Сильмариллион
Of Aule and Yavanna
ButwhenthetimecomesIwillawakenthem,andtheyshallbetotheeaschildren;andoftenstrifeshallarisebetweenthineandmine,thechildrenofmyadoptionandthechildrenofmychoice.’
ThenAuletooktheSevenFathersoftheDwarves,andlaidthemtorestinfar-sunderedplaces;andhereturnedtoValinor,andwaitedwhilethelongyearslengthened.
SincetheyweretocomeinthedaysofthepowerofMelkor,AulemadetheDwarvesstrongtoendure.
Thereforetheyarestone-hard,stubborn,fastinfriendshipandinenmity,andtheysuffertoilandhangerandhurtofbodymorehardilythanallotherspeakingpeoples;andtheylivelong,farbeyondthespanofMen,yetnotforever.
AforetimeitwasheldamongtheElvesinMiddle-earththatdyingtheDwarvesreturnedtotheearthandthestoneofwhichtheyweremade;yetthatisnottheirownbelief.FortheysaythatAuletheMaker,whomtheycallMahal,caresforthem,andgathersthemtoMandosinhallssetapart;andthathedeclaredtotheirFathersofoldthatIluvatarwillhallowthemandgivethemaplaceamongtheChildrenintheEnd.ThentheirpartshallbetoserveAuleandtoaidhimintheremakingofArdaaftertheLastBattle.TheysayalsothattheSevenFathersoftheDwarvesreturntoliveagainintheirownkinandtobearoncemoretheirancientnames:ofwhomDurinwasthemostrenownedinafterages,fatherofthatkindredmostfriendlytotheElves,whosemansionswereatKhazad-dum.
NowwhenAulelabouredinthemakingoftheDwarveshekeptthisworkhiddenfromtheotherValar;butatlastheopenedhismindtoYavannaandtoldherofallthathadcometopass.
