Niketa sa Guta Martyr
Dags gaminþjis: 15 Saiptaimbair
Niketa Weihs was guta gabaurans jah bauaida ïn fera austramma Donaweis ïn markai Raumanjos andwairþaizos. Gawandida du Xristeinein þairh Þaiaufeilu Aipiskaupu gutiskana, inliuhtjand uskunþa gutþiudos jah gamainjan ïn Gafáurdai Frumistai Nikaias ïn 325, saei jah daupida Niketan.
Ïnuh þizai mela was drauhtinassus ïn þaim gutam, unte haiþnos andstandandans usbraideinai Xristeineins, þishun Aþanareikis, saei fijaida Xristeinana, jah Friþigairnis saei afar gablauþiþ fram Aþanareika aftra gasloh ïmma miþ andstalda Valainis kaisaris arianiskis, gabaidjands Aþanareik du afleiþan fairra landa.
Afar sigis Friþigairnis, sa gutans Xristeinans nutun ƕeilos friþaus ïn þizai Wulfila Aipiskaupus arianisks, afarlaista Þaiaufeilaus Aipiskaupaus, gaskop alfabet gutiskana jah gaskeirida managos bokos ahmeinos fram krekrazdai ïn gutrazda. Niketa Weihs, þairh merein jah libain gaguda seina, naþ mikilaba faur tulgiþa galaubeinais Xristeinaizos ïn þaim gutam.
Aþþan, afar fau jera, Aþanareiks gawandida ïn land haimi sein miþ harja mikilamma jah wigan ïn þaim gutam anastodida aftra. Swe dails toje seinaize, raisida Aþanareiks wrakja sleidja wiþra þans Xristeinans. Niketa, saei faþs ahmeins warþ ïn þaim gutam Xristeinam, fairinoda Aþanareik unte afgudei jah unmanariggwei. Anahaihait þans galaubeinans du fastan jah ni ogan martyrdauþana. Suns Aþanareiks habaida Niketan gafāhanana.
Niketa was þan atgibans du balweinim unmanariggwaim. Und andi warþ gadrauhts Xristaus ïn fon atwaurpans þarei gadauþnoda ïn 372. Frijonds Niketins, Xristeins haitans Marianus, bigat laibos ïs ïn naht jah brāhta þos du Kilikia. Þanaseiþs, fauratanja jah lekinassjus warþ faura laibom Niketins Martyris Weihis. Dails laibo was seiþs brāhts du maunasterjon Visauki Detsani ïn Serbia.
Liuþ Niketan Weihamma
Sunjeins sijai ïnkunja saei ïn kunja seinamma
Guda Libandin timrjai altār sunjeinana.
Sa Guta Aþanareiks anamahtai reikinoda.
Du afgudam dauþaim hunsla gasalida;
Ïþ Niketa Weihs was gadrauhts Xristaus
Jah merjands naseinais aiweinaizos.
Sa Liuhaþ Aiweinana in naht strawida,
Anþar saiwalos riqizis afgudis hulida.
Niketa Weihs andstoþ þamma reik,
Stiwitja balþamma þiudai seinai sildaleik,
Þairhstagg þata riqis mahtai Krukis Gariudis,
jah fullida alla þo þiuda faurhteins Gudis.
Bloþ ïs was swe rauþ niujis maurginis
Ïþ usstaig ahma ïs du gardim himinis;
Ïn funin agisleikamma Niketa brann
Akei nauh und hina dag ïs ni usbrann.
Sunjai Xristaus gutans daupidai wesun.
Jah Niketan seinana wulþago hazidedun.
O Niketa Weiha, Haurnis Gudis Stibna,
Martyr balþa, ïnkunja sunjeina,
Us airþeinaim bauainim aflaist þū,
Ïn þiudangardim miþ aggilum standis nu.
Bidei bi uns, unte Þiudans andhauseiþ þus,
Ei jah saiwalom unsaraim Guþ sijai hulþs.
Niketa sa Guta
ïn razdai gutiskai,
skeireins fram Ïostaiha (2025-2026)
us dailai mikilai Faurawaurdies Aukridiskis
Nikaulai Velimirauvits Weihis.
Nicetas the Goth
in the Gothic language,
a translation by 2sh (2025-2026).
In large part from the Ochrid Prologue
by Saint Nikolai Velimirović.