NUMEI NO' KAHNA AW GING

NUMEI NO' KAHNA AW GING

Kum khat na cin ma-in na pa'n hong nusia hi ci-in ka nu'n hong gen zel hi. Ka nu bek tawh ka om a, ka nu pen zingsang sim nai 3/4 pawl in tho den a, ka khua veng teng uh-ah mehteh leh mehgah zuak in a pai den ahi hi. Ka inn uh cipek inn hi-a, lei panin pii nih khawng a sangin kilam a, a neu liklek khat ahi hi. Zingsang khat khua vak ma-in tui kilok ging dan khat kaza zel a, ka lunghimawh simsim napi-in ka en khia tuan kei hi. Tawm vei khit ciangin ka lupna sual tung tawm hong kawt a, zun teh ka hi phial tam ci'n ka kiim ka pam ka zawt leh ka zawt khakna khempeuh na kawk tum khin hi. Thakhat in thoto vat in ka khuadak khiat leh ka inn kiim khempeuh uh tui-in na tuum in na puang kheiukheu hi. Ka inn uh pii nih bang sangin a kilam pen tui-in hong na banto ta hi.

Ka kiim ka paam ah ka vengte uh khat zong na om nawn lo uh a, koi lam zuan ding cih zong thei loin lamet bei takin ''A si ding hi taktak ta ing'' cih bek ka lungsim ah om lai hi. Ka vengte uh zingsang tho baih den ahih teh a tai khia khin uh hi'n teh cih ngaihsutna tawh hong nusia uh hi kha dingin ka ummawh hi. Tua bang teng kawmkal-ah huih leh guah hong khauh semsem in, van ging in kek kia ziahziah a, tui hong tam semsem hi.

Ka inn gei uh ah, singkung khat om a, tua sing nuai-ah nisim in kimawl zelin nuam ka sa mahmah hi. Ka nu lah om lo, ka veng teng uh lah om nawn lo ahih manin huihpi guahpi-in hong nawkin tui-in hong tumcip ding ahih laitak in kei adingin a muanhuai pen leh ka belh theih ding tua sungkung bek mah om lai hi. Ka tha neih teng sit loin, ka inn gei ua singkung lam zuanin tui ka pal ngekngek a, haksa pipi-in, sing phung ka tung zo sam hi.

Tui hong tam semsem in, ka dip ciang hong tum ta ahih manin ka khuadam lua in ka ling kelkel ta a, si ding hi taktak ta ing cih ka kitel mahmah hi. Ka kikoko hangin kuamah omlo a, ka aw zong ngaih takin ging zo nawn lo hi. Ka kahna aw ging pen kei bek mah in ka za hi. Ka lau penpen khat ah singkung len kawmsa-in, lau lua in si dektak in lingkelkel in ka om laitak in ka etna mun ci tengah tuihual puang hiuhiau bekbek kei lam zuanin hong kilok phei ziahziah mahmah ka laupen hi. Tua bang teng tawh tui hong khang semsem a, tui-in ka gawl ciang hong tum taktak ta hi. Tha zong nei nawnlo, lametna teng bei sitset ta a, cihna ding zong thei nawn loin a om dide ka hi ta mai hi.

Singkung pangah ka lu belhsak in mitsi dide sa-in sih ding ngakin ka om laitak in aw khat hong ging a, "Hey! ka tanu, ka tanu, nang hong honkhia dingin hong pai ing ei," cih sapna aw ging khat ka za a, ka mang hoh hi phial ai hia ci-in um ngam lo pipi-in ka mit ka hahkhiat leh putek kum tam simpian ta khat gunkuang neu khat tawh ka gei hong tung hi. Ka lungdam lua in dahna khitui kawmkal-ah nuamna khitui bang hong luang liang hi.

Putek pa in tui-in a tup zawh lohna mun a sanna lam zuanin gunkuang tawh hong paipihpih a, na nu-in nang hong honkhia dingin kei hong sawl ahi hi hong cih kawmkawm in hua lai en sin aw, hong ci-a ka et leh nupi khat in hong na gal-et ciiciai ka mu hi. Ka mit pen siip gawpin hoihtakin hak zo mel lo hi mah ta leh hua lai-a hong gal et pen ka nu hi cih ka hem theih pah lian hi. Ka nai semsem ciangun ka nu na hi takpi a, ama hong ngakna mun ka tun tak un cidam takin a kimu hi ta ci-in gunkuang tung pan taikhia pah in, ka nu tawh kipom in lungdamna khitui hong luang ziahziah hi.

Ka nu in ka tanu aw, "I omna kigamla mah ta leh kuamah hong zak loh na kahna awgingte ka za a, sih ding ngakin lau lua in ling kelkel in, huihpi tuihual kilok lakah na om lamtak zong ka mu a, zingsang sim in ka van zuakna pan ka ngah sum khempeuh tawh hih tuisiam putekpa cial in hong honkhiasak ka hi hi," ci'n hong gen hi. Ka kahna awging pen kuamah in a zak loh hangin a gamla a om ka nu kiang na tung cih ka thei-a, tua sangin ka nu in hong it lua ahih manin ka omna uh bangzah takin kigamla mah ta leh ka kahna awging pen ka nu in na za thei hi zaw cih ka tel zaw lai hi. A kigamla mun khat tuak panin launa leh dahna khitui a nul ko nuta pen tu-in kipom kawmin lungdamna khitui ka nulkhawm thei ta uh hi.

Ka nu in kei hong honkhia dingin a cial putekpa in, ko nuta kahna leh ki-itnate hong muh ciangin amah zong khitui luang loin om thei nawn lo a, a kah kawmin hong pau khia in, "Nong cialna uh sumte kem kik un la, tu-in zong na omna ding uh om lo ahih manin ko inn ah hong om phot un," ci-in amau inn ah hong ciahpih lailai hi. Lauhuaina huihpi tui hual kilokte in hong nawkin lungkham mangbangin sih ding ngak in ka omna uh panin hi bangin nuntak theihna ding nopna zingni hong suakkik a, ka nu tawh cidam takin ka kimuhkik ni uh pen ko adingin ka lungdam pen ni uh hong suak hi.

-David Tuang