20. Auh yn yehoatl motocayotia vitzitziltecpatl niman yuh yolli tlacati.
20. And that which they call hummingbird silex (stone of a thousand colors) is (in color like) an animal of that nature.
21. Miyec tlamantli ynic mocuicuiloua, iztac yoan xoxoctic yoan yuhquin tletl, anoço yuhqui citlali yoan yuhquin ayauhcoçamalotl.
21. It is tinted (painted) in a thousand colors, white, blue, clear brilliant red, black with white spots, and the color of the rainbow.
22. Çan tepiton xalli ynic michiqui ynic mopetlaua.
22. They scrape it and simply polish it with fine sand.
23. Auh yn yehoatl motocayotia xiuhtomolli camo tlaquauac camo ezmellil ytech monequi ynic michiqui ynic mixteca yoan ynic motemetzhuia yoan ynic mopetlaua ynic moquetzalotlahuiaya ynic motonameyotia motlanexyotia.
23. The stone that they call round turquois is not very hard, so they have no need of emery to scrape, facet, smooth, or polish, for they apply to it the bamboo, then it receives its radiant luster and brilliancy.
24. Auh yn yehoatl teoxihuitl ca amo cenca tlaquauac.
24. The fine turquois is not very hard either.