ETNA DIING NEILOU IN KOIHKEI NI

 

'Nu ei..,' chi'n ka pi ka na sam sek hi. A ziak tuh ke'n ka nu ahih louhlam theilou in ka nu a na sasa ka hih chia maw. Taktak in nu toh dam a khosakhawm ka na kisa sek hi. Hilehle ka nu hilou in ka pi, ka pa’ nu pen, 'nu' chia sam ka hihlam ka phawkkhiak in kua chia khawng ka phata diam aw? Pawl nih beek zaw ka simta diing hi!

 

Ka pi'n nu' kep bangbang in a hon keem a, ka 'nu' ahih louhlam ka thei himhim kei hi. Himahleh ka pu Mang @Paulianmang in khatvei, "Lian, 'nu' na chih diklou eive. 'Pi' na chihtak diing ahi!" hon chi hi. Hilehle ka khek thei pahkei a, ka sapdan ngei in 'pi' chih ngen in ka samkha nilouhlai hi.

 

Thutak zaw i theih hun om teitei hi. Ka hamphatna mahmah chu kha giat ka hih in ka nu'n Typhoid (?) in a hon sihsan hi. Huchihlai in ka pi, ka pa’ nu'n ama’ ta bang in hon keem a, nu neilou ka hihlam ka kithei hetkei hi. A hon it petmah a, pianna nu ngaih diingdan leng ka phawk tuankei hi. Ka pi-le-pute, ka paneute, nuneute leh ni-te hon kepdan ah ka lungkim mahmah hi.

 

Ka khophawk nung in school kaai ka tawp chiang un Bungmual hanmual tawn a inn pai sek hi ve ung, hanmual ah ka nu’ haan koi mun a om ahi de aw chihte ka hon zong panpanta hi. Huchi in, ka nu’ haan omna ka hon theikhia hi. Hermon English School ah khat veivei chikhum (sweet) khawng ka heutute'n, Miss Chiinpi @Donzachiin (tua FMPB Missionary) headmistress ahihlai khawng bang in a hon hawm sek uhi.

 

Bangzahvei hiamtak bang chikhum/muamkhum ka muamlai in hanmual ka tungsuk a, ka nu’ haan ah ka baang malam a, ka kam a chikhum muamlai lakhia in ka nu aa diing bang in a haansuangpek tung bang ah ka koihkha zelzel hi. Tu khawng a ka ngaihtuahleh a nak haihuaidan! Huailai khawng a chu haihuai ahihlam leng kithei lou in, ka nu adia neksik pia bang a kingai a, itna ziak a thilhih zaw himai hi, houchik himahleh.

 

Nu neilou, pa neilou a om a noplouhdan i let deuhdeuhleh kithei deuhdeuh hi. Nam makai PTC unit heutute khawng etna diing bei a koihlou diing in hong kisathak mahmah ve ua. Tagah hinkhua kichi atak a tawnkha i om diing ua, a tawnkha lou leng ki-om diing hi. Nu leh pa damlai buangpi in i tate tagah diing in phal mahmah kei ni uh. Kingaihtuah thak ni uh aw. Hon ngen ing.

~ Sumthanlian Suantak | Nisim: 2020 kum Taangsihkha 9 ni (9th July 2020)