+faii-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. 
ras'at d-na-ps-aa-ps-na, bat'a
Rashit he-thither-look-hither-look-PCONV Bata
Rashit looked around, but when he didn't see Bata,

13. 
'dad,
VOC
sa-mah0
my-son-in-law
d-aba-q'a-w?'
he-where-be-QU
d-ana-ja-m-ba-111:
him-when-he-not-see-AOR:NFIN
0-ja-h0 a-n
it-he-say-PIDF
d-r-a-z+c'+aa-0-jt'.
he-them-to-ask-AOR-DYN:FIN
'My dear, where is my son-in-law?',- he asked them.

14. 
c'asxa-k'
swelling-IDF
ja-1-na-xa-n
it-PREV-it-ROOT-PIDF
da-s'ta-wa-p'
he-Jie-PRES:STAT-FIN
j-a-h-h0a-r 0-pxas'ara-wa-p' 0-r-g0 +a+x0 a-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. 
ja-s'ap'a
his-foot
xa-k'
bullet-IDF it-it-fall-PIDF he-Iie-PRES:STAT-FIN 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. 
S0 ra-k'=c'asxa-k' ja-s'ap'a
ulcer-IDF=swelling-IDF his-foot
j-a-1-c'a-r
it-it-PREV-get out-COND
waj
this
daca+k'a-n,
another-PAST
was 0-ak>Oa-m-k>Oa s-§'ap'a
thus it-be-not-PRES:CONV my-foot
xa-k'
bullet-IDF
0-a-k0 B 0 a-111-jt'
it-it-faii-AOR-DYN:FIN
mah0 a-s d-s-at0 a-m, -
son-in-law-as he-me-worthy-not
0-ja-h0 a-n
it-he-say-PIDF
da-n-Ca+!0 +la-n, ja-j 0az-c0 a 0-ja-ma-0 d-ca-0-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.

Dmit'ri Gulia. Ialk'aau. Aq>Oa: Ala§ara, 1973, p. 184.