The Arrival of the Envoys to Manas
Six envoys rushed
From six noble clans
On a long journey to the Talas River,
Where Khan Manas set his throne.
And there they saw:
Gates with a stone wall
Shining under golden paint.
A ravine filled with water,
So that the enemy could not approach,
And a powerful guard around.
The envoys, not knowing what to do,
Stood for a long time at the gates,
Not knowing how or where to start:
Knock on the door or shout,
Until Zhoronchu-Kazakh
Appeared before their eyes.
Learning that they all
Came from the khans of six,
The Kazakh er went to Manas
To inform him of the arriving envoys.
Hearing the guard's report,
Manas was very glad to see the envoys.
He laughed loudly to tears:
— Recently, I learned from people
That six goats —
Leaders of sheep herds —
Have arrived at Tostyuk,
They held a council among themselves —
They thought to compete with me!
The fools want me
To relinquish the power of the khan of khans!
Do they really think that I
Fear such brothers?!
We always honor envoys,
As the most precious guests.
Receive them with dignity,
Give them expensive gifts.
Then let them walk through the khanate,
Look around — and then understand,
What strength we have,
How Khan Manas is doing!
And only then bring them to me! —
He gave his order to Zhasolu.
In the company of warriors,
They led the envoys to Manas.
— The rulers of six clans
Decided to play with fire!?
Well, let’s see, I’m very glad!
I myself wanted to invite them as guests, —
Said Manas, reading the letter.
And to teach the envoys a lesson,
Having generously treated the guests,
They dressed them from head to toe,
Then led them to see
Manas's military might.
And Manas presented them
With six swift horses,
So that they could quickly ride
To the arrogant khans in Alai.
And in the letter, Manas conveyed
His fierce order to all the khans.
The envoys arrived at Tostyuk,
And there they read the message:
“I, Khan Manas, khan of all khans,
I command you all,
That exactly in forty days
With your retinue, with your army
All arrive to me in Talas!
Whoever does not come by the deadline,
A cruel punishment awaits!
Sealed by Manas.”
At this, the khans fell silent in an instant,
As if water had been poured into their mouths:
They did not think about
What an invitation to Alai
Would turn into!
And then Tostyuk said to them:
— Well, friends, why have you suddenly fallen silent?
I always said,
That Khan Manas is not our equal.
Now we, Muzburchak-ava,
Are in the claws of an angry lion.
Surely, the fierce aksakal
Has figured out our trick!
And if he demands that we
Come with an army to him,
It means our mighty khan
Has started a new war.
And if we do not fulfill the order —
No one will survive among us.
And there is only one way out, friends:
Prepare your troops for battle,
Saddle good horses
And exactly in forty days
Arrive at Manas with your army
Ready and on time!
And no one could object.
And exactly in forty days
Six khans with their armies
All together arrived in Talas,
Where the valiant Manas awaited them.
Epic "Manas". The Conspiracy of the Kyrgyz Khans