Paraxone; they left
Cimahihay, Panche, Chiqohom, Chiavar, and Tzupitagahi, following
the valleys of the river. The names of the places that they
received homage from in this journey are the towns Zahcah, Petze,
Utzupa, Ginona, Galaah, Puzbal, Zaliqahol, Nimzakahpec, Yutcum,
Calla, Chuvi Xilom, Molinxot, Pachalicbak, Chuti tinamit, where the
Akahal nation had greatly increased, and where, in the towns of
Ochal or Qabouil Civan, the king Ychalcan Chicumcuvat, chief of the
Akahals, reigned with majesty.
64. Tok xe apon chi[c]a e ka mama chiri chuvi tinamit O[c]hal, xelo[t]ox
[c]a chiri ruma Akahal vinak, [c]a chiri xu[c]am viri cahi chi ama[t];
mahaok ti pax Akahal vinak: [c]a ruqaam ok ri ronohel, xa [c]a ki
rupaxic Akahal vinak. Ok xtole can ri tinamit O[c]hal, xa me[t]enalah
huyu, xrokah ta[t]ah, ok xapon ral ru[c]ahol ahauh Y[c]halcan Xepakay;
chuvi vi te xe ynup, xa maloh yc, xa chom, xa car xu raih. Xa naak [c]a
ruyon vinak xapon chiri ta[t]ah, xa[c]axrah qui hi[c,]ah qui [c]ahol
ahauh, xa ruma cachihilal, xax rah y[c]o qui [t]a[t]al chiqui vi qui
tata, quere [c]a xerah cam vi cuma ahaua ri. Xa [c]a hun a[t]a xeel qui
[c]ahol, xcokotah vinak chila Panah Chiholom, Xepakay xe ynup: cani [c]a
xquicot Akahal vinak, tok xeka apon ri qui [c]ahol ahaua ta[t]ah.
Quere[c]a tok xhacho ri Akahal vinak ri, tok xtole [c]a can ri tinamit
O[c]hal, rachpetic [c]a Akahal vinak ri ka mama, ok xla[t]abex chic ri
Caki[c]ahol, Nim cakah pec.
64. Our ancestors then arrived at the town Ochal. They made
themselves liked by the Akahals, and founded there four towns. The
Akahal nation had not previously been divided; but at that time
they all made a choice and chose to effect a division of the
nation. It was at this time that they abandoned the town of Ochal,
which was in the warm district, and sought the highland plain, when
the sons of Ychalcan came to Xepakay Seated on the roots, under the
shade of a ceiba tree, they ate chile, and had shellfish and fish,
as they liked. Then the people of the place, coming above the
plain, sought to hang the sons of the king for their temerity; for
they aimed to surpass the greatness of their father, and for that
reason the chiefs wished their death. But these princes, making a
night attack, routed the people at Panah, at Chiholom and at
Xepakay, under the ceiba tree. The Akahals rejoiced at th
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