Le^~ xong hu+o+ng ho?a gia ddu+o+`ng,
950. Tu' Ba` va('t no'c le^n giu+o+`ng ngo^`i ngay\.
Da.y ra(`ng: "Con la.y me. dda^y,
"La.y ro^`i sang la.y ca^.u ma`y be^n kia\."
Na`ng ra(`ng: "Pha?i bu+o+'c lu+u ly,
"Pha^.n he`n va^ng dda~ cam be^` tie^?u tinh.
955. "DDie^`u dda^u la^'y ye^'n la`m oanh,
"Nga^y tho+ cha(?ng bie^'t la` danh pha^.n gi`?
"DDu? ddie^`u na.p tha'i vu qui,
"DDa~ khi chung cha. la.i khi ddu+'ng ngo^`i\.
"Gio+` ra thay ba^.c ddo^?i ngo^i,
960. "Da'm xin gu+?i la.i mo^.t lo+`i cho minh."
Mu. nghe na`ng no'i hay ti`nh,
Ba^'y gio+` mo+'i no^?i tam ba`nh mu. le^n:
"Na`y na`y su+. dda~ qua? nhie^n,
"Tho^i dda` cu+o+'p so^'ng cho^`ng min ddi ro^`i\.
965. "Ba?o ra(`ng: ddi da.o la^'y ngu+o+`i,
"DDem ve^` ru+o+'c kha'ch kie^'m lo+`i ma` a(n.
"Tuo^`ng vo^ nghi~a o+? ba^'t nha^n,
"Buo^`n mi`nh tru+o+'c dda~ ta^`n ma^`n thu+? cho+i\.
"Ma`u ho^` dda~ ma^'t ddi ro^`i,
970. "Tho^i tho^i vo^'n lie^'ng ddi ddo+`i nha` ma !
"Con kia dda~ ba'n cho ta,
"Nha^.p gia pha?i cu+' phe'p nha` tao dda^y\.
"La~o kia co' gio+? ba`i ba^y,
"Cha(?ng va(ng va`o ma(.t ma` ma`y la.i nghe !
975. "Co+' sao chi.u to^'t mo^.t be^`,
"Ga'i to+ ma` dda~ ngu+'a nghe^` so+'m sao !
"Pha?i la`m cho bie^'t phe'p tao !"
Gia^.t bi` tie^n ra('p sa^'n va`o ra tay\.
Na`ng ra(`ng: "Tro+`i tha(?m dda^'t da`y !
980. "Tha^n na`y dda~ bo? nhu+~ng nga`y ra ddi\.
"Tho^i thi` tho^i co' tie^'c gi` !"
Sa(~n dao tay a'o tu+'c thi` gio+? ra\.
So+. gan na't ngo.c lie^`u hoa,
Mu. co`n tro^ng ma(.t na`ng dda` qua' tay\.
985. Thu+o+ng o^i ta`i sa('c ba^.c na`y,
Mo^.t dao oan nghie^.t ddu+'t da^y phong tra^`n.
No^~i oan vo+~ lo+? xa ga^`n,
Trong nha` ngu+o+`i cha^.t mo^.t la^`n nhu+ ne^m.
Na`ng thi` ba(`n ba(.t gia^'c tie^n,
990. Mu. thi` ca^`m ca^.p ma(.t nhi`n ho^`n bay\.
Vu+.c na`ng va`o cho^'n hie^n ta^y,
Ca('t ngu+o+`i coi so'c ru+o+'c tha^`y thuo^'c men.
Na`o hay chu+a he^'t tra^`n duye^n,
Trong me^ du+o+`ng dda~ ddu+'ng be^n mo^.t na`ng,
995. Ri? ra(`ng: "Nha^n qua? do+? dang,
"DDa~ toan tro^'n no+. ddoa.n tru+o+`ng ddu+o+.c sao ?
"So^' co`n na(.ng nghie^.p ma' dda`o,
"Ngu+o+`i da^`u muo^'n quye^'t tro+`i na`o dda~ cho !
"Ha~y xin he^'t kie^'p lie^~u bo^`,
1000. "So^ng Tie^`n DDu+o+`ng se~ he.n ho` ve^` sau\."
Thuo^'c thang suo^'t mo^.t nga`y tha^u,
Gia^'c me^ nghe dda~ da`u da`u vu+`a tan.
Tu' ba` chu+.c sa(~n be^n ma`n,
Lu+.a lo+`i khuye^n gia?i mo+n man go+~ da^`n:
1005. "Mo^.t ngu+o+`i de^~ co' ma^'y tha^n,
"Hoa xua^n ddu+o+ng nhu.y, nga`y xua^n co`n da`i\.
"Cu~ng la` lo+~ mo^.t la^`m hai,
"DDa' va`ng sao no+~ e'p na`i mu+a ma^y\.
"Lo+~ cha^n tro't dda~ va`o dda^y,
1010. "Kho'a buo^`ng xua^n dde^? ddo+.i nga`y dda`o non.
"Ngu+o+`i co`n thi` cu?a ha~y co`n,
"Ti`m no+i xu+'ng dda'ng la` con ca'i nha`.
"La`m chi to^.i ba'o oan gia,
"Thie^.t mi`nh ma` ha.i dde^'n ta hay gi` ?"
1015. Ke^` tai ma^'y no^~i na(`n ni`,
Na`ng nghe du+o+`ng cu~ng thi. phi ra.ch ro`i\.
Va? trong tha^`n mo^.ng ma^'y lo+`i,
Tu'c nha^n a^u cu~ng co' tro+`i o+? trong.
Kie^'p na`y no+. tra? chu+a xong,
1020. La`m chi the^m mo^.t no+. cho^`ng kie^'p sau !
La(.ng nghe tha^'m thi'a go't dda^`u,
Thu+a ra(`ng: "Ai co' muo^'n dda^u the^' na`y,
"DDu+o+.c nhu+ lo+`i, the^' la` may,
"Ha(?n ra(`ng mai co' nhu+ va^`y cho cha(ng !
1025. "So+. khi ong bu+o+'m dda~i dda(`ng,
"DDe^'n ddie^`u so^'ng ddu.c, sao ba(`ng tha'c trong !"
Mu. ra(`ng: "Con ha~y thong dong,
"Pha?i ddie^`u lo`ng la.i do^'i lo`ng ma` cho+i!
"Mai sau o+? cha(?ng nhu+ lo+`i,
1030. "Tre^n dda^`u co' bo'ng ma(.t tro+`i ra.ng soi\."
Tha^'y lo+`i quye^'t ddoa'n ha(?n hoi,
DDa`nh lo`ng, na`ng cu~ng se~ nguo^i nguo^i da^`n.
Tru+o+'c la^`u Ngu+ng Bi'ch kho'a xua^n,
Ve? non xa ta^'m tra(ng ga^`n o+? chung.