The Annals of the CakchiquelsArana Xajilá, Francisco Hernández
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The Annals of the Cakchiquels
Arana Xajilá, Francisco Hernández
Cakchikel Indians; Cakchikel literature; Guatemala -- History -- To 1821
40. The sun had already risen, said our fathers and ancestors of
old; the dawn had appeared, when were formed the families of
Gekaquch, Cibakihay, Cavek and Ahquehay. Baqahol had not been well
received, as he had forced the families to accept him as their
ruler. When he forced them to this, they said: “I shall not go
forth to meet you, Baqahol. Do you not come to say: ‘I am the
chief, I say it?’ And do you not come to show your precious stone
to the eyes of the families? Have you not called youself[TN-15] the
Counselor Baqahol? And have you not called yourself the head of our
house?” Thus they spoke; but those who were with him answered: “No
one has said, ‘I am the head of your house.’” “Be thou our ruler,”
they cried, and thus he succeeded.
41. Cani [c]ax quetah cahpop chi ahauarem, xcukubax chuvi ru tem ru
[c]hacat, cani xatiniçax chupam atinibal çel, cucu; cani xya pa [c]ul
pan paz, pa cuçul, pa ta[c]h vi, xoc [c]a ru titil, ru [t]aha abah, ru
xak, ru caka uleuh, x[c]iz oc rahauarem vach, cuma ruhay ru chinamit,
quecha y mama yxnu[c]ahol. Quere[c]a tee nam vi chinamit ri huma ohoh
ahpop; Xavi [c]a quere tantuban ronohel ahlabal chupam he ru çakeribal,
xavi tantetax rahauarem ruma ru hay ru chinamit. Xamulumuxinak chic
chupam ruçakeribal; ox[c]hob [c]a chi ama[t] xçaker chiri, Ço[c,]il
vinak, Cakchiquel vinak, Tukuchee vinak; Ahkahal xahalatak ru cohol
huyu, xe çaker viri ox[c]hob chi ama[t]. Chuvi [c]a huyu Tohohil xçaker
vi [c]eche vinak, chuvi [c]a huyu Çamaneb xçaker vi Rabinale; ahiri [c]a
xrah çaker vi [c,]utuhile pa [c,]ala; xa maha tutzin ru [c]ak tok xçaker
cuma ruchinamit. Maqui [c]a xmecho chic chiri pa [c,]ala, xaxi[c]o chic
chicah, chiri chuvi huyu chi [c]eletat, çaktihaxic, xtzakovi el ri, cani
xapon chila Xepoyom. Cani xe rucanah rahlabal ruchinamit, maqui xbanatah
xuban, cani tah [c]ula xula[t]abeh ru chi choy xraho; cani xemacamo
ruchinamit ok xi[c]o chi cah [t]u[t]ucot, ru halebal, xati vi nin chic
ro[t]ebal xi[c]o chi cah xe a[c]axah ru chinamit. Quere[c]a x[c]ohe
vican cooni [c,]ununaa, Tzololaa, Ahacheli, Vayça; rixcote can chi ya ru
chinamit [c]hakap [c]a xbe ru[c]in.
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