ᎾᎥᏃ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᎵ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏫᎬᏩᎦᏙᏍᏔᏅ ᏩᏗᏟᏒᎢ, ᏩᏗᏟᏒᏃ, ᎢᎦᏛ ᎬᏩᏐᏢᎢᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎬᏩᏍᎦᎪᎢ, ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎡᏥᎭᏨᎾ ᏫᎬᏬᏎᎰᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏯᎾᏛᏁᎯ, ᎠᏂᏔᎵᏃ ᎿᏉ ᏚᏄᎪᏔᏅ ᎬᏍᎦᎢᏍᏓᎩ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏨᏍᏙᏗᏱ. ᏐᎢᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᏙᎥᎩ, ᎬᏩᏟᏍᏛ-ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏗᏱ, ᏐᎢᏃ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛ ᏚᏙᎥᎩ.

The Neighbors also came out to see him run; and as he ran, some mocked, others threatened, and some cried after him to return; and among those that did so, there were two that resolved to fetch him back by force. The name of the one was Obstinate, and the name of the other Pliable.

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏬᎯᏨ ᎿᏉ ᎢᏅᎯ ᏰᎵ ᏩᏘᏟᏒᎩ. ᎠᏗᎾ ᎠᏎ ᎬᏩᎨᎲᏍᏗᏱ ᏚᏄᎪᏛᎢ, ᎬᏩᎨᎮᏅᏃ, Ꮭ ᏳᏬᎯᏤ ᎿᏉ ᏮᎬᏩᏢᏔᎲᎩ. ᎿᏉᏃ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ, “ᎦᏙᏉ ᎢᏍᏗᏲᎵᎦ?” ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᎬᏩᏪᏎᎸᎩ, ᎥᏣᏨᏍᏗᏱ ᏍᏛᏍᏗᏰᏔᏂᎦ;” ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ, “ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏅᎦᎵᏍᏓ” ᏗᏍᏕᎬᏰᏃ ᏥᎦᏚᎭ ᎠᏲᎩᏉ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏆᏕᏅᎯ: ᎠᎴ ᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏒ ᎾᎿ ᏙᏓᏍᏗᏲᎱᏏ ᎢᎸᎯᏳᏉ ᏙᏓᏍᏗᏃᏴᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏗᏓᏂᏐᏗᏱᏉ ᎢᏴ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎡᎳᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏥᎸᏱ ᏗᏓᏪᎵᎩᏍᎬ ᎢᏴᏛ, Ꭷ, ᏍᏓ ᎦᎵᏴᎾᏉᏲᎪ ᎢᏕᎾᏉ.

Now by this time the Man was got a good distance from them; but however they were resolved to pursue him, which they did, and in a little time they overtook him. Then said the Man, Neighbors, wherefore are you come? They said, To persuade you to go back with us. But he said, That can by no means be; you dwell, said he, in the City of Destruction, the place also where I was born, I see it to be so; and dying there, sooner or later, you will sink lower than the Grave, into a place that burns with Fire and Brimstone: be content, good Neighbors, and go along with me.

ᏄᏬᎯᏳᎯᏒᎾᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ. ᎦᏙᏃ, ᏥᎪᏃ ᏙᏓᏲᏍᏛᏕᏥ ᎣᎦᎵᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎣᎩᎾᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎣᎩᏂᎲᎢ!

Obst. What, said Obstinate, and leave our friends and our comforts behind us!

ᎥᎥ, ᎤᏛᏅ ᏧᏁᎶᏗ, (ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᏙᎥᎩ,) ᎯᎠᏍᎩᏂ ᏥᏍᏛᏕᎦ ᎥᏝ ᏗᎬᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᏄᏍᏛᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᏲᎵᏒᎢ. ᎠᎴ ᎢᏍᏙᎯᏳᏅᎭ ᏄᏍᏛᏉ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏠᏱᏉ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏍᏓᏤᎵ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏔᏂ, ᎾᎿᏰᏃ ᏥᏫᏥᎦᏘ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏗᎩᏰᎵᎯᏍᏗ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏴᏗᎭ, ᎤᏗᏗᏢᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏗᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ, ᏁᏗᎦ ᎢᏕᎾ ᏫᏍᏓᏙᎴᎰᏏᏓᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᏥᏪᎭ.

Chr. Yes, said Christian, for that was his name, because that all which you shall forsake is not worthy to be compared with a little of that that I am seeking to enjoy; and if you will go along with me and hold it, you shall fare as I myself; for there where I go, is enough and to spare: Come away, and prove my words.

ᏄᏬᎯᏳᎯᏒᎾᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎢ. ᎦᏙᏃ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏣᏲᎴᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᎦᏗ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏥᏕᏣᏲᏍᎦ?

Obst. What are the things you seek, since you leave all the world to find them?

ᏧᏁᎶᏗᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ. ᎠᏕᏗᏱᏍᎩᏂ, ᎠᏲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏓᎯᏲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏗᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ, ᎬᏩᏲᎢᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎨᏥᏁᏗ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏔᏂ, ᎢᏳ ᎿᏉ ᎠᏍᏆᎸᎲᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎵᏂᎬᏁᎸᎯ, ᏁᏗᎦ ᏍᏗᎪᎵᏯ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏥᏥᏁᎭ.

Chr. I seek an Inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away, and it is laid up in Heaven, and safe there, to be bestowed at the time appointed, on them that diligently seek it. Read it so, if you will, in my Book.

ᏄᏬᎯᏳᎯᏒᎾᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ. Ꭱ, ᎤᏟ ᏫᏣᏓᏅᎦ Ꮎ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏥᏁᎭ; ᏛᎭᏨᏏᏧ ᎥᏝᎨ?

Obst. Tush, said Obstinate, away with your Book; will you go back with us or no?

ᏧᏁᎶᏗᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ. ᎥᏝ, ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎿᏉᏰᏃ ᎦᏓᎷᎪᏗ ᏓᎩᏂᏴᎲ.

Chr. No, not I, said the other, because I have laid my hand to the Plow.

ᏄᏬᎯᏳᎯᏒᎾᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ, Ꭷ, ᏦᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛ, ᏗᎩᏁᏅᏒᏉᏃ ᏮᏛᏂᎶᏏ ᎩᏅᏒ. ᎠᏁᎭᏰ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏂᎸᏃᏘᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏛᎵ ᎤᏟ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎿᎢᏳ ᎤᎾᏤᎸᎭ, ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎿᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎬᏩᏃᏏᏐᏗ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ.

Obst. Come then, Neighbor Pliable, let us turn again, and go home without him; there is a company of these craz’d-headed coxcombs, that, when they take a fancy by the end, are wiser in their own eyes than seven men that can render a reason.

ᎤᏬᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ. ᎥᏞᏍᏗ ᎦᎯᏐᏢᏔᏅᏉ, ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏁᎶᏗ ᏥᏂᎦᏪ ᏳᏙᏱᏳᎭ, ᎣᏏᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏲᎭ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᏴ ᎩᏂᏲᎲᎢ; ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᏆᏓᏅᏛ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎠᏆᎦᎵᏴᎾᏁᏉ ᎣᎩᏁᏅᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎣᎩᎾᎵᎢ.

Pli. Then said Pliable, Don’t revile; if what the good Christian says is true, the things he looks after are better than ours; my heart inclines to go with my Neighbor.

ᏄᏬᎯᏳᎯᏒᎾᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ. Ᏺ. ᏥᎪ ᎠᏂᏁᏉᎦᏉ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏂᏁᎫ! ᏍᏉᎯᏳᎲᎦᏉᏲᎪ ᎠᏴ ᏥᎾᏨᎾᏉ; ᏝᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏱᎬᎦᏔᎭ ᎾᎿ ᏫᏣᏘᏅᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏅᏥᏙᎯ ᎤᏢᎩ ᏥᏣᏘᏁᎦ. ᏥᎭᏨᎾᏉ ᏥᎭᏨᎾᏉᏲᎪ; ᎣᏏᏃ ᏰᎵ ᏣᏓᏅᏖᏗᏱ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

Obst. What! more fools still? Be ruled by me, and go back; who knows whither such a brain-sick fellow will lead you? Go back, go back, and be wise.

ᏧᏁᎶᏗᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛ. ᎠᏩᏛᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏥᏁᎢᏍᏗᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏗᏢᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏩᏛᏗ. ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᏍᎩᎳᏏᏘᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᏂ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ ᎯᎪᎵᏯ; ᎠᎴᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎦᏪ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ, ᎤᏁᏨᎯ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏩᏁᏔᏅ.

Chr. Come with me, Neighbor Pliable; there are such things to be had which I spoke of, and many more Glories besides. If you believe not me, read here in this Book; and for the truth of what is exprest therein, behold, all is confirmed by the blood of Him that made it.

ᎤᏬᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸ ᏄᏬᎯᏳᎯᏒᎾ. ᎿᏉ ᎠᏴ ᏕᎫᎪᏗᏉᏃ, ᏓᏲᏍᏕᏏᏉ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗᏉ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏯᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ. Ꭷ, ᏣᏓᏅᏘ ᎩᎾᎵᎪᎯ, ᎯᎦᏔᎭᏍᎪᏃ ᏫᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᎿ ᏥᏫᎦᏘ?

Pli. Well, Neighbor Obstinate, said Pliable, I begin to come to a point: I intend to go along with this good man, and to cast in my lot with him: but, my good companion, do you know the way to this desired place?

ᏧᏁᎶᏗᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ. ᎠᎵᏣᏙᏂᏙᎯ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ ᎠᏆᏎᎮᎸ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᏗᎪᏢᏒ ᏩᎩᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ Ꭰ ᏫᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᏗᏢ, ᎾᎿ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏓᏰᎩᏂᏃᏁᎵ ᏫᎩᏂᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ.

Chr. I am directed by a man, whose name is Evangelist, to speed me to a little Gate that is before us, where we shall receive instructions about the way.

ᎤᏬᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ. Ꭷ ᏣᏓᏅᏘ ᎩᎾᎵᎢ ᎢᎾᎢᏎᏍᏗᎪᎦᏃ. ᎿᏉᏃ ᏫᏚᎾᏓᏴᎸᏔᏅᎩ.

Pli. Come then, good Neighbor, let us be going. Then they went both together.

ᏄᏬᎯᏳᎯᏒᎾᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ. ᎠᏴᏃ ᏛᎦᏨᏏᏉᏃ, ᎥᏝ ᎿᏉ ᏲᎩᎾᎵᎪᏌᏗᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᎴᎾᎯᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏛᎢ.

Obst. And I will go back to my place, said Obstinate; I will be no companion of such mis-led, fantastical fellows.