Nawngsawhnawh..

Tunlai chu kan inkhel hah bawk a, hahchawlh nan hmanlai thil, ka rilru-a riak reng thin ka'n sawi mai mai teh ang.

Kan la naupang hle, 1986-7 bawr vel kha nita-in ka hria Nongsohnoh lar em em lai kha. Kan hlau thei khawp mai a, naupang tap thlem nan nawngsawhnawh in a man ang che tiin an sawi thaih thin.

Chutih lai chuan Kolasib-ah kan awm a, kan in awmna chu a fal ang reng hle na-a, tuilut kawng a ni bawk, mi feh kawng a ni bawk a, ram kal tur hian an rawn paltlang nasa thin, a chang chuan chu kawng chu a lun ve viau thin bawk.

Tlai khat chu nu pakhat feh hawng hi hlau thlabarin a rawn tlan haw a, thaw hlawp hlawp chungin tuilut vel-a a kal laiin mi mangang thlabar au rawl a hriat thu a rawn sawi a, “Tuilut-ah heti mai hian maw ka thih dawn, ni tla tur ka va ngai em..” a ti niin a sawi. Mite chuan nawngsawhnawh in tu emaw a la ta ni ngeiah an ngai a, an ngaihven hle, chu achhapah Tuilut ah ber kher leh nghal a ni vei nen. Tuilutah mangang au thawm an hria tih chu kar lo-ah a khaw khahin a khat a ni mai, tichuan, tlawmngai-in chu mi mangang chu chhanchhuak turin leh nawngsawhnawh chu man ngei turin Tuilut lamah chuan tlangval leh pa valai deuh, kal thei tur ni-a inhria chu an tlan thla ta zut zut mai a, chutih lai chuan khua a thim tawh a.

Mi chu an rawn pung khawm tam zel a, thenkhat hmanrua engmah keng lo-a rawn tlan chhuakte chuan kan thingkhawna thingfak chu an rawn phawi chawt hlawm bawk. Ka Pa Aizawl kal rawn haw hlim hlawt pawh chaw a bar sawk sawk a, iptepui-ah Chempui dahin a chhuak ve nghal bawk. Nawngsawhnawh chu man a, mi mangang thlabar chu chhanchhuah ngei an tum ruh hlawm hle, Kolasib Venglai atangte pawh chuan an rawn tlan thla zut zut a.

Nakin deuhah chuan nawngsawhnawh hmu zo lo beidawng an rawn haw tan, keini unau chu kan veranda ah kan thu a, hlauthawng em em in mi lo haw chu kan lo thlir a, kan tui pawh a hek ngei mai, a rawn haw a piang chuan tui an rawn lam vek bawk si a, ka u chu tui sem reng rengin a lo buai hle.

Nakinah chuan val upa lam deuh hian tlangval pahnih hi an rawn khalh haw ta tak tak a, kan kawtzawl ah chuan an pungkhawm a, chu tlangval pahnih chu a laiah an dah a, an au lawng lawng a, an thin a rim hle, chanchin ti hian tlangval pakhat zawk chuan a sawi ta a.

An hming chu Vena leh Rammawia an ni. Vena chuan “Thingzai turin kan thiandun hian kan kal a, zu kan keng a, tlaiah khan kan in a, ka thianpa hian inawhhlum a tum der a, a rui lungpuam khan ‘Tuilutah heti mai hian maw ka thih dawn, Ni tla tur ka va ngai em..’ a ti a” tiin a sawi. Chumi au thawm chu nu pakhat khan a hria a lo ni. Anni pahnih lah khan anni vanga buai tih hre lo-in an mi zawn chu an lo phek zawnpui ve chiam mai a lo ni a.

Val upa te chuan an zilhhau a, tlangval thenkhat chuan han khawih deuh hlak an chak hle, an thum mam mam a, mahse an in khapdai thei ta hram, mipui ti ralkhel zawnga che tawh lo turin an vau a, an tindarh ta hlawm.

Khata tang khan nawngsawhnawh ka hlauh thinna hi a reh hmak a, tun thleng hian nawngsawhnawh kan tih thin kha eng tak ni maw? Ka la ti reng mai.